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Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-02
Editorials and Comment
RACKETS
AND GARDENS
lRiNerSide PreSSl

(Riverside Press)
Vegetables are good to eat. They con-
tribute to victory. Flowers contribute to
the Joy and inspiration of life. Both be-
long in 1912 gardens. If a fellow really
wants to plant a guayule plant for fun
that's all right. It's always interesting to
see how a new plant will take hold and
develop. But let not the gardener fall
for any of the rackets which hover over
the edge of his garden fence, waiting to
take his money for nothing.
Guayule, like any other commercial
crop. needs good stock and careful knowl-
edge of what to do for it, climate includ-
ed An acre won't make a family rich,
and it might turn out to be milkweed or
goldenrod Such things have happened.
Mulberry trees are another sign OF the
growing times The racketeer sells the
mulberry stock-or what he declares Is
mulberry stock - on a talk about the
scarcity of silk He'll sell what he says
are silkworms, too
However, this racketeer won't sell
either mulberry tree or silk worm to old
time Riversiders. They have already gone
through the motions of building up an
outstanding silk industry hereabouts and
what there is to be learned about SAID
silk industry they have long since forgot
ten. AS a matter of fact little remains
of that silk adventure but few mulberry
trees in parking spaces here and there
throughout the community which at the
proper time muss up the sidewalks, and
motivate an appeal to the park commits
sioners for their removal. Don't let any
body fool you about silk culture via the
mulberry tree route.
Better Business bureaus throughout the
nation warn against any of these easy
ways to lose time and money.
Then, too. there are plenty of war
rackats. identification cards" for two
dollars to serve the foreign born in place
of citizenship papers are one. They mean
nothing, of course, except the loss of the
dollars. False birth certificates are an
other. Rackets of this kind are always
in existence-they merely change their
tunes with the times.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-02
CLEARING THE AIR

Nevada State JournaD
In San Francisco naval court martial
started yesterday with Lieut.. Com. Maur
ice n. Aroff as the defendant. Aroff was
attached to the naval procurement office
for the San Francisco district, which in
cludes Nevada. He is accused of accept
ing an automobile and other trinkets as
fees" for facilitating granting commits
sions to civilians who desired to get IN
the navy.
Such things should not be taken as a
reflection on the navy, although reports
that commissions could be obtained
through political pressure or in return
for fees or favors, has not been benefic
ial to the morale of the old timers in the
service or those from civilian life who
secured commissions on merit.
OF course it is not fair to Aroff to pre-
judge his case as a competent naval board
is conducting the trial, but many Nevada
men came in contact with Aroff's office
q few months ago and came away dis
gusted.
The navy and the army need the SER
vices Of men from civilian life to carry on
essential work in many fields and relieve
regular trained officers for combat duty.
But competent civilians do not want to be
subjected to suspicion when they secure
a commission nor do they desire to face
arrogant officers
The court martial of Aroff, whether or
not he is adjudged guilty of the charges
placed against him, will go far toward
clearing the air OF many rumors and the
navy deserves cOmmendation for taking
prompt action when the finger OF suspl-
cion was directed at their officer procure
ment service.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-02
BY MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX
NEA Service Staff Writer

Franks are more than something
to eat that's fun. They contain
complete protein, b complex vita
minis and essential minerals. So
use them without any feeling you
are not living up to the best stand
ards.
Scrambled Frankfurters
Six frankfurters, 2 tablespoons
butter, 4 eggs, 2 tablespoons cream,
" cup chopped celery, ga teaspoon
salt, toast triangles, IA cup mashed
liver sausage, parsley.
Slice frankfurters thin and saute
in butter until brown. Beat eggs
slightly, add cream, celery and salt.
Mix well and pour over frankfurters
Cook over low heat, stirring con-
stantly, until eggs and frankfurters
are well scrambled. Serve on toast
triangles which have been spread
with mashed liver sausage. Garn-
ish with parsley. Makes servings
Frankfurters Creole
Ten frankfurters, Ia cup chopped
onion, l-3 cup chopped mushrooms
2 tablespoons butter, tablespoons
flour, 1R cups water; " teaspoon
salt. l-8 teaspoon pepper, Ia tea
spoon thyme, bay leaf, IA cup
chopped green pepper, 2 tablespoons
chopped parsley.
Cut frankfurters in 2-inch pieces
crosswise. Saute onion and mush-
rooms in butter 3 minutes; stir in
flour and cook / minute. Add water
gradually and cook until thickened,
stirring constantly. Add season.
ings, green pepper, parsley and
frankfurters and simmer 8 TO 10
minutes. Serve hot on toast or
mounds of rice, Makes 6 servings.
,.7 / TOMORROW'S MENU
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-02
0PAPuts 0kay on
Liquor Price Hike

