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Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

urged Japan to strike Immediately,
arguing that sooner or later the
Soviets would join the United
States and Great Britain in the
war against the japanese.
Hitler was said to have proposed
a Russian Pearl Harbor" as a
diversionary measure aimed at
drawing Red army strength from
the offensive against Germany in
the west.
Usually informed quarters under
stood that Hitler insisted in his
meetings with Ambassador Hiroshi
Oshima that Japan launch an at
tack on Vladivostok and on the
Manchurian frontier, especially at
Changkufeng, the scene of a border
incident" in July, 1888.
Informants said Hitler based the
main weight of his proposal on the
contention that eventual war be-
tween Japan and Russia was in
eyitable and the japanese should
seize the advantage of a surprise
attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
U.S.. Leaders Eve
Polish Dispute

WASHINGTON, Jan. l3 tUP)-
Diplomatic circles believe that the
Soviet Unions offer for settlement
of the boundary dispute with Poland
may restore ruptured relations be-
tween the two United Nations pow
ers despite MoscoWs insistence it
will not deal with the Polish gov
eminent in exile.
State department and other Of
ficials declined to discuss the Rus
sian proposal under which PolandS
western boundaries would be ad-
justed to take in parts of Germany
while the eastern boundaries would
be altered to give Russia parts Of
pre-war Poland.
1t appeared likely that the queS-
ton might be referred to the Euro
pean commission, authorized by the
Moscow conference of foreign
ministers in October and now set
up in London, to provide liaiSon
among the United States, Britain,
and Russia.
While the United States and
Great Britain took no immediate
stand on the Russian offer, the
rapid advance of the Red armies in
former Polish territory promised to
make the question increasingly
urgent
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
President Urges
AirIines PIuns

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 CUP) -
President Roosevelt has sent to
congress a plan for a $4,000 mile
transcontinental network of high
ways which he described as es-
senntial to future economic well
fare and defense"
He transmitted a report of the
national inter regional highway
committee which carried the rec
concentrations for postwar de-
velopment of a nationwide high
way system.
The report recommended the
designation and improvement to
high standards of a national system
of rural and urban highways total
ing approximately $4,000 miles and
inter connecting the principal
geographic regions of the country
Commanding the recommends
tions TO the favorable considera-
ton of the congress- the PreSi-
dent pointed out that while the
annual rate of expenditure to de-
velop the system over a reasonable
period of years would depend on
the availability of manpower aril
materials, the annual requirement
was estimated at $750,000,000.
THE overall expenditures would
be approximately equally divided
between urban and rural sections
of the system" he said, adding
that network construction would
help solve the postwar employ
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Collector Eyes
Tax Refunds

More than 100000 claims for re-
fund will be filed by Southern Cali
fornia residents to secure repay
mentS of income taxes between
now and March 18th, according to
an estimate made Thursday by
Collector of Internal Revenue Harry
c. Westover of Los Angeles.
James E. Marable, deputy collec.
tor, lis South Fifth street, Ell
Centre, however, said he did not
anticipate many claims for refunds
TO be filed through his office for
Imperial county
The claims will be filed largely
by persons whose paychecks during
1943 were subjected to Withholdings
in excess of the actual amount of
income tax they will owe for las.
year. Many persons whose only
employment was during the holi-
day season, during vacation periods,
or similar short intervals, and who
had deductions taken from their
paychecks will be entitled to re-
funds, Marable said.
These refunds may be secured
only by filing a 1943 income tax
return. Checks will be mailed to
the claimants after the returns are
audited. This process will take
somewhere between 80 and 120 days,
depending on time of filing.
My advice to taxpayers" Deputy
Marable said, lis that their tax
forms be filed at the earliest pos
sible moment. If the claimant
waits until the last-minute March
rush he may be fortunate to re-
ceive his check by September"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
! q Q
OVER THE
? !, = W

the man turns out to be a pretty
fair soldier. the chances are he
would have done the war effort
more good by staying on the farm
and producing the food to keep
many men in action. Who loses?
agriculture.
Agriculture loses a good man
and ii loses It's standing with selec-
tive service. Perhaps. if this goes
on. it viii lose the privilege of
agricultural deferment.
Your var board ar5 the fertilizer
trade have started the ball rolling
to get phosphate fertilizer for your
use next season.
on January several repreSen-
tatives of the industry accepted
our invitation to attend a regu-
lar meeting of the board and
strategy was worked out.
Last year We started working in
March and barely got the phos-
phate in time This year the job
may be tougher so we are starting
still earlier
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Arizona Moves
To Aid Vets

