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Evening star., 1944-04-18
Gentle Started Fostering Dad
About Planes at Aqe of 6

and make the geraniums in Marge
Dill's front yard give up their petals.
"Was That You Flying Low"
Then the cops would come into
our parlor and dad would give them
cigars. WAS that you, flying low?"
they'd ask me.
Did you see number on the
plane?" I'd say.
He'll" they'd say. You was 60
ing 900 miles minute. Who could
count the numbers?"
After a while they'd go off, saying,
You've got to quit this low flying
around town. You know it amt
safe"
And it was against the law, but
I did it. I did it because I wanted
to. T wasn't showing off, although
maybe there was some of that in
it. Anyway, it didn't feel like show
ing on to me.
Driving fast, flying low, stunting,
putting my brain and my power
over a machine against death and
telling death, Catch me if you can. i"
That was the kind of competition
I needed to make myself feel alive.
Every man needs competition. If
he's scholar it's how much can
he learn; If he's got a job it's how
well can he do it; or if he's un-
happy in 1t, it's how much can he
get away with gold-bricking.
Getting the most out of a machine
Evening star., 1944-04-18

was my competition. I thought I
knew what a machine could do ana
what I could do with a machine,
and particularly when flying I never
was nervous or afraid or felt In
danger-even when I tipped b wing
tip right under the nose of death.
The way it all worked out it was
all right. 1t was just what.I needed
for war. I remember September
l, 1899, we'll The Piqua Daily Call
came into the school and the teach
ers ran out of their classrooms and
the kids, too. and everybody stood
in the corridors reading the big
black headlines: Hitler Invades
Poland" A lot of fellows could
read their death sentence in that
headline. Millions and millions of
fellows all over the world read their
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Three Youths Arraigned
In 1910 Safe-Crackinq

Three colored youths, accused by
police of looting a safe in the
Southern Grill, 600 block of Ninth
street NV. of $970 on Easter Sun
day, were held in 5000 bail each
yesterday when arraigned on grand
larceny charges before United States
Commissioner Needham c. Turnage
The case was continued to May /.
All three were arrested Sunday
by police of the second precinct
They are:
Manson Lomax, 10. of the l10C
Evening star., 1944-04-18

by Swedes to Scotland was being
stopped, effective after one more
trip.
This apparently was a result of
Tightening Of British security regu-
lations in connection with Allied
invasion plans.
Evening star., 1944-04-18

block Of Ninth street NV. Alonzo
Crowder, Is, Of the l400 block Of
Ninth street NV. and Steven
Buckner, l8, Of the 800 block Of
North Capitol street.
In addition to the cash, the trio
took a number of bottles of liquor,
police charged.
Evening star., 1944-04-18

death sentence ir that headline
that morning.
But I didn't feel that way.
felt, standing in the school corridor
there in Piqua with all that excite
ment all around me, that 1 was
going to get into the war. But
was ready for it. I had confidence
in myself if they could get me off
the ground and put me into the air.
ITO Be Continued)
(Copyrisht. 1914. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Air Truvel to Scotland
Being Stopped by Swedes

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM. April l8-The
Swedish Foreign once said last
night that safe-conduct air travel
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
Camp Fire Plans
Grand Council
Fire Friday

Plans for Camp Fires grand
council fire on Friday night were
the chief subject of discussion at
the monthly meeting of the Camp
Fire board Monday noon in the
California hotel.
The council fire will take place
in Brawley at 8 o'clock on the foot
ball field with all groups in the
valley participating with the eX-
ception of Calexico. AT this time
the various honors earned by the
girls during the year will be award
ed as we'll as the advanced ranks
to all who have won them.
Plans were discussed also for
sending guardians to the workshop
school and for registration at sum-
mer camp. For many years now
San Diego county has permitted
valley girls to attend its summer
camp at Lake Cuyamaca, but this
year, since so many San Diegans
wish TO attend only 40 reservations
are permitted from the Imperial
Valley groups and Yuma, Ariz.
Don Young, Camp Fire council
president, conducted the meeting
which is the last until fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
ON THE FRONT
IN THE VALLEY

