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Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16
Distillers' Alcohol Not
Needed In January

Facilities. Of the nations grain
beverage distillers will. not be
needed during January for making
industrial alcohol, states j. A.
Krug, Chairman of the War Pro-
duction Board. The distillers,
however, will return to industrial
alcohol output in February 1945.
The January release reflects the
cut in requirements of alcohol for
synthetic rubber during the fourth
quarter of this year, due to the
nearing of capacity rates by sym,
thetic rubber plants producing
butadiene from petroleum. 30
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16
must have the confidence of the
other nations Of the world.

must have the confidence of the
other nations Of the world
We, U.S. have a pretty good
reputation, a reservoir of good
will" as Wendell Willkie called it.
But we have also a few blots on
our escutcheon. And it might be well
for all of us to read book which, al
though cannot agree with all its
conclusions, fascinates me.
1t is called "Our Jungle Diplo-
macy" and was written by a for
mer member of the American for
eign service, William Franklin
Sands, in collaboration with Joseph
M. Lalley. 1t made me think.
Mr.. Sands thesis is that our diplo-
macy has been operating 'in a
jungle of our own creation" and he
cites in detail certain specific ex-
amples to show where he believes
our diplomacy has led, His findings
are startling: Japan's annexation of
Korea, he says, follows the pattern
laid down by the United States in
regard to Hawaii Pearl Harbor, he
boldly traces back to Panama.
Mr. Sands has some rather jolt
ing ideas on power politics. He says
that although the United States has
no consistent foreign policy, we
have, nevertheless, indulged in pow
er politics. But, he hastens to add
power politics is not per Sc, m-
wise or immoral. Ut depends on the
power y, ar
But whatever has been the long
range effect of our diplomatic con-
duct in South America, Sands be-
lieves that ''the chief fruit Of our
jungle diplomacy is the disastrous
war in which we are now engaged. :"
would not go so far as to say
that less jungular diplomacy on
our part alone could, under existing
world conditions, have preserved the
peace in the face Of a confirmed
aggresSor, but l must admit that
our craftsmanship has not acted as
much of pacifier so far.
Sands quotes the famous saying
of the great military authority, Won
Clausewitz, to the effect that war
is the continuation of nations poll
cy by forcible means" and then he
says that since we had no policy to
extend, the war in the Pacific is an
extension of japanese policy. Sands
says (and makes very convincing
argumenD that that point was clear
when the Japs took Korea 40 years
ago.
And then he comes to this striking
conclusions:
Two courses were open to us /.
we might have prepared TO chal-
lenge the rising power OF ia
pan - or we might have adopted
a policy "of gradual retreat in the
Pacific and Of genuine Cancellation
in the Americas, which might
have enabled us to avoid the clash
of power politics in the Far East,
might have made our intentions
plain. and might have made our
moral position less equivocal in
Latin and Asiatic eyes"
Read rOur jungle Diplomacy" as
an astringent to inflated national
egotism, if for no other reason. 1t is
a refreshing mental menthol.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16
More Low Cost
Shoes Seen

An increased production OF low
cost shoes of rationed types for
men, women and children is antici-
pated by the War Production
Board through relaxation of quail
ity and quota restrictions. 1t IS
expected that better values will
thus be made available to the pub
lie. The amended order eliminates
price line and quota restrictions
on footwear under certain price
levels. The order affects shoes
selling at about 81 to men, So to
$3.50 for women, and $2.75 to SO
for children.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16
Army Releases
Pacific Area Mail


Families of soldiers engaged in
operations in the Philippines Will
soon be receiving patches of mail
that have been delayed for security
reasons during the peroid preced-
ing the invasion Of these islands.
Some 100000 letters and large
number of parcels were impound-
ed. This mail originated with
units now engaged in American
Army operations in the Philip
pines. Some of the letters date
as far back as last July.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16

