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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-16
Mesh Frocks
Both Dressy y
And Practical
BY JOAN DEAN


THE MAILBAG brought us a
letter from a collegian one day,
asking for date dress sugges-
tons. Said she was weary of
heavy silks and woods, but dared
not risk heavy cleaning bills by
purchasing a pastel or light
print. Therefore she was
Stumped.
The solution TO her problem
comes with the new meshes
which arrived In town a few
days ago. They're practically
dark, in browns and blacks :.
yet as light and crisp as a let
tuce leaf.
They're apropos for teas or
meetings, house-gatherings or
dinner dates, even TO taking the
stead Of dramatic black sheers,
should you be the tailored un-
sophisticated type that rebels at
this vampire vogue.
THE TOP FIGHTER in the
sketch above combines a butcher
linen jacket with a mesh shirt
waist dress. Comes in brown
with gold jacket or black with
ice white, plus a matching taf-
feta slip.
The other tea-drinking lass
wears black mesh, ornaniented
with t,Gches of embroidered
white pique. Although it looks
like a jacket dress. naught but
a bodice for the skirt hides
under the jacket.
Both are in sizes 9 to IS,
tagged 1885. Put them on now
and wear them until September
rolls around. Enjoy the pleated
or full-flared skirt, the extra
jackets and unskimped detail
that viii soon be among those
missing.
WE INTERVIEWED a top
notch hairdre8er named Mr..
Paul. who came from New York
To counsel Detroit women about
their curly tops. A consoling
man, he states that every woman,
with exception Of the Oriental
and American Indians, has some
natural wave.
Happy thought. isn't it! He
remarked further that hair Is a
softening. balancing feature.
Just as hairdreSserx in Marie
Antoinette's time built great
piles Of hair to balance the ire
mendous skirts then in fashion,
the short hair is in keeping with
our streamlines of today
short skirts. pencil widths.
Long hair, quoth he. is I'M
manageable. Complicated hair
styles require too much care
and combing. Therefore, when
we're all at our busiest. the
brush cut is our meat. It's n
soft effect, and statistics show
that IS per cent Of all woman
hood require fluffy, feminine
accents.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
e Centre E|ks
Win Ritual Honors
Against Braw|ey

Ell Centro's Elks retained their
championship in ritualistic compe-
tition with Brawley Sunday.
The Ell Centre officers scored
96.l6455 points against Brawley's
95.5l28l.
At the IL a. m. ceremony in El
Centro Nolan c. Smith. exalted
ruler, led his officers through their
PAGES before the three visiting
judges. Other El Centro partici-
pants were: H. G. Tackett, esteem
ed leading knight; GlG.1 Kieffer, es-
teemed loyal knight; H. l.. Bush, es-
teemed lecturing knight; Sherman
Eldridge, esquire: Henry Swanson,
chaplain, and John M. Fraser. in
ner-guard.
The three judges: Ben Osterman
of Santa Ana, member of the state
ritualtiStic committee, Clyde A.
Bruce. Anaheim, and Frank B
Mills. Redlands. were present at
the Brawley ceremonies at p. m.
Brawley officers include: w. P.
Peterson. exalted ruler; Bud Big
gust, esteemed leading knight; Flox
Nichols, esteemed loyal knight
George ROLAND, esteemed lecturing
knight; Ted Manner. chaplain
George V. Casey. esquire, and Peter
Schartz. inner-guard.
The winners are eligible to com-
pete in the California south contest
at San Bernardino June 2l.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08

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forces in Knightsbridge area SOUTH
west of Tobruk and the British COM
mander. Lieut. Gen. Neil NJ. Ritchie.
reported that his men soon would
turn the tide to victory"
CHINA-At least 100000 Japanese
troops-one half the Nipponese fore
es in China-preSs offenSiveS on five
fronts in determined effort to "liqui-
date the China incident" and cut
China off from her allies.
RUSSIA - Germans repulsed in
new three-day-old siege of Crimean
port of Sevastopol, despite relent-
less attacks by land, sea and air,
in Adolf Hitler's effort to complete
conquest of southern gateway to
the oil rich Caucasus.
CONTACT LOST
Admiral Nimitz said in commu-
nique issued at his Pacific fleet
command headquarters at Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, that the American
naval and air forces had lost con-
tact" with the enemy in the Mid
way battle Saturday night after in
flicting more losses upon the Japa-
nese fleet.
Losing contact" did not neces-
sarily mean that the battle was
over. Both Admiral Nimitz and the
navy department in Washington re-
Trained at this stage of the strug-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
Consumers Asked
ToSave Bale Ties
ToAvert Shortage

