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Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
Rooney's Wife May
Ask for Divorce

HOLLYWOOD, Sept 8. UP)-
Actress Ava Gardner plans to con-
suit her attorney today about her
chin-high husband, tousle-headed
Mickey Rooney, and she MAJ decide
to seek a divorce.
Il just wasn't happy married to
him." she said, and if ye don't
have a complete readjustment of
everything, 1 am going to get
divorce"
Miss Gardner, 10, who took Roo
ney from a perpetual round of
nightclubs and sundry young film
beauties last January, moved from
Rooney's home Thursday. She re-
vealed her intentions yesterday
Rooney did not appear surprised
and said he was on his way to the
golf course. Metro GoldWyn- Mayer,
mis- studio, said the news of the
separation was hard to believe.
The 2l-year-old film star, who
is arguing with army recruiting Of
ficerS that a soldier doesn't have
to be more than five feet tall, elop-
ed with Miss Gardner on Jan. 10.
He said then that he had found
the perfect bride
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
RedIands Gunner
Gets Service Cross

GEN. MACARTHUR'S HEAD
UARTERS, Australia, Sept. 8. (UP)
Master Sergt. Alva S. Hascall of
1912 Webster ST., Redlands, Cal,
bomber radio operator who found
time also to man a gun against at
tacking Japanese planes, has been
awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross, it was announced today.
Hascall was cited for heroism in
action over Manado, on the Dutch
Island of Celebes, last Jan. IT. His
bomber was attacked by Is Japa-
neSe fighters while returning from
an attack on shipping in Manado
harbor. Five Of the attackers were
shot down, but the bomber's radio
was damaged and member of the
crew wounded.
Hascall repaired the radio and
called the base to arrange for med
ical attention for the wounded man.
While the bomber was being Servic-
ed after landing at the base, an
alert was sounded. The plane went
up to meet the enemy and immed-
lately was attacked by three planes.
Hascall manned the rear gun, drove
off the Japanese and then risked
his life by removing his oxygen
mask at 10000 feet to aid wound
ed member of the crew.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
HUSH HUSH

You've probably noticed that love
scenes often effect amazing changes
in the stature of actors and actress
es. If the girl and the hero are pref
ty much the same height. she'll kick
off her shoes before going before
the camera for a clinch closeup. If
the man is so much taller that an
embrace looks q bit awkward, he
may take off his shoes-or, more
likely, the heroine will stand on q
box.
I've seen Joan Crawford, Rosalind
Russell and other tall actresses
married" in their stocking feet
in three-quarter shots in which their
feet didn't show. But today at Warn
erS, in a scene for The Princess
O'Rourke," the camera drew back
and revealed, full-length, a COM
pletely shoeless ceremony i'll which
Bob Cummings and Olivia de Havi-
Hand were married by Justice OF
the Supreme Court Harry Daven-
port. 1t was a whispered ceremony
too. They were being quiet because
the girls uncle, Charles Coburn
was asleep in the next room ano
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
Third RommeI Offensive
Expected Soon by Allies

CAIRO, Sept. Sup = Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel is trying
to complete the withdrawal of his
main Axis forces from the southern
end of the Alamein line under the
protection of a strengthened rear
guard, dispatches from the front
reported today.
The first phase of the fall bat
tie of the Nile was over Rommel
had taken a beating but it was
indicated that he was now pre-
pairing to make a stand and any
tendency to gloat over his re-
verses was discouraged by British
leaders who expected him to try
another offensive soon, as he had
staked his reputation on breaking
through to Suez.
The front was quiet after a week
during which Rommel had at
tackled with all his power and,
it was finally revealed, had reached
q point only Is miles from the vital
coastal road from Ell Alameln TO
Alexandria before he met the main
weight of the British eighth army
and suffered a setback.
Todays communique said that
there was nothing to report on the
southern sector yesterday, that
patrols we're active in the CEN
tral and southern sectors Sunday
night and that at least six enemy
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08

