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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-12
Must Shield
Lights Seen
From Above

Lieut.. Gen. j L. Dewitt in San
Francisco Saturday announced ex-
tension of dim-out regulations to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-12
scandinavian Churches Reject Nazi Doctrines
Collapse of Peace Plans
Due to Continued
Interference by Quislings

IN relations Danes and Nazs get any wofse
than they are now il expected that the Danish Lutheran
church its 300 clergymen and nine bishops viii play
holder ri in resistance the new order
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-12
VOTE BIG
TAX BILL
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON = The senate late Saturday
passed the greatest tax bill in history. reaching
directly into the pocketbooks of everyone who makes
over SD n week
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-12

cover virtually all types of illum-
nation.
The new proclamation, supple
menting the original dim-out law
of Aug. 5. 1912. will become opera
tive Oct. rs. except for the por-
tons governing street lighting.
which will not go into effect UNI
til Nov. Il.
STRICTER RULES
Under the new orders. all lights
visible from above as well as
those which can be seen from the
ocean = must be shielded. Re-
strictions on interior lighting
which is visible out Of doors also
was announced.
Interior lighting will not be
permitted to contribute more
than one foot candle power Of
illumination out doors. De-
Witt said. Light sources, even
within buildings, must not be
visible outdoors above the hori-
zontal.
Industrial plants were ordered
to dim-out UNLESS they obtain per-
mission from the ninth regional
civilian defense board on pleas
that production would be impaired
If lighting were restricted.
Restrictions on lights in homes
visible at sea, for motorists and
persons with flashlights or Ian
terms on the seaboard were not
changed, although the new regu-
lations will permit emergency We
hicles to travel fully lighted in
protection of life or property.
BROADER PHRASE
The phrase visible from the
sea" was broadened under the new
orders to include the area visible
from the Pacific ocean; from the
Straits of Juan de Fuca lying
south OF line 'AAtnaihs SdSA
from the most soutberly point Of
Vancouver island and west OF a
line running north through the
eastern boundary Of Port Town
send. Wash; or from any bodies
of water on the shoreline in Cali
fornia. including Santa Monica
bay. Santa Barbara channel. San
Luis obispo bay. Estero bay and
Monterey bay.
Penalties for violations under
the new law included exclusion
from the western defense COM
mand area, a fine not to exceed
$1,000 or Imprisonment for a year
or a combination Of any OF the
/ three.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-12

BANK TRANSACTIONS
Tacoma ..........--..S " ,4Oo,OUO
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05
THE PEOPLE WHO
COMPLAIN THE MOST

Isn't it strange that the people who
complain the most these days have the
least to complain about, and the people
who complain the least have the most
TO bother them?
Think this over next time you feel like
grouching about rationing, tire shortage,
high taxes and what-not After all, we're
getting off easy Think about the people
in Europe, in China and in the East In
dies who'ye lost everything in the way
of worldly goods. They're doing very
little plaining-they're happy that
they've still got their lives.
Returning travellers and refugees from
the war zones are almost unanimous in
their surprised comment on the good
nature with which the war-blasted people
of the battle zones accept their own per-
Sonal losses, even when the loss of world
ly goods is total. The most cheerful
stories out of the fighting areas deal with
the utter absence of selfishness and greed
among the civilians, and with their al
most happy acceptance of losses so great
that we, who are far removed from the
scene of military action, cannot COM
prehend them in terms of our own lives.
What difference there is between the
reaction of these people and the mean
little lrlckS OF our own sugar HodIueIS,
tire racketeers and tax evaders! Maybe
the war hasn't yet been brought close
enough to US. Maybe we need few
bombs to bring out our unselfishness.
Civilians in the United States have suf-
fered very little as yet. Not only have
they all the basic comforts of peacetime,
but most of their normal pursuits have
been uninterrupted thus far. For SO per
cent of the population, sugar rationing
is the very first direct, mandatory sacri-
flee of the war. 1t is tiny thing, against
the loss of homes and businesses, savings
and Jobs, and even loved ones, suffered
by those directly exposed to war.
No sacrifice is too great to win this
war Those who have seen it at first hand
know it. 1t is time we, at home, were
realizing it-and accepting our sacrifices
cheerfully.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05
OVERDUE FOR REPEAL

