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Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
WALLACE COMPLETES HIS
MISSION TO CHINA

Last month it was announced at the
White House that Vice President Wallace
would go on an important mission for
the President to China. Considerable
emphasis and significance was embraced
in the official announcement. This
caught the ear and interest of the public
all the more since Mr.. Wallace had made
some such a trip to South America and
nothing significant came of that mission,
or if there was anything of high import
ance, the people have not learned of it
although many months have passed since
the Linguistic vice president was heard
of now and then making speeches in the
language Of the nations in which he was
visiting then.
Soon after the willing errand boy left
on the China trip he was heard from in
Moscow and then bit later in Siberia.
SO far nothing has come through reveal
ing any geographical changes or marked
diplomatic accomplishments in those
regions. Then only silence for days until
the lack of such word in itself stirred
some inquiries as to his whereabouts.
Then on June % he showed up at his
destinatiOn-some place in China. But
if there had been breathless waiting over
what tremendous things might be hing
ing on his China mission, it was without
cause. Mr. Wallace has performed his
mission to China after having met Gen
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek to present,
in person, scroll from President Roose-
velt lauding the heroism of the Chinese
at Chungking This news came out of
the White House so it officially is an
nounced that the mission has been per-
formed.
The scroll duly was accepted by the
Chinese warrior in his usual gracious
manner and words, and it is to be pre-
sumed that Henry now is on the way
home and will arrive in time for the NOM
mating convention this month, the nine
teenth.
We have no knowledge as to how Mr.
Wallace travelled or as to the expense OF
the trip-a long one. But we venture the
guess the amount would go far to provide
a fighting plane or, at least bit of am
munition so sorely needed by Chang at
this very moment.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
DOES HIMSELF PROUD

Immediate press and individuals reac-
tions to California's Governor Warren
and his address at the Republican ma
tional convention were highly compl-
mentary He was newcomer to cOnVen-
tions. AS keynoter, he was chosen a
long way from the ''center of politics.
It was natural that many who have at
tended national political conventions OF
both parties as critical observers had
some reservations. as to how this lar
western executive would match up with
some of the powerful ones Of by-gone
conventions. Their reservations went by
the boards and he was acclaimed uni
versally for his masterful speech and
presence on the platform.
But since the convention, after keen
observers have had time to give their
reactions time to go along normal ways,
there has been even greater compliments
for him. Said the astute observer and
writer of the Christian Science Monitor,
"He made fine impression. He is breezy
but substantial, likeable but powerful
he won the enthusiastic acclaim Of the
convention. He deserved a thoughtful
hearing from all who want in this war
year a reasoned discussion Of issues rath-
er than oratorical fireworks.
A seasoned delegate from the east was
heard to remark at the conclusion Of
Warren's speech, "He is big man. Too
bad he isn't from the east
Which seems compliment enough for
anyone.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
{. T.. Board Sends
Two Groups
In Draft Quotas

The following men were inductcd
into the army through the Ell Cen
trc Selective Service board on June
81, according to Charlotte Morris,
secretary of the board:
Arthur Johnson, Felix Romero
Arce, Dsmetrio Zarate Medina
Leonard Preston Porter, Clifford
Charles White, Russell Martin
Brodbeck, Danny A. Contreras,
Henry Reese Lutz, Thomas Clifford
Corrigan, Milo Leland Kerr, Gilbert
Clark CardWell, Louis Eugene john
son, Roy Raper, James Arvin White
Tiofilo Salinas, Walter William
Brand, Paul Dean Price, John Win
fred Shears and Clifford Lee Giles
Miss Morris reports that the
group which left on June % in
cluded the following:
Enrique Reichenbach Encinag, Joe
Zamcra Encinas, Otis Ties Pippin
Granvil Dee Willingham, Pete Bus
tamente Garcia, Hector CamacEo
Burgos, Benjamin Rasul, Frank
Gonzales, Ira Brown, Donald Rich
ard Krugler, James Warren Steven
son, Lowell Floyd Leathers, Jose
Villarreal. Mateo Rodriguez Tapia
Angelina Fu5i, Arnulfo Rivas Alanis
Edwin Malcom Wicker, Armandc
Iflas Carrillo and jose Alfredo
Vailc.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
Roosevelt Sends
Testimonial
To China Heroism

