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Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
Mail Carriers
Map Meeting

Mail carriers of Imperial county
will meet in Holtville Saturday
night for dinner, a program, and
the annual election of officers.
M E. CLARK, state president of
the carriers association will speak
at the meeting. Dinner will be
served at 7 p. m. at the Foutz
Drug store, and the program will
be presented at the Holtville Civic
center, T. j. Mcdonald, Holtville
carrier and secretary Of the state
association, announced Friday.
Royd Maddox of Calexico, coun-
ty president Of the association, said
the business meeting will be a brief
one and the election expedited as
much as possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
Youth Programs
Gain Headway

The youth recreation center pro-
gram is on the verge of expanding
rapidly in Imperial county on the
heels of the Holtville Inauguration
Friday night
At CaleXico plans have been
drawn up and presented to the
Parent-Teachers association. Work.
ing with the Calexico RotarianS
the association expects action on
the program in the next two weeks
In FL Centro a council has been
formed with Judge Vaughn NJ.
Thompson heading the committee
that will meet February /.
The Holtville program was orig
mated by the Parent-Teachers asso-
citation and with the support of the
Rotary club already has organized
TO give the youth Of the city a
dc finite. recreation center.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
DEATH = FUNERAL
NOTICES

MULLER, Joe, "A, died in Long
Beach Wednesday. Funeral serv-
ices will be held at st. Joseph's
Catholic church in Holtyille al
10 am. Monday. Rosary will be
said at the cnurcn at 7:30 pm.
Sunday. Burial will be in Ever
green cemetery with Mrs. Corda
Fields, mortician, in charge. He
is survived by two sisters in
Switzerland and by two brothers,
Glen and Albert Muller of Holt
vile. 1-22
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
DRAW SENTENCES

Ollie r. Bounds, SO, Los Angeles,
and Pedro Cabero, %, Ell Centro,
Mexican, are serving fiveday SEN
tences imposed by Judge Lee Nuffer
in police court Friday morning.
They pleaded guilty to charges of
intoXication. Walter Martinez, 27,
u. S. Navy, was given a ten-days
suspended sentence following
charges of intoXication and dis
turbing the peace at a Broadway
cafe Wednesday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
Found Strayed

LOST-Ration books No. 3 and 4
belonging to Barbara Barrett.
Return to Ration Board. l-22
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
ECCLES RETAINS POST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 CUP)-
The senate has confirmed the ap-
pointment of Mariner S. Eccles to
q 14-year term as a member of the
board of governors of the Federal
Reserve system. Eccles, now chair
man of the board, will begin his
new term Feb. l.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21

LOST-Black blazier jacket on
Vine near 9th st. Reward. Return
to 568 Vine. 1-22
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21

LOST-Kodak Camera at S.P. De-
pot. Please Phone 1600-266 leave
address. Reward A. F. Jablon-
oWski. 1-22
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21

LOST-Ration book No. 3 belonging
to Retta Looney. Return to Ra-
ton Board. l-22
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21

LOST-Ration book No. 3 belong
ing TO Ali Mohamed. Return to
Ration Board. 1-22
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21

At the height of the Battle of
Britain, from Aug. l to the end of
September, 1910, over 300 pilots
were reported saved by parachutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21

WANTED-Tractor work, ploughing,
discing leveling, etc. Phone Cal
eXico 27l. 1-24
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21

WANTED-An apartment in nice
section of Ell Centro. Call Mrs.
E. B. Rem, Phone 523. 1-25
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21

WANTED TO RENT-Good 2 or 3
bedroom unfurnished house with
garage. Adults, no pets. Perma-
nent. Will take lease Mrs. DobbS,
Phone 1878 l-28
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
8-Si+uations Wanted

EXPERIENCED girl wants office
work. 825 Commercial, Apt. -.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
io----pASTUkASf

40 ACRES of good alfalfa pasture
east of Heber. Phone 976-W, Ell
Centre. Inquire 763 Holt. 1-22
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
l7-Country Property = Lease

40 ACRES of vegetable land for
rent. L. A. Bright. mile south,
X mile east on 90. 1-27
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
l2-Wanted TO Rent

