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Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-07

will be starred in his next film
the story. CT a small town poh-
tician.
Ken Murray, Jr., 10-day-old son
of the comedian, already has his
photograph and footprints in the
theater Lobby of the Hollywood
stage musical hit, "Blackouts of
1912" It was Producer Sid Grau-
mans idea Betty Cradle wears
only 1890 style clothes for her role
in "Coney Island but the way
Betty wears 'em has the censors
complaining.
Typically Hollywood: private
Smith, U.S.A.," first of RKO's
This Is America" serieS, will be
directed by Slavko Vorkapich, a
Russian.
In less than a year, Diana Barry
more, daughter of the late John
Barrymore, has become one of the
highest priced actresses on the
screen. Walter Wanger, who owns
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-07
yoHXson ofSx!Ha in Hollywood

her contract. is asking 100000
per picture for loan-out deals. But.
so far there have been no takers.
Tell it to the Marines Is no gag.
They mean it-even when 1t comes
tc blonds. other day Earl Car
roll received a letter from a Ma.
rine asking for a photograph of
one of his "Star-Spangled Glamor
Revue beauties. The Marine also
enclosed a questionable form to
be filled out by the girl outside
of routine requests for names, ad-
dress, weight, height. age, etc, the
QUESTIONABLE asked for the follow
il information:
IF you reside at home, indicate.
on diagram, the exact position OF
ID Parents bedroom. (21 Liv-
ing room light switch. 80 Back
door. (4) Sofa. (5) Nearest win
dow to sofa C6) Quickest way out
% Most logical place your little
brother would hide"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-07
Mrs. Ne ek New
ce-Pre siden+
For Juniors

HOTLVILLE, oct. 7.-Holtville's
Junior Wcmen's club elected Mrs.
Milton Meek to succeed Mrs. Paul
Bradford as Vice-preSident at the
opening meeting of the year Tues
day night in the civic center.
This first session was devoted
entirely to the transaction of bus
mess, and many important decis-
ions were made. One of these was
the plan tc make the monthly teas
something more than social affairs.
These teas are held on the third
Thursday of each month, and this
year members will also do Red Cross
work at the affairs, those who are
knitting bringing their work to
the tea, where hand work will also
be available fer other members.
Mrs. G. A. Butler, president, an
nounced the following chairman of
standing committees: Mrs. Meek,
social, Mrs. Lamont Ol'tt and
Mrs. Halbert huffman. program
and yearbook Anna Enz. house
Mrs. Keith Savage, constitution and
bylaws; Ora Casey, membership
Mrs Sam Webb, Jr., historian; Mrs.
Ernest Edwards. senior counselor.
After the meeting the club Of
ficers for the year. Mrs. Butler,
Mary Lee Harris, secretary, and
Mrs. Hoyle Priest, treasurer, served
refreshments. Betty Harris, jun
ior past president, poured. A CEN
terpiecC of roses decorated the at
tractively appointed tea table.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-07
Imnerial Valley Press

Established April 20. 1901. Pub
lished every afternoon except Sat
urday and Sunday saturday after
noon issue now succeeded by the
Sunday Post Press, established 1866
by the Imperial Valley Publishing
company, CPS State Street, FL Cen
tro. California.
Paul Jenkins. publisher. {. John
Ston. vice e-rfeSident and general man
sGer: r. A FiiAilugh. secretary and
managing editor.
WeSt-Holid-y y Co Inc. National Nd
vertising Re ,)reSentatives
Member, California Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
Entered at FL Centric. Calf post
office as second class matter
Subscription rates In California, sc
pei copy.
In conjunction with the PrSt-PresS
(Sundays), per month 75c paid in ad-
vqnre. 3 months. 50, 10: months
A m: one year 81 so: outside Lau-
forna 81 nor nontn
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-07
ON THE FRONT
IN THE VALLEY
MOTOR CORPS

