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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25
HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER Us

Conflicting planetary influ-
ences are active today. The
morning In under a benefic as
pect, but later there is a con-
figurstion Of evil portent af-
fecting labor.
Heart and Home: Loyalty in
words a. well as deeds should
be impressed upon every men,
Der OF the family. College stu
dents may incline toward radical
views as they find many OF their
interests affected by war con-
ditions. Subtle propaganda will
be widely disseminated TO sf-
feet the point OF view of young
and old.
Business Affairs: The specter
OF initiation will distusb states
men in Washington as leading
financiers discuss the financial
future of the United States.
The stars are read as presaging
such wise direction OF banking
interests that this misfortune
viii be avoided.
National Issues: Return of
thousands of young men from
military training camps to
homes and remunerative EN-
ploy will be awaited impstiently
and will be the subject of end
less speculation regarding the
future. There Is a sign which
10 read as presaging modifica-
ton OF present government
plans.
Persons whose birthdate ii Is
have the sugury Of year of
advancement and lasting sue
cess. Love affairs viii occupy
attention even though for many
young men army or navy serv-
ice will affect plans for mar
riage.
Children born on this day
probably will have eventful
careers. They should be FORUM
ate in the possession OF courage
and extraordinary intelligence,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25

81 500. 900, without further
asking. IL Is n perfect example
OF the way temporary and
emergency measures become fix
lures In government.
Up until this year. 1t was the
boast of Director Mellett that
OGR never issud handout,
never put out a press release.
Advent Of the defense program
has changed that. One of the
jobs OGR has given itself is to
take all the press releases OF
all the other government agen-
cies and boil them down into a
daily information digest.
This is available only to other
government offices. congress-
men and officials who request it
specifically, but it IL a news
service of the government for
the government.
DIGEST FOR OFFICIALS
ON TOP of that. OGR issues a
" daily bulletin which is a
digest of the important news as
carried in $50 leading daily pa
pers. This digest now has cir
culation of more than 10000
copies. again strictly confined TO
government agencies.
Every Item In the digest is In
dexed. Officials supposed TO he
too busy TO read the newspap-
ers can glance at this condensa-
ton. see what interests them.
and then ask oGR TO send over
the clippings. or copies OF them.
IL takes a staff of 100 20 do all
this clipping and indeNing and
filing. Last year. i.7f0.000 dupll-
cate clippings were furnished.
on top Of these daily news
services. OGR has several week
IN summaries. The most popular
is its Weekly Abstract, which
does a Readers Digest on ar
ticles about the government APP
pearing In so weekly and month
IN magazines. boiling them down
for easy and quick reading.
Though II is strictly limited TO
government officials who re-
Quest Ii. the circulation is So
600 and the departments which
get 5000 copies or more per
week include Agriculture, Con-
gress 5000 copies though
Congress has only 500 men,
bersl. Executive Office Of the
President. Federal Security
Agency. Federal Works Agency
Department OF Labor, National
Defense, and War Department.
Then. there Il another weekly
boiI-down of government news
for the weekly newspapers.
There are 10000 of these news
papers and most Of them haven't
much money to spend on news,
At the request of the National
Editorial Association of weekly
newspapers. therefore. . sum
mary Of government news i
made for these papers and it,
sent gratis 20 the country week
lie< that ask for II.
Every two weeks. oGR is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25

them to be as loyal TO truth as
was the famous Baron Won
Munchausen. we have no reason
to doubt that the British are
workers of iniquity who have
poisoned the minds of Americans
against the magnanimous and
big-hearted leaders of the Ger
man people.
Hitler did not want this sec
ond world war. He wanted only
the world. He wished the nations
of Europe that are now enjoying
the blessings Of Nazi rule to sur
render TO him without a sangui-
nary struggle; but most of them,
foolishly believing they had GER
tain inalienable rights for which
they ought to fight - and not
having a Lindbergh to convince
them OF their error-preferred
war TO peace at Hitlers price,
and proudly refused to obey or
ders from Berlin. So, you see,
war was forced upon the peace
loving fuehrer.
The manifest unwillingness Of
the peoples concerned to en-
brace Naziism and do homage TO
the founder thereof, convinced
adorable Adolf that they had
lost interest in the things Of this
world. and had. in fact, become
tired Of living. or course. his big
heart. which is known to be no
less tender than was the heart
of the Hebrew general, Joshua.
was entirely filled with pity; and
he lost no time sending forth his
luftwaffe to bomb them into A
better world, and thus end their
misery.
Il is regrettable that all
Americans do not realize, as the
Russians now do. that il pays 10
be nice to Hitler. Because Stain
had done him fsvors. be il re-
mem bered, grateful A d o Z
showed his appreciation by
awarding Joseph the Nazi dou-
bic cross.
Mineral. r. f. LONCM1RE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25
SOIONS STAGING
real. REVOLT

