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Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
Willis Thornfon's Editorial On:

the Dutch for "non-co- operation
and there are rumors that extensive
sabotage has taken place in the
Skoda munitions works seized from
the Czechs when that country was
oVerrun.
Such things may be repressed But
repression tends to destroy what
ever good effect has come from
studied efforts to mollify the popula-
ton of conquered territories.
This is not to suggest that any of
the conquered territories are ripe
for an uprising against the con-
querors. That is highly unlikely
even if food should become scarce
this winter. But the position of the
German armies of occupation can
scarcely be pleasant, and the eff
ficiiency of producers working with
out shadow of incentive or hope
cannot be of the highest.
Meanwhile a gradually y-organizing
opposition, spying, sabotaging in
every conquered country is a dis
tinct possibility. We know the Fifth
Column. Some people have tag
ged direct opposition to it Sixth
Column. Now perhaps Europe is see
ing the beginnings of a Seventh Col
umn, the Fifth reversed and back
firing against its own originators.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
Sixth of "a articles on "Our
Country" written exclusively
for NEA Service and the Post
Press by the nations most ia
nous authors.
BY Sherwood Anderson
Author of Ozark Laughter" "a
Midwest Childhood" "Puzzled Am.

erica" etc.
1t seems to me that, in surrend-
ering to the totalitarian idea, man
is simply throwing away what men
have fought and died for all during
mans history. 1t must be that
present day man is very tired
So we are to glorify the state,
that vague thing up there. We
are to bow down to it. individuality
is to be thrown overheard
That state, the people, the masses,
the proletariat. HOW we run about
babbling these meaningless words.
There is no such thing. Such
words have no real meaning.
There is to be this man-the
leader-he only to develop his in
dividuality. We are to make our
selves shadows of him.
1t comes to that. What else?
Well, it will be more efficient.
There will be no discussions. no
questions. The leader speaks and
we must blindly obey.
Everything man has gained to be
thrown away, French revolution.
American revolution, the opportun-
ity for the exceptional man to a.
rise, freedom of speech, everything
thrown aside.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
JUST AN ECHO
Nevada State JournaD

Asserting that it is unsound to sever
the judicial from the investigating and
prosecuting functions of the National
Labor Relations Board, new committee
which claims as members many colleges
professors and economists, has set out
to defeat the Smith amendments to the
national labor relations act The house
bill is now in the senate and seems to be
buried there although Washington re-
ports indicate it may eventually reach
the senate floor for a vote.
The college professors outcry appears
to be echoing the walls of the inexperi-
enced reformers in the bureau who see
grandiose powers slipping out of their
grasp.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
Ca|ipatrians Begin Fall Season With
Many Returning from Vacations

hidden for the occasion were: t
Misses Lucille Guest, Geraldine Gl
lett, Hazel Del Sinclair and the mi
tresses James Coulter and l..
Sinclair, jr., the guest of hon'
Miss Ruth Ann Sinclair. \
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Smoot al
daughter Jean returned home IL
week from Ocean Beach wheTeIM
Smoot and Jean spent the SUNNI
Miss Lois Young who spent the pa
fortnight with Jean returned
Calipatria with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. l.. Sperry a,
son Robert spent several days d
Gently in Los Angeles and s.
Diego visiting friends and relativ
While there they visited with M
Sperry's grandmother who is
years young and though bedfast ST
retains her faculties.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
A Seventh Column?

How about mixing a fine meta
phor in true Irish style, and saving
that the Fifth Column is now on the
other foot?
Reports from several of the oc-
cupied countries of Europe suggest
that little Fifth Columning is
now being tried in reverse.
Like this: Hitler takes over a
country, with the aid of sympathi-
zers within, who sabotage and dis
organize defense. But those people
were only minority, after all. There
is an even great minority, perhaps,
large majority, of people who
are not fond either of Nazism or
Germans and who bitterly and
sullenly resent the occupation of
their fatherland by alien troops.
no matter how polite and ingra-
tiating the invaders are instructed
TO be.
AS the initial shock wears off.
these people begin to turn their re-
sentiment into deeds. small and un-
oganized at first. but later more
daring and better organized, which
tend to undermine the occupying
forces.
For instance. three Norwegians
have been sentenced to death for
radioing information to the Bri-
tish. That is merely a straw. The
wind evidently blows in such a way
as TO indicate widespread spying by
Norwegians, and a constant relay
ing of information to the British.
Certain British air raids clearly
suggest inside information on the
exact location of military objec-
tives.
Similarly in Denmark. one air raid
in particular suggested "inside col
laboration." There were four oil
tanks in this town. and air raiders
on only two of them.
ignoring the other two. They were
empty.
Repressive measures have had to
be taken by the Invaders against
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
Elm School viii
Open Sept. Is
ELM NOTES


