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Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-25

tWeek, largest OF WHICH, Wds iooueu
to Margaret B. Hedrick for con-
struction of a $1,000 residence at
78O Olive street.
Second largest permit was issued
to Ell Centre schools for reconstruc-
ton work at Harding school. Re-
moval of present fire escape slides
and installation of stairs will re-
quire expenditure of approximately
$4,000.
A $1,000 permit was issued to I'M
perial Hardware for earthquake re-
pairs and a $500 permit was issued
to e. M. Tobey for repair work at
228 Brighton.
Chances for record year in con-
struction for the past ten years
were bright Saturday because the
permit total was more than SIS, ZOO
above the pace of 1888 when the
years building total passed the
$45O0O0 mark.
The 1888 building record was the
highest since 1880.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-25
Rookie Senator
Flags Draft Delay

WASHINGTON, Aug. "a UP)-
Sen. Ernest w. Gibson. r.. VT. 3e-
year old freshman, told his COL
leagues today that in the same
length of time the senate has de-
bated the conscription bill, Hitter
was able to conquer France.
mo wonder he has the utmost
contempt for democratic irStitu-
tions which are incapable of
prompt and wise action in times
of emergency" Gibson said in his
first senate speech.
The galleries were crowded for
the unusual Saturday session called
in an effort to expedite action on
the controversial draftbill.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-25
Engineers Perfect
Flying Torpedo
Guided From Afdr
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bodies of troops"
The flying torpedo would resemble
a rather large model airplane, ano
all technical problems except pro-
duction have been solved Seward
said.
Seward suggested that the tor
pedoes might be guided from land
stations.
Reginald Denny. movie star who
operates a model aifplane factory,
told the convention that mass pro-
duction of the torpedo ships would
be an easily-solved problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-25
El Cenfro Youth
Becomes Marine

Lyme Van Norman, 18, son of
Mrs. Mary Van Norman of Ell Cen
tro, recently enlisted with the
United States Marine corps at San
Diego.
He Immediately began seven
week training course at the Ma
rine base where he will be instruc-
ted in rifle and pistol practice.
drill, inspection and the RESPONSE
bilities of a marine. He has i'm
mediate opportunity to enroll in
extensive educational courses.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-25

night, his second of the campaign.
Johnson heatedly defended his
isolationist policy and lashed back
at his critics. The senior senator
defined an isolationist as one who
wants no war" IF our hemisphere
be attacked if our vital rights in
any degree be assailed, he will be
speedy and vigilant to meet the
danger and engage in any conflict
which may be necessary" john
son said.
This, and this alone. is the
creed of the isolationist-only if
our country is attacked, our vital
interests assailed, would I have
America go to war"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-25
Attorney Heads
Arizona Legion

BISBEE, Aug. "a Samuel
H. Fowler, Tucson attorney, was
elected commander of the Arizona
department of the American Legion
today after the Legion's annual
convention here voted overWhelm-
ingly in favor of the conscription
bill pending in congress.
Fowler will succeed William Bour-
don of Holbrook, who was elected
national executive committeeman.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-25
Judge Cook viii
Talk Before Club

Judge F. T. Cook of Westmor-
land, veteran Republican, will ad-
dress the Young Willkie Volun-
teers of Imperial Valley at their
meeting in the court house Monday
night.
The remainder of the evening will
be devoted to making plans to par
ticipate in the presidential cam
paign.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-25
by PHIL JONES

Well, l see where the govt.
is building another set of
locks down Panama way.
on the canal. There's an old
story about man who cut
nine holes in the door of his
house because he had nine
cats; and when he said
"Scat!' he wanted action.
That's the system to be used
at Panama-when our navy
has to go from one ocean to
the other it isn't going to be
held up for lack of passage
way. Di gging begins on the
big Ditch" within a few
weeks-and 1t ought to be
fine opening for job seekers.
In fact, there should be a
lot of openings-take your
pick.
In New York City. the city
fathers are talking over
plans for bomb proof skel-
ters Let's hope the shelters
are good to the last drop"
You can have an increased
water supply If you have
Phil Jones install Westco
Water pump. It's efficient.
sturdily built for heavy SER
vice and gives you steady
non-pulsating stream of
running water at all times.
Phil Jones, Imperial High
271. Easy payment plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-25
Valley Sugar Beet Growers Study
Information Heard at County
Meetings During Past Week

