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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14
SECRET COMMAND
 COMES TO STATE.
Activities of Nazi SabO. teurs in American Ship.
 yards Picturized

Performances tomorrow evening al she air conditioned State tlienteg conclude the engagements of Fred MncMurray Barbara Stanwyck and Edward e. Robinson in Double The demnity- also stars On Parade" featuring Lynn Merrick and Larry Parks.
 Dealing with the behind-ehe. scenes workings Of one Of Americas $ largest xhipgards. Secret Com. mnnd" comes to the screen at the afr conditioned State on Sunday for sn engagement Of three days with Pat O'Brien and Carole Landis ln co-staFTing roles.
 Advance reports say that a great deal of the picture was actually rhoioRsphed at the Calkhlp plant in Wilmington, Calif.. and lt Is there fore bound to carry the stamp of authenticity. The same reports say that it thrilled preview audiences Eith it's vitality. its clever plotting and strong romance.
 Secret Command. besides being called tops in action films with a wartime theme to recently come from Hollywood. Is reported tO of. fer Its stars the best opportunity they have had in years for dra. lnaticaliy powerful and heart-warm- ing pOffrayals As temporary man and wife under secret orders from tic FBf, they are given a situation loaded with n0mance.
 The film was adapted from the magazine story Ly JOhn and ward Hawkins. Its plot deals with a ring of NnN saboteurs. Tn magazine form. at was filled with thrills as its rough and tough characters smacked home its dynamic story Of listy. life-loving men and women. Such a background. plot and char ncterS appear perfect for the type os aciionful Ecreenfare So many movie goeFs demand.
 In addition to O'Brien end Landls the cast boasts such fav0Fltes as Chester Morris, Barton MaeLIane Wallace Ford and Ruth Warrick.
 ''Hi Good LonlEin' %. comedy mus Eieal with Harriet Hilliard in the leading role. is the second hit 0l Sundays new program and feailleE the Delta Rhythm Boys. Ozzie Ncl- soD and his Ochesira and Jack Tea- garden and his orchestra,
 Coming "Wednesday next fo Inc state is the Dew Deanna Durlbin hit l'cbrtamas Holiday co-staTTtng the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14
CLASSIC ROMANTIC FILM SHOWN HERE
The White Cliffs Of Dover Opens Engagement at
 LOew-pOIi'S

Starting today at the Loeg-Poli tlaeater will be the greatest love story of all time the Aliae Duer Miller best seller wnt1h has been made into one of the greatest. if not the very best of al romantic films. The White cliffs Of Dover. l"
 This film has been shown in New York at the Roxy theater for the past eight weeks and las broken all of the house attendance records. and kas set up figures that Nill last for a long time to come. it boasts of an impressive cast headed by Irene Dunne and boasting of such stars as Alan Marshal, Roddy Me- Dowall. Prank Moran, Van J0hn- son. C. Aubrey Smith. Dame May whitty and Gladys Cooper among its mary stars.
 Every cnoe iD a R'btie there comes a tender, beautifI1. heart-Earm- ing story that we are privileged to see and this is fl. ii is one Of the most poignant films ever to emanate from Hollywood.
 The White Cliffs 0f Dover" are tO an Englikilman. just Ehat tlae Statue of Liberty Is to an American and that is the theme of tiae film and Irene Dunne in the leading feminine role has the greatest part eyer written for lhe screen in fhis film, it has roEnanoe. courage, laugh- ter. heaTfache and adventure ail blended into its mary sided pagfs and is the story of aB Amerleafl girl Rhose first glimpse Of the eilffs l'glng to her the one great love ig1 her life and also the faith and heart to thoroughly understand a people other than her 0KB.
 The great supporting cast all have roles that bring out their best acting ability and this aD- plies iD every case as al critics who have seen this film are unani- nous iD procialming that each and every performer has & starring role and they play them for the geTy most that is jD it.
 In keeping with the eaJiher Of the feature attraction the manaee- ment of tne g-Polj theater have selected, not a c0-feature but a program of carefully selected shorts that will make for the perfect eB- tertainnert,
 Tie entries are coming iD nos for tine Bathing Beauty" e0Dtest to be held on the stage Of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14
HELEN VTNCON IN
 STRANDS FEATURE
"Are These Our Parents Timely Commentary on
 Juvenile Delinquency

