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Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
Yank F!Iiers Down
Y Jap Planes

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea, Jan. 20
CUP)-Allied airmen blasted the
strategic Admiralty islands with a
record 1913 ton bombing and shot
down % more enemy planes over
Rabaul in blows aimed at isolating
that last major base in Japan's
southwest Pacific defense line, a
communique announced Saturday
American Liberator bombers, fol-
lowing up heavy assault on the
island group Wednesday, attacked
Lorengau, on Manus island of the
Admiralty group, Thursday, drop
ping the record bomb tonnage
which caused large fires and ex-
plOSions, damaged two parked enc
my fighter planes and destroyed a
barge in the harbor, 370 miles north
west of Rabaul
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
SENATE States JAP ATROCITIES PROBE
Burglar Uses
Mean Tactics

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 30. CUP)
Mrs. Howard Dumbolton was
alone in her home last night and
taking a bath when a burglar
opened the bathroom door and
said:
Don't you move or scream
Mrs. Dumbolton didn't. The
burglar leisurely ransacked the
house, she told police, but made
off with only $170 in cash and
rosary taken from her purse.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
SEEK BANu- SLAYER

LUCNG BEACH, Cal, Jan. 28.
(UP) P)-Police Saturday searched for
the slayer of wholesale grocer John
Cutting, 48, robbed of $4,000 and
dumped in a Long Beach suburb
Friday. Cuttings blood-soaked car
was found two blocks from police
headquarters. Police said he ap-
parently had been kidnapped as he
drove from a bank where he with
draw S460C to cash payroll checks.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
THE WEATHER,

FORECAST FOR IMPERIAL
VALLEY - Considerable high
clOudiness Saturday night, Sun
day, clearing by Sunday night.
Little change in temperature eth
er day or night. No frost at night.
Moderate to strong west wind
by Sunday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
Sase Of EmPoria
SuccunnbS at 7b

editors whose writings his Empoa Gazette brought
him national died his Saturday before
his birthday
White attack condition
he underwent abdominal
failed
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
WAREHOUSE ENTERED

Pacific Freight Lines reported to
Ell Centre police Saturday morning
that their warehouse at 257 State
street, had been entered during the
night and a new Grated gas stove
stolen. Officers said entry was
easily made due to lack of adequate
locks on the Goors. The company
reported that several weeks ago
two cases of liquor had also been
taLan
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
CIGARET SETS FIRE

A large davenport in the Bar
bara Worth hotel was damaged by
fire Saturday morning. A service
man who had gone to sleep with
lighted cigaret awakened to dis
cover the fire. Hotel attendants
extinguiShed the fire without call
ing the fire dtr~r,mtnt.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30

ALLIED HEADQUAR-
TERS, Algiers, Jan. 20 (UP)
American troops have adj
vanced to within light artillery
range of Cisternia, German strong
point on the Arpian Way 25 miles
southeast of Rome. and to their
left British units have captured l
bridge on the main road from Anzio
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
Dyess' Partner
In Escape
Relates StorV

LOS ANGELES, 29 tUP-A fighting wept as he
the subhuman bbarie triumphant Japanese delighted in
nfictng starving dying American soldiers.
Capt Samuel c. Crashio 25 told of the HOO u troops
Filipino soldiers death
the two months he prisoner at Camp ODonne in the Philip
tell 9yearold
md-air welded
from
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
ADDRESSES GIVEN

Donald Henderson international
president of the UCAPAWA, was
the speaker Saturday afternoon. He
was followed by addresses by How
ard Lambert, president Of the CLIO
American and Allied War Relief
committee, and Elizabeth Hughes,
representing the Peoples Educa-
tional center in Los Angeles. Com
mittee reports completed the after
noon session and was expected to
take all the time during the night
meeting. Sunday mornings program
will consist of a report by Earl
Campbell, research director, and
MerVyn Rathbone, secretary of the
California CIO council. Committee
reports, convention business, and
nomination of officers will take
place in the afternoon. The cleo
tion will come Sunday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
HELD FOR QUIZ

HELD FOR QUIZ
John j. Renwald, 48, lettuce
worker, Valley Hotel, was picked up
by Ell Centre police in the Profess
sional building Friday afternoon
He was turned over to the district
attorneys office for investigation
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
s DIE IN CRASH

