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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-13

of Jap ship. There is no season for mysteries.
 Picking @ mystery novel for a reader is a reviewers most difficult task. Probably no one agrees with your selections. Some mystery fans perfer clever detectives, and try to beat the Eleuth to the solution Others want ghost or horror stories There are others. too. who just want a few murders, a couple of chuckles and not too much mental exercise The war has brought another old favorite-the spy story-into renew ed popularity.
 Best chiller-thriller of the sum mer Is Dorothy Macardle's 'The Uninvited" Doubleday Doran: $250), which has an abundance of ghosts and scares. Recommended fol rainy autumn evenings. Her Heart in Her Throat by Ethel L. White (Harper: $2), may also give you a few chills.
 "Tinsley's Bones" CRand d o m House: $2 brings back Percival Wildes Lee Slocum, coroner. WhC has his own methods of crime de- tection. Good for laughs, too.
 Will Oursler has one to baffit you In Folio on Florence White (Simon, Schuster: $2) which fol. lows the crime file style. without Its unwieldness. Prepare for sur prices.
 Definitely on the recommendec list Is Richard Sales Passing Strange Gnner Sanctum $2). story of medical murder whicl develops numerous bizarre situa tons and some solid detective prob lens.
 The spy angles have been wei covered in "The Imposter" tHar court Brace: $2) which has clevel plane manufacturer out-witting Nag saboteurs in Washington. "Ringee With Fire" (Random House: $2) l. based on a fifth column plot to aic azi invasion of England.
 FALL OF HONG KONG DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT tolt Il him to tell the whole trutf about the Japanese in Hong Kong Jan Henrick Marsman follows or ders and doesn't spare your feel ings in 'I Escaped From Honl Kong" (Reynal and Hitchcock | $260.
 The British learned too late hoy well Japan had schemed to tak' Hong Kong, how inadequate wer' defenses. They learned too. thu deadly Japanese tactics of Inflltra ton and sniping. And they dis covered the cruelty, born of hat and blood-lust of the Jap soldier.
 Marsman saw British army pris oners bayoneted. tortured. shot. H watched babies slowly starve. H. reports rape of an English womal by a Jap guard.
 T Escaped From Hong Kong will blast any illusions you may b entertaining about this war. It 1 no gentleman's contest. It's a tough all-out fight. and its brutality an, horror make an Indian massacr look like a tea party.
 REPORT ON INDIA
 TWO revealing books on Indi Il have arrived on the bookstall to coincide with the crisis in tha vast land of many people. man tongues. many races and tribes many castes, many religions bu only one Mohandas K. Gandh India Today" (John Day: $775
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-13
Deep In The Heart of London

BY PAUL MANNING fnNmR Nm@wamm Naa@ kH-wnnam.n.u.l

wA PAUL M4ANMkNW tNRA Service Stan CoFreaDendemtD
 London, August i3-Two bombs have dropped on this city during the past year - yet two thousand people continue to live under. ground.
 Some say frankly: "AGy nsFvs's gone"
 Others. who have had homes destroyed, cannot afford new fliT- niture which will equip another house.
 Miss Lily Brider. chsck-giri in c printing once, reflects the out look of still another group when she says: "I don't like living sIOne and find the company under grOund very pleasant"
 During the month of August half of London'S subway shelters are to be closed and many people, like Lily Brider, will have to move to another station. She states: "I've decided to move to Trafalgar Square, but don't expect to like it. They have such funny people there"
 Another habitue of the Strand Station shelter, Mrs. Clark, ex- plained that her youngster, Tom, ''has been sleeplng down here since hc was two months old q real shelter baby"
 One ancient charwoE1an said "We'vc got real fond of this bit of platform. We've slept here two years and have seen . bit of life, I can tell you. When we move tO Trafalgar Square soon hope our new ncighbOrs won't be Standoff- lsh."
 Most of the underground dwell- CTS are doing, war work by day and they say they cannot get suf- ficent sleep when they stay above ground to keep them fit for the next days work.
 Sixty four year old Benedetto Linosi. shifting a finger around a grimy shirt collar, grinned and flatly said:
 "A big bOmba she come In front of my home. say to my family We no stoppa here. We go down decp'."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-13
POLITICAL CLUB PLANS OUTING
Event to Be Held August 30 at Lithuanian Grove;
 CYO Meeting
BROOKLYN NEWS

