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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-15
Washington's Second City
The Pentagon

"This amt a building-this is
city with roof over it, that's what
calls it."
This was the remark of my dusky-
skinned guide between bites of
ham sandwich which one of his COL
leagues had offered him as we made
our journey through the maze of
corridors in that amazing building,
the Pentagon, in Washington, which
houses the war department.
1t is city, for it houses no less
than 10000 workers. When they
leave, they begin at 80 p. M, one
group after another every ten min
utes. Otherwise, all the buses and
cabs and private cars that jam the
labyrinth of highways, which cost
Sl50,O00 mile to build, would never
be able to take care of them.
Recently l took a cab with an in
experienced driver.
I'm afraid l took the hard way.
There were four policemen at the
door and huge receptionist desk.
found my proper stall, labeled
Press and showed my pass to
the girl. She had never heard OF
me or the Western Newspaper Union
or the Blue Network, and she spelled
my name wrong three times. How
ever, l was eventually moved up to
waiting bench and finally a guide
appeared and escorted me to the Of
icer I wished to see.
We passed two beverage rooms on
the way and as was somewhat ex-
hausted, l dropped into one for
soft drink and cigar.
1t took me 80 minutes from the
time I got in the building to the
time reached my destination, and
some of the people there told me
they had already been waiting long
er than that.
The officer whom l was visiting
had an inside office. He told me
that if the lights ever went out, they
would be in pitch blackness at noon,
for, of course, there we're no win
doWs. | asked what would happen if
the ventilating system broke down.
He said he had not thought of that.
had-and l imagine the air would
get pretty bad before very many
minutes if the air conditioner ceased
to work.
This huge institution is only frac-
ton of the expansion of Washington
which has been caused by the war,
but it is a concrete symbol of the
tremendous clerical effort required
to beat the Axis.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-15
DRAFT:
100000 Monthly

With fighting forces of 5000, 900
forecast for the United States by the
end of 1913, draft officials estimated
that between $50, 900 and 300, 900 men
ID through 81 years old will be
called to the colors monthly this
year.
Approximately half of the 1913
draftees will represent the 10 and
l9-year-olds. The remainder will
come from the ranks of childless
married men, since the pool of un-
married men available for military
service has been virtually exhaust
ed.
Included in the 100000 fighting
forces will be an army of $500 900;
navy of 100000; a marine corps
of 100000 and coast guard enroll
ments of 100000.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-15
CASUALTY LISTS:
Full Publicity ahead

Confident that the American pub
lie can "take bad news" govern
ment officials revealed that the ban
on nationwide publication of war
casualty and prisoner lists had been
lifted.
The new policy, officials said,
would permit publication anywhere
and in their entirety, lists of men
killed, wounded, missing or taken
prisoner. Previously newspapers had
been restricted to publishing the
names of men whose next of kin
lived in their particular circulation
area.
Explaining the new ruling, one
spokesman declared it had been de-
termined that the publication of cas-
ualty lists would not jeopardize ma
tlonal security and moreover, "the
public has enough stamina and forti-
tude to take the bad news of long
casualty lists if the papers care to
publish them"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-15
TOTO:
Real Var Starts

Bland-visaged Gen. Hideki Toto,
war minister, had no bland words
for the Japanese people when he ap-
peared before the Nipponese diet to
report on the state of the war. In
stead, he warned grimly that the
Allies were preparing to deliver
counter blows of great impor-
lance" and added that signs indi-
Gated "the real war is starting from
now"
TOTO admitted that Jap forces in
Burma, New Guinea and the Solo
mons were on the defensive and
pointed out that the phase of sur
prise Jap attacks and lightning sue.
cess was over. He said, however,
that his armies in these areas were
Successfully frustrating enemy at
tacks by counter-blows."
Before ending on a somber note
that Japan is engaged day and
night in providing against air raids"
TOTO listed some of the plumbers of
war his forces have acquired, add.
ing that transports had brought
home 100000 tons of material.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-15
AWAY OFFENSIVE:
By Russ Armies