WASHINGTON, July 3. up
President Roosevelt has sent a
scroll to Chinese Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek praising the he
roism of TIE people Of Chungking
as one OF the greatest inspirations
of this war. the White House an
nounceS.
The scroll was sent in May and
was presented formally to Chang
by Vice -President Henry A. Wal
lace on June % along with letter
from the President.
It said the heroic manner in
which the people CT Ctungking
Withstood repeated japanese air
attacks proved gloriously that ter
rorism cannot destroy the spirit Of
a people determined to be free
Receiving the Scrcll from Wallace
the White House reported, Chang
said:
Representing the people Of
ChUngklng I accept this rCroll a. p
priceless symbol which they will
hold forever in gratitude and rev
erence"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
Chile irrigation
Expert Scans
Valley Operations

Chilean government engineer Luis
Fernando Juliet I2quierdo) is in f
Centre for week to study the I'm
perial Valley Irrigation System.
He is engaged with the South
American Country's Bureau of Irri-
cation as minister of public works
and means of transportation.
Engineer Juliet arrived in TIE
United States from Santiago, Chile,
in December. He went to Washing
ton to be in touch with Federal
agencies
He spent three months in Denver.
Colo, observing the work of the
Bureau of Reclamation,
Juliet says that of the tCtal acre
age of Chill, 183, ,289, ,302, only Co.
7l7000 acres of this can be termed
productive agricultural land, in
cluding forests and grazing.
The South American engineer
points out that only 13,748,644 acres
are tillable. OF this 20 per cent Is
irrigated by means of dams and
canals.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
SITTING AS A BOARD OF
EQJTALIZATION

Notice is hereby given as required,
that the City Council of the City
of FL Centro will convene on July
5th, 1914 at 7:30 pm, at the City
Hall OF the City of Ell Centre, to
sit as a Board of Equalization for
the purpose of Equalizing the tax
roll, an6 will continue to sit as a
Board of Equalization from day to
day until the equalization of the
tax roll is completed.
Dated this 3Cth day of June, 1914.
p. l.. MOORE,
(SEAL) Mayor of the City of
Ell Centre.
ATTEST:
NEAL H. GAVIN,
City Clerk of the
City of Ell Centre.
mo. 103) (J3-10 Incl)
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
Germany Gyps
Firms With
Promised Aid
By HUBERT UXKULL

STOCKHOLM, July 3. CUP)-
Germany's promised military aid
to Finland consisted of an impo-
tent force of second rate soldiers
and a collection of dilapidated We
hicles and poor equipment.
I just have returned from Hell
sinki where l saw the German
military might" parade through
the main streets at the same time
communique announced that
Presicen Rysto Ryt's government
had linked Finlands fate to Ger
many.
If German Foreign Minister Joa-
chin Won Ribbentrop, who applied
the pressure for Finlands commit
ment to Germany, thought he was
pressing or even intimidating the
Firms with the military show, he
was mistaken.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
SILENCE FROM WATCHERS

There was not single cheer
from the Firms as the first several
hundred small, tired looking Ger
mans, in illfitting ersatz uniforms,
trampeG along mechanically singing
marching songs.
The only equipment of the march
ers consisted of two dozen broken
down horse drawn vehicles mostly
loaded with hay.
l saw what were supposed to he
additional troops paraodng later
but l am certain they were the
same ones I saw the night before
The highest estimate of the num-
Der of troops sent from Germany
and ESthonia to Finland in the
last 10 days was three divisions,
but it likely was no more than the
equivalent of two divisions, mostly
infantry and some artillery and
tank units.
In later conversations with var
ious Firms l learned the typical
crowd reaction from such exclama-
tons as so this is the military aid
we are getting and "the govern
nent didn't need to compromise us
with the whole world for this"
I probably didn't see everything
the Germans shipped into Helsinki.
1t was true that the sudden influx
of warships-mostly light vessels
and transportS-at first glance ap-
peared large in the harborS.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
Prescription Filled
Over IS Million Times

