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Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-04

WASHINGTON, May a. (UP)-
The nation came close to going on
an unrationed diet Thursday as all
meats, with the exception of. beef
steaks and roasts, Joined coffee and
most procesSed vegetables on the
point-free list.
A new office of price administra-
tion order. which relaxed meat ra-
tioning effective last midnight, left
butter. margarine. cheese, evapo-
rated milk, sugar and canned fruits
as the major food items still requir-
ing points.
The butter situation was said to
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-04
II NuvoI FIiers
Leop to Safety

SAN DIEGO, May 7. CUP)-
Eleven naval filters parachuted to
safety when their twin-engined pa
troll bomber crashed 25 miles south
west of Tucson Wednesday, the
Eleventh Naval district reported.
The plane was one OF nine en-
route to Alameda, Calf, from Nor
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-04
Federated Rataan
Group Meets to
Study Aid to Kin

ST. JOSEPH. Mo, May 1. (UP)-
Hopeful that they may be able to
plan some course of action to assist
their kinfolkS who became prisoners
of war following the heroic defense
of Bataan and Corregidor, about
100 delegates from more than 20
states registered Thursday for the
national convention of the Fed
Grated Bataan Organizations.
The delegates represented the
thousands of wives, mothers and
fathers of the men who fought
without hope to give their country
time needed to prepare for the
Pacific struggle.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-04
RED CROSS All

hED 1hoSS Ali
Charles H Adams, executive di-
rector of the group. said that the
delegates would hear John G. Cot
ton, co-director of the American
Red Cross prisoners aid division.
He would review Red Cross efforts
to aid prisoners in the Philippine
camps established by the Japanese
following the end of American re-
SiStance.
BuSineSSS sessions Friday and
Saturday and a nationwide COM
memoration of the surrender of
Corregidor Saturday afternoon were
to highlight the three-day conven-
ton program. The service marking
the second anniversary of the fall
of the island fortress in Manila
bay will be centered at the con-
vention here.
DYESS PAL TO SPEAK
Major Samuel GraShio, one of the
men who escaped with the late
Colonel William E. Dyes from a
! Jap prison camp year ago, will
be the Corregidor service speaker.
He, with Colonel George S. Clark
and Colonel Warren j. Clear, were
designated by the war department
TO participate in the program. Clark
and Clear were evacuated from
Bataan with General Macarthur.
The convention was expected to
discuss methods of sending Philip
pine prisoners food, medicines and
clothing and the cruelty. abuse and
neglect charged by Dyess and his
fellow escapes TO the Japanese.
The organization also is working
in the interest of speeding men and
materials to General Macarthur to
aid him in his promise to return
to the Philippines.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-04
RAW JUTE IMPORTS

During the first half Of 1881. the
Far East supplied the United States
with 80 per cent of its raw jute,
40 per cent of its raw silk and crude
rubber. 20 per cent of its tea, and
10 per cent of its cane sugar.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-04
PARAGUAYAN POWER

Paraguay has essential electric
power resources estimated at 2000,-
coo horsepower Only 100000 horse
power is as yet being developed in
that country
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-04
NyIon Hosiery
Fake Revealed

like skeen, put a nylon label around
them and then waited for gullible
buyers. After the first washing. he
said. they lose the Skeen and may
fall to pieces.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-04
SIS, 100000 TEST JOB

The bureau of standards in Wash
ington employs woman to test
highly dangerous radium. She has
weighed, measured, and tested 20
grams of radium in the last IL years,
an amount valued at $5,000O00.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-04
folk, Va.

