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Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26
Willis Thorntons Editorial On:
No More Red Sehoohouses

%, tne past L NJ. probably All
Nrr ulcr Mutlc IL iA,t"d. bui IT.
some ART VI u.t II %rli yet used
to II ll..s country netda education
,oUuy real rdutatlon and not Juat
suurthiu. .uu Gu ~ >C.appl ruI'll
to'! ,ef Il Attn fotlrd up p;spr! t!Ed
. u}. &ouRc aot L.
OF Tie .75.0O0OOO adults III the
United States. the American Youth
Commission estimates 5000, Geo ne
yer finished elementary school ana
about 300O,U00 are !lllterate. In
another 80 wears or 50. this ratio
will have been materially changed.
II is 10 LONGER distinction to hold
a university degree. It IS rapidly be-
coming necessity. not because the
degree IL itself necessarily means
anything. but because The surplus
of wiling hands makes it necessary
Tor employers 10 establish some
standard OF selection.
Despite the rapid spread Of higher
icarnln4. the standards OF QU"iltH
amonp elementary schools III some
sections Of tE" country are far from
satisfactory. III" Youth Commission
dcnlo.es 2uo". other things, the
n!adcu #.a'e system, OF apMacln@
un1, ytu.. ore States 50 'ha1
All -chool c.fuc'. c.r ," properly
financed ,.d H..na2"d a aood col
!,..,. ea4a;.'m %.H 'o29." "i IL
o,,4 a,...... j: = 81 u.ea Il i.'nG%-
i!nn q: ".a- s.a&,n;a.. ..irn.-r :.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26
' DORIiiS DID
ms WORK TOO WELL

n very oGd but CougrcSsman
Jrrrg VOOrniS OF California Is IN
.trY BAD with New Dealers these
~. although he's a.. devoted a
.,cw Dealer a. there is IN Congress.
HIS crime. tonIng down the Dies
committee report
Argument i that if he had let
;hc report ride a. originally written
Il would have been 50 wild and
exaggerated that New Dealers could
l;.ye foI7ht the committees appro-
rr!atiou successfully in Congress.
Tn" rcport as Voorhls fixed it is
cane anA tactual and restrained,
20 pood lighting points Tere left.
As 4 matter Of fact Of course,
tlcrc never haa been Il chance of
rcatina the committees plea for
another year Of life What Voorhis
I'd was TO put q frcqanntly un-
restrained committee On record with
q liberal and intclligcLt document
which may come in @otY handy
.tlcr on. Tho Nr% Dealers ought
u be thanking him Tor it, and
probably viii some Ha.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26
Photographs

On the entrance to the John
Brown house IN Providence, r. l..
winch was built in 1886. are two
buStS. one of a man and tho other
of Il woman. which, according to
legend turn toward each other at
midnight
The land around London was
50 to 70 feet higher in the late
stone age than now, and is sinking
at the rate of nine inches every
century.
A California woman LETT 100000
estate to her horse No inheritance
tax was collected. as no California
tax law was found applying to II
horse.
IT'S 4 lcvel-hcaded motoriSt who
can regard the latest scratch ON
his cars tenders as just another
service stripe.
BY this time of the year the aver
age cold-bath addict begins to wish
ne hadn't 80 much courage.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26