Southern congressman have
organized a formidable revolt
in protest against OPMS failure
to force the army, navy and
prime contractors TO sublet de-
Tense work to small shops.
Under leadership of Rep. Rams
peck of Georgia. strong ad-
ministration man, they plan to
descend upon the White House
with their complaints.
Despite four reorganizations
in less than year, the small
business division of OPM has
failed to make any Roadway in
parceling out contracts, or in
persuading the big fellows to
pass around the gravy. In
recent address Floyd Odlum
amazed business editors by his
statement that in five months
subcontracting will be under
way on a large scale. BY that
time, they retorted, there will
not remain a small plant capa-
BILE of handling any work. The
big companies are buying up
their machinery and hiring
away their skilled mechanics.
The southerners viii ask FDR
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70 vest al authority over aWaIls
in the OPM. They regard that
agency a. more sympathetic to
the bits and pieces program
than either the army or tne
navy. which prefer 10 deal win
larger corporations The Rams
peck group is disturbed psrtiou-
larry because most plants m
their section Of the country are
comparatively small, and must
depend on sub-contracts for sur
vival They think they have an
effective argument for suhmis-
sion to the president. They viii
point out that the treasury's tax
collections under the new rev.
enue act will fall short Of eNpec-
tations unless something is done
10 save small business from ex-
tinction. The little fellows
pay a large share Of the annual
total of corporation taxes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25


A quick victory over Japan,
according TO naval strategists,
would be the greatest and per-
haps Tire only immediate aid we
can give 70 Russia. A defeated
and immobilized Nippon would
release Russia's crack Siberian
army for use on the Moscow
front. Chinese forces now fight
ing the Nipponese might be per-
suaded TO line up against Hitler
in any prospective battles for
the Csusasus. Our main Pacific
fleet would be able to reinforce
our Atlantic naval units in safe
guarding lend-lease shipments TO
England.
The administration hesitates
to take on Tokyo at this time
for obvious reasons. President
Roosevelt and Secretary Hull
have a sincere desire 10 prevent
the further spread of the present
war. They realize that q con-
fhct in the Pacific inevitably
would reduce the amount OF our
shipments to Britain. Also there
exists the fear that a struggle
with Japan would not be the
short, sharp and victorious skir-
mish which our naval officers
forecast in private conversations
and in off-the-reeord testimony
before congressional committees.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25

Lowell Mellett, director Of
oGR, recently committed to
writing his own opinion on that
topic, which he has been telling
everyone who would listen. ever
since the matter was mentioned.
Il am weary of being charged
with engaging in propaganda on
the one hand" wrote Mellett.
and weary of being urged to en-
gage in propaganda, on the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25
Let's Not Finch in the Pinch

