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Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-25

We believe in American youth.
We believe in the portion of that
youth now serving in the New Ar
my. From what we know of them,
from what We have seen and heard
of them, we believe no finer body
of men ever stepped forward to de-
fened their country We believe they
will not be found wanting When the
test comes, whether that test is the
test of battle or the test OF a long
course of training without the ten
sions and eXciJements that drive
men through an actual campaign
in war Because we are SO sure that
American youth is sound and true,
We believe in the future Of the Unit
eel States of America.
There have been mutterings and
mumblings of late, both in print
and out of it, which suggest that
there is q certain amount of dis
content among the men OF the New
Army. It would be strange if there
were not. 1t is not easy to give up
a year, and then another 18 months
Of ones life to military prepared
ness. 1t is even harder in a country
not actually at war than when war
is actually under way, for the eX-
element, the all-embracing high
tension, are absent. It's all grind
and no glamor
Nevertheless it is being done.
Secretary of War Stimson speaks
straight from the shoulder when he
tells you men of the New Army:
.. out of your devotion there
is being created the most effective
fighting force which this country
has ever known in time of peace
Such discontent as exists (and
there is always some, in any army
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-25
Famous Sayings
BY Paul Harrison
Hollywoods Fads, Fancies and Foibles

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 25 = The
practical joke usually is regarded
as the lowest form of social enter
prise, but Ole Olsen and Chic
Johnson have proved that it also
can be one of the most remunera-
tive of the arts.
Their thriving stage hit, "Hellza-
poppin,' brought proof that peo-
pie will pay good money for the
privilege of being ribbed razzed,
embarrassed and frightened Only
an Olsen or a Johnson would have
had the nerve to turn out the lights
on New York audiences and shower
'em with beans while hollering
Look out for the spiders!'
After "a years of practical jok-
ing on and off stage, the come
dams ought to be totally friepdless
by now, but the fact is that they
have thousands of pals and ad-
mirers. from governors to truck
drivers, who hope some day they
may be able to pull a successful
trick on Olsen and Johnson.
OSCAR GETS EN-
There's a good example, named
Oscar Levitch, who lives in Seattle.
Levitch is just a substantial citi-
zen who runs q jeWelry store, but he
thought it would be fun to rib tie
'Hellzapoppin' stars by sitting in a
box and reading a newspaper and
paying no attention to the perform
ance.
It was funny, too but Olsen and
Johnson got hundreds of maga-
zines and books and bombarded
him out of his seat. In an effort
to get even for that, Ievitch sent
them a chicken and champagne
feast backstage. The comics were
enjoying it figuring that il must
be a sort of bonus from the theatel
management, when the caterer
brought them a bill for S64.
Next day a portly, dignified ano
prosperous looking woman appear
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-25
by Willis Thornton =.
You Men of the New Army -.

comes. we believe, from lack OF more
thorough understanding of just
what the United States is up
against. Secretary Stimson, review
ing the way in which Germany,
Japan, and Italy have, in Teven
wears, attacked and overrun l6
countries, show clearly the prospects
for actual attack on this country,
and the steps taken in building de-
fense outpoSts, to keep war away
from America. He shows clearly that
the Germans alone have trained
army Of seven million, all fanatics,
and all professionals and 7eter-
ans In any clash, even in the
outposts, against such force, "it
would be a crime against YOU your
selVei to send you Ilalf trained. !"
I'VE wish an army which in
equipment, training, and in spirit
8. will be able to meet and con-
auer any attack which may be at
tempted against any part OF our
homeland
The mere size of the present
American Army, a million and a
half men, is a guarantee that no
wild adventures in foreign wars
are contemplated" Such an army,
if trained to something approach
ing German finish, might be suf-
ficient to handle situation involv-
ing the invasion of one of the out
posts. 1t certainly does not ap-
proach the huge five or six million
men necessary to any About in
Vasion of Europe. 1t cannot, by its
mere size, be anything but de-
fensive army.
We have confidence in it and in
the men who make it up. They will
go Through with what the country
has decided it needs for its safety.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-25
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO EN-
GAGE IN THE SALE OF Al
COHOLIC BEVERAGES
August 26, l941