"El Centro spans the SEAS" ac-
cording to Captain Peter Flicker,
formerly stationed at the Ell Centre
Marine air station and now on over
seas duty in the Pacific area.
Captain Flicker in letter to
Mrs. w. j. Meagher, executive Sec
retary for the Ell Centro Red Cross
chapter, told her that one of the
boys in his tent showed him a
little calendar on which was print
ed Greetings from the Ell Centro
Red Cross chapter"
Even out here in the wide ex-
panses of the blue Pacific I am
made aware of the Ell Centro Red
Cross chapter work." said Captain
Flicker, who said that in all the
comfort kits, those packed by Ell
Centre were the only ones contain
ing the much-prized calendars.
When the several hundred COM
fort kits MADE and filled by volun-
teer workers and shipped by the
Ell Centro chapter were packed, the
chapter added these small calendar
pads with the greeting, the addition
being made possible by the Ell Cen
trO chamber OF commerce. Having
learned that the men priced these
calendars, having no others, the
chapter decided to add them to the
list of standard supplies included.
This is the first report on the
receipt of one of Ell Centro's comfort
kits.
NEW UNIFORM
WASHINGTON, May 9. OUP)-
A new WAC off-duty summer uni
form, described as something that
would look just as good three years
from especially when there
is pulchritude inside"-has the ap-
prevail of Washington correspon-
dents.
The new fatigue outfit consists
OF a soft, shirtmaker-type, one
piece dress of a cream color dubbed
military beige" The hat, a modi-
fled version of the mems overseas
hat, is of the same material, and
there are pumps of horizon tan
and bag to match.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
Twice Told Tales
Section Closes
Year Monday

Following the pleasant custom of
many years standing, the Twice
Told Tales section of the Ten Thou
sand club, climaxed another sue
cessful year with an all-day meet
ing Monday at the home of Mrs.
Laural NJ Ferguson of Holtville.
Members met in the morning
when Mrs. Don c. Paulus gave the
program, Better Than Dreams" ,"
by Gordon Malherbe Hillman, a
story which she told delightfully."-
and one which was an apt selection
for this particular time.
Briefly, the story concerns a
southern family of good background
but one which has become indolent
and shiftleSs. The tale begins when
he son, who has been in the army,
returns home on furlough, and who
through the training he has re-
ceivod, is aware for the first time
of the careless way in which his
family has been living. His efforts,
and his success, at reforming condi-
tions at home makes their life
better than dreams
A delicious luncheon was served
at noon, Mrs. Forrest E. Kutz be-
ing chairman OF the committee ON
arrangements. Bridge was played
in the afternoon, Mrs. Paulus VIM
ming high score, Mrs. Macurda, sec
ond. and Mrs Diller, low.
Mrs. Paulus, vice-president for
the year just concluded and chair
man for the coming year, presented
Mrs. William Burke, Jr, outgoing
chairman, with a gift of apprecia-
ton from the membership.
Those present were: Mesdames
William Burke, Jr., H. C. Diller,
Laural M. Ferguson, j. Rodney Jen-
kins, Forrest E. Kutz, w. S. Kong,
E. j. Mack, Malcolm Macurda, Lee
Nuffer, William Pata, Don C. Paul
us, w. A. Tondro, j. D. Townsend
Robert w. Ware, Arno C. Yaeckel
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
CALENDAR
TUESDAY

Shrine social club, $3.50, 10000
club.
Jobs Daughters, 7, Masonic tenn
pie
Night school, !, high school
Troop "a, Z, Scout hut
Troop 73, 1880, fire hall
l. v. Commandery No. 54, 1880
Masonic temple
Business Women, 7:45, Gibson
studio
Central Labor council, 8. Labor
temple
American Legion, Auxiliary, 8,
Veterans hall
Eagles, 8, 569 Broadway
WEDNESDAY
Surgical dressings, 9-4, 10000
club
Arts and Crafts, 1890, 10000
club
Bartenders, 2, Labor temple
Troop 20, 7:l5, Scout hut
Student skating party, 1880. rink
Teamsters, chauffeurs, 1880 Lab
or temple
State guard, 1880, stadium
CAP, 1880, high school
1910 club, 1880, California hotel
Servicemen's dance, $3.50, Vet
Grams hall
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
Phone 300

