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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
Get in the Scrap

THIS newspaper received item yesterday from the
l local division of the Office for Emergency Manage
ment with the suggestion that any might make
of it will help the whole scrap collection program ire
mendously."
The item is such pertinent editorial reminder to the
citizens of Detroit that take pleasure in printing it
verbatim, as follows
Here's what the 100 pounds of scrap iron lying idle
effort:
ITO make 100 pounds of pig iron he only substitute
for scrap ron requires $50 pounds of COAL 200 pounds
of iron and so pounds of limestoneal hauled out
of mines and shipped boat and rail great distances
to blast furnaces where expensive operation reduces
the combination to pig ron
"Your scrap iron eliminate these costly, time
consuming steps, give your scrap metal to charity
sell to scrap dealer today.
"Call Randolph 1882"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
Letters TO
The Editor
Photo by international News Photo
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
YOUR cartoon NDS-
Il WHICH? depicting bonds
or NaZi slavery, is so true that
1 thought you might like to
know how some of the public
feel about bonds.
l work in a factory where all
classes and nationalitieS are en-
ployed. Almost all the women
are married with husbands
working in defense plants. and
some have daughters and sons
living at home who are en-
ployed.
1t would be a wonderful thing
if light could be brought to
those about buying bonds. as
the majority feel that the 81
each week out of their pay is
more than enough.
Why couldn't they be made
TO see that one-quarter or one
third of this weekly pay would
not be too much and the money
they are boarding will do them
no good if we lost this war?
But that every cent that is
invested in freedom bonds will
be returned with earned interest
when we win.
l started at the first call with
a 81 weekly deduction for bonds,
then increased that to $40 a
week. Now l hear we are re-
ceiving a 50 weekly raise, so
now l will have ST. of my pay
go toward helping our boys win
peace.
/ love my country and will do
my utmost in buying bonds and
giving all l have in an effort to
keep my part of production at
its peak. u
/ only wish some one could
make others feel the same.
This war would be short, as
no country can compare with
the courage and fighting ability
of our men of the u. S. A.
But we do need materials of
warfare.
MRS. MAXINE MEILICKE.
28S Ashland avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11

NEW contributions of the
~ science of human vision
towards increasing the effective
ness of camouflaging. aerial
observation and blackout meas
ures were reported today.
Prof. George W. Knox OF the
division of psychiatry at the
University of Chicago, and DR..
George w. Kisker of Ohio State
University. in joint report TO
the official organ Of the Ameri-
can Psychological Association,
have disclosed the following
major principles of the science
Of vision In relation to military
problems;
Research on mans ability TO
see color, color perception,
has given certain results of the
utmost Importance for camou-
Tagging.
Red and yellow are designated
hard" and blue and green
soft" colors. II has been found
that when the hard colors arc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
OETR0H TKES

Published every Week Day Evening and
sunday Morning by The Times Publishing
Company at 1928 Times Square, Detroit
Michigan
Entered al Detroit Mich. as Second Class
Mail Matter
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
Knu+son Bill Best Measure
Yet Proposed for Lottery
BY DAMON RUNYON

HAROLD KNUTSON, con-
- gresham from Minnesota,
has introduced a bill in Con-
gress providing for a national
lottery that almost meets my
requirements. Almost, but not
quite.
Mr.. KnutSon's H. r. 65S7 au-
thorizes and directs the secre-
tary of the treasury to conduct
prize drawings as means Of
raising additional revenue for
defraying war expenditure and
of financing increased federal
grants for old-age assistance
after the termination of the
present unlimited emergency"
1t provides for the secretary
setting aside an amount equal
to 25 per centum of the gross
receipts from each drawing for
distribution as prize money,
which. in the hands of the re-
cipients, shall be exempt from
federal income tax.
The drawings would be
monthly, beginning with the
third month after the month in
which the act is enacted. the
tickets TO be sold at So for
full ticket, and 81 for half
ticket. From each S100,000,000
of the gross receipts, the prize
money would he awarded as
follows:
Grand prize, 100000. -Four
prizes of $4,000 each. Eight
prizes of $4,000 each. Fifty
prizes of $4,000 each. One hun
dred prizes of $1,000 each. One
thousand prizes of $1,000 each.
Ten thousand prizes of $500
each. One hundred thousand
prizes of 500 each. In the case
of prize money of $1,000 or
more, the secretary could, in mis-
discretion, pay not to exceed so
per cent thereof in United
States savings bonds.
EFFECTIVE January l of the
IL year following the year in
which the unlimited national
emergency is terminated, Sec
ton of the Social Security Act,
as amended relating to federal
grants to the states for the pay
ment of old-age assistance,
would be further amended by
striking out the words one
half wherever appearing and
inserting in lieu thereof tho
words "two-thirds." and BY
striking out $40 and inserting
in lieu thereof S60-in Other
words. increasing the old-agc
assistance materially.
/ agree with this section oil
Mr.. Knutson'S bill. / object tC
the clause directing the secre'
tary Of the treasury to turn the
dough into the treasury "as +;
miscellaneous receipt" l hold j
should be devoted TO army anC
navy relief and so specified IL
the law. / think his apportion
ment of the prize money is al
right. though / do not think il
should be tax exempt.
Nor do | care for his ticket
prices. Mr. KnutSon would no.
be Just the man 20 scale Z
house for a popular amusement
enterprise. He is too high. The
tickets should be priced AS low
aS p cents though IL Is true
that under MIR KnutSon's scale
81 ticket could be divided into
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ann

