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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23

The City of Light has become the
City of Darkness.
Paris in the hands Of the invad-
ing Nazis is largely intact in its
physical aspect Ponderous Notre
Lame squats unmoved by the Seine.
The lacv marble reredoS OF st.
Etienne de Mont unbroken and un-
spoiled. still guards the bones OF
st. Ger evieve. patron of Paris. On
the Hill of Martyrs the soaring
splendor of Sacre Occur Church
stands serenelv in the sunlight.
Perhaps even the lights which
caused Paris to be called affection
ataly Ia Vile Lumiere.' the City
of Light. may be switched on again
after all the blackouts, for the Bri-
fish will scarcely bomb Paris. even
though it be occupied by the in
yader.
But the light which really made
Paris worthy of its rame has been
blankpted for the time being b.
darkness. That was a light OF the
spirit-a light that illumined the
freest city in the world.
The Nazis NAV restore the phV@-
cal street lighting system ard make
Paris bright again in the midnight
hours. But that other light they
cannot restore.
From darkness light can never
come. And darkness began to fall
over Germany in 1888 when a phil
osophy became dominant there
which said that man was a servant
not a master that he existed rot
for the full and free development
of himself and the enjoyment of h&
own life. but as q human ant with
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
G-MEN WARN AGAINST
u. S. WITCH HUNTS
Vile Mercury-Rerister)

knowing that President Roosevelt had
turned over to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation the job of controlling fifth
column activities in the United States
-ferreting out the disloyal and spotting
the spies-we walked into the office in
San Francisco of Nat Pieper, special
agent in charge of the FBI, San Francis
co division.
What about it," We asked him. How
much help do you want from the people
Of Butte County"
The President" he said. has placed
the full responsibility of coordinating
national defense intelligence matters in
the hands of the FBI who are working in
close coordination with military and IA
val intelligence.
1T is impossible to evaluate or dis
criminate as to the value of information
when it is first received This is we'll
known fact to men experienced in this
field. Therefore, even the local Law en-
forcement agencies have been requested.
and are clearing all data through the FBl
first.
individual investigators, no matter
how periodically prompted, are harmful
and in instances have undone months of
work of the FBI This is a time for we'll
trained Investigators to handle such mat
tiers. We cannot countenance a possible
Vigilante. development.
I'VE as Americans cannot tolerate
witch hunts. With hysteria will come the
settlement of personal grievances. We
as Americans have an American way Of
administering justice and the FBI is we'll
qualified to handle the emergency.
1T is being handled and all matters
are receiving appropriate attention. We
are approaching this problem with the
same thoroughness and unrelenting per-
sistence that we used in breaking the
back of kidnapping and bank robbing
mobS.
while we do not want anyone to do
any investigating on his own part, we
are encouraging the submission of any
matter believed important by individuals
to us for appropriate attention.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
MOVING West
{ Riverside Press


Britain, as our financial reporters OBJ
serve, may not be transferring its gov
eminent to Canada AT least not yet, but
it has begun transferring its money to
this country. Gold has been coming over
lately in enormous volume. British cash
reserves go into thesqcustody of the fed
eral reserve bank of New York. Liquid
securities-stocks and bonds-likewise
seem to be pouring over here for greater
safety.
This movement is naturally compared
to plans for sending large numbers of
English children, and perhaps old people
also, to Canada.
1t is evident that while we seem to be
saying goodby to much of the Old World
our relation with the western fringe of
Europe may be closer from now on
This seems especially true of England
and also of France, if the French be not
brought entirely under nazi subsection.
AS for the little continental democra-
cies now subjugated by Germany-Nor-
way, Denmark, Holland Belgum-We
cannot tell If their enslavement CON
tinues their people will naturally gravi-
tate to the United States and Canada as
far as they are able to do so.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
Catholic Young People Meet
To Perfect ORGANIZATION

the CYO convention Tor 194l in
Imperial Valley.
CaleXico's Sacred Heart club and
the clubs of Sacred Heart and St.
Margaret Mary's parishes IN Draw
ley were we'll represented at this
meeting.
The group was honored by the
presence OF the Reverend Fathers
O'Connor, Calexico; Mark Foley,
OSB, BraWley; Brendan Lee. Cali
patria; and its own spiritual ad-
visor, Father William F. Clayin of
st. Mary's Tie meeting was fol-
lowed by refreshments.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
Bridge Tourney
Scores Identical

