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Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25

chairman, deplored mud singing
tactics of the three other alleged
Democratic delegations proving
boomerang to their Sponsors .
Shepard added
The issue which will be de-
termined on May has nothing
whatever to do with funny money
scheme, twice repudiated by sub
stantial voting majorities; it has
nothing to do with pledging a del
egation to John Garner, who OBJ
viously hasn't a chance of receiving
the nomination and would want
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
3rd Termers Charge Mud
Singing by Opponents

SACRAMENTO, April 25 up
Charges of mud singing" cropped
out today as four Democratic dele
cations seeking election at the May
7 presidential primary balloting
sought support in the remaining
IL days of the campaign.
Most of the accusations came
from the Roosevelt forces, who were
rounding up delegations from all
parts of the state for a mass meet
ing in Fresno Saturday.
Wallace Shepard, Sacramento at
torney and county Democratic
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
Movies Asked TO
Film Drunk Cases

PHOENIX April Is. (UP) - 1t
may not be too long before per-
sons arrested for drunkenness in
Maricopa county get to crash" the
movies.
Sheriff Lon Jordan asked the
board of supervisors to consiuer
purchase of motion picture equir-
ment to take pictures of persons
for drunk driving.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25

numDer Vi peTSOIS AlVoiVco diiu
concerned itself with what agents
said was the largest bootleg ring
ever uncovered.
Federal agents described the al
legged ring as big business to de-
gree almost unprecedented in un-
derworld affairs. 1t allegedly con-
trolled the total output of northern
New Jersey stills and distribution
systems in New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut, Massachusetts an d
Pennsylvania. Agents said it oper-
ated 81 cars and trucks, three Of
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25

the California delegation purely for
trading purposes and to enhance
his waning prestige with progress
i've Democrats; it has nothing TO
Go with subversive interests who
demand that this nation remaln
unprepared in a warning world.
The issue is clear ad inescapabie:
are we, the thinking Democratic
voters of California, going to en-
bark upon the next hazardous
four years without a trained. ex-
perienced capable and humans
leader IN the White House?"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25

sion, after a conference with Secre-
tary of the Treasury Henry Nor
genthau, jr., who has been coordi-
mating United States plane manu-
featuring and sales.
They said that the Allies have
agreed to finance new plant ex-
pansion at three airplane engine
manufacturing concerns to speed
up motor production
The airplane contacts were sign
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
Shasta Dam Power
Proposed For ST.

SACRAMENTO, April Is. CUP)-
Frank w. Clark, chairman of the
State Water Project authority, to-
day said he would recommend to
the next meeting of the autnori.y
on May IA the possibility of San
Francisco cooperating with Shasta
dam on the distribution of Hetca
Hetchy power.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25

ed for Curtiss, Douglas and Bell
WarplaneS.
Other contracts were signed with
the Allison engine division of Gen.
eral Motors Corporation and with
the Wright Aeronautical Corpora
ton, engine makers.
The Allied officials said that they
also are about ready to sign an
engine contract with the Pratt and
Whitney Aircraft company.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
Gigantic Bootleg
Ring Uncovered

NEW YORK, April 25. (UP)-A federal grand Jury
today indicted 122 persons charges participation in
illicit liquor ring accused of defrauding the
of than $16OOOO0 in liquor taxes in the last 10
months The indictment new federal mark for the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
underPoss Plans
Doomed, Believes
H;QhwuvOfficiuI

gloomy view of Ell Centros chances of obtaining an
underpass Main street without contributing to the
pense was expressed Thursday by Highway Commissioner
Bert Vaughn Of Jacumba
Reached in San Diego by long distance, Commissioner
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
Five Valley Cities Windup
Post-EIection Business:
Imperial Council Splits
Reorganization Complete in All Except
Two Municipal Gov'ts; Appointment
Of Councilman at Imperial Debated

Political unrest occasioned by the municipal election
April thing of the past Thursday for all but two
Imperial Valley cities-Imperial and Ell Centro.
Five other valley cities went about business usua
Thursday with reorganization and appointment of city
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
Allies Announce
Huge Plane Order

WASHINGTON, April 25. (UP)-The Allied purchas-
ing mission announced today that it has signed contracts
for S2OOOOOOOO worth of planes and motors in the last
two weeks
The announcement made by Arthur B. Purvis and
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
Allies Close In
After Invaders
Capture Village
German Successes Converge Toward
Big Battle as Defenders Move u p to
Test Strength of B|itzkries Machine
By UNITED PRESS

