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Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14
TWICE TOLD" TALE
GETS BORESOME

Perhaps they all enjoy this frequent
jousting of words at White House press
conferences over the fourth term. Little
else comes out of these meetings between
the president and bevy of correspond
ents stationed at the capital who are per-
mitted every so often to enter the sane
tum and question the president, or may
be be questioned by him. There is, its
true, bit of variety in these oft-repeat-
ed word tits, but mainly because a diff
ferent writer is chosen to put the Ques
ton. ''are you coming out for fourth
term? And the answers may vary now
and then, but mostly in a ''iocular" vein
ALWAYS, it saems, Roosevelt thoroughly
enjoys bewildering the bold" corre-
spondents Or it may be the President
is not in so good humor and then he en-
joys and exercises his prerogative of
being mean and his answer may be like
get up on the Ounce stool as 1t was
stated away back when the reporters
were asking about a third term.
But these repeated seances are get
ting rather boresome. They became mere
routine long ago, and they are as empty
as they are tiresome. because each and
every correspondent knows, or at least
feels that the answer is yes. 1t would
seem that the newsmen would quit the
quervinp or that the President would
get tired and end the agony.
Right now the public is in no humor
for Joke cracking at the White House
press meetings. Manifestly the burdens
of the office demand that the President
have these stated conferences 1t is the
sensible method and long has prevailed.
Until the Roosevelt administration came
in. however, corresp spondents were not
concerrnd about third or fourth term an
nouncements But even so, there are
much more serious matters today in
which the public must, and does, depend
on announcements from the White House.
Much war news can not stem from any
other source. There are momentOus ques-
tions as to foreign and domestic policies
and so wherein the White House is the
only fount of news.
Let's cut out the kidding
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14
LABOR SlACKERS
California Progress Review

California Progress Review
Farmers in some sections Of the coun-
try are equipping tractors with head
lights so they can work nights to over
come adverse spring conditions. Many
a farmer works II to 16 hours a day. He
must contend not only with the prob
lens nature lays upon him, but with
man-made rules that run counter to the
laws Of nature.
With politics entering more and more
into the field Of agriculture, farming be-
comes an intricate business in which only
the most competent can hope to make
success.
But in the face Of all their problems,
farmers do not strike. This is in glaring
contrast with the tactics employed by
industrial labor which destroys produc
ton to enforce demands. We would not
win this war if farmers struck to cure
their grievances.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14
THAT FAMOUS WEST WALL
APPEARS MOSTLY MYTH

The ramifications so far of the allied
invasion have failed to discover the much
German propagandized impregnable west
wall. Goebbels had it that there existed
a formidable barrier the entire length
of the coast of France, at least. This
wall was supposed to do two things
prevent allied landings and to mean
suicide for the invaders in case they got
over it at any point.
However, the nazis did do fair job
in the game of obstacles to the approach
es to the coast. All writer's sending out
stories of the landing of the first allied
contingents agree that it was tough. In
genious devices had been planted-de
vices homely in construction, but deadly.
One such was found near the shore line
in the shape of huge logs, the end buried
in the sand at an angle, the outer end
sharpened and just beneath the surface.
At the shore end of the log was dead
ly mine Thus a landing boat could be
punctured and the mine exploded stimuli
taneously. And this is what happened in
not few cases, writer's declare. In other
places steel girderS were sunk with the
sharp ends at point below the surface
TO pierce boat.
But on shore it appears the Germans
must fight it out hand-to-hand. 1t was
reported that great areas supposed to
have been mined by the Germans only
had signs Mines" These signs were
placed to make Rommel think the great
wall was indeed there.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14
CaptoI Talk
-by-
Peter Edison

