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Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20
A PERFECT BALANCE
IN THE LEGISLATURE

A review of the state legislatures SeS-
sion, just ended, shows Imperial county
citizens one thing: this county's team OF
assemblyman and state senator Is as per
fectly balanced as such unit can De-
So we'll do the teams various componentS
dovetail that both Senator K. George
Luckev and Assemblyman Harvey Has
tain have established themselves at Sacra-
mento in the short space of one session
as among the states ablest legislators.
It is doubtful if either, without the
other. could WELD the power that poth
together can exert. Each is outstanding
in his own right, but it is the difference
in their rsonalities-polltlcal ana per
sonal-that gives Imperial county an IN
fluence in the state legislature our OF ali
proposition to its population.
To evauate the worth of these two
men to this county, it is necessary 10
take a hard-headed view OF the real i'Ioo-
lens that confront the legislators at Sac
ramento On one side is the ECONOMY
Bloc. a loosely knit lawmaking organlza-
ton which usually controls majority
of votes, yet which is not always power
full enough to put over its desires: On
the other side is the Olson adnnnlstra-
ton. with a minority in the legislature,
but with the ability to block through Its
minority vote, in many instances, legls-
lative attempt to override Veto
A legislator who votes 100 per cent
with the Economy Bloc is in an envlapie
position when he has bill which is not
particularly controversial His fellows
will pass his bill as a courtesy, and TIE
chances are it will not be vetoed. But
in controversial matters, such leglsla.
tor is at disadvantage. lie IS typed.
He has no chance whatever OF winning
concession from the other side
The same holds true OF laWmaker
who votes the straight administration
ticket on all matters, whatevtfer they
may be. He has no hope of winning cen
cessions from the majority group, put
must fight from the underdog position
at all times. He has, in fact, less chance
than the other man. If he cannot get his
bill through in the first place. it will not
90 to the governor. There will be no
chance of using the minority pressure to
force majority approval.
There is third group in the leglsla'
ture-a group that is neither admins
tration nor Economy Bloc. Its members
are free agents. AS such, they are actual
ly the most courted of all, for their votes
may hold the balance of power in con-
troverSial matters.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20

tries to exercise that rightP
Has Germany the right to fight
its war anywhere in the world, to
sink any snip bound for any port
of any country allied to the Brit
ish whenever some sub-lieutenant
in charge of its submarine con-
sioers its cargo contraband?
In short, who shall define con-
traband, who shall define combat
zones. who shall lay down the
law" of the sea?
The United States is SLOW to
anger today. There is no hysterical
outpouring over the Robin Moor
case. 1t would be a grave mlsVaKe
for Germany to conclude from
that that the United States, which
ras surrendered much voluntarily
in restricting it's trade by its own
Neutrality Law, will necessarily
surrender everything.
The United States in 1872 and
1917, for instance, has shown an
active interest in free use OF tne
worlds sea highways. 1t still has
that interest, and it has means at
its disposal to assert its own IDEAS
of what that freedom must be.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20
by Willis Thornton
Closer, Closer

The war has now come withi
700 miles of the coast of Brazil,
creeping closer, ever closer. Nothing
the United States has done brought
it there. The shooting, which every
body has been dreading, is now a
fact, and it was not American
shooting.
There is a notable lack of excite
ment in American consideration OF
the fate of the Robin Moor, Amer
lean ship torpedoed and shelled to
the bottom of the South Atlantic.
Today's world is not the world OF
1915 when a German surface raider
sent the William p. Frye to the
grave. Americans didn't like that
at all. The world seems to look
at these things differently today
and whether that is to the worlds
credit or not is another question.
Nineteen days ana nine c n
nights the American victims of the
Robin Moor pulled at their heavy
oars, staring death in the face. We
do not know yet whether 35 others
net death.
More is at stake here than the
cost of the Robin Moor and hel
dead For weeks, probably, there
will be exchanges of notes between
the U. S. and German government,
winnowing out this and that ques-
ton of fact, this or that point of
international law. Yet the main
questions at stake are very simple
questions:
Has the United States the right
to send an unalmed ship, carry
ing no munitions of war, through
shipping lanes far removed from
anything generally recognized as
combat zone to South Africa
parts of South Africa being at wal
with Germany? Evidently th'
United States believes it has tina
right, or the Robin Moor Woult
not have been where she was
carrying what she carried. Or ha
the United States no such right
Is it to be subjected to a shoot
ing war" if it believes it has, ant
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20
WHERE IMPERIAL COUNTY'S
REPRESENTATIVES FIT IN