selling uarh-a0. We an NO longer cali
.hm ON a'y>~
~,'ru.a ....~....a.-,. ..as....
.ar,.> g. r..l.d ee.;.r,.. = u ..sls 1l:....-
* ..g sar ae. lie LEARNS Uu>!ue-~
saelhods; NJ learns that To- the aggrcs-
>.Ve worker goes the reward: he learns
':le value ot Notwithstanding and rvputa-
..ol and honesty in business All This
Islander trained >uppr> i>ion 49, tatcluac
Nd hr learns haW tu "t,Nr it. L. over
yaa.v failure .a.d disappointment ;a.d
nt,h on = success.
Fur.Lermorc. IN addition. the post-
Press Is proud ii what i has done toI.
l. boys IN Other ways For decades.
ueWSboyS, Al this plant, waiting ior their
papers, had TO play round i'm i dirty
alley ana l da>tN unkrmp) backyard.
Within the past : months, We haze nurd
surfaced his backyard. Uui!; 4 basket
BAL court; Installed i punching Tag
stand; provided footballs and BASKET
ba!Is punching bay and boxing gloves.
So popular are these that boys race down
;.I,cr school; and rAcc back after their
papers 'tIt QGI!ACitu 20 20 pl. Atll l!tii
games. And o1ten after dinner. We per
nit the boys to return and tul9liAE Oh
n, outside lights go Oh with their oWn
private night lighted BASKETBALL c",t.t.
Since the provision of these facilities
tae old-timt bach-;tIler neWSboN fight
has faded from the scelr. They have
too good Il time doing other things. once
IL Z while. where Il fight tends to start,
oul comes the boxing gloves and. with Il
trained circulation executive doing the
rtterttin9. the phy,ir;, conflict becomes
i matter Of boxing skill. -Aupcr fades
away in favor Of science, and ends III
Prntral good sportSmaulikr bouts be
tween various Of the other ueW@boy aud
renee And even these boxing contests
are becoming rarer and rarer.
There is much ado. these days about
supervised Fairgrounds. Post Press
new>boys have it already and not al pub
lie expense.
In addition, III past years the news
boys have had to stay out back in the
cold and wind Of winter and the heat Of
summer. \ costly structure has been
erected where the boys can take refuge
in their own neat WOrkroOm equipped
with large desert coolers to keep 1t COM
Portable; and separate toilet and laVa-
tory facilities have been especially pro-
yided.
Thp PoSt-Pre>> is proud Of its news
boyS and jealous Of it, neW>hoy program.
What the calamity y-hoWlcr> say may be
lruc oi the bi@ metropolitan newspapers
IL In" >taltityin" cOmpactnp%@ OF huge
.....,.---:5l.. - aat t''0" Of r Csi.'ru id
1t. iarlo Mr. Carrasco al.U ANY Otnsr
Interested person, 70 come and visit With
IT, "Il& See jU-, how ~e ""pPras-' on
youngsters.
h the huge conflict and crisS-cross
Of federal wage and hour and child labor
laws, age requirements and limitations;
state law and state child labor require
ment,. We may be bre&hing some require
meul here or there, bat ii 50, you can
1t lis only bccauS" Of oversight due -
th,. antiquities and unnecessary haltcrS
placed on sincere employers in this day
md age Of tryir" 70 jegiSIut" what can
-, be accomplished By IegiSlation--i.e.
fricMdlincs> and mutual interest between
those ,ide-by-.ids workers "ho are III
correctly divided br tl!D tcrn- "ru.p.oy-
- and "rmpIoyrs'
PAUL JENKINS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26
Japanese Newspapers Blame U. S. for
Crisis, Demand Stronuer Attitude

TOKYO. Jan. % up News
lIDrrs blaming the United States
tor ,he situation which resulted
IN ITS abrO"atlon ol tine Japanese
american trade treaty demanded
1od%N thai the government Hulicn
:tN policy toward the United States
Roth newspapers and the public
IL letters and t"leer,mS To the for
rlgN office. urged tie strongest sort
t1 action AGAINST qe"l Britain III
!|,"UlGOn iur IL '1t%urc Ot p Ger
nlal :eautn from thr Japalr:c
inner Azan!N Mann
EOi.l:mIn. ultfa. .natIunal:t urEIh
-,ud ol The .tbroPatl0n
The UNITED State t.ulurr t.
rcapoud 1av0rtDl> 10 Japan" cllOrt@
to effect Il new treaty was an rX-
rc"dlnalY UmirlcndlV act. Therefore
il IN future there Is trouble, Japan
Will not be rcSponSible.'
The independent Yomiuri widely
read among literary people, com-
ncntpd.
The treaty expiration is no call
Itl lJblI4t, Dtl II l. Il ll!'''NNl VI IIoii
OF that another nation should not
Wicld a powerful weapon before Ja-
pans nose.
AS If timed. the United States
announced Pacific naval maneuverS
for February.
THE United States and Great
Britain are ready to take advantage
of Tive slightest show OF softncSS. .
The powerful weapon to which
Yomluri referred was a trade en-
b&r"O which the United States can,
now that the treaty has expired i'm
pose 1t will if is diepl"aalnr con-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26
Among
Our Yesterdays

