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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-08

much an admonition as a command
TO defend our democratic way Of
life"
His message placed congress on
notice that it would be expected
to do something to help the demo-
cracies.
In addition to, but essentially
and rightly as complement to this
program" Mr.. Roosevelt said, the
time has come for immediate con-
sideration Of assuring the continu-
alton of the flow of vitally neces-
sary munitions to those nations
which are defending themselves
against attack and against the i'm
position of new forms of govern
ment upon them.
Such a Complementary program
would call for appropriations and
contract authorizations over and
above this budget. The sum of all
these defense efforts should be
geared to the productive capacity Of
this nation. expanded to literally its
utmost efforts"
The budget, he said, is "a re-
Election of a world at war" And the
whole II billions-not merely the
10 billions for military items -
are in furtherance of the program
for the total defense of our de-
mocracy
Total defense" he decl ar d,
means more than weapons
It means people of health and
stamina . 1t means an economic
and social system functioning
smoothly and geared TO high-speed
performance The defense budget,
therefore, must go beyond the needs
of the army and navy"
For that reason, he deemed it
vital to retain existing social secur-
ity programs and to recommend
that workers not now covered
should be included in the old-age
insurance and unemployment COM
pensation systems.
Projected spending for both de
fense and ron-defense purposes
next year exceeds estimated ex-
penditures for this year by sf.283,-
157,079.
OF the total proposed, 81 per cent
is for national defense. The re-
naming 90 per cent is for general
activities Of the federal government
The presidents estimate of S.
674, 213.440 for nom defense spend
ing represented some reduction from
the current year. He explained
that increased military expenditures
will permit a S40O,000,000 cut in
work relief. But the mounting fix
ed charges against the government
such as interest Of the public debt
and pension and social security
payments. wiped out the savings in
other categories.
The new REQUESTS for defense are
St per cent higher than for this
year. The presidents message and
the budget discussed the proposed
194G defense outlaw only in general
terms. They failed TO reveal the
exact number Of planes, guns ships
or tanks that must be paid for in
that year. This was the kind Of
information Mr.. Roosevelt had told
congress could not be discussed pub
licly.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-08
Scanning I.V
News Horizon
HELD FOR TRIAL

Harold Stapp Wednesday was
headed for trial in superior court
on charge Of grand theft He
was accused Of stealing Noel Smiths
car in El Centro and driving it &c
Brawley where Brawley police re-
covered it for the owner. Bail
was set at $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-08
Japanese Rarcher
Dies in Valley

Tsunekicki Horiye, 60, japanese
rancher in Imperial Valley for the
last J. years. died Wednesday after
a brief illness.
He was born in Japan. arrived in
the United States 10 years ago, arc
settled in the Holtville district L
years ago. He is survived by his
wife. Mrs. Shizuka Horiye. and 9TH
er relatives. The body was taken
TO the Lemons mortuary pending
funeral arrangements.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-08
REQUESTS ANNULMENT
OF MARRIAGE

Mrs Katharine Estrella Redden
Tuesday asked the court to annul
the marriage of her daughter. Will
estel Redden Mitchell and Carlton
Mitchell on the grounds that they
went to Yuma and married without
her consent last Dec 81. She sale
her daughter was only l6 years OF
age.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-08
YOUTH VIOLATES
PAROLE, JAILED

FLORENCE, Jan. 9. cUP)-Clif-
ford May. 20, cne Of a trio of self
styled "toughies" who staged a
short-lived crime spree two years
ago, was back in the Arizona state
prison today because he violated
the parole granted him by state
officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-08
FINAL DECREE Is
GRANTED

Carmen Ritter Tuesday wa
granted a final divorce from Neil
Ritter, official court records show
ed
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-08
Isaac McBrides
Entertain Guests
At MeIoIand
MELOLAND NOTES

