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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12
BACK TO
THE DARK AGES
lNaH FF.ntIslo CEromcle)

Nc ueoHa #.a,~r Naz.>
ra.y uas-.d Dr. rremSyI samaI.
They ARRESTED aim only because he had
been hno" - d Czech patriot since be-
tare Wu!.d #ar 30. | H. was greatly
respected C.seb he nad been chancellor
- G.e,a.~lala>ia. Ue#WaS I'm old man,
= when h led.
Tn N"a.~ pat Dr. Sama to forced la
log II the Aauat prison in Berlin. He
Ws,~ >.t "a sewing .dtton> ON uniforms
tal t'e.:..,>. soldiers No, severe manual
la3ar. n.t-Ii. Mumael of buttons al
Iotteo to Dr.. >;n.uI - sew ON the uni
lgfnl> Wu> Increased every day. For every
a.isou he t;4Ied to >eW on, thl cid man.
L. former chancellor of his country.
Wa> giy,n {, lash with Il whip. Naturally,
H. tie uumatr of buttons increased each
day. 50 did The number OF lashes. so
the matter of di>puSin& of DR.. SamaI did
IL t;lh- toe long. He lost his mind, col
l19s1d and lied.
fai> j. H., .,a isolated ease. It is con-
s'Ie.iou> un.t aeculj>c of the prominence
and ch,ra>J,r If III victim. Thus the
Nuzis, " no ha1e rrintloduced death by
torture. J....e IL back u the Dark Ages.
But thu, is where the whole Nazi scheme
would take us. NaZi>m is not IA revolu-
ton; it i Z counter revolution against
tn whole progress OF the last eight cen
taIi-~ toward human liberty and human
dignity. Il : not the Wave OF the Fu-
t.ne. Is the Liudbcrgh> imagine it to be.
bul the Judgl1oW Of the Past. dragging
At the foundations of civilization.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES.
No. Pasadena P-122
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE AT PRIVATE SALE
IN the Matter Of the Estate and
Guardianship of
STELLA NJ. HOVEY.

IN the Matter OF the Estate and
Guardianship of
STELLA NJ. HOVEY,
An Incompetent Person.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, Guardian of the Pc
son and Estate of STELLA NJ. HO-
VEY, an incompetent person, will
sell at private sale to the highest
bidder, subject to confirmation by
said Superior Court, on Wednesday,
December 18th, l94l, at the hour
Of 10 O'Clock am. or after said day,
at the law offices of Raymond G.
Thompson, TOO Security Building,
in the City of Pasadena, County
of Los Angeles, State of California,
all the right, title, interest and
estate of the said Stella NJ. HOvey
an incompetent person, at the time
of her incompetency, and all the
right, title and interest that the
said estate has, by operation of
law. or otherwise, acquired other
than or in addition to that of said
Stella NJ. Hovey at the time of her
said incOmpetency, in and to that
certain lot, piece or parcel of land
situate, lying and being in the
County of Imperial State Of Cali
fornia, and more particularly de-
scribed as follows, to wit:
Lots Four "a, Six (6) and the
Southwest quarter Of the North
east quarter of Section Twenty
three (23J, Township Sixteen
(16J South, Range Fourteen QD
East, S.B.M. according to United
States Government plat of re-
survey approved May 2, 1913 and
on file in the United States Land
office at Los Angeles, California.
Bids or offers are invited for said
property and must be in writing
and will be received in the office
OF Raymond c.. Thompson as attor-
ncy for Henry Coon, Guardian of
the Person and Estate Of Stella VI
Hoyey, an incompetent person, 70G
Security Building, Pasadena, Cali
fOynla, or may be filed in the Of
free of the Clerk of this Court at
any time after the first publication
Of this notice of sale and before
sale is made
Terms and conditions Of sale: Cash
in lawful money of the United
States Of America, ten per ccnt
Of the purchase price to be paid
on day of sale, balance on confir-
Of sale by the Court, or
a. may be contracted for.
Dated: November 81, l94I.
HENRY COON,
Guardian of said incompetent. |
@. Thompson, Attorney !
7O6 Security Building,
California.
tDl-l4 inc
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12
Did You Know?

