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Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
MIND YOUR
MANNERS

Test your knowledge of correct
social usage by answering the
following questions, then check
ing against the authoritative
answers below:
l. On the death of a friend
should you write a letter to his
family?
2. Should flowers be sent to the
funeral of such a person or to the
nearest rel3 tive?
8. Would it be all right to write
with deepest sympathy on the
card you enclose when the flowers
are sent to a relative of a friend
who has died?
a. If the flowers are sent to the
funeral of John Doe, Should there
be a message written on the card
enclosed?
5. Must someone in the family of
the deceased write thank-you notes
for all the flowers received?
What would you do if
Ycu see in a funeral notice that
the family requests that no flowers
be sent, but you are very close
friend of the family
ca Feel that you may send flow
ers if you wish, since the
notice was probably an at
tempt to prevent there being
too many flowers?
(b) Wait until after the funeral
and then send flowers to the
family, to show that you are
thinking of them?
Answers
/. Yes.
2. Either way is al right.
3. Yes.
a. No
5. Yes.
Better What Would You Do"
solution-(a) would be all right if
you are very close friend-but (b)
would be an even better solution.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Chief Pleads
For Gardens

tons fullest attention to this great
share OF our total food supply"
Last year, Jones said the govern
ment asked for 100000 gardens
and got 20O0O,OO0 They produced
nearly 40 per cent OF all vegetables
grown for home use, and were
largely responsible for the satisfac-
tory supply of canned vegetables
this winter.
whether we may hope for similar
good fortune next winter will, Of
course, depend in a large part On
how the nation repeats the victory
garden effort in 1914" he declared.
He said seed sales to victory gard
eners this year were running about
80 per cent ahead of last years
sales so far.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
New York Issues
Curfew Rules

NEW YORK, Feb. 90. UP)-Po-
lice announced that any girl l6
years old or younger found in Times
Square area tonight and henceforth
after 10 pm. without her parents
or legal guardian will be taken into
custody.
The curfeW was taken as a pre-
ventive measure against juvenile
delinquency and lin the interest OF
the health of our armed forces,
William M. Kent, deputy police COM
missioner in charge of the juvenile
aid bureau, said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Doctor Backs Up
Weather Saqes

CHICAGO, Feb. %. UP)-Dr.
Kenneth w. Penhale of Chicago,
dentist, physician and surgeon, be-
lieves he has found the phenome-
non that enables grandma to fore
cast the weather by her rheuma-
tism.
1T is thought" Penhale explained
to the Chicago Dental Society, that
low barometric pressure causes
greater hydration of the body with
greater tension in the inflamed
part, causing greater pain"
DR.. James H. Pearce Of Evanston.
ILL.,, said psychological effects of
Dentistry are just as important as
the physical effects or the allevia-
ton of pain. Pearce recommended
installing false teeth on the day
the natural teeth are extracted to
preserve the patients pride and
maintain condition Of his mouth.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Tax Estimates
Time Extended

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. tUP)-
The Bureau of Internal Revenue
has postponed until April 10 the
date for filing estimates of income
and victory tax for 1914 by indi-
vidual taxpayers.
The estimates previously were
scheduled to be turned in on
March 15-the same day the final
returns and payments on l94a
taxes are due.
Acting Internal Revenue Com
missioner Harold N. Graves en-
phasized that postponement of the
date for filing 1914 estimates does
not change the filing of the fina
tax returns for 1913. They are still
due on March Is and penalties viii
be invoked on the tardy.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
GETS OPA POST

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. up
Price Administrator Chester BOwle5
Wednesday appointed Kenneth L.
Hampton, Fresno, Calf, as chief
of the price panel branch Of the
Office of Price Administration
Hampton has been director of the
Fresno OPA district office for the
last 18 months. BoWleS said Hamp-
ton, in this newly created position
will have immediate responsibility
for the price panel program and
full authority for coordinating our
whole effort in this field"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
MONDAYS MENU

BREAKFAST-G rape efru it
juice, fried rolled oats and ba-
con, enriched toast, marmalade,
coffee, milk for children.
LUNCH-Casserole of red kid
ney beans, whole wheat bread,
cottage cheese spread, fruit cup,
tea, milk for children.
DINNER - Left over m a
hash, buttered peetS, raw veget-
able salad, enriched bread, but
ter or fortified margarine, gin
ger pears, bakers sponge cake,
coffee, milk for children.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
PRIVATE SAVES OFFICER

