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Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
A POLITICAL MACHINE
NEEDS MONEY

Insistence of the Olson administration
upon continuation of the State Relief
Administr alton or no relief at all-lnsls-
tence thatiresulted in adjournment of the
state legis lature without providing any
state funds whatever for relief-has all
the earmarks of a last ditch political
fight to protect an extremely powerful
vote-getting machine.
In the last election the relief admins
tration played a prominent part IN re-
electing Govern or Olson. 1t was an under
cover movement, but il was there never
theless In all of the governors battles
with the state Legislature, relief clients
have made up a powerful pressure group
to bring influence upon the legls lators.
They have not necessarily been told just
exactly what to do-but they have been
educated" in the proper way of thinking,
In view of this, the Olson administra-
ton can be pardoned, from the political
viewpoint, for opposing discrimination
of the relief administration.
From the humanitarian and public
standpoint, It is doubtful If the Olson ad-
ministration can be excused for carrying
its opposition to the point where, rather
than see SRA cut off, it forced a situation
under which absolutely no state money
is available for relief work.
Legislators seeking an end to SRA of
fered numerous compromises, one even
setting up a plan to extend SRA for
period of one year. The state admlnistra-
ton was adamant. No compromise was
possible. 1t was either SRA or nothing
Now. with SRA left without money, the
state administration is attempting to re-
tain its hold upon the erstwhile relief eli
ents by propagandizing them, blaming
the legislature for their plight, and pic
turing the administration as the one who
fought their battle, but lost.
Actually, it was the legislature which
was willing to compromise; the admins
tration which refused any compromise.
The legislature wanted to vote money Tor
relief. but insisted, rightly, that SRA was
no longer necessary to care for the states
diminishing relief needs.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
NO CRACKING DOWN
AT FIRST

Two things should be made clear
IL connection with this breath
taking plan for the reform of the
economic pattern:
/. "Simplifi cation does not
mean standardization" That is,
all manufacturers of blankets or
radios would not be compelled to
make the same seven or ten lines,
colors and grades. Widest possible
latitude would be given to make any
seven or ten grades the manufac-
turer chose.
2. The entire plan would be in
Stituted, at least in the beginning,
on purely voluntary basis within
any given industry, without COM
pulsion or penalty of any kind for
there is no definite statutory pro-
vision to cover any such industrial
revolution as this plan involves.
The plan has been under con-
sideration in Washington for some
months. 1t has been presented to
the President and is supposed to
have his approval. Only reason it
las not been promulgated, accord
ing to Nelson. is that press of i'm
mediate matters has prevented it.
Announcement of the basic ideas
of the plan came rather unexpect-
edly at press conference held by
Nelson. He had not intended t.
reveal the plan in such detail at
this time, but under questioning by
reporters about the speed of letting
contracts and carving out the de-
fense program production, Nelson
brought out this idea as one of
the means by which production
could be speeded-by freeing pro-
ductive capacity through simplifi-
cation of styles and designs and
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, June II - For
quite a while now, this reporter has
been whipping around the country
watching the progress of national
defense. Camps, factories, flying
fields, arsenals: manpower, fire
power, horsepower. Back in Never
Never Land, and with the region
between my ears still buzzing with
such things, I find that Hollywood
can be examined in the same terms.
There's the vital matter of ma
chine tools for turning out stars,
stories and other components of
motion pictures. From miles away,
you can see the smoke rising from
the typewriters of the publicity fac
tories turning out communicates by
the ton. OF course they're handi-
capped b. cenSor's restrictions be-
cause certain details of the chassis
and superstructural design of screen
sirens may not be photographed any
more.
Sweaters, long considered eSsent-
ldl III lllC pioduCbioll VI ooiiiPit, "a y
being raveled and reknit into sold
iers socks or something. Open-toed
shoes and crimson fingernail lac
uuer are likely to 60 next. The in
dustry is preparing affadavitS for
the OPM that no platinum Is re-
quired in the evolution of platinum
blonds.
NO BOTTLENECKS?
In general, Hollywood manufac-
ture has reached assembly-line ef-
ficiency. New actresses going thru
the mill get the same instruction,
the same build-ups, the same hair
dress, makeup and figure molding.
One identical plan is working we'll
in the story departments, too. Some
times a dozen or more writer's are
hired, each of whom installs gag,
a situation or hunk of love inter-
est as ideas are built into screen
plays. Rapid dialog and higher
explosive jokes are standard equip
ment on current killer-dillers, al
though scenarios have the same boy
meets-girl framework which was so
effective against movie patrons even
before the first World War.
John Barrymore and w. c. Fields
still are the ablest tankers but Mae
West has figured prominently in
development of the armored forces.
I have learned from metallurgical
technician that her corsets now are
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18

