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Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
RADIO COMMITS The
UNFORGIVEABLE SIN

Adolf Hitler made a speech Friday to
the German Reichstag which was beng
widely broadcast through the United
States In the midst of the broadcast
one radio chain cut it off the air.
THE management of this network,
the general manager explained, did not
feel it is in the public interest to continue
the broadcast of HitlerS speech.
That manager failed to grasp the
foundational fact of freedom of speech
We share with him disdain and disgust
for Hitler's dictatorship. But we fail to
perceive why he feels justified in censor
ing what the American people should or
should not hear
In America our forcfathcrS We're wise
enough to realize that there would be free
dom only so long as no man, no political
party no newspaper. no radio. no govern
ment would have the privilege of deter
mining what information might 90 be-
fore the public The only restrictions
are those laid down by law.
The reasoning is SO simple that a To-
year old can understand It.
A Democracy believes that the masses
the people-are the ones to choose be-
tween right and wrong They express
their conclusions in public opinion and
through elected public officials who III
turn transpoSe these beliefs into law,
with agencies designated to enforce that
law.
The monarchs of America. namely, the
ordinary Mr.. and Mrs. Voter, must have
available all the knowledge and wisdom
and information they desire, upon which
to base their conclusions.
If every source and conveyor of news
appointed himself as public censor,
what would become of us? Ignorance cam
not breed intelligence. People must know
what is going on
Suppose a radio station operator limit
ed his programs to just those things and
beliefs with which he concurred? Sup
pose the news columns of a newspaper
were confined to only such information
as the editor liked or agreed with. Sup
pose police departments or government
officials revealed only such things as
they iolly-well pleased.
Public opinion would be based on half
truths and ignorance. We would become
like Germany where instead of news,
there is only propaganda designed to
trick the people into agreement with
somebody elSe's opinions.
All this is summed up in those famous
words of Noltaire: u wholly disapprovc
of what you say, but will defend TO the
death your right TO say it.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE CALLING FOR BIDS
FOR SCHOOL BUSES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Board of Trustees OF Central
Union High School District OF I'M
perial County will receive sealed bids
until 700 o'clock PM. on Aug. |,
l94U, for furnishing two schoolouscS
complete, one body to have capacity
for approximately so pupils, and one
body to have capacity Tor approx
mately 80 pupils. Each chassis 10 Dc
equipped with 4, or 8-cylinder en-
CINE. and each bus complete shall
fully comply with all legal require
mentS of the California State Board
of Education, California Vehicle
Code provisions, Department OF Mo-
Tor Vehicles existing regulations, and
all other public agencies governing
&Chool buses.
Also the said Board of Trustees
Will receive bids until Sald hour
and date for furnishing one pickup
body delivery truck with loading
capacioa of thrCc-fourthS ton and
the chassis to be equipped with 4.
6, or 3-cylindCr engine, sad COM
plctc truck to comply fully with all
said California vehicle Code pro-
visions and Department OF Motor
Vehicles existing regulations. BID
ders shall submit separate bids on
each complete vehicle offered, de-
signaling price for each vehicle de-
livcrcd FL Centre, and also 1.o.b.
factory Purchase prices shall be Tor
cash within 60 days from delivery.
Each bid must be accompanied by
Cashiers or Certified Check tor not
less than j per cent OF amount OF
such bid. to insure entering lntoI
contract by successful bidders, and
all checks to be- payable to Board OF
Trustees of SAID School District.
Checks of unsuccessful bidders Will
be returned on signing OF contract
by successful bidders. Payment Tor
said vehicles shall be by regular
school district warrant. Bids shall
be addressed to G.. A. WEAKLEY.
Board of Trustees, Central Union
High School District, High School
Building, 10th and Brighton, FL
Centre. California. Tho Board of
Trustees reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
BY order Of the Board of Trustees.
Central Union High School District
of Imperial County,
By DR.. Norman E. Dupont,
Clerk.
Dated July Is, 1910.
tJ Is IL 22)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
HOW MUCH IS THERE
IN A NAME

During FL Centres recent city election,
the primary competition was between two
groups of candidates, both intent on CIV
ing the city new administration.
One group, the McNeece Robertson
was branded as being backed by The
Chamber Of Commerce and Business III
tereSts". That wasn't true particularly,
though probably majority of the 200
odd chamber members, and the 400 busl-
ness men did favor these two men.
But the rank and file of voters prefer
red the candidates. of the Bratton-Hat-
ton-lIei ticket put forth and backed by
the Taxpayers Association. 1t was aSSum-
ed by the people (also erroneously) that
this was huge body (probably thou
sands in number) of taxpayers, big, little
and Indifferent.
1t is now revealed that the membership
of that body is exactly 71-but their
Identities are carefully kept secret.
All of which only goes to illustrate
that there is a lot of power to name
that it pays to pick a high-soundlng title,
and that one nowadays must go behind
the surface to get the facts.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22

