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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-29
Society
Clubs
CAME en- Chairman
Expresses Thanks
For Supplies

To all the women who so gen.
crously gave cookies, fruit cake,
flowers. cakes, dates, candy, ma
terial for sandwiches to the serv-
icemenS canteen during the Christ
mas weekend. Mrs. O. w. Keep.
cookie chairman, wishes to extend
her thanks as well as those for
the board of directors.
Ordinarily as donations are
brought in. hoSteSseS take the
names of the givers, and Mrs. Keep
writes note of appreciation to
them
With the huge numbers of Serv-
icemen who all but swampcd the
cantcen during the holiday week
end, the hoStesseS didn't have a mo-
ment to write down names of the
many generous women, and SO Mrs.
Keep has asked the PoSt-PresS to
express her appreciation.
The canteen was kept supplied
bountifully all during the holidays
and the literally thousands of serv-
icemen, particularly those on leave
from the desert area, were loud in
their praise of the delicious home
made delicacies waiting for them.
The gifts Of Ell Centrans, plus the
faithful service of hoStesseS, help
ed to make the weekend a real
Christmas one for these men far
away from their own homes and
families.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-29
Job S Daughters
Dance Monday
well A++ended

Snow covered trees. Christmas
bells, miStletoe carried out the theme
of white Christmas for the for
NAL dance given Monday night in
the Masonic temple by the FL Cen
tro bethel of Jobs Daughters.
Against this background the
bright colored formal gowns of the
young girls made a decidedly pretty
picture, the grand march, led by
Lenna Arnold, which opened the
dance officially, being most effec-
tive.
During the evening one dance was
dedicated to Lenna, honOred queen
of the bethel, and one to Armina
Elvander. former resident, who is
visiting in the valley and who Gel
ebrated her birthday anniversary.
After the dance concluded many
of the members and guests remain
ed to enjoy a jam session with the
orchestra.
The dance proved to be one of
the most popular affairs of the year
with members of the high school
and junior college group, as we'll
as students home from college, at
tending.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-29

It's Loretta Young's bic moment
+ i'm Stage Door Canteen."
4 A lanky soldier. taking her for
lust another pretty girl" asks her
/ for a dance As they swing out
into a hot 1--WE step, he looks at her
and asks. Has anyone ever told
YOU that you look like Loretta
Young?"
She smiles and mods. They dance
a few more steps and the soldier
murmurs to himself, You sure do"
But I am Loretta Young" says
Loretta, finally.
The soldier faints.
And that's all. That's Loretta
Young's big moment in Stage
Door Canteen." a film story woven
around New York's Stage Door
Canteen
Yes. it's taken a war to reverse
all the rules for a HOLLYWOOD mo-
ton picture. It's producer Sol
LeSser'S idea-40 stars of screen.
stage and radio playing bit roles
| in support of two unknownS.
Cheryl Walker and William Ter
~. the real stars of the picture.
THEY WORK FOR FREE
It's the first movie of its kind
9212 per cent of the profits will
GO 10 the American Theatre Wing
and other service organizations.
The 40 stars are turning over their
salaries to personal charities or to
some branch of the armed forces.
Take Kathrine Cornell. For years
ever studio in Hollywood has been
trying to lure kathrine from the
Broadway stage. She could have
named her own salary. the size
of her name in lights. her own
way about script-everything. She
makes her motion picture debute
in Stage Door Canteen" in a brief
bit-thrilling a buck private by
playing Juliet to his Romeo.
Marlene Dietrichs glamor suf-
fers even more that it did in
"Destry Rides Again for her role
in the film. She walks into the
Canteen ready and willing to dance
but one sight of LaDietrich and
the soldiers start fighting the war
right there on the dance floor.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-29
c s'nsa'. OF Interest to Women s cas.
Edited Hardy D"m
MajjorDe!p Gives Fine Talk
ForBoyce Aten Unit

