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Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27

That was the theme of Warren's
address before cheering audience
of 1857 delegates. their alternates
and thousands of spectators. The
Republicans, Warren declared, mean
business" and their program en-
braces the desires of the American
people as whole.
The newspapers and programs
which had been fashioned into fans
in an effort to alleviate the ciscom-
fort in the huge humid stadium, still
holding the heat of Chicago's hot
test day of the year, were almost
stilled as Warren spoke.
DRAWS CHEERS
But the audience stomped and
whistled when he shouted:
I'm Washington, where the bu-
reaucrats live, there is still a DEM
ocrat in the White House. But out
where the people live, the country is
rledominantly Republican.
They gave vent to their biggest
demonstration when Warren declar.
ed:
For II long years we have beer
In the middle of the stream. We are
not amphibious. We want to gel
across
Warren said the COP die not
propose to deny that progress has
been made in the IL years of the
Roosevelt administration. Whatever
the source of the progress, he add
ed, the Republicans will acknowl-
edge it "if it is gooo;;" will build on
it IF it is sound" and will make
use Of it as they go forward from
here "if it is forward looking"
Furthermore, he continued, the
party does not intend to make an
issue of every administration mis-
take because I'VE are less concerned
with these past errors than the
Continued en- Pg. 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
Governor Named
By Boys State

SACRAMENTO, June 81. CUPD-
Jack Mauck of Hollywood was to
be installed as governor of the
American Legion-sponsored boys
state late Tuesday in ceremonies in
the assembly chamber here.
Running as a candidate of the
boys "whig" party Mauck defeated
his "federalist" opponent, Mike
Minsent, Los Angeles, in an alec
ton yesterday.
Norman Anderson, Alhambra, un-
opposed candidate for treasurer,
was the only federalist candidate to
win. Other officers elected includ-
ed John Binkerhoff, Santa Ana,
comptroller; George Engstrom,
Fresno, attorney general; Melvin
Ryan, EScondido. secretary of state,
and Frank Mahoney, Los Angeles,
lieutenant governor.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
ALLIES BATTER GERMANS BACK AT CAEN
Rangers Brave
Grand Canyon
To Save FIiers

GRAND CANYON, Ariz., June 27
tUP) - Hardened forest rangers
Tuesday readied a portable boat tc
cross the swift waters of the Colo
RADIO river in the first step to rescue
three army airmen marooned a week
jutting Tonto plateau, deep in the
canyon.
Two parties of rangers reached
the rivers edge last night after
packing the hastily-rigged boat
down winding bright angel trail on
mule-back.
Crossing the river is only the be-
ginning. On the other side is a
rugged and unmarked trail to the
foot CT Conto fooD plateau.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
COP. Platform
Sounds M"
For World State
Convention Waits Naming
OF Dewey and Warren;
WiIlkie Advice Ignored

CHICAGO STADIUM,
June 27. (UP)-The Repub-
lican national conventions S
resolutions committee Tues
day approved platform planks call
ing for a cooperative organiza-
ton" among sovereign nations to
prevent future wars and pledging
the party to ''re-eStablishing liberty
at home" =.
The committee published its for
eign policy plank, opposing partici-
patton of the UniteC' States in any
world state, and a domestic program
as the convention itself dragged
through routine business and speech
making. Many delegates stayed
away from the Stadium's heat and
humidity.
WILLKIE IGNORED
1t appeared likely that the plat
form-.he foreign policy section of
which was not altered to meet
Wendell L. WILKES criticism that
it was ambiguous would be pre-
sented to the convention for ap-
proval late today, Tuesday night,
or early in Wednesdays session.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York was assured a first ballot NOM
ination for the presidency-at least
1872 of the 1857 votes-and all indi-
cations pointed to Gov. Earl War
rem of California for vice president
despite his reluctance to leave his
present post.
The resolutions committee reach
ed agreement on major platform
provisions as the convention elect
ed republican Leacer Joseph W.
Martin, Jr., Mass, as permanent
chairman.
Martin, who will be speaker of
the house if the Republicans get
a majority in the November elec-
tionS, took over as permanent chair
man by summoning Republicans and
anti-fourth term Democrats to a
war between two eternally hostile
ideologieS New Deal and reg
imented" VS.. the COP and free"
society.
TO BRING BOYS HOME
The platform committee, which
was laboring at the Stevens hotel
while Martin addressed the con-
vention, approved the 1914 foreign
policy plank virtually without
change from a subcommittee draft,
but added this promise:
"At the earliest possible time af-
ter the cessation of hoStilitieS we
will bring home all members of our
armed forces who do not have an
unexpired enlistment and who do
net volunteer for further overseas
outy."
The proposed foreign policy plank
pledged the party to total victory
! IN the war and recommended an
! international organization which
should develop effective cooper
ative means to direct peace forces
to prevent or repel military aggreS-
sion"
The Domestic program started
with a pledge to maintain peace
time employment and return dis
Continued on Pg 6, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
Question Bureau
Children Flock
To Health Camp