The Committee q one Hundred
t.rut aro .,ls8 - jan u I"2o.
......a.. -, - tn.~r.al \oJ!',
Pc. - .. .#ss :'.. ea,H" IL
Eui.. .1a..a Is.aut - central
aaH school
Gl%lng headlines in i t0ll page
advertisement sald
SENSATIONAL EXPOSE OF
REVOLIING VICE CONDITIONS
THEN In >lHEllN smaller type lhe
81 continued
"S.uu.oay u.4hta raids on val
Irv'N cIandcalnr gambling hrllS ana
cuNnAtrclalllcd cesspOOlS Ot SIN and
tpgraasuoN shows the crying need
q! immediate and effective action.
The G..y> OF ~ have passed INTO
history. Imperial valley must be 4
I.N-a5.dns community.
We refuse To allow our wonder
HI valley to become dumping
Ground lor UU-Eo"n gamblers. So
r.ul parasites, acarlc, women OF tie
underworld. cope tlendS and THUGS.
On the same d. the Press ran
IN editorial aeplorn4 wee condl-
uoua IL the valley and urging at
tendance at the maSa meeting.
TIE PRES "a today commented
ON roil,c.I nc@a regarding the
presidential elections. Best crack
ul ltie day. hoWeVcr, waa hddrn
~ Il paragraph IL the lower iett
..auG corner OF the editorial pace
II .a.a:
II the presideu, needed all Of
~. tuan lesson preached by poll
,.rIan~ oi rhr paal week tn nations
would 3c Il lot better oil Hnt
p.y@chln. Is SO easy.
Olhrr new notes Of the day.
} D. Adams Ot BruWlcS won Tie
Pacific Mutual Lille insurance con
tel lor tie llth strM"h, Time E.
The senate passed Il blll requiring
al residents of the u. S. between
Ii und u Gears OF age To attend
,choOl at least 200 hours Il year s..
A classified Hd offered II GOOD mllE
rult cheap
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26

Aulcr.tM. - nothing better
i.aa uMof..us !.rN can get Sent.
l.cmaI u,r. Iuals why noslaAe
t..: sul uuJ W.nnrlcr the Istt!e
Hto SehoullaHz, T. mentioned.
I4r lIt'.. Htg ,.-."5lhoGsr &t.utG
for goo, ucG more than Il Simple
-.ruli.. .fa.t.rs pAn'ed 10 r'>.n-
Die q bal.. Il n!ca!:s p.,st age with
an aura ol -.o.l all past ages
lCoG ol0cu to lhOar who can re
munLer ZOO clearly Il represents
d..y "ncn az E!d o! "A who dldn t
have lob was cOualdercd para
site. and Wneu 2 man went to COL
lrcp u4ly Docau@n re wanted to De
come Ii doctor or u LAWYER and not
hco.ta-e nr wanted al education on
Yens~a} principles.
W. st.M .o hump, in our throalS
uMer 49, ta... - H." Little Red
Sc;.oain5u>.. AID We say kind OF
.-vare.,.". those We're the days.
n "A "ar r!.,s Waro Good Old Days.
S"haa's l.".., iced to bother about
y9c.., or. .u,ou.cc AID all the
o,-c~ .a,..~ Gar tr.l.s Employers
,--e c.. D.. 'aat. + a t"!ioW wanted
20 - . am5ev. j." eoatd easily
.,,, -. ~ho v-t..a @ot ONLY
.... ..aa... IA aoN.| 2iye
In "... Fae1a.+'- we're
Ia - a..a4-.,!~ .. ,yp:a"-
.,. do N"afs
}4aee
..#..: .##.r ....i era
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26
You re Telling Me-

Frt2 MHndl aals it lant true hr
chased all oYer EurOpr and .p"nf
millions u dOil"rs 20 buy up ucpa-
tive 0i Ilcdy LaiuarrS flm, "Ecz
laay" Y0u nrrdn1 BE- aaha,urd ol
it, M Mundl. mot ol Il" "ould
have dou. tn" s;tur tn!n2
When BABY Jean, tie immortal
grows up. hcr children had brlt.r
remembers 10 .nilr when rh", L.
mummy.
A Nebraska Judge crnsurcs WPA
for sending pay checks through the
mails and promise. 10 take step
10 stop the practlc" il the govern
ment doesn't. There are some people
in Congress. too. who would lust u
soon stop the whole thing
II looks as If Cactus JACK
Garner is really serious about BENG
a presidential candidate. twice IL
the same week h. stayed out aitr"
curteW.
The Swiss are reported unworricd
about the tense military situation
in Europe. Maybe Belgium and the
Netherlands would feel that wa
about things, too, If they had an
Ain or two between them and Hltier.
Ann Sothcrn said her crescent
shaped appendectOmy mcision was
expensive. Maybe what this country
needs IS Il good five-cent scar,
A retired military man in CAL
ifornia was fined for driving a
motor scooter while intoxicated.
What won't man do to uphold the
fine. old tradition OF the army.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26
Today'S Horoscope

