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La opinión., 1940-06-23
Los Nuevos Esp5ns del TIC Sam CON Alas. Ell Ej6ycito Americana
h0 LOgyudO eL TipO Especial de PaIOma MemS0jevu Nocturnal
Por JAMES N. MILLER

En- case de guerra, nuestro
alto commando militar podra
usar la "paloma de la paz'
Ia paloma mensaj
IN serVicio enteramente nue.
70, como correo nocturno. Ell
cuerpo de senales de los Es-
tados Unidos ha creado, pa
ra servicio del ejercito, una
clase nueva de palomas que
pueden llevar mensajes a
largas distancias, con la We
locidad de una milla por mi
nuto, en- la oscuridad de la
noche y cualquiera que sea
ell temporal. Els ell producto
de Is amos de experimental
ci6n en- los terrenos del Fuer-
tie Monmouth, N. j.
Las pruebas del vuelo son
concluyentes EN- ell sentido de
que las palomas mensaieras
Volaran con igual seguridad,
cuando Sc las suelte desde
I'm aeroplano, a varias mi
Has sobre ell suelo o ell mar,
de los bosques espesos o de
los lugares muy populosos.
En- Hawaii, las palomas
mensajeras de la nueva es-
pecie, Sc las solto de I'm aero
plano lanza-bombas en- un ST.
mulacro de guerra, con la
flota enemiga a 80 millas en-
ell mar. Los mensajeros ala
dos llegaron a sus paloma-
res 35 minutes despues, por-
tando mensajes que hubie-
ran sido de importancia sin
igual 81 hubiera sido una
guerra de verdad.
Hasta donde Sc sabe, min
guna nacion ha agregado CO.
rreos alados nocturnos de es-
ia clase. Francia trato de
criarlos durante la Guerra
Mundial de 1914-18, pero sin
ning1n resultado favorable.
In~glaterra tambien fracas6,
debido a que en- todos los ca
SOS, ell instinto animal de vol
yer a SUI casa funciona sola-
mente en- vuelos a la luz del
dfa, y los Wales nocturnos
estan en- clara oposici6n al
sistema natural de las cosas.
Pero, jpara que Sc pre-
guntara- hay necesidad de
crear esos soldados especial
lizados en- ell vuelo, en- este
pals? Pues, para que en- ca
so de guerra esten listos pa
"a efectuar trabajos d e
emergencia. S recordara
que los palomares caseros,
como los llaman los eXper-
tos, salvaron la vida de nues-
tros soldados en- Francia.
Trabajaron como mensaje-
ros eficientes en- llevar des-
pachos, no solo de division
Y de las t~rincheras a la reta-
guardia, sine que tambi6n
fueron utilizados por nues-
tros aviadores para enviar
reportes al Quartet general,
que eran ell resultado de sus
observaciones references a la
Inca de trincheras, fuego de
artilleria y centres de NUM-
clones.
La opinión., 1940-06-23

