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Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
WHICH TO COUNT FIRST

CNevada State J0urnaD
In the category of information might
be filed the announcement by the census
bureau that the United States and its
Allies have a tWo-to-one chance for VIC
tory over the NaZi powers on the basis of
manpoWer of fighting age.
The compilation indicates that the prin-
cipal belliGerents, 10y making fighters OF
all between the ages Of Il and 35, would
be able to place in the field 93,203, 900
men. not including China. India and the
Netherlands Indies. Of the grand total
56.643. 600 would serve under Allied flags
and 2S,560.O0O under Axis flags. If Chi
ma and India were to be included, the
number of fighting males between 18
and 30 in the Allied nations would ag-
gregate 3,8S7 900.
Once upon a time war was largely a
matter of the number of men that could
be mustered upon each Side-that and
the respective ability to take it," To-
day war is a matter not of masses of
men but of the ingenuity Of men to ere
ate agencies Of death and demolition
the bomb and the torpedo with their
load Of high explosives, the submarine
with its capacity to attack unseen, the
flying machine and its mastery of the
infintie> of space and thoS" modern Jug
gernautS which roll through battlclin"S
unimpeded by men who aS men are help
less and hopeless.
These are the things first To count to-
day as attempts are made 20 eStimat"
national strengths Of War-theae thineS
that know no pain or suffering, these
things that, when manned and broken,
are simply cast aside, 10 be replaced by
others Of their kind. Men are needed.
too, for only men can give life to the IMAM
innate. That should not be minimized.
But if these last few years nave proved
anything they have proved that chances
of victory cannot be predicted on relative
manpOWer, but on resources and lnganu-
itV
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
ANOTHER STATES RIGHT
PASSES INTO OBLIVION

Tie NeW Deal supreme court. hand
picked To- interpret laws according to
tine prevailing Washington theories, slip
ped I another death blow against old
concepts tG., week. and il went almost
uauetltvd amid the more exciting news
ot th- Wor fronts,
How critical the blow is may not be
fully demonstrated for MONTHS perhaps
even for several years but YOU may rest
assured that every individual in America
VII sooner or later directly or indirectly
feel the effects Of II.
The supreme court ruling had 10 do
with the dlY-aS-dust subject Of transport
tation-iutra>tatc and interstate. II held,
i'm effect hat the federal government has
the ligh, to control intrastate commerce
traffic within the boundaries Of amy
stat .-Wl,nevtr such conlm2rce is shown
To ht in competition with interstate trade
traffic crossing state borders. Al
though the supreme court did not say
50. th" ruling can mean only one thing:
There Is no such thing as intrastate
commerce any more All commerce. no
matter how limited its confines. Is sub
Jcet to federal control.
This is true because there is no COM
mcrce which is not in competition with
other. interstate commerce. a freight
line hauling alfalfa hay from Imperial
Valley to Los Angeles is in competition
with lines hauling hay from Arizona to
Los Angeles. 1t Is conceivable that an
independent messenger service operating
in the city of FL Centro and nowhere else,
would he under federal control because
il comprteS with the big telegraph COM
paniey which are engaged in interstate
traffic. The supreme court. of course,
did not say these thngS-but there can
bc no other logical Interpretation OF The
ruling, even though it dealt primarily
with til case of a dairy operating in H.
lnoiS and shipping milk to Chicago. The
dairy admittedly does not operate IN III
terstate traffic, vet it is under federal
control, in the matter of transportation,
because its products compete with prod
uct> shipped Interstate
Thus another power passes cut of the
hands Of the states, and into the hands
Of the federal government. in the big
gc>t Governmental Capitalization pro-
gram this country has ever seen.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
DOING WITHOUT CARS

