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Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23

YOURSELF
By ALICIA HART
Nj Staff Writer

GlamoriGlEg Il head emerging
from swim a. drippY as seals
is no mean trick but its easily put
across with Eairnets.
If you say prove it," I can be-
cause I've learned the technique
from fashion model Wanda Meade,
who looks as glamorou5 after a dip
as she does at a ball.
The trick, she explains, is to use
two coalse-fibered Dache nets of
different colCrS to cOntine wet hair
pushed up to the top Of your head
or done up in pin curl5 to dry.
Wrap enc net around the back
CT your lead and tie it in front, y
says Wanda, Just as you do when
you coniine uneWept hair. Over
that net place another over soaked
front hair, carrying the ends behind
you and knOtting at the back OF
the had.
That done Wanda 'ticks into her
netted head a few artificial flower
fisEed out of her beach bag. Any
kind of flCWers will take the curse
off a bandaged head. but if you are
a color sch mer, you can follow
her cue and use posiec that repeat
the two poster-blight shades OF
your nets.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA Staff Correspond mt

An esthetically wan 12-year-old
once known to New York radio pre-
dicers as an all American boy
voice" and called by his mother "a
natural born comedian stepped
before movie camera the other
day to play the meanest kid char
acter ever written into motion
picture script.
It was nothing new tor Skippy
Homeier, though.
He played the role of tie Nazi
youth, Emil Bruckner, for ID
months on the Broadway stage.
! The audience cheered when his
American mentor almost Stran9led
him. His mother cried.
When Producer Lester CoWan
purchased the screen rights 10 the
play Tomorrow, the World" a
story of a Nazi youth sent TO live
with typical American family,
there was no one else but Skippy
to play Emil.
Skippy had Just hit little Joan
Carroll over the head with heavy
iron poker when we stopped by
to meet this juvenile Frankenstein
monster. There was blood (choco-
is,.e syrup on JOan's forehead.
"Thank the dear Lord said
Skippy, in a very groWn-up fashion,
that people realize I'm only a
character in play
Twelve-yea Joan giggled.
Hes no monster" she said Hes
a wolf He's always calling me on
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
War Chest Groups Grid
For Fall Funds Drive

and all present responded with en-
thu5iaSm to the program as out
lined to make tie Tall drive sue
cess
Officers of the comfy g"Cup are:
Warren Courier, chairman, John
w. Collins, secretary; Charles
Knights, treasurer, and ElWood c.
CREST, coordinator.
The working committees for the
drive were named as follows:
Area and campaign chairmen. M.
O. King Jr., BraWley; H. j. Ingram,
BraWley: w. L. Jacobs, CaleXicC; :.
c.. Writ, Calipatria; Jerry Robert
son, FL Centre; AL Missildine, FL
Centre; K. *. Sharp, Holtvillei w.
l.. Townsend, Imperial; James P.
Hobbs, inland; II. r. Andre, West
morland, and Byron Walker, West
morland.
Budget committee; Argyle Nc
Lachlan, chairman; w. A. Scheni-
man, Glen Walker, S. d. Carey, B
T.. Gruebel, w. H. Lorentz, Dorman
Stewart and F. Roy Thompson,
Special gifts committee: A. F
Spring, chairman; Emile Faure, j
r. Snyder, Jack Benson, O. G.. Kill
lingsworth, w NJ. Bates and w. M
Corn.
Finance committee: Ira KinSey
chairman: Russell Haas, Norman
I Hindle Jr., John Fox, A. l.. Kissee
j. d. Womack and w. w LaRue.
Publicity committee: Bill Du-
flock. chairman: Harry CAN'T, Will
liam Odett, AL HaWorth, E II. Cain
and Joseph G. Writ
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
R.A'T..!Ol''!|.||
CALENDAR

