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Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-18

I much of it defcatist in nature and
calculated to undermine public
morale"
Mankind United leaders, HooG
said, instructed followers to avoiG
selective service by posing as
Christian ministers of religion"
On one occasion Bell himself
stated in presence of government
officials that if he were drafted
into the army or placed in a con-
scientious objectors camp Hood
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-18
Ace Filler Still
MISSING in Alaska

HEADQUARTERS, Alaska De-
fense Command, Dec. 18. UP)-
Air force officers here today sale
no trace has been found as vet
CT plane bearing Col. Averett S.
Davis. veteran Alaska army flier,
and eight others, overdue since Nov.
%.
Col. Davis home was in Tacoma
Washington.
Among others listed aboard the
missing plane was Lieut.. George "
Hinton, Phoenix, Ariz.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-18
Rescue 'Rebirth'
To Rickenbucker

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. ls.-
PD-Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker,
tanned and cheerful. said today he
left like he was reborn" when he
was rescued in mid Pacific after
drifting "a days on life raft.
In his downtown hotel room to-
day. Rickenbacker the "indestructi-
bic" World War ace. gave only
brief hint of his suffering and
trials during the epic lift-raft jour-
nev.
Il was dead so many times, it's
Ike being reborn" he said.
Beyond that. Rickenbacker was
silent on his latest and most dra-
matte brush with death.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-18
Scanning I.V.
News Horizon
WILL WORK IN
IMPERIAL COUNTY

Ives I. VanOni OF The University
of California at Berkeley will work
a month in Imperial county as an
assistant in All club work. He will
work a month in various counties
as a part of his training for this
type OF work.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-18
Shortages Tough
On Old 81. Nick

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa, Dec.
l8.-tU U.PD-Even Santa Claus is
having trouble with shortages. San
ia has been distributing sacks Of
candy to the kiddies from the back
of a chamber of commerce float. As
long as the supply lasts. everything
is swell. But. lamented Santa, when
he runs OIL, the kids get mad and
relt him with snowballs and other
objects. He threatened to forget
to show up on Christmas if the kids
don't start behaving themselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-18
MARRIAGE ANNULLED

The marriage of Velma Bertha
Radford and Leonides Radford was
annulled in Imperial county supe-
rior court Thursday. She alleged
that Radford had another wife liv-
ing at the time of their marriage
in WaShoe, New. last Aug. 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-18
OPA REPRESENTATIVE
RETURNS TO Los ANGELES

Lee CuSick, Office of Price Ad-
ministrator expert from Los An
geleS. who has been aiding with
gasoline rationing in Imperial VAL
Icy. returned to his headquarters
Friday He had been here for sew
eral weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-18
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Albert B. Grier sued Thelma
Grier for divorce Thursday. alleg-
ing extreme cruelty. He said they
were married in Woodward, Okla,
in 1921 and separated Sept. IA. 194l.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-18

said. "he would not obey orders
and that he would cause 250,000 OF
his followers to march and cause
trouble for local draft boards
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-18
Farm Bloc Gets
Leon Henderson
InFour.Way Deal

NContinued from PAse !
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08
WANFLL'S COMMAND

Attlec announced that the COM
mand of Gen. Sir Archibald p.
Wavell. supreme United Nations
Far Eastern commander, will cN-
clude India and Australia. but he
did not explain why.
The command he said, covers
Burma. excludes Indo-China. goes
up 10 the north Of the Philippines
and down a line drawn 10 the
north coast Of Australia and then
sweeps around the islands of the
Malay Archipelago
Attlee admitted there had been
considerable" loss Of life as the
result Of japanese air raids on
RangOon He reiterated that the
battle Of the Atlantic was going
extremely successfully but he
added:
1T would he grave mistake
not Ia reali1e the strain that eN-
tension Of the war TO the Far
East has put on our navy and
merchant marine"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08
IN THE NEWS
Continued from Page one

triumphS and achieve such
victory that permanent and
Just peace. security and lib
,erty will be purchased with
what i paid.
4 That was the true sub
stance of the Presidents
speech - that America Acan
win, must win and WILL
WIN.
To the very last American
in this free land-which was
the cradle of human liberty
and il now the refuge and
hope of ciViliZatiOn-thcre il
agreement with President
R0oscNclt'S appraisal I ha I
Whatever the cost of victory
il i worth a THOUSAND
TIMES the cost.
There is grim resolve to full
fill the prediction of the Pres
.dcnt that the maSsed, an
gered forces of common
humanity will finish and WIN
thc war.
Now the time is past for
words, and at hand for action
and achievement and decision.
Now the time is ut hand
to work and produce, sweat
and sacrifice, fight and tri-
umph.
America is at war nj last.
alert nj last, indomitably and
-iH4PFesffstbfiY and UUCUnQUCT-'
ably powerful at last.
. America is on the road To
certain victory. To security
and lasting freedom, To per-
petuatiOn of democratic civ
iiiZatiOn--and TO an enduring
peace based on the simple
decencies and wholesome
ideals hOnored by the found
-ers America and capably
served by AMERICA TO
DAY.
CHARLES =. HICKMAN.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08
Hitler Reported
Erecting Guns TO
FoiIArmyCoup
Cannon Dominate Berlin,
Says War Correspondent
Barring Fuehrers Fear

