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The Wilmington morning star., 1942-10-02
BY MARGUERITE YOUNG
NEA Service Staff Writer

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-Memo to
tomorrow's historian: take good
look at American women's shoes.
They'll tell you more about living
in World War II than almost any
other piece of feminine apparel,
and of course any bit of women's S
dress tells quite lot about the
times.
One glance at women's 1942-43
shoes conveys the big shift of girls
to what used to be ''men's work. !"
There is a whole new group of
work shoes for feminine farmers,
feminine manual workers, mesSen-
gers, traffic cops.
SPRING SHOES TO SHOW
REAL WARTIME STYLE
Come spring, practically every
type of women's shoe you pick up
in a store will tell you about War
II armies - will tell you they're
huge and that they march on sole
leather as well as on their stom-
achs.
Shortages of sole leather in
spired the War Production Board
order that prohibits two color
shoes, limits one-color shoes to six
colors, and holds down styles in
fancy shoes in the well dressed
family's wardrobe.
The Office of War Information
explains the order is not aimed a
necessary shoes, but at fancy
'special-occasion'' shoes NOV
elites which do not really work
for living since their owners can
not wear them with as many out
fits and they, therefore, st
around in closets-just so much
good leather on vacation
Full force of the order will be
felt only next spring. New fall
shoes, which were made or in work
when the order came, are plenti-
full, varied, and notable for color,
nailhead trimming, high platforms.
One maker stresses a lovely moss
green, red, sherry, American beau.
| ty; another shows red calf slippers
and green ones, also golden to-
bacco brown, blue, and black ones
with wine-colored platforms.
THREE STYLES ARE
BEING EMPHASIZED
Many style-setting houses d
stores, however, anticipate the
fashion-effect of the order-they're
emphasizing three kinds of shoes:
oxfords; "wear with every
dressy costume shoe; and h e
"play shoe' which used to go out
to frolic, but now goes to work.
Makers are accenting quality as
never before. Shoes designed es-
pecially for women in the driver S
seat of the taxi, women who carry
the telegraph message and grow
farm crops are frankly sturdy,
comfortable. However, several are
neat enough to e pretty smart
at heavy work and elsewhere, too
The harvester's shoe, ankle-high
to keep earth and brambles under
foot, would compliment jodhpurs.
There's five-eyelet oxford which
shoppers and others wearing town
and country suits-as we'll as mes
sengers-will want. This is unlined
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-10-02
st. James Auxiliary
Meeting Planned Today

The Woman's auxiliary of ST..
James church will meet this aft
ernoon at 4 o'clock in the Great
Hall. A short service will be fol-
lowed by the organization meet
ings of the various branches of
the Woman's auxiliary. The first
program meeting will be held on
October 9.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Donald j. Webb
have moved to Wrightsville Beach
and are occupying the Fred Pear
sail cottage on South Lumina ave-
nue..
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-10-02

that her girl
hood is being
spoiled by war.
Spoiled because
the young men
she would be
dating and fall
ing in love with
are going into the
army. Spoiled be-
cause there is no
happy 60 = lucky
young crowd for
her to spend her
time with. Spoil
ed because what
parties there are,
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-10-02
Club Clock

The Woman's Bible class of
Temple Baptist church will
meet Friday evening at 8
o'clock at the home of Mrs. J.
Roy Clifford, 1910 Market st.
A full attendance is desired.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-10-02
MunlnieS

Atop Luzon mountain, Philip
pine Islands are hundreds of
bodies of Igorots, clothed and sit
ting in groups resembling ''plcnic"
parties, that have been there for
years and have been perfectly
mummified by the hot, dry air.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-10-02
Best Years Are Hard For Marys
OF All Ages, Declares Ruth Millett
RY RUTH MILLETT

NEW YOhh, OCt. L.
Mary looked woebegone when
she said, 'But the world is ruin
ing the very best years of my
life"
Mary is f8, and to her. it seems
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-10-02
South Africa's Size

Some idea of the size of the
Union of South Africa can be had
from the fact that it covers an
area equal to the combined areas
of Arizona, California, Nevada,
and New Mexico.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-10-02
Trial Marriage For Amnesia Victim

