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Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04
MONEY BACK

1t may be difficult for camel to pass
through the eye of a needle. We assume
that it is, for we have Scripture for it. But
to give up money, once one has his hooks
on it, is more difficult still.
Yet this amazing phenomenon actually
occurred recently, not once, but twice:
Oren Root, amateur politician who aided
in the stimulation of Willkie boom in
l941, reports that he didn't spend all
the money contributed and that contrib
utors may have their share of the residue
by stepping up and asking for it, And in
the same breath, the Cafeteria Employees
Union, Local 302, A. F. of L., in New
York says it will hand back to its 1000
members $4,000 Of a defense fund raised
to carry on a strike. The strike was avoid
ed; the money wasn't needed; the men,
bers are to get their money back.
When men, in one way or another,
have succeeded in getting money from
other men, and then proceed to give it
back you may take it as sign that
something of cosmic proportions Is STIR
ring the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04
THE ARMY CROWS

There are at least ten million more
pounds Of soldier in the Army than there
were when the Army inducted its first
million recruits. That's because the aver
age soldier gained 10 pounds in his first
three weeks in the Army.
We have the word of the food consul
tants of the Quartemaster Corps for this,
and it sounds pleasantly on the ear. Most
of those men thought they were, and
they were, in fairly good physical shape,
or they would not have been inducted at
all. But the first three weeks showed that
there was room for Improvement.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04

HOLLYWOOD. July - Your
correspondent went calling on Oh,
sen & Johnson the other day and
only got half way through his list.
The latter member of the "Hellza-
poppin' team had popped down
town TO rent the big Christmas
float with deer and sleigh, for a
ride along Santa Claus Lane on
the Fourth of July.
What I saw of Ole Olsen was
tanned gent who locks lot like
Jack Benny. They're good friends,
so Olsen probably won't resent the
comparison. They're such good
friends, in fact. that Olsen squelch
cd a scheme To use clips from
very OLD and very bad Benny pic
ture in the adaptation of "Hellza-
poppin' for the screen.
just how that lunatic hodge
podge-Which 50 far has crossed
about S4.000000 on Broadway and
the roads going to be transfer
red to celluloid is still anybody's
guess. Olsen and Johnson scattered
their show al over the theater,
making stooges of the customers.
Closest they'll be able to get TO
movie audiences VIII be through q
few three -dimensional sequences
seen with special spectacles.
OH YES. A PLOT, TOO
SO far as I can figure, "Hellza-
ropp!n will turn out to bc a
movie making fun of the difficulties
of turning "Hellzapoppin' into
a movie. ThereH be a thread of
story in which Martha Raye plays
all amorouS dipsomaniac and Mis-
cha Auer is real count who de-
Iberately poses as a phony count
because society is more amused by
imposters.
Olsen, after working his way
through Northwestern University,
got an $3.50 to $50 job in a fac
tory, sang illustrated songs in a
movie house from $50 to lO:30,
then moved on to a night club
where he Warbled until 2 am.
With nothing to do around S
o'clock in the evenings" he re-
called I get married" That was
20 years ago and you'd never guess
il to LOOK at either Of the Olsens.
They have two daughters, and
26, and an Intermediate SON
A couple of years after his mar
riage, Olsen was part of straw
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04
SOME IMPROVEMENTS
Riverside PreSS)

lklVeISlde GreSS)
The chocolate bar that won't resolve
itself into sticky mess on hot summer
day and a honkless auto horn are two
things which we have been looking for
ward to for many moons. These two re-
cent inventions hold out prospects Of
great benefit to mankind in this part OF
the world, at least
A chocolate bar, as many persons
know, is a good source of quick energy If
the system needs reviving when the days
work is done. But chocolate bar in mid
summer, with the temperature ranging
around hundred degrees, that sticks to
the fingers and face, is something else
again.
An army man has worked out new
bar with the assistance of chocolate
company chemist, that will withstand
temperatures even in the canal zone. The
result is a compact package of not over
four ounces or less than 600 calorleS,
about one-sixth of what a soldier would
need in a day, palatable, but not too
sweet. It also has shot of vitamln added
for good measure.
The United States army owns the pat
ent, but such good thing must eventu-
allv be shared with civilization.
The honkless horn is a blessing in
another field. This silent horn will not
blare its hideous blast except when the
car is moving above a certain speed. 1t
can't be footed when not needed-immed-
lately when the go signal comes into
view, for instance, nor can it be used by
a noiSemaker who would save himself a
few steps to a door bell, or blast his way
through traffic at an intersection.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04
INDEPENDENT
IMPARTIAL
and
INDIVIDUAL
THEY SAW IT THROJGH

