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Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18
by Willis Thornton -.
Propaganda, Pressure and Persuasion
By Gsibraith

America by Defending the Allies" J"
With 700 local branches and scores
of thousands of members. this group
begins to exercise real power in
molding public opinion.
Here is a committee For Nom
Participation in japanese Aggres-
sion"
Here is an America First Com
mittee,' directly opposed to the
first group named.
Here are committees to aid the
Chinese, the japanese, the French,
the Poles. Scandinavian, and the
people of almost every nationality
of stricken Europe. Nearly all these
committees are organized and run
by native American citizens. They
constitute a problem quite differ
ent from that which was attacked
in forcing agents of foreign govern
mentS to register.
Yet they exercise their influence
(and some are now becoming large
enough to be real pressure groups)
on our relations with other coun-
tries.
Democratic policies ought to be
determined after hearing all ar
gumentS. These groups are advanc-
ing the arguments on the basis OF
which we will decide. But it is
likely that never before has SO great
a galaxy of pressure groups, COM
mittees and groups clamored for
the American ear.
That ear wants to be more deli
cately tuned than ever before.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18
by Bruce Cation :.
The Inside Track in Washington

Ed Possible is realignment
which would find Socialists PUNK
ing for aid to Britain and occupy
ing a position somewhat to the lett
of the New Deal but still rather
friendly to it.
ELECTORAL COLLEGE
REFORM REVIVAL?
Watch for revival in the new
congress. perhaps even in the late
days of this one, of the Norris-Lea
amendment. Submitted first in 1884,
this proposal would abolish the
electoral college, and current talk
about the way in which a 1000, 600
vote national majority was magni-
fled into a landslide through the
lens of the electoral college has re-
vived interest in the reform.
The Norris-Lea plan would re-
tain the electoral vote, though
abolishing the "stooge electors. Each
state would have as many electoral
votes as it has senators and repre-
sentatives, as at present, but in
stead of all of each states electors
going to the candidate having the
state majority or plurality, they
would be proportioned to the popu-
lar vote.
Thus, if a state has 10 electors,
and one candidate got 6000 votes,
the other 1000, the states electoral
votes would go six for one and
four for the other candidate. 1t
would be almost impossible to OBJ
tain an electoral majority without
also getting a popular majority.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-Con-
trarv to some of the scare stories
that got around during the past
month, housing for Uncle Sam S
new army will probably be more
than adequate.
Army officials now say housing
projects will be 80 per cent COM
pleted by Jan. /. with the "ade-
uuate shelter" stipulated by con-
gress available on that date Tor
100000 men-although that many
won't actually be in service until
some time in March.
Army food stands to be better
than ever before. For some time
rcw the army has been operating
more than a score of special schools
for cooks and bakers. Virtually all
its cooks and mess sergeants and
many OF its company Officers are
graduates CT these schools.
In addition, there are regular
medical inspections of army food
and food handlers. Every man as
signed to K. p. duty gets medical
exam.
Westerners got alarmed recently
bv wild tales of epidemics at the
4lst division national guard sta
tions, Camps Lewis and Murray,
Washington. Army u t h oritle e s
checked up and found only l3 cases
OF illness, all slight, among $4,000
enlisted men.
FAREWELL
TO MOSCOW
Some interesting maneu We s
among leftwing groups In Amerl-
ca are expected for the near future.
One important-if-true yarn has
il that the Communist party, U. S.
A.. will shortly have a grand con-
claye at which connections with
the Third Internationale will be
severed. the end-product being a
100 per cent American party not
subject TO orders from Moscow.
Supposed advantages: Local par
ty-line people wouldn't have to
defend every twist and turn OF Sta
Inns foreign policy :. and maybe
marty members would not come un-
der so much suspicion Of being
agents of a foreign government. II
that's the plan, it must be reported
that the Dies Committee has al
ready heard of it and Is prepared
to be very skeptical.
More absorbing to New Dealers
is a rumored boil-over among the
Socialists, where there is consider
able discontent with Norman Tho
mas isolationism and his refusal
to see much good in the works OF
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18
Are YOU on a committee?

