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Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25

Graduation and clcse-of- S chool
activities hold the center of inter-
est in Imperial county during this
season and many splendid pro-
grams were arranged in spite of
the interference O. wartime re-
Strictions.
At Imperial Union High school
bacclaureate services will be held
at the Community church at 8 p. m.
next Sunday with Dick Hills OF
the Bible Institute of Les Angeles
as the speaker Commencement ex-
ercises will be at the high school
athletic field at $50 p. m, June g.
Mildred Webb will be valedictorian
Helen Worthington, Salutorian, and
Martha Pelling, class speaker There
are 20 graduates. Graduation eX-
ercises for 5z graduates of the three
elementary schools in the city will
be held at the high school athletic
field at p. M, June l.
AT CALIPATRIA
Calipatria Union High school will
have bacclaureate services at G:30
p. M, June 4 in the Fremont school
patio. The Rev. Mr. L. L. Stead
man, pastor of the Calipatria Com
munity church, preaching on The
subject, within Your Hand High
school commencement exercises will
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
Valley Schools
Set Grdduutions

be hel dat the Fremont school au-
ditorium at s p. M, June 6 with
Sheriff Robert Ware speaking on
the subject, THE Place Of Youth
in the World OF tomorrow" There
are II graduates. Elementary
school graduation exercises will be
held June 7. There are 30 grad
uateS.
Brawley Union High school will
have bacclaureate exercises in the
Junior college patio at p. m. next
Sunday night. lie Rev. Mr.. Ed
win r. CoWan, pastor of the Pres
byterian church in Brawley, speak
ing on the subject, Builders of To-
morrow Commencement eXer-
cisee for the high school will be in
the patton at p. M, May 80. Roma
Joe Allen will be valedictorian and
Roma PsarCs will be salutorian.
Instead of delivering an address
the salutorian will play a piano
duet with Mrs. Marie Bostwick,
music supervisor. AS is customary
the program will take the form of
a pageant following the theme
Building the World of Tomorrow"
Elementary school graduation eX-
ercises were held this week for l99
graduates, Ill from the Barbara
Continued on Page 8, Cal. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25

WASHINGTON, May 25. (UP>-
The house appropriations commit
tee, which a year ago emphasized
its contempt for the office OF war
information by sharply curtailing is
expenditures, Thursday described II
as an agency making valuable
contribution and voted it S20,-
100000 more than last years ap-
preparation.
The committee, in recommending
a $1,O33, ,353367 supply bill to cover
expenses of II war agencies during
the year starting July l, heapeo
praise on the others, even upon the
committee for congested producticn
areas which it is eliminating on
the basis that its job is done.
Where cuts were made below BUD
get estimates - the decreases to-
tailed S37, 955 ,O58,-the committee IN
virtually all cases said it was acting
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
Junction Of Armies
Spells Nazi Doom
II Ou+fIanked
Foe Divisions
Fall into Trap
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD

"A l. | r d HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Naples, May 25. (UP)
Fifth army columns from
the Anzio beachhead and the
main from: to the southeast
joined forces early Thurs
day. setting a trap for II
outflanked enemy divisions
and paving the way for an assault
on Rome.
The junction was effected by
patrols from the two forces few
miles southeast of the bridgehead
on the AnZio-Terracina coastal
highway, the communique said.
Only a few hours earlier, the Of
ficial German DNB news agency
acknowledged that the axis forces
had withdrawn Wednesday night
from the entire coastal sector be-
tween the two forces to shorter
line" in the mountains northeast Of
the Appian Way.
The text of the special communi-
que from General Sir Harold r. l..
G.. Alexander's headquarters:
Patrols from the Fifth army
main front made contact with pa
trolls from the Fifth army allied
bridgehead in the early morning
of May 25.
60 MILE ADVANCE
This brings to q Climax spec
| tacular advance of the Fifth army
of more than so miles in only IA
days.
1.-THE dramatic juncture of these
patrols occurred a few miles SOUTH
east of the bridgehead on the
coastal highway between Terra
Gina and Anzio."
The junction gave the allies a
continuous land front up to with
in 20 miles of Rome-the north
western enc of the bridgehead
The actual scene of the junction
was revealed to have been near
Lake Gofliano. The main Fifth
army column advanced nearly 10
miles along the flooded coastal
highway through the Pontine
marshes from San Felice, at the tip
OF a peninsula 10 miles southwest
of Terracina, while beachhead pa
trolls pushed out three miles from
their perimeter.
EVENTS MOVE SWIFTLY
The linking of the two land
fronts in Italy followed swiftly on
the beachhead forces push into
the outskirts of Cisterna and their
rupture there of the Apian Way
and coastal railway, and the main
Fifth army's breakthrough to the
Pontine marshes % miles to the
southeast after capturing Terraci-
ma.
Deprived of their coastal commu-
nications, the Germans apparently
decided to fall back into the noun
tains northeast of the Appian Way
for a desperate stand to protect
the flank of Via Casilina, the best
remaining route of supply and es-
cape for their forces still holding
Continued on Pg. 8. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
Allies Hold laps
In North Burma

