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Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-24


turnout of the states 3,751 .296 vot-
ers Democrats outnumber the Re-
publicans to 1.
RUNNING UNOPPOSED
Little interest was shown in I'M
perial county where most of the
incumbent county officers we're rum
ming unopposed for reelection. Vot-
ers were not interested in politics.
aS-usual but concentrated on war
work, defense jobs and other dis
fractions of wartime.
A new feature of the Imperial
county election was created by the
arrival of rs absentee ballots from
Poston, Arizona, present quarters
of Imperial county Japanese evac-
uated by the war department last
spring. Fourteen of the ballots from
Poston were disqualified because of
being mailed too late or having i'm
proper addresses Two ballots sent
by Japanese now living in Colorado
arrived too late, making the total
accepted SO.
/ 8l2 ABSENTEE BALLOTS
Applications for absentee ballots
totaled 712 with 23l already having
been voted in the county clerk S
office.
In state politics Gov Culbert o.
son was conceded the Democratic
nomination in his reelection cam
paign, while Republican Attorney
General Earl Warren had no major
opposition for the COP party bid
But Warren'S crosS-filing on the
Democratic ticket was expected to
give some indication of his total
strength in the November runoff.
The lieutenant governors race
narrowed down to the attempt of
Frederick Houser of Alhambra and
James Rolph III, San Francisco, to
win the Republican nomination. In
sumbent Ellis Patterson, Democrat
from Los Angeles. was cinch to
win the Democratic bid and pre-
dicted he would take the Republican
as we'll.
KENNY FAVORED
Senator Robert Kenny of Los En-
geles, with strong backing of organ
lied labor and Democratic party
officials. was favored for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Warren's at
torney general vacancy. and also
was crossfiled as a Republican.
Carl Kegley of Los Angeles was
his principal Democratic opposi-
ton. while Wallace Ware, Charles
Son and Louis Burk we're the Re-
publican standouts. Lawrence Allen.
co-founder of the ham and eggs
Continued on Page 6. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-24

noted on The police report DOCK. III
another. Zeferino Monge told Off
GERS that $92 and papers were taken
from him by prowler in a hotel
room here.
La Deane williams, 635 Orange
avenue, was the good Samaritan
and the victim in the other case. A
woman said by police to be named
Virginia Forester, about %, was
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-24
Five Break Jail:
Officers Retdke /
Prisoners Awaiting Deportation Beat
Law+o Punch by Saving Way Out Of
County Jail, Heading for Mexico

Four of the five Mexican prisoners who sawed the
way out of the Imperial county jail at midnight Saturday
were sought by of United States and Mexican
officers Monday while the fifth man. recapured Mt
Signal late Sunday afternoon, questioned about ac
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-24
Misguided Nazi
Dies in Russia

Prof. Karl Boehmer, the Nazi propaganda who took
drink too and tipped off the secret of Germany
impending attack Russia, has died of wounds the
eastern front, it was revealed Monday
Boehmer died in hospital at Crakow the Berlin radio
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-24
Polls Open at
b am. Tuesday
Democrats Outnumber Republicans z
To in Primary Ba||o+ins for State,
County and Local Offic es in Calf.

Election polls throughout Imperial county will open
at Tuesday and the 1854 qualified voters will have
until pm. to cast their ballots for congressional state
county, and township offices.
The expected to be light throughout California
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-24
Committee Votes
To Cut Exemption

WASHINGTON, Aug. "a. (UP)-The Senate Finance
Committee voted today to reduce the individual income TAX
exemption for each dependent from $400 to $500
The committee rejected attempt to increase the House
approved exemption for single persons from $500 to $6oo
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-24
D AMBl|Ne
(NEpoR1ER
Practice Makes Perfect

Practice Makes Perfect
Robert York, Seeley farmer who
Is the most ardent of all the sea-
faring gentlemen of Imperial coun-
ty, is planning away ahead.
It's a fact. He's been searching
all up and down the coast for a
two-masted schooner to take him en-
a tour around the world when the
war is over.
He looks at these As foot schoon-
ers and pines and pines. He talks
and talks about the two-masted
schooner and his trip around the
world His friends can't think OF
him without thinking of schooner
Sunday he was seen near San
Diego in an itsy bitsy l6-foot sail
boat of an anything but around
the-world- tour look about 1t.
"Is that the schooner you're 60
ing to travel around the world in?"
friends shouted.
"No," York shouted back, "1m
Just learning to sail in this so I'll
know how to sail my two -masted
schooner when I get it,"
They will Have Them
We hate to tell you but Mrs.
Richard Van Nostrand has the
mumps!
The Kindly Soul
In a letter to his family IN Ell
Centre. Calvin Aaron, now stationed
with the United States Army in
Kentucky, said:
I'm awfully weak because of
having given so many blood trans
fusions to mosquitoes" .-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-24
Hitchhiker Takes
Clothing. Escapes

