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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07
by Willis Thornton
Don't Judge Future by Present

Eyasy problem looks msolyable
mt. t. solution is found
Naturally BY definition Mighty
lev problems have failed to a solu-
ton soon or later. When the solu-
tlon Is .ound the problem looks
easy. and we ask ourselves What
Wa> difficult about that?a
Every engineer. every mathema-
U,ian. Is familiar with this pheno-
menon. We do not so often think
Of social problems in the same way.
Though social solutions. and the
answers to social problems are not
: accurate and final as the ans
Wers to an engineering or mI-
thematleal problem. working solu-
lions are devised just the same way.
And when they are devised. we
ask ourselves in the same way,
WHY did We stew and worry about
that
RIeht now one of the central
problems of the United States is
tnat OF industrial relationships, be-
tween the men who work for wages
TIE managers the owners-the pub
ii Now relationships are beng
forged all the time. new ways Of
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07
INDEPENDENT
IMPARTIAL
and
INDIVIDUAL
WE WERE JUST AHEAD
OF THE PARADE

Remember when Imperial Valley WAS
castigated from one end Of California to
the other for its brutal" and "unciyiliz-
ed" refusal to allow Dorothy Ray Pat
Chambers, Emma Cutler and a few others
free hand in stirring up trouble among
field hands in one Of our worst strikes
And remember when practically every
body in California. outside Of the valley.
outlaWed us as "red-baiterS" because ~
criticized a meeting Of Labor's Non-Par-
tsan League at the county fair grounds,
where Don Healey. now proved a Com
muniSt, and Lieut.. .-GovernOr Ellis +. Pat
tersOn spoke on what they called "cNil
liberties concident with another strike"
Funny, isn't it, that it has taken the
rest of the state so long to catch up with
us. Funny, and bit tragic, too. All the
evidence that was available to Us in In
perial Valley was also available 10 any
one else in California who wanted IL look
beyond ,communist-inspired propaganda
blasts. Yet there We're lamentablY few
who took the trouble to look. Instead,
most of the populace Joined in the belief
that Imperial Valley was some sort Of
a no-man s-land populated by Wild-eyed,
crack-brained individuals who saw 4 com
munist in every haystack
Nell-Jhe rest OF the state Is Degll-
ming to look inside the haystackS now.
Dorothy Ray is the best case in point
We can think of, probably because Doro-
thy made the news in big way when she
admitted before an assembly Investigate
ing committee Thursday that she has
been a lifelong communist, and as such
stirred up all the trouble she could Wher
ever there was any chance Of a strike. or
any other sort of industrial sabotage
Dorothy, if you remember. was the sub
ject of a lot of sob-sister stories from
the northern Imperial county line TO the
southern boundary of Oregon When she
was thrown in Jail here because Of her
trouble-making. We We're ''perSecutlng'
her, according to the general cry
Now, by the same reasoning, practical
ly the whole state is prosecuting her.
1t might have been bit uncomfortable
at the time, bat it is good to know that
we lead the parade in the matter Of recog-
nizng danger when we see it.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07
WHY NOT
AN AUDIT?

lWuH Stages ]gmwuD
Senator y mas declared that there
should 'ar - .3>t>tilHtion Of lend-leaSe
'\.e.t'.tdssS - congressional commit
With eae senator's purpose W. agree.
Ho"tEef. So ,ac sorry that he chose to
call j. n ..he>tigatiou. \ better term
Huu.a h,..e en "uudi,."
Tnp .ead-sa~e program involves vast
Expenditure II money! The expenditure
has - l. made quickly. Necessarily il
has IL "a. made without plpcedents to
4JG, .aa disbursements.
I4 g. 1n.~tauct.~ like these. it would
u.. q n.s=ele : more than 4 few foolish
Things "eIa# #f.at donn. 1t may be that
"c;lol, .t.Lg hur>her description
have Hss. - y L ur taken, but they will
"r te" .adeed. for whatever one may say
"t oaf fsa,fa. government machinery.
outright i%ll., Is uncommon.
\ coHt.00ag audit of the lend-lease
Expenditure = competent congressional
authority would oc Il reflection ON no one.
l. "o&ld - n accord with Legislative
practice.
That ..8i- i 50 is emphasized by an
amenomeat - 1h,. pending tax bill Just
proposed ~ Il. Senate Finance Com
mt1te L s.ouId create Il budget-Study
committee consisting OF II members of
the house and senate appropriations and
tax committees, the Stcrrtary of the treas
ury and ae budget director At the same
tlm' IT, committee 10y resolution request
cd Lhe bgl al 81 the budget 10 submit
e>t.nl.,. II ~. ~i"ic reductions in non
defense y .te!ld1ut.> of the current fiS-
cal Nr,,r. Wisely. IN our opinion, the SEN
al epnmilte, : seeking to bring about
more eiteet.se congressional control of
tvtH. Ledsr,,l expenditure
There ts.Te been rumorS about the dis
hIr>cn1eAe# O. aG-iraSe funds and the
use OF lrni-.taS, materials Some of
them deaN themselves on their face
Others II Jrue. are 50 picayunish as not
t. m.rit serious attention.
b9t tis>e rumorS thrive on secrecy
t. Government mas laws which pro-
vide tnat 4 private business offering
stock L. liz public must have its accounts
audited by outside auditors. That is
quite proper. 1t is Just as proper that
tie government follow the same rule.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07

