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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-17

four days. ] was sick all the
way down. stayed just long
enough TO get well. then started
hack and was sick all over again.
And I mean all over"
II know" she said, trying to
sound sympathetic. "SOme peo-
pie are like that. But, / wish"
SHE LIKES HIM
She stopped short and made
motion with her hand and turned
away. She was beginning to like
Joel Donley.
'If the job at Coyle & Co. de-
ponds on my ability as n
sailor"
He threw up his hands in a ges'
ture that meant, "Oh the he'll
with IL.
Ruth looked at him and smiled
There are other jobs" he
said disconsolately.
Yes, she said to herself, but you
have your heart set on this one
She started TO suggest swim
but the grim tightening around his
lips changed her mind. Backgam.
mon would be better; she'd make
him keep his mind on the game.
They will still at the backgam.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-17

mon board on the sun porch wher
they heard the sloop returning Il
its mooring.
The sound of the motor dice
away. Presently a wet, miserable
looking figure came rapidly across
the lawn.
1t was Mcleod, his face strained
with a greenish white pallor. He
avoided the sun porch and went
directly upstairs.
LOOKS AT JOEL
Ruth looked at Joel and Joe
looked at Ruth.
'Must have been rough" he
said. Maybe I'd better go up
and see II I can do anything for
the poor guy. I know how he
feels.
When Cyrus Coyle came in he
said.
where's Donley?"
"Gone up to see about Nc
Leod."
"Hunhw he snorted. Mcleod
was sick before we'd been out
half an hour. Sick all over the
boat. Damned nuisance.
81 had 10 take the wheel while
the captain stretched him out In
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-17
Daily Quiz
By Walt Disney
Gain and-Loss!
BY THE ACE ANswERMAN


Most important indigenous
animal of the Philippines is
slow and lazy and during the
heat of the day will not work
more than two hours at a time
without his mud bath. What
animal is il?
Its a frog of another color
when it's in your throat but
what are three of the hest
known American varieties Of
frogs? N WV
- Most visitors are attracted by
just a few but. in all, Egypt
has an estimated number Of
how many pyramids?
of It's 81 Signers, the DeelaraS
ton of independence boasts one
outstanding signature. Whose
is that?
Certain English courts were
named for the transient per-
sons with dusty feet which
they tried. Name them.
ANSWERS on Page S9)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-17

or tennis-and well sail, of
course"
"They probably don't know a
b 90 m from a spinnaker. 1
thought there was a catch In It."
Coyle gave her a long direct
look.
you'd better come down,
too" he said presently.
THAT Is, IL you haven't an
important date. Might find time
to finish up this dictation--and
we ought to have a gal around"
Ruth smiled.
81 wouldn't miss IT," she said
with relish.
"All right. Get 'em on the
phone, will you? Tell 'em to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-17
Answer to yesterdays puzzle

catch the 11:40. That's the best
Saturday morning train. They
will be down I'm time for lunch.
You can drive down with me this
afternoon"
The country home of Cyrus
Coyle was a low rambling house of
pale gray clapboards set on a
rounded bluff near the head of
Lockwood Bay.
On the west, the lee side, an
inlet ran half a mile or so into
the mainland.
This inlet, with its narrow chan
mel, marked with red and black
buoys, afforded anchorage for the
Coyle sloop, a beautiful 40-footer.
STEPS IN PINES
The small irregular shaped
beach was traversed by a wooden
pier extending toward the chan
mel; from the land side of the
beach a flight of steps climbed
upward through grove of pines
and a few sprawling wind-twisted
Icedars.
The top of the steps ended at a
neat white gravel path that curved
to the brick terrace of the house.
Cyrus Coyle, Mrs. Coyle, Ruth
Bentley. Joel Donley, and Maynard
Mcleod were seated on the ter
race.
Luncheon was over. the coffee
tray had been removed. Silence
and the charming ease that comes
from good food and lovely sur
roundings lay over the terrace like
a benediction.
NO ONE SPEAKS
No one had spokenfor several
minutes, each was content TO sit,
drowsy and relaxed, in the warmth
of the sun.
1t was a bright blue and white
day with fat woolly clouds scud-
ding high in the sky; the tops OF
the trees swayed and sighed in the
wind. In the channel the gray
green water rippled gently.
After long while Cyrus Coyle
said
'T ordered the boat for
quarter of three. Ought TO be a
good day for sailing. Might be
a little rough"
He looked at the two young
engineers.
"You fellows better change
into something you don't mind
getting wet. Or put on bathing
trunks. There are Oilskins on
the boat"
Joel Donley smiled his slow
smile.
I'm afraid you wouldn't en-
Joy having me along, Mr.. COyle.
I'm the worst sailor in the
world. I'd only be a nuisance,
for I'd be sessick in l minutes"
DON'T WANT TOE
"You don't want to come
along?" Coyle demanded.
"SOrry, I'll stay home, II you
don't mind"
Coyle nodded abruptly.
what about you, Mcleod ."
"Oh, I'll come along, Of
course" Maynard Mcleod said,
showing his white teeth He
rose and turned toward the
house. BE with you in a few
minutes"
Ruth watched him go into the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-17
Daily Short Story
One Stayed at Home
By TAYLOR BYNUM

