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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-23
Riverside Man
EIectrocuied

RIVERSIDE, Cal, Jan. %. tUP)
The body of Howard H. Pitcher,
26, who was electrocuted while
working on a crane at the March
Field army base, today was sent
to the home of his father. j. R.
Pitcher OF Tahlequeh, Okla. He is
also survived by his wife.
The accident occurred late yes
terday when the crane on which
Pitcher was working came in cen
tact with 2 high tension power line
He was killed instantly.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-23
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Charging That her husband was
cruel to her. struck her and told
her he did not love her, Nora
Burchfiel Thursday filed suit for
divorce from Fred C. Burchfiel. desk
sergeant at the Imperial police de-
partment. She said they married
in Tulsa, Okla, in 1920 and sepa-
rated Monday of this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-23
JUDGMENT GRANTED

The court Wednesday returned
judgment against F. W. Greer, Dor
othy Greer, The Democrat Publish
ing company, and the Imperial VAL
ley Democrat for S590.75 in claims
assigned to H. c. Carrasco chief OF
the state labor department. The
claims were assigned to Carrasco
by Frank A. Hyatt, Edwin H, john
son, and Leonard Benningfield. The
court denied the claim of Jean l..
| Lemons.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-23
BOY ON BICYCLE
UNHURT IN CRASH

An unidentified Chinese boy eS-
capped injury when his bicycle col
lided with an automobile on South
Fifth street in Ell Centre Wednes-
day evening, the driver, l.. G. Beluel
of FL Centre, reported to police. The
bicycle, however, was severely DAM
aged.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-23
PARALYSIS VICTIMS
BODY SENT NORTH

The body of Paul Blehm, "a, who
died in the county hospital from in
fantile paralysis Tuesday. was sent
70 Lodi Thursday for funeral SER
vices and burial. His wife. his year
Did aon and his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Blchm of Lodi. ac-
Hompanied the body north.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-23
PLEADS GUILTY
TO CAR THEFT

Raymond T. Desrosiers pleaded
guilty in superior court Thursday
to stealing Leona Poor's car in El
Centre and driving it to Winter
haven where officers arrested him.
He asked the court to grant him
probation and the probation hear
ing was scheduled Jan. 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-23
Scanning I.V
News Horizon
STATE HEALTH DEPT.
OFFICIAL HERE

Miss Florence Ames, state cpl
demologist with the state depart
ment of health, was in Imperial
county this week to assist with ty-
phoid vaccinations.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-23
CHAPLAIN APPOINTED

SACRAMENTO Jan. %. (UP)-
Father Gervase G. Sherwood OF
Los Angeles has been appointed a
first lieutenant in the chaplain
corps of the California National
Guard. AGjutant General R. Z.
Mittelstaedt announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-23
MARRIAGE ANNULLED

The marriage of Betty Sue La
than and Vernon B. Latham was
annulled in superior court We'd
nesday at the request of Erwin ].
Almond guardian of Mrs. Latham
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-23
VISIT VALLEY
ON BUSINESS

Howard Parsons of the state di-
vision of market enforcement, de-
partment of agriculture, was in
Imperial county Thursday checking
up on cases handled by the depart
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-23
DECREE GRANTED
ON ADULTERY CHARGE

Albert E. Martinez Wednesday
was granted an interlocutory div
orce from Frieda Moraga Martinez
on the grounds of adultery.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-23
WEATHER

Southern California-Cloudy north
portion Thursday and Friday, with
rain Thursday afternoon and Friday
morning; partly cloudy south por-
ton; no change in temperature.
Record for "a hours ending 5 am.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-29
POLITICIANS SET POOR EXAMPLE