Success and steady progress for
tine next year are presaGed for those
Who today are celebrating their
BIRTHDAYS. They are advised not to
act on impulse and TO seek the
advice OF their clderS. a journey
WIiI brln@ them good fortune The
chld BORN today VIII be very
independent person. determined.
and somewhat dormatic and I'M
r"rious Such Il one will. however.
not lack good nature and sympathy
Tor those III trouble.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26
MEMBER
An OPEN LETTER

The public las heard 50 magh ;:.h
about The place II n,.o.~ao>~ - wages
and hours and yat}G Iaaa. .a.#.'a' .,,..
tH.a n .a,,. ..t,.. s:...,. -. ....#,
&omcus urg.sa....... .#..# ..=..y'. -.
tabor minded ,aa:.. u.s.ea.. - u,,s.
Drained rabbc roaSrr~ seeking political
advancement, has, Lad much - -
about mpro1in+-1hr lot ~. tn,# aeu~aa>.
without Knowing iu~t Wa, ne lu. ..
the ucN<boy Ms...sa~ ta.u. Naturally.
some moa..o> ~. ....a. il ...ar .,.~,~.
those a. ~ Ve# .r. = . ..-.t =
know. r"aIizr tia, 80, Y.#..s.~ -. .p..ll#F
those Of cstsamg a u. -. ..l.qf>N ha-
man sympathy ~ ,a..a".. I'd ;.ey
use this lendcnce JUS l,.tte>>}y. -
sympathy far I'd n.al..a 5..- .ac. per-.
verted
To the voices Il -.e~. ...>~ a. been
added That of II. (. t".aaseu. ~tatc labor
commissioner, ~l.a rv-,ath a. It >yrvch
here in FL Centre. declared TIA, urNs-
papers ar. among H., "or,' offenders
in connection with tn ehi.u labor laws.
Roger Walton, supervisor ot child labor
law application IL ImUcrlui Valley
promptly told Nh. Carfa,co th;lt he
knew Mot Of what he spoke. - l;r -
valley newspapers art CONSERVED. ..d IL
corroboratiou Of Nj. Nsdlou'- words. l.,
Us tell you about lOGR ..ts#-aos- ~
this paper.
1t is proper that We should do -.
though newspapers have I grca. rcv,.r-
sion against eXtollnr their OWE virtues
or talking about thcmSelyc.. Wc con-
slider il lmmodtst, or eY0ti> 1lritI, Dut III
the face Of such attacks - have been
made, We might open up amt do 4 IIttlr
fact-reNealinq and possibly -onr bray
pinY.
The PoSt-Pres> is proud OF l. ucns-
boy and carrier boy program.
For instance, each month. about $500
Ga very, very szetble sum us YOU will
agree) goes to these Young buSine>S-men-
in-the-making.
Last month, the average carrier boy,
delivering papers 10 yuJT nome, received
S1556 for his averape ut less than 80
hours work That figures about 40-cents
an hour-or. for Mr.. CawaSc0's benefit
we will do the mathematical computa-
ton-33 per cent above the minimum
wage of 30 cents which apple, to adult
labor.
Yesterday, our stree,1o1~ earned on the
papers they >o!G anywhere t.Jn II cents
per boy L. >l.25. 1rS-o:.r street uc>vS-
boy nets from =l.cn - >..!U {, Ia. .,--,s
real po-getter. ~o:,.t- dry hell Dc l4eh
and succcss:u'--.#.. =. - e.,t.t - ii
about niu.. n':e a,al.- a.u4l ali tae
boys. The average ot a. u.ss selling
paper on tUr .t!ec'- .'>.rE'las 49, t.
actly so cent, c;sv.. ,.!.d tia, j. izrable
sum for youngsters, from ~ to Il Years
Of age Most boys Of thai age don't get
that much an entire week II allowance.
We erred in liz shove paragraph i'll
saving, "oJir s.T,,,ao| " usr 10 think
ot th... nat Wa. t... teIl" 'hey cam
not Oc. 6rcause -. ..-; ."'N :tes against
employiop .oG. -.-t,.l's - 'h>. II. When
that law went iar. lf|..e.. ~o discharged
these youaI >a.esne.-1.l- Youngsters
learning good aa....'.~ methods. They
were 50 heart-DroKru-aaa their parents
were 50 diSarpoiHtej--.h "e adopted
the little merchant method ol opera
ton which permits the b,|- - buy al
wholesale and >eu a. retail, tnu5 OccoLn-
ing independent workers. This permit
ted them 10 continue their daily play
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26
Grab BAG
Dur-Siintite rest

