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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-19
POLL

Goth Century Fox brings to the
screen the heart-warming human
story of the family Of the year IN
the film of the year when The
Sullivans" opens Friday at LoeW
Poll theater.
Anne Baxter and Thomas Mitch
ell head the featured cast, with Ed
ward Ryan, John Cambell, James
Cardwell, John Alvin and George
Offerman, Jr., portraying the five
famous Sullivan Boys Of Waterloo,
Iowa, Selena Royle and Trudy
Marshall also have featured roles
The film was directed by Lloyd Ba-
con and produced by Sam Jaffe
with Robert T. Kane associate pro-
Queer. Mary c. Mccall, Jr., wrote
the screen play from the story by
Edward Doherty. Despite the I'M
portance Of their roles Director
Lloyd Bacon decided not to. seek
recognized actors to represent the
Sullivan Boys. New faces, he felt
would inject a greater quality Of
sincerity and effectiveness. The
search for these new faces covered
the continent and lasted more thar
six months. Actually, three sets o.
actors were needed to portray the
boys from childhood to manhood.
The co-hit on this big program
is Detective Kitty O'Day" witt
Jean Parker.
There are still two days left fol
the most dramatic hit Of the veal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-19

to share them with her by such
inclusive phrases as II think you'd
like joe or II wish you could
hear Jim tell such-and-such a
story"
Let her know what her letters
mean to you and ask her to tell
you more about some of the
things she mentions casually.
But more important than any,
thing else-keep telling her that
you love her. This is no time to
play the strong, silent man role.
The strong silent type has to be
on hand to be effective.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-19

AS cefLam CypeS
of metal become more plentiful,
and paper stocks dwindle, paper
substitutes for metal will them
selves be replaced. Steel strappings
have been allowed for packing cases
in order to use lighter weight paper
board. A few more metal clothes
hangers are being made. Still more
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-19

Oee0S De wrench
ed out Of elabo-
r at e layers Of
C ard b. ard Is
passing. Most Of
the existent card
board set - ups,
w ar Production
Board informantS
say, were made
before the paper
situation became
so critical. Few
m q n u + acturers
have been able
to get material
for them during
the last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-19
FORMER MODELS FIRST ROLE

Shirlee Howard, former fashion
and photographers model now I'M
der contract to Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer, wins her first screen role as
a London music haD dancer In
The s:c:1re & Dorian Gray"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-19

"Stags Door," RKO Radios COM
edy-drama starring Ginger Rogers,
Katharine Hepburn and Adolph
Menjou, is having a Broadway run
in New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-19


picture
its She this honor record Having
Command Performance" the than
other this film telling story
entertainment world Zoa
the lead drama roles,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-19
iT'IS!
1 S~
Old Newspaper Provide
Valuable SicIEroOm Aid
BY MARY BEARD

BY MARY BEARD
Director, Nursing Service,
III American Red Cross
Written for NEA Service
When there Is illness in a home,
not all Of the family's newspapers
should be given to salvage, because
they are invaluable for many plr-
poses In the care Of the sick.
A thick pad Of papers on the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10
OLIVE BRANCH WITH BOMBS
(Christian Science Monitor)

(Christian Science Monitor)
The bombing of Finland'S capital by
Russian planes after reports of peace
moves is surprising only if one forgetS
the very difficult decision which now
confronts the Firms. decision for
peace is as hard to make as a decision to
continue the war against Russia would
be.
In fact, a decision for peace may seem
to many Firms to be fraught with surer
and more immediate suffering. 1t en-
tails the substitute of one foreign mill
tary occupation for another: If the
Nazis are to be put out, the Russians
must come in to do it. 1t is doubtful If
Finland could buy an armistice without
promising to do all in its power to help
the Russians trap the estimated seven
divisions of Nazis in the northern part oil
the country. To fulfill that promise
would move the war quickly from Rus
sian to Finnish soil, where it would have
to be fought against ruthless new enc
my with the aid of feared and even
hated new ally.
The Mannerheim group Is expected to
resist any move for peace with Russia,
and the clash between this group and
those eager for peace could result in civil
Finland an armistice of appreciable
value to the Russians, it must be conclud-
ed swiftly, before internal opposition to
a peace move can further intrench itself,
and before split among the Firms leaves
them impotent to help in the annihilation
of the German divisions in Finland.
Though Finland can hardly expect
an armistice with Russia without Rus
sian occupation, this does not necessarily
mean that the final peace terms must
be harsh. In fact. London reports say
terms already outlined by Russian sourc-
es seem reasonable. But these terms can
not be the terms of an armistice. In the
present phase of Finnish-Russian rela-
tions many of the things which the Firms
have so greatly feared may have to be
borne by them. The knowledge of how
very difficult it is for Finland to choose
peace is one reason for the Russian raid
on Helsinki: When peace is hard to
choose, war must be made harder to bear.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10
Support Prices
On VEGETABLES