The Russians continued 10 prove
that while the summer might have
belonged to the invading Nazi hosts,
the winter was the season for Red
revival
Four strong Soviet armies were
proving this in four separate drives
against the cold and weary Ger
mans. These offensives sprung with
the purpose of destroying Nazi man.
power and equipment and weaken
ing Hitler's hold on the Eastern
front were conferred on the Rzhev
sector, in the Stalingrad area, in
the reaches of the Middle Don and
in the central Caucasus.
The central Caucasus drive was
the newest on the Red schedule and
was started south of Nalchik, where
Nazi armored mountain units had
been trying unsuccessfully for weeks
to break through to the Georgian
military highway in Transcaucasia.
Most significant news came from
the Stalingrad area, however, for
Russian communicates reported the
capture of Kotelnikovski, key trans
portation town anchoring a 2O0-mile
stretch of the Stalingrad-Caucasus
railroad and supply depot for the
Nazis' eastern operations. Here big
stores of Axis supplies were taken
over by the Reds. From Kotelnikov-
ski the Russians began a spearhead
drive toward Rostov.
Meanwhile the Red enlightenment
of % German divisions trapped be-
fore Stalingrad was frightened by
Russ advances of from 81 to SO miles
from, tho cnI1thruast
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-15
WORLD FEDERATION:
Asked BY Wallace

Ever since his quart of milk a
day" speech forecasting bettered
conditions for the worlds underpriv-
ileged, Vice President Henry A.
Wallace has been regarded as a No.
administration spokesman on post
war reconstruction.
Thus his latest address proposing
world council to preserve peace
and promote the general welfare aft
er the war received close inspection
in world chancellories, for it was
taken as a major administration
statement of future plans.
Wallace's recipe for international
organization after the war: 1.-THE
maximum of home rule that can be
maintained along with the minimum
of centralized authority that must
come into existence to give the nee
essary protection.
The vice president outlined four
fold objective for future peace: "To
preserve the liberty, equality, Sc
curity and unity of the United Ma
tions-liberty in the political sense;
equality of opportunity in interna-
tional trade; security against war
and business depression due to in
ternational causes; and unity of pur-
pose in promoting the general well
fare of the world"
Concerning the treatment of de-
feated nations he advocated not only
military but psychological dis
armament"
For the American people, Wallace
said, ''the war is entering its GRIM
NEST phase" where we will learn
for the first time the meaning of war
privations. But, he added, Hitler's
desperate bid for a Nazi world
order has reached and passed its
highest point"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-15
WNU Service, 1343 H Street, NV,
Washington, D, C,

sohS ~ ~
Hints to the effect that the Presi-
dent will make a discussion of post
war conditions a part of his forth
coming message to the 18th congress
foreshadows the re-entry on the dip
lomatlc stage in a prominent role
of the figure of Secretary of State
Cordell Hull. In wartime, diplomacy
plays its part chiefly behind the
scenes-the brass hats have their
day in public. But there are now
several indications that Secretary
Hull is about to take the spotlight
again in an old familiar role, name
ly, as spokesman for the economic
platform which he made a part of
our foreign policy before the war.
To understand Secretary Hull's
Importance today it is well to re-
call the words spoken to me not
long ago by very keen diplomatist:
Secretary Hull" he said, was
probably chosen as secretary of
state for four reasons: One, because
of the Presidents political debt to
him and because they we're friends;
two, because he had a diplomatic
gift; three, because there was vital
need for liaison between the state
department and congress; and four,
because of Hull's deep knowledge of
international trade relations"
Reason No. is more important
than ever, and although reason No.
may have been pure coincidence
at the time, it is turning out to be
one of the most important factors.
Today treason No. 4" is coming
to the front. There are those in
the administration who believe that
America must play vital part in
the building of the postwar world if
freedom of enterprise is to be MAIN
tanned. They realize, too, that I'M
less conditions of peace are outlined
before the armistice, isolationist
sentiment may break out again and
force America back into extreme
nationalism when the war is over,
as it did in 1918.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-15
Lend-Lease Policy
Fitted Into Picture

Then came that new and strange
device, the lend-lease policy. 1t was
inaugurated, first in the hope that
we could fight the war in absentia
by furnishing Britain the tools, and
secondly, to avoid the recurrence of
that painful phenomenon, the war
debts. And then, just when, it is
not known, or exactly how, Secre-
tary Hull was able to revive his
policy of unhampered trade by in
Producing Article VII into the lend
lease agreements.
Briefly, Article VII provides:
''In the final determination of the
benefits to be provided to the United
States of America by the Govern
ment Of. ......... in return for aid
furnished under the Act of Congress
of March II, l941, the terms and
conditions thereof shall be such as
not to burden commerce between
the two countries, but to promote
mutually advantageous economic re-
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-15
CANNED RATIONINC:
Little Panic Buying

