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Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-28
Allies Down 81
Nj pponese Planes

ward Milne Bay.
Fighters intercepted them, shot
down two Zeros and two dive bomb.
ers, and badly damaged third dive
bomber
Anti-aircraft guns with the AL
lied mobile forces destroyed or dam
aged three more Japanese planes.
In this action one Allied plane
was missing, the only casualty OF
big and victorious day.
In the third fight Allied medium
bombers with strong fighter escort
plastered the Duma airdrome, run
way and plane dispersal areas.
Ten Zeros rose TO combat them.
Four of the Zeroc were shot down.
two were probably destroyed and
three others were damaged.
In the only Japanese offensive &C
ton reported two enemy bombers
caused slight damage in an attack
on the north Australian base OF
Darwin and two seaplanes did minor
damage in raid on Broome, down
the northwest coast from Darwin.
Both were night attacks.
1t was believed that the Japanese
landed in Milne Bay were shock
troops of the type the enemy has
used in such operations, lightly but
very efficiently equipped. intelligent
and able to live off almost nothing,
and determined fighters.
In this landing, as in their pre-
vious one on the 20 mile Buna- Coma
mission stretch of the north coast,
the japanese had departed from
their usoa' practice by disembark-
ing only small force.
tt japanese were known to have
soMc men n the Netherlands area
o1 New Nuinea, the northwestern
end, and by establishing a base at
Milne Bay they now effectively held
the whole north coast.
Headquarters said that from the
land aspect the Milne Bay landing
was Oh little moment. Any attack
toward Port Moresby would be de-
veloped westward, in the direction
of Mullen Harbor which opens into
the Coral Sea 210 miles down the
coast from strongly defended Port
Moresby over difficult coastal coun-
try.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-28

indicate that the Russians had more
than doubled the length of their
advancing front)
"Cn one sector of the western
front, Soviet units occupied an IN
habited place fortified by the enc
N.Y." the noon communique said.
The Germans brought up reinforce
ments and made several counter
attacks. We destroyed two tanks
and more than 100 Hitlerites."
OF fighting northwest of Stain
grad, the communique said:
Soviet troops counter-attacks in
flicted blows on the enemys man
power and equipment. One unit OF
artillery and trench mortars destroy
ed 16 tanks and annihilated over a
battalion of infantry"
AREA MENTIONED
The communique also specified
fighting southeast of Kletskaya,'
an area that has not been mention
ed since the Germans crossed the
Don in force at the great bend and
advanced toward Stalingrad and the
Volga river line, 40 miles away.
A German gain was acknowledged
however. southwest of Stalingrad
in the area northeast of Kotelni-
kovski. Kotelnikovski is 90 miles
southwest of Stalingrad.
There the communique said, the
Germans succeeded in wedgine
themselves into Soviet battle forma-
tions. In fierce battle that follow
cd, nine German tanks were knock
ed out, IA trucks destroyed, more
than 200 Germans killed and the
Russians captured considerable boo
ty.
The communique reported heavy
fighting in the north Caucasus
south of kraSnodar, where the Ger
mans had driven close to the Sovie
Black Sea base of Novorossisk, ano
in the area of Prokhladnenski, 81
miles northwest of the Grozny OF
fields.
Pierce battles are in congress
at a point near the junction Of
mountain roads," the noon com.
munique said. "All enemy attack.
in this area were repelled with
heavy losses to the enemy.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-28

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. % - You've
heard about the effort required 10
keep traffic moving in and out
Of Chinas capital but you ought
to see the crew involved in stag
ing a brief bus trip to connect
with The Night Plane From
Chungking."
It's all done on a Paramount
sound stage, and the vehicle has
no engine, wheels or roof. Most OF
the right side has been removed,
TOO, so that the camera can peer
in at an odd assortment of pas
3engers including a Free French
officer, a travelling salesman, a
priest, an American girl and a
Russian woman.
Special effects experts outnum-
Der the actors, however. Two men,
one on a stepladder, operate rain
Jets which splash on the wind
shield and left front window.
(Other windows are covered by
blackout curtains) A third grip
pulls alternately on two strings
which moves the windshield wiper
Still another slowly revolveS a
horizontal wheel On which tree
branches are mounted. Dimly
glimpsed through the window, this
will give the impression that the
bus is lurchi:lg ahead.
A husky workman with long
wooden lever rocks the bus from
side to side. Longitudinal jouncing
is provided by fellow lying under
meath with a pneumatic jack.
1t certainl" is a tough job get
ting out of Chungking these days
SIMONE SLITHERS
Simone Simon is returning tC
movies in a chiller-diller calico
THE Cat People," and it must be
said that the Temperament
tai little French actress is behav-
ing herself. Not that she purrs, ex-
actly-especially when her imag-
ined enemies, the newshounds, are
around-but the studio is finding
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-28
Nazis Face Destruction

