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Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06
BY CAROL BERMAN
NEA STAFF WRITER

NEW YORK, Aug. Amy war
bride can be the magician who
changes drably furnished room
into a charming home, if she'll pull
some gay slipcovers out of her hat.
Making a slipcover, even though
you're novice needleWoman, is
almost as simple as that, if you'll
use pattern.
Easy-to- follow patterns accom-
modate almost every kind of chair,
including the Sad Sack wing chair
that cast pail over my room, until
I Slipcovered it and a few other
pieces to turn our furnished flat
into something my husband and I
could more cheerfully call home.
In choosing a slipcover fabric,
shop for a cotton that's pre-shrunk,
color and tlib-fast, wrinkle-resist-
ant and fairly fray-proof, in a
weight comparable to cretonne, tick
ing, or chintz. Best buys shouldn t
set you back more than 81 cents
a yard. Welting, used for outlining
seams, will make your work just a
little bit less of a cinch, but you'll
glow at the professional finish you
achieve.
For smooth sailing, watch out for
these tricks. First, if you're using
a splashy floral design, be sure to
route one big motif into such spot
lighted centers as chair back and
cushion top. When stripes are used,
line them up with equal care. Sec
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06
Assistant Pastor
To Preach First
Sermon on Sunday

Sunday night at the First Meth
cdist church of FL Centre the Rev.
Mr.. David r. Houghton, new as
sociate pastor of the church, will
preach his first sermon since arriv-
ing in Imperial Valley
The subject of his sermon, schcd-
uled for 7:45 p. m. will be Amos
and Our Day"
In discussing his work in FL Cen
tro, Rev. Houghton said Il am i'm
pressed by the community spirit
evident in church activities here
This will be a welcome change from
big-city activities tc which I have
been accustomed. There are so
many things to do in a city that
nothing is done well. I am antici-
pating an interesting ministry in
Ell Centre"
He is a graduate of the Univer-
eitY Of California graduate school
Of religion. For the past year he
has been young peoples worker
at The Church of the Messiah Con
gregationaD in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06

ond, use the upholstery on the
chair as a guide for seam lines,
joining pieces together and direct
ing weave of the material Third,
be sure to fit your fabric wrong
side out if you are going to Use
Welting.
The secret of a glove-like fit lies
in making a generous allowance for
seams. A one-inch allowance for all
seams will co the trick. Another
must" is to allow four extra inch
es of material all around the seat
under the cushion. This is to be
tucked into the upholstery to give
your covers the give" that re-
lieves strain and makes for
smooth fit
EITORS: Pattern for slipcOver
illustrated may be ordered by fol-
lowing number 5727. To obtain it,
send Is cents plus l cent postage.
Give your name and ad6reSs-direct
to Anne Cabot, c/O Post Press, 1150
Sixth avenue, New York 18, New
York.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06

SHOES

SHOES
Ration book 3, airplane stamps
| and 2, good i-.definitely for one
pair rationed shoes each.
CANNED GOODS
Book 4-Blue A8 to Z3 inclusive
and AS. BIS, C5. D5, Els, F5 leach
good for 10 points valid indefi-
nitelv.
MEAT, BUTTER. CHEESE
Book 4-Red stamps A8 to I8 AS,
B5, C5, inclusive leach good for 10
points, valid indefinitely.
Grease Bonus Butchers will
give 2 red tokens and cents for
every pound of salvaged kitchen
fats received)
SUGAR
Book 4, stamps 30, 81. 80 (marked
sugar., good indefinitely for five
pounds each. Special stamp No. 40
marked sugar. coed through Feb.
%, 1915, for five pounds.
Send spare stamp No. 81 with
application for additional canning
sugar certificate to your local "a.
tioning board.
GASOLINE
"A" coupon l2 good through Sep.
81.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06
BEEF AND DAIRY GROUPS
PLAN PASTURE PLOT STUDY

Beef and dairy producers of I'M
perial Valley plan to attend meet
ing at the Harold Hunt ranch seven
miles east of Heber at 2 p. m. Mon
day where they will study pasture
plot.
has made some changes in his older
plots which will be of interest to
farmers" Assistant Farm Advisor
George Winright said. HE recently
made some remarkable cuttings of
hay and will have a similar crop
ready at the time of the field meet
ing Monday."\
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06
WAF URGED TO PURCHASE
STATES SURPLUS PEACHES

