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Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30
IS THIS THE SHADOW
OF A COMING EVENT?
INDIVIDUAL

Jugoslavia's about-face from colalpli-
ance with to defiance of the Axis was
so sudden, so astonishing, that it took
the entire world by surprise. One mo
ment the little kingdom seemed definite
ly in the Axis orbit. Berlin was even
calling Jugoslavia's s signature of treaty
with Germany diplomatic Dunkir.k"
for Great Britain. The next minute all
that was changed Hitler had suffered
his worst diplomatic defeat of the entire
war
Most expert observers believe the en-
tire struggle will "break" the same way.
one of these days. Not too soon-because.
Great Britain does not want 1t to break
too soon. The British are not yet in a
position to take full advantage of such
break They do not want it to come
until they can turn it into a complete
defeat for Germany.
The suddenness of Jugoslavia's action,
however, may very we'll be an indication
Of what will happen on the continent of
Europe within a few months.
1t is reasonable to believe that only
the strongest kind of pressure can keep
anti-Nazi activities under the surface in
such conquered nations as Norway, Den
mark, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Czecho-
slovakia and the others. At the present
time it is highly likely that British secret
agenIS-SpleS, II you WdHl W Call tHeIli
that-are in the anomalous position of
helping to keep such activities at mini
mum, yet keeping alive the spirit that
will cause them to flare into bonfire
when Britain is ready.
Those who remember World War No.
/ remember that is ''broke' almost as
suddenly as Jugoslavia turned against
the Axis Right up to the moment of
Allied victory, Germany seemed to be
winning easily. The German sea block
ade was threatening Britain with starva-
ton. German troops on French soil were
forging steadily ahead against Allied
armies. There was no sign of a German
weakening Then it came. All at once.
And the war was over.
This is a different sort of war, but it
involves the same people, with the same
national psychologists. 1t has already
been demonstrated that years of peace
have not dulled the fighting ability of
the British. Perhaps it will yet be dem
onstrated that years of Nazi teaching
have not changed the German national
character-nor the tendencies of Ger
many's neighbors to love their own liber-
ty.
What Jugoslavia has done, perhaps all
of Europe will do one of these days soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30

EDITORS NOTE: The fOlloroing
editorials are presented as interesting
opinions Uoiced by editors elsewhere.
They do not necessarily reflect the
opindbn of this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30

The coming of electricity alone
is the greatest single thing that
has happened in the mountains in
a century. 1t is going TO change the
whole life of mountain people.
John c. Campbell, teacher
in the IVA region.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30
YUMA'S MUSEUM

Yuma's old territorial prison opens
Sunday as a museum dedicated to the
colorful past of the river region. Not
only the remaining relics of the old pris-
on itself, but also relics of other phases
of Yuma's pioneers days will be housed
in the restored structure where once the
vests most desperate criminals paid for
tf''~ crimes. = = sssfsa
What Yuma has done, Imperial coun-
ty should do.
Not long ago the Imperial County
Pioneers Society laid plans for museum
of Imperial county relics. The plans are
still pending, largely because the pio-
neers need help from other agencies, and
help has not been forthcoming in suf
ficient amount to put the plans over.
Imperial county is as rich in historic
facts as Yuma-perhaps richer. Our
own museum could be every bit as fasci-
mating as the old Yuma territorial prison
museum. It could be-if we had mus
cum.
The county's history is wrapped up in
its relics-and both history and relics
are being allowed to disappear from
knowledge and view of man without
STRUGGLE
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30

They're fine. And we can in all
sincerity praise the army's effort
to keep them that way.
w. C. T. U. President Ida B. Wise
Smith, on American soldiers.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30

Kansas City is the birthplace of
the Beery brothers, Noah and
Wallace, of movie fame.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30

A palindrome is a word, or SEN
tence, which reads the same back
ward or forward.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30
Barbs

1t won't be long now till we can
take off our vest and step out in
our spring suit.
Soft coal miners and operators
expect to find peace without gov
ernment aid. Uncle Sam prefers TO
have them mine their own business
Trying to keep up with the neigh
bors is one swell way TO get behind
Broadening the tax base flattens
the pocketbook.
Alabama man landed in Jail for
stealing a neighbor's cornet. Any
way he'll get some sleep.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30
Did You Know?

