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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17
PLANT CLOSED

Officials Of the United Autono-
bile. Aircraft and Agricultural I'M
plement Workers union local (CIO)
denied the union had called a strike.
They said opposition from Houze
was holding up their requested wage
increase.
Houze estimated 1900 workers en-
ployed on the day shift reported for
work on schedule but were sent
home. About 400 men walked off
the night shift in protest against
allegedly tardy WLB action on wage
demands. he said A police guard
was placed arCdiid the plant.
Houze said the average pay was
81 an hour and the minimum 1917
cents per hour. He said the union
sought an increase of Sl.20 day.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17
Army Husbands
Not So Patientin
Waiting at Home

WASHINGTON. Nov. l7-U.P9
Army wives traditionally take their
temporary wartime widowhood
without complaint, but the same
isn't always true of army hus-
bands.
The Army Nurse corps has re-
Gently encountered some difficulty
from the husbands-with new
regulation requiring married nurses
to remain in service.
Some men just can't under
stand why their wives have to be
sent away from home or over
seas" Colonel Julia o. Flikke. Su-
perintendent of the Army Nurse
corps said today. M
"Of course young married people
want to live together. But when a
woman is in the army she must
obey orders like any man." Col.
Flikke said. I'VE don't want to
separate husbands and wives, but
We have to send nurses where they
are needed If we are going to win
the war-and we are determined
to win it. There is a real need
for the Army Nurse corps; other
wise it would never have been
created"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17
.'Commondme ents
Prevent Divorce

CHICAGO. Nov. II. CUP)-One
month ago Judge Joseph SABBATH
sentenced the tiffing Adolph Thork-
ildsens to thirty days-thirty DAYS
in which to try out their self i'm
posed set of ten commandments to
attempt a reconciliation. The SEN
tence worked and today Adolph. 81,
and his wife. Hilbur, 81, who are
again man and wife, said that love
has rebloomed in our hearts"
Their divorce suit has been dis
missed and the commandments
which saved their marriage of 29
years have been torn up.
''We don't need the rules in black
and white any longer" Mrs. Thork-
ildsen said. They are engraved on
our hearts"
The Thorkildsens give all the
credit to her attorney, Harry Y.
Cole, who outlined the command
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17
Tom Payne Gets
Tank Commission

Tom Payne, Jr., of FL Centre last
week was commissioned a second
lieutenant in the tank destroyer
command of the United States army
ct graduation exercises at Camp
Hood, Texas.
He was student body president
at Central Union High school in
1885 and worked for an oil COM
pany before enlisting in the army.
He advanced from private to SER
geant major grade in 1l2 years. His
parents are living in Holtville at
present.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17
Panel Exhausted
In Jury Selection

The entire jury panel summoned
in the Jimmy Gene Phillips $315.-
900 damage suit against the Cali
fornia Electric Power company
was exhausted in Imperial county
Tuesday morning, and it was nee
essary to send cut hurry call for
Is more to be questioned.
Selection of the jury began Mon
day Jimmy Jean is suing for
damages suffered when he came in
contact with high tension wires III
company sub-station at Mclo-
land last February u.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17
Knox Declares Foe
Will Return

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is that they were driven from the
field. We can lick EN- again. We
will eventually defeat them. 1 won't
say in what action or when but We
will"
Knox did not refer to the latest
naval battle in the SolomonS as the
greatest since Jutland. At Jutland
he said, more capital ships were in
volved Possibly the battle of Mata-
pan in the Mediterranean was larg-
er, but he emphasized that the en-
gagement was the greatest surface
force battle of the present war
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17
First Mexicans
Arrive Wednesday
For Farm Labor
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ICUIlCIIIUtu ITOIH FdSC II
war l was manager OF the BraWley
Timkin ranch and who was in charge
of the japanese evacuee camp at
Tanforan, spoke highly of the calibre
of Mexicans brought in.
Only 1870 out of the 5000 imported
into beet fields of northern Califor-
MIA had to return to their native
land because of home sickness, in
ability to do the work or other
breach of contract.
All the Mexicans must be paid
the So cents per hour prevailing
wage set here by representative of
the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture for general field work.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17
QUICKLY CHASE ACID
Indigestion Distress
This Proven Way!

