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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-01

HOLLYWOOD, June THAT
two-fisted virile hero, John Wayne,
has been borrowed by Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer from Republic to
make screen love to Joan Craw-
ford in Reunion.
John and Joan should make an
interesting combination and a diff
ferent one, since this is the first
time they have been teamed. John
was In several Marlene Dietrich
movies and he is extremely popular
in herman roles in which his Drawn
and muscles are exploited.
OF course, Republic didn't lend
John Wayne without getting an
actor in return. and that some one
is John Carroll, the gay, happy
go-lucky young man who is
Frightening the cast of Flying
Tigers" now in the making, with
Larry Moore and Ken Sanger, the
f. It's who saw service abroad.
SHE DOOD IT.
Must be a source of satisfaction
TO Ann Rutherford 10 be borrowed
by her ex-studio, M-G-M TO play
the lead in "Whistling in Dixie, y
Red Skeletons next comedy drama
Annie left the company of Lee
the Lion because she didn't like
the supporting roles given her. anc
she signed with Twentieth Cen.
tury-Fox.
She'll report at her old alma
nanny right after she finishe:
Orchestra Wife" at Twentieth
A movie with Red won't hurt any
leading lady right now.
His famous Il Dood II" is thu
national catch phrase ever sine,
the Los Angeles Evening Herald
Express headline writer tied it vi
with Jimmy Doolittle's flight ovel
Toxic. "Doolittie Dood It.
GOOD OLD DAYS
! Walter Morosco's elopement Il
Las Vegas and his subsequent
marriage to Shirley Listenwaltel
recalled wildly to the mind of thi,
writer the Morosco home on Lex
ington avenue in Beverly Hills. He
twas then married to Corinne Grit.
fifth and they entertained lavishly
We were talking about those
days, Harry Croker and /, anc
about the night the Moroscos hac
a dinner party and some one
called and had the entire party
arrested. OF course, it was q
frameup, but there was champagne
being served in prohibition days
Corinne was sure we would all be
disgraced.
The police, who were kidding
really did a magnificent job Of
acting-so good that a producer
who was there offered to cas-
them in his next picture.
Irving Asher is on the first lar
OF his journey to London. where
he is to open studios for M-G-M
Mrs. Asher Uaura La Plantel
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-01
Ramblin' Rooney

THE STEEPLECHASE, tradi-
tional running event for the boys
at England's Elton College. is sup
posed to cover ga miles. but
when filmed in Hollywood, it
actually covered more than 100
miles. Start and finish of the race,
won by Mickey Rooney in a scene
from "A Yank at Elton" was at
the Midwick Country Club in AL
hambra, Cal. But middle sections
of it were filmed in Orange
County, over so miles away.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-01
Returns to Films

WITH CAST and crew members
Atending Ann Harding a royal
icome on her return TO the
Xreen after several years absence,
production started this week on
lives in the Night" mystery
thriller of a blind detective. 4
Miss Harding, who left the
screen to tour with her orchestra
director husband, Werner Jensen
was greeted by Edward Arnold
Donna Reed and Reginald Denny
All featured in the cast with her.
The screenplay is adapted from
Rayard Hendricks widely read
novel. "Odor Of Violets." Fred
zimmerman directs, with JACK
Chertok, producing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-01
John Golden Here for
Free and Equal Premiere

play since his three stretches
totsling four and one-half years
as Jeeter Lester in the New York
company of Tobacco Road"
after n success like Tobacco
Road" says Mr.. Barton, at
seemed impossible ever to find
another script half so promising.
The fact. that I accepted this
one, though II is not I'm any
sense like Tobacco Road will
give you an idea Of how much
1 think of the play. My new part
Is. think, funnier without any
of Jeeter's Offensiveness."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-01
Hollywood

VAN JOHNSON got laughs or
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
set with this one: Four marines
were playing bridge under a palm
tree when the alarm sounded.
Come on, 200 Japs are land
ing on the beach,. yelled an Of
flcer.
"Oh. hell" remarked one OF
the leathernecks. "Fll 40 down,
boys-play n dummy this rub
Der"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-01
Jack Pickering
Here
and
Now

