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Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23
Willis Thornton's Editorial On:
These Childish Thieveries

holders grew and grew Not only
thC FlorCntincS not Ony the Pall-
slams, but people .! the whole
world grew to kEOw Iconardo's
Mona Lisa.
Napoleon, flushed wlrh his mill
tary triumphS. installed her in
Partisan gallery at tim, when his
legions returned hU'n Italy and
Egypt staggering und2" the weight
of stolen works of art.
Later. ir the louvre Gallery, Mo-
ma Lisa smiled down irGm the wall
Artists copied her. ntroSpcctiVn
men wrote her love letters. One
stole her, and for tW1 years she was
in Italy. Then she was recovered
and returned.
Now Mussolini is being urged to
steal her back, ard % take With her
other works by Leonardo and Titan
stolen by that other conQucror. Ma
pOleOn.
It is all pretty childish. What
does the world care whether Mona
Lisa hangs in Paris gallery or an
italian palace? Blind in the dark
ness of her crate, Nom IiSa'S
mocking eyes will smile still at
those who steal her away.
And Leonardo? He too, would
laugh at the strange spectacle, and
say, Yes. it is true that | painted
and l am glad that my work i still
found good after 400 years. But
what arc your artists painting toy
day? Have you, picturc-grabberS,
managed to produce a climate IN
which man is free to create as I
was free to create?"
That. and not who manages to
steal paintings 400 years old, is
what is important
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23
Famous Sayings

Mona Lisa, thickly cased in a
wooden crate, may soon be on her
way back to Italy.
There is a childish irrcleVanCe
about this performance that freezes
the blood Are wars and the bloody
death of thousands for no better
purpose than this?
More than 400 years ago a man
named I "onardo lived in Florence.
He wa : gyoat man, one who was
intensely aware of all aspects of
life one whose talents ranged the
whole gamut of human capabilitY.
He was painter. engineer, politician,
writer, inventor, builder, poct-thc
sort of all-round man which the
world doesn't produce any more.
Leonardo painted picture of a
nobleman'S wife. 1t is small pic
ture. not too impressive at first
glance. But on the lips of Mona
Lisa and III her eyes there played
the ghost of a strange inScrutable
half-Smilc which fascinated those
who looked.
King Francis I of France bought
the painting from Leonardo when
the painter came to Frarcc to
serve him.
Years passed. and CI"r tic hold
of this small painting on its be-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23
10. THE POOR INDIANS!

Romanticists like to think of the III
dianS on western reservations as lINlnG
on idyllic life, remote from the world
and all the fever of what it likes to call
civilization
But 50 interviewer has that world be
come that not even an lndMn, Squa''ihG
on his blanket and intent on whipping
one of those little beadWork nlttlcS 50
favored by tourists, is safe from the
ravages of a war 10000 miles away.
1t seems that the beads used by Amcrl-
can Indians on their So-typlcaIly-nat1ye
handcraft work were practically all
made in Czechoslovakia. Now that the
Czechs take orders from the naziS, they
have progressed from guns instead OF
butter to guns instead Of beads. Any
way, Indian beads no longer come from
CzechOSlOvakia.
That's how small the world is today
and we're not stringing YOU,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23
WHAT ABOUT COMPULSORY
MILITARY TRAINING

Now that conventions are past. we nope
congress and the powers that be Will get
down to work and hurry up and put what
ever military training plan is to be- into
effect.
First il is announced that volunteer
enlistment Is 10 bc the order OF the day.
Boards are established in counties and
cities. But volunteers remain few and far
between. The anticipated rush doesn't
matcralizc. Why@ We will leave that
to every PERSONS pet gucSS-We don't
know the answer. We have some suSpl-
cions, unconfirmcd but pretty deeply i'm
beddcd These are: ID that young men
who formerly would have gone to the
colors are being ably supported by I'm
Gle Sam in the CCC. Why they haven't
been turned lock, stock and barrel into
an army. we don't know. Maybe it's be-
cause of fear that these young men
might not feel the zeal and national fer
vor of those who have had to make their
own livings outside the government. (2)
And again. the class antagonisms and
clasS-conSciouSncsS created since 1882
have been stimulated by assertions that
the rich are being robbed. And the lam
basting and attacks received by the en-
ployer and little business men groups
NAV have left them cold to the idea OF
enlistment. CD Thirdly. lack of progress
by the government in preparing has eraS-
ed the accepted concept that war Is lmml-
nent and the danger tangible. 1t has
also possibly strangled confidence III the
administration ability to get moving.
Whatever he reasons. voluntary enlist
ment was complete flop. For purposes
of Immediately bolStering the numbers
of men under arms. as we'll as tor ef1l-
GENTLY training large numbers OF re-
serves, the administration is turning to
compulsory or selective training. There
has been little opposition from people,
press or politicians. All the country
wants is sound plan. and action.
Congress and administration alike
should realize that all this delay and
disagreement in plans and procedure
is most damaging to our cause. 1t isn't
very impressive on the people, and 1t
isn't very impressive on Mr. Hitler, whom
il is most intended to cOnfOund.
It has been assumed for years that the
minute danger threatened, a pre-cOncelV-
ed plan-mapped out perfectly IN all It's
angles-would Immediately go into effect
1t is rather startling that after all this
time. nothing particularly has been done
to increase armed man power.
It is to be hoped that from now on,
preparedness will get out of the 25-mile
an hour zone.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