There another story of thief and good Samari
tan the log book of Ell Centre police Monday and this
one-so far-had unhappy ending.
Theft by woman hitchhker of $50 worth of clothes
from Ell Centre the second item of thevery
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-24
important Rail
Line Hard Hit '
bv Bombordment
Largest Troop Convoy Of War Lands at
English Ports TO Reinforce Growing
Army Of Americans in British Isles
BY UNITED PRESS

The Nazi threat to Stalingrad Russa's Volga river
lifeline and the oil and mineral wealth of the Caucasus
Monday with Soviet admission that overwhem
ing German pushing back the Red Army de-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-24

WEATHER
Maximum Sunday 1O6. Minimum
Monday 80. 5 pm. Sunday 100, hu-
midity AZ. 5 am. Monday SO, hu-
midity 81. Noon Monday 90, hu-
midity 81.
BANK DEBTS
FL Centre Business Barometer
Saturday ............ ............ S386,539.36
Last Year ....--...... ....--...-.... S24O,846.29
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08

In a drastic shearing away
Of all peacetime frills they
are scrapping such campus in
situations as the sophomore
women's cabaret and the Junior
Girls play.
Instead of concentrating upon
their cabaret, as they have for
the past decade, soph women
this year signed up more than
400 strong to give at least four
hours each weekly for volunteer
work at the University Hospital.
These blue-jacketed volun-
teers carry trays, run errandS,
wash equipment. push wheel
chairs and arrange flowers, re-
hevlng the nursing staff for
more serious duties.
Junior women are the United
States war bond and stamp sales
force among co-eds. Talents,
which in other years would be
turned TO writing JGP tunes
and rhymes, now are directed
toward bond selling slogans and
jingles.
Senior women make up a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08

Red Cross surgical dressing unit.
Freshman women, banned from
campus activities during their
first semester. pledged them
selves TO buy 81 in war stamps
each month.
Thirty-eight stu dents arc
taking the Red Cross nurses
aide course, thereby earning
two hours college credit. Nearly
IS are studying Red Cross home
nursing and scores more from
all classes are enrolled in Red
Cross first aid and motor me-
chanicS courses.
There are countless ways in
which the war is being brought
home to Michigan'S goods.
Typical are the 1870 a. m,
curfew on telephone calls, the
emphasis on more sleep and
physical fitness. the fuel saving
temperatures, the meatless and
describes days at the sorority
houses, the ever present scrap
collection box and the tendency
to make last years clothes do
and buy bond with the savings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08

ZONE the days when University Michigan aspire
" to be BWOC-diagona jargon for Big Woman Campus.
Campus war leader is odays coveted appellation among
Michgans nearly 5000 undergraduate women.
To clear the about victory women
students freezing at least for the Duration many
traditional activities
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08

Some 400 sophomore women
are giving at least four hours
weekly as University Hospital
volunteers under direction of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08

MISS KATHRYN WALSH. Stu.
dents MARY LOU KIMBALL and
CELIA ELSON inspect linen.
War is being brought closer home.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-22

Nearly 100000, 900 tin cans
are needed annually in the Unit
ed States.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-22

much or more during the year
for life insurance premiums,
mortgage payments, or War
Bond purchases. Thus his net
Victory Tax liability would be
$50. However, if he chose, or
If he had made no such pay
ments during the year, he would
pay the the full amount of the
victory tax, and thereby become
entitled to receive, after the ces-
sation of hostilities, a postwar
credit of $40 for the year. If
only part of the Victory Tax Gre
dit is used currently, the bal
ance is refundable after the war.
@: How is the postwar credit
payable?
A: 1t will be allowed as n
offset against any taxes due from
the taxpayer after the cessation
of hostilities. Any balance will
be refunded to the taxpayer i'm.
mediately.
Q: Does the taxpayer have ID
file a separate return in connec-
ton with the Victory Tax?
A: No; it will be computed on
the regular income tax return.
@: How is the Victory Tax
paid?
A: 1t is deducted automatical.
ly from your salary by your EN-.
ployer, under a withholding pro-
vision.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-22
List Questions, Answers
to Exploin New Levy
Here's Your Christmos Present
from the House Of Representatives

