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Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Three Million
Chinese Starve
In Shensi Area

CHUNGKING, July 10 CUPl-
More than 100000 Chinese have
starved in Shensi province. await
ing emergency relief after an un-
precedented drought, ShenSi mem
Der Wang Pu Han of the Peoples S
Political Council revealed today
Wang said ShenSis population
of 100000 had been swollen to
more than 100000 by wartime
emigration, and that one out Of
four had starved
Only 20 per cent Of the provinces S
wheat crop survived the drOuth
which began last autumn and SOW
ing of new crops is still impossible,
Wang said.
The councillor urged the govern
ment to appropriate five billion
Chinese dollars for emergency re-
lief. dig irrigation bitches and i'm
prove transportation facilities for
bringing relief to ShenSi.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Outlook WINS TOP HONOR
AT TOASTMASTERS' MEET

Cactus Gavel TOaStmasters Mon
day night in regular meeting at the
California Hotel voted William G
Outlook best speaker Of the eve
ming. Frank Rood won second place
and RanSfOrd Lewis third.
Leon Miller Wa program chair
man ard introduced speakers and
subjects as follows:
Alva Smaller: Mankind Is Super
stitious"
Vladimir Arononici: Are You
Guilty?"
Rood: Voluntary"
Mark Hibblethwaitc: The Stopped
Clock"
Outlook: state and National Af-
fairs"
Everett Shaw was chief critic,
assisted by Gerold Upholt, William
Reed. Glenne Bowers, Frank Mitch
ell and Malcolm MaCrlrda.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
THIEVES STRIP TRAILER

Theft of four tires and wheels
from a trailer parked at the Taylor
ranch southwest of FL Centro was
reported Monday afternoon to
Sheriff Robert w. Ware by T
Strange, mechanic.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
CAR REPORTED STOLEN

Otis Pulliam of National City re-
ported to Fl Centro police at 5
a m. Tuesday that his car, a 1886
Ford convertible coupe. was stolen
from in front of the California
Hotel during the night.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Gas Model Plane
Flights Turn
Out Big Success

Marked succecs attended the gas
model plane contest conducted
through the sponsorship of Harry
Hammerslough at Imperial Airport
late Saturday afternoon. Flights
of the smaller models were him
dered by a high wind that develop
ed while the contest was On.
First prize went to Bert Fawcett.
second to John Paul Ever and third
to William Reed Jr. Don Womack
won the prize for the best looking
model and Allen Hens carried eff
the BOBBY prize, a duStpan and
broom.
Hammersloueh. who conceived
the idea of the contest and was
in charge, was highly pleased at
the number of planes entered. The
contest is his contribution provid
ing recreation activities during
school vacation Harry w. Horton
Joined in the plan and acted as
timekeeper for all the contests
Free rides to the prize winners were
given by the Imperial Airport and
airport officials assisted in the con-
tests.
Young Fawcett not only Won a
prize for his own plane. but flew
the plane young Eyer entered, and
which won prize The Eyer lad
is confined to a hospital
Another gas model contest is
:lated at the same place on Sun
day. August 5, Hammcrslough an
nOunCcS.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10

Play SAFE. Get a ...., trouble.
Safety She||ubrication Toda

Standardization is a scientific an
swer to the wearing effect Of
Wartime Stop -and-Go driving on
your car. Developed by Shell en-
gineers and performed by trained
personnel, this service not only
provides maintenance care for vital
parts, but gives you an 'inspeotlon
report" on hidden places where
trouble could develop.
The Shell man inspects as he
qcorks. =. gets into places you never
see often discovers possible
trouble in time to prevent 1t.
You get complete, written re-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Car Shortages
Still Hold Up
Valley Products

With cantalOupe and watermelon
shipments expected to come to a
seasonal close this week, more re-
frigerated cars will be available for
other sections of California and
Arizona, but the outlook in the
valley for more cars now is not
too bright, Willard Keller. Southern
Pacific manager, said Tuesday as
Imperial Valley growers continued
to take losses caused by car Short
ages.
Shipments from the entire valley
Monday totaled 149 cars, with 142
cars Of melons, five cars of water
melons and two of grapes.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Tokyo Tactics
Barred by Grew
CContinucd From Page 4

