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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04

bcr camp. through tho clear, blue
eyes of irrcprcssiblc youth.
Dorothy explained why OrcGonS
%"nior senator Charles McNary did
MT 20 TO thc Democrats Jackson
Dav dinner in Washington: They
had diamond back torrnpin soup
With amontillado He likes roast beef
and apple pic."
Other valsctZiana:
Mr. and Mrs. Grout. Mrs. Hcydon.
and mother. hurried TO Portland for
fear tho fll" coat sales would be over.
Mother and daddy had a terrible
argument.
When Donald DcnnO came home
from the University of Oregon for
Christmas vacation tho girls all tried
to dance with him at once. He
couldn't move.
Victor Ramcv cot married and
Mcrt Archibald lost his Shoes.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04
Bruce Cation in Washinoton
Dissetts the News

WASHINGTON - Tic cruclcSt
blow got aa9chcd a tic famou,
BAN '"tr =. aboI tn bn rW'ng
J." Cp..~ea aaa D3d,c> Watt
O.jp rcIInhcoa %i3o ann to do
l4't ot the Cogroran-C Cohen t'au.
ont ni = .oa
Dct corfF o1fc45 DO .''ou j.
:rnc.a, ,ol0es1 to trc Nanonal
lo"H ro1os ComGattrr. Whch
70 or.,N,aod ahdef autuo,1Dr q,
.o''cr7 .t7H the President 20 ii.
>"v"-frr, q. sc nt".c.
N"r'- po;Ht = tna' >lncc Hc ,ob
'"".nt ."' -, y Co@~Ycr> Con-
r..- r"n' ,o2aGr s.ato monc" 'or
g.. ." i.r 3, @7ul 70 r1~o a oo.v-
ct .rd'Y' a-au.f t. $4,000 wnirG
" :ua'"u 5 II tlo pending In
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
CUSHIONS WPA CUT

Tie WPA appropriations for the
present fiscal year was cut down
norr than half a billion dollars
by tho last Congress - but there
hasn't been the trouble that was
predicted. One big reason Is that
there has been cushion which no
body thought of at the time.
That cushion is the S425, 900 900
paid out during the year in unem-
ployment insurance under the So
cial Security act WPA officials
know of many cases where joblesS
v orkers we're kept off relief rolls
by their unemployment insurance
checks. and OF many more where
WpA workers could be removed
from The rolls ior the same reason
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04
ROBIN SAVES HER DOLL
(ChriStian Science Monitor)

Where seiflessness has d task to per-
form, presence cf mind usually Is at
hand to make sure that success attends
TIE endeavor. SO often are the two dis
covered working together that witnesses
of their achievements tend to agree that
there is definite relationship between
these two qualities.
In Pasadena, California, seven. year
old Robin Slocum was PLAYING with her
doll in an automobile parked on a steep
hill. The car began to roll. Little Robin
applied the brakes. But she couldn't
stop the car that way SO she seized the
wheel and guided the automobile into IA
tree only a short distance from Il b1l~y
intersection. Robin probably Didn't
know much about 'he intricaces Of ;Ito-
mobile clutches and tran5n1ssions Yet
not only did she refuse tp surrender to
a dangerous situation but shr mana3ed
to apply what knowledge she had with
good effect
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04

terror Department appropriation
bill
Tho same po.rt Of order 1lllcd
appriprIatlana for tho National
Rcsnnrsca Planning Bn3rd and the
CffIrc of Government Report q
few tiaHg ago. n it, upheld AGAIN
Collcrs cob " gone.
Tommy COrCOrHn Il a1fcr. He
work for RFC. which was SGT ny
by Congress-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04
TOday'S Horoscope

# your birthday is today. your
fortunes are improving and you
will gain through a military mat
ter or person in authority. You
should. in spite of these assur-
anccs. be on your guard against
attempted deception Active brave.
generous, optimistic and clever will
the child bc who is fortunate
enough to be born today. He or
she may bc rather Ovcrcritical and
hoSty. but life will, in tho mann
be S,lcccTSful
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04
Hints on Eliuucttc

To help children acquire poiae
and case Of manner at the table,
they should be given a reasonable
amount Of attention. They should
be encouraged to join in the gen.
cral conversation and not rudely
interrupted, or how can they learn
to listen attcntively and politely
to others?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04

telephone person.
ality:
over the tel
cphone it's more
important to
speak without
haste and dis
tinctly than
when facing your
listener. This is
because he re-
ccivcS no aid
from watching
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04
Famous Sayings
CARNEGIE

