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Evening star., 1941-04-03
Prince William Volunteers
For Army Increase 10 70
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
MANASSAS. Va, April 3.-Prince
William County's total of volunteers
was increased to 20 today with the
registration of Peter Carter, 27, COL
ored, of Manassas, according to the
local Selective Service Board.
Two colored men, Albert Foster
and David o. Tucker of Manassas
have been ordered to report to the
induction station at Baltimore on
tomorrow to fill call No. s, and three
white men have been ordered to
report on Tuesday. They are An
drew jackson Cornwell, Manassas:
Robert Stanley Harpine, Nokesville,
and Eugene Kenneth Arlington,
Woodbridge
The following white men will be
examined by DR.. j. McIver Jackson
Saturday morning: John Frank
Lambert. Donald Thomas Duff, Up
ton Smith and Cloman Davis, Dunn
fries; Nicholas Katasarelis, Guam
tico, and Wilson Edgar Petty,
Bristow.
Fifty ouestionnaires have been
sent out this week for orders num-
bers 500 through $50.
Evening star., 1941-04-03
Archeo|ogist Hunts
New Clues 10 Ancient
Dictator Of Mayans
Suvont OFF for Mexico
For Dotu on 18th Century
Conqueror of Yueotun

BY the Associated Press.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, April
3.-CurioSity about an 1lth-century
dictator who may have introduced
human sacrifice to the Mayans sent
70-year-old archeologist into
Southern Mexico today.
The dictator was kukulcan, the
bearded white ruler in a land of
beardleSs Indians. He led the Toltecs
in a conquest of Yucatan 400 years
before Columbus reached America.
The archeologist is Theodore A.
Willard of Beverly Hills, inventor
of the storage battery half century
ago and wealthy head of the bat
terry company which bears his name.
On Trail Of New Clues.
The trip is his 18th exploratory
journey.
Il started exploring the Mayan
cities of Yucatan 40 years ago and
for many years have made annual
journeys into the area" said Mr..
Willard before departing by Pam
American airplane for Mexico City.
This time I can stay only a
month. My field time on research
into the past of these first Amer
leans. however. totals eight years.
II think I am on the trail of
several new clues as to the origin
and fate of Kukulcan"
Mr.. Wizards most noteworthy
archaeological achievement was the
dredging, Is years ago, in co-opera-
ton with the late Col. Edward H.
Thompson, American Consul to
Yucatan. of the ancient sacrificial
we'll at Chichen liza.
Enlightened Ruler.
I'VE dug up and placed in
museums treasure of bronze, jade
and gold artifacts," said Mr..
Willard. I'VE also found hundreds
of human skeletons"
Mr. Willard said that after
Kukulcan conquered the peaceful
Itzas. builders of the pyramids of
Yucatan, he introduced an era of
structural advancement, scientific
progress, good government-and 4
religion of human sacrifice.
The skeletons we found at Chichen
liza" he added, apparently rep
resented some of Kukulcans offer
ings to the god of rain"
Evening star., 1941-04-03
RuttIesnoke Industry

The town of Rattlesnake, Fla. gets
its livelihood largely from canning
rattlesnake meat and converting
other parts of the reptile into medi-
cal preparations and leather, accord
ing to the Census Bureau.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Association Asks
Adequate Funds 10
Educate Shut-Ins
Anucostiu Unit Told
Of Need; Support for
Overton Plan Voted