Recommended to do just two things
relieve constipation and gas on the
stomach,
This successful prescription is now
put up under the name of ADLER
IKA. Get bottle of Adlerika next
time you stop at your druggists and
see for yourself how quickly gas is
relieved and gentle but thorough
bowel action follows. Good for old
and young.
Get Adleriko from your druggist today.
CLEMENTS DRUG STORE
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
BANK STATEMENTS DUE

WASHINGTON, July 3. UPD-
The comptroller of Tie currency
Monday issued a call for the condi-
ticn of national banks as of June
30.
The Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation issued a similar call for
condition of all insured state banks,
not member of the Federal Reserve
system.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA Staff Corr sspondcnt

Exclusively yours: Movie box of"
flee receipts have dropped consid-
erably during the last six months
because Hollywood, awed by the
wartime theater boom, thought any
old celluloid would make money
But after six months of turning out
six stinkerS for every good movie
the sagging receipts have executives
sending word around the lots to
bring up the quality of all movies
to prewar levels.
It's finally happened, according
to the RKO press agents. A fan
telephoned Frank Sinatra long dis
tance from Ohio and Frank crooned
to the lady over the telephone.
Letter from a soldier at Camp
Roberts reveals that Red Shelton
is learning to be a buck private the
hard way. Other day Red was asked
to tell a few Jokes on the camps
weekly entertainment program
Next morning he was ordered to
help clean up the auditorium.
Cracked Red: This is the first time
I've laid my eggs and then Lad to
clean them up, too
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
Doushboy BIozed
invasion Path

CHERBOURG, July 3. CUP)-
The American doughboy, backed up
hy the artillery and air force, de-
stroyed the enCry in the Ckerbourg
peninsula.
1t was a batt.c which combined
every known military tactic, from
the original "blitz" technique of the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
GERMANS SPLIT

They saw that the obvious thing
10 do was to keep the German re-
sistance pockets occupied by our
artillery and throw the infantry
around them. The Germans were
eplit into disorganized groups, out
Of touch with their high command.
Gen. Carl Wilhelm Won Schlieben
resembled an exhausted Airedale
when he surrendered to Major Gen
eral joseph lightning joe l.. Gel
Inns, commander of the Seventh
Corps, the other night
Two majors on his staff cried like
babies when they were rounded up
by assault troops at Bear Fort du
Rcule They sobbed, 1T has all been
100 fast for us; we were ready for
you, but we never expected you'd
come so fast"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
HEALD GOES TO RIVERSIDE

Judge Elmer Head has been
called to Riverside where he will
preside in superior court through
the month of July during the abb
sence of one of the judges there. He
was scheduled to preside at two
murder trials and several civil suits
He planned to leave for Riverside
later this week,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
ONLY 20 GUNS

l actually saw only about 20 guns
unloaded They were small howit-
zers and heavy antitank guns. For
no practical purpose these guns had
been Shunted back and forth in
western and southern harborS to
let the people see them.
Only few of the gun carriages
had rubber tires which, along with
the general inferior appearance OF
the equipment, made a poor impress
sion on the Firms.
From what 1 saw and heard the
entire maneuver was a clumsy bluff,
making it all the harder to under
stand why Ryti's government ac-
certec Ribbentrop's demands un-
less it previously had decided to go
along with the Germans anyway.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
SyhETS VACATION

Miner Simms, chairman of the
Selective Service board, and Mrs.
Simms are spending the summer
months in Pine Valley. Simms
makes trip to El Centre every
Monday to attend the weekly board
meetings.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The foHOWing edit
oriuIs are presented as interesting OpW-
ions Uoiced by editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
ANOTHER TUNE Is SUNG

