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Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-01
0kay Given Street
Improvement Plan
For County Seat
$4,000 Ell CentrO
Program Gets Favorable
Action by Engineer

A favorable recommenda-
ton regarding a $4,000 Ell
Centro street improvement
project was in the hands OF
state highway commissioners
at Sacramento Saturday.
The report was made by E. E. Wal
lace, state engineer for the south
ern district A copy was mailed to
the office of Walter Heinecke, Ell
Centro director of public works.
The report listed grading, gravel
ing and oiling Of the. following
streets:
Broadway, from Eighth to I'm
perial avenue.
Imperial avenue, from State to
Main street.
State from 8th to Imperial Ave.
Eighth Including widening)
from Broadway to Adams avenue.
Financing of the project will be
born chiefly by the city's share OF
state gasoline tax funds. The report
recommended $4,000 from this
source, $25O0 from city funds and
$500 from WPA for labor.
Heinecke pointed out that the
city's contribution of $500 did not
represent all cash, but part at least
would be in equipment rental and
engineering services.
Heinecke said the start of the
project would depend largely upon
when WPA funds would be available,
but he indicated that even if WPA's
part in the deal were delayed by
lack of manpower or some unfore-
seen reason, the work could start
soon under new plan whereby the
city could set up state project and
employ relief clients at a small
expense.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-01

as they sped along.
I'VE were hired to sell ice cream
and We were just going to Yuma
to do it, the girls protested in
dignantly Friday night when they
were arrested in Winterhaven
cafe while munching hot tamales.
Deputy Sheriff John Crousen found
them there after the Ell Centre
ice cream dealer reported the girls
two SIP carts, and $25 worth OF
ice cream missing.
THE girls may have thought ii
was fun to ride those -
bicycles across the desert" Deputy
Crousen said as he massaged his
aching legs, but 1 didn't. I had
to ride the bikes for miles to get
them under cover"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-01
Mexican REDS PLOT PRESIDENTS death
FOES SWAP AIR RAIDS

LONDON, Nov 80. (UP)-Ger-
man bombers roared back over Lon
don today after a night in which
they showered more incendiary
bombs than ever have been dropped
on the capital in a single attack.
But the air ministry reported
devastating British air raids before
dawn today on the great German
submarine base at Lorient, France.
smashing attacks on Bremen and
other German centers last night
and raid Thursday night on Brin-
disi, Italy, in which 13 tons of
had been almost ceaseless during
Officials estimated that at least
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-01
Short Changers in
Jail Here After
BiIkinq Merchants

Careers as short change artists
ended in the county Jail Saturday
for Louis Thomas Knatcher, 80,
and Lee Anderson, 43, officers said,
because they worked their system
once too often on the same day.
At 3 p. m. Friday they short
changed an Imperial grocer out of
$40. Chief w. II. Burton of I'M
perial telephoned the county sher-
ifs office to broadcast the alarm
and descriptions of the men. At
Gas p. m. Sol Gullett of inland was
shortchanged out of a similar sum-
AT 1888 p. m. the men were arrested
at Westmorland when officers rec
ognized them from the broadcast
description.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-01

was estimated at 5000 TO 10000, not
one death had been reported, and
there was no sign of an outbreak
of post-influenza pneumonia, state
health officials said.
1t was believed the mild type of
flue might have been brought into
the state by soldiers returning from
Hawaii which recently experienced
similar epidemic. 1t was emphasiz-
ed the outbreak was not comparable
to the worldwide epidemic which
took many lives in 1918.
AT Fort Bragg officials estimated
2 900 persons of population Of
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-01

300 Nazi bombers attacked London
during the night, giving the capital
its heaviest pounding in two weeks
The raiders singled out one area
Of London for the days first at
tack and began dropping bombs
The roar of anti-aircraft fire which
had been almost ceaseless during
the night was stilled for the first
attack and it was presumed that
British fighters went up to meet
the raiders.
During the night the capital suf-
fered the brunt of widely scattered
attacks en- Britain. The raiders
dropped incendiary bombs. Fires
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-01

constant raising OI Cne eieVdIiol VI
public discussion in America" the
defeated Republican presidential
candidate told the national inter-
fraternity conference. Because if
we continue the process that has
been so prevalent in these United
States in the last several years of
merely destroying by such methods
those men that democracy calls
upon to lead it, we will begin the
destruction of democracy itself
Willkie concluded his speech, his
first since a post-election appeal to
supporters of a loyal opposition"
to the administration, by proposing
a toast that I'VE drink to the health
and to the happiness of the presi-
dent of the United States" He in
terrupted a Florida vacation to at
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-01

