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Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Valley Mexicons
To Be Deported

SACRAMENTO, May "a. UP) -
Between $500 and 5000 Mexican
Nationals who illegally entered the
U. S. are working in the Imperial
Valley, where they are living under
primitive conditions, Paul Schar-
renberg, state director of industrial
relations, asserted Wednesday.
In a report to Gov. Earl Warren,
Scharrenberg said many of the
MeXicans previously worked in the
U, S. but were unsuccessful in their
applications to the war food ad-
ministration for reentry.
These illegal entrants" Schar-
renberg said, ARE without ration
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Warren Is Mo- Cdndiddte;'
Releases Delegation

for the vice presidential nomination.
At the time the pledged delegation
was arranged, he said the only
purpose was to obtain cross-Sec-
ton of the Republican party in
California.
The governor and state party
leaders have said that the delega-
ton was not chosen to favor any
particular candidate. Warren has
refused to comment on reports
ma ajority of the delegates favor Gov
Thomas E. Dewey of New York for
nomination.
In his letter, Warren said he felt
sure that it was entirely because
of the confidence the Republicans
of California have in the standing
of the indivic ual delegates and their
belief that collectively you repre-
sent the best thought and purpose
of our party, that your election was
without opposition"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Russians Speed
Poland Drive:
Slaughter Nazis

MOSCOW, May "a. (UP)-Rus-
sian troops killed approximately
400 Germans in taking a height in
the Stanislawow area of southeast
ern Poland and in hand-to-hand
trench fighting northwest of Tirac-
pol along the lower Dnestr river
Tuesday, it was announced We'd
neSday.
Fourteen German planes were
shot down Monday, the Russian
ccmmunique said, adding that there
were no important changes on the
eastern front.
"a broadcast of a Romanian
communique, heard by the U. S.
federal communications commits
sion, said 1900 Russians were killed
and 1000 captured in the Dnestr
Bend at Likode Ford)
Two hundred Germans were
killed when they attempted to re-
capture a height dominating an
unnamed locality southeast of STAN
is lawow, which had been taken by
detachments of the first Ukranian
army.
Two hundred others we're killed
northwest of Tiraspol when a So
Wet reconnaissance mission at
tackled the Germans in their
trenches, taking prisoners and
booty, and then withdrew. On an
other sector of the same front Rus
sian artillery shelled concentra-
ticn of enemy tanks, inflicting
heavy Losses.
A Soviet sniper battalion killed
90 Germans at a river crossing on
the eastern edge of the Pripet
marshes, west of RuSsian-held
Mozyr.
Russian Baltic fleet planes sank
a 6,0C0-ton enemy transport in the
Finnish gulf. Another transport,
of 5000 tons, was sunk Monday
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Americans Sever
Rome Highway
"A LIED HEADQUAR-

"A l. l. | f. ID HEADQUA Ar
TIERS, Naples, May "a. (UP)
American forces cut the
Appian Way on both sides
of Cisterna Wednesday and knock
ed out more than 80 German tanks
in four-hour armored duel north
west of that vital transport hub 25
miles below Rome.
"a German communlcue report
ed heavy fighting ION both sioes
of CiSterna," transport hub on the
Appian Way 25 miles below Rome,
tacitly acknowledging that the high
way had been cut and indicating an
imminent threat to the town itself.
The communique admitted rather
deep breaches" in the German lines
around the beachhead in several
sectors.
BITTER FIGHTING
ION the main italian front the
NaziS reported bitter fighting be-
tween Sonnino, nine miles due
north of Terracina, and Vallecorsa,
eight miles to the northeaSt.D
United States armored forces
clamped a pincerS on Cisterna and
other American troops in steady
advances overran hundreds of Ger
man strong points in the first 36
hours of the offensive from the
Anzio beachhead German opposi-
ton was lighter.
Allied forces preached the Ger
man cefenses in three key sectors
of the two Italian fronts. The AM
ericans striking from the beach,
head crashed through in several
sectors. American and French troops
knocked a gap in the center of the
main line with the capture of Pico
and Lenola. Canadians preached the
last segment of the Hitler line north
of Pontecorvo.
ONE LINE LEFT
With the loss of the Appian Way
and the trunk railroad angling
across it at Cisternia the Germans
hac only the Via Casilina some 25
miles beyond for a withdrawal from
the main front to fight the battle
of Rome.
The tank battle came when
strained German forces massed for
a counterattack in the Cisterna sec
tor and were beaten in their first
effort. A large force of German
tanks tangled with the American
vanguard on flat fields northwest
of the town.
The battle ragged for four hours,
anC by dusk more than 80 of the
giant Mark WIS and lighter enemy
tanks were knocked out
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
FifieId Chosen
Chairman Of
Hay Wage Group

