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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17

sist his charming manner. She smiled in reply
 I'd be delighted, Lieutenant Rollins, my name is ."
 He held up one hand and slipped onto the divan beside her. Miss Joan Davaar. I've already sleuthed out your identity"
 She raised her eyebrows in amused surprise. And to what am I indebted for this intensive Sherlocking?"
 If you weren't so deuced for nal in your manner and uniform and if this were only Q college prom" Rollins same back, I'd be tempted to say that I'm quite IT, responsible where blue-eyed blonds are concerned-even when, unfortu- nately said interest isn't recipro- cated"
 The nurse was Q superb com panion as well as a polished bridge player who smoothed over number of Gregg obvious mis- plays. As the evenings play came to close they were. calling one another by their first names Afterwards. at the bar, they en- joyed 8 nightcap together, al- though she admitted that the roll- ing of the ship had bothered her slightly while gazing at the cards
 what do you say to a brisk turn or two on deckP" suggested Rollins, Tt would certainly straight- en you ,p."
 She looked at him with twin kle in her eye. You mean that you will actually allow me to walk on deck tonight Last time you chased me indoors with revolver in hand-rememberP"
 Greg's brow clouded as un- pleasant thoughts rushed back. For instance, he had noticed to- night that she had refused all cigarets
 "Tonight" he replied crisply, is another night Also, It's not quite as late. Besides I've a few things I'd like to discuss with you"
 She laughed unexpectedly, dis playing her dimple to advantage.
 "That seems terribly ominous, Lieutenant, but I'll rush off for my overcoat and"-her voice lower" cd in mock secrecy--"Ill meet you at the first doorl"
 The cloud vanished on Rollins brow and the boyish grin re- turned.
 "At the first door" he Whis- pered.
 Outside it was amazingly dark, No moon lighted the gray mass of ocean, and strangely intrigu- ing wind moaned ceaselessly. They walked toward the stern, Greg happily conscious of the girls arm In his,
 The stern was damp with spray and 1t dipped and rose in even measure. The convoy had widened out in night formation, emphasiz- ing width in place of length. Like l Q hulking ghost, a camouflaged battle cruiser took shape a few hundred yards to port.
 Rollins looked down at the girl beside him. Her cheeks were glis- tening with spray, and she had been transformed from the starchy nurse into very desirable young woman-pctite and winsome. 1m- pulsively he put an arm around her and drew her close. She didn't resist and Greg's heart filled with a great, warm glow.
 Hey, you two, ever hear or Lights Out'-it's 11:30." The tall figure looming behind the couple burst into sudden laughter.
 Rollins jerked his arm away and turned around. It was Tees!
 sister Davaar, this is my friend, Captain Syd Tees. He shouted the introduction above the wind. "Tonights pinch hitting orderly officer and prize butter inner!"
 They all laughed and moved off together to the nearest door. They stoed in the corridor chatting for some minutes before she glanced | ~ M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
CR ANlUM CRACKERS
ODD SPORT TERMS

Names of birds. animals and in- sects often pop up in the world of sport, used with a different mean ang to describe a type of play, a score, etc. Identify the sports with which the following are associate ed:
 i. Birdie.
 e Bat and fly.
 s. Cricket.
 {. Swan and duck.
 6. Flying mare. | Answers on Back Page
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
YEsTERpAY, IIeutenant ROI.
BY A. w. o'BRIEN

YESTERDAY: Lieutenant ROl- fins discovers his "prisoner" Is the same nurse who had attracted hts attention earlier in the day. She explains she came out on deck to smoke a cigaret. The next day, Rollins awakes to dis cover the convoy is moving out to sea. The troops are being given an enthusiastic send-Off by people lined up on shore. Later, the signal sounds for lifebOat drill, and Rollins is disturbed to find the pretty nurse preoccupied in looking at something through binoculars.
 
