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Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
by Willis Thornton :.
Another Link Between the Americas

That independence will be even
more marked after this war; again
regardless of it result. Now Cana
ola puts an exclamation point after
both its independence and its hemi-
sphere interests by exchanging
ministers with Argentine and Bra
zil; Chile and other South Ameri-
can countries are expected to fol-
low suit. These direct diplomatic
links to the southern part OF the
hemisphere will serve to bind Can
ada still closer to its destinies, and
give her a more active part in
shaping them.
1t has long been proposed that
Canada become one of the nations
of the American Union. This,
too appears to be development
that is merely a matter OF the
time and the occasion. Canada has
large interests in South America,
and many of her people have gone
there. Canada's increasing indus
trialization suggests that it may
well increase those interests, as 1t
did not long ago in building a new
airplane factory in Mexico.
Just as it is only a question of
time until it will be possible to
drive a car on a single highway
from Alaska to the Argentina, so
one day all the peoples from Yukon
Territory to Patagonia will perfect
the machinery of living together
until it shall be an example to
the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14

Time and circumstance are draw
ing the two Americas closer to-
gether. Whatever happens as
result Of the war in Europe, North
and south America and the Central
America that connects them, are
being more closely united by new
bonds almost every day
Closing of European markets is
forcing the American nations into
trade relationships which might
have taken years to develop under
normal circumstances. Many of
these require adjustments that may
become permanent, will remain even
when Europe comes back into the
trade picture. For example, if the
United States equips itself to
smelt Bolivian tin, trade should
become permanent in that metal
between the two countries. If Brazil
rehabilitates is rubber industry,
this, too, might form a permanent
trade link, no matter what hap
pens in Europe or Asia. Many
changes and adjustments are being
made which, once made and found
good. will be hard to dislodge.
Quietly but steadily, Canada is
moving into the orbit of the west
ern hemisphere. Most Americans of
the United States do not realize
that even today, as a result of
changes made after the World War,
Canada Is an independent ma
lion.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
DECENTRAIIzING INDUSTRY
(Wall Street JournaD

1t is bound to be one of the results of
the defense program that manufactur-
ing industry will find itself more ex-
tensively spread over the country than
it is at present There are at least two
good reasons why this should happen.
First. military security dictates that vital
armament plants be located as far from
the reach of the possible invader as they
can be and still produce efficiently. Sec
ond, a wide distribution of government
contracts can bring into play presently
unused resources of plant capacity and
labor supply; the construction of new
plants throughout the interior will not
only serve those ends but also help to
prevent housing shortages and congested
rail and highway traffic.
But the basis of all such decentraliza-
tion of the defense effort should be prac-
tical, not political, expediency Some of
our publicists have been talking as
though it were one of the "unalienable
rights" of the corn belt TO manufacture
as many gun carriages as any other re-
gion; as though defense appropriations
should be allocated among states or con-
gressional districts according TO pOpula-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
The BRIDGES CASE UNDER
new MANAGEMENT

Harry Bridges, alien agitator of west
coast labor strife, will face deporta-
ton hearing again-and this time with
out the shielding skirts of Madame Perk-
ins of the labor department to hide be-
hind. Neither will he have the protec-
ton of law which until recently made
it necessary to prove that an alien is
at present engaged in subverSive activi-
ties, before he can be deported. All that
is necessary now is to prove that he once
was engaged in subversive activities.
Under new management, the deporta-
ton case against Harry Bridges should
meet with the success it deserves.
The CIO leader, with his usual squawk
against what he called persecution of la
bor declared that he had been once
tried, and acquitted. Anyone who re-
members the hearings presided over by
Dean Lands, under the direction of Mad
anne Perkins, remembers that Bridges
was acquitted, but he was never tried
From the beginning he was pictured as
some kind of a martyred hero.
Now that the department of justice
has taken over the case, under a new law
permitting deportation if it is proved
that Bridges at any time advocated sub
versive activities, the labor leader should
be given his first real trial.
If, after a fair trial, he is adjudged
not liable to deportation, the matter can
be left there. Most of those who have
sought Bridges deportation have never
asked anything but fair hearing of
facts. Such a hearing has never been
given.
1t is difficult to imagine that Bridges
will "beat the rap this time His record
is too bad. His activities have been too
apparent His views are too we'll known.
He has never favored the American way
of doing things.
A fair hearing should make these
things a matter of record.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
by Paul Harrison -.
HOLLYWOOD S Fads, Fancies and FoibIes