who had driven japanese landing
parties into the jungle
BITTEREST FIGHT
1t was indicated that the bitter
est and most important fighting
yet seen in New Guinea was in
prospect as the enemy advanced
toward the Allied main defense
lines on the south side of the Owen
Stanley mountains.
The enemy had moved stealthily
inland from their base at Buna
and the Coma Mission ON the north
New Guinea coast, occupied July
81. to the Kokoda area just on the
other side of the mountains from
Port Moresby.
They had reached Kokoda with
almost no opposition, because de
spite criticism by Australian poliLi-
clans. Gen. Douglas Macarthur
had regarded the north coastal area
as not defensible, usefull% with
the forces he has now at his COM
mand, and he declined TO sacrifice
the lives of the Australians who
form his advance forces.
At Kokoda, which has a small
improvised flying field the Japa-
nese met strong Australian combat
patrols expertly trained in jungle
fighting.
Skirmishes had gone on for
weeks there, but despite the effec-
tive support of Allied planes, which
have bombed and machine gunned
the japanese at low level almost
every day, the enemy had maintain
ed their grip.
SINGLE TRACK
The trail across the mountains
is single tortuouS track.
So far the enemy had succeeded
in advancing by use OF the jungle
tactics they first demonstrated in
Malaga, seeking TO sneak past the
small advanced Australian patrols
and to enVelop them without risk
ing a frontal fight even against
inferior numbers.
At the same time there had been
small clashes between jungle out
posts at various points along the
north New Guinea coast. These
clashes which have been going on
for a month between handfuls of
men, now appeared to have been
converging steadily toward the Ko-
koda gap.
Naturally Australians were an
Xious over the new situation But
Gen. Macarthur has outsmarted
the Japanese more than once, and
his recent references to Port Mores-
/ by as a citadel defending Austria
liza Indicated his confidence in the
strength of his forces there.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08

Eunciies
By Paul Harrison

HOLLYWOOD. Sept. 8-All over
the lot: Director LeW:5 Milestone
believes in hitching his star to
wagon.
This hitching is both actual and
hypothetical. There's a scene in
THE Edge of Darkness" in which
Enrol Flynn is tied behind a wagon
and dragged into a Norwegian town
as a hostage for the killing of
German soldier And in the whole
picture, Flynn is subjected to the
drudgery and restraint of all the
free minded people of occupied
Europe.
Before this" said Milestone, who
is directing his first war picture
since the original "All Quiet on the
Western Front" Enrol always play
ed a debonair guy in control of any
situation. Now, though he and all
the others want to fight back, and
fight in the open, they can't. Flynns
having to take it instead of dish it
out"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
JoPs Poy Heavy
Toll in SoIomons

HEADQUARTERS, u. S. PACIF'
&c WLEET, Pearl Harbor, Sept. 8
CUP)-United States forces in the
Solomons are steadily Strengthening
their offensive bases while their
dominant air force fights off Jap
anese aerial attacks and frantic
attempts to land men, it was in
dicated today.
The marines who made the land
ings on the Guadalcanal area Aug.
7 are still mopping up the scattered
japanese parties which they drove
inland from the beaches in the
first phase of fighting.
Navy department communicates
issued at Washington yesterday
and fresh United Press dispatches
from the battle area agreed:
THAT the Japanese are making
daily aerial attacks in greater or
lesser strength on the marine po-
almost suicidal rate. They have
done little damage.
RIPPING TO PIECES
Navy and land based planes
are ripping to pieces the enemy
detachments which are attempting
to land on Guadalcanal island,
the marine base, and San ,Jcrge is
land, 65 miles northwest of the
Guadalcanal air field.
st is possible that the Japa-
nese, trying to sneak their men
ashore have succeeded in landing
some to join the scattered enemy
forces in the Guadalcanal jungles
and mountains.
4-The position of the marines is
becoming steadily stronger because
being landed apparently at will and
the air field on Guadalcanal,
which the enemy had 85 per cent
completed when the United States
forces landed, is now fully in op-
Grafton.
Announcement that the Japanese
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
Postwar World
TO Bring Wonders

ers from city to country, DR.. Stine
predicted
The automobile after the war will
be the model that normally could
have been expected in 1860, if war
had not accelerated research, he
said.
New fuels, perhaps containing no
gasoline, will run an automobile so
miles to gallon, DR.. Stine said.
They were being developed from
discoveries made during the battle
of Britain he said.
SUBSTITUTES
Research is finding substitutes
for important metals, rubber, and
textiles that will make possible
shoes containing no natural leather
and machine bearings containing
no metal.
Dr. Stine said the United States
alone is trying to accomplish in
two years the production of arti-
ficial rubber what it had taken the
world a century to do with natural
rubber.
Science also was accomplishing
miracles" with aluminium and
magnesium, he said, and an abund-
ance of these light metals will make
possible small planes for all, and
transicntinental nonstop air
trains of gliders, dropping or pick
ing up coaches at principal cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08

BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 8-CUPr
Homes of wood that won't burn,
glass that won't break and with
lights that dim or brighten accord
ing to the amount of natural light
coming through the windows were
among wonders of the postwar
world described last night by DR..
Charles M. A. Slime. vice president
of f. I. Dupont De Nemours and
company.
DR.. Stine, speaking at the OPEN
ing session of the American chemi-
cal society convention, said the
home of the future will have an
everlasting stainless steel roof. 1t
will be built CT plywoods, plastics,
and materials now being produced
only in laboratories.
Such a home, he said, probably
will cost $500 to $500 a room and
will be made of prefabricated sec
tions two men can easily handle.
The walls, insulated with new ma
terials, will be several times as ef-
ficient as masonry. Screens will
net use wire and the postwar home
will have air conditioning units to
filter out irritants that cause hay
fever and asthma
NEW AUTOMOBILE
Such homes, the airplane, and an
entirely new automobile will re-
suit in a great MIGRATION of work
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
Retailers Register
3PerC Cent Gain

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Sup
California independent retailers
registered a three per cent sales
gain in July compared with the
same month of l94l, and sales for
the first seven months of the year
rose six per cent, the census bureau
reported today.
San Diego reported the greatest
increase in dollar volume, 81 per
cent. Leading cities included:
Cities of 100000 population and
over: Los Angeles, $13,175, ,532; San
Francisco, $8,989,032
Cities over $4,000 population:
Pasadena, $l.OOO,O52; Stock o n
$500 460
Cities over $4,000 population: Ba-
kersfield, $5O3,6l9 Santa Ana,
$409.527.
Cities over 10000 population: VAL
lejo, 1921 1886: Modesto, $246,337.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
Jops Cross Stanley Pass.
Advance on Port Moresbv

SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA,
Sept. 8. CUP) - Japanese forces
have broken through the owen
Stanley mountain pass in New
Guinea, and are advancing down
the southern slopes toward Port
Moresby, the great Allied advance
base on the south coast, less than
so miles away, United Nations of
ficial quarters reported today
AI'ed advance troops holding
the narrow mountain gap have been
enveloped and are falling back ON
the main defense lines under the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08

-
weight of a persistent enemy at
tack in which it was believed, the
largest enemy forces SO far engaged
in New Guinea are operating.
The most serious threat to date
to Port Moresby, which is 375 miles
from Cape York at the northeast
tip of the Australian continent,
was combined with the first enemy
attack on Port Moresby since Aug.
II and the shelling of Australian
troops in the Milne Bay area at
the southeast end of New Guinea
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
fNEA RadiO.T eiephOiO

the recent German setback should
not be regarded as major Brit
ish victory because Rommel had
made a deliberate withdrawal in
good order.
CThe general feeling in London
was that Rommel might not be able
to attack in force at once but that
there was little hope also of a
British offensive to drive him out
of Egypt
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
Japanese Internee
Commits Suicide

LOS ANGELES, Sept. SUPP
DR.. Rikita Honda, 48, japanese
internee named in Tokyo propa-
ganda broadcasts today as the VIC
tim of very cruel treatment COM
mitted suicide in his Terminal
Island cell last Dec. IA, check of
records showed
Dr. Honda was found dead with
the arteries of his left arm slash
ed
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08

were trying to land men on San
Jorge indicated that they were
devoting some attention to the
area Immediately north of tls
marine positions, in fear of an
early start of the promised marine
push northWard through the Solo
mons.
PAY HEAVY PRICE
A dispatch from Robert Miller,
United Press correspondent with
the marines on Guadalcanal, told
how the Japanese were raiding
the island with "monotonous reg
ularity," paying heavy price and
causing little damage.
Cn Aug. 26, Miller reported ma
Iine fliers doWned seven bombers
and five Zero fighters out of an
attacking force of l6 two -motored
medium land based bombers and
l2 Zeros. The marine losses were
two fighter planes dOWned and
bho lllp lltttilN
43 per cent loss for the enemy,
and three to one loss as compared
to those of the marines.
HENDERSON FIELD
All dispatches from the SolomonS
now refer to the field which the
marines took on Guadalcanal as
Henderson Field" This is the
name the marines gave the field
in memory of Maj LCften Russell
Henderson of Washington, d. q.
the marine hero who dive bombed
his flaming plane down the smoke
stack of Japanese aircraft car
rier. The name is unofficial, so
far.
The first of two navy communi-
ques issued yesterday at Washing
ton told hcW on Saturday 26 enemy
bombers, escorted by 20 Zeros, in
flicted but minor damage in an
attack on Guadalcanal and lost
three of their number, two bombers
and a fighter.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08

