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Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
Naval Action Brings War Closer
10 Americas; Greeks Take Kew Civ
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British merchant cruiser Carnarvon
Castle, now at Montevideo for re-
pairs
A message from Havana also re-
ported a submarine of unknown
nationality off the south coast of
Cuba. where a British light cruiser
yesterday intercepted the German
freighter IdarwalG.
Naval action between the British
and the Germans occurred at several
points within the western hemi-
sphere The light British cruiser
Diomede, 1850 tons, intercepted the
session Nazi freighter Idarwald
off Santa Clara province. Cuba. The
Germans were believed to have at
tempted TO scuttle and set fire to
their craft but the British appar.
emily boarded it and took the crew
prisoner.
There was no word of the 5000
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
Mrs. Lois Kramer
Hostess at Meefind
Of Wesfside Club

Mrs. Lois Kramer was hostess to
the WeStSide Country club Thurs
day at the home of Mrs. Ada Gal
laher on the San Diego highway
Following the traditional Thanks
giving dinner, entertaining games
In keeping with the Thanksgiving
theme and arranged by Mrs. Vera
Green and Mrs. Nellie Lowe, were
enjoyed.
Members present were: Mesdames
Cora Allender, Ruth Bowman, Olive
Cannon, Maggie Havens, Vera
Green, Ada Gallaher, Ivalee Hig-
gins, Emma Robertson, Bessie
Smith, Bertha Wooliscroft, Ine2
Smith and Lois Kramer.
Invited guests were: Mesdames
Ada Waegle, Edna Kirkpatrick, anc
Master Bill Kramer and Janet
Bowman.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Oftelie enter.
talned over the week. Mr.. Oftelies
sister, Mrs. Lena Springer, and
NNNA NHO Ndh6AAbNAos lllI 4NlGCtD ESo-
ther and Elsie Springer of Los
Angeles.
The Seeley Chamber CT Com
merce will meet in Community Hall
Dec. IL. Friday evening.
Mrs. Hubert Dean of Pasadena
Joined her husband here Saturday
and are living at present with Mr..
and Mrs. p. j. Smith.
Fred Mastick left for Los Angeles
Tuesday after receiving word of the
death Of his brother, Jack Mastick.
The Seeley church bazaar held at
the church Tuesday was we'll at
tended and very successful
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
Valley Pioneer
Dies at Boulevard

James Henry Baker, 91-year- old
Imperial Valley pioneer rancher,
died at the home Of a relative In
Boulevard during the weekend.
Funeral services were scheduled
at the Hens funeral home in El
Centre at 2 p. m. Tuesday with the
Rev. Mr.. Harold E. Doty, pastor
of the First Baptist church of Ell
Centre. officiating. Burial will take
place at Mt. View cemetery.
Baker came to the valley in 1905
and settled in the Jasper district
where he lived until two years ago
when he went to Boulevard to live
at the home of niece, Mrs. G..
MaxSon.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
J.E. Hodge Dies;
Funeral tuesday

j. E. Hodge, 90, Imperial Valley
pioneer and member of famous
early American family, will be bur-
led at Chula Vista Tuesday after
services at the Merkley-Austin
chapel in San Diego at 2 p. m.
He died in San Diego Saturday
night. He had been bed ridden
since an attack of pneumonia he
suffered a year ago.
The Hodge family arrived in the
valley in 1906 and settled on $50
acres Of land east of Imperial. Lat
er Hodge and his two sons, William
and Walter, engaged in the stock
trading and real estate business in
El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
Scanning l.V
News Horizon
SAMAHA INJURED
IN ALTO ACCIDENT

Salini Samaha, Ell Centro business
man, was recovering Monday from
minor injuries suffered Sunday en-
ening when he was struck at Fifth
and Main by a motor car driven by
S. w. Smiley of 755 Orange avenue.
Smiley took him to the hospital
where Samaha was examined and
released to go home.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
Schenck Trial in
Tax Case Deferred.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9. (UP)-Trial
Of Joseph Schenck, chairman of
the board of goth Century-Fox Film
corp, on charges of income tax
evasion and perjury in connection
with a 100000 loan to William
Bioff, labor leader was deferred
today until Jan. 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
COTTON PRODUCTION
TIP IN IT. 6

WASHINGTON, Dec. 0. UP)-
The agriculture department today
estimated 1910 cotton production at
12,686,000 bales. This compared with
1l,8l7000 bales last year and a
1929-38 average of 1851, 900 bales.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
Do FALSE teeth
Rock, Slide or Slip?

