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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-12
LADIES, THIS IS
NO COMPLIMENT

1t has been pretty much the popular
thing to do lately to rush into print IN
praise of the part American womanhood
is playing in the war effort. They're
shipbuilders, and tank testers, and street
car conductors and whatnot aren't they?
Isn't il grand?
Ladies' it isn't Here's why:
FL Centre area women are supposed to
be making 1000 surgical dressings day
for army hospitals and use at the front,
and they're averaging only 800 a day.
Tuesday only one woman, and she an in
structor, showed up at the surgical dress
ing center at the Ten Thousand club
house in Ell Centre.
We cannot speak of American woman
hood in general, but the women OF HI
Centre haven't gotten far enough away
from their bridge tables yet to know
that there's a war going on. There are
about 100 women in this area who are
carving the whole burden of this COM
munity's feminine war effort. those
women deserve the highest praise 1t Is
within our power to beStoW. Some OF
them are engaged in four, five and SIX
different war projects. But they're the
exception. The average is pretty poor.
The women who deserve the garlic
bouquets are the ones so involved in per
sonal social activities that they simply
cannot find time to take part in some
thing like this silly business of making
surgical dressings for some American
youngster so terribly careless that he's
gone out and had himself shot. They
are too utterly busy worrying about how
they're going to replace their maid to do
anything else.
Far fetched? Then what about the
woman who couldn't bake cookies for
the Ell Centre canteen because it was
her maids day off? What about those
who didn't appear at the Ten Thousand
club to make surgical dressings? What
about those who prefer personal comfort
to service at air raid warning stations?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-12
BY LEON KAY

CARLO. Nov. IL. = U.PD-The
British Eighth Army neared To-
bruk today in its deadly pursuit OF
the shreds of Marshal Erwin Rom
mel's afrika Korps, and an lmpe-
rial headquarters communlque re-
ported that Allied planes shot down
% Axis aircraft yesterday, incluo-
ing at least six big troop trans
ports.
Earlier front-line reports SAID
American and British fliers shot
down % Axis planes yesterday, al
most completely destroying forma-
tions Rommel had pitt into the air
in a desperate effort to slow the
advance.
II was not made clear whether
the % reported in the ccmmunique
and those mentioned in the front
reports we're Implications.
During yesterday the retreating
enemy air forces were caught up
by the speed of our armies and
brought to BATTLE the communi-
que said.
"Twenty-three Axis aircraft were
destroyed in combat. At least six
of them were large transport car
riers.'
Allied fighters and fighter
bombers attacked dense Axis trans
port concentrations without let-up
Yesterday between Bardia and Gam
but and on the Tobruk bypass.
Allied bombers blasted Tobruk
further destroying it as a refugee
for Rcmmel Tuesday night. and be-
sides Tunis, bombed the island OF
Sardinia. Axis base CT Tunisia, for
tn, third successive night.
Ten planes failed to return from
all operations. the communique
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-12

zicdly landing troops in big JUNK
ers transport planes in the hope
of assembling enough to stem them.
The British American army COM
manded by the doughty British SOL
dier. Lieut.. Gen. Kenneth A. An
derson. commander of the First
Army, with Maj. Gen. Charles w.
Ryder. second in command, was
probably advancing under the pro-
lection of an umbrella of planes
from Brig. Gen. James H. Doo-
Titles 18th American air force and
possibly from carriers in an Allied
fleet accompanying the expedition
off the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-12
Red Cross Crews
Safe in France

WASHINGTON. Nov. 12.-U.Po
All American Red Cross personnel
in occupied France are safe and
well. Chairman Norman H. Davis
has been advised by cable.
Under arrangements made with
the State Department. 16 Red Cross
representatives who have been Su-
pervising the distribution of sup
piles, of milk and layettes to
French children are expected to
remain with the us. diplomatic
personnel in France and to be re-
patriated eventually with them, Mr.
Davis said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-12
DON'T CONFUSE
THE ISSUES

