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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
Women of Moose Fete Neuv Hoven Members

The Women of the Moose met last night at Moose Hall, with Sen for Regent Angeline Carisio pre- siding. Applications were received for membership.
 Miss Dorothy Churchill. associa- tion regent, and Miss Anna Mohr graduate regent, both of New Haven, attended the meeting.
 Reports of the hospital guild war relief, publicity. membership and alumnae committees were read Following the business meeting a social hour was held.
 The group will meet August 19 at which time installation of new members will take place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
Women Voters Board Meeting in Hartford

The Board of Directors of the Connecticut League of Women Vot- CTS is meeting in Hartford today and tomorrow to make further plans for the Leagues prediction campaign to arouse interest in the calibre of candidates nominated for the next Congress, for the state legislature and the state ticket. Major plans on the Congressional aspects of the Leagues prediction work be- ing we'll under way, a considerable proportion of the boards time will be spent on plans in connection with the state legislature and the state ticket. Other subjects which the board will discuss are additional work in support of a larger, anti inSlationary federal tax bill, plans for training of local League officers in the technique of conducting workshops similar tot he experi- mental one on absentee voting held in Hartford recently.
 Friday mornings session will be held in the new State League head quarters in the Capitol National Bank building at 40 Asylum street, into which the State League will move permanently early next week. Thursdays meeting, which begins in the afternoon and lasts through the evening, will be at the home of Mrs. Raymond A. Gibson, Miller road, West Hartford.
 The State League Department chairmen will meet with Mrs. Vic tor w. Knauth of Wilton, Program ice-President, Thursday morning, and the Pre-Election Committee will meet Friday afternoon following the State Board meeting.
 Major Francis Bolan of the Sig nal Corps of the Army of the United States is visiting his mother, Mrs Marei Bolan of Grove street.
 MT. and Mrs. George Frageau of Weiles street are spending ten days at Bay View, Milford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
Pre-nuptial Party
 For Betty Beckett

Miss Winifred Beckett of Willow street and Miss Marion Costello of Lounsbury avenue entertained at tke formers home with a personal shower in compliment to Miss Betty Belanger of Colley street.
 Among their guests were Sue Ben edctti, Helen Boyer, Ann Brennan, Ann Dunphy, Barbara Mackey, Dor othea Slason, Margorie Moriarty, Moriarty, Geraldine Beckett, Flor ence Beckett and Marion McNulty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
Contract Bridge
CORNELL CLUB

The scorers in the new Wednes- day afternoon tournament under the direction of Mrs. J. c. Moriarty included: north-south Mrs. Louis Schmidt, Mrs. Joseph Reilly, 63 1-2; Mrs. George Goggins, Mrs. George Carney, 62; east-west, Mrs. Elwood Carney, Mrs. L. M. Mitchell, 76; Mrs Charles Phelps, Mrs. James Aber- crombie, 67 1-2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
Seigel-K unofsky
 Wedding Yesterday

The wedding of Miss Rose Kunof- sky, daughter of Mrs. Sarah Kunof- sky of North Main street to Samp- son Seigel of Cooke street, took place yesterday.
 Rabbi Moses Sheinkopf off1ciated at the ceremony which was per- formed in Springfield, Mass.
 MT. Seigel is the senior vice. commander of the David l.. Fannick post, Jewish War Veterans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
. McKENNEY
 ON BRIDGE
BY VIM. E MCKINNEY
 America'S Card Authority

The South Shore open air cham picnship, held in Brooklyn, N. Y, re- gently, produced 60 pairs. Bert Leb- har, associated with Station WHN, took time out to win the event with Peter Leventritt. Here is one of the hands that Lebhar played for a top score.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
Weddings
Weddings
GEORDANO-COVIELLO

The wedding of Miss Margaret Coviello, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Canio Coviello of Oak street to Nicholas Giordano, son of MT. and Mrs. Frank Giordano of Banford avenue, Oakville, will take place on August IS.
 The ceremony will be performed at 8 o'clock at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06

Yarns and cloth are being ra- tioned in Fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06

Major Francis Bolan of the Sig nal Corps of the Army of the United States is visiting his mother. Mrs. Marei Bolan of Grove street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06

MT. and Mrs. George Frageau of Weiles street are spending ten days at Bay View, Milford.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12