Imperial county's two representatives
fall into different categories.
Assemblyman Hastain can count upon
the support of the anti-administratio
majority at almost any time. Most Of the
legislative votes are with him at all
times, because he is regarded rs one
whose philosophers represent the con-
servative rather than the semi-l'adical
theories which often motivate the admin
istration.
Senator Luckey is definitely a free
agent. Registered a Democrat where
Hastain is registered Republican, he is
in position to bargain effectively when
the administration attitude seems to
ticket on all matters, whatever they
threaten a bill of interest to this
county. At the same time, reports
the confidence of members of all legis-
lative factions, so that he can win over
those who migfIe remain unalterably OPP
posed to Hastain's proposals, yet retain
the support of those who would normally
support Hastain's wishes.
Together, Imperial county's represen-
tatives make up the best legislative team
this county has ever had.
Their records tell the Story.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20
THE FIFTH FREEDOM
FOR AMERICANS
(Orange NewS)

(O1anSe NeNSD
To his -four freedoms" which he pro-
poses to give to all the world the Presi-
dent, unofficially, and perhaps, uncon-
sciously, had added a fifth
1t is a little freedon-just piping the
shell-but it will grow and must, II the
other four are to be anything beyond
unctiouS words.
This little freedom is the right to work.
When he cleared the picket lines at
Inglewood and substituted fringe of
bayonets. the President was declaring
and enforcing the right of any man to
hold his job.
Because this scrawny chick is one of the
fundamental freedoms, the whole coun-
try applauds the action of the President
in extending his protection to 1t.
Urgent as was the need for airplane
production in the factory, the right OF
an American to work at his job, free
from the menace OF "goon squads, is OF
superior Importance.
The extent to which that right has been
submerged in this country is indicated by
the very necessity of calling troops to
break the picket lines which were deny
ing men the right to go to their jobs.
1t is fundamental in the law that every
man has the right to strike in time of
peace There may be question OF that
right in times of national peril, when the
country may be exposed to war
1t is equally fundamental in the Bill
of Rights that a man has a right to work.
In the clash Of mighty political forces,
the right to work has been largely over
looked No one with the power to do So.
has undertaken to enforce it.
The President has now enforced it..
The Importance of this action far trans
cends any immediate effects.
1t must continue to be enforced. Unless
it is, all other freedoms" are winds
that blow over the political scene.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20
BY PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, June 20.-A re-
markable company is making an
unusual picture on an exceptional
set in this unique village. Just now
the production is called Ladies IN
Retirement" after the stage play,
but Columbia will be an eXtraordl-
nary studio if it doesn't change the
title at the last minute.
Anyway, it's about three spinster
sisters who are crazy as hoot-oWls.
They move in on rich old doll who
lives in an elegant but Spooky house
among some eeerie moorS courtesy
of Lionel Banks, art director. Along
comes a batty nephew OF the mad
sisters and upsetS their demented
lives discovering that one OF his
dear aunties has murdered their
hostess and stuffed the body into
an oven.
This may not sound like comedy,
but much of it is being played for
comedy, especially between the two
elder spinsters Elsa Manchester and
Edith Barrett are sure to be typed
by this adventure as a new pair
of pixilated sisters.
ANOTHER LAUGHTON STARS
Miss Barrett, stage-actress wife of
Vincent Price, hasn't been troubled
by movie typing because this is her
first picture. Miss Manchester, wife
of Charles Laughton, hasn't done
many films but has been variOusly
typed by the last three. She was
under contract to Metro when she
and Laughton made their second
trip from England, but the studio
officials had seen Henry VIII,
in which Miss Manchester played
Anne of CleveS, and could think
of her only as an uppity little Ger
man blond.
So she was loaned to Universe
for "The Bride of Frankenstein
and she played two roles-a fragile,
gentle woman who sat around do
ing embroidery, and the wild-eyed
female monster. 1T seemed like a
good idea at the time" she COM
mented. But l found out later that
nobody in Hollywood associated
me with both parts. The offers I got
were all for sweet delicate charac-
ters like the first one"
BY 1896 she played Peter Pan on
the stage and delighted Sir James
Barrie with the Job, but Holly
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE. SUPERIOR COURT Or
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL

IN THE. SUPERIOR COURT Or
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
No. 1923
SU M NJ MONS
Harry w. Horton & Geo. n. Kirk,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DIS
TRICT, Plaintiff.
VS.. q
A. C.. BURCH, F.. C. MARTIN
AND ABBIE MARTIN, HUSBAND
AND WIFE, SECURITY TITLE
INSURANCE AND GUARANTEE
COMPANY, A CORPORATION. EFT
AL, Defendants.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA SEND GREET
INGS TO A. C. BURCH, F. G. MAR
TIN AND ABBIE MARTIN, Hus-
band and Wife, SECURITY TITLE
INSURANCE AND UARANTEE
COMPANY, a Corporation, as Trus-
tee, JOHN DOE, JANE DOE. RICH.
ARD ROE, JOHN DOE COMPANY.
Corporation, RICHARD ROE
COMPANY, a Co Partnership, j.
DOE, as Administrator of the Es-
tate of r. ROE, Deceased, and j.
DOE, as Executor Of the Estate OF
r. ROE, Deceased, Defendants.
You Are Hereby Directed to Ap-
pear and answer the Complaint in
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court
OF the County of Imperial, State of
California, within ten days aftSr
the service on you of this Summons
III served within this county; or
within thirty days If served else
where.
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
PANT, as arising upon contract. or
u Will apply to the Court for any
oCner relief demanded in the COM
plant.
Given under my hand and the
sea- OF the Superior Court of the
county OF Imperial, State of Cali
i0rnia' this goth day of December.
w. ]. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
BY G.. o. KENYON.
VSEAIo Deputy Clerk.
lA!s-2o; M2-9-l6-23-SO; Je-ls-2W
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT or
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
NO. 3OI6
NOTICE OF HEARING Or
PETITION TO EXTEND TERM OF
DEED OF TRUST AND CHATTEL
MORTGAGE.
In the Matter of the Estate Oh
MARY E. BLANKS, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Annette Fades, as Administratrlx
with will annexed of the estate OF
Mary E. Blanks, deceased, mas llleo
her verified petition praying 1or
an order authorizing the extension
of the term of an obligation owed
by said estate and an extension OF
the deed of trust and chattel mort
gage securing the same on the real
and personal property hereinafter
described; and that Friday the 9th
day of June, 1941, at 200 PM. IN
the Superior Court of the State OF
California, in and for the County
of Imperial, has been fixed as the
time and place for hearing SAID
petition when and where any persons
interested in said estate may appear
and object TO granting said petit
ton.
Reference is hereby made to said
petition for further particulars as
to the terms and conditions OF the
proposed extension agreement.
The real and personal property
affected oy said extension agree
ment is situated in Imperial Coun-
t., California, and is described az
follows:
/. Lots 12, 13, Ia, Is and 16 OF
Block 73 of Sub. of keystone Road
in the City of Brawley, according
to Map No. 211 on file IN the
office of the County Recorder OF
Imperial County;
2. Lots Is, II and 18 OF BLOCK
"a of the townsite of Ell Centro,
in the city of Ell Centro. as per
map thereof No. 953 on file in the
office of the County Recorder OF
San Diego County;
3. Hotel furnishings located "
the Roberta Hotel on Lots l6
II, and 18 of Block 43 OF the
toWnsite of Ell Ceniro, California,
w. J. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk and Clerk OF
said Superior Court.
BY MAXINE CONSOLE.
Deputy.
(Jl7-26 inc)
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20
by Peter Edson.
The Inside Track in Washinqton

demands and the sources of labor
supply. With six million unemploy-
ed workers registered, USES is trv-
ing to get employers to anticipate
their demands for labor Dy six
months.
Shortages of skilled labor are What
have set the labor divlSiC.l of CPM
combing these minoritieS groups for
men with any of 70 or 50 OF the rarer
skills. Age and sex are no longer
bars. Erasing the race and color
me bars is DR.. AleXanders Job
now.
WASHINGTON PULSE
BEATS ...
One diStraught Washington visitor
who couldn't find hotel room fin
ally took the taxi drivers advice ana
spent the night in Turkish bath
The new prlorities critical list now
numbers 300 items including, Draw
erS; Woolen, half-Wool, half cotton
and "Meta-para, B.P.200-210 c, and
less than 2 per cent ortha creSylic
acid" Or, if you can't help
them out there, how about some
Mattresses, all types" or "Hexa-
methylene tetramite"? Almost
300 miles OF l0-foot, non-climable
fence will be erected to surround
the critical areas at )5 military
posts . Army Air Corps will stick
to BIB" as the designation of its
new super-flying fortress plane and
won't try to think up any fancy
name :. But armr sloganeers are
at work trying to substitute Keep
En- Flying" for Here's Howl"
Congressman who battled unsuc-
cessfully for legislation to prevent
a second AEF overlooked the fact
that there's a limited ban against
sending draftees aboard in the sell
ective service act =. WPA has mos
quito control projects near Army
camps in 10 states and Puerto Rico
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20
Famous Savings

