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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-01
HENRY
A PERFECT DAY CHAPTER x

Enid sprang lightly to her feet, her reason conquering the impulse Aof a moment before. It was too hucn. she decided shrewdly, to ex- pect Hank Holiday, who was rich and had everything, 10 understand the illustrations in her life that had led to her naive deception.
 If Ee sit here all afternoon, I'll never get a drawing made Of Sonny" she explained.
 Hank helped her repack the un- eaten food, and watched with lively interest while she posed sonny on a rock and vent to work pn a cYayon portrait of him. He Kat down where he could look oyer her shoulder, but ruefully aiae saked him to move.
 He removed himself gruinning. NTemperamental, eh?"
 @No - it's just that I can't con- nentrate on what I'm doing when vou're SO near" Then she blushed kuri0usIy, What she had meant was simply that she couldn't work with anyone watching her but the words she used might easily he construed in a different light.
 Hank Holiday laughed at her confusion and dropped down on fhe grass geside Sonny, The child was an angel. He sat as shl as fhe rock upon which he was perehed. only moving when she called a rest period.
 Hell do anything you tell him ko do," Hank maryeled. T believe vou have him bewilehed,"
 aIIe's just very good boy, 2 Elld insisted, smiling at the y0nngster.
 The sun was sinking when Hank locked at his WflstWateh. "Gness we'd better be going, ] caught fiae devil for keeping Sonny onl so late iast sunday. We'll take lalm home first, if you want to rid'
 nnld couldn't control her eurios. Akv any longer. Besides, she hae $ flsst to know if he gas golns fn ask her to go places with him
 sBoes he i've with his m0lher2|
 nha was sorry the instant fhl Moras waFe out Of her mouth @haFp paln showed in Hank Hol' Naay,s eyes, and then something sasuf a0Wn across his face, hidlnl hsa emotion from her eyes.
 fFIis mothers dead" be sais aleWiy. HRhe died when Bosln1 maG born"
 Con, Tin sorry" Knlas yoiel wns ike Q whisper. gf oply slai hadn't forced hEs confidence, Nov MaA flEilkn her for pFyins. Tni ant taat he sapsed Into a naoodl Ilsnee added 70 her distress
 nke remained in the ear whei Nssey reached fae Holiday nome mahlnR her psnuse apparel an eM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-01
By CaIIbraIth

cuse for not going in. The truth was, she was too awed by the old fashioned grandeur of the big stone house.
 Hank was smiling when he came to the car. Mother liked the draw ing of Sonny so well that she kept it. You'll have to do another one for me"
 T don't mind at all" Enid as- sured him.
 "It,s a date then. next Sunday" he told her.
 Her heart leaped. She'd have another perfect day like this one to look forward to all week. Life was grandl
 The heat of the day fingered in the dusk. There wasn't the ghost of a breeze. Hank mopped his perspiring face and turned to her as they neared the apartment. How about a swim before We go in?"
 one Of Enid's eytfayagant pur- chases had been new swimming suit. She needed no second urg- ing. I'd love it. Stop at the apartment until l get my suit"
 Better just put 1t on" he ad- yised, stopping the car. The dressing rooms at the pool are crowded on hot nights
 Al right" She flew to obey his suggestion.
 The suit was aqua blue with a square neck, high bustline and no back at all Its styling and color ing fiattered Enid's figure. She wouldn't have been feminine it she hadn't been elated by what she saw in the mirror, She wrapped a chenlle robe over the brief suit. gnaiehed up her cap and joined Hank in the ear.
 The Arlington Bath Club was exclusive, open only to members and their guests. Sun lamps made the beaches as light as day. and their lights set ln the wall 0f the tank under the water line turned the water in the pool to a beauits ful transparent green.
 "Oh. it's beautiful" Knid said She paused at the edge Of the tank where some steps led down 10 the water level. She looked at the green water and shlgered. Beau tlful but cold. She took a lenla- tlYe step downward.
 "What do you think you're d0' ing2" Hank demanded,
 Going in."
 Mot that way you're not" Hs took . Hat dive ofI the side and came up shaking the water from hts eyes. Don't be a sissy" ha teased. Nov walk out to the edge Of the pool. take a step, and ! just fall"
 Her face turned pale. I'm afraid"
 @oh. na saas'p@ not" Ne raaahae
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-01
HOPE RECORDS