NOTES AROUND TOWN:
- Soldiers letting their girls
wear army coats in the sudden
Showers Wonder il that west
side tailor took down the sign in
his window: Uniforms Pressed
Free? HeadWaiter in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-01

JOHN GOLDEN, veteran Broad
way producer of such past hits as
Turn to the Right" and Light
nin'," and of such recent successes
as Susan and God" and Claudia, y
has arrived in Detroit for the
world premiere of his latest offer
ing. George O'Neafs Free and
Equal" starring James Barton OF
Tobacco Road fame, at the CasS
Theater this evening.
Free and Equal concerns the
career OF a kindly. easy-goine
southern sheriff. who becomes
implicated. in spite OF his studied
avoidance of the strenuous life, in
a highly melodramatic situation.
LIKE IIGHTNIN'
The play is said TO be rich In
earthly humor of the sort that en-
deared "Lightnin' 10 millions OF
theatergoerS. IN fact, nothing
would surprise John Golden less
than 10 find audiences speaking OF
his new hero, Luke Quincy, as "a
Lightnin' Bill Jones,
Set in the Piedmont country OF
South Carolina soon after the turn
of the century. the play and its
action are strongly favored with
the speech and folkwayS of that
time and place.
FIRST SINCE JEETER'
As Sheriff Quincy, James Bar
ton will be playing his first star
ring role on Broadway, and making
his first appearance in a legitimate
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-01
ToUJoURs la QUIP
DIVORCE AUTHORITY

Two OF his classics we recall
were about subject on which he
was an authority. divorce.
Said John: Il am not interested
in other peoples divorces unles.
l happen TO be married to them.
And-"JourneyS no longer end ir
lovers meetings when one zoom.
in on a landing field and the Other
leaves town on his lawyers
bicycle"
Flippant. raiSed-eyebrow cynic
Barrymore played his role right uI
10 the last and got everything out
lof it. So il remains for us Il
envy. not sorrow over any one per.
son who got so much out of life
He really lived on velvet with 9
very deep nap 10 il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-01

Book Casino
using a flash
light TO hunt
for Jumps of
~ & ar that
patrons may
have left I'M
der the edges
of their sau-
GERS Three
sailors stop
ping to help
a stra n ger
change a tire
on his rickety
old car A
Canadian SOL,
der In kits
Vol don't see
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-01

MEMORANDUM: In response
% queries about the rent cell
ings-if you can't figure out
some unusual problem. the man
70 get I'm touch with IL Patrick
Mcnamara, rent administrator.
whose office ~ on the seventh
floor OF the Penobscot Building.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13
Grocers GUILTY.
Price Fixing Case

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13-UP)
Nine California grocery aSSocia-
tions and IA individuals connected
with the industry were found guilty
in federal court today on charges
of conspiring to fix prices in vio-
lation of antitrust laws.
Federal Judge Michael Roche ad-
judged the defendants guilty after
q l4-day trial, Judge Roche will
announce the penalties on Tuesday
The associations were indicted by
q federal grand jury last March 4.
Joseph L. Alioto, special attorney
for the antitrust division of the
attorney generals office, prosecuted
the case.
The indictment charged that as
sociations and chain store systems,
representing about two-thirds of
the 5000 stores in northern Cali
fornia, ccnspired in the use OF price
lists and bulletins, containing high,
artificial and non competitive
prices" which the defendants had
agreed upon.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13
Army Reorganizes
Public Relations

WASHINGTON, Aug. l3-(UP)-
Secretary of War Henry l.. Slim
son today announced a reorgani-
zation of the war departments var
iouS public relations organizations
as a step to eliminate issuance of
conflicting statements by various
branches of the service.
Stimson said the realignment had
been decided upon before release by
the lst air force in New York last
weekend of pictures of alleged
ground markers fer enemy aircraft
seeking military installations. But
he said the incident of the markers
since admitted 20 have had no
connection with enemy plans-made
him happy we had taken this step.
The reorganization, he said, will
bring into the departments bureau
of public relations mere than 100
officers who have been assigned to
public relations duties outside the
bureau.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13

