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Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
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knowledge of mathematics will
heip' but just plain old pencil and
paper will serve you well enough TO
solve these tricky problems about
play, work and travel.
l, "A tramp must have six Gig
aret butts to make full-sized Gig
aret. He has SO butts. How MANY
clgarets can he smoke?
:, Harry is working on a big lob
The first day. he works alone. The
second day George who works one
and one-half times as fast as Harry
JOINS him for two days. On the
ehlrd day, Ed, who works twice as
last as George, comes in for cou-
pie OF days. The work is finished on
the fifth day. If Harry had worked
alone, how many days would it have
taken him to do the job?
B. Elmer drives 1886 miles from
Cleveland to Chicago, going so m.
p.h, on the fast highway, 40 m.
p.h, on slower highway, and 26 m.
p.h. in towns and suburbs. If a
third OF the time is spent driving
through towns and suburbs, and
malt OF the time on the open high
way Is driven at the fast speed hoy
long does it take Elmer to driyA
the trip, what is his average speed,
ana how many miles did he drive at
each speed?
l. Seven cigarets. Each cigaret
the tramp made Woud yield an ex-
ira butt.
Z. 1t would have taken Harry ID
Gays TO do the job alone. George
VINO works Ole and one-half times
as last, worked two days cutting
the time by three days. Ed. who
WORKS twice as fast as George. or
Iicee Tunes as fast as Harry, work.
ed two days, cutting six more davs
Harry himself worked five davs
Total is ID.
s. 1t took Elmer seven hours tn
drlVe the 1886 miles, at an average
speed OF AZ m.p.h. He drove a
thlrd OF the time at 26 m.ph
covering SO /3 miles; another third
at 4o m.p.h (half of remaining time
on open highway covering log l q
miles; and the remaining third at
90 m.p,h., for 16O miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
by Willis Thornton
A Fast One, But Wide

One of two things now seems like
ly: either the Germans will now
launch another blitz- blow that will
bowl over the Russians, or else
they will face a prolonged eastern
campaign, perhaps even a defensive
one.
Churchill has told what would
happen in the first case. He ex-
poets an immediate attack on Eng
land, perhaps by September; cer-
tainly no less than an overWhelm-
ing attack on the Mediterranean
area.
But in the other case? Suppose
the Nazi blitz-machine bogS down
into long winter campaign in
Russia? Here's tip, for what it
proves to be worth, from a man
with good contacts in England
Perhaps Hitler would be depos-
ed, or appear to be deposed, as Ger
man Fuehrer. The army command
ers would seize, or appear to seize
control of Germany. Then a tre-
mendous peace appeal would be
made to England on this basis: 1T
was Hitler with whom you couldn't
make peace. Now he is out. The
army wants no trouble with Eng
land or the rest of Europe. It wants
only to lick Russia and deliver Eu-
rope from the Red Menace. How
about it, boys? You call off the
dog. Relieved of the war in the
west, we can lick Russia. Everybody
will be happy!"
The thought in such an approach
is that there were tremendously in
fluential forces in England and in
the world which repeatedly avowed
no i'll will toward the German peo-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
THE FARMERS REBEL

The hearts of all of us, along with our
applause, go out to farmers in the San
Francisco district in their rebellion
against AFL union domination of milk
hauling and distribution, which brought
on hot cargo boycott against 10 cream
cries which refused to sign up with the
The farmers, doing bit of picketing
themselves, refusing to send their milk
to market in which they have no voice
about the handling Of their product, are
showing the people of San Francisco that
subservience to union, especially one
dominated by radical sympathlzers, Is
costly to the whole community.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06

pie; once Hitler was out of the wav
means of living with 8O,O0O,OOO
Germans could be devised
But unfortunately Germany has
elected to sacrifice that good will
which definitely did exist toward
the German people. Lord Astor of
Cliveden was identified with that
appeasement position as strongly
as any. Yet today he writes to w.
R. Matthews, editor of the Arizona
Star: Can We come to terms and
have durable peace by treating
with the good and decent element
in Germany, especially the German
army?' No, says Lord Astor today,
whatever he might have thought
once. Because the old ruling CLIQUE
of the German army which once
thought it could use Hitler for his
own purposes has been destroyed
by him. All high posts have been
given only to Nazis. and the Ger
man army is indistinguishable from
the Nazi party. Hence, there is no
distinction at present between the
Nazi party, the German army, and
the German people,"
II such a man as Lord Astor has
already completely discounted in
advance any such German peace
overture as the one suggested above,
you may be sure that if any such
fast one" is pitched, it will be far
wide of the plate.
One of the tragedies of the war is
that Germany has succeeded in de-
stroying all confidence not only in
Hitler, not only in the German
army, but in the German people.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
INDEPENDENT.
IMPARTIAL
and
INDIVIDUAL
CIVILIAN DEFENSE
IN IMPERIAL VALLEY

