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Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
OUR WAY OF LIFE
(Lincolnton, n. c., Times)

\ NLlICOlHt0ll, ~ u, 1lIHeSI
1t is becoming increasingly clear that
the future of this nation depends upon
getting the most out of our industrial
enterprises, which constitute the great
est productive machine the world has ever
known.
The American people have always prid-
ed themselves on their standard of liv-
ing. And to improve that standard
means that there must be more jobs,
more wealth, more crops, more goods of
all kinds. There is no substitute for
abundance. We have tried a policy of
scarcity, and we have found it suicidal.
This country depends on private enter
prise for its living, not on political or
governmental enterprise That is the
American way of life, which we call by
the name democracy The hope of us all
is two-fold: for national safety, and for
national prosperity Those two goals
can be achieved only if we give industry
of all kinds every chance to expand, to
build, to improve, to broaden its services
to the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
by Bruce Cation =.
The Inside Track in WASHINGTON

less than month away.
johnson acted as his own money
raiser, digging up-somehow--the
funds for his own office expenses
as we'll as contributions for local
campaign committees. He went
through the list of Democratic can-
didates to eliminate those who
didn't need any help Qike the SOU
thelnerSl or those who were so
sure to get licked it was useless TO
do much for them. He wound up
with a list of about It's names,
congressman seeking reelection and
newcomers opposing Republican
incumbentS.
DUE TO RISE
IN PARTY COUNCILS
Each of these men got a letter
asking. What can we do for you?'
The answers varied.
Some wanted $500 or so for cam
paign expenses. Johnson got it for
them
Two New York candidates wrote
that their districts contained lots
of Poles: Johnson got Congress
man Tenerowicz of Michigan to go
to each district and make a speech.
Both men got elected.
Congressman William Larrabee of
Indiana, who is a doctor, wrote
that the G. o. P. was making hay
with the charge that the New Deal
was out to socialize medicine.
johnson took the letter to F. D. r..
and a few days later the President
made a speech at the opening of
the national health center in Mary
land, denying the charge Larabee
got elected
Add together a few score of spe-
cial jobs of that kind, and you get
the difference between losing and
winning control of the house,
You also get-in the person of
Johnson-a congressman due to rise
in party councils. He has been in
solid with the New Deal since he
entered congress in 1887. He won
out in special election to fill an
unexpired term, and based his
whole campaign on support of F. d.
RS Supreme Court reorganization
bill
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
BARRED TRADE ROUTES
IN HISTORY
{ Riverside PreSs)

Undoing some of the work of Chris
topher Columbus, Marco Polo and other
ancient discoverers and travellers are the
wars of 1910. Those early seekers were
not thinking about writing travel books
or finding new worlds to conquer or set
ting UP empires. In most trade cases
they were after more direct trade routes
to a region that had many things Euro
peans wanted very much. Quicker ana
safer lines along which could be brought
the silks and spices and other treasures
of the Orient was what they were look
ing for.
The ancient desire to monopolize such
trade opened up a whole new world.
Today a similar desire is closing the
trade routes and bottling up In limited
areas things wanted by people in every
land Poppy and caraway seeds used to
come to us from Poland. Mustard seed
came from Denmark. Paprika from Hun
gary, sage from Jugoslavla, bay leaves
from Greece, thyme and other herbs from
France and coriander and paprika from
North Africa used to be regular imports.
but now are either stopped entirely or
greatly reduced Cinnamon from the
Far East and stuffed olives from Spain
are destined to vanish from American
pantry shelves or to become extremely
costly. Some of these things can be
grown in other parts of the world. They
can be grown in the western hemisphere
and eventually may be obtained from
these new sources.
Nevertheless, we need today explorers
and discoverers in the realms of peace,
economics and cooperation to reclaim the
lost achievements of the Columbuses and
Polos.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14,-One OF
the big surprises of the campaign
was the fact that the Democrats
gained in strength in the House OF
Representatives instead of taking
the heavy loss they were doped
to take
Chief reason was that the party
aug up a new miracle worker
youthful and energetic Congressman
Lyndon johnson of Texas.
About six weeks before election
day. party chiefs awoke to the fact
that their comfortable house ma
iority was in danger of vanishing.
F. D. r. wasn't campaigning the
way the congressman wiShed-not
enough speaking trips out into the
country to give candidates a chance
to climb on his eoattails. Jim Far
lev was gone, and his successor, Ed
Flynn. naturally wasn't as we'll up
on details of the congressional fight
as Farley had been. Chip Robert,
who used to be a lot Of help to
loyal candidates. had Just been drop
ped from the national committee
secretaryship.
And to top it all, the Republicans
were working like blazes.
RAISED HIS
OWN FUNDS
F.. D. R. discussed things with
Speaker Sam Rayburn. Majority
Leader Bhn w Mccormack and
National Chairman Ed Flynn. Up
shot was that Johnson-who had no
opposition in his district, and hence
didn't have to campaign-was draft
ed to give his fellows helping
hand.
johnson was given a job and a
suite Of offices, but no title and
nothing much in the way of tlnan-
ces. He was of but not on the reg
ular Democratic congressional COM
mittee; In military parlance, he
would rank with but after that
committees chairman. Congressman
Pat Drewry. He took on staff Of
about 10 energetic young men,
warned them they'd have to work
19 hours a day. and went to work.
It was Oct. II, with election day
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14