SACRAMENTO, Aug. D. CUP)-
A. A. Brock, state director of agri-
culture, has telegraphed M. L. Bren-
ner, chief of the procurement divi-
sion of the war food administra-
ton, urging his office to take
steps Immediately" Ito buy a 10000
ton surplus of No. cling peaches
for fresh purposes.
Federal purchase of the fruit is
necessary to avoi6 serious food
loss and monetary loss to growers" i"
Brock said. He pointed out that
some tonnage of early varieties was
ready for harvest now.
Brock said the VIA had not an
sWered a request from Gov. Earl
Warren Wednesday that it set a
support price for a 100000 ton crop
of No. 2 grade cling peaches ano
probably would not answer. They've
made up their minds and are going
to stick to it, he said The agency
denied previous request for a
support program last month.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06

Latest developments at the USO
club in FL Centre include plans for
a special club for the wives of Serv-
icemen stationed in the Ell Centre
area.
First event for the club will be a
luncheon at | p. m. next Friday at
which time the wives will enroll and
make known the types of classes
they will be interested in attending.
Invitations have been sent to all
the women of whom the USO has
any record but that does not mean
that those who do not get invita-
tions will not be welcome. Wives of
servicemen are invited to telephone
the USO club, Ell Centro 518, and
make reservations for the luncheon
Reservation must be in by next
Wednesday night.
Don't miss ,hc luncheon just
because you have no one to take
care of the children while you are
away from home" said Miss Mil
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06
THE POST-PRESS

Established 1896
Published Sundays as combined issue
of Imperial Valley Press and The
Morning Post, by the Imperial Valley
Publishing Company. 625 State St, FL
Centro, California
Paul Jenkins. Publisher
and President.
A. c. Johnston, Vice President and Ad-
ver'isinG Manager; Mrs. Logan II.
Jenkins. Secretarv.
Member United Press. California News
paper Publishers Assn. Holiday
Co, Inc. national representatives.
Rates. in combination with either The
Morning Post or Imperial Valley Press
Single copy SC; carrier paidin ad-
vance: | month, 81 90; 3 months,
So rs: 6 months. IS 25; 1 year. $1,000.
BY Mail: ! month. 81 90: 3 months.
$3.50: 6 months. S4 so: year. $500.
Outside of California S1.OO per month
flat.
Entered at Fl Centric, Calf. post
office as 2nd class mail.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06
DOUGLAS GETS INJUNCTION
IN OIL FIRM ACTION

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5. UP)-
Airplane Builder Donald w. Doug
las has been awarded 81 in his
100000 suit against the Krieger Oil
company, but obtained a permanent
injunction restraining the oil COM
pany from connecting itself with
the Douglas Aviation company by
advertising or any other means.
Douglas contended that the Krie-
ger company, which last year
bought large assets of the Douglas
Oil and Refining company, used his
name in connection with grade of
gasoline he called inferior.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06
Kenny Hits Out
AT Argentina
On World Stand

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 5. CUPD-
Robert w. Kenny, attorney general
of California, Friday urged that
the American republics "quaran-
tine" Argentina, which, he said,
has by its aggressive acts threat
ened the destruction" of the good
neighbor policy.
Without mentioning Argentina by
name, Kenny TOLD the postwar
problems committee of the third
conference of the inter American
bar association that only one ma
ton in the hemisphere has by its
aggressive acts threatened the de-
struction of this policy"
In his one brief indirect refer
ence to Argentina, in a speech de-
voted for the most part to urging
fellow lawyers to take the initiative
in proposing legislation to elimi-
nate racial discrimination in this
hemisphere, Kenny said:
Our best safeguard against this
threat is a quarantine through the
vigorous implementation of the
consultative and collaborative ma
chinery which has welced our ma
tions and peoples more firmly to-
gether than ever before
AS Kenny spoke another confer
ence committee was preparing to
discuss a proposed resolution con-
demning Argentina and the Farrell
regime for it's "anti-democratic
anti-united nations and anthem
ispheric' attitude. The resolution
sponsored by the National Lawyers
Guile of the United States, was
to be presented later by G. Ray
mond Dunn, of Baltimore, Md.
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USO Plans Club for Wives
Of Servicemen in E. {.