Whether the National Guard i
mobilizcd for Il long term of thor
ough training OF not, it Is certain
that ordinary training periods Will
be heightened, and that in one way
or another more and more men
are going to be called from normal
civilian life to longer periods Of
military training.
This mcars that the problem Of
meeting the dislocations in indus
trial and personal life will have
TO be considered as carefully as the
military problem itself.
Already it is being proposed that
married men in the lower ranks be
permitted to resign from the guard
if it should launch into an 18-month
training period. 1t is felt that spe-
cial hardship might be caused in
family life if men on the lowest
scale of military pay were to leave
their families for so long a time.
But the problem goes deeper than
lIldl. SIlOulO Il luiA fNt'i Va t''' a"
month training period be decided
upon. the problem of return to
civilian life would be almost AS
great as that created by war. In
Europe. where every young man
spends couple of years in the ar
my as a matter of course, the train
ing period usually comes before he
has established himself in civil life
and the dislocation is therefore
less. But here we propose to train
the Natioral Guard most of whose
members are Older and already
have found a place in industry or
business.
Surely such man wants to 1ecl
that in giving up a year or moro OF
his life voluntarily to his countryS
service. he does not also forfeit ms
prospects ir. his chosen trade or
profession. Yet while such men arc
gone. industry must carry on. the
vacant place must be filled, even
if temporarily.
Most of the plans hitherto dcVlS-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
M. A. No. 053083
District Land Office
Los Angeles, California

June I, l04O
Notice Is hereby given that The
Tycrctc Chemical Corporation, by
Louis A. Tycc, president. of Chula
Vista, California, has made appli-
cation for patent to the White
Crystal No placer mining claim.
embracing El2 SEH NF:h Sec 16
and White Crystal No 2 placer
mining claim, embracing SWH NWA
NWH Sec. IS; SEA NE Il NEH Sec.
l6 all in Il. II s., r. 8 F.. SBM
containing 40 acres, in the Ell Gen.
tro Mining District, Imperial Coun-
ty, California. There are no ad-
joining or conflicting claims. The
location notices are recorded in
Book 35o, page l48 and Book 1858,
page 1876, and amended notices are
recorded in Book $50 page 488,
Book 460, page 489. and Book 481.
page 563, official records of Impcr-
lal County, California.
PAUL r. WITMER,
Register.
(Jl1-A20 incl)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22

CHICAGO. July % In some
ways the most strlkn" lhln1 about
the entire Drnscrljle convention
Was the way key New Deal admin
iStyaty" men from Wa'hinaton
showed up at Chicasn and blandly
insisted they were list here for the
view.
WAIlc machine mcn Ike MAYOR
Edward J. Kelly of ChiCag" and
Mayor Frank Hague II J'H+cT City
plugged manfully for a 'hird tenn,
the inner circle New Dnl'c's quiet
ly slipped into town and cl her h"ld
court IL hotel rooms o. circulated
about seeing this person and that
person.
Cstorsiblv. most of them weren't
here on politics at all: l!k" tao lady
in The department store. ,hc" wee
ju,r ls9kirg. But if the thlrI term
drive wasn't boosted alorc BY this
host. a lot of people Aor7 MS
iudCed thin-s entirely.
Five members Of the cabinet we're
on hand Secretary of Interior
Ickcs. Secretary Of Agriculture Wal
lace. Secretary OF Labor Perkins.
Attorney General Jackson and-last
but rrvcr least Secretary of Com
mcrcc Hopkins.
The iust-bcloW- cabinet rank Group
included Solicitor General Francis
Blddlc Assistant Attorney Gen
crd Mat Magurc. and Undcrscc-
r,tpl,- Of Interior Chapmar and
Writ tie 1attcr delegate from
Texas.
Crhcr Nov Deal administrators
present we're Lowell Mellctt, of the
PRESIDENTS Office: Charles West
0f the processing tax board of re-
view: Leon Henderson, Of the Sc
cuutIcc and Exchange commission
Victor Sholis and Fred Polargin
OF The Commerce Department in-
formation service. and James Allen
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
PILL NOT NECESSARY
(OrOville Mercury