Bob Hope made a recording for the British public or the Paramount stage where he is making Road to Morocco" with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. The request for it came from the British Broadeasting Company and the record will be used in a Red Gross drive for funds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-01
GOOD LUCK RING

Barbara Britton wears l0o-year- old gold wedding ring, a family heirloom, in Paramount's Wake Island" in which she plays the wife of Macdonald Carey, Marine Corps flyer. She wears the ring when- ever possible in all her pictures be- cause it has brought me good luck"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-01
BY RENE EMERSON MART
COPYRIGHT. teA2. fsEA SERVICE. ING.

kiss. But he had made no effort to do so. And his good night to her had been almost brusque.
 (To Be COntinued)
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27

and a little later orders were
given to stop production OF all
commercial planes. To all
practical purposes the manu-
facture of cargo planes came
to a dead stop.
ATTITUDE ALTERED
Mind you, that was only little
more than a year and half ago
Contrast that order with all the
excitement now to build all the
cargo planes possible.
This is probably a large meas
ure of hindsight, and from the
Army Air Force point Of view,
there is justification or these
drastic orders curtailing produc-
ton of transport planes. AS Lieut..
Gen. Henry H. Arnold testified be
fore the Lee committee, the first
demands were for training planes
so that a flying personneI could
be developed large enough to meet
any requirement, and that second
demands were for combat ships
and bombers as dictated by Great
Britain. Even so, in securing the
large number of trainers requlr-
ed the orders were concentrated
with the major companies, where
as the primary trainers might nave
been ordered from smaller COM
panies leaving the big companies
to continue the production OF
transports:
But this inability to get new
equipment is not the only sad
part of the story, from the
commercial airlines' point OF
view. Gradually, the Army mas
been taking over the CONNER
cial airlines' equipment ana
personnel, throwing on them
a load of responsibility for de-
ve.oping aerial transport when
has some men in the industry
frankly worried for fear that,
if they cannot deliver. 1t VIII
mean virtual confiscatiOn.
LOAD GROWS HEAVIER
First came the system of travel
priorities, giving the Army, Navy
and government people preference
on space. Then the ARM TOOK
over a fourth of all the CONNER
cial planes. and asked the airllnes
IN convert 10 transports to Army
use FINALLY. with the recent 1or-
nation of the Air Transport Com
mand in the Army Air Force II
was announced that nine OF Ihe
major airlines would be given the
lob of training transport pilots ana
actually flying their own shlps 7il
over the world. Not only that, but
additional cargo planes from the
ARMY will be assigned to the com
mercial airlines, as they become
available. The reason for this Is
simply that the commercial ar
line pilots have done a better job
on route flying and ferrying one
rations than have the Army pllotS'
trained for combat flying.
Meanwhile the scramble over
where these additional cargo and
transport planes are to come from
will apparently go on Tor some
time General Arnold says he would
welcome additional cargo planes,
nrovided they do not interfere with
the Army Air Force balanced pro-
Gram which calls for building OF
from q per cent to 80 per cent
of the multi-engined bomber-ty2e
planes as cargo carriers and troop
transports.
The army Air Force would
like the additional planes built
i'm half the number OF man
hours now going into transport
plane production and would
like these planes built of non
critical materials. Those limi-
taGYns lead to a conclusion
that the Army Air Force top
command is bucking, or at
least isn't any too interested
in the Kaiser proposals, in
spite of the personal assurances
given to Kaiser by Under-sec-
retary of War Patterson and
WPB boss Nelson.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
STATE OWNED AUTOMOBILES

(San Diego Tribune-Sun)
Reported from Sacramento, although
scores of State cars are in dead stor-
age for the duration of the war, the State
Department of Finance has approved
purchase of 40 new automobiles and 20
trucks in the last month. 1t is, of course,
very necessary that the State enjoy the
privileges of prioriies in such matters,
and very convenient. But it would make
for better economy of the State, along
with other users of scarce commodities,
were required to observe more closely the
method of conservation.
No doubt, among the 40 new automo-
biles and 20 trucks purchased by the
State during the last month, some were
really required; but on the other hand.
it is reasonable to assume that some of
the States requirements could have been
met by drawing on the large number of
State-owned motor vehicles now in dead
storage. Probably the departments re-
ceivng the new cars and trucks would
object to receiving used ones instead.
That, however, is not so important as the
fact that the State, along with the people,
should practice what It breaches and
conserve vital war materials wherever
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
Louisianan Kills
Family and Self

