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Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-04
RATiCNING

Nevada State JOurnaD
The remarkable success Of the regis
traJiCn Tor sugar ratiOning was due to the
good work OF thousands Of able people
VINO We're skilled in dealing with new situ-
ations. U.e of the school organizations
was the happies thought Of Washington
r2tioning officials They worked with
rati0ning boards in an atmosphere of mer-
1t and efficiency, with no forced consider
alton Of local politics TO disturb or thWart
the process.
Since local rationing is left largely to
the resourccfulness Of local boards, and
tie cOmmunity's share in the responsible
t. has Len recognized, some suggestions
for lOcCl governmental appropriations
have been entertained. 1t has been seen,
hoWev-r, that the money would necessi-
tate SOM obligation to politicians, and
that the politicians might attempt to find
Tationing jobs fer favOrites, or perhaps
ask rationing flvors which are complete
ly contrary to the policy of ratiOning on
an equitable basis
Increased allowances of sugar for can
ming have been granted. This merely
meant that t'.Jse VINO feel that they can
use more sugar for this purpose will
be permitted to buy it, Going through
the routine will entail sor"a inconven-
icnce, but it can not be avoided, and all
of it causes more Inconvenience to ration-
ing workers. most Of whom are volun-
teers, than to the applicant.
If al the possible L2nefits of rationing
arc obtained, the people will not only
mako limited quantities OF n2ces ties go
as far as possible, but will learn the te mn
work that is essential to tie utmost in
the civilian war effort.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-04
NO DEPRESSION
LABOR WANTED
{ (MarysViIIe Appeal-DemocraO

(Marysville Appeal-Democrat)
With farm laUOr curtailed to the danger
point in this area, there can be no justlfi-
cation Of WPA employment here. That
is the position taken by the labor COM
mittee OF the Iuba county farm bureau
and it will appeal to everyone as sound.
WPA is intended to supply Jobs when
other jobs are not available. But any
one who wants work at this time can
find it very easily. Even school girls
and boys are thinning peaches satisfac-
torily. Our paternal aid policies at this
time need apply only to those who are
incapacitated Tor work by age or physical
disability.
The wisdom of any WPA project as a
national activity is very questionable at
present. The agricultural labor shortage
is not confined to California and employ
ment in war industries is constantly eX-
panding. Payfolls are growing at the
same time that hundreds of thousands
of men are being inducted into the army,
creating additional vacancies. Yet the
government is proposing budget item
Of S28000O,00 600 for the WPA, which would
be increased by 957O00,000 already ear
marked for that purpose. The original
budget item was $465 100000 and the
reduction was recommended by PfeSl-
cent Roosevelt.
The WPA grew cut of the depression
aid filled a useful purpose at time
when employment was at low ebb 1t
might be wise to keep it alive as a skele-
ton organization, but certainly not as an
agency that is competing with essential
employment at time of acute labor
shortage Why taper off WPA employ
ment as tl,a budget recommendation
would suggest? 1t would be far better
to cut it off at the pockets and let WPA
employees turn to more useful fields
which would also be more remunerative
to them
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-04
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE

The Imperial Irrigation District
will sell to the best bidder on June
Q. 1912, the following described prop
erty:
Lot 2. Section /: Lot l.. Section
IL: all in II l6 S, r IL +, S,B.M
Lot a, Section 81, I Is S, r l3 l.,
SB.M. elder Lateral l3, Gate 81
b
The sale of this property is being
held by the Imperial Irrigation DIS
trict, under Section 3897d of the
political Code of the State of Cali
fornia, which permits one taxing
agency to purchase from another
when said property has gone TO
deed for nonpayment of taxation
due.
Sealed bids should be presented
to this Board on or before June y,
1912. at ten o'clock A. NJ. This sale
will be made to clear delinquent
State, County and Imperial Irriga-
ton District taxation and assess
ments Title to said lands will be
such as the District now holds or
may acquire.
There shall accompany all bids
the minimum sum of $4,000 to cover
expense of advertising, etc, which
shall be in addition to the amount
of the Cffer. The Board reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
w. w. GOODSON,
Secretary.
Imperial Irrigation District.
mo. 20) tM2l-Zo-Jf'
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-04
Capital Talk
-by--
Peter Edison