MOSCOW, Aug. %. (UP)-Sud-
denly lashing out with a fierce
coanterattack northwest of Stalin-
grad. the Russians have cut off
strong German forces that broke
across the Don river and penetrated
deeply toward the city, and today
were Systematically wiping them
out.
The Russians seized the initiative
when it seemed their backs we're
10 the wall Now the most dangerous
German spearhead threatening Stall
ingrad and the Volga river line, one
that was only 80 or 35 miles away,
faced quick destruction.
The counter-atta cut German
communications and drove the enc
my from three villages. Front-line
dispatches said the Russians we're
now tightening a ring of steel about
ihe remaining German forces-100
or more tanks and several large in
fantry units.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-28

ton patrol boat. There were about
100 men on the transport and
about 80 on the patrol boat. Again
there were no survivors.
Lieut.. Col. Evans F. Carlson, 46,
Plymouth. Conn.,, who led the ex-
pedition, ano Maj James Roose-
welt, son of the President, second
in command, told the story.
I'VE wanted to take some pris-
oners but we couldn't find any,
Carlson said.
He disclosed that he and Roose-
welt organized and trained the
Marine battalion on orders of Adm
Chester w. Nimitz, commander in
chief in the Pacific.
ut was founded on the theory
that we should organize units
which were super mobile and
streamlined," Carlson said.
Our attack was based on the
element of surprise. We were able
to get in, strike hard and get out
quickly
Il drew heavily on my expert
ence with the Chinese 9th route
army with which I spent a great
deal of time.
when those boys got going they
just went III without waiting for
an1one to tell them what to do.
EDGE IN SNIPING
Man for man our boys were far
superior, though the Japanese had
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-28

the edge on us in sniping.
One Sniper on our flank kept
trying to get Jim CMaj Roosevelt)
but he never got him."
mo sir, we got him." said Roose-
welt.
FEosevat added that he per-
sonally did not get any Japanese,
though he fired his pistol twice.
Both he and Carlson were too
busy moving about directing oper-
ations to do much shooting them
selves.
II don't think there's a better
group of men anywhere, thanks to
the colonel Roosevelt said. He
welded a great team"
Comdr. John M. Haines, Corona
do, Calf, commanded the little
United States supporting fleet at
Maxim Island, which is at the
north END OF the japanese oc-
cupied British Gilberts 2,45O miles
southwest of Hawaii and 1925
miles northeast of the southern
Solomons where the United States
Navy even now seems nearing a
definite victory, its biggest of the
war.
Toward the last of it's voyage
there, lashing rain squalls and
treacherous unpredictable currents
hindered navigation but the fleet
hit the rendezous point at the time
appointed
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-28

Locomotive Works, the largest in
Europe; the Fieseler Aircraft Works
producing Messerschmitt fighter
and Fieseler Storch reconnaissance
planes, and the Henschel Aircraft
Engine Works, producing the fam
Gus Daimler Benz airplane and
| automobile motors.
Especial Importance attached tc
the results of the bombing of the
locomotive works British bombers
and fighters and the astonishinely
successful United States Army fly
ing fortresses are making railroads
and rolling stock factories a prime
objective, in an attempt to cripple
the entire German transport sys-
tenn.
FULL MOON
1t was understood that by the
light of full moon the British
bombers were able to distinguish
their targets clearly at high alti-
tude and drop their bombs in the
target center.
A smaller force of British planes
bombed Poland's port of Gdynia. on
the Baltic more than TOO miles from
the nearest British base.
This meant that the British and
Russian air forces had established
contact at the southern end of the
Baltic where the Russians ave beer
raiding heavily and persistently.
Red air force bombers had reach
ed Berlin Wednesday night and, g
MOSCOW communique said. started
nine fires in the capital in addition
to fires and explosions in othe,
cities.
The Allied sir force had been or
continuous offensive now 70,
more than "a hours since dawn yes.
terday.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-28
HoIlywood's
EdncieS
By Paul Harrison