NOTICE S HEREBY GIVEN
that the Central Union High School
District of Imperial County. Cali
fornia, will receive separate bids.
for furnishing all labor, material,
transportation and services for the
repair and reconstruction of build
ings of the CENTRAL UNION
HIGH SCHOOL, at the site at
Tenth and Brighton Streets, FL
Centro. Imperial County, California
as follows:
l. Repair and reconstruction of
the North and East Entrances and
repairs to parapet walls, etc, of tho
Administration Building.
9 Repair and reconstruction of
parts of, and removal of the upper
story of the North portion of the
Study Hall Building.
B. Repair and strengthening of
| tho Mechanic Arts Building.
4. Repair and strengthening of
/ tho Gymnasium Building.
5. Repair and strengthening of
the East Arcade Building.
6. Repair and strengthening of
/ the West Arcade Building.
Each bid to be in accordance
with the plans and specifications
and other contract documents now
on file with the Principal of Cen
trail Union High School, In the
Administration Building at Central
Union High School. FL Centro,
California where they may be ex-
amined without charge. Copies Of
said plans, specifications and other
contract documents may be OBJ
! tanned at the office of the said
Principal upon deposit of $500 per
set. which deposit will be refunded
upon return of said copies in good
condition within five 90 days after
the bids arc opened. Bidders are
hereby notified that pursuant to
tho Statutes of the State of Cali
fornia and local laws thereto aD-
plicablc, tho Central Union High
School District has aSccrtaincd and
determined the general prevailing
rate of per diem wages and rates
for legal holiday and overtime
work in the locality in which this
work is to be performed for each
craft or type of workman or mech
9nic needed to execute the contracts
which will be awarded the successful
bidders. The prevailing rates 81
! Il
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NDTICE FOR PUBLICATION
NJ. A. No. 053083
District Land Office
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, CaiiIoTnia
June 7, 1910
Notice is hereby given that The
TycrCtC Chemical Corporation, by
Louis A. Tycc, president. of Chula
Vista, California, has made appli-
cation for patent to tho White
Crystal No. / placer mining claim,
embracing Ei2 SEH NEH Sec. l6
and White Crystal No. 2 placer
mining claim. embracing SWh NWH
NWt Sec. ID; SELL NE1i NEH Sec.
l6 all in T. II s., r. 0 F. SBM
containing 40 acres, in the FL Cen
tro Mining District, Imperial Coun-
ty, California. There arc no adj
joining or conflicting claims. Tho
location notices arc recorded in
Book 350, page 148 and Book 1858,
page 1876, and amended notices arc
recorded in Book 400 page 488.
Book 460, page 489 and Book 48l,
page 563, official records of Imper-
lal County, California.
PAUL B. WITMER,
Register.
tJl1-h20 inclD
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23
WILLKIE IN THE
MOVIES

The most popular short subject
ever made is that Information
Please" reel in which Wendell Will
kir appears Comedian WllIkic
MahOncy says ne has just discover
cd after all these years that he has
been spelling his name wrong
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ben Hccht
IS playing the role of bum in his
picture, Before ] Die John
Barrymore is being applaudcd for
ms work IN "Thc Great Profile" ."
DIDN'T make trouble for an instant
and tho picture Is being wound up
four days ahead of schedule!
Fashion note cleaned at the Blon-
dell sisters play the other eve. Paul
etc Goddard wearing a rcd and
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23
Barbs

Twelve out Of IS New York bur
lcSquc houses have closed down in
dlCatlng the bare existence doesn't
pay.
Nations continue to arm to the
teeth. Hardly the wisdom teeth,
however.
Thirty seven of the most injur-
iouS pests IN America are imported.
not including fifth columnists and
other foreign agents.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23
So They Say

Tho fate of England is probably
the most important problem We
have ever faced nationally except
perhaps during the Revolutionary
War and the Civil War.
Col Leonard w. AYreS, Cleveland
Trust Co. economist.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23
SAID JIM
NO Dc f.

