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Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-06
RETURN SOON

Miss Martha Rogers and her mo-
ther, Mrs. r. c. Rogers will be
home Labor Day from very pleas
ant vacation spent in Los Angeles,
Long Beach and Pasadena.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-06
No Errors Please

No Errors Please
The name out that movie they
are going to shoot in Imperial VAL
ley soon has a name that is bound
to be a temptation to the wags. 1t
is THE Immortal Sergeant"
What a temptation to drop a
couple of lettersl
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-06
200 PLANES

A force estimated to number up
wards of 200 planes made the Brit
ish raid on Bremen. and IL planes
were missing.
1t was the first attack on battered
Bremen since the Royal air force
attacked it four times in eight days
late in June and early in July.
Around 1000 planes engaged in one
of these raids; probably upwards of
500 in another 1t was the 99th raid
on Bremen since the war started
German said the Russian raids
EXTENDED not only to Hungary. Aus
tria, Germany and East Prussia but
to Poland.
1t called the attacks on Germany.
Poland and East Prussia nuisance
raids but said slight damage and
some casualties resulted. One plane
was shot down. it was said.
Germany admitted that several
churches and hospitals were badly
damaged in terror raid on Brem-
en-" which indicated that the raid
had hit military targets.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-06
LITTLE STEEL FORMULA

Sterilization of wages probably
will be handled through the war Ia
Dor board in accordance with its
Little Steel formula which strives
to restore purchasing power that
existed on Jan. |, 194l Moreover,
reliable sources said. the board S
authority probably will be extended
to include supervision of voluntary
wage increases now beyond its juris-
diction.
The salary feature repeatedly was
still undetermined but salaries may
be controlled by application of the
Little Steel formula or, possibly,
by a rigid freezing above specified
amounts.
No infleXible rule against an en-
ploye or official receiving increased
compensation is expected and con-
troll probably will be cxercized over
the job rather than the man. For
example, there might be no prohibi-
ton against an one receiving a
promotion with a raise in salary
but there probably will be a ruling
against a higher salary being paid
for particular job without WLB
review.
Subsidy payments may be provid-
ed for manufacturers or farmers
who would be unable to increase
production within price limitations.
Both labor and agriculture, how
ever. have oppoSed subsidy paYmentS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-06

dents wartime powers, possibly by
government purchase at legal limit
for resale at lower figure.
Some quarters, however insist that
the price laws farm price provisions
can not be overturned by executive
order and that congressional legis-
lation will be required.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-06
Red Planes Bomb
Vienna, Budapest

Continued from Page One
apparently was caused by the pass
ing of a reconnaissance plane at
great height.
There was furious gun fire from
one London area but no bombs were
dropped.
The air ministry, reporting II
planes missing in the Bremen raid,
said heavy weight of bombs was
dropped and that the crews saw
many fires burning.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-06
NOT ALL SATISFACTORY

Farm and labor leaders who dis
cussed the overall program with
Mr. Roosevelt have indicated that
it is NOT entirely satisfactory Some
have said privately that it would
Evening star., 1942-05-07
u. S. Birth Rate
| Shows Another
Big Increase

By the Associated Press.
The American birth rate. which
has been climbing steadily since
about the time of the draft. showed
another big increase in the first
three months of this year.
The Census Bureau said there
were 9.3 per cent more births this
quarter than in the corresponding
period last year. The estimated
birth rate in January, February and
March was 195 births for every / 900
population, while a year ago the
rate was 179.
Not all States shared in this gain.
however. Principal gains were 400
per cent in Washington. 24.2 in Mis-
souri,. 22.3 in Rhode Island, 21.4 in
California and 1875 in Maine. Some
States, instead, reported decreases
There was decline of 22.5 per cent
in Vermont, and decreases Of 16.1
per cent in Nevada, 95 in New
Hampshire, TT in Georgia and 4.8
in Idaho.
Apparently these differences NAV
have been due to population shifts
resulting from the movement of
war industry workers, soldiers and
others.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Wickurd
Continued From First Page)

