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Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-23
USO Set
To Move
Cunteen
Awaits Okeh
On Lease
For Building

The United Service Organ
iZation will move the Ell Gen.
trO canteen to the California
Electric building as soon as
q lease approved by the Imperial
Irrigation District Tuesday morn
ing is okeyeG by the national USO
office in New York.
Mrs. Faye Andrews, Ell Cenrro
USO director, said Tuesday morn
ing following the irrigation districts
action that the lease which was
written to start June l has been
approved by Robert Burns. Los An
geles, regional director, but must
be finally signed by the national
office before it can become effec-
tive.
PLANS OUTLINED
The building was purchased by
the district when it took over the
California Electric properties last
year. 1t will be remodeled and sub
jected to extensive interior altera-
tionS to make it one of the most
attractive service recreation build
ings in Southern California, Mrs.
Andrews said.
The irrigation district last week
entered into an agreement to sell
the building to Store Properties,
Inc, of Los Angeles for $45 900,
sale to be closed within 80 days.
Mrs. Andrews said the regional
office reported that the Los An
geles firm had indicated willingness
to permit the USO to retain the
building under lease.
The lease calls for a rental of
$415 a month, beginning June l,
continuing until November 80, 1945.
After six months either party has
the option to cancel the lease on
90-dayS notice. In case of sale the
provision is made that cancellation
may be made in 80 days. This clause
was inserted to protect the Store
Properties, Inc, it was pointed out.
The USO, under the lease, agrees
to maintain the building and equip
ment and is permitted to make
such alterations as are found neces-
Sary.
UP-TO-DATE
Mrs. Andrews announced that
plans are indefinite penc ing final
approval but that the program
calls for installation of new furni-
ture, snack bar, writing facilities,
a Women's rest room, and quiet
music room.
The lease fulfills many months
of effort on the part of the city
recreation council and, recently,
the USO to obtain larger and more
centralized quarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-23
SOUTHEAST ASIA HEADQUAR-

SOUTHEAST ASIA HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Randy, Ceylon, May %. CUP)
The bitter house e-to-house battle
for Myitkyina continued Tuesday
for the fifth straight day, and Of
ficial reports acknowledged that
driving transforms, and fierce Jap
anese resistance had prevented the
attacking Americans and Chinese
from expanding their foothold inside
the city.
A communique issued in Chung
king said there were no substantial
changes in the opposing lines inside
Myitkyina Monday. although Brig
adler General Frank Merrill Ma
rauders seized new positions along
the approaches TO the enemy's Bur-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-23
Probers Scan
Gas Violation

SAN FRANCISCO, May %. (UP)
The OPA Tuesday disclosed 800
Bay Meadows race track fans have
been placed under investigation as
possible gasoline ration violators.
Thomas C. RYAN. chief regional
enforcement attorney for OPA, said
at least 30 automobiles registered to
owners in Los Angeles, San Diego.
Santa Barbara and other southern
California cities, had been found at
the park by OPA investigators.
Ryan said the registered owner
of one southern California car was
listed as "the First Baptist church.
Other cars from northern Califor-
mia were listed to army and navy
officers attached to distant stations,
labor unions, and private clubs, Ry-
an reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-23

along the lower Dnestr river north
west of Tiraspol.
Strong Russian artillery. rifle. and
machinegun fire turned back a Ger
man attempt to carry out a fight
ing reconnaissance" southeast Of
.anislawow. where the Germans
have been attacking periodically
since April 10. Six enemy planes
we're shot down I'm that area.
Three hundred Germans were
killed along the lower Dnestr. where
the Germans have been attempt
ing to annihilate Soviet bridgeheads
Cn the west bank.
"a German communique said that
Nazi troops had wiped out an en-
circled Soviet force and cleared out
a bend In the Dnestr south OF ths
town OF Dubossary, 80 miles north
west OF Tiraspol.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-23

The watermelon industry
in Imperial Valley was in
an uproar Tuesday because
the OPA set a ceiling price
at $33 a ton or ST a ton below
what is declared to be the cost of
production.
News came to growers some time
ago that the OPA was contemplate
ing a ceiling price OF $3.50 ton,
also below cost. They gathered
production cost data and submit
ted the figures to the OPA in an
attempt to get the contemplated
ceiling price raised. Instead, the
OPA cut the price still lower.
BASIS OF COSTS
Growing costs, based on produce
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-23
Roud
Plans
Eyed
Special Group
Speeds
Postwar Set-up

