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Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
by Willis Thornton
The Young Men are All Right

CT Frenchmen to the many already
revealed causes of Frances down.
fall It is pointing out that for
many years mortality in France
never got below Is per 1000, COM
pared to ~ in England, II in Ger
many, and 10 in the Scandinavian
countries. Well in the United
States latest figures are between
10 and II.
French reflections for military
service in 1934-35 were about 20
per cent. In the United States it
is questionable whether. over the
whole country it will prove SO
high, especially if you would con-
sider nearly a million volunteers
already in service who do not show
up in the draft figures.
Further, the need for a great
mass land army is not nearly as
great here as in France, and there
seems no doubt at all that by low
orins standards only slightly a
great many now being rejected
could be passed and still make eX-
cellent soldiers.
We're not urging SNUG self-satis-
faction. We have not as yet pro-
duced a race of men capable of
passing 100 per cent the rather
specialized requirements of the
military. But it is not wise to jump
from that to the conclusion that
the national health is not sound,
when there is excellent evidence
that it is the best ever.
All of which does not minimize
in the slightest our job, which is
TO make it still better.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
by Paul Harrison -.
Hollywood S Fads, Fancies and FoibIes

8 or 8, I guess. And Betty Jane
Haney, she isn't in movies now
but she's in radio. Lessee-Marcia
Mae Jones. in The Champ. Robert
Stack got all the publicity on Dean
ma Durbin'S first kiss, but | was
Kissing her in stills all through the
picture.
Then there was Bonita Gran
Vile in Gallant Sons | wasn't
her first screen romance but I
was supposed to he goine with her
then-had to call her honey and
things. And just before this picture,
I was in 'Ziegfeld Girl with Judy
Garland. Naah, I just gave her a
peck on the forehead. like all the
rest.
You want scme more coffee?
The studios about the only place L
get any, because neither my mother
nor my stepfather drink it, and
they don't bother having it for me.
I'll Me? I'll say they don't,"
s. III y~nugster, who earns more
than $500 a week. IF they aren't
home for dinner, 1 eat in the kit
chen-open a can of beans or some
thing. And when they're away on
Thursdays, the colored maid comes
and shakes me awake at o'clock
and yells, Git up, Jackie! All can't
lang aroun heah all maWnin'-
All gotta git to de race track!'
Nobody takes me seriously" he
said, signing heavily as he started
back to the set for another round
with Walloping Withers. I'm get
ting tired of playing these kid
parts. You know what? I wish
they'd let me give Jane a good
kiss-I mean, a real GOOD one.
That's all I'd need to grow up
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
by Peter Edson...
The Inside Track in Washington
SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 1941

to the movies and Weeps over the
sentimentality OF "SWanee River
which ne saw three times.
He goes home, to a house en-
$50 street. to the wife who was
lis star pupil when he taught
school at LeakeSYille, Miss. She
calls him Patton, which is his
real name-Byron Patton Parrison
The Pat was assumed to win Irish
votes, and it has stuck.
congressman get called other
things besides their nicknames.
They change their minds or their
positions. and that brings name
calling. Harrison voted fer an an
ti-third term measure in the Coo
lidge days-but he supported Roose-
welt. He was a whiplash when he
flayed extravaganza in the Hoover
administration, but he supports
many New Deal extraVa9ancies be-
cause OF their social benefits. He
still campaigns for economy, and
for tax relief-and is called the
friend of big business
WASHINGTON GAGLINES
The funniest thing that ever
lappened III the Senate, says Sen
ator Pat Harrison of Mississippi,
came during the depression.
A senator, now dead, rose to pre-
sent a bill for the relief of a
constituent The senator himself
had been pretty hard hit, so the
measure was presented with full
sympathy He reached in his pocket
for the paper. and without lock-
ing at it. handed it to the page
boy. He took it to the reading
clerk, who automatically read ev-
erything that was handed to him,
which in this case was a telegram
from the senator's own bank:
Fer lack sufficient margin nee
eSSary forclose your note selling
collateral at present market value.
The senator let out q yell and
OWED to retrieve the wire, while
gallery and floor reared.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
Uranium Crackers
BIBLICAL PASSAGES

