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Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
FORGIVE OUR DEBTS
(From Fairmont SentineD

In his various loaning and subsidizing
enterprises Uncle Sam made a lot of
calamity loans to dust bowl farmers
IN 1886 and years prior. The money
loaned was supposed to be used to buy
feed for livestock and seed to plant more
crops where said crops were refusing to
grow
Such loans were made to farmers in SO
states and reached a total of 81 million
dollars, of which "a million dollars re-
main unpaid with small prospect that
any of it will ever be paid
In Minnesota 27,133 farmers made
such loans and 21,53S of these borrow
ers have just let 'er slide, owe dear old
Uncle at this date S5.432,664
Senator Shipstead, probably remem-
berlng the Lords prayer forgive us
our debts as we forgive our debtors"
has been trying unsuccessfully so far to
get congress to Just cancel these items,
donate the whole "a million dollars.
The senator argues that the items
should have been donations, not loans,
in the first place.
No doubt all farmers who owe these
debts are in favor of cancellation, but
what about those foolish ones who paid
up? If the others are forgiven should
not refunds be made to those who paid?
II would De Il nice precedent, Dflng-
ing hope to all who owe the govern
ment that all obligations will be can
celled and forgiven
That would be nice way to cancel the
debt We owe Uncle on our war risk in
surance. In that deal Uncle lends us
part of our money, paid heretofore as
premiums, charges us a neat five per
cent interest.
Hurrah. Let's all help Senator Ship
stead boost for the forgiveness Of debts
owed the government.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21

ton are waging merry fight to
shut off even the small trickle of
Mexican oil which is now getting
into the United States. 1T is i'm
ported chiefly by Sinclair, which
has settled its scrap with the Mex
lean government and is taking oil
In payment for its appropriated
properties. Oil interests barely failed
in an attempt to get a law through
congress to keep Sinclair from
importing this OIL but new law is
being drafted and will be offered a
little later If passed, it would of
course increase pressure on Mexico
to sell to Japan or any other buy
err.
Both the major oil companies,
like Standard, and the myriad in
dependents are working toget1er on
this scrap, since Sinclair is under
selling its competitors with the
Mexican oil it brings in.
BRITISH LUKEWARM
ON FLYING FORTRESSES
The British are due to get
flock of the U. S. Army's flying
fortress bombers shortly-and the
ironical part about it is that they
don't want 'em nearly as much as
everybody thinks they do.
Early models of the flying fort
ress (Which are the models the
British will get) haven't impressed
The British experts much The
claim is that they have a blind
spot in the rear-in other words,
that there is one angle of approach
which these early models can't
cover with their own guns.
Models now in production, to-
gether with some already il serv-
ice, have corrected this defect. But
these, according to the dope, are
the ones the British won't get.
One big reason for the intense
British desire to get new planes
from the U. S. is that both they
and the Germans have their own
fighting planes on mass produc-
ton basis now. That means that
when and if the British can put
into action a new fighter which
can outfly and Outright the first
line German planes Curtiss p
38, for instance-the Germans can't
bring out a new plane to match
it without throwing their entire
production schedule out of gear.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
Notice of Time and Place Appointed
for Proving will and Hearing
Application for Letters TcSta-
nientary.
In the Matter of the Estate of
ROBERT KNAPP, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that a petit
ton for probate of the will Of
ROBERT KNAPP, deceased, and
for the issuance 70 SADIE KNAPP
Of letters testamentary, has been
filed in this court, and that Friday
the 25th day of october, 1910, at 2
O'Clock PM, of said day, at the
courtroom of said court, at the
Court House in the City of Ell Gen.
tro, County of Imperial, State of
California, has been set for the
hearing of said petition, when and
where any person interested may
appear and contest the same, and
show cause, if any they have why
said petition should not be granted.
Dated october 9, 1940
w. j. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
By CITHA BAMSON,
Deputy Clerk.
(O1l-22 incl)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
PAUPER COUNTIES
Riverside Press)