Centro at sos am. instead of the
previous schedule time, 6:55 am,
and the night train will leave from
El Centro at 1926 pm. instead OF
the old schedule time, 7:45.
Richmond said that closing time
for mail at the FL Centre office will,
be $3.50 pm. in the future instead
Of tho GAS pm. time that hat
prevailed. Morning distribution time
in e. Centre, if the train is or
time, will be at 3 am.
For quite while trains have
been late in arriving in the valley
in the morning and consequently
mail delivery has been held up until
10 am. and sometimes till after
noon, the postoffice head said
ITS all up to the Southern Pacif-
ic," he said. If the train comes
in on time, we'll get the mail oul
earlier Closing time for other
mails will be the same as at pres
ent
Monday mornings train arrived
in Ell Centre at am. and mai
was distributed at $50 am.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
LittLe-Known U.S..
Dependency Enters
Pacific War Scene

WASHINGTON, Jan. IL. CUP)-
Cle of least known dependencies
of the United StatS-Americar
Samoa-e:ltered the Pacific War
picture today.
The name Samoa means little TO
many Americans, who usually are
surprised t9 hear that the Unitet'
States owns the tiny group of is
lands and has had naval station
at the Samoan capital, Pago Page,
since 1872.
The Samoan Islands were made
famous many years ago, however
by Robert Louis Stevenson. who
spent the last years of his life
there and was buried near Page
Pago.
These strategic islands 26O mil
eS south and slightly west of Homo
lulu and 2,5G0 miles cast of Aus
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12

WASHINGTON, Jan. lG. tUP)-
Widespread profiteering at motor
lists. expense will be halted by the
governments decision to fix price,
on retreaded and used tires. price
officials said Today. The office o.
price administration said some
dealers boosted prceS on second
hand and retreaded tires as much
as 100 per cent following the OPM
order banning sales of new tires
and tubes. Some tires which nor
mally sold for 1895 were said to
have cost -'overnight -
about ST.
To offset "gouging,' Price Ad-
miniStrator Lem Henderson isSueC
an emergency price schedule Oh
"retreadable" tire carcaSSes and re-
treads which Il. used for paSsenE-
or cars, trucks, ousseS, agricultural
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
S10O Lost Here in
Two BurgIaries

ProWlers made a haul of 500 in
two burglaries in Ell Centre over
the weekend.
Leslie Whitlock reported his
home at 528 Give street had beer
entered by thieves who forced en-
trance by prying off a front door
lock, A dresser drawer yielded SIC.
Joe's Cash store on South Sixth
gave up $50 to burglars who enter
ed by breaking a glass panel from
a door. Officer Lloyd Edwards, who
investigated the store robbery, saio
he obtained perfect hand print,
presumably that of the thief. The
Sheriff's office was checking the
rrint Monday
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12

Cancels
Battle
Well Back Down
Now, Act | later
VaIIeyi+es Say

Associated Farmers of I'M
perial county called off their
dogs Monday when they dis
covered that AXman and
Smith, contractors building
the new government airport west
of Ell Centre, had signed a closed
shop agreement with labor unions
G.. G. Bennett, president of the
Associated Farmers of Imperial
county, said the members of the
association could do nothing else
at this time because these are war
times and patriotism and our loyal
ty to the United States will not
permit us to engage in a civil fight
until after we have settled the
war
In the meantime, laborers ap-
pealed to the Associated Farmers
for help because, they said, labor
union officials in Ell Centro had
refused to let them work at the
airport, refused to issue them union
cards, and told them the unions
had plenty of men out of work in
Imperial Valley and if they didn't
they would import some from Phoe-
nix.
Il hope" Bennett said, that the
residents of this valley have men,
ories like elephants and will re-
member this incident when we have
the war off our hands and can get
down to civil business.
PATRIOTIC DUTY
I'VE don't like to take the stand
we are taking in regard to the
closed shop at the new airport.
But we feel that it is our patriotic
duty to back down from our stand
of many years duration. The unions
apparently, won't back down, wal
or no war. But we will"
Major Barker and Lieut.. J. c
Harrison, and j. H. Snow, OF the
United States engineering depart
ment told Bennett that the Army
had not signed a closed shop agree
ment but had let the contract to
Continued on Page 8, Col. s.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
Navy viii Strike
When Ready;
Before, Says Knox
Don't Expect Immediate
Triumphs at Sea, Is
Secretary's Warning

WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
(UP)-Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox said today that
the u. S. Navy is not idle
and that it will strike where
and when we are ready not be-
fore"
Speaking to the opening session
of three-day meeting of the Unit
ed States conference of mayors,
Knox warned that there would be
other reverses" besides the severe
losses" suffered at Pearl Harbor.
The task of the United States and
British navies, he said, is to have
effective fighting strength in all
the seas, all the oceans.
Il would not be frank with you
he said, IF I led you to believe
that you could expect favorable.
dramatic developments of triumph
ant American, full ale naval en-
gagements in the Pacific in the
near future. The elements of dis
tance, of time, and the necessarily
wide distribution of our naval forces
preclude what know you all wish
me to suggest: early, conclusive
showdown with the japanese navy
FLEET NOT IDLE
But you know that by this l do
not mean to imply that the Pacific
fleet is idle and you will hear from
it again and again; when and where
careful strategic consideration die
tates.'
He cautioned against thinking
about naval distances and speeds
in terms OF airplanes.
He denounced the foul trcach-
err" of Japan who chose to start
fighting before the referees bell
had rung" and while her devious
seconds were still in Washington,
telling US that they did not want
to go into the fight at all" He
added:
we know who our great enemy
is. The enemy VINO, before all 9TH
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
Gov'tHedds Off
Tire RQcketeers

implements, Industrial machines.
motorcycles and other common ye-
hicles.
The schedule will not be cffcc-
tive until Monday, Jan. 10, as the
OPA is printing thousands of the
schedules which will be posted by
all sellers CT retreaded or recapped
tires, or shops where that work is
done.
Henderson said a price ceiling
over used tire prices will be i'm
posed by the government lin the
very near future
All tire carcass prices. accept
able for rctreading or rccapplna
were set at S150 for passenger
cars. Here arc the prices to be paio
after g a. m Jan. lG for having
tires retrcaded or rCcapped
1.-TWO grades.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
Officer Injured in
Motorcycle Spill

BRAWLEY. Jan. - - Ed Walsh,
traffic officer with the BraWley
police department, is recovering
from injuries suffered Saturday
night in spill from his motor
cycle.
The officer was proceeding along
East Main street in pursuit OF d
fleeing car when another car turn
ed in front of him. Walsh suffer-
eel cracked bone in his upper arm,
his friends said, and has to wear
his arm in a cast.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
LEGISLATORS Stand Pat on
Revised State Guard Bill

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12. up
The 22-member legislative defense
committee today reaffirmed prev
ious action in designing a state
guard of approximately 22,0o0 as
the legislature reconvened in spe-
cial session shortly before noon
Although minor changes were re-
commended in the guard bill, Gov.
Culbert Olson told his press con-
ference he would not compromise
his request for $17,5O0,0OO to fl
nance the guard for the next 1G
months.
What the legislature appropriat-
cS is its responsibility, not mine, 9"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
farmers Put Curb on !. v.
Airport Row During War
p AMBL!Ne
II EPORTER
Not Good Enough

Not Good Enough
Wade Ramsey of FL Centro was
flabbergasted recently while visit
ing Charles La Fitte in his bank
in Estill, S. c., La Fitte makes
Short term loans TO farmers.
La Fitte showed Ramsey a letter
he had received froma Negro far
mer named F..anK Blake. The letter
said:
Dear Mr. Charley Will you please
sir do this to keep the old Negro
from going to jail please sir lone
me $33 on bull weight arone
800 Id. 2 medien sows, heads of
pigs arong 3 weeks cid l Big Phil
co Radio IL tupeS price paid for 1t
100. 49. D. Glass l Refrigerator
Price paid for one hundred anc
SO dollars.
Please Sir Mr.. Charley for 1 an
in a Very bad Shape.
Mr.. Charley the reason l didnl |
give you loan on all eight Of the
hogs because I want to kill 6 of
them to pay you and some of my
other bill
Please sir lone it to me for 60
days.
That's all of the letter but that
wasn't what flabbergasted Ram
sey. La Fitte refused the loan or
the ground that the Negro did not
offer sufficient collateral.
P. S.-L.a Fitte is a direct de-
scendant of the the pirate, Jear
La Fftte.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
Ed Haas Succumbs
In Home on Coast

Ed Haas, a neavy owner of I'M
perial Irrigation district bonds
whose interest in Imperial VAL
ley dates back many years, died
at l1:30 Sunday night in his home
at Los Angeles, friends here were
notified Monday.
Haas was 70 years old and d
bachelor. Survivors include a sis
ter, Miss Minnie Haas of Los An
geles, and brother, Charles Haas
OF NeoSho, Mo. Ed Haas was ma
tive of NeoSho, going to Los An
geleS from there in 1920
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
Red Cross Sends
Out Letters

