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Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02
HE'S THE MAYOR OF
WASHINGTON
---by-
Peter Edison

BY right of a flimsy seniority
Bilbo has just assumed the position
of chairman of the Senate District
Committee, a post which carries
with it the honor of being mayor
of Washington Already, in the
few short weeks he has been in
of giving the District the worst
administration it has ever had. For
instance, the solution on slums has
been to move all the people out
of the slums, and let them go
someplace else.
What happens to the people CT
the District is however, Of small
moment to Senator Bilbo when
stacked alongside his own political
destiny And the Poplarville pre-
hibitionist must run for reelection
in 1916. If that seems remote, re-
member that in Mississippi the
breath of steaming political en-
emies always blows hot on the
back of the red neck of any man
in office. That is why Bilbo drove
from Washington to Jackson to
ollOW llIIlECll w pCoPlC.
Yes, he went by automobile. What
about gas rations? Think nothing
of it. This is U. S. senator on
government business. It's done all
the time. All they have to do is
certify that they can't get train
reservations, or that they'll need
their cars to inspect sCme govern
o1N T.
WITH AN EYE ON 1916
The story that Bilbo had gone by
automobile from Washington to
Jackson, a good 1000 miles, is at
tributed to Rep. Ross A. Collins,
also of Mississippi. Collins and Bill
bo are. both honor graduates of
Mississippi's school of political hard
knocks. Way back in 1911, when
Bilbo was running for governor and
Collins was a candidate for attor-
ney general, they atumped the state
from the same budget.
But, you ask, if they are such
old associates, why should Collins
be interested in seeing Bilbo ex-
posed as a gas burner? Simple.
Collins would like to run for Bilbos
seat in the Senate in 1916.
What Collins probably doesn't
want banded about is that he him
self has gone by automobile from
Washington to Mississippi several
times in the past year. He has
mentioned it openly to friends in
Washington, and has even offered
them rides if they were going that
way.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02
He Understands
Simpler Words

WASHINGTON April l. CUP)-
Maury Maverick, head of the small
er War Plants Corp, wants his
staffs to lay off the gobblecygook--
it only fouls people up. He sent this
message around:
Memoranda should be as short.
The naval officer who wired Sight
ed sub-sank same told the whole
story.
Put the subject matter-the
point-and even the conclusion in
the opening paragraph and the
whole story on one page -.
Stay off the gobbledygook Ian
guage. 1t only fouls people up :.
Lets stop pointing up programs,
'finalizing' contracts no more
patterns, "effectuating, 'dynam-
ics'."
Anyone using the words 'activa-
ton or experimentation will be
shot"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02
Capital Talk

Senator Theodore Gilmore Bill
bo's amazing appearance this week
before the state legislature of his
native Mississippi to address it on
the present condition of the world,
the nation, and the sins of WASH
ington has a pretty political tie
in. Politics in Mississippi being
cnly one degree less strenuous than
in neighboring Louisiana, it's not
without national interest.
Bilbo's invitation to address the
state legislature came on an Off
cial joint resolution CT the Missis-
sippi House and Senate, which are
winding up their sessions this
month. There was q reason. Stories
have been circulated in the state
recently that The Man" Bilbo was
sick man. That would be the
work Of his political enemies, CT
course.
These stories seem to have as a
basis the fact that Bilbo has had
to have his teeth pulled, but to
that has been added the base SLAM
der that he had cancer. The idea
behind the invitation to come tC
jackson was simply to put The
Man" on public exhibition under
the capitol gold dome and let all
the state politicians see that he
was not really half dead, as had
been reported.
Also, it would give him an eX-
cellent opportunity to try out his
new store teeth in preparation for
possible filibuster against the
anti-poll tax bill which is to .e
brought up again in the Senate
sometime soon.
District of Columbia residents
have called the gentleman from
Mississippi half, lot of other
things, but they know for a GER
tainty that he is not half-dead
He is, in fact, very much alive and
kicking.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02
Committee Would
Let Farmers
Handle GuayuIe

