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Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15

Already, although meat raticning
is sCme weeks in the future, there
is an informal campaign to SUBJ
3titute meatless days for the pro-
posed 40 ounc2S-per- person restric-
ton.
In our opinion this would be
wrong. both from the viewpoint of
the country as a whole and from
that of individual families. Our
opinion does not rest merely on sur
mise as to what would happen II
washington tried voluntary re-
straint in place of compulsory ra-
tioning. We are second guessing
n the light of experience.
Voluntary gasoline conservation
was attempted. A few, relatively
ut down their fuel consumption
until they saw that they were be-
ing goats for the benefit of ma
Gritty that would not cooperate,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF CITY TAXES DUE

NJ IkOE Ut I'll IhAEo DOG '
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
all taxes for the fiscal year of July
|, l942 to June 80, 1943 in the city
of Ell Centre are now due and pay
able.
That all taxes upon personal prop
erty and one-half of all taxes upon
real estate, mortgage, deeds of trust,
contracts or other obligations by
which debt is secured upon real es-
tate will become delinquent upon
the last Monday in November next
thereafter at five o'clock pm, and
that unless such taxes are paid
prior thereto ten per cent will be
added to the amount thereof.
That the remaining half of the
taxes upon real estate, mortgages,
deeds of trust contracts or other
obligations By which debt is secured
upon real estate, will become delin-
quent upon the last Monday in
April next thereafter at five o'clock
pm, and that unless such taxea are
paid prior thereto five per cent will
be added to the amount thereof.
That all taxes may be paid at thA(
time of the payment of the first
installment as herein provided.
That taxes may be paid at the
City Hall to the Deputy Tax Col
lector, in the City Clerks Office
between hours of nine o'clock ams(
and five O'Clock pm, with the ex-
ception of Saturday and on which
day the hours shall be from nine
| - Il. -
Dated this Goth day of Septem-
Der, 1912.
r. r. VOYLES, City Tax
and License Collector.
BY Neal II. Gavin, Deputy.
mo. 20) (Oct. 9-ll-l2-l3-l4-l5
-l6-18- -20-2l- -22)
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
Hitler Personally
Ordered Stacking

LONDON, Oct. Is. U.PD-Adolf
Hitler personally ordered the shack
ling of British war prisoners taken
at Dieppe, the Daily Mail report
ed today.
1t said the German general staff
was unhappy over the order and
there were signs Hitler was recon-
sidering.
The Daily Mail reported also that
Hitler had ordered numerous Brit
ish war prisoners moved near the
zones which are the favcrite tar
gets of the Royal Air Force bomber
command.
1t was added that this move
would not influence the Royal Air
Force which believed the prisoners
were willing to take their chance
if the raids aided in the defeat of
Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
WE
the Women
BY RUTH MILLETT

Wives are complaining that huS-
,ands, who feel they should be IN
he Army but aren't hard to live
With.
The wives say such husbands are
,rouchy, discontented, and are TOO
'estless to enjoy their hcmes.
The wives would like to know II
here is anything they can do to
make matters better.
The answer to that depends, OF
curse, on why the husband isn't
n the Army if he wants to be.
If it is because his wife (Who
s really capable of looking after
erselfD has pulled the IF you real
loved me you wouldn't want to
cave me" line on him-then she
an, of course, get herself a job
nd send him on his way. II
he is determined to keep him with
yer as long as Uncle Sam will let
YER, she ought tc be willing TO put
. with his symptoms OF restless
NeS".
MORALE BUILDER
If the husband is sticking by his
amily because he feels he has too
1any dependents to go volunteering
or Army service, about all the wife
an do is try to make his home life
pleasant as possible, and enccur-
ge him to do defense work in his
pare time-or better yet try to get
ITO an essential job.
If she has a frank talk with him
nd says, Il know you would like
be in, and l know that the only
,ascn you haven't gone in Is pc
ause of me and the children. But
ince you are with us-and since
may not be for long, let's try tC
lave as happy a home life as we
an" it will probably make him try
larder TO curb his restlesSneSS ano
'iSrontent. .
If man isn't in the Army be-
quse he was turned down foi
,hysical reasons, a wife's job may
)e even mere difficult. 1t will re-
uire more tact, and more under
tanding. But here again the best
| .olution is TO try to get the mar
1to a Job he knows is essential
he isn't in one already. That
viii help to make him feel he is
,lsving a real part in the war ell
| fort.
The worst thing woman can &c
in any of those circumstances Is
take the mans dissatisfaction Will
his wife as a personal insult.
A mans wanting TO be in the
light at this point is no sign ne
Doesn't love his wife and his hcme
Instead, it is a pretty good bet ne
thinks enorgh Of both to want to
help end the war so that he can
settle down TO a secure, peaceiul
life and enjoy what he has.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
AN UNKNOWN LAND

