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Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11
Japanese Move
oward Imp|laI

SOUTHEAST ASIA HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Randy, Ceylon, June TO-
GP) - Japanece troops have start
ed counterattacks in the area Il
miles north of Imphal in India. q
comm,lnique said Saturday, and
British troops arc cnco,Iniering
some enemy resistance IN the drive
southwark along the Kohima I'm
phal highway.
The fighting above ImphaI was
tie first enemy offensive action in
more than week in the 60-mile
area between Kohima and the Mani
pur state capital.
In northern Burma. Allied troop;
continued their slow penetration of
Myitkyina, while in the Mogaung
valley Lieutenant General Joseph
w. StilWell's forces occupied Pin
homi and captured 200 wagon loads
CT ammunition.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11
Negro Workers
Win Court
Ruling on Coast

LOS ANGELES, June 10. CUP)-
Superior Court Judge Emme, Will
son late THURSDAY issued temporary
restraining orders against the Boil
ermakers union tAFL and four
shipyards enjoining them from dis
eliminating against Negro Shipyard
workers.
The order would prevent the
union from ordering discharge of
Negro workers who refuse to pay
cues to an auxiliary" union for
Negroes only.
The companies, California Ship
building Corp, Consolidated Steel
Corp, Western Pipe and Steel Co.,
and Standard Shipbuilding Corp,
were enjoined from 6ischarging Ne
groeS because they do not belong to
a union.
Judge Wilson set June 10 for both
the union and the companies to
show cause why the orders should
not be made permanent.
Judge Wilson granted the re-
straining orGer after five Negroes,
representing 5000 shipyard workers,
filed suit charging that although
required to pay dues, they are not
permitted a vote or voice in union
affairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11
FLA Unit Ends
Record Year,
Maps '45 Plans

Future Farmers of America at
Central Union High school in Ell
Centro Thursday closed the most
important year since the organiZa-
ton was formed and made plans
for greater developments and ac-
compliShments next year.
This year marked the chapters S
first in charge of agricultural work
at the Imperial county farm and
was a milestone in the vocational
agriculture department. at the high
school. The school, the FLA chap
ter, and the county board of super
viSors signed a contract permitting
the chapter to do the farming at
the county institution. The first
year of the chapters management
was declared to have been an out
standing success and to have paved
the way for expansions and I'M
provements next year.
ELECT OFFICERS
First item of business at the an
nual meeting Thursday was the
election of officers to head the
work for next year.
The new chapter president is
Frank Golf of Silsbee district. In
addition to being FLA chapter
president, Goff is boys welfare
chairman for the student body and
was one of those selected to attend
Boys State in Sacramento this year.
He replaced Hugh Lyon of the
Heber district, who Wednesday re-
ceived the California Bankers as
sociation award for being the out
standing graduate in agricultural
department at the school.
The new vice-preSident is Frank
Camacho of McCabe district, who
replaces Archie Dessert of Ell Gen.
tro. George Bolt of El Centro is
new treasurer. replacing Gerald
Greer. also of El Centre. Emmett
Henry of FL Centre is the newly
elected secretary, replacing Hugh
Littrell of Acacia district. Marlin
Stewart Of McCabe is next years
reporter, following Ray House of
Silsbee. last years reporter. Jerry
Womack of Seeley is the new serg-
eant-at-armS. He takes the place
of Vearl Wolf of Eucalyptus dis
trict, who is in the service. Next
year the candy stand will have
two managers, George Kennerson
and Ignatius Camacho, both of Ell
Centro. j. r. Stewart of McCabe
district managed the stand this
year.
The 40 FLA members decided to
have their annual watermelon feed
and swim on June o.
FLA activities at the high school
are uncer the supervision of George
Spencer and v. G.. Fulmer.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11
Special Session
Speeds Action