BOUGAINVILLE. Feb. Is (UP)-
The army disclosed Wednesday how
Pvt. William d. Stocks CT Long
Beach, Calf, covered a wounded
officers body with his own to pre-
vent further injury as they made
their way under fire to the rear.
1t. James G. Owens of Erie, Pa, a
forward artillery observer, was
wounded by mortar fire in jungle
area, and Stocks went to his as
sistance. The japanese fired 80
nm. mcrtars at them as they
craWled to the rear and Stocks
covered owens body with his own
during each explosion. Both men
got to the rear area without addi-
tional injury.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

When our invasion armies begin to roll
in Europe, | believe the Nazis will call it
curtains in short order. They never were
good when they lost the offensive in the
last war and l don't think the leopard
can change its spots overnight. - Sgt.
Alvin c. York
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
From where [ sit
WJoe Marsh

Bob Newcomb was reading me a
letter the other day-from his
son in the Marines. Dick New
combs somewhere in the South
Pacific, thousands of miles from
home, yet he writes to ask:
"Tcll me, Dad, do they still
pitch hOrseshOes back of Rays?
Is Johnny keeping my tools in
shape? Are the trout still biting
in Stewards Creek?"
Makes you realize what the
men over there are thinking
about. Sure, they're fighting for
Democracy and Freedom and a
Better World Tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23

DETROIT, Feb. %. (UP)-War
Food Administrator Marvin Jones,
calling on civilians to plant 22,000,-
600 Victory gardens" and grow 1O,-
0OC 900 tons of food this year, SAID
wednesday that We cannot afford
to relax for one instant the ma
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23

But the things they dream of
coming back to are the little
simple pleasures that mean
home to all of us-Iike "A home.
cooked meal, n glass Of beer with
friends, a game of hOrseshOes in
the backyard.
From where I sit, one of our
most sacred obligations here at
home is to keep those little
things exactly as they remcm-
ber them - to keep intact the
world they're fighting for.
@be M"4e
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Editorials and Comment

men for the services they performed and
the years they gave to Imperial Countys
cause at Sacramento.
Thank you, George, and thank you,
Harvey.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23

EDITORS NOTE: The foIlopinq edit.
OridiS are presented Gs interesting 3Din-
ions UOiced by editors eiseIphere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23

The little-knCwn part which pa
triotic American citizens have
played in furnishing tips, clews and
scraps of information to the Fed
eral Bureau of investigation, en-
abling the G-men to solve some
of the most celebrated spy cases
and crimes against the country'S
war effort, makes one CT the more
thrilling but least-publicized chap
ters of the history of the war ON
the home front.
Since the bombs fell on Pearl
Harbor, the FBI has arrested or
held for questioning almost $4,000
enemy aliens, and in a large pre-
norton of the cases the original
information, leading frequently to
internment for the duration of the
war. has come from private citi-
zens whose suspicious have been
aroused by activities CT potential
Fifth ColumniStS.
Perhaps the most famous spy
thriller cracked tip from civilian
was the famous Duquesne espion-
age case in which 33 Nazi agents
were apprehended and convicted.
For some time during the investl-
cation, the FBI sought to identity
one Heinrich" who was furnishing
to Lily Stein, fellow spy, infor-
nation on U. S. aircraft produc-
lion.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23

The Pacific ocean has more
square miles of water than there
are square miles of land on the
entire earth.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Bowel WORMS
HAAsT nll0f AeG

That's what you think But ugly round-
worms may be inside you right now, caus-
ing trouble without your knowing 1t. Warm
ing signs are: uneasy stomach, nervous
ness, itching parts. Get Jayne's Vermifuge
right away JAYNES il Americas Leading
proprietary worm medicine; scientifically
tested and used by millions. Acts gently.
BE sure you get JAYNE'S VEkMIFUGEf
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
MODERN MENUS
BY GAYNOR MADDOX
NEA Staff Writer

