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Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
Among
Our Yesterdays

Twenty years ago the night train
Of the SD.&A. railway between
San Diego and FL Centre was new.
1t was SO new that they had Just
got around to naming it. A news
story announced:
"Tecolote. Spanish for the desert
owl, has been selected from the
names submitted for the new train.
II. T. Sparks, division freight and
passenger agent of the Southern
Pacific, who acts in a like capacity
for the San Diego and Arizona
stated that Tecolote has been Sc
lected by majority of those send
ing in names. Many of the names
submitted were held as entirely ap-
propriate, but the Tecolote has its
habitat in the desert. besides being
night bird were considerations
entering into its selection.
Among those who suggested the
name were Mrs. D. HarSton of
Seeley, Eunice Shafer, Mrs. j. D.
Houston and M. w. Conklin."
Someone apparently had it in
for school teachers 20 years ago, for
this soaring story appeared under
the heading of Hes Only a Boy;
Hit Him Whack". 1t read
Teachers of 1920 are just the
same as in 1880, a father declared
recently in a conversation with a
reporter.
Ability in particular direc-
ton is hampered today, Just as it
was when I attended school.
~ remember we'll the heart
aches given me by the young ladies
in the intermediate and grammar
grades because I had no art in my
soul. I could not sing, hence al
ways paid the penalty on public oc-
casions by being refused permission
to declaim, which I could do rather
well. l could not draw a straight
line, cannot yet, and my drawing
teacher often held me up to scorn
before my classmates. I could not
''''NN - PiSSoy iidill Sllll CdI-
not, although 1 probably put forth
i've times as much effort as my
classmates in trying to learn.
MY mathematics were AWAY .,
good and l generally received 100
per cent grades, except that .i.ey
were always reduced about 20 per
cent because of my poor penn.an-
ship f..
The same practice exists in
the Ell Centre schools. A perfect
lest in any study is made to SHOW
"ery poorly if the student, alway.;
g. boy who has ability in other lines,
IL a poor writer. Why cannot tn.
teachers grade penmanship by it.
self and not whack the boy every
time his hand Is raised to show
what he really has learned. Did
any OF our teachers ever observe
the handwriting of succes.tu:
american? If they did they wou!u
classify him as failure :"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
AERIAL SUPERIORITY

This war isn't going to prove which
is superior, airplanes or battleships.
1t isn't going to prove it for the simple
reason that every passing day increases
the strength of the allies in the air, and
lessons Germany's strength.
1t will be time before long to forget
the popular bugaboo about Germany's
far superior aerial forces.
The allies have bought 1000 planes
from the United States since the war
started. Their own plane production
must have been far in excess of that num-
ber. Germany Just naturally hasn't the
materials or tie men available to keep
up 4 stiff productive pace
Today the allies are bombing German
bases in Norway and Denmark, SEEM
ingly without retaliation. Perhaps the
pfeponderance Of air power has swung
oyer already.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
So They Say

German troops, therefore. enter
Norwegian soil not in hostile spirit
ALI resistance would have to be
and would be broken by every avail
able means.
From the German note to Nor
way just before the invasion.
Dictation even by Well-intention-
ed groups as to what pictures shall
or shall not be ShOWn-not to men,
tion dictation from groups with an
AK to grind, would Stultify the art
Will Hays. movie cZar. in annual
report
We have never been against or
ganized labor and no one in the
company is against organized labor.
Tom M Girdler. Republic Steel
president TO stockholders.
That jazz development in swing
music forms an important part of
American folk lore and music. I
like it.
Leopold Stokowski. symphony
conductor.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
NOT LIKE
PUBLISHERS EITHER
tPortland Oregonian)