SOUTHEAST ASIA HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Handy, Ceylong, May 25.
UP)-Allied troops beat off new
japanese counterattacks on the
outskirts of Myitkyina and are
making satisfactory progress" in
their week-old battle to reduce the
enemy's main north Burma strong
hold, communique said Thurs
day.
1t. Gen. Joseph w. Stilwells
Chinese forces in the Mogaung val
ley continued their fighting ad-
vance southwark toward Kamaing,
where the enemys main strength
in northern Burma was believed
concentrated. One Chinese column
pushed forward five miles along
the west bank of the Mogaung
river, but the communique did not
locate their new positions.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
Doushboys
Meet i'm Italy
= BY ROBERT VERMILLIO.

WITH ITALY, May CUP)-At 81
minutes after o'clock Thursday morning
of the engineers Leland Saem
the
the other
Said the doughboy: Who the hell you?"
Said Sergeant Grossman We'll I'll be
from the
their juncture with the Anzio beachhead army.
Two hours
when Lieutenant General Mark w.
coming beachhead shook
second lieutenant of
the south through the
This is how they did it:
Clark:-"This fine!"
Lieutenant:-Im damned glad to be here,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
Dual Raids Hit
Nazi Europe

LONDON, May rs. (UP)- AM
erican heavy bombers struck 1000
strong from Britain at French and
Belgian air and rail centers Thurs
day and another big Italy based
force made the deepest penetration
of France from the south to hammer
Lyon and Toulon.
The flying fortresses and liberator
fleets clamped an aerial pincers on
vital German strongholds in France
spearheaded Allied forces totaling
perhaps 1000 planes which rounded
out an unbroken week of record
assaults on the Nazi anti-invaS-
ion defenSeS.
The Eighth Air Force sent 1000
heavy bombers with a fighter escort
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
House Unit Gives
owl Larger Fund

because of decreased war needs in
particular fields. Tie total allowed
was $1,770, ,490,175 less than appro-
priated a year ago, again reflecting
war needs.
The changed attitude toward Owl
followed extensive hearing and in
vestigaticns that started last sum-
mer into it's entire operations.
The committee did not give full
credit for what it calls the more
effective operation of the domestic
branch-which lore the brunt of
last year'c criticism - to Owl chief
Elmer Davis, for it said:
THE domestic branch is fulfilling
an important function as new Or
ganized and conducted and the
committee is glad to report to the
house that its action at the last
session has had a beneficial effect
and an improved service from the
Owl on the home front"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
4Ms!!Ns A1n!n!s
EpoRTER

A Cats Tale
Ray Forshey is extremely proud
of strange looking gadget he
thought up as a means OF cooling
the county court house this sum-
mer.
Not that we can describe 1t, but
on the outside the gadget looked
like a square stovepipe suspended
in its side several feet from the
builc ing. Blowers and things cir
culate the air la the cooler syS-
TEN and force it into the various
rooms.
For the same reason a vent on
the outside of the building was left
open. Along came pussy cat and
thrust an t;lquisitive head into the
dark interior.
Whats this affair?' the cat
must have meowed. "I'll look into
this thing. Maybe it will lead me
to some mice. Anyway, I'm curious"
The pussy cat walked. into the
opening and began prowling around
inside. A nap was in order so the
cat went to sleep.
Along came Ray and turned on
the blowers. What a spot for pussy.
Monsoons! Hurricanes! Cyclones!
Excitement was rampant both in
side and outside the cooling gadget.
Kitty yowled and spit. Kitty could
MT get footing on the slick in
terror, bracing all four feet did little
good.
Fur blowing, mouth wide in con-
tinual yowling, and eyes wild with
terror the cat was Whisked along
the gadget and out into the health
department.
And good thing, too. The cat
and the gadget were in need Of
restoratives and disinfectants res
CONTINUED on Pg. 8, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25

