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Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
by Paul Harrison :.
Hollywood S Fads, Fancies and Foib|es

Der chase through the streets. Ma
turally therell be lot of fancy
stunt-man work and Powell only
wishes somebody could double for
him in that female impersonation
scene, too.
Oracle Fields, who was cussed the
length and breadth of Britain be-
cause she left her country with
more money than the fans thought
she should take, is going back soon,
with a check for $l,500,000 for war
relief, raised by an exhausting tour
In Canada and the United States.
CLARK GABLE
AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
When Clark Gable heads into the
WildS soon OH vacation, he hopes
it will be in a vehicle which literal
ly can wade streams, glide over
marshes and climb anything short
OF the side of a building This
isn't one of those trick automobiles
built by the prop department, nor
something existing only in the
imagination of a press agent. It's
the four Wheel drive vehicle which
was developed for military maneu-
vers. Gable has been testing
demonstration model all over the
Metro lot and his ranch, but he may
not be able to get delivery now;
national, defense orders come first.
The reason the actors so anx-
lous to get one is because his
hunting and fishing junkets are no
tame trips. and he carries plenty
of equipment. On the last expedi-
ton, deep in Mexico's interior, he
wasted two days while his over
loaded car was dug out of the mud.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
Uranium Crackers
a STAR Is BORN

You cant always tell where an
actor was born by the accent he
uses or the type of role he plays.
Here are five we'll known character
actors and stars From the cleWs
given, can you name the birthplace
of each?
|. Claudette Colbert. ca Tex
as; lb) France; (c) Montana cd
England.
2. El Brendel ca Pennsylvania;
(b) Sweden; (c) England; cd Cali
fornia.
8. Wendy Barrie. ca England:
Cb) China; (c) New York; (di
California.
4 William Hopalong Cassidy
Boyd ca Montana; (b) Canada;
Co Texas; Cd Ohio.
5. Olivia De Havilland ca Cali
fornia, Cb) Montana; Cc) Spain;
Cd Japan.
ANSWERS
l. Claudette Colbert was born
in Paris, France, in 1905 (b)
2. Fl Brendel was born in Phil
adelphia, Pa. in 1898 ca.
3. Wendy Barrie was born in
Hong Kong, China, in 1913 Cb).
4 William (Hopalong Cassidy
Boyd was born in Cambridge, Ohio
in 1898 CO
s. Olivia De Havlland was born
in Toxic, Japan in 1916 (d.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26

Lucie Neville is pinch hitting fOi
Paul Harrison, now touring army
camps and defense industries.
BY LUCIE NEVILLE
NEA Service Staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, March 90 Will
liam Powelfs most priced posses
sion-the dapper mustache he has
nourished, tended and cherished
for 20 years-is no more. There was
no mournful ceremony, with the
barber shop quartet singing Good
by Forever, because the actor in
tends to let the mustache grow
again Immediately Diana Lewis
Powell is very fond of iD. He had
to shave it off for a scene in
Love Crazy, in which he mas
querades as a woman.
That's the mildest of the wacky
antics outlined for him in the
script. About all that's missing is
a Wrassling match with Gargantua,
and Metro probably would have
put that in if Paramount and Bob
Hope hadn't beat them to it in
Road to Zanzibar The fun
starts with Powell plunging into
a pool, fully clothed Next, he takes
a header from a Second-story VIM
dow, minus clothes. Episode Three
finds cur hero trying to escape
from an elevator that's stuck be-
tween floors and getting his head
caught between the sliding doors
just as the car starts. Out of that
danger, Powell next is trapped in a
steaming shoWer-room.
Scaling a stone wall, he slips,
becomes tangled in some wire net
ting and is suspended head down.
ward 20 feet above ground. A chat
with a cockatoo ends in rout, with
screams and flying feathers Then
comes an old-time cops-and rob
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
by Willis Thornton
Traffic Jam on the Mercy Highway

aid effectively reaching the people
for whom it is intended.
Secretary Hull was careful to
point out that all of these efforts
are inspired by the finest human
instincts" but after all more is
needed these days than mere
kindly impulse. The Red Cross, for
example, is the key American
agency for relief work abroad, and
Hull properly suggests that the
work of all others be considered in
its relation to that of the Red
Cross. There is the matter of see
ing that they do not conflict with
local welfare services, and that they
do not attempt to furnish material
not asked or needed material that
is already being supplied, or that
cannot be shipped after it is col
lected.
There is also the unpleasant fact
that during the World War many
were organized that
turned out to be plain fakes.
Not, then, in any sense of cen
Soring causes which make claims on
American generosity, but in a sense
of co-ordinating efforts SO that the
most good can be accomplished with
the least lost motion, the proposed
survey may we'll supplement heart
with head.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26