(Palo Alto TimeS)
The war will probably precipitate one
legislative course of action that has long
been overdue, namely repeal of the gin
marriage" law in California which re-
quires a three-day waiting period between
the time of application for a license and
the wedding ceremony.
That law served a purpose at the time
of its adoption in preventing hasty, i'll
advised marriages arranged under the
effect of liquor. Now that the law re-
Quires health certification before the is
suance of a marriage license, the extra
waiting period demanded by the gin mar
riage" law imposes an Inconvenience with
out point.
The hardships this has meant to ser
vice men desiring to marry before depart
ing for combat duty has focused atten-
ton sharply recently on the need for re-
peal of the outdated law The Califor-
MIA County Clerks Association has given
its approval to the proposal repeal, which
should be given the attention of the legis-
lature at its next session.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05
THE JOB HIPASS DOES

Once again the American Legion and
Auxiliary are getting Hipass Health camp
into shape for another summer of adding
pounds to the frames Of Imperial Valley
children, and of giving them the benefit
of a summer outing combined with good
food and sound professional care. 1t is
a lob which, while it could not be more
vital than it has been, remains Just as
vital under wartime conditions as IN
peacetime.
War has focused the eyes of the nation
upon the physical condition of its men
and women Hipass has done its share,
and more than its share, to improve the
physical condition of those youngsters
who go to the camp for the summer, or
part of the summer.
Undernourished children have been
started on the road to physical compile
ton because Of the Hipass program, and
children who otherwise would not learn
the love of outdoors and receive the physl-
cal and mental toughening that goes with
such love, have passed through Hlpass
wear after year Some of them-many
of them-are in the service of their coun-
try now, and the training they had at
Hipass camp undoubtedly has made them
better fitted to serve
Hipass. and the work that is done there,
is insurance for the future and for the
present. So it is with rejoicing that we
see indications that the camp will be
opened again this summer That IS as 1t
should be- The Hipass program fits the
nations war needs admirably. There
should be no thought of curtailment there
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05
SENATE REPRESENTATION
(Santa Monica Outlook

kS9nld MOHlCd
The voters of California will be called
upon in November to vote on an initiative
measure which proposes to change radi-
cally the appointment for members of the
state senate.
At present the state senate is compos-
ed of one member from each county. The
house is apportioned according to popu-
lation, while the senate is not.
This plan was adopted some years ago
in order to divide power and responsible
ity between the cities and the rural dis
tricts On a population basis the city
members would control both branches OF
the legislature and the rural cOmmuni-
ties would suffer as result.
The initial proposal which has been
promoted by certain labor agitators
would make the cities dominant in state
legislation. 1t can hardly be regarded as
a wise or fair plan. 1t certainly would
not improve the quality of senate mem
bership or the character of the law enact
ed.
Under this proposed plan, Los Angeles
county would have eight senator's, San
Francisco county four and Alameda coun-
ty three. Each now has one. In other
words. these three counties would gain
II senators and the smaller counties
would lose their individual representa-
ton. In number of rural sections two
or three counties would have to be group
ed together to get one senator.
This initiative revives an old issue that
was fought over and decided once. No
sound reason exists for change. The
purpose behind it is to increase labor
power in the legislature and, if possible,
enable it to dominate and dictate legisla-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05

An Axis broadcast, quoting
Japanese spokesman at Tokyo, said
the Japanese regarded the NADIA
gaecar operations as "a direct at
tack on Vichy but that the military
value of occupation is dubious be-
cause the japanese fleet commands
the Indian Ocean
Official details of the fighting
as the British landed on Courier
Bay, on the north end of the is
land, under cover of naval air
craft were lacking but the plan
was to move 10 miles across the
Isthmus to Diego Suarez, one OF
the most valuable naval bases in
the world.
The German dispatches from
V!chy said British airplanes in
force flew over the island and the
naval baSe and that warships sup
ported the landing.
1t was understood there was less
than a division 100000 of French
white troops an Madagascar but
these were aided by large num-
Der of native troops.
The British foreisi, oIIice spokes-
man said the British presumably
sent ample forces" against NADIA
gascar in view of Allied experience
in Syria, where the Vichy forces
put up a furious battle Most OF
the British sent against NADIA
gascar were believed to be south
Africans.
1t was indicated that the British
would hardly attempt to occupy
the whole island, $50 miles long
and of an average width OF $50
miles-the fourth largest island in
the world after Greenland, New
Guinea and Borneo-which has an
area of 24l,094 square miles.
Aside from Diego Suarez, there IS
the Majungo naval base on the
northwest coast.
Tananarive. the capital, lies IN
land 80 miles from the east coast,
at the end of railroad from
Brickaville.
Madagascar is 240 miles at the
nearest point from Portuguese East
Africa. 1t is 1883 sea miles from
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05
Take Madagascar

