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The Nome nugget., 1940-05-27

boat of the season.
 The North Sea sails for Bristol Bay on Friday and the Otsego for Bristol Bay Saturday.
 The freight increase hearings are to start in Washington tomor row.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
Industrial Farms
May be Put Under
New Deal Laws

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. CUP)-
The house committee investigating
migrant worker problems plans to
recommend extension of New Deal
social legislation to "industrialized'
farmers, it was learned today.
The recommendation involve ap-
plication of the wage-hour act, the
national labor relations act and the
social security act to laborers en-
ployed by large, industrial farming
enterprises. They also suggest linn
itation of AAA payments to such
farms.
The committees report, Chair
man John H. Tolan, D., Calf, said
will be based on a summary of the
chief recommendations made by the
$50 witnesses who testified.
The summary includes a broae
program of federal aid to the mil
lions of destitute citizens who wan
der from state to state in search
OF work. 1t is divided into plans
Tor short aid to migrants nov
hungry and homeless and a long.
run attack on soil erosion, unfair
labor tactics and other factors ag.
gravating the evils of migration.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
BY WILLIS THORNTON

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-In the
seven months since May 16 when
President Roosevelt announced that
full steam was being turned into
the preparedness program, the U. S.
Army has laid a broad firm foun-
dation for the great army that is in
the making.
Here are some of the accom-
plishments:
From about 24O,OO0 men, the ar
my on active service has been in
creased to about $4,000 men.
From scattered tank battalions
and regiments, two full armored
divisions have been fashioned and
are today ready for battle" ac-
cording to their officers.
Several infantry divisions have
been completely equipped with the
new Garand semi-automatic rifle
About $4,000 such rifles were avail
able in May-noW the number is
croWding 100000.
Miles of modern barracks in a
score of camps have been COM
pleted or are nearing completion
Scores of thousands of acres OF
land have been bought and added
to military posts for firing ranges
or maneuver fields.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
Foundation Broad, Deep
Laid for Potent u. s. Armv

At least one division (the Sec
ond, at Ft. Sam HoustonD has been
completely motorized.
Officers schools at FIT. Sill for
the artillery have been expanded
to handle 5000 and 5000 officers a
year in "refreSher" and brush
up" courses, and several thousand
such officers are now going through
10-Week courses in the schools.
Of 100000 men registered un-
der the selective service act Oct.
16, about $4,000 have been inducted
into service. Not quite 100000 of
250,000 National Guardsmen have
been called into active service.
Work at almost every camp CEN
ters around training men to be
instructors of those who are to fol-
low. Great schools for radio oper-
ators, mechanics, cooks and other
specialists have been established on
a scale equaled only by the largest
universities.
MORALE
GOOD
A tour of dozen of the large
army camps and posts recently
conducted for neWsmen by the Wal
Department leads to this conclu-
| sion:
| The groundwork has been laic
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
Game Commission
Meets Friday to
Study Proposals

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 10. (UP)-
Proposed legislation of sportsmen's
groups and state fish and game
division chiefs will be considered
by the state Fish and Game COM
mission when it meets in San Fran
cisco Friday and Saturday.
Extension of the pheasant sea-
son to 10 days instead of the pres
ent six days, with a possible mixed
limit and a daily limit of one hen
bird, is one of the proposals. Others
are prohibition of salmon and Shad
netting in the Sacramento river; an
angling license requirement for
taking of all types of fish, and del
egation to the commission of au-
thority to fix sizes, bag limits and
seasons on all game fish, ami
mails, birds, mollusks and crusta-
ceans.
New definition OF "non-resi-
dent in the purchase of hunting
and fishing licenses will be discuss
ed.
Several game restoration projects
under the federal Pittman-R Robert
son act are on the program, one
involving the proposed purchase OF
deer grazing Tehama county land
adjacent to a game refuge.
Deputy Public Works Director
Franz Sachse will report on a pro-
posed survey by the state reclama-
ton board of publicly-oWned lands
suitable for conversion into public
shooting grounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
Rains End Forest
Fire Season

