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Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-03
STANDARD TIME
(San Bernardino Sum

tSan Bernardino Sum
1t has been proposed that California
inquire from the federal government
whether anything has been gained by
this mOnkey-business with the clock. The
so-called daylight saving has never been
popular in California. The farmers
work at 4 disadvantage and during Win
ter months industrial workers fail to
see what is to be gained by getting up
before dawn and making their way to
work while it is still dark
Just what has been accomplished in
California by turning the clocks back
an hour no one has ever taken the trou-
ble to explain. The coldest part of the
"a hours is that period when workers
are required to get up and prepare break
fast. More heat is required than would
be necessary if the day began an hour
later. More illumination is required. 1t
is extremely doubtful if a compensating
gain on both heat and illumination is
made on the other end of the day. The
entire schedule on the farms is delayed.
Daylight saving was originally in
vented to provide longer period of day
Ilgnt for recreation during summer af-
ternoons. California never subscribed
even to that idea. But during the winter
months there seems no excuse at all for
the so-called daylight saving time.
The interests of very large majority
Gl the people Of California are not serv-
ed by this manipulation with the clock.
Let's go to standard time.
Decisive war will continue next year
also. As long as the other side keeps
at 1t, we must do SO, no matter for how
many yearS.-Tokyo radio.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-03
Mind Your
Manners

Test your knowledge of cor
rect social usage by answering
the following questions, then
checking against the authorita-
tive answers below:
l. If you must prompt a small
child to say Thank you" should
you try to do it inconspicuously?
=. Should grown-ups discuss a
child'S size or appearance in front
of the child?
3. Should guests encourage a
child TO show off, when the mother
is sensibly trying to keep him out
Of the spotlight?
4 At a childrens party should
the young host or hostess be al
lowed to keep 4 prize if he wins a
contest or a game?
5 Should children be taught to
let other cc ldrC lay with their
toys?
Answers
l. Yes.
?. No It will make him feel
self-conscious.
3. No.
4. No. He should be taught that
the prizes are for the guests.
s. Yes.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-03
COMMODORE PERRY
KNEW JAP DUPLICITY
tRiverside Daily PreSs)

tklNerSlde DAILY PreSS)
II the ghost of Commodore Perry could
look down today on Japan, whose ports
he opened to the western world, he might
be grieved at the turn of events but not
entirely surprised For in the midst of
elaborate ceremonial pOmp and festive
flag-waving ninety years ago, when Unit
ed States ships were first permitted by
Japan to sail into her waters, the com
modore knew his Japs.
From the japanese government Perry
received official gifts to be presented to
the President of the United States, and
these gifts he sent on to President Pierce
with the comment, Il am aware that these
are not by any means the best specimens
of the work of the Japanese; with their
usual duplicity, they have doubtless kept
back their finer products
1t is of timely interest that the original
of Commodore Perry's Japanese duplici-
ty" letter, in his own handwriting and
dated from Mancao, China, September 5,
1858, two months after the successful
first mission, will be available for ms
pcction until February 20 at the Hunting
ton library in San Marino.
The visitor, reading Perrys letter, will
bc interested in the humorous diplomatic
ENHANCEMENT connected with the presen-
tatIOn OF the gifts, which led to a minor
victory for the United States over Japan.
Commodore Perry had refused official
gifts unless he could return gifts of
equal value. japanese custom forbade
the reception of presents from foreign
ers. Perry stood his ground. The Japs
offered the compromise of accepting only
such presents as could be concealed in
their sleeves Perry insisted on open
off A xtroS hnI nj
at the last minute the Japs added
few fowls in wicker baskets and several
boxes of eggs and the day was only won
for the United States by Perry's retail
alton with gifts for the wives of the Jap
ancse Officials
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-03
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT


NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR
THE COLLECTION AND DIS
POSAL OF GARBAGE IN THE
CITY OF FL CENTRIC.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that sealed bids will be received by
the City Clerk of the City of ri
Centre at his office in the City
Hall in said City of FL Centre up
to and until 500 pm. of the 10th
day of Februasy, 1914, for the col
lection and disposal of garbage
from within the City of FL Centre
as follows:
l. Bids for the period of one
year,
2. Alternate bids for two years;
3. Alternate bids for three years.
Said bids shall be based upon the
form OF contract and the specifica-
tiOnS therein contained to which
the bidders attention is called for
further particulars. Said contract
form is on file and may be in
spected at the office of the City
Clerk and also in the office of the
Director of Public Works, and the
same is by this reference made a
part of this proposal inviting bids.
Said bids will be opened and
considered by the City Council of
the City of Ell Centro at its regular
meeting to be held on said 10Th day
of February, 1914 at 7:3O pm. of
said day at said City Hall, or at
such subsequent time to which said
meeting may be regularly adjourn
ed, and a contract will be awarded
to the lowest responsible bidder,
provided said City Council reserves
the right to reject any and all
bids. The bidder whose proposal is
accepted shall be required to enter
into said contract with the City
of FL Centre within ten days from
and after the time of the accept
ance of his bid and to furnish
the City with a bond or bonds as
provided by law and in said con-
tract to be entered into as. afore-
said
Each bid shall be accompanied
by a certified check equal to ten
per cent of the total amount Of
such bid, payable to the City of
Ell Centro. or by a bond for like
amount with sureties acceptable
to said City Council, as a guaran-
tee that if such bid be accepted the
maker thereof will enter into the
proposed contract with said City
and give the bond or bonds re-
quired by such contract, provided
that such check or bond will be re-
turned to each unsuccessful bid
der upon the rejection of his bid
and to the successful bidder upon
his execution of said contract and
delivery of said bonds.
Dated this 1st day of February,
1914.
NEAL H. GAVIN,
City Clerk of the City Of
FL CentrO.
tNo. AZ F3-10)
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-03
10 Remark

Roosevelt says the New Deal is
gone; Mr.. Wallace says the New
Deal is very much alive and that
Mi. Roosevelt is ii. MIR. Rayburn
says the New Deal never stood for
a program of scarcity, but always
for program of production. I
am bit confused at the moment.D
l am for relief. 1t has practical
value in war as we'll as charitable
aspect. I am for starting with the
starving children of the occupied
countries. the machinery for which
is set-uE and operating. Among the
People who cheer SO loudly for
UNRRA are people who are pre-
venting us from sending food to
these children. Talk about "sover-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-03

Decisive war will continue next year
also. As long as the other side keeps
at it, we must do SO, no matter for how
many years=TOkyo radio
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-03

eign nations; we say we're the
most powerful nation in the world.
and we supply men and the mate
riel with which other nations are
saving themselves, but we haven't
the power or influence to feed q
few starving children under alb
solutely alright conditions. Let's
be realistic as we'll as emotional.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-03
LUNCH BONES INVADE
FACULTY

AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. . CUP)--A
lunch box no more is IL, z:gn of a
laborer University of Texas pro-
fessos carry lunch boxes to the
campus daily, since gasoline and
tire rationing has made lunch trips
home difficult. So many of the
engineering faculty are lunch box
carriers that a huge coffee urn
has been installed in Engineering
Hall, and lunch box faculty con-
ference is held weekly.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-03
BY Congressman John Phillips

The past week has been filled
with an experience so interesting
that for the third time in mora
than eleven years I failed to get
this column in time to the papers
which print it. It is an illustration
of what I was saying in my last
column.
Congress has been discussing par
ticipation in the United Nations
Relief and Rehabilitation Admins
traNon. familiarly known as UNRRA
CaS if it were "Un-rao from the
initials.
1t is an emotional subject Men
in public office soon realize which
these subjects are. Education, re-
lief, pensions, are in the group, A
suggestion that such legislation b.
subjected to the same scrutiny d~
any other. for management, per
sonnel, economy, results, is quite
often met by personal attacks. The
result, with some legislators, is thai
it is easier to vote for badly
drawn, or eXtravagant bill. than to
explain the vote afterwards.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-03
TURN TO SOUTH

