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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-29

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 27 - Short
takes:
Local chamber of commerce must
be shuddering at mention OF var
lOuS movie troupeS seeking sun
shine and scenery elsewhere-even
in F1orida TWentieth-Fox is send
ing the Flight Surgeon" company
to Pensacola, and the Miami
company to the city of that name.
The Blood and Sand" unit, with
Ty Power, already is at work in
Mexico City. Orson Welles' next
picture probably will be filmed
there. Belle Starr is to be shot
in Arizona. And RKO's Havana -
is scheduled fer production in Gu
ba
Universal is tossing a big press
junket to Miami for the premiere
Of Back Street" Jimmy Rocse-
yelt and his company are figuring
on a premiere Of Pot o Gold in
Mexico City. with correspondents
being brought from all over the
U. S.
For five years, Irving Rapper has
been a dialog director at Warner
Brothers-the guy who between
scenes helped players with their
lines. Finally, now, they've given
him chance to direct a picture,
and a good Winged Victory"
with his choice Of players, assistant
and technical crew. Producer Rob
ert Lord scanned the list and ask
ed, Who you going 70 have for
dialog director. Irving?" Said Rap
per. casually, oh don't want one.
Nobody needs dialog director"
CAUGHT IN
THE DRAFT"
Jack Chaplin signed a contract
for a role in Paramount's Caught
in the Draft, then went home and
found the government was eXercis-
ing a prior claim on his services.
1t was a notice from the draft
board That picture. incidental
ly is based on a gag that went
the rounds of Hollywood as soon
as conscription was diseusSed-the
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EDITORS NOTE: The fOUOwing
editorials are presented as interesting
opinions UOiced by editors elsewhere.
They do not necessarily reflect the
opinion of this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-29
Famous Sayings

Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from
the fear of God-Samue Johnson.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-29
Thoughts for the Day

Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God and serve him. and
shalt swear by his name-Deuteronomy 6IS.
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by Bruce Cation =.
The Inside Track in Washington

ING with him then were Senators
Peter Gerry of Rhode Island, E. d.
Smith of South Carolina, Kenneth
Mcclellan of Tennessee, and Sena-
tor Sheppard-all of whom are still
around.
North Carolina has two con-
eressmen here now who were here
then-Robert L. Doughton and
Zebulon Weaver. Virginia has Con-
oressman Schuyler Bland. Colorado
has kept venerable Edward t. Tay-
lor here, and Illinois has stuck
with Adolph j. SABBATH. Alabama S
Henry Steagall is still here, and
Californias Clarence F, Lea. Carl
Vinson of Georgia was a freshman
member in 1917.
Massachusetts has kept veteran
Allen TreadWay here. Missouri S
Milton Romjue and Ohio's Robert
Crosser are still in congress.
A LONG
LOOK BACK
Just one man is on the supreme
court today who was a member of
the court in 19l7-Justice James
McReynolds-an he is retiring
Feb. l. In the press gallery when
the 1917 war resolution was voted
was Louis Ludlow, who now seeks
a constitutional amendment to pro-
vide for a nation wide vote on any
declaration of war. Another mem
Der of the press gallery was Will
liam Bullitt.
The 1917 rosters of house and
senate look very far off now. On
the house ways and means COM
mittee in that year. for instance.
were three men who later became
Speakers-NicholaS LongWorth, Hen
ry Rainey and John Garner.
ALSO A MAN
NAMED ROOSEVELT
In 1917 senate still had com
mittee on revolutionary claims. and
another on Indian depredatiOnS.
Tom Connally served on a house
committee on expenditures in the
Department of Labor, along with a
young New York congressman, Flo
relic La Guardia.
And the assistant secretary of
the navy in 1917 was a not -too-fa-
nous gentleman named Franklin
D. Roosevelt.
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ALSO A MAN
NAMED ROOSEVELT
by Paul Harrison =.
HOLLYWOOD S Fads, Fancies and Foibles

