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Evening star., 1942-09-04
Commends Star Articles
On Auxiliary Firemen.

To the Editor of The Star:
We take this opportunity to express
the appreciation of this association for
the splendid series Of articles on the
Auxiliary Fire Force Of the District of
Columbia, published recently In The
Star.
The citizens of Washington should be
grateful, not alone for your generous
allotment of valuable newspaper space,
but, moreover, for being enlightened
about their defenders of life and prop
erty-the regular and auxiliary firemen.
The members of our organization, all of
whom are auxiliary fremen as we'll as
fire Bluffs" of long standing, have always
had very real interest In the Fire De-
partment. We intensified our efforts
after Pearl Harbor and currently our
endeavors are directed at building up in
numbers, morale and effectiveness the
Auxiliary Fire Force, so vital in the de-
tense of the Nations Capital.
Permit us to give special praise to
the author of the series, Norman A.
Kahl, who SO capably described the in
tricacies and technique OF flremen and
training OF auxiliaries, which was bound
to have given encouragement to both
classes OF men, and at the same time
spread reinsurance to the people of the
precautions being effected against the
fire hazard
EDWARD r. GooDKIN,
Chief, Friendship Fire Association.
Evening star., 1942-09-04

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tne Use Tor repubication of all news dispatches
credited to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
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Evening star., 1942-09-04
Opposes Increase in
Social Security Tax.

To the Editor OF The Star:
The accumulated credit account (paper
I. o. U.s. under the Social Security Act to
date amounts to more than billion dol
lars. This represents money collected
beyond all needs to pay pension benefits.
The people were led to believe that If
they submitted to such a tax, as origi-
nally proposed, they would in their aged
days be cared for through proper bene-
fits. Remember, just before the 1910
national election great speeches were
broadcast: news items fiared from all
papers to the effect-"Congress is saving
the workingmen more than $500, 900 900
because OF the delayed one-haf of per
cent tax originally proposed under the
act by amending social security"
With the present 2 per cent tax q per
cent each for the employe and employer)
under this act, we have been able to
accumulate credit account greater than
billion dollars. BY stepping this up to
per cent, as proposed now by the Sem
ate Finance Committee, we would be in
creasing this credit account more than
$1,000 ,000,0 900; then the following year
the people would be forced to pay an
additional per cent interest tax on the
total OF more than $4,000 900 900, or
s135 100000
This is the most deceiving tax ever
proposed by our congressional repre-
sentatlves because it is levied, as we are
led to believe, to pay pension benefits.
which is not the truth: 1t is a tax for
current expenditures.
workers will pay this in addition to
all other taxes, and will in reality pay an
addltional tax on this tax because 1t ia
not exempt from total income.
No thought is given to what this will
mean to the people In one, two or three
years from now. All money collected
under social security goes into the gen
eral treasury. and the money 80 collected
y placed n nsurs form a paper -
Evening star., 1942-09-04
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-03
BY FREDERICK C. OECHSNER

WRIGHT FIELD, Dayton, o., Nov.
3. UP)-The gadgets which make
American fighter planes and bomb
ers so deadly efficient undergo con-
slant refinement here at the army
air forces laboratories.
Wright Field has developed and
the army is putting to hard use
scores of new aviation devices which
right now are busy at the job of
debating Herman Goering's luft-
waite.
In the Wright Field laboratories I
have seen cameras whose lenses are
operated automatically by photo
electric cells, activated by flash
bombs; plastic lenses; portable de-
velopment tents which can be drop
ped by parachute; and Photographic
plates so sensitized that the detailed
picture of an entire city can be
printed on surface not more than
four inches across.
AUTOMATIC SOS
At luncheon one day, the radio
apparatus in our room began to
give out an SOS signal at regular
intervals. We were told that the
signals came from a rubber boat
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-03
0PA Jacks Up Top
Price on Cigars,
Other Luxuries

WASHINGTON, Nov. SUPP
The office of price administration
today raised ceiling prices on cigars.
beer, and California wines and
spirits, to enable sellers to meet
higher costs of production and in
creased federal excise taxes.
The action followed similar in
creases on cigarettes and other
products which went under higher
excise levieS on Nov. l. and will be-
come effective Immediately.
Sugar prices may be increased
approximately 20 per cent with
five-centers going to six cents. To-
centers to 10 cents. and those sell
ling two for 25 cents to be Is cents
straight.
Maximum prices on beer were in
creased 81 to Sl50 a barrel. but
the retailer will pass on TO con-
sumers only the increases in beer
sold in bottles or other containers.
For California dessert wines. con-
sumers will pay an increase of 23
cents gallon, and for table wines
nine cents gallon. Winners
prices will increase from 80 cents
to 55 cents a gallon for dessert
wines and from 17l3 cents to 26h
cents gallon for table wines.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-03
Scout Activities
For Coming Month
Outlined at Meet