Mr.. and Mrs. Pasquale Maggie
Saturday night, at a dinner party
at their home. 854 Olive, revealed
the news of the engagement OF
their daughter, Grace Rosalie, to
Raymond Richard Osa. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Lorenzo Osa of 1902
Euclid avenue, Ell Centro
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Guests at the betrothal dinner
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Leman Powell,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Arico, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Olson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Maggie, Mr.. and Mrs. Tony
Maggie, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Maggie,
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Fiore, Mr.
and Mrs. Osa, Mrs. Vincent Car
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
Enter+ains Cast
After Junior
Class Play

Helen Frances Maynard, who was
the stage manager for the Junior
class play, June Mad" entertained
members of the cast and a few
others connected with the play, at
a party Saturday night at her home
after the last performance of the
play
Assisted by her mother, Mrs. C. F.
Maynard, the young hostess served
refreshments to the followin
guests: Jim Stone, Charles Smaller
Jim Hess, Phyllis Maxwell, Mary
Lou Paskle, Virginia Vinfrido
Dexter Babcock, Jr, Jody Rogers
Harold Maddox, Donald Rabineau
Frank Jones, Rocella Ritter, Peggy
Mcclure, Tom McChristy, Carolyn
Goree, Bob Kaminski, Audrey Ma
curda, Neal Macurda, Norma Lee
Box, and Donna Jean Palmer.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
News |+ems About
Valley Residents

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy A. Weakley were
in Los Angeles on business this past
week and brought lone with them
Mrs. Weakley's mother, Mrs. Lille
Shirk of Claremont, and Miss Ruth
Yehling of Pomona, former El
Centran who plans to vacation in
the valley. While in the city Mrs
Weakley saw Jane Fadler who
taught at Wilson school last year
and who is now teaching in Glen
dale. Mr.. Fadler is in the navy.
Mrs. w. N. Boyer has returned
from DeS Moines, Iowa, where she
has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. j. r. Fowble. Mrs. Fowble
underwent an operation recently
but is much improved in health.
Mrs. Dorsey Whitelaw is in Mercy
hospital, San Diego, recuperatine
from an operation. She will be in
the hospital for about 10 more
days and is able to see visitors now
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09

SHOES
Ration book 3, airplane stamps
l and 2, good indefinitely for one
pair rationed shoes each.
MEAT, BU11 -LR, CHEESE
Book 4, Red Stamps A8, B3, C8,
D8, E8, F8, GS. H8. J8. K8, L8, M8,
N8. P8, Q8, R8, S8, To leach good
for 10 points valid indefinitely.
Salvaged fat, good for four cents
and two meat ration points per
pound.
SUGAR
Book 4, stamps No. 80 and 81
(marked sugar. good indefinitely for
five pounds each. Special stamp
No. 40 (marked sugar. good through
February 28, l945, good for five
pounds.
GASOLINE
Coupon IL, A book, good through
June 81.
CANNED GOODS
Ration book 4, blue stamps A8,
B8, CO, D8, E3, F8, G8, H8, J8,
k8, L8, M8, N8, P8, QS (each good
for 10 points, valid indefinitely.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09

because it eliminates one thickness
of clothing.
What you do is a simple enough
operation. Put on your slip, then
your blouse. Button up and ad-
just blouse properly. and take in
darts through the waistline with
pins. Pin in hipline fullness at
side seams, if your blouse needs
to be fitted more snugly there.
Now, take a pencil-or better still,
have someone else do this for you
and dot-mark an encircling line
en- your slip around your hips
where your shirt tail stops, because
that is where you want to join the
two garments ogether
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
Supplies Needed