Imperial cOunty's postwar
road program was off to Il
good start Tuesday with a
special road committee from
each supervisorial district making
special study of needs and costs,
on a countrywide basis.
1t was tentatively recommended
that the board of supervisors set a
special rate to collect money for
the road fund, using part of it for
maintaining present systems and
saving the remainder for postwar
construction and Improvements.
HOLD MEETING
Members "a Cile county road COM
mittee appointed ty the county
board of supervisors met in the
court house in Ell Centro Monday
and elected Clarence Walker of
Brawley, chairman; c. F.. Kamm
of Holtville, vice-chairman, and j.
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-23
Monsoon Becomes Jups'
AIIv in Burma Battles

ma stronghold and sealed off the
las loopholes in their seige lines
to the north.
Allied planes dominated the battle
fields throughout the day, racing
in unopposed to bomb and strafe
the doomed Japanese garrison, while
American heavy artillery pounded
their defenses relentlessly.
Headquarters spokesmen admit
ted, however that the torrential
monsoon rains had turned the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-23
Melon Growers See Loss
On OPA Price Ceiling

ton announced FOB shipping point
prices for all areas will be $33 per
ton from now to July A. United
Press dispatch said. land $26 per
ton from then to the end OF the
season."
5000 ACRES PLANTED
A total of 5000 acres of Imperial
Valley land was planted to water
melons this season and the first
large shipment of the season left for
market Monday.
Growers have not given up their
fight to get the ceiling price raised
Harrigan said. They are making
every effort to salvage what they
can. They cannot afford to sell
watermelons for less than it cost
them to raise them."
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-23

ton of five and half tons an
acre, are set at $40 ton, County
Agricultural Commissioners B. A..
Harrigan said Tuesday. This was
the cost price submitted to the
OPA along with figures relative
to labor and other production out
lays.
The OPA announced Tuesday
from Los Angeles that domestic
and Mexican watermelons will be
sold on the southern California
market at prices sharply reduced
from last seasons "abnormally
high levels" The average price re-
ceived for Imperial Valley water
melons last season was $50 ton,
Harrigan said. ...
THE office of Price Admlnistra-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-23

streets into a quagmire. and that
the Chinese and American infantry
men were meeting desperate res
istance from the entrenched jap
aneSe.
simultaneously it was disclosed
that Chinese forces driving on Bur-
ma from western China had cut the
old Burma road at Chefang. so
miles west Of the Salween river and
l6 miles north of the Burma China
bordering the highway to Lashio.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-23
Trial Faces Two
On Rail Charue

Leon Silvas and Obese Sanchez,
freed by federal officials of charg-
eS that they attempted to sabotage
a train near Heber, Monday were
ordered held for trial in Imperial
county superior court on n charge
of injuring railroad property. In
Calexico justice court bail was set
at $1,000 each.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-23
TO EXPAND BASES

WASHINGTON, May 90. (UP)-
The war department Tuesday an
nounced a $l,2cO,00O authorization
for this construction at the army
air base, Nuroc, Calf; additional
hangers, parking aprons, and utili-
ties, $720000; extensions of existing
runways. new taxiway. and addi-
tiOnal parking apron, s500OOO.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-23
GAS COUPONS TAKEN

The Seaside Oil Company station
at 264 Main street reported to Ell
Centre police that gas coupons
worth 500 gallons had been stolen
from the station.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-23
Montanan Would
Ban Sponsors
On Radio News

WASHINGTON, May %. CUP)-
Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, Cd, Mon
tana, proposed Tuesday that con-
gress forbid the commercial spon-
.scrship of radio news broadcasts,
commentators, and news analysts.
In bill presented to the senate
interstate commerce committee for
discussion, he proposed that such
programs offered by chains or in
dividual stations, be strictly on a
sustaining" non-commercial basis.
The committee took no action on
the bill, which would make extern
sive revisions in the radio act.
There is no more reason for such
programs to be commercially spon-
sored than there would be for news
papers to print at the top of each
article or column statement that
following information came through
the courtesy of certain CONNER
cial advertiser" Wheeler told re-
DOrterS.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-23
CITES NEWS FUNCTIONS

