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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
STATE STREET CHRISTIAN
State and Fifth
Thomas L. MaSSie, paste

Thomas L. MasSie, pastor
Church school, $50 am, Miss
Ethel Maupin, superintendent.
Morning worship, 10:45, sermon
topic, Jesus: Master of Suffering"
James B. Fisher, organist and choir
director
C.E. groups for four ages, $50
pm.
Evening worship, 7;30, the Wom-
ems Council will present pageant,
Our Cathedral Windows, with
Mrs. H. H. Tyler in charge. The
A.M.E. church will be our guests.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
Revival Ends
This SUNDAY

Revival services at the Ell Centre
church of the Nazarene will close
Sunday at the completion of the
third successful week.
The Rev. Mrs. Wamul Brown and
the Rev. Mr.. Denver Brown have
been in charge and the church and
school have been benefited by their
work, said the Rev. Mr.. R. C. Rogers,
pastor. Large attendance from all
parts of the valley characterized
the revival
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
News Items About
Valley Residents

Betty 10 Smoot. who underwent
an operation for appendicitis the
early part of the week. is recuperat-
ing nicely. She is in the FL Centre
hospital.
Another victim of appendicitis
who is also making nice recovery
is Mrs. R. M. Thomas of San Fran
cisco. the former Mango Fawcett.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. w.
Fawcett.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Clemens of
San Miguel. will arrive this week.
end to spend few days visiting
their son. Dr.. r. c. Clemens, and
Mrs. Clemens.
Invitations have been issued by
Mrs. Stevens H. Harris, Mrs. R.
Keith Nets. Mrs. David J. Blank
and Mrs. George r. Kirk for a
bridge luncheon Saturday. March
80 at the Barbara Worth country
club.
| Friends of Charles Ritz. jr., OF
Los Angeles. former Ell Centrans,
will be interested in learning that
he is the proud owner of a new
bicycle which he won in contest
this information being brought by
Mrs. Gertrude Linekin of Los An
geles and also a former resident
who is visiting her daughter, Mrs
Charles A. Bratton, and Mr. Brat
ton
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
Hold Pre-Eas+er
Services

SEELEY, March IS. - The Rev.
Mr.. Carlton Buck and Mrs. Buck
of HOltville are conducting pre-
Easter services at the Seeley church
this week, these services attracting
residents of the valley from INLAND
south. The Rev. Mr., Buck is pas
tor of the Holtville Christian church.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
Babies at
CityHospi+al

Babies born in the last two days
at the Ell Centre hospital include
A daughter born Friday morning
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Les Blackmar
weighing sever pounds, IL ounces.
A son born Thursday morning tc
DR.. and Mrs. Arnold A. Ariaudo
weighing seven pounds, four ounces
A daughter born Thursday to Mr.
and Mrs. NJ Ohamoto, weighing
seven pounds. eight ounces.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15

Chapter CIV, PEG, will meet
Saturday at 1890 pm. at the j. D.
johnson home, STA Wensley avenue
with Mrs. johnson and Mrs. Guy L.
Hatch as hostesses. Mrs. John B.
McNeece is in charge of the pro-
gram.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
SEELEY COMMUNITY
p 7. Smith, minister

r. j. SIIIiCTI, IIII1ISttT
Bible school, 10 am, Mrs. P. j.
Smith, superintendent.
Morning worship. HOO, topic
THE Message of The Cross.
Junior and Senior C.E.. 6:45 pm
Gospel service, 1880 pm.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
HOLTVILLE FIRST CHRISTIAN
9th at Fern

Carlton c. Buck, pastor
Church school. GAS am, I. j.
Mcdonald, superintendent.
Morning worship, 1l0O, sermon
topic, Looking at Easter Through
Calvary" Special music, The
Palms. Margaret Maring, soloist.
Christian Endeavor four groups,
G:30 pm.
Evening worship, 7:30, sermon
topic, Seven Last Words of Christ q,
by the men of the church. Special
music by Everett Broderick.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
9Th and Orange