5000 had been influenza victims.
At Sonora, where the high school
was forced to close temporarily, II
was estimated 80 per cent OF the
population was i'll.
Schools were closed in Plaeerville
and outlying Kern county districts
Health service officials at the uni
versity of California said more than
100 students were hospitalized. San
Diego also was hard hit.
Several hundred army cases were
centralized In Letterman general
hospital on the San Francisco Pres
lido.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-01
y AMBl|Ne
(\Ep0RTER
EIcphantine-

ElCphantine-
Whether his jokes simply sal
laid" you, or not. you must aomlt
this Jack Major has a memory ike
an elephant.
At the Rotary luncheon the hu-
morist went through the crowd OF
go odd, asked their names one by
one and made a mental note OF
!. each. Then. few minutes later,
went through again and called all
but two Wy name!
He called Bob Fahs Ed Rau-
the only mistake.
Study In Surprise
P. M. Mercer, was one aStonlShed
individual not SO long ago. It's a
good thing he has a strong heart
Jimmy Marshall called up Jack
Brem the other day and asked JACK
to cultivate his lawn.
II want to plant a new lawn, so
tear it all up he ordered.
Obligingly, Jack showed up, there
was no one home and he went ahead
with his machine, MASKING up the
sod until it was about the conSlS-
b tency of hamburger. Then he left.
The catch was that Jimmy had
moved recently to 463 Wensley and
' Jack had gone to the former home
at 564 Hamilton, now occupied by
P. M. Mercer and plowed up the
Mercer lawn!
They say that MERGERS face was
study in surprise when he came
home to find his yard looking like
a battlefield.
Novel Gift
atives-was plaguing the G. D. Allen
family in Holtville, as it has most
of the rest of Imperial Valley.
wo-and-a-half year old Billy was
listening to the suggestions that
flipped back and forth across the
pow-wow and he recalled how sad
his six-year-old sister was when
she lost front tooth.
Lets give Peggy a toof!" he sug-
geSted.
Cold Cooking
1t will be long time before Mrs.
G. K. Patton lives this one down.
. Planning to cook hot biscuits, she
had them all ready to put in the
stove when her memory lapsed. She
slid the tray into the refrigerator,
thinking it was the oven, and went
away to let them cook.
On The Run
Slick Ackley had best practice up
on being a philosopher. because
that's the only way he'll ever get
peace of mind.
Slick was covering an accident
on Main street in the course of his
duty as police officer when Nurse
Helen Fox drove up in a station
wagon, popped out with cotton in
one hand and syringe in the other.
"Roll up your sleeve" she order
ed.
"Hey, I haven't got small pox,''
Slick protested.
Never mind we need a trans
fusion and I want to type your
blood"
Patiently Slick held out his arm
and kept on with his work
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-01
Football

Navy ID, Army 0.
Boston College 7, Holy Cross 0.
Fordham 26, N. Y. U. 0.
Duke IL, Pitt 7.
Duquesne IA, Carnegie 7.
Maryland 7, Wash. Tchrs. 7.
Alabama 0, Miss. State l3.
Southern Methodist 16, TcXa'
Christian O.
Davidson 20, Citadel 6.
Georgia 81, Georgia Tech 10.
Vanderbilt 0, Tennessee 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-01
Civil War Threat
StirS RumQnidnS
Greeks. Italians Fighting Major Battle
While Iron Guard U prisins Provides
Germany with Problem in Balkans
BY JOE ALEX NORRIS -
United Press Foreign News Editor

The threat of strife and frightened German control
mounted in Rumana Saturday while battles ragged along
the front in Albania. Reports Of continued terrorism
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-01
Flu Controlled
In Calf. Areas

SAN FRANCISCO Nov 80. (UP)-A widespread cpl
demc of mild influenza in California apparently had been
controlled with most districts reporting reduction in
cases, health authorities said today
Although the total number of throughout the state
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-01
Wendell WiIIkie
TodStS Roosevelt

NEW YORK, Nov 90 (UP)-Free and public discus,
of national problems urged last night by Wendell
L. Willke $50 that democracy functioning it should
function will arrive at conclusions that will preserve that
system for u.s. 81 hope to contribute something to the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-01
Fiesta Children
Parade with Pets
Elders. Vexed by Bu||fish+ Protests.
Forget Woes Long Enough to Select
Prize Winners in Proc ession, Costumes