The American people has always
had big heart. It has always
been alert to spring to the relief
of distress.
That is true today as in the past,
and millions in money and goods
have poured across the seas to a
dozen lands where misery rules.
But traffic is beginning to jam on
that broad highway of mercy. Some
300-relief organizations are today
registered with the State Depart
ment TO furnish money, clothing
or other supplies to peoples abroad
They are beginning to get in each
others way, competing for funds
among generous Americans already
somewhat bedeviled by demands.
competing for space in ships al
ready oyercrowded
Secretary Hull, than whom there
Is no greater humanitarian in the
country, has had to ask for traffic
regulation on the mercy highway.
In response to his request, the
President has appointed a COM
mittee to look over the situation
and see what can be done in the
way of "priorities" in relief work.
So far as we have seen. there
has been no move to prohibit So
licitation by any reputable sup
porter of any cause After all, it's
a free country, and people have a
right to give away their money to
anybody they choose. But they have
a right, also, to be able to find
out what are the prospects of their
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
Did You Know?

The only large country in either
temperate or tropical regions free
of dangerous snakes is Madagas-
car.
In the single year of 1918, the
United States consumed more than
100000 900 tons of coal.
Plant protoplasm is destroyed by
temperatures of 100 degrees Fab
renheit and green plants cannot
live long in such heat.
kleptomania is an insane desire
to steal
When dragonflies get very hun
cry. they cat parts of their own
bodies.
There are only twelve letters in
the Hawaiian language.
About tWo-thirds of the growth
of a tree is accomplished at night.
In some of the South Sea islands
Of the Pacific, natives use sharks
teeth as money.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
BALANCE OF POPULATION
MORE TO OUR FAVOR

Imperial county will still be the small
est voting unit in the proposed new con-
gressional district. But there is one i'm
portant difference
In a district made up of San Diego
and Imperial counties, we might be liken-
ed to one end of a set of scales wherein
the great weight always rests at the other
end
In district made up of Orange, River
side and Imperial counties, the ends Of
the scales are represented by Orange
and Riverside, as natural rivals because
of the close race between them for the
largest population total. In such set
of scales, Imperial county represents
the small but all-important balance,
which can tip the scales one way or the
other by comparatively slight move
ment.
New political alignments will be in
the making in the next few months be-
cause of this new congressional district
ing. We can expect larger share of con-
sideration, a bigger part of the attention
politicians pay to important minorities.
We can, at last, make our voices heard in
the things we need and want at Washing
ton. For it is most likely that, whoever
is elected congressman from the pro-
posed new district, will have to obtain
the majority of Imperial county votes
to make sure of election.
Party chieftans in Imperial county
should be considering even now the deslr-
ability of entering candidate for con-
gress at the next election. Possibly he
could be elected, possibly not. But his
very presence in the field would give this
county horse-trading advantage in poll
tical maneuvering.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
WASHINGTON FANFARE

After a big, long deliberation
the navy has decided that the
new marine amphibian tanks are
ships, and not motor vehicles. 1t
was a hard decision to make, for
If they had been declared motor
vehicles, they would have been un-
der control of the bureau of yards
and docks As ships. they'll be un-
der the bureau of ships O.P.M. has
named dean of women" for its
girl employees. Biggest Washington
mystery Is why Women's hose have
more runs in them here on windy
days than on still days. Reason is
thought 10 be Wind-driven SCOT
particles which disintegrate thread.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
by Peter Edison :.
The Inside Track in WASHINGTON

industry out of business right now
would be the height of folly. It
would throw tens of thousands of
workers out of jobs and the econom-
ic upset thereby suddenly created
would be impossible to rectify in
months. The plants could not be
adapted to war work. for they are
fooled to handle soft metal and
couldn't begin to stamp out air
plane parts of hard alloys.
One trouble is that aluminium
to most people means only pots
and pans. England went through
this experience, when it began to
feel an aluminium shortage and
somebody started a great crusade
to have housewives give their cook
ing utensils to the government for
the good of the cause. Scrap piles
rose to make good pictures and
propaganda, but the metal was no
good for piStons or crank cases. SO
it was melted down and made into
new pots and pans.
The point of all this is that if
an hysterla of this kind can be
created ever aluminium, it car
happen to long Woolen underwear.
or shoes, or hamburger Later on,
there may be calls for sacrifices,
and shortages which will mean
higher prices. In the face of that.
business as usual can't go on tor
ever. but as Harriet Elliott, chair
man of the consumer division in
the defense commission, has point
edd out consumer rumor is a need
less epidemic, for at present there
is no danger of shortages in the
of life.
Hence the need to keep on the
collective shirt and pan
tyWaist.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
SKILLETS FOR
NATIONAL DEFENSE

