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Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-30
by Paul Harrison .
Ho||ywoods Fads, Fancies and Foibles

cleaned after every wearing, ana
are ready again the next morning.
Although dress may be used only
in few sequences, IT suffers as
much wear as an ordinary dress in
private life would get in a year.
When the picture Is finished, the
dress does not get chance to rest.
1t is taken back to the wardrobe
and perhaps a collar or fur trim
ming is taken Off or added and
it is then placed ON a secondary
player in another picture. We
have dresses in the RKO ward
robe that I designed six years ago
for Irene Dunno and arc still used
in pictures The average woman
would not want to buy these clothes
if she could see them.
The cost on picture costumes is
extremely high. We think nothing
Of approving a budget of $400 for
a simple suit made of the best
fabric, cut and fitted by experts.
But its worth it considering the
service we get from them.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-30
THE TAX SCYTHE
CUTS CLOSER
{ TGUalr EaNr1)

lII< ItmrS)
AL America : beginning to realize
tina, WaE.#pE,N lgIorp the armies march.
is hard or llv pockcthook And to two
groups. TX ,N.rsorGinarH federal taxes.
nu,chrd nd Matching. are especially
Eie1iou~. one group includes the mil
lions who had ronl, to think Of themselves
~ comparatively tax immune because
theE l:a .sy"nle~ beneath the income tax
collector : serious notice. The other group
nelHu,~ In t,N-levying and taN-Spend-
ins officials %. all local governments.
When lie latest defense taxes were
I;id ON t.lr~. ieW<lry, amusement tickets
r,olo>, ca~H, tics. ETC., the little fellow"
Waa W;n,.d to bay his vile a tul'-trimmed
racket. ~ MS ljrl an engagement ring or
compact ol ,uhe his family to show. or
~ Il radio tor his hall bedroom. sud
sense {; personal need for compensatory
tightening OF the 1aNeS levied upon him
hl city, county and state. Yet not long
ago ;,l earnest recommendation by an
interim comm:ttt. ut the California As
Scuhll ipI q special session OF the legiS-
IutHrr 10 reduce, ;tIl state taxes WAS Shrup-
%cd eff I'll SacIan! uto
B4t oll> Iu~0 week Secretary Morgpn-
tl.tu Atinlatrd hat the little fellows
Of thr L. :. g.. men and women. are in
line for i straight defense payroll tax
i'm the form Of an increase in the en-
pIoye>' social security tax from the cur
rent one per cent to five per cent. That
viii hurt That will take cigartt money,
beer molleN, Vacation trip money, hunting
trip money. tNauly pu'lor money, right
uut Of the.Aurher'S hand every pay day.
Probably then Il million office and fac
tory ald farm workers of California. the
state with tt.. most eXtruvagant govern
mpnt i'm the union, will demand of Sacra-
mento: "Iigh;ca up. You start sacrifice
little fellow III the polls when he's angry
and that defense tax scythe is cutting
TOO cln.o and oharn for comfort.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-30

Americans. shouts Dr.. Robert Ley,
Hitler's labor task-maSter, should
establish 1000 years OF culture be-
fore calling Germans and Italians
barbarianS.
Thanks, afraid We can't wait
A culture is best estimated, it
seems to the crude American mind,
BY its fruits. The fruit Of the cul-
ture so reverenced by DR.. Ley is
now on exhibit throughout all that
part of Europe now covered by the
new order and its rotten fruit
The United States ought to glory
in the fact that it doesn't have 1000
years of such "culture' behind it.
Mark Twain slaughtered once and
for all the European appeal to the
authenticity Of age. A caustic
Frenchman thinking to put up
start United States culture in its
place sneered that in that raw
country so little attention was paid
to anteCedentS that scarcely anyone
knew who his own granfather was
Twain admitted the soft impeach-
ment, and added that in France
a man was lucky to know who his
own father was
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-30
Uranium Crackers
ON THE BOOKSTALLS


