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The Nome nugget., 1942-03-04
Civil Service Examinations Announced

Air Safety Investigator posi- tions in the Civil Aeronautjcs Board are to be filed as the re suit of an examination announC- cd by the U. s. Civil Service Commission. The salary is S3,800 a year. Applications will be ac- cepted until further notice. One thousand hours flying time is re quired, as well as 8 years of ap- propriate aeronautical experience College study may be substituted for part of the experience.
 Metallurgists Needed
 Metallurgists are still needed by various Government depart nrent. Positions pay from S2,000 10 $500 a year. The new exam ination just announced has modi- fled experience requirements, which include the completion of a 4-year collage course in chem istry, geology, mining, physics, engineering, or metallury and ap propriate technical experience in metallurgy. Provision is made for the substitution of revelant grad uate study for experience. In the junior grade, appropriate credit will also be given for defense training courses in metallury. No closing date for applications has been set.
 Translator Positions
 The Commission also announc- ed an examination for Translator positions, paying from $500 to $2,300 year Optional languages are Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Italian Magyar, Modern Greek, Norweg ian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. Applic- ants may be tested in one or more languages. The closing date for applications is March IF, 1922.
 All applications must be sent to the Washington office of the
The Nome nugget., 1942-03-04

Civil Service Commission not later than the closing date spec fed. Full information as to the requirements for these examina- tions, and application forms, may be obtained from Loren Leech, Secretary of the Board of the U. s. Civil Service Examiners at the post office in Nome, or from the Secretary of the Board of the U. s. Civil Service Examiners, at any first or second class post office.
The Nome nugget., 1942-03-04

Despite all that the Japs have pitched at them, Gen. Douglas Macarthur and his men have maintained a Batan average of l,000 percent.
The Nome nugget., 1942-03-04

7up D 1ea#e R~a", ! sss n>
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

army flying fOrtrcsses on Japanese
ccld airdromes at Salamaua and
aein New Guinea during which
Eve enemy planes were shot down
ALTERNATIVES
The Java naval battle makes nee
cssary important choices by the
united Lations naval commanders
Military experts said a strong Navy
is needed to repel japanese moves
against Australia. and yet such a
move must be compatible with re-
qUirements for maintaining the sea
'cpp line from the United States
- Australia
A possible factor in Offsetting the
naval losses, the experts said, is
the growing allied air strength in
Australia. ConcedIng that Japan5 s
1ir power would be strong in the
northern approaches TO Australia a.
The result Of the conquest Of Java
and the attack on New Guinea, the
experts said that as Japan moves
1arth 4 south toward the more pop
UlouS areas, Of Australia, her air
power Is bound 10 diminish because
o. the unavallability of land bases.
Inc japanese navy would be con-
lIohted by correspondingly strong
or unIted nations air force because
ne iat'eF ccu q operate from land
h..p.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Nelson Asks Probe
OF Branch Chiefs
Charges of Greed

W ASHINGTON. March 16.
(CP) - Production Chief
Donald NJ. Nelson today ask
ed a special senate commit
tee to investigate charges of
Robert R Guthrie. resigned branch
chief that special interests inter
fered with conversion Of certain III
duSt:ies 10 the War effort.
Sen James NJ. Mead. D. N. y
Announced on the senate floor that
the committee would conduct an
immediate" investigation Of the
charges.
In letter to Sen. Harry S. Tru-
man. q, Mo, chairman OF the COM
mittee investigating the national
defense program. Nelson said Guth-
rie, as chief of the WPB textiles.
clothing and leather goods branch,
had authority to deal with the situa-
tion but that he failed to do so. He
further said that Guthrie did not
bring the difficulties to his atten-
ticn or request any action until at
ter his resignation.
Nelson told the committee that
he will continue his own careful
investigation" of the charges made
by Guthrie. He said that personal
conflicts within Guthries branch
had finally reached the point where
it was impeding that part of the
war production effort"
The textiles section was to have
been separated from the clothing
and leather goods sections with
Guthrie remaining in charge of the
latter two divisions while "a new
man" was to be brought in to head
the textile work, Nelson said.
He explained that 1T was pro-
posed to bring in a new man who
would be wholly impartial and free
from any involvement in the con-
flictS which had been impeding
the work He said Guthrie said
that would be unsatisfactory" and
Saturday.
While revealing that he was in
vestlgating the Guthrie charges.
Nelson said that in view of the
public interest of this matter it
would be we'll to have an inyeStiga-
ion conducted also by an outside
agency" and he would be glad to
lave the Truman committee make I.
IN Investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Railroad Defies
Roosevelt Order
ToArbitrate Row

