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Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
FOR STAYING WITH
SAN DIEGO

Imperial Valleys economic future is
irrevocably bound up with that of San
Diego. Our greatest potential nearby
market for agricultural produce lies
there, our people visit back and forth,
our efforts toward highway development
and similar projects have been highly
coordinated and will continue to be en-
tirely cooperative.
The Imperial Irrigation District will
be in a position to sell, and San Diego
will need to buy, additional electric pow
er within a few years. The two areas
could get together on a deal far more
easily if they were represented by the
same man in Washington.
San Diego is considering supplement-
ing her domestic water supply from the
ALI American canal paying part of
the cost of the canal in order to do so.
Because Imperial Valley contracted
with the federal government for con-
struction of the canal, any contract
relations bearing upon it will need fed
eral sanction. Such sanction could be
obtained far more easily if Imperial
county and San Diego county have the
same congressman.
Growth of San Diego and I'm perial Val
ley in the next 10 years will be such as
to entitle San Diego to approximately
one and one-half representation in con-
gress, and Imperial Valley to about one
half representation so that by the time
the next census is taken it is probably
if we do not split off now-that the
coastal portion of San Diego will have
congressman, and the San Diego noun
tain region will be Joined to Imperial
county in another congressional district.
In such district, we would dominate.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
by Peter Edison
The Inside Track in WASHINGTON

lows on either of two courses:
Aft your idea of fun is to eat
too much good food, you go to either
Harvey's, uptown, or Hogate's, down
on the river front, and stuff. You
are thereby pleasantly and pain
lessly incapacittated, so you go to bed
and sleep till noon like the good
citizen that you are.
B-You have afternoon coctails in
the Willard or that vicinity There
will be time, before dressing, for
a couple of quick ones in the Hamil-
ton Rainbow room and the Am
bassador Hi-Hat lounge. catti-corn-
officially and accidentally become
Washington's blind date rendezvous,
to put it prettily.
Into your dinner clothes-black
tie, remember-and you're off at
7:30 for pre-dinner appetizers in
the Cosmos room at the Carlton,
spot for everybody who is anybody.
currently supposed to be the No.
but which is SO subdued in its
lighting that nobody could be rec
ogniZed, even if there.
L'Escargot, serving French food
is the chick place to eat You can
dance there in the Sale Versailles
or walk across the street to the
MayfloWer hotel, big and noisy
with a one-buck covercharge and
drinks at the same price, each.
ONE ORCHID, ONE
UNIFORM AT SHOREHAM
Inevitably you wind up at the
Shoreham Blue room. Covers for
1000. Tables on terraces, orchestra
on stage. Dance floor big enough
for 200. Floor show. Nice crowd.
nice people.
Who are they?
Nobody whose picture you've ever
seen in the papers. Only one uni
FORM on prep school cadet. Only
one orchid, on gal in a gray street
suit. Plenty of decollete, though
the fashion books said that because
OF the war this was to be cover
up season-long gloves, and all
that. to go with the black ties.
The pay off comes when the M.
c. directs the orchestra to play the
first bars of Happy Birthday to
You six times, and the Lohen-
grin wedding march twice. Here
are the people who live in Wash
ington, out for an annual Saturday
night binge, in a nice polite way.
The floor show sporano's numbers
that this crowd applauded most
were 4 Want Girl Just Like the
Girl That Married Dear Old Dad"
and My Wild Irish Rose" I have
witnesses.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
FOR GOING OYER TO
MFERSTDE, ORANGE