The new ration tokens appear
:omorroW, Sunday, the 9th. They
will simplify your ration buying.
However, just because you find sew
eral tokens in your purse, don't get
confused and think you have lots
more POINTS to spend than you did
under the old system.
Each ration stamp in your ration
books will be worth 10 points re-
gardlesS of the numeral now printed
on it. Each token you receive in
change, will be worth one ration
point.
A ration-point savers, try these
leftover recipes on Monday.
FRIED ROLLED OATS
AND BACON
Place leftover rolled oats in q
creased mold. When cold, slice 1a-
nch thick. Dredge in flour and dip
n beaten egg which has been thin
ned with l tablespoon water. Fry
slices of bacon until crisp, remove
from fat and drain. Fry oatmes'
slices in all the bacon fat until
brown on both sides. Serve with
bacon.
LEFTOVER MEAT HASH
Two cups corned beef or roast
or steWed beef, ground, cups cold,
boiled potatoes, ground, l onion.
ground salt and pepper
Combine beef, potatoes and sea-
sonings. Moisten with milk or cream
just enough so ingredients will hold
together. Gravy can also be used, if
any should be left over. Put in hot
frying pan, in which drippings have
been melted. Spread evenly over
skillet. Then place over low heat
and continue cooking until hash is
slightly Drowned on bottom of skill
let.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
"HEINRICH" NABBED

It was an observant Connecticut
photographer. who supplied the
missing clew. Noticing that one
Edmund G. Heine had placed an
unusually large order for photo
graphs, and had asked many ques-
tiCns about the area, the photog-
rapher passed on his information
to the FBI. With this cleW, the
G-men clamped down on Heine
and were able to identify him as
the mysterious Heinrich. His SEN
tence was 18 years plus a line OF
$4,000.
Ernest Frederick Lehmitz and
Erwin Harry De Spretter, the two
Staten Island spies convicted last
summer, were both tipped off to
the FBI by civilian reports. Leh-
mitz came to the United States
in March. 1941 aboard the Siboney
On the voyage across, his actions
had aroused the suspicious OF an
alert elloW-traveler. Reporting
his suspicious to the FB1, he set
in motion a lcng and painstaking
investigation which finally resulted
in the apprehension of a Nazi spy
who had been trained in Germany
in the preparation of secret writing
and schooled in the type of in
formation valuable to the German
high command.
De Spretter had the FBI put or
his trail by simple report from q
civilian that the man was strongly
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Beware Coughs
from common colds
That Hang On

Creomulsion relieves promptly be-
cause it goes right to the seat OF the
trouble to help loosen and expel
germ laden phlegm, and aid nature
to soothe and heal raw, tender, in
famed bronchial mucous men,
branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
bottle of Creomulsion with the un-
derstanding you must like the way 1t
quickly allays the cough or you are
to have your money back.
CREOMULSION
'or Coughs, Chest Colds. Bronchitis
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23

Copyright. 1914, Breping Industry Foundation
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
BRITISH UNEASY

About two months ago. pointed
out that IN contrast with Ameri-
can radio commentators and news
papers in their Scorn and deriSion
of NaZi boasts of secret weapons,
the British press and radio were
much more reserved and cautious
and that high British circles in
London were uneasy.
ChurchillS statement that Lon
don had very narrowly escaped a
catastrophe" revealed the gravity
of the situation known or SuS-
pected by few IN this country.
thanks TO the censorship His blunt
notice TO the British people that.
even now. he IS not undertaking
the robot winged death potential
ties was further strongly under
lined by his assertion that the
British government would not
move from London, clearly imply
ing that II had been urged or had
been under consideration.
II the winged proiectiles had
driven the government OF the Brit.
iSh empire Out OF London. II
would have been a sensational
moral and psychological victory
T for Germany.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
CONTINUED from Page One)


into his confidence on the death
and havoc created by the German
"Doodlebug" and "buzzbombs
was not far short of sensational
news.
That three and half years
after the great German luftwaffe
assaults in 1910 London was
again being partly evacuated
under the fire of the uncanny
pilotless giant bombs with short
stuhby wings unleaShed some
where in France was a shock to
many Americans.
Prime Minister Churchill'S frank
disclosure that the casualties OF
1882 in London and southern
England, Of whom 2,752 had been
killed. exceeded the British casual
ties in the first 10 days of the
invasion of France. strongly un-
derlined the deathly and destruc-
tive character NJ this new Ger
man weapon and made for sober
thOlCht
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
obots Can Hit u. S., Scientists Report

has not done so al any time.
That the Germans are not di-
recting their winged death bombs
against Soviet Russia.
To that could be added a fourth
outstanding fact.
That the national Free Ger
many committee of German war
prisoners. headed by Maj. Count
Won Elnsiedel said to be a scion
of Prince Bismarck, famed Ger
man iron chancellor, has stepped
up its nightly broadcasts from
Moscow, calling on German troops
and the German people 10 capitu-
late under promise that the Ger
man nation shall not be destroyed.
Invest In Invasion: Buy a Bond
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
Predict Less Butter
For Rest Of Year
international Sound Photo