the barriers were removed, how
much more drama in a Thunder
bolt" than a P-47, how much more
of lift to the spirit of a pilot fly
ing a Havoc instead of an APO,
how much more Of a builcup for
the morale Of the folks at home to
know that their dive bombers were
called "DauntlesS' instead of hav-
ing to bear up under the cold pork
gravy designation of an SID.
NAVY'S BEHIND THE TIMES
Army has been way ahead of
the Navy in this naming business
as a morale builder, particularly in
allowing the pilot anc crew of an
aircraft to give their own plane
a pet name and to doll it up with
little loud paint. Think what
Chennault's Flying Tigers did to
the Japs. There are thousands of
Bits, but there will be only one
Memphis Belle" only one "Wabbit
Twacks," only one We Should 90
This More Often names that will
60 down in history.
Why the Navy golc braiders have
MT come down off their high sea
horses and permitted the pilots
and the shippers of its thousands of
small landing craft to have a little
fun in naming their birds and barg-
es IS mystery. The Navy has
long traction of naming things
battleshirs for states, cruisers for
cities, submarines for fish, Destroy
ers for naval heroes and so on But
it's still against regulations to name
planes and small craft and the boys
in the Pacific who have begun to
tag their weapons have to do it
unofficially. The Navy should re-
lax.
Anyway. phooey on all this ICI,
Ism and LIST stuff
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 35X3

ESTATE OF GOLDFN HURT,
DECEASED.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, M. D. ZINN, Public
Administrator, as administrator of
the estate of Golden Hurt, Ceceas-
ed to the creditors of and all per-
sons having claims against the said
deceased, that within six months
after the first publication of this
notice they either file them with
the necessary vouchers in the office
Of the Clerk of the Superior Court
Of the State of California. in and
for the County of Imperial, or ex-
hibit them with the necessary
vouchers to the said M. d. Zinn.
a, ministrator of said estate, at
the office of d. b. Roberts, 2O7
Bank of America Building, FL Cen
tro. California the same being the
place for the transaction of the
business of the said estate in the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia.
Dated at Ell Centro, California,
this IL day OF June, 1914.
M. d. ZINN,
Administrator of the Estate of
Golden Hurt, Deceased.
mo. 99) tJf4-2l -28-J59
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14

Ernie rye "hmr'ica's
cCiunn might
on
ncanin o 10
tells
to know agliSt
about complain about He knows
hccn through the them In fact HIS still
Ills 0ut it.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14
Kenny Submits
Contract Dotd

cause CT workers who leave tEeir
jobs before earning enough to pay
fer meals.
The farm production council will
have spent $1,676,000 by June 80,
the finance department said. A
bill giving the council a new $lO14.-
600 appropriation for the ensuing
~ months is awaiting action in
the senate.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14
LCI-LSM-EDSON CALLING

When Smaller War Plants Corp
oation Chairman Maury Maverick
let go his blast at meaningless COB
bledyg0ok language used by guv'-
ment bureauCratS in their official
orders and memoranda, he might
have done the long suffering civil
ian reader another favor if he had
in. ludet in his target a lot of the
naval and military pargon of alpha
betism and numerology which now
cutters up the news OF the war
and the news of war production.
How would you like it, for instance,
if the news of the invasion came at
you like this
The first waves of Marines de-
barked from LCIs and, supported
by M-3 tanks which rolled off the
LISTS. they quickly established the
beachhead. From the air they were
aided by SBD5s. In the second
wave came Army troops, debarking
from LCIL's. supported by Ism S
which disgorged MA tanks under
the air protection furnished by p
ATS and A-20-A'S.'
And SO on.
No situation would ever develop
like that anc heaven knows no
reporter in his right mind would
ever write it that way. But this
gives an idea of how this trick
technical lingo is developing, and
it's high tine it was stopped, mas
much as it's likely this war will be
around for quite a while.
JUST HAVEN'T GOT
/ SEX APPEAL
Even when spelled out. too many
of these names still reaG like some
/ thing out of a manufacturers cat
| alogue instead CT words that make
/ small boys want to emulate the
/ deeds of a Commando Kelly. A
Landing Craft, Infantry, Large"
/ is useful in invasion, but it's still a
/ lousy name without sex appeal or
glamor for a gal who wants to brag
. to her Dlaymates about what kind
( OF a warship her sWeetie is sailing
/ on. Also. song writer's and poetaStors
can get no inspiration out of such
stuff What kline of tune could be
written about a cOuplet that went:
NJ sailor boy amt got much rank,
But he commands a Landing
Ship. Tark
And what in the world can you
find to rhyme with an Ism, even
when you spell out the M for Med
iUm.
Mayae a lot Of these things are
TOO new to have acquired much
tradition or the rich anc racy nick
names which soldier and sailor and
leacherneck slang in time bestoW
on all articles Of war, sacred and
profane. L took four years or more
to break down official Army and
Navy conservatism at the top anc
get colorful names approved and
adopted for aircraft. But when once
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The fOiiOWino eo'it
oriGis are presented os interesting s0in-
ions UOiced by editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14