Some of the boys in the news room
nave been discussing appreciatively the
current story of the resolution adopted
by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Pub
hShers Association, which very properly
tritciZed the motion picture industry
Tor portraying newspapermen in "roles
false to real life AS a matter of fact.
the screen and radio versions of news
papermen, commonly speaking, are as
ridiculously wide of the actuality as is
the synthetic detective in gripping mys-
terry novel.
The two mediums of modern entertain
ment, the cinema and the mike, probably
suppose they are giving the public what
II wants, but certainly their Scenar-
lists and continuity writer's know better
Many of them We're reporters before
they graduated into the arts They must
know that the typical reporter is far
from being semi-psycopath or CON
firmed and ebullient alcoholic.
The star reporters of these fake le-
rends are jaunty and irresponsible. for
the most part and city editors are iras-
chile groucheS Quite as might he sur
missed, newspaper work has evolved not
u few interesting characters. but it is
pertinent to remark that they always
got the paper out :.
The specific complaint of the PennSyl-
vania publishers was based upon the alb
surd depletion of one Of their estate in
the recent film success. Mr. Smith Goe.,
to Washington And someone made the
casual remark that although they could
get away with it with reporters, and no.
body paid any attention to the off-hand
defamation involved that was the time
the motion picture people Went little
too far
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24

anybody else will pay. And we are
committed to policy of cash and
carry for sale of war goods. What
is cash? Gold.
Economists fret. They see posslbi-
lities of tremendous initiation in
this great golden hoard. They see
day, the war over, when the emerg-
ing nations. having no gold, will
turn to other monetary plans, leav-
ing the United States with superflu-
Gus tonnage of tooth filling.
There is a comedy -Within-a-
comedy mere. in that congress has
also ordered the treasury to buy Sill
yer at a price high above its worth
until the amount bought equals one
third of the gold So the teasury has
bought furiously again. mostly
abroad, but gold has increased SO
fast that it has been utterly i'm
possible to buy the specified amount
of silver.
To say that this is silly is easy
enough. OF course it is But to know
what to do about it is something
else again. Here the economists dis
agree; few have any positive ideas
at all.
One thing could be done Congress
could order the treasury to buy out
right for gold, surplus stocks of mil
itary or other supplies not produced
in the United States. from friendly
neutral countries like those in South
America, the Dutch East Indies, and
the like.
That may be only partial solu-
ton, but it is better than cringing
helplessly before the golden flood
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
AN EXCELLENT BILL
FOR ALL CONCERNED
tNevadu State JOurnaD

The House of Representatives has
passed the Logan-W bill and it is
back in the senate, where it was approx
ed, for final action. There appears to be
no good reason. regardless of the OppOsi-
ton voiced by representatives of few
of the government bureaus. why it should
not be enacted into law
Designed to set up uniform procedure
for issuance Of rules and regulations by
the majority of the federal adminstra-
tive agencies, the bill is sound in princi-
pie and its enactment would assure in
dlvlduals, corporations and all who have
dealings with the government that the
regulations from one bureau with which
they are attempting to comply are not in
conflict with regulations promulgated
by some other bureau.
The bill also provides means for secur-
ing comparatively rapid court review
of rules and regulations. Such means is
lacking now, and is causing hardship and
loss TO innocent parties.
Many of the newly created bureaus
and agencies, and some Of those created
a few years ago, adopted rules of pro-
cedure and regulations that are pract-
cally laws in themselves, but it has been
almost impossible to secure court inter
probation Of them or to ascertain in many
instances where conflicts exist.
The Logan-Walter bill will 90 a long
way toward untangling red tape and clar-
flying the powers of the bureaus. 1t
should be adopted.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
Imperial Valley Press

Esta hlishsd, Aprir 20. 1901,
Published every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday saturday
afternoon Issue now, succeedsd
by the Post-Press Sunday, les
tabllshed 1856 by the Imperial
Valley Publishing company, 626
state Street. Ell Centre, Calf.
Paul Jenkins. publisher; A. c.
Johnston, vice. e-president. and
general manager; E. A. Fitz-
hugh, secretary and managing
editor. West Holiday Co.. Inc,
National Advertising Represent
atives.
Entered at FL Centre, California
post office as second class mat
ter.
soc; paid In advance. months
S1,65: g months. 1926: one year.
5000; outside California $1.00 per
month.
In conjunction with the Post
press (Sundays). per month.
Member California Newspaper
Pubiishers association.
Subscription rates: In California
80 per cODv.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24