BRAWLEY, Nov. 3O.-More than 300 children paraded
through the streets here today in hilarious pet parade
while their elders battled the avalanche of humanitarian
kilograms protesting that wild and awful bulfigh sched
uled for the high school grounds at pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-01
Gunfi9hts Quel|
Communist Drive
In Mexico City
Police Nip Plan to Assassina+e Newly
Elected National Leader at Ceremony
Of inauguration; Alien Hand Suspected

MEXICO CITY Nov. 30 UP)-Authorities took dras-
precautions today against aegedy foreign INSPIRED
plot to bring about nsurrecton at President Elect Man
ue Ava .Camachos Inauguration tomorrow in the pres
ence of Elect Henry A. Wallace OF the Unit
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-01
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Maximum temperature 80; minimum 40; S am
emperature Al, humidity 39 noon temperature 49,
humidity II; pm. temperature 81, humidity 81.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-11-08
Poetic Thoughts
By Morris Gibbs. Sr.
Election Is Over

Now that the election is over
And everyone knows which party
won,
Maybe the people will decide
To tackle the work that's to be
done.
There has been turmoil over this
election;
Some changed their minds every
day,
Others had theirs already made up
And so had lot to say.
The humanitarian issues were
clearly cut,
It wasn't hard to see,
What had been done for all
Was to safeguard human liberty.
Any one issue on this score
Was enough to encourage the
masses, i.
To remember this on election day
Was the intention of the lower
classes.
A democracy always has to show
The greatest good to the great
est number.
If not, then it's purpose is lost
And evil causes a lethargic slum-
Der.
Election is past, disappointed ones
need to remember,
Grumbling over results not to their
liking,
Will not help matters at all
But shows the democratic spirit
is lacking.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-11-08
In Strict Accord
Sunday, Nov. 8, 1910

My dear Mr.. Newman:
Just a line of commentator on
your splendid editorial relative to
the Forthcoming national election.
I have just finished reading it, and
I can say in all truth that in no
other strictly Negro newspaper
have read a better analysis of
the issues in this campaign or a
more unbiased and critical ap-
praisal of both candidates.
That I am in strict accord with
your advice and recommendations
in reference to this election is only
an incidental factor. Even if I
were a Willl1ie man, / could neither
refute or deny your contention that
the welfare of the great masses of
Negroes is inextricably connected
with the Roosevelt administration
and the continuance of the same.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-11-08

yond the mere question Of policy
why the free Negro should not
hold slaves is, that between the
master and slave there must exist
mutual and reciprocal obligations
and duties, the slave owing obedi-
ence and fidelity to his master, and
the master owing to the slave sup
port and protection. But the Negro
is not such a freeman as to ex-
tend protection; he is nominally
free, almost helpless and dependent
on the white race as the slave him
self; he has few civil rights, being
merely protected in his person and
property by the law, and being in
some cases to give his evidence in
court of justice. He can hold no
office of honor, trust or profit; can
not act as a juror or legislator,
cannot make or execute laws.
He cannot, therefore, in any
sense extend to a slave the pro-
lection due from a master, having
no voice in the making, altering,
enforcing or executing the laws;
and having himself constantly to
resort to the protection of the
whites.
We think, therefore, that neither
usuae, policy, nor the necessary
relations of master and slave, will
permit free Negroes in this state
to hold slaves. -.
Humanity revolts at the idea of
a parent selling his own children
into slavery.
THE THICK LIP: The thick
lip introduced into the imperial
house of Austria, by the marriage
of the Emperor Macmillan with
Mary of Burgundy, is visible in
their descendants to this day, after
lapse of about three and one-half
centuries.
CHURCH MEMBERS: About
100000 people of color are men,
bers of the Roman Catholic
Church.
Any interesting or unique fact
about Negroes sent to this column
will be published over the sender's
name. Write the author in care of
this newspaper.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-11-08
The People Spoke

