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Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29
Commands Attack Base

nouncc any raid ON the French III
vasion coast.
coon the Berlin radio vas broad
casting the Na2l hi4h colll'll'''i'
communlquc.
II said British naval forces had :,..,
attempted landing on st. Naznite za,,
bay was shcncd by naval and anu anu
aircraft artillery and its losses were
In SO far as it was possible ior
tho Brjtjsh forces to land" the com
munjoUe said. they were quickly
,I,,rrollndel by German troops OF all
services and destroyed. "A Id, ~
number we're taken prisoner Nu-
merous enemy naval units "e'e
sunk and the rest Withdrew
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29

ONION. March 28. 'UP' Brit
~. ..sa a, lie Gcrman-hcld west
...=. E. France early today appar-
g-a 6. spectacular attempt 10
hr.. a his enemy submarine basc
u. 0ys.cdIue dlnamjte-nlled for
a.re American destroyer AGAINST
Es.a.s installations.
Thr German high command re-
r,~tra that the attack failed with
hrstl LOSSES to the British. includ-
In. de dynamite-laden destroyer
md 3 small boats. a British COM
uuniQuc said that attack was
small" and that further informa-
t1a would be withheld until all
f5,st, had returned to base.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29
BUILDING CODE
BUGABOC

To get some conception OF how
thesc local restrictions hamper the
/ Cefense effort. consider the field OF
construction. Every state and mu-
1llcipalitv has its building code, and
| these codes vary widely The
Ve!ghts of steel PirderS, the plumb
lng codes. the electrical codes, the
prohibitions against prC-tabrlcated
fousing-all these differ in practl-
callv all communities To-day the
supply of man, building materials
: 50 limited that construction tor
other than defense purposes IS
Practically prohibited where the
/ codes intlcXlbly require the use OF
/ critical materials. even though tech
nlcally approved substitute mater
f ials are available in ample quantity.
If decision is made to locate
a war production plant and its
accompanying housing project
in some given area considera-
ton must be given to the local
building code. If requirements
there are so high that they call
IOT InP uSt vi IIiOlc Ni'hN''
building materials than i'll some
other state the chances are that
the project may have to be Civ
en- to the second location even
though il is less desirable from
the point of view of proximity
to source of supplies transpor-
tation facilities and so on.
The only alternative is to have
the first community change Its
building code TO permit say the use
# pre- fabricated building units. All
tco often local politics and pressure
from supply contractor or iaoo"
lobby groups make this impossible,
The result is that the war produc-
ton effort is impeded.
State and local restrictions on Ia
Tor and services form another OBJ
stacle. If the Army and Nav VIII
ultimately require 10 million men
and if it takes eight industrial
workers for every man at tho front.
thar means 30 million workers viii
be needed 10 man the machines.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29
NiPOLEON'S VEST
SOLD At AUCTION
nv TNITFD PRESS

TEr German radio sad Saturday
that vest Of white piquc once
worn bY Napoleon I durn2 L.a exile
al St. Helena had been sole ~ pab-
lie auction in Paris for $500 francs
or about S900 but did not say
whether the buyer VA. Gcwmp OF
tr-upi
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29

A British air ministry Communi-
que said bad weather prevented
''larec-sralce aerial operations over
enemy territory but reported tIat
ROYAL air force planes attacked
German airdromcs in the Low
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

We're going to see to it that nobody
pushes labor around-but we're going to
see to it that labor doesn't push anyone
around either. There's small number
of short-sighted employers at one end
and small number of short-sghted la
bor folks at the other end of the line.
War Production Chief Donald NJ. Mel
SON
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29

countries.
other British planes mined enc
my waters at several points the
.smmuniquc said -Four planes were
reported missing.
Tritain hadn't had time to an
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29

American airmen-the worlds great
est democratic army-Wlll be numercal-
" predominant when the gong OF DattIe
sounds-John Curtin, prime minister OF
Anstralia.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The fOIIoICtng edit
OriqIs are presented as interesting oPn-
ions UOiced bv editors elsewhere. Iheg
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29
NO DAMAGE.

