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Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
Arizona Battles
Water Treaty

PHOENIX, Ariz., June !. CUP)-
Petitions to the United States SEN
ate protesting the proposed Mexi-
Colorado river water treaty
as illegal and disastrous to homes.
livelihood and defense of the peo-
pie of Arizona and the nation we're
forwarded, Thursday to the senate,
It was announced by Sidney Kartus,
Arizona water trustee.
1--WE are laying the protest before
the U. S. senate because we feel
that AriZona's u. S. senators have
failed to oppose the Mexican water
treaty" Kai'tus stated.
"As the treaty now stands, Mexi-
co will have the right to build
dams In Arizona and give a per-
petual monopoly of our neeced wa
ter"
The petition states that the treaty
would give Mexico nearly 100000
acre feet per year Of Arizonas Col
orado river waters outright, plus
any other waters reaching her,
which under the Santa Fe compact
and contract would be more than
100000 acre feetasArizona would
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
Allies Close In
From Two Sides
Fifth Army Gets
Foo+hoId in
Final Barriers
BY ROBERT v. vERMILLION

A LII | E D HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Naples, June /. (UP)
The Fifth army has driven
TIVE miles into the fortified
Alban hills to within sight
of Rome, outflanking t e
strongholds of Velletri and
Lanuvio, and to the west has
pushed an armored spear
head to within 13 miles of
the capital, front reports said
Thursday.
(TIhe Rome correspondent of the
Spanish news agency said the bat
tie had reached the Roman cas-
ties" area with the thunder of
heavy gunfire audible in the Ital-
ian capital itself. The gunfire at
times appeared to come from two
directions, the correspondent said,
indicating that allied armies were
closing in from two directions0
SEIZE CAPITAL
British troops of the eighth army
seized Frosinone, capital of the
province of the same name and
junction of the Via Casilina and
an enemy escape highway branch
ing off to the north and west.
German forces still holding out
along the Via Casilina and in the
mountains to the south faced en-
circlement as the British surged on
toward Valmontone, "a miles to the
northwest and already under attack
by an American column from the
south.
Armored units Of the Fifth army
reached a point only 13 miles from
the outskirts Of Rome with an ad-
vance into Fossa di Canpoleone, a
fissure-like valley three miles west
of Lanuvio, and were exerting
strong pressure against the Ger
man line
American infantrymen also Scor-
ed new gains in frontal attack
ON Lanuvio, but German dugouts,
pillboxes. antitank guns and self
propelled artillery slowed their pro-
gress.
FIERCE RESISTANCE
Fierce resistance likewise was re-
ported from Valmontone, Via CAST
lima stronghold 10 miles northeast
of Velletri. The Germans were said
to have massed strong forces there
in an effort to retain control of
the Via Casilina, which, however.
already virtually had been cut by
American shellfire from positions
only mile away.
Gen. Sir Harold r. L. G.. Alex
ander. allied commander for Italy.
summarized the Gays battles ON the
front below Rome with one sem
tence in his daily communicates
Against strong enemy opposi-
ton from acknowledgements pos
siticns between Valmontone and the
Continued on Pg. 8, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
House Leader
Sees Need for
Oil From Coast

WASHINGTON, May 81. (UP -
Chairman Carl Vinson, CD, Ga.
of the house naval affairs commit
Tee said that "the navy cannot
fight the war in the Pacific un-
less oil production from the Elk
Hills, Calf, reserve is substantially
increased.
Testifying before the house rules
committee on legislation to author
ize the navy to contract with the
Standard Oil Company of Califor-
mia for increased oil production,
Vinson said the navy has fought
exploitation of the reserve for 20
years, but now it is needed
The proposal he outlined - and
which was approved by the r''l'S
committee for house consideration
would retain control of the re-
serve in the navy department but
would authorize an increase in pro-
duction from the present $4,000 bar
rels daily to 5000 barrels a dav.
"If we don't get this Oil, mill
tary officials say we will have to
change our program in the Pacific,
VinSon said. THE navy must know
they can have this oil before they
can pick campaigns"
Vinson said his committee con-
sidered construction of a pipeline,
and using tank cars and tankers to
get the necessary oil to the west
coast. 1t found, however, that tbs
Surest and qickeSt method was by
tapping the navy's Elk Hill reserve,
he added.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
Warren Readies
Message to
Sepcia| Session

