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Evening star., 1940-03-29

paign today was the announcement
that Cornelius Ryan. president of the
Patuxent Democratic Club, would
support Senator Radcliffe.
Mr.. Ryan opposed Senator Tydings
in the bitter 1888 purge" campaign.
Senator Tydings beat Representative
Lewis in the primary and was re-
elected by landslide vote.
Mr.. Ryan's rival faction, the
county organization headed by Rep
resentative Sasscer, is supporting
Senator Radclif1e's primary op-
ponent, Democratic National Com
mitteeman Howard Bruce.
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Maj. McHenry Stresses
Need for New Armory

A new armory is needed in Wash
lngton, Maj. George w. McHenry,
U. S. M. c., stressed last night at a
dinner meeting of Headquarters
Company, 5th Battalion Marine
Corps Reserve, at the Roger Smith
Hotel.
Master Technical Sergt. George
w. Scott, newly appointed band
leader of the battalion. was present.
ed with a baton by 1t. Col. Harvey
l.. Miller, commanding officer.
Other brief speakers included Col
Miller, Maj. William w. Stickney
Capt. William J. Burrows and Sergt
Maj. Harry Volkman.
Evening star., 1940-03-29

ing renOmlna.
ton in t h e
Democratic SEN
atorial primary,
1t was announced
today.
urin ng the
last campaign
Mr.. Mccullough
dir e C tie d the
county forces of
Senator Millard
E. Tydings.
Another Prince
Georges County
development in
the Maryland
ca~
Evening star., 1940-03-29

professor of philosophy at Johns
Hopkins University.
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Democratic Convention
Has Six Fewer Delegates
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Officials at Democratic National
Committee headquarters have just
discovered that their party's ma
tional convention will be made up
of only 1904 instead of 1,100 dele
gates.
The Philippine Islands, which
have had six delegate votes in the
past, will not be represented at the
Chicago convention July Is because
of their Commonwealth status,
officials said.
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Radcliffe Manager
Named in Prince GEORGES

Robert w. Mccullough has been
named manager of the Prince
Georges County campaign for Sena-
tor George l.. Radcliffe, who is seek
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
NO ROOM FOR COMPLAINT
IN THIS ELECTION

Nobody can rightly complain about
the results of Tuesdays election, insofar
as they can be known until absentee bal
lots are counted. Imperial county voters
went down the line for good government,
and chances are they will get it. They
were fortunate, though. 1t would have
been hard for even the most ill informed
person to vote for an undesirable candi-
date. There wasn't one on the ballot Who
really fitted that description. -.
Winners and losers alike must be con-
graduated on the exceptionally clean
campaign almost all of them conducted.
In the very few instances where cam
paigns overstepped propriety, the fault
lay with too ardent supporters, and not
with the candidates themselves. Sports
manship and good taste marked this
campaign more than any other for many
years.
The result will, we believe, be reflect
ed in Sacramento and in various branches
of the county government. Imperial coun-
ty has obtained as her state assembly
man man who IS level headed and able.
The voters have assured themselves of the
opportunity in November to vote on two
men, either one of whom would be- as
state senator, a fitting team mate for the
new assemblyman. Regardless which of
the two is elected in November, no OBJ
server at the state capital will be able
to talk to this county's legislative repre-
sentatives without being struck by their
high calibre, especially in comparison to
others from more populous areas of the
state. Harvey Hastain is elected; George
Luckey and Charles 'Wieman give the
county two good men to choose from in
electing state senator in November.
The reelection of Judge Vaughn N.
Thompson to the superior court bench
assures the county of the same impair
tial, wise conduct in the judicial branch
that it has had for the last II years
years that established a record with
which, evidently, the voters found little
fault.
The uncnanglng status of the board Of
supervisors reflects public satisfaction
with a good record of performance on
the part of the countys governing body
"a satisfaction which should encourage
Hugh Osbrne, B. NJ. Graham of Brawley
and A. " Preble of Imperial, along with
holdover members of the board, to even
greater efforts toward economic busi-
ness administration of the county gov
ernment
AS general thing, even those voters
whose ballots were cast for defeated can
didates should be satisfied with Tuesdays
results, for good men were elected.
Congratulations are due all the way
'round-to winners and voters alike.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
Willis Thornton's S Editorial On
We've Had Debate. Now .Ad! :.

