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Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04
Reds Desire U.S..
Friendship, Says
New Soviet Envoy
Ambassador GrOmykO
Asserts Russia's Desire
To Cultivate Americans

WASHINGTON, Oct. a.
(UP) = Soviet Ambassador
Andrei A. Gromyko told
President Roosevelt today
that development of friend
ly relations and closest collabora-
ton" with the American people is
the answering desire and aspir-
alton" of the Soviet government.
Gromyko made the comment in
presenting his letters of credence
to the chief executive at the White
House. He recently was named to
succeed Maxim Litvinov as Soviet
envoy here.
SPECIAL INTEREST
His remarks were regarded with
special interest in view of the forth
coming meeting of foreign minis
ters of the United States, Great
Britain and the Soviet Union.
"In presenting you with the letter
of credence, feel it my duty to
state that the peoples of the Soviet
Union entertain for the American
people feelings of friendshi, and
deep respect, and that the mainten-
ance and further development OF
friendly relations and closest COL
laboration with them constitute
the answering desire and aspira-
tlLn of my government" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04
That Settles It

That Settles It
A marine stationed in Ell Centre
wrote a letter to his girl and this
is a short part of 1t:
excuse me, dearest, I just TOOK
time out to remove a particularly
inquisitive cricket which seemed
quite interested in what I had to
say to you. She was perched on
my knee and kept peering down
over the page - very rude,
thought.
81 used to have a special warm
little niche in my heart for crick-
cts and their melodious chirping,
but of late they have been taking
advantage of my good nature to
the point where they staged gen
eral invasion of this locality and
will be found in everything.
Its bad enough that they crawl
over the walls of the shower, stare
at me from the drains of the wash
bowls, peek over the edge of my
plate while I'm eating, ride back
and forth on the carriage of my
typewriter, spend the night in my
shoes, and make their homes in
the office files-but when they
start waving their antennae in my
shorts-thats too much!
''The cricket. family land what a
family can no longer consider me
q friend"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04

increased individual and corpora
ton income taxes and estate and
gift levies and hikes in a long list
of excise levies.
Some of the increased individual
after the war under either of two
proposed alternative plans.
Morgenthau also asked congress
to seriously consider widening the
social security law on basis which
would increase social security reve-
nues from $1,l50,000,000 to $6,450,-
100000 Some of this would be Off
set by increased benefits.
But the increased gross take of
the treasury under the combined
tax and social security programs
would total SIS 1850, 100000.
INCREASE SURTAX
Morgenthau did not mention, in
his prepared statement, any pro-
pOsals for changing the current 20
per cent Withholding rate. But the
increase in surtax rates made 1t
appear like that the withholding
rate might be stepped up to about
80 per cent to cover normal and
first surtax bracket payments, as
the 20 per cent rate does now.
Morgenthau laid the stiff new
program before the house ways and
means committee after months of
deliberation by treasury experts.
Preliminary indications have been
That congress may not agree to a
70, ,o1 inn Of Oh ~,,4
$5.CC0 100000.
iMorgenthau proposed to raise the
additional $10,560 100000, exclusive
of new social security taxes, this
way:
Individual income tax: Increase
surtaX rates; reduce personal eX-
emption of married couples and
heads of families from $1,000 to S1,-
100; reduce dependent credit from
$3.50 to $500; repeal the victory
tax: eliminate earned income cred
it. Total to be thus raised, $780,
100000.
Corporation income taxes: In
crease surtax rates to bring COM
bined normal and surtax rate from
the present maximum of 40 per
cent to SO per cent on corporations
with income in excess of $50,OO0
Total increase, 81 100000 900.
REDUCE EXEMPTION
Estate and gift taxes: Increase
estate tax rates, reduce specific
exemption from 100000 to $4,000,
and increase gift tax iates to three
quarters of the new and higher es-
tate tax rates. Total increase, $4OC,-
100000
Excise taxes: Increase rates to
bring in an additional $2,49O, ,00e.-
coo.
Morgenthau told the committee
that the treasury had consulted
all other departments of the gov
ernment and examined "every con-
ceivable plan to raise additional
taxes"
The program, he said, had the
appI oval of President Roosevelt as
of 7 O'Clock last night"
Morgenthau said the treasury had
set goal earlier this year of S12,-
000,O00000 in new taxes exclusive
of social security levies. After EXAM
lining all groups ability to pay, how
ever, the treaSury came to the con-
clusion that I'VE should not burden
Continued on page 6, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04
Supreme Court in
Qpeninq Session