LONDON, May 5. CUP)-Picked
British empire Commands, sup
ported by air and naval forces,
smashed through Vichy French re-
SiStance and landed on the stra-
tegic French Island of Madagas-
car today.
Operations still are proceed
ing" the British announced.
A French battery was reported
captured and the German radio
said a French submarine and a
dispatch boat were sunk in severe
fighting for the big Diego Suarez
naval base.
Acting in agreement with the
United States, the British forces
including South Africans - began
occupation of the big Indian Ocean
island after the French governor
general repeatedly had rejected an
ultimatum.
Dispatches of the official Ger
man news agency from Vichy said
fighting was in full swing" and
that the outcome could not yet be
determined, but the British for
eign office spokesman described
Vichy's resistance as light" The
people have been reported IS per
cent pro-AllieS
The spokesman saiG Tie occupa-
ton of Madagascar was designed
to remove a grave threat to the
Allied supply line to the Far East
in view of the possibility that the
Vichy French government of Pierre
Laval would turn the island over
to the japanese
The United States, backing up
the British move, was reported to
have delivered a note to Marshal
Henri Philippe Petain at Vichy to-
day, repeating its warning that any
Warlike act BY the French against
the British would be regarded as
against all of the United Nations.
Axis broadcaStS since last Sat
urday have reported United States
warships, including the Washing
ton and North Carolina, in the
Indian Ocean. but there was no
indication they aided in the NADIA
gascar operations. The Free French
| forces were not mentioned elther0
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05
Skoda. Stuttgart
Plants Bombed

tackled detectives in southern Ger
many, including the important m
dustrial town of Stuttgart, the
communique said A detachment OF
heavy Stirling bombers bombed the
Skoda Works at Pilsen for the sec
ond time since the offensive began.
1t is a 900-mile round trip to Pill
sen, and a 750-mile roundtlp to
Stuttgart.
The big guns began firing at 1920
am. GO 30 pm. EWT), shaking win
doWs and awakening inhabitants
along a wide area of the coast. They
fired until l am, and 80 minutes
later went into action again, while
big force of Raj planes crossed
the channel.
BRIDGE OF BOMBERS
Between the blasts of the big guns,
fierce heavy antiaircraft fire was
heard on the French coast between
Boulogne and Calais from midnight
until am. From then until am.
Raj heavy bombers roared toward
France in an unbroken stream.
The Raj bombers raided Stuff
CART and southern Germany IN
strong force" it was said authori-
tatively.
Stuttgart is an important machine,
textile, rubber and chemical manu-
featuring center of some 100000
population in southern Germany. 1t
has been raided by the British sew
en- times since the war began. the
IT. -
the British had to make a round
trip OF at least $50 miles.
The plants of such German war
industries as Bosch, leading German
specialists in electrical equipment;
Daimler Benz, manufacturers of air
plane engines, heavy trucks, tanks
and tank engines, and of the Birth
concern, manufacturers of aircraft
precision equipment, are at Stuff
CART.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05
Japs Indignant
Over Sci zure