Plans are being completed by the Lithuanian Independent Political Club for It's annual picnic which will take place August 90 at the Lithuanian park on Chestnut Hill road. A varied program of enter tainment will be presented and dancing and refreshments will be included. The event is expected to draw the usual large crowd of mem- bers and friends. Final arrange ments for the picnic will be an- nounced at meeting of the club August 2l. Thomas Matas Is preSi- dent.
 Chorus Rehearsal
 The Vilijos chorus will hold It's regular weekly rehearsal tonight at 8 o'clock at Venta hall. l03 Green street, under the direction of Mrs. Brone Basins Lucas. Prepara- tons will be continued for a Lith- uanian operetta to be presented in the fall.
 C.Y.O. Meeting
 Members of the Catholic Youth organization of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church will hold their reg ular weekly meeting tonight at T:30 at the parish hall. Arrangements will be made for a religious quiz to be conducted with the unit of St. Thomas' Church, and other future activities will be planned. Edith Rossi will preside.
 Food Demonstration
 Members of the Lithuanian Health and Recreation Club will witness & demonstration on mak- ing summer salads and desserts at meeting tonight at 8 o'clock at Venta Hall. Details for the annual outing of the organization will be outlined at the meeting. Mrs. Lucy Grinius will preside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-13
AUXILIARY POLICE
 TO MEET TONIGHT

The auxiliary police force will meet at the state armory tonight at o'clock for drill. All mem bers are notified to attend.
 Louis Schmidt, chairman of the uniform committee. said today that orders for uniforms must be placed with him by tonight The uniforms will be purchased tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-13
Vitamin Deficiency
 Impairs Efficiency
Effects of "BOrderIine' Cases Described in Recent
 American Medical Association Journal

safely assume that he or she is get- ting enough vitamins. So varied are the ways in which vitaFnin deflcien- cies influence the way we feel and actthat it's flying in the face of medical authority to dismiss the matter the lack of Vltarnins with ( casual "that doesn't apply to me-"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-13
HIGHLIGHTS FROM LATEST BOOKS
Armchair SleuthS Go to Work On Bumper 'WhOdunit' Crop

THERE mystery the popularity the year a favore author sinking
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-13
w O R L D w A R A YEAR AGO
 AUG. 13, 1941
(By United Press)

(By United Press) Moscow admits evacuation of SmOlensk.
 Britain announces civilian air raid casualties through July 3l for entire war was 42,257 killed, 53,125 wounded.
 Gen. Archibald Wavell reveals nearly 75O,00O Indians are under arms.
 U. s. Economic Defense Board holds It's first session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-13
GREEN ATTENDING
 PRODUCTION CLASS

Secretary Prank J. Green of the Chamber of Commerce is in New York attending & production re- quirements school sponsored by the War Production Board. The course started Tuesday and ends today.
 The school deals with the allot- ment of priorlties on raw materials. based on the importance to the war effort of the finished products.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30
3rd Tornado ind
Days Kills 14in
Kansas Community
Two Entire Families
Perish as TWister
Hits During Rainstorm

OBERLIN, Kan, April 30.
(UP) = Fourteen persons
were killed, including two
entire families, and II were
injured in a tornado which
struck near here during rainstorm
late last night,
The storm struck farm house
two miles south of here and blew
itself out about i mile east of Ober-
lin.
Oberlin, in the extreme north
western section of Kansas, was not
damaged. The injured were brought
to the Methodist church where they
were cared for until morning when
they were taken to hospitals here
at McCook, Neb.
Following is the list of the dead
Norman Nicholson, IA, Mrs. James
Beneda, jr., 40; Aileen Beneda, IA;
Dale Paddock, 35; Mrs. Dale Pad
dock, 30, Elvin Paddock, 4; Leon
Railsback, IT; Gus Leinwetter, 40
Mrs. Gus Leinwetter, 33; Stanley
Leinwetter, II; Thelma Leinwetter
7; MARCEL Leitner, T. Mrs. Frank
Urban. IS, and Duane Harold, l8.
The tornado was the third in four
days to take a toll Of human life
in the midwest. The town of Pryor,
Okla, was struck late Monday, with
an estimated death toll of l25. A
similar storm struck Crowell, Tex,
a day later TO claim nine lives.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30
Industry P'sets
Axis Time able

struction will increase synthetic
rubber production to 100000 tons
by the end of 1913 as compared
with $4,000 tons in 194l.
MAGNESIUM-6Oo 100000 pounds
production annually by early next
year as compared to present 49,
100000 pounds.
COPPER-All Latin American
copper exports coming to the us
during the past year. 100000 tons
already received.
TUNGSTEN-U. S. buying all
Latin American and Chinese eX-
ports.
neutrality-suspicious. of Austria
liam, New Zealand and South At
rican offerings already equals "a
years domestic production.
HIGH OCTANE GASOLINE =
New plants under construction will
boost production to 100000 bar
rels a day, as compared TO present
10000 barrels.
Jones also revealed that the
United States lis buying 100000
600 worth strategic materials from
Russia"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30
First Valley Rice
Sent Out of State
Shipped to Havana
Imperial Rice Mills
Exports Part of Crop
For Use in Cuba