George w. Thomas, DID,, pastor
Church school, GAS am, A. j.
Smaller. superintendent.
Morning worship, HOO, DR.. Will
liam P. Shriver, field secretary of
the Presbyterian Board of National
Mission, will preach. Organ solo,
Mrs. Emily Kaford.
Union Vespers, Methodist church,
pm.
Christian Endeavor, $50 pm.
No other evening service
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
THE FIRST METHODIST
HOltville

john Wesley Grandc, paStOr
Church school. GAS am, d. q.
Hinshaw, general superintendent.
Morning worship, 1900, sermon
topic, Jesus Triumph--Ovcr What
And Wnom?"
Two EpWorth Leagues, $50 pm.
Evening worship, 1880. Easter
story and song service BE Not
Afraid.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
Eagles Dance
SaturdayNisht

Ell Centre Eagles are sponsoring a
dance for lodge members and their
invited guests Saturday night at 8
O'Clock in the Eagles hall, 500 Broad
way.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
Announcements
OF Meetinq

Anna Maria Ross tent No. 70
Daughters of Union Veterans of the
Civil War will have an evening
meeting Monday at 7:30 o'clock
in the Veterans hall, Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
So|oist Sunday
.AtChurch

Mrs. Ben Herring will be guest
soloist at the Sunday morning serv-
ice of the Presbyterian church
singing 1.-THE Palms.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15

Present Day club members will
be the guests Saturday night OF
Judge and Mrs Vaughn N. Thomp-
son, meeting at their home at $50
pm. for dinner, program and
bridge game.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
FOUR SQUARE GOSPEL
Cor. Eighth and Orange

Rev. Chester Eymann, pastor
Bible school, GAS am, Mrs. Edna
Taylor, superintendent.
Morning worship, II am. Sermon
by the pastor.
Crusaders, $50 pm.
Evening service, 7:30 pm.
Midweek services, Wednesday, 1870
pm.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
First Church of
Christ, Scientist

Branch of The Mother Church
The First Church of Christ,
Scientist. in Boston, Mass,
holds all services in the
church edifice, corner of Olive
and Seventh streets.
Sunday School, $50 o'clock;
Sunday Morning Service, IL
o'clock.
MAN"
Wednesday Evening restimon-
ial Meeting at 8 o'clock. The
Reading Room, at PIG Bank
of America Building, Is open
daily Except Sunday and
legal holidays) from loo to
400 PM.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
SALVATION ARMY
636 Broadway

OOU DAOdu"oy
Mai. Lee Montgomery in charge
Jail service, 9 am, county jail.
Sunday school, 10 am.
Holiness service, IL am.
Young people, $50 pm.
Open air service, 7 pm.
ST. PAUL'S (EpiscOpaD
South Fifth st.
Rev. ID. v. Ellsworth
Sunday, 1880 and ii am.
Church school, Saturday, 10 am.
Lenten services, Wednesdays, 8
pm.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
FIRST BAPTIST
Orange Ave. at Seventh
Harold T. DOty. Th.B,, pastor

Harold Z. DOty, 1h.B,, paStUr
Church school, 9:45 am, E. M.
Watson, superintendent,
Morning worship, 1l:00, Junior
church same hour, sermon topic,
decisive Religion. Palm Sunday
music by choir and soloists.
intermediate and Senior B.YP.U.,
$50 pm.
Evening worship, 1880, sermon
topic, I'm Asking You.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
Ids. "MORMON"
Veterans Memorial Hall

NVVST tTHCrfEO' ''@'
9 am. Priesthood meeting.
1920 am. Sunday school.
7 pm. Sacrament meeting.
Monday, 1870 pm, Genealogy
meeting.
Tuesday, 2 pm, Relief Society.
Tuesday. pm, Primary.
Wednesday, 1880 pm, Mutual I'M
provemCnt Association.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
SEELEY COMMUNITY

P.J. Smith, minister
10 a.m.-Bihle school.
II a.m.-Worship Foundation and
Superstructure".
2:3O pm-Imperial Valley Sacred
Singers will bc with us.
GAS p.m.-Junior and Senior C.E.
7:3O pm-Gospel Pop Corn service.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Cor. 9Th and Orange

