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Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
by Paul Harrison
HoAywoods Fads, Fancies and Foib|es

excited poW-WoW in a downstairs
hallway of a theatrical boarding
house. A couple of jugglers are
tossing Indian clubs that flip past
LahrS head as he talks. In d
doorway stands a fire-eater trying
to cauterize his own tonsils. In
the living room, a soubrette MARBLES
a corny ditty.
All this is amusing, but it also be-
comes distressing to watch as take
after take is spoiled. I'm worried
about how much fire a fire-eater
can eat, because for about an hour
he had been gobbling blazing
torches and blowing out flaming
fumes. When the scene finally is
okayed, he hastily begins going
through his pockets-for some
ointment for internal blisters? No,
a cigaret.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
Uranium Craekerss .
CURIOUS CRIMES

SOnIOOS SntmES
Legal tones are filled with hui
dreds of terms descriptive of vari-
Gus kinds of crimes. all of which
don't pay. See how much at home
you'd be in a courtroom by defin-
ing the following crimes:
/. What is the difference be-
tween burglary and robbery?
2. What is meant by grand lar
ceny and petty larceny?
g. What is the difference be-
tween libel and slander?
4. What are perjury and forgery?
5. What is the difference be-
twee ma miSdemeanor and q felony?
l. Burglary refers to the break
ing into and entering a dwelling
or office with intent to commit a
felony; robbery is the theft of
property from a person or his i'm
mediate presence accomplished by
violence.
2. Grand larceny is theft of
property above fixed value, gen.
orally $25 to $50. Petty, larceny re-
fers to small thefts of value below
that of grand larceny.
3. Libel is injuring by means
publication; slander is injuring by
word of mouth.
4. Perjury is false testimony
given in proceeding at law. ForA
cry is the counterfeiting or altera
ton of a signature on a written
instrument.
S. Felony is a crime of a more
serious nature than misdemea-
nor and draws a greater penalty.
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that guarantee.
TANKS INTO PHLBOXES

Most interesting development of
the German Russian m p a g n,
from a military standpoint, was the
recent brief announcement that the
German armies before Moscow were
burving their tanks. This earth fill
around a tank on a siege line is a
curious tactical maneuver.
In the severe Soviet winters, the
earth will naturally freeze. The tur-
ret of the tank is of course left
above ground, and the tank itself
become a blockhouse with double
protection of frozen earth fill and
its own armor. 1t is also earth.
insulated, and much more comfort
able for the tank crew.
When the spring thaW comes, the
tanks can be hauled from the earth
fill and, with slight repairs to the
tread and running gear, proceed
with the war.
Strangely enough this German
strategy corresponds with an idea
advanced some years ago by U. S.
military men. that World War
tanks should not be scrapped, but
saved, taken to strategic defense
areas, buried in concrete, and made
into blockhouSeS.
Washington observers of the Scan
dinavian scene are casting more
than anxious eyes in the direction
of Sweden. German demands on
the Swedes for more shipping and
more supplies have oeen increasing
in intensity. Sweden has a tight
rope to walk.
If the Firms should make peace
with the Soviet. the German divi-
sions in Finland-variously estimat-
ed at from four to would be
forced back into Norway. And from
Norway. they would make an in
creased threat against Sweden.
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a VITAL ISSUE
tWilliam Allen Whita)

kspreslnl.'ite Clifford Hope of the
Kansas seventh congressional district is
oHe II III most distinguished intelligent
and courag -o.;> members of the house of
rcnresentativoS. Republican who has
earned hi> right 10 call himself leader.
Tae other day he is quoted as saying
thar isolationism and intervention can
not become vital political issues in the
neX. congressional campaign, because
'.pal.ies are fairly evenly divided and
et.n families are divided on that issue"
-. II. cliff read your history.
Tfams~t vital issue in the late 1905
VI, abolition. Ii split both parties. 1t
divided faml.e, and when the war came
along br. .hrr> were shooting at brothers.
TIE YER tact that families are divided,
tsa- par - ore split will make this war
AID II. .,-:c, Of the peace the most
N.t;I question i'm American politics IN
l942 IL ta, CONGRESSIONAL election.
AID C#t:ori Hope is too smart a man
Mt - know thi,: That a Republican
oa.gfe>>.an,l candidate with an isolation
- record going before the people facing
Il Republican, adversary in the primary
challenging tro' record, Is going to have
a hard tinc.
Tg.. IT,. Cliff because the question
i }5tai certainly il 10 reason why it is
aet al i>-.,. II is only vital questions
'aat ,re reo issues.
Tte d.t.r-r on'rreency should not be
M. rcd - establish permanent closed
shop a.d rr-o-YI in American labor
union Whiting Williams, Ia
ual Hs.at ..- cpl-ul'ant.
10 rocra'ic government it is i'm
...sa 80 abolish ,trikcs.-William NJ.
l...,er.oa pt National Labor Relations
Ea.IHI
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IT'S TINE TO
CLARITY THE ISSUES

