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Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
by Bruce Cation :.
The Inside Track in Washington

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-You can
figure out that Cuba is likely des-
tination for a nice piece Of that
$5O0.0O0O00 just voted for the Ex-
port-Import Banks use, if you take
a look at what's happening to Gu
pas sugar trade.
Cuba produces close to 5000, ZOO
tons of sugar. Nearly two-thirds of
it is sold to the U. s.; Europe ordir-
arily buys the rest. The war has
cut the European trade in half,
however and bids fair to kill it en-
tirely within a few more months.
When that happens, Cuba-Whose
whole economy rests on sugar
will be strictly up against it. So
will Strong Man Batista.
Now is the time for our
good neighbor policy. The U. S.
built up the Cuban sugar industry
and used to buy so per cent more
than its present quota. Cuba will
inevitably turn to Washington for
help, and Latin America in general
will figure help is due. But-since
the U. S. has more sugar growers
of its own than it knows how to
satisfy-there simply is no chance
the Cuban surplus can be sold here.
Hence the betting is Cuba will get
a good slice of cash from Uncle
Sam.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
WHO HATH
DONE THIS THING?
(Christian Science Monitor)

NonflSIlan Science M0nlt0f)
This is Incredible! This is not like the
Germans we knew They always loved
children. German family life centered
about the home and little ones Germany
every year sent to children the world
over gifts to make them happy How
could men from a nation of such people
deliberately destroy so many young
lives?"
Such were first reactions to the torpe-
doing of the British liner, with its pre-
cious cargo of young refugees, so many of
whom perished in a stormy sea-
But" came the answering argument,
these are not the Germans you knew
They are not the Germans anyone knows
What has sunk without warning this
shipload of child evacuees and other ref
ugees is not German at ALL The guilt be-
longs to an ism, mistaken belief, a mad
ness which has temporarily possessed a
generation and which must disappear
when, like all other madnesses, it destroys
itself"
Necessarily this is true The insanity
which has beclouded the thinking of so
many Germans has substituted cruelty
and persecution for a traditional kind
ness and gentleness. 1t has crowned ma
terialism and dethroned religion 1t has
put the State above Deity and sought to
rob man of his brthrght of conscience,
self-government, and ability to think for
himself It's victims it has sought to re-
duce from a point "a little lower than
the angels" to the depths of brutality.
Christian civilization cannot exist in a
world where the Nazi ideology operates
unchecked. While praying, Father, for
give them; for they know not what they
do" that civilization should bring to
bear all its weight in final effort to
destroy and eliminate from human con-
sciousness the type of thinking that could
instigate, or condone, such attacks as that
which now brings down upon the Berlin
government the condemnation of so much
of the world
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
PUBLICITY AIDS
The LAW
(Red Bluff News)

There are still few officers who work
on the theory that criminal will not
know that he is being pursued unless he
reads about it in the newspapers. These
cops with the mid-Victorian mental pro-
cess get as mysterious as possible after
crime has been committed and refuse to
tell newspaper reporters what is going
on. The de Tristan kidnapping is an illus
tration that crime can't stand the light
of newspaper publicity.
G-men, sheriffs, their deputies and po-
lice were hunting the kidnaper of the
little Hillsborough boy. They didn't seem
to be having much success.
The kidnaper had not considered the
fact, that while he might escape the of
ficers, he could not hide from the millions
of Californians who read newspapers,
knew his general description and had
studied pictures of his little victim
And, it so happened, that while the
federal, state and local sIeuths were
scratching their heads, a couple of lumber
workers in a far removed foothill camp
came across the kidnaper They had read
descriptions of the captor and the cap
tive, and they lost no time in disarming
and binding the man with rope.
A newspaper reporter can be an Off
GERS best friend in fighting crime, but
few of them don't know it.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
by Willis Thornton ;.
Newspaper Week =. For The Public

