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Evening star., 1942-09-14
Dues-Poying Members
Of AFL Total 5,482, ,581
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The American Federation of La
Dor reported yesterday that its total
dues-paid membership at the close
of its fiscal year August 81 was
5,4S2,58l, representing the highest
enrolment in its history and a gain
of 913,525 over the previous year.
These figures include only dues
paid members in good standing
George Meany, secretary treasurer
said. I'm addition our unions have
an estimated floating membership
of some 500,0O0 bringing our aggre-
gate membership up to 5000, ,0O0."
Evening star., 1942-09-14
Austin, WPB OfficioI,
Ordered to Take Rest
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
David F. Austin. acting chief Of
the War Production Borrd's iron
and steel branch, has been ordered
by his physicians to take leave
Of absence for at least two months
"for a complete rest" it was an
nounced today.
Mr.. Austin, sales vice president Of
the Carnegie Illinois Steel Co. at
Pittsburgh, has been with the WPB
since last February. He was named
acting chief of the steel branch
September /.
Evening star., 1942-09-14
Soldier Dies in Cell

Albert 81. Chinn, colored, about
80, a soldier at Fort Belvoir, Va,
died today in the military police cell
block at Municipal Center. He had
been arrested on an intoxication
charge by military police earlier in
the night, it was reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-10
Nazis Using Old
Planes in Russia

MOSCOW. Dec. l0-tU.P Pl-Thc
Soviet army newspaper Red Star
reported today that the Germans
had been forced to bring up mail
planes. training ships and paSsen-
ger aircraft to compensate for the
losses of Julkers transports on the
Stalin2rad front.
The Red Star report said that
Hamburg l4G's. generally in service
as commercial mail planes, had
made their appearance on the Stall
ingrad front, as transport ship
losses mounted to as high as 60 in
two days.
Fighter escorts for the unWicldly
Junkers not only have failed to
provide protection but have SUI
fered large losses themselves, Red
Star reported.
The newspaper placed the total
number of planes lost by the Ger
mans in the last two weeks on all
fronts at 426
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-10
Is Chimp Actor
Or Animal? That's
Wartime Question

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-CUto
This busy wartime capital refuses
to be drawn into the controversy
currently agitating Hollywood: To
wit. is Chita. the Tarzan chimpan-
zee. an actor or an animal?
The question arose when Produc-
or Sol Lesser, who is making q film
starring Chita and johnny Weis-
muller, turned down a salary rise
for the talented chimp. Metro
Goldwyn Mayer. Chita's owners.
pointed out that their contract
stipulated that a rise was to 60
into effect for Chita Monday.
Lesser countcred that actors sal
aries arc frozen. M-G-M objected
that Chita is an animal. not an ac-
tor. LcSsel announced he was send
ing a telegram TO Economic Stabili-
zation Director James F. ByrneS for
a ruling from Washington.
At ByrneS office ii was said that
no telegram has yet been received
from Lesser. If the message arrives.
officials added grimly, il will be re-
ferred promptly back TO Los An
geles. where Hugh Ducker, chief
of the salary stabilization Unit for
that area. knows all about actors,
animals, and their salaries.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-10
Christmas MaiIinQ
Gain Not Enouuh

The PostOffice Department an
nOunccd today that survey Of
seven large poStofficcs showed an
increase in carly mailing of Christ
mas packages and cards, but not
enough to aSSr"c delivery of all mail
before the holidays unless mailing
is completed before December Is.
Six Of the offices reported that
gift packages began moving through
the mails from 10 to IL days earlier
than normally. and the seventh re-
ported no broad gain in Christmas
mailingS
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-10
Voters Cancelled
Out ByCIerk

County Clerk w. j. McClelland
Thursday cancelled approximately
1900 registrations for failure to
vote at either the August primary
election or the November general
election this year.
Notices of cancellation will be
mailed Immediately to all persons
who did not vote at at least one of
the two elections" McClelland said.
Those whose registrations We're
cancelled must re-register on or
before Dec. "a if they wish to oe
eligible to vote in the Imperial r.
rigation district election Feb .
l943. Voters may register at any
city hall in the county or at the
county clerks office in the court
house in FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-10
Warren Promises
Simple Inaugural