cuarpo, division Il otra uni
dad, ell "palomero" Sc comu-
MICA por telefono con ell Off
cial de senales para recibir
instrucciones. Cuando un pa
lomar es agregado a una di-
vision, es necesario seleccio-
mar ell lugar adecuado para
instalarlo. Tiene que estar 10
mas cerca possible del Guar
tel de Ia division para faci-
litar la pronta entrega de los
m~ensajes que lleguen o que
salgan del palomar. Cuando
ell Quartet esta muy cerca de
la Inca del frente y hay pc
ligro de ser tocado por las
bombas, ell palomar Sc insta-
la EN- la retaguardia y fue-
IA del area de bombardeo y
con acceso a un canine. No
deberia instalarse ell palo-
mar, de acuerdo con la or
denanza militar, en- las in
tersecciones de caminos o
cerca de baterias o almace-
mes de municiones, a causa
del peligro del fuego de ar
tillerfa.
Ell official de senales de la
division hace los arreglos ne
cesarios para tener comuni-
caci6n telefonica con ell pa
lomar. Establece tambien un
servicio de mensa.jeros de
manera que los parties que
llegan al palomar sean lleva-
dos a la oficina central, que
esta EN- ell Quartet de la divi-
sion. Los mensajes que traen
las palomas al palomar Sc
trasmiten por telefono a la
oficina de parties del Guar
tel general correspondence
a la division.
En- ell combate, las palo-
mas Sc entregan oportuna-
mente a las unidades, para
Que tengan eXistencia d e
elias a la mano. Ordinaria-
mente la entrega Sc hace ca
da 48 horas y j%ustamente
antes de los asaltos o alta
ques militares. Ell official de
sehales de cada unidad mott
flea al palomar, con la an
ticipacion que sea possible,
acerca del n1mero de palo-
mas que necesita, la distri-
bucion a las unidades y la
bora en- que ell transporte
(motociclo o jaula especial
del palomar) ira por elias.
Al moverse ell Quartet ge-
neral de la division hacia
adelante, la distancia entire
este y ell palomar aumenta y
la entrega de las palomas va
siendo mas dificil. Por 10 tar-
to, hay que tener cuidado de
que los pedidos de palomas
Sc hagan con anticipation
para poder hacer la entrega.
En- la mayoria de los casos
es necesario que ell transpor-
tie del palomar tenga bastan-
ties pichones a la mano, a
fin de que en- ell palomar ha-
va tempo suficiente para
amaestrarlos d e b%idamente,
antes de que los utilicen.
Muy Titles en- la Guerra
Mund;al
5Cuantas palomas caseras
Sc usaron en- los ejercitos du-
La opinión., 1940-06-23
.uN FILM SOBRE LA VIDA De
MOZART

Berlin, julio de 1910. - La
compania cinematografica ale
mana Tobis. ha rodado en- sus
estudios de Berlin una pelicu-
Ii titulada "Pequena musica
noeturna", basada en- la no
vela de Morike "El viaie de Mo.
TART n PraEa."
La direction artistica de csc
film ha sido confiada al rea-
lizador a l Q m a n Leopold
iIainisch.
Una voZ sometido ell film a
In censura aiemana-dice la
Ageneia Centraleuropa = lie ha
sido otorgado ell "prcmio ar.
tistico."
La opinión., 1940-06-23
Muy Titles en- la Guerra
Mund;al

5Cuantas palomas caseras
Sc usaron en- los ejercitos du-
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THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

must be freshly Numbered and show
no yellowing tinge, her suit pains
takingly pressed, her shoes shined or
brushed.
Legs must look clean-shaven, hose
must be faulty fastened to the garters
of girdle. and stocking seams must
be straight.
Every stewardess must carry a pair
of extra stockings on every fight, no
matter how short, because her morale
takes a nose dive when her stockings
spring run.
On the airlines. regulation heels are
two inches, height designed to insure
comfort. without sacrificing smartness,
on feet that have to patter up and
down aisles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01

ELEPHANT: A useful animal with
vacuum cleaner in front and a rug
beaten in back.
HEN: The only creature on earth who
can sit still and produce dividends.
MULE: One who has no pride of an
cestry and no hope of posterity.
POLITICIANS: The only animal who
can sit on the fence and keep both
ears to the ground.
BUTTRESS: A female goat.
SToRK: The bird with the big bill.
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TO FEEL Tors, LOOK IT!
Uaissd Az Linz.

