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Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02
Mouser Becomes
Chief D.A. Deputy

Ray Mouser of Holtville Thursday
became chief deputy of District At
torney Charles G.. Halliday.
Halliday made the appointment
Thursday and Mouser Immediately
was sworn in. Mouser has been a
resident of Imperial Valley since
1920 and is well known throughout
the valley. He is a veteran of
World War No. and prominent
member Of the American Legion.
He took his law degree at the Uni
versity of California at Berkeley.
He first became connected with
the Imperial county district at
torney's office in 1912 when Elmer
Heald, then district attorney, made
him a deputy.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02

Special japanese troops called
the "Matsuo Moto Pacification
Unit" have been "defying every
hardship. since March 10 in a
campaign aimed at suppression of
the bandit gangs" operating on
Cebu, the Manila broadcast, record
ed by United Press, reported.
A fOray was made against the
guerillas at late as June 13, Man.
nila reported. in which the Japanese
troops launched a surprise thrust
at the bandit headquarters and
captured four of the enemy as we'll
as quantities of munitions"
Disclosure that American Flip
ino troops still were operating on
Cebu was contained In an an
nouncement that 1t. Gen. Tetsuzo
Nakajima, head of the Visayan
branch of the Philippines military
administration, had cited the mat
suo motto unit for "meritorious
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02
Landing on Nassau
Bav Made Between
2HostiIe Forces
Americans Wedge Men
In Coastal Attack AS
Japs Are POWerless
BY HAROLD GUARD

SOMEWHERE IN NEW
GUINEA, July /. (Delayed)
-(UP)-The A m eri c a n
landing on Nassau bay of
northern New Guinea was made
between two japanese coastal de-
fense forces, and was the first Al
lied maneuver of it's kind against
Japan, authorities revealed today.
The landing force now is reported
to be acting in concert with Aus
tralian troops, who have been
thrusting steadily into Japanese
occupied territory in the Mubo area
for the last 10 days.
The japanese defense forces be-
tween which the Americans landed
were described as being in favor
able positions.
Though unopposed, the joint
movement required meticulous plan
ming, the three services leaving
nothing to chance. Some observers
regarded the operation as dress
rehearsal for a bigger performance
in the future.
For the last 48 hours heavy and
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02

The plan forbids workers from
leaving one essential job for an
other unless the change would fur
ther the war effort. A worker In
an essential occupation could not
quit his position TO accept one In
business less essential, according
to provisions OF the program.
Finney said IL would no longer
be necessary for employers 10 sign
up under the plan but the employ
ment chief warned that employers
should contact his office before at
tempting 10 employ anyone.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02
Japanese Capture
BrawIey Private

Pvt. Wilbur d. Consar. son OF Otto
d. Conser of Brawley, is a prison.
er of the japanese, the United
States War Department announced
Friday.
No other details we're included in
the dispatch released by the War
Department. Pvt. Conser's name
was included in a list of Ameri-
cans held prisoners by the Jap
aneSe and the Germans.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02

w 'oeC Wy ciiC oSiitIc ID IleCeS-
sary.
The action was a major victory
for President Roosevelt over Con-
gressional elements which have Wig
orously opposed the administra-
tion's efforts to keep down food
prices by payment of subsidies to
professors.
"INFATION BILL"
Mr.. Roosevelt in his veto message
described the bill as IAN initiation
bill, a high-cost- living bill, a
food shortage bill' which would
lead to uncontrolled initiation and
make it impossible for the admin
istration to hold wages in line.
Saying that the measure would
become law only over his strenuous
objection and protest, the President
sent back to the House of Repre-
sentatives the bill extending the
borrowing power of the Commodity
Credit Corporation and prohibiting
government payment of subsidies to
professors Ivi the purpose of re-
ducing retail prices.
Calling it a measure to ham
string the administration in its
program "to stabilize the cost of
living" Mr.. Roosevelt said pro-
visions of the bill would make it
impossible for Us to stop the ris-
ing cost of living"
mo matter how this measure is
Interpreted. he said in his veto
message to the House, "it will have
Continued on Page 6, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02

director OF The q. S. Employment
Service and VINO representative
for this district, said Friday.
Finney made the announcement
following his return to Ell Centre
from Los Angeles where he attend
ed a meeting of VINO representa-
tives from the IL southern Califor-
mia counties. Decision by VINO
chiefs to force compliance with the
regulation was made at the meet
ing The edict applies only to the
southern California area, includ-
ing Los Angeles, they decided.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02
Mexican Rationinu
System CHANGED