tereSting since Major Charles p.
Delp, home on furlough, gave a
fascinating account of some OF his
experiences as commanding Off
Ger in charge of troops being con-
voyed to various fighting fronts.
Major Delp described the method
of transporting troops, the routine
aboard ship. and also his expo
riences in Australia and New Zea-
land. He paid tribute to the Unit
ed States Marines and to others
of the American forces.
Many amusing incidents as well
as the more serious we're told to the
group. and among the former was
the description of the initiation
ceremonies conducted for officers
and men alike who cross the equa-
tor for the first time.
The meeting Monday took place
at the home of Mrs. John HaWley,
after a previous session at the sur
gical dressings center where the
women worked on dressings.
Mrs. Hawley served refreshments
to her guests and the group enjoy
ed a social hour also.
The next session of the unit is
to be the regular business meeting
and as much of importance is to
come up at this time, Mrs. Charles
p. Delp, president, has asked all
members to attend. A special
speaker Will be presented also.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-29
Dinner Dance at
Barbara Worth
New Years Eve

Barbara Worth hotel is planning
one of the incest New Years eve
parties in its history, dinner
dance Thursday night with the
famous infantry band to play for
the evening one of the best or
chcstras in the country.
This year reservations will be
limited to $50 persons and will close
on "Wednesday, Dec. 80. These res
ervations may be made by calling
the hotel.
Dinner will be served from 9 pm.
on. and the party is to take place
in the main dining room where
tables will be arranged to leave
plenty of space for dancing.
A delicious dinner, good music
and all that goes with a successful
New Years eve party is being
planned and as a number of reSer-
vations have been received already,
those who plan to attend should
make theirs early.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-29
News HENS About
Valley Residents

Mr.. and Mrs. Cleo McCary of
San Juan Capistrano. formerly of
Ell Centre, were in the valley over
Christmas visiting MI. McCary's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. McCary.
Another holiday visitor in the
valley was P. V. Harrigan, brother
of B. A. Harrigan, who left Tues
day morning for his home in Will
lows.
Ruth Tccple Reid and her son,
Bill.Were in San Diego for the
weekend, where they attended a
large family reunion. Those at
tending also were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren Sage, Betty Sage, Mrs. Ger
trudc TeeplC, all former FL Cen
trans; Mr.. and Mrs. Dean HuSchcr
of FallbroOk, Mrs. Fred HuSchcr,
the Misses Florence and Winifred
HuSchcr, and Mr.. and Mrs. For
rest E. Keclcr of Los Angeles. Mrs
Kecler is the former Janet Reid
Of Ell Centre. Liel;t Bill Sage, who
is stationed at Jacksonville, Flor
ida, could not be present.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-29
CALENDAR
TUESDAY

Dance, 8, Camp Seelcy
Girl Scouts, !, Scout hut
Central Labor council, 1890, Labor
temple
Eagles, 8, 500 Broadway
WEDNESDAY
State guard, 1870, Stadium
Alb.ia Mu Omega, 1880, 1853 Holt
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-29
Warren Appoints
Woman to Post

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 29.-U.PO
Governor elect Earl Warren to-
dav announced he will appoint Mrs
Dora Shaw Heffner, Los Angeles
attorney, to the $4,000 post of state
director of institutions after he
takes office January 4.
Mrs. Hcffner will succeed Dr. F.
o. Butler, medical superintendent
of Sonoma State Home. who has
been acting director of the depart
mcnt since the resignation of DR.
Aaron RoSanoff. She will be the
first woman to occupy the post.
At present superior court COM
missioner in Los Angeles, Mrs
Hcffner long has been identified
with institutional, probationary and
human relations activities in South
ern California. She holds degree
of law from the University OF
Southern California, doctor of adj
ministratiOn from Bates college
was admitted to the California bar
in 1927. and to practice before the
United States supreme court in
1884.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-29
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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-29
Mrs. Donohue New
Dance Chairman

Mrs. J. w. Donohue, at the request
of the FL CClCro Servicemens Re
creation Council, has agreed to take
over the craftsmanship for service
mems dances and hopes to have
arrangements completed in the near
future for this type of recreation.
Officers have said that dances
are the particular desire of the
men, and the council, under Mrs.
Donohues craftsmanship, hopes to
be able to have weekly affairs. well
chaperoned and well conducted for
the ScrVicCmen.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-29

For members of Boycc Aten unit,
American Legion Auxiliary, Mon
day nights meeting will be long
remembered as one of the most in
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-29
Methodist Group
In HoI+vine

