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Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
Lost, Found Sirayed

I-LoSf, founo StFdved
LOST-Blue, lightweight wool skirt
bet. State and Main on 5th in
E. G. or near 800 w. 10th in I'M
perial. Reward. Call 1850, ask Tor
Mr.. Reed. 6-27
LOST-Gasoline ration book A be-
longing to G.. B. FoWlkes. Return
to Ration Board. 6-23
LOST ration books No. 2 be-
longing to George Tell. Return
to Ration Board. 6-23
Standard Oil sales book. Re-
ward. Return to Post-Press. 6-24
LOST-Ration books l and 2 be-
longing to Jessie, Ismael, Jennie,
Ismael, jr., Otelia, Richard, Mary
Ellen and Mary Lou Ballestros
and Peter and Joe Pedes. Return
to Ration Board. 6-24
LOST-Ration book No. 2 belonging
to Ernestine White. Return to
Ration Board. 6-24
STRAYED: Three saddle horses,
one sorrel, one black, one blue
On farm just west of airport in
Imperial. Phone 226, Imperial.
6-25
LOST: 3 No. l Ration Books be-
longing to Jerry Robertson, Jr,
Jerry Robertson and Mrs. Jerry
Robertson. Return to Ration
Board 6-25
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l0-Aparfments Tor Rent

FOR RENT-Furnishe Duplex Apt.
4 rooms, bath; cooler and elec.
refrig. 523 Vine. 6-24
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22

WE BUY SCRAP RECORDS
Your old, wornout, broken
phonograph records are worth
money at NOVAK MUSIC
STORE, 556 Main. Phone 70. TT
FOR BEAUTY and HEALTH
Electric bath and massage, 254
Professional Bldg Phone 207J
6-2S
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Vp IT INCOD LOO II
q FOUND SERVICE
If you have found lost pet or
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at the Post-Press Lost and
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and will gladly check her files,
without charge or obligation,
to assist you in finding the
rightful owner. For direct SER
vice or to order your Lost and
Found" ad
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22

WANT'ED-Boys to carry afternoon
paper routes. See Art Davis at
POSt-PreSS
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22

WANTED-Route salesman. Also
man for inside plant labor. Draft
exempt. Sunland Dairy, 1455 Main.
6-25
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LOST: Ration Book No. 2 belong
ing to Clatie B. Smith. Return
to Ration Boarc. 6-25
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Use Post-Press Want Ads For Results

32-Used Cars
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b---HeIp Wanted

WANTED - Handyman, California
Hotel. 6-22
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LOST: Gasoline ration book B
belonging to Frank Ram, Sr. Re-
turn to Ration Board. 6-25
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lb-PASTURAGE
Farm Lands

ie-Country Property Sale
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
PHOTOGRAPHERS
HETZEL
The
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Lost, Found Strayed

LOST: Red Cocker Spaniel puppy
8 months old. Answers to name of
Punchipa. Call CaleXico 8l5. Re-
ward. 6-25
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Since 1914 "The Farm Land Man"
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FOR SALE-Nice roomy nome /
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COW and chickens. Ph. 1O59W. 6-28
Evening star., 1943-03-08
Coup
Continued From First Page J

the Black Reichswehr Brigade IN
the putsch engineered by Wolf
gang Kapp in 1920. :s-
This short lived revolt, in which
government Offices were invaded
was forerunner of Hitler's national
socialism. r.
The diplomatic source said there
was growing fear among German
rlghtWlngers, conservatives and mon
archists. that the Gestapo was pre-
pairing to execute another purge like
that Of June, 1894.
For months. it was reported. there
has been unrest among Hitler,s
Junker generals. many OF whom.
like Field Marshal Gen. Walther
Won Brauchitsch. were said to be
tired of the Fuehrer's intuitional
strategy. Others were said to be
convinced that Germany cannot vii,
the war and that, therefore, the best
chance for the military caste is to
oust Hitler and strive for a nego-
tiated peace. > ~
Hitler's disappearance from public
notice in recent weeks is viewed by
diplomatic observers as a definite
indication that he has been forced
to give direction Of the war back
20 the generals.
These observers also speculate
that Hitlers isolation may fore
shadow additional peace feelers,
balted with the elimination of Hitler
from the government,
Evening star., 1943-03-08
Davis Charged
With Trying to
Ruin Democrats
By the Associated Press.

