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Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07
A LEADER POINTS
THE ONLY WAY OUT

The crossroads come not after the
war, but now.
Henry J. kaiser's warning Saturday
to American business and industry to
begin now building for the postwar pc
riod proved that his genius is not tran
sient thing washed up by the wartime
emergency. bat the result Of years OF
clear thinking, logical study and far
vision.
Kaiser urged that Automobile manu-
facturers design their first postwar au-
tomObile now. and accept war bonds as
down payments for delivery six months
after the war; that construction firms
lay out far-sighted program of home
building to begin as soon as the war
ends; that contractors plan nationwide
system of highways; that industry in
general plan medical insurance pro-
gram to care for the wants of all work
ers without socializing medicine; that
every 'ira Of business lay its plans now
and, insofar as is possible, start its oper-
"f.p'~.
T,.fe no ar,d for dcure~slof' ATTN
The war Kaiser points out if An'e"ic9r
business will accept the position of lead
ership which is needed, and move ahead
with confidence and honesty to make a
better world out of the wreckage war
has created.
If American business does not take the
lead, he warned, political theorists will
be in the saddle, with all sorts of social
ist and radical schemes to regiment in
dustry, the people, and private initiative
of all kinds.
Fear is the greatest enemy OF private
enterprise, and fear can be its undoing.
1t was largely fear which drove business
to the wall in 1929-30, and allowed radi-
cal enemies Of the "capitalistic system to
get in their first, devastating blows. If
fear continues now-fear Of what will
come after the war-private initiative
may as we'll fold up. Courage to face
problems, and to defeat them, will be
the only Justification Of the system of
private enterprise upon which our lives
are founded.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07
COMA ISOLATED

Two other SpearheadS through tc
he beach were cut last week w
Australians operating northwest OF
Coma and by a mived fcrce OF
hmericanS and Australians near Sa-
nananda, which is between Coma
and Buna. Tine enemy troops at
Coma have been isolated for more
than a week. The fighting Sunday
isolated the enemy at Buna, but
the Allied communique did not
claim that the village had beer
occupied.
Sananpn nda was ore Of the main
rcints Of resistance. The jan
aneSe there continued to defy the
Alliei forces advance down the
Soputa- Sanananda track. The Aus
tralianS TO the northwest were r1ov-
ing slowly down the coast from
Coma toward Sanananda, fcWever
to wipe or the sector
The American drive near Cape
Endaiadere currently was halted
with strong enemy barricade de
fenseS, wicherinP machine gun fire
and nests of sniDer' to overcome
Japanese patrols in this area coun-
terattacked Saturday, but were re-
pulsed with numerous casualties.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07
PITY THE
POOR CIVILIAN

(San Diego Tribune-Sun)
We do not often have an opportunity
to learn what our fighting men abroad
think about conditions affecting the civil
ian population of the United States. Not
only that they all think alike, of course,
but there is broad hint contained in the
report from Now Delhi. India This c.
B-l Roundup. a newspaper published
there for United States forces in China
Burma, and India has opened cam
paign to buck up the folks back home
Said the CHI Roundup in a recent
issue: AL YOU guys sweating it out up
in Assam and China start writing letters
to the States and sending little packages
of goodies to buck up the home morale"
Listed as hardshipS being brav2ly
borne II he folks hHck homo was the
-.urta.l u olIn STOCKINGS. tile ,lHplI
terrible tax that workers earning $50
a week must pay, limitations on automo-
bile driving and the maximum annual sal
AIRY of S25.000 allowed after liberal de-
ductions.
The editorial comment ended with,
What the hell is there left to go home
to-"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07
WE
the Women
BY RUTH MILLETT

A Chicago couple told a judge
they were ready to scrap their
J marriage.
He thought it could be salvaged
and persuaded them t9 try for one
month living by a set of ten COM
mandmentS" designed to overcome
their complaints against each
other.
When the month was up, the cou-
pie found the judge was right
that their marriage was too gCcd
to scrap.
If drawing up and abiding by a
set of commandments served to
give a "re-tread' to one marriage,
perhaps the same plan, if adopted
early enough, would be good to
keep one from wearing thin.
Americans are abiding by rules
these days to prolong the life of
all their material posseSSions-so
they should be able tc take equally
careftl precautions to preserve the
happiness of their marriages.
RULES FIT PROBLEMS
The rules the Chicago couple
drew up and followed wouldn't work
for any other couple, since they ap-
piled only 70 the couples particu-
lar problems. For instance, one
rule was that the wife. who likes
to place an occasional bet on race,
could bet up to a So limit. And,
that the husband, who likes to
drink. brt not TO much, and only
on Saturday nights.
Another couple might not care
about either of those things enough
to fight over them.
But any couple that isn't getting
along very we'll could draw up their
cwn set of commandments, using
the principle the judge laid down
for the Chicago couple.
The principle is simple for each
partner to let the other indulge,
moderately, his own tastes Wheth-
er or not they appeal to the other.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07
Yanks, Aussies Cut
laps Into Three
Units on Guinea
BY BRYDON y rs

