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U.S.. Supreme Court
UphoIds States in
Curbing Pickefinq

continued from Page One)
piclsetlng may be Il phase of the
constitutional right of free utter
anee
BIT recognition of peaceful pick
eting as an exercise of free speech
does not IMPLY that the states must
be without power To confine the
sphere of communication TO that
directly related 10 the dispute. Re
strictlon ol plcketing TO the area
oi the lndusIA within which labor
dispute arises leaves open 10 the
dIsputanta other traditional modes
ot communication.
@fa deny To the states the power
To draw tins line is To write INTO
the constitution the notion that
every instance Of peaceful pickelng
anywhere and under any cireum-
stances IS necessarily a phase of
the controversy which provoked the
picketing.
Such a view of the due process
clause would compel the states to
allow the GIsputants in Il particu-
lar industrial episode to conscript
neutrals having no relation to either
the dispute or the industry in which
ii rose.
1T Is not for us to assess the Wis
dom of the policy underlying the
law of Texas. Our duty is at an
end when we find that the four
teenlh amendment does not deny
her the power 10 enact that policy
Into laN.9
lhe Dissenting justices contended
HAT the piekenng MS Il means ol
communication protected by the
free speech and press proylslons OF
The constitution.
Last year, IN a split decision also
delivered by Frankfurter, the court
placed its first recent curb ON union
picketing. ruling HAT state courts
may bar peaceful picketing il it
not closely linked with or performed
in a context" Of violence.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-30

WASHINGTON, March 30 up
The treasury proposed today taat
family income tax deductions be
enlarged to allow credit for aex-
traolainary medical expenses and
fol children between 10 and q who
are attending college.
Randolph Paul. treasury tax ad-
wiser, presented the freasufya neW
Recommendation TO tie house was
and means committee
lie festated the treaslav's belief
that husbands and wives should b.,
required to file Joint income tax
returns. But he modified the trea-
surS'S original recommendation by
proposing that in families where the
wife works an additional credit
should be allowed for incidental eX-
penses. such as care of dependent
children. He suggested that this
credit be an amount equal to 10
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Reds RepuIse Big
German Onslaught

Continued from Page One
cut the railroad connecting Lenin-
grad and Noygorod. 200 miles 70 the
south
There was no news from Russia
on the progress Of the fighting a.
Staraya Rqssa. where the German
10th army IS encrcled but Radio
Vlchy. quoting neutral sources. SAID
there vas extremely violent figh,iAs
and a decision Is regarded q nj
minenta
In LONDON. 10000 persons Jammed
Trafalgar Square yesterday II one
OF the largest mass meetings ever
held there, demanding establish
ment Of a second front on the con-
tinent this year 10 aid the Rus-
slans
The meeting was organized b.
Brush Communists, but II peak
ers included conservative ADcsa.
laborlte and socialist member d
parliament and air rald WORKER and
seamen
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-30
Suspected Auto
Thief Arrested

J. VI. Sanchez, 10 Monday was
fined S75 by FL Ceatro Police judge
Lee Nuffer for drunk driving, and
was turned over to the sheriff 5
office fer prosecution for suspected
car theft
Sanchez was arrested at 3:24 a
M Sunday by Officer Lloyd Ed
wards. and it was learned later that
the car he was driving had been
reported stolen from Clifton White
0l CaleXicO.
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Artillery Firing
Slated on Desert

From wednesday molA!ns mtI.
Saturdag nIgA. 'aene vii be al
tillelE tnns b Mt.ttar@ persouae.
on The Yuha desrgf & / j Stew
art ot Camp Se..'.S ,aanounceG
MoudaS
Tt ,s.1ea daa-cs9.s. - the public
i bounded on tae ao.sa Dy hugh
&aE 81 ON the e.st b ne West
s.de Mi eanul on the south BY
lie YuAa cutoff aad on the Wet b.
4 north and south lie running thru
Coyote Wells.
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PLANS At COURrnOUSE

Plans for a homemade wood hoop
allo which can be used for bulk
gram storage have reached the
farm advisors office at the court
hoG.e Frank 8eysphlag. county
a4ent, said Monday Requiring a
minimum of steel. the structures
are especially useful because of the
sack shortage now. said Beyschlag
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United Nations
Win Air Control