Were it not for the fact that hundreds
of counties in the United States are sup
ported in large part by the state, it is
probable that many might follow the eX-
ample of Perry county, in the mountains
of Kentucky, and file a petition in bank
ruptcy in federal cOurt-the first action
of its kind in court annals. County gov
ernment, as eXemplified in most sections
outside of New England, while intend
ing to perform useful and necessary
functions, has often degenerated into an
unnecessary and costly duplication of
service. Probably most of the states
could very well get along with from one
half to one-third the number of counties.
The automobile is probably the prn-
cipal factor in making unnecessary the
multiplicity of counties and county seats.
Population shifts and exhaustion of nat
ural resources are others. In ''horse and
buggy days trip to the county seat
took all day-sometimes two days or
more; today there is hardly a seat of
county government that cannot be reach
ed in few hours. In some states a few
are often less than thirty miles apart.
This puts tremendous burden upon
property owners especially in counties
which are not productive agriculturally,
or industrially.
When poor counties, or those with few
inhabitants, are made to support jails,
infirmaries, courts, and set of officials
and employees, which are duplicated on
three or four sides, an unfair situation
exists. The remedy lies in States enact
ing laws permitting counties to .merge.
From then on, it is up to the counties
themselves-but taxpayers gain little
encouragement from officials who are
loath to relinquish Jobs and perqustes,
or from business interests in towns which
seats
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
So They Say

7 guess I can shoot as straight
as anybody else.
Bob Feller, Cleveland pitcher,
declining to seek draft exemp-
ton.
Human kindness has never weak
ened the stamina or softened the
fiber of free people.
President Roosevelt.
I've learned from long experience
that when you don't want to say
anything, you shouldn't tell any,
thing to anybody, not even your
wife
Vice President John N. Garner.
O.
If measures are necessary to
safeguard liberty, let them be voted
by congress, given the sanction of
law and applied to all citizens i'm
partially.
President Henry N. MacCracken
of Vasar College.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
Your Nerves
And You
BY WINIFRED RHOADES


What is the commonest physical
disease? 1t is a cold in the head
A cold brings on great deal
of malaise: nasal torment, head
ache, backache. weakness. gen.
eral feeling of proStratiOn. There
is also the danger that it may lead
to other and more nervous disor-
ders. no one knows what or how
many.
What is the commonest mental
distress? 1t is the worry habit.
Here. too, is found the danger
of having what is considered a
minor complaint leading to some
thing much more serious: to a
state of continual nervous excita-
bility. or to settled anxiety state,
perhaps deepening at last into a
serious depression.
Worry becomes a controlling state
of mind if not taken hold of with
decision. Then a circular process
can set in: worry to nervous ex-
citability-to more worry-to more
excitability-to more fixed habits
of worry, and so on. Or worry to
depression-to more Worry-to pro-
founder depression. And SO on, and
round and round.
The depressed state of mind
makes the body more susceptible to
disease. A long period of physical
suffering may follow even if SER
ious mental condition is avoided
You must refuse to worry. But
people ask in helpless sort of
way, how can one help worrying
when there is something to worry
about?
They confuse the ideas Of WORRY
and of constructive thinking. 1t is
well to think, but it is not we'll
TO worry.
1t helps if you can find some
level-headed and properly quail
fled person with whom you can talk
out the whole matter Conditions
which seem portentous when con-
sidered alone by ones self often
show themselves to be much small
er affairs and also entirely soluble
when talked over with an impair
tial outsider.
You can also help yourself by
learning to change your thought
every time the worry rises up in
your mind. You can turn the wor-
~ thought into prayer for light.
You can say: There is wav
out, and I'm going to find it,"
You can teach yourself TO find
actual pleasure in learning to deal
with hard challenge. You can de-
velop interests that will act as
offsets to the conditions you must
put up with.
It is important TO look for the
fundamental worry. The pain in
your chest or back or heart about
which you are visibly worrying may
be only the symbol of deep dis
satisfaction with your business po-
sition, or a profound distress be-
cause of something that you have
become involved in.
1t is not enough to treat the
superficial distresSes. The under
lying ones must be dug out and
dealt with in a constructive man
ner The dissolving of an emo
tional complex can be just as i'm
portant as the performing of
surgical operation. In some cases
much more so.
Remember this; body and mind
work together, each dependent upon
the other and each influencing the
other 1t is important to keep each
in the healthiest and most efficient
state that is possible. There is no
ether satisfaction greater than
that of changing yourself for the
better ana daily achieving some
growth ana improvement,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
by Bruce Cation
The Inside Track in WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-The
oil which the United States CAM
bring in from Mexico because the
row over Mexicos appropriation OF
American oil properties hasn't been
settled is beginning to flow in
fairly heavy stream toward Japan
The stream hasn't yet got big
enough to alarm insiders in WASH
ington, but the trend is that way
Conceivably, it could nullify any
embargo which the United States
might put on Oil exports to Japan
The Mikado's armies in China and
his warships on the seas can be re-
fueled with oil which would be
coming into the United States if
the major oil companies could settle
their quarrel with the Mexican
government.
Until recently, Japan bought little
oil from Mexico-less than 100000
barrels in 1888 and only 174O00
barrels in 1899. But the total jump
ed to 455,000 barrels last year and
has gone much higher this year.
Right now. it is reported, three
Japanese tankers which formerly
ran between Japan and California
have been diverted to Tuxpan. Tux
pan is on Mexico's east coast, which
means that it must pass through
the Panama Canal to reach Japan.
U. S. THREATENS TO SHUT
VALVE ON MEXICO
Those figures are small, of course,
compared with former American
shipments to Japan. In. the first
eight months of this year, for in
stance, Japan bought 7,48OOOO bar
rels of American crude oil, nearly
3,500,000 of gasoline and 1893 900
barrels of residual fuel oil. Yet
Japanese purchases of American
oil are off sharply, as compared
with last year. Aviation high-oc-
tame gas has been embargoed.
Purchases of crude oil are not
likely to run greatly above half
the figure for 1899, and gasoline
exports are down almost in propor-
ton.
Meanwhile, oil men in Washing
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21