SACRAMENTO, June /. CUP)-
Gov. Earl Warren returnc from the
East Sunday where he has been
attending a meeting of the confer
ence CT state governors and i'm
mediately plunges into the business
of his second legislative session of
the year.
His office agreed Werren will have
busy two and half weeks before
he leaves on June % to attend the
Republican national convention in
Chicago. His first job is to pre-
pare a message to the legislature
he will deliver in person Monday
morning
Most of his time will be taken
up with conferences with legislators
and state executives during the
legislative session which ic expected
to last 10 days to two weeks. The
governor has authorized discussion
of 80 items of business, ranging
from an anti-black market bill to
expansion of the states postwar
building program to S10O,000,CO0
project.
Between times Warren will COM
plete writing of the keynote address
he will give at the Republican con-
vention. Also he will attend meet
ing of the Republication delegation
required by law to be held prior to
the convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
BY UNITED PRESS

A walkout of $500 street car men
and bus drivers paralyZed transpor-
tation in the ST. Louis area Thurs
day as production was resumed in
navy lumber plants in the Pacific
northwest where the vanguard o.
$4,000 workers returned to their
jobs and 1000 striking bakery truck
drivers in Detroit voted to return
to work Friday.
The st. Louis strikers, who quit
in dispute over wages and hours,
began tteir walkout shortly after l
a. m., halting all of the transpor-
tation systems conveyances within
a few hours.
The strikers, members of the
Street Carmen's union AFL, charg-
ed that the company was not living
up to the findings of an arbitration
board, which agreed on time ard
one half overtime pay. A new con-
tract with the company was to go
into effect Thursday.
LIMITED OUTPUT
Lumber mills in the Portland.
Willamette valley, Puget Sound and
lower Columbia river areas resumed
production on limited scale only,
because of the absence of key
men" but it was predicted that all
$4,000 of the AFL strikers would
return to work shortly.
The lumber strike was called in
protest against the war labor boards
refusal to grant wage incre?se.
Meanwhile, at Detroit, an end
to the week-long bakery truck
drivers strike was promised Friday.
The 1000 drivers, whoce walkout
had closed SO major bakeries and
cut off almost 80 per cent OF the
city's supply of baked goods, voted
to return to work yes, erday follow
ing show cause hearing before
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01

have to supply the Mexican deii-
cheney in dry years.
THE international boundary and
water commission as provided for
in the Mexican treaty will be en-
powered to acquire property and
take Arizonas waters that have
been appropriated since 1923 for the
state to develop 100000 acres OF
land ana 100000 electrical horse
power" Kartus sale.
I'VE contend that the Arizona
water trustee filings are as good
as the Mexican claims and that
the executive branch of the federal
government exceeded its authority
in negotiating this treaty which
would destroy water and property
rights in Arizona" he declared.
The petition also charges that
the treaty and the Santa F'e Colo
RADIO river compact and contract
would desolate Arizona.
State Attorney General Joe Con-
way is now preparing suit against
the contract and compact in the
U. S. supreme court, Kartls re-
.vealed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
laps Repu|sed
AT Biak Isle

ALLIED HEADQU UART E r S,
Southwest Pacific, June 1. (UP) -
American forces have repulsed two
mere strong enemy counterattacks
on Biak island, it was announced
Thursday as the u S. drive towa-~
Mokmer airdrome was halted until
the Japanese are cleared from the
thanking positions.
The invasion troops, who had
driven to within two miles of the
airdrome with tanks and heavy ar
tillery. turned back the new ia
panese assaults on the coastal plain
leading to the airfield, lying lesS
than 900 miles southeast of the
Philippines.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
Along U.S.. Strike Front"
St. Louis Carrier
system Tied Up

the WLB. The men quit last We'd
nesday in protest against what they
termed the WLBs delay to make
a decision on their request for in
creased wages and commissions.
The 2700 strikers at the Parke
Davis laboratories at Detroit were
union to return to work by the
executives of the Gas, Coke and
Chemical Workers union (CIO)
pending a WLB settlement of tkeil
grievances.
The company processes blood
plasma and manufactures penicil-
lin and vaccines.
At Washington, the WLB ordered
ttriking employees of the Pennsyl-
vania Greyhound bus lines to re-
turn TO work Immediately. The
strike has halted operations north
ward from Washington for the past
several days.
T Union pickets formed lines around
CONTINUED frcm Page ID
four plants of the Warner Gear
division of the Borg Warner corp
at Muncie, Ind, where 1888 work
ers walked out in protest against
alleged contract violations of the
company.
TOO HOT TO WORK
At Boston. AFL longshoremen
who walked out Wednesday because
ii. was tco hot" resumed loading
ships with war goods for the fight
ing fronts.
Leaders of the AFL bakery drivers
union we're ordered to show cause
before the WLB for the refusal of
1926 striking bakery drivers at Gin
cinnati to return to work by the
board. More than 1,500 bakers and
other employees in IL major t1keriss
we're affected and tie supply of
bread in the Cincinnati area was
curtailed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
SAN FRANCISCO, June