While German and Allied troops to grips in war
Norway Thursday crises nearer both battle
and diplomatic fronts
Germanys armed forces battered two paths through
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25

Cats Friend
A United Press Squib of Ell Centre
news that found its way over the
wires TO various parts of the coun-
try brought a letter from Louisville,
KY, this week. The news item
concerned a cat that walked all
the way back to FL Centro from
Salinas.
II found this article in the paper
this evening. If the cat hasn't
been executed at the pound, can't
you find out whom it belonged to
at Salinas and send it to them
by express? will pay the charges.
1.-The owners must have wanted
the cat or they wouldn't have taken
it with them and I think if the
cat was smart enough to travel that
distance on foot, it is worth saving.
"If there is anything in the papers
about it. send me the clipping for
my cat scrapbook."
The letter was signed Mrs. j. G.
GloSsbrenner. For Mrs. GlOSsbren-
ner'S information. the cat in queS-
ton was saved from the eXecu-
toner and is now purring at a new
home, in Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
D AN!N AMb!!Ne
EpoR7ER
No Relation to GOldy-

No Relation to Goldy-
Odd it never occurred to us be-
fore, but someone has finally emerg-
ed with the very obvious nickname
of Curly" for Joel Laux the rail-
road cop.
Curly Laux pronounced to rhyme
with Locks, you dopeS)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25

Wealthy Ware
A newspaper notable for its lean
ings toward radical causes, describ-
ed Sheriff Bob Ware as sinister
individual who defies the rights
of labor on week days but goes to
church on Sunday and drops $40
bills in the collection plate.
Ever since the description appear
ed in print Bob has been besieged
by friends who want to make a
Slight touch.
Bob's method of countering the
kidding was to remark:
I'm going to show this to DR..
George w. Thomas as evidence Of
why I don't go to church more
regularly. I can't afford it."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
Rough Rider

Rough Rider
That jolting, jarring, paralyzing
experience of driving an automo-
bile over the railway crossing at
Main street in El Centro knocked
an idea out of Ed Schiller's head
Thursday:
"Why not build a runway and
let the cars take off at full speed
and jump across? 1t would be a
lot easier on cars. Or build a
ladder across"
Bert FaWc-tt added sWeetly:
"a fish walk would be nice. :"
Ed disposed of the underpass
question with:
"Why not start it at the Dog
wood and have it come out at the
Four Corners?"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25

Butter: Los Angeles 27c; but
terfat, Imperial Valley I. o. b. ranch.
grade A 36c: manufacturing milk
zoe; route gathered cream 26c.
l.. A. hay: u. s. No. S14-S14.50;
u. S. No. 2 leafy Sl3-14: U. =. No.
2 SII-11.5O: MplS Sept flax $I.S8i9a.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25

(Total cash, checks and drafts sent
through the two El Centre banks.)
Wednesday $359,151.3O
Last Year $526,6O9.O4
Evening star., 1940-03-03

other boys and I we're having dandy
time sliding-seeing how close We
could 60 to the holes without slip
ping in. The ice sloped a little
around the holes. and-well, slid
too close to one of them and-ker-
plunk-I went in!
"Br-r-r-. The water was cold
enough to freeze a Finn. I tried to
get a grip on the edge Of the ice and
pull myself out, but my hands
slipped every time, and I had all I
could do to keep from drowning. I
don't believe I ever was quite so
scared.
The other fellows ran up on
shore and found long stick. Then
one Of them crept as close to the
hole as he dared and held out the
stick. while the other boy gripped
his other hand. I got a good, tight
hold on the stick and they pulled
They both slipped couple of times,
but they finally succeeded in pull
ing me out.
Then I did q very foolish thing.
I was afraid to 60 home all wet
afraid I'd get q whipping. So we
built bonfire, and I roasted myself
beside 1t until my clothes were dry
enough for me to sneak by the folks
without them noticing anything
wrong. I got to my room all right,
changed to dry clothes, then re-
ported for supper.
Everything was fine until the
next day. Then I came down with
the worst cold I ever had. In fact,
I very nearly had pneumonia. And
the worst part of it was, my neck
swelled up and got sore, and MOTH
ing did 1t any good. I finally had
to have it operated on. Believe me,
I never sneaked of to slide on any
ice after that, and If I even got
my feet wet told my parents about
it, 50 they could fix me up"
He paused, gave the youngsters
a gentle push, then said: "You run
along to bed now. I'm too tired to
tell you q story tonight"
Evening star., 1940-03-03