Continued from Pace OneD
minimum elementary school teach
er salary from 1920 to $500 year.
estimated to cost the state $2,000,O 900
a year.
BILL OUTLINED
AS amended by the assembly ways
and means committee, the war
council bill would require that the
governor transfer all appropriat te
council activities to regular state
departments.
The recommended teachers re-
tirement bill earmarks $4,000 vvu
of the state surplus for future ap-
preparation by the legislature to
pay pensions as they fall due. PEN
sions of teachers already retired
would be set at a minimum of $50
a month and those retiring in the
future would receive approximate
ly half of their average salary.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 10.
tUP) Hundreds of thousands OF
collars worth of damage was caused
Thursday by the strongest June
windstorm in northern California
in more than so years and at least
eight persons were injured in acci-
dents attributable to tie storm.
Fruit crops, rice and vegetables
we're damaged by the wind, which
reached gust velocity of more than
so miles an hour in the area north
of Modesto, and buildings we're
damaged in a number of northern
California towns. o
The wind in many areas blew
fruit from trees, including apricots
in the Winters area. prunes around
ColuSa and peaches in the Sutter
county peach bowl area. A truck
farm operator near Colusa estimat-
&c damage to the pea crop there at
$4,000.
In addition. the barley crop in
Yolo county suffered extensive
damage and rice growers said dikes
and dams used in irrigating that
crop were blown out and would
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11
Schools Record
Big Bond Sales
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graders; Kenneth Marth. sixth
grader, and Nancy Machen and
Grace Wolf, eighth graders.
Verde school was second in the
list of rural schools. The As pupils
sold $l2,947 worth. 49,
Calexico schools banded together
and bought two Cornell training
planes with the s3o...8 worth of
bonds they scld.
Exclusive of Eucalyptus and Verde
schools which staged independent
campaigns, the rural schools of the
county sold s39,967 and bought two
planes in the last six months.
The complete report of the FL
Centro elementary schools showed
they sold s20.425 in bonds and
stamps while Central Union High
up to May l had sold sl0,206 since
January 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11
CIO Leader Sees
New Ward Strike

WASHINGTON. June 10. CUP)-
James b. Carey, clio secretary
treasurer, told a house committee
investigating the Montgomery Ward
seizure that there are fewer racket
GERS in labor than in the congress
of the United States"
Samuel Wolchok, president of the
CIO Retail Department Stores un-
ion, predicted that its members
would call another strike at the
company's Chicago plant and that
the properties again would have to
be taken over and operated by the
government. -.
He told the committee that an
other work stoppage would be nee
essary because of the firms 'un-
compromising, anti-union" policy
He said that the company has di-
vertcd certain items from its Chi
cago plant to other plants in order
to put union members on part-time
jobs.
How long do you think our peo-
pie are going to stand for this?"
he said. I'VE are going to have
another strike"
Wolchok also asserted that if the
nation were not at war the CIO
would get ''by our own strength -.
not a maintenance of membership
contract but a union shop from
Sewell Avery or from any employer
where We have organized workers"
The war labor board has ordered
extension of an expired mainten-
ance of membership contract be-
tween Wards ancl its employees
pending negotiation of a new one.
The company's refusal to obey a
previous WLB extension order led
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11
SUMMER SCHOOL TERM
OPENS IN F.. G.. MONDAY

Summer school will start at Cen
tral Union high school in FL Centre
at 7:30 a. m. Monday.
Anyone who wishes to enroll may
do so Monday morning.
Glasses arranged thus far include
band, typing, and United States
history and civics. Glasses will
continue from 7:30 a. m. until IL 80
a. m. Monday through Saturday for
six weeks. The charge is IS for
the first half credit and $3.50 for
full credit.
If there is sufficient demand for
additional classes. School Supcrin-
tendent Guy Weakley said, they will
be included. At least 10 persons
must enroll in given class for it
is added tc the list.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11

hattie front. u. :. Marauder medium
and Havoc light bombers joined in
the close tactical support of the
ground forces.
BLAST AIRDROMES
HUNDREDS of British heavy bomb
ers flew through stormy weather
Friday night to batter four of the
Nazis' most forward airdromes, one
only 80 miles below the battlefront,
and a transport center near Paris.
In the first IL hours of the day
the allied fleets breaking the al
most total lull enforced by bad
weather were estimated to have
flown nearly $500 sorties and de-
liyered some 5000 tons of bombs.
A dispatch from aboard a warship
off the invasion beach, dated yester-
day. said that after an armored
battle I'VE have fallen back slightly
south of Caen.'
There had been no previous rec
ord of allied operations south Of
Caen. and the dispatch contained
no indication that the town had
been captured. although suggesting
that it might have been passed.
NOW NEAR CAEN
Canadian infantry are almost
due west of Caen," it said. THE
whole position on land still re-
mains very fluid. but we are con-
Solidating rapidly as the Germans
bring up their reserves.
Henry Gorrell. United Press COR
respondent, reported from the VIC
Unity of Ste Mere-Eglise in a dis
patch written Thursday that U. S.
heavy and medium artillery was
laying down a general barrage. aid
ed by warshipS and bombers, as
signs increased that the Germans
were preparing for a counterattack
I'VE now are up to virtually full
strength in artillery. and the i'm
pact of the combined fire seems to
have dampened the spirits of the
German gunners who up to a few
hours ago were making it tough for
the United States infantry" Gorrell
said.
He reported seeing German plac-
ards captured from field units or
dering the men to delay the Amer
leans all possible, stand fast to the
last man."
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11
Crops Hard Hit
Bv Windstorm