Tie German commmique claimed
the base suffered no damaac.
Thc attack on St. Na2aire was
the ntth against occupied Europe
since the Black Phantom" Com
nludos we're formed The first
three raids were AGAINST the Nor
wesian coast. and the fourth was
n tne French town of BruneYaL
where a Nazi radio location station
W., destroyed
The range of the British rald'
were increased as the Commands
ea!Ard experience. TodaN's attack
,ame at time when there was re
l.avcd clamor lor the opening OF
4 .sroad front in tho west to take
tao edsc off whatever offensive tne
Germans are plannln1 to laGn|h
a-aust Soviet Russia this H1lnH,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29
By BRYDON {. TlYES


GEN MACARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia, March 28.
oUP1-Japanese aerial raiders struck
again at Port MoreSby today after
United States and Australian bombs
Int 7.OO0-tOn japanese vessel at
Koepang. capital of Dutch Timor.
The Allied planes. believed to
have included flying fortresSes, left
the Japanese ship blazing in the
harbor mt Kocpang. enemy invasion
bsSe Prime Minister John curtin
revealed in communiQuc.
A gunner on one of them report
ed having seen an explosion III the
direction of the ship as the flames
lighted the harbor. Curtin said Il
near miss" probably destroyed one
of several enemy FLYING boats in
the harbor.
ALL PLANES SAFE
All planes returned, despite heavy
antiaircraft fire. No japanese planes
attempted to intercept them.
Yesterdays raid followed an at
tack Thursday in which Allied planes
concentrated on the Koepang air
dromc and other installations.
CurtinS cOmmIniquc reporting
today'S Japanese attack on Port
Moresby said details had not been
received
A Royal Australian air force COM
munique announced that two Japa-
ncsc planes had been shot down
in a dog fight over Port Moresby.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29
CC,Iy.ANDOS LAND

raa attack was made on St Ma
25lge md it was believed that Brit
i~A Conmandos we're landed ON
tEc French coast The raid recalled
the successful British operation IN
1918 when ccment-f filled ships were
SINK in the BruIS canal to block
the German U-boat base at Zee
b,a.z-c on the Belgian coast
Tac object of last nights raid
a4varntly was to knock out a base
from which German U-boatS and
laaz-range planes have been attack
in. Allied shipping in the Atlantic
VITA submarines ranging as far As
the American east coast.
The German communique. broad
cast from Berlin, claimed the Am
Criran destroyer was blown up by
M. gunfirc before it had ranned
a narbor lock in the Lore river
and that 100 British prisoners were
taken A number Of British Salpa
were reported damaGed in the at
tarz and in later engagement.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29
Japs Lose Ship;
Strike MoreSbY

New Guinea. yesterday, Tor the loss
Of one Allied plane.
QUEZON At II. q.
An official spokesman announced
al headquarters here that Presi-
dcqt Manuel Quczon of the Philip
zines. who had followed Gen. Mac
Arthur in brcak-through of the
japanese sea and air blockade. was
row on the way to headquarters
with his war cabinet and his family
from the Australian town where he
arrived
It was revealed that steady
stream Of conveys had arrived in
Australia from the Indian ocean, a
fact which observers saw as relu-
tation of any claim that the Japa-
nesc already dominated the Indian
ocean.
SEAS OPEN
Navy men here said that Japan
not only had failed to dominate
Australia'S communication routes
but that it never would, if only
because of its vast coast line.
The return CT part of the Aus
tralian cXpeditionary force which
had been helping the British in
other war theatres was complete
secret until yesterday
Then, before the official an
nouncement. wives and mothers be-
can receiving messages from out
cf the war Australian ports that
thciY sons and husbands had arrived
home safe.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29
ANTI-MIGRAET LAWS
IMPEDE DEFENSE

Twenty-sevcn states now have
anti-migratory labor laws. restrict
ing workers Of other states from
moving in to take jobs NeYerthc-
less. some labor surveys have eStl-
mated that four million or more
workers will have 10 be moved from
their prc-War homes TO man war
production factories in other CON-
munltleS. The states which have
anti-migratory labor laws are sim
III blocking the free movement Gi
workers to areas where tHelr acF-
vices might be more effective.
In meeting the labor short
ages, it has become increasing
" apparent that women and
children from II TO II must re-
place man power. twenty-five
states now have legislation re
stricting the employment Of w0-
men and children i'm the II to
u age limit. Massachusetts has
already suspended one such law
to permit women to work III
textile mills after pm. Other
states may have to take similar
action on their restrictive rcgu-
lati0ns of this character.
i All states haHo licrnIug law
~hIeh c'Ut4l The supply d quail
rIed doctors. uWsce. cnglucrrs. con
Tractors ana in some s'atc plumb
r,a rIcc'i.cl1ny and ov"u Draul-
cans. WIN SHORTAGES dcycIGWue III
tie professions and skIllcd trades
some Of these restrictions, too ma5
Rave % be lowered tor The VT
New York has alread@ modified it.
nursing standards law
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
Auto
Graphs
Styling Experts
Now Converted TO
CamoufIaeine Plants
By SILER FREEMAN

