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Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
9Th Army Repels
Foe at SuIerno,

The communique, which also an
nounced occupation of the Little
island of Capri, northwest of Saler-
no, said:
On the east coast the British con-
tinued to expand from the laramie
and Bari areas.
The Germans apparently still
were making their all out effort to
destroy the Salerno bridgehead and
offering little or no opposition 9TH
er than demolitions to the British
9tia army coming up the west coast
from the south.
Casualties obviously were heavy
on both sides. In one small clash,
a single American combat team
knocked out Is Nazi tanks.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
Undersecrefary
Of War Testifies

(Contiaued from page II
estimated at $50 divisions, now out
number those of the United Nations,
and he Joined McNarney in declar-
ing that the army must total 7,7oo,-
600 officers and men by the end OF
| this year.
BASED ON SURRENDER
This estimated requirement, Pat
terson emphasized, is based on the
surrender of Italy and other late
military developments.
THE strategic plans for winning
the war;" he said, call for an army
| of 100000 by the end OF the year,
with more to be raised in 1914.
| This force is indispensable If the
nilitary operations planned by
| Gen. Marshall Gen. George G.
Marshall, army chief of staff are
to be carried into execution. l
might say that of this force more
than 100000 are to be in the army
air forces"
Patterson said 100000 additional
men would have to be inducted into
the army if the desired total is to
be attained.
That is a call for manpoWer of
the nation that cannot be tamper-
ed with" he said.
He said Selective Service had ad-
vised the war department that the
additional army strength can not
be realized unless "a substantial
number of fathers are included"
The navy, Patterson added, also
must have additional personnel.
LABOR SHORTAGE
Testifying that 20,000,000 persons
now are engaged in war industry,
Patterson said there now is labor
shortage in the aircraft industry
that is cutting down on the num-
ber of planes produced.
voluntary methods of directing
workers to war industry have not
filled the needs" he said.
The war department believes
that the prompt passage of a law
for national service would be of
prime value in bringing the war to
a successful and swift conclusion"
he added.
McNarney told the committee that
the results of the combined bomb
er offensive against Germany, the
summer campaign in Russia, and
the Mediterranean operations will
decide what additional forces will
be required after Dec 81.
1--WE hope that none will be-" he
added.
Overall strategy, he said, is based
on efforts to save time, money and
lives. He said there is no assur-
ance that air power, to which ap-
proximately one-third of the 1943
army strength was devoted, will
knock out our enemies completely.
"A powerful ground army must be
assembled, trained and shipped
overseas" he said.
He warned that "any curtailment,
reduction or postponement will nee
essitate a change" in the conduct
of the war.
He said the army had approx
mately 100000 men on Sept. /.
Testifying before the senate mill
tary affairs committee on a bill to
delay until Jan. l, the induction of
pre-Pearl Harbor fathers, McNarney
said the army's demands require in
ductions at the rate of l45,000 to
ITS 900 per month for the rest of
this year.
Meanwhile, President Roosevelt
was reported to be preparing
message to congress recommending
enactment of legislation empower
ing the government to draft men
and women for wartime jobs. The
President was represented as feel
ing that it would be necessary to
iraft pre-Pearl Harbor fathers who
are not in essential Jobs,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
MEETING HELD
IN Ell CENTRIC

The quarterly meeting conducted
by the Federal Bureau of Identifi-
cation for law enforcement officers
of Imperial county was, held in
the county court house in e. Centro
Tuesday afternoon. Wartime law
enforcement problems were dis
cussed. Officers were present from
all parts of the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
HOUSE BURGLARIZED

j. K. Deans house seven miles
east OF Calexico was burglarized be-
tween June and Sept 13 while the
family was away, Sheriff Robert w.
Ware was Informed. Among the
missing articles are a cooler, a fan,
a writing desk, two chairs, and two
suits of clothes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11
Views Of The Press

less kind which sooner or later land
on city dumps. And the lazybones
settle down In Railways, too Ian.
guild to 60 any further. Timid ones
hide out In the cellar, afraid to ven
ture out on the Stoop in the dark,
and dark 1t Is on most everybody's
doorsteps these wartime mornings.
Then there Is the artistic type which
finds fulfillment In doubling for
flower vases.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11
who'll Get NV Books?