SHOES
Ration book 3, airplane stamps
and 2, good definitely for one
pair rationed shoes each.
Red stamps 90 points each for
Meats, Cheese and Canned Mix
A3. B3, CO. D3, E8, F8. CO, H8
J8. K8, Is, M8, Ms, P8, Q3, RS, SO
To, U8, V3. WIS. X8, Y3 and rs
valid indefinitely.
Grease Bonus - Butchers will
give . red token and a cents for
every pound CT salVaged kitchen
fats received
Blue stamps 10 points each FOR
canned foods.
AS, B8, CO, D3, E3. rs, G3, H8, JG.
K8, I8, M3, Ms, P8, %. R8 So, T8,
U8, We, Wa, X8, Y8, rs, valid in
definitely.
Book 4, stamps 80. 81, 80 marked
sugar., good Indefinitely for five
pounds each. Special stamp No. 40
marked sugar. coed through Feb
%. 1913, for five pounds.
Send spare stamp No. 81 with
apple alton for additional canning
sugar certificate TO your local ra-
tioning board.
GASOLINE
"A" coupon - good through Sept.
81.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
Concert Group
Ewes Procram

Plans to provide the usual splen-
did type CT musical entertainment
which has made them famous are
being made for next winter by
members of the Imperial Valley
Concert club.
Committees are comforting about
the talent which may be heard
during the coming winter concert
season and discussing dates for the
concerts.
Malcolm Macurda, president of
the club, announced Saturday that
Mrs. George Washburn will serve
the club as secretary-manager fol
the coming year.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
Society
Clubs
Of Interest to Women
USO Hostess
Await Ne e+in9

Junior and senior hoSteSSes Will
meet at the Ell Centre USO club at
Sixth and Main streets at 7:30 pm.
Monday for a conference.
Chaplain Robert H. Wiz OF the
Ell Centre marine air station will
discuss Human Relationships" Aft
er his talk Mrs. Emily Kaford will
leaC an open discussion on the
viewpoints and problems of Junior
and senior hoSteSSes.
There is a possibility that the
snack bar at the canteen will not
open until the middle of next week
because the paint may not be dry
until then.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
THE POST-PRESS

Established 1926.
Published Sundays as combined Issue
of Imperial Valley P'eSS and The
Mornino Post, by the Imperial Valley
Publishing Company, Cos State ST, FL
Centro, California.
Paul Jenkins. Publisher
and President.
A. c. Johnston Vice President and Adj
vertiSing Manager; Mrs. Logan H.
Jenkins, Secretar''.
Member United Pr 'SS, California News
paper Publishers Assn. West Holiday
Co, Inc, national representatives.
Rates, in combination with either The
Morning Post or Imperial Valley Press
Single copy Sc; carrier paid mad
vance: | month, S1.0O: 2 months,
50. rs: G months. IS. %: l year, $1,000.
BY Mail: l month. 81 co; 3 months,
81. SO; 6 months. 81 so: year, $500.
Outside of California S1.OO per month
flat.
Entered at FL Centre. Calf. post
office as 2nd class mail.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
Actor Kar|off
Waits Surgery

HOLLYWOOD, July %. CUP)-
Actor Boris Karloff, 81, famed for
his horror film roles, Saturday was
confined to Good Samaritan hos
pital awaiting a spinal operation,
RKO studio officials reported.
The operation, to relieve spinal
pressure which h S aggravated
acute arthritis, will be performed
Sunday, according to the actors
personal physician, DR. Raymond L.
JeffrieS.
Karloff has currently been work
ing in the film Isle of the Dead
and production will be suspended
for four weeks pending his recoV-
cry, the studio sale.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
Kiwanians Hear
{. {. Minister

Members of FL Centre Kiwanls
club Friday heard the Rev. Dwight
II. Ball pastor Of the First Presby-
terrain church. review the right of
assembly" as against mob rule
in which the minister pointed out
how che is backed by reason and
logic and the other by unchecked
emotion.
Three members paid tribute to a
member who is leaving FL Centre
the Rev. Edwin L. Carter, who has
accepted a pastorate at Ontario.
The Rev. Hayden S. Sears, r. D..
HOY and Harold Tyler were the
speakers.
Bill Fox was chairman Of the
meeting, held at the Barbara Worth
hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
Rites Announced
For Elmer Brooks

