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Evening star., 1940-07-31
Dorothy Dix Says go
Mothers Use Wrong Tactics in
Getting Child's Confidence

because she is often a blab. She
tells everything she knows to her
friends, and if one of us does some
thing naive that can be twisted into
funny story, trust mother to
spread it around.
Our mothers are always COM
planning that we never tell them
about our dates, and that they
scarcely know by sight the boys we
go with. Well, we don't have much
encouragement along that line be-
cause the favorite indoor sport of
our families is picking the boy
friend to pieces.
so to save the boy friend from
being vivisected and ourselves from
being teased and ridiculed, we keep
him under cover as much as possi-
BILE and never mention him at home
if we can avoid it.
But, oh, how we would like to
confide in mother, if only she would
let u.s." DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
StuHn6 for Roast

One-half cup finely chopped april
cots gives the stuffing of lamb
cushion roast flavor you'll like.
Evening star., 1940-07-31

One of the chronic grievances of
mothers is that their daughters do
not confide in them. Positively" j"
they will say, I'VE are on more init
mate terms with the girls who sell
us our stockings than we are with
our own Mamies and Sadies and
Susies. They never tell us thing
about themselves if they can help it,
and it breaks our hearts for them
to shut us out of their lives after
all the love we have given them
and the sacrifices we have made for
them" 'We would like to confide
in our mothers, but they won't let
U.s." say the girls. "We know we
are young and ignorant and mex
perienced, and there are many
things that we are uncertain about
that we would like to talk over with
our mothers if we could do it freely,
without bringing down lot of pro-
hibitions on our heads and furnish
ing them with food for moral lee
lures for the next year. But the
minute we commence confiding in
mother she feels it her sacred duty
to hoist lot of awful warning signs
and get jittery over the dangers in
modern life to girls, and naturally
we are not going to open up to her
when the results are going to be a
lecture and a lot of 'don'ts.' That
is why we 60 on the principle that
what mother doesn't know doesn't
hurt her. It is a matter of self
preservation.
Another reason we go clam-on-
iceish around mother is because she
tries to force our confidence. She is
always probing and prying into our
affairs. She reads our letters before
we are permitted to see them. She
listens in on our telephone conversa-
tions.
Another reason why we don't
conf1de our secrets in mother is
Evening star., 1940-07-31

pink with turquoise. Persian blue
was a new color and very rare
one, seen in other objects of this COL
lection. Pottery vases completely
covered with gold were shown, many
in pastel colors, some with raised
designs in contrasting tones.
Art novelties included veritable
menagerie of animals and birds in
natural or purely dramatic colors,
and many new designs symbolic of
American traditions and ways of
living, past and present. One pot
terry group, cleverly designed to look
like carved wood and handpainted,
featured amusing caricatures of
Paul Revere, Georgia sheriff, base
ball batter, golfer and duck hunter.
Dignified objects included madonna
figures in white decorated with red
banding and gold tracery; also
quaint 18th century scenes, one de-
picting a stagecoach drawn by four
horses and occupied by costumed
ladies and gentlemen. Another
showed music scene.
In drinking glasses, departure
from the usual was an eight-piece
set decorated with a series of strut
ting figures in red and black. Also
set of clear highball glasses, each
in a different color, the soft tones
and the squared-off base producing
the same effect as the Belgian
glasses which have been so popular
here.
Multi-color floral motifs and
stripes were widely shown. Other
drinking glasses had new combina-
tions of cloudy glass and single
color flower decorations. Cranberry
was a striking color featured in glass
dinnerware with a rippled surface.
Glass vases in metallic coIors,
bronze, yellow, green and gold, were
displayed, as were luster colors.
Very ornate were new glass baskets,
candlesticks and bridge sets in deep
red and blue with silver plated deco
rationS.
Within the next few weeks these
new colors and patterns in table
ware will make their appearance in
the Washington stores. You will
enjoy looking for them for the new
life and zest they offer your table
this fall.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Manners
Of the
Nom e n t

A loud cackle from a girl is star
tling enough in itself. But when it
comes before the end of the story,
it's even more startling. In fact,
laughing loudly from start to finish
of a so-called funny story often
drives the story teller right out Of
your life.
You want to be careful about that
s*' if you like the story teller
Listen to him carefully, smiling
quietly when his phrases or de-
scriptions become amusing. But
wait for your big laugh until he
comes to the point. If you don't
know when he comes to it, 1 doubt
If you two are cut out for each
other anyhow. And if when he
comes to it you can't laugh because
1t isn't funny, I doubt. that he is
worth encouraging.
But If you like the young man,
keep your laughter within bounds.
JEAN.
Evening star., 1940-07-31

OF Child by
Playmate
Biting Habit Broken
By Making Victim
Defend Himself
BY ANGELO PATRI.