Defense production naturally gets
first call, but defense production
in almuinum can mean manufacture
of soup kettles for army fieldkitch-
ems or pots and pans for navy des-
troyers or mess kits for both. There
fore. after defense industries have
had their quotas allotted, whatever
is left will be divided up propor-
tionately among other industries.
In this connection, it should be
borne in mind that the rs and
3-S grades of soft aluminium which
go into pots and pans are no good
for the us or SIS grades of hard
aluminium or duralium alloys which
go into the manufacture of aircraft
utensil industry or any other similar
and engines
10 throw the entire aluminium
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
SOME NEW ALIGNMENTS
IN THE MAKING

1t seems as definite as anything can be
in the vague realm of potential legisla-
ton that Imperial county at the next
congressional election will vote with Or
ange and Riverside counties to elect
United States congressman.
A reapportionment bill, seemingly the
most favored of such bills before the
state legislature, is awaiting passage to
create a new congressional district made
up of these three counties, and leave San
Diego county in a district all by itself.
This is the setup that has won approval
by the Imperial County Farm Bureau,
chambers of commerce throughout the
valley, and various other civic organiza-
tions.
Under such a setup, what may the val
ley look forward to?
It is our opinion that there will be moth
ing even approxlmating severance of re-
lations with San Diego county Our peo-
pie will still go to the mountains and to
San Diego for their summer holidays,
San Diegans will still come to Imperial
Valley on winter trips and sightseeing
journeys. The change in congressional
districts should not interfere one bit with
social and business relationships between
the two counties.
In the political field, San Diego prob
ably will go ahead with Congressman Ed
V. Izac, who is immensely popular in
the coast county and unpopular by an
almost identical degree in Imperial coun-
ty. There is no prospect that he will
be defeated next election, which is all
right insofar as San Diego is concerned,
but hardly fair insofar as Imperial coun-
ty is involved-as long as Imperial coun-
ty is in the same district.
When next election time comes, how
ever, San Diego can most likely have her
way without penalizing Imperial county.
because at that time we shall go into a
new district with Orange and Riverside
counties, if present legislative indications
hold true. We shall have a greater
chance then to elect congressman who
understands our problems and our view
point.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
Famous Sayings

find the doing of the will of God leaves me no time
Tor dSputing about his plans-George Macdonald.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO LIVE
IN IMPERIAL VALLEY

stS tfstT kNiSk Vlkkkt
Here are more slogans submitted in
the Post-Press slogan contest. Today S
prize winner is on Page One.
Imperial Valley is the Best in the
West
Imperial Valley Has the Natural Vita
minis"
Mrs. E. N Cosand Imperial
I'VE Enjoy Natures Continuous Boun-
ty in Imperial County,
Henry Upholt Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley, the Great Winter
Garden
Mrs. Ruby Blackwood. Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley. Place of Sunshine,
Soil and Satisfaction"
Mrs. J. O. Tucker, El Centro
ut is Home to Me in Imperial Valley"
E. H. Kirby, El Centre.
Imperial Valley is the Farmers Par
adise"
John Ram El Centre.
Imperial Valley, Sunshine's Year
Round Playground"
Hazel Higgs, El Centre.
Imperial Valley, Modern Land of
Milk and Honey"
Mrs J. D Muncill FL Centro
East or West, Imperial Valley Schools
are Best"
-Hilladeen Frazier, e. Centre.
Imperial Valley, Where the Sunshine
Makes Fun Shine
Joe Longacre, El Centro
Imperial Valley, the Land of Golden
Dreams"
Mrs. ]. C Mullings Imperial.
Imperial Valley : Water, Wealth;
Contentment, HEALTH"
Mrs. C. H French Imperial.
Imperial Valley Today's Incentive of
Yesterdays Pioneers.
Mrs. R. A. Falkner. Imperial
Imperial Valley Has Health and
Wealth"
Mrs. Adolph odernatt, Imperial
Imperial Valley for HEALTH Wealth
and Happiness.
Mrs. Laura Marvin Ell Centro
Come to Imperial Valley, Where Crops
are Sure
Fannie S. Wilson, El Centro
Imperial Valley is Natures Greatest
History Book
Mrs. c. L. Strain, El Centro
There's a Cure for Hay Fever in I'M
perial Valley
D Taylor Hotville
Imperial Valley, the Best in the West
by Test
Mrs. H Kirby, El Centre
From Desert Sands to Innumerabe
Riches, Imperial Valley"
Mrs. Frank Lowering Capatria.
Green Fields, Golden Grain, Imperial
Valley Always the same"
Mrs Lula Mae Seibert Imperial
Healthy, Wealthy Imperial Valley
Annie Seibert (6th grade), Imperial.
Imperial Valley, Land of Sunshine
and Hospitality
Mrs. j. S. McDougle Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley, Path to Prosperity
for Many"
Mrs. Daisy McFarn El Centre
Imperial Valley, First in Production
Mrs. C. Thanner, El Centro.
Imperial Valley, Where Opportunity
is Always at Hand
M. A. kaufman, FL Cento.
Imperial Valley, Land of Precious
Soil
Mrs. J. P LaBrucherie Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley is Americas Winter
Garden"
Mrs. J. Bertussi Calexico.
Imperial Valley, Where Sunshine
Spends the Winter"
Mrs. Albert Shinton, FL Centro.
"a Valley Green, by World Seen
L. E. Perry, FL Centre.
Imperial Valley, Truly Land of En-
chantment"
Ralph r. Drennen, Ell Centre
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
So They Say