SAN FRANCISCO, June
l. (UP)-More than 1000
navy veterans of the Pacific
war were safely ashore in San
Francisco harbor Thursday. rescued
by cestroyers and patrol boats after
the Liberty ship S. S. Henry Bergh
went aground off the fog -shrouded
Farallone islands, 20 miles west of
the Golden Gate.
Twelve naval district headquar-
ters announced that all personnel
aboard the transport had been re-
moved from the wrecked vessel, the
rocky islands, and from the frigid
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
0PA Rounds UP
Motorists on
RestfuI Jaunts

SAN FRANCISCO, June l. CUP)
In the first vacation resort
roundup" planned by office of price
administration officials to curb gas
rationing violations during summer
months, several hundred motorists
who jammed the streets OF Santa
Cruz over Memorial day are being
investigated, chief enforcement at
torney Thomas c. Ryan disclosed
today.
This is the first of the routine
checkups we will make at vacation
resorts during the summer months,
Ryan said. Drastic penalties will
be imposed on those found violating
gas regulations
Ryan reported more than 100
cars were found at Santa Cruz with
no ration stickers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
Melon
Crop
Rolls
Valley Marks
Latest
Season Ever

The 1914 melon season In
Imperial Valley was prog
ressing rapidly Thursday,
the latest to mark the ripen-
ing period since 1922.
First carload of watermelons from
Ell Centro rolled Wednesday when
Sam Davidian shipped a load to
the coast. Prior tU this shipment
there had been shipments from the
northern part of the valley and
some less than carload lots also
have gone to market.
Cantaloupes also are rolling out
of the valley in CARLOAD lots these
days. Three carloads left Tuesday
of this week and nine on WedneS-
day. The first car of honeyballs left
Wednesday. UP to June l this year
IL carloads of cantaloupes hao gone
to market. On similar date a
year ago a total of 781 carloads
had gone to markets scattered
throughout the nation.
Pending issuance of an OPA price
ceiling order the watermelon grow
Continued en- page 8, COL Il
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
US0 Official
/. To Visit E. {.

Miss Goldie Carter, New York
office representative of the United
Service Organizations, will arrive in
Ell Centre late Friday afternoon for
an inspection of the local cantcen
facilities and organization.
Local representative Mrs. Faye
Andrews said Thursday that no
word has been received from New
York regarding the accep'a ance of
the lease on the former California
Electric building, which Ike irriga-
ton district has approved.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
HoItviIIe Area
Scans Possible
Board Appointee

Holtvillc residents Thursday dis
cussed the possibility of taking a
straw ballot to determine public
sentiment regarding successor to
the late Mark Rose as Imperial
Irrigation district director from the
Holtville C,ivisicn.
The list of men mentioned for the
position has been enlarged with the
name of C. P. Denny. Already be-
ing considered were Keith Nets, G
F. Kamm, J. r. Snyder, Mike Year
gin, Ollie Stewart, and F, Roy
Thompson whose names are dis
cussed pro and con whenever resi-
dents CT the Holtyille division meet
AS far as could be ascertained
Thursday nothing definite had been
done regarding the straw ballot.
some people expressing the belief
that the law delegated tie Imperial
county board of supervisors to ap-
point a director in case of vacancies
and therefore it should be left up
to the supervisors.
Final decision in the matter
awaits the return of Supervisor
Dave Vencill of the Holtville dis
trict He is in Missouri where he
was called because of a death in
his family and has been unable to
get transportation back to Imperial
Valley. Supervisor 1. Schlatter, in
whose district part of the Holtville
division of the Irrigation district
lies, is in hospital in Les Angeles
for treatment of a back injury. The
other three members of the board
did not like to do anything about
the appointment until as many
supervisors as possible can he as
sembled for the vote.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
Wrecked Ship Carried 1000
Veterans, All Rescued i

waters in which several hundred
floated on RATS and in life Jackets.
No casualties or injuries we're re-
ported.
A salvage officer recommended
early Thursday that the ship.
weakened by three large holes and
breaking up rapidly. be abandoned,
the navy said. Salvage operations
had been carried out since the
Bergh first went aground at am,
Wednesday.
Two naval ships were standing by
the doomed vessel, built at the Hen
ry j. Kaiser Richmond, Calf, ship
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
Dixie Democrats
Push New Party