THE old Man-eSras ., eoy'e
Il had a decision 10 make. Ruth
Bentley. his secretary, knew he
was thinking about il when, in the
midst of dictation Friday morning
he began scrawling circles and lit
tie square boxes on the scratch
pad on his desk.
There was a whale Of a good job
waiting for the right man in the
new plastic unit of Coyle & Co,
lob with the title of engineer in
charge of design and production.
OF the dozens who had applied
and been recommended two were
outstanding; both men were in
their early thirties, tall. good
looking. keen for the job
Their technical training, expert
ence their background were almost
identical. Both came from the
Middle West.
SHE HAS No CHOICE
Even Ruth. who usually was
definite in her likes and dislikes,
found she could make no choice.
Joel Donley was brown-haired,
bruwn-eyed; Maynard Mcleod was
sandy-haired. blue-eyed.
Donley had a slow, lazy smile
starting at the left corner of his
mouth: Mcleod had a quick HASH
ing smile that showed row OF
even white teeth.
CYRUS Coyle stopped scowlingI
and tapped the end of the pencil
on the desk.
HIS FIRST TIME
First time In my iife,' he
said with a note of evaporation,
"fhat 1 haven't been able to
make up my mind.
ssMaybe I ought 20 take both
Of 'em, but 1 know that won't
work. Only one man can direct
this work--and he's got to be
the right man.
"WelI,"-he threw down the
pencil-Tve got TO settle this
before Monday. Got to get
staff ready. Got to get things
moving"
Ruth closed her notebook.
SUGGESTS COIN
"You might try Tipping a
COIN she suggested.
Don't be funny" Coyle
growled. How'd You like to
lose out because you came up
heads instead of tails:"
81 wouldn't like IT,"
'WeII! You can't gamble with
men like--like-"
Like they were plastic poker
chips she said.
Coyle smiled.
mo, there must be reason.
I thought by now ! would have
sound IT,"
"Such as"
liability. Ability to handle
zen, 10 keep things moving at
up speed, to make decisions,
nd"
and please you," she amended.
HE FROWNS
lie frowned.
ANY man who does a fine job
Dieases me-" he retorted. "You
know what I think: think
I'll ask them both down to the
country for the weekend.
Get away from business, get
TO know each man for himself"
TEST them out for sports
manship, you mean?"
"0h, no. Not that. Just let
'em relax. They can play golf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-17
TITLE

house and she turned in time TO
see Coyle's quick glance at Don
ley. That's one strike against
him, she thought, knowing her
employers passion for sailing.
WIFE DISAPPEARS
Later, when Mrs. Coyle had dis
appeared to write letters. Ruth
and Joel walked down TO the pier
and watched the sloop, its auXil-
larry engine purring smoothly,
glide down the channel.
"Makes a pretty picture" he
said.
~ think Mr.. Coyle cares more
for that slOop than anything
else" she said significantly.
Then after a moment. "YOu
should have gone with him"
He turned 10 her quickly.
You think IL makes sense
for me 10 he seasick just to
please Mr.. COyle 90
"Your being seaSick wouldn't
please him"
81 didn't mean II like that"
Joel said. 81 mean there's no
sense in me going sailing just TO
please Mr.. Coyle when I know
I'd be seasick the rest of the
day.
81 went 10 Bermuda once for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-17