GEN MacARTHUR'S H FAD
QUARTERS, Australia, Dec. T.
PD-Allieo Iorces IN the Buna
area of New Guinea had the Jap
anese bottled in three narrow pock-
cts today. Americans had driven
another wedge through the enemy
between Buaa and the Buna Mis-
sion.
Pcugh going, through sWamps
thick with thorny wild sago and
across numerous river mouths, was
ahead in the mopping-up opera
tions. Furthermore, the Japanese
had build barbed-wire stockades
for themselves along the narrow
beaches, which lacked natural de-
lenses
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07
Marines Wipe Out
Five Enemy Bases

WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. up
attachment of marine raiders
rrer ared f1r the four-Ton'h ami
verslry toda1 cf the battle OF the
Sclomoas ~ wiping out 400 Japa-
neee and five enemy bases at a
cost Of only II American dead.
The marine raiders returned TO
their base en- Guadalcsnal last Fri
day (Solomons tine) after extended
operations in the mountainous jun
gle south and southwest of Hen
Person airfield.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07

The governments theme for this
anniversary weekend, not unnatur-
ally, is Remember Pearl HarbOr.
Il which Washington publiciSts
add the admonition: "Wo:k-Fignt
SacrificeW
Our theme for the anniversary
also is Remember Pearl Harbor." -"
Eut we are free, as government
publiciStS are not, to remembe-
Fearl Harbor from an angle more
important than the breeding
treachery which the immoral JapS
showed on Dec 7, l941
We dc not belittle that treachery
CT 1t sleSson. We learned that da.
that we were dealing with savageS
by whom ncne of the amenities of
civilization are accepted. We learn
ed that this war will not be fought
Under gentlemen'S rules; that the
law of the jungle is the only law;
tLat gouging, scratching, biting,
sadism are the orders of the day.
But we learned also that the lit !
tie brown men of Nippon are no
ridiculous little pushovers, inoffi-
cent imitators of their bctterS,
ninepins to be bcwled ever with q
SINGLE twist.
We discovered a year ago toda,
that we had been too complacent
n bout tha that in cpjtp If
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07
Women at Work
On 5. +. Waterfront

SAN FRANCISCO, DEC. 7. CUP)
Women waterfront workers, APP
rearing On Pacific Coast docks for
the first time, started work as car
leaders tbs morning at San Pedro,
the Pacific Coast Maritime 'Induc.
try board announced
Two gangs, each composed of six
women and two men. were DISPATCH
ed from the hiring hall of the In
ternational L0ngShoremen'5 and
Warehousemen's union, local 49, The
men h9ndled the heavier lifts anG
the lighter cases and parcels are
lCadcd by the y.)nen.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07
PEESlDFNT'S SON FLIES
OVER ENEMY TERRITORY

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA. Dec. T. UPp-
Gel Elliot oRosevelt became the
first American airman to fly over
'istant enemy territory when he
made Photographic reconnais-
3ance flight this weekend. The Pres
idcntS son described the purpose
Of his trip as picking out targets
or tCnight."
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07
WASHINGTON MILKING

Ratloning Of meat and coffee M
crease the demand for cheese ana
milk. Milking COWS three times
p day instead Of twice is being rec
cnmended where there is available
labor. Department Of Agricul-
t,..c has asked farmers to raise III
million head Of hogs next year.
Sugar must be shipped to North
Africa under Lend-Lease because
the Nazis stripped every pound
available for German consumption.
Prisoners Of war will also nave
10 Re fed from Lend-Lease food
supplies
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07
CAPITAL TALKS
by
Peter
Edison