Rev. r. {. Rogers, paStOr
Church school. Gas am, LoVcJoy
Irwin, superintendent.
Morning worship, ll:OO, Mrs.
Wamul Brown will speak. Special
music.
N.Y.P.S., $50 pm, pastor Will
speak.
Evening worship, 7:30, Rev. Mrs.
Brown will preach.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-15
FIRST LUTHERAN
5. 10th and Holt SITS.
Rev Paul Neinn. uaStOr

Sunday school, $50 am.
Divine worship, l0:45 am, sermon
topic. What Are You Doing 70 Help
Build The Kingdom OF God.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-04

NEW YORK. = (FP) = Unemploy-
ment in the U. S. increased about
10 from June to July, the Confer
ence Board reported August 80. The
July estimate was 8,235,000.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-04
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vestigation by his subordinates that
there was a violation of antitrust
laws. His assistants prepared the
legal papers for the largest anti
trust suit of all times" which was in
tended to compel the enforcement of
the production of oil, from the trans
portation and retail distribution of oil
and gasoline. The papers were com
pleted and put on the desk of Attor-
ney General Robert H. Jackson for
signature and there they lay for sew
eral weeks. Finally, just as Arnold
got assurance that suit would be filed,
the National Council of Defense
stepped into the picture with re-
quest that the suit should be delayed.
Coffee's official resolution cites
these facts and then requests that
investigate whether the
antitrust laws have been fully, ade-
quately, and impartially enforced by
the department of justice as to petro-
leum and other industries" and "the
extent of, and the persons RESPONSE
bic for interference by any employee,
or agency of the government
with the enforcement of the antitrust
laws as to petroleum and other in
iustries.'
Coffee issued statement in which
he said:
at is the purpose of the proposed
n nqtpPn1ina and dis
close to the public the mysterious
orces or persons that are meddling
" scuttling the antitrust enforcement
lrive. | fail to see anything in Ma
ional Defense which would seem to
or require the dropping of
ivil actions against the oil monopoly
r any other industrial monopoly. If !
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-04
Farmers See
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sides are doomed, if the CONSUMPTION
legislation now being debated in con
gress, is passed.
"The one chance American farmers
have to preserve the few advantages
won in the struggles of recent years,
is to rise now in protest against the
-Wadsworth bill, the most dan
gerous threat against the American
liberty since 1776."
The peace committees chairman
concluded his statement with the dec
laration that "the grave problems now
facing American agriculture can not
be solved by imposing military die
tatorship on America in times of
peace Those engaged in agricultural
pursuits must be made aware of the
dangers that confront them, and they
must act in a democratic manner to
prevent a tragic degree of suffering
for the men and women on our farms.
Hundreds of farmers from all parts
of the country came to Chicago as
delegates from farm organizations and
participated in the farm panel discus
sions included on the peace mobiliza-
ton program.
Oscar Ameringer, editor of the
American Guardian; Gerald Harris,
Alabama Farmers Union; Mrs. Albert
Miller, president Associated Farm
Women of Kansas; George Nelson,
Wisconsin Farmers Equity Union; F.
r. Lenox, Ohio division Farmers I'm
ion: H. S. Bruce, editor Farmers I'm
ion News of Montana, Margery BALLET,
secretary of the Louisiana Farmers
Union; Mrs Eunice Peterson, Califor-
mia State Grange. Mrs. Alvina Hay
man, Gransbury Farmers Union of
Wisconsin.
Two United States senators, who
speak with authority on farm prob
lens will be among the principle
speakers. They are Gerald P. Nye of
North Dakota and d. Worth Clark
of Idaho. Others on the program in
clude Congressman Vito Marcantonio,
New York, DR.. Francis Townsend,
founder and leader of the old age
pensions movement, Oscar Ameringer,
editor and Jack McMichael, chairman
Youth Congress and form
er chairman of the National lntercol-
legiatej Christian Council
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-04
Wide Variance