Do YOU want to make good M
preston over the telephone? The
New York Telephone Company fur
nlShcS some helpful hints. Follow
them. if YOU want to develop your
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04
Photographs

The Canary !;land-, arc .ald TO
derive their Eamc from the Latin
word for dog. canic. When the
Spanish first landed there the
islands were Sc infested with large
dogs that they named them The
islands Of the Dogs" or Canary
Islands.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04
Grab Bag
One Minute Test

Ono Minute Test
|. Whore is tho throne Of En%-
land located?
.. IN what country /, til" mouth
If the Danube
2 In event Of the vice prct'-
dent. death or disability. who
prrsidc3 over the 5enair
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04

Three North Carolina citicS-Wln-
ston -Salcm, Durham and Rcidsville
arc said to manufacture over half
Of all cigarettes produced in the
United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04
Thouqhts for the Day

Naked ana >c clothed me l eaoN. and yt VISITED
nc was II prison. and yc came aato mc--Not-
thew 25 &c
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04

Mldwcotcrn burglars steal 10
pounds of limburgcr cheese. Their
crime. it would appear, smells to
nigh heaven.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04

Among tho attractions for tourists
near Tucson. Ariz., arc tho thou
sands Of Giant cacti in Saguaro
forest.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04
WOds of Wisdom

A man must stand erect not
be kept erect by others Marcus
hurcliuS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04
You re Telling Me-

Tic man =, the next a",L aa;5
;n@t Z fortune await ,..c cutor-
rising youao .i."t.4tog who can
develop rad.o rcccEIn1 set which
Vii! autOniat!lal" t;ue Out wncu
the commc.cla) announcer goes on
Tho all
Sale =! intoH.canta show, .lcadv
increase IL The United State. az
tGg0.nl 70 4 surtr? LOOKS Ike
'Hc.c sOJu my bc Az agIta;!uh Tor
10 .5atuyaa. mint rycrr Tcck
I'ap Ycas ar@or ting TO traffic
.'3Jat4rs Ha. iguud the aYcla.r
l'o"slY.@u Il perfect mId-&rAspn
:"rm
Iho.n,- L DoHry. opinc, Hanuk
DunDEOpi must be in earnest N
I'll presidential campaign He
conc campaigning way up INTO
Name, points ou. zadok, III weather
n IT,,
80 '-'f - ~ pan ~ ~ -iA't+f.' -
.ca!nlng thCSc Gays that Il emp IN
'uc shoulder can be converted n Il
INK into u vIip On the chin.
Jran,-h lIant.c planca may cat
3clmuda from tuc!r itinerary +
Int British don't Keep their fingers
DIt ol Z. S mal bag Doesn't
CurubcriaIn knO" IT. pcnltcY-
a." DltrLac to open .omc0lc
'.5r8 mail?
JiIr Aroma National Guard ia,
"D"ncOncd the 5mabtlka as IT. NJ
....Ia. although /, vas used for
ears before Hitler adopted it.
Guard2mcu are socc. but how 90
~. suppose he indians fec,
+ ADIlhcIA resident p!OlcnnG
against paying the annual stree,
TAX because ne had worked II
months Of the year on cham
sang 'tpalrhR city rOals. II
may as well ask for union wr"c
While he. Al IL
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04

Don't" urged the ancient plll-
osophcr, hide your light under
hushcl.' Good advice but. then, the
wiscacrts never lived during the
era of piackoutS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04
UOroscOpc for Sunday

Be very careful before making
any change in business. you whose
birthdays are today. Check any
cXtravagances, and perusc care
fully all documents brought TO
YOU. The years indications point
to caution. The child born today
will be quick -wittcd and clever
but inclined to be sarcastic, over
critical and somewhat hasty IN
speech faults that may be largely
overcome by wise early training
Mathematics and engineering will
be the forte of such a person, and
they will excel in those lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04

One Minute Test Answers
/. In the house of lords.
2. Rumania.
3 The senate elects prcsi-
dent pro TEN TO preside over II,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04

Many European War-maEcr -
.ca!nlng thcSc DAYS that emp pn
uc shoulder can bc converted N u
INK into 4 Clip on thc chin.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04

I'ap Tca. arom tluG 70 traffic
"u"hrs Aa. igund the aYcra""
'0'&lY@u IL perfect mId-%rAsuu
.rrm
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-04

