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Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22
WHITESIDE TAKES HOLD


1t is much too early to predict
whether Arthur D. Whiteside will
be able to solve the very real prob
lens that affliCt the home front
as a result of the conversion of in
dustry to war production, But at
least he has taken hold intel
ligently. which is promising. %.
A major cause of the home front
breakdown has been the tendency
of administrative agencies to plan
in secret. on pure theory, and then
to discover that their plans won't
work because they never troubled
to talk things over with the folks
at home.
Mr.. Whiteside is sending investi-
gators into the field to find out
what complaints the average con-
sumer really has. Moreover, Office
of Civilian Requirements agents
will keep in constant touch with
major wholesalers, who are the
first to sense impending shortages
Of critical supplies With informa-
ton from these sources. the OCR
can plan ahead against unneces-
ssry irritations.
Wisely, these surveys are put onto
the regional basis, because the
needs of so big and diversified a
country as ours are far from uni
form. An excellent illustration is
in connection with the ban on
hunting rifle" ammunition. This
was eliminated from civilian needs
on the theory that hunting is a
luxury. a recreation. for which
there are plenty of acceptable sub
stitutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22
Strike Holds up
Paper Deliveries

NEW YORK. Aug. 21.-CUP)-An
unauthorized strike by members of
the newspaper mailers and deliver
ers union today hampered delivery
of the New York times, the Herald
tribune and "a other publications
for the second day.
Approximately $50 members Of the
independent union continued their
walkout despite pleas to return by
union officials and a warning from
the regional war labor board that
the strike was I'm clear violation OF
the national no-strike policy"
The board demanded that the
strikers "retufne to their jobs at
once"
Joseph Simons, president of the
union, notified the board that the
strike was unauthorized and said
he could not learn the cause of the
walkout. but it was reported that
the strikers were not satisfied with
the WLB arbitration boards award
of a $1-a-day wage increase.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22
MR. CHURCHILL, COMMUTER

The arrival of Winston Churchill, At
lantic commuter extraordinary, marks
his fourth visit to this continent since we
entered the war.
Mr. Churchill's freedom of movement,
as we'll as the Presidents bent for trav-
cling. is in sharp contrast to the situa-
tion during the last war when leading
figures rarely went more than few
miles from home. OF course travel con-
ditions are vastly different now. In 1917
and 1918 we didn't have the huge air
planes that could span the oceans. Nor
had we achieved degree of success
against the submarine menace such as
we have recntly
But there is more to it than better and
safer means of travel. The attitude of
the public as we'll as of high officials
is greatly changed. Years ago even in
peace time, it was unheard of for
President of the United States to set
foot outside of our boundaries. Wood
row Wilson's trip to Europe was the
first radical departure from this pre-
cedent.
It is WELL however. that this change
has come about. With national leaders
comforting directly on frequent ossasions.
a better understanding not only between
themselves but between the nations they
represent becomes more likely. The
meetings of Churchill and Roosevelt
have accomplished much toward syn
chronizing the war effort of the United
Nations and the results are being evi-
denced on the battle fronts.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22
laps Admit Loss
Of Small Boats
BY UNITED PRESS

The japanese today admitted the
loss of three small boats"-pre-
sumably destroyers-in night
naval engagement Aug II with an
American surface squadron in the
Bay of Vella, between Vella Lavella
island and Kolombangara.
Tokyo radio, quoting a Japanese
dispatch from a South Pacific base,
said a japanese destroyer Flotilla
attacked an American force COM
prised of six cruisers and destroyers.
Tokyo claimed one American de-
stroyer was sunk in a fierce ex-
change of fire"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22

That is true in many areas. But
in others hunting is purely utili-
tartan Woodchucks steal garden
truck; wolves and bears and noun
tain lions attack sheep and cattle:
hunting them may be fun, but it
also is very necessary business. So
now hunting" shells are to be made
available where they are needed
OCR agents spotted a threaten
ed shortage of underwear for next
winter which would have created
health hazard The Army, which
had an ample backlog, was in
duced to postpone delivery on its
wool and worsted contracts for the
last four months of 1943, which
made 10000, 900 yards of goods
available for important civilian use.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22
NOTABLE VICTORY

