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Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-18
Casino Stronghold Falls
I'm OutfIan|<inq Moves
Germans Caught
In Disastrous
Pincers Action

ALLIED HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Naples, May 18. (UP)
The British Eighth army
has captured Casino, most
formidable German strong
hold on the road to Rome,
scoring the greatest victory
of the Italian offensive in a
brilliant outflanking maneuver.
A special communique announced
the capture of Casino and the
nearby Monastery Hill. and said
that substantial portion" of the
first German parachute division
was Destroyed in the six-day bat
tie after being trapped by a pincers
movement.
1.-The Gustav line south of the
Apprentices now has ceased to exist"
General Sir Harold r. l.. G. Alex
ander's communique said. in an
nouncing the Casino victory even
as French forces to the southwest
were slashing through Esperia into
the Adolf Hitler line.
were killed and more than 1.500
captured in the battle for Casino,
the powerful bastion astrice the Via
Casilina to Rome where the allies
had been stalled for four months.
POLISH TROOPS STRIKE
With the launching of the new
allied offensive last Thursday night,
Polish troops battered down behind
Casino from the north and British
forces struck up from the south
to clamp a pincers on the strong
hold and forstan German plans for
| a withdrawal to the Adolf Hitler
line.
Trapped by the closing pincers in
the last "a hours of violent fight
ing, the bulk of the Nazi defenders
were killed or captured in the final
onslaught.
The first Nazi parachute division.
cream of the German army. lost
more than half of its fighting
strength in the battle. In &C dition,
one regiment of the 18th panzer
grenadier division and the 376th
regiment of the 305th infantry div
ision were badly mauled.
For two days it had been evident
that the German position at Cas-
sino was becoming untenable and
that the NaziS were arranging to
withdraw.
If the Eighth army had elected
to make a frontal attack on CASH
no. the Germans could have inflict-
cd heavy casualties and then with
drawn in orderly fashion.
USED OUTFLANKING
Instead Lieutenant General Sir
Oliver Leese chose the outflanking
an6 squeeze maneuver in a bid to
trap the German defenders. The
turning movement south of Casino
cut the Via Casilina and "the Ger
man command once again has been
too slow in effecting withdrawal
Continued On Pg. 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-18

SANTA ANA, Calf, May 10. (UP)
With five precincts yet unreport-
ed Incumbent John Phillips. UNI
opposed on the Republican ticket,
held slight lead over James f..
Walker in the race for Democratic
nomination for representative in
congress.
The five precincts were in Orange
county where 258 precincts reported
584l votes for Phillips and 687l for
Walker.
The $40 of 524 precincts reporting
in the district gave Phillips 1929
and Walker 1899.
SAN FRANCISCO, May Is. (UP)
AT least five and possibly eight,
members of California's 23-man
congressional delegation won both
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-18
General Fund
Shows Gain

SACRAMENTO, May 18. tUP)-
Finance Director James Dean re-
ported Thursday that assets of the
state general fund reached new
high mark" April 30 when the figure
stood at $l37 1000.
This total, Dean said, lis almost
certain to be exceeded by the May
figure"
Revenue from general tax sources
from last July | through the end
OF April was $247,057000, which
Dean said was an increase of $54,-
100000 over budget forecasts for
the period.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-18
Air Raid Peri|s
Burma Citadel

CHUNGKING. May 10. CUP)--
American and Chinese infantrymeIl
stormed into the main japanese
defenses al Myitkyina Thursday
after over-running the garrison's
southern airdrome. and front re-
ports indicated that the fall of the
city, keystone of the enemy'S posi-
ton in northern Burma, was i'm
minent.
Three columns of Brigadier Gen
eral Frank Merrill's veteran jungle
troops launched co-ordinated at
tack on the city, striking behind a
Shattering mortar barrage.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-18

But while preparatiOns Tor the
Forthcoming operations in Europe
proceed, Stimson reiterated, 1t is OF
the utmost Importance that no dis
closures be made to the enemy
The enemy may be expected 10
take advantage of thi, situation and
endeavor to confuse the Allied peo-
pie with dissertations or inventions
of alleged news, he said.
After the invasion actually be-
gins, Stimson promised, the war
department will make every effort.
to facilitate full and immediate
coverage of major operations
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-18
lstanbu| Turns
On Pro.Nazis