None was injured seriously III
their jumps, and all were taken
to the army air base at Davis
Monthan field, Tucson, the navy
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-04

Cool-loo&ing attractive prints
in two-riece style so popular
this season for women-sman
florals on medium and light
grounds = brand new models
perfect fer a mothers gift.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-04

Just here from New York these
cool pretty lowered sheer dres-
sCs-the first shown this season.
Large flowers in medium shades
for wearing the whole scascn-
a nice variety.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-04
Choose Them Now Al KINGS

girl! Tell her May h with
thing that feminine notwithstanding lovely
Come they
will them because they
come irony and lei favorte sore-Kings.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-04

To lfcShen HD n SDrlne COS Tune
choc Sc from this big showing of pretty
sheer neckWear. New collar and cuff
sct5-lace trimmed Of net ard or
gandy-vestee with Swiss emGroid
cry-organdy and margincette, also
tailored styles of white silk.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-04

The butter situat
Evening star., 1944-04-07
Fruit Juice Used
To Battle Fire
On Liberutor

Fruit juice can quench the thirst
of a bomber crew or can be used as
fire extinguisher in a tight pinch
the Army Air Forces disclosed to-
Gay.
Resourceful crewmen aboard a
burning, shell-riddled B-24 Lib
orator, used their supply of fruit
juice to help put out flames, after
a fight with the Jap zeros over
Maloelap in the Marshall Islands
and few their crippled bomber
back 1000 miles to tell the tale.
One member of the crew, Tech
nical Sergeant Lewis T. Horton of
Campbell, Mo, the aerial engineer,
was awarded the Silver Star for
gallantry. Distinguished Flying
Crosses went to Capt. John J. Lieb
of Atkind, Iowa. the pilot. and Sec
ond Lit. william L. WEIGH of Tucson,
Ariz., navigator.
Evening star., 1944-04-07
Philippines Editor
Challenges Legality
OF Independence Act

DR.. B. M. Gancy, editor of tht
new monthly, Pacific World, a ma,
tive of the Philippines who doe!
not want to see the islands inde.
pendent after they are wrestet
from Japan, but feels they should
remain indefinitely a United State.
territory, is preparing a brief fol
the United States Circuit Court OF
Appeals in which he hopes tc
establish that the Philippine Inde.
pendence Act of 1884 was illega
and unconstitutional.
DR.. Gancy, a lawyer, here or
business with the War Production
Board. said today he plans to con
tend Congress had no right to give
away an American territory, any
more than it would have a right t
surrender the District of Columbif
or Alaska.
He recalled that he warned con.
greSsIonel committees in 1889 that
the Philippines should be fortified
and reinforced, but was talked
down by isolationists.
plicateo affair, in which he had
to have criminal charges brought
against him before he could &C
quire a standing in court. In 1899
he fled suit here to invalidate
Philippine independence, but his
case was dismissed on the ground
that he had not been personally
aggrieved and could appear only
as a friend of the court.
When the foreign agents regis
tration law was passed in 1910
DR.. Gancy, representing Philippine
interests, deliberately refused to
register with the State Depart
ment and was indicted and con-
victed IL Minnesota, where he
lives. He then appealed the case on
the ground that he had been in
jured by the purported Independ-
ence Act, which was, he contended
illegal, and he declared Filipinos
still were citizens of the United
States, not aliens. He plans to
carry this argument to the Supreme
Court If necessary. He will main
tain that, under the peace treaty
with Spain in 1899, the Philippines,
like Puerto Rico, became a United
States territory. All officers of the
Philippines Commonwealth govern
ment, he will argue, are holding
office illegally, and the old territorial
government under an American
governor general is the only legal
administration.
The Supreme Court, he con-
tends, in a long line of decisions,
has ruled that the United States
Constitution has applied to the
Philippines ever since Spain ceded
them to this country, and Filipinos
do not have to be naturalized, but
are American citizens by birth.
Evening star., 1944-04-07
Gen. VogeI Is Shifted
To Paris Island Base
IN Nae Associated Press.

