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Item of Time

advertised begin certain time should
overheard than And it justified In
people than thing
usually difficulty keeping
the time element reckoning
by of meetings
claim
the meetings would that this of affairs
the people the conduct of
deliberately until they that the meeting
result of them anywhere from hour
and a half in getting underway
The remedy u.s. of start the meeting
regardless
would before the who attend responded
manner.-Culen Fentress in the California Eagle.
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"Listen to
This''
By Hobart T. Mitchell

Negro History Week, Feb. 11-1S
To the millions of Negroes
throughout the country this weeks
column is dedicated.
Somewhere I read this little
poem-I pass it on to YOU
This land is ours by right of birth,
This land is ours by right of toll;
We helped to turn it's virgin earth,
Our sweat is in it's fruitful soil.
FIRST person to lose life in Rev.
dictionary War, according to Unit
ed States Department of Interior,
was Chrispus Attacks, a Negro.
FIRST ships built on the Pacific
coast Q513) were built in part by
Negro labor in the employ of Bal
boa.
FIRST woman to attain literary
distinction in America was Phyllis
Wheatley, a slave girl. Published
her first book of verse in 1773
when but twenty years of age.
FIRST movement to free Ameri-
can slaves began in Philadelphia
april Ia, 1775) as Quakers organ
lied the first anti-slavery society
with Benjamin Franklin as presi-
dent.
FIRST Negro to be elected men,
Der of Phi Beta Kappa fraternity
was Edward A. Bouchet, 1874, Yale
University.
FIRST COlOred Masonic Lodge
warrant was granted from England
September IL, 1884, Boston, Massa-
chusetts.
FIRST woman bank president in
the United States, Maggie Mitchell
Walker, Negro, born in Richmond,
Virginia, July Is, 1867.
FIRST time in the history of the
country, the Congress of the Unit
ed States officially hOnOred a dis
tinguished COlOred American, April
5. The birthday of Booker T.
Washington was extOlled in an ad-
dress delivered by Congressman
Arthur w. Mitchell-his first term.
FIRST A. M. E. Church was or
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LEE HARRIS, JR., THRILLS
LARGE AUDIENCE AT
RECITAL
By Estyr L. Bradley

A capacity crowd filled St. James
A. M. E. Church, Dale and West
Central avenue, Wednesday eve
ming, February 81, when Lee w.
Harris, Jr., brilliant young bass
baritone, appeared in his second
recital within a year. The recital
was sponsored by the men of st.
James Senior Choir. Mr.. Harris
was accompanied at the piano by
his sister, Mrs. j. Arlee Slaughter.
AS far as the applause from the
audience was concerned, Mr.. Har-
ris' best number was "Vision Fugi-
tive-Herodiade" (French) by Mas
sanett from his third group of
numbers, with Mrs. Slaughter play
ing a striking and colorful accom-
paniment. To an audience that re-
fused to lessen it's applause, Mr..
Harris came back to render "Short-
MIN Bread" by Wolfe, in an in
imitable style.
The number l liked best was the
closing number, ode Glory Road"
by Wolfe, done in Tibet style.
Other numbers from this group in
cluded deep River" by Burleigh,
always a favorite, and "My Lord,
What a Mornin'," also by Bur-
leigh. The encore for this group
was the we'll known water Boy"
by Robinson.
Mr.. Harris opened his program
with the Italian song, "Ombra Mai
Fu-Xerxes" by Handel, followed
by the lovable Rosary" by Nevin,
"Bless This Home" by Brake, and
"Bois Epais" by Lully.
The fourth group of numbers
was opened with the we'll known
"My Friend" by Malotte, followed
by myself When Young" from "In
Persian Garden" by Lehman,
number which Mr.. Harris always
does well. He closed this group
with Hear Me! Ye Winds and
Waves Seipio" by Handel.
Between the third and fourth
groups, Mrs. Slaughter beautifully
rendered "May Night" by Pom
egrin and Minstrel" by DeBussy.
The recital was given in a formal
background with the artists in for
NAL dress.
Mr.. Harris will appear in recital
again this spring at St. Peter A.
M. E. Church in Minneapolis, and
intends to go on a tour this fall.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-01