Mr.. Helsby talked things over
with his readers st that time
tcld them what an indispensable
part they play in the operation of
an untrammeled press
A newspaper is controlled, pri-
must appeal 10 the rank-and-file
of people. 1t must provide infor-
nation, entertainment and in
spiration. 1t is ertirely dependent
upon the good will! of the public
and nothing its owners or its
staff can do can perpetuate it if
that good will is forfeited
This unassailablc fact is an ir-
REPUTABLE answer to those who sc
continually charge that news
paper is controlled by this or
that interest.
Anewspaper is controlled, pri-
marily, by its subscribers who like
it well enough to buy it. If they
don't like it well enough to buy it,
there simply isn't any newspaper
Never before has the newspaper
played such. a dominant role ir
American life as during times like
these, as it catalogs and inter-
prets national and international
events. Seldom has the public
leared so heavily on the daily
press.
National Newspaper Week will
have served its purpose If it helps
TO deepen that friendship between
press arl public. We are glad We
have this opportunity to get to
know you better-and for you. to
get to know us a little more inti-
mately.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01

American Dream which has been
the finest mankind has yet dream
ed.
1 mnot speaking of candidates
or leaders of other sorts. I am
thinking of just every one of us III
private life ard as I have watch.
ed democracy ana America here,
and been in many other countries,
l more and more believe that the
fate of democracy in the world
and of life for free men lies with
no leader, no conqueror. but just
with you and me and all the rest
of us ordinary Americans. and how
we'll we can discipline ourselves in
our lives anG what kind of people
we turn out to be.
Rex Beach takes look at Hit
ler's blueprint for living, and comes
up with greater appreciation for
the American way of life, in the
next article of this series on "Our
Country.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01

Sometimes folks forget what n
close relationship exists between
them and their daily newspaper
Because their newspaper is always
on the doorstep or on the corner
newsstand exactly when they ex-
pect it, they take it pretty much
for granted. They forget how i'm
portart it is to them-how lost
they would be without it.
That's why newspaper publish
ers all over the country got TO-
gether and decided to sponsor 4
National Newspaper Week from
Get. l to 8. They wanted to re-
mind their subscribers that not
only is the daily newspaper vital
part of eyeryone's life, but that
the readers are a vital part of the
ncwspaper-that without the
friendly attitude of the public and
its tolerance in hearing all sides
of every question. there could be
no free American press.
The idea Of a week devoted to
American newspaper really belongs
to H. r. Helsby. editor of the
Olean fN.YJ Times Hearld Mr..
Helsby got his inspiration more
than a year ago. On Aug. 5,1939,
he told his readers about it in an
editorial. He wrote:
After all. the American news
paper is one of the bulwarks of
American democracy-one of the
safeguards of AmerieaEism as we
know it.
And it is not only safeguard,
IT is a safeguard which belongs to
the people themselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
UNPLEASANT BUT TRUE

Possibly it could have been prevented.
We don't know But day after day, it
seems more certain that the United
States cannot avoid eventual entrance
into the war.
Strangely enough, it seems to be Ger
many, Italy and Japan who are now try
ing to hasten our entry into the conflict,
rather than Great Britain. Why? Is it
becaNse we are woefully unprepared right
now?" Or it is because those nations need
something TO divert their own people
from the thought of recent military re-
verses?
Whatever the reason, our own foreign
policy has done much to encourage the
dictators in their efforts against u.s. The
public utterances of our national lead
ers has done everything possible to give
the totalitarian states the idea that we
are already their enemies.
Theodore Roosevelt advised this ma
tion to walk softly and carry big
stick Nowadays, we have been walk
ing loudly and carrying little stick.
We wclldn-t particularly mind the bel
ligerent talk, but we're nightly afraid
somebody is going to call our bluff be-
fore we are ready to back it up with any
thing but words.
We should have started to get ready
four years ago-not four months ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE, OF SALE OF REAL PRO-
PERTY AT PRIVATE SALE.
No. 1O89O8
No. loseos


