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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
WALLACE NOMINATION IS
POLITICAL. WITHOUT REASON

The nomination of Henry A. Wallace
to succeed Jesse Jones as the powerful
Secretary of Commerce by President
Roosevelt arouses the Indignation of the
thinking people of the nation.
First, we find the main reasons for
his appointment as set out in the Presl-
dents letter TO Jones asking him to re-
sign, are the most shallow and outright
political gestures in recent New Deal
history.
The President in effect said Henry had
been good boy, had campaigned for the
fourth term, and really was suited for the
job. To top this off the Presidents let
ter to Jones calling for him to resign,
continued saying Wallace deserved the
Job he wanted
1t appears that again the New Deal
philosophy demonstrates that the job
does not seek the man, but that the man
seeks the job, regardless of his qualifi-
cations.
Secondly, judging from past perform
ances of the man Wallace, who had little
regard for business and has been a capt.
tal-baiter and even paid his dollar to join
the CIO-Political Action Committee, he
is definitely not qualified to handle the
intricacies of the mammoth job handled
by Jones.
Jones' although he has been blunt at
times, has at least had the respect OF
business and labor and his past business
experiences have made him qualified for
the great job that lies ahead in American
postwar development.
With Wallace as Secretary of Com
merce and head of the all-important Re-
construction Finance Corporation, this
nation can look forward to a glorified
WPA period of reconstruction after the
war instead of a well-ordered and con-
structively planned and directed future
of aid to small business.
The nation must recognize that In the
appointment of Wallace to this tremend-
ously important job in the postwar era
means that we are treading pump-prim-
ing of small business and the re-estab-
lishment of individual and business en-
terprise for system of governmental
pump-priming through federal works
programs and work-dole.
The confidence of the nations business
will be shaken by this appointment If it
is agreed and certainly the hope OF a
return to an economic system as promised
by the President himself in his campaign
speeches will be considered washed over
board and blow to those who planned
on business assuming its responsibilities
of full employment after the war.
Since 1888 when Jones took over the
job of heading the multi-billion dollar
operations of the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, he has held the confidence
of congress, business and the people
Wallace, known for his difficulties
in his department and with several Wash
ington agencies, cannot be better suited
to the job even if he kissed every baby
on the east side of the Mississippi to gain
favor in the eyes of Roosevelt.
Roosevelt demonstrated that he was
not fit for the job of vice president when
he refused to favor his nomination.
Roosevelts selection for such maudlin
reasons as he has put forth, cannot and
do not hold water, indeed his wholesale
overriding of public opinion is no longer
humorous but definitely deadly and
capricious practice that should be ter
minated and terminated now!
cNDEITN DOlIfv
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
STATE INCOME TAX
BLANKS AVAILABLE

State income tax blanks are avail
able at the Ell Centre Chamber of
Commerce, w. G Outlook, secretary
announced Monday.
Anyone interested may call at
chamber headquarters at $50 State
street during office hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23

EDITORS NOTE: The follOwfng edit
orials are presented as interesting 0pin-
ions Uoiced by editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
STOLEN LICENSE

Hazel Thompson, of 554 Paulin
avenue, Calexico, reported the theft
of her new 1945 license plate, num-
Der 2E3467, from her car last Mon
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
DATA CONFIDENTIAL

Enumerators are sworn to secrecy.
Under penalty of law none but CEN
sus employees will have access to in
dividual information.
The census will include farms of
three or more acres, or less than
three acres producing products
worth $3.50 or more in 1914. 4
Gardens, greenhouses, poultry lots,
broiler plants, hatchers and the like
will be included, whether in town or
country. Tenant and owner operated
lands will be listed separately.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23

information and data.
"All information will be consid-
cred confidential" said James d.
Sullivan of San Bernardino, super
visor of the census in five southern
California counties. 1--WE still need
few census takers in Imperial county
but we believe we will be able to
start in the county soon.'' 's -
Questions to be asked will in
clude: .
Location, dwellings, number of
persons, running water, electricity.
acreages, acreage and production of
each field crcp, cash outlay for farm
labor, poultry and poultry products.
chickens over six months of age on
hand, number of COWS MIXED, cost
of feed, total of dairy products sold
in 1914, number of mules, horses,
colts, cows, calves, hogs, sows, pigs,
sheep, goats; wool raised for sale or
use. .a
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-20

