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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13
Production
Rates Money!
Secondary
Emphasis From Now On
to Be Put on Output
BY GEO. ROCKWELL BROWN

WASHINGTON, Dec. lin
announcing a Slo0.000,000,0 900
victory program, Mr.. Roose-
welt approaches the problems of
war as he approached the prob
lens of panic and depression
through the expenditure of
money in fabulous amount.
All the borrowed billions
poured out by the New Deal did
not end unemployment, did not
end distress, did not restore
prosperity.
BY the same token, aStronom-
ical figures in newspaper head
lines will not win the gigantic
war in which the United States
has now become totally involved.
In addition to appropriations
now on their way through Con.
gress, and the huge new war
supply bill, heretofore scheduled
for February and now, perhaps,
To be advanced 10 an earlier
date. the President, il is esti-
mated already has at his dis
posal not less than So, 00O, 00O, 900
of unexpended funds.
MONEY SECONDARY
From now on money will be
and should so be considered-of
secondary consideration.
From now on the emphasis
must be on production and adj
ministration, fields in which up
until the present time the Wash
ington officialdom has been ex-
ceptionally weak.
The President himself has
come TO an appreciation of this,
and has issued orders for the
speeding up of production, the
Inauguration, where necessary, OF
the Seven-day week.
This is a step in the right di-
rection, but the chaotic situation
which has prevailed in Washing
ton for months must be cleared
up by complete reversal OF
existing practices.
The war effort must be sep
arated from New Deal sociology
and reform. The big industrial
lists and business experts VINO
have been getting the run
around for months from New
Deal theorists must be freed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13
NO PARTY LINES

Congress has given striking
Illustration of the fact that,
while party lines have been
wiped out in a common zeal 10
prosecute the war. ne instinct
Of criticism mas tot been dulled-
TIE demand for court
marital OF aiEn ra7sIrs officers
az the army ard navy = past
tons Of top coC--acc = tfawali
az the time OF the japanese at
tack on Pearl Ea-roc care slS-
nIficantly from the Democratic
side of the House of Repre-
SentativeS.
The initiative in aScertaining
the full extent of the American
disaster was taken at the Sem
ate by the Democratic chairman
of the naval affairs committee.
The decision to call Secretary
of the Navy Knox and Admiral
Stark before the House naval
affairs committee to answer
questions about the debacle at
Honolulu, was of Democratic
origin.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13
etters to the Editor

which I receive for shoes, stock
ings, etc, usually goes TO pay
back bills.
Every week food prices soar
higher but one gets nowhere
fast.
If we argue with the butcher
or grocer, take it or leave 1t is
their motto.
Why in all common sense and
reasoning can't the food budget
be raised to correspond with the
raise in foodStuff?
BY Christmas our food stamps
will have run out and the chill
dren will probably have TO eat
hamburg for their Christmas
dinner.
It's nice being an American,
with all the freedom our eeuH-
try offers, and l am proud that
I am American born, but don't
like the idea of being short of
food so that foreign countries
may eat and fight.
HARRIET MacGOWN.
1872 Charles Project, Unit 1873.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. CUP)-
The divorced wife of a lieutenant
colonel in the u. S. army today
demanded that German Consul
General Fritz Wiedemann pay her
So, 900 for acting as hls secret agent
in Berlin.
She is Mrs. Alice Crockett, former
wife of Lieut.. Col. Gilman *. Crock
EFT of Camp Jackson, S. c. Mrs.
Crockett, 81, woman with a round,
plump face, and dark, bobbed hair,
was born in Zurich. She now makes
her living as a governess.
Her suit, filed in superior court,
said that Wiedemann, in 1899, had
misunderstanding with Adolf Hit
ler, German Propaganda Minister
Josef Goebbels and Field Marshal
Herman Goering, regarding his
ability to discharge his duties as
chief of the MAJ propaganda and
espionage services in the United
States.
She said he agreed to pay her
$500 a month and expenses to sound
out Hitler, Goebbels and Goering,
and she stayed in Germany from
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20
Collect Insults
Swamp Germany