Henry Miller and his wife, Glory Weller Miller,
who married him during spell of amnesia then
covered and didn't recognize him, leave their apart
ment in Hollywood after announcing that for the pres
ent, they will continue together in what they term
trial marriage. She says she lost her memory upon
finding her first husband, H. Pierce Weller, dead in
declared she has no recollection of marrying Miller
last May.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-10-02
FaIl-Winter Shoes Tell A Story;
American Women Are In The War

calfskin, perforated for comfort,
and decorative effect.
PALTER OXFORD HAS
Low, BROAD HEEL
Designer Dan Palter, noted for
his carriage-trade shoes of deli
cate and fine construction, has En-
lined oxfords with saddle stitching
around the calfskin lace-stay and
back. and with low, broad-based
heels also, ankle-strap dressy
black suede sandals which feel like
almost no shoe at all, thanks to
their porthole cutouts.
His tailored shoes, now going in
to work under the color restric-
tions. are black, the golden brown
now called Army rust the dark
town brown" and the new blue
Jacket blue" "Turfta.." is used
for walking and sports shoes. l
Theater guilds, for the purpose
of protecting the rights of actors,
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-10-02

Catch of Goldfish in the western
North Atlantic has averaged about
,100, 900, 900 pounds annually Tor
the last 40 years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-10-02

Theater guilds, for the purpose
of protecting the rights of actors,
were formed as carly as the fourth
century B. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-10-02

Long Island ducklings" original,
ly were raised under special care
and feeding conditions on Long
island.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-10-02

Insects never grow after reaching
the adult stage.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25

oitCi VI Vic loJ III oOiiNip.
Hundreds of residents played
host to servicemen at Christmas
dinner in their homes, collecting
them from the canteenS in the var
ious towns and stopping them on
the streets to invite them to din
ner. The only trouble was, there
were not enough homes to go around.
CHURCH WELCOME
Churches opened their doors Fri
day and prepared to keep them
O'>"'' Saturday to accommodate ser
vicemen.
At the naval air station on Sal
ton sea a big turkey dinner was
served Christmas daY with all the
trimmings The meal ended with
ice cream and was served at tables
decorated by the Brawley school
children and the Junior Red Cross.
Camp Seeley had a big dinner
scheduled, the traditional holiday
feast. About the same plan was
followed at Camp Dunlap. Men re-
Gently arrived at the Ell Centre air.
port had not had time to organize
sufficiently TO have a traditional
christmas affair but did the best
they could to observe the day.
Away UP at Camp Young near In
do Bob Mohr'5 orchestra played to
20 900 men from pm. to 7 pm.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25
Russians Roll on
Drive Against Axis
Japs Announce Raiding
Of Wake Island by
American Airplanes
By UNITED PRESS

Russia'S ar les Friday
were reported making great
gains in their four-front Of
fonsive while in the North
African theater of war increased
patrol forays between Allied and
Axis forces were noticed as we'll as
United Nations activity in other
zones.
Christmas in the Pacific area was
highlighted by Japanese an
nOuncement that American planes
had attacked Japanese-held Wake
Island Wednesday.
The japanese said that q dozen
planes approached the island from
the direction of Midway Island.
They claimed that four raiders were
down and six damaged. The re-
mainder turned tail" it was claim
ed.
START FOUR FIRES
Starting of four fires on Wake
was admitted.
The Soviet offensive added new
cheer to American celebrations.
Southeast of Nalchik in the south
ern Caucasus, where the Germans
vainly had sought to reach the
Georgian military highway and the
rich oil lellS, the Soviet noon COM
Continued on Page 6. Col. g
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25
Henry House Wins
Honor, axes Part
In Film Campaign
Valley Farm Expert to
Make Appearance in
Minute-Man Drive

Henry House of Ell Centre,
who has won more awards
and honOrs for farming than
any other Imperial county
resident, will be one of the
minutemen speakers in news reels
released through the national war
savings committee in Washington,
it was announced Friday.
The news appealing to Americans
to bu" more war bonds will be re-
leased in theaters in Denver, Colo,
Des MoineS, Ia. Kansas City, Mo-,
Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Mimi,
Omaha, Neb., and Salt Lake City,
Utah.
House, who is waiting to be called
for duty with the marines, became
member Of the Future Farmers of
America chapter at Central Union
High school in Ell Centre. In 1887
he made the degree of Future Farm
err. In 1899 he was chosen one of
CALIFORNIA; state farmers. In 1940
he made the American Farmer
degree, highest national award. He
was president of the FLA in Cali To-
fOrnia in 1899.
He was student body president at
Central and student body president
at Polytechnic Institute at San Luis
ObiSpo, winning scholarship to
Continued on Page 6, Col s.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25