Sale =! intoX.canta show, .lcadr
increase IL The United State. az
{ osd.nI 70 surrr? LOOKS Ike
'Hcrc sOJn !nuH bc az agitation Tor
10 .5at;Taa. U.aits rycrr week.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

don't feel kind of homesick or any
thing - do you, Norman"
Norma paused, the lipstick in mid
air. "Homcsick?" she demanded, in
astonishment. you mean am home
sick for Medville?"
"Well, l don't know why you act
so Mortified. We had pretty darned
good time back in good old Medville"
"Sure we did," Norma said lightly.
"I'n going to put it in my memoirs -
Recollections of a Happy Childhood.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

ran into him just now. was angling
for date at this waffle dump. in my
bold and brazen way, and he just
muttered something about you - you
might be going with him - he didn't
know - positively fused he was! My
dear! There's nothing for you to look
embarrassed about! l didn't actually
fall for him, you know i was only
getting all the attractive men lined
up in my minds eye but he's
crazy about YOU Look! Aren't you
getting ready for those waffles?"
Audrey smiled at her - radiantly.
"Darned right l am =" she said.
lHE feast of the waffles was in full
swing. Carrie Barnes was in Mikes
place, and a number of other girls
Audrey had met earlier in the day.
Audrey and Barbara were greeted
with loud acclaim, and in the midst
of general pandemonium waffles and
coffee were ordered, and new selec-
tions were debated, hilariously, for
the nickel record player. Audrey's
eyes kept going hopefully towards the
door. Young men were drifting
in. singly and in patches, the arrival
of Brick Randolph being the event of
the evening.
That young redheaded giant was
plainly interested in Audrey. He
clasped her hand in his huge warm
paw and smiled broadly.
You're out of luck" his sister said.
She whispered. then, in Audreys
ear.
There he is now, my dear! Oh,
my poor broken heart"
Gene stood by the door and looked
irresolutely about the room. Audrey
caught his eye and lifted her hand in
a little salute.
"Hey" she said. Come over! Bar
bara wants you to meet her brother!'
Gene came over, looking more than
a little dazed.
1t had been a wonderful evening.
By the time Mike came out in his big
Evening star., 1940-04-21

white apron and told everybody to 60
home. at least forty young people
who had never met before that morn
ing were on terms of lifelong init
macy.
Audrey settled back in Genes bat
tered old car with little sigh of pure
content.
"You know" she con6ded, II
think | like Barbara best of all. |
like her brother too Those Randolphs
have something"
"Well," he said cautiously, you
seemed to change your mind all of a
sudden"
Audrey reddened. "Ycs," she said.
ut was all my fault about today"
"Sure it was!'
"Well," Audrey said meekly. "she
is just about the most attractive girl
in the whole freshman class!
"She would be-" he said. IF you
weren't around"
1t was all he needed to say. The
last faint doubt was lifted from Aud
rcy's heart. And slowly, now, Gene
was driving past the campus. All the
paths were abandoned - but the
buildings had a friendly look under the
tangled pattern of the giant trees.
1.-The old place doesn't look so bad.'
he said.
mo. Alma Mater" murmured
Audrey.
What did you say?"
Nothing" She smiled in some en-
barrassment. Il just seemed to be
talking in Latin"
You're getting so smart!'
'Sure. I've practically got my
B.A."
Gosh, Audrey!'
WHAT"
well! All l mean is - it's going
to be pretty SWELL
They looked at each other, eyes
very solemn for moment. After all,
in this strange, confusing day, they
had somehow managed to turn the
page - and a new chapter had begun.
The End
al 40
Evening star., 1940-04-21
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
"PRETTY PECULIAR PEOPLE"
Continued from poss thirteen

