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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-20
/, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22

Benefic aspects dominate today, although many adverse planetary influences are active. There is an ill omen for labor and industrial relations affecting Government con- tracts.
 HEART AND HOME Women are under fortunate sway today which encourages all constructive efforts. Holiday preparations should move smoothly as happy anticipa tions inspire plenty of hard work. It is a lucky date for travel by land, but not so promising for air. Bad weather may impede shoppers. The evening will bring good news or perhaps messages The configura- tion is fortunate for persons who exercise authority; they should be generous in promotions and Christ mas gifts.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS: There is a good sign today for engineers, mechanics and builders of ships or airplanes. The stars presage trouble with workers, but the new year is to curtail strikes by legal restric- tions. The great body of American workers embracing millions of framed men are to manifest their
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-20
Daily lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

OFTEN Where did resurrec tha Wheredi that hat" preferred,
 MISPRONOUNCED: Eysan Pronounce e-izhan, E as in unstressed, as TT, second syllable
 Air atmosphere) Ere (before) Heir nherits)
 SYNONYMS: Confidence faith trust, reliance, belief
 word three times and it is yours Let mastering word each day Today word full flowing "A boldne rotundity speech Hawthorne.
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LOOK and LEARN Gsyy c. GORDON

high peaks?
 distinguished the that he bills other? $ the approximate weight of an elephant a s a sobrique? What we'll known killed during 
 ANSWERS:
 1.
 Grover Cleveland, who than 300 bills 60 pounds A nickname
 Kilner whose best-known Trees"
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quietly weighing whether to. toss his hat into the 1922 congressional elections arena.
 But the Japanese attack blasted all these ambitious h e m mes to smithereens-including the Amer ica First Committee itself-though not until after sharp dispute among the inner leaders.
 They split over the future of the organization. One group, led by General Robert Wood, favored im- mediate dissolution and full sup port of President Roosevelt in the prosecution of the war Another group wanted to hold off for a while to see what developed
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-20
20 YEARS AGO fME fir EMPIRE
DECEMBER 20, 1921

DECEMBER
 The Alaskan Engineering Commission to have the steel Riley Creek spike place the River by February Hilard Deputy Collector of Customs.
 Andrew Fairbanks he to spend the remainder of the winter with his family
 Kendall has been United States Deputy Marshal for Skagway by U. s. Marshal George Beaumont.
 Raymond of the been ill his home here the past several days
 City drubbing to the soldier winning H. The lineup of MCloskey IIendckson and 
 Weather: High
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-20
SHORT STORY OF FIRE.

Summoned by an excited house. wife when she accidentally opened fuel oil valve and flooded the living room of her home, firemen last evening recommended plum Der and returned to the Fire Hall. The fire call was box 3-2 early last evening
 The property. 2o3 Gastineau Ave nue, is owned by Stanley Nowicka
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-20
MERRY-GO-ROUND

BLACKOUT TIP: If your wind ows are equipped with Venetian blinds, adjust them at night so that the stats turn upward on the in-
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HOROSCOPE "The stdrs incline
 bGt do not cOmpep
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2l

Benefic aspects rule strongly to- day. Church celebrations should be exceedingly impressive under this ccnfiguration which inclines hu- manity to seek spiritual help.
 HEART AND HOME: This should be happy day in whicn mind and heart join in rejoicing which puts away the thought of human crises. Access of faith and courage will manifest under this configuration Philanthropies will be marked by keen recognition Of human brotherhood as social lines vanish Women are fortunate i'll love and friendship today which is suspicious for homecomings and family reunions. There is good sign for the men of the house. hold, for they will reveal new sense of responsibility to those close to them as well as to the nation, which puts new burdens upon them.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS: The usu- al vagaries in finance and trade are indicated for the coming week when the retail trade will boom and the stock markets will be un- certain, given to sudden fluctua- tions. There is a sign read as pres aging the closing out of many small business enterprises which are un- able to meet the many necessary taxes and restrictions due to the war conditions. The utmost care in credits will be imperative next month
 NATIONAL ISSUES: Residents of the Pacific Coast will have diff ferent ideas about war perils from those who live on the Atlantic sea board. The stars indicate slight relief from fears of much conflict on the Pacific as Japan's objec- tives are gradually revealed, but. astrologers warn of peril in too much confidence in our safety, be- cause there are evil portents for the future. The West will continue to be a place of intense activity in espionage
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS This is critical time for the Philippines where secret plans for surprise attack may be discovered. Diplomacy which includes treachery lis forecast, but preparedness has attained such completeness that any act of aggression will be futile. Long worked out schemes to ob- tain possession of the Islands will prove unavailing as long as the United States retains the present relations with the ambitious ter ritory.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of much happiness and many recreations. Business and professional interests will prosper
 Children born on this day prob ably will be exceedingly clever and tractable. These natives of fire sign are among the most fortunate of Earth's inhabitants Jupiter is their ruling planet
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