Take care of this years bale
ties SO they may be salvaged and
used next year." was the appeal
Imperial County Farm Bureau di-
rectors sent Monday to dairies and
feed mill proprietors.
The directors asked that these
valuable wire ties be saved for
stretching machines which will
make them usable next year.
I'VE are having shortage on
those bale ties now" Baxter Love-
land. president of the Farm Bu-
reaun directors said at a meeting
Saturday. THE shortage probably
will be worse next year. We must do
everything We can to save as many
of these ties as possible. We will
ask the dairy and feed mill pro-
prietors to be careful in cutting
them from the bales of feed this
year. Then we will be able to
stretch them and use them again
next year"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
Attack on HoWoii
Still Possible

Did the Japanese throw every
thing into the battle?" he was ask
ed
Perhaps not everything, but the
bulk of it" he replied. "One OF their
methods of doing things is not to
send a boy on a mans job"
WIDE SCOPE
He did not state the specific ac-
tons that have taken place or are
going on, but emphasized that "oper-
ations" extended from the Hawaiian
Islands to the Aleutian islands off
Alaska where the Japanese struck
first with an air raid on the naval
base at Dutch Harbor.
THE situation in the area of
Dutch Harbor is obscure because
of what is going on up there, but
it is going on"
King reported that American
losses in the battle of Midway we're
relatively inconsiderable" compar-
ed with those of the enemy and
limited that that was result of
American forces anticipating the
attacks on Alaska and Midway.
He also indicated that the Japa-
nese force may have been located
some 500 miles from Midway by re-
vealing that the effective scouting
radius from Midway was lat least
500 miles," He said he had no in
tention of telling the actual recon-
Nuisance limit because the enemy
does not know and would like to.
If the Japanese continue their
withdrawal, American forces will
not pursue the enemy into Japa-
nese waters, King said. He described
any mop up" action as ill-advised.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
FiIipinos Add to
Buy Bomber Fund

A check from the Filipino Parents
association of Imperial Valley was
sent speeding on its way to Wash
Eagtcn Monday by City Clerk Neal
Gavin to help buy a bomber for
Macarthur"
Several weeks ago the group turn
ed over s74 TO Mayor Bob Hatton in
order that it reach the right people
in the nations capital.
At the time there was a cam
paign being conducted in several CT
the large cities to raise money for
the purchase of airplanes but there
was no local branch of the drive.
After much inquiry, including a
letter to the California league of
municipalities, it was finally deter
mined that the correct person to
send the money to is secretary of
the treasury, Henry Morganthau,
Jr. The cashiers check was prop
erly endorsed and forwarded to
Morganthau Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
LaFoIIette Sticks
ToS50 Battle

WASHINGTON, June Sup
Sen. Robert M. LaFcllette, Prog,
Wis, moved today to send the dis
puted military pay bill back to con-
ference with instructions that the
senate accept a house amendment
fixing $50 a month as the base
minimum pay for privateS and ap-
prentice seamen.
LaFollette made his motion after
conferees submitted a report carry
ing a compromise minimum of SAC
month. The senate originally
voted $42 a month.
The compromise also called for
$50 month for first class privates
and seamen, in place OF SAB voted
by the senate and $54 by the house
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08

Mary, King likened the war to an
armed clash of educational systems
the one standing for freedom OF
speech and OF thought, the other
opposed to an" but prescribed ideas
and regimented thinking Axis
tenets of regimentation are rooted
in ignorance. ne said
CONFIDENCE STRESSED
American men are getting the
seasoning that comes only with ac-
ton, King said.
Il therefore offer this thought,
which is based on some of my
firmest con"ictions; the officers
and men of the Navy-aS repreSen-
tative Americans-have no lack Of
confidence in their ability to deal
with the enemy on anywhere near
equal terms" he said.
AT the beginning of this war,
were decidedly unequal and in fa-
vor of the enem%. Not being a war
like nation. We had not undertaken
TO maintain large military or
naval establishment, and we had
not. like our enemies, been at war
previously. Thus we did not have
the seasoning that comes only with
action.
we have already made some pro-
gress in overcoming those in
equalities. Our capacity for pro-
duction is we'll known. Our trained
man power is increasing steadily
under an accelerated program. A
good share of our naval forces
have had the necessary seasoning.
What is more important, We be-
lieve the American man is un-
equalled as an intelligent and fear
less fighter His intelligence is due
in large measure to the educational
methods and advantages in this
country
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
Bridges Petition
hearinq DELAYED