O~>~>>~@s~
and the flute.
II bought q harmonica to give
my little brother for Christmas
about 10 years ago." Esther said. Il
liked 1t 50 well that I decided to
see how 1t worked. I found that I
could easily pick out such tunes 40
oh, Suzanna' without much trou-
BILE. I wrapped it up about three
different times before decided to
keep it for myself and give him
something else"
Esther Joined the Harmonica Club
when she was In the ninth grade
ut Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School, and the Jamboree Club last
year. She is now q senior.
Once, dressed as q hillbilly, she
and four others played their har.
monicas in Christmas parade. She
has . collection of IS or 20 harmon.
icas, including q large chromanica
which has both sharps and fats.
Her favorite is one. about 1-inch
long which plays through four
small holes.
Esther likes to play the violin. too.
She took lessons when she was In
the sixth grade and played in the
orchestra in elementary school. She
plays both classical and popular mu.
sic by ear on each instrument.
-Four years ago." she said, u
salesman came to our door and dem.
onstrated q combination guitar and
violin. I liked 1t Immediately and
begged Mother to buy 1t, 10 could
learn to play 1t.
1T is played by plucking the
strings Of the guitar and playing
the violin at the same time. It Ia
quite easy after you learn how to
do 1t. It is not very heavy and u
small enough to rest on your lap.
It is known as the 'ukelin.'"
Asked to name her favorite, she
replied, "They al are"
Can you play the piano?" she
was asked.
NO" was the answer, but I
want to learn how to play ths saw
next"
Evening star., 1940-03-03

reluctantly changed to other clubs.
When I flrst stuck my head in
the door Of the "lab," I Just stood
and gazed. Before me were some
of the heroes of Bethesda's sports
world, neatly attired in aprons and
carefully measuring cups of sugar.
Girls aren't very welcome, but when
they discovered my mission, they
were anxious to show their skill.
"Who swiped our rolling pin?" one
of them asked. MY gosh, this
dough sticks. Quick, somebody,
help!" another would-be cook yelled.
I made q mental note of this last
boy, and sure enough, S minutes
later he was still trying to get dough
from his fingers. Flour, coming
up! Make way for -four" called q
boy who rushed q cup Of 1t to his
co-worker.
The boys have printed directions,
and at the top Of each recipe in
large print are the directions,
Wear aprons and have clean
hands!"
A girl happened to poke her head
in the door and the president OF
the club. Bill Sweet, II, called out:
weren't those cupcakes good yes
terday? Guess We boys can show
you girls"
For the most part, the fellows
take their work very seriously but
give in to . playful urge every now
and then. While Miss McGuinness
was attempting to show . boy how
to fry q doushnut, another boy care
fully hid q co-worker's bowl Of bat.
ter.
This club is really fun" said
Jack Batham, II, "and I feel we're
learning . lot"
When asked what he enjoyed
making most, Sam stetson imme-
diately answered, "Cupcakes, and
boy, are they SWELL"
One boy took home some mufins
he had made, and when no one was
looking put them on the dinner
table. The unsuspecting family
praised the maid on her delicious
mumns. They certainly were sur
prised when the son took the
credit.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
PriSes Totaling IS
offered for Best
Contributions

Boys and girls of all ages up to
and including high school age are
invited to write for The Junior Star.
Prizes of 81 each are awarded for
the best five contributions pub
lished each week. The following
rules must be observed.
l. All contributions must be orig
inal.
2. Name, age, address, telephone
number Gf any and school of the
author must appear at the top Of
the first page of every contribution.
3. Contributions must be written
on one side of paper; If typewriter
they must be double-spaced.
4. The editors decision as to the
winners will be final, and The Star
reserves the right to publish any
contribution received in whatever
form he may deem advisable. re-
gardless of whether it is awarded q
prize. Checks will be mailed to the
winners during the week following
publication of their contribution.
S. Contributions will not be re-
turned.
Boys and girls who wish to act as
news correspondents Of The Junior
Star may qualify by submitting at
least one feature story the princi-
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good examples of what is Wanted)
together with the information called
for above. Those qualifying will be
given cards identifying them as re-
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to decline to, issue reporters cards
or to revoke those already issued
whenever such action appears ad-
visable.
Address: Junior Star Editor, The
Sunday Star, Washington, D. G.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

