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Detroit evening times., 1942-10-13

In July, war expenditures were
at the rate of about S4la billion
a month. and this Is expected
10 increase TO $5 or Sc billion a
~
month by the end of the year.
The estimated war expenditures
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-13

they are without weapons TO de-
fend themselves. The United Press
has lost two reporters in action
and II have been captured.
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-13
COVERED CAPITALS

Pinkley has been for IA years
European manager for the United
Press, and during that time COW
cred most of the major capitals OF
Europe, Asia and the Far East.
He will return to England next
month.
He pointed out that newspaper
men in this war are continuously
in the midst of action, although
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-13
4. Is this all we wiU have to spend?

Allies, and the control Of prices
so that the nation Will not suf-
fer a major initiation. Naturally,
If prices go up, a great many
more dollars will be needed TO
buy the same quantity of war
goods. Another most important
consideration is the problem of
how much we can produce-the
limitations of raw materials and
manpower on the quantity of
goods and services we can turn
out for war purposes.
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-13

Probably not. Expenditures to-
taling over S10G billion have
already been authorized for the
period beyond June 30, 1913.
Expenditures for war purposes
alone will probably amount 10
$72 billion between July l, 1943,
and June 30, 1914. How much
will be needed beyond that point
depends on how long the war
lasts. Other considerations are
the changing needs of our fight
ing forces and those OF our
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-13

The program OF war funds eX-
pen d @ d, authorized and re-
aueSted 10 date amounts to
S222 billion, more than the total
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-13

Our total production is most
easily measured by relating it
10 the figure which we call the
national income" This is the
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-13

ADVERTIsEMENT
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-13

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phone Cadillac 71l0, and I'll send you a
free illustrated folder describing all those
gifts, plus list Of stores where coupons
may be exchanged
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-13

"Alo, you can't get bomber. But you can
" get hundreds of valuable gifts with
the coupons on the labels of Borden's
Evaporated Milk (Silver Cow BRANDY.
Eyes, and if l do say so myself it's grand
milk, too.
why it's double-rich, double-creamy,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
Coast Alert After
Two She|Iings by
Enemy Submarines
Tokyo Propaganda Tale
OF Panic Denied by
Military Authorities

SAN FRANCISCO, June
%. (UP)-The Pacific coast
from the Mexican border to
Alaska remained on the alert
today, watching for one or
more Japanese submarines which
have fired twice on the coast with
out the last four days.
Army authorities, lacking defin-
ite information, had described the
raider which attempted to shell Fort
Stevens in northwestern Oregon
Sunday night as an unidentified
craft" but Tokyo broadcast boast
ed that a Japanese submarine had
hurled shells against the coast of
Vancouver Island and Oregon.
Canadian authorities at Ottawa
reported that two or more Submar-
ines had fired at the government
telegraph station at EStevan Point
on Vancouver Island in the 40-min-
ute attack Saturday night.
PUBLIC CALM
Despite a Tokyo commentator
assertion that coastal residents were
Continued on Page 6; Column g.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23

American army bombers went in
! to action on the North African
desert front, cooperating with the
Royal Air Force in blasting the
enemy's important supply base at
Benghazi, but Nazi Marshal Erwin
Rommel was believed preparing for
major attack on the Egyptian
frontier and may already have
struck the first blow.
The storm of public resentment
over the Libyan defeat broke in the
House CT Commons in London,
where a motion of lack of conf
dence in the central direction of
war strategy - that is, in Prime
Minister Churchill's war cabinet
and the high command-was pre-
pared for introduction.
Government reassurances were
given that the British eighth army
in Egypt was prepared for strong
fight and that Churchill would
soon return for full debate on the
Libyan defeat and his talks with
President Roosevelt. But concern
over the impending battle for Egypt
still was strong as British again
awaited Rommels move.
SECOND FRONT ISSUE
These developments attracted par
ticular attention to the prospects
or second front in Europe and
emphasized a statement by Harry
l.. Hopkins in New York that aid
would be given Russia on the field
of battle and ''our armed forces
will attack at the right time and
in the right place"
1t was pointed out that the re-
verses in Libya might speed up the
opening of a second frcnt as neces-
sary to offset enemy gains rather
I than retard the projected inva-
sions of Axis Europe.
Far north of the Egyptian bat
tlefields, the Russians closed a gap
on the Sevastopol front, moved in
reinforcementS and evacuated wo-
men and children from the Crimean
naval base. The Germans made
no important claims regarding ad-
vances but there was little to indi-
cate that the Red army could do
more than make the enemy gains
costly
Indicative of the gravity of the
position of Seyastopol was a de-
claration that the defenders would
fight to the last drop of blood"
But front line dispatches said
the Germans had been unable to
progress in string attacks on the
Kharkov sector of the Ukraine
front and in London the govern
ment declared that reinforcements
had been sent and still were being
sent to Egypt to hold that approach
to the etstern tip of the Medi-
terranean.
Minor fighting was in progress
Continued on Page 6; Column -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
U.S.. Plane Output
Up to Quota With
Expansion Likely
Aviation Gets First
Priority ON, Material
TO Boost Production