have to be replaced.
Seven farm laborers en- route
from Sacramento to Yolo county
were injured wnen the truck in
which they were riding was forced
into a bridge guard rail by gust
and plunged through into an irri-
CATION canal.
A unit of a warehouse in Wood
land was leveled by the storm and
damage to buildings was reported in
Marysville.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11
Ernie Pyle

Continued from Page One)
as Bill Stoneman. Don Whitehead,
Jack Thompson. Clark Lee, Tex
| OReilly and myself.
We contectured- on when we
would get the final call: conjectured
on what assignments we would
draw, for only few of us knew
what unit We would 60 with. And
in more penSive moments we also
conjectured on our chances of COM
ing through alive.
We felt our chances were not very
good. And we were not happy about
it. Men like Don Whitehead and
Clark Lee. who have been through
the mill so long and so boldly, be-
gan to get nerves.
And frankly, I was the worst of
the lot and continued to be.
began having terrible periods
of depression and often would dream
hideous dreams about it. All the
time, fear lay blackly deep upon
our consciousness; it bore down on
your heart like an all-conSuming
weight. People would talk to you
and you wouldn't hear what they
we're saying.
/ The army said they would try
and give us "a hours notice of de-
parture. Actually. the call came at
o'clock one morning and we were
ordered to be at certain place
with full field kit at l0:30. We threw
our stuff together and some went
away and left hotel rooms still
running up bills. Many had dates
that night. but did not care to
phone and call them off.
AS We arrived one by one at the
appointed place. we looked knowing
~ and sheepiShly at each other and
the army continued to tell us that
this was just another exercise but
we knew inside ourselves that this
is it.
81 AM INTERVIEWED"
Bill Stoneman, who had been
wounded once, never shows the
slightest concern about these things.
Whether he feels any or not do
not know. Bill has a humorous,
sardonic manner and while we were
waiting for the departure into the
unknown, Bill took out a pencil and
notebook as though starting to in
terview me. Tell me, Mr.. Pyle, how
does it feel to be an assault cor
respondent" Being man of few
words I said: 1T feels awful"
When everybody was ready our
luggage went into a truck and we
went into jeeps. I can't tell you
where we boarded the ship, of
course. but can say I personally
rode two days in the jeep and made
the last 80 miles on a two and a
half-ton truck. -
The first night we spent alto
gether at an assembly area in an
army tent camp. There we drew our
final battle kit. Such things as
clothing impregnated against gas
attacks. shovel to dig foxholes,
SeaSickness capsules, carton of
cigarettes, meC ical kits, rations and
one funny little item which I can't
mention but which was good for
many purposes
We also drew three blankets just
for a night, since our beorolls had
gone on ahead. The weather was
cold. Three blankets were not en-
ough. I slept hardly at all. When
we awakened early the next morr-
ing. Jack Thompson said, That's
, the coolest night 1 have ever
spent" Don Whitehead said, ITS
just as miserable as it always was"
You see. we had all been living
comfortably in hotels or apartments
for the last few weeks We had
/ gotten little soft and here We
we're again, starting back to the
old horrible life we had known for
so long. sleeping on the ground,
only cold water, rations, foxholes,
and dirt.
We were off to war again
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11
FIRES CAUSE DAMAGE

Fire. beloved so have been set
by children. resulted in $25 DAM
ages TO vacant house at lis State
street Friday afternoon. Saturday
morning 1923 sedan, filled with
personal belongings, lacked up and
with the tires off. was totally de-
stroyed by fire at the Ideal Auto
Court near -Four Corners. The fire
department vas unable TO locate
the owner or to oeiermine tie cause
of the fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11
THE pOsT-pREss, Ell CENTRIC, CALIFORNIA
yonks Push Way
Near CherbourQ

Continued from Page One)
advantage of improving but still far
from ideal weather to swarm back
to the support of the invasion arm
les. About 1000 Flying Fortresses,
Lberators and fighters, struck at
German concentrations behind the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11
DRIVER INJURED

Carlos Cahaperia suffered minor
injuries about 11:55 p. m. Friday
when his car and car driven by
Sgt. Geanellie of the Marine base
collided i'm the 400 block on Broad
way, Ell Centre police reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11
Fifth War Bend
Call Sounded

Continued from Page One)
am. most stores will operate with
limited crews while 300 clerks gath
er at the United Artists theatre to
be sworn in as privates in the Third
Army OF El Centre. Not only will
clerks attend but drivers. retail
statesmen and dealers representa-
tives of all kinds, Bob Smith, E.
Centre retail sales chairman and
commander of the army said Sat-
urday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11
Men, Women! Uid ol
Young! Need Pep?
Want New Vim and Vitality?