Many changes have been re-
corded IN the transition Of the
auto industry to war production.
Not only are strange products
coming off the assembly lines,
foreign TO cars, like machine
guns, shells, tanks planes, etc,
but familiar faces are found in
new environments.
Statesmen, once faStldiouSly
dressed and well manlcurcd, may
now be seen in overallS and
greasy handed, on machines of
which three or four months ago
they knew nothing. Clerks are
reading mICromctcrS and watch
ing test runs on alrplanC engines.
But StrangCSt of all, perhaps,
are the body designers and Styl-
ing men who IN tho past have
dreamed up all the Slcck-looklng
models that haye found their
way INTO the publiC'S fancy. In
stead of thinking Of StrcamlIn-
ing and wlnd-rcSlStance and how
gray would look with Vermllion,
these gifted gents are now work
ing out plans of camouflaglng
their plants. And what's moro.
they are doing some effective
work, il is sand
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
Tire Shipments
Slump in Dec.

NEW YORK. Jan Is Ship
mcnt> Of automouNc pneumatic
castings during December 1911
decreased 81 per cent below 30
.Ncmhcr according 10 the Rubber
Manufacturers Association. Inc.
December shipments were 26Ol %
OF units, AS per cent below
December, 1910
Production was . 9672S7 gnilS.
2J.5 per cent below November. and
lO} per cent below December,
1910
December shipments Of caSing>
for original equipment purposes
totalcd l,2SS 79S units, a decrease
OF - per cent under November
and 500 per cent below December
1910.
Replacement shipments during
December of l.27S.S5i castings
were 4OS per cent below Noycm-
her and It's below December,
1910 requirements.
Stocks OF automotiVc castings i'm
the hands Of manufacturers De
ccnhcr 81 Increased 81 per cent
.eNei November 80 stocks 10 4 .il6..
$40 units. Dec. 81. 1871. stocks
were. however. Sic per cent below
the 9l26 52S units on hand Dec
81, 1910.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
Price Law Talk
For Retailers

Canada'S experience operating
under a price control law is 10 be
detailed for the controllers group
of the Retail Merchants AS>ocia-
tiOn n a dinner meeting tonight
10y w. H. McPmpipS price and
supply representative Of the war
time prices and trade board of
Ottawa.
/ A. w. Wray. president Of the
controllers group. said that tho
meeting, scheduled FOR $50 p. m
at IIuyler,S restaurant in Tho
Fisher Building, was expected &c
attract the full membership of his
organization i'm view of the timely
and vital importance Of this sub
icct 10 consumers and merchants
NcPhillipS. a prominent Cana
dian retailer before being drafted
by the Dominion government TO
aid in the anti-Inflatlon effort is
expected TO deal with the subject
of price control from both the
merchants and governments per
.SpeCtINcs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
Still Shows Effects

Retail trade Stlll showed the
effects OF the latest wave of
scare buying the rubbcr-and-
wool wave
Some reduction OF the rush oc-
CURED bat the activity conln-
ued 10 bc influenced by fears
OF shortages and higher prices.
These "Scarc> 30 are 10 be- oN-
pectcd from time 10 time as
attention i called to difficulties
with this or that article
For the most part real short
ages Of more than temporary
nature seem unlikely Somewhat
as IN the case OF silk stockings
and gasoline, n Is now appearing
that rubber Is by no means as
scarce as the government seems
Ia have feared. There is plenty
OF sugar for everybody, and no
suggestion Of shortage could
have occurred If the government
had not been 50 short sighted
and futile IN itS economic plan
ming OF curtailment here and in
Cuha
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
Wont Try to Hoard

There arc very few things
which the far sighted individual
viii try 10 hoard
Commodity prices chalkcd up
another rise last week under the
leadership Of farm products
such a--eetton,- ittrt- ami corn
Cotton goods continued 10 adj
vance.
/ know OF no more futile eNhi-
bition of the government as
an economic expert that the
ceilings fixed 10y Henderson on
cotton goods. These So-Callcd
ceilings are merely a percentage
OF parity ratio 10 raw cotton
prices.
First raw cotton goes up. This
automatically raises the "Ccil-
Ing price Of goods Then the
rise in goods stimulates buying
Of raw cotton. which puts the
price up again. How MIR Ilendcr-
son can go on about the made
QuaCy OF tho now hill. while
himself sanctionlng such a shell
game, is more than | can see.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
But Prices 60 Up