Now 1t is the Fourth of July again. and
we turn naturally to the memory of the
day when the American colonies declared
their independence of Great Britain and
became an independent nation.
Let us not look back at that day in 1776
through a rosy haze of historical fuddle-
ment. When the bell rang in Philadelphia
on that hot July day it was no signal for
one great unanimous upswelling of JOY.
More than year of war already lay be-
hind the struggling colonies when Han
cock wrote his bold signature; nearly
seven more years of bitter struggle lay
ahead.
1t was no exercise in literary compost
ton, that declaration it was a decision
1t was a decision of value only as 1t was
made to stick with a cement of grit and
blood.
The country was by no means unani-
nous in the decision, any more than 1t is
unanimous in decisions that are being
made today.
Many wagged their heads and said,
1--WE Americans can't win," in words not
unfamiliar. Others gloomily feared that
the radicals were in the saddle and that
even successful separation from Eng
land would leave country scarcely III TO
live in. Some feared for their lives, some
for thir money and property. Some found
il better business to sell their provisions
and supplies to the British for gold than
to the Continental Congress for deprec-
iating paper. Some snorted at the posi-
bility of a French alliance = was not
Louis XVI dictator and no fit company
for good democrats? Some felt 1t would
be better, cheaper in the long run, to pay
unjust taxes than to fight costly war
Some feared change itself as they felt
their world slipping out from under them.
Oh, they were not all heroes then,
those founding fathers who plunked for
independence on July a, 1776. They were
about like US, good and bad, strong and
weak far-visioned and ar-sighted-and
just middling. They weren't giants, they
were just people like us, with their per-
sonal problems, likes, and dislikes. But
in the end they faced their crisis and
they saw it through. When the time came,
they decided, and having decided, they
allowed neither domestic dissidents nor
foreign enemies to stop them.
That is the one thing to remember
about the forebears whose Declaration of
Independence We celebrate today. They
wanted a world in which they could
breathe the air freely. They went out and
got it.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04
by Paul Harrison -.
HOLLYWOOD S Fads, Fancies and FoibIes

hat quartet billed as The College
Four. They needed a piano play
En- Chic Johnson. who had started
in vaudeville with girl partner,
was recommended. ITO hear him
talk" Olsen chuckled. you'd have
thought he was making $4,000 a
week and was booked for five
years. But he joined us
DID WELL DOWN UNDER
They later became team, Oh
sen playing a fiddle and Johnson
an accordion. More and more goofy
comedy was added to the act and
they soon became headliners. Along
about the time o. the death Of
vaudeville, a good offer came for
six weeks in Australia. They stayed
there two years.
IN 1888 they played at Phoenix,
Ari2.. during that city'S annual
Fiesta del Sol. It included Hell
2apoppin' Week and Olsen and
johnson recognized good title.
They adopted it, gathered up some
acts in Chicago and were finish
ing an engagement III Philadelphia
when Shubert deal began brew
ing for a fast, vast carnival Of
lunacy at the Winter Garden. Ali
but two of the critics panned 1t
mcrcilcSsly. The second perform
ance was attended mostly by bear
ers of free tickets, but by the third
day the house was sold out six
weeks in advance.
We've gone through three phases
ir. our career" Olsen observed.
First we played for applause and
weren't above getting it by waving
a flag. Then we played for laughs
and we'd knock ourselves for them
Now we play for the box offices.
I've developed this squint in nv
eye from peering through curtain
holes to see if the balcony is filled
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04
Deeds at Home

THE State and the party combat today
not only the churches. =. They combat
Christianity. This fact is repeatedly de-
MED 1t is true nevertheless Approx
mately 1900 have been in prison or under
arrest since 1884. That the pastor should
be arrested has become a routine affair
for Protestant parishes. Protestant
men and women, not only pastors, who
sought nothing more than to serve their
church and their faith, have been arrest
ed and held in concentration camps for
months-and are still there. The con-
scentious Christian in Germany today is
wholly unprotected" (From petition
sent to Chancellor Hitler in 1897 by the
chaplains of the armed forces in Ger
many.)
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04
NAzI FREEDOM OF RELIGION

