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Evening star., 1940-08-22
Marshall
Continued From First Page

Ing in the three concentration CEN
ters for National Guard maneuvers
Gen. Marshall said, Everywhere I
found an unusually high state of
morale among the men,"
He referred to the maneuvers as
an essential muscular seasoning
which will benefit the men when the
Guard Is called into regular service
These men are all keenly aware
that they should have fair chance
to train and prepare themselves for
their own protection" he added.
He praised the teamwork" dis
played by staff officers. which
showed much improvement between
maneuverS.
Gen. Marshall said he did not
obtain any particular reaction from
Guardsmen as to certain shortages
in equipment. 1t was in discussing
the new anti-aircraft and anti-tank
guns, Of which there Is q need, that
he told of the general ability of the
Army to fulfill its requirements un-
der the initial conscription.
Answers Wheeler's Charge.
Regarding a charge made by Sem
ator Wheeler, Democrat, of Mon
tana yesterday that Secretary of
War Stimson suppressed news OF
growing voluntary enlistments In
order to promote draft legislation
Gen. Marshall acknowledged that
q page containing a favorable re-
port had been removed from the
August issue of Army Recruiting
News, but he said that neither he
nor Mr.. Stimson knew about it un-
til each had read Senator Wheeler's
statement.
The removal was ordered, he said,
by a minor officer in the adjutant
generals ofice, who considered the
report more a matter of opinion
than Of fact. The high command,
Gen. Marshall said. had ordered
the publication limited to factual
statements. But, Gen. Marshall
added, 1T is just incredible to me
the judgment that was displayed
there"
He then furnished reporters with
copies Of the article which had been
removed. It contained the following
statement:
The Army recruiting program as
q whole, a War Department radio
gram reveals, Is progressing at an
excellent rate. Combined results to
date (July II, 1s40),' reads the radio
gram from Washington, are ahead
Of schedule originally projected.
Total enlistments during June was
highest number made in one month
In Army's peacetime history. An ap-
preciable increase in production will
help the Army to another new high
record in July"
Opposes Separate Corps.
Meanwhile, 1t was disclosed that
the commander in chief Of the
United States fleet had recon-
mended to Secretary of the Navy
Knox that the Nays air arm not
be converted into separate corps.
Admiral j. o. Richardson, in q
Chairman Walsh of the Senate Ma.
val Affairs Committee. cited what
he called the "lamentably made
quate performance of the British
naval air arm in the current conflict
as an example of why a separate
corps should not be established.
A small but growing group In and
out of the service, he said, was "or.
ganizing a determined move foz
establishment Of separate corps fol-
naval aviation"
This would be catastrophe" fol
the Nation, he wrote, resulting In
less efficiency. less preparedness
and fatally less effective co-ordina-
ton.
Evening star., 1940-08-22

chances appear far less bright IN
retrospect than they did IN prospect
10 days ago.
(Copyrisht. 1910. ~ New York Tribune,
lnc.) L
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Historic British
Shriines Bombed
International News Service Cable


LONDON, Dec. 27.-More than
1000 British churches, vicarages
and parochial schools have been
destroyed or damaged by German
bombs, it was revealed today.
Among them. were some of the
most historic and INTELLECTUALLY
famous edifices in the world
Such famous shrines as West
minister Abbey. ST. Paul'S Ca
thedral, Canterbury Cathedral,
Liverpool Cathedral, St. Martins
in-FieldS, St MargaretS, st.
James tPiccadilly). St Mary-le-
Bow have felt the weight of Nazi
explosives. it was disclosed.
The famous old Lambeth Palace,
for seven centuries the London
residence of the archbishops of
Canterbury, also has been dam
aged. This building was begun by
-AEchhiShaSp- Ranitaee- 262--..,lae
art treasures normally housed in
Lambeth Palace, however. were
removed to safety long before the
Nazi bombers first flew over
London.
A special commission 10 plan
repairs or the rebuilding of church
property destroyed or damaged by
bombs has been named by the
archbiShopS of York and Canter-
bury, the latter the primate of the
Church of England.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27