Grew said thcv were "famHtat
weapons ot p5ychologIcaI warfare
Being tossed into the Battle nov
that the enemy military position
is dctcrIoratine and lrc plight of
Japanese civilians Is bccomu.
more critical
He said "curgcr~luou@ rouuu-
to peace" haze been reported wv
the state dHparnrut ium tarou
PARTS Of tine world
But" Ec onpha tcd. Ia u
case has an .WroasN been uu.
to this eovcrrmcu' directly or iu
directly, by Il ncr~ou VINO could o.-
tablsh his authority to sneak .n
the JaplnCsr n. yernmcut auj w
no case hus au offer Of Urruogt
been made
In no case n9s 1913: on.rrrmrr-
been presented with .atcmcu'
pWportin2 'o drfuC .h" basis rnr
which jhr Japanese Erycrnmcu.
would bo prepared to concIud,
peace
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Death Summons
Mildred Record

Miss Mildred Record, "a, died in
Mercy hospital in San Diego Mon
dav of an unusual blood disease,
from which she had been suffering
for some time. She had been in the
hospital for several months and
suffered a relapse week ago.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. Wednesday at the Lewis
Mortuary. 1920 Ell Cajon Boulevard.
San Diego. Burial will be in the
coast city.
Miss Record was born in Glen
Gale but lived nearly all of her life
in Ell Centro and graduated from
Ell Centro grammar and high schools.
She attended California Christian
College and was graduated from the
University of Southern California.
After completing her education,
she returned to the valley and for
a time was a gymnasium instructor
at Central Union high school Later
she was a case worker for the SERA
and when that agency was abolish
ed she was employed at the county
welfare department in the court
house. She continued in the latter
situation until poor health forced
her retirement.
Miss Record is remembered by
her many friends for her thought
fulness and kindness and by the
many people she helped in her work
with sympathetic understanding.
She is survived by her mother
and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Dickson, of 667 Park avenue, Ell
Centre. and by her brother, Frank
Record.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Jap Evacuees
Seek Aid on
Return to Valley

Return of two alien japanese to
Imperial county. to depend on the
county for their support because
they are unable to do manual la
Dor, is subject of a report being
prepared Tuesday by District At
torney c. G. Halliday to present
before the board of supervisors.
Halliday said the War Relocation
Authority has asked the welfare
departments of the various western
states to investigate whether coun-
ties will be willing to support the
returned aliens The two who claim
residence in Imperial county are at
Poston and must be out when the
center closes January l, Halliday
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Tokyo Blasted
In New Stroke
Continued From Page

NSOllllllultl IlOiil L hSC -
biggest and mCSt modern carriers
battleShipS and cruisers in the Pa
Cific fleet
NO OPPOSITION
Dispatches broadcast from the
decks of Task Force 80 said the
navy fliers were meeting no enemy
fighters over Tokyo and that the
attack showed no signs of slacken-
ing some eight hours after it be-
gan.
A dramatic cCmmunique from
Admiral Chester w Nimitz said
complete surprise" was effected,
and his words were borne out by
a belated Tokyo radio announce
ment.
Among the men O. war identified
in McCainS Task Force were four
carriers, four battleShipS. four
cruisers and IA destroyers. They
included the 27,000-ton carriers
Lexington and Essex. the 10,000-ton
carriers Independence and San ia
cintO the 45000-ton battleship
Iowa. perhaps the most powerful
fighting ship aflOat. and the $4,000
ton battlewagons Indiana, MasSa-
ChuSctts and South Dakota
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
UNION LOSES ELECTION

WASHINGTON, July 10. up
The National Labor Relations board
Tuesday dismissed objections raised
by the CIO Fresh Fruit and Veget-
able Workers Union, local 78, to a
collective bargaining election held
May 25 among employees of the
John Jacobs Farms, Of Phoenix,
Arizona. The union lost the election
by a vote of 25 to l6.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
SENTENCED TO JAIL

Alfred Montez was given a so
dav Jail sentence by FL Eentro
Police Judge Norman Deaton Tues
day morning for disturbing the
peace in a pool hall Monday night.
Earlier in the evening Montez was
the cause of a police call to the
New China Cafe police said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
CHANGE TO IMPROVED GOLDEN
SHELL MOTOR OIL
(NE4 TpipDHOfOJ

1t costs no more but a new
additive resists formation Of
sludge and lacquer in the engine.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
PROBATION PLEA DENIED

Tharp when he appeared Tuesday
morning before Superior Court
Judge Elmer Heald after entering
plea Of guilty to burglary. Tharp
and Sylvester Shaw were charged
with entering rooms in Lefty's Gar
acc in Imperial June 8, and Shaw
was released to Riverside county
authorities. Tharps commitment
was continued to July 20 pending
word from the California Youth
Authority
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
GETS DIVORCE

Helen Elizabeth Walker was
granted an interlocutory decree of
divorce III superior court Monday
from Thomas w. Walker on the
ground of extreme cruelty. Her
maiden name, Elizabeth Guynn,
was restored
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
PLEADS GUILTY

