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Evening star., 1943-07-02
Wi||kie Says Russia
Has Survival Value
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 2.-Wendell
Willkie declared last night that
some Of the peoples allied with the
United States in the war look on
race riots in this country as a sign
of racial arrogance and intolerance
on our part"
Speaking on the NBC Words at
War" program, the 1910 Republican
presidential candidate declared:
"' =" Our ability to help make
this a world in which there can be
peace and order depends as much
on how we live up to our proclaimed
ideals as on the strength of our
arms. 1t depends also upon our
ability to understand the other
peoples of the world. :"
Describing Russia as an effective
society that has survival value, Mr..
Willkie said:
s It is easy to make Amer
leans and Russians distrust each
other. But it takes wisdom and pa
tience to find the method by which
these two great peoples can work
together. And to work together
does not require that enither ma
ton adopt the others internal pol
icies or approve the others history.
But this much is sure. America
will be sowing the seeds Of greater
and more devastating wars If we
allow our prejudices instead Of our
wisdom to guide our relations with
Russia"
Evening star., 1943-07-02

and referring to one, freedom Of
speech and press, commented:
why, the great Associated Press,
the distributor Of more news to
more newspapers than any other
organization In the world-uot ex-
cept the kept associations OF Eu-
ropean nations-is the objective Of
4 sneaking action designed to make
1t amenable to the theorists and
their pets"
He referred to the Justice De-
partment's civil suit against the
Associated Press, in which the Gov
ernment contended certain provi-
sions Of the A. p. bylaws operate
to monopolize interstate commerce
In news.
Government proclaims that 1t
will tell the Associated Press what
1t shall do with its news and to
whom 1t shall give It," Mr.. Shafer
said. "Is that proof of good faith
on the part of those who say that
freedom Of the press shall be made
world wide by oficial edict ~"
The committee before whom Mr..
Shafer spoke was organized re-
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Nations Real Wealth
Is $4,000 Per Capita,
Ickes Estimates
By the Associated Press.

by the ASeoCl&tco FEeo3
NEW YORK, July 2.-Secretary
of the Interior Harold L. Ickes esti-
mated in an American Magazine
article released yesterday that the
Nations physical assets amounted
to $50. 100 for each man, woman and
child in the United States.
Secretary Ickes said the assets to-
tailed $12,023. 900 900 ,00o-l2 trillion,
23 billion dollars-and said the total
national debt amounted to only lit
per cent Of that sum.
In releasing the article, the maga-
zine said 1t was believed to be the
first computation ever made OF the
country's physical wealth.
THE $12,023, 900 900 is what we
ought to get" Secretary Ickes wrote,
"for our country, raw, at q forced
sale" And he added:
This Is my answer to the poor
mouths who are complaining that
the war Is going to bust US and that
We shall leave our children penni-
less, with nothing but an overdraft
that cannot be honored and head
ache to show for the long and one
sided battle with the wolf that has
been going on ever since the landing
of the Pilgrim fathers
Observing the gross national debt
was listed at $140, ,304, ,018, ,663 on June
S, Secretary Ickes said. put 1t and
the total cost of the war against the
wealth that lies in and on the ground
of the United States and Alaska, and
our obligations would look like the
Sunday school collection plate Of the
Swampland church on bad day"
I'm arriving at Americas wealth"
he said, Il have not done any specu-
lating, but have included only those
minerals and metals that we know
We have
The Interior Secretary valued the
Nations public and private utilities
at SO billion dollars, its forests at
IS billion, its manufacturing indus
tries at so billion, its petroleum at
IS billion, snd its waterpower at
five billion.
He said the country's public and
private buildings were worth l40
billion. and its iron and all other
minerals except coal and petroleum
at one trillion. 645 billion dollars.
Secretary 1ckes indicated the
country's unmned coal was worth
nearly 10 times as much as all other
resources combined.
He valued all the unmined coal
at present mining depths at six
trillion. $50 billion dollars and said
two trillion dollars worth addition
ally was available in United States
possessions. At greater mining
Evening star., 1943-07-02

American nationalist viewpoint" |"
that the pending issue Is national
ism versus internationalism and II
the people are to have the oppor-
tunity to render their verdict on
that issue before the national con-
ventions Of 1914, it must be in the
primaries Of 1914 through a contest
between q candidate for President
who uncompromisingly stands for
nationalism and a candidate who is
known as internationalist in policy"
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Shafer Asks Return
|0f -Four Freedoms 10
u. 5. by New Dealers
~ the Associated Press

~ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 2.-Representa-
tive Shafer. Republican, Of Michi-
gan asserted last night that America
could not save the world and added !:
Let the New Dealers restore the
four freedoms to America first"
Americas duty now and when
victory shall have been achieved is
to save America" he told q rally Of
the Republican National Revival
Committee. Let the New Dealers
restore the four freedoms to Amer
lea first. They have endangered, If
not destroyed, them here"
Representative Shafer charged
that the four freedoms did not fully
prevail in the United States today
Evening star., 1943-07-02

Gently with the announced aim to
help maintain the Republican party
as the nationalist party" in Amer
ican politics. It's proposed declara-
ton Of principles expressed opposi-
ton to Wendell L. Willkie, stating,
"He and his followers are interna-
tionalists"
Back Mccormick for Presidency.
Secretary William Grace an
nounced today that the meeting
adopted a resolution calling on
Col. Robert r. Mccormick, publisher
of the Chicago Tribune, ito stand
as Republican candidate for Presi-
dent" in the Illinois presidential
preferential primary next April
Evening star., 1943-07-02

against Wendell Willkie. who per-
sonifies internationalism."
The resolution, which Mr.. Grace
said was adopted unanimously, said
Col. Mccormick lis known through
out the Nation as an American ma
tionalist, and as a leader in the Re-
publican party" and Mr.. Willkie
again obviously a candidate for
President. is as well known as an
internationalist."
The resolution adopted at last
nights meeting further said that
Col. Mccormick '"personifies the
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Sculptor Lectures Today

Meta Warrick Fuller, sculptor, win
lecture at o'clock this afternoon
at the Howard University sumueT =,
School. Mrs. Fuller studied under ;,
Rodin at the Academic Colaro6u fl ,
Paris after graduating from 'theI'
Philadelphia Academy Of Fine Arts RI
A native Of Philadelphia, she resides .,
at Framingham, Mass. The lecture
will be illustrated. bonji'
Evening star., 1943-07-02

depths, he said. another 41.600, 900, :
600 900 worth can be had.
Secretary Ickes said he did not
consider the gold hoard buried In
Kentucky because 1t had little in
dustrial value"
Evening star., 1943-07-02

Counting three to \ family. more
than half a million people will read
this issue Of The Star. If you have
a want" tell them through Star
want Ad." Phone MA. 5000.
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Back Mccormick for Presidency.

TRANSPORTATION.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22

Mann. sc ;retary treasurer; and o
A. Rowa.i, former board member
were the union officials ordered tC
slow cause
MARTIAL LAW HINT
The strike paralyzed one of Los
Angeles two major transportation
lines and brought a hint of posi-
BILE martial law from the army.
Tens of thousands of workers hitch
hiked, used precious gasoline ra-
tions and jammed special trucks to
get to their jobs despite the walk
out.
After quick surveys, Lockheed,
North American and Douglas Air
craft plants in the suburbs report
ed day shift attendance practically
normal as the result of elaborate
preparations for use of fleets of
taxicabS, expansion of share-the-
ride programs and sending trucks
and trailers over regular street
car and bus routes.
Non-war plant employees were
less fortunate. Hundreds of local
government and business house
workers reported late for work.
Thousands crowded street corners
with upraised thumbs.
Police reported a marked increase
in private automobile traffic, indi-
Continued on Page 8, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22
I'll & centro to Get
Housing Project

Construction of Imperial Valley
first federal housing project was
expected to get under way in Ell
Ccntro within the next several
weeks after the city council We'd
ncsday night passed a resolution
leasing to the Federal Public Hous-
ing Agency plot of land on north
Fourth street known as Palm Park
where the dwelling Units will be er-
ected
James Stafford, senior land ap-
praiser of the EPHA from San
Francisco; George Norgard, pro-
ject planner, and Stanley Gould,
FFHA architect, in company with
Ell Centre civic leaders, appeared
before the council and explained
the entire project which calls for
the building of II structures, 10 of
which will be divided into dwelling
units. The additional building will
be used for recreation ETC., the
counciimen were told.
The city will lease the land for
q uOlldI a ycdl dIlu bllt rI-I1h VIII
pay for all water, power etc, and
in addition pay for fire and police
protection and sewer disposal serv-
ice in the area.
Each structure will contain four
housing units that will range in
size from one bedroom homes to
three-bedroom abodes.
The buildings will be erected at
cost of $4,000 per Unit, including
furniture, landscaping etc. They
will be attractively painted and
will be stuccoed on the outside.
The FPHA officials said the gov
ernment would either demolish or
sell the structures following the
war.
The units will be for occupancy
by civilian workers at the Ell Centre
Marine Air Training station only.
Each building will be 81 by 100
feet in size, the FPHA chiefs said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22
for
Rice Growing Best
In Crops History
5000 Acres of land to
Be Planted with Staple
To Supplant Lost Acreage