BY IlIt AsSOClaueO PTeSS.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, April Maj
Gen. Clayton B. Vogel, 81, COM
mander of the Fleet Marine Force,
said yesterday he had received Or
ders transferring him to Paris
Island, S. G.
A native of Philadelphia, Gen.
Vogel returned here several months
ago from command in the Pacific.
Before returning to the, mainland
last September, Gen. Vogel was the
first commanding general to lead
the famed 1st Marine Amphibious
Corps. He was succeeded by 1t.
Gen. A. A Vandegrift, now COM
mandant of the Marine Corps.
Evening star., 1944-04-07

The Dutch underground has re-
printed and distributed at least two
full-length anti-German books that
have appeared outside the Neither
lands since May, 1910.
Evening star., 1944-04-07

Very useful item for servicemen-
or for any man who must travel.
Light and compact to slip in a
suitcase, but plenty roomy for
toilet needs Opens wide and stays
open till tightly closed with the Sc
Kura Loop. Can be hung on a
hook Grand gift
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-04-18
CHAPTER ELEVEN

In n gesture of spontaneous VOL
come. Ma held out both hands. INV.
dear" she said. There was no mis-
falling the soft fricndlincss Of ner
voice. but. as if rcgrctting that
suspicion of sentiment. she turned
OH Sclkirk. $50 this is the virl Won
kept in apicturc on your desk? You
should have brought the original ur
here twenty years ago"
Selliirk colOrcd. "Twcntv ve,rs
ago Trina was reading fairy tales. "
And now she's listening to
yours" Mas tone was heavily
lronic, but Colin thought he saw a
look of relief on Scliirk's facc-
relief and perhaps gratitude that
Ma was treating his engagement as
nothing more than commonplace
behavior.
And in that momcn. Colin seemed
70 see "clkirk more clearly. without
the blurred acceptance of a lifelong
friendship. Standing beside that
vivid girl. Sclkirli's white hair. his
finely chlsclcd features and close
cropped gray muStachc became
blrachcd and ColorlcSs. Only his
dark cycS-k"cnly sensitive and Oh
scrvan,-savcd his face from cold
ness. And suddenly Colin realized
that those dark eyes betrayed Il man
hungry for love yet afraid to seek il.
That explained Sclkirk's dilidcnce
the rcmutcncSS that kept most
men at 81 distance h,.. or,uscJ NJ,'s
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-04-18
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
BY Shepard Barclay
THE Authority on Authorities"

woul! !" SCUM; ~ any time Las,
har'n" passed. Il va. ian",. llkriv
mat North had ~, of STRENGTH
lhan l! south had hrrn dealer and
EaS, had not been heard from.
III" chances were South would
sam at icaS; a Hac;-acor. for his
&id" by bidiim". rather than c,rsc
ms opponents - score.
west l"i his G!rmoni :. and
South made In game wi;rou, any
fancy plays H. had 10 hay. a hi,
OF luck. hndlE@ trUmps - that hc
""'ili lose only .ur tr,ck in tr.
H'iIt. and managing To limit his
"-:"r losses To- on" track each in
n'ai'S and clubs But an of tho.
breaks d"v"lppc! frr him r:ycu if
u" had lost 90" r..... i..-k IN .a,h
OF those suits. loary-r. he sim
would have had a total Of seven
tricks. enough to make l-Spod. as
bare justi:i"r Of his hid
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-04-18
on TiTr BORDER LINE

WHAT TT you consider the
hord"r line brtwccn hand bare
~ strong enough for AN opening
bid and one barely too weak?
Whatever ii Is. in your system of
counting. there is on" way To- re-
s"lr" the question. Treat it as
100 weak To bid III dealers posi-
lion. but strong enough II YOU are
IN the secondhand spot. The rra-
son is simple. One opponent. hay
ing failed to open. cannot have a
strong hand. Ills holding ranges
from mediocre io weak. That i'm.
crehS"s the likelihood that your
partner has enough strength to
protect your bid.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-04-18
SYNOPSIS