dred MOrehouso of the USO. Bring
the children. We arc establishing
a nursery, and some one will be
there to take. care of the children
Dent wait for an invitation. Call up
and make a reservation"
A door prize will be awarded
bridge will be arranged, and bridge
instruction offered those who WisG
to learn the game.
At the luncheCl the Servicemens
wives will join the club, list the
classes they will be interested in
attending and help make plans for
future club activities.
Every Monday night at t'clock
Mrs. Maurece Dunn of the USO will
teach servicemen the latest types of
dancing. Men who do not know how
to dance acked that the classes be
started. Glasses will be held in the
music room at the club.
Every Thursday night at 7 O'Clock
arts and crafts classes are held Mrs.
Fay Manley teaches braiding and
leathercraft and Miss MorehouSe
teaches Sketching. painting and fin
ger painting.
Mrs. Clara Alcraft, USO regional
supervisor. will be in FL Centre un-
til Monday night to inspect the new
club house and the furniture which
is arriving piece by piece.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06
Union Services
Arranged at
Christian Church

Members of the Christian, Baptist
and Presbyterian churches of Ell
Centre will meet at the State Street
Christian church at 10 a. m. Sun
day for regular union services
which they plan to hold each Sun
day throughout tn remainder of the
summer.
Chaplain Robert II. Vitz of the FL
Centre marine air station will preach
the sermon. Miss Margaret Anne
Henderson will sing soprano solo.
The Christian mixed quartette will
also sing. '.
Sunday school will be held in the
individual churches at 9:35 a. m.
Union young peoples meetings will
be held in the Christian church at
730 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06
WLB Gets Coast
Coastal Dispute

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. fUP> -
Secretary of Labor Frances Per-
kins has certified to the war labor
board four issues in dispute between
the California Packing Co, COM
posed of 10 firms in Santa Clara
and San Benito counties, Calf, and
the international Longshoremen's
and WarehouSemen's union (CIO)
The companies employ 1000 work
ers and the issues in dispute are
extended vacations, sick leave, holi-
days and second shift differential.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06
SCREEN ACTOR STABBED

HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 5. up
Virile screen hero Jon Hall was
treated at the emergency hospital
early Saturday for five slashes in
the neck he said he received at the
hands of two unknown men who
jumped him after he had had an
argument with Band Leader Tommy
Dorsey.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06
ts1".S.' s"".a'. OF Interest to Women
Society
Clubs
1914 Lamb Crop
Shows SHORTAGE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. UP) -
The department of agriculture es-
timated the 1914 lamb crop at 90
693,000 head, about 100000 head or
512 per cent below last years crop
and about three per cent below the
average OF the 1933-42 period.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06
By ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA Staff Correspondent
le film parade

The film parade:
Bing Crosby-One of the funniest
scenes in Bing'S first film as a pro-
ducer, THE Great John L. is
based on an actual incident in Sui
livan's life. During a tour of Eng
land. Sullivan was presented to
King Edward VII, then Prince OF
Wales. After shaking hands, Sui
livan said I'm proud to meet you.
I have often heard of you. If you
ever come to Boston be sure and
look me up and I'll introduce you
to the right people"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06

Perry Como-Einger Como's hi
in Something for the Boys" assures
his Hollywood future so he's buyinp
a home in Beverly Hills Asked by
a real estate man what kind o.
house he wanted Perry said: "Oh
nothing fancy. Just one Cf those
castles in the air" And that's about
all you can find for sale in Bev-
erly Hills these days.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06

James Melton-For a sequence in
''Ziegfeld FollieS." opera star Mel
ton sings Beauty Is Everywhere"
surrounded by thousands of SOAP
bubbles. Ten prop men blew the
bubbles, with TIE aid of an air pres
sure machine.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06

Joan Carron-At ~. Joan re-
ceived her first screen kiss from
Frederic March for a scene in To-
morrow. the World" Commented
Joan: ut didn't feel at all like I
thought it was going to. 1t made me
little woozy, but I didn't swoon"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06
FIRST WAR WIDOW

Paula Stone-Daughter OF Fred
Stone. she's the first war widow in
Duke Daley, was killed in action
over Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06

Lou Forbes-A sCng writer, he
was asked to write a theme song
for the picture With All My
Heart" Lou wrote a song with the
same title. Then the title of the
picture was changed to Double
Furlough." Walls Lou, How can
you write song titled, With All
My Furlough.' or Double Furlough
l Love You'?'
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06
TUUMBS REVEILLiI

MAI DEN, Mass, Aug. 5. up
After two years overseas, PFC. Will
liam Hughes wanted only one thing
on his furlough- breakfast in bed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06

Glenda Farrell-Son Tommy Far
rell makes his film debut il
Winged Victory" He's a corporal
in the Air Force.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06

Hanley Stafford-Baby Snooks
daddy. he took his name from the
town where he was born: Hanley
in Staffordshire, England.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06

Ida Lupino-Ida finally gets her
wish for a comedy role in new
Warner film, pillar to Post"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06
10 be cherished al,Vays. .