In the Superior Court of the
State of California, in and for the
County of Los Angeles.
In the Matter of the Estate Of
ELIZA ANN KELSEY, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that unt;Sr
and pursuant to the law made and
provided, and to the order of Court
shortening the time for the publi-
cation of notice of sale on file
herein, to whcih reference is heye-
By made, the undersigned, JEAN
G., HALL and FRANK o. WILL
LIAMS. as executors of the Last
viii ana Testament of Eliza Ann
Kelsey, Deceased, will sell at pri-
vate sale to the highest and best
bidder, subject to confirmation of
said Superior Court, on and after
the 5th day of October 1910, at the
office of Walter L. Mann, their
attorney, 904 Rowan Building, 458
South Spring Street, in the City
of Los Angels, County and State a.
foresaid, all the right, title and in
terest Of said deceased at the time of
her death and all the right, title and
interest that the estate of said
deceased has acquired by operation
OF law or otherwise, other than or
In addition to that of said de-
ceased at the time of death, in
and to that certain real property
particularly described as follows,
to-Wit:
Lot Five t5, Block Twenty
seven (2D of Addition Number
One Cd of the City of Ell Cen
tro, County of Imeprial, State
of California, as per Map No.
35 OF the County Recorders Of
flee of said County.
Terms of sale: cash in lawful
money of the United States on co.,
firmation of sale by the Court,
or if sale is made upon credit the
executors must take the note of
the purchaser for the unpaid por-
tion of the purchase money with
q mortgage or deed of trust on the
property to secure its payment.
Ten per cent G0&) of the amount
bid to be deposited with bid.
Bids or offers shall be in writ
ing and will be received at the
aforesaid office at any time after
the first publication hereof and
before date of sale.
Dated this 25th day of September,
1910.
JEAN G.. HALL,
FRANK o. WILLIAMS,
AS Executors of the Last Will and
Testament of ELIZA ANN KELSEY,
Walter l.. Mann,
904 Rowan Building,
Los Angeles. California.
Attorney for Executors.
S 25. O
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01

I'm your photographer I'm the who's the spot
whenever there's action exactly happened
shutter clicked off the picture
still will within hoursthrough the miracle Teephoo
It's picnic Juggling film and aslgh bulbs
and handest thing the world
they That's work rueGet
the pcture!'
The whole world this little lens looked at
Life Death through finder looked at the victims
killings just gawk
a their smiles
warthe kids marching the little
bomb the heaped
battlefield the swinging along their
the everyday
gesture of the
despair of the bum the bench.
parade click the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
Did You Know?

Saturn's rings are not composed
OF solid material The inner rings
reVolVe about the planet more
swiftly than the outer ones.
Plant lice sometimes lay eggs and
sometimes bring forth their Young
alive.
The United States has approxi-
mately 30,000,00O dwelling xnits. s,ich
as owned homes. rented homes. and
rented apartments.
Federal prisoners, during the fis-
cal year of 1899. borrowed 500. 600
DOCKS from institutional libraries
4 Inc human lung breathes about
/ ouo.ooo cubic inches of air i'm every
"a houfs OF normal respiration.
H iefmltes. or white ants can dis
1solve concrete.
England imports thNlsands of
spin-ball machines from america ey-
cry year.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
ZOUR COUNTRY

Twentieth of "a articles on "Our
Country, written exclusively for
NFA Service and POst-Press by the
nations most famous authors.
BY JAMES TRUSLOW ADAMS
Author of March of Democracy,
"The Living Jefferson, epic OF
America. etc.
What does America mean to me?
1t means everything, but above all
a way of life. 1t mears the chance
to be yourself and to make the
most of yourself you are capable
of without being told what you are
to 10 or how to do it.
Many years ago brought young
Frenchman to America and after
a few days asked him what i'm
pressed him most. He said at once,
The way everyone Of every sort
looks you straight in the eye" An
other incident. I had an Alsatian
who delivered goods to my apart
ment in New York. He was well
educated ard used to sit and talk
with me, and he said once. "This
is America. In Germany 1 would
leave parcel at the servants en-
trance ard never be able to sit in
room like this and talk, man to
man, to a person like you"
I believe in this way of life, in
what America does for people, and
in our democracy. We have built
sort of society in which all car
make the most of themselves in
the way they want and are able to.
Cur democracy to me is our most
precious possession. 1t and not ma
tional wealth or foreign trade is
America. 1t can be taken from us
in two WayS-by discipline i'm
posed on us by some man or group
the Nazi and Fascist way, or by
our failing to use self discipline.
I do not believe that democracy
and what I call the American
Dream must fail. We can preserve
them if we Wart to, but in order
to do so we must discipline our
selves. or somebody will discipline
us and take our way of life from us.
We need leaders. but they will
be Of no avail if we have not got
decency, morality. and self-reli-
ance ourselves.
Democracy cannot win out in
this world today, nor can we main
tain cur freedom if we are not free
in our own souls and lives. and
we are not free in our souls if we
are looking fsr easy money, easy
jobs. dirty political deals, feeding
at the public trough at someone
elSe's expense if we can work cur
selves and all the rest of what has
been replacing what the FreEch-
man l started with found here.
I am not speaking of the neces-
sarily unemployed at the moment
OF Of politics, but of fundamental
morality.
Democracy is the only form of
life humanity has found in which
it can have freedom OF speech.
thought, religion, and the right to
be ones self. If that goes, all I
care for in life goes.
The trouble is rot with demo-
cracy. as I see it. but with the
deterioration of our own eharac-
ters. What we need TO make us an
efficient ard powerful nation is
ret q change IN our form of gov
ernment. but a change in our own
hearts and daeirae
I am not preaching sermon.
but talking Cry as an American
professional man who loves Amerf-
CT aid wants to keep alive the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01

