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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24
WLB voids Raise
Of City Workers

WASHINGTON, july "a. CUP) -
The war labor board Moncay over
ruled a decision by its San Francisco
regional board which could have
permitted am increase of Sis a
month in stabilized wage rates for
clerical workers in the San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles areas.
Asserting that the upward revi-
sion violates the hold the line
order, WJB instructed the regional
board not to apply the revised rates
in any cases. However, it added that
the board may 0raw UP another
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24
Churchill Sees Nozi Rows
As EARLY Collapse Sign

last weeks events inside Germany
and the fact that the prime minis
ter had spent three days inspecting
Allied positions in France.
He made his comments in an adj
dress to Canadian pilots and ground
crews at an advanced air base. After
referring to three-way air attacks
on Germany. Churchill said: And
now suddenly boiling up in their
stomachs, has come deadly quarrel
at home. It's not nice thing for
a man to hear of a revolution going
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24
y AMBlINe
REPORTER

Tread Water, Boys
boy, oh, Boy, are these cars 60
ing to lock wonderful Cecil Gap,
johnson said to Dan Bailey while
they were engaged in daubing their
cars with the same kind of black
paint.
Il think this is the best job of
car painting I ever saw" Bailey en-
Unused as he stood back and looked
at the two machines.
Not satisfied with Dragging tc
each other. they Dragged to theil
friends about the swell job they
were putting on their cars.
But the paint buckled, making
the Bailey and johnson cars look
as though they were tricked out in
some kind of new camouflage in
tended to make beholders dizzy.
OF cource it is tender subject
with them. Their muscles are ten
der, too. They had to sand off the
buckled paint and start all ever
again.
P. S.-Blood will flow if you men
ton it.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24

LONDON, July "a. (UP)-
A new Polish crisis was pre-
cipitated Monday by a Polish
committee of national liberation
which issued a manifesto from Po-
lish soil liberated by the Red army
repudiating the Polish government
in London and setting itself up as
provisional government for liber-
ated Poland.
The committee was an outgrowth
OF the Polish national council, a
pro-Soviet group.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24

LONDON. July "a. (UP)-
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill told Allied troops
in Normandy: They tthe NazlS'
are in a state of great turmoil in
Germany and none can measure
the extent. They are shooting each
other 1t might be that the fight
ing might come to an end earlier
than we have a right to say.
Newspapers were permitted to Gus
close today Chtuchill'S appraisal OF
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24
Hill r
Purge
II oIds
Ges+apo Halls
Uprisins;
Fuehrer Hides

LONDON, July "a, (UP)-
Heinrich Himmler's Gestapo
squadrons, pressing a merci-
less blood purge of the Ger
man high command, aristo-
Gratis and landowners throughout
the Reich, have crushed at least
temporarily the arorLive army re-
volt and regained an uneasy con-
troll of the situation, reports trick
ling through the Nazi iron censor
ship indicated Monday.
Nazi authorities clampeo a rigid
1920 P. M.-8: 80 A. M. curfeW ON
Berlin while Himmlers executioners
searched the capital and other Ger
man cities for the leaders of the
plot that almost resulted in the
death OF Adolf Hitler and the top
ping regime last week.
HITLER GOES TO HIDEOUT
Hitler himself was reported in one
European dispatch to have FLED to
hideout in the Rhineland to avoid
another attempt on his Life while
the purge continued.
All reports indicated that Ger
many was undergoing a blood bath
outdoing the massacre that rocked
the nation IN June, 1854, when Hit
ler ordered purge of the party
ranks. ........#
German radio propagandists in
sisted that complete calm had beer
restored to the Reich and carefully
refrained from mentioning the
names of suspected anti-Nazi lead
erS.
DRIVEN TO COVER
Reports from underground sources
and neutral capitals. however, sug-
gested that the revolutionaries hac
been driven to cover by Himmler's
swift counter measures, and tina
many hundreds of army men hac
been arrested and. executed since
July 20.
Nazi SIS Elite guards were sale
to have been hurriedly moved int
key posts in the war ministry anc
in the army held inside Germany's
borders. and it was believed thai
Hitler, emboldened by his first vic.
tory, had decided the time was OPP
perfume for a clear break with his
Continued on Page 6. Col. d
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24
Navy Increases
Ship Output

