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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12
VkkDENBERCS REASONING

Arthur II |;,st.,s.o@E. Michigan Re-
publican. wants ~ -, President kooSe-
welt Iur for a third trrnl
Because Nardenberg thinks Roosevelt
Would ne easy 10 pcal.
No.
lie want. to SO Roosevelt run be
cause he believes that only + the Presl-
dent seeks a third term VIII the nation
have chance 10 express It's opinion 81
the New Deal, unadulterated and with
out benefit Of distractinE campaign X
sues.
Roosevelt Is the New Deal, Nanden-
berg argues. No other possible Demo
cratic candidate who has been mention
cd so truly personifies the New Deal as
Roosevelt, he believes. Therefore, to
give the voters d chance to say YES or
mo TO the New Deal, Eandenberg
would like to see Roosevelt run again.
Vandenbcrg may be right--but he Tor
gets that Roosevelt was elected the tlr>t
two times by Democrats as well as New
Deaers-and that a LOT of old-tinle Dem
ocrats are on the other side Of the fence
now, including jim Farley.
Nandcnberg may have forgotten IT.
but Roosevelt himself-a master polltl-
cian-has not.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12

WASHINGTON - One absorbing
aIy>tegy g..h, now is the way the
.aMulS Smith committee has dealt
VITA ,!lc LubCr Board Il has been
10Th. bu; ne; nearly as rough as
csIyanc expected II to be.
Cunmat"" spent months assem-
Ill GocGMeMf> - U>c as exhibits.
- 50 "a. Ia. ~,yu only a frac-
-. q: taeM. Instead OF calling
= c}eytoH, who had 4 erudec
.u!,st .,.a boay.. !; confined itself
..,aost nlt.rrly 70 board employees
.na hosyd records Then it SWINE
!oHnG @Gsj invited Board Mem
hnrs Madden and Smith 10 take
,hr Sand and answer the charges
ia; hNd beer made.
This .,n't a all what was anticl-
2a.ea. 4@d i has people guessing
Ouo c..r:on, accompaniment is that
VILE most CcngycsSmen seem to
zee. thc labor act Will oe amended,
hardly Gi.y arr expecting any really
GraSt!c Change, 70 be approved.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12
Among
Our Yesterdays

Four indictments. involving the
chef of police, his son and a dcpu-
u e. Centro marshall for bribery
ana perjury
A smoking resolution demanding
the resignation Of the Imperial
count" highway commission
These two fiery Isslcs combined
70 give Fl Centre newspaper read
crs cooked literary meal 20
Gears ago today.
The indictments ciimaXcd charG-
& anG counter charges concerning
yicc and graft conditions that sup
Dllcd food for top front page posi-
tons for weeks in advance. j f.
Hill WaS arrested and accused OF
asking and receiving bribcS as we'll
As II. C. Hytc f ". Hill waS ac-
cG'cd Of asking and receiving
brIbes and perjury
According 10 the coiortul rcpor-
torial account Of the day. l3 mom-
bcrs Of tho grand Jury filed into
Judge Coles courtroom and asked
leave 70 report.
"A Gaze wa being tried pcfnrr y
Jury, .olnc dispute about 'pa51ci
Of hogs The Jury vas half asleep
and the battery of legal talent was
more or less doing IN tho warm
afternoon sunlight The hog
case went on for awhile and then
Judge Colo casually stopped tho
case " the reporter wrote.
There was hustle and an
awakening when the district at
torne% came in with his assistants.
Dorsey Wh.telaw and Don Bitter.
Three indictments were return
cd The warrants Wcrc ready is
.acd. Al officer vas already on
thr phone ordering tho arrest Of
Who Hcrc they Nobody know
u tha' t.ur and nobody could find
ga' Tic Il men got Up and
ii.cd out They had been on the
'ob for two wears and were natur-
ai.r glad TO be turned loose
BIT voull have 10 read up at
Bc head of this story to find ont
'bc name, Of tilc three mcn in
aid"
So the story ended WHY the back
handed -u5pcnE" At tho end Is
= Wvstor"
4 CHAMBER of commerce rcsOlu-
3on which hOOk tho hldc off the
eoIntv highway commission on the
aluc day read in part
Whereas the progress made and
hc methods adopted by tie
Commission haze not tended To
rr"ate confidence in their ability
and as the voting OF additional
gouds for highway construction will
- .criously Jeopardizcd if the
.sa.jablc money IS not spcnl Judi
e!oEa,y
Be II resolved that the clam
=. 20 On record layOring rcaIgna-
.1n u The present commission -.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12
LET NOT ONE
HAND KNOW
~ all >tYtpl Jcu. uat)