A recent announcement coming from
the u. S. Forest Service of the Depart
ment of Agriculture gives food for
thought. 1t is to the effect that in the
future this country mus look to the deep
South for at least half of its timber re-
quirements. The average person, when
thinking of lumber, has in mind the
tremendous areas on the Pacific slope
and the western half of the country rath-
er than Dixie. 1t is further cited that
the postwar needs will run to 21 bill
lion cubic feet. One reason the south
will be tapped, it is pointed out, is that
postwar construction will use many
kinds of wood hitherto untouched. In
cidentally it is figured the South will
come into big industrial expansion after
the war.
We in America believe that our profit
system, operated by private enterprise,
can out-produce, plant for plant, any
government monopoly in the world.-Eric
A. Johnston, president IT, S. C. of C.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-03
GROWING PROBLEM

This column has patiently expos
ed this situation. II is q growth
gnawing at the body Of representa-
by selfish interests whose paid rep
reSentatives want the power sup-
poSedly given to the elected repre-
sentatiVeS under our constitution.
For four days l have been listen
ing to arguments for and against
UNRRA Thursday I casually askel
the man beside me if he had de
cided how he was going to vote.
I had decided what my vote would
be. His reply aroused my curiousity
1 asked other members.
The majority expected to vote
for the bill. Not one said he would
vote for it because he favored It.
They said, I'm voting for it with
my fingers crossed" or they said,
I'm holding my nose and VOting
for it; or they said I guess We
have no choice; if we vote against
it, we'll be charged with being
opposed to relief for starving peo-
pie" or some said, Il have to,
don't want to be called an isola-
zionist" Not one said anything
like, Yes, I'm for it, period"
Am I an isolationist? I never
was; I have no thought of start
ing now 1 supported the Fulbright
resolution. and / was one of the
26 new Republicans who, befoIc
any other evidences of support,
wrote to Senators Ball, Burton,
Hatch and Hill, commencing their
senate resolution. In fact, l took
the letter around for some Of the
signatures.
WHO Is WHAT?
But I don't concede that I was
sent down here from the 22nd dis
trict to sell out the United States
of America. 1 have not lost COM
pletely a sense of values, and a bill
lion dollars is still a lot of mOney
to the taxpayers, if not to the New
Deal. Il don't know yet what term
to use instead of New Deal. Mr..
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-03
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The fOiloUiHg edit
oridIS arc presented as interesting opn-
ions Coiced bg editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-23
Medicine Bill
Attacked Al:
Drug Meeting

Raleigh. May 2:;;- Con,ro-
""rsi1I rr"p, scd RECESSION. m the
%'Ht' ) pharmacy Law, held the at
icn'I"n today "i more than 9OG dug
gusts who came hcrr i.r IN" npcninp
session oi the North Carolina Phar-
mac"uilCal NSSuCIH'ip,', amn,Ial con-
vCntiun.
Holding Joint session, Irc the tray
cling mems aSSCCIIiinu and the y.m-
ans auxiliary. Sessions al the three
groups began al : -. m. with for
mcr Governor !. &. H. Ehrrpgha,is.
president OF the Raleigh Chamber Of
commerce. giving the welcome ad-
dress.
a committee studying proposed
changes III the pharmacy laws mot
al 10 y. M. Ia complete n, phraSInu
OF recommendations tn bC made IN
reports ir the convention tomorrow.
Also holding - prC-COuycuiipn meet
mr. was the nominating committee.
Whp%r STAT" nt Two nominees for each
office will bC presented tomorrow.
Early reports said the Judicial COM
miltcc'S report would favor restrict
Ing the compromising Of prescriptions
only 10 pharmacists. the raising of
%tor" permit charges and the widen
ing Oi the powers oi the North Caro-
lima Board of Pharmacy.
Paul BlSSCiic of Wilson. chairman
of the associations postwar planning
committee, and past president told
tho opening session that the pharma-
ccutical association should Iuin with
the medical profession "iu an intel
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-23
Absent Ballots Coming
Slo7vly Over The STATE