For the Inside News" Of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column I'm the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-17

a bunk. why didn't he tell me
he couldn't sail? Why couldn't
he have been honest about Il?
"He was just trying to please
me and he spoiled the whole
afternoon. Well, I want no yes
man around. I don't want any
man who thinks he has 10 agree
with me, TO say, yes TO every
suggestion I make.
TIME FOR NO
There's always q time 10 say,
NO :. Well, let's have n drink.
10 got n little chilly out there.
Wet clothes and ALL"
"You might ask joel 10 Join us
that II, " you have decided"
Ruth said quietly.
"Of course I've decided. Go
get him and well drink 20 the
new engineer"
THE END
Tomorrow's short story:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-17

Tomorrow's short story:
"Sierra Sadie" by Charles Nc
Guirk."
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-09
Farm Bureau Asks
40.Hour Repeater
In Session Here

Repeal of the 40 hour work
week was requested by I'M
perial County Farm Bureau
directors Saturday in a rcso-
luton passed by a unanimous
vote at the regular November meet
ing.
The resolution asking for the re-
peal was introduced by j. f. Harsh
man. Imperial county delegate to
the California Farm Bureau FEEDER
alton, who declared that copies OF
the resolution will be forwarded to
the state federation for considera-
ton at the annual convention in
Fresno Nov. II.
In the resolution it was set forth
that this law has been a handicap
and is not in line with the needs
of industry and the principle OF
business development.
Bureau directors, who had dis
cussed the possibility of passing
such resolution at former seS-
sions, did not discuss it at the Sat
urday session.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-09
Hitler Reveals
Defensive Trend

more confidence than before the
last winter"-but elsewhere in his
speech he betrayed that he was
row primarily concerned with hold
ing the territory he has conquered.
Hitler indicated that the Ameri-
can and British invasion of French
North Africa either had caught him
off guard or he was poWerless to
intervene Immediately. In typical
beer hall language, Der Fuehrer
called President Roosevelt lying
old Scoundrel' and chief gangster'
and asserted:
But the decisive and last word
will not be spoken by Herr Roose-
velt. Of that he may be sure.
I'VE will prepare for all our blows
thoroughly as usual, and we have
always arrived at the right time
thus far
You can have full confidence
that the leadership and the armed
forces will do everything that has
to be done and can be done
Later he declared the hour would
come when he would hit back.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-09
Mexican Laborers
Provided For In
New Contract
Farmers to Sign Up
Immediately So Group
Can Leave Mexico

1 A trainlOad of farm labor
ers will arrive in Imperial
Valley from Mexico Nov. 10,
it was announced Monday, if
farmers sign the required
contracts Immediately.
Farmers must come to the office
of the Imperial Valley Farmers as
Sociation. $40 State street, Ell Centre,
Immediately or the signed contracts
will not have time to reach officials
in charge in time for the men to
leave the interior of the southern
republic on Nov a." said j. S. Stro-
bel, manager of the association.
Failure to sign these contracts will
mean costly delay and defeat the
plan upon which we all have been
working for SO long"
In case there are more orders
for farm laborers than can be filled
by the first trainload of men, it was
explained, the men will be prorated
until the required number may be
obtained.
Months of negotiation have gone
into the struggle to get Mexican
farm labor to solve the labor short
age in the valley and the group
scheduled to arrive Nov. 10 are the
first to be allocated to this area.
1t was understood that the contracts
are in general fairl.; satisfactory to
all concerned.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-09
MeatIess tuesday
Comes TO Valley
Cafes and Homes
Voluntary Program to
Go Into Effect This
Week i'm Ell CentrO

Meatless Tuesday will &c
into effect throughout EI
Centre this week as the first
step in the great voluntary
community determination tC
90 something constructive about
the meat shortage.
First to enter the meatless Tues
dav plan were the restaurants. ho-
tells, cafes, and eating houses OF
the city. with virtually every one
dedicated to serve meals from
which meat was missing.
Housewives throughout the cit'
Immediately fell into line and
butcher shops all over town Joined
The movement by providing al
manner of meat substitutes to temp
shoppers.
Mayor Robert w. Hatton of E
Centre Monday issued an officia'
proclamation in which he suggest
ed that all Ell Centrans observe
meatless Tuesday every week.
"MeatleSs Tuesdays are about the
easiest ways for civilians to take
a constructive part in the emerg.
ency program" Hatton said. "E
Centrans probably will not miss the
meat they do without on Tuesdays
Especially since there have beer
arrangements made to provide
many meat substitutes"
Meat supply companies in Cali
fornia have been cut down on the
amount of meat they may butcher
They get 20 per cent of the amount
they were butchering at this time
last year. Since the population
of California has gone up, it was
pointed out. there was bound to be
shortage in meat. Transporta-
tion also plays part. Three meat
supply companies make only three
deliveries in Imperial Valley
week. Mondays. Wednesdays, ano
Fridays. Three other companies
make one delivery day, appor-
tioning the meat to the butcher
shops on as fair basis as possible
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-09
Hull Sends Passport to
vichv France Ambassador