Runners of the IckeS- -McNutt-
Fanny Perkins cabinet shift are all
last weeks history now but. as the
professors say. you can learn much
about todav's affairs frcm the
study of ancient history. You
might take = l-SSon from the pro-
fessors on this case. 1t offers a
verfect example Of how things are
done in washington these days.
which IS Il source of never-ending
wonder 70 bows from the country
who never do seem able to catch Oh
to a sophisticated mCduS operandi.
Most amazing thing about this
incident is that the principals
were kept in complete ignorance
of the whole project for sever
al days after il was out. To
have informed them of this pro-
pOsed cabinet shake-up would
have been too simple, too much
Ike direct. STRAIGHTFORWARD deal
ing. So in more intricate pro-
.g't.a - fall0',cd to prepare
them fer the blow.
News that there was a cabinet
shift impending was allowed to get
out in what has become known in
WASHINGTON as an inspired leak
The difference between a leak and
an inspired leak is that in a simple
leak. somebody outside the govern
ment gets lid Of news that some
body inside the government wants
to keen secret. Officials can keep
mrm. as witness the Molotov visit
and Africa stories. But in an in
spired leak. somebody inside the
government wants some news to get
to the public without resort to an
official announcement, so the news
is plarted
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07
PLANES LIMITED

The Australians and Americans
faced the necessity of .cVcrrunnine
each enemy segment one by one
Bad weather limited Allied all
operations Sunday to minor strafine
operations. The enemy sent IL
bCmbers and 16 Zero fighters
against one of General Douglas
MacArthHr'S advanced bases at Po-
r0ndetta Sunday, but no damage
was done. Popondetta is a village
10 miles southwest of Buna
MacArthur's air force earlier Sun
day had struck at the japanese
base and installations at Rabaul, or
New Britain. A small force cf For
tress planes. before dawn. d"opped
flares. then sent high explosives
and incondiaries raining on the
enemy airdrome and supply houses
Stiff anti-aircraft defense from
shore batteries and ships in the
harbor prevented complete obserVa-
ton of results.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07
s. Burton Heath
Writes:

ample warnings We were last asleep
while the NipponeSe prepared to
stab us in the hack: that our hieh
command had not done its duty
Tor Us.
Cur prime sentiment today should
lie shame that We permitted the
conditions to exist which made the
uagedy of Feon H1rboc possible,
and resolution that those conditions
shall be wiped Gu. Immediately.
We might also feel little graft
tide toward the japanese high COM
n,and for letting Us know what we
we're Up a5aiaSt, SO that we could
get started fast, correct our weak
lesses. wedding cut the inefficient
tightening cur belts for real war
If we had learned the lesson Of
Fearl Harbor when it Was thrust in
20 our faces, this viewpoint would
&c only vicious carping. Unfor-
! .unately we did not learn the les
son. Even today, there are too
many in high places who refuse to
accept its Implications, Who feel
that as soon as we find a few spare
moments we can cl7p the JarS as
me would few mosquitoes.
II is long past time that VIC
| VakCd UP.
Let us honor the brave men and
women who have died. many un-
! necessarily. in the struggle thus far.
/ Let us thonk God that We escaped
Ysying the full price of our short
| lghtedneSs. And then. slightly
paraphrasing the immortal words
0i Abraham lincoln:
Let us hifhly ard activel' re-
solve that these dead shall rot
have died in vain; that this ma
! ton. under God, shall have q new
birth Of more understanding deVo-
ton that we shall work, fight, sa2-
r.fice until government Of the pee
pie, by the people, for the people
shall Ee the privilege of any nation
/ hat wants it.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07
CURRENT QUOTATIONS.

The dawn of 1913 will soon loom red
before us and we must brace ourselves
to cope with the trials and problems of
what must be a stern and terrible year
Winston Churchill
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07

During my presidency | shall continue
ternationally | shall strengthen ties with
democratic nations-Dr. Jean Jose Anne
zaga, president-elect Of Uruguay.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07
DRIVE TO BEACH

The American drive tc the beach
between Buna ana the Buna Mis-
SIGN was made Saturday niqht and
Sunday after prolonged aerial straf-
ing Of the enemy positions, backed
I'D by -millimeter (4-in"h) NOR
tars which. it was revealed. Mac
Arthur had BROUGHT in late in No
'ember in Fortresses from Austria"
'ia
The Buna Mission is abor' mile
-outheast CT the villarc. Another
Anerican force for more than a
veck ho9 been fighting northWest
oWard B"na alOn" the beach from
canc Endaidere. The two Ameri-
"an forces now have cut off be-
tWecn them the strongest japanese
'lnits. Also between them is the
BUna air strip. near the mission
This air strip. to which Americans
re as close as 200 vard~ in some
-lacCS. is the base of such aerial
''pTort as the enemy has left in
he Buna-GOna area.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07

