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Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-22
How To Hold Loose
FALSE Teeth
More Firmly in Place

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and bothehr you by rocking and
wabbling when YOU eat, talk or
laugh? Just sprinkle a little FAS
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denture powder. on your plate. rhis
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Cot FASTEETH at any drug storr.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-22
Bridge Luncheon
Recent Event

BRAWLEY, Jan. 22.-Mrs Harry
Jones entertained recently at a
pleasant bridge luncheon, her guests
including Mrs. Walter Casey, Mrs.
H. L. Dickson, Mrs. w. W. Goodson,
Mrs. Carl L. Hausmann, Mrs. Quay
Smith. Mrs. c.. /. Marsh. all Of
Brawley and Mrs. j. d. Adams OF
e. CentrO.
Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Hausmann
won the attractive prizes for high
scores
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-22
Pioneers Annual
Ball on Fridav

Imperial VALLEY Pioneers associa-
ton has set Friday night of this
week for It's annual ball. the grand
march starting promptly at $50
O'Clock in the Imperial Veterans
hall. with D. E. f. Forrestor prcSi-
dent of the association, heading this
opening event.
Dan GrmbleS is in charge of
the dance and for those who prefer
card games to dancing, tables will
be arranged tor bridge and pinochle.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-22

be made with Mrs. s. Fmmitt Alien
48G-J
Mrs Lanicr and Mrs. Hansen will
be assisted By MesdameS B. 4.
Lemon :, Percie Thacker, Forrest F.
Kutz, w. J. Clements. l.. c. House,
NpmaN c. Dcaton. Lee Nuffer.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-22


season jubilee Tuesday night at 8:45
clock in the Ten Thousand club
house with Mr. and Mrs. Willis
Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. w. C. Pelletier
and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Irving as
the committee in charge.
Mccall c-EUcalyptuS home depart
ment will meet Thursday with Mrs.
Earl E. Anderson, 804 FL CentrO
avenue at ~ q. M. Project leaders
will continue the drapery demon
stration: Mrs. II. Lee Landerman
will talk on hand crafts and show
srccimcnS of craft work. Mrs. Clark
Marshall will talk on gardening;
members will answer to roll call
with kitchen hints. at noon a COM
mittse of hostesSeS will serve lunch
con at q nominal fee.
Methodist Missionary society Will
meet Tuesday at 2 pm. with MIS-
w. A. McCleneghan SOL Holt avenue
White Shrine Social club will meet
Tuesday at IL noon With MIS-
Thomas E. Anderson, Calexico. for
the usual pot luck luncheon and
afternoon of bridge Those wishing
to attend from Ell Centro should
notify Mrs. George w. Damron.
Business and Professional Wom-
ems club of Ell Centro will meet
Tuesday night in the Barbara Worth
hotel. 7:3O o'clock for a business
meeting. Mrs. Evalyn Boman Wes-
terfield will report on the district
board meeting in Riverside this
weekend Grace Page. magazine
chairman, will give brief talk as
will Lola Taylor, health chairman
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-22
Dance Saturday

Bachelor club members were hosts
at a gay dance Saturday night at La
Hacienda. members and their in
vited guests enjoying pleasant
evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-22

Arts and Crafts section of the Ter
Thousand club will meet "Wednesday
at 10 q. m. in the club house. Mrs
Edna Nelson OF Brawley. county
art chairman, will give lessons in
sketching and in oil painting.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-22
Announcements
Of Ne eetinos

Jobs Daughters will meet Tuesday
light at $50 O'Clock in the Masonic
temple for pot luck supper, initia-
ton and election of officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-22

''tNt NtiAAo'
Mr.. and Mrs. V. 2. Frizzell. for
mer El Centro residents, spent a
few days IN the valley. The Frizzells
"ow make their home in Altadena,
but Mr.. Frizzell. who is a Southern
tacitic official. has his headquar-
te?s in Los Angeles.
Miss Lorine Linekin of Westwood
and Harry Shannon of Los Angeles
spent the weekend in Ell Centro as
The house guests Of Miss Llnekin' S
sister, Mrs. Charles A. Bratton, and
Mr.. Bratton. Miss Linekin is a for
mer Ell Centran and, graduate of
Central.
Mrs. r. E. Wills, for many years
a Brawley resident, and mother OF
Meredith Wills and Mrs. H. L. Dick,
son of Brawley, left last week for 6
cruise to South America.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Decide Of Sar
Diego are to spend several days il
she valley this week. having alSC
visited IN the city recently when {
number of affairs were given il
their honor.
Rodney Hansen. son OF Mr.. allt
Mrs. j. P. Hansen, was a weekend
visitor in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-22
News Items About
Valley Residents