the border the Mexican was left
behind He hastily reported to the
immigration authorities there but
they were as puzzled as he was in
regards to his eventual disposition.
Is SENT HOME
Six days later he arrived to join
his lost TEAMMATES at the Imperial
county fairgrounds being used as
a disburSal center He had made
the trip in the company of an i'm
migration official on a westward
journey.
OF the totaI of the incoming
workers. ONLY Is have had to be
sent home. Most of them returned
because they were homesick and
only four because they were unfit
for the type of field work de-
manded.
Between IS and 40 have been Jail
ed for Saturday night drunken
ness, far below the percentage of
alcoholic overindulgence of local
MeXicanS, Finney said.
DIFFERENT FOOD
One of the most bothersome
things to the Mexicans is the diff
ference in California food than that
of their native Mexico, Finney
said.
The MeXicans are Under the di-
rection of r. B. Moore, regional
director of the Farm Security adj
ministration, and Capt. Willard
SpeareS. local representative of the
FSA who have been most cooper
ative and helpful in handling thes
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25
Roosevelt Brands
Assassination Of
Darlan Murder
Hope That Justice Will
Overtake Murderer Says
U.S.A. Chief Executive

WASHINGTON. Dec. 25.
(UP) Official Washington
today awaited details of the
assassination of A d m raj
Jean Francois Darlan, which
President Roosevelt branded in
formal statement as first degree
murder" before conjecturing on
what effect his death would have
on Allied affairs in North Africa.
So far Mr.. Roosevelt has issued
the only statement from here on
the assassination of Darlan. former
axis collaboration before he became
the Allied-sponsored high commits
sioner of North Africa. Still await
ed is word from the state depart
ment and from Fighting French
representatives, who never accept
ed the leadership of Darlan.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Mr.. Roosevelts statement, issued
through his secretary, Stephen T.
Early, said:
The cowardly assassination is
murder in the first degree. All lead
ers of the United Nations will agree
with that statement.
"Nazism and Fascism and military
despotism will hold otherwise.
Il hope that speedy justice will
overtake the murderer or murder
ers of Admiral Darlan."
Darlan only two months ago an
nounced his axis ties and entered
into the agreement with Lieut. Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower which gave
the United Nations control of
French North Africa. That move
brought widespread criticism, but
was justified by United Nations
leaders on the ground that it speed
ed the North African campaign and
saved American lives.
Mr. Roosevelt on Nov. II issued
clarifying statement on the OAR
Ian deal, calling it a temporary
eXpedient, justified solely by the
stress of battle"
DELAYS CONJECTURE
Cine thing that delayed conjec-
ture on future North African policy
was the lack of identity of the as
SaSSin. Mr.. RooSevelt's statement,
however, was believed to imply that
the killer was either German or
italian inspired, motivated by Dar-
lan's turn from the axis and by the
Scuttling of a large part of the
French fleet which had been under
his command.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25

ed that the average domestic labor
er was not working more than three
and half to four days per week
With the setting of a standard la
Dor wage scale, with pirating prac-
tically eliminated, the domestic
MeXic1ns have now ceased spend
ing half of their time shopping
around for better pay"
He pictured the difference be-
tween the fair rate of pay now be-
ing received by the laborers and
the "eXhorbitant" demands MeXi-
cans and Filipinos were making and
having fulfilled for field work last
year.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25

an investigation call.
Il shot my husband because he
tried to make me leave home" Te-
zon said she told him.
The officers said they under
stood the fatal Christmas morning
quarrel opened with discussion
of the price of the turkey, to have
been the centerpiece on the Muehle
Christmas dinner table.
Tezon said the house was in dis
order, although the piles of neatly
wrapped presents apparently had
not been touched. Tie said the wom-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25
D AMBl|Ne
(\EpoR1ER
The Christmas Spirit