WASHINGTON, July 24.-(UP)
The steadily rising tempo of the
war against Japan was underScored
Monday by navy announcements of
increases in its shipbuilding pro-
gram and manpower reuirements.
The nevy said that the U. S. fleet,
including all classes of ships, has
swelled more than ten-fold since
the start of the defense program in
July, 1910 and that the coming II
months will see additional expansion
of all operations.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24
inland Resident
Is Found Dead

Desert heat plus bad heart con-
dition resulted in death for Peter
Monsoon of the inland area, whose
body was found near Camp Dunlap
early Monday, it was revealed in a
report at the sheriff-cCroner's Of
flee.
When discovered Monsoon had
been dead two days.
He had a small place near inland
where he kept chickens and some
mules.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24

The manifesto, Crawn up on the
day the Red army captured Kholm,
first town beyond the demarcation
line in Polish territory, was broad
cast by the Moscow radio Sunday
night which Indicated it had at least
tacit Russian backing.
1t charged the London refugee
government was illegal and an
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24
Group Leader
Eyes New Party

CHICAGO. July 24-OUP)-Ger-
aid l.. K. Smith, national director
of the American First Party, be-
lieves that SO per cent of the work.
ers in that organization favor the
formation of a new nationalist par
ty with its own presidential candi-
date.
Governor Thomas E. Dewey's at
titude towards the American firsters
has cost Mr.. Dewey the presidency
Smith declared here Sunday. How
ever, he added that his followers
will not support the democratic
ticket.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24
Liberated Poland Group
Sets Up Government

nounced that an united" Polish
army had been organized by fusing
the peoples army underground
forces with the Polish army in
Russia and a high command was
being established.
1t pledged the restoration OF
Democratic freedom and said par
liamentary elections would, be held
at the earliest possible date.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24
LEST WE FORGET
HE DIED FOR US
Braw|ey Man
Dies in Navy

Word was received from THE
navy department Monday of the
teath of Sergeant Lionel l.. Du-
carpe. Jr., of 498 H street, Braw-
ley.
His name was listed among
the 268 casualties of the United
States naval forces. The list con-
tanned nothing but the names of
the men, their addresses, and the
names of their next of kin.
Sergeant Ducarpe's wife is I'M
derstood to be living at 498 H
street, BraWley.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24

set of rates to conform to WLB
instructions.
UnCer the hold the line" order
of last April, WLB was empowered
to increase wages which were below
the level paid by other employers
in the same area.
The San Francisco board also was
instructed to permit employers to
hire employees with special ability
at wages commensurate with their
ability. 1t formerly had required
employers to hire workers at the
minimum wage rate.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24
Brutality Probe
Starts Anew

LOS ANGELES. July "a. up
A second charge of alleged brutality
by police officers was being investi-
gated Monday by Superior Judge
William r. Mckay and Undersher-
if Arthur Jewell
William A. MarloWe, %, Roscoe,
medically discharged from the
army said he was beaten by Glen
dale and Pasadena police officers
and a deputy sheriff, while being
questioned in connection with some
burglarieS early this month.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24

on in his own country when he Us
being attacked like that I'm OF the
opinion that Germany may uncergo
a severe reduction of morale which
will affect every branch OF the
services and essential work"
Concerning Allied operations In
Normandy, he said The weather
has not been on our side but think
how things will go when she does
come over. Then there will be q
great change and operations VIII
be carried out with the rhythm and
speed that's required"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24
Robots Scatter
Death and Ruin

Relatively few of the projectiles
fell in London and the southern
coastal areas during the night and
the bombing halted briefly during
the eaily daylight hours.
Later, however. the attack was
resumed and damage and casual
ties were caused in a number OF
areas.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24

LONDON, July "a. CUP)-Ger-
man robot bombs spread death and
destruction across southern England
again Monday. ending brief lull
in the attack during which rescue
suads worked stadiely to recover
victims of a neavy bombardment
that rocked the countryside almost
ceaseleSsly over the week end.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24
RUSS SPEED WESTWARD
Getting Closer.
Hitler, ct al;
How's Filters?
nv UNITED PRESS

BY UNITED PRESS
The shortest distances to Berlin
from the advanced Allied battle
lines Monday:
Russia-370 miles (by German
account.
Italy--6l0 miles.
France-623 miles.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24