Boy Scout activities for the COM
ing month were outlined in Ell Gen.
tro Monday at a meeting of the
central district Boy Scout commit
tee.
Friday night will come the Sec
ond of a series of training courses
for leaders from HcltVille, Imperial,
CaleXico and FL Centre. The
course will be given in the Scout
hu. IN Ell Centro at $50 pm. A
camp style bean feed will precede
the training session.
The annual roundup for FL Cen
tro and Imperial troops will take
the form of a field day and ever
night camp at the FL Centre sta
dium next Saturday. Fire Chief
Corn Reed will be camping chair
man.
Boards of review were scheduled
in FL Centre Tuesday night, in
HoltVillc November II. and in Ca
leXico November 23 Courts of hon
or will be held in Imperial Ncvem-
Der 10, Ell Centre, November 10.
Holtville, November "a and CaleXi-
co. December |.
Those who attended the meeting
Monday were Argyll McLachlan.
Paul jenkins, James Otter, c. II. II
Small, Guy Weakly, James Mackie
Jr, Thomas N. Finney, and Hugh
M Wilcox.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-03
Ira Huffman New
POSTMASTER Chief

Ira Huffman is the new president
of the Cactus Gavel POSTMASTER
club. taking that office Monday
night after the resignation of jim
Noel was accepted. Noel is leaving
the valley to take a position with
the OPM office in San Diego.
Huffman was vice-president and
Don Young was elected to that of
flee. Bob Price being made secretary
treasurer.
This club is sponsoring an eight
weeks training course in speech,
open to all interested. A small charge
will be made for those not mem-
berS, anominal fee to cover the cost
Of supplies, which may be, if the in
diVidual wishes TO become a club
member. applied on the iniation fee.
This IS a defense project, designed
for those who are conducting de
Tense classes as we'll as for mem-
berS.
Ken Thornton was voted best
speaker Of the evening. Monday and
Don Young. second. Other speakers
were Dr.. E. b. Godfrey, Willis john
son, Foster Mcclure and Ira Huff
man.
On Nov. 16 the Brawley club will
attend a joint meeting with the
Ell Centro group at the California
hotel, Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-03
Soldier Criminal
Upsefs Courtroom,
Denies He's Nuts

CHICAGO, Nov. 8. (UP) Two
pSychiatrists today examine Irwin
Kadens, 33. army deserter who in
sists he was mot nuts when he
conducted a two-month tour OF
crime through the middle west.
After yesterdays stormy court
room session in which Kadens pro-
tested against almost every step OF
the proceedings, Judge John A.
Sbarbaro of Cook county criminal
court wearily appointed Drs. Vlad-
imir c.. Urse and John J. Madden
to examine the defendant and con-
tinued the trial until tomorrow.
Although Kadens, former postal
clerk, has admitted about 75''
crimes, including robberies, attacks
on women and the Kidnapping of a
Detroit couple, he was placed on
trial first on a charge of attempt
ing to rob a currency exchange. 1t
was during that attempted holdup
that he was captured b" police.
FIRST OUTBURST
Kadens first upset the judicial
calm of the courtroom by demanding
/ IIdJ lie Ut llleu lOl IL lilolc SCllOliS
offense. The army desertion or kid
naping charges against him carry
maximum penalty OF death.
His mother, Mrs Mary Kadens,
wearing a black shawl. added her
voice TO the tumult until bailiffs
led her from the courtroom.
His attorney, Charles A. Bellows,
who was retained by relatives. was
denied request for a weeks con-
tinuance SO he could study the case
more fully. Kadens said he didn't
want continuance anyway.
DENIES INSANITY
Then Bellows asked that psychi-
artists be appointed and announced
he would base his defense on the
plea that kadenS was insane. He
said the defendants mother. had
received pSychiatric treatment.
Il object, your honor, I'm not
nuts" Kadens protested.
Kadens ignored his wife, Janet,
and two small daughters who were
sitting in the courtroom During one
Of their fathers outbursts, the girls
began crying.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-03
Macarthur S Men
Capture kokoda
In Fast Advance
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it throughout the morning. In the
afternoon. North American Billy
Mitchell (B-25l bombers took up
the attack and the Fortresses add
ed the finishing touches. pummeling
the ships until dusk.
ZEROS SHOT DOWN
Nine japanese Zero fighters ac-
ccmpanied the convoy, and the al
lied bombers. operating without
fighter escort, shot down five cf
them. There was no indication
in the communicate where the Zero
fighters had been based.
The allied air forces, whose sue
cess was not conspicuous when the
japanese made their first landino
at Buna last July 81, redeemed
their reputation yesterday
The communiuue said several
heavy BOMBS. possibly FOUNDERS
fell within Is to 25 feet of the
transports. The conclusion of
thesc big bombs in so short a dis
tancc should have been enough to
spring the plates Of the unarmor-
ed transports so that they might
have been sunk later.
All allied planes returned -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-03
County Mineral
Survey Assured