George Sanders. self-styled pub
licity hater. finally revealed his
spots the other day. Starting work
in a new film, Sanders brushed off
the publicity department. So the
publicity boys ignored him for a
couple of days AZ the film nearcd
completion, the gent was following
the press agents around the lot
like a puppy, begging to get his
name in the papers.
A black cat that follows William
Powell through an entire scene in
The Thin Man Goes Home wasn't
that we'll trained They rubbed
tuna fish over the heels of Powell'c
shoes.
Sight of the week: Sue Carol TAX
| ing her new maid on tour of the
Paramount lot You gotta baby your
servants these days.
The boys on the S. S. Pastores
somewhere in the South Pacific,
! read with interest cur piece about
Chill Williams being unable to af
ford the cost of mailing out 100000
pin-up pictures. Today VIC received
a note from Eddie SaruSsi, recrea-
ton petty officer of the ship. IT
read: Chill Williams was unan-
imouSly chosen az the pin-up girl
of our ship. Enclosed is $40. We
would like TO have 100 photo
graphs" Relax. toys. RKO is mail
ing you the 100 photographs and
I'm returning your 20 bucks.
Of all judy Garlands songs,
"Zing Went the Strings of My
Heart" rankc first with eerVicomen.
Film male shortage continues.
Latest to turn actor is Red Larsen,
makeup man with tie DARK
Waters" company. He'll play the
role Cf one of Merle OoerOn'S suit
ors. Larsen once acted in little the
aters back in Nebrask with Robert
Taylor when he was Arlington
Braugh.
Nominated for the film scene that
will receive the biggest cheers OF
/ 1914: U. S. troops marching into
| Berlin for The Master Race
EVERY DAY A D-DAY'
Bob Crosby's thumbnail descrip-
tiCn of a certain o-vivaciou2 star:
She lives every minute as though
it were a crisis
Uncle Sans profit for the first
month of the 30 per cent tax on
night clubs wac az million dollars
the biggest cover charge in after
dark history.
Virginia Mayo was supposed tC
drop quickly to her knees for .
scene in The Princess and Tic
Pirate" The cameraman had trou-
bic moving the camera to keer
pace with her in several rehearSalS
Finally Bob Hope cracked: IT'S M
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03
HOLLYWOOD
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON

use. You'll either have to get ar
older girl or a younger camera
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03

Relchewchr in Poland to the Stone
wall jackson strategy in the Ameri-
can Civil War.
The shooting has died down
enough now to Permit an analySec
of the battle which has ragged in
Normandy for the last three weeks.
i landed on D-Day with the
Fourth Division and have been
among cur doughboys as they de-
ployed northWard at lightning speed
to smash the concrete ard steel
tortifications of "FeStung Cher
bourg"
TOUGH AND BLOODY
1t has been the toughest, blood
lest fighting imaginable, best de-
scribed as a cross between jungle
warfare and fashioned Indian
fighting, and we have had the Ger
man constantly on his heels, beth
physically and mentally We have
given rim no chance 10 counter
attack. They thought Hc would ait
around q couple OF weeks, conSoll-
dating on the beaches.
You would be puzzled if you
could walk ever the battlefields
where several thousand Germans
and Americans now lie buried. For
you would see miles of pastureland
and wooded ground, where, except
for a few dead cows and wrecked
farm houses, there is no sign of a
major scrap.
That is because of the StCneWall
Jackson kind of strategy.
Our generals-alWays in the thick
of the fighting with their foot
elogging infantry-took advantage
of their break-through and were
never faxed by the German points
cf resistance. Every general | met
risked his life to supervise the treno
of hattie
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03

Virginia Mayo was supposed to
drop quickly to her knees for q
scene in The Princess and TIC
Pirate" The cameraman had trou-
bic moving the camera to keep
pace with her in several rehearSalS.
Finally Bob Hope cracked: IT'S no
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-03

Uncle Sans profit for the first
month of the 30 per cent tax on
night clubs wac 4l2 million dollars,
the biggest cover charge in after
dark history.
Evening star., 1944-04-28

