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Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
WiIikie Succumbs
To Heart Attack:
AN Nation Mourns

NEW YORK. Oct. 8. CUPl-The
body of Wendell l.. Willkie, the
small-town Indiana boy who became
a nationally-knoWn corporation ex-
ecutive. a presidential candidate
and, later, Americas most influen-
tial private citizen, lay in state at
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church Monday.
WILKES death of cOronary throm-
bosis early Sunday came with a
suddenness that stunned a nation
which always had regarded the
tousle- haired husky-voiced HooSier
as the epitome of health and vigor
The reaction was spontaneous and
sWelled in volume all day Sunday
and Monday as Nlousancs of tele-
grams of sympathy poured in from
friends, supporters, political oppo-
nents and admirers in all walks of
life.
Only So, the former Republican
standard bearer entered the LenoX
Hill hospital for routine treatment
of a stomach disorder September
6. but had been seriously i'll only
Continued Cn Page 6, Column -
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
Legion Arranges
Public Meet TO
Honor Ira Aten

Ira Aten, Imperial Valley pioneer
and former Texas ranger, will be
guest of honor Tuesday night at
meeting of Boyce Aten post Of the
American Legion, the Ell Centre post
named in honor of his son.
Members of the post decided to
throw the meeting open to the pub
lie sc that friends of the honor
guest will have an opportunity to
be present at the program.
We are eager for service men
and women to attend the meeting
honoring Mr., Aten,' Commander
Ed Henderson said Monday, "and
espe cially do we want all local men
who are home en- furlough to join
us in paying honor to the man who
is the father of the World War No.
veteran for whom the post was
named"
The meeting is scheduled to begin
at 8 p. m. in Veterans Memorial
hall.
A special entertainment befitting
the occasion was planned by the
entertainment committee to pay
tribute to Aten, one of Imperial
Valleys greatly beloved pioneer
residents.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09

MOSCOW, Oct. 8. CUP)-The au-
thoritative Russ ian publication War
and the Working Glass challenged
the sinister shadow" of the Vatican
Monday in strongly worded article
attacking the papal states foreign
policy before and during the war
and its current peace maneuvers.' y
The Vatican's peace maneuvers," :"
1t charged, "are becoming more and
more active as the situation OF the
Hitlerites becomes more difficult
and approaches catastrophe.
The editorial attacked both the
Vatican and the personal record Of
Pope Plus XII, and asserted that
the papacy's recent great activity
in foreign affairs cannot fail to
attract attention in public circles y
II pointed cut that the pontiff Is
gronting almost daily audiences to
groups of Allied officers and SOL
diers, bishops from the United
States, Britain and Spain; ex-dip-
lomatic ministers such as William
'Bullitt. former American ambassa-
dor to Russia, and Polish leaders.
1.-THE impression has been created
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
Churchill, Eden Arrive
In Moscow for PurIev

LONDON, Oct. 9. (UP)-
Moscow radio broadcast Mon
day night that Prime Minis
ter Winston Churchill and
Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden arrived in Moscow to-
day.
There was no immediate
announcement of the pur-
pose of their trip but they
were expected to discuss with Pre-
mier Josef Stain and Foreign Com
missar V. NJ Molotov the results OF
the Quebec conference and matters
dealing with the final phase of the
war in Europe.
Churchill and Eden were met at
the Moscow airfield by Molotov.
vice. -commissar of foreign affairs
Andreyev Vishinsky, an6 Ivan Mails
ky, former Soviet ambassador to
Britain.
Churchill and Eden were accom-
panied by Field Marshal Sir Alan
Brooke, chief of the Imperial gen.
eral staff and Lieutenant General
Sir Hastings Ismay, chief of staff
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
Marcus
bu Sc
Bombed
HaIsey Smashes
Jap Center
Ne arer Tokyo
By FRANK TREMAINE