Dick is 3 years old and he
plays with Mary Louise and Billy,
who are both past 6. The two older
ones get on well until Dick comes
out. His mother turns him out as
early as possible, and leaves him to
make his own way with the other
children on the block. He has set
tied down to these two and makes
their lives miserable for them. If
he wants anything they have, and
he always does apparently, he grabs
it and pulls it to him. If the other
two resist he bites them-not a mere
nip but stout bite with sturdy
teeth behind it.
Mary Louise and Billy have been
trained not to strike another child.
and never, never to bite anybody.
This conduct of Dicks leaves them
powerless. They appeal to their
mothers and they say, well, it is
too bad. Dick ought not to bite you.
Can't you get along with him so he
doesn't feel like biting you?"
Dicks mother has been told about
his biting habits and his demanding
ways and she says, HE is the
smallest and he has to defend him
self some way. Don't tease him and
he won't bite you" So there you are.
Children cannot be kept prisoners
In their own yards, and they must
play together in order to grow prop
erly, in well-balanced fashion. Each
mother owes the other mothers
children gratitude for the contri-
button they make to her child's
growth and education. Because of
that, if for no other reason, each
mother should earnestly try to CO.
operate with the others so as to get
the best out of such associations for
the whole group.
1t isn't exactly sporting to move
into a neighborhood for the express
purpose of benefitting from the asso-
Citations found there and then do
nothing to forward what good there
is IN them. He who takes without
giving shall lose what he has. That
is the law.
Children are not to bite each
other in self-defense. 1t would be
much better to train a child to use
his hands for self defense. This
little biting boy should not be
trained to believe that his teeth are
his best defense He should be taught
that If he bites he is apt to be
slapped smartly by his victim and
isolated thereafter for the term of
his repentance.
would not teach child that he
should stand there and be bitten
as we'll as suffer the loss of his play
things. I would rather tell the chill
dren to resist such behavior, gently
but firmly if they can, ~but with
force if gentleness won't do. Dick
should learn this lesson right now
and the others should learn their
side of it at the same time. Anybody
who puts up with abuse Is certain
to get plenty of it. That may be a
sad fact, but it is a fact, and we
have no right to train children to
acceptance of abuse. They have
hands to defend themselves with and
We should teach them to use them
when necessary.
An adult ought not to slap a child
save in emergency. A slap given one
child by another is quite another
matter.
Evening star., 1940-07-31

the chin are just as becoming as the
big bow in the hair!
Striped chambray or linen is very
pretty for this design, with the
stripes used horizontally in the yoke
as pictured. It's also charming in
printed batiste, checked gingham, OF
pastel pique. Panties to match are
included, of course. Step-by-step
sew chart comes with your pattern
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1888 is
designed for sizes 2, 3, 4, and
years. Size 3 dress and panties, re-
quire 21a yards of 35-inch material
without nap; 17s yards ribbon.
Just out! Be among the first to
enjoy it'll! Barbara Bells new
Fashion Book, with more than 100
new designs. Send Is cents for it
now! Plan your whole wardrobe
this easy, budget-saving way, and
revel in having individual versions
OF new styles, that you won't see
elsewherel
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Recent Exhibit of New China and Glass Emphasizes American aen
Dinnerware Designs Show
The Advancement Made
In Ceramic Color Use
Chemical and Acid Resistant
Features Found in Cooking
Ware in Pastel Shades
By MARGARET NOVEL;.