The first edition of the Tintowan
Post, newspaper produced by the
residents of the National Youth
Administration training project at
Shakopee, indicates that our boys
are taking part in several activi-
ties. At the camp we have only
four colored youths out of total
of over 200 enrollees. Howard
Brown of Minneapolis is on the
basketball team and also a member
of the choir of the Presbyterian
Church of Shakopee. Frank Thorn
as of st. Paul is the ace player of
the hockey team. Frank has also
been instrumental in organizing a
weight-lifting group on the project.
Reports indicate that instruction in
the ground mechanics of aviation is
we'll under way. Any youth inter-
ested in the camp should communi-
cate with John Thomas at 3O5 Fed
eral Building, Minneapolis.
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Poetic Thoughts
d., Mnp.rse, Cshhe Cr
By Morris Gibbs, Sr.

Ony gold replace the respnden lver
of youth."-Wm R. Bowlin.
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Pouring Oil on Fire

Any explanation which Johnny Maure candidate
ticket for Councilman offer the
pacted by him like pouring oil
fire.
should do is get off the ticket His
the McDnough Wenze vau
able in a which may close
Supporters conservative candidates the Negro
the Maur crack in the labor ticket
interested in the liberal ticket his friends
say he u.s. duty clear. Get off the ticket!
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Am I Wasting My Time?

Am L WaSClng WY lime!
When perplexing problem confronts US,
And we don't know what to do
And we sincerely try to discuss
The proper path to pursue.
We seem to get nowhere,
Try as hard as we may
And it seems has more than their share,
Maybe retributon is getting it's pay.
Figure many ways when in dilemma,
New attacks are thoroughly planned,
Therefore brains, mother wit and stamina
Are fundamental qualities to have at ones command
What causes this extreme doubt?
What makes us wonder why?
Is an age old question turn about
And trying to answer end with sigh. .
Time is the leveler of all things,
1t takes its natural course,
While we don't know what it brings,
Let's have faith and We'll keep from remorse
Continue, be steadfast in every way,
Let not your heart ever doubt
That there's solution which someday
Will be satisfactory if you are devout.
AS Love always finds way,
Then come under Loves comforting protection,
Don't get weary but continue to pray,
"Thy will be DONE" which eliminates any friction.
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Union Labor and Anti-Lynching Bill
(By Marvel SchC

(By Marvel Schol in the Northwest Organizer)
the of all workers rally behind the antiynchng bill
fight for its The of the bill won't stop lynch
itself better the conditions of the Negroes will
South them
fight and security Every who really believes
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
Perkins Telegram Prevents Strike
OF Clio Marine Cooks and Stewards

representing approximately the po-
Sition of the shipowners ftst April
80.
"The Perkins telegram did it,"
said spokesman for the ship
owners. She had wired Jack o.
Donnell and f. F.. Burke. n2gotia-
tors Tor the union, as follows:
Il strongly urge in the public
interest as we'll as that of labor
that you come to agreement prompt
~ with the shipowncrs
the gains concerning wages, hours
a II d working conditions already
tentatively agreed to between you
represent substantial improvements
for labor. These should give much
satisfaction to union members.
practically all points have been
tentatively agreed upon. In regard
to two or three union proposals.
concessions of employers appear
advantageous to labor. One i'm
portant point in dispute concerns
employers hiring Of key men from
union membership by selection
rather than by rigid rotation"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04

SAN FRANCISCO, July I cUP)
A last minute telegram of SecrC-
tary of Labor Frances Perkins pre-
vented strike today Of the Clio
marine cooks and stewards union
which would have tied up 80 per
cent of watHrbornc commerce ON
the Pacific coast.
NcgotiatorS for the union and
the Pacific American ShipOWnerS
association, operating IT'S vessels in
intercoaStal and offShOre commerce
reached an agreement few min
uteS after the midnight deadline,
and it was sent Immediately to the
union hall for concurrence of the
membership.
The union membership approved
the agreement by unanimous vote
at 2:33 a. m. after a meeting of
an hour and half. Harry r.
Bridges. California Clio director.
and the negotiating committee,
urged its acceptance,
The agreement left nothing fur
thcr to negotiate. nothing to arbi-
trate. 1t was the result Of con-
cessions by both sides, although
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
PesfiIence, Filth and famine Lett
In Wake Of German INVASION
Ambulance Drivers Find