Preston. why, I spent some OF
the best years of my life on that
train he said sentimentally. It's
the one De Mile had for Union
Pacific The engine is garnished
with antique falsework and pulls
a car full of cordwood, but 1t
actually has been modernized with
an Oil burner. once every two hours
while it keeps up steam, 1t has TO
chug down to Mojave for more
water and fuel.
A BUNGALOW
FOR LORETTA
Miss Young looks fine and is
more animated than ever. This is
her first real western, although
Kentucky" was a horse picture,
too-and shes scared to death of
horses. Her temerity dates back
to a bad fall she once had. and
her feeling about them isn't help
ed any by the fact that all horses
seem to be crazy about Loretta
Young They always try to nuzzle
her or eat her hat She figures
eiiCy iiiIiob Inc iitl pei luiiit
Players and technical crews are
living in Mojave while the picture
is on location. Frank Lloyd rented
two whole motor courts for his
company. and designated one of the
bungalows as his own. You can't
have!" snapped the bustling lady
proprietor. I'll have you know I
spent two days redecorating this
for Loretta Young, and I'm going
to see that she stays here"
When Lloyd had gone, after
agreeing that Miss Young should
have the bungalow, Mortified by
ISLANDERS tried TO explain he was
not only the director but the pro-
Queer OF the picture. The pro-
prietress was still unimpreSsed. Il
never heard OF him" she insisted.
You'd have thought from the way
he acted he was movie start"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
IMPERIAL BEGINS A
REJUvENATION DRIVE

Civic and municipal Leaders IN impe-
rial. mother city Of the valley. have un-
dertaken a drive % rebuild the business
and population structure o. their com
munity. The energy and enthusiasm they
are putting into the campaign promises
the maximum possible measure Of sue
cess for their efforts.
FL Centre. friend and neighbor Of the
Imperial people. extends hearty best
wishes for a successful conclusion OF
the campaign. The encouragement i
not all unselfish. for more and more RI
Centrans are coming 10 realize that their
own future growth and prosperity de-
pends upon the growth and prosperity Of
other parts of the valley.
There is room here for a maximum
growth in all cities, Imperial and Fl
Centre included. Such growth will reach
its maximum proportions, however. only
when each community concentrates on
attracting new business and new resi-
dents from outside the valley. II viii do
nobody any good if one community tries
to "steal" business from another. There
has been too much Of that in the past,
and all il has brought US is retarded de-
velopment.
Imperial deserves all the help other
valley communities can give.
Whether FL Centre can be Of any real
help to Imperial is moot question. IL
might be that the county seat should fol-
low the example of the mother city IN
reaching out to regain its own civic con-
sciousness, for that is quality sadly
under-developed here. No community
can exist long in the midst of civic leth-
argy without feeling the bad effects of
its communal laziness. Imperial has re-
allied that fact in time. FL Centre, II
sometimes seems, has not yet realized il.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. l4-Location
visits by chartered airliner are
stunts enjoyed by many OF the
magazine photographers and a few
correspondents. so today I've been
watching Frank Lloyd make a
western out in the desert near the
town of Mojave.
A law-breaking two-hour dash
by automobile, Mojave Is only four
hands of gin rummy from Holly
wood if you hop across the mount
aims. A fleet of buses leaving be-
fore dawn, had taken 420 extras to
the shooting site, where Universal
crews already had built a rail-
road station and the beginnings of
a frontier town. Scattered through
the sagebrush were tents, wagons
and rigs full of household belong
ings, a real estate promoter auc-
tioning lots, cows horses, crates OF
chickens, and some fancy-girls wan
dering around waiting for somebody
to build a saloon
The picture is The Lady From
Cheyenne" with Loretta Young as
@ naive newcomer who defies a
gang of swindlers, persuades the
state legislature to pass a law per-
mitting women on juries, Gusts all
the crooks except one (Robert
PrestonD whom she reforms and
marries.
WOOD ENGINE
BURNS OIL
They're cooking up lots of ex-
citement, though. Ray Taylor, who
directs the Johnny Mack Brown
westerns and also specializes in
bassing thrill sequences, selected X
stunt men and trained horses. He
said that for a job such as the
one where a gang OF outlaws boards
the train from running horses, il
all depends on the mounts. "A
good one will run close, practically
leaning against the train until the
rider gets Off" Taylor said. "AnC
at that instant, he'll cut sharply
away from the track so other horse,
won't pile into him.
didn't recognize any of tht
undergraduates stunt horses o
Hollywood in the group, and Taylor
said he preferred TO hire younger
daredevilS for certain kinds of work
An ancient locomotive with thre,
equally old coaches chugged into
the station and was welcomed BY
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14