Asa rl>al; I. til "roral embargo
which tie state department has placed
on certain exports - Japan, airplanes,
parts. and some other products which
=. NippoMeSe could use III their effort
II Urinl IL, Chlla E,cident To 4 success
IA conclusion axe no longer sold TO them
III the United States. This moral en-
barge ON which We are 50 keen even cN-
tends to the processes and patents for
making hiEh-test aviation gasoline. A.
So. the denuncl;.tioN of our trade treaty
with Japan and cony inuancc of commerce
with that country on a day-to-day basis,
has been done to apply pressure to COM
pei recognition of American rights IN
China.
Yet Just this week 100000 bushels Of
wheat We're sold to japanese interests.
That wheat was for delivery in Shanghai
and is believed to be destined for the
japanese army in China. This military
provision--for il is no more nor less than
that-carried 30-cent- a-buShel Govern
ment subsidy. Thus our Government
through its export subsidies has in this
case at least actually helped underWrite
the war which it.; state department has
aileady gone out OF its way to oppose.
1t may he noted incidentally that altho
this particular transaction WAS the first
Of its kind. inquiries in the wheat mar
ket from the Orient have been numerous
OF late.
This policy Of not letting one hand
know what the other does as applied to
government may help to explain why
American governmental action is SO fire.
quontly misunderstood abroad, and why
actions innocent in their origin are poun
ced upon as the worst sort of dupliclty.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12
Iodav'S Horoscope

4 mo- happA and prosperous year
IS PROMISED to those whose birth
day is today Il they will but exert
Themselves. 1hcy may also gain
by .nNr.Tonrr A CHILD born today
VIII be- ambitious. aSscrtivc and de-
trrmmc4 Such a ono will also
be of I frank and sincere nature,
-ood naturcd and successful in its
,Mdcyta ,iMgs. Ii Will marry we'll
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12
F.D.R. KNOWS Ills
SENATOR'S AND BORES

Charles w. Eliot. director OF Ma
iona, Resources Planning Board,
listed The White House recently to
explain how he was going to try
10 sell Senate committee on the
boards usefulness.
The board Job Is pretty com
plICatcd, and the explanation was
?rettY involved. Finally FDR tap
ped him OH the arm.
Listen. Charlie" he said. The
committee wants it simpler, 1t will
oe like the very boring lady who
sits next to you at dinner parties
and says, Yes. I know, Mr.. Eliot
but WAT Go you DO"
a move that will pick up where
The Ever" and The Plow That
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News

Broke tlc Plans" left off has been
filmed and viii 20 to the theatcfS
by spring. Photographed by Bob
Flahcrty for Pare LorcnlS U. 5.
Film Service II is tentatively titled
The land. and deals with the
way soil erosion and ncchanized
agriculture arr driving people off
the land.
Department OF Agriculture Off
clals. VINO fathcrcd the idea, are
excited about il.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12
Willis Thorntons Editorial On:
Firms Know How to Eat