CASPER, Wyo., Jan. 2S. cUPD -
Three officers and five enlisted men
were killed Friday night when a
heavy bomber crashed near here.
1t was announced Saturday at the
Casper army air base. There were
no survivors.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30

q
spoke quietly.
HE was a skeleton in skin lying
by garbage pit. BloW-flies swarm
ed over countless sores on his body.
They were eating him alive. asked
him if I could do anything.
HE asked me to take him away
somewhere so the other boys would
MT see him dying there like
rat"
STOLE RED CROSS STUFF
The Japs stole Red Cross sup
plies and left their prisoners with
out medical care. The American
doctors, already starving when they
were captured on Bataan April 8,
were unable to help their men.
They stole a soldiers shoes and
made him march 145 miles bare
foot. His feet were nearly gone at
the end. Grashio's teeth were knock
ed out by Jap who smashed him
in the face with bamboo cane
They went days without food Waite"
came from a caribou WalloW they
passed on forced march. A Jap
tank deliberately swerved out of
line to smash down and roll over
an American soldier.
A Filipino boy with his legs shot
off had to crawl miles on his belly.
The. Americans posted a guard
to keep their own men from gorg-
ing themselves on rotten Japanese
garbage.
I'VE all prayed for death and
cursed the day we surrendered, y
GraShio said.
SURRENDERED WITH DYESS
Il surrendered April 9 with Lieut.
enant Colonel William Dyess aftef
we had been for two months with
nothing but wormy rice" Dyess
story of "the march of death" was
released by the war Department.
Il am here today because I fol-
lowed Dyess out. He is the great
est man of the war to me.
I'VE were trying to get a couple
of boats ready to get off Bataan,"
he said.
1.-TWO Jap tanks came down the
road led by fifth columnists. There
were some other fellows with us
and some white flags went up: The
Japs saw them but shot whom
ever they felt like.
"Dyess and 1 were ordered out
of car we had got into and herded
over by the tanks. We were ordered
to give up our weapons and all of
us jammed together. The Jap planes
Kept coming over and dive bomb
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
It's Gratitude

lJS Orat1tuuc
There was the man who Wangled
the ration board out of a special
shoe stamp, bought pair of shoes,
and gave the clerk bum check
to pay for it.
He must have a good line of chat
ter.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
p AMBL!Ne
NEpoR1ER
Restrain Tcars

heSITdEl 4SdfS
It doesn't co any good to fly into
a rage about the Japanese atrocities
or to weep and wall about those
men so pitifully sacrificed there.
The thing to do is get busy and
do something for the servicemen
still in the United States but who
may be faced with the same fate
as the men on Bataan and Cor
regidor one of these days.
To moan and shudder about the
atrocities is disgusting when you
realize that it was necessary to
close the surgical dressings station
on Monday nights because there
were not enough volunteers there
to pay to keep the place open
that night.
Stop the stupid crying over what
is past and spend your energy do
ing some kind of war work. There
is something for everyone to do.
And we do mean you!
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30

DOUSE GRASS FIRE
The Ell Centro tire department
made a run Friday afternoon to
Tenth and Broadway. A grass fire
was placed under control.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
CI0 Delegates
Open Meeting

Members of the CIO from Cali
fornia and Arizona assembled in Ell
CentrO Saturday for the first an
nual convention of local 70 with 80
delegates and officials in attend
ance.
Election of officers was scheduled
for Sunday night.
REVIEWS ACTIVITY
Charles Feller, vice-preSident of
the local, opened the convention,
giving a resume of local 78 since
it started in 1941. There were be-
tween 600 and TOO members in Cali
fornia and Arizona in 1941, most of
them in Yuma To date the men,
bership is more than 1000, Feller
said. He outlined the gains in pro-
duction and declared the local was
one of the first to sign the no-strike
pledge. He concluded with a de-
scription of the locals activities in
the win the war and the food for
victory programs.
Early in the days business Jack
Frost Of Tulare county one of the
union vice-presidents, was elected
convention chairman. After the
credentials comm i tee reported,
Dixie Tiller, regional director for
the west coast, reported On the ac-
tivitieS of the United Cannery, Ag-
ricultural, Packing, and Allied
Workers of America.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30

