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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Willis Thornton's Editorial On:
Colonel Church Rides Again

several directions on several horses
in the past. The title of colonel
attaching to this worker for peace,
by the way deSccndS from a time
when he was on thc staff of Gov
crnor Hoadley of Ohio and won a
gift sword by sterling military work
in supprcssina riots in Cincinnati
in 1894
Church was mlitantly prO-ally
as soon as European war broke out
in 1914. AS early as 1915. his writ
ings were included in a little book
published in England called Sixty
American Opinions on the War
which purported to show how
many friends we have in America. =
He bitterly asSailed Germany as
solely responsible for that war, and
was not without influence in build
ing the mood that caused the United
States to enter it in 1917 Once the
United States was in, Church was
pretty implacable. I'VE arc engag-
cd in a bloody and rcmorSelcSs war
with the most pitiless and deSpic-
able nation that has ever attacked
the peace and dignity of civiliza-
ton this high note Of raging
battle ought to be sounded until
peace is within our grasp and upon
our own terms he wrote.
Church emerged from that war
as an officer of the French Legion
of Honor. In September of 1898
he was urging that America re-
solve that it will never fight again, =
though in the same breath he as
sailed Hitler as "the most malevol-
ent and dangerous power on earth. =
He urged that America keep out Of
the coming war, though all the
world should sneer.
Now comes this grotesque demand
for a million dollar international
kidnapping. Time will show whether
Colonel Church has contributed
ANYTHING to peace and to his es-
no,,sed cause of keeping the United
states clear of war. But we pre-
s,,me to guess that the. war in Eu-
rome is now in stageeof bitterness
which does not lend itself to settlei
ment by circle of men evolving
hare Drained publicity Schemes IN
fhc comfortable chairs of Pitts
Duquesne CLUB,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
HAVE YOU BEEN COUNTED?

If the census enumerator missed you
that is. if you We're not listed in the
1910 census for Imperial Valley-you
will be doing yourself great disservice
by remaining silent about it.
If you weren't counted. notify the
chamber of commerce or the local CEN
sus office Immediately. 1t is important
to your community, and to yourself, that
you should do so.
1t is important because gasoline tax
money is distributed on a basis of popu-
lation, because business potentialtles of
any community are Judged by outsiders
on a population basis. because the oppor-
tunities of the community Cand they are
your opportunities too) are increased
a hundredfold in hundred different
ways by complete census count.
If you haven't been counted-do some
thing about it.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
THE ANSWER
IS BEING WRITTEN

Across the farmlandS of Belgium and
Holland today is being written the All
swer TO the question:
"Was il military Incompetence that
defeated the Allies in Norway.
And on the same sheet may be found
the answer to another question:
"How strong is the German machine
against a nation-even a small nation
that is really prepared to defend itself
1t would be foolhardy 10 hazard
guess now what the answers will be. But,
week or a month from now. they may
be available for the world to read.
There can be no real excuse for Allied
delay in getting aid to the beleaguered
massed in France already They knew
the attack on Belgium and Holland Was
coming They knew. it is safe 10 say,
when that attack would be made.
On the other hand, the Allies are not
faced with the trouble in landing troops
that met them in Norway. They do not
need to send their armies and their ar
tillery across a sea in order to reach
the battle-ground They do not have to
scale cliffs to put landing parties on the
scene.
If the Allies miss this time, the world
cannot help reaching the conclusion that
their military machine needs thorough
overhauling.
But this time the picture is different
for the Germans, too. Their drive into
the low countries is Just as much a test
for them as it is for the allies.
For the first time, the Nazis have
essayed TO take over country which
was really prepared to defend itself. For
the first time they are going against an
efficient army, efficient artillery and
smart tacticians 1t is, as Hitler said,
the day that may decide the history of
Germany-and for Europe.
The war has opened up. No longer are
Germany and the Allies facing one an
other from behind unbreakable lines. To
the victor in Belgium goes the opportu-
nifty to attack With devastating fury. Who
that victor will be nobody knows.
But in victory, for the Germans or
for the Allies, will lie the answer to
questions that have plagued the whole
world since this war began.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
TENANT SELF-HELP
lChrlstlan Sclencc MOnitOr)