WASHINGTON, Aug. l UP)-
Increases in the retail piice of do
mestic gin, whiskey, liquer and
cordials were authorized b. the Of
flee of price administration today
to offset higher costs resulting from
war production board restrictions
and additional taxes.
1t said many manufacturers and
distributors could not have contin-
ued in business" if forced to main
tain March ceiling prices.
Under the OPA's regulations, ef-
fective Aug S, the price of gin will
jump ID cents a quart while the
increased cost of whiskeys will vary
with the type of product. Blend
ed Whiskies will reflect higher
prices for ingredients but straight
WhiskieS will not show any increase
unless further tax increases are
made
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-02

Vi ltSScl pei lOuS.
This year, with employment up
the first five months experience
forecasts 100000 injuries, $4,000
deaths, 10000 permanent injuries
From the war production stand
point this is mighty serious. 1t
means, the National Safety Coun-
Gil computes, that we shall lose
five hundred million man-days of
labor, at a time when we are press
ed to find enough workers to care
for our military needs.
Half billion man-days is equi-
valent approximately to two mil
lion men working fifty 40-hour
weeks
Those two million men are
enough to provide the labor for
building II battleships, or 625 de-
stroyers, or "a ZOO flying fortresses,
or 10000 fighter planes, or 3l2,5O0
light tanks.
In time OF war we can't eValuate
lost labor in terms of man days,
or even in humanitarian terms. We
have to think in terms of arma-
ment and munitionS-th tools with
which civilization, as we have come
to know it, is to be saved from the
Huns.
1t is up to every worker, and
every workers family, and every
employer - and to the public as
whole-to fight the mounting
curve of accidents, both within the
factory and outside.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-02
s. Burton Heath
Writes:

More Americans will die this
year, because of civilian accidents,
than were killed by the Germans III
the first World War.
More will be injured than were in
the biggest army we ever raised, the
World War I army, including front
line fighters, Service of Supply
workers, and those who never got
further than preliminary training
camps in the United States.
AS many will be permanently in
capacitated by injuries as the total
of American soldiers wounded dur
ing the first World War.
Individually, there is nothing
sensational about most accidents.
The victim suffers. So do his wife,
his children and his other relatives.
His friend are sorry. Perhaps the
community helps care for his de-
pendents. It's too bad, we say, but
he should have been more care
full.
In the aggregate, the time has
passed when we can take this dis
passionate approach to accidents
The National Safety Council, with
the expressed approval and support
of President Roosevelt and Don
aid Nelson, is trying to reduce the
accident trend as a war measure
Last year four million workers
were injured, three-fifths away
from their jobs. Fifty thousand OF
them died. Another 10000 were
permanently disabled. The rest
were kept from work for greater
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-02
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
ENGAGE IN THE SALE OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

July o. lofd
To Whom II May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that fiji
teen days after the above date,
the undersigned proposes to sell
alcoholic beverages at these prem
ises, described as follows
102 w. Orange Street,
FL Centre, California.
Pursuant to such intention, the
undersigned is applying to the State
Board of Equalization for issuance
Of an alcoholic beverage license (orj
licenses) for these premises as fol-
lows:
ON-SALE BEER
Anyone desiring TO protest the
issuance of such license go may
file a verified protest with the State
Board OF Equalization at Sacrament
to, California, stating grounds for
denial as provided by law.
l1f JOHN DEIlAND NIJRRAv dho
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-02
British Navy in
Channel Action

LONDON, July 81. CUP)-British
light naval units engaged enemy
forces three times last night in the
North Sea-channel area and set
fire TO an armed trawler that
burned SO fiercely it probably is
a total loss, the admiralty announc-
ed today.
The first engagement, started
when the British intercepted five
enemy armed trawlers, lasted 10
minutes during which the enemy
was hit repeatedly and the last
ship in the line set ON fire. One
British ship was disabled but reach
ed its base, and there were some
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-02
laps Liquidating
American Banks

TOKYO, Aug. Japanese
broacaSt recorded by UP in New
York; Japanese military authori-
ties in the Philippines started TO-
day to liquidate American and 9TH
er Allied banks, a Manila dispatch
of the official Domei news agency
said
Debts to banks are to be paid
by Sept. 80 and those payable in
foreign currencies are to be paid
at exchange rates which prevailed
last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-02
Schwarz.Moore
Marriage Revealed