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-CU.PD-
Secretary of State Cordell Hull to-
day formally announced breach in
diplomatic relations with France
and said the passport of Ambassa-
dor CASTOR Henry-Haye was be-
ing sent TO him at the French
embassy.
Hull said that for the time being
the breach in relations did not
involve any questions of declara-
ton Of war.
The Vichy ambassador had not
made any appointment to visit the
State Department to arrange for
his return to France. But the
State Department acted to arrange
for his passport soon after the
American embassy in Vichy no.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-09
kazi Dive Bombers
Attack Transports
In A|giers harbor
Americans Drive Away
German Aircraft from
Newly Taken Base -

VICHY, Nov. 9, (French
broadcast recorded by UP at
ndon)-Reports from AL
giers tonight said that Ger
man dive bombers attacked
disembarking American troops in
the harbor and hit two United
States transports.
American and British fighter
planes went into action, the report
said, and dispersed the Nazi bomb
ing squadron.
However, fires were started aboard
the two ships which were hit.
The attack was said to have been
made between $50 and p. m.
American antlaircraft guns threw
heavy barrage when the German
planes appeared.
Allied fighter planes which had
been on continuous patrol over the
Continued on Page 6. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-09
Pledged as
Fighting Year

BOSTON, Nov. 9-UP) =
Under-Secretary Of War Robert
p. Patterson said today that
1943 will be "a fighting year"
for American troops and that
they will be battling in Europe
as we'll as in Asia and Africa
and on the seven seas.
1--WE will seek out the enemy
wherever we can find him -
not on one front or on two
fronts-but on any front where
Nazis and japanese can be en-
gagged in combat" he said in a
speech prepared for the opening
session of the fifth constitu-
tiOnal convention of the Con-
gress of Industrial Organiza-
tiOnS.
1--WE will open second front
and we will open one as soon
as possible. There is complete
agreement among our military
men that this war cannot be
won without the opening of a
second 'front.'"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-09

contained no such information,
Secretary Hull declared that he
believed the great majority OF the
French people would welcome the
American Intervention in North AZ
rica.
Hull said the Vichy government
reached the maximum stage OF It's
efforts to mlslead the French peo-
pie many months ago.
Not less than 95 per cent OF the
French people he said, understood
that the Laval government at Vichy
had been most willing puppet
of Hitler and of Hitler agencies
with the result that instead Of be-
ing influenced by Laval they Will
be most grateful TO the United
States for coming TO the relief Of
French Africa.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-09
.YANkS CL LOSING Pine FRS
ALGERIA Dominates Sea Lanes

winter resort before he war.
Algiers Is built on the west side
of the bay of Algiers which forms
a natural harbor, on the slopes of
the Sahel hills parallel to the coast.
1t is divided into two sections -
the new, European-like section
along the coast with wharves, ware
houses and broad boulevards, and
the old Moorish town with narrow,
winding, hilly streets on higher
ground.
Algiers is an important rail GEN.
ter located on a central line run
ring from the Moroccan to the
TuniSian frontiers. An excellent
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-09

network of highways supplements
the railroads.
The country was an important
source of agricultural products,
mainly cereals, for France. 1t also
was good customer for the manu-
factured products of France. It's
capture will shut off a source of
food supply for Axis Europe.
An important producer of min
erals Algeria, with adjoining Nor
occo and Tunisia lead the world
in production of phosphate of lime,
and contains deposits of high-grade
iron ores, zinc and lead-all vital
to war production.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-09