N. l.. Fifield, BraWley alfalfa
grower, was elected chairman of a
six-man wage committee Tuesday
night when the group was organ
lied by Chester F. Fry, Southern
California supervisor for the war
food administration state wage
board.
The committee members appoint
ed by the state wage board last
week, were called in fer ins true
tions and organization Tuesday
night in regard to their duties and
possibilities administering the
wages CT alfalfa harvest laborerS in
Imperial Valley.
OTHER MEMBERS
Q her men on the committee are
William Brandenberg, Mt. Signal;
Archie BaScus, Fate Bishop, HUI
bert Dahm and Boothe Reed all of
the Brawley area. Representation
on the committee is evenly divided
between labor and growers.
The committee Wednesday sought
an administrative secretary who
will be employed full-time under
the state wage board. The wage
committee serves without pay,
The committee members will be
responsible for making recon-
mendations for adjustment in CELL
ing wages when necessary, and will
report rumored and actual viola
tiCns which will be investigated.
They will advise and recommend
to local administrative officer
Continued on Pg. 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24

the purpose of insuring the elec-
ton of a group of delegates like
yourselves, who would represent our
state with mc erstanding and dis
tinction."
The letter was written last night
before the governor left Sacrament
TO to attend a meeting OF the gov
ernors conference at Hershey, Pa,
and released by his office Wednes-
day.
The governor said that an organ
ization meeting Of the delegation
would be held prior to its departure
for the Republican convention at
which he would formally release
the delegates to vote for whom they
please.
Warren frequently has declared
that he is not a candidate for pres
ident or vice presto ent in spite of
polls showing him to be favorite
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Phillips Named
On Two Tickets

Canvass of votes in the May 10
consolidated primaries confirm ear
lier unofficial counts which gave
Repres entative John Phillips of the
22nd district the nomination on
both Republican and Democratic
tickets. Decisive majorities i'll I'M
perial county made this result pos
sible, returns show.
Under the election laws Repre-
sentative Phillips will have no op-
position on the official ballet in the
November election and can be op-
posed only through write-in votes.
Representative Phillips did not
leave Washington TO campaign in
the primaries. At that time he was
engaged in rounding out report
on tie guayule project which he
had inspected as a member of a
special committee organized for
that purpose. Other pressing leg
islative matters kept the twenty
second district congressman busy
during the campaigning season.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Order vacates
Camp Lockett;
Status in Doubt

Deactivating of Camp Lockett will
begin on full scale Thursday when
ITO civilian employees will begin
receiving transfers to Imperial VAL
ley military bases and other posts
on the coast, it was revealed Tues
cay morning.
All efforts on the part of Impe-
rial Valley civic groups and the
county supervisors to continue the
camp until it became convalescent
hospital unit, appeared doomed as
orders were received in Camp Lock-
EFT to have the post completely de-
activated by May 81.
The order will leave a commits
stoned and non commissioned Off
Ger and about IA civilians on the
post to guard the $l1 100000 install
lation located 5000 feet above sea
level in the Laguna mountains.
The latest information concern
ing the future status OF the camp
is that it will become $500 con-
valescent hospital for men wounded
in combat. How soon this status
will be attained is not known. Since
the reactivation for this purpose
would require a civilian personnel
of nearly 300, the present order
was received with alarm by Ell
Centrans as it was believed that it
indicated it would be considerable
time before the camp operations
would be resumed.
The 300 military personnel, now
stationed at Lockett have been
known to be receiving transfer or
ders since the Negro cavalry unit
was shipped out last winter.
A persistent rumor is that war
department officials believe it will
be too hot in the camp for open
ing this summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Special Session
Of California
Legislature Set
Governor Maps
81 Hens for