Continued from Page One
* sseMs NJ paving perhaps the
z.saeSs toll Of tie Pacific war 70,
every Nagd ot advance Tie Brit
I'll Wese aaaat 50 miles south OF
i@eme I'D II contact with the
enemy oa the western Burma flank
Offer TO INDIA
K. Sir Stafford Cmpps offered
1a1a = seal as an equal partner
II taa Brush war cabinet the Pa
esae e0plla council and the unz
I'D aaasGs councils rs we'll as
aos' NJ dominion status in an ap=
pet laf tua material and moral
Id HI lie NJ as,aust Japan. He
Expressed oeaaaenec that agree
me@ saa.G he aeHe1ed
c afses fronts the War also vas
za4.an4 momentums
ARCTIC German deStroyerS anG
Y.aaes attacked an allied convoy
CARRYING American and British sup
liz Ia Russia aud, in a battle III
Al AH1.Ie SnoW>Grm lest one NaZi
5eSfreSe1 While sinking three I'M
ted nations ships and hitting a
BRUSH cruiser the Berlin radio
CLAIMED London sources said the
attark. first made With warships
mas>sd b. Germany On the Nor
Weelaa coast. showed Hltler's con
Germ over mountmg aid 10 Rus
>ld
RUSSIA Red army bleWs knock
ii eu a German eemterattack
IL tat. .#ot5 uugthWes, Gl Moscow
Waaer Ha.ef lad ml>sed $1,000
tsoofs
LONDON RAJ blasts Na2i ship,
ping eli st4e Norwegian coast, hit
TN Two or fouF yesseis and bombs
Na2l pert OF Lube2k through which
supplies are sent to Finland aad
Russian front.
PACIFIC OFFENSIVE
II fhe southwestern Pacific strug-
lie. the allies We're working hard TO
seize tie offensive
United nations military leaders
especially American officers. were
emphasizing that their efforts now
are directed lot enly toward de
fense Of Australia bul toward re
taxing the southwest Pacific is
lands
On he Russian fighting front
tae Red arm} reported smashing
Grsmaa troops 'otalIIag 10000 men
T.. tie ka4am ffuH (which might
uu.sa INV atre northwest of Mos
CON III i lne= hour battle trust
l.t'la4 tie enemN'a efforts To coun-
tegutaek Three German planes
Ve!e reported shot down i'll an
attempt Ia attack Moscow.
N GOOD SHAPE
Mcsao% dispatches sud that the
Rec armies We're in good shape for
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Jops Use Women;
Wine. 3rd Degree

= Hong Kong ab7ard a metesa8.#
maa There ~e Wese fz.aeG - -
camp II which 2oaa Caaa5Iaas
Wese besae Rec
Tie Officers escaped l.aM tac
camp lie t.zsG dzy. hIG - Haas
hone sslanG elsEt days ana taes
>'o.e sampan ana finally reach
e Fsce Ca1aa NJ tse - a. c.
aese fishermen aaa sarss...-
W hop " >caa -. .sa.hrt
submarine = Torpedo ssa.s n.eas
da.z,ursc lips t. - Sala T#.ss
MI VI escaped
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REYSCHLAG TO ATTEND
ADVISORS CONFERENCE

Frank Beyschlag county farm ad-
visor, is scheduled 10 attend a con-
ference of advisors at Berkeley
April and :. He pans To leave FL
Centro Friday evening
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Japanese Await
Military Orders
ToLeaVe Valley

Continued f1am Paee One
.hs.s property without reStucgan
: ~ details eanao. be lsoaed e.:
before taeN are efacaaled. We ma1
an@a3le ucWegs q attorney aHd tas~
.see lie Japanese 9 the necessity
.. aa}@z Is property taken ever
= - aacn property oasfaaan AZ
zee .ntl. aftes sse ~ Ha Jaaa-
1T ma} eoGtf9 Nth ne Jna /
Nj fetes tAeM u TIE Raeae asea-
y - aaadlg eaea pro6leM
\ Sehtus5 q the Wartime
t.st5 Adjustment piosHaM NoHG..
II ii Americans IL Gtke o1er l6e
tasns - br Vacated a. iEe ttUe..s-
tHe a3Q1ae@e AID sasr tie -
oa them.
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RY#KARLTsKTITND

