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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-22
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
10th and Park

T. c. Cunningham, pastor
Church school, GAS am. Martin
Williams, Supt.
Morning worship, IL o'clock. Ser
mon, THE Empty Choir"
Christ's Ambassadors, 7:30 pm.
Wednesday.
Evening worship, 1880 o'clock. Ser
mon, Heavenly Connections.
Special music-Male quartette.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-22

Evangelistic service, 8 pm.
Prayer meeting-Tuesday, 8 pm.
Church of God Y. P. E., Thurs.
5 pm.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-22
Ell CENTRIC FIRST METHODIST
Eighth and Olive SITS.
Rev. HAYDEN S. Sears, pastor

NV. hdyuCh % oSi"' P
Church school, GAS am. Mrs.
Wendell Waterman, Supt.
Pastors Lecture Hour: $50 am.
Morning Wors:lp-i0:50 am. Ser
mon, "Methodism Has a Message
the Proper Use of Money"
Special music-Anthem: S. P. Hol-
liday and choir; solo, Miss Eliza
beth Wright.
Methodist Youth Fellowship, GAS
pm.
Evening worship, 8 o'clock. Ques-
lions and Answers.
Special music--Duet. Mrs. Eugene
Waterman and Bill White.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-22
ST. JOsEPH'S CATHOLIC

HOltville
FIR. Joseph Mackey, pastor
Sunday Masses, 1880 and 9 am.
Catechism, Saturdays, 100 pm.
Sundays, after each Mass.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-22
CHURCH OF CHRIST
7t', and Brighton

IT., and Brighton
Morning worShip-l0:45
Communion-12 m.
Sermon topic-27th Chapter OF
Matthew.
Evening Worship-7:30.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-22
SEVENTH DAl ADVENTIST

10th and Holt
r. ii. Kezer, pastor
Sabbath School, $50 am. Satur-
Gay.
Morning Worship. II.
Prayer Meeting. Wed. 7:30 pm.
ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC
Veterans Hall
Father w. +. Ciavin, pastor
Masses 8 and $50 am. Sundays
Masses 7:30 am. week days.
Catechism Saturday, 10, rectory.
THE SALVATION ARMY
635 Broadway, Phone Sill
Major and Mrs Thomas w. P1pes
Commanding Officers
Sunday school, 10 am.
Holiness meeting, II am.
public meetings Tues, Thurs. q
Sat, 1880 pm.
Ladies Home League meeting
Thurs, 2 pm.
Salvation meeting, 7:45 pm.
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
of Latter Day Saints
Veterans Memorial Hall
10th and State
Priesthood 8 a. m. Sunday.
Sunday school. 1890 a. m.
Sacrament meeting, : p. m. Sun
day.
Relief Society. 2:30 p, m. Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-22
THE CHURCH OF GOD
Imperial

Rev. ii. ID. Scott, pastor
Church school, AS am. Roy Dug
gins, Supt,
Morning worship, II o'clock
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-22
SEELEY COMMUNITY

(COngregatiOnaD
Seeley, California
Thomas l.. Dyer, pastor
Church school, 10 am. Mrs, Thorn
as L. Dyer, Supt.
Morning worship, II O'Clock. Ser
mon, THE Problem. Policy and
Prospects of Our Church.
Young Peoples Societies dismissed
for the summer.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-22

r urther Restrictions
on Telephone installations
Are Necessary to Save Materials
Vital to the War
The latest War Production Board Order further the
by telephone companies of materials essential the effort 1t
the building of cable wire lines for the installation
telephones and residence more than mini
of construction involved for service necessary
the effort public health welfare and safety requires
much wider use of party-lne service
The for these restrictions additional quantities
of critical materials used providing telephone
"copper" aluminium, tin, STEEL magnesium nickel These
materials urgently needed for the Nation planes tanks guns
ships, munitions. They VITAL TO VICTORY
To install extension telephone may require than
300 40 feet copper WIRE but install thousands
enough copper to wire IA fleet Of bombers.
The immediate effect of these restrictions upon the public will
vary different localities depending upon what any, facilities
available should be unable the service you
know you will understand why The temporary sacrifice
ofyou personal convenience will make while
oVICTORY-ia real part of the priceo protecting LIBERTY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 90 TEN rrHonz COMPANY
= Telephone
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-22
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL
Fifth Near Orange
Edward Hutchinson. vicar