Continued from page One)
! shotgun blasts into the home OF
Harold E. Kirling, chief special
agent for the railroad, early yester-
day. The shots shattered windows.
but did not harm Kipling, his vile
OF daughter who were asleep.
SECOND ATTACK
II was the second time that shots
have been fired at Kipling. on Fri
day night lie was wounded when q
sniper fired a shotgun into the cab
of a locomotive and wounded Kip
ling and two other men. One of the
men injured. Ed c. Plttmann &c,
the engineer, lOs, me sight OF his
left eye and still was unconscious
today.
McNear in a letter to the war
labor board Saturday asked either
that measures be taken to prcven,
further violence or that the gov
ernment take over operation Of the
railroad for the duration OF the war.
McNear has refused to arbitrate
despite WLB Crdnr that nc Go SC.
Frank Covlc, vice president OF
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men. one of the two striking unions,
said he thought federal control of
the railroad might be desirable If
the government appointed another
line. such as the santa Fe or Penn
ylyania. 70 operate the T P. & w.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Chinese, British
Advance in Burma

LONDON, March lG = CUP -
japanese invaders in Burma have
occupied the southern part Of the
IrraWaddy D2ita put Chinese and
British forces arc mC"ing down
from the north, military CGm-
mentator said today
He said there were indications
that "ororations2 were continuing
but Il don't know quite what they
art
The British Chinc.c advance was
said tG b. from the direction of
IuungGo. which is approximately
iCo mllcS north cf R"ngaon and
IS miles north of operations prey
'Ccsly reported in the Naunglcbin-
5hWc Gym @Ica.
The commentator "2Id he was uu-
able To confirm that the British
had rccapturcd 5hWc Gym. ON the
c@st bank Ct the Sittaug river, but
that he WaT trEil2 to check the
report
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

cd to clarity the new law hence
the state controller finds himself
unable to pay guard expenses.
Brig. Gen. j O. Donovan, adju-
taut general and head cf the guard,
has delayed the drastic rcorganiza
tic'l under the new bill, pending the
court decision. He contends the
new law is unavoidable" because 1t
changes the army table Of regula
tiGns formerly used
OLSON IN TRADE
Governor Olson, speaking at San
Diego this weekend. repeated his
charges that the Fletcher bill ham
strung" the guard in the face of
federal demands that the state take
ever guarding of vital defCase
points as combat troops were with
drawn He accused Senator Ed
Fletcher Of MISREPRESENTATION in
explaining his bill
Unofficial SpokcSmen within the
guard declare that some Cf the en-
listed men Cl active duty eligible
to receive 81 per day. were facing
eviction from Jncir homes and
h@"dship for their families because
OF the legal squabble More we'll
tr do gUardsmcn have been hclpinp
hose IN need
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Cuurdsmen Serve
Payment

SACRAMENTO. March 16-CUPl
Pending . state supreme court
decision on the cOnStitution9lity of
recent legislation. the California
State Guard has many hundreds Of
men "a active duty without pa
since Jan. 81.
The 9uardsncn arc protecting
sores Of dams bridges. railroads,
w&terfrOnts, y'alrr supplies GOV
trnmcnt property and defense
PLANTS. The actual number ON duty
is q military secret
High Officers Of me guard reveal
cd that the lack Of pay and blCk
Cring at the recent lc9islat tive Sos
SiCl over the future Of the guard
has dvmdlcd the force by several
thousands. Immediately after war
vas declared, Gov Culbert Olson
increased tic guard from 10000 to
&c 500
NUMBER LIMITED
Under terms Of the compromise
finally enacted by the legislature
and signed under protest By OF
son, the guard Wis lmiled to au
active force Of 1000 at any one time
with the remainder IN a reserve
The So 10000 approDrati.l was
frozen when atieluuu VII tar
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