DECEMBER 20 Mrs. Elmer Benedict LaVerne Pademeister Mrs. s. B. Sullivan Donald Tyer
 w. E. Leydel
 Helen Isaak
 DECEMBER 21
 Peter Carlson Mrs. George Larson Mrs. J. V. Davis Dorothy Pumphry
 Herbert Mead Joe c. Johnston John E. Kevick
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Washington Merry
 Go-Round

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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05

equally So
The channels of normal world
trade must be reopened. Barriers
must be thrown down. The ideal
ism of yesterday has become the
urgent, pressing necessity OF to-
morrow.
It will not do TO break those
barriers down with tanks and guns.
Barriers must be lcveled intelligent
ly and peacefully by people who
have decided it best, not by a con-
queror
Tho Nev World still offers hope.
Argentina and Brazil have just
taken the first steps toward Gus
toms union. Free entry into either
country is provided for products OF
new industries of the other. The
road has been opened toward a vast
free trade area comprising both
these vast South American rcpub-
lies.
The barrier as been thrown down
by reason and peaceable agreement,
not by force. Similar future ar
rangements between the United
States and Canada are being active
ly discussed. Trade between all the
countries OF the Americas is being
facilitated by series of reciprocal
trade treaties.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05
A MATTER OF SPELLL(?)ING

CChriStian Science Monitor)
The British Ministry of Agriculture
has encountered unntentionally some of
the difficulty President Theodore Roose-
Welt met when he attempted to introduce
SimpItied spelling into the United States.
1t now acknowledges that it misspeled
the name Of 4 town in Wales in one of its
publications. What it designated as Liam
fairpwillgyngyligerchwrndrobwllandsili-
ogogogoch should have been Llanfairp-
WIIgWyngyllgogelychwyrndrobwllllanty-
siIogogogoch. \ little study will indi-
cate how Nrong the ministry was.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05
WHO MAKES THE LAWS?

New Deal leaders in the senate Thurs
day sent the Smith anti-strike bill--a bill
the whole country WelcOmed-to the pro-
labor r-racketeering senate labor commit
tee for emasculation. If the bill ever gets
out of committee with anything left but
the white paper 1t was printed on in the
first place the counry will be lucky.
Officially, the White House announced
a week or SO ago that the passage OF
strike legislation was entirely up to con-
gress. Now the White House is marshal
ing every ounce of pressure it can exert
to kill the Smith bill, which is the only
measure yet proposed giving anything but
the weakest whisper of lip service to the
cause of stopping strikes in national de
fense industries. 1t begins to seem that
the administration leaves passage of laws
up to congress only so long as the admin
istration dictates the laws.
The house passed the Smith bill by a
vote of almost two to one. The New Deal
is afraid to let it come up on the floor
of the senate for fear it would receive
the same acclaim there. SO it is shunted
into a committee that is controlled al
most directly by the White House-and
when it comes out, if it does, it will not
be the same bill
The action is a direct affront to the
house. Worse, it is a direct affront to
the people, for it intimates that the peO-
pie have chosen SO unWisely in their cleo
tion of senators that they cannot be
trusted to vote upon vital issue.
If ever there was a time when the peO-
pie should speak to the senate, demand
ing action, this is the time.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05
LEAD ON
Mr.. PRESIDENT!

(St. Louis ar-TimcS)
America does not expect 4 ioyride out
OF his VA. when all the rest of the world
Is enduring blood and sweat and tears.
Our people know what it means TO stake
our strength against I1iter'S and there
is no reason - suspect they will finch
from sacrifice.
But they have the right to expect that
Mr.. Roosevelt as the elected Chief Exec
utive, shall Hot finch from plain speech
and perhaps unw2lcome duties. He is our
President; he bears the burdens of states
manshin. but fer months he has hesitated
and spoken double-taIk, until the end re-
suit IS confusion amounting almost to deS-
pcration. It is later than the Adminis-
trutinn thinks
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
DOESN'T LAST