nib being that movie agents, who
collect 10 per cent of clients earn
ings, probably would try to grat
$210 a month from actors yankee
into the army.
Sour slantS on the cinema scene
There's a sandwich man in a bou-
levard drug store who calls ham
burger a Hollywood T-bone." ....
And then there was Frank Fays
advice to Rene Clair, the newly ar
rived French director. Said Fay,
IF you're going TO stay in this
town and want a friend, go out and
buy yourself a dog
NO KISS
FOR JANE
Cowboys working in current west
erns have their own version of the
hot-foot, only this is the hobble-
foot: When one Of them takes
a nap in his chair between scenes.
somebody's sure to tie his spurs
together with a piece of string.
When the director calls, the vic
tim gets up-and falls Her
studio wanted Jane Withers TO get
her first real kiss in "A Very Young
Lady" But her mother said no. and
15-year-old Jane will receive only
a timid salute in the region OF her
left ear from Richard Clayton.
Wallace Beery was asked to ap-
pear before the convention of col
lege presidents here, but roared at
their scared representative What
in the blankety-blink do you want
me for?-I never got out of the
blankety-ditto third gradel" "
Sylvia Ashley Fairbanks, widow Of
the elder Doug, made a test for a
role in Joan CraWford's new pic
ture, "A Woman's Face" The star
sat by the camera and watched
her ex-stepmother-in-law emote.
Now 20th-Fox is planning a mu-
sical, The Great American Broad
cast" based on the ASCAP- -BMI
war Costume Designer Eddie
Stevenson was asked what kept n
strapless evening gown from falling
down. Force Of gravity" he said
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
EzZIzzZz gzzZzyZ
Secretary Of Agriculture
Is Experienced Farmer
Progressive Farming Methods Won Him
Medals; War Causes Class Feeling
To Decline in England. =
By BAUKHAGE
Nafioro, Farm and Home Hour Commentator.

released by Western Newspaper union.)
WASHINGTON. - Rough hewn
seems to be the word I'm after.
I sat In the office Of the secretary
OF agriculture, big empty-looking
room, and thought Of a new axe Bit
ing into a log. Chips were flying.
Then. there was the cut, clean and
fresh. Then another. And another.
Not smooth, machine edge, such as
a new saw makes with the regular
lines the teeth leave across the sur
face. But good straight job, the
mark Of each blow, surely placed.
across the grain, clear through.
That's what I was thinking about
as I talked with Claude Wickard,
the big round-faced, homely fellow.
a little awkward behind the mahog-
any desk but not awkward, felt
sure. standing up in farm wagon.
reins in his hands, confident and sol
i'd. his feet apart as the wheels
bumped over the field.
Not so much at home but sure of
what he was after behind the desk,
the way he was that night when he
called the meeting in the little Indi-
ana schoolhouse, kerosene lamp
that hadn't been cleaned for long
time suffering beside him, IA or 20
farmers sitting in front of him as he
organized the first Farm Bureau
meeting in his communicative first
one he ever attended, too.
COMES TO WASHINGTON
That scene, as he described 1t,
stuck In my mind because it seemed
to be the turning point in his ca
reer, or perhaps the first milestone
on the road that at last took him
reluctantly away from the acres that
had been in the Wickard family
since the 1840s and brought him
down to Washington-into the gov
eminent where he has been trying to
put into practice the ideas he
thought would be good for other
farmers and other acres from Maine
to California.
Claude Wickard first came to the
capital in 1888 to become assistant
and later chief of the corn-hog Sec
ton of the Triple-A. He was made
secretary of the department Of ag-
riculture last August when Secretary
Wallace resigned to run for vice
president. But his heart is still back
in Carol county, Indiana, where his
71-year-old father and two men are
running his farm.
Corn and hogs were on Secretary
Wickard's mind when l talked to
him the other day, and it was corn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
A Safe Passage