her docile and cooperative.
The story is based remotely on
an old Serbian legend about n
village in which everyone was so
wicked that they all turned into
cats The girl in the stor% is sup
posed to have inherited, from her
Serbian mother, the knack of turn
ing into black leopard. In fact,
this alarming talent is a great
handicap to her romantic instincts
Today I watched a scene in a
pet shop designed to show the
sinister. feline quality of the pref
ty girl The minute she entered
the store, at the insistence of her
unsuspecting fiance, Kent Smith,
wild panic ensued. Mon keys
screamed, dogs barked madly. birds
fluttered in the farthest corners
of their cages, and cats meowed
in uneasy recognition. These re-
actions were obtained By the use
of compressed air to ruffle and
arouse the tenants.
HEATHER'S CHAMP
A 165-pound Great Dane. named
Champ, is working with Heather
Angel in The Undying Monster"
at 20th-Fox, and there's a scene
in which the dog rears up to
plant his paws on the actress
shoulders and to lick her face.
But Champ lowered over her
when they tried it, so the shot
finally was made with the diminu-
tive Miss Angel standing on an 18-
inch box, which of course didn't
show. She said, I've been put on
boxes for clinch scenes with lead
ing men, but I never thought I'd
have to climb up TO be kissed by
a dog"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-28
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urday and Sunday Saturday after
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by the Imperial Valley Publishing
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tro, California.
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ager: E, A. Fit1iIugh. secretary and
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fornia 81 per month.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-28
Navy Announces
2Sub Casualties
BY UNITED PRESS

The Navy announced Friday the
torpedoing and sinking of small
British merchantmen, raising to
46l the total officially reported lost
to enemy submarines and mines in
the western Atlantic since January.
Unofficially. two more might be
added to the total They were of a
Latvian and an Egyptian merchant
man, which survivors of medium
sized American cargo passenger
ship-the 459th officially reported
sunk-revealed yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-28

letter and envelope of Uniform size
and design. The patron writes his
message, completes the name and
address of the addressee and the
return card in the space provided,
folds, seals, and mails the letter in
the usual manner. Patrons are
warned that only the inner or
letter side of V-Mail letters are
photographed and should be care
full to show the complete address
of the person to whom the message
is sent in the panel provided
therefor above the space for the
message. 1t is preferable to print
the address in large block letters.
Enclosures must not be placed in
the letters.
V-Mail letters are photographed
on micro-film by automatic ma
chimes at the rate of 1000 to $500
per hour and the film rolls con-
tanning l,500 letters each are trans
mitted to destinations. Reproduc-
tionS are then made by other au-
tomato machines and delivered to
the addressee in individual sealed
window penalty envelopes.
When V-Mail letters are address,
ed to places where micro-film
equipment is not in operation, the
letters are transmitted to deStina-
ton in original form By the most
expeditions means available. Even
in these instances savings in
weight and space are accomplished
since there are approximately 81
V-Mail letters in a pound whereas,
ordinary letters average 40 per
pound
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-28
4 James Roosevelt Confers ON Maxim Drive

Major jar
Roosevelt,
right; 1t. Gel
Evans Carlson
and Lieutenant
M. c. Plumley
pore over maps
during last
phases Of
training
preparatory to
Aug. II raid by
special marine
assault troops
on Jap Maxim
Island in
Gilbert group.
Roosevelt was
second in !
command v
Carlson -
mission.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-28
BROAD OFFENSIVE

BROAD OFFENSIVE
Hinting of broadening offensive,
the communique said:
"On another sector Soviet troops
developing an offensive around sew
en- inhabited places, destroyed 13
tanks and 10 anti-tank guns"
German broadcasts reported So
viSt attacks around Kaluga, 80
miles below Vyazma, which might
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-28

them off from their main forces.
This first good news from the Stall
ingrad front in Gays indicating tnat
the Red army had the initiative at
at least one point, was supplemented
by the Soviet noon communicates
indication that the Russian central
front was being rapidly widened.
The Russians were driving the Ger
mans back through the streets of
north Rzhey, key point to the Rzhev
Gzhatsk- -Vyazma salient facing Mos
Evening star., 1942-05-31
For 1912 GRADUATES