Man loses his 90 deciduous. or
milk teeth by Approximately tine
18Th year OF life
Mount Kathdin, Maine, is the first
point IN the United States to be
touched by the rising sun.
Annually. about $4,000 rhesus
monkeys are imported from British
India.
The 1889 tuberculosis death rate
in massachusetts was 35.7 per lO0,-
600 of the population.
During the second quarter Of
1910, the United States imported
l4l97 pounds of sesame oil
With the naked hills, the nude
trees and the bare limbs. its no
wonder the corn is shocked.
TIE 1910 United States honey
cfop IS estimated to have been no.
000G00 pounds.
A ford is narrow Inlet of the
sea between high banks.
BY using ammonia gas. woodwork
can be stained an attractive brown.
The king cobra sometimes attain
lenatn Of l8 feet, and is the larg-
est poisonous snake in the world
THE Navajo Indian word Tor mo-
totcgc!t means sons Of AN auto
mobile"
London taXicaba are not allowed
u haVc opeedometCrS.
Haleakala, located on the island
O. Maui, Hawaii, is the worlds
greatest known dormant volcano.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12

A sheet of parchment nearly
feet square was required for the
royal wedfing certificate OF the
Duke of Kent.
A parachute would be worthless
Oh the moon, for there is no atmO-
sphere there.
A savanna is a grassy trceleSS
plain
Londons special schools for the
blind and deaf, have 1900 children
enrolled
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12

The Na2is have demonstrated the
effective use-at least for the short
pull-of falsehood and half-trUths.
Leonard w. Cronkhite, COmmlt-
tee for National Morale.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12

I'm working for the survival OF
what my children and my children S
children will enjoy in the way OF
liberty and democ hcy.
William S. KnudSen, OPM.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12
So They Say

If industry must surrender some
OF its accustomed ways OF doing
business so must labor.
-Donald NJ Nelson, executive G.rrv-
tor, SPAB.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12
by Willis Thornton
The Bill of Rights

Has man. simply aS i human be
ing. any rights in the WoFld NeTtll
BY virtue Of being born INTO 1t?
We Americans SAY, YeS. tn whole
core of our political and social be-
lief revolyes around the though;
that the individual is sacred that
there is something in each man or
woman. simply as men and women,
which not governments not social
examinations, not monarchs, Cae-
sars. nor dictatoys may molest or
dilute
The wnole colonial history OF
North America. from its earliest
days. is starred with declarations
of rights. Government has always
teea limited. The pcop!c have al
ways felt that it existed tor them,
not they for the government Al
ways. in a score Of solemn dcclara-
ticns. Americans were asserting, I
am man. can be Persuaded. bat
I cannot be pushed.
When the present American gov
eminent was organized these ring
ing assertions of the rights o. men
were strongly in American minds.
Assurance was demanded that the
new government would not infringe
on rights pretty generally conced-
ed to be basic. On Dec Is, l79I, about
three years after the Constitution
went into effect. the first 10 amend
ments became effective. They are
called the Bill of Rights.
There was nothing new about
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12

Any effort Of government COM
pulsion or coercion would utterly de-
stroy Carbitration's } efficacy.
Frances Kellor American Arbi-
tratiOn Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12

EDITOR'S NOTE: The foLoutag edit
oridiS are presented as interesting OPiH-
ions r0iced by editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion Of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12

The cooling-off period should
take place right here in Congress
Representative Welch. California
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12

Sunny how so many people 90
south for the winter but hope they
don't find it.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12

The whole climate of public opin-
ion is free from the kind Of hysteria
which marked similar days in 1917
Roger N. Baldwin, director, Ciyi
Liberties Union.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12
MEMBER