MOTOR CORPS
Red Cross Motor corps will meet
Thursday night for drill, 7:30
o'clock, at the high school tennis
courts, at which time also a first
aid class will be organized This
first aid course is a prerequisite
for membership in the corps and
those who plan to take it must be
present Thursday night, said Capt
Maude Schofield
A class in motor mechanics was
to meet "Wednesday night, 8:15, at
which time the members were to
receive further instructions.
Capt Schofield has received the
Motor corps contract from the gov
ernment, the station wagon is in
the corps possession, and the group
is ready to begin its new project,
that of transferring air raid OBJ
servers OF the isolated posts in the
valley. Regular daily schedules will
be maintained.
PHOTO CONTEST
The Red Cross needs photog-
raphers.
Good photographs help to tell the
story of the American Red Cross
and that organization needs news
pictures portraying its activities,
and artistic photographs which
symbolic its spirit.
AS a result the organization is
sponsoring a Photographic contest
which opened October l, and which
will close December 81 of this year,
with a total of $5125 tmaturity
value) in war bonds, offered for
prize-winning photographs of Red
Cross activities, the prizes being
donated by the Photographic Sccie-
ty of America and other friends OF
the Red Cross. There are three
monthly contests, the first closing
October 81. the second, November
30, and the third, December 81.
All pictures to be eligible for the
December final awards.
Here is an opportunity for valley
photographers to help the Red
Cross and to win a prize as we'll.
Complete details of the contest are
available at Red Cross headquar-
ters, 100 North First street, Ell
Centro. The contest is open to
amateurs, professionals. civilians
and members of the armed forces.
---yr-C,f
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-07
When you're choosing a Laxative
these Questions are important

Black -Draught. Ques. Is Black
Draught easy to take? Ans. You
bet! Particularly in the new gran
ulated form.
Black -Draught is purely herbal
Economical, too-25 to 40 doses only
Csc! Be sure to follow label direc-
tions Get this friendly laxative"
in the familiar yellow box today.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-07
Jeanette Daley to Speak at
Pro America Luncheon

Macwda, p. M. Mercer, Percie
Thacker, Earle G.. Davis, j. w.
Asher, r. c. Clemons; in HoltVille,
from Mrs. William Burke, Jr.; in
BraWley, from Mrs. j. H. Hastain;
in Calipatria, from Mrs. L. L. Lyer-
ly, and in CaleXico, from Mrs. Wal
ter K. BoWker
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-07

QueS. Should you choose your lax
ative for thoroughness. promptness,
OF gentleness? Ans. You should
look for all three qualities. Ques,
What laxative has bee ma really
popular favor:te with four genera
tions because it usually is gentle,
prompt, and thorough when direc-
tions are followed? Ans. Good old
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-07
ROSE MESQUITE
MEETING

Rose Mesquite nome department
will hold its r..St fall meeting
Thursday, October 8 at the home
of the chairman. Mrs. William
Wendell, Ais North H street, III
perial This is to be an all-day
meeting, starting at 10 o'clock with
a contributed lunch at noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-07
BAPTIST SESSION

Womcn's Union u the First Bap-
tist church will mee; Thursday
also, 10 am, in the church with
pot-luck luncheon at noon. The
all-day session will be devoted
to both White. ana Red Cross work.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-07

While you're ex.
changing pictures,
why not exchange
your thirst for an
ice-coldCoca.Cola.
You'll go for the
sparkling goodness
ofits delicious taste
and you'll well
come its after.sense
of refreshment.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-07

ing in dark brown. Her corsage was
Of orchids
Evening star., 1942-11-24

hardly would be q productive as
once would have been the case. A
sensible alternative to wholesale
decentralization would have been to
determine which Of the agencies con-
cerned could be suspended during the
war, so their employees might be used
elsewhere In Washington. This course
would have prevented such q devel-
opment as that involving the Rural
Electrification Administration which
was put out Of business by a War
Production Board order after several
hundred employees had been sent to
the Midwest.
Coincidental with Senator Tyd-
ing's call for economy, the Civil
Service Commission made public the
August employment report showing
2,450,759 persons in the executive
establishments. It may be taken for
granted that in the ensuing three
months, the figure has passed $780,
600, of which about 100000 are To-
Gated here. The proportions of this
vast army are realized better when
it is pointed out that the War De-
partment alone was employing In
excess of 100000 persons. or more
than were required to operate the
entire Government in the last war.
Evening star., 1942-11-24
We Dedicate Our Hands

