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Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16
GREAT BRITAIN'S
ACE CARD
Nevada State JournalD

Before the German invasion the small
countries of Europe had ample food for
their own needs and in conquerlng them
and installing German control Germany
has assumed responsibility for their well
fare
In the above statement Lord Lothian,
British ambassador. summed up clearly
Great Brtain's position in refusing to hit
the blockade to permit the shipment of
foodstuffs from this country to the van
quished nations.
Hoover. who want to send food to the five
small Democracies, are inspired by the
highest motives but as Lord Lothian
points out. food sent to those countries
now will eventually reach Germany and
will only serve to prolong the enSlave-
ment of the small countries.
The first thing Hitler did after his
troops invaded the smaller countries was
to take over the food and other supplies
and use them for his armies in Germany
and the troops in the occupied areas.
There is no reason to believe that food
sent to those countries from America
would be left untouched by the NaZl gov
ernment, and even if it was Germany
would be the gamer as 1t would remove
Germany's obligation to the conquered
people and would allay to a degree the
prevalent unrest which is so disturbing
to Germany.
Conditions are far different from the
last war when the Belgian relief commits
sion. under the able direction Of Mr..
Hoover did such wonderful humanitarian
work. The relief extended Finland few
months ago was also on an entirely diff
ferent basis than the present relief pro
posal. Finland was then fighting for its
liberty against great odds.
Great Britain has not lost its human
touch. 1t is looking at the situation from
a practical viewpoint, the viewpoint of
a nation that had its back against the
wall few short weeks ago. In its block
ade it has an ace in the hole which may
be the means of bringing Hitler to his
senses. Food shortages in Germany will
not be tolerated long by the German peo-
ple once they realize that Hitlers broad
boasts of conquest and a better life,
mean nothing.
1t may be hard for the people of this
country to pass up an opportunity to
lend helping hand to the people of ma
tons who, through no fault of their own,
face the ravages of famine and pestilence
Great Britain faces an equally abhor-
rent fate if it fails to halt the Hitler
march
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16
HITLER BREAKS THE NEWS
OroVille Mercury-RegiSter)

(Or0Vllle Mefcurv-ReglSleI)
Adolf Hitler's speech to the. German
workers apparently Lacked so much in
boastful confidence that it was necessary
for Dr. Goebbels, his minister of propa-
ganda, to call in correspondents immed-
lately and give the outside world few
fighting statements 1t must have been
the purpose of Hitler to steel his work
ers against the disappointment of long
war instead of the promised blitzkrieg -.
He spoke several times about the certain
ty of a long war
Maybe the German people aren't so
happy over the bombings they are TAX
ing, ind the casualties, and the rations.
They are suffering so that German
army may be kept on foreign soil E.
Maybe they would rather bring the army
home and live in peace, without casual
ties, and in trade with the rest of the
world Why invade other countries,
anyway, they may be thinking :. Hitler
even left the door open TO the establish
ment of British army on European
soil He even spoke of Germany whip
ping the world, adding slurs directed at
America.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16

And, since you learn who to pick and what laws
to approve through the newspapers, you can see
how necessary it is to have good newspapers.
Ifyou want to define good newspaper, you can
say it is one which is free to bring you all sides of
every question, free to give you both the good and
the bad news about what is going on around you.
Trying to decide how much such newspaper is
gVorth to you is like trying to put price tag on
your liberty! And | think you'll agree that our
liberty and our right to govern ourselves is big
penny's worth in a 1940-model world.
regular Tuesday institutional
life and American business
will be appreciated by the
Newspaper Publishers Committee and its chairman Address the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16
by Willis Thornton
Too Many Colleges?