Funeral services for Elmer
Brooks, Holtville resident, who died
from a heart attack near Riverside
last Wednesday, will be held in
Holtville at a. m. Sunday.
The rites will be in charge of the
Bradley-Keffer post of the Ameri-
can Legion of which Brooks was a
member. He will be buried in the
Soldiers Circle at Evergreen Gene
terry.
Brooks died while he and Mrs.
Brooks were en- route to the coast
to make their home because his
physician had ordered a change of
climate for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
Eisenhower Gives
Raid Warnings
BY UNITED PRESS

A member of Gen. Dwight D. Els
enhoWer's staff broadcast a warn
ing Saturday to French fishermen
to keep clear of the region west OF
the Normandy peninsula.
The broadcast, recorded by FEC
monitors, said:
The region west of the line run
ming from the Cape de la Hague
via Ale erney and st. Pierre-en-
port and from there south OF the
mainland has been declared a
region subject to bombing.
Fishermen are warned to stop
all fishing in the above region I'M
til otherwise advised by u.s."
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23

Forward steps were taken Friday
night at a meeting of the Imperial
County War Chest group when
committees were named to conduct
the annual county drive which is
slated to start October 8.
The meeting was well attended
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
PLEADS GUILTY
TO TRAFFIC CHARGE

Nand Singh, Hindustani farmer,
Friday III Imperial county superior
court pleaded guilty to a charge
of hit and run driving. He admit
ted he was driving the car which
struck and killed TasWell w. Ora
ham, 86, on highway 80 east of Ell
Centre last May |. He will be SEN
fenced Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
PLEADS GUILTY

Mrs. Stella Springer, CaleXico
housewife and mother, Friday
pleaded guilty in Imepiral county
superior court to a charge Of SELL
ing stolen property. She was impli-
Gated in the sale of property stolen
from the Pacific Freight Lines
warehouse in Ell Centre, officers
said. She asked the court to grant
her probation. She will be given a
probation hearing next month.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
Former Valley
Family Visits

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Writ and small
daughter are visiting relatives and
friends in Imperial Valley Their
home is in Needles where Writ is
employed by the Santa Fee Railway
company. He formerly was a deputy
sheriff in Imperial county.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
q. X. With Chennault

WINTHROP, Mass, July 22-(UP)
Cpl. EDDIE Nowak's parents are
wondering what he has been doing
since he wrote his last letter. In it
he said, "At the dance last night
cut in on someone and discovered
too late that it was. Maj. Gen.
Claire Chennault."
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
PROBE BRUTALITY COUNT

LOS ANGELES, July %. (UP)-
Appointment of a committee of five
attorneys to investigate asserted
brutality in treatment of prisoners
by the Glendale and Los Angeles
police departments was announced
by the Los Angeles Bar association.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
Po!os Provides
Release Bond

George Polos. Calexico Greek resi-
dent, was released on 1000 bail late
Friday after his arrest on a charge
of receiving stolen property.
His preliminary hearing on the
charge will be held in Calexico
justice court next Thursday
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23