We lost everything but our religion.
could not even save my New Testa-
ment.-Lutheran chaplain sunk off New
Guinea
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07
HUSH-HUSH STUFF

An Official calls in a co-conspira-
/ tor and tells MIN. "LOOkiti You
can't attribute this to me or tc any
one in the government, but II you
let the newspaper boys put out a
story saving that Harold Ickes is tc
be made Secretary Of Labor with
control ever manpoWer. that Paul
| V. McNrtt is to be made Secretary
of the Interior, and that Madame
Perkins is to be made Federal Sc
curitv Administrator, you won't be
far from wrong
1t might not be done that di-
rectly, but the story would be
planted hv subtle hints.
| Now any newspaperman worth his
salt will check back. as was done
in this case. Reporters went to
tho offices Of Ickes, McNutt and
Perkins. and from each received flat
denialS that any such shift was III
the wind. Secretary Perkins has
been reported as reSigning or be-
ing forced TO resign so many times
that her office doesn't bother to
make formal denialS. But 1t was
news to both Ickes and McNutt.
Rumors of this triple play SHIFT
Of cabinet officers broke on a We'd
nesday. Receiving categorical de-
riqls thpt there was anything to
these whisperings. the press assocla-
tions ard most IF the correspond
ents at first wouldn't touch the
story. Some reporters wrote news
cf the rumors negatively, emrhasiz-
ing the denials.
CONES THE L.GHT
a. ?. Of !. President Bill Green
and CIO. President Phil Murray,
both in New York on the dav the
leak broke. heard the rumors and
dashed back to washington to see
what gave. After their hurried
conference with the President. how
ever. it became apparent that these
reports were not all hoOey. But
Ickes and McNutt still knew Moth
ing Of them.
Thursday was THANKSGIVING Dav
and FRIDAY the President canceled
/ his press conference. On Saturday
! Secretary Ickes was apparently let
/ in on the secret. and Was given the
4 weekend to think it ever. On Mon
dav McNutt sill hadn't heard any
thing officially.
This triple play, whether or not
il is pulled off as planned by the
coach. Is so deviliShly clever that
il could on!v be figured out by
paSt naster OF inside politics.
That it w2s thought up by same
Of Tie New Dealers and planted
Without approval of knowledge
of the White House, then sold to
thc President, is inconceivable.
The inspired leak was permitted
to try OF public opinion and par
+jc.,,arlg Washington opinion. II
thore was 70 bad reaction the deal
might O. through If there was
titch-Well, the thing could he
kissed off g a lot of newspaper
tax. Either way, the newspapers
were olaved for suckers by an ad-
miristration which has delighted in
criticizing the newspapers for not
getting the facts.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07
mind YOUR
MANNERS

Test your knowledge CT correct
social usage b, answering the fol-
owing questions, then checking
7aainst the authoritative answers
beloW,
/. When you have made 4 call
should yol say as you leave, Tn
afraid l have taken up too much
Of our tjme?"
2. Should visits CT COndOl2nce bo
.eturnnd?
3. Is it good manners to invite
one person to your house and rot
invite another pcrscn who is also
talking to you?
4. When women who have not
seen each other in several weeks
meet at q party SGould they kiss
each other?
5. Is it good manners to nudp6
a. person or roint finger at hir?
10 emphaSizc something lou have
Just said?
What would yea do f.
Your maid tells you that Mrs
Smith is calling
(aJ Keep her waiting while you
change from slack3 or house dress
INTO an afternoon dress?
CbD Greet her in whatever yo3
happen TO he wearing?
Answers
/. No. Don't make it ncce9S9r,
o ycur hostess to reaGsu:e you.
2. No. That isn't necessary.
4. No. That is not in good taste.
5. No.
Better What Would You Do
solution-(b) 1t is better to greet
her in a house dress than TO keep
iler waiting.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07
Editorials and Comment

EDITOR'S NOTE: The FOLLOWING edi
oriois are presented as interesting Opin'
IONS roiced by editors eisetrhere. They
10 not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07

We discovered year ago toda,
that we had been too complacent
about the Japs; that in spite Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-04

Synopsis: PRINCE VALIANT HoMtWRD BOUND ON THE SHIP OF Dol
R THE WkNG BOLTAR HAS BEEN on TRADING VENTURE with
PIRACY AS SDtlNe AND JUST AS THEY ARE LEAVING THE hEDRRs
MEAN SEA- THEY MEET BATTERED SHIP ENeRNJ FROM THE OCEAN.
Evening star., 1942-06-14
of thwarted by a discerning father