Fears that a nationwide scramble
OF housewives to buy canned food
stuffs would develop following off
c!aI disclosure that a point ration
ing system would be inaugurated in
February failed to materialize as re-
ports from retail grocers indicated
only isolated instances of panic buy
ing.
Announcement of the ration plan
which covers more than 200 canned
food items made by Secretary of
Agriculture Claude R. Wickard had
been attacked by trade representa-
tives as premature" and almost
certain to result in public boarding
and unfair distribution of available
supplies.
Federal authorities defended the
advance announcement on the
ground that complicated controls
were necessary to administer the
program. They commended, too, that
if the public were not notified, ru-
mors might circulate and cause hys-
terical purchasing.
Grocers attributed the absence of
panic buying to two major reasons.
One was the governments require
ment that before a rationing book
could be issued, any boarded goods
had to be declared and the euuiva-
lent number of rationing coupons
surrendered at the time of registra-
ton. The other was that any case
of boarding where false representa-
ton was made, might be punishable
by maximum fine of $4,000 or one
year in prison or both.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-15

Edgar Hoover, were Roger Touhy,
Basil c'The OwlD Banghart and
three minor criminal members of the
band of seven that had escaped from
the Joliet, ILL.,, penitentiary last Octo-
Der. Dead from Oman gunfire
were James O'Connor and St. Clair
Mc1nerney, bank bandits and safe
crackers.
The capture and killing of the des-
peradoes climaXed one of the most
neatly laid traps in FBI history. The
gang, living in separate hideouts on
Chicago's North side, had been
Swallowed for weeks. Hoover's men
moved swiftly when they sprung the
trap.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-15
Where There's Peace

One of the few places untouched
by war is Tristan da Cunha, a
group of islands in the far South
Atlantic that form one of the lone
liest places in the world. About
165 persons, descendants of ship
wrecked sailors and soldiers from
the island of St. Helena, get
meager livelihood there.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-15
OMEN:
Spring Neat Trap

Acting with all the detective-thrill-
er technique for which they are ia
nous, Omen brought to a sudden
end the liberty of jail-breaking
Roger c'TerribleD Touhy and his
desperate henchmen, in raids in Chi
cago that rivaled in excitement the
celebrated Dillinger case of nearly a
decade ago.
Safely in the FBI bag, whose
strings had been pulled by Chief ].
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-15

q All boys and girls produced 6h
million chickens in '42.
q The odds against an aircraft plant
employee having an accident on the
job this week or next are about 300
to /. That's the way the Aeronau-
teal Chamber of Commerce of
America today points out the spec
tacular decrease in the airplane fac
tory accident rate.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-15
B r | E F S by Baukhage

q The first packing center for pris-
oners of war parcels, which will
have an initial capacity of 100000
packages a month, will be opened
in January by the American Red
Cross in Philadelphia. The parcels,
containing II pounds of food, tobacco
and soap, will be for distribution to
american and other United Nations
prisoners of war and civilians held
by the enemy.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-15
HIC LIGHTS in the weeks

WASHINGTON: The navy depart
ment announced that dive bombers
from Guadalcanal had sunk a 5000
ton Japanese vessel near Wickham
island in the central Solomons. The
destruction of the ship raised the
number of Japanese vessels sunk in
the Solomons to 81. Wickham island
is within 100 nautical miles of Quad
alcanal. There is an anchorage near
by where Japs have been active.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-15

MOSCOW: AS a reward for lead
ing the recent successful break
through the German lines on the
Middle Don, VASTLY Mikhailovich
Badanov was elevated to the rank of
lieutenant general of tank forces and
awarded the highest Russian mill
tary decoration, the order of Suvo-
row. General Badanov's feat was
described as unprecedented in
scope"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-15

Americas withdrawal from world
affairs in 1918 is considered by the
people who believe in Hull's inter-
national trade policy as the turning
point that led straight to the depres-
sion of the twenties. Then it was
that America began building up her
tariff walls, which many economists
consider one of the causes of World
War II.
Throughout this period the foreign
war debts were fostering. America
continued to demand payment of
those debts and at the same time to
raise trade barriers that curtailed
International commerce and thus
made the debt payments impossible.
Then came the New Deal and the
introduction of many measures,
some of which tended further
toward nationalism. Secretary Hull
who had been fighting an uphill fight
for free trade relations without much
success, especially after the sabo-
tagging of the London Economic con-
ference in 1883, finally launched his
reciprocal trade agreements plan.
Hull's progress was retarded for
many natural reasons. In the first
place, it was too slow and undramatic
procedure to engage the Presi-
dents active support. The President
leans to the dramatic, does not pre-
tend to understand fiscal matters.
In the second place, the traditional
state department attitude was one
of aristocratic disdain of all matters
involving trade.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-15