Texans mark their ballots SO hard
many of them are ruined, say Of
ficials ordering heavier paper. An
attempt to make their vote carry
more weight, perhaps.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21

Mind your own business, the
Japs warn us, or you'll get back
all your scrap metal. In the back,
no doubt
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
Famous Sayings

The shifting systems Of false religion are continually
changing their places; but the gospel OF Christ is
the same forever-T L.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21

MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. National
Editorial AssOciat tion. Cali
fornia Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-21
Thoughts for the Day

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world,
and preach the gospel to every creature-Mark l6 is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30
SCOUTS PREPARING FINANCIAL REPORT
Details on Recent ExpOsi= ton to Be Given at Next
 Meeting

A financial report on the annual exposition held last Saturday at the Field Street Armory will not be published until early next week when all returns on tickets are expected to be submitted, it was revealed this morning by David F. Babson, executive of Matttauck Council, Boy Scouts of America.
 Last year over $1OO was realized from the exposition. It has been the policy of the council to allow each troop to retain a percentage of the tickets which they sold for their own camp funds, with the re- mainder turned over to the councils camp fund.
 Assistant Executive Henry Sandy Donahue will be in charge of the leaders training course at the comp May Il and 12.
 Taking advantage of the ideal weather yesterday group of scouts visited the new campsite in Plymouth and planted 1000 white pine trees of three and four years growth. Another tree planting bee will be held May Il when the next Shipmen of trees arrive.
 The work yesterday was organ ized by the boys themselves, and was carried out by the Explorer, or senior patrols, of several troops, in cluding Troop Il of the Bunker Hill Congregational church. Troop 13 of the Sacred Heart Church, Troop 19 of the South Federated Church, Troop 20 of the Blessed Sacra- ment church, and Troop 25 of Corporal Coyle Post of the Ameri- can Legion. Patrol leaders were in charge of the group which num- bered 21. The work was supervised by Floyd 0. Callward, state extension forester of the University of Can- necticut, and Warren E. Crockett, club agent for New Haven County.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30
Auxiliary To Meet

A meeting of the newly formed Women's Auxiliary of St.: Paul's Episcopal church will take place to- morrow night, 8 o'clock. in the Par ish Hall. A nominating committee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30
PRIMARIES HELD . IN MASS. TODAY
Both Parties COncede Very Light VOte-James A.
 Farley May Be Victor