down. He got it uneven on first
one side, then the other. 1t got
shorter and shorter, and he finally
quit when somebody said, Hey,
that's funny!'
Then he went out and clowned
in front of the camera, but he
wouldn't use his characteristic ges-
ture-that of rushing up to some
body. throwing up his arm threat
eningly and then Sinking away.
Instead, he did that wind-up-doll
walk, twirled his cane, flipped the
cigaret with his foot.
I'VE brought the film back, not
thinking much of it. But when
Sennett saw Chaplin in it he said,
My God-he's wonderful! Keep
him in that outfit" And think the
next picture Chaplin made was
Dough and Dynamite which
clicked like a million dollars
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14

committees might infringe on the
right of voters to political activity.
To restrict contributions flatly to
a given amount might lead to
phony gifts" to penniless front
men" who would then blossom out
as $4,000 contributors.
1t will not be easy But the eX
perience of 1910 has shown that
tightening up is necessary. The
Hatch act, regarded by many as a
cure-all, is only a start toward
cleaner elections.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given by Sadie
Knapp. Executrix of the estate of
Robert Knapp, deceased, to the
creditors or all persons having
claims against the said deceased,
TO exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers within six months after
the first publication of this notice,
to the said executrix at 2l2 Rehkopf
Building. Ell Centro, California, the
place selected for the transaction
of all business of said estate, or
TO file them within six months
after the first publication of this
notice in the office of the Clerk
of the Superior Court of said State
of California, County of Imperial.
Dated this 18th day of Novem-
Der, 1910.
SADIE KNAPP.
Clarence Il. Smith
Attorney for Administrator
fN13-24 mc)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
THE PENALTY OF CONTINUED
SPENDING-NO MATTER WHERE

The penalty the federal government
eventually pays for its debts is the same
penalty family group pays.
a family making $50 week can bor
row enough money, and find enough
credit, to spend S75 a week for a long
period of time. 1t may spend the money
wisely, too, for things which are of real
benefit to the family group. But the
family cannot escape the fact that $25
a week deficit is piling up.
Neither can the government escape the
fact that a deficit, comparably large,
is piling up.
Sooner or later the family must pay
off-or go into bankruptcy. Bankruptcy
for a family means poverty. 1t means
suffering and toll and worry.
Bankruptcy for a government means
the same thing. Only it means the same
thing on a scale so large it is terrible to
think of 1t means unemployment and
starvation. 1t means Depudiation of debt
and scorn from the rest of the. world. 1t
means falure-iust as it does to fami-
Tiy.
There is one difference The family
has no alternative. The government has.
It is federal control of everyone and
everything and according to the method
-of CONTROL, that means one of two things
national socialism, or communism. Do
we want that?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
So They Say