Having helped Colin Rae. of the
Hendricks Bay Company, to cscape
mysterious pursucrs at Winnings.
the youthful Trina Meredith went
north to meet her elderly fiancc.
Rodney Selkirk, at Lcarmonth.
Colin IS investigating the seeming
~ trail. mild hammered Jonathan
Dove. head of two Indian schools
ana 4 power among many t-appers.
Once heard him called the most
dangerous man in Canada" Colin
told Trina. Eluding Dove, left be-
hind in Winnipeg. Colin and Iri,,
new IN small plane, owned and
pilotcd by Blair Benedict. former
schoolgirl chum of Colin. Ueovy
snow forced her to make an en,cr.
geney landing at Trappers Lake
where the veteran Alec Gum
sheltered the trio. Next morning
Alec and Blair started on foot for
Learmonth, Trina and Colin 500,
following The meeting between
Trina and Selkirk seems most han
py and re !nantic. Later. Colin tcIIs
Selkirk What he knows of the mur-
der OF Van Downe. another Com
pany agent, and why he still sus-
poets Dove though the latter has
been cleared officially. lie shows
Rodney 1917 photo. found behind
Van Downe's desk. featuring \
group of R.C.A.F. flyers. and thinks
one of them is Dove. As they ar.
talking. the latter arrives. Colin
is astounded. Soon Trina enters the
room and later Dove invites her.
Selkirk. and Colin to visi, his
school next Wednesday. Calling
Colin outside. Dove promises "a
fight to the last ditch" if the former
or his Company fight me" Later
Trina is introduced to Ma" Cor
rigale. the innkcepcr, and makes 4
good impression.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-04-18