SACRAMENTO, April l. (UP)-A
citizens committee Friday recon-
mended that growing of guayule for
rubber production in California, now
underway on some 10000 acres un-
der sponsorship of the Federal
Emergency Rubber Project, be turn
ed over to individual farmers as
soon as possible.
The committee, appointed by Gov.
Earl Warren in response to legis-
lative request, said that las early
as is practical the activities Of the
government in this project be lin
tied to determining methods for
the production and processing Of
rubber from Guavule and to
conducting such research and ex-
perimental work as is necessary"
CITES LEASES
The committee report also de-
clared that leases OF about 10000
acres of California land for growing
the shrub were made under cir
cumstances different than those
now existing and that the owners of
the land be given an opportunity
to re-negotiate the leases when the
shrubs now growing are harvested.
In order to determine the actual
costs of growing the shrub, the
committee recommended that Is or
more private farms of so acres be
designated for guayule culture, with
purchase of the crop guaranteed by
the government.
1T is the committees feeling that
only through such system can the
actual costs of growing under nor
NAL farm condition be obtained
the report declared.
SETS OUT PROGRAM
The committee declared that it
appeared that the Federal Emer-
gency Rubber Project would not
have sufficient facilities to process
matured guayule this fall and said
that arrangements should be made
with "one of the leading rubber
users for processing.
The committee was headed by
Fred j. Hart of Salinas and in
cluded Lloyd W. Frick, Bakersfield;
Rudolph W. Lindemann, Sr., Los
Banos; E. Stanton Daley, Woodland
and Lee Anderson, Coachella.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02
CHURCHILL WINS EIGHTH
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
CLOS Angeles Times)

CLOS Angeles 1lmeS)
Prime Minister Churchill seems still to
be the most trusted man in England. His
eighth vote of confidence since he has
been in office-given yesterday-was by
the overwhelming margin of AIS to %.
The vote was on a relatively minor
point of domestic policy, but Churchill
chose to make an issue of it when the
government was defeated by one vote on
a division taken at time when there
were few members present. His threat to
resign If this vote was not overriden
brought out the full strength of the house
and a convincing demonstration that,
whatever criticism may have been leveled
at the Churchill policies, there is no one
else in Britain to whom Parliament cares
to turn over the running of the war.
The last previous vote of confidence in
Churchill was taken on July 2, 1912, fol-
lowing serious British defeats in North
Africa, and was Ats to 25. On Jan. 20,
1912, Churchill was sustained, 461 to l.
The Churchill government was not chal-
lenged at all during 1943. 1t is obvious
that the handful of votes registered by
the Churchill opposition is of no parti
cular significance. Even counting the alb
sentees and the nonvoters as opposed, the
Prime Minister still retains an over
whelming majority.
The temporary defeat of the govern
ment Tuesday night was the first Chur-
chill had suffered since he took office
some four wears ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02
Shaw CriticiSeS
Roosevelt PoIicv

GLASGOW, April /. (UP)-
George Bernard Shaw, in an article
published today in the Scottish
weekly Forward" said that Prime
Minister Eamon de Valera's Crack
Drained neutrality line" with Fire
might succeed as result of stupid
mistake" by President Roosevelt.
with all Ireland's Protestants
and Catholics behind him, Mr.. de
Valera will tell the president, in
fact, to go to hell and he will get
away with it again." Shaw wrote.
Shaw said he wanted de Valera
to Size with the British common
wealth in the second punic war.
The article said De Valera had
declared his army of 10000 men
would fight any invaders.
1T seemed like a crack-brained
line to take, yet Mr.. Ce Valera got
away with It," Shaw said. England
with an eye on American reaction
pocketed his refusal of ports and
decided to be content with north
ern Ireland. Thus he was saved by
partition which he abhorred.
Pearl Harbor changed the stu
alton completely. The USA came
laundering into the war and now it
is not Mr.. Churchill asking for
ports and putting up with defiant
refusal but President Roosevelt pre-
emptorily ordering Mr.. de Valera
to declare war on Germany at
once"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02
DON'T MIND The BURDEN
(San Diego Union)

(San Diego Union)
Explaining what is proposed by new
legislation to simplify income tax re-
turns, Chairman Daughton of the House
Ways and Means committee, says it will
not greatly affect the tax burden carried
by any individual. Everyone must expect
to pay as much, if not more, than he is
now paying.
That's perfectly all right, Chairman
Daughton. No one is complaining be-
cause this war requires him to dig deep.
What he does object to is the unaccus-
toned work in computing his income tax,
the uncertainty attending his computa-
ton. The fear that he will be suspected
of or actually accused of trying to de-
fraud the government, has been a maj jor
worry for many taxpayers.
No one expects the government to let
down in tax levies while the war is on.
Every citizen wants to pay to whatever
limit is necessary. He will do that cheer
fully enough if he doesn't have to hire
a lawyer or an expert, or buy and study
a textbook, before he can feel that he
has made an honest contribution to his
pOVernnlent
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02
NEWSPAPERS WAR LOAN
AID CITED BY TREASURY