Ira La La
And now" beamed Roy Mahan,
Kiwans club song leader, at recent
club luncheon, well sing the theme
song of the Rotary club"
1--WE will not" StormCd the XII
wanians in unison, What is this
anyway" Mahan waved his hand
at the pianist and the first notes
Continued on Page 6, Col -
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24

July "a. (ELT = Via Navy
Radio) - (UP) = Americas
assault on Guam continues to
progress on towns forming a single
front objective as U. S. expanding
northern beachheads bring the two
invasion forces closer together in a
drive to enclose Apra harbor.
The occupation of Cabras island,
which is Apra harbor's northern
breakWater is now complete.
PUSH ALONG SHORE
Marine patrols are pushing south
wards along the harbors foreshore,
moving nearer to a junction with
a brigade whose northern line cuts
deep across the neck CT the Crote
peninsula. Farther to the east, be-
yond the rocky Maanct ridge, the
77th infantry have pushed over the
ridge to more favorable ground,
helping close the jaws of a trap
set around this strategic point.
These movements have seized an
escape corridor for an unknown
number of Japanese trapped ON the
Orote peninsula. 1t is no longer
possible for them to be evacuated
through high pass near Mt. Tenjo
and to join THE main body of enemy
forces probably located in the GEN.
Continued on Pig. 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24

POI UIle (Ifllla D1pa river along its
entire length some nine miles north
east of Stanislawow, gateway to
Czechoslovakia. The Germans on
the southern front we're being stead
lily driven into the Carpathian
mountains.
Observers hailed the spectacular
advances across southern and Gem
trail Poland as strategic defeat
for the Germans. who were retreat
ing in a frantic but so far futile
attempt to shake off the pursuing
Russian cavalry, tanks and mobile
infantry
Matching these successes. other
Soviet forces on the embattled $50
mile eastern front
Captured. Pskov, southern gate
way to Estonia and last pre-war
Russian city in German hands.
HEAD FOR RIGA
Advanced to within II miles south
OF Riga, whose fall would cut off
all land escape for some 20 German
divisions in Latvia and Estonia.
Drove to within six miles north
and nine miles east of the Latvian
stronghold of Daugavpils Dvinsk).
Captured Dobrynovka, eight miles
Continued on Page 6, Col. u
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-24
Guam
Drive
Two u. S. Forces
Join to Cut
Swa+h Inland

ABOARD A D M | R A l.
CONOLLY'S ! n V A S | O N
FLAGSHIP OF F GUAM
July "a. (ELT = Via Navy
Radio) G1P) = Anerica'S
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-09
Imperial Valley F|oxseed
Sets AII-Time Acre Yield

This years flax yield in
Imperial Valley established
a worlds record for such
large acreage as is planted in this
area, Manager Argyle McLachlan
OF the Southwest FlaXSeed aSSocia-
ton, said Wednesday.
Yields in Imperial Valley this year
averaged 23R bushels to the acre
which topped the peak years of the
past, McLachlan disclosed.
For association acreage the 1914
crop was the best yielder since 1885
and 1898 when 20 bushels to the
acre was the average on ll,O00 to
10000 acres. Shipments will be made
to mills from 27,580 acres this year.
Il predict that we can make an
average of 25 bushels" McLachlan
declared. The use of good land
and of fertilizer had a lot to do
with the big yield of 1914. A little
better farming of good land will
give us the 25-bushel yield"
He pointed out that profitable
prices for flax appear to be in
prospect for the next two or three
years. 1t is possible that the l945
crop will sell at about the present
ceiling level of $3.50 a bushel.
The current support price Tor
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-09
yonk Bombs Fall
Near Phil ippines

ALLIED II E A y @ u A r T E r S
Southwest Pacific, Aug. 9. CUP)-
Liberators struck within $50 miles
of the Philippines Monday to bat
ter two japanese airdromes on Hal
mahera with 48 tons of explosives
in the second heavy strike on the
strate peninsula, it was an
nounced Wednesday.
Thirteen enemy planes were de-
Stroyed on the ground and the Lib
orators met no aerial opposition
over Halmahera, which is between
the Philippines and the western end
of Dutch New Guinea.
General Douglas MacArthur'S
communique said enemy fighter
planes were sighted but did not at
tempt to attack.
STRIKE AIRDROMES
The bomb loads were concen-
trated on Galela and Lolobata air
dromes on the northwestern pein-
sula of Halmahera. In addition to
the destroyed planes, many other
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-09
State Democrats
Set Meeting
To Name Leaders