when distressed by the discomfort OF over
acid stomach alter eating OF drinking, be sure
to promptly use famous STUART TABLETS
containing the calcium and magnesium eef-
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quick, welcome reliefitem such upsettin9 cor
ditions. Delicious, pleasant testing. No bot
tie, no mixing. Try STUART TABLETS with.
out delay. AT all drug stores use. eoe and
Sl.2o under maker smeney.beek guarantees"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17
|. v. GIRLS HUSBAND
BECOMES LIEUTENANT

James J. Driscoll, Pacific Beach,
husband of the former Miss Wanda
Brown of El Centre, recently be-
came a second lieutenant in the
U. S. Army air corps, graduating at
Lubbock Field. Texas, friends here
learned Tuesday. With his bride,
1t. DriScoll left at once for Miami,
Fla. The young couple was mar
ried last summer at San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17
Youth Jailed for
Gas Truck Theft

Jean Weaver, alias Gene Arnold,
l9-year -old, was arrested at the
California Arizona boundary Tues
day on a charge of stealing truck
and two trailers loaded with ITO
drums of gasoline.
After his arrest the youth admit
ted stealing the truck and trailers
IN San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17
ScanningI.V
News Horizon
MASONIC LODGE
TO CONFER DEGREE

FL Centre chapter No. lO9. R. A.
M, will confer mark masters de-
gree at the meeting Thursday night,
7:30 O'Clock in the Masonic temple
with a pot luck dinner served at
$50 O'Clock in the banquet room.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17
Eleanor Returns

WASHINGTON. Nov. 17.-fU.P1
Mrs. Roosevelt returned today
from her war inspection trip to
Great Britain.
The White House disclosed that
the President went TO an airport
near Washington to greet his Wilc
this morning. She began her trip
on october 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17
BADLY PREPARED

British reports said that the drive
for Tunis, Bizerte and the Gulf of
GabeS-only 100 miles from the
Tripolitania border-WaS going for
ward rapidly.
The u. S. consul at Tunis, believed
to be Hooker A. Doolittle, escaped
from TuniSia and reported to Allied
headquarters that the Germans were
not prepared to put up more than
defensive fight in Tunisia.
He said the Nazis hoped to defend
the harbor installations and esti-
mated that the Germans we're great
|" outnumbered by the Allied forces
available for attack. However, at
Allied headquarters there was ne
tendency to minimize the task ahead
and it was specifically said that
TuniSia was not expected to be "a
puShover."
Allied control of the sea and air
over the western Mediterranean ap-
peared to be confirmed. The axis
circulated wild reports, telling of
the sinking of 80 Allied ships off
Africa and Allied spokesmen said
the axis propagandists were exag-
gerating even more than usual
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17

CHICAGO, Nov. II. CUP Gen
eral Manager Joseph Houze closed
the National Malleable and Steel
Casting Co. plant in suburban Cicero
today hating production of tank
parts and other military equipment
by 1000 men.
Houze said resentment of some of
the employees against war labor board
refusal to sanction a wage increase
might result In violence.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17

erte. The Spanish reports said the
U, S. paratroops were superior in
training, equipment, and physique
TO their German opponents.
The Nazi radio i'll Paris said thai
fighting was in progress along the
TuniSian frontier and Radio Nor
occo reported Allied SpearheadS driv-
ing into TuniSia. Another report
said that British paratroops had
arrived in TuniSia.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17
Rambling Reporter
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Ii the S. Y. t. had wings one cer-
tainly would Sprout from the spot
she wore the pin. 1t was, however,
scarcelY the spot for two wings.
She'll just have to get another
boy friend in the aviation corps
TO balance things up and settle tho
minds of the two civilians.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17
The Good Old Days

The Good Old Days
(Chapter of the story by Isaac
A. Pearson of BrawleyJ
l have written checks for over
$500 per week for the wages of a
cantaloupe packer. A good canta-
loupe packer could pack car day
or 336 crat,5. Tie famous ten
twenty-five Pollock seed turned out
standards only instead Of the 81
varieties VIC have now. l also saw
boxmaker make 300 grape lugS in
one night. He was the foreman
and had to do it TO keep the other
men working. His wife fixed lunch
for them at midnight. This was
during 1919. the first year of pro-
hibition, when wine grapes were
very precious. One Los Angeles
man made $500 per car on several
cars of Los Angeles lugs which he
bad bought before the grape sea-
son.
To Be Continued
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-04
WHEELER, ELMAN
 SALUTE HEROES
First CavaIcade of Motion Picture Stars Due in
 Person Monday