The Premier Smuts or pro-war
party in South Africa has won a
smashing victory, which all Ameri-
cans joint Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull in hailing. The South
Africans, none too enthusiastic
about going to war at first, demon
strated two to one that they are
eager now to go down the line
against totalitarianiSm.
This should be of interest to
Herr Hitler and to his stooge Joe
Goebbels, who tried to intervene in
the South African election on be-
half of the anti-War party, Their
interference resulted in bringing out
an unusually heavy vote, which
changed the United Party's plural
ity of ~ to majority of 80, eli
minated the anti-war Africander
party and blotted out the anti-war
New order group.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22
Capitol ak
by--'.
Peter Edison

sarcasm is slipping. If so. no
wonder it backfired.
Big Business names are all over
Washington, as Ickes says. If these
businessmen let the Palace Guard
and what's left of the New Dealers
take the country away from them,
it will be their own fault. Maybe
Ickes shouldn't try to suck back
on the original Interpretation his
remarks called forth.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22

No amount of juggling of ma
terials, plants and manpOWer can
save the home front from short
ages. But most of us would ac-
cept much greater hardshipS than
seem probable so long as we are
sure that they are necesssry-th
before we were left without things,
an intelligent effort had been made
TO take care of us without impend-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22
A TIP TO THE COURTS

A TIP TO THE COURTS
This suit not get having been
filed. there can be no contempt OF
court in making an advance sug-
gestion to the nations judges. 1t
is this:
BY law, workers are entitled to
be represented in wage bargaining
by agents of their own choosing,
that is, by unions Accordingly, the
Mine Workers Union has nego-
tiated a contract with the Illinois
producers which, both sides say, is
an advance compromising of potcn-
tial damage suits for portal-to-
portal pay. In this the union rep
resented its members.
If. now, this contract is approved
by the WLB and becomes effective
and individual union miners take
their compromise settlement and
then try to sue to collect again. the
courts should hold that by their
legal agents action the miners are
foreclosed from prosecuting such
suits.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: Tha,foIloWing edit
oriais are presented as interesting oDin-
ions Uoiced by editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22

There have been two periods in this
war when the shipping situation was so
serious as to threaten the whole issue
of the war. Twice we have got out
from the red by the efforts of the United
States of America.-Sir Arthur Salter
in British Parliament
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

We have the tremendous advantage of
knowing that as the enemy grows groggy
from our blows our own strength will be
increased month by month.-Brig Gen.
Haywood S. Nansell, Jr., of 9Th Air
Force.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22

The school that fails to take into ac-
count the educational, emotional, social
and mental age of each child is failing to
develop the child's whole personality
Miss Leverne Strong, Richmond, Ind,
school official
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22

Monopoly is against the public interest
when labor practices it Just as much as
when capital does-Frederick c. Craw-
ford. president National Association of
Manufacturers
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22

Henceforth the agressor has no alterna-
tive but to await his doom. The time lin
if of his utter defeat cannot exceed two
s.-Generalissino Chang Kai-shek.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22

We don't dive as fast as most people
think. but actually we have gone so fast
that we have caught up with our own
bomber
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22

We have expanded our power to such
an extent as to permit us to be on the
defensive.-Lieut.- Gen Kurt Dietmar
Berlin radio commentator.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22

How soon will the British and Ameri-
cans move from Italian psychology to
the German Notifications? ?-Ilya Ehren-
burg Soviet writer.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-22
s. Burton Heath
Writes:

inc the war effort or depriving the
men in uniform.
, 1943-01-06

That was a mistake! There was
dirty work to be done at the cross
roads in the Haunted House of
Seventeen Department, and with
an equally dirty laugh, Zone that
would cost seventy five cents to
dry clean) Bruey took a powder!
It is alleged that Ripple On The
Water was slightly under the
weather on the evening previous
to his disappearance and made
some remarks that we would like
to print verbatim, but the high
moral character of our Editorial
Board forbids.
It will take several weeks to
straighten out the mess that Bruey
brewed and passed on to Zim-
norman. We hope that it will not
take much longer to straigh4en
out Bruey, but we are afraid that
Wavey Water will take a lot of
smoothing.
This little story is by popular
request of the boys who have
volunteered to act as Ghost
breakers in the Haunted Depart
ment. The department Is one of
the best organized In Delco Pro-
ducts, and we are confident that
Bruey, (the Amber Haired Beauty
Is walking into a bear trap. Be
patient, boysl
, 1943-01-06

