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Evening star., 1941-08-24

u WOMAN of my acquaintance has an
~ absolute horror of heights. Her son
u - was amused at her inability to look
into the Grand Canyon, and at her stubborn
refusal to travel by air. Not long ago, this
lad was taken into our army and, from a
remote training camp, sent his mother an
honest confession that he was afraid of
being afraid" Il don't know whether I'm
brave man or a coward" he wrote, land the
doubt worries me all the time"
On receipt of the letter. his mother climbed
into plane and flew to her son. II thought
you were afraid to fly" the boy said.
Il am," the mother replied. but flew
to show you that fear can be conquered
if the reason is good enough. A brave man
is not man who isn't afraid, but one whose
will is stronger than his fear
Hers was a wise and courageous example,
and a wise and courageous speech. Most of
us, think, are afraid of being afraid, and
generally without cause. Someone advised:
Don't fret about being crazy. because if you
were crazy you wouldn't fret about it. sus-
pect it's much the same with cowardice -
the genuine coward is fearful OF everything
bit fear. A famous Indian fighter. who also
had served with Roosevelt's Rough Riders
told me that he had never gone into action
without shaking in his boots. Afterward, he
often was astonished at his own deeds.
Once" he told me, half dozen of US
barricaded ourselves in a log cabin on hill
to hold off greatly superior force of savages.
We were without water, and hurried to a
neighboring brook with a five-gallon can.
As filled it, shots began pattering around me.
That five gallons of water was the heaviest
load ever carried. Every step of the way
was tempted to drop it and run. When the
Indians had been driven off, we rushed for a
drink, and found the tin empty. The first
shots had punctured it in several places, the
precious liquid had escaped within few feet
of the brook, and the unbearable weight with
which had struggled uphill had been only
little metal. Boy, was scared to DEATH"
ALMOST any intelligent man would have
been equally frightened under the circum-
whose character and sense of responsibility
were stronger than his natural instincts -
would have finished the job. Any number of
people scared to death" have died for their
faith, or for freedom, or humanity, and they
were true heroes; Others who never knew fear
have walked jauntily into the prize ring,
or the bull ring, but failed of the everyday
courage involved in everyday tasks
My own idea of superlative heroism is that
of farmer who lived near an uncle of mine
in Michigan. Regularly, he went smiling to
plow or plant or reap or feed the stock. and
50 feed and clothe considerable family.
When this man died, it was disclosed that,
for years. he had suffered from an incurable
and excruciatingly painful malady. How he
walked behind that plow, day after day, is
more than l can understand" the doctor
r,
Evening star., 1941-08-24
ONE THING NOT TO FEAR
by Charming Pollock

said - but now understand 1t wasn't that
the farmer didn't feel pain In that case,
there would have been no need of courage
1t wasn't that he didn't hate and dread pain
or that he wouldn't have done most things to
avoid it. Only one thing he dreaded more than
pain, one thing he wouldn't do to avoid pain,
and that was what seemed to him more i'm
portant than fear or pain lying down on
his job.
NHIEFLY, we fear that to which we are not
accustomed. Gold and precious stones could
not persuade me to stand on lofty girder,
but steelworkers do it every day. Gold and
precious stones probably couldn't persuade
them to face an audience of a thousand people,
but do that almost every day. There is no
courage involved in their working at dizzy
heights, or in my facing audiences. But it
would take much courage for either of us to
do the other thing. Both of us might be scared
to death, but like to believe that the riveter
would face any audience to plead for what he
thought right, and that would climb out on
C.
us would be scared to death" because we
were doing an unaccustomed thing. When
asked Edgar Beecher Bronson. the big-g
hunter, how he could stand with only a
camera in hand while lions approached, he
answered, What the fastest you ever drove
a carr"
"Oh, ninety or hundred miles an hour,
suppose"
Bronson grinned.
Nothing on earth could induce me to do
that" he said. (Which means that you're
used to motor cars and I'm used to lions"
know men who, in the last World War,
dozed peacefully beneath big guns in action.
They weren't heroic at the moment; they
were tired, and. after months of it, accus-
tened to guns in action. l know pugilist
who went on fighting after he'd broken his
wrist, but he had felt no pain - was not
even aware of the injury. George Bernard
Shaw said, THE courage to rage and kill is
cheap. have an English bull terrier who is
full Of that brand of courage, but he lets my
groom thrash him all the same Real courage,
in battle or out of it, is the brand that doesn't
let the groom thrash you or Life or
what you believe to be unworthy or evil
Real courage is the subordinaton of every
thing else to faith that seems of greater
urgence than anything else - fear or favor
or comfort or security or even survival.
The valor we praise in song and story is
largely the bunk. 1t isn't the six-footer with
the broad shoulders and the mighty punch
who is always first lover the top" A lot of
Victoria Crosses and Congressional and Car
negie medals have gone to nervous little chaps
who just got by" the doctor. Many a lad in
military training today, hating it and wonder
ing what he'll do if the test comes, is going
to surprise himself and his comrades.
Because there's no oowardice in being
afraid; courage consists in what one does
when the test comes - and why.
Evening star., 1941-08-24