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

crates.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12
70 'o'n::Hc&k tn:
OF NEWSPAPER PRESSES?

is the heart of America S freedom, the Amer
ican uuy of life; ink and steel and paper and
nncudiUg bower to keep men free.
The NEWSPAPER -. by some miraculous
alchemy its ten thousand items of news GATH
eyea and uyIffen and printed and toldea in
profound making from around the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12
Thought for the Day

Io, rs ne. he vea-s =. 49,. t....- =. q. -. #ea~'"
SO ,.sa4 reap Il ~ -. ~.. .Ca...-..-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12

Man loses his 30 deciduous. or
milk teeth. by Approximately the
18Th year OF life.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12

INDEPENDENT
IMPARTIAL
and
INDIVIDUAL
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12
DID you EVER STOP

T7HERE'S something about it that has a
L timbre that's kin to human beings. Itstllls
=. it stops all casual conversation - it pene-
trates. dominates :. there are voices IN its
exultant, intentional roar.
Listen =. and yonW think you hear eager
understanding and, that the sustained
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12

corner from SPeCk IN the
stratosphere in the limits of the
world or, half the world away.
There's something about it that
has a timbre that's kin to human
beings. Small wonder it's the
priceless privilege of the Ameri-
can business man.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-12

Mount Kathdin Maine, is the first
point IN the United States to be
touched by the rising sun
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

taught to live a normal life, sur
rounded as much as possible by
the environment that goes into
any good American home.
Because they are not orphans
these youngsters cannot be
adopted There is always one
parent or a relative VINO viii not
permit outsiders to take the
youncster through legal ad0p-
ton
The nuns. therefore. keep the
child until they can find a home
for her on the outside a home
where couple viii take the
child without adoption ra1sr ff7r-7-
Is they would their own. Some
children return 10 their natural
parent
Guardian Angel Home Is Just
for girls Whcu a youngSter IS
brought 70 the home her parent
or guardian is asked 70 contrib
Ute 20 her support From then
on the y0augster belongs TO the
sisters until such a time as the
cfIlds home is again suitable
for the rearing OF children or
until another home IS found on
tEc outside.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
By WALDO McNAUGHT
MN has 30 nation.

4 NJ mas 30 nation.
a Hhcfeeer man S'Ve's o.
tomdh maj soofhf,
There her ton0' mere ff' mn
dred.
EDWAl3D L4iION may or
a may not have bad the
Felie.an Sisters Ia n. nj when ho
4...,.. T...-.s...l
paiiii'd 'i't a'''t' |.'.''
Or not II describes them Or
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Doll on Every Bed

There's a doll on every bed in
the dornitores. For every little
GIRL must have one. the sisters
insist. II the relative cant fur
nlsh il, the nuns Will
The little girls al Guardian
Angel Home are happy-as
happy as any little girls can be
wthout their m others and
fathers.
Each little girl believes that
In the not-too-distant future.
somebody IS going to come along
who wants to take her home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Pick Own High School

Until they reach high school
the girls attend school aCro>>
the street from the home a. 81
AlbertuS They may choose their
own Catholic hIgh school.
At Guardian Angel each child
Is encouraged 10 have hobby.
There are classes in singing
painting and instrument PLAYING.
The child is taught thrift and
hudgeting for spending money
IS deposited with the house
mother and when m on ey IS
needed for sweets or little things
that girls want. she may draw
It out 70 spend as she wishes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Polish Nuns Devote Life to
Youngsters Of Broken Families

studies. supervises play-does
everything that a mother would
do for her own child.
There's nothing of an institu-
non about Guardian Angel The
girls are taught it's their home
and they like to think Of 1t as
lust that.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
In Groups Of rs

The girls are divided into
groups of p. according 10 their
axe and each group has a nun
Is its house mother. It's her
iob TO take the place OF their
own mother TO the best Of her
ability.
The house mother listens 70
her groups troubles gives little
tasks 10 do. helps with their
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Live Normally