sopers dressed in tattered uniforms
thrust into our hands pieces of pa
per on which were written requests
for tooth brushes, beet cubes and
chocolate. Some offered money
Many begged for fresh bread. Mrs.
Hamilton got some from German
officers.
German officers said they were
trying to arrange their distribution
system so the prisoners could have
fresh instead of mouldy bread.
One soldier told me, Il suffered
SO much because of military errors
that l don't care what happens"
The soldiers we're less depressed
by the defeat of France than by
the delay in returning them to
their homes. Most of them said
they understood that the military
command had nursed one hope
for peace and freedom and return
to life without violent death and
destruction.
Mrs. Hamilton arranged for a
daily mail delivery to the camp
and the soldiers greeted this news
with happy shouts. She also OBJ
tanned permission from the Ger
mans to set up a canteen.
Many negro troops were at St.
Cloud and we were informed that
white soldiers were given preferred
treatment. A busy German doctor.
referring to an unattended case of
strangulated hernia of a black CO.
lonial, said I'VE must distinguish be-
tween black and white
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
BY JOSEPH Lincoln Luhan of Amer
lean Hospital Ambulance Service

PARIS. July d. Via air Courier
to Berlin)--tUP) Pestilence, hun
ger, filth and fatigue create new
horrors Tor hundreds of thousands
Of refugees and imprisoned French
soldiers.
During a l50-mile journey
through France in an American
hospital ambulance driven by Mrs.
Gertrude Hamilton of st. Louis, Mo :,
l visited prison camps where tro-
pical fever had struck negro CO.
lonial troops and spread swiftly,
and mingled with refugees trud-
ing along dusty roads to the homes
they fled before the blitzkrieg.
We visited a prison camp near
St. Cloud, just outside of Paris,
where 5000 exhausted French
soldiers were existing amid un-
believable filth.
1t seemed that practically every
man in the camp rushed our ma
chine. yelling our angels have
arrived again" They jumped onto
the running board and thrust out
grimy hands. We distributed food,
clothes toilet articles. socks hand
kerchiefs. hob-nailed shoes, oranges
cigarettes and canned alcohol.
There were wooden barracks fol
some, but many slept out of doors
under shelters made of branches
and grass. The air was filled witt
| the smell of unWashed bodies. Pri.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
State Department
Sets Milk Prices

SACRAMENTO, Cal, July q.
tUP)-Minlmum prices of 10 cents
quart at stores and II cents de-
livered to homes were established
by the State Department of Agri-
culture today, effective July 8, for
the estimated $4,000 quarts of milk
sold daily in Los Angeles county.
Reduced prices of seven cents a
quart at stores and nine cents de-
livered were provided for relief
clients but do not go into effect
until regulations are adopted by
local relief authorities and APPROX
ed by the department, probably
about AuGust |.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
Imperial Valley Press

established April 20 1901
published every afternoon except
saturday and Sunday Saturday
eiternoon issue now succeeded
by the Post-Press Sunday, es-
tablished 1856 by the Imperial
valley Publishing company, 625
State street, Ell Centre. Calf.
Paul jenkins, publisher; A. C.
johnston. vice-president and
general manager; e. A. Fitz-
hdgh, secretary and managing
editor. West Holiday CO., Inc,
National Advertising Represent
Entered at FL Centre, California
post office as second class mat
ter
Subscription rates: In California
be per copy.
In conjunction with the Post
Press (Sundays), per month
soc; paid In advance, 3 months,
$1.65; 6 months, $3.25; one year,
5000; outside California $1.00 per
month.
Member California Newspaper
Publish ers' Association.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04

