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Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-02
ELECTORAL COLLEGE AN
OUTWORN INSTITUTION
Sacramento Bee)

(SacramentO Bee)
In September, 1901, President Thomas
jefferson wrote to Albert Gallatin, his
secretary of the treasury, urging the adj
option of constitutional amendment
abolishing the electoral college in order
to
have no electors, but let the people
vote directly for president and vice
president of the United States.
Yet here is the United States, 139 years
later, on the eve of another presidential
election in which she still will be en-
numbered in expressing her choice
through machinery which is even more
out of date than the horse and buggy
means of transportation.
Beginning in 1876 and continuing until
the present day, no real freedom of
choice has existed
The electors simply have become ci-
pliers for registering the will of the par
ty with which they are affiliated. Only
one elector failed to stay in line-the
lone individual who in 1916 refused to
vote for James Monroe because he
thought Washington alone merited the
distinction of having been unanimously
chosen by the electoral college.
Why then the electoral college?
There are several reaSonS-mere iner-
tia of custom; the fact that except on
two occasions the electoral result has
conceded with the popular vote; indif-
ference of public sentiment and inability
to agree on what method of electing the
president should be substituted for that
now provided.
Yet the present method not only is
cumbersome and antediluvian; it might
become a threat to democracy.
How much better and more democratic
it would be to follow Jeffersons advice
to have no electors but let the people vote
directly for president and vice president
of the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-02
Did You Know?

Baby elephants often remain with
the mother for as long as 10 years.
Nome, Alaska. is situated farther
west than are the Hawaiian Islands
Nothing on wheels is allowed
within the city walls of Jerusalem
In Malaysia bees make honey
but do not eat it. Since there is
no winter there the bees need not
store up food.
The clock on the town hall of
AmerSham. Bucks, England, has
been going for more than 300 years.
Fifty bodies the size of the moon
would be required to form one
mass as large as the earth.
Sound travels faster in warm
weather.
Gorillas often attain a height of
six feet and have a reach of eight
feet.
Seals form the greater part of the
food of polar bears.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-02
FIRST METHODIST
Eighth at Olive ..
DIR. w. A. McCleneghan, pastor
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES
20 God, thou art my God. :. Re
cause thy loving kindness is better
than life, my lips shall praise thee"
These words of the Psalmist are
the Golden Text in the Lesson-Ser-
mon on Love" on Sunday in all
Churches of Christ, Scientist.
One of the Bible selections in
cludes these verses also from the
Psalms: THE LORD openeth the
eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth
them that are bowed down: the
LORD loveth the righteous: :.
He healeth the broken in heart and
bindeth up their wounds" These
words from Johns First Epistle are
also presented: Beloved, let us love
one another: for love is of God; and
every one that loveth is born of
God. and knoweth God. He that
loveth not knoWeth not God; for
God is love. No man hath seen
God at any time. If we love one
another, God dwelleth in us, and
his love is perfected in u.s."
Included in the Lesson-Sermon
are these passages from the Chris
tian Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
by Mary Baker Eddy: "Mortals be-
lieve in a finite personal God; while
God is infinite Love, which must be
unlimited" "God is Love. More
than this we cannot ask. higher we
cannot look. farther we cannot 60"
1.-The Christian Science God is uni
versal, eternal divine Love, which
changeth not and causeth no evil,
disease, nor death"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-02
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20 1901
published every afternoon exeept
saturday and Sunday Saturday
AFTERNOON issue now succeeded
by the Post-Press Sunday, es-
:ablished 1886 by the Imperial
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-02
BOOM PICTURE
OF BOOM TOWN
Uranium Crackers
MiSuSed Words

Misused Words
In each of the following SEN
fences, a word is misused for one
which looks or sounds somewhat
similar. Can you pick out the mis-
used word in each and substitute
the proper word for it?
l. The election was obligated by
the fact that only one person was
nominated for chairman.
g The drum and bugle corps.
leading the parade. played marshal
music.
g. Both the COW ard the deer
are rudiments. or cud-chewing
animals.
4. He spent two weeks at the
seashore. finding the sun and air
very salutatory.
s. Because it was his first of
Tense and there were other mill
tating circumstances. the Judge
meted cut a light sentence.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-02
CHURCH of the NAZARENE
9Th and Orange
X. c. Rogers, pastor