Applications for attendance at
HipaSs Health camp this year
reached the highest peak in the
history of the institution Tuesday,
making it necessary for camp Of
ficials to seek additional tents and
cots from military officials.
The American Legion and ether
organizations sponsoring the chill
dren's resort maintained in the
mountains west of Imperial Valley
said the capacity of the camp was
only 100 Applications for more
than that number already are on
file in the various towns in the val
ley which send children every year
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27

ness generally will be suspended
next Monday and Tuesday. The
exceptions include essentials.
Beginning July Is and ending
September Is business house doors
will close at 6 pm. Saturdays. Reg
ular opening hours will be un-
changed. Return to late Saturday
closing In September comedies with
opening of city schools on Septem-
ber 18 so that opportunity fol- pur-
chasing school supplies will be af-
fortled.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
Ernie Pyle
Yankees Abhor Sniping,
But Must Guido Enemy
In This Type of Combat

SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE by
Wireless) Shipping, as far as
know, is recognized az legitimate
means of warfare, and yet there is
something sneaking about it that
outrages the American sense of
fairness.
I had never senSed this before
we landed in France and began
pughing the Germans back. We
have had snipers before-in Bizerte
and Casino and lots of other
places. But always on a small scale.
Here in Normandy the Germans
have gone in for Sniping in whole
sale manner. There are sniperc ev-
cryWhere. There are snipers in trees,
in buildings, in piles of wreckage,
in the grass. But mainly they are
in the high. bushy hedgeroWs that
form the fences CT all the Norman
fields and line every roadeide and
lane.
It is perfect sniping country. A
man can hide himself in the thick
fence-row shrubbery with several
days rations, and it's like hunting
a needle in haystack to find him.
PICK OFF YANKS
Every mile we advance there are
dozens of snipers left behind US.
They pick off our soldiers one by
one as they walk down the roads or
across the fields.
1t isn't safe to move into new
bivouac until the snipers have been
cleaned out. The first bivouac l
moved into had shots ringing
through it for a full day before all
the hidden gunmen were rounded
up. 1t gives you the same spooky
feeling that you get on moving into
a place you suspect of being SoWn
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27

At a we'll attended and
highly cooperative meeting
Of the Merchants committee
of the Ell Centric Chamber of Com
merce Tuesday morning summer
closing time for places of business
in Ell Centric was agreed upon.
The meeting in excellent spirit
of harmony also concluded that as
far as possible all places of busi-
ness will mark a two-day rest for
the Fourth. This means that busi-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
Mrs. Farley Bolts
Fourth Termer

CONVENTION Fl EADO u A r =
TIERS, Chicago, June 81. CUP)--
Mrs. James A. Farley, wife of the
former Democratic national COM
mittee chairman and campaign
manager for President Roosevelt,
has bolted the Democratic party
and will cast Republican ballot in
November.
Mrs. Farley revealed her plans
soon after arriving here to attend
the Republican national convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
Texas WuIkout
HuIts War Work