Is 1t possible for country to
have too many colleges?
That seems a strange question to
ask in a land which has pinned
its faith so unquestionably on high
er education. We Americans have
had touching faith in education
Z in general, and in college educa-
tion in particular. 1t comes as a
strange bit of a shock to hear DR..
Frederick P. Keppel of the Car
negie Corporation of New York writ
ing: &c. and there are in the
United States far more universities,
colleges and other operating insti-
tutions, and far more voluntary
organizations for worthy purposes
than the nation can possibly af-
ford"
The sheer number of American
colleges is always source of
amazement to visitors from abroad
When the country was being set
tied. no community was more than
hacked out of the forest or set
upon the new turned sod before the
Cry west up for a college. Some
where the money was always forth
coming. Teachers and students went
without every luxury, often without
even decent food and clothing, to
spread the higher education on
which their faith was so firmly
pinned. Before each new frontier
was more than barely established,
up rose some tiny "Hardscrabble
Hellas" bravely lifting up a flick
ering torch of enlightenment
Not all were good colleges, of
course, judged by the highest stand
ards of plushily-endowed institu-
tions. But they have given variety
to American college education in
accordance with the good old Am
erican belief that no one broad
highway leads to coy Truth. whose
habitat is more likely to be dts
covered if she is Stalked from a
thousand different directions.
Now We are told that the richest
countIy in the world has more col
leges than it can afford. Not that
it has too many colleges to seek
and spread truah, but more than
il can afford"
Would not DR.. Keppel have put
it more accurately, perhaps, had he
said, more than the people under
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16
Just WHAT IS
NATIONAL DEFENSE?

What do we mean when we say ma
tional defense?
That is a question we had better de-
eide pretty soon, so everybody VIII be
talking about the same thing.
Just now, isolationists say national de-
fense" and have in mind the repelling Of
invaders from the geographical boundar
les of the United States.
Liberal conservatives say national de-
fensa'' and have in mind hemisphere de-
fense, extending also to the territories of
the United States.
And then there is the school of thought
voiced by Lieut.. Gen. Hugh A Drum,
commandant of the First Army, who said
in New York late last week that the only
reliable defense is a strong offensive. The
high military official who could hardly
have spoken so bluntly without the ap-
proval of the U. S. War Department, de-
clared that defense of the United States,
as envisioned by the public mind, means
defense of our trade routes, defense of
the richest raw material regions of the
world dominated by Anglo American
powers, and defense of our concept of
the democratic way Of life.
If we are to accept General Drums
version of national defense, we could go
to war in Europe right now, and still be
abiding by our determination only to de-
fend ourselves. For our concept of the
democratic way of life is threatened in
Europe, our trade routes to Europe have
been closed, and England, region rich
in some raw materials, needs defending.
Is General Drums version also that of
the administration?
What is national defense" in our ma
tional policy?
1t is time the people were finding out,
before it is too late to make definitions.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16
THE THING THAT MAKES
CHRISTMAS WHAT IT IS

What do you like most about Christ
mas?
Most likely it is the friendliness, the
cheerfulness, the grand feeling of good
will you get, almost wherever you go. 1t
is a spirit that is part and parcel of the
business of giving and receiving without
selfishness 1t is the thing that makes
Christmas the grandest holiday there is.
The star of Bethlehem, the Nativity
scene, the rotund little figure of Santa
Claus holly, Fir and pine trees, candles,
stockings hung at the mantle-all these
We ordinarily think of as symbols of
Christmas. But there is one symbol truer
lo the spirit of Christmas than all of
item.
1t is the smile of good cheer one man
gives another in passing on the street,
meeting at home, or in an office. 1t is the
grin that says, Let's be friends
Smiles really make Christmas-smiles,
and the hearty words that go with them.
SO lets take stock.
Are you glum, dour. stern-faced when
you walk down the street, when you meet
your friends, when you see an acquaint-
ance? Maybe you're tired-but you'll
find you feel less tired if you manage a
smile now and then. Maybe you're wor-
ried-but you'll find your problems are
easier to solve if you attack them the
cheerful way Maybe cash is short; you
II find you don't need cash to spread
cheer, if your smile is bright enough.
It's bad enough to wear a long face
any time of the year. It's worse this
time of year.
Don't be a sourpuSS.
Smile
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16

at cost of five cents per call Or he could write
them penny post card or send them letter
Some will respond, some won't.
Then he discovers way to send message to
hundred prospects for single penny! He just buys
newspaper "ad' and tells you and all your neigh
bors about his plan to save you money, give yo'
better values and better service.
Now the funny part about all this is that Il
pennY per hundred he pays the neMspapeI IS what
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16