The regions aren't known and the
location Of the trees in the regions
aren't known. Hunters have to
be flown in or be sent up streams
in canoes to locate the trees, then
build camps and tap the trees, wait
ing patiently for the latex to
flew, then gather it and get it back
down stream. BY river transport this
sometimes takes as long as four
months for a round trip.
How much rubber can be got out
Of all this development? The Ba-
ruch report puts the imports from
all sources available TO the United
States-15 countries in South and
Central America, Liberia and Cey-
lon-at $1,000 tons up to the end
of 1913 That may not seem like
much when compared to the mill
tarv demand of 63l 900 tons fer
1913. But this less than 10 per
cent native rubber is important be-
cause at the present time rubber
Technology demands that synthetic
rubber be mixed with minimum
of 10 per cent natural rubber tc
make tires that will wear as well
as those made with natural rubber
alone.
The United States now has in
ctockpiie sOmethin" over 5Oo,WO
tons of native rubber. imported
before thc laps cut Off supplies
from the Orient. At the end OF
I043 there will be an estimated
10000 tons e this stOckpile left.
The big lob OF the. Amazon val
lev and Central America is there
fore resolved into building up de-
liverieS fer 1914 and the years
after that, unless someone comes
along with Il new process that will
make alllsynthetic- tires
ss good as all-natcral-rubber
tires.
How much will this native rub
1er cCst? Twenty-Five million dol
lars has been earmarked by the
Us. government for this develop
ment, though net all of that sun
need be spent. Prices being Of
tered to the native contractors
eeringueiros-Who recruit the labor
yanps and Go the Work-are in
ended to be high enough to en-
'org~age steady production. Tor
prices being offered in the Anna
ron are 15 cents a pound for the
BEST grades Of hevea rubber, 3;
-ents for castilloa, and relatively
over prices for the off grades.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
THE CONSTITUENTS
ARE GETTING MAD

Congress had better stop worrying
about constituents and start dong some
thing about American problems, or the
constituents are going to change the COM
plexion Of congress.
Some representatives in Washington,
irving to make bit with the people back
home, are trying to put over provision
in the 1919 year old draft bill Whlch
would require a years training before
the lS-yaar-oldS could be sent 10 the
front.
Others are trying to make the draft
bill peg on which to hang weeks-long
debate on the whole manpower situation.
Still others. from the so-called farm
bloc are arguing for special provisions
protecting farm-emplOyed Is and ~
year-olds from the new draft.
OF the three, the manpower debate Ell
fort is the most obviously silly. Inc farm
bloc's effort comes next, for selecuVe ser
vice procedure already set up provides
for deferment of necessary workers III
civilian industry.
Hardest of all to argue against, on
purely idealistic grounds, Is the year-o1-
training provision, yet it is perhaps the
most deadly and uncalled for of them all.
II is. obviously, an effort by the p0lltl-
clans to please the parents back home
and, Just incidentally, Of course, win
few votes.
OF course the youths should have a
wear of training. The army, IN fact, al
ready has a policy of training as many
of its men as possible for one year before
sending them into action. The army fol
lows that practice religiously, except in
very special circumstances. When spe-
iai circumstances do arise, however, the
army is able to dispose its manpower as
it sees fit, without reorganizing every
troop that must be sent into action, and
shifting men all over the country, from
one outfit to another, in order to bring
the group which is going over up to
the fighting strength in which it was
trained.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
s. Burton Heath
Writes:

Then we had rationing.
There was warning of an i'm
pending sugar shortage. The gov
eminent appealed to us not to
hoard. A few needed that plea,
and bought sugar as they needed
it-until the hoarders emptied store
shelves.
Then there had to be rationing.
Logic and frequent warnings
made it clear that coffee and tea
we're going to be scarce. The more
we boarded the quicker the short
age would become acute. Some
played the game and bought as
usual. The majority started hoard
ing-and store shelves are bare.
Under rationing, the limited sup
ply is divided equitably among Pc
tential users. Each is entitled TO
buy his just share and no more.
Since we are at war,and there
are sacrifices to be made, that Is
thc only fair method.
Meat rationing is unfortunate
We have grave doubts whether the
shortage that makes meat ration
ng necessary did not result from
nishandling in washington.
Nevertheless there now is a
shortage, and we have the option
If letting chiSelers take the cream
while cooperators can't get even
ikinmed milk, or of going on a ra-
ioning system by which everybody
IS guaranteed his fair share.
Suppose the governments estl'
nate is correct, and there is enough
meat for 40 ounces per person pc
week. Suppose we try meatles'
Tuesdays, and everybody refrain
from eating meat on that day
What good will that do if one fam
ily still buys 60 ounces per persci
for the other six days, and leave
only 20 ounces for the sentimental
fall guy who don't chisel?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
GL0RIFYING
YOURSELF
BY ALICIA HART
NEA Service Staff Writer

One single pair of Slacks was
ShoWn-that is all-in the half doz-
EN- formal fall openings of cut
standing designers collections
which set the styles for smart
women. Apparently, the fashion
creators do not expect women of
fashion to whip into trousers too
often.
OF course, thousands of women
who work find them a necessity for
modesty and safety. They're essen
tial in the industrial plant and the
active volunteer defense job of
any kind. And they're being de-
signed Well-that is, work clothes
trousers are being designed for
feminine grace as we'll as utility.
I would advise you to see that
your Slacks for other occasions are
equally becoming. That means,
above ALL see that they fit you.
Pleasant fact: the pre-War style,
baggy slacks which flapped at the
ankles and were cut lew at the
crotch, is practically out. New
ones conserve fabric and enhance
the feminine figure by reason Of
being Simmer in design.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
CAPITAL TALKS
by
Peter
Edison

Just as everything was getting
quieted down on the rubber front,
along comes an Army major by
name of Wendell Dove, spilling
some testimony before Senator Gil
lettes subcommittee on agriculture
to get all the rubber animals STIR
RED up again.
Ever since the Baruch report,
rubber has been a word that was
mentioned in polite society only
after approval had been obtained
from not only Bill Jeffers, the new
rubber director, but from Office OF
War Information, State Depart
ment. Beard of Economic Warfare,
Office of the Co-ordinator for In
ter-American Affairs. Defense Sup
plies Corporation. Rubber Reserve
Corporation and maybe a few 9TH
erS. Just as all these organizations
were about ready to get together
on a statement as to what they
were doing about South America,
Major Dove pops of and all is con-
fusion again.
Major Doves main argument
was that if the US. would just
offer 81 u pound for native rub
her in South America, all the ma
tives would Immediately leap into
the jungle and then Jump right
out of the bramble bush again
with Is million tons of rubber,
quick like that.
To see what there is to this
claim. take a look at the present |
Board of Economic Warfare-Rub- |
Der Reserve Corporation combined |
program to get the rubber out OF
the Amazon valley. This area is
bigger than the whole United States.
1t is practically uninhabited, except
for Indians and a few frontier cit
les and inland capitals. In this
vast jungle, without railroads or
motor roads and broken only by
Amazon river tributaries, it is es-
timated there are from one or two
to six or 10 native rubber trees to
the acre-in SCme regions.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
MIND YOUR
MANNERS

Test YOUR knowledge of correct
social usage by answering the fol-
lowing questions, then checking
against the authoritative an
swerG below:
|. If person asks to borrow an
article from you and you say I'm
through with it, dent bother to
return is" should you later ask
TO have it back?
g. If, when you are out of town,
friend calls and explains to a
member of your family that she
would like to have you attend a
party, should you call and thank
her for the invitation when you
return to toWn-even though you
cart accept it?
3. Should YOU say to the par
ents of a small child, Il think she
is going to be very pretty?"
4. Is it coed manners to keep re-
minding the mother of a small
child how much trouble he is 60
ing to be at some later age?
S. If you borrow a magazine
from person who does not say
"Just keep it" should you return
it?"
What you'd you do if
You lend friend some money
and you know the only reason he
hasn't paid it back is because it
has slipped his mind
(a) Remind him of 1t?
(b) Let it go?
ANSWERS
!. No
z. Yes.
3. No. Say us" rather than "is
going to be-"
4. No. Mention the pleasure that
he will bring-not the trouble.
5. Yes.
Better What would you do. So
lution-(a) will be appreciated by
most people.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
THE ARNY'S GOT ENOUGH
RED TAPE OF ITS OWN

