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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-11-27
SEED POTATO CEILING OUT

Ceiling prices for certified seed po-
tatocs have been reduced by an av-
erage OF 10 10 20 percent from the
levels at which they were frozen
last spring. Basic maximum price
ID 81 higher than for potatoes for
table use. NN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
Meat Supply
Reduced So Pct.
Over 0PA Prices

WASHINGTON, June % INS)
The imminent possibility OF a
civilian meat shortage arose today
as deliveries and slaughtering Of
cattle We're reported TO have
dropped 80 per cent because OF
the opposition Of packers 10 the
OPA's subsidy program for the
rollback OF meat prices.
The threat came as housewives
throughout the nation found re-
tail prices cut an average Of 3
cents a pound under the OPA
retail meat TOllback which went
into effect yesterday.
Agriculture department sta
tiStiCs show That deliveries OF
cattle and calves 10 II leading
terminal markets in the country
dropped by one-half yesterday,
totaling only 10000 head com
pared with $1,000 a week ago and
o., 900 for the corresponding period
IN 1912.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23

Order War Stamps delivered
TO your home by your Detroit
Times carrier.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
Anti
Strike
Pa dsse,s
House Okays Law
To Forbid Tie-up
On Govt Holdinq

WASHINGTON, June A.
(UP)-The U nit e d Mine
Workers called off Their
strike against the govern
mant late today and ordered
$4,000 hard and soft coal miners
to go back to work on Monday.
The UMW's international policy
committee ordered coal production
resumed in the government manag-
ed mines on the recommendation OF
Union President John i. Lewis.
Lewis bitterly aSsailed the War
Labor Board and the coal operators
in a speech to the committee but
said the miners placed the law and
the nations wartime interests "above
their own ungranted and long defer
red claims for justice and equity"
VOTES UNANIMOUSLY
A union spokesman said the COM
mittee had voted unanimously "to
instruct the men to return to work
Monday morning"
President Roosevelt, meanwhile,
warned that strikers who failed to
return to Work-in coal mines or
other war industrieS-Would lose
their occupational draft deferments
And the house passed, 231 to al
severe antistrike legislation under
which Lewis might be made sub
Continued on Page 3, Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
Bradley Will Be
Promoted for Part
In 1unisia Fight
President Names Patton
Successor to Lieut.Gen.;
10 COlOnels Promoted

WASHINGTON, June a.
(UP) = President Roosevelt
today nominated Ia army of
ficers, including Maj. Gen.
Omar Bradley who command
ed the second army corps when it
drove through northern Tunisia and
captured Bizerte, for promotion in
recognition of their conspicuous
leadership" in the Tunisian cam
paign.
Bradley, nominated to be lieut.
enant general succeeded Lieut.. Gen.
George Patton in command of the
force that played a major part in
breaking the German hold on Tuni-
sia. He resides at Moberly, Mo.
Mr. Roosevelt promoted three
brigadier generals to be major gen.
erals-Stafford l.. Irwin, of FIT.
Monroe, Va; John K. Cannon, Salt
Lake City, Utah, and Lowell W.
Rocks Seattle Wash. Irwin COM
manded the artillery of the 9th in
fantry division during the North
African campaign; Cannon was
deputy commander Of the northwest
African technical air force, anu
Continued on Page 8, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04

The defiant strikers, ignoring Or
ders from both shop stewards and
top officials of the United Automo-
bile Workers (CIO). milled outside
the plant gates, booing pleas from
union sound trucks that they return
to work.
OBJECT TO MIXING
Union members said they were
rot opposed to up-grading of quail
fled Negro workers, but objected to
white and Negro employees working
on the same jobs. Union officials
said approximately $500 Negroes
were employed at the Packard plant.
Meanwhile the National ASsocia =
ton for the Advancement of Colored
People entered the second day here
of its emergency conference on the
status of the Negro in the war for
freedom" with Judge William H.
Hastie, former civilian aide to the
war department, as ieatured speak
er.
Walter White, executive secretary
of the NAACP, opened the four
day conference last night with a
keynote address in which he con-
demned the Packard Motor Car Co.
strike over upgrading of Negro
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04