SACRAMENTO, Dec. i0.-UPD
Governor-elect Earl Warren today
promised a very simple inaugura-
tion in January without frills or
festivities or an inaugural ball"
Warren said it was not in keeping
with the times to ask people to
come to the Capital by automobile
or public transportation. He said
the government is trying to dis
courage such things and the state
administration would cooperate.
The Inauguration January 4, will
consist simply of Joint meeting of
the legislature. taking the oath of
office and sholt acceptance speeches
by Warren and Lieut.. Gov.-elect
Frederick Houser. There will not
even be tickets of admission for
the limited seats. Warren empha-
sized. because this is p,rblic event
and no favolitiSm should be shown
to friends or influential persons.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-10
LITTLE PROTECTION

This base hospital has screens TO
keep out the ever-preScnt Swarms
Of discase-Carrying flies and mos
quitoes, but has virtually no pro-
lection from the blazing New
Guinea sun. Nicks said the SUI
geonS who must wear operatinS
gowns, masks and caps. had lost
many pounds working in the swell
tcring building.
NickS said it still was too early
to be certain that all the current
patients would escape amputations
However, we know that the per-
centage of primary amputations has
hccn greatly reduced in this war,
and other cases have far better
chance of recovery" he said.
The wounded are flown to the
hospital from the front for most
operations. and then are transfer
red to tie mainland as soon as pos
Sihlc. Nest of the soldiers arrive
with 70 personal belongings and
nurses are kept busy providing
them with razors. tooth brushes
shaving cream and cigarets.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-10
Navy Graduates
Two Valley Men

EnSigns Arch f. Drenncn of II
Centre and Grover Denton Rogers Of
CaleXico were among the 81 young
officers who !. ST Friday were grad
uated from the United States Navy
Supply corps school at Harvard
university.
AS a result of their completion
of the rigid four months course,
Ensigns Drcnnen and Rogers no
longer arc ''probationar.''" Officers.
They have received their general
service" commissions and will be
assigned to duty in the navy's new.
est ships. Rogers aS supply ana
iiSburSing officer and Drennen
a diSourSing officer.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-10
BY DON CASWFLI

SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA.
Dec. 8.-(DelayeO - oUPD - I'M
proved techniques and new drugs
have enabled surgeons at an Amer
ican field hospital in the dust-y
New Guinea bush country TO handle
more than 2O0 wounded Allied SOL
diers from the Buna battle front
without performing a single ampu-
tation.
During a visit to the hospital to-
day, was told that in the last war
at least 90 amputations would have
been expected among the same
number of cases. The current rec
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-10
War Powers Bill
Called Threat TO
Press Freedom

WASHINGTON. Dec. l0-GUPO
Merwin X Hart. president of the
New York State Economic council,
told the House was and means COM
mittee today that the proposed war
powers bill might lead to curtail-
ment of freedom Of the press.
Hart said the bill, which would
authoril President Roosevelt to
suspend laws governing movement
of property and information into
and out of the country, would per-
init regulating and hence the re-
StrictinG" of the morlt of news
print entering the country.
Hart said he foresaw under the
bill danger that the United States
would be called upon to bring al
most the entire cost of wholesale
relief plans" for the entire world
in the postwar period. without the
knowledge or consent of Congress.
SHELL GAME
Representative Bertrand w.
Gearhart. Republican. California.
renewed his attack on the grant OF
blanket powers" proposed.
II think somebody is trying to
work shell game on the people of
this country" he added.
Representative A. Willis Robert
son. Democrat, Virginia. said the
bill was intended to guarantee free
movement" of products necessary
for the war effort and that news
print could not be affected. Repre-
sentative Jere Cooper, Democrat,
Tennessee, observed that newsprint
already is on the free list Hart re-
piled that it might not remain in
that category.
Hart agreed with Gearhardt's OBJ
servation that any person who in
Cured eXecr'ive displeasure' could
be "banished" from the country un-
der powers granted by the legiS-
lation.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-10

the combat zone and again after
they are wounded
NiCkS paid tribute to the front
line doctors who were working tn
der conditions oven more primitive
than those at his hospital. He said
one surgeon near Punt recently
completed a delicate operation un-
der heavy enemy fire. during which
a shell fragment ripped a gaping
hole in the surgery tent.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-10
Horse Meat Sale
Proposed in s. F.