 DEATH STALKS THE DECK
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17

For selling too much flour to William Martin, John Magill was fined S8 and costs in Newtonham- ilton, Fire, and Martin had to pay twice that sum for buying 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
CHAPTER "

DEATH STALKS THE DECK
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18
Flying Dentists Land at Mexica|i,
RefueI, Take Off Again on $4,000
Mile Hop Over Mexico, So. America

A tiny, yellow winged monoplane
bearing two so-called flying den-
lists from Burlingame, Cal, dipped
down to land at Mexicali airport
Tuesday morning and took off again
soon after 1890 am. on the second
leg of a proposed 10000 mile air
vacation over Mexico, Central and
South America.
The flyers-Drs Cecil r. Smith
and Joseph H. Lorenz-took off
from Lindbergh field in San Diego
at $50. They landed, fueled and
took off again at Mexicali without
incident after passing through the
Mexican customs.
The venturesome pair plans to
make the pleasure trip in six
week. Their itinerary includes fire.
quent stops in Mexico, Central Am
erica, and the west coast of South
America; a flight over the Andes
from Santiago. Chile, to Mendoza
Argentina. then the bomeWard trip
over Amazon jungles of Brazil, the
Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Cen
trail America and the west coast of
Mexico.
The dentists, across the-street ri
walls in Burlingame, have flown on
long pleasure trips before, to Pana-
ma last summer and to PIT. Barrow
Alaska, a year ago this month.
The slim Culver Cadet plane, pur-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18
Hundreds Witness
Spectacular Fire
In Imperial Mill
Feed Plant Blazes as
Curious Watch; Flames
Brought Under Control

A spectacular blaze in 9
feed mill at Imperial provid-
ed entertainment for severa!
hundred rious citizens
Monday evening rs we'll as a
workout for the Imperial fire de-
partment.
Fire broke out about Oils pm. in
the Central Valley Feed yard, To-
Gated just east of the railway sta
ton. It was under control within a
few minutes after firemen arrived.
Fire Chief w. H. Burton said the
cause was still uncertain but indi-
Gated it might have been wiring
or overheated machinery.
The large, galvanized iron build
ing contained machinery for grind
ing feed as well as a quantity OF
feed. Flames appeared to have con-
centrated in the roof.
Chief Burton estimated damage
at around $1,000 but added:
Loss will depend upon extent
of damage to the machinery. This
might be considerable but the ma
chinery appears on the outside to
have escaped serious hurt
Also endangered were another
mill about 80 feet away and stack
of $50 tons of hay. Firemen man.
aged to protect these, however.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18
Strike Excitement
Subsidies Again as
Men Back on Jobs
Field Crews Return to
Work; 5; Border Picket
Says You Ask, We Get

A brief furry Of excite
ment when the current let
tuce strike spread to the
fields in the CaleXico area
died down Tuesday as most
of the men went back to work.
J. P. Carter reported that Two
thirds of the 25 men who declined
TO work in his fields Monday were
back at work Tuesday and Eddie
KitoW of Mt. Signal Produce where
field pack crew halted work said
that most of his men were working,
but at other jobs.
One lone picket ''picketed' the IN
ternational border for time Mon
day, carrying sign that read IN
Mexican: Demand what you want
and We'll get it,
The shed strike appeared to be
dying on the vine again and oper-
ators of sheds and fields alike did
MT appear to care either way. The
market was so dull that it didn't
make much difference whether
there was a strike on or not.
Two more permanent injunctions
we're granted, on the Arena anc
Gerard sheds. They went by de-
fault.
Lettuce shipments slipped, total
ing about 140 cars Monday. The
market was weak, 85 cents to 81 with
most going at 80 cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18
Weather Forecast
In Doubt Here

A general blanket of clouds hid
the sun from Imperial Valley Tues
day but gave little indication of
what was in store for the next
"a hours.
Other sections of southern Cali
fornia received a brief respite from
heavy showers of the past four
days, according TO the weather bu
reau, but new storm was reported
moving in from the Pacific.
Whether the storm would reach
the valley was not known. Weather.
man Woodrow C. Jacobs whc made
his final official forecast last week
said he would make weather re-
ports III the event rain or frost
threatened. Jacobs was not avail
able at noon Tuesday to make a
report, however.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18