First shipment of Imperial
Valley rice ever made outside
the state of California-1000
bags to Havana, Cuba-will
leave Imperial Rice mills
Friday, Mervyn Cowen, secretary of
the corporation announced Thurs
day.
The mill heretofore has confined
the sale of it's rice to the army, hold
ing the bulk of last years crop for
seed with which to plant the in
creased acreage acquired from the
Imperial Irrigation district.
The current crop, which is being
processed now, required only about
one third of the mill capacity. How
ever, a "a hour operating day is
anticipated next year, when crop
of at least 10000 acres will be har-
vested.
Planting of one type of the new
crop-Patna rice already Is In
progress. Blue Rose rice planting
will begin the latter part OF May.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30
Japanese Emperor
Observes Birthday

TOKYO, April 30 Japanese
broadcast recorded by UP in San
Francisco = His Imperial Majesty
today sent replies to the heads OF
friendly powers thanking them for
congratulatory messages he re-
ceived on his birthday.
Messages were sent to the En-
peror of Manchukuo, the Fuehrel
and Chancellor of Germany. the
King of Italy. the President of the
Chinese CNanking) government, the
King of Thai, the Chief of State
of France. the Chief of State OF
Spain, the President of Finland. the
King of Denmark. the King OF
Sweden, the King of Afghanistan
the King of Rumania, the King of
Bulgaria. the President of Slova-
kia, the President of Turkey. the
acting President of Argentina and
the President of Chile.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30

OF the year was reported from
Dover Straits as the Raj. using
an estimated 1000 planes in a
sustained eight-day offensive, re-
neWed daylight attacks after spread
ing fire and bomb damage through
the Gnome- Rhone Motor Works
and the Goodrich rubber plant just
outside Paris. French reports said
So were killed and probably $50
injured in the Paris suburbs.
Intense aerial fighting also was
reported from the Russian front,
where the Soviet press said 247
German planes had been destroyed
in the last eight days. for total
of 900 planes and 1000 filters in
three weeks.
HOLD INITIATIVE
But the Russians also reported
that their troops were holding the
initiative in scattered but severe
land battles and that they had killed
some $4,000 Germans. during the
six-months siege of Seyastopol, in
the Crimea.
Dispatches from Kuibyshev said
the Russian defenders of SevastopOl
were renewing attacks on the siege
troops in some of the bloodiest- bat
ties of the war in the south.
u. S. Ambassador William Stand
ley disclosed at Kuibyshev that Jo-
SET " Stain was not under estimat-
ing the strength of the enemy but
that he appeared confident of the
final outcome. Indicative of the in
tensity of the Russian war effort
was an announcement canceling the
traditional May day ceremonies
the great day of the year in Russia
to keep war production at maxi
mum.
Developments on other fronts in
Guided:
RURMA-Lashio. southern terlni-
nus of the Burma road, 80 miles
from the China border, fell to the
japanese Wednesday after furious
assault with tanks, armored cars
and airplanes. Fighting still contin-
ues in the vicinity of Lashio and
Chinese leaders said the fight
against the enemy would not slack
ell.
AUSTRALIA-Allied planes again
attacked Lac, japanese base on
north New Guinea island, and two
other enemy targets in the Dutch
East Indies
PHILIPPINES - Japanese claim
capture of Palange after overcom-
ing resistance on west coast of Min
danao island.
LIBYA-RAF attacked Herkalion
on Crete; and Benghazi in Libya.
Light mobile forces repulse Axis
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30

