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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18
Famous Sayings

Whatever it was. whatever it
might have been. this is now Il fieht
for our lives.
Declaration Of war on tn" United
States by Germany and italy sim
ply formal2cs Il situation which eX-
iSted before the declaration. and
which has. as a plain matter Of
fact. existed for a long time. Exactly
how long is 4 point which historians
may someday care to dispute. Some
will say ten years. some ten weeks
1t doesn't matter now.
Nothing has really been changed
by the actual declaration. A single
moments reflection will show why
Suppose the United States h been
able to avoid formal var with a
pan. Germany and Italy. Sup JSe
Germany had won and controlled
Europe from Land End to Siberia.
Suppose italy had won and been
allotted a Satrapy under German
domination covering the MedltC"-
ranean area and much of Africa.
Suppose Japan had won. ana tcu-
trolled the Whole OF East Asia aud
the Pacific.
What would have been The posi-
ton of the United States in such L
situation. facing hostile. aggressive
dictatorships on everySide? Obvious
" life would have been impossible;
impossible for the nation. and i'm
possible for every person III tie
country. War would certainly come,
and cCme under circumstances less
favorable than those Of today. MOI
a single ally would remain but
Canada and perhaps Mexico. Pau
anna would be untenablr. South
America would quickly grayltat"
into the hands of the Pacific ano
Atlantic relationships.
Alone and hopeless, the United
States would have to fight that last
desperate and losing fight for Whal
was left of its national existence
provided of course that there Va,
then any fight left in us unsappec
by the totalitarlan influence Whici
would probably undermine us iron
within.
Today we have allies We have TN,
great British Empire, with il,
worldwide peoples and resources
We have the great Russian people
the only one thus far which ha
been able to stop Hitler land OF.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18
JUST SAY
MOSCOW
tOrovilir Ncrtul'y-Rcgister)

tOrovjl.r Mercury -Rogister)
When the great Russian bear stands
dep il SNOW and shakes himself then
beware. Russia never Yet has been sue
cc>>tullX invaded Napoleon, then Hit
Ier. tried il. only 10 face disaster. The
maqHit=to Of Hitler'S disaster, brought
II llg. ID! tH past few days causes us
II withdraw He suggestion that Stain
may !.aHt bpca listening with one ear
- = ..at IRON Berlin thai if German
tloaas~ ~.re withdrawn would he please
ny eff Japan.
More likely Is it that IIjtIerS Russian
almlt>. thrown hastily into the fight
".tEout proper preparation, Were no
match for thr extreme Russian cold and
IL valiant Russian armies. In their
.lieh, tEcN are being killed by the thou
sands und are abandoning their equip
mgn2 II Hitler tried to make deal
with tht kremlin he must have failed.
Although We have Yet to hear from Mos
COW OF any intention to side with us
against Japan. we must admit that the
defeated Germans have little TO offer
Russia n the way OF trade.
In Itu->ians could have valid reasons
Ivr 4, having any declaration as regards
he Pacific. Russia has been under ter
rifle strain for months and has respond
ID uobir Probably Russia, watching
JupaH'S lack of preparation against her
and relying Il little on her non-aggres-
sion treaty with Japan. has withdrawn
troops and supplies from her Siberian
outpost and would like little time to
get ready.
RUSSIA might also like to see show
ing Of power 10y her allies before stick
lf.t Chi n a ,,
could blame Russia?
4 any rate. We can afford to wait
a while before jumping to conclusions.
AS long as Russia does so we'll against
The Germans we can have no complaints.
She has shattered the myth of German
invncibility on land and given Germany
= disaster at least as terrible as Dunklrk.
When Hitler mentions Dunkirk next al!
w need to say is "MoscoW'
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18
WHY HARASS FINNS?
alo Alto Times

Even the Sacramento Bee, archapolo-
gist for the New Deal administration,
cannot give appreciation to the public
attacks on Finland that Washington has
made lately because Of the helpless little
nations compulsory signing of the anti
Comintern pact at Hitlers bidding. Sec
retary Hull. declaring that Helsinki's
adherence to the pact was highly signifi-
cant OF the Finns' complete collabora-
ton with the Axis powers, said, The
question still remains to what extent
that Finnish policy is a menace to the
sof-defense Of the United States"
The Scylla-Charybdis choice that was
left to Finland was not of her own choos-
ing Compalled to choose between an al
liancs for the present with either Russia
or Germany and having suffered long
and severely at the hands Of Russia,
her decision to yoke for the present
with Germany for reasons of eXpediency
alone ala understandable. Our govern
ment would like to see Finland at least
neutral in the present fight. And that
would be Fnland's first choice too, if
She were free to make the decision.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18
DON'T REPEAT RUMORS