BIBLICAL PASSAGES
Here are five brief quotations
from well-knoWn Biblical passages.
Can you identify each?
1. L am a rose Of Sharon, o
lily CT the valley"
2. Yea though l walk through
the valley Of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil
8. For whittier thou Goest I
Will 90. and where thou lodgost,
I will lodge"
/. Blessed are the meek. for
they shall inherit the earth"
5. For how can I endure to see
the evil that shall come unto my
people? Of how can I endure to
see the destruction of my kin
ANSWERS
dred?"
l. The Song of Solomon.
2. The 23rd Psalm.
3. The Book Of Ruth.
4. The Sermon on the Mount,
from Matthews gospel.
5. Esther's petition for her peo-
pie, from the Book Of Esther
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

Inere Is no sersc in swooninC
INTO a great state of panic because
OF the rather nigh percentage Of
reflections in the draft calls. Con-
siderable more study, and especially
comparative study. needs to be Civ
en- the figures before we need con-
Guide that Young America has de-
clned into state of decrepitude.
That Is not 10 say that "alrs
rl2ht with the world or that the
health # youth IS all it should be.
II isn't, and it never will be. There
IS plenty OF room for improvement.
But there is no reason for panic.
True, there are a great many re-
JectlonS for failure to meet the
rather high standards the military
services have set. In some cases
II has run as high as 25 per cent.
Clfhand. that looks bad It looks
worse than in 1917-18. But is it?
Isn't it Just possible that stand
ards are higher now? Certainly the
necessity for raising a huge army
Immediately is not as great The
standard can be. and probably is,
somewhat higher. X-ray and ether
laboratory examining methods and
techniques are improved, and prob
ably catch a higher percentage of
defects many of which were form
orly overlooked Further plenty of
men with flat feet or a slight
shortage OF p er fectly-m tc h c d
teeth, are reasonably healthy in
spite of that.
The Vichy government in France
IS now adding poor physical health
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

WOOD. March 8 Movie
towns top puppy-loyer and snaz-
ziest teen-age date. Jackie Cooper
gets Smacked in the kisSer in his
newest film, and in return he kisses
the smacker.
That isn't how led react in i
real situation, but it's what the
script OF Her First Beau" calls
for. Jane W.ther& bawls him out.
then lands q hard right to his jaw.
He does a double-take. love dawns,
and he kisses her for the first time,
The kiss isn't much-just q hasty
brush before Cooper ducks and
runs. He cant even grab her to
him because, supposedly injured in
a glider accident, he carries one
arm in a sling. There's CORY fore
head bandage, too, and an artifi-
cial scar painted on his left check.
They rehearSed the scene several
times, Miss Withers' hand stopping
just before it reached Cooper's
face No expert ct giving cit'''
KIND of smack. the act IS. {
learned how TO pull he punches.
JAMES PUNCHES MAKE
JACKIE rUNCHY
So when Director Ted Reed said
to max it a real enc, Miss Withers
started Wirdin9 I'D from the floor
When her str2ight-arm flat-hand
Wallop landed, there was crack
as if a flashlight bulb had exploded
and CoopcrS knees buckled visibly
He shook his head and blinked, but
carried on until Reed called Cut
The blow had knocked the scar off
his cheek.
oh, gee, Jack. are YOU hurt?
walled Miss Withers. Gee, I'm sor-
ry! Gosh, do we have to do it
again?"
The second take also was spoiled
when a still photographers light
flooded the scene. The third went
to pieces when Cooper, literally
pUnchdrunk after the clout, simply
forgot to speak and stood laugh
ing helplessly. They got it on the
fourth try, after which Miss With
crS went back to a gin rummy
game and Cooper sat down tc
nurse his jaw and have a cup OF
coffee.
IF that last one doesn't bring
ny wisdom teeth through, nothing
will" he groaned. Boy, I'm higher
than a kite, and we still got t.
take closeupS. If Mrs. Withers ever
worries about whether her little
girl can take care OF herself on q
date, ] can tell her TO quit worry
ing right now
ROMEO COOPER
RECOUNTS HIS AFFAIRS
This is only Miss Withers' second
screen kiss, but veteran Cooper has
initiated 50 many young actresses
that he had a hard time recalling
all of them.
The first one was Mitzi Green
in 'Skippy,' he said. Then there
was Helen Parrish-that was Wher
l was young. Both Of us were about
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