BERKELEY, March 10. (UP)-
The California State Agricultural
sAc justment administration an
nounces support prices for the 1914
crop of six major California pro-
cessing vegetables.
The prices must be paid grove IS
of the commodities by Gamers as
a condition to certification by the
state AAA for eligibility for sales
to government agencies.
The prices per ton were:
Carrots, field run, $40; beets, field
run, S2l; lima beans, field run, $115;
snap beans, pole type, $l1O; snap
beans, bush, sieve l, 2, 3, 4, s135,
sieve 5, $85, sieve 6, s25; field run,
$50; green peas to viner, sieve sizes
/, 2, 3, 4, $lO4; sieve 5, $71; sieve
6, 7, S36, field run, STA.
Tomatoes, northern California
state grade round, $25, surplus mar
ket, $22.5O; italian or pear shaped
SGT; U. S. l, round, S31, U. S. Z
round, $21; southern California
state grade round, $27; surplus mar
ket, $24.5O; Italian or pear shaped
$27; U. S. No. /, round, $33, U. S. 2
round, S23.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10
AMENDMENT on PRIMARY
BALLOT IS IMPORTANT

While many other counties in the state
are more directly affected, Imperial
county voters should keep in mind the
amendment to be voted upon in the May
16 primaries which would legalize plac-
ing of Federal-held lands on the states
tax rolls.
This amendment was authorized at
the recent special session of the state
Legislature and action there followed a
statewide demand. 1t is vital to all tax
payers of California even if their res
pectivc counties as taxing units are not
immediately concerned.
An instance is that of Los Angeles
county where upwards of 100 million
dollars worth Of taxable properties have
been removed from the rolls. To picture
the situation all one needs to do is ponder
the various areas in the state now occu-
pied by federal agencies.
Congress already has passed along the
authority to the state to tax a score of
different types of Federal agencies. Ac-
tion has not been possible because of
state constitutional bars. 1t is to remedy
this situation that the amendment was
approved for balloting in May.
In the meantime congress well might
expand on its program of authorizing
the state levy and it is of the utmost
importance that the state clothe itself
with proper legal power to make assess
mentS.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10
WHERE YOUR GENEROSITY
BRINGS BIG RETURNS

The three American Red Cross chap
ters in Imperial Valley are in the midst
of drive. Here is spot for everyone to
contribute to an institution that carries
its acts of mercy the world over At this
time the calls upon this typical Ameri-
can organization are greater and more
demanding and more necessary than ever
before. A world is at war. The Red
Cross does not wait for an SOS. 1t Is
there and waiting when the need appears
AT home it speedily is on the job in case
of disaster. There is too long fine rec
ord behind this institution for anyone to
need to be enlightened as to the needs in
this drive.
This year the call is for S200,000,O0O.
Not a staggering sum at all when meas
ured by the demands for war efforts. El
Centre Chapter has accepted quota OF
S22 1000. While the first week of the drive
shows encouraging results, directors urg-
emily appeal for greater response. not
only to the end that the quota be assured,
but to complete the work as soon as pos
sible March 81 has been set as the end
of the campaign. 1t should be finished
days before that date.
Volunteer workers are in the field. All
have responsibilities of their own. They
should not be kept away from these
day longer than necessary.
Make this cause yours. Get your con-
tributions in now.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10
Yank Pilot Uses
That OF Bean