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-UP)-
The Supreme Court opened its
1894 term today with brief but
solemn ceremonies, then recessed
Until next Monday when it is eX-
pected to have it's first real busi-
ness session.
At IL noon, the nine black-robed
justices, led by chief justice Harlan
Fiske Stone, strobe through the
scarlet portieres to take their seats
behind the high mahogany bench.
j. Alco Kenning, new court crier,
pronounced the tribunal in session
for the first time. He went
through the traditional "Oyez
Oyez 5" chant without a hitch
and with very little show of nerv-
BUSINESS.
All nine jurists appeared well
rested and tanned from their more
than three months vacations.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04
Frankfurt Raided
In Daylight After
Raj Hits kasseI
ThunderbOlts Provide
Partial Protection for
Big Flying FOrtresses

LONDON, Oct. 4. (UP)-
American Flying Fortresses,
penetrating the heart of in
dustrial Germany in day.
light, bombed the great ar
senal city of Frankfurt today to
send one of the most sustained AL
lied air offensives against the
Reich into it's fourth day.
The big American four -engined
bombers swept out across western
Europe only a few hours after q
fleet of British night raiders drop
ped 1000 or more tons of ex-
plosives on Kassel, another arms
center 80 miles north of Frankfurt.
Republic PAT Thunderbolts of the
Eighth air force escorted the
fortresses part of the way to
Frankfurt, and met them on the
homeward trip.
SEVENTH ASSAULT
The American raid was the
seventh Allied block-buster assault
on Germany in four days. Flying
fortresses and liberators based in
northwest Africa participated in
the early stages of the offensive.
Twenty-four British planes were
lost in the night raid on Kassel. A
Berlin broadcast acknowledged
damage to public buildings,
churches, a hospital and residences
and said there were civilian casual
ties. Though hampered by bad
weather, the broadcast said, anti
aircraft batteries shot down Is
heavy bombers.
An air ministry said that wealth.
er was good for the Kassel raid and
Continued on page 6, col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04
Increase In Milk
Price Here Asked

, chief of the bureau of market en-
forcement, will present the economic
data for the department.
Marshall is expected to present
figures to show that producers and
distributors are entitled to receive
minimum price which translated
into consumers costs would mean
an advance of one cent.
ASKS CURTAILMENT
The state department of gricul :
ture Monday asked civilians to cur
tail their milk use voluntarily in
order to avoid point rationing. The
department said it was likely that
the war food administration restric-
tions on distribution of milk, now
in effect in some eastern cities,
may be extended to California
cities. However, department Of
ficials said, public cooperation in II
plan now being worked out with in
dustry might delay if not prevent"
point rationing of milk.
"An increase of one cent quart
is needed by Imperial county milk
producers" Marshall said in rela-
ton to the meeting Tuesday, ito
cover their increased costs of pro-
duction which have occurred during
the last few months.
"These increases are due to ad :
vances in the price of dairy feeds,
and to lower production per COW
brought about because of shortage
of adequate high protein feeds in
the dairy ration. ...
milk producers In this area are
now receiving $1.02 per pound milk
fat. The state proposes that they
receive minimum of $1l5 to cover
their increased costs.
However, the war food admins
Continued on page G, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04
San Diego Brush
Fire Fatal 10 )

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Oct. 4.-(UP)
"A raging brush and timber fire
that enveloped 5000 acres and took
toll of five dead and n injured
As miles southe st of here was ex-
pected to be brought under control
today, the U. S. forestry service
reported
More than 600 fire fighters, in
Guiding many skilled forestry men
who were flown here by plane,
were engaged in the fighting. The
fire started Saturday night and
developed into a Il mile front.
The eleventh naval district today
announced the names and next of
kin of the five victims of the blaze.
They were all marines who were
aiding in fighting the fire
The dead and next of kin:
PFC Lowell Rexford Whetsel, 38,
wife, Frances Whetsel, Anderson,
Ind: Pvt. Norman T. Shook, jr.,
l9. mother, Mrs. Sophia Shook,
Indianapolis, Ind; PFC Ishmael
Worth Wesson. 20, mother Mrs.
Ora M. Wesson, Milan, Tenn; Pvt.
Ralph Clay Peters, %, wife Mrs,
True Wilma Peters, Tulsa, Okla;
PFC Wilbur Vincent Rossen, 20,
mother, Mrs. Maude Rossen, st.
Paul, MINI.
The marines succumbed when
they were forced to charg e
through the flames when caught
between steep hills and the fire
line.
Among the fire fighters sent out
were hundreds of soldiers.
The blaze, origin of which is still
undetermined, started Saturday
about 1890 a. m.
An investigation into the cause
of the fire was expected to be
launched soon by Eleventh Naval
district officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04