But I've positively got to 60 now, my
dear! I've a dinner date with Bill"
WELL" Audrey said, politely, "en-
joy yourself while you're young"
Norma laughed and went out. The
door closed with bang behind her.
Norma. thought Audrey, was just a
little bit immature. And now, sud-
denly, Audrey was sitting on the edge
of the bed and staring at the perforat-
ed toes of her new brown shoes, re-
membering the day she bought them.
She hadn't been quite sure about
them. But you can't 60 around in
saddle shoes, like a tramp, all the
time! her mother had said firmly.
The brown shoes were really good
looking, Audrey admitted to herself,
and the stockings were so sheer you
couldn't even see them. 1t was shame
they weren't going anywhere.
Everybody else would be going some
where in their new shoes - every
body in the whole university. 1t
would be a big night. Audrey ran her
finger gently over the smooth brown
instep. Then she clenched her teeth.
She was not going to cry. she in
formed herself, over mere pair of
brown shoes. As she made this resolu-
ton, the telephone rang.
lr WAS like reward. She fell over
fiat on the bed and reached for the
telephone. 1t had to be Gene. she
thought - and it was.
They exchanged guarded saluta-
tions - but that vas all right. she
thought anxiously. AFTER all, he had
telephonedH
1T was about your raincoat," he
blurted out. you left it in the car.
l didn't know what to do with it,
Audrey's cheeks burned. 1t was
quite as if she had been struck in the
face. "Oh, that's too bad," she said.
why didn't you just give it to the
Salvation Army"
"Well. don't expect to be seeing
you," he reminded her coldly. Il
didn't know whether you wanted me
to mail it to you - or what"
''Oh, wouldn't want you to 60 to
all that trouble!' said Audrey. But
I'll tell you - you could give it to
Bill and he could give it to Norma
and Norma could give it to me-"
"Okay," he said, then, after pause,
Hope you have fine time in college
- hope you get along all right"
Thank you." said Audrey. 81 hope
you do too. l hope you graduate with
honors."
She had sounded just as bright and
Evening star., 1940-04-21

casual as he had. And they had said
goodby, without wasting words.
She wandered over to the window
and looked down on the students pass
ing below. Their bright voices drifted
up to her 1t was mellow September
evening, the maple leaves glowing
under a round and golden moon.
Audrey turned away hastily. and be-
gan to unwrap the textbooks she had
bought that morning.
They were stout and important
looking, bound in sober brown and
blue. Audrey uncapped her fountain
pen and wrote in the flyleaves - her
name, and the date, and Class of
IA She stacked the books on the
little table by her bed, and she
couldn't think of anything else to do.
The telephone was temptation. She
thought. for a moment, how pleased
and surprised her mother and father
would be if she we're to telephone
them. Because anyhow they cared for
her. But firmly she resisted the inn
pulse - long-distance. after all, being
for something important, like having
influenza or needing money.
Well, she told herself gloomily,
perhaps people like Barbara Randolph
could be perfectly happy, taking
other peoples men away from them.
Perhaps they could sleep perfectly
well at night. She, Audrey. might as
we'll get used to world that was full
of pretty peculiar people. She herself
might as we'll start getting hard -
hard as nails.
She was trying to control wob-
bling lower lip as the first step in
this hardening process - when there
was another knock on the door. But
this time it was Barbara Randolph
who burst into the room.
Hey, Audrey" Barbara said.
Look at the fool of the world"
"Who?" Audrey said, staring
"What?''
The who is me-" Barbara said. in
coherently. And the what is we're
going down to Mikes place for waffles
=. few of the freshmen have had
their orders III take you in my car
because l know where it is - and is
it dump. my dear!'
I'm afraid l have to write some
letters" Audrey said. politely.
Barbara waved aside that obvious
untruth.
Say, hsten," she said. 1--WE been
a complete sap. When raved about
Gene, | didn't know he belonged to
you. But he about told me so when l
Evening star., 1940-04-21

DOU heard me right. | lis
" tened him out of it while he
talked.
don't know his name nor
where he works. He came in here
lookln' like he'd been bit by his
own dog. Mad, hurt, discouraged
and so bottled up inside he was
fit to explode.
He sat down and ordered sink
ers and coffee. Now, my slnkers
are as digestible as most, but
that fellow couldn't have digest
ed water, the shape his temper
was in.
never said a word. for fear
he'd swing at me. Pretty soon he
cracked and began to talk.
He was mad at his boss, the
dirty, double-crossin' louise. This
boss had bawled HIM out and
threatened to fire him for some
thin he didn't do.
Trouble with this blankety-
blinkety world. he went on. was
they ought to shoot lot of such
puffed-up so-and-sos. and if he
didn't have a family to support
he'd quit and tell the boss what
he could do with the whole busi-
ness.
All this took my blisterin' GUS
toner maybe twenty minutes to
get out. We was all alone in the
Joint so he didn't get a single
interruption. Except that when
Evening star., 1940-04-21
(|l!lk{SII!8lZl s:;;I "a:
Il Listened a Guy Out of Trouble"