Whuc Tie Roosogclf dcmonStra-
',or "a. a its height William
GlDu McAdoo approached the three
Mcn Wlo were handling things
Senator Ba:klrY. Brrnes of South
CarolNa AID Lee Of Oklahoma
>.a u,ofa ID they immediately put
'Nngai resolution nominating
Pop.' @ct - acclamation
ne s.lcs we're available. The
moor of The crowd was ripe. But
It ,rM delegations notably Mon
'r.a Texas ard Virginia were sit
try j.. stony silence; might not the
'..o'm.on stir bad feelings that
pr4lc haTr dire effect on the
ramDaign2 Maybe if Jim Farley
would withdraw, it would be Okay
An omissary went to zee Far
Joy about it-and came back with
'.c verdict: no dice
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23

T,vac leapue critic 'or Dizzy
Dean ie himcelT aeain bit there
srr those who contend t.at isn't
q GOOD sign: either.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23
WAN TED

A Pacific Coast life insurance company
with over SO, o0o,o 10000 assets is seeking
an alert, reliable man as District Manager
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a good organizer, with Al credentials.
Satisfactory remuneration will be arranged
and complete Home Office cooperation
given. An exceptional opportunity for the
man who can qualify.
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IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23
Paul Harrison S Notes
On HOLLYWOOD S Foib|es and Fdds

white dress with bare stomach,
long white fur coat, long red gloves,
red shoes. no stockings.
Ida Lupino is being smothcfcd
with praise for her work in They
Drive by Night" in which she kills
her husband and goes crazy in court
with high-voltage histrionics. It's
good but I'm betting that the stu
dio-SuggcSted comparisons with the
talents of Bette Davis indicate an
other Warmers Davis quarrel or
some sort of disciplinary scheme.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23
Bruce Cation
In Washington

CHICAGO. July 23-Thc whole
draft Roosevelt" baudWag0n was
almost wrecked at the last minute
because the draft leaders fumblcd
tho!r strategy in connection with
the writing Of the Democratic plat
torm.
B4rcly - hours before Roosevelt
was officially nominated, the con-
yonton found itself on the verge
OF dolne the ONE thing that would
make hlm decline the nomination
write an ultra a-IsolatlorlSt plank
ON f0ycl2n policy.
First error vas in assuming that
Senator wheeler. isolatlonlSt leader.
lad been asSuaged By the preSl-
dents recent declaration that no L.
S army would be sent to Europe.
SocOrd error came when Senator
Harrison. at platform committee
hearing. eXpansiyely assured the
pcaco graups that well give you a
better plank" than the Republicans
had adopted. Third error was the
naming Of a platform drafting
subcommittee which was dominated
b. the izolationist Senators Wheel
or. NcCarran ard Walsh and which
lid not contain their doughtlest
foe. Senator Pepper.
Aided By the or2anized peace
societies. the isolati9nists tcod off
and did their Job before the New
Dcalcr realized there would be a
fight
SO presently the full committee
found itself with an alright no
mcddlng piark senator Icppel
called the whit" House, and checked
back with the word that +. ID. r
would take no nomination from q
party that stood ON that platform
An uglv floor fight thrcatcned--
and II Vas known that the president
would likewise reject the romlna
non if i came from a divided con-
yrntlgn
The wires burned. while the com
mIttcc Wranglcd Someone finally
found a fyc-wOrd formula. Aftcl
'rr promise that army. raVY or al
force would not be sent to Europe
there were inserted The words, "cX-
rcpt IN case of attack That salts
fed F. D. r ana wheeler alike
Put it VAS narrow squeak.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23
Thoughts For The Day

But yc that did clcavc unto the Lord your God arc
alive every one of you this day-Dcuteronomy "A.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23
MEMBER

MEM DEN
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. National
Editorial Association. Cali
fOrnia Newspaper Publish
crS Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23
MESSAGE WAS
7 ID RS OWN IDEA