A new screen approach to the problem of juvenile delinquency is presented tn the new feature picture opening at the Strand teddy. "Are These our Parentsp" The picture places the blame for much of the present wave of youthful wayward. ness Equarely at the door of the older generation.
 Helen vlnson Is starred in this dramatic illm, heading a cast which includes Lyle Talbot, Ivan LebedeiI. Noel Nelll. Richard Byron, Emma Dunn. Addison Richards and An- thony Warde.
 The story follows the adventures. aInorous and otherwise, of e young girl who rebels at the cold atTnos- phere of boarding schools, fro which sch for years has been sent by a self -centered mother. too wrapped up in her own pleasures to give any attention to her daughter. The girl falls in with a boy who is similarly situated through his fathers neglect Of business and association with Q fiashy woman, and her growing waywardness culminates in q dan. gerous situation. Eventually the youthful pair are suspected of a murder, and it Is when they come to the attention Of juvenile auth. critics that the picture reaches Q dramatic climax.
 The companion feature on the Strand bill is Cowboy canteen" which stars Charles 6taTrett and features Jane Frazze, Tex Ritter, Vera Vague and the NH Brothers. This removed dusky quartette sings the number they made famous, Paper Doll"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14

Jerry COlOpna. whose black sal. rus moustache. unusual eyes and zany antics have nade him one oi the outstanding comedians of the scraen and radio will accompany Bob Hope on a tour of Paoiglc fglsf- ing fronts upon the completion Os his work ia Republics "Atlaniif City" coionna is a man Of many faces in this sprightly new musk comedy one of his cllaraciers being an oyersized infant with blonds cuT1s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14

Marsha Hunt. who is handy with crochet hook. knitting or sewing needles. spends her tiEae between scenes Of MOM's Music for Mil. llons'' making new lampslades fol her home in Van Nuys.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14

Loew-Pooli theafer on the evening G July %. when tne Bathing Beauty" of the year Nill be selected there are valuRble prizes to all con tcgianis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14

On her recent visit to San FTan- cisco, 0inny Giinns sang an average Of 90 songs in each Of three veterans hospitals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14

Republic now has shrnc os the leading dance directors Os America deyising presentations for new flnls. Seymour Fetx is c0mpiesing three novel dances for ''Atiantic City" Larry Cehallos is creating specialiles for San Fernando Vel ley" and William Daniels is orig mating South American cafe and nesia numbers for 'Brazil," soon to 60 before the cameras.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14

ever popular Deanna with Gene Kel. ly. the sensation of the recent Gov CT Girl. Richard Wh0ri. Gale Bon- dergaard and Gladys George head the supporting cast. Hat Check Honey with Leon Erol will be the second hit Of the program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14

Helen Talbot. back at Republic after several months spent in, en. tertaining American troops in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14

South Pacific. has joined the cost of Rop Rogers newest Republic film, San Fernando Valley"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14

Linda Stirling. shapely young deminine lead in Allan Lanes acc ton Western films at Republic hes been granted . months leave oi absence Co have a troublesome ap- pendix removed. Her latest film Is Sheriff of Shutdown"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03
Inquiry Flares
On Rail Strike

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. tUP) -
The senate Truman committee
Monday voted unanimously against
conducting an investigation into
the weekend statement of an in
formed government source that re-
cent labor troubles in this country,
particularly the railroad crisis,
had given the Nazis a boost in
morale that would prolong the war
for months.
Chairman Harry S. Truman, Cd
Missouri, disclosed that his commit
tee discussed the possibility of an
investigation after it was disclosed
that request for an inquiry was
among the things scheduled for
consideration at meeting of three
railroad union heads.
The comm ttee unanimously
agreed that such an investigation
would be outside our jurisdiction
and we will do nothing about it, !"
he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03
Drunks Line up
In Police Court

A parade of drunks appeared in
Judge Lee Nuffer's police court
Monday morning to answer charges
of having imbibed too heavily of the
old years spirits.
Herbert Welbourn. cook, forfeited
SIS bail. Louis Hurwitz, 40, San
Diego, tried to sink the navy and
his case was held over until Jan.
Is. He was released on $25 cash ball.
Leon Pierson, 25, 282 He'll, Negro
who followed the wrong cue in a
Broadway pool room. forfeited a
S25 cash bond. Jose Ramirez, 48,
Mexican is serving his ten day sem
tence. Ruby Parker, 20, Winter
haven Indian, who gave her book
ing name as Mary Gonzales after
her arrest New Years night, is
serving a five-day sentence. G.. R.
George, 55, Imperial truck driver,
forfeited a SIS bail bond. John A.
Umbach, 60, of Los Angeles, was
picked up in the early hours Mon
day morning and is serving three
day sentence. Clayton lowers, 54,
Redlands, received the same term
from Nuffer
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03
Pressure Cookers
May Be Bought

