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Evening star., 1943-03-07
Arlington Preparing
Air Observer Courses

Following the completion Of q
training course In airplane recogni-
ton given in Baltimore under the
First Fighter Command Ground OBJ
servation Corps, Mr.. and Mrs. r. E.
Morrison of Arlington, have been
qualified as instructors and are
planning to give classes for the $50
observers In the Falls Church post.
Glasses will be held in the Falls
Church Legion Clubhouse. More
volunteers are sought to man the
Falls Church tower and to take the
training. Persons interested are
asked to call Glebe 1748.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Primary Battle Drive
For Arlington Seat in
House Of Delegates
c. B. Fenwick Condiducy
For Reelection Presoqes
Democratic Contests ~
- -

The formal announcement by
Charles r. Fenwick, member Of the
Virginia House of Delegates from
Arlington County, that he viii seek
the Democratic nomination for re-
election In the August 5 primary
has conferred Democratic attention
on Arlington's second House seat,
created last year BY the General
Assembly. S.
While no formal announcement
has been made 1t was understood
In Democratic circles that J. May
nard Ma&fuder, chairman Of the
County Ration Board and vice chair
man Of the Democratic County
COMMITTEES, would be candidate
for the county's second House seat.
Arlington was given an additional
representative last year when the
General Assembly made 1t 8 sepa-
rate senatorial district. Previously.
Arlington had been included ia the
18th senatorial district along with
Fairfax and Prince William Coun-
Sem s E1,9ssd.. ri.
d Senators yillian p. MAl1ey af
the 9TH ALL. isls 56s kclared ased
his candidxcy for reelection. How
ever, it Is understood among county
Democrats that he viii run Tor the
Senate from Arlington.
Democratic leaders expressed the
belief that all party incumbents
would stath for reelection Nth the
exception Sof Sheriff Howard 3.
Fields, who announced that he Wall
retire. It has been indicated that
Homer Bauserman, Arlington auto
mobile dealer, would seek the Deen-
ocratic nomination to succeed Sher-
III Fields.
Party leaders also said that Hugl1
! Reid, a former member Of the House
Of Delegates, has indicated that he
may file for the Democratic NOM
ination for county judge, = post now
filled by Benjamin Hedr1ek, Repub-
lican. Mr.. Reid is now connected
with the State Delinquent Tax Bu-
reau at Richmond.
County Elects Judge.
Arlington Is the only county in
the State to elect It's Judge. which
corresponds to the ONCE Of trial JUS
tice, an appointive post.
Other Democratic incumbents, all
Of whom are expected 10 run for
reelection, include Lawrence Doug
las, commonwealth attorney; Ben
| LAycock, clerk OF the County Court
and Harry &. Green, commissioner
Of revenue.
Republican ONCE holders are Mr.
Hedrick and John Locke Green
treasurer.
Prior to filing his candidacy last
week Delegate Fenwick had said
that he would seek reelection. He
Is q member Of the House COM
mittee on Rules and Courts Of Jus
tice, is . member Of the Governors
Advisory Legislative Committee and
chairman OF the State Boxing and
Wrestling Commission.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Goithersbure Churches
To Mark Doy of PRAYER

About 10 churches Of the Gathers
burg area will join in observance
Friday of the world day Of
prayer" The meeting will be held
at the Methodist Home for the
Aged at Gaithersburg and will be
conducted by Mrs. Everett Jones Of
Epworth Methodist Church. CATH
ersburg.
The program will be that arranged
by the United Council of Church
Women. which annually sponsors the
worldwide observance. The ar
rangements are In charge Of Mrs.
Clyde Thomas of Gaithersburg.
Evening star., 1943-03-07

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Evening star., 1943-03-07
because of the cold. At no time
was concrete poured In tempera-
lures below 20 degrees.
Star Staff Photo.

because of the cold. At no time
was concrete poured In tempera-
lures below 20 degrees.
Biggest headache encountered on
the job, Maj. Nottingham said, was
the drainage problem. Every time
the steam shovels but into the earth
they hit mud. And this condition
was aggravated by the heavy fall
and winter rains.
Once, he recalled, workers had to
cut through four inches of ice to
lay drainage pipes. A gravel blanket
had to be placed under al of the
IS miles Of reinforced concrete pipes
installed to carry OF the water.
Another problem was absenteeism.
When work had to be halted be-
cause OF sub-freezing temperature,
hundreds OF workers would fail to
show up when work was resumed,
causing further delays.
At one time, Maj. Nottingham
said, 1000 Of the 5000 workers on
the project failed to report when
snow fell during the morning.
The safety record was termed by
Maj. Nottingham as quite good. !"
There have been only three IA
talities.
In addition to building roads in
the air1eld. workers also are re-
locating Routes 1877 and 4. The
new Route 4 section will start at
Forestville and join the present
road about mile east Of Meadows.
Route 337 will be relocated starting
at Camp Springs and meeting the
new section Of Route I about IN
miles above Meadows.
"a % II
Domestic 2elp - 3sra 70 ID
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Gov. O'conor to lounch
Broadcast Series Today