Spanish ambassador to Vichy, who
rushed back to Paris from Bilbao.
Spain. after. receiving urgent in
struchons from Generalissimo
Francisco Franco, the Spanish die
tator.
After receiving a report from
Darlan, il was understood, Petain
still stood resolutely opposed to
any move that might bring France
into war against Britain.
This attitude, apparently maiE-
tanned in the face of German pres
sure, led TO belief that arrange
ments may be under way for
new Petain-Hitler meeting aimed
at further Qualification of France
German relations.
1t appeared PetainS hand had
been strengthened by pledges
from French military command
ers in North Africa and Syria that
their forces stand ready TO defend
the French empire against any at
tackS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
AIRDRoMEs TARGETS

Several airdromeS in Brittany
and shipping al lie Treport were
among other ohJectives, the air
ministry said. One British plane
was missing after the ATTACK on
Bordeaux
The raids yesterday and last
night. which brought the unofficial
Christmas truce TO an abrupt
end. were followed this morning
by a furious outbreak OF An D
German warfare.
For The third successive night
no German bomberS appeared over
Britain. but this morning heavy
gunfire from the Nazi big
Berthas" mounted along the Ger
man-occupled French coast shook
EnGland'S southeast coaStline.
A German reconnaissance plane
approached London for few
brief moments from the direction
of the Thames estuary this after
noon. No alarm was sounded In
the capital
During the afternoon German
raiders were reported over four
northeast England towns Anti
aircraft fire chased away raider
that appeared over the northwest
crn part of Britain
One Spotter was reported near
an important west midlandS town
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Somerset Vaughan
Tells b. 5. 10 Stay Out

CHICAGO Dec. 27.-(INS)-
The United States will serve the
British cause more effectively by
staying out of the war. Somerset
Vaughan, noted British novelist,
declared in Chicago.
'1f America were 10 get info
the war, that might bring i'm
Japan" he said Then America
would need her resources for
her own Use and that would cut
down the supply OF munitions
for England -As-it isl elieXe-
that England will win this war
II the United States continues
sending all possible supplies"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
International New. service Gable

BERLIN. Dec. 27.-Chancellor
Hitler took long look at England
when on Christmas Day he stood
on the chalk cliffs above Boulogne
from which scene Napoleon had
once beheld Britain's shores, it was
disclosed today.
The fuehrer apparently peered
through binoculars across the Eng
lish Channel at the white cliffs of
Dover coastal district,
according TO advices given out in
Berlin.
The dramatic episode climaxed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Buick Deliveries
Set Record
Times stan Correspondent

FLINT, Dec. 27-Domestic re-
tail deliveries representing the
largest December business in the
history of the company were re-
ported today by w. F. Hufstader,
general sales manager of the Buick
division of General Motors.
Heavy holiday volume brought
sales during the second 10 days of
the month to 10,556 units, he said
compared with 1857 in the previ-
Gus 10 days. a gain of Dis per
cent. with 1865 in the correspond
ing period last year, an increase of
1927 per cent
December sales TO date totaling
1928 units compare with 17,lS3
in the corresponding 1889 period,
the previous December high. for a
gain of 2,060 units, or y per cent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Fall Victim Found
Injured in His Home

FLINT. Dec. 27.-Police today
were investigating circumstances
surrounding injuries suffered by
Earl Petrow of 36S East Baltimore
avenue. who was found seriously
injured, in the basement of his
home
Petrow is believed 10 have fallen
down the basement steps. He was
found by S. A. Wall and rushed TO
Hurley Hospital.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
1881 Aliens Listed
In Flint Registering

FLINT. Dec. 27.-Passing of the
deadline for alien registration saw
1881 registered in the Flint area.
government officials said today.
No immediate action is expected
20 be taken by the Flint immigra-
ton office against aliens who failed
to register because of the absence
Of an Inspector. Investigations of
all nonregiStered aliens will begin
Immediately after January /, In
spector Charles Hayek said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Confirms Selection
OF Peek for WPA

