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Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-10-10
PROTECT OUR LAKE

Greenbelt's lake has been a source Of enjoyment
to hundreds of people, both Greenhe1ters visitors
from far and wide. It has q good spring and
rounding picnic grounds, boat wharf and boats. 1t
has been stocked with ducks and fish.
Thirty-tTc wild ducks of four different breeds
have been liberated there. All the ducks except the
Lalard species have disappeared from lack of proper
supervision and organ zaton. The sixteen original
Eallards nuter forty after three years of breed
ing. The lake was also stocked with several kinds
less fish caught than the original stock Of
dult fish liberated. The largest bass caught this
year vas much smaller than the original breeders,
which is proof that something is radically wrong.
According to j. Il. Shepherd, Deputy County came
Earden the for Paul Liumerrans model Of the
Lake at the Town Fair to try to interest enough
people in forming organization to develop the
Lake. BY developing the lake, is meant restocking
furni sizing and planting food and protection
and elimination and control Of turtles catfish and
carp. The plan for the ducks is to have many
colorful varieties possible but limit the
troll could be done by establishing banding station
under the supervision of the biological Survey. They
have expressed a willingness to help US in various
ways and have already given setting of quail eggs
which have Matched and been liberated in Greenbelt.
If we would like to put feed and suet out for
rieht away.
If you interested, please check the form be-
low and drop in at the Post office for J. H. Shop
herd, Paul Zimmerman, John Bolton, contact them
in any other way.
AZ IMIESTED IN:
/. Restocking lake for future fishing ....
z. restocking woods for future hunting go.
;. Game pronulgation zee.
l.. Inter feeding stations ....
5. I'll nild1ife Club ....
6. laking dreenbe1t wildlife refuge
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-10-10

GIRLS NTRANURAL SOCCER LEAGUE
For the past two weeks the Elementary School
girls have been playing modi1ed soccer and the High
School girls regular soccer. Last week both schools
formed teams for League competition today, Oct
10, the league will get under way.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-10-10

In the Moments League last Monday night, September
80, the BLUEBHDS slgrocketed to the top when they
spilled the naples l226 set and took all three
games from the @. P. VERSON team LITTLE TAVERN, by
winning two of their three games, moved up second
place, and UNIVERSITY ALLEYS dropped to third place.
Norris replaced Dove with her high average Of 90.
and Lastner established hi gh flat game of g..
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
MEMBER
BUSINESS, NOT POLITICS
NEEDED IN THIS JOB

Undercover efforts by a high-pressure
minority To replace Dorman Y. Stewart
as secretary-manager Of the Imperial
county fair with dyed-in-the-wool Oh
son-New Deal Democrat deserve nothing
but the bitterest condemnation.
Regardless of Stewards outstanding
record in management of the fair, regard
less of his political affiliation-and this
paper does not know whether it is Re-
publican or Democrat = regardless of
the makeup of the fair board, there is no
place in the secretary-manager Tor
political considerations.
Stewart has made a good record. So
has the fair board. Neither should be
subjected TO political domination.
There should be only one reason for
removing Stewart from office. lncom-
petent or unwise management. Thus far
there has been no hint that he has been
guilty of incompetency, or has managed
unwisely.
Stewart is not an issue in this matter.
Politics is the issue. Shall politics or
good business dictate management of
the county fair? That is the question To
be decided, and if the people Of Imperial
county have anything to say it shall be
decided in favor Of good business. Ger
tainly it would not be good business to
remove one secretarymanager and ap-
point another simply because the man to
be appointed has been a pet OF a certain
political faction.
There has been no hint in all the under
cover political pickering against Stewart
of selecting man To take his place who
could perform his duties more capably
or more thoroughly than he does. The
sole aim of the political group seeking
his overthrow is to put in his place a
man who voted right at the last election.
That is no way To run business, and
the Imperial county fair is the business
of the people They want to see it run
as it should be, not as a small group OF
political favorites want it run.
The stink will not be taken out of
politics, local and national, until politi-
cians-whether Republican or Democrat
learn that they are entrusted with
serving the people, not with serving sell
fish political greed Odors emanating
from the move to oust Stewart are not
exactly scented with violet.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
Japanese Cabinet Crisis Reaches
Head with impending designations