The dope is that the government
will spend some ST billion on war
production in the fiscal year be-
ginning July /, 1912,
There is heard in Washington a
little doubt that it will be possible
10 spend this much on war produc-
ton alone since there may not be
enough CT some raw materials or
semi-finished parts to keep pro-
duction machinery going, but there
seems to be no doubt the govern
ment will be able to raise the
money. The only question is how.
One theory is that this whole
sum might be financed by tax
alton. That is, j. ine national
income reaches Sl17 billion
year, It wouldn't be too much of
thing To absorb S77 billion.
or IS per cent of il in taxes.
This would have the advantage
of holding down the national
debt. which is plenty big
en0ug,, already. The trouble
with thii idea is that It might
ruin Z lot of businesses not
considered essential to the war,
and it would make the war ter
ribly unpopular. II is therefore
crossed off as 4 political impos-
sibiiity.
The decision has apparently been
made to raise only $24 billion of
the SIT billion by taxation. This
years tax b'll was intended to
raise about $50 billion. To boost
the tax revenues to S24 billion
means that another s4 billion must
be raised, and that's what the
House Ways and Means Committee
which writes the tax bills is see
ing and saving about now A guess
IS that $40 billion of the $24 bill
/ lion total will come from direct
taxes, and Sl4 billion from indirect
taxes.
Subtract that S24 billion of taxes
from the SIT bill on to be spent
and you get +J3 billion, which is
i the amount Of add tional money
~ be begged, borrowed or stolen
if the munitions makers are not
to be paid off in printing press
ICU's. Of this $53 billion, about
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-04

$40 billion can be accounted for
An increase in social security de-
ductions is planned, to raise an ad-
ditional So billion or q total OF $5
billion a year. Then about S5 bill
lion more TO make the $40 billion,
can be raised by sales OF govern
ment securities to insurance COM
panies and savings banks.
LOOK OUT
That leaves $43 billion still to
be raised If all that $43 billion
is "a sed by borrowing from the
banks, look out for inIIatlon. That
means simpl. putting lot more
money in circulation 1t would
mean price controls would have to
be expanded, overall rationing
might have TO be applied, the avoid
ance of an extensive bootleg or
black market would be practically
impossible and rationing and prize
fixing would have to be continued
after the war is over.
The only solution, therefore,
would seem to be sCme plan of
DorrWing this $43 billion directly
from the people, tax ng it out of
their income and so reducing th1ir
spending power.
Take look at the picture
from the income side of the
ledger. The generally accept \
figure on national income for
the next fiscal year is S111 bill
lion. Cubtract from tn { the
SIC b lion o? direct taxes TO be
levied. and you get net in
come figure of Sl07 billion.
1t is estimated that the amount
CT civilian goods available for pur-
chase this next year-food, cl5th-
ing, shelter, furniture, amusements
and so on-will be around $40 BIZ
lion Subtract that from your S107
billion and lou have a remainder
Of S37 billion. This is excess spend
ing power, or the so-called infla-
tionaly gap. II this $37 billion
could be applied to financing the
war, it would be necessary to bor-
row only Sc billion more from the
banks.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-04
NYA AND WPA SHOULD
GO IMlnEDfkTELY

1t seems rather strange that CCC
should be abandoned while NYA and
WPA are still On the ledger books. OF
the three, CCC undoubtedly served the
best purpose.
The National Youth Administration
was unwise since its inception, and
breeding place for un-American theories.
That it has been changed slightly to IN
clude training for work in war factories
cannot be denied, yet the youths so train
ed by NYA are so tiny drop IN the
bucket, compared to the youngsters who
get their training on the firing line OF
actual productions, that they are unim-
portant except in relation to the money
they take from the harassed taxpayers
pocket.
Even if it We're to be conceded that
the war production training program
should be continued, then it should be
done IS an entirely separate project,
not embarrassed by the hundred and one
other non-war activities of the present
NYA.
WPA is siller yet these days. With
labor needed as badly as it is, every able
bodied man should be able to earn liv-
ing-2-d only able bodied men are cared
for by WPA There is no eXcucc what
soever for its existence.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-04
CCC ABANDONMENT
JUST A BEGINNING