Direct assistance by the nations news
papers in putting over the war bond
drives to date has been disclosed by an
official treasury report. 1t is not mat
ter of boasting for the newspapers to
take note of the statement, but it is of
natural interest to all the publishers
and enlightaning, too, inasmuch as most
newspapers hammer away without keep
ing count" Of space and effort.
For instance, in pushing second, third
and fourth drives, news space-and this
does not include donated or sponsored
kdvertisements-the dailies and weeklies
printed what would be 81 600 standard
newspaper pages. To make this picture
: plain, the Imperial Valley Press, for in
stance, puts out approximately $500
pages in a year. In other words, space
equal to 20 years issue Of this news
paper.
Take donated or sponsored ads for
the second, third and fourth loans, the
treasury says there were 386,6O9. AT
regular rates these ads would have been
worth S21 ,053, ,052. No doubt another
surprise for publishers.
The report is all the more pleasing to
publishers who have had to meet
growing reduction and restriction in
newsprint and have used devious means
to give their readers adequate news.
This newsprint restriction was at its
peak, Or had reached its tightest spot
before the fourth war loan drive started,
yet regardless of this shortage space de-
voted to the drive reached its high point
in ads and space. For this drive there
were 15S,87S individual ads compared
to total of 1878 supporting the third
drive and 1859 in the second campaign.
For the Fourth drive editorials and news
stories used 35,000,000 lines of space.
The U. S. treasury is no more pleased
with this showing than are the publishers
themselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02
Director Views
More Workers

LOS ANGELES, April /. (UP)-
Seventy : five huncred industrial
plants have been asked to take in
ventory of their production facili-
ties for manufacture of pre-war
products by the committee of eco
nomic development.
Chairman Kenneth T. Norris OF
the Los Angeles-Orange counties
CED district requested the inven-
tory as part of 19-point program
for industrial postwar planning
Norris asked also for representatives
from each plant to work with the
CED.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02
Safety Record
Finally Falls

RENO, April l. (UP)-Reno's first
traffic fatality in more than year
occurred when a man tentatively
identified as Samuel J. Hornbaker,
IS, died of injuries sustained when
he was hit by an automobile at
street intersection. Fred Cantwell,
driver of the car, was not held.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02

1t is a peculiar phenomenon of this
war that capital is shouldering most of
the weight, while the middle and work
ing classes are seizing the opportunity to
improve their economic condition.-Dr.
Carlos Arenas y Loauza, Peruvian am
bassador to Colombia.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02
MEXICAN DIES

james Garcia, %, died Friday
night at 315 Second street, Ell Gen.
tre, after lingering illness. He had
been injured in mine accident
some time ago, Deputy County Cor
oner A. T. Lyons said. Funeral ar
rangements were not complete Sat-
uroay.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The foIiouing edit
oriois are presented cs interesting o1in-
ions Uoiced by editors eIseUhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02
Nazi Prisoners
Reach Ord

MONTEREY, Calf, April l. (UP)
The war prisoners camp at Fort
Ord Saturday received its first con-
tingent of German war prisoners.
The Germans were confined to post
stockades, Major Karl F. Beihler,
commander of the camp, said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02

There must be the fortnight recogni-
tion that in machine age the great mass
of humanity must work for wages. This
is not to say that the channels of oppor-
tunity for individual enterprise will be
closed-Henry J. Kaiser.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

l am not thinking about an early end
of the war, but no matter when it comes,
we are not going to be prepared.-Joh
NJ. Hancock, co-author Baruch report.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02
COYOTE HELPFUL AND
HARMFUL

The coyote is a pest in some areas
and helpful in others, where it eats
rodents and other small animals
that do more damage to crops and
forests than the coyote does to live
stock, poultry, or game.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02

If plane designers keep on adding
speed to their output that trip to Mars
will be possible in deluxe style instead
of the tripper being sealed up in a rocket.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-02

with this showing than are the publishers
themselves.
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-29
GERMANS LOSE GROUND TO AMERICANS