HE'LL FIT IN
Daryl Hickman, boy actor APP
pearing with Katherine Hepburn
and Spencer Tracy in Keeper of
the Flame" is 12 years old and So
inches tall. Henry Lewis Stone. his
stand-in, also is So inches tall but
is 43 years old. Stone, once a promi-
nent circus midget. has been called
by his draft board for an Army
physical exam. The ex-midget fig
ures there ought to be places in the
Army maybe IN a tank crew
where he could fit in to advantage.
For fans who figure that war pic
lures are growing a bit too grim.
there's 10 minutes of relief in one
of Leon Schlesinger's new Looney
Tunes-"The Ducktators." It starts
with the Matching of a freak black
egg, and out hops little Adolf with
a He'll" A misfit and a hoodlum,
he's joined by a fat duck named
MusSolini, and then by Hirohito.
who Slkes a silly axis of himself :"
They're always picking on the Dove
of Peace. who finally gets good and
mad and gives 'em their comeup-
pance.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
Russ Won't Budqe
At AtStaIingrad;
Kill 5000 Nazis

MOSCOW, Sept. 8. CUP)-The
Russians have checked a frontal
drive on Stalingrad and the Volga
river line, killing 5000 Germans,
semi-official dispatches said today.
Despite the widest efforts, the
Germans have not budged south
west of Stalingrad in SO hours.
Great, new forces of tanks and
| 500 dive bomberS and fighter
planes had created a perilOuS Situa-
ton yesterday, but front-line dis
patches today said maSsed Russian
artillery and armor busters had
laid down a screen of fire that the
Germans could not penetrate. At
/ tack after attack were thrown back
with heavy losses.
FIGHTING CONTINUES
In the area west of Stalingrad,
fierce fighting continues" the So
Wet noon communique said. After
being repulsed, the Germans threw
in new forces supported by tanks
and for several hours tried to
break through. All attacks disabled
tanks and more than 200 Germans
remained on the battle field"
Last midnight's Soviet commu-
nique, which revealed the German
/ frontal assaults, had admitted a
retreat. Front-line dispatches in
dicated, however, that the Ger
mans had attacked, not so much
J in an effort to reach Stalingrad as
to eliminate Soviet flank attacks
from the west against German
forces fighting on the northwest
and southwest sectors.
Notwithstanding the communi-
que, dispatches to military newSpa.
pers said the Russians had killed
5000 Germans and destroyed Il
tanks, 13 cannon and 40 machine
guns west of Stalingrad.
ONE RETREAT
The Germans attacked rounC
fortified points they had set VI
TO protect their flankS, but faileC
with the exception of one Soviet
retreat to new positions-despitt
,ho support of many planes anc
dozens of tanks.
The Soviet high command hac
held a mobile force in reserve fol
Just such an attack and theycu
the Germans to pieces. In a SeconC
effort, the Germans made an abor
tive attempt to drive a wedge
through the hinge of the Russian
line.
The noon communique did no
mention the sector northwest O
Stalingrad, but it said there was NJ
material change on sectors othe
than those mentioned
1872 TANKS OUT
t1he sudden dropping of thl
area from official reports nigh
indicate that the Russians hac
launched a count-ro. .fensive north
west of Stalingrad. The Germans
reported the heaviest kind o
fighting and claimed they haC
knocked out 1872 Soviet tanks il
renewed counterattacks on north
ern scctorO
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
END VACATION