That chmaxed irving period fol
the draft Roosevelt leaders.
HIS message announcing hr didnt
especially want 10 be rDmlnated
and rrlcaSing his delegates, was
Iuctlv Rc0scvclta own idea. Hf
.prana II on Senator Barklcy about
'j% hour before Barklry passed 1t
ON ~ the convention.
Draft leaders were afraid tllc del
r"dc. would take it srripuslV, and
that the convention would nominate
lomcbOdF else. Strenuous protests
went over tho wires to Washington,
back came the stcady insistcnce
that the m"s,a-o had to BE- pre-
scntcd hot or cOld
Hence the ai>Ice were fun Of
Marqr Krlly'~ runners Whlc Bark =
lcy read thr message II" hadn't
stopped before they were busy in
tormIrp all and sundry the thing
didn't mean "posItErI&'
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23
BY PAUL HARRISON
,EA Service staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD. July 23.-Behlnd
the screen: A fad in costume jeWelr\
Is large pins studded with brllllants
to form American flags. A peddler
who gets on the sets showed his
wares to a blond actress, who com
planned: "Everybody'S wearing this
kind! Haven't you got American
flags in any other cOlors?a
Cary Grant is fumlng at Crltl-
clSms aimed at him for not having
Joined the British army. It's one OF
the embarraSsmentS of having ali
incorrect birth date in studio bio
graphies. The latter records HIM
only 81; he's really we'll over the
age limit summoned by his coun-
try, and he has repeatedly offered
his services and been turned down.
Besides, he has been in the U. S.
10 years and took out first Ameri-
can papers five years ago =. Grant
is playing opposite katharine Hep
burn in Philadelphia Story and
his Sl50O00 wage will all 60 to the
Red Cross.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-23

Iona Massey, who drew raves
for her stellar stint in "Balalaika' =
her only real role thus far-has
been dropped by Metro. And
Warmers are not renewing Pat o.
BrIcn'S contract after seven hard
working years climaxcd by his fine
JOB as Knutc ROCknc. HIS salary
automatically would have tilted to
S260O0O year and the studio
wouldn't pay 1t.
ElCphantinc Alfred Hitchcock had
started on an elaborate dict the
other day when he met hollow-cycd.
unhappy, listlcSs George Cukor, who
has been ON a dict for months. The
British director took long looE,
hurried to a restaurant and has
been gOrging himself ever since.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
COMMONS TO HOLD
SECRET SESSION
Continued From Page One)

unsteady surveyed the war in a
luncheon speech before his conserva-
tive party council yer as the ma
ton weighed with skepticism yes
terday's cabinet reshuffle which
gave Winston Churchill prime re-
sponsibility for war strategy but
was seen as doing little else.
Stronger
Chamberlain declared Britain was
in "a great deal' stronger position
relative to Germany now than at
the start of the war. In addition,
he said, there was "a growth of
sentiment among neutral countries
in favor"
He contended that Germany, be.
cause of brutal, callous and wick
in the world"
The usually matter-of-fact prime
minister displayed a sparkling,
honey side of public personality
with the use Of man-in-the-street
phrases such as Hitler missed the
bus" and a statement he "a Civ.
ing his audience a war report
straight from the horses mouth"
He predicted further tightening of
the Allies blockade of Germany, de.
claring:
"You can take it from me that,
one by one, leaks and loopholes are
being stopped and that as the war
goes on that strangling effect will
more and more drain the lifeblood
out of our enemy"
Blockade Hampered
Consideration for n%eutrals, he as
serted, has hampered the blockade,
but he said sit cannot be expected
that we should allow Germany in
definitely to profit by our scrupu-
lousness and to draw aid and com
fort from neutrals who are not free
agents and who know in THEN
hearts, whatever they may say,
that our victory spells freedom fol-
them whereas our defeat would
doom them to slavery"
Chamberlain said he thought II
was a very extraordinary thing
that Hitler failed to take advan
tage of his initial superiority anc
to make an endeavor to overwhelm
us and France before we had time
to make good our Deficiencies
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05

know that while MI. Cromwell's
speech was officially, and perhaps
necessarily, repudiated by Mr.. Cor
dell Hull, the secretary of state.
the American statesmen have not
disguised the fact that he express
ed American opinion accurately, if
imprudently."
Senator Clark (D-Mo) leaped to
his feet at this point with the
question: "Is that not equivalent
to charging that our secretary of
state had his tongue in his cheek
When he delivered a singing re-
Duke to our playboy ambassador"
Clark added that "any man with
any self respect would have re-
signed' on receiving such a repri-
mand as Hull delivered to Crom-
well.
"Well, of course" Holt respond.
ed, "he paid $4,000 for the job
and it's pretty hard to give that
up.",
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
WATERWAY MEET
SCHEDULED TODAY
Continued From Page One)

projects, it is believed that greater
weight can be brought to bear and
that each will stand a better chance
for approval and necessary con-
gressional appropriations. Promot-
ers of the organization believe that
the work of various members of
congress from North Carolina in
obtaining improvements will be
aided when a coordinated program
is worked out and when each in
turn can throw the weight of his
influence behind each project.
Representative Lindsay Warren
of the First district and whose
home is in Washington, has been
invited and is expected to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
LOS ANGELES GIRL
ADMITS SHE KILLED
MOTHER, BROTHER

