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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
by Willis Thornton
Is 1t Our Fight?

Right down at the heart Of
United States relations to Europe
and its war lies this one incandes-
cent question: rs it our fight?"
If it were possible to answer with
yes" or no" everything would be
simple. But few can answer so
simply Only the most rabid iso-
lationist believes that the United
States has no interest at all in the
possible triumph of single closed
politico-economic system over three
continents. Yet only the most rabid
interventionist goes all the way to
the other end and with an un-
qualified Yes. let's go Immediate
ly."
Most people of the United States
can answer only "yeS-and no." 1t
is in the spread between those two
words that argument, and events,
are operating on American public
opinion.
In the first place, the phrase
that Britain is fighting our war"
is unfortunate, because it is hard
to deny it entirely, yet it suggests
more than most people in the
United States are prepared to adj
nit Let's try to take the phrase
apart:
In the first place, anyone who
believes it is literally and COM
pletely true puts himself in a very
bad light indeed if he does not
go on to the only honorable con-
clusion: I'VE should be in it, fight
ing it ourselves" Anyone who is
not prepared to accept that con-
clusion should be careful how he
toSses about the phrase fighting
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15

our war" for he lays himself open
to the suggestion that he is will
ing to sit at ease and in safety while
egging someone else on to fight his
own fight for him.
This should be remembered: to
whatever extent Britain fights our
fight" no one claims that she is
fighting it primarily for US Britain
fights because she saw a Europe
rapidly coming into being which
threatened her own ways of life,
her position, her trade, her en-
pire-in short, Britain fights for
life. Were the United States moth
ing but blank space on the map,
she could do no other than what
she is doing So to whatever extent
Britain fights "our fight" she does
not fight for our sake. Britons who
reproachfully take the attitude that
she does so are influenced more by
a natural emotion than by the
facts.
Nevertheless, it is certainly true
that the United States stands to
benefit by a British victory.
In a situation we did not create.
in war we did not will, the Unit
ed States is almost unanimous in
realizing that a world with Britain
beaten is a world infinitely less
safe, less pleasant, less liveable than
we have known. Therefore. we aid
Britain, and will continue to do so
come hell or high water.
Should the United States ever
enter the war, it will not be "to save
Britain" any more than Britain
entered it "to save the United
States"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

tice of Public Work" in letters not
less than one inch in length, and
shall be in legible characters; state
the fact of passage or adoption of
this resolution: its date and brief
ly, the work or improvement pro-
posed, and refer to the resolution
for further particulars; and he
shall also cause a similar notice to
be published for a period of ten
days in the Imperial Valley Press,
a daily newspaper published and
circulated in said City of Ell Centre
and hereby designated for such
publication.
ROBERT w. HATTON,
Mayor of said City of
Ell Centro.
ATTEST:
NEAL H. GAVIN,
City Clerk.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA;
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL } SIS.
CITY OF Ell CENTRIC
!, NEAL Fl. GAVIN, City Clerk of
the City of FL Centro do hereby GER
tify that the foregoing Is a true
and correct copy of a resolution
duly and regularly introduced and
adopted by the City Council of the
City of Ell Centre at regular meet
ing held on November 20, 1910, by
the following vote:
AYES: Bratton, Fawcett, He'll,
Moore, Hatton.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
the official seal of the City of FL
Centre this 9th day of January,
l941.
NEAL II. GAVIN,
(SeaD City Clerk
u $40 incl.)
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
LET THE OPPOSITION
BE CONSTRUCTIVE