WaShington's shut-in children
face a drastic curtailment next Sep
tember of their already limited op-
portunity for education unless addi-
tional funds are appropriated for
teachers equipped to visit homes
and hospitals, the Anacostia Citi-
HenS' Association was warned last
night by Mrs. Florence E. Welch.
Speaking on behalf of the Asso-
citation for the Education of Handi-
capped Shut-In Children. Mrs.
Welch characterized the $4,000 sp-
proved by the District Commits
sioners for this purpose as very
inadequate.' and recommended that
Congress increase the appropriation
to $4,000.
Ask Adequate Funds.
The association Endorsed Mrs
Welch's views in principle, calling
for flexible, adequate funds" to pro-
vide each shut-in child with five
hours education a week, and urging
that supervision of the program be
transferred from the Board of Pub
lie Welfare to the Board of Edu-
cation.
On the motion of Capt. F. M.
Dent, the group joined many other
citizens organizations in urging the
adoption of the Overton- Hunter bill
pending before Congress, which
would make the proportion of Fed
orally owned land in the District
of Columbia the basis for determin-
ing the Federal contributor to Dis
trict expenses.
Seek Branch Library.
At the suggestion of Frank Tew,
the secretary was instructed to COM
municate with the War Department
requesting that the drawbridge over
the Anacostia River remain closed
during rush hours.
The association unanimously ap-
proved 6 resolution by Mrs. Carrie
G.. Smith requesting public branch
library for the section east of the
| Anacostia River.
A seven-point safety plan offered
by the Keystone Automobile Club
was approved.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
C.I. 0. Strike Threatened
AT Chicago Stockyards
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March ga strike
at the Chicago Stockyards. concen-
tration point for thousands of ami
mails destined for meat packing
plants was theatened today by a
breakdown in negotiations for q
labor contract.
Frank McCarty, district director
of the C. I. o. Packinghouse Work
ers Organizing Committee, said a
strike probably would be called early
next week. He qualified his predic-
tion with the comment: IF the COM
pany is in any way disposed to settle
this matter, no strike will be called" )"
He referred to the Union Stock
yards & Transit Co, operator Of
the yards. Its contract with the
Stock Handlers Local Union expired
March Is. Six meetings between
the disputants have failed to pro-
duce a new contract.
The union seeks an 8-hour day
and 40-hour week, and increases in
minimum wage rates from S. to rs
cents an hour.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Hoover Urges U. 5.
10 Take Constructive
Role at Peace Table
Tells Youth TO Think
Fost' TO Avert Further
Involvement in War
hs tht Associated Press.


NEW HAVEN. Conn. March %
Former President Herbert Hoover
urged American youth last night 'tc
think and think fast so that
should the Nation not become more
involved in the war than we are to-
day, we may be able to bring more
constructive and warning voice to
the peace table
Predicting that as at Versailles
Eve will sit again at that peace
table whenever it comes about" Mr.
Hoover told an annual New Haven
Y. NJ. c. A. dinner audience that
~hate will again also sit there.
IF our moral reservoirs are not
drained by the fun passions of war,
We may bring sanity and compassion
IF our economic resources are
still partly intact. we may be able
10 contribute something 10 restore
another and better world. If our
faith in democracy is held high amid
the storms of war economy, we may
yet keep the lamp of liberty alight.
NJ II ElCVuuiti w EoItC.
The World War, he said proved
that liberty democracy and free
dom could not be imposed on nations
by battle that Intellectual ideas
rooted in thousand years of racial
history cannot be uprooted with a
machine gun"
He urged the Nations youth to
consider experiences Of the World
War for the lights which they give
upon our course for the future"
The former President emphasized
that total war breeds the total
emotions" of hate, intolerance and
a spirit of eXalting crusade"
eve have already made three
positive appointments with destiny. >
he declared "One is that we will
sit at the worlds peace table. An
other Is that we face the problems
RI war emotions and war psychosis
The other is that we shall meet the
financial, economic and social after
math of a war"
Hopes L. S. Will Keep Out.
ct am one who prays with all nv
being that Americas sons should
not be sent to this war" Mr.. Hoover
continued.
Mr.. Hoover asserted that hates
and fears lived on" after the Ver-
Sailles treaty which "in part sowed
the dragons teeth for the present
war"
Drawing on his own experience.
as relief administrator III Europe Il
demonstrate the total emotions
aroused by total war, Mr.. Hoover
recalled that few days after tn,
Rrmistice in 1918 he recommended
lifting the blockade in order to ge
food to women and children il
Germany and received universe
condemnation" in the allied coun.
tries and in America for his sug
Restion.
They demanded more starvation
after the war was over" ne said
"Starvation is the mother of gener.
Rtions of hate"
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Nuzi Youth Head Named
Governor of Hanover
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN, March 29.-Ad0lf Hitler
yesterday appointed Hartmann Lau-
terbach, head of the Nazt Youth
Movement, as Governor of Han
mover.
The appointment was made on
the recommendation of Reichsmar-
shall Goering after Victor Lutte,
chief of staff of the S. A. drown
shirt storm troopers) resigned the
governorship to devote his full time
to the S. A.
Lauterbacher had been head Of
the organization since December,
1899. when Baldur Won Schirsch
relinQuiShed the Job.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
American on Cruise Wins
Hand of Australian Girl
y tfs Associated Press