SAN FRANCISCO, June 8 up
Federal Judge Martin I. Welsh to-
day postponed for two weeks a
hearing of petition b. Harry
Bridges, California CIO director and
longshore leader for a writ of ha-
beas corpus on the government de-
portation order against him.
The delay was requested by the
government. Assistant U. S. At
torney Louis Mercado asked for the
continuance to give time for re-
view OF the transcripts of the two
Bridges deportation hearings. The
transcripts, seven volumes, arrived
from Washington, DC today.
Bridges is free on $4,000 bail and
has been attending CIO conferences
in Washington. Attorney General
Francis Biddle ordered Bridges de-
ported on grounds he was a Com
muniSt,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
Coast Completes
Jap Evacuation

sion orders. Dewitt issued a pro-
clamation confirming the earlier Or
ders and ordered japanese to evac-
uate any areas which may ha~,
been omitted in previous orders.
Those Japanese-if there are any
must report to the VEGA or local
law enforcement authorities by 8
D. m. tonight.
Only a few thousand of the 99,-
77O evacuees have reached their
ultimate destinations at evacuation
camps in California, Arizona and
Colorado. The others are waiting
in assembly centers for completion
of the camps.
Bendetsen said that unlike repre-
sentatives of other national groups,
"in not one single instance has any
japanese reported disloyalty on the
part of another Japanese
II think this attitude may be and
can be a most ominous thing" he
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08

WASHINGTON, June 8. UP)-
Naval observers today believed that
despite the heavy losses suffered by
Japan in the Coral Sea and Mid
way island battles, an attack on
Hawaii still is possible.
They found support for their views
in Admiral Ernest j. Kings unwil-
lingness to say yet that the power
full enemy naval force that attacked
Midway had been defeated and his
emphasis that because of Hawaii S
position 1T must be held at all
costs"
The experts said withdrawal of
the japanese fleet need not imply
that it was going home. They con-
tended that it was possible for the
japanese to reorganize and get re-
Inducements for another try at
what is now considered to have been
their objective-capture of Hawaii.
JAPS TAKE RISKS
The japanese realize that Hawaii
is the keystone of the United States
Pacific defenseS. they said, and will
take all sorts of risks as they al
ready have demonstrated-to knock
out that vital outpost.
Kings statements we're made at
his first press conference since be-
coming communicating chief of the
U. S. fleet shortly after the war
began. 1t was on an historic "anni-
versary"-exactly six months after
the capital was shaken out of a
quiet Sunday afternoon by an
nouncement of the japanese sur
prise attack on Pearl Harbor.
King first read a long statement
of the general background of the
titanic battle that has been going
on in the Pacific for nearly a week
and then answered questions. He
refrained from discussing actual
American and Japanese losses but
said that those mentioned in Ad-
miral Chester w. Nimitz's communi-
ques made it obvious that the enemy
has been weakened for offensive &C
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
1877 Now Enrolled
In State Militia

Imperial coInty's state militia en-
liStment reached 1877 Monday with
80 of the men enlisted in the Bard
area.
County Farm Advisor Frank Bey-
schlag said Monday that the men
in the Bard area hope to have their
own unit to work for the protection
of lives and property IN that iso-
lated area.
He said he is accepting enlist
ments any time and declared that
the members of the different units
may select their own officers and
times for drill.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
Jehovah's Witness
Sect Loses Fiqht