county. Wake III the last gubCrna-
torial primary cast about 3 l-2 per
cent of the States total vote. If tho
abScntcCS are coming back III that
same proportion the 800 received
here would indicate about 5000 in
the state: and if tnCrc were 5000
received by noon Monday II would
seem safe bet there would be at
least twice that many before Sat
urday-pcrhapS more.
Carrying the ratio of Wake to the
State vote further. experienced STU
dents of Wake county politics pre-
die, a vote Of 10000 to $4,000 in tho
county Saturday. Multiplying that
by thirty-whiCh is to assume that
il will again bc approximately l-2
pCrccnt of the State totdl-givcS an
indicated State vote Of 100000 TO
$40 600 That is almost the maxi
MUM of any recorded estimate to
date Most estimates have ranged
from 10000 Ia 100000 votes, in
cIudinp The ahscrtcCs. with the low
or figure favored l..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-23
Daily Dispatch Bureau
BY LYNN NISBET'.

Raleigh, May 23.- There Is no
way TO tell how many abscutc" bal
io'S have been issued for soldiers
ana ashd sailors to use in the primary
saturday, because so many oi them
were issued on personal applications
Dy members of the family. Even the
wake County Board of Elections
ulo moi have Monday complete
l'S', since some had been sent ON
n",' requests and some on personal
ana The totals had not been tabulat-
VII. The Wake county board. how
tVcr' and IT is believed 10 bc
lh'TIy typical Of others. is more con
Sc'ncd about the number coming
o'Ck than how many arc sent out.
, Up to noon Monday just about
.nrcc hundred ballots had been re
'urhcd TO Wake county. That docsn'
sound very big until some arith-
,ncuc is applied TO the whole pro-
pI'm' Though not the biggest "o'ing
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-23
Labor Board
Member Bitter
Toward Ward

Washington. May 23-(Ap)-Gc-
rard RcIiicy, member oi the National
Labor Relations Board. asserted to-
day that the Montgomery Ward Com
pdny had Il lons record oi violating
labor laws.
Appearing before - special House
committee cStIGdtIng government
"DIlIrC ui the CompHny'S plant at
Chicago, Reilly said the asserted rIu-
laiI"nS were in the Kansas CiIy.
Portland. Ore, and ST. Paul plants
and undoubtedly this background al;
unfair practices played a large part
as - prCCipltant al the celebrated
Chicago strike which led To Sci&,nc.
Reilly declared that the company
attempted iu form u company union
IN Kansas City and sought To pre-
vent success of other unions, refused
to bargain I'm good faith" al Port
land provoked u strike by "StalI,n.:
tactics, and maintained "a system Tl
espionage involving employment OF
labor spies" at ST. Paul.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-23
CATTLE SHOW WILL
OFFER BELk PRIZES

College Station. Rplr,nb Nav %
Tic third annual irninr c,,,I"
.'"" '"u Nrr.r Carolina viii offer
".'" u.""u'ug 'p 81 900 .donntcd
nt '." i'r.. stores of Eastern and
Central North Carolina. according
!" an announcement made last week
by dairy specialists nf the State Col
lCGc Extension Service.
The show will continue for five
years with Tn" first event scheduled
for Rdl"lEh nest September i. a.
Nrcy and \. &. Kinney of the Ex-
tension staff report that Karl Hud-
son. manager of the Hudson Belk
group 90 si"rc-. -,ud that 81 900 will
h" nId" tEJlHhI" tor 'hC first show
'h. 'rl| h' Z is pI.uucd to have 2
s''Hc. H"4nuu- 90 1913 with 81 900
ayriuDlc lur rJrN.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-23

