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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-02

will visit relatives and friends in
that section, having lived there
prior to coming to California several
years ago, They will return early
in September.
Gladys Moore will leave this week
for a short visit with relatives near
Fresno. Before returning to the
valley in the fall, she will spend
some time in Los Angeles.
Mrs, Pcrcie Thacker returned this
week from Texas where she at
tended the exercises where her
son, Robert received his wings"
as a lieutenant in the air corps
at Kelly Field.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Blackwell
$40 Olive, planned to leave early
this week for Julian where they
will enjoy short vacation.
Mrs. Dan West left recently for
MOnrovia where she will spend the
summer near MI. WieSt's mother
Burdctte Kline of the PoSt-Press
returned Monday from a fortnight's
vacation in Los Angeles, San Diego
and the beaches. He spent several
days with the Larry Hansons at
Hcrmosa Beach, also visiting the
Bill MaXwellS.
Mrs. H. G. Jones returned Satur-
Angeles and San Diego.
day from a ten day stay i'll Los
Miss Ada Besse Beynon left Sat
urday for San Francisco where She
will visit the fair. Her plans in
clude some time in Los Angeles
where she will visit friends. She
plans to return the first of August
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-02
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20 1901
published every afternoon except
saturday and Sunday Saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded
by the Post-Press Sunday. es-
:ablished 1886 by the Imperial
valley Publishing company, 625
state Street, FL Centre. Calf.
raul jenkins, publisher; A. c.
johnston, vice president and
general manager; +. A. Fitz-
hugh, secretary and managing
editor. West Holiday CO., Inc,
National Advertising Represent
ativeS.
Entered at FL Centre. California
post office as second class mat
ter.
Subscription rates: In California
DC per copy.
In conjunction with the Post
Press tSundays), per month
soc; paid in advance, 3 months,
1.G5; 6 months. $3.25: one year,
5000; outside California $l.O0 per
month
M ember California Newspaper
Publishers Association
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-02

Wilkes mother, The late Hen
rie+ta Trisch WiI|kie.
1t is no accident that their grand
son, Wendell Willkie, says today:
by nature and by upbringing, 1
am a liberal"
by nature" his liberalism stems
back to his grandparents-Trisch
and Willcke (the original spelling) i.
From his earliest youth this heri-
tage has stood Wendell Willkie in
good stead.
NEXT-Willkie's BOyhoOd.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-02
Supervisors Will
Equahze July Is

Supervisors of Imperial county,
will sit as board of equalization
at their meeting July Is and con-
slider taxpayers complaints about
the assessments, they announced
Monday.
Taxpayers with grievances about
tax bills were asked to present them
at that time as Assessor Collector
Dan West expected to have his
books ready for the board at that
time.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-02

certain Private Jones who spent
one night in Paris in the suite OF
top-ranking general.
Next morning the generals or
derby awakened Jones to a day that
was full of surprises.
Everywhere he went, officers and
men alike jumped to snap the sal
ute to Private Jones.
Around noon, thoroughly con-
fused by this unaccustomed dis
play of universal respect, Jones sat
down to think it over.
A sudden thought brought beads
of sweat to the privates forehead
Gosh ne gaSped, remembering
he had shared the generals suite,
they must have walked the wrong
mani
These simple, incredulous feel
ings are undoubtedly shared by the
stocky, tousle-haired, self styled
Indiana farmer" who overnight was
doomed to standard bearer of the
Republican party = Wendell Lewis
Willkie.
His Horatio Algerian career be-
gan all but literally atop an In
diana cracker DO.
He was probably the only Amer
lean boy whom no one told in his
youth that some day he would be
President of the United States.
POETIC AWAKENING
In his earliest youth WEE VIM
ny Willkie was awakened poetical-
I ly. 1t was the custom of keen, cru
dite Herman Willkie to call his -four
sons and two daughters in the morn
ing by reclting long, pertinent pas
Sages OF Shakespeare into their
sleepy ears.
Many times since those DAYS,
Wendell Willkie has had occasion
to wonder whether they walked the
wrong man:
There was the day in his senior
year at Indiana University when
Wen Willkie, the ed-sWeatereo
socialist who for four years had
nolslly led the student anti-fra-
ternity faction, was tapped for
Beta Theta Pl.
1t was the SmootheSt, swankest
and all-round best" of Indiana s
fraternitieS.
Its undergraduate president was
none other than the Democratic
Apollo, young Paul V. McNutt.
Then there was the morning they
walked the youthful Wendell Willkie
asleep on an old cot in the lobb,
OF a cheap Akron hotel-to give
the green young lawyer, fresh back
from the World War a good iot
in the legal department of the Fire
stone Tire and Rubber company.
Or again, the day in 1926 wher
prominent industrialist wrote a
law firm: DO not let this young
man tWillkie) get away from us
l think he is a conner ano
we should keep our eye on him."
A Pretty Good Raise
And there was that day in 1925
when the president of the great
Commonwealth & Southern corpor-
alton told the mature Wendell L,
Wlllkie to figure out his income
for the past three years. He direct
ed Willkie to double that total.
That figure would be Wilkes
annual salary if he would consent
to become general counsel to the
billion dollar Commonwealth and
Southern.
And when in 1888 Wendell Will
kie found himself elected president
OF this potent, sprawling utility
corporation, he is likely to have
assumed his characteristic feet-on-
desk position and pinched himself
vigorously to make sure they had
MT walked the wrong man"
Today Presidential Nominee Will
kle, his keen mind darting back
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-02
SeckeIs Succeeds
Heineckein PWA