At Cheyenne, Wyo., "a tons Of
ice were cut and stored this winter
at the Saratoga station maintained
by the bureau. of fisheries, United
States Department of Interior. 1t
will be used this summer in the dis
tribution of fish.
Over 100 aviators have organized
the South Carolina Aviation clubs.
The association has IA chapters, and
members fly to meetings every two
weeks.
A vigintillion is the highest fig
ure listed in Enumeration, and it
consists of numeral and SO Zeros
Fashionable women often wear
wigs to cover hair that is being al
lowed to regain its natural color
after being bleached
The milk consumption of New
York City is transported from five
states and two Canadian provinces.
Very few patients over so or 60
years old need to have their tonsils
removed. as the organs become Sc
nile and shriveled.
The principal enemies of oysters
ir Long Island sound are starfish
Analysis made by the bureau of
fisheries. United States department
of the interior. of the racial char
acteristics of pink salmon inhabit-
ing certain streams Of southeastern
Alaska, indicate pink salmon popu-
lations in the odd years are distinct
ly different from those in the even
years.
There are only four of the 48
states that have no alimony statutes.
They are Delaware, Texas. North
Carolina and South Carolina. which
rant no divorces.
When men wore wigs, those of
the same profession or. trade had
their wigs cut in the same pattern.
You could, therefore, identify a
man as a bishop. a soldier, coach
man, etc.
The expense of tobacco in the
States is said to be great
Pr than the cost of government.
More than 100000 persons per
year visit Arlington National ceme-
Iery, near Washington, d. C.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
MURPHY AND JACKSON
NOT TOO CORDIAL

.Nol loO SohDlhL
Attorney General Jackson and
his predecessor, Supreme Court JUS
tice Murphy never were exactly Da-
mon and Pythias. They've been even
less so since Jackson took over JUS
tice Department.
Latest indication of this came
when Senator Tobey accused the
department of drafting a bill to
make secret census data available
to the FBI and to army and navy
intelligence outfits. Jackson imme-
diately pointed out that Justice had
merely drafted the bill at an un-
named officials request; then he
added, tartly, that anyway it was
done under Murphy, and that the
bill is not in accord with the pre-
sent policy of the Department of
Justice"
Thing to remember about present
legal scrap between Communists
and the Dies committee is that the
party really in the middle is the
New Deal itself.
A good part of the committees
effort TO lay bare party member
ship rolls and get full story of ev-
erything the party has been up to
is due to the committees conviction
that for many years the Communists
got altogether too many favors from
the New Deal. Chairman Dies has
been given some pretty amazing
tips and leads the Communists
I-wont-talk tactics are keeping him
from following through on them.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
Lemon Juice Recipe
Checks Rheumatic
Pain Quickly

III you suffer from rheumatic. ar
thrltiS or neuritis pain, try this
simple inexpensive home recipe that
thousands are using. Get package
or Ru-EX Compound today. Mix it
with a quart Of water. add the juice
or lemons. It's easy. No trouble at
all and pleasant. You need only 2
two times q day
Often within 48 urs-sometimes s
rnight-splendid results nre OBJ
tanned. II the pains do not quickley
leave and II you do not feel better.
Ru-Ex will cost you nothing to try.
Ru-Ex Compound Is for sale and
recommended by Clements Drug
store and good drug stores every
where.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
S u M M o N S