The outstanding characteristic
of the educated man is that he
does not act or reach conclusions
until he has heard the evidence.
William M. Eaves. regional di-
rector Wage-Hour Act.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
Barbs

A red flannel festival in Cedar
Springs, Mich, was a big success.
likely because everybody was just
itching to attend.
Kentucky judge, also a dentisC,
offered woman new set of teeth 1or
wooded land needed for a rlght-oi-
way. She accepted and the choppers
went to work.
Many of the worlds problems
were solved long ago. What we're
seeking now is solutions for the
solutions.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
by Paul Harrison
HOLLYWOOD S Fads, Fancies and FoibIes

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. II. Among
all the continuing discussion of
The Great Dictator, with opin-
ions ranging from ecstatic to in
dignant, one sad voice in Holly
wood said, 4 wonder why he did
it." It was the voice of Eddie Slime.
who used to direct Chaplin before
the comedian became The Little
Tramp with derby hat and the
silly shoes.
Cline, who has been directing
comedies longer than any other
man in town, and who is bossing
w. c. Fields in THE Bank Dick"
believes Chaplin isn't funny now
and hasn't been for 10 years-Ex-
cept in the whistle sequence in
City Lights and the crazy factory
scene in Modern Times" And he
earnestly hopes Chaplin may re-
turn to slapstick and pantomine.
He said: This is what I'm going
TO do: When Chaplin gets back
from New York I'm going to see
him and say, Look Charlie-let's
make a comedy like we did in the
old days. Go out to Westlake Park
and take a couple of cops and a
girl and a dog. Maybe baby
buggy. No script; no sound. Well
start with the girl on the park
bench. A cop comes up and starts
to get fresh. You walk up and
offer to fight him, and by trick
you win. Then we have the cop
chase; the baby buggy rolls down
into the Lakeland maybe it's
kidnapped baby!-oh, we'll just
write it as we go along.
Wouldn't it be fun. Charlie?
And Just think-there' a whole
generation of fans who never saw
YOU in a picture like that. People,
| mean, who never saw real COM
edy. We could make it in a few
days, and for buttons, and then
rent the film and give the dough
to the Red Cross or the British
War Relief"
OFF TO
THE RACES
Cline remembers how Chaplin
happened to adopt the costume
that has become his trademark.
1t was around 1914, when the COM
ic was teamed with Mack Swain
and working for Mack Sennett.
I'VE made comedies and educa-
tional shorts then" the director
recalled. " You knoW-the avo-
cado industry, the life of a sea-
lion, abalone fishing One day we
were asked to make a tWo-reeler
OF the kids auto races at Pasa-
dena-like the soap Ibox derbie5
now.
Anyway Sennett told the come
dians to go along and clown with
the kids to tighten things
Chaplin didn't want TO go; though.
it would be bad for his standing
with the public. He'll! he didn't
have any public then; he was do
ing the kind of stuff his brother
Sid did later-Wore a long yellow
oyercoat with a big flower in the
lapel, a silk topper, straight gray
pants. and one of those long
droopy black mustaehes they call
Desperate Desmonds. oh, yeah
he carried a little cane.
when he found he'd have to
be in the picture he decided to dis
guise himself All the comedians
were dressing in one little room,
SO he borrowed pair of pants from
Fatty Arbuckle, pair of slap shoes
from somebody else, a derby and
a little short coat.
EVOLUTION OF
A MUSTACHE
There weren't any makeup men
then. When you wanted a mustache
you took a hunk of hair, fastened
1t together in the middle and curl
ed the ends around the neck of a
beer bottle. So instead of wearing
his Desperate Desmond, Chaplin
took one of Mack SWANS mulfs.
Dasted II on and began trimming il
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
Famous Sayings

Selfish men may possess the earth; 1t is the meek
only who inherit it from the Heavenly Father, free
from all defilements and perpextes of unrighteous-
ness.-Woolnan.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
EVOLUTION OF
A MUSTACHE