1t is one thing TO debate thor.
oughly and democratically the
measures for the country's defense
1t is another thing to snarl them In
a maze of irrelavancies, and strange
them in a Welter Of red tape
About month ago we urged
thoroug< debate on the bill for
universal selective military service
That debate has been held. In
spite of occasional lapses into child
ish personalities, we believe that
about all has been said on both
sides that is pertinent.
1t is time to make a decision. 1t
we are to have universal service. VIC
ought to have it in time to begin
getting men to camp this fall. If
we are not. we ought to open an
intensive recruiting campaign i'm
mediately
AS it is, we can do neither. IT
would have been wrong to whoop the
universal service bill through on
three days notice But it is doub1y
wrong to fiddle with it week after
week, long after every pertinent
thing has been said on the subject.
Both candidates for the presidency,
and therefore presumably both
parties, are in favor of it. The time
has come To make the decision, one
way or another.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
INVENTION :.
FOR WHAT?
Nevada State JournaD

A high school freshman who was treat
ed to ride around the block by the late
Charles E. Duryea in his "horseless car
them had yet heard the word "automo-
bile"-asked its designer: "Will there be
many of these?" Instantly, his eyes aglint
with prophecy, the then young inventor
exclaimed: "My lad, there will be thou
sands!" He little dreamed of the day
when there would be 30,000,0O0 in the
United States alone, ..,.s -.
When the Wright brothers first "flew"
at Kittyhawk, N. c., not many years later,
they had no concept of day when one
could fly from America to Europe in
day, or from California to China in sew
eral days. Still less did they envisage a
day when great cities would be devastated
from, the sky. Morse's first telegraphic
message, What hath God wrought is
being answered only piecemeal, but the
answer is breath taking when, among
other things wireless communication is
Thought of.
The age of epoch-making invention has
rolled with such rapidity. as contrasted
with the big gaps of time that marked
the production Of gun powder, the COM
pass, the printing press and the cotton
gin, that it is natural to think of it as
perhaps nearing its close. Not so. Mech
anisms that will be the veritable hand
maidens of the future are not yet dream
ed Of. The pity of it is the price man al
ready is paying in having instrumental
tiles for fuller life so drastical1y devoted
to punishment and suffering in the name
of misguided glory for a few despots.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28

MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub
y HshsTs Association. National
Editorial Association. Cali
fornia Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
Pal! HarEi!soa'!s Ei! ! 4 Notes ll
On hd|YWood's F0ibtes, and Fads

pie under him. svzt '|T
Miss Hepburn told of pneE Dur
ing filming of Mary of Scotland"
she said, there was a scene which
she Inadvertently ended, aftertfi
ishing aiispeech, by turning away
and relaxing. Ford was annoyed
and said sharply, : Katie: you
shouldn't have stopped then. I'm
he e ,Hs one ~ who says cut az around "
,pAlready a little nervous, Miss
Hepburn spoiled a second take by
Hot Sustaining the dramatic mood
long enough. "Tfe" director was flu
rious. BY this time she was so up
set the third try was blotched the
same way. Ford lashed at her with
four words which were so vicious
the whole company gasped Then
re- turned to walk off the set.
The shock of what he said was
exactly what was needed to cure
her Filters. the actress declared.
She was sure it was calculated and
impersonal, like a slap in the face to
cure Mysteries. Feeling no resent
ment, she ran after Ford and
apologized, and after that they got
got along fine.
Fords sense of humor is at least
unusual. Said he's probably the
only person in the world who will
arrange some elaborate Joke, per-
,11apsh setting the stage for days,
and then. hot even be around when
II. comes off Never inquiries about
the result or acknowledges any part
IN It. Drives his victims crazy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
Famous Sayings
Obedience is not truly performed by the body, if the
heart is dissatisfied d.-Saadi.
BY zPHCE,1fARfsISON