lRiyerSide PreSS)
\ Gallup poll shows 81 per cent of
those asked saving that they could get
along without their ears il they had to.
Seyenty-threc per cent of workers, who
normally drive to work could get 10
their Jobs without ears if necessary.
This seems to mean that the public
can take the change in stride, but it is
likely that the questions were asked too
soon for really practical answers to lr
given.
The first reaction. Of course, is an any
chin-up guess that they can get along.
Three months experience of going with
out a car, standing in crowded street cars
and buses to and from work. walking to
market and back again-calrying gro
cerieS-may make difference in the
point Of view.
Its not the first enthusiasm, but the
long haul that tests the real strength,
courage and ingenuity. Modern life has
become geared to the automobile. As a
matter fact the distances Of homes from
schools markets and offices have been
determined by the automobile. 1t Is not
going to be easy to do without it. or even
to cut its use sharply.
Most of us have had experiences with
what it means to get along without our
cars because Of an accident of one kind
or another. when the family bus was
held up in the repair shop for d week or
more However, Americans whose for
bears conquered the wilderness. will not
be deferred by a little difficulty-not
even by lot, if YOU know what we mean.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
STRAIGHT THINKING

Good news for Americans last week
end va that Of Gen. Douglas MacAr-
thurs severe blow against japanese IN
vadors. and that Of the |. S. navy'S at
tack on japanese Marshall Island bases.
Good news-but it should not be over
valued The tide still runs against us
i'm t.r Pacific. and there is no Immediate
indication Of change We must pre-
pare ourselves for more bad news. not
weaken our stamina by Wishful think
ing.
MacArthur'> stand has been heroic. It
has been more than that-it has helped
immensely by staling for time. But IN
the bigger view il is nothing more than an
effort 10 gam time, and should not be
viewed as anything more. So it IS with
such attacks a those on the Marshall
Island group They are purely defensive,
an effort - guard our supply route. Not
until We are on the offensive can Wc win.
70 claim any "Nictories" now would
hr to put ourselves in the position of
boxer VINO. stunned by an almo>t-knock-
out blow from ms opponent. goes into
a clinch and humble, to the seconds IN
his corner that ne winning
w c;a.t 5ea, h Japs by clinching-
we've g01 to start swinging before we
can start victory coming our way
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
GLORIFYING
YOURSELF
BY ALICIA HART
NEA Service Staff Writer

St. Valentine, the lovers friend,
seems to be taking the war in his
stride Anyway, the beauty bust
ness evidently believes that more
than ever before. Boy will want to
send Gin sweet salute this Febru-
airy II, particularly. since so many
Boys are absent at camp or a dis
tant war factory, this year.
Manufacturers arc presenting
and promoting a whole slew Of
things done up in hearts and flow
erS and other symbolic packages.
There's perfume, of course. A
French house which believes it can
supply its large clientele quite COM
fOrtably for quite a while, thank
you. presents four famous scents III
a new package The romantic cover
follows closely the theme of the
parcel that was a Christmas hit
the medieval palace bearing a mo-
tif of hearts, and the word Val
cntinc."
For more money, He can have a
heart rt-shaped package, containing
both two half-dram dress form"
bottles of perfume from leading
dress designer. and some of her
sachet-a double gesture in the
eyes of an economical woman, be-
cause sachet and perfume compli-
mcnt each other saVingly. Or, he
can have. for much less money, a
heart-ehapCd cake of soap by the
same house. For even less, there's
a red satin sachct heart aud dram
of perfume from a Well-cStablishcd
popular price American maker, all
in gold and white boX-pretty,
OF course it docSn have TO be
in a novel wrapping to be apprc-
ciatcd at this tmic Of prioritied cos
metic makfhgS. Thus. anything oil
beauty and for beauty acquires
special appeal be it perfume CT
beauty homework aids. For instance.
YOU wouldn't think of nail polish
for a ValLntinc. normally. But this
year she'd welcome it, especially
if it came with singular APP
propriatenesS-fOr instance If the
brand new sailor number just m
troduced by a well-knoWn house
came from her sailor beau. This Is
a miniature Sailcr hat made OF
navy blue serge filled with finger
tip beauty aids, nail enamel, OILY
remover. and that new SeaahS
liouid we've been hearing about.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
Your Federal
Income Tax
No. 24
ITEMS EXEMPT FROM TAX