approach being explored, new ans
WCrS found.
Because We did not see ono single,
.inal answer. cno formula that Will
work like a chemlcal reagent ON
all situations, We incline to be dis
cOuraged with the outlook. Because
in regard to certain problems like
the closed shop no answer has
vet been found. we ASSUME there
is no answer.
That contradicts all experience.
There are techniques and proceed
ures not even suggested as yet
which will be commonplace 20
years hence. W. will look back at
l94l and its squabbleS over this
and similar issues. and say in
credulously, rs it possible We quar-
raled over that?'
For instance it has been suggest
ed that employers check off from
every employees dues the amount
of union dues. but leave it up 10
each employe whether the money
b. paid over TO the union as his
membership or paid to some COM
munity charity if he chooses NOT
to be a member That would give
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07
GOVERNMENT SPENDING

(N&G Diego if.5UfE-NUn)
Borrow and spend was the dominant
policy -. t. Roosevelt administration
uNlM -. borrowing began to falter for
lsts. T.. lenders. Then the policy was
modified. Nv il is tax and spend. Of
the t,.a po..e.-~. There is little public
doubt s9oa. which is least dangerous,
though aeitae. Ia been wholly approx
90 " IL l,=af.s "ho have to pay the bills
MoW yr later
! remarkable. feature Of the situation
j, thai when ,aXes and the national debt
were la@.er. IL people complained more
than ao%. "h n both are highest in his
tory AID st.Il rising. Some say this is
trcause oi - spending needs for ma
tjon;I defeu.e Others shake their heads
and wonder whether the people have
been worn do"n and morally subiugated
by The !, IderS. Probably both views
are partly correct. Anyhow, the spend
ing continues on lavish scale.
Million, u dollars are being carelessly
wasted. and mat j, why 10 Republican
members Of tne housa ways and means
committee though indorSing the general
purpose ii the pending %3,529, 100000 tax
Dill, are protesting irresponsible econo-
nlE in both defense and non-defense
~Dpudilo
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07

every man the right to refuse to
JOIN a union if he didn't feel like
it. OF to withdraw his financial
support if he didn't like the way It
was being run, but AT the same
time it would laSten a sort OF social
tax" on each employee to remind
him that he cannot enjoy free
ride" to the conditions won by the
efforts of his organized colleagues.
It would avoid virtual penalty
on union membership that results
when employees in shop are al
lowed TO enjoy union conditions
without paying their share of the
cGsl Of attaining them.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07
IS KNOWLEDGE DISLOYAL?

We take exception to the remark of
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson that
it was "disloyal" for a Chicago news
paper to print report, based on verified
government documents, that Americas
war plan calls for an eXpeditionary force
of 100000 men to Africa or Europe in
the summer Of 1943 to defeat Hitler.
1t is the kind of thing the people are
entitled to know.
Administration officials. it now ap-
pears, are extremely angry because the
report was published before the admin
istration had time to sell the plan to
the American people.
Since when have We become the sort
of mental mik-sops who need propagan-
da preparation before we can make up
our minds whether we like a thing, or
don't like it? Since when has it become
the duty of the federal government to
conceal its plans until they have been
sold like piece of cheap merchandise?
That news of the plan will help our
enemies is the cry of the administration.
Tommyrot. If a newspaper reporter can
discover the details of it, even down to
Presidential letter dealing with it, are
We to believe that highly trained Axis
spies have not learned Of it long before?
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07
Did You Know?