WANTED - Furnished house or
apartment. Permanent couple.
Phone 133 l-25
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
4Transpor+a+ion

YOUNG LADY wants ride to San
Diego Saturday noon. Share ex-
penses. Phone 300, $3.50 to 5. 1-22
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21

FOR SALE two-room houses in
Heber. See Frank Gardner. Phone
8725-R5, Ell Centro. l-24
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-20
Free Enterprisers' Have the Jitters
They View the Future With Alarm, but Refuse TO
Do The Things Needed to p Preserve Democracy

The New York Times prints an editorial, Inevitable Socialism"
and Professor. Irving Fisher, topfight economist of Yale hastens to
approve the sentiments h1
The editorial and the professors letter n excellent examples of
how Itery "inteIIectuals" can become when they ire confronted by a
new problem of major proportions.
The Times and the professor are anxious to preserve the cap
itaist system" but neither recognized the chief danger to the way OF
life" to which they are so devoted.
In the opinion of this newspaper, there isn't the slightest danger
that America will go Socialist or Communist if the fnanciers ac in
dustrialss Use a little common sense.
The crisis we will confront after this war is over can be described
create 6O,9010O0 jobs at decent wageT @ssure farmers proper prices for
their crops and thus pile up a national income of approximately $50
billions to &175 billions PR annum2" N"
During the hungry days of the Hoover administration, American
[" orkers starved in the nl12st of plenty. ex-service rnen peddled apples
street corners and ia mers, by tn: a1s of thousands saw their LOS
sessions disposed of at sheriffs' sales.
During all that time, free enterprise" was in complete control of
the government. Presumably it "a doing its best to alleviate the
economic situation, If they did their best then, obviously, the leaders
of free enterprise" didn't have the brains to meet such n appalling
emergency.
So the New Deal stepped in, and spokesman for free enterprise
have been cursing President Roosevelt ever since.
Now we are emerging from another war. Leaders of free enter
prise and their intellectual apologists cLamors that nothing should
be done which will interfere with the processes of capitalism"
But they stick their tails between their legs and run away when it
is suggested that they join with labor and agriculture in a attempt to
avoid the economic plumbers which almost ruined us in the recent past.
The workers of this country are not Socialists or Communists.
They have never been impressed by that kind of "baIyhoo." They are
succeed but, IS they scan the utteranceS Of the leaders of free enter
prise" they detct little that is encouraging. @
If the New York Times and Professor Fisher ri a fair example,
enterprise" is still intent O .featering its own nest and doesn't
give a boot about what happens to the rest of us.
OF course, if free enterprise" blindly follows that road, it is
possible it may encounter Socialism, Communism or Fascism O the
way That will be too bad for "free enterprise" but it will have only
itself to blame. Labor.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-20
Dr.. Fishbein Retreats

Maybe the American Medical Association, like the Supreme Court
reads the election returns. DR.. Morris Fshbein told the National
physicians Committee this week that the profession must beat the
government to the punch by rapidly developing plans for voluntary
group medical care.
1t seems only yesterday that DR.. Fishbein was denouncing N
changes IN medical economics as socialism and communism melting
TO revolution His new position marks a important retreat Organ
lied medicine apparently no longer regards past methods of financing
medical care IS sacrosanct; no longer denies the need for reform; no
longer contends that health insurance menaces the Constitution and
the American way of life. @
M does not mean that the ANA. has Withdrawn its opposition
to a national scheme of comprehensive medical insurance as CON
templated by the gner-Murray-D bill. BY accepting group
medicine however, DR.. Fishbein has given the public a stronger reason
than ever for enacting such a scheme.
voluntary plans are fine as far as they go. But experience shows
that they give limited coverage to a limited section of the population
at relatively high cost to the individual If the principles of group prac-
uce and prepayment are sound (aS Oh. Fishbein now admits), there is
no case left against realizing them in their most effective form. And
that form is nationwide medical insurance, which distributes the risks
broadly, gives complete coverage to all, and compensates for variations
OF IS between regions and individuals. Such a system can be
ct up with adequate safeguards against political medicine" if the
doctors will help set it up instead of blindly fighting 1.-THE Chicago
Sur.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-20
Against Dissertation
Slain Enemies