If you your lips would keep from slips, five things
observe with care; to whom you speak, of whom
you speak and how and when, and where-W. E.
Norris
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20

The American soldier of today,
with the training we are giving him,
will rank with the best in the world.
Lieut. Ben Lear, command
er, Second Army.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20

Candle clocks, which burned from
one mark to the next in a certain
period of time, were used in early
England.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20

Elevator in Chicago dropped three
stories and the operator was fired.
For falling down on the job?
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20
Bafbs

Go around with your head in the
clouds and the world will call you
down.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20
Thouoht for the Day

soft turneth away wrath; but grieVous
words stir up anger.-Proverbs Isl.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20

EDITORS NOTE: The foll0lOinG
editorials are presented as interesting
opinions Uoiced By editors eIselchere.
They do not necessarily reflect the
opinion of this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20
So They Say

All men are created equal regard
less of race, creed, or color; and
whether a man be Jew or Gentle
he may think what he deems fiji.
Representative Michael Edelstein,
New York, in his last speech in
the House, a few minutes before
he died of a heart attack.
Your task is TO put an end to
the demanding spirit
-MRrshal Pelain of the New
French State
Certainly the average business
executive is too ambitious for his
own good health.
DIR. Edgar V. Allen of the famous
Mayo Clinic.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20

From now on an Icelandic- -Ameri-
can, an Arabic American, or Arme-
nian- American, is out"
p. Fl. La Guardia, director of
the Office of Civilian Defense.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20

MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub
Editorial Association. Cali
fornia Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20
Did You Know?

The "Gophers' are the Univer-
sity of Minnesota's football team
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-20

To his -four freedoms which he pro
poses to give to all the world, the Presi
dent, unofficially, and perhaps, uncon
sciously, had added fifth.
Evening star., 1941-06-03
Quotations From Hughes
Excerpts From Opinions and Speeches
Reflect Chief Justices Philosophy

In his opinion sustaining the Roose-
welt administration effort to keep
from paying of private contracts
in gold.
THE common judgment takes
note of the fact that the retirement
OF workers by reason of incapacity
due to advancing years is an in
cident of employment and that a
fair consideration Of their plight
justifies retirement allowances as
a feature of the service to which
they have long been devoted. In
his dissent to the majority opinion
holding unconstitutional the orig
inal railway pension measure.
Congress cannot delegate legisla-
tive power to the President to exer-
else an unfettered discretion to
make whatever laws he thinks may
be needed or advisable for the re-
Mobilization and expansion OF trade
or industry. In his opinion holding
the National Recovery Act uncon-
StitutiOnal.
Recognizing individual points of
view. treaSuring the traditions which
We honor in our separate COM
munions. and desirous of worship
ing God freely according to our own
conscience and as we understand the
Scriptures. let us nevertheless join
hands with every man who seeks to
strengthen the heart and the good
purpose of men who recognize that
there is God over all and who
feel that there is divine way for
the human soul to obtain help and
victory in this world of temptation
and of danger In an address at
Calvary Baptist Church, of which he
is member.
Evening star., 1941-06-03
Plane Crash Victims
To Have Joint Rites

Joint funeral services will be held
at 2:30 pm. tomorrow at Gasch's
funeral home, Hyattsville, Nd, for
Ned Winfield Rogers, "a, Brent
wood, and William Earle Thomas
%. Mount Rainier, who were killed
in an airplsne crash Sunday near
Swanton, Md. The services will be
conducted by the Rev. G. M. Butt
paster of Brentwood Methodist
Church. and the Rev. r. K. Nevitt
Mount Rainier Methodist Church.
The plane, which crashed through
the roof of the house of Vernon
Friend, after it had struck an cleo
trio feeder wire. narrowly missed
four members of his family. The
two men were en- route to Washing
ton from Indianapolis, where they
attended the Memorial Day auto
races.
The wreckage of the plane today
remained on the farm, the Asso-
ciated Press reported from Cumber-
land. R. Paul WeeSner. Silver
Spring, one Of the planes owners.
had 1t taken from where it buried
itself in the roof of the farm house
but was prevented from hauling 1t
away by Mr.. Friend. WHO asked as
surance that damages to his home
would be repaid.
Evening star., 1941-06-03
Col. Brett Given New Post