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 10. CUPJ.
Rains over much of the state this
week marked the end of the Cali
fornia fire season, M. B. Pratt,
state forester, announced today.
All crews, foremen and lookouts
paid from fire suppression funds
will be dropped from state payrolls
and the regular staff will resume
duties carried on by the supple
mentary help during the emergen-
cy season.
Pratt said some of the fire sup
preston staff will be given vaca-
tlons but that all would be dropped
by Dec. 25. Unless drought con-
ditions exist, emergency fire sup
preston work will not be resum-
ed until the middle of April or early
in May.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19

, and hammered the port at close
range while others remained further
out providing cover from possible
attack.
The latter units then went in and
lobbed shells along the road wind
ing down the escarpment into Sol
lum village. The road was severely
plastered and direct hits were OBJ
served over its entire length.
The bombardment fleets at first
met heavy fire from shore batteries
at Sollum but this subsidized
A strong desert wind has been
blowing necessarily for a fortnight.
Now from the swirling brown sand,
looking like London fog, looms
up lorry after lorry packed with
Italian prisoners, their faces caked
with dust and their shivering bodies
wrapped in blankets and great coats.
The prisoners were fed bully beef
and biscuits and water. They de-
clared they had been in the desert
for Is months. All appeared poorly
equipped. With boots broken and
tattered threadbare clothing they
looked miserable and depressed.
The prisoners said they knew
nothing of the Italian reverses in
Albania or even the fact that Sid
Barrani had fallen. A dozen officers
had their pet dogs.
The prisoners chief complaint was
of the desert cold and the fact the
British had given them only one
blanket each.
However all were eager to pose
for press photographs and pressed
forward, making signs, seeking to be
included in the group.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
Prisoners Create
British Problem

ABOARD A BRITISH WARSHIP
AT A WESTERN DESERT PORT,
Dec. 10. CUP)-(via Exchange Tele-
graph For days a steady stream
OF weary italian prisoners has pour
ed through this tiny port as the epi-
logue to the devastating land, sea
and air blitzkrieg which rolled up
the advance italian striking force
like a carpet.
Thousands OF bedraggled prison.
ers are providing tremendous food
and transport problem necessitat-
ing speedy transfer by rail or lorry
to make room for more.
There is no doubt that the Ital-
ians we're taken completely by sur
prise and misled regarding the dir
ection of the attack by naval bonn
bardment of Sidi Barrani and the
Royal air forces bombardment of
all Libyan airdromes.
While the enemys attention was
held by large land force appar-
entity prepared for big scale from
tai attack. southerly mechanical
forces pushed northWard, driving a
wedge through the Italians near
BugBug and isolating the Sidi Bar
rani area
Warships steamed offshore pound
ing Sidi Barrani's military head
quarters and motor transport and
also the further advanced striking
base camp at Maktila which was
heavily bombarded.
The next naval objective was Sol
lum, which Warships bombarded fol
half an hour to hinder the move
ment of enemy troops and transport
along the escapement road.
Certain units went close inshore
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
Flu Gives School
Early Vacation

FLORENCE, Dec. 10. (UP)-Stu-
dents of Florence grammar school
enjoyed an earlier than scheduled
Christmas vacation today-and all
because of a mild influenza cpl
demic.
Principal Franklin y. ,Allhand
ordered the school closed ahead of
schedule when influenza caused
more than 160 absences.
The local high school will re-
main open until the end of the
week. Only few students of high
school were afflicted with the dis
ease, authorities reported
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
Speed Blamed for
Fatal Accidents

GLOBE, Dec. 10. (UP)-Highway
Patrolman Roy Hittson of Gila
county said today day and night
patrol would be kept on the Globe
Miami highway in an effort to cut
down the mounting number Of ac-
cidents on the thoroughfare.
Many of the accidents have been
caused by too much speed, reck-
lessness in driving or by other vio-
lations of the law" he said. eve
are going to take violators before
the courts until this situation has
cleared up. The road is dangerous
if great care is not used in driv-
ing and lots of people are goine
to be killed if the accidents con-
tinue."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19