The rumors You can hear these days
would be marvellous to consider. if they
weren't SO serious. Down any Main
street in the valley. any day in the week
you can hear anything from reports Of
assassination to claims Of wholesale an
nihilations.
Don't believe them And, by all means,
don't repeat them.
Rumors are among the principal Weap-
ons of the fifth columnists. Hitler him
self has dubbed them one of propagandas
greatest powers. They confuse the civil
population and break down morale, says
Hitler. And he las made considerable
use of them in his own campaigns.
The japanese are following suit
Rumors are as bad as guns in the
enemy's hands. They weaken the all
important behind-the-lines spirit upon
which any nation must depend if it is to
be victorious. They confuse the public
mind and breed distrust in the very
forces which must be trusted, now Of all
times.
If the real news is bad, accept it and
determine that we shall do better. If
the real news IS good, grin and hope for
more of the same-hOpe, and work for it,
too. But be sure it is real neWs-nOt the
word of mouth sort Of misrepresentation
which is an enemy weapon.
Above all. do not repeat rumor. If
you do, you help the enemy.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18
by Willis Thornton
Now 1t Is a Fight for Our Lives

fCnsive. We have the rising Chinese
people. veterans of four years of
heroic struggle against japanese ag-
grcssion. We have South America on
our side. We have advantages We
shall probably never have again.
SO if it had to come, and it is
increasingly clear that it did have
to come better that it should come
noW.
Years of bitter struggle, sacrifice.
and toll lie ahead. But at last the
die is cast, the chips are down. We
know where we stand. We know
that there is only one thinkable
course: to go forward to ultimate
victory. no matter what the cost,
our very national existence being
the stake.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18
Did You Know?

The first elevated railway in New
York City opened for traffic on
July >. 1867.
Because a crucifiX used to hang
there II is ctiQuet for all ranks in
the British navy to salute the
Quartcrdeck
"Ropa vieia," or old clothes, "
is the name perlyians use for meat
that i< boiled and then fried.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18

Industry can play an important part
in Army morale by keeping up contacts
with its drafted employees, and, where
possible. provide mental ease with a,sur
ances that former positions will be held
open for them. = George \. Mohlman,
Springfield. Mass. industriaIist.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18

America is calm, composed and with
out hysteria despite the war situation. |
am ;lstonished at the degree Of calm
Roger y. Baldwin, director Of American
Civil | liberties JniOn
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18

EDITORS NOTE: The folIoUlag edit
OriuIS are presented as interesting OpiH-
ions UOiced b4 editors elSeChere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18
WASHINGTON. Dec. l8.

WASHINGTON. Dec 18
Whether or not the South Ameri-
cans like the particular varieties Of
U. S propaganda pie in the sky
these days, the fact is that it's be-
ing dished out in quantities that
should suit any taste. BY clipper
alrmail, by long wave and by short
wave, news about North America
goes south by the bucketful. And It
is only the beginning Of what's to
come.
Center of the pie counter is the
office of Nelson Rockefeller, CO.
ordinator of ter-American af-
fairs. For a time, there was a little
controversy between this CIA office
and the col office of Col. William
J. Donovan, co-ordinator of infor-
nation, but that's all Smoothed out
now. OF course, you understand that
neither the CIA nor the col has
anything to do with the CIO. Any
similarity in the initials is purely
unintentional.
It was intended all along that
the Donovan office would prepare
the U. S. counter propaganda for
world consumption outside the
United States. That was all right,
but the Rockefeller boys weren't
any too anxious to have anyone
messing up their pet customers with
fancy recipes not seasoned to the
South American taste. Consequently,
d deal was worked out that seems to
leave everyone happy. A Rookie
feller man. was given a desk in the
Donovan offices at 270 Madison
avenue, New York. In this office
there is also a representative of
the private broadcasting chains.
This gent, Stanley Richardson, is
paid by the broadcasters to keep an
eye peeled for material that might
be beamed out on foreign broad
casts, particularly from the 10 short
wave stations now operating.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18

The hardest season to get out of
bed is summer, fall, winter and
spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18

The day America returns to true
capitalism will be the day of Hit
lers doom. and that OF dictators
everywhere.
Emmett F.. Connely, president, In
vestment Bankers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18

