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Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
Fourth Term Draws
Wisconsin
Democrats 0keh

WAUSAU. Wis, May 8. CUP)-
The Wisconsin Democratic conven-
ton, which adjourned Sunday night
endorsed President Roosevelt Tor a
fourth term. pledging support TO
both his foreign and domestic poll
cies.
The Presidents leadership should
be continued, a resolution said, so
that the war may be won promptly,
a just peace established, ana social
and economic achievements OF MS
administration be retained.
Participating in the meeting were
CIO, AFL, and Railroad Brother
hood leaders and representatives
of the Wisconsin Farmers Union,
Representative Howard j. NC
Murray was indorsed for U. S. SEN
ator and Kenneth Holmes, former
Progressive and president OF the
Wisconsin Farmers Union, Tor gov
ernor.
The convention asked that price
support program for farm products
be established and that collective
bargaining be given every protec'
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
Russians Speed
Attacks to
Seize Sevastopo|

MOSCOW, May 8. (UPD-The Red
air force was revealed Sunday night
to have stepped up its attacks on
Sevastopol in apparent preparation
for ground offensive to smath the
last German toehold in the Crimea.
Attacking day and night Satur-
day, waves of Soviet planes spread
death and destruction through the
besieged Black sea port. Many ar
tillery batteries were silenced, four
ammunition dumps were blown up
and several ships waiting in the
harbor to evacuate the Axis garri-
son were damaged.
Twenty-Five German planes were
destroyed, either while parked on
ajrdromes or in aerial combat.
On the ground fronts. German
battalion wedged into the Soviet
lines below Tiraspol near the Dnest-
er estuary but subsequently was
driven back to it's initial positions
with loss of 200 men.
The enemy also attacked repeat
edly west of Iasi in Romania in an
attempt to capture an important
height, but was driven off after
suffering heavy losses, including IL
tanks.
Only patrol activity was reported
southeast of StanislaWoW in Poland
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
Farm Bureau Sets
Battle on Ducks

figures relative to the duck and
blackbird damage TO Imperial Valley
crops.
I'VE told them all the story of
the damage wildlife does TO crops
in Imperial Valley" Nice said In
making his report. They were
amazed at the extent of the damage
and almost without exception prom
ised to give the farmers OF the
valley some relief In the main
they granted our requests. For one
hing we think they will help US
get more and better ammunition 70
herd the ducks off the fields and
they have agreed 10 simplify The
method by which the farmer makes
application for this ammunition.
IF they don't give us relief from
this crop damage" Nice said In con-
clusion, lit is time TO get tough"
They fear thai the farmers Will
begin poisoning ducks and want ~
do everything they can 70 pre-
vent IT,"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
Farm Unit Backs
Work Amendment

was announced that the state fed
Grafton had declared it unWise to
take stand on a proposed constitu-
tional amendment giving men the
right to work without paying tribute
because farmers had decided to
engage in no controversial matters
but stick TO raising food and fibre
for the war effort.
Sticking to our principles won't
keep us from raising food and
fibre" snapped Earl Northrop
whats the use Of having princi-
pies If we don't stick with them
We always have insisted that men
had a right to work without paying
tribute to anyone. We've not
changed our belief so why not say
so. What's wrong with that?"
THE state group believed that
the wording of the proposed amend
ment was not correct and would not
stand up under law" President Bax-
ter Loveland said, land that was
another reason for their decision
INSISTS ON ACTION
Whats wrong with it?" Nor
throp insisted. II can't see any
thing wrong with IL. It says whal
we all believe. II it's wrong it car
be changed. But it's what we be-
lieve and we have a right to say
what we believe no matter how It's
said"
I'VE have declared truce OF
controversial subjects" said G. q
Continued on Page 6, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
WASHINGTON, May 8

