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Evening star., 1943-07-03
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. Trace1DelI.

colors Of mixed browns and grays form
a natural camounage.
Even If one Is flushed, it flies only
short distance, and comes down on the
ground again just q few feet away.
While most people have heard the bird,
at some time in their lives, not very
many have seen 1t, 50 our correspondent
need not worry about that.
ssss
Night IS the time Of the whip-poor-
wills, as Of the nighthawks, their cousins.
(Another cousin Is the "poor-will" Of the
West, who is smaller than the whip-poor-
will, and who seems to have left the
whip" out Of his song).
The whip-poor- will is famous for keep
ing it up.
John Burroughs tells how he counted
one saying "whip-poor will" more than
1000 times without rest.
This characteristic OF the bird is noted
in the scientific name Of the whip-poor-
will, Antrostomus vociferus. The first
means "cave mouth" and the second
strong voice."
The whip-poor-wil Is 9a inches long,
as compared with the 10 inches of the
nighthawk.
Both birds are commonly subjects Of
dispute, since they are not often seen
in the daytime.
The whip-poor- has only one other
common name, the nightjar, whereas
the nighthawk has string of them. in
cluding bull-bat, goatsucker, mosquito
hawk, will-o-the -wisp, piramidig and
pisk.
The bull-bat, then, Is the nighthawk.
Let that be settled, because in some
parts Of the South still there is popular
belief that the nighthawk and the whip
poor-will are the same.
1t is the nighthawk and the bull-bat
which are the same.
The whip-poor-will and the nighthawk
Cor bull-bat) do look something alike,
but the nighthawk has white wing bars,
whereas the whip-poor- has none.
Both birds have a habit Of perching
along fence rail or limb of tree.
The nighthawk, despite its name, often
goes after insects In the daytime, where
as the whip-poor-will usually does not
come out until nightfau.
Shooting bull-bats, popular country
diversion, is all wrong, because there are
few birds which devour more inimical
insects.
Our correspondents wrens may not
nest in the birdhouse, after all. 1t is
common for the male to busy himself
with selecting nest; but it is the female,
the famous Jenny. who decides where it
is to be placed.
1t is the usual thing for her, since
she Is something OF shrew, to reject
the site which Johnny selects and to
find for herself q situation which suits
her better
Evening star., 1943-07-03
Critics of Administration
Criticized,

To the Editor Of The Star:
With due regard of the mistakes made
In the war effort, the unrestrained
knocking of the administration bodies
little good for the country. Criticism
without relevant and constructive sug-
gestions is vicious No newspaper could
operate under barrage of similar in
discriminate brickbats. Compared with
the Insignificant chore of running
newspaper the task of running global
war is Of such immeasurable dimensions
and complications that even serious mis-
takes are unavoidable and they can be
discovered and corrected only by trial
and error, which is being done irrespec-
tive Of any newspaper or radio criticism.
It is miserably unfair to criticize those
trying to do tremendous job unless the
"critic" takes some trouble to understand
and find out whether there are better
alternatives.
AS reader, have perfect right to
demand this Of the newspaper which, in
the final analysis, I, with other readers
support and pay for. Although the
kibitzers at the side lines (who don't do
a confounded thing for the war effort)
do not realize it, this is our critical hour
and, democracy or no democracy, those
who heap abuse upon the Government
merely compound confusion where a lot
Of confusion and improvisation IS in
evitable. Throwing bottles will not win
this game, and this Is grim game and
the stakes are slavery. torture and death
-(the sneers Of the isolationists to the
contrary Observation-Disclosures cheap
politics, pronteering incomes and an
extra gallon for pleasure driving.
JEREMIAH.
Evening star., 1943-07-03
Complaint About Vandals
Endorsed and Approved.

To the Editor OF The star:
May comment upon letter printed
In The Star for June IS? It is entitled
Boys Accused OF Vandalism" and Is
signed Louis F. Dilger. Boys allegedly
have been damaging his farm. Quoting
in part, but those who contemplate
going to Germany after the war to dis
cipline and re-educate the youth had
better abandon that wildcat scheme and
look after our own culprits who are sadly
in need Of leadership"
I offer up great big amen" to Mr..
Dnger's point of view. We are in grave
danger Of degenerating into a nation of
kibitzers. If we work hard enough to
pluck the beams out of our own eyes, we
may be able to see the better to help our
neighbors pluck the notes out Of their
eyes. LAURA K. POLLOCK.
Evening star., 1943-07-03
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hasktn.