WNU Service, Union Trust Building,
Washington, ID. C.
By the time this reaches print, the
true story of the robot and the
whole story, including the last chap
ter, may be revealed. Perhaps it
win be withheld until Germany is
on her knees and the heavy CEN
sorship which has descended over
the last, desperate blows of the cor
nered animal can be lifted.
The part Of the Story which is now
being revealed is that of a menace
which dropped to low in August
of this year, when only A out of
10i bombs aimed at London reached
their destination, began to rise
again after that until, at this writ
ing, Wis are falling on the Brit
ish capital and vicinity three times
a week.
What is more, only the Wis are
being mentioned. Although the w, a
rocket much larger than the vi,
was described for while, and a
more mysterious V-3 was men,
toned some time ago, today no word
is spoken Of either. What is men,
toned is that war damages are be-
ing repaired in London by some 1872
600 laborers. This total is 40 per
cent of Britain's total building per-
sonnel. Only 10000 men were en-
ployed for this work in 194l dur
ing the battle Of Britain. sa
The attacks now going on, like all
of those since the Allies took over
the invasion coasts and captured the
launching sites. are made by robots
launched from the backs of planes
piloted by live pilots. 1t is general
ly admitted that they will keep right
on coming as long as Germany is in
the war. The robot war isn't over.
Londoners are still moving nightly
in the shadow Of death.
The British Information service
has released a film which tells the
story of what happened when the
Wis were coming over from the
launching platform. 1t is a terrible
human document. AS one woman
correspondent who has just come
back from the front remarked:
THAT is worse than anything in
France"
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16
New Ceiling Price
Lists. For r Retailers. ~ I'LL, .


Supplemental ceiling price lists
that will include, all the Changes
that have been made in the prices
of dry groceries since issuance of
the current quarterly community
ceiling price lists will soon be for
warded to food retailers in most
areas, the Office of Price Admin
istration announces. Objective of
the additional lists is to make it
easier for retailers and consumers
to keep track of changes in ceiling
prices. Under this plan it will
only be necessary for grocers to
post two lists for dry gfoceries-
the quarterly list and this supple
ment-instead Of the larger num-
Der of separate postings previously
required. Thus it will be easier
for housewives to find the price,
of an item. !,
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16
Call For WAC Medical
Technicians a.
WE ARE WINNING this war!

WE ARE WINNING this war
Allied armed forces are VIC
torious in all theatres Of war.
Even now, American armies are
fighting their way ever closer to
Berlin and Victory in Europe
and Tokyo and Victory in Asia.
But we are not winning easily
or without cost. The price is in
conceivably high---in money, in
materiel, and in personnel.
American casualties alone are
more than a half-million already,
and the heavy fighting is just
starting. The very cream of our
American young men are paying
for this war with their arm.,
legs, eyesight, and minds. They
are giving all this for their coun-
try-for you. The least their
country can do for them is to
give them the best best of medi-
cal attention. Their country
wants to give them the very best
Of medical attention, but .thake is
a desperate shortage of personnel.
The privilege of helping to care
for the American wounded SOL
diers has been given to the M~In-
ems Army Corps. WAC medical
technicians now take their place
alongside the Army doctors and
nurses, and they are doing a
magnificent job!
The Army has announced that
the Medical Department needs
and must have at once $4,000
additional WAC medical tech
nicians to serve in Army hospi-
tails. WAC medical technicians
now are doing approximately 27
different vitality important jobs in
Army hospitals throughout this
country and overseas.
There are two basic types of
prospective WAC medical tech
nicians needed right now: women
already qualified by training and
experience to step right into a
i 4
highly specialized job; and wom-
en- without previous medical .rain-
ing or experience, but with a
keen interest in hospital work,
and the ability and willingness
TO join the Women's Army Corps
and take training as medical
technician, at the Army's expense.
Here is genuine need for
women to serve their country in
uniform. Here also is golden
opportunity to learn a highly
skilled occupation while serving
in uniform. Will YOU answer
this very urgent call? Go to
your nearest WAC recruiting
Office and get complete informa-
ton and literature about WAC
medical technicians TODAYl
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16
Broke Full Force
OF Attacks

A man who knows robots pretty
well from first-hand contact told me
IF the flying bombs (V.1s) had been
launched as the Germans planned to
launch them, in the quantities in
which they were then able to pro-
duce them, and from the launching
platforms already installed, they
would have been sent against Lon
don at the rate Of a thousand a
night. every night" -
That, of course. would have meant
the annihilation of any city.
Briefly, the developments which
broke the German plan were these:
In April Of l943. British secret
agents sent in vague reports Of
German plans for some type of long.
,ge bombardroent.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16