X. c. Rogers, pastor
Church School: 9:45. Lovejoy r.
win. superintendent.
Morning Worship 100.
Sermon topic: Freedom ii
Christ"
Special Music: Duet, Mrs. Ted
Roe and Miss Lora Goode.
Young peoples societies: NJ Y. p
s.: Gas pm. -
Reports of Idyllwild Institute by
Martha Rogers and Donna Roberts.
Special Message.
Music: Sol, Mrs. Roy Womack.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-02

Hollywood tradition. It's loaded
with stars-Claudette Colbert, Clark
Gable, Spencer Tracy, and Hedy
Lamar. in that financial order. The
sets are realistic. including a town
and oil derricks built on Metros
back lot. Without first preliminary
title or credits. the first few seconds
of the picture seemed to promise
only a dull commercial short about
the oil industry. Long Beach fans
who happened to be present during
surprise showing, Strengthened in
establishment when a barber yanked
steaming towel from the rugged
pan of an oil worker who looked
like Spencer Tracy. They yipped
with excited comprehension when
Clark Gable entered, and a moment
later cheered at the sight of the
Misses Colbert and Lamar.
have no idea how much money
the picture cost, except that $780,
900 is the smallest figure mentioned
People close to the production say
that two million dollars is a con-
sentative estimate. The highly paid
director, Jack Conway, INDUCED by
the highly paid producer. Sam zim-
balist. did perfectionist's job in the
profligate fashion which only rich
Metro can afford
1t cost so much, and is acknowl-
edged to be such an exceptional
feateure that M-G-M now is trying
it out in five representative cities
with the idea of offering it every
where at advanced prices.
WHY UNIFORM
ADMISSIONS?
Boom Town" will be well worth
the extra tariff. I see no reason
why all pictures should be offered
at uniform prices any more than
that Kaufman-Hart stage hit
should be presented at Minsky-
Moron admissions. But do believe
there is business moral to be
drawn by Hollywood between the
Enthusiastically expensive. star-sudded
epic and the unconventional, $685.
600 Great McGinty."
The latter will be cherished long
er in the memory of the fans, will
earn vastly greater profit, will
bring inestimable prestige to worthy
players, and will be chalked up as
a commercial and artistic triumph.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-02
Churches InViting Attendance
SALVATION ARMY
GIG Broadway

Maj. Lee Montgomery in charge
Jail service, am. county jail.
Sunday school, 10 am.
Holiness service, II am.
Young people, $50 pm.
Open air service, 7 pm.
FOURSQUARE
Corner Eigth and Orange
Rev. and Mrs. f. II. WiIlingham
Sunday school, 9:45 am.
Morning worship, HOO.
Crusaders, $50 pm.
Bereans, $50 pm.
Evangelistic service, 7:45 pm.
Bible study and prayer, Tuesday,
7:45 pm.
Evangelistic service. Friday, IDS
pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-02
Paul Harrison Notes
On Hollywood S FoibIes and Fads

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 2-The whole
towns talking about the Great
McGinty" robust punch-packed.
surefire comedy hit about politics in
& big city. Loud. tough, sentimental.
sad, and mostly funny in agree
able proportions, it is the neatest
job of straightaway entertainment
that has come from the film fac
tories in year.
1t was made at less than aver
age cost. and in less than average
time. The Great McGinty" has
no great names in its cast, and it
is the first picture ever directed by
Preston Sturges, who also wrote
the story. Brian Donlevy. in the
top role, had been playing stero-
typed heavies for years and had
about despaired of ever getting such
part as this. England's Muriel
AngeluS, who has the feminine lead.
was heartbroken at being dismissed
by Paramount shortly before the
preview the other night. She feels
better now Every studio in town is
bidding for her.
The story probably was the cheap
est ever purchased. When Sturges.
long an ace screen writer was CIV
en- a dictatorship by Paramount.
he asked to be allowed to film this
original comedy. Executives said no
that they had another they liked
better and could get cheaper.
Not cheaper said SturgeS. You
can have the McGinty story for
nothing if I direct it." So the deal
was made, with Sturges getting
check for $40 to make it legal
BOOM PICTURE
OF BOOM TOWN
Biggest picture soon to hit the
screen is Boom Town. a West
Texas oil yarn. This movie also
is swell entertainment.
Boom Town has been fashioned
by routine processes, and it stands
for everything in the pretentious
1t is reliably confirmed that the
Soap Box Derby is not another
youth movement. in which thte
young agitators mount decadent
r0strumS to crate against existing
Institutions.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-02
Famous Sayings
Bruce Cation
In Washington