TOKYO, Jan y. (UP)-A long
brewing cabinet crisis is to reach
its climax Sunday in the resigna-
tion of Gen. NobuyuN Abe, the
premier. and his cabinet aides, it
was understood today
There were strong indications
that the next cabinet might be
largely a civilian one, including
representatives of the chief politi-
cal groups, except as regards the
defense ministries, which are trad
itionally headed by a general for
the army, and an admiral. for the
navy.
Premier Abe called cabinet
meeting for am. Sunday "a pm.
Saturday psf and arranged to
report to the emperor Immediately
afterWard 1t was expected that he
would present To the emperor the
collective resignation of his min-
istry.
The expected fall of the cabinet
was bound up not with the grave
foreign problems which Japan faces
but with domestic problems, notably
the alleged maladjustment of the
supply and demand for rice and
the alleged growth of bureaucracy.
However. the crisis comes when
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
GOODBYE TO
ROY GARDNER

Roy Gardner, last of the notorious old
time train robbers, took the easy way
out this week-iust as he has taken the
easy way out all his life. He committed
suicide.
Unable to face society after years IN
federal penitentiaries, the former des-
perado gave up the fight. He did it SEN
sationally, as he had always done things.
He demonstrated certain amount OF
physical courage. It was mental cour-
age Roy Gardner lacked. 1t Is mental
courage all criminals lack. They cannot
compete honestly with honest people.
They are afraid to try. So they turn to
crime.
Roy Gardner's memory stands as a
Constant reminder that dishonesty does
not bring success 1t demonstrates that
physical courage to meet danger IS not
enough; there must also be mental cour-
age to face problems and overcome COM
petition.
The person who takes the easiest way
out-whether it is the easiest way to
obtain money, or to dodge responsibility
lis inviting disaster. Happiness, the
final goal of all endeavor, cannot come
to such one Happiness-the happiness
Roy Gardner and his kind can never know
comes to those who face and conquer
their problems, not TO these who dodge
their responsibilities.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News

savings-money available Tor IN
yestment but lacking an outlet
will amount To at least 10 billions
What he proposes Is TO l.iliiei
those express savings over l0-
year period. and build highways
with them. -,
investigations OF present hlgh-
way conditions show clearly that
our highways are inefficient and
dangerous" the senator declares
In another decade, if our roads
are not rebuilt, traffic and COM
merce will simply have to stop
There is, of course. the question
of how all this is going to be pald
for. Senator DoWney figures tnal
the problem is relatively simple
Here is the answer as he works IL
out:
Suppose that bonds TO obtain
the necessary hundred billion are
issued. Let the bonds carry interest
of 1k per cent and add anothei
Ii of | per cent for amortization
Two billions year then would car
ry and retire the bond issue.
Meanwhile the construction OF
this vast chain of highways, as ht
sees it. would cause huge boon
in auto traffic and the existing fed
eral taxes on gasoline and oil woule
bring in much higher revenues.
Since trucks and buses coule
operate much more cheaply on tht
new highways. they could properly
be taxed more heavily TO help pay
for the bonds, he believes.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12

WASHINGTON of Sena-
tor Sheridan Downey's innocent
resolution for a Senate committee
to investigate super-highWays there
is the most elaborate pubic WORKS
program ever submitted 10 Congress.
On the face of it. the senator's re-
solution simply asks that the Senate
name seven members TO find out
how and where a super-hlghWay
network might be built, and how
much it would cost.
What the senator actually is
shooting at, however, is the bmld-
ing of highway system that would
cost 500 o00.O 100000. the building to
proceed at the rate of approximately
ten billions year. BY doing all oil
this. the senator believes, the ma
ton would:
fA) End the depression.
tBl Solve the employment prob
lem.
fC) Acquire a set of highways
tailored TO fit the automobile age.
Senator Downey keys his whole
project 10 the recent studies OF the
Temporary National Economic Com
mittee. The "TNEC," he says, has
shown that the nations major in
dustries have become practically
self financing.
Because of this, excess savings
are piling up at tremendous rate;
for the past year. he asserts, they
run to better than seven billions
and if we reach a national income
of 30 billions this year the excess
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
Grand High Priest
InstaIts Officers
OF Masonic Lodge