~ the Associated press.
ANNAPOLIS, March g. Gov.
O'Conor said today he would In
augurats tomorrow . series Of sun
day AFTERNOON radio talks in which
he win cover various legislative
questions and other matters Affect
mg the people OF the State.
The programs viii be brcadcast
over station WFBR In Baltimore
ct Sis pm.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Trade Unit to Meet

A delegation Of Montgomery Coun-
ty omcials win be honor guests OF
the Silver Spring Board Of Trade
At . dinner meeting OF the group
Tuesday evening at the Silver Spring
Hot 9hoppe. Judge Albert E. Brault,
county civilian defense director, will
discuss the new AFRAID regulations
and civilian defense projects.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Jewish Agency Meeting

The Jewish Social Service Agency
a member Of the Washington Com
munity Chest, will hold its annual
meeting tomorrow at $50 pm. In
the auditorium Of the Hebrew Home
for the Aged, 1125 Spring road NV
Herbert J. Rich, president, will pre-
side.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
THE GREAT PHYSICIAN
Herewith is reproduced an Editorial printed
in this newspaper March 9, 1943l.

y,
Throughout his administration, we
have often considered Mr. Roosevelt in
the light of a physician, retained to treat
very sick man in 1882. The patient was
seriously i'll and the members of his
household who were both numerous and
dependent upon him, were rightly alarm
ed.
This doctor was of fine reputation and
was possessed OF great learning. He was
blessed with a magnetic personality and
a deep sense of spirituality, obligation
and responsibility.
As an individual he was deservedly
greatly beloved, and his mere presence
stimulated confidence and cheerfulness
in just about everybody. In short, his
bedside manner and conversation were all
that could be desired.
That his heart was in the right place
was evidenced at the beginning by his
day and night labors to ease the pain
and anguish of the patient. In this he has
eminently and monumentally successful.
But year after year rolled by. The pa
tient remained i'll, still reliant upon arti-
ficial stimuli, and with pains alleviated
only by varied opiates.
Advocates Of established medical prac-
tices pointed steadily through the years
to the fact that this physicians practices
were not orthodox, were not in accord
with best medical standards
From the first they declared such
treatment would not and could not be
successful. With the passage of time,
they were nonplussed that the family
persisted in its patience.
Today after a decade in treatment and
care, the patients wealth has been ex-
pended and huge debt incurred. But
the debate persists as to whether this
treatment will eventually heal the pa
tent, even though the original ailment be
currently complicated by new disease
called War.
On the completion of the doctors tenth
year of service, we the people of the
household, are still weighing this ques-
ton We are still trying to decide wheth-
er our affable, courageous and sincere
family physician shouldn't be replaced
at first opportunity for some other sur
geon able to show more concrete results.
This is the question which will grow
during the next year, just as it did four
and eight years ago; only now we will
have specific record to point to, rather
than mere promise and hopeful theory.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
HERO'S WIDOW AND JOB

Nos Angeles Times)
Mrs. Helen Longstreet, widow of the
Confederate general, James Longstreet,
is in rebellion-against the ClO. Mrs.
Longstreet went to work IN a bomber
plant at Marietta, Ca, last OCTOBER, as
a riveter, and because she expressed tree
" an unfavorable opinion Of unions in
general and the CIO in particular, the
union has attacked her in its paper and
branded Eer employment as publicity
stunt" a.,
Mrs. Longstreet retorts that no matter
what her age she is bona fide worker
with satisfactory riveting record; and
that as for her opinions she is free
citizen with a full right to express them
The CIO will have hard time arguing
that down.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
Traffic Deaths
Show Decrease
Over Last Year