American In the production of coou pottery
demonstrated the artistic
in New York recently The richness variety and
objects the exhibit
present shortage imported
obanabe
rimpls decoration country.
illustration
color overgae pattern sreaed bands applied
well the plates soft pastel
design gray reaked
colors: yellow.
Of ivory ridged pattern
Paste favored
the lines coral gray
Evening star., 1940-07-31

QuOlSe, WIN WElIe ldtluleS, ullulS
and teapot lids.
An effective new dinnerware pat
tern with a contrasting lining was
a pottery style set, in which the
pinkish color of the lining was
obtained by applying a glaze over
red clay. For the outside color rich
green, blue or prune was used.
Outstanding among vases, bowls
and other ornamental dishes was a
new line of California pottery. Made
in rippled shapes with solid matt
colors, these pieces appeared in
chartreuse lined with warm ma
room, in golden yellow with tur-
quoise and in turquoise with a
coral lining. The same manufac-
turer also displayed unusual dishes
modelled from leaves and decorated
with striking color combinations,
dark green with amethyst and buff
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Don't Be a Match Maker

Don't try to make every piece in
the room match A modern coffee
table of light mahogany is perfectly
safe in an 18th century living room
with mahogany furniture of tradi-
tional finish. In fact, one or two
light pieces of furniture give new
life to dark living room ensemble.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
By BARBARA BELL.

One sweetly- simple little pattern
like this, repeated over and over
in different colors, will keep your
small girl looking cool, fresh, and
adorable, all through the hottest
weather There isn't much to it
except few flared pleats, couple
OF yoke points, and a pair of round
puffs for sleeves. But it's exactly the
type OF thing most becoming to very
young ladies, and it is very easy to
make. Those two little bows under
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Ny Neiehbor Suys:

To keep waff1es or pancakes
hot after frying, heat a covered
baking dish and put cakes into
it as they are taken from the
griddle.
Grease marks on pages of
books may be removed by
sponging them with benzine,
placing them between two
sheets of blotting paper and
pressing with a hot iron.
Apples that have fallen to
the ground should be gathered
now and preserved for winter
use. They make delicious
canned apple sauce.
Evening star., 1940-07-31

Wax Cream is used regu-
larly as directed. This famous Skin Bleach and
Beautifer fakes off dull, darkened surface
skin in tiny, invisible particles Uncovers the
newer, prettier underskin. Tonight start using
Mercolized Wax Cream for the whittier, clearer,
younger looking complexion you desire.
Saxoilte Astrinsent tightens loose surface skin.
Gives delightful sense of freshness. Reduces
excess surface oil. Dissolve Saxoite Astrineent
in one-half pint witch hazel and use daily.
Phs!aetiae Dspilatoy removes unsishtly facial
hair quickly. Pleasant and easy to use.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Need Replacing

A recent survey showed that near
ly 20 per cent of all mattresses In
the homes of Americans of self
supporting income groups are more
than 16 years old, an age which
indicates they no longer are giving
adequate sleeping service.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Bleach ~Suntqn
with aid Of
MercoIized
Wax Cream

Freckles are lightened, sun
tan fades, when Mercolized
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Extra Luster

Vinegar water gives extra luster
to painted woodwork. Wash the
woodwork with mild soap and water
or any special cleaner and then
rinse with clear, cool water with
vinegar in it. Use a tablespoon of
vinegar to 2 quarts of water.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-17
Race Track Fund
Under Scrutiny by
Senate Committee

SACRAMENTO, May II. (UP)-
The members and secretary of the
state horse racing board will be
subpenaed to testify at hearing
next Tuesday into uses made OF
approximately $l80OO00 collected
from racetracks as the proceeds Of
charity days during the past
year, Senator Edward H. Tickle,
Carmel. announced today.
L want to know where the money
taken by the board is going, and
l believe the people of California
have right to know Tickle said
He is chairman of the senate reve
nue. and taxation committee.
The governors office explained
that the money is deposited in the
state general fund, earmarked for
relief purposes.
Assemblyman Rodney L. Turner
Delano, said he planned to amend
his pending horse race tax bill tC
prevent state control of charity
days. He also proposed amendments
to prohibit political contributions
by race tracks or their owners, and
to require tracks to schedule more
races exclusively for California bred
! horses.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-17