A salesman is known by the COM
panieS he keeps.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18

A man has no more character
than he can command in a crisis.
Rev. DR.. Ralph w. Sockman,
Christ Church, New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18
So They Say

After all, what gives life con-
tentment is not possessions or ac-
compliShments, but expectations.
DIR. Samuel Atkins Eliot, Boston
Unitarian minister.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18
A BREAK FOR
GOOD NEIGHBORS

AS news releases are prepared by
the Rockefeller and Donovan Staffs,
they are exchanged by the two Of
ficeS. If there is a conflict, one or
the other is withdrawn. Both re-
ports go to Richardson, who is then
free to pick what he thinks would
be Of interest to the foreign listen
erS. Anything he doesn't like he
Is at liberty to file in the waste
basket, and that's that BY having
a nom government man do the final
editing in this way, material is
chosen for its news value and not
for its propaganda value, and that's
where the South American listen
ers get a break.
Short wave radio isn't the only
stuff beamed to Latin America,
either. Several months ago, Rookie
feller started talking to firms do
ing export business in South Amer
lca, and persuaded a number of
big businesses to buy time on South
Americas own long wave stations
for broadcaSting U. s. press news
bought from the wire services which
also furnish news to North Ameri-
can and South American newspa-
pers and broadcasters. There are
l25 OF these programs on the Latin
Americas own long wave stations
months ago there were only 25 such
Furthermore the three U. S.
broadcasting chains are as busy as
static forming below the Rio Gran
de, sharing revenues with the South
privately owned stations
and thus building up private, COM
mercial bonds. Here again the South
listeners get break in
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18

We ought to drop out the words
labor relations and act and think
in terms of human relations"
Mrs. Gilmore Herrick, regional
director, Labor Relations board.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18

MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. Nation
al Editorial Association.
California Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18

" ebeen beaten before by better
men.
Philosophical reflection of Bossy
GilliS on being beaten for mayor
of NeWburyport, Mass.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18
Thought for the Day

Man looE'tn snoa .~a outward appearance b4t The
Lord looseth tse heart Samuel To-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-18

ImpeTIaT county, Swinging mo Inc
with the rest Of California preparations
for defense in case Of an attack ON the
Pacific coast, has an enviahle record.
Evening star., 1941-09-30
u. 5. Awards Contract
For SuitIand BUILDING

A 2,749000 contract for construc-
ton of Federal Office Building No. 3
at Suitland, Md, about 4 miles
southeast of the city. has been
awarded to McCloskey Co, Phila-
delphia builders, the Public Build
ings Administration announced to-
day.
McCloskey will receive a fiat fee
of 100000 for the work. The build
ing is to be constructed in 180 cal
endar days.
The building. to provide 100000
square feet of floor space for about
5000 workers, will be located on a
430-acre tract south of the Wash
ington National Cemetery near Suit
land. The structure will be of re-
inforced concrete and in the shape
of a comb, with a main section and
seven wings.
1t is not yet known which Gov
ernment department will occupy the
building, officials said,
Evening star., 1941-09-30
Dixie Clipper 10 Pick Up
Group Landed in Azores

By the Associated Press.
LISBON, Portugal, Sept. 30.-The
Dixie Clipper left for the Azores
without passengers or mail today to
pick up % passengers landed there
yesterday by the Atlantic Clipper,
which could not proceed on its
voyage because of radio trouble. The
passengers included Lord Halifax,
British Ambassador to Washington,
and Lady Halifax.
The Dixie will take the Atlantic's
passengers to New York, while the
Atlantic will return to Lisbon to
pick up a group of passengers. in
cluding Myron c. Taylor. president
Roosevelt's personal envoy to the
Vatican.
Evening star., 1941-09-30
| Will Bomb Rome
If Found Helpful,
| Churchill Says
Ry the Associated Press


LONDON. Sept. 30-The British
would bomb Rome to the best OF
our ability and as heavily as possible
if the course of the war should
render such action convenient and
helpful. Prime Minister Churchill
told the House of Commons today
in his review of the war situation.
Mr.. Churchill said:
People ask, Why don't you bomb
Rome? Did you not say you would
bomb Rome if Cairo was bombed?
What is the answer?'
One answer is that Cairo has not
yet been bombed Only military
positions in the outskirts have been
bombed
But, of course, we have the same
right to bomb Rome as the Italians
had to bomb London last year when
they thought we were going to COL
lapse, and we shouldn't hesitate to
bomb Rome to the best of our ability
and as heavily as possible if the
course of the war should render such
action convenient and helpful"
1t was reported yesterday that the
Vatican, through Myron C. Taylor
had asked President Roosevelt to
use his influence in preventing air
raids on Rome.
Mr., Taylor, the Presidents per-
sonal envoy to the Vatican. was said
to have received the message from
the Pope to Mr.. Roosevelt when Mr.
Taylor conferred recently with the
Pope.
Evening star., 1941-09-30
D. T.. Traffic Fatalities
Equal Worst Month
Since February, 1887
Deoth Of Boy Knocked
From Bicycle Brings Toll
In September to Is