Prospects for the rice in
dustry in Imperial Valley
are better than ever before,
it was revealed Thursday, as
growers continued planting
in an effort to help counteract the
fact that 80 per cent of the rice of
the world is in the hands of the
Japanese.
Present indications are that the
rice growers in the valley will plant
approximately 5000 acres this year.
This is slightly under the acreage
for last year because some growers
suffered loss by failing to follow
the rules mandatory for the sue
cessful growing of rice in the val
ley The total loss last year was
approximately 1000 acres which
could have been avoided by follow
ing the rules developed for the
growing of rice in this area. Those
who lost their crops did not plant
early enough, did not level their
land properly, did not prepare the
borders correctly, did not SOW the
seed thickly enough, or did not ir-
rigate properly, it was explained.
DIFFICULTIES ERASED
Most of the difficulties in con-
nection with rice growing in I'M
perial Valley have been eliminated,
declared DR.. w. w. Mackie, agron-
omist for the University of Cali
fornia, who is in the valley conduct
ing a series of experiments as to
varieties suitable for the valley.
THE silt is taken from the irriga-
ton water and there is no posi-
bility of water shortage since the
construction of the All-American
canal, Boulder dam, and the de-
sitting works. The future of the
Continued Oil Page 8, Col. 2)
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22
Axis Defenses in
Sicily CrumbIinq
j. 5. Submarine,
Triton, Fails TO
Return from Tour
Undersea Crafts Bag
Was II Jap Warships,
Vessels: Kin Notified

WASHINGTON, July 90
(UP)-The 1,475-ton u. S.
Submarine Triton, which had
bagged at least II japanese
warships and merchant ves-
sells since Pearl Harbor, has been
lost while on patrol duty the navy
announced today.
The Triton is the 10th U. S. SUBJ
marine to be lost in the war.
1t was built in 1910 and had a
normal complement of about CO.
At the time of it's loss, it was COM
manded by Lieut.. Comdr. George
K. Mackenzie, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Text of navy communique No.
447:
THE U. S. Submarine Triton has
failed to return from patrol opera
tions and must be presumed to be
lost. The next of kin of personnel
in the Triton have been SO in
formed"
Mackenzie, 43, is survived by his
wife and two children. He took
command of the Triton in Febru-
aary of this year.
Previous to that, the Triton was
commanded by Lieut.. Comdr
Charles G. Kirkpatrick, 35, OF
Cocoa, Fla, who is credited with
getting IL enemy vessels.
The 30O-foot undersea craft was
Continued on Page 8, Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22

Mrs. Lemons received V-Mail
letter from Joseph Shusta Thurs
day in which he expressed his ap-
probation for the comfort kit and
for the CHEEKY greeting card. This
box was packed Ior the Red Cross
more than year ago.
AL IN WATER
ShuSta wrote that on the night
Of July Sc the Helena was attacked
by Japanese warships on Kula Gulf
in the Central Solomons The ship
sank and all on board were in the
oil covered waters swimming for
their lives, the survivor said.
Due to much eood luck" Shusta
wrote Mrs. Lemons, Il survived.
All I had left was my helmet and
jack knife. Later I was given clothes
and what in the navy is called
a "ditty.' 1t was full of toilet articles,
writing materials and other things
I wanted and needed" He mentioned
the greeting card from Mrs. Lemons
and said he wanted her and the
other chapter members to know how
much he appreciated the comfort
kit and the friendly greeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22
Jap Massacre Of
10000 Chinese Told