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. l3 up
The first important steps in a
statewide attempt for returning
veterans of World War II will be
taken here Jan % with the or
ganization of state clearing house
committee, composed of veterans
organizations, service clubs, farm
and labor groups.
Robert D. Kendall, acting state
director of the state war manpoWer
commission said the forming plans
would be under the direction of
Glenn A. Snodgrass, veterans en-
ployment representative of the
state VINO.
The Arizona committee, after its
organization and election of Of
ficers, will proceed to organize
city. town and county committees,
all of which will work in close
harmony with the U. S. Employ
ment Service in placing job seek
ing veterans.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

This is a prediction-not a threat
If you farmers don't do better 10y
selective service YOU are going tc
find yourselves without the privi-
lego OF agricultural deferment fo.
your help.
Almost every week your county
war board has from two to fiya
deferment recommendation cases
referred to it that it has TO send
back without recommendation be-
cause our interyieWerS can't find
the men. Selective Service chalkS
up each one of those as a cas-
where agriculture has failed 10
cooperate and they aren't doing
your reputation bit of good.
Those cases originate in this
way:
A farmer finds his tractor driver
is in la so he submits an affidayi.
in support of request for deferment.
That has a statement that if the
tractor driver leaves his EMPLOY.
the farmer will notify the draft
board.
okay, the man IS given a ITI-C
classification. A little later there
seems to be some good reason why
he should pack up his family and
move TO another farm ten miles
away to work for a new boss.
Right then is when the first
employer should fulfill his agree
ment and notify the draft board of
the change so they can keep their
records straight. But he knows the
man is still driving a tractor and
still deserves the III-C so he takes /
no action.
BY the time a few months have
passed, Mr. IT-C has taken to
wandering, maybe following agri-
cultural work and maybe not. Some f
how, he has forgotten his agree
ment to keep his draft board in.
formed of his address changes. +
Eventually selective service has
cause TO wonder about him and they
ask for a recommendation from the
War Board of the county where
he was last known to be.
The war board can't find him
SO selective service has no choice
but to turn the case over TO the
FBI. When FBI catches up with
him he goes to the armed forces
even though he may be the finest
tractor driver in the world and
has seven kids.
Who gains by the original en-
ployers neglect? Nobody. Even #
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Produce Shipper
Sets up Homes

Because the housing shortage
made it impossible for his shed
workers to find living quarters, Al
Massera, produce shipper and grow
er. purchased 26 cabins from a
inland auto court owner and
moved them to a site between Ell
Centro and Holtville for the con-
venience of his employees.
His shed workers from El Centre
and Holtville are to occupy the
quarters. each cabin allotted TO a
man and his family. The cabins
we're moved to site near the Nice
auto court.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
State Lawmaker
May Seek U. S.
Senator'S Post

Imperial Valley residents are in
terested in a rumor to the effect
that State Senator Jack Tenney of
Los Angeles. former Mexicali Or
chestra leader and composer of
"MeXicali Rose, will run for United
States senator.
This rumor has been heard from
time to time but recently has been
heard so frequently that political
observers have begun TO take notice.
As tar as could be learned
thursday. Senator Tenney has
made no formal announcement of
his intention to make the race.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Michigan Calls
Extra Session