HOUSTON, Tex. June 81. CUP)-
A walkout which virtually has halt
ed war production at the Hughes
Tcol company's vast Houston plant
was characterized Tuesday by labor
leaders as the product of show
down fight between the United
States government and the Hughes
company
Martin Burns, an International
representative of the United Steel
workers of America (CIOO, told
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27

with mines.
In past campaigns our coldierS
would talk about the occasional
snipers with contempt and disgust.
But here sniping has become more
important, and taking precautions
against it is something we have had
to learn and learn fast.
One officer friend of mine said: d:
individual soldiers have become
Sniper-wise before, but now we're
sniper- conscious as whole units"
Snipers kill as many Americans
as they can, and then when their
food and ammunition run out they
surrender To an American that
isn't quite ethical. The average
American soldier has little feeling
against the average German soldier
who has fought an open fight and
lost. But his feelings about the
snipers can't very we'll be put into
print. He is learning how to kill
the snipers before the time comes
for them to surrender.
SMALL UNITS FIGHT BEST
AS a matter of fact this part of
France is very difficult for any,
thing but fighting between small
groups. 1t is a country of little
fields, every one bordered by a
thick hedge and a high fence of
trees. There is hardly any place
where you can see beyond the field
ahead cf you. Most of the time a
soldier doesn't see more tran
hundred yards in any direction.
In other places the ground is
flooded and swampy with growth
of high, jungle-like grass. In this
kind of stuff 1t is almost man-to-
man warfare One officer who has
served a long time in the Pacific
Gays this fighting is the nearest
thing to Guadalcanal that he has
seen since.
Thousands of little personal
stories will dribble out of D-Day
on the Normandy beachhead. A few
that I pick up from time to time
will pass along to you.
The freakieSt story I've heard is
of an officer who was shot through
the face. He had his mouth wide
open at the time. yelling at some
body. The bullet went in one cheek
and right through his mouth with
out touching thing, not even his
teeth, and out the other cheek.
That sounds dreadful, but actually
Continued on Pc! 6, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
FL Centro Merchants Slate
Two-ddy Clos ing for Fourth

The concensus of the meeting was
that a double holiday will give
wio'er opportunity for recreation
both for proprietors and employ
es. Also vt was believed that after
two days rest the vast army of war
bond sellers would return to the
drive with greater zeal and determi-
nation to speed to the goal through
out the county.
E. C. Missildiae, chairman of the
committee presided over the meet
ing Thirty five businessmen were in
attendance.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27

ing heavier enemy resistance.
Front dispatches disclosed that
the 3rd army also had cut all high
ways and railways radiating from
Orsha. an air base an6 strategic
junction on the MoScow-M -Minsk line.
surrounded the city and broken into
its suburbs in heavy fighting,
Colonel Gen. Georgi ID. Zakhar-
ov's End White Russian army drove
into the suburbs OF Mogilev after
cutting all it's communications ex-
cept the railway To Slnizk and tfis
highway TO Bobruisk. dispatches
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
Townsend Plan
Makes Ballot

SACRAMENTO, June 81. CUP)-
Secretary of State Frank M. Jordan
today announced that a modified
Townsend plan proposition had
qualified for appearance on the gen.
eral election ballot in California
next November.
The plans, which would pay $50
month pensions to persons 60 and
over, was qualified through filing
of petitions bearing 213,08l sigma
lures of qualified voters with the
secretary of state. A total of 178. .764
signatures is the minimum for
qualification.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27

ern and southern flanks of the 1885,
mile front in a vast enveloping
movement aimed at the ancient
citadel of Minsk on the north-cen-
tral invasion route to Warsaw and
Berlin.
The Bird White Russian army, al
ready SIS miles beyond newly-cap-
turec Vitebsk. was speeding toward
Minsk from the northeast at a
pace of nearly a mile an hour and
at last reports was 80 to IS miles
away, while the lst White Russian
army was similar distance away
from the southeast, though meet
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
Last German Stron9hoIds
In Russia Face Capture