PEARL HARBOR, T. H.,
Oct. 9. (UP)-American war
ships, ranging boldly within
1875 miles of Tokyo, struck
a crippling blow at Japan's
Marcus island base Sunday with an
all-day bombardment that spread
fire and ruin throughout the island
stronghold and knocked out most
of the enemy's shore defenses, a
communique announced Monday.
1t was the first surface attack of
the war on the pinpoint island bas-
ton guarding the eastern approach
eS to the japanese homeland, and
preliminary reports flashed back
to Admiral Chester w. Nimitz' Pac-
ific fleet headquarters indicated the
surprised enemy offered only feeble
resistance.
FROM PALAU BASE
The communique revealed that
Admiral William F.. HalSey detach-
ed units of his powerful third battle
| fleet, which was last reported man.
euvering off the Palau islands al
most 1900 miles to the southwest,
, for the strike on Marcus.
1t appeared that Halsey, in an
other of the daring moves for which
he has become famous, sent a fast
task force from his third fleet
boldly steaming into japanese wa
ters to pound the enemy base in an
audacious foray on the very door
steps of the Japanese home islands.
LITTLE OPPOSITION
If, as indicated by the communi-
que's failure to mention it, there
actually was no important opposi-
ton, it would appear that the enc
my's defenses at Marcus have been
permitted to fall into state of
serious weakness.
Marcus has been used by the Jap
anese principally as a staging base
for ferrying of planes to now isolat-
ed central Pacific bases and for
patrol operations.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
Baltic
n ais
PeriIed
Russians Pound
At Memel in
New Offensive
BY HENRY SHAPIRO

MOSCOW, Oct. 8. (UP)-I
Two Soviet armies plunged
Monday within shelling range
of the Baltic port of Memel,
threatening major Nazi fore
es with entrapment, and the
Soviet press asserted that
"the cay is not far off when the
battle will shift into Reich terri
tory"
The First Baltic army of General
Ivan D. CherniakhovSky slaShed for
White Russian army of General
Ivan D. Cherniakovsky slashed for
ward on a front of nearly 200 miles
to points about 25 miles from Mem
el. They were plowing ahead about
l6 miles a day.
The advance was rapidly Wiping
out the dangerous German Baltic
salient which for two months has
held up Cherniakhovsky's troops pois
&c ready to drive into East Prussia
German troops in western Latvia
and Lithuania were faced with i'm
llllllClHb Jlll eau VI cIlClIClcllltIlJ anu
annihilation. Already, the Soviet
press reported, two German infan-
try divisions, one armored division
and five security regiments have
been knocked out.
Three possible escape highways
for the German forces defending
Riga, capital of Latvia, were cut
by the Soviets in advances ranging
up to 62 miles in the first four days
of the offensive, leaving the Riga
garrison only one railway and two
dirt roads over which to flee by
land.
German sources estimated that
the Russians were employing 35 in
| fantry divisions of $4,000 to 525 900
men, four tank corps, five tank brig
AIDES and hundreds of planes)
While their comrades were surg
ing across Lithuania toward the
Baltic. other Red armies advanced
to within 70 miles of Budapest and
reached the lisa river, last natural
obstacle before the Hungarian capi-
tai, on 20-mile front and captured
Petrovac, SO miles southeast of Bel
grade, capital of Yugoslavia.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.
(UP) - The supreme court
Monday denied a petition of
the Southeastern Underwrit-
ers association for reconsid-
GRAFTON of the courts June
ruling that insurance is busi-
ness in interstate commerce
and thus subject to federal anti
trust laws. Forty-two states backed
the motion for rehearing.
The motion was denied without
comment. Justices Owen j. Roberts
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
Farmers Request
100000 Shells
To Shoot Ducks

A direct appeal for 100000 shot
gun shells ito use in harvesting
ducks before they harvest Imperial
Valley crops was enroute to Sena-
tor Sheridan DoWney and Congress-
man John Phillips Monday.
Imperial County Farm Bureau di-
rectors Saturday instructed Secre-
tary Scott B. Foulds to ask Downey
and Phillips to advise with the
proper governmental agencies and
see that valley farmers get enough
ammunition to save their crops from
the ducks this year. They asked
for between 100000 and 300 GOO
shells.
Valley farmers are suffering a
shortage of shells, it was said at
the bureau meeting because the
allotments are based on the l940
sales. At that time the duck menace
was not SO bad in the valley and
the sales, therefore, not so great.
The increase in the duck population,
estimated to reach 10000, GOO in the
valley this year, makes more shells
a necessity, the directors said.
Farmers also feel that the sport
ing goods houses are getting the
bulk of the ammunition when it
should go to the farmers, according
to expressions of directors.
1t was announced that the joint
wildlife committee will meet in the
court house in Ell Centro at 2 p. m.
Wednesday, l.. E. Sinclair, commit
tee chairman said. At that time
they will confer with officials of the
federal wildlife services to make
plans for controlling the ducks.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
WLb Considers
Cracking Of
Waue Schedules