Tho children At the home are
Of all naiIonalties ranging IN
age from . 10 IS. Here they are
Evening star., 1941-07-27
By ALFRED TOOMBS.

| KEPT seeing so much in the movies ond the news
popers obout thot Fort Bevoir conditioning course
thot decided TO try it out.
Well Gen. Shermon sold mouthful. But the
eeneros opt observation should hove included not only
wor but getting ready for wor.
For thots hell too the woy they do it ot Fort
BeIvoir Va. At leost it for this over-stuffed
porter Who otter trip the Fort Bevor obstacle
ot full eoop prepored to the Axis thot
it hos nothing to feor from him. personally
The United Stotes Army operating on the theory
thot the it may be coIed upon TO fight moy not be
sitting down wor hos set about teaching its troops
how to run lin the forword. -Mussoin stye)
ony kind Of country.
At Fort BeIvoir, they hove built whot they coll on
obstacle course It is the 500 toughest yords Of country
extont 1t consists olmost entirely Of streoms borbed
wire, woIs pipe conduits, tonk trops ond poison IVY
When they get the seectees toushened up o little
over at Bevoir they put them through the obstoeIe
course few times. When q mon hos mostered it, the
United Stotes Army guoronees that he con do onyhng
thot Torzon, Somson and ponzer division con d.
Having mode the erond tour in high eeor this
mscreant is prepared to odvocote oword Of the Con-
eressono Medal Of Honor. with ook eoves polms ond
a check for short bee to every soldier who hos won
his woy through.
Here's the woy it goes
They load poek, which weighs about Il pounds.
your back hond you gun and instruct you to crouch
Then with kick administered judicousy you ore off,
Evening star., 1941-07-27

There's 5-foot fence for you TO climb. then
tight woIk boek oeross thot streom on morrow
plonks The streom is O mile ond holt vide. the
poek weighs 200 pounds ond somebody hos extracted
oil the oxygen from the oir.
Come ond run. quit Ioofin9." roor the officers.
Up oheod looms sureeose. There ore some CORFU
eoted pipes about feet in diameter and obout IS feet
long. thot you orowI through. ehonce to rest Did
you try pull 500 pound pock tin helmet thot
is as big the top Of roulette tobe ond l6inch gun
off the bottIeshp North Coolno through little dnky
pipe thot isn't much bigger thon eorden hose? And
uphill. ot thot
It's uphill otter you get out Of the pipe. which is
longer hon the Hoond Tunnel This is where the best
Of them fold up Why you couldn't climb thot cliff up
oheod with Alpine teom TO help.
"Whot you stoIIine for?" the officers inquire,
and not politely.
You go downhiI then-reht down into regular
TRENCH which the officers soy about feet Deep It's
so feet deep when you try to climb out And then on
uphill.
From here you do it on nerve. There's tonk
trop ot the top Of the hl lined with borbed wire It's
built especially TO 52ton reporters ond tonks
Of like weight.
Evening star., 1941-07-27
Take Sherman's Word For 1t!

Thot first 2-foot hurdle is eineh Then comes
7foot running brood jump streom Thot tokes
little but brother. woit. Thots 8-foot woIl you
have up oeonst now Just erob thot rope and
haul yourself up hond over hond being eorefuI not to
Jump oeross trench thots feet wide ond it
you foil down. coll the coroner By this time the Army
officers who wotehins the reporter ore ouehine
very hord.
Run" they YELL "Whot are you slowing down for?"
The poek weighs IS pounds ond the rifle is SO
big thot it should be wheels. And then come the
swings. There's creek II feet wide and there ore
ropes donelne it. like vines. You hit the
ropes at full speed forword ond you hang on for
while you swing to the other side, ooreontuo the
eoriIo could do this cosy boss but con he use type
writer?
You hove to get boek oeross the streom on Iodders
they've laid with every other rune missing. ond then you
hit the field of tires
There five million old tires ond they stretch os
for as the eye con see They ore roised couple OF
feet from the ground ond pool Of mud. which sticks
to you like obnoxious drunk lies beneoth. The best
method Of getting through it discovered TO dive
in one tire ond out underneath the next like one
Of the Zoos SEQ lions
Evening star., 1941-07-27