ing and shooting up our men with
white flags when they felt like it.
They took all our personal
things like rings and watches.
HAD FIELD DAY
Jap enlisted men had a field
day. They were under orders not
to treat officers as officers. We
were prodded and beaten with gun
butts and taunted. About three or
four thousands of us were grouped
together.
I'VE started the death march a.
about 1890 in the morning.
Many of us were out of our
minds. Everything was a bloody
daze. We wished they would shoot
us and couldn't understand why
we'd surrendered.
1--WE vomited as we walked along,
always with the Japs showing and
beating us. We couldn't stop to
take care of ourselves, and we had
to do that, too, as we walked and
stumbled.
Our clothes we're rotting off and
many of us just wrapped shirts
around us. Everywhere there was
the stink of death.
Finally we got to O'Donnell
where we got few handfulls of
rice. We couldn't wash. 1 figured
there were four or five thousand
U. S. troops and seven or eight
thousand Filipino soldiers there /
calculated that I saw HOO Ameri-
can and $4,000 Filipino soldiers
buried.
DOCTORS HELPLESS
"We suffered from beri-beri and
elephantitis. Our poor doctors,
starving themselves, had nothing to
work with and the Japs wouldn't
give them any. They tried to stop
the dysentery by boiling guava
leaves.
THE Japs were starving us to
death rather than to waste bull
let's"
The Spokane, Wash, air corps
officer was accompanied by Col.
Dyess' widow, Marajen, when he
arrived. AS his tale became more
and more narrowing, she excused
herself and left. Afterward she said
she was glad people were finding
out how cruel the Japanese were.
The people must know" she
said.
AT O'Donnell," Grashio contin-
ued, there were only slit trenches
Continued on page 6, col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
Something New

Something New
Everyone was stunned al the I'M
perial Hardware store in El Centro
Margaret Lay returned some of her
expense money when she came back
from buying trip to Los Angeles.
Il didn't need all of it" she said,
handing over the money.
Did you ever hear of the like of
that?
No.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30

At Last
Fer 9,999 times Russell Hoy re-
piled to the question, did you find
your carp" with bitter, NO"
But the millionth time he was
asked that question the answer was
different He found his car.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
WEATHER

Maximum Friday SO, minimum Saturday 40; am
Saturday 46, humidity 65; noon Saturday So, hu-
mdity AZ; pm. Friday a. humidity AZ.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30

For convenience i'm totals
Brawley includes inland. Cali
patria and Westmorland, Holt
Vile, Winterhaven and Ell Cen
tro, Imperial)
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30

L A. HAY-U. S. No. 1 s31-335O U. S. No. 2 Ieafy
l. v. $3O.5O- 1885, No. 2 $500 -S31OO Sept. flax
s2.96N.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30

This corner for daily
report on bond sales :.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15
Say Whites Need
To See CT Film

try in time Of need, most of the
CPS agree that it conspicuously
avoids touching upon the race
issue and army jimcrow. There
were, however, certain features
that merited praise and hopeful
ness. Certainly the film could be
used to advantage as a propa-
ganda agency for greater reall-
zation of the Negroes contribu-
ton to the war in skill and valor,
blood and death. Here is how the
CT Joes around here feel about
the picture.
1.-The motion picture avoids
the basic issue Of official army
iimcrow with respect to Negro
soldiers and paints too-rosy
picture Of things" declared Pvt.
William Tillery of Verona, N. J.
"Still, if white soldiers and civil
lians are shown it, it may help to
change fixed attitudes detrimen-
tai to u.s." =
Pvt. Charles (Marso ChaD Ro-
binson, Baltimore, Md, agree
and added: eff the war depart
ment would let down it's barriers
of segregation and give the fell
lows a chance to mix in the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15
Negro Opera Company Gets
Ready For Three Offerings
To Be Presented
At Watergate In
Nations Capital