The median level of education of
American soldiers in this war is the
second year of high school. In 1918
it was the sixth grade.
The japanese have announced
that they are planning to manufac-
ture large quantities Of synthetic
beer" that will be shipped to the
fighting front to comfort Japa-
nese soldiers.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16
Iction and Business

INESS WEEK" magazine,
hmenting on results of the
N as related to business,
the following optimistic
esevelt's reelection doesn't,
necessity, mean four lean
.for business.
election was cinched by his
policy and his record as
der-in-chief. There was
in the campaign itself to
I'm to a postwar New Deal.
course the labor vote that
Rrgely into F. d. RS pocket
b Endorsement of his past
c policies and a strong ex-
b Of hope in things to come,
Dor leaders will try to fol-
fough on what they will
3 their victory at the polls.
eyeT,S the Presidents big
u pbjective win be to en-
a high-income, high-con-
pn postwar economy. 1t
not be assumed that he will
Dr crowd him into extreme
that would put the brakes
economic machine.
lost certainly not a candi-
r a fifth term, and with
on his place in history, the
ht can now afford some
dence Of the special groups
We supported him in four
J. And if he should sur
to labor pressure, a still
conservative Congress can
led on to pull him up short.
bets are off as to Roose-
purse on domestic policies,
e. If business shows signs
ring" 4kNJ L
Jews expressed by Business
hgazine are held generally
thoughtful business men.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16
Needed To
AXE Productive Jobs

a THAT POSTWAR unem-
oyment is looming up as a
problem that must be solved
De industry rather than gov
mt dole, calculations made by
ational Industrial Conference
n and reported by the Mary
Public Expenditure Council
a timely indication of just
it costs to make one per-
ht job in industry.
provide machinery, plant and
operating facilities for the
gment Of wage earners in
facturing, there was in 1910,
erhge investment of $6,215.
%ent industries require vary
Investments per job, running
above S25, 900 per worker In
ectric light and power fieId,
gh $17,067 in the chemical
ry tola low of $2,40O in the
Eihdustry. The average Of
was for 1940, and may be
under postwar conditions.
B. I. Joe is to have a job in
mber and wood products in
some person or persons
ave had to save $4,155 and
ID it to make a job for Aim.
rubber goods line one job
ents $5,s91 invested. Small
aneous manufacturing re-
an investment of $3.50 to
p job. A job in metal prod
equires $7,2O1 of investment,
o on through the various
Of industry.
fnenting on the study, Mr..
s, Middendorf, who is a
in the movement, for strict
by in governmental expendi-
said: ''Every one now real
at the welfare of our nation
be happiness of our people
IS Upon fun employment in
ost-war period. This full
ment cannot be had by
wishing for it. Nor can
lion create lasting and we'll
pbs. Employment is the re-
{ saving part of earnings
Wrestling it. The more jobs
ID, the more investment will
nired. Thus, it is apparent
xtravagance in governmental
ng which taxes away a large
IF the citizens earnings or
5 must inevitably result in
honey available for invest
ind fewer jobs. And, since
should be a job for every
ing seryiceman, it is our
uty to limit our demands for
mental. services in order to
! excessive taxation from
ing the possibility of pro-
him with that job"
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16
B RI lie FS. by Baukhage

Some 1900 practical farmers in
two-thirds of the nations counties,
cooperating with the department of
agriculture extension service, are
checking land values and other
agricultural facts in preparation for
service as personal advisers to vet
Grams interested in farming.
,efl. .a..g" eiIgE tTbr
Japanese papers now number
only two pages a day.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16
Lesson for November 10

lected and copyrighted by International
Council Of Religious Education: used by
permission.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16

Almost any motorist will gladly
give woman driver half the road
if he can find out which half she
wants.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16

The trouble with most of us is
that we are too fond of people who
agree with us and with food that
doesn't. NN acte ass.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16

When people have made what
they call their last effort they
should always make just one effort
more.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16
Hits Inconsistent
Diplomacy of U. S.