WASHINGTON, M ay 8.
UP) = Harvey M. Brown,
president of the lnternation-
al Association of Machinists (AFL)
has ordered striking San Francisco
machinists to resume their drydock
work pending settlement OF a wage
dispute, the war labor board dis
closed MONDAY.
Browns action was in response
to WLB appeal Saturday, when
San Francisco officials of CIO and
AFL machinists unions ignored the
boards order that they show cause
why they had not complied with
previous back-to-Work order. AFL
Presto ent William Green and CIO
President Philip Murray also were
asked to intervene.
WLB Chairman William H. Davis
has said the dispute would be re-
ferred to President Roosevelt unless
the back-to-work order was obeyed.
The machinists have refused to
work at the new construction rate,
demanding the repair wage rate for
drydock operations on new ships
built in other yards.
Brown told the AFL local that it
had placed its members "in the
position of defying their govern
ment."
II unC erstand the justice back
of our members desire not to accept
wage reductions, but labor's no
strike pledge given to the President
was that there would be no strikes
or stoppages of work under any
circumstances, Brown said. Our
international union is party to
the master agreeHent covering the
west coast shipyards. We are NOR
ally bound to comply with its pro-
visions as we'll as other crafts are.
Stoppage of work is a violation of
that agreement.
You will therefore instruct all
of our members who have ceased
work to return Immediately to work
on these ships. with the under
standing that they are accepting
the condition under protest pending
final determination of the matter"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08

WASHINGTON, M ay g.
(UP) = An interior depart
ment official warned Mon
day that California faces a post
war employment problem far great
er than in the past depreSSionS and
recommend ed that the government
set aside areas in the Central VAL
ley to provide "family-sized farms"
for demobilized veterans and war
workers.
Assistant Commissioner William
E. Warne of the Bureau of Reclaim
alton advanced the plan to the
senate commerce committee in re-
newing interior department opposi-
ton to a provision in the house
approved rivers and harborS bill
which would give large landowners
irrigation benefits in the Central
Valley project.
He said the provision which
would lift present restrictions linz
iting benefits of reclamation prof.
ects to holdings up to l60 acres
would ISLAM the door of opportuni-
ty to new settlers" and open an
other door" to land speculation.
Warne acknowledged that "spe-
cial conditions" existed in the Cen
tral valleys, and presented a three
point plan to assure equitable
treatment" of established farm
lands and opportunity for future
settlement by war veterans and de-
mobilized war workers.
The program. based on figures
that 100000 acres of the area
have been developed for irrigation
while $4,000 are undeveloped, fol-
lows:
I'm the $4,000 acres of arid
land to be reclaimed by the project.
excess holdings-individual holdings
in excess of 16O acres-should be
subdiyided "Soon enough to make
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
Nations
Chief
Rested
President Sees
Party Leaders
After Vacation

WASHINGTON, M ay d.
(UP)-Congressional leaders
Monday apprised President
Roosevelt of the current leg
islative situation as he Waded into
a pile of official tasks accumulated
during his four weeks summing and
fishing vacation in South Carolina.
Mr. Roosevelt met for an hour
and half with Vice-President Hen
ry A. Wallace, Speaker Sam Ray
burn, Senate Democratic Leader Al
ben w. Barkley, KY. and House
Democratic Leacer John w. NC
Cormack, Mass.
1--WE apprised the President Of
the status of legislation in both
houses, which is getting along very
WELL" Barkley said as he left the
White House. He Said Mr.. Roosevelt
recommended no !iew legislation y
LOOKS FINE
The congressional leaders said
they found the Presto ent looking
very fine indeed after his months
rest at Hogcaw Barony, Bernard M.
Baruch's 23,000-acre coastal planta-
tion near Georgetown, S. c. They
added that there was no discussion
at the conference of the govern
ment's seizure of Montgomery Ward
ano Co. properties in Chicago.
Wallace, who will leave soon on
a trip to China, remained behind
for a few moments to chat with
the President privately. Asked
whether he had discussed his trip,
Wallace said, naturally it came
up"
Mr.. Roosevelt returned by train
Suntay. Vice-Admiral Ross T. Nc
Intire, White House physician. was
enthusiastic about his recuperation
from the sinus and bronchial diff
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08

Continued fight againt crop de-
struction by wildlife was guaran-
teed Saturday when the Imperial
County Farm bureau created a
game depredations committee to
head the battle.
President Baxter Loveland ap-
pointed L. E. Sinclair chairman of
the committee and Ralph Gilbert.
ce-chairman. Other members are
w. E. Outlook, Glen Walker, Charles
G.. Halliday. George r. Buffers, Bill
Brandenberg, Victor PanoSh,
Charles Nice, and George Hoyt.
Nice, who with Rudolph Miller
represented Imperial county at
meetings in Los Angeles and Chi
cago in attempting to get relief
from the duck damage, made his
official report to directors of the
farm bureau Saturday. Nice said
they visited officials of the National
Wildlife association and of the fed
eral bureaus controlling wildlife, in
all instances presenting facts ano
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
biddIe Presents
Added Brief
In Ward Seizure