The Fnn, Eavc learned that If
ono cata properly, hc can lick a
bear-cSpcvi0!!y d Russian bear.
Tho whole secret Of tho amazlnG
Finnish resistance against the
weight of S0v.e, force lies in the
fact jha' The F.nn> have the high
cai standards Of nutrition OF any
country in the Wo.ld, according to
Michael j. Walsh. diet expert Of the
Univoyslt" Of California extension
division.
App2.cHt,v WhoU tHC Finnish SOL
c,icr7 w""c !it'ic hoHs they ate their
vegetable, aNa drank their milk
N.tlc... cc:MD.a.n!ngs and when they
g.cw IL. tNav continued TO cat
air vegetables and drink their
nail. un.il i..s" were strong enough
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12
THE GERMAN WAY
IOrOVllIe Mercury KeglSterJ

When the Germans want one side to
win in war but don't caie to appear
unneutral, they provide staff officers
who plan the strategy for their side. An
efficient staff officer is more important
than l5,0G0 men. as the Russians well
know by this time. When their Officers,
who are mere substitutes for the gen
erals stain has murdered demonstrated
they d:dn'; h3!",r 10. % handle troops,
equipment aHd Supplies, the Russians
called on lhe Germans FOR help.
While Germany - Shouting 10 tnc world
"1c're strictly nou,r., as between Fin
land AID Russia" German generals now
:,rr directing the Russian troops. For the
frs ;ime the Russians are making some
Eeaj,yaT.
/ he German chieftanS don't dare let
the German puolic know that they are
helping Russia to win against Finland.
50 thev don't dare send troops there.
Wa $4,000 troops engaged the home
fo,,s sDog Tou.7 know about it, The
German people don't want Russia to
beat Finland and would feel rebelious if
they knew Germany was helping Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12

OfaW all flgnt DOn Gcl dlScOur-
aged I'll help YOU.
Those iour sentences changed
that boys lie. How do I know? Be-
calsr he and l spent weekend
rCcoutIr fishing at Lake Caddo near
Marshall, Texas. He is forty years
old VOW. and is Well-knoWn con-
tractor Ill east Texas.
My whole life probably would
have been differcnt' lie said. If
NY teacher hadn't given me a little
When l saw that she had faith III
me. my confidence mounted.
She told me that I could learn to
draw: and l believed her. Years la
ter I took a course III Civil Engin-
CCrlna III the University of Kansas.
! never would have taken that
course. and | wouldn't be in my
present business. if my teacher had
1T kissed nc on the forehead and
ChCCrCd me- up when the other STU
dents were laughing at me. l go
back to my home town OF Lola,
Kansas. about every two years; and
l always visit Miss Julia Mcclure
?ad pay my respects to the teacher
who made my life richer and hap
pier b. few words of encourage
mcnt."
You and I can do what Miss Nc
ClurC did. We can give people hope
courage and lf-confidence by eX-
pressing our faith in them and thcil
abilities
Can wc do II sincerely" Most em-
phatically yes.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12

to stop Russian divisions dead IN
their tracks
Tragically, however. even the
Sturdicst OF warriors can't stand
up against a high explosive bomb
dropped from an airplaNc. IN ground
fighting they may be vc!T nearly
invinciblc. Under the ghastly savae
cry of an air raid. even the health
lest must perish.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12
Words of Wisdom

Strona passions arc the life of
manly virtues But they need not
necessarily be evil because they are
passions. and because they are
strong. They may be likcncd to
b!ocd horses. that need training
and the curb only, to enable those
whom fhcy carry TO achieve the
mot glorious triumphs.-S Simns.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12

The celebrated. often quoted. Pro-
lcsSOr William James Of Harvard
declared that The average man de-
yclopS only ten per cent Of his Ia
tent mental abilities. Think of it!
That's about the equivalent of hav-
ing an eight cylinder motor with
only ono motor firing. Professor
James said also. What We accom-
plish. compared to what we could
accomplish is as the tiny waves on
the surface of the ocean compared
to its mighty depths" That means
that YOU have latent powers you
may moi rcali2c YOU possess. Am l
sure of that statement? I am. be-
cause | have been in adult cduCa-
tlonal work for 81 years. l have
personally helped twenty thousand
mon and women develop hidden tai
cntS that they never dreamed they
possessed.
Take yourself for example You
may not be GOOD photographers.
But YOU could become an expert.
You could become an outstanding
photographer. All YOU have to do
i to study. and practice, and prac-
ticc, and practice. If you want to be
q cuOd photographer. or French
scholar or an accordion playcr-li
YOU want TO do that more than YOU
want to listen to ball games or &c
t. the movies or play bridgc-if YOU
really have a burning passion to ac-
c9mpl,ah something you arc almost
certain TO do lt--proVided it is with
IL reason.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12
One Minute Test Answers