Boston, April 30.-(UP}-Intra- = party friction heightened local in- terest in scattered areas in today's Massachusetts presidential primaries but both parties anticipated a light vote with little in the way of clear cut issues.
 Both sides appealed to the voters to go to the polls, but the only avail able estimate was that the total vote would be only about 100000, or about l 0per cent of thhe electorate. Warm, dry weather, though cloudy. was expected to help in getting out the vote.
 Democratic State Chairman Will liam H. Burke, Jr., a heading full slate of delegate candidates nom inally pledged to Postmaster General James A. Farley, indicated he ex- pected smooth going in all but the 10th congressional district. There he called upon state and Boston police heads to provide extra police to guard against "batches of re- peaters."
 Issues were clouded on the Re- publican side with Gov. Leverett Saltonstall heading an unpledged Organization" slate and William H
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30
Especial to the DemOcrat)

Wolcott, April 30-Due to the sudden death of Judge Layton Rose Sunday evening, the liquor law vio- lation case of Timothy Moynihan, popular Hitchcok Lake restaurant proprietor, arrested Sunday evening by state troopers in plain clothes, will not be heard for several weeks, it was announced this morning by Deputy Judge Albert A. Affeldt.
 Judge Roses sudden demise auto matically elevates Deputy Judge Affeldt to the chair. According to section seven of the House Bill No. 889 GAO, 1881 special acts, regard ing the establishment of the town court of Wolcott, the deputy judge must be one appointed by the gen. eral assembly who must take the oath provided for judicial officers and who will hold office for a term of two years.
 The measure further states that the deputy judge shall, in case of . vacancy in the office of judge or of his absence from the town, dis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30
Affeldt To Preside
 AtMoynihan Hearing
Deputy Judge Assumes Judges Place in Town Court of WOIcOtt; Troopers to Testify Against Accused

qualification or disability or at his request, act as judge of said court, and shall, while so acting, have all the powers of said judge.
 In the event of absence, disability or disqualification of the judge and the deputy judge, the prosecuting attorney or assistant prosecuting attorney of the court may desig- nate in writing the judge or deputy judge or deputy judge of any city, town or borough court, in New Haven county, to act in the place of the judge of the town court and that judge or deputy judge shall exercise, while so acting, all the jurisdiction and authority con- ferred upon the judge of that court
 The accused was raided about 1I:30 o'clock Sunday evening when eight state troopers, led by Lieut. enant William Schatzman of the Beacon Falls barracks raided the well known nitery.
 The troopers, in plain clothes, claim there were about 45 GUS toners being served drinks on the second floor of the establishment when the raid was conducted. The police allege that two locked doors were between them and the second floor where the drinks were being served. The doors were opened, po- lie said, on orders of Lieutenant Schatzman.
 Lieutenant Schatzman stated that MT. Moynihan possesses a li- cense to sell liquor at his bar downstairs, but had none for the same privilege on the second floor of the building. Assisting Lieut. enant Schatzman in the raid were Troopers Maurice Purtell, Thomas Dunn, Michael Santi, Carl Carlson, Norman Davis, Edward Dooling and Sergeant Thomas Layden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30
YOUNG PRIESTS VISIT PLUS XII
Rev. Robert DeIRussO of Waterbury Receives
 PapaI Blessing

Rev. Robert DelRusSo, the first member of St. Lucy's parish to be ordained to the priesthood, was one of 28 new priests received at the Vatican yesterday by His Holiness, Pope Plus XII. Father DelRusso was ordained ill Rome March 2.
 The son of MT. and Mrs. Carmine DelRusso of 1140 Oak street, Father DelRusso is a graduate of Webster grammar school, Crosby High school and St. Thomas seminary. He at- tended St. Mary'S seminary, Balti- more, for two years, and then was assigned tRome, where he spent the last four years completing his studies for the priesthood.
 The Papal blessing was given Father DelRusso and the other re- gently ordained priests.
 Father DelRusso will return home this summer and celebrate his first solemn mass at St. Lucy's church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30