Ladies, you can feel proud Of your sis
ters who are going to work in the war
factories, but you can feel prouder OF
some others. Those woman shipbuilders,
and tank testers, and streatcar conductors
they're getting paid for what they do,
and they're having whale of an adven-
ture out of it, too. It's big thrill.
Real patriotism isn't a thrill. It's doing
the dull things, and continuing to do
them. It's making surgical dressings,
and not getting paid for it. It's keeping
watch for an airplane, and not getting
special praise out Of it. It's baking cook
les, and taking your payment in knowl-
edge Of the enjoyment you're giving the
soldiers and sailors and marines who eat
them.
It's the little things that win war.
And ladies, you're Hopping miserably
in Imperial Valley Now, if you're salts
fled in your own conscience that you're
doing all you can, don't get chip on
your shoulder But examine your con-
science closely. The ones we're talking
about ought to find something there
which shouldn't be there.
Some of you can't join in as much as
you would like to. Some of you are doing
more than your share already; some have
your hands full keeping your homes 60
ing. But be sure you're in those catagor-
les before you say to yourself, "this isn't
meant for me-"
Don't wait for somebody to ask you
to volunteer. If the ones who are doing
the work spent all their time calling up
prospective volunteers, there wouldn't be
as much accomplished as there is now
Take the initiative. Get into the war
Hunt up something to do That way.
you won't be sorry later on
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-12
VICHY TELLS RUMOR
OF COUNTER GOVT

LONDON. Nov l2-fUP) - The
Vichy radio todaY broadcast a DNB
German agency dispatch saying
it was rumored that Admiral Jean
Francois Darlan, Gen. Charles
Auguste Nogues, and Gen. Henri
Honore Giraud we're trying to form
a counter r-government" in North
Africa. The German agency added
that the rumors must be taken with
the greatest reserve.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-12
Drive
Close to Tobruk

The victorious Eighth Army, ad-
vancing at lightning speed. still
was capturing numbers OF positions
in Libya.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-12
CAN'T DO MUCH

Being only a widow with three children,
| can't do much for the war effort. But,
| have one son in the U. S. Navy, some
where in the Pacific since early June;
another son, the one who has been limo
type operator for me the last year, will
be in some branch of the service within
a few weeks now. My daughter is only
nine. l am sending the Calipatria Herald
free to all boys from this community so
they may be cheered by news from home.
| am serving as Chief Observer on our
Air Warning post. AS soon as my Bill
leaves | expect to take over the job of
linotype operator as we'll as editor so I'm
not going to have much time left to fill
out government questionnaires on how
we are roacting to the war effort
If you have any extra people in Wash
ngton, D. c., they could find real work
in rural America
We have discontinued meetings Except
on special occasions) of our chamber of
commerce and service clubs, thinking that
we can devote more of our time to help
ing win the war We are willing to do
all this and more. But we would like to
ask Just one question:
Why in hell should the agricultural
department start study club now?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-12
Editorials and Comment
| RISE TO REMARK
= BY SENATOR JOHN PHILLIPS

This week we welcome another guest
columnist"
A few days ago Mrs. Tracey Sorensen,
publisher of the Calipatria Herald, re-
ceived an air mail letter from Mr. Conrad
Taeuber, acting head OF the Division of
Farm Population & Rural Welfare. of
tie Bureau of Agricultural Economics, of
the United States Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. c. Mr.. Taeuber ask
ed for a sample copy of the Calipatriaa
Herald saying that he felt that local
newspapers reflected the community life,
and stating that his division was prepar
ing to make study of every county in
the United States, to learn the effect of
war on the average citizen and the reac-
tion of local public opinion ito something
or other" as Mrs. Sorenson puts it. This
is her reply:
Evening star., 1942-02-03
| Defense Stamp
Buyers Ask Only
| 10 Per Cent Cash

Less than 10 per cent OF Defense
stamp sales in Washington is being
redeemed for cash instead of bonds,
Postmaster Vincent C. Burke said
today.
Our Defense stamp sales in jan
uary." he stated. amounted to
s760,567. While the January figures
have not been analyzed, the De-
cember totals reflect local trends
Only S51.043 was redeemed for cash
during December out of $3.50, 1863
total stamp sales"
As long as this ratio of approx
mately 80 per cent stamp conversion
into bonds is maintained, the two
fold purpose of aiding the war ef-
fort and encouraging individual
thrift will be achieved, Postmaster
Burke said.
Told that Northeastern Ohio
stamp conversion into bonds
averaged only A per cent, Mr.. Burke
emphasized that no such condition
existed in the Nations Capital.
1--WE are greatly encouraged over
the patriotic response elected here,
he said. 1T is true that any large
scale conversion of stamps into cash
instead of bonds would prove an
added expense instead of help to
the Nations war financing. Today
the average citizen knows his stamp
contribution, however small, is help
ing to win the war;"
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Taking Over Schools
For Government Use
Hit by Citizens
Georgetown Progressive
Group Hears Of Plans
For Salvage Program