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-(R)
just in case you've forgotten,
the new Victory Tax becomes
effective Jan. / and from then
on your weekly pay-checks will
be a continuing reminder that
something new has been deduct
ed.
AS its Christmas present to the
taxpayers, the House of Repre-
sentatives has issued a series of
questions and answers intended
to put the public hep to the new
levy.
Here they are, as prepared by
Representative Daniel A. Reed,
New York Republican and ap-
proved by the House:
@: What is the so-called Vic
tory Tax?
A: 1t is a new type of indi-
vidual income tax, which is i'm
posed in addition to the regular
income tax.
@: What is the rate of tax?
A: Five per cent of the income
in excess of SIP per week, or
! 1924 annually.
@: Does the 1924 exemption
apply to both married and single
persons?
A: Allowance for the married
status is provided under the
postwar credit which is allow
ed, the amount being larger for
married persons than for single
persons.
Q: Does the 5-per cent rate
apply to the entire income if it
is greater than 1924 per annum?
A: No; only to the amount in
excess of 1924.
@: Is allowance made for in
terest payments, charitable de-
auctions, and SO forth, as is the
case under their regular income
tax?
A: Not in the case of wages
and salaries. These deductions
are allowed if incurred in car
rying on trade or business. An
individual who is in business
can also deduct other business
expenses, including the cost of
goods sold. In ether words, the
tax applies to the gross income
in the case of wages and salaries,
and to the net income of the in
dividual's trace or business.
@: What is the postwar credit
which is allowed in connection
with the Victory Tax?
A: Single persons are allowed
a credit of rs per cent of the
amount of their Victory Tax,
and married persons a credit of
40 per cent, plus two per cent
for each dependent. In no case,
however, can the credit exceed
$500 in the case of single per-
son, 81 1000 in the case of a mar
rled person, or $lOO for each de-
pendent.
@: Does a person have to wait
until after the war to get the
postwar credit?
A: No; it may be used current
ly, at the option of the taxpayer,
as a deduction for life insurance
premiums paid, for amounts paid
on outstanding indebtedness or
for amounts invested in War
Bonds. For example, if q mar
ried persons Victory Tax
amounted to $100, he could re-
dltce his liability by 40 per cent,
or $40, If her had paid out that
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-22
Discontinue South
macomb School Stuff
Townships Will
Spread New Tax

A suit seeking to restrain
School District No. S fir. Erin
and Lake and Erin township
from spreading a five mill
school tax was discontinued
Monday before Circuit Judge
James E. Spier on motion of the
plaintiffs.
Taxpayers of the district head
ed by John X. Carls contended
the tax is illegal because it was
authorized in 1893 to raise $50,
$50 to add to a federal grant of
$4,000 to be used in construc-
ton of an addition to Roseville
High school.
When the district failed to OBJ
tain the federal grant, the ex.
pansion was dropped.
The tax will be collected un.
less new suit is started.
Nearly 100000, 900 tin cans
Evening star., 1942-03-22
Miss Calver,
1t. Dickens
Are Married
Simplicity Marks
Rites in All Souls
Episcopal Church