BE that as il may prices arc
gong up
Last week. congressional re-
ports CrItiCiSing war operations
came IN for attention II is
highly important 10 note all such
indications of legislative indie
pendcncc This j. favorable. But
there was an undue tendency 10
distort the facts aS 10 90 our
aIrplaneS performance and -
The responsibility OF our manu-
faC'urcrS for delays
There was good in the pro-
poSal 70 register and give rc-
possibility 10 trade unions and
trade associations. But the old
poli'cal issue OF "proftccrnp
vas raised This should not be
allowed 10 paralylc production
now our only hope for demo
cratic supcrpCrformancc lies IN
trusting each others motives
and amply rcWardung each other,
services
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
Protection for Tires

Increased legal protection
against theft of that most
valued article of civilian and
military use the rubber tire .
is the object OF proposals in
Congress and 10 state lCglSla-
lures, the national highway
users conference reports IN a
summary of pending bills. With
the current rubber shortage and
stringent federal rationinG the
automobile tire has SkNroCketcd
from station of commonplace
utility to one of the rarCSt and
most Sought-attcr articles of
commerce with new attraction
for thieves.
Heading tho li>t OF measures
designed te -ehcek-thc- threat
cncd wave Of tire thcitS by pun
iShmcnt of offenders. IS II. X.
63ll. introduced in Congress by
Representative Cochran, Mis-
souri,, 10 make the theft OF tires
and tubes a federal offcnSc, pun
iqhablc by a fine of not more
than $1,000 or not more than
one year IN prison or both.
Measures 10 increase penalties
for tire thoftS by making the
OffcnSc a felony or imposing
prison sentences up 10 10 years
and heavy fines. have been IN
PRODUCED in Illinois. Kentucky.
Maine, Mississippi New Jersey,
New York. Rhode Island, South
Carolina and Virginia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
On the Business Front

DETRO1TS LEADING huSinc~~
men and bankers almost unlvcr-
sally condemn tho current govern
Imcnt policy of announcing inn
pending shortages long IN advance
They point out and rightly So.
l think that m every case ~ has
accomplished only one thing and
that is 20 aCCcntuatC the shortage
and result IN boarding
They point 10 the rush 10 stock
up ON tires. coffee. sugar, silk
stockings. wooden clothing. shoes
and now women = GlrdlcS.
+ The feeling is strong that II
nothing IS said until actual ra-
tonlng was put into effect and
'lf this was done speedily when
conditions Justify the move, that
both Constructs and manuiactur-
|er> would be better served
/ one man suggested that govern
|mcnI officials study the action Of
tho stock market If they want "a
find out what they arc doing
I Any widespread rush 10 buy 2
Stock inevitably results m soaring
Prices for that security.
/ SIGNS OF THE TIMES: With
each cup Of coffee served ~ The
-tftt---z -CTrtuVrvp -ttCr-0Tr CtHh OUJ
cube Of sugar comes dalntllN
pcrChcd IN the saucer And tho
waiter gathers UP all unused
cubes after luncheon, too.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
Tire Ruling AssaiIed

Frank r. Burke Ji.. vice prcSi-
dent. Manhattan Soap Company:
"The tire ruling seems 90 the
writer much more stringent
than is needed. Many people
have Cancelled automobile trips.
causing cancellation Of hotel
accommodations, lack Of revenue
all down the line. and where all
this leads to il only one thing,
lack Of business. lack of reNe-
nue.. lack of taxes 10 the gov
eminent
If it hopeless to expect Wash
iDg'on 90 set MS an example IN
economy surely II should set us
am example IN The matter of
rcCrmlnauon which SIrS class
strife and hurts all-ou' war pro-
duCtpr
C.,rra.. 1912 ns y Forbes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
Some Typical Letters

Here are extracts from typl-
cal letters
/. \ Pcttit Jr. treasurer,
Central Gable Corporation
II wish To compliment YOU on
your article calling attention 10
the unfairneSS of the naval at
fairs committee with respect to
what they claim are enormous
profits being realized by de-
Tense industries.
"SuCh statements seem Ia the
writer To come very near being
sabotage because they create
di>trust and di>unity. II almost
seems aS though il il part of
the general pattern that New
Dealers have been following
since 1893.
Unless the business people
wake up and fight back, We will
find ourselves in situation AT
the end of this war that will
make Soviet Russia ashamed of
itself. Some of our large cor
porationS should Use their adj
NprtiSing space 10 convey an ac-
curatc story to the public ~ to
just what is going on -.
Y l.. MuriSCttp:
It's going Ia he Il long, tough
pull Ia balance up the govern
mental machinery of this ma
ton, hut the sooner il is under
stood that both business and
labor are entitled 10 equal rep
resentation under the law. and
that government y job il To do
that. and leave the production
OF material wealth To those fitted
to perform that service for civil
iZatiOn. the sooner we will stop
the present world war-and con-
tinue our growth n an entity
OF benefit 10 the world"
f. NJ Russell:
"IIa> il ever occurred 60 YOU
that there would he no cause
for IA New Deal il the old deal
had worked 10 the benefit of
NIL concerned rather than 10
minority" But this does not
mean that the New Deal il any
better. IL il even worse
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
Real Shortages
Fail TO Develop
In War Economy
Trade Conditions
Generally Mined
Steels al 81 Pet.
BN LEWIS HNNFN