If house and senate uphold the house
appropriations committee, congress will
have taken a step, albeit a short one, to-
ward worthwhile wartime economy by
cutting off $75Sl8,000 which the admin
istraton had proposed to use in continu-
ing Civilian Conservation Corps camps
during the next fiscal year.
A few more savings of from rs to 100
million dollars in the places where they
are not only possible but highly desirable
will make the paying of federal taxes a
lot more pleasant to the average man,
who is willing to pay until 1t hurts to
win the war, but doesn't like the peace
time frills some of the administration
theorists have insisted on retaining.
Abolition of CCC is just beginning, if
congress wants to show that the federal
government is willing to make the same
kind of sacrifice that are demanded of
the rank and lie of Americans these days.
Unless the beginning is followed through,
a lot of the Mr.. and Mrs. America make
will be made in order to keep lot OF
bureaucrats busy with social experiments
which should have no place in total war
effort.
Those who want to keep the CCC, along
with the National Youth Administration,
the Works Progress Administration and
a few more glaring examples Of the ac-
tivities which should be done away with,
can find high sounding excuses why they
should not be abolished.
They'll tell you that the CCC protects
the forests against sabotage, that N1A
trains young people for work in war in
dustries, that WPA is necessary because
there are still three million unemployed
persons in this country.
By the same token, and with even bet
ter justification, the average citizen could
argue that he, personally, should be al
lowed to buy more tires because 1t is
vital to wartime morale to keep things
running as smoothly as possible at home,
and because every person should lie al
lowed to extend his activities to the ut
most these days.
Behind the arguments in favor of main
tanning these frilly government agencies-
and having the people pay for them along
with the wars the evident primary re-
luctqnce Of the theorists to abandon their
pets. 1t is a reluctance like that Of the
citizen in behalf OF his tires, which must
be overcome.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-04
German Offensive
Hinfed at KaIinin

MOSCOW, June 4 CUP) - Sharp
clashes around Kalinin, northwest
OF Moscow, indicated today that the
Germans might have selected that
front for new offensive effort.
Last midnights Soviet communi-
que reported q German attack on
the Kalinin front, in which the
enemy was repulsed with 200 men
killed aud three tanks destroyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-04
RAF FIGHTERS SWEEP
OVER INVASION AREA

A SOUTHEAST COAST TOWN,
England. June 4 tUP) - A strong
force of British bombers and fight
ers swert across the Channel this
afternoon in an attack centering
upon the Calais area of the French
coast. There appeared to be neither
German aerial nor anti-aircraft op-
DocitiOO
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-04
Editorials and Comment

EDiT0R'S NOTE: The foIioicrng edit
Oriais are presented as interesting opin-
ions Uoiced By editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-18
Neqro Back Helps New. u.

RENO, Sept. -(UP)-Univer-
sity of Nevada faces another errat-
ic season on the gridiron this year,
with half of the 1941 squad already
in the armed forces and only five
lettermen returning.
Supporters of the Wolf pack ex-
pect Giant Marion Motley, flashy
2cO-pound Negro halfback, to have
his greatest season and carry the
burden against such opposition as
U. S. F., st. Mary's and New Mexi-
co.
Motley, two years honorable men,
ton for All-American and last
seasons little all-coast halfback,
is in excellent shape after a sum-
mer'S labor on a defense project.
The huge colored Speedster was
crippled by knee injury last year
and was employed chiefly as line
plunger. He did, however, display
broken-field dodging form in some
1941 games and got off a l05-yard
touchdown run-longest in the U.
S. last year-to halt San JoSe'S
lengthy victory string. In one game
the Nevada halfback hurled "a
yard pass which the receiver drop
ped Seven college squads put him
on their all-opponent teams. Mot
ley is married and has a baby son.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-18
league.
L0UISG0 DULLS
FEATHER FIGHT

NEW YORK, Sept. 18. (UP)-
When Chalky Wright of Los An
geles climbs into Madison Square
Gardens ring on Sept. 25 to defend
his 126 pount featherweight crown
against Lulu Costantino, it will be
the first time Promoter Mike ia
cobs has staged such bout since
Henry Armstrong wrested the title
from Petey Sarron at the Garden,
Oct. 30, 1897
Yet ballyhoo for the heavyweight
title clash between Joe Louis and
Billy Conn has virtually blacked
out this bout.
Not since the Armstrong era has
the 126 pound division boasted a
champion and contender of suffi-
cient class to merit a Garden main
event-not until Wright and Con-
stantino came along. Jacobs now
believes, however, that his braWl
will usher in a brilliant series of
feather bouts since the class has
more talent now than any other
division.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-18
SPORTS PARADE
Alsab, Whirly to Meet