A U. S. ARMY BOMBER STA
TION, England, March 10. CUP)-
The Flying Fortress Spare Parts
didn't get it's chance to bomb Ber-
lin because motor trouble forced 1t
back. But the bombardier had bet
ter plans for the bombs than just
to drop them in the English ChaE-
mel.
He sighted German airdrome on
the return trip, lined up the target
by squirting over the toe OF his
boot and dropped the bombs square
into a cluster of buildings at the
Nazi airi1eld.
The Fortress, piloted by First
Lieutenant William H. johnson, 70,
Minneapolis, was 100 miles inside
Germany on the way to Berlin yes
terday with hundreds of other forts
and Liberators, when the mechani-
cal difficulties started.
johnson called for fighter sup
port and several ThunderboltS peel
ed off to shepherd him home. A
few miles from the Dutch border,
First Lieutenant George H. Nye, 27,
Compton, Cal, the bombardier,
spotted the German airfield.
I'VE still had our bombs aboard
and were planning to jettison them
in the channel" Nye said. But
figured it was better to give them
to Goering's boys than to the fish
Nye was to have dropped his
bombs on a loose-shaped pattern
and therefore hao no bombsight.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10
jugo King Eyes
End Of Row

LONDON, March 10. CUP)-King
Peter of Jugoslavia is expected tn
arrive here soon from Cairo u
confer with high British officials
in an attempt to settle differences
between his government and the
partisan forces under Marshal
Josip Tito Brozovich, we'll in
formed quarters reported tocay
Great Britain conveyed to the
Polish government in-exile here
Russias dissatisfaction with IS
statement regarding the question
of a new frontier between the two
countries.
Diplomatic sources reported that
Premier Bozhidar Puritch and In
terror Minister Vladeta Milicevitch
of the Royal Jugoslav exile govern
ment were expected to accompany
the 20-year-olc king to London.
Some Jugoslav quarters believed
a government reorganization might
be necessary to settle the differenc-
es between the present Royal gov
ernment and Tito's National Liber-
alton movement and mentioned Dr.
Branco Cubrilovitch as possible
successor to Puritch as premier.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10
A new JAP ALIBl
(San Diego UniOn)

To those who may believe they have
heard everything in the way of an alibi,
the latest japanese explanation of their
failure to intercept American planes
strikes new high.
1t has been reported several times dur
ing the last week that japanese inter-
ception in many American raids on un-
identified islands in the Pacific and at
Rabaul, has been negligible if there has
been any at all.
But now the Japs have explained it.
In broadcast to their own people, the
Domei agency has told them that the
reason japanese fighters do not meet
American bombers is that they are con-
fident the American bombardiers cannot
hit anything anyhow. The alibi winds
up with this gem There were times,
though, when the enemy-in dropping
bombs at random-managed to hit our
military objectives.'
Rabaul, Truk, the Marianas and count
less other objectives may, in time, serve
as brilliant examples of random marks
manship.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10
Meeting Studies
Housing Plans

CHICAGO, March 10. (UP)--
John B. Blandford, Jr., National
Housing Agency administrator, said
that while the first big postwar
housing preparation of American
communities is to perfect method
of determining their whole housing
need, "this should not be done oy
the feceral government"
He told the national conference
on postwar housing that the first
large contribution which the gov
ernment might. make toward post
war housing would be to prepare
a platform or list of principles upon
which to build housing unity.
He said there is nothing incon-
sistent between the proposition that
private enterprise should serve as
much of the housing need as it pos
sibly can and that public housing
should serve the housing need that
private enterprise Goes not serve.
Herbert U. Nelson, executive wee
president of the National Assocla-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10