Nearly equal scores were made by
the winners in the duplicate con-
tract bridge tournament Thursday
evening at the Barbara Worth hotel
Mr. and Mrs. George w Ogden. jr..
holding high scores of so.
Mrs. w. B. Swanberger and N. j.
Sleem tied Mrs. B. E. Lemons and
Scott Foulds for second place, with
score of 48; Mr.. and Mrs A H.
Keller were high in east-West with
Il score of AZ, Mrs. Sleem and Mr..
Hoffman second with 46
The next tournament will be held
at the De ANA Friday, June % at
the usual time. Any one playing
bridge is welcome to attend. the
small charge returning to the play
erS as prizes.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
News Items About
ElCentrans

Miss Marge Hovey daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hovey arrived
this week from the coast where
she has been visiting friends since
the close of Stanford university
where she has just completed her
junior year.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23

Bob Eyer left recently for San
Diego where he has enrolled in
an aircraft school A number of
young people of the valley are at
tending schools or the coast, among
them Charles Johnson. who also was
graduated with the class of Central
1910
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23

WASHINGTON. June 22.-The
Dies committee may soon be organ
lied on a permanent. nationwide
basis. expanded and equipped TO
play large role in the government S
campaigns against Fifth Column &C
tiyity.
That is plan now being worked
out by the committees chairman.
Representative Martin Dies of Tex
as. II has an excellent chance fer
adoption. for the New Deal has
made its peace with Dies The ad-
miniStration is row cooperating
with him. and he with the admin
istration
Under the plan now being oon-
Sidered the Dies committee would
have a central office. co-ordinatj1.g
work done in regional offices in
q half dozen places. AS result of
the new understanding between
Dies ara others hitherto hostile or
indifferent to his work, the drive
on Communists and other ism
ties" is due to get rolling shortly on
a scale hitherto unknown
WILL HAVE 100000
ON INDEX NEEDED
The Dies committee is hard at
work on a vast mass of material
collected on Communist and Com
muniSt front activities. BY fall,
Dies believes he will have ready
a card index containing over 100000
names. with material at hand to
show exactly what part each play
ed. directly and indirectly. in the
general Communist program A
large number of government en-
ploves will be on the list. he says.
The library already amassad
by the Dies investigators includes
not only documents submitted in
evidence. but copies of every slgni-
ficant publication, pamphlet, broad
side. and handout issued by every
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
thoughts For The Day

And he said Woe unto you also ye lawyers For ye
lade men with burdens grieyous 10 be borne and We
yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your
fingers-Luke II 46.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23

COMMUNION SCHEDULED
The Young Peoples club of st.
Marys' Catholic church will receive
Holy Communion in body Sun
day, June %, after which they
will gather for picnic in the
mountains near Jacumba.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
Did You Know?

In 1915 Grover Cleveland Alex-
aEder pitched four successive one
hit games for the Philadelphia
National league team.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
Famous Sayings

LAWYERS on opposite sides of 4 are like the
two parts of shears; they cut what comes between
them but not each other.D. Webster
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
So They Say

How can individuals live in peace
or even III tolerance of each other.
without the foundation of straight
talking. square shooting. and clean
living. enc with another?
Governor Saltorstali of MaSsa-
chuSettS.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23

We should not permit our time
and energies to be consumed in
useless worrying and discussion
about foreign developments, If you
can do anything to make the posi-
ton of the United States safer and
stronger. by all means do it.
james T. Buckley. radio manufac-
turer
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23

Communist and Communication
outfit in the United States during
the past two years.
MORE MONEY NEEDED
TO EXPAND WORK
To digest and index all this ma
flee staff of at least Is in Wash
ington and to expand greatly the
present field force of nine. will re-
ouire more money Mr.. Dies is ask
ing for another 100000.
He is also considering asking
congress to make his committee one
of its regular standing committees,
like those on military affairs, ap-
preparations and the like. That
would make it permanent, assure
sufficient furds from year to year
and enable it to build up q per-
manent office and field staff.
PLANS TO WORK BEHIND
CLOSED DOORS
Chances are. most of the COM
mittees work henceforth will be
done behind closed doors. Mr.. Dies
believes public sentiment is SO stir
red up over Fifth Column activities
that open hearings might be unWlse.
Recently several witnesses testified
on Communist activity in IVA. On
their return home they found them
selves in some danger of mob Vlo-
lenee. the home folks having cor
cluded that if they knew so much
about it. they must be Fifth Col
umnists themselves.
We've pretty we'll educated the
public about the way these sub
versive groups work" says Mr.. Dies.
Now We want to try to prevent
spying and sabotage. We can call
witnesses. hear them in private. and
then turn transcript of the testi-
mony over to the appropriate gov
eminent agency
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23

