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Milford chronicle., 1941-06-13
FIag Day

On June IA. 1777, the continental
congress which was governing the
affairs Of this country when it first
revolted from Great Britain,
adoted design for the flag of the
United States. This design has
been adhered to all these years,
except that stars have been added
when new states were admitted to
the Union.
That date might almost be con-
sidered to have been the birthday
Of the nation we love today. Up to
that time, there were 13 separate
and independent colonies. The heat
of battle and struggle of war drew
them closer together.
They had been fighting about
two years in June 1777. and grad
ually it came over them that they
were not 1S little separate ma
tions, but that they really belonged
together, and should unite as one
nation. United we stand, divided
we fall" said George Pope Morris,
famous poet and newspaper man
of former years. 1t was a grand
truth which this country should
never forget.
So the Continental Congress
argued that if they were one coun-
try they should have one flag,
whose waving stars and stripes
should cheer the heart of every
American. And so when our eyes
rest on. that glorious emblem, we
should think of how it has in
spired millions of men to suffer or
die for their country. So long as
its bright colors wave over our
land, men and women will be free
to worship God and discuss their
mutual interests.
1t was glorious day in the
eternal struggle of man up from
the state of the beast, when those
13 little republics decided that
they were not wrangling little en-
titles, but were one nation. That
unity, symbolized by the flag, has
gone on and on, and is closer
union today than ever. It is a
wonderful thing that you can go to
every village and city in this wide
land, and find that flag reverenced
and loved.
Milford chronicle., 1941-06-13
Fathers Day

Father is now supposed to have
a special day. observed on the third
Sunday in June. which this year is
June Is. The popular joke is that
father is merely kind of goat who
has to take the blame for every
thing. Also he is kind of horse,
all the time pulling loads, but one
who can expect little notice ex-
cept to be fed regularly and have
his stable kept warm in winter.
1t was kindly thought that
someone suggested that father
should have one special day. The
fathers have many faults, and too
often neglect their wives and chill
dren. Still, they carry heavy loads,
and often toll when they are tired
and about ready to quit. Ma and
the kids here in Milford can make
him happy ION Fathers day, by
showing that they appreciate all
this effort.
Milford chronicle., 1941-06-13
The Festive Straw Lid

The American crowd in summer
time is quite different picture
than the same crowd in the winter.
While the bright summer dresses
Of the ladies make the biggest
patches of color, the straw hats of
the men are quite a feature.
Somehow a man feels younger
and more like celebrating when he
buys that straw lid and puts it on.
He feels as If he were going on
some pleasant excursion. even if
Milford chronicle., 1941-06-13
Class Celebrations

Class day has. become, a major
event in thousands of colleges and
high schools. On these enthusiasts
tic occasions a graduating class
review their joys and sorrows, they
touch with humor on their failures,
and they cast prophetic glances
into the misty future. At the grad
uating ceremonies they may have
to conform to the standards Of the
adult world, but on class day they
are free to express their own
thoughts and hopes.
You can't wonder that they feel
like doing some celebrating. They
are like runners who have toiled
over a dusty track on a prolonged
Marathon course, and have come to
the end Of their laborious journey
and are awarded prizes. May the
prizes of life keep coming to them.
They should; if they work as we'll
as they have studied.
Milford chronicle., 1941-06-13
The War and Business

It is predicted that the war and
defense situation will interfere
more and more with business,
owing to the. necessity of giving
the defense industries the first
claim on essential materials. Many
factories. it is predicted. will have
to close down, owing to the lack
of customary materials on which
the defense factories will be given
priority.
Milford chronicle., 1941-06-13

Yet IL the employees OF these tenn
porarily closed factories are
thrown out OF work for a time.
there will be a clamor for more
help on defense production. Uncle
Sam has man sized job on his
hands to protect himself, in a
world that thinks more of bombs
than of justice and humanity. Many
more of his children will have to
go to work for him.
Milford chronicle., 1941-06-13

he is merely vending his way to
the place of his job
Wearing the straw hat has
seemed a typical American habit,
not so common in many countries.
In Europe before the war straw
hats were not so common as here.
Most of the men in the countries
now torn up by war are probably
clinging to the battered old felts.
1t is one of the signs of a more
normal existence that the men Of
America still look happy under
their roofs of straw.
Milford chronicle., 1941-06-13
The Box-Car Tourists

