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there's James Stewart, a shy, awk-
ward, friendly, lanky dope who Is
not being an actor after working
hours. Jimmy Cagney is another.
And Walter Pidgeon. You sort of
make that estimate of Burgess
Meredith, but his wacky streak
sometimes gives off a trace of his
trionicS.
Their reserve, pOliteneSS and ac-
cent makes foreign players more
difficult to Judge Their manner and
accent is natural to them, but being
unnatural to you, it sounds actOry
even though it isn't. You don't feel
you know the BoyerS, the Marshalls,
the ColmanS, or even Charles
Laughton who is more American,
and admires these ways, more than
the others.
But, to get back to Tracy, another
reason for feeling that he is your
favorite person among the stars is
the paradoXical one that it's not as
easy to like him as some of the
olllCiS. liz ID q lliOOoy lClloN, "AiOoC
honesty extends to going right on
being moody when lesser people
would make an effort to be pleasant
if it killed them. If he doesn't want
to talk. he doesn't want to talk and
that's that. That would be rudeneSs,
or sullenness, in some others that
could be named. In Tracy's case,
it's just Tracy and it doesn't make
the slightest bit of difference.
1t is when he is being Irish the
other way, the gay, witty one, that
Tracy atoneS for what he may
be on other occasions. He can be
more effortlessly amusing than any
other actor you know, because unlike
them, he never gives the impression
of being a consciously comic fellow.
That's fine trick when you're in his
business.
Unless you stop to think of it, in
which case he might grow moody
like an Irish flash, you are never
aware of him as the chap who played
Manuel in Captains Courageous, ="
or Father Flanagan in Boys
Town"
One of the reasons you don't think
of him as Tracy the actor is that he
doesn't talk shop, one of the curses
of his business, even more SO than
others. He will talk about schools,
and children, and how he couldn't be
a worse golf player if he tried. He is
deadly in earnest about the business
of being a parent, and likes no pre-
tense on your part that it is some
thing about which to be light. He
would rather be popular father to
his son than be the greatest actor
on the screen. He wants to know
all about your daughter and he
startles the wits out of you by re-
membering from one year to another
a bright saying OF hers when even
you have forgotten it. (As if you
ever didD
So, knowing these things about
Tracy and liking him for them, you
feel fine about the poll that puts him
way up at the top as the movie audi
ence's favorite actor and person.
1t makes things look Sounder and
more sensible than they have of late.
He is such fine bet to wear the
distinction with a genuine sense OF
gratitude and without mawkishness.
Evening star., 1941-07-25

singer. He makes her walk home.
she makes him walk home and after
awhile they snarl their way to .
mutually agreeable clinch at the
climax of their idyllic romance.
Carole Lands is the girl and Cesar
Romero is the heel. So is the boss,
who sent us TO see this.
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and the Rhythm Rockets add 4
pair of neatly performed routines.
X X X
Dance Hall" is another of those
things that happen when a film
studio goes out of its way to make
a movie. It's about a sort of Pal
Joey" character without even that
much charm. the story of heel who
manages a dance hall and Woos q
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Dancers in Recital

Marion Chace will present four OF
her students in summer recital at
the Howard University chapel to-
night at $3.50 o'clock. All of the
students are former graduates of the
university. This is the first public
recital of the group which has been
studying at the Chace School for
two years.
The recital Is part of the pro-
gram provided for the summer stu
dents at Howard University.
Evening star., 1941-07-25

picture. featuring Carole Lands and Cesar
Romero; produced by Sol NJ Wurtzel;
directed by Irving Pichel: screenplay by
Stanley Rauch and Ethel Hill: from o novel
by w. r. Burnett. At the Capitol.
Ths Casf
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iOL Ol CdleS are
told of this or
that player, you
eventually come
away with the
impression that
just about the
most lik a b | e
actor in the
b u S in e S s is
Spencer Tracy.
That pie a S e S
you, if you hap
pen to be us. be-
cause Tracy is
the guy you like
best. Then one
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Cass Daley Contributes
Mayhem to a Stage Show
She's Wonderful Again at Capitol;
Oh, Yes, and There's Picture
Called Dance Hall
Rv HARRY MACARTHUR.