The po,Der a single human hand can
hold
Within its tight and strongly mus
cled frame,
To bend and fashion, tdbricate, or
mold,
Or tDrest the naked ore from
uhence 1t came,
Can, being multiplied In tensile
strength
By many, many million Others,
bring
Itself to such gigantic breadth and
length
Its gift becomes strange and
10ondrous thing.
Hotr strong our Nations hands bent
to the task
OF toiling long to keep our country
free
A chance to oiue themselves Is all
they ask,
A chance to .prope their latent
energy
In constant service to the land ps
knoU
10 oxys alone bscduss ps made Il 90.
HELEN ROWLAND PROAnML.
Evening star., 1942-11-24

$500 II married restriction is ridiculous
1 doubt If there Is single veteran
IN the Government service today making
less than $1,000, especially when 1t is
noted that messengers are paid $500.
AS for married veterans making over
$2,5O0, these are, for the most part,
those who started at a low salary and
after many years service have finally
worked themselves up to where they
are receiving $4,000. Then for their long,
faithful service they are penalized by an
appreciative Congress by having their
disability compensation cut to $6.
This law penalties a disabled veteran
to such an extent that 1t amounts to a
practical bar to Government employ
ment. A veteran who fought at Chateau
Thierry or the Solomons, or elsewhere,
and Is disabled to degree of 40 or so
per cent Is already handicapped enough
without further being penalized If he
seeks work in the Government service
by being compelled to forfeit his disabil-
ity compensation. compensation right
fully due him for injuries received in
battle at the risk of his life. This OBJ
noxious law has been on the statute
books too long and should be wiped out.
DISABLED VETERAN.
Evening star., 1942-11-24
Demand for Economy

Senator Tydings once more points
to a desirable governmental reform
in recommending the curtailment of
non-war activities, and the diversion
to war work of employees who thus
would be made available. This is in
line with the proposals several
months ago by the special economy
committee headed by the Maryland
Senator, and the principle is essen
TALLY the same also as that advo-
Gated by President Roosevelt last
winter when an ambitious transfer
program was devised. Unfortu-
nately, little has been accomplished,
and the ordinary peacetime func-
tions OF Government 60 on as usual,
although, on the contrary, private
business shapes its course more and
more in accord with the dictates OF
war.
Senator Tydings lists a number Of
agencies which might be cut down
for the duration, thereby freeing
workers for other assignments. But
inasmuch ~ several Of these have
been sent from Warrington In the
Decentralization program. this move
Evening star., 1942-11-24

pay-as-you-go plan. If the so-called
Ruml plan is deemed unsatisfactory,
there is the proposal advanced by
Senator George, who has suggested
that we forget about 1912 taxes until
after the war, when they would be
amortized over a period of years.
This would put the taxpayers on a
current basis, while meeting the OBJ
lection that the Treasury wouh lose
one years revenue. If neither of
these proposals is acceptable, the
Treasury might come forward with q
comparable plan OF its own. Almost
any workable pay-as-You-go method
would be preferable to the state Of
affairs that should be anticipated
under the existing system.
Evening star., 1942-11-24
THIS AND THAT
By Charles Z. Trdcetpeu.

would look at you blankly. never realis-
ing that they had shut 1t out.
Escape from nature becomes instinc-
tive with some persons, and when they
have fallen into this habit 1t is Just
second nature to them to close a win
dow at the first touch Of air or pull
down blind when the blessed sunshine
strikes their faces, and especially their
eyes.
Every one living in q city should take
every opportunity to get all the sunshine
he can.
At best, he will not get enough, hence
the vitamin capsules and the irradiated
milk.
Not every one can keep tanned, in
winter. but 1t Is possible for every per-
son not an invalid to get some sunshine
every day, unless, Of course, ones work
compels going to work before the sun
rises and returning after it sets.
In such cases, artificial sunshine is the
only remedy. Most persons will be able
to get some sunshine, and this amount,
though small, may make the difference
between happiness and unhappiness, If
not between health and sickness.
1t is not realized by all these persons
huddled behind pulled-down blinds that
they would be much more cheerful to
others at the office If they would let
the sun shine on them for the 80 min
utes or so, one way or other, while they
are enroute.
All the sour faces one sees in transit
can they really be necessary? Some are
the result OF sorrow, others come from
real illness, but far too many Of them,
one is tempted to think, are nothing but
the end-product Of lack Of sunshine.
The stimulating effect OF the sun on
the human mind is q fact not known to
every one.
1t is amazing what a course OF sun
shine will do for some people.
Every one ought to get this exposure,
II for no other reason than to find out
what old Doc Sun can do for one.
Forget about the effect on the skin.
Maybe it will not cure, in any real
sense, what ails you, but in at least five
cases out of ten it will make one more
| cheerful.
Surely, there is enough in the world
today to make any one sad. Today, more
than ever, we need the wholesome effect
of sunshine in our lives, as far as we
can get it, both physically and mentally
The mental end Of sunshine Is often
the most striking, but 1t carries NO
instant effect such as sunburn or tan
Hence 1t is often overlooked.
Put the blinds up, and let some sun
| shine In!
This amazing thing, this light, finds it.
way into houses and hearts, skins ano
temperaments, aspiration and hopes
provided we will let 1t. The light which
we call sunshine is not just one thing
but is an amazing combination of quail.
ties and lights. Scientists speak oi
bands and units, all susceptible Of meas.
urement, but most Of us will be content
with recognizing sunshine when we see
1t, and surely most Of us will be bette,
OIL for having as much of 1t as We car
] get.
Evening star., 1942-11-24
Hard Going Ahead