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Sooner
or later, the Roosevelt administra-
ton is going to be forced to make
up its mind whether it considers
the antitrust law an obstacle or
an asset to it's great rearmament
program.
The decision will be forced on it
partly. at least, by the energetic
official now charged with enforc-
ing that law-Assistant Attorney
General Thurman Arnold. head of
the antitrust division.
Arnold argues that full-capacity
high-speed production of essential
goods and materials cannot pos
sibly be had until combinations
which restrain trade in the inter-
est of stabilized prices and or
DERBY" marketing are broken up.
He argues, further, that such
combinations exist in almost every
great industry-with few impor-
tant exceptions.
Despite a lot of undercover OPP
position, he is going ahead as fast
as the men and money at his dis
poSal permit, his record-breaking
oil trust suit being only the most
recent move.
ARNOLD DUE
TO HIT HARDER
At the other pole is the National
Defense committee.
No direct or indirect protest at
Arnold's activities has come from
top Committeeman Stettinius or
Knudsen. From lesser lights there
has come a good deal of muttering:
from various army and navy off,
GERS. and a good deal more. This is
natural enough The committees
job is to place a lot of orders and
get quick delivery. which is also
what the army and navy are in
terested in: if antitrust suits and
investigations make manufacturers
iittery and seem likely to cause
delay protests are inevitable.
So far, things have not come to
head. During the next e'w
months, however. Arnold's shafts
are going to hit various firms
which make essential war materials
on government order. Complaints
will increase, and the administra-
ton will have to choose.
PRICE PACTS
AID TO HITLER
Meanwhile, Arnold cites current
British experience as bearing out
his argument.
The ultra conservative London
in it's June Is issue. re.
marks that only now is Britain
realizing how badly its war effort
has been delayed by the network
of marketing and production agree
ments and price maintenance de-
vices built up in British industry
in the last two decades. The mag
azine comments that this '.is en-
not a set of ideas that
can be expected to yield the max
imum of production" and adds:
British industry, by and large.
has until recent weeks been max
ing the maximum effort compatible
with no disturbance to its Gus
toms now or to its profit making
capacity hereafter"
The same sort of thing, says
Arnold, is true on this side of the
water
He also urges that monopolistic
practices in. America (and in Eng
land) have been of inestimable
value to Hitler in recent years
That, as he sees it, works out like
this:
A given industry "stabilizes' it's
domestic price structure. limiting
its yield to keep prices up. It's sur
plus is dumped abroad-to fall in
to Hitlers lap, to the vast benefit
of his bolstered economy Or sur
plus capital. instead of being in
vested at home-there's no place
for it. because increased prcduc-
ton is not Wanted-is invested in
Germany to increase the produc-
tive capacity of the German indus
trial machine.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-02
arbs

Meteorologists are now figuring
the cause of this summers recent
preponderance of hot air currents.
Had the wind been from the east,
we might assume it was the result
of keeping Congress overtime.
A German picture has the fueh-
rer stopping his car to attend per-
sonally to detected French horse.
With hard winter ahead. Hitler
is not one to overlook good bet.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-02
assembly OF GOD
10th nd Park

ASSEMBLY OF GOD
10th nd Park
Rev. L. G. Cunningham
Church school Gas a. M, Martin
Williams, superintendent.
Morning worship: IL. 100 a. m
Young peoples society: Cas- D. m.
EVangelistic services, 7.45 D. m.
GRACE LUTHERAN
8th and Holt
Rev. Paul Neipp, pastor
Morning worship: $50. Bible lee
ture on Ephesians, a combined serv-
ice of church and Sunday school
ST. PAUES EPISCOPAL
Fifth near Orange
Rev. ID. V. Ellsworth, vicar
Holy Eucharist, 100 a. m.
ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC
Fifth and Orange
Father w. I. Clavin, pastor
MASSES Sunday. a. m.
Cateehism instruction. Saturday
10 a. IN.
Week days $50 a. m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
18th and Brighton
Morning worship: 10:45; Commu-
Mon. IL As.
Evening worship: 7:30.
PRESBYTERIAN
Sixth and Orange
George W. Thomas, DID, pastor
Church school, 0 am. Mrs. Cora
Her, Supt.
Morning worship $50 am.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-02
GRACE LUTHERAN
9Th and Holt
Rev. Paul Neipp, pastor

Morning worship: $50. Bible lee
ture ON Ephesians, a combined serv-
ice of church and Sunday school
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-02