Before we can get any sort of
international organization working.
g. the United States of America.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16
To fhe People
Of this Community

CT Joe in his Paeihc foxhole--
maybe he is your brother, hus-
band. sweetheart or friends
listening in on you today.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16

phrases like II can't afford il, ("
Why do they have to have more
money!" Wen lick Japan with
one hand tied behind our back?
sGI Joe counts on you to have
enough sense and knowledge of
the facts about the Pacific war
TO back him up in his foxhole.
The extra 500 War Bond you buy
today is War Bond with the
most power. II gives GI Joe the
4 SuppoEt he must have al the time
when he needs II most. II tells
Tokyo you're in the fight to the
finish.
THE EDITOR.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16

He knows you
have a date with
a Victory Volun-
teer, a neighbor
witha War Bond
order in his or
her hand. The
two of you may
talk 1t over at
your w o r k
bench, in your
Office or In your
home. viii CT
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CHRISTIANITY AND
DEMOCRACY

LESSON TEXE-Mark 12:13-17; Ro-
mans 1890; Peter 2:13-17.
GOLDEN TExT-Bear ye one anoth-
er's burdens, and so fulfill the law Of
Christ-Galatian 6:2.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16

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Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-16

|INESS WEEK" magazine,
hmenting on results of the
y as related to business,
the following optimistic
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-10
ONE YEAR IN THE PACIFIC
New York Times)

(NeW YORK llmeS)
Just about a year ago our armed fore
es opened their grand offensive in the
central Pacific with an all-out attack on
Tarawa. We were calling on our Mar
ines, in those days, to reverse the tide of
war. Theirs was a costly victory, but 1t
proved that in the wide waters on which
Japan relied for her security she did
not have the impregnable defense she
had planned. Each of her island strong
holds was supposed to be linked to all
the others, by air as we'll as water, so
that any conceivable concentration
against one could be crushed by rapid
converging reinforcements from the rest
But Tarawa was completely walled off
both by sea and air. The japanese on
the atol had TO fight it out to the death
without any help at all
So it proved with all the other enemy
islands or groups of islands. One after
another they were isolated and over
whelmed. The next step after Tarawa
was into the MarshallS. That was nine
months ago There we cut directly
through the enemy's first line of defense.
Five months ago we struck heavily into
his second line at Saipan. Four months
ago, recovering Guam, we completed our
occupation OF the MarlanaS. lnal coll
quest broke the power of Japan in the
central Pacific To make certain that
she never RECEIVERS it, we are building a
naval and supply base on Guam which
may rival Pearl Harbor 1t has the OBJ
vious advantage of being 4,O00 miles
closer to Japan.
When we were still counting our loss
es on Tarawa it would have taken rash
prophet to predict that one year later
we would be carrying the war to the
Philippines and into Tokyo itself. Our
majestic sweep through the Pacific has
scrapped many prophecies. We were told
that we could not safely cross those wat
ers without retaking Wake and recaptur-
ing Ponape and Truk But we did. We
were told we must wait for the reduction
of all the Palau Islands before invading
the Philippines. But we didn't. SO pre-
diction proves both improbable and dam
gerous. Nevertheless, a year of warfare
can almost always be expressed in terms
of space as we'll as time. Looking back
on what has happened in the Pacific
during the year just past, no one can
help wondering how far ahead we will
have drawn our battle lines year from
now.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-10
CONGRESS REFUSES TO
DOUBLE SECURITY LEVY

Both houses of congress have passed
the measure freezing" the social secur
ity rate and the next move will come
from the White House. The bill originat-
ed in the House where it received a suf-
ficient mai jority to indicate strength to
kill a presidential veto. In the Senate
the vote was AZ to 19, which gives
ratio of II per cent of the whole mem
bership in case of veto. The enactment
vote also carries a veto overriding mar
gin.
Strength in both houses opposing per-
mitting the per cent deduction auto
matically to become effective the first
of the year undoubtedly came largely
from the manner in which the surplus
under the initial rate of one per cent has
been handled. In debates, there was an
insistent demand for complete new sur
vey of social security to the end that
more people may come into benefits and
to make it impossible for the surplus to
be used for other purposes which now
is the case.
Opinion is divided as to a presidential
veto. Social security came in for a con-
siderable discussion in the recent cam
paign and the use of the surplus to pay
running government expense came in for
sharp criticism.
Under the present rate the fund
amounts to S1,240,000 900 annually. The
per cent rate, which would go into
effect January l would double that
amount. Current payments are being
made by borrowing. The original bill
calls for investment of the surplus in
per cent bonds. Instead, the treasury
has paid it out. Thus, instead of the fund
being increased by investment, even re-
cipients are paying taxes on sums bor-
rowed to meet payments.
Congress appears in the humor to
start survey and revamp the entire
set-up.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-10
US0 Arranges
YUIe Parties