Deploring isolated" acts Of dissertation with respect to the bodies
of slain Japanese soldiers, Rt Rev. Henry ST. George Tucker, President
of the Federal Council in a public statement issued o n October 18th
appealed to American soldiers as a group to discourage such actions
among the relatively small number of their comrades in arms who
may be inclined toward such conduct"
The text of the statement follows:
THE Christian thinking people of America cannot but deplore
isolated acts of dissertation with respect to the bodies of the soldier
dead of those nations with which our Government is at war. 1t will be
recalled that n August 10 the White House made known the fact that
President Roosevelt had refused to accept a letteropener which was
described as having been carved from a bone of a Japanese soldier.
In addition, pictures have been shown displaying the skulls of Japanese
soldiers sent to this country.
However much actions of this kind may have been provoked by
the military conduct of the Japanese, they cannot but be condemned
for the canons of human decency. Nor can we be unmindful of the fact
that the reports of such conduct have the effect of stiffening morale
in enemy countries and of engenderng feelings of hatred that will
make more difficult the establishment of friendly relations with the
Japanese people once the war is over.
Christians will, | ar sure, warmly approve the action of the Pre-
sldent in declining to be a party to this practice. 1t is our belief that as
a group u men in the Army would deprecate it. AS the President of
the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America I call upon
them to discourage it among the relatively small number of their com
rades in arms who may be inclined toward such conduct. We III graft
fled to know that any such practice is contrary to the spirit and policy
of our military leaders and would urge them to make the existing
policy thoroughly effective Federal Council Bulletin.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-20
ITALIAN NOTES

These two stories, both .authenti-
Gated, provide a revealing insight
into the Italian political middle:
During the visit of the British
labor group to Italy, a reception
was arranged by the British EN-
bassy for the delegation. Present
by invitation were leaders of the
italian labor and Socialist move
ment. Up spoke Clement Attlee,
Labor whip and Deputy Prime
Minister, addressing the Italian
Socialists: "Why do you people re
sist the monarchy so fiercely? We
have a monarchy in Britain and
we get along fine"
Another incident:
Pelligrino, one of the most hated
Fascist administrators of Naples,
was removed by the anti-fascist
forces just before Naples was freed.
When the British came in and set
up AMG, he was reinstated to Of
flee despite heated anti-fascist pro-
test.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-20
Britoin's War Effort

The story of Britain's contribution to the war, as summarized in
an official White Paper, deserves close study by every American. 1t is a
record ii service, deprivation, and achievement that can be matched
by III other Allied country, save possibly the Soviet Union. The ex-
tent to which the war dominates all else may be seen by the fact that
almost haf If British women are in the armed services fuIime
civil defense, or industry. A halfmilion are enrolled in the auxiliary
services alone! The cost of the war in tangible living standards may be
cen no. only IN the fact that one out of three houses has been dedoyed
or damaged by enemy action but in the cutting of imports of food and
raw materials, a. a result of the shortage of ships, to less than half of
me pre-War levels. The reduction in the imports of feed has led to sharp
curtallment IN the number of sheep, pigs, and poultry, while the fish
as been cut to one-third. Yet in the face of the constant drain of
mel n women into the armed services, the losses incurred from air
and the reduction in imports, Britain more than doubled its air.
craft production between 1910 and 1914, and increased the bombload
capacity Of its bomber output tenfold. Ship production was boosted bv
more than SO per cent the output of naval guns rose fifteen-fold. And
with sharply reduced man-power in agriculture, the output of wheat
barley, and potatoes was more than doubled, thus making u in mart
Ior the decline In imports. Nor is there any indication that Britain is
Gown. number of mel and women in the armed services
ana tn output o munitions and vital wa supplies continue to rise in
the sixth year of the confict-The Nation.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-20
TAXES BOOSTED 300 %

