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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07

At the Ten Thousand clubs party
Thursday Mrs. w. j. Clements wore
modish purple wool, its tailored
severity being relieved by a necklace
of pearls. Mrs. Howard P. Meyer
wore a becoming brown wool, Mrs.
o. j. Bradshaw, the capable chair
man, a soft blue: Mrs. R. C. Glenn
ons, bolero suit in beige and
brown; Mrs Harry w Horton a
sport frock in a soft pink wool;
Mrs. S. Emmitt Allen, a dark green.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Brock last week
had the thrill of seeing Katherine
Cornell, first lady of the stage, in
The Doctors Dilemma. when they
were in Los Angeles, taking DR..
and Mrs. Ray Thompson. with
whom they went cast about a year
ago, with them.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07

This coming week will be moving
week for the Robert w. Wares who
have taken the Havekorst house and
while the Cliff Haydens will reside
in the Wollenberger residence. MI
Hayden is the brother of r. l.. Hay
den who made his home in the val
ley for many years.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07

Cther whom We shall miss are the
Louis Wollenbergers who left this
week for Santa Cruz where Mr.
Wollenberger will be connected with
the office of the Coast Counties
Gas Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07
Monday

Soroptimists. IL, Sherwood's.
Home nursing class, l:30 fair
grounds.
Twice Told Tales, 2, SIS Wensley.
Mckinley P.-T.A. board 1:3O, Nc
Kinlcy school.
Nutrition Defense com. 1880,
court house.
Highway Dew. ASS, Gas, Sher-
woods.
Cactus Gavel club, 6:15, Califor-
MIA hotel.
American Legion Auxiliary, 8,
Veterans hall.
Carpenters union, 7:3O Labor
temple.
Imperial lodge No. 800, 8 I'm
perial hall.
l. V. Chorus. 7:3O, ]. C. auditor
ium.
Night school, 10, high school.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07
Society
CALENDAR

Saturday
RAM No. 109, 6:30, Masonic tenn
pie.
Kiwanis club !. Barbara Worth.
O.E.S. installation 8, Imperial
hall.
20-30 club dance, g. Barbara
Worth country club.
Elks Border days dance, 0, Cal
exicO Elks hall.
Sunday
Sunday services, churches.
20-30 club breakfast, 8, Barbara
Worth.
20-30 club luncheon 1910, Bar
bara Worth.
Methodist picnic IL, city park.
Elks Memorial service, 8, Elks
hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07

Mrs. Harry P Findley returned to
her home in Ell Centro Friday after
a weeks visit in Pasadena. While
away she attended a tea at the
Huntington hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07

- pOulu DdDS Slil llltI 5ddS :
The young lady was born IN the
Griffin hospital.
There will be a po, luck supper
Monday evening starting at 6:30 p.
M for members and friends at
the Methodist church.
The Order OF Eastern Star will
meet Monday night at the Fix hall
at 8 p. N,
Tho G.A.A. ef Calcxico high
school held their annual football
dance III honor Of tae football boys,
Friday evening from t0 lss30, The
gym Wa decorated il school colars
and pomroma We sold AT the
rereshment aaad Pics We're
gi1an ior tic best dd}ces ard
hripht cs1orc1 halla@a sdded ca
loEmcnl = liz affag.
Vern al Rer We'd 1ho are
employed b. Consolidated Aircraft
company in San iDa&o are spend
ing TIE ~eeiend %4ta thcir par
ents " ard Mr.. 4 I< Wood.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07
Announcements
Of Ne lettings

Mckinley P.-T.A. board will
meet Monday at l:30 p. m. in Nc
Kiniey school.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14
James Joyce

In the death Of James Joyce, the Dark
Angel has removed one of the strangest, most
incomprehensible near-geniuses of modern lit.
erature.
With rare talent and broad learning, forti
lied by exceptional brillancy, when he cared
to exercise it, Joyce chose to cloak most o1
his writings in unintelligible chickering's which
lew could interpret and in eroticism which
caused all but one of his books to be banned
from sale in some corner of the globe, chiefly
In his native Ireland.
Joyce spoke 10 languages, completed med
lcal course, and was deep student of music.
He went to the bottom Of every subject he
studied. But some strange mental warp led
him away from the accustomed paths trod by
distinguished authors.
It is sad reflection that, while he had the
ability to produce lasting literature he chose
to express himself in style and a manner
which predestined his work to an early and
unmarked grave. Probably, of all his books,
not more than a few really good verses will
survive, and they not for long.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14
Without Russia's KNOWLEDGE