THE revolution is a total success
but Castillo has not yet resigned"
Ramirez told the United Press as
he trium phantl? took possession of
the presidential palace.
Gen. Antonio Rawson, who led
more than 1000 troops against the
capital as Castillo fled to a warship
in the harbor, said the uprising was
a complete triumph.
COMPLETE TRIUMPH
"a Montevideo radio broadcast
this afternoon said pitched battle
was in progress at the suburban
Palermo military and air baSe).
The aviation branch energetical-
ly responded to our manifesto" Ra-
mirez said in regard to the army
proclamation calling for overthrow
of Castillo. "A statement will be
issued later this afternoon. Castillo
has not yet resigned but his reSig-
nation is not now necessary.
The center of the capital was COM
paratively calm and there we're no
reports of disturbances in the prov
inces. Normal conditions were being
restored, the revolt leaders said.
The foreign minister in the Cas-
tillo cabinet, Enrique Ruiz GUM
azu, and his family were reported
to have taken refuge in the Chilean
embassy and there were reports
that Castillo had gone to the pro-
Vincial capital of La Plata in vain
effort to rally resistance.
Some naval elements had remain
ed loyal to Castillo and it was be-
Continued on Page g. Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
Worker Apologies
Gets Six Months

Six months in the county jail. J."
Ivan Miller vegetable company
enlploye, was a subdued man in I'M
perial county superior court Friday
when he heard Judge Vaughn N
Thompson pronounce sentence for
Miller's failure to support his family
ana for failure to live up to the
terms of probation granted him
after the late Judge R. D. Nc
Pherrin found him guilty of the
charge.
I've apologized to all but one
person I should apologize to for
writing a letter to the Post-Press
saying I was going to take a drink
when I wanted to-" Miller said in
court. ITS impossible for me to
apologize to him" He apparently
meant the late Judge.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
Warren Refuses 10
Okay 5 Reduction
Bills for State
Measures to Reduce
income of California
Government Are Vetoed

SACRAMENTO, June A.
(UP)-Gov. Earl Warren to-
day announced the veto of
five tax reduction bills, in
Guiding the legislative pro-
cosal to suspend the three per cent
gross receipts tax on private high
way carriers for the duration.
Also vetoed were measures to re-
duce the state tax on banks from
a maximum Of eight per cent of
receipts to five per cent, to exempt
ice used to preserve food shipments,
ard amendments to methods of
computing bank and corporation
franchise taxes
TEN MILLION DOLLARS
The tax reductions would have
amounted to over $10500,000 for
the coming two years, with the
truck tax suspension alone eSti-
mated at S3,651, 900.
The governor said he had no other
alternative but to veto the bills.
I'VE have already provided for
Continued on Page 8, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
Mexicali Dispute
Hits New Snaqs
On Wage Demands
Workers Ask 40 Per
Cent Increases While
Bosses Want Smaller

MEXICALI, June Meg
citations aimed at settling a
wage dispute between man
ayers Of many MeXicali bus
mess firms and their en-
ployes ran into another snag Thurs
day night when managers and
workers OF a score of firms failed
to reach an agreement on a basis
for salary raises.
Union leaders said workers who
are currently earning between six
and eight pesos daily made de-
mands for a flat 40 per cent pay
hike during a meeting with their
employers. A counter proposal of
raises ranging from six to Is per
cent was made by the business
leaders.
ATTENDED SESSION
Workers and managers of the
following types of businesses at
tended the session:
Cotton gins, oil refinerieS, flour
mills, grocery stores and small sal
oonS.
AS a result of the deadlock the
workers plan meeting among
Continued on Page 8, Col A.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
n &
SeRl ellie q
a G. ain j
aage
PanfeIleria Is
Again Blasted by
British Navy

Reports of guerilla actiVl-
ty and sabotage in AXis-occu-
pied Europe grew Friday as
Allied naval and air units
continued pre-invasion bat
tering Of the Mediterranean peri
meter with attacks on Pantelleria
island.
JugCslav sources in London learn
ed that the heaviest fighting yet
between German forces and pa
triots, was raging in Jugoslavia.
Danish sources reported new
wave of sabotage in Denmark, pre-
Sumably to destroy industry work
ing for the Germans to prevent AL
lied bombings
ATTACK TWICE
Attacking twice in II hours, naval
forces threw shells into the harbor
and battery areas Of Pantelleria
Wednesday night and Thursday at
dawn with only slight opposition.
TWenty-seven days of steady aer-
ial battering and five surface bomb
ardnents had softened the 32-square
mile isle in the Sicilian narroWs
which many expect to be among
the first objeCtiVeS when Allied land
ing boats set out tC storm Axis Eur
Ope.
Madrid dispatches said ITALY had
abandoned some of her airfields on
Sicily, taking her planes to save
them from Allied bombs, and had
sent new garrisons to bolster that
island eff her coast and to defend
Sardinia.
The Allies may make the three
islands the route to the coasts of
Italy and France AS they worked
over the Softened defenses of these
stepping stones, wellington bomb
ers were reported to have attacked
Naples anew Tuesday night, hitting
20 t buildings and industrial plants
Continued on Page 8, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
Ex-Chansp Needed
No Help IL, Fracas