bs tne hSSOClfteC fIeSs.
1t is with mingled feelings Of
regret. disappointment and humilia-
tion." Representative Rankin, Dem
ocrat, OF Mississippi, commented to-
day in House speech, that I rise
to defend Elmer Davis OF the owl
against the charge OF attempting to
elect President Roosevelt to "a fourth
term
1T looks to me as If Mr.. Davis
might be trying to destroy the
Democratic party I understand he
is neither a Democrat nor a Re-
publican
In my opinion, Elmer Davis is
doing more to injure this admins
tration with the white people of
the Southern States than any other
man alive-as you will see from a
Communistic pamphlet published by
the owl and circulated among the
Negroes OF the South, at the ex-
pense of the Federal Treasury.
Without the support OF the white
people Of the South no man can be
elected on the Democratic ticket.
Without the white people of the
South the Democratic party would
have been dead long ago. In fact,
1t never would have been created.
If President Roosevelt expects to
see his administration succeed it
self, he had better crack down on
these crackpots who are constantly
harassing and insulting the white
people of the Southern States"
Evening star., 1943-03-08
Bodies Of Is Drowned
On Maneuvers Recovered
Earlier Story on Page B-5.)
By the Associated Press.

Earlier Story on Page B-5)
BE- the Associated Press.
CARRABELLE, Fla. March s.
Camp Gordon Johnston today re-
ported recovery of 13 bodies of SOL
diers drowned Friday night when
an Army landing barge was caught
in a storm during sea maneuvers
of Carrabelle.
One man, Staff Sergt. Chester S.
Domeracki of Erie, Pa, is missing
and presumed drowned. Search for
his body is continuing.
Capt. J. B. Davis, public rela tions
officer. said ali other men who par
ticipated in the maneuvers have
been accounted for. Several were
rescued after being thrown into the
sea when the landing ramp on the
barge was accidentally lowered after
the barge grounded on a sandbar.
Capt. Davis said no advance fore
cast was received OF the storm.
which struck during the night. ...,.
No commissioned personnel was
lost, Capt. Davis said. 4tf tr-F.
Evening star., 1943-03-08
Mrs. Roosevelt Calls Self
No Judge on Family Draft
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associs ted Press.
Selective service boards will have
to be allowed to decide in each case
if married men with children should
be drafted. Mrs. Roosebelt asserted
today.
I'm really not good judge be-
cause every one of my boys is mar
ried and has children" she explained
to her press conference.
But she said her grandchildren
won't suffer from lack OF education.
food or clothes while their fathers
are In service-even though she
doesn't believe you can repay child
for the loss Of his father during .the
period of service. She indicated that
In some cases children might be de-
prived OF needs II their fathers serve
and repeated each draft board
should decide individual cases.
Mrs. Roosevelt explained her re-
cent start OF Spanish lessons as
something shed planned to do for
long time. She said she's having
private lessons whenever ! can put
in the time" and thinks it's great
fun"
She said her mail indicates excel
lent morale in this country. pointing
out the fact that the hardest thing
to bear seems to be to have some
one reported among those missing
Evening star., 1943-03-08
Fish Rejects Invitation
To Speak in Boston
nv .he A.enri.tDd pr>..

By the Associated Prees. aa~ b.
BOSTON, March S.-Representa-
tive Fish, Republican, OF New York
has asked that his name be with
drawn from consideratio as an
Evacuation Day speaker in Boston
because he will be busy in Wash
ington His action quieted protests
/. from those who opposed his selec-
ton.
William B. Gallagher. member
Of the South Boston Citizens Asso-
citation arranging the. exercises,
quoted Mr.. Fish as saying in a
letter that lit will be extremely
2 difficult for me to leave Congress at
; this time and to spend two nights
on a train in order to make the
speech"
Mr.. Gallagher said he hopes Mr.
Fish will reconsider. Meanwhile a
committee of Boston liberal organi-
zations has invited Representative
Rogers. Democrat, of California to
speak at the March II exercises.
Evening star., 1943-03-08
Bombing Of Washington
Still Likely, Mas Says

There Is still a distinct possi-
bility Of Washington being bombed, -
Representative Mas, Republican, of
Minnesota, said this afternoon.
Speaking before members OF the
Washington Building Congress in
the Mayfower Hotel, the Marine
Corps colonel who spent four months
with Admiral Halsey in the Pacific
last summer, also warned that I'VE
may never defeat Japan if we do
not shift our emphasis to the
Pacific area in hurry
Our stake in this global war is
whether the 'white-type' civilization
shall survive" Mr.. Mas said. If
it is going to survive, We had better
get going In the Pacific"
Evening star., 1943-03-08
$4,000 Loss Estimated
In Hi||endaIe Md.) Fire