Certain items are specifically
exempt from the income taN aad
need not be included in tic tax
PAYERS return of gross lncomtN
Among such items are the proceeds
from life insurance policies pald pH
reason of the death Of the lnSuico
Amounts received tothCr than
amounts paid by reason OF the deatn
of the insured and interest pay
mcnts on such amounts and othe'
than amounts received as annu-
itles1 under life insurance er
endoVmen, contract, which arc
less than or exactly equal to the
premiums or consideration pald
therefor. arc exempt from Federal
income tax.
ANY excess Ir,rNca over the con
sideraticn paid is taxable Amounts
received as an annuity under an
annuity or endowment contract
shall be Included in gross income,
except that each year the excess
of the amount received over 3 pc
cent of the aggregate premiums l.
taX-free until the aggregate OF Suci
sums excluded from gross income
for the taxable year 1871 and prior
wear, equals the aggregate prem
illmS or consideration paid for the
annuity.
There are also exempt from tax
amounts received by gift, beQueSt.
devise. or inheritance; interest on
obligations of a State, Territory. OF
any political subdivision thereof, o.
the District of Columbia. or pos
sessions of the United States; OBJ
legations of the United States is
sued prior to March /, l94l, to tn
extent provided III the Acts au-
thori7ing the issue thereof; or OBJ
LEGATIONS issued prior TO March /.
l94l, OF a corporation organized
Under Act Of Congress if such cor
poration is an inStrumentalltN 0i
the United States; amounts rccclV-
ed through accident or health m
S,lrancc or under Workmen' COM
p2nsation acts for personal inJurl
or sickness; and damages received
on account OF Sucn injuries vi SIOh-
ness
Pensions and compensation re-
ceiyod by veterans from the United
States for services in time OF war
are exempt; and pensions received
frcm the United States by the fam
ilv of a veteran for services rend-
cred by the veteran in time OF war
are exempt.
There is also exempt from the
Federal income tax the rental value
of a dwelling house and appurten-
ances thereof furnished to a MN
lister of the gospel as part OF MS
compensation.
Other items excluded from gross
income are alimony and an allow
ancc based on a separation agree
mcnt
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
EY MRS. GIYNOR MADDOX
%EN Service staff Writer

NJ /
No heart can be too large Ter
the Valentine party. That's why
tbis decorated cake Of ample size
i, a lovely thought Tor February
I4th.
VALENTINE POUND CAKE
one pound butter > cups.
Mound sugar - cups. l pound
flour a cups. eggs, T. teaspoon
mace. 6 tablespoons brandy flavor
ing. pinch of salt
Cream butter. Add sugar grad
uallv. Continue beating. Then add
egg volks. beaten until thick and
lemon -colorcd. Next add StitflH
beaten egg whites. Then flour.
mace. salt and tlayorme Beat )
minutes. vigorously Bake in deep
hcart-Shapod pan !, hours III 4
slow oven t3O0 degrees T.
ICING
Two and ouC-half cups sugar,
>. cups water l. teaspoon cream
OF tartar. raspberry or vanilla Hay
oring, red Vegetable cOlounE lot
!. the batch.
Put sugar and water in a smooth
pan. While cooking. L should ha
watched closely and stirred con
stantly until il reaches bollina
point. To keep SUGAR from erahu-
lating ON sides of kettle, wash
down sides OF kettle wl,h pastry
brush dipped in cold water while
fondant is cooking. When mixture
reaches boiling point add cream
of tartar cover and steam 3 min
utcs. Remove coycr pat in thcr-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
MIND YOUR
MANNERS