The Christmas Spirit
Just before Christmas soldier
from tho luna area visited the Ell
Centre free canteen.
rs there an orphanage here?'
he asked one of the women in
charge.
She told him there was no or
phanage in Imperial Valley, and
asked why he wished to know.
The hoy said he had received a
Christmas gift from his home in
BROOKLYN, NY, and wished to share
1t with ulderprivileged children.
The woman agreed to help. She
thought he was kind to share his
Christmas cake and cookies or such.
What is it you wish to share
with the children" she asked
Tell me so 1 will know how to
help you"
Il received a 500 check" the
young soldier said. II don't need
it. I get 500 every month. I in
herited money from an uncle and
the allowance comes from that. I
usually give it to an orphanage in
BROOKLYN, but no WI want to
share it with some of the children
here"
A terrific shonpine spree was or
ganized Immediately and a large
group of children had the best
Christmas of their unfortunate lit
tie lives.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25
Lost Sheep Back i'm Fold

One of the 1877 nationals imported
into Imperial Valley from the in
terror of Mexico as a labor army
arrived six days later than his COM
rades after being stranded at No
gales, Arizona, it WAS disclosed Fri
day.
In letter reviewing the Mexican
importation, written to Frank L..
Buckner, farm placement repre-
sentative of the United States EN-
ployment Service, Tom Finney.
county USES director, told of the
Mevican's plight.
When the train pulled out at
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25
England Monarch
Is Confident of
Future of Allies

LONDON, Dec. 25.-(UPD-King
George vi, broadcasting his annual
Christmas message to the British
empire, declared today that recent
United Nations victories in Africa,
Russia and the Pacific enabled him
to speak with firm confidence re-
garding the future"
The tasks still lying ahead of
the Allies may be even harder than
those a;'eady accomplished. the
Continued on Page G, Col. 3
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25

OF. His legs were broken and his
teeth had been knocked out when
an army crash boat picked him up.
Doctors brought him back to life
after his heart stopped beating for
four minutes on the operating ia
BILE. 1t was necessary to amputate
his leg.
Stuart, A 29-year-old tail bum
ner, had planned to be married Oc-
tober l, but when he had partially
recovered he wrote to his fiancee.
Miss Lois Floto, to break the en-
gagement.
Il am not the same man you
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25
AirpIune Crash Fails 10
Separate betrothed Pair

TAMPA, Fla. Dec. 25.-UPD-'
Staff Sgt. Charles Stuart was mar
ried Yesterday to his 22-year-old
sweetheart, Jackson, Miss, music
teacher who refused to let fate
in the form of an airplane crash
come between them.
The Christmas Eve ceremony was
performed in the chapel of the
MacDill Field base hospital. The
guests were doctors and patients
CT the hospital
The groom was in a wheel chair
He was the sole survivor of a BIG
medium bomber which crashed in
the Gulf of Mexico on September
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25

an fired one shot from double
barreled .12-gauge shotgun while in
the bedroom in an attempt to
scare Muehle,
How do you like that?'" Off
GERS quoted her as saying.
Just like the Fourth of July"
they said he replied.
A moment later, they said she
related, he started toward her with
pot of coffee. She fired AGAIN,
Tezon said, the charge striking
MGehle In the stomach.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25

MeXicans
Finney disclosed that 1919 addi-
tional workers will be imported for
the harvest season starting in early
January, probably between the 5th
end 18th. The first batch of SIT
arrived on November %, 1855 came
in on November %. one arrived on
November "a and 81 on Novem-
Der 30.
NO TRANSFER
None of the laborers NAV be
transferred or loaned out without
the approval of the United States
Employment Service, hence Finney
has an absolute check on what they
are doing and for whom they are
working.
He told Buckner that as a result
of the experience gained with the
first CONTINGENT it is expected that
the next shinment will be handled
efficiently and well.
There is no doubt but that these
MeXicans were life savers to the
labor problem in Imperial Valley"
Finney declared.
NO SHORTAGE
There is no labor shortage i'll
the valley at the present time. The
reason for this is not because these
nearly 500 Mexicans were all that
we needed, but since their arrival
they have eene far to stabilize. the
labor situation"
Finney told of the change in the
domestic labor picture.
Last year our investigation prov
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25

promised to marry" he wrote. Our
life together could never be as
we had planned"
Miss Floto didn't answer the let
ter-she arrived at the hospital two
days later.
Il would still love you if you had
no legs or arms. either" she ex-
planned to Stuart.
The ceremony was performed by
Chaplain E. w. Cantrell. Maj. j. e.
Robinson, the army doctor who am
'"t"ted Stuart's leg, gave the bride
away.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25
Arqun1ent over Christmas
Turkey brings Murder