LONDON Jan. 6 GNS).-
Evidently expecting trouble in
the form Of a possible army coup
against fho Hitler government,
Na1i officials in Berlin have re-
ported machine gun posts al all
key points Of the city. tho mill
tarv respondent Of the London
Daily Express reported today,
Writing he had come into pos
session of secret details concern
ing GoStapo activities following
the dismissal Of Field" Marshal
Won Brauchit>ch the cor
respondent said the machine gun
nests are bcrrU manned by picked
units OF Hulcr'S own SIS corps
Ohc Schutz>lancl hlS personal
bodyguard1.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08
Supreme0ffiee
Of Production
Goal in Drive
Would Be Counterpart
Of Famous British
Ministry Of Supply
BY WILLIAM s. NEAL
Init News Service stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Jan. S.-A con-
greSSional drive for creation of a
supreme war production office,
which would be a counterpart OF
the famous British ministry of
supply. gained momentum today
as the Senate military affairs
committee ordered hearings on
/ the proposal.
The action came as persistent
reports were spread in congress
ISlonal circles that PreSid q n I
Roosevelt is considering new
reorganization plan, which would
establish one-man rule of produC-
4tioh.
The bill by Senator Gilgore Cd
of Virginia. setting up a depart
|ment Of defense Coordination and
control, will be the vehicle for the
Senate hearings, which may de-
IVelop into an inquiry into the on
i tire policy Of war production
Senator Wallgren Oh OF Wash
Iington was named chairman Of a
subcommittee TO begin hearings
lncNt week
RULER OF Production
The Kilgore bill provides for q
secretary Of defense who would
be the ruler of production 10
head the department.
/ Powers now held by war and
navy departments in purchasing
supplies. contracting. crcctin Z
buildings and facilities and similar
activities, would be transferred 10
the department
The war and navy dcuartmentS
would become solely responsible
for actual military matters
The new defense secretary would
be given jurisdiction Of the Office
iof Production Management, all
civilian activities relating 20 ma
tional defense, and would allocate
production.
WOULD MASS RESOURCES
There IL growing belief
that this must be done I'm order
to efficiently supply the ma
terials which our army and navy
need" said Kilgore. eft would
avoid duplication and compcti-
ton in bidding. and would really
mobilize the nations resources.
You can't efficiently conduct
such n huge program as We are
embarked upon without having
one man responsible. You can't
do n by committees, as We now
are doing"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08
Thaws Wafer Pipes,
But Sets Home Attire

Detective Albert Shapiro de-
cided today that thawlng water
pipes is plumb out of his line.
He took a blow torch 70 the
froSt-covercd pipes near the base
mcnt ratterS of his homo AZ 1867
Steel avenue a bit later he dis
covered the raf,ers afirc lie eX-
the blaze.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08
.IapS PAY
Heavily
I'm NEalaya
by :. \ WYKES

Inrl Nevs service stan Correspondent
SINGAPORE Jan, 3 japanese
forces in Western Malaga have
paid heavily for their advanccS
British authorities announced to
day as front line dispatches
termed The rrw British counter
drive 100 per cent effective"
The British counter attacks
were declared to have smashed
japanese attempts 10 turn the
left flank of tho British line do
Tending ku3la Lumpur important
railway center and gateway 10
Singapore
These reports SAID that ter
rlble casualties were suffered by
the Jap invaders and that the
British offensive was wIdencd IN
land after removing the enemy
threat in the Nal1yan coastal
state of SclanCor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08
LIST MATS LOSSES

The Communist ueW paper
Pravda said today that German
forces during the month of De.
cenber lost everything cast NJ
Leningrad they had Captufeo
during SeptemDer, October an'
November.
The newspaper added chat 'h.
path Of The advancing Rcd army
troops on tho Lonlngfad front is
Uttered with thousands oi dead
masses Of broken and abandoned
arms and equipment"
Intense fighting is now be-
ing waged for q number Of Ger
man centers of resistance which
Soviet mobile detachment, have
outflanked," PIayla sand.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08