To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that fifteen
days after the above date, the un-
dersigned proposes to sell alcoholic
beverages at these premises, des-
cribed as follows:
S IS H'way 80, Lots 2-3-4 Blk. II {
Winterhaven, imperial County
Pursuant to such intention, the
undersigned is applying to the State
Board of Equalization for issuance
of an alcoholic beverage license
(or licenses) for these premises as
follows:
On-Sale Beer and Wine
On-Sale Distilled Spirits
Retail Package Off-Sale Distilled
Spirits
Anyone desiring TO protest the
issuance of such license (s) may file
a verified pro:est with the State
Board of Equalization at Sacramen-
to, California, stating grounds for
denial as provided b. law.
ROBERT ASHLAND
No. 2676
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-25
SILK SCARlTY FELT
ON HOSIERY FRONT
(FreSno Bee)

kI1tSIo= Dee
The manufacturers of silk stockings
are aghast-and we'll they may beat the
action of the Office of Production Man
agement in declaring all silk stocks must
be devoted exclusively to the manufacture
of articles needed by the Army, Navy
and Air Force for the next two years.
Nor is it yet apparent what is to be-
come Of the more than 100000 workers
employed in factories devoted to the MAX
ing of silk hosiery. How they must feel
about the order easily may be imagined.
Making silk stockings is big business
in the United States.
Last year 47,O00,OOO dozen pairs We're
turned out for the American market
alone The synthetic type, made of nylon,
also is getting quite play from the wo-
menfolk but the output still is compara-
lively small.
Will some form of cotton hosiery be
thrown in to fill the breach?
Well in the memory of many of those
still alive, cotton stockings were the rule
rather than the exception. 1t was only
very restricted class which knew the feel
of silk. mostly those in high society or
those in profession far more ancient
than respectable.
But it will be difficult to convince the
present generation of femininity in the
matter of hose that what was good enough
for grandmother is good enough for me.
If short skirts continue to be the rule,
the silk stocking is going to be missed
sadly; or is this one of the sacrifices
which milady can be called on to make
with smile in the interests of the de-
Tense of her country?
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-25

ed at Levitch's shop and hesitant-
" made a large selection of ex-
pensive gifts. She thought she'd bet
ter wait, maybe, and bring in her
daughter to approve her choices.
Next day, sure enough, in came the
lady. her daughter and son-in-laW.
A moment later two peculiar look
ing men entered and-bang- -bang!-
shot the woman.
You can imagine that Mr. Le-
witch was distressed. He and the
daughter and son-in-law were help
ing the ssounded woman out to rush
her to a, hospital. Once in the car.
she commanded, Hurry up, mister.
If I'm not at the theater in 10
minutes Olsen and Johnsonll give
me the devil
She was the wardrobe mistress.
LIVESTOCK MEN, TOO
Whether by plan or accident.
Chic Johnson has made quite n good
thing out of an exchange of gag
gifts of livestock with friends and
fans.
One fellow circulated this petit
ton: For years Ole and Chic
have been sending pigs to bedrooms.
putting snakes under pillows, beans
down the necks of their audiences,
and have scared heck out OF little
children and the defenseless aged.
You therefore are invited and urg-
ed to send them any gag gift, big
or small, alive or dead
The result was an amazing col
lection of creatures that gave the
team laugh. johnson took all the
chickens, pigs and COWS and stock
ed farm in upper New York state.
While Olsen and johnson were
playing in Australia, where six
weeks engagement stretched to two
years, they were invited to appear
at a party for the visiting Duke
and Duchess of Kent. Going from
the theater in their loW-comedy
costumes, they pretended to be 4
couple of suspicious derelicts who
had been wandering around the
mansion grounds when picked up
by the guards. Brought into the
ballroom, they removed their hats
With impudent flourishes and a
couple of pigeons flew out.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-25
BOTH LOANS AND
PLANES SAFE