tent and quality of available min
eral deposits.
In the meantime. the state ST.
perviSors association arranged 10
have complete survey of the met
ais and minerals deposits made in
each county in California, working
through the county Supervisors in
each county.
The supervisors of Imperial coun-
ty declared the survey is import
ant to the war effort and to the
future of the county They there
fore, decided tC look over the sit
uation and see what must be done
ALLEGATION of manpoWer, priority
on equipment, ALLEGATION of federal
funds for roads and loans tC min
ing operators, will be based on the
survey and HeWitt's report of the
situation, the supervisors were in
formed in a letter from the state
supervisors association.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-03

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mast part from voting before going
to work. Their votes were expected
to be heavily Democratic.
PRESIDENTIAL TREND
Similar reports of light voting
were received from Massachusetts,,
Missouri, Texas and Illinois. Vot-
ing started light in Pennsylvania
but began to pick up toward noon.
Thic election is heavily weighted
with presidential politics.
Scattered contests bear directly
on President Roosevelt's future
control of important segments OF
his party
Republicans are locking TO to-
days polling to raise new popular
leaders before the people and to
start the COP. on the comeback
trail.
The Dcmocratic party is expected
to lose some Senate and House seats
but To retain control of the Con-
gress. There also is a scattered
weakening of Democratic state bull
warks and the Republican party is
expected TO add TO its list OF goVer-
nors. notably in New York state
where Democrats have been in pow
er for 20 years.
CONGRESS AT STAKE
In addition TO thousands OF To-
cal offices, the electorate will
choose 81 full term and four short
term senators. 432 full term and two
short term members of the House
and 80 governors. Maine elected a
governor, senator and three
members of the House-all Repub-
licans-September IA.
The newly elected Senators and
Representative with those mem
bers of the Senate whose terms
hold over beyond this year Will
comprise the 18th Congress which
will convene in the first week OF
January.
Republican srckesmen generally
have not claimed that they would
win the House this year and ooth
parties have been cautious in seek
ing votes to avoid the 1918 mistake
Ct Woodrow Wilson who called Tor
election of members of his own
do pa VI tiA' "~4 NA@S- -
But Vice-Chairman Frank E. Can
nett says the Republicans will gain
a minimum of 35 seats and prob
ably do better. Some other Re-
publicans privately express the
opinion that they have l9 TO 20
new seats in the bag and gooo
chance but no assurance OF better
inc that figure.
DEWEY STRONG
Top billing among the states goes
TO the New York contest for gov
ernor in which Republican Thomas
Z. Dewey. the former district at
torney. looks like a sure winner
over John j Bennett, Jr., Demo-
crat. and Dean Alfange, American
Labcrite Dewey took the New
York nomination over the opposi-
ton of Wendell L. Willkie. i940
Republican presidential nominee,
and may come up two years from
now with the presidential nomina-
ton In his own right if he wins
today. .Iis hackers are claimine
a plurality of around 100000 which
would be victory sufficiently spec
tacular to imnress the name Of
Dewey deeply from coast to coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-03