present circumstances choose 10
support? .
True, interest rates on endowments
are down. True, demands on ac-
cumulated wealth are greater IMAM
they once were.
Yet the United States can scar
cely afford to allow college eauca-
ton to become a mere function OF
the state. 1t would then lose thaC
infinite variety which is one OF lts
chief virtues.
1t is unlikely that the United
States has "too many colleges
What it needs is more enthusiastic
and conscientious support OF the
profusion of colleges which still OIL
fer the American youth a better
chance for higher education imam
the youth any other country IN
the world
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
No. 3156
Notice of Time and Place Appointed
for Proving viii and Hearing Ap-
plicatiOn for Letters Testament
ary.
In the Matter of the Estate OF
w. H. BROOKS, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that a pet!-
ton for probate of the will OF w. H.
BROOKS, deceased, and for the is
suance to GRACHIE A. BROOKS
of letters testamentary, has been fill
ed in this court, and that FRIDAY
the goth day of December, 1910 at
2 o'clock pm, of said day. at the
courtroom of said court, in the City
of El Centro County of Imperial,
State of California, has been set
for the hearing of said petition,
when and where any person inter-
ested may appear ana contest the
same, and show cause, if any they
have, why said petition should not
be granted.
Dated December 9Th, 1910.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
BY MAXINE CONSOLE,
Deputy Clerk.
d. B. ROBERTS,
Attorney for Petitioner.
(Dec. 9-19 incl
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 16.-I see
where they've changed the title
again on the picture originally call
ed Virginia" As the result Of a
great amount of consultation, medi-
tation and petitioning, and with a
deriSive minority holding out for
The Wounded Tennis Player the
title is being carried back where it
came from-tc Virginia.
The last I'd heard on this lively
subject was that the final, conclu-
sive. okayed title was The South
erner." Apparently Paramount had
decided to box the compass with
Sam Goldwyn. who recently re-
leased The Westerner." This was
no surprise to the press agents,
who began to reception a few thou
sand still pictures, nor to the ad-
vertisinc staff, which merely threw
away all its layoutS and started re-
Jlggering its pct adiectivcs and
Catch-phraSeS.
OF course there was very little
sense to the title of The South
erner." since the story is about the
invasion of Virginia by rich North
erners. But studio employees accept
ed this philcSophically.
VIRGINIA
RESENTS CHANGE
Edward H. Griffith, the produ-
cer- director, had declared almost
from the beginning that he didn't
like Virginia for the film tag,
He didn't want it confused with
The Virginian' or "Virg n a
City" or The Howards of Virgin
ia"-the latter being probably the
dullest movie title ever devised.
He also pointed out that for some
reason everyone seemed to figure
Virginia" promised period pic
ture instead of a modern story.
Since this is in color, there were
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16

bill-this newspaper would cost you two or three
Or five times what you paid for it!
There's no "magic' about all this It's just an
American brand of penny pinching. A long time
ago we learned that one automobile made by hand
cost five or ten thousand dollars, whereas million
cars-if they were made and sold-cost only five
hundred or so apiece
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16
Co., Egiess!5 % go 80 =

Making and selling all the things we need is
sort of habit in America A rather good habit feel
But in all this thinking about helping you to get
the most for your money, let's not forget about
your very right to earn and spend and lioe in
free America. You keep that right through your
ability to pick the right men and pass the right
kind of laws
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16

makes this newspaper and every other paper posi-
Bile! Advertising pennies pay the salaries of re-
porters in Europe g., --.,, tnc bill for newsprint
paper and ink, rne cost of wiring you the baseball
scores, the market reports, the happenings in
Washington and Des Moines and Seattle.
Except for those advertising pennies-which,
you remember, saoed you money on your grocery
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16

Great Britain is now trying des-
perately to come to accord with
Russia. Let us. instead, cooperate
with the Soviets III good times ra-
ther than in time of stress.
-Vilhjalmur StefanSsan, Arctic cX-
plorer.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16

Japanese reaction to the evacua'
ton (of American citizens) was yer!
marked. 1t had more effect thar
any other move the United State.
has made.
-Wilfred Fleisher, former editor O.
American paper in Toxic.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16

way to make profit of half a dollar from each.
But if he can manage to find tsvo hundred Gus
toners, he can break even if he makes only 1212
cents on each one.
This may seem like pretty simple arithmetic.
However, there an if init II he can find the extra
customers He could call them on the telephone
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16
So They Say

There is no question but that
private enterprise will face its
strongest challenge in history with
in the next few years.
Matthew Woll, A. F.. of l.. vice.
president.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16