Mr.. and Mrs. Ross T. HickcoX left
Saturday to spend few days in Los
angeles, Mr., Hickcox having busi-
7css in that city and in San Ber-
nardino.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
Editorial Comments
From Other Angles
FINE WORDS
Raleigh News and Observer

"The moral and political level in North Caro-.
lima is above the moral and political level of
the Federal government" declared Senator
Josiah W. Bailey in stating his opposition to
the rending Hatch bill which would extend
to state employees paid directly or indirectly by
the Federal government the same bar against
political activity which has been applied to
other Federal employees through an earlier
Hatch bill already enacted into law.
Those are fine words. They are also familiar
words. Such self-righteousness appeals to State
pride, But is such complacency about moral
and political levels justified by the facts? Ger.
tainly, application of the Hatch law to State
employees in North Carolina would apply a
higher moral and political level" than now
exists. The recent revelation that suggestions"
taken by those receiving them as commands,
had been made to State Highway Patrolnaen
that they pay a dollar a month in support Of
the campaign of their superior for Governor
attracted only passing notice, because similar
instances have been so common in the past.
The election law enacted by the 1899 Cen
eral Assembly furnishes a striking example OF
the moral and political level prevalent in
North Carolina. After shocking exhibitions Of
fraud and corruption through use of absentee
ballots and markers" those devices were
eliminated for primaries but retained for gen.
eral elections. In other words, the General AS.
sembly was willing to outlaw devices which
had led to the stealing Of votes by Democrats
from Otler DeIlOCIdLS, UuI IN SAINT ao'iCo
were retained in elections where the victims
are members of another political party. 1t was
not seriously contended that the same evils do
not exist in general elections. On the contrary,
a member of the State Board of Elections,
happily in the minority, appeared before a
legislative committee to oppose extension OF
the reform to general elections and stated
frankly that Democrats needed such "leeway"
as is given them by absentee ballots and use
of markers in order to win the elections IN
certain North Carolina counties.
If the moral and political level' in North
Carolina is so high, why is there such violent
opposition to a curb upon political activity on
the part of State employees? Canot the rest OF
the citizenship be depended upon to exhibit the
same high 'moral and political lever or Is
that status confined to State employees?
The practical effect of following Senator
Bailey's philosophy is to retain in North Caro-
lima a political and moral level among State
employees which the Federal government. what
ever its shortcomings may be in other re-
spects, has bettered for Federal employees
through passage of the original Hatch act.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
PAVING TO PROCEED

It now appears that Wilmington will have
its street paving under way shortly. With the
bond attorneys consent to issuance of anti
cipated bonds, the only remaining barrier to
hurdle is a WPA commitment, which, it is
fair to expect, will not be withheld.
Work should be actually under way soon
after that is given. The bonds to be floated
are not to impose an additional burden upon
the city, according to W. LOUIS FISHER, com.
missioner Of finance, but constitute a TEN.
porary arrangement for necessary cash as the
job proceeds without new obligation from the
people, who authorized the project at the
polls.
jeopardized the whole undertaking., it ap.
peared the city administration might not find
a way out of the difficulty, and there was
gloom both in the city hall and among Will.
mingtons more progressive citizens. That
this difficulty has been removed reflects
credit upon the administrative agencies with
the project in charge.
Now we shall have another hundred blocks
achievement in itself, and equal in advantages
"of, streets lifted out of the mud and dust, an
to the employment of a large force of work.
ers to do the job.
This provision for gainful work for men
who otherwise would be in the ranks of the
Idle, with all that implies of want and suffer.
Ing at home, is about as great a benefit to
The city as the acquisition of more paved
streets will be.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
LIBRARY FLOORS