course, only the first step. Food.
as one of the munitions of total
war, is effective only when it is in
the right form, at the right place. at
the right time. To waste food after
it is raised is as bad as falling short
of production
Secretary Wickard said the Fed
eral Government was doing all it
could to iron out processing and
transportation problems.
Bottlenecks Described.
Bottlenecks blocking the movement
of farm products were to be described
at the conference in the Commerce
Department. with specific examples,
by group of Federal officials. These
included W. c. Crow, chief of the
transportation and warehousing sec
ton of the Agricultural Marketing
Administration: w. G. Meal, chief
of the fruit and vegetable branch,
Agricultural Marketing Association;
E. L. Burtis, division of statistics
and historical research of the Bu-
reau of Agricultural Economics; w.
A. Wheeler, special consultant, and
Otis M. Reed. dairy and poultry
branch, Agricultural Marketing Ad-
In appearing before the confer
ence yesterday afternoon, Price Ad-
Leon Henderson warned
that American living standards will
drop sharply. At present, he ex-
planned, the monetary income of
the American people is at the high
est level in history. but because
we are not going to have for civilian
production enough metals, skilled
labor and materials-using these to
make bombers, tanks and other
things that free country needs
for offensive action-it is probable
that in the next IL to IS months
we will get a civilian standard of
living equivalent to 1882, which was
the low of all lows during the de-
preston"
Reliance on States.
Mr.. Henderson said the Federal
Government would rely in large part
on State and local agencies for car
rying out the rationing and price
control programs In each State,
he said, it is planned to set up a
duplicate Of the o. P. A. Office in
Washington.
John B. Blandford, jr., national
housing administrator, told the con-
ference it may be necessary, before
the end of 1912, to increase the pres
ent public housing program by an
other $4,000 houses and 100000 dor
mitories, together with accommoda-
tions for 1000 two-person families
in "dormitory apartments"
Evening star., 1942-05-07

was satisfied there was suficient
legal authority now for the Govern
ment to take over any equipment 1t
needed in the war program, and he
saw no necessity of new legislation.
I'm getting tired of unnecessarily
pushing people around to satisfy the
egotism of some bureaucrats. the
Coloradoan declared. THE Ameri-
can people are anxious to make any
sacrifices essential to the war effort,
but they are getting tired of being
pushed around"
With somewhat the same attitude,
Senator Taft, Republican. of Ohio
said he believed the objective could
be accomplished by voluntary ap-
peals to motorists to sell to the Gov
ernment any unneeded tires they
had and to exercise care with those
on their cars.
Danaher Also Opposes Bill.
Senator Danaher, Republican. of
Connecticut, also an advocate of the
voluntary system, said the whole
question turned on the need of the
military establishment and of es-
sential civilian enterprises.
IF the Government has to have
either tires or cars. there won't be
any hesitation" he declared. THE
motorists not only will sell what
they have, but they will give them to
the Government"
Senator Pepper, Democrat. of
Florida said he believed the Gov
ernment had been lax in setting up
synthetic rubber plants.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Autos
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tinue," Mr.. Patterson said. Waste
full practices of the past must soon
become only memory"
Mr.. Patterson and six other Gov
ernment officials yesterday told the
Senate Military Affairs Committee
that legislation to authorize Govern
nent requisition of automobiles, tires
or parts should be enacted speedily.
The committee will consider the
measure Saturday.
The Undersecretary noted that 80
per cent of the Nations normal sup
plies of crude rubber came from the
Far East and were now cut off. He
said that while We have a sub
stantial stock pile, military require
ments had risen steadily as the scope
of the conflict broadened.
Endorsement by Government Off
cials yesterday of proposal to requi-
sition private automobiles moved
Senator Johnson, Democrat, of Colo
RADIO to declare that the American
people were being pushed around
to satisfy the egotism of some bu-
reaucrats"
No Need Seen for Bill.
Senator johnson was one of four
Senators who spoke out against a
bill that would authorize the Gov
ernment to take and pay for private
motorcars or parts and to seize the
auto of any one convicted of driving
faster than 40 miles an hour.
Senator, johnson told reporters he
Evening star., 1942-05-07
u. 5. Trailer Park Here
To Be Ready in Month