Carl Alexander of Richmond,
grand high priest, installed the Of
ficer of El Centro chapter No. 109,
Royal Arch Masons, Thursday night
in the Masonic temple when j. N.
Higginbotham took office as the
new excellent high priest, succeed
ing Charles l.. Childers. -
Other officers are: j. L. House.
king: Harold Tyler, scribe. II, +.
Couch, treasurer: Ralph Reynolds.
secretary; Charles L. Childers, cap
tain of the host; Herbert Holt, prin-
cipal sojourner; Herbert A. Ander-
son, royal arch captain; Harry
Sones, master of the first veil;
C. B. Collins, master of the second
veil; Clyde Chambers, master OF
the third veil; Ernest Lovesee. SEN
tinel.
Lou Butterfield of San Diego,
past grand high priest, acted as
master OF ceremonies and Henry
D. Darnes OF San Diego the deputy
grand lecturer, as marshall.
Mrs. Eugene Waterman, dramatic
contralto, and Mrs. Jack Brem.
harpist, supplied the music for the
installation witnessed by 100 valley
Masons. Six knights OF I. v. Com
mandery No. 81 acted as escorts.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12

really true. Than man Is Arturo
ToScanini. conductor of the worlds
finest music.
ToScanini can have the finest
food in all the world. but what dc
you think he likes best? Bread and
soup.
As boy he was very poor; and
he longed to spend money on Bee
thoyen music. He had an mex
haustible bank to get that money
from His food! He would make q
meal on bread and soup and spend
The remainder of his money for the
music that he crayed Today, In
his magnificent castle, he some-
times makes a whole meal of breac
and soup. He said to me. II think
could be happy the rest OF my life
with just bread and soup to eat
Did you think you were suffer
ing hardships when you had to
live on bread and soup when you
were a boy" I asked him.
He shook his head. No I suffer
ed no hardship. When you are doing
what you want to do, you do moi
suffer"
Toscanini had his eye on the big
things and didn't worry merely be-
cause he had to pinch on meals.
| went sailing on Galveston Bay
last summer with Colonel and Mrs
Clark w. Thompson In 1888 while
Colonel Thompson was III Congress,
he had an appointment at the
White House with President Roose-
velt at II o'clock. When he arrived,
the presidents secretary, Marvin
Mcintyre. said he was sorry but
the president was tied up with a
committee.
The Colonel went away, came
back later and was again told by
Mcintyre that he was sorry the
president was obliged to keep him
waiting Colonel Thompson said he
waited 90 minutes for the president
and during that time Mr.. Mcintyre
came out several times TO say that
the president was busy and he
couldn't 'pry" him away. When
Thompson was uShered in to see
President Roosevelt, the president
offered him a sat saying, II am
sorry to have kept you waiting, and
do hope I haven't inconvenienced
you"
Haven't you at some time beer
kept waiting by someone who
thought himself important enough
that he didn't need to apologize
I have. Yet the man holding the
most important position in the
country felt apologetic for having
kept Colonel Thompson waiting.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
COERCIvE JOURNALISM
(San Carlos 1nquirer)

Copy of petition seeking the recall
of Governor Olson, because of alleged
broken pledges, has been received at this
desk. An antagonstic journalist, striv
ing to attract attention, states on
printed sheet that more than 500 Cali
fornia newspapers urge you to do your
duty which duty, it is pointed out,
is to sign the recall petition.
THAT is vast majority of the num-
Der of newspapers that are published
in California, and we question the accur-
acy of the statement.
Newspapers, generally speaking, op-
posed Governor Olson's election. They
questioned his doctrines OF government
and perhaps his partisanship. When
elected though, they erased all traces OF
belligerency to submit to the form OF a
government which the people, as whole,
had chosen. They are not now, nor will
they be, in line with any form of coer-
cion which would tend to oust public
official simply to satisfy the whims and
ambitions of a select few. There are
newspaper writers, we regret to report,
who are schooled in the art of coerclVe-
ness. But for every one Of that type,
there are many, many more, who are
calm about it all, who respect the other
fellows elective position, and who sense
after all, that government Is the act OF
the people and the wisdom OF the mass
es
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
4 DANGEROUS MOVE
FOR CALIFORNIA
(Oroville Mercury Register)