(NEA TelephotoJ
SENT HOME - Maj. Gen. Henry
j F.. Miller OF u. s.. Army All
Forces. denoted TO rank OF lieu
tenant colonel and sent back TO
U. s. for revealing approximate
date OF western European invasion
TO guests at. English cocktail party.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
Neqro In Latin America:

Testing itself from Arkansas to
Asia.
The white minority was able TO
maintain rs precautions hold over
the country IN 1890 only by In
stalling q man OF mixed Spanish
Indian Negro blood. Iuis N San
chez cerro. as president Peruvian
Negroes are not proud OF Sanchez
Cerru tho colorcd sergeant major.
who sold ont The people after
promising all sorts OF reforms
and who was assasinated IN 1883.
but they are proud OF men Ike
Enrique Lopez Albuiar, the nov
elist who writes with the pro-
found sympathy ~ q Richard
wright about hts fellow black men
and the Indians Of Peru One o'
Aihuiars best known books
Malaiache. portrays the Negto's
~ the Peruvian coast as rene-
traiingly as Richard Wright $
hooks PORTRAY he Negro OF MIS-.
sissippl and chicago.
II Is also symptom % fefn :
general awakening that so many
of her distinguished white artists
and scholars are turning 70 ne
Negro and the Indian not only
for their inspiration and them +
Int also 10 trace cultural ori-'N7
(ContInued on page lol
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22

lQ) Who was the first Negro n
the history Of The United
states Army Air force 70 down
an enemy plane in aerial com
bat.
tQl who founded Poro college W
st. Louise
lQl Who was the first Negro 20
become rilst IN ihe ROYAL
Canadian Air force
tQ) who was The first Negro OF
the United states Military
service TO be sent 80 Harvard
university. and NIT % study
in the radar and eie'iron'c
schools
(Ql Under whose auspices IS th'
Harmon award given
fol who IS the president o'
Arkansas state Agricultural
Mechanical and Normal col
leee NJ Pine bluff Ark
to) What was tho first success
fui number recorded by Ethel
Waters,
ANSWERS on page 10Y
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
Baha'is To Hear
Eighth Lecture

The eighth IN this winters SER
les Of talks sponsored iy the
Bahais was given SUNDAY Jan.
le. at eirh; pm AZ The Fraera-
tion OF womens clubs second
boulevard az Hancock. hy Mrs.
Amy nrady DNcily
Her talk which she entities
Seeking and Finding ceniers on
progressive education ana the
pre- school chlld has heor her
HES work Shc was formerly
state supervise - Nursery
schools Tor he Sfato ~ NeW Mex
leo. and IS affiliated v''h ne
Government; Nursery nro'"f' mere,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
Bullets From Gun
OF Caretaker Outlets
Noisy Tenant