I
their son-in-laW. Loo Kern, of Ha-
Waii were recent overnight guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. On T. Au. The
visitors attended the Tournament of
Roses parade at Pasadena before
continuing on to San Francisco to
visit relatives. Mrs. Au especially
enjoyed the visit as she was given
first hand news of her former home
in Hawaii.
Miss Tillie Riley and her nephew;
James Christian, of Los Angeles
were visitors at the Isaac Mcbride
home Friday. Upon their return to
Los Angeles, they were accompanied
by Mildred Mcbride who is a STU
dent at the Bible Institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy Odell were
happy to have their nephew, George
Delisle. with them for New Years
Delisle is with the u S. Marines
and is stationed at San Diego.
Following dinner together Sun
day, the Ward McGreW and d. c.
Scott families enjoyed a drive
around the northern part of the
valley, going as far as Salton Sea
to see the mud pots.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Doig and
son Donald spent Sunday at Man
zanita with Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Doig Mrs. Leland Wood and her
daughter, Dorothy, we're also pres
ent from Los Angeles and showed
technicolor movies of the family
taken at former gathering. Mrs.
Wood and Robert Doig are sister
and brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Neidffer of
Alamo and Mrs Bertha Hallman
Of Fl Centre were dinner guest
Of the poigs New Years day.
Mrs. Amelia Havekorst. Miss Vera
Havekorst and A. G. Mcintosh, who
drove to San Diego Sunday. re-
ported they encountered rain most
of the way.
Mrs. Lloyd Craig is enjoying a
visit from her mother, Mrs. N. ].
Hudspeth, who arriver from Tahoka,
Texas, Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Forsberg
and family were dinner guests OF
Mrs. and Mrs Bert Gibson of Fl
Centre Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-08
DIVORCE GRANTED

A final divorce was granted Grace
Wilhoit Tuesday in her suit a
gainst Philip Wilhoit.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-08
Epidemic Of
Cold Symptoms

666 Liquid or 666 Tablets with 666
Salve or 666 Nose Drops generally
relieve cold symptoms the first day.
ADV
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-08
WEATHER

Southern California-Fairlyc cloudy
Wednesday becoming cloudy with
rain extreme west portion late
Wednesday afternoon and west and
south portion Thursday: rain
Thursday except northeast portion;
warmer Wednesday and Thursday
except cooler Thursday in coastal
and mountain areas.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy Odell were
happy to have their nephew, George
Delisle. with them for New Years.
Delisle is with the U. S. Marines
and is stationed at San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-25
COMMON SENSE AND
THE STRIKE PROBLEM
(Tulare Tines)

I uldIe lnleS)
Strikes in dozen key industries are
keeping America marking time in the de-
fenses race while unfriendly nations pile
up arms munitions and other tools of
war. The waste of millions lost to work
ers, employers and the general public
is irreparable, of course. But in this
ninth hour of necessity, by far the great
est loss is the surrender of national
unity.
The time for both platitudes and bellig-
erence is far behind us. Industrial peace
is an urgent necessity, and Intelligent
understanding of both sides of the prob
lem, the employers and the employees,
is the first requirement. Feeling, appar-
emily, that unless you recognize the cause
of complaint, you won't be very sue
cessfu in finding its cure, BARLEY c.
Crum San Francisco attorney, gives us
this candid slant on the situation.
Throughout its history, labor has been
plagued with fear that in times of emer-
gency and crisis it is apt to lose the
economic gains it makes in periods of
national tranquility. Such a fear is pres
ent today.
Both employe and employer would be
wisely advised, think, to set up advance
machinery for peaceful settlement of
their disputes. At the outset of disa-
STeellleIl, llIlle IlIllll SlOulu De SET OH
negotiations. If the parties cannot come
to agreement, mediation should be made
available at either's request without stop
page of work or loss of time. If the
award of the mediator is unacceptable
to either, prompt arbitration should fol-
low-with requirement of brevity in the
presentation, dispatch in the decision"
The main reasons arbitration has been
unsuccessful, Crum believes. are the time
consumed, the expense, the legalistic
rather than rational approach. the bick
ering, speeches and high fees charged.
''Arbitrators,' he suggests, "should be
selected who will serve at nominal fees
as public duty in these crucial times"
Labor has its just place in the great
trilogy of American life-industry, agri-
culture and labor. Together they can
accomplish everything; divided, the ma
tion must fall
That is plain, American horse sense.
If there were more time for cracking
heads among ourselves, the industrial
wars could continue possibly for years.
But there isn't The time is here for
clearing decks as fairly and squarely as
intelligent men know how, and to unite
for whatever common actions is neces-
sary to the nations welfare and defense
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-25
by Peter Edson...
The Inside Track in Washington