CHICAGO, Dec. 80. CUP) = The
number of traffic fatalities in l943
will not exceed $4,000, 20 per cent
fewer than in 1912 and 40 per cent
below the pre-war toll OF 1941, the
national safety council predicted
/ today.
This represents 5000 fewer fa-
| talities than last year and 1900
fewer than in 1941, the council
said It's figures are based on an
! 1l-month total and an estimate of
December figures.
Despite the year-roCnd reduc-.
ton, November of this year had
per cent more deaths than No
vember, 1912. 1t was the second
successive month in which deaths
had increased, October 1943 being
10 per cent higher than October
1912.
Wyoming showed the greatest
| improvement among states on an
11-month basis, with a reduction
of a. per cent from 1942 Other
leading states were Minnesota,
down 40 per cent; Michigan, q per
cent; Arkansas, rs per cent, In
diana, IS per cent; Wisconsin and
Utah, 33 per cent, and Kansas, 25
per cent.
Cities over 100000 population,
with traffic fatalities per 10000 We
hicles for the first II months, in
! cluded:
San Francisco, SO; Los Angeles,
60.
Cities from 25O,OOO to 100000 in
cluded:
Oakland, Cal, Sc; Seattle, Wash,
So.
From 100000 to 25O,OOO popula-
ton, the cities included:
Long Beach, Calf, TT, and San
Diego, Calf, 9.5.
From $4,000 to 100000:
Phoeniz, Ariz., %; Pasadena,
Calf, %.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
FIRST AMENDMENT

While the nation was observing
the l52d anniversary of the Bill of
Rights, a National Labor Relations
Board election was being held in q
New Jersey factory to decide
whether a CIO union. or none at
all, should represent the employees
in collective bargaining.
If the CIO union won it was
understood that everything would
be fine. But if the CIO union lost,
the regional director of the NLRB
was prepared to entertain a COM
plant from the union or even to
act directly against the company
The attitude of Director Charles
T. Douds is based on the fact the
company advised its employees over
a loud-speaker system and also
through its house organ to vote
against any union. In addition the
company delivered Christmas Bonus
checks 10 days before Christmas
and one day before the election.
The First Amendment, which leads
Oll lllc Dill lel6liIS piiN "iiN''e
birthday was Icing celebrated, says:
Congress s--S.! make no law g..
abridging the freedom CI speech"
1t is not contended by III. Douds,
publicly at least, that the company
threatened what it would do to
employees who disregarded its adj
vice, or even, as some employers
used to do, once upon a time,
threatened indirectly by saying that
it would have to go out of business
if workers refused to follow its in
structions.
The claim is only that the COM
pany indicated its desires as to
how the employees should vote in
the election" and distributed a
Christmas bonus at the time which
long has been traditional for such
distribution. With the control now
exercised by Washington over wages,
it should be assumed that such
bonuses were customary in that
company heretofore. otherwise none
would have been authorized. So the
complaint SINNERS down TO the fact
that the company indicated its
desires" verbally and in print.
If the company should attempt
10 punish employees who voted for
the union, it would be in defiance
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
Plane Workers
Await Draft

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 30. CUP)-
Beginning next week California
aircraft workers are subject to in
duction on the same basis as other
potential selectees, Col. Kenneth H.
Leitch, state director of selective
service, said today.
Leitch said a national draft direc-
tive granting blanket deferments to
aircraft workers expires Friday.
Induction of aircraft workers
should reduce the number of faith
ers called up for service, he said
Leitch declared local boards are
continuing to comb their rolls for
available men before taking fathers
Leitch revealed that the states
quota for February will be approx
mately the same as the January
draft quota. The January quota is
80 Per cent of peak quotas made
last winter, he declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
Farmer Groups
Push Move on
Pork Rations

WASHINGTON, Dec. 80. (UP) -
Farm state senators today renewed
their proposal TO remove all ration
point values from pork for an eX-
perimental two-week period, and
indicated that legislative action
may follow if the office of price
administration does not comply.
Senator Clyde M. Reed, (RO
Kansas, Senator Edwin C. Johnson,
CD, Colorado, Senator William
LANCER, CRD, North Dakota, Sena-
tor E. d. Millikin, tRD, Colorado,
and Senator John Thomas, tRo,
Idaho joined in urging the ration
holiday" as a means of relieving
glut of pork in storehouses as
result of heavy seasonal marketing.
Thomas felt congress might take
Legislative action" if OPA remain
ed adamant in its refusal to relax
pork rationing.
Senator f. v. Robertson, tRO +,
Wyoming, however, did not think
legislation would be a practical an
sWer since the problem is immedi-
ate and the pork surplus will be
past long before congress could ever
get around to passing legislation"
Reed hoped OPA would be able
to grant the rationing holiday after
a meeting tentatively scheduled for
next week. He said OPA repre-
sentatives were reasonable men,
and might be willing to listen to
reason"
IF they will not" Reed said,
then it may be necessary for Us
| to insist.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
Prowling u-Boat
Sinks u. 5. Ship