We cannot expect England t. explain
the reasons for trading in South America
when the United States cannot follow
suit, but we can and should expect our
own administration to clarity the situa-
ton.
Thus far We, like a lot Of others. have
gone along one hundred per cent in favor
of the administration foreign policy.
We still feel that way. where basic issues
are concerned. We feel that Germany
must be defeated, no matter what the
cost We feel that il is wise 10 glve all
the help we humanity can 70 those who
oppose Hitler and all that he stands for.
But we feel, too that the admini>tra-
tion has been not quite frank in telling
the people of the actual situation-and
We think it is time for frankness.
More and more people are going 10
think they are being played for suckers
if there isn't some explanation forth
coming for such practices "a those cur
rent in South America.
And some people are even going 10
think that Britain, after all. i doing all
that is nacesSary-but that our own
pSeudo-socialistic administration is TAX
ing advantage of the emergency 10 put
over lot of social theories which could
not be foisted upon the nation in peace
time; theories such as absolute govern
ment control of all business in interna-
tional trade.
So,we say, how about a few answers?
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Did You Know?

A knife-like wedge on the hoofs
OF caribou enables them to travel
over ice at great speed.
New York City has opened Is
tracks for bicycliStS to keep them
off the streets
A drinking glass was used only
by the wealthy in ancient times.
Eight sets of twins are included
IN Colombia's largest family of 80
boys and girls.
Rumania'S salt mines are capable
OF supplying the demands of the
entire world.
Women of Angola West Africa
wear immense necklaces of strands
OF roots and canes.
A gnome. is one of a race of di-
minutiVe persons existing only in
fables.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
bv Willis Thornton
A PIedqe to Labor?

In America in the present ma
tional emergency there is an lln-
doubted wave of anger aroused every
time a strike Is called or threatened
in defenIa industries. The mass of
the people feel that now is no
time for this sort of thing when
everybody is being asked to make
sacrifices Of some kind.
Labor is afraid that, under the
guise of national emergency. there
may be some reactionaries who
who might seek to take away what
it has gained, to strip it of some
of its protective laws. to make dead
letter of many statutes.
It might be we'll to take a leaf
out of BritainS book. Union labor
is more highly organized there
than here and it has a political
party of its own to fight for its
detectives. Labor is more united
there. In Britain there is no div
ision as in this country between
the A. F. of L. and the c. I. o.
In fighting Britain'S war. labor has
taken places in the government
and has given up many things for
the time being.
There are few strikes in Britain
seriously holding up production of
defense materials.
Against its own union rules, Brit
ish labor is submitting to dilution
in the crafts so that many more
hands may be put to work in the
armamentS factories.
Against all its principles. labor
there is working longer hours and
giving up half holidays.
In Britain, as here, there lurked
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the fear that after the war all
these concessions might be taken
as precedent and MADE permanent.
But the government has given it's
pledge that when peace comes all
that labor has won and that it
voluntarily gave up shall be re-
stored. The government is even pre-
pairing a bill for Parliament to
enact a pledge into the law.
1t might be very good idea If
Congress and the administration
took similar steps here to reassure
American labor as to the future.
They could guarantee labor norm
alcy' when the present emergency
ends.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
Bdrbs

Wonder if the Mad Halter had
anything to do with writing the
price tags for some of the fall
bonnetS.
The worst November wind we
have seen was telling about his golf
score.
1t might help II we worried less
about what we are after here and
more about what we are here
after.
Lightning took an Indiana maiH
shoes off without hurting him. Just
a streak of luck,
Fall cleaning quite often conSisA
of removing all the trash from TN
attic and cellar before putting it
back.
German government has made it
a crime to listen to American
broadcaStS. It's crime over here
to listen to some of them.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
HOLLYWOOD, Nov, 15.-Lit