More than so Imperial Valley sugar beet growers Sat
rday studied information delivered to them at two meet
in Rrawlev and Ell Centre Wednesday and Thursday
ni9ht meetings which effect educational discus
sons Frank Beyschag county farm advisor outlined the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-25
lei Centres 1910 !
Building Total | \
'Up $50, 600 -

The with the hammer continued to pound away at
record clip in Ell Centre during the past week and the
building permit total for the year mounted to S30Si3o
compared to $262,696 the date one year ago
Permits totalling 5000 issued during the past
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-25
v EA Their
FORECAST

Southern California-Fair Satur-
day and Sunday but morning fog
or cloud in west portion; little
change in temperature; gentle
northwest wind off coast.
Record for "a hours ending 5 a. m.
SATURDAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-02

Moscow, Grigore Gafencu. But
there was the ominous new Soviet
progress. which followed Gafencu's
interview with Premier Foreign
Commissar Molotoff.
What Is more, time was pressing
and, bluff or not, the Rumanians
had no choice.
The question remains: What does
Russia get?
Perhaps Moldavia, despite Ger
many's pledged word, which availed
Czecho-Slovakia little. Perhaps the
rest of Finland will be thrown to
the wolves, or slice of German
held Poland. More likely the Ger
mans will agree to turn a blind
eye upon many of the activities in
Bulgaria, Turkey or Iran. Or may
be Russia and Germany have simply
got together" again after a period
of GOODNESS, which encouraged wish
full thinkers to hope they were NOV
ing toward a clash which may well
be inevitable, but for the present
has faded away.
1t must not be forgotten that these
two countries are bound by the
strong ties of mutual interest, mutual
fear and joint hatred of Great
Britain.
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Reich-SoviefDeaI
At Rumania S Expense
Reported by Duranfy
Hopes for Clash Between
Dictotors Fode on
Bucharest Report
BY WALTER DURANTY.

BUCHAREST, Rumania, Sept. 2
(NA.N.A).-Private confirmation of
q deal between Russia and Germany
at Rumania's expense reached me
yesterday from a source which
cannot mention directly, but is abso-
lutely sound.
When Chancellor Hitler's terms
were communicated to the Ruman-
Ian government by its representative
at the Vienna conference, Foreign
Minister Mihail Manoilescu, he add
ed that Joachim Won Ribbentrop, the
German foreign minister, had in
formed him that If Rumania did not
accept the axis terms Immediately
the German army as we'll as Hun
garian troops would invade Tran
sylvania and that Russians would
advance simultaneously on Bucha-
rest from the Bessarabian border.
That is what Won Ribbentrop
said; but in some quarters here it
was thought he may have been
bluffing as the Rumanian govern
ment had just received a most as
surfing report from its minister in
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Heart Attack FotuI

just discharged after II days
treatment for heart trouble at Emer-
gency Hospital, Jessie Jewett, 81,
dropped dead yesterday in the lobby
of the All States Hotel, 514 Nine
tenth street NV, in which she
made her home. According to the
police report her death was caused
by heart failure.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
Saturday Hours
9 A. M. to 3 P. M.
DIAL 3311
Wide Acclaim Is Given Green's
Scottish Drama, The Highland CALI