couple of nom fiction books of cV-
cry shade of political coloratioH.
Because books have given Wilkic
sympathetic understanding of
many problems, his friends include
radical and reactionary
WOULD JUST AS SOON
ARGUE AS EAT
At the Willkie dinner table in
ElWood the conversation often turn
ed to the issues raised by new hooks
of the day In ensuing arguments
young Wen needed all his wits to
keep up with the keen. searching
minds Of his law-trained parents.
Argument is another Willkic love
that hangs over from his early
youth.
Today he'd as soon argue as eat.
At the end of a meal. WillkiC is
likely to have no not ton of what he
ate because he was carried away
in argument during the dinner. This
may explain his decided preference
for plain food.
Being but one of six children of
busy parents and growing up in
an informal town. it was natural
that Wen should not become over
conscious of his dress. He was as
ually Immediately clean. but sell
dom neat. The continuation to the
present of these characteristics is
the bane of his wife's existence.
His appearance is not entirely
unconscious, however, for he cam
didly admits that lin my business
it's an asset to look like an Indiana
farmer"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
MARITIME COMMISSION
APPROVES VESSEL SALES

WASHINGTON, July 4. UP)-
LShe Maritime commission has ap-
proved the sale of the 5,4O2 ton
cargo vessel San Rafael of the
facific-Atlantic Steamship COM
pany, Portland, Ore, to Wallem
d company, Shanghai, with trans
Ter to Panamanian registry, and
sale OF the yacht jeanne by MarNka
May Rogers, San Diego. Calf, to
VICTOR Angula, Ensenada, Mexico,
With transfer to Mexican registry
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
News Notes from
Cali potrio

FL Centre shopping Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Bailey and
daughter, Myra 10y. came down
from Manhattan Beach Saturday
and spent the week end visiting
Mr. Baileys parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Bailey. They also visited Mrs.
Bailey's sister and family Mr. and
Mrs. H. H Brandt and children. of
BraWley. The Baileys returned home
Monday but Myra 10y remained for
a longer visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. f. Hardin. who
! have been living in one of the Nc
Kerdrv houses ON Alamo street.
are taking thirty day vacation
and have gone to East Moline.
Illinois, to visit MI. Hardin's par
ents.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. J. Sinclair and
daughter, Peg, went to Los Angeles
Friday to attend the wedding of
L. F. Sinclair and Miss Alice Thorn
Mrs. Carlota Cardcnas, Mr.. Sin
clairs housekeeper.
A meeting of the executive board
of the Woman'S Guild of the Cali
patria Community church was held
recently at the home of Mrs. Vance
Wilson on Lake avenue. The purpose
of the meeting was 20 prepare the
year book for the coming winter
Those present were Mrs. w. f. Gull
lett, president; Mrs. Vance Wilson
vice president Mrs VIM. Corr
treasurer: Mrs Peter Dayton, sec
etary; Mrs. w. D. Chatf1", socia
welfare; Mrs U. j. Sinclair, devo-
tionals: and Mrs. Raymond Rose
! program.
Refreshments were served by The
hostess
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
BY TOM WOLF

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
The Elwood, Ind, of 1892 into
which Wendell Willkie was born
was living laboratory of social
and economic maladjustment 1t
was the perfect place for a sensi-
tive, inquisitive, young boy to &C
quire a deep-seated social con-
science.
Once a typical sleepy country
town, in the heart of the corn belt.
ElWOod became a magnet for in
dustry with the discovery of its
natural gas supply. So prOfuse
was the supply at one time that
it was found more economical to
leave the street lights burning all
day than to hire men to eXtinguish
and light them.
But by the time that Wen Will
kie was boy, the gas supply had
all but been exhausted Much of
the industry which had rushed to
it deserted ElWood. leaving behind
many migrant laborers it had i'm
ported
IN this maladjusted town the
WILKES were comparatively we'll
to- citizens. Herman Willkie had
made money in real estate during
the boom days, though he lost much
of it in the Panic of 1893. He had
built a three-story green frame
house not far from the town high
school.
LIBRARY PRIDE
OF WILLKIE HOME
To many citizens of ElWOod. the
most impressive aspects of the Will
kie home were the stained glass
windows or the huge. CHEEKY. Six
foot living room fireplace To the
WILKES themselves, the pride and
JOY of their home was a 6700 vol
ume library
The late Herman and Henrietta
Willkie both were lawyers. (Mrs
Willkie was the first woman ever
admitted to the Indiana barr They
read extensively, and encouraged
their children to do likewise.
1t was here that young Wen &C
quired his ravenous appetite for
reading which today is his one
hobby. Even at his office books
litter every available inch of space.
In both books and movies his
weakness is thrillers. In addition,
he manages to read every week a
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04