WASHINGTON March - Mar
q marked eight years in the White
House for President Roosevelt, but
that's a short time compared with
the records of continuous govern
trent service if marked for a group
of congressman:
Adolph j. SABBATH Of Chicago,
completing "a years. Robert l..
Doughton of Laurel Springs, N. c.,
30 years. Clarence F. Lea of Santa
Rosa Calf "a years. Hiram w.
johnson Of San Francesca, 25 years.
Pat Harrison of Gulport Miss, 30.
To mention a few.
It's good life-if you can get
reelected. No wonder they work
fer these Jobs. build fences back
home so they can return to Wash
inton in spite Of all the battles,
the grief the arguments, the de-
mands Of iOb-seekers, the boys to
take care of, the crackpots. the
delegations, the lobbyists, the peo-
pie they have to be nice to. Enough
to drive most people nuts.
Yet the man born to be a con-
gresham loves it. He'll fight uf,e
he'll with some opponent or the
floor. They'll call each other names
and question their motives. You'd
think they'd stay mad forever. Yet
when The debate is over. they'll
slap each other on the back in the
cloak room. and talk about their
lovely fight. They dent stay mad
long. Maybe that's why they like
the work.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
LET'S HOPE HE WON'T
(Palo Alto Times)

Senator George of Georgia, comment
ing on the filibustering tactics of Senator
Wheeler of Montana in the lease-lend bill
debate said 81 don't think the senator
wants to make foolish spectacle here on
the floor"
Responded Senator Wheeler: 81 have
the floor"
Yes" George retorted, ''and you've
had it for almost two weeks"
I'll have it for two weeks more, if
want it"
Then it's filibuster."
1t is to be hoped that Senator Wheeler
will decide not to want it. Everything
that Senator Wheeler could say on the
subject has been said already not only
once but many times.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
Did You Know?

The Virginia rail is marsh
bird, very secretiVe in its habits,
and belonging 10 the same family
as The cauts and gallnuleS
Plant stem@ are not all round.
tuberculosis death rate has been
reduced Sc per cent in the last
three decades.
The % states of the Union in
which oil has been found have q
total of $4,000 wells.
To get a license to own or OPP
crate a radio station. you must be
an American citizen.
First savings and loan associa-
ganiZed in 1881
The United States imports half
its supply Of aluminium, needed fol
aircraft. in the form of bauXite ore.
Most OF the racing cars entered
IN important speedway races cost
as much as 600
Observation-Disclosures clothing is
worn by aviators flying in high
attitudes.
King Charles II enjoyed pleas
ure boating in the Channel Isles
in 1916, when he was a but a boy.
United States exports of iron and
steel, excluding scrap, amounted to
2799,000 net tons in 1889.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
TROUBLES A BUBBLE
AFTER A WHILE

Take the case of Senator Pat
Harrison OF Mississippi. He's CO.
Half his life has been spent in
Washington. There are six men
who have been in the Senate long
er than he, but today Pat is presi-
dent pro tempore. and whenever
Vice President Wallace is away.
Pat rules the roost Also he's
chairman OF the finance committee,
and a member Of the foreign af-
fairs and rules committees. That
gives him enough to do.
Yet troubles roll off his big
pink. bald head off the fringe of
Grey hair. off the big rounded
shoulders. and leave him outWardly
unperturbod. As he sits slouched in
his chair on the Senate floor or
in his office, vest open, hands
clasped over his paunch, Wide-eyed,
slow speaking. utterly relaxed, even
lazy-loOking, you'd think he did
not have a care in the world. Mass
nj rest. Two hunderd pounds, six
feet two. even when he stands
stocp shouldcred.
He takes secret pride, though IN
being known as the Mississippi fox.
And in his early years in the Sen
ate. he liked to be called the Miss
iss!ppi gedtly. Buzzin round. wor-
YIN people. fiXin things, schemin'
and playin' politics.
He has had 50 many fights he
can't remember them all. The bat
tie over the HUI reciprocal trade
agreements was the most bitter.
His battle against Barley for Sell
ate leadership, the most intense.
Hi fcud with his fellow Mississip-
plan. Senator Bilbo, the longest
That began when Harrison sup
ported for federal appointment, a
STATE Judge who had once put Bill
DO IN jail for 10 days fer contempt
Of coart. The fight lasted six years.
IL cost Harrison the leadership, for
Biibo threw his vote to B&kley,
who won, 80 to 81 The breach
was healed only a year ago when
The two men met by accident in an
elevator. and shook hands. This
year. BilbO seconded the nominal
ton of Harrison for presidency Of
he Senate. and the AK was buried.
WHEN A SENATOR
SHEDS HIS TOGA
They get relief from this war of
nerves in the same way as other
people.
Golf Pat once won $73 in a
fourscme at a dollar a hole with
size bets and was told, Senator,
you ought TO earn your living some
other way than by playing golf %
Baseball. He's a Washington fan.
He was considered for baseball
commissioner when Lands got the
rob. The little finger Of his right
hand has the baseball break which
he got as q semi-pro pitcher
Too old for those things how
when he wants real relief he goes
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