The American population was
about 1928, 900 when the first cen
sus provided for by the U. S. Con-
Stitution was taken in 1870.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30

Final naturalization papers are
granted in the United States 90
days after application has been
filed.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30

A million hours of flying is equal
to 165,000000 engine miles, or 5000
trips around the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30

Who would say that justice docs
not impose on us the duty so ade-
quately defending our country, our
institutions, our liberties, against
every unjust aggressor?
Most Rev. Samuel A. Stritch,
Archbishop of Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30

There is a superstitution that an
empty cradle should never be
rocked, because it presageS death
to It's latest occupant.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30
So They Say

This nation is arming for national
defense. 1t is the duty of our people
to take every single step to protect
themselves.
President Roosevelt, urging per-
mission to tap wires of suspected
against suspected spies and sabo-
teurS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30

Falcons have been known to live
to the age of 180 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30

The human body is composed of
between so and 10 per cent water.
Evening star., 1941-06-09

movement of planes over the air
ways of the Nation.
Revolving glass-inclosed turrets
somewhat similar in general prin-
ciple to the power turrets on the
modern warplanes will be another
part of the new scientific equipment
at the airport.
The turrets will be part of a roof
top house known as a "mirador,"
which will share the roof of the
terminal building with the glass
walled control tower, about rs feet
above the level of the field.
These turrets will be used by OBJ
servers who operate the two theo-
dolytes used in charting winds
aloft. A theodolyte is a telescope
mounted on tripod, through which
the observer watches the ascent
of a small balloon. The balloon
ascends at a known rate, and by
taking readings from scales on the
base of the theodolyte the direc-
ton and velocity of winds at vary
ing attitudes can be established.
Observers at the theodolytes can
follow the balloons, which are 3
feet in diameter, to a height of 7
| or 8 miles in clear weather and to
distances of 20 to Is miles.
The turrets will be little higher
than the mirador. or observatory,
| connecting them so as to provide a
Evening star., 1941-06-09

next reporting points and destina-
ton.
The automatic bulletin boards,
consisting of four panels, each 8
feet wide and feet high, stretch
around half the room in the traffic
center on an arc of 15-foot radius.
Before the boards sit the traffic con-
troll men of the c. A. A. assigned to
direct the. movements of all planes
using the airways within the Wash
ington control area.
Shows Time of Arrival.
Upstairs in the control tower on
top of the terminal building, a seq
ment of the board Is repeated to
show automatically the arrival
time of the next 20 planes due at
the airport.
In addition to the automatic post
ing system. there is installed in the
airway traffic control center an in
terphone system connecting the
center with the various airports and
other aeronautical agencies through
out the control district.
In room adjacent to the airway
traffic control center is a battery of
20 teletypewriters. They are con-
nected with the various national
teletypewriter circuits which relay
weather and informa ton about the
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Electric Board Will Keep Track
Of National Airport Planes
Adoption of Stock Quotation Apparatus
Will Record Flights in Entire Control Area

report, in addition, will be put down
in teletypewriting for permanent
written record, atically timed
and dated.
Will Consolidate Information.
The board will consolidate in
formation as to all scheduled air.
liners, military aircraft and timer
ant pilots reported by Army, Navy
or c. A. A. ground stations through
out the control area. This informa-
ton is handled by teletypewriter,
each message being preceded by
special symbol which causes the
information to be posted automati-
cally on the control board.
The information includes the
pilots position, his altitude and his
estimated time of arrival over the
Evening star., 1941-06-09

A special electric bulletin board
of entirely new design will keep
continuous track of airplanes op-
Grating from the new Washington
National Airport, to open at Gravelly
Point June l6.
The board. IN the airway traffic
control room of the Civil Aero
nautics Authority at the new field,
Is an adaptation of automatic stock
quotation apparatus. developed espe-
cially to meet requirements of the
G. A. A.
The board will flash information
on planes in the entire Washing
ton control area, which includes
airways between Washington and
Philadelphia, Norfolk, Va; Raleigh,
N. c.; Greensboro, N. c.; Bristol,
Va; Florence, S. c.; Elkins and
Martinsburg, w. Va, and Harris
burg, Pa.
Symbols carrying complete in
formation to the men in the traffic
center as to the location, identity
and movement of planes will appear
on the board automatically from
local and distant points as pilots
report the progress of their flights
to and from Washington. Each
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Autogyros Used 10 Patrol
Alaska S Game Preserves
sS the Associated Press.