SU M IONS
No. 1898
In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the County
of Imperial.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
Plaintiff.
VS..
JOSEPH w. MILLER, ct al,
Defendants.
Harry w. Horton and George r.
Kirk, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The People of the State of Cali.
fOrnia Send Greetings to:
JOSEPH w. MILLER and JANE
DOE MILLER, his wife, JOHN DOE,
JANE DOE. RICHARD ROE, JOHN
DOE COMPANY, corporation,
RICHARD ROE COMPANY, a CO.
partnership, and j. DOE as Admin
istrator of the Estate of r. ROE,
Deceased, and J. DOE as Executor
of the Estate of r. ROE, Deceased,
Defendants.
You Are Hereby Directed to APP
pear and answer the Complaint in
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court
of the County of Imperial, State
OF California, within ten days after
the service on you of this Summons
if served within this county; or
within thirty days if served else
where.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required. the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant. as arising upon contract,
or it will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under by hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia. this 28th day of February,
1910.
w. j. McCLELLAND.
'SEAL) County Clerk
BY G. O. KENYON,
Deputy Clerk.
M. 20 27-A. 10 II 24-M. 1915 %
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given by Herbert
Lowdermilk, administrator with the
will annexed of the estate of TYLER
w. Seal, deceased, to the creditors
or all persons having claims against
the said deceased, to exhibit them
with all necessary vouchers within
six months after the first publica-
ton of this notice to the said ad-
ministrator at 2l2 Rehkopf Build
ing, Ell Centre, California, the place
selected for the transaction of all
business of the said estate, or to
lille them within six months after
the first publication of this notice,
In the office of the Clerk of the
Superior Court of the State of Cali
fornia, County of Imperial
Dated this 11th day of April, 1910.
HERBERT LOWDERMILK
Administrator with the will
annexed.
Clarence B. Smith, Attorney for
Administrator.
A. 10-17-24-M. l
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
TOday's Horoscope

Those who have birthdays today
will enjoy year of prosperity in
business. aided by man of law.
They should, however. exercise care
and restraint in early July. An ex-
ceedingly clever and good-natured
personality will be bestowed upon
the child born today Such a one
will, however, be rather quick-tem-
pered, but will gain through travel
and religious activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
Bruce Cation in Washington
Dissects the News

WASHINGTON, April 23.-UnleSS
torres to tht. Labor Boards appro-
priation bill the S45.6 600 which was
TO have paid the boards research
division next year. the famous find
ing in the little steel case may
fall to the ground of its own weight.
This was the biggest case the
board ever handled. The finding
just upheld by the supreme court,
directs reinstatement and back pay
for thousands of former Republic
Steel strikers. But if the research
division doesn't get its money, there
will be big hitch.
The job of seeing that the finding
is put into effect is enormously
complicated, and it's the research
division that has to do most of it,
II plans to open five sub-regional
offices and take on extra help, and
figures the job will take all sum-
mer. But the next fiscal year begins
July l, and as things are now, the
divisions money will then be cut off
CLAIMS MUST
BE SIFTED
Practically all of the strikers
have been rehired by Republic. but
the board claims lots of them got
poorer jobs than they used to have
despite its ruling that the jobs must
be substantially equivalent" to the
old ones. So, for one thing, an in
tricate bit of job-analysis must be
done for hundreds upon hundreds of
individuals.
Besides that there's the back
pay. Someone has to figure out who
gets it, and how much. Close to TO-
600 men are expected to apply.
If the research division is Grip
pied. there won't be anybory to do
this job. For that matter, the little
steel case probably wouldn't have
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
Hints on Etiquette

If you are an usher at church
wedding, you give your arm to wo-
men guests who enter your aisle of
the church and escort them to seats.
A few pleasant remarks about the
wedding or the weather are in or
der, whether you know the woman
you are eScorting or not
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
Words of Wisdom

Every man will have his own cri-
terion in forming his judgment of
others. I depend very much on the
effect of affliction. I consider how
man comes out of the furnace:
gold will lie for month in the
furnace without losing a grain.
Cecil
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
Barbs-

We knew Finland's magnificent
showing against Russia would in
spire others. Just the other day the
loWly Philadelphia Athletics beat
the Yankees.
Remember when mother used TO
tell us that if we were good bows
and studied hard, we'd grow up to
become president? Looking over the
candidates. list, it seems SurDris-
ingly large number are taking mo-
ther seriously
Well, the map has changed again,
thus making it confirmed three
some for Inconsistency with the wea-
ther and 2 Woman's mind
1t SeemS~tilat the Nazis are now
making an erSatZ butter out # coal.
Proving tfar You can't have your
coke and eat it.
New York Mayor IIGuardja
proposes dropping the clty's dental
t"ff but stIll clamors for aomr
legislation with teeth in it,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

One-Minute Test
!. What was Armage<ldon?
2. Who is the French ambaSsa-
dor to the United States?
3. What empire was founded by
Cyrus the Great?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
Famous Sayings