Pimlico of SO 3-5 for the mile and
3-16 that day-a record that still
stands. But it isn't likely that
either WhirlaWay or AlSab will set
any records tomorrow at Narragan-
sett. because both are expected to
run off the pace in the early going.
Most experts believe that the win
ner will be clocked in three or more
seconds off the course record, which
might make for very drab race
except for the stretch competition.
However, should Woolf decide to
break Whirly fast and set a hot
pace, it may be a different story.
IMPROVING JOCKEY
Alsab will be ridden by Carroll
Bierman, an improving young jock
ey who was the leading rider at
the recent Suffolk Downs meeting
Bierman is expected to let Woolf
make his moves and then counter
with Alsab's speed in the stretch.
This match race-like most COM
petitions of it's kind-resulted from
cancellations of other meetings On
Labor Day at Washington Park the
two were slated to meet, but Whirl-
away suffered an eye injury in the
east and trainer Ben Jones decid-
ed not to ship him west. Then they
were slated to meet in the S25 900
Narragansett special Sept. II, but
Alsab was delayed in arriving from
theh midwest, and Trainer Sarge
Swenke decided to withdraw from
then special, which Whirlaway won
with comparative ease.
Whereupon President James E.
Dooley of the Narragansett racing
association cooked up tomorrow's
match race and offered purse
of $25,00O, winner take all He
also pledged that the tracks pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-18

200-pound end; Dee Leavitt, 200
pound guard, as returning letter
men. Ends Bill Beko, six foot six,
and Floyd Edsall, who saw service
last season, will also be back.
Missing from the 1941 team are
halfback Orrin "Zug" Bennett, end
Gino Quilici, quarterback Tom
Kot, fullback Nanny Chappell, all
in the navy; halfback Ed Brennan
in the marines; tackle Warren Dark
and center AL Bader in the army;
quarterback Red Slaughter in army
air corps; tackles Vince Shea and
AL Wisniewski in the glider corps;
guard Bob Blaine in shipyard; ;
while halfback Alf Sorensen is in
eligible.
Coach Jim Aiken carried a small
squad of about 20 men last year
and expects to fill the gaps with
junior college transfers and high
school graduates, since Nevada will
use freshmen this season on the
varsity. With assistant coaches
Jim Bailey and Charley Schuchart
new lieutenants in the navy pre-
flight training program, Aiken will
be aided by Jake Lawlor, one-time
Nevada football and basketball cap
tain who also played for Sacra-
mento Solons in the Pacific coast
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-18
BY JACK CUDDY

NEW YORK. Sept. l8- CUPJ -
The success or failure of tomor-
rows match race between Alsab
and Whirlaway at Narragansett
Park, r. l., may depend upon the
decisions of Jockey George Woolf
as he guides Whirly around the
course.
The decisions of Woolf apparent
IL are all-important in this test be-
cause it is perhaps the most unus-
ual meeting in match-race history.
The race brings together two great
horses who like TO run off the pace
who like to come from behind
and eat up the good earth in the
stretch They are the most re-
nowned stretch runners of their
day, and some experts consider
WhirlaWay the greatest stretch
runner of all time.
CENTURY'S THRILLER
Woolf The Iceman" may elect to
send Whirlaway off in front and
set the pace, as he did in the turf's
last great match race, when he shot
Seabiscuit from the barrier like a
bullet and maintained such kill
ing pace in the early stages that
he virtually killed War Admiral in
the stretch. That contest, easily
the most thrilling of the century,
was staged at Pimlico, Md, on Nov
/, 1888.
Woof amazed the racing fratern-
ity that day as Seabiscuit set the
pace and out-ran the Admiral for
three-quarters Of the distance. The
Admiral drew on even terms around
the final turn, but shrewd Woolf
despite the pace-had been hold
ing something in reserve. and let
the stretch and finish a four
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-18
N. I. STOCKS

NEW YORK. sept 1s-UPl- Stock.
rallied today on increased volume reflect
ing somewhat better Stalingrad news and
strong technical position of leading is
sues
Steel issues were well up in the ad-
vance with Bethlehem more than a point
higher and Us Steel fairly active on a
fractional gal Jones & Mclaughlin steel
preferred stock gained more than a
point
Railroad issues were firm with their
average slightly higher at new high
since Aug. "a. Reports said car load
inPs this week rose sharply from the
l-ab bor Day weeks total and set an all
time record high in tonnage. Offsetting
this was a rumor that IA incorporating
railroad unions will ask wage increase
of about seven per cent.
Improvement in mercantiles was traced
to the weekly Dun & Bradstreet report
shown retail trade for the nation al a
level 10 per cent over year ago.
New highs were made by American &
Foreign per cent preferred, CONNER
cial investment trust Cerro de PaSco. Eu-
reka vacuum cleaner, general baking.
goodyear tire and Norwalk tire preferred.
Colorado & Southern preferred issues
made new highs and Chicago Eastern
Illinois equalled its top. ere Marquette
prior preferred gained more than point.
Pullman was active and firm in the rail-
road equipments.
!. l. Case rose nearly 4 points and
gains of a point and more were made by
Mack trucks. Pittsburgh Coal issues key-
nolds metals preferred, safeway stores
preferred. Virginia Iron & Coal ana Coke
and yellow truck
Dow Jones preliminary CLOSING stock
averages: industrial 1871. up O.sl; ran,
rs So up 0.O4: utility HIS, up O.U2; and
65 stocqs 3e.03 up 0.02.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-18