Retailers can sell pressure COOK
ers without priorities if the cookers
are TO be used for home canning"
Rudolph Miller, secretary of the
Triple-A announced Monday.
An order and letter from the
state offices advised that purchase
certificates, required last year to
be issued by the War Board, would
not be required this year.
The pressure cookers are still
rationed, however" Miller said, 'as
far as manufacturing is concerned,
but there are no restrictions on de-
livery to the customer if they are
in the retailers stock"
Last year purchase certificates
were required and although the
county quota was 100, and 100 certi-
ficates were issued, only go used as
manufacturers were behind in
schedule the stores were unable to
supply retailers.
Miller estimated there were about
40 cookers in the stocks of county
retailers at this time.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03

some six weeks ago when the labor
problem became no ones step
child.
NO BARRIERS
If shed labor is agricultural the
operators may hire anyone who
walks in the door because no avail
ability certificate is required. Yet
the employers from whose employ
ment the erstwhile shed-laborers
leave are required to hire only
those with certificates.
to these jobs on the assumption
they need no certificate. The
USES issues the applicants certi-
ficates if they show good cause for
one to be issued and send them to
the packing sheds.
Meanwhile the situation becomes
more confused, because several of
the packing sheds now opening are
asking that the prospective employe
furnish certificates, and If these
applicants are sent by the Farm
Labor office, they are required to
return to the USES for a certifi-
cate.
The visit of Montgomery is not
expected to hold out much relief
for local employers whose labor is
being pirated and lured to the
higher paying jobs, for from all
indications the ruling of the agri-
cultural extension service under
,,-b;o,, Tho L,ar,,, ahor office on
crates will be the final ruling
recognized according to all parties
interested.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03
County Resident
Found Dead

Norberto Nilmeda, 38, died in bed
Saturday night at his home eight
miles east of Caliapatria, Deputy
County Coroner A. t. Lyons said
Monday.
Friends said he apparently was
feeling we'll as usual Saturday as
he worked that day. He went to
bed at 10 p. m. Saturday night. His
body was discovered Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03
Thieves Loot Two
CaIexico Homes

CALEXICO, Jan. 3-Homes of
E. E. Cavanah and Phil Tucker
were burglarized during the week.
end of clothing, jewelry, furnish
ings, and pistols, Calexico police
were informed
Entrance to the Cavanah home
was gained through bedroom WIN
dow, The loot included several wool
and cotton dresses, coats, slacks,
blouses, four pairs of women's shoes.
a table radio, an electric toaster a
bedspread, table cover, four mems
shirts, a lapel pin, and $50 in cash.
Loss was estimated at $3.50.
The Tucker home was looted of
two pistols, charm bracelet, a
yellow gold bracelet with an onyx
stone, a sterling silver bracelet,
and a Mexican bracelet.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03
Solution AWoited
On Shed Workers

The continued controversy over
the agricultural or non-agricultural
status of shed workers in Imperial
county is no nearer solution Mon
day than it was six weeks ago,
according to Tom Finney, of the
local United States Employment
Service office.
The situation has come to the
attention of the War Manpower
Commission iii san Diego and r.
II. Montgomery of the labor place
ment division will be in the valley
next Thursday and Friday to sur
vey the problem.
THREE AGENCIES INVOLVED
The indecision as to the employ
ing and handling of packing shed
workers is the result of three
agencies cross-purpoSe decisions, 1t
is pointed out. The USES believes
that for practical purposes and
control of labor that shed workers
should be classified as subject to
the Employment Sterilization Plan,
and the Farm Labor office con-
tends that the workers are agri-
cultural and base the decision on
ruling from the Internal Revenue
department and All act of congress.
This indecision is resulting in
employers being confronted with
serious labor problems in the val
ley. Mr.. Finney declares. The
workers leave essential and nom
agricultural positions to work in
the sheds for the more attractive
wages because they can do this
without procuring an availability
certificate. Employers in other in
dustries have registered complaints
with both organizations and yet
neither seem to be any nearer to
solving the problem than they were
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03
Manpower Dearfh
Will Hit Farm.
Industry Broups