LONDON, Nov. 29.-(AP)- German defense forces gave ground today before the U. S. First Army, while to the south, the U. s. Third Army troops made gains ranging up to 10 miles inside Germany's rich Saar basin on a 26-mile front, in a drive within eight miles of the artillery range at Saarbrucken.
 The First Army tanks and in- fantry captured the ruins of the forest battlefield of Hurtgen, 27 miles southwest of Cologne and Jungersdorf.
 Organized resistance was bro- ken by the Ninth Army at Kos lar, less than two miles from Ju- lich; which is a fortress town on the Ger river.
 The German radio spoke dole fully on the painful retreats from Gen. Patton's men, who now are within range of the big guns of Saarlautern and Merzig, two of the principal cities of this Saa, basin.
 Wedges have been driven deep CT in the German defenses along the Boer river.
 At some points, the battle rag ed to within 23 miles of Cologne.
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-29
JAP BOMBERS
 HIT AT TANK SHIPS AT LEYTE
By MURLIN SPENCER

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD QUARTERS IN THE PHILIP PINES, Nov. 29.-(AP)-Japanese torpedo dive bombers swarmed down on the Americans and their warships and transports off Ley te today, in the gulf there, in the heaviest of this kind of raid since the re-invasion of the Philip pines, it was disclosed today.
 On the same night U. s. des- troyers negotiated the treacherous waters to shell Ormoc, in their first penetration on the Philip pine inland sea.
 Action took place on both sides of the island, where storms had stalemated all ground action, it was reported.
 Gen. MacArthur announced in his communique that the enemy planes were boring through an intense ack-ack fire from the warships and had attacked units which included battleship with unspecified damage.
 He acknowledged that swift American destroyers were getting over on the west side of Leyte. and had to pass through the straits, which are in the hands of the Japanese.
 Dean Shebler, Associated Press correspondent, who is on one of the destroyers, said that the small force boldly shelled Ormoc from close range Tor three hours, blasting installations both in and around the vital town of the Nip ponese in the Leyre gulf.
 The raid cost the Japanese 13 planes, which were destroyed by ack-ack fire and two by fighters, amounting to half the attacking force of the Japanese planes.
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-29

The armies are battling in knee-deep floods from the swol- len river, which is one of the best natural defenses of the Ger mans.
 In the west, on the Rhine riv- CT, the Ninth Army and infan- try moved up two points to the west bank of the bridge, which was captured intact, over the Inde river at Altdorf.
 A dispatch said the Third Army was on the verge of a full scale battle for the Saar and Siegfried Line defenses along or near it.
 As the Germans pulled back to new defenses in the south, the First Army closed an eight-mile gap in its lines south of the Dol lar river, between Belfort and Mulhouse, pinching off the enemy
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-29
BOMBERS HIT
 NAX OIL AND RAIL TARGETS

LONDON, Nov. 29.-tAP)- More than a thousand bombers and thousand American fight CTS attacked oil and rail targets in northwestern Germany, it was reported today.
 The huge natural oil refinery at Misburg and rail yards at Hamm were the prime objectives.
 Fortresses and Liberators es-' corted by Mustangs, Thunder bolts and Lightnings of the U. S. Eighth and Ninth Air Forces, with a load of 4O0O tons of ex- plosives which were heaped on the 30-mile area of Hamm and Misburg, raided this target on Sunday.
 The heaviest jolt to the Ger man rail lines were at Essen and Neuss, in the Ruilr, early today, in the RATS second attack in "A. hours in the Dusseldorf area.
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-29

salient in a 50-mile square, and trapping a large force of German troops.
 The British Second Army troops in Holland made contact with the few remaining strong points west of the Maas river.
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-29

Pacific coast rainfall ranges from 100 inches year in north ern Washington to two inches in the California desert
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-12
Warning Issued
On Counterfeit
A Gas Coupons

Ell Centre gasoline dealers were
warned Tuesday by Mrs. Carrie r.
Hansen, vice chairman of the local
ration board, to be on the lookout
fer counterfeit Alp" coupons.
Because ration holders will be re-
quired to take covers to the old
books with them to elementary
schools to insure ration renewal
during the next two weeks, all cou-
ponS will be detached.
Such coupons legally may be Of
fered and accepted, Mrs. Hansen
said, but a careful check on en-
dorsements must be made by deal
ers.
About the only protection Of
fered dealers against counterfeit
coupons is the surety that the IL
cense number and state of regis
tration endorsed on coupons cor
respond with the license number of
the car Serviced," the ration board
official said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-12
Dewey Holds Talk
With Leaders
OF Three States
IENTINE,, Neb., Sept. II. CUP,