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sprinkled on false teeth keeps them
more firmly set. Make your loose
plates more dependable with FAS-
TEETH. Youll feel more confident
with a firmer dental plate. Mildly
alkaline-FASTEET also checks
gum soreness, burning sensation or
rash due to chatting of loose,
wabbly plate or to excessive acid
mouth. GET FASTEETH at any
drug store.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
DIVORCE DECREE
is GRANTED

An interlocutory divorce decree
was granted in superior court to
Frieda B. Galloway in her suit
against Louis A. Galloway. She ac-
cused him of wilful neglect.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
WEATHER

Southern CalifOrnia-Cloudy and
cooler Monday and Tuesday with
scattered shows in the central and
southern sections.
U. S. Weather Bureau, Ell Centre
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09

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Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
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Evening star., 1940-10-12
Football in the Air
At the Trans.Lux

Football is taking over the news
reels, the Trans-Lux this week hav-
ing some fine action shots of the
Ohio State-Purdue, Army Williams
and Princeton Vanderbilt contests
last week. Baseball, of course,
hasn't been crowded out. films
showing the Reds winning the final
contest from the Tigers having ar
rived to accompany a camera synop-
sis of the recent worlds series.
The conflict that's no game brings
us shots of the italian drive into
Egypt, the President inspecting an
other arsenal, South American off,
GERS seeing our troops in review,
United States Marines sailing for
Cuba, France replacing Weygand
with a new general, whose salute,
you will note, has a touch of the
Fascist about it. Presidential can
didates Willkie, Thomas and
Browder also are heard from.
March of Times "On Foreign
Newsfronts" tops the short sub
jects on this weeks Trans-Lux bill,
being an account of the difficulties
of censorship faced by correspond
ents trying to give us the story of
events in Europe. The sports reel
Is ARROW Points," Expert Andre
Vail passing along some hints on
archery, and the cartoon is "Mr.
Elephant Goes to Town." H.M.
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Cary Grant Signed
For Four Films

Appearance of Cary Grant in four
important films during the next two
years, under the banner of Colum-
bic Pictures, was assured with the
announcement by the studio that
an option to this effect has been
exercised.
First of Grants assignments un-
der the new arrangement will be a
co-starring role with Irene Dunno
in Penny Serenade," filmization OF
Martha Cheaven's popular new
novel, which will be Producer-Direc-
tor George Stevens first vehicle at
Columbia. Filming is slated to be-
gin early in October from a Morrie
Ryskind screen play, now nearing
completion.
The studio also has announced
plans to star Grant in Royal Mai" ="
an epic-scaled drama of England's s
early postal service and the intro
duction Of the postage stamp. A
third vehicle on schedule for the
star is There They Go Again" a
fast paced comedy in which it is
planned to cast Grant with Rosalind
Russell, thus reviving the co-starring
combination of His Girl Friday"
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Earle-"Knute Rockne-All-Amer-
ican," with Pat OBrien as the be-
loved coach: 1890 am, lis, 4:05
SIS and GAS pm. Stage shows:
1890, 3::25, 6:15 and 9:05 pm.
Capitol-"Brigham Young-Fron-
tiersman," the trek to the West with
Tyrone Power: 1918 IN, ITO, 4:05,
7 and 9:55 pm. Stage shows: 1925,
3:2O, 6:15 and 9:1Opm
Palace-"Strike Up the Band"
with Mickey Rooney as its drummer
boy: 10:45 am, 1:25, 4:10, SIS and
$40 pm.
Metropolitan-"Com Round the
Mountain" with Bob Burns: 11:55
am, 1:55, 3:55, 5:55, 7:55 and 9:55
pm.
Keith's-"Spripg Parade" Deanna
Durbin and THE Blue Danube:
HIS am, 1:20, 1925, $50, 7:35 and
Gas pm.
Columbia-"The Return of Frank
James," to avenge Jesse's death:
11:25 am, 1:25, $3.50, 5:35, 7:35 and
9:40 pm.
Little-"The Great Man Votes,
with John Barrymore on a timely
lark: II am, / so, ABS, 7:25 and
1918 pm. THE Divorce of Lady
X: 1915. 3:05, SIS and $50 pm.
Trans-Lux- News and shorts;
continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Rooney Film
Moves to
Palace
Strike Up the Band
Quite a Vehicle
For Mickey