In announcing the result, CLIO
District of Columbia Regional Di-
rector, Sidney R. Katz, who is sec
retary-treasurer Of the Md & ..
c. Industrial Union Council, said:
"The Go is very much gratified
at having won the election and
particularly pleased that the John
L Lewis organization received
only Is votes-5 per cent of the
total votes cast
"This represents a major de-
cisive defeat for the John L Lewis
type Of unionism in this area"
Katz declared.
UNITY FOR VICTORY r
A BOND EVERY PAY DAY
, 1943-01-06

The program calls for total mo-
bilization under a central plan,
with protection for workers in
volved in transfers, restrictions on
movements in and out of vital war
production areas and industries,
and for complete utilization of all
workers, including Negroes and
other racial and national groups.
In presenting the CLOS all-over
plan to McNutt, Murray wrote:
1.-THE program which is thus Of
fered is designed solely to assure
the fullest mobilization of our
manpower resources.
I'VE merely seek the program
which will meet the need of our
nation by assuring maximum pro-
duction of war materials. This can
be done only through the pro-
lection and maintenance of the
health and morale of American
workers."
SEVEN POINT PLAN
Basic point in the program calls
for complete correlation of the &C
Invites of those agencies which
have jurisdiction over procure
ment, the issuance of contracts
and disposition of raw materials
with those of the Manpower Com
mission"
This would end the confusion
that comes from ALLEGATION of Or
ders and materials without check
ing on available manpower in in
dustrial areas. The present lack
of system produces crises in man
power, .whereupon the agencies
responsible seek to utilize the
Manpower Commission solely as
a fire department squad to meet
those continuing cries"
Calling for full use of all work.
ers, Negroes, aliens and women,
the CLIO plan says:
I'VE must have an end to the
u~tterance of pious hopes in regard
to this policy and enter a field of
action whereby employers will be
, 1943-01-06

compelled to accept this available
manpower.
Complete equality of oppor-
tunity for employment must be
made available to all workers and
under the basic principle of equal
pay for equal work"
PROTECTION STANDARDS
Workers whose right to move
about from one job to another has
to be restricted for war needs
must be thoroughly protected, the
plan says, demanding that re-
strictedplants must be Investigate
ed for compliance with safety and
health standards; prevailing
wages, hours and working condi-
tons, plus collective bargaining;
adequate training facilities and
full use of available manpower.
In addition, restricted plants Or
areas should be required to pay a
weekly minimum equal to the
workers average for 40 hours,
plus premium pay in line with
union standards and the Presi-
dents Executive Order on over
time.
Permission to leave should be
given when the worker can fill a
higher skilled job elsewhere; ex-
change a part-time job for full
time; work nearer home, thus cut
ting down on transportation or
meet certain compelling personal
reasons"
TRANSFERS y
When transfers from one job to
another r required, they must
be made before workers are
brought in from outside; workers
must get travelling expenses for
themselves and family; plants
must comply with conditions as
outlined above and any pay de-
ficiencies between the old job and
the new must be made up. In ad-
dition, workers must be guaran-
teed the chance to return to their
old jobs with accumulated senior
ity and other union rights.
, 1943-01-06
Clio Manpower Plan

WASHINGTON-CO seVen-point program for full mobilization
of all manpower resources was made public last week in a letter from
Pres. Philip Murray to Paul v. McrSut, chairman of the War Man.
power Commission and head of Selectve Service.
, 1943-01-06
Ghosts Of the DeIco
Strut Job
2
(BY Popular Request

Taking a small tuck in his ectoplasm, the auburn haired Amen
leader of the Bruey- Zimmerman house haunters did a fade out last
week. Leaving Zimmerman to face the music, (and what a band), the
Crimson Kid headed for the wide open spaces.
, 1943-01-06