KFNM1SG Ghma &aHsa 50
Up JaHa8e#e s6Ia5e9s .rleJ
laaor Frs seh ..sfa. aad flnaaA
thrG cesaee ar.5ads II q ssts.,
effort 70 oa.aia military ia.elMa
ton from lie oapa9eG crew q :
Dutch submarine. t2a Dob o..
ccfs Who capped So. as5s#s
comp tola M tsaaE
The submarine u aaae5 esi
Mala1a saoaa.s oe.ea - taa e
SINGAPORE alas aaaHa f.aee lap.
aneso trU u GsH#a a#.ts t. ell
cer NeYe taaea - ~a1a Fea0t
LIDO emma aaa taa.E = a Hons
konF prsaa gaaP .HaH @GIeh tae}
LED
We We ope'zi'.# att lie coast
of Malata paea " toi2edoed ano
sank thrce Japanese troop trans
ports Of aaout 6o0o tons each. the
officers sad BIT aapanese de-
StroYers spotted il aaa VI were
forced To submer-e
FORCED TO SURFACE
We renamed submerged thres
days Finally W Nese forced to
the surface 10 obtain oxygen. The
japanese were waiting FOR Us Il
the battle that followed lie cap
tain and seyo1 members Of thc crew
We're Killed and he submarine Was
sunk
The res af as. = IN al lnelud-
inE -four badh Waaadea men start
ed L sWm ioa >aase W. Were H.
the water II aales before Japa-
neSe de>tf0Ntss alsl o. efed Is anG
picked Us up W Wert taken 10
SaigGA where We were he.d al a
camp established on the TeXaco Oil
company property There were
Americans British and Chinese IN
detention there.
THIRD DEGREE
Then followed eIeat he.hSh DAYS
The japanese triea - Obtain mill
tary information feem Is. They
piled US with Aquor ana VINE Il.
an attempt TO get Us intoxicated
and loosen our tongues
When this failed they Offered
10 DfAe Us nice FTenGn girls tG
entertain Us If We would talk II
between they repeatedly threatened
10 have IL saot within tie hour.
AL these mtthod, .aIIed $ they
subjected us u taAd ueLsee meth
Dds For t}e DAY. ~ We're pre-
vented from sleepa. Every tel
minutes soldiers flashed usats Il.
our faces, pushed Us. aaa madt ani
nal noises.
TACTICS FAIL
We e practically nothius 70 eat.
The wounded Wt0t without medi-
al attention Soldiers beat Us witt
ticks
This went or fsr 10 hours bur
'e didn't break down Finally the
apanese tree and transferred us
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FOOD Is VITAL.

Tie food sHoWInz ON these farm
operated by the alien japanese anG
lie Japanese American citizens
mast be saved. Schenek said. The
grop loss IL California vii run int
msiillns unless the American farm
ers take them over We can arrangs
.oans for the Americans willing l
operate these farms"
Another phase OF TIRE japanese
situation vas brought out Monday
when Flnney received instructions
. aceep, the property al persons
,: Japanese ancestry We're instruct
ed To Al9e up alter March 81 In
property ta bt eelnqaa>hed mendee
firearms. Weapons og tEen eompe-
aent part>. >hortWake gaaIo recen =
Ing SETS OF 150 kllocNe.es OF Greater
o. of 540 klloeleh or less, radio
transmitting SETS. signal. dexiyes.
eadeS or clphers. cameras ammuni-
ION. bomb explosives or their con-
ponent parts. TIE articles thas ae-
cepted viii be turned ever - federal
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Wallace Launches
Battle TO Silence
Dies Committee
Continued from page one

attempt TO impugn my motives"
Dies committee recently was yot-
cd authorization b. tie house To
continue for another year. But 10
funds have been voted YET and
Dies is seeking s5o0000. Extension
of the committee was yisoroasI1
contested by Dies opponents. bat
the final vote Vas IN his favor.
Wallace accused Dies OF seeking
10 @lnflame the public mlnd b. i
malicious distortion OF facts."
If We We're n peace. he said
these tactics could be overlooked
as the product of Witch-cralt
mind. We are not at peace. however.
We are at var -.
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DIES AN ENEMY"