Further proof of Mickey Rooney's
popularity, as If any one needed
further proof of that, Is the re-
moval of his latest cinematic romp,
Strike Up the Band" from the
screen of Loew's Capitol to the
screen of Loew's Palace, where you
now will find it. A lengthy affair
which seems to include everything
(even the kitchen sink and the
unfurling of the colors), Strike Up
the Band" Is quite an adequate
vehicle for young Mr.. Rooney's
talents, which, like his fans. seem to
be legion. He plays the drums, he
dances the conga, he plays the lead
in a parody of an old-time melo-
drama, he philosophers, he becomes
involved in triangle with Judy
Garland and June Preisser as the
other corners, If they could be
called corners). Oh, he's all over
the place.
There's something in Strike Up
the Band" for almost any one, it
seems, unless you're one Of those
fuddy-duddies who demand a
slightly plausible story and some
lively movement in a musical This
films move from the Capitol to the
Palace overnight is speed record
for it. From the moment Mickey de-
cides his high school band needs
swing to the epilogue, which is as
colossal as anything M-G-M ever
constructed on "the largest sound
stage in the world, "Strike Up the
Band" just seems to go on and on
and on.
Still you should find the burles-
qued melodrama lively time; you
should be happy, too, with Miss
Garland's singing of "Our Love
Affair" Nobody" and several other
ditties. Paul Whitmans Orchestra
also Is about for a couple of bright
musical numbers. Strike Up the
Band" is no Babes in Arms" but
there should be quite enough Rooney
for the regiments of Rooney ad-
mirers. H. M.
Evening star., 1940-10-12

to remove his appendix. We didn't
want to worry him, so he was taken
upstairs and told it was for an
examination. He didn't say word
until I started scrubbing my hands.
Then, You're going to operate on
mel he said bitterly. I think it's
terrible that mature. grown-up peo-
pie should fool child this way, try
ing to make him think it's an exam
ination-when you're going to butch
er himp"
Orson tells me he is utterly broke.
That's why I'm going on a lecture
tour at the end of this month. I've
got to get some money" Orson will
be away from Hollywood about a
month, doing as MANY lectures as
he can-in some cases two day.
Orson is in the $1,000 per lecture
class. Cities that will see him in
clude Dallas, Lincoln. San Antonio,
Toledo, Tulsa and Detroit. 1t seems
that Orsons s150,OOO fee for his cur
rent job of writing, acting and di-
rector producing Citizen Kane" has
melted away in hangover debts
from the stage, Hollywood living
expenses and s35 900 for plane trips
this year and last. "The airline
gave me a gold medal" says Orson.
I should think so.
With the end Of his picture in
sight, Orson tells me. I've enjoyed
doing it thoroughly. I've never had
such cooperation anywhere" Mr.
Welles, who is not happy unless
doing at least two things at once,
will take Citizen Kane" Gn a
CAM with him on his talking tour
and cut it between lectures. What
a man!
Talk Of the town. Vivien
Leigh and Laurence Olivier are so
much in love that they everyday the
love scenes in Lady Hamilton" and
have been told to tone them down!
-. Ruth Hussey sat in at show
ing of philadelphia Story and said
afterwards, Its very good for Hep
burn-not so good for me-" :.
Shirley Temple makes her first
commercial radio appearance Mon
day on the De Mile program. Shir-
ley has grown 2 inches in the past
few months, but to keep to THE
Littlest Rebel" idea, she will wear
little-girl clothes!
Lew Ayres calls me up and tells
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Frank James Rides
At the Columbia

1t not yet having been proved to
every one, apparently, that the
James boys were really nice fellows
after all, the cinema account of the
avengeance of Jesse's murder, "The
Return of Frank James," has now
been moved to Loew's Columbia for
second week on F street. SEQUEL
to Daryl Zanuck's earlier Jesse
James, this is the account of
Franks return from retirement to
track down the dastardly Fords,
who shot his brother. There's some
action in the business of the pur-
suit, but 1t never manages to be
much more than routine Western
stuff, even if technicolor does make
the whole film appear more impos-
ing than it is. The main difficulty
seems to be that you can't believe
a word about all this; you know
very well that this noble lad Is not
any bandit named Frank James,
about whom you may have heard
before.
Director Fritz Lang, with con-
siderable help from Henry Hull, has
managed some lively moments, how
ever, in the latter portions of his
film, when he moves into the court
room for some gay comedy. This
involves Mr.. Hull principally as the
cantankerous editor lawyer not
above dragging the late unpleasant
ness between the States into court,
outspoken in his belief that those
who disagree with his newspapers
editorial viewpoint deserve to be
shot down like dogs at the very
least. Miss Gene Terney in color
is another point in favor of "The
Return of Frank James," But
Jackie Cooper, we are afraid, does
not do much to save its laborious
moments from dullness. Henry
Fonda is Frank and. as some one
has remarked, earnest. H. M.
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Burns Film
LOwinSecOnd
Alphabet
Comm Round,' Etc.
Hits New High
In No Merit
Bv HARRY MacARTHJTR