Py the Associated Press.
BRISBANE, March 29-At least
one romance blossomed during the
eight-day visit of a training squad
ron of American Warships in Au-
stralian waters. The engagement
of John Speed Sapp of the State
of Washington, second class en-
gineer aboard the United States
destroyer Downes, to Miss Mary
Gill of Brisbane, was announced
as the squadron sailed from port
yesterday.
1t began when Miss Gill asked the
sailor for his autograph last Tues
day. They intend to marry after
Sapp completes his term in the
Navy next year.
The total number OF horses and
Evening star., 1941-03-29

The total number OF horses and
mules in Missouri has remained
stationary for three wears. at 743O 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07
WASHINGTON GRAVEL

The 20 million pounds Of scrap
aluminium which the government
nJpes to collect July 81 will re-
lease enough other aluminium CT
higher grade to complete 1000
fighter planes. Department of La
Dor has issued a study to prove
tEat efficiency of British labor de-
clined when hours of labor were
over Sc a week. Peak of defense
employment. is now expected to be
reached in March, 1912, when there
will be two and a half million
more jobs than there are now
Navy is buying 100 million pounds
of canned goods next year, includ-
ing for million pound OF jam.
British armed forces are supposed
to have lost only one-tWentieth
as many men as they did in the
same period of the first World War.
When American Youth Commits
sion conducted a survey TO find
what young folks do with their
spare time, only one answered, Il
think"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07
THE ALASKA ROAD

For more han year it has been clear
that the Alaska road should be built
Had it been started promptly, it might
almost have been completed by now. Bat
it is still in the talk stage.
Russia and Japan, both of the near
neighbors of Alaska on the west, are now
at war. Within matter of weeks, devel-
Opments may come in northeastern Asia
that will make Alaskan defense even more
important than it is now.
Suppose Japan seizes the opportunity
in the true Axis tradition, to stab in the
back Russia being beaten to its knees
by the German onslaught. Then the Rus
sian aviation and naval bases which lie
almost within sight of American terri
tory in Alaska would be in Japanese
hands. Suppose Germany completely
beats Russia, and moves eastward to the
Pacific; then we would have the NaZis
directly across the narrow channel where
Asia and North America say "Helloi" at
the Diomed Islands. Suppose Russia beats
Germany, and, swollen with power. turns
on Japan, taking over more of eastern
Asia than she now has, building more
bases on the short line across the top of
the world" that leads to America?
Any of these things could happen; and
none of them would make Alaska any
safer Our new Alaskan bases are being
rushed, and splendid progress is being
made in equipping them. But the whole
vast territory is almost entirely depend
ent ON ships for support, both in a mill
tary and in civil sense. Ships are getting
scarce they may be scarcer before this
war is over.
The Alaska road is being urgently ad-
vocated by Chairman Magnuson of the
International Highway Commission, by
Delegate Diamond of the Territory of
Alaska, by Brig. Gen. S. B. Buckner, in
charge of military affairs of the territory.
and by eminent Canadian authorities.
1t might well make the difference be-
tween holding this vital outpost of North
America, and losing it
1t would be an expenditure, unlike most
military expenditures, of infinite value
in opening up the territory in time Of
peace.
1t is the kind of job like building the
Panama Canal, that is right down the
American alley.
WE'LL what are we waiting for?
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07
A FALSE ACCUSATION
Riverside PreSS)

(RlVerSlde PreSS)
When Col. UnarIes a Lindbergh was
quoted as saying in his San Francisco
address that "All news that will create
support for England Is exaggerated; all
news that will not is suppressed, he
made a statement which he cannot prove;
a claim that is an unqualified talsehooo'
He was speaking of newspapers in gen
eral and the handling of news, and he
went far beyond the bounds of free debate
when he made such charge.
We believe people of Riverside county,
the area served by the Press and Enter
prise. will know that this statement by
Lindbergh is anything but true. Both
of these papers plead innocent to such a
change in fact it has always been the
policy to give both sides an equal oppof-
tunity to be heard.
1t is true this paper does not see eye to
eye with Lindbergh in his fight against
all aid to Britain. We believe in such AID
as much and as speedily az possible. But
what he has said has been republshed
in our columns, many time; in full.
Lindbergh's accusation is not supported
by facts, and the front pages OF every
newspaper in America refute 1t. Read
ers of the Press and Enterprise know
there is published good news for Britain,
bad news for Britain, the views of our
flying ace. the views Of both Knox and
Wheeler. the claims of Germany, the
claims of Russia. Such is the policy OF
every newspaper; it could not be other
wise and hold its subscribers.
If it is impossible to depend on what
Lindbergh says regarding the handling
of the newspapers news, how can we
credit anything else he says.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07
AMERICAN INGENUITY