L. j. Seckles. formerly connected
with PWA in Imperial county dur
ing irrigation district power de-
velopment, recently assumed his
duties as area engineer for the
WPA in Imperial county.
He was appointed to the position
to take the place of c. Walter Helm
ecke, who became city engineer Of
Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-02

through his astonishing career, may
we'll take a moment out to wonder
how it all began.
Story Begins in Germany
The story begins half century
before Wendell. the fourth of Her
man and Henrietta Wilkes six
children, was born on Feb. 10. 1892.
And it begins in Germany-almost
5000 miles from Wendells ElWood,
Ind. birthplace.
In 1348. when German liberty was
spiked under the pointed heel Of
Prussianism. two men and two
women joined the thousands Of
other librrty-loving Germans who
fled to the young, growing, free
limited States
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-02
Damages Asked
For Auto Injuries

Damages totaling $l9,725 were
asked by Fred Lumley and Gym
thelia Hill for injuries they alleged
they suffered in an automobile
accident Is miles northwest of In
dio last Feb. 10.
They filed suit Monday against
Hollis Marshall, owner of a truck
they declared Muro Hernandez
parked diagonally across the high
way, leaving no room for traffic
to pass around it.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-02
WiIIkie Liberalism Stems
From 1913 Emigration

Where did Wendell Willkie come
from and how did he get where he
is? This is the first of six articles
answering those questions and tell
ing the story of the Republican
presidential nominees life.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Used Market
Due Price Jump

There is no better time than
the present" TO buy a used car,
according to d. K. Ralston, gen.
eral sales manager of Oldsmobile.
In discussing the present used
car market, RslSton said:
II honestly feel that used car
buyers today are in the most
advantageous position they have
been In for many months in the
past and In my opinion the
smart buyers are the ones who
are recognizing this and will
make q deal while this cOndi-
ton holds true"
Ralston points out that prices
of used cars have not taken any
appreciate jump. However, he
said, this condition is not likely
to exist for an extended period
as there is bound to be an in
creased demand for good used
cars during the coming year. This
demand will be brought about
mainly by the increased national
income due to the unemployment
OF many thousands in the pre-
paredness program, which will
open up vast new used car
market.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Auto Emblems