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. l5.-Lights
. Camera Action:
On the waterfront set on War
ners Stage 2, the famed veteran,
Walter Hutson, moistens his lips
and waits a little nervously for the
beginning of a scene for Always
in My Heart In the background.
Borrah Minnevich and his har-
monica band.Ilen are supposed to
be working on the wharf
Director 10 Graham asks Huston
if he's ready, the actor replies:
Il hope SO, 10. I've never done
anything like this in a picture
So the camera begins to roll and
Huston starts to whistle the title
tune. Mir9hevich and his gang
stop their work and begin to close
in on the star. HarmonicaS ap-
pear from pockets and soft har-
mony accompanies the whistling.
Huston looks as surprised as if
he'd actually believed they were
a bunch of stevedoreS. The he
grins and breaks into the lyrics of
the song with a mellow baritone.
It's swell. When it's over, the
set is silent. Somebody finally
asks. 'whered you learn to sing
like that, Walter?"
And Huston says. We'll, I made
a living for IL years in vaudeville
with my voice, but this is the first
time I've been allowed to sing in
a picture
LOVE IN GLOOM
AS one of the lighter items OF
monkey-busineSs in arsenic and
Old Lace" Pricilla Lane and Cary
Grant are always playing catch
and-kiss love scene in little
Brooklyn cemetery.
Frank Capra, who's really hav-
ing fun directing one, has the
action precisely mapped Miss Lane
dodges behind headstones and the
chase ends when Grant catches
her in front of an especially large
and clearly lettered stone. They
kiss, then laugh, but in the midst
of the second clinch the actor
whoops and points to the head
stone. 1t seems to mark the last
resting place of one "Archibald
Leach and that happens to be
Cary Grants real name.
Out at Warmers ranch, several
dozen craftsmen are building up
a mansion to an awful letdoWn
It's required for a sequence in
Bette Davis new picture, In This
Our Life" and they're building il
just SO they can tear it down.
The Timberlake mansion will be
fine old plantation house because
it must represent the power of tht
old south, and its demolition viii
dramatic the family's downfall in
194l.
Accustomed as they are to the
movies whims, workmen can't help
feeling that this project is a little
silly.
SMOKY JOE
Bert Lahr, Dorothy Lovett and
a couple of others in Sing Your
Worries Away are holding an
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EDITORS NOTE: The following edit
oridiS are presented as interesting opin-
ions uoiced by editors eiseUhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
So They Say

The so-called neutrality act was
an act of appeasement toward Hit
ler in the hope that if we were
willing to give up some of our rights
as neutral, he would respect our
remaining acts.
Senator Theodore Green of
Rhode Island.
When industrial warfare spreads,
it is sometimes difficult for re-
sponsible leaders to retain command
of the situation.
Sidney Hillman, associate OPM
director.
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Famous Sayings

Silence is the genius of fools and of the virtues
of the wiSe.-Bonnard.
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MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. Nation
al Editorial Association.
California Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
By REDDY KILOWATT

Yes, we have a lot to be thankful for in
this country.
Our homes are not being bombed by
enemy planes, we still live in a free country
No dictator tells what we can do and what
we cannot do in our private lives We have
free speech and free press and we can
go to the polling places and cast a secret
ballot according to the dictates of our own
conscience.
Free enterprise has had some hard
knocks but it is still functoning efficiently
and economically, greatly to the benefit of
the people as a whole Recently it was vim
dcated by the citizens of great metro
poltan city who voted what they wanted
despite the request of Cabinet Officer and
a Governor that they do otherwise
AS long as these things are true there
need be no great fear for the future of
America.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16
Thought for the Day

Whose kecpeth HI mouth are lis ,onlac kecpeth
n. soul from tr7.tbes.- Proverbs :. 25
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-16

Hef 4 riocra'ic government it is i'm
..#. 80 abolish ,trikcs.-William NJ.
I....er.aa o.. National Labor Relations
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THE KIDS
AND THE COP

lGhriss.#s >,.r.ty Monitor1
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-28