Civilian defense, indeed!' calculated
the office crouch. What do we need with
civilian defense? It's nothing but prop
aganda to get the people all worked up.
The old army game. Give the civilians
something to do to keep them occupied
That's what's behind all this civilian
defense And I'm not having any Of It.
The trouble with the office crouch Il,
he's something like Senator Wheeler.
He doesn't believe in training for box
ing match until the other fellow has al
ready started to fight It will be too
late then, of cours.a-but fellows like
the office crouch and Senator Wheeler
don't care. There won't be anybody left
to say to them, Il told you So
Take this matter of civilian defense.
Bring it right home, where we know
something about the conditions. What
good is all this civilian defense hurrah
to Imperial.
We're inland. We haven't got any air
plane factories here. If someone did
bomb our cities, well-it's only jump
and holler to the open fields. We're
not likely to have any troops batting
back and forth across our county, even
if this country is invaded.
That is all true. But now lets look
at the other side of the ledger. And
while we're doing it let us keep in mind
that most of the countries of Europe
are in conqueror's hands today because
their people refused to believe that the
impossible could happen.
First, what would happen if San Diego
were heavily bombed? Most of San Die
go's civilian population would evacuate
of course, and there is only one way they
f.a4, ,1rrl,
Imperial county. Talk about an organ
ization, We would need it then.
Secondly, what is one of the major
objectives Of saboteurs in any country
Foodstuffs. Crops. The more perish
able they are, the more vulnerable they
are to sabotage. And we raise whale
of a lot of crops. most of them extreme
.ly perishable Ergo; we need guards IN
the event of an emergency. Haystacks
and grain fields are easy victims to tire,
and fire is easy to set. So, fire Wardens
Thirdly, is not the route up from the
Gulf of California one of the most un-
guarded against airplancs? It lies over
open country, largely unpopulated and
entirely unorganized as far as defense
is concerned. So we need airplane spot
ters.
Fourth, trouble makers delight in riots
whatever their eXcuse-When troops
are at work elsewhere. Home guard
troops are our answer.
That's why civilian defense is not all
child's play in Imperial county, or else.
where. It's deadly serious. The more OF
it the better, and the quicker 1t comes
the happier we shall be.
We'd rather have pair of brass
knuckles and not have to use them, than
not have them and be caught some dark
night by an ill-intentioned gentleman
with a blackjack
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
PROTECT THIS TREASURE
(Tulare Times

Communities Quilted by catastrophe
fire, have soon after swiftly risen from
the ashes as if by magic But forests
consumed by fiery, swirling tempests of
flame remain for long years after, with
their charred stumps and their patch
work of criss-crossed, black trunks resem-
bling nightmarish graveyard. Spectral
forests and burned-over slopes are the
forerunners of flood, erosion and barren
earth.
We want no such waste lands in Cali
fornia Every camper, hunter and tour
ist visiting the states great timberland
zones need only follow the simplest of
rules to protect forests against their
greatest enemy, man-made fires caused
by carelessness.
Never throw away a lighted match or
burning cigarette butt Never leave a
campfire unattended without dousing it
with water and covering it with earth.
An extra few seconds thoughtfulness is
all that is needed to safeguard those per-
ishable treasures which are the forest
temples of California's outdoor wonder
land.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06