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, June A.
CUPD Fight Promoter Benny
Woodall was bleeding profusely
after his battle last November with
former Heavyweight Champion
Jack Dempsey in Mrs. Hannah Will
liam DempSey's Los Angeles apart
ment, Ned H. Peterson, private de-
tective, testified today i" the
Dempsey's double-barrelled divorce
suit.
Peterson Genied, under CroSS-cX-
animation, that Dempsey had called
for help during his encounter with
the l50-pound man he has named
correspondent in the divorce action
He admitted that most Of the blood
another witness had testified sat
rrated" the settee in the living
room had come from Woodall. Pc
terson testified yesterday that
Dempsey had found his wife in bed
and Woodall wearing pajama trous-
crS when he raided the apartment
Where did all that blood come
from that was on the rug and set
tee, did it come from Woodall?"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
JAPS CHASED
Mexican, National
Killed by Truck

Miguel Contreras Ayala, 39-year-
old Mexican national, was crushed
to death early Friday when he fell
under a truck at the Pilibos ranch
three miles south of Ell Centro and
a wheel passed over his body.
He was rushed to hospital in Ell
Centro. He was still alive when he
reached the institution at Sis a m.
b,lt he died 10 minutes later, Deputy
Coroner A. T. Lyons said. L. N.
Sanders drove the truck which
crushed Ayala. He had been in the
United States for a month.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
Two Arrested on
Narcotics CHARGE

Two men, one a Mexican and one
an American, were ordered held on
charges of smuggling narcotics into
the United States from Mexico,
United States Commissioner Dorsey
Whitelaw said Friday.
Woodrow Wilson Robinson, 30,
San Diego newsboy, was charged
with bringing two pounds of mari
juana in paper bag across the
border. He was arrested by Gus
toms officers. Narciso Chavis
Garcia, 40, of Mexicali, was charged
with smuggling three fourths of an
ounce of opium across the interna-
tional line.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
THREE UNLUCKy Thieves
They Take Car of Sheriffs Relative

The unluckies men in all Califor-
mia Friday were four prison camp
fugitiVes arrested in Ell Centro with
a car stolen in San Diego county
Wednesday from, of all persons,
brother-in-laW of Sheriff Robert w.
Ware of Imperial county.
That's my sisters ration book, "
Sheriff Ware told the fugitives aft
er they were rounded up at am.
Friday, and officers were searching
the cars luggage. Sheepishly, dis
gusted grins spread over the faces
of the fugitives, Ira Baty, %, Lee
D. Edwards, q, Buford M. Lipe, %,
and Richard Douglas Freeman, 20.
They escaped from prison camp
in the Laguna mountains, where
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04

the bulk of the japanese garrison
was trapped and destroyed
The navy reiterated, however. that
there was no longer any organized
enemy resistance.
A week ago yesterday. Secretary
of War Henry l.. Stimson said that
American casualties as OF that time
included l27 killed. 800 wounded
and 118 missing. IL was assumed
that some of those listed as missing
at that time subsequently we're
found to be dead or wounded.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04

have recently become naturalized
citizens of the United States.
"Cne of the most important num-
bers on the program will be the
Camp Lockett band which will play
by permission of Brig. Gen. T. K.
Brown, commanding officer of the
southern land frontier sector" said
Harry Woodbury., program chair
man. This splendid band will lead
the parade into the stadium and
play several patriotic selections"
The county council of the Amem-
can Legion and the Elks are spon-
soring the program.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04

guardSmen VIII participate III a
parade before reviewing officers and
officials at the Ell Centre stadium.
A chorus of 40 civilians will sing
patriotic songs under the direction
of Mrs. Eugene Waterman. Sheriff
Robert w. Ware will officiate as
master of ceremonies.
ElkS lodges of Ell Centre, Brawley,
and Calexico will present the i'm
pressive Elks flag ceremony. Judge
Vaughn N. Thompson, County Clerk
w. J. McClelland, and Edmund Gies
of the immigration and naturaliza-
tion service will introduce the men
and women of many nations who
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
HoEtviIIe Youth
Wounded in Action