Subscription rates Tin advancei by mail
to any place In the United States Canada
or Mexico. ION Canadian subscriptions add
100 10 cover war import taxi.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
BAERlNG DOWN ON THE. NEWS:
Our BiggeSf BALLET
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

Our army of six million will be the biggest outdoor
ballet assembled
Every will be in the place he is fitted for That's
why approve of the fellow who went into the submarine
service because he couldn't fold a deck chair.
We had perfect blackout in town last week. For
80 minutes thing moved except the gger chakg up
the kilowatts electric meter.
live above the fifteenth floor and the regulations
keep the windows closed the backou curtains Theoretically
sealed and all lights out.
wouldn't mind much if we hadn't gone up that far
for light and air.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
% YEARS AGO TODAY
Nav n, 1917

Italians claim they sank 10
Austrian submarines in the
Adriatic in the last few weeks.
Germans pierce French lines
in the Cerny sector north OF the
Aisne River. but counter-auackS
made by the French drive them
out
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11

halves or quarters at the price
l suggest as a starter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
ONE YEAR AGO TO-DAY
May ~, I9<I

Herbert Hoover, former presi-
dent. urges more aid be sent to
Great Britain but opposes con-
voying.
Westminster Abbey and West
minister Hall, the chamber OF
the House Of Commons. the
Egyptian wing Of the British
Museum and Big Ben are badly
damaged by Nazi bombs as hum
drcds OF German planes inflict
a terrific beating on London.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11

tForeign Rates on Application
Az money sent AT sendcr's risk DO not
send cash Ut stamps All checks drafts
aud money orders should b. made payable
20 THE TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY.
International News Service has the eNclu-
siVe Eghts In use for reproduction IN any
form All news dispatches credited % n OF
not otherwise credited N this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

Fl Cpntro This croD thrives won
dcrfdllv in the valley. and now
that the government has called for
all out production Of sugar, there
would be a gccd market for many
years to come.
However, expansion of sugar beets
cannot be prOfitably accomplished
50 long as the processing facilities
ere limited, as they are now. Un-
like rice or cotton or wheat. you
ant store sugar beets until the
professors can keep pace with the
producers and the consumers can
keep up with both. When you har-
vest this crop, you've got to turn
II iutC sueur--and then store the
sugar if needs be.
So far as other major valley
crops are concerned, there prob
ably will be little if any change In
acreage. unless, of course, We do
Get that sugar factory. in which
event some crops will be curtailed
in favor of sugar beets. For out
side the submarginal lands that
arc being reclaimed for rice, there
is very little productive land in
the valley that isn't already ~
production.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

problems to the officials of the
cxtarsion service and help will be
eiyCa him.
Frank Bcyschlae is farm advisor
in imperial county. George L. Win
'ic'-' "rd H. Lee ! anderman arc
assistant farm advisors and MISS
Florence Glenn is home demcn-
Stration agent.
The wartime goal of the ex-
tensio service n California is to
help people on farm and in the
towns tC adjust their lives, their
home5. 3ad their farms TO actual
War CCnditicnS." BeySchlag said.
"E stcnsicp projects and programs
suitable and desirable fer peace
are giving way to programs and
projects suitable and helpful in
wartime Miss Glenn, like every
O.hcr hCmc dem3nstra ton agent
has a Fart in the Imperial County
CConcil of Defense. She is helping
organiH" women and teaching
them that proper food is necessary
TO provide the energy. stamina
and morale necessary TO fighting
men and men in wartime industry
Her work includes instruction OIL
the values # different foods anG
methods OF food preparation which
avoid waste OF these values
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04
Ill CIUR rs