For Americas future for your
future -. for your children's future
/. /. keep buying bonds!
Evening star., 1944-04-28

phibious jeepS, heavy field artillery
ammunition, combat vehicles, aerial
bombs, antipersonnel augmentation
bombs. 1,000-pound bombs, signal
equipment and maritime ships, ex-
cept Victory ships and minor type
vessels.
Landing craft production rose 26
per cent over February and SUBJ
marines came off the ways slightly
ahead of schedule, the report said
but total deliveries of naval craft
were 1872 per cent behind schedules
for the first quarter despite a 5 per
cent rise above the February output
Landing Craft "Emphasized."
Combatant ships showed % pei
cent deficit in relation to schedule
but this was explained as de
emphasis" in favor of more urgently
demanded landing craft.
BY major categories, March pro.
duction showed the following dollar
value changes from February:
Aircraft and aircraft equipment
up 10 per cent Con SCHEDULED.
Ships dncluding maintenance anc
repair, up l per cent a per cent
below schedule.
Guns and fire control, down pei
cent q per cent above SCHEDULED.
Ammunition, down per cent q
per cent above schedule).
Combat and motor vehicles, up
per cent g per cent above schedule)
Communication % and electronit
equipment, up per cent (on sched.
ule).
Other equipment and supplies, ur
3 per cent Is per cent below sched.
ule).
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Baptisfs Will Open
Churches for Prayer
On Invasion Day

Baptist churches throughout the
city will be opened day or night as
soon as word of the European in
vasion reaches this country and all
Baptists have been asked to go i'm
mediately to their churches for
special prayer.
These preparations for ".D-Day'
were made at conference of Bap-
tist ministers yesterday as the
Washington Federation of Churches
urged all churches to plan services
on invasion day and to remain open
continuously during these anxious
and critical days"
The ministers adopted a resolution
agreeing that this should be a
most serious hour and that our
people should be much in prayer
during the early hours of the in
vasion"
All services, the ministers said,
will be deeply spiritual and not of
a hilarious, flag-waving nature. y
The emphasis will be upon prayer
for those in the service.
Other denominations were asked
to cooperate in the special prayer
gatherings and the ministers ex-
pressed hope the movement would
become Nationwide.
The Washington Federation OF
Churches suggested that an early
morning, monday or evening prayer
service might be held In each church
on Invasion Day and that such
plans should be announced to the
members of each church.
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Quesodo Made Major General;
Brereton and Giles Promoted
Washington Man
Commands Fighter
Force in Britain

Brig. Gen. Elwood r. Quesada, s
native of Washington, was nomi.
mated by President Roosevelt today
to be major general.
The President also sent to the
Senate the nominations of Maj
Gems. Lewis H. Brereton and Barney
NICK. Giles to be lieutenant gen.
erals.
The son of Mrs. Helen A. Quesada
4716 Ninth street NV, and grad.
uate of Mckinley High School. Gen
Quesada now heads the 9th Ali
Force Fighter Command which is
figuring prominently in the aeria
invasion of Europe.
Tie 39-year- -old officer, who began
his Air Force career as an engineer
ing officer at Boiling Field under
then Capt. Ira c. Eaker (now lieu
tenant generaD, is a noted big -game
hunter and once piloted Explorer
Martin johnson on an African ex-
pedition. In 1929 Gen. Quesada was
relief pilot of the Army plane Ques-
ton Mark, which set an endurance
record.
Gen. Brereton, commander of the
9th Air Force, formerly commanded
the United States Air Forces in the
Middle East.
With the late Brig. Gen. BILLY
Mitchell, Gen. Brereton is credited
with evolving the original dive.
bombing tactics used by Army flyers
He is Naval Academy graduate
who resigned his commission as an
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Bipartisan Support
Backs Move 10 End
Interior Deferments

BY the Associated Press.
| A House attempt to strip the
Interior Department payroll OF
hundreds of men between 18 and
80, with a view to steering them
into the armed forces, found BIZ
partisan support today among
Senate Appropriations Commit
teemen.
While Senator Bankhead Demo-
crat, of Alabama questioned the ad-
visibility of singing out one depart
ment for a purge "that would not
apply to Others" Senators Chavez
Democrat, of New Mexico and Hol-
man, Republican, of Oregon said
they were for 1t as first step"
| All three are members of the Ap-
preparations Subcommittee which
will consider the $86,652 $50 Interior
Department appropriations bill
which the House passed yesterday
despite Secretary Ickes' protest that
the House Appropriations Commit
tee report on deferments in his de-
partment was unfair.
AS amended, the measure would
deny funds for payment of salaries
to any male employees between 18
and 80 who are physically and