There's always something doing
in the land of literature, with hun
dreds of books coming off the pub
fishers presses every month. How
well are you acquainted with some
OF the more recent efforts of we'll
known writer's?
|. Name the three interpretatiye
books about continents written by
John Gunther.
Z. What news commentator and
reporter turned his personal chron-
icles into best seller, and what
is its title?
3. Does "Reveille in Washing
ton concern Revolutionary, Civil
War, Wolrd War. or present day
events in the nations capital? n
4. The author of The Citadel y
has another b,It Jeller on the
stalls. What is il and VINO is the
author?
s. What new books by WilIB
Gather and JAN Struther are now
being read?
ANSWERS
l. John Gunther's latest book,
inside Latin America" follows
Inside Europe and Inside Asia"
2. William L. Shirer, longtime
newspaperman in Germany, has a
best seller in Berlin Diary"
3. "Reveille in Washington" by
Margaret Leech is about Civil War
days in the capital.
4. A. j. Cronin, author of The
Citadel, now has The Keys of
the Kingdom in the best seller
lists.
5.Willa Gathers "Sapphira and
the Flame Girl" and Jan Struther's
Mrs. Miniver."
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-30
Did You Know?

A notice outside one London
church reads: IF your knees are
shaking, come in and knecl on
them
At South Bend, Ind, four per
sons by the name of Worm asked
court permission to change it to
Warren.
Almost one-fourth of the land
area of the United States still is
in forests.
Most parrots reach for food with
the left foot.
Although their usual range is two
miles, bees often travel 10 miles
in search of nectar.
Among some tribes of India,
three pounds of tea will buy SIX
wives.
The $1,000 bills of the United
States bear the picture of President
Grover Cleveland.
Wireless rays may be mile long,
while X-rayS are shorter than
atoms.
The Box XSinging Tower, at
Mountain Lake, Fla, has been call
ed The Tai Mahal of America
Only four states in the Union are
larger than the Philippine Islands.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-30
Barbs

Hunting season is taking its an
nual toll. What do they mean
dumb animals?
The Finnish government has
frozen prices at their current
level That should help, if the cur
rent isn't too shocking
1t strikes us that this country
has enough to be thankful for to
celebrate both Thanksgivings,
When woman succeeds in re-
ducing it takes a load off her mind
The world is so full of a number
of thingS-aHd this Christmas wives
are going to want them all.
Some men tell where they've been
and take home a box of candy
besides.
Most people learn to skate in
about six sittings.
Missouri stands at the head in
raising mules-an exceptionally wise
place to stand.
The lungs of the average man
contain about five quarts of air,
and YOU can estimate for yourself
how much of it is hot.
Thirteen IS an unlucky number
for some Dtopl ESPECIALLY when 1t
happens to be judge and jury.
Husbands are people who are
fond of clinging gowns that VIII
cling about three years.
Why does a man lie to his wife
so he can get out and play poker
when, if he'd tell the truth-he
wouldn't lose any money?
There are seven ages of mar
and two Of women-one's her righ
one.
If a father uses slang, his wife
SAYS he's setting a bad example
if he. doesn't, his kids thing he
a back number,
Starting Dec, /, Germany vii
allow, men six ciparetS n daV anC
women three every other day Tha
will mean about 225 a month 70
some married women.
The average girl doesn't diScovc
that candy is sold by the bag un
til she is married
Il can't is the byword of tn
fellow who seldom does.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-30
By EDDIE STEVENSON
RKO Costume Designer, TOday'S
Guest Columnist for Nacationing
Paul Harrison

Paul Harrison
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 29.-Women
often write to the studios wanting
to buy clothes the stars wear IN
pictures. And I thought that this
would be a good chance to explain
what happens to dresses from the
first time they are thought of, and
what happens to them later.
When 7 design costumes for a
star, I am given first q script It
carries an outline Of all the cos
tune changes. Taking every sit
lation under consideration, also
thinking of the stars own tastes,
I then make a number of rough
sketches. These are then sent TO
the producers office, and when the
budget meeting on the picture
comes up. I am told how much
I can spend. I then have sketches
made up by my artist get to-
gether groups of fabrics, and ask
the star to come to my office. It's
important that an actress be pleas
ed with her dresses. SO I give her
first choice on materials. The di-
rector producer and camerman
then look at the fabrics and
sketches and then we start the
dress in work.
WAISTLINE TROUBLE
Upstairs in the RKO wardrobe
building are the sewing, cutting and
fitting rooms. We take the most
eXaCting measurements and as a
player gains or loses q few pounds,
her WOrkroom figure is adjusted
We have women who sew on the
machines, who cut materials, who
embroider, do fine handWork, and
some who do fittings Alter the
dress is cut and draped on the
figure and basted together I make
whatever changes 1 want, and it
is roughly put together for the
first fitting
Marie, my favorite filter and I
meet the star in the dressing room
and between the three of us the
dress begins to take shape II
then goes back to the sewing room
and on the figure, and Marie ex-
plains to the women just what
is necessary to be done. We are
lucky if we can have only two
fittings. Usually there are more.
SCREEN TESTED
After the final fittings, cos
tunes are given a screen test while
worn by the star or her stand-in
to be sure that on film they will
show the contrast or richness or
whatever We want.
Actresses are kept pretty busy. but
their clothes work hard. too. They're
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-30
So They Say