A fire which already had caused
damage estimated at SIC, 1000 was
still blazing this afternoon in the
Queen OF Apostles Home In Hillen-
dale. Md, after a four hour fight
by fire departments from all of the
eastern suburban areas. No one
was injured.
The building was described As
30-room rambling frame house Just
OH New Hampshire avenue. The
blaze spread from chimney fire,
hremen said.
Fire companies answering the
alarm, which was turned in shortly
after noon, included Kensinaton.
Silver Spring. Chevy Chase. Ia
koma Park and Hillendale.
Evening star., 1943-03-08
Boxer, Orderly Held
In New Year Staying
OF War Veteran
Higgins First Believed
Hh-ond-Run Victim;
Body Found in Alley

A District coroner's jury today
called the New Year Day death of
a 55-year -old war veteran a homi-
eide and held prize fighter and a
hospital orderly for the alleged
Staying, first listed by the police as
hit-run trafiic death.
Held without bond for action OF
the grand jury were Stanford Car
rier, rs, ex-boxer, of the 1900 block
Of Ballard street. Silver Spring. Md,
and George K. Burton; Is. former
orderly at a Silver Spring tMd.)
sanitariun, for the death of Paul
Higgins. IS. whose crushed body was
found in an alley in the 1900 block
Kenyon street NV. '
First Thought Hit Run. i:
At the time Mr.. Higgins body
was found it was thought he had
been the victim of a hit-run auto
mobile and his death was reported
at the coroner's ofiice under that
classification.
Burton, gaunt and with a five
day growth of beard, denied from
the witness stand that he had
slain Higgins. He said, Il could
steal but l could not kill"
He admitted being with the victim
on the morning in question but said
he had let the slain man out OF an
automobile at Eighteenth street and
Columbia road NV. after picking
the victim up at Fourteenth and
6 streets NV. prior to the Staying
Admits Picking Pockets.
He admitted going through the
dead mans pockets. but denied hav-
ing anything to do with his death.
1t. william J. Liverman of the
Police Departments accident inves-
tigation unit said Burton had made
conflicting statements when ques-
toned, but admitted being with Hig-
gins early New Year Day.
1t. Liverman also testified that
human hairs were found underneath
the automobile owned by Carrier
and in which Burton admitted being
Carrier did not take the stand On
his own behalf
Evening star., 1943-03-08
Wallace
Continued From First Pase.)

ployment. Communistic propaganda
OF this kind is inevitable and there
is nothing which the Russian gov
ernment or our Government or any
other government can do to stop it.
1T is my belief that democracy is
the only true expression OF Chris
tianity =" If we want peace,
We must treat other nations in the
spirit of democratic Christianity.
Throughout history, every big
nation has been given an oppor-
tunity to help itself by helping the
world
Must Demonstrate Religion.
1--WE Of the western dcmocracies
must demonstrate the practicality
OF our religion.
I'VE must extend a helping hand
to China and India; we must be
firm and just with Prussia we must
deal honestly and fairly with Russia
and be tolerant and even helpful AS
she works out her economic prob
lens in her own way: We must prove
that we ourselves can give an ex-
ample. IN our American democratic
way. Of full employment and fun
production for the benefit of the
common man.
by collabora ting with the rest of
the world to put productive resources
fully to work. we shall raise our own
standard Of living and help to raise
the standard Of living Of others.
1T is not that we shall be taking
the bread out Of the mouths of our
own children to feed the children
of others. but that We shall CO.
operate with every one to call forth
the energies Of every one, to put
Gods earth more completely at the
service of mankind
Hitler's Children.
Mr.. Wallace said Hitler stream
lined the Prussian education sys-
tenn TO marshal the millions of
German boys and girls behind his
evil conspiracy" and that until the
system was removed the threat of
Hitlerism would remain.
The evil influence of this sys-
tematic degradation can not
be counteracted in short time" he
said Even Hitler's death will not
end it, because many of Hitlers
children, conditioned as they are,
will believe that he is still their
leader, in the spirit If not in the
flesh. Hitler dead may be almost
as dangerous as Hitler alive"
1t is not up 10 the United Ma
tions, Mr.. Wallace added. to say
just what the German schools of
the future should teach.
But 1t, is vital to the peace OF
the world to make sure that neither
Prussianisrn. Hitlcrism nor any
modifcat ton Of them is taught" he
said. There are many cultured
Evening star., 1943-03-08
Higgins Says Capital
Has Too Many Clerks