Cass Daley
certainly that general impression when she in
the immediate vicinity vicinity
of brisk,
little dish of
called Hall"
Miss Daley entertainer contributing
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erent from mere shop talk.
heSe sessions, in which a
Evening star., 1941-10-23

Union, that the men would picket
and that he was ready to take test
case to the high courts If the men
lose their Jobs.
A general city-wide strike of A. F.
L. unions in sympathy with the 78
city employees was threatened for
next week unless the Mayor and City
Council were prepared to grant the
street and water department work.
ers' demands that a labor program.
Evening star., 1941-10-23
Cumberland Strikers
Give Up Picket Line
As Jobs Go Untitled
A. F. /. Threatens General
Wolkout to Support City
Employees Demands

BY the Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Oct. %
Bent on establishing picket lines,
striking employees of Cumberland's
Street and Water Departments
gathered at the city warehouse this
morning, but when the city made no
attempt to i'll their jobs at the start
Of today's shift they disbanded An
ordinance forbids picketing without
permit.
An application for picketing per-
mits. made on behalf of 81 employees
of the street department and II
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adopted by city oficials last week,

adopted by city ofncials last week,
be embodied in a signed contract.
c. z. Stutzman, business agent
for the Teamsters and ChaufIeurs
Union, Local No. 453, said that
Cumberland might get taste of
what faces Pittsburgh" and called a
meeting of executive boards of all
A. F. L. unions In the city for Sun
day afternoon to discuss the general
strike proposal.
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water department workers who left
their jobs Tuesday in protest over
the city's refusal to sign labor
contract, was denied by City Attor-
ney Charles z. Heskitt yesterday.
Mr.. Heskitt refused to grant per-
mits on the grounds that the work.
ers had no right to strike against
the city.
Ready to Test Case.
John M. Buzby. representative OF
the A. F. L. International Hod Car
riers Building and Common Labor
ers' Union, announced last night
after a general membership meeting
of Local 8l2, Municipal Employees
Evening star., 1941-10-23
Non-Jury Actions.

253-Hertz VS.. Hertz; attorneys,
Louis Ginberg; Ray Neudecker-A.
G. Clement.
l36-Hoover vs.. Hoover: attorneys,
Ray Neudecker-T. G. Nichols.
| Mo. Hoover vs.. Hoover: attor.
neys. c. II. Doherty-W. e. Sullivan.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30
Autos Take 18th
Victim in County
As Laborer Dies

Traffic claimed its fourtheenth
victim in Imperial county Wednes-
cay when Trinidad Gonzales, "A,
Westmorland farm laborer, died in
the county hospital from chest in
juries suffered in an accident north
west of Brawley last Saturday.
Gonzales was one of the three
persons injured when car driven
by Ramon Duiz Sotelo, 35, and one
driven by Ramon Rodriguez, 81,
collided at the intersection of Sun
set road and Spruce canal road
three miles northwest of Brawley
The force of the impact turned the
Rodriguez car over on its side.
Those injured were Gonzales, Fer
nando GuZman, 49, half brother of
the dead man; and Cruz Tineo, 81,
Highway Patrolman Lewis Mitchell
said.
Deputy County Coroner Herbert
Hughes set an inquest at $3.50 am.
Thursday at the Lemons mortuary
in Ell Centre.
Gonzales is survived by wife
Mrs. Lucy Gonzales, and eight
children all living in Niles, Calf.
The children are Maurice, Trinidad,
Jr, Nora, Sam, Ramon. Dolores,
Joe, and Ernest. Funeral arrange
mentS were pending
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30
Border Cities 70
Celebrate Mexican
National HOLIDAY

Twin celebrations in CaleXico and
MeXicali were slated Wednesday
for Cinco de Mayo, the great Mexi-
can holiday symbolic of MeXco's
independence.
Program for the MeXicali cele-
bration was not available but a
committee on the Calexico side
Tuesday evening completed plans
for a celebration at the Mexican
consulate at 307 Sherman street.
Heading the celebration commit
tee is Albert Bustamente who will
be assisted by the Mexican consul,
Col Jose M. Gutierrez.
Although the celebration Monday
will be an all day affair on the
Calexico side, the chief activity will
be in the evening when there will
be Mexican dinner served follow
ed by a street dancing, entertain
ers, Mexican songs and novelty
dances. Music will be supplied by
lhe Mexicali police orchestra, a
tropical orchestra, the Cavalcade
serenaders and the Mariachis.
All proceeds from the affair will
go toward the relief of earthquake
sufferers in recent Mexican tenn
blors.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30