CHICAGO, April 80 tUP) =
Jesse Jones, secretary of commerce
and federal loan administrator, to-
day cited production and import
figures on seven strategic raw ma
terials to the U. S. chamber OF
commerce convention to prove that
american industry already has
upset Hitler's time table,
Jones said Hitler's Sunday speech
showed that the Germans ARE los
ing confidence and getting tired"
But he warned that the greatest
business government effort the
world has even seen" still is not
getting sufficient equipment to
United Nations men at the front.
Jones thumb nail sketch on Stra-
tegic materials included:
IUMINUM-P Present production
at the rate of 1,000,000,000 pounds
annually as compared with 54O,-
0OC,C pounds last year; production
to reach 2,110,000000 pounds late
this year or early next year.
RURBER-Plants under con-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30

announced To-Day.
The hit on the submarine was
scored in an afternoon attack. 1t was
followed by a heavy explosion and
great upheayal of water. Ship
personnel said slick of heavy
black oil appeared on the surface
where the submarine had been.
The Navy said the action occur
red several days ago. Name of
the ship was withheld.
The freighter was making its way
cautiously down the Atlantic coast
when her master cited a periscope
two miles away. The gun crew leap
ed to the alert and the skipper
Unanswered his ship to put the
submarine on his starboard quarter
The gun crew. straining their eyes
toward the horizon. shifted their
sights until they viewed a coming
tower and fired The she'll
The ships company said the
other encounter occurred Sd hours
before, when the freighter's gun
crew sighted a burning tanker a
mile and half distant, apparent
ly the victim of a submarine.
The stricken vessel was submerged
to her stack and superstructure.
Two hours later, lookouts aboard
the U. S. freighter spotted a single
blinking light about eight feet
above the surface, apparently the
light of a submarine.
The gun crews commanding Of
ficer ordered his men to shoot first
and ask questions afterward. Two
shells were fired at the suspicious
craft-one high and one to port.
The blinking light snuffed out
and the unidentified vessel dis
appeared in the darkness.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30
New Evacuation
Areas Announced

SAN FRANCISCO, April 80 =
(UPD-The army drew near the
halfway mark of its japanese ex-
clusion program today by ordering
500 Japanese aliens and citizens
removed from Alameda, Contra Co.'S
ia and Los Angeles counties in
California by noon of May 7.
The orders issued by Lieut.. Gen
john L. Dewitt, heading the west
ern defense command, brought the
number of Japanese either moved
or in process of being moved TO a
total of $4,000.
1t has been estimated approx
mately 100000 Japanese were liv-
ing in the Pacific defense zone when
exclusions began. OF these posi-
bly, 5000 to 5000 moved out volun-
tarily. In addition japanese formed
the large majority of the 5000 dang
erous aliens seized in the area by
the FBI and placed in concentra-
ton camps during the war period.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30

before the subcommittee when nad
been seeking him for months. He
was aided in telling his story, which
rivaled a spy thriller, by William
S. C. Lacy chief of the office OF
price administrations foreign in
formation unit.
Szukiewicz' formula for process
ing synthetic rubber may save the
government SAILS 100000 yearly or
the basis of a 700000-ton annual
program. 1t provides an improved
method of utilizing grain alcohol
instead of petroleum as the basic
substance for the manufacture OF
butadiene rubber. The formula now
is in possession of the war produc-
ton board.
Chairman Guy M. Gillette, D., Ia,
said the scientist, who at one time
worked in a Peoria, Ill, research
plant, had received a telegram from
a government official in Washing
ton telling him to keep his mouth
shut" about the synthetic rubber
problem. Gillette said he previously
had suspected foul play.
GILLETTE APPROVES
But today, with Szukiewicz final
ly located and accompanied by
Lacy, the two told their stories OF
government efforts to obtain the
formula and rescue the scientist
from Italy, get him to Rio de jan
GIRO, and thence into the United
States. Gillette enthusiastically APP
proved what had been done.
Lacy said the patent adviser OF
the old office of production man.
agement sent the telegram to Szuk-
ieWicz and a select group of others
who knew about the formula, after
Continued on Page 8; Column a.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30
House Committee Tables
l. ubor-Profit Curb Plans

WASHINGTON, April 30-CUP)-
The house naval affairs committee
today laid aside, by vote of 10 to
L., all pending legislation for labor
profit control, including proposed
extension of the basic work week
from 40 to 48 hours.
Shortly before adoption of the
motion to table the bills, Chairman
Carl Vinson, D., Ga, announced
that such action would mean, "the
bills are through for the rest of
this session"
The motion TO table was made
by Rep. Michael j. Bradley D., Pa
1t applied to both the original
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30
See|ey Troops to
Camp in Boreqo

CAMP SEELFY, April 80 = Men
and officers returned Wednesday
from firing practice on the Yuha
desert and on Thursday made
preparations to leave for Borego
Valley for 10 days maneuvers.
They planned to leave Camp See
ley at a. m: Friday with equip
ment and supplies for the sojourn
in the RICH, wild country TO the
northwest.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30
Two Injured When
Truck 0yerturns