Dear Sir:
Anyone interested in Wilmington
must find pleasure in the restora.
ton Of the City Hall. 1t stands Is
a monument to the past, and yet
most modernly equipped as regards
the city office. The automatic eleva-
tor will make it possible for a great
many more people to s the Ii.
brary than were able to do so when
there were so many steps to mount.
But the library: It's large enough,
and I understand the lighting is
good. But the floors are impossible,
concrete, without covering of any
sort; every step making a fine dust
arise that will be utterly fatal to
persons with hay fever or sinus
trouble. Certainly something should
be done before the library is moved
to a place that is a menace to the
health Of so many of Wilmington's
citizens.
1t is hard to understand why the
city offices should be so perfect in
every way and the library left in
such a deplorable condition. I do not
believe the powers that be appre-
ciate what a splendid library Will.
mington has, and what an asset it
is to the city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14

cases, climaxed by the C. c. Julian
Oil company scandals. Also he broke
the Jamaica ginger Eases which re.
suited in an epidemic of Jake Leg
in 1892, and went to Hollywood and
did ~ interviews in 26 days, includ.
ing some of the first to be done on
Charles Laughton, George Raft and
Cary Grant.
The Hollywood series and cover.
age Of the Charles F. Urschel kid
mapping were responsible for Stinnett
being offered a place with The APP
Feature Service. He arrived in New
York in time to do features on the
Hauptmann trial. Since then he has
done a New York column, covered
the theater and done important as
signments on a wide range of SUBJ
jects from television to the German
bund.
Like most good newspapermen,
Stinnett has been interested in gov.
eminent affairs. But he brings a
fresh viewpoint to the job Of Wash
ington column-writing--a viewpoint
bound to make his column interest.
ing reading. The first appears on
this page.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14

defense since Peter the Great found.
ed Leningrad as st. Petersburg.
The most outspoken attack
against the British and French
came from Pravda, communist par
ty newspaper.
mot only the entire Soviet PEG.
pie but the working people of the
whole world will welcome with tre-
mendous satisfaction this new tri.
umph of the Soviet policy of peace"
the newspaper said.
THE task which the Soviet gov.
eminent set itself has been solved.
The security of our northwestern
state frontier and in particular the
security of Leningrad-the worlds
greatest working class city - has
been fully insured -,
Outbreak of the second impe.
riallst war confronted the Soviet
government with the urgent task Of
e%nsuring the state frontiers. This
was the duty owed the people by a
government which has no wish to
take part in a clash with impe
rlallst powers ..."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
BACK TO THE JOE

Announcement that shipping will begin to
move again at seven southeastern ports to.
day is good news. ANY stoppage in commerce,
from whatever cause, is costly. In the pres.
ent case, it involved heavy economic loss, not
only to shippers and steamship line operators,
but to workers whose regular income has
been in suspension.
The strike itself is not settled, nor the
cause which led to it removed; but the men
have consented to go back on the job while
their complaint is weighed by a fact-finding
board and a decision reached: If the boards
ruling favors the increase in pay for which
the dockmen walked out, it is mutually un.
derstood the increase will be made retroactive
to the start of the strike. IT it favors the
ship operators, that is, If the wage advance
is refused, It Is not announced what action
the men will take. but it is reasonable to
hope, with them once more on the job, that
they will not renew the strike. They have
had a taste OF that, and tte want striking
entails, and should, in all reason, know that
they will gain nothing by walking off the
wharves again.
These are difficult times, in which com.
mercial peace is needed as never before. If
it is hard to get along on their earnings, the
longshoremen are not alo0D with that diff
Guilty. Crafts and professions generally share
it. 1t is possible to believe that ship operators
could be prevailed on to increase the pay Of
their employees If their earnings were suffi-
cient to warrant it; or that the fact-finding
board could force them to grant the demand.
ed increase, if it finds the companies far
enough Sin the black to justify that step:
In any event the men will benefit by their
return, to the extent at least of having a
job" which is not to be sneezed at just now,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
DIR. EUGENE LARK

IF the life and character of a man
could be summed up in n Word'
hen the life of DR.. Eugene Clark
cou]d be expressed in the most beau-
tiful word in all the languages-the
word Love-for perhaps no man ever
made and kept more friends than ne
ouiet. modest and unassuming, al
mos, n would Say self effacing, he
had that nameless quality about MIN
that went directly to the hearts OF
those who were sick and in distress.
That nameless thing which medical
science is not able to teach or ex-
plain or segregate. With the silence
Of a. snowflake falling on a fevered
brow. with the light clinging touch
of dew drops on a withered leaf'
like the soft fall of spring rains
awakening the flowers from their
long winter sleep, like the caress OF
the gentle south wind in a leafless
tree telling that summer will come
again, so he inspired hope and cheer
in the lives of the weak and help
less.
Whatever faults he might have
had melted away in the shadows be-
fore the radiance of his simple love
and kindness as the dark things
lurking in the sick roo dissolved
into nothingness at his approach and
we are firm in our belief that to
whatever country his gentle spirit
has winged it's flight, that through
the unreasonable corridors of eterni-
ty there are voices floating before
him, whispering, "All is we'll"
GRACE LINNEY MEARES.
Clarkton, N. c.,
March IL. 1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14