l. Suomi
, Yca, there are usually some
foreign cadets IN the student body.
5. Wncy Post.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12

e ' { II q / Il " Il
straight line. He
was such 4 flop at
drawing that the
OF h e students
laughed at him.
and he cried. His
teacher. Julia Nc
Clure. kissed him
on the forehead
and said: Don /
cry. Charles. You
will be able tc
ND,,'t .,ot Ilicon,Ir
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12
You re Telling Me-

Zadol1 Dumbkopf says tho bolt
soodS counter Of a bargain ba&r-
ment is tho ono place IN the world
where people battle in order to
keep the piece.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12
CARNEGIE

Our day IL 1897. Il little boy eight
years old Nas crying in a school
house IN Lola. Kansas. He was sup
posed TO drsW. Bat he couldn't draw
an apnlc or circlc. He couldn't
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12
Grab Bag
Onc-NIinutc Test

/ Waat is the Finnish name Tor
;.at coantry?
> Are any but American citizens
yer allowed to attend West Point
ND Annapolis?
, VINO as the pilot Of the plane
4. which VIII Rogers was killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12
Hints Oh EtiauCttc

When sou help yourself to gravy
at dinner put the spoon back IN
The bowl containing the gravy, not
on the plate underneath the bowl,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12

The human brain Is one OF ma
lures most marvellous Inventions,
but it not perfect or it would
always act to capacity.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12

British soldiers are being given
rnglj;h. German handbooks to en-
able them to speak to Nazi citizens
in the event allied troops break
through the Maginot line. England
docs rot intend to be caught short
anywhere along the line
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12

T. save paper LONDON gofcrn-
lhcAt stenopraphcrs we're ordered
II lypn records on both sldes of
the sheet The government might
also cancel expense account, Of pro-
pagandiSts in the United States on
the ground that the mono" / ju"t
Ialnp uuhif.l
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12

Clark Gable and Carole Lombard were
- missing after all. as everybody Sus-
pected all along. including the press
agent who suspected that everyone suS-
pected the yarn.
The Firms alone are making good the
perennial threat to send the Commu-
nistS back where they came from.
Germany wants it made clear that II
doesn't desire to interfere in Rumania
All it wants is TO control Rumanian in
dustries, oil production and government.
After all the diplomatic yellow, white
blue, red and green papers have been
thoroughly digested someone might
start looking for the pot of gold at the
end of the rainbow.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12

Weather prophet predicts carly
spring. Does he mean II, or is that
Just wiShiul thinking after he,
taken a look al the coal BIN?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12

Another modCrn miracle. accord
my to nc man at the next desk.
is the Uay ones car suddenly looks
10 years older when the nclghboro
get a new one.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12
Thouqhts for the Day

..1a - !.e.:r W. ureae. ..s.....a a'.f ~ hS
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12
Famous Sayings

A miracle IS Il work exceeding the power g. any
created agent consequently being effect Of the
divine omnipotence. ce.-South.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12

A bans of ...lcc, N5 read, atjaci;cd
and defeated cat III a European
town. They must have read about
the Films, no doubt
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12

A survey shows an increase IN
milk consumption. Gosh, and Wc
thought the csg-nog season was
CVpIi
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12

This IS indeed an odd War Be
cause Of the Maginot and Sicelricd
lines, for the first time III history
nations have buried Then 2rnlca
before instead Of after battle.
Next to the approval Of @"ct'ouai
political bosses, the thing prCsldjcn-
tial candidates seek most thcsc days
is a word of damnation from john
/, Lewis.
Dcwey is going to enter hi name
in the Illinois COP primaries
Like any good lawyer hc likes Ia
see nar,ns on the dotted line.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-12