ward insulting messages, 10 forward
all messages. regardless OF their
contents or the cost, until further
notice.
The messages started going Tues
day afternoon shortly after the Ger
man short wave radio station an
nouncer asked Americans for pro-
gram suggestions and criticism, good
or bad, up TO 25 cabled words, at
Germany's expense R.C.A. has han
died more than 1000 messages since
then, some of them asking for
broadcasts of Adolf Hitler's funeral
or of British air raids on Berlin.
Two types of messages may be sent,
night letters costing S2l9 for 25
words. or deferred messages, costing
1928. Most were going at the latter
rate since the Senders wished to
make the Germans pay more. R.C.A.
was accepting messages at its Of
fices here and in II other cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20
Britain, U. 5. May
Cur OFF Materials
Vital TO Japan
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provoke the japanese into action.
However, they believed that the
building up of Japanese war power
by the democracies should cease.
They proposed that shipments to
Japan of materials useful in max
ing war be restricted to normal
peacetlme icveIS through trade re-
StrictionS, "precluSive' purchases OF
raw materials and similar measures,
The British Middle East command
reported that South African forces
in Italian Somaliland have driven
across the Juba river which disects
the country. The advance will make
the British drive upon Mogadiscio,
capital of the territory, less diff
cult. There was no indication what
Gen. Archibald Wavells Imperial
army of the Nile may be up to
in Libya. Since the capture of Ben
ghazi only the briefest mention has
been given in communiqueS to these
British forces.
The Royal air Iorce reported wide
spread attacks upon italian posi-
tions, planes and cities in the East
Africa area.
Germany stepped up her air at
tack on Britain-a possible portent
of spring blitzkrieg y while there
were continued rumplings in the
Balkans.
Nazi airmen smashed heavily at
city in South Wales and added
another tragedy to the long roll or
bombing catastrophieS recorded IN
London. One great bomb smashed
into the huge London county council
hospital anc wrecked the three
male wards of the institution. Al
least % persons were killed outright
and scores wounded, 50 of them SER
iously.
In the Balkans the situation ap-
peared to be developing in accord
ance with the pattern laid dowr
b. German diplomacy. Zurich, Swift
zerland, rounding up reports from
the troubled area, said that belle
was growing that the Bulgarian
and Jugoslavs shortly would sigr
an agreement similar to the Bulgar'
ian-Turkish non-aggression agree
ment.
There were rumorS in Belgrade
that the Greeks and Italians hav'
been close to agreeing on peace
terms for two weeks except for Ital
ian efforts TO obtain some conceS
sion which would help to restore
The battered Fascist prestige.
However, Athens gave no sign o
such developments. The Greeks re
ported that British elght-gun Hur
ricane fighters nad taken the al
over Greece and indicated tina
fighting was going on as usual will
the advantage to the Greeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20
Reynolds Declares
Aid Bill Leading
Directly to War

Continued from Page One)
than do, and I intend to do every
thing in my power to keep our coun-
try from becoming involved in this
war;" Reynolds said. Il am opposed
to this bill, H. R. 1776, because l am
convinced that its passage may lead
us directly toward, and to a declar-
alton of war"
The galleries were jammed and
hundreds waited in line for
chance 70 hear the debate
Reynolds views were in sharp
contrast to those of his fellow SEN
ator, Josiah w. Bailey, D., N. c.,
who yesterday advocated interVen-
ton in the European war Bailey
added that he hoped intervention
would not mean war, but if it does
Il am ready to go to war;
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20
Utah Woman Dies
In EI Cenfro

Leaving a husband and six chill
dren. Mrs. Genavie Harmon of
Provo. Utah, died in El Centre
early Thursday.
The body will be sent to Utah by
A. R. Hens for funeral rites and
burial The family had been in
Imperial Valley but a short time.
Her husband. Samuel j. Harmon.
four sons, two daughters. three
sisters and a brother survive her.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20
More Rain Due as
North-End Wefted
By Sudden DeIuge

Continued from Page One)
for most of the state. Cold hovered
over the region from the Rockies 10
the Ohio River Valley and the fore
cast was for more of the same.
Temperatures still were below
zero in the northern plains region.
Minneapolis recorded II below zero.
However, the intensity of the cold
that had forced the mercury 20 to
30 degrees below normal was lessen
ing slightly. At Chicago, the mer-
curry pushed up to 3 degrees COM
pared with sub-zero readings yes
terday.
The cold wave moved off the
Canadian plains. 1t was bounded
on the west by the Rockies and on
the south by a line roughly even
with northern Texas. 1t extended
eastward over the Great Lakes and
the Ohio Valley and Tennessee.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20
Wife of Famous
Hotel Man Dies