CHICAGO, May 8. tUP)-The
federal government, in a brief filed
n federal court supporting its seiz-
ure of Montgomery Ward and COM
pany plants. said today that it is
not the governments contention
that the President can seize any
reail store or farm under his war
time powers.
The ll-page brief signed by At
tCrney-General Francis Biddle was
in reply to supplementary brief
filed by the company last week with
U. S. District Judge William H
Holly, who will rule Wednesday on
the governments request for an
in Injunction to restrain the company
from interfering with government
operation of Wards seized Chicago
plant.
CITES EXISTING POWERS
In the brief, which was presented
to Judge Holly by District Attorney
j. Albert Woll, Biddle said:
"We do not and have never Sug-
gested that the President can seize
any retail store or farm. Mont
gomery Ward is vast enterprise
so closely connected with the war
effort that it's business cannot be
separted from the war effort. We
have said that the test of the ex-
ercise of the Presidents power is
not the particular kind of property
that may be seized but the extent
of the emergency requiring the seiz-
ure.'
The company, in its brief, had
Contended that if the President
could seize Wards facilities he
Continued on Page 6, Col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
Craemer Sounds
Warning Of
Dictator Rule

SAN DIEGO, May. 8-Launching
the final week CT his primary cam
paign for United States senator
Justus Craemer, Orange county
publisher and member of the State
Railroad Commission, told men,
bers of the San Diego Womens
Republican Club Monday noon that
California S postwar future depends
tc great extent on the type OF
representation this state has in the
national capital.
IF the present dangerous trend
toward RECOMMENDATION of our people
is allowed to continue" said Craze
mer, "the future is dark both for
California and for the nation.
NEARING DICTATORSHIP
I'VE are very close to dictator
ship in this country, due to the
fact that we have man in the
White House who is determined tc
rule, regardless of law or the con-
stitution, or the fact that this is
supposed to be a democracy-ano
due to the added fact that our rep
resent = tives in the United States
senate md congress have too long
bowed to hia will"
Craemer declared that he be-
lieves I'VE must beat back bureau
cratic RECOMMENDATION here at home
or we will have lost the war, nc
matter what the outcome on the
field of battle
STATE MUST AWAKEN
Turning to California's problems
he said:
Lets not deludc ourselves. We
have a million new residents il,
Continued On Pg. 6, Col. o
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
Dewey
Ga rs
Ground
Observer Sees
New Yorker
As COP Choice
BY LYLE G. WILSON

WASHINGTON, M ay 8.
(UP)-Gov. Thomas E. Dew
ey of New York Monday has
a substantial claim on first or Sec
ond ballot votes of upward of 480
delegates of those SO far elected to
the Republican national convention.
His nomination daily becomes
more likely.
Some of DeWey's supporters con-
fidently insist that he will have a
comfortable majority of first bal
lot votes when the delegate-elec-
ton process is completed and be-
fore the convention meets. There
will be 1853 votes in the convention.
A bare majority of $50 is sufficient
to nominate a Republican presiden-
tial candidate.
Formally committed Dewey del
egates. however, number between
50 and so. This year has been no.
table for less formal although per-
suasive commitments. Gov, John w.
Bricker of Ohio will about equal
Dewey in committed delegates after
next Tuesdays Ohio primaries. The
governor will get the entire So
vote Ohio delegation.
TACOMA, Wash, May 8. CUP)-
Washington Republican convention
delegates Monday unanimously
backed Gov. Thomas E. Dewey OF
New York as the party's presiden-
tial cane idate.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
Swank Hollywood
Club Burned