ed to arrive late this week
Volunteer fire fighting crews
have been organized in practically
every rural area in the county. the
board of supervisors was told at the
regular meeting Monday. These
crews will fight rural fires, using
the equipment.
Each truck carries a 500-gallon
centrifugal pump and $50 gallons
OF water The equipment will pump
water from canals, irrigation
bitches. stock pondS, reservoirs.
drain bitches and like water storage
space.
Gasoline and tires for the fire
trucks are a state obligation, E. S.
Miller. state forest ranger in San
Diego county, told the supervisors
Monday. In event of major dis
aSter in San Diego, Miller said, it
probably will BE- necessary to take
the equipment there for use dur
ing the emergency Otherwise. he
said. it will be left in Imperial
county for the duration.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-03
NavyPuts Biggest
Fleet Into Action
In SoIomons Area
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ply lines have been choked with
NV equipment. Airplanes and other
essentials have been pouring into
the SOlomons 10 relieve the situa-
ton for the battle scared Marine
and Army veterans on .Guadalcanal
But the japanese undoubtedly are
willing 10 slug it cut with the Amer
leans. The TACT that the United
States fleet was able TO meet the
enemy was the most encouraging
news OF the last two weeks. but
the fight by no means is over.
During a reconnaissance flight in
a Boeing-l7 Flying Fortress over
Bougainville island. this correspond =
ent saw the imposing enemy fleet
concentrated for action in the Sol
mons. In a swift run over the enc
m" ships, lie counted four battle
ships. three airplane carriers, about
10 cruisers, l3 destroyers and nine
transports. Those Al ships consti
tutcd a blood-chilling sight when
he realized their potentialities.
From l,0J0-fOOU attitude, the bat
tleShips appeared to be extremely
modem l4-Inch gun vessels. Their
rising sun Identification markers
were plainly visible.
They appeared TO be making the
widest sort of uaneuVers to escape
American bombers. Their wakes
looked like mile -lond snakes
wlithing OF: behind them.
reports on the strength of the enc
my armada. Army Lieut.. Mario Sesso
OF New York CITY reported that his
living fort encountered IA japanese
ships in all and was attacked
by SIX carrier-b -basec enemy Zero
lighters.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-03
Cad gets Aid U. S.
Air Efficiency

lest at sea- NEARBY. We found it.
just south southeast of the radio
laboratory. -Four doughty airmen
were sitting in it, awaiting our ar
rival. One of them held in his Ian
the radio device, small hand dyna-
mo which automatically ground out
an SOS when cranked. 1t could be
converted at will into a Morse hand
sender or an electric light -blinker
There were other gadgets on dis
play and under teSt-an automobile
which gave out a "homing" signal
for airplanes in the field; portable
television sets; the latest type OF
"walkie- talkie," or portable wireless
telephone.
RADIO CONTROL
We saw a radio-controlled mode
plane, with a wing spread of about
six feet its engine propelling it a.
100 miles an hour. 1t was equipped
with a radio-controlled parachute
to let it float gently down to earth
since landing still is too complicated
an operation for remote control. A
small boys dream of delight, the
little plane is militarilv useful as
target for anti-aircraft practice
Outside the field of radio wa.
another wonder-the largest electric
fan in the world, a giant blade driv-
EN- by 10000 horsepower. 1t can SCI
up a 450-mile wind in 9
huge U-Shaped tunnel where all
flow and surface stresses are stud
led. No country has a wind tunne
to match this one.
Fuel mixtures which save Wea,
ON motors, portable gas tanks which
can be dropped b; parachute, anc
improved leak proof gas tanks. were
among other developments showr
us.
In the aero medical research lab.
oratory I saw delicate tests to de-
termine the reaction of parachute
jumpers to the oxygen content OF
the atmosphere 1t 10000 feet anc
downward, of pilots at similar
heights. The air war is moving up.
stairs and such information is vital
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-03


CONGRESSIONAL TESTS
Best known of the aSpirants to
Congress was Will Rogers, .Jr.. son
Of the late humorist now serving in
he Army. His friends have carried
on his Democratic campaign against
Representative Leland NJ. Ford. Re-
pl olican, Santa Monica.
Former Adjutant General J. o.
Donovan, an Olson appointee until
he resigned to run for Congress.
opposed Representative Carl Hin
shaw, Republican, Pasadena. Fiery
Rev Robert P. Bob Shuler, Los
Angeles Republican, and dry cru
sader, was out to beat Representa-
tive Henry II. Jerry Voorhis. Dem
ocrat, San Dimas.
The outcome of the eight ccn-
gressional contests in Los Angeles
county will decide whether Repub-
leans or Democrats control the
23-seat California delegation. Both
parties elected four members in
the primary and each have two otn-
ers with only minor party opposi-
ton today There are Is districts
with competition, of which only four
are in the north.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-03
DIVERSION PLANNED
u Millions Go
To Kaiser Plant