The Salvage for Victory program
was outlined to members of the
Progressive Citizens Association OF
Georgetown last night by Horace
Walker, executive secretary OF the
District Salvage Committee.
The association in its business
meeting adopted resolutions pro-
testing the requiSition OF the
Kramer Junior High School in Ana
costa for Government Offices, favor
ing the sale of streetcar tokens at
three for Is cents and opposing the
Schultz bill prohibiting advertise
ment of liquor prices.
Mr.. Walker called for the citizens
help in the salvage program by set
ting up collection depots for the so
per cent OF the people who, he said,
do not have enough material to
warrant pickup service by dealers
and charity agencies. He stressed
that the work was not a campaign
or drive, but program, vital in pro-
duction of war materials. Funds
from sale Of the material could also
be Z valuable help in purchasing
defense equipment for the local
units, he suggested, or the material
might be turned over to charities.
Six resolutions were presented by
Mrs. Oscar Kuldell, chairman of the
Education Committee of the group,
an Of which were accepted. Besides
specific reference to the@ Kramer
School, one resolution applied the
same policy in all similar cases,
charging that "the education of the
children of defense workers in this
city IS also q. defense project" /"
Other recommendation were for
appropriations for school repairs. to
provide additional clerks in the
school system and for transporta-
tion and special educational facil-
tiles for crippled and blind children
Mrs. Joseph L. Goodman intro
duced the motion on streetcar
tokens. The new proposal is now
under consideration by the District
Public Utilities Commission.
The Schultz bill, recently passed
by the House, was attacked OF
grounds that the new law would de-
prive liquor dealers of their nat
ural right"
Evening star., 1942-02-03
| Numbers Game
Hard Hit as 2Oo
Tax Wins

The new Federal tax on auto
mobiles hit Washington numbers
operators a heavy blow yesterday.
1t seems that scores of players. fol
reasons of their own, put their
money on 209, or rather on $2.09
the amount marked on new wind
shield stamps.
When the mutuel totals on which
the winning number is based came
in from Hialeah race track. the pay
OF figure was 209. This spread Joy
among a lot of players with fortitude
enough to try to collect on Federal
tax total.
The grapevine, which extends
from the back doors of housewives
to the guarded interiors Of great
Federal departments. says the big
Maryland hackers are paying OH
plenty. Sadly enough, some of the
smaller fry "bookies" were missing
today from their usual haunts
Players holding "209" slips hunted
them in vain.
The big shots, according to the
grapevine, have a protection pool fol-
Just such an emergency. "a. a
The $20e Federal levy hit them
hard, 1t was pointed out. but they
ought to save q lot on their income
taxes.
Evening star., 1942-02-03

ney. public meetings. and F. Moran
McConihe. deputy warden for the
area. Citizens will be given an op-
portunity to sign up for volunteer
service with their zone wardens.
A defense meeting for the COM
munities Of Redfern Gardens, Over
lea Knolls and Highland Park, in
Arlington County. will be held at
8:l5 O'Clock tonight in the Claude
Swanson Junior High School, Arl-
ington. The principal speaker will
be A. H. lie Cheminant of the
British Purchasing Commission.
Three films will be shown-"Guard-
ing Military information" women
in Defense" and Fighting the Fire
Bombs" There will be representa-
tives from the Arlington County
Warden Service, the County School
Board. the Red Cross and the
American Legion.
The first class In decontamina =
ton under the District civilian de-
fense program will meet at 8 O'Clock
tonight at l341 Maryland avenue
NE.
The class will be under Capt.
Walter Roberts, who has general
charge Of the decentralization pro-
gram. It will meet Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays until the course
is completed. when its members will
become teachers.
Two separate groups of rs per-
sons each will be instructed in the
elements Of gas detection and pro-
lection. One, divided equally among
men and women, will learn to man
q degassing station. The other
group of rs men will study for field
work. which involves getting gas
victims to the desassing stations.
The entire decentralization pro-
gram contemplates 26 field squads
and 10 degassing stationss.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
District Missionary
japanese Prisoner
AT Hankow, China
Parents Here Still Have
No News From Eight Other
Relatives in War Zone

