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Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
WHO'S VISIONARY NOW?

tMar>htield, Or, IlmeS)
When the task Of arms production and
training of soldiers and sailors was set
before Us D> TIE President, there was a
bit Of >coftng IN the German and Italian
press. Such goals We're visionary, they
rccrcd 1t couldn't be done America
was only bluffing, anyway. Sixty thou
sand airplane~ in Il single year, Forty
five thousand tanks, Eight million tons
of ships All Yankee bluff.
Well. the kaiser and his aides did some
calculating in 1917. First they calculat-
ed that the United States wouldn't fight,
no matter what they did. But America
fought Then they calculated that Amer
ica could not pat the actua force on
the front in time. But again they mlscal-
cul;,t d.
America is not going to win this war
all by Itself. But again it is given to us
to provide that balance of power which
will tilt victory into the end Of the scale
that weighs FOR right and freedom.
Every man. woman and child IN the
United State, today holds the answer III
hi, hand t. the brcathlesS questions,
"WiIl i be- cnou9n? VIII it be III time
IN fhc mitod StHtr; Wr are saying, X''S.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
MORALITY IS NOT AN
INDIVIDUAL MATTER

A 20-year-old spoiled baby IN Chicago.
David L. Nyyall. refused 10 register for
the third draft because, h. said. he had
the right Of an individual 10 disregard
the law EXpOunung mis- own peculiar
idea of what laws are for, he continued {:
"lf | feel that a certain law i right for
me, as an individual. | VIII cooperate in
every way poSSihlc: Il uot-It ! lcel that
the law il morally WronR-l have the
right of an individual TO disregard the
law
Parcnthetically. fer the sake OF those
who wonder what makes Il younESter like
that, young NyVall's parents have always
given him everything he wanted, when il
was within their power 10 do 50: his
father had even financed 4 studio at
which the boy played at being a sculptor.
He had never learned responsibility, to
himself or 10 others; h. had been-With-
out intention on his parents part. Of
course-trained to believe that the world
was responsible to him, not he to the
world.
But to return to his strange conctp-
tion of laws and Their application. 1t
deserves consideration, if only for the
sake Of pointing out It's fallacieS to others
who might be inclined to take the same
view His basic presumption Is grounded
in selfShness-the selfiShnesS of one who
sees himself as the center of all human
endeavOr If carried to its ultimate end
his theory would result in the negation
Of all laws, and the operation Of each
individual as a law unto himself, guided
only by what he chooses to call his moral
sense"
What young Nyvall rails to understand
is that morals like laws, are for the pro-
lection of society and not OF separate III
dividuals. Society in this sense means
the community of manknd-thc collec-
tive activities of all peoples Both leglS-
lative law and moral law az devised to
protect this society of mankind from the
mistakes, the weaknesses. the grcrds and
the inSaniteS Of individuals
If every man could diSobeV with IM-
punity any law he felt WIS wrong, as
applied to himself, we would have "a
many different Interpretations OF the
law as we have individuals n the world.
For such is environment. heritage and
training that no two persons have exact
ly similar moral codes. Most Of man
kind. however, has learned that the in
dividual must abide by the wisdom OF
society. or the individual vii suffer from
some other individual Who i> stronger,
more ruthless or ShreWder.
We rather imagine that such a one as
Young Nyval would suffer more agonieS
than few if everybody in the world
began to practice his beliefs, for he
would be easy prey. Society has pro-
tected him, Just as laws protect society.
He owes support at least, TO the frame
work which makes his kind Of life pos
sible.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
MODERN MENUS

water to cover for IS minutes.
Drain, reseryina pot liquor" and
peel Cut into Inch slices Ar
range alternate layers of sweet pO-
tltocs and apples in buttcred bak-
ing dish. dotting each layer with
butter Add brown sugar to potato
pot liquor" cor hot Watcla and
stir until dissolved Pour over
sweet potatoes Cover and bake in
moderate oven o375 degrees F >
about 20 minutes. tEen remove coy
cr and bake 10 minutes longer.
TOMORROW'S MENU
BREAKFAST: Grapefruit juice.
Goldfish cakes, corn muffins, mar
haladc. coffee, milk.
LUNCHEON: Crcamcd tuna fish
on toast. enriched hard rolls. can
MT fruit. cookies, tea, milk.
DINNER Roast sparcribs. mash
ed potatoes, Harvard bccts. green
salad, cheese and crackers. coffee,
milk
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
HITS THE HIGHWAYS