Are YOU on committee?
If you aren't. you're an unusual
American these days. For there are
so MANY committees operating IN
the United States at the moment
that it seems as though every per-
son in the country must be a mem
ber of one or more. Committees
that is. trying to persuade the Am
erican people to do this or that IN
regard to the country's policies to-
ward other nations.
Most of them are putting out pro-
paganda. Don't recoil. We got sc
gun shy of that word during the
World War that it still has dis
reputable odor to us.
Propaganda, the source and pur-
pose of which is known and open
is not propaganda in the dlsreput-
able sense the word has acquired
The arguments by both the Nation
al Democratic and Republican COM
mittees during the presidential
campaign were propaganda IN the
literal sense of the word. But their
source and purpose was known tc
everyone. and their regularly-issueo
material was not propaganda in the
evil sense.
So with the deluge of material
that is being isued on foreign pol
icy. Much of it comes frankly from
known groups who frankly advo-
cate a certain course. 1t is propa-
ganda in the sense that 1t aims
at conviction leading to action, but
it is not propaganda in the sinister
sense
Here is a committee to "Defeno
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18
HERE DEFENSE
COMES FIRST
Riverside Press)

Cooperation with the government in
the building of national defense is mount
ing day by day.
Among many many offers to cooper
ate to the fullest extent with Uncle Sam
in defense measures that of General Elec-
trio in its annual report to its stock
holders, stands out. Here is what u. +.
says:
Certainly your company has no thought OF
intention of profteering from the defense pro-
gram We believe that when risks are normal
and of nature which promise reasonable profit
the company should undertake these risks
Where the risks are extraordinary, but the
project is essential to national defense, General
Electric is prepared TO undertake the task on
any basis that provides reasonable assurance
that it shall not emerge with net loss on the
material produced, or on the amount invested
in special plants and equipment
Now comes Eastman Kodak with
new approach to the question. 1t offers
to refund voluntarily to the government
"any profit it might make in excess OF
10 per cent of cost
The 10 per cent is, of course, already
subject to income and excess profits
taxes. Evidence of the literal sincerity
of the offer is in the fact that Eastman
made a substantial refund to the govern
ment as the result of a similar pledge in
1917.
After all the talk of guaranteed prof
its this attitude of the two tOpnotch in
dustries is like clean sea breeze. 1t is
the kind of an attitude which was not to
be found in France in 1889. 1t is the
kind of an attitude which makes unneces-
sary the centralized controls nobody
wants
Patriotism is not confined to the men
who carry gun. 1t is found in every
walk of life. And increasing assurance
of full cooperation by big business in the
defense drive makes the American peo-
pie feel decidedly more secure.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18
Barbs

Had that Rumanian quake hap
pened in England Hitler would have
lost little time claiming it as his
new secret weapon.
Everybody agrees that national
unity is a fine thing, SO let's make
up our minds what it really means.
The fellow who is perfectly sat
isfied with but little here below
has it in his head.
Denver thief stole $40 from a
luke box. If caught, why not make
him listen to the 400 records that
had been played?
u. s. Weather Bureau spends
s5 1000 600 annually TO tell you when
it's going TO rain. We can do the
same thing by planning an outing.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18
WANTS TO WORK
WITH w. c. FIELDS

Barrymore is looking remarkably
we'll these days-partly, he says,
because he is obliged to scrape along
on a court allowance of $1,000 a
week. The rest goes to his creditors
and from now on the amount Will
be considerable because a regular
radio program has been added TO
his schedule.
When 1 get out from under my
debts" he said, Il want to buy
boat, but not a fancy big yacht ike
1. had before. I'll be staying here
from now on, and there'L be no
more stage engagements; I paid
$4,000 to get out of my last COM
mitment.'
He likes movies and is especially
fond of radio, has just been signed
for a weekly air show. I asked II
he had any single ambition and ne
said yes, that he's anxious to make
a picture with w. c. ields.
It'd be the screwiest thing ever
filmed" he declared. We've been
talking together about it
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18
So They Say

We in America have played our
part in building the kind of world
where war is inevitable.
Rev. DR.. John Sutherland, New
York minister.
In many respects the corporal of
today requires the leadership quail
ties of the lieutenant of yesterday.
Lieut.. Gen. Hugh A. Drum.
AS long as there is a Finland,
the help America has given will be
remembered and blessed.
-Kaarlo E. Kuusamo Finnish con-
sui in New York.
If capitalism, even under strain,
leaves education in the lurch, it
loses one of its own credits and in
cfeaSeS its own danger
Dir. Dixon Ryan Fox, president,
Union College, urging greater en-
dOWmentS.
Preparedness here is sort of
vaccination.
-Dr. Hans Simons, New School OF
Social Research.
Intervention and hemisphere So
lidarity are incompatible.
Laurence Duggan, State Depart
ment Latin American specialist.
j. B. French, Maryville Mo, found
a skunk with its head stuck in a
glass of jelly. It's still there!
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18
Craniunn Crackers
SIMILAR WORDS