one OF tanaia'S greatest a,ll..,,s.
natural leader of men, aggressive
ana utterly without fear. he might
nave gone far IN provincial ruI.,,,..
or become "nc of the masters of Tho
iur Trade, hut something happened
-Coiin never kr"w what. II n,i.-ht
oh!y have been Tenants iunbiIity
10 work IN harness or Ia take order;
-. Later Nate had come hazel IA
L'rafm"nth I" trap and proSprc, FOR
gold and, with growing surrc.,s
employed dozen trappcrs to run
his trap lines.
And n"w, as Blair "iilnI Io,yor
Oh memories came crowI!ng hac';
20 Colin. He remembered "A Drccm-
Der night thrc" years AFRO, when hc
anu lcnnant had headed across tho
lake IN the years worst blizzard I,
rescue the stranded passengers r a
grounded plane. 1t had taken two
days to reach them, AMI lImos. os
long to get back. and without N,,n
remnants endurance they might
never have succeeded.
That WAS the last year the tvs,
men had been friends. The iinr,-rn
,'ne the following spring. and for
the FIRST time since them calm
iuund himself looking ont at Matt.
as Blair TAXED III toward the dock.
Yes, the same Nate Tenant. Th,.
strong. tanned face. full curyily
uhdcriIp, widc-sct eyes. and heavy
black br"ws. TIL" plaid m?rkjuaw
Shift. open at the meek. disclosed \
mat OF small black curling hairs
and across his wrists and the Lnrl'
OF his hands line hair cleaned
darkiy IN the sun.
From where Tenant s,ouH bo
could see only Blair. and ,a~crlv hc
waved to her with both hands. Will,
ms voice doomed Il juhilnut wclcnm.
across the water. II" pulled ,.,.
WING OYER the dock and opened the
cabin door.
Never 50 GLAD TO see anybody in
my life" His smile reflected hi,
delight. He reached M with tvn
great arms to lift Blair down. Then.
catching II movement irsii!. the
plane. Nate prrrci into the cabin.
and the eyes Of the two men r,rt.
Tenants whole body sfi,r,urJ.
the smile twisted to rrimacr If
angry surprise. Blair was forgot
ten.
Hello. Nate" Colin stepped to
the dock.
The blood began whipping into
Tenants face: the tcuduus al hi;
neck swc!lcd. What in blazcs are
you doing here"
Still smiling. still without raising
his voice, Colin answered, dropped
in to see YOU"
"Oh, you did. Well. get"
Mate" Sharply Blair hrc &c in.
81 asked Colin 30 come here
Savagrly he whir!cd on her.
What gave YOU the idea ever
wanted To see his face again"
Blair's own eyes began .narnirg
"Mayh" because I'm tired of SEEING
you both act like Il pair Of stran..e
huskicS. You can't 20 on this wav;
it's childish. its dumb. Can't you
let the PAST rest"
, ITS not the past I'm thia!,ing Of.
If he"
Listen. Nate" Quietly Colin
interrupted. "Blair's right. We're
both being dumb. We're ou.y huvt-
ing each other"
Tcnnan; gave a ircr!ng LAUGH.
Just SproGtiuy olive prnn,h,.s.
aren't YOU? Well, pull that act some
Whcr" ci%c!' He TAPPED Il warning
niger on Eac's chest. II told YOU 10
Keep ont Of my road. and meant i.
maven forgotten You had the
company blacklist my trainers
"fhn company never DID,"
"Sure they did,"
Gro be con,inurD
C".srII't hy rrn r.u:
pi'irih-'cl by ktns r.."re5 sfr!,.i. 5s
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-04-18
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From the hall he looked hack
ir'h' was gazing into the fire op,in
""Sc"t ami dreaming; then iust Far
AN instant she raised her heal md
.hcir eyes met. Pickering fir.Iirh,
touched to soft copper the ,rnns
lucehce of her skin and burn;sba,,
.ne Tari-colorcd hair, while She
smiled mt him very slowly. some
'h'ng-elthcr the smile or the evcs
or n"'a-spoke To him, intimately
ori'sIT' then she turned back to Inc
'ire. Like man awakening from
revere Colin opened the door.
In something Joss than two bours
'oiin covered the seven miles of
tfaii between the inn and his c,b;n
!" ma that. with Alcc's help. Blair
had already dismantlcd the broken
p"nt"on. BY midaftcrnoon tbcv
n e,I now one into place and
'iicd the tanks with gas: then, tired
ana rfimy, went up To the cabin.
What now?" Colin asked. $40
you ny back to Icarmonth?"
biair was washing the oil from,
her hands as she glanced guilty. nm
At HIM. 'P
Colin laughed. That look tolls
me you're cooking up something 4"
am. Want to do something to
please m"?" w
,Anythinc in the world"
Fly with me over 10 Mates
cabin" D
Rac's smile vanished. He rcmcm.
h"r"d his last meeting with Nnt.
remnant. and the b!acl; anger in tn.
hearts of both.
Bat Blair'S eyes were nlrodirr
I'VE can be there in ten minu."S
want you to be friends again"
irr my gaic-or Natc's?"
SIC c"l"rcd. For both vour
SakgS. Colin. don't he such an old
rock. Its 80 much more comfort
able to like people than TO hate
them. BESIDES, have special
reason"
=! know. The reason is you're in
love with Nat".' Almost rs soon as
he spoke he regretted the words.
Her check, famed hriyht. and
ah"rilH she flung back. Leave mo
OUT of It. Isn't it enough that don't
want Nate 10 do anything foolish?
Hes still bitter against the COM
paMy aud against you. Colin. won't
y"u-for mc-patch up the old
irud" You're both very important
people in my life. Let's iIy over and
see him-picasc. He used to ihinl;
you were just about the best of
everything. You can afford to make
the first step"
For Il second he hcsitatcd. then
raised both his hands in token of
surrender. "pm putty" Colin said.
Just putty in your iingcrs!"
She pressed her check against his
arm. 81 love You for being putty
once in blue moon. And you'll be-
glad. too"
But Collins eyes were still skcnti.
cal when they taxicd out from shore.
The lake, under clear skies,
seemed much wider than when thcv
landed. and they took oil without
difficulty. Aoomin" up over the
Sprucc-frinscd banks and bearing
north.
For five minutes Blair followed
an icc-fringcd stream. then, bank
ing stccply, glidcd down toward n
narrow arm of water where Colin
saw a newly built cabin. a small
dock Of freshly cut Saplings. and a
canoe. Along the path tai! figure
WAS hurrying toward the dock. and
curIouSly Colin watched him
through the window. 4 huge man,
taller even than Rae. with great
powerful shoulders and a bod that
slopcd Ike wedge from the deep
chest down to the moccasIncd feet.
II was strange to be looking again
n one who had meant so much 70
all his yesterdays. Through boy
hood they had been inscparab!c. In
school Tenant had developed into
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-08
LABORS BOX SCORE
in THE WAR
EXTRACTS From an Official WPB
Compiliation)