Football fire in Imperial Valley
high schools blazed Friday as five
league coaches sent their charges
through light workouts two weeks
before the opening game of the sea-
son on october 2.
At Calexico Lee Boyle, who re-
places Ed Covington as Bulldog in
structor, continued his two-practice
daily schedule, stressing calisthenics
and football rudimentS. Around nine
men back from the 1941 squad, four
of them regulars, will Boyle attempt
to fashion the Az team.
Ranney Williams, end on last
years eleven. has not turned out
for practice and may not be able
to play. Williams was ordered to
restrain from athletics by his doc
tor because of a bad heart condi-
ton. He was a starter in most OF
the games last season.
ERQUIAGA HEAVIER
Boyle has a good looking pros
pect in Henry Erquiaga, up from
the 1941 B squad. Erquiaga, who was
outstanding at fullback for the Bull
pups, has added several pounds to
his weight and may earn a starting
position IN the backlield.
In Ell Centre Coach Louis Birn-
baum has issued equipment and be-
gun light drills. The squad is con-
siderably weaker than the 194l
championship combination after
loss of number of key men. Fred
Robertson, plunging fullback; Gene
Oswalt, quarterback; Ray Ingle and
George Procsal, ends; Stan Conkey
and Bob Holt, tackles, and Russell
Sherwood, center, are gone.
The Brawley Wildcats have also
been hard hit by graduation and
decisions of several players not to
return to school this year. But
Coach Sheldon Loughborough may
still have the most powerful team
in the valley if John Williams and
Ray and Gene Minter colored back
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-18
5. c. NEEDS TWO
GOOD TACKLES

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18-(UP1-
With the knowledge that Tulane
is en- route to Los Angeles and will
arrive next Tuesday. Jeff Cravath
of the University of Southern
California became desperate TODAY
in his quest for a couple Of solid
tackles. The Trojan coach convert
ed Dick Jamison, a reserve block
ing back, and Joe Wolf, last year S
freshman center, TO tackles in an
effort to plug two yaWning gaps in
his forward wall Evidence of an
aerial game against Tulane was
seen in intensive passing drills with
Mickey McCardle and Hal Finney
hitting receivers in good form.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-18
PLAYERS GO
TEMP GREENSAT
BARBARA WORTH

Players will begin to use all 18
of the temporary green's at the
Barbara Worth country club next
week but the regular grass carpets
will be ready for use by the time
of the official fall opening of the
club on October Is, officials said
Friday.
Golfers are now using two II the
temporary green's and will be using
all of them by next week. The reg
ular ones are being reconditioned,
along with other parts of the
course.
The new professional for the club
Jack McLaren from LawSonia, Wis
consin, will arrive here on Septem-
Der 26 to take up his duties, it was
learned. McLaren, who replaces
John Turnac, will be here to start
giving lessons and take charge OF
the golf shop
Turnac, who was pro this sum-
mer at Peter Pan country club neal
Big Bear, stopped at the club Tues
day while on his way to the coast
after an eastern trip
Meanwhile, play continues to hole
up well at the Barbara Worth as
the weather becomes cooler. Over
40 turned out last Sunday and q
players toured the course the dag
before. The average weekday play
has also been good.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-18
L. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES. calf. Sept. 18-tUPl-
Federal State Market News
Cattle salable 800, slow about steady,
odd lots common to medium steers 10 D
To. .25: few common heifers 1O-11; cut
ter to common cows 7.75-9. %; odd lat
COWS TO Il. .25. Gamers down to $50: cut
ter TO common bulls 1918.
Calves salable 2O0, steady. common to
medium Vealers 11-13.5O; common to
medium calves 10-1250: few stockefS
Hogs salable $50, steady. mixed quail
ILLS 50
tiles 1sO-25O ID. 13-1325; strictly good
to choice quoted around 15.3o' good to
choice soWs y. 3.5O-14.
Sheep salable none, medium 10 Sood
Wooled lambs quoted 13-13.13.