Liberty House. headquarters sor the September Salute to Our Her. oes' War bond drive, was manned today by a crew of volunteers from Senior Hadassah. Mrs. Clarence Freedman was chairman of the group, which went on duty at 10 q. m. and remains until 6 ?. m.
 4 special entertainment program was given at Liberty House yesterday by Bert Wheeler. screen and stage comedian, and other entertainers, among them Imogene Lynn, Hank Ladd and Ray MeKlnley's orchestra.
 Dave Elman, of radio Hobby Lobby fame. ofilclated ct an auction last night at the State theater. Auc- toned oif were 6 number Of articles, among them a painting by Nancy Joan Cantor Of Pennington avenue.
 The first "Cavalcade Of Stars" arr ranged by Hollywood film producers, will be here Monday, the group in- eludlng Charles Laughton, Virginia Gilmore and Ann Rutherford. They will take part in a bond rally on the 5Teen at noon and ct 6 luncheon At the Elton. Other movie stars will appear later kn the month.
 Additional victory auctions will be held here later in tho month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-04
FUTURE SAILOR
 GIVEN BREAK
Judge Dismisses Two Ve- hicIe Charges Against
 Rocco FIanimia

A future sailor was given a "break" in municipal court today when Judge John l.. Gaffney dis missed charges of taking a car with out permission and driving without a license in the case of Rocco Flam- mia, IT, of POS Orange street.
 A companion, Edward Berech, 16, of 180 Orange street, charged with taking a car without permission was given Q continuance until tomor- row.
 Probation Officer stephen Homick informed Judge Gaffney that the boys were arrested by Motor Patrol men Joseph Kendrick and John Spadaro August 2i for taking a car owned by the Salvation Army from a Cherry street parking place. They were picked up early in the morning as they attempted to put air in a tire in an East Main street gaso- line station.
 MT. Homick said that Flammia has good record except for the present charge and that he had applied for enlistment in the Navy. Local re- craiting officers informed the pro- bation officer that Flammia will be accepted, he added.
 Judge Gaffney dismissed the com- plaint and wished Flammia good luck
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-04
Authorization Given For Duration Of War
 By State Commission
z. R. &L. Service Already Underway Several Weeks Approval to Alleviate Difficulties of Employees in
 Getting Transportation to MiddIebury

a new plant of the Waterbury Clock company nearing completion on Park road extension, in the Town of Middlebury.
 This application grows out of the war emergency and is related to the difficulties being experienced by individuals, principally employees of industries engaged in war produc- ton work, in travelling between their residences and their places of em- ployment on account of the restric- tions imposed by the federal gov- ernment on the use of rubber and gasoline by private passenger cars,
 The Commission takes cogni2ance of the fact that on account of the National Emergency applica- tons of this nature may be subject to favorable consideration under the General Statutes and the power delegates by the governor to the commission "as the War Transpor- tation Regulating Agency of the State of Connecticut during the present emergency, provided the established motor bus common car- riers affected, cannot or are unwill- ing to give this special transporta- ton service or are not already pro- viding such service.
 The commission finds that the service tho applicant proposes to operate is consistent with the state- ment of policy of the Commission, dated April 24, 1922, and with the policy of the Federal Office of De- fense Transportation, dated April IT, l942, and that public convent ence and necessity and the National Emergency require the applicant be authorized to operate a War Transportation Service by motor bus over the route hereinafter set forth, such authority being limited to the duration of the National Emergency and to the conditions and restric- tions set forth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-04
Clothing Coupon Banking By HARRIET V. HEALD, Staff Writer
 Waterbury Democrat Washington Service Bureau