CALEXICO, July 2. - The Unit
ed States governments system of
rationing to residents of Mexico will
be changed within the next several
days and punch cards will replace
cumbersome purchase certificates
that have been in use heretofore
H. w. Going, chairman of the To-
cal ration board. announced the
change. stating that as soon as the
cards arrive the new system will
be put into operation.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02

were SO successful that he has in
creased the paintings this year. He
predicted that the acreage next
year would be much greater. Most
of the seed he grows is sold to tie
government for the lend-lease pro-
gram.
Most of the paintings this year
were yellow and white Bermudas,
yellow globe danvers, and sweet
Spanish varieties. The crop is plant
ed in id-Septemper and the seed
is harvested in mid-June.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02
FL Centro Will
Have Raid Drill

Ell Centre will have another of its
city-Wide air raid drills July 12,
Chief Air Raid Warden Herb
FaWcett announced Friday.
This is one of the regular drills
scheduled to take place during the
summer in order that the defense
system may be kept in working
order and the personnel kept in
practice.
Details of the drill will be made
public at a later date.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02
COMPTROLLER ISSUES CALL
FOR CONDITION OF BANKS

WASHINGTON. July CUP)-The
comptroller of the currency today
issued a call for the condition of
national banks as of June 80
The federal reserve board and the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
also issued bank condition calls as
of the same date.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02
yonks. FiIipinos
Still Res istinQ

SAN FRANCISCO, july q (UP)-Fourteen months
after the fall of Corregdor Amercan-Fpno troops ap
parently we'll armed still resisting the japanese il
northern Cebu island in the Philippines, the enemy
trolled Manila radio admitted today.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02

WASHINGTON July 2. (UP)-American dive bomb
and torpedo planes blasted japanese defense positions
in the central Solomons u S. marines and army troops
closed the enemys key base at Munda New Georgia
island the navy announced today.
Lambeth plantation less than five miles from the Mum
da arrome and believed to be the site of Japanese head
quarters in that pounded by dive bombers on
Thursday (isand time).
Dive bombers and torpedo planes smashed at the
mys defense installations and the camp at Villa
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02
Employment Plon
ObIigotoryHere

The approximately 400 essential business ilrms III I'M
peral county will be forced to operate under the provisions
of the War Manpower Commissions availability plan even
though their managers have not heretofore signed up TO
comply with the lob freezing program Tom Fnney county
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02
A L L led HEADQUAR.
T f. Il s, Southwest Pacific,

July 2. UP)-American assault
troops, supported by smashing aer-
ial and artillery bombardment, clos
ed in toward the japanese jungle
base at Munda on New Georgia. is
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02

BILLS VETOED
House Sustains Presidents Rejection
Of Bill Which WouIdProhibi+ RoI|back
OfFood Prices Throuqhou+ U.S.. Nation

WASHINGTON, July 2. 3(UP)-The administrations
ro-back subsidy program to hold down food prices
given life today. Legislation outlaw the program
vetoed by President Roosevelt and the house promptly
upheld his action The house action alone killed the bill
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02
d AMBl|Ne
~ EpORTER
OIeander Bureau

Oleander Bureau
Uncle Bill Fawcett celebrated his
eightieth birthday anniversary
Thursday and RR hereby accords
him nice bunch of oleanders even
If 1t is a bit late.
Think of the changes and de-
velopments he. ..haS-Witnessed He
should write book.
Don't Believe It.
IF anyone tells you that the
schools in Imperial will not be able
to open this fall, don't believe it..
School Superintendent p Charles c.
Hancock has a complete staff of
teachers for the elementary and
high schools. All he lacks is
janitor. ~
We remember that the history
teacher for the Imperial High
school was AWOL when school
started last year. 50 Mrs. Hancock
had to teach history.
Do you suppose she could pinch
hit as janitor, too?
A New Burbank
When 1t comes to inventing new
varieties of garden stuff, Charles
Steiner of Ell Centre has made
Continued on Page 6, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02
AMERICANS CLOSING IN ON MUNDA BASE
Japanese Headquarters on
Solomon Isle Bombed; U.s..
Best in Air, Knox Declares


according Secretary said
indtOslnd attack
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02
BASEBALL
BY UNITED PRESS
NATIONAL

