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Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
CAN U.S.. MAKE UP
LOST PRODUCTION

Omitted States News)
Can the United States make up Tor
lost time and overcome the lead IN war
preparation that has been gained by
its potential enemies?
The answer is: 1t can, if willing.
The job, however, is immense. How
immense is shown by official estimates
of the production rate of war goods that
will be required to overcome the pres
ent lead of Germany's Europe and to
pass that lead Those estimates are that,
to accomplish this job the United States
will need to produce at least 100000, ,OOO,-
600 worth of war materials year.
This means Ten times as much in war
material must be produced as was pro-
duced in the year of effort just ended.
To produce ten times the May, 1910,
to May, 1941, volume of war goods means
that L. S. industry is going to be forced
into major readiustment that will
transform its whole function from one
of producing peacetime goods to produc-
ing war goods.
To shift from a peace to a war econ
omy involves difficulty and even destruc-
tion for many business enterprises that
cannot fit into war machine.
But: Once adjusted, American indus
try can be irresistible.
The reason is that, within the United
States alone, is located nearly go per
cent of the worlds heavy industry and
nearly 40 per cent of the entire worlds
capacity for production. Once that vast
potential power is mobilized for war
production it will far outstrip anything
that any other part of the world can
offer
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
HITLERS GAS TANK
ALMOST EMPTY
(Tulare Times


The gas tank of Hitler's blitz wagon, in
the Judgment of oil experts, is danger,
ously low. The Nazi war machine had
oil and gas for the Battle of France; 1t
still had sufficient reserve for the pro
longed bombing of Britain which toll
lowed, and an adequate supply for the
submarines which waged merclless war
fare on England's shipping. The Balkan
campaign, while it ate into Germanys
reserves, still didn't stall the Nazi ma
chine The blitZkrieg, to be successful,
depends upon terrific. all-out action.
The Russian campaign, however is
now in its eighth week, and while the So
Wet forces have suffered colossal losses,
they are still far from vanquished. In
fact, Germany's losses, both In men and
equipment, may be greater than Russia s.
And all the oil wells in Germany's pos
session, including the Rumanian, do not
equal one-fourth of her needs if the Rus
sian campaign continues at the present
pace.
With all its carnage, and its huge con-
sumption of war materials, the present
blitz hasn't been cimaxed with the GUS
tomary lightning follow through. Cur
rent estimates indicate the daily con-
sumption of oil and gas by the German
machine is 20 times that in any of the
great German drives of World War days.
Italy, short of oil for her own uses, can't
lend any to her ally. Japan, with trou-
be on her own doorstep, certainly can't
rush up reserves for the stalled Ger
man machine. And Hitler's tank, if the
gauge is accurate, is almost empty.
Ordinarily we feel sorry for the fel-
low who runs out of gas long way from
gas station. But in this instance, moth
ing would please us more than tele-
photo picture of British tow car going
out to pick up Hitlers blitz wagon; that
would be something to put away in the
family album.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
by Paul Harrison :.
Hollywood S Fads, Fancies and Foibles

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. Is = Be-
hind the screen: You can find stor-
les of international significance
among the routine trade news OF
Hollywood. Other day, several COM
panies were surprised to receive
checks for distribution of their pic
lures in German-o occupied countries
In most cases, these are the first
payments made, and they totaled
several thousand dollars.
The situation shows how anxious
Germany is about continuing the
pacification of her vassal states,
entertaining pictures might help to
counteract some of the growing un-
rest. And continued commercial re-
lations with Hollywood might ease
the pressure against German prop
aganda in this hemisphere.
Charlie Chaplin has bought a
story idea from Orson Welles. He
wanted Welles to come along and
star in the picture, but too many
commitments at RKO spoiled the
plan. Chaplin will write the play,
produce and direct it, and appear
in it, but he will not play one OF
the principal roles of a Chaplines-
que tramp.
YOO-HOO MAKE
The incident of the Army lads
who hollered at the golfing girls
and General Lear will reach the
screen in at least two pictures
Warmers is preparing a short fea-
turing Slapsie Make Rosenbloom
and Paramount will rush Eddie
Bracken into a comedy feature
called private Yoo-Hoo." Asked to
pose for a publicity picture drink
ing a glass of milk, John Barry
more grumbled that the studio hac
no right to ask him to step sc
far out of character Another Bar
rymurmur: The trouble with wo-
men is that they think they car
reform me simply by becoming my
WIFE
A grapevine story has it that 6
print of Garbo's "Ninotchka" was
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
by Willis Thornton =.
There Are Many to Protect