Wheeler, chairman OF the inter-
state commerce committee, cCntend-
ed that newspapers offer news and
analysis as a public service made
possible by the advertising which
appears elsewhere in the paper and
that radio should do the same.
He said the bill would cover
straight newscasts as we'll as COM
mentators and news analysts. He
said he was not so much con-
cerned' about straight neWscasts,
however, as he was about spon-
sored commentators and news an
alyiSts.
On the question of newspaper
ownership of radio stations. Wheel
er proposed to forbid the federal
communications commission from
discriminating against any appli-
cant because CT business connec-
tionS, race, creed or cClCr.
OUTLINES VIEWS
The anti-sponsorship provision
was contained in a special section
of the bill which Wheeler said was
designed to lay down a formal con-
gresSional declaration of policy for
guidance of the federal communi-
cations commission, radio chains
Continued on Page &, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-23
WEATHER

Maximum Monday 81, minimum
Tuesday SO; am. Tuesday SIS, hu-
midity So; noon Tuesday 83, humid
ity 36; pm. Men. 88, humidity 32.
Evening star., 1944-11-11
lody Oukes in Florida

MIAMI, Fla, Nov. II (R.-Lady
Eunice Oakes, widow of Sir Harry
Oakes, arrived here last night by
Pan-American plane for her home
In Nassua. Bahamas. She boarded
a plane for Palm Beach is minutes
later.
Evening star., 1944-11-11
Woman Held 10 Jury
In Neglect Of Children

Mrs. Marjorie Brent, Capitol
Heights, was ordered held for the
grand jury under $500 bond in Upper
Marlboro Police Court yesterday on
a charge of neglecting her six chill
dren.
Half dozen witnesses, including
neighbors and. county welfare and
sanitary officials, told Trial Magis-
trate Walter L. Green the children,
ranging in age from 4 to IA years,
did not get enough food or proper
clothing. They said Mrs. Brent.
whose husband is overseas, often
went away for two or three days
without leaving any one to care for
the children.
Montgomery Morrow, county san
itary employe, testified that sanitary
facilities at Mrs. Brents home were
not in workable" condition. He
added there was no heat in the house
and that virtually every window was
broken.
Mrs. Brent, who admitted she
received an allotment of $3.50 a
month from the Government, main
tained she recently had purchased
food, though the children told
neighbors they had not eaten. She
did not reply when Judge Green
asked her why she left the house
without having some one stay with
the children.
In ordering Mrs. Brent held for
grand jury action, Judge Green told
her you have forfeited your right to
act as a mother to your children"
He also requested the Welfare
Board to arrange for the placement
OF the children in foster homes.
Evening star., 1944-11-11
Devotion Series PIunned
AT St. Mory's Church

A three-day series of religious
exercises known as the 40 hours
Devotion" will begin at the 1910
high mass at st. Mary's Catholic
Church in Alexandria tomorrow.
The Rev. Eugene Maroney of the
Holy Ghost Fathers, Washington,
will be celebrant.
Sermons will be preached at 8
pm. tomorrow and Monday by the
Rev. Vernon j. Bowers OF the Dio-
cesan Missionary Fathers at Rich
mond.
Low mass will be celebrated at
$50 and 7:30 am. Monday and
Tuesday, with high mass at 8 am.
both days. The devotions officially
close at 8 pm. Tuesday, when the
htany of the saints will be chanted
by the visiting clergy. There will
be a procession through the church
of Holy Name men bearing lighted
candles.
Evening star., 1944-11-11
3 Youths Ordered He|t
In Deaths Of Two
In Halloween Prank
Step Nephew Of Stote's
Attorney Is Among Boys
Awaiting Jury Action
Special Dispatch to The Star.