Arno c. Yaeckel, chairman of the
Red Cross special finance commit
tee to raise funds for the war relief
fund sponsored b" the national
organization, announced Monday
that letters have been sent to a
number of firms and individuals
soliciting gifts.
In the event that the lists used
are incomplete and that by mis-
take, some concerns or individuals
do not receive letters, they are as
sured by Yaeckel that their contri-
buttons will be most welcome aud
may be made at either bank or at
the Red Cross own headquarters,
l20 North Fifth.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
Reducer in Half
Pound of Army

BERKELEY, Cal, Jan. -. tUP)
Donald Dobbie'S weight dropped
to 1901. pounds Today, within halt
a pound of the maximum weight
permitted by the U. S. Army all
corps in which the 25~year-old ac-
cOuntant seeks to enlist.
Dobie takes his army physical
examination tomorrow and by eX
erciScs and continued diet he hope,
to strip off the remaining eign,
ounces by then. He weighed PIG
pounds when his reduction campaign
started moro than a week ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12

miral Thomas G. Hart had arrived
in Java on a submarine-the land,
air and sea forces of America, Brit
ain, Australia and the Netherlands
apparently we're operating in closer
cooperation and striking heavy blows
that delayed if they did not halt
the enemy enveloping drive toward
Singapore.
Off Tarakan island, which the
japanese claimed to have captured,
and in adjacent waters the Dutch
reported bomber hits on two enemy
cruisers and four transports since
the invasion started. Special en-
phaSis was put on counterattacks
in which the Dutch allies-Ameri
ca, Britain and Australia-took part.
A destroyer also was attacked and
two other transports in the Gulf
of Siam we're sunk by Dutch tor
pedoeS.
JAPS CLAIM CAPTURE
Tokyo broadcaStS claimed that
the Dutch on Tarakan, one of the
Tchest oil islands of the East In
dies, had surrendered and that
that Manada, on the northern part
CT Celebes island, had been captur-
ed. The Japanese also reported that
they had sunk two enemy submar-
rines and a large freighter in the
Straits of Malacca, off Malaga.
Farther north, Rangoon article
was attacked again by japanese
bombers while Japanese-held Bang
kok had a 4O-minute air raid alarm,
apparently due to an allied recon-
naissance plane.
Royal air force planes ranged over
other parts of Thailand, however,
attacking railroad stations and
trains and machine cunning an air.
drome in a renewal of attacks by
British and American craft. Allied
forces in Burma were expecting an
early japanese attack and an in
direct report from Bangkok, via
Berlin, said that japanese forces
had crossed from Thai into Burma
over the weekend. No details were
given.
SINGAPORE NEARED
On the Malaga peninsula, the
japanese reported they were attack
ing British forces with bombelS
and tanks about 100 to ITO miles
north of Singapore.
Heavy artillry battles. increasing
ground activity by Japanese rein
forcements and renewed air attacks
were reported against American anc
ilipino lines on Bataan peninsula
in the Philippines.
The japanese offensive through
the Philippines, using Davao as a
naval concentration base, and
against the eastern Dutch islands
was designed primarily to seize vital
oil areas CTarakan is one of the
most important, and TO strike al
Allied communications lines, espec-
tally from America.
EARTH SCORCHED
Dutch officials said, however, that
"scorching the earth" would keep
the oil and other resources of the
islands out of enemy hands ano
that strong resistance was being
made against the invaders. Batavia
had not confirmed Japan's claim
that the Tarakan forces had sur
rendered.
Earlier dispatches from the main
fronts showed:
DUTCH EAST INDIES - Enemy
forces landed at three points on
Celebes and on Tarakan island, Oft
the cast coast of oil rich Dutch
Borneo. The Netherlands high conf
Continued on Page 8, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
Fire Damages Jap
Banks Records
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. u. up
Fire Marshal Frank Kelly today
investigated cause of fire which
damaged records in the Yokohama
Specie bank yesterday.
Kelly sought to determine whether
the fire was started Intentionally
to destroy the records, written in
Japanese, which are under eXami-
nation by the government
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12