of Ralph Grain, Mrs. Robert Great orex, Mrs. Lena Platt and Mrs. Maynard Buxton, will present a slate of officers for election.
 Mrs. Mary Pardee, State presi- dent. will be present, and address the meeting.
 Card Party
 Mrs. Thomas Buckley, Mrs. John Byrnes, Mrs. John Fitzgerald and Mrs. Francis Whalen, are members of a committed in charge of a social and card party. to be held tonight, 8 o'clock, by the Pride of Welch Circle. at Foresters' Hall, on Han- over. The party will be open to all members and their friends. Refresh ments will be served.
 Business Meeting
 A monthly business meeting of the Casper s. Davis, American Le- zion Auxiliary will be held Friday night, May 3rd, at Fraternity hall, with Mrs. May Smith presiding. The usual meeting night is the, second Friday of the month, but Mrs Smith wants all members to notice the change in date, to the first Fri day of the month, and kindly at tend the meeting. Plans will be fur ther discussed concerning the com- ing Silk Sock Social.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30
Briefs | By BILL | GARRIGUS

of the barrier. Every thinking person knows that. Will we find politician with enough honesty to admit the failure and to declare himself for efficient reform? Such a man could win, even on the Com muniSt ticket.
 On Monday last, Newton Post No. 1907, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, in- stalled officers for 194O. The Ladies Auxiliary of Newton Post led of with a colorful ceremony as they installed their officers, then the men took over and were properly seated by Past Depart ment Commander William Dibble. Guests of honor from State and County Councils, and visiting members from neighboring posts listened to an inspiring address by Department Commander Edward P. Reilly.
 George Holmes, head Of the United Americans, took time out the other day to fish in Alex ThOmpson's swimming pool. Using a spinner and a worm, George caught a 1A pound brown trout and surprised the natives who thought the water too high for successful angling.
 Swede Stolt's Hayseeders still play to capacity crowds every Sat- urday evening at the Southbury Community Hall. Local patronage is fair, but the out-of- -towners make up the bulk of the dancers. Couples from the Naugatuck Val ley and the Litchfield Hills rub elbows with guests from New York, Boston, and Worcester. Where Swede's boys play, you can meet dancers from the crossroads of the world. There's something about a dancehand, and Swede's got it to spare.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30

McMasters, president of National Old-Age Pensions, Inc. leading a slate unofficially pledged to Thomas E. Dewey without he New York district-attolney's authorizaloin.
 Massachusetts has 34 'otes Ill each party convention. The Demo- crats elect 12 delegates-at-large, each with a third vote, and 60 district delegates, each with half vote. The Republicans elect four delegates at-large and 30 district delegates each with a full convention vote.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30
PROBLEM SOLVED

What to do with old razor blades has, for many years, been . uni- versal problem, but Akim Tamiroff, currently portraying the featured role in Paramount's The Way of All Flesh", has discovered and solved even a greater one. It is what to do with multiplying coat hang CTS. He uses them to kindle fires in the grate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30

Day Camp is in session during the first four days of this week, at the Girl Scout Camp Wequapausett, on Boyden street, for all registered scouts of Waterbury and vicinity.
 About seventy girls attended the first days seSion yesterday, some coming from Woodbury, Oakville, Waterbury and Waterville. Mrs. O. H. Hunt, and Miss Dorothy Ather- ton, mebmers of the Troop com- mittee, of the Waterville Troop No. 27, are acting as counselOrs, during the present period. The camp is open from 10 a. m. until 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and the girls are divided into independent units, then going to different camps to conduct their own activities during their outing. The noon day meal is cooked out-of doors, under the direction of six supervisors. Miss Evelina Hauser, of the Waterbury Girl Scout Coun- cil, is the director in charge of the entire camp, and the girls have the opportunity of going as many days as they wish. The Brownies will have the use of the camp for the remainder of the week.
 Visit In Boston
 MT. and Mrs. Louis Dadario of Thomaston avenue, MT. and Mrs. Harry Sizer, and their daughter, Lucille. of MiddleseX avenue, spent the weekend in Boston. visiting with MT. Sizer's sister, Miss Eliza beth Sizer. Lucille is remaining for the entire week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30
Aid Society

Aid Society --
 The Ladies Aid Society of Grace Methodist church will hold a monthly meeting tomorrow after noon, 2 o'clock, in the parlors Of the church. Mrs. Arthur Twelves, president will be in charge.