We believe in the right Of an in
divldual to refuse to work and the
right Of a group to strike. But un-
der our present national emer-
gency, We deplore any such action
based upon an unreasonable de-
mand or a debatable cause.
Albert w. Hawkes., president, US.
Chamber of Commerce.
Lets pitch in. Let's get this thing
over
Donald Nelson, SPAB.
Never again can any government
allow its air strength to lapse.
Glen L. Martin. plane designer
and builder.
Modern woman has ceased to be
merely mans mate and has be-
come mans match.
Lewis Browne, author.
Tho relationships between men
and women are so complicated that
they make European politics look
like a siD?plc crossword puzzle.
Sinclair Lewis novelist.
All human experience shows ideas
cannot be yanquished on the bat
tlefield.
Herbert Hoover, former president
OF the u. S.
tell you frankly that the Gov
eminent of the United States will
not order, nor will Congress pass
legislation ordering, Il So-called
closed shop.
President Roosevelt.
Most of us in OPM are not there
because We want to be there or
because we want to be there or
because we need jobs.
Philip D. Reed materials division.
OPM.
We must meet each problem as
it arises. Given the democratic way
of doing things we can and will
meet these problems,
Sidney Hlilman, cO-director, OPM
Everything we use or buy is
important to defense.
Harriet Elliott, consumer division,
OPACS.
We con no longer afford to take
anything for granted in this war.
We must be ready for any sur
prises, any shocks, however improb-
able they may seem to us now.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau.
No true Catholic can be faithful
TO his church and all that it stands
for and hold any brief for a die
tatorship or totalltarlan govern
ment.
Most Rev John T. McNicholas.,
Archbishop of Cincinnati.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-30
THE PSYCHOLOGY
TREATMENT FAILS

There is no present indication that
the administration will forego its crazy
theories nor that congress will reach
the point Of taking action contrary TO
administration wishes. All signs today
point TO the enactment by congress OF
the bills the administration wants enacted
and they are bills without any proIl-
sion for wage ceiling and without
any provision for effective strike CON
trolls They will settle nothing. lheN
will solve nothing. They will leave llN-
inq costs and strikes in exactly the status
those two enemies of society now enjoy.
The administration works on the theory
that il can accomplish the nations needed
detectives by a psychological treatment.
A so-called price control bill-Which does
not actually provide any price control
Whatsoever-is supposed to keep lNlng
costs down just because II IS popularity
named the price control bill Strikes
in defense industries are supposed to
stop simply because g measure has been
passed which says strikes are not 70 the
national interest.
It's the same kind Of psychology
which would cure rapid dog by putting
a license tag on the animals collar.
Congress is no less to blame than the
administration The peoples delegated
representatives are just as guilty as
man who helps burglar climb through
a neghbor's window. and uses as his eX-
cuse the fact that the policeman on the
beat did not tell him TO stop the fellow.
Laws are supposed to be made IN con-
gless. Theoretically, I h ey originate
there But perhaps that IS horse-and-
buggy theory. Certainly most Of our laws
for too many years now have originated
in the White House.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-30

OF antccedonts o. the learned Dr.
Ley, we know nothing, and can only
trust that he is himself better in
formed. But OF the boast of 40CJ-
year cultural tradition which bears
no better fruit IS its eliminating
glory than NaziSm. let us be qrlte
clear that il is a delight to be no
part of any such a continuity
The important thing about Il Cul-
tur;d inheritance is not what was
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-30
A STRATOSHIP FOR
PRICES AND WAGES