More plate glass is used by auto
mobiles than bY the building indus,
try.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23

Whales are unable to breathe un
der water.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23

JIIIfl JIlClltd lbiI sobt,''''oi't ~
Int games for the Philadelphia
National league team.
Whales are unable to breathe UNI
der water.
More plate glass is used by auto
mobiles than b} the building indus
try.
Blond hair contracts and expands
in reaction to humidity, but the
reaction of brown and red hair is
.carcely noticeable.
A collection of $4,000 ferns pre-
.ented to the British museum is
said TO be the most important pri-
vat" collection of these plants in the
world.
II has been estimated that rabbits
do an annual damage of $3.50 900 900
IN England.
Winter food of seal oil half
dried meats. and berries is stored
in whole skins of seals, hair side
in, by the Eskimos.
Shakespeare himself spelled his
name in 26 different ways, so the
correct spelling always has been a
matter of argument.
Newly baked bread loaves are
stored By placing them outdoors and
freezing them in Siberia. A loaf Is
brought in and heated when needed.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23

MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. Nation
nj Editorial Association.
California Newspaper PUP
fishers Association.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23
Bruce Cation in Washington
Dissects the News

Communist and Communists front
outfit in the United States during
the naSt Two wears
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-23

II has been estimated that rabbits
do an annual damage of $3.50 900, 900
in England.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-31
By HENRY McLEMORE

CHICAGO, Oct. 81. (UP)-This
would have been a much better
story if I hadn't run across Lynn
Waldorf, Northwestern football
coach. while on the way to see Billy
Decorrevont.
I was all set and primed to pull
out all the Horatio Alger stops on
Billy. Fisrt l was going to describe
what flop he was as a sophomore
player, after getting the biggest
build-up as a high school boy and
freshman in the history of foot
ball. You were to get, and in full
detail how he couldn't do anything
right last year, how his press no
tices begged him down, and how he
appeared to be just an ordinary
halfback.
Then I planned to paint the spirit
of a boy who, refusing to quit, swan
gamely upstream to become one OF
the standout players in the Big
Ten. That's what Decorrevont is
today. He is the hottest thing in the
conference with the possible excep-
ton of Tommy Harmon, and has
been largely responsible for North
Westerns undefeated record. He has
put behind him-I planned to say
all the bitter memories of his fail
ure of a year ago, all the heart
aches of having been unable to
live up to his publicity, and fought
his way to the heights.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-31
7ODAYS SPORT PARADE

Then I ran into Waldorf, the
big, quiet, numbering fellow who
coaches Billy.
"The kids making whale of
a showing after that bust of 1889,
isn't he?" I said.
whats that?" Waldorf asked.
I repeated.
"Who said Billy was a bust as
a SOPHOMORE Waldorf wanted to
know. "Lissen," he went on. 'it
that boy was flop I'd like to have
a few more flops around. Let me
tell you what he meant to us last
season. The first thing he did was
to save the Notre Dame game, not
once but twice. He nailed Har-
graves when he was loose for a
touchdown, and later he took care
of two blockers in front of loose
runner to save another score. He
was q fair defensive fellow on pass
es, too. There wasn't a pass COM
pleted in his territory all season.
And his kicking was instrumental
in our winning the Illinois and
Wisconsin games. He was fair
passer himself, completing A per
cent of his tries. The only thing
he wasn't absolutely tops in was
running with the ball, yet it was
his 6l-yard dash that beat Min
nesota. Yes, he may have been a
flop, but you figure out how
So far this year Decorrevont has
been the standout back on the club.
He has carried the ball At times
for gain of 213 yards and an aver
age of AZ yards. He got two touch
downs against Syracuse, tailed the
touchdown that licked Ohio State
6 TO and ran so yards against
Wisconsin for a touchdown. Now
he's laid up from an ankle injury
received in the Wisconsin game. ]
found him stretched out on a rub
bling table getting the full treat
ment from the trainer.
There isn't a nicer boy in foot
ball. Good looking, smart, modest
and yet sure of himself, he told
me he thought he was a better
player this year than last.
THAT publicity l got was little
tough. 1t would have been tough on
anyone. I tried not to pay any
attention to it, but 1 couldn't help
it," Billy said. After all, sopho-
more's a sophomore. You learn
things as you go along, and now
I've decided just to say as little as
1 have to, play the best I can, ano
get all the fun there is out OF
football. l love to play it. I'd rather
play it than do anything else ir
the world"
He is, as Waldorf told me, "a
boy of solid character"
I still wish he had flopped last
year, though, SO l could have gone
TO town on the rags to riches theme
Beteha could have sold it TO True
Story.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-31
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANG ELES, Oct. 81. (UP)-
Hogs saleable 200. steady TO five
cents higher, top 7.25 on good to
choice PIG FOUNDERS. Bulk medium
to choice 170-240 averages 6.s5-
7.20; local fed 6.50-6.75; packing
sows 4.50-4.75.
Cattle saleable 600. slow, steady,
load of medium 1928 pound fed
steers S.75; odd head common to
medium 1850; few medium heifers
s. Few grass grass heifers s. feed
er heifers $40; cows 6-6.S5; odd
lots 7-725; Gamers and cutters
4.25-4.75; stock cows $50, odd best
to 7.35; calves saleable 400, slow,
about steady; common to medium
slaughter calves 6.5O-S.25; odd veal
ers to 11.5O; stock calves 9.50-10.50
Sheep saleabl e100, steady. few
thin lambs 7-50-s.25; good to choice
quoted to $50; cuIls to common
ewes 1.5O-2.75; good quoted $50 or
above.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-31
Hard Luck Dogs
Buzukos as Bout
Postponed 7 Weeks