A caretaker shot a drunken
tenant who II is reported was
creating disturbance n the
building at ei6 vinder II was
revealed through police reports
Witnesses disclose that Robert
Berry. 40. OF ZIG Winder came
home Saturday morning lnioN-
Gated and was cursing and max
ing loud noises on the second
floor OF the building When 'he
caretaker James T Freeman
asked him to be quiet " $ said
that Berry put his hand IN his
pocket as II 20 produce knife
Freeman then got a Winehes'er
rifle and ordered Berry out When
he refused 70 70. Freeman fired
one shot into the floor and the
second bullet struck Berry IN The
left hip.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
Hartford PRAYER
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Charity Work
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
We'd Rather Be
An American
Rr fRi, MANr WILLIAMS

ny FRI HART WILLIAMS
Wed rather hc an American han
Anything else we know
We arc proud 20 salute on Glery
As I. waves from shore 20 shore
We'd rather i've under Ame,icau
Traditions is IDEALS and rs
worth.
We are Justly proud as an Amer
ican
The Country Of our birth
We want 20 be an Amerlcan
IN all
This meaning implies AMI ven
never be
Satisfied Nth ANYTHING less Willie
old Glory ral'anilv flies
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
ASK FOR rRrrpON nty

PHILADELPHIA ~ NF
Drauatizlne The universal sly i'r
freedom TO-DAY ihe Negro e nfins
Ing 4 closer 10 the American
homo front hv seeking the. pas
sage by congress ~ proe'an,'
ton declatlhr Feb ! annual Na-
iicnal Freedom day 70 ne ohsefN-
cd All over the country insl as
independence day July =. emit
Memorial day May go aye duly
recognized AMI fIiilrely SCI aside,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
RI HARoLp pRrFcK

There IS an unwritten law of
the Peruvian Army that the cav
a,rymen must always be Negroes
No one. in this country where
the Negro is both fighter and
burden bearer. seems to know who
first put Negro soldiers on horse
back but the whole population Is
proud when the magnificent black
horsemen sweep by on the hand
somely decorated stallion
The Negro came as a slave 20
Peru in the 10Th Century after
the Spanish masters had worked
most OF the Indian population TO
death IN the mines and on the
plantations. Pi1arro. The thievlng
dlsccycrcr OF Peru himself got
the first license 10 hiring over
slaves 80 OF them Of whom one
third were women
The Negro came as slave and
he remained "a n fighter not only
for his own freedom hut Tor we
freedom OF Peru and Latin Amer
Tea When the great South Amer
lean liberator. San Martin prem
Ised freedom 10 all slaves who
Joined the reyolu'lonary armies
during that crucial period OF the
10Th Century. he mcbilized his
kin and fought IN battle after
battle TO help his Indian and
white compatrlots defeat the pick
cd regiments Of the Spanish king
He was present a. the crucial
battle OF Ayachuco in 1924 when
the Spanish forces met their
Waterloo. and freedom became
forever assured TO the new re-
publlcs OF Latin America. He was
mad because all OF his kin IN
Peru were not emancipated win
the founding Of the republican
government in Lima. and he kept
on staging revolts until the en-
frightened President Castillo freed
the last $4,000 slaves In 1885.
Overthrow Regime
shortly after tho Peruvian rev.
olution. rebellIous Negro troops
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
MARCH OF
DRIVE
UNDERWAY

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
Civilian Perfects Radio Diagram To Aid Pilots
WASHINGTON, DC. DAILY
SUGGESTS LAW AGAINST
CLOSED SHOP TO END BIAS