che"
HE'S GOT A ROUTINE
Mama Homeier confessed that
sonny boy had quite a telephone
routine for the young ladies. you
should hear him. she whispered
He can howl just like wolf. Real
". He's a natural-born comedian.
Bashing little Joan on the nog-
gin with a poker is just one OF
Skippy's cute little tricks as the
arrogant and spiteful Emil who
comes to live with Frederic March
a CHEMISTRY instructor at a mid
western university.
He tries to steal March's formu-
las for a new explosive, attempts
to break up the professors ro-
nance with Betty Field because
she's a JeWess, threatens to have
a schoolmateS father executed in
a German prison camp and writes
Hell Hitler" en- the towns side
walks. A lovely little character.
The picture ends, though, with
March and Betty Field allowing
him to remain in their home. After
all he's the professors nephew.
And as Betty says, If you and /
can't turn one little child into a
human being, then heaven help the
world when we have to deal with
12.000,000 of them"
Skippy and Mama Homeier are
worried, though, that Hollywood
may never turn Skippy into hui
man being.
I'm afraid he'll be typed in
happens, we're going back home"
Home is Forest Hills, Long Island,
where Papa Homeier is in the tire
bueineSs and where Skippy was
christened George Vernon Home
Ter Jr. Neither mama nor papa or
anyone else in the family had ever
been in the theatrical business.
At Skippy wen a radio addition
and became a fixture on several
soap operas and children's pro-
grams.
IN GEO RADIO SHOWS
Tomorrow, the World" was
Skippy's first play He got the part
because of a thick German accent
picked up in COO radio shows. He
had played everything from Na2i
Youths to all-American boys and
town siSsies.
Skippy was a hit when the play
opened. But there was one thing
he couldn't understand. Mother
he sobbed after the opening per-
Torrance, they hate me out there"
1t didn't take him long to dis
cover, however, that an audience
can detest a role and cheer the
actor at the same time.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
GETS PRISON TERM

Jose Porfiric Gonzalez, Brawley
resident who had pleaded guilty to
two morals charges, Friday was
sentenced to five years in San
quentin penitentiary. Judge Vaughn
N. Thompson recommended a five
year term and that he be examined
by a psychiatriSt.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
CALENDAR

FRIDAY
KiWanis, II, Barbara Worth hotel.
Painters. 100, Labor Temple.
SATURDAY
c. l.. party, 1880, Imperial church.
SUNDAY
Services Churches.
MONDAY
Toastmasters Club GAS, California
hotel.
Carpenters, 1870, Labor Temple.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
PERMIT ISSUED.

A permit W repair the roof and
ceiling joist at 1118 N oak which
was recently damaged by fire, was
issued to Mrs. A. j. Burke, by the
city engineers office. She estimated
that the repairs would cost $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23

Smartypants Japs little thought
they'd be ho3)ing sale of U. S.
War Bonds when they printed
up invasion" money, to be used
when they captured Australia.
Cpl. William r. Whitworth of
Cleveland, U. S. Army Amphibi-
Gus Engineer, sent his wife some
of the shilling and half-shilling
notes as souvenirs, and she do
mated them to the Cleveland Va
riety Clubs bond auction.
Above, she holds the Jap money
in one hand, in the other, the
$1,000 in War Bonds which it
brought at the sale.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
Mexico Invites De GaulIe

MEXICO CITY, July 22.-UP)-
The Mexican Congress formally has
invited Gen. Charles De Gaulle.
Fighting French leader, to visit
Mexico after his scheduled CONVEX
sations with President Roosevelt in
Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
Pastor. Family
Plan Vacation

The Rev. Mr. Hayden Sears,
pastor of the First Methodist church
OF FleCcntro. MS Sears, and their
children will leave next Tuesc ay
for Bakersfield to visit Sears par
ems.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23

The need for services of
American women in the
Red Cross and its Cadet
Corps of nurses is greater
now than ever before. If
you're between Is and 35,
you may serve by apply
ing for full particulars to
the Eel Centre chapter of
the American Red Cross.
COMPLETE
PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICE
Including
PHOTOsTAT!C COPIES
Phone 81 for Appointment
Edna
MORRISON
Studio
$50 Main St.-EI Centre
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23

fNEA Teiephofo)
Janet jones, 20, the first girl mer-
chant marine seaman to set foot on
Cuadalcanal, clangs messbell on ship
On which she sails. Last May she
tied OF farm lite on her brothers
.Gnch near PaSO Robes. Calf, so she
, aIt her infant son with relatives,
shipped out on Norwegian motor
vessel Her husband is in U. S. Navy.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23