celebrities who were collectors of rare
and precious stones? A list went out
that night with fifty-odd names on it.
One department store was planning
a other-In-Laws' Day. A few hours
after the call, Earl and Ted gave the
store complete file on famous peoples
mother-in-iaws. Another request came
in for all celebrities whose last name
was Jones. Their collection began with
Movie Star Allan Jones. Ended with
Tad Jones, ex-Yale football coach.
A week or 50 ago, lady subscriber
phoned to ask the age of little Joan
Carroll, the tot who is already movie
and stage star. The girl at Celebrity
Service thought she said Jane Cowl.
Leafing rapidly through the files, she
came back with the answer:
why, she was born in 1884"
The woman gasped: Good heavens
- shes midget" -JeRRY MASON
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03
Junior College
Adds n NeW Iusses

course for junior college girls ar
ranged. This is the first time the
junior college has had its own
home economics department sepa-
rate from the high school.
Practical agriculture will be the
aim of the farming course added
this year, Dean Kiefer said. 1t
will meet three hours a week. In
the auto mechanics course enroll
ment will be limited to 20 and
preference will be given boys who
have had high school shop work.
S. E. Allen will teach the class all
afternoon every day. Its members
will have academic courses during
the morning. At the end OF two
years graduates will receive as
sociate of arts degrees. The art
course will meet from 10 a. m. until
noon every school day.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03
j. s. Can't Become
Treasury for All
Axis Foes Belief
Vandenberg Argues
Against Policies
But Supports Taxes
additional Story on Page Three)

additional Story on Page Three)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.
(UP)-The senate began de-
bate on the SO, 679,8O0,O00 tax
bill today as Sen. Arthur H.
Vandenberg, r., Mich, filed min
ority report declaring that America
cannot become the unlimited
treasury as we'll as the arsenal of
all who may choose to fight the
Axis"
Vandenberg's report was a dissent
from the majority of the senate
finance committee, which formally
approved the measure yesterday at
ter lengthy consideration.
The Michigan senator obtained
permission to have his report print
ed in the record rather than make
a long opposition speech. Such a
speech, he said, would serve to de-
lay passage, and each day that pas
sage is delayed is costing the gov
ernment $3,000000 in new excise
taxes.
Il do not want to put my speech
to the test to determine whether
it is worth s3OOO,OOO," he said. smil-
ing.
Chairman Walter F. George, D..
Ga, of the finance committee be-
gan debate with an explanation OF
the bills provisions. Senate Demo-
cratic Leader Alben W. Barkley of
Kentucky said just before the ses-
sion started that he hoped to COM
plete action this week, even If it
meant Saturday session.
Vandenberg said he would sup
port the bill reluctantly, if at all,
Continued on Page 6; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03
Southland Iron
Ore Plans Aired