When. Is months ago. America faced the problem Of
srming itself and armng other peoples resisting agrees
sion. frankly stated that this would sacrifice
1t pretty much just word and everybody nodded
gravely and said a mental yes"
Now the time is here when the pinch Is actually being
felt 1t isn't word more 1t is reality And it hurts
There isn't enough of certain materials, aluminium,
copper, steel. rubber. The defense plants must
first Only what remains after their needs met is
available TO plants making non-defense items That won't
always be true Facilities for producing more aluminium,
for instance the way. But at present there is
shortage.
That MEANS and will mean, real hardship. It
men of jobs in the midst of hummnR activity. IL
dark shops whose customers want goods which can't be
turned because the material has gone for guns 1t
statesmen with nothing to sell II may mean ruin
for manufacturers whose plants can't be adapted to de-
tense quickly.
II means, in short, hardship and prvaton-sacrfce.
Further it sacrifice that falls harder some
than others.
There is only thing to do II is TO equaize these
burdens just much human ingenuity equaze
them. II is to revise the priority system, Director
Nelson is already trying to do that those entitled to
materials will be of getting them 1t is TO insist on
subcontracng to the extreme limit of praccabty. II
is spread defense work nd civilian work that does not
interfere with IT'D widely possible 1t to make sure
that sacrifices of jobs and businesses not made merely
for the sage Of sacrifices but only when the utmost dill
Tence and intelligence cannot find way to avoid them
American ingenuity, American resourcefuness, Amer
lean steadasness going TO be put trial this WINTER
We must not finch in the PINCH
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25

other" it's a
neat summary
of the case.
T he people
who think the
United States
should initiate
I he Hitler
pr o p a ganda
methods have
W an tie d the
Mellett OG r
or the Dono-
van oCI tOf-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25

Gil usually met at 7;s0 E. s. T.,
and II they had adopted saving
time they would have to meet at
$50 Il. S. T. This being too
early, they made it half hour
between the other two and call
ed Sun Timel"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25

Merchants of Steubenville
adopted daylight saving time,
while the industrial section OF
the city remained on Eastern
Standard time. The city coun-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25
COMFORT

COMFORT
Even though he has been ele-
waited TO the highest court in the
land, Mr.. Justice jackson re-
fuses to be parted from his
rocking chair. He likes to sit
gently rocking in solid comfort
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25
LINCOLN PIT. 4.
GRATEFUL FOR AID

Editor. The Times: Hill Billy
Fun Fest with its Growing OF
Daisy Mae and Lii Abner is now
an event Of the past
II was real success and
those attending, almost one
thousand teachers. parents and
students. looked as though they
were thoroughly enjoying every
bit OF II.
We feel that your kindness in
giving us such fine publicity
played its part in the success
that we had. for without IL little
would be known OF our sctivities
outside OF our circle.
Please accept our sincere
thanks for the picture and the
vrite-up and good wishes 10 you
and 10 the staff and be assured
that from time 70 time we will
Be glad to serve you IN any little
way that may be possible.
The Lincoln Psrent-Tescher
Assnrfaffnr
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25
HITLER WINS As
"DOUBI.F-CROSSER"

Editor The Times: Surely, Il is
only British propaganda that is
keeping the majority Of the
American people from loving
and trusting the great German
hero. handsome and adorable
Adolf Hitler. The fuehrer's many
NAzi-minded admirers in this
country have said 80 ~ though
not 50 plainly - and knowing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25
rfrrrm An Inside Picture of Finon-
LlGn i ciol and Political America
~ TICKER
By RAY TUCKER

NASHINGTON-Sentimenta at Washington Tor a snow,
Tokyos war lords TO resist further encreement py me
ARCn movers Congressman who oppose violently any
leap into the European conflict appear Wiling - p
or Tho little brown men" without further delay.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25
AMERICAN MANHOOD
STILL OF HIGH ORDER

