Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-20
Phillips Thinks
Europe War Due
To End This Year

That Germany probably will be
beaten in'O submission before the
end OF the year was given as his
guess by Congr6 ssman John Phil
lips in a talk before the Ell Centro
Rotary club Thursday noon at the
Barbara Worth hotel
|. Before a record club audience of
members and guests Representative
Phillips explained that the tremen-
deus force of materials produced
end transported to France indicates
that Germany will not be able to
Withstand such pressure when the
big drive is ready to start.
Anybody can be wrong Phillips
said, but it is my guess that the
Siegfried line will break within
week or 50 and my conversations
with German prisoners indicate that
German soldiers are being held in,
the fighting lines only by means OF
guns held at their backs.
STAY OVERTIME
So great was the interest in the
congressman's talk that the major
ity Of those in attendance failed to
leave at the regular luncheon quit
ting time, and kept the congress-
man on his feet for almost 20 min
utes longer than scheduled.
The visitor related the ease of
transoceanic sportation, and his
general observations on his trip to
Europe under wartime conditions.
Some of his observations we're:
Ireland eats well, while England
eats little.
Owl censors are doing good job
IN dCleting information Whic h
might be of value to the enemy.
American troops are getting some
benefits from the war, such as: a
greater appreciation of America;
higher opinion of Americas kind of
government; knowledge OF Euro
pean nations and peoples.
The English people have an un-
hreakable morale.
Military leaders, planners and
fighting men are Of the highest
quality.
Our success is the direct result of
Americas unequaled industrial pro-
duction capacity, and high type CT
manhood.
Eisenhower sacrifices heavily Of
material in order to conserve hu-
man life.
FINE MEDICAL CARE
A further saving in human life is
being accomplished through the
elaborate ARRANGEMENTS for giving
wounded immediate attention and
the highest quality medical and sur
oical care.
While blood plasma is helping " -
the war, nuge quantities cf fresh
human blood is being given casual
ties direct from the service ranks.
Only once in his talk did Phillips
approach club tabooed political dis
! cuesiCn. This was when he related
/ how evsTy effort was made by the
! state department to keep his group
! of visiting congressman from gCinp
to Italy. When afked pointedly why
he believed TIL g administration
should object to suck q visit, he
flatly stated:
1T is my suspicion that rumorS
Of our doing a poor job down there
are well founded. and that the adj
ministIation did not want us to get
proof. I am further inclined to be-
iieve that VIC are withholding ma
tcrial essential to the Italian peo-
! pie as a result of English dictatiCn
to us. 7 rearet that I cannot offer
proof; I also regret that we were
not given opportunity to prove or
disprove these reports and cuspi-
cions."
Music fer the meeting was in the
form of vocal and piano selections
provided by GEORGE Burt. Gire ctor CT
music at Central Union High cchool,
and trio composed of Patricia Nc
Fiuen. Shirley Sessions and Dorothy
Hatch. Earle CT. Davis was program
chairman.
President w. W. McEuen an
nounCed that State Senator Ben
Hulse will address the club at it's
next meeting on October 26