Announcement has been made OF
the recent marriage of Helen
SchWarz and John L. Moore. The
ceremony took place in Yuma on
July 10 Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Holt,
friends of the bride and bride
groom, accompanied the couple to
Yuma.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Moore have
lived in the valley for many years,
Mr.. Moore and his family being
pioneer residents. They have pur-
chased a court on Orange avenue,
and will be at home after August
IS in one of the apartments.
Mr. Moore is the proprietor OF the
owl Pool hall
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-02
Hamburg Citizens
STAGE Food Riot

LONDON, Aug. l CUP) - Radio
Moscow reported today that As per-
sons were killed at Hamburg July
26 in a food riot when gestapo
agents attempted TO disperse dem
onstrators
II reported that the food situa-
tion at Hamburg, long a big Com
munist center, had extremely de-
Perforated" and said that for a week
the ,tpwnspeople received no bread,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-02
IT'S TINE TO PUT AN
END TO THESE CRIMES

We have said it before, and we say it
again-America and the American pub
lie must put the stopper on the explosions
of union greed if we are to win the war.
We've heard promises of cooperation in
the war effort from the monopoly labor
unions, and there has been no coopera-
ton. We've heard protestations Of pa
triotsm, and there has been no patriot
ISM We've heard promises there would
be no strikes, and there have been strikes
Men are dying in Australia, in Africa
and in Europe, while at home we piddle
around soft heartedly and soft headedly,
permitting sabotage which denies those
very fighting men the tools they need to
save the lives and government of all of us
We cannot depend on promises any
more that we know. We cannot expect
cooperation from the tiny band of die
tators who hold the working men in
slavery and fear.
If we're going to be certain. that our
production will continue, we've got to
make certain that there can be no sabo-
tage by greedy union bosses.
Strikes in war industries are treason
and murder. They are treason TO the
government, and murder of our sons and
brothers at the front.
How much longer are we going to toler-
ate them?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-02
GLORIFYING
YOURSELF
BY ALICIA HART
NEA Service Staff Writer

It's surprising to discover, as I
do from the mailbox, that many,
many women don't like their own
noses. Maybe one reason for 1t is
that pre-war standards of Ameri-
can beauty were pretty convention
al-that is. you're conventionally
pretty with a perfectly proportion
ed face, or you're not pretty at all,
Beauty standards are changing.
Instead of "glamor" smart women
seek a look of vitality" Along
with that, you can expect more
general appreciation of your long
nose, which suggests strength and
intelligence; of your short, which
suggests a gentle, inquisitive ma
ture.
So don't take your nose faults"
SO seriously.
And, if you still feel self con-
scious about them. try some of the
suggestions Perc Westmore, makes
for creating an illusion of a nose
which is not yours. He sagely says
he wouldn't recommend plastic surg
cry for the average girl unless her
professional career depended on it.
Instead:
To make a long nose seem less
severe, foreshorten it by plucking
the eyebrows back just a trifle
away from the nose, by using a
darker powder base and powder on
the nose; by keeping rouge away
from it.
THIS MAKES NOSE
SEEM LESS BROAD
To take attention away from a
tiny tilted nose. powder nose first,
with lighter powder; then use dark
er powder on the rest of the face.
To make a very broad nose seem
less SO: use darker powder base
and powder on the sides of the
nose and around the nostrils; ap-
ply lighter shade straight down
the nose arch; do not pluck broWs
into a thin line and if they grow
Sparsely, pencil them; and wear the
hair away from the face in loose
waves. d
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-02
MIND YOUR
MANNERS

Test your knowledge of correct
social usage by answering the fol-
lowing question, then checking
against the authoritative answers
below:
/, If a friend borroWs Some-
thing and you say you don't want
it back, should you ever ask for
it later?
2. If you own a dog should you
try to keep it out of neighbor's
yards?
3. If there are other houses
close by, should family turn on
a radio in their house loud enough
SO they can sit out in their yard
and listen to it?
4. While the war is going on
should organizations plan picnics
several miles out in the country
if it means the guests will have
to use their automobiles to get
there?
5. Is it good manners for a
person to scheme so that he always
gets to ride in someone elSe'S auto
mobile and leaves his own in the
garage?
What would you do if
You are a woman going into a
movie with a man and their is a
line at the ticket window
(A) Wait for him inside the
lobby, but out of the way of per-
sons entering theater?
OBJ Stand beside him in the
line?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-02
MODERN MENUS

