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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-12
GATHER ROUND. FOLKS

Let's dig little deeper and I'll tell you why they are so certain about it.
 In the first place, Willkie is a talker. His worst enemy of he has one who is purely personal, the fellow has failed to come forward yet although he has plenty now who are theoretical enemies, even within the Republican party, recognizes that Willkie has an ex- ceptional platform and radio pres ence.
 There's no need now to analyze it., but it's a sort of all-American approach. Willkie is a well-edu- cated Indiana farmer, and that's what he talks like. He's no spell binder and he's no Billy Sunday William Jennings Bryan. But he does have something of all oi those which he combines with a disarming intimacy. He seems tt
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-12
ANOTHER TRADING DAY"

LONDON. July l2. = Swift rising spitfires of the British Royal Air Force slsshed back today at Ger man bombers making another day. light raid over England and also Scotland.
 Eight raiders have been shot down in flames. One German plane was shot down and its crew perished as the bullet-seived plane crashed and burst into flames in Scottish area.
 It is later revealed today that the raid which nearly Caught" King George. was over a town in Scot land.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-12
NAzI BOMBS
 NEARLY GET
 BRIT. RULER
Aeria Assaults Continue Over Wide Section
 of Islands

LONDON, July 12.---King George escaped death or injury by just few minutes during German liombint raid yesterday but the time and place is not disclosed
 This is according to an official announcement following resumption of air raids, the strongest yet, on basic centers in England.
 The time and place of the near death or injury to the King Is kept a secret for reasons of secur- ity" but it is indicated the King left the scene only few minutes before German planes appeared and dropped explosive and incendiary bombs.
 The British Air Ministry claims g Nazi planes were shot down in yesterdays aerial battles over the Southeasterly English coast.
 It is also reported that some towns in the region suffered heavy damage from the Nazi raiders.
 The raiders struck at widely scat tered towns causing several casual ties and destruction of many build ings.
 At the same time the Royal Air Force kept up it's raids over wide sweep of German held area. British bombers dropped loads of explosives on military objectives in German held France, Belgium and Holland.
 Meanwhile, British fighting planes and anti-aircraft guns were ready for dawn renewal attack today by the Nazi invaders which is increaS- ing with daily intensity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-12

Continued on Page six)
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21
ID BIGGER, BETTER,
6GER THAN EVER

N times of crisis, strength appears.
~ u was SO in Imperial Valley saturday
llnday and Monday--and it will CONT
nue. to be so in Imperial Valley.
We will rebuild, where rebuilding is
QecAssary, and the result will be bigger,
etrpnger, better than ever before.
The spirit that guarantees the valley
future was amply demonstrated at the
height of the earthquake Saturday night.
= Examples of calm thought and adher-
ette to duty in the face of crisis-when
nobody knew how severe the crisis would
s--were to be found everywhere.
4 1t was apparent among law enforce
--inent agencies, it was present among EN-
pioyes of public and private power sys
teus alike, it was found among individ-
W&k and organizations. Especially note
worthy were Imperial Valleys telephone
operators and employees and the employ
eS of telegraph and cable companies, who
stuck to duty through the worst of the
earthquake and handled the herculean
task that was theirs in manner that
won them the gratitude of the communl
Y ty.
The true anecdote of one Ell Centre tel
ephone operator and her customer should
i 20 down in the annals of historic incl
dents. The customer was trying to con-
/ meet with a number in Los Angeles. The
Ell Centre operator had, finally, plug
ned through to the Los Angeles switch
board The Los Angeles operator. evident
ly with bad attack of nerves, had trou-
BILE making the connection in her own
city.
VI ''What's the matter with that opera
] Tor" the customer in Ell Centre asked
the operator in Ell Centre.
'HMaybe she's got an earthquake
quipped the Ell Centre operator. who had
hem shaken along with the rest of the
valley not five minutes before by a Sc
we're shock
TIE incident was only one of many,
Ind each in its way demonstrated a
courage that was greater because it made
no pretepse of ignoring the danger. 1t
was a choice in many instances between
duty and selfishness-and duty won al
{ most invariably.
With a spirit like that to build on, Inn
.perial Valley cannot help erecting out
Of damaged buildings and homes bet
tier community.
We will get help--We are already get
ting it-from many sources, but first
and foremost the job is ours and if these
last hectic days are any indication it may
be said that we will do the job in first
class manner.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21
Roosevelt ReneWs Invitation TO Alt
Landon TO Confer at White House;
Coalition Cabinet Plans Rumored