Thousands Of 80. 90 so. so feel weak. pepes. older
than their years. when body lacks iron Try Ostrex
Supplies therapeutic doses iron when needed for pep
vitality. younger feeling Also propbgidctc doses
sfsmin Bi. calcium, to guard against deficiency
weakness worn feeling scs Of vim Try introductor;
sire TO- only S5c Get Ostr-r Tonic Tablets tods"
For sale at all drug stores everywhere-in
El Centre. at Clements Drug.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11
2IAN for this
"N0 Amazing Wav!

Don't worry il ordinary methods disap-
pointed you. Use. at home. the formula used
by DOCTORS adjunctively ct noted Thorn
ton 4 Minor Clinic. BE amazed how QUICK
your pile pain, itch. soreness are relieved. Get
81 90 tube Thornton & Minors Rectal Oint-
nent today. Or get the easy sy-to-apply Thorn
ton 4 Minor Rectal Suppositories. only few
cents more. Try DOCTORS wav TODAY.
At all good drug stores everywhere - in
Fl Centre. at Clements Drug.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11
Phone 300

to a strike by Wolchok's union which
prompted federal seizure of the
firms Chicago properties.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11

OF these quotas Sl,85O,OO0 must
be in individual sales and s1,250,00O
in corporation sales.
Each community committees is
planning special booths and events.
In Ell Centro a booth will be located
in a downtown store where bonds
will be sold throughout the day. war
pictures and literature available,
captured war materials shown, and
a movie projected on a screen at
certain hours of the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11
AWAIT ACTION

At the theatre a movie will be
shown. the Third Army responsible
litieS related, and Herb Fawcett,
county war finance committee
chairman will swear the statesmen
and women into the army as pri-
Yates. The privates may work for
commissions under the plan. Sales
of $1,000 in bonds will promote a
private to brigadier general, $4,000
to four-star general. Tags TO
identify their rank will be worn all
through the drive. 1t is believed that
these sales people can reach more
people by personal solicitation than
any other methods, Smith observed.
In other towns of the county
salespeople likewise will be mobiliS-
ed into groups and sent out ito
establish the beachhead' on the
city'S quota and follow up the
attack with successive sales pro-
grams and activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11

battle front. U. S. Marauder medium
and Havoc light bombers joined in
the close tactical support of the
ground forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-11
QUOTAS SET UP

Quotas for each of the towns was
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Entered as second-class matter June Is,
l943 at the Post Office at Detroit, Mich.
Under the Act of March 3, 1879 e
The Omaha guide., 1944-12-16
BY H. w. SMITH


Two earthquakes shocks were felt
Monday night Dec. 4th in Santiago,
Chile.
Fire damaged the Andy Bly, Meat
Market and Oamha Potato market at
1eth and Burt streets early Tuesday
December 5th.
u. S. Congresswoman Clare Booth
Luce of Conn.,, member of the House
Military Committee and the only
woman member on an inspection tour
OF Us. army camps in the foreign
iands, appeared in pants and blouse
with a brown spotted handkerchief
ever her blonde curls and a matching
scarf and furlined ski-boots.
Mrs. Mervin Whitbeck Of Nj.
Wa hington N. H., shot and killed a
1870 pound deer from her kitchen
dor. Deer hunters returned empty
banded.
Colin B. Ball of Mill Valley, Cal
ifcrnia was burned to death in his
home with three of his dogs Dec. 6.
II people were killed in a plane
: ash IN Omaha at the airport Thurs
I;y December 18th.
DIR. A. S. Pinto health commission
CT of Omaha for II years, died Dec.
Th.
25 convicts at the Federal prison
in Atlanta, Ga, in a 3 day mutiny,
surrendered after an editorial in the
Atlanta Jotlrnal-they overpowered
four guards for 3 days the editorial
stated if they would surrender, the
paper would publicize their g~rievanc-
es.
Sect. of the U. S. Treasury Nor
gerthau told a woman in Phoenix,
Arizona he was not allowed to buy a
The Omaha guide., 1944-12-16