In an open meeting aCtended Dy
approximately 81 members of the
house and senate from western
states, Ickes declared "the news is
not too good" on the supply of
gasoline in the Rocky mountains
and the Pacific coast area.
The meeting was called to ac-
qaint the legislators with the gaso-
line supply situation in the west
Charles Phillips, gasoline ration
ing director for the Office Of Price
Administration, said he could not
yet estimate the extent of the
curtailment in coupon values which
would be necessitated by the $4,000
barrel cut in daily consumption.
He said OPA would have to be
told first just how much gasoline
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04

would be available for the areas.
In any case. he said. IAN effort will
be made to see that gasoline Is
placed in the hands of the persons
who need 1t most.
Ickes also said he could not
promise there won't be greater
curtailment of gasoline consumption
for all parts OF the country also.
He revealed that the military
requirements are jumping from 23
per cent of the total oil production
in l94z to 524 per cent Of total
production in 1914. He added Chat
during the last half OF i043. mill
tary requirements win total asa per
cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04
French Take Bio
Port in Corsica

ALL E d HEADQUARTERS.
Algiers, Oct. 4. (UP) = French
troops have captured Bastia, the
large port commanding northeast
ern Corsica, the last area in which
the Germans were resisting on the
island, it was announced officially
today.
The French entered Bastia today,
a communique announced. Allied
forces reached Cap Corse on the
northern tip of Corsica, where
motorized shock divisions mopped
up the enemy.
Coincident with the occupation
of Bastia, advances in other Sec
tors further squeezed the evacuat-
ing Germans along their narrow
coastal strip.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04
Back To Earth

1t was a solemn occasion at
Camp Lockett.
There was in progress one OF
those impressive military cere-
monies. Two Negro soldiers were
being honorably discharged from
the United States army after serv-
ing more than 30 years in the
cavalry.
Dozens of soldiers stood at at
tention in front of one of the
houses where the Negro troops live.
Their backs were to the house.
Officers paid high tribute to the
two Negroes. At the close OF the
tribute, there occurred one of those
death-like silences.
The silence was rent asunder
when a huge Negro rushed out OF
the house behind the men standing
stiffly at attention and shouted;
Hey, you men. Don't you know
there's a crap game going on in
here? Come on in"
That broke up the solemnity
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04

With the threat of milk rationing
lowering over California, milk pro-
ducers and distributors supplying
Imperial county consumers will at
tend a public hearing in the court
house in Ell Centro at p. m. Tues
day regarding an advance of one
cent a quart for milk sold in the
county.
The hearing was called by the
state department of agriculture for
the presentation of economic data
relating to increased costs of pro-
duction. John MARSHALL, assistant
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04

Bond statesmen in Holtville, where
a quota of $323,060 had been estab-
lished, turned in sales amounting
to $375,888.
Brawley and Holtville were the
first communities to attain their
goals, Calexico was third to reach
its quota wnIle Ell Centro was the
last valley city to reach its mark.
Imperial sold its share of the
combined Imperial-El Centre quota
a short time before Ell Centre went
over the top.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04

reelected state delegate to repre-
sent the Imperial county Farm
Bureau in the state federation.
1t was announced ct the meeting
that the annual meeting of the
Farm Bureau Federation will be
held in Santa Cruz Nov. Is, II,
and Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04
Jumping the Gun

Jumping the Gun
H. E. Harshman arose at Farm
Bureau meeting Saturday and
looked over the crowd of directors.
He discovered that he was the only
man in the room wearing a neck
tie.
You'll have to excuse me-" he
apologized hastily. Il have been in
San Francisco where it was hot
The weather down here made me
feel cold SO l had to put on a
necktie."
1--WE accept your apology" said
Dan West laconically.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04

COUNTY WITT DOflu CIIalfIildIl, dII-
nounced Monday.
A checkup after the close OF the
drive SATURDAY, night showed the
Ell Centro- Imperial district had sold
S22e,520 more than its quota OF
$1.356,852.
In Calexico, where the quota was
$387,672 bonds valued at $439,800
were sold.
The Brawley-North End area sold
certificates amounting to $1,215,39
while the quota for that district
was set at $936,874.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04
laps Acknowledge
Ally Sub Activity
BY UNITED PRESS

A Japanese Imperial Headquar-
ters communique broadcast Mon
day by radio Tokyo again ack-
nowledged Allied Submarine activ-
ity in waters around Japan proper.
The broadcast, heard by United
Press at San Francisco, said six AL
lied submarines were sunk "in the
home waters about Japan proper
and in other zones of hostilities, ~
during September.
Tokyo claimed sinking of 10
Allied submarines IN August.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04
IckeS Sees Cutin
Cos Ration