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
8, HOLLYWOOD, Aug 28.-Miss
Katie Hepburn was tfattlih9 toward
the stuelio 'in2hsr z -yearI old .jalopy
the other morning wheh she passed
|. dead sk6hk., Not TOO dead or too
,effldvious-just another traffic VIC
tim, OF that day rf"-ft sioafik. ~
: Remembering; the delicacy of
SOME Of Miss, Hepburn's roles, to
gether~ ~wifA stories Of her off-screen
aloofness, oyou wouldn't Imagine
that she'd have Anything to do with
ii dead skunk Bat almost imne-
diately she thought of 'sofnething to
do with it. To the Hollywood mind
such find is, as challenging as the
discovery Of d garter snake by a
small boy -on his way to school j
Miss Hepburn stopped, backed
to the scene V1of the accident
picked up the lifeiess varmint and
put 1T on the floor Of the Car
Nearing the Studio. she stopped at
a florist shop. In a long white
box later tied with satin ribbon
the skunk was laid out on a bed
of ferns. =" ~, % ~ ...-.- .---o
Happily, Miss Hepburn proceeded
to the set and there gave the box
to Jack Greenwood, second assist
ant director Pleased. and flustered.
although possibly puzzled by gift
of flowers, he 'stammered his grati-
tude. The star said,,a That's all
right; you've been very good about
checking my dialog and keeping me
straight in my lines So heaopened
the box and there was the dead
skunk. Everyone laughed uproar-
iously. .'cl & -
There is no particular point to
this story, especially since Miss
Hepburn bears no i'll will toward
Greenwood. 1t was just typical
Iollywood gag. And ! mean gag.
RIBS SELF
WITH 1896 FLOP
Miss Hepburn can laugh at her
self. On the set of philadelphia
Story" she has made several deris-
i've references to Sylvia Scarlett'
in which she also played opposite
Cary grant, and which also was
directed by George Cukor. Made
in 1896. the picture was a dismal
flop. Today, if she happens to
bungle a take, she's likely to take
a mock bow and say. That was a
scene from Sylvia Scarlett'.'
Recently she was praising Cary
Grant. whose acting she admires.
and said, '-One thing that still
puzzles me is how I could have
been so loathesome in Sylvia Scar
lett that people wouldn't have
gone anyway, Just to see Grant"
+ She's staumch' in. her loyalties,
and although she won't attempt
to defend herself in Hollywood,
she'll argue at length for some
other presumably misunderstood
person, such as John Ford. The
sympathetic and sensitive quality
Of Fbrd's pictures makes extra
puzzling his occasional harsh Jokes
and savage joutbursts against epeo-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
CONGRESS
SHOULD KNOW
(WaH Street Journal)

1t is unfortunate that discussion of our
foreign policies by public officials should
SO frequently take a bitterly partisan
course. It is a partisanship that has
nothing to do with party lines but which
apparently springs from entirely sincere
emotions by individuals with real con-
Germ for the future of our country But
the muddied manner in which the issues
are discussed confuses the public and
endangers the defense program itself.
Ambassador Bullitt's Philadelphia ad-
dress need not have aroused so much ire
in the House and Senate as to bring forth
a personal attack upon his record. In
stead, it might be more productive to have
a congressional inquiry into issues that
are raised as a result of portions of that
address.
Mr.. Bullitt said: at is my conviction,
drawn from my own experience and from
the information in the hands of our gov
ernnient in Washington, that the United
States is in as great peril today as was
France year ago. And | believe that
unless we act now, decisively, to meet the
threat we shall be too late
That is a remarkable statement. The
public has been we'll apprised of the in
'oA oAnoiruiSSeiiStoIl III IdIiSS tudI ,cOHCrlD-
uted so much to her collapse, and what
details were missing Mf. Bullitt himself
has supplied. But what information is
in the hands of our Government in Wash
IngtOn that we do not know about? 1t is
factual material or .supposition based
on Germany's recent deeds? If there are
essential facts unknown to the public
Congress should know about them.
And why is '"our defense against the
enemies who are already within our coun-
try,,".in the words of Ambassador Bullitt,
still unorganized The Administration
has powers to, deal with enemies within
our country. Why hasn't it organized
that defense? '''
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28