OF the worlds 100000 lepers.
l2000 are II the Philippine Islands
The United States purchased the
louisiana Territory from France or
April SO. 1903
Hokkaido. IN the japanese group.
is the 20th largest island OF the
world.
More than half the population
OF the world. estimated At 2I34.00O. =
GOO IS IN Asia.
O. f Winchester patented his
rifle july /. 1866.
Only an estimated half dozen
pairs of kite birds remain in Eng
land.
The slang expression, butter
fingered, was used as early as 1918.
Since their pectoral flying fins
are not developed until they are
grown. flying fish cannot fly" un-
Ill then.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07
80. we'd ADVERTISE!

We'd determine TODAY, this month,
the things that we want the readers OF
THIS newspaper to knoU and understand
and like about us -. one year from today.
Then, we'd proceed coolly, methodically,
to make them know it.
We'd make them LIKE us and we'd
make them BELIEVE in us. We'd put
a smile, a friendly smile on their faces
when they talked of us. We'd give them
cause to BEIlEVE in us, to lean on us
with confidence that'd never be shaken.
We'd get into their minds and hearts with
little, understanding, advertising lope let
ters. They'd be about 80, ninety, 100
words long They'd be in small space,
something like the TWO here shown.
They'd be in our columns regularly, 2, 3,
four, times weekly, explaining, suggest
ing, reciting, comparing, cajoling, scold-
ing, asking, telling to folks, to regular
folks -. the things Financial things) that
they tuant to knotO .......
....... if WE were a SAVINGS and
LOAN ASSOCIATION :. in this mans
town,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07

EDlT0R'S NOTE: The fololcing edit
0riCiS are presented as interesting OPiH-
ions yoiccd bY editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07
So They Say

Children want to belong to some
thing. II federal, state and munich
pal governments cannot offer them
supervised clubs and play spaces,
they will horde together in unwhole-
some gangs.
james Marshall, president N Y.
Board of Education.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07

When you are not living in the midst
of great danger it is much more difficult
to put up with the small, petty things
Lady Halifax, wife of the British Am
baSsadOr to the L. S.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07

MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. Nation
al Editorial Association.
California Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07
We'd ,Urite understanding, advertising lore letters
1cith TITLES sOn1e1clat ike these

o fmin in ebook2 re
ymets easily horribly 4H sated
of a
butcher, uth TWO who have found thing
m
f. KEEP
the
& NED home and earned DIME
Learned ourf
o
of n
Make eh load Of hay but make it conc l"'lh u.s. Yeah
"hi0ash for paint garage serenity r
cold eeH Every Saturday night DO k"o 'en get mdd %
TOO many 100
.toS 1 HOlyhoks
and eckhd angels r" riot
round hereb he deeds
If tre a SAYINGS and LOAN Association
in THIS mans tOtUn.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07

gers that threaten.
Foreign Minister Ezequiel Padilla
of Mexico.
In the light of what has happen
ed in recent years you can't take
the position that you won't investi-
gate anybody.
Associate Justice jackson, u. S.
Supreme Court on 4 bill to sim
plify impeachment OF judges
The best thing We can do today
is to send out to the world the
news that every one of us is pre-
pairing now to do the job, with
sacrifice and with determination.
Mrs. Frank d. Roosevelt.
world should be plunged into war
1t is really intolerable that the
every 25 years by Germany.
Prof. Bernadotte Schmitt, Uni
VerSity of Chicago.
Long engagements may be out
of style, but we're glad we waited
until we were sure.
Tommy Manville, after his fifth
marriage.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07

Food will win the war and write
the peace.
H. b. Little, president, NY. As
sociation of County Agents.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07
n snUingS MAd L0Azs association

know it! 1t is almost as though we do not
exist. Our exciting, warm, superb, useful
services are hidden in our cold corporate
name. Htells that we are a savings and
lending association &. . and ,Uho wants to
do either?
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07

OF the worlds 100000 lepers
1900 are II the Philippine Islands
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07

we'd ADVERTISE in THIS
newspaper
we'd advertise regularly, in
SMALL space to start
........ we d follow a PLAN, and hold
tight. toit, and talk to the readers of this
newspaper frequently, stubborniy, dogeedly,
tendciousy. y..........
..... until the ''whole world would
know about the things that we could do
for them that they Uant done; until they d
talk and tell about it as knowingly, as
pleasantly, as eagerly, as they nOlU talk
about STYLES or hockey or things to eat.
We'd have TWO jobs 10 do b..
that we'd do!
First: We'd need money. money to lend,
and so, we'd plan to find people who'd
SAVE their money with us, become share
holders in our business; and save safely
and methodicdlly and surely for the things
they plan someday to own.
Second: We'd need folks who'd bo,rolU
that money from us to do the EXTRA
things of life that are SO necessary the
things that are emergencies; the finer,
sweeter things that make life worth the
living.
In those two paragraphs are outlined the
great, warm, sane purpose OF our charter;
TO BORROW and TO LEND MONEY
-. SAFELY. TO FOLKS.
But people Tin sufficient numbers) do not
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07
Famous Sayings