There are those who believe that we
ought to bow our heads meekly to the
scourge of Nazism, accepting it as some
thing inevitable as those of the Middle
Ages accepted the Black Death.-Secre
tary of the Interior IckeS
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
Editorials and Comment
SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 1941

EDITORS NOTE: The foiloptng
editorials are presented as interesting
opinions UOiced by editors elsewhere.
They do not necessarily reflect the
opinion of this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

Only fool would say that any course
is sure to bring peace.-William Allen
White, editor
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

National defense-like most of the
important things in life-begins at home
Paul V. McNutt, federal security adj
ministrator.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

Men in Jail or prison arc tctal
loss to society and themselves.
Timothy N. pfeiffer, president.
National Probation Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

The lowly mosquito has % teeth
reports a scientist. Let's start right
now hoping they all ache.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

Labor has the right to give its
strength, wisdom and courage to
the nation, as we'll as to receive
wages, secure contracts and main
tain its collective power.
John r. Steelman, labor concilia-
tor.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

Sukru Saracogul is quite often
pronounced that Turkish foreign
minister
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
thoughts for the Day

For II We forgive men heir trespasses your heavenly
Father will also forgive you-Matthev 6:l4
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

We should be most tenacious of
the glory which is this common
wealth Massachusetts,, the sacred
ness of religion, charity, and edu-
cation
William Cardinal O'Connel, arch
bishop of Boston
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
NO. 31XS
n o Il / G Il

In the Matter of the Petition of
TONI UCHIYAMA.
Notice is hereby given that Toni
Uchimaya has filed in this court
petition TO establish the birth of u
minor, Saburo Uchiyama, the hear
ing of which has been fixed by said
Court for Friday, the 14th day of
March, 194l. at 2 o'clock PM, at
the Court room theref, at the Court
House in said County of Imperial,
and all persons interested in said
petition are notified then and there
TO appear and show cause, if any
there be, why the said petition
should not be heard and order made.
Dated March 4, l941.
w. J. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
BY O. O. KENYON,
Deputy.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
MEMBER

American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. National
Editorial Association Call
fOrnia Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
So They Say

If we would quit studying history
and 60 ahead and study the future.
we would be much better off.
Charles F.. Kettering, General Mo-
tors vice president.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

Britain could guess from her
taxes that the war is being fought
in the air.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

All good that American can do
can be done without sending men.
And if Hitler wants America in
the war, he has reason enough al
ready.
Pierre de Lanux, French publicist.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

The Virginia rail is marsh
Drd. very secretive in its habits,
and belonging 10 the same family
- The cauts and gallinuleS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

The story of American Commun-
ism is the history of group . . j..
who abandoned the democratic
principles of socialism and set out
to achieve the goal of all COM
munists-power.
Benjamin Gitlow one-time secre-
tary, American Communist Party.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
Barbs

Modern politcneSs consists Of a
man offering his seat to woman
when he gets off the street car.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

Plant steaa are not all rounc
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

tuberculosis death rate has been
reduced Sc per cent in the last
three decades.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13
Daily Quiz
BY the ACE ANSWERMAN

BY the ACE ANSWERMAN
Directly across the border
from each these American
cities lies a good-Sized Ca
madam town or city: Detroit,
Niagara Falls, Sault Ste. Ma
RE. What are they?
Oil Of vitriol is another name
for what kind of acid?
Ali shot fired from guns have
been chiefly of four Kinds.
Starting with the Garlic {
known type and coming up 10
date can you name the diff
ferent kinds as distinguished
by the chief element?
What famous historion IS
credited with having founded
the United States Naval
Academy?
By whom and in what conflict
was the tank first used as an
instrument of war?
What do Whitehall and vii
hclmstrasse have in common =?
were the authors whose
stories made the following
Western mining camps famous
caring Camp Angel
Camp" =?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13
Knowledg Test
BY DIR. SABINA ii. CONNOLLY