These are the most critical times
IN our hlStors Il IS the solemn
duty OF all patriotic citizens 10 fight
the enemy within our gates who
hide under many cloakS. the most
lnsldious OF which Is a false patriot
ISM
Any man who seeks 10 under
mine faith IN our government by 4
malicious misuse Of facts Is 4 greater
danger TO our national safety thar
thousands OF Axis soldiers within
our borders. Hitler and the Japs
know that better than anyone else -
Dies, III ms letter 10 Wallace.
called for immediate reSI2natIon of
dismissal Of the IS BEW Officials
whom he said We're affiliated With
Communist organizations.
NUDIST CHAMPION
He SAID the outstanding Official
allegedly involved was Maurice Par
melee. a S5.600-a-year economist for
the BEW and an author Of several
books revolutionary in viewpoint.
including @Nudism in Modern Life
Dies charged that Parmelee,s book
on nudism contained 35 photographs
all of which are obscene" and that
the volume is an attack upon the
moral structure of our society and
upon the church and religion.
In the nudist society which Dies
said Parmelee envlsages convent,
and monastery, harem and mill
tary barracks. clubs and schools ey-
clusively for each sex will dap
pear. and the sexes will live a more
normal ana happier life together
Wallace replied that he had never
heard of Parmelee until Saturdav
but that he had been advised he
was hired because Of responsible
work he die in London on blockade
control for the United SN4tes war
trade board during the last war
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This black patent san
dad tor dressy wear with
very high heels. Also
with cuban heels at $50.
Also in Cobra snakeSkin
with high heels at 8.95.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-30

LONDON RAJ blasts AaA ship
ping eli lie Norwegian coast, hit
tn Two or -four Hessets and bombs
Nal pert OF Lubbock through which
supplies are sent to Finland aad
Russian front.
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We e practically nothlns 70 eat
The Wouaaed Wt4t without medl-
cal attention Soldiers beat Us witt
sticks
This went OF fsr 10 hours but
we didn't break down. Finally the
japanese tree and transferred us
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-19

idea at the Riato theater where Lady For Night the
new attraction
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Swing Shift Will
Continue Dances

About work for defense has
brought . new type n entertain
ment To the Pacific Northwest and
Tacoma In particular.
The recent Swing SHIFT dance
held at the Century ballroom last
Sunday morning proved successful
IN that the crowds were ~ an all
time high.
Other cities where defense 10 on
the move have inno,sted dancing
10 give those persons working the
odd shifts q chance to relax and
enjoy themselves Among these
cities are New Orleans. rhlis-
delphis. Baltimore. Los Angels
and Oakland.
With Jan King and his orchestra
supplying the rhythm. the defense
workers will he ON the march
again. only this time for recres.
tons sake st the popular Century
ballroom on sunday morning. Feb
ruary az. This will be the second
in a series ~ dances which will he
held for the benefit 81 the night
owls"
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June Long ond ChorIes For
reIl come 10 the Riviera theoter
on Thursday in The DeodIy
Come" O first run thriller 'hot
deols with sabotage in our no
tons oopitol.
thrills on Thursday when The
Royal Mounted Patrol" has ia
first local showing NJ the Riviera
theatsr. other featured numbers
Of the cast include Wanda Mckay
and Lloyd Bridges.
Charles Farrell. who for many
years has been one Of the screen .
romantic heroes. comes In The
Deadly Game" a companion film,
a story Of the FBI In which he IL
co-starred with June Lang. This
IL a decided switch in eharaeteri-
zation for the star who made film
history As one half Of the Seventh
Heaven" love team the other be-
ing Janet Caynor.
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Jean Cabin; too many gals around
him. l finally drift over To where
the special effects expert. Jesse
Wolfe, is sitting and ask whether
the rubber shortage Ii restricting
his spinning Of cobwebs.
"A year or 30 ago. ohuckles
Wolfe, Il had to make miles Of
cobwebs for an old-mill set for a
mystery picture, and while I was
spinning them with my blower
everybody got to kidding me about
how was offending all the spiders
which would see the picture. Well.
the next morning there were two
little spiders on my rubber webs.
Everybody saw EN-. and we show
ed 'em to the publicity man. He
said he was sorry, but he didn't
dare write anything about those
spiders because nobody would be-
lieve it."
FA'ss PROTEST
lin Rowland looks GUNNER
= n usual as he sits around wait
for a scene to begin in Mil
n Dollar Ghost" II isn't his
D. as police chief in this picture
WAITS bothering him. it's just that
he has been reading some sntag-
onistic fan mail. Nobody minded
particularly when Rowland played
his first heavy in Chad Hanna, E"
so he thought nothing OF II when
he was cast as the killer OF Gene
Terney in Belle Starr" And
that he says. was a mistake
mistake. incidentally, which indi-
Gates the level OF glamordom TO
which Miss Tierney has been ele-
waited.
Il told Zanuck that he's got 10
fix II 80 ! can kill a couple Of Japs
pretty soon. TO square myself, 4"
says Rowland.
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NOW PLAYING At
LOCAL rNGAreRS