Since Pearl Harbor the amunt
of taxes paid by Americans into
the Federal Treasury had ~increas-
ed eight-fold-from less than S.
500, 600, 900 to $44, O0o, ooO, 900 for
the fiscal year just closed, Sec
retaru Henry Morgenthau, Jr., dis
closed.
And he held out no hope that the
burden would be lightened when
the enemy gives up.
After the war, Morgenthau told
a Sixt War Loan rally at New
Orleans, completed and partially
completed products must be paid
for, enemy countries must be oc-
cupied, and the armed forces
brought home and .demobilized. In
the meantime, he added, soldiers
must be paid, clothed and fed.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-20

Stains is a 10th Century image,
though distorted by totalitarian-
ism. Therefore, whereas Stain is
succeeding (some say only too
WELD, Churchill seems bound to
fail. For, while Stain glorifies the
right of revolution, Churchill re-
pudiates it Except, no doubt, for
Englishmen). Yet there is going to
be revolution in large. parts of
Europe regardless of Mr.. Chur-
chill. If this revolution is accepted
and supported by the great demo-
c%racies, it will be peaceful and
democratic; if opposed, it will be-
come violent and totalitarian.
But there is worse. Mr.. Chur-
chill has stated that for the sup
port of Belgian Premier Pierlot by
British troops, American General
Eisenhower is irresponsible. Lord
Halifax insisted that there was
Substantial understanding" be-
tween Britain and the United
States concerning Greece and tia
ly. This would seem to make the
United States irresponsible for
the coercion Of our allies, regard
less of any State Department re
~pudiation. The American people.
we may be absolutely sure, accept
no such co-responsibility. They
want no secret arrangements in
volving US in policies of which we
cannot approve.
Unilateral action by Britain or
the Soviet Union is a logical conse-
uence of the American hands-off
policy. The alternative is not moral
admonition of our allies, but in
siStence on collective action in the
name of commonly accepted, mod
ern principles.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-20
New Crop Of MiIIionores
Corporations Continue To Pile Up Prodiqious
Profits. - Quick Assets" Now Over A. Billions.
Three Times Figure For 1899; Huge Tex Refunds
Are to Be Collected

This wal will not produce a
new crop of millionaires," said
President Roosevelt as this inter-
national conflict opened, but Amer
lean corporations continue to pile
up profits at a prodigious rate.
They have been increasing their
reserves about $1,000, 600, 900
every three months, and at the end
Of June last their quick assets
had reached $44, 800, 00O, 900 or
three times the figure for 1899.
These startling disclosures were
made by the Securities and Ex-
change Commission, in its quarter
ty analysis of income, covering vir-
Ntually all corporations, but exclud-
ing banks and insurance compa-
aies. They also have been piling up
hundreds of millions.
Tucked Away in Strong Boxes
The billions the corporations
have been able to accumulate are
tucked away in strong boxes in the
form of cash and United States
bonds.
In 1889, the report shows, the
corporations had 1919 billion dol
lars cash, while on June 80 the fig
ure was 21.7 billions.
In 1889 government securities
included among the assets amount
ed to 2.2 billions, while now they
are valued at 1919 billions.
Cash, bonds and other assets
now total 96.2 billions, compared
with SAG billions in 1889. The in
crease reflects retained" profits,
the S. E. c. declared.
Over and above their liabilities
the corporations have in their
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-20
If YOU ARE IN
DOUBT, Q

Sometimes eligible persons do
not know they are entitled to So
cial Security benefits and thus lose
money through delay in filing their
claims. We would like to call the
attention of our readers to the fact
that, in addition to the monthly
old age benefits payable to the in
Sured worker himself at the age of
IS or after, the Federal Old Age
and Survivors Insurance system
also provides for monthly benefits
to members of his family. Benefits
are also payable to his family at
his death, whatever his age.
A safe rule to remember is this:
Anyone who is in doubt about his
or her right to old age or survivors
insurance benefits should visit the
local office of the Social Security
Board. No one, no matter where
he or she works or lives, is very
far from a Social Security Board
field office or from one of its part
time service points, and these of
fees are there to give full infor-
nation to all who inquire. If you
have any reason to believe you
may have become eligible for bene-
fits under the Social Security plan,
don't hesitate to look into the mat
ter at your Social Security office,
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-20
WORKERS INTEREST