{ The war and defense situation II
said to be cutting down tn,
number of box-car tourists, or tn,
gentlemen who ride without pay
ing. The news is given out tha
one leading railroad expects a G.
per cent reduction in the number
of these unremunerative passen-
gers.
1t has been a sad sight to see
hundreds of thousands of young
men roaming around the country
in search of work. A good part oi
them made their way by holding
up their thumbs. Many may have
considered the open freight car
door an invitation, and have pound
ed over the rails without paying
for it. Not many of them gained
any advantage that way, and prob
ably some were hurt in the pre-
carious adventure of jumping
freights.
Milford chronicle., 1941-06-13

IF A PERSON is going to sell
goods, he or she needs to be well
dressed. So town, to sell itself
to the world. has to dress itself
we'll by maintaining nice looking
homes and business buildings.
Milford chronicle., 1941-06-13

PEOPLE SOMETIMES thin K
they save money by falling to
spend it to keep their dwellings in
good repair. Their property de-
preciates faster than the money
they save.
Milford chronicle., 1941-06-13

ONE GOOD WAY to put town
ahead, is not to point out its
faults, but to set an example to
your neighbors, by removing
faults about your own home or
property. -.-Es
Milford chronicle., 1941-06-13

ONE REASON why people are
disappointed in the progress of
their home towns, is that they
hamper that progress by buying
goods away from home.
Milford chronicle., 1941-06-13

A pair OF wrens built their nest
in the red light of traffic signal
In Denver.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
japanese Claim Hong Kong
Token by Stormins Party

TOKYO, Dec 19. lUP1-fOfficiai
japanese broadcast recorded by
United Press at Manilal-Japanese
reports today said that Hong Kong
had been in japanese hands since
Il a. m. Friday % p. m. Est
Thursday.
The japanese report claimed that
Hong Kong Was covered by a heaYy
pail Of smoke from fires started
ty air and artillery bembardmeat.
Earlier the japanese imperial
headquarters claimed Japanese
troops landed 1t three points OF.
hong Kong island and stormcd {
l500-foot dominating hill IN the
center Of the island despite strong
British resistance.
A communique o. the army and
navy sections cf the headquarters
said military and naval forces IN
combined operation forced the land
ings in an attack during the night.
It was asserted that after over
coming the resistance of the de-
Tending forces at their landing
points the japanese We're now ad-
yancing rapidly to strategic points.
RESISTANCE LOCAL"
BY II a. m. today, it was asserted
they had Won control Of nearly
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
u. s. on Offensive
Against japanese

WASHINGTON, Dee. 10 fUP) =
The United States today held the
initiative on both ocean battlefronts
with submarine attacks carrying the
war closer to Japan's island empire
and an accord linking the French
West Indies to the U. S. chain Of
Atlantic defense.
Strategic Martinique naval base
in the Caribbean with its French
war vessels and planes was barri-
caded against any axis thrust by
accord secretly negotiated at Fort
De France by the French high COM
missioner, Admiral Georges Robert.
and a sailor diplomat" of the U. S.
Navy, rear Admir- Frederick j.
Horne
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19

in the KeWloon mainland area, and
Of British prisoner News reels
showed piclares = pombardments
Of the island.
The D1mei aeeaeg reported that
Sir No. 1oung. governor OF Hong
Konz. had fled. citing a German
radio broadcast fer authority. and
the Italian Official news agency al
legged thai Ie had left by plane for
an Ildi#elazea Destinations
AlsO shown in neWsreels were pic
tme5 Ct Japanese bomb hits on the
British battlaship Prince of Wales
and aattla cruiser Repulse as they
zis2apsed at faiI speed off the
Malaya coast.
OF the Philippines, japanese re-
Eorts SAID that main United States
resistance in Luzon island had
been broke and vas now negli-
2ible.
Retiring United States troops are
being pursued everywhere on the
island. army headquarters assert
ed
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
HoItviiIe Theatre
Will Rogers in
steamboat Round The Bend"
and John Mack Brown in the
MASKED RIDER"
Imperial Valley Press