The 18th obstoee is 2K2 foot hurdle. which you
can surmount by tripping ot the right time. Then
you're in ond out OF onttonk ditch feet deep. The
officers becoming downright insulting by and
eone the post fish you out Of the trench
There's not much more Just Of l2-foot
ladders to go up, ond down. Then breostworks
to climb TO drop down feet into 70 climb out Of and
to drop down s feet from.
For the Army. thots when the fighting begins.
There's supposed to be division Of tonks voting OF
the end Of the and the sodershordy breathing
hord-ehor9e them and rip them oport with their bare
honds. skipped thot port and invented my own
stroteey which consisted Of lying down the ground
ond inviting the tonks TO over me- but quickly.
beetle could hove out fought me OF thot point.
The officers quite surprised TO reporter
finish at ol and they gathered Ground to inspect the
body One Of the officers looked his woteh and they
went into huddle. They emerged with grove foees
You hove just set course record" they announced
"Ou best previous time for the 500 yord minute
ond so seconds"
There wos sign Of life ond the corpus deIeet
wieeIed experimental eyeosh.
"So?" sold the reporter.
"Your time for the distance minutes and 81
seconds, which the sIowest ever recorded for the
course and proboby breoks oil world records oso Sho
coll the buryine squod now. will you bde while?"
The officers soy thot most Of the soldiers moke
it around in minutes or less On motorcycle, moybe
they could. But not the hard woy-not the Gen.
Shermon route.
Evening star., 1941-01-12
E|ks' Boys Band
To Start Series Of
Concerts January 70
Washington Lodge
To Be Host to Stute
Associations

The Elks' Boys Band will inau-
gurate series of radio broadcastS
over Station WINK, January 20,
from 10:l5 to 10:40 pm, under the
direction of James E. KidWell. Other
officers of the band are: Harry j.
Leer, business manager; Joseph H
Humpherson, secretary; Harvey C.
Belt, David j. La Porte and John S.
M. Zimmerman, Board of Governors.
C. Ray Hare, president of the
B. P. o. Elks, Maryland, Delaware
and District of Columbia State
Association, will be the guest of
honor and principal speaker We'd
nesday night, when the Washington
Lodge plays host to members of the
other lodges.
L. Martin Young, exalted ruler
will lead the officers of the lodge in
ceremonies, which will induct a
large class of candidates.
Washington Elks will hold their
annual minstrel show on January
10, at the Elks' Club at pm
Jonnie Reh, chairman of the Elks
Good Cheer Entertainers. will pro-
vide vaudeville acts to follow the
minstrels. Herbert Leach will direct
the rinstrels, and John D. Fitz-
gerald will act as interlocutor.
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Ancient Order Of Hibernions
Auxiliary

Division No. served a turkey din
ner at its last meeting at the home
of Mrs. Hazel Huppman. Each
member received a gift and several
baskets were filled for the poor. The
next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Devins for election of
officers.
Mrs. Henry Mazurski of Division
No. 4 entertained the members with
a party in honor Of Mrs. L. A.
Devers, who left last Monday for
Florida. A piano solo was rendered
by Mrs. Catherine Dorsey and a
vocal solo was given by Mrs w. A.
Mears. Those assisting Mrs. Mazur-
ski were Mrs. Paul Burton, Mrs.
Catherine Dorsey, Mrs. Susie Swa-
CART, Miss Catherine DAILY and Miss
Angela Fitzgerald.
Division No. was entertained at
the home of Mrs. Mary V. Larkin
with party. Gifts we're given
members and special one to Mrs
Annie Blackwell. The following
were elected officers: President, Miss
Kathleen Leckey; vice president,
Miss Margaret Walsh; treasurer
Mrs. Agnes Flanagan; financial Sec
retary, Miss Catherine Larkin: re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Ellen T.
Stanton; mistress at arms, Mrs.
Frances Rafferty,; sentinel, Mrs.
Margaret Bladen; chairman of Irish
history, Miss Emily Quinn, and
chairman of Standing Committee,
Miss Cecilia Craven. officers will be
installed at the January quarterly
meeting of the District Board.
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Loyal Order of Moose