horses slaughtered in southern Orc
meat could be sold. would be cS-
gon, Nevada, and idaho.
Horse meat for ealc to the public
would be kept wholly apart from
other meat, and there would be a
sharp distinction between morse
meat sold as pet food and morse
meat for human consumption, cX-
planned Parr.
City Health Director j. G. Geigcr
said that there arc no regulations
governing the sale CT horse meat
indicating that the meat would be
sub iect 10 tho same inspections and
limitations as other types.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-10

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 10. up
One million pounds of horse meat
will be supplied to San FranciScans
for general consumption next year
if the plans of the Silver State
Packing company of Nevada are
"'Nnro"ed bv health authorities, it
was disclosed today.
Fred D. Parr, president Of the
packing company. announced that
his company is seeking the approval
of health agencies for placing be-
tween 10000 and 100000 pounds of
horse meat on local markets each
month.
Special markets. where only horse
tabliShcd to distribute the meat of
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-10
CARE PRAISED

Capt Frank Nicks. chiaf surgeon
OF Colorado Springs. Colo, believ-
ed the hospitals success resulted
largely from the careful work of
front line dressing stations. These
stations use a wide variety of sui
fanilamide drugs and blood plasma,
and provide the soldiers with inoc-
ulations which are activated with
additional shots when they enter
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-10
New Surgery Techniques
Save Lives IL, So. Pacific

ord is the more remarkable be-
cause the wounded often have spent
two or three days in sWampy jun
giles before they coCld obtain pri-
mary DRESSINGS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-03

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 Before the ink pOjenOs publicity splash Angel Ranch undershot swede with grin, named Olaf Swenson.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-03
OAKVILLE WALNUT 4. C.
 NEXT GAME TUESDAY

Mir. Heavy Smith and his Oak vile stars meet up with Mr. Pete xaFilan and the Walnut A. c. soft- ball batteFs Tuesday evening At Hamilton Park. with the general ldea Of elinehing the title in be- half og 0akville, and an particular, Co give Smith . chance te prove that hls recent 20 shusout. tWo~hit pitching Job over tho Nuts was not something that surprised the pitcher himself. YaFnall has tho best ieeal softhall pitching record this season, and it Will be & Feal feather in @IgeaYy# smiths baseball cap # he can beat Pete and tho Wainuls once again, though he win have to 60 come batting help arosn the 0akie nlnggers. listed cn the City-Wide hngiie roster resting in tho iron mafa Of which. only Presaden '. Juniper Th0mpson knows lhe eom- ksna&inR
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-03
Whirly, 13O Up, To
 Run At 'GanSett

Pawtucket, R. l.. Sept. 3 - (U.PD -Whirlaway, leading money winner of the turf, loomed today as a de- finite starter in the $25000 added Narragansett special September i2 in which he has been assigned top weight of i30 pounds.
 After weights were announced yesterday, Racing Secretary Bob Shelley said Whirly's trainer, Ben Jones. teiephoned him from Bel mont Park that the Calumet can. nonbail would be shipped here as soon as an expreeS car could be obs tained.
 Whlrlaway vas second to War Relic in the NaTragansett last year and won the sS0.000 added Aassa- ehusetts handicap at Suffolk Downs this July in his only other New England appearances, Ills triumph ln the Mas 'eap earned him eniugh money 10 eclipse Seabiseuits ale time money mark.
 Other assigned weights for the NaEFagansett included Midland, l2a pounds: Attention, i22; challedon. l22; Alsab, l22; Apache, li4; Swing and Sway, ilA; Valdlna orphan, iit Reundegs, ai2: and TOla Rose, JOS, Only Challedon was listed as Q like. Iy starter among those assigned weights in the l2o-ponnd range.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-03
BY HARRY CRIMSON NEA Service Sports Editor