WAsHINcToN. nc a sur
resGon that nc bcs' hope ~ re-
lisf from discrininaihn against
Negro wctkers by labw unions
Ties ID enac'lne laW which Uil
fohd closed shop conrac; viih
unions that DENY mcmbe shin io
pers ms becapse 81 race % cal
has been made editorial'v 5, me-
Washington EVENING star
No'iar that 10 California . Fed
eral court has held MA q IS
vi'aout Jurisdiction IN the suir
hranEht hv Negroes against the
roilermakers union 10 force II 10
admit them % the regular union
instead of an auxiliarN tho star
takes gloomy view of court ac-
t'on agains Unions IN The mat
ter ~ Discrimination The edl-
torial declares
eAs the obstacles ~ The re-
noval of fhsse discriminatory
practices IN American Industry
Pile mr. e seems Increasingly
clear that Tho hest hope of gem
nlne relief Hes ID q legislative
am zach II conEress were ~
forbid closed shop contracts WITH
unions hat discriminate azolast
Negroes world speedily disappear
Such law probably could be
PASSED " g. were pressed With q
fracilen o. We zeal that has gone
into the flsh over poll ta1es ~
iynchlne ierislaion. and the
results cerainlv would noi be less
beneficial 10 the Negroes
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
100 woNrN crr JoRS

LOUISVILLE ANrl NsafN
iHo women vfre given JOBS 81
Tie Reyn IDS Resfsfch enparH
here last wcct marking tAr frs
Csc hy ihis 'afs indasifa' rW
parv of Nerr 0ru' cn 'ho as
semhlv line Robert + Nlack sN
ecuiive secreisry ~ the l.arl,
Vile lfhan league disclose 'aai
his organization rctifr Nfa
The regional War Manroner CONS
mission office has hctr "ofk nr
for sometime with oara.s % f'r
company 20 cper enp'rfwfn' III
Negro Nonc'.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
Down
Poets
Row
Honey Babe
Honey Babe

I'h RNI
Listen hsbe
You braid sour hair too tirhf
Rni thc good Lord knows
Your heart Is riehl
asked you or d liar
Non gimme two
That hones hahc
Is What | Ike about Won
! knock on Won door
About tUo-fhrce AM
Non lump out Of bed,
SAYS J knows rs him.
There's many another woman
In thls Vile. wide world
Rrf nary one
Like ms little cirl
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
By HAROLD PREECE

marsked into Lima and installed
as president. man ~ their own
color. Leon Escobar Escobar's
rule lasted only "a hours because
the descendants OF the Spanish
gentry swung the Indian popu-
latlcn behind rival candidate
FOR the presidency But II the 90
per cent Indian population had
Joined forces With the 80 Ter cent
Negro and mixed blood population
against the Spanish ten per cent
America might have seen a Ne
gro. Indian republic flourlshing on
The ruins OF the old Inca Empire
smashed by he Spaniards
Actually. a black kingdom was
established by runaway slaves In
one section OF Peru in 1884 and
the lasi traces OF Il We're not
wiped ont until 1916 We have
seen IN previous articles on the
<aero in Latin America that the
Hack man founded independent
CONFERENCE.-The IN Brazil. Duieh
Guiana. Panama. and various oth-
or countries It IS no wonder that
mo great BRAZILIAN authority on
me black culture has called the
Neeror The common denominaior
of AN the Americas.
strange Color
Negroes around Lima tell you
,aurhlnpiy Of The first OF their
roce 10 enter Peru When Pizarro
80, foot first saw the country
from The Bay o. Tumbcs IN lSl2'
te sent one OF his llcuienants'
Alouza dc Molina. ashore with a
Negro slave hearing PIGS and
chickens as gifts 70 the native
chiefs.
The Indians we're "bowled over
bv Alonzo's white skin and me
Neero's black skin They touched
no Nerro's face with their hands
and tried 10 rub of his color
since they had never before seen
ch,ckens they also entreateu
A,onxo and the Negro TO ten
them what the Growing roos'e's
were SAYING.
Later on. other Negroes Ne"'
with Spanish explorers from Peru
into chile. To-day the coiorsu
reonles OF Peru the Negroes me
indians. The mixed blood popnla-
,,on-are feeling profoundly 'ha'
universal awakening OF the col
ored population which Is mani
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22