Agricultural III projects under
the local leadership of LandCInaE
are mobililcd into the nations
Fed for Freedom program. Boys
and girls home agricultural pro-
iccta in homo gardens. dairy, pigs
beef, and crops directly contribute
to feeding the dcmOcracicS. Fol
more egg and poultry for defense
the educational program aims fOI
higher quality replacement stock
better care and feeding, adequa tC
greens, adaptable housing and con-
tinuouS cullin9.
Wmri&ht has accumulated local
cest records and with cooperating
local lanchcrS has field demonStra-
lions showing that livestock is pro-
duIed here with least expense b.
PASTURE. Economically harvested
roughagcs of which silage is cheap
est and low Grade hay is next, fol-
low pasture in the scale of eff
cicncy. Thmd is high grade hay and
NEST expensive of tho feeds arc
the Concentrates, that is Grain anC
protein supplements.
Experienced local dairymCn arc
encouraged by the extension ScrV-
ice to raise hclie. calves from the
coast. l zeal experience shows that
tnis j; successful in the hands OF
competent men vino do not attempt
10 handle too many calves. For in
creased milk production. cXt6 lSion
recommends that grain be fed tC
supplement pasture and ferage, but
only to the high producing COW"
and then in proportion to the but
tcrlat production of each COW. Rec
ords Of Imperial County Cow Test
inc association. which is an eN-
tcnsirl sponsored project. assist
materially il feeding according to
production.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
The educational program with
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

chanical expansion Of agriculture
II thc War, you Enow The
Wal with itS domandg far sacn-
tlcf, the War. with its shoItaGes
cl 4 great maay things that cycn
the priorities Sy.tem cdms@t al
lcViatc.
To thc farmer who has been &c
cuStomed in the past to replacing
cVCl slightly worn or oatmoded
equipment; to the farmer who ha,
acquired an undying love for do
in@1 things according TO his OWE
individual taste or Whim; 10 the
farmer Wh3 up TO now Stabbornly
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04
Turk Forgotten
Bird of Region
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tCOntlnued from Page Y
gervative demand for turkeys in
hotels, cafes. restaurants and such
Places where roast turkey. turkey
sandwichce and turkey hash are
served in all seasons. he said.
This noble bird. the turkey does
marvc!cusly well in Imperial valley
but last December only t42 head
were shipped to outside markets.
Landerman contends there should
be many more shipped to the hoh-
daJ m 4 c g every year
CT if the market i&l't favorable,
stored until it is favorable.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04
MARKETS GOOD

Well, the market right now tor
almost everything that Is grown
in the valley is excellent. But
there's pCing to be comparatively
lew new tractors and combines and
vegetable trucks bought with thi
ScasCa's gCod farm prices The
tractors and the combines and tn
vegetable trucks are mighty scarce
1 Uncle sam needs every ounce Of
metal that can be produced to safe
guard the very farms which are %
be denied Gi? iuXuricS of ncv.
things
1t Is a tribute to the stout
hCarteducSS cf Imperial Valley
farmers that, instead OF bcmoan-
ing the fact that they can't buE
everything they would like the
put their tongues i'll their check.
and their shoulders to the wheel
and are finding substitutes foI tax
lew things
For instance. valley farmers are
learning not only that old equip
ment can be repaired. bat are
studying eagerly in order to be
able to repair them themselves 4
series of farm equipment repair
gl.AicS already has been held
through The courtesy of various
tractor and implement firms, anG
the public schools arc Keeping up
the good work by welcoming tho
farmers into the machine shops
maintained by the schools
1FPAIR PARTS ON HAND
Sc far there has been no ser
ious shortage Of repair parts, ana
It's dollars - dou 2huUls that tive
years. or even three years hcnce
Imperial Valley farmers will be
carrylng ON very eiticit atty with
their cid model machines.
Tile war pinch also Is b7.ug felt
in tho shortage lack would De d
better word of yaucur types !
containers. 1nC most SERIOUS
shortage is being telt IN bnlap
bags, of which tAcyn NE none 10
speak CT. So the tanners arc de
vising other means of Transporting
their next grain crops from the
fields A number III methods has
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04
ResourcefuI Men Of Soil
Best Wartime Troubles