SACRAMENTO, May "a.
(UP) Gov. Earl Warren
Wednesday called a special
session Of the legislature for
June 5 to consider 80 separ-
ate items including revision of the
state teachers retirement system
and state anti-black market law.
Warren in a letter to all legis-
lators said the items in the call
included only those that can right
ly be called emergency matters
The anti-black market measure,
according to the call would make
it a crime to buy or sell rationed
commoc tiles without giving or re-
ceiving ration stamps, coupons, tok-
ems or other documents and making
it a crime to forge, counterfeit or
unlaWfully acquire ration stamps"
or to buy or sell forged or counter
felt ration documents.
OTHER MATTERS
Other matters to be considered
by the legislature include:
Legislation relating to the finan-
cial support of public schools; an
appropriation for plans and surveys
of postwar construction and a ST.
100000 appropriation for repairs,
improvements an6 minor construc-
ton; an appropriation for alloca-
ton of funds to match money ap-
propriated by cities and counties
for postwar projects.
Revision and amendment of the
war powers act affecting the pow
ers and organization of the state
war council, which Warren has
Continued On Pg. 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
1916 May Herald
Plenty Of Tires

and from authoritative spoket men in
the office of the rubber director.
Phillips said new tires would be
given to "A" motorists whenever
production, now at l,400,000 a
month. passed the 100000 mark.
1t was learned that the 100000
mark would be outdiStanced during
October, November and December
Civilian tire quotas were raised
last month and "B" motorists were
made eligible for new tires. "a
motorists who had been unable to
get tires of any sort since July |,
1943, were allocated the remaining
slender stocks of used tires.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24

SACRAMENTO, May "a.
(UP) Gov. Earl Warren
Wednesday released the So
member California delega-
ton to the Republican national
convention from the pledge to vote
for him under which it was elected
at the states primary last Tuesday
In letters to all members of the
"fayorite son" delegation, the COVER
nor requested that my name be
not presented to the convention as
o candidate for any position and
that you do not cast your ballots
for me-"
Warren reminded the delegates
that he had permitted the delega-
ton to be pledged to him because
unpledged delegations are not per-
mitted by California law, He said
he permitted the pledging "only for
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Slayer Suspect
Tries Suicide

LOS ANGELES, May "a. CUP)--A
six-day search for Stephen Richard
Bennett, wanted for questioning In
the wallbed Staying of his attract
i've eX-model wife, came to an end
Wednesday when police caught him
preparing to jump from a down.
town hotel roof.
Officers, answering a call that q
man was about to commit suicide,
stopped Bennett just as he was
climbing over the wall enclosing
the roof of the l2-story structure.
In Benefits pocket at the time
of his arrest were two suicide notes,
one addressed TO the press and an
other to the police. In both notes
he declared he was innocent OF any
part in his wifes murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
kuriIes
Buses
Bombed
Naval Planes
Make. Attack
In EarIy Morn

WASHINGTON, May "a.
(UP)-Navy search planes
made three pre-dawn attacks
on two japanese bases in the
Kurile islands early this week, the
navy revealed Wednesday.
Paramushiro and Shumushu ISL
ands were bombed by Ventura
search planes before dawn on SUM-
day Moderate antiaircraft fire was
encountered but all of the planes
returned.
Two days later single search
plane attacked Shumushu before
dawn, encountering no opposition.
These latest raiCs bring the total
number of attacks on the Kuriles
to CO.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Strikes
Tie up
$1,000 Idle
In Pl ants
OF Northwest
BY UNITED PRESS

A wildcat strike of more
than $4,000 Washington and
Oregon sawmill workers
! jeopardized logging opera
tions in the northwest Wednesday,
while the United Automobile Work
ers (CIO) prepared to take possible
action against Detroit local leaders
/ for staging an unauthorized strike
last week
The most critical strike in the
nation was in the Portland. Ore,
Seattle, and Tacoma, Wash, areas
where more than SO mills have been
closed, threatening supplies of lum-
ber
More than one-third of the ma
TONS lumber supply was affected
by the strike of the lumber and
sawmille workers union (AFL, and
the war labor board notified the
union that it would not consiter
its wage demands until the stop
page, which began Friday, was end
ed.
WLB ACT CITED
The WLB's denial of increases
prompted the strike and boom men,
who hanCle logs for rafting and
storage began walking off the job
yesterday. All camps shipping logs
into Tacoma were closed this morn
ing.
At Detroit, the executive board
of the UAW heard explanations by
local officers of the eight-day wild
cat strike of 1880 employees at
seven Chrysler Corp. Warplants,
which was not sanctioned by the
national organization.
A strike of 1900 employees of
Parke, Davis & Co., at Detroit, en-
tered its second cay as the WLB
notified officers of the United Gas,
Coke and Chemical Workers union
CCIO) that it would not act on an
appeal for wage adjustments until
the stoppage was ended.
The Park Davis strike hinC cred
the production and processing of
penicillin, blood plasma, and other
medical supplies.
Other labor developments includ-
ed:
More than $500 employees of the
American Car and Foundry Co.,
Berwick Pa, continued to strike
over wage issues. The plant is en-
gagged in the manufacture of war
materials.
COSTS l,2O0 SHIPS
The navy announced that the 13-
day strike of machinists at the
Granite City, H., Steel Co., cost
1000 LIST and Let ships. More
than $50 machinists walked off the
job in a jurisdictional dispute, iCling
1900 other employees.
Negotiations for a contract be-
tween the International Association
of MachinistS tAFLl and the gov
ernment-sei2ed Hummer Manufac-
turing Co, at Springfield, H., a
Montgomery Ward and Co, subSid-
iary. were expected to begin next
week The government took control
of the plant Sumo ay after a 17-day
strike by the machinists prompted
by the companys refusal to obey
WLB directiveS.
Forty leather plants in the Salem
Continued on Page 8, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Inquiry Starts
On hanqar Fire