WASHINGTON. June l. OUP) -
The newly-formed southern demo-
cratic party hopes to gain control
of enough presidential electoral
votes to force the democrats to ac-
cept southerner as their candidate
or face defeat in the presidential
contest
The party, headed by j. K Breed
in of Columbia, S. c., said it was
heartened by recent anti-fourth
term expressions by democrats in
Texas and South Carolina and
would intensity its efforts to win a
crucial balance" of electoral votes
in southern states on election day.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
Most Of Soft Coal Mines
Returned to Owners

control while a final settlement was
being negotiated to end prolong-
&c dispute between owners and the
United Mine Workers.
The return Of anthracite and the
remaining soft coal mines was eX-
pected to follow soon.
Anthracite mines will be released
when the anthracite wage contract
is ratified by special convention
to be called by the UNIV.
The government first seized the
mines after nationwide strike
May l. 1943 and released most of
them during the summer. They were
seized again last Nov. l after an
other shutdown.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
Russ Blast b14
Nazi Planes
And 122 Tanks

MOSCOW, June l. (UP) Red
army forces knocked out 122 Ger
man tanks, slot down GA plane;
and killed thousands" CT enemy
troops In repulsing series of strong
German tank and infantry attacks
Tuesday and Wednesday north of
the Romanian City of Iasi, a COM
munique said Thursday.
In an attempt to expand slight
wedge into the Soviet lines above
half-encircled Iasi, the Germans
threw large armored forces into the
action Wednesday, the ccmmunique
said, but suffered enormous Losses"
without gaining a step.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
Fighters Abroad
Now 3,b57,000
WASHINGTON, June l

WASHINGTON, June /.
(UP) - Secretary of War
Henry l.. Slim SON said
that 3,657000 U. S. army soldiers
are now teployed in theaters of
operations overseas and that the
period of decisive action is now
at hand"
He said deplcyment of air forces
and service forces overseas is prac-
tically complete and that battle
ready grouno forces are now NOV
ing abroad in conformity with the
overall strategic plan to beat the
enemy
The total of men overseas is L.
571 900 greater than the entire over
seas strength CT the u. S. army in
the first world war, Stimson said.
Stimson said that by the end of
the year, mere than 100000
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
Forgot to Say
Pay Is 50
Bucks a Month

WITH U. S. FORCES ON BOU-
GAINVILLE, June l. UP)-The
following want-ad found its way
into a mimeographed regimental
news paper publis he'd by front
line Americal division infantry
unit:
Wanted - Three soldiers who
love the great outdoors and ma
ture. Pleasant work consisting of
drawing lines with colcred pencils,
collecting Jap souvenirs, answer
ing the telephone and killing Japs.
Some patrolling. Long hours, no
overtime. Apply battalion intelli-
gence officer
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01

yards In l943, and operated Az 81
service transport by the war ship.
ping administration. tfsi
Most OF the passengers. return
ing from the Pacific war zones for
reassignments, lost practically all
their belongings when the abandon
ship order was given shortly after
the Bergh struck rocks on the
southeast side OF the Faralloncs and
began listing.
Western sea frontier head quar-
ters Immediately dispatched all
available rescue vessels when the
Berph's SOS was received. One
small craft picked up 200 survivors
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
FBI Opens Probe
On Bridge Fire

SAN DIEGO, Cal, June |. tUP)-
FBI agents Thursday investigated
a mysterious fire which last night
destroyed Santa Fe bridge near
the San Diego-O Orange county line
and halted railroad traffic between
Los Angeles and San Diego.
Trans were stalled on both Sldes
of the 40O-foot San Mateo trestle
spanning San Onofre creek south
of San Clemente, and passengers
were being transferred to buses
State highway patrolmen escort
ed the u. S. mail.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
Yankee SIEGE GUNS HEARD IN R0M|
Good Reasoning,
Maybe, But
Hardly Popular