II has been contended that befors
anv government price liking tiier
should be hearings before com
mission and there should e@st q
snecific right of court review 10 de
termine whether the price Is con
fiscatory. ,,
You can imagine what woul'
happen. however, if determinatio'l
of the price of beans, bullets
battlewagons could be fixed onI!t
after hearings and court review,
The war would be over before th'
price tag was made out. SO yo'
can with assurance kiss that facto
poodby. Prices will be fixed flrs
and the hearings and court rel
view will came later, with retroac
tive correction whenever possible.
Individual situations Will o.
dealt with as they ARISE, ana i
prices behave, there may not be am
price fixing. The whole ssup J,
designed to prevent initiation ant
what happened in the last wal
when wholesale prices doubled ant
the price of arming was at least 81
billion higher than necessary.
For instance, the main job q
OPACS now is to keep down TN
price of raw materials. That \
certainly a factor working to tn
advantage of the manufacturer.
ROW OVER LABOR COSTS
There is confusion, to put !
mildly. on the matter of labor costs
NAM. charges that labor costs
largest factor in manufacturing
have increased substantially o.
the other hand, if the labor organ
izations' own figure of $3.50 milliol
annual wage increases is correct
and they would hardly minimize II
that represents a l per cent IN
crease to the estimated annua
wages and salary figure OF SAB bill
lion.
There is considerable uncertaint.
about the extent to which, take
will be allowed to influence price
since they will not be considered
factor in determining wages. Be
cause the little man will be taxe'
more is not considered reason TO
paying him more wages, and the ef
fort will be made to apply the sam
principle to manufacturing costs.
Brand name, good will, style
quality, novelty and custom are in
tangibles in which it would be diff
ficult for any price fixing agenc
TO deal. Those items, like some 2
others on the list, deal largely witt
consumer goods and so far tn
impact of the OPACS organization
has not been felt on consume
goods 1t has enough to worry aboli
in machine tools and raw materials
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-25
by Willis Thornton =.
Confidence; No Smugness, No Despair

justified strikes, certain govern
mental muffs of the balN certai:
reluctances of management to ge
ir and pitch; these have held u
back.
But there is absolutely no reasoi
to be discouraged or to feel tina
we are failing.
What is past is past. The yea
since May Is. 1910, is gone. WI
have many reasons to be proud o.
what has been done; no reasoi
whatever for despair.
A second year begins. The pac'
Is faster. faster. Fortunately. peo
pie are beginning to buckle down
to the task. Event after event show
that the only salvation is in faitl
and strength.
America shall not lack either
In faith and growing strengthA then
forward
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-25

Lucie Nevills is pinch hitting for
Paul Harrison, now touring army
camps and defense industries.
BY LUCIE NEVILLE
NEA Service staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, May % - Extra
players had an extra tough time OF
it in 1910, but the swing back to
musicals and medium epics-to-
gether with lots OF war stuff-is
likely to leave the atmosphere peo-
pie worrying about income taxes
az the end of this semester.
Last year was a time when scar
ed producers were slashing budgets
and ordering scenariStS and direct
ors to eliminate crowd shots. One
quickie had a climactic sequence
with a gun fight in night club
and the scripter wrote: Sirens and
whistles are heard, and two police
men swarm into the ROOM
It was the year, too, when re-
organized Central Casting Bureau
tossed out favoritism and grimly
began to distribute jobs evenly
among players of the various clas-
sifications The result, naturally,
was that most of EN- starved. A
report just compiled shows that
only 81 per cent earned as much
as $3.50 a month during the year.
Only nine extras among some 1900
earned between S2500 and $4,000 in
1940 and only one topped $4,000
INVESTMENT KILLS PROFIT
Of the 220 extras who made $3.50
a month, 100 were dress extras. a
women dress extra has to have a
wardrobe - including all sorts Of
outfits, plus furs-worth from $1,000
up. Average investment is about
$500 She also has to maintain the
wardrobe, along with her own hair
figure and complexion. Since the
majority of dress extras earned less
than $1,000 in 1910, it's no wonder
that quite a lot them went back
tC Clay Center or began totine
trays in restaurants.
The cycle of musicals this sea-
son is boon for the atmosphere
people-not that many extras gel
to be chorus girls, but night club
and theater scenes require crowd:
ID evening dress. Men arc doint
even better because they work il
war pictures, and about 500 whit
were sharing studio jobs i'll 1914
now are in the army.
SQUADS RIGHT!
There's such a scarcity of young
er extras who know anything abou
military drill that the Screen Ac
tors Guild has started regular class
eS of free instruction under drill
masters who also are Guild mem
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-25