Pvt. Albert M. Guzman of Holt
vile was among the Americans
wounded in the North African area
the War Department announced
Friday
His name was included in a list
of casualties made public by the de
partment. Additional details we're
lot Immediately available.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04

they had been sent from the Chino
institution for first-time criminal
offenders.
On "Wednesday the fugitives dis
covered w. " Lambert of Lemon
Grove, Wares urC.iler-in-laW, asleep
under a tree near his car parked
beside Moreno lake. Lambert's son,
Eugene, was out Oil the lake fish
ing. The fugitives noticed the lug
gage in the car.
Take it easy and we won't hurt
you, the four told Lambert when
they awoke him. They took the
car and luggage and drove off. The
loss was teletyped to all peace Off
GERS in California and Arizona.
Ell Centre Police Patrolman Roy
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04

Gillett Thursday night noticed the
stolen car parked near Mckinley
school on North Fifth street. He
called the sheriff's office. Police
and sheriff's men worked together
on the case thereafter, searching
hotels and rooming houses all over
town for the three companions Of
Baty, who was arrested when he
went to the car early in the night.
Deputy Sheriff Peter Klyne hid
IN Baty's hotel room. About dawn
there was a tap on the window
Damn it, where have you been?"
Klyne snarled in as good an imita-
ton Of Batys voice as he could
manage, I've been waiting all night.
Continued on Page 8, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04

The JAPANESE mad DufIed OF Cfe-
mated many additional members of
their forces. A Tokyo radio report
had placed Japanese losses at 5000
all told.
American casualties, as of Tues
day midnight, were broken down as
follows; killed 342; wounded 1,135,
and missing SO.
Meanwhile, the navy said that
small bands of Japanese were roam
ing some areas of the island. This
indicated that some of the enemy
may have escaped from the north
eastern arm of the island, where
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
REVOLT SWEEPS ARGENTINE PRESIDENT
FROM OFFICE; PR0-ALL|ES In POWER
Girdie Stretches
But Doesn't Give

LOS ANGELES, June 4 tUP)
The girdIe stretched but didn't
give, so police listed the case
o. Miss Esther Dott on the
blOtter today as an attempted
attack.
Comely Miss Dot said "vcry
attractive" man leaped at her
from a vacant lot and attempt
ed to disrObe her. He tore off
her dress bu6 was baked by her
first line of defense, a form
fitting girdle.
The girls screams finally
frightened the assailant and he
fled, taking with him Miss
D0tt's purse.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
'Ex-Wur Minister
okes Gov'tReins
Of S.A. Country
President Castillo Driven from Office
By RevoIu+ionaries; PaIacio Taken by
Ramirez as War on Axis Is Demanded d
Copyright 1943 by United Press

BUENOS AIRES, June A. (UP)-A pro-Aled military
revolution today smashed feeble opposition in the out
skirts of Buenos Aires seized the government buildings in
the great Plaza de Mayo and drove out President Ramon
S. Castillo and his cabinet.
The revoutionaries under leadership of former War
Minister Gen. Pedro Ramirez demanded free elections full
fment of pledges for American collaboration and dplo
matte break with the Axis powers.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04

defense Attorney Gerald Donovan
asked.
II mpsey's attorney, Arthur F
Driscoll, objected to the double
question.
Til rephrase Ii" Donovan said
Were you cut?"
mo"
WAS Mr. Dempsey cut?"
NO"
Continued on Page 8, Col s.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04

BY UNITED PRESS
NATIONAL
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Chicago ...-.....--.........-............l1
Melton and Owen; Derringer,
Barrett and Hernandez.
AMERICAN
st. Louis --............-0 900 102 90
New York ...... 002 001 90
Cstermueller and Hayes; Chan
dler and Hemsley
Chicago .....-..... 400 coo 000-4 2
Boston ......-... 900 001 200-3 8 0
Ross, Maltzberger and fresh;
LUcier, Terry and Partee.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
American Dead
On Attu Total 342

WASHINGTON, June A. (UP(-The navy announced
today that the Attu campaign cost the IT, s. forces
1,535 casualties including 342 killed
This compared with Japanese losses of 1,791 dead
counted by forces and II prisoners.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
Strike Holds up
EBaQine Production

DETROIT, June a. (UP)-The Packard Motor COM
tpanys aircraft and marine engine plants remained at
sandst again today 10000 employees refused to
work until three Negro workers removed from
semby line previously manned entirely by white employees
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
Pilots Plane

Capt. c. c. Campbell of the
marines will pilot the plane
dropping bombs on III Centre in
the defense test a: Z pm. Fri
day, and high marine officer
will be bOmbardier. 1t.
Charles Calhoun will display
bombs at the defense meeting
at the fire hall at pm. and
explain how to handle them.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
Joint Patriotic
Program Planned