81. - lkoSOA AZ
Fifth Near Orange
Edward Hutchinson, vicar
Feast of PentecoSt.
Holy Communion, 7:30 am.
All Saints church. Brawley, 9 am.
Corporate Communion of the par
ish, 10 am.
Church school will meet in the
church.
No service at IL o'clock.
THE FIRST BAPTIST
Orange Ave and 7th
Rev. ,lOe M. Nation, pastor
Church school -9:45 am. Mrs.
Mable Sullenger, Supt
Morning Worship-1l am. Sermon
THE Withered Gourds of Life"
Special music by Adult Choir.
Baptist Young Peoples Union, 7
pm.
Evening worship, 8 pm. Sermon,
If Man Die, Shall He Live Again?'
Special music by the Young Peo-
pies Choir.
Evening star., 1942-04-05

that the Nation capable Of producing
more war material than the rest Of the
world combined happens, by an odd
chance, to b ovr own.
And not only capable OF 1t, but wen
on the way. In spite Of many kinks yet
to be ironed out. Not 30 last time. In
1917 America was precipitated into the
vortex while on peacettme basis. Our
naval forces were good then as now.
but they were needed mostly as means
of convoy for the Army; and the Army
was woefully inadequate in numbers,
training and equipment.
The call went out for millions, who
responded-but very few had had any
military training. The tempo of those
DAYS wes easier, and many of the un-
thinking believed that training was
minor matter. The poison of William
Jennings Bryans notion was prevalent
that ZOO, 900 men could spring to arms
overnight. They entirely overlooked the
questions Of where they would get the
arms, how they would spring to them.
how they would learn to use them and
how they could be clothed and fed
while learning.
THE War With Germany" a statisti-
cal summary made for the sixty-sixth
Congress by Col. Leonard P. Ayres Of the
general staff, tells me in detail of the
handicaps due to our non-military spirit
and lac kof preparedness.
"The average American soldier who
Evening star., 1942-04-05

these airplanes were obsolete and the
other four obsolescent."
Today the situation Is far different.
Shortly after the close Of the "phony"
war, after France had fallen, Uncle Sam
shook the sleep out of his eyes, when
prodded firmly by the President and
others, and got busy. We. became
realistic enough to pass lend-lease, TAX
ing over Caribbean and Newfoundland
bases for our protection and at the same
time laying the groundwork Of produc-
ton. Not only did We produce, in COM
paratively small but welcome amounts,
most of which went to Britain, but,
more important, we made start to get
ready to produce the enormous quantities
that we will need for victory. Already
en- hand is lot-just how much is
military secret-but it is no secret that
it is many, many times what We had at
the start of the last war.
Also, just prior to the start Of this
one, Uncle Sam learned a trick or two
from the enemy and got tough. Iceland
was occupied, before Germany could take
it first and save the poor Icelanders from
slavery. At any time or place a sub
marine was encountered by one Of our
naval vessels, no questions were asked.
1t was sunk, if possible. We wasted no
time in futile discussions about neutrality
and international law as it applied to
the situation. We remembered too well
the silly performance last time, when
Germany sank our ships, received pro-
Evening star., 1942-04-05
LOndon's Wartime Newspapers

ish news appraisal was illustrated sharply
on February 19 when the big news to
Americans was the fact that United
States troops and planes had gone into
action in Java and that a German u
boat had torpedoed Panama registered
tanker off the Dutch Island Of Aruba in
the Caribbean.
To the British, the major interest was
in story that the Home Guard forces
had been completely reorganized, the
first bombs had fallen on Australia and
that Chinese troops had scored victory
over Thai troops in an encounter in
Northern Burma.
With the arrival Of spring, American
newspapers are featuring spring fashions
In full-page advertisements-but in the
London Times Of q recent date, the en-
tire paper carried only one small women's
clothing ad. Spring styles don't mean
SO much to a nation in uniform.
In the midst OF this journalistic con-
servatism Of the British papers Il Q
startling touch Of Hollywood.
The empire movie modestly advertised
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" as this ad-
jectival success" The Daily Sketch
called the picture 'stupendous"; ths Ex-
press said 1t was brilliant" and the moro
conservative Times compromised on sex
cellent"
In contrast, the marriage Of the Earl
Of Warwick was a social event that would
have had American society writers beat
ing out columns Of descriptive. Ths
Evening Standard merely recorded:
THE Earl of Warwick was married to
Mrs. Kathleen Bell at midday today.
The bride and bridegroom Sprinted 10
yards after the wedding to escape press
photographers"
And that was all. Not even q line on
what ths bride wore.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
BY Basil Gordon.