1--Yes. Psychologists know
little about the sense of humor.
but we do know we laugh only
at things we know about. The
more we know. the more we
see that is funny. A moron
would not laugh at the college
student who said on examina-
tion that a sinister is an old
maid. or a soliloquy Is deep
thought conducted by one per-
son, or the one who said an
unbridled orgy Is a wild horse.
Increase your knowledge IL you
want TO see how funny people
are-including yourself.
2--No. He shows a whale OF
a lot of ambition. and a whale
of a lot of courage. A young
man who deliberately chooses
farming for his vocation is
nearly always one who has been
reared on the farm, and he
knows precisely what he is let
ting himselh in for-namely,
about hardest work. with
the biggest gambling chances
Of any occupation. But he also
knows its rewards. A whole
some. independent, full life. l
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-20
Il. ". DURLTNG

BOSTON matron wants 10
~ know If the originator of
the query, How are you going
TO look in a bathing suit?" is
also responsible for the ques-
ton: Are your birthdays show
ing?" She says both these
queries make her shudder .
Resident Of Meadville, Pa,
claims Lewis Walker Of that
city invented the Upper. The
upper was invented by Whit
comb l.. Judson OF Chicago.
However. Lewis Walker Of
Meadville encouraged and aided
Judson and was associated with
him in a business way.
DASSING by: Bill Mclaughlin.
L He is the son of Irene Castle
Mclaughlin. erstwhile queen of
the ballroom dancers.
Col. CaSs Hough. u. S. Army
Air Force. He has flown planes
at a speed of $50 miles an hour.
Something like 80 years ago
there was deposited in a Paris
bank the equivalent of S25, 900
with instructions that il be
awarded TO the first man flying
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-20

a plane at speed in excess of
600 miles an hour. Have never
heard of this money being
awarded to any fier. 1 am going
TO check on this. Maybe Col.
Hough has $4,000 coming to
him.
JACK STACK, Albany, n. Y,
ID has been suggested for
membership in the NJ. ". /. A. p.
Club. Hugh Blue. Claiming
Manning, Bridget Pritchett and
Fay Wray of the clubs MEM
bership committee say Mr.. Stack
IS only eligible if he was chris
tened Jack. II his parents named
him John that makes him in.
eligible.
A duck in Cornwall. Eng. laid
an egg day for 100 consecutive
days. Londoner sending me this
information wants TO bet me no
American duck ever done as
we'll. will wager one stogie
that some Long Island duck has
done better. I have instructed
my chief duck operative TO look
into this.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-20

QUERIES from clients: O.
W Did you know men in the
armed services are now more
interested in pinup pictures OF
glamorous WACs and WAVES
than those of cinema cuties and
night club sirens?
A--That's news Co me. But
how about the SPARS and lady
leathernecks: There seems tO
he considerable pinup material
In those branches OF the uni
formed women's service. too.
Q-The corporal, a Bowling
Green, KY, boy, says the
Churchill Downs race track once
paid off mutuel tickets 10 the
penny. That there were such
prices as "S14.33 TO win, S5.72
for place and S3.43 for show"
How about this?
A-The corporal Is right. At
that time the track took no
"breakage." Now IL the cslcu-
lation indicates each winning
ticket should pay, for example,
Si.59, the track takes 3 cents.
That's because they say IL II too
difficult to pay of prices requir-
ing the use of nickels and PEN
nies.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-20
DAMON RUNYON
The Brighter
Side

counts for the ''low" in the
name, though why the ball" I
do not know.
Besides "Sparky," the low
ball experts in Los Angeles at
one time included The Indiana
Wonder" otherwise Roy Hurl-
burt; ''Nigger Nate" Raymond.
big Mike" Siufy, and Joe Bern
stein who went in the army
past 40 and wound up TO his
great chagrin in the NJ. P.'s at
Miami Beach under orders 10
disperse crap games and similar
iniquities.
THE only new discovery that
l. 1 have to report in gin
rummy deals with the old the
ory that a monkey can play it
as well as a man. I find this is
wrong. The monkey plays it
better.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-20