CHUNGKING. July 22.-OUP) =
Japanese troops massacred 10000
Chinese refugees during their un-
successful offensive along the upper
Yangtze river in May and June,
Mao Pei Cheng, commissioner of
control in Human province, report
ed to the central governmnt today.
Mao said he personally supervised
burial of $4,000 of the civilian VIC
Tins.
Central news agency reported the
refugees were concentrated on the
tip of the Aluvial peninsula extend
ing from the north shore of Tung
Ting lake Most of them we're
farmers, rice planters and fisher
men living in the Nanhsien and
anhsiang districts.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22
Americans Confine
Munda Japs within
Decreasing Circle
Marines. Soldiers Only
Few Thousand Yards
From Field; Nips Resist

HEADQUARTERS, South
Pacific Forces, July % =
CUP)-The japanese forces
defending Munda have been
fairly we'll confined" by at
tacking Americans. with U. S. Ma
rines and soldiers now battling in
the jungles only few thousand
yards from the main air field, a
headquarters spokesman said today.
Informed sources here emphasized,
however, that the Japanese were
entrenched behind strong positions
at the strategic New Georgia island
base and that it could not be assum-
ed that capture of the Munda field
would be accomplished Immediately.
The spokesman said that the air
force was pouring it on" the Jap
anese defenders in close support of
American jungle fighters, who push
ed their way slowly through dense
underground and coconut groves to-
ward the air field
DLO"S
japanese ground forces attempt
ed only light retaliatory blows,
usually in the da%time These
thrusts were repulsed by marines
and soldiers with heavy casualties
among the Japanese. There was
scant japanese air activity over
Munda.
The spokesman explained that the
japanese occupied defensive posi-
tions in depth behind rows of
strongly constructed pillboxes, which
the Americans must eliminate one
by one in their slow push forward
Although most of the japanese
artillery has been knocked out,
Continued on page 8, Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22
Is SHE A PROxY?"
WLB Refuses TO
Grant Yard Raise

WASHINGTON, July % CUPD--
The War Labor Board has voted
against a general wage increase for
the nations 100000 shipyard work
ers, it was learned today.
Formal announcement of the de-
cision was withheld until an opin-
ion is prepared explaining the
boards stand that raises asked by
AFL and CIO unions would violate
the little steel formula. Labor
members dissented from the de-
ciSion.
The Marine and Shipbuilding
Workers Union (CIO) had asked a
general increase of nine per cent,
which the union contended would
be half of the increase in cost of
living. Hourly wage increases of IL
and II cents were granted last
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22
italian
SheIIed
Cro+one und er
Guns of British
Surface Ships

ALLIED HEADQUART-
ERS, North Africa, July %
-UP)-A strong force of
surface ships shelled the port
OF Grotone in Southern Italv
In the early hours of Wednesday
1t was announced today.
The London radio said British
WarshipS carried out the naval at
tack of Crotone. setting numerous
fires and Withdrawing without
damage or casualties.)
Crotone is an Ionian sea port near
the southwesterly edge of the gulf
OF Taranto, which lies In front of
the heel of the Italian boot.
Announcement of the naval
bombardment of Crotone followed
an Allied communique revealing
that targets there had been "well
covered" with bombs in an all
raid
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22
Date Proration
Zone Is Set Up

SACRAMENTO, July % CUP) -
State Director of Agriculture w. J.
Cecil announced today the estab-
lishment of date proration Zone
No. l, covering all of Imperial and
Inyo counties and portions of
Riverside, San Bernardino and San
Diego counties.
Cecil said the zone was set up
after hearing held at the re-
quest of growerJ.
A marketing program, including
grade specifications, may also be
established, the director said. A
committee of growers will be ap-
pointed to formulate a program
after which it would be submitted
to producers for their writer
consent.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22
westmorIand BoyS
Gets 7 Jap Planes

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lesica of the
Westmorland area were receiving
congratulations rom m friends
throughout Imperial Valley Thurs
day because of the remarkable ac-
complishments of their son, 1t.
Joseph j. Lesica, in shooting down
seven Japanese planes in the Pac-
ific war zone.
He was awarded the Distinguish
ed Service Cross and was acclaim
ed one of the heroes in the fight
against Japan. He was acclaimed
for shooting down four Japanese
planes last Saturday in the New
Georgia island area when Amer
ican army, navy, and marine air.
men destroyed As of the rs Jap
anese armada fighters and bomb
ers.
1t. Lesica attended high school
in BraWley where he took agricul-
tural training. He was a member
of the Future Farmers chapter of
BraWley.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22
Rex Bennett to Be
Buried in Glendale