Tee, IIIIIK.
LUNCHEON: Cream of spinach
soup in cups, WholeWheat toast,
honey cake, fruit bowl, tea, milk.
DINNER: Iced melon, Frankfurt
ers Creole, steamed rice, green
beans, green salad, blackberry pie,
coffee, milk.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-02
BERLIN SAYS 1913
ALLIED SHIPS SUNK

BERLIN, Aug. | German broad
cast recorded Dy UP in New York;
A high command communique
said today that in July Germany
had sunk 1913 Allied ships totaling
815,9OO tons.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-02
NOT ONE SHRED OF
EXCUSE FOR THIS

AT Pontiac. Mich, two war plants were
closed by jurisdictional strike tins week.
They were plants turning out arms to be
used by American Soldlers-by the sons
of American mothers and fathers - on
fighting fronts from Australia TO Europe.
The strike was good example OF the
kind of excuses the unions sometimes give
to close down industries. Here's what
happened:
The Pontiac Retail Food Stores associa-
tion signed a collective bargaining con-
tract with the United Retail and Ware
house Workers (ClO).
A corresponding AFL union immed
lately set up a blockade to prevent sup
plies from reaching the stores, in order
to force them to repudiate the contract
with the CI0 union and sign up with the
AFL.
The grocery stores, without supplies,
were forced to close down.
The grocery store strikers evidently
fearing that they were waging losing
battle. decided to expand their effort.
They threw pickets about the two Cen
eral Motors war plants in Pontiac, and
forced workers there to strike IN sym
pathy.'
All this happened only few days
few hours, almost-after the War La
Dor Board had issued statement that
jurisdictiona walkouts would not be toll
Grated in war industries, and that those
guilty of stirring them up would be con-
sidered virtually the same as traitors.
Of course, the unioneers can say that
there was no jurisdictional strike III the
war plants at Pontiac. Of course not.
1t was a sympathy strike, according to
them, but they cannot get around the
fact that it was something worse than
iurisdictional row-it was a strike, so
called, in sympathy with a jurisdictional
strike.
If that is too involved for your under
standing, as it is for ours, you can de
scribe it better by saying it was one Of
the most odiferous meSses ever concoct-
ed by the self-serving greed of unscrup-
ulous union bosses who don't seem to give
hoot in a hollow log for the wartime
welfare of America, but are interested
solely in lining their own pocketbooks
with dues hijacked from working men.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-02
ANSWERS

4. No. Not when it is so i'm
portant for the nation to conserve
rubber
5 No
Better What Would You Do
solution-tA.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-07-17

MERIDIAN DIS XIII CONFER-
ENCE A SUCCESS
The c. M. E. District Conference
Goes Over in Fine Style
The Meridian District Conference,
held at Blue Springs c. M. E. Church
out from Bassfield, Miss, last week
was a splendid success.
The District Conference was pre-
sided over by Presiding Elder o. A.
Hill of Centerville, Mississippi. This
was Reverend Hills first time to
serve as Presiding Elder and having
done practically all of his work on
the Gloster District and not being too
familiar with the work of the Meri-
dian District, he earnestly solicited
the support of the pastors, laymen
and laywomen of the District.
Presiding Elder Hill made special
plea to the eX-presiding elder of the
Meridian District, Reverend R. l.
Young, for his unstinted support
Reverend Hill stated that the District
was placed in class by itself during
the administration of Reverend Young
and with his cooperation, together
with others, he felt that he coulC
succeed.
Elder Hill exhibited a beautiful
spirit and the pastors in turn showed
their loyalty to him. Reverend Young
: in statement to the Elder of tn,
Conference, assured all concerned
that they had his unstinted support
This was not only shown in words
bat the repcrt coming from Newell
Chapel.
The reports coming from the fol
lowing pastors were one hundred PEI
cent, plus: Reverends r. L. Young
E. F. Young, z. D. Brent, Jas. Frank
lin, C. T. Thompson, T. NJ. Booth
M. j. Jones, L. r. Echols, E. E
Biackman, VIM. Watkins and others
The Conference was entertained by
Reverend C. T. Thompson who spared
no little pains in making it pleasant
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-07-17