Hard luck again dogged the foot
steps of Matchmaker Pete Buzukos
Thursday when word was received
in El Centre that Dencio Cabanela,
Filipino slugger, had received an
eye cut in training. causing post
ponement Of Monday nights fight
card.
Cabanela, who was scheduled to
oppose Frankie Martin in ten
round main event in FL Centre stad-
ium, will be out of action for two
weeks, so Buzukos delayed the
match for two weeks.
BuZukos said he would schedule
the same card two weeks from Mon
day night.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-31

league schedule tillS week, Will oeii,
somewhat patched lineup against
the San Diego eleven tonight be-
cause of injuries to varsity players.
Captain Joe Longacre, tackle,
Fullback Fred Robertson, Milton
Console and Paul Fabares, first
string guards, and Quarterback Gene
Oswalt will not be in the starting
lineup because of injuries or ill
ness. Longacre, Console, Fabares
and Robertson will probably be kept
out of the entire game.
Coach Raleigh Holt, who is point
ing for the Brawley game one week
from Friday more than tonights
contest. will start Ingle and Than
ner at ends, Osa and Stevenson at
tackles, Mcbride and Baum at
guards, Gary at center and Ritter.
Riedy. Morgan and Alarcon in the
backfield.
Tonight's game, according to Don
Ketchen, vice principal, will be a
benefit game with proceeds slated
to be turned over to the fund to
purchase uniforms for the high
school and junior college band.
Season tickets will be honored, how
ever, Ketchen said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-31
l.. A. GRAIN
L. a. PRODUCE

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 81. tUPl--
Supplies continued moderate with
demand and trading slow.
Asparagus: Imperial select $3.50,
ex fey $50: fey $50.
Bunched vegetables: Beets 3O-45;
carrots 35-50e.
squash: White summer local and
San Diego s5-$1.00; Coachella and
Imperial s5-S1.00; Imperial crates
5-9Oc; Italian local and San Diego
81 OO-S1.15: Imperial Coachella 81
S1.15; crates $500; yellow crook =
neck San Diego and local lugs 81
s115: Coachella S1$1.15; cream
local lugs 50-60c; banana Il C; Hub
bard 1h-1Ac; pumpkins -1hc3.o
tomatoes. stones lugs 4x5S 50
e5c. 5x5s 60-75c; 6x6s 50-60c; Wat
eonyiije 4x5s s5-$1.0O; 5x5s S5-S1 ;
San Luis Obispo 4x5s 75-90e; 5x5s
SIS 100 ex6s e5c.86cti San San Rieg9 peg o
5x5s 75-s5e: 6X6s 5V-e2ei &c anc. 70
barbara 4x5s 1886; 5x5s s9-9oc 4,
ew6s 60-75e; stems local and santa
Barbara 5x6s s5c.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-31
MlDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
AT STAKE FRIDAY