Simplicity marked the arrange
ments for the wedding yesterday
afternoon of Miss Jessie Carleton
Calver, and 1t. Paul FREDERICK
Dickens. jr.. medical corps, U. 8. N.
The wedding took place in All Souls
Episcopal Church, the rector, the
Rev. H. H. D. Sterrett officiating
at S o'clock before the altar deco
rated with white sprirg blossoms.
The bride was escorted and given
in marriage by her father, Capt.
George Calver, U. s. N, medical
corps. Her wedding gown was Of
ivory white satin fashioned with q
fitted bodice made slightly long
and having q sweetheart neckline,
long fitted sleeves and tiny satin
covered buttons down the back. The
gracefully flaring skirt fell into .
train. Her veil was of delicate
Chinese lace which was becomingly
! arranged and caught with clusters
of orange blossoms at each side.
She carried an arm bouquet Of
white camellias and white freesia.
Miss Georgianna Calver was maid
of honor for her sister and was
dressed in blue taffeta nodded on
old-fashioned lines with a low waist
line and long-f1tted sleeves. Her
crownless hat was of tulle to match
the dress with a band Of taffeta
about the edge and bow Of the
blue ribbon at the back with the
streamers falling below the edge
Of the brim.
Mr.. Jack Varela was best man
and the ushers were 1t. Edward
Harris and 1t. Henry Ennis, U. s.
N: 1t. Brooks Brown, U. s. A.,
and Mr.. Don Andruf and Mr.. FL
dred Wilson.
The reception was held in the
home Of the brides parents. Capt.
and Mrs. Calver at 3l01 Cathedral
avenue where the hosts were as
sisted in receiving by the BRIDE
groom's parents, DR.. Dickens. med
ical corps, U. S. N, retired, and
Mrs. Dickens. White spring bios
SONS decorated the house. Later
1t. and Mrs. Dickens started on
their Today wedding trip, at
the conclusion of which the
bridegroom will return to his ship
and the bride will resume her studies
at Mt. Holyoke College where she
is q graduate student. 1t. Dickens
was graduated from the medical
school at George Washington Uni
versity. He also was graduated from
the Navy Medical School and has
been in the Navy since last June.
Evening star., 1942-03-22
Je||eff's Brides Week

Quitting far beyond wedding eo~n bridal
sIton
hots and shoel
Evening star., 1942-03-22
There goes the Bride

in Honeynoon-PosteI
Snt-dress perfectly charming jacket top pnced peoted and
eyeet embroidered softly skirt Royon Sheer heaven
blue, spring roe beige; Y to 20 $685.
Jacket Cosfume-chc and simple the brossbuttoned co
qon gathered soft peots over shrtwo frok that
Impressed peots the skirt Copen grey beige, novy roon
Sheer II to 18. S2o75
Evening star., 1942-03-22

Mexico's federal penitentiary will
have library financed by popular
SubScription.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Dr.. Phelps Addresses
1000 at Cathedral

Asserting the only delverance for
man is in trust in something
greater and more important thar,
himself" DR.. William Lyon Phelps,
professor emeritus of Yale Univer-
sity and noted author and literary
critic, yesterday told 1000 persons
attending the second united service
In Washington Cathedral that man
desperately needs spiritual refresh
ment.
I'VE cannot trust our natural i'm
pulses, for they are selfish" DR..
Phelps said. I'VE need to see
through the mists of selfishness to
see the abiding truth. The Chris
tian religion brings God nearer to
man just like a telescope. Jesus
acted as the telescope to interpret
God. Today we need to listen for
voice that says. He that followeth
Me shall not walk in darkness, but
shall have the light Of the world
DR.. Phelps spoke at an assem-
blage sponsored by the Washington
Federation of Churches. Intro
duced by Bishop James E. Freeman
he shared the platform with DR..
Edward H. Pruden Of the First Bap-
tist Church and DR.. Oscar Black
welder, president Of the federation
and pastor Of Reformation Lutheran
Church.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Government Loses
Shipbui|ding Profits
Case in High Court
Bethlehem Contracts for
First World War Craft
Upheld, 5 to ]
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Supreme Court overruled to-
day the Justice Department. con-
tentions that the Bethlehem Ship
building Corp. was not entitled to
what the department termed ''un-
considerable profits" on the con-
struction of ships for the United
States during the first World War.
Justice Black wrote the 5-to-l
decision, which was sought by the
Government as a guide in the pres
ent victory campaign.
Justice Frankfurter dissented.
Justice Black said the Supreme
Court did not have the constitu-
tional power to declare the con-
tracts unenforceable because they
were let under authority delegated
by the President in accordance with
an act of Congress"
No Restrictions on Agency.
Neither Congress nor the Presi-
dent" Justice Black added, re
stricted the freedom OF the Fleet
Corp. to grant measures of profits
common at the time. And the
Fleet Corps chosen policy was to
operate in field where profits for
services are demanded and ex-
pected.
The futility of subjecting this
choice of policy to judicial review
Evening star., 1942-02-16