man-BrltlSh flghtlng front In .Cne'
Balkans faded under the effects of
Bulgarian Turkish non-aggres-
sion agreement.
The question of the moment was
whether Greece would give in under
an apparent Axis squeeze play which
left her the alternative of fighting
both Italy and Germany with what
aid Britain can spare or taking
what terms the Axis is willing to
offer.
In London some quarters insisted
there was still a chance Turkey
might fight if and when German
troops move into Bulgaria but the
best informed neutral quarters in
Istanbul said the new agreement
meant Turkish troops would watch
quietly from their Thrace fortifi-
cations when the Nazis marched into
Bulgaria.
The Greeks have given no indi-
cation of their stand and there was
no certainty that, having faced Italy
fearlessly they would not take the
same attitude toward Germany if
Adolf Hitler's Iegions move upon
Salonika from Bulgaria.
A fresh warning to Bulgaria was
delivered by the British minister
George Rendel that Britain was
prepared to break off relations with
that country if Sofia followed Bu-
charest's lead in allowing Nazi
troops to establish base of oper-
ations there.
1t was presumed that Britain
would make every effort to hold
Greece in line as belligerent and
probably would try to hold the
important air and naval operating
bases set up on the Island of Crete
even if Greece was forced out of
the war.
Germany was reported establish
ing a submarine base in the Black
Sea near Constanza. German diplo-
macy was believed to have dangled
hope of an Aegean outlet before
both Bulgaria and Jugoslavia in the
| campaign to eliminate the Balkans
as a possible second major war
! front.
There seemed no doubt that Rus
sia again had played a major role
in facilitating German plans. Tur-
key, it was conceded, hardly woulc
have made her agreement with Bull
garia without obtaining a green
light from Moscow. Russia may have
obtained recognition of her specia
interests in Turkey from Germany
in return for allowing Hitler a
free hand in the Balkans.
French Indo- o-China, reported that
Continued on Page 2, Col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18
CaIexicans Must
Adopt CavaIcade
Costunles-.or Else
Border City in Gala
Dress as Festivities
Near Deadline

CALEXICO, Feb. Is. =
Every resident Of the Calexi
CO area must be in Cavalcade
costume by Wednesday night
was the order issued from
Cavalcade headquarters today.
Urging that the costumes be dom
ned before festivities open Thurs
day morning, Cavalcade officials
entered the last phase of their pre-
presentation arrangements. :.
Gaily decorated streets, bright
costumes, and beautifully decorated
windows added excitement to this
border city.
Charlene Mandrapa and Gene
Phillips, pupils in the ga class at
lockwood school, won the ticket
selling contest and received a locket
and a pen aid pencil set offered
by Calexico merchants.
Tickets now are on sale in Ell
Centre at the Valley Drug, the Cres-
cent Jewelry, and the Barbara Worth
hotel; in BraWley at the White
Cross drug and the Planters hotel;
in Holtville at Schneider's drug, in
Calexico at the Mason drug, the IN
ternational drug, the De ANA ho-
tel, and the International Country
club.
The first event of the annual
Cavalcade of Imperial Valley will
take place at 6:45 am. Thursday
when the inaugural ceremonies are
scheduled in the park. The cere-
monies will be followed by q chuck
wagon breakfast at the city park at
7:30 am. On Thursday afternoon
at l pm. the festival maids will be
crowned. The elementary school
parade will follow at pm. and the
duck races at 3:45 pm. Thursday
night will come the Kiwanis club
dance at 10 pm. to which the public
is invited. More duck races will
take place at 7:30 pm. Next will
come exhibition dances, colored
minstrel show, music and dancing.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18
Bombing. Target
RANGES Surveyed

Marine officers this week con-
tinued plans to establish an air
bombing range northeast Of INLAND
and the Army to establish target
range in the vicinity of Plaster
City, it was revealed Tuesday.
Surveying parties worked in the
Plaster City area and Marine Of
ficers continued to contact owners
of property in the desert region
along the Imperial Riverside coun-
ty line and To evacuate the area
OF the last hermits and prospectors
living there. Otherwise the section
was uninhabited before the Ma
rineS became interested in it.
Army and Marine officers were
not available Tuesday for question
ing about the time the two projects
will be in working order but it was
understood the work was being
fastened,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18

'alrplaneS over New York City.
The second opposition speaker
against the British aid bill, Vanden-
berg thundered that it would make
our White House the war capital
of half the earth or more, and our
president the No. l power politician
of the world"
mot even Jove, with his monop-
oily on lightning bolts, was more
powerful on Mount Olympus" VAN
denberg said
istration announcement last month
that the measure would permit, for
example, repair of the British battle
cruiser RenoWn in the Brooklyn
navy yard and declared
IF that would not invite Axis
submarines into the Hudson river,
and Axis mines off Sandy Hook, and
Axis wings over New York City
and if it would not invite their
repulse by our own amy and our
own navy-then I do not under
stand the simplest reactions of cause
and effect.
UNLESS we conclude to go openly
to war ourselves, and, unless all
thought of staying out of war has
been abandoned, can conceive OF
no more provocative action on our
part Better, it seems, to go OPEN
~ to war at once, and give ourselves
the protection of resultant vigil
ance, than to literally ask for these
belligerent attacks upon us
Sen. Bennett C. Clark, D.. Mo-,
opened opposition oratory at noon
with a declaration that the meas
ure is war bill" He said that
"if we go to war we will emerge
from it with a totalitarian form
of government ourselves
The opposition preiaced its ora
torical barrage with senate for
eign relations committee minority
Continued on Page 2. Col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18
Were Already in
War; Jesse Jones
Tells House Group
"When You're Preparing
For War, You've Got to
Throw Money Away