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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19

river, after inflicting many casu-
altieS as possible, in delense IN
depth plan under which their po-
sitions would become increasingly
strGag as the japanese communica-
tions lines lengthened
So far the weather has favored
the Japanese, us the seasonal rain
have held off Heavy rains vert
expected soon, bringing floods cal
culated to impede both the Jap
aneSe advance &nd the supply line
TO their rear.
The RAIN usually last well into
February and flood enormous areas,
even as far south as Singapore.
Penang island. which would be
Il valuable base for Japanese al
tackS on Netherlands Slmatra. was
HOW in grave danger But dis
patches indicated that the imperia.
forces would fight hard for it.
Military experts said it was OBJ
ViouS tie japanese were trying 10
establish 4 lifm hold on northern
Malaya in order to push their
bases farther and farther forward
But they were a long way from
their prime objective. Singapore.
Fighting so far had been fluid
in most difficult country. The i'm
perial troops had killed many JAP
anese even though under their tao
tical plans they had not yet at
tempted major stand. They had
gained 10 days during which tc
make troop dispositions for the
decisive stage of fighting which was
new approaching. 1t was believed
here that the Japanese had lost
heavily in airplanes as well as
mon and that it was to this that
Singapore owed its recent raidless
nights
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19

HOLLYWOOD, Dee. 19. = Movie
marital moves: Many pictures
scheduled for production, in pro-
duction and some ready for re-
lease will be changed to fifth war
conditions. AmCAg these probably
will be Canal. Zone with Chester
Morris and Harriet Hillard: "To
Tripoli,' starring Maureen OHara
and John layue ana III take
Manila" musical for Eleanor Pow
ell.
One Of the first FBI moves here
was to arrest Japanese house boys
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
SUBS SINK TRANSPORT

In the Pacific the Navy announc-
ed that American submarines had
sunk japanese transport and
probably an enemy destroyer III this
country's first officially described
undersea offensive of the 12-day old
conflict.
Three days ago Admiral Thomas
c. Hart, commander of the U. S.
ASiatic fleet, revealed that Ameri-
can submarines had gone into ac-
ton and the Tokyo radio was heart
warning Japanese ships that 20 OF
more American submarines had EN-
circled' Japan.
The naval accord with the French
West Indies was a strategic diplo-
matte victory on the Atlantic bat
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
British Confess
Hong Kong Crisis

LONDON, Dec. 19 CUP1 = Brit
tinents, tanned Canadians, kilteG
Scots and turbanned Indians. are
fighting desperately against Jap
anese troops who have effected
landings on Hong Kong Island it
was announced today.
A military commentator announc-
ed that the japanese had effected
landing on the island of con
Siderable proportions, that heavy
fighting was in progress and that
the British position was serious.
Details of the situation were
Scant, the spokesman said, and he
was unable to comment on the
jubilant japanese Imperial head
quarters claim that the Japanese IL
a combined land, sea and air attack
had effected a landing at three
points. Nor was it known here Whe-
ther the landing had been effected
by parachute or at-transporteC.
troops.
There is a comparatively small
garrison with a considerable area
to Defend he sid. 1T is not an
easy task"
LARGE NAVAL BASE
Britons waited anXiously for news
from the Seven by Seven Mile Is
land, last British outpost on the
China coast and a large naval base
TWice-China reported three times
the British garrison had rejected
contemptuously japanese surrender
demands, as heavy artillery blasted
the island defenses from the KoW-
loon area on the mainland and
masSed Japanese planes rained eX-
plosive and incendiary bombs from
the sky.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
Singapore Battle Raging
AIonq 80 Mile Wide Front

SINGAPORE, Dec. 10. CUP) =
japanese troops, driving 80 miles
doWn the west Malaga coast past
Penang island, approached a strong
empire defense line on the Kriang
river today for the first pitched
battle in the fight for Singapore
The Japanese, evidently in strong
force, had broadened their front to
a width OF so miles. extending from
the coast to erik, inland from
Penang, in an attempt to seize
roadheads from which they could
push motorized fsrees southwark
he lighting AREA had moved
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19

tlefront regarded by Washington
observers as removing a possible
menace to American defenses that
reach for $500 miles from Iceland
to Dutch Guiana.
1t is being brought back to Wash
ington today by Horne to be pres
ented to President roosevelt, Sec
retary Of State Cordell Hull and
naval officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19

down through the flooded rice
fields to the plains area which gave
good fighting ground for both at
tackers and defenders.
Strongly posted along the Krlan8
river, which is 320 miles above
Singapore, the imperial forces en-
joyed the advantage Of good COM
munication in their rear and the
prospect of receiving steady REIN
forcements as necessity arose.
DEFENSE IN DEPTH
1t was indicated that if neces-
sary they would fall back from the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
LOSSES HEAVY