is demonstrated by this case, COM
ing to this court as it does more
than 20 years after the ships were
completed.
"In any event, we believe the
question of whether or not this
policy was wise is outside our prov
ince to decide. -
The profits made in these and
other contracts entered into under
the same system may justly arouse
indignation. But indignation based
on the notions of morality of this
or any other court cannot be ju-
dicially transmitted into a principle
of law of greater force than the
expressed will of Congress"
Up to Congress.
Justice Black said that if the
President lis in need of additional,
laws by which to protect the Ma
ton against war proflteering, the
Constitution has given to Congress,
not to this court, the power to make
them"
Chief Justice Stone and Justice
Jackson did not participate in the
case because, it was explained. they
"aS former Attorneys General &C
lively participated in the prosecu-
ton of these cases" Justice Roberts
also did not participate. but no
reason WAS given.
Justice Blacks opinion was read
by Justice Reed Justice Black was
in Norfolk today to attend the
launching of the battleShip Ala
bama.
Justice Frankfurter in his dissent
ing opinion assailed the Bethlehem
profits as "unconscionable" and
contended that the law does not
subject courts to such impotence
that they would have to uphold
contracts such as these.
Courts" Justice Frankfurter
wrote, need not be the agents of a
wrong that offends their conscience
If they heed the commands of law
! He then cited many cases in
Evening star., 1942-02-16

which courts had set aside con-
tracts where one party was found
to have been coerced or to have
acted under compulsion. He said
that 1t was basic doctrine that
the courts will not permit them
selves to be used as instruments Of
inequity and injustice"
Principal objection of the JUS
tice Department was directed to
what it called a "bonus-for- savings"
granted the company equal to one
half the amount by which the
actual cost was less than the esti-
mated cost. The Government con-
tended the estimated cost was
inflated" to $119,750.000 while the
actual cost was only $92 ,990,52
This type of contract was insisted
on by Bethlehem. the Justice De-
partnent said, and was accepted
only because it was not practical
at that time to take over the ship
building company.
"Bethlehem's profits under the
flxed-fee provisions Of these con-
tracts" the Government said
amount to almost $12 1000 900, OF
about 10.9 per cent of the actual
cost. We do not contest it's right to
retain these profits. We insist, how
ever. that Bethlehem can recover
none of the additional $4,000, ,00C
profits which it claims under the
bonus-for-savings provisions of the
contracts"
Counsel for the corporation as
serted that the Government repre-
sentative, before signing the con-
tracts, consulted with Admiral
Taylor and Mr.. Franklin D. Roose-
welt, then Assistant Secretary of the
Navy"
Corporation attorneys also said
both lower courts held that the con-
tracts cost the Government less
than that of comparable ships under
lump sum and straight cost-plu:
! contracts with other shipbuilders.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Washington Receive
Murine Promotions

Marines from washington were
among 388 enlisted men who have
received temporary promotions.
The men and their appointments
were: Marine gunner, temporary
First Sergts. William H. Kapanke
and Martin j. Lichtenberg, Platoon
Sergt. Alvin B. Lawrence, Staff
Sergts. John M. Peterson and Le-
land M. Swindler, and Master Tech
nical Sergt. Wilfred L. Wellman.
Quartermaster clerk, temporary
Quartermaster Sergts. Ersal D.
Davy, Charles D. Feustal and Robert
B. McLane.
Pay clerk, temporary-Paymaster
Sergts. James w. Eldridge, Eugene
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Dr.. Charles PuuIIin
Will Address Society

The Columbia Historical Society
will meet at 8:15 pm. tomorrow in
the Chinese room of the Mayhower
Hotel to hear DR.. Charles o. PauIlin
discuss "Virginia's Glebe Near
Washington"
Noted author and lecturer on
naval and diplomatic history, Dr.
Paullin for many years was attached
to the Carnegie Institution research
staff and is an active member o. the
Columbia Society. Allen C. Clark,
pres' dent. will preside at the meet
ing.
Evening star., 1942-02-16

E. Greening, Swanner j. Hines and
John T. Lawrence, and Technical
Sergt. Fernand A. Landry.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
To Give Pancake Supper

A Shrove Tuesday pancake supper
will be given tomorrow by the Mite
Society of st. Johns Church, Olney
Nd, in the Orndorf Memorial Hall
Brookeville, Md
Evening star., 1942-02-16

There's no such thing as waste
paper, any more. Uncle Sam needs
it, il you don't.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Liberia
Continued From First Page.)

is being threatened with an Allied
invasion.
(The CHS listening post in
New York quoted the British
radio as saying Germans were
evacuated from Liberia some
weeks ago and that it is prob
able the German consul gen.
eral and his staff will be asked
to leave soon.)
Evening star., 1942-10-18

Corn Crops Boosted
Everything possible is being done
in South Africa to increase the
growing of corn.