WASHINGTON, Oct a. (UP)-Petroleum Adminstra
tor Harold L. Ickes said today that the value of a.
and &C. ration coupons in the far western states might
have to be in the future to reduce civilian gasoline
consumption there bv about $4,000 barrels daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04
County s4oo.o
Over Bond Coal

Imperial county topped it's $32306O0 third war loan
quota by and that figure is expected to reach the
half million dollar mark when reports allotments to
this district by large corporations whose bond purchases
were made in outside cities received Herb Fawcett,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04
Increased Social
Security Is Asked
In NeW Levi ieS
Big Increase in Individual. Corporation
Taxes Is Goal of President and Treasury
Dept; Much Opposition Is Expected

WASHINGTON, Oct. a. (UP)-The administration to-
day formally proposed tax that would yield the
treasury $15 100000 in
In statement endorsed by President Roosevelt Secre
tary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau jr proposed that
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04
YanI<s Break Nazi
Line Above Naples
y AMBl|Ne
EpoR1ER
We Agree

We Agree
Nobody ever has been able to get
Leslie Mcconnell to call the OPA
anything but the OPU.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04

Style News
Monday was Put-On- Your-Neck-
tie day for Everett Shaw.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-04
WEATHER

Maximum Sunday 1903, minimum
Monday IS; S am. Monday 81, hu-
midity So; noon Mon. 98, humidity
%; pm. Sunday "a, humidity 81.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-20

senger who started yesterday from
Elmira, who was with Captain
Carr In Cleveland and Chicago,
The public had no cause for sus-
picionl
Pat suddenly found herself in a
hand fooled, silver studded sad
die, high on a white horse between
the sheriff and the mayor. A
young reporter ran to her side.
when are you and the captain
going to be married, Miss Stuart?"
he shouted at Pat.
"Ohl" Pat gasped It. But Jimmy,
across from the mayor. had heard,
too.
She looked fearfully across at
him, and he smiled broadly and
answered the young man. mo
personal news Jimmy said.
MANY thanks. Just say that the
lady and / desire only to empha-
size the Importance Of soaring. We
believe gliders and sailplanes can
change the entire American way
of life"
"Yes!" Pat chimed in. Almost
anyone can operate sailplane
after a few weeks OF training. And
they need cost only 5000 or so
each. Soaring! It's the coming
thing in travell"
Jimmy edged his horse over
next to Pats so he could lean
close to her ear.
you're a brick, Patsy. honest
you arel We'll talk this other
thing out later. but keep up the
front now!"
Eyes. Jimmy she whispered
back.
"Any - any hint OF scandal, or
mixup, might wreck the whole
soaring flight. Do O. great deal of
harm. That's why / phoned Ed
Bryan to bring you back. ! knew
/ could trust him. but he was
more clever than ! hoped. Stay
alert. Patti Tonight In the hotel
we can talk and"
She nodded. A band was play
ing, and a team Of Hopi Indians In
native costume was coming up TO
dance. The Arizona sun was about
to drop behind the distant noun
tains. but right now 1t made the
atrical lighting for the grand show
here on Sky Harbor field.
Only two people Of the 10000
or so present were not striving "a
crowd up as close as possible
They were Ed Bryan, airplane pi-
l lot, and q blond young lady whom
he held tightly by the wrist.
He escorted her OF TO one side
/ toward the main passenger station
here at Sky Harb0r. Then he
pulled her into partial privacy be-
hind a clump Of palm trees.
Before ! turn you loose ] got
q thing to say" Ed began. "You
saw what I done, Miss Stuart
You're blazing in the eyes now
But okay. okay; you Just blaze
J and keep quiet. II you wanta be
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-20