The national United States of America God
willing Franklin Deano Roosevelt for four
wears demonstrated that the people of this
country have for which
opinion chief opposition which Mr. Roosevelt had
based third This particular thing greatly
opposition Some have said that the
because of the European
impossible what the American people
had they the polls but that the
program New figured largely the thinking of
all of the advertising the spent and
worthy living democracy by exercising their opinions
Minnesota generally followed the pattern of
supported Wendell Wike Our editorial support went
and advertising columns all
the small which this played
arousng their responsibility citizens Minnesota
Negroes those other regions concerning themselves
rather than political parties and moth
traditions IT, political analysts and statistcans
held the balance states like Ohio Penn
then certainly repudiated the cheap appeal
which brought Louis for Wkie number
who fohy thought that the heavyweight champions
would swing the Negro eating Joe
great much beloved but this time the only people
knocked those who tried to make him politician
both sides of Presidential fence honest citizens toled to
worked others
and for political pement and prestige The campaign
Now the time for all of get together for the good
shall democracy work by building the greatest buwark for
defense This safeguard free people who will be able
onslaught all enemies whether such foes
fromw without within.
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Potent Paragraphs from Other Editors

that the Negro lead
who have been close political and candidates will
all their that the pledges Of fair play
executed.-Iowa Bystander (Des Moines).
allow ourselves be walked for the next five
will walked upon forever-Roy Wilkins, editor The Crisis in
speech at Cleveland, Ohio
The world needed socaed warrior For all his
conuest Alexander the Great dismal failure His kingdom
fell nothgnes and what he achieved only the
unmey death of thousands of old and chill
Likewise the who today endavorng to follow his
will the through the shedding
blood will endure will it make the world better for their
having lived in it.-Chicago Sunday Bee
True Negroes the life and the of
human beings but where do they enjoy it, Mr. Randophs New
York outside the ghetto he
home restricted he frstclass
story only
people and half of cannot
work Most defense jobs barred We oed in
the Army and barred from the Navy dshwashers We
neither board outside the ghetto "ur capital Wash
and nud We branded legally pariahs If this treatment
human beings then let hope be rencarnaed
Geo. S. Schuyler in the Pittsburgh Courier.
Episcopal Bishops recently rejected
81, proposal coored Georgia. Mis-
sssppi and Alabama and give them colored bishop.
declined follow
Methos who Southern coOred churches
under their episcopacy.
may recognize prn-
e of brotherhood but neither the South able compel the
whole church segregation Christian e-Ao
American Baltimore Md
America would defend itself against Naz domination
and tOtaaranism first must rid itself of similarity ideas
existing
make serious effort give all racial and minority that
vege of rights them by the of the
that which has already adopted and pracceCcagO Sunday
Rec --
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Among The Churches

A delicious turkey dinner will be
served and an interesting program
will be rendered. Mrs. R. ]. Rice
will be the principal speaker. Mrs.
Tessie Sonion, vice-president, is in
charge of the arrangements for
this affair.
Plans for a full program of ac-
tivities for the young people of the
church and community were made
in a meeting on Wednesday eve
ming. Mrs. Josie Williams and Mrs.
Juanita Mitchell are advisors of
the youth groups. The Youth Coun-
Gil will have charge of the service,
Sunday morning, Nov. 18th. An
event of unusual interest is the
coming of DR.. George Mecklenburg,
pastor of the Wesley Methodist
Church, Minneapolis, with his IA
nous illustrated lecture, "The
Crash of Europe" on the evening
of November 20.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-11-08
HUMBOLDT HEIGHTS NEWS
By III. T. Russell

Despite the blustry weather, the
members of the Humboldt Heights
Civic Club met Tuesday evening at
700 p. m. at the residence of Mr..
w. Miller, 5O16 Irving Ave. N.
An interesting program has been
arranged for the fall and winter
months. The dates that programs
have been arranged will be an
nounced in this column from time
to time and at such meetings the
entire public of the Twin Cities is
invited.
Come out in our vicinity and look
it over. There arc quite a number
of residents of other parts of the
city who are property owners in
this community and plan to reside
in our locality next spring.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-11-08

We are especially requesting moth
ers of Welcome Hall Play Center
Children. The children under the
direction of Mrs. Leila Smith will
give a special number at this serv-
ice.
COSMOPOLITAN GIRLS: The
Cosmopolitan Girls had Pow Wow
at Riverside Drive for the girls
and their company. Among those
present were Misses Lavetta Gross,
Letitia Camp, Mary Walker, La
Vern Benner, Edith Camp, Mary
Bradley, Edith Massie, Marion Lar
son, Juanita Harvard; Messrs.
Murle Young, Rudalph Ellis, James
Howard, Paul Michacle, Joe Camp,
Donald Vassar, Jack Lynch, Mevin
Carter. Chaperons were Mrs.
Lewis and Mrs. King. A grand
time was had by all.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-11-08
CAMPHOR MEMORIAL
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