Why this sudden furore about in
flation, anyway?
Who cares?
You care, for one.
You care if you are one of the
100000 Americans who hold So
cial Security cards or the wife or
child of such a holder. You care if
you are one of the nearly 100000 900
Americans who are beneficiaries of
ordinary life insurance, or of the
90,000,0O0 industrial policies, or the
25,000 group policies.
And that begins to get along to
almost everybody.
The spectacular losses in a period
of initiation come to those who
have money. But on the other hand,
such people usually manage to
Wangle through it somehow. 1t is
the little fellow, the fellow on a
small savings account or insurance
neSt-egg who is swept down into
the depths of unspectacular misery
in runaway initiation.
Many more people have a stake
in preserving some kind of stability
in the relationship between money
and the prices of things than ever
before. Forty-five million of people
now have Social Security accounts
who did not have them a few years
ago. Such of them as have made
over $3.50 a month, for instance
for a period of 10 years will, when
they reach 65 years of age, begin to
receive S44 a month until they die
Such a mans widow, his unmar-
ried children under 18, are also in
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15

stolen from Sweden, subtltled IN
German and shown to Hitler and
Herr Goebbels. They wanted to see
If the film made sufficient fun OF
Russia to warrant showing 1t to
the German people. They decided
it didn't. Jack Oakie just received
a letter from Emil Strassbourg, who
about 10 years ago was Oakie's
standin at Paramount. Strassbourg
now is a German soldier conva-
lescing in Berlin hospital. He said
he had just see "Once in a Life
time"-a film in which Oakie APP
peared in 1882. :
KATE CASHES IN
There's nothing in movie history
to compare with the big-scale ar
rangements made by KatharineS
Heburn for her next picture at Met
70. She began by selling the studio
a story in finished scenario form
for 100000. The names of the un-
distinguished authors-Ring Lard
ner, Jr., and Michael Kanin-were
concealed until the amount was
agreed upon. And then her bill for
the yarn totaled Sill, 1,000-$10.OOO
for the writer's fees to their own
agents, and $1,000 for my taking
the trouble to come out here to talk
to you
She also demanded and got, for
an additional Sill 900, the services
of Spencer Tracy as leading man.
And for herself well, Miss Hep
burn is going to be the star.
Rosalind Russell and Kay Francis
staged knock-doWn drag out
fight at a party given by Director
w. S. Van Dyke. Other guests were
in a dither until they learned Van
Dyke had persuaded the gals to
re-enact their scrap in Female of
the Species
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15