of a vast union of English-speaking
peoples throughout the world.
Flora Macdonald and her family
form the central characters of the
play. The first scene shows Flora
and her husband, Allan, taking
the oath of allegiance to the Brit
ish crown at a military post in
Scotland in the year 1852. At the
same time a young Scotch boy,
Dan Murchison, gets his first bit
ter taste of oppression when SOL
diers force his father to give up
his knife as well as his liberty.
To the New World come the
Macdonalds and Dan Murchison,
as their bond servant. Dan joins
the growing group of patriots led
by Col. Alexander MacAllister,
who visualize America as a land
of liberty and equality of oppor-
tuntiy. Scottish Highlanders gather
in festive attire to plan military
protection, a colorful scene in the
State House here.
The drama unfolds, with the bat
tie of Moore's Greek Bridge re-
sulting in a decisive victory for
the American patriots against the
Loyalists. There Donald Macdon-
aid is killed, and Allan Macdonald
is taken prisoner. Instead of show
ing the battle action, the drama
fist puts across a clever scene by
having Sandy Ochiltree,- the
comedy character, act out the bat
tie and explain the Tory defeat.
This scene evokes roars of laugh
ter.
This Wing victory forces Flora
to choose between revocation of
her former oath of allegiance to
the British House of Hanover or
return to her old home in Scotland.
She does not hesitate in her &C.
cision. She can not deny the oath
which she signed in her life's
blood. Her beloved home, xii
liegrey," is left sadly in her final
stage scene, as she dramatically
bids silent farewell to its living
room and its picture of Bonnie
Prince Charlie, whose life she had
saved in the old world. With her
she takes a British flag.
Throughout this stirring drama
are comedy, humor and fun, to
appeal to all types of theatregoers.
The attractive settings add valu-
ably to the effects, as do the new
costumes. Organ music and a
trained choir of 26 voices are in
tegral features, besides the High
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
SUNDAY
SCHOOL TO I V
|PLAY ON THURSDAY

t'Who's Crazy Now" a comedy in
three acts, by Gerald Bell will be
presented Thursday evening, Octo'
Der "a, at 8:15 o'clock in the Luther
Memorial building on the corner of
Sixth and Princess streets.
The scene of this uproarious
farce is laid in the reception room
Of the Sunnyvale Insane Asylum,
where we find a number of school
teachers who have lost their mental
balance trying to educate their pu-
pills. The play gets off to a hilarious
start when the good ladies reverse
their positions and talk Ind act after
the fashion of their former charges.
For instance, the English teacher
talks like a street. urchin; the gym
instructor is the LATEST member Of
1.-THE lot and refuses to do a bit of
exercise; it is the ambition of the
head of the history department to
deliberately confuse the dates of i'm
portant happenings.
A love story is introduced with
the visit of the niece of the superin-
tendent and a young staff doctor,
but this, too, is treated in broad hui
morous lines, since each thinks the
other is an inmate Of the asylum.
This young lady, by the way. has an
idea that she would like to be a
teacher, but after witnessing the
antics of the ladies who formerly
presided over classrooms S h e
changes her mind.
This play is produced by special
arrangement with Samuel French
and is sponsored by the Sunday
school of st. Pauls Lutheran
church for the benefit of the new
religious education building.
A small admission will be charged
and the public is cordially invited to
attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20

the direction of Mrs. E. E. Ran
dolph, chairman of music of the
Federation, local choral groups in
North Carolina will be asked to
work up the program. The presi-
dent suggests that county or sec
tional groups could have a concert
during the spring, honoring, per-
haps, the Pioneer Club women of
that section and making a free-will
offering to go on the General Fed
GRAFTON Foundation fund.
Following Mrs. Robinson's sug-
gestion, plans are being formulated
by the music chairman, Mrs. E..
E. Randolph, to make this a state
wide singing year for the club
women of North Carolina. Mrs.
Randolph hopes that every club,
large or small, will organize a
singing group that will meet regu-
larry each week this year. The
General Federation lists thirteen
numbers for the 1941 convention
program at Atlantic City, and will
send a copy Of the announcement
to anyone writing for it.
The following group of four mem
bers has been chosen from the
General Federation list for the
North Carolina jubilee program at
the state convention in Winston
Salem, in May on Fine Arts eve
ming.
l. Hymn of Dedication-Edgar
Stillman Kelly, written especially
for the Golden Jubilee chorus.
2. Chanson de Marie Antoinette,
French song, arranged by Jacob
son-Andrews.
3. The Keel Row, arranged by
Fletcher, a Scottish folk song.
4. Through the Dark the Dream
ers Come-Mabel Daniels.
During the institute and council
of the North Carolina Federation
the members of the Junior Wom-
ans club who took care of the reg
istration were Mrs. Glenn Ander-
sen, Mrs. j. Winston Overton, Jr.,
and Mrs. John Kramer. They add
ed materially to the meeting and
were very generous with their time
on a trying job. The president of
the Federation and the officers of
the Institute and Council are very
appreciative of what the Juniors
did.
The public safety work of the
State Federation, of which Mrs.
E. w. Griffin, of Kings Mountain,
is chairman, is well underway with
a safety chairman on the job in
each district. The State Highway
Director, MI. Hocutt, has
asked that the senior women's
clubs take as their special obiec-
tive this year work for pedestrian
protection, and that junior clubs
work especially hard to prevent
bicycle accidents.
In addition to these detectives !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
Herald-Tribune Forum Next Event
OF Interest To State Women's Clubs
by Susan Iden, Executive Secre-
tary N. C. Federation Women's
CIubS)