MOSCOW, June 27. (UP)
Red armies surrounded Or
sha and were battling their
way into Mogilev, 40 miles to the
south. Tuesday and those last two
bastions on the enemy's So-called
"fatherland line" in White Russia
appeared on the point of capture.
Even as Soviet tanks, guns, and
infantry stepped up their assault on
the crumbling center of the White
Russian line. two other Russian
armies slashed deep into the north
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27

1000 gathering workers at mass
meeting Monday night that the
company had provoked the walkcut
by refusing to obey directives of
the War Labor Board over a IA
month period.
The work stoppage, which began
last Saturday. gained momentum.
1t was estimated that $500 work
men-roughly 20 to rs per cent CT
the Hughes working force-were off
the lob.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
Warren Pledges
End of Rule
BY Bureaucracy
GND (>nHon nt:@n Koxoo+or C,ue
COP. Convention Keyno+er Says
Par+y's Principles Meet With
Full Desires Of American People

CHICAGO STADIUM June 27 (UP)-Gov. Earl War
of California who likely will be the Republican vice
presidential nominee Monday night keynoted his partys
national convention by calling for election of Republicans
in November to get boys home again and to
through international cooperation that they need
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
, 4Ms!!xs 4..!M!s

A Sad Farewell
Progress always is a bit sad even
though progress is good. Staff Ser
geant Charles l.. Wiley wrote this
poem which he called "An Epitaph
tc the Old Canteen."
There was a death in town today,
So dear. so close to us all.
1t was the death of the old cam
teen,
So sturdy and staunch till its fall
Twas little over year ago
That I walked into the place.
/ was greeted there with a sweet
hello"
BY person with smile on. her
face. 'eF1~r- .-s--,
Coffee? A sandwich? Or lemonade? :?
Was the first thing she said.
When I finished and offered to
She told me free gratis" in
stead.
I've seen boys there homesick and
blue;
Some were lonely and sad;
But after they left the old canteen,
They told of the good time they'd
had.
People of the town ran the old
Canteen:
Now it's run by the USO.
They're moving into bright new
place
Where they will even give Us a
ShCW.
So. goodbye to you, dear old can
teen.
We hated to see you go.
All of the boys appreciated you
And we wanted to let you know.
Question Bureau
Why isn't FL Centre displaying
big bulletin beard listing the
names of Ell Centrans. cerving their
country in the various branches of
the armed forces?
It was called to Our attention by
Continued on Pg. 6, Col y
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27

CHIC AGO STADIUM,
June 27. (UP)-The Repub-
lican national conventions
resolutions committee Tues
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-23
Finnish Peace
Felt Unlikely

>, Hl'rkh"iuI. Feb. 70 iNpJ--.IIlu
H. fI-SIkrvr. former Finnish cabinet
,,',ib"r who's" arrival here February
- Icd 4" rumprs that his government
We trying 10 contact Moscow with
view 4" negotiating separate
F'r'. returned to IiciSlnki iuday
"'h"ui any indications that Finland
any nearer getting out al the war.
a." declined to comment on the
"j'rj If Finnish peace ucgrtrdtious.
''' ." appeared 10 bc IN less jovIa.
,.'"d : han on his arrival. giving cor
" t"ndru't the impression al u man
"''.c mission mas been none too
successful
y possible indication that 4 Ru--
n'"h-Frnulsh peace is not likely IN
We near future came from lIcl.Inki
if'N'"rday when II was drscIu-rd that
F'nu'sF trade negotiations with Ger
amy were resumed February ~.
ANS s!ep Was taken despite L. ..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-23
Plan Proposed
For Educating
II Year Odds