LANSING, Jan. l3 (UPD-Michi-
gan's legislature will be convened
in special session about Feb. to
vote preparations for the fiscal
year beginning June l and TO tackle
a streamlined administration pro-
gram including several postwar
measures.
Gov. Harry F. Kelly is slated to
issue his call for the extra session
early in January, at that time list
ing the specific issues on which de-
bate will be confined.
BRIEF SESSION WANTED
Legislative leaders have express
ed hopes for a brief session, prob
ably no longer than four weeks,
and many house and senate COM
mitteeS will begin informal hearings
early in January.
A hospital building program, re-
vision of the states juvenile ccde,
improvements to state institutions,
consolidation of departments ana
agencies, Qualification OF airline
regulations, veterans rehabilitation,
revision Of election laws to permit
soldier voting, and controls on lob
byistS are the principal issues TO"
action.
ONE-MAN GRAND JURY
Continuation of the states one
man grand jury investigation of
alleged legislative graft is expected
to prove an incentive for legislators
to hurry through their work and
get out of Lansing, where the grand
juror, Circuit Judge Leland w.
Carr. has been applying the heat:
Already seven persons have been
indicted on charges of offering or
taking of bribes. Two are senator's
and two are Representatives In ad-
dition, another representative IS
serving a 3l2-15-year prison SEN
tence for perjury in connection with
the investigation. His sworn state
ment has linked still fourth men,
Der of the house as "payoff'' man
during the bitter 1941 session fight
over a banking bill.
The grand jury sensations have
produced a demand in some quar-
ters for more rigid control over
lobbyists who represent special in
terestS and attempt to influence
legislation. Leaders predict, how
ever, that the house and senate
members gingerly will leave the
issue alone, at least until conclu-
sion of the special investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
BEAUMONT FLIER KILLED

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Jan. 13 CUP)-
Sgt. Leroy L. Bratton, Beaumont,
Calf, was oae of four men killed
Wednesday night when a Bit
bomber crashed at the Sioux City
air base, the commanding officer
announced Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
CIANO DREW LAST FAVOR
FROM MUSSOLINI

BERN, Jan. 13. CUP)-Benlto
Mussolini, in a last ironic gesture
to his son-in-laW turned traitor
against Fascism, granted Galeazzo
Ciano the privilege OF facing the
firing squad which executed him
at Verona, frontier reports said.
Ciano, Marshal Emilio de Bono
and three other members of the
Fascist grand council who voted
last July to depose Mussolini were
executed.
Ciano, former Italian foreign min
lister, refused a bandage for his
eyes after a special Mussolini dis
pensation enabled him to escape
the ignominy of being shot in the
back, the frontier advices reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
STUDY STRIKE VOTE

san FRANCISCO, Jan. 13 tUPl
Of the Market Street
Railway company. whose dispute
over proposed wage increases was
submitted to the War Labor Board
last June, have had a strike petit
ton under consideration. union
sp0kesmen said. James L. Wilson,
president of Carmen's Union local
1904. composed of Market Street
Railway employees. declined to
comment on q report that half of
the membership already had voted
approval OF a strike petition.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

nent problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Hitler ATTEMPTS
Russ-Jap Split

CAIRO. Jan. 13 CUPl-Well-in-
formed sources said thaS Adolf
Hitler is doing his utmost to per-
suade Japan to attack Russia at
once in an effort to avert a Nazi
disaster on the Soviet front.
Informants said Hitler in a series
Of recent conferences with the
japanese ambassador to Germany
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-07
SANS IN "A JPO-SS