LEONARDTOWN, Nd, Nov. IL
Eight youths from Leonardtown and
vicinity, including the step-nephew
|of States Attorney G.. Henry Cam
alier, were ordered held for the
grand jury in st. Marys County
Magistrate Court yesterday on
charges of manslaughter in connec-
ton with the deaths of two colored
youths resulting from a Halloween
prank. Each was released under
$500 bond by Judge Ralph Abel.
Ordered held are Walter K.
Sterling, II, Mr.. Camalier's STEP
nephew; Bernard Spaulding, 81;
Gwynn Wathen. II; Merrill Russell,
II, all Of Leonardtown; Franklin
Wise, 81; Charles Clements, II, and
his brother, Paul, Is, all of Medley's
Neck, and Charles Evans, 18, Elkins,
w. Va, who works at the Patuxent
River naval base.
Maryland State Policeman Leslie
Gray testified the youths had placed
a small shed on the Southern Mary
land pike near Leonardtown shortly
after midnight on Halloween.
Later, according to Policeman
Gray, a car containing three colored
youths crashed into the shed. Albert
Butler. 2l, Oakville, was killed in
stantly. Harry Fenwick, jr., IT, also
of Oakville, died later. The third
occupant, Dunbar Curtis, 18, Cra-
mona Farms, is in a serious condi-
ton In a Baltimore hospital.
The youths maintained that they
had placed the shed on the side of
the road.
Evening star., 1944-11-11
| Arlington Casts
Biggest County
Vote in Virginia
,y the Associated prssx

BY the Associated Press.
RIG HMOND, Va, Nov. H.
Arlington County has replaced Lee
County in the Fighting Ninth
district as the county which wields
the biggest club in Virginia elec-
tions.
Arlington cast 15,439 votes for
major party candidates for President
Tuesday as compared with 1891 in
Lee County.
With only II precincts in Airing
ton, election officials counted far
into the small hours of the morn
ing tabulating the tremendous vote.
Lee County has 20 precincts.
Third largest county vote was
Norfolk County's 1902 in the I'd
district.
Evening star., 1944-11-11
Service Vote Assures
Defeat Of Charter

Defeat of the proposal to substi-
tute charter form of government
for the present county commissioner
plan in Montgomery County was
assured today after an official check
Of absentee soldier ballots raised the
anticharter forces total to 1886
votes.
The soldier vote on the charter
issue was 1912 against and 778 for.
These figures, added to the civilian
vote of 14,47l against and 1920 for,
makes a total vote of 1858 against
and 14,048 for. The service vote also
showed overwhelming majorities for
each of the six proposed amend
ments to the State constitution.
President Roosevelt won scant
majority of the soldier votes with
1881 to 1926 for Gov. Dewey. The
official canvass of the in-county
votes gave Gov. Dewey 1854 to
l4,073 for the President.
In the senatorial contest, Senator
Tydings, Democrat, received 1915
soldier votes to 583 for Blanchard
Randall, jr. The civilian totals in
the county were 19,757 for Senator
Tydings ana 1855 for Mr.. Randall.
Representative Beall, Republican,
who was reelected from the 9Th
district, received 997 soldier votes to
1882 for Daniel F. McMullen. Mr..
Beall, however, carried the county.
Meanwhile, tabulation of soldier
votes in 20 of the % counties in the
State added 1899 votes to President
Roosevelt's total, with returns not
yet received from Baltimore, Dor
chester and Garrett Counties, Gov.
Dewey got 5,765 soldier votes. The
Statewide civilian vote gave Presi-
dent Roosevelt a majority of ap-
proximately 5000.
Evening star., 1944-11-11
Turkey Supper Planned

, A turkey supper will be served al
4 pm. today at the Cedar Grove
Md Methodist Church.
Evening star., 1944-11-11
Maverick Advocates
U. s. Veteran Loans
For New Enterprises
81 Bill Amendment
Urged to Provide for
Federal Finuncina

Declaring that I'VE need q million
new businesses in America" Maury
chairman Of the Smaller
War Plants Corp, told representa-
tives Of veterans groups yesterday
that the Government will have to
spend some money" to get veterans
started.
He recommended liberalizing the
CT bill Of rights to provide that
veterans who are refused loans by
private lending agencies can be lent
money directly by the Government.
The CT bill provides that the Vet
erans' Administration shall guaran-
tee loans to veterans up to $1,000
which are made by private lenders.
Speaking at an all-day session Of
the National Council of American
Veterans Organizations, Mrs. Nave
rick reminded the men that women
also have executive ability and wom-
en- veterans can be expected to 60
into business, too.
Assistant Attorney General Tom
c. Clark described the actions taken
by United States district attorneys
in cases where employers refuse to
reinstate veterans. He said less than
100 cases so far had been carried to
the district attorneys. Mr.. Clark
also disclosed that the Federal
Bureau of Investigation was assist
ing on Investigations where en-
ployers failed to reinstate their
former employees.
Personnel problems in stating
Veterans Administration facilities
were described by Col George e.
Ijams, Veterans Administration as
sistant administrator, who said the
shortage of hospital and mess at
tendants had become so acute that
the Army had provided 5000 limited
servicemen for veterans hospital
and had been requested to provids
5000 more. Col. Ijams reported that
initial hospital construction under
the GI bill of rights would cost
$50 900 900.
Evening star., 1944-11-11
COP Leader Charges
Democrats Tried 10
Make Charter Deal
Lee Terms Reports Of
Swop for Dewey Votes
Absolutely Folse'