Congress, which pretty soon is Ilah.e
to start taking - cents out Of every dol
lar earned by every employee IN America
to finance expanding defense and go\-
ernmental costs. seems 10 have neither
the courage nor the common sense to
enact legislation which would tighten
the burden by keeping the cost Of INInG
somewhere near norma.
The shape Of things to come was pref
ty well demonstrated Friday IN TIVE sep
arate actions in the house . rcpreSent"-
tives.
l. The house refused to acccp, even
the mildest of wage ceilings Ter incolp"r-
alton in its price control bill.
,. The house labor committee drafted
a bill for house consideration which Is
ostensibly aimed at preventing strikes II.
defense industry, vet which Is 80 WeaA,
ineffective and puerile that il even coN-
tains a clause guaranteeing that there
shall be no legal method, either by GOV
ernment bureaus or courts, OF stopping
any strike, anywhere. This proposed
measure is less a strike curb bill than a
bill preventing any curb at AL ON strikes.
You can clip this out and paste II IN
your book of predictions:
The people Of the United States Will
still be plagued by strikes and cl.r-lu-
creasing living costs a ye%r from now.
unless the present cocheyed viewpoint "i
congress and the nations chief eNtcutlN"
is knocked galley-West before II Is written
into law. If there is no effective ceiling
placed over wages, there will be no ettcc-
tive control Of prices the consumer pays,
and if there is not drastic legislation
providing for the suppression Of strikes
in defense industry, the nations safety
will be as badly menaced year from
today as il is today by labor union racket
GERS.
The congressional attitude toward wage
control and strike control is compounded
of two things The first is a magnificent
of the votes controlled by labor racket
eers the second is habit Of subSeryIence
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-30
bv Willis Thornton =.
-Four Thousand Years of Culture

ito" but what are you doing with
it?" To be actively in the midst
of the creation of a new culture
which we have reason to hope may
some day be truly civilized, is far
better than to be at the fag-
end of cultural tradition once hon.
orable. but betrayed and traduced
by its present representatives.
Behind the roaring of DR.. Ley
there is a ruStling murmur. 1t comes
from all tire great figures of the
past who created the 4000-year-
cultural tradition Of which Ley
dares to brag, the artists the writ
ers the musicians, the statesmen
and philosophers. They gaze with
blank horror down the corridors N
time at the grisly reversion to bay
barism being engineered by DR.. Ley
and his cohorts. The rustling grows
louder. N
Yes! They are turning over ~
their graves!
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-30

EDITORS NOTE: The foli0wing edit
OriaiS are presented as interesting Opin-
ions rOiced bg editors elseWhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion Of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-30
Famous Sayings

'Tis not the mere stage of life but the part We play
thereon that gives the value Schiller
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-30
MEMBER

MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. Nation
al Editorial Association.
California Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-30
Thought for the Day

Because ,::ais.. is ~ .... -. a.ss.a Is ...a way.
which leadcta ua.. - .-a sta ..ess rr .aa= liz.
..-Mat;hew -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-30

INDEPENDENT
IMPARTIAL
and
INDIVIDUAL
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-11-20
They Got Me Covered
Is Funniest Book of Year

A NEW all-around champion
L a has been crowned in the
entertainment world. He is Bob
Hope. Not satisfied with being
rated tops on the radio, Number
One in screen box office receipts,
he is author of one of the nations
best sellers, which just about nails
down this triple crown for Bob.
"They Got Me Covered" Hopes
autobiography, has been claimed
by critics and readers alike as one
of the years funniest books. 1t is
a hilarious story, in narrative
form, of Bob Hopes life, gener-
ously illustrated with photographs,
in addition to having cartoons de-
plotting scenes from his life.
The book is now available at
drug and department stores
throughout America at 10 cents
per copy with the purchase of a
Pepsodent product. This low price
is possible because the sale of the
book has been sponsored by the
Pepsodent Company.-Adv.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-11-20
u. S. DESTROYERS