When a group of people who have
seemed to be wholly dependent on Gov
ernment aid start in to help themselves,
that's news From the Middle West come
reports that tenant farmers are organiz-
ing to provide their own credit The
plan still is embryonic. but it has pos
sibilities, and is getting some encourage
ment.
These tenant farmers form themselves
into groups and, by paying fund which
is used to tide them over when needs
arise such as seed-buyng time The
plan is being put into operation in two
southeast Iowa counties. Not very long
ago tWcnty-six families signed an agree
ment 10 form an organization whereby
they may be able TO work out their fu-
ture credit needs. Some of the families
will be able to pay in but so year. But
it is hoped to get at least 100 families in
those two counties TO Join in the plan,
and some Of them will be able to pay
in somewhat larger sums. The plan is
similar to that Of the credit unions which
have served an excellent purpose among
wage-earners in certain industrial groups.
The very fact that these tiller> Of
the soil are taking steps TO provide their
own credit needs has given them added
prestige, and has increased their credit
potentiaIities.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Ry Richard ID. Mcmillan

WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDI-
TIONARY FORCES IN BELGIUM
Nav IL. tUP)-British TommleS
moved into Belgium once again to-
day over roads streWn with flowers
BY cheering Belgian girls.
As the heavy British tanks and
artillery caissons rumbled along the
roads and across the border, Belgian
iris broke branches of lllacS from
the wavsde and scattered them be-
fore the moving column.
Overhead British and German air
planes fought and air raid alarms
sounded in the little towns and vii
lagos through which the British
troops passed.
The air raid alarms did not halt
tho cheering welcome to the troops.
Little girls III their red and blue
national costumes cried: ''blcn Venll
les An2laiS" and many homes were
earlandcd with flowers and flags.
Belgian civilians aided customs Of
ficials in removing the heavy steel
posts that had guarded the Belgian
frontier on the French side.
During the early morning hours
of Yesterday the frontier was ablaze
with acetylenc torches burning
through the iron and steel of the
barricades.
Even before some of the steel
posts were removed British light and
heavy tanks crunchcd across the
omi-demoliShed barricades and to-
ward the fighting front.
Both british and German air
forces were raioing points in Bel
3ium throughout the day. The Ger
mans were hitting at airtields which
the British might use as bases
against them and the British were
bombing the fields close to the
German frontier where Nazi fighting
planes might be based
Despite the air activity damage
in Belgium did not appear to be
great
The BEE advance was 100 per
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Among
Our Yesterdays

Just as a mere detail in a days
work, Captain Lowell H. Smith OF
Flight A, 91st Aero squadron at
tachcd to Puryear field, and three
passengers yesterday broke the
worlds record by flying to a height
of 1900 feet
So the press of 90 years ago dc
Scribcd a flight from an FL Centre
flying field,
The flight was started without
any hcralding, was made in stock
border patrol plane. According to
records the flight was to either
1900 or 1920 feet altitude. The
temperature at the field at the time
of the takeoff was 81, and the ther-
mometers at the highest altitude
point read 16 degrees below zero.
THE pilot and the crew suffered
greatly from the cold The time
used in the ascent was one hour and
is minutes. 1t required 30 minutes
to descend
The machine used was De-
Haviland equipped with 12 cylin
der Liberty motor of AIT horse
power
That same day 20 years ago a
monster head of cabbage, grown
by Mrs. Peter Bomfert on ranch
in the Lantana farm center. was
displayed at the farm advisors Of
flee. 1t weighed 10 pounds.
Also on the same day, the senior
class at Central announced its 1920
play, What Happened To JoncS?'
Tho characters included:
Inmate of sanatorium, play by
Elmer Keltz.
Keeper of Sanatorium' played
by Wesley He'll
On the same day too, a new
face appeared on the police force
in tho person of Harry Woodbury.,
promoter, who will be conspicu-
Gus figure in police circles until fall
when he will again operate his Ell
Centre athletic club.
Harry makes good looking cop
but states that violators of the law
better keep under cover when he is
around
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
THE TRAFFIC DRIVE

Ell Centre police deserve the thanks,
and the complete cooperation of every
one high and low for the drive they have
undertaken to enforce traffic laws and
so relieve traffic congestion. Police Chief
Ernie Cox should be given a vote of
thanks for his order against ticket fix
ing''-and it should be enforced to the
hilt No one traffic offender deserves
more consideration than another.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