COUSHATTA, La. Aug. 27. tUP)
Dwight Lindsey, SO, Killed his
mother, his wife and his daughter
with a double-b -bladed axe and then
committed suicide by lying in front
of a train, Sheriff Ray Adcock re-
ported today.
Those slain as they slept were
Mrs. Sam Lindsey, the mother; Mrs.
Dulcie Giddens Lindsey, the wife,
and five-year old Faye Beth Lind
sey.
The slayings took place at the
family home one mile south OF here.
Lindseys body was found on the
railway right-of way about 100 feet
from the house.
Lindsey had received a head in
Jury which forced him to quit his
Job. 1t was believed that despond-
ency over his condition resulted in
the triple murder and suicide
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
STILL SPEEDING

There must be some way of impressing
upon motorists how close to treason it
is to ruin tires by speeding and needlessly
sloppy driving Yet apparently none has
been discovered. Perhaps when the Bar
uch committee reports, its findings will
shock the populace into common sense.
A 1O-state survey shows that more than
half the drivers still exceed 40 miles, the
speed limit recommended by the Presi-
dent. which still is too fast in view of the
emergency we face The most casual
observation demonstrates that the jack
rabbit start, the Understanding stop, the
scraping of curbs in parking, the fast
turn that makes tires squeal in protest
all continue just as though we were not
at war.
It is all very, very discouraging to
those anxious to win.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
NEA Service staff Writer

Summer apples, arriving in large
quantities and selling at reason
able prices. are we'll supplied with
essential minerals and. in gen.
eral, are good sources of vitamins
B, C, and G, and have a small
amount of A.
Many growers are leaving the
apples on the tree longer before
picking. That increases the content
OF natural sugar and these apples,
picked later. require less sugar Tor
sweetening when cooked in pies
and puddings and sauces.
Select apples that are firm ana
free from decay or bruises, accord
ing to use. Buy sour apples Tor
cooking and sweet apples for SAL
ads and desserts.
Apple Cole Slaw
(SerVeS a.
One quart shredded cabbage
1-2 teaspoon salt, 1-8 teaspoon
pepper. 1-2 teaspoon sugar IL
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
THE RANGERS ARE
LIKE HEROES OF OLD

Riverside Daily Press)
The raid on Dieppe reads like some
thing from Homer's Iliad. AT break of
day the warriors went forth across the
loud resounding, many-Wrinkled sea.
They fought till beyond the setting of
the sum- They overwhelmed the foe and
accomplished the task for which they
were sent hhey returned singing and
rejoicing. The welcoming villagers met
them with shouts of triumph and gave
them cups Of-well. there the parallel
ends. They were cups of tea. But 1t was
welcome as ever was the mixed wine and
water of the Greeks 1t was hot, steam
ing, fragrant, and comforting to soul and
body.
1t is not we'll for Americans to let hope
soar too high. This was, after all, only
raid. not an invasion. But one OF the
favorite American proverbs IS Great
oaks from little acOrnS grow. Beginning
must be made somewhere.
Nor was this raid on Dieppe the first
acorn of invasion. From the earliest
small commando attack on Norway,
month by month the raids have been
growing in size, power and accomplish
ment. When it is all over and the tale
is told the reason for the calmness OF
the higher-ups under clamor for sec
ond front will appear That second
front was already in the making, and
was already growing from small begin
ningS in a score of places to the great
blaze and boom which will crack the foe.
The tide had already turned.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
BIDS WANTED ON MOTOR
TRICKS

NOTICE INVITING SEALED
PROPOSALS OR BIDS FOR TWO
MOTOR TUCKS FOR THE CITY
OF Ell CENTRIC.
Sealed bids will be received at
the Office OF the City Clerk OF the
Citv of Ell Centro, until 7:3O p. m.
September 2. 1912, on the furnish
ing of two truck chassis complete,
for use by the Division of SANTA
ton of said City. The specifications
en- which are as follows:
@ one ordinary gasoline driven
~ ton motor truck with extra
heavy duty rear axle complete with
heavy duty tires front and dual
rear wheels.
alternate, same as above except
with cab over Motor Type.
% One 212 to 3 ton gasoline
driven truck cab over motor type
with extra heavy duty rear axle
complete with heavy duty tires on
front and rear dual wheels.
Each bidder shall furnish COM
plete specifications for the trucks
for which the proposal is made.
All proposals or bids shall be ac-
companied by check payable to the
City of Ell Centro, certified by a re-
sponsible bank for an amount which
shall be not less than ten per cent
of the aggregate of the proposal or
by bond by a corporation surety,
qualified by law to furnish such
bonds. in the same amount.
The City Council reserves the
right to reject any or all bids or
10 accept the bid considered to be
the best interest of the city.
All BID should be marked bid
on Motor Trucks
All Prices to be f. 0. b. El Centre.
Dated this 2lst Day of August
1912
NEAL H GAVIN,
City Clerk
No. "a 21-24-27)
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
MIND YOUR
MANNERS