(Christian Science Monitor)
lone of the first measures of the Ger
man administration will be the restora-
ton of freedom of religion. We Germans
are of different faith from you, but
we respect every honest religious convic-
ton. We will allow you to organize par
ishes." (From broadcast to the Russians
bv the German radio station at ZeeSen,
according to an Associated Press dis
match of June 22l
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04
b. Peter Edison. :.
The Inside Track in Washinqton

Baltimore, San Antonio, San Fran
cisco, Omaha, Columbus. Atlanta
and Chicago. The Army will detail
an officer for civilian defense In
each corps. Within each corps area
the governors of the states will be
top men, and within each state the
mayors of the towns. Possibly
couny agent will supervise organi-
cation OF local defense councils.
Within each local defense coun-
Gil comes the work of the individ-
ual citizenry. Even the populations
has to oe trained to go places whe3
the bombs start falling and to
stay here until the danger is past.
Keeping rubbernecks from watch
ing the pretty planes mas been onid
CT England's toughest problems.
So far, there have been 1900 To-
cal defense councils organized. A
good many of them are still on
paper but they will be made real by
the aluminium collection, and the
county agents in 5000 rural coun-
ties viii lalso be swung into line by
use of Department OF Agriculture
mailing list.
A few test notifications have
been made like the one in Washing
ton where volunteers were asked
to sign up for what they'd like
tc do, from Spotting planes to put
ting out fires, There is a 95 per
cent chance that none of these
things will have TO be done, but
you can't afford to run that 5 per
cent risk So, if you're had any
suppressed desires to be a fireman,
policeman, ambulance driver, anti
gas man, or population evacuator
you may get a chance to do your
stuff
WASHINGTON WASHINGS 4
Paul McNutt is having his PICK
ture painted. Statisticians figure
that in 1896 there will be only one
living survivor of the World War.
and he will be between 80 and 9f
years old. Temporary dormitories
are being built to house 10000 de-
fense agency employees in Wash
ington. Army has 5000 air corps
cadets in training. To protect coas-
tai areas from fires started by in
cendiary bombs an estimated $43,-
COO worth of additional equipment
for every fire station in the coun-
Try will be needed. To solve the
housing problem in the United
States would take $3.50 million
year for is years, according to
Federal Housing Admins ira tor
Nathan StrauS. The countrys
worst slums, he adds, aren't in
New York or Chicago but in the
rural areas where many families
can't afford 500 a year rent.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04

Britain'S secret of war is divulgcd
as a device that warns of approach
ing planes. If it'll work on callers,
we'd like to borrow it.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04

A cross was hung on MaX
Schmeling for bravery in Crete
recalling the one hung on him at
Yankee Stadium by a bomber. Il
right cross.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04
THOUGHT for the Day

And the Lord commanded us to do all these stat
utes, to fear the Lord God. for good always
that he might preserve alive, as it is at this day
Deuteronomy GA.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04

About the time grapes are ripe,
homemade wine will be the only
thing that feels like working.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04
Famol1s Sayings

When fear has seized upon the mind man fears
that only which he first began to fcar-ountus Cur
titus Rufus.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04
Barbs

Millican. Ore, has no neighbor-
hood squabblcs. W. A. Rain is The
whole population.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04

EDITORS NOTE: The following
edit itorials are presented as Interesting
opinions Uoiced by editors elseIchere.
They do not necessarily reflect the
opinion of this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04
So They Say

Not vet has the age of moral
responsibilities come to full frui-
tion.
DR.. Alexander j. Ruthven, prc5i-
dent University of Michigan.
This conflict is the first outburst
of total warfare. 1t is up to de
mOcracy TO establish total peace.
john Ciechanowski, Polish am
bassador to the US.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04

Stainless steel now is used for
wedding rings in Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04

The fellow who loafS all the
time misses all the fun of looking
forward to vacation
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04

Chicago, second largest city in
the United States, had population
of 3,384,556 in 1910, compared to
1916, ,438 in 1890.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04