Francis w. Hill, jr., chairman Of
the Republican State Central Com
mittee for Montgomery County, said
today that some" county Demo-
Gratis had attempted to engineer a
deap with the committee whereby
the Democrats would not support
President Roosevelt in return for
opposition to the charter.
The President lost the county by q
vote Of l4.073 to 1854.
1t. Col. E. Brooke Lee, county
Democratic leader, recently termed
such reports absolutely false"
pointing out that his newspaper, the
Maryland News, had consistently
called for the Presidents reelection.
Policy Was Hands on"
While declaring "overtures" had
been made to the committee by in
dividual Democrats, Mr.. Hill empha-
sized that no deal was made.
THE Central Committee took the
position that its prime duty was to
try to elect Cows. Dewey and Bricker
and Representative Beall," Mr.. Hill
asserted. "As far as the charter was
concerned, the committee agreed
that it should follow a policy of
hands or and we tried to live up
to that" ..---.-
In furtherance of this attitude,
Mr.. Hill said, Republican speakers
were told not to mention the charter
controversy at campaign meetings.
He added that, in his opinion, the
Of Republicans in the
county voted for the charter.
Gardner Comments.
When told of Mr.. Hills statement,
Allen H. Gardner, president of the
County Charter Committee, de-
clared:
There is not the slightest sus-
picion that Mr.. Hill, person Of the
highest integrity, was a party to any
deal. But failing to arrange a deal
at the top, the Brooke Lee ma
chine arranged many deals whereby
machine politicians and their under
lings deserted the Democratic can
didates and small-fry Republicans
voted against the charter.
Many such deals were overheard
in the making. The machine has
never, of course, been interested in
any political party except that 1t
could use it to hold on to jobs and
contracts-the gravy Of spoils
politics"
Evening star., 1944-11-11
Montgomery Survey
Shows Dental Core Need

DR.. Roy H. Bridger, Montgomery
County public health dentist, said
today that a recent survey in one of
the county's high schools disclosed
the need for better dental care for
children.
DR.. Bridger said that of an en-
rollment Of 153 students, he found
a total of 638 dental cavities, or an
average of four dental cavities for
each child. A total of 72 permanent
teeth already have been lost by
this group of children, most of
whom are under 18 years old, he
said.
Dr. Bridger said the survey en-
phasized the need for a better
prenatal diet for mothers and a diet
rich in teeth-preserving elements for
children.
Evening star., 1944-11-11

Insure your future security by
buying War bonds and hanging on
to them.
Evening star., 1944-11-11
Children's Clinic Slated

A child hygiene clinic will be held
at the Silver Spring Health Center
on the Old Bladensburg road Thurs
day. Mrs. H. C. Looney and Mrs.
c. A. Power Of the Silver Spring
Public Health Lay Committee will
assist the county health nurses.
Representatives Of the committee
reported that skin and scalp
examinations have been given by
the health department in the
schools of the community, and that
eye examinations are to start
shortly.
Evening star., 1944-11-11
VISA to Poy for Steamers

The War Shipping Administra-
ton has agreed to pay the Norfolk
& Washington Steamship Co. $685.
275 for the steamers Northland and
Southland, once the pride of the
honeymoon fleet" between here
and the Virginia port. The vessels
are overseas, operating under the
Navy.
Evening star., 1944-11-11
FoirIington Fovors
New Grocery Store

The darlington Civic Association
was on record today as approving
the opening of a grocery store in the
northern section of the Virginia
housing development.
The association urged in resolu-
ton that the Harrington manage
ment cooperate with any private
concern that might wish to openf a
store in this section. 1t was pointed
out that stores in the area now
are overcrowded.