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Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-16
EI Centre Building Lags Behind 1940
Pace: Total Reaches $4,000 Mark

FL Centro building permits pass
ed the $4,000 mark Saturday, ac-
cording to statistics provide by the
city engineers office but the total
was less than half the building ac-
tivitv on the same date one year
ago.
Only four permits ,totalling $2375,
We're issued during the week, the
largest of which was a $4,000 permit
issued to George Legakes for earth
quake repair on a building located
at 759 Main street.
Other permits issued included:
w. A. Scheniman, 4th and Ross,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-16
Building Donated
For HOSPITAL Use

The Sherman-C Chandler interests
OF Los Angeles having large hold
ings in and about Calexico. have
donated to the city the former
residence of the Dool family for
the beginnings of a hospital.
The building will be removed
from Fifth street to lots owned by
the Masonic lodge opposite the city
nan. 1t is a two story building
and will accommodate twelve beds.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-16

EDITORS NOTE: The following
editorials are presented as interesting
opinions pOiced by editors elsewhere.
They do not necessarily reflect the
opinion of this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-16

Sl00 addition H x. McCracken,
420 Wensley, SIS, store room con-
struction; Shirley Deakin, 447 Len
Rey, 5000 repairs.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1941-07-05
TRAINEEs' TOUR

On the 1o Of June l941 the
Trainee's under the supervision Of
the competent instructor Mrs
E ellie Greene, the wi fe Of Prof.
c. M. Greene Prin., of the B c.
T. S, took the train ces on en- edu-
cational end sight seeing trip. The
trip began at 800 a. m. In
Vicksburg we went to the nation
al cemetery a beautiful place where
a tomb stone is set TO memory of
the Soldiers general and comman
der that has died in he a m y
They vie wed the bridge that spans
the fathec of waters from Miss
10 La We went from there to AL
co n ar d Nstchez college then to
Continued on back page
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1941-07-05
Local News

Rev. A. .. Purnell and Mr.. w.
M. Brown motored to Canton,
Sunday. Rev. Purnell was called
there to attend a funeral.
Profs. H. w. Moore of Ruleville.
and c. H. Wilkes of Greenwood
were in town this week. Prof
Moore came by the office.
M s. Elma Edw rds ard children
have returned after spending seve-
raj days i, P c',e,4 visiting rela-
tives
MRS A H. Howard. who has
bern i'll IS much improved now.
S returned to her home in Le-
land Tuesday.
Continued on page 2
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1941-07-05
THE LYNCHING RECORD
FOR The FIRST SIX
MONTHS, 1s41

According to the information
compiled at Tuskegee Institute in
the Department of Records and
REESE arch that there were 3
lynchings in the first six months
of 1941.
All of the persons lynched
were Negroes. The offenses charg-
ed were: Attempted rape, l; steal
ing from employer, l; alteration
with white men, l.
The states in which lynchings
occurred and the number in each
state are as follows: Florida, l;
Georgia, |; and North Carolina, l.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1941-07-05
FARMERS ORGANIZE

A group of farmers met on the
night of June 20, and set up an
organization for the purpose Of
bettering the condition of the
community. On lest Friday night
the committee appointed to draft
a constitution presented docu'
Continued on back page
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1941-07-05
NEWS ABOUT TOWN

ing under some of the best music
instructors in Mississippi. The
are top quality and always give
their audiences wonderful pro
grams of real music.
Their tours h AVE given them
great popularity. They are also
radio artists and can b e heard
over stations WJDX and WSLI
]. ckson, Miss. They have also
given successful programs over the
Delta Station at Greenville.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1941-07-05

The First Year Anniversary o
the pastor was held at the Swamp
Grove M. B. Church, Phillip,
Miss, Sunday, June %. The ser
vice was largely attended. Visitors
present included a bus load of the
pastors members from Ruleville,
and Drew. Rev. r. S. Ruckett
preached the Anniversary Sermon
from Genesis, subject, "The Di-
vine Power of God" Money rails
ed 1881.
Rev. w. M. Poole, Pastor
Bro. B. Starks, Secretary
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1941-07-05
BY Chiquita Fielder