Give Carton For Christmas
Dominos, Avalons. Sensations,
twenty Grand 49,. pkg. loo, Carton qqc
Csmels, Chesterfields, Lucky Strikes,
Raleiehs -. pkg. BE. Carton $l.29
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
ASKS DIVORCE ON
DESERTION CHARGE

Maria Albano Wednesday filed
suit for divorce, charging that Ar
senio Albano deserted her after al
most nine years of married life.
They married in Yuma No. %, 1880
and he deserted her Oct. 81, 1899,
she alleged.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
WOMAN FACES CHARGE
OF MURDER

BISBEE, Dec. 10. (UP)-Mrs.
Mary Wallace, Al, today faced SUI
perior court action on a murder
charge in the butcher knife Staying
of Private Joe Clark, 39-year-old
Fort Huachuca trooper. Mrs. Wal
lace waived preliminary hearing
before Justice of the Peace L. T.
Frazier. Date for her arraignment
in superior court was not set.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19

for an impressive army. What can
be seen today is not an army, but
the foundation for an army-and
it is a foundation both broad and
deep.
The great lacks are in material,
chiefly in guns. The 105 nm. heavy
field gun, planned to be the stan
dard divisional artillery weapon to
replace the World War rs and it's
adaptations, has not yet appeared
in any quantity. Neither have hea-
Wy tanks, though light and medium
tanks of new design are now COM
ing from the factories in an in
creasing stream.
Almost every unit now in train
ing is specializing in training train
ers. AS new selectees come into
the service, for every 22O of them,
80 experienced enlisted men will
be detached from their present
units to form cadres for the new
units to be formed. Training for
this work is large part of today
army activities.
Almost to a man the present ar
my is a volunteer force-made up
of men who volunteered before sell
ective service became effective or
who volunteered for immediate SER
vice on being registered. The spirit
seems excellent. The hardest kind
of work for long hours and some
times with inadequate equipment
brings no complaint. Officers seem
to be buckling down with the same
resolution, and to have solicitude
for the welfare of their men.
SERIOUS
SPIRIT -.s.=.#.....-
Training is practical and progress
Sive. The many officers with ROTC
and CCC experience are a definite
asset, and the National Guard ma
neuvers, together with the better
general state of the guard, have
put many units far ahead of the
point that might be expected
Recreation facilities are in an
unfinished state in many camps
the movie tents and recreation
halls being as yet not ready and
under-equipped with books, maga-
zines, and games. But that is plain
ly temporary.
There is little whoop-la, and nc
observable whipping up of hatred
against any particular country. The
whole spirit is businesslike and SER
ious. Field problems are attacked
by even the youngest recruits with
deadly earnestneSs and clear de-
termination to learn to be soldiers
and do it right. No high flown
sentiments, or incendiary songs. The
whole army seems to have some
thing of the spirit of a young air.
craft mechanic who was sitting at
a soda fountain in Columbus. Ga
when he was asked what prompted
him to Join up"
We'll. they need an army, don't
they?" he asked, gruffly, scarcely
looking up from his soda. We'll
that's me-"
Evening star., 1940-04-04
Justice Buffers Estate,
.$162,310, Left to Widow

In a will of only a dozen lines
Associate Justice Pierce Butler Of
the Supreme Court left his sl62,310
estate entirely to his widow, Mrs.
Anna M. Butler.
A petition for the probate OF the
jurists will, filed through the WASH
ington law firm of Davies, Richberg,
Beebe, Busick & Richardson by At
torneys Seth w. Richardson and
Raymond C. Cushwa. Informed the
tribunal that Mr. Butler. who died
November 16, left house at 1929
Nineteenth street NV. valued at
$50, 800 and personal property esti-
mated to be worth $l28,950, mostly
in securities. He left no debts, and
his property was unencumbered.
Evening star., 1940-04-04
W.P. A. Will Drop Il
Teachers From
Shut-in Program
Only Eight Will Be Left
And Instruction Must
Be CurtuiIed