Nations action was to prevent Japan
from Selling the island
The Tokyo radio said that in
moving against Madagascar the Al
lied nations hoped they were open
ing a second front, but they would
be unable to do so because they
lacked men, shipping and materials
Tokyo said the British action to-
ward Madagascar was different from
the landing of American forces IN
New Caledonia, because New Gale
donia was dominated by the Free
French while Vichy had controlled
Madagascar.
Further incursionS into Frances
territory by the United Nations can
be envisaged," Tokyo said.
Berlin, apparently taken by sur
prise, gave no comment for hours
after British announcements OF the
Madagascar operations.
Its first recognition of the news
was in a German transocean dis
patch from Stockholm which merely
quoted briefly British reports that
the landing had been made on
Courier bay against Slight resis-
lance, and that no immediate COM
ment on the situation was expected
in the house of commons.
A Berlin radio dispatch reported
from Vichy that japanese admirals
Naokuni Nomura and Katsuo Abe
whose presence in Vichy had aided
in precipitating the Allied move
left there for Berlin by airplane
this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05
Russians Announce
ga German Planes
Destroyed in Week

MOSCOW, May sup = The
Russians today claimed successes
On the Kalinin and Leningrad fronts
and the destruction of 264 German
planes in a week.
Last midnight's communique said
for the first time in weeks that
Soviet forces carried out Often
Sive operations lnaSmuch as
that became a stock phrase in COM
muniques during the height of the
Russian offensive last winter and
recently, presumably since the
spring thaw obviated large opera
tons, had been replaced by mo
change :" it might mean that the
Russians have begun their spring
offensive.
The communicate said the Soviet
lost only II planes from April % to
last Saturday, while the Germans
were losing 264. On several sectors
of the Leningrad front, it said, the
Russians destroyed 10 Notifications
and two observation points, killing
LOO Germans. The Germans at
tackled a populated place on the
Kalinin front, but the Russians
counterattacked drove them back
and captured large quantities of
war material.
Twelve German planes were de-
stroyed on Saturday, the commune
que reported. The Russians lost
eight.
The first communique today said
nothing important occurred en- the
front last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05

LONDON, May S. CUP) = Thu
Royal air force bombed the Skoda
Arms Works at Ilsen in Czechoslo-
vakia and German war industries
at Stuttgart early today, carrying
on an air offensive Waged day and
night almost without surcease, since
April IL.
British big guns on the channel
coast twice roared in action early
today.
The air ministry said the docks
at Nantes, France, also were bomb
ed, and British fighting planes at
tackled enemy air fields in France.
Coastal command bombers attacked
enemy shipping off the coasts of
Holland and Norway and bombed
Mandal airdrome. Three Raj bomb
ers were missing.
SKODA BOMBED
A strong force of bombers" at
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
No. 1888
IN the Matter of the Petition of
CHARLES LEROY FERGUSON TO
Establish the Fact of his Birth
N o T G +
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
CHARLES Leroy FERGUSON las
filed in the above entitled Court
petition pursuant to Chapter of
the Health and Safety Code of
the State of California for an order
establishing the fact of his birth
and that the hearing of said petit
ton has been set for the 9th day of
May, 1912, at 2 o'clock pm, at the
Court House at Ell Centre, in the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, and all persons interested
are notified to appear and show
cause, if any they have, why said
petition should not be granted.
Dated April oath, 1912.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
BY Maxine Console,
Deputy.
(SeaD
mo. 16) tA26 MIG inc)
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05
By UNITED PRESS

Japan led the righteous clam
or Of Axis nations Tuesday against
the United Nations move on NADIA
gascar, which it said was "aggreS-
sion" against the Vichy government,
and would strengthen Vichy collab-
Grafton with the Axis. The United
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05

By taking part in a musical enterprise,
no matter whether you huff or whether
you puff, you are stimulating your fell
low participant and doing something for
yourself Maj. Harold w. Kent, War
Department education officer
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05
Philippine Mail
Service Cancelled

WASHINGTON, May S. up
The war department announced to-
day because of the japanese block
ade no mail is being sent 10 the
Philippines, and that very little
has been received from American
forces there.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05

Bombay. British Mauritius is 500
miles east of it; British Reunion
Island AGO miles east of it; the
British Seychelles are COS miles
to the north on the route to Bonn
bay. All are naval stations.
Britain remembered the friendly
Vichy surrender of French Indo-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05
laps Crack Open
China S Back Door
With Burma Drive
By ROBERT p. MARTIN