Who will get the books you drop into
the collection center or take to the near
est public library during the current 1043
victory Book Campaign, which ends on
March S? You will probably never know,
but there are thousand interesting pos
sibilities, for books are to be sent to SOL
diers, sailors, marines, coast guardsmen
and merchant seamen everywhere.
Your pet Whodunit may be read by a
former moving picture producer, Scena-
rio writer or camera man. Perhaps 1T
may even wind up in the hands OF Clark
Gable, Tyrone Power or one Of your IA
vorite actors now in the Army or Navy.
You liked "Gone With the Wind" and so
will soft-spoken soda jerker who halls
from South Carolina, an ex-taxi driver
from New York City, lonesome Kansas
farmer-boy.
The pocket-sized editions of favorite
books read on train and bus trips might
bring pleasure to former newspaper re-
porter or magazine writer who shares
your enthusiasm for Ernest Hemingway,
Dorothy Parker or Agatha Christie.
In a word, this mans army Is a big
cross-section of America. 1t has men OF
every type from every walk OF life, high
broWs and lowbrow5 and thousands IN
between. It includes men who read the
classics and men who read the comics.
But they all have many traits IN COM
mon, including a desire for books to read.
That's why the sponsors of the 1943
Victory Book Campaign ask contributors
to give every type Of book that Is readable
and in good condition. The test Of wheth-
er a book will be welcome is did you en-
iov It yourself?" If you did, you can be
sure that 1t will bring pleasure to men
with similar tastes in the armed forces.
SO BRING YOUR BOOKS TO THE PUB
Lie LIBRARY or nearest collection CEN
ter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11
Americas War Contribution

There seems to be a great deal Of loose
thinking as to how this country can most
contribute to winning the war. This Is
resulting in overnuch pulling and haul
ing among various agencies, each seeking
manpower and materials. Such compe-
tition, within bounds, Is healthy. It Is
not necessary to cite chapters and verses
to convince the public that it has become
unhealthy. One reason, nobody has been
told yet what should constitute our
major contribution to the war. The de-
termination must be made by persons
possessed of information not available
to laymen. Ultimately, President Roose-
welt has to be arbiter. Yet there are
some considerations which no reason
ably well-informed person can fail
to have in mind. It was announced
early and has been reiterated often that
the United States must be the arsenal
and the granary for the anti-axis world.
Possessing an unrivalcd industrial ca
pacity, limited but nevertheless superior
supply of raw materials, and being located
far from the zone Of action, this is the
only United Nation which can produce
the weapons, ships, foodstuffs in the
necessary quantities.
II we do not fill and maintain the
arsenal and the granary, nobody can do
so. If we divert over many men from
manufacture Of the materials Of war, and
from the growing Of foodstuffs, then the
United Nations will be forced to fight a
goth century war with 10th century
army. It Is easier and more gratifying
to human vanity to produce more fighters
than workers, at the expense of war pro-
suction; 1t Is easier for the individual to
leave vital civilian job to do routine
mllitary duty because the uniform makes
him feel heroic and self-Sacrificing. We
must not and will not shirk our duty in
this war. When peace comes 1t will be
easier to argue "who won the war" If we
have put millions Of men into the battle
and piled up huge casualty lists.
But is that how we can best serve? Is
DUR desire for q big army and navy
based upon considered knowledge that
these will help most, or upon national
pride and the desire no to be outdone
In demonstration of courage? We civil
ianS do not know. Sometimes we wonder
Of our leaders know. The estimates for
armed services keep going up and up, at
the very moment when the need for cap
able industrial workers is most critical.
Unless the COMMANDMENT Chief makes a
firm decision soon, it may be too late.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11

they lay hold on religion, and with
the other they do their daily work.
There Is not supposed to be any re-
lationship between what they pro-
fess on Sunday and what they do on
Monday. Other people would be ag-
grieved and insuited II you called
their attention TO the fact that they
do not, IN business, social life, ETC.,
put any OF their religious beliefs
into practice. They would remind
you IN quite indignant tones that
religion is one thing and business
Il something quite different; that
spiritual laws works In spiritual sit.
Nations but that when che comes 70
deal with anything as practical a.
dollars and cents. ~ has 70 Be real
lstic and do what the situation de-
mands.
Vor such people religion Is an In
sarnnee policy which they believe
win pay on after death. Some peo-
pie spend their lives accommodating
money without much regard Tor con.
science. and then after they retire,
ret great regulations Is plIlan-
fhroplsls b. tha way fheH Distribute
~ 1hese peopls haFs 2 faney klna
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11