make them the outsiders, this would
be a very unhappy situation.
To John who wants to know
whether he may give Mary flowers, l
would suggest that he discuss this
with her father If her father is
ordering them. then John must either
add one matching flower for SEN
timent, or send her flowers for
another occasion.
Since few students can afford to
order more than the smallest number
of class photographs for family and
nearest friends, it is best to auto
graph them at once. For example:
ITO Mother with love from Mary"
ITO Mary from john" etc. Other
wise it is almost certain that those
who see the photographs first will
say: "Oh, must have one of these!'
and the next thing Mary and John
know, those for whom the photo
graphs were ordered will get none.
When someone c0nsratuLates
either boy or girl upon eradua-
ton, the anssUer is ''Th0nk yOu!''
En- tJ,usias tic verbal thanks for a
present are sometimes sufficient;
but a note Of thanks is aiscays
polite and obligatory in case
the verbal "th0nks' sCas hur-
ried. Prin ted cards ,ciH not do at
all.
1t is impossible to suggest list
of suitable graduation presents, since
everything a boy and girl would like
to have, and that their families can
afford to give, may be included.
There is no rule further than that
the present given should be some
thing ito keep"
Released BY The Bell Syndicate. Inc.
Evening star., 1942-05-31
Make simplicity your
commencement key
note. It's patriotic!
% &v'sW %a<

cause not all can afford them. If
gowns are worn, students should pin
nothing on them. except possibly
sorority or honorary-society pins.
Boys should also dress alike to
make good commencement appear
ance. Mixed shoes and trousers have
a raw look, even when barely visible
beneath their gowns. Boys who do
not wear gowns should - if they
can - wear dark blue suits, white
shirts, black shoes and socks.
Another Problem
Next come the questions from boy
friends" and girl friends" So
John Best-friend may 60 to Mary's
graduation. no matter how far away
if he has the carfare But Mary
cannot 60 to see John graduate at
Distant Hill unless she is taken by
John mother or another member of
his family. If neither his mother
nor another near relative is going.
Mary might. of course, 60 with her
own mother, or the mother of an
other boy. The only trouble is that
Graduation Day is family day. and
unless Mary is with his family she
feels like an outsider. And if he
should desert his family and thus
Evening star., 1942-05-31

less smart than flowers worn directly
in front, in a narrow line starting at
the neck's opening. With long or
CANDY dresses - especially evening
ones - the flowers may be worn
wherever the students like - on
shoulders, at waist, or carried as
bouquets. But in this, too, the prac-
tice should be identical. I might add,
however, that many schools this
year are discouraging flowers be-
Evening star., 1942-05-31

~LANS for commandments this
u Wartime spring will. OF course.
be simpler than those we usu-
ally make. Many of the men are
being given their diplomas and are
leoing college as fast as they finish
reo,,ired courses - without benefit
of commencement. In colleges for
women, commencements will be
shadowed by the absence OF brothers.
bow friends and betrotheds. Only in
the high schools is it possible that
commencements will be as usual.
A letter from the chairman of a
commencement committee OF girls
school asks about clothes. So let me
say, as | would in any other year,
that an effective picture is always
achieved by clothes that are as pre-
cisely alike as the uniforms Of SOL
diers on parade.
with Cop and Gown
WTH cap and gown. white dresses
whose collars furnish a neck trim
ming are good. Arms can be bare
between the sleeves of gowns and the
tops of white gloves. Shoes and
stockings are usually white; but if
the students choose to wear black.
then all should wear black.
If the graduating high school
class does not wear caps and gowns.
then in my opinion the traditional
dresses of simple white organdy with
long full skirts have never been
improved upon. But plain tailored
white dresses with short skirts look
very well, too. especially this year.
when serviceability as well as econ
omy must be considered. But
mixture would spoil the whole effect.
As to flowers: In the day time -
particularly if the dresses are tailor
made - flowers on the shoulder are
Evening star., 1942-05-31

z big advantage. for II
Speedy suds to sail right through q
pile Of dishes -. beauty suds to do
q smooth job on your hands-Ivory
gives you both for only about If a
dayi And be sure to buy New Ivory
the thrifty way-3 bars at once.
oo+Y,oo q PURE. 1T FLOATS
Evening star., 1942-05-31
Change to IVORY

LOOKi Even in hard water Ivory Soap speeds into
glorious sudsi Dishes stack clean in hurry Yet every
second your hands in the dshpan they get mild Ivory
beauty suds No wonder your husband will notice the
change to smoother hands in just IL days!
Evening star., 1942-05-31
Do you make excuses
for your hands?

