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Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-14
Japanese Move
Into I;nphaI

CONTINUED from Page One
fenC ers in that area before the be-
ginning of the monsoon rains next
month.
"Mountbatten's fourth army
pressed into the Imphal plain, has
now been cut off from all possible
retreat and is facing certain COL
lapse" Domei said. The cornered,
battered British Indian forces in
Imphal being the cream Of Mount
oatten's force. their loss would be
tantamount to defamation Of the
majority Of his army"
EXPAND CLAIMS
Domei also claimed that japanese
troops have driven beyond Kohima,
50 miles north of Imphal. and are
marching on Dinapur and the AS
sam-Bengal railway line 80 miles
further west. The thrust toward
she railroad line. Domei said,
threatens both the British in east
ern India and the Chinese and
American forces in north-central
BURMA
The allied communique said Brit
ish patrols have made contact with
.he japanese near the Bishenpur-
Silchair road and reported that
operations to clear the enemy from
he highway west of Kohima are
progressing" There was no word OF
new fighting at Kohima, which jap
anese propagancists claimed repeat
edly has been captured.
Allied air forces, in one of their
biggest two day operations of the
campaign, flew more than 1000
sorties over Burma and the Indian
frontier sector, bombing and ma
chine-gunning enemy road anc rail
targets and troop concentrations.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-14
Secretary lckes
Scores Limit
On Water Project

SAN FRANCISCO. April IA. (UP)
Secretary of the Interior Harold
L. Ickes Friday injected himself
into the current controversy over
land limitation provisions OF the re-
clamation law. involving use CT
water from CALIFORNIA; 100000, 600
central valley water project. by
criticizing persons seeking removal
of limitation restrictions.
Ickcs told members of the COM
monwealtk club in a luncheon ad-
dress here that these who are
taking advantage CT wartime con-
fusion to attempt TO strike down
the wise anti-monopoly and anti
speculation restrictions i'll the re-
clamation law arc doing so in or
der that the benefits OF the MIL
lions of public money that we have
spent en- the central valley project
may flow to the spectators and the
big land owners
The secretary declared that il a
bill now pending in congress, Wfich
would remove present reStrlctlons
limiting water rights from the CEN
tral valley project to farms OF l60
acres or less, is passed, the real
losers will be the soldiers and sa'>.
ors and war workers = and, ul'l-
mately California and the nation.
Recalling his fight to secure pub
lie power for the city of San Fran
cisco from Hetch Hetchy dam,
Ickes charged private power inter-
ests are ceeking to "Hetch Hetchy
the central valley project. with tie
darkroom help of officials
elected to protect the public m
tereSt."
He also declared that Ian effort
was made to deny power from
Shasta dam to any consumer ex-
cept the Pacific Gas & Electric
Co. by defeating the effort OF my
department to obtain fumes to
build a vital link in the trans
mission lines to carry that power
tc the people who own it,
The line. built with funds legally
available from past APPROPRIATIONS
is now nearing completion, now
ever, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-14
Cemetery Worker
Exumes Body

Continued from Page One,
by pail Lesrers at funerals. They
paused, then hesitantly burrowed
further.
Then, said Sifuentes, the pale left
hand of his daughter appeared as
clods o. red earth fell away.
Horrified. he ran from the ceme-
terry to the Menlo Park police sta
ton.
Come at once with me to the
cemetery he gaSped TO Chief of
Police Thomas j. Kearney. Il have
something / want to show youl'
When Chief Kearney and Sifu-
entes returned to the grave. they
found that the hand and gloves
which had been uncovered earlier,
had been reintorred.
Gravedigger Perry was summoned.
AS he pulled the earth away. the
beautiful, nude body of the girl be-
came visible under the cold light
of the flashlights.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-14
Scouts Prepare
For Camporee
Over Week End