WASHINGTON, June %.
(UP)-Aircfaft factories un-
der contract to the u. S. Ar
my will produce in 1912 and
1943 at least 148,00O planes
the .army's share of President
RooseVelt's 000-plane goal for
those two years.
Lieut.. Gen. Henry II. Arnold army
air force chief, revealed that il
testimony made public today, before
a house subcommittee considering
the l943 army appropriation.
Asked if the goal could be realized,
Arnold replied:
1T is our judgment that it will
be realized. We must realize it. We
cannot fail"
Maj Gen. j. T. McNarney, deputy
chief of staff, told the committee
that aviation is being given first
priority" in the development of Of
fensive and defensive weapons.
Arnold said that not only the
production goal will be reached, but
that also the army must face ter
rifle training and procurement prob
lens" while at the same time EN-
gaging the enemy in vigorous Of
Continued on Page 6; Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
Drama to Feature
Town Meetinq

ing completion. and that the stage
will be all set at curtain time,
p. m.
Thornton has agreed to act as
master of ceremonies for the eve
ming.
On the program for the meeting
which is supposed to last an hour
and Is minutes will be number OF
small Skits with talent gathered
from the local service clubs.
Its purely for entertainment" "
said Alice Clark, "and will tend to
relieve any excess tension that peo-
pie have acquired because OF an
overdose of war worries"
The grand finale of the show
under the stars is secret and
shall remain as such until curtain
time, Mrs. Clark divulged.
Both of the preceding shows have
been decided successes with en-
thusiastic praise accorded.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
Bob Thacker Gets
Silver Star Medal
For Gallant Acts

First definite word of the
Silver Star award recently
given Capt. Robert Thacker
Of Ell Centro for gallantry in
action, was received Tuesday
in a letter from Halbert Huffman
of Holtville, radio man now in the
Navy.
In letter to his wife, Huffman
enclosed a clipping from Mel
bourne, Australia newspaper, dated
June IT, which described the cere-
monies at the tire the awards were
given Captain Thacker and other
men.
The award was granted Captain
Thacker for the safe landing of his
four-motored Bite plane at Hick-
am Field, Honolulu, on the MORN
ing of Dec. while under japanese
fire
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
Japanese in US.
Army 0ver300O

WASHINGTON, June 23-(UP)-
The United States Army has in its
ranks three or four thousand" nat
uralized Japanese.
Rep. David d. Terry, D., Ark,
asking Maj Gen. j. T. McNarney
about policy in regard to such Jap
anese, was informed that "a Jap
anese citizen is subject to the draft
just like anybody else"
McNainey, deputy chief of staff
said. however, that I'VE are not en-
listing these aliens. In the case
of Hawaii, where there We're ex-
tremely large numbers of Japanese
in the national guard regiments, 1t
became quite problem"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23

'Ulle JOOlS.
when the government wanted
tanks, it did not move Detroit to
Washington" Wanger said. Yet
when the government wanted NOV
ies,it took some of our top experts,
put them in pretty uniforms, and
stationed them in the capital.
Il cannot blame the men them
selves; those who joined one fed
eral service or another did so be-
cause they wanted to help America
win the war. l do blame the gov
ernment for not recognizing Holly
wood long ago as one of this coun-
try's most potent forces"
This is no time for recrimination
Wanger said, nor is 1t too late for
the government to lump all its
movie making activities here at the
greatest cinema center in the world
And it is the greatest center"
he continued II hate to think what
the Germans would do, if they had
a Hollywood to help them put across
their ideas.
1--WE have it. What he must do
now is utilize it. And by utilizing
it, l mean simply showing our peo-
pie by films what is going on in
the world. AS it is now we have our
Zanucks, our Capras, our Fords, and
our Warmers doing their level best
under present conditions. Yet we
have almost evey department in the
government dabbling in films, their
production, or their censorship.
Some of the federal officials are
we'll meaning. Some are exceedingly
intelligent. And some, l regret to
say, are dopeS. Consider Alfred
Hitchcocks picture, "Saboteur. )"
Somebody in the navy refused flatly
to let him use a shot of the liner
Normandie on her side in New York
harbor. Yet this same scene hao
been seen in the newsreelS on every
theater screen in America.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23