Moscow says that the advance of Nazi troops
into Bulgaria is being conducted without Rus
sia's consent or previous knowledge. The
statement is not particularly important, if
true; the fact remains that Hitler is sending
soldiers into the little Balkan state for some
purpose connected with his war plans, whether
for the salvation or occupation Of Italy is not
quite clear.
All that matters in this new movement OF
Nazi forces is that Hitler obviously is pre-.
pairing his spring campaign against Britain
and that it probably will be launched on two
fronts the Mediterranean area and aginst
England.
Russia's part in the war drama is quite as
enigmatical now as since the war started.
The Soviet dictator, Stain, is not given to
promiscuous condolences. But it will be re.
called that the Germans marched into Ru.
mania allegedly without Russias foreknow.
ledge, and into Poland, presumably, under the
same or similar circumstances. In both cases
Russia stepped in, when the time was ripe
to seize territory, and Berlin offered no OBJ
lection Will the same thing happen in Bull
garia?
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14
"A Proper Viewpoint

It is to the credit Of the union involved that
the threatened strike at the Ranger Engineer
ing division of the Fairchild Engine and Air
plane Corporation plant on Long Island has
been postponed at the request of the defense
commission.
On the merits Of this disagreement it is not
necessary to express an opinion. The workers
may have good reason for threatening to
strike. On the other hand, the company may
have the right Of it. But in either case the
requirements of the defense program should
bar resort to the strike weapon. 1t is impera.
tive that there be no stoppage of work on de-
tense contracts.
Recently the metal trades workers of the
American Federation Of Labor presented a
plan based on the principle that work must
70 on regardless of differences between en-
ployss and employe. The procedure called fo1
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14
British Holdings

AL the smoke raised in Washington and
elsewhere about sales of British holdings o1
American securities through investment trust:
is due to a very small fire, indeed, if Wall
street investment interests have any notion o.
what is going on in these war days, in the
opinion of the New York Herald Tribune
It may be that the trusts will find a place
in British dispositions of direct investments,
the Herald Tribune believes, but they are moi
900 Of American stocks and bonds still
believed to be in British official and unofficial
hands.
British representatives concerned with the
sale of such securities were thought to be
much irritated by the publicity. They pro.
ceeded, however, to arrange for fresh dis
positions in the manner made familiar during
recent months, and various important blocks
of securities are due to appear in the mar
ket this week. The machinery for such sales
is quite adequate, which raises to a mystery
the reports that investment trusts want to
participate.
The trusts have not enough cash to do the
job, but any competent investment banker
can get together group of score of houses
that could take over all, or almost all, the
remaining British holdings at once, with the
Usual banking support. The Herald Tribune
thinks the joker in the whole matter is that
the British have the final say in the method
OF disposition, and they are said to be con.
tent with the ordinary arrangements.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14

denbergs, Landons, ct al, who for one reason
and another, but chiefly because they are dis
appointed politicians, are doing all that they
can to block rearmament on the broad lines
which alone will make it possible for the
United States to give Britain essential help
in this time of terrible emergency.
In radio address from Station WABC, New
York, Mr.. Smith said that up to the present
"our people generally have not taken the stu
alton seriously enough" The question for us,
in his view, is whether we can get wartime
production" Adding that the President must
be prepared to delegate authority in the same
way that President Wilson delegated it in 1917,
he added:
be laid aside at this time if we are to have
a united effort. Defense is not a Demo-
cratic party program; to be successful 1t
must be the program of all the people.
We wonder how the gentlemen who are now
demanding a negotiated peace, or proclaiming
that Britain's fall would have no effect Upon
our own security, reconcile their present atti-
tude if, in the end, with Britain PROSTATE, Hit
Ter, backed by the British fleet and the COM
bined air forces of all Europe-as he would
have if England is conquered-should extend
his military conquests, or even his economic
conquests, to the Western Hemisphere? That
is exactly what would happen if the dictators
win their war in Europe.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14
NEWS INSTITUTE
PROGRAM PLANNED
News And Editorial Writ.
ers To Gather AT Chapel
Hill On Friday