(By Susan Iden, Executive Secre-
tary N. C. Federation Women's
Clubs
The next event of special interest
among the club women of the
North Carolina Federation will be
the Herald-Tribune Forum on cur
rent problems, to be held in New
York, October %, %, and "a, a
public service event which brings
together each fall some 5000 dele
gates of this country's organized
groups. There they see and hear
fifty or more world known spokes-
men on issues of the day.
Mrs. John D. Robinson, of Wal
lace, president of the North Caro-
lima Federation, expects to attend
the Forum, also Mrs./P. R. Ran
kin, of Mount Gilead, chairman of
the Golden Jubilee birthday par
ties; Mrs. j. ]. Andoe, publicity
chairman of the seventh district;
and Mrs. Karl Bishopric, of Spray,
formerly chairman of Juniors; and
probably others. These women will
bring back to their clubs helpful
reports of the Forum. The ses-
sions are scheduled for Tuesday
afternoon and evening, October o.;
Wednesday afternoon and evening,
October %; and Thursday after
noon, October "a. The meetings
will be held at the Waldorf-Astoria
hotel.
Mrs. A. @. Roebuck, of Farm
vile, chairman of transportation of
the North Carolina Federation, has
been in New York making arrange
ments for the meeting. She will
look after the arrangements for
any Of the women desiring to at
tend the Forum. She is also max
ing the arrangements for the Gen.
eral Federation meeting in Allan
tic City nexg May. A large dele
CATION from North Carolina is ex-
pected to attend and support Mrs.
Il. H. Latham, of Asheville, for
treasurer Of the General FEEDER
alton.
An outstanding feature o the
Triennial convention of the General
Federation of Women's clubs, in
Atlantic City, May 1871, will be a
q o Jubilee O r OF
1000 voices. Singers from every
state are asked to enroll with their
music chairman. While North Car
DINA may not have many repre-
sentatives in this chorus, the state
president, Mrs. John D.. Robinson,
is anxious to have a state chorus
at the State Federation meeting in
Wlnston-Salem next May. Under
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
VFW AUXILIARY
CONDUCTS MEET

The regular meeting of the AUX
iliary to the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Cape Fear Post 1915, was
held in the dug-out at the cour'
house October Is 8 p. m. The
president Mrs. Ida Sutton preSid.
ing.
Reports yer read from the tif.
ferent committees. Mrs. Lucille
B. Edwards, welfare chairman re-
ported three loads of wood being
sent to families of veterans. Groc-
cries provided for two families for
three weeks, taking care of eleven
persons. Clothing and bedding for
five persons.
Mrs. Ida Belle Wylie, who was
a delegate to the national encamp-
ment held during September. Los
Angeles, California, gave a brief
outline of the program; which was
quite interesting. and instructive.
Mrs. Nell Dicksey was appoint
ed chairman by the president to
prepare her program in order that
Poppy Sale may be placed Novem-
Der 9. This is one of the most i'm
portant traditional activities of he
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States and is nation wide
in the distribution of Buddy Pop
pies.
The Buddy Poppy sale was estab-
llshed about Is years ago, and has
produced the major share of the
revenue available for relief and
welfare Of veterans. The annual
Buddy Poppy Day means much in
the empty lives of our disabled
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20

FAYETTEVILLE, Oct. 10. -
Such wide acclaim has been &C.
!. corded Paul Green's symphonic
(. drama, 1.-THE Highland Call" that
Flora Macdonald and the Scotch
Highlanders seem destined to ap-
pear annually before the footlights
in this section, following in the
famous dramatic footsteps of their
predecessors, Virginia Dare and
the lost colonists, who appear each
summer in Mr.. Green's successful
play, 1.-THE Lost Colony" on Roa-
noke Island.
The production here will be re-
peated each night at 8:15 O'Clock
for the next two weeks, except
Sundays, through November 2,
with matinees each Wednesday
and Saturday at $3.50 p. m. The
100 actors seem to live their re-
spective historical roles, present
ing a drama of impressive strength
and beauty.
Although historically accurate as
to dates, details and even most of
the characters, the play of the
Revolutionary r in the Cape
Fear valley bears a striking re-
semblance to modern days. Thus
it was written by the Pulitzer
prizewinning author.
The theme emphasizes the strug-
gle between the individual and the
state, the struggle of democracy
against autocracy, the fight for
freedom and the ideals of indie
and the prophetic vision
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20