The Rev Mr. Hayden S. Sears,
pastor Of the Ell Centre Methodist
church and a group of church lead
ers will be in Holtville Thursday
night to give the program for the
Methodist church service in that
city.
The meeting is to start with a
banquet at $50 pm. and the Ell
Centre group has been asked to
speak on the topic, How to Or
eanize a Church.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-29
HOLLYWOOD
By ERSKINE JOHNSON

Marlene is knocked off her fam
Gus underpinningS. loses as much
clothing as the cenSors will per-
nit and emerges from the melee
dancing with a little five-foot SOL
dier.
And. we'll. that's the way it goes
40 stars in brief bits.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-29
MUST SUPPORT FAMILY

GregOriO Rodriguez OF BraWlcy
was granted probation for two years
in Imperial county superior court
Tuesday. but will have to go to
Jail for six months if he fails TO
support his family and live up to
other terms Of probation. He plead
ed guilty TO charge of non-Sup-
port Of his family.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-29
Son Born Sunday
To Max Sones

Charles Ernest SoneS, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Max Sones, arrived Sun
day in the FL Centre hospital,
weighing eight pounds, six ounces.
The baby is named for both grand
parents, and is the first grandson,
for Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. SOnes, his
sister Linda. being their first grand
child.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-29
Music Fraternity
Ne cts Wednesday

Alpha Mu Omega. musical frat
ernity. will have a special meeting
Wednesday night at 1880 O'Clock at
the Ruth Teeple Reid studio, 1853
Holt avenue, when Marilyn Ingle,
one Of the valleys most talented
young musicians, will give the pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1942-03-22
Vanguard Of $4,000 Japs
Moves From Little Toxic
picture on PAGE As. J

tlUtWS OH Tuyc A-0J
BY the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES. March 21.-The
Nations greatest forced migration
began today as a small motorcade
moved slowly and quietly out of
Los Angeles Little Toxic, headed
for Owens Valley.
Three buses and a truck made up
the procession. Nearly 100 foreign
and American born Japanese and
their worldly goods began the 235-
mile journey to a new home-under
military supervision-at Manzanar,
Calf.
They were the first Of an estimat-
ed $4,000 who will populate the Gov
ernment's huge reception center in
Owens Valley. This vanguard of
plumbers, painters, nurses, cooks,
walters, bakers and stenographers
will prepare for the evacuation
which begins in earnest Monday.
There were smiles and few tears
as the group said farewells to friends
and relations and, guided by Army
command cars, drove away. Neatly
packed bundles and baggage were
stored in the buses and on the truck,
the latter loaned for the seven-hour
trip by . wealthy Japanese truck
gardener.
Evening star., 1942-03-22
Senator McNary TO Seek
His Fourth Reelection
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Minority Leader McNary of the
Senate announced yesterday his
candidacy for reelection to a fifth
term with an assertion that neither
profits, service charges, social gains
nor any other factor" should be per-
mitted to stand in the way of COM
pletely equipping the war forces.
The Senator said the task now
was to work out a formula that
would command the support of all
and prevent internal strife.
Senator McNary, Republican NOM
inee for Vice President in 1910,
added that because of his duties
he might not be able to return to
Oregon for the coming campaign.
The attack on our Nation and
our form of government is without
precedent" he said in a statement.
Therefore, the successful prosecu-
ton of the war must take first
place iE the minds of every Amer
lean. Our task now is to
work out a formula which will COM
mand the support of all and pre-
vent internal strife which might
nullify the progress made at the
cost of great sacrifices. In a small
way I am striving to do my parN
Evening star., 1942-03-22
Old Worship Presumed Sunk
After Attack South of Java
Normal Complement
Of Vessel Was l85
Officers and Men

Presumed loss of the United
States gunboat Asheville, which
normally carries 1875 officers and
men, after an attack by enemy
forces south of Java early this
month, was announced by the
Navy Department last night.
Capt. Kenneth Mortimer Hoeffel,
At, a 1917 graduate of the Naval
Academy who served here in the
Navy's division of fleet training sew
eral years ago, was listed as COM
mander of the Asheville.
The Nays communique last night
gave no details of the enemy action
in which the gunboat was involved
Neither did it reveal the number OF
her personnel. According to James
Fighting Ships, however, the Ashe-
ville's normal complement was 1875
officers and men.
18th Combat Ship Lost.
The 10Th American combat ship
acknowledged as lost since the war
began, the 1,270-ton Asheville had
operated with the special service
squadron of the Asiatic Fleet. She
was built at Charleston, S. c., in
19l7-18, armed with three 4-inch
guns and designed for a speed of u
knots.
The Navy communique said
Early this month the U. S. gum
boat Asheville was attacked by the
enemy south of Java
The Asheville has been reported
Evening star., 1942-03-22
Bomber Sinks Sub off East Coast:
3 Ships Torpedoed; Gunboat Lost
In Pacific; Japs Open Bataan Push
so Are Missing;
81 Survivors
Reach Shore