Both Treasury Department and Con-
greSS apparently agree with the cleo
torate that the income tax must be put
on q pay-aS-you-earn basis at once. The
dispute now is, should 1912 tax liabilities
be forgiven. The Treasury says mo-"
firmly. congressman seem undecided. A
substantial segment of the public says
"Yes." Through its general counsel, Ran
dolph Paul, the Treasury estimates that
''forgiving" 1912 tax liabilities would cost
the public till from seven to eight billion
dollars. This amount, he says, probably
would have to be recaptured through
higher tax rates.. 1t would seem as though
MIR. Paul has been too busy preparing his
dissent to consider the arguments of
BeardSley Ruml, who first advanced the
current pay-aS-you-earn proposals.
The fact is, of course, that everybody
would go on paying taxes year after year
alntu he dies, exactly as though there
had been no change in the system. Most
persons would pay more each year under
the Ruml proposal than without it. The
only persons who would pay less are the
few whose income is decreasing during
the current initiation. These for the most
part are men who have entered the armed
forces. As each person dies, under the
Ruml plan the federal treasury would
sustain loss in its income tax accounts
receivable" amounting to the indebted
ness that the deceased citizen would not
owe because of the new system. But that
loss, even, would be theoretical, or per-
ilaps q loss In one pocket for the benefit
Of another pocket. II the taxpayer died
Impoverished, the Treasury would have
20 whistle for Its final income tax incre-
ment IN any event. II he left an estate, In
all probability the Treasury would collect
IN estate taxes all that 1t would lose In
Income taxes.
Is Il of supreme Importance on which
column Of the federal ledgers the gov
eminent income Is entered2 II not, there
would be no loss. Moreover, no sincere adj
vOcate Of the Ruml plan u going 70 be
allenated By the necessity for higher tax
rates 70 long as those are required 70 IL
nance the defeat Of the axis and not mere
~ 10 support r0n-esaeniial bureaucracy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11

eve do not want war generation Of
problem children" declared the commits
sioner of education, DR.. George E. Stod-
dard, at recent talk to about two
hundred women. The subject was a
good one to develop at this particular
time - "Today's Children, Tomorrow's
Citizens" DR.. Stoddard stated some
very important facts. But under some
existing conditions it will be hardly pos
sible to avoid "war generation" Affairs
in the home right now are not what they
should be. We hear much Of juvenile
delinquency, and children are ruling the
home because the proper authorities are
scarcely ever there to take over the reins.
The need for better child care is appre-
ciated but if the heads Of the homes are
careless and lackadaisical it Is difficult
for other authorities to do the readust-
ing. And this brings you right back 70
the Question of mothers in war work, and
there is plenty of room for discussion IN
that respect.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11
OPEN THE FRONTIERS
tNew York Herald Tribune)

In the confused and tragic months
between the invasion Of Poland and
Pearl Harbor the American colleges
were storm centers Of the great
debate over Americas position in the
world struggle. Here was the most
articulate section Of American
youth, Of that portion of the nation
to whom war meant immediate per.
sonal participation on the fighting
lines. Out Of the debate which once
troubled older heads emerged q
fighting America; out Of the free
discussion, one America, whose
youth knows why it is at war and
the nature OF the peace which it
hopes will follow after
Not long ago letter was printed
in this newspaper from a young
Coast ,Guardsman, asking that
civilians plan now for a decent So
ciety. q world free from war. More
recently "a young man Of America,
Of prehallot but early draft age"
gave, more concrete expression. to
his hopes in a letter urging demo-
cratic world federation.
hope my future will be that
Of living in q prosperous, adven-
turous world Of new frontiers of
time and space and mind: living
as a loyal citizen of the State Of
New York, Of the United. States Of
America and Of the United Ma.
tons Of the World. 6
It Is not possible for the older
generation. working In its own way
at home, to match the physical
courage. Of the young men on the
hattlefields. They have met the SUI
preme test Of sincerity. But at least
the American people can match the
moral courage OF their youth IN fac
ing, the problems Of the world
squareIy, In meeting the conSe-
qlences. Of the peace as the young
men are meeting the grim conse-
auenees Of war. Il Is youth which
win explore the new frontiers Of
time and space and mind; II Is still
the responsibility Of their elders 70
open those frontiers now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11
Current Comment