Telling of "undercover pressure upon
the President that was terrific" to get
him to run for a third term. the writers
of a Washington column describe the call
made at the White House by Congress
man SABBATH of Illinois.
You simply have to run again. Sab
ath said to the President. You owe 1t
to the country. TO humanity IN general
and to the party. Furthermore, all the
New Deal reforms are sure to he wiped
out if you give up the fight now.
To this. the President is supposed to
have replied quietly in a low voice:
That is what worries NE.
What in the world is going to happen
to the New Deal reforms i years from
now when the President will be too old
to run again? That is what we all might
begin to worry about.
As a matter Of fact. what Mr.. SABBATH
meant, out Of all he said, was that the
President owed it to the party to run
again. \ few weeks back prior to the
COP convention. the Democratic party
leaders were saying that anyone they
nominated. even Chlnaman. could be
elected. Now they are telling them
selves that the only candidate who would
have chance is the President Most of
all. these party wheel-horSeS want to
stav in office. but they bury the meat
of their remark in a heavy coating that
refers to duty to the country, TO hu-
manty and to the New Deal reforms.
As for the country. it needs strong
President and is sure to get one. no mat
ter which way the election goes. AS TO
humanity. the United States Is not gong
to let humanity down, even If 1t elects
a Republican president. As to the New
Deal reforms. the Republicans might
round off few of the edges. but would
not discard them. No reform that tn
people really wanted ever has been con-
signed to the ash can. Try to 1lnd Sllch
an occurrence in our histories. We nave
gone forward. but not backward. The
only important retreat WAS IN the case
of prohibition. and that was led by RooSc
welt. New Deal reforms that are worthy
are there to stay.
Now. for the party reason. That is
paramount among those gathered i'll
Chicago. The convention is a huge gath
ering of office holders-State, county
and city.
They want leader with whom they
can ride back into office. They are des-
perate, for they sense a surprising swing
to Wilkie. They know the vote-gettlng
power of their President. and they must
have him again.
What they do not realize is the determi-
nation of very, very many people that
the third term precedent shall not be
blasted
Our country comes first. and if the
Republicans had nominated weak man
or man whose foreign policy differed
materially from our present one, we and
millions of others would have been fore
ed to swallow the third term pill. But
the Republicans We're forced by public
demand to nominate a real man, and the
pill is not now Indicated
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
CROOK WITH A GUN
(OrOville Mercury

Stain is reported by those who have
had the best opportunity for observation
to be the scared man of Europe What
has happened has been enough to scare
him--for nothing looks more reasonable
than that Hitler will turn on Russia when
he has cleaned up Western Europe.
When individuals Of a certain type get
badly scared they are often dangerous
Police officers agree that you never can
tell what scared crook with a gun will
do.-Frank Jenkins in his Klamath Falls
Herald.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
Willis Thorntons Editorial On:
Sharing the Burden

ed were based on a training period
not longer than 60 days. That is
longer than 4nost guard units train
ed in the past. But it seems clear
that SO short a period of training
is no longer adequate
Now many employers are work
ing on the problem OF granting
leaves of absence for all employees
called up for military service. Some
are trying to arrange at least two
weeks with full pay some as much
as go days Many are trying to plan
so as to assure the soldier his job
when he returns.
The situation of employers is too
diverse. conditions are too various,
to lav down any very general rule.
But We face what will soon be a
fact. not a theory, and it is not too
soon for every person involved to
begin planning means OF sharing
as equally as possible the burdens
that will come with increased mill
tary training.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
PURGE FLOPPED. But
ENDS HAVE BEEN GAINED


Through most OF the ROOSEVELT
administration. the party was COM
posed of essentially iEharmonious
factions kept in harness largely
by tho fact that all hands knew
success rested on RooSeVclt'S vote
getting capacity. They kept drifting
further apart as the party got
more firmly cntrcnchcd in office;
the famous and unsuccessful purge
in the 1888 campaign was q more
or less inevitable result.
But the point now is that al
though the purge was a flop, the
er,1 which FDR was after when he
started it has now been practically
Gained.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
on PIC11 RI
ONE ROOM

Shr hh' addrd t. the huIn" that
J.. Dr2pnna 10 spra%l ON her three
acl' p.' ID IT." vallrY Every pic
rHnr ,Ir ha, made has contributed
oiuo'tiu2 TO the place. and instead
II >ayup. "ClaYerford. show the
Uu'chrs. tp the blue suite" its III
PVT gov up in the JcFse James
}Oo,n."
"Grapcs of Wrath" added q fine
Staircase and Brigham Youn@" is
onlargin2 the dining room A race
horse entrusted with SO BY Miss
Darwell r0nped home with the price
o! a new fireplace.
A horse is about all She doesn't
have on her tiny ranch. There are
oer.c. duckc. chicken, n Curnsey
refer IA assorted dog, and l2 cats.
The mooley was the gift OF dairy
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22