Destruction of an enemy sub
marine by an American Army
bomber and Axis torpedo-sink-
ing of three merchant vessels
were added last night to the
score in the sea warfare raging
off the United States Atlantic
Coast.
Fifty persons were reported lost
or missing in the sinking of the
three merchant ships-one a small
Honduran passenger vessel and the
others large United States cargo
craft. OF these, "A passengers and
members were missing from the
Honduran ship. Eighty-tWo survi-
cors of the three sinkings have
reached shore.
An Army announcement said 1t
was improbable" there could have
been any survivors from the Axis
submarine, which was caught by
the American bomber with two
direct hits on its coming tower
above water.
Evening star., 1942-03-22
Alien Boat Owners Barred
From Boston Harbor
Pictures on Pace A-4.)

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, March Ala hundred
small fishing boats were idle in
Boston harbor tonight after Coast
Guard officials barred their owners
sand crews N most of them Italian
enemy aliens-from the harbor.
The order. affecting 500 fisher
men, was issued by 1t. Comdr.
Frank M. Meals, captain of the port,
who termed it simply a security
order"
There isn't any way Of checking
up on all of these fishing boats once
they get out Of the harbor. There
isn't Navy big enough to do it.
Now these men-99 out Of a 100
of them-are loyal to the United
States, and it would be perfectly
all right for them to 60 in and out.
But who knows which one is
the hundredth one-who might be
going out to g. rendezvous with q
submarine? One Of them might
even lead q submarine into the
harbor"
Besides that, 1t. Comdr. Meals
said, hating trips Of these boats
halted also the suspicion that some
of them might be taking supplies
or diesel oil or fresh foods out to
submarines.
Evening star., 1942-03-22
SeIective Service Soon to Take
Glasses Untouched in 1918
Boards in Future Will Consider Occupations
Before Dependents in Deferring Registronts

cent Of the 100000 men then
registered under selective service
were in ga, deferred because of de-
pendents. Many of those men would
have been deferred anyhow because
of their occupation but local boards
never got that far. A man was
deferred for his dependents only.
May Set New Classification.
The memorandum issued to local
boards yesterday by Brig. Gen. Lewis
B. Hershey, director of selective
service, is expected to be a fore
runner of a general tightening up,
with the possibility of a new clas-
sif1cation being set up to separate
men with dependents in an essential
occupation from those who have
been deferred for dependency only.
In his memorandum, Gen Hershey
pointed out that many of the bene-
fits. conveniences and comforts the
people enjoyed in peacetime now
Evening star., 1942-03-22
Opposition 10 Lifting
A-Hour-Week Law
Seen Gaining Ground
Vinson to Continue
Hearings on His Bill;
Arnold AssoiIs Unions
By GOULD LINCOLN.