New York, Sept. 3 -- By now you know the war isn't go.ag to curtail the football schedules and there will be the usual winter season, accord ing to all signs.
 Tracks, in fact, will be bigger and better than ever on the boards with the coming of Gunder Hagg and Arne Anderson, the Swedes who both lowered the mile record to 4:06.2 within a week this summer.
 Hagg cracked the mile mark and put the two-mile at 8:47.8 within 4S hours.
 Can you imagine the business Hagg and Anderson will do in op- posing the bespectacled Gilbert Dodds and little Gregory Rice2
 Someone is going to force some one to almost unbelievable time.
 Hockey is expected to be declared an essential industry by the Cana dians, which will permit the bulk of the stars to cross the border.
 Lester Patrick, back from a sum- mer in California, denies the report that Madison Square Garden left only 24 dates open for the glisten- ing game, which led some to be- ieve the financially hard-preSsed Brooklyn Americans would be dis missed from the Eighth Avenue Arena.
 The Garden has 4S hockey dates PA for the Americans-and the only concern of General Manager Patrick of the Rangers is hockey being nj a position to use them. .
 I see where Johnny Mariucci, who quit the ice year ago, hopes to re- sume his defense job with the Chi cago Blackhawks, although he has signed to attend a Coast Guard of- ficers' school.
 The hockey magnates intend to put another season across somehow, 1t is plain.
 Ned Irish's Garden college basket ball schedule is as ambitious as ever.
 There will be racing st Hialeah, Tropical Park and New Orleans. With the interned Japanese moving inland. Santa Anita expects a green light following a winter of inactiv- ity.
 The Sugar Bowl committee is al-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-03
GOmeZ-M Moore
 PrelimS Ready; Mulligan vS Wiley

With the scheduling Wednesday of four preliminary bouts, Match maker Mickey Dance completed ar- arrangements for Friday nights box ing card at Randolph-Clowes Sta- dium.
 Cedric (Boom Boom) Fqournoy, slugging Detroit lightweight new conner, will take on Mexican Joey Silva, veteran Philadelphia lS5- pounder in one of three six round contests. F1ournoy recently drew with Harry Diduck, one of New York city's most promising young sters in the lightweight division.
 A second six will pit Jimmy Null ligan, undefeated Lowell, Mass, l6S- pounder, with Spec Wiley, Union City light-heavyweight. Mulligan is former national amateur middle weight champion and is undefeated in seven starts as a professional.
 The third of the sixes calls for Tom Collins, local 145-pounder, to trade puches with Petey Prosper, sensational Philadelphia lightweight, who recently knocked out Joey Was nick at New Haven.
 First Pro Start
 Jack Lyons. Oklahoma amateur star, will make his first professional appearance in the four round cur. tain raiser against Jimmy Rouse. New York middleweight.
 The 10 round main event will match two of the most popular scrappers to appear here in recent -years-Indian Gomez of Havana, Cuba, and Larney Moore of Valley Stream, L. l., niddleweight.
 In two starts in this country, both in Waterbury, Gomez has scored wins over highly regarded Jerry Giorello and Mike Piskin. Moore received a tremendous ovation af- ter losing a close decision to Eddie Dolan,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-03
EX- X-CHESHIRE COACH
 AT MIDDLEBURY

AGiddlebuTy, vt. Sept. 3 - The AElddlebury College Panther foot. ball squad today had its first taste of an intensive conditioning pros gram designed by Head Coach Sam duarnaeela to get the candidates in shape for the season opened with Williams on the 2eth 0f this month.
 CO-eaptaln Bob Adslt and vet- eran end Art Pepln led the group through a eallsthenlcs drill: after which Coach 0uarnaccla took charge Of the backs while Dick Field, newly appoiated line coach, started hls workouts with the Ane- men.
 Coach Field comes to MldAIebuFy after thTes years Of coaching ex- nsFlence at Cheshire school tn Cheshire, Conn, He attended G0iunas uznbla university and played fouT years es pr0 bali with teams Co Wa teybury and panbuTy, playing one season with the Danbary Troians ln the Amaeriemn Association. Hts home town is Waterbury, Conn.
 Coach 0uaFuacelm stressed tho importance ok pre=season training ln hla apemina talk so haa new
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-03
c.Y.0. BASEBALL