in the past, whether to blush in
shame and try to hide its shortages,
or whether to come out boldly and
admit its equipment left consider
able to be desired. General Drum,
in commaned of the up-to-then
biggest maneuvers in the New York
state area during the last few years,
has been one of the officers sup
porting the idea that the country
should be fully informed about how
lousy its army material generally was,
in the hope that it would stir up
people and particularly congress-
men to demand more money for
defense. 1t didn't work, but it was
a good idea.
Army public relations branch has
been doing its best this spring and
summer, to let the country know
what to expect in the way of short
age of arms in these fall maneuverS.
Ihere Will be dummy weapons IN
almost every unit, and umpires with
white flags meaning stop, blue flags
meaning advance, red flags mean
ing retreat, and orange flags mean
ing you're wiped out, will be all
over the landscapes
What it will all prove is simply
that the Army isn't ready for war.
Certain task forces, perhaps yes.
But the Army as whole hasn't the
equipment and its men, good as
they may be, simply haven't had all
the training it takes to make an
Army that will stack up against the
professional and fire-baptized fight
ers of Europe and Asia. And the
more everyone realizes those short
comings, the better off We'll be.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
THE REAL THING, BUT

Participation of aircraft will be
limited. There will be few if any
parachute troops. All the ground
forces will have honest to-John
rifles and full quotas of machine
guns, and they will fire blank cart
ridges as long as the supply holds
out, as the munitions plants are
too busy making the real things to
bother making more blanks.
In the line of field artillery there
will be 75's, but practically no COS,
no loss, 1855 or any of the bigger
guns. There will be almost 100 per
cent equipment in the way of the
smaller mortars, but very few of the
larger sizes. Anti-tank guns and
anti-aircraft guns will be missing.
AS for PanZer divisions, the Army
will use what it has, but they won't
be completely equipped. The light
tanks will be out in force. but
heavy tanks won't be up to quota
by any manner of means. and nei-
ther will the heavier trucks nor
motorcycles.
Army headquarters doesn't want
TO get very specific about numbers
on hand or shortages in these var
ious categories. The shortages par
ticularly come under the heading
of military secrets. But wherever
there are shortages, they are going
TO be apparent through the use of
dummy guns. stoyepipes for NOR
tars, gaspipes on wheels for anti
tank guns. and SO on.
There will probably be consider
able squawk about all these dummy
weapons, in spite of the fact that
the Army has been doing its best
for months to explain that the Ger
man trained with cardboard tanks
before Hitler and that the short
ages are inevitable when you jump
an army from 265,O00 to 100000
practically overnight.
DRUM WOULD REAT OUT FACTS
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
WASHINGTON PREPAREDNESS
POINTERS

u. S. Marine Corps has conf
dental file on the manners and
customs of countries all over the
world, and whenever a devil dog
detachment is preparing for for
eign service, the manuals are drag
ged out and the men get a course
of how to behave while travelling
More than 10000 Negro soldiers are
now serving in II branches of the
Army 10000 in the regular Army,
the balance in national guard.
Army medical corps is making a
special study OF tropical diseases
like yaWS pinta and bejel. And
Army quartermaster corps has let
contracts for 1880 pairs of fur
mittens, $500 fur-trimmed parkas,
and 1000 set of fur mitten and CAPS
for nurses. Also to be mentioned
are hundreds of sets of hymn books
80 books to set for the armed
forces. Nearly 500 searchers in the
1tllouo ouI eau diC o"diiipcu l9IllS
to keep up with requests for de
layed birth certificates" now pour
ing in at the rate of 10000 week
Point is that workers can't get jobs
in defense plants unless they can
prove citizenship, and many people
can't otherwise prove they were
born. OF 265 dollar-a-year men, 40
were corporation presidents. WPA
workers have. made bows and ar
rows for 10 Army cantonment rec
reation centers In California.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06

More than l0OOOO,0O0 dirt parti-
cles have been found in a single
cubic foot of air in one city by
research engineers.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
Editorials and Comment
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST g. 1871

EDITORS NOTE: The folIoUino
editorials are presented as interesting
opinions Uoiced by editors elsewhere.
They do not necessarily reflect the
opinion of this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06

Girl with most beautiful back was
picked at an eastern bathing beach.
From now on she'll grin and bare
it.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06

Strange, but the freezing of as
sets has only made things hotter.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06

During hot weather Chicago police are
forgetting that parks must be cleared by
II pm. Sleeping in park will do in
pinch, but much better without one
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06

Scientist says there is 257,O0O horse
power in teaspoon of water. Aw, that
isn't water
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06