HOLLYWOOD, May 8. tUP)-
Owners of the luxurious Hillcrest
Country club, playground of Holly
wood film stars. Monday estimated
$150,OOC damage after fire which
Sunday night completely DESTROYED
the building and forced $50 film
notableS and business executives to
flee without their dinners.
Firemen said the three-alarm
blaze was caused by defective wiring
in the attic above the mems locker
rooms in the rambling colonial-type
structure located across the street
from goth Century Fox film studios.
All the guests escaped uninjured.
Many of those in locker rooms were
forced to dash from the building
wrapped only in towels.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
ALLIES CENTER AIR drive ON Berlin
Eaker Reports
Ploesti Oil
Fields Gone

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Naples, May 8. tUP)- Lieuten-
ant General Ira c. Eaker report
ed Monday that Allied bombing
of the Romanian oil fields in re-
cent weeks had reduced the
PloeSti refining output to less
than rs per cent of normal pro-
duction.
Eaker said more than 100000
tons of bombs had been dropped
by the Allies in the Mediterranean
theater between November 8, 1912,
and last Friday.
The disclosures by Eaker. COM
mander- chief of the Mediter-
ranean air forces, were made when
he congratulated Major General
Nathan F. Twining, commander
of the United States 18th air
force, on recent operations.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
House Unit Hikes
U.S.. Debt Limit

WASHINGTON, May 8. CUP)-
The house ways and means COM
mittee Monday approved a bill to
increase the debt limit from $780,
0O0,OO0,O0O to $24O,O0O 100000 below
the top recommended by the treas
ury.
Undersecretary of the Treasury
Daniel w. Bell told the committee
that the smaller amount would be
satisfactory.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08

Imperial County Farm bureau
members Saturday came out in
favor of giving CalifornianS the
right TO work without paying
tribute to anyone and demanded
to know why the California Farm
Bureau Federation didn't do the
same thing.
In fiery session characterized
Iy some sizzling flights of oratory,
the directors present at the meeting
in Ell Centre reiterated their stand
and declared they had made no
truce with their principles and ideals
even though there is war going on.
START OF ARGUMENT
The whole thing started when 1t
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
Desperate Germans
Ram u. s. Bonbers
1000 American Planes Hit Reich
Capital, Smash at Brunswick;
Aerial OnsIauahts Grow Miqhtier

LONDON, May 8. (UP)-A 20OO-p1ane American air
fleet struck the second stunning blow at Berlin in "a
hours and hit Brunswick Monday after battling through
massed German fighters which tried out all the tactics in
the book including ramming the U. S. bombers.
thousand heavy bombers escorted by an equal num-
Der of fighters smashed through the blazing Naz defense
shield drop 1000 of explosives through clouds
Berlin maintaining the pitch of the prenvason lombard
ment on the first day of it's fourth week.
Hammer Many Defense Points
Other big forces of allied planes shuted the
to hammer the defenses of western Europe By
$500 sortes had been flown raising the total
for 48 hours to around 500
Scores of German fighters swarmed against the massive
American formation sweeping against Berlin for the
ond straight day. Abandoning caution and the boarding
of planes for the INVASION the Naz fighters barreled
through the American formations ignoring the rain of steel
from the big bombers and their escorts.
Returning said Germans goaded to despera-
ton over the approaches Berlin, rammed number of
Fortresses steering unwavering through the
torrent of gunfire
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
LoFoIIette Party Demands
U.S.Protection i'm Peace

dorSement and in exchange had
thrown the President his support
told delegates that Prosressives do
not intend to sign blank checks
now to be filled in later by the very
reactionary and monopolistic forces
they have been fighting at home
for two generations.
The convention closed Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
German Attacks
In Italy Halted

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS Ma
pies, May 8. CAPITALIZED ground
troops repulsed German patrol at
tacks in the Garigliano valley sector
of the main 5th army front, it was
disclosed Monday, as enemy artil-
lcry launched heavy barrage along
a smile front in the mountains
west of Casino.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
Department Of interior
UrQeS 7b0-Acre Tracts

there with reasonable chance oil
success"
Warne's figures also showed that
of the l,550,000 acres of the Central
Valley area already developed and
irrigable. some 100000 acres repre-
sent holdings in excess CT l60 acres.
The $4,000 acres of arid lands TO
be watered by the project, he said.
include 10000 acres of holdings
exceeding 160 acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08