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Diamond is AA registered perfect, blue.white gem
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in a wide range of prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06

Dorothy Lamour-Dottie re-
ceived her first private life kiss az
the age of 3. The boy was and
berry pop. They ran away together
all the way across the bridge ad
iacent to her New Orleans home.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06

Carl Brisson-Doscribing a Ger
tain lah-de-dah actress, Carl said
"She constantly reacts as if every
one she meets is a movie camera"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06

jeanette Donald-Jeanette is
temporarily deserting the screen
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06
HOLLYWOOD
BY ERSkINE JOHNSON

this fall to sing with the Chicago,
Civic Opera.
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6. Bill Is Given in
Nutshell; War Veterans
Are Given Guarantees


at the time of release from SER
vice.
3. Requires that a veteran re-
leased or discharged for disability
execute claim for compensation,
pension or disqualification or a
signed statement that such right
has been explained to him upon
discharge but prohibits the armed
services from refusing discharge
because a veteran refuses to file
claim at the time of release.
4. Declares null and void any
statement which a veteran has
been required to sign against his
own interest in connection with
any injury or disease.
S. Permits any officer or enlist
ed person to appeal the kind OF
discharge, retirement or release he
has been granted, unless that dis
charge is the result of general
court-martial.
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American fighting men on every
front may safely start figuring now
ON what they want to do after dis
charge from service, for all possible
opportunities are guaranteed to
them under the so-called &c. l.
Bill of Rights. which The Ameri-
can Legion had written into law
by Congress.
This bill opens every door of
opportunity to every man and wo-
man in the armed forces" The
American Legion stated in sum-
mary of the bill.
IF man worked in a store and
wants to start a store of his own
after the war he can get the
money to do so. If he was stu
dent and wants to resume his edu-
cation, he will be helped to do SO.
If he was just graduating from
high school and hoped to become
an apprentice in some trade, the
veterans administration will lend
him hand, Or, if he was farm
worker and wants to buy place
of his own, the way is open to
him."
The American Legion explained
that the bill had six general titles
or chapters. These, with their
major provisos, follow:
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TONY,
TEAMINC
FOR A. | .
Disabled Vets of World
War Demonstrate 10
War Il Disabled

INDIANAPOLIS, lnd.-Meet Tony
and Mac, the new team of field
secretaries of The American Legion
in its expanding rehabilitation pro-
gram for disabled World War II
veterans. Between them they have
two arms and two legs.
Tony is Walter A. Aptoniewicz
of Brooklyn who lost both legs in
World War I.
Mac is Charles @. McGonegal of
Sunol, Cal, who 1ost both arms in
the last war.
They first formed their partner
ship for mutual assistance in Base
Hospital 8 in France in the spring
of 1918, shortly after each was
wounded.
When Tony first saw Mac there,
he said to him:
If you can get along without
your fins. 1 can get along without
my pins"
Thereafter Mac pushed Tony's
wheelchair around, and Tony fed
Mac.
Now after rs years they are re-
united as team in The American
Legion field service, to demonstrate
to similarly handicapped World
War II veterans how they too can
overcome their misfortunes.
Team Starts National Tour
Tony and Mac are glowing ex-
amples of how determination can
lead any individual to overcome OBJ
stacles. Both have become amaz~
ingly expert in the use of their ar
tificial limbs.
Antoniewicz has never used
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HINES GETS
INQUIRIES,
G-I RIGHTS
Educational, Other Bene-
fits Are Given Brief
Explanation