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9. CUP)-
The War Labor Board began Sc
ries of closed-door deliberations
Monday on whether President
Roosevelt should be asked to open
the way for new wage increases by
revising the little steel formula.
The WLB set aside the entire
week for the discussions but men,
bers doubted that any final recon-
mendation could be made within
that time because of the great mass
of evidence involved. Mr.. Roosevelt
has refused to commit himself on
the question of a change in wage
stabilization policy until the WLB
completes it's work.
With the November elections
slightly less than a month off. the
administrations disposal of labors
demands fer a revision of the for
mula was becoming an important
issue in the campaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
f1iqh Court Refuses Plea
To Reheur Ins urunce Case

Hugo l.. Black, and reinstated anti
trust charges filed by the govern
ment against the firms in the north-
ern Georgia federal district court,
Justices Roberts and Reed also dio
not participate in the original CASE
The association argued that tiie
court, breaking precedent, had ue-
cided a constitutional question oy
less than a majority of the nlne
justices; also. that present s.a's
systems regulating insurance nau
been "invalidated" without arm
native evidence as to congressional
intent"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
Group Finds GI
Trucks Unfit
For Farmers Use

"GI' trucks released by the gov
ernment for farm use Monday were
termed disappointing" and i'm
prctical" for farm purposes by Ru-
dolph Miller, secretary of the agri-
cultural conservation association.
Miller explained that he and a
group of automobile dealers and
farmers frcm the Calexico area ex-
amined the vehicles in Pomona on
Saturday and were unanimously
convinced that the trucks would not
fill the needs of Imperial Valley
farmers.
In the first place." he said, cell
ing prices were away out of range
and the condition of the trucks
themselves is poor. We would cCn-
slider their value to farmers in this
locality as very nearly negligible. y
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09

The Germans were counter-a at
tacking desperately in an attempt
to prevent the complete springing
of the trap They hit the American
positions at Aldsdorf and south of
Vrelautenheide. The counterblows
were warded off and tonight the
First army prongs were within one
mile and half of junction be-
hind Aachen.
USE SQUEEZE TACTICS
The British Canadian landing on
the Schelde estuary squeezed an
estimated 5000 Germans between
two new bridgeheads and the old
one which the Canadian First army
had established across the Leopold
canal.
Lieutenant General George S.
Patton's American Third army also
resumed its offensive soon after
dawn, striking out on 20-mile
front between Nancy and beleaguer-
ed Metz after capturing at least 10
towns in the first phase of the at
tack yesterday and last night.
Pattons offensive appeared de-
signed to pave the way for possible
encirclement of Metz. gateway to
the Saar basin, and one of the
strongest bastions on the eastern
front.
Hundreds of prisoners were being
taken by the American First and
Third armies in their new offensives
biting deep into Germany's west
wall defenses. Supreme headquarters
estimated that the two armies. to-
gether with the American Seventh
army, have taken more than 400, 900
prisoners since D-Day.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
|ANkS BATTLE IN SUBURBS OF AACHEN
Bio Four Nations Offer
Initial Peace Program
BY X. ii. SHACKFORD

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.
(UP)-The big four nations,
Monday unveiled a still-to-be
completed charter for a
world peace organization
backed by the armed might
of its members and empower
ed to call on special air force
units for urgent military
measures
The recommendation did not go
into the vital matter OF just how
the security council would order
"The United Nations" military pow
er into action in the event of a
threat to peace.
Still to be resolved, presumably
at higher levels is the all-import-
ant issue of voting procedure in
the security if one of the perma-
nent members should become par
ty to dispute. The question to be
answered is: Could such a member
veto the decisions of the others?
PROJECT OUTLINED
THE United Nations" would not
be merely an emergency organiza-
tion to function only when world
peace was jeopardizec by overt ag
gression. 1t would concern itself
with fundamental economic, social,
and other Humanitarian" stresses
and strains.
1t also would concern itself
through the security council-with
Aplans for regulation of ornaments
Hso that international peace and
security could be promoted with
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
BRAWLEY LEGION POST
WINS DISTRICT MEET