without putting the blame on
anyone, the trouble in my opinion
is that the program for Stabilizing
prices and wages has never been
thoroughly sold to the American
people.
Cyrus Ching of War tabor Board.
It's just the French and Indian
War in America brought up to date.
Maj. Gen. Alexander Vandegrift
on Guadalcanal fighting.
The United Nations will march
forward from strength to strength
until unconditional surrender is
extorted from those who have laid
the world in havoc and ruins.
Winston Churchill.
Bring back the troops from the
hell-holes Of the world. Place them
in the factories. Take the war
workers and place them in the fox
holes with nth, vermin, malaria
and the Japanese. Then we would
have no more slowdowns, no feath-
er bedding, no more restrictions on
effort.
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11

scourge Of the old Coolidge Bull
Market days.
Here Is what happened. The
Erie Railroad, flush with haul
ing war orders, went to Jesse
Jones' and asked to buy in
$4,000, 900 OF Its 4, per cent
bonds held by the RFC callable
OF sos. Jesse Obliged, letting
the Erie have its bonds for
$1OS 5-S, which incidentally
melted the RFC o nice profit
Of $503,000.
The RFC was under the impress
sion that the Erie was retiring
Its bonds out Of war earnings.
But then the railroad turned
around and borrowed $14,000,000
at az per cent from the Morgan
crowd, without letting other bank
ers bid. Erie Is receiving only
,96 cents on the dollar from the
Morgan group, which means q
juicy profit for the bankers.
Meanwhile the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway, q part owner Of
Erie common stock, claims that
the bond deal means an increased
annual interest payment Of $40,-
600. i And Cyrus Eaton Of Cleve-
land claims that Inid-Western
bankers were not given chance
to bid, that the transaction was
bottled up In Wall Street.
. Finally the Interstate Commerce
Commission, which has final
authority, has called a hearing
and there are even rumblings that
Jesse Jones might reverse himself
and call off the original bond sale
to Erie.
Copyright, 1913, by United
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11

take his place, Hugh Cox as
Assistant Attorney General In
charge Of the Anti Trust Divi-
sion and Tom CLARK probably as
Assistant Attorney General In
tchargerof q new War Division.
They will be good. But they'll
have to be awfully good to equal
the bellCOse, badgering, relent-
less Thurman Arnold IL
Real reason Arnold is stepping
out Is that. every time he attempts
to prosecute big corporation,
the Army, the Navy, the Inter
state Commerce Commission or
the Civil Aeronautic Boards steps
in and says: "Sh-h.. You might
disturb the prosecution Of the
war;" Attorney General Biddle
has backed him up to the hilt.
But It's tough opposing. the Army,
the Navy and - the White House.
! Some day, Thurman says, he's
coming back. He, wants especial
~ to be In on signing the peace.
Meanwhile he says: II guess I'm
like the Marx Brothers they can
be awfully funny for q long while,
but finally. people get tired of
them. A lot Of the bureaucratS
are not only awfully tired, but
q swRully sore at me-"
MONEY.CIANGERs IN TEMPLE
While Roosevelt was In Casa
blanca 1t looks 'as II some OF the
money-changes he promised to
drive out had crept back into
the temple. ..y,t y
The Erie Railroad and Nor
gan, Stanley Co., offshoot Of ]. p.
Morgan, have just put across o
neat bond deal without. benefit Of
competitive bidding. Lack Of.
competitive bidding was the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Twentv Years of Slavery

Sent for your booklet "Constipa1.
ton Habit" and to my SURPRISE.
after using physics for twenty years
and constantly worrying over my
trouble, I am cured-have taken no.
physic Of any kind now for several
months and believe I never shall Z,
take q physic again. It Is q tredens.
So1s 20. s. "
Answer-In ninety-nine out Of q
hundred instances constipation -
merely q bad habit. Regulation OF
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Of heart action or breathing. The
victim Of phystc slavery has to I'm.
learn how to interfere with 1t. Send
ten cents and stamped envelope
bearing your address, for booklet
''The Constipation Habit and Colon
Hygiene"
Arthritis
kindly send the writer a copy OF
your pamphlet on arthritis. Also
one on headache and one on now
to gain weight. Oh. r. b
Answer-For any one pamphlet
send q three-cent stamped envelope
bearing your address. II you ask for
more than one, inclose five cents
for each additional pamphlet.
Give the Child Chance
MY little girl, aged Az years. has
diabetes. Doctor wanted her to 60
to hospital to start treatment, but I
kept her here at home give her
three injections Of insulin daily
most important thing I want to
do now Is get her on from irlsulin,
and the sooner the better. q DR..
--- Of says q buttermilk
bacillus preparation he recommends
will help eliminate iT1sulin.
(Mrs. A. b.
Answer-Then my advice Is that
you cooperate with your first doctor,
and stop fooling with the charlatar
you name-he Is not q physician at
all. Don't be prejudiced against in
sulin because 1t is given by hypo-
dermic injection. Remember, every
body requires insulin and nobody
can live without II.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11