By Frederic J. Hdsktn.
A reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by ,oritin1 The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hasktn, director, Washington.
D. c.. Please tnclose stamp for return
postage.
Q. What lake marks the geographical
center of North America?-I. N. w.
A. Devils Lake, in North Dakota.
Q. Where is Jane Addams founder Of
Hull House In Chicago. buried?-
D. OBJ.
A. She Is buried In the family burial
plot at Cedarville, Ill.
@. Is there a difference In the food
value of white and brown eggs?-S. r. j.
A. There is no difference.
@. What does the term casualty" i'm
ply?-B. N. E.
A. The term includes any soldier tenn
porarily or permanently separated from
his unit and out Of action. It includes,
besides killed, wounded and prisoners,
those who are lost or absent without
leave.
Evening star., 1943-07-03

an equal and good neighbor with the
surrounding Slavic people of Central
Europe. With this democratic cooper
alton there can be established the po-
litical and economic conditions neces-
sary for lasting peace in Central Eu-
rope and in the Balkans.
Count Karolyi and Andrew Revai work
together for one and the same thing,
democratic and progressive Hungarian
republic which will be friend and ally
Of the United Nations. These men have
the active support Of all Hungarian
Liberals and Democrats who wish to see
the principles of Count Karolyi in action.
GEORGE DUNAI,
Evening star., 1943-07-03

@. What color Is considered most ef-
fective in camouhaging ships?-M F.
A. Various shades of gray are COM
monty used. In the North Atlantic and
adjoining waters a dark gray, almost
black, blends with the sky and sea back
ground. In the South Atlantic and
Mediterranean light grays are favored.
In some tropic seas slight admixture OF
yellow is needed.
Q. Which city is nearer to Japan, Salt
Lake City or Los Angeles?-M B.P.
A. The two cities lie at about equal
distances from Japan.
@. When was the American Folklore
Society founded?-G. G.
A. The organization was founded in
1880 by Jean Thomas, nicknamed the
"Traipsin' Woman"
Q. How long does the 17-year locust
live above ground?-M. H.H.
A. The life Of the adult Is only four or
i've weeks. The young. or nymphs, re-
main underground for about II years,
which is the period Of development.
Q. How large is the harbor of Kiska,
the Aleutian island?-A B.
A. Kiska has one Of the best harbors
IN that part of the world 1t is said that
40 ships could anchor in the bay.
@. What is the most popular type Of
mems shoe. and what Is the average
price?-C H.
A. The Oxford is the most popular type
OF mems shoe today Most shoes are
now sold at retail in the price range Of
$3.50 to $3.50. This upgrading is the re-
suit of rationing
@. Are homes in Japan inspected by
the government?-F. L. B.
A. Twice a year house cleaning is
ordered in Japan and at these times
policemen go on tours Of inspection.
@. What is the seating capacity OF the
grandstand at Havre de Grace race
track?-M. S.
A. The grandstand seats approximately
5000 and the club home stand seats
1900 The largest crowd was April 20,
1929 with an attendance of % .783.
Q. What railroad requires its engineers
to sit on the left-hand side of the cab?-
E. L. H.
A. The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion knows of no such railroad. The
engineer sits on the right side of the
locomotive because the signals and me-
chanical devices for operating the train
are on that side
@. How many times did President
Theodore Roosevelt offer place on the
Supreme Court to William H. Taft?-
S. K. c.
A. The offer was made twice and de-
clined each time.
@. What is the significance of the title
used by Bach, "Well-tempered Clavi-
chord?"-D. U.
A. Before Bachs time the system Of
tuning then in use made it possible to
play in only limited number Of keys.
The composer, who tuned his own in
struments, devised a system of well
tempered" tuning, which enabled him
to play in all major and minor keys To
prove that his system was practical, he
wrote his "Well-tempered Clavichord."
Evening star., 1943-07-03
The Meat SHORTAGE