LIVERMORE, Cal, Feb. 20 CUP)
Mrs. Archie Stevenot, wife of one
of the best known hotelmen IN
California, died today at Livermore
General hospital of injuries suffer-
ed Tuesday in an automobile col
lision near here. She was SO.
Condition Of her husband folmer
manager of the Tioga hotel at Mer-
ced. was reported improved. He
suffered a leg fracture and lacer-
ationS in the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20
Council wrangIes
Over Tent Shows,
Moving Machines
Continued from Page One)

NSSAllAlibSO AASlll L GSC SAlC'
ened the two machines to a fine
watch and a CLOCK" He declined
to make a definite commitment
on which one hc wanted. Mayor
Robert Hatton explained that there
was at least one angle of COM
pariSon that had not been threshed
out-the problem of transportation.
He indicated he was not sure yet
whether the Locke was the most
economical buy in the long run be-
cause it had to be transported by
pickup from park to park while the
John Deere went under its own
power.
Fawcett pushed the point to a
vote, however. demanding purchase
of the Locke and was voted down
three to two with Moore voting in
the affirmative. The council then
decided to give the John Deere a
30-day test trial. No mower was
actually purchased.
Business. including the tent show
mower wrangling, took the council
until Ills am. to settle.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20
Ex-Army Wife
Sues Nuzi Consul

June until December, 1899.
She said she saw Goebbels, Goer-
ing and Hitler five or six times
and when she returned, was able to
report that Hitler thought he was
"the best man for the job we have
to do in the United States"
Wiedemann said the suit was
ridiculous" my record is clear.
The entire suit is without any found
ation.'
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20
1st Energy from
Hydro Plant Put
On District Line

Continued from Page One)
sibly require for many months to
come, authoritative sources indicat-
ed. In less than a year, the line to
Blaisdell, Ariz., will have been es-
tablished, giving the district stand
by protection to the extent Of $4,000
XIV, completely eliminating any
threat of possible power shortage.
The Blaisdell line, which will
carry Parker dam power, is ex-
pected TO develop early in January
Of 1912.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20
Mrs. Green Dies
A: Home Here

Oma Ethel F'ulkS Green, 40, died
Thursday at her home at 726 North
Twelfth street, Ell Centro.
Funeral services were scheduled
at the Seventh Day Adventist
church at 2:30 pm. Friday with
Elder Kezer in charge of the rits.
She was born in Arkansas in 1892.
Her survivors include her hus-
band, Henry 3. Green; four daught-
ers. Mrs. Floyd Thomas, Mrs. Ron
aid Thompson, Mrs. Thomas Her
ring, and Mrs. Arnold Lane, all of
Eli Centre; and nine grand children.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20
MIR. AND MRS. ANDREWS
CALLED TO La. BY DEATH

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Andrews
of Imperial were in Los Angeles
Thursday, called there by the death
OF Mrs. j. F.. Andrews, mother OF
Andrews. Mrs. Andrews died We'd
nesday afternoon. The body was
taken to the BreSee Brothers and
Gillette mortuary in Los Angeles
pending funeral arrangements. An
drews is her only survivor.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20
Scanning I.v
News Horizon
CALENICO RANCHER
DIES

Francisco Soto, rancher living
east of CaleXico, died at his home
Thursday morning. The body was
taken to the Hens mortuary pend
ing funeral services at the Catholic
church in CaleXico at am. Fri
day. He will be pulTed at Mt View
cemetery. He is survived by a wife
and three children.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20
Hundreds ThronQ
Caiexico Streets
For CavaIcade

Continued from Page One,
be the splendid pageant scheduled
for the pageant grounds y of mile
west of Calexico.
The prologue will begin at 8 pm,
showing the first inhabitant of I'M
perial Valley. Scene after scene
and act after act will unfold the
dramatic story Of the desert waste
conquered by man and made to take
its place in the parade of progress.
Beautiful music, brilliant light
ing effects, gay costumes, and the
tramp of horses pulling ancient
vehicles will characterize the big
show of the cavalcade. The big cav
alcade parade will take place at 2
pm. Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20
PHILIP LIVINGSTON
FRACTURES ELBOW