Test your knowledge of correct
social usage b. answering the fol-
lowing questions, then checking
AGAINST the authoritative answers
below
|. If friend writes he is 60
ing into the service. should you
write him Immediately. telling him
that you think he is doing fine
thing2
.. If an Army or Navy family
moves into your neighborhood
should you call on them, or think,
Il won't bother to call, since they
probably won't live in the neigh
borhood long?
3. Should you make At a point
10 know the rank of the men of
your acquaintance who are in the
service?
4 When talking to mother or
father who has a son in the serv-
ice, should you ask about the boy?
5. Should a girl show her friends
the love letters written her by
man in the services?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
BIDS WANTED ON GARBAGE
COLLECTION BODIES

NOTICE INVITING SEALED
PROPOSALS OR BIDS FOR TWO
i GARBAGE COLLECTION BODIES
FOR THE CITY OF Ell CENTRIC.
Sealed bids will be received at the
Office of the City Clerk of Ell Cen
tro. until 7:30 p. m. September 2,
1912. on the furnishing of two Gar
bage Truck Bodies, for use by the
/ Division of Sanitation OF said CITY,
The specifications on which are as
follows:
~ One Scow-end metal garbage
truck body to have a total capacity
of not less than four (4 cubic
wards. with metal hinged covers, the
body shall be all steel construction
and water tight, the floor and sides
to be not less than 10 gauge ma
terial. equipped with hydraulic
hoist. Truck body to be suitable
for mounting on " ton chassis,
(2) one garbage truck body to be
fullv enclosed and to have ca
pacity of fifteen Q5) cubic yards
compressed and to be of all steel
construction, high carbon content,
10000 Weld strength, the floor to
be not less than 10 gauge material,
sides and top not less than II gauge
with reinforced side braces. The
body to be equipped with low load
ing hopper of sufficient size to al
low two men to load at the same
time The body also shall be equip
ned with a packing device that VIII
compress wrapped garbage or rub
bish and to load the body to its
full capacity. The body also to be
DESIGNED SO that it will dump clean
" and be elevated and lowered by
a tWo-way hydraulic hoist. This
truck body shall be suitable for
mounting on 212 to ton chassis.
Installation of hoists, clearance
lights and solenoid remote control,
one coat metal primer and mounting
of bodies on chassis purchased by
said City, shall De included by bid
der.
Equipment to carry guarantee OF
one wear agaInsc mechanical defects
of bodies and hoists.
ALI OFFICES W DC II W. ~ - OSA''A ~
zach bidder shall furnish com
nlete specifications for the bodies
for which his proposal is made.
All proposals or bids shall be
accompanied by check payable to
the City of FL Centre, certified by
responsible bank for the amount
which shall be not less than ten
per cent of the aggregate Of the
proposal or by bond by a corpora
tion surety, qualified by law tc
furnish such bonds, in the same
amount. >, - A..
The City Council reserves the
right to reject any or all bids OF
to accept the bid considered TO pt
n the best interest of the city.
All bids should be marked BIC
on Garbage Bodies"
DATED this 2lst Day Of August
-' NEAL II. GAVIN,
City Clerl
Mo "a 2l-24-27l
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
MODERN MENUS

teaspoon grated onion, l table
spoon vinegar, red-skinned apple,
chopped, IA cup salad dressing
Add seasoning to caDpage and
marinate in vinegar for minutes
Add apple and salad dressing and
serve.
Tomatoes stuffed with apples
and vegetables call for what you
have left over in the refrigerator.
Wash tomatoes, remove stem but
do not peel. Scrape out some OF
the pulp (save for soup and in
vert tomatoes to drain. Sprinkle
with salt and stuff lightly with
chopped cooked spinach, chopped
raw apple, with skin left on, and
enough shaved cheese to hold mix
ure together Bake in moderate
over $3.50 deg. F. for about 80
minutes.
TOMORROW'S MENU
BREAKFAST: Orange juice, dry
whole wheat cereal, nut mullins,
coffee milk.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
CAPITAL TALKS
by
Peter
Edison