A record of traffic fatalities equal
ing the blackest month in more than
four years was recorded in the Dis
trict today with the death of a
l2-year- old bicyclist, the 18th IA
tality of September and the 65th
of 194l.
Only three other times since Feb
ruary. 1887, when there were IA
deaths, has Washington's traffic toll
risen to 13 in single month. That
was in January Of this year, De-
cember of 1910 and July Of 1888
The all time record is 18, in Decem-
Der, 1896.
The boy fatally injured was Au-
gustus Cook. colored. of the 40C
block of Ridge street NV. whose
bicycle collided with the rear wheeI
of a dump truck in the 1900 block
of Fifth street NV. about $50 pm
yesterday. The truck wheel passed
over the boys body.
Rushed to Freedmen's Hospital in
the truck, the youth was found to
have suffered a fractured skull and
1See TIP FFTC paCe A-I2O
Evening star., 1941-09-30
-Four Police Captains,
8 Lieutenants Named
By Commissioners
Score of Promotions,
Series of Personnel
Transfers Announced

More than a score Of promotions
in the Police Department command
were approved today by the Com
missioners on recommendation of
Acting Police Supt, Edward J. Kelly,
after sanction had been granted by
the Civil Service Commission.
In addition TO the promotions,
which included the designation OF
four new captains and eight new
lieutenants, Acting Chief Kelly
made number of transfers in as
signments as he and the Commits
sioners carried out their reorganiza-
ton program begun weeks ago.
Today's list Of promotions and
transfers constituted the largest per-
sonnel shakeup in years.
Four New Captains.
The new captains were created by
the promotion of 1t. Clarence H.
Lutz, who takes the place left vacant
by promotion of Harvey G. Callahan
to inspector: 1t. William j. Cum
ningham, who fills the grade former
ly held by Inspector Ira E. Keck:
1t. Robert c. Pearce, vice Lloyd E.
Kelly, now on active military duty,
and 1t Arthur C. Belt, vice Capt.
Floyd A. Truscott, now on active
military duty.
The new heutenantS are:
Thomas E. Edwards. Albert B
Clark, Sergt Charles c. Wise, Sergt
William P. Barnes. Sergt. Charles S.
Dwyer, Sergt. McCutcheon and De-
tective Sergts. Aubrey M. Tolson and
Charles H Warder.
New Sergeants.
The following were promoted To
| full rank of sergeant:
Temporary Sergt. John F. Ryan
Temporary Sergt. Thomas Rasmus-
sen, Temporary Sergt. Henry H
Heflin, Pvt. John E. Winters. Pre-
cinct Detective Harold E. Moore
and Pvts. A. Wheeler, Earl D. Alber
Wayland Whittemore and Carl G
Darnall.
All the new officers are to be sworn
in at ceremony at police headouar-
ters at 1890 am. tomorrow. to be
attended by Chief Kelly and Com
missioner John Russell Young. All
the promotions are effective as of
October /.
Among the transfers announced
were Capt Clement P. Cox from
the third to the ninth precinct and
Capt. Oscar J. Letterman from the
ninth to the third precinct.
Evening star., 1941-09-30
Seurchers Refuse to Give Up
Hope for Girl, 5, Lost in Woods