2ol in Civil Air Petrol

Detroit'S response 20 tho fovma.
ton of the United SfefeS civil AfI
Patrol IS L0l UP 20 today accord
ing 10 Meric Sutton gr9ar COM.
mander IN charge Of fes rrgU '.-
which IS under way ~ Dcfr1
CITY AlrpOrt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08

dispatch also told how food
stores IN warehouses had been
distributed to civilian population
before buildings were de-
stroVpd }
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08

back three TO I'VE Mules IN q single
day, put tho NazlS to flight arr
tee -t1t1-7r77rTT I3t3Hf\ duC
several important heights. thC
TaSS lRusSIan) News Agency sand
Reports received 100 Stock
holm SAID that thousands OF Red
army troops arc SWarmln-
ashore on al sides Of the Crl-
mean Peninsula cuEcroa- A----a=-+4+--
Of the Black Sea feet and sup
ported by masses OF planes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08
DP9HyiHg BOmbs'

NEW YORK. Jan 6 INSl -
a Bu'sh broadcast picked up
today hy \Et AID that the
japanese iH MalaNa arc now
using small delaying bombs
These UUtr-1S. t7C ur5adCt>t said.
look like tennis balls from one
side and about l. inches long
With rubber noses painted white.
One Vas reported found IN
Singapore
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08
BRITISH HAMMER BACK

Latest messages from the fight
ing front said tho British imperial
forces have begun 10 hammer
hack al Zap forces which crossed
the BcrnaW River and SOuEh, 10
cut behind the rear of the British
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08

Tho machine gun nests are
armed with antitank guns anC
antialrCraft as we'll as smaller
callbcr weapons, the correspond
ent rennr1nd-
with the real magnitude Of
the German reNerScs and casual
ties in Russia filtering into the
reich and Americas entry in
creasing German anNieties,
Hitler il evidently expecting
trouble" he added.
lin Berlin double lowered
hunkers. 90 by 20 yards, are
being erected near the 100, also
i'm the wOrkmen's district OF
north Berlin and industrial
east Berlin. These are equipped
with antiaircraft, antitank and
machine guns.
Machine gun nests have been
installed on the roofs Of scores
of buildings. Many buildings
have been evacuated altogether
and occupied by IS"
However. a high British authori-
tative source today cateGorically
against hopes of an early
German collapse from within
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08
i. ). DocmsAxis,
Commons Told

Continued from Page One)
provide the forces we should
like 10 provide over the whole
scattered British Empire. There
are many demands on our re-
sources from all theaters."
Attlec vigorously denied reports
published IN the United State,
that British defenders of Malay
had failed 10 carry out n "Scorchec
earth policy insisting that every.
thing had been done 10 hinder tho
eemy.
tAttlcc'S announcement was
in line with an exclusive Inter
national News Service dispatch
from the Malayan front ycStcr-
day which described in detail
how rubber and tin stocks had
been destroyed and roads and
bridges mined or blown UP 10
slow tho JaDancSc advance. The
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08
NO COLLAPSE NEAR

DcSpilc tremendous losses In
killed wounded and prisoners. this
source said. the German army IS
nowhcrc noar collapse
Conccding Hitler may he having
trouble with his generals, tho in
formant declared il would be
wrong 10 build up too much hope
in that direction
He added that n rcshuffling Of
The high command always follows
"A military setback in any country
and has several times occurred in
England I'M this war.
~ D...I
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08