nearly as strong against perhaps q
dozen targets in northeastern France
and Belgium, including airdromes
and major rail yards.
Thousands of other Allied raiders
streaked out across the channel
during the day in attacks on wide
spread targets after hundreds of
British bombers had blasted by
night at Berlin. the rail center of
Aachen, Antwerp, and other enemy
bases in France and Belgium.
The 1000 fortresses and liberia
tors leading the steady parade OF
planes from Britain ranged over
hundreds of miles behind the Nazi
Atlantic wall.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
Tokyo Announces
Occupation Of
Key honan City
BY UNITED PRESS

Tokyo radio claimed the occupa-
ton of Loyang, key Chinese base in
Honan province, by Nipponese troops
on Thursday morning after a final
push against the city which opened
Wednesday afternoon.
The japanese broadcast, record
ed by United Press in San Francis
co, said the Chinese stronghold
has fallen in less than 20 hours
since the opening of a wholesale
offensive"
More than 2,OOO Chinese troops
were killed, Tokyo claimed, and
more than 1000 taken prisoner. War
booty included Is guns and 800
firearms, the broadcast said.
Loyang lies TO the west of Cheng-
hsien, former railroad venter where
bitter fighting :aged several weeks
ago. During that battle, the Chinese
military headquarters were at Loy-
ang.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
Two laps Draw
Prison Terms

SACRAMENTO, May 25. CUP) -
The Kawazoye - Thursday were
and Hideo Ray - Thursday were
under one-year sentences following
their conviction on charges of pos
sessing short wave radio trans
mitter at the Tule Lake Japanese
segregation center last fall.
Federal Judge Martin I. Welsh
sentenced the internees to year
in the county Jail or a federal
prison farm following testimony by
Alfred H. Brodie, monitoring officer
of the radio intelligence division of
the federal communications COM
mission.
Brodie SAID he found a small
transmitter with range Of about
HOO feet in the internees' possession
last fall at the center. The Kawa-
zoyes admitted broadcasting Japan
eSe music, he testified.
MaSanori Hirata, another inter-
nee, is serving a two-year federal
prison term for use and posses sion
of a sending set heard across a state
line. He was sentenced last month.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
Valley Labor Units Deny
Mexic an Help Underpoid

ditions than they did in Mexico as
valley ranchers and farmers pro-
vide housing. 1t is true that a few
may not be properly housed or fed,
but if they are it is their own neg
ligence, it was reported.
PREVAILING WAGE
Prevailing wages in the valley
for common field labor are SO to
60 cents per hour, which these
wet" Mexicans are paio right along
with the Nationals and other field
workers, Garrigues said
"All housing for workers must
pass state inspection and in most
cases the Mexicans prefer to do
their own cooking and can obtain
ration books for food We can't
imagine where Scharrenberg got
this information, Finney declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
Desert Coolers
Made Available
By wPB Orders

Under a special modified war
production board order, persons en-
gagged in agriculture or warv"ark
may obtain desert coolers in I'M
perial Valley it was announced
Thursday morning.
A telephoned report to Charles
Small, secretary CT the USDA wal
board from the district WPB Of
ficer Kenneth Vaughn, revealed
that the valleys long fight for
coolers partially has been won.
Under the modified order appli-
cants in connection with agricul
ture and war work will receive
preference no priority rating) in
southwestern arid regions in which
Imperial Valley is listed. The size
of cCClerS available under this or
der is unknown but presumed to be
of the smaller capacity.
The applicant will order his
cooler from local dealers on a
triplicate WPB form No. 1919. The
dealer will forward the applications
to San Diego where they will be
screened and sent to Les Angeles
If approved coolers will be released
as long as they are available. The
number available is not definitely
known, Small said.
Valley groups joined forces last
month in petitioning the national
offices of the WPB for relief from
an order which prohibited even the
purchase of excelsior and small
parts for repairs tC civilians. 1t
was hoped that larger coolers would
be released, however this order will
relieve the situation considerably
az the valley goes into the summer
Small contended
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
Writer
Rites
Yelled
Wright Funeral
Services to
Be Secluded
by FREDERICK c. OTHMAN