Conemaugh, Pa. - Ma sell po-
d~ruznice St. % N dine IA.
maja je bio sklenjeno, da Sc v
naSem okraju zopet pricne pobi-
rati "a SANS in "a Jugoslovan-
ski pomozni odbor, SIS. Ia pobi-
ranje teh prispevkov SO bill po-
oblasceni "a Conemaugh, Mrs.
Mrak in Joseph Turk; Bon Air,
Joseph Widmar in John Medic;
Franklin, Mrs. Benchina in
Louis Benchina; Park Hill, Mrs.
Fabric in Mrs. Chuk; Woodvale
Heights, John Brezovec.
Dragi rojaki! Mimic je Re emo
leto odkar smo pobirali prispev-
Ike "a Sans in pa "a JPO-SS. Bill
smo precej uspesni in upati je,
da bono tudi v tekoci kampanji.
Kot v lanski kampanji, vlada v
nasem okrozju tudi sedaj prava
harmonic, neglede kaksnega
prepricanja je kdo. Rojaki SO Sc
skoraj stoprocentno odzvali in
brez ugovora darovali. Razvese-
1.-Two je, da je ljudstvo dovolj in
teligentno in 81 INA samo pc svo-
je ustvarjati sodbo V eni ali dru-
81 reel, in ravno tako tudi o San
su in Jugoslovanskem pomoz-
mem odboru. Upati je, ola bodo
rojaki tudi to leto znali ceniti
delo, XII ga vrsita plemeniti orga-
nizaciji Jugoslovanski pomozni
odbof, SIS, in Slovenski ameriski
narodni svet. Veliko je propa-
gande cd gotove strani. Use je
"komunisticno" rdece in menda
red hot. Pa vse to ne DO mic "a
leglo. Ljudstvo vedno vec resni-
&c 1--we kaj Sc godi v Jugoslaviji
in to pripomore Sc k boliSi raz-
sodnosti. Torej ne dopustite, da
bi YAM kdo hotel sodbo usilieva-
ii. vi znate citati ii 2nisliti sami
ravno tako tudi z ozirom ma to
k%ampanjo. Ako vidite, da sta
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-07
PREDSEDNIK AMERlSKE
TRGOySKE KOMORE
v MOSKVI

Y pricetku junija je prisel v
RUSTIC ma obisk predsednik anne
riske trgovske komore u. S.
Chamber of Commerce) Eric
Johnston, da Sc osebno pouci o
ruski industriji in njeni produk-
CHI. Povabila ga je tia sovjetska
vlada.
Johnston, XII je glavni pred
stavnik organiziranega ameri-
skega kapitalizma, Sc nadeja, da
DO ameriska industrial in trgov-
vina dobila cd Rustic pc vojni
velika narocila, a v ia namen bo
potrebovala kredit, ker Jill ne DO
mogla takoj placati. Johnston je
ameriskim in angleskim poroce-
valcem v Moskvi dejal, da il DO
mono prodajati ma upanje, ker
smatra, da DO Russia narocala V
inozemstvu lie kar nujno potre-
buje in toliko, da DO svoje obve-
znosti V daljsih obrokih lahko
poravnavala. Predvsem Russia
potrebuje strojev in orodja "a
obnovitev svoje velike industri-
je in rudnikov V Ukrajini, Belo-
rusiji in V Krimeji, Xxi je bila v
tel vojni do malega p~orusena.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-07
Sponski repubIikonci
preseneeeni mad
ChurchiIIom

Ko je Churchill v parlamentu
tako direktno pohvalil spanske-
ga. diktatorja Franco in mu ma
indirekten nacin zajamcil pro-
tekcijo Velike Britanije, je S tenn
Silno razocaral vse spanske be-
ounce in vse druge pristase de-
mokracije V latinski Ameriki, XII
delujejo "a ponovno prerojenje
Spanije v demokraticno drzavo.
casniska agencija ONA je OBJ
iavila 0 tenn IL mehiskega CLAW
mega mesta dine IS. maja kratko
porocilo, v katerem pravi med
drugim:
" krogih Spanskih beguncev
Y Mehiki, kjer je najvecja njiho-
va kolonija, SO bill mad Chur-
chillovimi prijateljskimi beseda-
mi diktatorju Francu zelo prese-
neceni.
U~zaljeno republikansko cuv-
stvo Sc razvidi IL izjave preko-
morski agenciji, XII 10 je dala Fe,
deracija organizacij "a pomoc
evropskim beguncem FOARE),
kateri pripadajo skoro vse orga-
nizirane stranke spanskih be-
guncev.
~Izjava, XII protestira k Chur-
chillovi pohvali spanskega dix
tatorja in nepriznanju anti
Frankovcev, Sc glasi:
Churchillova izjava je naredi-
la slab wits ma vse pregresivne
dele sveta, posebno pa spansko
govorecih dezelah, kajti ii ljudje
zele, da Sc spanija spet prerodi
v demokraticno drzavo, ker lie to
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-07

