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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Lived on Farm
With Eight Dogs

Malvina Villemonte, dubbed by
the town people as the Goat
Woman" was 20 years old,
eccentric and practically I'M
known by her neighbors. Fifteen
years before she had come TO
Burlingame as the wife of a re-
tired Wisconsin banker. He died
a year later and his widow lived
on in the two-story frame house
on the nine-acre farm just out
OF town.
She had no friends. no ac-
quaintances in the town; yet,
affectionate and lacking congen-
ial acquaintanceship. this affec-
tion was given 10 pets. Eight
dogs and six goats were the
most important of these. and she
gave them the care and tender
ness that one would give a child.
SO it was not noticed in De-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29

THE howl OF the dog broke
Il through the stiffness Of the
night weirdly, a haunting cry OF
pain and hunger and loneliness.
Somewhere on the outskirts OF
the small mid-western town. an
other dog took it up and then
another and another.
CHASTITY and terrifying was
this mouTnful dirge of anguish,
which the residents OF Bur-
lingame. Kansas. had been
forced TO listen TO for over a
month now.
Bill Sherry. deputy sheriff and
town marshal. remarked 10 a
friend:
Those dogs get on my nerves.
We've tried to feed them, but
the poor devils act like they are
broken-hearted."
Funny that the Goat
Woman NsvouId desert them"
the friend commented.
tive been wondering II she
did desert them" muse d
Sherry.
And in the strange and baf-
fling mystery that was about
10 unfold on this community-a
real life mystery so fantastic
that IL could have come out of
the pages of iction-the COM
mon sense of Bill Sherry was
10 play an important part.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
OZARK HeLLInCe({
Rs~e~.

w THE Motion Picture World I'll have 70 split my vote this
MI and Kings Row" and Woman OF the Year
the best films out OF Hollywood since the
III year
n know there is a great OF conflicting opinion
about Kings Row" and there plenty OF fans who
think it's heavy
call EN- and stick TO my belief that
Kings Row emotional experience and completely
absorbing motion picture.
Woman the Year" intelligent comedy In the modern
Katharine Hepburn and Spencer
Tracy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29

ERE pleasant little game that will give you
day 1t numerical puzzle designed TO
fortune Count the letters in first II the number
Of letters subtract II the number less than
add g. The result number Start the upper left
hand Of the rectsnge
numbers left to right the the letters under
the checked figures give you
CopynEht 1874 william pIsttuted Fe,urc- Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Two Novels Head Fiction

TOPPING the fiction lists novels by two OF the nations
writers Pearl Buck and John Steinbeck Both
What happens plain little people
under the impact of conquerng invaders"
Miss Buck set her story in her MISUNDERSTOOD China
Seed" briefly the finest she's done Senbeck In The
Moon is Down. explores the theme against the bacdrop OF
small Norwegian village.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
On the Side
By {. Y. During

Yes, loripg IL pa Hfui thrill
And not 10 lore m0ve painful still;
But. oh, u ~ the tcorst Of pniH
To lore and not be- lord again.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Ball Of Fire Up for Judgment

HIGH for recognition in this period too Ball OF Fire
II and Remember the Day"
film In which Gary Cooper
Ball of Fire
Gary brilliantly vehicle and great co-star in
Barbara Stanwyck.
Remember the Day Caudette Colbert had OF her
Happened One Night and the lady with the
gamorous turned in swell job
comedy thus far this THE Man Who Came to
audiences Mysteries opened
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29

vow take carrots, for instance don't like carrots But
N convinced they good for the health When
~ served in the regulation unimagnative way
4 they restaurants can hardly stand
On the other hand have known cooks who could
prepare cevery them Isn't that the
good cook One who make spinach and
things like that pleasure eat hate spinach but French
spinach oelet that TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Babes on Broadway on Top

IIONORS the best musical Of the period Of to
III Babes Broadway in which Mickey Rooney and Judy
This bit tally at
embarrassing moments OF sticky
sentmentaity
But Mickey and Judy Swen that the midewed
didn't really
In acting special prize
Sheridan might describe
The Man Who Came to Dinner, giving performance
that certainly rated medals.
Kings Row" Ann little short Of magnificent and
Hollywood could have done better
job
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Schools for Brides in Manhattan