''There weren't any makeup men
then. When you wanted a mustache
you took a hunk of hair, fastened
it together in the middle and curl
ed the ends around the neck of a
beer bottle. So instead of wearing
his Desperate Desmond, Chaplin
took one of Mack SWANS mulfs.
pasted It Oh and began trimming it
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14

Helena Mont, law prohibits tying
horses to anything but hitching post
of which there are none, and that's the
hitch.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
thoughts for the Day

The meek shall and be satisfied they shall praise
the Lord that seek him. your heart shall live forever
Psalms 1926
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14

Coming up for the draftees: $4,000
pillows. That's a lot of feathers in I'm
Gle Sans cap
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14

MrMBER
American Newspaper Fys-
fishers Association. NatiOnal
Editorial Association. Cali
fornIa Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
Did You Know?

Alabaster marble is named for
the place where it first was found:
Alabastrum, Egypt.
The foundation of the center
pier of the San Francisco Oakland
Bay Bridge is 220 feet below sea
level
During the Middle Ages, there
was a penalty of one years i'm
prisonment for stealing swans
egg i'll England
A small animal of the Pyrenees,
the deSman, has such a long, mo-
bile nose that it can thrust it into
its own mouth.
Indigo bunting are sparroWS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14

1t would be tragic if people had to
wait as long for the doc to come as he
waits for his money.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14

Indigo bunting are sparrows.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14

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Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14

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Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14

Now that the campaigns over every
body's on speaking terms, but without
the use of platform.
Barber's bill found in Deerfield, Mass
shows shaves cost so cents in 1856. Let's
quit laughing at the boards in our family
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14

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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
HOME GUARDS NAY
RECEIVE OLD GUNS
Continued from Page One)

wal department, the governor said.
North Carolina will be among the
first states to have government spon-
sored home guard units, and may
be the very first state, he added.
Cities and towns desiring home
guard organizations should file ap-
plications with Brig. Gen. J. Van B.
Nets, head Of the state selective
service program, Hoey said. 1t is
probable, however that most units
will be established in cities and
towns which formerly had national
guard companies.
Purpose of the home guard is to
replace The national guard, which
has been called into federal service.
Home guardsmen, most Of whom will
be older than the draft age of sc,
will handle any emergency which
may arise in the state, and will pro-
tect utilities, industries, air fields
and other vital facilities from sabo-
taGe.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
"GIRL FROM AVENUE A"
IS FEATURED AT ROYAL

All that you love best in Jane
Withers is brought out in her latest
starring film Girl From Avenue
A" which opened yesterday at the
Royal theatre. Jane is supported
by a cast of featured players in
GLIDING Kent Taylor, Katharine
Aldridge, Elyse Knox, Laura Hope
Crews, Jessie Ralph, Harry Shan
non, Vaughan Chaser and Rand
Brooks.
In the stirring and hilarious
story Jane portrays a BoWery spit
fire who is discovered by Kent
Taylor, a famous Park Avenue
author. Baffled by the splendor OF
her new surroundings, Jane at
tempts, nevertheless, to be a lady
and the result is highly entertain
ing.
An exceptional Royal Varieties
program makes the whole a bang
up show. The Varieties include
"Sink or Swim, a sport novelty;
a Stone Age Cartoon and Movie
tone News. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
yesterdays HEROES" is
FEATURED AT BIJOU

There's real drama behind the
touchdown thrills of football and
goth Century-Fox has captured this
in its latest release, Yesterdays
Heroes" which opens today at the
Bijou theatre. A really different
football film, it's exciting enter
tainment of real all-American cali
Der,
Relating the experiences of a col
lege hero who thought glory would
last forever, Yesterdays Heroes"
is based on the popular serial of
the same name which aroused such
interest among readers of the Sat-
urday Evening Post. Executive
Producer Sol M. Wurtzel endowed
it with a fine cast of refreshing
young talent including Jean
Rogers, Robert Sterling, Ted
North, Katharine Aldridge and
Russell Gleason.
Told through the interesting use
Of flashbacks, the film shows Rob-
ert Sterling, as Duke Wyman, en-
tering college with the serious in
tentions of preparing for medical
school. However, when his pig
skin talents are accidently dis
covered, he joins the football forces
and quickly becomes a star.
Also on this program will be
seen a comedy, Novelty and the
latest Paramount NeWsreel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
HANES K. LONG