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Dec. 25.-
U.PD = Because Rrthur Paul
Muehle, 80, thought SO was too
high price for a Christmas tur-
key, a domestic argument devel-
oped early today in the Muehle
home, among piles of Christmas
presents, which led to his death as
the church bells sounded Peace on
earth, good will to men"
Police Officers Leonard Tezon
and Frank Ratliff found Mrs Ruby
Muehle, 40, at the front door of
the bungalow when they answered
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25
Offices Close for
Three Days Here

All city and county offices, the
library, banks, title companies and
other financial institutions will be
closed Saturday as Well as Fri
day, giving employees a three-day
holiday.
The majority of the Ell Centre
stores will be open for business Sat-
urday, and the Post-Press will pub
liSh as usual,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25

at Dattlc stations OH lanQ ana Sed
around the globe.
1t was unlike any Christmas the
nation had ever observed before. A
year ago 10 days after the Japa-
nese attack on Pearl HarbOr, the
country was only beginning the
complete conversion of its peace
time economy to war. This year the
entire natiG was organized for war,
tightening its belt after a final
Christmas buying spree which strip
ped stores of many articles which
cannot be replaced until the war
ends. Millions of men in the armed
services could not rejoin their fam
lilies for the holiday and choked
transportation facilities prevented
many other family reunions.
FACTORIES WORK
Most war factories which kept
operating at topspeed through other
holidays halted their production
lines to give their workers a we'll
earned rest. But some continued
working. At Melrose Park, ILL.,, the
Quick Aviation plant notified part
of its force to report for work after
the Un5,ed Automobile Workers
union protested against company
plans for three day shutdown.
Even with war workers at home,
there were vacant chairs at many
Christmas dinner tables. Approx
mately 100000 soldiers are sta
toned overseas and thousands of
sailors and marines are in service
outside the United States. And
some 100000 other men are sta
toned at camps within the country
far from their owE homes.
Wherever American troops were
on duty behind the battle lines they
paused for the holiday observance
Many of them went to the tradi-
tional Christmas dinner with tur-
key and the trimmings in army
mess halls. In China. Alaska and
other farflung posts, soldiers gath
cred to sing carols around Christ
mas trees erected to remind thel.,.
of homes where they spent earle.
Christmas holidays and where they
hope to spend the next one. From
those homes, they received millions
of greetings and gifts dlivered by
the army, fulfilling its pledge to
handle the tremendous load of
Christmas mail.
TROOPS CELEBRATE
American troops began celebrat-
70 Christmas at am. (EWT) yes
terday on the Fiji Islands across the
! international date line. AS the earth
turned it brought Christmas to
others in Australia, China, India,
Africa, the British Isles, the Ameri-
cas-, Hawaii and finally Samoa
| where midnight arrived at am
! tEWT) today.
Army and navy chaplains presid-
eel at Christmas services in the field
and aboard ships and in army posCs
and naval stations on all CONT
nents. Entertainment programs were
arranged wherever troops could
gather and radio programs we're
beamed to them from the United
States.
President Roosevelt opened the
observance of both civilians and
service men with a Christmas eve
broadcast from the White House
last night. He said he could not
wish his listeners Merry Christ
mas because so many soldiers and
sailors were on combat duty but
that he could express his belief
that this is happier Christmas
than last year in the sense that the
forces of darkness stand against
us with less confidence in the sue
cess of their evil WAYS"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25

at the big camp Christmas party
This orchestra is one of the 40
which Coca Cola company had
pla"ing at camps in the United
States.
Hundreds and hundreds of men
stationed on the desert in the Yuma
area were given a three-day leave
and Scattred all over the desert ara
to enjoy themselves as best they
could
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25
1942Pig Crop
Sets New Record

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25. CUP)-
The agriculture department today
estimated the 1912 fall pig crop at
an all-time record of 1921 900
head.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-25
yuIe Here Takes
Military Motif

Imperial county celebrated the most military Christ
of its history Friday with thousands of serviceme
spending the holiday within its borders
Christmas almost working day in some of the
military camps while great Christmas festivities were the