Those women who bring sewing
machines to be repaired and clean
ed at McCabe- Eucalyptus home de-
partment's meeting Thursday are
reminded by Miss Florence Glenn,
home demonstration agent, to bring
the following supplies: a cleaning
cloth, two pie pans, 80 inches in
diameter, sewing machine oils,
small oil can, lubricant or white
vaseline, screw driver, knife, pliers,
adjustable hand wrench, a stiletto
or long pin or sack needle, narrow
paint brush or tooth brush, cloth
at least eight inches square to
test stitches. newspapers. gauze,
cleaning fluids. This meeting is at
1920 at the Scott B. Foulds hcme.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
Dinner Parties
At Mills Home

Mrs. Jeff Mills entertained this
weekend at two dinner parties,
serving not the fatted calf, but the
fatted turkey which she has been
growing for just such an occasion.
Friday night guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Colon Barrett and their
daughter, Cynda Mr.. and Mrs.
Tommy White and their son, Gay
lord, and Mrs. Sylvia Shearer. Sat-
urday night Mrs. Mills entertained
Mr. and Mrs. Will Won FluSs, Mrs.
Mary Starr, Mr.. and Mrs. Don
Damron, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest
Damron, Mrs. Milton Damron.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
Imperial Valley Press

established April 20. 1901.
Published evenings except Saturday
and Sunday, in combination with the
Sunday POST-PRESS, by the Imperial
Valley Publishing Company, 625 State
ST., FL Centre, Calf.
Paul JENKINS, Publisher
and President
A. {. Johnston. Vice-PresiGent and Ad-
vertisng Manager; Mrs. Logan II.
Jenkins. Secretary.
Member United Press California News
paper Publishers Assn. West Holiday
Co.. Inc, national representatives.
Rates. iincluding Sunday Post-Press): !:
Entered at FL Centro. Calf. post
office as 2Hd class mai
Single copy SC; carrier paiG-in-ad-
vance: 1 month, $1.90; 3 months.
$2.75; 9 months. SIS. 25; year. $1,000.
BY Mail: month. S1.00; months
So so: 6 months. $3.50; year. $500.
Outside OF California S1.0o per month
flat.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09

for immediate surgery on an in
fected tooth. The check-in nurse
asked Penny's husband, Major
Robert Spark, Penny's age. Bob
hesitated, then said, "She's 32.
The nurse looked up skeptically,
said, "Why she doesn't look day
over 20" Being a woman of her
convictions, the nurse wrote down
"a for the records.
Enrol Flynn is having dates
again with Shirley Cowan, the
Arthur Murray dancer. She's an
old flame.
It's spring and a girls hair, we
guess, can change color over night.
Oracle Macdonald is featured in
both halves OF the double bill.
"Gung-Ho" and Hat Check Hon.
ey." She's a blonde in cne, a bru-
net in the other.
Now it's Tarzan who gets the
glamazOns. Director Kurt Neu-
mann is looking for a hundred
Women over six feet tall for the
next Jungle flicker. The story is
wrapped around TarZan, who .s
captured by all these big, beauti-
full dolls.
Cole Porter's film biography
Might and Day" is giving Warner
Scenarists sleeplesS nights. There's
no rags to riches theme. Porter
Inherited several million dollars
from his grandpappy!
Boy friend Steve Hannigan.
watching Ann Sheridan sing in
Shine on Harvest Moon said,
That's the most beautiful music
I ever saw
Lana Turner's new leading man,
John Kodiak, is helping her for
get Steve Crane.
BUTTON THAT LIP
Seen: A just-marricd couple
driving down Hollywood boulevard
with a war poster, Result of care
less Talk" draped over the back OF
their car.
Former Mayor Jimmy Walker
of New York City has turned down
that film offer to play himself in
Crime, Inc
Dusky bellies of the South Pa
cific are giving a pretty good imi-
tatiOn thee days Of Batty Cradle
in some of her better known dance
numbers. A former 10th Century
Fox dance director. Bill Brandt,
who has worked with Betty, has
taught the same steps to line
of dusky Gilbert Island ChOrines
for a G1 show, South Sea Fol-
lies" Brandt is now Marine
sergeant.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
Section Has
Last Lesson