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Fers, Inc, bid $144,01565, thus showing
Variance of nearly $4,000 between the
two extreme bids-the lowest and the
g highest; a variance which is extraor-
binary, to say the least, in a bid for ,
Job of that size. And the variation
appears even more extraordinary
when it is realized that the ]. G.. Ma
guire Construction Company cleared,
a net profit of about $4,000 on this
comparatively small job.
The implications of possible collu-
sion lies in a possible agreement as
between the three contracting firms,
members of the Montana Contractors
Association, that Mcguire vas to do
this Job and that the other two bid
ders assuming that they are Compel
ent estimators, knew beforehand that
their bids could not be considered,
and were merely pro forma bids for
face saving" purposes for the high
way commission and for Mcguire.
Current rumors at the time this
work was done, was to the effect that
Mcguire already had materials piled
ON the lob location before the contract
was formally let This he denied,
when questioned by members of a
legislative committee, and that would
be the perfectly natural thing for him
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-04
C0NScRIPT
WEALTH With
man POWER

1t would seem a question of COM
mon sense that citizens of United
States watch carefully the attitude
and vote of members of congress rep
resenting their district in dealing with
future lives in the question of con-
scription, and study the balance of
sacrifice of organized industry on one
hand and human lives on the other,
which are being fitted for future serv-
ice and possible sacrifice of life. A
congressman who would vote special
favors and gifts to organized indus
try and wealth an one side and treats
human lives and it's time as mere
pawns should not be returned to con-
gress. j.
in the interests of capital and the
money power and wealth and votes
accordingly is he fitted to deal with
questions pertaining to human life
and the man power of our nation?
II the nation owns its people and
can use them and their lives as a
pawn for national defense and secur-
ity, should that nation not also own
the nations wealth in capital in every
form as equal and joint security for
defense and protection?
In case our nation grants private
industry gifts or excess profits to
meet necessary expansion for provid-
ing war equipment why should the
government not use the money paid
in gifts to construct it's own manu-
featuring plants in the same manner
as they fit, or propose to fit, the man
power by CONSUMPTION. In other
words if they own the men as a fu-
ture protection why not own the
eouipping plant as future protection
and conscript wealth to build it.
It would seem that the rights as
summed by capital and organized
wealth is driving the nation rapidly
into European thinking and condi-
tions and the sooner the country
moves into a democratic cooperation
of man power and money or wealth.
mower the sooner the United States
will find real security against coming
chaos here in America.-E. b. SHIP
MAN.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-04
Technology
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tract some of that delegated author
ity there was no reason why they
should not
Time goes on - conditions change,
the simple problems become complex
and more complex. Industrial Tech
nology introduces new forces COM
pounding the complexity of existence.
These and other forces reach into
ramifications of further complexity
and with it all more and more laws
|-(rules of the game) were squeezed
into the framework of delegated au-
thority. This complicated hodge
podge with the multitude of forces
extending into every branch of social
and industrial life results in such a
stupendous mass of conflicting forces
and contradictory results that none
of us are competent to form an opin-
ion as intelligent voters on the cur
rent problems today.
In the resulting confusion those in
authority over reach themselves--us-
urping powers they never had. Prop
aganda agents are busy on every side
to further muddle the citizenry; while
the authorities encroach further and
further upon the liberties of the peo-
pie. The attitude of the people to-
ward their government has entirely
changed to conform to the attitude
of those in authority-which usually
is-that the government is the source
- oil 10 ~
certain rights.
Practically all of our officials act
in accordance with that viewpoint and
many of them even talk that way; and
that is the definition of an autocracy.
Democracy thus vanished. Conse-
quently less than half the voting pop
ulation troubles to vote on most &C.
casions. The stimuli to voting would
be the results but our politicians
have been unable to produce the re-
suits they promise. The political
promise has become a huge joke-so
why bother to vote? Since the polit-
ical promise is such a farce why pro-
test when the politician fails to keep
his promises?
We are propagandized from birth
and react accordingly. This condi-
tioning is so complete and so thor
ough that we bow without complaint
to the vast economic machine, and
take our place as one of it's cogs to
our mite.
This economic machine has grown
into despot exacting tribute of every
act of our lives. 1t is more dictator
ial than any of the worlds dictators.
However, like all dictators it has de-
veloped within itself the means for
its own destruction and in this case.
that something is Technology.
To keep this vast mechanism going
it must have an outlet for it's produc-
ton; but Technology now enables it
to produce with so few men that a
vast horde are unemployed, their con-
Stunning power gone. That trend will |
continue until those who are EN-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-04