great opportunity for error, losses in the mail, and thieving. Retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers were in constant disagreement about the the accuracy of the number of cou- pons claimed to have been turned over to them. The new arrangement saves many business headaches and with a few exceptions the trade will benefit. The work of the Board of Trade in detecting fraud is likewise simplitied. Traders are required to give their names and addresses and those who have hitherto substituted waste paper for coupons or have submitted forged coupons in enve- lops can be readily traced.
 Reports from Great Britain indi- cate that the clothing coupon banking accounts" are functioning smoothly, due to the careful pre- liminary planning and the coopera- ton of banking employees and gov. ernment offlcials. The burden or the banks is tremendous, but theS are compensated by the government for the added work. The fact tha the plan is working efflciently, aftel a comparatively short time, reflects the thoroughness of the spade worE that preceded its inauguration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-04
SONS OF ITALY
 OUTING SUNDAY
Grand and Supreme Lodge Officers 10 Be Lakewood
 Park Guests

Grand and supreme lodge off cers will attend the annual outing of the Provincial d'Avellino lodge Sons of Italy, Sunday, September 6 at Lakewood park from to lC p. m. Connecticut lodges of the order are expected to send delega- tions to the program which will mark the 42nd anniversary of the lodges institution. A band concert and outdoor games will feature.
 Vincenzo Spiotti is chairman oi the arrangements committee which includes John Cecere, secretary; Sal vatore Iannuzzi, treasurer; Antonio Galante, Antonio Colasanto, John Taglia, Sabato Darito, Stefano Gi- annelli, Vincent Mature, Giuseppe Giusto, Vincenzo DellaBella, Giu- seppe Rossi, Stephan Della Bella Vito Ciampi, Vincenzo Della Bella Tony Bruno, and Venerable Giytc Michele.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-04
CORIDEO GIVEN
 CITY CONTRACT
Successful Bid of $2,7l1 Means Oak Street Side.
 walk Project

The contract for construction of a sidewalk on Oak street, from South Oak street to Wall street, was awarded by the board of public works this afternoon to James Corideo, Inc. The award was made after Q tabulation of bids had been submitted by the engineering bureau to the board at special meeting in the office of Mayor Vincent A. Scully.
 The succesfsuI bidder submitted a figure of S2,7ll. Other bidders were: Moran Construction O., $2,876.25; Rambo Construction Co.,, $3,2S6.25; and D. c. Shattuck, $6,e46.30. An informal bid was sub- mitted by Ralph Cappeletti.
 The bids were received by the works board Wednesday night, then turned over to the engineering bp- reau for tabulation and report at today's special meeting.
 The finance board yesterday cer- tified that funds for laying the new sidewalk are available.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-04

hood in 1892, and among his as- signments were professor of The ology and Sacred Scripture at the Dominican Colleges at Somerset and Washington, D. C., defnitor and secretary to the General Chapter of the Dominican Order at Viterbo, Italy from 1905 to 1907; Vicar General and Provincial of the Dominican Order west of the Rocky Mountains from 1907 to 1926.
 From 1929 to 1889 Father Me- Mahon was treasurer of the Do- minican House Studies in Wash- ington, D. O., and since that time has been stationed at St. Mary's Priory in New Haven. While in California he interested himself in ecclesiastical construction directing the building of St. Domenics in San Francisco.
 Father McMahon will celebrate the solemn high Mass of Thanks giving on September 10. Most Rev. Maurice P. McAuliffe, D. D., bishop of Hartford, will preside. The Very Rev. Ignatius Smith, o. F., s. T. Lr, dean of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America will deliver the sermon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-04
STAY AT HOME
 URGES SCULLY
War Effort Can Be Aided Over Labor Day Week.
 end Claims Mayor

Mayor Vincent A. scully today urged Waterhurians to stay at home over the Labor Day weekend. By so doing he said, they would aid the war effort.
 By remaining at home for the weekend and holiday, he said, local residents would be able to effect savings in tires and gasoline. They would also make railroad and bus accommodation available for men in the military services. Also he said, they would be helping to cut down the annual huge accident toll over the holiday.
 Most local factories will operate as usual Monday, but some plants will shut down. In addition hum dreds of employees in stores, offices and public buildings will have a long week end. The mayors urgings are directed principally to members of these groups.
 Despite gas and tire rationing, heavy weekend traffic into the city is expected with scores of families returning home in time for the start of the school year next week after spending the summer at shore, lake and country resorts.
 "Youu do your country 0 service if you stay home over the weekend" said Mayor Scully.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-04