Lou Moller and Ed Sides, both
of Ell Centre, suffered slight in
juries shortly after $50 p. m. We'd
nesday when a pickup truck she
was driving went out of control on
a curve near the cemetery cutoff
east of Ell Centre and turned over
twice.
The truck crashed into mail
box before it plunged into the bor-
row pit, Highway Patrolman Alvin
Bucklin said. They suffered cuts,
scratches, and bruises.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30

Smith Vinson labor profit measure
and a revised substitute.
Vinscn earlier told his colleagues,
the American people are going to
vote in November and they are
going tc vote in every district of
the United States
The American pe5ple are going
OF have something to say about
racketeering in plants-profiteer-
ing by war contractors and racket
eering by labor leaders"
Bradley said he offered to table
the motion in the hope Vfnson
would Immediately introduce legis-
lation dealing with profit control
formula only.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30

throughout the world wherever
Mexicans reside.
The Calexico festival, arranged
under the auspices of the Mexican
Patriotic club, will draw many par
Elephants from across the border,
Several talented singers and dancers
from the Mexicali schools will be
seen and heard during the open air
celebration.
Chairman of the program COM
mittee is AguSin Lorona.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30
Streetcar Strike
Called Off ALTA.

LOS ANGELES, April 30-UP)-
Paul Rowley, president of the Anal
gamated Association of Street Elec-
trio Railway and Motor Coaches
employees (ASL, said today that the
threatened strike of Los Angeles
railway company street car and bus
employees, scheduled for midnight,
had been called off.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30

The committee vote on the mo-
ton to table the bill:
Democrats for tabling 90 Schuetz.
ILL.,: Sutphin. N, J.; Shannon, Mo;
Jabosen. Ia; Bradley Pa Jsec.
Calf: Flaherty, Mass, Imhoff, o.;
Heffernan. NJ Y.
Republicans for tabling "a Hess,
O.; Wolfenden, Pa; Blaekney,
Mich. (by proxy; Wheat. Ill
Democrats against tabling 80:
Vinson, Ga; Drewry. Va; Vincent,
KY; Sasscer. Md. Rivers, s. G.
Republicans against tabling %.
Mott. Ore, Mas, Mimi; Cole, ~
Y; Bates, Mass: jerks. NJ IL; AM
derson. Calf; johnson. Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30
Need Tires? Better
Ask for Retreads

Members of the Ell Centre tire ra-
tioning board Thursday said that
the May quota of new tires for this
area would be considerably smaller
thea the April quota. and urged
those qualified to buy to make ap-
rlication for retreadS.
The supply of retread rubber, it
was said, is still ample, but there
is no assurance that it will remain
so for any appreciable length OF
time. Hence. in view of the fact
that new tires will not be available,
speedy action by tire applicants is
essential.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30

Macarthur, who awarded George
the distinguished service medal post
thumously.
George was the heart and brains
of the little American air force that
struggled against unbeatable odds in
the Philippines. He was stern dis
ciplinarian and he liked to pretend
that he was hardboiled and cold
blooded, but he understood his men
and never let them down.
REFUSED TO QUIT
I remember him best-I'll always
remember him this way-as a dy-
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30

on earth, Mexicans of all ages will
gather at pm. in the Desert Cav
alcade grounds on Calexico's Sec
ond street, where they will feast
and dance and sing until 0.
At 0 pm. the merrymakers will
ccngregate in the skating rink and
dance 10 lively Mexican music.
The holiday. commemorative the
brilliant victory of General zlra-
GOA over European invaders on
May just 80 years ago. is observed
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30
SD. Backed Out

SAN DIEGO, April 30-UP) =
The army said today that the pres
ence of unidentified planes later
identified as friendly" caused a
34-minute blackout at San Diego
last night
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30

which grew for about Is minutes.
Heavy explosions were heard from
inland on the French coast. Then
a number, OF Spitfires returned to
the British coast
The French coast area had been
attacked heavily earlier by the Raj,
which also bombed inland French
targets.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30
Polish Intrigue Resolves
Into S415.000. 900 Rubber
Secret for United States
Story of Refugee Scientists Flight
Across Three Continents to Bring
New Formula Here Told to Senators

WASHINGTON, April 80 (UP)-A tale of information
al intrigue in which Polish refugee scientist who had
valuable synthetic rubber formula chased three
continents told today to senate agriculture sub
committee The scientist, Waclaw Szukewicz appeared
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30
Border Towns to
Observe HOLIDAY

Cnco de Mayo the Mexican national holiday, will he
celebrated in Joint festival at CaeXco Tuesday by the
and daughters Of Mexico residing both sides of
the border.
Known world over as the greatest fun loving people