tOfoNllle Mercury keglslef)
We suggest to the California delega-
ton in Washington that it takes an
other think" before it goes any further
with the plan for federal aid for mi
grant workers announced by Rep. Toland
of Oakland.
Under that plan there would be a
one-year settlement arrangement where
by WPA relief allotmentS would be
transferred from home state of the mi
grant to the state to which he migrates.
Under arrangements migratory workers
lose their relief rights in their home
states when they move and are unable to
obtain funds from their newly adopted
states until they have resided there a
year. This tends to keep them at home.
Bill Smith comes here from the dust
bowl now and must wait year before
he gNts relief Under the proposed plan
he would know when he left the dust
bowl that he'd get relief right straight
through the move It's humanitarian,
all right, but it wouldn't be any help To
California Just the reverse 1t would
encourage all the poor of all the states
to move. They wouldn't be helping
themselves any, either, but, boy, would
they move,
Many a state would be glad to en-
courage the thriftless to move on. 1t
wouldn't make any difference to those
states the first year. for they would be
supporting them anyway if they had
stayed at home. But the second year the
native state would be relieved of the bur-
den. Glamorous states like California
would be the ones to suffer. Western
states have had lot of free advertis-
ing since the days when Greeley was
advising the young man to go west.
What we need in California is help in
supporting the migrant from the second
year on, and we don't want penniless
citizens from other states any more than
the United States wants them from Eu
rope.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
You re Telling Ne.

Mankind and the sabretoothed
tiger were contemporaries, accord
ing to a scientist. All we can say is
that way back in those days the
human race must have had some
pretty good runners.
The blitzkrieg. if we are to be-
lieve NaZi threats, as well as Life
is to begin at 40.
Fewer derbies are seen on down.
town streets. says fashion note
Bet they stage a comeback, though
as soon as the SNOWFALL season is
over.
Cabbages, according to an English
agriculturist. are quite similar tc
roses. Well, we hope it never be-
comes the fashion TO toss bouquets
of them at people.
Even the stars, complains an as
trologist. won't reveal whether or
not Roosevelt will seek third term
Boy, that's keeping a secret!
It's easy to tell who is currently
ahead in the European war. II Duce
Mussolini is smiling in that direc-
ton
Zadok Dumbkopf wonders whe-
ther this year the ground hog Will
come out for a peek at his shadow
or Just stay safe and snug in his air
raid shelter.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
Among
Our Yesterdays

It's not SO bad today. At least
you can get your automobile IL
cense plates without writing to
Los Angeles for them.
Twenty years ago, on Jan. II,
1920, Imperial Valley residents
were told by their Ell Centre news
paper, 1.-The automobile owners OF
southern California must make
their applications for renewals and
license plates directly to the motor
vehicle department office in Los
Angeles"
w. Lawson Butt, 1.-The well known
actor of the New York stage was
showing at the Topic theater IN
the film, Her Man. this day 20
years ago.
The Magnolia farm center was
reported Jan. IL, 1920, as having
elected G. E. West president, II. A.
Hastain, vice president, and a Miss
Durham secretary. The farm CEN
ter at the same meeting adopted
resolutions "denouncing the Mark
Rose plan TO set aside 10000 acres
of choice mesa land for the Imperial
Laguna water company"
The ad was half right, anyway
An eight-column notice for the
Dunaway & Schneider Drug Store
in Ell Centre, inserted by Sam Dun
away and Gordon Schneider, prom
ised: I'VE are here to stay. Imperia
Valley for us!' Schneider has moV-
-
Did you know that this part ol
the world darned near became fis-
tic capital of the world 20 years
ago? A paragraph from the files
says
The big mill between Dempsey
and Carpenter might take place
in our own section of the world, Il
Tia Juana can be called such. oh
Well-let 'er come. We can lock VI
our house and hire extra police"
Classified ad 90 years ago: Mice
comfortable room for gentleman
with private family One room
it seems to us now, would hardly
be enough.
And something got scrambled
here, also in the classified columns
under the Poultry heading: Fol
Sale. One thoroughbred black starts
first of year. Good pay, pleasant
Minorca and several Barred Rock
roosters - Wen bet Mrs. M. H
Gavin. who paid for that ad, sale
things to the advertising depart
ment 1t makes us cringe, ever
now
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
Willis Thomtons Editorial On:
The Ghost of 1855

war. The rights of belligerent ma
tions are always humping into the
rights of neutrals. Belligerents have
the right TO pursue a course oil
action that will help them win the
war: and neutrals should be per-
mitted to do everything to stay
clear of it. But everybody uses the
same sea, and rights" sometimes
get badly junbled up.
It is difficult to understand the
English point of view in this dis
pute. It is no secret that Britain
would like to keep the United
states as a neutral ally if it can
not have us as an active one. 1t
is possible that England feels our
sympathies are so strongly anti
Nazi that we can bear a bit OF
pushing around.
At all events, the United States
must take great pains now to handle
this delicate matter adroitly. We
don't want TO become aroused by
incidents. II was a collection oil
such incidents" that led us into
the war % years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
Five Escape Death
In Forced Landinu