All this eXciteman about cargo
planes. touched off by aircraft de
signer Grover Looming. big-build-
er Henry J. Kaiser and Senator
Josh Lees Military Affairs sub
committee hearings, is a bit pa
thetic. 1t is pathetic because in a
way it is so unnecessary. 1t is. un-
necessary BECAUSE the United
States, which before the war built
| the worlds best transport planes
and had the worlds best systems
of commercial airlines, shouldn't
now have to be turning itself in
side out to build up an adequate
feet of aerial cargo carriers.
Before the United states got in
to the war actively, U. S. COM
mercial airlines had in service
about 500 cargo planes - $50 OF
them operated by domestic land
lines. $50 of them operated by Pan
American on its foreign and over
seas routes Additional planes were
on order by most commercial air
lines with the major manufactu--
ers. Boeing was building new clip
pers for Pan American; Douglas
was building more standard DC-3's
and a few of the newer, bigger,
four-motored DC-4s, while Lock-
heed had plans for its new Con-
stellation model.
Then in December of 1910,
COVE ernment request was
made to the plane builders
that no more deliveries be
made to private purchasers
and little later orders were
given to stop production OF all
commercial planes. To all
practical purposes the manu-
facture of cargo planes came
to a dead stop.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

When victory comes we shall stand
shoulder to shoulder in seeking to nourish
the great ideals for which we fight. 1t
is worthwhile battle-Prime Minister
Winston Churchill, to President Roose-
Velt.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27

We should not be content to sit be
hind concrete Notifications We should
take every chance to strike, especially
where the enemy is least expecting us.
Gen. Sir Harold r. L. G.. Alexander
forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
NEW YORK ELECTION
WARNING TO AXIS

One thing about the gubernatorial elec-
tion in New York state should be made
clear at the outset, to all Americans and
to the axis:
At no time has the philosophy underly-
ing President Roosevelt's war program
been involved At no time has there been
the slightest question whether New
York's administration should support the
war whole-heartedly and efficiently.
The President has been beaten, in his
capacity as a political leader, by Genial
jim Farley, to whom Franklin Roosevelt
owes his political position today Farleys
candidate for the Democratic nomination
defeated Mr.. RoOsevelt's.
But the President, as War Leader of
the United States and as spokesman for
our unwavering intention of beating Hit
Ter, has not been defeated. He has not
even been challenged He is not going to
be challenged
1t is difficult to find good independ-
ent political analyst who comedies the
Democratic nominee, Attorney General
John J. Bennett, any chance of beating
Thomas E. Dewey, who is unopposed for
the Republican nomination. Ihls o1
course excludes Farley, who IS not dlsln-
terested.
But Dewey is not challenging the
Roosevelt total war philosophy. He is
challenging Roosevelt the Democratic
party leader. He is challenging Roose-
velt the New Dealer. There is every
reason to believe that he will challenge
what he may describe as Roosevelt the
Bungler-emphaSiZin errors he beleVes
Roosevelt has made as war admins
TRAITOR.
Whether observers are correct, and
Dewey wins the gOvernorship, or whether
they are wrong and Bennett wins, the
Presidents home state will be headed
after next Jan. l by an advocate OF belhg-
erent warfare against totalitarianism.
Mr.. Bennett, in the opinion of many,
is not liberal" Certainly he is not
fortnight supporter of everything New
Dealish. He is ambitious. He is generally
regarded as amenable to political discip-
line from the organiZation-and the or
ganization. in New York, does not enjoy
high repute.
Mr.. Dewey is avowedly against much
of the New Deal. He has been bitterly
and bitingly critical of the Presidents
methods. He, too, is ambitious.
The President wanted a governor in
New York who would be with him a
hundred per cent politically, philosophi-
cally and economically. He sought to
get such nominee from his party, and
failed.
But let Hitler and Hirohito note that
this election is our own family row. We
NAV knock off a lot of blocks in the cam
paign, but we're united against the rest
Of the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
ANSWERS

Yes. His decision is an import
ant step in his life
2. Call on them.
3. Yes.
4. Yes.
5: No!
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The FOLLOWING edit
orials are presented as interesting Opin-
ions UOiced by editors eiseIOhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion Of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27

We are hitting the japanese and we
have gone from the defensive to the of
fensiye-Dr. T. V. Soong, Chinese foreign
minister.