The Army yesterday assigned Col.
Serene Brett as chief of staff of the
armored car force which is stationed
at Fort Knox, XIV.
Evening star., 1941-06-03
Injured in Collision,
Hittenmurk Explains

Gordon Hittenmark, 81, radio an
nouncer, last night said a police re-
port that his wife hit him in the
head with shoe, inf1icting a slight
cut on his scalp was erroneous.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Hittenmark
said he received the laceration in
an automobile collision in the drive
way OF the Alban Towers Apart
ments, 3700 Massachusetts, avenue
NV. Mr.. Hittenmark's head was
thrown against the rear-view mir
ror, they said.
Policeman M. E. Swanson of No
precinct said he obtained the
information that Mrs. Hittenmark
had hit her husband with a shoe
from records of Emergency Hospital,
where Mr.. Hittenmark was taken
for treatment at am. Sunday
B. B Sandidge. superintendent Of
the hospital, said today his records
carry the following statement:
Patient stated he was in own bath
room and fell, hitting head on bath
tub, just before admission"
Evening star., 1941-06-03
Roberts Chief Dissenfer
OF Recent Court Term
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Justice Owen J. Roberts. 65-year-
old Pennsylvania. was the No. 1
Supreme Court dissenter during the
eight-month term that ended yes
terday.
And Justice Felix Frankfurter, So
year-old former Harvard law pro-
fessor, was on the winning side more
often than any of his colleagues.
He dissented only twice.
Justice Roberts disagreed with the
views of his associates in 80 cases,
topping Chief Justice Hughes mark
of %. Justices Black and Douglas
tied for third place with IA each.
Justice Roberts gained the chief
dissenter title following the retire.
ment last February l of Justice
James c. McReynolds. the only
member of the court then described
by administration circles as con-
servative."
In recent years Mr.. Roberts had
been widely known as the tribunals
Swing man" because he frequently
cast the deciding vote in 5-to-4 de-
cisions.
He was appointed to the court in
1880 by President Hoover after
acting as Government prosecutor of
the Teapot Dome oil cases, practic-
ing law in Philadelphia and lectur-
ing at the University of Pennsyl-
vania law school.
Evening star., 1941-06-03

Court in 1910. an office he resigned
in 1916 to campaign as the Repub-
| lican party's nominee for President
of the United States. The 1916
! election was one of the most
dramatic in history. Mr.. Hughes
lost to Woodrow Wilson by such a
narrow margin that he went to bed
one night thinking he had been
safely elected. only to awaken a
! defeated candidate.
He was Secretary of State in the
Harding and Coolidge administra-
tions. In this role he electrified
the world by proposing drastic dis
armament to the 1921 Washington
Arms Conference and ultimately
won some of his recommendations
He was back in private life when
named by President Hoover to sue
ceed Chief Justice Taft, February 3,
1880.
In some of the best-knoWn opin-
ions written by the Chief Justice
Hughes. the court:
Sustained the constitutionality of
the National Labor Relations Act.
Called sit-down strikes "a high
handed proceeding without shadow
of legal right"
Declared the N. r. A. unconstitu-
tional
Sustained the administration
effort to bar payment of Federal
obligations in gold
Held constitutional, by reversing
previous decisions, Washington
State law fixing minimum wages for
women.
Declared that colored persons
travelling from one State to another
are entitled to railway accommoda-
Evening star., 1941-06-03
Hughes Could Grasp Essentials
Of Difficult Cases at d Glance

While the attorney and his asso-
ciates nervously thumbed through
documents. Mr.. Hughes would glance
quickly at the copies on his desk
and ask:
That's at the foot of page 80,
isn't it?"
He possessed what is frequently
described as Photographic mind
the ability to take in the contents
of an entire page at glance Others
who have had this faculty included
Theodore Roosevelt and Lord Ma
cauley.
Usually affable and smiling on
the bench, the Chief Justice could
become stern If an attorney per-
sisted in evading questions or stray
ing from the issues of the litigatioA
Many stories also are told of his
ability while a practicing attorney
to analyze a case and give decision
on highly complicated controversies
within . few hours.