FLINT. Dec. 27.-As revealed in
Mondays issue Of The Detroit
Times. appointment of Philetus r.
Peck of Lansing as acting man.
ager of the Flint WPA district,
was confirmed today by State Ad-
Abner +. Larned.
Peck Succee Charles p.
O'Neill, who is confined to his Pom
tlac home with a serious illness.
Peck took over his duties yeSter-
day. Larned said they are tenn
Dorary.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Auto Driver Facing
$1,000 DAMAGE Suit

BAY CITY. Dec. pa Monitor
Township farmer who broke his
leg last November when an auto
struck the hayride wagon he was
driving today had started a $4,000
damage suit
Named as defendant was Oscar
SChoenbine. Auburn driver whose
car allegedly struck the rear of
the wagon hauling Is merry
makers at the city limits on Euclid
avenue. Three others were slightly
injured
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Parking Meter Thief
Leaves ineefpfinfs

SAGINAW, Dec. 27&Fortunate
in finding fingerprints on the
broken pieces Of the device. Sagi-
nav detectives today were hunt
ing the city's first parking meter
thief
The broken pieces were found in
country ditch yesterday after
the thief had taken il from the
100 block South Franklin street
and broken the S35 meter to OBJ
tain less than 40 cents.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
The knowledge Test
BY DIR. SABINA II. CONNOLLY
Distributed by King Features syndicate. In

distributed by King Features syndicate.
Score yourself each question THREE you're perfect;
TWO you're good ONE; you're fair
Name three poems containing the following words in
is title:
IA ancient; (b old fc)
How did the following heroes escape from danger:
Ia Hercules; (b) Theseus; (c) Hyponenc
Give the other for each pair:
"a Darby and (c) Damon and d)
(Which President married a
"a Abigail b) Julia: (c) Ida.
o-What animals are represented by these titles:
lal 'Barnbi'; tb) "Moby Dick: (c) Black Beauty"
e"ere would have travel visit the land
operas take place;
Ia Madame Butterfly; 90 Boris Godounof c) Andrea
Chcner"
I'll you wished 10 three titles each Of which
OF our flag what would they be?
Answers Page 20
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Petdin RESISTING
Nazi Pressure
On War Aid
international News Service Gable

VICHY. France. Dee. 27.-Ger-
man authorities are pressing the
French government for definite
proposals on Franco-German- Co
operation, but Marshal Henri Pc
tain stubbornly is adhering to a
policy of wait and see" it was
revealed today
Frances attitude has stiffened
with the return of Admiral Jean
Darlan, navy minister, from a con-
ference in which, it was believed
Chancellor Hitler may have taken
part.
Darlan. it was learned, had an
important meeting with high Ger
man personageS in dramatic sur
roundings somewhere on the At
lantic coast" and Berlin has re-
vealed Hitler was on the English
Channel Tuesday and Wednesday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
ELAINE BASSET

LONDON, DOC. Zt-Ih DIlTZ
and the blackout have reduced
theatrical entertainment for Eng
lish civilians TO minimum, but his
maiesty's forces in the field com
prise probably the best entertained
army in the world.
This was forcibly impressed on
me by a visit to a bomber com
mand post 10 attend a concert
put on for fliers who at the
moment were not flying over Ger
many to stage their own concert
of high explosives.
The opening number was put on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Raj Goes Musical
Entertained by Top Performers of Stage Screen and
Radio, Fiiers Then Hop to Raid Nazis
BY GEORGE LAIT
IntI News Service stan Correspondent

bv beautiful chorus girls from one
of London'S most famous night
clubs In rapid succession tho e
followed headline acts from va 1e-
vile, musical comedy, radio and
the films.
Among the entertainers were
Dorothy Dickson who is well
known on American vaudeville
and musical comedy stages; Mike
Hood. one of Britain's most famous
models whose face adornS many
American advertisements: Jack
Hylton. comic. and others too
numerous to mention.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Ndzis She'll Dover
After Raj Rips
Invasion Ports
BY CHARLES 4. SMITH
Int1 News service staff Correspondent


LONDON. Dee. q. - Tripham-
mer British aerial blows against
Bordeaux and invasion ports along
the Nazi-held French coast were
revealed today while German long
range guns methodically shelled
the Dover area Of Britain.
The renewed attacks were an
nounced by an air ministry COM
muniGue which said
"Small forces of RAJ air
craft last night bombed targets
at Bordeaux and, during the
daylight hours Of yesterday, sew
eraI airdromes in enemy-occupied
territories
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
SPAIN REPRESENTED