is your N. A. T. reporter. Tyree
left Monday for Des Moines, Iowa
and left me in charge of his N. A.
T. column. He is on his vacation
for an indefinite period.
Tommy Cook was on the sick
list this week. He has shown inn
provement at this writing.
Among the Mound Bayouians
who went TO Chambers, Sunday to
the funer a | Of Mrs. Charlotte
Mason, Mrs. c. L. B. Marshall's
mother-in law w r c: Mrs. T. B.
Walker, Misses B. o. Fielder, Will
ma and Estola Cant, Master T. P.
Fielder and your new N. A. T. re-
porter, Chiquita Jane Fielder. Mrs.
Mason died June Is at Chambers,
Miss, and left to mourn their loss
l son, 2 daughters and host of
neices, nephews and friends.
The citizens of Mound Bayou,
met at the Bolivar County Train
ing School last Sunday evening at
4 p m. They are asked to meet
again Sunday, July 6. Everyone is
invited to the sch DOL to make
preparations for Founders Day
which is Saturday, July IL, l941.
Mrs. Hayes Cooper was on the
sick list this week.
Mrs. Ella Gordon and Katie
Mary spent the weekend in town
transacting business. Mrs. Gordon
was sick last Sunday.
The Missionary Group met at
our house Tuesday at p. m. to
practice for the meeting in Vicks-
burg, in July. We are trying hard
to go. The Missionary Group 10
asked to come and practice every
Tuesday at S p. m.
Miss Mildred Penermon is hav-
ing dental trouble. She is out of
school meanwhile.
Mrs. Maggie A. Williams and
her two daughters, Dorothy Jean
and Odessa are here visiting Mrs.
Earnestine Scott.
President S. L. Greene, Jr. is
bringing h Campbell College
Quartet to Mound Bayou on the
10th of this month.
Moose Pass miner., 1941-03-08

decided hed ompany sa1 at the end of the second show therea1ter' Anyway, just off the shows the as ve remember them Portland Oregonian.
Moose Pass miner., 1941-03-08

MI D 0AOA SSAAAAA5 - "S~S host at a meet ing of the Bridge Club at the home of Mrs. Ralph Reed last We'd nesday. Playing were Mrs. Max Foster, Mrs. Fred Laub- scher, Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. Ralph Reed, Mrs. Charles Clement S, Mrs. Frank Hie1o Mrs. Homer Hooker, Mrs. Kenneth Condit and Mrs. Collins.
 The club will meet with Mrs. Ralph Reed next Wed- nesday afternoon.
 Mrs. Roy Thurst on enter tained the members of the Library Board at luncheon last Friday. Pre- sent were Mrs. Thurs st on, president; Mrs. Kenneth Condit, vice president; Mrs. Fred Laub scher, secretary; Mrs .Ra lph Reed, treasurer; Mrs. Lyle Saxt on, director.
 A mother at Elizabeth City, N.C., asked the tick ! ct taker if she could go into a movie house and get her small son who was sit- ting thru the we stern thrill Ter for the third time She walked in when everyt hing was knee -deep in drama. "John Henry," she bawled from the rear of the thea- ter, "come on, it's time to go home ." It scared so many people out of their
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-18

wEisFIELo Z GolDstRe e.s, yes sAis
lovely pottery flower bewl-te, your home
~ fes sifts. The rsetsnsvIs,-sheps bowl 10
large enough for sny Of your pet srrense-
msWss, end the set 10 complete with sroeefvI
pottsvy figure end Iesss spike Hover holder.
Bowls come in white. yellow or green. Fig
vess ere white.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25
State Wants More
U.S.. Defense Bonds

SACRAMENTO, Dec. s. up
California would like to raise it,;
half-milion dollar investment in
defense BOMBS during 1871 to many
lines that amount in 1912 if gov
crnmcnt regulations can be re-
laXcd State Treasurer Charles G.
Johnson announced today.
In a letter TO Secretary of the
Treasury Henry A Morgenthau,
il. Johnson explained that $50 :
0f0 lint on governmental pur-
ciia RS II Gairuar bonds each calen-
dr. yeas restricted him to that
amount Tor each Of the several IN
= atmeat .dnGa he handles lor the
4t4'n.
II fae ea.iiae Could be waived,
re Gaa1eI Gat bond purchase
raa3d ~ .ffEeaafd by California
I'D o'.les governmental agencies.
liz hted .og "Hole-ne1rted sup
pr ol the Hati9n IN financing the
national defense program is deep
y impressed upon TIE nation,
Johnson wrote The United States
savings bends low available have
attracted iaFestment agencies Of
all brancht nf slair md local ,,uv-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25
Office Staff Has
Christmas Party