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 9. tUP)-
California Democrats hold their
biennial convention and state CEN
tral committee meeting here this
week end and William M. Malone,
San Francisco attorney, repeatedly
had the inside track for election
as state party chairman.
Alfred w. Robertson, state as
Semblyman from Santa Barbara
and party chairman for the past
two years, apparently was slated to
be Vice-chairman. The two top Cffi-
cial jobs in the party rotate each
two years be tween the northern
and southern sections of the state.
Opposition TO Malone from fac
ton in the party led by former
Governor Culbert Olson repeatedly
was fading. In addition, Malone
was supposed to have the support
of Attorney General Robert w.
Kenny, who twice has bested Ols on
in intl.a- party conteSts-in win
ming for himself the chairmanShip
of the party delegation to the ma
tional convention and in gaining
the election of Edwin M. Pauley of
Beverly Hills as national commit
teeman.
The party convt ntiOn opens Fri
day morning with adoption of a
platform and selection of pres iden-
tial electors the main items of bu5i-
ness.
The Democrats are said to be
considering taking a stand in their
platform on a controversial right
of employment" initiative which
will appear on the November bal
lot. State Senator John F.. Shelley,
San Francisco, or AsSemblyman
Ralph Dills, Compton, were posi-
BILE choices for chairman of the i'm
portant convention platform COM
mittee.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-09
Ii. Rhodes Held
Missing After
Raid on Germany

I'VE regret to inform you that
your son is missing in action"
A telegram from the adjutant
general of the United States was
received Wednesday by Mr.. and
Mrs w. H. Rhodes in which they
were informed that their son, Lieu
tenant Howard w. Rhodes, has been
mis- sing in action over Germany
since July %.
The message was delivered to
Rhodes in San Diego at 7 a. m.
Wednesday. He left for Ell Centre
to bring the message to Mrs.
Rhodes, leaving his work as civil
ian employe of the military to be
with his wife. He attempted to tele-
phone their other son, Lieutenant
Warren Rhodes, who is a flyer at
Williams Field, Arizona, but could
not dc SO Immediately as he was in
the air at the time.
In a letter mailed from England
July %, Lieutenant Rhodes said {:
Not all my thoughts about work
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. g
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-09
British Seize
Florence, Hill

ROME, Aug. 9. tUP)-Britlsh
troops battling stubbornly resisting
Germans captured dominating
height east of Florence and inched
forward in the western suburbs
Wednesday, but in the ancient Rem
naissance capital itself activity was
limited to patrols and sporadic
small arms fire.
With both sides obviously reluc-
tant to launch a pitched battle in
side the museum-like city, the
Eighth Army's constant probing
across the Arno river into the
northern section was aimed merely
at checking to see that the Ger
mans do not infiltrate back.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-09

B3AWLEY, August 9.-"It look
as though there is going to be "a
long dry spell at the Brawley mi
gratory labor camp" Mayor Elmer
Seals said Wednesday.
He made this comment after re-
ceiving word from Congressman
John Phillips that a Brawley claim
for $2.405 had been certified in
Washington as a part OF the pay
ment of the city's bill of $500 for
water delivered at the camp from
November, 1912 to July. l943. Phil
lips telegraphed Sears that he had
been informed that the $3,29O bal
ance had been suspended pending
further consideration.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-09
Officials Plan
Rent Control

with a period of as days after Sep
tember to comply with registra-
ton rules
Moore pointed cut that rent con-
troll operations in any given COM
munity becomes necessary when
rents go above the Is per cent
norm of 1889" He added that in his
belief, the main problem in admin
istering rent control lies in lack OF
understanding on the part CT both
landlords and tenants. He also dis
closed that part of operations is a
survey every 80 days of rents,
checks conducted by the bureau OF
labor statistics.
The immediate concern of the Of
ficials now in Ell Centre is to locate
and lease adequate office space and
arrange to install the personnel
which will consist of, in Imperial
Valleys case, an associate director
examiner two examiner inspectors,
stenographic and clerical help. The
office also enlists volunteer aids.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-09