Listed below are five pairs of
words which are somewhat similar
in spelling, but which have differ
ent meanings. Can you distinguish
between them and define each
briefly?
l. Ingenious and ingenious.
2. INDECENT and indigenous.
3. Gregarious and egregariouS.
4. Bouillon and bullion.
5. Inveigh and inveigle.
O.
ANSWERS
l. Ingenious means frank or
artlesS; ingenious means clever.
2. INDECENT means needy or des-
titute; indigenous means native or
not imported.
3. GregarlOuS means fond Of
company, associating or going to-
gether in herds; egregarious means
extraordinary.
4. Bouillon is a clear soup pro-
duced from boiled meat; bullion is
uncolned gold or silver.
5. Inveigh means to rail against
OF to Censure; inveigle means to en-
tlce or to purSuade.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18
by Paul Harrison -.
HOLLYWOOD S Fads, Fancies and Foibles

to the laboratory and find it wreck
ed. Then they hear a pounding on
the door of a closet where the
housekeeper, Margaret Hamilton,
has been imprisoned by the gang
sters. Miss Bruce was supposed to
release her quickly. but on the first
take the latch wouldn't work. After
struggling with it for several Sec
onds she turned to the camera and
said, Il can't get the - door
open!"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18
DISCOVERY TOO
LATE FOR JOHN

1t is situation to confound the
censorship boards, and it also is
highly amusing to that old satyr,
Barrymore. Between scenes he tells
the blushing Miss Bruce he's work
ing on a potion which will enable
him to see the things which his
marvellous machine has made nor
mally invisible.
He says. too, that he wishes he
had thought of making women in
visible a long time ago. 1t would
have saved him lot of trouble.
When I visited the set today
Miss Bruce was completely ma
terialized and working in a scene
which discloses that the machine
has been stolen by agents of an
underworld car who figures in
visibility would aid him in his ne
fariOus enterprises.
The actress and the Great Pro-
file-the latter wearing a gray wig
and mustache and looking very
much like Brother Lionel-come in
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. John
Barrymore is playing the role of a
somewhat whacky scientist in Uni
versity's comedy-chiller, The In
visible Woman" and is having lot
of fun at it.
He assemblies an intricate ma
chine which with the aid of an
injected chemical can render a
person invisible, and he tries it out
on Virginia Bruce, an unhappy
fashion model who volunteers for
the experiment because she's tired
of being stared at. She's also tired
of being prosecuted by her boss,
and the first thing she does to
celebrate her new state of trans
parency is to give that astonished
eX-employer a good swift kick.
This and other aspects of the
part are likely to do quite a bit
toward adding zip and spice to the
normally quiet and wholesome
screen personality of Miss Bruce
even though audiences won't be
able to see her in some of the
scenes.
Having been treated with the
rays of the machine, it happens
that she can assume invisibility
whenever she likes by guzzling
some alcohol. 1t also happens that
the machine doesn't work on in
animate material, so in order to
get completely out of sight, Miss
Bruce has to take. off all of her
clothes. Consequently the imagina-
tions of audiences will be stimulat-
ed by the suggestion that here is
a pretty girl running around stark
naked and a little drunk.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18
Famous Sayings

God dwels far off from us, but prayer brings Him
down to our earth, and links His power with our
efforts-Mad de Gasparin.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18
Thoughts for the Day

The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name
of the God of Jacob defend thee.-Psalms 20:l.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18
MnMBER

MHAEBER
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. NatiOnAI
Editorial Association. Cali
fornIa Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-18

J. B. French, Maryville, Mo, found
skunk with its head stuck in
glass of jelly. It's still there!
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-10
7. J. RICHARDSON, OF.
TOWNSVILLE, PASSES
Prominent Citizen Dies Sud-
denly After Illness of
Some Months