HW>I nv
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40 Ann swsr. n Fssss. u "a
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nraanr A~erss rs<@sufe - -
sos. 10 ana - IS si>e shlfssy
Tsmri. IN Sstni<~n n =. 80.
NTH uotst n<rssn 80 necsshy
y IL a.. " iss . .ss les y 30
rrsnas seses n NARY n. nc-s
n.ushsss IA a $50. go sns
Rrrrn~ snowr>o<
nfs N-clsaastts cesn<ft N
skylsss sl.o laofd Sei.n IN -ras
Ne Tat Tesn
csNSo-Johnny Mach nre~n IN
Las ana ors4<f also asftsn<
nsetrtrh In Seven sinners
KAs sfnsrf- Eesrer re~sli ~
LADY Ne Ord slse YVES ef me
Nav
i-sktw oon noh Hcp~ IN =Nothlns
@nuy ns ths rcen-
rskk = Ronald n<ssn IN -ins<tns.
tional squadron sisn March ~
Tine
nI,irRA rusxle- n Pa
son ef fsnsfnint si>e Nara
nont<z In south os rshiu-
ns>--n~snn. Duresn In n started
with I've siNn Charles stafrstt IN
wildcat ef Tucson
snfti, Mickey Rooney IN Lii ~.
Elns for An1Y Hardy also Charles
stsrrrtt In Prairie stran<<r
st>~tr - Jeanette Nscnonsid IN
ssmiiin' ThrnukhA slsa l<~ AIRES
IN People Va m Kildare
rtNrtN---tsek o.fis IN "pl>~ and
shine also Nielsen rdas In "chee-
olafe soldier
IInkRrs. rutsiiap-w g. rsslas IN
Never Give suesef an n<sn
Bfeat
nIsIrHA. samasf-rwnns slnslston
IN Go West. Young LADY. also
zasu fftb IN Miss Polly
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Riviera 10 Offer
First Run Films
"RoYol Mounted
Petrol" Top Film