outbursts in token Of the crowds
enthusiasm. Which was at least
partly true.
Jimmy's mouth had dropped
open, but when Ed signaled. ne
kept quiet BY this time anyway
Chief Wipala was rumbling some
words. The chief extended roses
Automatically, Pat stood UP to re-
ceive them.
"The-thank you'll" she managed.
Then she Inhaled deeply, caught
big Eds eye, glanced fearfully at
Jimmy Carr - and pitched in.
"Thank you, so much!" she re-
peated, very loud. las a rep.
resentative OF Of the women OF
America - accept these roses"
she looked at Ed again, shaking
literally in her shoes. Ed nodded.
emphatically. II accept these roses
as your expression Of friendship.
It o pleasure to be In Arizona.
We want to stay as long as We
can. We - Captain Carr and I
bring you cordial greetings from
the people OF the eastern states,
and together we pledge our CO.
operation In making the soaring
carnival a success"
She might have said more, but
some exuberant fellow shouted,
"Whoo-pee, E-YEOWW Next mo-
ment a cowboy shot of his pistol,
and the crowd was in hilarious
eF1lntion all around.
"Pat" exclaimed Jimmy Carr.
Pat YOU"
Jimmy! OH"
How In the world did you get
in here! In this plane?"
Ed Bryan put me here! He
stuck me in, just as you landed.
The crowd was so excited, nobody
but"
where's Loraine?"
II don't know!"
Jimmy was talking out Of the
side Of his mouth and so was she,
as both Of them shook hands with
the multitude.
But Pat-my lordl"
ed took her away"
Stick with me, Pat Stand
BY"
They were being separated now,
out Of the plane.
"Of course, JimmyH she yelled
at him. "Of Counsel"
The substitution of Pat Friday
was never known to those not per-
sonally concerned. because Ed
Bryan had engineered it so adroit-
ly. And Pats appearance, her
speech, was accepted quite nat
urally by the public because there
was the same pretty girl whose
photographs had been in the local
papers today. This was the pas
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-20
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
CHAPTER XVIII

STAND BACK, PEOPLE! =.
BACK, PLEASE! GIVE THE
LITTLE LADY RooMl BACK,
EVERYBODYw
The mayor Of Phoenix. Ariz.,
never one to miss q spotlight, was
assuming full command here now.
He had ridden UP TO the golden
sailplane on o horse, with q reti-
nue. Of hOrsemen behind him.
The retinue was, in truth, the
sheriff Of MarTcopa county and his
mounted possemen, q group Of 40
prominent Arizona horsemen who
fslnctioned mainly at public re-
ceptions like this. It was a pic
turesque touch Of the old west
thus to have fine horses and cos
tuned riders welcome the trans.
continental sailplane.
The mechanics faded back. SO
did the Army men. After all, this
entire sailplane tunket was for the
civilian public. A demonstration
Of what gliding and soaring can
be expected TO do.
His Honor the mayor had dofied
his i0-gallon hat and be was
beaming. Sheriff Jordan and his
men formed their horses beside
the plane. This was project for
the newsreel men and the news
paper photographer. The little
ceremony, too. was enough 70 quiet
down the cheering crowd, Espe-
ciaily when Chief Wipala Wicki,
magnificently costumed Hopi IN
dian, strobe forward with a huge
bouquet OF flowers for the lady in
the plane.
It was at this moment that Cap
tain Jimmy Carr turned to his pas
senger. for the first time since land
Ing. He had been engulfed in the
initial confusion here.
Lorraine, you must be as gra-
cious to these people as - hey!
HEYl Patti"
Pat Friday. sitting back there in
Q veE1table daze. could only stare
helplessly at him. But of to one
side rose q stentorian voice.
WELCOME TO ARIZONA CAP
TAIN CARR reared big Ed Bryan.
Jimmy turned. saw his friend
Bewilderment shone on Jim, and
he glanced quickly at Pat again.
"AND WELCOME TO THE
YOUNG LADY PASSENGER
ToOp Ed beloved, giving Jimmy
the high sign.
This welcoming speech was all
extra curricular. Not planned by
the reception committee at all.
Later, some newspaper reported
that q stranger made spontaneous
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-20

so free with forging Army orders
and pointing pistols around"
He never quite finished. He just
clamped his lips shut, glared
straight into her eyes. And for
good measure he significantly
patted his own holstered gun.
Ito De Continued
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-25
DEFENSE MEETING

Civilian defense volunteers from
both the Citizens Defense Corps
and the Citizens Service Corps
will meet in the Detroit Institute
-uf-trtS main auditorium al s nm
today on call from Director Frank
NJ. McLaury.
The session Is 10 give them an
opportunity TO take an active part
in the third war loan drive, 10
start Sept 9. They viii be adj
dressed by Frank n. ISbey. chair
man of the L. 6. Treasury War
Finance Committee of Michigan.
who will outline the drive and
call for volunteers.
Volunteers are needed for the
ground observation corps OF the
army aircraft warning service in
Michigan. The Michigan staff is
not filled and anyone desiring TO
take part in the Job of Spotting
enemy aircraft should write the
ground observer Office at Ft.
Brady Mich
More than 10000 civilian NOM
herS of the corps now stand guard
day and night throughout the
United States and Canada, ready
10 sight enemy planes before they
reach their targets.