That these have been good loans
is indicated by the record. Out of
approximately 160 of them made in
the first u months this policy has
been in effect, more than 80 have
been repaid in full, and not one
is in arrears.
The safety record in operation of
these planes is impressive-only
one fatality for each five million
get that five million hours of flying,
in spite of the fact that there now
are more than $4,000 private license
pilots buzzing around in $4,000 lie
ensed planes, all over the country.
The amazing safety record is re-
flected by the fact that insurance
rates on small planes have dropped
more than 300 per cent-from s35
to $3.50
What is happening right before
your eyes is that the country is
actually being converted to the fly
ing age when flivVer planes will
be relatively as common as fliVvers
used to be-
When the Civilian Pilot Training
Program was launched experiment
tally back in 1899, it looked silly.
Three hundred boys were picked for
courses in 10 schools. They did all
right Congress appropriated the
money to train 10000. Then it rails
ed the ante to $37 million, resulting
in the big program in operation to- {
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-25

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 = You
may think of the great Reconstrdc-
ton Finance Corporation as some
thing that deals only in millions or
billions of dollars. but a recent sum
mary of RFC defense loans reveal
ed that out of the $500 milliorf
it has loaned so far to help the
defense-including loans like S3l
millions to General motors to build
an aircraft engine factory in Chi
cago-there We're over 160 littlc
piddlin loans.
They went to previously unheard
of individuals for sums like S5850
or $685. or S8691.30. The curious
thing about all these loans was that
they were all for the same purpose:
TO buy one training plane
What goes on here, that the
United States government steps OH.
to loan a lot of John Doe Citizens
the wherewithal to buy EN- an air.
plane? The answer is simple. These
are the planes that are being used
by private flying schools in the ci-
william pilot training program of the
Civilian Aeronautics Administra-
ton. And these schools are doing
the primary and secondary training
of pilots for Army and Navy.
A short time ago, a bank in
SomeWille, Mass, knocked the eyes
out of local newspaper readers by
offering to loan money at per
cent simply interest, and no car
rying charges, for anyone who
wanted to borrow money to buy an
airplane. That made banking. news
paper and aviation history. for it
was the first of its kind. Heretofore,
sound, conservative bankers would
have considered loans to buy planes
as extremely bad business. That's
why the big Reconstruction Finance
Corporation had to make these
loans-just to get this business GO
ing and just to get competent fly
ing instructors, who are darn scarce
these days
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-25

What's the difference between demo-
cratic and totalitarian governments?
Defeatists will tell you there really
isn't much-that it is all the same to the
common people And Nazi sympathizers
sound hearty Amen
But there is a-or rather, there are
many differences.
One is currently being given a COM
plete demonstration in France, where Die
tator Marshal Petain recently abolished
the oath to France from the ritual ap-
piled to office holders. and ruled that
they were to swear allegiance To him. per
sonally, in the future.
Then came the next step. and il Is this
step which demonstrates what IS democ-
racy, and what is not.
Political prisoners in France hereafter
may be executed without trial, in reprlSal
for acts of sabotage against German
forces, even though the particular person
to be executed had nothing whatever 10
do with the sabotage, and might not even
be acquainted with the person who actu-
ally performed it.
Thus the dictators provide that, if they
cannot catch the person responsible for
sabotage, they nevertheless can punish
somebody for It. The person they execute
might be in jail for such minor thing
as listening TO an illegal radio broadcast,
or picking up propaganda leaflet drop
ped from some British airplane. The ma
ture of his crime" makes no difference.
He is killed, and his death IS expected to
terrorize the persons actually guilty Of
sabotage, so that they will desst.
That is totalitarian rule.
1t goes farther.
All persons arrested on suspicion Of
political activity in France hereafter will
be tried before military court, convicted
by military court and sentenced by
military court-and there can be ID ap-
peal. The first judgement is final.
We know in this country that the
courts make mistakes That is Why we
have provided for appeal from their de-
cisions-to protect the common man who
may be, in the first place, misjudged.
Not so in France, for France has be-
come a totalitarian state.
And France is demonstrating perhaps
to her own people and certainly to the
rest of the free world, that democracy
is worth fighting for For she is showing
how totalitarian state makes its people
suffer.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-25
12,O0O STUDENTS THIS FALL