A Chungklng communlque assert
ed that the japanese were suffering
heavy losses. and that their attack
was still being developed.
But it was realized here that the
situation at Hong Kong was now
urgent with japanese troops actual
ly on the crowded island and heay3
batteries Shelling it constantly from
positions on towering hills across
the half-mile stretch of channel
separating Hong Kong from the
mainland.
A Hong Kong communique re-
layed by Chungking last night, sale
British artillery had silenced Jap
annese guns firing from the main
land hills and that japanese NOR
tars, lobbing shells into the water
front from across the harbor, haG
also been silenced.
The Hong Kong public was re-
eorted calm
There was no indication here how
long the Emipre troops could holG
out against the Japanese maSSed
attack. They had pledged them
selves to do their best, and there
was every confidence they WoulG
But they were almost entirely with
out air support, because there Wa
no air field on the island tcnablc
under fire, and it was regarded as
certain here that the japanese at
tack was one of overwhelming ma
tllre
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
POTENTIAL MENACE

As The missing link in the chain,
Martinique was of concern to the
United States. Its excellent harbor
at Fort De France. il obtained by
Germany, could have been used as
a submarine and surface raider
base, as we'll as for airplanes. 1t is
within long-distance bomber range
of the Panama Canal.
The United States could have oc-
cupied Martinique despite Vichys
objections. This country refrianed
from such Il step because it might
have weakened Vichy's resistance
to German demands for use of
French African bases and fleet. In
stead, ii maintained a close naval
and air observation patrol ready to
move in only if Germany tried to
take over.
Now the island is pledged to neu-
trality and presumably to joint de-
fensc. meaning that the United
States can move in if danger threat
ems without violating French SOW
ereignty, Purely precautionary oc-
cupation, in advance of a direct
threat, would not be necessary.
Thus a delicate problem apparently
has been solved
The other important French pos
session in this hemisphere tother
than st, Pierre and Miquelon off
Newfoundland is French Guiana
on the northeastern bulge of the
South American coast. That diff
Guilty has been met to q great ex-
tent by American occupation of I'D
joining Dutch Guiana. From Ice
land to the coast of South America,
the defense barrier has been COM
pleted.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19


half Of the island and resistance
of British troops. isolated in var
ious sectors, was said TO be ot
merely local Importance.
japanese gaas Of all calibre WeEe
reported shelling the British strong
points mercilessly as airplanes swept
over. dropping neayy bombs.
Military experts were quoted BY
newspapers as expressing belief
that the entire island 0: Hone Kong
last British base on the Chinese
coast was doomed.
They smd The British hate.iss
We're designed for lon& rance de-
fense and were becoming yalualass
because fighting was now at close
quarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
BY PAUL HARRISON :.
noI|ywood's Fads, Fancies and Foibles