Elm school will begin Sept. l6.
Saturday evening Mr.. and N
Charles Hackleman entertained
group of friends at their home "
a card party.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Rister went
San Diego the past week to
their small son Gerald. Gerald SD
the summer in San Diego un
medical care.
Mrs. A. Rister has as her gut
her nepheWs Crawford Earl Bar
and Lewis Lee Barker of Bake
field.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cannon W
called to Glendale by the de
OF Mr.. Cannon's aunt, Mrs. I
Garren. The Garrens were forme
of Ell Centre.
Russell and Wilbur Rosenba
are vacationing at San Diego.
=
Mrs. Ada Gallaher recently eatu
eel from Clairmont where she \
the house guest of her twin sis
Mrs. Ida Mcbride. While there Il
celebrated their birthdays.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
A SMART MOVE BY THE.
THIRD TERM GROUP
(Oroville Mercury-Register)


If the third-term precedent, which
stands for so much in this country, is
shattered at the November election it
will have been the far-reaching hand of
Adolf Hitler that accomplished it.
The smart mind of the President has
found a way to line up Hitler among his
aides for the present, and this is how it
was done:
The Presidents candidate for vice pres
ident has announced that the Republican
party is the party of appeasement. Il do
not believe" said he, that the American
people will turn their backs on the man
that Hitler wants to see defeated. Most
Republicans do not realize it, but their
party is the party of appeasement in the
United States today. 1t is the party that
the totalitarian powers will back in every
way possible"
Before Mr.. Wallace had said those
words the Republican candidate for vice
president had said: America as always
prefers peace, but America does not
prefer the peace of appeasement, not the
surrender of our national dignity, our
independence of action, our political free
dom or the civilized values that we cher
ish.''
But the words of Wallace will carry
more weight, because back of him, at the
nations throttle, stands the President,
in a position to turn on the power from
time to time in dramatic moves, edging
us nearer the conflict, but doing so in a
way that stirs up the enthusiasm of all
those that hate Hitlerism Contrasted
with that program, the Americanism of
the Republican candidate, though sturdy
and sane, will appear anemic.
Yet it is possible that the American
executive, who worked his way to the
top, and who has demonstrated his ability
to command the loyalty of all factors in
volved in American production, might
be the better opponent for Hitlerism.
There is every evidence that he is a strong
and able man, with Americanism bred in
his bone.
Possibly the American people will see
through the attempt of the third-termers
to tack to their destination with the end
of the Hitler tornado. In fact, the great
Democratic newspaper, the New York
Times, did not hesitate to denounce the
portion of Wallace's speech referred to.
The Times referred to it as "a line of at
tack that does no credit to him or his
party"
''If this says anything" speaks the
Times, ''it says that a vote for Mr.. Will
kie is a vote for Hitler That is an un-
just charge for the record shows that
Mr.. Willkie has been just as straghtfor-
ward as Mr.. Roosevelt in his condemna-
ton of Hitler. 1t is an irresponsible
charge. Hitler may we'll believe that he
will find tougher opposition in an Amer
lean defense program run by man who
has had firsthand business experience
than in defense program run by man
who lacks that experience. 1t is a reck-
less charge because it attempts to AFRO
gate patriotism for the Democratic par
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
Calexicans Return
From Vacations
CALEXICO NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Erickson
turned early in the week from
vacation spent at coast points.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Entrekin a
Ruthellen spent Labor Daf W
the Adolph Binders and otl
friends.
Rev. and Mrs. Roy Tucker d
Methodist church are expected
arrive in time to open all servi
of the church Sept. Is. The Tuck
have spent most of the summer
Chicago attending summer sessit
of the university. Mr.. Tucker V
bring his mother to the coast
the winter.
Mrs. Ira Carr left Friday even
for Santa Monica to visit her daue
ter Evelyn and husband.
DR.. Dora Axe of the Mexican M
sion left Saturday morning
Los Angeles where she WIN I'd
special work for several wet
When She returns she expects
open much needed clinic
Fourth street.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
Lynn Chambers
Leave for Midwest
On Late Vacation

Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Chandler plan
to leave this week for September
vacation which will take them as
far east as Eau Clarie, Wis. They
plan to visit many places of inter-
est en- route, and will stop over
in Phoenix and Flagstaff, Ariz., to
visit relatives and friends.
Mrs. F. M. BoWles and daughter
Marjorie and son Kenneth, return
ed this week from Mission Beach
where they have been spending
their vacations.
Miss Imogene Martin is at Tue
son, Ariz., where she is spending
her vacation with her aunt, Leig-
bella Hudson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Miller are
having visit from their two sons.
Billie and George who are home on
furlough from the navy.
The E. F.. Moretti family were
among Ell Centrans returning this
week from a summer at Mission
Beach
Rosemary Rice had an active va
cation this summer. She left in
July with relatives for a trip to
Omaha, and since her return has
visited in Long Beach, with frienus
in the mountains and at Mission
Beach. She plans to join her mother
at their mountain home near Live
Oaks this weekend, Mrs. Rice plan
ning to return to the valley around
Sept. 23
Or. K. Patton was back in Ell
Centre Thursday after a two weeks
vacation that included trout fish
ing in the high Sierras and bass
fishing at Lake Moreno. Mrs. Pat
ton is in Los Angeles and will not
return to the valley until later in
the season.
Miss Betty Taylor, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Taylor of
Calexieo left Thursday for Los
Angeles where she will attend Bev-
erly Hills prep school this fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
Did You Know?

Fifteen thousand barrels of oil
gushed daily for IL days from the
Mary Sudik" we'll in Oklahoma be-
fore it could be capped, in 1890.
o.
We can see between 1900 and
2000 stars at any one time.
o
Cement is only one of the ingre-
dients of concrete. Mixed with sand
or gravel and water, it forms con-
crete.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
CALIPATRIA NOTES


Mr.. and Mrs. Ted l.. Becker and
children returned last week from a
months vacation, the greater part
of which was spent in Washington
visiting with friends and relatives.
A few days were spent at ocean
Beach before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Joe Williams
spent several days in Los Angeles
recently. Mr.. Williams is agent for
the local Signal Oil branch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Martin
and son Robert have returned from
a pleasant few days spent at ocean
Beach.
Mrs. j. G.. Writ and daughter
Blanch have returned from Ocean
Beach where they sojourned a few
weeks after a pleasant trip east this
summer. Miss Blanch has returned
to her position at the local Post
office.
Mrs. Irma Mccullough returned
home this week to assume her du-
ties as principal of the Bonita
school. Mrs. Mccullough spent nine
weeks in San Diego attending sum-
mer school. Several days were spent
in Los Angeles visiting with Miss
Elizabeth Detweiler, who formerly
taught in Calipatria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Grosvenor
returned last week from a months
vacation spent visiting various coast
al towns and resorts. They returned
via San Diego and Mr.. C. G.. Clouse
Joined them there and returned
home with them. Mrs. Clouse re-
manned for few days longer.
Mis-. G.. Roy Thomson and daugh-
ter Jean have returned home from
a few days spent in Los Angeles,
after spending an enjoyable sum-
mer at their mountain home in
IdylWild.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vance Wilson are
now at home after a pleasant vaca-
blOIl, PAL Vi WlllCIl WdS SIJcIlU dU
their cabin in Idylwid. The latter
part of the summer was spent on
a motor tour that took them as far
north as Vancouver, B. c. Their
son Jack accompanied them. Jack
expects to return to his studies at
Pomona college next week.
Mr. an1 ErIyya rI Do ool lonr
spent several days recently visiting
in San Diego with Mr.. Rademacher's
brother and family.
Mrs. Nalvy Lamb and daughters,
Betty and Janet, have returned to
their home after spending a pleas
ant summer at Banner.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Manning and
son Robert have returned home
from a vacation spent in and
around Los Angeles. Mrs. Manning
and Robert have been on the coast
for the greater part of the summer
while Mr.. Manning has spent the
past fortnight there.
Mrs. Harold Hoffman and son
Dickie returned this week from
their vacation spent in Los An
geles
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Smith and
son David have returned from their
mountain home at Idylwild where
Mrs. Smith and David have spent
the greater part of the summer.
Miss Ruth Ann Sinclair was a
happily surprised young lady when
her mother, Mrs. U. l.. Sinclair, gave
a dinner party honoring her natal
day An enjoyable evening was spent
playing games and visiting Those
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
PROPAGANDA