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.
(UP) = Secretary of Com
merce Jesse Jones told the
house currency and banking
committee today that the
United States is 'in the war, or at
least nearly in the war" and is
preparing for it,
Jones made the remarks as he was
explaining the need for speedy pas
sage of bill permitting the fed
eral housing administration to in
sure defense housing mortgages up
to $780, 900. He had the official
stenographer strike out the words
from the committees formal record.
Members of the committee asked
about the cost of such housing and
the gravity of the need. Rep Char
les Clifford, r., Mass, wanted to
know why defense workers in many
cases could not find homes in ex-
isting communities.
Were IN the war; Jones said:
"at least we're nearly in the war;
we're preparing for it; when you
do that, you've got to throw money
away"
The committee members did not
question Jones about his reply.
He asked the committee to leave
to the administration the respon-
sibility for protecting defense. work.
ers from exploitation under pro-
posed revision of the FILA program,
instead of writing suggested re-
striction into the legislation.
The bill would revise the FILA
program to offer mortgages to per-
sons who later could rent houses
to defense workers. FILA mort
cages on individual houses now are
limited to tenant owners in the
original transaction.
Reps. Herman koppleman, D.,
Conn, and Clyde T. Williams, D.,
Mo-, asked what safeguards would
exist to prevent builders from re-
ceiving federal aid and then levy
Continued on Page 2. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18

lldllOll. llllS dS ltcIlltlIG Will NC QUIZ
mitted to the administration in
Washington for approval. If approv-
ed the plan will go into effect as
soon as preliminary arrangements
are complete.
Under the plan, relief recipients
will buy stamps of one color with
their relief money, and with these
stamps they can purchase their
normal grocery supplies. For each
block Of stamps purchased. the re-
lief recipient will be given an ad-
ditional quota of stamps of another
color With these stamps, he can
purchase commodities listed as sur
plus" Cooperating g1ocers will be
advised as to which commodities
are surplus, and will be reimbursed
by the federal agency for the stamps
accepted by them.
Relief agencies, including the
county welfare department. will
provide the data necessary for dis
tribution of the stamps
Surplus farm products may be
purchased i'll any grocery in the
valley in exchange for the stamps.
This plan does away with the sur
plus commodity depots maintained
in the past and will divert their
sale through the regular merchan-
dising channels.
Edwin C. Garwood, in charge OF
the food sta..p plan In this district,
explained the process to the super
visors Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18
World War Vets to Sign
Up for Defense Saturday

For the second time in their lives
World War veterans Saturday will
register for defense of the United
States of America
American Legion posts in Imperial
Valley on Saturday will register
World War veterans for national de-
Tense in compliance with the request
of National Commander Milo j.
Warner. The 11,715 posts plan to
register all their 1078,119 members
if possible and as many unaffiliated
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18
inland Couple
Hurt in Accident

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam L. Meadows of
inland recovered Tuesday fro m
slight injuries suffered Monday
night when their speeding sedan
swerved from the highway north
Of Calipatria. tore along the bor-
row pit for $50 feet. jumped a Is
foot drain ditch, and landed right
side up on a dirt road bisecting
the highway.
"The car must have been travel
ing at terrific speed Highway Pa
trolman Lewis Mitchell said.
The officer gave Meadows, the
driver a ticket charging him with
drunk driving.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18
School for Maids
Slated TO Train
.I.v. Domestic heIp

A school for maids" designed to
serve as factory for domestic help
in Imperial Valley received its
first major impetus Tuesday when
directors of the Imperial Irrigation
district agreed to deed to the county
school system residence adjacent
to Holtville high school.
The boards action followed an
appeal from E. L. Hiteman, super
intendent of school, who outlined
the project, explaining the need for
trained domestic help.
Between so and 100 trained girls
could be placed with jobs in I'M
perial Valley homes, if they were
Continued on Page 2, Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18