went to France" says the colonels
pamphlet, received six months Of train
ing in this country before he sailed.
After he landed overseas he had two
months Of training before entering the
battle line. The part Of the battle line
that he entered was in q quiet sector
and here he remained one month before
going into an active sector and taking
part in hard fighting"
before he was considered really good
enough for hard combat. Think 1f the
advantage that America could have had
In 1917 II these soldiers had been trained
before we entered the war.
We have that advantage now. We
have it because Of the far-sighted Wis
dom Of our foreign policy while We were
at peace For the first time in our his
tory We had peacetime conscription, CIV
ing us the priceless asset Of well over
years military training before We were
called upon to use 1t. But for that we
might be in the same jam as we were
IN 1917, only much worse. We nave men
now not only eager to slap the Japs, but
who know how to do 1t.
There was an equally startling con-
trast in the field Of equipment Col.
Ayres document states that on our entry
into World War we had but 544 3-inch
guns and 356 OF other presumably
larger caliberS. It also recapitulates
the well-known fact that We had woe
fully insufficient manufacturing facilities
for their further production. In the air
the situation was even worse, to the point
OF being ludicrous. Quoting from Col.
Ayres' pamphlet: when war was de-
clared in April, 1917, the United States
had two aviation fields and SIS serviceable
airplanes. The National Advisory Com
mittee on Aeronautics, which had been
conducting a scientific study Of the
problems Of flight, advised that 81 Of
Evening star., 1942-04-05
That Other War, Is Years Ago, and This...

Twenty five years ago, on April T..
1917. the United States entered World
War No. !, In to stay until victory.
Today We are In World War No. 2, also
to stay until victory. Besides these
identical resolutions, there were many
other points Of similarity, and many of
difference, to the circumstances and
feelings with which we began participa-
ton Of these wars.
In both cases the United States, fore
seeing the probability Of involvement
some time ahead, nevertheless hoped to
avoid conflict. In the first case, Con-
gress, enraged by unrestricted subma-
rine warfare and convinced that the
die was cast, formally declared. war, ac-
cording to international law; in the
second, state of war was created by
q treacherous attack contrary to inter-
national law, followed by declaration
from the enemy few hours later.
The different circumstances under
which hostinties were opened caused
different feelings among our people.
While both wars were remote from our
continental shores, In the frst one su-
preme confidence was felt that 1t would
stay remote, and that we could keep
the enemy pinned in his own area
until he would be beaten there. In the
present struggle enemy initiative has
made us conscious Of the prime necessity
Of defense first, to be followed as soon
as possible by offense, to be sure.
Other factors that led to these differ
ent attitudes were seapower and the
airplane. Then, the three most power
full fleets in the world, British. American
and Japanese, were allied in over
whelming superiority to anything the
enemy could produce above the surface;
the German Navy was only dangerous
below 1t. The airplane, crude affair,
was useful mainly for scouting. Any
fighting it did was incidental. and al
most entirely against other aircraft.
Evening star., 1942-04-05

Approximately 900 trucks were en-
ployed to move the Office files and furni-
ture of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the immigration and
Naturalization Service to Philadelphia
last month. According to Federal Off
cials, this was the largest individual
truck operation in history and entailed
the transfer of $4,000 separate articles
of Office equipment.
OF almost equal magniture was the
transfer of the Rural Electrifcation Ad-
minstration to ST. Louis, which was be-
gun last week., Nearly so freight cars
are being used to carry the official files
and equipment of this agency to its new
home in the West. The first train, con-
sisting of % freight cars, carried 81 900
separate articles of Office furniture, rang
ing from Government files to well-worn
wastepaper baskets and pencil sharp
eners.
In cooperation with the Decentraliza-
tion Service, which maintains field offices
in the cities to which Federal bureaus are
being transferred, local officials and civic
organizations have done their best to
make Federal employees feel at home in
their new surroundings. In New York
City, for example, to which the Wage
and Hour Division. and the Employees
Compensation Commission have been
moved, the Washingtonians were given
free sightseeing trips, tickets to shows,
and other entertainment as tangible evi-
dence of the city's welcome. In Rich
mond, churches of that city Joined in
arranging picnic, which was attended
by about 600 employees of the Patent
Office and their families. In Chicago,
Cincinnati, St. Louis. Columbus. and
other cities similar arrangements are
being made to welcome Federal employees.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Bv Oliver Mckee.