Drop in auto taxation. drop i'll
automobile use means also a de-
cline in state funds for highway
maintenance since most Of the
money for this work comes from
Gasoline taxes and license fees The
roads you ride upon, Therefore Will
not be as good as the road you
are used 10
In the whole motoring world pc
tlIrc there Is only one rcallT bright
patch: there is no gasoline short
age-yct. The quality OF gasoline
has been reduced little. ratings
0! 30 and u octanc grades have
been dropped TO rs and So because
OF a lead shortage and IN order TO
Increase production Of 100 Octanc
gas for aircraft
Tanker diversion, increased sink
ing of tankcrs, might affect the
supply in some areas And gas
might have to be rationcd JUS, to
save rubber later on. Secretary
Ickes was Matching rauoning
pan during the gas shortage scare
/ last summer, and this egg might
/ pe pulled out Of the IcEcs hen
house as an emergency measure if
/ the crisis demanded.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
MIND YOUR
MANNERS

Test your knowledge OF correct
social usage by answering the fol
lowing questions. then chcckinG
them against the authoritative ans
WerS below:
/. Is it better to give bridesmaids
gifts that are faddish or some
thing that they can keep always?
2. Is it correct for a bride to have
her silver marked with the last
initial of her huSband-tO-bc?
3. If a young man tells you that
he failed to pass his Army phys
ical examination should you ask
him why?
a. Should a middle-agcd woman
speak of her contemporaries as
girls"
/. Something that they can keep
2. Yes.
3 No. O.
4. No.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
Your Federal
Income Tax
DEDICTION OF CAPITAL

7 1
No deduction IS allowable for
losses from sales OF exchanges Of
property, dnc"tlI or indirectly, be-
tween ca members Of a family,
obp a corporation and an individual
oWning moro than 30 per cent OF
it's stock nlQudationa cXccptedD,
tcJ a grantOr and flduClary OF any
trust or Cd iiduciary and d
beneficiary Ct the same trust.
If IL shares of stock become
worthless during the yeaI OF %
corporate securities with interest
coupons or in registered form are
asccrtaincd to be worthless and
charged off during the year, and
are capital assets, the loss there
from shall be considered as from
the sale CT exchange Of capital
assets as of the last day of sucn
taxable year
In the determining gain case
of property acquired before March
1913 the cost, or the fair market
value as of March l, 1913, adjust
cd as provided IN section ll3 tbD OF
amended, Whichever is greater,
should be used, and IN determining
"l,ys" the cost 30 adjusted, should
Lr used. II tine property was ac-
quIrcd after February %, 1913, the
cost. except as otherwise provided
in section III, Of the Code as
amended, should be used.
The taxpayers return should
state the following facts 'aD for
real estate, the location and des-
cripticn OF land and improvements;
Ibl for bonds or other evidences
of Indebtedness, name OF ISSUING
corporation, particular issue, de-
,,omination. and amount; and &c,
for stocks. name OF corporation
class of stock, number of shares
and capital charges affecting basis
Gncludine uoutaYahlr distrihu-
tionS),
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
Tractor Clinics
Slated in Valley

Three proposed Fosd tractor
farm machinery repair r.lacs
scheduled for FL Centro FcD "a.
Brawley the next day ala Galley
leo Feb 26 will b. held at the
Fourth and Main street headquar-
ters of Edgar Brothers agency, Fl
Centre, February 26, Agriculture
Extension Agent Frank Beyschlag
SAID Wednesday,
Beyschlag also said taat the
Massey-H Harris clinic scheduled tor
List Saturday will be held instead
in the Edgar implement store on
Imperial avenue, FL Centre. Feb r.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19