omenjeni organizaciji koristni,
posezite v Yep in darujte. Ako pa
kateri misli, da SO Peter in ME
govi pripadniki, XII razpolagajo z
vec milijoni dolarjev, in XII 81 ma
vso moe prizadevajo, da unicijo
gibanje teh plemenitih organiza-
eli, v pravem, DO pa skoraj goto-
vo potrebno, da Sc mu poljubi
roko in Sc mu zahvali "a korupt-
no vladanje in odresenje Slove-
nije. Torej vsi ma delo! Kako mas
nekateri nazivajo, "a tisto Sc ne
brigajmo. Pokazimo, da sami mi
slime, da sami razsodimo in da
smo ma pravi strani, ma strani
pravice, XII zahteva svobodo ma
rodov. Ako vas kdo vprasa, "a
kaj Sc strinjate z idejo Sansa in
Jugoslovansko pomozno akcijo
SIS, odgovorite mu tako, kot je
odgovoril neki slovenski duhov-
nix V Egiptu, ko ga je ameriski
casnikar vprasal, zakaj Sc je on
pridruzil k partizanon. Odgovo-
ri je takole: Sem partizan "a
to, ker mislim tako, kakor mas
narod misli."
Ia podruznico st. % SANS:
Joseph Turk, predsednik.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-07
VeIik shod "a nokupovonje
bondov 5. vojneeo posojiIo

Chicago, Ill. - Kakor znano,
Sc prihodnji teden odpre KAN
panja "a nakupovanje bondov
petega vojnega posojila. Dol
znost mas vseh in vsakega pose
bel je, da podpremo nakupova-
ME teh bondov pc nash najbolj-
Sih zmoznostih. Preprican sem,
da sno Slovenci in Slovenke to
dolznost pc zmoznosti vsakega
posameznika tudi storili. Vpra-
SAME pa je, &c zakladniSki urad
tudi We, koliko mi prispevamo k
temu patrioticnemu delu. Ako
JAZZ kupim bond v bank, dobi
"kredit' doticna banka, sloven-
ski narod pa mic. Vsled tega Sc
DO ma iniciativo lokalnega odbo-
ra St. 8, Slovenska sekcija Jugo-
slovanskega pomoznega odbora
vrsil velik shod ali Bond Rally"
V petek Is. junija V solski dvo-
|rani sv. Stefana ma Cermak Rd in
Wolcott ave-, Chicago, Ill. Face
tex tocno oh 7:30 zveeer. Poleg
govornikov, Xxi bodo je eden IL
med uradnikov zakladniskega
urada, Joseph Kohout, nacelnik
urada "a odmerjenie, Vincent
Cainkar "a SNIP, Leo Juriovec
"a Reliance Federal Building &
Loan Association in Rev. Edw.
Gabrenja, OFM, "a faro sv. Ste
fana, bono inneli tudi fin pro-
gram, XII ga bodo predvajali u
metniki in pa drugi il mesta.
R~azdajana bodo tudi darila, kak-
sna; pa pazite ma naznanilo pri-
hodnji teden. Vablieni SO torej
vsi Slovenci in Slovenke, brez
ozira ma prepricanje, de. Sc ude-
lezite tega shoda in programa v
petek Is. junija. Pripravite Sc
"a nakup posebnih bondov in ku-
pite Jill ma ia dan, da Sc skaze-
mo, da smo tudi S1ovenci OBJ
strani Amerike in pripravljeni
vsikdar in povsod pomagati.
John GOttlieb.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-07
H&ON ENTAR.D