Twelve teachers are scheduled to
be taken off the w. P. A. project
for instruction of shut-in children
about the middle Of this month un-
der a general reduction of w. P. A.
personnel ordered last month by
Col. F.. c. Harrington, w. P. A. COM
missioner.
The Association for the Education
of Handicapped Children met last
night in emergency session at the
home of Mrs. Odetta O'Hara. presi-
dent, In the 900 block of E street
NE, to discuss the problem but
no action was taken.
Vigorous protests were voiced by
association members, who pointed
out that the reduction would leave
only eight teachers to carry on the
work and this would mean a large
reduction in the service to the shut
ins. The eight teachers. according
to Mrs. O'Hara, will be able to in
struct only about 120 children,
where more than 200 are being
taught now.
She added she had understood
sufficient funds would be available
to continue the project through
June, when 1t is supposed to be
abandoned.
w. P. A. officials expressed regret
that the cuts had to be made, but
explained that funds available, un-
der Col. Harringtons order, would
not permit retention OF the teachers.
Eight District professional projects
are slated for abandonment and
many of the others will be drastical-
ly curtailed. Those to be abandoned
are projects at the. Self-Help Ex-
change, the Smithsonian Institution,
the toy repair shop, vocational re-
habilitation and four records prof.
ects.
The teachers to be dropped have
been given two weeks notice, it was
stated.
The project will be continued next
year under a $4,000 appropriation
made to the Board of Public Welfare
in the l941 budget.
Evening star., 1940-04-04

warden; Magruder Thomas, Junior
warden; Mrs. Henry Clagett, treas.
urer; Mrs. Lavinier Dyer, assistant
treasurer; Mrs. Sara Jameson.
alternate diocesan delegate: Mrs
Nellie Jenkins and Mrs. Henry
Bealle, delegates to Southern Con-
vocation. Elected vestrymen were
John Clagett, Karl Smith, Miss
Jennie Mcpherson, Mr.. Manning,
Mr.. Xander. MFR Thomas, Mrs
Jenkins and Mrs. Bealle.
At st. Paul's parish the officers
selected were: J. Roy Baden, regis
trar; w. w. Wilson, senior warden j;
Raymond Young, junior warden;
DR.. H. M. Bowen, treasurer; A. D.
Evening star., 1940-04-04

Jones, diocesan delegate, and Clifton
Trueman, delegate to convocation.
Vestrymen are G. K. Wilson,, j.
Amos Davis, w. 8. Young, Henry
Compton, DR.. Bowen, Mr.. Jones,
Mr.. Baden and Mr.. Trueman.
The congregation Ct st. Thomas
parish elected w. E. Durral senior
warden and diocesan delegate; DR.
r. E. Baden, Junior warden; Thomas
Garner, treasurer, and w. E. Duvall,
registrar. The vestry is composed
Of Miss Lily Wills, w. Burns Wilson,
Frank Hardy, Roland Sasscer, HUNT
Burroughs, Peter Duvall, Mr.. Garner
and DR.. Baden.
Evening star., 1940-04-04
BuckneII Alumni

DR.. Ralph E. Page, professor OF
political science at Bucknell Uni
versity, will address washington
alumni OF the university at their
annual dinner tomorrow night at
tbs o'clock at the Kennedy Warren.
Linn C. Drake, Washington COM
missioner of Boy Scouts, is presi-
dent of the club.
Evening star., 1940-04-04
South Magnetic
Pole Elusive,
Byrd Finds
BY the Associated Press.

PUNTA ARENAS, Chile, April A.
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd said
here today the South Magnetic Pole
had moved in a westerly direction
since he discovered 1t in 1929.
He said he attempted on his pres
ent expedition to fly over the Pole
Evening star., 1940-04-04
Three Episcopal Parishes
Announce Election Results

Three Protestant Episcopal parishes
Of Southern Prince Georges County,
Md, today announced results Of
their elections.
st. Johns parish named r. I.
Manning registrar and diocesan
delegate; Henry Xander, senior
Evening star., 1940-04-04

again, but was unable to do 30 be-
cause Of its location atop high
plateaus.
Evening star., 1940-04-04

Before this grand coffee leaves
the plantation, South American
girls 60 over each bag, leaving
nothing but perfect beans
to bring better coffee to your
table,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-26