HOII WOOD. July % SIM
nobody has made sequel 10 The
Grapes Of Wrath You NAV be
Interested in hearing about how
the Joad family is getting along in
California. Not one of en- is on
relief although Tom tho one they
call Henry Fonda hasn't mcnded
bis wild ways: he went back 70
being jesse James brother m "Tuc
Return of Frank Jam",.
Rosahran married her hos Pro-
duccr Nunnally Johnson an Il
wouldn't have to WORK. except that
shc wants to. Tie rest Of the
kids. and even grandma and grand
pa. have worked steady Ma Joad
WHO had most Of the grit in tho
family. is dong real we'll
As Jane DarWcll She hae Just
finished what She raI. TAT old
biddv role in "Brioham Young"
and nov Che, n t"iuly uniformed
lpcrWsOr ~ ~ NYA camp in Jane
Withers "YO1h VIII BE Served -
Otherwise. since hcr trek from the
dusf bD@n ~ hasnt had to work
lick bncaGsc 2Oth-FoX gave her
a fnc contract and has refused to
farul her our
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
EFFORT TO REMOLD
PARTY 4 SUCCESS

Appearance at the convention ul
this group was a visible symbol that
the presidents long struggle to re-
mold the Democratic party into an
organization dominated by persons
sympathetic to his social and ccono-
mic policies has met with pretty
complete success.
Yet ir this success there remains
what was there from the start-a
singular mixture of devoted 'po-
litical amateurs" like Jackson and
Hopkins. and the supposedly more
practical machine leaders like May
ors Kelly and Hague, Ed Flynn OF
New York, and Senator Joe Guftey
of PENNSYLVANIA.
Ieavening the mixture, some
times serving as binder to keer
the two parts together, are such
mon as Senator Wagner OF New
York. Senator BvrreS of South
Carolina. Senator Hill of Alabama
CONGRESSMAN Sam Rayburn ol
Texas and Senator Pepper of Flor
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
SOUGHT ROLE
OF MA ,JOAD

Had finished a fOur-vcar con-
tract with this studio and was free
lancing. and you known how "A per
son fades out Of sight that way.
But when | read the book | knew
] wanted to play Ma JOad. ! was
kind Of persistent about it and
finally Mr. Zanuck SAID could test
for it.
Il didn't know until long after
ward that the director John Ford
was annoyed about it. Said he
already had an actress who was
marvellous. But | did a couple of
scenes. When the tests were rum
off everybody agreed the OF her
actress was perfect and got up TO
leave. But the operator said Here's
DarWcll'S test and Ford himself
told me all this later and said he
thought I'd like TO know that the
vote for me was unanimous
The long scene where She and
Fonda dance then 90 and sit on
a bench and talk, had two rehcar-
sails and only one take. when We
finished" she recalled, Mr. Ford
lust stood there-it seemed TO me
like an hour. Then he took off his
glasses. wiped his eyes blew his
nose. and said well. I'll he -
!"
That was the b,ggPct c0mnl,-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
So They Say

The love of truth of the German
news policy is recognized through
out the world. d.-D.N.B, official Ger
man news agency, commenting on
execution of four people for listen
ing to foreign broadcaSts.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
Barbs

France will still use form Oh
secret ballot. the secret being why
they'll take the trouble to vote, IN
the first place.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
ANSWERS

/. John Adams was 81 when he
died.
2 Zachary Taylor was nick
named old Rough and Ready
8. Theodore Roosevelt was young
est when inaugurated; William H
Harrison was oldest.
d. James Buchanan never mar
ried.
5. The three assassinated presi-
dents and their successors were
Abraham Lincoln john
son; James A. Garfield Chester
A. Arthur; William Mckinley
Theodore Roosevelt.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22

A fungus has been found which
dcvours spinach. But then, it is
a known fact that the eating habits
0f a fungus are none to ChOOSy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
You re Telling Ne

A. midWcStrrn college baseball
coach has given up golf for fish
ina this summer, prefcrring a hook
TO a slice.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22

Recipe for dictator: One mus
'achc or iuttiEg lip Colorcd shirt,
upralso1 arm Add dash of bIttcrS,
blow mp with arr and garnlSh with
copy of How to Lose Friends and
Alternate People
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
Uranium Crackers
L. :. PRESIDENTS