Has anything constructive been
accomplished by the grandstand
Inlay of Col. Samuel Harden Church
I'm his offer of million dollar re-
ward for bringing IIltlcr nome
|alivc"?
Onc may doubt It. and one may
doubt thai any similar gestures will
do the faintest BIT Of good IN re-
turning the world 10 aanity,
Church. as head Of thc Carnegie
Institute, has responsible position.
He should know that the United
states is at peace with Germany.
He should know that grandstand
offer Of this kind Of reward for
the kidnapping If the head Of a
nation with which his own is at
peace can accomplish nothing valu-
able, but can on the other hand
bnlv add To the worlds already
over-abgndant supply Of ilI-Will
Cg,l1pcI Crbiircb Ioae rIgdrb t,ff in
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Photographs

A well-knoWn surgeon declares
that the Welldressed physician is
a help to his patients. Bright
clothes and ties have a definite
therapeutic value, he opines.
When bananas are small they
grow downward from the spike,
but when they are large the spike
bends over from its own weight
and the banana points upward.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Doigs Stage
Family Reunion
AiManzanita
MELOLAND NOTES
(By Mrs. Alex Meyer

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Doig and
son Donald joined twenty other
members of the family in a rcun-
ion at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Doig at Manzanlta Sunday
Picture taking with moving pic
tllrc kodak afforded amusement in
the afternoon Those present in
addition To The DoigS were MI
and Mrs. Lee Woods of Los An
eelcs, MI. and Mrs Clyde HavcnS
of Imperial, Mr. and Mrs. O. A.
Page of HoltVille and their fami-
lies; also MI. and Mrs. Weldrcth
of Jacnmba and Joe Edwards, Mel
GLAND.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
You re Telling Ne

Germany is absorbing all of Den
marks surplus bacon, according to
a cablcd dispatch Well that's ono
of the things Hitler promised the
Germans in his book, "Mein
Kampf,' that he would bring home.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News

WASHINGTON. MAY 11.-When
YOU compare the money Uncle Sam
has been sending out to the states
with the money he has been getting
back from them you begin to see
where all those deficits come from.
Loans and grants made to and
in the states and territories since
the start of 1884, covering every
thing from farm benefits to relief,
highways. public works and old age
benefits total lust a little more than
$40 100000
In the same period internal rev
tnue receipts from those states and
territories ran to just a little less
than S2500O0 100000
! From only six states did the gov
eminent collect more in taxes than
i paid out in loans and grants.
In four states it distributed more
.money .han the total assessed value
|cf taxable property. OF the S42,-
(090 900 600 it sent out. nearly 27
(Were in the form of outright grants:
1.-THE rest. made up of loans. is pre-
(SumablN. anyhow mostly recover
liable
IFHA IRE
IWAY Up
Federal Housing Authority Of
cials are lrked because a weekly
! ,aDer stated FILA is getting stuck
nth tco much property on insured
mortgages that went SOUR. Current
y. says FILA. its losses on fore
closures are averaging only l6-l00thS
,f one pcr cont Tho insurance fund
! hat covers losses L building up
1iccl%. and Is figured capable of
tandmg losscs running as high as
% per cent.
General opinion Is that FILA is
olcntv safe unless another 1882
omcs along. In 30. it is recalled,
o,1vate lenders got stuck with coolies
If real estate on which they d loan
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

Zadok Dumbkopf tells of the
Canadian woman who is so patriotic
She has given up eating Northern
Spy apples.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

ed up to so per cent. FILA loans up
to 80 and 90
Although politicians don't sec how
Wendell Willkic can actually get
any important delegate strength,
the Willkie camp apparently means
business. At any rate, Mr.. Willkie
is starting to organize his own
brain trust.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Thoughts For The Day

II is easier for camel to go through IT, eve q. Il
needle. than for rich man to enter lnta tie k.ue
dom of God-Mark 1925
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
MEMBER

MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. Nation
nj Editorial Association.
California Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

A cake walk at the Meloland
school Wednesday night afforded
an evening of fun for the children
and netted nice sum for the
school costume fund. A number of
costumes were damaged last Sep
tember when the heavy rains caus-
ed water to rise above the tore
room floor.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

And Grandpappy jenkins says a
quirk in the news today is only a
kink for a day
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
So They Say

Under prcScntday conditions,
when Il war is permitted to start
# becomes at once q world var
Dr Nicholas Murray Butter. Col
1MuDIa University PRECEDENT
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Famous Sayings