Ambassador De Brinon also was
due back from Paris today, to
supplement Darlan'S report.
An important figure in the ne
gotlationS is Jose Felix Lequerica.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Hitler Views Dover
Sees England Through Binoculars) For First Tins
When He Visits His Troops in Occupied France

yuletide inspection tour by
Hitler up and down the German
occupied French coast of the cham
mel from Calais to Boulogne.
where Napoleon 125 years aga
amassed an army for an invasic
of Britain that was never launcheH
and where the French conqueror
also looked at the British coast.
On week days enjoy the two
pages Of comics and adventure
strips in the daily Detroit
Times; on Sunday, the great
Comic Weekly with WORLD
FAMOUS comics In COLORS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27

Gen. Hugh =. JOhnso
Americas Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
WiIIkie Levels
Barbs at New Deal
On Argentine Beef

PHOENIX, Sept. l8 CUP)-Re-
publican presidential nominee Wen
dell L. Willkie declared todav one
way to rehabilitate the countrv,s
economy would be to have the
american navy buy American beef
instead of Argentine beef"
The nominee was speaking IN q
crowd OF livestock raisers and near
the stand from which he spoke
were tethered two calves in a pen
which was labelled "this is not
Argentine beef"
He was referring to the contro-
Versy over whether the navy should
purchase beef supplies in South
America or from domestic raisers
He was speaking in a center of
the southwest's livestock industry,
and he drew cheers with his COM
ments regarding the Argentine beef.
He referred again to the reported
conference between President Roose-
velt and Leopold Melo, Argentine
diplomat interested in having res
trictions against importation Of Ar
gentne beef and mutton removed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Draft
Setup
AWoited
Two Groups in I.V.
Ready for Action
When Rules Come

Two separate sets of ma
chinery for conscripting I'M
perial Valley manpower
awaited instructions Wednes-
day before starting the task
of helping to build up the nations
military might by means of the
draft.
A board selected by Governor
Culbert Olson in June, headed by
Judge r. D. McPherrin, was ready
to go into action whenever instruc-
tions arrived from Sacramento
Through this group will be formed
the draft boards which will select
those men between 81 and 35 in
the county who will be first to un-
dergo a years military training.
The staff of the county clerks
office, also, was ready for instruc-
tions. 1t appeared most likely that
this office would handle the brunt
of the job Of registering all valley
men between 81 and 35 as possible
candidates for service
Judge McPherrin announced We'd
nesday that his board of six would
go into action despite the opinion
of a San Mateo superior judge that
the setup was illegal. According to
United Press, Judge Maxwell Nc
Mutt of Redwood City, Calf, de-
clined to organize a draft board in
his county on the grounds that
he believed it would be unconsti-
tutional for superior court judge
to do such work
Il believe Judge McNutt is
stretching the point there" Judge
McPherrin commented. This is
purely a voluntary position the gov
ernor has asked superior court
judges to take and 1 don't believe
a charge of unconstitutionality
could be sustained"
The board under Judge McPher-
rim was originally designed in June
as an emergency group to take care
of voluntary enlistments in case
of a national emergency His board
was to supervise hasty registra-
ton until national draft organi-
zations could be formed.
Mrs. Genevieve Kenyon of the
county clerks office said Wednes-
day there had been no further Of
ficial word concerning the pro-
cedure to be followed Oct. 16 in I'M
perial county, the day set aside for
registration of potential soldiers
Dispatches from Washington, D. c..
and Sacramento indicated, how
ever, that the job of registration
would be up to local election boards
serving without pay. After that
Continued on Page 8, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18