The whole theme Of the defense
program con be expressed in the single
word, socrifice. Public Officials from
the President down have rightly empho-
sized that modern mechanical war re-
quires appalling quantities ofo notions
resources. Home owners and consumers
must Of necessity dePort from Aneri-
can Iivinq standards. The manner in
which the people Of America have re-
sponded to the coll for ever ereoter CO.
operation, is exempIified by the recent
aluminium drive. Citizens Of commune
ties from Maine to California" Clipped
in" to fill parks, civic centers, and
street corner bins with mountains Of
aluminium.
Have the notions Iowmokers been
equally cooperative? They have not
Pork borreI politics hos been Carried on
as usual. When President Roosevelt ot-
tempted to iron out some of the in
equoIities in the new tax bill, and
recommended thot exemptions be low
cred SO that the income classes which
are receiving the bulk of the war spend
ing WOQiO NC tO%SOs uIS tOO>C N'''SO 'uS
request at once, with hordIy q hearing.
Growing congressional ignominy
followed the Presidents stotesmonlike
veto Of the $325, 900, 600 Strategic"
road construction program, on the
ground that it did not give enough con-
sderotion to miitory needs. Due to the
eose with which it can reach "politicoI-
Iy" strategic areas, road construction is
q natural pork barrel activity. The Sen
ote overrode the Presidents veto 81 to
l9. The foct thot the House later up
held the veto, by hoir-Iine margin,
does not excuse the Senote's oction
It is high time, to put it. "bIuntly,
that the people Of this country demand
that their representatives practice what
they preoch-socrifice If there is to be
q civilized post war world for Aneri-
cans, it will have to be based on SOL
vent Federal government. Millions Of
citizens stand ready to do their port in
guaranteeing q better world for the fu-
ture. Is it too much to expect our pub
lie officials to do the same?
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-29
[. HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

producers have been trying to
give q boost to at least one old
timer and one newcomer. Eve
Ign Brent, Charlotte Henry and
James Kirkwood are examples
Of veterans, with the latter In
his first real role (and his second
picture job of any kind) since
June, 1892. Kirkw9od looks fine
and is doing a bahg-up job to
justify the faith of his young en-
ployers.
Among neglected beginners
on the Paramount stock list, Pine
end Thomac have directed at
tention to Eva Gabor, Don Cas-
tie, and Rod Cameron.
The producers are beginning
to have q little fun with casting,
but the selection like best Is
their choice If a corpse. They fig
ured they might as well hire a
beautiful one, so they called in
a former Miss America-the sta
tuesque darling Of the gossip col
umns, Claire James.
Miss James seems a little un-
easy about the assignment, but
she agreed that IL was wonder
full part when II was explained
that the whole story revolved
about her death and that people
talked about her throughout the
picture. She also had closeup
"a shot of one of her lifeless
hands clutching . silver dollar.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-29
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE SETS RECORD

The oil industry supplies the fuel
that keeps our machines and many Of
our factories going. 1t hos given the
United Stotes 63 per cent of all the oil
produced in the world. On top Of thot,
the oil industry is working wonders in
other vitoI fields.
Rubber is absolutely essential to
the nation in peoce and in war; All our
natural rubber comes from abroad, and
our present supply of crude is sufficient
for only two years. If this become ex-
-housted and we could obtoin no more,
the oil industry could meet our needs
with on efficient synthetic rubber made
from petroleum.
Recently it was found thot the
fumes Of pure gasoline ore on effective
onesthetic. Petroleum is being made
INTO powerful disinfectonts.
When it comes to other moterioIs Of
war, the industry is likewise playing
big port. A short while ago the govern
nnent mode arrangements with the in
dusty to produce so, OOO, 600 gallons
Of touIene-ths bosic ingredient Of
INT.
s This is just one example Of how our
noturol resource industries ore quietly
helping to build Americas defense
orsd at the same time meeting Amer
ico's nornol needs.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-29
STORIES .
. IN STAMPS


TT took only four days for Ger
L man armies to subdue the Meth
erlands in May, 1910. but there
has been no victory over the
Dutch spirit. OF all the occupied
countries, the proud Netherlands
wages the most determined fight
against Nazism through UNDER
ground organization.
The stubborn Dutch have pur-
sued . policy Of ignoring the Ger
mans publicly. infuriating the In
vaders. They have found IN ever
increasing number Of ways b an
noy and harass the 0ermans-by
pasting placards In prominent
places, BY scribbling Nv" every
where, BY wearing white csma-
tons.
The Dutch railway system, the
Tooth anniversary Of which was
commemorated in the 1859 stamp
above, II one Of the finest In Eu-
rope. But since the Germans have
taken Il over Il has been plagued
with split rails, open switches and
similar troubles that could only
originate In sabotage.
Fires have been springing W oil
over the Netherlanda The com.
try - q continental landing po1n(
Oar DyitIqh n1el1lus0ee - -
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-29
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