oy iHViCln8 taxpayers VINO Will Do
unable to meet next years income
tax payments on schedule to make
arrangements with their collector
for payments on the installment
plan-at per cent interest-the
Treasury at least has taken cogni-
Eance Of the fact that the drastically
increased rates are going to pose very
serious problems for many people.
But this Is not enough.
The Treasury hopes to keep mil
lions Of small taxpayers from falling
into the hands of loan sharks. It is
estimated that the new tax bill will
reach 44,000,000 people, half of whom
have never paid an income tax be-
fore. And, if recent surveys furnish
an accurate index, the majority Of
these individuals either do not know
that they will have to pay a tax or
are making no preparation to meet
the March Is deadline.
Obviously, this presents a serious
problem, both for the Treasury and
the taxpayers. The former is faced
with widespread defaults. and, in
event of default, it costs the Treasury
more to collect taxes in the lower
brackets than is realized in revenue.
For the taxpayers, especially those
who have had no previous experience
to guide them, the problem is going
to be one of making provision for a
contingency that they never have
had to meet before. In many in
stances the date of payment is going
to ind the small taxpayer wholly
unprepared to meet his obligation to
the Government. But the small tax
payer will not stand alone in this
respect. Those with larger incomes
are going to have to pay three or
four times as much tax next year,
and, relatively speaking, only a few
are making the necessary advance
preparations.
For these prospective delinquents
the Treasury's installment plan Of
fers some relief, but not enough.
Both the Government and the tax
payers would be spared many head
aches IN future years If the Treasury,
recognizing the danger Of defaults
under the present system Of collec-
ton, would 60 step further and
knd It's support to some adequate
Evening star., 1942-11-24
Defends Proposal to Repeal
Poll Tax Provisions in South.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Your editorial on the proposed anti
poll tax measure contains much specious
logic.
To begin with, the fact that some per-
sons do not vote In areas not having
such tax does not disprove that exac-
ton OF the tax reduces the number Of
actual voters. Without doubt, complex
OF factors prevails in keeping the per-
centage OF voters in the South by far
the lowest In the Nation: Economic op-
portunity, educational facilities, social
limitations, psychological patterns, etc.
These factors are far more oppressive
tn the case Of the Negro than in that Of
any other class. Where the average an
nual earnings are probably lower than
$500, . tax Of - seems too large to one
who has been compelled to remain q
democratic illterate"
The poll tax does not deserve all the
blame. but 1t is not without high sig
niflcance that in those States requiring
poll tax payments, we find the least
genuine congressional representation.
II the poll tax had the purpose Of
raising revenue and not of restricting
the voting privilege, our senatorial serv-
ants Of Southern origin would not men
ton possible enfranchisement Of Negroes
as part Of the substance Of their objec-
tions to its abolition.
The claim that supporters Of the bill
are courting the votes of Negroes in the
East and West Is palpable pine. Sena-
tors Barkley and Chandler are from
KentucN-almost Southland Senator
Pepper is from IN unmistakahls South.
san sovereign etats.
;. ". HAYWOOD. y.
Evening star., 1942-11-24
Cause and Effect