Enemies of President Roosevelt's car
senal of Democracy bill will be given an
opportunity to voice their objections be-
fore the congressional committee now
conducting hearings on the measure, ad
mniStration leaders announced this week.
There will be many objectives voiced.
Some of them should be made to stick.
But, whatever the outcome, it is to be
hoped that President Roosevelt's politi-
cal enemies remember they are dealing
with an issue, not with party matter.
The people have expressed themselves
as heartily in favor of giving every pos
sible aid to Great Britain Insofar as
it attempts to achieve this policy, the
Arsenal bill should have unanimous
support.
But the people have expressed them
selves, when they had an opportunity
as against any measure which smacks
too greatly of dictatorship. Insofar as it
gives too much power to the President
taking that power away from congress
this bill should be opposed by unani-
nous vote.
In its original form, we believe the bill
has many features so bad that we would
rather see it thrown out than passed as
it was first written But we believe
congress would be making mistake if it
defeated the bill entirely. 1t should,
rather be amended to keep in the hands
of congress the power to vote down pos
sible efforts to carry this country direct
ly into war.
The bill needs constructive criticism,
not thoughtless opposition.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
RESOLUTION NO. 797

RESOLUTION No. 1871
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Ell
CENTRIC DECLARING THE IN
TENTION OF SAID COUNCIL
TO ORDER THE CLOSING AND
ABANDONMENT OF A GER
TAIN PUBLIC ALLEY.
1T is HEREBY RESOLVED by
the City Council of the City of
FL Centro that the public interest
and public convenience require the
closing up of a certain public alley
in the said City of FL Centro, fur
ther described as follows, to-wit:
That certain 10 foot alley be-
tween Blocks Ia and Is, Second
Addition, City of Ell Centre,
and it is the intention of said Coun-
Gil 10 order that said public alley
be closed up and abandoned pur-
suant to the provisions of an Act
Of the Legislature of the State of
California, entitled "An Act to Pro-
vide for Laying Out, Opening, Ex-
tending, Widening, Strengthening
or Closing UP in whole or in part
any street, square, Iane, alley, court,
or place within municipalities, and
TO condemn and acquire any and
all land and property necessary or
convenient for that purpose" Ap-
proved March 6, 1889 and any
amendments thereto.
IT is FURTHER RESOLVED
that the Street Superintendent of
said City of FL Centre shall and
is hereby directed to give notice
of the adoption of this Resolution
by the posting and publication
thereof as required by law and
Section Three of said Act herein
before described, and more parti-
.cularly as follows, to-wit:
Said Notice shall be headed NO
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

described, and more particularly
as follows, to-wit:
Said Notice shall be headed NO
tice of Public Work" in letters not
less than one inch in length, and
shall be in legible characters state
the fact of passage or adoption OF
this resolution; its date and briefly,
the work or improvement proposed,
and refer to the resolution for fur
ther particulars; and he shall also
cause a similar notice to be pub
lished for a period of ten days in
the Imperial Valley Press, q daily
newspaper, published and circulat-
ed in said City of Ell Centro and
hereby designated for such publica-
ton.
ROBERT w. HATTON,
MAYOR of Said City Of
Ell Centre.
ATTEST:
NEAL H. GAVIN,
City Clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
by Bruce Cation =.
The Inside Track in washington

The general lack OF understand
ing between old-line Americans and
the immigrants and their descend
ants Adamic sums up as "a vague
kind of civil war"
"A good many of the old-stock
Americans incline to be friendly" "
he says. But they function in a
personal way, as neighbor to neigh
Dor Meanwhile, the unfriendly one
is likely to get up on a stump and
make a speech or write a book to
express his enmity and suspicion
or he comes down here to congress
and tries to put over some alien
batting law. He may be in the
minority, but he creates a bad at
titude-which makes the alien
withdraw and feel more than ever
unidentified with America"
TWO-YEAR STUDY
OF IMMIGRANTS
Two years ago Adamic got a grant
from the Carnegie Foundation to
make a comprehensive study of
the immigrant in America Since
then he has travelled 100000 miles,
talking to people making speeches
and looking into things.
He made speech last spring at
Greensboro, N c.. and got ac-
quainted with Harriet Elliott. dean
of the Womens College, University
of North Carolina. When she be-
came head of the consumers di-
vision of the Defense Commission
she asked Adamic to come on her
staff as a consultant.
In that capacity he helped or
ganize a conference of civic groups
clubs and organizations like the
American Legion at which the
whole problem of drawing immi-
grant groups emotionally and in
tellectually into the defense effort
was canvassed.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Uranium Crackers
Presidential Puz1lerS-