The Great Wall of China was
built about 200 B. c.
Canadas TOBACCO production
amounted to lO9,00O000 pounds Ill
1899.
The first American paper mill
was built in Philadelphia $50 years
ago.
The Argentine dwarf frog runs;
it does not jump or hop.
The entire town of Henderson,
N. c.. has been set aside as pird
sanctuary.
After the eruption of Mount We
suvius in 70 A D., the city OF
Pompeii was lost for 1000 years.
European weather generally trav-
els from west to east.
Inc NlOlclS Is lllC lldliit i'i
the football team of New York
University.
When winter comes, female mos
quitos hibernate, but the males die.
Rent must be paid to the govern
ment for living in the lighthouse
by lighthouse keepers.
Madrid has a law prohibiting tip
ping. Walters asked for the law,
insisting it was humiliating to &C
cept gratuities.
The United States produces ap-
proximately 57,667000 bushels of
soybeans annually.
The slang expression, "a bone to
pick" was used as early as 1865.
Ivory is not always white. Black,
brown and even rose -colored tusks
have been found on African ele-
plants.
The fall suits of feathers of
many birds are entirely different
from their summer ones.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
So They Say

Ickes never has been an oil eX-
pert. When 1 was in Washington
we never dreamed of calling on him
for aid.
Albert B. Fall secretary of the
interior during the Teapot Dome
oil scandals.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18

EDITORS NOTE: The follOlCing
editorials are presented as interesting
opinions UOiced by editors elsewhere.
They do not necessarily reflect the
opinion of this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18

Aluminium company workers call
ed to Washington from Cleveland for
strike negotiations before the Ma
tional Defense Mediation Board
passed their time waiting for con-
ference by playing pinochle. The
diamond cutting industry, driven
cut of Amsterdam, is trying to get
a foothold in Puerto Rico. In case
you think this is mechanical
wpr. Armys remount service is
spending nearly 50 million for 90
0OO saddle and draft horses and
1000 mules. Druggists don't like the
new nutrition program because it
teaches people to get their vita
MINIS from natural food sources in
stead of in pills. Nearly one out
of every 10 city homes built last
year was constructed under U. S.
Housing Authority program. Ex-
periments are being held at Ft.
Bragg, N. c., to determine il Ne
eroes. seeing better in the dark
than white men, would make bet
ter night airplane spotters.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18

WASHINGTON. June 18 A
drastic plan for merging United
States civilian economy with the
general government procurement
program and the purchase of sup
plies for the defense effort is grad
ually unfolding in Washington
While it may be denied that the
plan involves the creation of an
Economic MiniStry'-a super
control body that would practically
dictate what articles of general
commerce could be produced ana
sold-the idea is SO sweeping that
if the defense effort were to last
& considerable period of time it
might easily grow into such a
powerful organization that it would
influence every phase of the coun-
try'S economic life.
First steps toward such a set-up
are to be seen in the announce
ment of Donald NJ. Nelson. director
OF purchases in the Office of Pro-
duction Management. that in a
matter of weeks there may be in
stituted an effort to simplify the
number of lines of merchandise for
civilian use. While these particular
industries might not be the first
to be affected. Nelson mentions as
examples. hardware items, which
require skilled labor to manufac-
ture: blankets, which might be re-
duCed from over score of grades
and colors to say seven or eight;
and radio sets, which might be re-
duced from 20 models to 10.
With simplifications of specifi-
cations such as these, the extra pro-
Guctive capacity of all mills could
be turned to defense items or other
items for which there might be a
critical civiian-use shortage.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18

have found without exception
that the vast majority Of the pco-
pie are robustly democratic
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr, during
his goodwill tour to South
America.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18