he seemed to run out of words
asked him how long he'd worked
on this job.
Seven years." he said. Seven
lousy years. 1t wasn't so bad for
a while, but that ingrown old
buzzard gets worse every day.
Say, used to think he was
really OK. He still kids me about
the time took, learnin' the busi-
ness. And last year, even. when
my old lady was sick he sent his
doctor to see her. But now he's
turned against me-"
Little by little he gets around
to laughin' at how mad the boss
was when they was goin' round
and round this mornin. Several
times l started to interrupt him
to tell about some of my pet
hates but somethin' stopped me.
At the end of half an hour,
guess, he was actually GRIMM
and could see he was over his
workout with the boss and ready
to let his digestion start on them
sinkers.
wonder how it would be if we
had professional listeners so peo-
ple could talk themselves out of
their worries? 1t would probably
work OK, but | bet it would
kill off a lot of the listeners.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Treasury Revokes Permit
To Remove Dutch Funds
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The Treasury revoked today, ut
Hollands request, authority to re-
move Dutch government funds from
the United States without special
permission Of the United States
Treasury.
DR.. A. Loudon, the Dutch Minister,
asked Secretary Morgenthau to re-
woke the license, granted a few days
ago, after the Germans occupied
virtually all of Holland.
The Treasury Secretary told re-
porters the reason for the revoca-
ton request was obvious"
He indicated that, now that Ger
many occupies the Dutch capital
and most Of its European territory,
a technical dispute might arise
as to who constitutes the legal Dutch
government. The Dutch government
recognized by the United States has
fled to London, but officials en-
visaged the possibility Of the Ger
mans setting up . new government
in Holland and claiming ownership
of the vast Dutch deposits in the
United States.
Latest figures indicate that the
Dutch government and its people
had at least $200, 900 900 cash in
the United States, not counting gold
and securities.
The Dutch government will still
be able to use the funds in America
by asking permission of the Treas
ury for each separate transaction.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Warning
Continued From First Page.)

indicated official fears that danger
OF new countries being engulfed by
the war was imminent. Renewed
advices to Americans in Great
Britain and France to leave those
countries also emphasized fears of
intensified aerial bombardment in
the interior Of England and France
An official British radio broad
cast, according to the Associated
Press, said the warning to Ameri-
cans made a deep impression" in
England because that country
knows "how well informed the
United Staes authorities are about
the situation in Europe"
Americans were urged, the State
Department said, to proceed from
danger zones to the Bordeaux re-
gion in Southwest France or to
Spain or Portugal, from where
they might be brought home by
American ships.
10000 Americans Affected.
This procedure indicated definite
fears that Italy might be in the war
soon. Until this week the main
avenue for evacuation Of Ameri-
cans from other portions of Eur
ope has been through italian ports.
Latest State Department estimates
list more than 10000 Americans
resident in Southern and Western
Europe last January /, with the
largest number - Is, ,561 - concen-
trated in Italy.
The United States Consulate in
Rome sent the following circular to
American residents there:
1.-The consulate has been directed
by the Embassy to call the attention
of American citizens residing in the
Rome consulate district the advice
of returning to the United States
at the earliest possible moment"
Warned to Leave France.
Ambassador William C. Bullitt
advised Americans in France with
out compelling reason" for remain
ing there to congregate "expedi-
tiously" in Bordeaux for repatria-
ton. The January estimates listed
5,927 Americans in France.
In Switzerland, where 1,415 Amer
ican citizens were estimated to live,
warnings went out to all who are
mot prepared to remain in Switzer-
land in the event this country is
involved in war" to leave the coun-
try "as speedily as possible"
The State Department said Amer
ican representatives in Southern
Europe, Great Britain and France
had exercised their discretionary
authority to advise Americans "of
dangerous situations and invite
them to leave" in view of recent
developments and the possible spread
of hostilities."
There can be no insistence upon
the departure of our citizens" the
department added, "since the Gov
ernment may not compel the return
of its citizens and the decision
whether to remain or to depart Is
one the individual himself must
make
The department said arrange
ments for evacuating Americans
congregating around Bordeaux In
Evening star., 1940-05-16
have occupied Liege itself and some

have occupied Liege itself and some
OF the forts buttressing the city,
The Belgians told of several infan-
try engagements which checked
German attempts to advance, of
demolitions which hampered seri-
ously the movements of the Reichs-
wehr, and Of sti1 and effective"
defense against German warplanes.
Internal Precautions.
Elaborate precautions against
parachute troops and possible "fifth-
columnists" were taken TODAY
throughout France.
The Paris police rounded I'D large
numbers Of foreigners for investiga-
ton last night in a city-wide sweep
through cafes and other meeting
places.
A mobile guard is posted at the
city gates to stop every car and in
vestigate its occupants. Gendarmes
and customs officers have been given
rifles. Provincial mayors have been
ordered to organize into q civil guard
all eligible men not modified.