~, N&c " =. vAr OF
k114A 100 y, =. = t.,l,,i,t -
Kodiak mirror., 1940-08-02

FE:r+- A little bird has boon whis-ooring.. that certain Industrious gentlemen of this corp1uni ty has boon sporting grand .shiner lately, did he bump into 9 door, fall downs tairs, or just deserve it7
 Yes,~ and Tn told that swimming lessons have become quite popular among our intcllig igontia. Seo1.s to no that dip in one of tho lakes would have been far nqre conf ortab1e than the channel although possibly less convenient. Was he pushed or did ho run away or did he just plain stuIlb1ea :..
 Since the arrival of real outdoors girls in town, statistics show that a great number of c1inging vines have t,ono woodsoy. Old adhoronts always said that tho way to mani s. hoart was through his turu1yn berries arc very nico, I'll havo to admit.
 May venture the sago advice that ladies should be more careful in descen1- ing these hills, as they arc very slipper and nay land one in "troublen and rubber boots will mot protect one's clothing.
 Tn vioW of the many wedding cerenoni c peri orr1ed recently and iron the runors of quite g. number yot to conc, concerted drive must no rlado to open our local hospi tal ard assist our nedicos in every respect. Any suEges tions7 < (soe pago 12)
Kodiak mirror., 1940-08-02
AROiyN0-ABNyT

:. *Ea:vtrf; boon absent from Kcdiak for about. tlhroo weeks, puts your inquiring reporter at distinct disadvantage in 5riafr,:ni you personal news this weok. But boforo go any further, want to extend ny sincere thanks to Jack Miller, Margaret Roman, Georgia Giborson and many others who so graci ous1y and efficiently kopt the Mirror published during ny absence. Not 9 big rod apple not single orchid but Lunches of. thanks and appreciation for: Q: job nicely done.
 :. +~. Incorpo ration; cos1rrunity power plant; the baso road; competitive lines of
 business being conducted at tho naval air station; very ticcablo absence of labor: troubles; moro weddings; bigger and bot tor 'roIlallces;- ncWly-arrived- lovely ladios; a good salzaor run; the planned co Id storage; yes an2 8 ji1lion other itc11s float before ny vision and cloud ny liroite nontality until ny thoughts arc so berlud ia;lol} cen hardly elucidatc. In. any ovont, folks, give nc a few days
 to acclinato rwsc1f to tho beautiful
 sunshine and pleasant folks of homo,
 a. ain. i1l Kodiak =. | ~ With all skilled mechanics leaving
 certain co1urunit tics in southeas torn
 Alaska, for tho Interior, and other towns sinking into oblivion through lack of
 cooperative and progressive ondoavor, it always t;avo. no pleasure to say that our
 ilitt1o 1villasou was goinG ahoad steadily vi t,lout q sign of a booz, no men 7ll-
 employed now, no lawlcssness and a small but thriving cornn1nity Whi oh was a1optin<. progressive measures for the benefit of
 nll it's citizons, that's Kodiak. And Tn glad. to. be hotao, folks. "-:.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-02-22
Tenderfoot Ranking is
Awarded to l6 Scouts