ceiling on used cars hurt
you? sure it did if you own
a used car. hurt us? sure.
right in the pocket bool.
where it really hurts. why
not take advantage of us
while we are down? you know
you might be able to find
Just The used car you have
been looking for in our stock
and we would have to sell it
to you at the ceiling price.
we still buy clean cars at the
highest price anyone can pay
legally.
robertson 81 duringer
18th & main, Ell centric
buick-gmc agency
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-23
HOLLYWOOD
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
HE'S GOT A ROUTINE

the telephone and bowling like
che"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-26
STUDY OF YOUTH
TRAINING ASKED
Woodrum Urges Early Con-
sideration OF Universal.
Military Plan
By WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.--(R -
Early consideration of peacetime
compulsory military training was
urged today by the house commit
tee h d e by Representative
Woodruff D.-Va.) listed universal
training as one of the ''most i'm
portant items on its agenda and
said it should be "most carefully
explored at an early date
Originally slated for considera-
ton during the current session OF
Congress, compulsory training leg
islation has been postponed until
early next year.
The postponement, requested by
the war department., was ordered
because Of growing opposition to
pending proposals requiring every
able-bodied youth to undergo at
least one year of military training
in peacetime.
'It has been found necessary,
because Of opposition based on an
apparent lack of knowledge, to ed
ucate the public to the necessity
for peace time training" said
an influential member of the house
military committee. This educa.
tional program will require about
a month or SO and will be under
taken by the American Legion -
Both Woodrum and Chairman
May D.-Ky.) of the military com.
mittee have expressed willingness
to 60 ahead with the legislation
as soon as possible.
1.-THE longer we postpone it the
more difficult it will be- May said.
'1t may be impossible to pass such
legislation after the war because
there may be a natural reaction
against anything military"
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NCINERATOR BID
OPENING SLATED
Proposals Will Be Receiv-
ed By City Council
Until Dec. Is

sealed proposals will be received
by the mayor and city council at
city hall until 10 a. M, December
Il, and then opened for construc-
lon OF refuse incinerator, having
capacity Of 225 tons in 2 hours,
Vly Clerk J, r. Benson an
aonced yesterday.
The work consists Of furnishing
ali the necessary material, labor
saa equIpn ent for the erection of
complete incinerator plant, in
uuong two units of furnaces, suit
s0le building, chimney of proper
we and all appurtenances, Ben
ION said.
PROPOSALS for constructing the
reuse incinerator and incinerator
aalldlng are being requested by the
Wy Tor the third time. On two
n..l occasions, the last time
W. S.'0Oef 20 bids were rejected by
, mt council because the proposed
r S We're believed tout of line. -
wv s"O olds were submitted at the
t,s. opening and only one the last
=, aly Did received after the SEIZED.
S ~su cioSIng time will be returned
, rSpsned to the bidder, Benson
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U.S. MAY QUIT
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Apparently Intends To
Withdraw Troops When
Burma Road Reopened

WASHINGTON, Nov. %. -(P)-
The United States apparently in
tends to withdraw its comparative
ly small contingent of combat
troops from India and Burma when
the Burma road, is reopened. 1t
considers the southeast Asia thea
ter essential as sphere of British
interest.
An indication of the plan is con-
tanned in a dispatch from India by
Associated Press Correspondent
Preston Grover who reports that
the Allied advance in northern and
western Burma has been so rapid
that the end of Americas main
fighting commitment in this thea
ter is almost in sight. Grover says
the commitment was to reopen
the Burma road to China.
A general opinion in military
circles here is that the primary
commitment at the outset was and
still remains one made to China.
Whatever benefits the British drive
from purely military operations is
fC.,4;,uoJ M DO no Five. fol ~
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lands
DIES IN CHICAGO
B aseb all Commissioner
And Former Jurist Vic
tim OF Heart Attack
BY JERRY LISKA