MOJAVE MARINE AIR BASE
Cal, May Ia. CUP)-An investiga-
ton was under way Wednesday to
determine the cause of the fire that
swept through a hangar here Mon
day night and early Tuesday de
strcying an un6isclosed number of
planes and motors, Capt. r. M.
Trent, public relations officer, re-
vealed Wednesday.
Damage was estimated at $225,-
eco. Captain Trent reported that
no injuries resulted from the blaze.
Further details were not disclosed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24

books and without visas, and con-
sequently are employed at a much
lesser rate than the nationals
brought to the United States under
contract. Some of the employers
who have engaged these Mexicans
make no effort to provide a camp.
They bunk along a ditch or in
brush sleep on the ground or
in hay stacks, secure their drink
ing water from canals . :"
immigration aut h oritie are
rounding up the Mexicans, Schar-
renberg declared, but this does
not mean they will remain on the
Mexican side"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24

WASHINGTON, May "a. up
There will in all likelihood be new
tires fer everybody next year. and
b gasoline raticns may possibly
be increased in the east and IN
the midwest sometime after July
of this year, it was learned We'd
nesday. l..
1t also was expected that ra-
tioning Of new synthetic rubber
tires to "A" motorists would get
under way during the last three
months of 1914.
Tie information came from
Charles F.. Phillips, new office Of
price admins tration ratiCning chief,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
STRIKE FROM CHANNEL TO ALPS
Dance Hall Fire
Takes ) Lives:
Is Still Missinq

HAMILTON, Ont, May "a.
CUPD--At least five persons died
Wednesday as the result of fire
which destroyed the Moose dance
hall and police searched the ruins
for a possible rs persons who, 1t
was believed, may have been
trapped when flames swept the
wooden structure.
Six OF the "A injured persons
taken to hospitals were reported
in critical condition from burns,
shock, and injuries suffered when
they leaped from second story
windows tC a concrete runway
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Rogers Resigns
As Member
OF Lower House

WASHINGTON, May "a. CUP) =
Rep. Will Rogers, Cd, Calf, re-
signed his seat in the house We'd
neSday.
He wrote brief letter to Speak
er Sam Rayburn, informing him
that he had sent his letter of res
ignation to Governor Earl Warren
of California.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24

WASHINGTON, May "a.
(UP)-The timeworn key of
a crude, century-old tele-
graph instrument spit out
crisp dots and dashes We'd
neSday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Original TeIesraphic Key
Gives Anniversary Call

What hath god wrought"
it clicked.
Thus, in the same room in the
national capitol from which the
same words were transmitted exact
ly 100 years ago as the initial mes
sage on the worlds first telegraph
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Nets Receives
Backing for
District Place

Petitions asking that Keith Nets
be appointed Imperial Irrigation
district director to take the place
of the late Mark Rose as represen-
tative of the Holtville division were
being circulated Wednesday,
Friends of the we'll known I'M
perial Valley farmer began cir
culating the petitions early this
week and declared that they believe
he is the man for the place and
should be drafted, if necessary.
They expected TO file their pet
itions with the Imperial county
board of supervisors. The supervis-
ors are expected to make the ap-
pcintment at their meeting Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
STOLEN IN HOLTVILLE

The coach's room at Holtville
Union High school was burglarized
Tuesday of athletic equipment.
Holtville police reported to Sheriff
Robert w. Ware.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
He Was Jealous