line for benefits.
So every man and woman work
ing under Social Security has
stake in preventing initiation, even
though many of them are apparent
ly not conscious of it. For if, by the
time they reach age IS, that $44
month won't buy cigarets, the whole
elaborate scheme for their protec-
ton and security collapses just
when the power to earn is also
gone.
That is why every effort must be
made now to restrain the rising
price-Wage cycle. That is why the
government is trying to sell Defense
Bonds. In buying Defense Bonds,
you lend your actual money to the
government, which will pay it back
after 10 years with interest. If the
government does not get enough
money that way, it will borrow it
from banks, which simply create
the credit where no money existed
before, thus expanding the currency
without adding correspondingly to
production. That is initiation.
The prosect of initiation is not
something that concerns only the
rich. 1t concerns every man, woman
and child in the United States, and
the children, perhaps, most of all.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
by Peter Edison :.
The Inside Track in WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is A
manufacturer of steel pen points
who had gone and done something
about building up trade in his pro-
duct with South America came to
Washington not long ago with tears
in his eyes as he told his sad story
to anyone who would listen.
Here he had built up this trade,
and he had customers all over Lat
in America using his brand of
streamlined ball bearing, knee-ac-
tion, non-skid, ultra modern pen
that that could write English, Span
ish or Portuguese INTERCHANGEABLE
and without shifting gears.
Then, along came the defense ef-
fort, and when Mr.. Penpoint Manu-
facturer put in an order-one lou
of stainless Steel-one lousy ton,
mind you-to make mis- scribblers
for export, the defense people
cracked down on him, said he was
running essential industry,
and to go make pens out of old tin
cans or any other kind of scrap he
could find
Mr.. Penpoint Manufacturer start
ed telling his story, not in those
precise words, but to that general
effect Finally he found someone
who would listen and who took his
South America seriously, realizing
that Made-in-U S.A penpoints were
important in Waging economic war
fare. This party knew the right wires
to pull and-P. S.-the manufactur-
CT got the necessary preference
rating and order for delivery of the
ton of steel
This parable of the penpoint pri-
critics is mentioned as an example
of the kind of thing that isn't 60
ing to be allowed to happen in the
future, by reason of the setting up
of new machinery which will take
care of just such cases.
The job of seeing that the South
Americans and all friendly, foreign
nations get what's coming to them,
and that U. S. importers and ex-
porters have no difficulty in getting
the necessary priorities on supplies
and shipping space has been given
to the Division of Export Control,
which is administered by General
Russell L. Maxwell. Within the di-
vision, a new clearance section has
been created, and it will be the duty
of this section to see that justice
is done, and in a hurry.
LOTS OF FINGERS IN THIS PIE
As matters stood before, half a
dozen government agencies have
their say-so on nearly every aspect
of foreign commerce. The Depart
ment of State must determine if the
exports or imports are in agree
ment with trade treaties. blacklists
and embargoes. Army and Navy
Munitions board must know if the
deal complicates any defense work.
Treasury must see that there is no
violation of the frozen funds regu-
lations, Maritime Commission must
determine whether shipping space
is available. Office of Production
Management must make sure that
priorities are not interfered with,
and the Office of Price Adninis-
tration and Civilian Supply must
know the effect on U. S. non-mili-
tary life. Department of Commerce
must know all about foreign trade,
and the Rockefeller Office of Inter-
Americans Affairs is the friend in
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
GOOD, BUT WILL IT
BE CARRIED OUT?

1t is going to take lot Of self-control
for the anti-axis nations of the world
to live up to the eight points of British
L. S. war aims as announced by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Prime Minister Chur-
chill 1t is going to take lot of unself
ishness, too.
The war aims are magnificent in their
broad 1outline-and they are nothing but
broad outline. If followed through
when the war ends, they can and prob
ably will assure more stable peace
than the world has seen for genera
tions.
In the whole framework as drawn by
Roosevelt and Churchill in their historic
Atlantic meeting, there is only one sour
note. 1t is the point calling for disarma-
ment of all "aggressor nations" but MAX
ing no note of plans for disarmament
of nations which, in the opinion of those
who dictate the peace, are not aggressor
nations. Perhaps it is picayunish to
notice such an omission; it is devoutly
to be hoped that a more detailed analys-
is of the program would show some plans
for equitable policing of the world to
prevent aggression, with all nations TAX
ing part in the policing. When once
peace is signed, there should be no more
"aggressor nations in the eyes of the
world. All should start over on an equal
footing.
Such an equal footing on the economic
front, visioned in Points and 5 of the
war aims, is the most cheering of all the
provisions drawn by Messrs. Roosevelt
and Churchill.
Point provides that the democracies
will endeavor to further the "enj joyment.
of the trade and raw materials of the
world by all states, great or small, vic
tor or vanquished
Point provides that the democracies
desire to bring about the fullest collab-
Grafton between all nations on the eco
nomic front to secure for all improved
labor standards, economic advancements
and social security"
Economic and political strangulation
of nations, or fear of such strangulation,
has been behind most of the wars of the
world. Today's war, it is generally ad
mitted, grew out of the unfairness of
the Versailles treaty-an unfairness
which gave the Nazi mad dog, Hitler, a
grievance upon which to climb to power.
Equal economic rights for all nations,
equal political rights, and equal rights
to world trade, would 60 far toward re-
moving the causes of war. A peace treaty
which Furnishes the defeated leaders
Hitler and his ruling group-but does
not punish the defeated people-the Ger
man people-would establish a founda-
1o-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
WORDS ARE EASY,
DEEDS ARE DIFFICULT