There's for hands that rough and red from
dshwashing with strong washday soaps Because lady,
just IL days of Ivory dishwashing will net you pair of
smoother whittier hands. So start NOW put baby's
pure, gentle complexion soap in your dishpan!
Evening star., 1942-10-07
Richmond Dwellings Bring
Median Rent Of S24.O5

The median p monthly rent or
rental value of non-farm dwelling
units in the Richmond metropolitan
district in 1910 was $2405, the Gen.
sus Bureau reported today.
OF the 66624 dwelling units in the
district, 30,011, or As per cent, were
in one-family detached structures.
One seventh of the dwelling units
were built in the period from 1890
to 1910, and two thirds of these were
located in that part of the metro
politan district outside the central
city.
More than 86 per cent of the oc-
cupied homes in the Richmond dis
trict had radios, SO per cent we're
equipped with mechanical refrigera-
ton, and Al per cent were provided
with central heating
The median size of all households
In the district was 329 persons, and
the median number of rooms in
all dwelling units was 469, accord
ing to Census figures.
Evening star., 1942-10-07
North Alexandra Citizens
Hear Talk on Oil Rationinq

Lester Scott, director Of the Oil
Heating Division of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association,
spoke to members Of the North
Alexandria Citizens Association
Friday night on the fuel oil crisis.
The meeting was held In the vacant
building at Michigan avenue and
Bachelors lane, Alexandra, Va.
Mr.. Scott explained to the group
the operation of the rationing sys-
TEN which will be enforced soon and
advised the members on economical
home heating for the winter.
Julian A. Sherman, chairman o1
the association, presented . report
on the progress Of the drive to OBJ
tain. q playground. The organiza-
tion then named playground COM
mittee which includes Ray Davis,
Carl II. Peterson, w. n. Burgess
and Joseph A. TAtro.
Evening star., 1942-10-07
Arlington Federation
Names Committee on
New Nominations
Slate Of Officers to Be
Presented at Meeting
Next Month

The Arlington County Civic Fed
Grafton last night unanimously
elected ]. Byron Brooks, DR.. Victor
Meyers, A. A. Carretta, James D.
Franklin and Mrs. T. A. Booker as
nominating committee to report a
slate of candidates for the annual
election of officers in December.
The committee was instructed to
present slate, either in part or in
full, at the November meeting. The
federation also voted that delegates
may make nominations from the
floor at both the November and De-
cember meetings.
Delegate Charles r. Fenwick, an
honorary member of the federation,
reported that he and State Senate
William D. Medley had been unable
to follow the Executive Committee S
resolution that they introduce a bill
In the recent special session of the
Legislature, providing for an in
come tax credit during the war of at
least Is per cent of the net State in
come tax.
Mr.. Fenwick said, unfortunately
in these special sessions our hands
are pretty well tied, as no bills were
to be introduced except by the Gov
ernor's recommendation"
He said. however, that Gov. Dar-
den was sympathetic" to the pro-
posal and would refer it to the State
Legislative Council if the federation
would submit the measure in writ
ten form. Mr.. Carretta, author of
the resolution, then moved that the
measure be submitted to the Gov
ernor. The federation voted to refer
the matter to the Legislative and
Legal Action Committee.
Several actions of the Executive
Committee were approved. Among
them was a motion by President
Florence Cannon recommending
that the county board inquire into
the possibility Of Federal housing
in the Pentagon Building area for
Government employees.
The body also voted that a COM
AAAoVSS AS dPkOAACCu w CO.OpCI dtC
with the county board to aid in
salvage collections: that Lester R.
Conley be elected chairman of the
Public Utilities Committee and that
John Petty be made chairman of
the Legislative and Legal Action
Committee.
A. D. Adams, Julian D. Simpson
and Miss c: B. Rose, jr., were chosen
to attend the Merchants and Con-
sumers' mass meeting, at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the auditorium of the
Washington and Lee High School
DR.. Meyers, reporting on the last
meeting Of the Interfederation Con-
ference in Washington, presented
two motions recommended by thai
group: That the federation favol
greater attention to physical train.
ing in the high schools, and that tn,
federation give careful consideration
to any proposed rate increase fol
Illuminating gas. in view OF thu
fact that the Warrington Gas Ligh
Co. Is reported to be considerinf
such increases.
These two matters were referret
to the School Committee and tn,
Public Utilities Committee.