MEMBER
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fishers Association. Nation
al Editorial Association.
California Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
by Peter Edison =.
The Inside Track in WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 = From
now until the end of November,
Army units all over the country
will be up to their ears in chiggers
and up to their necks in maneuvers,
the biggest that United States fore
es have ever staged costing about
$24 million. Nearly million men
will participate-230,000 of the
Third Army in the Beauregard, La,
area from Aug. 1880, 100000 of the
First and Fourth Armies at Beau
regard in September, 100000 of the
Second and Third Armies in the
Carolinas in November.
Maneuvers SO far have been pid-
dim little things of divisions OF
corps, mere $4,000 to 100000 men.
Now the full armies swing into ac-
ton in the biggest war games the
country has seen since the War Be-
tween the States, as there was
nothing like these during the World
War. There wasn't time.
While every effort will be made
to make these maneuvers as real as
possible, including the use of smoke
bombs for mines and sound effects
achieved by playing phonograph
records of dive bomberS over a
loud speaker system, there will still
be lot of phony stuff, and there
will probably be a lot of yelling
about these aspects. For in spite of
the best efforts of the MTP experts
the mobilizatiodn training pro-
gram staffs-these maneuyers will
be far from blitzkrieg.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06

The botanical name of the true
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-13
USN COMPENSATES
 EXPERIENCED MEN

It was announced by the local navy recruiting officers today that men without previous naval experi- ence may enlist in the navy reserve for the duration of the national emergency in the following petty of- ficer ratings, provided they have the qualifications and experience In these trades. The recruiting service will determine the eligibility of men interested in these ratings by inter- view and letters of reference from former employers. The recruiting officers say that any man that car qualify in these trades should not pass up this great opportunity.
 Ratings are as follows:
 BoatsWain's mate, second class: gunner,sJ mate, second class; torpe- doman, third class; quartermaster third class: signalman, third class; fire controlman, second class; ra- dioman, first class; electrician's mate, second class; carpenters mate third class; shipfitter (plumber) second class; boiler maker, first class: metalsmith, first class; moulder, second class; storekeepeI second class; musician, second class; bugler, first class; ships cook, sec- ond class; baker, second class; mes attendant, first class; aviation ma. chinist's mate; first class; aviation metalsmith, second class; aero- grapher, second class; and photo grapher, third class.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-13
Many Congregational
 Girls At Conference
Camp Hagen Sessions Being Held Today and TOmOr-
 row Christianity, Democracy" Theme

Waterbury is well represented at the annual Young Peoples Confer ence of the Naugatuck Valley of Congregational Churches being held today and tomorrow at Camp Ha- zen, Chester, to provide information, stimulation and training which will bear rich reseuits in their program of the local church and to draw the various youth groups of the Valley churches into Q closer fellowship.
 "Chrlstianity and Democracy" is the conference theme. Rev. James Fl. Phillips of the First Church and Rev. Alan M. Fairbank, Bunker Hill pastor, are conference deans Rev. Charles W. Stipek, of Th0maston, si conference registrar. Rev. MT. phil- lips is senior counselor for the boys and Mrs. Charles w. Stipek senior counselor for the girls.
 Through the cooperation of Fay Campbell, secretary of Dwight hall, and of the Yale Christian Associa- ton, Q group of Yale undergfadu- ateS will be at the conference to mingle with the. young people and lead in he panel discussions.
 Discussion leaders will include, besides the Yale students, Rev. Os- car L. Locke of Oakville, Rev. Wil- liam McCance of Middlebury, Rev. Arthur H Johnson of Naugatuck, and others.
 Recreation will be in charge of Rev. William McCance. Sumner Lib- by, will take charge of the water front.
 Delegates from the Second Con- gregational church attending 'are:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-13
HOPEVILLE CLUB
 MEETS TUESDAY

The Hopeville Community Club will reopen its monthly meetings on Tuesday, September 18th, for the fall and winter seasons.
 Plans for the coming fall festiv- ities will be made and all commit tee members are urged to attend Tuesdays meeting. The Card Tournament which was such Q great success in the first ses- sion, will begin its second session Tuesday evening. All previous par ticipants together with any new players are cordially invited to at- tend the meeting to be able to have complete score card in the tour nament.
 The meeting will be held as usual in the Hopeville school gym at 8 p m. sharp.
 All Hopeville residents are invited to attend. s. E. Dwyer, secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-13
MOUNT OLTYE ZION