The annual Central District Boy
Scout Camporee will open at 1000
am. Saturday with l3 troops, al
least l25 scouts and 38 volunteer
/ leaders from El Centre, Calexico
Holtville and Imperial registering
at Five Rocks, southwest of FL
Centre.
Imperial-Yuma councils new ex-
ecutiye, Elwood C. Griest, plans to
make his first official contact with
the council at the camporee Sum-
day afternoon. District scouters
plan to greet him at that time.
The program aims at patrol COM
petition in all phases of scouting
activities from troop organization,
patrol functioning, cooking, camp
ing, and scouting aptitude. To juoge
the activities 38 volunteer leaders
and scouters from four central dis
trict towns will be on hand to ham
die the scoring.
The program will open with reg
iStration at 1000 am. and will
close at 200 pm. Sunday. The
camporee is directly under the su-
pervision of Corn Reed, El Centre,
chairman, and the following COM
mitteemen: Argyle McLachlan, CAL
exico. curtis King. Holtville, and
Everett Dau, Calexico.
Saturday afternoon, starting at
200 the following activities will
be carried on under the "Aoven-
ture Trail scored and planned by
these men:
Compass Problem: Arthur Car
tee, Holtville: Hans Larsen, Impe-
rial, and Shields Charlton, El Gen.
tro.
Nature Trail: Argyle McLachlan,
Calexico. Harry Case. Imperial, Bill
Foss. El Centro and William Bran-
cenburg, Calexico.
First Aid Problem: Harry Free,
Ben T. Blakeley and Rev. Howard
w. Potts. El Centre and Oce A.
Dotson, Calexico.
Signalling Problem: George Con-
nors, Fred Bledsoe, Bob Eyer, and
Ken Thornton, El Centre.
Fire Building: Fred STERLING. El
Centre; Charles Montague, Calexi-
co: David E. Stewart. oltyille; and
Wallace Kent, Imperial.
Knot Problem: Clyde Lott, Dave
Goddard and George C. Moore. FL
Centro and Henry Webster, CAL
exico.
Ten Pitching: Ole Nordland. Paul
Conroe and John A. Merrill. Ell
Centro: and David King. Calexico
Axe Problem: Isaac Stratton, CAL
exico.
PHYSICAL FITNESS
Physical fitness program OF sun
day morning will be directed by
Fred Sterling. Scoring and citations
will be handled by Riley Mcbride,
Russell Haas and R. D. Hoy OF Ell
Centre, on Sunday.
Church services will be conducted
Sunday morning. The Rev. Fr. Den
mis- Barry of ST. Mary's Catholic
church in El Centro will officiate
at the Catholic service and the Rev.
Edwin Carter at the Protestant
service.
George Raine, commissioner from
Holtville. will make the presentation
of certificates Sunday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-14
Germans Flee
In Crimea

Continued from Page One
being blockaded by Red air force
planes and the Black sea fleet TO
prevent any evacuation attempt.
However the enemy was believed TO
have neither the naval craft nor
the air power to stage even a min
iature Dunkerque.
Southwest of Odessa, Gen. Rodion
Y. Malinovsky's 3rd Ukrainian ar
my began the final battle Of exter-
mination against German and Ru-
manian troops trapped between the
Black sea and the Dnestr lagoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-14

Nirety-eight per cent of last
years huge farm crop was moved
at some stage CT the journey from
farm to market by motor truck.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-14
Draftee Draws
Prison Term

SAN FRANCISCO. April IA. up
Stanley r. Dorcey. 81. Alameda.
Calf, was sentenced to year and
day in federal penitentiary for
falsifying an affidavit to his draft
board claiming a wife and two
minors as dependents. Federal bu-
reau of investigation agants said
Dorcey was separated from his fam
lily and had not contributed to their
support.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-14
RAMBLING REPORTER

Continued from Page One
nosegay to Miss Charlene Hardey
for her delightful piano playing?
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-14