The kind of ingenuity and resource
fulness that made this country the best
in the world isn't dead yet
A couple of our Civilian soldiers
young artillery captain and lieutenant
from Tennessee, have what it takes. Fac
ed with shortage of sighting equip
ment for their guns, they didn't sit down
in corner and whimper. They went to
work with couple of sections of pipe and
some mirrors, and built their own sight
Higher officers who have seen it tested
say it's better than the regular equipment,
in fact one said it was the most effective
he'd seen in % years of army service.
And it can be built for five or six dollars,
when the standard sight costs six hun
dred Whether their experiment will be
as revolutionary as it seems probably
awaits further testing.
But soldiers with that kind Of resource
fulness are going to be all right. And so
is an army that lets them experiment.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07
Famous Sayings
by Paul Harrison -.
Hollywood S Fads, Fancies and FoibIes

HOLLYWOOD. July 7 - In a
town famed Tor its swimming pools
and aquatic celebrities, it's bathtub
scenes and gold-plated super
plumbing. and its Cecil B. De Mile
as a glorifier of ablutions-
Amid all this splendor and
splashing, with slim Venuses rising
(as far as the Hays Office will let
them from the foam of bubble
tubs and bronzed Narcissuses al
lowing you to marvel at their re-
Elections in tiled, heated and
chlorinated lagoons, this correspon-
dent, comes up, sputtering, to claim
some sort of record:
l have just taken the most un-
glamorous, the most modest, the
most embarrassing and perhaps the
least cleansing bath ever expert
enced by anybody on De Mile
set.
Today I fell into the huge tank,
otherwise occupied by an imitation
ship, where the old master is film
ing parts of Reap the Wild
Wind"
BLAMES THE LIGHT
AS a matter of fact, I jumped
in-but with no intention of get
ting wet.I thought I was hopping
down to a concrete floor, on which
I expected to walk between some
Scaffoldlng to the other end OF
the ship. In the dim light of the
set the surface that looked like
cement was actually several
weeks accumulation of gray scum
on still and stagnant water. Hat
watch and wallet, I went down
eight feet and floundered to the
surface just in time to hear De
Mile on the other side of the ship
yell, "QUIET!'
So I clung like a water mocca-
sin to some piling while aStonished
electricians and extras peered down
from the schooner's rail When the
shot was finished, l slithered out
over the braces of a platform
ducked under the curtain and
Gripped across the lot to the ward
robe department.
One nice thing about movie
studio is that no popularity or
condition of costume attracts the
slightest attention. Obviously I was
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07
AN ARMY ON MERIT

(Christian Science Monitor)
One of the best moves that has evel
been made by the United States Army
is the introduction of promotion for Of
ficers on merit rather than seniority. 1t
is true that the innovation is being made
by gradual measures; that is all the bet
ter, for sudden upheaval would not be
helpful in the midst of a crisis. Methods
of selection have to be worked out and
tested, and the benefits Of experience
are not to be disregarded.
But the announcement that quicker
procedure is being asked of Congress for
dismissing unfit officers and that ad
vancement is to be based on the record
of performance will give encourage
ment to many young soldiers who are
eager to serve their country well. 1t
should afford parents greater confidence
that their boys will be ably led in train
ing or, if necessary, in battle. 1t helps
to justify the action of the Senate Fri
day in passing, with minimum of dis
cussion, the largest single appropriation
bill in the history of Congress-$10, 1884,
821624 for the Army.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07
CAP AND GOWNERS GET JOBS