NEW YORK, Oct. 81. (UP)-The
ultimate in pugilistic unorthodoxy
will be presented tomorrow night
at Madison Square Garden when
Conga Ken Overlin defends his
middleweight title for the first time
against Young Steve Belloise of the
Bronx.
Each joustipg gentleman prides
himself upon violating most ac-
cepted precepts of the manly art.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-31
McF adden Passes
Whizzer White

NEW YORK. Oct. 81. CUP)-The
race for individual ground gaining
honors in the national professional
football league has turned into d
home stretch fight between four
former All-America stars, according
to individual statistics for the sew
enth week of play released today.
Banks McFadden, Brooklyn rookie
from Clemson, regained the ground
gaining lead over Whizzer White of
Detroit. McFadden has gained 325
yards in AZ attempts for an aver
age of II while White, who led the
league as a rookie with Pittsburgh
in 1888 has picked up 299 yards in
80 attempts.
Eastern division players domi-
mated the other individual depart
ments. Sammy Baugh, Washington,
has completed 81 out of 80 passes
for 834 yards to lead the forward
passers with an efficiency average
of SO per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-31
HOltVille
Medwick Signs
ForS20,000

NEW YORK, Oct 81. UP)-For
the first time in several seasons,
Outfielder Joe Medwick of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, will not be num-
bered among baseballs annual list
of holdouts.
Medwick. obtained last June from
the st. Louis Cardinals along with
pitcher Curt Davis for cash and
several players, signed for approx
mately $4,000 Immediately after
the final game in Brooklyn this
year. Dodger President Larry Mac
Phail said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-31
Bulldogs Stake
Chances on Win
Over BrawIey Hi

Calexico h i G h schools
football team, its domina-
ton threatened by Brawley
and Ell Centre varsity grid
ders, goes out Friday night
to attempt to bounce back into the
league championship race in a cru
cial ball game against Coach Shell
don Loughborough's Brawley Wild
cats in Brawley.
Calexico, defeated, 14-13, last
weekend by an inspired El Centre
high school team. must win this
one to preserve the Bulldogs chance
to win a third undisputed loop
title. A loss for CaleXico would
leave the Bulldogs with only a
slight chance to even tie for the
league lead.
A win for Coach Covington's Bull
dogs, however, would knot the
league standings three ways and
throw the race wide open again
with Calexico, Brawley and El Gen.
tro gridders as contenderS.
Calexico will show an improved
offense against Brawley this week,
however. despite the fact Lauro
Andrade will again be kept on the
sidelines. Rivera, White. Tajii and
Webster showed to a better advan-
tage in practice this week and the
Calexico pass defense was improv-
ed.
Brawley will again stake its
chances on a speedy Negro back
field man, Johnny Williams whose
touchdown dashes gave Brawley
two OF its three league victories to
date.
prohahle Startino lineupS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-31
l.. A. STOCKS

Los ANGELES, Oct. 81. (UP)-
Stocks on the Los Angeles stock
exchange today moved up fractions
to more than a point in the early
session, although volume of sales
was moderate at $500 shares.
Southern Pacific at 81 Was up
y Bolsha Chica "A" IA up \ :
Standard Oil of California. 1Sh
solidated steel pfd Is, up y Elec-
up a; Union Oil 127s up x; Con-
trical products 99s up b Lockheed.
so, up IL; Ryan AZ up Is; Solar
80 up .; Vega 97s up Ii Vultee
8z up Is.
Two issues showing losses were
Sontag at 5h off Il and Richfield
Oil, rs off Il.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-31
BENCHW WARMING
by Burdette Kline
--Post-Press Sports Editor

plotted out -.
Shaughnessy is employing the
ct" formation, which you know
to be many years old, but the
amount of stuff he develops off the
IT, is almost unbelievable.
Stanford has power, speed threats
on quick openers and a potent pass
ing game. 1t employs flankers, men
in motion and spread formations.
Much has been said about its
offense. and its defense has been
great, too.
Stanford men are happy that
Chicago switched to six-man foot
ball, and made it possible for their
alma mater to bring Clark Shaugh-
messy to Palo Alto.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-31
Sweepstakes Play
Offered at BWCC

Return of winter weather to I'M
perial Valley was expected to re-
vive heavy play on the Barbara
Worth golf course Sunday, accord
ing to John Turnac, new golf pro-
fessional and as a result special
sweepstakes play will be offered at
the course this weekend.
Turnac, who plans to start free
lessons for youngsters Saturday
announced the course in splendid
condition with the finest fairways
in history and with playable tenn
porary green's.
Official opening of the club will
be delayed until regular green's are
ready for play, Turnac said.