Columbia Lodge will meet in
Moose Hall next Tuesday at 8 pm
Gov. Howard j. Clark will preside.
Applications of five new members
will be voted. They will be initiated
January %.
The winner of the membership
contest just closed was Joe Rivers,
who secured a total of IA new ap-
plications. At the meeting on Tues
day evening he will be presented
with an engraved Moose ring.
The Regional Directors Forum,
originally scheduled to be held at
the Washington Hotel, from Febru-
ary 8 to 9 has been Cancelled.
Women of the Moose.
Columbia Chapter met last Friday
evening at the Moose Hall, with the
senior regent, Mrs. Anna R. Gilbert,
presiding.
The Home Making Committee
will meet at the Moose Hall next
Tuesday at 8 pm. and the Child
Care and Training Committee at
pm.
On Thursday the Publicity, Mem
bershiD, War Relief and Ritual Com
mittees will hold a joint meeting at
Moose Hall at pm.
Plans are also being formulated
by the Membership Committee for
the membership chapter night pro-
gram on January "a at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Ben Hur News

State Manager Kenneth L. Canine
Installed officers of Victory Court in
Woodmen of the World Hall. He
was assisted by Calvin S. Orth,
United Court; Richard A. Walker,
Mckinley, and Henry j. Frank, Po-
tornac.
Chief Joseph M. Bonifant presided
at the business session. Arthur w.
Finkelstein was appointed keeper of
tribute by the home Office. Silent
tribute was paid to George w. Offutt
and Robert B. McCathran, who died
since the last meeting.
Samuel Trupp was master of cere-
monies at the banquet. Chief Boni-
FAINT was presented with a cigarette
holder and lighter. The debate be-
tween Calvin S. Orth, deputy,
United Court, and Richard A. Walk
er, deputy, Mckinley, on How to
Secure New Members" was the main
feature on the program.
A large number of delegates from
this city will attend the Ben Hur
Congress of Maryland and the Dis
trict of Columbia in Baltimore on
January 90 in Odd Fellows Hall. On
the following night banquet, enter
tainment and dance will be held in
Emerson Hotel.
Congressional Court will meet in
Typographical Temple on Wednes-
day and United Court will have an
election of officers on Friday in
Pythian Temple.
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Jobs Daughters

Bethel No / had installation of
officers as follows: Virginia Taylor,
honored queen; Ethel Read, senior
princess: Eileen Newton, junior
princess; Lois Heinzman, guide;
Shirley Manders, marshal; Joseph
inc Pine, recorder; Josephine Pra-
ther, treasurer; Mary Walker, Ii
brarian; Edna Webb, musician;
Marjorie McCobb, chaplain; Cath
crime Thompkins, first messenger;
Jeanne Jones. second messenger;
Edith Lillycrop. third messenger;
Dorothy Wilkerson, fourth messen-
ger; Adella Errera, fifth messenger;
Eileen Dennewitz, senior custodian;
Julie Wagner, Junior custodian; Lor-
raine Beale, inner guard; Alma Le-
man, outer guard. The installing Of
ficers we're Margaret Wrathall;
guide, Harriet Norris; pianist, Helen
Thompson; chaplain, Dorothy John
son; recorder, Katheryn Blanken-
ship; junior custodian, Bernice
Freedlay; senior custodian, Mildred
Garland.
On January was the installation
of the choir. A short entertainment
followed. The next meeting will be
January 18 for initiation.
On January IA the Hiking Club
will meet at the home of Dorothy
Kluge, 1915 G street Sc.