The first Federal trailer park es-
tablished within the District will be
ready for occupancy of some $50
families near Buzzards Point within
80 days, Carl L. Bradt, head of the
National Housing Agency trailer
program, announced yesterday.
Families forced to vacate their
homes near the Navy Yard because
of war project will be housed in
the camp, with rents ranging from
$5 to $6 a week, Mr. Bradt said.
Trailers will cost about 81 900 each,
he estimated, and the entire project
will cost approximately 5000, 900.
About one-fourth of this figure will
go for sanitary facilities, including
showers and laundry.
Mr.. Bradt predicted that between
400 and 500 families might be housed
in trailers in this area before the
end of the year, He said the trail
ers would be purchased as soon as
an appropriation is available "or
by recapturing some of the funds
we have out of other projects"
Evening star., 1942-05-07

ready announced by the French.
officials said a French submarine
and sloop had been sunk in Diego
Suarez harbor in the attack on
Antsirana
Three planes from the aerial as
sault force based on a British air
craft carrier in Courier Bay were
declared in Vichy communique to
have been shot down-thus amend
ing a previous figure of seven-and
seven British tanks were reported
destroyed.
Followed Jap Pattern.
The British followed the pattern
of the japanese drive on Singapore
in striking by land from the rear
instead of by sea in frontal assault
on Diego Suarez, where naval guns
command the eastern approaches.
1t is miles by air from the man
grove-bordered shore of Courier
Bay east to Diego Suarez, but more
than twice that distance over the
rugged land across the isthmus and
around Diego Suarez Bay.
Among Vichy reports underlining
concern there was a statement that
unforeseen developments had pre-
vented Laval from taking planned
trip to Berlin to consult Adolf Hitler
about Madagascar.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Madagascar
Continued From First Page.

fore the promontory of Antsirana
and the promontory of Oranjia.
THE first assault on the Ant
sirana position at dawn yesterday
was repulsed with losses that may
have exceeded 1000 men, but Maj
Gen. Sturges of the Royal Marines,
who commands the troops on the
island, attacked during last night
and captured the promontory of
Antsirana.
'"The French naval and military
commanders surrendered. The town
of Diego Saurez also was captured.
Early this morning a further at
tack was made on batteries at
Oranjia in the entrance to the
harbor.
These now have surrendered and
a protocol has been drawn up be-
tween the commanders of either
side.
"Minesweepers, forming part of
the powerful covering force left
under Admiral Seyfret, which had
been assembled had already be-
gun their work and it is expected
that the feet will enter the harbor
about $3.50 this afternoon.
These operations which are not
without risks of various kinds, have
been carried out with great dash
and Yigor.
The French also fought with
great gallantry and discipline. We
grieve that bloodshed has occurred
between troops of our two countries
whose peoples at heart are united
against the common foe.
I'VE trust that the French nation
will in time come to regard this
episode as a recognizable fact in the
liberation of their country, includ-
ing Alsace-Lorraine, from the Ger
man yoke"
Batteries Pulverized.
British infantry preceded by naval
bombers charged a strong French
position-protected by 75-millimeter
field guns and machine guns-a few
miles outside of Antsirana and
opened the way for its capture.
The French batteries and ma
chine-gun nests were pulverized by
British bombs and shell-fire from
guns the British were able to land.
Pushing across these positions, the
parties moved on to capture Antsi-
rama.
Apparently referring to actions al
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Powell Paper Collection
Totals 106,452 Pounds

Powell Junior High School yester-
day passed the 100, 900 pound mark
in the collection of newspapers and
magazines in The Evening STAR
PIT. A. Salvage for Victory pro-
gram. Another large collection
brought the schools total to l06, ,452
pounds.
Yesterdays collection of 43,174
pounds put the total up to 2,763, ,727
pounds.
Collections in the fifth district,
together with the five leaders and
their total poundage, will be as fol-
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Christy Mothewson, L., Made
Captain Despite Loss of Leg
Famed Pitchers Son
Convinees Army He's
Still Physically Fit