Chicago, second largest city in
the United States, had population
of 3,384,556 in 1910, compared to
1916, ,438 in 1880.
A 40-pound beaver is able to
handle a 60-pound log OH land or
o l00-pound log in the water.
Pedestrian once meant one who
walks. Nov it niears one who
jumps and runs.
u S. piano tuners met in con-
vention in Chicago. We could sug-
gegt several places they should
have stopped on their way home,
The most attractive filling sta
ton we know of is the dining
room.
Relax, The only Friday the 18th
of 1941 has paSsed-and If you're
reading this you got by.
A nationwide drive for enough
scrap aluminium to build $50 bomb
ing planes is to be launched. Out
of the frying pan into the fire.
Strange, but after college COM
mencenent exercises are over is
when graduates are ready to COM
mencc.
The fellow who loafS all the
time misses all the fun of looking
forward to vacation
Spanish Foreign Ministry says
Spain shortly will recognize Gro
alta. War is making it harder and
harder to recognize any foreign
country.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUN-
TY OF IMPERIAL
No. 1919
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF SEAVER SCOTI
DICKERMAN, Deceased.
NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE
SET For PROVING WILL

Notice is hereby given that Pc
tition for probate of Will of Seaver
Scott Dickcrman, deceased, and for
the issuance to Earl j. Dickerman
of Letters Testamentary has been
filed in this Court and that Friday
July l1th, 194l at 200 o'clock PM.
of said day in the courtroom of De.
partment No, | Of said Court in the
City of El Centre, County of I'M
perial, State of California, has been
set for hearing of said Petition, at
which time and place all persons
interested in said estate are noti-
fled to appear and contest the same
if they choose.
DATED: June 81, 1941.
w. j. McCLELLANN
County Clerk of thS
County of Imperial,
State of California.
BY Maxine Console,
Deputy. a
June 30-July 10 inc. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04

Strange, but after college COM
mencement exercises are over is
when graduates are ready to COM
mencc.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04

MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub
Editorial Association. Cali
fornia Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04

A nationwide drive for enough
scrap aluminium to build $50 bomb
ing planes is to be launched Out
of the frying pan into the fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04

A 40-pound beaver is able to
handle a 60-pound log on land or
l00-pound log in the water.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM

Organization will trickle down to
yoll through simple pattern. La
Guardia will have 4 branch in each
of the nine Army corps areas, with
headquarters in Boston. New York,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04

Relax, The only Friday the 18th
of 1941 has passed-and if you're
reading this you got by.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04

sac u. ) rSf Off
eoss ts<i ~ MA slktief. NC
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-04

Pedestrian once meant one who
walks. Nov it niears one who
jumps and runs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-07
One Error Eue Unearned Runs End dans Cards Stredks

Club since MacPhail took 1t over There are exactly seven players on the club now who were there when MacPhail assumed command - Manager Leo Durocher, Babe Phelps, Luke Hamlin, Van Mungo Fred Fitzsimmons, Cookie Lavagett6 and Vito Tamulis. Some of the men the Dodgers spent good chunks of money for have gone on to other pastures. You either do or you don't with the Dodgers, and if you don't you needn't expect ta stick around long. There have been times in the last two years when entrances and exits of ball players at Ebbets Field have made 1t look like Grand Central Terminal during the rush hour.
 Macphail proceeds on the theory that the way to make money IS to spend money. The better ball club he puts on the field, the more cus- toners flock through the gates. There's never Q dull moment for Dodgers fans: either trade is be. ing made or a trade is being rumored. And after each deal the fans tell one another: "That means the pennant for us"
 Today, for instance, Herman iS the idol of Flatbush. Shortly after the Dodgers bought him from the Cubs he put on a Brooklyn urli- form and got four hits in four times at bat, scoring two runs. He may be bum tomorrow in the eyes of the Dodgers fans, but across Brooklyn bridge don't say anything against him today
 Big Deals
 There is hardly enough space in this newspaper to list in detail the trades and purchases MacPhail has made in his attempt to get a wins ner. But If you would like to roam for a moment in astronomical f- nance, here are @ few of the big ones:
 Two players and $75,000 for Catcher Mickey Owen; three play. CTS and $l00000 for Pitcher Kirby Highbe: two players and $300,000 for Pitcher Whit Wyatt; $5o,000 for First Baseman Dolf Camilli : $17 ,500 and two players Tor Secono Baseman Pete Corcarart; $40,000 and four players for Shortstop Pee Wee Reise; $l32,500 and four play CTS for Outfielder Ducky Medwicki $25 ,000 for Outfielder Joe Vosmik; SIT 500 for Outfielder Jimmy Was. dell.
 Don't get the idea from tllost figures that the Dodgers always dish out dough to get stars. They picked up outfielder Pete Reiser one of the National Leagues mos promising young ball players, fol $l00. He was free agent and they paid him that to sign @ contract But If money is what is callet for, MacPhail is ready to outspent anybody and would you like t make your world series reserva' tions ct Ebbets Field now?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-07
TIMELY TENNIS TOPICS
By the United State Lawn Tennis Association
By the
THE EASTERN GRIP