Automotive's counterpart of
that old soap slogan, have you
a little Fairy in your home" is;
Have YOU name plate lay
ing around the house"
II you have the name plate
OF an old Abbott-Detroit-sn
American Mors-or a Sears Roe
buck Motor Buggy hidden away
in some Granny OF the sttic--it's
worth money in the growing
market fer name plates OF
ancient automobiles. And for. all
thority you have Frank Walker.
head OF the Pontiac Motor Divi-
sion's Courtesy department
Walker began collecting name
plates in 1917 and has about 800
in has collection. Majority OF
them once adorned motor cars
which ceased TO exist more than
. decade ago.
Brush rlInsbouts (they spOrted
the first cod spring suspension)
Dagmars, Dianas, Moon, Copiey-
Minors, kissel, Stanley Steamer
and . hundreds Of others--some
Of them masterpieces Of the
jewlers art-theyre all In the
Walker collection.
Each week Walker receives
letters from collectors and deal
ers throughout the country who
want to round out their collec-
tions. The game IS more difficult
than stamp collecting because OF
the limited production OF the
earlier cars and the time which
has elapsed between their period
Of popularity and the biting OF
the collection bug.
Most valuable name plate.
says Walker is probably that Of
the Orient-a car which attained
. small measure Of popularity
30 years ego.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22

Although discharges OF 10000
volts commonly shock passengers
boarding and leaving buses, there
is little physical danger because of
the short duration of the spark.
Nevertheless. sparks of such inten-
sity can ignite fumes around gaso-
line tanks and trucks.
In actual tests with buses Of
the Louisville Railway Company.
Voltages between 5000 and DO
600 were recorded. So rapid is the
build-up of static electricity in
moving vehicle that free rolling
bus. in one test, accumulated
1000 volts in the distance of 20
feet.
Actual construction OF the new,
specially compounded tires is ac-
complished in several ways. Static
free rubber is used in either the
tread rubber, in the sidewalks, or
in both.
The tread rubber construction
prevents generation OF static
charges by the rolling tire; the
dewal construction grounds
static charges built up in the steel
body frame as we'll as grounding
static electricity generated by the
tires.
Some OF these static-free tires
already are in actual service on
trucks and buses.
a similar Static-frce rubber
compound is being used In Fire.
stone tail wheel tires for airplanes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Owners Impressed by
Lincoln Stability

Nearly one-half OF all owner
comments received so far on the
l94l Lincoln cars include refer
ence TO driving stability, company
executives report. At the intro
duction of the three Lincoln lines
last September, factory engineers
described the new products as
"the best road cars in Lincoln
history" They cited several
fresh elements OF design as re-
sponsible for added stability and
better riding qualities. Among
them were mentioned a widened
rear tread extending more than
five feet from wheel TO wheel.
Another was an increase in the
width Of the wheel rims TO a full
five inches, which increased trac-
ton by placing a greater cross
section of the 700X16 tires in
contact with the road.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Merchants Given
7 Ad Opportunities

The two most important and
effective advertising methods a
businessman or merchant has
are his local newspaper and his
own motor trucks, says J. L. Nc
Caffrey. vice president In charge
Of sales of the International
Harvester Company.
THE advertising columns OF
. family newspaper are the
merchants best opportunity to
get across the story OF his
goods, his prices and his sery-
ice," McCaffrey said, "while his
own trucks, u they are carefully
styled and attractively painted,
act ~ his reminder TO the public
every minute that they are on
the street, parked or rolling."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22

manager, that December de-
liveries will be on an unusually
heavy scale.
Said Hufstader:
while early shoppers wisely
placed their orders well In adj
vance of Christmas delivery
dates, TO be assured of receiving
their cars on time, every effort
Is being made by Buick dealers
TO get Christmas cars into the
hands Of their customers before
the middle Of this week"
Despite peak output. however,
new car orders have shown q 2s
per cent increase since Deem
Der !.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Golden Resignation
Announced by Frazer

The resignation OF M. J. Golden
for almost two years sales man
ager Of Willys-Overland Motors,
Inc, has just been announced by
Joseph w. Frazer, president His
successor has not yet been sp-
pointed. Golden has not an
nounced his future plans.
During Golden's tenure Of office
Willys-Overlsnd has achieved a
notable increase in the size of its
dealer organization which now
numbers more than 1900 outlets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Both Front Doors
Provided With Locks

Both front doors on all Buick
models are provided with an out
side lock so the car may be I'M
locked and entered from which
ever side is most convenient The
right rear door on series 80 limou-
sine and formal sedan is also
equipped with an outside lock.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
WHY'S Gets
Army Scout
Car Contract
Production to St art
March Is on New
Mosquito Quads