Andrew Higgins, head of the Hig-
gins Industries In New Orleans, told
the Senate Defense investigating
Committee today there are too
many clerks in Washington, while
answering questions about how to
improve production.
Mr.. Higgins was one OF three ship
builders called in to tell how they
manage their plants. When they
had finished. Senator Mead, Dem
ocrat, Of New York. suggested they
might vivsit some of the other
plants that lack some of the direc-
tional ability you three gentlemen
seem to have"
Chairman Truman said his hope
was that other producers would 60
and see what these three plants are
doing.
Mr.. Higgins reference to WASH
ington came after Senator Burton,
Republican, Of Ohio had asked him
what he thought would be the best
way to get greater production per
man In war industries generally.
You did not ask me about surplus
manpoWer." Mr.. Higgins replied.
Isn't there lot of it in Wash
ington around these bureaus?r He
then added the remark that there
were too many clerks here.
Tells Of Own Experience.
Mr.. Higgins told Senator Truman
we kept on with our own expert
ence instead OF hiring efficiency ex-
perts." He gave as other reasons
| the fact that he designed the boats
he built and that he and his work
men had confidence.
Asked about absenteeism, Mr.. His-
gins said he has been reading about
it, but has not had much trouble
with it.
IF man is absent a workers
committee talks to him. / am not
supposed to know about it, The Sec
ond time the committee talks to
him more seriously and the third
time it's three strikes-he's out" Mr.
Higgins testified.
The New Orleans shipbuilder told
Senator Ball he has not been slowed
up by jurisdictional disputes between
| different unions because whenever
| questions arise ne and the labor
! spokesmen go into a soundproof
room" and settle the question.
Evening star., 1943-03-08
.kCChiefs Oppose
Work-or-Fieht Bill
Aimed al Absences
McNutt Agency to Ask
Monthly Reports on
Time Lost by Workers
Earlier Story on Page A-11.)

A War Manpower Commission
spokesman opposed today legislation
to combat absenteeism through a
work-o fight program and disclosed
the commission will consider this
week plan to require employers to
make monthly reports of absentee
ism among their workers
Lawrence Appley, executive direc-
tor of VINO. outlined his views to
the House Naval Committee. He
said he also spoke for VINO Chair
man Paul v. McNutt.
Representatives of the War and
Navy Departments and the Mari
time Commission previously having
Endorsed the principle OF the legis-
lation, which would require en-
ployers to report absentees with a
view to possible induction into the
armed forces.
Outlines VINO Plan.
Outlining the plan he said VINO
hopes to inaugurate in April to re-
quire monthly reports of absentee
ism, Mr.. Appley said I'VE feel that
We can handle the situation" with
out new legislation.
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, selec-
tive service director. testified he
believed a man given draft defer
ment because of his occupation
should lose that deferment when
he no longer applied himself to the
work which gave him the deferment.
1T is stimulating to know that
after almost year, the Manpower
Commission is getting around to a
procedure that will provide hit and
miss information on absenteeism,"
Representative Lyndon
B. johnson, Democrat, OF Texas.
author of the legislation under con-
sideration.
Earlier a CIO leader told the COM
mittee "a far more fundamental
than work or fight leEis-
lation is necessary.
Evening star., 1943-03-08
FSA Denies Support
For Union Circular
Seeking Farm Help
Affi|iotion Not Required
To Get Transportation,
Baldwin Tells Senators

Earlier Stories on Pgs. Az, A-3l
Administrator C. B. Baldwin of
the Farm Security Administration
denied today that the Government
encourages the Southern Tenant
Farmers Union to send out circulars
inviting migratory labor to join one
OF its af,1liates and get "a free trip to
Florida at Government expense"
He told Senate Agriculture Sub
committee the FSA requires no
worker to join union" in order to
get transportation to areas of farm
worker shortage and denied any
connection with circular Senator
Aiken, Republican. of Vermont said
had been distributed by H. L.
Mitchell, STU official. at Memphis.
Tenn.
Spend the winter in Florida" :"
read the circular.
Help the United States Govern
ment save food crops needed to win
the war Return home next spring
IN time to make your own CROP
Circular Quoted.
The circular added that each
worker that we help send out is re-
ouired to take out membership
card in the Migratory Agricultural
Workers Union at an initiation
fee of 81 and monthly due of 81,
with special discount to members
of the STU It added a minimum
wage of So day was guaranteed,
good piece workers could make more
than SIS and no other charges would
be made for the protection and
help the union offers"
Mr. Baldwin said he assumed Mr..
Mitchell was trying to get work for
his members and increase his union
membership" but that "the Govern
ment has nothing to do with it
In response to question from
Senator Bushf1eld, Republican, Of
South Dakota. he said he is salts
fed there was no foundation" for a
report that the FSA had been known
to pay union dues for workers.
. Asked about a purported menu"
for migratory farm workers, Mr..
Baldwin said the FSA never pre-
scribes what the hands should eat.
Tells About Contracts.
: Mr.. Baldwin testified FSA con-
tracts with farmers specify c lly that
workers be given weatherpr oof shell
ter. pure water for drinking and
washing and sanitary privies.
"A Mr.. Chandler from Florida
testified here recently you con-
.demned his houses because of criti-
cism of one of the toilets" Senator
Rushflelo said.
The witness said information sup
piled him did not conform to that
view, adding
We've even been accused of
socialism for requiring one privy for
every 25 workers"
The Government insists. Mr.. Bald
win added, on minimum wage of
30 cents an hour and that certain
minimum standards OF living be
maintained.
Evening star., 1943-03-08
Two Woman Drivers Acquitted
In Coast Guard Truck Junket