In placing a higher point value on
beef for the month of July, the Office
Of Price Administration directs at
tention once again to the paradox
Of an acute meat shortage in a
country which has surplus of some
100000 cattle on the range.
The OPA announcement of the new
point value does not go into the rea-
sons for the beef shortage, merely
estimating that the amount avail
able for civilians in July will be or
D per cent less than in June. And
June was described as a poor month,
with supplies running fully 10 per
cent under original estimates. The
cattle-raising industry is less re-
ticent than OPA, however, and 1t has
come forward with its own state
ment Of the reasons for the shortage.
Testifying recently before a Sen
ate agriculture subcommittee Jo-
seph G.. Montague, general counsel
for the Texas g. Southwestern Cattle
Raisers Association, put the blame on
an unofficial group of policy-makers
close to the President" In this group
he said, we're Harry Hopkins, Benja-
min Cohen and Justice Felix Frank
furter. This, apparently, was con-
lecture, but Mr.. Montague was more
specific in his treatment of the beef
cattle situation in the West.
On January 1 of this year, he said,
there were 78,17O,00O head of cattle
on the ranges and farms of the
United States. In the years imme-
diately preceding the war cattle
herds averaged only 67,000,000, and
in the boom year 1929 they averaged
less than 59,000,000 With the in
crease in herds that has been under
way, Mr. Montague says, the number
of cattle will be IS 100000 above the
prewar average by the end Of the
year. If only half Of this surplus OF
cattle we're to be slaughtered over
the next twelve months, it would
make available over 1000, 100000
pounds Of additional beef in excess
of the regular production, or enough
to provide about so pounds of beef
throughout the year to each of 3d.
100000 people, Why is this beef held
of the market at time when civil
ian supplies are dropping lower and
lower?
Mr.. Montague blames the Govern
ment. First, he says, there is the
regulation limiting packers to 70 per
cent (now IS per cent? of their 1941
kill for civilian purposes. This regu-
lation is designed to insure an ade-
quate beef supply for the armed
services and lease-lend, but Mr..
Montague says that it, with unfair"
price ceilings, is operating to put
smaller slaughter houses out of busi-
ness. Price ceiling differentials. he
adds, also compel many wholesalers
to close down, with the result that
the dealers they served have not been
able to get the meat they need for
their customers. His remedy would
be to abandon the attempt at STEP
by-step regulation by Government
agents and "to concentrate upon the
basic adjustment of supply to de-
mand, so that prices would largely
take care of themselves, as they do
In normal times" If this were done,
according to Mr.. Montague, there
would be plenty OF beef for all legiti-
Evening star., 1943-07-03

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opinion on diet essentials, vitamins,
calories and exercise. Includes an
extended list Of 100-calorie portions of
familiar dishes and dietary recipes to
help you in planning menus. 1t is an
authoritative booklet which shows the
relation Of foods to weight and how
to control your weight without using
medicines, trick diets or apparatus.
To secure your copy of this publica-
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in this clipping and mail to The Star
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Evening star., 1943-07-03

eve are ready!" says Rome trucu-
lently to the United Nations. Para
phrased, this amounts to resigned,
"Go ahead, Doc"
Evening star., 1943-07-03
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the 1Driter, although the use OF
a pseudonyna for publication is
permissible. The Star reserpes
the right to edit all letters Uith
a Uie1D to condensation.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07
'Nozis Send MonY
Troops to Bolkons

partisan headquarters said tnat Of
fensive operations were progressing
successfully" in the central sector
of Montenegro, and that heavy
fighting was under way near the
Dalmatian port of Split.
DOMINATE ROADS
Partisan troops dominating the
roads leading into Split killed $50
Germans in battle near 1motsko,
and repulsed another Nazi column
attempting to break through their
Gordon between SIM and Knin, in
flicting heavy losses on the enemy,
the communique said.
In the North. the partisans
claimed that the entire Istrian
peninsula was "in revolt" and re-
ported that a German tank column
was beaten back in an attempt to
break through from Fiume to
Trieste. Ten German tanks and
one plane were destroyed in the
action. while the partisans acknowl-
edged the loss of four of their own
tanks.
At the same time, it was an
nounced that four German field
guns and a tanker loaded with co.
900 liters of gasoline were captured
by the partisans in their recent
seizure of Lussin island, in the
Adriatic
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07

ton of two All club All-StarS not
later than end of December,
preparation for launching an all
out home food production campaign
to stress gardens, meat and milk.
COUNCIL OFFICERS
Officers of the Imperial county
All club council are: Mrs. L. V.
Upholt, president: Mrs. John Kub-
Ter, president; Mrs. Ivalee
Higgins, secretary. and Mrs. Elton
B. Christian, treasurer. Area direc-
tors are Mrs Bessie Christian for
McCabe, Silsbee, Eucalyptus, and
FL Centre Mrs. John Kubler. Jasper
and Mt. Signal; Sam Hotchkiss.
Mulberry and lockwood: Mrs. Paul
Alvey. Calipatria and inland; Val
Buffers, Magnolia area; George
Roth. Rose Mesquite and Imperial;
H. D. Corfman. Acacia, Meloland,
and Heber; j. H. Hammond, Ala
mitoS and Holtville; James NJ.
Dudley. Bard, Fort Yuma, and
Winterhaven: Norman Cuin, Lam
tana and Seeley. and Walter Stein
er, Alamo-Verde.
Departmental directors include: !:
H. c. Worthington, beef: H. D.
Corfman. swine and sheep; Henry
Schaffner, dairy; Don Cruickshank,
poultry and rabbits: and F.. Roy
Thompson, All club key banker.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07