Eoch wear in October, Fire Preven-
ton Week is observed by proclamation
Of the President of the United Stotes.
II is a call on the citizens Of this ooun-
trv to reduce loss Of life and property by
fire.
Thot Week is always important.
This year, with the country engaged IN
the greatest defense drive in oil history
q drive which means thot large port
of the human and moterio resources OF
this country must be turned to the g.
oontic task of making up miIitorily i'm
preonobIe-the Week is hundred
times more important still. 1t hos been
sold many times, and it should be sold
monv times again, that fire is the
enemy of defense. Fire is the Woster,
the implocobIe destroyer Of time. OF
human effort, Of life, Of resources. Fire
fiohts against the swift production OF
oirpIones and Commons and bottleships
and Tanks. Fire fights against the no.
tons sofety.
In the post yeors;;Fit has often hap
pened that fjr.,1osses have gone down
durinc. the Week and the period inn
mediotely following, only to rise sharply
In other words, we Ameri-
icons have had short memories. The les
'yons learned, during the Week we're
quickly foreokts,, ord relnPsed into
our old careless, thoughtless hobits.
4 Thot must not happen now. We
must regard every week as fire pre-
vention week. We must regard every
doy as q day in which to keep in mind
the hozords thot breed fire, and the
means of eliminating them. Only if
thot is done, con fire, our ever-present
foe, be beoten. The war ogonst fire is q
war for American sofety in which every
one Of us con play an aggressive port.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-29
. MCKINNEY ON BRIDGE

game take . trip to Boulder
Dam. Looking at that project,
you realize what planning the
engineers had 70 do. A little
planning in advance on any
bridge hand will bring you a
better score.
Today's hand Is really q prob
lem hand. Your contract is three
no trump. With the opening lead,
you are supposed to make three
against any possible defense.
Study the hand carefully before
you look at the solution, and see
II you can make the contract.
North Is allowed to hold the
jack of spades. He cannot help
the defense by . shift. It IL best
to lead q second spade, letting
the king fall to the ace, with the
queen IN entry to dummy.
West must now lead . low club
and let South win with the ten.
This puts South on the spot for
exit. II he continues clubs, de-
clarer wins two clubs, besides
four diamonds, two spades, and
q heart, a. dummy has two quick
entries for the diamond illnesses.
II South tries 70 exit with .
heart, he simply develops . Sec
ond heart trick for declaref's
ninth trick ~
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-29

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 70 -
When Bill Pine and Bill Thomas
were press agents, they'd get to-
gether occasionally and echo the
cream of most members of their
craft: Some Gay we will be
ballyhooing other peoples pic
lures and will make some Of our
own" a.
It sounded fine the way they
figured it. As former theater ad.
vertising men the pair believed
they knew what the public want
ed. And as studio publicists they
had been in contact with proAig-
acy, temperament, company pol
itics and other forms Of ineffic-
iency which might be avoided.
The Williams Thomas and Pine
believed they could show Holly
wood.
And the funny part is that they
are doing exactly that - three
pictures so far, each better than
the last. They began on a releas-
ing deal with Paramount with
their own scraped and borrowed
money. But Power Dive" made
on q budget that wouldn't have
paid for the script Of many a pro-
auction, was such . hit that the
studio quickly offered ample fin
ancing and told the young men
to keep 'em rolling.
MOVE TO MYSTERIES
Two more Dick Arlen aviation
starters, Forced Landing" with
story by Press Agent Ed Church
ill, and Flying Blind" have fol-
lowed. Now. with their budget
still growing, they've got Ches-
ter Morris In q mystery comedy
drama called mo Hands on the
Clock"
So far as the practical people
of Hollywood are concerned,
Pine and Thomas are far more
than all the screwball
geniuses and ATTY wonder boys.
They also are the envy of Holly
wood because they have their
own complete studio. comfortab-
ly remote from executive med
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-29

II these hopes Of peace (be-
tween the u. 8. and Japan)
should fall, we shall, of course,
range ourselves unhesitatingly at
the side Of the United States.
Winston Churchill, Births h
prime minister.
Life is just one big shock.
Jim Denvir, assistant sheriff,
Chicago, on learning that the
chief of county highway police
was dining with william r..
Skidmore, reputed "fixer" for
a gambling ring.
.
The gap between the positions
Of Japan and the United States
must be bridged. It will be folly
of the worst kind otherwise.
Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura,
japanese ambassador to the
y. S.
We arm to resist the enthrone-
ment of the sword as the ruler
Of the world.
Senator Connally, Texas.
II there are economic adjust
ments to be made, 1t Is of great
est importance that they be evo-
lutionary.
Leonard w. Cronkite, World
Peace Foundation.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-29

ding. Their entire staff and crew
are hand-picked from all over
Movie-town.
Everybody's capable. Even the
smallest bit roles usually are ALL
ed by well-known players
Thomas explained that economy
Is achieved by paying 500 to q
good actor who can 60 straight
through q scene instead Of hiring
some $25 punk who may waste
$500 worth of production time.
AID FOR OLDSTERS
In each Of their pictures, the
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-29