by, Of Wilmington; response, Mrs
j. c. Robbins, of High Point; rec
ognition Of visiting pastors an6
missionaries from Rumania, China
and Chile; a solo, by Mss Helen
Smith, Of the First Baptist church |,
and devotional, by DR.. sydnor l.
stealey, Of Raleigh.
The program of today's meetings
will be as follows:
$3.50 A. M.
Hymn-Faith Of Our Fathers
27S.
Observation-Disclosures steadfast.
Miss Marjorie Spence, Temuco,
Chile.
Minutes.
Address-Miss Elizabeth Hale,
Shanghai, China.
Hymn-Faith Is the Victory
237.
Astounding in service-Margaret
Fund, Mrs: T. M Pittman, Raleigh.
training School, Mrs. Forrest c.
Freezer, Raleigh. Stewardship and
Thousand club, Mrs. J.
Boomhour, Raleigh. Personal
service, Mrs. c. L. Greaves, Ra.
leigh. Mission study, Mrs. J.. S.
Farmer. Raleigh.
Address-Miss Juliette M b e r,
Birmingham, Ala.
Special music.
Announcements.
Devotlonal-Dr. Sydnor L. Stealey,
Raleigh.
Thursday, 1880 p. M.
Hymn-How Firm a Foundation
Devotional-Mrs. Arthur R. Gal
limore, Waichow, China.
Baptist hospital-Mrs. J. J. Rod
dick, Winston.Salem.
Recommendations.
Report of committees.
Election of officers.
Minutes.
Closing PRAYER.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
MANNERHEIM SAYS
FINLAND HAS PAID
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civilization which has been our hsd.
tage for centuries 80"
(Baron Mannerheim apparently
meant that Finland had helt tho
fort for the western denocracies
for three and a half months despite
the fact that no large.scale military
help came from the west. Although
he was not specific, it is also to be
recalled that Finland, alone Of
Americas World war debtys. al.
ways has kept up its psyments).
"Our fate is hard now that We are
compelled to give up to an alien
race, a race with a life philosophy
and moral values different from
ours, the ground which for centu'
ries we have cultivated in labor and
sweat" his message said.
"Yet we must put our shoulders
to the wheel in order that We may
prepare on the soil left to US a hons
for those rendered homeless and an
improved livelihood for all, and as
before we must be ready to defend
our diminished fatherland with the
same resolution and same fire with
which we defended our undivided
fatherland."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
F. R. AYERS REDS
SHOULD LET Firms
REMAIN in PEACE
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(COntlnued From rage Une)
live in peace created the impression
among some officials that he was
worried lest the Firms should again
be called upon to defend them
selves in the weaker strategic posi-
ton in which the treaty Of peace
with Russia leaves them.
The chief executive said the peo-
pie and government of Finland
have again increased the respect
and warm regard in which they are
held by the people and government
of the United States, eve though it
is clear that by virtue of an attack
by a neighbor many times stronger
they have been compelled to yield
territory, and to accept a material
weakening of their own future de.
tense of their independence"
Some officials feared that the
peace settlement might be like the
settlement between Germany and
Czecho-Slovakia after the Munich
meeting of September, 1888, which
took the Czechs' bulwark from them
and led, six months later, to the
total occupation Of Czecho-Slovakia
by Germany.
They wondered whether Finland,
deprived Of the defenses of the
Mannerheim line on the Karelian
Isthmus and the strategic fortress
island Of Hanko, might not suffer
the same fate.
Meanwhile it was learned that
the moral embargoes laid down by
President Roosevelt and the State
department in connection with the
Finnish war would be continued,
at least for the time being. Under
these e~mbargoes, the government
frowns on the shipment to Russia
OF airplanes, materials for making
airplanes and plans and plants for
making aviation gasoline.
Officials indicated that the EN-.
bargoes should be continued until
the question of Russia's possible
conduct toward other small nations
becomes much more clarified.
The federal loan administrator
Jesse Jones, disclosed that the $780,.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
Star-News Program