Mel Mel will enter the connubial
state with weight advantage OF
187 pounds. She is one year older
than her boy friend and the inSur-
ance agent who inspected her re-
Gently pronounced there's not an
ounce of fat in those 313 pounds;
she's in tip top shape
Bean said Mel Mel S third ami
versary breakfast will be the same
as usual: IL pounds of spinach, cell
cry, carrots, apples, dog biscuits,
bread and cereal. Shed rather
have a pound of dog biscuits than
100 pounds of angle cake anyhow,
said Bean.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18

as Tie CaIKtd aDOUC tt, DeCauSc II
will be the first panda romance IN
captivity.
He would have liked to read the
news to the lovable, 313-pound,
White-faced teddy bear today be-
cause it was exactly three years ago
that she was placed in gentle cap
tiyity. But the Lloyos people said
there was something about clauses
in Mel Mei's insurance policy that
had to be Strengthened out first.
Along about Saturday, Lloyds OF
London willing, Director Bean will
let down the bars between the cages
of Mel Mel and the boy friend who
was brought to her from the waste
lands of Tibet, Mel Lin.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18

Mark Magee, commander OF Boyce
Aten post, "is to provide. local. state.
and national leadership OF the
Legion with a complete inventory
of the assets of the organization In
manpower, experience and special
training which could be made avail
able TO the government IL needed
in the defense OF the nation. We
do not expect TO be called for active
military service out there are home
defense duties TO be performed"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18
Guest Asks Job
CaIipat J.P.

c. E. Guest of Calipatria Monday
asked the county board of SUPER
visors to appoint him justice of the
peace for Calipatria township
He filed application for the po-
sition left vacant when Judge B. F.
Grubel was elected director of the
Imperial Irrigation district from the
Calipah'ia division, The super
visors planned to act on the appli-
cation at their March meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18

chased by Smith only A week ago,
has Is horsepower motor that gets
80 miles to the gallon of gas. The
plane carries enough gas to go
1850 miles, if there are no head
winds, according to Smith. 1t does
not carry radio equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18
Lottery Charges
Name Oakland Pair

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18. CUP)
John F.. Burke, As, Menlo Park, and
Mrs. Irene Mcdowell, AZ, Oakland,
his sister, were held for federal
grand jury action on lottery charges
today by U. S. Commissioner Ernest
Z. Williams.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18

himself with the case.
There appeared to be a good
chance that H. Yamatoda, the Jap
anese gambling kingpin OsWalt is
accused of kidnapping in 1899, will
go on trial himself before the gov
ernment gets around to Oswalt
Yamatoda recently was indicted on
charge of attempting to bribe a
police officer in connection with
gambling protection.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18

veterans as volunteer. The rigistra-
ton is voluntary.
In FL Centre the registration will
take place at Veterans Memorial
hall from 8 am. until p. m. The
questionnaires will be available and
veterans we're asked to help them
selves, register, and leave the filled
out blanks at the hall if members
of the registration committe hap
pen to be out.
Purpose of the registration" said
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18
BRAWlEY G OF G IN
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

RRAWLEY, Feb. Is = The BraW-
ley Chamber of Commerce began
its annual membership drive today
after a rally and kickoff break
fast to start the event.
Two of the five teams in the
field reported progress before noon,
one with 90 per cent success and
the other with rs per cent success,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18

TeaSOllS lot UCIdy.
Oswalt, home in Ell Centre Tues
day, said he had asked for a post
ponement late last week but under
stood that it was refused. He was
prepared to 60 on trial Monday on
the now ancient kidnapping charge
when Judge Neterer delayed the
case again.
United Press reported that Os-
walt had asked for a delay in order
that new attorney could acquaint
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18
GIRL OF IL BECOMES
MOTHER: FATHER IS II

UNION, Miss, Feb. 18. (UP)-
Mrs. Wilmer Mum, II, became the
mother of six-pound son today.
Mrs. Mum, wife of a 17-year-old
high school student, was reported
doing nicely by DR.. E. L. Laird,
the attending physician.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-18
Spread The Wealth


That Brawley golf tournament
was really Frank OsWalts dish,
from start TO finish.
Frank Bought a flock of Calcutta
tickets and gave them away to his
force. One went to Everett Weather
bic who knows just as much about
golf as we do about the habits OF the
Whingle-W Whangle bird of Timbuc-
too. Everett did know it was a
chance on something however, and
pocketed the ticket Monday Frank
relayed to him a check for 1897 750.
That was the ticket drawn for Lad
die Willoughby!
Then there was a laffle on a set
of clubs and Frank bought a ticket,
turning that one over to Frank jr.
That ticket was winner, too!
Then Frank went out and won
himself radio set by dint of his
skill OH the fairWays!