accepted Jim F'arleys post he did
so on condition that both Corcorar
and Harry Hopkins would resign
Now they're out, Hopkins to try te
regain his health, Cocoran to work
for a third term via an Independent
citizens committee.
MINE WORKERS
JOLT LEWIS
Signs are multiplying that John
L. Lewis hasn't helped himself g
bit with his own United Mine Work
ers by attacking FDR and playing
ball with the G. I. O's left-Wingers
during the past year. The U. M. w
has. of course, been solid Lewis
outfit since way back when; but
its also pretty firmly non-red and
Roosevelt.
In electing it's officers, U. M. w
nominates by petitions from the
locals and elects by referendum
Currently. says an apparently re-
liable report, petitions have come
in from some 700 locals-of which
200 nominated Lewis while SOC
plunked for Phil Murray c. I. O
vice president
This doesn't mean Lewis will be
unseated Murray is 100 per cent
loyal to him and almost certainly
would never run against him. It is
taken, though, as a striking reflec-
tion of the miners opposition to
Lewis recent course.
WORRIES
FOR N. l.. II. B.
The labor board will be in q
pretty fix if the senate accepts the
house provision barring the use OF
any labor board funds for support
OF a research division-which may
be just what the house had in
mind.
The action was aimed at the
boards head researcher, David Sa-
poss. The house tried to cut off
his money last June, but the board
rejuggled its funds and kept him
and most of his staff. Now the house
has put through a clause so tight.
in its ban on the spending of money
for research. that if it stands up the
board won't even be able to gather
the material for its annual report or
send out its customary statistical
reports to its regional offices.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
So They Say

France and its industry have not
been smothered. There may be ashes
on the fire. but the flames are still
there.
Nine. Elsa Schiaparelli, French
fashion designer.
I've had 1872 lawyers working for
me in my time.
49,. John Barrymore
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO FILE REPORT

NOTICE TO FILE REPORT
ALL HANDLERS MARKETING
AND SELLING WITHIN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA GRAPE
FRUIT GROWN IN IMPERIAL
COUNTY AND THAT PART OF
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SOUTH
AND EAST OF SAN GORGONIO
PASS IN THE STATE OF CALIFOR-
MA, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
Pursuant to the provisions of Sec
ton 1300.13 (d of The California
Marketing Act of 1887, being Chap
ter TO- Division vi of the Agricul-
tural Code of the State of California,
as amended by Chapter 665, Statutes
OF 1899, notice is hereby given to all
handlers marketing and selling with
IN the State of California, during
the 1939-40 marketing season, grape
fruit grown in Imperial County and
that part of Riverside County south
and east of San Gorgonio Pass in
the State of California to report
to the Director Of Agriculture. State
Office Building, Sacramento. Cali
fornia, not later than Friday. Oct.
II, 1910, the following information:
ta) Your correct name and ad-
dress
(b The number of standard
packed boxes or the equival-
ent of grapefruit sold by YOU
IN markets within the State
OF Cail1ornla during the 1889
40 marketing season from
the 1889 bloom. (For non
standard pack sixty-five (65)
pounds net is equivalent to
one standard packed box
ec) lhe correct name and mail
ADDRESS of grapefruit growers
Ior Whom you sold grapefruit
IN markets within the State
OF California during the 1939-
l94O marketing season from
the 1899 bloom.
I'D The quantity of grapefruit
sold by you in markets within
The State of California for
each of the different grape
1rut growers during the 1899
-l940 marketing season from
the 1889 bloom. If you are
a grower-handler, please list
your own fruit and that of
other growers separately.
In WITNESS WHEREOF. this
order is hereby executed and is
sued in the City of Sacramento
California, this 25th day of SEN
tember, 1910.
(Signed)
w. B. PARKER
Director of Agri-
culture.
(Sealed with the
Seal of the State
Department of
- Agriculture)
(S27-O2 incl.)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
FLYNN HELPED
CORCORAN OUT