Unexpected opposition to a pro-
posed price-fixing program on re-
sale milk in Imperial Valley Tues
day climaxed a day-long state de-
partment of agriculture hearing at
the county court house and threat
med to delay final action by the
state at least one month.
Results of the hearing on the
proposed state program, which call
ed for three separate prices on
resale milk in the county, were
sent to Sacramento where State
Director of Agriculture w. B. Par
k2r will decide what rules and regu-
lations will be put into effect IN
this area.
Valley distributors opposed the
three price program offered under
the state program and petitioneo
that only one price be established.
They petitioned for a 10 cent price
on milk sold to the distributor and
a II cent price on milk sold from
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30

partment that Johnson be reap
pointed.
White House Press ecretary
Stephen T. Early said the johnson
case and the resignation of Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh from the re-
serves could not be considered ana
lagous.
He said no abridgement of free
speech could be construed from
either action, because as civilians
no longer in the reserves, both
johnson and Lindbergh would have
greater liberty of expression than
would be possible in active service.
1T used to be a practice for the
war and navy departments to call
men to active service and thereby
gag then" Early said.
"As a newspaper man covering
the war and navy departments
have seen cases where men thus
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30

once at Centfal nlSn ScnOOl at Z.oO
Saturday afternoon and again at
a supper meeting at the japanese
Methodist church in Brawley.
The FL Centro talk will be under
the auspices of the Imperial VAL
ley Ministerial association.
KagaWa was described as in the
United States on a brief visit to
confer with Christian leaders on
the west coast as we'll as the east
coast. He is slated to leave for New
York soon after visiting Imperial
valley.
An unwanted burden in the home
of his grandmother and his fathers
widow, Kagawa was sent away to
school when he was II. Because he
was frail and lonely he turned to
a Presbyterian mission that greeted
him with open arms and that early
training guided him along road
that led through the Presbyterian
Theological school at Tokyo and
later Princeton.
Worshipped by the poor and the
doWntrodden, KagaWa has lived
much of his life in the slums, shar-
ing what little he had with others.
Because of undernourishment he
became an early prey to tuber-
culosis and has been a sufferer
for 80 years.
High among his achievements was
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30
Distributors Oppose 3-Price System
On Valley Milk. Ask Uniform System
Without Store, Delivery Difference

the store and by delivery.
Under the state program 1our
per cent milk would be sold to the
grocery stores at 9 cents per quart
four and one-half per cent milk at
9at cents, five per cent milk at 10l2
cents. Milk would be sold out OF
the stores at 10 cents, liz cents
and IL and by delivery at IL cents
l3 and 1872 cents.
The petition for one price Will
delay the decision by the state,
according to department officials,
because favorable decision would
establish a precedent, and the state
feared other areas would demand
a similar setup.
State officials were also puzzled
by the stand of store owners who
agreed to allow the same price on
delivered milk as would be paid in
the store In most sections at least
one-cent differential prevails.
The opposition to the state plan
will also delay the establishment
Continued on Page 2, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30
FDR Refuses to Renew
CoIumnist's Commission

WASHINGTON, April 80. CUP)-
President Roosevelt, it was disclosed
today, has refused to renew the
army reserve commission of Brig.
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, newspaper
columnist, administration critic and
one-time chief of the NRA.
Correspondence in the case dis
closed Mr.. Roosevelt, through his
secretary and military aide, Maj.
Gen. Edwin M. Watson. assured
Johnson that personalities were not
involved in the decision.
The commission was not renewed,
the letter sair, because of Johnson's
age, physical condition and the
fact he has not been in active
service or training for many years.
johnson will be SO in August.
Mr.. RooSevelt's action overruled
a recommendation of the war de-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30
Teacher Sues for
Reinstatement

Mrs. Helen Moore Williams bat
tied in superior court Wednesday
for reinstatement as music teach
er in the Calipatria schools and
for reimbursement of salary for the
school year 1910 and 194l.
She sued the high school and
elementary school boards of trus-
tees under the teachers tenure act,
alleging that as permanent teach
er she should not have been dis
charged and the music instruction
abolished from the schools of Cali
patria.
On the witness stand Wednesday
Mrs. Williams testified that she
had been a certificated music teach
er since 1925 and had life cer-
tificate since 1882. She began teach
ing in Calipatria in 1927, she said,
and taught there until this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30