Ed v Izac, or some other pro-labor
union man, is virtually assured life
time job as long as the present status
remains, and under such condition I'M
perial Valley has what amounts to no
representation whatever in congress.
Orange and Riverside counties, like
Imperial county, are primarily interest
ed in agriculture, while the navy is San
Diego's first interest.
In the event of a disagreement between
Orange and Riverside counties over elec-
tion of congressman, the Imperial coun-
ty vote would, in effect elect the con
gressman. Better representation of this
area should follow.
Power and water will be sold in
Coachella Riverside county.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 8.-The old
saw about virtue being its own re-
ward never was truer than it is
in Hollywood these days. There's
mighty little compensation for
actresses who go in for characteri-
cations of purity, and the business
is cluttered with good girls who
have been smothered by sweetness
and light. Meanwhile. the wages
cf sinema are going up and the bad
babes arc getting most of the
stellar roles and publicity.
Only indirectly do morals figure
in the desirability of screen parts.
It's simply that scenario writer's
are not able to make virtuouS la
dies interesting: there's no shad-
ing in these characters. and conse-
quentlv there is little acting to be
done. On the other hand, authors
always can put plenty of soul
soaring, high-tension emotionaliSm
into the roles of harlots, hussies,
leeches and she-heavics.
GOOD GIRLS ALL
WANT TO BE BAD
You'd be surprised at how eagerly
these parts are sought, and by
whom. Bonita Granville, just now
turned 18 and as thoroughly nice
kid as you'd find between West
ern Avenue and the ocean. eagerly
tested fer the role of Ivy in DIR.
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" Did very
we'll with the test, too. Another
who wanted the same assignment
was Larainc Day, q youngster Of
conspicuous decorum and stern re-
Hgious convictions.
Metros 1882 filming of the
Jekyll-Hyde story won an Academy
Award for f'redric March and
made Miriam Hopkins screen
star. AS the Ivy of easy virtue, she
lured the doctor to her room, and
the scene that followed was a sen
sation even in that prc-Hays Of
flee day.
Miss Granville we'll knows the
advantages of screen iniquity She
began her career as the hell-child
Of These Three" and was cheered
as a dramatic prodigy. Cast in or
dlnarV teen-agc parts. though.
she immediately began skiddjnr
toward obscurity. Old enough nov
to play feminine leads. and in
danger of becoming just another
pretty face, she desperately needs
job OF real acting.
After failing to win the pros
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
WILLKIE STICKS
TO HIS GUNS
{ (WatSOnVlIIe SUM


Wendell Willkie, e4lroute home from
whrwind Today visit in battle-scarred
England, is being thumped by some of the
old-line republicans for his attitude to-
ward the present administration poll
cies toward the British.
In recent days we have even read that
.'Willkie did not win the election because
he did not campaign against the foreign
policies of Mr.. Roosevelt"
But. and to his credit, Mr.. Willkie had
convictions about our aid to England and
he stuck to them throughout the cam
paign He is still sticking to them III
spite of the condemnation of those who
wish him to take a stronger attitude OF
opposition.
Whether you agree with Mr.. Wilkes
beliefs or not, you have to take off your
hat to him for refusing to advocate poll
cies in which he does not believe, even if
it costs him the leadership of the repub-
lican party.
When Mr. Willkie arrives home he will
tell what he thinks we should do. We
may gasp bit when we hear his story
but we can rest assured he will say what
he thinks with no attempt to curry favor
with the voters or with the Old-llne, or
even the new-line, republicans.
Possibly he may have received a rather
superficial impression of the real facts
in the short time he was in England,
but if any man can get in a short space
of time a we'll grounded idea of what is
going on and of what is needed. Wendell
Willkie can do it.
He has talked with the king of Eng
land, the prime minister and members of
parliament and government officials he
has gone down into bomb shelters and
has talked with London hobbies and with
the common people of England, as is his
habit while in his own country. He gets
the high and the common touch.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

eral decades. The common people
Of Britain fight he believes, from
deep-held desire to insure for
their masses" which began with
their masses and for their fellow
men in other lands a much larger
measure of economic freedom and
securitey tn an the conventional
capitalist, and imperialistc system
has previously provided
1t was this mass urge toward
security, this rebellion against frus-
tratiOn, that brought Nazism to
Germany. The same urge is felt
here and in Britain, but these
countries have been thus far deeply
determined to achieve the goals
without sacrificing freedom.
The answer, Wilson feels, is that
the financial and managerial COM
ponents of our free enterprise sys-
tenn must prove by deeds as we'll
as by words their full comprehen-
sion of their social responsibilities"
they must demonstrate, beyond
the chance of successful challenge,
that the public-spirted people ad-
mlnistering private enterprise in
herently and actually excel the
people comprising political organi-
zationS .aS nstrlimentalities for
lhsurlng an cver-increasing measure
oil economic freedom and security
for all the people-save the indolent
all of the time"
Wilson then accepts the chal-
lenge, sets forth a detailed plan
for achieving the desired ends. An
increasing number of men in his
position are thinking along similar
lines
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