Democratic National Chairman
Edward T. Flynn is generally cred
tied here with an assist, at the very
least. in Tommy Corcorans unex-
pected resignation of his govern
ment post.
Understanding is that when Flynn
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01

picture the world that you live nits
grind propaganda to
When read of brutality and
injustice still unbelieving But that couldn't
happenr crime and filth disease and
its naked undenae ugness My
They
to ike to
big laugh you're wrong I've been
known die pictures glance
with nsked the bonb-splne for
lodged the brick
excited Officers all the
day. racket punk lenslouse
the shutter
who, just they
hadboiled world mister And it's
in that world I do my job which the picture'
- reporter.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
Famous Sayings

Our deeds seeds of fate, here on earth but
bringing forth their harvest in eterntyG D. Board
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01

This is National Newspaper Week. One of the most
common things in everyday life, the daily newspaper
is of the least well known from the standpoint OF
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
Barbs

Councilman in Cleveland sub
urb was selected from hat, which
he probably will start talking
through in usual councilmanic
fashion.
%
A seven-ton stone -crusher stolen
from Michigan gravel pit is enough
to make the deed weigh heavily
on anybody's conscience.
Japanese and French forces were
battling at place called Dong
Dang, which sounds es though they
came out fighting at the bell.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
| Am Your photog rapher ). :.

article and others that will appear during Newspaper
Week., attempt to introduce to you the things every
newspaperman knows-but which few other people
know
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
Thoughts for the Day

Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth.
the same shall he receive of the Lord whether he be
bond or free-Ephesians 6:8.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
MEMBER

MEMBER
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fishers Association. National
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fornia Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-07-04
Lusty KlOndike Is StilIed

The lusty Klondike, where men
killed each other for gold and gam
bled away their fortunes on green
topped tables in smoky saloons, is
all but buried today beneath the
gray muds deposited by 40 years of
floods. DR.. Lowell R. Laudon, pro-
fessor of geology at the University
of Tulsa (Oklahoma), painted that
picture in describing his experiences
in hiking trip from Skagway over
Chilkoot pass to Lake Bennett at
the headWaters of the Yukon river
last year. A lone trapper lives in the
ghost area today. Sodden gray piles
of lumber, almost completely over
grown with the dense Alaskan vege-
tation, mark former camp sites. Be-
meath tumbled roofs lie wreckage Of
crudely made furniture, harnesses,
packs, wagon wheels, sleds, oars,
and other gear discarded after the
collapse of the golden bubble.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-07-04

Mrs. Ed Bean and Joe Bean of
Prosser visited Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
tlque Perrault Tuesday. Joe will
drive tractor this harvest for Carl
Hanson and Frank Green will drive
the large grain dump truck.
Mrs. Ada Tyacke and daughter,
Maxine aud Mrs. c. G. Goodrich &C.
companied Mrs. Irwin Fouch and
daughter, Helen, to Yakima Thurs
day. While there Mrs. Tyacke
called to see Mrs. Charles Tyacke
and baby daughter, Sharon, at the
Yakima hospital.
Several of the farmers have pur-
chased combines recently, those re-
ported are, Maurice McBee, Ed
Tyacke, Carl Hanson, Frank Smith
and Chester Anderson. Most of the
threshing will begin next week.
Goug Donaldson and Harold
Combes were business visitors in
the community Sunday.
Clifford Henson and D. Donald
son were business visitors in
Cheney last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Ivey and
children CT Prosser and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Hamilton of Rattlesnake
visited Sunday at the z. Perraults.
Mrs. Ray Anderson and daugh-
ter came home Friday evening from
the Pru6en hospital. Dorothy
Boyd will help Mrs. Anderson thru
harvest.
Dale Hall and Benny johnson of
Milton, Oregon spent last weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. z. Perrault.
Mrs. Wallace Anderson and Mrs.
Louis Tyacke and daughter visited
Tuesday at the Hugh Bells.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Moore and
daughter, Velma, of Buena Vista,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Tyacke and
daughter, and Vern Borden were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Travis.