Let's keep our fingers crossed, pray
ing for victory by Great Britain Let's
give her every hel p we can short of war.
Let's arm against the threat of dictator
ial invasion of our own hemisphere.
But for the love of life and liberty,
let's do these things with our eyes open.
Let's not talk ourselves into believing
in fairy stories. Let's evaluate propa-
ganda as such, regardless of its source.
And let's remember that the man who
utters propaganda is often ignorant him
self of the fact that it is propaganda.
There's the oft-repeated prediction,
for instance, that closer economic coop
GRAFTON between Great Britain and the
United States after this war will further
strengthen our international position.
Hooey.
If Britain loses the war, there can be
no such thing as 'closer economic coop
Grafton" If Britain wins, there'll be nc
such thing as bloc of dictator states
against whom to cooperate. If Britain
loses, We'll have to stand directly upon
our own feet. If she wins, We'll be COM
peting with her again.
So let's resolve right now to begin the
task of depending entirely upon ourselves
not on "closer economic cooperation"
with anybody.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
SeeIey won1en's S
Club Enjoys
Pot Luck Dinner
SEELEY NOTES "A

Mrs. Nellie Davis and MS. L.oj
Robinson were hostesses to
Seeley Woman's club Thursday 4
members enjoyed a pot-luck dinI
After the business meeting
ladies' enjoyed a social afternd
Present were Mesdames Marie Y
llams, Alice Pippenger, Mary Sm|
Ruby Womack, Louise Robind
EValyr Beeson, Mrs. Nellie Dial
and visitor, Mrs. Inez Upshaw. M
meeting on Sept. 10. Mrs. ND
Smith and Mrs. Alise Pippen|
hostesses.
Mrs. A. r. Ferguson returl
home Saturday evening after
enjoyable three weeks visit vi
her daughter ard family, Mr..
Mrs. Ross Rurtt and son. John ri
who live in Parma Idaho.
G. l.. Campbell of San Di|
spent a few days in Imperial VI
ley returning home Friday.
Andy Rogers of Phoenix was
overnight guest at his aunt's hoI
Mrs. w. l.. Womack and family.
Robert Hui left for Los Angd
Thursday, where he is attend
u. G. l.. A.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Robin|
were weekend visitors in Rand
Mrs. Marjorie Applegate al
daughter returned after a sunni
at Los Angeles and was accd
panied by Miss Fabian, who sp|
the summer visiting relatives
Missouri. Both Mrs. Applegate d
Miss Fabian are teachers at
WeStside school.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. Hull d
family and John Hull, jr,
Saturday TO make their home
Burbank.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. p. Pearse anil
home Monday evening after a
lightful vacation on the coast. |
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
SPENDING MONEY IN
THE NAME OF DEFENSE

IhlS column has commented several
times on the danger that state and local
politicians, as well as some in the ma
tional scene, will fasten upon popularity
Of the present defense efforts for eX-
cuses to raise and spend more money for
purposes that are largely political.
Now Governor Culbert l.. Olson has
asked the state legislature to give him
$4,000 to finance State Defense Coun-
Gil. His request was made in spite of
the fact that the legislature had already
set up a similar defense group of its own
and voted money to run it.
We cannot help Suspecting that Gov
ernor Olson and the legislature are equal
ly guilty of an action which, in this
emergency, should be rated as a crime
against the people.
Defense is a job for the federal gov
ernment, and should be financed by the
federal government The people of the
United States-and along with them the
people of this state-will be paying fed
eral taxes threefold more than in the
past. They will pay the new federal
taxes cheerfully, willingly, so that this
nation may grow strong in the ability to
defend itself. But the fact that they
pay cheerfully does not hide the addi
tional fact that these new federal taxes
will create hardship and discomfort.
Defense is a federal job because any
meddling by individual states could do
nothing else than bring about an utterly
confused situation Defense needs coor-
dination on national scale, and the local
politician who NEEDLES in that job of
coordination can do nothing but throw
a monkeywrench in the wheels.
Yet in our own state we have legisla-
ture and governor, both spending mon
ey in the name of defense At time
when they should be lessening the bur-
den they impose on their people, so the
people can better bear the heavier fed
eral burden, they are increasing it in
stead They are making jobs for their
friends under the flimsy pretext that
these jobs are necessary to strengthen
defense. They are trying to build up their
own political fences with timber taken
from the foundations of a great national
emergency.
They should be told in the plainest
words the people know, and the strong
est words, that this sort of thing will
not be tolerated.
The best thing the California legisla-
ture can do in the interest of defense is
to tighten the state tax load, so that
the people can carry the federal load
which is really necessary to defense.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
In Washington
Bruce Cation