the week Will pc thursday, rTludy
and Saturday, for on one of those
days each motorist operating pas
senger car must register at a desig-
mated schoolhouse in his area. He
will then receive his "A Book en-
titling him to the basic ration. He
may. at the same time, obtain Form
$685." on which to request an addi-
tional allotment of gasoline over
and above the basic ration.
To commercial vehicle operators,
the week will have little significance,
except that it brings clarification
of the procedure to be followed in
the event Office of Defense Trans
portation certificates of necessity
are not received by truck operators
by Nov. "a, effective rationing date
The commercial operators will not
register for the basic coupons, as
will passenger car operators.
PROCEDURE CLARIFIED
OPA Representative Lee A. Gu
sick, of Los Angeles, clarified his
earlier statement that commercial
| operators will not be deprived of
gasoline, even though they fail to
receive ODT certificates by Nov. "a.
He outlined procedure for CONNER
cial operators.
First the commercial car owner
must have made application to ODT
I for a certificate of necessity, stating
on that application the number Of
miles his vehicle must travel. Under
! normal procedure, the operator
would take his certificate to his
price and rationing board, after nc
has received it. and obtain the indi-
Gated allotment of gasoline.
If the certificates have not been
+ received in time, Cusick said, the
operator may go to his rationins
board. preferably around the goth
or 2lst of the month, and make ap-
plication on the basis of what he
believes he will need for the next
80 days. All rationing boards in
the valley. Cusick added, will have
been instructed by the end of this
week to give such operators all the
gas they need pending receipt OF
their ODT certificate. Forms for
such temporary applications should
be in the valley by Nov. Is, and
available at rationing board offices,
he said.
CONFORM TO CERTIFICATE
The commercial operator will be
expected to use his temporary al
lotment only until his certificate
arrives from ODT. When he has
the certificate, Cusick said, he
should go to the rationing board
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-09

In peacetime. Algiers ranged Sec
ond to Marseilles in tonnage clear
ed, and was outranged only by Mar
settles and lie Havre, in the num-
Der of ships clearing through the
harbor. 1t is an important coaling
station and has become a port of
great naval and military import
ance.
Algiers has the largest population
of any city in French West Africa,
with European stock in the major
ity of its $4,000 inhabitants. 1t is
the seat of the Algerian govern
ment, and is the key to the import
ant North African country of 847,-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-09
Boys Prove MettIe
nI.V.FieId Work

Imperial county's high school boys
were weighed in the balance during
the weekend and found to be per-
fectly satisfactory to farmers who
need help in their fields.
Orders for larger and larger num-
bers of high school students be-
gan TO arrive at the u. S. En-
ployment office in Ell Centre Mon
DAY as soon as word went around
that the boys had done another
good job of helping the farmers
weather the labor shortage.
Even the 40 girls Of Central Un-
ion High school who volunteered to
help, undoubtedly will find them
selves at work on the farms next
weekend if present plans carry.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-09

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9-(UP)-
The house without debate today re-
fused by vote of 178 to 40 to in
sist that drafted 18 and 19 year
OLD troops be given a year of train
ing before being assigned to COM
bat duty.
The vote was on a motion by
Rep. John Rankin, d. Miss, to in
struct house conferees to accept a
senate amendment to the 18-and-
19-year old draft bill which would
require the years training of teen
age troops.
Majority Leader John w. Nc
Cormack, D., Mass, read few SEN
tences of letter he received from
Gen. George C. Marshall, army
chief of staff, urging congress not
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-09

tilted it that the Vichy govern
nent had ordered break.
The PASSPORT was sent to the
handsome French ambassador
through the State Departments
division of protocol.
Hull said that it was too early
to discuss the question of the ex-
change of diplomatic personnel be-
tween Vichy and the United States.
But he indicated that question
would be taken up very soon.
Hull was asked whether the no
tification from S. Pinckney Tuck.
the American charge d'affaires in
Vichy, had contained any indica-
ton of whether the pro-German
regime in Vichy intended TO de-
clare war upon the United States,
He replied that Tuck's kilograms
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-09
4 Mexican Girls
Held After Fight

Four juvenile Mexican girls were
placed in charge of the county ju-
venile department during the week
end for staging an fashioned
fight and hair pulling in the east
side district of FL Centre.
The fight started. Ell Centre po-
lice said. when two of the girls
accused the other two of flirting
with old men. Two juvenile boys.
who tried to separate the fighters,
were arrested and held until police
ascertained that they were merely
the innocent bystanders and not
actually combatants.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-09

500 square miles and more than
100000 population.
Located on the fertile coastal
plains, the city commands the
northern territory of Algeria,
which is comprised of three de-
partments-Algiers, Oran and Con-
stantine. The southern territory
stretches southwark as far as the
Sahara Desert but is mountainous
and desert waste land.
American occupation force will
be favored by the mild winter
weather, which averages from so
to 50 degrees in the coastal areas.
The port was a favorite European