Miami, Fla, Dec. 30 (UP) = An
Axis submarine on the proWl in
the Caribbean torpedoed and sank
a madeium- size U. S. merchantmen
in mid-December near the northern
coast of South America, killing
three of its merchant crew.
Navy gunners aboard the vessel
fired one shot in the vicinity of
the submerged raider but apparent
ly did little damage, for one hour
later the wounded ship was struck
by two more torpedoes which sent
it to the bottom.
The 70 survivors were picked up
a few hours later by another
American merchantmen and a u.
S. WarShip.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS OF EDGAR
BROS, COMPANY.

Notice is hereby given that pur-
suant to the provisions of the by
laws, the regular annual meeting of
the stockholders of the above named
company will be held at the office
of the company in Ell Centre, State
of California, on Tuesday, the 18th
day of January, 1914, at the hour of
o'clock pm. of said day.
At said meeting five directors will
be elected to serve for the ensuing
year and until their successors are
duly elected.
The annual business statements of
the office will be received and acted
upon and such other business as
may properly come before the stock
holders meeting will be transacted.
Dated at Ell Centre, this 10th day
of December, l943.
EDGAR BROS. COMPANY,
BY A. E. La Fontaine, Sec'y.
mo. 30) D16-30; J6-l3j
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
ENGAGE IN THE SALE OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

DSNCihOCi 80, 1910
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that fif-
teen days after the date posted,
the undersigned proposes to sell
alcoholic beverages at these prem
. iseS, described as follows:
Main and Railroad Ave,
Heber, Imperial County
Pursuant to such intention, the
undersigned is applying to the State
Board of Equalization for issuance
of an alcoholic beverage license (or
licenses) for these premises as fol-
lows
TRANSACTION SALE BEER
Anyone desiring to protest the
issuance of such license (s) MAJ
file a verified protest with the
State Board of Equalization at
Sacramento, California, stating
grounds for denial as provided by
law. The premises are now licensed
for the sale of alcoholic beverages.
VIRGIL TORRENCE,
KEITH WALKER.
(No. 00) CD3O)
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
capitaI TaIk

So they were going to make this
taX-paying business simple. So the
pay-as-you-go tax plan was going
to make everything easy. So they
went ahead, and as matters stand
now. calculating your federal taxes
for 1914 couldn't be much worse
than if they had set out to make
it difficult in the first place.
The best advice that can be given
under these circumstances is to
start figuring your income taxes
Just as soon as you can after re-
covering from your New Years
hangover. Test yourself first on
addition and subtraction, then
throw in a few problems of multi
plication and decimals to make
sure you're ready for the task, be-
cause this year you have to figure
percentages. And you can bet your
last funny steel penny that the
lines forming around the income
tax collectors desks next March ID
will be longer and madder and more
muddled than they have ever been.
To begin with, this year you'll
have to fill out two 90 different
forms covering your income for
three 90 different years. 1t is not
nice to ruin your holiday season
with this bad news, but you might
as well know what's ahead so you
can prepare accordingly by ca
drowning your cares in a flagon OF
wartime woe or (b) staying cold
sober so as to face with a clear
head the ordeal ahead.
BALANCING YOUR TAX BOOKS
The, first of these forms. covering
your anticipated income and Victory
fax payments for 1914, is similar TO
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
FIRE DESTROYS BELL
TOWER IN MISSION INN

RIVERSIDE, Dec. 80 (UPD- The
bell tower of the 70-year-old Mis-
sion Inn was destroyed Wednesday
night by fire blazing up in the
elevator shaft.
The flames roared 100 feet in the
air as they swept up the shaft, but
q two hour battle by firemen halted
their spread.
The $2,00G,000 tourist rendezvous
is insured.
A iammed dining hall was thrown
into confusion when fire companies
raced to the hotel and began pour
ing water into the structure, but no
one was injured.
The blaze was believed to have
started on the third floor, walls of
three suites were scored and the
lobby was turned into a lake.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
FEC OPPOSES OWNERSHIP
OF RADIOS BY PRESS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81 tUP)-
The Federal Communications Com
mission. in its long-awaited decision
on newspaper ownership of radio
stations, has voted to oppose, as n
matter of general policy, further
expansion of newspapers in the
field of broadcasting, congressional
sources disclosed today.
Chairman James Lawrence Fly of
the FEC later said "the commission
is continuing its study of this mat
ter. It has taken no vote and has
arrived at no conclusion"
The FEC said an announcement
about the study would be forth
coming later this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
"SIMPLIFICATION" is
VEXATION