Wednesday afternoon. the Office
of Dan Weis'4 county assessar-col-
leetor. had is Christmas party. a
PARTY which las been an insu.l-
tiGa every Year lhat Mi West has
been IL office with tie exception
u last year when Mr. West VAS in
,he hospital.
Tajs yea. the eelebl@tlea mace
ap f2s tl3f Ii las, yea. Office
sta.i .nemb = an isirads enjoying
3uEea sA1G#ie&ns. exc, coo,.ina
md ice cream, Tn" farty taxa.
2lace II Tie Icar Office. Tables
WeIe Gs5aG3ed with great Color
ful mounds Of fruit from the West
ranch the tinsel sprinklcd over
shem bein2 ii keeping with the
>eaaon. Santa Claus, his sleigh and
reindeer added their bit to the
attractive appointments.
Ihis year the staff presented
VI. and Mr. Wiost with a hand-
some fIcor lamp.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25
: they CAV I:

Cleone Avery, Helen Barsumian,
Blanche Charles. Leo A. DeCelles,
Thelma Galman. Mrs. Nilla Harris,
Laurence Koerner. BerHl Lengley,
Mrs. Fannie NcCrory. Mrs Laura
Mcfarland. Glenn W. Merrill, Ber-
tha Ronnie, T. c. Schmidtmann,
Minnie Shrode Mrs. Eva Walker,
Mrs. Mary Jane Neal
Wednesdays collections were
S9985. SO the night before Christ
mas the fund had total OF ST.
1881.
Contributors tsat day were; joe
Rodriguez. Margery Andersen, s.
Mitamura, Pablo Soils, Enrique
Soils. j. E Brock, H w. FaWcett,
]. H. Mcdonald, John Stroud, the
Alfred Stehh family, Y. X. CoH-
man, A. c. Farrar, Oran Stark,
Mrs. Lulu Reeves, Bert FaWcctt.
H. L. Booze Mrs. Stanley Rigunay.
Benny Santos
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

E Centr0's Red Cross war chest
has reached $1,000, one fifth of its
4uota. as a result OF tie S9735 turn
ea il Tuesday to the Two El Cent? ,
banks, treasuferS for the fund
Various organizations and groups
are beginning TO make contributions
the Brotherhood of Painters. Decor
ators and Paper Hangers of Alneri-
II cave s.. the shop and warehouse
employees of the California Electric
Co. contributed the proceeds from
tAelr soft drink dispenser which to-
tailed SD, employees of the Bank
OF America did without a Christmas
tree this year and gave their tree
fund, S1325, to the Red Cross.
Others who contributed Tuesday
were: J Duke Johnson. C. NJ. Akita.
J. NJ. Miller, Lola Dawson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Scheubert. Neva and
jim Jurkoyieh. Vera Machado, Anna
Cook, Mrs. c. S. Conner, James
Carson, E. J. Macy, Mrs. Robert
Radcliffe. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Johnson Of Calexico, Mack Tren-
tham Of Imperial.
Elementary school teachers who
contributed 10 the fund oil nearly
500 e}Ten last week are.
Lucille Anderson. Mrs. Dorothy
Armstrong, GWendolyn Bliss, Sara
Gonzett, Sophia Dunlap, Mrs. Mary
Griffin, Margaret Hedrick, Jewel
keenan,. Mrs. Josephine King, John
LleWellyn, Tonic Sue McChristE.
MIS-. FStelle Reid, Helen Rumsey.
Margaret league, Mrs. Wilson, LII
cile Templeton.
Pauline Allen. Mrs. Evelyn Beatty
Doris Mae Briscoe, Mrs. Nora Cooley,
Mrs. Elsie Couch, Mrs. Edna Hen
Messy Mrs Irene Kassens, Eliza
bath Meyer, Gladys Romberg, Paul
Russell, Gladys Weeks, Lloyd Pickle
John Allen.
Ruth Acty. Mrs. Emily Besana,
Mrs Hilda Branum. Mrs. Lucille
Culberson, Hortcnse Ellis, Ruth
KneX, John A Merrill Fannie
Parks, Mrs. Zenobia Payno, Arthur
Prince Augustus Shaw.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25
SeeIey Soldiers
Can't Dine Out