BY UNITED PRESS
NATIONAL
Pittsburgh ............................000 010
Philadelphia ......................000 600
Sewell and Lopez; KrauS and Liv-
ingston.
Chicago ..............................l 100 003
Boston ................-...............00 900 600
Passeau and Mccullough; An
drews, Odom and KlUttz.
New York ........................... 900 600
Gumbert and w. Cooper; Hub
bell, Mungo and Lombardi.
AMERICAN
New York ............................O 900
Cleveland ............................0 900
Russo and Sears; Reynolds and
RoSar.
Boston ..................-.............-00 600
Detroit .................--.............3 900
Terry, Lucier and Partee; Bridges
and Richards.
washington .,..............-....0
Chicago ..........................0
Candini and Early; Humphries
and fresh.
Philadelphia ....-.................000 l
st. louis ....................--.-......l00 0
Flores and Wagner; GalehouSe
and Schultz.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02
EXPIRATION DATES

Coffee stamp No. u July n.
Sugar stamp No. 13August 10.
Shoe stamp No. 1s-Oct 81.
Gasoline "A coupon 6-July II.
Gasoline IT. stamps June 20.
Canned goods. stamps X. l.. M in Book
July Z: N. p and Q-August 7.
Meat. Butte. etc, Red stamp P-July 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02

Maximum Thursday LOG, minimum
Friday ~; S am. Friday "a, humid
ity 20; noon Friday SO, humidity IL;
5 pm. Thursday 100, humidity Ii.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-24
Stamps n. P and 0
Valid on July |
Cory Over Period
to Pvevoil

WASHINGTON June "a -
Up Blue food ration stamps y,
p. and q, from book Number ,.
will be valid from July TO Au-
gust 7, inclusive, the Office of
Prime Administration (OPA)
announced y sterday. These
stamps are intended for purchas-
es of processed food.
Blue stamps for June, K, l..
and NJ, Will remain valid during
the first seven days of July and
similar seven-day carry-over
period will prevail for the July
stamps through August Z.
In announcing a policy Of con
tinuing the seven-day overlap
period for subsequent months,
OPA said the carryover made
shopping more convenient, es-
pecially for persons living in re-
mote sections.
Validity dates for red stamps
to be used during July Will be
announced shortly, OPA said.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-24

incredible recalling propa-
ganda Minister Goebbel's state
ment that the destiny of the
Ruhr is the destiny of Germany
itself"-as successive Raj raids
hammered Dortmund, Essen, Bo-
chum, Wuppertal, Oberhausen,
Krefeld and Muelheim.
The British Air Ministry said
only three Ruhr towns of any
consequence had not yet felt the
ir- pact of an Raj assault big
enough to wipe out a city Of
100000 population in one night
How many millions in the
Ruhr were homeless is a matter
of conjecture, but a fair esti-
mate might be nearly $4,000, e
600. Two weeks ago, at the half
way mark in 80 days of intense
bombing, British Minister Of
Economic Warfare Lord Sci.
borne declared a million homes
in the Ruhr had been destroyed,
leaving up to 100000 persons
homeless.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-24

RICHMOND -- Funeral Serv-
ices will be held Thursday at
, 30 p m from the Bauer Flu
neral Home at Richmond for
Mrs Elizabeth Webb. 80. of
Walkerton, Ontario, who died at
the home Of her sister on Sun
day.
The Rev. d d. Brady of the
Congregational church. Rich
mOnd Will officiate. Burial will
be in the Richmond cemetery.
Mrs Webb is survived by one
son, William, of Richmond: a
daughter. Mrs Margaret FLAG,
OF Detroit; 8 grandchildren, and
one great grandchild
She was born in Ireland and
came 10 this country 35 years
ago Mrs. Webb lived with her
son in Richmond until she moved
TO Walkerton, Ontario, three
years ago.
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American
Pilots Hit
Zap Base