With the Japanese batcrug at
the gates of the city cars drew
up to Smgaporc's famous Raj
files hotel to discharge tca-dancc
guests, reporters say
With the Japanese thousands Of
miles away, and the sears Of The
Pearl Harbor attack largely heal
ed the famous Royal Hawaiian ho-
lei at Honolulu has been turned
over to the Navy as a recreation
center for sailors, Marines and
soldiers.
This is not said critically. Brit
ain has paid and will pay sorcly
for her long weekend mind An
end is being made to all that in
the Empire. as it has been ended
il the British Isles themselves.
We must end it here, and there
are signs that we are ending it.
before the price grows even higher
than the high price We have al
ready paid.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19

cas-. Thy bread upon the va
t,-~ adHrcd the preacher, tor
.sou ,.4. .iud il after many day.
Nrctrcn wears AGO the United
c...,r, east certain bread upon the
Q.rr.~. III NE form OF llte-SaIlnG
,,, Other equipment which II sent
~ .19a4a o.i OF Tie tullness OF a
...G s.Ht ~ relieve the suffering
II .nr disastrous wave OF earth
autEcs. lres. ana tidal waves that
~W,p. ne islands.
TCday hat bread is being found
aea.n. after many days The sup
DitS. plainly marked u S. Army
Transport Merritt, were found III
tlc INVASION barges used by Japa-
trooU, to attack MaCArthu's Mag
nitIccnts ON Bataan peninsula The
.,icyr.,t was the ship which carried
the mercy cargo from Manila in
1928. General Macarthur Is the
nam who loaded that cargo when
Lc was commander OF the Philip
Iuc Scouts.
II is but a poor return the Jap
aacsr are making for our generous
impulse 10 years ago.
Need We regret the impulse? We
rink not. We of the United States
Erjcyc in a God of mercy 1t is
with such God that we must
square ou actions II the japanese
believe in some sort Of divinity thai
see, no shame in turning on a
bcucluctor in this way, so much
the worse for the japanese. 1t is
they who must face the reSpon-
sinillty for their actions, as we for
ours
III the same way, the time may
come when we will not regret
that we held open, the door 10
peace with Japan until a blast
OF gunfire came through that vtry
door 1t all stands on the record,
and we may have confidence that
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
SWEET POTATOES
AND APPLES
(ScrNeS ~

Sly medium sized sweet pota-
toes Tor one l-pound cam; 4 par
Ell. corcd apples, sliced; table
spoons butter, /, cup potato pot
hauor." = cup brown sugar.
Scrub potatoes and parbOil in
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
BN MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX
NEA Service staff Writer

The training in sound methods
Ol household economy which Lily
Pons. like all good little French
GIrls. received, is coming to the
surface in these days Of national
emergency The petite diva of the
Metropolitan IS anxious to show
nrr gratitude TO the country of her
,scc choice by operating in the
CAMPAIGN for the sale of defense
stamps and bonds in every possible
way The Pons kitchen has been
.cared FOR national defense by cut
tug out al supertluous eXpendi-
tures SHE suggests.
ROAST SPARERIBS
Serves / to g.
Foar pounds fresh sparcribs, salt
Hnd pepper to taste, !, cup chop
rcd onion
Wipe meat with cloth and cut in
to serving pieces if desired Rub
with salt and pepper and place in
large baking pan. Sprinkle with
onion. For additional flavor, sprin-
kic with teaspoon thyme and
bake apples. sliced, with the
meat. Cover and bake in hot oven
450 degrees F. about 45 minutes.
mtll tender. Turn meat once dur
m2 baking. Remove cover during
Hast 10 minutes to brown meat.
Miss PonS recalls. as a child, the
first world War when the French
people were suffering a German
invasion Economy was nothing
NcW even then for the French.
They knew that margarine is a
butter substitute. that honey can
take thc place of sugar, and sweet
potatoes give almost the same sat
direction as Il creamy French pas
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The fOilOlUIag edit
Oriais arc presented as interesting Opin-
ions Uoiced bv editors eiSeThere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

Il would 0o difficult to over-cmpha-
size 'he service rendered our country
bv it. small colleges From plea
signed b% alumni Of such colleges.
SPEAK tol the rest Of my countrymen
when | say thai all CubanS. civilian and
military alike, stand shoulder to shoul der
with the United States in her determina-
.oM that the axis shall never menace
the shore, Of the Western Hemisphere
DR. Juan Fjgueroa. PRESIDENT Cuban
physicians commission.
feel il is time that a bit Of healthy
hate for the enemies crept into our war
rtfort,.-Air Marshal William a. BiSh-
~. Royal Canadian Air Force.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
GL0RlFYING
YOURSELF
BY ALICIA HART
NIA Service staff Writer