HOLLYWOOD, M ay 25.
(UP)-Harold Bell Wright,
who kept the critics writhing
and the masses happy for 20
years with his books about love
triumphant, will be buried in the
seclusion he sought but never found
during life
The -year-olc Wright
succumbed in La Jolla, Calf, hos
pital late Wednesday to bronchial
pneumonia, after the most spectac-
ular literary career = financially
speaking-in American history. Fu-
neral services will be private for the
house painter turned preacher, who
wrote his first book because the
workingmen at Pittsburgh, Kans., in
1903 were more warmly welcomed
in tne saloon than in the churches.
FIRST BOOK
That book was called THAT
Printer of Udell's." 1t preached
such strong moral lesson that the
critics said it was vapid. 1t was an
immediate success. Wright aban-
doned the pulpit for the pen and
for two decades turned out at least
one novel year They all preached
moral lessons, the intellectuals
lambaste6 every one, and Wright
waxed rich. No other books, aside
from the Bible, sold so well as his.
In rapid succession he turned out
such novels as 1.-The Calling of Dan
Matthews" THE Winning of Bar
bara Worth" The Eyes of the
World" THE Recreation of Brian
Kent" Helen of the Old House."
Continued on Page 8, Cal. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
YANk FORCES JOIN ON ROAD TO ROME
u. 5. Subs Sink
Fifteen More
Japanese Ships

WASHINGTON, May 25. CUP)
The navy announced Thurs
day that American submarines
have sunk Is more japanese
ships, including a destroyer, to
maintain their average of bet
ter than one enemy vessel a
cay.
These latest succeSSes-the
third group announced this
month--raised to 573 the num-
ber of japanese ships sent to
the bottom by u. S. submarines.
In addition, 3S japanese ships
are listed as probably sunk and
lis as damaged. Results in these
categories. however, have not
been reported for more than six
months.
Besides the destroyer, the
newest "catch" included four
transports, three tankers, and
seven cargo vessels.
This month alone the navy
has announced the sinking by
submarines of Al enemy ships
-15 today, IL on May 2, and
Ia on May IL. The total includ-
ed five combatant ships.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
'Buzzing' Pilots
PenaIized $4,000

SACRAMENTO, May 25. CUP)-
Three Mather Field pilots, all Sec
ond lieutenants, have been fined a
total of $4,000 by general courts
martial on charges of "buzzing"
near the Moccassin river power
plant of the Hech Hetchy water
system and nea, Gerlach. New, IN
twin-engined bcmbers, Col. Carl W..
Pyle, field command officer announ-
ced today. They are:
Robert E. Savaria, HALEY, Ida,
$1,000; Louis j. Pimsmer, Los An
geles, $1,000; and Quentin H. Towne,
Coquille, Ore, $4,000
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25

The two offices represented py
Tom Finney and George Garrigues.
respectively, agreed that there were
wet" Mexicans in the valley who
had returned here illegally, many
having come in other years under
the Mexican national regulations.
They pointed. out that the immigra-
ton service mas been deporting the
wet" Mexicans as fast as they
can locate them.
"The Mexicans are sincere in
their desire to help us get through
our labor crisis" Finney and Gar
rigues agreed.
However, they denied Scharen-
berg's claims that the Mexicans
are living in squalor and without
proper food conditions. Most of
them are living unoer better con-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
Accused Mother
Waits Hearing

Preliminary hearing for Mildred
Forsythe, 18-year-old girl who told
officers she threw her baby in the
Colorado river near Winterhaven
last Friday, will be held before
Judge Deane Haughtelin in VIM
terhaven justice court next Monday.
At an inquest held in Winterhav-
en- Wednesday, J. Fred Hoover,
Yuma attorney said he had been
employed by the girls relatives to
represent her.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25

Paul Scharrenberg, state
director of industrial rela-
tions, has been misinformed
and his report to the press
was full of exaggerations as to the
living conditions of Mexicans liv-
ing in the valley, two valley labor
men declared Thursday morning.
The agencies, the United States
Employment Service and the Farm
Labor Placement offices said that
If Scharrenberg's ideas were car
ried out Imperial Valley would be
short between $500 and 5000 labor
ers necessary to harvest sugar beets,
onions and melons from June Is to
July l5V
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
TWO FLIERS KILLED

SAN DIEGO, May 25. CUP)-
Marine Second Lieutenant John A.
Thompson, %, Shelby, Neb., and
Pfc. Anthony j. Catania, 20, Bronx,
N. Y, were killed when their plane
crashed in Borego Valley, 100 miles
east of here, the Marine corps an
nounced.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
Guards Shot Proves Fatal
TO jap Internee at TuIe