WINSTON-SALEM, Jan. 13.-CD
R. Alton jackson, city editor of
the Sentinel and president of the
News and Editorial Association of
North Carolina, today announced
plans for the meeting of this
group in connection with the press
institute at Chapel Hill this week.
The program of the NEA will
be merged with the newsroom
clinic of the institute, over which
Jackson will preside. The clinic
will be held Friday morning.
Prior to the clinic, jackson
said, a brief breakfast session of
the association will be held to
which workers in editorial and
news departments of daily news
papers of the state are invited. 1t
will be Dutch affair.
The newsroom clinic will con-
sist of 15-minute discussion peri
DDS, open to all, under the direc.
ton of a discussion leader. Jack
son announced this program:
Good Reporting, led by ]. E.
Dowd of the Charlotte News.
The Use of Pictures, led by Wal
ter S. Adams, Asheville Citizen
Times (tentative.)
Correspondence, led by Hayti
Thompson, Charlotte Observer
(tentative.)
The Local Column, led by c. A.
Paul, Charlotte News (tentative.)
Policy in Handling Public Rec
ords, LED by Stewart Atkins, Gas
tonia Gazette (tentative.)
The City Editors Problems, led
by John Harden, Salisbury Post.
The Chamber of Commerce and
the Newspaper, led by John Me-
bane, High Point Enterprise.
Desk Organization, led by B. S.
Griffith, Charlotte News.
Art, Music and Book Pages, led
by Walter Spearman, University
of North Carolina.
Handling the News, led by DR..
Oscar Coffin, University of North
Carolina.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14

direct negotiation, to be followed by media
ton if necessary, and, if that failed, to arbi
tration by an impartial board.
The proposal is a sensible one. 1t should be
adopted, in its main outlines, and extended
Congress has not been called upon to adopt
LEGISLATION of this nature, but certainly if dis
agreements threatening delays in the defense
proeram continue something Of the sort will
be necessary. Organized labor, by declining
to let anything interfere with production, can
best avert any congressional action.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14
, Editorial Comment
OMENS IN MUSIC
Baltimore Evening Sun

Just at present persons who concern them
selves with the lively arts chiefly interested
in the fight between the ASCAP musicians and
the radio chains which are trying to break the
ASCAP monopoly. But there's another devel-
opment in popular music that seems to us to
be worth passing note. This is the growing
tendency among the kings of jazz to be snooty
about the kind Of music that earns them their
keep and to crash the ranks of the highbrows
1t wasn't so long ago that innocent music
lovers who only knew what they liked were
being assured that hot jazz is high art. There
was novel called 'Young Man With Horn,"
which told the story of one of these selfless
votaries of the high art of hot jazz. And
number of treatises were written and printed
demonstrating just why and how hot jazz
makes Beethoven and Brahms and Mozart
sound like a gang Of punks. Offer member
of the younger intelligentsia some tickets to
the Philadelphia Orchestra and it was NO.
thanks" Jelly-Ron Morton and his New Or
leans Feet-warmers were more in his style,
IF you don't mind"
But something has happened, and it seems
to be Benny Goodman who is mainly respon-
sible-Benny, possessor of two of the hottest
lips and ten of the nimblest fingers that ever
brought squeaks out of clarinet. A week or
so ago he put on white tie and performed
Mozart's seldom-heard clarinet concerto with
the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Nor
| is that all: Benny admitted in an interview
preceding his appearance with the Philhar-
monic that serious music takes more out Of
a musician than jazz He admitted, further
more, that despite months of hard practice he
was not at all satisfied with his own ability so
far as the great clarinet classics are con-
cerned. He even referred slightingly to re-
cording Of the very highbrow Brahms clarinet
quintet which he made last year with string
quartet, saying:
And now it turns out that Eddie Duchin,
maestro of society jazz, and very capable
pianist in his way, has been secretly prac-
ticing up on Chopin's Mazurkas and lot of
classical piano concertos. Here is what Eddie
said on the subject, when smoked out:
II love my jazz, but have become very in
terested in serious music. When am ready
for it, and hope it will be soon, will appear
with some of the symphonic orchestras in the
country
And finally who should we find but Artie
Shaw himself ex-husband Of Lana Turner and
idol of the juke boxes, busting forth with
phonograph record entitled Concerto for Clar-
met, Parts and q? To tell the truth, this
'concerto'' would have to have an awful lot
done to it before it could be called classical"
But the very fact that Arte uses the word
concerto at all tempts us to believe that there
may be something in this classical music
after all.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14
.l3N.Y. PROJECTS
APPROVED BY LANG
Undertakings Will Cost $685..
439.30 And Give Employ
ment To 321 Youths