LONDON, May 18. UPI-An
Ankara radio broadcaH, intercepted
by the Exchange Telegraph said
Thursday that martial law has been
proclaimed in Istanbul following
anti-Na2i G.emonStr&l ions in the
Turkish capital.
The broadcast said streets crowds
demonstrated against the activities
of the pro-Nazi "Panturanian" Or
ganization.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-18

ence G. Niles. deputy health Off
Ger of Imperial county. made pub
lie the results of study made by
the health department curing re-
cent years. His report follows:
Comparative results of investi-
cations made by the health depart
ment reveal that outbreaks of sus-
pected dysentery infection in the
past few years are similar to the
present one.
During the past eight years the
health department investigated and
surveyed many mass outbreaks of
suspected dysentery infection dur
ing the construction of Imperial
Continued ON Page 6, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-18
Health Officer Presents
Views on { pi demic Case

Large numbers'of Imperial
Valley residents still are
suffering from dysentery, a
survey revealed Thursday.
Some communities, how
ever, reported that the peak
of the so-called epidemic ap-
parently was over.
Physicians still disagreed as to
the cause of the ailment, some cit
ing one cause, others something
different, and still others frankly
admitting that they did not know
what caused it.
In discussing the ailment, Lawr-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-18
Earth Tren,ors
Recorded

PASADENA, Calf, May l8. tUP)
Two large earthquakes $500 miles
distant were recorded at 9.56:2O
and 1905 :54 Wednesday night. seiS-
mologists at the California Institute
of Technology announced Thursday.
Direction of the tremors was un-
determined, scientists said, but add
ed the quakes were strong enough
to do considerable damage If they
occurred in a poplated area.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-18

under government cultivation. Fac
ilities at Salinas have not been held
adequate to process the complete
U. S. crop which also includes pri-
vately grown and wild guayule in
Texas, Arizona and New Mexico.
They expected, however, to find
more opposition to the program in
Continued on Page 6, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-18
"Buzzer'' Draws
$1,000 Penalty

SACRAMENTO. May Ia. tuP)--
Col. Carl w. Pyle. commanding Of
ficer OF Mather field. today am
nounced general court martial has
imposed pay fcrfeitures totaling
$4,000 against an unnamed student
officer found guilty OF 'buzzing"
the town Of Lafayette and the Wal
nut Greek high school In a twin
engined bomber March is.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-18
ALLIES CAPTURE BARRIER TO R0M|
Detroit Workers
Return to Jobs
$4,000 Expected To Be Back k to Work
BY Monday After Vote Ends Walkou+;
Cleveland Transit Crews Okeh Strike
BY UNITED PRESS

More than $4,000 Detroit
war workers began to return
to work Thursday after the
Foremen's Association of
America ended its strike in
automotive plants, but a
transit tieup was threatened
at Cleveland and scattered
strikes across t h e nation
idled thousands of workers.
The six striking chapters of the
FAA voted to end the strike We'd
nesday night after the army air
forces appealed for resumption
of production. Resumption sched-
ules were drawn up by the large
plants ano full production was ex-
pected by Monday.
TRANSIT STRIKE VOTED
At Cleveland, 1000 transit en-
ployes, members of the AF'L Street
Car and Motor Coach Employees
union, voted to walk out at mid
night Saturday in an attempt to
enforce their demands for wage
increases.
Three Thousand employees of the
Mack Manufacturing Corp. at AL
lentown, Pa, remained on strike
after voting against proposal to
return to work. A war labor board
hearing was scheduled for Friday
to hear the employees grievances.
At Cressona, Pa, $500 employees
of the Aluminium Corporation of
America went into the third of their
strike, while parachute cloth work.
ers in three other Pennsylvania
towns remained idle.
AFL and CIO machinists at San
Francisco continued to defy WLB
orders on overtime and wage scales,
but complied with an earlier board
back to- work order.
Other strikes included those of
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-18
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago Il 600 100 02l "a II Q
New York ....l20 O01 600 o. 8 0
Rose, Haynes 90 Maltzberger CD
Humphries 90 and fresh, Turner
CD Bonham, johnson 90, RoSer
uO), Turner 10> and HemSley.
st. Louis Ol0 000 600 4
Boston ............. 21l lO1 5lx-l2 10 0
Detroit - 600 900 0l0-i 3 1
Philadelphia 900 900 600 o
Cleveland at Washington - night
game.
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y AMBrlNe
NEp0RTER