With the arrival of trainloads of Of
flee equipment and records in several
Midwestern cities Uncle Sam brought
close to completion last week the big
gest mass moving Job in our history
the transfer of dozen Federal bureaus
to make room for war workers in WASH
ington.
On January 81, the Patent Office,
advance guard of the 1912 decentraliza-
ton army, started its trek to Rich
mond. Since then the movement has
continued virtually without surcease BY
April /, transferred agencies had re-
leased more than 100000 square feet
OF Office space in so buildings here for
war activities.
Including Government workers and
their families, the decentralization job
has necessitated the moving of approx
mately $1,000 persons-almost equiva-
lent to one Of the Arnly's new triangu-
lar divisions. About so per cent of the
personnel in the bureaus transferred
have left Washington with their re-
spective agencies. Most of the remainder
are likely to remain in Washington.
Headed by Fred E. Taylor, a real
estate man from the Pacific Coast, the
decentrali alization service of the Public
Buildings Administration has supervised
the transfer of Federal agencies and the
relocation of Government workers and
their families. The unit has about so
employees on Its Washington staff, and
as in its field force.
Like the movement of an army, the
shift of Federal bureaus required care
full planning, efficient staff work and
proper coordination of effort by the
various unit commanders. Federal de-
Capitalization, however, involved prob
lens that do not ordinarily arise in mill
tary operations. For a majority of the
workers transferred have families, house.
hold goods and equipment.
The Government pays the travelling
expenses of the employees transferred to
other cities, and the costs, within certain
maximum limits, of moving their house.
hold effects, which are shipped overland
In truck caravans Each individual con-
signment of furniture is marked for its
owners and the lists OF personal belong
ings have ranged from small trunk to
complete equipment and furniture for q
four or five room apartment.
The moving companies seem to have
done a bang-up job, for up to date
practically no reports Of losses have been
received. One Government worker COM
planned that several pieces Of furniture
had suffered scratches in transit and
promptly received check to cover the
alleged damage. A woman employe OF
the Patent Office transferred to Rich
mond reported that three pieces Of china
were missing Later she discovered them
in the bottom of a packing barrel.
The decentralization program has in
volved the transportation OF 7246 tons
Of Office equipment and records. On the
shorter hauls to Richmond, Philadelphia
and New York, Office equipment has
been moved by motor truck. On the
longer moves to Midwestern cities 1t has
been shipped by rail.
Evening star., 1942-04-05

Since the London papers serve the en-
tire island, their circulation is tremen-
dous and accounts for the principal rev.
enue rather than advertising.
The greatest similarity between the
English and American papers lies in the
free discussions of their governments
war effort and the publication of i'm
portant news, whether good or bad.
While each country's press gives the
most space and prominence to news di-
rectly affecting its own people, this
doesn't mean they do not give smash play
to the same stories, regardless Of the
source.
British papers followed the pattern Of
American papers in giving top play to
the sensational last story from Singa-
pore" by c. Yates Mcdaniel, correspond
ent for the Associated Press and Wide
World.
The London Evening Standard head
lined McDaniels story Salute the
Bravel"
It devoted more than a column Of its
restricted news space to this description
Of Singapore's heroic but outmanned de-
tenders.
The adventure Of the American re-
porter stirred such interest in England
that the Standard ran another page /
feature a few days later reporting Nc
Daniel was missing He later turned up
safely in Java and is now in Australia.
Rooseveit's hreside chat February 23
. was printed in full in the London Times,
although there was no mention Of the
fact japanese submarine had shelled
the California coast during the broad
cast.
The Daily Express barely mentioned
the Presidents speech In its news column
next day, but printed an editorial col
umn Of comment.
The difference In American and Brit
Evening star., 1942-04-05