WASHINGTON, July 8 OUP)-
The War Food Administration
said today that butter allocated
TO civilians for July. August and
September is approximately $685.
100000 pounds compared with
432 100000 pounds in April, May
and June.
ALLEGATION for the final three
months of the year may be
slightly lower. WA added
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09

would be almost four casualties TO
each bomb of one ton of explosive.
No less interesting would il be
10 know what the ratio of death
and injured were 10 each of the
tens of thousands Of tons Of bombs
rained upon Germany in recent
months.
II is estimated that about 300
German winged robot bombs can
be built for the cost Of one of
our big Fortress bombers BIZ
and $50 to 500 for one oil our B-29
SuperfortreSses.
The bombers Of these types
carry 10 to - men. The flying
bombs are robots Wholly me-
chanical. they are like torpedo
sent out of the tube Of a sub
marine or destroyer aimed and
set for the target before fired off
Germans claim more than 10
winged robots can be built for
the cost of one big torpedo. The
only costly part of the flying
bomb is the propelling engine.
The cigar-shaped bomb contain
ing the high explosive can be of
ordinary thin iron.
Planes must be Of the finest
and strongest aluminium. dur
aluminium or alloys The four
engines on our big bomberS are
the finest and most powerful in
the world
In a raid on Vienna a few days
ago by American and British
bomber formations the Germans
claimed Gin the New York
TimeS) they had brought down
AZ four-engined bomberS II true
that would mean the loss Of 400
10 500 airmen When a winged
robot bomb is brought down there
Is not the loss of one man.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
ADDITIONAL ANXIETY

The prime minister told the
House of Commons that from
100 TO $50 winged bombs hit Lon
don and other areas every %
hours. Many had been shot down.
He made no effort 10 gloss over
the situation created by the Ger
man weapon or 10 belittle il. He
was confident that this as other
grave moments in the war would
be- mastered
Additional anxiety was caused
7 in official circles by the appear
ance this week of a new and faster
type Of flying bomb. much faster
than the highest speed of fighter
planes
This is supposed 10 he the w
type. The Germans have had a
lot 10 say, too. about Upton
proieCtlle.
An American scientist In Lon
don called the doodlebue a de-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
RINGLING DELAYED

CHICAGO, July 8 QNSD-Rob-
ert Ringing. president of Ringing
Bros. and Barnum a. Bailey cir
Gus. said today he has been unable
TO obtain railroad reservations 10
Hartford, Conn.
Ringing said II was "problemat-
ical" whether the circus would re-
open this summer because Of the
loss of irreplaceable materials in
the tragic fire al Hartford
-Snldlers RnN MnT Rnnda. IOo--
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
Circus Death
Toll Now at 18

HARTFORD. Conn, July 8
GNS) Flags flew at half staff
throughout the Hartford area to-
day in mourning for victims Of the
Ringing Bros. and Barnum e.
Bailey circus fire as the death toll
rose TO 153.
Local, state md federal agencies
pressed three separate inveStiga-
tons into Thursdays TRACE Y
amid rumors that the big top was
set afire during the matinee per-
Torrance by a diSgruntled former
employe seeking vengeance.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
INVASION STIMULUS

That they are already influence
ing the course of the war in Eu-
rope was made plain by Churchill
when he said large units of the
Royal Air Force had been diverted
to fight this danger threatening
England.
1t may indeed serve TO prolong
the war.
Also II Will stimulate the Anglo
American invasion armies ia
drive the Germans out of France
and beyond the range of the ro-
bots whose radius, however, is not
yet known.
After five years Of nightly
blackout. air alarms and bombs,
privations, rigid rationing and mo-
notonous routine that Americans
who have not seen and expert
enced cannot really visualize. it is
little wonder the English are eX-
aSperated by this new irritation
when they began TO think the VIC
torious end of the war was within
sight.
The winged death" opens an
appalling vista of future wars.
The German robot plane-bomh
is but one small evidence OF the
tremendous work. effort and in
genuity in the secret war labo-
ratorieS of Germany, America,
England, Japan and Russia, 10
discover or invent secret weap-
ons' of horrible slaughter of man.
kind
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
SEEK ATOMIC BOMB