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3 CUP) -
Industry and agriculture generally
will continue to face manpower
shortages during 1914 but present
indications are that the west coast,
and particularly the San Francisco
area, will be most critically af-
fected by the New Year, a survey
showed Monday.
Reports from representative war
production centers indicated there
would be little possibility of easing
manpower controls, either in war
plants or on farms, until the end
of the European phase of the war
when some relaxation might be
permitted in the east. The situa-
ton on the west coast, already
tight, will grow more intense as
increased activity in the Pacific
shifts additional war burdens there.
War Manpower Chief Paul v.
McNutt said in an interview that
much of the west coast problem
was traceable to the housing short
age, which continued to exist be-
cause of lack of adequate funds.
Asked if a national service or labor
draft law would solve any impend-
ing new west coast crisis, McNutt
said it could be effective only if
housing, transportation and other
essential living facilities were avail
able for new workers drafted into
service there.
A house naval affairs subcom-
mittee reported only last week that
there were widespread and critical
deficiencies in housing, health food
and transportation in the Los An
geles area and that the problems
would mount as additional troops
and material were sent to the west
coast for the mounting offensives
against Japan.
While production cutbacks were
anticipated in some industrial areas
in the east and midwest, none were
in prospect for the west coast. On
the contrary, officials said, ac-
tivity will mount in both the San
Francisco and Los Angeles area,
and July / may find San Francisco
the nations No. critical labor area.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03
Allies in Italy
Battle Snow
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ian Riviera, hammering two rail-
road bridges at Ventimiglia and
Taggia and the Arma Riva rail-
road yards.
simultaneously other medium
raiders bombed the rail yards at
Ierni, As miles north of Rome,
while fighters and fighter bombers
attacked the German rear lines in
the central Appennines.
Scores of German trucks, begged
down in the mountain snow drifts,
were bombed and strafed repeatedly
and more. than 100 were destroyed
or damaged, along with a number
of locomotives and supply trains.
LONDON, Jan. 3. (UP) - Allied
and Italian troops have landed in
southern Dalmatia and seized sew
eral strategically-important points,
a roundabout report reaching Swe-
den said today as the Red army's
advance from the east heightened
prospects of a balkans explosion.
The report, published in the
Stockholm Tidningen under a
Budapest dateline and quoting in
formation from Belgrade, indicated
the landings-if they have occurred
at all-were in the nature of patrol
actions to pave the way for a
full-scale invasion later.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03
Explosion Sinks
U. 5. Destroyer
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get no closer than No. stack.
Several coast guard craft stood
by Immediately. One nosed into the
side of the ship and ran lines
aboard. Survivors were taken aboard
the coast guard boats.
BREAKS APART
THE fire was fought until 0705
at which time the ship was ordered
abandoned She went down soon
afterward. Survivors said she SEEM
ed to break in two under the No. 2
gun turret.
The disaster occurred six miles
off Sandy Hook, in the closely de-
Tended entrance to New York har-
Dor. The naval announcements with
held the name of the destroyer and
the size of her crew. The authori-
tative naval publication, James
Fighting Ships. gives the compile
ments of United States destroyers
as 200 to 230 men.
Fifty-four of the 108 injured
were in the army hospital at Fort
Hancock, 80 were being treated for
burns, shock, and immersion at the
section base at Pier six, Staten Is
land, and IL were in the Marine
hospital on Staten Island. Four
were admitted TO the Marine hos
pital, Brooklyn.
Fifty-five uninjured survivors
were being cared for by the Red
Gross at the coast guard station
on Sandy Hook. All of the 54 in the
ARM hospital at Fort Hancock had
third degree burns.
NO EXPLANATION
The Navy offered no explanation
of the explosion which shook parts
of New York City in the hours just
before dawn.
In a brief statement the district
said:
"A United States destroyer ex-
ploded and sank about six miles
northeast of Sandy Hook this morn
ing.
cause of the explosion is as yet
undetermined. In excess of 100 sur
viyors have been landed. The sink
ing occurred outside the channel
leading into the harbor and there
is no obstruction TO seagoing traf-
ic.
Rescue and salvage operations
are proceeding"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03
REPORTER