SEATTLE.-Autogyro planes are
the latest wrinkle in game control
work in Alaska.
It's natural here" says Frank
Dufresne. executive officer of the
Alaska Game Commission. In this
big Territory. when we think of
going anywhere, we think of the
airplane. I've lived in planes for
week-long trips with as many as 40
landings a day in remote areas"
Mr.. Dufresne says Alaska is so
years behind the United States-in
killing off fish and game, He's
proud of the fact and wants Alaska's s
game problem to remain one of
regulation and management rather
than one of propagation as in this
country.
The Territory's sports fishing and
game resources are as yet little
touched. The abundance of wild
life has not blinded Mr.. Defresne,
however, to the dangers of depletion
and what happened in the United
States.
Evening star., 1941-06-09

view overlooking all obstructions.
From the mirador, radio sondes
also will be sent up daily by the
Weather Bureau to gather by radio
weather information up to about
$4,000 feet. The sondes are tiny
radio transmitting sets which are
carried up by balloons about 6 feet
in diameter. They automatically
transmit temperature, pressure and
humidity information as they rise
and as they descend by parachute
after the balloon bursts.
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Army, Navy Contracts
Reach Year, S Peak
AtS481,b2,244
Knox Announces Policy
Of Secrecy in Awards;
Bombers Ordered

By The Stars Special News Service.
Army and Navy contracts last
week exceeded S481 .462 ,244, a new
peak for the year.
The exact total was not available,
for the Navy discontinued public an
nouncement of contract awards on
June 4.
Army contracts amounted to
S424,789, 1853 and the Navy awards
made public up to the change of
policy totaled s56,672 781.
The preceding weeks total was
S279 ,806614.
The large total of new contracts
did not include authorizations for
new munitions plants. 1t did in
clude several defense plant corpora
ton agreements, however.
Secretary Knox announced that
the new Navy policy had been
adopted in the interest of security" :"
Heretofore, public announcement
has been made daily of all contracts
awarded, although details were not
disclosed on many of them.
Orders for bombers boosted the
Army's awards to their record sum.
The Consolidated Aircraft Corp,
San Diego. received a contract
for S226,636.200 and the Boeing Air
craft Co. Seattle, obtained one for
s95.2426 696.
The orders we're designed to fur
ther the 500-bombers- month pro-
gram.
The planes manufactured under
the Consolidated contract will be as
sembled at plant now under con-
struction in Fort Worth, Tex. Those
to be made under the Boeing con-
tract are expected to be assembled
at a new plant at Wichita, Kans.
Other large Army contracts in
cluded two to the Beech Aircraft
Corp, Wichita, Kans., for undis-
closed types of planes and parts.
One of the orders was for S31 ,546 ,152
and the other for $19, ,153 ,750.
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Berlin Merchants Fined
For Price Violations
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN.-During the month Of
March 3,975 shopkeepers in Berlin
we're fined for violating the price
laws.
BY order of the price commission
er all merchandise for sale. from
fur coats to flower pots and dill
Evening star., 1941-06-09

pickles, must show a price tag TO
enable the public to check and
thereby prevent profiteering.
Evening star., 1941-11-11