Army health officers private
comparison OF statistics on 1917
draftees and 1e41 selectees con-
vinces them that there Is no
reason for getting excited about
the supposed deterioration of
American manhood. Their exc
PLANTATION for the large number
of reflections 100000 out Of
1000 COOS that 1e41 stand
ards are higher than those OF
1917. Moreover. medical meth
DDS of examination have prog
ressed tremendously in the past
quarter of a century.
Fifty-seven thousands selec-
tees. for instance, were turned
down because of nervous dis
eases. These would have been
accepted for the World war
army. because candidates were
not subjected to psychiatric
study in 1917. There was no
fluorescent tests made at that
time, and diseases now easily
detected escaped unnoticed. Nor
were there any blood tests in
World war days. Lastly, where
as 100000 have been rejected
this time because they did not
have the equivalent of fourth
grade education, army officers
not so fussy in 1917 about a
mans acquaintance with the
three RS. Many who could not
read or write turned out to be
heros.
The presidents program for
rehabilitating the rejectees has
evoked praise from all quarters.
II this succeeds as he has out
lined it to his health aides, the
project may mark the beginning
of greater federal attention to
the nations physical resources.
When Mr.. Roosevelt gets hold
of or is sold an attractive idea,
he pushes it to the limit.
COMPROMISE SEEN
Public clamor may force
President Roosevelt, National
Chairman Flynn and a group of
stubborn democratic senators to
compromise patronage differ
ences which have delayed the
filling of vacancies on the fed
eral judiciary. The spectacle of
cliques serving themselves at
Washington during the war
crisis has provoked a flood of
complaints.
Seven judgeships have remain
ed untitled for from six months
TO two years because of political
squabbles. Party workers in the
various districts involved have
been unable to agree on candi-
dates, and FDR has shown no
disposition to crack down on the
disputsnts.
Letters from lawyers and
businessmen, pouring in on the
White House and Capitol Hill
may persuade the president to
fill openings without regard for
party disagreements.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25

sues the official tsbulstion OF
national defense contracts and
expenditures. The overall edi-
ton. covering every contract Jet
Is prepared in an edition Of
740O copies, and the state edi-
ton. which breaks down the con-
tracts awarded within each Of
the states. has q run Of $1,000.
Then there is 8 This Week in
Defense" issue OF 500 copies.
and miscellaneous pamphlets on
Defen-s Employment Training
for Defense, and SO on.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25
WASHINGTON COLUMN
Office of Government Reports
Is Ogre of information Services
One of series Of columns government Information
service
By PETER EPSON
service
coma Time. Washington Corresponds

WASHINGTON-An discussions of whether not the
United States government and the Roosevelt admins
tration in particular is engaged in propaganda, press
agenty and kindred unethca evils usually begin by some
pointing the office of government reports and say
ipo
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25

Year in and year out, education and the press are
partners in continuing to socetyJohn W. Stude-
baker, commissioner of education.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25

Printed constitutions are worthless anywhere unless
supported by fe-Bishop Raymond j. Wade of the Meth
odst Detroit area.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention IN this eoi-
umn 'etten must give nsms and
address a. writer OniT Initials
giii 10 rublished When quested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25
ToD.Y,s COMMON ELRoR

Do not say, I feel like ! need
some advice" ssy. as If ] need
some ADVICE
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-25
while he studies a case
TINE ON THEIR HANDS
by John Hix

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Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-28
L. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES. Mar. Is UPJ-
Trading was fair.
Asparagus; loose local colossal
1Oc, ex fey and select S-9c. San
Diego large S12 &c. Medium 6-S;
small az SC Bunched Imperialslt
7-Sc ex fey ~ -7c. Fey 5-5kc.
Bunched vegetables: per crate
beets 50-60c. Carrots 50-65c. I'm
perial 6O-80c.
Cabbage: cannonball 1.15-1.35;
jumbos 50-65c Copenhagen 1.35-
l.5O; Imperial 1.25-1.40; red 1.25-
1.35; Imperial 1.35-1.5O; savoy so
60c
Lettuce: Yuma Is dry 3.25; 5s
225-250: Phoenix ps 2.S5-3; Imper-
ial 5s 1902. sos Use Santa Maria
and Guadalupe 5s 1.50-i.75; Sar
Diego As 2-2.50; iced Yuma Is $50:
5s 250-2.75; Phoenix SIS 2.S5.
Peas: Imperial bush 55Hc. San
Luis Obispo Sc Laguna Beach g.
lie. Santa Barbara 5-Sc. San Diego
hush 6-6hc. Pismo hort pole 10-11c
Nipomo 5-5kc. OXnard 2-4c.
Squash Imperial crates 115-1 .35
Italian Imperial crates 115-f .25
Yellow crookneck Imperial crates
1.50-1.75.
Tomatoes: Imperial crates Stop
26s 1.25-1.50: loose luTs ISL; Goa
2.75-3.25 12-top 2.50-3: IS 1852!
ehella e-tops 3.25; 12s 3; les 2.25;
20s / SO.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-28
Power vs.. Defense TO Mark Chicago
White Sox-Pittsburg Pirate Clash
In Fl Centre Stadium Next Week