II ordering more policemen into
the downtown section for traffic duty
would tend to halt the rising tide of
traffic deaths, it should, of course, be
done. But current efforts to do
something" about traffic fatalities
OF which Major Kellys order for
more traffic policemen is a part, are
the immediate result of seven traffic
deaths in six days. OF these seven
fatalities, six were pedestrians. Four
were killed between 2 and S O'Clock
IN the morning. II an inadequacy
Of traffic policemen was a contribut-
Ing cause in these deaths. the
remedy, OF course, would not lie in
ordering more traffic policemen on
duty during the rush hours.
OF the 100 traffic deaths since
January l, seventy were pedestrians
The causes Of death, according to
the statistics division of the Police
Department, are as follows:
31-Crossing between intersections.
10|Crossing at cross walks with no
signal.
1Crossing diagonally.
1Inattentiveness.
stepping from loading platform.
S[Walking against signals.
3-Playing in the street.
Authorization.
2Hitching on vehicle.
2-Walking on sidewalk when struck.
I'LL and tainted.
Crossing on cross-walk with
Almost half Of the pedestrians
killed in traffic were struck while
crossing the street between intersec-
tons. OF the seventy killed, fifty
seven failed to take adequate precau-
tions for their own safety. Thirteen
were clearly the victims Of somebody
else's mistake. And it is obvious from
all the statistics that most traffic
deaths result from the failure by the
pedestrian to keep constantly in
mind the danger he faces on the
street and to take advantage of
every precaution for his own safety.
The Traffic Advisory Council has
recommended a regulation making
1t unlawful to cross between inter-
sections. The objection voiced by
the police and others is that the
regulation could not be enforced.
The same objection was raised when
the present pedestrian-control regu-
lations-making 1t unlawful to walk
against signals-were adopted. But
these regulations now are generally
accepted, with 90 per cent compliance
reported by traffic observers. The
same compliance by the public might
result, in time, with regulations
against crossing the street between
intersections. Even partial compn-
ance would reduce the chief cause of
pedestrian fatalities.
Evening star., 1942-11-24
Joint Committee PIun

The new Congress undoubtedly will
consider proposals to set up a joint
committee on the conduct of the
war, or a joint committee on war
problems-whatever the name may
be. There are persuasive arguments
to support such proposals and they
have aroused increasing interest in
Congress. But II the administration
remains in control of the situation,
the matter will be approached with
extraordinary caution. A joint COM
mittee no doubt could doma lot Of
good. But past experience and the
very nature Of the proposal create
some merited skepticism regarding
its real value.
Five months after it happened the
Battle Of Bull Run was being fought
over and over again in the Senate
and House In December Of 1861, and
when Congress set up a Committee
on the Conduct of the War Lincoln
looked on 1t as one extreme intended
to check another. Partly because
of its membership, partly because
of its omniscience in all matters
relating to the war, the members of
this committee, in the words of Carl
Sandburg, were to help Lincoln and
more often to interfere with him,
for long time. They shifted out
waste and corruption; they cleared
away stenches; they muddled, &C
cused men wrongly, reused fear and
suspicion, and left rankings; they
wrangled and bombinated; they
played with the glory and the despair
Of democracy"
Senator Maloney of Connecticut,
author OF one of the proposals for
joint committee, Is careful to point
out that it is not his purpose to set
up a congressional committee "on
the conduct Of the war" as the con-
duct Of the war is the function Of
the Executive. But whatever it's
name, such a committee would find
1t difficult to draw the line between
attempting to conduct the war and
seeing that others conducted 1t
properly.
Advocates Of the Joint committee
plan have pointed out the benefits
accruing to Congress and to the Ex-
ecutive from closer cooperation.
The President, replying to a sugges-
ton from Senator Vandenberg.
pointed out that If Congress chose
the joint committee, he would be
happy to work with It's members, but
that as he already sought to main
tain close touch with the leaders Of
Congress and its standing commit
tees, Congress would have to make
1t clear with whom he was to con-
sult-for nothing was to be gained
by setting up another consultant.
President Wilson was able to avoid
Joint committee in the First World
War. If one is formed in the new
session Of Congress, the President
will be understood in not regarding
1t as an unmixed blessing, no matter
how high the motives of its sponsors.