It was not until Donald Budgc had abandoned his Western grip and learned how to drive and volley with the Eastern grip that his game developed satisfactorily.
 The correct grip Is important be- cause you should be able to drive the ball with speed and accuracy, whether the ball comes to you with a high or low bounce or skid. DH- ferent court surfaces produce dif- ferent bounces and your opponent can aiso cause the ball to bounce high or low, right or left, by vary ing the spin he puts on 1t. And you will be ct 6 disadvantage, unless your grip Is such that you can harl- de these varied bounces.
 The Western Grip is well adapted to high bouncing balls on cement courts, but Is not the best grip for low bounces on all surfaces, espe- cially on grass courts. Budge dis- carded the Western grip after his first seasons play In the East, and has used the Eastern grip ever since.
 The Continental Grip, used by Fred Perry and tohers, has one ad- yantage-you do not have to shift your racket when making e back hand drive; but 1t requires excep- tionai strength of wrist to drive e ball hard on the forehand with the Continental grip. Few players have a wrist as strong aS Fred Perry's and the Continental grip usually slows ones forehand drive.
 So the beginner Is advised to learn the Eastern grip, which has in re- cent years become by far the most popular, more than 70 percent of our ranking players using 1t today compared with only about half that number fifteen or twenty years ago
 With the Eastern grip you can handle high or low bounces on any surface. You can hit hard off the ground. You can drive flat or with top-spin or with under-cut. You will find lhis grip more generally useful under most conditions, whether the courts are slow or fast, hard or soft, vet or dry.
 no use the Eastern grip or fore hand drive or volley, the face of the racket Gle. the strings) should DO al rlghk angles to the ground. Then sshaiaA hAnds" with your racket
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-07
CHASE, SPRACUE
 WIN CLOSE GAMES

Two of three grammar school baseball league games played yester- day indicated team competition as Henry s. Chase team rallied in the sixth inning with three runs which shaded Woodrow Wilson s to 4. Adams. Chase pitcher, hit 8 home run and gave but two hits to WI. son batters.
 sprague of Waterville won e 7-5 game from Hopeville. Reynolds pitching for Hopeville having been handicapped by errors of his team- mates.
 Leary gave up but two hits in be- half of Anderson, which won q l5-2 victory over East Farms, as Squires and Leezs whacked-out home rurS. Leary also struck out Il batters.
 Kingsbury gained a 90 forfeit win over Bunker Hill when the B-H team walked off the field follow ing a protest of decision by Um. pirc Riley. Summary:
 Chase ..... o 2 Q 0 2 o.. 6 6 a Wilson .... 2 0 0 o o. Q
 Adams and Chnrbouneau; Peyro and pem"nd"' Umpire RunlYidse' " H r. SSpr"EqIri, SI"p.vIi,. ' s.dSSS 9 g 9 ii--G z !
 Brown and pccard; Reynolds, Baker and Stable. Umpire, Kra" mer.
 G"afrFSr E"st Farms . . e. T g 'SS $
 Leary and Perreli: James. Dunn and r. Dunn. Umpire, FlahlVe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-07
CITY.WIDE SOFTBALL
 GAMES START MONDAY

On Monday Of next week, city, wide softball teams will get going on a nine-week schedule that gives l2 teams plenty of action before play-offs involving the first seven outfits. At a meeting last night the following schedule for Monday was adopted and umpires named as fol- lows Walnut A. c vs. Cadets, No. l., Hamilton (Crocco).
 W. o. s. o. vs. Warriors, No. l, Stadium (Flahive).
 Hoboes vs. Bombers, No. 2, Full ton (Ray).
 Valley Stars vs. Tigers, No. 9 Hamilton (Kenny).
 Baldwin Props vs West Sides, No 1. Washington (GrudzinskD.
 Trojans vs. Brooklyn "Y". No. 1 Fulton (Gerace).