In the four years since July 1910,
American industry and American
workmen have produced more than
1870 billion dollars worth of planes,
tanks, guns, ships, ammunition and
accouterments.
This gigantic feat was accomplished
at the same time that our armed
forces were expanded 91a million
fighting men.
This total mobilization was accom-
plished by bringing into the armed
forces and into civilian employment
15,500,000 persons who were not en-
ployed in 1910. Between 1910 and
1943 women workers increased by
more than 100000; many older
workers, part-time workers, and
young people were added to the labor
force.
Millions of persons left jobs, bus
inesses or farms and migrated from
their homes into war production GEN.
ters to meet the vast production needs
of successful war. More than 10,-
O,00O persons were trained in vari-
Gus public vocational training courses.
The length of the work week was ex-
tended to increase production.
The average output per war worker
has risen steadily, and in April 1914
was thirty to thirty-fiv percent
higher per worker than in December
1912. Mass production methods, bet
ter utilization of labor, and coopera-
tion combined to accomplish such re-
ductions as these:
Flying Fortress (B-17), Boeing Sc
attic plant, reduced from 35,4OO man
hours to 1900.
Liberators (B-24, Consolidated
Vultee, San Diego, reduced from a.
800 man hours to 15,4OO.
Liberty Ship, Oregon Shipyard,
Portland, Oregon, reduced from L.
1851 man hours o294, 4,133.
21OOton Navy Destroyers, Bath
Iron Works, Bath, Maine, reduced
from 1,675,0OO man hours to 5000.
Motor Torpedo Boats, Electric Boat
Company, Groton, Connecticut re-
duced from $4,000 man hours to 35,-
600; Higgins Industries, Inc, New
Orleans, to $4,000.
In West coast airplane plants, taken
as whole, the average output per
worker has risen 514 percent in the
past three years, according to a Con-
gressional committee report.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-08
AL Demands President Break Wage Freeze;
Speed Up Reconversion, Council Insists

pearance before the President to pre-
sent the American Federation of La
boris position on this-the most vital
problem that faces labor today"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-08
Wages Must Be Brought Back In Line With
Prices By Executive Order, Executive
Council Says

zealously and as uncompromisingly.
"The cost of living has risen more
than twice as much as the Is per cent
allowance permitted by the Little
Steel formula" the council declared.
"The working men and women of
this nation have been made to suffer
from a mal-adjustment that exists be-
tween wages and cost of living. This
mal-adjustment has broken and de-
pressed their peace-time standards of
living.
"The American Federation of La
Dor has vigorously and persistently
attempted to prevent this destruction
of the standards of American work
ers. The stabilization program out
lined by the President clearly en-
braces the opportunity of correcting
this grievous situation. However, the
power to modify the Little Steel for
mula and thereby re-establish the
workers standards, and incidentally
re-establish the standards the men in
our armed forces expect to find when
they return, is no longer within the
jurisdiction of the National War La
Dor Board. 1t is obvious from Exec
utive Order 1923, issued on April 8,
1943, that this power rests now solely
with tho President
"The American Federation of Labor
members of the National War Labor
Board have twice petitioned the War
Labor Board to exercise it's right to
advise the President on this question
and to ask that the formula be re-
adjusted realistically to meet this sit
uation. Representatives Of practically
all our national and international
unions presented voluminous testi-
mony in support of our last petition
heard by the War Labor Board in
April of this year. To date, no action
has been taken by the War Labor
Board in response to our petition.
"We, therefore, now appeal directly
to President Roosevelt to use his ex-
ecutive powers in the same manner as
they were used in Executive Order
1928 when wages were frozen, viz, te
readjust the Little Steel formula in 9
manner such as we have outlined ir
this report.
eve further request that President
Green appoint small committee from
this council and arrange for its ap.