Philip Livingston, young son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chan Livingston of
Fl Centro fractured his left arm
above the elbow wednesday after
noon. He fell off box while play
ing with other children in the
neighborhood, fracturing the bone
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20
IMMIGRATION OFFICERS
ARE TRANSFERRED

j. II. Busselle of the Ell Centro
area and Howard L. Simeral of the
inland area. immigration officers,
recently were transferred to Calex-
leo to serve as immigration inspec-
tors there.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20

NEW YORK. Feb. 20. CUP)-1n-
sulting messages to Germany, sent
at Germanys invitation and eX-
pense. swamped the Trans Atlantic
facilities of RC.A. Communications,
Inc. today.
The bars were let down last night,
according TO j. B. Rostron. traffic
manager, when German officials
replied, in response to an R.CA.
inquiry as to whether it should for
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Charging extreme cruelty, Opal
Goode Wednesday filed suit for di-
Vorce from George w. Goode. They
We're married in Texas in 1927 and
separate at Calexico in 1888
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20

ing below cost we will meet such
prices if Others make them and you
will understand why shopping at Safe
way saves you money. You can buy
here with confidence knowing that
the price is right and the quality is
assured by money-back guarantee.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20
DIVORCE DECREE
Is GRANTED

A final divorce decree was grant
ed in superior court "Wednesday to
Emil F, Otto in his suit against
Ida Klein Otto.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20
FINAL DECREE
is GRANTED

buron A. Murray Thursday was
granted final divorce from Jeanne
Merritt-Peacock Murray.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20

GATEWAY makes many savings in
distribution costs. And it is company
policy to give consumers the benefit
OF these savings by pricing all items at
the lowest point that will yield rea-
sonable profit That's why Safeway
prices are always low, every day, on
every item. Add to this the fact that
while Safeway does not believe in SELL
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-20

Ready in all the Spring shades
these poplins, acetates and novelty
flake weaves give you big selection
at 200 and $50 . . Two flap pock-
cts . lin or outer" styles by Will
shire.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

ing his brother by his own victory.
The Derby schedule will begin at
10 am. with concert by the Metro
politan Police Boys Club Band. A
parade, in which the band will
march with the Drum and Bugle
Corps of the Sons of the American
Legion, Boy Scouts detailed to the
course and the race drivers, will
start at approximately l0:45, and
racing will get under way at IL a m.
The participants will arrive before
am. however, in order that official
Derby jerseys and racing helmets
can be issued at the Quartermaster
tent near the starting ramp.
The three racers in each heat will
be released simultaneously by the
ramp mechanism and drivers will be
instructed to hold their lanes as
they roll down the 1,000-foot course.
Winners in each heat will come to-
gether in the succeeding heat. After
the class finals the runnerS-up in
these finals will meet in a special
race to decide the third and fourth
places in the city standings. Then
the big event of the day. deciding
the Washington championship, will
be run.
Trophy and Trip to Akron,
The Capital victor will receive a
silver trophy and a trip to Akron.
Ohio, to compete in the national
finals August II, where he will have
chance at the top national award,
four-year scholarship to the COL
lege of his choice.
The many local awards will be
distributed in a prize tent at the
course, except for the principal
prizes, which will be presented in
f1nish-line ceremony at the conclu-
sion OF the program.
A limited number of grandstand
seats will be provided for the fam
lilies of competing boys. officials and
sponsors. Physical arrangements
also will include first-aid tent with
physician, nurses and Red Cross
equipment; public comfort stations
and telephones, refreshment stands
and public address system. Lunch
will be served the contestants during
the noon recess in Ryland Methodist
Church on nearby Branch avenue.
-(Watch The Star for Derby Ne,ps. J
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Chain Store Methods
Adopted for Army's
Post Exchanges
$2N. .00. 900 Business
Expected During Yeor
At Military Comps
BY NELSON M. SHEPARD.