Nozi authorities in conquered Hol-
,lond are reported onnoyed by the way
n which FioIIonders now stand on street
corners, slowly and conspicuousIy cot
M oconoss. Orange Is the notionoI
eo5c, and TIE nome Of the ruling house.
~ Nnxl radio broodcoster is report
ptUelg5o the custom as "hypoerit-
thy never were that po-
~ tlse Gsnnos, lr,vosion.'
eepe ~. Il IS only when free
o1ko1 o@oy tlsot people
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-29
REINFORCEMENT AGAIN

There was census in 1910. The
Constitution ond the laws enacted
hereunder provide that the representa-
ton of the stotes in the national Con-
gress sholl be opportioned in occord-
once with population as revealed by
each lO-yeor census.
When the census returns we're all
totted up at the end of 1910, Secre-
toy Of Commerce Jesse Jones reported
to the President the results, together
with what they mean for the various
stotes. Some stotes stand to gain repre-
sentotion in future Congresses otter the
1912 elections, others stand to lose, be-
cause they have gained or lost popuIo-
ton since the lost census.
All this is right and proper, since
under our form of government repre-
sentotion should be equolized as near
~ as possible. Congress always hest
totes to do its duty in this matter. Up
to 1920 it sided into thot duty by simp-
Iy increasing the size Of the House,
adding members for stotes with in
creosing population, without taking
any away from the others.
In thot year it was decided to freeze
the totoI at ABS, and good thing. too.
Thot is plenty big enough, and some
critics soy it is unwieldy. Obviously, as
the national population grows and the
House is not increased in membership,
members must represent larger and
larger constituencies, and some dis
tricts must eventually be eliminated or
consolidated.
}. Now, however, comes an interest
ing problem within the problem. In
illinois, q suit has been filed by Stote
Representative Daily of Alton asking
the state courts to prohibit election Of
congressman from illinois on the bosis
Of the IS congressional districts as they
now stand. II the courts support DoIy's
plea, either the legislature would have
to meet in special session and quickly
redistrict the stote, or else next year
oil congressman from Illinois (26)
would have to be elected at large.
The present districts were set up in
1901. There have been greet shifts of
population within the stote since then,
and Dolly contends thot it is unjust
thot, for example, the 10th district
should contain 625, 900 people, while
the fifth has only $4,000. Thot would
seem SO obvious os to require no oreu-
ment.
1t will be interesting to watch this
effort to force redistrictine within one
stote in accordance with Ione-negIec-
ted provisions Of the stote constitution.
Other stotes which lose port of their
national representation offer lo42 r,oy
CLEO find some such isVemoI cotton ne
eessoy.
- -. -
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-29
. BEHIND THE SCENES
m WASHINGTON

changes have been mode al
most as universal IN their op-
peal as corner drue stores. IL
brories and comp publications
have been we'll stocked ond
supported. Service clubs for the
boys and guest houses for their
folks ore at all comps of any
size at oil. And civilian co.
operation hos been sought and
received in every conceivable
form.
CIVILIANS PARTLY
TO BLAME
The needless wroneline in
Washington over extension Of
the ono yeor's selectivc service
hos obviously been five couse
Of the current flore-up. Book
OF thot is the simple foct thot
Army and the civilian popuIo.
ton too have not yet been sold
on the seriousness of tho
emergency, the need Of the de-
tense effort, the oll-out char
oeteristics Of the crisis. Whot
the Army bross hots would
probably like to know Is how
you can hove good soldier mou/
ole when the civilian morale IS
as low as it admittedly is, with
Ia Dor leoders dissatisfied,
though they have better condi-
tions than ever b fore, with
form Ieoders fighting for still
higher porities and resisting
price control, with business
scared because it can't 90 on
"os usuoI."
One ideo on remedyino this
situotion is thot the morale Of
the Amy can be bucked up to
such O point that IL con be q
force for dispeIIine some Of the
gloom at home. Il is q demo-
crotic orry's privilege to grippe
LOT food, at pay, at officers,
at everything. But is even Just
q little pride in the Army could
be instiIIed into the letters
which the soldiers write home,
it would not only do the Army
but the country as q whole q
lot Of tonic good.
Regular Army officers look
for q big improvement Of the
morale situation durino and
otter the present n,oneuvers.
There the soldiers will have
been kept busy. will have lived
in the field with their officers,
will hove come to know whot
reol soldering is.
One Of the biggest hondl-,
caps the new Army hos had
to overcome Is just plain bore
dom. ~
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-29
BY WIN. z. MCKINNEY
AmArica's Gard Authority