Camp Seeley soldiers were unable
10 accept Christmas dinner invita-
lions from Imperial valley resi-
dents
Last minute changes in orders
from headquarters forced officesr
to cancel the four-hour Christmas
day Leave granted some OF the men.
More than 10 Imperial Valley
residents invited soldiers to Their
homes for Christmas dinner in re-
sponse to Il suggestion printed in
the Post Press Tuesday.
We are grateful to the residents
Of Imperial Valley Tor their kind
ness and hospitality i'll inviting the
men to their homes for dinner
Christmas day," Major Leroy j.
Stewart. commanding officer Of The
18th artillery, sand Thursday.
We were sorry to have to decline
the invitations but our country is
at war and last minute changes in
orders must be expected
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25
Cocktail PARTY
Al Ho+eI

Fred Ferguson. maaaacr III tue
Earba5a Worth hotel always enter
tam his feieads each Christmas
at cock all partY. usually tln
day before Christmas ard 'his year
proved te BE 10 exception 70 that
.u!e.
Wednesday. from 81 his friends
gathered a. tie hotel to enjoy his
hospitality the long buffet table
unusually attractive with its punch
bowl lis silver service. the ap-
pet2zine plattcrs Of hors d'couyras
and a beautifully carved figure Of
California bear cut from ice
while at one corner was a basket.
cut from ice and filled with Grim
son flowers a small table Was
eehfefed With a fountain. made
from ica on which colored lights
played
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25
CD. Council Backs
Highway to I.v.

The necessity Of a low elevation
highway connecting San Diego with
Imperial Valley vas recognized
Tuesday by the San Diego city
council, after r. Lowell Davies,
president of the Southwest Express
Highway association, warned that
an attack on the coast city might
ioslate it entirely
Davies, who said that civic or
ganizations representing 64,5O0 citi-
Tens had endorsed the play for such
q highway, related how it required
two days to move troops over pres
cnt routes during maneuvers last
year between the valley and San
Diego.
In should have taken only tWo
hours, Davies said
He indicated that IN event the
highway is built, the work probably
would be done by army engineers.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

80 a. N&a.gN ..a6 :. = 9s#z.#.#
= -, r tIa W's=zs ~ -
Na.aHa less ! tlsi#s stb.s II :.
k.nd G VI ITO wish we lsass
been plamgeG
TIE kai>eg.> G5resany beean
convinced. Gus 70 American IaTs
acc ana taa aeaalaes Of cesz
tam eroapS whose volatility W.
III = araNarag.2 = thelr nflaznz#
IA Am Wsl16 &e. fit eye.
Il her risa,S were ,gaMa,e5 apsa
Iae Kaiser Ge:g3saay 4eaad -
differently
Wheta = Euler f.sassd - -.
- II praseea.laa 8zs.G -.
Ja..eG S.ateS azhz a.1ey..ss.. u
- re- Know. I seems HE@.N.
Tie new service law Is ta2 bes -
H.az Of The answer. FHsaI Gs..e#a
T re eonp1a,e answer uo# 4s>#-
&2on each AID every ere cf Is
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25
Bethlehem Ready
For Christmas
Celebration
By VIRGIL PlNkLEA
limited Press staff Correspondent