full time and effort of the entire
membership Of the House. including
the members of our Committee on
Ways and Means, to perfect bill
of this character and magnitude.
Last week Senator George and I
met with Secretary Morgenthau to
consider a Treasury proposal that
taxation be used as a damper upon
imitation. The Treasury representa-
tives presented this proposal to our
full committee, and after considera-
tion it was our conclusion that ac-
ton on the Treasury proposal should
be deferred temporarily.
However, realize fully that tax
alton is an important integral part
of any anti-infation program. While
I cannot speak for the member
ship of our committee, wish to as
sure you of my own earnest desire,
which I believe also to be the desire
of my colleagues, to cooperate with
you in an endeavor to find prac-
tical and equitable approach to this
problem.
Senator George and I will be most
happy, if you so desire, to discuss
this matter with you and the Sec
retary of the Treasury at your con-
venience."
Evening star., 1941-11-11
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated fIeSS.
VICHY, Unoccupied France, Nov
11.-Colonial Secretary Rene Platon
returned to Vichy today by plane
after hasty trip to Jibuti
and declared France had decided. to
blow up the railway and harbor
works at the Somaliland port before
surrendering it to the British.
Platon, who made his statement
to newspapermen after landing at
the Vichy airport, failed to indi-
cate when the surrender to which
he referred would take place.
Nothing to Eat.
Only yesterday representative
Of the Colonial Ministry said the
surrender Of Jibuti was imminent
because 1t had been subjected to a
tight British blockade and "it is
impossible to hold on when there is
nothing to eat"
Platon arrived at Marseille yes
terday after a swift trip to Jibuti,
where he surveyed the situation in
the French colony.
Platon said the decision to de-
stroy the colonv's strategic COM
munications before surrender was
maintained in defiance of British
warnings that any one carrying out
such an order would be tried by a
military court after the British oc-
cupation and interned.
Will Confer with Petain.
Before rushing to see Marshal Pc
tain, Platon declared the British
had demanded passage of sea-
borne supplies for Ethiopia while
maintaining the blockade over the
Jibuti colony, and that when the
French refused they said they
would get the railway in the end
anyway.
When the French informed the
British OF the decision to blow up
the railway and harbor works, r
A. F. flyers dropped leaflets warning
| that execution of the order would
bring severe action, Platon said at
the airport.
IF we must cede. there will be no
more railroad or port installations,
the secretary insisted
Evening star., 1941-11-11
Retirement Of Weygond
Reported Imminent
BY DAVID NJ. NICHOL,

BY DAVID NJ. NICHOL,
FOREIGN Correspondent Of The Star and
Chicago Daily News.
BERN. Nov. 1.-THE Vichy gov
ernment is reported today to be
prepared to accede to new German
pressure and to agree to the early
retirement Of Gen. Maxine Wey-
gand from his North African COM
mand.
This report comedies with the
presence in Vichy Of Admiral Jean
Esteva, French resident-general Of
Tunisia. and the conclusion of War
Minister Gen. Charles Huntziger's S
African tour. At the same time con-
firmed accounts originating in Vichy
say Marshal Petain soon may travel
to Paris for conferences with high
Nazi ofhcial-perhaps to see Hitler.
The demand for Gen. Weygand's
dismissal was presented by the
Nazis early in October when Vichy
showed new signs OF willingness to
collaborate. Marshal Petain at first
refused to permit the shelving OF
one of his most trusted followers
but, apparently. he is now ready
to give his approval. Details of
Gen. Weygand's retirement" are
believed to have been arranged by
Evening star., 1941-11-11
Opponents Concede
Victory Of 0uezon
Before Vote Count
Landslide Reelection
Seen for President
OF Philippines
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, Nov. 1l.-Common.
wealth President Manuel Quezons
two principal opponents conceded
his reelection today even before
the counting of ballots started.
Juan Sumulong of the right wing
of the Popular Front Party and
Hilario Morcado of the Mooernlst
Party, declared they had no chance
to unseat the leader of the dominant
Nacionalista Party who has pledged
the Filipinos to all-out assistance OF
the United States in case of war.
Political observers freely predicted
landslide victory for Quezon and
his running mate, Vice President
Sergio Osmena.
The Nacionalistas also expected to
win all of the "a senatorial seats in
the newly y-created bicameral Legis-
lature and all except three or four
of the SO seats in the lower house.
An estimated 100000 votes Of
$500 900 eligibles ballotted
| QueZon, elected the Common
wealth's first President in 1885. is
completing his siX-year term. If re-
elected today he intends to step out
December 81, 1943, under a promise
he gave the voters when the consti-
tuition was amended to shorten the
term from six to four years and
permit one reelection. OSmena
| then would take over the presidency
for the final two years of the term.
Evening star., 1941-11-11
President Enrolled
AS No. | Member in
Red Cross Roll Call
National Drive, Launched
Today, Seeks to Double
l940's 9,000, 900 Total