It's funny how this old world keeps
right on proving that you've got To work
for what YOU get.
Take the case of Thomas &. McCutch-
en-, 10, who had been having Il grand
time until this week, being a hero OF sorts.
he was Canadian soldier on leave, h
explained TO everybody, and 50 every
body was kind to him. He WAS Il guest
at the American Legion convention. he
attended numerous United Service Or
ganization parties, he toured Hollywood
film studios. Then one evening he ran up
against suspicious cOp-and today he Is
In jail at Los Angeles, branded a deserter
from the Canadian army.
He couldn't take the gaff in Scottish
regiment after eight months Of training,
so he Sneaked away four months ago and
came to the United States There WAS
something about his character that failed
in the pinch. and yet there was something
else that made him want the recognition
he would have received had he been able
to go through with it. He hadn't done
the work, but he tried to get the recon-
penSe just the same.
Instead, he landed in jail-and the
chances are he will be there for good
long time, with disgrace facing him in
the end.
Tom McCutchen tried to get something
for nothing-and for while he succeed
ed But he found out, as SO many others
have, that in the end the something
turns to bitterness.
Perhaps there is no greater human
tragedy than the wreck of the man or
woman who wants the fruits Of success,
yet is unwilling to perform the labor nee
cessary thereto. You will hear often that
success is pure luck or pull, or heritage.
Don't believe it. Investigate and you will
find out that behind every really success
full man there is endless toll and effort,
days and years of thought and concen-
tfation. You've got to work for what you
get, and if you work hard enough. and
intelligently enough, you'll get it in the
end.
The easy" road to success-Tom Nc
Cutchen's roads a bright one for d
while but it ends in a swamp.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
No. 19989
S L NJ NJ o n :

No. 19989
S L NJ NJ o n
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DIS
TRICT, Plaintiff.
vs.
BRUCE p. HALL, F A. WHITE
IMPERIAL VALLEY OIL d COL
TON COMPANY, a Corporation, ct
al, Defendants.
Harry w. Horton and George R
Kirk, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA SEND GREET
INGS TO BRUCE P. HALL, F.. A
WHITE, IMPERIAL VALLEY OIL
e. COTTON COMPANY. a Corpora
ton, PHOEBE ARA WHITE and
FRANCIA WHITE, as Joint Ten
ants, JOHN DOE, JANE DOE
RICHARD ROE, JOHN DOE CON-
PANY. a Corporation. RICHARD
ROE COMPANY, a Co-Partnership,
J. DOE, as Executor of the Estate
of r. ROE, Deceased, and J. DOE
as Administrator Of the Estate OF
r. ROE, Deceased, Defendants.
YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED
TO APPEAR and answer the Com
plant in an action entitled as above
brought against you in the Superior
Court of the County Of Imperial,
State of California, within ten days
after the service on you Of this
Summons-if served within this
county; or within thirty days if
served elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract, or
it will apply TO the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant
Given under my hand and the
Seal of the Superior Court of the
County Of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 18th day of July, 194l.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
(SEAL) County Clerk.
BY c.. o. KENYON,
Deputy Clerk.
(N21, z8; D5, II, 10, 26;
J2, 8. 10. 23).
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05
Peoria Journal -TranScriDt

(PeOria Journal-IranScrlpt
The faiths by which men live do not
suffer greatly because of experimental
tion. The American economic creed and
the heritage which teaches American
small boys to meet opportunity and dis
aSter with identical courage cannot be
destroyed by a few years of economic
tinkering nor even by the most persuasive
theory designed to Influence economic
pVolutionS.
When Alfred Butler of Pekin H., and
Ora Dcnnin~, his helper went to Chicago
to get some contracts in national defense
they demonstrated this fact. When But
l-r aid: I've got a shop, an electric
Wcldcr. acetYlenc equipment and cutters,
electric grinders and other machinery"
as az explanation Of why he believed he
should have I; defense subcontract he left
ou1 tho most important thing he had.
That thing IS enterprise
Enterprise makes the front pages when
it is evidenced in any human effort. For
years. Il has also made bank accounts
and feeling Of accomplishment in the
lives Of many men. To make it less than
FIRE is both an insult and folly. Al
But!.r and Ora Denning show why.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05
by Paul Harrison =.
HoHywoods Fads, Fancies and FoibIes