by any man or woman who needs it.
So much for the Army. You find
another example of what personal ap-
pearance does for the morale in our
flying stewardesses, who. like the
soldier, must pass rigid personal in
spection before going on duty.
These girls must be registered trained
nurses - this in case of sickness or
any emergency - and they must do a
maximum amount of routine work in
a minimum amount of time and in
limited amount of space. Yet at the
same time they must also serve as dec
orative fronts" for the airlmes. Ac-
tually they are not better looking than
you are. and some may not even be as
attractive. What puts their personal
assets on the plus side of the ledger is
impeccable grooming. The only detail
that turns stewardess's snappy little
outfit into a uniform is the coCky hat
and the blue and-silver wings she pins
on her pocket.
LittIe Time ond Money
IF YOU are inclined at times to
excuse a less-than-your-best appear
ance on the grounds that you have too
little time and money to spend, re-
member that these stewardesses are
similarly limited. According to Miss
Hazel Brooks. chief stewardess of the
American Airlines, they can spare
never more than five dollars week for
personal upkeep. Nevertheless. give
you the personal appearance test each
stewardess has to pass before she
boards her flagship. See how your in
ventory of personal appearance TALES:
No stewardess's weight can exceed
one hundred and twenty pounds. If
her height is less than five feet, five
inches, her weight must be kept down
to an even lower mark This means
that these girls must be faithful to
their exercise and must keep careful
watch of their calories. At the same
time. they must keep fit and must pass
two physical examinations each year.
Hair must be clean and fragrant,
cut or rolled for close-ftting couture,
and it must be free of dandruff. Be-
cause none must ever show on those
blue shoulders, every stewardess takes
precautions with hot oil treatments,
frequent shampoos, careful fne-tooth-
combing of her hair. and daily mop
pings of the inner band of her hat.
More Bsovfy "Mvsts"
SKIN must look alive. sleek and
fresh under a sotgnSe but natural
looking makeup, fashion-keyed to the
night flight blue of her uniform. Lip
sticks must be clearly outlined and
cheek rouge must be only soft bloom.
Powder must be pressed in for last
ing finish, and mascara, if used, must
not be detected.
Fingernails must be fawless, filed
to conservative length and colored
with soft, muted shades of polish.
Polish must be applied fresh for every
flight To prevent chipping and barren
spots. despite active use of hands.
polish is never carried to the ends of
the nails.
A stewardeSs's white silk blouse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01
Take a tip from the
Amy on the value
of smart grooming
% %A'tr Blythe

2YoUR morale is like an inner light
Y that glimmers family or burns
= brilliantly, depending upon its
fuels. A good personal appearance is
one of the vital substances that feeds
this hungry flame. When you look
your best and are meticulous with
yourself, you build up something posi-
tive within you that makes you feel
good, even when other aids to the
x1norale are feeble or missing.
So. if you need to buck up your
spirits, try for more perfection in your
personal appearance. No one realizes
the value of this better than the Army.
1t knows that the least-personable-
looking young man takes on certain
physical attractiveness, and reacts to
it. when he is properly groomed and
put into uniform.
On a recent tour of Governors
Island. with Infantry Sergeant Dale
McIguire as my guide over drill fields
and through the barracks. saw exam
pies of this. Raw recruits react with
broad grins and a self-confident strut
to the Army's excellent job of good
grooming - skin cleanly shaved. hair
properly cut, shoes bright enough to
reflect images and brand new uni
20. -
perfection.
Good Grooming and Morale
hEEPlNC up good grooming increases
your margin of self-Confidence and
poise. AS the rookie piles up more days
in the Service. says our Sergeant, strict
saily habits OF good grooming have a
profound effect on his morale. The
telling influence on his mental health
Of bath-fresh look. of polished but
tons, of razor sharp trouser creases is
no different from the effect that SIM
liar habits of strict personal care have
on the rest of us.
your body is erect, you have more
spirit and more stamina and you make
better clothes impression. That's
one reason why the drill-master builds
good posture into the rockies body.
BY watching recruits in various stages
of drill, could see what important
changes are brought in brief periods
of training. In six weeks, it may sur
prise you to know, the most slipshod
figure assumes that bearing, very
aptly called "soldierly." a training
that adds from two to three actual
inches to a mans height and that
makes it impossible for him to look
less than perfect in his clothes.
The soldier gets bodily erectness by
"a process of conscious control that
saon becomes automatic. He is dis
Mined. of course, by the platoon
eafes who harps at him to keep his
Hv& the other mans shoulder. to
0th up his chest and stomach, and to
Btraighten out his spine. But this same
Kind of discipline can be self-imposed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01

BUDGET: A plan by which you worry
about expenditures before you make
them, rather than afterwards.
DEBT: A thing we run into but can't
get out of faster than a crawl.
CAPITALIST: One who continues to
spend less than his income.
SrocK-MARKEr TIPS: Good buys that
often turn out to be farewells.
Collected by
jh&o. GARLAND POLLARD
Former Gossrnor Of Vnsini0
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28