postpone the luncheon engagement
for ono day rather than to cancel II
entirely
The confusion followed reports
that Mr.. Roosevelt is. considering
the possibility of forming a coall-
ton cabinet. perhaps by naming
Col Frank Knox as secretary oil
navy, replacing Secretary Charles
Edison who is resigning to run Tor
governor of New Jersey.
Mr.. Roosevelt had invited Rep.
James w. Wadsworth, r., N. Y. to
luncheon today, but Wadsworth was
unable to keep the appointment be-
cause of a previous engagement.
Wadsworth is Manager OF the COP
presidential campaign OF FRANK
Gannett.
Early said Wadsworth was to have
discussed national defense matters
with Mr.. ROocvClt. since he ScrVrd
AS chairman of the senate military
affairs committee during former
Republican regimes. WadsWorth has
supported the president foreign
policies and the principles OF the
new defense program.
Il have not heard any coalition
talk in or about the White House.
Early said. Il have seen stories, but
I have not heard any talk here on
the subject"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21
COMMON SENSE FOR
iEAlM AND SAFETY

There is very little to worry about i'll
the matter Of health and personal safety
in Imperial Valley if, as Dr.. Warren F.
Fox recommends, common sense is used.
- Where common sense is absent, there
is always danger.
Common sense in this instance dictates
absolute obedience Of rules made by Of
ficial agencies to protect the safety OF
residents 1t dictates that all persons
should stay away from danger areas, ex-
cept those who have business making it
imperative for them to 60 there. Danger
areas include walls that are off balance,
places where bricks or timbers have been
dislodged but have not yet fallen, and
esimilar places.
In the matter of health, the line of
safety is not so apparent. and SO needs
greater exercise Of careful thought.
Drinking water should be scrutinzed
carefully. Public eating places shoul'
take the most rigid precautions. In doubt
full instances. authorities should be CON
tacted for information or advice.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21
TRAVELLING
ON CREDIT
wall Street Journal)

Railroad trips on the inStallmCnt pay
ing plan mark one more experiment with
methods of building and rebuilding rall
carrier traffic Though the credits III
volved are to be extended by corpora
ton wholly independent of the railroads,
applications therefor must be made thru
railroad ticket offices or agencies; the
trip to be financed apparently must in
vOve a fixed minimum Of rail travel.
The plan includes no credits for autOmo-
bile or airplane excursions
That this is a departure from the fam
iiiar order of inStallment selling is APP
parent. Ordinarily. one buys on the i'll
Stallment plan a thing which provides
security for the loan, but there is no way
in which railroad transportation, once
enjoyed by the eXcurSioniSt, can be re
possessed" by the road which rendered
the service, if the traveller fails to make
his monthly payments. That is the con-
Germ of the travel credit corporation,
which will doubtless judge the credit
qualifications of applicants accordingly.
Whether it is socially or economically
desirable to encourage people to spend
tOmorrOw'S income for today's recrea-
ton may be debatable. but the expert
ment is only about to begin. there will
be time to discuss its broader aspects
when these have begun to develop.
1t is worth noting that the plan is not
only generally promotional but is also
specifically competitive in intent. 1t aims
to offer means to railroad travel which
is not open to those who would use other
transport agencies Except that some
ocean cruises may also be paid for in
post-cruise installments. Vacations by
private automobile, for example. must be
previously financed by the vacationiSt
himself; he probably is seldom able to
borrow. without security, at his bank for
such 4 purpose. The intention is, Of
course, to exert pull on travellers
away from competing transportation and
toward the railroads.
There is no apparent reason why the
railroads and their collaborators should
not make the experiment. 1t behooves
those who use the plan to watch their
financial steps. as is the case with all
borrowers
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21