A telephone tangled at 1873 Web
ster street NV. in the early hours
this morning, and Claude L. Pick.
ems, ST., was informed that his son
the Rev. Claude Pickers, jr., has
been imprisoned by the japanese
at Hankow, China. 4
It was the first news Mr.. and Mrs
Pickens have received from eight
relatives in the war zone. Still un-
accounted for are:
Mrs. Elizabeth Pickens, wife OF
Claude, jr., and their five children
They had been working and study
ing at Chefoo, In the China Inland
Mission School q
The Rev. Henry Pickeps, second
missionary son, who landed in
Manila on the day Of the. Pear
Harbor attack. He was horrlewsro
bound from his China mission sta
ton at the time, but Immediately
was ordered to war duty In st
Luke's Hospital, Manila. 1t is not
known whether he still is In the
Philippines or sailed south to Aus
tralia on one of the ships evacuat.
ing the wounded.
d. C. High School Graduate.
Claude, AZ, and Henry, 80, are
graduates of Mckinley High Schoo
here. The elder graduated from
the University of Michigan in 1872;
and studied three years at Episcopa
Seminary in Alexandria. During
1886 he was pastor of Holy Com.
forter Episcopal Church here.
His brother attended George
Washington University and gradu-
ted from the Alexandria seminary ir
1887. Henry's wife, Mrs. Berkeley
Pickens, returned to Washington a
year ago with their baby, now 2
years old, and they are waiting word
Of him at 1474 Columbia road NV
Their last message was a cable on
Christmas Day.
Kept Apart by Japs.
The Rev. Henry Pickens had beer
on duty at Anking. only 100 miles
from his brothers station, but Jap.
anese restrictions on their move.
ments had been so severe that they
had not seen each other in foul
years. their father reported.
Word from eight members of tht
Episcopal mission staff interned ir
Hankow and Wuchang. who had no.
been heard from directly since No
vember, was received yesterday a.
New York by the Office Of BishoT
Henry St George Tucker. PresidinI
Bishop of the Episcopal Church
Among the captives is Bishop ALFRED
A. Gilman Of Hankow, original!
from Nebraska According to tn,
Associated Press their messages said
Greetings from eight happy pris
oners."
Evening star., 1942-02-03
New Comet Discovered;
Will Be Visible Soon

By the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Feb. 3.-A
new comet, which will become al
most visible to the unaided eye early
in March, was announced by the
Harvard College Observatory today.
The discovery, by lDr. Fred L.
Whipple, was made on Photographic
plates recorded by Harvard patrol
cameras. A fairly small object-now
a hundred million miles distant, ac-
cording to computations by r. N.
Thomas of the Harvard astronomical
staff-the comet is expected to come
within 60.000,000 miles of the earth
at its closest approach in March BY
comparison, the sun Is 100000
miles distant.
DR.. Whipple said that it now ap-
pears in the morning sky, just be-
fore dawn, almost overhead in the
constellati ton Coma Berenices. It's
motion in the sky will bring it far
ther southwark and westward each
night, and it will move south of the
Equator in March. DR.. Whipple said
that after the middle of February
the comet, now Of the 10th magni-
tude. should be visible to amateur
observers using small telescopes.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
US. and R. AZ. Pilots Win
Churchill Praise in Burma