initialled by Ralph Ingersoll, editor,
that it has become convinced that
"the Mediterranean is lost Suez
and Gibraltar doomed
The editorial said the conclusion
had been reached on the basis of
news received in recent days, con-
firmed by special dispatch re-
oeived from abroad early today.
I'VE are SO certain of these ter
rible facts that for us it is as if
they had already happened" the
editorial said. I'VE believe the
brave little British army can fight
only rear-guard action at the
Suez canal, and the garrison at
the other end of the Mediterranean
must yield Gibraltar. 6.
The loss of the Mediterranean
Goes not mean the end of the war.
The British people are in this
war to finish it, victorious, and to
them the loss of the Mediterranean
simply means the loss of another
battle, which is not the last battle
IL the war-the only one they must
win. There can be only one last
battle in their war; the battle of
England. With our help they will
win it."
Asserting that the loss of the
Mediterranean means more to the
United States than to Britain, the
editorial said:
1T means that what We Ameri-
cans have to face is a new wave
of defeatism and despair in this
country-and we must meet and
conquer this emotion before we have
made our national decision that our
freedom is more important than oul
lives"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30
70 AMBl|Ne
a. EpORTER
Sucker Clark

Sucker Clark
The words to this song were
strangely garbled but there was nc
doubt about the melody when
Rolie Clark warbled for a gather
ing Tuesday night at the Methodist
Schurch in FL Centro.
Can you slng?" Rudolph Miller.
master of ceremonies for the mems
program, asked and Clark COM
piled. 1t was Clark's turn to per-
form for the crowd and Miller
made it bit more difficult by
jamming an all-day sucker into his
mouth. Clarks mouth.
The first sucker only changed thc
words of the Hill Billy lament into
another key, so Miller brought out
another sucker and inserted it
ALONGSIDE the first. Clark kept 60
ing despite the handicap and by The
time Miller had hauled forth five
suckers-all he had-and placed
them in Clark's mouth the song
fingered on but the words were d
marvellous gibbarish.
Another remarkable performance
in the hi-jinx was offered by Dusty
Rhodes who whistled with crackers
in his mouth and tried to blow out
a candle by wheeling through the
large end of funnel.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30
District Profits
S53,b72 During 40
From Power System
Audit Reveals Increase
In Sales During Year;
Expenses Itemized

A net income from power
sales in Imperial Valley OF
S53,672 during 1910 was an
nounced Wednesday by the
Imperial Irrigation district
after submission Of an audit OF the
power division.
Total revenue during the year was
S738,555. Besides cost Of production,
depreciation, provision for doubt
full accounts and interest on equip
ment contracts, there was an item
of $76,977 deducted for payment to
the federal government as interest
upon the power systems bonded in
dcbtedneSs.
During the year the district sold
26.926,469 kilowatt-hours of power
as compared with 19,330,757 solo
during 1899, the district reported.
Operation and maintenance OF the
urban and rural power systems cost
S2SS. .794, the audit showed, anc
SITS, ,7O8 was laid to sales promo
ton, customers accounting and
collecting expenses. Payment to the
federal government, depreciation
doubtful accounts and other miscel-
laneous items accounted for $751;
426.
Largest single item of revenue
1913, ,8e8-came from domestic pow
er sales. Commercial and industrial
sales amounted to $230,933. Sales
to public authorities were $62,864.
Depreciation has been charged
off on all properties in active serv-
ice, plant structures, diesel equip
Continued on Page 2, Col. g
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30

selves for the battle III the Mediter-
ranean.
Germany's next pig-scale thrust
still was hidden by scattered air,
land and sea operations from Eng
land to Suez, and fer the moment
there appeared TO be a possibility
the changing views of the worlds
big powers would influence the i'm.
pending war blows.
The well-informed British Press
association reported Adolf Hitler
was preparing to launch his main
attack on Egypt and the Suez can
al within six to 10 days, moving
westward from Libya with air-borne
troops but striking the hardest blow
by way of French Syria and Pales-
tine.
The Press association said that
the main attack would be based in
Syria and would start simultan-
eously with the drive from Libya,
where the British. and Axis forces
now are fighting around Sollum.
Soviet Russia maSSed a record
iluiiiDCA Va slii pleiAiCo, dl liliCly dAiu
tanks for Thursdays May day DEM
onstration in Red Square, following
the publication in Moscow of re-
ports 10000 German troops with
heavy equipment had moved into
Finland, possibly en- route to Nor
way. The Soviet press emphasized
Russia was prepared against the
war raging ever closer to her bor-
ders, but gave no real indication
Continued on Page 2, Col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30