He Was Jealous
When First Lieutenant Edwin Zol-
ner Of rhe Ell Centre marine air
s!aticn was lost on the desert in
Arizona, it was serious situation.
Now that he is safe and well, how
Continued ON Pg. s. Col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
y AMBl|Ne
NEpoR1ER

Liniment Needed
Don't be surprised because Judge
Elmer Heald limpS a little and
groans audibly now and then.
He has good reasons.
Not long ago he attended one of
those all-night and all-day camping
out sessions with Company A of
the California State Guard in El
Centro. AS Major Elmer Heald he
heads the battalion in Imperial
county and went in line of duty.
1t would have been a nice outing
if the Guarders hadn't whipped up
a baseball game and railroaded
Heald in as a player.
What workout! Heald stuck with
them every muscle in his body
ached like separate tooth on a
rampage.
You're a judge. Can't you play
baseball from the bench, too?
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Oleander Bureau

Oleander Bureau
Oleanders to Jerry Womack of
FL Centre for his stellar pitching
in the CaleXico-El Centro baseball
game Tuesday and another one just
as beautiful to Ralph Samaha of
Calexico for his stellar pitching lin
the same game.
1t was pitching duel without
par.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
WEATHER

Maximum Tuesday 81, minimum
Wed. SO; 5 am. Wed. 62, humidity
80; neon Wed. SO, humidity SO;
pm. Tuesday 81, humidity 40.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-21
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel,
by LYNN NISBET

Raleigh. Jan. 2l.--fu IL digest of
opinions released for publication, At
torncy General Harry Mcmillan held:
x Board of county commissioners
can sell tract of land belonging TO
the county and not being used for
governmental purposes without adj
vcrtiScmcnt and the sale may be
made without public auction.
TaX-paid whiSkcy being illegally
transported in any county Of the
State is subject 10 confiscatiOn, whc-
thcr the county has an Abe system
or is legally dry.
A justice Of the peace may hear a
case outside his own township, but
he cannot be forced Io do so.
The Judge Of a county recorders
court is not authorized 10 perform
marriage ceremony. CThiS question
was asked by Walter -. Slcr. judge
of the Chatham county court)
a marriage may not be celebrated
by proxy in North Carolina.
4 married woman must file sep
aratc income tax return If her net
incomcG. G., her gross income less
cxcmptionS) is thousand dollars or
over.
Where an illCgitimatc child dies
intcSiatc. unmarried and without is
suG, ItdNi Ing d. reidliNes both lesit-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-21
Civilian Milk
Use Should
Not Increase

Washington, Jan. 81. - (AP) -
civilian milk consumption must be
held at present levels or quota re-
Strictons now in cffc't in III areas
VIII be extended TO other localities.
Inc Office of War Information said
Today in report on the national
mix and cream supply situation.
Estimates of the Bureau Of Agri-
cultural Economics indicate that
milk production during 1914 will de-
cline TO l6,000,00O,000 pounds, g.
OOoO,0OO,O00 pounds under the War
rood Administration goal Of 1872
OOO,OO0.0OO, the owl said.
The WIS said farmers would have
l" increase their dairy herds by two
per cent in the year, and increase
production per COW by so pounds, TO
attain the production goal.
The survey said the 1914 milk out
put depends entirely on the cattle
iced situation. The total feed supply
IS large, but the number Of animals
dependent on it is even larger. the
owl found. Maldistribution Of feed.
with serious local shortages in pros
pect. could adversely affect milk pro-
auction.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-21
AFL Demands
Overseas Vote
Of Servicenen

Miami. Fla, Jan. 2l.-(AP)-Thr
AL cNccUisNC council was on rec
ORD today with an emphatic DECLARE
tlon ior congressional enactment Of
a law assuring every Scrviccman
abroad an opportunity In vote The
Scnatc-approvcd measure which
!ca"cs the ballot control Ia individ-
ual states was condemned ia indie
icnSlDly restrictive"
The statement called Cur a sim
pliilcd and uniform soldier vote
law"
y special order of business next
Monday will be the report OF the
committee appointed to negotiate
with John l.. Lewis ON his applica-
ton for reinstatement of the United
Mine Workers III the federation.
AS the AFL. council met, the Flor
ida State Go addressed a letter 10
the 10 members urging rejection Of
Lewis application. Lewis" said the
letter, docs ne: speak in the inter-
est of our war effort or in the inter
est of any section Of labor."
The council picked Monday, also
To consider Il bid from British labor
leaders tu attend a world conference
III London next June.