Consolidated City.County Government,
under CounciLMdnager Administrations
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and 1ndas1T'o'
Shows.
Seaside Highway from WrightsvtHe
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF city Limits.
S5.toot Cape Fear River channel. rtd'
er Turning Basin, piM ship lanes mo
Industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Paved River Road to Southport, 1ad
Orton plantation.
Developmen n Of Pulp Wood Prodnc'
ton through sustatned-yseld methods
throughout Southeastern North Carotno.
Unified Industrial n Resort Pro
motionaz Agency, supported BY one,
countrywide tdG.
shipyards and Drydock.
Neoro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital.
ADEQUATE hospital facilities tor aohites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF native grape 0ro11tn9
t~hyouohout Southeastern North CdroHno.
Modern tuberculosis Scndto7tunt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
STUDENTS ENTER
GARDEN CONTrs,
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letters mailed to the scboo,
pals were read at Cornelina pf'H:t
yesterday morning by the teses as'
Mr. Render said that the "a .A'
dren signed Up for the contS ~ e M.
mediately. N't''est In.
shlldren attending the fo,,o,,,.
schools are eligible for the , nriO''
be donated in the contest BY p,'1 , = .
Page, publisher of the stsr ~ 3
sponsor Of the contest: 1ssso U
I%lleston' William Hooper, corn Dsas,
Harnett, Hemenway and D sT.as.la'
MI. Render said that the s1 lsr,.
number of entries the first d." arg
dicated this years contest u u%y H.
tnenest ever staged in wilmjnpto''
Additional entries are exneo,as WI
the next few days from al NJ IN IA
eligible schools. '''
.on'esl is open to both bov,
and girls and aside from the bis o"'
to be awarded the school, cash nri,,s
will be given the boy or girl vhos.
garden is adjudged the best. c.s
dens must not Be less than 20 fss,
by 20 feet in size and either all we're.
tables or vegetables and flowers mo,
be planted.
The children were advised by NJ,
Render to start getting their par,
dens ready for planting, out mt :,
start planting until the latter nsr.
of March or the first of April .rv
boy or girl may enter the contest
by giving his or her name TO bis a,
her classroom teacher.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14

outstanding, than the peoples friendliness
and hospitality. These great factors OF tne
Old south's greatness have not been dimmeo
here BY time. They still shine with their
original brightness. :,
Mr.. HILL, nor any other notable saouio
form his opinion Of North Carolina "nolly
upon what is revealed only in other sections
of the state. Wilmington. claims distinction
for the qualities which inspired the dis
tinguished commentators enconium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
RUSSIANS HAIL
DICTATED PEACE
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cured economic gains of great sig.
~nificance.
Observers were impressed by the
Soviet's gain of extensive transit
rights through the Petsamo district
to Norway, and the proposed joint
Russian-Finnish construction of a
railway directly linking the Russian
Murmansk line with Sweden.
These communications, it was
pointed out, may give Russia her
most important economic corridor to
Scandinavia and the Atlantic.
Get Copper Mines
Other observers noted that copper
mines near Ladoga fall to the Soviet
Union. While the nickel mines in the
Petsamo area remain Finnish, the
Soviet is expected to make a sue.
cessful bid for part of the nickel ex.
ports.
Strategically, observers were
agreed, Russia's position is greatly
improved.
The distance from Leningrad to
the frontier has been increased from
20 to 80 miles, while the distance
from the Murmansk railway al
Kandalasksha to the frontier has
been increased from 40 to Is miles
Russia's peace in Finland capped
a string Of successes in the last six
months, including acquisition of
western Poland, pacts which per-
mitted Russian bases in Estonia.
Latvia and Lithuania, commercial
agreements with Bulgaria and Iran,
considerable improvement Of rela-
tons with Japan, and the new
found Soviet-German friendship.
Meetings Held
The official elation was echoed
in nationwide mass meetings at
which speakers referred in glowing
terms to the peace conditions and
described them as expressir,, the
will of 183,o0o,0oO Soviet citizens.
Mile-long queues of happy Musco.
vites lined up for and
grabbed them up as fast as they
appeared.
Admltteoly' the price Russia paid
in soldiers slain was steep. but it
was pointed out that she is a big
and rich country and well able to
pay for her gains.
On the credit side of the ledger
Russians felt they had achieved
once and for all Security" for Len.
ingrad from any attack hv .nv
power by land or sea over Finnish
soil or waters.
rms they gained by the acquisi.
tlon u Tue karelian Isthmus and its
chlei Guy Viipuri, which has been
regarded as the key to Leningrad's