Rent control for Imperial Valley
entered initial stages Wednesday
with the arrival in the Valley of
Stewart O. Wicklin, director for the
San Diego district. He was accof :
panied by James r. Moore, acting
area rent director, and James VOL
fer, administrative officer.
These officials Immediately set
about arranging for headquarters.
and office staff. The new program
will become operative in the entire
valley September l, according to Of
ficial announcement from OPA
headquarters in Washington few
days ago.
First steps for owners and man.
ayers of housing units said Wick
lin, will be to arrange to conform
their rentals to the establis he'd
schedule as of March l. 1943, to
start September l. Then all owners
and managers will be required to
register with the central office,
which will be located in Ell CentrO,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-09
Mexican Claims
Water Dearth

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 9. IUPI--
AT least 40 per cent of the last
crops in the Imperial Valley OF
the northern territory of Baja Cali
fornia, Mexico, were lost because
of water shortage, Deputy CARA
Sena6e, who has just returned
from that region, said Wednesday.
He said it is indispensable" for
Mexican farmers in that region
that the congress of the United
States ratify the Colorado river
water agreement recently reached
between the United States and
Mexico relative to distribution of
Colorado river water to Mexican
border areas.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-09
srotory Camp
StuYs Closed

There was no reason or explain
alton given for the supposed settle,
ment of the claim on any sucsl
basis" Sears declared. The contraci.
for the city of Brawley TO serve the
camp with water on q meter basis
was signed by Henry Wallace, theil
cabinet member and now vice.
president of the United States. II
the powers that be can arbitrarily
do what they wish I'm such matters
maybe 1t will be possible 10 play
hob with our currency and bonds
at the will of those In power"
Residents OF the camp we're evict-
ed from the camp when Brawley
city officials refused TO deliver any
more water until the bill was paid,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-09

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS,
AEF, Aug. 8. (UP)-Gen. Dwight
ID. Eisenhower announced We'd
nesday night that he has moved
his allied supreme headquarters
from England to France.
SUPREME HEADQUAR-
TIERS, AEF, Aug. 9. (UP)-
Canadian shock troops broke
through the first and second
German defense lines more
than Is miles below Caen
Wednesday while American
armored columns to the
southwest stormed up be-
yond captured lie Mans in a
surge that the Nazi radio
said had carried to within
81 miles of Paris.
The two main enemy de-
fense lines covering Paris had
been preached in a day of
furious allied attack and the
Americans and Canadians
were pressing their twin
break through to the full.
The Nazis' Sarthe river line,
their strongest natural barrier on
the southwestern approaches to
Paris, broke wide open with the
fall of LIE Mans and front dis
patch from United Press War Cor
respondent Ronald Clark said Ger
man resistance below Caen was
cracking under the blows of the
Canadian First army.
NAZI RESERVES RUSH IN
German reserves were reported
streaming to the American front in
desperate attempt to stem the
wave of tanks and riflemen closing
on the French capital. but front
dispatches said the Yankee COL
umns were rolling ahead at pace
almost rivaling that OF peacetime
maneuverS.
The German radio said advanced
American elements were some 81
miles from Paris in the LIE Mans
sector, indicating that the east
ward drive of Lieutenant General
Omar NJ Bradley's armor had pen
etrated about 25 miles beyond LIE
Mans.
LIE Mans, an industrial city and
five-Way railroad junction on the
Sarthe river 112 miles southeast of
Paris, was taken almost without
a fight by tank forces that broke
into the city before the hard-press-
ed NaziS had time to organize its
defenses.
There Was nothing to indicate
any serious obstacles in the path
of the Paris-bound Americans, but
headquarters spokesmen said they
were moving cautiously pending de-
struction of the enemy pocket of
resistance at the hinge of the
American and British lines east of
AvrancheS.
The German attempt to sever the
allied lines at that point appeared
to have been frustrated, however,
after two days of bitter fighting
that cost the communicating Nazis
about 200 tanks destroyed or DAM
aged.
On the Canadian assault front,
continued on Pg. 6, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-09
l.. A. Officers Nab Member
Of Jdi|-Breukin9 Trio

Ham was identified by finger
prints, but told officers he was
Adams.
Watch out for that guy Ham,
he's tough" he told them.
Police said they did not believe
Ham had broken with Adams. The
young woman who turned in the
alarm said she had seen two youths
at the service station, one OF them
in a car, and police said they be-
lieved it was Adams.
Ham wore navy uniform when
arrested, and was armed with a
.38 caliber revolver which the pair
took from Compton motorcycle
officer they held up shortly after
the Jail break.