WASHINGTON, CAMP - The
National Negro Opera Co., has
placed casts in rehearsal for its
forthcoming productions of Faust
'sAida, and La Traviata, it was
announced this week by Walter l..
Dawson, business manager of the
company
The productions, under the di-
rection of Mrs. Mary Cardwell
Dawson, are scheduled to be pre-
sented at the Watergate here, July
90, 80, and 81. The National Sym
phony orchestra will appear with
the operas.
Last year the National Negro
opera comrnay filled the spacious
open air Watergate on two nights
with performance of La Tray
iata The forthcoming program,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15
AIGives Lowdown
On Harlem Spots

each individual member?-Les-
ter Pryor, Rhythm Club, N.Y.C.
A. Louise Metcalf's (Gut
Bucket Calves is the band.
William Jones, (bass); Hall
Moody (saxist); George
Thompson (drums); Henry
(The Hawk Hawkins Cpl
ano: and-Louie Metcalf
(trumpet).
Q. Can you tell me which Ne
gro quartet was the first to do
radio commercials-what year
did they start?-Roy McAllister,
Chicago.
A. The Mills Bros. The
year was '33, the unit they
appeared with was Don Red
mans aggregation; the spon-
sor,-"Chipso" company.
@. GA" claims that Flournoy
Miller was responsible for intro
ducing the dance team of Pops
and Louie to the public, while
'B' claims 1T was two women
whose names have long been for
gotten in the rush of life. Will
you kindly settle this for one of
your readers? = Ruth White
side. Chapel Hill, N. C.
A. The beloved Whitman
Sisters were responsible for
Pops and Louie's first stage
appearance, they being bill
led in their famous revue
which toured the United
States.
@. List three of our ace trum-
peters, ranking sliphorn specialist
and the man in the third spot
behind Coleman Hawkins and
Ben Carter on sax?-T. G. S.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15
Mary Lou Signs
For Four Plates

NEW YORK CITY ~ (SNS) =
Asch Recording Co, Of 1T w. 46
Street, announces that the famed
and celebrated Mary Lou Williams,
top notcher pianist and arranger
has been signed to an exclusive
contract.
Tow records a sides) are sche-.
duled for the wax, and include two
of Mary LOUIS original compost
tons, cities not yet released).
Her first album was recently re-
leased by the same company and
are being hailed as a Must" by all
oCitics and music enthusiasts. 1t
includes three original solos, and
three numbers played with accom-
panying musicians.
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Former Teacher In
Athens OperaSta

"Minto Foo"
Sor six months, this woman
who has travelled around the
world, sang to the boys in Ser
vice from coast to coast on
USC tour which made her az
happy as. she made them. Now
she sings the leading role in
Aida" in Washington July 30th
at the famous Wartergate and
in Chicago August 26th at SOL
dier's Field.
She loves to train people
young people-bringing out the
best in their voices. And when
her product is finished, it's au-
thentic as additionally done by
the best of singers down at the
Met. .
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15

ABERDEEN P r o V I N G
GROUNDS, MD.--(ANP)-Af-
ter the showing of NEGRO Sol
der" the new army picture de-
spicting the heroic participation
Of Negroes in all of Americas
wars, the concensus of opinion
among GI's here was that the
picture should be shown to. whites
all over America, civilians as
we'll as servicemen.
While the film received high
praise for the effort to bring
out the truth about the Negro
soldiers contribution to his coun-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15

to play it for people at additions
where a lot of folk are wander
ing in and out as at band re-
hearsals. If it is copyrighted,
ckay. If not forget it for
while and sing or play GO In
and Out The Window" for the
chap holding the addition.
Songwriters should be careful
with what that create and not
be too anxious to hear it played;
It'll be played all right, pro
viding it's got what is wanted.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15
Lists Pitfalls
That May Await
New Composers
Collaboration Is
Healthy, Expert
In Field Says