One of the most spectacular patriotic programs ever
presented in Imperial county will be staged in Ell Centre
at pm June 18 in joint celebration of Flag Day. Am
An American day, and Naturalization day.
More than 500 soldiers, sailors, Marines and state
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
Chinese Threaten
jap-held City of
lchanly ON Yangtze
Chinese and American
Air Forces Hamper
Retreating japanese

CHUNGKING, j un e 4
(UP)-Chinese and Ameri-
can air forces, following up
the victory of western Hupeh
province. strafed retreatinC
Japanese on the Yangtze river to-
day while ground troops attacked
strategic enemy bases in the Tung
Ting lake basin.
While Chinese shore guns again
menaced the japanese occupied
city of Ichang, Sp"ingboard of the
Inflated enemy offensive in mid
Ma, Allied combat planes obstruct-
ed the japanese retreat by sinking
or setting fire to numerous junkS
and tugs attempting to eVacuate
troops to the north shore of the
YangtZe An undetermined number
of japanese were drowned in ser
les of aerial attacks.
JAPS CHASED
Counter attacking Chinese now
have cleared Japanese from a large
rectangular area of western Hupeh
bounded by Ichang and Shasi on
the north and YuyangkWan and
LinhSien on the south.
The Chinese captured Itu on the
south shore of the Yangtze, the last
Japanese-held city within this area.
Itu is about 20 miles south of Ich-
ang.
The center of gravity in the HUI
Continued Oh Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
p AMBllNe
IL EpoR1ER
A New Invention

Chairman Ole Kaiser was called
on at Elks lodge meeting Thurs
day night to make a report of the
progress of the war bond sales
campaign.
II have nothing to say because
I'm just the chairman" Chairman
Kaiser said, Ben Herring is my
loudspeaker.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
Surprise. Surprise.

SurprlSc. SurprISe!
1t was a nice party they had at
the Holtville Nazarene church the
other night. Members planned a
surprise farewell party for the Rev.
Earle Anderson and for the Rob-
ert AmStead family.
Since the Amsteads didn't know
they were supposed to be surprised,
Continued on Page 8, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
His Face Was Red

His Face Was Red
. Everything was peaceful in Holt
vile until Joan Butler, 5, called her
grandfather, c. P. Denny, a cop.
I'm not a cop" Denny said.
IF you're not cop why did you
drive that white car down there
and park it in the redo" Joan asked
logically.
She must have something on him
as he didn't say word.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
UNITED MINE WORKERS CALL OFF COAL STRIKE
WEATHER

Maximum Thursday so, minimum
Friday So; am. Friday go, humid
ity 80; noon Friday IS, humidity "a;
5 pm. Thursday "a, humidity FL.
BANK DEBTS
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
r. BASEBALL

BY UNITED PRESS
NATIONAL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14
Christians at
Cas- Town Hall

NADY CHRISTIANS. inter-
nationally famous stage. screen
and radio actress, Co-Star Of the
pf1ze-winning play, The Watch
on The Rhine. Will be presented
in a leCture-rccital hy the De
lroit Town Hal In the Cas-
Iheater1 Friday morning al Il
o'clock Miss Christians lecture
VIII close the Friday morning
series an the Cass for the 1912
l942 season
Tier lecture. An Actress Be
tween Wars. includes reCita-
tions from tho great dramatistS
Of the United Nations as well as
accounts Of her own experiences
IN Europe and america and a
discussion of the stage IN times
of peace and war telling OF The
great men and women of the
theater that she has known.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14
Movies Prize
Brat Is
BedutyNow
Continued from First Stage Page

Continued from First Stage Page
Tim fell for each other when
they were working on "Hitlers
Children" a modest little RKO
film which has since turned out
to be a smash hit.
Tim is now in the army air
( Gree. ..And Bun is making
personal appearances with the
picture. She is under contract
TO RKO for two pictures a year
-. The rest Of the time she is
free TO make outside films.
Bun thinks hasty war mar
riageS are ill-advised. S h o
doesn't want TO marry for at
least a couple of years.
She believes she can make top
stardom within five years.
She's serious about her work
and studies hard. Directors
like TO work with her because
she puts her trust in them...
She always knows her lines. >.
Her memory is excellent. She's
a regular Jim Farley when it
comes to remembering names.
And she never forgets birth
days and anniversaries. rs a
prolific letter writer and keeps
up a heavy correspondence with
all her friends in the service. :.
Also with various interesting
people she's met in her travels
She knitS necessarily. =.
Loves clothes, perfume, jewelry
and silly hats.