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-28
ABOUT STOMACH-ACHE

SO one morning il may happen
he comes down with a stomach
ache And he has been told he
mustn't be baby and he is
afraid TO report it because he is
afraid he will be called sissy
and the other boys will laugh at
him. So he continues with his
routine when he ought TO be in
bed, If not IN the hospital.
If he reports 10 the camp
director, that young outdoor
enthusiast may decide that he
is just homesick and wants to
see his Ma" Boys who COM
plain are said TO bellyache, so
perhaps the camp director might
be excused for being a little
skeptical
Or the third and worst posi-
bility is that either the boy on
his own initiative, or the camp
director will give him a dose of
cathartic without any further
examination.
OF course of all things not to
do in any case OF bellyache, the
foremost is TO give a cathartiC:
in appendicitis 1t may create a
very dangerous situation. Then
there may be delay so operation.
n necessary. Is performed under
the worst COnditiOnS.
The first thing 10 do in order
10 obviatc all these mistakes is
10 take the boys temperature.
Regard all bellyachss seriously.
And don, try 10 make the BOYS
at camp too tough r\ht away.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-28
ROUGH 1T GRADUALLY

A boy from the city tit also
applies TO girls. but we will stick
10 the boy because it is more
apt to apply TO him), used TO
city ways goes 10 a Summer
camp in the woods.
He is told that he is going to
rough it, and get tough and that
he is not to be baby but like
an Indian. Now he is not like an
Indian at all, and | think this is
really one of the potential dan
gers of camp life-that he will
try TO get to be an Indian too
suddenly.
He begins TO live in way
that is totally foreign TO him.
His hours are different. He gets
more exercise and exertion than
he is used to The food is coarSer
than what he gets at home And
he is at the age when he is
particularly likely to have acute
appendicitis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-28
Better
Health
BY LOGAN CLENDENING. VI. ID.

This article is really intended
for directors of Summer camps
for boys and girls. | heartily
subscribe 10 the value of these
camps on the point of physical
health and wholesome character
training, but there are some
dangers connected with them,
and since their object is 10 pro-
mote health and not invalidism,
these dangers should be faced in
order TO be overcome.
| have no desire 10 scare par
ents off the idea, but certainly
feel the camp director should be
well informed of where the dan
gers are.
Summer Camps and Acute
Appendicitis is the title of an
editorial by my friend, DR.. Thur
man B. Rice, health commits
sioner of Indiana, and while, as
he says, there might not at first
thought seem TO be any connec-
ton between the two, there are
several good reasons why camp
directors should have the two
things in mind.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-28
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

\. B.: Il ann n boy aged Is.
weight los pounds, I feel well
and have no heart or lung COM
plants. i am AZ strong as any Of
the fellows. but they weigh 20
or 25 pounds more than I do.
What do you recommend ."
Answer: You have not told
me your height but Al age ID
you cannot be, very much I'M
derweight II you have no tuber-
culosiS and no diabetes. you can
afford 10 wait five years without
worrying. You Just have 10 eat
more Try my vacation diet for
underweightS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-28
Steel Supply
Tight but No
Shutdowhs Yet

CLEVELAND. S7July 2s-Steel
supply situation becomes ever
tighter. yet despite many weeks
OF severe strain and even hySteria
there are few. If any, instances of
steel users shutting down from
lack Of materials. even those on
gagged in nondelenSe work The
longer that such ShutdownS can be
STAYED off. the more hopeful the
Industry becomes that all users
will pass the crisis safely. states
magazine Steel.
Often shortages Of steel IN
hands Of consumers are rather Va
cancies only IN certain sizes.
Stocks are very unbalanced. partly
because defense work required
sizes and specifications other than
usual and consumers brought the
wrong descriptions. foresight be-
ing more difficult than hindsight.
II there were some practical way
Of returning SmpluseS m exchange
for scarce items the situation
would be much smoother.
The class OF consumers having
most difficulty in obtaining steel
are those who turn out contract
work. OF a specially. nature. tailor
made 10 ut some specific purpose.
Naturally such steel users can
anticipate Stee requirements.
Thus a maker OF blast furnace
and steelworks equipment n a s
trouble In getting steel for ulti-
mately manufacturing steel. OBJ
viouSly entitled 10 priority railing
but not yet granted one.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-28

Norih American Aviation, Inc. report.
for \ ne 80 months ended June so net
profit ~ 81 600 7f5 after charges provision
fof estimated fedefs income ana exces.
profits taxes and reserve ~ 81 500 OOO
f0r estimated sdd'u taxes eqdai "a
81 - share on 3 $50 033 capital shares
- -, 49,
A--iAs-f- a-.sas-tk zi4sEa-4-f -ai4e-f+fAf- hA4i
.oi 1910,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-28
AUTO OUTPUT DIPS