CPTP courses run four months
each, making it possible to turn
out three classes a year. Sumner
sessions in some $40 cooperating
schools will soon be closing. and
the fall term will start in 500 schools
in September with $4,000 students
pilots in attendance. The reduction
in the number of schools is ac-
counted for by the increased en-
phasis which will be given to sec
ondary training for defense.
These students will get in the
primary training 70 hours of groun9
school and SO hours in tn eair. Those
who pass will be permitted to -
secondary training. which gives
them an additional 108 hours of
ground school, plus 80 hours in the
air. From there, the students can
go right into the Army or NaVv
training, if they can pass mental
and physical examinations. Or they
can go on to take the cross country
courses of another 108 hours
ground school and 45 hours flying,
and go on from there to receive
an instructors license.
Out of all this training comes
the reservoir Of pilot material the
armed services are yelling for. The
side issue is that here are being
trained the people who will fly the
private planes when peace returns
to the world, and the country can
have fun.
Originally the CPTP program
called for training one girl pilot
for every nine boys. With the en-
phasis on defense, and with the
need for military pilots, the gals
we're cut out of the picture. They're
still kinda burned up ABOUT It.
WINGS OVER WASHINGTON
When the defense effort is over,
and maybe before, the idea Of
people boosting civilian aviation for
everyday use is to start teaching
the kids aviation right in the
grammar schools. Give EN- courses
in model building as soon as they
can Whittle. Let 'em go to gliders
when they're in high school, Then
graduate to power flying when they
get to college. When that happens,
you will see multiplied a thousand
times the experiences Of towns like
Ada, Okpla. Only a couple of years
ago. Ada's interest in flying con-
sisted of 'one airplane and me-,
according to the airport manager.
Today there are two hangers full
of planes, Il private ships, 90 iic-
ensed pilots, and the city council
has voted a 100000 bond issue 10
start $350,OO0 airport. Three years
ago, no college president would have
put up posters urging the students
to take flying Yet today, $50 col
leges and universities give regular
credits in aviation. And RFC, by the
way, has loaned nearly So million
to finance the establishment of
about 20 aviation schools.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-25
Thought for the Day

EDITORS NOTE: The following
edit oridls are presented as interesting
opinions Uoiced by editors elsewhere.
They do not necessarily reflect the
opinion of this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-25

Women in Egypt are not allow
ed to be employed as barmaids
or mattresses in places where al
lolic liquor is sold.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-25
by Peter Edison =.
The Inside Track in WASHINGTON
MONDAY AUGUST Is, 1941

Gay which is largely responsible
for increasing the number of lie
ensed pilots to near the 100000
mark.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-25
Baibs

Who knows where people went
to eat peanuts and chew gum be-
fore baseball and movies were in
vented
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-25

Beauty used to be skin deep.
Now it appears to be about knee
high.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-25

Any German sea effort to disrupt op-
erations of the American merchant ma
rine should be regarded and treated as
an act Of piracy on the high seas.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-25
HERE'S THE DIFFERENC
THAT MAKES DICTATORS

What's the difference between demo
cratic and totalitarian governments?
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-09
Kalamazoo Will
Invade Ypsilanti

The powerful Kalamazoo College
tennis team, probably the second
best collegiate outfit IN Michigan,
will invade Ypsilanti Saturday af-
ternoon for a meet with Michigan
Normal. Singles play will begin at
2:30.
The Hornets will be engaging IN
their third match In two days since
they face Lawrence Tech at High
land Park today and Wayne Univer-
sity at Detroit Saturday morning.
The feature match will pair Vic
Mastromarco, Huron junior against
William Culver. 20-year-old Grand
Rapids product. Culver, who reached
the finals of the Grand Rapids city
tournament last summer, has de-
feated Bob Carruthers, 1910 nation
al junior champion.
Other members of the Kalamazoo
team are Eric Pratt, Bud Hunter
Fred Garbrecht, George Williams,
Frazier Thompson and Robert Row
land. Rowland is the smallest col
legiate player in Michigan, stand
ing only five feet AZ inches tall.
The Michigan Normal golf team
will also be busy Saturday morning
in a meet with University of De-
troit at Washtenaw Country Club.
The Titans defeated the Hurons,
1872 to Az, earlier this spring.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-09
Sports Roundup