Now that the eight-point program has
been advanced, it must not be allowed
to die as did the Christian policies of
Woodrow Wilson after World War No.
l ended It must not be allowed to be-
come document which will be describ-
ed in history as propaganda aimed at
stirring up the peoples on the continent
of Europe 1t must be made, when the
time comes, into the living framework of
just peace.
That will not be easy. AS war intensi-
fies, SO do hatreds Without reason, the
people of one nation come to hate the
people of another nation, and out of that
hatred grows unfairness. Out of the
unfairness, in turn, comes new war as
the years advance.
1t will be easier for the democracies
when this war is over, to inflict punish
ment and penalties upon the defeated
peoples of the Axis countries. 1t will
be hard to look at the problem without
rancor, but with an eye to rebuilding the
world upon basis of international
friendship in which ALL NATIONS par
ticipate
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15

EDITORS NOTE: The foIIolrinc
editorials are presented as interesting
opinions Uoiced by editors elsewhere.
They do not necessarily reflect the
opinion of this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT


IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
No. 1895
SUMMONS
ELEANOR NUNEZ AGUERRES,
Plaintiff.
PETE AGUERRES, Defendant
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA SEND GREET
INGS TO PETE AGUERRES, De-
fendant.
YOU ARE HEREBY D1RECTEQl
TO APPEAR and answer the Con-.'
plant in an action entitled as
above, brought against you in the
Superior Court OF the County ofz
Imperial, State of California, withN
in ten days after the service on
you of this Summons If served
within this county; or within thir-
ty days If served elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract,
or she will apply to the Court for
any other relief demanded in the
Complaint.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 2lst day of July, 1941.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
BY MAXINE CONSOLE,
(SEAD Deputy Clerk. n
h1-8-15-22
S5-12-19-26)
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15

1t must be with sentiments of
humility and despair mingled with
pride and hope that any speaker
attempts to discuss today's world.
Paul " McNutt, federal security
administrator.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15

When your wife misplaces her
pocketbook, call the income tax col
lector. He can find money any
where.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15

DR.. Samuel Mudd spent several
years in prison for setting theV
broken leg of John Wilkes BoothS
assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15

Being desperate is a streak of luck
If that desperation begets action
and action begets results.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
WASHINGTON CHANNEL
LIGHTS

If the shortage of chlorine con-
tinues next year, for water puri-
fication, swimming pools may have
to be closed down or their use re-
stricted. From 1888 to 1910 the
states spent $3.8 billion on road
construction and m in tie n ance,
while federal government spent
S18 billion. U. S. Marine band
concerts on the capital steps are
regular summer nights entertain
ment in Washington, and draw
crowds of thousands. Only IA per
cent of the Department of Agri-
cultures 88,50O employees are in
Washington. But that's 1880. WPA
is now working on nearly 300 air.
ports. Ex-Congressman, Ex-Mayor
Maury Maverick of Texas is slated
for a big new defense job.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15

Fifty-nine degrees is the average
mean annual temperature for the
state of North Carolina.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
Balbs

Some people talk in their sleep
and others sleep in their talk.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15

The Lesson of most successful
men is that When small they per-
spired to be great.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15

court of all the South American
republics.
Under the oldsetup, an exporter
or importer wanting to get clear
ance had to see all of these depart
ments separately To say that what
was left of U. S. foreign trade was
rapidly being abandoned in the
barbed-Wire entanglements of all
this red tape puts it mildly.
Under the old setup, an exporter
organizations will have a repre-
sentative-a liaison officer-in Cen
eral Maxwells office The eight
agencies will then be able to put
their OK or their NC on any of
this business.
DROP A LETTER
The relief of this simplified pro-
cedure to importers and exporters
will obviously be tremendous. TAX
ing the secific case of the pen
to do when he wants his next ton
of stainless steel is write to the
clearance section, Division of EX-
port Control, Washington, D. C.
He will get back an instruction
sheet and the necessary forms. Pro-
perly filled out, these papers will go
back to the Administer of Export
Control, and SO fast are the wheels
of the clearance section expected to
be geared that the approvals and
disapprovals will probably be ground
out in a few days, instead of the
weeks previously required.
Getting all this red tape smooth
eel out, by the way, is another one
of the growing list of achievements
of young Nelson Rockefeller. His
division has been working on this
problem for months, and finally
mt it OUpr
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
Famous Sayings