Scheduled automobile produc-
ton for last week was los. 635
units. down 4277 for the week
comparing with 1882 for the
same week of 1910.
Ingot production for the coun-
try was unchanged al 81 per cent
last week. Advancing districts
were: Pittsburgh y point to 100.
Wheeling 2 points 10 80 Cleve-
land ] point 10 96. Detroit 2 points
10 IS. Declines were: eastern
Pennsylvania IL points 10 95ia
and New England 10 points 10 IS.
Unchanged were Chicago al 100
Youngstown Al as. Buffalo al SO.
Birmingham at 90 Cincinnati al
Ssh and ST Louis ~ IS
Steels three composite price
groups for last week were un-
changed iron and steel az S3S.15
7nYref yreci s5r,ar ara -yrrrfs
works scrap at S1916
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-28
Death lotlres

BREIsAC HER-July 26, Charles, age 70
| beloved husband OF Anna; dear father
lof Mrs. Alice Backman. Mabel. George
Carl, Mrs Dorothy Brace and Charles
tate Christ and William Breisacher
Funeral from residence, 23462 Jefferson,
Isl. Clair Shores, Tuesday at ? 30 Burial
White Chapel
HARTwICK-Juy 20 1e4i Jenny Lynd
Purchase, wife OF James W Hartwick,
mother of Ralph r. and Glenn r. REUTER-,
grandmother OF Amy Carol Ralph Hanson
chapel Or William r. Hamilton Company.
Cass avenue at Alexandrine, Tuesday after
noon at o'clock.
HITCHCOCK-July IS le4l. ounce In.
gersoll, wife OF the late Or. Charles W.
Hitchcock. mother OF David l.. OF New
Haven. Conn, Charles Carleton OF Ahadena.
Cal. and Hugh W. Hitchcock OF Bloomfield
Hills Funeral services at chapel OF the
William r. Hamilton Co. Cass Ave. al
Alexandrine Wednesday at 2;30 p. m.
SCHROEDER 81 Lillian. beloved
wife Of Clarence; dear mother of Ger
aid and Ralph: dear daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Emil Hoffman; dear sister OF Mrs
Annette ShoppS-ah tt-MalteF HeamaR--El=
neral from George r. Warrick funeral
home. 1898 r.. Grand Blvd, Wednesday,
2 p. m.
sCHMIDT-July rs, Richard, of ash Max
well, husband OF the late Clara dear
father OF Mrs. Roy Marvin and Arnold r.
Schmidt Of Terrytown, n. Y. Funeral
service Wednesday, 80 p. m, al A ii
Peters Funeral Home, 12057 Grstiot.
tsEcRfsf,- Perry Edw.--suddeniy- July a.
dear husband OF Gladys, beloved son OF
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Secrist. brother OF Del
bert and Jay Jr grandson of Mrs. Annie
Atkinson and Mrs. Matilda Dickman Of
Atlant. Mich. A. parents residence, $751;
Mont Rose until a m. Wed, in state
| l.. u. s. Church, cor. 9TH and Holden, 10
4. m: time OF service, II 80.
lWILCON. July 26 at her late residence
1862 Townsend Libbie L., relict OF the
late Harry. mother of George and Eliza
beth. sister of Clarissa. Belle lessee,
Mabel and Mildred. Funeral AT John f. De-
Kay Funeral Home. l0549 East Jefferson
Tuesday at y. NJ.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-28
STEEL ALLOCATED

Allocating steel deliveries on a
percentage basis OF what has been
ordered. particularly 10 civilian
consumers, is the order of the day.
Some mills have assigned quotas
10 branch offices, who. in turn,
allocate their customers. Because
of the rapid growth of priority
orders ALLEGATIONS on these priori-
ties are expected by many by the
end of the current quarter. AL
ready several steelmakers and
allied manufacturers complain of
more ALA ratings than they can
fill.
In several cases. consumers find
Ing their priority ratings are not
high enough 10 get results. have
returned 10 OPM 10 get higher
ratings necesSitatlng another wait
Railroads complain that their AS
ratings are not potent enough TO
be effective.
There is often confusion as to
whether certain new Washington
propositions are actual orders or
proposals. Thus the recommended
ton by OPACS that materials
going TO makers Of household APP
planes and automobile makers
be cut 80 per cent yet remains
TO be passed upon by OPM. though
many were under impression il
was a definite order.