Raleigh. MAY 22-CtPD-yct
cram political observers here
Wcr" predicting q light vote in
Saturdays primary.
NarinuN estimates placed the
states ECtrnG strength al more
tl'im Whu.UGu ~ thr 1000 odd
precincts. wl,li more Hitu 100
900 nl TIL, number in iur armed
im'r>. ! small rrrr,rtlgc ri
the service pc,~,ui'n'i T., tNrrctcd
II iLkr advantage al t.IC absentee
voting privilege.
Polls will open at $50 4. M.
and close At $50 y. m.
kccucS' interest in the campaign
Ippcdcd 10 be ~ the race for the
Democratic nomination FOR governor
u. Gregg Cherry, of GaSiunia. DR.
Ralph Mcdonald of Winston -Salcr
and Chapel HI. and OLA Boyd. ~
bIr"owu. mr ,.r candidates.
Aogru uwu.u. .W. been wac,
ty l0rD.v..'.,. ... .... .-m. ..n.
ul Iu".o.,. ...u. 0,n..w C.yd,
r. i...g . -...E "u vmFn l.
B'gG . Charlotte ,,. the Sc"al,
seat now held by Robert Il. Rcynold
OF AshCvIjIc. Arthur Simmons o
Burlington and Giles Yocman New
ton oi Gibson are the other candi
dates FOR this office.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-23
Great Offensive Is
LaunchedByAHes
On Anzio Front
>Bombers Blast Way
For Ground Forces
On Italian Coast

Allied Headquarters. Naples,
May 23-(AP)-Allicd troops
on the AnZio bcachhcad launch
ed powerful offensive today,
cracking into the German lines
only - miles from famed fifth
army forces driving up from
the southeast.
Five hundred 10 700 heavy bomb
ers blasted military targets within a
50-mIlc radius OF Rome in thun-
dCring Spcdrhead to the drive.
Pacing the bcaChhead charge.
Allied light bOmberS and fight
crs bombed Nazi concentrations
on an eight mile stretch of dry
river bed near the rail line north
of CiStcrnia, German fortress
city, in the center Of the front.
and SwOoped low to strafc the
Germans.
1t. Gen. Mark W. Clark came
10 the beaChhcad yesterday. estab-
fishing an advanced command post.
and inspecting United States troops
on the eve OF the renewed battle.
The battle IN Italy has started
upon Il new phase" headquarters de
Clarcd. An attack 10y the fifth army
Allied bCaChhcad force started early
III the morning OF May 23 in cnnjunc-
ton with an attack by the eighth
army against the Hitler lines. and
continued action cf the fifth army on
the coastal sector"
The statement added that no de-
tails Of the days fighting were yet
available.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-23
Deep Pcnctrations

Allied ii"dauulricrs. Naples.
May 23-tAD-AIlicd ;roops.
lighting German rcinforccmcnts
haSt1ly flung into battle, have
struck deeper into the German
mountain area only % miles
from the AnZiO bcachhcad, seiz-
ing more mountain heights north
east of Tcrracina, il was an
nouncCd today.
tn" German himh command do
rln"d 'wIiH,U' confirmation here, -
ih'' me Ii'A army uu the bCachhead
h"d launched u strong infantry and
tank assault. supported by planes. at
me center Of that front. and fight
ing is i'll full swing"
Berlin br0adcastS said the beach
mead fiith army attacked after in
ienSiNc artillery fire, hitting SOUTH
west and west of Aprilla. and in the
CiStCrnia-LI'tOri1 sector
iirlHUuartcrS declared Tho
Germans have thrown their full
reserve strength south of Rome
ih'" the Hitler line battle, and
w" A'l1"h main and brachhcai
i'rit''" are engaging II Sayi di
Visions. some 0f them already
badly mauIcd.
IN The town Of Picdimontc, four
miles west OF Casino, the c-Cmv still
was ClInGlnC I" strong points. while
elGhth army troops. including Poles.
Wer" on three sides at this strong
natural position. Street fighting was
raging IN som" parts of the town.
tLIS' might IN" Morocco radio said
clGh'h army force. had captured tho
CiyD
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-23
ChrysIcr Strike ~
At Detroit Ends
By Board Ordcr

Detroit. Nrrh.. Nav 23.-(NPD
THE thrySicr Corporation
strike. causing idlcncSS Tor
nearly l2.OD0 war workers. was
called off suddenly today by tue
"Nccuiir" board Of Local 100.
United Automobile Workers.
Ordering strikers back to
work. the locals executive
board took its action a day be.
fore its membership was Ia ap.
pear before the parent JAW
Cos highest councils. with
facts and witnesses" la explain
the strike.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-23
Steel Firm Wins
ACquittaI by Jury
At Pittsburgh, Pa.