A weeks heavy barrage by ad-
miniStration SpOkeSmen against
the abandonment of the 40-hour
work week last night appeared
to have effectively checked the
drive for such legislation.
The demand for labor legislation
by Congress. however, broke out in
another direction yesterday. when
Thurman Arnold, assistant attorney
general in charge Of anti-trus- cases,
appeared before the House Judiciary
Committee and denounced the ac
tivities of labor unions.
Mr.. Arnold was discussing bill
introduced by Chairman Vinson Of
the Naval Affairs Committee, di-
recting the registration of all labor
and trade organizations and state
ments of their financial operations.
He accused the unions of pre-
venting the efficient use of men and
machines and hampering the dis
tribution of civilian necessities. He
said that labor unions were injur-
ing or destroying independent bust
nessmen and holding farmers and
consumers at their mercy. He said
that they were impeding the dis
tribution of housing and food, and
that they were guilty of undemo-
cratic procedures within themselves.
This proposed legislation is re-
sisted by labor leaders.
Will Continue Hearings.
Chairman Vinson, who with Rep
resentative Smith, Democrat, OF
Virginia has sponsored bill to sus-
pend the 4O-hour work week,
freeze" the open and closed shop
situation and recapture all profits
over per cent, said he would go
ahead with hearings on his bill, be-
ginning again Tuesday.
With the House planning to take
an informal recess for a couple of
weeks at an early date, Representa-
tive Vinson said he did not believe
the bill would be laid before the
House until after the members had
had an opportunity to go home and
find out what the people thought
about such legislation.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, of
Oklahoma, chairman of a Senate
subcommittee on appropriations,
which has been holding hearings for
a week on the 40-hour workweek
and allied labor problems, yesterday
asked Chairman Truman of the
Special Senate Committee investi-
eating the administration of the
national defense effort to investi-
gate charges by William Green,
president of the A. F. L. and Phillip
Murray. president of the c. I. O.,
that the huge mail recently received
by members of Congress demanding
abandonment of the 40-hour work.
week and anti-strike legislation was
propaganda" instigated by enemies
of organized labor.
Senator Truman indicated that
his committee would make the in
vestigation. saying it could not we'll
decline such a request from regu-
lar standing committee of the
Senate.
Mr.. Murray based his charge on
a letter which he placed in the rec
ord Of the Appropriations Subcom-
Evening star., 1942-03-22
IW.P.B. Officials Order
Cut in UnessentiaI
Heating and Plumbing
Unit Accused Of Carrying
On Business os UsuoI';
Only Z Orders Issued

High-ranking War Production
Board officials have directed the
w. P. B. plumbing and heating
branch to curtail non-e essential
plumbing and heating produc-
ton, it was learned yesterday.
The procedure was adopted
after complaints from various
w. P. B. sources against a ''busi-
ness as usual" policy within the
branch, headed by w. Walter
Timmis, former president of the
Au-Temp Corp. and former vice
president of the American Ra-
diator Co.
Since the branch was established
last October and charged with
supervision over one of the largest
metal-consuming industries, it has
issued two orders.
One, described by some w. p B.
officials as "the plumbers Magma
Charta," assists plumbers in OBJ
tanning repair and maintenance
materials through use of defense
priority ratings. The other re-
quires Standardization Of certain
pipes and fittings.
No orders limiting production
have originated in the branch. Mr..
Timmis told reporters he believed
such action was unnecessary; that
priorities on metals automatically
would control output of such items
as oil burners, stokers and water
heaters.
80 Persons Employed.
Other w. P. B. officials have
taken the view, however, that fail
urs to put production curtailment
"in black and white" had hindered
w. P. B. in determining the use
to which scarce materials were put.
/C.. m yyn TDI~~ -
Evening star., 1942-03-22
brotherhoods End
Strike After Seizure
OF Railroad by u. 5.
Eostmun's Associate
Sent to Peorio to
Operate Short Line
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Two railroad brotherhoodS
yesterday ende da three month
old strike against the Toledo,
Peoria and Western Railroad
after President Roosevelt had
ordered Federal seizure and
operation of the short line pend
ing a settlement agreeable to the
War Labor Board. An hour
earlier they had withdrawn their
picket lines in Peoria, Ill.
The Chief Executive, declaring
the management had refused to
arbitrate the three -months-o dis
pute, directed that Joseph B. East
man, head of the Office of Defense
Transportation, take over and op-
crate the 239-mile line. with the aid
of the armed forces, if necessary.
1t was the first time Mr.. Roose-
welt had used his powers to seize
private property since the United
States entered the war. His order
said that continued operation of the
road, which by-passes Chicago with
transcontinental freight, was essen
tial to the successful prosecution of
the war"
Climaxed Long Farley.
The action climaxed long series
of exchanges between the War La
Dor Board and the Chief Executive,
on the one hand, and George Nc
Near, jr, president Of the T. P.
& w.
Mr.. McNear issued the following
statement in Peoria:
THE rapidity of the seizure of our
railroad which followed this morn
ing can hardly be related 10 the
facts presented in our letter or to
the proper transportation of war
(See RAILROAD, Page A-6.)