Test your knowledge of correct
social usage by answering the fol-
lowing questions. then checking
against the authoritative answers
below:
|. Should a guest suggest ways
in which dish served by the host
ess might be improved?
2. Is it a good idea for a guest
tc tell how much he dlslikcs Ger
tain foods?
3. Should one tell a friend that
she is spelling her children?
q. Should a hostess insist on a
guests having a second helping OF
a dish when he refuses it once?
5. When the host serves the
plates at dinner is the service for
NAL or informal?
What would you do if
You arc living i'll temporary
quarters that arc not the kind of
background you would like for Cn
tertaining-
(a) Don't entertain?
Cb) Go ahead and entertain. con-
ccntratng on making Your
guests comfortable and scIy-
ing them good food?
Answers
l. No.
2. No. His hostess mas have
planned to serve some of those
foods.
3. No.
4. No.
5. Informal.
Better What Would You Do
solution-tbl.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
MODERN MENUS

II omctcr and boil to 238 degrees
f.. or allow mixture to boil until
Il little tested in cold water forms
a soft ball Then pour out on mar
Bile slab or moistened shallow tray.
Cool Scrape and turn mixture to-
ward center with Spatula. kncading
until perfectly smooth and creamy.
Then rcheat mixture in double
boiler until fluid enough to spread.
Flavor with raspberry or vanilla.
Completely cover cake with icing.
DECORATIVE ICING
For the inscription To my VAL
entine,' use the following decora-
tive icing. squeezed out of a fine
pastry tube onto the red-rosy top
lcmg:
enc egg white, l cup approx
cCnfCctionCrS' sugar. Sifted. Put
EGG white in large bowl Add 2
tablespoons sugar and beat a few
minutes and continue adding more
, tablespoons at a time. heating
with perforated wooden spoon, un-
till stiff enough to spread. Squeeze
out of fine pastry tube into in
scription desired.
TOMORROW'S MENU
BREAKFAST: Orange juiC c.
scrambled eggs. enriched bread
toast. Jelly coffee. milk.
LUNCHEON: Red kidney beans
with salt pork. wholcWheat bread
raspberry jam tartS. tea. milk.
VALENTINE DINNER: Grape
fruit chicken short cake, green
peas, mixed green salad, vanilla ice
cream, cherry sauce. Valentine
heart cake. coffee. milk.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The foIloping edit
OridlS are presented as interesting Opin-
ions rOiced by editors elSeIChere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
JAPS SHOOT DOWN
AIRWAYS PLANE

MELBOURNE, Feb. 3. cUPD
japanese fighter planes shot down
an Empire AirWa"s flying boat Ell
route from Port Darwin to Kocp-
ang, in Dutch Timor, killing l3 per
sons, official dispatches said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
NEWS NOTES
FROM MEL0LAkD