The channel was slightly choppy
at dusk but the wind had died and
it appeared the weather was favor
able for possible invasion at
tempt.
Aerial warfare accelerated as
night came, after a day in which
the defenders of London hurled
back squadrons of German war
planes time and again with heavy
losses in some of the most -persis-
tent daylight attacks of the war.
British fighting planes and ground
batteries smashed repeated raids by
hundreds of German war planes on
London and other British detectives.
destroying AZ Nazi craft in the most
stubborn aerial battles of the war.
Nine British planes were missing
but pilots of five were safe.
So powerful was the British aer-
ial defense during the day that
officials said no bombs had been
reported dropped on the London
area since Tuesday nights strong
raids, which damaged stores and
many other buildings-including the
United States embassy-in central
London.
The British air ministry revealed
at the same time that one of the
largest forces of British bombers
to be used thus far was employed
in Tuesday nights "forestalling Of
Continued on Page 8, Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18

higher income taxes on bachelors
over SO years of age. The bachelor
women" who would benefit from
the proposal also are defined as those
over SO.
The program of the organization
was outlined as follows:
l. To inform the public that older
bachelors bear an unfairly small
part of the tax burden, yet they
avoid the expense of family, the
anguish of having soldier sons and,
generally, avoid military service due
to advanced age.
2. To educate the public to give
as much social respect to bachelor
women" as to bachelors, and to en-
courage use of the term bachelor
ette" in place of the term "old maid
g. To discourage bachelorhood by
the nationwide formation of free
social, sports and hobby clubs limit
ed to Older bachelors and bachelor
women.
4. To investigate unscrupulousness
among all organizations engaged in
the business of bringing bachelors
and prospective wives together for
a fee.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Sc hooIS
Receive
State Anotmen+s
To Valley Units
AnnouncedHere

Schools of Imperial county
received $83O,192 as their
194O-41 share of the funds
apportioned to the schools OF
the state each year.
The apportionment was based on
an average daily attendance OF
1921 in all elementary schools
high schools, and junior colleges ir
the county.
Last year the total apportionment
to the county schools was 1852 1857
based on an average daily attend
ance of 1924, County School Su-
perintendent E. L. Hiteman said.
The appointments, he said, came
from the state general fund and
the state school fund. The state sales
tax added the greatest amount to
the state school fund, he said.
Elementary school apportionment
for 194O-41 totaled $57O,575.31 on an
average daily attendance of 9,511.
The 1939-40 apportionment to ele-
mentary schools was $576,31861 on
attendance of $3.50. The attendance
gave the elementary schools 1923
teachers in 1940-41 and 800 in
1939-40.
High schools and junior colleges
in 1940-41 received $259, ,616.7O on at
tendance Of 2,706. The apportion-
ment in 1939-40 was $257, ,538 96 with
the attendance of 1854.
In 1904 Central Junior COL
lege and Central Union High school
in Ell Centre received $94, ,282 .66 with
attendance LII. The year before
(C0Etinued on Page 8, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
HurdboiIed EqQ
BoffIes Chieftun

HOUSTON, Tex, Sept. 18. CUP)
An gg-hardboiled- ruined the
culinary status today of Chief Lit
tie White Feather, Sioux Indian,
and lost his union a lawsuit.
The chief claimed, along with his
accomplishments of Indian dane
ing, tom-tom beating and circus
and vaudeville experience, a 15-year
background of cooking
John Poulos, cafe owner, declar-
ed Little White Feather could
MT cook lick" and asked District
Judge Kenneth McCalla to grant
his petition for an anti-picketing
injunction.
The chief and the Culinary AL
lance local 808 said Poulos fired
him after nine days as a cook be-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
False Alarm

"Oboy, this time we got one!'
Frank Smyer and Frank Record
thought to themselves Tuesday af-
ternoon as they approached Mrs.
Hazel Livingston's home on Euclid
avenue. They had their guns out
and we're ready for anything short
of regiment Of burglars. The two
Officers were answering a complaint
from neighbors that a strange man
had been seen entering the house
in Mrs. Livingston's absence.
A strange buzzing sound was the
only noise that came from inside
when Smver gingerly pushed the
doorbell. The buzzing ended with
q snort and a few seconds later
the door opened and a sleepy face
was thrust out. 1t was F.. A. Fitz-
hugh, Mrs Livingston's son-in-law,
who had invaded" the house to
Z catch a few winks of sleep.
To make the situation more lud-
icrous, Fitz' wife was watching the
whole drama from their home across
the street, holding her sides from
laughter.