One Minute Test
!. l. ;hc Troni2 Of Capricorn IN
III" northern or southern hcml-
phcr"2
,. In Gree, mythology. what was
the name of the north wind?
3. From what vocation have the
majority of United States presi-
GENTS been taken?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26
Hints on Etiquette

You never offend anyone by
L'CaSant and sincere Thank you"
for favor5 done, no matter how
slipht. Say it when someone holds
tn" door open for you. or waits
for you to prccede HIM, or on any
ophcr occasion when it. Will be- i'll
order.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
5 u Nj NJ . \ S


No. 1890
In the Superior Court of the State
Ct California, in and for the COun-
ty of Imperial.
IMPERIAL. IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, Plaintiff N
C.. r. SCOTT, ct al,
Defendants.
Harry w. Horton and George r.
Kirk, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The People of The State of Cali
fornia Send Greetings to:
G. r. SCOTT. OLIVE SCOTT,
wife of C. r. Scott, TITLE GUAR
ANTEE AND TRUST COMPANY,
a Corporation. aS Trustees, w. M.
ALLARD1CE, JOHN DOE, JANE
DOE, RICHARD ROE. JOHN DOE
COMPANY, a Corporation. RICH
ARD ROE COMPANY. a Co-part-
rership, j. DOE as Administrator
or Administrators of the Estate of
r. ROE, Deceased. Defendants.
You Are Hereby Directed to Ap-
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 elsewhere.
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
phint, as arising upon contract, or
it will apply to the Court for anv
other relief demanded in the CoHH
plant u
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
iornia, this 18th day of April, 1889.
w. j. McCLELLAND.
'oEAL) County Clerk
BY CITHA LAMSON,
Deputy Clerk.
y. IL 10 26-F. 2 9 l6 23-M. Ii Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26
II YOU ARE DUMMY
TELL SOCIAL SECURITY

If you know southern worker
ramed Dummy the Social Security
Board would be glad 70 hear from
}Ou.
Dummy" is the prilr ample of
faulty returns that get INTO the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26
Words of Wisdom

= An e2otiSt viii always speak Of
himself, either in praise or censllre;
but 4 modest man ever shunS max
in@ himself the subject of his con-
VcrSatiOn -Bruycre.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26
Thoughts for the Day

lakeV.>c. yc Younger. submit yourselves unto the
cdes. Yea al e. >oa re s.lb'ecg one 20 another ana
he clothed wa humility; Tor God rcSisteth the
proud. anc el,e,h lracc 70 the humble Peter s.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26

Nhen Abraham Lincoln was aSSaS
inarHd. he was wearing a suit that
had been purchased from that store.
The store I refer to is Brooks Bro
'hrr. iii New Yorl:
f. I'D VIII HortIO s Kirr-
nam who has worked in the store
G. N.".s. rot ~ a salesman. but N
l"r o!ler I Id lima how hc
E,.a d. yu91 :lad he .alG. "tlrr
... e. III o. u tr>2e 40"
s.s' ..I.er naN "Ao "r''.s,
10. ... .f..r' -. ~ ,".rs ANCll...@
,.g Aea1.ru tHerc fer AZ Sear& One
.pl - teara ont tor Al. Ole 10" -.
I hrrc were tWo who were looked
upon rs mere upstairs They'd been
thcrc only ii years. were just
beginning TO FIND our way around,
orc ot rh2m SAID.
asked If the store had old ase
Ir>GrG.ar ter Tie employees, b@t
-. I'D 4 M3Hht; lht i. ouis;cje
tie opaaajurE federal Old age law,
instead It proEidca . pension tor
it, clderly o. disabled employees.
A. ,rne as Il man Is we'll and able
TO "G"H a.o "antS 10 keep on. they
Cpr.t "aHt TO haze To lay him Cft
when hr touches 81. I! an employee
becomes III. ne may br pcnSiOnrd
trlo.c IT, /. 80 Sometimes after 4
r"n..oned 'nIpiogc" die. Il" store
tOHIuI'., 10 .uppOrt ms dcDnndcutS.
winthrop Brooks IS the great
prMd.On Of the .Ouuccr. and Is
urcsidnrt | asked hm why tie
store .lkcd elderly cnplov"cs He
gave IN" 1OUN reasons.
First u is q tradition OF tnc store.
Il YER, dctNIfcly marks L out from
lhr stores winch rush ont to "rob
younp h"W
Second Msns Of tho customers
rn,rr' 10 rWa tor" because lhCr
.uthcrs. o1 Ihclr prandlulhrrs.
holohr ,rom Brooks Brothers. Thc
..losnfn. pundiatNrr may hat
waited on the customers father.
Fourth. The older statesmen are
more courteous.
TN" stores policy h very simple.
Inc inst Is quality OF merchandise.
'far second. courtesy. In ordcr 10
ui.urr thr latter. thc store pays H.
.gcsmrn Il .traIEht salary 50 thai
Il .dcsman doesn't i"cI he has 10
mu;c Il sale or ect 4 mark against
ulm
Hcrrs thing that caught my
cyc. the store does not put lls
suts or hangars. The store feels
,hat a hangar pulls the neck lWrH,
20 all sUi,s are Kept lying fiat on
count 'ra.
Ny OWL observation IS that Older
,alcemcn are liEcly to be more pa
ucn). more courteous, more undef-
standing. When l buy Il SUIT oi
clothre. I want to be served by "A
man WhO has acquired judgment
aud taetr.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26