King Solomon's mother was a color
ed woman by blood. Tie Queen of
Sheba's father and mother were col
ored by blood. Judah, the father of
the tribe that Jesus Christ was born
out of married two colored wo-
men (by blood). These wives of Ju-
dab gave birth to five children; they
were all males; three by his first
wife and two by his second wife. The
names Of the two are Prarez and Ze-
rah. They are quoted in the Zgenea-
ology of Jesus Christ in the first
chapter of St. Matthew and the third
verse. According to this, Jesus had
colored blood in his veins. God sur
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-07-17
Says All Races ESG9o TO !
G0IopeG1 Race By Blood

veyed this matter. God is surveying a
"Colored Man with woody Hair to
Come and Stop all Wars" He was
rocked in the black mans cradle in
Africa, all of this according to Bibli-
cal History and Prophecy. i'm
witnessed reader of the same.
The Chicago Tribune portrayed a
cartoon during the rumors of the
Ethiopian War, picturing: if Mus
solini struck Ethiopia he would germ
all nations into war. So we behold
tast prediction now. The cartoon
portrayed a prophetic prediction.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-07-17
Leadership Training
SchoolOpens July 20
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
SCHOOL TO OPEN
CHURCH SCHOOL OPENS JULY 20


The Leadership Training School Of
the c. M. E. Church will open at M.
l. College, Holly Springs, Miss,
July goth, $50 A. NJ The school is
under the direction of Reverend R. L..
Young, Dean, and Mrs. r. P. Neblett,
(white), counsellor.
A large number of church men and
women is expected to attend this Re-
ligious Training School, Special pro-
visions are being made for at least
five Mission preachers from each Dis
trict in Mississippi, through the
Board of Religious Education and the
Methodist Church.
The Board of Religious Education
is under the direction of Reverend
Julian B. Smith, General Secretary.
Several persons from Meridian will
attend the school. The Reverend E.
L. Siggers, P. E., of the Columbus
District, is the official registrar. The
school will close Friday after five
day session.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-07-17
MRS. E. F. YOUNG, Jr., ENTER
TAINS IN HONOR OF HER
| HUSBAND


Monday morning, from 500 to 900
o'clock, Mrs. E. F. Young, Jr., was
the charming hostess to a breakfast
party honoring her husband, Mr.. E.
F. Young, Jr., with a surprise birth
DAY party from Lake Ene Beach.
Their guests consisted Of employees.
The breakfast tables were attrac-
lively decorated with lovely cut
flowers. Mr.. and Mrs. Young SAT at
the head Of one of the tables and
their guests were seated according to
place cards.
The blessing was invoked by Mr..
Continued on page ?
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-07-17

Virgins, Miss.
Lodge No. los has lost one Of its
members in the person of Brother
Ford Jackson. Brother Jackson passed
on July 6. and was buried on July
9Th at Cumber, Miss He is survived
by his wife, two brothers, three sis
tiers and a host of relatives and
friends.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-07-17
ALL. RACES KIN TO THE
COLORED RACE BY BLOOD
By James NJ. Webb

CHICAGO, June 25 - In the June
issue Of the Ladies Home Journal,
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt was question:
ed on the point, "Do you have colored
blood in your family" Mrs Roose-
welt gave a Biblical answer by stating
81 suppose that we can find that we
all stem from the same beginning"
Her answer is found in Acts, Nth
Chapter, "a, %, 26, 27 and % verses.
These verses show that all races
have some colored blood in their vein,
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-07-17
DISTRICT CONFERENNICE
The Meridian District
Conference A Success
for us.
VISITORS

for US. fAEss
VISITORS ~ ~ M
Some of those visiting the District
Conference were: Presiding Elders
E. w. Washington of the Jackson
District; Reverends P. H. Brown OF
Goster, Mississippi, E. D. Barksdale
of Centerville and w. L. Expose of
Columbia. All of the visitors made
splendid talks.
DELEGATES
Delegates elected to the Annual
Conference were: E. F. Young, Jr.,
V. T. Thompson, Robert McNair, G.
E. Easterling. Alternate; P. A. Booth.
PREACHING
The preaching was done by Rever-
ends E. F. Young, VIM. Watkins, E. B.
Blackman and E. W. Washington.
After a short session Saturday
morning at 900 o'clock, the Confer
ence adjourned.
The next District Conference was
voted to Little Zion G. M E. Church,
on the Lauderdale Circuit, Reverend
E. F. Young, Pastor.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-07-17

Mrs. Minnie Collins, wife of Mr. A.
L. Collins, and her three children are
visiting in Daleville.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-07-17

Reverends E. F. and R. l.. Young,
Mr.. E. F. Young, Jr., and Miss Mag
gle Juanita Young, daughter of Rev.
erend R. L. Young, and Miss Lois j.
Young, daughter of Mr. E. F. Young,
Jr, attended the District Conference
held at Blue Springs C. M. E. Church,
with Reverend 0. A. Hill as enter
tanning presiding elder.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-07-17

in the city visiting relatives ana
friends. ,h26