BRAWLEY. Oct. 9.-Brawley Post
60 will entertain the 22nd District
American Legion meeting January
IA, it was announced Sunday at the
meeting in Encinitas by Mike zav-
ala, El Centro, district commander.
Brawley won the distinction be-
cause it was the first Imperial VAL
ley post to report going over the
top on its membership quota for
1945-l946. It's quota was LAG and
membership of lat was reported,
James Hammonf, post commander
said Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
OPA Sets Field
CEILINGS

Charges for moving, raking, bal
ing. hauling and piling of alfalfa
and baling of flax straw. under con-
tract agreement, in Imperial Valley,
are under price control for the first
time, Mrs. Margaret Foster. chief
clerk, war price and ration board,
Ell Centro, said Monday.
Mrs. Foster, who said that infor-
nation regarding the newly-im-
posed regulations had come to the
FL Centre office from San Diego
headquarters, explained that action
was taken In the matter at the re-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09

The fielding which carried the
Browns to their first American lea
que championship cracked open in
the fourth inning and the Cardinals
took advantage of it to score the
runs which decided the million dol
lar series.
Max Lanier. chunky southpaw
with the aid of sterling relief per-
formance by Ied WilkS, made the
runs hold up and the Browns got
only three hitS-all of them off
starter Lanier, WHO received credit
for the victory
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09

In the future the Farm Bureau
will watch the legislative situation
and attempt to block legislation
not favorable to the farming indus
try instead of waiting to fight
against it after someone else has
crowded it through, the directors
declared.
This stand on legislation was
taken in view of the trouble Impe-
rial Valley farmers are having be-
cause sportsmen put through legis-
lation protecting ducks in spite of
the great damage they do crops. AS
one director said Saturday, max
ing the farmers pay the bill so
sportsmen may have a good time
shooting ducks the farmers are
prevented by law from shooting
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09

and Stanley Reed took no part in
its consideration.
Attorneys for the association, COM
posed of 1876 stock fire insurance
companies, filed formal protest
against the ruling on September l..
They urged the high court to re-
hear the case, contending that the
decision, handed down June 5,
"leaves in doubt the respective
scopes of federal and state powers
with respect to the regulation of
insurance"
The protested ruling came on a
4 to judgment, written by Justice
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
Main Features Of Agreements
Set Out at Dumbarton ParIey

(UP,The outline of principal
committees of 1.-The United Naionhe proposed
organizations:
| all "peace-loving" nations
A by the
assembly.
An
A commission experts.
commissions deemed by the economic
social council.
A II naionshe United States Great Brit
perma-
the assembly
committee composed of the chiefs of
a representatives of the security council
members
An inter- justice.
A 49,
A. A secretary general % administrative officer
of The nted %
recommendation of security
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09

quest of the War Food Adminiftra-
ton.
The new ceiling price will include
all labor and equipment necessary
for performance OF contracts. al
falfa hay-mowing, when performed
in conjunction with baling, rs cents
per acre, when performed for =
grower who does his own baiing, o6
cents: raking. when In conjunction
with baling. 81 per acre. and when
grower does his own. si.i5: baline
frcm the beginning Of the season
Continued on Pg. g. Col, ~
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
CALEXICO CHILD DIES

Maria Irene Lugo, 2, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Fernando Lugo OF
SIG East Seventh street, Calexico,
oied late last week after brief i'll
ness.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Catholic church in Calexico
at 4 pm. Monday with Father o.
Toole officiating. The baby was
buried in Mountain View cemetery
with the Hens mortuary in charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09

even when they start destroying
crops"
PLAN TO GET VOTE OUT
The directors then pledged them
selves to work to get out big
rural vote at the November cleo
ton.
Get out a big rural votes" c. o.
Hoober, president of the Cali
fornia Farm Bureau FEDERATION.
urged the directors. "A big rural
vote will be a forward step and
will let out legislators know that
the folks back home are alive and
alert to the problems of the day.
las far as l can find out the
Farm Bureau is the only national
Continued on Pg. 6. Col. s.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
FIRE AT SEED WAREHOUSE

Sparks from a nearby chimney
were blamed Saturday evening for
igniting seed hulls atop dust blow
ers at the Dessert Seed company
warehouse, l53 North Sixth street.
Southern Pacific Railroad employees
caught sight of the flames before
they had mace much headway and
summoned the fire department.
Loss had not been determined by
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
Cardinals axe
Series