A quilting party was held at the
home of Mrs. D. c. Scott FrldaH.
delicious luncheon was enjoyed
at noon by the ladies and two
quilts tied for the hostess. Those
present were Mrs. L. G.. Goar, n.
A. Wells. Harry Odcn, Laurence
Richards, Ward McGrcW and Earl
Maddox.
Mr. and Mrs. d. C. Scott, Rod
erick Scott and Mrs. Ward NC
Grew motored to San Diego Thurs
day on a combined business and
pleasure trip.
Evelyn McGrew was hostess at
bridal shower Friday evening IN
honor of Tllene Roberts whose
marriage to Philip StaplctCn will
BIZ an event of next month. Cath
crime Coray was awarded the prlZe
in the game Of cootie; and Mrs
Irwin CASTOR received prize lcf
writing the longest list OF articles
for the brides trOuSSeau MISS ROD
erts received many attractive gifts
for her new hcme from those in
vited to the party, including her
mother, Mrs j. w. Roberts, hcr
sister. MIS-. IRWIN Gastcn MrS.
Ward McGrcW. and Misses Helen
Bishop Catherine Coray Luclile
Bridgers. Geraldine Johns, Florence
Johns, Geraldine Ordonc%, Claire
Cooper. Elaine Graham, Garnet
Weiss Bcrnico Russell. Elsie Nc
Kinncn. Muricl Meyer, Patricia
Claiborne. Lenna Arnold, Virginia
Scott. Roberta Bartholomew, PhjI-
lis Brown, and Lila Stone.
Mcloland club met at the JG"
Bishop home Wednesday afternoon
with MIS-. F. M. C0ray, co-hoSteS5.:
MIS-. G. C. Richards was presented
with gift in honor of her birth
day. and Mrs. Harold FOrSbCre re-
ccived the prize for high score IN
q yamc The club decided to con
tinuo sewing for the Red Gross,
meeting at the home OF Mrs Waro
McGrew, and plans were made to
organize a first aid class IN Ihl3
district.
Next meeting cf the club will be
AT the home CT Mrs Harold Fora-
berg. Mrs. Mona Childs Of Rcdon-
do beach and MIS- Claud Suttlc OF
Holtyillc were special guests Cf In"
hostesScs and members present m
cluded: Mcsdames Earl Maddox,
Richard Kinnaird Fred Waterman,
]. r. Kinnaird, Hardy OIcll, G. {.
Richards. D. c. Scott. Harold ForS-
berg. Robert D2ig, Ward McGrcW'
/. G.. Goar II. A. Wells, w. j.
Gregg. Lev Mcintosh and Laurence
Richards.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
CERTIFICATE OF DOING BUSl.
NESS UNDER FICTITIOUS FIRM
NAME

NOTICE, IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the undersigned Bert Steven
son. whose residence is 36 West
Sixth Street, CalcXico, California
is doing business under the tictl-
tious firm name of the VALLEY
STEAM LAUNDRY, and That thc
said Bert Stevenson is the sole
owner of the said Valley Steam
Laundry.
LATED: January 81. 1912.
Bert Stevenson
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SIS.
COUNTY CT IMPERIALp
on this 3ls' day Of January,
1915. before me Eunicc Hindlc, a
Notary Public in and fer the Coun-
~ of Imperial, State Of California,
appeared Bert Stevenson, person
ally known to me to be the person
whose name is subscribed TO the
foregoing instrument and he ac-
knowledgcd to me that he executed
the same.
WITNESS my hand and official
seal this 3lSt day of January, 1912.
EUNICE HINDLE,
Notary Public in and for
the County of Imperial
(SeaD State of California
No l6-F3-l0-l7-24
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03

MIS-. ID. ID. BrOWncll entertained
with a dessert bridge at her lovely
ranch home southeast of Calipat-
ria last Saturday. The house was
decorated with spring flowers from
tho BroWncll gardens.
The invited guests were: Mes
danes Ben Herring, John Kepley,
c. j. MOniz, E. l. Hiteman. from
FL Ccntro; Mrs. Wilson Moore of
Holtville; Mrs. Walter Havckorst
Of San Gabriel Mrs Jack Blak-
chcy of Laguna Beach; Mrs. L. F..
Rogers CT Braw,cy and from Cali
patria Miss Eolia Morehead and
Mcsdamcs G. Roy Thomson, Vance
Wilson. Reed Wilkinson, Earl
HomquiSf, M. L. McKendry. E. f.
GroaVcnOr, Harold Hoffman, Wiley
Manning, Cecil Clousc, Joe Bailey,
Jim Coulter, Ernest Chase. II. l..
Rrody w r. Fowler, w. C. WIKI
nSon, Newton Swain. l.. w. Ed
d.ngs, Tom Riley, Alfred Adams.
John Augcnstein, J. A. Wallace
w. w. Smith, Frank Hewitt,
Tracey SOrcnSOn. j. G.. Writ, H. A.
Fleming and Dennis Ford
First prize was won by Mrs. Riley,
medium by Mrs. GrOSycnOr and low
by Mrs, EddinS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03