Positions not listed above Will
be allocated in accordance with the
definitions which appear in the
special provisions, as interpreted in
the light of this classification.
The minimum wage paid to all
skilled labor, for which rates are
not shown above, shall be not less
than $1.00 per hour.
The minimum wage paid to all
intermediate labor, for which rates
are not shown above, shall be not
less than 10 cents per hour.
The minimum wage paid to all
unskilled labor, for which rates are
not shown above, shall be not less
than SIS cents per hour.
Overtime--one and one-half Q@)
times the above rates.
Sundays and holidays Except
watchmen, guards and flagmen)-
one and one-half G1h) times the
above rates.
In accordance with the provisions
of Section 1777.5 OF the Labor Code
as amended by Chapter 97l, Statutes
of 1899, and in accordance with the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
LABOR SLACK STILL
TO BE TAKEN UP

LABOR SLACK STILL
TO BE TAKEN UP
OF the three proposals, Vinsons
has the best chance OF getting
any place, but it will be weeks
and months before anything really
happers unless the number Of Ia
Dor interferences with production
increases. There were about $50
work stoppages in January, all OF
short duration.
Defense Commissioner Sidney
Hillman. asserting that actual
strikes accounted for a loss OF less
than a quarter of day per worker
in 1910, firmly believes that no
additional labor legislation is nee
essary. And. says he, When the
labor situation is good, don't med
die with it.
A pretty good guess would be
that there will be no further re-
strictive war labor legislation un-
til all labor reserves are at work
and there is no unemployment.
That will not come fer at least a
year.
When labor slack is taken up,
then agitation for lengthening the
4O-hour work week will get seri-
Gus, and further-the Priorities
section of OPM may begin func-
tioning in earnest, sidetracking
normal economic production and
concentrating all effort on produc-
ton for war.
p. S. DEPARTMENT
There are about 100000 men be-
tween 20 and 81, with two years
OF college, from whom army and
navy pilots must be recruited. If
this number cannot supply enough
flyers. standards must be lowered.
British national debt is 1915
per capita, or twice the average
annual income. German debt is
$3.50 per capita. frcm 10 to 20 per
cent above average income. U. S.
debt of S45 billions is S346 per
capita. or a little over half aver
age income. If U. S. national debt
is raised to $50 billions, per capita
debt will be $456, or just abouve
Germany's present level. De-
tense housing plans call for Widely
separated units, to make poorer
bomb tagets and give more room
for bomb-proof shelters.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
So They Say

I always like to have my wife
look over them.-Charles A. Lind
bergh, on his recent speeches.
I guess I'm about the only one
know in favor of war.-Senator
Carter Glass, Virginia.
The slogans and symbols of de-
mocracy are good only to the ex-
tent that the people understand
why they are good and what they
mean.-J. w. Studebaker, U. S.
commissioner of education.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
Thouohts for the Day

And shosnsVsr shan xvs % drink unto one of these
lttls one cup q esid water only IN the name of
dlzeips verify ] say unto you Re shall in no wise
ass re eward-gatfhew iess7
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
Barbs

In this age Of speed and more
speed. why couldn't next summer
have come this winter?
There are no cuSS words in the
Japanese language-.but we've given
them plenty of ours.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14