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the Ma
tional league and the Chicago White
Sox of the American league, wind up
their annual spring training season
series in Ell Centro stadium Thurs
day and Friday afternoons in the
first major league baseball games
ever staged in an Imperial Valley
park.
The Pittsburgh Pirates were
through the valley a few years ago,
playing one game in Brawley and
another in Ell Centre against an
all-Star Imperial Valley team, but
next weeks engagement will be
the first between two major league
clubs.
The Pirates, with one of the best
hitting attacks in the major leagues
and the ChisoX with one of the fin
est defensive units in the game,
will provide what baseball men de-
scribe as perfect basis for good
baseall.
One of the leaders among the
Pittsburgh stickers is Robert Elliott,
a former Ell Centro high school
baseball player Bob is hitting above
the 300 mark in exhibition games,
is the Pirates best defensive fielder.
and is still improving.
Other ball players, we'll known be-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-28
Terry ImPresses in Final
Practice Cam G for Padres
{ ofC toHonor
Team at Dinner

This is the time of year, in
nine cases out of ten, that
Pacific Coast league man.
ayers become surly, and pre-
dict a second division berth
for their respective teams, but there
is way you can coax a smile from
Manager Cedric burst of the San
Diego Padres.
You might even create some en-
thusiasm by just mentioning the
name Yankee Terry to Manager
burst.
Terry. you sec, worked seven in
nings against the San Diego Padres
in an exhibition game with the
Anaheim state leaguers yesterday
and turned in 80 victory over the
coast league club. His performance
virtually assured the easy going
southern lad of regular starting
berth with the Padres.
The game was the last appear
ance of the Padres in Ell Centro this
spring training season. The Padres
were scheduled to run through Il
light workout at Ell Centro stadium
Friday morning, attend a banquet
in their honor at the Barbara Worth
hotel Friday night and leave for
San Diego Immediately after the
dinner.
The Padres will meet the Chicago
White Sox in pair OF games in
San Diego on Saturday and Sunday
afternoons and then complete the
annual spring training grind at
Lane Field. The Padres open Their
season next Saturday.
Anaheim, San Diego's entry in
the newly formed State C league,
will continue to prep in Ell Centro
stadium for another two or three
weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-28
BY HENRY McLEMORE

DAYTONA BEACH. Fla, March
% CUP)-The chances are that
Uncle Sam is going to have baseball
yelling uncle" by the time August
or September rolls round.
MOI only yelling uncle" but
Uncle, lay off us-please."
You know why, of course-the
draft.
The potential baseball soldiers
you have heard about so far COM
prise only handful of those who
really are in danger of having to
lay down the flannel and the bat
for the khaki and the gun. Only
the prominent draft numbers have
been given headline space-Green-
berg, Rizzuto and top notchers like
that. But scattered through the
major and minor league rosters are
scores, if not hundreds, of players
under the scrutiny of draft board
officials.
Baseball is going to be hit, and
hit hard prominent major league
official told me when I was travel
ing through the grapefruit circuit
a week or so ago.
Right now it would appear that
only a scattered few of the players
are in danger of being shipped off
to camp but that doesn't mean
anything. The players with low
draft numbers are keeping it secret.
And naturally, when they got their
contracts they didn't write back
and say they didn't think they'd
better sign them, being as they were
likely TO be called into service with
in few months. They signed up
and kept mum. They were cunning
for few months pay. Better to
come south and get in May, June
and July pay checks than none
at all
This official, and he is in a po-
sition to know how the owners and
managers feel about it, is certain
that baseball will be stripped of
scores of payers and that before
the year is out games between
various army camps, with major and
minor league stars in the line ups
will be attracting much attention
There is another angle to con-
sider-the draft questionnaire it
self. Speaking as a man who just
spent the past two weeks filling one
out. it is not part-time JOB. Base
ball players won't be able TO sand
wich in games between sessions at
that giant quiz. When the time
comes for them TO sit down and
ackle the questions on the ques-