The outstanding aim in all those
countries is the discovery OF a
weapon Of atomic diSintegration'
which would level cities 10 dust.
A part of that objective in the
science of war is the atomic
bomb" which. il is claimed by
scientists. would have the effect
of an earthquake.
Meantime, three things stand
out in Europe.
The Red armies are advancing
more rapidly from the east to-
ward Germany than the Ameri-
can and British armies from the
west
That Marshal Josef Stain Is
not bombing German critics and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
Reds Warn Romanid
To Gel Out Of The War

LONDON, July 8 QNS)-The
Moscow radio grimly warned the
RomanianS today to get out oil
the war while there still is time.
what Is happening to Fin
land may soon happen TO yea"
said the Soviet broadcast, heard
in London.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
A MEDAL INSTEAD

What he got, instead of break
inc. was a medal and new pas
lures IN which to gambol.
The House committee inveSti-
cation of the Hawaiian contracts
is continuing. So is the Senate
Truman investigation of Col Wy
mans Canol project, and the
AlCan Highway.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
Identifies Fathers BODY

Zygmunt Kobylka of COOS Gem
trail Saturday identified a body
taken from the Detroit River near
Belle Isle as that of his father,
Michael He told police his father
had been III.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09

velopment as revolutionary as the
plane. with a tremendous future
in wars and politically a definite
problem as well.
II is not conceivable AT this
time that the winged bombs will
affect the outcome of the war in
Europe.
We may. however, soon learn
that the Japanese, too have them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
NEW PHASE or WAR

II may well he a new phase of
the war II also revealed once
more how censorship distortS or
SupprcSseS war news
Very interesting was Mr..
Churchills statement that there
was one death and almost three
wounded 10 each OF these flying
bombs that came 10 London and
other sections IN England. That
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
Fulton Lewis Charges:

WASHINGTON. July S-For al
~ the exhaustive 60-pace report
by the House military affairs
committee. eNcorating Hans vii
helm Roll and army engineer Col
Theodore Wvman Jr., for The
odoriferous Hawaiian contracts
lust before Pearl Harbort one
nyster-' stit remains.
Who was the patron SAINT nj
this famous team. somewhere high
in the top ranks OF government
who cast protecting charm
around them al the way through
And why?
So far as the Hawaiian con
tracts themselves are concerned
the committee report does d COM
plete and workmanhke job.
UNBECoMING PALS
II shows that Roll and Col.
Wyman for several years hack
had beer. unhecominC companions,
and where Wyman had contracts
to let, Roll cot them.
Ii shows that ne started with 2
contract OF a little more than
81 coo. 600. and that Wyman gave
him more than 40 additions 10
that original. until the total
amounted 10 some S1250O0000 II
shows that one Of the contracts
was for vital protective lnStalla-
tons at Pearl Harbor. due 10 be
ready some SIX months before the
Pearl Harbor attack.
But Roll. a German alien had
them only partially completed
when the Japs struck on Dec. l.
1911, and the NipS had easy gong.
UNDESERyED REWARD
What the committee report did
not say was that when Wyman
finally was sent back 10 the
states from Hawaii, after the per
Torrance dellneated IN the COM
mittee report. he was Immediately
presented with two other babies.
both of which were rivals of the
Hawaiian enterprise - the Canol
oil project and the Alcan High
way, in Canada.
What's more, in the midst OF 1t
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
Fulton Lewis Charees
Mystery Still Hides
Hawaiian Contracts
By FULTON LEWIS JR.
Cor,rght. isst. ~ King Fesis-ss

all. he was awarded the diSiln'
cnShed service medal for the
work ne did while he was IN
Hawai-
And when he finally was pulled
off the Jobs In Canada, after an
army investigation report stated
that he must be removed or the
projects would end IN scandalous
disaster. he was rewarded win
prized assignment with troops,
commanding a special service
regiment
It's hard 70 figure out. some
times. what the standards OF COM
mendationS are, in some branches
of the army.