Indians may be regarded by some as
a race existing in other days; in short
more or less extinct race. We do not see
Indians in full regalia in our midst, SO
we think of them as part Of pageant
of early American life. However, they
are active and in great numbers in many
ways, and it is surprising to read that
Indians lead the rest of the country IN
the percentage of volunteers for the
armed forces; and this goes also tor
the purchase Of war bonds. These status
tics are reported by Oliver La Fargo,
authority on Indian affairs. So 1t looks
like we have plenty of good Indians VINO
are making good soldiers and patriots.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11
Selected Poem
LISRURN-TOWN

(Clyde Robe Meredith in the Poets Corner,
Hartford Times)
As I went down to Lisburn-Town
heard the South Wind singing.
when I came back from Lisburn- Town
From fair but faithless Lisburn-Town,
A passing-bel was ringing.
Fair maids there be in Lsburn-Town:
Flann, Norah, Mary, Josie;
But. OIL the fairest maid OF all
The fairest maid to me OF all
was red-cheeked, sloe-eyed Rosie.
Old Sean macCul Of LAsburn- Town
Fiends harry him forever!
Said bring with you store OF gold
A good store Of minted gold
or vain is your endeavor."
No gold brought 10 Lsburn-Town;
Naught but heart for singing.
Vet red-cheelIed Rosie looked on me
with love sweet Rosie looked on me
And all things else went wtnging.
Sir PadraIc NALL Of Asburn-Town-
(Naught else had he but money
Old Sean macCul did favor Hin
with R0sle's hand did favor him
And reve from me my Honey.
No Eedding,gOwn saw LlsbuEu@Town,
Nor heard " any singing;
For up and down IN Lsbufn.ToWn-
Through al the length q LsDuTn'Tosn
Her passing-beli was ringing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11

George AIDE, well known American
humorist, had his 77th birthday the
other day. Born a year after the Civil
war ended he has advanced with the
times For over thirty years he has been
spending his winters in Miami. He re-
members the good old days, as they are
called, but he thinks the present era IS
not too bad even with war and ration
ing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11

tohrIalIan seIsnos AlonIlorl

seA4tt atsaa e<@f$st@ss s@@sssSesS
SWheye are my wandering bottles
tonightfS has been the Sad refrain
q milk companies Tor years. and no
RBf Of the milk industry has been
ahle 10 solve the dleappenrances.
The mystery has deapenea with the
feesnt disclosure fmadn II connee-
ton with Unele sans deposit Or
DER that there ere 80 $4,000 g.
lInHue1l1 4 year.
ol epqll. nany aFa = ~ l'lil.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11

immediate value
but it will have
great value
when they die.
In the realm
of the spirit,
some people GER
tainly obey the
biblical injunc-
ton not to let
the right hand
know what the
left hand doeth.
With one hand
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11

in Washington. If, in Tact, 1t proves
necessary to add seven or eight more bill
lions to the tax bill, over whatever period
the taxpayers collective back can stand
the weight, then let's add 1t. What are a
few billions more or less, nowadays?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11
SQUASH HELPS RED CROSS

New York (UP)-AI entry and
gallery fees for the annual Metro
politan Squash RacQuets association
tournament. TO be held here Feb. a
and 20, will be donated to the
American Red Gross.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
BY EARL L. DOUGLASS d. d

RELIGION AS INSURANCE
Some people regard their religion
the same as they do life insurance
policy It is something to be kept
under lock and KEY. It has small
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11

curenaent IN the
GU arternlasters'
Department and
acting quarter
master : general,
during o special
press inspection
Of the PhiIadel-
phia; q uart e r
master depo t.
Two simple and
Q silly under
standable exam
Piles, cost Of the
Army ration and
cost Of Army
pants, were givA
an "a gllt1etpnkA