Horror Note
If you want to shudder take a
peek at the Japanese rifle which
Pfc. Wayne Purdy, army air corps
picked up somewhere in The South
Pacific and the knife he made en-
tirely from parts CT Jap Zero
which crashed They are on dis
play at Edgar Brothers Hardware.
A True Story
More than six months ago Bill
Williams, manager of service sta
ton in Calexico. lost his wrist
watch. He hunted everywhere but
couldn't find it. He made up his
mind. in time. that he had left
it in the wash room and someone
had stolen it.
On April Is customer drove
into the station and asked Bill to
repair a flat tire. Bill got busy.
Irside the tube was his missing
watch.
It was a bit battered up but it
still runs.
Page Ripley.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-14
Army Filler Dies
In Modesto Crash

SAN FRANCISCO, April IA
CUPo-Second Lieut.. Warren A.
Whitscn, USMCR. %, was killed
April 10 when his plane crashed
Is miles west of Modesto, Calf. :,
during a routine flight from Santa
Barbara to San Francisco, the
Marine Corps announced here. He
was attached to a fighter squad.
ron at the Marine Corps Air Sta.
ton, Santa Barbara, Calf
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-14

HOLLYWOOD, April Ia. (UP' -
Police Judge Charles J. Griffin of
Beverly Hills was eliminated Friday
as co-defendant with movie
comedian Charlie Chaplin on fed
eral charges of conspiring tc give
red-haired jean Barry the buns
rush out of town.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-14

LONDON, April IA. tUP)-Cap-
tain Don Gentle, Americas leading
flying ace in the European theater'
was resting today after cracking up
his fighter plane as he returned
home from a mission over Germany.
Physicians, who treated his minor
cuts and bruises after the accident
yesterday, sal dthe youthful Piqua,
Ohio, pilot would be as good as new
after few days rest.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-02-26
ZION CHURCH FUND NEAR HALFWAY MARK
Record Attendance at NAACP Annual Meeting
Finer Arts Program Tremendous Success

AZ record-breaking crowd of
both races gathered at the Bos-
ton Public Library, Sunday aft
ernoon, Feb. 20, to witness the
showing, in Lecture Hall, of the
Portrayals of the Finer Arts, a
classic presentation of Sculpture,
Drama, Painting and Music, pre-
Sented for the 3rd consecutive
season in commemoration Of
Race History Week, by Anna
Bobitt-Gardner, popular music
teacher of Boston, together with
her teachers, Suzette Perkins
Vaughan and ClariSSa Elizabeth
Cooke.
Lecture Hall has a seating ca
pacity of 500 and from reliable
sources it was estimated that
from 600 to 700 persons, some in
tears, were turned away be-
cause inside the building THE
halls, StairwayS and corridors
were packed. Lecture Hall, was
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-02-26
Mrs. Harry
GOIdsfein Dies

Mrs Rose GoIdstein of 4 Peace
Vale ave, Allston, wife of Har-
ry Goldsteip, general propri-
etor of the Neighborhood Del
icatessen Store at GOA Colum-
bus ave died Feb IT after a
year of i'll health. The funeral
was Friday, Feb 10 at 8 a m,
from StinetSky's Funeral Par
lors, Grove Hall. Interment
was in the family lot in Wo-
burn Cemetery. Besides the
husband, she leaves a son,
Sydney. Memorial services were
held Thursday evening last by
the American Legion at Nit
ka Trefla where her son is Of
ficer of the day. Mayor Tobin
was present.
Mrs Goldstein was born Oct
5, 1899, in Nashua, III where
she was educated in the pub
lie schools, graduating from
Grammar, High School and the
New Hampshire State College.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-02-26

Cheerful and bright always,
for 20 years she was seen at
her husbands store, where she
took keen interest in the
customers welfare. She was es-
pecially interested in the
children of the neighborhood
and was a member of the A F
& L committee that sponsored
the annual children's Theatre
party. She, herself, annually
accompanied so children to the
Mattapan playhouse. She was
outspoken against injustice to
colored people and will be
greatly missed. The sympathy
of the community goes out to
bereaved husband and son.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-02-26