Members Of the 55Sth Tank I'm.
Glce clnb. Fort IIuachucn. Arly..
paused for this picture on the
steps Of the ancient and holy
It. Francis Xavier Mission near
Tucson. Arb Capt. ,Ioe Jordan.
retired. who accompanied the
Glcc club during H. singing;
Thomas ". Dent. director Of the
18th ~. ESQ. and Father Aus
lin. guide nj ~. Francis, posed
with the group. shown from left
TO right; 1T. Leon Hayes. d.
rector. BOSTON. Mass; S-Sgt
James II. Fills. asst. director.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
NJ, W. ! POWER AND Cl0py

|A'tins cnR u sAA.ent Yean-Losr,
||'s n. R. Az Y ! ever did was witSou,
y, =. a,'ssfshanss.sl..,f.e m,alkable Histor.
=. ,'' i,ud ,r 1a'a' facts and logic IN
u slyAsye b,.s.n Or cut q mere eu,i'
~. ~. sa,silon' Puzzled oyerthis mvs s.'
|,,llaiual,vi,sa -. here and now 4 v"s,
N, ,., ~ more of ~ our craving desire
:" - Ahs,n, NJ. compiler subject
Ieas Of Jesus Ckr,.t'
Laurel outlook., 1944-02-23
1.-THE Sky'S The
Limit"
Added Shorts

Added Shorts
Disney, Musical, Novelty, News
Sunday shows 2:30, GAS and 9 P. M.
Laurel outlook., 1944-02-23
LOOsens Up Thick
Choking Phlegm of
BRONCHIAL
ASTHMA!

Spend 45c today at Gardner Phar-
macy, Sande Drug Company or any
drug store for a bottle of Buckeyes
CANADIOL Mixture triple acting).
Pour yourself a teaspoonful, let it
lie on your tongue a moment then
swallow slowly. Feel it's instant
powerful effective action spread
through throat, head and bronchial
tubes. Starts at once to loosen
thick choking phlegm making
breathing easier.
No claim is made that Buckley's
is a cure for Chronic Bronchitis or
Asthma but sufferers often find
B~uckley's CANADIOL Mixture (the
largest selling cough medicine in all
Canada) eases coughing spasms and
l~oosens up that choking phlegm
which seems to clog the tubes and
makes breathing difficult. Many get
better nights rest.
Try Buckeyes Canadiol on our
guarantee of satisfaction or money
back.
Laurel outlook., 1944-02-23
Day by Day in Laurel

Guests this week at the o. K.
Chapman home are Mr.. Chapman's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. V. D.
Chapman of Wolf Point, and his
brother and sister-in-law, Pharma-
cists Mate and Mrs. w. G. Chapman
of Bremerton, Wash, who arrived
a few days ago. In the navy more
than a year and a half, w. c..
Chapman was given a short leave.
To avoid loss of time by travel, the
parents came to Laurel for the re-
union.
The Senior Young Peoples Sun
day school class meeting was held
Tuesday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold VanNice as hosts at their
home. The lesson study was in
of H. G.. Crowder. A guest
of the class was Corporal Arliss
Richardson of Chandler, Ariz. Re-
freshments YER served at taole
appointments in patriotic colors.
The next meeting is to be a pitch
in dinner at the home of Mrs. Ed
ward l.. Coombs.
Laurel outlook., 1944-02-23

First Lieut.. Thor Monrad and
First Lieut.. w. F. Adams, both of
this district, have been assigned to
a railway operating battalion at
Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Lieu
tenant Adams, a former assistant
yardmaster at Laurel, will be gen
eral yardmaster for the battalion
on operations. Lieutenant Monrad,
former track supervisor at Mer-
ril, will be supervisor of mainten-
ance of way. Both are former
members of Saltwater post No. "a,
American Legion. Lieutenant Mon
rad was with the military police
in World war /, and Lieutenant
Adams was with the signal corps.