True friendship and fidelity.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29

NDAY TINES PICTORIAL REVIEW - MGrch 20, 1912
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-29
WE KNEW ABOUT AIR
TRANSPORT BEFORE

Why does it take Il war to speed Amer
lean progress up to the tempo which, a
few generations apo, was normal? Are we
Americans, in truth, SO self satisfied and
so bound by tradition that we've become
afraid to step out with new develop
ments?
Perhaps we've patted ourselves on the
back SO much with talk Of our industrial
leadership that we've forgotten how we
won that leadership-with innovations.
Perhaps we're so interested in the profits
from the old system that were afraid
of new one.
Whatever it is, let's get over it. Let's
learn the lesson this war is trying to teach
us-that we cannot stand still and NAM
tain our leadership in the world of the
future.
The whole lesson is there for the read
ing. 1t is inherent in one Of the most
discussed questions of the day, the pro-
posal to transport men and materials to
the fighting fronts by cargo planes
This is no new proposal. Fifteen years
ago ColumniSt Arthur Brisbane was pro-
posing the development, which was even
then possible, of cargo carrying airplaneS
for peacetime traffic The roll call of
those VINO nave champlOned some Sucn
development is a long one, and goes back
many years. Even the use of towed glid-
ers behind cargo planes was recognized
as possible ten or fifteen years ago.
We did nothing about it. We listened,
and nodded our heads, and saw it all
come to nothing. There was frontier
waiting for pioneers, and nobody took
advantage Of it. America was asleep.
Today, America is paying for its sleep.
Development of air transport as much
as ten years ago would have prevented
the hysterical rush of today to develop
the system we have known for so long
could have been developed.
Few of US know today whether it was
transportation monopoly, or official
blindness, or just plain lazinass which
barred the way. We do know, however,
that our representatives ought to find
out why we are so slow nowadays to ac-
cept new methods-and do something, if
it is at all within the realm of possibility
to remove the barriers to progress which
have baked US 50 consistently during
late years.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-29
MORALE IN THE ARMY

Reports filtering in from here and
there in an as yet scarcely perceptible
trickle indicate that the u. S. army's
high chieftains are again beginning to
worry about the morale of the buck
privates corpOrals, sergeants and other
enlisted personnel
We'd like to go on record with the be-
lief they have nothing to worry about.
The boys in the service are getting
restive. They are becoming dissatisfied,
it appears, with reports of continued re-
verses from the fighting fronts. They,
who know no more than the average civil
ian, would like to see at least one big ef-
fort by the United Nations to change the
tide.
Possibly such n state Of mind is bad
for morale-at the moment We firmly
believe, however, that the time will come
when the United Nations do make their
big drive, and when that time comes the
worriers about army morale are liable
to find out that the very thing they WOr
ried about is the thing which makes their
troops the fightingest in the world.
The boys are getting restless-because
they want a chance to turn the tide. When
they're given that chance, They're going to
turn into a mob Of wildcats, with the Axis
on the receiving end
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-29
CALLED TO COLO2S
Willows Journal)


Physicians and surgeons are leaving
home for the armed services in increasing
numbers in response to heavy recruiting
program among medicai men under the
age of 40.
In some localities, doctors available
for normal civilian service are already
few and far between. Imperial county,
with a population of 10000, will have
but 10 dOctors-one to 5000 population
when those scheduled to leave join
those already in service, whereas in war
tim1, according TO an article in the cur
rent Journal Of the American Medical
association, the civilian population should
have one doctor for each unit of 1900
civilians. Yet even where this ratio can
not be maintained, practical Army and
civilian medical authorities say bluntly,
persons really in need of medical or sur
gical attention may be cared for ade
quately if the public will exercise COM
mon sense.
The basic rule given may be boiled
down to a sentence doctors are for sick
peop'e. Aunt Daphne who habitually
calls in the family physician for several
hours month to discuss her "symp-
TOMS" will just have to forego enjoying
poor health for the duration. Ladies
who trot to doctors offices to Whimper
about their nerves" usually aren't sick;
they are, nine times in ten, suffering from
nothing that a hard days work in some
useful war activity wouldn't cure. And
men who take up doctors time over com
plants purely or largely imaginary are
by no means rare either medical experts
indicate.
From now on, every good doctor will
have his hands full caring for those who
have genuine need Of him-o the battle
front and on the home front.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-29
CAVALRY STILL IMPORTANT
(Long Beach ess-TelegramJ