risk that a contributor has bor-
roWed his story from some other
person Cr source perhaps quite un-
intentionally. No studio cares to
risk plagiarism suit. In fact 1t
doesn't even dare to read unsolicited
scripts from writer's about
whom ii knows nothing.
TWO ROUTES TO GLORY
So the first problem for the un-
known is how to get a story read.
There are only two ways: either to
be represented by an accredited
agent. o. i you're lucky, to be
known at the studios I was lucky,
because for several years before I
began writing for pictures I had
been writing about them.
Whether You lombard an agent
or tho studio directly through
someone sou know, the next most
important thing is to remember
that old business adaGe, Surround
it with shoWmanship. Attractive
packages always helps, yet too many
people overlook this in trying to
market stories.
When I prepared my first screen
original, the story that became the
book and the picture. Hold Back
tie Dawn mad a terrific OBJ
stacle-that Of getting it read. Pro-
ducers were busy; their desks al
ways were piled high with manu-
scripts. My problem was to keep
my story from the bottom of the
heap.
l had an idea which now seems
a little silly. Instead of titling the
story IN tlv D.Suai way. l decided
to make it a more personal appeal
50 l called it Memo to a Movie
Producer a printer set those
words for me III Impressive type,
and I pasted the strip on a shiny
folder that cost so cents. 1t nov
looked unlike other manuscripts.
QUICK LIKE
| had once interviewed Producer
Arthur Hornblow at Paramount, and
no" l was able to get an appoint
ment to see him about my story
The best way to make an immed-
late impression I decided would
be to make this meeting as brief
and painless as possible. I learned
that on MS appointment schedule
ne had set aside Is minutes fol
mo Naturally he was surprised
when laid the manuscript on his
desk, said Thank you and walked
| out.
! l had hoped that he would ust
the remaining Ia minutes and 4;
seconds for reading AS I closet
the door I noticed that he alread,
had become curious ABOUT that com.
manding looking Memo to "a Mosi,
Producer" because he was picking
it up and turning a page The frs
important hurdle had been passed
Within AZ hours the story haC
! been bought by the studio. With
cut my little tricks, it might no
have been read for weeks anc
even then perhaps not quite 81
attentively.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05
Studio scenariSt and today's guest
columnist for Paul Harrison

HOLLYWOOD Dec 5.-Almo,t
everyone. some time III his or her
life has lived or heard a story
which seems to need writing
and selling. To-Day. as always. Holly
wood is cryinS FOR new material.
We hear everywhere the demand
for new story ideas. but there also
is a wall from beginners who COM
plain that the manuscripts sent to
the studios are returncd unopened.
VIII IS this?
Well. YOUR name means nothinL
to a studio when the story arrives.
And bluntly, there is always
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05

In Ararat township, Pennsylvania,
schools are closed during the worst
winter months. Will the pupils
please rise and sing, Snow, Beauti-
full Snow"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05
Barbs

British girls have been getting
silk stockings brought over on
bombers ferried to England. Amcri-
can pilots were the runners.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05

Don't think Of the pay. Good work is
always recognized. | wish was 80 years
younger and starting all over again.-Sgt.
Paul Butin retiring after 80 years in the
Army including d coloneIcy in the World
war;
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05

ana old deaf and dotty-in short, a
ha>-bcen.-tieorge Bernard Shaw to Or
paniZtl'~ ot Shaw Society.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05

The right to strike will exist, be recog
uized. and he .Xercsed until we provide
al orderly process as a substitute.
Prof William ". Davidson, Western
Reserve University.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05

a free press is the keystone of that
arch which holds up the bridge across
which the nations Of the earth, if there
is to be such a thing as human progress
must one day march. - Grove Patterson,
editor. Toledo Blade.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05

EDIT0R.S NOTE: The following edit
OridiS are presented as interesting OPfn-
IONS roiced BY editors elserhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05

An epidemic of mumps has hit
Fort Custer. Now We'll see how
we'll our new army can take the
bumps.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05

Note to Japan: those who try to
carry water on both shoulders are
likely to get their feet wet.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05
by Willis Thornton
Yes, Ills a Small World