Inc, OF Lansing. Mich. an automo-
bile delivery organization, to drive
the vehicles to Miami. Officers said
the vehicles were needed badly.
The women arrived here last
Wednesday, after spending Sunday
in Daytona Beach They did not
deliver the trucks on Thursday and
admitted they used them for shop
ping and sightseeing Friday
Assistant County Solicitor Albert
D. Hubbard said the women claimed
driving the huge trucks overtaxed
them physically. Mrs. Kane testified
she was the wife of the legal adviser
20 the State Highway Department
in Michigan. The other woman
said her husband was an attorney.
Evening star., 1943-03-08
Triple A Will Fill
Vital Postwar Need,
Wallace Declares
Farmers Urged to Guard
Ii From Destruction
BY Foir-Weuther Friends
Be he Associated Press

bS ne associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March g.
Vice President Wallace cautioned
farmers today to be "on guard now,
so as not to let their fair weather
friends destroy the TRIBE A ma
chinery or public sympathy for the
farmers cause
He spoke here on the 10th an
niversary OF the administration
farm program which Mr.. Wallace
launched as Secretary of Agricul-
ture
Fol- seeing possible period of good
business and full employment after
the war ends, he added it might
prove to be temporary since it would
be based on war-caused factors that
are short-lived
Unless We take definite steps to
insure that sufficient buying power
will be kept up there will be a de-
cline in both foreign and domestic
demand for farm products within a.
few years after the war ends" Mr..
Wallace said. IF that should hap
pen farmers will desperately need
the kind of help that only the triple
A machinery can give. That is one
reason why it is so important for
the farmers to be on guard SO AS
not to let their fair weather friends
destroy the triple A or public SYM
pathy for the farmers cause.
IF such period Of business de-
cline should set in, not only will
farmers desperately need a farm
program. but businessmen and la
boring men will desperately need
a program to restore industrial en-
ployment and prodution.
Mr.. Wallace cautioned against any
postwar national program embody-
ing an excessive nationalist policy"
He said the country now was being
flooded with propaganda for new.
subtle and therefore dangerous
forms of isolationism which, II
adopted. would lead straight to
World War No. g."
Evening star., 1943-03-08
$4,000 Maryland Men
Must Be RecIdssified
Earlier Story on Page ALL

tEaTl1ef story on Page Ali
b he Associated Press
BALTIMORE. March 8.-State
Selective Service director Henry c..
Stanwood estimated today that ap-
proSimately $4,000 Maryland men
Will be reclassified by local draft
boards as result Of the War Man
power Commissions order affecting
all men over 38 years ole.
He commented that although the
new order does not make the men
over 80 eligible for induction imme-
diately, 1t definitely paves the road
for resumption of drafting of these
men
Under the order all men 80 or
more who have been placed In class
4-H-deferred because of age-uill
be reclassifed according to occupa- =
ton, dependency and physical con-
dition.
Men over IS and those who have
become As since they registered re-
main free from induction, Mr.. Stan
wood said.
Evening star., 1943-03-08
Roosevelt
Continued From First Page. }

abilities. including the occupations
OF seanen, investiea tory agents,
forest rangers. border patrolmen,
prison guards and other comparable
occupations wherein replacement
within necessary age limits is diff
cult
Every agency committee is directed
to maintain on a current basis ade-
quate statistics on the selective serv-
ice status of its male employees,
which are to be summarized and re-
ported TO the Review Committee at
stated intervals.
The War Manpower Committee
chairman is authorized to recon-
mesd to the Budget Bureau sugges-
tons for the effective use of the
services OF Government employees in
order better to conserve manpower.