WASHINGTON May 81. up
President Roosevelt today personally
renewed his invitation to his 1896
opponent, ALI M Landon. to confer
with him tomorrow at the White
House and announced that Landon
has accepted.
White House Secretary Stephen t.
Early said earlier cancellation of
the cngaC" mcnt was the result of a
miXup date due to negotiations
through Intermediates. He said MIR.
Roosevelt cut through the confusion
this morning with long distance
telephone call to Landon at Chicago.
It was decided then that the
1886 Republican standard bearer
would lunch tomorrow at the White
House, as had been planned last
week
The announcement of the new
engagement came a few hours after
Brig. Gen. Edwin M. Watson, an
other White House secretary, had
said tho luncheon had been called
off Early said however, that Mr..
Roosevelt merely had wanted to
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21
Among
Our Yesterdays

A remarkable charge occupied
page one of Ell Centre newspapers
20 yeas, ago today. 1t read:
M. w. Conkling, candidate tor
superior court judge, is accused by
his associates of using coins issued
by the ElkS club in making his
campaign Mr.. Conkling is making
a strong bid for the support of lady
voters. and uses the ElkS money
for sentimental and advertising
purposes.
An army caravan nowadays
wouldn't make such splash of
news as it did 20 years ago when
this story appeared
Something akin to CONSERVATION
on the part of Imperial county's
road enthusiasts will be felt when
they read that an army truck car
AVIAN two miles long is to leave
WASHINGTON for Los Angeles by way
of Yuma and FL Centre.
What II Will do when it strikes
the sand hills cast of Imperial val
ley will make reading of the worst
KIND for the public all over the
United States. The horrors of auto
travel in this neck of the woods
will be magnified a thousand fold
and the truth will be bad enough
unless something is done to make
the sandhills paSsablc in the mean
time"
On that same day two decades
ago motor boat was found sunk
IN the Alamo river and Governor
Cantu of Baja California bought
two alrplancS for border patrol du-
ty.
Tho boat was discovered by "A
dr"dgr II developed something of
mystery, for there had been no
report Of a missing vessel and
There Waa II" indication of why it
sank.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21
GLOVE, CoURTSHlP
AND MARRIAGE
RY EARNEST X. AND GLADLY IL.
GROVES
Noted Authorities on Marriage
Relations

rs this love?" the young girls
ask. all eager and earnest, Il am
crazy about him and he feels that
way about me. But how can we
tell if it's the real thing?'
This is love, the older boys
say. definite and serious. But how
do we know if it will last?'
Some would scom those who dc
not know their own mind. Many
believe that. if love is real and
lasting. it brings its own certainty
with it. Being sure is being right,
they would say, and. Ito doubt Is
to deny there is any love-
Yet only unthinking people, or
those so optimistic they run to
meet o. Man Trouble and well
come him AS a friend, can never
doubt. Tho surcSt of their love
might seem to be the ones who
Jump into marriage after knowing
each other three days. three weeks
or three months or so. Yet these
snap romanceS are VIGOROUSLY short
lived. 1--WE married in a hurry
and then we hated in a hurry is
often the secret verdict of those
so sure" of their love that they
rushed into marriage.
Actually, those who are more
truly sure do not try to prove
their love by letting themselves
be stampeded into marriage. They
dare to question their own love
and that of the lover.
The difference between pass
ing love, or infatuatiOn, and a
lasting love that grows deeper with
time. cannot be told at the first
breath of passion or passion with
love. Even if VIC could separate phy,
steal desire from personality cray
ing, it would never be easy to tel
in advance whether any particu-
lar John and Mary know each Other
we'll enough to be able to count
on staying in love.
They may not even know them
selves. Mary may develop new in
terests, a different kind of attract
ivcness that means nothing to John
or he may become SO unlike what
he now is that to Mary he is
practically stranger. Only by
letting their love grow slowly
while they test out their own pos.
sibilitics of growth, can John ano
Mary find out if This is love-
and if it will last
NEXT: OucStiOnnairc for Bride.
and GrOOms.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21
Willis Thornton's Editorial On:
Untanq|ed Entanq|ements,