Tbomas Jackson Richardson, g.
,,,rr,;nant citizen of Townsville and
IF Vance county. died suddenly al
AN o'clock Tuesday afternoon a,
his home. He had been in failing
health for four months, and for some
v,neks WAS 4 patient in Richmond
hnsni,al. He had recovered conSid-
erablv. and had been in and around
henderson in the past few weeks
His death was unexpected. He hao
suffered from 4 heart ailment.
Mr. Richardson was born january
"a 1872, in Oxford, but had lived in
the Townsville community about
fifty years.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs
K,thcrine Harris Richardson, and
two half-brothers, c. c. Richardson
and Robert Richardson, of Rocky
Mount.
Mir. Richardson was for fifty years
= member of Rock Spring Baptist
church at Townsville, and funeral
services will be held there tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock, in charge
of the pastor, Rev. S. l.. Morgan, OF
Wake Forest, assisted by Rev. c. A,
Upchulrch. of Raleigh, former pas
for, and Rev. J. S. kcnniSon, Towns
Vile Presbyterian minister. Inter-
ment will be III the cemetery at Rock
Spring church.
MIR. Richardson served a term OF
two on the Vance Board of County
Commissioners. at least once as lis
chairman, and WAS interested in pup
lie affairs until his health lalleu. flc
was a substantial farmer and large
land owner of the county, and was
WloeN AnuWn 10 muny citizens here
and elsewhere.
Active pallbcarcrS were announced
as follows: &. A. Norwood, Al. B.
Wester, j. G.. Moody, J. J. White, w.
G.. Campbell, Willie Owens.
The following were named as
honorary paIoearerS: ". NJ. Woody,
L. NJ. Bullock, LassitCr Wilson, J. R.
Norwood. G.. c. Norwood, Jake Van
Dyke. J. G. Pickett, Roy O. RodWell,
S. p. Cooper. ". H. Green, j. t.
lDWlitlS. o.. IL. -hldltlltNS' u. IL blNN -
or, A. }. Owens, John 4. Wilson, S.
V. Miltcycr. F. E. Pnnell. E. O.
Talkncr, +. l.. Fleming, 4. G.. Bur-
roughs. +. p. GholSUn. X. l.. Bur-
ton. G. j. Fleming, E. c. Huff, 3. H.
Smith. D. Boyd Kimball, 7. H. Wei
don. +. V. Adams, r. l.. Robertson,
b. II. Perry, J. c. KittrelI, S. E.
Brummitt. y. T. McNeny, E. H.
Dixon, S. II. Johnson, Y. l.. Kimball,
E. J. Knott, Z. Is. Taylor, R. B. Tay-
lor, W. c. Tucker, P. c. Arlington,
ST., j. w. Sanders, Samuel Davis, j.
II. keaton, George larry, Dr.. R. T.
Upchurch, Nj. J. Woodlief, W. J. Par
ham, George A. Rose, ST.. w. j. Al
ston, S. S. Stevenson, w. B. Daniel,
Jr., Lee Averett. c. H. EppeS, R. S.
johnson. J. W. ReaviS, ]. H. Satter-
white. and G.. W. Knott, ST..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-10

Big EXTRA Savings on
Round Trip Tickets
BUS STATION
William st. Phone Il
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-10
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1910

Take q tip-take your trrp
by Greyh ound! Wherever
you travel by Super Coach,
you'll arrive refreshed, rested
ready for anything - and
with money left over!
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-10
GROUP Named To Attend
Celebration In Raleigh

mittee in letter written to Mayor
Graham H. Andrews, of Raleigh.
some of those on the list are from
families who gave land for the rail
road righ!-of-Way When it was built
through this section.
The Raleigh celebration is to at
tract railroad and other tranSporta-
,iou leaders and experts from dill
l,rent parts OF the South and the ma
ton rs 4 whole. Those named are:
Miss Eugcnia ThroWer. Mrs. A. J,
Davis. Mrs. Gusts 3. ReaviS, Mrs
Bessie Kittle. J. H. Brodie, Joel T,
Cheu,ham. Mrs. Joel T. Cheatham
Il. +. Clements. Mrs. Il. E. Clements,
Mrs. J. II. Brodie, J. H. Bridgers, R.
s. Powell. S. p. Cooper. S. S. Par
ham. Il. G. s. Davis. Henry A. Dennis,
:. II. Allen. John B. Watkins, l. B.
Watkins. John Y. RcaviS. 7. 7. Mar
row. Il. j. Curbitt. S. r. Harris. |. j.
Young. S. 7. Peace. Mrs. S. T. Peace,
!. p. ZolliCofGer. Mrs. j. p. Zollicof-
fer. y. 3. Thomas. J. c. kittrell.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-10

Special showing Of SOC
yheers, silks, gaberdines,
spun raycns-in all new
summer and Spring shades
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-10
PATROLMEN ASKING
LITTLE COOPERATION

State Highway Patrolmcn stationed
here today called attention Of motor
lists TO cutting through filling stations
at intersections, declaring the prac-
lice dangerous and must cease.
Motorists often cut through serV-
ice station drives in order to avoid
signal lights at street intersections, 4
is said.
The patrolmcn asked the coopera-
ton Of the public iii abolishing this
dangerous practice.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-10
INTEREST IN LOTS
CONVEYED BY DEED

