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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH. UTAH Malta, at Mediterranean Crossroad, Still Remains Target for Nazi Bombs S O ' 5 Elevated Her 2S 20 IS 10 By VIRGINIA VALE (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) ONE day recently Marlene was called back to Columbia studios for special scenes for The Lady Is her new comedy Willing, One with Fred MacMurray. bit of action had her being besieged by autograph hunters in front of a theater. As one little girl thrust forward her book the star looked at her closely, saying, Havent I seen you before? She had; Before I became an actress, said the youngster, I got your autograph in front of the studio. The actress is Carol Anne Lever. 0 LONGITUDE S 10 EAST OF IS GREENWICH 20 You mean you let that tall corporal steal a kiss from you? Miss Short Y'es, but he had to hold me up to do it. . Miss Jinks 2! Pawnbrokers sign in New York See me at your first He Does Know Women endure pain Dzudi much better than men do. Dinocan Who told you that, the doctor? 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Even though the United States army and navy fighting forces have been battling far to the other side of the world, and thereby shadowing the importance which Malta (see arrow above) has in its pivotal point in the Mediterranean, this regularly bombed spot is, like Singapore and Gibraltar (other very important British life line links), constantly on alert orders. This map also shows how almost all important north and south and east and west sea traffic is within striking distance from this island. Qn the left edge of the map is shown Gibraltar. South of Malta, in North Africa Libya, is the territory where the Nazi and British . have been thrusting and sea-bor- counter-thrustin- g. Forming One of the Worlds Smallest Island Groups, About 150 Miles Southwest of Italys Toe And Attacked Over 200 Times. Enough Vitamins For All in U. S. , Despite the continual pounding by the Nazi air force during the past six months, Malta still remains to fight back as one of Britains important naval bases. This hot spot of the Mediterranean ocean, lying athwart sea lanes between Gibraltar and Suez, Europe the criss-crossiand Africa, has been called the most bombed spot on earth. News of United States army and navy forces fighting on the other side of the world from Malta have dwarfed in significance the daily reports of bombing raids at this Mediterranean base. Military authorities, though, seem to think that Hitler will blow here. marshal all his military might for a knock-6u- t ng The Malta islands form one of the worlds smallest island groups. Made up of three islands, an islet, and a rock, it covers a total area of only about 122 square miles. The title island of Malta itself, whose Grand Harbor of Valletta is big enough to accommodate the entire British fleet, is less than 100 square miles in extent. Geography Makes History. Yet these Mediterranean stepping stones have figured in history and legend since before the Apostle Paul was shipwrecked on their shores. The Maltese say that Ulysses came Phoethis way. Ancient nicians founded on Maltas deeply indented coasts useful ports from which to base their trade and exploration activities in the western Mediterranean. The Carthaginians moved in six centuries before Christ, followed by the conquering Romans. Greeks, Saracens, Normans, and Spaniards all had a hand in the rule of the strategic Mediterranean islands and left a share in its mixed heritage of blood and culture. It was under the Maltese Cross of the reigning Knights of St. John, however, that Malta saw its most colorful and romantic period. For nearly 300 years this Crusading Order upheld its rich and feudal aristocracy of castle, church, and fortress. In the famous battle against the Turks in - 1565, the besieged with 10,000 followers, Knights, turned back some 50,000 would-b- e -- sea-goi- ognized. The old castles and fortresses were reported reinforced; and secret anchorages and submarine bases set up in outlying inlets. Like Gibraltar, Malta has innumerft batterable coast and anti-aircra- shelters and galleries where men, munitions, food, and water supplies may be stored. Beneath the islands surface, a network of ancient underground passages and catacombs also is reported now put into service as part of the defense and fortifications system. Although its status as a vital British base carries the wartime penalty of enemy attack, Malta, in peace, enjoys the economic advantages of heavy payrolls there for workers and members of the armed forces. The islands (which must support a population of nearly 270,000 people) are themselves far from even in normal times. Intensive cultivation of the thin but fertile soil provides crops of grain, vegetables, and fruits, but the supply is inadequate to meet domestic ies, bomb-pro- of rock-tunnele- d nt invaders. On Napoleons Path. Napoleon was one of the conquerors of Malta. On his way to Egypt in 1798, he took the islands from the declining Knights as an easy prize. Soon afterward, following an uprising against the French which was assisted by the British fleet, they were annexed by Great Britain, and finally were awarded that country in 1814 by the congress of Vienna. During World War I, Malta again became an important place name in international annals. It was not only a leading base of Allied military operations but also a hospital and recuperation center. The entry of Italy into the present war saw the island among the first enemy objectives. In six months the Maltese capital of Valletta suffered more than 200 air raids. It is only 58 miles south of Sicily, according to the National Geographic society Gibraltar like Defenses. While the intricacies of the modem fortifications of Malta are closedely guarded secrets, its general fensive strength long has been' rec CECILIA PARKER Just Eat the Right Food in the two pictures that