WASHINGTON. April 27.-If the
japanese have at least eight bat
tleshlpS under construction-Which
is accepted as pretty straight here
then Their navy would actually be
ahead the American. in capital
ship strcn2th.
The japanese arc supposed to
have four battleShlpi almost ready
10 be launched and four more pret :
l. we'll along Considering difficult
ties OF operating fleet away from
its bases. that would mean heavy
superiority for Japan in the western
Pacific.
Getting accurate dope on Japa-
nese naval building is just about
the hardest job the U, S. Navy has.
In all other countries, it's almost
impossible to maintain real secrecy
.bout the bread outlines of a naval
program: sooner or later. spies can
find out what's going on.
But in Japan it's different. A u
s intelligence agent may pass HIM
self off as a German in Germany
Or As a Russian in Russia-but how
is he going to pass as a japanese
IN Japan?
That means our intelligence SER
vice has to rely mostly on infor-
nation it can buy from japanese
Northumberland it never can be
dead sura it isn't buying stuff pur-
posely planted by the japanese gov
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28
THE MATURED'
MEAL TICKET
[ " all Street JournaD

1t Is with a sense Of wonder that ole
reads in the press Of the several men
who, having been active servants Of the
New Deal, are resigning their positions
TO take up new ones in private industry.
There is, of course, practical side 10
this that is Understandable. \ man owes
it to himself and his family to be pro
WIDER Political fortunes. particularly
at the moment are such that a govern
ment position must seem hazardous; or
possibly the particular opportunity in
private industry appears too attractive
in forego.
No one can quarrel with a man for
being practical. It is when he hasn't
been practical, not only concerning him
self but concerning the fate of others,
particularly in public life, that there Is
ground for criticism.
Specifically, we can wonder what must
be the emotion of these men as they take
up their new positions in private indus
try Some of them, while in government
employ, were active opponents OF the
theory of "matured economy That is.
they took the stand that private econ
omy was no longer capable of support
ing itself and that its functions must
be largely transferred to the gov
ernment. Some advanced this doc
trine through their activities on behalf
of the TNEC Investigations in Washing
ten. We made their acquaintance in Mr..
Raymond Moley's excellent articles ust
completed in The Saturday Evening Post.
Mr.. Moley. himself once servant of
the New Deal, is severely critical Of what
he regards as a radical and dangerous
drift in the TNEC inquiry.
But to get back to some Of the men
who. having done much to push the
TNEC inquiry in the defeatist direction
indicated by Mr. Moley. are now taking
up positions in private industry. What
can be the future for them? Will they,
too. become alarmed in Il year or SO over
the radical tendencies Of government?
Having given that tendency some mo-
mentum, will they become fearful later
of being crushed by it?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28
ANYWAY, LET'S FIX
THAT PAVEMENT

The typewriter salesman may nave
exaggerated bit when he told OF the
adding machine that turned out letters
and the typewriter that added after they
were carted across the railroad tracks on
Main street in the back seat of his auto
mObie-but the idea was sound one.
The pavement is so bad there motor
list feels like he's got badly fitting false
teeth after one iounclng ride across the
tracks. In a month or two citizen Will
need compass and alpenstock When he
essays a trip over the crossing. Rlght
now there are a couple OF channels IN
the pavement that would accommodate
the full flow of the Colorado river and
leave room for most of Lake Meade.
Maybe we aren't going to get the S45O,-
900 underpass we've been wanting for so
long, but if they don't fix that pavement
pretty soon there won't be anybody left
to use it, anyway Well all have broken
necks-those of US whose spines stand
the shock long enough to let it travel up
to our necks.
We are able authoritatively to deny
the rumor that transcontinental bus lines
have arranged for airplane ferry land
ing fields on either side of the railroad
tracks to avoid damage suits arising from
injuries to passengers while crossing the
ravines and canyons on Main street But
it is not so easy to squelch the report
that Arizona is threatening a boycott
against Imperial county unless Ell Gen.
tro gets rid of its Little Grand Canyon.
Several tourists already have mistaken
the crossing for wonder of nature, one
source reported.
Of course it could be lot worse. but
we really ought to get that darned pave
ment fixed before the geological survey
finds out about it and sends in survey
ing party. We'd hate to have to look
for them if they got lost among all those
creviceS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28
WHERE THE BOOTlEGG ING
RACKETEERS WENT