tourist from the provinces or a
business man here to get war
contract or a job to take in all of
Washington's important high life in
one night, not miss a trick and not
see enough celebrities to count on
his thumbs. Point is that Wash
ington is strictly private party
town.
You have to belong or be specially
invited to get into Chevy Chase,
Army and Navy or any of the sWank
clubs. Aside from that, the height
of entertainment seems to be to
give or get a given dinner at home.
It's perhaps the dinner-goingest
town on earth the entertainment
being to talk or be talked at, for
purpose or perhaps sometimes
for no good purpose. Congressmen,
having seen each other all week,
ad nauseam, crawl into their shells.
Dollar-a-year men fly home to their
families.
SIMPLEST EVENING
JUST EAT TOO MUCH
So, being cut off from the riff
raft OF the upper crust and being
on the town, you proceed as fol-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Peter Edison

Peter Edison today becOm c $
Washington correspondent for
NEA Service and the Post Press
newspapers. His column will ap-
pear daily on this page. As edi-
tor for the past decade of NEA
Service, Edison has directed fea-
ture and picture cOverage of
every big news event the length
and breadth Of the world. His
background makes him particu-
larry fitted to reporting the in
side news of Washington i'm this
time of crisis.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8-Wartir

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-Wartime
Washington on Saturday night:
It's definitely black-tie social
season in your country's capital
this year because of the war and
preparedness and all that, and any,
one who is so definitely de trop as
to doll up in a white tie for night
out is simply going too far.
That's probably as good a tip-off
on Washington night life as any
you could get.
The town has, of course, been
through two big sprees for the in
auguration and the Presidents
birthday ball. There's a natural
let down, but even if there weren't,
it would still be possible for a
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

EDITORS NOTE: The following
editorials are presented as interesting
opinions UOiced by editors elsesUhere.
They do not necessarily reflect the
opinion of this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

In Hitler's remark, Il have arm
ed and armed, and armed" there
was a British touch. He dropped
his his.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

Vidkun Quisling reported having
a hot time trying to rule Norway.
Quisling's chiseling's sizzling.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

The Lost Generation in England
seems to be finding itself
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Barbs

Rumored tn at Lindebergh will
seek seat in Congress. Lots of
people willing for him to go and sit
doWn-but not in Congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

Ships launched by Skidding down
over lunches Of bananas. IT'S the
old banana oil
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
So They Say

When we fMussolini and Hitler
shake hands it is the handshake
Of men of honor.
Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Ger
many.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

The number of telephone calls
in the United States has doubled
since installation of the dial system
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Did You Know?

At some points, the Grand Can
yon of the Colorado measures 10
miles from rim TO rim.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Thoughts for the Day

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye
desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them and
ye shall have them.-Mark 11:24.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

During 1899. 1923 merchant ships
passed through the Panama Canal
an increase of 302 over the pre-
ceding year.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

Boulder Dam is 660 feet in width
at the bottom, As feet wide at its
top and 1914 feet long at its crest
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

We can prevent initiation, but the
danger will have to be understood.
Prof Irving Fisher Yale, emeri-
tus.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

Answers:
l. Delaware IS the d a nc n d
State; Idaho the Gem State; Wy
oming the Copper State
2. Washington was named after
George Washington; Georgia after
King George II of England; Vir-
ginia after England's Elizabeth, the
Virgin Queen: louisiana after Louis
XIV of France.
3. Arizona, admitted Feb. IA, 1912,
was the last in the Union.
d. Minnesota lies the farthest
north, small section sticking north
of the 49th parallel.
8 Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Kan
SaS. Michigan, Missouri and Utah
were named after Indian tribes.
Many other states names are of
Indian origin.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

The Great Eastern was the first
ship used in laying the first per-
manent trans Atlantic cable.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

Educationally, at least, we have
never tried democracy.
DIR. Earl C. Kelley, supervisor of
secondary education, Detroit.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Famous Sayings

Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth.-Baey
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Cranium Crackers
state StunperS

State StumperS
It's generally conceded everyone
knows there are now 48 states and
that the nation started out with 13,
but there are some things about
these United States that would
stick even a resident of the one
involved. Take a tour of the coun-
try with these questions about states
and see if you can discover the
answers.
l. What states are called the Dia-
mond State: the Gem State, and the
Copper State?
2. What states are named after
a U. S. President, after an English
king, after an English queen, and
after a French king?
g. What was the last state ad-
mitted to the Union?
a. Which state lies the farthest
north?
s. Name five states named after
Indian tribes.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
MEMBER

American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. National
Editorial Association Cali
fornia Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

In the fight for good government,
there is no truce, no time-out, no
rest period, no such thing as the
automatic functioning of sound de-
mocraey once honest officials are
elected.
Gov Sam Jones Of Louisiana,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09


miles from rim TO rim.
Boulder Dam is 660 feet in width
at the bottom, As feet wide at its
top, and 1914 feet long at its crest.
in the United States has doubled
since installation of the dial system.
During 1899. 1923 merchant ships
passed through the Panama Canal,
an increase of 302 over the pre-
ceding year.
The Great Eastern was the first
ship used in laying the first per-
manent trans Atlantic cable.
The Suez Canal has no locks.
There are more than 50.000,00O
head of sheep in the United States
Engiishmen drink an annual to-
IdI Vi lOuI DllllOil BdllCllS VI Jcd.
North CaroIinas mean tempera-
lures range from 434 degrees at
Linville in the Blue Ridges to 647
at Southport, on the coast.
In three days. the silkworm spins
1000 yards of unbroken thread.
Fish in some German rivers we're
killed CT by excessive summer heat
during 1899.
The Astor Cup is a yachtsman's
highest award.
The Sumatran slow loris hangs
suspended when resting or sleeping.
Cat fanciers call female cats
queens"
The squeak OF bal can be-
heard by few people over the ago
of 40,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

I put old newspapers inside the
oyercoat of my uniform. That way
I keep warm.
king Christian of Denmark.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

The financial and managerial
components of our free enterprise
system must prove by deeds as well
as by words their full comprehen-
sion of their social responsibilities.
Charles E. wilson, President.
General Electric.
The saddest commentary on this
whole situation is that the people
did not have the opportunity last
November to vote on this question
Of how close we shall get to war.
ALI NJ. Landon, former G. o. p.
Presidential candidate.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

The suez Canal has no locks.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
SIMPLEST EVENING
JUST EAT TOO MUCH

So, being cut off from the riff
raft OF the upper crust and being
on the town, you proceed as fol-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

The squeak OF bal can be-
heard by few people over the age
of 40,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

The Sumatran slow loris hangs
when resting or sleeping.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

Cat fanciers call female cats
queens
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

There are more than 50.0O0,000
head of sheep in the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

The Astor Cup is a yachtsman's
highest award.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

Englishmen drink an annual to-
tai of four billion gallons of tea.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

Fish in some German rivers we're
killed CT by excessive summer heat
during 1899.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-07
w. S. Chart

DETROIT and vicinity. Friday partly CLOUDY
with scattered thundersh0WeTs lowest 10
night 81 degrees highest Friday. 81 de
grees: gentle 10 moderate east 10 south
east winds
For the region within 300 mites ~ De
ltroit, General fair weather - indicated toi
today over ne entire region except th'
leNireme northwest portion. where part>
lclouv conditions will prevail with showers
tonight IN the upper Michigan section Fri
day this cloudiness viii spread southeast
ward. bringing partly cloudy weather q
the western portion and increasing cloud
ness IN The eastern portion with showers
and cooler weather over the northwest por-
'ion during the forenoon scattered thunder
showers over the lower Michigan section
and late afternoon m evening showers over
The southwestern portion Temperatures
will rise somewhat Friday over the eastern
portion.
DETROIT DATA
Temperature Al 80 a. m. today SO de-
grces
Temperatures wednesday, Highest 81
degrees; lowest, so degrees; mean, 20 de
grees
Departure from normsle temperature
"Wednesday. - degrees
Departure from normal temeprsture since
January I. ffa degrees
The sun sets today A. 7if r. m. and
rises tomorrow A. 5;32 a. m
The moon rises TODAY At 7 50 r. m. and
sets tomorrow A. T.0l a m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-07
Vanderbilt Divorce
Wife of 2S- Year Old Millionaire THURMAN Links His
Name With Ttuo in Cafe Society
International News Service Wire