DcTS.
Besides poverty and the draft
another thing which should help
to cut down the ranks of extras
the talented ones. at least-is a
cooperative little theater they've
started. Denied local stage expert
ence by union rules, minor Holly
wood players have had a hard time
attracting the attention of studio
officials.
Now they're doing it through the
rather obvious device of putting
on plays as amateurs and inviting
casting directors and talent scouts
to have a look. Out of their first
production, Small Miracle, three
men of the cast got acting assign
ments in pictures.
In case you haven't realized some
of the maddening lengths to which
studio technicians will go to secure
realistic effects. here's an item
about the candles that have been
invented at Sam Goldwyn's estab-
liShment.
Candles might not seem to be
much of a problem because even
the most ordinary ones photograph
fairly well. Trouble is, they burn
down. And if they're used in some
sequence requiring hours to film
prop men go crazy replacing them
So now they've got fake can
ole Of adjustable length with q
ting gas flame coming out the top
Some sort of flame is essential
but gas doesn't flicker just right
So inside that there's a still small
Ell electric bulb connected with e
rheostat to create Pickering ef-
feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-25

WASHINGTON, May 24-One OF
the more involved subjects for con-
sideration in Washington today is
the extent to which the So-called
normal influences" of the so-ralled
free play of competitive business
are going to function in this So
called wartime economy.
Walter D. Fuller of Philadelphia,
president of National Association
of Manufacturers, speaking before
a defense clinic, charged specifically
the under present trends Leon Hen
dersons Office of Price Adfinistra-
ton and Civilian Supply is cutting
work squeeze play on manufactur-
erS and effect pincer encircle-
ment of the private businessman
AT the same conference, Walter
b. Weisenburger, executive vice
president of N. A. M, stating that
the proposals to extend price control
were based on belief that manu-
facturers can fix their prices at
any level they desire, made the point
that the price tags on manufactur-
ed products were based on at least
25 different factors, nearly all be-
yond the control of the manufac-
turer.
Fuller declared Jnat America
needs to be shocked into realiza-
ton Of what is going on. Since Wei
senburger's 25 factors for a con-
venient check list, and since they
have not previously been released
for publication, here is a chance to
see how much free play of economic
forces there is going to be and to
see how far the Henderson OPACS
outfit has gone or is going. First
the Weisenburger list of 25 factors
determining price:
l, materal costs; z, labor costs,
3. taxes; 4, research COSTS 5, COM
petitors price; 6, competitors ac-
ton if price change is made; 7
price of substitute; 8, prices in
alternative fields of expenditure; 8
custom; 10, quality IL, novelty; IL
perishability of product 13, style IA
necessity of announcing prices il
advance; Is, anticipated production
costs for long-range delivery or
contract; l6, price change effect
on volume of sales: II. demand fol
service; 10, domestic supply 10, in
ternational market; 20, brand name
appeal 81, good will; %, risk; %
cost of replacement; "a, tariff pro-
lection; 25, buyers desire to specu-
late on future sale.
To the unframed eye that list
may look a little padded Domestic
supply, for example, is a materia
costs.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-25
SKILLED FARM HELP
Riverside Press)

(Riverside Press)
The shortage of skilled labor at this
time is not confined to industry There
has been 25 per cent shrinkage of agri-
cultural labor in New York state, which
the authorities seek to remedy by re-
cruiting farm workers from the CCC
camps.
Such recruiting is not compulsory but
young men with farm experience will
be offered jobs, which, no doubt many
of them will accept. Draft boards, too,
are asked to weigh favorably the qualifi-
cations of men called from farms
Many mistakes may be made. to be sure,
in the various adjustments required by
the sometimes conflicting needs of de-
fense industry, military defense and food
producing defense, However it is en-
couraging that these difficulties are al
ready recognized and that intelligent eff
fort is being made to harmonic them to
the best interest of the whole nation
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-25
barbs

Rudolf Hess found a new way to
take a walk"-by airplane.
Efficiency consists of doing two
things at once because you're too
lazy to do one at a time.
Packers Unite" - cadlinc.
Sounds like a street car conduc-
tors union.
Production of passenger autos is
close to highest level recorded. The
minute people get on their feet,
they want to get off them.
Kansas City man trucked 425
sacks of onions all the way to Chi
cago and they were stolen. It's g
crying shame!
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-25