PRODUCTION IS OUR
BUSINESS
The key to the solution of per-
sonal and other problems is to be
found through solving the prob
lem. of production. It's literally
true. Do you feel uncertain at
the course of the war? Do you
wonder why we haven't taken
Tunisia? Is there a relationship
between these events and what
we're doing about it and your WI
morale?
How many movies did you see
last year? How many movies will
you see next year? What clothes
will you be able to get? We're
you paid enough last year and will
you be paid enough next year?
Did you work all year? What are
you going to work at next year?
Did you get a chance to study?
Is your house warm? Can you af-
ford that new baby? What are
you going to do about it?
The answers to all these ques-
tons and the dozens like them are
not going to be the same. But all
of them are going to be shaped
by what the country does to solve
the production problem. The an
swer to what is going to happen
to you is the answer to the ques-
ton: How are we going to win the
war?
Johnnie has got to get his gun!
He must have it in time. The
taste of burning cordite is bitter
in his mouth, the stencil of battle
fills his lungs. He's facing our
enemy-has he got his gun? He's
going to need it mighty bad in
Europe where the war'll be won
or lost!
That's the production problem.
IF we lose our head meeting
that problem We'll waste our
money and our energy.
It'll take more time to make
the gun.
It'll take more time to get it
to Johnnie.
It'll cost more. Lots more.
There'u be waste because there's
hurry and no system.
That's how it is now.
So you have to do without more
things. You don't mind that but
you don't see where it's all headed.
Neither does anyone else.
Remember when Ford was going
to win the war at Willow Run?
Last week Willow Run produced
its first bomber!
In Chicago the G.. M. plant that
manufactures the engines for Will
low Run is closing shop because
there is no more room to store
the engines for the bombers that
Ford was going to produce but
isn't Not yet anyway.
Yet an Eastern plane manufac-
turer is producing 20 per cent
less than capacity because there
aren't engines enough.
It doesn't make sense because
it isn't sensible.
The Pepper-Tolan bill says let's
do it efficiently. Let's organize It.
Let's see to 1t that the right ma
f~eria1S ara in the x>Iana x.yhara &Lax,
, 1943-01-06
Go Trounces
District SO

Washington-The CLIO soundly
trounced District so of the United
Mine Workers Union in a Natl.
Labor Relations Board vote among
800 employees of seven paving con-
tractors last week. In a run-on
election, the score was:
AL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4V4
DGSAs az 1O
, 1943-01-06

Today every UE member, every shop steward, every local and
district officer, must organize without delay, ways and means to help
the American people fight off these attacks upon the unity Of the
country and to supper. the leadership of the country which wants to
win the wal. In 1882, under the leadership of President Roosevelt the
people routed the Hooveribes out of the government Today we call
upon the Administration to give the same kind of fighting leadership
On . win the war program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-15
ORDNANCE DEPOT
 SUPPLIES BOMBS
Shells Used in Blasting Tokyo Came From Sa.
 wanna, Illinois
By EDWARD ELLIS United Pres Stan Correspondent

Proving Ground. Ill,, April lS,-- (UP)-The planes that bombed and baffled Tokyo may have come from Shangri.La, but the bombs them. selves came from the banks of the Mississippi River In northwest IL linoiS,
 They came from the lA,000 acres known as the Savanna Ordnance Depot where deer browse on the ammunition dumps. The deer are Q whim of Q former commanding ot- ficer whose successor, Col. Mat A., Bracket, enjoys the contrast they bring to the installation.
 The colonel received an order last year, Jimmy Doolittle wanted some bombs, The colonel gave the order and in eight hours the bombs were Tokyo-bound, Bracket disclosed to- day,
 The Savanna Ordnance Depot is located about 10 miles northwest of the small town of Savanna. Its post ofilce, Proving Grounds. Ill,, Is Q hangover from Its World War I function as a proving ground for the Rock Island arsenal.
 The functions of the present de. pot are to assemble, load, store and ship munitions manufactured else. where. Tho depot Is operated by the war department with civilian work CTS. Bracket said its volume of aIl- nutrition storage is the greatest of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-15