NEW YORK, Aug. Mrs.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt has
started divorce action against
the 2S-ycar-old millionaire turf
man charging association with
two young women well-known in
cafe society circles. and de-
handing settlement running into
seven figures. the New York
Journal-American reported today
in A copyrighted story.
Vanderbilt, heir 10 $50 600 600,
married the former Manuela
Molly Hudson of San Francisco.
June s, 1888.
The story said Vanderhilt'S at
torney confirmed that his client
had been served with papers in
the divorce action and declared
that the suit will be contested. "
Vanderbilt is the active head of
Belmont Park race track. The
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-07
Bank Jugg|in
Trial Nedrs End
Tlms. stan Correspondent

BAY CITY, Aug. With The
Testimony OF both defendants In
the record, the trial of Kenneth
IL. Wright 35-year-old furniture
dealer, and Winifred Dew. bank
Icmploye. on charges of defraud'
ing bank Of $4,000. neared It's
conclusion today.
Miss Dew testified she honored
checks of Wrghts firm, which
were not covered by bank depos-
its. on orders of Fred II. Brown
bank manager. who committed
suicide last January. She was
bookkeeper for the Ubly branch
Of the Hubbard State Bank of
Bad Axe and served as part-time
bookkeeper for Wright's company
Wright testified that he was un-
familiar with his concerns money
affairs and never heard Of an over
draft until last January.
Federal Judge Arthur J. futile
denied defense m otlons for
acqulttal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-07

story said that his marriage witt
the former San Francisco belle
whose uncle owns ScabiSCuit. the
famous race horse, was a failure
from the beginning their inter
eStS being widely divergent.
RumorS that Vanderbilt whose
father. the late Alfred GwynnC
Vanderbilt lost his wife when The
LuSitania was sunk during the
World War, had split with his
wife were confirmed on Dec 3
1910, when Vanderbilt admitted
they had separated.
Mrs. Vanderbilt, following the
separation, continued 10 occupy
the family home at Sands Point
Long Island, with their daughter
Wcndic, who was born March 10
1899. at Los Angeles.
Neither Mrs. Vanderbilt nor IN,
millionaire turfman would com.
ment on the suit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-07
Carving Stolen
AT A|ger House

The theft Of a carved wooder
figure of an angel, part of A six
teenth century Italian tabernacle
from Alger House branch museum
IN Crosse Pointe. was reported to,
day by Clyde II. Burroughs. sec,
rotary of the Detroit Institute oil
Arts.
The loss was discovered by z
museum guard late yesterday
afternoon.
THE tabernacle was on loan
To us from New York col
Iector and was insured" Bur-
roughs said. THE figure Is
about eight inches high. Of
carved and giIded wood. II has
no particular intrinsic value. hut
is valuable In its proper setting.
The tabernacle was made for
the Pope In 1854.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-07
Gasoline Stocks
Again Decline

NEW YORK. Aug Z Stocks
Of gasoline throughout the country
showed further drop IN the week
ended August , from the lmmc-
diately preceding week, although
the decline was not OF large pro-
portions.
Total stocks last week decreased
l66 900 barrels from ethe week
ended July Is. Part Of The decline
in total gasoline stocks was caused
by a drop in refinery operations
from the previous period.
Daily runs 10 reflncr Q 5
amounted 10 3S45 600 barrels. of
$4,000 barrels from the preceding
week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-07
Car Loddings Decline
To Around $4,000

NEW YORK, Aug. 7-Railroad
freight traffic in the week ended
August , declined more than nor
mally TO around $4,000 cars
reports Of % major systems indi-
Gates This would compare with
S97 800 cars loaded in the immcdi-
ately preceding week and 7lS.00C
cars in the like 1910 period and
with csc, $50 cars in the compare.
BILE 1889 week.