By the Associated Press.
SARANAC LAKE, N. Y, May T.
Sheer courage against physical ham
dicaps has won for Christy Mathew
son, jr.. son of the late baseball
immortal, a captaincy in the Army
Air Corps.
The promotion marks major up
hill step for the 35-year-old Air
Corps officer, who. as a flying in
structor for the Chinese govern
ment in 1882, lost a leg and severely
injured an arm in an airplane crash.
The crash cost the life of his bride.
That would have ended the flying
career of a less determined man.
But the name Mathewson had be-
come synonymous with determina-
ton.
The flyers father, whose name
was a byword with baseball-loving
America, had fought a five-year
battle against tuberculosis which cut
short his pitching career. He was
gassed while overseas after volun-
teering for service in World War I,
leading to the disease which took
his life here in 1925.
Obtaining an artificial leg, Matty,
jr., finally persuaded Air Corps Off
Evening star., 1942-05-07

reef, when rain filled small depres-
sions in the rock He finally was
spotted by another plane, which
sent assistance.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Russia

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Evening star., 1942-05-07

scribed German losses as really
colossal" and some reports esti-
mated that the German casualties
had averaged 1000 a day.
The Germans were said to have
put parachutists into action re-
peatedly and without success on this
front The Russians said NaN mass
attacks were met with a whitening
artillery fire at point blank range.
Soviet cavalry were reported in
action northwest of Moscow, where
nine settlements were said to have
been recaptured from the invaders.
BERLIN From German Broad
casts, May [P)-The German high
command reported today "lull on
large sections of the eastern front"
but said heavy casualties had been
inflicted on the Russians in violent
local fighting in the north.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Death Ruled Suicide

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
issued a certificate of suicide yes
terday in the death of Joseph Frank
Ashford, 38, shoe salesman, who was
found dead in the gas-filled kitchen
Of his apartment at 230 Rhode Is
land avenue NE Surviving is his
widow, Mrs Marie A. Ashford, a
buyer for a local department store.
Evening star., 1942-05-07

use during the second half of this
fiscal year and of this sum $468 900
has been allocated to the War De-
partment. The o. c. D. has also
allocated s55,O00 for the operation
and maintenance of its procure
ment and distribution section, allo-
cation sections and Salt Lake City
assembly depot.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Flyer Survives II Doys
On Reef Without Food
Fy the Associated Press.

Z IIlt hSSUtIdItu FItNs,
MELBOURNE, May IA Royal
Australian Air Force pilot is recov-
ering in a hospital today after
spending II days without food on a
rocky barrier reef where he sought
refuge when his plane crashed in the
sea.
The pilot gained the reef by SWIM
ming miles through shark infested
waters while clinging to an air cusn-
ion. Three companions drowned.
The lone survivor was without
water until the fourth day on the
Evening star., 1942-05-07

cials he still could f1y-and what Is
more important, that he hadn't lost
his nerve. They gave him post
in the intelligence service.
His mother, disclosing the promo
ton. exclaimed:
That boy has determination!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-18
Compensation Agreements

The following agreements for weekly payments have been ap- proved at the office of COmpensa- ton Commissioner John J. O'COnnelI:
 Alice Boutant of WatertOwn against Princeton Knitting Mills of Watertown, $10.65 beginning May 20, confusion of right foot.
 Jesse Spradlin of Beacon Falls against Naugatuck Chemical Co.,, Division of U. S. Rubber O., SS.62 for four weeks from April 29 to May 2S, supplementary pay ment.
 Milton Blake of 264 Orange street, Waterbury, against Manu- lecturers Foundry Co. of Water bury, S23.S6 beginning May n, in- jury to left second toe.
 B. Clarity of Bucks Hill, Waterbury; against Chase Brass and Copper O., Waterbury Man. ufacturing Plant, $20.79 for 12 and 2-3 weeks beginning March 21, 8 l-3 per cent loss of function of left index finger.
 Paul Shermut of 90 Bronson street, Waterbury, against Chase Brass and Copper Co.,, Chase Roll ing Mills Plant, $25 beginning May 23, confusion of left foot.
 Leo BetnatcheS of 24 Wyman street, WateT0BFy, against Chase Brass and Copper O., Chase Roll ing AEiIID Plant, S2S beginning May la. injury Co left kaee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-18
TRAINING PROGRAM TO BE FORMULATED
State Education COr1mis- siOner Dr. Grace to At-
 tend Boston COnfab