S1,182 100000 defense program which
he submitted to congress yesterday,
Mr.. Roosevelt said that any inn
mediate threat to this country would
make necessary an infinitely larger
program.
He spoke at a press conference
while congress enthusiastically
pitched into work on the huge
preparedness program.
Gen. George C. Marshall, army
chief of-staff. appeared before a
secret meeting of the senate mill
tary appropriations subcommittee,
one of the several groups which
is seeking to speed the new defense
preparations.
The house military affairs COM
mittee also acted to expedite the
program. Chairman Andrew may
introduced an army bill clearing
legal obstacles for general eXpan-
sion, acquisition OF planes, and
training of more pilots.
The president said that the 81
remaining decommiSSioned Work.
war deStroyers will have to be re-
commissioned for national defense
at cost approximating $4,000 600
Conferences are in progress on the
commissioning work, he disclosed
Discussing the $20O,OO0,0O0 plank
check" item in the program which
he asked be left to his discretion
to spend. Mr.. Roosevelt disclosed
that this fund will be utilized tc
meet contingencies and situations
which could not possibly have beer
Visualized at the time the program
was drafted.
He indicated that government
funds may be used to build new
airplane plants for production oil
Part of the $4,000 airplane armada
which he projected in yesterdays
message
Conceivably, some of the 5000
100000 fund assigned to the presi-
dent might be used for development
OF government-oWned plants.
Such plants, said the president
probably would be operated pri-
lately, although title would be re-
tanned by the government. 1t wa.
in connection with this point thai
he disclosed federal officials are
eXerting pressure on airplane manu-
Continued on Page 3, Col, -
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-17
Dies Cites Fifth
Column Peril Here
As Biggest Issue

WASHINGTON, May II.
(UP)-Rep. Martin Dies, D.,
Tex, told the house today it
was wasting money on ma
tional defense until it dealt
effectively with fifth column ac-
tivities of the Communists, Nazis
and FaSciSts in the United States.
Amid repeated applause from an
attentive house, Dies said that the
problem did not require new legis-
lation, but enforcement of existing
laws.
L am now pleading for positive
action on the part of the federal
government, he said I'VE viii
waste our money on national de :.
Tense if we do not courageously
meet this issue now"
Concluding an hours speech in
which he told the house about the
findings of his committee investi-
eating American activities. Dies
called on John l.. Lewis to GUST
Continued on Page 3, Col. -
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-17

IN an elIOTJ 10 CIlcChLldCC d oCA
man drive that threatened to cut
them off from supply lines IN
northern France.
A German motorized column
reached Laon, only 70 miles from
Paris.
French Gen. Maurice Gamelin
ordered his troops to fight to the
death" in this historic moment.
Prime Minister Winston Church.
ILL., in a visit to Paris, informed the
French government of "a new mea-
sure" taken to increase Great Brit
AIMS striking power.
Nazi troops moving southwark
from the direction of the Dutch
frontier area were approaching the
Antwerp fortress.
Nazi sources declared that Ger
man troops have entered Brussels.
German troops advanced along
the river Dyle, occupying the Allied
defensive positions. They first &C.
cupied the battered city of Louvain
and then advanced into Brussels.
Nazi sources declared that the
Dyle river positions were taken in
vigorous fighting with the British
and Belgian troops Which had been
protecting the Belgian capital.
Germans declared that the break
through on the Louvain front occur
red north of tie city which was dew
astated during the World war and
has been badly shattered in recent
Gays of fighting.
London quarters asserted that
the Allied withdrawal from the
Brussels lines of defense was under
taken because of the danger that
German thrust northWestWard
along the Franco-B Belgian border
would isolate the Allied army in
Belgium from its communications
and bases in northern France.
German sources also gave credit
to the break-tl1rough between Mez-
ieres and Sedan for weakening the
Allied lines in Belgium. They said
this drive had quashed British hopes
of making a firm stand in Belgium.
Nazi sources asserted that in the
sweep through the Brussels defen-
ses the town of Mechelen, just Is
miles from Antwerp had been cap
tured and that the German advance
had been carried to the outer de-
Tense lines around that city which
is the key to the Belgian channel
ports.
Elsewhere Germans are driving
toward Laon and Marie, about 70
miles northeast of Paris, it was
Continued on Page 3, Col. ID
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-17
California Urges
Coast Defenses

SACRAMENTO, May II. CUP)-
The state assembly today urged
congress to undertake a $250,000,00O
coast defense program in California
Passed unanimously by the lower
house. a joint resolution requesting
the project now goes to the senate
Tie resolution points out that
California contains IS per cent OF
the nations airplane manufacture
ing facilities, "a key war industry.
1t asks particularly for construction
OF military roads and anti-aircrafl
defenSeS.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-17
<CriticuI War Materials
Big Item in Army Budget