Most senators had advance Warn-
ing that Senator Alben w. Barkeley,
Paducah, KY, was going to offer ms
resignation as leader Of the Demo-
cratic majority in the upper house,
in protest to the Presidents veto
message on the tax bill. But as Sen
ator Harold H. Burton OF Cleveland
Ohio, made his way from his office
to the floor for the historic bioWup,
he volunteered to share his tip with
an elevator boy in the Senate Office
Building.
Did YOU hear the news?" asked
Senator Burton. Senator Barkley's
going to resign"
The elevator boy stopped his car
dead still, right between two floors.
What did you say?" the boy asked
in horror.
Senator Barkley's going to offer
his resignation as majority floor
leader" Burton explained again.
"Oh, GOSH" the boy whispered as
he put the elevator in motion again.
Il got to get over to his office right
away-I'm on his patronage list
SNOW FUN
George w Healy Jr., managing
editor of the New Orleans Times
Picayune, brought his wife and two
young sons along when he came TO
Washington on leave of absence to
take over the job of director OF
Owls Domestic News Division. The
two boys were pretty excited about
it, never having been through a
northern winter, and consequently
when the weatherman predicted
three or four-inch snowfall for one
Saturday night, the young Healys
went to bed early without coaxing
so as to be ready for the big white
out. Not being able to buy sleds,
they made their own from old
boards and barrel slaves.
They were up before dawn, but
nothing had happened. Everything
still looked the same. The sun rose
bigger and brighter than breakfast
orange and climbed into clear blue
cloudless sky to make one OF Wash
ington's finest midwinter Sundays.
But the young Healys were dis
gusted. Their verdict was short and
simple. This towns a fake!'
They had to wait another week
before the weatherman made good
and they got to see their first snow
Congressman Sol Bloom OF New
York likes to preside over the house
committee on foreign affairs, OF
which he is chairman, with every
thing strictly formal and according
to protocol and rules of order, with
every member punctiliously recog-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10
Coon Gun Goes
Great Guns

WASHINGTON, March 10. (UP)
"A "goon gun"-a newly perfected
AZ inch mortar that has earned
the admiration of American forces
and the fear of the enemy'-h1s
been added to the army's store o.
weird but oeadly new weapons.
The war department disclosed to-
day that the new weapon was first
used in the invasion of Sicily. 1t is
now in use in every major theater.
The "goon gun" looks like stove
pipe, supported on T-square. But
it can lob a score of 24-pound shells
two and one-half miles in 60 sec
onds, and knock out German 81
nm. piece.
"In addition" the war depart
ment said, concentrations of white
phospherous shells fired from them
spread flaming particles of phos-
phorus which uproot the enemy
from underground positions and re-
act with the air to form clouds OF
non-toxic artificial fog which cover
infantry assaults, blind enemy arm
ored formations and screen am
phibious operations.
It's accuracy was demonstrated
when one mortar unit in Italy drop
ped a round right into the open
turret of German tank. It's power
was amply shown when another
unit firing IL rounds, knocked out
a battery of German 1855, ou:-
weighing it 30 times and having
four times Its range.
Added to all these qualities, the
"goon gun" is comparatively light.
Weighing less than 300 pounds, it
can, when dismantled, be carried
by its crew and thus be brought
into action in terrain where heavier
artillery cannot penetrate.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
ENGAGE IN THE SALE OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES


To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that fifteen
Gays after the date posted, the
undersigned proposes to sell alco-
holic beverages at these premises,
described as follows.
1856 w. Main ST.,
El Centro
Pursuant to such intention, the
undersigned is applying to the State
Board of Equalization for issuance
of an alcoholic beverage license Tor
licenses) for these premises as fol-
lows:
ON SALE BEER
Anyone desiring to protest the
issuance of such license ts) may
file a verified protest with the
State Board of Equalization at
Sacramento, California, S ng
grouncs for denial as provided oy
law The premises are now licensed
for the sale of alcoholic beverages.
WILLIAM E. ROBERTSON.
(No. OO) (M1O
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10
Downey States
Fight on Pact