ny HAHN MaCAh lHUH.
Cherished in the memory of this
department has been a motion pic
ture seen by accident one after
noon in screening room. A class
D mystery, ending with Julia
Hayden trussed and stuffed In a
trunk, where she was forgotten by
the director, we have been remem-
bering 1t tenderly as the worst film
we ever saw. But that was before
Comm Round the Mountain"
rolled across the screen of the
Metropolitan yesterday afternoon.
Here is an unforgettable experience,
one which will leave an indelible
mark on your soul, in something of
the same manner, for instance, as
would the experience of having
your fingernails removed slowly
with q pair Of red hot pliers.
Comm Round the Mountain"
seems to have been designed as a
vehicle for Bob Burns, the comedian,
and as an attraction for those radio
fans who admire some people named
Old Timer, Uncle Ezra, jerry
Colonna, Gildersleeve and Don Will
son. Una Merkel, who has won her
reknown in the cinema, is here, too.
but she Che said politely has been
seen before to better advantage.
These poor folk, and a number
of extras adorned with false boards
made of yak hair. or something
equally scraggly, find themselves
involved in a tale about mountain
music and the village mayor who
won't give the poor house inmates
walnuts for their fudge. That's all
we could make out of 1t. and we
stayed right there, through every
painful foot Of film, an example of
self-discipline far more spectacular
than swearing off cigarettes. The
village, incidentally, is named
Monotone. And that producers
thought THAT would be a 1oke.
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Keith's Holds
Durbin Film
Second Week
Spring Parade
Eighth Straight
Hit for Star

mo news today" is the only way
to start this weeks report on the
status of Deanna Durbin's Spring
Parade" 1t certainly is not news
that the glorious Miss Durbin's pic
ture is remaining for a second week
at Keith's. That's the expected
procedure. Nor is it news that
Spring Parade" is charming, de-
Ightful and altogether as enter
tanning film as you could ask for.
Deanna's pictures always have been
that sort, with regularity which
certainly isn't monotonous, thanks
to Producer Joe Pasternak, who
seems to have knack for keeping
such an awe-inspiring phenomenon
as Miss Durbin ever natural.
This time the young lady Is set
down in one of those gingerbread
d-whipped-cream fairy tales as
implausible and amusing as your
girl friends new hat. It's a gay
little romance, with the happy
Vienna Of old as its locale, with a
benign Emperor Franz Josef bring
ing Deanna and her soldier together
finally, and that's all you need to
know of the plot.
Spring Parade" of course, may
not delight the jitterbug sector of
the clientele, but it's a song in the
heart of anyone whose heart likes
a song in waltz time. Deanna sings
such things as "Waltzing in the
Clouds" When April Sings and
"It's Foolish but It's Fun" with that
same youthful joie de vivre, that
same glorious voice, which always
has brought lump to the throat.
And when she does her new number
adapted from "The Blue Danube" :"
you'll be telling yourself you never
heard "The Blue Danube" before.
H. M.
Evening star., 1940-10-12
ne that his name has been linked

me that his name has been linked
in the columns (Eot this one) with
Columbia Studio Player Tina Thay-
er. II don't know who she is or
what she looks like" says Lew, add
ing, I'D like to meet her-if she's
pretty. Lucille Ball Is signing
into her ice cream soda at Schwab's
and all because Desi Arnaz is
leaving town again. I'll tell you
something, Lucille - that might
make you miss him less. I had a
little talk with Desi a few weeks
back, and he told me he does not
want to enter the joyful state of
matrimony-for quite while yet.
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Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1940-10-12

Orson?" I ask
him. mo" re-
plies DR.. Bern
stein, so that
Orson can keep
an eye on me"
The doctor has
some cute stor-
les to tell of his
exchange. Even
as a baby he'd
dramatize every
thing. When he
was 6 we had
him in the hos
pital for obser-
va tion. One
night. we decided
Evening star., 1940-10-12
ChOre for Keiahlev

William Keighley, who directed
Warner Bros ord-making 1.-THE
Fighting 69th," will direct Gary
Cooper in Sergeant York" for the
same studio. The picture will be
produced by Jesse L. Lasky.
Walter Brennan is the only other
player cast 50 far. The picture will
enter production November 1.
Evening star., 1940-10-12
AlanGOes to Sea

Alan Hale has been added to the
cast of Warner Bros "The Sea
Wolf" joining a stellar roster of
players headed by Edward G. Robin
son, George Raft and Ida Lupino.
Michael Curtiz will direct. Hale's
most recent role was in Santa Fe
Trail" with Enrol Flynn.
Evening star., 1940-10-12