VAL ENTINE, Neb., Sept. II. (UP)
Governor Thomas f. Dewey was
greeted by long line of Indians in
feathered-h and cowboys
on horseback when he arrived for
conferences with Nebraska and
South Dakota Republicans at the
ranch of former Nebraska governor
Samuel r. McKelvie.
A crowd of Lout 1900 persons,
equal to the population of this
northwestern Nebraska town, greet
ed the Dewey special train when it
rolled into the station.
Dewey met reporters shortly after
his arrival at the 12,000-acre ranch
where he scheduled an overnight
stop.
Chief William Spotted Crow,
decked out in tribal regalia which
included a feathered head-dress
that reached halfway to the
ground, was the official spokesman
for the Indian group. He spoke
only the tribal language however,
and the translation offered by AL
fred Left Hand Bull was to the
effect that the Indians want moth
ing except equality of opportunity
with the white man"
He also said he hoped that Dewey
would be elected.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-12
Would Train
Youth TO Fiqht

Reno New, Sept. II. (UP)-One
year of military training for all
American youths to start immedia-
tely on conclusion of the present
war will be demanded in resolu-
ton to be presented to the nation
al convention of the American Leg
ion by the Nevada delegation.
Col Thomas w. Miller, Nevada
department commander and head of
the states delegation, which leaves
Tuesday for Chicago, said another
resolution to be presented to the
Nevadans will demand legislation
calling for the department of all
alien japanese at the conclusion of
the war.
Under the universal service resolu-
ton it was recommended the pro-
posed law provide the military train
ing, accompanied by certain educa-
ton features, be taken between the
ages of 18 and % years.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-12

Cherniakhovsky's Third White Rus
sian army reached the SzeSzupe.
The disclosure, coming as Cen
eral Gengri zakharov's Second
White Russian forces opened full
scale offensive against Lomzha, 81
miles from the southern border of
East Prussia, appeared to fore
shadow great tWo-way drive into
Germanys easternmost province.
Russian heavy artillery opened
furious bombardment of Lomzha as
the ground troops closed in, and
it was inoicated that the fall of
the town, the last important strong
hold below East Prussia, was immi-
nent.
There was no Woro on the prog
reSS of the fighting around War;
saw, rs miles southwest of Lomzha,
where the Germans claimed a Rus
sian offensive against Praga, east
ern suburb of the Polish capital
had been repulsed. Neither did the
early communique confirm Berlins
Continued en- Pg. 8, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-12

PORTLAND, Me, Sept. II. (UP)
"A Republican landslide in the
Maine barometer" elections re-
turned three COP congressman to
office and elected State Senate
President Horace A. Hildreth gov
ernor, virtually complete returns
showed TueSCay.
1t was the largest margin OF VIC
tory ever scored by the COP in
the traditlona::y Republican state,
Marion Martin, of Bangor, assist
ant national Republican chairman,
said. The Republican gubernatorial
candidate received approximately
rs per cent of the votes cast.
The voting proved blow to the
CIO political action committee
which had campaigned actively for
the election of two Democratic cam
didates for congress.
Returned to office were Repre-
sentatives Robert Hale OF Port
land, in the first district; Margaret
c. Smith of SkoWhegan, in the sec
ond district, and Frank Fellows of
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-12
AirIines Place
Plane Orders
For so Million

NEW YORK, Sept. II. CUP) - A
post war boom in plane travel was
visualized today as a result of $780,
100000 in contracts signed by
Douglas Aircraft Corporation to
build ur-engined sky-liners for
three commercial air lines.
A total of 103 planes, each ca
pable of carrying Al or SIS passen-
gers, were scheduled for the pro-
duction line as socn as war COM
mitmentS permit.
The planes will be much faster
than prewar liners and have a
range of 5000 miles nonstop,
Douglas officials said.
Flying time for New York to
San Francisco flight is expected to
be about eight and one-half hours
in the. new planes as compared
with the present l8 hours.
The air lines ordering planes
were American Air Lines, 25
Douglas DC-4S and 80 Douglas
DOGS; United Airlines, Is DC-4S
and 20 DC-l6S, and Pan American
Grace, three DC-6S. United indi-
Gated they would order is dogs
soon, Douglas officials announced.
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