WASHINGTON, June 8-UPb-
The supreme court. splitting TO
4, today upheld conyictitns of four
members of the religious sect known
as Jehovah'S witnesses on charges
of peddling without a license. The
cases arose from three different
states.
Justice Stanley F.. Reed reliyered
the majority opinion in which JUS
tice owen j. Roberts. Felix Frank
furter. James F. Byines and Rob-
ert II. Jackson concurred. Chief
Justice Harlan f. Stone and JUS
tices Frank Murphy. Hugo l.. Black
and William .. Douglas dissented.
Reed held that appropriate leg
islative bodies have authority 10
limit expression Of ideas ito times,
places and methods for the en-
lightenment of the community
which, in view of existing social and
economic conditions, are not at odds
with the preservation of good peace
and order"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
Fleet Commander
Predicts Victory

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, June s
fUP) - The United States was at
a decided military disadvantage
compared with the enemy when
the war started but we have al
ready made some progress in over
coming those inequalities, Admiral
Ernest j. King said in a speech
prepared for delivery at William
and Mary college today.
King, commander-in-ch of the
United States fleet, asserted his
confidence that American will wir
the war and promised that this
country will see to it that no other
nation ever has another opportun-
ity TO enslave otno. peoples.
Accepting an honorary doctor of
literature degree from William and
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
Experts ForeSee
Turn in Pacific

gle, from claiming a definite victory
although the odds clearly were in
our favor.
The enemy fleet. although bat
tered, is withdrawing instead of hav-
ing been destroyed and there al
ways was a possibility that enemy
reinforcementS might Shift the bal
ance.
However, it was the japanese who
risked the greatest losses because
it was they who had the big fleet
in the battle-perhaps so or more
warships of all types up to battle
ships and 20 or 80 other vessels
while the American forces involved
appeared to be mostly carrier-based
and land-baSed planes.
FLEET PURSUED
Latest reports indicate that the
Japanese fleet was being pursued
westward toward Japan, after suf-
fering casualties amounting to l6
or 18 ships sunk or damaged, but
Admiral Ernest J. King, command
er-in-chief of the fleet, made it
clear that the U. S. forces are not
going to be drawn into any trap.
Admiral King pointed out that
L. S. forces could not be expected
to continue the pursuit within the
range of enemy bombers based on
the. Japanese mainland. Thus any
pursuit may be broken off within
LOCO miles of Japan.
Admiral NimitZ in his latest COM
munique said the japanese fleet was
withdrawing after losing an addi-
tional destroyer, which was sunk,
and damage TO perhaps two addi-
tional cruisers.
Thus the official score now stands
at two or three Japanese aircraft
carriers and all their planes and one
destroyer sunk, and 13 or IA ships,
including three battleships, dam
aged.
The U. S. losses we're announced
as one destroyer sunk by a Japa-
neSe submarine, but with only slight
casualties, one aircraft carrier dam
aged, and an undisclosed number of
planes lost.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
n Die When Axis
Subs Sink Ships

NEW YORK, June 8 up - A
radio operator who remained at his
post, sending futile SOS was
among "a victims of Axis subma-
rines that sank medium sized
American freighter in the Atlantic
and a Norgewian merchantmen in
the Caribbean, Navy officials SAID
today.
Six of the victims died when a
torpedo crashed into the engine
room OF the American vessel, 500
miles off the eastern coast May 30.
Eighteen crewmen of the Norwe-
gian ship we're reported dead or
missing by survivors landed at a
South American port. Their vessel
was torpedoed and shelled May II
The heroic radio operator was
Frank Talley, 38
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
Disastrous Fires
Bring Warning Of
Crackdown byCity

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consequences"
PHONE CITY HALL
He said that if citizens find refuse
accumulating they should phone the
city hall and have the proper Off
cials dispose of it.
Everything is dry at this time
of year and the danger is increased
by the many Children on vacation
he said. Don't let your children
play with matches"
In view of present conditions,
Reed said that it is especially nee
essary for householders to clean
out their attics, vacant buildings
and pull out the dry grass around
houses.
This should be done in the in
terest of civilian defense as well
as for fire protection Reed said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08