1t is surprising that, due to the war, have not
felt more decided lack in imports It is only natural
to have to conserve to put into reserve perhaps do
without entirely, those things which from lands
engaged in
There are great many imports that have been
reduced in quantity many articles that not at all
and great deal that have found watery grave. But
we wonder what might happen to our spice trade,
whether we would do without pepper and CHINA
mon, cloves and nutmeg The ancients used to put
their sailing boats around the Cape of Good Hope and
SO across the Atlantic, that successful TO
ply their spice trade And today this same route is
used to bring spices
There is a safer route the Pacific side from the
Dutch Indies, through the Panama Canal to New York.
whence come IS percent of our spices. So far the
are moderate. However, during the World War there
was shortage of sage and the wholesale price reached
65 cents pound Sage of the few herbs that is
a bit difficult to get today.
All of this talk dealing in spices and herbs brings
tales of adventure to mind as the imagination deals
with boat sailing around the Cape laden with nut
megs and cinnamon, ancient days of slaves and whal-
ing vessels, catofnnetas pirates and pieces of eight
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
Must Have His Spirit

A young Italian boy knocked one
day at the door Of an artists studio
in Rome, and when it was opened
exclaimed: please, madam, will
you give me the masters brush?"
The painter was dead, and the boy.
iniamed with longing to be an
artist, wished for the great masters
brush. The lady placed the brush
in the boys hands, saying: This
is his brush: try It, my boy" With
q flush Of earnestness on his face he
tried, but found he could paint no
better than with his own. The lady
then said to him: you cannot paint
like the great master unless you
have his spirit" So 1t II with us a
the Church today; II Christians have,
not the Masters spirit they cann0
successfully carry on the Mast
work.. M. Townley.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16

els Of wheat to the acre. In the IA
years I've been farming there has
never been an easier harvest"
Farming has been revolution
lied in England. In the first place,
like It or not, class feeling separat-
ed England into groups. The farm
ers (not the gentry" were proud
folk, but still not Of the upper
classes") have taken a new role in
English life. They were given a
big job, the outworking Of that job is
going to help kill the class system.
Listen to my Wiltshire friend again:
1--WE were asked particularly to
get another 1000, 900 acres under the
plow in the United Kingdom and
convert that amount Of permanent
grassland into crops Of wheat, oats,
barley, potatoes and so on, which
yield much more food per acre.
That has been done. We have pro-
duced a big extra tonnage Of ce-
reals, particularly oats and barley
possibly as much as 1000, 900 tons
extra-more potatoes than usual,
and more roots and fodder crops
for dairy cows and other live stock. +"
Great Britain and Germany are
competing for Spanish favor. The
Nazis have agreed to purchase
around 7,873, ZOO boxes Of Spanish
oranges and 1850, 900 boxes of man.
darins, according to information re-
ceived by the Office of foreign agri-
cultural relations. This is about half
the 1940-41 Spanish exportable sur
plus as estimated by the Spanish
government. The British govern
ment is also reported to be negotiat-
ing for some Of the fruit but no
agreement has been reported.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
Another Testimonial

We have saluted the worthy cause of the Red Cross
in its great work and have appreciated every Com
munty Chest that administers to the helpless and UNI
fortunate in towns all over this country. Another
group that goes about in its quiet and charitable way
that surely deserves recognition for mertorous service
to humanity is the Salvation Army.
1t performed notable work during the World War,
which is still recalled by every soldier who had occasion
to view its willingness to assist in relief work. There
has been blot the career of the Salvation
Army It has outstanding record for fighting
against disease poverty and suffering. We add praise
and appreciation for its spending of $5,O00OO0
each year in orphanages, hospitals camps hotels, en-
poyment offices and supplying food and clothing. To
the Salvation Army, gentlemen!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16

university was only 80 miles away
and the idea percolated. Young
Claude went and when he was gradu-
ated agricultural course, of course)
in 1915 he was ready to take over
the farm. Twelve years later the
Prairie Farmer named him as a
Master Farmer of Indiana. That
was the only thing he boosted about
in the half-hour conversation had
with him.
WINS STATE MEDALS
Soil building brought him state
medals later for success in increas-
ing crop-yields and hog production.
It also got him a request from the
State Farm Bureau organization to
get busy and organize a unit in his
community. There wasn't any farm
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16

and hogs that brought him to Wash
ington in the beginning by way Of
Des Moines. Iowa, but it really goes
back further than that. The school
house meeting, / spoke Of, was the
milestone. but the day he told his
father he was going to college was
really the beginning. In those days
and it isn't 50 long ago because
Wickard is only IA lot of farmers
thought that all boy would get in
college was a lot Of darn-fool ideas.
Only one Of the Wickard's neigh
rs had been to college. but Purdue
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16