leased any equipment.
Apparently the equipment had
been in use eight days before ap-
plication for board approval was
made. 1t is required that four
fifth vote of the board of super
visors be obtained before county
equipment may be leased.
This application was scheduled
to be considered by the county
board of supervisors next Monday
at the regular meeting. Two other
supervisors, Chairman B. M. Ora
ham and I. Schlatter, leased road
district equipment to federal pro-
jects by following the procedure re-
curing that the transaction be
given board approval. There was
no record in official board minutes
that Preble had asked permission
to lease the big road maintalner
which was seen on the job at See
lev June IS. On June l5, Preble
denied that he had leased any
equipment and declined to discuss
the matter with newspaper re-
porter who in board meeting asked
if he had leased any of the equip
ment from his road district.
The application for permission to
lease the road maintainer from Dis
trict No. 3 was stamped June l9
and set forth that the equipment
was to be on the job at 7 am.
June II at SITS an hour The ap-
plication was approved for the Navy
by c. A. Whyte with the date June
10 stamped beside his name.
Preble as county supervisor is in
charge of the equipment from road
District No. 3, and is said to be
superintendent for Vim
son, Pringle, and Webb, federal
in charge OF construc-
Continued on Page 6: Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23

S'Si iilo idSCe, iliBli dl NY OlllCldlS
told the house appropriations COM
mittee in asking for the money, and
I'VE must avoid at all costs the error
OF Understanding the task ahead
of u.s."
They said aviation is getting first
priority" in development of offensive
and defensive weapons. A large per-
centage of the money in the bill
covers aviation expenses and the
largest single item-$11 ,3l6, 1893 9l0-
is for aviation equipment, including
23,550 new army planes.
OFFENSIVE POWER
Offensive action is the keynote of
the army's plans, its officials indi-
Gated. It's deputy chief of staff told
the committee that every effort is
being directed to making our power
felt by offensive action in cOnson-
ance with the accepted basic STRAIT
egy of the United Nations"
AS recommended by the appro-
priatienS committee, the bill would
bring total war commitments since
June, 1910, to $228.8ll .233 ,542, half
again as much as the United States
spent for all purposeS-including all
previous wars-from its founding
until June 80, 1910.
And that may be only the begin
ming, the committee warned I'm
predictable contingencies probably
will soon increase the total.
LAST BIGGEST
The largest previous single appro-
priation was a $32 600, 900 900 supple
mental measure passed earlier this
year providing funds for the army,
navy and maritime commission.
During the 1912 fiscal year, which
ends June 80, congress appropriated
SIS ,427 ,593 ,587 for the war depart
ment, but that included several de-
ficiency bills.
Today'S measure gives an idea
of how the war picture has changed
since the first of the year On Jan.
6, President Roosevelt estimated in
his annual budget message that the
war department would need $l8,6l8,-
$4,000 for fiscal l943 in contrast to
the AZ billions plus requested now.
STANDING SHOWN
Testimony by high army officials
before the committee was released
today, too. Although heavily CEN
sored to keep military secrets, pub
lishable parts revealed that
l. Aircraft factories under con-
tract to the army will produce in
1912 and l943 at least l48, 900 planes
the army's share of President
Roosevelt's $4,000 plane goal for
those two years. 1T is our judgment
that that goal will be realized, -
said Lieut. Gen. H. H. Arnold, army
air corps chief. "We must realize it.
We cannot fail"
2. The army will have a strength
of 100000 men by the middle of
l943 Lieut.. Gen. Brehon b. Somer-
veil said the army's goal of 100000
Continued on Page 6; Column -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
Farm Labor BottuIIions
Proposed by Committee