Long Beach Press telegram
In this mechanical war, the cavalry
has been regarded by the American pub
he as Joke. A soldier on a horse in an
age OF planes and tanks seems as out
OF date as would one of King Arthur's
knights fitting his lance at a machinegm
nest. Yet there is 4 place in the second
World war for the cavalry.
Russian communiques Of the last year
have made frequent mention of the good
work done by their cavalry. When Rus
slas counter-offensive opened last OctO-
Der, the mounted branch of the army
played an important part in turning the
German position at Rostov When winter
closed down on the plains of Russia, the
use OF horSemen in cooperation with ski
troops was mentioned in reports of ad
vances by the Russian armies.
With the coming of spring, cavalry
activity increased, and horsemen have
been leading in operations directed by
Marshal Timoshenko, Russia's most dis
tinguished cavalry leader.
1t is perhaps the old Cossack tradition
which has maintained the cavalry inn
portance in Russia's armed forces, or
possibly the nature of the Russian terrain
is suitable for operations by horsemen.
Whatever the explanation, men on horse
back have been doing some very effective
fighting in Russia, and may have as
much to do in eXpelling the Nazis as
they had in driving Napoeon's grand
army out OF the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-29
WE
the Women
BY RUTH MILLETT


While men are getting together
and sharing rides to and from their
jobs, women in some communities
are sharing the responsibility for
keeping an eye on Johnny and
Susie.
In some places it works this way.
The mothers Of neighborhood
who have children young enough
to play with other children but not
old enough to take care Of them
selves, have joined forces and di-
vided up the job CT looking out Tor
the small fry.
On Monday all the kids play in
Mis-. Browns yard, going home III
time for lunch and afternoon maps.
On Tuesday they are sent to Mrs.
Smiths yard, bright and early. on
Wednesday someone else gets them
and SO on every day but sun
day
That leaves all the mothers but
cne free to get their work done
without having to stop and get the
children out of trouble. 1t gives
them time off to do their market
ing, to go TO the beauty parlor, to
do war work-or whatever else is
included in their busy schedules.
The mother whose job it is to
take care of the young ones doesn't
try to do anything else. She leaves
her work until afternoon and con-
centrateS On the small fry.
1t is her job to supervise their
play, keep them from batting each
others brains out, and to keep
them out of the street.
That systemis working fine in
neighborhoods where the women
are intelligent enough to cooper
ate with each other and where there
are enough children in the same
age group to make the plan worth
while.
AS the war goes on and every
one gets buster and buster and the
things we can buy become fewer
and feWer-SHARE is going to be-
come an increasingly important
Wcrd. The more plans we work out
for sharing goods, responsibility
work, and everything else-the cas-
ier our lives will be.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-29
S. Burton Heath
Writes:

The news pages have been filled,
of late, with so many apparently
conflicting stories about rubber, all
from apparently informed sources,
that the subject should not be laid
aside without considering further
some important angles.
There is one sure way to steer
a safe course through the beWild-
ering mass OF contradictory reports
That is to keep in mind what We
have been insisting for months,
from time to time
Rubber is a problem only of time
and critical materials.
Apply this simple yardstick to
every rubber story, and most of
the contradictions vanish.
That is true of all the many pro-
cesses for making synthetics Some
are better than others. Some are
cheaper Some are quicker. But all
involve the use of raw materials OF
which we do not have enough And
all involve considerable periods of
time.
We shall use some or several OF
these processes. But we have nc
right to use them beyond the
amount absolutely necessary to win
the war.
Apply the same yardstick to the
sensational story carried by one
group of newspapers recently, to the
effect that the rubber industry now
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-29