LOS ANGELES, March 10. (UP)
Sen. Sheridan Do,yney, leaving
for Washington, saiG he would
fight to prevent senate ratifica-
ton of the proposed Colorado river
treaty between Mexico and the
United States guaranteeing Mexico
a larger share of river waters.
u believe the treaty to be an
unjust one which would probably
have harmful results to California
and Arizona" he said. He recently
completed a To-day study of treaty
provisions.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10

tion of Real Estate Boards, TOOK
the opposite stand, saying that cit-
les should plan and carry out the
whole program of postwar housing.
Ernest M. Fisher, deputy man
ager of the American Bankers as
sociation. said that the Mutual IN
surance system during its lO-year
existence never has been tested
either by the strains and stresses
of a boom or by the disasters OF
violent depression
"The acid test of The whole con-
cept," he said, lies in the future.
He said precautions in mortgage
lendings must be exercised during
periods of rising real estate prices.
high incomes, rising costs OF con-
struction, and rising rents.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10
Talk
-by--
Peter Edison

nized and tic ramc announced be-
fore he beg.--a to speak. Sol doesn't,
however, WELD a gavel. Instead, he
wears a green plastic thimble on his
right forefinger. and he taps with it
prettily on a polished block of wood,
whenever he wishes to bring his
committee to order.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10

don't think we should lower the draft
age or raise it. / do not believe the man.
power situation is bad enough to warrant
It. What we need is better utilization of
the men we now have and culling out of
the thousands of draft age men on the
government pay roll.-Rep. Forest A.
Harness of Indiana.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10

1t would be futile to attempt to esti-
mate the amount of the postwar tax
levy, but we may be sure that any pre-
vious peacetime levy will be insignificant
in comparison to it-Prof. M. H. Hunter,
University of Illinois economist.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10
CHALLENGE AUTHORITY

SALT LAKE CITY, MATCH .
CUP)-Interest in the federal-state
government campaign TO wipe out
polygamy in the west centered on
the Utah federal district court
Thursday as attorneys for the in
dicted leaders of THE Fundamen-
talists," polygamy-adyocating reli-
gious sect, prepared a motion TO
challenge legality Of the federal
,harges.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

We are liable to have generation of
uneducated men and educated women in
the postwar world-Dr Roswell Gray
Ham, president Mount Holyoke College.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The foliolring edit.
oriats are prescHie;! Gs interesting 3pin-
ions roiced by editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10

If we fall back to even our 1929 pro-
duction we'll have 100000 people un
employed Prof. Alvin H. Hanson of
Harvard University.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-10

Fathers and mothers on an hour-to-
hour basis must be constantly alert to
their children's activities.-FBI Director
j. Edgar Hoover.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-14

every year in late August by about
~ to Is per cent of American citi-
E<ns when the ragweed pollen be-
gins to drop out Of the sky, sowing
lay fever, sneezing. watery eyes
and asthma i'll It's wake. Family
akin, ! am happy to say, the feel
ing is, but still distinctly annoy
ing and uncomfortable and incon-
v%eniencing.
There is another hay fever sea-
son III the spring due to the trees
anS the grasses, and a certain
small proportion of the population
ar sensitive to some plants all the
year around. But our worst and
most annoying hay fever plant is
the ragweed. In the west, south
west and Pacific Coast regions
sisters Of the Tagweed - sage,
burweed, etc. cause hay fever,
but they do not pollinate nearly
SIS abundantly nor are as many
Of the population susceptible to
them.
Valuable Data
In the intensive study Of this
enemy which has been carried on
scientifically for about a quarter
OF q century a number Of valuable
data have accumulated. First, the
old-time hayfeverite's idea that
some years T worse than others
has been abundantly proved.
Measurements of the actual depth
Of the fall Of pollen have shown
that since 1920 the best years for
humans, the lightest fall Of pollen,
occurred in 1890 and 1886. The
worst recorded year was 1889,
when four and a half times as
much pollen fell as in 1880, 1943
was medium average, 1914 re-
mains to be seen.
The season lasts approximately
from the 18th of August to the
25th Of September. Carefully
measured pollen falls in many
cities indicate the height Of the
season is from about the 25th of
August to the 10th Of September.
In most places the peak occurs on