Nevertheless, the spectacular sales
of airplaneS and similar war sup
plies have persuaded many people
that we arc having war boom.
Are we? Both sides Of the balance
sheet must be looked at.
Against profitable alrplanc and
finished war goods trade must be
set off a monthly loss to American
farmers excepting only tho cotton
growers, Of Sl0000,000 a month.
A sharp rise in cotton exports hold
the total of farm exports fairy
level but the export Of other farm
products fell more than 20 per cent
in the first six months OF war
Tobacco sales abroad dropped al
most 10 per cent; wheat, u per
cent; fruits, 80 per cent.
Department of Agriculture cX-
perts expect even the cotton dc
mand to fall. Germany. Poland.
DanZig. Czechoslovakia, the Scan
dlnavian countries, Holland and
Belgium have been cut off from
our trade. The whole Mediterranean
NAV soon be closed. Civilian con
sumption has been cut in all coun-
tries We have gained war trade
but lost much Of our normal peace
trade.
whether war has been boom
stimulator in the past is a question.
Today 1t Is not. War only inter
rupts curtails, and ruins normal
intercourse between the nations of
the world, neutral as well as bel
ligerenl.
A war boom" goinG Ia gel ~ IN
" the war? Show US the boom first
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21
PACIFIC DOMINION
(CallfOrnla Progress Review

Just AZ years ago last week the big
guns of Admiral Dewey's battewagons
smashed the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay
Little more than seven months later in
receiving the Philippines from Spain. the
United States acquired an outpost of
American territory 1000 miles distant
from these Western shores
Today, having poured countless mil
lions into the economic, political, military
and cultural upbuilding of these islands,
the United States is prepared to cast the
Philippines adrift. Within five years,
under the terms of the Independence act
passed by congress and ratified by the
Philippine legislature, the Philippines
will be virtually OH their own.
Though once they clamored fervently
tor freedom, the prospect Of mdepen-
dence in 1940's world where to be a small
nation is to invite attack, brings small
Joy TO Filipino leaders now. They know
their island commonwealth lies directly
athwart Japan's great southwark drive Of
conquest. They know that Japan has
already made enormous strides in
strengthening her economic and educa-
tional ties with those islands, The an
Xious concern Of these leaders is clearly
evident in last weeks report that Prcs-
dent Quezon would like TO SEQ the United
States make the islands IN American
dominion.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
n q Il l G. +

Notice is hereby given that APP
plication for the registration OF the
following described Cor illustrated
containers brand as PROVIDED by
Section 671 of the AGRICULTURAL
CODE OF CALIFORNIA has been
filed with tho Department of Agrl-
culture of tho State of California:
ROYAL MILK DISTRIBUTORS,
pFC CAL.
1t is intended that said brand
will appear on dairy containers ana
equipment owned by me and all
containers so branded must not be
used by others without my written
permission.
BY WILLIAM MONG.
M ID, 81, %
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21

IN III" SupcTIOT SVuie W Wiz 'S''"'
of California, i'm and for the County
of Imperial.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, Plaintiff
HOWARD A. FOSTER, ct al.
Defendants.
Harry w. Horton and George r.
Kirk, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The People of The State of Cali
fornia Send Greetings to:
HOWARD A. FOSTER, BLAN-
CHE B. FOSTER, THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH EXTENSION, SOCIETY
OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, a corporation. SOCIETY
FOR THE PROPAGATION OF
THE FAITH, a corporation, THE
SOCIETY FOR THE COLORED
MISSIONS, a corporation. FAITH
ERS OF THE SOCIETY OF THE
ATONEMENT, a corporation, JOHN
DOE, JANE DOE, RICHARD ROE.
JOHN DOE COMPANY. a corpora
ton, RICHARD ROE COMPANY.
a partnership; and j. DOE as
Administrator of the Estate of r.
Roe, Deceased, and J. DOE as
Executor Of the Estate of r. ROE,
Deceased, Defendants.
You Arc 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 Sum-
mons-it 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
1t will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial State of Cali
fornia, this 9th day of April. 1910.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
(SEAL) County Clerk
BY NJ A. CHRISTIAN.
Deputy Clerk.
A, 80; M, 7 IA 81 %; jan 1928; q
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21
Totjay'S Horoscope