SPORTSMAN'S PARK, st. Louis,
Oct. 9. (UP)-The st. Louis Cardi-
mails won the 1914 world series Mon
day four games to two when they
defeated their intra city rivals, the
Browns, 3 to l, in the sixth game
on two unearned runs.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09

to the minister of defense.
Major Clement Attlee, deputy
prime minister. told commons that
Churchill and Eden had arrived in
Moscow safely for discussions with
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09

Stain and Molotov
Attlee said the meeting had full
American approval and that Am
bassador w. Averill Hartman would
represent the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
y AMBllNe
<EpoRTER
Poor Little Sisters

Poor Little Sisters
The life of little sisters is sad
one, we understand from some little
sisters.
The life of big sisters is sad
one, we understand from some big
sisters.
Barbara Dell Weeks thinks l3-
year-old girls should get in on the
social events enjoyed by Ila Mae,
her big sister Jackie Womack, IA,
thinks the same thing in relation
to the social activities OF her big
sister, Helen. Tia Mae and Helen
think little sisters should mot be
seen or heard except in their own
realms.
The two big sisters were invited
=. to one of those progressive parties.
One course of the meal was to be
AT the Weeks home and one at the
Womack home. In moment OF
weakness someone gave Barbara Dell
and Jackie permission to leave the
Womack home and to go to the
Weeks home for dessert Both big
Sisters were in the Weeks home.
What kind of funerals does your
father preach?" Barbara Dell asked
Martha Rogers Brown on the way
to dessert
Good Ones" Martha said, but
why are you Interested"
We'll be dead as soon as our sis
ters see u.s." Barbara Dell said in a
resigned tone, land We'll have to
have a funeral"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
Bureau to Eye
Farm Statutes

An aggressive, militant stand upon all matters affect
ing the principles and rights of Americans will be the
future policy of the Imperial County Farm Bureau drec-
tors decided at a meeting in Ell Centre Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
GOES TO HOSPITAL.

w. I. Wilson. we'll known Brawley
attorney, was taken to Mercy hos
pital In San Diego Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
Russ Press Hits
Vatican PoIicV

that the Catholic church's main ac-
tivity is concentrated in foreign af-
fairs it said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
A Libel, Eh?

A Libel, Eth?
- We've got to get some young men
In p. this organization" President
Baxter Loveland told Farm Bureau
directors Saturday. Some of us
are getting along in years.
a. You don't mean to infer, do you,
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-09
WEATHER

Maximum Sunday SO, minimum
Monday 81; 5 am. Monday 62, hu-
midity SO; noon Monday 92, humid
ity IS; pm. Sun. "a, humidity 26.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-11
Put Waste Paper
Into War Effort

TIE CARTRIDGE belts and
bullet holders used hy our
armed forces are made from
waste paper the paper that
YOU save and turn over 10 the
Wayne County Salvage Collec-
ton
Every scrap Of waste paper IS
needed and needed badly for re-
claiming and conversion into
cartons n nc used al the fight
inc and home fronts.
In preparing paper for colloc-
ton the salvage committee re-
quests that you fold and pile
newspapers into bundles from
II 10 is inches high. Magazines
should bc stacked and tied into
y 10 lS-inCh bundles. Corfu
gated cartons and boxes should
be folded flat and tied and loose
paper should be stuffed into
bag or box.
When yolrhave a pile Of paper
As high as a broom handle. ap-
proXimately 100 pounds, tele-
phone Randolph $3.50 and il will
he picked up.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-11
Inviting Dish
Using Fresh
Coconut
BY PRUDENCE PENNY

A WARTIME return 10 ma
ture has been taking place in
coconut supplies in grocery
stores which has put many a
cook in a quandry. A large part
of the prepared grated coconut
on the market came into this
country from the Philippines
and other south Pacific islands
The war with japan caused a
shortage of this product.
Further shortage has been
caused blythe leeal demand for
coconut oil in Puerto Rico and
other coconut growing coun-
tries. in this hemisphere, not
cut off by war. At the same
time the higher prices that
could be had for coconut in the
United States encouraged ship
pers 10 bring in fresh coconuts
on small Schooners not under
wartime shipping restrictions.
Present day homemakers, ac-
cuStomed 10 using coconut
ready prepared from a package,
have been al considerable loss
when faced with I coconut as II
comes from the tree. There is
one pleasant side TO the situa-
ton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-11

4 CHILD born on this day:
Idcalistic; lover of scientific,
mechanical and philosophical re-
search. Fond ef travel study of
history Apt 20 lack self-coni-
dence causing it 10 be too retir-