CHUNGK1NG, May 5 CUP) -
Powerful japanese mechanical units
forced open the back door to China
today, climaxing a 3-month drive
through Burma by crossing the
Chinese frontier into Yunnan Prov
ince.
A Chinese military spokesman
announced shortly after 3 pm. that
enemy spearheads had crossed the
border near the town of Wanting
on the Burma road about 80 miles
above captured Lashio
Although some enemy troops
have penetrated as far as two miles
into Chinese territory the spokes-
man said the town of Tanting and
Wanting bridge, separating China
and Burma, still were in Chinese
hands.
1t is 116 miles from the winding
Burma road from the Lashio rail-
head to Wanting. From the bor-
der it is only 300 airline miles to
the Burma roads northern termi-
nus at Running and about CTS
miles to the free China capital OF
Chungking.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05
By HAMLIN

China to the japanese, the Axis
intrigues in Syria which made it
necessary to attack that key point .
in the Vichy empire, and as
Free France spokesman said today
1T is good that the British got to
Madagascar first, not the Jap
aneSe"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05

SAN DIEGO, May 5-UP)-En-
sign J. r. Kowalski, USNR, of Chi
cago, Ill, was killed late yesterday
when a u. S. Navy plane crashed
on lKearney mesa during a routine
training flight. Kowalski was at
tached to the U. S. Naval air station
at North Island.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

The economic waste in automobiles car
rying only one person is terrific. 1t will
become staggering when it comes time to
store cars because of no tires.-Fred A.
Nolan. Detroit traffic expert.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05
WE'RE WELL OFF
DEPARTMENT

Red Cross has sent SOS, 900 worth
of sporting goods to the troops in
Iceland. The British have banned
lace on women's underwear. And
cosmetics there are under 80 l-3
per cent sales tax. Yankee ways
have come to Venezuela in the form
of individual income taxes, the
country's first. Coffee in Oslo, Nor
way, is quoted at $50 a pound. Gas
cline in Cuba has been raised 4
cents a gallon to "a cents. Cost Of
living index in Peru has gone up
70 go.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05
WELLES vows EN-

In seeming contradiction TO al
this practical good neighborliness
Rockefeller office people admit TO-
day the hottest thing they have II
South America is Orson Welles, the
big man from Mars and the boy
wonder of Hollywood. He was in
vited to Brazil by the Brazilian gov
eminent, so credit for this enter
prise should really go to the Bra
zilians, though the tour was ar
ranged through the Rockefeller OIL
flee.
The original idea was for
Weiles to make a historical pic
ture of Brazil as it really is,
and without overriding the palm
trees on mountain tops or
gauchOs and rhumbas on every
street corner. as Hollywood has
usually mis- represented the
country. Welles tackled the as
signment with typical gustO. He
has learned Portuguese and has
done some brOadcasting, once
with the Brazilian foreign mini
ster. Everyone thinks he's mar
yel0us, colossal, stupendOus. Oh
course, if he should repeat that
invasion from Mars broadcast
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05

Never mind about who got licked. 1t
will not always be the same ones who
get licked.-Edouard Daladier, former
French premier at his war guilt" trial
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The following edit
oriais are presented as interesting opin-
ions Uoiced BY editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-05
RUDE AWAKENING

But came Pearl Harbor, and the
Rockefeller office woke up with a
hangover of realism which caused
one and all to swear Off dreaming
An unofficial ban went out on tne
word culture. Cultural plejects
already under way which could not
be stopped short were allowed to
continue until they died a natural
peaceful death. But all the frllls
were abolished and the Quilt got
down to a much more practlcai
basis of doing things to win the war.
The few successful projects
remaining were then grouped
into a Division of Science and
Education, now headed by John
Nj. Clark, an eX-newspaperman
who had done some work Tor
the International Labor Office
in South America and who mad
been John G. Winants assistant
when the ambassador was head
of LILO. Under Clark. the en-
phasis now is on doing good but
common-sense deeds.
There are still exchanges OF
leading people, but with an aim Oh
contributing something constructive
to the sum total of civilizations.
Missions sent down south now
aren't so much interested in spread
ing good Will as they are in spread
ing health and sanitation.
The people brought up from
Latin America don't come just TO
gawk and be impressed and go
home and rave, but to learn some
thing useful-nursing for example,
or road building or rural education
or scientific agriculture. All such
enterprises pay good will dividends,
unuuestionably.