Closely following his announce
ment last week of an $780, 600
contract for the manufacture oil
ammunition and shell parts, Joseph
w. Frazer. president, last week
made public the fact that WHY'S
has received an additional order
a bunting to approximately
81. 100000 for 1900 light recon-
naissance cars the design for which
was developed by army engineers
with collaboration the
Willys-Overland engineering staff
under othe direction of Delmar u.
Roos. Production on the new
"quad" cars, Frazer said, is Sched-
uled to start March 10, 1871.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Cheerful Color

Christmas decora because is regarded
~ the cheerful of all colors Why don't wear
red Christmas aam7 You could have il trimmed with
holly also quickly the optic
you had you could catch the of the
gentlemen before girls wearing bue Speaking of coors
know why red white and blue chosen for the United
Continental Congress said because red
signifies vaor white purity and blue vigilance
and justice
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22

restricted market OF Winter
months.
Dreystadt pointed out that a
high production rate thus far
maintained by Cadillac had
failed TO keep pace with orders.
lie explained that:
with the best November pro-
ducti0n volume In our history,
we stu did not build more cars
than we delivered to customers
during the month"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Heavy Schedule

Continuation Of the record
breaking business which has
been consistently reported by
car makers since the introduc-
ton of new models is forecast in
the announcement of Nicholas
Dreystadt, general manager Of
Cadillac.
Dreystadt said that his divi-
sion of General Motors has
scheduled the heaviest mid
Winter production since annual
introduction of new models had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22

been advanced
from the first
Of the year.
Unless IN
forSeen Cir
c u m s tances
arise, Cadillac
M otor divi-
sion viii oper-
ate a five-day
a S S G m b ly
week through
out January
and February
Ia pc ri o d
W h G n [ h e
industry nor
nally reduces
output to con-
form with the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Basic Design

Basic In the design of the sturdy
army car is the WHY'S CONNER.
cial car power plant. with special
carburetor and manifold, develop
ing 81 horsepower at $500 r. p. m.
Employing a short wheelbase OF
only so inches it has exceptional
road clearance. and at the same
time has an exceptionally low CEN
ter of gravity. Both of these, char
acteristics make it eminently
suitable for fast maneuvering on
rough terrain.
A similar reconnaissance car OF
the quad type designed for even
greater maneuverability through
four-wheel steering as we'll as
four-wheel drive is now in course
of development at the WHY'S
Overland plant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
NeWest Tires Ground
Static Electricity

Eliminating the dangers of high
voltage discharges of static cleo
tricity from trucks, buses and
passenger cars. the Firestone Tire
and Rubber Company has devel-
oped Static-free safety tires that
ground all electric charges.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22

I ri n d S at
Nash, W h o
estimate that
he number
viii exceed
last year by
25 per cent.
At Buick
we G a I'm e d
that Christ
mas buying of
motor cars Is
U n us U a ly
h 2 a Wy. The
result will be,
according 10
w. r. HUFF
stader. gen.
eral sa lie s.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
AUTO
GRAPHS
Ssnfa Claus
To Deliver 10000
Chrisfmss Cars
By II. s. wALEsBY

Twas the night before Christ
mas
and If the men Of motors
who wave their sharpened pen
ellis to produce those mythical
calculations that are supposed
10 be" have figured correctly
about 10000 automobiles will be
delivered by Santa Claus this
year.
II will be a record bagload for
old Santa, according 10 our
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Almost Confidential

THE time of the birth Of Jesus unknown Christmas was
first celebrated on December A D. In Rome
chronology Of Of Dec Is 1885, war went In
China Christmas Day and people killed
bombing Will that happen this Christmas Day
England Germany Italy Greece? Are having turkey
Christmas dinner? We believe turkey for Thanksgiving and
beef for Christmas Has long been ambition OF mine
spend Christmas and Quebec, Canada
believed in Santa Claus until Ordinarily don't eat
candy but that Christmas candy large way
December a.
Along about IL all ready give my imitation OF Fred
Asaire One of first Christmas OF Tom
l still Ia
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Battery Guarded

All 1871 Cadillac batteries are
equipped with non-overflow plugs
TO prevent excess battery filling.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Under the Mistletoe