The decision was announced after
the strikers had met at the Polish
American home. where it was said
that 95 per cent of those who at
tended voted to remain away from
their jobs. About 900 workers have
been on strike since Monday de-
manding a wage increase of 10
cents an hour.
About 200 workers of the COM
pany's Perth Amboy plant had Vot-
Ell TO walk out today but were re-
ported delaying action in the hope
that the AFL might sanction a
strike
1t was announced during the Bay
onne meeting that William II. DAY.
is, head of the WLB, had said in
Washington that, if the strike was
not settled quickly, it would be
necessary to send federal troops to
reopen the plant.
Several strikers responded from
the floor that they would prefer
to have the government take over
The plant than to resume work un-
CONTINUED on Page 8, Col. .
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13
California Seen
As Worlds No.. |
Industrial State
State Senator Urges
Preparation to Use
Facilities After War

Urging CallfOrnians to
prepare their state to take
its place as the leading in
dustrial center of the world
after World War II, State
Senator John Phillips of Banning
was in Imperial Valley Wednesday
and Thursday in the interest of
his candidacy for congressman
from Imperial, Riverside and Or
ange counties.
In addition to calling ON many
friends among valley residents, Sem
ator Phillips spoke at two meet
ings, at the Ell Centre Rotary club
Thursday and at a combined meet
ing of the KiWaniS and Rotary
clubs in CaleXico on Wednesday.
California has been Largely agri-
cultural in the past" Senator Phil
lips said, bat the war has brought
industry to California until today
20 per cent of all war materials
are manufactured in California.
Unless we plan now to take care
of the great expectation of goods
to the Orient" he said, land pre-
pare 20 provi1e e...L-oyment for
the vast number of industrial work.
erS now in California, we will face
unemployment problems the like
Of which we never have known be-
fore. We must use these great war
Continued on Page 8, Col. Il
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13
COINCIDE !:
Fate Goes to Extremes

to meet Mr.. MikeSell.'
Raymond Mikesell, 80, senior eco
nomist at the office of price ad-
ministratiOn, and Alfred II. Mikesell,
23, scientist at the naval obSerVa-
tory shook hands and as the
nurses had expected they were
surprised
They sat down TO talk, and dis
covered that they both came from
Dayton, O.. but SO far as they
knew, they were not related
MY wife is in there expecting
a baby" said Raymond. I'm just
cooling my heels, waiting"
We'll, that is coincidence said
Alfred. Il expect to be father
pretty quick myself"
At $40 p. m, DR.. Robert Harmon
entered the waiting room.
"Mr. Mikesell," the doctor said
TO Raymond, Il have some good
news for you. Your wife has pre-
sented ycu with twins-boys."
Congratulations said Alfred to
Raymond.
At 4:25 p. m, Dr.. II. S. Murphy
entered the waiting room.
Mr. Mikesell," Murphy said to
Alfred, Il have some good news
for you Your wife has presented
you with twins-girls
Congratulations" said Raymond
to Alfred.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13

'in the western Mediterranean.
The German claim, contained in
a special broadcast communique of
the German high command, said
that the bulk of the British 'Medi-
terranean fleet had suffered heavy
damage in the three day battle still
underway.
The British admiralty previously
acknowledged the sinkingt OF the
24yeap-old aircraft carrier Eagle
and claimed the sinking of one
Axis U-boat in the Mediterranean
but made no further comment on
the Axis claims.
The Wasp. a IA, 700 ton carrier
with capacity OF ~ to "a planes,
last spring ran the Mediterranean
gauntlet and succeeded in deliver
ing reinforcementS of fighter planes
to beSiegeG Malta.
The carriers Wasp and Furious,
the latter a 22,450 ton vessel with
normal complement of 748 Off
GERS and men and 33 planes, were
damaged in the same action in
which the Eagle was sunk, accord
ing to the German high command.
The Wasp was damaged and set
afire after six direct bomb hits by
attacking Axis planes, while it was
trying to reach Malta, the Germans
claimed.
The normal complement of the
three -year-old Wasp is 1900 Off
GERS and men. including flying per-
sonnel.
The communique said that, as
result of the battering Axis U-boat
and submarine attacks, most of
the ships of the convoy had dis
persed and were in retreat west
ward, trying to reach Gibraltar.
Some of the ships, however, were
trying to reach Malta, it was stated.
Fighting still continues and
more great successes can be ex-
pected," the German radio said,
quoting the communique.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13
Minister Denies
He's Enemy Agent