CHICAGO, Nov. 25.- Up Death
today claimed rs ) year old Kene.
saw Mountain Lands, baseball S
Indispensable man for nearly a
quarter of a century.
Unwavering, fearless, and al
ways the champion of the Little
Guy" the commissioner and for
ner federal jurist died of heart
disease in st. Luke's hospital at
5:35 am, central war time.
His death left the major leagues
without a guiding genius for the
first time since 1921 and placed
tremendous Importance on the Ma
tional and American league winter
meeting here Dec. II and IL when
successor probably wi IL be
named.
Just a week ago when the white
matched commissioner w a S fret
ting over what he protested was an
overly long hospital stay, a joint
committee of the two leagues rec
commended that Lands be re-elect-
ed for another seven year term
when his current term expired Jan.
II, 1916.
Ostensibly cheered by that vote
of confidence, Lands chided his
physician for warnings that his
condition was delicate. But he suf-
fered a setback Sunday and last
night was placed under an oxygen
tent a little more than an hour
before he died. He entered the hos
pital Oct. 2 suffering from a Sc
we're cold, but previously had over
taxed his heart working in his vic
tory garden in suburban Glencoe.
Baseball o f i C i a S to man
n1ourned his death as not only a
great blow to the national pastime,
but keen loss to the nation at
large.
Baseballdom, however, will not
be able to pay immediate homage
to his memory. In compliance
with Lands wishes, there will be
no funeral services. A cremation
will take place privately and
friends have been requested not to
send flowers.
Until the major league meetings,
at least, the commissioner office
will be conducted by his secretary
Continued on Page Three; Col. ~
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1900 WARPLANES
RAID MERSEBURC
Spread Thousands OF Tons
OF Bombs On Large
" Oil Refinery

LONDON, Nov. Is -R- More
than 1000 American warplanes at
tackled the German oil center of
Merseburg today for the second
time in four days, spreading 5000
tons of explosives On the sprawllng
Leuna synthetic refinery as well as
on important fuel storage facili-
ties at Bingen, so miles northwest
of the Saar industrial area.
A synthetic oil plant at Lutzken-
dorf, 10 miles north of Merseburg,
also was attacked.
Only a dozen or so enemy fight
ers, including five or six speedy
jets, were seen on the Merseburg
mission and they promptly took
vover in thick clouds over the tar
gets.
So slight was enemy opposition,
both from ground guns and planes
that many of the 1000 Mustangs,
Tnunderbolts and Lightnings of the
Eighth and Ninth air forces which
escorted the Armada of more than
1000 heavy bombers strafed at tree
top level.
Preliminary reports said they
blew up six locomotives and nine
railway cars at Bingen, commune
cations hub for Nazi troops being
sent to defend the Saar, now un-
der direct attack from 1t. Gen.
George S. Patton's American Third
army.
On their way home they also shit
up II locomotives and Is railway
cars, damaged two parked aircraft
and destroyed two FW-44 training
planes.
This was the 18th attack on the
huge Leuna oil plant, which is two
miles long and two-thirds of a mile
wide and normally produced 5000
tons of oil a month.
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Continued on Page Five; Col. y
By RICHARD KASISCHKE

LONDON, Sunday, Nov. 26.-tR-
The German radio announced last
night that Russian troops h a d
pressed Axis forces back in Buda-
pests southern outskirts on tn e
Danube river island of Csepel, had
captured Hatvan, German anchor
stronghold Is miles northeast of
the capital, and also conquered
nearly all of Miskolc, Hungarys
fifth city.
None of h enemy reports
was confirmed by Moscow's brief
communicate, which however,
disclosed that Soviet troops had
cut the Budapest Hatvan high
way with the caputre of Kerek-
haraszt, two miles west of Hatvan.
Both Hatvan and Miskolc, the