Williams, Isabelle Williams, Ed
ma Howard, Flora ColSton, Eve
Ign aBrneS, Mazaline Simms,
Mrs Herman, Magnolia Glenn,
Peoples Market $35, Women's
Usher Board, Ella Mcdonald.
The Captains reported as
follows: Frances Tuitt $1O6;
Nellie James $93; Lucinda Nc
Williamson $82; Edna Howard
$50; Robert A Robinson $73;
Winifred williams sos; Mary
Hullum $50; Hattie Wise $49.50;
Virginia Dozier $4740; Sadie
Thornhill $44; Evelyn Barnes
$40; Elva Physic $40; DR. w o
Taylor $35; William Jackson
$35; George Williams So;
Mary C Falawn $29; Edna Med
ley $25; Florence Stickney $23;
Alfalfa Brown $22; Cora Ar
mold $40; Cora B Lloyd $18;
Magnolia Glenn SIS; Emma Lee
Audrey SIS; Annie Hemingway
SIS; Mazaline Simms $13;
Clarence = Dozie1 $40; Allen ]
Hall IS; Lena Skinner So; En-
nest o Berry 81.
Sunday, Feb 81 will be known
as Captain Perrys Day. a
special servi'9 is being ar
ranged for 3 p m. Sermon by
DR. william S Ravenell, AM,
ID; music by the Ebenezer
Baptist choir. Rev Perry, the
pastor, is one of the Captains
in this drive and he expects to
CONTINUED ON Page Four
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-02-26

ed puzzled by the occurrence.
Toastmaster James Jones e.
planned by saying that colored
men got into the Army freely
but I'VE all know how he is
treated after he gets in"
Brief speeches were made by
numerous invited guests, am
ong them, Roy wilkins of New
York, editor of THE Crisis
Atty General Bushnell, Post
master Connolly, Edward AL
port, artist. Other distin-
guished guests were presented
to the company by Branch
President Julian D Steele who
took over the duties of Master
of ceremonies. Police Commits
Sioner Sullivan was there, Rev
Kenneth dep Hughes, Attys J S
r Bourne and Edgar P Benja-
min, Joseph LIE Count of Prov
idence, Rev George L Payne.
Saville Davis, assistant to the
managing editor of the Chris
tan Science Monitor, himself
of abolition stock, talked of tie
anti-slavery agitation and sug-
gested peaceful ways of over
coming racial prejudice rather
than a resort to violence. So
deeply were his auditors i'm
pressed by his address that the
suggestion Of Secretary Louis
E Pasco that it be published in
pamphlet form met with IN"
thusiastic response.
Rt Rev Bishop Henry Knox
Sheriff., Episcopal Bishop of
Massachusetts, made the invo-
cation.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-02-26

so crowded that women tainted
fro mthe pressure. At the Lii
brary it was stated that this
was the largest crowd ever to
gather there TO ra Sunday aft
eSnoon performance.
The program itself was a very
splendid affair, opening with an
impressive religious setting of
tow little cherubs kneeling at
the foot of the Cross while Fo-
dora M. Taylor chanted softly
The Lords Prayer. Rev. Charles
Gopher, of the Fourth Methodist
church, spoke in a very schol-
arly manner on Couture and it's
Relation to Religion" The work
of Art followed.
For Sculpture lin tableau)
the theme THAT Man Lincoln"
was in three episodes: Free
dom's Plea; Emancipation (from
Continued on Page Four
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-02-26
Rivers Feted By
Bar Association