l State Education Commissionel Alonza G. Grace and three other representatives of the State De- partment of Education have beer invited by U. s. Commissioner oi Education John w. Stakeholder to attend an all-day conference on wartime training programs to be held tomorrow at the Statler hotel, Boston.
 Representing the State Depart ment will be the commissioner, and A. s. Boynton, director of the Bu- reau of Vocational Education; Paul D. Collier, director of the Bureau of Youth Services, and R. H. Mat hewson, supervisor of Youth Per- sonnel Services.
 Further development of the pro- gram of education and training of defense workers and the implications of the defense training program in relation to the postwar programs ot education for all youth will be dis cussed by group of 30 educators representing all New England states
 Acting in an advisory capacity al the conference will be William G Carr and G. L. Maxwell of the Edu- cationa1 Policies Commission and John J. Seidel and L. H. Dennis oi the American Vocational AsSocia- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-18
BRISTOL COMPANY
 OPENS BOND DRIVE

A drive for 100 per cent partici- patton in purchase of war bonds was launched by the Bristol Com- pany yesterday noon following cere- monies at which the company re- ceived and hoisted minute-man flag awarded by the U. s. Treasury in honor of 90 per cent sales by the concern.
 Practically the entire working force of the company was present for the event with Mayor Vincent A Scully addressing the large gather ing and complimenting plant off, cers and personnel on their efforts
 The program was arranged by J. A. H. Peterson, pesFc54ea Saannger' Howard H. RristnL company rresj- dent, introduced Mayor Scully.
 Paul Anderson directed the group in singing with Daniel Oemcke, leader of the Naugatuck Community Band and Bristol employe, accom- panying.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-18
Alleged Hoarder Of Gasoline May Be Prosecuted

A 5O-gallon drum of gasoline was found buried deep in the ground i'm 8 Green street yard to- day by Lieut.. Eugene Legge of the fire marshal'S office.
 The fire marshal was reported to be seeking . warrant from Pros. Frederick w. PalOmba for the arrest of the owner of the gasoline, on a charge of illegal storage.
 Three Waterburlans have been fined in municipal court on charges of Illegal storage of gaso- line since the gasoline ratiOning program. Two have paid fines of $25 and 9 third has paid $50 and costs.
 Judge T. E. Conway warned June 4, in passing on the third violation that the next person found guilty of an Offense of this type would be fined the maximum of S1OO ad costs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-18
MAJ. DEvEREUX l IS JAP PRISONER
Commander at Wake Island Held in Shanghai;
 One Conn. Boy

Washington, June IS - (UP.) = Major James Patrick Deyereaux, Marine commander at Wake Island, was included today in a War De- pertinent list of 134 marines and sailors who are prisoners of war of Japan and are being held at Shang- hal, China.
 Most of the men, the War De- partment said, were captured when Wake fell on December g, 1941. The list included four officers and 12 enlisted men from the Navy, and six officers and 112 enlisted men of the marine corps. The sailors came from Ii states and the marines from 31 states and Canada.
 It was the sixth prisoner list is- sued on the basis of Red Cross re- ports, and brought the number of marines known to be captured to 526. Navy men in Japanese hands total 280; soldiers, four, and civil ians, 219.
 Devereaux, whose address was given, as Governors Island, New York, replied to a question of what the Wake Island defenders wanted with the row-famous radio message Send Us more Japs."
 Seaman Harry Stuart Fraser New Haven, was the only Connecti- cut prisoner on the War Depart ment list. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Chester Fraser.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-18
Landlord Shuts Off
 Water In Rent Feud

municipal court officials and there is a possibility that the action will be carried into the court through the issuance of warrant.
 Attorney Reuben Goodman of the legal staff of Rent Administrator George McDufr said that no com- plaint has been made to the local rent administration office to his knowledge.
 "1f that is the case we should be advised" he said, flor the regu- lations require that the same ser- vices which were provided April l, 1941 be provided at this time for the same rental fec" |. Two cases have come before the court thus far as result of violence growing out of arguments between landlords and tenants concerning reduction of rent in line with rent control regulations.