A Wise mother lets her daughtc:
look her agc-9nd nowadays tha'
tends to mean looking every bit as
old, rather than as young, as Mary
and all her friends are.
Mothers often take two seriously
every shred of advice they've heard,
especially outdated advice remen1-
bcred from her own adolescence,
about the importance Of keeping
young. It's quite natural to want a
daughter to keep her fresh. ma
tural look as long as possible, But
when that leads to prohibiting this
and that cosmetic. one and an
other Skirt-lcngth, it mdercutS
poisC-without which the complex
ion of Diana is useless
Give Daughter
A Chance to Decide
If your daughter really IS 'dll-
ferent." Just let her be. She'll es-
chew cosmetics on her own, and
your job is to help her maintain
balance.
But the fact is, most girls want
ABOVE al IlO' ~ JI b4Ai'4NA40' ~
pecially not to look different. And
most young things do use cosme-
tics. do come out in ankle-lengtn
party skirts. much earlier now
than when you were their age. 50
if she wants to uac lipStiCk as the
other auls do. rs veil as dance to
tho same boo,Ir Wocgl", read the
Same books and deck herself III
the same fur als'm1lS t1ka
il easy. shc's only DONG As YOU
did. It's Dhr times that have
changed
Tender Skin Requires
Restrained Makeup
OF course. her tender skin and
delicate natural coloring require re-
strained makeup with material de-
signed for her age. Probably she
has discovered that the manutac-
turerS OF everything from hats tC
lipsticks have discovered her, and
are offering her things made for
her age. If she hasn't showing them
to her will be sufficient, and it may
be the beginning Of her Self-train-
ing in discriminating dress
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19

Students of German DsyCholos-
ical warfare. like Arthur Upham
Pope chairman of tie Committee
tor National Morale, believe that
German authorities deliberately Try
to hold German emotions at an
even level, avoiding too great eX-
ultation at victory, too great de
preston at defeat These violent
shifts of emotion az" bad for
a people, they believe.
We do not here seek to play up
en- the people as upon an organ.
But it is obvious that there is
something to the German COnten-
ton Now We are going through a
bitter time of disaster It will not
do to be too greatly depressed SO
that the tinieSt success appears 4
Ereat victory We must look at this
thing the long way, for it will
be a long war. We must grinIy,
rclontlessly prepare for the daH
when We shall have our INNINGS
CONTRAST
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
Willis Thornton's
Personal


he time will come when Japanese
tears Of bitter shame and regret
vail try to wipe out the stain Of
that treacherous attack at Pearl
Tarbor. Because others have a con
cept of morality different from cur
own. is not less, but more reason
to be true to our oWn.
Shakespeare makes KIM Henry
Y speak words which We may We'll
remember today.
What stronger brcastplatc than
heart untainted.
Thrice is he armed that hath
his quarrel just,
And he but naked. though lock
ed up in steel
Whose conscience with injus-
tice is corrupted.
That We can remember bread re
turns like that which came TO Ba-
taan That we can remember when
further trials come That we can
remember when our faith is tred
We shall Win, not simply because
or cause is just bur because con-
sciousneSs that it is Just will give
us. in the end. the strength to VIII
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-04

nor 10 the young men. FOR the primary
purpose OF education ought not to be 70
prepare one for good Job, but 10 bring
about better adjustment OF man to
life, with a greater appreciation OF It's
rich and varied phases, Such detectives
are no less valuable TO rnachinist than
TO a bank teller And under today's condi-
tions the machinist Is more likely to have
time and leisure TO develop the cultural
side Of life than the teller,
People began finding that out after the
depression struck. Young men and
women with high school educations or
better found that the white-collar Jobs for
which they had planned did not exist.
They went into the textile and steel mills,
into the truck cabs and shops, And to the
surprise of many Of them, they found,
first, that It wasn't as bad life as they
had been led to believe, and second, that
they were all the better mill-handSS,
drivers, or machlrists because OF their ed
ucation.
The whole "white-collar culture" OF
the twentieS Is now in disfavor, and the
boom in defense industries now draws
thousands more from desk to lathe. More
and more Of the future seems TO pc gong
over to the engineers, the chemists, the
architects, the skilled workmen. Real
brains and brain work will always be a
premium, but q white collar just for q
white collars sake no longer looks as
good as 1t used to. Old and artificial de
visions and claSsifications are breaking
down, and good thing, too, True Amer
leans will wear no mans collar but their
own, nor will they be as greatly influ-
enced in the future as in the past by its
color.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-04