. There was a time in America
when there were no set prices.
Each merchant charged what
he thought "the traffic would
bear" Advertising came to
the rescue of the consumer.
It led the way to the estab-
lished prices you pay when
you buy anything today.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22
POST-PRESS
Want-Ad Rates
CASH RATES
Per line, One Day, II cents
C(Minimum per ad, 60 cents)
3 days for the price of 21z
days.
days for the price of Az
days.
PHONE 300
A courteous ad-taker will
help write your Want Ad.
LOST, FOUND. ESTRAY

LOST-Tan bin fold containing
draft cards, drivers license, gas
ration A and B books. Reward
$500 Albert zamella, Write Box
1897 Ell Centre. 4-23
LOST-Boy's bicycle, red and yell
low Challenger, license No. 218
Reward. 525 He'll. 4-23
LOST in Ell Centre, ladies Imperial
gold wrist watch with narrow
leather band Reward. Mrs. Walk
cr, BIT Fern, Holtville or Phone
HoltVille 105. 4-24
LOST-Ration Book No. 2. Carries
name of Fred E. Hinton. Phone
1889. 4-24
LOST-Ration Book No. 2. Return
to Mrs. H. Temple, 814 Euclid or
Phone 29lM. 4-26
RED LEATHER PURSE. Return to
Jolly Roger Drive-in Keep money.
Lost bet. Hcber and CaleXico. 4-29
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22
8-SlTUATIONS WANTED

ElXPBRIHNCED irrigator desires
work. Married, would consider
ranch where wife could work.
Phone Calexico 1863 bet. 6 and 9
pm. 4-26
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22
$40 REWARD

for finding small furnished
modern Apt Centrally located.
Contact Carroll Smith at Post
Press. 4-24
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22

WANTED-On or two bedroom
furn. house for couple. No. chill
dren. Permanent Phi. 767M. 4-23
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22

ED-EXperienced silk finish
er. Suititorium Cleaners. If mex
perienced do not apply. 4-26
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22
ii--ttOUSt fOR Rent

FOR RENT-Unfurnished Stucco
house i'll Holtville. Reasonable
rent. Call at 740 Len Rey, FL Cen
tro, after pm. 4-24
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22

WANTED Man for several days
work to help put up coolers. 826
Commercial d-24
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22

WANTED JOB keeping house or
cooking on ranch. Mrs. Wilcox,
City Limits Auto Court or Write
P. O. Box 704. 4-29
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22
I3-ROOMS FOR RENT

LARGE ROOM for rent. May share
kitchen. Child o. K. 1873 Wood
ward 4-23
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22
i2-WANTED TO RENT

FURNISHED HOUSE for rent. 8l8
Holt Apply 1249 Woodward. 4-26
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22

WANTED-2 men for yard clerks.
Apply Agent, Southern Pacific
Co. 4-23
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22
iO-APARTMENTS FOR RENT

APT. FOR RENT. elect. equipped,
air conditioned. Also rooms. Close
i'll. 542 Olive. 4-24
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22

FOR RENT-Private sleeping room
bath, outside entrance. 1866 Ad-
ans. 4-24
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22
i6--PASTURAGE

WANTED TO RENT or buy 80 to
160 acres in alfalfa for dairy.
Fred Segrist, Rt. g. Box 65, Holt
vile. 4-25
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22
6-fIELP WANTED
TERMITE CONTROL

WANTED Al ONCE, fireman. APP
ply Chief Engineer, Barbara
Worth Hotel 4-26
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22

Sure-fire results with POST
PRESS Want-aas.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22

FURNISHED-3 rooms, shower and
cooler $40 Adams. 4-27
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22

FOR SALE-400 acres Comfortable
four room house, garage, plenty
water. Unimproved but swell for
hog ranch and few cattle. mi.
from grocery store, 2 mi to P. O.
$3.50 cash down takes it, balance
like rent. Owner in service. w. P.
Capehart, Jacumba. 4-26
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22