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-De-
spite the unemployment expected
to come because of the defense pro-
gram, there seems to be little
chance WPA rolls will go down
much at any time in the very
near future.
There are now about 100000
people on WPA, with a mid winter
peak of something like 100000
anticipated. Employment in private
industry is increasing, and close to
100000 people leave WPA for out
side jobs every month: but the catch
is that WPA's back log''-its list of
registered relief clients awaiting
WPA jobs-hasnt been shrinking
a bit.
On the contrary, it has actually
been rising. 1t stands now at about
,000-second highest total in
WPA history, exceeded only by the
waiting list built up after the 1887
crash. What that means is simply
that every time one man quits WPA
there are 10 more waiting to take
his place.
DEFENSE HASN'T
HELPED SOUTH
Various explanations are offered.
Chief immediate reason for the
rise in the waiting list is a recent
increase in reliefers in the south,
which so far has received few bene-
fits from defense spending, which
has virtually lost its cotton markets
overseas, and which has lately been
hit by number of floods and tor
nadoeS.
Beyond that is the fact that de-
fenSe-induStry unemployment is
both spotty and slow. 1t is notice
able in industrialized areas, almost
invisible in other places. Such i'm
portant defense industries as ship
building, aircraft, machine TOOLS
aluminium manufacturing, explosives
and the manufacture of engines
currently employ fewer than 35O.OO0
men all told; they could double their
labor requirements without making
a real dent in the total of joblesS.
Lastly, congress last spring fore
ed WPA to make drastic cut in it's
rolls, the labor market wasn't able
to absorb all of those cut off, and
many of them are back waiting for
reassignment to WPA jobs.
Barring a basic change in the
Work-relief policy, there is little
chance of real cut in WPA until
unemployment is extensive enough
to dip into that million-m wait
ing list of certified relief clients.
SUPER-SHIPS
FOR NAVY?
Uncle Sans projected two-ocean
navy will boast the most formid-
able battleships ever designed. if
current stories about the navy's
plans are correct.
According to these reports (Which
have every evidence of being re-
liable) the navy is considering build
ing battleships of enormous size
$1,000 tons without stores, or ap-
proximately $4,000 tons fully equip
ped and ready to go. Protective ar
NOR heavier than anything yet seen
is said to be contemplated, including
deck armor that would make the
ships invulnerable to air attacks:
batteries might include tremendous
rifles of 18-inch or even 20-inch
caliber. able to outsnash and out
range anything else in existence.
BY upping the tonnage so great
warships now under con-
struction are of $4,000 tons-much
higher speeds could also be obtain
ed. One estimate is that the pro-
jeeted ships could travel at 35
knots, which is almost up 10 the
speeds of modern destroyers.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
GOUR COUNTRY
For efficiency.

1ol
Guns made faster, killing made
easier-all of mans feeling for man
that can grow only with the growth
of individuality-all of this sacri-
feed to efficiency.
Are we that tired?
1t is all tiredness.
What else?
1t is a dream of tired men.
1t is a throwing away of all re-
sponsibility of man for man.
That is the totalitarian state.
Are we so tired of body and
spirit that we must make the state
our mother, creep like babes to suck
at the dry dugs of the state?
1t is a sickening thought-the
final surrender of hopelessness.
1t must be stopped. Man must
regain his feeling for man.
And why not here, in America?
1t is still new, fresh land. All
of our traditions cry out against
surrender of freedom of movement
of speech, of the right of the indi-
vidual to find his way to his own
God, to love and understanding of
his fellow man.
1t seems to me that there is
again a chance for America to be-
come as it was in early days the
land of an old tired worlds hope
of renewal
Because human reason has
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
Thoughts for the Day

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself this little
child the same greatest the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 1874.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15

Because human reason has
not yet prevailed, our arms
must, writes Philip WyIie i'm the
next article of this series on
"Ouru Country"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15

MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. National
Editorial Association. Cali
fornia Newspaper Publishe
ers Association. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
Famous Sayings

Man, Ounce uncouth, in age and youth: babies
know the truth.-Swinburne.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15

Miss Betty Taylor, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Taylor of
Calexieo left Thursday for Los
Angeles where she will attend Bev-
erly Hills prep school this fall.