comedies that there is no necessary
shortage-that with l65, 900 tons of
scrap and 5000 tons of virgin rub
Der, the industry can provide rs
per cent of normal pre-War mile
age. .-r..
There is just enough truth in the
story to make it dangerous. 1t is
one of those statistical projections
based upon a hypothetical ques-
ton, worthless unless all details of
the hypothesis are sound.
The industry was asked how
many civilian tires could be pro-
duced if this, if that and if a lot
of other things It's answer depends
upon all those ifs. But the ifs were
not publicized' ..... .s....
If motorists will drive at 35 to
40 miles an hour. Take run today
on a main highway at that speed,
and note how many cars make you
appear to be going backward.
IF there is no pleasure driving
Well, what is all the shouting about,
anyway?
And, especially, IF the industry
is given 5000 tons of virgin rubber
Not much, is it? But without that
5000 tons We expect to run 5000
tons short of the rubber absolutely
necessary, before the end OF l943,
to keep the war going.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-29
CAPITAL TALKS
by
Peter
Edison

| AS you may have heard men
toned, the country now mas price
control law, which is supposed to
hold down the cost of living. Con-
greSs. in its infinite wisdom in pass
ing this law, was loath to put many
curbs on the prices of agricultural
commodities, but finally decided
that maximum price schedules
could not be applied until the prices
paid TO farmers were above one
of four levels ID ll0 per cent OF
parity, 90 the price as OF Oct. l,
l94l, 90 the price as of Dec, Is,
1871, "a the average maximum of
the l0-year period from July, 1919,
through June, 1929. There was a
further restriction that no agri-
cultural prices could be raised
without prior consent of the Sec
retary of agriculture, but aside from
that the price administrator was
supposed to have a free hand
Well, what's the agricultural
price situation now?
Fifty per cent of the prices
are still under parity, but the
prices on 4 dozen or more agri-
cultural commodities have gone
through all four. of the ceilings
plastered on the law by Con-
gress.
The question therefore arises
as to whether the country has
price control law.
Some of the commoner commodi-
ties which have gone through the
ceilings, with the minimum ceiling
prices, are listed below. Compare
this liSt-not with prices paid in
the StoreS-but with the prices
paid to farmers:
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-29
Australian Backs
Cargo Plane Plan

MELBOURNE, July 30 CUP) -
Aircraft Production Minister DON
aid Cameron said today that he
fully suppored the suggestion of
U. S. Sen. Josh Lee, D. Okla, that
the United Nations embark on
program of mass production OF
large cargo and troop transport
planes.
Cameron said that such a pro-
gram would ensure the arrived of
troops and supplies on the front
lines. Even if ships were employed
for part of the journey to vital
areas, the planes could be sued for
express service the rest of the way,
Cameron suggested
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-29
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The foIioIOin0 edit
orfois are presented as interesting Opin-
ions UOiced by editors eiseIohere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion sf
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-29
TOMORROW'S MENU

BREAKFAST: Black b e r ries,
creacked wheat cereal, honey prune
nut bread, coffee, milk.
LUNCHEON: Toasted peanut but
ter sandwiches Sliced tomatoes,
SteWed fruit, tea, milk.
DINNER Fruit cup, beef liVcl
and onions, French fried potatoes,
garden peas, enriched bread al
butter, peach Bavarian cream, cof-
fee, milk.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-29
AND THEN-INFLATION