Nature Study .-..---.- .,- -f-
Just in case you have been Won
dering about the cool breezeS we
have been having lately ;.
1t showed two inches at Julian
TUESDAY.
Forced March,
What a beautiful day for a fish
ing trip to the Colorado river. That
u.s. except for the wind.
E. F.. Fitzgerald and his son, Don
aid, and Jimmy Hess travelled to
the river from Ell Centre for a
Gays fishing. They had a good
boat to carry them from the place
where they parked their car to a
place up the river where fishing
was good.
The cupboard motor worked per-
fectly on the trip up the river. They
went close to the bank when they
reached a good place, tied up the
boat, and went about their fishing.
Time passed. SO cid the fish.
Fitzgerald became so disguised
that he went back to the boat for
some more bait.
The boat was gone. IT had dis
appeared. 1t wasn't there.
The trio had to walk seven miles
back TO the car, all the time spec
ulating as to the probable fate of
the river going craft. Was it stolen?
Had it orifted away? Did it sink?
Oh. how our feet hurt?
P. S.-No fish. No boat.
Witches Brew
In order to be well ahead of the
game for big Elks dinner Thurs
Continued on Page. 6, Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-18

Witches Brew
In order to be well ahead of the
game for big ElkS dinner Thurs
Continued on Page. 6, Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-18

Maximum Wednesday 81, minimum
Thurs. 62; 5 am. Thurs. sc, humid
ity so; noon Thurs. 30, humidity SO;
5 pm. Wednesday "a. humidity 26.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16

The resolutions passed last week by
the Warehouse Workers and the Toledo
Industrial Union Council condemning
Harry Bridges and demanding his imme-
date removal as CIO regional director for
the west coast, is but reflection of the
sentiment of CIO workers throughout the
country.
Bridges action in cooperating with
Sewell Avery, snarchistic head of the
Montgomery Ward Company during the
recent struggle between the CIO and that
company, was the immediate charge upon
which the Toledo CIO based its demand
for the removal of Bridges as CIO regional
director.
But the sentiment in the CI0 goes
deeper than the formal charge against
Bridges. Workers who have had their no.
strike pledge repeatedly Haunted by man.
agement and used as means of provoking
and obstructing their organizations have
not taken kindly to the Bridges proposal
that labor give up its strike weapon after
the war and "indefinitely". They suspect
the motives behind this proposal.
Nor will the workers forget the efforts
of the CIO to protect Harry Bridges from
being extradited from the country; the
thousands of dollars of their money which
was spent in defending him in the courts
and the long fight to save him from in
justice.
In the light of Harry Bridges record,
before and during the war, and the evil
dence which he himself has already pre-
sented to illustrate what his position will
be after the war, Bridges has proven that
he is not only an migrate, but double
crosser and traitor to the unions and the
workers. Bridges should not only be re-
pudiated, but should be driven in disgrace
from the union which he has so brazenly
betrayed.
To permit Bridges to remain in posi-
ton of trust and responsibility in view of
his reasonable actions, is to invite dis
unity and disaster in the ranks of the CIO.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16
Labor Vote