There is no mean SO good who were he to submit
all his thoughts and actions to the laws would not de-
serve hanging ten times-Montaigne.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-27
CAN DEMOCRACY FUNCTION?

The dictators, who assert that demo-
cracies are inpotent, base their argument
upon the inability of the people of great
nation to make up their minds promptly
upon important questions and the popular
dislike for delegating vast powers to re-
sponsible official.
In the United States there are people
who have not yet made up their minds as to
what attitude the nation should take to-
wards the war now going on in Europe. BY
the. time that these slow-moving fellows
become convinced that the freedom of the
world Is 'imperiIed there will be no freedom
left II is heartening. however. to believe
that the great majority of the people of this
country know what they want the nation
to do.
In considering the proposed bin TO i'm
plement the pledge to send assistance to the
British. in the form of supplies, the Con-
gress of the United States manifests the
popular disfavor of delegating great power
to an individual. Obviously. when nation
must meet International situations il is
necessary for the representative of the
nation to be armed with powers that are
commensurate with the dangerous condi-
tions that he eosnbats.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-27
HOW BRITAIN EXPECTS TO WIN

There are many Americans who have
some doubt as to the ability of any nation,
or group of nations, to defeat Germany
without gigantic military offensive that
will require millions of men and cause un-
told loss of lives.
The British, it is said, actually believe
that they can defeat Germany and it may be
interesting to consider their argument as it
is reported on this side of the Atlantic.
The weak joint in the Hitler structure
is the industrial system, which is brittle"
and will crack up under the combined stress
of the blockade and bombing.
While Hitler's conquests in Europe
have caused the British to give up the idea
that the blockade alone can win the war
and forced them to the conclusion that some
pressure, in the form of military, naval and
aerial action, will be necessary, they believe
that the blockade will wear down the Ger
mans while men, materials and plant are
modified in Great Britain and friendly
countries.
The bombing of German productive
plants is expected to hasten the wearing
down process. Particular attention will. be
paid to the transportation facilities of Ger
many, which were extended before the war
and are now more greatly pressed to take
care of the necessities that have followed
occupation of other lands
., z The shortage Of oil is, counted upon, in
time to hamper transportation and other
defense activities on the part of the Ger
mansincluding transportation efforts. This
win not of itself cause German surrender
but it will hamper the German defense and
give the attackers an advantage.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-27
A COMMUNITY ASSET

Successful presentation of the Lions
club minstrel shows last week at the high
school highlights a phase in the work of
Key Vests busiest luncheon club.
Securing glasses for underprivileged
children with weak eyes is the strongest
point in the work of Lions all over the
world, but the small body of Key West Lions
year after year have done more than any,
one Could possibly expect of them both
there and in other lines.
Now, money secured by the attend
ance of Key West citizenry at the minstrel
shows, which, incidentally, required an
enormous amount of time on the part of
Lions here, will go to increase this years
quota.
Last year the Woodworking Lions ar
ranged for eye tests in public schools and
purchased % pairs Of glasses for children
who could not afford them. They also pro-
vided canes for many older, blind men who
otherwise would not have had them.
Probably the most widely known work
of the organization recently has been the
Christmas tree celebration in which they
provided happiness for more than 1000
children with gifts of toys. clothing, fruit
and candy Another activity which was of
decided Importance to Key West, however,
was the work of the oranization in enter
tanning hundreds of members bound for the
International Lions convention in Ha-
vana.
Lions club members in Key West de-
serve the commentator of their fellow
citizens They have taken on an important
job and they are doing it well.