Inauguration of President Roose-
welt for a third term calls to mind
questions about our other preSi-
dents. Have 90 at these t9 see
how much you recall about the
men who have led this nation.
l. President Roosevelt is being
lnaugurated Jan. 20 for a third
term. but when he leaves office
four years later he will not have
served a full l2 years. Why IS this?
2. What four presidents served
less than four years?
8. What three presidents, elect
ed to a second term, did not serve
4 complete eight years il office?
4. Who was the first president
elected by the present Republican
party.
Answers
l. President Roosevelt took Of
flee for his first term Oh March
4 1888, before the lame duck
amendment moved the inaugura-
ton day up to Jan. 20.
2. John Tyler, Millard Fillmore,
Andrew Johnson, and Chester A.
Arthur served out the terms of
presidents who died in office.
3. William Mckinley elected to
a second term, was aSsaSSinated
while in office. Theodore Roosevelt
and Calvin Coolidge served short
ened first terms because they sue
ceeded presidents who died in of
flee; then they served full second
terms.
4. Abraham Lincoln was the Re-
publican party's first president cleo
ted.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
- =. C-7 CALIFORNIA
I COUNTY OF IMPERIAL } SIS.

-. 60 CALIFORNIAN
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL } SIS.
CITY OF Ell CENTRIC
l, NEAL II. GAVIN, City Clerk of
the City of Ell Centre do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of a resolution
duly and regularly introduced and
adopted by the City Council of the
City of Ell Centre at a regular meet
ing held on December a. 1910, by
the following vote:
Ayes: He'll, Moore, Hatton.
Noes. None.
Absent: Bratton, FaWcett.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
the official seal of the City of Ell
Centre this 9th day of January,
1941.
NEAL H. GAVIN,
(SeaD City Clerk.
81 $40 incl.)
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
RESOLUTION NO. 900

RESOLUTION NO. 800
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Ell
CENTRIC DECLARING THE IN.
TENTION OF SAID COUNCIL
TO ORDER THE CLOSING AND
ABANDONMENT OF A GER
TAIN PUBLIC STREET.
IT is HEREBY RESOLVED by
the City Council of the City of III
Centre that the public interest anc
public convenience require the clos,
ing up of a certain public street ir
the said City of El Centro, furthe
described as follows, to-Wit:
That portion of Olive Street Iy-
ing West of a line drawn from
the northeast corner of Lot 3,
Block 43, ToWnsite, to the
Southeast corner of Lot 7, Block
80, Townsite,
and it is the intention of said Coun-
Gil to order that said public street
be closed up and abandoned pur-
Suant to the provisions of an Act
of the Legislature of the Stato O.
California, entitled "AN ACT IL
PROVIDE FOR LAYING OUT,
OPENING, EXTENDING, WIDEN
ING, STRENGTHENING, OR CLOS
ING UP IN WHOLE OR IN PART
ANY STREET, SQUARE, LANE,
ALLEY, COURT, OR PLACE
WITHIN MUNICIPALITIES, AND
TO CONDEMN AND ACQUIRE
ANY AND ALL LAND AND PROP
ERTY NECESSARY OR CONVEN-
lent FOR THAT PURPOSE" ap-
proved March 6, 1889 and any
amendments thereto
1T IS FURTHER RESOLVED
that the Street Superintendent of
said City of Ell Centre shall and
is hereby directed to give notice
of the adoption of this Resolution
by the posting and publication
thereof as required by law and Sec
ton Three of said Act hereinbefore
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
THOUGHTS for the Day

That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of
Israel should be put death whether small great
whether man or woman-Chronices l4I3
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Editorials and Comment
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 19n

EDITORS NOTE: The following
editorials are presented as interesting
opinions U0iced by editors elsewhere.
They do not necessarily reflect the
opinion of this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Famous Sayings