Mass, lumber company superin-
tendent, who called to her through
the woods over an amplifying sys-
tenn. His voice echoed and re-
echoed throughout the woodland as
he rode in a sound truck along the
rough, narrow roads. Time and
again he shouted:
"Pammy, this is daddy calling.
Don't be afraid, Pam. Don't be
afraid.
IF you can hear me. come to me
or 60 to the men in the woods who
are looking for you.
IF you are stuck anyhere and
can't move. yell and the men will
come to you"
Hopes were raised by the finding
of child-sized footprints yesterday
at sawdust pile east of Iona Lake,
about a half mile from the spot
where Pamela and her family were
picknicking.
Woodsmen said the prints bore
markings resembling those on the
soles Of her sneakers.
Evening star., 1941-09-30
British Admit Nelson
Was Torpedoed, but
Minimize Damage
No Casualties Suffered
In Mediterranean Attack,
London Declares
Bv the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 30.-The British
Admiralty said today an aerial tor
pedo-hit on the British battleship
Nelson, the loss of fighter plane
crew and sinking of merchant ves-
sci constituted the only cost of NOV
ing an important convoy through the
central Mediterranean under a week
end running attack by Italian
planes.
Gtalians said yesterday that
three British cruisers and at
least three merchantmen we're
sunk and that a battleship be-
lieved to be the Nelson was dam
aged, They acknowledged that
eight Italian planes were missing,
but said six British planes had
fallen.
III Giornale d'Italia asserted in
Rome today that the eastbound
British convoy turned back to the
west and failed to make its pas
sage through the Mediterranean
A torpedo launched by one of the
Fascist raiders Saturday slightly re-
duced the speed of the 16-year-old
Nelson, it was said, but there were
no casualties among her crew of
about 1850 men. The Nelson is a
vessel of 1880 tons.
First Lord of the Admiralty A. v.
Alexander informed the House Of
Commons of the attack before the
Admiralty announcement.
Mr.. Alexander said the Italians
lost 13 aircraft in attacking the
Mediterranean convoy whose escort
included the Nelson
The British lost three fighter
planes. but saved the crews of two, 1t
was said.
During the operations, Mr.. Alex
ander asserted, reports we're re-
ceived that an Italian naval force
was at sea. but when the British be-
gan search 1t took evasive action
and escaped.
Evening star., 1941-09-30
Moscow and London
Engineered Czech
Plot, Nazis Charge
Spokesman Says British
Tried VoinIy in Paris,
Norway and Holland
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Sept. 30.-German firing
squads have executed "a Czechs
accused of plotting to throw off
German rule, it was announced to-
day, as spokesmen blamed Moscow
and London for rebel preparations
which led to the swift German
counter-m measures in the protectorate
of Bohemia and Moravia.
London especially tried to start
something in Paris, Norway and
Holland, but 1t didn't work" a
spokesman declared, and before
they got off to a good start in the
protectorate we took hand"
He intimated that German au-
thorities had been aware for some
time of disturbing elements" in the
protectorate. but had waited patient
ly to determine who was involved
before taking action.
Most Czechs "Tractable."
1--WE wanted to avoid dragging
persons who had nothing to do with
it into the affair" he said. Most
Czechs saw the purposelessness OF
such politics Reasonable Czechs
saw the Germans did not intend to
put them under the yoke or suppress
their culture"
Exchange Telegraph in Lon
don reported that the Prague
radio said three prominent Czech
politicians had been added to the
list Of those arrested. They were
said to be DR.. Jaroslav Kreici,
deputy prime minister and minis
ter OF justice: Gen. JeZek, minis
ter Of the interior. and DR.. George
Havelka, former minister of COM
mun1catlons who was expelled
from the government several
months ago.
Three former army leaders were
among those executed. The an
nouncement named them as Army
Gen. Joseph Billy. Division Gen
Hugo Volta and Brig. Gen. Franz
Horacek, and described them as
leading men in the opposition
group which had as it's goal the re-
establishment OF an independent
Czech state"
Official Charges.
The "a person were accused Of
ficially Of trying "forcefully to sep
arate the protectorate of Bohemia
Moravia (parts Of the former repub-
lic) from the Reich"
Just when the "a persons were shot
was not disclosed, but the executions
followed by not more than 48 hours
the declaration of a state of civil
emergency in six populous districts
OF the protectorate by Reinharo
Heydrich, chief of the Gestapo Sc
(Cee CZECH poCe A12l
Evening star., 1941-09-30
Owners Plan 10 Rebuild
Old Railroad Bridge

Reconstruction of the 36-year-olt
Railroad Bridge. spanning ths7
Potomac River below Highway
Bridge, is contemplated by its
owners. the Philadelphia, Baltimore
g. Washington Railroad Co., 1t was
revealed today.
without disclosing the reason, the
company has applied for permission
to, construct new piers and substi-=
tute through girders for the present
through truss construction.
The Army Engineer Office indi-
Gated the age of the bridge probably.
is factor, but they were unwilling
to say whether the span actually
has shown signs of weakness. =
The Railroad Bridge. carrying both
passenger and freight traffic, was
opened in 1905.