Washington. Feb. @&.-(ApD - If
49," Var Department ;.rcp's SrIg-
G,-'ruu hr hard-prC. ed education
authorities. about lGO. OuO high school
Grtouj"s ], wear old may he sent
io college TN Summer al the army's
expense.
The pIoi,o.Il va, made last night
10y 81 C"r"ml'tg" al college presidents
after IN aIl-dIv meeting ~ national
headquarters of the American Cuuu-
crl on Education.
The ""uCHtrr-. including the pres
ldou'. of Cornell. Harvard. Indiana
University. Vanderbilt. Nrllnnnva.
and Hamilton. issued statement
aging their plan would provide tho
most effective wartime employment
al young men between their hugh
school graduation and their induC-
ton into the armed forces al the age
OF Ia"
They also Ii,; u wuum benefit the
boys greatly bv giving them ln;cIlcc-
tual and physical training: they dc
ClHlCd II would help the army by
providing valuable reserve Of pu-
'"u'rul leaders.
No mention Wa made of obvious
benefits g ..lirgc- themselves.
winch have suffered severe IoltS in
the last Icw weeks.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-23
Nazis In Westward Retreat
Great Iron City of
Krivoi Rog Captured
By Victorious Reds

London. Feb. % - (ApD -
German troops. routed from the
great iron city Of Krivui Roy
by the Red army yesterday, are
rrtrcatIng westward toward
the Bug river, Il Soviet conf
muriquc said today as Premier
Stain announced that in one
year the NaZiS have been driv-
on from almost thrcc-tOurthS
Of the territory they had occu-
pied since invading Russia in
the summer of 1911.
\ major military prize. KrlvDi
IiO2 with lis valuable iron mines
was captured by General Rodccn =.
MalmUysky'S Third Ukrainian army
after a bitter four months siege.
The enemy suffered enormous
LOSSES IN marpoWcr and equipment"
the Russian cummJniQuc reported.
thousands al enemy dead Uttered
approaches 10 the city and It's
streets"
Moscow dispatches said that only
4 narrow escape gap along The low
CT Dnicpcr river 10 the west re-
manned open Ia the rcircaring NaziS.
khcrson and N.Enlacv. the latter
city % miles southwest of krivoi
Rog al the mouth ul the Bug. are
probable immediate detectives uL
the RED army forces. these dis
patches indicated.
On the nurrhcrm front. meanwhile.
Soviet forces under Generals Leo
MD y. Gcvoroy and *. \. Mcrct-
SkOV moved closer To the CITY of
PSk"v. gateway TO the Baltic. where
the Red army had lis baptism OF
fire 26 years ago today.
The Moscow war bulletin said
tina, Russian troops pushing south
west from Lupa captured the town
OF Buknp. 81 miles northeast Of
PSk"N. and that other units driving
west from Lake linen liberated
more than 300 occupied ccntcrs. in
ClUdl"g TIC town Of Nikhaylovskovc.
len miles cast "l the rail punction
of Ono. urdAay between Staravg.
RuSsa and p-,",.. NnShkuva. 30
miles southwest 1T Stnraya Russr.
also tell g Tho HISsIans in this -
hour advance nl - miles.
Another 100 towns nd village.
were captured iu the Khnlm nrra
on the southeastern end of the I5I
mile wide IuSsIIn arc converting
ON i'Sli"N. tho crmmuniuIc said
adding that % total of 300 Germans
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-23
Air Raid On
RabauI Base
Unchallenget
Few Enemy Planes,
Ships Seen in Raid
With 81 Tons of Bombs

Allied Headquarters. south
west Pacific. Feb. 23.- Cap -
American planes pounded the
Jap base at Rabaul on New Bri-
tain with - tons of bombs in Il
raid which enemy flyers refused
To challenge. Allied headquarters
reported today.
Mitchell medium bombCrs and Cor
>aIr fighters IN the attack on Lakunai
"irdr"mC started large fires i'm me
r"NCtm"nI area. One Mitchell Was
damaged 10y aniI-airCraIl tire and
landed IN The sea. The crew rescued.
Reconnaissance Ycyc led an I'M
usually IuW" number of planes on
ajr.iC!d> and ships in the hlluor OF
this principal enemy strougponi in
the southwest Pacific. q headquarters
spokesman said. Fewer than 100 air
craft were counted.
The spokesman . We no cXp..uu-
ton OF This thinning of shipping and
but daily raid- by SrI,rnus-
based planes and % naval Dpubard-
mCnt of RabauI and It's narnur last
Friday have made tho bus'iuu 20
graveyard for the enemy air and
sea craft.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-23
MettS Plans Protest
OF Drafting Farmers