Miguel E. Lopez pleaded guilty
and asked for probation when he
appeared Tuesday morning before
Superior Court Judge Elmer Heald
on a felony charge of issuing
check without sufficient funds.
D. c. Ramsey filed the complaint
June l6
Evening star., 1945-10-07

capeeS of war J. BiseIow Clark.
an aged English professor two
Americans, a German baron and a
crippled Italian soldier-the war is
remote thing, something that will
not touch them" in their island
paradise-that is, until a goose
stepping detachment of Nazis
under a perverted "offshoot of the
Feuhrer" takes it from them. Even
then they are foolish enough to
think they can convert their con-
querors to their way of life. To the
German the degradation and the
sadism of the new order is sad
and bewildering discovery. To the
professor all wars are a historical
misfortune.
Gradually they realize the truth
that man cannot live unto him
self" The appearance of British
spy who enlists their help casts the
die. Their bubble of illusion is
burst; they realize the small part
they must play against the forces
of evil. With unexpected courage
they carry out their subterfuge at
the risk of discovery, torture and
death-sentries are mysteriously
stabbed in the night, submarine in
stallations are copied, maps stolen
The book finishes on a dramatic
climax in which the American in
vasion of the African coast brings
the promise for which they have
worked and hoped.
The Characterization, in contrast
to a well-handled plot. is sketchy
But the characters are symbols the
author uses to put over the under
lying philosophy of the book, which
is best expressed through the Eng
lish professor. He sees that the
disease of Nazidom cannot be cured
as long as evil and filth rule the
world. 1t is In the whom
the factual and the devotees of the
Evening star., 1945-10-07
Among
The Authors
By Carolyn Cogeins

All, to be an author. It's a hard
life. Fame does not come easily but
takes more industry than people
usually think. AS for instance, Paul
Scott Mowrer, author of "The House
OF Europe" the distinguished for
eign correspondent who found he
must forgo hobnobbing with his
pals and lifting the elbow in order
to have time for reading history and
philosophy. If he was to under
stand the present he believed he
must work diligently to know the
past. He even stopped to read by
the riverside on his way home in
the evening.
Mr.. Mowrer read things like Gro-
titus, Michiavelli, Plutarch, Herodo-
tus, Thucydides. Acquiring knSwl-
edge is now to be made easier. A
book has been edited by Charles p.
Curtis, jr., and Ferris Greenslet, and
with the Practical Navigator" in
their minds. they have named their
compilation "The Practical Cogita-
tor" +" This cerebral Coast Pilot, as
they call it, covers selections from
Confucius to James Cozzens. from
the Old Testament to Gertrude
Stein and James Joyce" And it's
all in one book.
With James Street coming into
the limelight soon with THE Gaunt-
let," the Literary Guild selection for
November, new edition of his "By
Valour and Arms" is coming out at
half its former price Of So.
y \ y X
Henrietta Buckmaster will receive
the Ohioana medal for the best novel
written by a native of that State
published in 1914. Her book was
Deep River" and she receives the
award on October n.
X " \ n
George SimenOn, whose last book
was The Shadow Falls" has arrived
in New York for a visit, bringing his
wife and son. He is the Frenchman
whose Maigret mysteries were first
known in this country five years ago.
Evening star., 1945-10-07
Mr.. Morgenthou Presents a Realistic
Approach to the Problems of Peace

democratic forms of government
throughout the world, a will to
peace and, finally, a spirit of toll
erance.
Not one of the so-called
causes of war" he writes in con-
clusion, could fail to yield to a
combination of tolerance for the
rights of others, determinat ton to
see that peace is maintained and
almost any fairly understood ma
chinery for enforcing the peace.
In fact, the union of those three
principles is an unbeatable hand.
1t would make the peoples of the
world, not just their governments
what they most aspire to be in their
hearts-genuine partners in peace" !"
AT the risk of seeming expansive,
l want to say that after having read
many volumes devoted to the prob
lem of Germany and postwar peace
/ consider Mr.. Morgenthau's book
the most realistic approach which I
have found. 1t is highly factual,
Unconditional and at the same time
idealistic.
Evening star., 1945-10-07
The Saga of the British Destroyer
Which Held Malta for the Allies