Our primary task is to make
democracy and equality of oppor-
tunity living realities here at home
the convention said in the foreign
policy plank In statement of prin-
ciples keyed to remarks made by
Senator Robert M. LaFollette.
IaFollette, who in previous elec-
tior,s had welcomed Roosevelt en-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
s. F. MQchiniSts
Ordered Back
Bv Union Chief

SAN FRANCISCO, May 8. (UP)
Navy spokesmen said Monday
San Francisco Machinists Union
Lodge So so far has failed to
comply with an order issued Sat-
urday by International President
Harvey M. Brown to resume dry
dock work pending settlement of
a wage dispute.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08

farms available during demobiliza-
ton"
2.-Gradual subdivision. in &C
cordance with owners plans, should
be made of excess holdings of lands
alreacy developed and irrigated or
about 100000 acres of the 1,550.0OO
acre total.
3.-AsSiStance should be extended
to veterans and other. qualified
persons" in establishing themselves
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
y AMBllNe
NEpoRTER

Big Dognaping-
There is great excitement at the
El Centro marine air station be-
cause of the disappearance OF live
two weeks old puppies
They belong to Daisy, The aerolo-
gy section mascot, and were TO be
given to squadrons at the station.
We realize that there is a great
juvenile delinquency problem in
this country but we believe this
is the first instance OF tWo-WeekS
Old delinuuents. Therefore we fear
they have been Cognaped. A daSt-
ardly crime.
And what about Daisy? She is
worried about her puppies. They
are too young to be away from a
mothers care. She is lonely and
unhappy. SO arc the puppies God
fathers, the members Of the aerolo-
gy section.
A bad situation. Interfering with
the war effort and all that.
Take those puppies back to ma
ma, you raScalS.
On The Gay Side
The gang at the ration board
has to listen TO so much grief thae
they now and then have to have
a counter irritant In order TO en-
dure the grind.
They took advantage of Mildred
Rhinehart's departure for service
with the women's marine reserve
and Mrs. II. r. Anderson's. who is
moving away to blow off steam.
Here we're the favors at farewell
Cinner
A pup tent for Mildred. A garden
set and some fertilizer for Mrs. An
derson A travel kit for Margaret
Foster because her husband is al
ways transferred just as she gets
ready to visit him. A snoopy dog
for Leo Rauenzahn to help in his
investigations. Pickles for Ira Evans
because he's always in pickle. A
house for Olga Costello because
she's having house trouble. A horse
CONTINUED on Page 6, Col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, May

MILWAUKEE,, WIS.,, May
8. OUP) - T he Wisconsin
Progressive party was on rec
ord Monday IN favor Of a foreign
policy based on "the profound con-
viction that in the last analysis
our greatest contribution to world
peace will be determined by what
America Goes for Americans"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-08
WEATHER

Maximum Saturday 1903, minimum
Monday 81; am. Monday IS, hu-
midity 43; noon Mon. 81, humidity
81; s pm. Sat. 104, humidity II.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-09
America Is Afraid Of The
 Future, And OfPeace--W WiLlkie

Concord, N. H., March 9.-(Up)-- Wendell l.. Willlie said today that fear of the future is growing through out the country and that 1t can be eliminated only by Q lessening of government control over economic and social life and Q restoration of individual self-reliance.
 Tn @ speech prepared for delivery at Q luncheon meeting of the New Hampshire Good Roads Association, Willkie said he was reluctantly forced to agree with the conclusion of Q magazine article by Bernard Devote, educator, that America is afraid of the future, afraid of peace"
 The principal cause for this fear, he said, was "the loss In the past decade of our self-reliance."
 "Frightened by the panic of 1929 and discouraged by the depression that followed" Willkie said, "as q people we turned to government for help. For eleven years-half a gen. eration-instead of leading us to the solution of our own problems, government has paternalistically tried to solve our problems for us."
 Government failed In this, he said, despite the acquisition of unprece- dented power, and, remembering our own failures In the '20's and our governments failure to solve our problems in the 30's we almost fear to face those coming days of peace"
 "The nation that has become the arsenal of democracy, the produc- ton wonder of the world" Willkie said "hesitates and doubts It's own capacity"
 Some men, he said, would release American economic life from any federal regulation. The same group, hc said, believes the United States Is strong enough to make coopera- ton with other nations, except in pious platitudes, unnecessary.
 Muddy Game
 Another school of thinking, ito
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