HARTFORD. Conn. Aug. l3 -
(UP)-The Rev. Kurt E. B. Mol
zahn, Philadelphia Lutheran pastor
accused of spying for Germany and
Japan. testified today he "despised"
the Nazis and "honored only one
fuehrer and one leader, and that
is Christ
Under strong crosS-eXamination
by government attorney Joseph P.
Cooney, Molzahn declared:
IT love Germany with all its vir-
tues, its music, the Germany OF
Brahms, Beethoven, Bach, Lis2t.
That is the Germany love-
Then you despiSe the Nazis?
inquired Cooney.
II dc" he said firmly.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13
Americans Battle
Fierce Resistance
In Solomon Attack
Islands Would Provide
Good Airplane Base
For Allied Forces
By FRANCIS MCCARTHY

AUCKLAND. New Zeal
and, Aug. 13. (UP)-Ameri-
can Marines, it was under
stood today. are engaged in
an intense battle to break the re-
sistance of Japanese contesting their
operations in the Solomon islands.
According to these reports, bitter
land fighting is in progress and
the Japanese are resisting strongly.
However, 1t vas ,.sSamed here
that the landings effected by the
American forces include beachheads
if not larger footholds-on the
island of Florida and similar posi-
tions on the atolls of Makambo and
Gavutu. It also was believed that
the Americans have won positions
on the big island of Guadalcanal.
The Makambo and Gavutu atolls
lie between Florida and Malaita is
lands and might be described as
suburbs of Florida island. There
are jetties on both atolls and i'm
portant machine shops on Gavutu.
Guadalcanal island is of stra-
tegic Importance because it is the
seat of the SolomcnS' arministra-
tive headquarters and has a wire
less station and hospital as well as
good airdrome sites.
Largest of the Solomons, Guadal-
canal has precipitous, 5000 feet
mountains but the north coast in
cludes an area about 40 miles long
and four to 10 miles wide which
is completely flat and suitable for
nearly the only useable airdrome in
the Solcmons.
The Japanese realized these pos
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13

surfaced highway from Gila Bend
to the Gulf of California at Puerto
Penasco. That part of the highway
lying within Mexico is being de-
veloped by the MeXcan govern
ment. Construction of one pier, the
airport and Oil storage tanks has
been completed at Puerto Penas-
co."
Marston had previously written
the war Department calling at
tention to the need for completing
the Organ Pipe Cactus National
Monument highway Patterson ad-
vised Sen Mcfarland, This matter
was brought to the attention of the
public roads administration which,
after investigation, reported TO this
office that arrangements had been
made with the contractor for COM
pletion of that portion of the road
now under contract"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13
EI Centrans Turn
On Heat in Scrap
Drive August 10th
Metal Salvage Effort
Asked of Citizens in
Intensive Campaign

AS part OF El Centres
answer to Pearl llarbor, ;
citywide collection of scral
iron and other metals need
ed to keep the furnaces OF
war industries glowing, will begin
on August 20, Mayor Bob Hattor
declared Thursday
Already the city has sent thous-
ands of dollars into the war chest
through war bond purchases anc
its youths rave swelled America s
armies. Now many tons of metal
are needed to forge the guns, tanks
and planes for Axis-busting and
Ell Centre must do its part in OBJ
tanning them, Hatton reminded.
Local junk dealers were being
contacted Thursday to make ar
rangements for shipping the sal
wage to foundries and steel mills
after it has been collected.
Citizens are impatient to get the
drive under way as evidenced by
the dozen or so calls received by
Hatton within the last week asking
him where iron, steel, aluminium
tin and other metals now semi
precious can be taken.
Hatton was canvassing the town
Thursday in search of a central
location for victory scrap yard
The yard, which would be prefer
ably on Main street, would be the
site of the growing scrap heap from
the start of the drive next Thurs
dav until it is closed.
The drive will be extended over a
continued on Page 8, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13
ICkes Undecided
On Gas Rationinq