Bogdan Radica pravi v svo-
iem clanku V Nationu z dne 27.
maja, da izmed beguncev uziva
v zavezniSkih dezelah samo ena
skupina izredne privilegije. v
Mi SO kralji in kraljice, njihovi
ministri in pa tisti clani njihovih
parlamentov, XII SO bill voditelji
vladimir strank. Dasi so tt krogi
sklepali pogodbe z osiscem in Sc
priduSali ma nevtralnost, SO vzlic
vsemu V varnem zavetju in Sc
Jim pod zavezniki dobro godi.
Med te vrste 'karieristov" spada
tudi vecina jugoslovanskega
ubezniStva.
V preisnji Stevilki ma EN- me-
stu lie bio IL angleskih virov po-
rocano, pc koliko place" ma me
sec 81 n~akazujejo jugoslovanski
dvorni "begunci'.' Mice ne
mani kot pc nekaj tisoc dolarjev
ma mesec, ceprav smo V vojni.
Toda med prejemniki MISC bill
omenjeni tisti jugoslovanski mi
nistri, XII SO JugoslaVijo S kne-
zom Pavlom vred prodali Hit
lerju in Mussoliniju. live v vi
lab, "odrezani cd sveta", toda
1--WE pc kraljevsko. Anglezem Sc
je zdelo vredno, da so Jill cote
Ii" IL Beograda v 18TH dneh ka-
kor kralja in kneza Pavla, ker SO
smatrali, da lie ma ia nacin Jill
Hitler ne DO mogel uporabiti "a
kvizlinge. A on zanje kljub te-
mu nj v zadregi.
Ruski revoluciji SO mnogi "a
merrill, ker lie z izdajalci pc svo-
je obracunala. A je S tenn sal ne
kaj dosegla. Nevarnost je lie, da
Sc sedaj tudi ona povraca v bur-
zvazne metode. Steer pa je Ego
dovinsko pravilo, da skoei revo-
lucia mnogo korakov naprej, a
ko pa Sc umiri, zdrsne "a nekaj
korakov nazaj.
Tito je minuli teden naslovil
klic Srbom, ola maj Sc pridruzijo
niegovi in S tenn k svoji osvobo-
dilni vojski, namesto da Sc bi pu-
still zavesti Hitlerievi propagan-
di, XII Jill vabi h kvizlingu Ne
dicu, ceS, "saj vidite, Russia je
proti YAM, Churchill je zavrgel
Mihajlovica in Amerika ie brez-
brizna "a vase usodo. Srbski ma
rod ina torei bodocnost lie pod
nemSkim varstvom." Ako bi So
dill pc nekaterih srbskih krogih
v USA, bi sklepali, da Hitlerju
ia propaganda uspeva.
AmeriSka dOmovina ina V is
kanju izhodov v svojo vnanjo
politiko velike tezave. Dolgo je
pripovedovala, kako da edino lie
Peter in Mihailovic uzivata "a
upanje angleske in ameriske
Wade, Tito pa je partizanski raz-
bojnik, in njegove "gerilce" pc
Sloveniii pa je razkrinkal Rev.
Ambrozicev "Baragov svetil-
Nix, Pa Sc menda nj kaj dobro
svetilo in cam. domovina'' z dine
20. maja je V kratkem uvodniku
zelo pojamrala V svojem razoca-
ranju. Takole Sc je potozila:
CHURCHILLOVA POLITIKA
Premier Churchill je v pOslanski
zbornici orisal politiko velikih treh
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-07

DO emo najboljsih ~sredstev, ola Sc
prepreci delovanje nacifaSistic-
nth falangistov V njihovih deze-
lah.
zelja "a demokraticni mir ne
soglasa S hvaljenjem Franka. Da
Spanija nj vstopila v vojno V
prid osisca nj bila Francova "a
sluga ali zasluga njegovih falan-
gistov, pae pa zasluga trdne vo-
lie Spanskega ljudstva, XII hoce
biti ma strani Zdruzenih narodov
in Sc boriti prot totalitascem."