Dy ANSASOA~ oAAAA fhASDs
Chain-store methods Of opera
ton are being introduced in the
expanding Army post exchange
system, already one of the Ma
tion's largest retail businesses.
With more than l,40e 900 regular
customers at approximately 275
military stations, War Department
sources estimate that the post ex-
changes probably will do q $780,
900 900 business during the coming
year.
That is a rather conservative es-
innate. considering the spending
proclivity of the average soldier
and the probability that the Army
may double In size before many
months.
Because the system has become
big business" the War Depart
ment has placed 1t under a newly
created Army exchange service es-
tablished In the morale branch.
The post exchange Is the place
where the average soldier hurries
at the close of the drill period or
at the end of the work day. There
he consumes soft drinks. beer or
candy and ice cream. Or he can
lay in a supply Of cigarettes, TO-
bacco, shaving soap, shoe polish or
whatever he needs. If he's broke
and he is usually broke or near
broke a week after payday-he can
charge it against next months pay.
Vital to Army Morale.
The War Department considers
the post exchanges second only to
the soldiers mess as a morale in
fluence. "A soldier can do with
out movies or dances at his post. but
he can't do without the exchange"
an official explained.
Beginning next month, the, Army
Exchange Service. which Is now
under the direction of 1t. Col. John
E. Grose of the Adjutant Generals
Department. will take over the
operation of the exchanges.
Reorganization of the exchanges
is to be along the normal chain
store lines, Col. Grose said There
will be four principal divisions
Operations. Purchasing, Audit and
Control.
Profits of the exchanges-and
they are conSiderable-are used for
the support and maintenance of
recreational athletics. entertain
ments, service clubs. libraries and
to provide, when necessary, the
means for improving the soldiers
messes.
To Make Price Agreements.
Col. Grose said the Exchange
Service will make no purchases
except for exchanges outside the
United States. such as in Panama
the Philippine and other territorial
posts. The service will, however
make purchasing agreements with
manufacturers or wholesale pro-
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Mrs. Mary L. Reed Dies
After Heart Attack

Mrs. Mary L. Reed, 50, died at her
residence, 1918 Kearney street NE.
yesterday afternoon following
heart attack. The body will rest
at the Hines funeral home, 2SOl
Fourteenth street NV, until 10
o'clock tonight.
Burial will be at Easton, Pa,
where Mrs. Reed was born. She was
a member Of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Reed is survived by daugh-
ter. Miss Elizabeth F. Reed Of this
city, who is grand dean Of Kappa
Beta Pi, international legal sorority.
and a son, Douglas o. Reed Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
propmient in the American Legion
here.
Evening star., 1941-07-06
D. {. Clergy Leaders
Urge Warm Welcome
For Men in Uniform
Al! Churches Are Asked
To Extend Hospitality
To Troops on Leove

Following up the recent Nation
wide observance of United Service
Organizations Sabbath, leading
Washington cleargymen urged yes
terday that all churches extend
fullest hospitality to men in uni
form on leave in the Capital.
In commenting on the need, the
Rev. Thomas B. Dade, assistant
pastor of st. Patrick's Church. de-
clared too many of the boys lin
uniform complain that the people
of Washington have been giving
them cold shoulder
Although many churches as well
AS other organizations are extend
ing a welcome to soldiers, he added,
there is still plenty of room for
making service men feel that the
churches of the city are places 10
look for fellowship and friendly
contacts with the sort of people
these boys are longing to meet whiie
on leave"
DIR. Mccartney Comments.
Expressing support of the U. S.
o. program. DR.. Albert Joseph Nc
Cartney. pastor of the Covenant
First Presbyterian Church, charac-
terized the care of service men on
leave as 'ohe of the greatest op-
portunities that the Christian
church has had to give a good &C
count of itself as big brother and
sympathetic sister to the young
manhood of the country"
Let us fling wide open the doors
of all our churches said DR.. Nc
Cartney, that there may be no
question of the warmth of hospi-
tality which the people of WASH
ington extend to the boys in uni
form
Bishop James E. Freeman has
already called on churches gener-
ally to open their doors to all serv-
ice men.
Bishop Freeman Backs Plan.
"Some of our Episcopal churches" I"
he reported, have put up cots in
their Easements for soldiers and
sailors on week end leave. There
should be no hesitation about this
and I should like to see every church
do this so long as any service men
visiting us have need for such ac-
commodationS."
Gifts for the U. S. o. campaign
TO raise s250O00 in the District con-
tinued to come in during the holi-
day week end. Reports on progress
of the campaign to provide recrea-
ton for service men will be made
at a luncheon at the Mayfiower
Hotel July II.