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 3 CUP)
Rep. James G.. Scrugham, D.. New,
member of house subcommittee
investigating American metal re-
sources, left here today for Reno
after conference with intermoun-
tain metal producers which led
Scrugham to advocate increased
expansion of western steel produc-
ton.
He said Investigations here and
in California convinced him Utah
had the best coking coal deposits
in the west, located near Sunnyside
and that California had the best
iron ore deposits in the Eagle
mountains in Riverside county and
the Iron mountains in San Bern
ardino county.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03


of the Office of Production Man
agement.
One of the major items in the pro-
gram will De a $4,000, 900 steel
bridge from the Terminal Islanc
naval base to the mainland neal
Long Beach, Welsh said. Priority
has been given the project and
construction is scheduled to start
late next month.
The 300 miles of access roads ant
the 5000 mile "strategical network
of highways in the state will be
given high priority, Welsh said, but
the state building program will be
delayed due to the defense emer-
gency.
The Rector Dam project, author
ized by the l941 legislature, to pro-
vide a water supply for state in
stitutions in Napa county, will have
to wait" Welsh said. Since the
project does not call for power de-
velopment, 1t cannot be granted
steel priorities, he was told.
There is some chance the state
will be given priority on construc-
ton of the $2,OOO,OOO University of
California training hospital in San
Francisco since every effort is be-
ing made to give good priority to
health facilities" the deputy direc-
tor said.
"a blanket letter will be issued
shortly for priorties on mainten-
ance needs of cities, counties, public
and private corporations.
AS a result of access road plans,
priority was given for construction
of the $442,00 division of highways
administration building in Los An
Continued on Page 6, col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03
L.V.TaxPayn1ent
Record Hung Up

Imperial county taxpayers es-
tablished a record this year by
paying SO 2-10 per cent of the un-
secured personal property tax be-
fore the delinquency deadline Mon
day, Assessor Collector Dan West
said Wednesday.
THE unsecured personal property
tax is the hardest tax to collect, y
West said. 1T is placed Or equip
mert, furnishing and the like
whi.h are not secured by real es-
tate. If the tax is not paid our
only recourse is to attach the prop
erty."
Before the eight per cent penalty
went into effect Monday all but
$5,368 of the total charge of $79,-
029 were paid.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03
Railroad Man SAYS
Surplus Tank Cars
Available for Oil
Capacity Sufficient
To Ease Shortage
Declares Executive

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.
(UP)-J. j. Pelley, president
of the Association of Amer
lean Railroads, told a senate
committee today that there
are 10000 surplus or idle tank cars
that could move between 100000
and 100000 barrels of oil month
from Texas to the Atlantic sea-
board.
Pelley told the committee inves-
tigating the eastern oil shortage
that the American petroleum insti-
tute investigated the tank car stu
alton last May and confirmed that
10000 surplus tank cars were avail
able.
Within the past week, 1 have
seen reports of another study made
of this tank car situation" he said.
This report was made by a man
selected by the tank car owners
and leSSees and from the results
Continued on Page 6, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03
Fl Centre Stores
Sell U.S.. Defense
Savings Stamps
Customers Can Buy
Small Securities
Across Counter

United States defense say
ings stamps went on sale
Wednesday in virtually every
retail store in Ell Centre as
a part of a national wide
campaign to help national defense.
Retail stores in Ell Centro Of
fered the government their facil-
ties for giving the people an op-
portunity to buy the stamps without
undue hardship. We are offering
the 10 and 25 cent variety which,
when accumulated in sufficient
quantities, may be converted into
government bonds" said Gordon
Scriven, chairman of the retail
merchants division of the El Gen.
tro Chamber of Commerce, who is
in charge OF the campaign in Ell
Centro.
Scriven said the first objective
of his committee is to promote sale
of the stamps and explain to the
public purchase of stamps should
be welcomed as a means of safe
investment against possible financ-
ial stress in the future.
The plan for sale of the stamps"
Scriven said, called for defense
stamp counters to be set up along
the most crowded retail store aisleS
in America. BY placing the stamp
counters in stores the public will
be reminded of purchasing them
and may do SO without making
special trips. Housewives may buy
them as they are doing the family
shopping"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03

dents were away on vacation that
there was no shortage of parking
space in the downtown district. We
stopped marking cars for citations
in violation of parking ordinances y
Traffic officers this week were
ordered to begin marking cars for
overtime parking and offenders will
be cited to appear in police court
as was the practice during winter
months.
City crews began marking pedes-
trian crossings with white lines and
officers prepared to go on duty in
front of school buildings as soon as
school begins Sept. Is.
Il nope all motorists will drive
carefully and observe all traffic
laws" Chief Voyles said. "Of course
if they don't they will be arrested.
Girls and boys must not rioe BIZ
cycles on the sidewalks. That, too,
is against the law
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03
Calf. Leads US.
In HOUSING Plans