called were assigned on active serv-
ice to posts in very remote places"
In contrast to this policy. Early
said, the action in regard TO john
son and Lindbergh permits them
utmost liberty of expression.
Johnson had asked that his COM
mission be renewed. Lin d bergh
submitted his resignation following
the presidents criticism OF his vews
about the war. Lindbergh's resigna-
ton was accepted yesterday, but the
war department could have refuled
ii.
johnson, a West Point graduate
and administrator OF the World
War draft. severed his active army
connections in 1919. He subsequent
ly held the rank Of Brigadiere den-
eral in the reserve corps for three
terms of five years each. The last
expired on April 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30
By LOGAN JENKINS

inc to move around the eastern end
of the Mediterranean through Syria
to descend upon the Suez canal.
I'm the event that Turkey does
not resist, I believe the battle for
the Suez canal will be on within
go days he declared. Asked what
Russias attitude would be in the
meantime, Rayburn continued:
CLOSE HARMONY
There appears to be a close har-
mony between Berlin and Moscow
I don't believe the Soviets will do
a thing to prevent German spread
in this section. Germany will buy
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30

Hitler's next move will be
Number two on the list of lay
men of El Centre to finish that
sentence was Robert Rayburn who
gave his opinions in a random poll
Of foreign affairs.
Rayburn's forecast was:
q. march through Turkey to
close with Great Britain in a battle
for the Suez canal, followed by 6
German victory and peace over
lures"
Rayburn said he did not believe
that Turkey would offer resistance,
but would probably capitulate and
permit the German military mach
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30

week activities.
Douglass school in Ell Centros
east side district Tuesday night
had its most successful Public
Schools week program with more
than 200 persons present. A con-
cert consisting of numbers by the
glee clubs and quintet, exhibits
by the adult night school classes,
and serving of refreshments in the
home economic department COM
prised the events of the evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30

Valley" cOIored mOtlOn picture,
was shown by Paul jenkins, POST
Press publisher, who praised the
advantages and opportunities in
the valley.
Special demonstrations, skits, lab
oratory experiments, elaborate musi-
cal programs, exhibits of school
work, and classroom discussions
comprised the program. Superin-
tendent Homer F.. Aker presided and
turned the meeting over to Ed
Ceilings, chairman of the Masonic
odge committee in charge of school
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30
SENATE KILLS anti CONVOY RES0l UT|0NS
Canadians Seize
Nazis on U.S.. Shin

HONOLULU, T. H., April 80
up - The Canadian cruiser
Prince Robert halted the us.
liner President Garfield and took
off four German aviators who
sailed from San Francisco Fri
day, American President Lines,
operator of the Garfield, dis
closed today.
The Germans, Ewald Flesch,
Werner Naumar, Hans Sand
Kamm and Guenther Katzke,
all aviatOrs in their twenties, had
been held by the U. S. immigra-
tion department in San Fran
cisco since last August.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-30
TRANSFERS SCHEDULED

simultaneously, Secretary of the
Navy Frank Knox disclosed at a
press conference that the navy
has no combatant ships available
at this time for transfer to Brit
ain but that more high-speed mos
quito boats" will be turned over
to the British as they come off
assembly lines.
The senate committee acted dur
ing closed session. Tobey has been
seeking consideration for some time
OF his proposal to outlaw the use
OF U. S. warshipS to escort supplies
to British or other nations at war.
Chairman Walter F. George, D.,
Ga, read the committee a letter
from Secretary of State Cordell
Hull which opposed the Tobey reso-
luton. Hull said:
IF there were no other reasons
against favorable action on the
proposed resolution, it is manifest
that its passage would be misun-
derstood abroad. My recommended
ton, therefore, is against the pas
sage of the resolution"
A motion to hold public hearings
on the Tobey resolution lost by a
Is to 8 vote.
Other attempts to get the Tobey
and Nye resolutions to the senate
floor without recommendation or
even with an adverse report were
also defeated.
BLIMP BASES PLANNED
On another front, Secretary OF
Navy Knox said that President
Roosevelt has approved a bill pend
ing in the house for development
of blimp bases on the east and
west coasts.
The measure, authorizing expen-
ditures of approximately $l7,000,000,
calls for the establishment of
Eghter-than-air base at Elizabeth
City, N. c.. South Weymouth, Mass,
and one near San Francisco at a
site not yet selected.
Knox said that 45 divisions OF
the organized reserve of the navy,
comprising approximately 230 Of
ficers and 4,600 men, will be order
ed TO active duty between May
and May 80. These reserves will be
assigned to auxiliary ships and So
called district vessels.