One-third interest in several lois
centering around the Walnut-Breck-
enridge street intersection was con-
veved to Fred S. Register by W. B.
Daniel ct al. for $40 and considera-
tons, according to realty transfer
recorded with the Vance Registry
vacterdaV
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-10
TWO PLEAD GUILTY
TO LICENSE CHARGE

Two motorists pleaded guilty in
cnlnty court today 70 charges Of OPP
Grating motor vehicles without OPP
,r3,0r< license. and Recorder r. E.
Clements let prayer for judgment be
continued upon payment Of the costs
as to each.
The two we're John Main and L..
.. ReaNiS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-10
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page -Four

/. What is the name Of the holiday
that falls on May SO?
2. Is Boulder Dam the highest dam
IN the world"
3. What is the S2ptuagnt?
t. Ambassador Laurence a. STEM
hardt represents the United States in
Finland, Sweden or Russia?
). Do thunderstormS cause milk 10
sour?
6. Sofia is the capital Of which
country? -,
7. Which President of the United
States alluded 10, himself as "Olo
Public Functonary?"
6. Which Of these three cities on
he Pacific coast is IarthcSt from
Washington, d. G., as the crow HES:
vancouver, Canada; Tijuana, MeHico;
eureka, Calf.
9. When was the name OF the BY
.sh Royal Family changed to Wlnd-
gOr?
10. IN which centuries were the
TruSadcs?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-10
IIr. Reckham Better.

c. b. Reckham, who has been cor
fined some time by illness. is able to
be up and around his home on South
William street extension, but IS I'M
able TO be out as yet.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-10
Tine Sick
To Buffalo, y. Y,

Mrs. Roy w. Norris has gone to
Buffalo, N. Y, 10 visit her sister, VINO
is i'll in hospital there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01
Case II

George, who is IS, comes straight
home from school to hunt wood for
the cook stove and to clean UP the
rooms. Georges mother can't do
much around the house. Her leg
was amputated three years ago be-
cause OF diabetes. She used to have
odd crutches to hobble around on
but now they are worn down beyond
repair and she has to move around
from chair to box to bed as best
she can. Georges father Is en-
ployed on the w. p. A. His $3.50 q
month pay the rent and buy food
for his wife and the two children
but not the kind Of food Mrs. Carter
should have for diabetes.
The only heat in the four rooms
comes from the kitchen stove. Cot
ton quilts and WORKOUT overcoats
are used for bed clothes and when
it's cold, George and his younger
brother. William, sleep In their
clothing.
George and William, who is 10,
sometimes make little money SELL
ing papers and running errands.
The money goes to their mother for
the alcohol, olive oil and insulin
the doctor insists she have. BY the
time they get to their homework,
the boys are ready to 60 to bed.
They find it hard to do their arith-
metic by the Pickering light of .
kerosene lamp.
Send a cash Gift to The Star.
Take q toy to a Warner Bros,
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Cose Is

1t is difficult for Angela, who Is
badly crippled from infantile
paralysis, to climb the four flights
of stairs to the small, dark. three
room fiat on the top floor. The only
daylight in the three rooms comes
from two windows in the kitchen
which overlook the roofs of neigh
boring houses.
Angela sleeps on the sofa near
the stove in the kitchen, because
she feels the cold more than the
other two children. In the middle
room is large double bed which
Mrs. A. shares with Doris and Ruth.
In the front room there Is worn
carpet on the floor, and ragged plush
chairs, relic of Mr.. AS working
days. David, the oldest boy, who is
10, sleeps on cot in this room.
David has been the head of the
family since he was Is. A boy
doesn't want to be ashamed of This
father, so David never mentions his
father, who deserted the family
several years ago. David is work.
ing on w. p. A. and gives all of his
$50 a month to the family. This
Is barely enough for rent and food.
Clothing, usually too big, or too
small, Is bought at rummage sales.
The mother spends all her spare
time in making over this clothing
to At the members of the family.
David wants "the girls" and
particularly Angela, who is his
favorite, to have a real Christmas
this year, but all the odd jobs he
can find after his w. P. A. work isn't
enough to enable him to provide it.
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stick out of his shoes and he's
growing too fast for his pants.
The sons help their father fix
dinner at night. They used to have
vegetables for dinner grown in the
farmhouse yard until the frost came.
The boys try to do their homework
by oil lamp after dinner. Usually,
they're too sleepy, but they can't
stop working afternoons. They're
all trying to save money. They
want to take their mother flowers
on Christmas Day and, If they can
manage 1t, q new hat.
Send a cash gift to The Star.
Take a toy to Warner Bros.
thedter.