shows the tired, unglamorous,
grousing, 'haitch-dropping" Brit
ish seaman as the unselflsh back
bone of the Royal Navy. He speaks
from personal experience, too, for
during the period of 1912 covered
by the book he served in the gun
crew as an apprentice seaman
officer candidate And in the intro
duction Admiral Somerville indorses
and praises the authenticity of the
work
The background of the crewmen
of Gun B" is strange to the aver
age American reader, their Ian
guage sometimes makes the books
glossary handy thing, but the
tale of their service while their gun
and ship kept Malta in Allied hands
does credit to the authors inscrip-
tion to them-''who possessed little
in this world except loyalty, gener-
osity and magnificent courage
Evening star., 1945-10-07

pretive reporters of the Associated
Press, Miss Arne has reduced many
thousands of words In the often
stilted phraseology of diplomacy
into concise, clearly understood
analysis of is meetings which were
called to blueprint plans for en-
during peace throughout the world.
Starting with the meeting at
which the Atlantic Charter was
drawn up and continuing through
food, economic and political gath
erings eliminating in the United
Nations Charter meeting at San
Francisco, Miss Arne has told the
unfolding story of the problems and
aspirations of war-weary, stricken
peoples striving for security and
some measure of contentment.
Adding tremendously to the use
fulness of the book is the style in
which it is assembled. First Miss
Arne reports on events leading up
to and occurring in each confer
ence. after which the official texts
OF all resolutions and agreements
are set down. 1t is valuable reading
now. 1t will be invaluable in the
future
Evening star., 1945-10-07
Slow Train to Yesterday
By Archie Robertson. (Hough
ton, Mi61in. S3.)

BY Arch1e ROBERTSON. fHough-
ton, Mi61in,: So
Reviewed by LUCY McCLENON.
Archie Robertson loves trains.
He is one of many railroad fans
in this country whose enthusiasm
for railroads increases in propor-
ton to the brevity and out-of the
wayness of the line A streamliner
may be a rapid means of getting
somewhere, but if you want to travel
the rails for the delight of a rustic
experience, try the short lines.
Included in Mr.. Robertson's book
are descriptions of several trips
he arranged with the object OF
getting as much short-line travel
as possible. Hotels and people along
the way come in for some attention
too, being part of the .ihort-line
atmosphere. The book is literally
interspersed with railroad lore and
poetry. An appendix lists short
lines by States.
The rail fans selfless love of
trains is no condescending interest
in the near-obsolete. 1t is a lively
concern with field which gives him
whimsical pleasure and intellectual
satisfaction. He suffers acutely
whenever he hears that one of his
Evening star., 1945-10-07
Reviewed by
JAMES G. DEANE.


Possibly the life of Federal mar
cotic agent was not always so en-
joyable as Bill Spillard tells it. 1t is
told so well, however, that one
wishes his book were longer than its
brief 1913 pages.
Here is a view of the underworld
OF the '20s through the eyes of a man
who started Out, not as a policeman,
but as song-plugger and theatrical
agent. The literary product of this
blend of experience is, inevitably
something different. Knowing the
entertainment world. Spillard was q
natural to ferret out the drug ped
dlers who piled their trade there
And alive to the dramatic element
in the characters whom he came TO
know, he stored up the detail needed
to recreate them as living personal
tiles.
This Is, then, no dry case history
The brilliant young surgeon en-
slaved and ruined by the drug habit
the big-time peddler who shrewdly
saw to Spillard's safety in order to
insure his own but still ended in
prison, the enraged Negro woman
who aided the search for a fellow
peddler out of vengeance, all come
alive Though Spillard says the
G-men had to keep their noses to
the grindstone, clearly he enjoyed
knowing these people.
Because the drug traffic has beer
largely suppressed by the works OF
agents like Spillard, there is no i'm
propriety in treating lightly of its
aggregation. There is scrupulous
avoidance of moralizing, but the
book has its obvious lesson!
Evening star., 1945-10-07
GERMANY is OUR PROBLEM
By Henry Morgenthau, T.
(Harper'S; S2)
Reviewed by
JOSEPH H. BAIRD.