unflirchIHgi and infallihly
AMERICAN.
Nlr Roosevelt has never
>pukeH more honestly To the
American people, he h "A :
never spoken more braNely,
and ne has never spoken 10 a
morFuUiiied, responsive. ap-
proving and determined ma
uon.
II was The sort of a speech
the president of a nation M
war should deliver To a people
cgliroutcd bN the grim ncccs-
sitN and hard tasks of win
ming "a war.
u discounted no pcriIs or
dangers.
II mnimilrd no sacrifices
ur costs.
II apologiled for no past
shortcomings or defeats.
II cushioned no possible or
probable SetbackS Yet to be
endured.
I'm these instances of bitter
and almost brutal lrankncsS
and realism. the President
was utterly caIlouS of the
hard impact of facts upon the
emotions Of his pcopIe-and
WAS entirely warranted in be-
ing ~.
Ii was the highest c0mpli-
meut Mr. Roosevelt could
have paid his peoplc-that he
Judged HEM to-br strong
enough 10 KNOW the facts.
that ne considered it their
right and his duty that the
sober reality of the nations
problems and tasks be dis
-eHs-ed ;;ttdi faCCd.
But the President was also
realistic i'm another sense.
With almost spiritual fer
or.-hut aiAe with eefid ealett-
latiOn, he measured not only
tasks and perils, costs and
sacrifices. of this great war
hut the absolute certainty of
VICTORY.
lie correctly and wisely
Judged that he did not NEED
to measure the spirit and
courage, the loyalty and pa
Of the American
people.
American unity and re-
solve, he rightly assumed,
are equal 10 and sufficient for
the purposes of victory.
The spirit or the Amer
i~0a propI. r0& pcrCr
hjqhl, td0U u IS fod0y' ne
co1fidcatjp o0d occnvatCtg
ossCttld. The TDjoa maa
Ho'cr mare closely Knit TO-
pctLer this country roS .
0cr0 more dccpig deter
upcd ~ face tia solc1m
tasks before Il.
But he also. and with cold
realism, measured the prOduc-
ion Of war materials-weap-
Dns, tools, munitions, air
planes, ships, gunS-Of which
America is capable.
He said America would pro-
iucc 10000 airplaneS in 1912
and l2j,000 MORE airplanes
in 1913.
He said America would pro-
ducc 5000 tanks in 1912, and
$4,000 MORE tanks in 1913.
He said America would pro-
ducc 10000 anti-aircraft guns
in 1912, and $4,000 MORE
anti-aircraft guns in 1913.
This il transition from
words So ACTION.
II puts the foundation Of
a MEANS Of winning the war
under our abundant and am
pie WILL to win.
such production for war i
unprecedented in world his
tory
II exceeds thing ever
accomplished by our enemies,
or ever possible Of accom-
piishmcnt 10y them
II st4puprG and Sims arr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08
GET NEW BEACHHEADS

RUSSIAN landing parties wore
declared 10 nave scored several
new beachheadS IN addition 10
those already obtained at KerCh,
Theodosia, Yalta and -E4p4teria
where still more Russian
troops from the Caucasus Wcrc
landing from transports
CThe adviceS added The So
vietS were rapidly CONSOLE
dating their reCapturcd posi-
tons in the Crimca and gencr-
ating a great offensive 10 TO-
lieve Sevastopoi and sweep Tho
Germans out Of tho Crjmcan
Peninsula ,
On the Moscow front otlwr So.
vict troops were declared 10 have
driven wedges two and hall
miles into Nazi dcfenSeS which hac
been constructed for a winter
st1nd.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08
CAPTURE RAILWAY TOWN

Russian forces captured the i'm
~N~tant railway town OF MeSchovSk
-"5 ~7ilcS southwest Of Moscow.
CThe Stockholm newspaper
Svenska Daghladct rcporto Il
from II Sinki that Russian
forces had penetrated Finnish
positions north Of Lake Omega
on the northern Soviet front
Heavy fighting was reported AZ
Poventsa AT the mouth of the
Stain Canal
In London the British Press
Association estimated Russia
now has two planes for every
German aircraft on the eastern
front and said this was rospon-
Sible for the German failure 10
check the Soviet advance. It
added Germany'S lronthnc air
strength Al prCScni is NOT moro
than 5000 planes and said tho
Nazis have lost between 5000
and 5000 planes in Russia since
June.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08

Buy n Bomber
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08

WnfIrchUgN and iniaIhbIy trumphS and achieve III
AMERICAN victory that permanent II
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-06
Cause for Alarm

Continued and increasing mer-
chant ship sinkings along the AT
lantIc coast, with loss of scores of
lives, Is real u for alarm. From
time to time there have been official
CLAIMS that we are winning the war
against AXIS U-boats, but the facts
do not subStantiate those claims. on
the contrary, conditions are bccon,-
ing worse.
AS things stand at the present,
Hitler has every right TO boast OF
his successes in this phase of the wal
at ca. Moreover. u government
must ConCede one of two things.
either that the Navy is more or less
helpless under the circumstances or
that less IS being done than can be
done, II the former is true. the COun-
try should be so informed in plain
language and without sugar coating:
If the latter, there ought to be an
accounting and a shake-up some
where, To the end that the danger
may be overcome, or at least
leSSened.
Shipping needs at the moment con-
Stitutc one of the critical bottlcnocks
Of the war for the United Nations.
Il has been stated that something
Ike $50 merchant ships. including
all sizes, have been sent to the bot
tom off II Atlantic coast since and
including last January. That is AT the
rate of about d ship and a half a day.
and almost the equivalent of the two
ShlpS-a-day goal at which CONSTITUTE
ton yards are aiming and which the
President has asked.
The net balance : definitely
against us so far. and ever when the
goal is reached viii be but little bet
ter than the schedule of destruction
II appears that along with the
building program there must also be
a much more intensive effort to cur
tail Sinkings. If only those arc en-
titled TO criticize who have a remedy
10 offer, that siIences our comment.
Blu. II does not minimize the critical
condition that exists, There is cause
for alarm in the present situation.
AZ We see it. The Navy ought to be
Nla TO DrC,+iIc -, ,.,,.o A,I -.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-06
Alphabet Revision