What woman in America
ca was the first practising
woman physician; (b) was the
author OF Little Women" ;
(c) was the queen OF song who
always sang Home, Sweet
Home" as an encore?
DO you associate the name OF
(a) Lenin with Russia or Tur-
key; tb) Joffre with Belgium
or France;
(c) Ii Pc with China or Japan ?
3-Who is the most famous son
(a) of Genoa; tb) Of Corsica;
CO.. Of Mainz, Germany?
4-What are the more formal
names for these parts of the
body:
Ca) wrist; OBJ collar bone; 90
Cullct?
5-Who was the first wife
ca of Henry VIII of England
th) Napoleon; (c) OF Theodore
Roosevelt?
6-Who said these phrases about
soldiers.
ta) II heard the bullets whistle
and believe me there is some
thing charming in the sound
th) 1t were better 10 be a
soldiers widow than a coward S
wife; tcl The worse the man
The better tho soldier
ANSWERS on Editorial Page
\ FULL PAGE of Group Pic
lures OF the Dionne Quint
Family, This Coming sunday In
The Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13
DETROIT EVENING TINES (PHoNE CHERRY $500
Daily Short Story
Social Debut

and then she realized that hC
wasn't the gardener at all.
Mother, this IL Miss Pryson
who has rented the Terrill
House." he was introducing her
10 a white haired lady.
"She has actually managed 10
introduce some modern garden
methods into Sea Cove"
do sit down." his mother
suggested. I've talked myself
hoarse at the Garden Club about
new methods and they never
would listen"
Before she knew il. Marion
was drinking a cocktail and being
introduced TO Mrs. Winston 5
friends and telling them. too
about her selling experiences.
Several offered TO stop in at her
house and put in an order for her
product.
1t was too far for her 70 bicycle
out 10 their places. They were as
friendly as the Villagers had be-
come.
Mrs. Winston made a definite
date for her speak at the Garden
Club.
When Marion left, Mrs. Winston
suggested her son put the bicycle
on the station wagon and nun
Marion home.
Before the Summer was over
Marion was dividing her social
life between the village sewing
circles, firehouse balls and garden
parties at the estates.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13
LENT HER HORSE

Young Winston lent her a horse
TO 90 riding with his friends anc
she .ieiHed The station wagon pic
MES toe.
She was popular with both the
villagers and young crowd on the
estates and enjoyed both.
And thank goodness she solo
enough Plant Gro to pay the light
bills and buy a few new clothes
too.
I'm certainly glad" smiled
her mother, already more pink
checked and cheerful from the
pure country air and her
daughters success.
But i never dreamed that
fertilizer would have introduced
yen socially"
THE END.
TomOrrow's short story:
POulpe OF the Mudline," by
Anthony Rud.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13

Natives in other homes were
equally decisive in condemning
such nonsense as plant vitamins.
In the little house down Walnut
Lane, the lawn and garden looked
so spruce and well cared for,
Marion hesitated about going In
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13

Sometimes they drove by the
PRISONS cottage on sleek horses.
or they drove by In station
wagons on picnicS or 10 meet
weekend guests.
The townSpeople even the
peerest-of them, sped by in cars
But no one ever turned IN 10 call.
II Marion felt left out, she
never mentioned IL. Her mother
did that for her.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-08-28

Here are some Of or
many specials. A UO ~,
time to save money baSf Svs
prices advance. '''O's
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-08-28
Bride-TO-Be HOnOred
With Kitchen Shower

FINLEY-Mrs. Albert .Piert and
Mrs. B. Slocum were hostesses to a
kitchen shower given in honor OF
Miss Winifred Ball Friday at the
Finley grange hall. Many lovely
gifts were received. Miss Ball,
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. G. Ball
became the bride of Wilbur Ash, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Ash, Sat-
urday in Kennewick.
Donald Sherry returned Thursday
from a ten days visit in Seattle.
Mrs. Norman Laugan of Seattle
arrived Wednesday for a visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kuh
Friday her husband Norman Laugan,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey Paulsor, came to spend the week
end. They all left Sunday for their
home in Seattle.
George Schuster was a business
visitor at Moses Lake Tuesday.
Kenneth Calvin was a business
visitorin Spokane Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. McFadden OF
Pasco and Mrs. w. B. Hawkins OF
Racine, Wisconsin were dinner
guests of MIR. and Mrs. Winfield
Gilmore Wednesday.
Ed Ringuette of the Finley store
who is ill, is improving.