PANA, III, June l. tUP =
Everybody knows that a Woman's
dress is cooler than a mans suit,
so when the mercury climbed up
into the Dos here, Justice of the
Peace Will F. Jordan went STROLL
ing down street in women's
clothes.
IT'S hot today" Jordan eX-
planned to the amazed toWnspeo-
pie, land as long as the women
of this nation want to wear
britches, a hot old coat and may
be even a pair of suSpenderS, I
figure I get just as much right
to wear a dress and keep COOL"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01

Tours on the Loire river. and Ter
gnier, 13 miles south of ST. Quentin
on the main line between Cologne
and the French invasion coast.
The air miniStry described Tie
raids as part of systematic Of
fensive against the railways OF
northwest Europe" an offensive
that was expected to continue right
up until the zero hour for invasion
in an attempt to disorganize Ger
man defense preparations.
An estimated 1850 tons of bombs
were dropped in the widespread
attacks
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
y AMBl|Ne
EpoRTER

Could Be
1t isn't often that RR gets a
poem from a fourth gracer. But
here is one from Charles Raye
Scroggs, son of Mr. and MIS- Purvis
Scroggs. Charles Raye is pupil
at Harding school. He calls his
poem Don't Worry" and that is
good advice for everyone all the
time.
Isn't any use TO cry!
Not a bit, not bit.
Wipe our eyes and wipe EN- dry.
Use your wit! Use your wit!
Just remember that tomorrow
Never brings you a single sorrow.
Yesterday has gone forever
And tomorrow gets here never.
Chase your worries ali away.
Nothing's worse than just tot sy.
Summer Song
A family we know had lucky
break. This family was able to rent
a cabin near Moreno lake for a
vacation coming in two months.
You'll probably like to go fish
ing" the wife said to her husband.
yes" he agreed, Il think the
fishing will be good and I'll prob
ably catch a lot of fish"
We'll, III tell you right now"
said the wife. 'if you catch any
fish you'll have to clean them away
Continued On page 8, col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
RAFP PIoSters
French Points

LONDON, June l. CUP) - British
four-engined bombers, perhaps 75O
strong shattered three major French
railway centers and subjected the
invasion coast to its most concen-
trated bombardment Of the war
Wednesday night.
Bad weather over the continent
apparently brough a halt in the
daylight offensive.
In their heaviest raid in the last
four nights, the RATS heavyweights
rained block busters and fire bombs
on Trappes, 16 miles southwest of
Paris; Saumur, between Nantes and
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
HOUSE OKEHS EXTENSION
OF SCHOOL LUNCH PLAN

WASHINGTON, June I. CUP =
The house Thursday approved ex-
tension of the federal aid school
lunch program and the farm Sc
curity rural rehabilitation program
for another year.
The school lunch program, ap-
proved ll3 to %, carries an author
ized expenditure not to exceed $50,-
900. coo.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
Italy Casualty
List $3.50

WASHINGTON, June /. CUP)
Secretary of War Henry L.
Stimson announced Thursday
that $3.50 casualties we're suf-
fered by American forces in
Italy from the time of their
landing there last September to
May 27, sixteen days after the
current drive started.
The casualties incluce 9,686
killed, 36,910 wounded, and g.
554 missing.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01

MANAGEMENT and labor charged
with the responsibility OF meeting
record production goals.
Coal Administrator Harold l..
Ickes released the mines after a
seven month period of government
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01

WASHINGTON, June 1.
(UP)-A majority of the
nation bituminous coal
mines resumed operation under
private management Thursday with
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
Huge Navy Fund
Measure Siqned

WASHINGTON. June l. (UPD-
President Roosevelt has signed a
81 300 100000 authorization for L.
600 900 more tons of naval landing
craft.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-01
BASEBALL
NATIONAL

NATIONAL
Pittsburgh 900 01O 0l0-2 4 0
Brooklyn 900 010 OOO-1 6 l
SeWell and Davis; c. Davis, Chip
man and Owen.
ST. Louis .....,.002 900 300 10 0
Boston ............... 900 OO1 1902 0
Munger and O'Dea; Javery, Klopp
and Kluttz.
Cincinnati 200 0
Philadelphia ....04O 0
Delacruz, Fausett and Mueller
Barrett and Finley.
AMERICAN
New York ~ 100 0
Detroit ................l0O 2
Page and Garbark. Gentry and
Richards.
Washington ......22
st. Louis 10
Lefebvre and Guerra Kramer
and Hayworth.