If we are to have selective SER
vice. we should have it now. for the
boys called to camp this fall will
not be trained to amount to any,
thing until next summer If we
are not to have it, then we should
know it and begin an intensive re-
cruiting campaign Immediately, for
the same reason. 7
Thousands Of men are no doubt
reasoning like this: We'll I'll wait
and see If this draft thing passes.
If it does, then they'll call me
when it's my turn" Whereas, if
they knew definitely that the con-
scription plan had been rejected.
they might volunteer, knowing that
to voluntary decisions like their
own the safety of the country had
been entrusted.
If there is single lesson to be
learned from Europe's agony of the
past year 1T is this: when the mo-
ment of danger comes. it is too late
to prepare. Victory is to him who
prepared in advance t
2 There is a certain point where
democratic debate becomes mere
obstruction and confusion. When
everything pertinent has been said.
decision is in order The debate over
universal service is approaching
that point.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
WHAT OF THE TREND?

Since human beings from time imme-
mortal have been addicted to everything
from crystal balls to star gazing in an
effort to foretell the future, it seems
pardonable at this time to stare into the
glass of Tuesdays election results in
an effort to determine what course Cali
fornia is steering toward the general
election in November.
Contrary to the practice of rank par
tisans who see what they want to see,
we cannot believe that the number Of
votes lost by Ed Y. LAC at this election,
as compared to the number of votes he
obtained at the last one, is a downright
repudiation of the New Deal. We see
in it rather the loss of confidence by
voters in a man who seemingly had few
convictions himself, except the convic-
ton that he should vote as he was told
to vote His loss of prestige merely indi-
Gates again that the people do not like
''yes men" in public life.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
Bruce Cation in !xashingten
Disseets Me News

if they had refused, 1t is probable
the Churchill, government would
have found ways OF compelling
them to: conform.
DRAFT DEBATE
DRAWS CROWD
Senate c6f1scription debate con-
tinues sell-out performance. The
air-cooled capitol hangs out its
s. R. o. sign every morning half
an hour after the senate convenes;
guards restrain tourists at street
floor. level take them up to the
gallery 10 or 20 at a time, as seats
become available. -
Busiest man in Washington is
Representative Joe Martin, Willkie' s
campaign manager. From until
noon he sees callers at the office
of the Republican National COM
mittee; from midday until the
house adjourrs, he, devotes himself
to his job as minority floor leader;
after that his appointments crowd
his schedule right up to II O'Clock,
Joe's bedtime. -
SPEECH TRAINING
FOR 'WILLKTE? ....
Wendell ,Willkie will make a few
formal Speeches, possibly not more
than half dozen between now and
November. But he will make more
rear platform speeches than any
candidate in, history if present
plans are followed. He'll start
southwest after his next speech, in
Kansas, then head northWard along
the west coast. eventually getting
around to every corner Of The
country. . = p . 4'zstt q" =
Party stategists are Undecided
whether to turn speech expert
loose on Willkie, or let him slur a
sentence now and then au natrrel.
Some of them think the average
voter who splits an occasional in
finitive himself feels closer to a
candidate whose grammar and die
tion aren't always letter perfect.
Senators Bridges, Vandenberg
and Taft will sit on the speakers
bench, and be called out to help
complete team play in their own
states. Plans are to send Tom
Dewey to the big cities where ma
chine politics must be reckoned
with. - r'-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
BY MILTON BRONNER