One man meets an infamous punishment for that
crime which confers diadem upon another-Juve-
nal.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15

WASHINGTON. Jan. 15,-Am-
erica won't defeat the fifth COL
umn peril until the native-b born,
Anglo o-Saxon-stock American gets
new attitude toward the immi-
grant and the immigrants children.
That is the idea Louis Adamic is
trying to put over as his contribu-
ton to the defense program. An
immigrant himself, famous as the
author of such books as MY AM
erica" and The Natives Return y
Adamic has been called as con-
sultant to help the Defense Com
mission work out its policy toward
immigrant and minority groups.
The new attitude he wants to
see calls for several things-more
tolerance. more understanding, mora
plain. old-fashioned friendlinesS q.
plus a realization that an immi-
grant can be the best sort of Am
erican without necessarily dropping
his European customs.
NAZI AGENTS
LOOK AFTER ALIENS
How does that fit in with the
fifth column danger? Here is Ada
mics explanation:
Every person wants to be iden-
titled with something bigger and
better than himself. The new i'm
migrant here wants passionately to
identify himself with this country.
But 50 many times he is made to
feel that the country doesn't want
him. He's called wop, or hun
kie. or he's laughed at because of
his name.
$50 he doesn't get identified with
America-for America is not just
a place: it's an idea. He remains
isolated Yet he still feels that
driving need to be identified with
something. And SO some foreign
movement picks him up. The fifth
column gets him.
Our Germans are often in bad
spot. 1 recently studied large Am
erican city where live 100000 Ger
man Americans. They're desperately
afraid of war-not because they
don't want the United States to
beat Hitler, but because they're
afraid of what may happen TO
them if war does come.
I'm that city, in the last war.
there was one lynching of Ger
man American. The Nazis have got
pictures and accounts of that lynch
ing distributed all over.
Yet those same Germans don't
want Hitler TO win"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Did You Know?

The well-schooled lawyer, min
lister or physician can use approx
imately $4,000 words.
It has been estimated there are
approximately 742,367 different
ways in which to serve eggs.
A total membership of $4,000 is
enrolled in the 10000 chess clubs i'll
England
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
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ers Association.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
AImas Temple 10 Hold
Open House Today
AtCIubhouse
FeIIowcruft Club Of
Harmony Lodge
Elects Officers

Almas Temple, Mistic Shrine, will
hold open house at the clubhouse,
1915 K street NV, today, from to
6 pm.
The illustrious potentate and the
following divan officers, with their
ladies, will form the receiving line:
Potentate and Mrs. Earl Whittier
Shinn, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard P.
Foley, Mr.. and Mrs. Needham c.
Turnage, Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
Councillor, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley q.
Willis, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Lawrence
Walker, Mr.. and Mrs Ray M. Flor
enee, Mr.. and Mrs Floyd D. Akers,
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund o. Carl, Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph M. Wolfe and Mr..
and Mrs. Melvin C. Smith. Mrs.
Earl w, Shinn is chairman OF the
Committee on Arrangements.
The Fellowcraft Club of Harmony
Lodge elected the following officers:
A. Cordover, president; Frank Laz-
ards, vice president; J. G. Epami-
honda, secretary, and r. c. Wool
folk, treasurer.
The club will hold a Valentine
party and dance February IA, at
Joppa Lodge Hall.
Isadore Glukenhous, master OF
Dawson Lodge, announces tomorrow
the lodge will pay tribute to the
dean of its past masters, Benjamin
Evening star., 1941-02-09
Knights Of St. John
Ladies' Auxiliary