The trouble with bromidcs is
that 81 many of them have an un-
pleasant habit of turning up true.
To say that the world is getting
smaller by the clock is merely TO
pcrpetrate another bromide. But it
is true.
It Is. perhaps. the central fact
Of our times 1t is a tendency which
has been marked for more than
lo0 years but which happens now
to be gong forward with terrifying
speed The world is shrinking so
fast that many of us do not yet
realize It
As 1t grows smaller, as every COM
munity on earth becomes closer to
every other community in point OF
time 50 il grows more interdepend-
en-. We learned part OF the lesson
during the depression. We know
that in the United States the North
cannot be Solidly prosperous with
a depressed South; the East cannot
L.ospar in the face of duSt-seared
West. no man can DC secure in
riches while many arc poor.
The world is getting in the SAME
case The fall of the Austrian
Creditansalt in 1881 was a domino
that pushed over the whole Worlc
War debt structure. and was re-
Elected in business all over the
world. DETECTED back again from
the American shore the great de.
preston washed over Europe.
We have .ound, to our sorrow
that they were right who sale
Peace is indivislblc." We are learn
ing that trade and prosperity ar,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05

A 24-year-old shortstop is made
manager of the Cleveland Indians,
which made many veteran stop
short.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05

Don't stick your neck out while
sIrutting. Look what recently hap
pened to a lot of turkeys
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05
Thought for the Day

will both lay me yoa ii. .e.e .l.a s.ccp ,oc lsoa
Lord only mahost mc ca.s =. sa.etz Psalms As.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05
Famous Sayings

To close shom sheep God gives wind by measure.
Herbert.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05
MEMBER

MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. Nation
al Editorial Association.
California Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-05

It's funny how this old world keeps
right on proving that you've got to work
for what you get
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Statnf Rada "Katol. Delnf-
ka" Statu Maryland. Kaplan
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Ashland Av., preds. Mat. Hla-
vac, mfstopred. Bob. Businsky.
tai. V. Hawk, I'll N. Colling-
ton Ave-, pokl. K. Peterka, d.
venici: JOS. Hajek, j. Rynes, J.
Dolfvka, dozorce V. Hlavac.
Spolek ssv. Petra a Pavla {.
20, K. D., odbyva sve schuze
kazdou 3. nedeli v mesici We 2.
hod. odpol. v mfstnosti sv. Va
clavske ma Collington Avenue.
Preds. M. Hlavac, mistopreds.
JOS. Hajek, tai. Jos. j. Wallis,
fin. tai. a pokl. Jan w. Wallis,
vyberci v. Hlavac. Adresa
spolku 2216 Jefferson St.
Spolek sv. Prokopa, Odbor
Mladeze Jednoty KatolickJ
Delnik odbyva sve schnze trett
nedeli v mesfci v /. hodinu cd.
poledne v dolejSf skolnf mist.
nosti. Dftky Sc pTijfmajf cd
do Is rokG, platf sc 25 cent?
mesfcne. Obnos p~ojisteni die
start. Frank Hlavac, vybercf
913 N. Port ST., Jan w. Wallis
doZorce, 2216 Jefferson st.
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Zapadla remesla v Cechach O.
zivaji, lid 81 hleda vYzivu.

Nektera z domacfch Temesel
V dobe strojov6 vyroby zanikla
a jina jen zivoTila. V posledni
dobe vsak opet obzivujf. TAX
v Tfebechovic1ch Sc zacfnaji
Gle vyrabet pc domacku papu-
&c. Jsou vyrab6ny re starSfch
odpadovych latek a odpadov6
kGze, jiz je V Trebechovicich,
s1dle kozaTstvf, dostatek.
Ma C~eskomoravske vysocin6
V okolf Policky bylo zam6stna-
no vzdy nekolik set lidf ma w
robe rGzencG. V teto namaha-
We praci zfskali horale velke
zrucnosti a zamestnavajf Sc il
cele rodiny. l tato vyroba zno-
WI o~zivuje a poskytuje lidem
skrovny vydelek.
Ma Vysokomystku obnovuje
Sc vyroba dymek. Zejmena
mnoho mladych lid sc v6nuje
tomuto femeslu a proto ma byt
pro ne zT1zena Skola pro JENNIE
TezbaTstvf v Proseci.
Ma Ceskomoravske ~vysocine
jew Sc znovu poptavka pc VIA
sovych sftkach. Ma Podbrdsku
ziv1 Sc asi tri sta robin vyrobou
cvockG. Stachy ma Susicku sc
staly trzist6m dTev6nych vyrob
XII, pc nichz je stale vets1 pop
tavka.
Pred Lefty byla v Kolovici u
Domazlic proslula hrnclrska
vyroba a keramika. Kolovect1
hrnc1ri mali nynf dost prace a
mnozf, kteTi Femesla zanecha-
Ii, Sc k nemu nynf vracej1.