Just as there Is a bright side even to
Affections like appendicitis or tonsillec-
tony, 50 there Is a bright side to some Of
the rough ride the American people has
had during the past dozen years. Some.
thing unhealthy and slyly subversive OF
real Americanism was growing up In the
twenties. It was the desperate desire OF
every family to bring its sons up into
white collar positions. This brought a
sort OF cleavage of the population into
two classes-those who wore white collars
and those who didn't.
II ever there was a false basis for di-
vision, that was It, Yet families shaved
and struggled, denied themselves every
thing, 80 that their sons might achieve a
lob pushing pencil or pen instead OF
working with their hands. Thousands OF
Young men, often Unqualified, fought
their way through college or high school
TN no better reason than that 1t seemed
ia promise later light work at nigh pay.
That philosophy was far neither to
higher education, nor to American life,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-04
THE PRESENT TASK
(Bridgeport Post)

(BriugepofC PoSt)
Governor Robert A. Hurley uttered
some simple truths In speaking be-
fore the 25th anniversary banquet
Of the Waterbury Rotary club the
other night.
He decrIed the idea, being pro-
mulgated in some quarters that we
are fighting for Russian CommuIl-
ism on the one hand or to save the
British Empire on the other, SIM
ply because Britain and Russia as
well as ourselves are engaged IN
fighting the Axis.
The blunt truth Is that whoever
kills a German or q Jap Is DONG
service to our side and there Is
no need to inquire too closely into
his motives for doing It.
Similarly If we kill a German q
Jap soldier or sink one Of the Axis
submarines we are doing q service
| to the Russians and the British and
it isn't necessary for them to m
uuire into our motives too closely
either. For the duration Of the wal
we are allies and as far as anyone
can see into the future, we are n
the same boat and must sink OF
swim together.
To argue against this proposition
Is to be q great deal less than real
istic and possibly 10 endanger olii
own safety BY being too SNOOPY
about our allies.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-04
Ring Out, Joyous Bells

In the Church calendar Easter Is time
Of great rejoicing. A world torn asunoeT
by warfare might not seem In the mooa
for rejoicing, but those who see IN their
religion the ultimate salvation OF the
world will rejoice that another Easter
Sunday Is at hand. Coming at the END
81 q penitential period and following the
extremely sorroWful rites OF Holy week
when even the affairs have sombre hue
and the priestly intonations are sac
Easter Sunday Is the signal for release
OF pent-up hopes and feelings
It Is not so much release from rules
Of fasting, abstinence, prayer, and otner
forms OF religious devotion imposed 1or
the past forty days as 1t Is feeling OF
great 10y In the significance OF the Gay
and what 1t has meant down through
the centuries ever since Saviour rose
from the dead, having died on the cross on
Mount Calvary to save mankind Hope OF
redemption Is always bright peiore US
Now we should feel so more IMAM ever,
for II Is now that a free people must
make the world feel that the hour OF
their freedom Is also at hand
Somehow or other people always feel
closer ties OF fellowship In an hour OF
trial, such as we are now going through:
There Is more apt to be an outpouring OF
religious fervor. Certainly 1t should be
more predominant at the time when
Christ fulfilled his promise to rise from
the dead and TO offer to all mankind a
chance TO save their souls. Just such a
promise Is held before all OF us in a spirit
iaai and bodily sense today. We should
rot let the occasion pass without thank
Inc God for the priceless gifts that are
ours and ask him to spread the same
through many lands that other less for
tunate might share In them.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-04
Brotherly Discord

Pardon us for asking but how long
must those blood-brother Aryans, Hitler
and Hirohito, hold hands before they pass
the presents. Strange that these two fine
fellows should not return what allegedly
belongs to the other. Japan got the
Caroline Marshall and Marianne islands
in the Pacific from Germany after the
last war. Any reasonable person would
think the japanese they officially
made Hitler descendant OF their sun
god - would give. ear to Adolf's howls
about restoring lost colonies
Germany crushed the Netherlands be-
fore Japan seized the Dutch East Indies,
SO undoubtedly the Sons OF Heaven Will
do the right thing and let their Nazi
cousins help rule those pearls, OF the
Pacific Come on, boys, set us decadent
nations q good example.