OEven though studied engin-
eering as & boy, I was amazed at
that gigantic structure, Boulder
Dam. Waldemar Won Zedtwitz,
who has travelled throughout the
world, thought II the greatest
piece Of engineering he had ever
seen.
I recommend that any player
who wants to improve his bridge
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-29
~ PETER GDsoN
Dolly Menitss Wsshlnsten


ing up morale Of national
ouordsmen and seIective SER
vice soldiers may be expected
soon as q result Of tho appoint
ment Of Frederick Osborn OF
New York as q brigodier gen.
erol in charge of the morale
bvonch Of the Army stoff In
Washington.
Just what those new policies
will be, General Osborn isn't
soyino until otter he concludes
o series Of conferences with
G-3, the training ond opero-
tions section Of the general
stoff. Two Of the big problems
to be tockled ore now to over
come the plain everyday bore
dom Of the temporary soldier
without pomperine him, and
how to put over without too
much obvious propooondo-type
doping, an educational pro-
grain to sell the troops on the
necessity Of the present emer-
eeney.
General Osborn's oppoint-
ment to the job come os pref
ty much. Of O surprise in WASH
ineton. His only miIitoy ex-
perience wos as q Red Cross
worker in Fronce in the lost
war, though he hos been q
member of the Joint Armv and
Navy Committee on Welfare
ord Recreation for some time.
He is 81, wos graduated from
Princeton in 1910. From 1914
to 1877 he wos vice president
and treasurer Of the Detroit
Toledo and Ironton railway,
and otter the war he went back
to the rood for two years as
president. From 1921 to 1893
he wos q portner in 9. N. P.
Murphy and Componv. bank
ers ond among his other con-
neetions todoy is q Director
ship of the Fifth Avenue Bank
Of New York. His s feet 8
inches make him the Army's
toIIest officer.
MORALE PRoBLEM GREW
WITH DRAFT
The morale organization
which General Osborn inherits
from BRIG. Gen. James A. UIio,
who resigned beeouse Of III
health, hos been entirely built
since the beginning Of the
present emergency. The pre-
1910 Army Of $4,000 men
didn't have to worry much
about morale, but the induc-
ton Of q million and q holt no.
tionoI ouordsmen and seIec-
tees has mode it very much OF
q problem indeed.
The things General UIio did
to keep these temporary Sold
iers hopov with their lot have
been numerous, and not much
hos been spared in the way Of
expense to get results.
With the big part Of the
Army training in the south, il
has been difficult for most Of
the northerners to get home,
so one Of the big efforts was
establishment of recreotionol
areas at we'll known resorts,
where soldiers could spend
week ends and Leaves SEEM
the sights and not having to
answer reveilIe.
In the camps themselves,
everything possible hos been
done to make life enjoyable In
off-duty hours. An elaborate
proqrom Of movies hos been
booked. TheotricoIs and must
col entertainment have been
encouraged. Athletics have
been sponsored. Post ex-
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-29
. FROM
THE MONITOR
FILES .
5 YEARS AGO TO-DAY

An additional $4,000 in div
idend checks will be available
to depositors of the Garland
State Bank on Saturday, Melvin
Van Howe, announced.
City Commission orders vel.
low stripe painted In middle OF
Cratiot to aid traffic.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-29
10 YEARS AGO TODAY

10 YEARS AGO TODAY
1891
Somebody Is stealing a lot OF
chickens up In Fraser.
Cash for county officials Is
scarce. as bondsmen fail to rush
to buy $67s,000 county bond
offering.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-29

IS YEARS AGO TODAY
1895
Alderman Breitmeyer depriv-
ed himself of the Joy of attend
ing council meeting last night.
There will be no primary
election in Macomb county on
Sept. 4.