4 READER who obviously is
"A aware of my standing as
the foremost living authority
on the game Of gin rummy, as
well as its greatest player, asks
me where gin rummy originated.
believe in New York City.
However, / am sure il reached
its greatest vogue in the motion
picture colony in Hollywood. II
is a variation of a game called
rummy which was played TO my
knowledge over Is years ago
at the Volney Club, social Or
ganization of sporting men that
has passed out of existence.
When the Volney Club had its
quarters in West 47th street
near Seventh avenue. l saw
rummy played by "Trapper"
Hayes. Tom Costigan, Frank
Kaeppel. John McOscar, John
Shaughnessy, Wilson Miner,
Tod Sloan and other well known
sporting figures Of the day,
usually for modest stakes.
They played with two decks
of cards, the two jokers running
wild and as many as seven play
ers participating. Then later
on / saw another variation OF
the game called knock rummy'
played every night in the coat
room of the Silver Slipper
when il was at West 4Sth
street and Seventh avenue) by
Pete the Goat. a noted handler
of fighters, and the walters.
FINALLY, about five OF six
Il years ago, maybe longer. /
saw Louis Sobol, Broadway col
umnist, and DR.. Leo Michel
playing a game in DR.. Michels
office that they told me was
gin rummy." That was my
first glimpse of the pastime at
which I was 10 become the mas
ter and the oracle, and which
would make me stone rich If
it were not for the government
taxes.
From being played only by a
very few persons in New York,
gin rummy came back from
Hollywood 10 become a craze in
the big town, which also took it
south to the winter resorts.
Still, gin rWnmy remains
pretty much sectional, which is
true of most card games. Only
poker is national in the United
States. and there are variations
of poker that are popular in
one section but almost unheard
Of in another.
l think IL was Matt Spark
man, called The Kansas City
Kid" who first introduced 10
the Pacific Coast the species of
poker called low ball" which
had tremendous vogue as a high
stakes amusement for several
years along in the mid '20's,
and is still played in San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles and
other coast cities.
VOU never heard much about
Il il in the East. II seems 10
be a game that has more favor
with professional gamblers than
any one else. possibly because
of the speed of action In low
ball. the low hand rather than
the high hand wins, which ac-
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-20

service, but I have been told
different. What is correct about
this income tax business Pvt.
X. VI. X.
A-If member Of the armed
forces had a gross income of
$500 or more for 1914, he must
file a return. IL he is stationed
in the continental United States
he files his return the same as
a civilian. If, however. ne is on
sea duty or overseas duty out
side continental United States
at the time his return is due
to be filed, he may postpone the
filing and any payments of tax
until the fifteenth day Of the
third month following the
month in which the war is Of
hcially declared ended. II he is
sent overseas again during the
grace" period, the postpone
ment continues. Men in proc
ess of redeployment through
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-20
One Word Led to Another
BY Linda and
Jerry Walter
By Arthur Bugs" Baer

AS an old established Wall Street margineer was
quite distributed the other day when the government
dropped call money full octave.
| never heard it calling me even though have often
PACED it. But the government did another little thing
that annoyed me quite profusely.
1t hyped margin up to rs per cent of the realm. If
that's margin then rabbit should get smart and use his
ears for sails
There time in the remote and unsanitary past
when mugg could stroll into Wall Street with song
his heart and the echo his pockets He could put up
neat per edge chunk of stock and call his
Those the nutritious old days when specula-
tion investment and stab in the dark cass-
fled sharp-shooting.
You could leave your weight and age as collateral
All your broker asked of you not to slam the door
the way out
bought 500 shares of stock fine spring day in
1927 and all put up my laundry mark.
Witness the certified boast of Dave Lamar the
Wolluf of Wall Street II can blow the market and
make it go up FIVE points" And he did. And it did.
Then came the well-known debacle. l rode built
for two with the high wheel in 'front.' At that time in
1929 the hotel clerks asked you wanted your for
sleeping jumping.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-20
uIrRoIzzsa1FMEs
Answers to Veterans

the United States for the Pa
cific are also exempted from
the filing.
Q-Do the points continue to
count for point scores under the
demobilization plan Mrs. w.
A. X.
A-Later the army will FIX a
new point revaluation time, and
points $ accumulated between.
May II and the new date VIII
then be figured and those W1ho1
have the proper score win b
eligible for discharge.
Q-TO whom should one -
port person who II illeS1fl8
receiving q dependency allow.
ance from = son In the q. r.
Coast Guard?
As-The Commandant, Family
Allowance Division, ". S. Coast
Guard, Washington 25, d. c.
Off an enlisted mans eu.
listment period In the navy e9s
pires, can he get out now:--
T. W.. X
A-Enlisted personnel are not
being separated from the serv-
ice by reason Of expiration Of
enlistment during the war.
When discharged from the serv-
ice for the purpose of re-enlist-
ment entry of entitlement to
honorable discharge is made in
their records if the require
ments for such discharge are
met.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-20