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3. lUP)
California leads the nation III
defense housing projects with funds
available for 1925 houses, the
office for emergency management
announced today.
Expansion of CALIFORNIA; aircraft
and other defense industries spurred
the housing activity, the OEM said.
BY Aug. Is contracts had been
awarded for more than 10000 dwell
ing units at a cost of $50, 1888, 1T
and of That number nearly 1900 had
been completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03
Two Precincts
Added in County

Imperial county has two more
election precincts which were
created Tuesday by the board of
supervisors.
Central precinct west of El Gen.
tro was cut in two and Solana
precinct created. Holloway precinct
in the Brawley area was divided
and De Moulin precinct created.
The divisions were made on rec
ommendation of County Clerk w.
j. McClelland, who said Central
and Holloway had too many voters
to comply with the election laws.
The couny now has IS election
precincts.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03
Japanese Ri9htists Press
For Showdown with U.S..

TOKYO, Sept. 3 (UP)-Powerful
right wing political organizations
increased pressure on the govern
ment today, demanding that it take
firm action in relations with the
United States, particularly ship
ment of United States war aid to
Russia through the Sea of Japan.
The inspired press asserted that
the arrival of two great Russian
flying boats at Nome reopened the
whole question of Japan's north
ern" defense and said Japan could
not stand idly by while "a scheme
of northern encirclement" is in the
making.
The official japanese news agency
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03
Unknown Nephew
Calls on &c. Man

THE surprise Of a lifetime" was
the way Felix E. Gray, Negro
court house janitor, explained a
visit from a relative last Weekend
DR.. Edward Francis, dentist of
Tyler, Texas, came to see Gray
and told him he was the only son
of Gray's oldest sister who died
40 years ago. The sister left the
Gray home in Livingston Ala, 43
years ago to attend school in Mar
shall, Tex. She married there and
died only few days after her son
was born. Gray never had heard
from the son before. Francis was
accompanied by his wife and 49,
year-old daughter.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03

dillly WdS lcpOIJ IJCo pluiiSiliS INV
German lines behind bomber squad
rons and Acton tanks after driving
back the Germans three miles in
battle before Leningrad and 80
miles in an onslaught that "clut-
tered the road" with enemy dead
on the central front.
Marshal Klementi Voroshilov per-
sonally commanded advance troops
in the Leningrad counterattack, ac-
cording to the army publication Red
Star, which said that Russian drives
were in progress on the Smolensk,
Gomel and lower Dnieper sectors.
Rome and Vichy dispatches re-
ported that the biggest battles of
the war appeared to be in progress.
One French newspaper estimated
that SO fresh Red army divisions had
been sent into the central front
counteroffenSive. Berlin said the
counterattacks were being broken
up.
RERLIN'S HEART AFLAME
The British aerial offensive led
by giant RAF bombers hit hard
at Berlin, setting big blazes in the
German capital on the second an
niversary of Britain's declaration of
war, according to official state
ments in London.
In addition, Air Minister Sir Ar
chibald Sinclair said that the Raj
had turned the tables" on the Ger
mans at sea by sinking 80 Axis ships
of 5000 tons in July and by con-
tinual attacks on enemy ships in
the North Sea, the Adriatic and the
Mediterranean.
The Russian counteroffensive on
the central front, if continued, ap-
peared likely to be one of the most
important operations of the war be-
cause it involved the success or fail
ure of the German campaign to
flank the Red army in the Ukraine
and attain a firm front before
winter. The battle for Leningrad,
where Russian troops and tanks
were said to be still pursuing the
enemy, was more spectacular.
POSITIONS VAGUE
Exact positions were not disclos-
ed, but the Germans had reported
their advance troops near Krasnoe
Continued on Page 6, Col. /,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03

Three new practical courses and
a new art course for advanced
students were added to the Central
Junior college curriculum for the
coming year, Dean Glenn Kieffer
announced Wednesday.
For the first time an agriculture
course, an auto mechanics course,
and a home economics course will
be available to junior college STU
dents. An art course for advanced
students showing marked talent IN
the arts will be offered by Franklin
Moon of the art department.
The home economics department
was reorganized and a three-unit
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03