MOLINE, III. Jan. 12. tUP)-Five
passengers aboard a United Airlines
sleeper plane bound for the west
coast were shaken but uninjured
today when Pilot C. f. Wheeler
made a forced LANDING on the ice
covered Rock River about half
mile north OF the Moline airport
Airline officials said the IA pas
senger Douglas was forced down
by engine trouble. They said Wheel
er apparently had attempted to land
at Moline but was unable To reach
the port
Wheeler and Co-Pilot j. II. PEN
oyer, both of Chicago. suffered
bruises. All OF the passengers were
taken To the Moline airport where
they we're placed aboard another
plane and continued their journey.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12

Japan faces first the Inauguration
of central government in Chi
ma, headed by former Chinese Pre-
mier Wang Ching-Wei, which Will
seek, under japanese domination,
to undermine the influence OF the
Chinese government and sue for
peace; the demand that France
stop sending war materials to Chi
ma by way of the railroad extend
ing from French Indo-China into
southwestern China; the expiration
of the Japanese-American trade
treaty Jan. 26, and a drive to fur
ther expand the United States navy
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
Bioff May Face
Auto Death Case

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. Jan.
r. CUP jefferson county Prosecu-
tor David E. Rhea said today he
was seriously considering re-op-
ening manslaughter case against
William Bioff, Los Angeles motion
picture industry labor leader.
Rhea said a manslaughter charge
against Bioff was filed and dis
missed here in October, 1888, after
an automobile accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12

Back in 1915, '16 and II, when
half the world was fighting, PreSi-
dent Woodrow Wilson was having
a pack of trouble keeping the seas
clear for American merchantmen.
In fact, he had SO much trouble
that he finally decided on April 3,
1917. to get into the fight himself.
Today the United States has a
neutrality law, the chief function
of which is to keep us out OF IN
.olvements in the current war. Yet,
the State Department still finds 1t
necessary from time to time TO
dispatch curt little notes, parti-
cularly TO Britain, reminding the
English that for all theoretical pur-
poses the seas are sim free.
The present session of Congress
has its eye on the situation. Ac-
cording to Washington Columnist
Bruce Cation. Representative Melvin
Mas (Rep, Mimi will shortly in
troduce a bill asking Congress to
nalt exports of war materials from
this country TO any nation which
is guilty of seizing American ves-
sells Illegally or which holds such
vessels for unreasonable lengths OF
tune
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12

American vessels have been held
authorities have searched the holds
for contraband. It has been DELI
cately limited that the British gov
eminent, loyal ever TO its own mer-
chant fleet. may be cooperating
with shipping interests. At least
i is known that British shippers
watch cargoes that are delayed on
American vessels and then tell ex-
porters that If they throw their
business to the English fleet, no
delays will be incurred.
So far no American lives have
been lost through sinking of Amer
lean vessels. Refugee Americans
have perished on foreign boats, but
this isn't quite the same thing and
hasn't succeeded In arousing any
fiery show of temper on the part
Of the people.
Congress and American shippers,
nevertheless, are beginning to feel
that the situation had better be
cleared up soon. The British are
now considering protest from
Postmaster General Farley sent
through the State Department, con-
cerning delays in mails bound for
Germany. The categorical answer
expected will not satisfy Farley nor
Congress unless the British do
something about getting shipments
through faster.
Freedom of the seas Is, Of course,
a quaint tradition during time of
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-12
Truck, Field, Nut
Crops Gain Value

SACRAMENTO Jan. u. UP)-
California's combined truck, field
and nut crops had total value of
1888 ,045 900 during 1899, 12 per
cent gain over 1888, the Department
of Agriculture announced today
The total for 1888 was $342, ,764 ,000
while 1897 was highest with $463,-
$4,000. The valuation of field crops
as a group increased Is per cent
fruit and nuts l2 per cent, and COM
mercial vegetable crops six per
cent.