Parliamentary law section of the
Ten Thousand club met Monday
night in the club house for the last
study meeting under the leadership
of Mrs. P. M. Mercer, club parlia-
mentarian and section instructor.
Plans were made for the final
meeting, a party, set for next Mon
day evening with the husbands as
guests. A pot luck dinner is planned
for the occasion.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
By EPSIE KINARD
NEA Staff Writer

NEW YORK - Because keeping
a shirt tail in is big problem with
today's Gibson Girl who wants to
look tidy and wee-waisted in her
blouse and skirt, experts have had
to work out tricks tC keep her from
coming apart.
Best trick, they say, is to anchor
your shirt tail to the skirt part Of
a bias-cut slip-severed from a
top that is all shot. A trick, too,
that will put a discarded slip back
into circulation, and makes girls
waist more of temptation to span,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
HOLLYWOOD
~ ERSkINE JOHNSON

Exclusively yours: It's open sea-
son on Frank Sinatra for the Cros-
by clan. Now it's Bing himself who
will play a crooner continually
pursued by the bobby sock brigade
IN his new mcvie Here Come the
WAVES. Bing blames it all on
Bob Hope, who has been calling
him Bobby Socks" ever since
frankie boys rise to fame. Bing
eventually escapes the bobby-sock-
ers by joining the navy. Whoever
said Sinatra was trying to cash in
ON CIosby's popularity can new go
Sit in the corner.
< No Brooklynese will be spoken
Grows in Brooklyn" Says Director
Ella Kazan, Il hope to go back
10 Brooklyn after the picture is
completed"
81 Brenda Marshall has been Sus-
pended by 20th Century Fox for
turning down a romantic lead i'm
Something for the Boys" While
Brenda pOuts, Sheila Ryan will
play the role.
= Magazine artist Fletcher Mar
tin and Sylvia Sidney have dis
covered each other.
ei Producer Hunt Stromberg, fam
ed for musicals like Naughty
Marietta" and Rose Marie" will
do one on his schedule for this
season.
AGELESS FEMINITY
Amusing p0st-mOrtem story
from Penny SingletOn'S dra-
matte entrance to a local hospital
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
Churches
Schools

Value of the scholarship awards
instituted last year by the Imperial
Valley branch of the California
Music Teachers association was
plainly evident in the concert pre-
sented Monday night by the four
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
Announcements
Of Mee+inqs

Jasper farm home department
will meet Friday, 10 a. m, at the
home of Mrs. Louis Kral. Miss
Florence Glenn, home demonstra-
ton agent, will demonstrate the
care and repair of sewing machines.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
Fathers Night
For P.-T.A.

Mckinley PIT A. board at its
meeting on Monday made plans for
a fathers night program to be held
Thursday night instead of Friday.
at TO O'Clock this week in the
school. Details will be announced
later.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
Engagement Is Announced
At Dinner Party

ozza, Mrs. Paul Hill. Ccncha Ber-
riochoa, Kelly Bensatti. Gloria
Fulmer. Jean Lundy. Connie Mag
gio, Mary Rose Maggie, Carl Fiore,
Mary Maggie and the young couple,
Miss Maggie and Mr. Osa
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
AGELESS FEMINITY

Amusing post-mOrtem story
from Penny SingletOn's dra-
matte entrance to a local hospital
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09

Enrol Flynn is having dates
again with Shirley Cowan, the
Arthur Murray dancer. She's an
old flame.
Evening star., 1944-06-10
Capital Theaters
100 Pct. Behind
War Bond Drive