for a minute and the orchestra plays
the Star Spangltd Banner and the
hand balloons flying all over the
room and 1945 will take over
Capt. Langley tried tc push H. w.
Smith over on 24tn md Grant Sts-
Walters Club a quiet place to meet
friends at all times.
Many walters planning trips home
for the holidays.
Omaha Club walters on the up and
go at all times.
Blackstone hotel walters serving
with a smile.
Regis Hotel and White Horse Inn
walters very much on the job.
Fontenelle hotel walters and room
service men very much out in front.
The Omaha guide., 1944-12-16

FIRST MISSION OF THE GOD
SENT LTGHT--...
2734 Blonde Street,
Prophet Hess, Pastor
We are still trusting in God, be-
cause He is my light and my saliva
ton. Services throughout the past
week we're very inspiring. Our pas
tor is preaching the gospel out Of his
soul. Two were added to the Mis-
sion Sunday. Come and see. You
are always welcome. Services every
The Omaha guide., 1944-12-16

NOTED BEAUTY AUTHORITY
PLANS BEAUTY md
FASHION MAGAZINE
New York (CNS) Realizing for
sometime the need for a publication
that would carry such material as
would cater to the v~anities of the
smart colored women of the nation,
Miss Dezbe Hilliard-Knight we'll
known beauty authority, stylist and
newspaper columnist of East Ruther-
ford, New Jersey has completed the
plans for publishing a beauty and
fashion magazine.
Sepia Charm will be the name Of
the new monthly which will have cdr
torial and business. offices in New
York City, Miss Knight, who is a
Real Estate Broker, is the author of
the Sepia Charm Bureau which has
for seevral years appeared in many
of the leading colored weeklies.
The Omaha guide., 1944-12-16

with his wife, daughter. Jackie, and
son, Roger, and to visit with his
relatives and friends before going to
his new assignment.
He says that he will be here for
the Christmas holiday.
Bon voyage, good lick. Csrlettel
The Omaha guide., 1944-12-16

President Roosevelt committed a
death sentence Of Dale Maple to dis
honorable discharge, forfeit of all
pay and hard labor for the rest OF
his life.
A Jail break was fooled at Casper,
Wyoming by Sheriff Jack Gibbs's
wife. She made anou tory.
Wilbur w. Crabb was acquitted BY
a jury in the district court in Oma-
ha December 9Th.
10 US. Soldiers were killed in d
plane crash in Sioux Falls, South
Dakota Friday, December sth.
New York Butchers at a meeting
Sunday Dec. 10th were planning &
holiday closing starting Monday
December 25th-they charge OPA
ruling unavoidable.
Read The Omaha Guide for late
news
......
y. S. Senate and Congress began
a drive Monday, Dec. II to clear the
calendar of all important bills and
toss the rest Of them aside until after
the holidays.
U. S. Senator Truman may take
the oath of office for vice president
and u. S. Senator the same day.
A young woman, 81 years old,
married a IA year old scholar boy in
Los Angeles, Calf, last April-she
may face charges of kidnapping.
Earthquake shock reported in the
Solomon islands Sunday night Dec.
10th at 1e :43 am.
The National Safety Council re-
ported Saturday, Dec. 9th a woman
motorist crashed into a bus while
nursing her baby-a baseball struck
a mans pocket and matches and set
his clothes afire.
Mrs. Lula Nash a baptist mission
airy who travelled extensively in At
RIGA of C1armda, Iowa, was one hun
bred years old December 18th.
Pan American highway from Mex
leo City to Panama will be opened
early in 1915.
A ~ year old boy in Los Angeles,
Calf, broke his bike and was driv-
ing a five and a half ton truck. He
told police he had been driving since
he was seven years old.
New York Central RR will moi run
the goth Century limited on Dec. "a.
Five girls ages ranging from 10 to
II were missing in New York Sum
day, Dec. 10th. Police believe they
had started for Hollywood.
Yves honld HI Take Notice.
FLASH There are a large number
of business houses conducted by our
group and we should wake up to the
idea that the merchandise they have
on hand should be sold to make room
for spring goods.
Carey's, Shepherds and Houstons
grocery, Johnson's Drug store, Om-
aha Quitting Company, Varetta's
Variety Store. Now let's take time
out ard give them the once over, as
we do not have to be reminded that
whenw e help them we are helping
ourselves, and developing n humid