CHADBOURN, Dec. 9. - Hanes
Kagar Long, 81, formerly postmas.
ter at Old Dock, died Of a heart at.
tack at 1890 o'clock this morning
at his home in Chadbourn.
Mr.. Long, who was married twice,
is survived by his widow and eight
children.
By his first wife, the former Miss
Emma Long, he is survived by three
sons and n daughter, Dawson
Long, of Florence, S. c.; D. B. Long,
of Greensboro; Hobby Long, of At.
lanta, Ca; and Mrs. Henry Meyers,
Of Wilmington.
BY his second wife, the former
Miss Fannie White, he is survived
by one daughter and three sons,
Mrs. Emma Lee Lewis; Robert Long
and George Long, all Of Leland; and
Billy Joe, of Chadbourn.
A brother, Joel Long, of Bolivia,
also survives.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed, but will probably be
held from Hawes-Peacock funeral
home, with the Rev. D. G. Myers,
pastor of the Chadbourn Baptist
church, officiating.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
War Interpretive
Continued from Page One)

of 1000 prisoners near sidi Bar
rani, Italian advance base in
Egypt.
The battle developing in that area
may prove to be an extremely
important one. The opportunity
clearly exists for a crushing new
blow at Italian military prestige
blow that might shake the mo-
rale of Italy to its very founda-
tons. The results might flow from
the smashing of Marshal Grazia-
mis- army or it's election fr o m
Egypt offer a ~glittering invitation
to the British to incur risks on
that front.
Duplication in Egypt of the
singing defeat the Greeks have
administered to II Duce's legions
in Albania might reshape the
whole Mediterranean battle front
in Britain's favor. There have been
limitations that London was pre-
pairing some such stroke even be-
fore Italy's attempt to invade
Greece collapsed. The recent visit
of British War Minister Anthony
Eden to Egypt to inspect the ar
mics there limited at such develop
ments.
Direct Answer
Whether a full scale British Of
fensive has been started, or wheth-
er it is a preliminary test, Brit
ish initiative in the east comes in
direct answer to the clamor of
press and parliament in London
for offensive action aimed at
knocking Italy out of the war. A
striking victory at this stage, rout-
ing Graziani's troops, well might
prove the deciding factor to bring
French African colonial forces in
to the war again on Britain's side
and seal the east front against the
Axis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
BRITISH ATTACK
ITALIAN FORCES
Continued from Page One)

(NUIlIlIluCu lIUIll dSC olCJ
GRAHAM fight" one British military
observer said.
General Wavell himself announced
the first news of the attack less than
four hours after it was launched.
The commander said:
IT have asked you here to tell you
our forces began to carry out an en-
gagement against Italian armies at
dawn today"
Then the general described his
troops steady advance during the
night to within striking distance, and
declared: 1.-Two hours ago I received
word that we had captured an Ital-
ian camp (Mabeya)."
The Raj was participating inland
and the British navy off the Italian.
held coast, it was reported.
The British offensive in Italy's 10
mile-long strip in Egypt across from
the Libyan frontier was the result of
careful planning in utmost secrecy.
Even though it was described as
only a great raid" rather than a
general offensive, it was believed it
might lead to further offensives.
Preparations were carried out in
the dead of night. Troops moved sup
plies - including gasoline across
eight miles of no mans land and
buried them under the sands.
With all in readiness, the zero hour
arrived at dawn today.
British forces attacked an italian
camp at Mabeya, south Of Sid Bar
rani, and had completed the opera
ton by 10 a. m. Other British units
meanwhile, we're pushing forward
elsewhere in the same region.
The British command, pleased with
the beginning of the operation, indi-
Gated that it's extent would depend
partly on how strenuous Italian re-
sistance is.
It is the conviction Of Britain
army leaders here that if the switch
es in Premier Mussolini's high COM
mani mean action in Egypt British
desert forces are ready.