HIUoU important NOTJn-SOuth rdlI-
road which had permitted their
command to shift large forces
quickly to any point at which a
break-through was threatened.
Regardless of the confused Ger
man explanations of why various
key PpintS and various final"
winter lines had been given up,
a commentator said the Germans
certainly had intended holding the
BvSanskAVyazma RAILROAD, which
to a large extent determines the
mobility of their entire Moscow
army.
Asserting that large German
forces fighting to the east OF Lyid-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12

lation with a brief session this
morning. Minor change did not af-
feet the man plan of a mobile
force of 1900 men, reserve group
of l4,4C0 ana nautical force OF
720.
The committee changes includ-
ed modifying the provision which
would require officers above the
rank of major to have had at
least one year of active service in
the armed forces of the United
States, Under the new proposal
such officers would have to be
former officers but the length of
service would not be considered.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12

In Saturday meeting at Clc
court house, directors from the II
valley centerS met in an afternoon
sessicl at which time approval OF
a wire to Senator'S Hiram johnson
and Sheridan DoWney was given
Text of the wire is:
Imperial county farm bureau
comrosed of 1928 members today
vc.ed for you to support prin-
Cir!es of Sm4 III bill II. r. 439
also strongly urged your sup
port CT amendment to II. r. bill
$3.50, which would include labor
in any price control legislation
The Smith bill would forbid mass
p:cketing, sympathy and boycott
strikes, and any strike net APPROX
ed by a secret ballot Of the Workers.
1t was introduced by Rep. Howard
w. Smith, q, Va, on November 18,
and passed by the house. No ac-
ton has been taken in the senate,
however
Scott B. Foulds. secretary of the
farm bureau, said that the or
ganization's position on the bill Is
that it should be passed to pre-
vent strikes in industries vital to
national defense
WAGE CURB URGED.
In connection with the price
control BILL Foulds said that the
bureau feels that any bill that
would control top prices on farm
products and net on laborers' wages
would be unfair and discriminatory
There are a large number of farm
ers with small acreage who do all
Continued on Page 8; Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12

Olson sad, land I believe there is
a unanimity of public opinion
(for an ample guard and the
guard should not be recrganizeG
and hamStrung"
Olsen said he had not decided
whether TO ask another $5,00C0O0
for the emergency fund for a tota.
of $l5,00o0O0 or to expand the
call for other subjects.
The assembly met only briefly
and the sheaf of committee de
tenSe bills was to be introduced this
afternoon.
The committe wound up its three
week recess study of defense legis-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12

inoyo had been outflanked. the
commentator said the Russian pine
ers was now in good positions 10
close in, even though It's Jaws w,fc
still far apart.
1t would be possible now, hc said.
for the Germans to use only re-
stricted stretches OF the north-s south
railroad for troop and supply move.
ments, and other north-south rail
connections we're far 10 the west.
Experts said that the advance
to Lyudinoyo was astonishing, since
it was only a few days ago that
the Russians took Mosalsk. 80 miles
TO the nortA-northeast and 20 miles
from the railroad
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12

shippers.
The hearing was scheduled after
the Teansters filed notice with the
beard that they had the majority
membership III all sheds and there
fore the elections should be held
as a unit instead of each shed hav-
ing a separate election as in the
past.
Shippers contend that the Team
sters do not have the majority Oh
the sheds.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
NLRB ORDERS
SIZED HEARING

The National Labor Relations
Board will conduct four-day
hearing in Imperial Valley thia
month to consider the Teamster@
unions request for certification Of
an election on all Imperial Valley
lettuce sheds as one unit.
Officials Of the NLRB will ar
rive Jan. 81 and begin hearings
that day, they informed R. s
WhitelaW. attorney for lettuce
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12

II you neCO NOW fCtrcadFd OF
recapped tire, Just add $150 to the
price given TOY your size either III
grade a, the most expensive grade
of camelback or grade B, the sec
ond most expensive grade.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
Film Comic Fined
As Drunk Driver

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. II. tUP)--
Movie Comedian Jack Oakie was
fined $500 in municipal court to-
day when he pleaded guilty to a
charge of driving while intoxicated.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
Blows Delay Big
Singapore Drive
On Three Fronts
Dutch Fight Back with Coordinated d Aid
Of Americans, British as Nippon Army
Attempts New Move in EnveIoping Push
= BY UNITED PRESS =

Allied armed forces struck back at the allout Japa-
offensive the Far East Monday and Russian
hammered deeper into the Axis lines the front
In the Pacifc-where it disclosed that u. S Ad