-MaSsinGCr.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07
Thought for tic Day

The shall nhpc:. -.a. -.. Is. a9
promotion ot lis P.-,-s-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07

Only an estimated half dozen
pairs of kite birds remain in Eng
land.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07

o. f Winchester patented his
rifle July 1 1866
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07

Hokkaido. IN the Japanese group.
is the 20th largest island OF the
world.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07

The slang expression, butter
fingered. was used as early as 1915.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
Emily Crawford New Head
OF Lindquist School Clinic

Annual meeting Of the board Of
trustees OF the Carl r. Lindquist
School Clinic. Inc. was held Mon
day afternoon at Central school.
Miss Emily Crawford was elected
president, succeeding George II.
Fisher. under whose leadership for
the past three years the clinic has
functioned most efficiently Other
officers elected were Dr. Frank r.
Baker, Vice president. and Elmer
T. Thune. secretary-treHsurer. Miss
Margaret Long and Fisher com
plete the executive committee
which meets monthly.
Members appointed for the year
by Howard K Goold. superinten-
dent OF city schools. and Albert II.
Hooker. jr., president of the fedora
tion Of Social Agencies, are George
III. Fisher. Otto l. Johnson, Mar
garet X. Long, Rev. Harold b,
Long. Frank Taylor. DIR. Frank K
Baker, Leslie L. Hoar. Mary Jane
Blascr. Elmer r Thune, PAU Z.
Granlnd. Nellie L. Workman Or.
l.. T. Norton, Or. George II. Smith
and Emily A. Crawford.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22

The clinic. sponsored by the
school board and the Community
Chest. offers definite health
service to underprivileged children
in both public and parochial
schools. with headquarters on the
fourth floor OF the Central school
under the supervision OF DR.. George
II. Smith. A dental clinic Is held
five mornings week, with two
chairs In operation During the
past year nearly 1000 operations
have been performed here. An
N-ray machine. purchased by the
Tacoma school board and available
to the clinic. has overcome pre-
yious handleaps.
Eye. ear. nose and throat spe-
eialsts have performed nearly 500
operations, including eye eXamina-
tons, free glasses. repairs to
glasses and 81 tonsillectomies.
Without the cooperation of the
school board. doctors and dentists.
the PIT A.. and gifts from various
school clubs, so much service would
be impossible ON n limited budget.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
. 5lElH&35&EN
Ships. Corgoes Mointoin Good Pace;
Six Here Tuesday. Three More Slated

Y fag doesn't impair nsviga-
Ton. three vessels Will arrive on
he local range Wednesday
slated for appearance a. that
time Is The steamer Gyoko Aaru.
calling 10 Hft a generous consign-
ment Of miscellaneous Tacoma
goods destined for Japan.
Meanwhile Americas virtual
embargoes on var materials n
Japan have resulted IN increased
japanese trade with South Am
erica It vas reported this week
there Is growing movement Of
military necessities. originating in
the Americas including the L. s
and trans-shipped a. south
American ports.
In one dav recently. japanese
ships departed Buenos Aires with
IS PEI cent OF ArCentina's total
annual production ~ wolfram. ore
from which tungsten is derived
for use N steei making. Like
movements OF similar strategic
war materials are disclosed peri
odicallv.
Also due here Wednesday are
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
Selectees Reach
Reception Center
By staff Correspondent

FORT LENIS-A group of 6s
men. first draft selecteeS 10 be
received here since November. ar
rived at the recruit reception
center here Monday night. army
officials announced.
A second group of IS was due
Tuesday. coming from eastern
Washington and Oregon. and
others will come from Washing
ton. Oregon. Idaho and Montana
almost daily for the next few
weeks.
Officers said a total OF S3l
selectees will have arrived by the
end OF January. The reception
center here can nov accommodate
500 men. but soon will be able 10
take care of 1000.
The 90 men who arrived Mon
dsv We're busy Tuesday taking
intelligence tests getting lnocu-
lated by army doctors. trying on
uniforms and otherwise passing
through that stage that the army
calls processing.
No selectees viii be inducted
from Tacoma or Pierce county at
the induction station IN the Wash
ington building here until Thurs
uaN
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
Last Of 7 acoma S
Guardsmen Coinq
In Service Soon