RALEIGH, Jan. 13.-LR-Joha A.
Lang, NYA state administrator, an.
nounced today the approval of IA
projects which will cost s63,439.oo
and give employment to 321 out.of.
school youths.
The largest project called for the
construction of a s15,296.So wood.
working shop at Lenoir. Other prof.
ects follow:
Hertford county, construction of
school bus shed, $7,870.00.
Cherokee, construction of voca.
tion shop at Murphy, s5,916SO.
Avery, serve school lunches at
Cranberry high schools, $2,166.
Craven, repair schol buildings, ST..
46S.
zadkin, construct schol building at
Bonneville, $12,023.4O.
Rutherford, construct grandstand
at Union Mills school athletic field,
$4,S27.
Wilkes, repair schol building in
Ronda, $795; work in connection
with repair of school buses, s2,.
964.70; serve school lunches in coun.
ty schools, $1,000.
Madison, repair mnicipal water
system at Marshall $1.570.
Moore, landscape grounds at Aber.
deem community house, $1,15s.72.
Polk, construct NYA home prac.
tice center at Columbus. $3,6S102.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14
Star-News Proqram

Consolidated Ctty-County Government
under cilManager Administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial Ehous.
Seaside Highwdy from Wri0htsvtte
Beech to Bald Head Island.
Ertension OF city Limits.
35-Foot Cape Fear River channel, .oid-
er Turning Basin, aoith ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank south
OF Wilmington.
Paved River Road to Southport, vto
0rton Plantation.
Developme ent OF Pulp Wood Production
through sustdinedyield methods through
out Southeastern North Carolina
Unified Industrial and Resort Promo
tional Agency. supported BY one county.
Wide tar.
Shipyards and Drydocks.
Negro Health Center tor Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital.
Adequate hospital ~izities for ,ohites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF native grape grotoing
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis Sanatoriun,.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14
Roosevelt Begins Work
On Inauguration Address

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Jan. 13-
RH President Roosevelt began
work today on a rough draft of the
address he will deliver next Mon
day at his third Inauguration.
The address, as did his annual
and budget messages to congress,
aid a radio talk to the country
December 20, was expected to
mirror conditions and problems in
world at war.
Using pencil and scratch pad,
Mr.. Roosevelt tussled with the
speech in the study of his Hudson
Valley home. He wanted to get a
start on the speech before return
ing tomorrow to Washington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14
No Turning Back

When Lord Halifax reaches Washington he
will occupy a role unique in British history.
|Speaking before the Pilgrims, Prime Minister
Winston Churchill made it clear that the new
British ambassador not only will be IAN envoy
who comes from the very center OF our coun-
sells and knows all our secrets" but In effect
will remain a member of the British govern
ment.
Mr. Churchill explained that whenever Lord
Halifax can be spared from his duties in this
country for journey to Britain he will exer'
else his full functions and responsibilities as
a minister of the Crown" Thus Britain's rep
resentative will be more than a spokesman
He comes as one whose right to voice in
shaping Britain's policy still is recognized.
This places somewhat different Light or
the Halifax appointment. Though Mr.. Church
i'll undoubtedly heard the cries raised against
his foreign minister as one-time apostle Of
appeasement, he did not do exactly what was
demanded of him. Indeed, when the future
of the whole world'' depends on cooperation
between Britain and the United States, Lord
Halifax has been placed in position to WELD
great influence.
Mr.. Churchill put stress on the fact that
Lord Halifax has vowed to prosecute this
war against Nazi tyranny, at whatever cost,
until it's last vestiges are destroyed" That
is to say that he has turned his back on ap-
peasement Coupled with Mr.. Churchilrs frank
admission that britain, fighting alone, can
hope for nothing better than dubious truce,
this is an assurance that there will be no
compromise peace.
In view of President Roosevelt's recent pro-
nomcements, which have committed the
American people more than ever to the sup.
port of Britain, this pledge that there will be
no turning back is as welcome as 1t is neces.
sary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14
Jack Little Will Play
At Presidents S Birthday
Dance In Columbus Soon