One of the few things about which
all Of us can be certain in these
days of anxiety and doubt is that
the old world with all its signs
and symbols is gone.
L. Edward Scriyen, OPM,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
Barbs

Speaking of cooking tips, one OF
the best we know of is asparagus.
Uncle Sam taking over any arma-
ment plants might we'll be called
a shot in the arms.
Love may cause high blood pres
sure or stomach ache, says DR.. Leon
]. Saul of Chicago. but some people
will still think love is just pam
in the neck.
Too often an open mind is spoiled
by an open mouth.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
by Peter Edison. :.
The Inside Track in Washington

variations of the more or less COM
mon items of civilian use.
BASED ON BLOOD
AND SWEAT
Inspiration for the Economic
Ministry plan is tWo-fold. The
broad idea is patterned after the
British Ministry of Supply which
has functioned for England thru
out the war. In discussing the idea,
Nelson refers to Chruchill's speech
before Commons, Nov II, 1898. in
which he presented his most force
ful arguments for creation of a
Ministry of Supply that would have
overall control of military and
civilian economy Nelson mention
ed. in fact, that he recently re-read
this speech which appears as a
chapter of the current best-seller,
Blood, Sweat and Tears, a col
lection of Churchill speeches.
Second reason for advancement
of plan like this for the United
States is simply the experience
WHICH NelSoIl dllG Ills dSooeldleo
have had in handling the plr-
chases job for OPM. Here again,
Nelson makes clear that it would
be a mistake to impose Ministry
OF Purchases on American business
at this time. But he admits it might
be necessary when industry becomes
more crowded. That is taken to
mean when defense spending has
reached three or four billion dol
lars month instead of the present
ono billion
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
Famous Sayings

To him no high no low, no great no small; He fills,
he bounds, connects and equals al!-Pope.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18

Properly indentured apprentices
may be employed upon the work
contemplated by these specifica-
tions, such employment to be in
accordance with the provisions of
Section 17775 of the Labor Code
of the State of California.
The rates of per diem wages for
each of the various classes Of work
I shall be not less than The herein.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
thought for the Day

He is peace, who made both one and brake down
the middle wall of neutrality-suspicious. 2:l4.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18

MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub
Editorial Association. Cali
fornis Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
WASHINGTON
SCORE BOARD

one bllllOr
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
Did You Know?

The Great Wall of China was
built about 200 B. c.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18

INDEPENDENT
IMPARTIAL
n and :
INDIVIDUAL
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18

After the eruption of Mount We
suvius in 70 A. D., the city of
Pompeii was lost for 1000 years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Rosellini Appeals for State Aid
In Battle Against Unemployment

tBy Tacoma Times staff writer)
CAPITOL, Olympia - Fearing
economic collapse more terrifying
than the depression of 1888" at
the end OF the nations defense
building program. Rep. Hugh j.
Rosellini, Tacoma, called upon the
legislature Thursday for a SOS, 900
fight against the spectre of unem-
ployment.
He filed a bill for establishment
of five-man commission to make
the study and report back to the
state. Aim of the study would be
to strengthen the old agencies.
and set up new political agencies
and institutions to provide for the
security of the people against the
approaching crisis"
The commission would con-
sist Of one member represent
ing labor, one Industrial chief.
one farmer and one economist.
The four would appoint the
fifth commissioners.
I'm the past Is months" Rosel-
lini pointed out. with the govern
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Hilton S Funeral
Set for Saturday