Dates for induction of the last
Tacoma units of Washington Ma
tional Guard not already In federal
service were announced Tuesday
by Brig. Gen. Maurice Thompson.
Battery G. 2O5th Coast Artillery
Anti-Aircreft. commanded by Capt.
Ensley Llewellyn will report at
Tacoma ermory Feb. ;.
Reporting ON Feb 10 at the
armory here will be the l03d Anti
Tank battalion. commanded by
Mai, Charles w. Goodwin. The
three Tacoma companies in the
battalion are commanded by Capts
Thomas II. St Clair. Lawrence J.
Nelson and Jesse J.. Hare. Also
reporting will be The medical de
partment detachment OF Tacoma
commanded by Capt Mac Broom
Benjamin, and company from
Centralia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
Leaves Limited
To Two Years

Two years hereafter will be the
limit for leaves of absence from
city service for any emplove Of the
city. it was agreed Monday eve
ming at a joint meeting Of the
civil service commission and the
newly formed board administering
the city employees pension and re
tirement affairs.
Mayor Cain. as chairman Of the
retirement board, said Tuesday an
understanding had been reached
"as working basis" between the
civil service commission and the
board.
One man who had applied for a
pension, Cain asserted. had not
worked for the city in four years
Hereafter" said the mayor
two years inactivity for any
reason will be the limit"
At the pension boards meeting
Monday afternoon WAYS and means
OF investing the boards aecumu-
lating funds were discussed. 1t IS
not yet certain how much will be
collected from employees and from
the city funds this year, but a pre-
liminary survey suggests figure
not far from S15O.000
The ordinance requires funds 10
be invested to earn 3 per cent
per annum and sound 3 per cent
investments are hard to find. board
members concluded.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
Board Approves
Building Plans

In brief 9 a. m. session. mem
bers Of the Tacoma school board
Tuesday approved basic plans
drawn in the past week for the
new vocational education building.
to be constructed on the old Cen
tral school site opposite the Pierce
county courthouse.
The available $3.50 will permit
only construction Of one wing Of
the building but the plans drawn
show a future U-shaped building
covering most of the block
Board members approved the
plan OF Architects Mock Il Nor
rison for building first one-story
wing along the C 81. side of the
block. Il VIII be strong enough
10 bear more stories later. II
necessary. The first wing will be
about - BY 240 feet and viii house
seven shops.
Completed. the schools man
building will front on l1th ST.
faclrs the courthouse. Whether
construction VIII he brick or con-
crete will be decided by the school
directors at a later session.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22


A lifelong resident Of Pierce
county. Rams J. Beathien died Mon
day at the age Of 40 He lived at
Route s. BOX 532. where he is sur
vived by his widow Gertrude.
Born in puyallup FOR many years
he was engaged IN the nursery
business there with his father and
brother: FOR the past nine years
he maintained his own nursery es-
tabllshment
He served - months overseas
during World war /, and was a
member Of the Veterans Of For
eign Wars and the Independent
Bible church
other survivors include a broth
er. Peter II. Beuthicn a. Tacoma
three sisters. Mrs. Dora Adams
and Mrs. Henrietta I,ersen o. Ia
coma. and Mrs. Emma Eustus Of
Pasco. sr uncle. John Benthien Of
Tacoma. Funeral arrangements are
in charge Of Mellinsers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
Marriage
licenses,

Marriage license applications
have been filed with the Pierce
county auditor by Oistein T. STAY
sholt. 81. Seattle, and Genevieve S.
Mantik. as. 65O2 So. Tacoma ave.
Thomas James Fleming, -, and
Margaret MAY LemieuX. %. both
of 1904 No cheyenne: Kenneth
Howard parnen. %. National, and
Mary Alice Forsell Is. Morton;
Leonard Joseph Traynor, rs, 939
Fawcett, and Edna Emily Magby.
-. 6005 So Junett; Dukes Tonne
son, 43. 10 No. L. and Jeanette
RI. Clark, Al. 316 So. I st; Dean
Marquis Peterson, p. McChord
field and Martha Caroline Tuges.
p. Route 10. Box PA. Tacoma;
Heinz Hickethier. 81. 616 No. l..
and Mildred Holhnesworth. %. SOL
No. L. Kenneth r James. 81. and
Blanche Dupus. 81. both Of Sc
attic; Ted L. kerzie, 81. rs So
st. and Frances ! Chesky, 20,
Route 8, Box 1856. Puyalup.