DR.. P. T. Gorham, Of Chicago,
will be the preacher at the Cam
phor Church, at IL a. M, Sunday.
DR.. Gorham, who is the District
Superintendent of the Chicago Dis
trict, will have charge of the Com
munion Service which will follow
the sermon. He will hold the third
quarterly conference on Saturday
night at 8 p. m. Rev. Clarence T.
r. Nelson, the pastor, will preach
at the fifth of the series of old
fashioned evangelistic services, at
7:45 p. m. The Gospel Choir will
sing at this service.
A hundred women and men are
expected to attend the first annual
luncheon of the Woman's Society
of Christian Service in the church
at 100 p. m. next Thursday, Nov.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-11-08

compare her with a Bush woman,
and the difference would seem to
be. very little. by James. Frac-
ton, Denver.
SOLD SON INTO SLAVERY:
Delaware 1888: George Long, a
free Negro, legally married to
Phoebe, the mother of Isaac, who
was the slave of a certain Como
way. Isaac was born while his
mother was slave; and while an
infant he was purchased by his
father, George Long, of Conoway's
representatives.
His father never manumitted
him; but, on the contrary, by will
bequeathed him to Minos Tidal,
until he should attain the age of
twenty-five years. Minos Tidal
took possession of Isaac; who, at
the death Of his master, was sold
by the executor to Daniel Hudson.
Isaac, now a man, sues for his
freedom.
The opinion of the Court was
delivered by Chief Justice Clayton.
The first is whether a free Negro
in this state (Delaware) can hold
a slave; the second, whether a
father can hold his own children in
slavery.
Were the Negro race the strong
err it would subjugate the white;
and the master now, would in turn
become the slave.
If the Negro has not by usages
and customs of this state held
slaves, this court will not institute
a new species of slavery, and de-
cree that he can do so; and we
think that to give the free Negro a.
right to hold slaves, would be to
institute another and a dangerous
species of slavery hitherto un-
known. The free Negro cannot,
in this country, base his right to
hold slaves upon the principle of
conquest. He is not of a different
race of men who by the sword
have subjugated their fellow men;
but he finds among the slave popu-
lation his brethren in blood, color,
feelings, education and principle;
they are the same race with him,
and have never been in subsection
to him.
Another and a strong reason be-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-11-08
YOUNG MEMS CLUB AT
ST PAUL'S METHODIST

The Young Mems Club of We'll
come Hall were the guests. at the
Young Peoples Hour at the st.
Paul's Methodist Church Sunday,
Nov. 3rd. A fellowship service pre-
coded the meeting at which time
the entire membership, seated
around a very beautiful table, were
served dinner, buffet style.
The Young Mems Club contribu-
ton to the program consisted of a
musical selection by Chester Rus
sell accompanied by Miss Aretas
Blaney; a short talk by Charles
Latimer, and a musical selection
by the Young Mems Chorus COM
posed of Sam Lynch, Torrance
Pugh, Jake Lynch, Donald Vasser,
Chester Russell, Charles Latimer.
Accompanying the group were
George Sanders, Ruth Benner, and
Leslie V. Warren.
ADULT EDUCATION: Miss
Dora Blomquist, Adult Education
will start her class in Everyday
English in the Chapel class room
at TOO P. NJ, Thursday evening
All those interested are requested
to come and enroll.
THE WORKER AND PAR
ENTS' COUNCIL: The Worker
and Parents Council will have al
guest speaker Mrs. Cecil Boswell
She will speak on the Education o.
the Nursery School Age Child. Tn,
meeting is at $3.50 p. m. Thursda!
evening.
SUNDAY ASSEMBLIES: Sun
day afternoon at 800 p. M, Mis-
Elizabeth Newton will speak at tn,
Chapel Service on the "Younl
Child's Position in the Democracy.
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Letters From The People . .

And it is my sincere hope that the
Negro people throughout this ma
ton are as firmly convinced as I
am on this score.
You as an editor are doing an
excellent job of enlightening the
Negro politically, and your paper
is rapidly becoming powerful So
cial and political force in the COM
munity. May 1 say just one thing
more. AS long as you continue to
serve fearlessly the vast body of
Negro people who need such lead
ership and guidance as you are
capable of giving; just that long
will you have their respect and
support; and as long as you use
your newspaper as an instrument
for social, economic, and political
justice you will have mine.
Sincerely,
Sam Reed.
1921 Rice St.