Starring two action stars In
drama Of the great Northwest.
The Royal Mounted Patrol" prom
ises 10 be a douhle-starred outdoor
show 80 for action. drama and
thrills, With Charles stsrrett and
Russell Hayden starred =. IT Of
fers western fans double stars :.
double thrills and double-bsr-
relied adventure,
starrett and Hayden. both cow
boy stars. join forces In this west
ern TO bring audiences double the
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They are so tricky they have a
magic mirror aiding in the mis-
representation Of their merchan-
disc. When Fields looks at himself
he sees a perfectly tailored image
complete to top hat instead Of an
honest reflection of the ill-fitting
suit and soft felt which he really
Ia wearing. The illusion Ia OBJ
tanned by putting a translucent
screen in the mirror frame and
projecting from behind II a pre-
viously made film of the comedian
in elegant formal attire.
Only trouble is that nobody can
think of any good lines TO point
up this gag. Fields himself is no
help because he doesn't like II. he
believes it's a mistake to introduce
an obvious technical trick into a
picture which otherwise il realis-
tic drama.
Fields can afford to be tolerant.
though. He's the most highly
paid actor Of the huge cast.
Charles Boyer. Rita Hayworth,
Ginger Rogers. Henry Fonda,
Charles Laughton. Thomas Nit
chell and others appear for suit
able bonus above their weekly
salaries. Fields mentioned $50
600 as his figure for four or five
days work and stuck TO IL. The
producers finally gave in. There
was nobody else so perfectly I'M
suitable for the role of a pompous
temperance lecturer.
GALS GRAB CABIN
On the "Moontide" set. there's
no chance Of getting a word with
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The production, which co-stars
Joan Blondell and John wayn. and
features Ray Middleton. tells of a
girl from across the tracks who
believed that all she had to do to
become a lady was to marry her
way into Memphis society.
This she did :. and what came
If II all makes a story which has
been told and retold hundred
times on stage and screen.
The feminine lead IL ideally
suited 10 Joan Biondelrs tai
ents because she can work on
both sides of the track" with
equal skill and In Lady For
Night" we find her In one
ef her best roles.
John Wayne likewise fits his
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part Of Jack Morgan. the fssci-
mating gambler who made his liv-
ing off the upper crust but who
had nothing but disdsin for the
hand that fed him.
You cannot see the picture
without sdmiring the ability
Of Blanche Yurka and Edith
Barrett who are "a he seen In
the leading supporting roles.
together with Ray Middleton
who carries the burden for
the Memphis society.
Sharing the screen il a rough
house sailor picture titled. Sailors
On Leave" featuring Shirley Ross.
William Lundigan and Cliff Nazar-
70. II Is comedy boasting n fast
tempo and a number Of amusing
situations.
The newsreel and q 'Popeye"
cartoon complete the bill.
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FUN PRACTICE

Jimmy Lydon, who plays Henry
Aldrich In Psramount's Henry
and DIZZY" had TO break a row
boat into pieces in one seen. pho
tographed At Maiibu Lake, Cal.
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Although joel Mecr~A. star II
The Great Mas Lady" ~ith
Barbara stanwyek. nets . fair
rrufit ma1this from his ranch. ne
puts sn gains into improvements
On the ranch.
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Lady For A Niahf",
ILIH HNi. iIiQAtNNAMW

East Is East and West is West
and never the twain shall meet.
Rudyard kipling wasn't fooling
when he said that and in case you
can't find proof of il in the war news
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HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD
BY PAUL HARRISON
Tacoma Times Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD

HOlLfWO0D-Iheyr nearing the end OF the multi
starred Tales of Manhattan and for this episode W. C..
Fields buying the old formal tacoat about which the whole
story revoyes The is secondhand clothing
and Phil vers and Jerry Bergen are tricky propetos
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GALS GRAB CABIN

On the "Moontide" set. there's
no chance Of getting a word with
Evening star., 1942-06-05
RAF Campaigning to Smash
Japanese Shipping in Burma
Newsmon Accompanies Benhem Bomber
Crew on Raid West of Chindwin River

try, fly as far as possible and then
Jump. There was no chance of a
successful landing in the mountains.
But Eric continued to nurse the
engine with infinite care.
Slowly 1t responded, coughed,
suffered. then picked up. With a
fatter gas mixture 1t renewed its
strength and the rpm. needle
wavered back to normal.
I looked at Eric's face. 1t was
expressionless, but his forehead was
beaded with sweat.
Swooping from the clouds into the
sultry heat over the Chindwin was
almost an anti-climaX.
200 Feet Above River.
The half-mile wide river is the
color of light coffee We skinned
along at an altitude of 200 feet to
spot river craft. The rough air
jolted us.
Big RATS were tethered along the
east bank where village succeeds
village in almost a continuous set
tlement. In half an hour I counted
more than IS RATS, barges and
boats.
The Chindwin now is a Japanese
waterway, main route for supplies
for a possible Assam invasion.
In the Burma campaign the Jap
anese used caravans of bullock
carts. Now they commander the
peaceful looking river craft of viii
layers to transport their equipment
and supplies.
The ammunition belts of our for
ward guns were not supplied with
tracers today, so it was hard to fol-