The trouble is all with the tax
law itself. In interests Of simplica-
ton, the Treasury this year pro-
posed integrating income and Vic
tory taxes by dropping some nine
million potential taxpayers from the
Irolls-almost entirely married people
of the lowest income groups. The
combined yield to the government
from these nine million was esti-
mated at S300000,000 Treasury
would have made up this sum by
dropping the 10 per cent earned in
come credit.
The House Ways and Means Com
mittee, not liking this idea, brought
forward new minimum tax" pro-
posal which would have meant re-
educating all the low income group
of taxpayers and would have col
lected a mere $161 100000 from
nine million taxpayers in the low
est income group.
Then the Senate Finance Com
mittee, unwilling to achieve real
simplicity, defeated the minimum
tax and retained the Victory tax in
! it's present form. There matters
stood as Congress went home for
the Christmas holidays.
The whole tax bill, in its present
unpassed form is one glorious mess.
Yielding only $4,000 100000 added
taxes, reducing other tax rates now
in effect, freezing social security
taxes and refunding certain sums
recovered by war contract renego-
tiation, this 1914 tax bill, if passed
in its present form, would actually
lose the government money. The
President could veto such tax bill,
and the Tr,ac;ry would be ahead.
Thus does C,,4gress labor toward
simplification.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
TWO FLIERS MISSING

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 80 (UP)-
Two cadets who disappeared a week
ago Wednesday while on routine
training flights were announced as
missing by officers at Luke Field
Col. John K. Nissley, commanding
officer at the field said that search
parties have been sent out from the
field in state wide search. Names
of the cadets were withheld, Col
Nissley said, until next Of kin have
been notified.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
BIC BERTHA ROCKET.

American ordnance experts say
that they would not be amazed if
the Nazis do have a super-rocket
with which they could lombard
England from across the channel.
But they confirm the first opinion
of many laymen who feel that such
weapon will have no real effect
upon the ultimate course of the
war.
III 1917 The Germans sprang a
surprise with Big Bertha, the gun
that dropped shells into Paris from
an incredible distance. A few civil
ians were killed needlessly, some
cultural and religious buildings were
destroyed sacrilegiously, but that
was all. In all probability this will
be the story of the new rocket gun,
If there is one.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
.OP Lists Change
I'm Point Values

WASHINGTON, Dec. 80. (UP)--
The Office of Price administration
Thursday made canned snap beans
and most frozen vegetables-eXcept
frozen corn, peas and lima beans
point free for January. 1t sharply
reduced point values Of canned peas
and tomatoes.
Jams, preserves and non-citrus
marmalades, however, were raised
from six to eight points pound.
Frozen fruits-with the exception
of blueberries and huckleberries--
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
SWITCHES JOBS

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30. CUP)
E T. (Buck) Harris, head of the
local office of the coordinator of
er-American affairs, Thursday
announced that he has resigned to
become Hollywood-Lo Angeles Of
flee manager of Lee 81 Losh firm,
Pacific coast public relations con-
su.ltants. -. -.-' -,..-'.' ''
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
BEATS WIFE TO DEATH

NEW YORK, Dec. 80 (UP) -
Louis Wolfe, 33, wealthy Montreal
contractor, was booked on charge
of homicide today after police said
he had confessed to fatally beating
his pretty wife, Paula Mona Wolfe,
81, with a shoe in their Brooklyn
hotel room. Il decided she had
been unfaithful to me, SO I picked
up a shoe and struck her with it
until she didn't move, but I loved
her" police quoted Wolfe.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
Editorials and Comment

its feet. Mr.. Roosevelt has been the doc
tor who found himself on the case during
the beginning of this war.
Upon these factors must the public
form its political opinions in the election
of 1914 no matter how these questions may
of 1914, no matter how these questions
may be obscured by Roosevelt or any
body else.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
FIXES ZOOTER BLAME

WASHINGTON, Dec 30 CUP)-A
house naval affairs subcommittee
today placed blame for southern
California's bloody "zoot suit" race
riots last spring on lack of recref.
tional facilities and poor housing
for Negro workers and warned that
new outbreaks may occur if remedial
action is not taken.