Many of the Willkie neighborS
like to remember young Wen as
| the local bad boy" Exploits he
certainly did have. as the time he
lowered himself by his SuspenderS
from the roof of the Elwood gas
tank to paint his class r%nerals
on it. But most Of the stories Of
his wild and boistelous youth have
become exaggerated by time and
frequent telling.
FIRST WORKED
AT HOUSE MOVING
Wen got his first job when he
was IL. He went to work with his
older brother Ed. carting the small
abandoned houses Of FlWood'S mi
grant factory workers ont to the
surrounding farms and selling them
to new farmreS.
In this varied atmosphere --
some work, some play, and always
reading and keen discussion -
blue-cycd cNuberant Wen Willkie
crew up. He did not spend his
entire youth in ElWood. for his
father travelled extensively. both
as a circuit judge and as superin-
tendcnt of school at Fort Wayne
But Elwood was Wen's principal
home, until. when he was Is. he
went to join his elder brothers at
the University of Indiana.
There the mold for the future
Republican presidential candidate
was even more clearly cast There
too, he met his future wife. al
though at the time he didn't know
] IL
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04

y
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Keener spent
the week end in Jacumba.
Mr. and Mrs Paul Williams and
children drove up to Idylwild Fri
day and stayed until Sunday
Mrs. Walter Hopper and small
son left Wednesday night for Silver
City New Mexico, to join her hus-
band who is employed there. Mrs
Hopper has been visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
VIM Williams
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hoffman
ara son are leaving Monday for
Lapuna where they will spend .
week mentioning They will be ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
ord Manning who are coming down
from Los Angeles Sunday to join
them From Julian they will 90 to
Los Angeles where Mrs. Hoffman
and Dickey will spend The summer.
Several members OF ne Callpat:a
Legion Post went to Hi-Pa3s Sun
day to help do some needed repair
work before the opening date the
first week ir. July. They were Mr..
and Mrs. L. T. Morehead and chill
dren. Mr.. and Mrs. C.. A SperY.
r. E BedWell, Wayne BeaWell and
" II. VaWter.
Mrs. Lota Cook left Monday for
Long Beach where she will visit
friends for time and then will go
to Garden Grove where she will
spend the remainder of the sum
mer with her Sister-inlaW who Is
i'll.
Hazeldell and Peg Sinclair were in
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
FICTION
NON FICTION

The Bible of the World, ed by
Robert O. Ball0u; Pageant of Trans
port Through the Ages, by w. H
Boulton; A Book of FireSide Poems.
by William r. Bowlin; Practical
Mechanics Handbook. by F.. J..
Camm; This Is Our China. by Ma
Game Chang Kai-Shek: Teaching
Social Dancing, by Augusta Knowl-
son; Mixers and Shakers. by Mabel
Dodge Luhan: A Doctors Holiday
in Iran, by Rosalie Slaughter Nor
ton; Practical Geology of OIL by
William w. Porter.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04

PoSt-Press Want-Ad Section
vitality Different - Infinitely Bet
ter. Read for Profit - Use for
ReSultSl
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04

Second of six stories on the life
of Wendell Willkie, the small town
Hoosier who grew up to become a
Republican presidential nominee.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
NEW BOOKS

Books to be released July 9th, al
the Fl Centre public library will
include.
FICTION
The Labyrinthine Ways. by Ora
ham Greene: When the Whippoor
will. by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Murder Plus, by Carolyn Wells
Rope For A Convict, by r. c. Wood
thorpe.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Williams and
children drove up to IdylWild Fri
day and stayed until Sunday.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04

Hazeldell and Peg Sinclair were in
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
: CALIPATRTA NOTES E
by Ola B. Sperry)

80 Via a. N1pNiiyI
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Keener spent
the week end in Jacumba.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04

FL Centre shopping Monday.