night. One reporter, whom
suspect of having his gags
written for him by Bennett
Cert, distinguished columnist of
the Saturday Review of Litera-
ture. burst in with a hot flash.
II just found what's holding
things up" he cried. "Hirohito
Is busy presiding at a shogun
wedding"
NOVELISTS can write all
~ they like about nerveless
and sleepless reporters, but it
has little basis IN fact. News
papermen do not do so we'll
without proper rest and their
nerve s-generally speaking
are nothing 10 boast about, even
under ordinary conditions. In
fact most Of them here are s;ill
punchdrunk from We Day.
| did not print this at the
time because II seemed sort of
tragic. But the victim has since
recovered and is considered
practically normal again: or
anyway as normal as usual.
When the flash of Germany's
surrender was given out on We
Day. Mr.. Merriman Smith,
White House correspondent for
one OF the major news services,
dashed from President Tru-
mans sanctum for a telephone.
That is TO say, he was heading
for telephone. But in his haste
he neglected TO observe that a
closed door obstructed his path.
He attempted to go through the
door head-first, thereby doing
little or no good TO his noggin.
BY the time he remembered
that the approved way of going
through a door is to open it
first, he was not what YOU
might call himself. Gaining the
rotunda. he caromed off two
other hurrying reporters.
tripped, and whacked his head
against the big carven table.
gift to this country by Agui-
naldo, the old Philippines revo-
lutionary.
/ do not know how Mr.. Smith
feels about Aguinaldo and his
generosity in sending the table
TO the White House, but il is a
fact that Mr.. Smith was out of
action with sore conk for sew
eral days. NM
A MONG parties responsible
"A for the daffy humor that
passed tween the scribes
waiting for Japan's surrender
is Mr.. Dan Parker the noted
sports columnist. Mr.. Parker
was not present at the orgy of
suspense but his column pro-
vided a gag that was worked
10 death.
One reporter after another
dashed in. as If bearing hot
news. and yelled
Flash! Hirsch Jacobs has
Just filed claim for Hirohito's
white horse!'
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-20
WASHINGTON Scene
BY George Dixon

I SINCERELY hope We never
L have 10 go through another
delayed peace in Washington. IL
is much too wearing on my
newspaper associates.
Reporters love 10 write pieces
about being "aierted and "on
tenterhooks,' but they do not
take so kindly 10 being alerted
and tenterhooked themselves.
They are apt TO get little
short in the temper, If not
downright irascible.
Also. they tend 10 become
trifle wacky, or rumor-happy.
The recent long wait at the
White House for news Of Japan's
surrender brought out many
manifestations. ---------
Al the height OF the suspense.
when news of the capitulation
was expected momentarily. a
wild-eyed scribe went out on the
White House lawn and chased
squirrels until he was out OF
breath. Then he dashed madly
into the press room.
Its come, he shouted. Tru-
man has just accepted Japans
ultimatum!"
THE rapid shifts from grim
L tension to cuckooism and
back again continued day and
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-20
Brain Game Answers

Mark Twain. (Also credited
TO his friend, Charles Dudley
Warner, famous editor of the
Hartford Courant.)
False. The Allied armies did
not advance TO the Rhine
before the armistice in
World War I. (b) True.
3-Spencer Tracy. in 1887 and
1888 for Captains Courag-
eous" and Boys Town"
4-(c) Is correct.
5-13 cents.
6-"Touch Of our Hand" Ro-
berta; Cant Help Lovin'
Dat Man." Showboat; It's
a Lovely Day Tomorrow"
Louisiana Purchase.
mo. It was said by George
Herbert in 1640.
S-Sakhalin.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-20
AT YOUR SERVICE