The guard warned Okomoto not
to get off the truck. the witness
said. but the Japanese descended
from the drivers seat.
Il am sure the guard said, Don't
come any closer, you b---," the
witness continued. About that time
the guard drew his rifle butt, APP
parently 10 hit Okomoto on the
head. The Jap moved. and the
guard backed up about three feet
and shot"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
Major Quake
Recorded

BERKELEY, Cal, May IS. CUP)
"A large earthquake 5000 miles
from here was recorded early
Thursday by the University of CAL
ifornia seimograph, Professor Perry
Byerly, university seismologist, re-
ported. The quake was recorded
over a period of one and one half
hours, Byerly said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25

dispute with the sentry at the gate
to the center, died following am
operation and four blood transfu-
sions.
An eye witness account of the
episode, given by an unnamed civil
ian employe said Okomoto had
driven a truck up to the main gate
Of the center when he became in
volved in an argument with the
guard.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25

TULE LAKE, Cal, May
25. (UP) = Shiochi James
Okomoto, 30, American-born
japanese shot late Wednes-
day by military sentry at the
Tule Lake segregation center, died
at the project hospital Thursday,
the war relocation authority report
ed.
Okomoto, who was shot after
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
BASEBALL.
BY UNITED PRESS

AMERICAN
Philadelphia 900 000 11O-2 10 0
Detroit ................... 900 600 000-0 81
Harris and Hayes; Corsica. New
houser and Richards, Swift.
NATIONAL
Pittsburgh ........ 900 OGO Coo 0
Boston ,,.............. 100 900 00--l 0
Strincevich, Resigno (8 and
Lopez, Davis go; Javery and kluttz.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-25
WEATHER

Maximum Wednesday 81, minimum
Thurs. 81; 5 am. Thurs. 81, humid
ity ~; noon Thurs. 88, humidity 81;
5 pm. Wednesday SS, humidity 21.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

Owe MAKING is one of the
~ fine arts. Rut, alas, the
artists are few and the artisans
are many
Few men are born great low
ers. Yet, every man seems 10
think that ne can win the anna
teur championship. these days,
without even studying the rldi-
ments of the game. The modern
Romeo talks a lot about his
technique; hut his practical
demonstration is not always up
10 the broadcast.
I am thinking, Al this mo-
ment. of certain radio program
on which SIX young Servlcemen
are gwen a chance 10 compete
for a blind date with a glamour
girl Some Of them have been
pretty smooth hut | have yet
10 hear one star the girl. IN his
selling talk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
Passing Chdrmer

OF course. the seasoned woman
charmer who really has his
heart IN his work, studies each
EiTl at least a. mu C. h as he
studies his looking glass. This
takes time-but so does al art.
Whereas the So-called wolf"
seems 10 have stock line and
a standardized method of APP
proaCh. which he thinks will be
effective with any girl, no mat
tor What her type.
However. WOLVES stand very
little chance. these days besides
the genuine herman type, that
war and the uniform have made
popular
II was worth something to a
clrl 20 bc made love 10 arts
tcdlly and romantiCally even #
she knew the loNe-Haklng Was
crSatz. Bat ait tt7t Is past with
the passing OF The wolf.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
Mokes Lose Raee
10 msn in Mi;fko,,n
BY HELEN ROWLAND

luCkiest man IN the world 10
have chance for a date with
you" That line is far more
effective than any Selhng-talk
ne might give her, eXtolling his
own good points.
The average man would give
his right hand or his best set OF
golf clubs 10 have an irresistible
way and a foOlproof system with
women. Yet, the late George
AIDE gave the formula for It. IN
two sentences. Star her, Fill
her with observation-disclosures
what Stops over VIII he yours"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
Old. fashioned Lover

Nevertheless the modern Ro-
meo could learn much from tho
Old-fashioned lover, And lltie
ardent but restrained devotion
would nc mamma from leaNc
10 many girl
The charm Of the nid-faAh-
toned lover was that he knew
women. and understood them.
lie could say more with 4 look,
4 gesture an unfinished sem
tence than A modern Romeo can
say ith-his Smoothesi selling
talk.
copyrsh, 1919 by .Nfrs FssfJ-'s
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
Still Hopeful

Still, | am tuning IN each
week, hoping 10 hear some m
tplred Romeo or Casanova begin
with, Say Beautiful I'm the