WASHINGTON, Nov. Sup
Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones
announced today that the Recon-
struction Finance Corp. has author
lied a $26,OOO,0O0 loan to the Kaiser
company for the purpose of en-
larging its steel mill at Fontana
Calf.
The $26,00O,C0O was in addition
to a S55,000,000 loan made to the
company last spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-03

sea battle of Oclo1er 26. The Japa-
nese. themselves, had a powerful
flotllla in the area, said to include
four battleshipS, three aircraft car
riers, 10 cruisers, l8 destroyerS, and
nine transports.
Two of the three japanese car
rierS were damaged in the Oct. 26
action in which an unnamed Amer
lean carrier was lost. The japanese
retreated TO the north Solomons
where they were brought under
heavy air attack by MacArthur's
bOmbers
Frank Tremaine, United Press
staff correspondent at Pearl harbor.
reported that the japanese may
have lost as many as nine Warships
in the naval action west of Savo
island Oct. 11-l2 This was the
estimate of Capt. Ernest G. Small
who commanded an American cruis-
er in the battle. Small said a heavy
cruiser and destroyer were sunk
and possibly three more cruisers
and four destroyers.
REDS HARD PRESSED
In Russia the Nazi attack into
the Caucasus was developing rapid
ly while at Stalingrad. the fighting
appeared to be dwindling
The Russians reported that the
Nazis had occupied Nalchik and
were pushing ahead toward Ord
zhonikidze, so miles distant, and
also toward the railroad to Grozny
80 miles to the east.
The Nazi thrust was regarded
as dangerous since it is pointed to-
ward Russian military highways
leading to Titlis, 280 miles north
west of Baku, and Kutanis, 10 miles
northwest of Batum.
The Russians continued to ad-
vance northeast of Tuapse.
A Communist party spokesman es-
timated German" has lost 10000 OOO
men killed or put out of action per-
manently in the war in the east
thus far
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-03
Valley Receives
Two Fire Trucks

Providing the rural areas of I'M
perial county with the first fire
protection equipment they ever had,
the state forestry department and
the state civilian defense Tuesday
announced the ALLEGATION of two
500-gallon centrifugal pump trucks
TO the COUNTY for the duration af
The war.
One piece of equipment was plac-
ed in charge of the FL Centre fire
department and the other in charge
OF the Brawley fire department. The
two city departments will provide
a regular paid driver to take the
truck wherever it is needed in the
rural areas. The department also
will maintain and provide housing
fer the equipment which is expect
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-03
Citizens Defense
Farley Planned

Imperial County Defense council
officials Tuesday discussed ar
rangementS for a southern Califor-
mia conference on mobilization Of
citizens for war which will be held
in Los Angeles Nov. 10 under the
auspices of the state council of
defense and the ninth regional Of
flee of civilian defense.
Problems of an overall defense
will be discussed and there will be
special conferences on community
war service, organization, and fin
ances.
Defense officials from the county
group, each municipal group, and
from the unincorporated towns were
planning to attend if possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-03


TRANSPORT SET AFIRE
MacArthur's bombers struck hard
at japanese attempts to bolster their
forces on New Guinea by blasting
a troop convoy, estimated TO be
bringing 1000 men up to the Buna
area on the north New Guinea coast.
The convoy included a lO000-tor
ship, l2000-ton ship, a cruiser,
and destroyer. The Allied bombers
drove the convoy off before it could
land and later one transport was
seen burning in the vicinity of
Gasmata, New Britain. Five Japa-
neSe Zeros were shot down.
MacArthur's successes came as
official reports from Washington
and dispatches from the Pacific
took a more optimistic tone regard
ing the SolomonS situation.
MARINES ATTACK
u. ). Marines, ashore on Guadal-
canal. took the initiative and drove
the japanese back two miles at
one point while american planes
continued TO harass the enemy both
on land and sea.
A dispatch by William Tyree
United Press staff correspondent.
from south Pacific general head
quarters, dated October %, reported
that the United States had assem-
bled one of the most powerful fleets
ever put to sea in the Solonons
area.
The entire theater of war. Tyree
reported, was being flooded with
fresh supplies and reinforcements.
1t was this large American sea
force. he reported. which drove the
japanese back northward in the big
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-03

Imperial county soon will be
searched from border to border to
locate the strategic minerals now
desperately needed in the war ef-
fort of the United States, Imperial
county suparvlSors We're informed
Monday.
D. F. Hewitt of the metals section
of the United States geological
survey will tour western sections of
the nation within the next few
months to find out the value. eX-