Invest in Invasion" now a direct
challenge to every American. will
launch the mightiest money raising
campaign ever undertaken in his
tory. Every theater in Washington
is united behind Sidney Lust, Dis
trict chairman, Fifth War Loan
Drive, for the Fighting Fifth War
Loan Drive" which starts Monday.
For the first time in any drive, a
full quota of theaters, representing
100 per cent of the exhibitors, will
participate.
The overall District of Columbia
campaign will include rallies, War
Bond premieres, children's War
Bond matinees, Free Movie Day,
and a program of special activities
now in process of development.
Starting gun of the huge cam
paign will sound Monday night
when virtually every theater in
the District joins with 5000 others
throughout the country in sponsor
ing opening War Bond rallies" at
which all manner of surprises and
novelties await theatergoers. A
novel slant, the Victory Bowl idea
makes it possible for each person
purchasing bond at theater be-
tween June II and July 8 to par
ticipte in prizes as high as $500
bond. Names of purchasers will be
placed in the Victory Bowl and the
winner chosen on July s.
To date three bond premieres
have been set as follows: 1.-TWO
Evening star., 1944-06-10

ten part, that of Surete Inspector
Flynn is tossed into his life when
after a career of petty crime, he is
accused of brutal murder, found
guilty, and is about to die on the
guillotine when a fortuitous British
bombing wrecks the Bastille and
allows him to escape.
The inspector Is a tough, wise
man. He traps Flynn and his latest
paramour at the Spanish border and
is returning him to Paris and ex-.
ecution when the latter suggests
that he might confess and die. in
stead, as sabateur, thus saving 100
innocent French who are to be
slaughtered as hostages by the oc-
cupying Germans.
The conflict from that point
could have been rather an interest
ing psychologist one, that between
the distrustful mind of the police
man and the artful one of the GRIM
inal, each moved by the impulse
toward a patriotic obligation. That
it is more tedious than interesting
is due partially to the inability of
the authors of Uncertain Glory"
to have thought a major interven-
ing incident more valid than the
rogue's effort to make one more
feminine conquest before his SUI
Evening star., 1944-06-10
lam Session
Tams First Event
At Water Gate
Nv PATRICIA SIMMONS.

Symphonic discord of tuning
strings which heretofore has ushered
in the Water Gate season was re-
placed down on the Potomac last
night by the hottest jam session this
side of Harlem. Art Hodes, jazz
pianist, took over the keyboard for
the contingent of musicians from
New York while they slugged 1t out
with the boys from Washington (the
only noticeable interference coming
from those passing planes over
head.
1t didn't take Mr.. Hodes long to
prove to the capacity audience of
jazz-ites and serious musicians 1--WE
noticed Concert Pianist Jorge Bolet,
one OF the National Symptoms
soloists this season, seating In the
front row. just why his publicity
agent bills him as king OF the
Blues Pianists." Mr.. Hodes is Rus
sian emigrant who settled in Chi
cago which explains why he is an
exponent of the Chicago style at its
best. One of the most enthusiastic
applauders last night happened to
be Ahmed Ertegun, son OF the
Turkish Ambassador and also presi-
dent of the American jazz Society.
"It's Arts loose, relaxed, almost
uncontrolled style that makes him
so great" Ahmed explained, as we
listened to Indiana" ia Da, and
one little opus entitled Spare Ribs
and Boogie Woogie."
Taken individually. last nights
three different types OF presentation
were interesting, but shuffled up.
things became little confused.
There was too hurried rotation
between Mr.. Hodes' Chicago style,
the African ceremonial dances of
Pearl Primus and the ballads of old
England as interpreted by Richard
Dyer -Benriet.
A restrained quality was apparent
in Miss Primus opening numbers,
African Ceremonial" and Afro
Haitian Play Dance" which grad
ually took on more and more cres-
cendo to the rhythm of beating
drums. In later numbers, particu-
larly "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"
and Strange Fruit" all the freedom
of the modern dance was utilized.
AS ballad singer, Mr.. Dyer -Bennet
uses the style as 1t is meant to be
used, namely, a device to promote
the art of storytelling, with music
only an Incidental aid.