WASHINGTON, d. c. Thou
sands of discharged service men
and women of this war are swamp
ing the Veterans Administration in
Washington with written inquiries
about opportunities offered them
under The American Legion's %.
I. Bill of Rights which President
Roosevelt signed as Public Law
346, 18th Congress on June %.
Brig. Gen. Frank t. Hines, adj
ministrator of veterans affairs,
said that up to July "a. a month
after the bill was signed, his Of
flee had received more than 1000
letters of general inquiry. In adj
dition there have been more than
1000 applications for educational
benefits provided under Title III of
the new law, to veterans who want
to resume their schooling.
AS a result, application forms for
those who seek to take advantage
of educational benefits have been
distributed to the VAS 81 field
stations. Nearly SO applications
have been approved SO far.
There is widespread interest
among veterans concerning educa-
tional and vocational training bene-
fits granted under the new law"
General Hines said
Must Have Served 80 Days
Any veteran who served 80 days
or more and who had not passed
his twenty-fifth birthday at the
time of entry into service is auto
matically eligible to educational or
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cane or crutches. He can bound
up stairways, two steps at time,
can walk normally, and can dance
with his artificial legs.
McGonegal can fly plane, drive
a car, operate a Typewriter, feed,
dress, shave himself, play cards
and perform almost every normal
function of life with his steel hooks
McGonegal has been an American
Legion field secretary since last
December. Antoniewicz became
field secretary, July l.
Now they are teamed up on q
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science Tells
HOW T0TREAT
SERVICE Nps
BY ii. w. BLAKESLEE
AP Science Editor

NEW YORK-Neariy quarter
of a million young men have been
discharged from American military
forces as psychoneurotics. Before
the war is over another quarter
million are likely to be released for
the same cause, but with the vital
difference that they will not be
called psychoneurotics.
The two classes add up to half
million men whose families are
asking-how do we receive them,
how do we treat them, what can
we do for them?
There is one, and just one, big
fact for families and friends to re-
member; these boys are no diff
ferent than when they left home.
Basically the Same
They will have different habits,
different experience, different fears,
but basically they are the same.
They were in short, psychoneur-
otics before they left, provided they
were correctly labeled when dis
charged from military service.
Without war they would largely
have gone through life without
serious troubles, regarded as nor
NAL by family and friends.
Psychiatrists have summed ur
what to do. The summing-up EN-
phasizes the little, kindly, toleran
considerations which mostly woult
have been done without though
had not the war label, N. p, raiset
a great fear.
The psychiatric and psycholog
ical summing-up also emphasize
the danger that OVERRIDING the wei
come home may aggravate the yer.
thing it is designed to avoid
Avoid Pity; Don't Pry
i Welcome them, enjoy them, blu
avoid pity. Listen, but don't pry.
Regard them as normal, com
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nationwide tour of Army and Navy
hospitals to demonstrate their skill
to the men of this war who nave
lest arms or legs.
To Make Industrial Contacts
Tony and Mac have an additional
mission besides bringing inspiration
to armless and legless veterans OF
this war.
In Indianapolis, just before start
ing their nationwide tour. they
launched a program of industrial
contacts to demonstrate how men
without arms or legs can play a
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role in industry. They visited sew
eral war plants in Indianapolis:
From there they went to Detroit.
There they appeared before offic-
ials of several large plants, gave a
demonstration at Camp Legion, and
spent nearly week at the Percy
Jones Hospital at Battle Creek,
Michigan.
They gave the handicapped World
War II men a new outlook for the
future by the clever manipulation
of artificial arms and legs. They
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TITLE III
Education and Vocational

/. Makes all veterans regardless
of age eligible for one year re-
fresher or restraining courses In
any school or industry teaching the
subject which the veteran wishes
to brush up on.
2. Declares that a veteran who
was not over rs years of age when
he entered the service may enroll
in any complete educational or vo-
cational training course and draw
cash benefits for one year plus
the length of time he spent In
service, between Sept. Is, 1910 and
termination of the war. ON con-
dition the initial years schooling
has been satisfactorily completed
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Shown by the comparative photos in this
group is the remarkable toning up of old
buildings that MODERN BUILDERS can
do. The one photo, upper left), is a view
of the Lena Beach home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Les Sturm before remodeling, which pro-
duced the result shown, Qower left). At
right are two photographs which repre-
sent the use of modern brick siding, ex-
pertly applied. The old finish of weathered
boards may be seen at lower right Note
the improvement in the view, upper right.
This building is owned by w: d. Thompson,
is located at Second and Gold Streets.