Monday in seven-mile advance
over rugged jungle terrain.
The advance carried the AuStral-
ians to within 20 miles of the
southern terminus of a new motor
highway which the enemy had
been building only a month ago.
AHEAD OF TROOPS
Allied heavy bomberS. fighters.
and attack bombers worked ahead
of the ground troops, hammering
Japanese troops and supply lines
all the way from Madang to the
Ramu valley. At the same time,
medium bombers ranged along the
coast south of Madang, destroying
or damaging eight enemy barges
and setting fire to a number oil
Japanese-held villages.
Bogadjim. 12 miles below Ma
dang bore the brunt of the bomb
ing. American Flying Fortresses
and Liherators dumped 80 tons OF
bombs on the area, causing fires
and explosions and extensive dam
age to supply depots and road lines
Other Allied planes struck east
of New Guinea at Gasmata, New
Britain, setting numerous fires in
the Japanese base there, and on
Garove island, north of New
Britain.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07
.A.P. Bylaws Said
TO Violate Rules

NEW YORK. Oct. z. CUP)-A
federal court ruled late yesterday
THAT the bylaws of the Associated
8 Press relating to admission of new
members are in violation of the
snation's antitrust laws SO long as
: they remain in their present form" f"
The court also held that the by
; laws OF the Associated Press forbid
ding members to communicate
~.'spontaneous" news to non-mem-
-lbers are illegal in their present
-form as is a contract between the
: Associated Press and the Canadian
Press under terms of which each
Organization has exclusive rights to
= the news dispatches of the other.
- Purchase by the Associated Press
. of Wide World photos from the New
: York Times was held to be legal as
! was the right of the Associated
. Press membership to pass upon the
admission of applicants for men,
bership in the organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07
McLachIan Again
Scouts Chairman

Argyle McLachlan of CaleXico
was reelected chairman of the
Central district committee of the
Imperial Boy Scout council
at a meeting in Ell Centre this
week.
Mayor Robert Hatton of FL Cen
tro. James Mackie of Holtville,
James Otter of Calexico, Dorman
Stewart of Imperial were reelected
vice chairman for the various cities.
Appointment of operating COM
mittees of the district were made as
follows: Sherman Eldridge. district
commissioner; Ike Stratton, Robert
Eyer, Fred Sturzing, and George
Raine, assistant district commits
sioners; c. S. Reed, L. H. DOVE,
Curtis King, and Charles Farrell,
camping -health-safety; Bill Foss,
Allen Mains. John Hinshaw, and
Charles C. Hancock, advancement
committee; Leo DeCelles, E. C.
Dau, Norman Hmdle, and Harold
Roban, organization and extension;
Spencer Scott, Lewis Scott. Wal
lace Kent, and Rev Lloyd N. Means,
leadership training; Ira Kinsey
James Otter, w. G. Townsend, and
Keith Nets, finance.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07

William John DuFrene of West
morland was appointed to the petty
officer rating of aviation machin-
lists mate third class, the eleventh
naval district announced Thursday.
DuFrene. son of Mrs. C. b. Du-
Frene of WeStmorland, was pro-
NOTED upon completion of course
of airplane mechanics at the naval
air training center at Norman,
Okla. He enlisted in the navy last
February.
Aviation Cadet w. Grouleff. 10.
just began the army's primary
flight training course at Thunder
bird Field No. , at Phoenix, Ariz.
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels
Grouleff of Imperial and is a grad
uate of Central Union High school
in Ell Centre. He was attending
Central Junior college when he
entered the service. He first was
sent to the Lincoln army air base
at Lincoln, Nebr., next to the
Montana State college at Bozeman,
Mont. and then to the Santa Ana
air base in California.
1t Milton Damron, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Don Damron of Ell Centre,
is home on leave after graduating
at Luke Field, Ariz. There were
400 graduates in his class. He was
selected as one of the 81 men select
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07
!. RATION.
CALENDAR