BFrHIEuFM. Dec. 5. ouP1-
Rells Of pace rang out in the
Church of the Nativity ON lilla
Christmas eve while almost 2o00,-
O0O000 persons on i've eohtiaeh1s
were Waeine Val.
It was dark that night Ill the
narrow. winding streets oi Betille-
hem Of Judea where the CHRIST
Child-ihe prince o. Peace was
horn almo,t 2.090 years aso. The
war thne b!aekant viii be III effect.
PILGRIMS streamed oil Of Jer-
sulem along TIE dafkeaed country
side, amid avenues oi olive trees
and Ivy the shadoHed bulk OF mon
asterirs. to attend the solemn mid 1
night mass in The great hail ef th"
Church OF the Nativity.
There were mea and women from
all countries. III variety o1 attire
3Aatives III thflf colorfnl eafb. ana
mcn in the uniforms et the Rrit-
ish dasinions and allied armies
now fehtna i'll tae middle East.
There re Americans here, loo.
They are members of the United
States military mission to the mid
die East, here To watch the How
of lend-lease supplies to the fight
ing allied armies.
Missing this year as on 3ast
Christmastde were the visiting
Italian CLERGY. but thousands of
Italian Wag prisoners cncamped III
Palestine did have special Christ
mas eye services conducted by the
chaDlains attached To thc allied
armies. had ihere are Ethonians
who have c5me, like many of the
Greek orthodox laitY. 10 observe
the western Christmas since their
own takes olace about two weeks
later.
The official ceremony began i'll
the afternoon when Mser Luigi
Barassina. lie Latin Patriarch OF
the Holy Ind. made cere1l
mGnial entry into Bethlehem fer
the "a hour services.
just before midnight Il p. IN.
EST. the solemn hieh mass start
ed. TIE bells chimed and thd9
Christmas dag arrived and at the
climax OF the ceremony the cur
tain above the tabernacle Wao
withdrawn. revealing a figure Of
the Christ child as the assembly
intoned Blessed be He Who Com
eth in the Name of the Lord. Hos
anaan III the Highest
I hen the crowd prostratcd
itself as the patriarch raised the
figure AID LED thc way down the
narrow stairs 10 the Holy Crypt
whore tradition says the Son of
God lay in a manager. Smoky Ian
terms ligiHed the vault. The Star
CT Bethlehem i'll the pavement is
lighted by al everlasting flame.
The patriarch plaaad the figure
reVerentlE in = manger there. Ad-
ditional mass follow until Christ
mas DAY Is over.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25
UP IN THE DARK

Pending tAe s,ag..s.8.G.s -
dayllgnt saun1 sim w.. 80
re 70 CONT re a.s.1is. 80 -
cure acto.s - y III tac % -
3 a rl.. ine'eae 9. bee2a.sg a.
Gol0eE No. D.a@tss ne@e r.
r.se II lie c.. u orc. - 80.
,ae .ots = f4ssaea i" ~ -. a.
De o. the .et- a. . oc.5es
Regular empires u s.adi9 ".
be issJed ldendiIaatI5a CO bnas-
- then PHOTOGRAPH. aha t.ases-
prints. Later al tXtgaa almost Ger
talnly vii be t1ngerpln.edtooFB1
agents ard local police VII D.
grateful to the eXigcncies Ct va
s!Me Tor tn.s regulation beca.
tteH lonp have wanted to checE
eyer tie rank Of move ezra
or masQ9eradla1 fagltiyes ot TaY-
Iga s9rts
Nost Of tae screen cowboys -
st8l usas ana sf44t ma. ar b
il zed ~ I'm ~ Fl caga.!.
dat9 = Nc nearly m9n.aIE#
moa}ed pe'Ia. =! az ea9s5 - +
poHer haes. i
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25
Imperial Valley Press

. Established April 20, 1901.
Published every afternoon excent
Sa tnrday and Sunday Saturday
afternoon iSeue now succeeded
by the SunUly poat-Prcss, e.
tabllshed 1866 by the Imperial
valley Publishing company, G25
state Street. FL ccnrro, Calf
raul JenK'ns, publisher; A C
johnston. vice-rreSidcnt and gen.
eral manager; L. a. Ftzhugh.
secretary and managing editor,
west Holiday Co. Inc, National
Advertising Representatives.
Member. California Newspaper
publishers Association.
Entered at FL Centre, California
post office as second class mat
ter. :.
Subscription rates: In California
DC per copy.
IN conjunction with the POST
Press (Sundays), per month 75c.
paid-in advance. ; 1aonths s21o.
D months. $500; oae year $50:
outside California 81 per month
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25
Buffet Luncheon
At Title Co.

One Of the traditional events
c. the Christmas season is the
buffet luasne1a at which each year
H. r. Anderson Ct the Security
Title and Insurance company enter
tatas friends
Tais yea lne party took place
at neon at the oiliee headquarters
where Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson and
Tie office staff greeted their
friends. A tempting luncheon WIS
served from Il beautifully appointed
buf ct table.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25
Defense Stamps,
Bonds Sold Our
Sold OUT!