At a meeting of the Santa Maria
Hospital Guild last week, the follow
ing officers were elected President,
Mrs Omi X Bingham; first vice
president, Mrs. Helen De Montfredy;
secopo vice president, Mrs. Anna
Goebel: recording secretary, Mrs.
Lillie R. Ritter; financial secretary
Mrs Eugenia Hugin; treasurer, Miss
Irma Hugin; messenger, Mrs. Emma
Panzer; sentinel, Mrs. Catherine
Walsh; guard. Mrs. Mary McLarney
Directors are Mrs. T. Thompson,
Mrs. Laura Kienle, Mrs M Welsh,
Mrs. M. Faulkner, Mrs. Catherine
Walsh, Mrs. M. Keller. Miss Alma
Knott, Miss Ruth Walton. Mrs.
Eleanor Quade. Mrs Mary Wathen
Mrs. Sophie Price was appointed to
serve as past president.
Past District Deputy Mrs. Emma
Panzer installed President Bingham
who indicted all other officers.
Mrs. Bingham named the follow
ing to visit the sick during this ad-
ministration: Mrs. Anna Goebel
Mrs. Helen De Montfredy, Miss Ber-
nice Knott, Mrs. Sophie Price ano
Mrs. Mary Ritter.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
Ben Hur News

Chairman Samuel Trump and
nine delegates from the Executive
Board made their annual visitation
to United Court in Pythian Temple.
A banquet was held Officers elected
were: Jack L. Menefee chief: Ed
win w. Saunders, Judge; Paul I.
Mcdaniel, master of ceremonies;
Orville F. Sandefur. past chief; Mel
vim D. Newland, recording scribe;
Harold G. Higbee, financial scribe:
Walter T. Wilkinson, keeper Of
tribute: Carl c. Malone, teacher:
Louis M Merryman, captain: Ernest
C. Mcdaniel, guide; G. Paul Will
kins. keeper of inner gate; Charles
Mataja. keeper of outer gate; John
B. Dickman, Walter T. wilkinson,
William F. I. McLindon, trustees;
Jack L. Menefee. Edwin w. Saun-
ders, Melvin D. Newland, Emery F.
Weightman, delegates to Executive
Board.
- The installation will be held on
February 81 in Pythian Temple by
Kenneth L. Canine, State manager
Evening star., 1941-02-09
Ancient Order of
Hiberniuns' Auxiliary

At the last meeting of Division
No. Mrs Mary Coghlan was initi-
ated as a social member by the
president, Miss Kathleen Leckey
Members from Divisions Nos. 2, 6
7, 8 and Junior Division No. l are
attending the meetings of this unit
of the Red Cross on Tuesday at
1880 pm.
A meeting of the st. Patrick's Day
Banquet Committee was held at the
Mayf1ower Hotel Joseph A. DAILY
is chairman and Miss Mary (
Cleary vice chairman.
Division No. will be hostess to-
night at the meeting of the Irish
History Study Club Miss Emily
Quinn, chairman of Irish History
has charge of arrangements.
The auxiliary held dinner at the
Continental Hotel on February l II
honor of their patroness, st. Brigid
Mrs. Maurice P. O'Connor, presi'
dent of Division No. 2, was chair
man. Miss Mary Cleary, president
of the District Board, and Josepf
DAILY, president of Commodore Johr
Barry Division, presided. A welcome
was given by Miss Cleary.
Community singing was feature
accompanied on the piano by Mrs
Harvey Callahan and led by Mis-!
Teresa Collins, past president of the
District Board. A short talk wa;
given by Joseph DAILY. A poem or
st. Brigid was read by Martin Cooke
vice president of the Commodore
John Barry Division. and a Synop'
sis on the life of ST Brigid was reao
by Mrs. Joseph DAILY, member o
Division No. l. Micheal Buckle!
rendered a solo.
! A short poem was read by Mrs
/ O'Connor and a comedy song ant
sketch were presented by DAME
| Stanton and Mrs Nettie Grady, ac
companied on the piano by Mrs
Daniel Stanton. Patrick ODea CAV
recitations.
There was singing by the assembl,
with Miss Margaret Walsh at tn
| pianO
Evening star., 1941-02-09
EIks Will Celebrate
59th Anniversary
Wednesday
Large Class Viii Be
inflicted; Trip TO
Philadelphia Planned