The theory upon which labor unions
were founded and under which they
grew to national prominence is one of
the Soundest economic theories in the
world today.
The men who actually believe in labor
unions and the good they can do are
among the most logical thinkers in ma
tiOnal life.
The trouble is, the theory has been
perverted and the men who believe in
labor unionism have been driven into
the discard, in many instances.
George Scalise and William Bioff are
good examples of bad influence.
They are among the most powerful
labor leaders in the nation, more power
full in some ways than William Green,
who heSds the American Federation of
Labor. A million men regard their word
as laW-either because the men have
been sold by oratorv and prejudice, or
because they are afraid to voice opposi
ton.
Today Bioff is under jail sentence
on a charge of pandering-that is, TAX
ing a percentage of the earnings Of a
prostitute as his commission for solicit
ing business for her. 1t is an old SEN
tence which was never served, true, but
it shows the background of the man.
Today Scalise, himself once convicted
of pandering, is under indictment in
New York for using his position as labor
union chieftain to eXtort thousands of
dollars from owners of small businesses.
Two of the nations most powerful
labor leaders are former criminals
Scores of others, in less prominent
positions Of labor leadership, have been
shown up as racketeers and thugs inter-
ested in the gigantic profits they can
make out of labor agitation.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28
Italy Cannot Stand Outside WARM
Europe, Musso|ini Aide Declares

ROME. April 27. tUP)-Italy
cannot stand outside" the conflict
III Europe, Dino Grandi, president
of the Chamber of FasceS and Cor
porations said in a speech today.
Grandi. who is also minister of
Justice and one of the original
Blackshirt leaders. assured Premier
Benito Mussolini that the Italian
people are behind him lin whatever
decision he may make in the pre-
sent international situation
Italy cannot stand outside this
conflict. he said.
Prior 10 Crandi'e speech, the gov
ernment barred foreign and Italian
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28
Among
Our Yesterdays

Not long ago the Ell Centre Ten
Thousand club had its hi jinx. 1t
was the same 20 years ago when
this story appeared in print:
Where is the Aten rancho is a
question being anX:ously pressed
for an answer by Ell Centrans. An
other question is How far is the
ranchhouSe from the road?"
The Ten Thousand club, El Cen
tro'S fashionable ladies organiHa-
ton, is to give picnic at the Ira
r. Atcn ranch Thursday, but the
questions are not being asked by
those to whom the invitations have
been extended. Quite the contrary:
The ladies of the club are going
to return to their childhood days
- and their childhood costumes.
They are going to romp in the good
oldfashioned way, play the good
oldfashioned games with all the
abandon and girlishness that youth
full costumes and freedom from
masculine presence can give.
Where is the Aten rancho"
The Imperial Irrigation district
20 years ago was trying to sell a
half million dollars worth of bonds
At this date two decades ago two
offers had been made, one penaliz-
ing the district $4,000 and the
other 100000. Neither had been
accepted when a delegation OF I'M
perial Valley bankers appeared be-
fore the board and offered to take
the bonds at a $4,000 discount, if
tho board would readvcrtiSc. That
is where the matter stood
On the same day tho valley faced
a shortage of freight cars that
press reports termed desperate.
The Southern Pacific has been
notified that $50 carloads of early
barley will be ready for removal
within the next 80 days and any
delay of more than is days will be
disastrous. as contracts for delivery
have been made and growers will
be subject to heavy damages.
An appeal has been made to
T. Spark, division freight and
passenger agent, urging all conslgn-
erS OF barley or any other freight
To load 10 capacity. thus reducing
the number of cars that would be
required. Sparks promises that if
this IS done, the entire crop may
b" moved without loss