organization in his county then. He
was supposed to go to the county
seat and learn how to do 1t but he
was too busy with his chores to get
away so he just called a meeting in
the schooihouse and told his neigh
bors what he thought ought to be
done.
Il guess I sort Of overstated what
we could do" he said to me as he
repeated the anecdote, "some Of the
fellows asked me afterward where
all the reforms ! talked about went
to-" He smiled that wide smile Of
his. Some Of these ideas worked
out. And the Master Farmer, in
1882, was chosen by the three rural
counties that were his district to 60
to the state senate. The next year
he was chosen Indiana delegate to
the National Corn Hog conference
at Des Moines. ALI this time the
farm was his chief preoccupation.
was then as it stin is, his only
source Of income besides his salary.
OFFERED POSITION
The conference had hardly start
ed when A. G.. Black, whose room
was on the same floor Of the hotel as
Wickard's, buttonholed him. Black
was then head of the Corn Hog Sec
ton Of the Triple A. He wanted an
assistant and he wanted Wickard for
the job and wanted him right away.
It seemed a pretty important Of
fer, but it also seemed impossible.
You can't lock up a farm like a city
fat and walk off with the key in
your pocket. But Black was per-
sistent and after mental and phys
ical struggle, the Master Farmer
mastered the situation, and with
many backward look set off for
Washington.
He managed to keep In pretty
close touch with Carol County while
he was Corn Hog boss, but now It's
harder because secretary Of agri-
culture is kept very busy.
And right now Secretary Wickard
wants to see more hogs-all over
the country-than there are. He's
worried about the pig crop report
we've heard so much about lately
and the last word he had to say
to me, while secretary was pull
ing his sleeve for his next appoint
ment, was on this subject:
People don't understand what
I'm after" he said as / rose to 60,
when I say the farmers ought to
hold back some of their breed sows
and gifts now because pork is going
to be higher later on. I had quite a
time with three cabinet ladies. Gle
chuckled.) They thought all I was
worrying about was the price Of
pork chops. What we want to do is
to try to take the peaks and valleys
out Of farm prices and if the farm
ers save some of their hogs for
breeding now, they'll get more mon
ey for them later and it will tend to
keep the price level stabilized"
That's Wickard all over-the prac-
teal farmer who has learned to
think.
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A Tightening Up

We saw a menu from London restaurant listing
food and prices prevailing at the present time. The
menu was one comprising items found on our own
American menus, and the prices surely within
reason and not exorbitant might expect them
to be-
Britons will have to draw in their belts tighter,
though during this year for already the rationing
is becoming more limited. England has been
allowing for each person during weeks time. 81 cents
worth of meat, of butter ounces of bacon,
8 ounces of sugar and 2 ounces of tea.
This will all be lessened this winter from present
indications. And here are still uncomfortable from
the Christmas and New Years feasts!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
spain Needs Cotton

Receipts of raw cotton in Spain
during the three months begin
ming August l, 1910, totaled about
$4,000 bales all of which was Ar
gentine cotton except for 2,100
bales of American, according to
information received in the Of
fee of foreign agricultural rela-
tons. These quantities represent
little more than half Of normal
requirements for the three-month
period so that the shortage Of raw
materials is still acute.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
Not a Chance

Not q Chance
The caller knocked at the door.
SIS Mr.. Smith in?" he asked.
Eyes. he Is" replied the lady Of
the house.
That's fine," said the visitor,
Maybe I can collect the money he
owes me-"
Mrs. Smith smiled scornfully.
You're an optimist, she said.
IF my husband had any money he
wouldn't be IN
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
Keeping Dry

Billy and Bud were having fun
taking a shower bath with the hose
and playing in a tub Of water. Sud-
denly it began to rain and Billy
said:
''oh, it Is going to rain and moth
er said for me to come home If 1t
rained."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
Same Thinra

Father-My son, / won't have you
constantly at the bottom Of the class
as you are
Aged Seven (bored)-Can't see it
matters, myself, Pa. They teach
the same thing at both ends.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
Ben Franklin