q. - 81
BY MILTON BRONNER =.
NEA Service Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28-Maybe
congress isn't as bold as the Bri-
tish Parliament. Maybe American
businessmen, not confronted by ac-
tual war, are not as amenable as
British -industrialists.
At any rate, congress and busi-
ness are at loggerheads over an
excess profits tax on defense ma
terials which is far less drastic than
that in effect in. Britain. %
The levy originally proposed in
the house was anywhere from 25
to 40 per cent on profits in excess
of those earned in an earlier basic
period. 1t was proposed that this
earnings credit should be COM
puted by taking three of the four
years 1869 inclusive.
- But now the Ways and Means
committee sugges companies
should compute their earnings by
taking all figures for the years
1868 inclusive and divide by
four. Deficit years would be treated
as if the firm broke even.
BRITAIN'S TAX
100 PER CENT
In Great Britain last June the
chancellor of the exchequer pre-
sented a bill levying tax of 100
per cent on all profits greater than
those earned in so-called standard
years-mainly the three years be-
fore the war.
Provision was made for specific
cases where. this tax would have
worked genuine hardship. Where
companies could show very small
previous earnings, they were grant
ed the right to from to per cent
profit on invested capital before
the excess profits levy was imposed
The House Ways and Means COM
mittee is considering a similar plan,
allowing a to per cent profit on
investment before levying the war
profits tax.
Virtually no firms in Britain re-
fused to accept war work Grim
necessity and patriotism ruled. But
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA in
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
q IMPERIAL
y No. 31szS
NOTICE OF HEARING
PETITION TO ESTABLISH
RECORD OF BIRTH
In the Matter of the Petition
~ - - of t''.
GENEvIEVE ALICE HILL
To Establish Record OF Birth
ROBERT GREENBERRY HILL
Notice is hereby given that Cen
evieve Alice Hill has filed with the
Clerk of this Court petition pray
ing that the date and place of the
birth 'of Robert Greenberry Hill be-
established, and that the 30th day
of August, 1910, at2 o'clock pm. of
said day, at the, court room of the
above entitled court. at El Centre,
:. in the County of Imperial, State
of California, has been set as the
time for hearing said petition, when
and where any person interested
may appear and show cause why
the said petition should not be
granted. <'>'e.=. ~
Dated this 10Th day of August,
1910.
w. j. McCLELLAND.
e - Z = Clerk
BY M. A. CHRISTIAN
-.r., : d 49, Deputy
Pub. Aug. 20 to 30 incl. -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28

Enlisting may be a little slack
at the moment for the army and
navy but We watched with patriotic
pride as little group Of Congress
men went to the White House and
offered their services to Roosevelt
in helping locate those 100 munitions
plants in their respective districts.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
BaIhs!

Italy-obans petting parties after
dark, another reason why democ-
.racy should not perish from the
earth.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28

While Bruce Cation vacations,
members of NEA Services, Wash
ington bureau pinch-hit or him.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-28
Thoughts for the Day

Behuad ff1e Lord thy God hath set the land before
thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord God of thy
fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be
discouraged. ged.-Deuteronomy 12l HN
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-05-16
Swimming

Swimming Pool rates adopted by the Town Council
Monday night are distinct Improvement the
rates proposed originally. 1t is doubtful whether
more than very snail percentage of Greenbelt fant-
lies could have purcha sed pass at the $40
per family originally proposed. Even the installment
scheme suggested would have made the Pool prohibi-
tive luxury for most of US, parti cularly those Of
as With very large families limited budgets the
people who should be given opportunity to
the Pool.
Tine alone Will tell whether he rate finally de-
ctded upon, 5000 for feni1y pass 1.-THE other rate
schedules appear elsewhere in this issue Of the Coop
erator) Will prove to be sound from the business
standpoint, but 1T seems good sense to that
rate which will enable more people to service
will in the end bring return than wt Oh ex
cludes all but few. In the last analysis, the
Swimming Pool should not be considered money
making proposition anyway. 1t should pay for itself
but paying for itself the rates set should always
be the minimum possible ones that all of res
idents can enjoy swir when they feel like it.
Our Town Council is to be congratul lated placing
human considerations above financial 1t is
to the people to prove by their support that
the Council ri ght.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-05-16

Arrest OF George Scalise charges Of eHtortton,
and indieaents OF nearly 200 other labor leaders
various counts ranging IRON petty theft 70 terrorism
IS being v1ewed fearful ly by the start OF
drive against unions. Most OF US, however, tnclud-
Ing neabers or unions, can view ne recent
a spring houseclsanlng in the labor organizations.
TIE exposure OF the seany side Of the labor
can not but act a stimulus to the unions to rid
themselves or racketsers and VINO have
attached themselves TO the labor groups parasites.
he general publ &c in wondering why corrupt prac-
tices in unions have not been wiped this,
has failed to realise that the 90 easy as
1t looks. While labor Is organized along the
democratic lines as the larger poll tical world, it
suffers from the faults democracy in other
fields. Until the public rid itself of politi-
cal bosses and graft it will be hadi capped in help
ing labor clean up its own faulty sci fgovernment.
Even though imperfect in Applicant on the
tic processes of labor unions contributed much
to the political educa ton of working men, and
buttressed the democracy of country immeasurablys