CAP AND GOWNERS GET JOBS
The 100000 or more June gradu-
ates are, according to Washington
reports, experiencing less trouble
in snagging jobs than they have
for years. Graduates have been
drags on the labor market since
the class of 80 but now there is a
demand Tor them as apprentice Ia
Dor, permitting semi-skilled work
ers to step up in more advanced
jobs
The CCC has such rapid turn
over that it almost appears TO be
going out of business. BY July l.,
246 camps will have been closed,
end the enrolment for May was
6000 under that for April and ST.
900 under a year ago. In it's de-
fcnSe training program, boys learn
a few fundamentals of auto tink-
ering, then leave for regular jobs.
There are $4,000 CCC vacancies and
no takers.
Nearly 5000 plants have training
within-industry programs. Con-
struction workers being laid off by
completion of the camp building
program are being shunted into
shipyards. National Youth Admin
stration's rolls are down 10000 or
more. There may be no shortage
of skilled labor after all. WPA
is down 10000. More than a third
--4l4,000 of the 1,447OOO on re-
lief-are on defense work.
The armed services have 1862 900
men, which at least keeps them
off the relief rolls. But here comes
sour note-the number of federal
employees, not including Army,
Navy, or Marine Corps, went up
$1,000 in May to reach an all
time high of 100000. Yet, it's a
sad fact that the United States
governmet has nearly as many
civilian employees as it has fightin'
flen.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07

lust a stunt man who had tinlshea
. damp chore and was on his way
10 get fresh clothes and NICE
dry check for 25 bucks.
The wardrobe man, who has
seen everything, gave me a dress
ing room, towels ana some odd
garments including a very large
pair of pCliceman's shoes. Gather
ing up my soppy stuff, he said ne
thought I'd been around Holly
wood long enough to suspect that
nothing here is what it appears
to be.
But you got off easy, at that,
he added. What if you'd been try
ing to dive into water and it had
turned out TO be cement?'
SHOULD USE WATERWINGS
A man representing himself as
a salesman for the Acme Diving
Bell Corp, called to describe their
new model anG quoted prices. A
trade paper reporter inquired
whether it was true that I'd been
offered a job doubling for Weiss
muller. And an advertising agency
representative, who wangles en-
dorsements in Hollywood, offered
$1,000 for a statement that here
after, while visiting the studios,
I'd wear a natty Shrinkel Bathing
Suit.
Then there was the dulcet dame
who telephoned to ask if I'd like
To hire secretary. I wouldn't, but
because her voice sounded vague
~ familiar, I asked her name. It's
Club she said. "Just Club. I'm
6 mermaid"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07

EDITORS NOTE: The f0lloicin0
edit oriaIs are presented as Interesting
opinions UOiced by editors elsewhere.
They do not necessarily reflect the
opinion of this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07
Did You Know?

Healthy snakes shed their skins
once every two months.
In order to frighten the invae<
ers, Britons who fought Coesar's
legions in 54 Be, were daubed
with dark blue war paint.
For the first time in a hundred
years, Brazil is about to manu-
'acture its own steel.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07

An inventory of American reserve sup
plies lists $1,000 tons of pepper stored
in New York warehouses. And that's not
to be sneezed at.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07
So They Say

There is fine line between be-
ing too aggressive and being con-
fident of your own ability.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
What they have done over there,
we can do better over here.
Park Commissioner Robert Moses
of New York, on building roads
of military value.
Regardless of who is the political
leader OF France at the moment,
the everlasting qualitis that have
made France a world power can
never die.
Mrs S. w. Lorge, French teach
er, deploring decline in study of
French since Vichy days.
Now Stain must look for help
from the same democracies and
'piutocracies' against whom he
conspired with Hitler.
Alexander kerenski, head of the
short-lived Russian republic.
The Ford Company never goes
half way.
I. A. Capizzi, Detroit lawyer rep
resenting Ford at signing of a
union contract.
I dread to think what the COM
ing two months will bring to an
England whose air defense has
been SO badly funlbled in the past
five years.
Al Williams. flyer and writer
In order to believe in democracy
We must believe that there is u
difference between truth and falls
ity, good and bad, right and
wrong
President Hutchins of the Uni
Verslty of Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07
Barbs

Life is either a gambol or
gamble depending on the way you
play it.
You can't keep a good thermo-
meter down.
1t doesn't take long to catch up
with lame excuse.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07

A New York agency sells advertising
space on girls kneecaps. Nothing like a
nice literary ride in the subway these
days.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07

Don't give up. The life guard is a
mere male, but he gets his picture in the
paper attired in bathing suit.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07

An instructor says the modern dances,
such as the rhumba and La Conga, are
healthy. So is putting the shot.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07

To the society Divorce who told the
Judge she couldn't live on $1,000 week.
we'd like to say that few of us can.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07

If Europe is short of rubber, why not
use some Of those old treaties? They
bounce.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07

The bones in whale weigh As tons.
No wonder that one got away from us
last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07

The box score of the war shows too
many Russian planes left on base.