turn to their work benches and maehlnos with renewed vlgoe Co asslse h the prosecution oe the
 Milton n. Glover oe Hartford, chairman of the Recreation oom- mletee oe tho Connecticut War Council, Is in charge oe the recreAs ton conference.
 In Q statement sereeslng the lm~ portance oe coordlnatea program os recreation tn Connecticut during the present war. Mfr. clover sAld;
 We know that all work and no play makes Jack Q duh boy Ht 0 our hope to see that reoreAtlonal facilities are provided ln the state Go keep Jack on his job and turning out products as fast as he can. 10 keep Jack happy and his morale high We must formulate plans for Q statewide program for recreation.
 Although much progress has been made ln individual communities ln the state toward solution oe this problem, we feel that tho entire problem can he slfted at the confer. ence and plans made for Q states wide recreatlonal program.
 with the around. .the-clock scheo- ules in our war plants it is necess sary that we guard against accuEn~ Wlated fatigue which In turn proe notes ahSenteeisEn. We feel sure that the proper recreAtlonal out lets would help to combat absentee. ism and maintain 0 high degree oe efAclency in our war plants"
 Mir. Glover also announced the following have been, named Co Q committee to arrange for the recre~ ation conference: Marjorie e. Woodlock of New Haven, regional recreation representative of the Ohlce oe Defense Health end Well fare Services, conference Secretarys N, s, Light, director, Bureau Of Supervision, state Department oi Education, conference treasurer; A. J, Brundage, of Storrs, State Club Leader, Extension Service, Unlver- sity of Connecticut; James Curtin of Waterbury, Director of RecreN. tlon, Park Department; Charles La. Vista, Of Hartford, Director, Eln- ployes Club United Aircraft; Fred Martin, of New Britain, Director of Public Recreation; Oliver 0ber, of New Haven, State chairman, United Service Organization; Leroy Rams. dall, of Hartford, executive secre- tary, Council of Social Agencies; James St. George, of New Haven, manager Of the FarnAM Court Housing Project,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-15
RECEIPTS JUSTIFY
 NEW CITY OFFICE
2S,OOO Residents of Litch. field County Obtain Serv.
 ice at Motor Vehicle

During tho first year of its opera ton, the Motor Vehicles Depart. llaent branch office at Torrlngtor has done nearly S2iS,000 worth of business,r entirely justlfying its eS. tabliahlient, Motor Vehicles Com. missioner John T. Mccarthy said today.
 The commissioners report mark. tho first anniversary today (ApriI l6) of tho new office on Alber, street Torrlngton. He pointed out that approximately 25,00O residents of Litchfield County have been served by the branch SO far. It has proved particularly helpful during the present war-tlme emergency since car owners in that area who wanted to personally contact the department could do so without coming to Hartford, thus saving gasoline, Commissioner Mccarthy commented.
 Up to April i2, iS,426 operators licenses had been issued through the Torrington office, and i0,069 regis- trationS. Miscellaneous business items totalled 2,S0e.
 The Torrington office was built last year according to Motor Wshi- cles Department specificat with the aim of eventual standardization of all branch offices.
 It serves Torrington, Pine Mea- dow, Pleasant Valley the Cornwalls, Salisbury, Litchfield, Bantam. Bark hamsted, Riverton, Falls Village, Sharon, North Canaan, Burlington, Ns,w Hartford, Winchester, Cole brook, Canaan, Lakevllle, Goshen, Northfield, Winsted, Colebrook River, Norfolk, Harwinton and Lime Rock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-15

'1eeallalng as do the very great importance of recreation to main. tain efnclency in war work and Go preserve sound morale among our people In this highly industriallsed state, I have deemed it necessary to call Q conference of professional and lay leaders interested in this phase of our war effort"
 The Governor stated further: we must maintain our production schedules in our war plants and to 40 SO we must provide for healthy wartime recreatlonAl facilities throughout the state. There is Q Likelihood that vacation travel will % curtalled greatly this summer. To offset this wo must see to 1t that our workers have m opportunity to rest rom their labor and be able to re.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-15

plant neGaennel eenzlsln oe woman. and total employment runs Into NoOzanaA
 Most oe the hulldlnRs on the geServallen are new, toe before poara gseFeer tAe aepoe operated tA loW gear fes achievements since Pearl HAreor were made possible almost exclusively ey reserve 0llcets called from civilian teo end put Into uniform.
 The colonel proudly announced that oHlp one SlAan loe of anAnOni~ ton has been turned down og in- SpeceogS, and that that passed on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-15
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 (nterned by Japan at unstated camp)
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