Baby elephants often remain with
the mother for as long as 10 years
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-02
CHURCH OF CHRIST

Morning worship: 1915; Commu-
Mon. 1l:45.
Evening worship: 7:30.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
DR.. Herbert Wright
Back From Trip

DR.. Herbert Wright, professor Of
international law at Catholic
University. has just returned from
attending a meeting OF the Board
of Trustees of the Newman School
at the Office of its president,
Marquis George Macdonald, in
New York City. ana the COM
mencement of the school at Lake
wood. N. j.
On his way home he was the
guest of the Rev. DR.. Quitman
Beckley, o. P, Catholic chaplain
at Princeton University, at the
track meet and the triangle show
at Princeton. Earlier in the week
Dr. and Mrs Wright attended the
garden party given by Rear Ad-.
miral Wilson Brown for the
parents Of members Of the
graduating class at the Naval
Academy. They also attended the
commencement exercises at the
academy Thursday. at which their
son. John H. Wright. received his
commission as ensign. Ensign
Wright is spending few days at
home with his parents prior to
joining his ship, the U. S. S.
Tuscaloosa, the latter part of
June.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
ID. A. r. Regents
Elect Officers

Mrs, John J. Ragan, regent of the
Emily Nelson Chapter of the D. A. R.,
was elected president of the Chapter
Regents Club of the District at the
annual business meeting. preceding
reception last night at the Chapter
House. Mrs. Ragan succeeds Mrs
Edgar e. Good
Other officers elected are: Mrs.
John w. Townsend of the Dorothy
Hancock Chapter, vice president:
Mrs. Franklin A. Refert. Eugenia
Washington Chapter. recording Sec
retary; Mrs. John r. Riggleman,
| Potomac Chapter, corresponding
secretary. and Mrs. Leo D. Nc
Donald, Samuel Gorton Chapter,
| treasurer
Retiring officers include Mrs.
James D. Skinner, vice president;
Miss Ethel Martin. recording secre-
tary. and Miss Margaret Smith. cor
responding secretary
Evening star., 1940-06-11
EdisOns Give
Farewell
Party
Friends in Many
Capital Circles
Are Guests

The retiring Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Charles Edison gave
farewell party last evening. The
Cabinet officers resignation will
take effect in fortnight.
Last evening about 100 of the
friends they have made in the Capt.
tai during their several years resi-
dence here, enjoyed the delightful
lantern lighted garden of the 1925
F. Street Club. The guests were
representative of the many circles in
which the popular Secretary and
vivacious wife have made friends,
and, of course, their colleagues in
the Cabinet, the Secretary of War
and Mrs. Harry Woodring, the At
torney General and Mrs. Robert H.
Jackson, the Secretary of AgricuI-
ture, Mr.. Henry A Wallace, and the
Secretary of Labor, Miss Frances
Perkins, were there. and the Sec
retary's former colleague. Mr.. JUS
tice Frank Murphy. who formerly
was Attorney General.
Mrs. Edison was dressed in filmy
white lace, fashioned with very full
skirt.
Guests were received in the garden
where small tables were placed.
Protocol and precedence was for
gotten in the interest of converse
ton. Diplomats from the Allied
nations, the French Ambassad dor
Count de Saint-Quentin; and his
Britannia Majesty's Ambassador, the
Marques of Lothian. as we'll as the
Turkish Ambassador and Nine.
Ertegun. and the Minister of Fin
land and Nine. Procope. and the
| Netherlands Minister and Nine
Loudon were in the company, and
heads of missions of republics to the
south included the Argentine AM
bassador and Sonora de Espil. and
the Brazilian Ambassador and Sc
nora de Martins.
The legislative branch of the Fed
eral Government was we'll repre-
sented. the hosts having invited the
members of the Committees on
Naval Affairs of both branches OF
the Congress. In addition there
were numbers of ranking naval
officers and their wives, and as many
from resident circles.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Mrs. Arnold Hostess
For Miss Jane Collins