Mrs. Griffin is asking both junior
and senior clubs to conduct home
safety surveys in their commun-
tiles.
The last, and Mrs. Griffin says,
perhaps the major objective, is
safety education in the public
schools.
Mrs. Griffin and her safet ycom-
mittees made a notable record the
past year that was recognized at
the General Federation Council
meeting in Milwaukee in May, and
she is setting out this year to dup
licate or surpass this record.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
Saturday Hours
9 A. M. to 3 p. M.
DIAL 1911

Norris, Mrs. Richard Williams y,
George Davis, Mrs, Harper. N rS .
7. Stroud, Miss Gertrude Horn3 IL
Miss Elizabeth Herring, Miss Nos
da Hobbs, Miss Flora Peterson. 1Tt ~,
Gladys Norris, Miss Doris naI.
Miss Catherine Hill, Miss
Phillips, Miss Mildred Armstr.
Miss Marguerite Russ, Miss T
Hobbs, Miss Betty Alice sinole,aa
Roland Jenkins, Charles Norris i,
and Avon Hobbs. va
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20

land Fling and other Scottish
dances by bonnie lassies from
Flora Macdonald college.
Press representatives, dramatic
critics and audiences in general
have enthusiastically voted the
drama IAN exceptionally good
show"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20

veterans VINO are all heroes, and
we recognize their red for the
small earnings derived from the
assembling of the peoples. T c
motto of the Buddy Poppy Day is
Honor the Dead by Helping the
Living"
Bridal Shower
Mrs. Walter Randle and Mrs.
Raymond Hobbs entertained at a
bridal shower at the home of Mrs.
Hobbs honoring Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
L. jenkins, on Thursday evening.
The home was decorated for the
occasion with many arrangements
of fall flowers. The brides table was
centered with a lovely brides cake
thanked with burning tapers. Games
and contests were enjoyed during
the evening. The couple was show
cred with a number Of lovely and
useful gifts. Later in the evening a
refreshment course was served.
Guests included Mr.. and Mrs.
Jenkins, honor guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. D. Hobbs, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Liener, Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Williams,
Jr., Mrs. H. ]. Jenkins, Mrs. Byrd
Williams, Mrs. r. A. Williams, Sir,
Mrs. Fred Singleton, Mrs. Elwood
McClammy, Mrs. Charlie Dillon,
Mrs. Oscar Herring, Mrs. A. A.
Hobbs, Mrs. Bob Clements, Mrs.
Smith, Mrs. c. Keen, Mrs. C. N.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20

Mrs. Alfred Copeland White,
whose marriage took place on
Saturday, October IL, at Nor
folk, Va. Mrs. White is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Alexander Player, of
Burgaw.
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said he anticipated a good fall

said he anticipated a good fall
business" with national employ
ment and retail trade benefting
from the industrial expansion now
under way.
He predicted a 10 per cent in
crease in automobile sales next year.
For Nash, he said, he expects retail
sales to be doubled as the result of
the introduction of the new car.
Nash built 62,131 of its 1910 models.
Newspaper advertising, said w. A.
Blees, general sales manager, would
be the major medium of the exploit
tation program. Appropriations for
newspaper advertising. he said, had
been increased approximately So per
cent over last years, and about l 800
newspapers have been scheduled to
carry the advertisements in which
the new car will be formally intro7
duced to the public.
Nash is the fifth of the motor car
manufacturers to show 1871 models
to the news and trade journal
writer's. Buick, Hudson, Plymouth
and WHY'S Overland were shown
last week. Tomorrow at South Bend
Studebaker will uncover its 1941 cars
and next Thursday and Friday, re-
spectively, Oldsmobile and Packard
are scheduled to stage their annual
press previews.
Ford and Chevrolet have dated
theirs for the second week OF Sep
TENDER.
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