Now this is only II items out
of a possible 200, but if these items
can go through the ceilings, others
can. If they do, where's price con-
| troll? And where is initiation but
right around the corner?
There may be - and are - good
and sufficient reasons why some
of these prices have gone through
the ceilings Everyone has admit
ted the difficulty of trying to slap
ceilings on hogs and beef cattle
owing to the differences in weights
and grades and the problem OF
trying to administer price control
on all the farmers taking their
animals to market. The Office OF
price administration has tried to
correct the situation by imposing
! its ceilings on the meat after 1t
was proceSSed. That should have
rolled back the price and forced
down the prices paid to farmers,
but it hasn't worked. The big pack
ing houses have gone ahead paying
/ the above ceiling prices, threaten
| ing to force the little fellows out OF
! business.
So what happens to correct
! thi; crazy situation? The secre-
tary of agriculture cuts the
price of meat animals. Not the
OPA, but the secretary OF agri-
culture, acting through the Ag-
ricultural Marketing Admins
tratiOn.
1t isn't the OPA that has the
final word on farm prices, 1t seems,
but the secretary of agriculture
BY-PASSES OPA
Not only does the secretary Of
agriculture have the power TO Tx
fam prices, but he has the power
to pa" SubSidies-a power thus lar
denied the OPA. At the same time
the secretary of agriculture an
nCunces adjustments in the prices
of meat animals, he announces
that a deal is being worked out II
pay these little slaughter houses a
kind of subsidy for &C u tom
slaughtering" on government ord
ers, thus enabling them to keep
going. Lease-Lend Administration
pays the subsidy, SO the taxpayers
are nicked.
At the same time the sec
retary announces cuts i'm price,
for meat ANIMALS he announces
decreases in the prices to be
paid for evapOrated and roller
dried skim milk, and increases
i'm the prices to be paid for
spray skim milk, cheese and
butter. Did the Office of Price
Administration approve these
adjustments i'm prices? II did
not. OPA was consulted. But
the Department of Agriculture
issued the orders without OPA
approval.
This would seem TO make 1t
fairlj; unanimous that the Office OF
Price Administration is in a bad
way. Congress cuts OPA's budget
for price enforcement, the War La
Dor Board slaps OPA down on the
Little Steel wage increase decision
the Department of Agriculture tells
CPA where to head in on farm
prices. Unless someone administers
some ,~lstic medicine soon, look
out for gradual, creeping initiation
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-29
MODERN MENUS

mixing just enough to moisten. Fold
in stiffly beaten egg whites and
bake on griddle Serve with butter
and syrup
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-29
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
CITY CLERKS REPORT
City Of FL Centro, California

b.
City CnC f Ell
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-29
BY MRS. aGAYNOR MADDOX
NEA Service Staff Writer

On sWeltering summer days,
many home makers like to serve a
cold luncheon to their family and
guests. But they often include one
hot bread to give the cold meal
added ZeSt.
Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Two cups sifted flour, 4 tea
spoons baking powder, teaspoon
salt, 6 tablespoons shortening, 4
tablespoons honey, 4 cup sugar, l
tablespoon flour, tablespoons but
ter, l teaspoon cinnamon.
Sift otgether all dry ingredients,
then cut in shortening until mix
ture looks like cornmeal. Mix
honey, egg, and milk and stir into
dry ingredients. Spread over bot
tom of a creased 9-inch round or
8-inch square pan. Blend together
sugar, tablespoon flour, butter
and cinnamon. Sprinkle over top
of dough. Bake in 400 deg oven
for 25 minutes.
AS a hearty breakfast for the
hungry defense workers or summer
vacationist, try these delicious pam
cakes:
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-29
BuckWheat Pancakes
(l8 Pancakes)

Two cups whole ground buck
wheat flour, ll2 teaspoons salt, a
teaspoons baking powder, G table
spoons butter or other shortening,
2 eggs, tablespoon molasSes, pa
cups milk
Blend flour, salt and baking
powder Cut in butter with dough
blender or 2 knives. Combine the 2
slightly beaten egg yolkS, molasses
and milk and all to dry ingredients,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-29

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-29

Now this is only II items out
of a possible 200, but if these items
can go through the ceilings, others
can. If they do, where's price con-
troll? And where is initiation but
right around the corner?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-27
ELEANOR LITTLE
 AT HUB MEETING
Henry Beers Named to Committee to tSudy Un-
 employment Laws

Hartford. Nov. 27.-Henry s. Beers of Hartford. member of the Con- necticut Unemployment Advisory Council, was named a member of a special committee to study federal state relationships in the admins tration of unemployment compen- sation, at a meeting of advisory board members in Boston. it was announced today.
 Meeting at the City club in Bos- ton, advisory board members and administrators of the unemployment law of all New England states and New York held a two days confer ence on proposed legislation during the next year. Among the subjects discussed. in addition to possible amendments to the unemployment law. was sickness insurance.
 Eleanor Little of Guilford. John Egan of Bridgeport. members of the Connecticut Advisory Board, and James J. Graham, executive director of the Employment Security Divi- sion. were also in attendance at the meeting.