WASHINGTON. Feb. IA - What
Congress needs is no, not law
II has a law.
What Congress needs is its own
Office of Production Management
its own Mir. Knudsen-Hillman Whn
might cut out the red tape ano
waste of words and general mel
ficiency and get things done.
This crack is made with all due
respect to the need for full and
honest debate. with due respect 10
the sanctity OF democratic processes
and with due disregard for dicta-
tors and their methods. But with
everyone crying for more produc-
ton IN factories. lamenting strikes
and yelling against the mistakes
of management, the fact remains
that in some ways Congress itself
Is q bit of a bottleneck.
When congressman get up on
their hind legs just to make un-
listened-to speeches for the record,
votes are rarely changed. It's
tNOuSH 10 4iIdht any coN.,
home weep over the sheer waste
of hog calling. Nc new arguments
arc made. and no new facts are
brought out.
The bottleneck in Congress IS
woefully apparent in its consider
aticn of what, if anything, should
be done about modifying labor
laws and regulations to speed up
defense.
While the lease-lend bill has been
before the House. practically moth
ing else has been considered. A
parallel case would be for the
Douglas aircraft plant, now COM
pleting its first super-bomber, to
say. while we're doing this, we
can't do anything else
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14

The steel industry consumes l6.-
600 600 rubber bands and more than
100 100000 paper clips annually IN
its offices.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
Did You Know?
In North America, fur seals breed
only on the PribilOff Islands.

OfllN OH Tile loAaaiNto'
The steel industry consumes It,
600, 600 rubber bands and more than
100 ,OOO,OO0 paper clips annually IN
its offices.
Sixteenth century elite did not
use simple cups. All cups were
elaborately made by such workmen
as Cellini.
In Nipomo, Calf, justice OF
the peace presents a rolling pin
with his picture on it to every
couple he marries.
Highest award tor golfers is the
Walker Cup.
A flag is umfurled when open,
furled when drawn up into close
compass about the staff.
The Artic fox is used extensively
for food in it's native country.
The United States consumes ap-
proximately one-half of the total
fishery exports of Canada.
On its annual trip around the
sun. the earth travels $4,000 900
miles, CT approximately 1901 ,604
miles a day.
The ice cream industry has an
annual value of $l25 100000 in
England.
Between you, me and the bed
post" was an expression used as
early as 1881.
The seed of the jocote mara
ron, Guatamalan fruit, grows en-
the outside.
The Child's Cup, highest award
for rowing. is named for its donor.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Sealed proposals will be received
at the office of the State Highway
Engineer, Room 8O8, State Building,
Los Angeles. California, until :.
O'Clock pm. on March C, 49,, AZ
which time they will bc publicly
opened and read in the same build
ing in room to be designated on
the day proposals are opened, for
construction in accordance with the
specifications therefor, to which
special reference is made of por-
tions of State Highway as follows:
Imperial County, between Noun
tain Springs and Miliers (XI-Imp-
12-A), about one and three-tenths
Q.3 miles in length to be graded
and bituminous surface treatment
applied, and a reinforced concrete
bridge to be constructed.
In accordance with the provisions
of Section ITO of the Labor Code,
the Department of Public Works
has ascertained the general prevail
ing rate of wages applicable to the
work to be done to be as follows
Classification Rate per Hour
CLiJvaI okor
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
by Peter Edson...
The Inside Track in Washington

andthen another 80 days after the
dispute has arisen. In those 30
davs il is WILSON'S belief that
troubles can be settled and strikes
prevented.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
Editorials and Comment
FRIDAY FEBRUARY a. 19f

EDITORS NOTE: The foiioloing
editorials are presented as Interesting
opinions t'oiced bg editors elsewhere.
They do NOT necessarily reflect the
opinion Of This paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
THREE LABOR LAW
PROPOSALS NOW UP