One Minute Test Answers
| III the southern hemisphere
, B0ira&.
3. The law.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26
CARNEGIE

II" other da@ I went INTO AN
astonishing store. Il very successful
store. 4 store that SpeciallzeS in
old employees. Yes, old men in
Sleud OF SN0pp, NOung men! And
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26
Barbs-

The proposal in some sections
to make movies of drivers suspect
Cd of intoxication will mean a lot
Of Hollywood talent scouts will have
10 spend their mornings in police
COultS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26

tllt SlDi - i''t
exactly an up
start. It is l2l
years old. When
that store was
founded. A b + a
n a M Lin c o ! II,
nine years old,
WAS hoeing corn
on a bit of STUN
py land that had
been cut out Of
an Indian forest.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26

A school bus driver got tired OF
waiting for ms charges every day.
20 he simply went to school with
them. What does police patrol
WAGON driver do when he gets I'M
ratiCnt'
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26

The young aviator who started
cut for Mars some time ago has
lust been sentenced to serve five
months in jail. Next time he tries
that stunt, he had better have q
word with Orson WelleS first
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26

Tribal law decrecd that, before
.he Usage Indians could fight, they
Mad to go through a long and COM
plicated ceremony. Hitler, too. had
to go through several appeaSement
ceremonies before ne felt he could
20 to war.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26

Due to improvements that have
taken place in railroad safety, there
was. on the basis of an equivalent
Volume of locomotive miles, one
train accident III 1888 for every
three in 1923.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26

-Four crew members Of the Ger
man liner Columbus want to stay
in the United States. They don't
fnow how widespread the Scuttling
habit has become in Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26

Isn't it about time to start
ordomne seed catalogs and equip
mcnt tor that garden you'll meyer
plant"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26

Mrs Roosevelt urges lecturers to
be sure to find a way of ending
their speeches. In most cases. with
in the first five minutes, we might
add.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26

Ann Sothcrn said her crescent
shaped appendectOmy incision was
expensive. Maybe what this country
needs IS Il good five-cent scar.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-26

When Baby Jean, tie immortal
proWs up her children had brlt.r
remembers 10 smilr when Ih"5 -
mummy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-17
N. E. AIR LINES
BRIEF IS FILED
Great Need. for East-West Air
Service Is Emphasized
in Washington

WASHINGTON, April 16.-P>-
Pe tnsylvania Central Airlines to-
the Civil Aeronautics Authority in
brief today it's proposed air All
and passenger route across North
Carolina from Norfolk, Va, to Knox
Y e, Tenn, would remedy an in
adequacy of rapid east-west trans.
p%ortation now confronting that state.
The brief was filed in support of
the company's application to estab,
lish such a service with a extension
at Knoxville to Cincinnati, o. North
arolina stops would he at Elizabeth
City, Rocky Mount, Raleigh, Greens.
boro, Winston-Salem, Hickory and
Asheville.
The company said there was no
existing rapid transportation sys
tenn across North Carolina from the
east to west and that this tended
to impede business.
The brief said the line would erve
every important city in North Caro-
lima, except Charlotte and Whining
ton, and that Charlotte at present
Lad air service which would con,
meet with the east-west line at
Greensboro.