NEW YORK-Just how liberal
should songwriter be with his
song? Should he cut in one or
half dozen persons as COCOON
posers a price of getting il pub
lished or exploited? Should ne
take this avenue as means OF
breaking into the game, or sho1ld
he keep what he wrote in his
pocket hoping for the day when
the clouds will open and the sun
shines down him without having
shines down upon him without
having to climb into the skies
and upper open the clouds him.
self? 49,.
All these are potent questions
for the amateur who has writ
ten a song. Certainly there are a
lot of names on songs TO-DAY
and on songs of Yesterday that
had nothing at all to do with
the writing. either lyrics or mn-
sic. Vet. some of the songs reach
ed the zenith as hits. Some Tell
bv the wavside as mediocre.
WHAT TWO MINDS CAN Do
Collaboration in song writing IS
healthy. Two minds can some
times think up tune that VIII
he five tinas more saleable tan
that thonght up by one. Two
minds. similarly. can do more
with a lyric than one. But =
have always been of the
cninion that if somebody is 90
;ng TO collahorate with me on
n,,r,hor. let him do his share OF
of the sweating.
newer waS n,rnh on the TO-
lows who wait until You've Writ
fen the song. paid for the ar
ranoement. and comes around
with a prorosition to mt ms
name on it. on the convr'"ht
cord. and on the nnblieher's con-
+roct &c co-romposer. Sure. he's
noire To helm soil r.. and he's
rNlnp f0 cO''"' ''h'
+h;ro Won would have for Your
Golf if Won erenoembered thaf
the~e's a'wavs nlentv of t'no"
with original ideas. and original
sor~e
TTn1oee +he collaboration is on
orchestra loader Or n'1h'eho" -"
advise etauinU clear of tho 1nR"r
,,n,oee n &c ,,ndar conditions nrn-
aondarantlv favorable to WOW an"
rr1eec vo,, Lavo o cor'nlot" h'""
,,r.,,+ of ,rho+ hoe ~nin~ 70 a't''-
~, do +o holm ,,,-+ ovn,. the SONG
WHAT CAN YOU DO
Your legs and feet 'unless
veu're onelegged or have fallen
arches) are as good as his and
Won can go around and see folks
as well as he can. Remember: you
can talk as we'll for yourself
as another guy. If he can sing
or play and you can't, that's a
different proposition. In such a
case YOU should make sure mes
going to sing your song at every
opportunity as a price of MS
name going along with yours on
the copy. If not, what good IS
he to you?
There are millions of. dollars
being made yearly off songs.
Some of that money mlgnt De
made off yours. You should De
in a position to get a few n NJ
of it at least. You can II you
play the game strickly jam up
as the boys in the rhythm sec
ton put it. 1t isn't wise to al
WAYS be playing or singing a
new and uncopyrighted COMPOSE,
ton in public. 1t isn't so gooo
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But it is toward colored troops
that her endeavors are chiefly di-
rected and she has been a great
success. Her repertoire consists OF
Negro spirituals, plantation and
work songs, lullabys and sprink-
ling of some of the light classics.
Had she directed her attentions to
serious study, she could easily have
become a prima donna, for in her
voice there is richness and beauty.
Margaret Simms has acquired a
magic-like technique in stage de-
pertinent which she uses to great
advantage. She is unable to fulfil
al 1.-The demands made upon her
services by the army and other
service organizations. Apart from
her artistic accomplishments, she
is TIE exponent of keen common
sense and her integrity is unques-
tiOnable.
She has sterling qualities and
cherishes a cordial goodwill to all
people Every one goes to her with
their troubles and she never fails
in producing the happiest results.
She creates attention wherever she
goes and people are always eager
to be of service to her. The execu-
tive of the American Red Cross has
held her in high esteem and has
not refrained from showing his ap-
probation for her admirable work.
/ When Margaret suddenly became
i'll in Bournemouth, the Red Cross
sheltered her in the best hotel and
sent a special doctor and nurse
from London to be constantly in
attendance to her. Flowers came
from all over the country. The Red
Cross has secured an apartment
for her in one of the most eXclu-
sive districts in London. She in
vites several of her over-worked
colleagues to spend weekendS in
the cozy and charming atmosphere
there.
mCSt ambitious Yet attempted by
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service, lot Of the old buga-
boos would disappear. Wonder
what happened to that movement
for mixed division
"Too Hollywoodish," comment
ed Pvt. John Jackson, from Bay
City, Tex. "It gives the impress
sion Negroes are satisfied with
their lot. God, how I've been
sickened by drivel about 'all's
well. Don't disturb our peaceful
race relations. GIVEN the meat
of the problem, I say. Take it
by the teeth and tear it apart. =
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15

st. Louis.
A. Trumpets: Armstrong.
Rex Stewart, 'Dizzie" Gil
lespie Sliphorn: Trummy
Young. Since you failed to
rate Johnny Hodges (whom
many rate as kingpin) I'll
follow suit and say-classy
Ben Webster.