Holiday plans at the Ell Centro
USO club include :. pre-Christmas
tree trimming party and big party
Christmas Eve with carols, refresh
ments and gifts for all the service
men and women in the place.
Santa Claus will be there in per-
son to distribute the gifts which are
sought from the residents of the
community, Mrs. Rita Noah, director
said Saturday A 50-cent limit was
put on the gifts to be handed out
bv Santa Claus. Sne suggested such
gifts as combs and mirrors in cases.
Individual game sets, address books
playing cards, pocket knives, sewing
kits. razor blades. shaving cream,
writing paper and envelopes, stat
ionery, shoe polish, and puzzles. The
gifts each should be wrapped in
Christmas style.
A big box will be beside the in
formation desk at the club and dom
ors may put their gifts in there any
time up to Christmas Eve.
Fruit cake and coffee will be
served in addition to the usual food
served from the snack bar in the
club. Arrangements have been made
for some of the fruit cake but dona-
tions will be welcome. The club will
stay open until midnight Christ
mas Eve.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-10
SHALL TREATY APPROVAL
PROCESS TO BE CHANGED?

Coincident with the approach of the
time when a world peace treaty will be
drafted and adopted, comes the recur-
changed so that treaty notifications will
be by both houses of congress and by
majority vote rather than the two-thirds
vote of the Upper House.
Framers of the constitution undoubt-
edly had in mind the seriousness of treat
les when they wrote in the requirements
that still hold. They viewed entering
and ratifying treaties as apart from leg
islation for the reason legislation per-
force must be national, while treaties
are international. Another consideration
was the smaller body of congress could
study more effectively the imports of
pacts with foreign nations.
On the other hand when the constitu-
ton was adopted the entire senate num-
bered less than one-third of the present
membership, which now is used as an
argument for changing the procedure.
Still another argument for the change
that members of the house are "closer
to the people" and for that reason re-
fleets more accurately and acutely the
sentiment of the country as a whole. This
is a moot question.
Whether the change should be made
should not be based on the single thought
of the pending world peace treaty. All
things do change, but here is a proposal
that should be approached in a natural
atmosphere rather than put before the
people purely because the peace treaty
is the most vital in our history. Many
old institutions still are the best mans
mind can invent. Method of treaty rati-
fying may, or not be one of them
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-10
.Cdnada's Premier
Wins Approval
Of Conscripfion

OTTAWA, Nov. 9. CUP) - The
House of Commons gave Prime
Minister Mackenzie King a two-to-
one vote of confidence late Friday
that carried a mandate for a more
vigorous" prosecution of the war
effort, then weary frcm two weeks
of debate on the compulsory mill
tary conscription issue recessed un-
til January 81.
The house approved Kings mo-
ton for vote of confidence in his
government. 143 TO 70.
The governments triumph after
weeks of bitter give over
Kings compulsory CONSUMPTION or
der came in a dramatic session of
the house.
King made one of the most pow
erful speeches CT his career in bid
to save his government. Turning his
back on the opposition, King faced
his liberal party supporters with inn
pass ioned plea to stand behind MS
challenged leadership.
King sat by while the house
turned back by vote of ITO to "A
an amendment by the opposition
criticizing the governments con-
scription policy.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-10
SEAMAN ROBBED OF $4,000

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8. (UP)-
Charles Lopez, merchant seaman Of
Berkeley, California, was robbed of
$4,000 as he slept in downtown
hotel room, he told police. Lopez,
stopping over en- route TO Berkeley,
invited a soldier and three girls he
met at a bus station to come to his
room for drinks, he said. They left
at 3 am, and when he aWoke at 8
am, two $1,000 bills were gone from
his wallet, Lopez reported.