F0vorS
Plan

WASHINGTON. March l6 up
The treasury estimated today thu:
a 10 per cent sales tax would raise
As much as $9.7O2 100000 in war
revenue, more than S2,O0O,O0O 900
over the estimated rield of the ad-
miniStration proposal for Stiffer
income and corporation taxes.
The treasury which Is opposed IL
Il sales tax. submitted its statistics
70 tie house ways and means COM
mlttee which nov leans toward
salco taxation in preference TO tie
income taxes SUg-tSted by the ad-
mlniStratlon.
The weld estimated by the treas
ury did not include tax on rents
or personal services. It did, how
ever, include purchases by the fed-
eral. state and local governments
and by war contractors.
Excluding these, the treasury es-
timated that a 10 per cent sales
tax still would Weld S4.632 100000.
FIGURES BROKEN DOWN
The treasury added that a 10 per
cent tax on wholesale sales woul1
weld S3G59.000000. and a similar
rate on manufacturers sales would
yield S2.382 100000
The Brooklyn chamber of COM
mercc added its support to the al
most general appeal of American
business that the S7650,000.000 wa
revenue program be based on a
sales tax rather than the treasury
proposed increases in individual
and corporation income taxes.
John w. Hooper told the hous
ways and meana committee it was
the opinion of his organization that
congress should start TO tax "abil
it TO spend" in meeting the trem-
endouS war revenue demands. He
suggested that a sales tax to rai>e
81 500 100000 be levied.
DANGER CITED
The new war SUrtaXeS suggested
by the treasury Hooper said,
would positively snuff out any re-
naming vestiae of the desire OF
investors 10 risk further their CAPT
tai in industry
we submit that the nations vel
fare would be better served by rails
ing the excess profits tax rates to
the limit rather than establishing
any heavier normal and surtaX
rates on corporations net income
Hooper added that the chamber
opposed the treasurys plan to with +
hold income taxes at the source. /
He added that the suggestion
that corporations be allowed credit,
payable after the war. for all taxes
hey now pay in excess Of 80 cents
IN the dollar, "smackS of state
socialism"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Death Takes Duke
Who Had Army

LCNDCN, March &c up
john George ~teWart Murray, y,
eighth Duke OF Atholl and the only
man in the United Kingdom with
a private army Of his own. died to-
day at his scat in Pcrthshire Scot
land.
The Duke By special royal sane
tion maintaincd an army Of 300
men
He leaves his Duchess, for Is
years was a member of the House
Of Commons and was intelnation-
ally famous for her liberal views.
One of BrtalE's LEADING land
owners, the Duke possessed about
POP ,00G acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Soviet Offensive
BotterS Germans

hCur Moscow was giving grim pic
tllrC Of the German positions at
Icy points in both the north and
south.
Kharkoy tho Soviet dispatches
said, the Germans have inflicted
terrible suffering on the Russian
people, killing lsome l4000 AMI
throwing other thousands into cells
pending execution. Hunger and
death and dcSOlation are in the
streets OF the wrecked capital Of
the Ukrainc-but Russian guerrillas
&c there, too, and are striking at
ZINES BROKEN
Between Khalk0v and the rail
l1ad center of Orel. to the north,
hc Red armies were reported TO
have broken through the enemy
lines in man" places and the Ger
mars have suffered heavy lossc'
in their efforts to hold their main
bases during the winter.
That does not mean that the Rus
ianS are certain to gain OutStand-
In@ CT decisive victories this spring,
3put their offensive during the bit
ter winter months already has been
of tremendous Importance in dis
rupting Hitler'S plans and in boil
stering the Soviet position in prep
aration for the day when the enemy
can again muster reserve power and
attack in favorable weather.
III the north the Russians said
that an important enemy defense
sector had been taken on the Star
ava Russa frCnt by a Red army unit
that the Germans had claimed was
wiped out" SCme time ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Boy Scouts Back
From Camping Trip

Rain soaked and wind swept, 70
Pov Scouts of El CeHtro troop Il
we're back at home Monday after a
weekend camping trip to DOS Ca
IeZaE.
Accompanied b. Scout master
Homer Jenkins and assistant. Dave
Goddard, the boys were caught in
the downDour Saturday night Wnicn
logged down their truck Leaders
pitched a huge tent and the boys
huddled inside ,.ll the rain lcsseAed
The spent the night in IN old
railroad section house nearby and
Sunday morning. after weather had
-'eared, pitched a regular camp.
After Sunday SerYice and long
10 tNc troop returned
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