The extra bookkeeping on men, the red
tape and the rashuffling of units would
be terrific if congress were to pass the
provision that the 18-year-olds must be
trained for at least a year before Beng
sent into action.
For one thing, it would mean that the
youths of 18 would be placed almost en-
tirelv in outfits of their own, with pos
sibly only corporal and a sergeant taken
from more experienced outfits. Thus,
when the boys did go into action, they
would be without the steadying Influence
of older heads.
If the army were to avoid this under
the proposed provision, it would then
have to train the youths separately, and
re-assign them TO different units whom
the wear of training had been completed.
In addition. there would be the I'M us
tice of sending into action boys of Is who
had enlisted, while those Of l8 who had
been drafted would not be allowed to be
sent.
The army has enough bookkeeping and
red tape Of its own, most OF 1t made nee
essarv by the vast size of the present
undertaking without having additional
restrictions imposed by congress winch
cannot foresee coming events any letter
than the rest OF US can.
As for US, we believe the army can be
trusted to give the youths TIE protec-
ton of as much training as possible be-
fore sending them into action. We DO
not believe any hard and fast congress
sional restrictions should be placed upon
the direction and disposition Of the armed
forces, however.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
TREMENDOUS TASK

Counting in the money that must
'e invested in setting up the camps
moving in the labor, keeping then
supplied in part by air freight AND
30 oesibly moving some of the rub
ser cut by air, the cost of the rub
Der laid down in the United State
nav rlil to rs cents a pound.
Major Doves idea that by Of
firing 81 a pound as the price in
Latin America, the natives would
swarm into the jungies and come
out of the bushes with l.5 mil
lion tons of rubber can be con-
sidered impractical for several
sons:
First, when the natives are Of
fered 81 apcund or more for rub
Der, they work for two days. ther
take a siesta for two weeks. The
Accent price is high enough for 6
profit, low enough to keep 'em work
inc.
Second, BY steady work, it is es-
'imated that one Taper can gath
er as mUsh as one ton of rubber
IN a year. There are few rubber
tappers now working in the jun
giles. Brazils production in 1895
was only 10000 tons, indicating
10000 tappers for the entire two
million square miles of country
II IL is possible to move in 10000
Eeople. if the Jungle can be licked
malaria casualties held down and
every worker kept going at maxi
mum rate, the most that could be
produced in 1914 would be 10000
tons
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
MEN WANT WOMEN
TO LOOK FEMININE

Such Trousers appear oftener,
nowadays, in special dinner clothes
and in recreation clothes-a good
idea, if you don't get the habit of
just Jumping into slacks and wear
ing them all day.
Remember, changing your clothes
doesn't change your sex. Trousers
worn as an affectation are token
as an affront by most men. Thu
want their women feminine, now
more than eVert
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
Editorials and Comment

EDITOR'S NOTE: The foIIowtno edit
Oriais are presented as interesting opin,
ions UOiced bg editors eiseUhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion Of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15

We are going to win this war. but the
winning will require the best efforts OF
every idual.-President Roosevelt.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15

We must talk victory, think victory and
act victory to win the war.-Eric Johns
ton. member Economic Sterilization
Board
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

Too many Of US still are qualifying the
conditions under which we will go all
out to win the war-Maj.- Gen. James A.
Ulio.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15

Test your knowledge of correct
social usage by answering the fol-
lowing questions, then checking
against the authoritative an
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-04
Labor Day