Martinique would make a per-
fectly splendid base-if we had it.
Rear Admiral w. d. Leahy, new
U. S. ambassador to France.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16
by Paul Harrison :.
HOLLYWOOD S Fads, Fancies and Foibles

many who feared that the custc-
mers would confuse Virginia"
with those state-named chromos
Kentucky" and Maryland foal-
ed by 20th-Fox.
But when the original title was
discarded and others proposed, you
ought to have heard the holler
from the Old Dominion. From here,
it sounded like, BY Cad, sub, they
CANT do this TO us!' Newspapers
state and city chambers of COM
merce, mayors. college presidents
the williamsburg Restoration Asso-
citation, the Thomas jefferson Men,
orial Foundation and Governor
James H. Price joined in protests
I'm told that a cutie wearing hoop
skirts and carrying petition start
ed out on roller skates for Holly
wood. and that students demon
strated in frCnt of the Paramount
consulate in Richmond.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16

When it comes to cleaning up
Britain and mopping up Greece,
Adolf and Benito are just couple
of scrubs.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16
Penny
Pi.nching
By NORMAN CHANDLER
Chairman, Newspaper pvbIi,hsn Committee

TETS say it costs your grocer SIS
IL to open his store each morning.
With that he can pay his rent, his
light bill, his clerk hire.
How your grocer gets that SIS is
important to you. If he has fifty Gus
toners today, he must find some
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16
Bar'bs

That morning rush would be solv-
ed if folks realized that coffee
cooks quicker if put on 10 miutes
earlier
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16
Thoughts for the Day

These things doth the Lord hate: yea, are an abom-
ination unto him: A proud look, lying tongue, and
hands that shed innocent blood.-Proverbs 6:l6,17
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16

Imports of all fresh fruits except
oranges are being banned for Great
Britain sounds like the old squeeze
play.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16
TITLE SUPPLY
RUNNING SHORT

There's genuine scarcity OF
film titles, with more than $4,000
used during the past IS years, and
thousands more owned and already
registered with the Producers As
ISOLATION. You can't just think up
a phrase, such as The Inconsol-
able Mr.. Whizzlesnop." and copy
right it, a title has to go with a
published story, play or song.
As a result, lots of authors are
cashing in handsomely on old dor
mant properties. A title may bring
from $1,000 to $4,000. The latter
figure was paid by Sam Goldwyn
for Strike Me Pink" although it
had absolutely nothing to do with
the picture on which he hung it.
Although a suggestion OF torrid
romance is desirable in picture
name. Hollywood believes there are
two strikes on any film that has
Love" in the title. Even so, it
has been used l56 times. Man has
appeared in ITO titles, and woman
in only 144. Hell" used on 46
flickers, is almost 10 times as pop
ular as heaven"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16
Famous Sayings

Whenever man commits crime heaven finds wit
neSs.-Bulwer.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16

Long after the football season is
forgotten we'll still be reading about
All-Amcricans. Those in the train
ing camps.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16
MEMBER

American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. Nationai
Editorial Association. Can
fornia Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16

Where do some people get the
idea that it's against the law to
call a doctor before midnight?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16

The U. S. Mint in Denver is hav-
ing a tough time making money as
fast as it's needed Yes, we under
Standi
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
SUMMONS.