SAN FRANCISCO, June Sup
The army completed its prodigious
task of evacuating nearly 100000
persons of Japanese ancestry from
the Pacific coast today, within the
time limit set by Lieut.. Gen. John
L. Dewitt. chief of the western de-
fense command.
Lieut.. Col. Karl r. BendetSen,
who directed the evacuation under
the wartime civil control admins
tration, said 99,770 persons had been
removed without mishap and with
a minimum of hardship.
Although the number of japanese
was below the armys original esti-
mate of l25,000 for the states CT
Washington. oregon. California and
Arizona. thousands had left the l50-
mile wide coastal strip voluntarily
before the army began handling the
assignment.
After issuing 80 detailed exclu-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
Hoober Holds Out
Hope to Farmers
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f.ru Stippliec HpOber declared

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farm supplies" Hoober declared.
There is only SO much rubber
available and farmers will have to
look at the whole war picture in
stead of upon ther own individual
needs and problems.
He advocated looking upon the
rubber shortage from the stand
point of the total war effort anc
asked the directors TO remember
there are between 1900 and 1000
farm counties III the United States,
all with rubber and transportation
problems.
Hoober said farmers are a hardy
lot and have survived many hard
ships and declared he bC.Ieved they
will get the best of the ones now
facing them.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
Scanning l.V.
News Horizon
FARM DIRECTORS
CHANGE MEETING HOUR

Hereafter Imperial County Farm
Bureau directors will begin their
regular monthly meetings at : p. m.
and entertain no motions after 4
p. m. This decision was reached
at their meeting in the court house
Saturday. They took this action
so those who have to leave early
will. not miss voting on important
matters
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
Christian Science
Elects President

BOSTON, June Sup - The
election of Mrs. Elizabeth F. Nor
wood IF Brookline as president of
the Mother Church, the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston.
was announced by the directors at
the annual meeting today.
Mrs. Norwood succeeds Ohm Ran
dali Dunn, retiring.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
Farmers Complain
OF Draft Status
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committee.
Membership committee reported
at the Saturday meeting that the
folis already contain 73l members.
not Tar short of the quota of 79e
ior the year. This quota is expected
10 be filled by the July meeting
of the directors.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
SCHOOL ENTERED

Leo DeCelles principal of Wilson
school, reported to El Centre police
Monday that one of the teachers,
Mrs. Eva Walker, discovered two
boys who had broken into the school
building. The school fire alarm was
ringing and one Of the stoves was
burning
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
EMPTY CANS STOLEN

Someone broke into the building
adjoining Whittaker's truck scales
at Third and Olive streets Sunday
morning and maze off with six
empty five-gallon honey cans, El
Centro police were informed. En-
trance was gained by prying sheet
iron from the wall
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
MAN SENTENCED

Bob Valentine, a farm laborer,
was found guilty of common drunk
enness Monday morning in Police
Judge Lee Nuffer's courtroom. He
was sentenced to 30 days in Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
PAIR SENTENCED

L. Ortega, 10, and B. Loya, 81,
both MexicanS, were sentenced to
seven and a half days in Jail Mon
day morning on charges of being
drunk and disturbing the peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
FINED TEN DOLLARS

c. J. Henry. SO, a dishwasher,
pleaded guilty to drunkenness in
police court Monday morning and
was fined $40.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
FINE LEVIED

Charged with drunkenness. Alon-
20 Baker, SO, was fined $40 Monday
morning in police court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05


 gadgets in the past that our houses are filled with them. And for every one that is in constant use, there are dozens We use only occasionally, or have relegated to top closet shelves.
 It's been that way about every thing from kitchen equipment to clothes. We're loaded down with things.
 And if our buying is noticeably curtailed in the future, most of the things we can't get will be things we can do very nicely with out. Not only can we do without them, but we'll find that with fewer things cluttering up our houses and our lives, the very business of living will be simpli- fled.
 That is exactly what has hap pened in Britain. When things can't be bought, there is no reason for having to try to keep up with the Joneses. People just got in the habit of making the best of what they have to do with, and not worrying or apologizing be- cause things aren't done exactly as they once were.
 So finding we can't buy every thing we have the money for won't hurt us. And not being able to buy the things we haven't the money for (which will include a good percentage of our past pur- chases) will have healthy ef- feet on us as homemakers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05
Ms,.%@~1'
HEARTS ARE TRUMP ON NEW D1RNDL
PATTERN 433

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 Pattern 433 is cut in junior miss sizes Il, 12, 13, IA, l5, 16. IT and IS. Size 13 requires 2h yards 35 inch fabric and 1h yards contrast.
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