II these matters Of strikes in de-
Tense industries, change OF hours
and the kind of contract given the
Ford Motor Company are import
ant. there should be some policy
making action. Thus far. though
the President mas before him a
proposal 10 create war labor
board the administration has given
no indications OF leadership on
labor matters. being content to
ride on the statutes now on the
books. supported By recent Supreme
Court decisions No one seems TO
expect leadership from the De-
partmsnt OF Labor. Senator Wag-
Eers plans for NLRB modification
are dormant
Bright spots In the picture are
the Work Of the Cancellation Serv-
ice under John r. Steelman. and
the licks put In BY Sidney Hillman,
20 whom Secretary of War Stim-
son gives much Of the credit for
keeping the number OF strikes be-
low the level Of the last war.
Also. the Labor Board itself. un-
Ger Us new chairman, DR.. Harry
s Mills. has put into effect
changes which speed the boards
operation
IN Congress itself are at least
three proposals for wartime emer-
gency labor legislation.
. Howard w Smith Of Virginia
his Investigation Of NLRB just
completed and the report printed
ras bin which would prohibit
the closed shop IN defense indus
trics What he Is driving at particu-
Iarly IS putting an end 20 the prac-
tlce Of compelling Workmen TO join
union before they can get a job
o. O. defense project.
: Clare r. Hoffman Of Michi-
San has two bills which would
make strikes unlawful and which
would prohibit the closed shop.
These bills are before the Ju-
olciary Committee. which may
eventually. get around 10 hearings
or investigation Of labor relations
in defense industries
3 Carl Vinson Of Georgia. chair
man Of the House Naval Affairs
Committee. viii probably swing in
10 action first With hearings on his
own bill. which Is modelled after
come provisions Of The railway
labor acts. not profEiting the
right 10 strike. baf providing for
compulsory mediafion in var In
dastry lab0T dispute making
strikes unlawful until zo-then 30
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14

Sixteenth century elite did not
use simple cups. All cups were
elaborately made by such workmen
as Cellini.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
Famous Sayings

He is truly great who hath a great charity.-Thomas
a Kempis.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14

In Nipomo, Calf, a justice OF
the peace presents a rolling pin
with his picture on it to every
couple he marries.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-10
MISGUIDED Patriotism

COL. E. NJ ROSECRANS state selective service head
- terms it misguided patriotism" for young man
needed in industry to fail to ask draft deferment
many cases. the draft registrants serve their
country far better in machine shop than in the army
For the thousands of young learning how to handle
guns and other instruments of there must be other
thousands of skilled men to manufacture them.
A warning is also sounded to employers by Colonel
Rosecrans If the young fails to ask defement and
his Job is considered vital then Colonel Rosecrans stated
the employer must.
1t the duty of the employer to make certain his key
workers are drafted into the army and production OF
ornaments curtailed
Michigan rapidly becoming one OF the key arsenas
of democracy 1t is up employers, registrants and
draft boards TO make there is sufficient power
to operate the arsenal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-10
Replace Election Aides

TN series Of tests recently conducted by City Clerk
/ Thomas d. Leadbetter surprising degree of ncom-
petence disclosed the part of few politically
appointed election board workers.
County officials who were involved In the Spring
election brought city clerks attention the of
90 Detroit election workers whom they accused OF making
mistakes in counting ballots
Leadbetter summoned these 90 TO appear at the City
Hall and take tests determine their fitness to continue
in office.
Many of those examined aged and physically
unfit and the examiners leaned backwards in attempt
ing to be fair They reduced the test simple exercise
in placing tally marks after list of names-an exact
duplication of the work carried the election booths
OF THE 80 called there 81 who did not even see
" fit to appear for the examination and the average
grade of those who did show up was only II per cent
The election officials who conducted the examinations
stated that any mark below 90 clear indication of
incompetence and explained that grade OF 100 should
have been easy 10 achieve.
The election commission. composed of Leadbetter,
Council President John W. Smith and Recorders Judge
John j. Maher will this week to decide what is to be
done about the situation.
Election board jobs pay SIC day the days that
elections held which usually four times each year
In the past jobs have been passed out petty
political plums.
The city clerks tests have brought to light appal-
ling situation 1t calls for the prompt adoption of
and firm policy get election workers who are well
qualified.
THE sheep must be separated from the goats 1t is big
Job as it involves about 5000 workers.
We question the ACCESSIBILITY of having the city clerk
the election commission tackle it.
The city clerk politically elected official and so are
the other two members of the election commission.
If this group attempted the job of housekeeping
which seems be needed it would of political
purge Also there would be guarantee that the replace
ments would be better than those who were fired
Why not turn the whole problem over to the civil
service commission which has the facilities for testing
employee qualifications and recruiting personnel