There is no reason, with the
people we have, with the facilities
sentative, Defense Council.
we have, and with the raw material
we have, for any shortages in the
necessities of life.
Harriet Elicit, consumer repre-
There is no people or race en-
doWed with the responsibility or
endowed with the ability to dom
mate the world
Ambassador Winant in England.
There will be many centuries
after Hitler
Prof. James r Shotwell, Car
negie Peace Foundation.
If our young men are to do our
fighting, Why can't they run the
country?
Henry Ford, 70.
A country is safe when it is
capable of hearing the truth from
the press
Thomas Mann, German refugee
novelist.
Social institutions are no more
perfect for all time than was the
dinosaur.
-Mordecai Ezekiel, economist.
Let me make it clear that the
nation is calling for the sacrifice
of some privileges but not for the
sacfifice OF fundamental rights.
--PreSident Roosevelt,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
Thoughts for the Day

For all his judgments before me- and as for
his statutes did not depart from them-II Samuel
22.23
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
bal'bs

Nothing takes a man right off
his feet like seeing comfortable
chair.
Statistician says that every rat
costs the U. S. $1.82 year. The
four-legged ones.
A Chicagoan was robbed while
sleeping in an auto. Is the hous-
ing shortage that bad?
Very few women smoke pipes.
It's difficult to talk with a pipe
in your mouth.
In describing whirlwind talker
its usually safe to leave off the
Whirl.
Necessity being the mother of
invention doesn't explain mono
cleS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
MEMBER

American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. National
Editorial Association. Cali
fornia Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26

In some of the South Sea islands
of the Pacific, natives use sharks
teeth as money.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26

About two thirds of the growth
of a tree is accomplished at night
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26

If our young men are to do our
fighting, Why can't they run the
country?
Henry Ford, 70.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26

There will be many centuries
after Hitler.
James T. Shotwell, Car
negie Peace Foundation.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26

Social institutions are no more
perfect for all time than was the
dinosaur.
Ezekiel, economist.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26

There are only twelve letters in
the Hawaiian language.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26

When dragonflies get very hun
cry. they eat parts of their owl
bodies.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26

In the single year of 1918, the
United States consumed more than
700,000,00O tons of coal.
Evening star., 1941-06-30

Locke. "She was nice" he observed.
Too nice for me-"
"Yeah?"
"She thought I was a gigolo."
And you let her?" Jim Foley
didn't laugh. He was that kind of
person; knowing when to laugh,
when not to.
Locke put down the empty glass.
Another one-no. That won't do
any good, will it?"
To some it does" Jim reached
for glass, pushed his cloth into it
and began his steady rubbing.
Some Sage Advice.
Locke said.> II was wrong the
other night, Jim. About marriage,
I mean"
Yeah. I know. I was the same
way once"
Then you met Jennie"
Yeah. That changed me-"
Il guess I picked the wrong girl"
Locke said gloomily.
There are Others"
Locke shook his head. I'm afraid
not, Jim"
Jim Foley took out a package of
cigarettes. Have one?"
Thanks" The two men smoked
in silence.
She couldn't stand a loafer,
jim"
You had to have her on your own
terms?"
WAS I right?"
II don't know" Jim said wisely.
You have to decide that for your
self"
"She was In love with someone
else"
Jennie thought she was, too"
What did you do?"
Jim Foley shrugged. 81 guess
persisted a little longer"
Locke Allen looked at the bar
tender. Jim's mild blue eyes were
discerning.
Perhaps nights sleep would do
me good" Locke said"
Evening star., 1941-06-30