WHITEVILLE, Jan. 13-The ma
tionally famous Little Jack Little,
noted orchestra leader and pianist,
has been booked as the featured at
traction at the Presidents birthday
ball of Columbus county which will
be held in Whiteville on Tuesday
night, January %, c. B. Floyd,
chairman of the arrangements
committee here, announced today.
He said the march OF dimes
drive has already been inausurated
in the county, coin boxes having
been placed at convenient places
in all towns of the county for the
contributions of the public.
He also announced working com.
mittees in the various towns, and
said Whiteville Girl Scouts Will oe
in charge of the emblem tab sales
here. In other towns, local CHAIR
men will appoint committees 10
conduct the sales.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14
Highway Patrol Will Be
Removed From States
Department Of Reuenue

RALEIGH, Jan. 13.-(P-Barrlns
hitch in present plans OF acniii,
istration leaders, the 1941 genera
assembly will divorce the high%as
patrol and the highway safety o''i'
sion from the Department OF ReVe
nue. it was learned today.
Whether the patrol and the safe'y
division will be established as
separate department. or whether 1n.s
will be made a part of other eN,s'
ing departments was not disclosed.
The removal of the two dlViSions "a
from the Revenue department "ou..
have the effect of reducing u"
duties of A. J. Maxwell, coInnliss''-
er OF revenue.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14
Farmers Club To Hold
Meeting Friday Night

A special meeting of the New
Hanover Farmers club will be held
at the Wrightsboro clubhouse Fri.
day night at o'clock, at which time
DR.. r. M. Salter, in charge of the
state experiment stations, will speak
on the soil research laboratory work
being done here.
DR.. Baver is also scheduled to ad-
dress TIE members of the club.
All members of the Farmers club,
the Observation-Disclosures Coopera.
tive association ard the five civic
clubs of the city are urged to at
tend the meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14
Funds To Be Allocated
For Defense Housing

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.- Up -
Funds will be allocated this month
for $4,000 additional housing units
in vital defense areas, c, F. Palmer
the defense housing coordinator esti-
mated today.
In statement to the press, Pal
mer said that the reorganized divi-
sion Of defense housing coordination
would further expedite adequate
and prompt production of housing
for the families of workers in de.
tense Industries and the enlisted per-
sonnet"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14
Selassie May Lead Men
Against Italians Again

LONDON, Jan. 13.-tH-A Reu-
tiers British news agency dispatch
from Khartoum, Anglo Egyptian
Sudan, today quoted Halle Selassle
as saying 'The time is not for dis
tant'' when he would lead an
army of Ethiopian patriots against
the Italians who drove him from
his throne.
He declared he was pleased with
the progress of training his army
and added that revolt among his
trloesmen was making great head
way !
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14
SPY CONVICTIONS
UPHELD BY COURT
United States Tribunal Sup
ports Sweeping Espionage
Act Of 1917

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. - Up -
The supreme court today upheld the
constitutionality Of the sweeping es.
pionage act of 1917 which makes it
a crime to obtain or transmit any
information respecting the national
defense Z. Il. to be used in the injury
Of the United States or to the ad-
vantage of any foreign nation"
friend or foe.
Two men convicted in California of
violating the act in 1888 by furnish.
ing to Russia NACAP intelligence re.
ports which they deemed "innocu.
GUS" contended that the statute was
so broad that it might even prescribe
the publication Of crop reports by
newspapers if a jury held that such
information was connected with ma.
tional defenses."
The court said, however, that the
provisions of the act were mot sim.
pie prohibitions against obtaining or
delivering to foreign powers informa-
ton which a jury may consider re-
lating to national Defense" In that
case, it added, the law might be
invalid.
But we find no uncertainty in
this statute" the decision continued
(which deprives a person of the abili.
ty to predetermine whether a con.
templated action is criminal. :.
1.-THE obvious delimiting words in
the statute are those requiring in.
tent or reason to believe that the in
formation to be obtained is to be
used to the jury of the United States
or to the advantage of any foreign
nation This requires those prose.
cuted to have acted in bad faith.
when there is no occasion for Sc.
crecy, as with reports relating to
national defense published by au.
thority Of congress or the military
departments, there can, of course, in
all likelihood be no reasonable intent
to give an advantage to a foreign
government"
The opinion, by Justice Reed EN-.
phasized that it wss unnecessary ito
prove that the tnfol nation obtained
was to be used to the injury of the
United States" but that it was
enough to show that it was "to the
advantage Of any foreign nation"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-14
BITTEN BY DOG

Mary Harvey, negress, lilo
Browns alley, reported to police
last night that she was bitten by
a dog belonging to Sam Daniels
at 1910 Wooster street. She was
given treatment at James Wal
ker Memorial hospital and the
dog was ordered confined until
an examination by health of.
ficer.