ton week ago after Eden spoke
OF the alleged atrocities III the
house ot commons.
The radio pounced upon A Brief
History OF the Capture of Hong
knog, written by George Griffin,
former editor OF the Hong Kono
Telegraph which originally was IN
tended fer publication IL either IT.
London Daily Telegraph or the Tor
onto Star. and Sousht 70 prove by
that dispatch that the charges were
untrue.
Throughout The long story. it is
noteworthy that no traces can be
found OF any source Of bitterness
on the part OF y, "li,er toward
the japanese forces the radio re-
marked.
1t quoted Griffin that no cases
of brutality or of violence have oc-
Cured and the foreign population
mingles With the thousands in the
city streets without molesta-
ton"
But the radio carefully refraned
from indicating whether the dis
patch was written before the Japa-
nese occupation, as would seem 70
be the case. 1t was doubtful if Grit
after the fall of Hong Kong but
fin would write such a dispatch
before the alleged atrocities, know
ing it would not reach its destina-
ton.
The radio also sought to prove
stories of British atrocities by
quoting memoranda allegedly left
behind in Rangoon by Maj. E. T.
Cooke. head of the information
section of the governor generals Of
flee.
One document, the radio said,
contained a report" from one OF
the British commands admitting
that the morale and behavior of
the troops that withdrew from Moul-
mein hit the lowest level 1t cited
this as a "glaring example of the
atrocities of the British troops,
but apparently confused the word
morale" with morals"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Naval Defeat Cancels Out
Hone Of Aid to M'Arthur

WASHINGTON. March Is up
Hope OF sending AID 70 Gen Dou-
gas MacArthur's gallant Philippine
defenders have been made more re-
mote by Japan aJOr naval victory
II, the lava sea. military experts
SAID today
lneac experts also conceded that
the smashing blow suffered by unit
&c nations naval forces comphcateS
plans for the defense 0! Australia
nj India but SAID 1t does not
make the situation hopeless.
The inference that can be drawn
from the disclosure of the heavy
allied lusSeS l. tLat naval reinforce
mcntS VII BE- Or are being sent 10
bolster the rest Of the united ma
tlhn> fleet against the possibility
ot sea borne INVASION of Austria
La The experts said that if coun-
ter offensive against the japanese
T. to be launched from land bases
~ the southwest Pacific. Australia.
the last allied stronghold in that
aNea. must be held at all costs.
OFFENSIVE DELAYED
One result OF the Java sea battle
means according TO informed OBJ
servers that the use OF naval
strength TO reopen the lines of CON-
nunication through Japan's IDLY
held inundated Pacific islands must
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
BY RALPH *. DAVIES
Deputy Petroleum COOrdinatOr
Written For The United Press

WASHINGTON, Mar Is up
As the limitation on deliveries of
gasoline 10 fl ling stations goes into
effect IN II eaSte.n SeaDOard states
and i'll Oregon and Washington, |
wish I could promise that it will be
Cf short duration, or at least that
/ coud predict reliably what lies
head But this IS not possible
To hazard promises or risk pre-
ct!cus might we'll be performing
/ serious diSSerViCe to American mo-
torlStS. There IS no basis for cX
tLdlng assurances that the supply
situation may not become worse be-
fore it becomes better.
The shortage of pctrCluem pro-
ducts III the areas of curtailment
arises not from lack of pctroluem
or its products at their source, or
from deficiency in refining facilities
The United States has at this tine
adequate supplies CT Gil and adc-
quatc refining capacity
TANKERS LOST
The difficulty arises from The fact
that tank ships upon which the east
coast and the Pacific northwest
have been dependent have been lost
Trough enemy action or diverted
% military services. The shortage
fundamentally is a transportation
Shortage. not an oil shortage. Our
problem IS not prCt I'm in produc-
,iCn. but a problem in distribution
While a large program of ship
building Is in progress and many
rCw tankerS Will be available dur
ing the year il is likewise true that
VIC face further war demands and
further SinkingS We must therefore
look for relief primarily to overland
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by iqnk cars.
tank trucks, barges and pipe lines
MUCH ALREADY DONE
And here I can give assurance to
The Dubli" to the extent Of guar
that everything humanly
possible to dcVe Op overland trans
portation to replace water borne
transport will be done Much has
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Gas Future Unpredictable

companies pooling of both trans
pOrtation facilities and SUPP + o&.
Nobody wants rationing or re-
strictiohs of any kind upon the use
of a commodity SO vital to the pub
lie welfare The automobile is in
such universal use today as to make
the life and the economy of the
country genuinely dependent upon
it The petroleum coordinator and
the petroleum industry can be re-
Cd upon to do everything in their
power to minimize Interruptions to
normal activity and to spare public
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

re-laid to help sC%e the problem are
bCing so treated. Unfortunately,
steel for the construction of ad
Gitional lines is no longer available,
TRICKS USED
Tank trucks are being substituted
iOl tank cars for short haulS where
they are more effective; barges and
other craft are being utilized to the
t3ll ON inland waterways and more
"re being built. Further, as a means
Of meeting the emergency, arrange
ncnts have been made for the oil
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Three Killed in
Illinois Tornado
CHAMPAIGN- IN Mall