AT an impressive candle light
Tenderfoot InveStiture ceremony,
sixteen new Boy Scouts received
their initial award. The ceremony
took place at the Highland club
house Tuesday evening in keeping
with National Scout Week, with
close TO thirty scouts and a number
OF visitors present. Fifteen candles
were used signifying the twelve
scout laws and the three points OF
the scout oath.
The new boys from Troop 90 who
were awarded the rank OF Tender
loot were Gene Miller, Howard
Giles. Ralph Fox, Ira Lampson,
Mike Watkins, T. Alexander Hamil-
ton, Semore Hamilton, Lawrence
Schoenwald, John Schoenwald and
Robert Wilton. Those in Troop 81
receiving the award were Joe Jack
SON, Gerald Mowery, Jim Boldt, Don
Rokkan, Glenn Ludlow.
Scout officials in charge of the
ceremony included Frank Mason,
district commissioner; John Vib-
Der, scoutmaster Of Troop %; Jerry
Campbell scoutmaster of Troop %.
and Kermit Liebel, assistant scout
master Of Troop %.
Troop % was recently reorganized
under the sponsorship of the High
land improvement club, and last
week registered ID scouts. The eleven
new scouts entering this troop are:
Billy Campbell, Leroy Decker. Ira
bampson, Ralph Fox, T. Alexander
Hamilton, Lawrence Schoenwald.
John Schoenwald, Mike Watkins and
Robert Wilton. Ed Ray, Basil
Shields and Harry Higley are the
troop committeeman for this troop.
Five new boys who have recentiy
registered with Troop 81 include
Glenn Ludlow, Jim Boldt, Joe Jack
son, Gerald Mowery and Don Rok-
kan.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-02-22
$Do
= YOU
KNOW?
y vs.shIssssn sse,s Prser..s esmmIsssss

1t is estimated that the first DOW
er from Grand Coulee Dam will be
available in the fall of this year,
when two 10,000-kilowatt generators
Will be hooked up. About four fifths
OF the dam now is finished. It also
Is estimated by authorities that if
appropriations are forthcoming, and
no interruptions occur, the west
power house and the dam for the
pumping plant can be completed by
the middle of l94l.
BY the time the job is completed.
workers will have received $50 .OOO. 600
In wages. To date $116,055 900 has
been appropriated. A total of S25.-
100000 will be needed to keep the
work going through 1910. The Job
is officially dated from September
9, 1888, and is in its seventh year.
Following completion of the dam
will come development of the great
irrigation project over a number of
years. There will be two power
plants, one at each end of the dam.
A 12-foot tunnel through the dam
Will connect the power houses. The
pumping plant behind a wing dam
at the west end of the dam will be
585 feet long, lit feet wide and 100
feet high with an erection bay LOG
feet long. Provision is made for
twelve pumping units, two of which
Will be spares. The balancing reser-
voir will take over much of the floor
of the Grand Coulee, extending q
miles and covering 2l,O00 acres. Wa
ter will be carried from the balanc-
ing reservoir IL miles southwesterly
thru a canal Of 5000 second-feet
capacity to the diversion point of
the distributing canals.
The east side canal will run 156
miles and the west side 10l miles.
The laterals will tap these main
canals to carry water to the various |
tracts. Eventually, it is planned to /
irrigate 100000 acres.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-02-22
Richland Pioneer Is
Taken by Heart Attack

RICHLAND-Mrs. Thomas John
Chalcraft passed away at her home
IN Richland February 10 after few
hours illness. Death was due to a
heart attack.
Mrs. Chalcraft has been q faith
ful worker in the community for
nearly thirty years and will be great.
~ missed. She always worked for
the betterment of the community
She was an active member of the
Literary Society and Woman's Club
OF Richland, of which she was pres
ldent for several years. She was
a member Of the grange and was
president Of the Red Cross at Rich.
land Tor many years.
Addte Elizabeth Burton was born
IN Norwood, Minnesota, January Is.
1855. She was married to Thomas
Chalcraft at Both; South Dakota on
June 2, 1888. The family moved to
Garfield, Washington in 1910 and to
Richland in 1912. She is survived bv
her husband and seven children,
four sons, Dorsen, Albert and Rob
ert George Of Richland, Walter of
Gateway, Montana, hTomas If. of
Seattle, three daughters, Alice of
Mrs. Elva Barton Ackley
OF Portland and Mrs. Ada Mcdonald
OF Seattle, all seven children being
mere for the funeral services. Seven
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were held Thurs
DAY afternoon from the Richland
methodist church. The Rev Dam
lals had charge of the services with
Rev T. G. Nelson assisting. Burial
was made in the Richland cemetery.