| JOSEPH H. BAIRD.
In this brief volume the former
Secretary of the Treasury. it seems
to me, proves himself to be not only
an acute economist, but also a
statesman of bread vision. Indeed
if Mr. Morgenthau had expressed
himself in terms as vigorous and
precise as he does in this book dur
ing his decade as member of the
Roosevelt cabinet his position in
American history would have been
enhanced considerably
The present publication is an ex-
pansion of the Morgenthau plan
for the postwar control of Germany
which the late President Roosevelt
carried with him to the Quebec
Conference with Prime Minister
Churchill in the fall of 1914. With
some political notifications it has
become the basis of Allied policy
in the Reich.
The central theme of Mr.. Nor
genthau's book is that the only hope
of preventing future German aggres
sion lies in the abolition of Ger
man heavy industries and the con-
flScation of its assets abroad, which
might enable dummy" companies
to prepare the Reich for another
war. He supports this thesis with
formidable array of facts.
Mr.. Morgenthau believes, too, that
American troops should be with
drawn from Germany as quickly as
possible and that the policing of
the Reich should be letssto its i'm
mediate neighbors. While American
soldiers are stanch in battle, he
says, they are sentimental in ma
ture and too susceptible to German
propaganda to make good police.
THE same argument" Mr.. Nor
genthau writes, "applies to all other
non European troops. Besides the
Americans, the United Nations
should withdraw the soldiers of
Canada, Australia and North Africa,
the Dutch, Belgian and French CO.
lonials. No occupying army should
be left In Germany without arrang-
ing frequent leaves to keep the
troops in touch with their own coun-
try and people This can be man
aged for the French, Russians and
British; it will not be possible for
men from other parts of the world"
Preserving Peace
After discussing the impediate
German problem, Mr.. Morgenthau
expands his ideas on the broader
task of preserving peace. Three
principles, he says, contain our
hopes-namely, the adoption of
Evening star., 1945-10-07
The First Americans
In North Africa
By Louis B. Wright and Julia
H. Macleod. princeton Uni
UerSity Press, So

By Louis Il. Wr1ght ana Jul2Q
H. Macleod. princeton Uni
OerSity Press; So
Reviewed by
@. r. MOTT.
Forgotten by both President John
Adams and their country, three
American consuls to the states OF
the Barbary coast of North Africa,
at the dawn of the 18th century,
waited their doom Their urgent
messages to the State Department
went unheeded, their Government
was Indifferent to the plight of its
representatives and the glowering
clouds of war which gathered in the
Mediterranean.
What they did in the ensuing
years when youthful America was
striving to establish it, place among
nations, forms the basis of this story
of the war with Tripoli by Histo-
rian Wright and Co-Author Julia
Macleod of the Huntington Library
of San Marino, Calf. But the book
is mostly about William Eaton, Con-
sui to Tripoli, a New Englander with
a fair for adventure, experience as
a soldier and quality of persever-
ance which made him diplomat of
the sort that is legendary.
Consul Eaton, for instance, pub
licly horsewhipped French nation
al for making derogatory remarks
about the United States. He un-
blushingly bribed the Corsair func-
tionaries, berated his own State De-
partment and mapped military
campaigns, one of which he headed
himself.
Any who have Justify sung the
Marine hymn-"From the Halls of
Montezuma to the Shores of Trip
Evening star., 1945-10-07

By Caroline Gordon. fScrtb-
nerS,; $250J
Reviewed by
RICHARD D. MONTGOMERY.
This is the first collection oil
short stories by Caroline Gordon te
be published. They are all of the
South and range from the days OF
Indian warfare to the Civil Wal
and more modern times. Some are
short, no more than vignettes, each
a picture III itself. There are
stories of rich and poor, of whites
and Negroes, written with a genu-
ineness and warmness. The por-
traits of the countryside are painted
with a lavish and loving hand. The
Civil War stories carry sense OF
Illustration and brooding quality
as is emphasized in the title story
The Forest of the South"
Miss Gordon's classical education
is shown strangely enough in her
stories of the now famous "Aleck
Maury; Sportsman" the former
professor. now fisherman and
hunter, who quotes Swinburne and
Shelley. Followers of Prof. Maury
will be glad to have such a generous
share of his doings.
Southerner or not you will find
this book interesting reading.
Evening star., 1945-10-07

oli"-Will find the reason for the
second line of the first Stanza. It
was Eaton, with 1t. Presley O'Ban-
non OF the United States Marine
Corps, with mere handful of
Americans and rag-tag army re-
cru1ted in Egypt, who assaulted and
took Derna on the Mediterranean
shore and"set up a puppet govern
ment favorable to the United StateA
Long-range aspects of the plan
melted under the terms of a peace
treaty made by the Navy shortly
afterward.
The book also springs to the de-
fense of Thomas Jefferson, often
accused of selling out the United
States Navy and being niggardly
with money for the defense of the
Nation. 1t points out from docu~
mentary sources that President
Adams, the day before he left Office.
signed a bill reducing the 1900
Navy to peace size-13 ships.
Esar's Joke Dictionary. Harvest
House) Well-known jokes arranged
according to subject, believe it or
not. The selection is by no means
good.
Texas-Proud and Loud, by Boycs
House. CNaylor) A collection of
humorous Texas anecdotes.