Mrs. Joseph L. Arnold was hostess
last evening in her home in Arling-
ton. Va, entertaining in compliment
10 Miss Jane Collins. daughter of
Representative and Mrs. Ross COL
Inns of Mississippi. whose marriage
to Mr.. Thomas Parker Corwin will
take place Wednesday evening, June
26. There were 80 guests and re-
freshments were served from a long
buffet table, which had a bowl of
red and white roses in the center
and miniature bride and BRIDE
groom with their attendants.
The wedding of Miss Collins and
Mr.. Corwin, who is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Royal E. Corwin, will take
place in ST. Adams Church, the
rector, the Rev. Charles T. Warner,
ofilclating at 8 o'clock. Miss COL
Inns will be attended by her cousin,
Miss Caroline Clark of Meridian.
Miss, as maid of honor and Mrs.
Raymond Hust will be matron of
honor. Miss Collins other attend
ants will include Miss Frances
Bowie. Miss Ellen Lee Snodgrass,
Miss Barbara Cross and Mrs. Rob-
ert Thomas.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
DR.. Ellis HawOrth
To Wed Miss Erwin

Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Erwin Of
Columbus and Middleport. Ohio,
have announced the engagement
of their daughter. Miss Elaine
ErVine, to Dr. Ellis Haworth. son
of Mrs. Florence Ellis Haworth
and the late Mr.. Thomas w. Ha-
worth of Washington.
Miss Erwin has a masters de-
gree from the Ohio State Uni
versity and now is on the faculty
of the Woodrow Wilson High
School of this city. She formerly
was a teacher in Central High
School.
DR.. Haworth. who is a graduate
OF George Washington and Johns
Hopkins Universities, is professor
OF science and chairman of the
division Of science in Wilson
Teachers College He also is
lecturer in education in the sum-
mer session of Catholic Univer-
sity. DR.. Haworth is we'll known
in Washington educational cir
cleS, having served for a number
OF years as head of the science
department in the local junior
and senior high schools.
The wedding will take place
early in July.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Mrs. Irene Caldwell
'IuncheOnHOsteSs

Mrs. Arthur H. Vandenberg, wife
Of Senator Vandenberg of Michigan
was the guest in whose honor Mrs
Irene Caldwell entertained at lunch
con yesterday at her home in Wes-
ley Heights. Luncheon was served
from buffet table in the dining
room, the center having a cluster OF
fruits. The guests sat at small
tables in the house and on the
veranda. a few sitting under the
tall tulip tree on the lawn.
Nine. Ertegun. wife of the Turkish
Ambassador, was the ranking guest
and among others were wives OF
Senators and lesser officials with a
large number of resident hostesses
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Miss Wilkins Bride
OF Mr.. Randall

Miss Alice Louise wilkins, the
daughter of Mr.. Bush wilkins OF
Westmoreland County. Va, and
Mr.. Carol Christian Randall Of
Washington. the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lyman D. Randall of Atlanta,
were married Sunday, June 2. at
7:30 o'clock in the study of the
Calvary Baptist Church. the Rev.
William S. Abernethy officiating,
The bride wore beige suit with
beige accessories and corSage bou-
quet of talisman roses.
She is graduate of the Mary
Washington College in Frederlcks-
burg. Va and has been teacher
in Virginia for several years.
Mr.. Randall, who is employed in
the Labor Department, has studied
music in the Atlanta Conservatory
of Music and he is now a candidate
for the masters degree in music
education in the Colorado State
Teachers College. He has been city
supervisor of music for several
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall will be at
home to their friends in the Cam
bridge Apartments after July !.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Miss Arnold
Is Engaged to Wed
Mr.. Wilmington

Mrs. Herbert Ira Arnold of
Washington announces the en-
gagement of her daughter, Miss
Dorothy Emma Arnold, to Mr..
Harry Blackmore Wilmington of
Birmingham. England, son OF
Mrs. Harry Wilmington.
Mrs. Arnold is a graduate OF
Wellesley College, and has a
masters degree from Yale Uni
versity, where she is a member of
the staff of the Peabody Museum.
Mr.. Wilmington holds the de-
gree of Phi. D. from the University
of Birmingham, England, and for
the last two years has been doing
research in paleontology as a
Commonwealth funo fellow at
Yale University.
The wedding will take place
during the summer.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Miss Florence Brewer
Wed to Mr.. Reynolds
Miss Dorothy Ann Rivers Married; !;
Miss Evelyn Collins Is Bride

the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Leonard
Harry Reynolds, Of
Harry Foge of Mansfield Ohio, married at
Of the Benjamin Hof
the of about 20
white lace satin,
blossoms.
gypsophila
blue chiffon
brides only attendant
Mr.
Reynolds students Of Washington Missionary
Reynolds graduated the Shenandoah Valley
Acad n Market Va, before coming here
They will be at home to their friends after
a apartment on Hous-
Talor park