II only when the rich sick that they fully feel
The impotence of Wealth-Colton.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
260 MEN
DEFEND ALASKA

After years of neglect. tho gov
crnmcnt is suddenly realizing Alas
ka is. or ought to be- highly impor-
tant in the nations defense system.
At this moment. the total U. S.
defense force in Alaska consists OF
26O infantrymen stationed at Chill
coot Barracks, near SkagWay. and
half a dozen naval planes at Sitka.
If anyone wants to worry about a
Russian menace strategists point
out that Russia has been fortifying
various spots within easy striking
distance of Alaska, having recently
put submarine base on Berln9
island. which is only 260 miles away.
Anv hostile force which seized
Alaska. it is added, would be within
fairly handy bombing range OF
northwestern u. Sand, as Dele
gate Anthony Dimond of Alaska
saws. could with a few incendlary
bombs take an awful bite out of cur
vast timber reserves in the state
of washington,
The navy now Is building two big
air bases. at Sitka and Kodiak.
which will probably be ready by fall.
Army is putting up S4,0O00O0 cold
weather experimental air station at
Fairbanks. and is asking $4,000 600
for huge air base at ANCHORAGE.
House of Representatives killed this
item. but the senate may restore it
shortly
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

Because Of cxccsslec 2rrcd for
human greatness and for greater
power the law Of God ls repudlated
and the spirit is bllndcd=Pope Plus
XII.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

Ms Amelia IIaVckorat. and MISS
Vera IIaVckorst were dinner guests
pf the Walter HaVckorStS recently
at a dinner celebrating the fifth
birthday of Walter HavekorSt jr
Special feature of the dinner was
the Noah,S Ark birthday cake baked
by grandmother Havckorst. Others
present for the dinner were Mrs
William Bostian of San Diego,
mother of Mrs. Walter Hayckorst;
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. c. BroWnell of
Calipatria, and A. G Mcintosh
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

klnk Tor a Gay.
Eight states plan to cqualizc their
fishing laws. Wonder if they will
also Standardize the size of the
big ones which got away?
Maybe the reason our lan3ua%r
is called the mother tongue is be
cause father gets 50 few chances
at home to use 1t.
A reader wants to know if there
is any significance in the fact that
at most political conventions they
sing: Hail! Hail! The Gangs All
Herc!"
A western restaurant boasts that
il serves only l0-cent meals. ShuckS,
the place where we eat does, too
only they charge so cents up for
EN-. y
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

On Sunday Mr.. and Mrs d. C.
Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Harris
of Ell Centre and John Biorgum
were dinner guests of the Ward
McGrcWS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

Helen Bishop Evelyn McGrcw,
Catherine Coray, AlIcnc Roberts,
Jack Suttlc and Jimmy Peters were
among those attending the senior
ditch day outing at Cuyamaca Sat
urday and Sunday. Jimmy Peters
haG tho misfortune to injure his
ankle when his horse fell with him
and is improving satisfactorily tho
still unable to walk
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

Colonel Church has rlddcn off in
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

Terror Of Germany and of Russia
is more and more obviously de-
terminlng the policy Of the neutral
European countries Secretly they
may prefer the cause ot the allies,
but openly they dare not avoW it
Leslie Hore- -Belisha in the London
News Of the World, March II.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

Failure has followed every step of
this administration. This failure was
inevitable because, underlying all it's
policies. there has been a fdnda-
mental lack of integrity-a cynical
DISREGARD of the principles ol COM
mon honesty -DlA Alg Thomas
+ Dewey OF New York
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

Earl Bishop spent Saturday at
San Luis obispo attending The state
ffA finals as Il member Of Tho
dairy Judging team
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

Recent luncheon guests of Mrs.
Ebert Newton were Mrs Earl Mad
dox, Mrs. G.. Goar, Mrs. H. A.
Wells and Mrs. Claud Suttlc. The
afternoon was spent making party
faVOrS
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