Few festivities celebrations will mark this Labor Day
In the main another working day the factories
the farms and industry in general.
The organized labor bodies practically every
place the country have voluntarily renqushed their claim
upon day holiday is another indication how seriously
labor doing than its share toward
producing the essentials for combating the fascsc forces
fighting destroy the freedoms gained by the peo
pie through years of bitter struggle.
today only devong all of its efforts to pro-
duce necessary materials and ornaments is performing
patriotic service nestmabe value in keeping check the
industries which it is employed to that there
lettering influences hampeng efficient production is
any fighting to get production in the industries
Where has permitted to have its members produc
ducton become apparent realizes that must
vigilance if the exploiting industries not
going wping all of the social gains has
through collective bargaining Certainly has yielded
its collective rights order not to hamper produc
on greatest remuneration voluntarily made being that of
surrendering the right strike during the the
potent weapon for the protection of the rights of its
bershp which possessed The only demands makes
that keep with rising costs of living Unlike many
industries doesn't drive hard bargains for profits
expects 1t has sacrificed and is willing to do
All that asks is that other of czey do their
share facsm may be destroyed and the security of
democratic institutions be assured
safety of country and the future of civilization
dependent entirely upon the products of the brain and Drawn
producing workers of country We should think
that this Labor Day and tribute to them All
gratitude them for seacrcing service
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-04

admit that they dominated by few political manp
Were there of labor them
Any farmer from behind the brush? Of not
They party politicians intent developing their political
without any material interest in the public welfare
the drafting of formula that would appeal to the
voters.
Moreover most of the proponents for repeal of the pr
would have time justify their pointing
with pride to the which the old convention system
unconed the and that the candidates for office
elected superior in intelligence integrity and ability
those which have been selected by the people under
the primary system
The people of the state must bear mind that the ques
ton of repeal be brought during coming
of the legislature and they should their cand
dates and let them know their will We cannot believe
that the majority of people the state this
ward and surrender their rights to for candidates
office to the political machine builders certainly
portion of the proverba duck for the special
in the state, should the people be willing to do So
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-04
CRIME TO CONDEMN
NAzI NEWSPAPER

NEW YORK. = (FP) = Two New
Workers were arrested August 81 for
trying to tell the public the truth
about the New York Daily News,
which has been accused in congress
of being IAN exponent of the Nazi
line"
They are Louis Applebaum and
Samuel Nieman who together with
300 other persons were distributing
handbills and picketing newsstands in
boycott campaign against the News,
owned by the Patterson Mccormick
family which also publishes the Chi
cago Tribune.
The boycott was started by the Non
Sectarian Anti-Nazi League, which
has 100000 members and 1000 af-
filiates. The leaflets for whose dis
tribution Applebaum and Nieman
were arrested said:
Patriot Americans: If you have
faith in the American way of life and
our democracy and want to help save
them from our enemies at home, don't
buy the New York Daily News"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-04

Rudyard, Mont, Aug. 81, 1912
The Peoples Voice
Helena, Montana
Dear Editor:
only hope to contribute to the
effort of the Farmers Union in show
ing the injustice of the control pro-
gram on the family-sized farm unit
before the public for consideration
and correction. We are resident
farmers.
1t appears the large diversified farm
units are owned by members in both
political parties want control to get
the large government subsidies, paid
out of the treasury and replaced by
taxation by all tax payers. The own
ers of the small units paying their
share. There are some fundamental
truths about the sized unit necessary
to sustain a family that must be CON
sidered. If the family-sized units are
to be saved from losing their homes.
We must have a sustaining unit of
production.
The large diversified units can re-
duce their acreage and survive, but
they receive large government sub
sides for not producing any neces-
sary commodity whatever. The pres
ent regulations today still limits the
cash crops of the understood units:
Wheat, flax and feed crops We have
a general acreage allotment we must
not exceed if we do there is a pen
atty of So an acre.
In the August 1912 issue of "The
Agricultural Situation" sent to Price
Reporters, I noticed Mr.. H. r. Tolley
of the B. A. E. says this: 1 quote:
ITO be sure, opportunity exists on
many small farms to increase the pro-
duction of food, but such increases
are mainly in the direction of provid-
ing more food for the people on these
farms" That means the opportunity
for the small farms is to grow and
eat what they produce, but that state
ment also implies that there will be
no opportunity for the small farm
units to grow and sell cash crops. We
resident farmers must have cash
crops to obtain any buying power. We
must be permitted to have an econom-
C unit or the real resident farmers
ire doomed. Many are still losing |
heir farms now because their cash
rop units are too small. We can not