District Court of the Eleventh
Judicial District of the State of
Montana, in and for the County of
Lincoln.
John B. Chase, plaintiff, VS.. John
W. Prince, Edward Prince, and Aus
tin Fraser, as County Treasurer of
Lincoln County. Montana, a body
corporate. defendants.
The state of Montana sends greet
ings to the above named defendants
and to each of them.
You are hereby summoned to
answer the complaint in this action
which is filed in the office of the
clerk of this court, copy of which
is herewith served upon you in the
county wherein you reside, and to
file your answer and serve copy
thereof upon the plaintiffs attor-
neys within twenty (20) days after
the service of this summons, ex-
elusive of the day of service, and in
case of your filure to appear or
answer, judgment will be taken
against you by default for the re-
lief demanded in the complaint.
Said action is brought for the
purpose of obtaining a tax deed
from the county treasurer OF Lin
coin County, Montana to Lots three
81, six (6l, and seven (7), Of Sec
ton twelve (12), in Township thir-
ty one (31) north. of range thirty
four (34l, west of the Montana prin-
cipal meridian, less about four (4l
acres, known as the Prince Addition
to Troy. Montana, together with all
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
EVERYTHING
IN
MERCHANDISE
KOOTENAI
Mercantile
DIRECTOR
Libby, Montana
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Commercial Club meets every 3rd
Thursday James A. Krall, presi
dent, Harold Hall, secretary.
American Legion Auxiliary Lodge
No 81 meets LIST and 3rd Thurs
days. Mrs Merle, president, Mrs.
Natalie Campbell. secretary.
Lions Club meets every End and
4th Mondays. Z. ]. Driear, pres
ident, w. j. Farris. secretary.
Libby Woman's Club meets End
Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. in community
room of court house. Mrs. j. A.
Krall president, Mrs. c. w. Gildea,
secretary
American Legion Post No. 81
meets lst and 3rd Thursdays at the
Legion hall DR.. j. P Campbell, COM
mander, w. c. collars, adjutant.
Libby Farm Woman's Club meets
1st Wednesday. Mrs. John Fuller,
president, Mrs. E. A. Rice, secre
tary.
Libby Junior Woman's Club meets
second Tuesdays at 8 p. m, in the
community room of the court house.
Mrs. VIM, Erickson, president and
Mrs. Marlen Adkins, secretary.
Al Study Club-Mrs. Dexter
Shaurette, president; Miss Vesta
Knoke, secretary.
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1ttANtE1NH1HHts
SPLINTERS
By Ted ArOns0n
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Death and taxes" Yes. we know
what they are And the difference
between them is that death doesn't
become any worse every time the
legislature meets.
Perhaps the tax-spenders have
a right TO shear the taxpayers, but
do they have any right to skin
them2 It is getting SO that If your
income tax report is correct you
will have to 60 to the poorhouse,
and If it is incorrect you must go
to Jail Added millage on tax lev
les may become pillage, and if the
goose that lays the tax-eggs gives
up the struggle, what will the poll
ticians do2
Soak the rich" is a popular slo-
gan. But. alas, when the rich are
soaked. the burden is passed on to
the poor. If we could find way
of making the other fellow pay all
the taxes, how lovely everything
would be.
No government, national, state or
local, ever spent a red cent that
was not collected from the tax
payers or borrowed.
All public services, Improvements
and salaries are ultimately paid for
by the consumers.
The fact that half of the tax load
is hidden does not help matters any.
A tooth may be extracted painlessly
but the tooth is gone just the same.
There is no substitute for econ
omy but we have been taking what
the politicians give us for a long
time.
1t is not enough to be tax-con-
scious. The people must learn some
of these basic facts and then give
patient and intelligent study, fol-
lowed by concrete demands for
changes, before we secure a more
equitable tax structure. The fid-
dler must be paid
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and singular, the tenements. here
ditaments, and appurtenances there
unto belonging, and to obtain a
judgment directing the county treas
urer to make, execute and deliver
tax deed to said property.
Witness my hand and the seal
of said court this 9th day of July.
1910.
(SEAL) FRED F. CLARK,
Clerk of Court.
BLACKBOARD g. BLACKBOARD
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Libby, Montana. jl11-ag14t
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ALIAS SUMMONS.

In the District Court of the Elev-
enth judicial District of the State
of Montana, in and for the County
of Lincoln.
Philip V. Sustello, plaintiff, VS..
Esther Matilda Sustello, defendant.
The State of Montana sends greet
ings to the above named defendants
and to each of them.
You are hereby summoned to
answer the complaint in this action,
which is filed in the office of the
Clerk of this Court, copy of which
is herewith served upon one of you
in each County wherein any of you
reside, and to file your answer and
serve copy thereof upon the
plaintiffs Attorney within twenty
days after the service of this Sum-
mons, exclusive of the day of servp
ice, and in case of your filure to
appear or answer, judgment will be
taken against you, by default, for
the relief demanded in the COM
plant. Said action is brought by
plaintiff to obtain a decree of abb
solute divorce from defendant on
the grounds of Wilful desertion.
Witness my hand and the Seal of
said Court this 2lst day of June,
1910.
FRED F. CLARK,
(SEAL) Clerk.
Marshall Murray
Attorney for Plaintiff
Libby. Montana jl4-25-4t