Every gross act of sin is much the thing to the
conscience that great blow is to the head it stuns
and bereaves it of all of its senses for time
South.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
One-Minute Test Answers

l. A famous battlefield mention
ed in the Biblical book of Revela-
tions.
2. Count de Saint-Quentin.
3. The Persian empire.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24

Mahatma Gandhi is to be starred
in a movie about himself. We hope
it doesn't start vogue for table
cloth costumes.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
You re Telling Me-

A city ordinance in a Montana
city makes it illegal to giggle. That's
one law, says Grandpappy jenkins,
it doesn't pay to laugh at.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24

A genius is a man, says Zadok
Dumbkopf. who can convince every
one he is great-including his wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24

It's getting so a Hollywood pro-
ducer doesn't feel he has. won his
spurs unless he has. produced a mo-
vie about the life of Abraham Lin
coin.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24

It's the smart politician who does
Mt wait until the political campaign
is on before shopping around for
q mud-proof vest.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24

The man at the next desk says
there has been an increase in the
sale of calendars in Scotland this
year-becauSe there is an extra day
in it,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24

been won in the first place without
the divisions work.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24

MEAzBgR,
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. Nation
al Editorial Association.
California Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24
Thoughts for the Day

stolen waters are sweet and bread eaten m secret Is
pleasant.-Proverbs 9l7
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-03-07

ron was said to be blockading Muir
mansk, key Russian port. In Lon
don the admiralty would neither
confirm nor deny the report, but
such blockade was understands
BILE. German ships, which hereto
fore have used Norwegian territorial
waters in carrying war supplies to
and from Murmansk, will thus be
cut off. 1t was also a pointed no
tice to Norway that Nazi ships had
best be shooed away.
Both Adolf Hitler and Neville
Chamberlain made name-calling
speeches which cancelled each 9TH
er off. Mr.. Chamberlain listed, for
the umpteenth time, Britain's ''war
aims" which include a new German
government, and liberation of
Czechs and Poles. Herr Hitler va
ried it, stating his ''pre-war aims"
namely, living space and return of
German colonies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-03-07
N A NJ ES
In the ne1Us i.

Released after spending three
years as a Spanish prisoner of war,
u. S. Aviator Harold Dahl left hap
PLY for home, planning to join his
platinum blonde wife in night club
work.
Died in Jasper, Ala: Hope, sister
of Faith, Charity and Franklin, the
other three Short quadruplets.
Defeated by Sam Houston Jones
for the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination (tantamount to election),
Louisiana's Earl X. Long had him.
self named candidate for secretary
of state by a flame duck" Demo-
cratic state central committee.
Born to Italy's Crown Princess
Marie Jose and Crown Prince Um-
berto was a daughter, their third
child. To celebrate, King Victor
Emmanuel granted amnesty to sew
eral thousand prisoners.
Back to his post in London went
u. S. Ambassador Joseph p. Ken
needy.
Son Jimmy Roosevelt made news
by: % Landing, with his partner,
the insurance accounts of American
President Lines and Dollar Lines;
(2) denying he will wed his former
nurse after being divorced by his
present wife; (3) opining that his
fathers decision on a third term
will be based on whether his serv-
ices to the u. S. "can best be con-
tinued in private life or in public
Office"
Sued for divorce by Alice Faye,
movie actress, was Tony Martin,
screen and radio star, on grounds
Of incompatibility.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-03-07

CroiUlng faster than her husband.
Ladyship founded by Eleanor Roose-
welt will not be forfeited if the U. S.
names Bob Taft as it's next Presi-
dent.
Other political news:
@. Presidential primaries were prov
ing disappointment to both par
ties. Democrats found that Frank
lin RooSevelt's reluctance to an
nounce his third term intentions was
keeping other candidates out of the
primary contests. Republicans were
grumbling because leading candi-
dates were reluctant to enter de-
cisive candidates. Only exception:
Wisconsin, where Candidates Taft,
Dewey and Vandenberg will fight it
out.
q C. o. P. National Committee
man Joseph Martin resigned, thus
intimating he has no presidential
ambitions. Reason: His duties as
G. o. P. house minority leader re-
quire his full attention.