Prominent members of Mas
sachusetts bench and bar join
ed state and city notables in
honoring Judge Francis E Riv-
erS with a luncheon last Sat-
urday at the Copley Plaza Ho-
tel.
The principal speaker was
Chief Justice Fred T Field of
the Massachusetts Supreme
Court who said that Judge
Rivers (recently elected to
iudgeShip) "haS the confidence
of his COMMUNICATING
we who are appointed do not
know"
Atty John w Schenck was
POSTMASTER. Judge Rivers was
introduced by Atty w H Lewis.
Sr. Other speakers were Jarvis
Hunt, president of Massachu-
sets Senate, Atty Gen Robert
T Bushnell, Chief Justice Har-
Continued on page Four
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-02-26
lions DRIVE AT new PEAK

lions mortgage burning
drive neared the halfway
mark last Sunday as contribu-
tionS totaled $11O5, the largest
single days collection of the
campaign which began last Oc-
tober.
With enthusiasm now keyed
up to the highest pitch and
with $500 membership dona-
lions being made in ever
increasing volume church
leaders and others expressed
confidence that the goal CT
$4,000 will be attained by the
third Sunday in March and
that possibly the amount may
be overSubscribed. A goodly
number of Captains are ex-
pected to report $3.50 each by
the close of the drive and
clubs and auxiliaries $500 each.
The following peSons paid
their $25: Carrie Wise $50; DR.
Walter o Taylor $25 (extra) ;
Eunice Johnson, Tweety Will
liamS, Bazelle Audrey, Allen j
Hall, william T Afford, Edith
Banks, Lucvinda McWilliamSon,
Hattie Edwards, Hattie G Wise,
Donnie Barker, a Member, VIII
lie Mae Thrash, Frances Tuitt,
Mary Hullum, Sadie Thornhill,
James Howard, Robert J. VIII
son, Charles Croker, Marie
Alcorn, Lugenia Austin, Wini-
fred Williams, Alverta Dorsey,
Nellie James Pearl Pridgen,
Irving Ridley, Louise Proctor,
Matilda Cartwright, Robert A
Robinson, Catherine Bell, zita
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-02-26
TAKE RACE HATRED FIGHT TO POLLS
Declares Rivers NAACP Dinner Crowded

In one of the most enthusi-
aStic dinner-meetings ever held
by the NAACP Boston Branch
more than six hundred mem
berS warmly applauded Judge
Francis E Rivers of New York
for his proposal that the fight
against discrimination be car
ried to the polls in the forth
coming election.
The many thousands belong
ing to NAACP b a n c h c S
throughout the nation should
be modified in a non-partisan
phalanX with the object of
getting every aSpirant to public
Office to declare himself on the
question of religious and racial
hatred, which should be made
an issue in the campaign.
Judge Rivers was the prin-
cipal speaker at the annual
dinner which was held Friday
evening, Feb 10, at New Eng
land Mutual Hall, Huntington
ave.
In the course of his address
he revealed that support Of his
own election to the judgeship
came from capital, from labor,
from colored and white. At the
polls, he said, citizens are abb
solutely free in privacy to vote
for the best man.
A ripple Of laughter swept
the gathering when a white
military officer, 1t j M Gibson,
declared that colored men were
accepted in the Army on terms
of equality. The speaker SEEM
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-02-26
MRS. EDITH JONES
PASSES

Mrs. Edith Jones of "a Ham
mond st, active in Elk circles,
died of meningitis Wednesday
at City Hospital. Funeral Sat-
urday, Feb. 26, 1 P. M, from Iii
on Church. Remains can be
viewed at Reid Memorial Chap
ell, Matte L. Reid, director, 1041
fremont st. Mrs. Jones was i'll
five DAYS.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-02-26

OF
new ENGLAND
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-02-26
Engaged

Rev. and Mrs. Charles Greene
of 61O Shawmut ave-, Boston,
have announced the engagement
of their daughter, Lucille Mar
garetta, to Pvt. Robert ]. Smyth-
wick, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
S. Smythwick of North Carolina.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-02-26