Funeral services for Rex Bennett,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.. Bennett
who was killed wednesday in an
airplane crash at Blythe, will be
held at the Wee Kirk O. the Heath
er at Forest Lawn Memorial park
at Glendale early next week, it was
announced Thursday.
Final arrangements for the serv-
ices were expected to be completed
late Thursday.
Bennett, an instructor and flight
commander at an army flying aca-
DENY, was killed Wednesday while
on maneuvers with a student pilot.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22

to ask the lifting of the little
steel" formula with which the War
Labor Board has stabilized wages.
Without setting a deadline, the
labor leaders and their CIO-AFL
combined labor war board, which
met with the President. said they
would confer again with Mr. Roose-
velt in the hope that he could
achieve "a workable" solution of
their problem.
Specifically, the labor leaders
asked that food prices be showed
back to levels of Sept. Is, 1912, in
accordance with the second price
control act of Oct 3, 1912
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22

Northern SeacOast of Sicily.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-(UP)-
American forces in Sicily have ad-
vanced to the outskirts of Marsala
and the fall of that city on the
western tip of the island is immin-
ent, Acting Secretary of War Rob-
ert P. Patterson said today.
ALLIED HEADQUART-
ERS, North Africa, July %
-UP)- Axis defenses col
lapsed rapidly in central and
western Sicily today as Am
erican and Canadian armies cap
tufed 18 more towns and slashed
through Castelvetrano to within %
miles of the westernmost tip of the
island while other columns pushed
swiftly toward the north coast.
The British 9th army still was
locked in furious battle at Ca
tania, but the rest of the Allied line
surged forward at the rate of a
mile-an-hotir in some sectors with
the Americans driving nearer to
Termini and Palermo on the north
coast. Large enemy elements we're
believed isolated in the western
part of Sicily. he Americans were
last reported IL miles from the
north coast .4
Reports that the Americans had
reached the north coast of Sicily
circulated at headquarters, appar-
emily due to confusion arising from
the capture of San Stefano. CThe
important port of San Stefano Di
Camastra Is on the north coast.
The village of San Stefano is in
west central Sicily, near Bivona)
There was no confirmation here
that the north coast had been
reached
The swiftest advance was made
by the Americans, who covered 35
miles in 36 hours as they swept
from Agrigento through Sciacca
and Menfi on the south coast and
captured the important town and
airbase of Castelvetrano, only %
miles from Marsala at the western
end of the island.
Among the other important towns
captured were:
Rammacca, at the western edge
Continued on Page 8, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22

vicinity OF Paramushiro. The JapS
seemed to be rushing material in
an effort to finish their bases be-
fore the IT, S. raids began.
That Paramushiro and the Kuri-
les are vastly important to the Japs
not only as defensive outposts but
also as a source of salmon Is OBJ
vious. Pilots sighted more than rs
fishing boats operating In these
waters northward under the pro-
lection of Jap destroyers.
Loss of these waters and their
rich fish harvest, competent mill
tary authorities pointed out, would
seriously affect the japanese eco
nomy
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22

Tic uTpTtCeutnteQ Oruer was IS
sued by Thomas Fair Neblett, 10th
regional director, in accordance with
instructions from the national
WLB.
1t directed union chiefs to ap-
pear before the board to explain
why the work stoppage continues
in violation of organized labor's
pledge to the president and in de-
fiance of the policy of the federal
government as enunciated by the
president and by congress-"
D. d. McClurg, president of the
local division of the Amalgamated
association of street electric and
motor coach employees; Henry
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22
&C. Police Department
To Go on Seniority Basis

official business and mapped plans
to continue their program of wild
ering several of the city's streets.
A brief discussion was conducted
ABOUT the drawing up of the annual
budget but as some departments had
failed to submit estimates of their
financial requirements it was agreed
to adjourn the session until next
Tuesday night when work on the
budget will actually begin.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22

Enough ground was leased so that
more buildings might be added to
the project which was obtained
through the efforts of the Ell Centre
chamber of commerce and other
civic leaders. In addition to the
40 units, the government will con-
struct by contract, priorities on
enough building material will be
given so that 20 more similar homes
may be built with private capital
The chamber has asked for another
project that will accommodate a
like number of tenants.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-22

the municipal government. The
program will be put into effect on
Aug. /, in the law enforcement di-
vision, the council agreed.
In order to qualify for benefits
of the system a person must first
serve one year on the force which
will be considered trial period
Base pay of officers at present is
approximately 5000 monthly.
The councilInen transacted other