Despite the many intentionally misleading stories in the daily
press, the average worker is less impressedby his earnings in the aver
age working place than he is by a dozen other things connected with
his work. "Hs#s@
In interviews and by questonnaires, more than 300 employees
IT of the larger war plants in the nation were asked what prompted
their seeking employment at that particular plant.
More thar 40 of the 1900 wanted, more than anything else, safe
working conditions; 200 wanted steady employment; another 1913
liked the place where they sought employment because they had a
chance for training; while another 1O3 preferred the place because of
the chances for promotion.
Only 20 of the entire 1900 chose that particular place to work
because of the wage scale there.
In that tally is a valuable lesson for the employer IS we'll as the
worker, for above ALL apparently, the worker wants safety first
steady employment second, a chance to be trained in something useful
third, and a chance to be promoed-The Progressive Miner.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-20
About "WorId News Freedom"

Kent Cooper, chief of the Associated Press, has been carrying on
quite a campaign for what he calls world news freedom" The "Eco-
nomist" ultra-conservaive British magazine, doesn't like Mr. Cooners
ideas.
Congressman Sol Bloom of New York goes to MI. Cooper's defense
ne says: w ask for an independent and free press everywhere in the
world, not only for ourselves but for others, because we believe that
II the press is able to print truth freely, that will do more to bring about
d lasting peace than any other force in the world"
We agree with Mr.. Bloom that it would be a good thinei if ceneor.
ship we're wiped out everywhere. But that wouldn't give rs q "frpe
press"
censorship doesn't bottle US much here at home, but our news.
papers re controlled by a handful of gentlemen who have as little
social vision a IS a group of HoHentots. They don't "print the truth
freely They print what they want VI to read, and their news and
eultorlal columns are almost invariably loaded" against the workers
home?-Labor.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-20

treasures 44.3 billions-the larg-
est sum in history. 1t is this figure
Randolph Paul, former counsel of
the Treasury, had in mind when he
asserted that our corporations can
meet the costs of reconversion
without any assistance from the
government and still have a larger
working capital than ever before.
But there is even more to the
story. In addition to the reserves
which the corporations have piled
up they have also accumulated bill
lions in tax refunds which they
can claim when the war is over.
Tax "Windfalls"
Postwar credits and refundable
taxes have been piling up at the
rate of 200 million dollars each
quarter and on June so had reach.
ed a total of 1.8 billions.
But even more substantial re-
funds arc provided by the income
and excess-profits tax laws for
carry-backs and losses. The S. E. T.
did not estimate what this wind
fall would amount to. Treasury
officials have put it at between ~
and % billions.
When tax refunds are added 10
quick assets" it is discovered thai
the corporations at the present
time have a reservoir undistrlp'
uted profits-of at least 66 billions
or more than three times the "nes'
egg" a short six years ago.
Which pretty definitely dispoSes
of the Presidents declaration az
the beginning of the emergency
that we would not have a new
crop of millionaires."
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-20
1914 CHRISTMAS CLUB
is RECORD-BREAKER

The largest Christmas Club fund
ever assembled will shortly be
distributed to 1000, 900 members
by 1890 banks and savings insti-
tutionS Throughout the country. 1t
contains o than $500, 600, 900
and is 20 per cent ahead of last
year, banking officials estimate.
The average distribution to
members, it is said, will be $40,
compared with $50 last year. 1t
was predicted that only 25 per
cent will go for Christmas pur-
chases, the balance into permanent
savings.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-20
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS
SOUGHT BY RUSSIA

Some idea of the terrific casual
ties sustained by Russian forces
was gained from an announcement
that agents of the Soviet govern
mcnt are seeking from American
manufacturers 1000, 900 artificial
legs for soldiers.
1t was indicated there is slight
chance of the order being filled.
No American plant has ever turned
out more than 5000 artificial limbs
in a year, and all are said to be
behind with orders from our own
armed forces.