Mr., and Mrs Earl Maddox and
son Harold joined Mr.. and Mrs.
Grady Neeley and son, Jimmy, of
Ell Centro, Barbara Maddox of Cal
exico and Mrs. C. F.. Smith in
family dinner at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Wood of Braw-
ley Sunday. Mrs. Smith left Tues
day for her home in AlVarado, Tex.
after spending sax months with her
daughters Mrs. Maddox, Mis-. Nee
ley and Mrs Wood
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20

consumer representatives, editors, business executives and commenta- tors will discuss subjects pertinent to the theme Lets Talk Business" at, the all-day conclave, first of it's kind ever held in this city.
 New Horizons
 The program, dedicated to ''new horizons in American Living" opens at 10 o'clock in the morning, with the. opening of the educational ex- hibitS of some 50 manufacturers and retailers who will offer educational displays. The luncheon program at 12:30 will present Dr. Allen Stock dale, of the National Association of Manufacturers on Lets Talk Bus mess" and Miss Sophie Kerr, prom inent author, on T Buy As I Please. The afternoon session, from 2:3O to 500 will include speeches from Miss Mary I. Barber, president-elect of the American Dietetic Association and an executive of the Kellogg Company, Battle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
INCLIS TO HEAR
 MOTIONS TUESDAY
Defendants in Conspiracy Trial Ask State to Share
 Printing Bill

Judge Ernest A. Inglis of the Superior Court yesterday afternoon set 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, March 5, as the time he will hear in the Hartford Superior Court any motions to have the state pay the cost of printing the evidence in the Waterbury conspiracy case ap. peal.
 The assignment was made late yesterday afternoon, Judge Inglis telephoning Clerk George H. Free man of the local superior court to ascertain the number of motions filed requesting that the state pay the printing bill and Clerk Free man tod the judge that three had been filed at the same time that the unsuccessful petition for the sub stitution of typewriter copies of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
Judge

OWU8O
 the evidence for the printed form was filed, Judge 1nglis later set March 5th as the date for the hear ing.
 Last week practically all attor- neyS for defendants in the case said they planned to make motions t0 have the state bear the expense of the printing and there is little question, but what they will. {.
 The expense of printing the evil dence as reported will cost approxi- mately 10000 and will require about IS weeks Of labor on the part of printers. The evidence in the case is the most voluIniilous ever com piled in Q case In the history Of the Superior Court in the state.
 There is no question but that sev- eral of the defendants in the case are now unable to pay and that if Judge Inglis denies the motion seek ing to have the state bear the ex- pence of the evidence the expense will have to be borne by about three defendants and 1t is doubtful If they who were formerly very wealthy can now bear the total expense.
 The motions, which Judge Ingiis will hear really asks that the state bear the expense of printing on the ground that the defendants are 'too poor to pay".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20

another war, but now they are the young mothers of France.
 It is a bit difficult to realize that the daughter of J. Pierpont Nor gan and the sister of J. P. Morgan is in her early eos. Her actions are decisive, her decisions quick and her energy boundless.
 In 1917 Miss Morgan headed the American Committee for Devastated France. Now she has organized a similar setup, known as the Ameri- can Friends of France. In this, she hopes, with the help of America,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
FORMER GOVERNOR COMING FEBRUARY 20

An address by former Gov. Wilbur L. Gross and 8 program of music will feature the annual meeting of the Yale Alumni association of Naugatuck Valley, at the Waterbury club F:b. g.
 There will be short business session to consider an amendment to the bylaws providing that the terms of all officers run for two years instead of one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20

Creek, whose subject will be "Can Business Educate,": Mrs. Rudolph Binder, president of the New York City Federation of Womeri's Clubs whose address is Thinking Along With The Consumer: Mfr. William A. Lydgate, of the American Insti- ute of Public Opinion and editor of the Gallup Poll, talking on 'aThe Significance of the Survey; and Donald Davis, president of General Mills, Minneapolis speaking on Business Profits and Consumer Benefits" Leonard Dreyfuss, pres- ident of United Advertising Corpo- ration will lead an open discussion with speakers from the floor as the sessions wind-up. MT. Lavis' speech will be broadcast by National Broadcasting Company over it's Blue network at 4 o'clock.
 MT. Kennedy To Speak
 At the dinner meeting at [ o'clock Wednesday night. .Dr. Claudius Murchison, president of the Cotton Textile Institute, will talk on Pressure Groups and the Consum- er," followed by John B. Kennedy, radio and news-reel commentator speaking on world Events and the American People" Allen Prescott, commentator of the National Broad casting Company will give g round up of the news events of the days sessions. 4 drawing for prizes will be held following the dinner meet ing.
 The Connecticut State Federation of Women's Clubs and the Connec- ticut State Division of American Association of University Women are listed among the many organ nations cooperating in making the conference a noteworthy success,