WASHINGTON, May II. CUP)-'
Expansion of the pilot training pro-
gram from 2,400 army pilots per
year to man q greatly enlarged air
force stood out today in army plans
to spend $7320000O0 of the addi-
tional $1182 900 600 asked by Pre5i-
dent Roosevelt for the national dc
Tense.
The largest tier. in the army
budget is 1862 100000 to provide cri-
tical materials for the protective
mobilization plan, under which 750.-
600 men and 100000 requirements
would be ready for combat duty
within 90 days after the outbreak OF
war.
REGULAR troop strength would be
boosted $4,000 men above The pre-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-17
Superior Court
Jury De|iberates
John Little Fate
Head Delivers Scathing
Rebuke in Closing
Moments of Trial
BULLETIN


John Little was declared guilt,
on all % counts of the indict-
ment against him by jury which
reported its verdict here at 2:2s
p. m. Friday.
A jury Of six men and six
women Friday deliberated
the guilt or innocence OF
John Little.
At 9:3O am. Friday the
jury took the case at the close OF
one of the StornieSt trials ever
held in Imperial county superior
court.
During the closing moments OF
TIE siX-day trial District Attorney
Elmer Heald subjected Little to
scathine rebuke for what he term
ed his part in stealing $28,500 while
Lillian Richards was Ell Centre city
water clerk.
Laughter from court room spec
Continued on Page 3 Col. a.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-17

Springfield Mass, arsenal and the
private Winchester plant.
$8,7o0Q00 for an Anchorage, Alas
ka, air base, originally asked in the
regular 194l war department APP
preparation but eliminated by con-
oreSS.
S65,000O00 for essential items
~uch as trucks, clothes, blankets
md parachutes. This would be
purchased commercially.
Approximately $4,000,00O for sea
coast defenseS, other than anti-ajr-
craft guns.
Approximately $774O,OOO for edu-
"atjonal orders to develop CONNER.
cial production of other esscntla
equipment.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-17
Blast Kills Two
In PorfoIa Mine

PORTOLA, Cal, May II. tUPl-
Two young miners were killed III
an explosion at Walker Copper
Mine here early yesterday, the cor
oners office reported today.
Killed were Frank Gormley and
Elmo Raggett, both 3d. Gormley
was the son of M. j. Gormley, ST.
an officer of the Association OF
American Railroads at washington,
D. c. Reggett was the son OF Mrs.
Ada Raggett of Memphis, Tenn.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-17
Program to Train
10000 Civilians
As Pilots Starts

CHICAGO, May II. CUP)-Col.
Frank Knox, publisher of the Chi
cago Daily News, announced today,
under direct authorization from
President Roosevelt, plans for or
ganization of nine camps for train.
ing an estimated 10000 additional
civilians as airplane pilots.
Knox returned today from con-
ference with the president He
said the camps would be opened
in the nine U. S. army corps areas
about July l.
He said the camps, similar to
the Plattsburgh officers training
camps organized after the start Of
Continued on Page 3, Col. d
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-17

sent army of 227000 regulars.
About $80,000,00O would bc utlliz-
ed to purchase 200 heavy bOmberS.
The $4,000 planes Mr.. Roosevelt pre-
posed are for the future. About
$640OO,000 would be used to fill
gaps in present anti-aircraft de-
lenses, providing more guns and
ammunition.
Here are other major planned cX-
penditures:
$44,000,000 for building new gov
eminent plants to provide equip
ment not now available CONNER
cially. This would include new
factory to speed up production oi
the Garand semi-automatic rifle
now made only at the army 5
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-17
BRUSSELS FALLS; NAILS drive ON PARIS
Nazi Who Flew in America Listed
As Brains of Parachute Troops

Udet was said to have devised
three tcchniques II An improved
method OF bailing out and dropping
supplies, used in the caotue OF
the Oslo. Norway, airport and IL
reinforcing the isolated German
garrison at Narvik; % A new COM
position Of parachute units TO: n
so-called rolling attack with Inc
aid of engineers: 81 A completely
new method of landing troops. in
yolvine Il steering appara' rs lo
guide parachutes to ANY spot desired
Udet is we'll known III the Unit"c
States Tor his stunt FLYING at th'
Cleveland air races in 1881 ara 4
Los Angeles air meet IN 1855