American bOmberS fl Y n {
1000 miles round-trip were Of
flciallY credited today with
scoring q direct hit on a cruiser
and setting fires visible 70 miles
IN an attack on the japanese
base at AlacaSSar, Dutch Cele-
beS.
Thr,y cigh, tons Of bombs
were dropped.
triking in daylight, on the
longest flight yet undertaken
from bases i'm Australia, L S
LibcratorS pounded the enemy
stronghold Ia great force and
returned with the loss of one
bomber Gen. Douglas MacAr-
thurs headquarters announced
The lone victim won't down
when a japanese fighter crashed
INTO It's wing The two fell to-
gethcr.
In the SolomonS. L s daunt-
less and avcnger bombers rain
ed 20 tons of explosives on the
Scaplane base at Re
kata bay, Santa Isabel island.
and other American flcrS raid
cd new enemy outpost at Bur
village on Gannonga island
On the land front, Australian
jungle fighters Dloodily rcpuls-
ed third straight japanese at
tempt 10 break through their
lines in the Mubo sector, -
miles from the big enemy base
at Salamaua, New Guinea, and
Killed or wounded "a japanese
for a two day toll Of l64.
Meanwhile a Tokyo broad
cast predicted that the Allies
would launch an offensive To- re-
capture Burma IN October
once the monsoon rains have
ended and warned the Japan
csc that now Allied bombing
raids on Japan could be expect
cd.
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Obituaries
HARRY KELLERMAN

Funeral services for Harry
Kellerman. 48, New Haven. will
bc held Saturday at 3 pm at
the VIII funeral home in New
Haven.
Mr.. kellcrman died Wednes-
day afternoon after an Illness of
three months He was born in
New Baltimore and lived his en-
tire life IN this community.
He has lived in New Haven for
the last 30 years.
Mr.. Kellerman is survived by
three sisters and two brothers,
Mrs. Bertha Kamln. Mrs Lena
Voting. Albert Kcllcrman. all
of Detroit and Mrs. Clara
SticSloff New Haven; and Har-
mon Kcllerman. New Baltimore.
The Rev F w. Bublitz will
officiate and burial Will be in
the lakewood cemetery of New
Baltimore.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-24

Claude II. Campbell. 81, OF
285 Euclid avenue, died at his
home Yesterday. He had been
il poor health for six years but
had worked up to a week ago.
Mr. Campbell had worked for
the Detroit Edison company for
30 years and he was foreman of
the overhead lines for the past
l8 years.
He is survived by his wife.
Frances; one daughter, Ruth;
and three brothers. George G.
Campbell Superior. Wis Frank
Campbell Forrest Campbell, of
Kalamazoo.
He was member Of the Of
fetal board Of the Baptist
church.
Funeral arrangements Will be
made later as the family is
awaiting word from relatives.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-24

Mrs. Doris Mabel Bantien
passed away al ST Joseph's hos
pltal, Mot Clemens, Monday
June 21 after short illness.
Mrs Bantien was born July
10, 1905, in Armada, the daugh-
ter Of Bert & Nellie DoWney.
Funeral services Will be held
Thursday afternoon, June "a,
Rev. Thomas Vernon, officiat-
ing
Surviving are her parents. Mr..
and Mrs Bert Downey. three sis
ters, Mrs Moreno Cutcher of
Detroit; Mrs Zella Morrison of
Armada and Mrs. Grace Dun
seth of Pontiac and two sons,
Richard, Q years old and Robert,
nearly / years old.
Roy Banticn, her ht,ibarT,
passed away 3 years ago.
Mrs Bantien was a life long
resident of Armada.
Burial viii be in Willow Grove
cemetery Armada Funeral ar
rangemonts are in charge of a.
NJ. Tiffany.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-24
Farm Labor
Group Named
Labor Shortage
Spurs Move

A general county committee
is announced today by William
Murphy. Macomb county aGri-
cultural agent, to supervise and
coordinate the placement Of
farm labor in the present emer-
gency
Formerly handled by the
USES, the work of enrolling and
placing farm labor has recently
been placed in the hands Of the
agricultural agent in each coun-
~. Working with Murphy Is +.
w. Siefert, New Haven, farm la
Dor assistant.
Farm help is urgently needed
now on many Macomb county
farms for tractor blowing, potato
planting, hay making, plant set
ting, fruit spraying and thn-
ming. Because Of the unusual
rainy season farm operations
have been delayed so long that
most farm work must be done
in half the usual time.
On the general Macomb cOun-
ty committee are; William Lee,
Mount Clemens; William Muir
ply, Mount Clemens, Sherwood
Bennett, Mount Clemens; De-
witte G. Helferich, Rochester,
Howard II. Bauer, Richmond,
Allen Rush Romeo; Charles
Bellman, Washington; W b.
MacLachlan, Mount Clemens;
Charles Skues, ST Clair shores;
A. d. Brewer, Mount Clemens,
Mrs. l.. Frost, ST. Clair Shores
Robert Bower, Armada; Elmer
j. Fuhr. Roseville; Edward +
Siefert, New Haven.
Men in charge of placement
for each town in the county are
now being organized by Siefort
Blanks 10 be filled in by pros
pective emergency farm work
ers will soon be distributed In
each town 10 secure cXtra-hOur
emergency help for the farm
ers. Information concerning the
name, address, hours available 10
work on a farm, and farm eN7
perience and ability to handle
tractor, horses. etc, Will be ask
ed for on the blanks. More in
formation will be announced
soon.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-24