OOlQ OQl!
FL Centro vas all out of defense
stamps except tie s. variety and
al out Of defense bonds except the
$500 ana 81 ,600 varieties.
Postmaster Frank Richmond sent
10 Los Angelo for additional sup
plies to TIL tie big demand for
stamps and bonds to give as Christ
mas gilt. Les Angeles also was
sold out.
Everybody went to town buying
bonds and stamps and if we could
have met the demand Richmond
said, We would have established a
record We Will get more as soon
Is We can
Many employers gave their en-
ployes stamps and bonds as Christ
mas gifts.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25
Library Staff
Has ar+y

FL Centres public library has been
gay this week with displays of
Christmas books and with its cheeri
Christmas decorations.
Tuesday afternoon the library
stall had a quiet Christmas tea
party inviting the women members
OF the library board, Mrs. A. B.
Hansen, former member, and Mrs.
w c, Costello new member as guests
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25
TWO HFLPFu. HINTS

ls@e an5 to tl..s-> = @.Aes t.
a.diaarS ci..z ! 9a@ hep:
Z - are l.aan2ae e tape NJ
d0WS aS 81 a.s-rala peeeauuon
con- Use ssreleal tape. 7. contains
three de.ense materials. rubber.
7lnc ara cloth. T. tie event Of
~sal raids i, Wo&.& be badly neeu-
Cd Use the ordinary zslm IaG..s-
srial Ct Scotch varieties e tape.
Be.sre buHius 4 t.a>alsat .4e
supply Of which Is noae TOO zaea.
search through for cd ones that
can be made 70 WORK with NV
batteries or MINOR repairs. TIA.
NJ save materials ana lesS0a the
drain or baG,y needed new one,
Those are j8St i@o th,ass T.
which tee OP3T has called atten-
tien. Jsins the head Vii - daaas
lrlns other examples % nIaa.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25
British Refuse
Aid 10 Hong Konq

MANILA Dec -. up ". Il
Bzaa.d IA Australian Who fol
Eany gear. ha5 been an adviser tc
Genarallsa.mp Chang Kai-Shck
said today that year and half
ago lIc British turned down
Chinese offers OF 100000 to 100000
hoops n aid 20 fhe defense of
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

statements supposed 70 have been
uttered b stars the pubncists soon
were hitting their stride by hay.ns
various cutlaS e1ee.ed b. orsaniza-
'ions and COLLEGES rs TIE G.rl
With Whom We'd Ike to b.
Caught in a Blackogt
Every celebrity IL t7vn seems
% have Joined two or three civil
an defense oraanizat:ers. down .
group Of needle wielders called
he k.ait-Wlts. Several sta9s are
declared 70 be composing patriotic
songs. and the Major Ho5ples q.
hollywood are iaEeI...E Spac.s.
AUTO Eahfs ara ao=sGereseeHt 9
.Urae accessories for b.aekou.s.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25
THE Guns

Naturally proud Of tremendous
+ acilitles = such as trucks
n bilo power plants and trained
'@rhn'ca1 c"e'1s-W'z n the studies
have put al the command of ciyI.-
"a and military authorities. some
f the publicity bovs assumed :
little too readily that movie lot
9oon would be providing ri.le> aaG
machine guns from Their private
arsenals.
That's one department n uhiea
he studios couldn't be Of muca
aid-eyen if such aid weve need
ed. which it lsn't The t"W thoss-
'nds Of battered Springfield and
Enfield rifles were. when purchased Z
obsolete military equipment E
now. after hard service III c.
luloid campaigns using black po@-
der blanks and magnesigm Glasa
powder, the bores are q 5.aek aLd
Ditted as tunnels in a coal mine
1t has been said. too. that ma-
chine guns from studio arsena.a
have been put into guard QQtT.
Can't be iae barrels Of the ma-
chine guns nave 4 ho,e drilled IL
The side OF each cf then. Screwed
ito those, and partly obs,ruct.se
ne bores. are small #tae p: :.
When blanks are i ed - pit
are necessarT to Offer caas-. -
sIstance 10 tae expandn- 81 -
.ne reeoIi opera.inz mfehang II -
work = I've aamsni.tsa 100 -
II s4cH q 8assei re aaa Ha=.2
blow up t. d@te i ~ e.'ssaG
i, d psrsnleIetg Mgoa b. q 60
deaee tha, o. eftea>e fefee= -,
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25
Camp Fire Girls
Sing sCaroIs

Iyopta Camp Fire girls went car
olling Tuesday entertaining the
county hospital With the well known
and beloved carols Of the Christmas
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