to do, even if he had been Jointly
guilty of some prearrangement with
the highway officials in regard to the
contract Only a grand jury investi-
CATION could probably determine the
actual facts in the case.
There is evidence that McKinnon
and other highway officials are on
extremely friendly terms with Ma
guire however, as the records of the
investigating committee discloses that
Mcguire entertained many of them III
Meaderville on at least one occasion
and that he was one of party, com
posed of highway engineers and en-
ployees who attended football game
in Seattle, travelling from Butte in a
special car for that purpose. There
is no evidence that any of these en-
gineers and employees had permits
sion to absent themselves from the
state for the time required, and Mr.
Mcguire denied paying the expenses
of the party in Seattle.
1t may be assumed that partly be-
ties of the engineers and employees of
the highway department the governor
has found it good business admins
tration" to advance salaries of these
people, until they are drawing higher
salaries it appears, than any other
state officers with comparable respon-
and duties.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-04
SHIP BUILDER
ENJ0INED BY
WAGE-H0UR

The first injunction obtained by the
Wage and Hour Division u. S. De-
partment of Labor, against a ship
join it from further violations of the
Fair Labor Standards Act, was signed
today in st. Paul, Mimi, by Federal
Judge Robert c. Bell, sitting in the
Fifth Division, U. S. District Court
for Minnesota.
The complaint, filed by Donald NJ
Murtha, attorney for the Wage and
Hour Division at the Minneapolis Re-
gional office, followed the failure of
the company to comply with interpre-
tations of the Minneapolis office on
the coverage of Waterman and main
tenance men.
Failure to pay time and one half
for all hours worked in excess of AZ
per workweek by the maintenance
men and failure to keep complete and
adequate records were charged in the
complaint filed against the Marine
Iron & Ship Building Co., a Della
ware corporation, and the Marine Iron
& Ship Building Company, a Mime
sofa corporation, operating at Duluth,
MINI.
The companies, according to Attor-
ney Murtha, have built tugs and light
house tenders for the u. S. govern
ment, manufacture fusable marine
boiler plugs, repair and rebuild boats
and marine boilers, and operate
drydock at Duluth.
Federal Judge Bell, in signing the
injunction which was consented to by
officials of the companies, directed
the payment of about $500 in unpaid
overtime to six employees, and also
directed the companies to keep proper
records.
Attorney Murtha pointed out the
companies have paid overtime to
other persons in their employ but
have not complied with the maximum
hours provisions of the Fair Labor
Standards Act by paying time and
one half to watchmen and mainten
ance men for all hours worked in ex-
cess of AZ per workweek.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-04

anything, the pipeline and marketing
enforcement suit is in the direct in
terest of national defense. If there
are % major oil companies leagued
in conspiracy, as is indicated by the
Attorney Generals press release, just
what are we waiting for?"
But the real story at which Coffee
is driving follows: When the National
Council of Defense stopped the anti
trust suit, Edward Stettinius Jr., coun-
Gil member in charge of natural re-
sources, was given credit" for the
act Stettinius was president of the
United States Steel Company a few
years ago. He was regarded by news
paper men as one of the agents of big
business when he got on the Council
Now it is known that Stettinius was
not guilty. Another member of the
Council an ardent New Dealer, pre-
pared the plan to halt the oil trust
suit. Around the department of JUS
tice there were rumors that Arnold
would resign as Assistant Attorney
General if Jackson did not reject the
request of the National Council and
file the suit But Arnold has given
no support for the rumor He has
been angry with the National Council
and he may not be happy over Jack
sons willingness to listen to the Coun-
Gil but he has not attacked Jackson.
Incidentally, it can be stated now
without qualification, that the Nation
al Councils action to have govern
ment defer the suit" can be regarded
as being of only temporary nature"
Within 10 days the Council may re-
scind its action and tell the depart
ment 0f iustica tO po ahead