were subsequently made, she was referred to as visiting in New York. The The United first day that she came back to MINNEAPOLIS. States, unlike Europe and Japan, is work, she walked on the set with richly supplied with all the vitamins her baby girl in her arms; shooting necessary for health, vigor and mo- couldnt start until every member rale; Americans need only eat the of the cast had held the infant. right foods in order to get them. Here Comes Mr. Jordan, which campaign Japan, after an for in food produc- a lot of people thought was the best tion, is still a desperately under- picture of 1941, is to have a sequel, nourished nation. German research known at the moment as Hellbent has been driven to the limit to im- for Mr. Jordan. Lets hope that it provise ersatz foods and to find wont be as disappointing as sequels new sources of necessary vitamins. usually are. Britain is importing vitamin concenAbies Irish Rose, heard coas foods from trates and vitamin-ric- h over the NBC network evthe United States. Reports filterinof out countries the occupied ery Saturday, has been enacted in ing dicate that deficiency diseases there every country in the world. The late Will Rogers saw a full production of are already widespread. But in the United States, vitamin- the play in China, with Chinese bearing foods are abundant and Murphys and Levys. many are still cheap, a study by the Edward G. Robinson has sold Ids Northwestern National Life Insurance company says. Americans can home studio, Warner Bros., the idea practically eliminate danger of vita- of starring him in The Death oi min deficiencies merely by eating Jim Gower, which was presented enough of the simpler foods, and by on his Big Town radio program recently; it deals with an idealistic getting enough sunshine. or other but drunken- newspaper man. Milk, and whole-whewhole-grai- n ' breads and cereals, conA drop of water proved to be the tain between them practically the entire list of needed vitamins and min- most temperamental actor in the erals, and in ample quantities ex- cast of Columbias The Adventures cept in the cases of vitamins A, C, of Martin Eden, the Jack London G, and D. Inexpensive green and classic. Representing a tear, the yellow vegetables furnish the extra drop of water required seven takes to sizzle on a hot iron held A, C, and G. Sunshine will furnish the D, except in the case of growing ty Claire Trevor, the most takes children, who need a little extra in of any scene in the picture. the form of fish liver oils or other Ona Munson cant get rid of that D concentrates. jinx thats been pursuing her. Her Prevent Eye Trouble Epidemics. The expansion of our already vast nose was broken when a make-u- p dairy production is being pushed so mask was being fitted to her at as to take care of our armed forces, Warner Bros.; then she showed up build reserve stocks for army and at the Big Town broadcast with rebandages on four fingers and one navy bases, and meet lease-len- d quirements, without too great a re- leg, from injuries received while duction in the domestic supply. We she was making a jungle picture at have an enormous reserve of wheat Universal. in storage. Now available to the Virginia Payne, star of radios many who prefer white flour is the Ma Perkins, declares that its the new enriched kind, which approximates many of the values of whole programs with the family backMa ground that pay dividends. wheat or graham flour. There has been some worry over has been on the air for more than performances; the growing scarcity of vitamin A 2,500 consecutive concentrates. Chief source is cod Amos n Andy, Bachelors ChilPepper Youngs Family liver oil, and trade with Norway, dren, our major source of supply, was cut they all go on forever, seemingly. off early in the present war. Butter They make stars, too; Don Ameche is another important source of vita- and Tyrone Power are just two min A; Denmark exported practi- whoye graduated to film stardom cally all her dairy products during from them. the last World war and suffered epiWhen he finished work as Mr. demics of eye troubles and blindness as a result. Germanys guns-be- f Cugat, Ray Milland left with Mrs. at Sun ValMilland for a vacation ' policy resulted in and Lake Veronica her husley. similar epidemics there during the Sun Valley, for headed also band of the years preparation for present when she finished This Gun for conflict. of skis were fastwo However, two carrots will deliver Hire; to the pairs of their car. But tened top a whole days supply of vitamin A of winter sports for one person. So will half a cup of after a few days for made the Florida; they yearned cooked kale, turnip tops, spinach or that, when they other greens. A small serving of trip in such a rush rode Miami,' the skis still liver (beef, pork, lamb, or poultry reached ' Passers-bcar the top. stared, to A two last liver) deposits enough them slightly mad, or mayor three days. Apricots and peaches, thinking be just ignorant of the fact that canned or fresh, are rich sources. ' they1 were headed the wrong way. So are cantaloupes. And You Have Them. , A scene in the harbor of Valletta, showing a few of the vessels of the British Mediterranean fleet at anchor. Hidden in the hills in the background are important defense weapons which would make any attempt to take it suicide foj any enemy fleet. needs. In one recent prewar year, Malta imported nearly $20,000,000 worth of goods, compared with exports which amounted to less than a million and a quarter dollars. As a result of the war, a number of women and children were evacuated from Malta. Many of its young men are serving with the British forces. Discomforts of colds. 2. Chapped Skin. 3. Stuffy Nostrils. 4. Neuralglo Headache. S. Nasal Irritation due to colds. 6. Cracked Lips. 7. Cuts and Scratches. 8. Minor Burns. 9. Dry Nostrils. TO. Sore Throat, due to colds. Jars or tubes, 30c. 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