WASHINGTON, Aug. l3-tUP)-
Petroleum Coordinator Harold l..
Ickes said today that it still is
too early to determine whether
gasoline must be rationed outside
OF the eastern area. or whether
fuel oil must be rationed III the
east next winter.
1t has been reported that office
of price administration officials are
considering fuel oil rationing III the
eastern states. Ickes denied reports
that OPC officials, tco, have con-
ferred with oil men on tins qnes-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13
yunks i'm Britain to Eat
TOUGHER British RutionS

LONDON, Aug. 13-tUP)-British
and American military supply chiefs
are consulting with view of put
ting U. S. troops in Britain on
British rations. the United Press
learned from reliable source to-
day.
The move would be blow to u.
S. army messes which are without
parallel in The British army. Ameri-
can privates are probably eating
better than any but the very swank-
lest of British officers messes. The
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13
Wallace Carroll
London owl Chief

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13-UP)-
Wallace Carroll, manager of the
United Press bureau in London was
named today as director Of the
London branch Of the office of war
information.
Carroll, u foreign correspondent
in Europe for II years, was given a
leave of absence by the United
Press to take the Owl pest. He
will take charge of the London Of
flee within a month, replacing acting
director James PWarbug.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13

British ration however has ample
calories and vitamins to keep the
men in tiptop condition.
The considerations which mott
waited the discussions, it is under
stood, were dominated by the de-
sire to save shipping space. A Sec
ond motive would be TO remove a
possible cause of friction between
the two armies.
In this connection there has al
ready been some dissatisfaction In
the British army because American
troops are better paid
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13
Alert Ordered in
San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. l3 CUP)
The fourth fighter command to-
day ordered yellow" or prelimi-
nary alert at 8:l3 am. because of
the presence of an unidentified
target. The alert was ended at 829
am. when the target was identified.
The l6-minute alert was San
Francisco's 23rd since start OF the
war.
Radios were not silenced during
the alert
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13


chambers roads committee, an
nounced that Sen. T.. w. McFar-
land had sent him letter from
Undersecretary of War Robert p
Patterson stating that appropriate
steps are being taken TO assure the
early accomplishment of this pro-
ject.
Construction of the highway has
been advocated in the interests OF
defense and military preparedness.
Puerto Penasco is known to Ari-
zonans as Rocky Point.
Patterson's letter was the first
official statement that the War
Department is definitely interested
In the highway.
The letter said, appropriate
steps are being taken to assure the
carly accomplishment OF this pro-
ject which will provide an all-year
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13

WASHINGTON, Aug. l3-(UP) =
The nurses at George Washington
University hospital couldn't help
commenting on it.
Mikesell was such an unusual
name. But the two men sitting
there in the waiting room obvious
ly were strangers to each other.
Finally one of the nurses walked
over to them.
Mr.. Mikesell," said Il want you
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13

Everything the American troop
have been eating herewith I'M
exception OF bread and vegetables.
has been sent especially for them
from the United States. Their re-
ports of having had fresh grapefruit
for breakfast and four pork chops
for dinner are not calculated 70
make British troops happy with
their lot.
The British soldier hasn't seen
an orange or a grapefruit in years
and probably doesn't get four pork
chops a month.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13
Baseball
ClO CHIEFS SON
EklI ISIS In ARMY

PITTSBURGH, Aug. l3-(UP) -
The only son of CIO President
Philip Murray. 26-year-old Joseph
Murray began winding up his per-
Sonal affairs today before entering
the army as a buck private.
Married and the father of a three
year old boy, young Murray enlist
ed and will 60 to training camp
Friday. In civilian life he was
official photographer for the CIO
United Steel Workers of America,
which is also headed by his father.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13

ing. false statement may be pun
ishable by 10 years imprisonment
and a $4,000 fine.
Helping the board to determine
if the applicant is telling the truth
are city and state traffic Officers
who have received orders TO stop
anyone driving more than 40 per.
Traffic tickets will probably not be
issued but the names of the speed
ers will be jotted down and turned
over to rationing officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-13

new government Steps 10 CUIlStTVt
rubber by cutting down speed.
Before application for tires is
approved motorists must swear that
they have not driven their car
over 40 miles an hour since July
l, l942. If they have exceeded that
speed on certain emergency trips,
drivers must state the nature Of
the emergency and then the board
viii rule on the application.
Mrs. Margaret Foster, secretary
of the board, reminded that sign