"It cures a lot of things"
Locke stood up. He pushed a
bill across the bar.
Jim said, mo. That was on me,
Locke"
Locke pocketed the bill.
"All right, Jim. Goodnight"
A Pleasant Surprise.
Locke went out into the clear
night air. He walked toward the
brownStone house and his studio.
He mounted the stairs slowly. In
side he snapped on the lights. The
painting he had left two nights
before stood upon the frame. Locke
stared long and steadily at it. He
thought, it's still good. AT least he
had that much. He walked forward
and took down the cover and spread
it over the painting. Then he walked
to the far end of the room and the
couch leaning against the wall. He
stretched his big body out CRATE
fully.
How long he was there, Locke
never knew. Something light and
cool touched his forehead. He
stirred restlessly for moment and
put his hand up. He opened his
eyes then when he encountered an
other hand. The fingers were
pressed against his.
Locke wondered vaguely whether
he was dreaming. If he was, he
decided, then he wanted the dream
to 60 on and on. He must be care
full not to disturb it. for he was
looking up at Janielle Merrill.
Her eyes were soft and tender
and they were looking down into
his. She was sitting on the edge of
the couch and her head was bent
down close to his own. Locke put
his hand up and touched her soft
lips, his f1ngertips lingering.
"You!" he said very gently.
His name, he thought. He strug-
gled to sit up.
why did you leave without see
ing me?"
II heard you talking to Lance
Whitney"
Her eyes were puzzled. Locke
covered her hand with his BAN
daged ones. Janielle's being here
could mean only one thing. That
was enough. His mind dwelt upon
that.
What was I saying?" Janielle
asked.
You were free. You owed a man
$50"
"Oh!" Janielle smiled a complete
ly beautiful smile. II meant that I
was free of Lance. I meant that
Evening star., 1941-06-30

the hold I thought he had on me
was only a mad desire to vindicate
myself"
But I'm nothing. A nobody"
Locke said. He had to know.
IT told you once that made no
difference. meant it. came here
thinking that"
How did you know where
was?"
Il remembered where I met you.
I went there and met man named
Jim Foley"
HE told you?"
eyes. But just where you lived"
Locke looked at Janielle levelly.
I'm not really gigolo. My name
Is Locke Allen. :"
Janielle interrupted him. II know.
I should have known before. I've
seen your paintings. I took the cover
from your portrait over there"
She paused, little breathless. Its
beautiful" she added.
Locke listened to the sweetest
praise he had ever heard.
Your father" he said. How is
hep"
He can't stop talking about you.
Do you know that you were almost
unconscious when you united the
ropes on my wrists?"
Locke nodded. He still couldn't
remember, but he didn't say that.
Father carried you to the car.
He tied up those two men and then
he called the police from down the
road. We brought you straight to
the house, and you slept like a
baby, right around the clock"
When I awoke I had no idea
what day 1t was"
You couldn't have. And Locke"
Janielle paused. your hands. The
doctor said they would be a II right"
Locke took Janielle in his arms.
She was soft and yielding and her
face was close. Her lips were parted
a little. She looked directly at him
as though she never wanted to stop
Locke said, You won't mind a
crazy artist who took a chance with
a girl he had never seen before?"
Il won't mind" Janielie said
softly.
Locke bent his head down and
his lips met Janielle's. There seemed
to be a faint glad rustling behind
the covering of the canvas, as
though the figure there was ap-
plauding.
tCor wright, 1941. Chicago Daily News, Inc.)
(The End
Zippers are being used In Ger
man military uniforms.
Evening star., 1941-06-30
Hired Man a
bu Michael Storm
CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XIV.
When Locke Allen awoke he found himself stretched out in bed
He there full minute before he realized where
ane Ms house that he had occupied last night
didn't realize remembered fight the shack Chuck
Eric Farrell. seemed like nightmare.
shades
Evening star., 1941-06-30

zippers are being used In Ger
man military uniforms.
Evening star., 1941-06-30

Glass WhistlinE Tea
Kettle. Heatproof
glass. Use over any
type Of flame or heat.
Attractive style.