At tn; time 1T year, wheh
these ..""enaDcr5 were rt9icW.ne
for thc benefit CT valley folk and
our fair visitors the general well
being Of the farmers, we might
have said that agricultural prog
ross here was limited only by the
initiative ef individual farm own
orS.
It's a little different today.
While it IS &till true that The
farmer may still progress by cX-
crcising reasonable foresight chat
as AmclicsA as corn beef anG
cabbage), there is a decided limi-
tation in these times to the me
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

bocn suggested. Ecnc of which has
been accepted generally as yet.
On such method is the usc Of
large wooden binG scattered through
out the field, into which the har-
vest is dumped. later to be loaded
in tight truck beds for hauling t.
market. Some agricultural lead
crs arc inclined to believe this
method may prove the better of any
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04


FARM BUREAU FIRST
Fer instance. tnrr" j. the Farm
Bureau The Imperial Ce2ntv Farm
Bureau is affiliated with the STATE
and national fodCra'iLns Of Farm
Bureaus. and The members of the
county Farm Burucgu have au I'M
DrcSSivC and important Nelcn IN al q
fairs all the way To washington
And they talk national and inter-
natiClal affairs over in meeting
of the Farm Bureau directors ano
in general Farm Bureau meetings
Committee study problem; from
pigs to federal lcGi -lation tho.t
problems arc discuS@cd It round
table gatherings Literature l| sen,
all members SO That they AL naI
be well informed
Each community has fam cen
ter Of its OVID. Ill king Il i'll all
Each center ha@ regular meeting
and every year elects Officers t.
look after center affairs.
MEMBERSHIP GROWS
As Of Feb. the Imncrial Com-
" Farm Bureau had 536 members
Tho quota for 1872 is o. members
Heading the Imperial County
Farm Bureau rs prrIdent is Baxter
IovCland. now SclVine his "ocenG
year as president. hle@ Meier is
vice president, Scott h. FCllda i
secretary -trca%urcr G q. Halliday
is attorney. J. +. HuSi5man i stale
delegate, and c. r Kmnm Is alter
nate state delegate.
directors include Halliday Mr.
c. F. Cooke OF Imperial. Kmmm Ci
HC.tyillc, w A. McFa1 1dcn OF
Brawley. Eyal T. HCWcs Of El CT
tro, Harshman Of BraWlcy Leslie
Mcconnell Of F Cent }, l. G. Hawk
of CalcXicc. ] 2YeIand o, BraWlor
I f. Sinclair oG CaliPaf!ia. J. Z
Brock OF Ell Centre, W. !. Gross #
Holtyillc, w. l.. Jacobs of Car&i"c
Mrs. Paul Alvcy OF CdlGatria.
EXTENSION SERNIFE
When farmer want hcip H.
solving fam or 4 farm home
E"oE,Cm Ec GOca to tho acrjmlrra.
extension SCrYiC" n1Ivt&inrd Ds' tip
University of Calii"wia the rollty
and patton. The I, Ji's [. tic Nl@t
experimental work carried OF 6g
the extension service ar" at hi5
disposal and 1t the III AC.Ji ol his
wife, his daughters, and his Sons.
He may take his own individual
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04
LITTLE GRUMRLING

They ere finding The war hare
already.
But there is very little grumb-
ling. That's American TO: Tc
make the bet Of things.
Imperial VdilcT farmers are
leaning to get along with that
lun down old tractsr. that clmbcr-
some thrcshcr or combine that had
promised Themselves tn Junk in
favor Of ncW, smooth rumning ma-
chino Inc vrrH instant linz market
W'5 @cnd "nou"h T. psiilv The 60
L"ndilljrr
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04
Farmers Stond Together
In Business end Pleasure
With Great Organizations

Farmers, the rugged individaal-
lists Of the past. have in moeflal
Valley become the most thoroughly
and efficiently cYgrni2=d of any
one group in the entire area.
On longer does the farmer stand
upCn his acres. He and all his
neighbOrs are nicelY rcDleirnte.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

Will local vet
el'inarians ON It
new method CT
V a C c inatiol.
against cholera.
The local pro-
gram on beef
production faa-
lures the buying
of feeders at
lig h t WEIGHTS
Gld grC W i n z
I " q m out OIL.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