raymond beiiamy. vide Potomac.
Passing from Virginia into North
Carolina, We saw lots of mules.
There are many forests of fox
tail pines and lumber mills there.
Many houses are built on blocks
or logs without cellars, and pigs
and chickens take refuge under
them from the hot sun or the cold.
We spent the first night in a
beautiful old Colonial home at
Sumter, S. c. The our-poster bed
I slept in was so large I was nearly
lost. Heading southwark the next
day, we rode over wooden bridge
several miles long crossing South
Carolina swamps and the muddy
Santee River. High up in the tops
OF many cypress and oak trees we
saw balls of mistletoe.
At quaint old Savannah, Ga, we
saw many palm trees. and there
the colored women carry bundles
on their heads. At Brunswick, Ga, it
was great deal warmer, and
there we saw our first flowers
blooming and groves of pine trees
that are tapped for pitch, from
which medicine, rosin and turpen-
tine are made.
At last we reached Florida
Jacksonville, one of the leading
cities; then St. Augustine, oldest
city in the United States, which
will describe later. We drove about
so miles along the beautiful blue
Atlantic Ocean to Daytona Beach
and spent the night in a Spanish
cabin with the ocean at our front
door.
On the way to Palm Beach we
saw heron standing asleep on
one foot. We discovered a fire
among the palm trees, and Daddy
quickly stamped it out. We arrived
at Palm Beach in" the afternoon
and found avenues of the stately
royal palm and the coconut palm.
There were thousands of robins fly
ing about, which made us think
Palm Beach was their winter home.
Miami was our third nights stop,
and then we headed for the Florida
Keys, series of islands joined by
bridges, the longest 7 miles and
built on coral reef. We could see
fish swimming in the clear, green
water and sponges floating around.
We reached Key West at noon.
AS Key West is at the very
southern tip of the United States,
it has a large naval station and
barracks. Key West and the other
keys suffered great loss of lives
and property in the hurricanes OF
1925 and 1885 and have a somewhat
deserted look
We saw a fine monument built
in memory of those who were
killed on September 2, 1885, at a
point halfway down the keys, and
a bell buoy that was washed in from
the ocean in the 1925 hurricane.
The railroad was washed out, and
the highway is built on the old
railroad bed, with the Atlantic on
one side and the Gulf of Mexico
on the other. We saw beautiful
sunset as we returned to Miami for
the night.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

Climbed on his fathers knee. Just
one little story" he repeated. His
sister took up the refrain as she
mounted the other knee. "Yes, just
one little story" she urged; lust
one little"
She stared at her fathers neck.
"How did you get that SCARF" she
asked. And then, before he could
answer. she added, TITS an ugly one,
isn't it,"
Her fathers face Redeemed slight
~. Surely, you've seen that scar
before" he replied. TITS an old one
been there for years"
Eyes. but you've never said how
you got It," Betty retorted. IF you
can't tell us story, you can at least
tell us about the scar"
II second the notion" said Bobby,
who had been reading up on parlia-
mentary procedure in preparation
for his first attendance at a Boy
Scout meeting. Tell us about the
scar"
wen, GACAC AoAl ally tAAAIlk uluCIl
to tell about the scar" Daddy said,
running a finger over the mark on
his neck. directly beneath his right
ear. Bobby and Betty remained
silent, knowing that their father
always began his stories with the
statement that there was nothing
to tell. And he went out, Just as
they knew he would:
When I was q little fellow my
mother and father wouldn't allow
me to 60 on the ice pond. There
wasn't any Lincoln Memorial Re-
flecting Pool, with policemen to
watch it, In our neighborhood, and
there weren't any indoor rinks,
either. We kids had to use what
ever ice we could f1nd-usually on a
small lake or a stream. Such places
were dangerous and that's why I
was forbidden to go on them.
But one day I decided to try
sliding on the lake near my home.
A thaw had set in, but the ice was
still pretty solid, except for a few
holes here and there. A couple Of
Evening star., 1940-03-03

From Louisville, Ga, where he had
testified in the trial Of one Of his
patent cases, Whitney went back
home to Connecticut.
A friend, Capt. Carey, seeking to
buy 10000 guns for the American
Government, visited Eli Whitney
and found him receptive to new
achievements. At that time, runs
were handmade and their parts
couldn't be replaced.
Without . factory and never hsv.
ing made . gun before, ELI whitney
took the Governments contract to
manufacture 10000 guns In less
than two years. He overcame many
obstacles, and he kept his promise.
In doing 20, he created "jigS," as he
called them, really patterns, which
unskilled laborers could use to make
what only skilled laborers previously
could produce.
With his "jigs" were new ma.
chimes that could make the same
thing over and over again. Whitney's
immediate result was Q gun with
replacable parts. The ultimate re-
suit WAS mass production and the
change Il helped hiring to The Hves
of ssicceeding generations.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Souvenirs and Gadgets
Feature Pencil Collection