Washington Lodge, B. P. o. Elks,
will celebrate its 59th anniversary
Wednesday when large class OF
candidates will be initiated under
direction of L. Martin Young. ex-
alted ruler. A social will follow the
business session.
The following will be mitiateds
Domenico AnaStasi, G. T. Coakleys
M. F. Collins, Gregory Diegelman.
v. L. Eckman, Herbert s. Ender,
Thomas A. Flannery, S. A. FTeas.
Joseph r. Harris, r. L. Hennig, II. +.
Hoffman, Elmer v. Keefe, Carl r.
Krogmann, F. A. Mccain, Kermit
B. Ostwalt, Richard J. Peacock, John
B. Pruitt, George T. Ragland. Peter
J. Rosch, Samuel Rosenberg, John E..
Sawyer, Bryce B. Shearer, William
White, Earl F. Zirkle. For affiha-
ton: Ebert M. Barron, Alvin j.
Esling, Morris Samek. For rein.
statement: Charles B. Baker, VIII
liam H. Hailer and z. v. Henne-
berry.
A committee plans to have one
day all-expense trip to the Grand
Lodge Convention in Philadelphia.
The ElkS Boys Band will enter the
Grand Lodge parade to lead the
large delegation of Washington Elks
/ in the line of march.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
RoyuI Arcunum

Municipal Council will meet on
February IL at the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club. There will be
an installation in charge of Deputy
Grand Regent Jesse Corcoran. Plans
for new meeting hall will be in
troduced. Regent j. E. Feeney will
preside.
Kisrnet Council will meet at 1015
L street NV. on February IA at
8 pm. Grand Regent Wealthall and
his staff will be present. The for
nation of the class honoring Deputy
Supreme Regent George w. Mercer
will be completed. The installation
will be held February 10 at 1414 l
street NV.
Supreme Regent William c. Root
announced the annual session of the
Supreme Council will be held at
the Cavalier Hotel, Virginia Beach,
Va, September to 6, inclusive.
Evening star., 1941-02-09

F. Larcombe, who will celebrate his
seth Masonic anniversary. He served
as master in 1889.
The Master Mason degree will be
conferred with all stations occupied
by the past masters.
Mount Horeb Chapter, R. A. M.
last Tuesday installed the following
officers: J. Wesley Hawley, high
priest; Charles S. Simpson, king
Alfred S. Troutman, scribe; James
F. Ray, captain of host; Ray F
Kirby, principal sojourner; Ethan
Allen Fritz Royal Arch captain. Rus
sell S. Vreeland master, third veil;
John H Hague. master. second veil;
Ellery w. Baker, secretary. <and
Lucien Yung reelected, treasurer
The installing officer was Past High
Priest H. w. Blandy, assisted by
Past High Priest Charles S. Coberth
as captain of host
Mr.. Hawley announced on Febru-
ar II the mark master degree will
be conferred with our king. Charles
S. Simpson, in the East. All Royal
Arch Masons are invited
Mithras Lodge of Perfection, Scot
tisl Rite MaSons, met Tuesday even
Ing.
Evangelist Chapter, Knights Rose
Croix. will meet next Tuesday even
ing at the new temple, 1900 Sixteenth
street NV.
Many visiting Scottish Rite Ma
sons from various sections of the
country have made inquiry as to
the date when the degree work
for the spring class will start and
the information has been given that
this work will start March 4 at
o'clock.
Grand Master Ara M Daniels, ac-
companied by representatives of the
Association of Worshipful Masters
1941, will visit Temple -Noyes Lodge
on Thursday.
Trestle Board.
Monday-DaWson, Stansbury, Jop-
pa and Benjamin Franklin lodges.
Tuesday-Federal, Acacia, Takoma
and Samuel Gompers lodges.
nesday-Harmony Warren G
Harding. Chevy Chase and Bright
wood lodges.
Thursday-New Jerusalem, George
c. Whiting, Temple-Noyes and Ca
thedral lodges.
Friday-St. Johns and Hope
lodges.
Saturday-Grand Lodge School OF
instruction.