SHOES
Stamp No. Is, good indefinitely
for one pair of shoes.
GASOLINE
"a Book coupon 8 good through
Nov. 21.
SUGAR
Stamp No. Ia good through Oct.
81 for 5 pounds. No. 15 16 good
for 5 pounds each for home cam
ming through Oct. 81.
CANNED GOODS
Blue stamps U, V, w good
through Oct. 20. K, Y, z, good
through Nov. 20.
MEAT. BUTTER, CHEESE, OILS
Brown stamps c, D, tRation book
81 good through Oct. 30.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07
WORLD SMALL PLACE

OCedIl
WORLD SMALL PLACE
The world is a small place or. at
least. the u. S. A. is. One boy who
was on our plane for little while,
told me he came from Oklahoma
| and remembered my coming to
speak at a college near his home
when he was in high school. Since
then, he was pilot for Braniff air.
lines, until he joined the army. He
says he has seen a good bit of the
world but not all of it. He evil
IDENTIFY means to keep right on till
he does.
Another youngster came from
Yonkers, and went to Colgate. and
said he had often passed through
Hyde Park on his way back to
school. Somehow, when you are
away from home and meet some
one who knows your part of the
country, you feel you know them
right off and talk flows easily.
On the first island visited, we
ate breakfast under a thick green
bower and ! was struck with the
brilliant color of the flowers. The
houses seemed close to the ground
Birds were plentiful and unafraid.
] had never been given whole
pineapple before. and when the top
was removed it was full of a variety
of cut up fruits. / enjoyed it and
felt very eXtravagant and could not
help thinking what such a pro-
fusion of fruit would mean to any
one in Great Britain today, or for
that matter in any of the northern
or central countries of Europe.
When l first saw one of the is
lands which our men now occupy.
l confess I felt that fair sized
wave would wash over it with great
ease. From the air it is impossible
to realize what you will find on the
ground. Once landed, 1 found that
the island contained several lagoons
of various size and color. Some are
deep green, some lighter green,
some red. The men may swim in
tne ldBOOllS, Dut nOC OuGSlue, olllCt
there are treaCherous ocean cur
rents. There is much routine work
for the men to do. For free time
the most exciting sport is fishing,
and this is real fishing for big fish,
the kind my husband enjoys. They
need more heavy fishing gear, so
if you have any you are not using,
get in touch with the Red Cross
and let them have it for use out
here. The men want most l was
told, "a chance to go home on
leave, letters from home, good
movies, music, news, sports"
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Copyright, 1943, by United Fea-
ture Syndicate, Inc)
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07

tTr. Nix. Reg. U. S. Pat. OFF,
Reproduction i'm whole or part
forbiddeu.)
HYDE PARK. Sunday am now
concluding my recollections of my
trip to the South Pacific / am
sorry 1 have not been able to
identify all of the islands that
visited. many of them so very small
that they look, even on huge
map. like pin points. The identity
Of these islands is kept secret for
security reasons, but tried to visit
every spot where our soldiers were
stationed.
My first impression of the Pacific
Ocean was that it was wonderful
blue. with, near the shore, bits of
water like dark green emerald
The first islands I saw had fairly
high mountains, green fields, and
dazzling white beaches. Here and
there the shores were rocky with
water swirling over them and brown
sea weed which reminded me of the
coast of Maine. Little white clouds
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07

earlier announcement from Mac
Arthur's headquarters, revealed that
seven American Corsair fighters
attacked and outfought an estl-
mated so japanese zeros over Vella
Lavella island last Sunday.
The Corsairs shot down six enemy
planes at loss of one of their
own formation, in one of the wars
most conclusive demonstrations OF
the superiority of American planes
and pilots in the southwest Pacific.
The lone American pilot shot
down was rescued.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07
4-H Activities Begin for
Fall in County Saturday

Leaders of the 4-H clubs in I'M
erial county will meet at lis p. m.
] Saturday in the court house in El
Centre for the first council meet
! ing of the fall season.
Utilization of 4-H clubs in war
; time activities will be one of the
: main programs of the club leaders.
: The agenda of the meeting will
|. include: fall mobilization and re-
organization of council and local
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07
Nazi Submarine
Commander to Die
By UNITED PRESS

A German U-boat commander has
been sentenced to death for allow
ing his crew to put to sea, fire their
torpedoes aimlessly and return to
port with claims of large number
Of Allied ships sunk, the Office of
War Information at New York re-
ported Thursday, quoting the Stock
holm newspaper Aftontidningen.