Of thwarted by a discerning father
the's an insurance broker in New
York, lives in Jersey suburb, led
to training for several summers at
the Wharf Theater in Provincetown
on Cape Cod, Mass. to work in sum-
mer theaters. to the individual hit
in Life With Father" and thus
directly to Hollywood
You should see the way I fixed
up my little apartment" she said,
when something of the sort was
mentioned. Il get more fun out OF
that than out Of going places. I
went in for chintz. It's summery.
The whole thing cost s3452. Do you
think that was little high? But
I thought it was worth it, anyhow"
Teresa has one consuming ambi-
ton. It's to be a great actress. Her
idol is Helen Hayes.
And Hollywood to her means not
glamour. publicity, fame, but a
chance to perfect her art through
constant learning. Everything about
movie-making fascinates her. On
the set she doesn't take the oppor-
tunity to retire to her dressing room
and rest when not employed. She
stands around, talking with tech
nicians, probing with questions.
Il always say" said Teresa. "the
best way to learn is to ask questions.
And the best way to get ahead, is to
learn. ] mean to get ahead"
Evening star., 1942-06-14

renewed friendship ended In mar
riage there.
This time Ann resolved to give up
her movie career if necessary to
preserve the romance.
They spent the winters of 1887
and 1888 in Baltimore, where JAMS
sen was conducting the symphony.
Two years ago they settled down on
an 6O-acre ranch at Fallbrook, near
San Diego, Calf. Last summer they
spent two months in South America.
The rest OF the time, except for
few radio dates and an appear
ance In a Los Angeles stage pro-
duction of Candida" Ann spent
playing tennis, riding horseback,
gardening, taking auto trips with
Jansen. and indulging her love
for music through following his
activities closely.
Came Opportunity.
This year Jansen had to be In
Los Angeles to conduct on the radio,
so they rented an unpretentious
AAOdoC III ocNCIIy I1lllS.
Ann never had renounced the
movies. but she wanted to effect a
graceful transition from star roles
CT never was glamour girl ~
to character parts before / had to
go around holding up my face with
my hands"
The opportunity came recently
when M-G-M started production of
Eyes in the Night" about a blind
detective, played by Edward Arnold.
The part Ann got was a typical old
time Harding sufferers woman
who finds that a no-good old flame
OF hers Is making passes at her STEP
daughter.
Ann-although she modestly at
tributes 1t to makeup skill-doesn't
seem to have changed a bit. Her
figure still is trim, and her distinc-
tive hair is the same, except that
instead of being severely straight it
now is brushed back in a modish
wave, which if anything makes her
look younger. And she still, off,
stage and on, is the essence of pa
tlent dignity.
She has no plans beyond her cur
rent operations because she doesn't
know where Janssen's work may
take him.
When asked If she would give up
movie work entirely to stay with
him, she says, unhesitatingly and
somewhat melodramatically, II have
never read play as good as
Beethoven symphony"
Her life, it would seem, is still
running cinematically true. With
Ann Harding poise, she has wealth
cred her problems and is all set for
the ultimate cinematic phase: They
lived happily ever after.
Evening star., 1942-06-14
Bought Jap Swords,
Now He's the Lad
Who Told You So
Wide World.
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD.
There was considerable snorting
at Paramount back in 1917 when
some anonymous prophet proposed
spending sl50,000 for a collection
of Japanese weapons. armor and
military costumes, but now, with
Japanese military popping up in
every third picture, the man has
been unanimously conceded head
Of the 1-told-you-so club.
Piece de resistance of the collec-
ton are 200 big gold inlaid two
handed sabers made by noted Toxic
swordsmiths, reputedly the only COL
lection of genuine japanese blood"
sabers outside a museum. Still Wis
ible on the steel blades are dark
stains of the blood of battle vic
Tins, which by tradition is not wiped
off but is allowed to accumulate,
like notches On a gun.
The collection is being used in
Wake Island" with the sabers car
ried by actors impersonating jap
anese officers in dress regalia.
A Japanese collector once offered
5000 for one of the sabers.
Now they figure one couldn't be
obtained for twice that amount.
A bright adjunct of the collection
Is a set of short hari-kari knives,
in lacquered scabbards, used by
warriors to do away with themselves
if "dishonored" in battle.