l;aicich. Feb. %. INP) Brig.
General J. Van T.. Mctts. State Scicc-
tive Service director. plans e. pro-
test ir Washington authorities any
drafting ri farmers who may not be
able To qualify for dCfCrmcnt I'M
der q lG Unit requirement recently
naugratcd Ivy NATIONAL sclcclivc
service headquarters.
General Mctt> also said nc had
ordered North Carolina draft boards
To delay the calling OF farmers I'M
der the nCw regulation until Inc can
submit his protest.
lie said 'hc state Agriculture De-
parimcut found that of 800 farms
checked IN western North Carolina.
only ten farmers could Qualify fu,.
ueielments With IL unI.e oil plUduc-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-23
Plane Production
In Reich Struck
In Joint Assault
Britain end Italy
Ba5cd Bombcrs Hill
~ Lncmy Aircraft

LONDON. Feb. % - (Ap) -
American bombcrS and fight
cr-. striking powerfully from
Britain ard Italy in the first
c0",.l"Htcd assault deep into
Germany. crippled enemy air
craft production anew and
hnsrlcd 1873 Nazi fighter
planes rom the sky. |. S. army
headquarters declared today.
>,NtN-Tnc biz bumbcrS-a rec
"rd-wrrc lost in yesterdays
Joint tS>amit. which included di-
N'l~iumlry raids by planes based
90 'l'lr. the announcement said.
Il listed { bombcrS lost from
IN" force attacking from Bri-
tenn Iri % missing from the
! Is. 18th aIr force base in Italy.
d.. vG headquarters in IN. AlcUI-
!, .".n said only - ltaly-nasCd
...... were los, yesterday. and a
:..... ...n said - were bcmbrrS
'.. would make the days total
!....r losses 53D
... 600 a. N''NN ~ ltN'. t-t!t.thliI-
'.' .u.r aimed al destroying Ger
....t capacity 10 maintain aerial
.n.....rc. American air force
!..... has" accounted for 80 en-
'.t -nlCrs. headquarters said.
lob falling Ia fighters o. the
!.-.. lau Ninth air forces IN Br.-
'a. u, destroyed by Eighth air
''." nHmh""s. and 10 by Fifteenth
q. roe bombcrs.
'.. Germans threw up savage re-
'.."u." as the Brittin-uaScd bomb
g.. struck the JuukcrS-G3 assembly
f'.'' ~ Ecrnhurg and air frame and
'...H mont factories at .OSChCrs'cb-
en- "0n IlulDcrstadt. The 18th ar
i".n hUmbcrS from Italy, bt,.rcd
't' \ cas"r-rlwIdi factories ut Reg
'!pl.E and bombed freight yard
d., '''cr-Huuacn. - mile, north o.
Munich.
Nm announcement said the rrrmr-
u'". from Italy were in record
strength.
Ihn b"ubcrs from Britain alsa
'',"'."d airficIds and other tar
,.''. ~ southern and central Ger
.'".lh while those from italy blasted
"'. ON the D;Tmaiiln coast and
Inc |'jTch airport.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-23

ton: IN the Piedmont. I13 of 51l. IN
IN" coastal area. 225 ur $50. and IN
~" lincwai"r section, II Of 1870
check.
Met, sad this States pi1u for.
drafting farmers. approved Inv Inc
national headquarters. was - re-
Glircm,ut "i ten to ~ units I'm I'm,
western half Of the state 10 too rlipi-
bic for C>"rmcu' and t. "a - IN Inc
eastern hHiG.
Joining IN TIC protest was uarrv
u. Caldwell. master of the STATE
Grange. who said That 10 percent OF
the tobacco workers now deferred
would hC subject to induction. and
that III some piedmont and western
counties IN" number Of possible in
ducti"ns would rum rs high as 81 60
~ percent.