Funeral services for Mrs. Will
liam Schluentz, 81, of Trott
street, Armada, viii be held Fri
day at p m. from the home to
the American Lutheran Church
Of Richmond at > 80. Burial Will
follow at the Clinton Grove
Cemetery in Mount Clemens. She
is survived by her husband,
William, and nine children:
Walter, of Richmond; irwin. Of
Detroit, Mrs. Red Kruger, of
Flint; Carl, of Mount Clemens;
Raymond. of Richmond. Harold,
sergeant in the u. S Army;
Mrs. Nick Porte, of Armada,
Evelyn Flint of Detroit, and
Carol, of Detroit.
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Airport
Continued from Page One

building am airport bounded by
Dtqundrc, Ryan. Eight and
Nine Mile roads.
Cochran S now rated as an eX-
per, by virtue of his experience
ll building numerous airportS IN
tIus county rs we'll as ln South
America
The damaging test,mon, made
last week by CITY Planncr
GEORGE + Emery was partly
based ON the matcria. recorded
in one OF Cochran's written opin-
ions on airport sites
II is thus, ironically enough
that Cochran is having his re-
Nonge tor being fired for political
reasons toy Mayor Jclrlcs They
mutually terminated Their as
Sociatiou TO make way for -.
Grant Mickle, Cochran testified,
however.
On the witness stand this
morning Cochran testified that
he was fully acquainted with tho
proposed site. but was with
drawn from the stand 10 give
him time TO study drawing
made 10y City OF Detroit en-
ginccrS.
William Walker, Commission
or Of Public Works for the City
of Detroit. was then called 10
the stand and tried to discredit
Cochran by stating that take
offs and building of runwayS is
in such a state OF infancy that
there are no such people as cX-
perts.
Throughout the examination
Walker was IN a belligorent
mood.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-24
YOUTH KILLED

ROCHESTER - t4N - Police
said today that Patrolman CHS
SWartzbaucr shot and Killed
Leon Rose Wednesday night aft
or the 49, ycar-old youth at
tempted to escape from Swartz-
bauer who had arrested him for
stealing jcwclry from home.
Swartzbaucr. police said. had
recovered the Jewels from Rose
and was taking him 20 the sta
ton when the youth broke away.
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Lutherans Put
$50, 900 in Bonds

Thirty thousand dollars worth
Of defense bonds, have been
purchased this week by the local
society Of the Lutheran Fratcrn-
tiles of America through the Of
forts of LOFTS Prichs, trustee in
both the state apd local societies.
There are now 2l8 members
mn the local chapter Concordia
Aid No 80 of Mount Clemens,
Of the fratcrnal order. For Is
years PrichS has served as trus-
tee Emphasizing the aim of the
society 20 aid both the soldiers
and government. Prlchs SAID to-
day they would invest all they
could from now on.
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MRS. MARY BROCKMAN

Mrs Mary Brockman, 81.
died this mornir at her home
at 2406 Main street New Hav-
en-, after an illness Of four
months She had been a resi-
dent of New Haven for many
years.
Funsral arrangements are in
charge of the VIII Funeral Home
awaiting word from relatives.
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Police
Notes
DRIVER FINED

Arthur BoSel. II. OF 1904
French road, was fined today 10
days in the county Jail and
S3085 by Justice Donald j.
Parent for reckless driving.
This is his second offense of the
same nature. When he was ar
rested a week ago on the same
chage, his license was revoked.
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uuate troops are available In the
Detroit area and that the pres
cnt does not justify holding of
additional troops at their ar
mories. Gov. Kelly said.
The 1888 state troops now In
the Detroit area and the 42O
modified at Jackson, Muskegon,
Pontiac and Flint were not af-
fected by the order and re-
NAMED on the alert.
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Vichy,
Continued from Page ~

Roosevelt already loved to
preach to Europe, while at the
same time fostering the divisions
profitable 10 his imperialistic
policy
To-day on the morrow of the
bloody incidents of Detroit, the
French people, imbued with a
sense of social justice. realize
the dangers for European civil
ization inherent in the American
aims of world domination.