The State Public Utilities Com mission today announced granting of authorization to the Connecticut Railway 0 Lighting Go. to operate bus service to and from the new Middlebury plant of the Waterbury Clock co. The service has been un- lerway for some weeks, and the au- nlorization allows It's continuance tor the duration of the war.
 Under the commissions order the 0. R. &s l.. route is from West Main street at Grandview avenue, along West Main street to Park road, across the Middlebury town line to Straits Turnpike, to Park road extension, to the Waterbury Clock plant.
 The commission speaks of the ap- plicatlon for the new bus route as follows:
 The specific purpose of the ap- plication is to provide service for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-04

Washington, D. O., Sept. { = The banks of the United States may add the handling of a new kind of ac- count to their war duties if the clothing coupon banking plan now in use in Great Britain is adopted in this country. The Government Printing Oftlce is already hard at work experimenting with new ration books designed by the Off1ce of Price Administration for clothing, shoes and fuel oil, so as to be ready for any emergency.
 Clothing has been rationed in Great Britain for some time. On June IS, 1942, traders in Great Bri- tain began depositing clothing cou- pons in coupon banking accounts, J under authority of Board of Trade order issued on June 12. The new system is compulsory for all traders except those who deal in very small quantities of rationed goods. Traders entitled to open cou. pon accounts are manufacturers merchants, makers-up, wholesalers and retailers of rationed goods agents who buy or sell rationec goods in their own name or in be- half of another trader; and bus. inesses, undertakings and institu. tions which receive periodical al. lotments of coupons from the Board of Trade for the purchase oi rationed goods.
 British System Popular
 Under this new British system (which might possibly be a model for use in this country) each trader is provided with envelops numbered 100, 500 and 1000. Two percent diff ferential is permitted to allow for pilfering and losses. Each 100-cou- pon envelop must contain at least 98 coupons; 500-coupon envelops must contain 490 coupons each; and 1,000-coupon envelopS, 980 coupons each. The envelops are presented by retailers to the banks, accompanied by properly completed credit slip and counterfeit. The credit slip is retained by the bank and the coun- terfoil is stamped and handed back to the trader. From the moment that that retailers deposit in the bank the coupons which they have received from consumers, the trans fer of coupons from retailer to wholesaler, from wholesaler to manufacturer, etc, is entirely by coupon check. No coupon over drafts are permitted. The physical handling of coupons is eliminated from the time that they leave the hands of the retailer until they re- turn to the Board of Trade, for the banks do not open the envelopS but send them sealed to the Board of Trade where the contents are ex- amined.
 Time Saving Valuable
 Untold time is saved by the plan worked out for banking clothing coupons. About three billion of these coupons circulate annually in Great Britain and under the old scheme they were counted three or four times as they went from con- sumer to retailer, from retailer to wholesaler, from wholesaler to manufacturer and back to the Board of Trade. Apart from time saving, all branches of the clothing trade are freed from many annoying dis putes and from loss of coupons by theft and destruction. Formerly the coupons piled up on the premises of the traders. and as they were trans ferred from hand to hand there was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-04
JAMES BASILE
 GETS s MONTHS
Dorothy HigginsOn Sent tO Farm for Women; Both
 Statutory Charges

Arrested yesterday on c serlou statutory charge in Q vice squad clean-up raid James Basile, B2. oi 22 Newell Place was sentenced to jail for six months by Judge John L. Gaffney. in municipal court to- day. Dorothy Higgingon, 2i, of tho same address was given an indetin- ite sentence at the Connecticut farm for women, on . similar charge.
 Two women and two men, 0nf colored, were arrested by Lieuten. ants Patrick Moylan, Patrick HobarH and Ernest Pakul and Patrolmar Joseph Cavanaugh as the vice squad moved to cooperate with the current drive of the Federal Bureau of In. vestigation to Clean Up Connectl, cut"
 Basile and Miss Higginson pleaded guilty to charges of lascivious car, riage.
 Ollie Watson, S2, colored, of 32 Canal street and Reta Provancher, 1T, of g Canal street, also arrested on e statutory charges were given continuances to September ia.
 
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