CHAMPAIGN, IL March lG up
Three persons were EIlIcd and
scYcra injured today when tor
nado swept through Cnamr-lan
county
The dead were 4 MlH Lotion Id
rer two children
Bodies Of the children were found
IN tie debris Of then farm home
south Of St Joseph ac5r Cham
L4l2n The motho, va found in
tee about 80 fcn, from nc demo
Lshrd houee Io'lDn. aa7cd wa
Drought to Il Champaign ho,pgd
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Guard Punctures
Waitress Tires

SAN DIEGO, Marcel 16-CUPl -
Kay Dawson. attractive 26 year old
waitress, drove onto the Marine
base yesterday in search of her boy
friend. She paid no attention to
orders to halt her automobile, drove
around the base in an cratic man
ner until an exasperated guard shot
hcles in both back tires and the
gas tank. She was taken to Jail on
a drunk driving charge. The boy
riend hasn't turned up
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

already been done.
The full possibilities Of land ship
ment have not yet been realized.
More and more tank cars arc be-
ing replaced by various means in
other parts of the country and
b. ought to those sections heretofore
dependent upon tank ships, and the
volume moving overland by rail is
mounting weekly
The operation of every pipe line
in the country is receiving attention
Lines that might be ripped up and
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
FL CENTR4< GETS
ADVANCEMENT

William Z Angus of e. Centro
was advanced IN rating from water
tender frs class TO chief water
tender III the United States Navy.
it, was announced Monday by the
fourth Naval district at Pearl Har-
5r. Il Joined tic Navy Sept. %,
1929 and no. : cl duty in the Ha-
wtiian area.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
DR. AFT ENADER
ARRESTED

Pedro Rios Jaguna, 23 was ar
rested at CaleXico on a charge of
draft evasion. He said he had failed
Ia report to his draft board in Watts
apd had complied with none of the
other regulations He was held in
the county Jail for federal authori-
ties.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Two ValIeyCities
Anticipate Heated
Election Drives
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Mccall
In Calipatria two incumbent city
councilmen, William c. wilkinson
apd Dr.. Wayne D. CHATTER. are
candidates for reelection. J. H.
Briley did not file for reelection.
! other two candidates are Mar
tin Eerrle and Uel j. Sinclair. The
four candidates will contest for
three vacancies. City Treasurer
Merton L. NcKendry is a candi-
date for reelection. He has no oppo-
nents.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
VISITS IN VALLEY

Harold T. Stewart. former I'M
ptria' Valley resident is visiting
friends in Imperial Valley He noZ'
is, employed at the Goodwill Indus
tries on the San Fernando road in
Los Angeles He planned to return
home Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Scanning |. Y.
News Horizon
MUST FACE TRIAL

Paul f SoderStaot, "a, butcher.
Monday was held 10 answer in Su-
perior court on a bad check charge
He was arrested in Fort Defiance.
Allz, and returned TO Imperia.
county to face trial on a charge o.
passing a bad check in El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
PLEADS GUILTY

William Riley ppaded guilty in
superior court Monday to A bad
check charge. He originally pleaded
MOI guilty and was scheduled to so
to trial Monday without a jury He
changed his plea and asked TO be
sentenced
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Sales Tax Would Raise
9 Billion Says Treasury
JoPs Deny Eden
Atrocity Story

- TOKYO March l6-(JapaneSe broadcast recorded by
l san trancisco)-Tokyo radio made second denial
today OF allegations by British Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden that japanese troops at Hong Kong committed aroc
il2S The radio issued what it termed "a compete refuta
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

be DELAYED and that Macarthur
probably will be-. compelled 70 con
,nue his stand Oh Bataan and ger
kaps finally in CorregIdor fortress
without any nope Of immediate re
enforcement
Military Observer believed hat
the remoteness Of any import3nt
ald for Macarthur undoubtedly
would influence Gen TCmoyasm
famashita new japanese com
chief II the Philippines.
n organizing ard timing his anticI-
pated aIl-out offensive aimed a
cushing Amerlcan-FlapINo resist
ance.
BATAAN INACTIVE
II has been a week since Mac
Arthur has reported any action and
observers here beieved that Yama-
shita. hopeful of d sure knockout
was awaiting the arrival of aerial
reinforcements shifted from the
Java front
For the first time since the start
CT the war in the Pacific the war
department was without news of
any kind over the weekend and
failed TO issue communique either
en- Saturday or Sunday. It's last
communicate was at $50 am Fri
day IT TOLD OF ml attack by five