Here arc five questions about past
presidents of the United States.
How many of them can you answer?
In recent years most of our
presidents have died comparatively
Young But III the early days of
the republic. an cX-prcSidcnt lived
10 be over 90. Who was he?
>. What president was nick
named old Rough and Ready?
3. Which president was young
est when he took office? Which
one was oldest?
4. Which president never mar
ried?
5. Three presidents were assas-
mated while in office. Can you tell
who they were and who succeeded
each?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22

We need a vigorous program of
planned economy for the 81 ma
nations.-Samuel Guy Inman, Uni
vcrsity of Pennsylvania.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
Paul Harrison S Notes
On HOLLYWOOD S Foib|es and Fads

man vino admired her performance
Tho dogs and cats Just accumulated
because shes always rcScuing some
and can't refuse the strays friends
bring her Outsiders. figuring tnat
she's running an animal refuge
have begun tossing unWantcd pets
over her patio wall
Letters are still pouring in raw
ina about her performances in
Grapes" Miss DarWcll still 4cts
fluStcrcd by compliments, and
bushes with pleasure from hair
line to her lowest chin She told
some things I hadn't known about
getting the role.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22

Science says a snails pace is
about Is feet per hour, if he keeps
going that long, and the Sunday
driver in front of you usually does.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22

MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub.
fishers Association. National
Editorial Association. Cali
fornia Newspaper Publish
crs Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22

The North Pole is moving south
SIX inches a year. Number OF years
before the two poles meet is compar-
able only to the figures the boys IN
Washington are tossing around.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22

Everybody who knows anything
about me knows that Jim Farley is
DcmOcrat.-JimF Farley
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
Thoughts For The Day

But We that did C}eave unto the Lord your God arc
alive every one of you this day.-Deutcronomy A.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22

Actually there isn't as much dis
unity as You might think.-CIO
Vice President Philip Murray ON
the labor SChlSm
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22

There are l3 synGnymS for tho
word intoxicated" but many folks
find the hangover the same.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22

Worlds deepest hole is 10000
foot oil we'll in California, a fact
refuted by the duffer who was
caught in that trap near the sew
cnth green.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22

Among the many surprises dlshed
up by the census is that many
large city had fewer people than
the local political machine had
voters
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
Bruce Cation in Washington
Dissects the News

head Of tine Justice Department
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22
Famous Sayings

Every mans lille is plan of God,-Horace Bushnell
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22

If We arc to defend this hcmi-
sphere, we must fortify every island
within 1000 miles of the Panama
Canal in any direction.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-22

That was the b.ggPct c0mrl,-
ment l ever had"
La gaceta., 1940-03-14
NO Sc RESOLVIO Ell Case
DE JIMMY MIDULLA

FL comite de Policia del Ayun
tamiento no resolvi6 aver ell ca
so de Jimmy Midulla, dueho de
un cafe en- la Septima avenida,
por hallarse ausente Ell CONCEAL
McMichael.
Midulla apel6 ante ell comit6
de una sentencia de 500 0 30
dias por emplear muchachas
memories de 20 amos.
Acord6 el comite rebajar a
$50 una multa de 500 impues-
Ia a H. A. Perrett por guar su
autom6vil estando borracho.
Fueron rechazadas las peticio-
mes de elemental de los Sres.
Robert Jordan y A. s. Balance.
lie fue perdonada a Frank
Brooks, un trabajador negro, Ia
Sentencia de carcel que por EN-.
briaguez Sc lie impuesiera en- Ia
Corte de Policia.
La gaceta., 1940-03-14
ESTADOS UNIDOS MANTEN
ORA Ell EMBARGO MORAL
CONTRA RUSSIA

Washington, MARIO 14.-LOs
"embargos morales" contra Ru-
STA, seg1n sc puede apreciar hoy
no seran levantados en- este pals
a pesar de la victoria rusa en-
Finlandia.
Ell presidente Roosevelt esta-
bleci6 un embargo moral Ell
cuanto a la venta de aeroplanos
y pleas de aeroplanos a Russia
y mas tarde ell secretario Hull
extendi6 ese embargo a materid
les, incluyendo aluminio, dife-
rentes metales y gasolina.
No hay seguridad en- las este
ras oficiales en- cuanto a que Ru
STA respete ell tratado con Fin
iandia.
Recuerdase que Alemania o.
freci6 respetar la Independent :
cia de Checoeslovaquia, pero no
10 hizo asi, creando en- csc pals
un ominoso protectorado. Russia
sigue la orientaci6n de Alema-
MIA y esperase que trate de des-
truir, en- la segunda etapa, la in
dependencia de Rumania.