FOR SALE-TWo nice homes in
Jacumba Small down, payment,
balance like rent. Furnished, ex-
elusive. One small ranch, good
house, electricity, 40 acres, plenty
water for $l750. Low down pay
ment, bal. like rent. w. P. Cape
hart, Jacumba, Calf 4-26
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22
W.E.HANCOCK

Since 1914 THE Farm Land Man"
Ia mi. West OF Courthouse. Phi. $50
4-26
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22
27-FARM IMPLEMENTS

FOR SALE Massey Harris No. 81
self propelled Combine Harvester
with rubber roles. l.. f.. Weller.
Rt. 2, Box $40 San Marcos, Calf.
Phi Escondido STARS. 4-26
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22

p-BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-22
Country Property Sale

FLAX LAND
just listed 240 acres old alfalfa
for sale at $25,000 on very
easy terms. $1,000 per year plus
so interest after the down
payment of about one third.
Most of this is real good land
but about Is or 20 acres is
spotted. Otherwise it is top
vegetable and flax land. Act
quickly if you want it. 4-26
Evening star., 1943-03-28
Month of March
Event Dedicated
To Red Cross
led Anniversary
OF INDEPENDENCE
OF Greece Marked

Saluting the 122d anniversary of
Greek independence which occurred
Thursday, this fourth Sunday in the
Month of March" events sponsored
by the Greek War Relief Association
is dedicated to the American Red
Cross.
Mr.. Philip E. Ryan, assistant di-
rector of insular and foreign opera
tions for the Red Cross, will speak
at 4 o'clock and his talk will be pre-
ceded by that of Mr.. Leigh White,
radio commentator, who was one of
the last to leave Greece during the
evacuation.
Today's program also presents the
final opportunity for seeing the un-
usual George Hewitt Myers collec-
ton OF antique Greek embroideries.
as they will be removed tomorrow
preparatory to closing the exhibit.
Emphasizing the interest of the
Red Cross in the Greek War Relief
program are several persons, among
those whom Mrs. Truxtun Beale.
honorary chairman of Greek War
Relief, will have as her luncheon
guests today and who will accom-
pany her to the exhibit. Her guests
include Mr.. Maurice Pate, director
OF foreign war relations of the
American Red Gross; Mr.. and Mrs.
Dwight Davis, Mrs. Davis being the
director of the Red Cross Volunteer
Special Services, and Mr.. Mark
Peter, delegate of the International
Red Cross Committee in the United
States, and Nine. Peter. Others
will be the Norwegian Ambassador
and Nine. Munthe de Morgenstierne,
the Polish Military Attache and
Countess Zamoyska, Sir John and
Lady Dill Mr.. William Clayton,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce
and chairman of the District of Co.
lumbia Committee of Greek War
Relief, and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Lippmann
About SO of the volunteer workers
from the Greek Red Cross unit.
one of the largest in production
of surgical dressings here, will
attend in their Red Cross uniforms.
Military attaches representing near
ly all Of the United Nations diplo-
matte missions will be present.
Evening star., 1943-03-28
Mary L. Fulks,
Paul Steinman
Are Married
Couple viii Reside
In Capital After
Wedding Trib

The Rev. j. Herbert Garner off,
ciated at the marriage of Miss Mary
Louise Fulks. daughter of Mrs.
Frank c. Fulks of Minneapolis, to
Mr.. Paul Birken Steinman of Be-
thesda Nd. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John E, Steinman Of Columbus,
Mont. which took place last evening
at o'clock in the Sixth Presby-
terian Church. Miss Jean Bishop,
soloist, sang two selections.
The bride was given in marriage
by Mr.. Charles Afford, friend of
her family. She wore a white satin
f1oor-length gown trimmed with
tulle and having a fitted bodice, with
three length sleeves, also
trimmed with tulle, and a sweet
heart neckline. A flnger-tip length
veil fell from coronet of pearls,
and she carried bouquet of white
roses.
Miss Eleanor McLane of East Falls
Church. Va, was the brides maid of
honor and only attendant. She wore
a gown of chartreuse taffeta made
on bouffant lines and having a fitted
bodice. Her bouquet was of yellow
talisman roses.
Mr. Milford Blum was the best
man, and the ushers we're Mr. Fred
V. Crowley, Mr.. Roger w. Stoner,
Mr.. Philip E. Smith and Mr.. Leon
ard M. Biggs.
For travelling the bride wore an
aqua crepe suit dress with a fuchsia
flower trimmed hat, with matching
gloves and navy accessories.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steinman will make
their home in Washington.
The bride attended the University