CARBONADO = Jeffrey Hilton,
o3, pioneer resident Of Carbonate,
who was formerly employed in the
mines here as an engineer, will be
buried from the Bleitz Funeral
home in Seattle Saturday. follow
ing services at / p. m. He died
suddenly Tuesday of a heart at
tack.
He moved to Seattle five years
ago and has been working a. a
news vender since that time.
Though born in England, he had
lived most Of his life in the United
States. Surviving are two sisters,
Mrs. Annie Ross and Mrs. Jane
Baxter; three brothers, Reuben.
Joseph and Herbert Hilton. all of
Seattle, and five nephews and one
niece.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27

ment building military barracks
bases and battleships and manu-
featuring munitions, machiner,
and materials. millions have found
employment.
advent Of peace will pre-
cipitate an economic crisis far
more terrifying 10 our democ-
racy than the depression Of
19?9-3S.
Federal. state and county po-
litical agencies established since
'3S may not withstand the stress
OF another national catastrophe.
For that reason. In fair
times such are these. studies
should he made into the
causes Of unemployment to
strengthen the agencies and
set up new security"
The bill provides the economist
would supervise the commission,
and receive salary OF $500
monthly, while other members
would be paid $40 per day and ex-
penses while meeting.
Two OF the commissioners would
be appointed by the house of rep
resentatives. two by the senate.
Roselini also is preparing a me.
mortal to congress asking for ma
tional action on the same objective
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Leonard Kolstad Promoted
To New IGA Post in Seattle

E kolstad. for 20 years an EN-.
ploye Of the house. was leaving or
March LIST 10 take UP duties as
manager for the Northwest Of.
vision Of the ICA group. with Of
fices in the Northern Life Tower
/ Seattle.
Appointment Of kolstad IN this
new position came from the ma
tional headquarters Of the IGA
Stores In Chicago. q few days ago.
IN a telegram from J. r Grimes.
president Of the parent corpora
ton
we are happy 10 announce this
advancement for Mr. kolstsd. :"
said Younglove. He has had al
most 20 years experience with us
as salesman. buyer and sales
manager. His appointment is the
result Of expanded plans for
stresmlining the operation of our
groups in the Northwest. CONSOLE
dating our operations to attain
greater efficiency In a way that
will place the members OF the IGA
Stores on an even better COMPETE
tive basis than heretofore.
in his new capacity he will
serve all the jobbers and grocers
in the Northwest group of IGA
Stores. bringing to his new task
his vast experience and unusual
ability in both buying and sales
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Start Work
On Elevator

Workmen were on the job at the
courthouse Thursday starting to
tear out the old elevator shaft to
make room for the modern. speedy
lift for which q contract was
awarded a week ago to the Mont
gomery Elevator Co.
First step was to take apart the
old gates and cage 10 the shaft
could Be cleared for work. Com
plete enclosure of the two elevator
shafts will be started Immediately
under = contract awarded to f.
G. Walker of Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27

Feb. 1 the office received an
anonymous letter.
ITO Whom II May Concern:
Unemployment insurance has
been collected by Dorothy Zito for
the past two months and since
September she has been employed
as a waitress at the Officers club
at Fort Lewis. Mrs. Zito's hus-
band also is employed.
(Signed) A TAXPAYER"
Records Checked
The state records also showed
the girl was referred to a job at
Dittemore's restaurant near Fort
Lewis Jan. II and that she called
there and agreed to go to work
but didn't return. When first
quizzed, according to the state
report, Mrs. zito denied she had
been working but when confronted
with the record of checks received
from the Officers club, said she
didn't know 1t was necessary to
report money earned on the
reservation.
Her earnings hadn't shown up
on state reports In Olympia be-
cause the club Is not covered by
the compensation act. The state
officers said she would have been
eligible for some compensation If
she had reported her earnings. be-
cause they were not large.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Rainfall Shy
5.45 Inches

Tacoma's deficiency in rainfall
Is increasing day by day.
Total rainfall since Jan. l
amounts to 5.2b inches which is
5.45 inches below normal.
Record so far in February has
been 1.46 inches, just $40 inches
below the average.
There is prospect for little
moisture during the next "a hours,
according to the u. S. Weather
bureau.
A strong southerly wind is NOV
ing in along the coast and small
craft warnings have been hoisted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Winani and Cohen Off
To Fill ASSIGNMENTS