cheap p,,..ureS ana rOughaeeS De
fore finishing them on costly ICED
in the feed lot.
Observations and results fr'm e%-
tension demonstrations ON lmper-
ial county alfalfa fields during the
EAST 25 years, back NO the larn
advisors recommendations "a IL
rigation and fertilization OF alialf&.
University Of California studies
sponsored and co0perated IN by the
extension service in Imperial county
are helping growers save many
bushels of flax that previously
we're wasted by improper ADJUST
mentS and use of harveSterS- CTR
rent work Cn flax production i'll
CludeS field tests on farms OF CO.
operating growers of various Srec
treatments to learn their inil ucncc
if amy. on the occurrence E! lax
diseases and on yields.
With the said of Imperial Val
ley Sccdmen and of L. q. Goar
of the University CT Califol ala E%-
pertinent Station at Mcloland, The
local EXtcnSit / Garden Guide ia:
been revised to help in the cam
paign for a garden on every farm
This guide provides list of voge-
tables that may be grown hero, with
varieties recommended dates CT
planting and other cultural inlor-
nation. This is available Tor the
asking
People of Imperial county are
invited by farm advisor Beyschlag.
to use facilities of the agricultural
extension service in adjusting their
homes and their farms TO war
time basis. He reminds that this
agency is partly financed by The
Imperial County Board Of Super
visorS and offers to the public the
information available on homemak-
ing and agriculture possessed by
both the University of California
and the United States department
of agriculture.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

hcg production deals with feeding
and general management. with en-
phaSlS on sanitation and disease
control. Demonstration mcctinca
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

refused to con. )romi:n III yu"l
minor details as the type of con-
tainers Or the mode Of transport
ing Al croP from field to BAL
tc ma .Not TO these. the war i
going to prove hardest CT all.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04
ASSOCIATED FARMERS

So much for the actual farming
connections.
Farmers in Imperial county have
an organization which may be call
cd a militant one, the Associated
Farmers. This group is connected
With the state and national or
eaniZations bearing similar name.
In Imperial county the Asso"ia'cd
Farmers have reached a position
CT great Importance and arc deGi-
Gated to transports systems op
en- for the free transportation OF
farm products from farms markets.
They wish to run their own farms
without the interference of labor
uiCn rackctecrS and are ready anG
willing to help other citizens en-
Joy the same privilege. They went
be forced to Join any organization
they don't wish to join and they
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

in q wide V,u-
iety OF olganiza-
ton S degignct
to look after his
interests III any
phase Of AnlcIi-
can life. If the
fallnel dC2Sn t
happen to have
an 6l'gallHauGii
adaDted 10 a
licW y &ri=e il
he arts ont
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04
War Conditions
Gre ate Changes
the ofscr9 90 far pl.epcacd

Of tho ofherG 20 far prepcscd
FARMERS CIT TIRES
While the tire shortage is bein.
f.. kac lll alrc.dy bE cll .ct
cons CT our society, it Isn't expect
Cd to work any great hardship
ca agricultural phi uits here HI
yari.u, local tire boards arc work
ing hand in hand with the farm
ers 20 obtain tircs essential 10 nor
nal production
And since the government doeSn
Walt normal production for til.
next few years. but demands in
creases In virtually all basic COM
mCditiee. il is reasonable to sup
pose that tho government i-ni go
ing r. cnd9nonr l.. aeaf food r.,
freedom camrai@n r tsau$.u. 5it
when they are shown t be neces-
sary to this campaign
The leXt crop year probably viii
not bring anv radical changes II
types Of crops produced here. al-
Though there will be some slight
decreases ard increases in this croi.
CT that. There are. however. two
big crops that should jump sky higi
in acreage within the next Two oi
three years.
Ono of thcse-rice-is Il cinch e
grow to Heretofore unbelievable pro-
portions. The government ha: ask
ed for moro and yet more rice
And Imperial Valley is ready tC
produce rice-produce it in areas
/ that were once thought to be use
] less for any crop. The valley has q
new big rice mill and warehouse ii
the city of Imperial. and thc Ar
thur Hofmann interests are buy
ing or leasing large blocks Of sub
marginal lands for gre wing this
crop.
WE PRODUCE SUGAR
The production of sugar beet:
might also Tremendously here, if i
ever becomes possible for the Hcll,
+ Sugar company to obtain sufficicn
construction materials tC build it.
projected sugar processing plant &
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

PROGRAM
The educational program with
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-19
Gas Rationing
Ordered By WPB
North Carolina Is Among The
States Included in 20 Per
Cent Reduction.

WASHINGTON.-A 20 per cent
reduction in gasoline deliveries to
filling stations in eastern seaboard
and Pacific northwest states was
ordered by the war production
board Saturday in step which
informed quarters said was pre-
liminary to rationing.
The order means the average
motorist among the 100000
automobile owners in the affected
areas will have to curtall his use
of motor fuel by even more than
one-fifth since filling stations
were directed to meet first of all
the minimum, necessary requl-
rements" of essential users.
Among those classed as essen
tial users were physicians and
nurses, government vehicles,
school buses, taxicabs and agri-
cultural machinery.
Also as a part of the conserva-
ton program, the approximately
100000 filling stations in the 20
states where the order applies