The submarine situation which
forced the Reuben James and now
threatens all U. S. destroyers in the
North Atlantic, is far different from
that of the last war.
Today, German submarines op-
crate in gangs or wolfpacks of three
to five, lurking in the path of a
convoy, and without putting their
periscopes out of the water. They
do not even run their engines. Thus
the approaching destroyer cannot
pick up the subs with its sound de-
tector, but the subs, on the other
hand, can hear the engines of the
approaching convoy.
Then when the convoy is within
range, the subs release their tor
pedoes, sometimes blind. In other
words, they do not lift their peri
scopes but frequently fire merely
in the direction of the approaching
engines. Because conveys travel so
close together these days, hits are
almost certain.
Submarines fire blind chiefly in
the daylight. At night, on the other
hand, when the submarine cannot
be seen, it comes to the surface.
This is one reason for the in
creased number of merchant vessel
casualties since September, for as
the nights became longer, U-boats
have longer hours to operate on the
surface.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-11-20
OVER SO
Go>s4Ara4ea?

Most of us find that age and living
habits bring on occasional bowel
laziness. These spells of constipa-
ton, with aggravating gas, may cause
restless nights. ADLERIKA can help
you face the future more cheerfully.
Its ingredients attract to the bowels
extra moisture which softens packed
wastes and assists in comfortable
bowel action. ADLERIKA helps to
leave your bowels refreshed and
g. clean. Next time constipation and
gas threaten your comfort, try
ADLERIKA. Druggists have it.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-11-20

Sacks of audu people mob At left rookie horse
being faced ob When trained this horse will noU how
nudge people the thout hurting Them Right The sU
thrill Of police e the ordinary horse but the police
horse is taught o disregard it.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-11-20
The Florida Trek

1t is only matter of a few weeks
now before COLTS leading stars will
be moving into Florida to open an
other 10,000-mile campaign The
first big show comes off at Miami
in December, with $4,000 on tap
for the money finishers, and from
there swings to California and
back via Arizona, Texas and Louisi-
ana.
This new campaign figures to be
the most interesting of them all.
In the first place, there is Ben
Hogan's dream of starting another
long in-the-money parade, ended
last fall after Sc successful tourna-
ments. Ben is resting from the
tournament grind at this moment,
but not from practice. In this re-
spect the slight Texan is the hardest
worker of the lot. I've seen him
play short 40 and 5O-yard pitches for
an hour at time.
In the second place, the pace set
by Craig Wood and Sammy Snead
will call for more than passing OBJ
servation.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-11-20
CAPITAL CHAFF

Says an official in the Finnish le-
cation, "Eighty-fve per cent Of
my people desire the defeat of Ger
many but 100 per cent desire the
defeat of Russiat"
Peru's air attache in Washington,
Col Armando Revoredo, cried 'To
hell with the Good Neighbor policy"
when Uncle Sam requisitioned
Peru's Is bombing planes. But ac-
tually he is good friend of the
U.S.A., was responsible for chang
ing Perus aviation instruction from
Italian to American.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-11-20
Steeds for Manhattan Mounties

Every the Ne York police department buys % horses
place that number retired from the four hundred that make the
coop caua These horses nearly alike the buyer get
years. gdngs bUeen 1000 and $50 pounds and
beoen 1873 and l62 hands high Color be bay don't ask h)
These photos made the how principal the
training horses, utelage
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-11-20
Magical TaIiSman

Magical Talisman
Courage and perseverance have
a magical talisman, before which
difficulties disappear and obstacles
vanish into air. john Quincy
Adams.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-11-20
Winter Golf Training

Northern golfers are wondering
about the best methods of building
up a better game for next year,
since hope still springs eternal in
the goling breast.
One method is the indoor school.
Another can be used in the home
apartment, provided there is space
enough to swing a club.
This latter method calls for build
ing up the left hand and the left
arm. The idea is to keep swinging
the club only with the left hand
on the shaft, the right hand out of
play altogether. 1t will be surpris-
ing at first to learn how weak and
ineffective the left hand, left wrist
and left arm feel. This form of
exercise is a good way to build up
and develop the weaker hand and
arm that should play a big part in
any correct swing.
One common weakness among
most golfers is the collapse of the
left hand and wrist before impact,
as the right hand takes control.
Right-hand action is important, but
there also must be strong support
ing left hand and left side to keep
the club face on it's proper line.
This same brand of exercise also
helps to increase the left side turn
that left shoulder and left hip,
especially, which are usually left
behind,