SACRAMENTO. June 23- (UP)-
The senate interim committee on
economic planning moved it's hear
ing to San. Francisco today after
recommending establishment of
farm labor battalions to meet the
current worker shortage, a plan
which already has endorsement in
principle of the state board of ag-
riculture,
Such a program would be under
supervision of Secretary of Agri-
culture Claude Wickard or War
Manpower Commissioner Paul Nc
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
Senate Committee
0kays Ship Bill

WASHINGTON, June 23-(UP)-
The senate naval affairs commit
tee today approved, unanimously
and without amendment, house
bill adding 100000 tons of COM
bat ships to the navy at an estl-
mated cost of $8,500,000,
Chairman David I. Walsh, D.,
Mass, said the committee acted
after having a long, intimate and
secret discussion" of the naval situ-
atiCn with Vice Admiral Frederick
j. Horne, vice chief of naval opera
tiOnS.
He said that if Hornes testimony
could be made public. it would give
the American people genuine op-
timism as to the future"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23

Drama will take the spotlight next
Tuesday night at the town hall
meeting.
A show of a little different ma
ture will be afforded Ell Centros
citizens at the third of the town
meetings in the huge municipal
stadium as the drama workshop. a
local organiza,-on, takes over the
program.
The special committee of the
Torkshop Evelyn Pata, chairman,
Corrine Hudspeth, Alice Clark and
Ken Thornton, reports that plans
for the open air meeting are near
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23

in q suit brought TO collect the re-
mainder of a counsel fee allegedly
due for services while Bergdoll was
in exile in Germany, made the dis
closure in a letter written to At
torney General Francis Biddle ask
ing a presidential pardon.
"Bergdoll is not coward"
Thomson wrote. His position in
the First World War was due en-
tirely to his German sympathies
and not to an personal or physical
lack of courage. . he wants to re-
deem himself. He is ready to fight
for his country"
Thomson pointed out that Berg
doll was the only human being
now in pail for sins committed in
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23

World War l."
Bergdoll is in leavenworth peni-
tertiary serving the remainder of
a Seven-year term to which he was
sentenced by court martial held
at Governors Island. N. Y. He has
served three years of the sentence.
Thomson said that Bergdoll was
an accomplished aviator prior to
1917. He was ''pro-German from
1914 to 9l7," Thomson said, land 1t
was not fear that drove him to the
violation of the draft laws but 1t
was his unalterable opposition at
that time to our war with Ger
many.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
Chinese Declare
Women Attacked

CHUNGKING, June 23-tUP) -
Japanese troops massacred more
than 1000 Chinese men and raped
young and old women at Lungling,
in western Yunnan province, Chi
nese communique said today.
Lungling became "a darkest he'll
when the men were slain and the
women attacked in a brutal June
l8 assault on unarmed toWnSfolk
the announcement said.
The wounding and capture by
the Japanese of divisional COM
mander Liu Yueh-Ting in an en-
gagement at the foot of the Tai
hang mountains also was announc-
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23

Mutt. Men would be recruited, on
a voluntary basis if possible, in
whatever section of the nation
manpower was available.
The committee suggested that
battalions could be moved from sec
ton to section, as labor needs die
tated. They would be paid prevail
ing wages and would be transport
ed at federal expense.
Lyman Lantz. assistant director of
agriculture, said 1t was doubtful If
The plan could become operative In
time TO meet this years crisis. He
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23

added its time our congressional
delegation found out what Is going
on here in California"
State Senator John Phillips OF
Riverside county. who with Senator
Robert W. Kenny OF Los Angeles
comprises the committee. declared
somebody should tell the people
east OF the Mississippi how we In
California handle our agriculture
Lantz pointed out that there was
not single congressman from west
Of the Rockies on the house come
mittee on agriculture.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
|. 4. Woman Dies
In Phoenix Canal

PHOENIX, June % CUP - Mrs,
Frederica Cross. %, Los Angeles,
drowned today while she was
swimming in an irrigation canal
near Tempe.
The Maricopa county sheriff's Of
flee said Mrs Cross husband was
believed to be an Army flier sta
toned at Stockton. Calf. She had
been in Phoenix for about three
dars on a vacation trip. Her body
was recovered an hour after she
drowned.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
Supervised Play
Attendance High