With the playoffs of the CYO baseball now uppermost in the minds of the participating teams, St. Joseph's and St. Michael's of Watervilie meet in the only regu- lar league game Sunday at 2 D. m. to decide the fourth team to take part in the playoffs. To date, st. Johns. st. Lucy's and St. Francis Xavier have sewed up three of the four spots for q playon. with the winner of Sundays game to be the fourth team. given q chance to compete for the league ciasmpion- ship. John tRedl H0ullhRn has been selected to umpire the inas portant game.
 Tuesday Of next week, all team managers will meet Witk the league director in the basement of the Im- maculate Conception church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-03
WILLIAMS GIVES
 DIAMOND TO GIRL

Boston. Sept. . - CU.P.) - Miss Doris sculs. a. girl friend and fish, ing companion Of Ted Williams Of the Boston Red Gox. wore a dla- mond ring on her engagement fins ger today but declined to say whe- ther she was engaged to baseballs top sluggeF.
 She Feportediy told friends that the young Outfiel6er gave her the ring and said that all questions concerning an engagement would have to be answered by Williams.
 The tempeFamental outfielder has enlisted in the Naval Aviation Training program and would have to salt for his commission before getting married. At present, he is taking pre-tratning courses three nights a week while awaiting his call to duty.
 Miss Houle lives with her brother Donald sn . Back Bay Apartment. She formerly lived in Princeton, Minn., where Williams has spent the past several winters hunting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-03
GIRLS INDUSTRIAL
 PIN LEAGUE STARTS

WsteTbuFy's olFi Industrial h0wl- iii9 league was ln readiness with eight teams e begln anether ees- s0n on the alleys At esia n. Ha. this afternoon at the Matsatuck Rsegea- tlon alleys, Dora Case. president and Margaret Carey, secretary ef the league Will assemble the team captains for a short meeting price to the first James e the new bowling aea9ons
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-03
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Winter Sports Sked Is as Ambitious as Fall; Hockey Hopeful; Show Must GO On, It Seems; Swift
 Swedes to Race Gil DOdds and Rice

ready making arrangements for its show in New Orleans. The Orange and Cotton Bowls aren't going to shut up shop, and the Pasadena Rose Bowl, like Santa Anita, antici- pates the return of football to the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena.
 The show must go on, 1t seems.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-03
BAXTER SUBSTITUTES FOR BARREL JUMPER

Baxter, 22, stands five feet eight and half and weighs 15O pounds.
 A co-star last season in Tt Hap pens On Ice" Baxter is now the star of Stars On Ice" Nuts about the business, he has not missed a single performance since taking it up.
 As a matter of fact, when Alex Hurd, the Canadian Olympic speed ster who jumps barrels, missed a performance in stars On Ice," the lad who substituted for him was Skippy Baxter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-03
SCOvILL, ". N. GIRLS
 SOFTBALL TONIGHT

6coglll and Waterbury Manntae. turing company o0flball teams Will come le bat tonight at Hamilton park 10 decide the championship Of the Industrial league in which they have participated, though tonighI's e:l6 game is but the first Of . pass ssble three clashes in the sehed-
 aied aeFess. Pitching tof the Geo. gill entry will be Pat RetEauakas, who has been beaten but once this season Co six starts, me teams viii meet again Thursdny night, weather permitting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-03
College Football
DARTMOUTH

Hanover, N. +, Sept. s.-(Up)-- The big task facing Coach Fuss McLaughry at Dartmouth today was the problem of filling the center and quarterback positions. Seveitg candidates, including nine letter. men, reported for initial practice yesterday, but none had much ex- perience in those posts. Regular scrimmages start Saturday.