New York ms The New York Giants short hurlers in
both quantity quality today reported dckerng with the
St Louis Cards the possible purchase of Fiddler Bill Niece
veteran highlander or Clyde Shoun. lefhander, =
CHICAGO -AP- Raneons Jimmy Dykes and his Chicago White
So had the today of raagaing the Detroit Tigers first
extended TIP of the 1871 season The american League
Cham bion 1Vho ar1 rsJt Briggs Stadium until May 25
obensd their fifth place hang been blasted om Of
a second Place berth BY the Washington Senator's.
Memphis Tenn ms With the original favortes emina
ted Dan Chandler of Dallas Tex today led four survivors
into the semfna of the Southern Women Golf Tournament
Baltimore Nd up although he is expected 10 close at
around money the ptntn Whrld1tdy 7Von be the SOLID
choice of the t 1Vey the Prcaknsss here The 10
uriers PoHed only first Place for the Calumet Farm
Coli vhs splitting the other 10 equally between C. S. Ho7Cdrd
Porteys Cap and Wood5dle Farms Our Boots
New York ms The odds today to that Ken Over
lin pugisms mariner will be stranded high and dry
night by Billy Sooe of Farrell Pa when they ange before
expected $4,000 house for Ovens New York Boxing Com
mission Middeweight Title
Pittsburgh up - Golf teams from Princeton Pennsylvania
Gsoyqetoan Pittsburgh Cornell and Penn State today eben
tOo-ddy rond-robn of golf matches decide the Southern
division championship Of the Eastern Intercollegiate Golf ASSocia
hon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-09
Worzniak Drops
Close Contest

Frank Worzniak, former Michigan
Normal baseball and basketball
star. delivered a double and a single
in four times at bat as Augusta,
Ga, dropped a 5-4 decision to Col
umbus, Ga, in the opening game
Of the South Atlantic League sea
son.
Worzniak. who is playing second
base for Augusta under the name
OF Ware, is still bothered by a weak
knee. The Hamtramck pastimer
led Detroit Altes Lager to a nation
al sandlot championship two years
ago
Bill Crouch, another ex-Huron.
has compiled a record of enc victory
and two losses as a member of the
pitching staff OF the Philadelphia
Phillies Of the National League.
Martin Zachar. who hurled for the
Normal uine three years ago. has
made only one appearance on the
mound for the Syracuse Chiefs of
the International League. He en-.
tered the game as a. relief pitcher.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-09
Y. H. S. Net Team
in Win Column

Ypsilanti High Schools tennis
team got back on the credit side
of the ledger after four successive
defeats as IL took squad of
River Rouge meters into camp
by 3 to score. The odd final
tally resulted when Bill Strang's
No. 2 singles match with Wanker.
vicz was interrupted by rain with
the score "A in the third set. Bill
won the initial set 81, but drop
ped the second 81.
Ellis Freatman and l.. ID. Har.
mon each won straight set vic
tories in the other two singles
matches as the former triumphed
over Thrun rs. 60, while the lat
ter bested Rosenketter rs. SO.
At the No. doubles post, Jim.
my Miller and Bill Rowe came
through with their second win of
the season as they downed Den
ninger and Book in very close
match. Although appearing at
times to be the answer to Coach
Wilbur Best's prayer for a strong
doubles combination, Miller and
Rowe have had considerable trou-
BILE in keeping their game hot for
an entire match. For some mys-
FERROUS reason the two seemed to-
slump after going strongly
through the first set. II was gen
orally thought that their being
first year men on the team may
have caused them TO tighten up at
times, so Il was hoped that they
would get a victory or two under
their belts, and thereby acquire
the confidence necessary for
winning team. Thursdays results
seem to show an improvement as
they buckled down after dropping
the first set 81, TO win the next
two by 50. rs.
Warren Shifferd and Dick Hall at
No. ? doubles dropped Ypsilantis
only point as they lost 10 McPher-
son and Jacobson 2-6. 50. S..
In a No. singles match which
didn't enter the final score Bill
Briggs Of the locals easily defeated
River Rouge's shultz by 81, 81
scores.