Supervised recreation Fairgrounds
attract an average of ITO to 100
children and adults six nights a
week, it was announced Tuesday by
playground officials.
At Wilson school the average
nightly attendance is between 35
and 40 and at Washington school
on the eastside of town the aver
age nightly attendance is between
35 and 40 men, women, and child
rem.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
GATHERS FORCE FOR BIG DR|v|
Litvinov Again
Asks End Front

NEW YORY, June 23-UP)
- Soviet Ambassador Maxim
LitvinOv said last night that
Adolf Hitler had thrown every
thing he had into the Russian
campaign "in his final throw
of the dice" and again asked
for second front.
There is now every ground to
hope for il Ia second 'front.' in
the near future" he told 20,-
900 persons attending a Rus
sian war relief rally on the first
anniversary of the war, in
Madison Square Garden at
which Harry Hopkins also
spoke.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
Boys State Honors
Ca|exiCo Youth

Arthur Myers of Calexico, is the
printer on the first issue of The
Boys Slater, official newspaper of
the Boys State now in progress at
Davis where the American Legion
sponsored conclave began this week,
Mythical city and county govern
ments were set up and officers
elected as a part of the govern
mental training given the boys who
assemble from all parts of Califor-
MIA.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23

OF course, the applicants for
training will have TO comply with
the rules, such as they can
weigh no more than two pounds to
the inch of height and must be be-
tween the ages of l8 and 35 years.
Those who are accepted for train
ing will go to school eight hours a
day, five days week, for 10 weeks
The classes will be held at Cen
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23

tral Union High school in Ell Gen.
tro from pm. to midnight.
The women first must apply at
Finney's office in Ell Centre, must
be in good physical condition and
able to pass the required physical
examination. be American citizens
and able to furnish a birth certifi-
cate, and meet the age and weight
requirements.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
Top Draft Dodser
Wants to Enlist .

NEW YORK, June %. (UP)-Grover Cleveland Berg
doll Americas No. draft dodger of World War l, has
offered to enlist in the other active
service branch ito redeem HIMSELF it disclosed today
by his lawyer Joseph c. Thompson, who is defending him
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
y AMBl|Ne
X EpoR7ER
Continued AfterLOng Last

COnJinueu AitcTLOnS LiSt
Remember the man who wrote FL
Centro ci.y council about his per-
fectly marvellous system for cooling
and heating the climates OF cities
and towns? Well, here he is again.
He went on to laud this myster-
ious system by saying PROP
erty private and public, man and
beast will all serve you longer and
better, be in less need OF repairs
and in cool clean summer weather
and moderated winter weather.
IF you are SO much as curiously
interested we will send you some
literature and do assure you, that
we will be unlike the book agent
and not weary you by our too oft
coming.
For truth, veracity, inventive
ability, trustworthiness, l refer you
to Governor Carr, Colorado, Sen
ator Ed Johnson, and Judge Lind
sey in Los Angeles
We can hardy wait for the un-
yelling
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
Federal Picture
Policies Blasted
Top Film Executive Criticizes U.S.
Government for Inefficiency in Using
Movies; Says Every body MeddIins

HOLLYWOOD, June 23 (UP)-Walter Wanger, lead
ing movie producer and president of the motion picture
academy urged the government today to give Hollywood
back it's techncans and let them make films propaganda
and otherwise at cinema headquarters they have
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
PrebIe Asks for
Pre- Dated OK on
Equipment Deal
Application Reveals Road Maintainer
Was Leased to Contractor -Four Days
Before Public Denial of Transaction

Five days after Supervisor A Y Prebe publicly denied
he had leased road district equipment for the fed
eral airport of Ell Centro application filed in the
county clerks office showed the equipment to be
the job r. four days before Prebe denied he had
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
Army Says Crisis
Worst i'm History
Greatest Appropriation Bill of All
Time Goes to House for Action After
Testimony Reveals Crucial Situation

WASHINGTON, June %. (UP)-The house today re-
ceived for immediate consideration $4282O OO3O67 army
supply bill for the fiscal year beginning July THE arg
est single appropriation in the history of any nation
The present situation is the most critical" the nation
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
American FIiers
Reinforce Eqvpt
For Great Battle
Axis Temporarily S+emmed on Desert
And in Russia; Chorus Of Criticism in
Britain Echoes in House of Commons
By UNITED PRESS

Allied defenses barring the main approaches to the
Near East reinforced by American apanas Tuesday
and Axis drives against Egypt and Sevastopo appeared
to be stemmed at least momentary.