NEW YORK-John C. Winant.
new U. S. ambassador to Great
Britain left Thursday on the Pan
American Atlantic clipper from
LaGuardia field for Lisbon. from
where he will fly To London.
He was accompanied by Benja-
min Cohen. former adviser to
President Roosevelt. who will be
Winant's assistant in his new post.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
ossum 10 Address
E. {. Forum Monday

sour Economy II Hitler Wins
the War" is the topic to be heard
at the Tacoma Chamber of COM
me e forum luncheon Monday
noon in Hotel Winthrop.
Paul r. Fossum will be the
speaker. He is a acknowledgements
economist. former professor of
political economy at Wesleyan
university. and author of treatises
on the subject.
James G. Fowler will preside
at the usual meeting. The public
is invited TO attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Waitress Arrested for Collecting
State Unemployed Compensation
Charge Soldiers Wife Worked at
Officers Club While Receiving Aid

A waitress. employed at the
Fort Lewis officers club. and wife
Of sergeant. was under arrest
Thursday as Pierce countys first
case warranting prosecution for
violation of the state unemploy-
ment compensation act. She was
booked at the county Jail at noon.
Mrs. Dorothy l. p. zito, the ac-
cused waitress. was shown by
records in the hands of Prosecutor
Thor c. Tollefson to have collected
approximately $50 during the past
four months by claiming she was
totally unemployed though she
was working at the fort.
The prosecutor filed a superior
court charge Of grand larceny by
false and fraudulent representa-
tons and n warrant was issued.
Came From Spokane
Mrs. Tito, according to the state
report, left job at McWilliams
Dutch Shop in Spokane last Octo-
Der when her husband, Sgt. A. ].
Tito, was transferred from Fort
George Wright 10 Fort Lewis. She
filed a claim for compensation
Oct. 2 and after two weeks began
receiving weekly payments. report
ing at the local state employment
office each week as unemployed
and available for work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Chemist Checks Liquor
Which Killed Four Men

SPOkANE-Coroner /. S. Col
Inns Thursday awaited the report
Of q chemist on "dehorn" liquor
which purportedly caused the
death of four men here Wednesday
following a drinking bout
Collins performed autopsies on
the bodies Of two OF the victims
last night, but withheld his verdict
pending the chemists report.
Police were still seeking the
source of the liquor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
BANKRUPTCY ACTIONS

Bankruptcy petitions on file
Thursday with the clerk of the
federal court included:
Marvin Joseph McCray. 17os So.
56th st, LIFTING debts amounting to
S673.6o and no assets.
Carl E. White. Aberdeen. listing
debts totslling S74s64 and no as
sets.
Fate L. Ingram. Brooklyn. list
ing debts totalling S3.156.s5 and
no assets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27

ACTON. Mass.-A terrific ex-
plosion at the American Cyanamid
4 Chemical Corp. plant here shook
the countryside for miles around
shortly after noon Thursday.
Whether casualties resulted could
not be determined Immediately.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27

OTTAWA. Ont.-Leighton Nc
Carthy. II. friend Of President
Roosevelt and a trustee of the
Georgia Warm Springs foundation,
has been appointed Canadian
minister to the United States. re-
placing Loring Christie. who has
been III.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Sumner Girls
Present FLAG
Give Program at
County Infirmory
SUMNER

SUMNER - The Sumner high
sc hool Girls club presented
patients Of the Pierce County in
Urinary with flag and staff
Wednesday afternoon at its an
nual visit and program AZ the in
Urinary.
Dorothy Nygsrd. on behalf of
the club. presented the flag David
Tvanhoff responded on behalf of
the patients. Mrs. jeanette Fraser.
superintendent. welcomed the girls
and complimented Miss Hannah
Anderson and Miss Edna Sand
blom. advisers OF the club. on work
they are doing. An accordion solo
by Lester Anderson and a group
of songs by a chorus composed of
Evelyn Pendleton. Betty Bales.
Joan Carol Edna Smith, Donald
Ward. Leslie Anderson and Bob
Lee concluded the program.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
HELD FOR DEER MEAT

Alfred Musgrove. 2s-year-old
Electron woodsman. was held in
the county Jail Thursday with bail
set at $500. charged with illegal
possession of parts of doe deer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
congressman Loses

WASHINGTON = Another fed
eral court jury here found for the
defendant in a $3.50, 900 libel action
by Rep. Martin Sweeney. Ohio
Democrat, against Pearson and
Allen, Washington columnists.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27

Norton r. Younglove. president
OF the Younglove Grocery com
pany. sponsoring the IGA group