O-Wbat kind OF help Il prov
0 vided by disabled veterans
in being placed In jobs they can
fill Mrs. NJ. X.
A-The L. s. Employment
Service conducts a special pro-
gram for the placement of dis
abled veterans. II places dis
abled veterans in Jobs they can
be expected TO perform reason
ably well. The USES has had
many years of experience in the
placement of disabled persons
and has experts on the subject
TO help veterans get just the
type of jobs they can best fill.
Q-HOw long a time does q
man discharged from the serv-
Ice have i'm which to report to
his selective service local bOardc
Why does he have to report;
he's done his bit IT. v. VI.
Ale must report within 10
days of discharge. He is re-
quired to report because he is
on the records of that local
board and they must account
for him at all times; he must
be properly classified as dis
charged man: he must receive
new registration and classifica-
tion cards which he must carry
with him at all times for his
own protection 10 show he has
served and been discharged. The
board also sees TO it that he re-
ceives proper information on
his unemployment rights and
all other rights TO which ne is
entitled as a veteran.
Q-I thought that men In
the service dd not have to file
any income tax returns until
some time after they get out of
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-20
WALTER WINCHELL nroeSx., On

over the kids like Diana guarded
the doves on Olympus. Many a
contented matron, perhaps now
turning 40, may remember what
a demon chaperon she was.
7 DON'T believe she ever was
i rich. She lived in a little flat
on Eighth street. which looked
like a Chinese secondhand fur
niture store, where she had one
servant. She certainly left no
great sum. She lost a bucket
full in the stock market crash
and had TO hook her ice" in
which she had taken consider
able pride. She always had un-
savory partners and, though re-
garded as a shrewd operator.
she was taken. right and left.
From the moment she came to
work at night. until daylight,
she was on her job and had no
time to even look at accounts.
DUT she was dynamite as a
- drawing card. The saps be-
gan laughing before they came
in. They paid headwaiters heav-
lily for ringside seats in front
and a few minutes later saw
tables moved in front OF them.
The best act she ever put on
was George Raft, doing
Charleston, which lasted a min
ute. Ruby Keeler broke
through the barrier with her
beauty and tap-dancing. Beyond
this, there were practically no
principals except Guinan.
Yet. when the band struck up
"I'Il See You I'm NV Dreams
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-20
MARY HAWORTH'S Mail

But We are a large family
and my brother, 20, and are
the only ones old enough 10
help.
The youngest is a baby.
We have 10 count every penny
and my father is just starting
10 build a house.
My parents like Tony and
would consent TO our marriage.
They say i. am old enough 10
know what I'm doing. but I
don't know how they will man.
age without me.
IL will be a hard year for
them IL get married.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-20
BETTER HEALTH
BY DR.. Herman Bundesen

DROPERLY sdminister cred
massage IL serving a very
useful purpose in many ways.
Doctors have found II quite USE
fui In the treatment of a num-
Der OF disorders. In some cases,
II Is given 10 create a soothing
and quieting affect. In other in
tances, IL may be employed 70
help improve the circulation.
however, according 10 Doctor
Harold ID. Storms OF Toronto.
the best use for massage is TO
relieve muscle spasms.
In cases OF sprain and similar
Injuries, the muscles about the
joints are the most severely in
Jured when the Joint is dam
aged either through direct tear
ing OF the muscle fibers. or
through indirect strain due 10
effort on the part of the mus
Cles 10 limit the movement OF
the joints. For example. there
Is a spasIn of muscles known as
a charleyhorse. The treatment
usually employed in this condi-
ton is to feel around with the
fingers until the affected muscle
Is detected and then 20 mas
sage or knead II. This. as a rule.
will promptly relieve the spasm.
A CCORDING 10 Doctor
IA Storms, a woman who finds
II difficult TO raise her arms IN
order 10 dress her hair. may be
flicted with this same sort of
pain and muscle Spasm- Or
persons who play golf may have
such muscle SpaSms in the back.
Even headaches, which settle
in the eye. may be due TO
muscle spasm.
A healthy muscle can stand
strain TO some degree but. If il
Is subjected TO a greater pull
than it is equipped TO stand.
some OF the muscle fbers will
tear. As a result. swelling. pain
and other signs OF muscle in
flammation occur. In this con-
dition. the entire muscle goes
into spasm or contraction.
This spasm is painful and may
last for hours. days or even
weeks. II the spasm continues
for a very long period. such as
weeks, some of the muscle tis-
sue may be ompletely y de-