President Roosevelt was again the
No. member as the American Red
Cross launched its national drive
today to double last years member
ship of more than 5000 900 through
out the United States.
The annual roll call of the Dis
trict chapter was concluded several
weeks ago. The campaign here has
been set forward so as not to con-
fiict with the Community Chest
drive.
At least 95 per cent Of the chap
ters throughout the country time
their efforts with the national roll
call.
President Roosevelt Yesterday re-
ceived his red and white campaign
button at the White House from
Miss Adelaide Whitehouse, assis-
tant director of Red Gross volun-
tary services, who called to enroll
him.
In the matter of the patriotic
necessity for enrolling in the Red
Cross this year, the President saw
eye to eye with John L. Lewis
c. I. o. leader. and William Green
president of the American Fedora
ton Labor. All three issued state
ments urging success of the drive
as did Secretaries Of War and Navy
The Red Cross, faced with a ma
tional budget three times that OF
To-
bership above the peak of 100000
set during World War I. The drive
opening Armistice Day. will con-
tinue through November 80.
The President in his statement
strongly urged every American to
enroll and declared the success of
the drive in this period of emer-
gency is matter of vital concern
to all of US citizens Of a free democ-
Evening star., 1941-11-11

an active ally" and that "the in
ference from Churchills statement
is that If she is willing to come ac-
lively to our assistance we should
actively to hers"
"Churchill's statement means that
if we are willing to pitch in and fight
Britain's battles for her We will have
his blessing" remarked Senator
Clark, Democrat, Of Missouri, foe
of administration foreign policy
steps. Il have believed for some
time that Britain was trying to egg
us into war with Japan, and this is
evidence of that.
Japan has done more to involve
Britain in war than she has to us
She hasn't done anything to us yet"
Another administration opponent
Senator McCarran. Democrat, Of
Nevada. had this to say:
"Churchill's speech was one more
skid on which this country might
slide into war. 1t is high time for
the United States to run its own af-
fairs, and 1t is high time that the
British learn We are capable Of do
ing so. - Great Britain has
made no attempt to aid her so-called
ally. Russia. by opening up West
ern front. Apparently she wants
us to open up a front in the Far
East"
Evening star., 1941-11-11
Army's Beuns ExtoIIed
By Nutrition Expert

Mrs. Mark Welsh. nutrition spe-
cialist at the University of Mary
land, Yesterday told a Hyattsville
meeting sponsored by the Prince
Georges County Federation OF
Women's Clubs that one of the rea-
sons beans are served in the Army
so much is that they contain sc
many necessary vitamins.
Beans have almost all the needed
requirements for the human body
she said in a talk at the Office Of
Miss Ethel Regan, county home
demonstration agent. About g.
representatives of women's organi-
cations attended.
Evening star., 1941-11-11
New Collateral Scale
Boosts Court Take 10
About $1,000 in Day
Motoring Public Nay
Get Big Slice Back
BY Stonding TriuI

Money taken in at Police Court
yesterday scared to total Of more
than $1,000, including collateral
turned in from the police precincts
and fines at court, to establish what
may be a record for a single day or
for over week end.
Wilmer S. Schantz, financial clerk
at the court, estimated that traffic
collateral and fines, which totaled
some $500, was approximately 81, 600
more than the average received for
traffic offenses on Mondays, nearly
always a heavy day.
No one was prepared offhand to
say to what extent the recently
established higher traffic collateral
scale played in the new high, but
unoff1cially comment credited much
OF the sum to this factor. Some of
the collateral deposited was in con-
nection with cases yet to be tried,
1t was pointed out.
Besides the some $500 accounted
for In the traffic branch Of the court.
there was an additional some 81 800
accounted for in connection with
cases either tried or scheduled to
be tried and forfeitures in connec-
tion with District branch of the
court, and some $125 in the United
States branch.
Slightly more than $500 was re-
turned to defendants who were tried
in the traffic branch, most Of the
sum representing the differences be-
tween collateral deposited and the
fines which, generally, have run
much lower than the amount Of
collateral motorists have been re-
quired to post under the new scale.
Among these is the offense of park
ing abreast, for which $40 collateral
is required to be posted with the
police and on which offense Judge
John P. Mcmahon, presiding IN traf-
f1c branch this month, has been i'm
posing fines of IS.
Since the higher traffic collateral
scale was inaugurated last Wednes-
day. many more traffic law violators
have been coming to court to stand
trial rather than to forfeit the
larger sums In the precincts, court
attaches say,