CONTINUED From Page One)
burned off. She told me to hit
her over the head and to keep
on hitting her until she couldn't
talk.
Il hit her 1 guess about 20
times, before the head of the
hammer came off, then about
80 more times with the handle.
1 got her a drink of water about
four times. She asked for it, the
first couple of times. And I got
thirsty, too. Every time I gave
mother a drink 1 took one, too.
The last time I save her a drink
L had to pour it down her throat,
because she had gone out
"She told me to break her ribs,
81 I hit her in the side, or maybe
in the stomach. I didn't want to
do that, so I started conking her
on the head again. Her head was
harder, and I didn't mind hitting
her there as much as in the body.
II thought mother had gone nuts.
I couldn't figure what was the
matter with her, until she started
talking about the demons.
Mother never mistreated me.
She was all right. I stopped beat
ing her when she stopped breath
ing. I think she swallowed a false
tooth while 1 was conking her.
II changed clothes and washed
up after mother was dead. My
pajamas We're blood all over. l
locked the door, was afraid those
demons mother talked about would
get inland went to a neighbor's
house and called daddy. The neigh.
bors called the police.
when daddy came he started to
cry. I told him to calm down. He
went out of the house and began
walking up and down. I told him
to brace up"
After the questioning, Miss
Pickerel said, Chloe asked for some
soup and a piece of lemon cream
pie. She devoured the pie, then
consumed the soup.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05

investigator, said the documents in
cluded membership lists, and Dies
observed that they showed commun-
list members were active in a large
number OF organizations, among
them the League for Women Shop
pers.
Asked by reporters about Judge
| Welsh's action, the chairman said
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
INSURANCE
AREA EXTENSION
WILL HELP CITY
Continued From Page One)

the change, was advised of the ac-
ton yesterday by John Jay Schief-
felin, of Chubb and Son, leading
New York marine underwriters.
Heretofore, vessels could not pro-
coed farther south than Morehead
City if the owners desired hurrl'
cane insurance protection. If dur
ing the period described in the in
urance policies as the hurricane
season, the vessels went beyond the
area prescribed they had to pay a
greatly increased rate. If they
failed to pay the rate, their insur-
ance was nullified.
The change in area will enable
yachtsmen to proceed at least 80
miles farther south before tying up
to await the end of the season.
The Propeller club, which has
been seeking the change for over
a year, was also advised that the
PASSPORT Norfolk limits may be ex-
tended to include inland waters
only of Virginia and North Carolina,
not south Of Southport without adj
ditional premiums.
A marine man here last night de-
clared that the authorized change
should NEAR much "in dollars and
cents for Wilmington" and stressed
the need for the construction OF
additional docks and wharves here
for the yachts.
Elizabeth City has one of the fin
est yacht basins on the inland water.
way, he said, and during the hurri.
cane season as many as 30 yachts
have been tied up there in one day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
INIT DECLARES
'' CROMWELL TEA
HOUND ENVOY
,o.otiuued From Page One)

heen considered by the
p~na'e. onberg said he accepted at
Va llu the denials of Secretary
r. state Hull and william rsanos C. 1 Bull.
# a" ha5 said the United States
s1ass' ;oin Great Britain and France
f}iIa u5tine Germany. This state
il L7 vas attributed to Bullltt in
n'H' -ed Polish papers the Ger
gaEpY' said they seized in Warsaw.
rans r+beless, Vandenberg said
nail reflected considerable
ts MESS and anxiety over the
1ssl s of our ultimate neu-
nl1 INV, in the light of recent
event. think it would be unfortunate
-,oso the incident of the So
10 o. German White Paper with
e a.. an official inquiry on the part
o Oh congress ITSELF" he declared.
o. Vo of Hull declined this
~ TO delay Bullitt's departure
.ssN his Paris post to permit his
'l ..+ioning by congressional com
Qu ..sss as suggested by Senator
REYNOLDS 1D-Nc' and Rep Fish
". The White Paper is sheer
,aganda." Vandenberg contin-
FlGF'7 mo effort should be spared
Wv, ,,nch the proofs-if for no 9TH
" JASON than to arm our people
sr,inst repetitions of this tech
niQle. ~ n 80
L., immediate need for passage of
s,r,-or Bennett Clark's pending
.,.oI1tjon for the investigation of
~ foreign propaganda which seeks
y. involve US on either side of this
var
vo,- quoted at length from the
.,sacb made by Conant, the Cana
shr official. He asserted that
,onsnt said it sis gratifying to