Now you see how you can make yourself, the smart slip covers shown in decorators Shops-and so trans fer your wearieSt chair into a rav- ing beauty.
 Your chair is your pattern. You just fit your fabric to each part pinning and cutting as you go.
 And what lovely colorful fabrics you can get these days. For for nal upholstery-style cover, choose a heavy cotton of rich plum or beige patterned in damask effect Charmingly informal is lowered h- nen or cretonne.
 To start your cover, smooth fab- ric over inSide-back and SeatA mak- ing a finch tuck-in between them to relieve strain.
 Anchor fabric to upholstery with pins every 3 inches, then cut 1 1-2 inches outside pins for seams. In the same way fit arms, sides, back, front and cushion.
 Now carefully pin pieces together, remove from chair, haste and try on to insure a really trim fit. Then the final stitching.
 For complete directions for slip covers see our 32-page booklet. Tells how to fit any chair or sofa the pin-on way. Explains and dia- grams estimating, cutting. fitting, sewing, smart seam finishes. Ad- viseS on fabrics, colors.
 Send 10c in coin for your copy of HOW TO MAKE SLIP GOV FRS to the Waterbury Democrat Home Service, 635 Sixth Ave, New York, N. Y. Be sure to write plainly your NAME, ADDRESS, and the NAME of booklet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-26
MATERNITY DRESS WITH DRAWSTRING
PATTERN 262

Of course you can keep your se- cret-with the help of this becoming frock. Claire Tilden has designed Pattern 262 to give that sense of feminine chic so important to every mother-to-be The open diagram shows how few seams there are to the entire garment. Concealing gathers are created through the full-length front panel by the draw string sash at the waist, thus elimi- hating any need for waist-seaming or for hooks, buttons, or placket openings. Just loosen the sash and the dress will grow" right along with your figure. Another easy ad- justment feature that's optional is the ribbon drawn through a casing across the top and tied at the neck line. This decorative treatment keeps the shoulders nicely in place and the ribbon may be loosened for comfortable fit. You may choose between long, three-quarter and short sleeves-the short sleeve ver- sion has a tuck which may be used according to the size of your arms. For a dress-up note, do make ties in bright contrast, perhaps in a shade to pick up the color of your hat, gloves and purse!
 Pattern 262 is cut in misses and women's sizes IA, 16, IS, 20, 32, 34. S6, 38 40 and 42. Size IS requires 3 3-4 yards 80 inch fabric and 2 l-4 yards ribbon.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-26

important will be miserable. or that feel the family will really be the loser if give in
 ONLY FIGHTS
 IN 25 YEARS
 She confessed then that by judg- ing the importance of questions Ill that light she had only battled for her opinion five times in 25 years of marriage. And because she so rarely fought it out, her husband never resented her winning those five big decisions, because he knew she wasn't fighting just to get her own way. I asked her how she proceeded on minor questions, on which she was willing to give in. Here is what she said:
 T give my reasons for feeling as do. Often my husband thinks they are good ones, and we agree on decision.
 "If he still is determined he is right, say, Maybe you are. Let's | try it your way
 Sometimes it works out that he was right, and say it was a good thing we did as he wanted.
 NEVER ONCE AN
 "I TOLD YOU so"
 If it doesn't, I never say, I told told you SO, and when he says l should have listened to you about that as he often does, make 1t clear that it could have turned out all right his way. q am sure that my husband has never felt bossed, or hen-pecked because he knows that he can get his way if he wants it, and that if his way turns out to be a mistake, he won't hear about it for the rest of his life"
 It's simple rule, isn't it? And not too hard to follow, if it can keep a marriage running smooth ly and eliminate most of the quar- rels, recriminations and resent ments that spoil so many mar riageS,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-26

It seems that necessity is the mother of new fashions as well as of invention. An out- standing example is the new double-duty hat pictured here. The new cars with convertible tops, operated by a push butt ton, are responsible. They have brought back the open car, and with it the problem of finding a hat to wear, when driving with the top down, that won't blow off, will pro- tect a woman drivers coiffure, and yet look smart and "dressy" in town. John Fred cries, noted milliner, solves it with his convertible hat" de- signed especially for drivers of convertible cars. It is convert ible, collapsible, packable. How it works is shown in these photos. -''''.