Pittsburgh. Pa. May %
tAP-A Federal court jury to-
day acquitted the Carncgic-li-
linniS Corporation Of Il govern
mrnt charge of rOnrcaling and
falSiiyjng records and tests on
steel plates.
The verdict was reached last
night by the jury of six women
and six men and opened in court
this morning. The charges grew
out OF an investigation by the
Truman Senate investigating
committee i'm 1913.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-23
ALI New Guinea Is Now
In L :. I>onnbcrs' i,u,ec;
Menace TO Philippines

.tdvfncrd i!iird Jr,tIuu,rt-
e.. NJ" Guinea. Niay -
>. NnirrIrin aCiIVation nf
Nahkc'" ariicld brought an
N'M '"inra within range nG
lisn'rr-"~c"ricd NI!icd bnnhcr,
'"u.iN ana rrrNaGcd deeper
aerial inr"Id' on the Duich East
indies, even ~ penetration of
the Philippines.
hu' Nui." G"uo.II Dru.Il Mac
Nr'nHI@ planes 'rrs ,.r. ri ruIr.
on IN" .'rr'".Ic island strip. un.lr
"sc JIpHn"." Hpr.rG the lG,,u,..
IF rs'n army IJul. a-lur tr,
''n'r important ugr"I1s or .n.
nearby Du'cu New Gurucr mann
land
Accurate cucuy mulr, ,uc ken,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-23
today in the great Pacific lumber

today in the great Pacific lumber
belt.
Thousands were idle: estimates
of the number off duty ranged
from $4,000 to $4,000: the walk
outs. in protest against Il waG"
increase denial. were spreading
rapidly and mere mills MAJ
close tomorrow in eastern Wash
ingtOn around Spokane. where
mass meeting was scheduled to-
night.
All mills in Tacoma. where
around 100 ar" employed. were
closed. In Seattle and POrtlaEl
thc situation was almost the
same.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-23
Fourth Term
Is Burning
Texas Issue
Democratic Fight
Grows More Bitter; !
COP Has Troubles

(Ry The Associated Prcss.)
After all Eic fanfare of all
election campaign. Texas Dem
OCrats convened today with
their choice of the States dele
gates to cast iS votes in the ma
tiOnS convention apparently
hinGing on the outcome of bat
tie between administration and
anti-fOurth term factions.
Al the same time. supporters Of
Governor Thomas f.. Dewey of New
York and Governor John ". Brick.
Cr. "I OHIO. contested at u RCpub-
liCan convention for Texas 33 G.. q.
i. delegates. There were strong in
diCaiIunS The delegates would bC un-
instructed. although Dewey supper
icrS claimed they had the Cdg" and
BrIckcr haClicrs hoped 10 split the
delegation.
BrICkCr. on u speaking tour of tho
southwest. told prrConvcniinn
rally in Houston last night tina; the
CIO political action committee.
which nc described aS "pnwcriul
ami dangerous group" was far more
active than the Democratic Nation
al Committee IN campaigning for a
fourth term for the New Deaf"
He was "rcliably informed"
BriCkcr added. that the CIO commit
tee us prepared 10 spend Sj,uDn.nO
TO pcrpCtuatc the present regime
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-23
Fighting Terrible

Londom. Mdy p - (AP) -
Minister of Information Bren-
den Brackcn said today that the
lighting IN Italy "iS beyond all
description and "th" Germans
are receiving ON" Of the great
est furnishings in their history
from the force under General
Sir Harold Alexander. .
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-23

Inc Chinese victory laulr'od 'h"
main enemy Burma road hg." ri
LunIlmG. - mile, lp The nur'ura,i.
by cutting IT'S supply route from
MandHIay. The commuuIquc said
In" Japanese garrison at Chciang
Was cncIrcIrd and wiped out by the
advancing Chinese.