LOUIS E. PASCO, SIR.
Who, with wife and daughter,
Mrs. Bertha PascO, and Mrs.
Bertha PascO Young, journeyed
to Grand Rapids, Mich. to wit
ness the ordination on Feb. "a,
of his son, Wendell NJ. PaScO.
The trio left Tuesday to return
March 1. Mr.. PascO was recently
reelected president of Boston
Branch. National Equal Rights
League, which conducts the an
nual Crispus Attacks Day Obser-
vances Sunday, Nov. 5, starting
at p. M. in downtown Boston.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-02-26
POST WAR WORLD IS futile
unless dixie "TYRANTS" GO
CONGRESSIONAL SLAMS AT jew,
C0EORED RACE, MUST Be STOPPED
By TIE ROVER

famous radio newscaster has allegedly been
ferred to 'the little like by rank speaking Senator
John Rankin of Mississippi. Congressman from Lous-
opposed the federal ballot soldiers with surprising
speech for Aryan Supremacy and again. only last week.
another Louisiana leader Mckenzie by name condemned
mixed service canteen serving white and colored in the
nations capital
Continued from Page FOur)
Evening star., 1944-02-21
.3U. 5. Papers 10 Send
Editions 10 Troops
By the Associated Press,


LONDON, Feb. 21.-Permission to
distribute weekly overseas editions
through post exchanges to American
troops in the European theater Of
operations has been granted to the
New York Times, the Chicago Trib-
une and the Chicago Sun.
Maj. Gen. John Lee, deputy COM
mander Of the theater, said the
privilege also would be available to
other American newspapers "in
desire to provide troops overseas
with the news as quickly as possible
within certain conditions set by the
decision"
The conditions specify that the
newspapers are not to be larger
than eight pages, 121a by TN inches,
with the number Of copies to be
determined by the Army Exchange
Service according to the demand,
and the sale price to be set by the
exchange service.
The announcement, disclosing that
the Army had considered requests
by the Tribune, the Sun and the
Times and by the Magazines News
week, Readers Digest and Time, for
printing and publishing facilities in
Britain, said it was not possible at
present to request the British gov
eminent to authorize such facilities.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Army Air Chiefs Hold
.3-Day Farley on Plans
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. 2l.-
A good part Of the working leader
ship Of the Army Air Forces was
represented at a three-day meeting
held here to discuss operations Of
that branch Of the services.
An official announcement of the
meeting, concluded yesterday, said !:
"Agenda for the conference COW
erred present and future problems of
the AAF, particularly
(those) in the continental United
States. Among these plans was the
maximum utilization Of manpower
land facilities.
ALSO discussed were plans for
facilitating the return to inactive
status Of over-age officers for whom
no adequate assignment is now
available because of the change
from defensive and expansive
phases to the new offensive stages
of the war.
'Traini'.g problems also were con-
sidered. including those resulting in
the Changes fom production of air
and ground crews on a mass basis
-" to the period of training COM
bat requirements into which the
AAF has now entered
More than 40 general officers were
present. Maj. Gen. T. j. Hanley,
jr., commanding the Eastern Flying
Training Command. was the con-
ference host. Those in attendance
included Maj. Gen. Barney M. Giles,
chief of the air staff, and 1t. Gen.
Barton K. Yount, commanding the
AAF Training Command.
Gen. H. H. Arnold, commanding
general Of the AAF, had planned to
attend, the ofhcial announcement
said, but was prevented from doing
so because of official duties.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
House Subcommittee
Votes 10 Abolish FSA

By the Associateo Press.
A special House Agriculture SUBJ
committee today approved legisla-
ton which would abolish the Farm
Security Administration as now
constituted and change the f1inanc-
ing of the Governments farm ten
ant program.
The committee was created to
make a study of the FSA after
House members criticized the
agency.
Appropriations for FSA have been
slashed as a direct outcome of the
criticism and the Appropriations
Committee announced no further
sums would be recommended until
the organization is re-established
by law. 1t has been operating by
executive order.
The new bill would transfer assets
and duties of the FSA to the Farm
Home Corp, established by Con-
gress in 1887, but never given an
appropriation. 1t also would pro-
vide Government guarantee of pri-
vate loans up to 80 per cent of
purchase value for tenants desiring
to purchase small farms. The
present law guarantees a 100 per
cent Government loan to limited
number of persons each year.