Mrs. William Peach is back from
a very pleasant siX-week vacation.
The first three weeks Mr.. Peach
Joined his wife. and the time was
spent at Tahoe and in San Fran
cisco. When Mr.. Peach's vacation
was over, Mrs. Peach remained in
Pasadena for the remainder of the
time.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08

planes had been destroyed yester-
day fer an Allied loss of one.
This indicated the extent to which
the fighting had subsidized
Dispatches, however, gave the inn
preston that by means of a rear
guard reinforced by strong tank
units, Rommel was trying to main
tain a bridgehead in the Allied
minefields where he had made his
first advance eight days ago.
ESTABLISHED POSTS
He had established posts around
the Himeimat peak at the south
ern end of the front and appar-
emily was trying to keep a line
running north to protect his main
forces against lashing attacks of
Allied mobile forces including tanks
and armored cars, and to Keep
British artillery out of range.
Uondon military observers were
cautious today regarding the situ-
alton in Egypt, not wishing to make
claims which would rule out the
likelihood cf a fresh German Of
fenSive soon.
(The conservative Times said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08

would have put a quick stop to the
marriage if he'd been disturbed.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
NEW AUTOMOBILE

Such homes, the airplane, and an
entirely new automobile will re-
suit in a great migration of work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-27
Zephyrs Capture
Boys Club Crown

The zephyrs captured the Boys
Clubs intermediate "A" League title
OF the club surface last night by q
smashing 70 10 II victory over the
gcrappy Enkcorg. The Zephyrs led
at the end Of o low scoring first
half by on 8 10 0 count. The champs
opened tho second half with o bar.
rage OF hoops and led at tho three
quarter mark by q 20 10 ~ score. In
the final period both teams match.
cd free throw after free throw with
tho Enkcors making tho larger
number but not enough 10 match
the Zephs early lead. The champs
tok tho title In two contests vim
ming the opener by o 81 to 30 mar
gin. George Haddad led the Zephers
scoring parade with 10 points Pete
zaccaria the losers best with Q
numerals. Coeiho and YIliiero star
red on the defense for their respec-
tive teams: Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-27
MITE OPENERS
I. START PACIFIC
COAST LEAGUE
Trio Of Games Under
Lights Are Scheduled
for April Z
ny JAMES $. SHEEHY

UNITED Press stan Correspondent
San Francisco, March 27--(UP)--
Tho Pacific Coast League today
planned TO break n 40-year prece-
dent by opening It's l9A2 baseball sea-
son on April 2 with night games In
three California cities,
san Diego, Hollywood and Sacra-
mento scheduled opening games ur-
der lights In hopes Of drawing thou
sands OF daytime defense workers
under President Roosevelt's "go-
ahead for baseball, The san Fran
cisco Seals will stick TO the tradition
Nl day opening at their stadium
Presidents OF the eight contend
Ing clubs were uncertain how base
ball will draw this year, Charles
II. Graham, veteran president of
the San Francisco club, believed
attendance will depend on "how
the war goes for the Allies"
Ossle Wit ct Hollywood
EFF the United Nations do we'll
In tho war, feel certain baseball
will have. q big year." Graham said
But II tho late spring and sum-
NOR campaigns 20 against the Allies
It's bound TO hurt our attendance"
Graham, one OF the most beloved
and respected baseball leaders, res
called the first World War, He was
manager OF the Seals m 1913, The
league was forced TO close, July ID
The old Vernon club led Los An.
geles byb 81 points when play was
suspended, Los Angeles won u
playoff series, five games TO two
Every club this year Is managed
by q player who saw service pre-
viously In the big leagues, Two
new managers will make their de-
but Frank Brazil ut Portland
and Oscar Witt at Hollywood, Bra
Eill, former coast leaeuge third
basemAn and slugger, inheritS o
laSt-plaee Portland club that shows
little promise Of leaving the cellar
Witt managed Portland last yeal
after his 1910 experience with the
seoond-plaee Cleveland "ery-ba.
bieS." ..
Veterans, Youngsters In Lineup
Frank Lefty" o'Doul, who taught
Gary Cooper to hit and throw left
handed In the picture version Of the
life Of Lou Gehrig, again will man.
age San Francisco. johnnie Vergeg
former New York Giant third base
man, will manage Oakland; Bill
sklff, last years manager Of the
Seattle pennant winners will be back
and Cedric burst will handle Sar
Diego. Pepper Martin viii direct the
Sacramento club of the ST, Louis
Cardinals chain and Arnold "Jigger'
statz will pilot Los Angeles for hi
third successive year,
Due to draft inroads, the. ma
joritv Of teams are well sprinkle;
with married veterans and yet-to
be.drafted youngsters,