Rev. Sailsman w. Weller, pastor of the Mount Olive A. M. E. Zion Church, will be the preacher at the 10:30 o'clock services tomorrow morning. His subject will be Only Believe The junior choir will sing.
 Tomorrow evening the pastor will take for his subject, Seeing Strange Things Today" This service will start at 7:30 o'clock and will feature the senior choir. The pastors daughter, Rena J. Weller, who re- gently returned from the National Convention on Religious Education, will also speak, describing her trip.
 Church school viii be conducted tomorrow morning at 9:3o o'clock with Mrs. Anna Durham and Mrs. Elsie Mum as superintendents. The eMn'S Bible Glass will convene at 1880 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-13
NEARBY TOWNS
 AID RED CROSS
Volunteer Workers Con. tribute Generously i'm
 Time, Labor, Results


 The effective part which the var ious chapter branches of the local Red Gross have been playing in re- cent volunteer work was emphasized today in the report of the articles of clothing produced during the month of August, Of the total of 9,269 hours of service during the month, and the $50 articles Of clothing completed, the several branches contributed more than half. Both knitted and sewn articles were in- cluded In their output.
 Mrs. John Braxl, chairman of the Thomaston branch, announced that her workers contributed 156 knit ting hours and 866 sewing hours in August; Mrs. John B. Wakelee, chairman in Wolcott, reported III knitting and 296 sewing hours; in Plymouth, Mrs. Fred Buell., chair man, announced the completion of .13O knitting and 8 sewing hours.
 Mrs. DeFTance Clarke, Woodbury chairman reported that her group contributed 387 knitting and 319 sewing hours; Mrs. Charles Loom.s, chairman in Middlebury, reported 684 knitting and 757 sewing hours; Mrs. Carl Spellman of Prospect rts ported 205 knitting and 666 sewing hours,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-13

Face-iftng, musce-building expert When it comes to rejuvenaon hats off to youthful Edward j. Carroll of Agawam, Mass. couple of years ago he bought the abandoned Riverside Park in West Spring field and restored it to it's former glory as an amusement area This spring he bought the famous Great Barring ton fair grounds in western Massachusetts scene ot tne ton Fair will observe it's centennial this month the an nual event being scheduled for the week of September 22 Od-timers who have been gongp to Great Barrng- ton for years will hardly recognize the spot this time for Mir Carroll has built new racetrack (pari-mutuel bet ting accompanies the flat races here) new stables new drainage system remodeed exhibit buildings, installed new lighting and sound system, built new entrances and provided parking space All in all the site IS bossomng forth great splendor have all the Carroll enterprises of recent years That's why the Tower refers to him as facefting, musce-bulding expert-certainy he is in the snowman line.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-13
METHODIST PRESS
 BEING KEPT BUSY
4,5OO,OOO Copies of Octo- Der Periodicals of Chris
 tian Education Planned

MethodigtS are celebrating the centennial of the publication of Sunday school story papers by the issuance this autumn of new series of twenty-four coordinated period- icals to cover every ned of the de. nominations Christian education program
 To continue the tradition of The Sunday School Advocate, first iS- sued during the candle-light days of l84i, five of the weeklies of the new series are still of the story paper" classification, the print or der being for more than million copies for this group. They follow the hundred year old principle Of teaching youth by stories of cour- age and idealisTh, folklore, science and invention, and acquaint read- CTS with people who are bringing Christian attitudes to life.
 Occasioned by Methodist ur1ifica- ton was the necessity of consoli- dating the flfty-flve Christian edu- cation periodicals of the three for mer denominations. Out of them has come @ single series, the twen- ty-four completely meeting the re- quirements of all groups, whether pupils, officer, teacher or parent. Some are similar in name and con- tent to those circulated in the past, while others are quite novel.
 Challenge, for example, is a new quarterly designed to re-interest non -churchgoers to new loyalty to the ideals they have deserted. workshop, another new magazine, will supply youth with the tools to prepare programs of social service, recreation and worship.
 The presses of Methodisn are preparing e total of 4,540000 copies of the october number of these new, Streamlined, modern periodicals of Christian education.