RE going to hang the meoe your house this Year,
Hung meoe all the place last be prepared
Sheridan Irene Dunno Msrene Dietrich Caudetts
Colbert dropped Nothing happened until around in the after
Msene called asked under the mstetoe
Said and she sad "Then give kiss by telephone
AS stated that time Kiss by telephone better than
all, but much.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Town Sedan
Added 10 1Q41
Chrys|er Line
Model Meets Demand
for Big Car Comfort,
Small Car Parking

Demand for the utmost In style
and comfort in a car that can con-
veniently be parked in the average
private garage has led ChrysieI
TO create the Crown Imperial town
sedan, which is now available &c
dealers. This new model has many
of the features heretofore offered
only in the larger cars OF the
Crown Imperial line.
Only one body style Is offered,
the town sedan. However, there is
available as special equipment Q
movable glass partition between
drivers and passengers compare
ment which makes the car in eli.
feet a sedan-limousine.
Special Equipment
The body is without quarter
windows but has a ventilation
wing in the window of the rear
door The car is built on the
Chrysler New Yorker chassis OF
l271a inches wheelbase, which
makes il highly maneuverable and
enables II to fit easily into the
standard 18-foot garage.
A feature is an automatic cleo
tric-hydraulic window lift on all
windows. The windows are con-
trolled by button. Each may be
operated separately, enabling each
passenger to arrange his own VEN
tilation.
Wide Choice
Seven upholstery selections are
available without extra cost,
namely. the six. that are standard
in the Chrysler Crown Imperial
line, plus a Bedford cord and
leather combination. This gives the
owner a wide choice of fabrics and
general interior treatment. Wood
grained Inouldings similar to those
used in the larger Chrysler Grown
Imperial models are standard, add
ing TO the beauty of the interior.
A large variety of exterior paint
combinations, including two-tone,
are available.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Writing Lope Letters?

RE receiving love ees7 Writing any? Saving anyf
- Are they anything like this excerpt from famous love letters
Inspired which
can't can't sleep You have Allied with intoxicating
frenzy without looking portrait
and without covering with Kisses
That's from letter Napoleon wrote to Josephine guess he
liked her.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Just a Fep Sidelights

THE father Of Marcon inventor OF the radio Italian but his
= mother Irish Will Rogers born election day.
AS coumnist VIII received $500 week which more than
o. o. Mcintyre whose salary $3.50 week Margaret
said The Redheaded Woman by Katherine Brush;
at ulength, Ieke ruthless picture Of ruthless
improved circumstances man" This would
also be excellent description of young in real life
Manhattan Hollywood reading the advice to
Leo for January Keep empewstch tongue
take LONELINESS with salt and watch out for gold
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Christnlas ON Farm

Christmas on FGrm
WERE with the AEF 1918 when the quoted remark
w Heaven He'll Hoboken by Chrstmas'7 Now !
wish had down the farm for Christmas Maybe
could skating sleigh
Was Washington Irving who wrote:
handsome hostess, merry host,
pot Of ale aud a toast,
Tobacco and good rood IRE
Are things this doth require.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-05
DANBURY AUTO RACES
 FRIDAY EVENING

Danbury, Conn.,, Sept. 4-Wes Saegesser, one-armed auto racer of St. Louis, who is rated as one of the most daring pilots of all time, is the magnet that is expected to lure over 1000 persons to the Dan- bury Speedways Friday night to watch the seven races and over 120 laps in which the feature is the 40-lap championship.
 Saegesser, who has just come East after cleaning up everything in sight in the Middle West, was scheduled to make his debut here last Friday night but the entire card was washed out.
 Wes hopes to do a cleanup job in the East but he will have plenty of grief from such drivers as Broncho Bill Schindler, one-legged marvel; Ted Tappett, Eastern sem sation; Ernie Gesell and about two dozen other reckless chauffers who will be in the competition.
 There is tremendous interest in Saegesser's first appearance in the Hat City and he will get @ royal welcome from the fans in the $l00,- 900 grandstand.
 Cappy Lane, direcor of races, looks for tracks as well as attendance figures to be wiped off the record books.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-05
PIRATES BAN ADS

Pittsburgh.-The only advertis- ing sign in Forbes field in 31 years was for a government savings bond during the World war.