For so much OF
its humannesS,
the film is in
debted to Pat
O. B en- who
may bear down
a little hard on
some of those
famous between
h a If speeches
but playing so
widely known a
genius justifes
a little eXagger-
alton. 1t is an
Interpretation of
Rockne when it
might have been
a mere imitation
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Rockne's Colorful Career
Makes Fast Screen Drama
Pat O'Brien Brings Famed Grid Coach
To Life as Warm, Human Figure;
Andrews Sisters Top Earle Stage Bill
By JAY CARMODY.

exception to the rule that rich lives often make poor movies
Roce-Au the OF the
Rock" Warmers have fabricated the football
football
dramatic vital biography Of almost
what
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Meredith IsCast

Burgess Meredith and Irene Her
vey have been teamed by Universal
for the romantic leads In "San Fran
cisco Docks" new mystery melo-
drama.
Evening star., 1940-10-12

The creator of open football, the
man who made Saturday afternoon
autumn's greatest day, was infinitely
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Never Such Cooperation,
Orson Welles Reports
With Citizen Kane Nearly Done,
He Plans a Lecture Tour,
Editing Between Talks
By SHEILAH GRAHAM.
HOLLYWOOD.

The guardian of orson Wee Or Maurice Bernstein watching his
cold
better life" she'd
than acehft aging
of this reires
Bernstein, welknown Chicago is
Evening star., 1940-10-12

to make the film a satisfying por-
trait of great and lovable figure.
Evening star., 1940-10-12

DIIHBIIIR MS SCdIPtI anu OPcI d11IB
table to Hollywood permanently.
$50 that you can keep an eye on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-31
'Veitch Retires From
 Service of S.N.E.T. Co.
Completes 36 Years of Service William w. Wren
 Succeeds as General Commercial Manager

few years in New York, his entire business career has been in Con- necticut. For five years he was manager of the Waterbury ex- change of the telephone company and later served as manager of the New Haven and Bridgeport dis tricts. As head of the commercial department since 1917, MT. veitch has directed the activities of the company's business offices, sales, di- rectory;; rate and credit depart ments.
 Following graduation from Princeton University t:l 1919 and employment with the Bell Tele- phone Company of Pennsylvania and the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, MT. Wren in 1927 joined the engineering depart ment of the Southern New England company. Later he was manager of the Waterbury onice and for the past three years has been assistant to MT. Veitch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-31

answered 8 simple ives" to all the questions, while Congressman smith. though not answering some of the questions. explained the reasons for his stand in the questions he ar- swered affirmatively.
 D. s. Senator Francis T. Malo1ey and his opponent, Paul |. Cornell, also favor aid to England, as do the two candidates for congressman-at- large, Idcien Maciora, Democrat, and Congressman B. J. Monkiewicz, Republican.
 ShanIey In Doubt
 The committee said that the only candidate not to answer the ques- tions favorably was Congressman James Shanley, Democrat, of New Haven. The report said it is "as- sumed" that he is against the committees purpose"
 DO you favor giving aid to Bri- tain as a means to our own de- fense?" was answered by Congress- man Smith with the statement: "Yes, we should aid our own de- lenses by giving Britain such aid as is consistent with our own needs. Only so can we hope to postpone attack on us until we are sufficient ly rearmed. Once strong enough, the probability of attack will les- sen"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-31

In regard to aiding Britain by selling whatever material can be spared by our army and navy, Cont gressman Smith said: Must be de- cided on the basis of our needs from time to time as those Ques- tions arise. We must make use of the knowledge, experience of our army and navy men in deciding what materials can be spared with out weakening our defense, as well as what action would be most effec- tive in giving aid"
 Congressman Smith also declared himself in favor of preventing war materials from reaching aggreSsor nations, such as Germany and Japan.
 Smiths Record Of Congressman Smiths record the committee commented: "Has always been strong for national de- fense. Sponsored for several years idea of educational orders to manu- lecturers, which went into effect in 1888, though not supported by ade- quate appropriations to make 1t fully effective. He voted for con- scription and extension of the Re- ciprocal Trade Agreements Policy, but a year ago against any change in the Neutrality Law"
 Mir. Johnson answered ives" to each of the question, but made no additional comment.
 The Committee says of U. s. Sen- ator Maloney:
 "He is determined to preserve peace but changing situation makes it dangerous to be definite. He voted for the amendment of the Neutral ity Act a year ago for the Selective Service Act in September, and he was against extension of the Recip- rocal Trade Agreements Policy"