Mr. and Ms Il |. Spcry and
son Bobbic, spent lasl week end
in Los Angeles, going mp Thursday
and returning Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Fowler had
as their guests last week, Mrs.
Lawrence XIII; Of Arcadia and MIS-.
FoWlcr's nephew, Lieut.. Penn Cum
ningham of the air corps, Lardo-
field, Bakersfield, Calf.
Calipatria Chapter CIV. p. L. Q.
met at the home of MIS-. Gladys
Wilkinson Tuesday afternoon. MIS-.
Edith Corn gave very impressive
story of Founders day as her pro-
gram.
The usual business program was
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03

Horace II. GriGgS of Bcinngh2m.
Wash. is visiting at the homo OF
Mr. and Mrs l. j. Sinclair Mi.
Griggs aad Mr.. S.n,lal. were class
mates at Armo1 Institute in Chi
c"go.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
CaIipa&rio News

led by the president, Mrs. Elsie
Mead.
MIS- Wilkinson served tea to
McSdamcs Elsie Mead, Mary Sin
clair. Myrtle Browncll, Edith Corn,
Ethel Garrett Margaret Lyerly,
3ya Spcrrv. Ola Srcrry. Ella Will
liamS. Lillian Wilson, Alice Sim
clair, Effic Carr Bessie Young.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03

The attendance at the Calipat-
ria grammar schools has been in
crcaSing rapidly since the pea pick
ing season opened Seventy-four
new pupils were enrolled at Ere
mCnt the first two days of this
week, making a total OF 652. One
new room was opened at Bonita
and Mrs. Elaine Bates is teaching
first and second grades there. Mrs.
c. w. Chamberlain is teaching 9Th
and 7th grades at Fremont and
Mrs B. L. Major is teaching 3rd
and 4th.
Miss Dorothea Yocum, a recent
graduate of U. C. l.. A. has been
hired to teach the 9th grade to
take the place of Mis-. Eleanor
AugenstCin who resigned recently.
Miss Yocum lives in InglcWood.
Paul Cook, principal OF the grade
schools. says he expects to add
two moro rooms at Fremont and
one at Bonita i'll the next two
weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03

Unit No. of the Calpatria Rcd
Cross CantCCn served dinner to the
Shcrifls posse at the Imperial fair
grounds Sunday. The group mot at
the Legion hail at 9.30, prepared
a dinner of spaghetti cabbage salad
and coffee and drove to the lair
grounds. set up t%bics and were
ready to servo at ll:45. Homc-mad2
apple pic was served for dessert.
This was the cantecn.s first at
tempt at serving meal under
emergency condltloNS. Those who
helped were the chairman of the
local Rcd Cross, MI. HortenSc
McKendry, the cantCen teacher,
Mrs. Frances Radcmachcr; the
chairman of the cantcCn unit, Mrs.
Rose Writ and Mrs. Bessie Young,
Mrs. Lorna WerVc, MIS-. Marearct
Lycrly. Mrs. ElWOod Carr, MrS,
Genevicve Thomson. Mrs. Joe Will
liams and Mrs Ola SpCrrT
After dinner Sheriff r. W. Ware
introduced George Buffers, prcsi-
dent of the SheritfS posse who
gave a short talk Mrs. WHIT WAS
asked to introduce her group of
workers. Dmn"" NaS served to AZ
men.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03

MI and MIS- Graham Elmorc
have moved from their home east
OF Brawley to CaIIpatria and are
row living at the maintenance
station of the road district which
is located near the water works on
SOrcnSOn avenue.
Mr.. Elmorc is superintendent of
the road district.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03

A baby boy weighing - pounds
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Cook ON Sunday, January 10 at the
BraWley hospital The baby has
been named Curtis. This Is the
second son for the Cooks.