Action Of a House committee in
voting TO abolish the CCC Is a con-
Structlve step toward economy and
elimination of non-eSSentIalS. Along
with Il INTO the discard should 60
also the NYA and the WPA, Com
paratIVely few would suffer, other
Than those who make up the ad-
mlniStrative forces in these groups
that would be affected in this
alphabet revision.
All >hree agencies. which in full
title are Civilian Conservation Corps,
National Youth Administration and
Works Progress Administration. had
their inception in the idea Of provid-
ing relief. They came into being
when mcn were riding the rods.
'humbing the highways and soliciting
food from front and back doors in The
depths of depression. Now the coun-
try is experiencing an economic up
turn described as the most luscious
days in all its long history, Yet these
elief organizations continue to thrive
and to 90 through the motions If
fun~ctioning in behalf of those said
to need assistance.
Jobs are more plentiful than ever
before in the nation - or so it is
'laimed-and there is an actual
shortage of labor for the war pro-
gram. OF a truth there is greater
prosperity than in the halcyOn days
before the 1929 crash. that golGen
age of the 20's, when nc one ever
thought of government subsidy for
those who could find no means of
livelihood, some OF whom did not
want and would not accept such OPP
portunity if offered. In those days
they had to shift for themselves.
whereas since then they have been
taken to the bosom of a national
political party, and once there are,
like the leech, almost impossible to
shake off.
No one is riding the rails or beg
ging bread now who really wants
gaintul employment. And at long last
this idea seems to be filtering into
the minds of congressman to the ex-
tent that at least a House committee
has voted to abolish one of the
agencies-the CCC. 1t may not stand
up on the floor of the House. but :
step in the right direction has been
taken. Unless these gratuitous b,-
reaus are Weeded ont now there is
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-06
Wars Cethsemane

Recurrence with greater frequency
as time goes on OF deaths or injuries
of men IN the armed forces of the
nation is but an intensification OF
the depths of wars Gethsemane for
both those who suffer physical pains
or even death itself. and those who
~aympathize or mourn over their
losses.
Again the war program has dipped
into this county with a fatality. and
again with serious injury Of men in
various branches of the service. Tn
fortunately. it is not likely to be the
last incident of the kind; if indeed
we have hardly begun to experience
the pangS of suffering that come
from these tragedies. There Will De
countless additional h~eartaches and
lnnumerable days of uneasineSS and
anxiety before the menace 20 human
life is ended with the return of an
armistlce in the international strug-
gle.
Nowhere in the world is human
life valued so highly as in the United
States. 1t is not that men are afralo
to dle-herc any more than else
where. Rather 1t is that we place
So high an estimate on the indivId-
NAL N1U-berC * So much effort
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-06
NOTICE OF SALE.

Under and by virtue of the power
and authority contained IN that ceI-
tain Deed of Trust executed b. J. II.
Wynne, duly recorded in the office
of the Register Of Deeds of Vance
County, in Book 208, - page 92, dc-
fault having been MADE in The pay
ment of the debt therein secured, at
the request of the holder of the nate,
| shall sell by public auction, TO the
highest bidder for cash, at the Court
house door in Henderson, North Car
DINA, at twelve O'Clock, Noon on
Tuesday, July 7, 1912. the following
described real estate.
Beginning at an iron stake on the
edge of Walters Street, N~Orthcriy
corner of Ed Farmers lot; thence
along the said street N 20 + l09 feet
to an iron stake on the edge OF SAID
street; thence at right angles with
said street S 81 200 feet to an IRON
stake: thence parallel with the Wal
tiers Street S 20 " 100 feet to a stake
on the said Ed Farmers corner.
thence along said Farmers line n
81 w 200 feet to the beginning.
This the 9Th day of June, 1912.
T. p. GHOLSON, Trustee.
6-l3-2O-27
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-06

say nothing of infinitely greater cost
in men and materials.
Perhaps on every front the United
Nations are doing their dead level
utmost. The important question is
whether or not that best Is enough.
China and Russia are calling for an
offensive war. And the echo Is
thrown back. why not? Victory of
the first magnitude on one or all
fronts Is the issue of the moment.