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be different in Mexico but accord
ing to watches at the police sta
ton in El Centre, Patrolman Gill
lett didn't get back from abroad
until a. m.
RR wouldn't have told on Roy
but he boasted that the trip was a
profound secret.
Anyway I don't care if it is in
the paper, Roy declared. shes
not home anyway so she won't
see it,"
Our guess is that someone else
will see this little item and tell her
all about it. Right?
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03
laps Face Death
Or Surrender
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base at Madang, already threatened
by Australian units closing in from
the Armu river valley.
The landing, the third invasion
thrust launched by Macarthur in
as many weeks, effectively cut the
Japanese supply route from north
eastern New GuirNa to Rabaul and
other New Britain bases. Coupled
with the marine occupation of Cape
Gloucester. on the northwestern
tip of New Britain, it placed the
allies in firm control of the Vitiaz
Straits and promised free passage
for big American warships into the
Bismarck sea hitherto firmly con-
trolled by Japans navy.
Marine forces in the Cape Glou-
cester area continued to extend
their positions around the captur-
ed airdromes, while Allied planes
battered enemy positions along the
island coast.
In Chungking, Generalissimo Chi
ang Kai-shek limited that the long
expected land offensive against
Japan will be launched this year
and reiterated China's Willingness
to assume responsibility for crush
ing the japanese on the Asiatic
mainland.
U. S. 14TH AIR FORCE HEAD
QUARTERS, China, Jan. 3. UP)-
American Warhawk pilots, in a raid
on Japanese troop concentrations in
central Burma yesterday, bombed
and machine gunned the enemys
headquarters at Hopang and scored
two direct bomb hits on the head
quarters buildings, a communique
said today.
The raiders also strafed barracks
areas and ground installations in
Hopang, starting number of large
fires.
The attack followed New Years
day raid on French Indo-China by
a formation of fighter-bombers that
set fires in the enemy occupied vii
lage of Teho Va and damaged RATS
and river boats ~ the Red river.
All the American planes returned
safely from these missions, the COM
munique said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03
Jack H. Barker
Dies in Home

Jack H. Barker, 40, lineman for
the California Electric Power COM
pany in Imperial Valley for Is
years, died suddenly at his home
at Twelfth and He'll streets in Ell
Centre at IL a. m. Monday.
Death was attributed to a stroke
of paralysis.
After the power company sold
out to the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict, Mr. Barker went to work for
the Sones Lumber company.
He is survived by his wife and
two children.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03
SPANKY PAYS FINE

Alfonso c. Llongas, 80, Filipino,
who tried to mete out a bit of JUS
tice of his own accord Friday after
noon when he spanked the wife of
another Filipino, pleaded guilty and
was fined S25 for battery in Judge
Lee Nuffers police court Monday
morning. Llongas interfered in an
argument two women were having
over clothes pins and the insulted
husband complained.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03
FACES DRUNK CHARGE

Onie Lee Page, 18, who claimed
to be 81 and gave his address as
Bakersfield, is being held for trial
in police court January after be-
ing picked up intoxicated shortly
after 100 am. Sunday. Page held
no draft card and police are inves-
tigating.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03
TAKES NEVADA HELM

CARSON CITY, New, Jan. 8.
CUP Vail Pittman, Ely pub
Usher, and Lieutenant Governor of
Nevada, became governor of the
state today when E. P. Carville left
for a short vacation at San Jose,
Calf
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03
CAR CATCHES AFIRE

The Ell Centro fire department
extinguished a car fire on the 400
block on Broadway Sunday night.
The car was being driven by Manuel
Grace.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03

Capitalists in this country pretty hard to identify
To begin with SO million American families Ot in
corporation That's of every In addition, every family
with life insurance policy has corporation b0n6
And there 5 million such policies held by Americans
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-03

a Without them it would be pretty difficult finance
modern oil company. For the average Union Oil employee
needs oeo worth of equipment do his job And there
so2 employees in the company In order provide the ships
renee trucks pewters etc. they need to do their JOBS
you have to pool the money of q lot efPeqpk
Montana oil and mining journal., 1944-09-02
UNION READY FOR
TEST OF OIL SHOW

The Union Oil Company is drill
ing out cement plug and preparing
to test the Bannatyne sand at 1926
feet in its No. l Carlson near Col
Inns, c Sc SW Sc 29-25-3W. A few
miles northeast, its No. / Englund,
almost within the "city limits" of
Collins, is drilling with light rotary
at 750 Location of this well is NV
SW Sc 11-25N-2W. Another well
drilled by the Union in this area,
its No. ]. j. Greene, NV SW SW
28-25-3W, is standing. 1t created
somewhat of a furor when it cored
oil in the Bannatyne sand and also
at the Ellis-Madison contact, but on
test the contact yielded mostly
water