If YOUR birthday is TODAY, make
no changes during the next year
unless absolutely necessary. inc
rcar is critical. Consult your elders
frequently. Tho child who IS porn
on this day will be a very dctermlh-
cd character, reserved. somewhat
proud, but reliable in times OF Crisis
cool and rCSOurceful.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21

Physicians agree that no one ever
died from a simple cold. But colds
OF course, may develop into pneu-
monia and other serious illnesses
IT proper precautions arc not taken
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21
Barbs

This war thing is taking on the
mustached man behind the chair
aspects of barber shop, with the
continually letting the razor slip
and hollcring Next
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21

Well say the morning edition
generals, ogling the latest from the
front, at last those guys are get
ting smart over there and are put
ing in the first teams.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21
Onc-Minutc Test Answers

!. For his good looks. He was
pronounced "onc of the finest look
inc men in the world.
,. 1t is Latin for Il forbid
3. Calvin Coolidge.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21
You re Telling Ne

Eve must have been the most
fortunate Of women. Her cooking
WAS never compared unfavorably to
that Of nOther-i laws.
ON The other hand Eve must
have found it dull with no next
door neighbOrS to gossip with
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21
Hints On E,tiuucttr

Talk of ones personal problems
and woes III public places and in
tone of voice which easily carries
~ those within range, Is never good
lnSlC.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21
Words of Wisdom

Sorrows crown of sorrow IS re-
mcmbcrinG happier thlngS-Tcnny-
son.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21

Now it's the nickel-in-s slot, five
minute movie that captures ma
TONS attention. For $2.l0. then, you
can sec GWTW in AZ inStallments
providing nobody usurps your po-
sition at the machine.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21
THOUGHTS For The Day

But tho wicked shall perish and the enemies ot the
Lord shall be as the fat of lambs. they shall CON
sumo; into smoke shall they consume aWay-P>alm
1920
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21
Grab Bag
Onc-Minute Test

Onc-Mlnutc lcSt
|. For what besides his poetry
was Alfred TennySon noted?
2. What is the origin OF the word
veto"
3. What president of the United
states was nominated III Cleveland.
Ohio?
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21

The common cold costs the Unitcc
States more than is collected from
is entire foreign trade two billion
dollars.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21

With DiMaggio back in the line
up. the YankS assume their usual
form, and proceed to drop few
more games.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21

A lovely singer was once asked the
secret OF her slimncss Every day
Tor 20 years, she stated, when she
gOt up in the morning she threw A
bag Of confetti over the floor, then
bent down and picked up each disc
separately.
A cD+m"ilc Jar found in tho tomb
oi th" young Egyptian king, Tt1tan-
kllamcn contained cream which
had an 1dOr suggestive of cocoanut.
but which was found TO bc animal
lat Although it had been in tho
tomb for 1900 years, it was so well
sealed that it was intact and not
rancid.
In tho New York public library
are some 200 books written by
American Negro women. and dating
from the colonial period to the
present time.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21
Famous Sayings

The happiness OF the wicked passes away like tor
rent. Racine
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-21

Let us finance the uppaid-balance
on that New Car you wish to buy!
Walk into the showroom-the show
room of the car you particularly
prefer!-with that cash-in-pocket
ssurancc of knowing, demanding,
lust what YOU want-not what
some financing sctup tries to pre-
vail upon you to accept Sec. US.
Then, buy your car!