, in the homes of several stars. Also
landed in the roundup was Micnlo
Ito, technical adviser on several
films.
Neatest phrase came from Mrs.
Ernest LubitSch, film executive VILE
and president of the local chapter
of Bundles for Britain. She an
nounced it would be Bundles for
Bluejackets' for duration.
Paramount expressed the general
feeling by casting Maaeleine Car
roll in MY Favorite Blonde Bob
Hope is the favorite man
Alexander Korda has cooking a
comedy featuring Jack Benny and
Carole Lombard, which should ado
some bounce to the Hollywood art
of screWballery MGM gets
Jeanette Macdonald and Nelson
Eddy back together for Il Married
an Angel" and schedules Hedy La
MARI for top spots in "Tortilla
Flat
VICTORY
Gregory Ratoff, who's a Russian
and talks like it, is a great fan
lor the Allied W t5r Victory
campaign, but the fiery director
can't pronounce it. Wee" he says,
dramatically, for Victory
They had little ceremony the
other day on the set OF The Cor
sican Brothers with Doug Fair
Banks, Jr.. making a solemn speech
and Ruth Warrick pinning a medal
on the bread chest of Ratoff. II
was handsomely engraved w"
Paramount has submitted to its
writer's the synopsis of yarn deal
ing with commercial shark fishing
and how vitamins are extracted
from tEG livers. One scenarist,
Frank Butler, memoed this opin-
ion: Might make fair vitamin
b picture"
Frank Gruber's next mystery
novel ought tc be popular here
about. The principal murder victim
is a Hollywood gossip columnist-
Producer B. CT. De Sylvia, Who
wrote some of the late Helen Nor
gan's songs, is preparing a filmus-
ical on that Wistful singers life
The Morgan and Lou Gehrig pie
lures are adding momentum to Il
new biographical cycle. Madame
Curie" is off Metros shelf again,
this time for Irene Dunn instead
of Greta Garbo. Walter Huston is
being urged by 20th-Fox to play
the lead in a life of General PERISH
ing.
A producer went to see a picture
made by bitterly disliked rival
and was asked what he thought of
it. He said, ~ was disappointed"
DOTTIE CLIMBS
Dorothy Lamour also is appear
ing in a picture called The Fleet S
In. and she always can see the
fleet coming in because she lives
in house at the top of a bluff.
There are 325 steps to be climbed
and she and William Holden climb
ed them the other clay. with .
camera crane accompanying them
part way.
When the scene was finished.
Miss Lamour signaled for a rest
And to thihk,' she gaSped to
Holden, that 1 quit a good job as
an elevator operator for this!
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19

Huddled in tunneled shelters, un-
Ger day and night attack, Wero
thousands of Chinese, refugees from
the mainland adding to those al
ready in the colony.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
HILL CAPTURED

It was asserted that the bill
which the japanese captured Jar
dine Hill. according to Tokyo was
about in the center of the island
and from it the Japanese could
conduct the remaining phase OF
their operations at an adVanta9s
The newspapers published photo
graphs of Japanese troops breaking
through the British defense lines
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
7 'oday S
War Moves
By Louis Z. keemle
of the United Press
War Desk

BY its agreement with the French
authorities on Martinique, the
United States has completed a
strong ring Of defense sealing the
entrance to the Caribbean Sea and
the approach to the Panama Canal.
1t is q semicircle extending from
British Trinidad, off the coast of
Venezuela, to the American naval
base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba
and beyond that no British Jamaica.
Prior to the Martinique agree
ment. bases owned by the United
States or leased from Britain in the
circle comprised Trinidad, s.. Luica
British. Antigua tBritishl, Virgin
Islands and Puerto Rico. Guantan-
amo and Jamaica. Between st. Lui-
ca and Antigua there existed gap
consisting of the French islands OF
Martinique and Guadeloupe, The
latter is included in the Martini
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19

A producer went to see a picture
made by a bitterly disliked rival
and was asked what he thought of
it. He said, ~ was disappointed"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
RESISTANCE LOCAL"

By 7 a. m. today, II was asserted
they had Won control Of nearly
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19

Paramount has submitted to its
writer's the synopsis of yarn deal
ing with commercial shark fishing
and how vitamins are extracted
from tkG 1ivers. one scenarist,
Frank Butler, memoed this Opin-
ion: Might make fair vitamin
b picture"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09
OId-Fashioned Dances

Victor records are releasing
an album of old-fashioned square
dance numbers under the title
Swing Your Partner. Bill
Dlckinson'S Tuxed o Colonies
supply the music. with Paul
Conklin giving the calls. The set
includes Buffalo Ga" Chase
Your Partner" Darling Nellie
Gray" Life on the Ocean
Waves and Duck the Oyster. "
Songs of the West recently
waxed by cowboy Gene Autry
include The Call of the Can
yon. "Broomsuck Buckaroo. "
When I'm Gone You'll Soon
Forget and Goodbye. Little
Darln'. Goodbye" These are
released by Okeh.
George Whites Gay White
Way" provides inspiration for
Artie Shaw. who offers two of
the hit tunes. Beau Night in
HotchkiSS Corners" and The
Calypso" on a Victor disk.
Anita Boyer supplies the vocals.