I 1have q pencil from the New York
Fair. one from the Chicago Fair
and another, q pencil-knife COM
bination, from the Brussels World
Fair Of 1885.
The item that I prize most Of all
Is the magic multiplier pencil. It
writes as q pencil, Of course, but has
q rolling multiplication table at the
end. also have = pencil with .
magnifying glass at the end and
another with q corkscrew.
The United States Flag and the
Pledge Of Allegiance to the Flag are
inscribed on one pencil. A miniature
Roman head is ut the tip Of another.
This Is Q souvenir from Pompeii,
italy, and my father took it Oh q
pen to fashion q pencil head.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Prise Contribution.
BY JOHN MEGGERs, II,
Ran " AYreh Q~hnal

My hobby is collecting pencils. I
now have more than so Of every
variety. They include souvenirs from
many places of interest, advertising
pencils and the unusual kind that
have gadgets on them. My aunt
started me on this hobby by giving
me several pencils.
One Of them is q souvenir from
Gettysburg, Pa, where the Civil
War battle was fought. It Is in the
form Of rifle. When you pull the
trigger, the lead shoots out Of the
barrel.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
ELI WHITNEY-NAN OF
DESTINY.

Iii Whitney, young Connecticut
Yankee, is remembered best as the
inventor Of the cotton gin, q ma.
chine introduced In 1893. This,
however, was only his 1irst inven.
tion. He made another, and per.
haps greater contribution, the de-
velopment Of m idea that benefited
the Nation and industry ct large ~
much - the cotton gin benefited
the South.
Invention Of the cotton gin had
brought him untold trouble, public
controversy, numerous lawsuits over
1nffineements G his cotton gin
patents and lsast q IN. nonsy.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

Just before din.
ner, and I be.
lieve she did IL
on purpose %
she " o ul d n +
have to do the
d l s h q .. It's
Bridget's d . y
OF, and, Of
course. Melvin
won't help. Oh,
well, I guess III
have to do them.
Just when I
am putting the
skillet . " . Y,
whamA It falls
Evening star., 1940-03-03
The Family Goes Riding

If 1t is winter, mother does the
back-seat driving more than ever,
cautioning father against slippery
roads, pedestrians, etc. If it is sum-
mer, the inevitable bee gets in and
creates quite a disturbance in the
back seat. often wonder why bees
choose the back seat; they never
seem to bother the people In front.
It is not only fathers nerves that
suffer during this little pleasure
trip; his pocketbook suffers, too. On
the way home, everyone decides he
wants ice cream. Result, an argu-
ment about the flavor. Finally, in
desperation. father gets vanilla,
whether the others like 1t or not.
And the next day, baby has the
snif1es. This also Is blamed on
father. because he kept his window
open while driving In trafic.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Writing a Letter
prfSS Cmsfv;k~ Nae
1V1E Z O0yJSYrOUU0W
0n nETCYI II a HxEnnH 4

BY BETSY HAYFORD, Is
Haymarket (va) High School.
Nov, Lucy, write q letter."
Mother said to me,
And tell your cousin Mary
To come some day to tea.
"A really nice, long letter,
"One that will make her say,
What . big girl Lucy is
3" To write to me this way"
But after I had sat ana sat
And dipped my pen In ink
And wiped It dry again
To get more time to think,
Mother said. ".Just write your
thoughts"
But I'm sure grown folks don't know
It takes, when writing letters,
So long for thought to grow.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Junior High Broadcasts

Edttor's Note Thu jollotcinp
article u one OF q series on sub
5ects drdmdtised BY the Cross
roads Thedter players IN pro-
Grams arranged BY The Star and
bro6dcdst ouer WMAL tn CO.
operation t0ith the National
Broddcdsttn1 Co. and the District
5unior high schools. Watch The
kpentng Star for eract times of
these broodcasts.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

High School art
student. Her
etching Is en-
titled Madonna
and Child"
Marjorie said
she was 20 sur
prised ct win
ming that she
didn't hear q
thing Mrs.
Starkw e - t h er
said for is
minutes. Ars.
Helen Stark
weather is the
teacher ~ the
Evening star., 1940-03-03

HVP0 HV"u' IUIc We 90 70
bed. AS the time draws near for
the game he runs behind a door or
chair and peeps out with a foxy
look. then get behind the other
side of the door and peek at him.
He jumps out, catches me around
the leg and scampers to another
door.
This continues until one of us
tires and then Smoky Thomas goes
to sleep at the foot of my bed to
rest up again before another days
play.