February is celebrated month of famous birth
days, but January IL is the birth anniversary of
almost as noted as Washington and Lincoln. This man
Benjamin Franklin, who like Lincoln was self
made character
He achieved the heights in the scientific and inven-
tive world, was a noted humorist and through his
tactfulness, served his country diplomat in
England and France. His name is linked in each Amer
lean schoolchd's mind with the Constitution of the
United States and the issuing of the Declaration of
Independence. His hand in those was to calm and
smooth the differences involved the formation of
both.
Franklin as legislator had his own ideas for
government. He sponsored plan, in the beginning,
for seven-year presidential term with no reelection
and Also no salary for the office of president He
for legislative chamber These facts of Frankns
political life are perhaps not well known as his
"Poor Richard"
He did not stir his people with speeches as did
Lincoln but he issued great wisdom in proverb form
that is betting modern life it many years ago.
1T is hard for an empty sack to stand upright,
and IF you want to know the value of money, try to
borrow some,' represent the man Franklin, who knew
people. He one of the masses.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
ENGLISH FARMERS
WORK UNDER FIRE

IT farm in wiltshire myself" said
Anthony Hurd, a British farmer,
telling about conditions in England
while the bombs were dropping,
$500 acres, and we average As BUSH
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Improved n CTTMDAY
Uniform o---0@~
: LESSON =
BY HAROLD L, LUNDQUIST, D. D.
Dean Of The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
Lesson for January 10

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc
tected and copyrighted by International
council OF Religious Education: used BY
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
Good Answer

Warden-Don't you know that the
bass season is closed? What are
you doing with that big one on your
line?
McFall-Well, you see, Warden. It
was this way. He's been stealing
my bait all morning, so / just tied
him up until / get ready to 60 home.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
A KINDLY WARNING

He-Ignorance is bliss.
She-Then you should be very
careful as you come into full real
ization Of your happiness = you
might die Of Joy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
No! No.

Mabel CATER Franks proposaD-
No! A thousand times. no!
Frank-Well, don't rub II In.
only asked you once.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16

Give thanks that you live in country where you
aren't forced by laws to the ties your wife
picked out for you for Xmas.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16

Winter would be lot prettier if there some
way of keeping the snow clean.
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LESSON TEXT-Luke l4:15.24.
GOLDEN TEXT-Come; for all things
are now ready.-Luke 14:l7.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15
His Wife Walked
Out When Mother
Walked In: Where
Does Mr.. rs
Duty Lie?
Today's Case

Ladies and Gentlemen Of
the Jury: ! am an only child.
Recently my father died and.
as a consequence. my mother,
who is getting old. was left
alone in the world. ! invited
her 10 come live with me and
my wife. That was two weeks
ago. A few days after she
was in our house my wife
packed up and left and said
she wouldn't come back as
long as my mother was In the
house. | never knew that she
felt that way about my
mother.
II made my mother very sad
and unhappy. She told me last
night that she would leave 30 my
wife could come back. but ! can't
quite make up my mind about let
ting her go. am very much hurt
h, my wife's action. never bc-
lieved she could do anything like
that.
DO You think I should let my
mother leave ~ my wife will
return MY wife said she won't
come back any other wsy.-=Mr. J.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15
Garry on Without Fear and Keep
Cheerful. Is Mayor Gains Plea

People Of raeoma and Pierce
county should continue insofar ~
possible their normal way cf living
and carry on without fear. with
spirit ~ victory and cheerful
ness Mayer Harry =. Cain de-
clared Saturday.
There are II days before
Christmas" he pointed out. and
this year should be more than
ever q Christmas Of giving. and
especially . Christmas for the
children. that there may be both
Joy and happiness In every heart.
To assist most do your shopping
early and during the day and
avoid the last minute rush. The
merchants are ready and prepared.
stocks are plentiful and . wide
selection " available now. You
can avoid the ovvr-erowdlnG NJ
transportation facilities and traf-
fic Jams and help those In charge
Of our traffic ny shopping now.
he sure YOU are stocked up ON
drugs and sundries necessary for
first aid or sudden illness. ~ we'll