Professor ~ lronunNtsN. y uiNeFsifN
rr5.,os ~ .,.o,,-o l.....rc.s
a''iN''N recovered Jas. "''N.
40 PREVIOUSLY suggested i''
decline week ago Was more
.ta,i,rc,r ,b,, coal and ,,,. ,,,
-. 49,. 49,, -,
'.'' ''''' '''' '.'S'' 60 va
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28

TIE MANUFACTURERS IA
T1ONAL BANK Of Dc'rof haas
loaned the receiver Of the old
First National Bank IS 100000 90
repay tho latter institution RE
loan. the writer has been IN
formed
!, j. understood that hi, loan
resulted IN substantially lower
interest rate than was available
from The RIG.
THIS is the third time that the
local institution has rendered thl,
typo OF service which has resulted
r ar interest saving oi literally
hundreds ol thousand, OF dollars
which v. eventually be passed
ora tg d,pp~for of thc closed
bank
IN, amount of tho loan s. 500 d
0nn ~1 indicates thar Receiver
- q ~c.rau Ind paid $4,000
tu 80, RIO SINCE be. 81. l9ii ~
winch lmp t, ia'rucrt moved
ttaf .rath'agt.,e amounted TO-
St)-lyH ~
TIE DETROIT ASSOCIATION
or ASSURANCE .4llL.aI,s- Al4L
Us anuua election 81 tue DAG
YESTERDAY afternoon and Walter Is
Cary Wss elected president. sue
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28

Refrigerator Firms Switching
10 Arms Production

WASHINGTON. Jan IS Plans
for complete conversion OF the do
nestle mechanical refrigerator in
duStrv INTO var production got
under way at a meeting OF the wal
production board
The industry advisory commit
toe submitted nominations for n
steering committee from which
Leon Henderson was expected "a
select a small group
The army and navy has sub
witIcd - shopping list OF Vai need,
which 1t believes the refrigeration
industry can produce without
complete rCtOolInC Of plants
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
j. :. Sells Wheat
To Alcohol Firms

ASHTNG TON. Jan os-
Wheat for production Of industrial
alcohol VIII be made available
through sales program Of Com
modify Credit Corporation, the de-
parrmcnt OF agriculture announced.
Tho corporation will sell wheat
~ 81 cents buShcl delivered To
professors Of acetonc End ethyl
and hutNl alcohol officials said a
lower sales priCc will he made 10
professors with unusually high
conversion costs. hat no wheat
VIII hc sold ~ loss than 81 cents a
biI.Nrl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
Gives Public Added Initiation Hedqe

Lille insurance that the fashion OF
leaving funds delivered bencciarcS
period of instead of lump fund the public
added initiation hedge
this
The purchasing dollar huCuate from time TO
time The law the real value
dollars deposited received benefcae period Of
policy should abnormal
monetary disturbance the beneficiary would the opinion
declining TO take settlement struggling through the
difficult financial the
benefits period when presumably stability and
Nal0rlIatiOn would have been accomplished
cot think the best hedge against imitation Is through
conducting federal
during l anticipating n radical
imitation, imitation World
the optional which
offered by would valuable In
decrring the
date To later when restored through
fiat NalOriZatiOn action by the government
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
buy "A Bomber-
Paper Co. Votes 25t
Dividend as Net Rises

Consolidated Paper Company
has declared p dividend q. ~
cents payable March to RECORD
of February IS Tho firm pad ~,
same amour, on March last
year For 'ro year ended Dc,
81 1871. no uc' profit WIS 81
AS 75i after provision Of 81
i56Zsl for federal income and
Excess profit, 'aN,- &C os.e. 2.
81 % share on 7JGguu shares
against 81 20 O63 or 81 ia srar,
In 1910
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
buy a Bomber
Marketing Expert Here

Oscar W Olsen nationally
known produce marketing expert
from the Chicago Mercantile ~
change is Iu Detroit today for a
round Of conferences with local
produce dealer, and commodity
brokers. Tire talks Are expected
TO center ON problems arising out
of the defense adjustments IN
farm programs and the change In
marketing lcchnquc> hrouG h I
about 10y heavy government buy
ing for lca>o-lcnd purposes.