BY the Associated Press.
RANGOON, Burma, Feb. 3.-The
achievements of American volun-
teer and R. A. F. pilots in defense
of Burma have been praised as
magnificent" in message from
Prime Minister Churchill, who de-
clared:
THE victories they have won in
the air over the paddy fields of
Burma may well prove comparable
in character If not in scale with
those won over the orchards and
hop fields of Kent in the battle of
Britain"
ITO these brave men the thanks
of all the United Nations are due, "
the Prime Minister said in his mes
sage to Maj. Sir Reginald Hugh
Dorman-Smith, governor of Burma.
Their defense of Rangoon, he
added, is a fight for "the vital gate
way not only to Burma itself but
not less to our brave Chinese allies
who rely for reinforcements which
we mean to send them in steadily
increasing measure"
Sir Reginald replied that I'VE
know the tide soon will turn and
we look forward with confidence to
passing in a little time from our
present defensive role to vigorous
offensive against the marauders who
temporarily occupy our Tenassarim
towns and villages"
Evening star., 1942-02-03
P|undering, Cruelty Laid
To japanese in Indies
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Slap
anese were accused of plundering
and cruelty in a broadcast by Gov
Gen. van stackenborgh StachouWer
of the Netheslands Indies, heard yes
terday by the c. B. S. short wave
listening station.
There is no reason to hide the
fact that, by purposely uprooting
authority, plundering and cruelty,
unmentionable suffering is added
unnecessarily to the mental distress
already brought on by the occupa-
ton of sections of Netherlands
India he said.
Occupying troops and their COM
n1anders did not even follow, in the
cases which have become known to
us, the simple rules of order and
civilization.
The Governor Generals broadcast
gave no details of the asserted bar
barity.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Jops' Purchases in U. S.
Seen ProIonqinq War

Because I'VE have furnished Japan
with 80 per cent of her war ma
terjals," the war will continue for at
least two or three years, Frederick
Snyder, news commentator, yester-
day told the annual meeting of the
Maryland-V Virginia Milk Producers
Association at the Seco Theater in
Silver Spring.
The following directors of the as
sociation were reelected to three
year terms:
Frank S. Walker, Orange, Va; E.
L. Popkins, Alexandria; Victor
Harding. Ashburn, Va; Grover
Greer, Bel Air, Md; Ronald Killing,
Frederick, Md; M. E. Remsburg
Keetysville. w. Va, and L. r. Sabine,
Gaithersburg, Md.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN CFrom German Broad
casts, Feb. 3.-Wide-ranging Ger
man warplanes and submarines de-
stroyed So enemy merchant ships
totaling 400, 500 tons during January
the German high command de-
clared today.
OF the total, submarines were
credited with sinking 56 sAips sggre-
gati1E 367 ,0M tonk :
IrSne satue.usfwd, a comuriatnue
said, the British Navy lost three
destrpyers, one submarine and q
motor torpedo boat. In addition, a
CRUSH. four aestroyers, q suhnax1Re.
minegWeeporW81eeesO
% merchant sfi1f. Vera dSznaasd by
bomb or torpedo hits. ''A - . '''
The high command said the fig-
ures for enemy shipping losses dur
ing the month did not include Soviet
losses.
German bombers were credited by
the high command today with sink
ing three freighters totaling 10000
tons and an escort vessel in recent
attacks on well protected conveys
of the southeast coast Of Britain
The high command also reported
that another merchant ship had
been badly damaged by bomb at
tacks in British waters and said
German scout planes had raiGed an
industrial center on the Scottish
east coast yesterday with good ef-
feet
German fighter planes shot down
three British planes yesterday over
German occupied territory on the
continent. the communique added
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Gen. Pratt Will Command
All Forces in Trinidad
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PORT OF SPAIN. Trinidad. Feb
3.-Maj Gen. Henry Pratt of the
United States Army will be in su-
preme command of all forces in
Trinidad in case hostihties touch
this British colony directly, Gov. Sir
Hubert Young has informed Trini-
dad volunteer forces.
He compared the situation here
with that in the Pacific, saying Brit
ish and American authorities were
working in closest cooperation.
Gen. Pratt until recently was COM
manding general Of the Army's Sd
Corps Area, with headquarters in
Baltimore.
Early in January Gen. Pratt was
relieved from the Sd Corps Area by
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord. who
was commander of the 29th Division
A week later he was assigned to
head the Army's Trinidad base COM
mand in the Caribbean.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
House Committee Probing
Enge| Contract Charges
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Chairman Faddis told the House
yesterday that special Military
Affairs Subcommittee had started
an investigation of charges by Rep
resentative Engel, Republican, of
Michigan that 1t. Gov. Frank Mur-
ply of Michigan sought fees for
defense contracts.
Earlier, Mr.. Engel had said he
was referring the matter to Senate
investigating committee because the
House committee had disregarded
his demand for an inquiry.
This matter" said Representa-
tive Faddis, will receive the same
careful and conscientious investiga-
tion given all matters before the
committee. He declared that
someone must be using this matter
to furnish publicity for themselves
or to satisfy q political grudge."