A year has passed since that May
l6, 1910, when President Roosevelt
called the nation to prepare.
So many conflicting opinions are
advanced as to what we have done
in response that it seems worth
while to back off once more and
look at the picture. One hears this
one say: we are terrible. The
troops are ill-equippcd, unframed
for modern battle. Strikes have
hamstrung our efforts; industry has
not co-operated. It's bad The
other says, We're wonderfull Ev-
crything is swell! We are irwin
cible.'
We have read a lot of reports
studied lot of statistics and stor-
les from those who should know
And this we conclude:
The first year of the defense eff
fort has accomplished more than
any nation has even accomplished
III similar period. 1t is not enough
There is no reason for despair
. There is no reason for SNUG self
satisfaction. The period of prepara-
ton for defense production nears
an end We are beginning TO pro-
ducc.
The effort Is uneven. In some
fields we have accomplished pro-
digies. In others, the effort ha.
fallen short, largely because many
both in the ranks of management
and labor do not realize the inn
portance of the job. do not realize
that it may be matter of life anc
death for the country and the
way of life they love.
We might have done more during
these last II months; certain ill
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-25

EDITORS NOTE: The foIIOUinG
editorials are presented as interesting
opinions U0iced by editors elsewhere.
They do not necessarily reflect the
opinion of this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-25
Uranium Crackers
SMALL, TOWNS

New York, Chicago, Los Ange-
les and other big U. S. cities are
known the length and breadth OF
the nation, but there are many
small towns almost as well known
for the place they played in the
countrys history. Locate each OF
the following small towns and give
the event that occurred there.
/. Harpers Ferry.
2. Fredericksburg.
3. Concord.
4. ElWood.
5. Coulee City.
ANSWERS
l. Harpers Ferry is in West Vir-
ginia, formerly in Virginia, town
where John Brown and his follow
ers captured the U. S. arsenal in
October, 859, in protest to slavery
2. Fredericksburg is in Virginia
town of George Washington's youth
and in December, 1862, the scene
of a great Civil War battle.
g. Concord, in Massachusetts
was scene of battle between Min
utemen and British Redcoats or
April 19,1775. first major clash oi
the Revolution.
a. Elwood, in Indiana, was birth
place of Wendell Willkie, on Feb
18, 1892.
5. At Coulee City, in the state o.
Washington, the Grand Coulee Dan
worlds greatest concrete structure
was opened in April 1941.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-25
WHO'S ATTACKING
LABOR, ANYWAY?

A correspondent of distinctly left-wlng
leanngs remarks in commenting on
recent editorial about the machinsts'
strike at San Francisco:
81 see you're still busy with your labor
batting"
Because of the known affiliations of
this correspondent his letter would haH&
received little atention-eXcept that
lot of more intelligent, less one-slded
persons are guilty of the same misappre-
hension he harbors Too many people
consider that Tabor" is represented en-
tirely by the highly vocal minority who
promote strikes and industrial sabotage.
Labor" to them, means the group which
is currently causing trouble.
Let us examine the facts.
Is il labor we criticize when we crit
icize the machiniSts who violate all agree
ments, hold up millions in defense con-
tracts and endanger the lives OF other
Americans?
If the 100 machinists represent the
great American force known as Labor,
then in what category are we to place
the $4,000 employees in the same branch
of industry who not only refuse to recog-.
nize the machinsts' strike, but actually
denounce it in terms more bitter than any
these columns have used?
BY our reckoning, the $4,000 are lot
more entitled to the designation as La
boris true representatives than are the
100.
Here at home, was it labor we crit
icized when we took issue with union
chieftains promoting lettuce shed strike
several months ago? If it was, then what
of the majority Of from five to seven-to-
one which voted against the strike and in
favor of going to work? Is it the hand
full of agitators which represent labor,
or the vast army of sensible lahorers who
are satisfied as long as their real rights
are observed?
We see the real enemies of labor as
those whom some people insist upon de-
scribing as labor We believe labor has
no greater enemy than the agitator whose
acts bring unionism into disrepute, and
force upon the nation legislation which
will curb not only his activities, but ines
capably impose upon honest labor restric-
tions which it need not have suffered
had it not been for the radicals.
Labor, in its definition, we vision as
great and good force. But we shall
never be able to recognize a scattered
handful of vocalized crackpot radicals
as real representatives of labor.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-25
Thought for the Day

Therefore say unto you, The kingdom of God shall
be taken from you and given to a nation bringing
forth the fruits thereof.-Matthew 2l:43