Domei said that Premier Prince
Fumimaro Konoye, addressing a
round table conference of govern
ment officials and representatives
of war industries, said that Japan
was facing the greatest crisis In
her history and that it could be met
only by complete mobilization of
the nations power. Such mobiliza-
ton, however, has been in progress
for some time under the imperial
national mobilization act.
Pressure on the government to
attempt to prevent shipment of war
supplies, above all aviation gaso-
line, to Russia via Vladivostok
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03


came into the open yesterday when
the Japan New East Asia associa-
ton, of which Prince Fumimaro
Konoye, the premier, is president.
sent the government a four-point
program.
The chief point presented by the
league in behalf of the SO organi-
cations which 1t comprises was
that Japan exercise the rights OF
self-defense in Japanese territorial
waters
This meant that 1t seeks 10 pre-
vent shipment Of supplies TO vlad-
ivostok through the straits be-
tween Japanese islands.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03
Wife viii Divorce
Maurice Costello

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 3. (UP)-
Maurice Costello, first great matinee
idol and father of Dolores Costello,
said today that his second wife,
Ruth Reeves, an actress, will file
suit to divorce him.
The 64-year-old actor, known to
his early audiences as "Dimples"
married Miss Reeves, daughter of
a federal judge, two years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03

tights, a satin vest, flOWer Deillnu
his ear and his mandarin mustache
couchant.
He and Sonora Dali curled up in
a red velvet bed at the head of the
main table to preside at the party
for the benefit of refugee artists.
She wore a ponderous horses head.
UP and down their table strolled
an impassive porcupine. Life-sized
gargoyles stood, iter-like, behind
each chair.
Another attraction was chained
wombat from page 116l of Websters
collegiate dictionary.
Dali hung thousands of gunny
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03
Not Enough Respect

NOt EHOuSH TNcSpcCt-
When Howard P Meyer was On
vacation, he stopped in a hotel in
Estes Park, Colo.
He wandered into the hotel bill
lard room and noted man in
lonely splendor batting the balls
around the table.
"I don't know much about this
game" Meyer said with the friend
liest of intentions in the world,
"but maybe we can while away some
time. SIN Howard Meyer from
Imperial Valley, California
The lone pool player said he was
Hatch from New Mexico. They be-
gan to play About half an hour
later, Meyer woke up.
*Say," he asked, aren't you
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03

sacks from the ceiling ito depress
the guests" They were only moder-
ately successful.
A honey touch was added by a
tableau with live nude crumpled
on a bed of gardenias under a
wrecked automobile.
Most OF the notables were in
mufti. Gloria Vanderbilt was there
with Pat Di Cicco, Hollywood ac-
tors agent. So was Bob Hope, who
is playing IN the California amateur
golf tournament here this week.
The guests seemed satisfactorily
puzzled.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03
Braw|ey Police
Officer Succumbs

The body of Presley L. Lovelady,
6s. Brawley police patrolman for
more than 16 years, was en- route
to Slaton, Texas Wednesday for
funeral services and burial.
Lovelady died Monday at the
home of his daughter in Santa
Ana. He had been in i'll health for
many months. He is survived by
his wife; three daughters, three
sons; a brother; and 10 grand
children.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03
Philip Knights, jr.,
In Naval Reserve

Philip Knights, jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Knights of Ell
Centre, recently was accepted by
the Naval Reserve and expects to
be called into service about Nov. 15.
He was a member of the CAA
class at Central Union High school
which passed the course with an
average grade of 81. He later COM
pleted his flying hours and was
granted his pilots license.
Young Knight was graduated
from Central Junior college last
June. His father was a captain OF
engineers during the last World
War and saw service overseas.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03

tor, caned police when two youths
robbed his service station. Patrol
men Verne Cairns and Earl Stew
ard picked up three youths loiter-
ing on street corner and brought
them to the service station for
Identification.
Ross leaped out of the front seat,
pulled a gun and leveled it on
Patrolman Cairns. Cairns grabbed
the pistol and in the scuffle the
youth pulled a pistol out of the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-03

patrolman's holster.
He held the police under cover
while one of the other youths fled.
Detective L. T. Navarro drove up
and seeing the policeman covered.
fired at the youth. The boy return
ed the fire and Navarro then shot
him through the shoulder and right
side. The third youth who re-
manned in the car identified him.
self as Weldon Pr<er, 10, Coolidge.
Authorities sought the youth who
fled.