with the consent of President Roosevelt.
His mother was with him, being in poor
health she received the major share Of
his attention. He appeared among his
shipmates only at meal time.
Miss Faircloth, however, saw a great
deal of the other Army families who
made up the mission, which included Col.
Eisenhower, now a major general and
chief Of war plans in the War Depart
ment, and Col. James Ord, one Of the
outstanding younger strategists IN the
Army, who was on his way to his death
in plane while supervising the first
maneuvers of the young Filipino Army.
Before the crash Ord had flown over
every inch of the islands and had helped
Macarthur plan the ultimate defense
of Bataan. His voice, like that of his
chief, continually reiterated the same
warning: I'VE must be prepared before
the attack; afterwards 1t will be too
late"
When the Panay was sunk in 1887,
Ord wrote his close friend, Paul Scott
Mowrer Of the Chicago Daily News, IF
we let them (the Japanese) get away
with this there will be future blood
bath that shudder to contemplate and
it will take us many years to recover
what we will lose"
Little did any of the group on board
the ship, which served as the meeting
place for Douglas Macarthur and his
future bride, dream that MacArthur's
aide would give his life in helping to
prepare Bataan and that the popular
Miss Faircloth, who entered so whole
heartedly into the life on board, would
one day witness an epic siege of the
islands and participate in sensational
getaway.
The group was one happy family which
was seldom ioined by the serious and
Evening star., 1942-04-05
By Don Whitehead,
Wide World News.

Iondon's wartime newspapers are as
lean and gaunt looking as hattle-tough-
ened soldiers, stripped to the barest
essentials of news and advertising.
Beside American papers-fat with
news, comic strips, sports, assorted fea-
lures, columns from Broadway, Washing
ton and Hollywood, and advertisements
the London dailies have the emaciated
look of a journalistic thin man.
There is nothing anemic In the way
the British handle the war news and
comment on their governments conduct
of the war, however, even though the
stories lack the detail and completeness
of American news -coverage.
It's the papers appearance that is con-
fusing to the American, accustomed to
having the top news on page !. followed
by an orderly procession Of features, col
umns, editorials, sports, comics and pages
of advertising including tempting food
displays.
Take . look at London's "Old Thun-
der" the Times:
Instead Of black headlines on the front
page, there Is q solid gray mass Of want
ads, personal and legal notices and an
nouncements of births. deaths and mar
riages.
The news begins on page 2 with the
major war dispatches, editorials and
home news on page and +only 8
or 10 pages compared to the IS or IS in
the weekday metropolitan papers In this
country.
Like all London papers, the Times has
no comic strips. and scant sports news
The ads are small, running largely to
patent medicines and food Is rarely men
toned. Rationed. you know.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Washington's Biggest Moving Job

Estimates Of the cost Of the decentran-
zation program are not yet available, for
many of the bills and vouchers are still
to be presented. Though the cost of
transferring personnel, Office equipment
and household furniture will be substan-
tial, Federal officials point out the re-
lease of space in Washington will save
the Government millions of dollars an
nually in rent, and that in many in
stances space has been secured in other
cities at costs lower than expected.
The bureaus already shifted. and the
cities to which they are being nio7ed. are
as follows: Patent Office, Richmond:
Wage and Hour Division and the En-
ployes Compensation Commission, New
York; Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion and immigration and Naturalization
Service. Philadelphia; Farm Security
Administration, Cincinnati; Rural Elec-
trifcation Administration, st. Louis:
Railroad Retirement Board, Chicago, and
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Gin parD, Columbus, Ohio.
The Farm Credit Administration, an
other agency on the decentralization list.
is expected to move to Kansas City in a
few weeks. Still to be decided is the
future home of the Social Security
Board units ordered transferred from
Washington, and those of three small
Interior Department units-Indian At
fairs, the National Park Service and
the Fish and Wild Life Service.
In wartime. all roads lead to the
Nations Capital, and the roads are
heavily travelled. As evidenced by the
Government decentralization program,
the travel, however, is not all in one
direction In the shift Of Federal bu-
reaus, 1912 has brought substantial
migration away from Washington.