1t becomes increasingly evident that
the major political parties are greatly con-
cerned with the way labor will vote in
1914.
Claims that labor will not vote as a
unit, but according to its feelings, the
same as other groups, seems to be partly
discredited in the fact of the election re-
suits obtained in the primaries, and the
decision of Martin l.. Dies not to seek re-
election.
Perhaps those who say that labor will
vote according to its feelings are right;
but it becomes clearer that labors feelings
toward those congressional reactiOnaries
who might have sought to weaken and dis
credit labor these past two years are
crystalizing.
II labor votes according to its feelings,
and we hope il does, il will be a bad year
for some of those like Senator Robert A.
Taft and Congressman Homer A. Ramey
who have definitely proved that they are
no friends of the people who work for a
living
But, before labor can vote its feelings,
it must be eligible to vote. Having feel
ing of resentment against public officials
means little or nothing, unless those who
hold such sentiments are qualified to vote
and vote their feelings,
Thousands of CIO members have lost
their right to vote. Thousands of these
workers are complaining bitterly about
the War Labor Board, unfavorable legis-
lstion, the increased cost of living and
many other things which affect them.
Those who complain and want to do
something about it, have it within their
power to decide their own political and
economic fate in the future. They can aid
their own and their fellow workers cause
by registering TO vote and casting their
ballot in the fall.
1t is not too early to register for the
fall elections. The Board of Elections is
open every day but Sunday, and will
gladly take care of anyone who wishes to
qualify for the November election.
If those workers who have bitterly
complained will just take advantage of
their opportunity, they can change their
own situation by political action. They
can become doers and not merely takers.
They can vote their feelings instead of
voicing them. Register now.
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clpled factions arose to wrest control Presi-
dent Martin could have clarified the issues on
principles, instead he Joined one of these and
Illegally suspended five of the seven elected
officers of the International
The CIO leadership conferred with both
groups and unity was temporarily restored
and the suspensions lifted, but soon after Mar
tin denounced the CIO and attempted to make
a secret deal with the Ford Motor Co.
Confronted with facts, Martin claimed he
was negotiating a secret but legitimate agree
ment to be publicized at the proper time.
When asked to appear before special con-
vention to be called in Cleveland March 20,
1889 and explain his proposals, he responded
by suspending Is of the "a members of the
international Board Five of those not sus.s
pended joined with the suspended member
and declared the action unconstitutional. ~
These 20 board members preferred chargesN
He was tried Found guilty and expelled from
the UAW-CIO r. j. Thomas was then elected
President
Martin and his followers took into the
AFL. That branch of the UAW Immediately
proceeded to disintegrate the shops voting one
after another to rejoin the UAW-CIO.
At the next convention the necessary
changes were made to guarantee rank and
file democracy in this largest labor union in
the World.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16
Servicemen's S
Letters
Wondering
Wondering

Dear Gang:
keep wondering if when
Colin Kelly and Captain Hen
derson showed the stick for
ward and departed this life in
a bright blaze of eternal glory
was this the last we shall
ever know of them? Or when
Butch O'Hare an6 Maj. Boy
ington drove the guns of his
cruiser, splitting destruction,
into the teetl of the Jap fleet,
only to gasp his life out on the
hot, shell-torn bridge of his
ship, was that the end? What
of the hundreds of cemeteries
with all their little white
crosses, strung all the way
from Guadalcanal to the Anzio
beachhead?
Is man just thing of flesh
and blood and bones, which in
time becomes only dust and
ashes? Is man that and moth
ing more? No, gang, I'm sure
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16

that where ever the place is
that heroes go, the O'Hares
and the Boyingtons, the Kellys
and the Hendersons are all
Joined toge t her with the
Smiths anc the Jones and the
Cohens and all the other
names which have been writ
ten in blood on the honor rolls
of our country men who
have given the last full meas
IRE of devotion to all of us.
With few exceptions, most
of us have some pal or ac-
quaintance who has answered
the final muster. Let each of
us keep faith with fellow
friends, so that each of us may
say they did not die in vain.
We, in our squadron are to
leave tonight, but l just
couldn't go until l had said
goodbye and good luck"
Johnny Feick,
Dept. L. End shift
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Editors Mail
Resenfs EditorioI

Dear Sir:
There was an editorial in
The American Legion Coun-
cillor of June 2 to which | as
a veteran of World War | and
a member of the CIO take ex-
ception.
Ba d upon the Mont
gomery-Ward seizure by the
federal government, the edi-
torial quoted the Northwest
Veteran (Seattle) which said
in part, "thank God there are
people, in this land of ours
with the courage to resist
what amounts to virtual con-
fiScation." And again, "Mr.
Avery has made a distinct
sacrifice upon the altar of
liberty"
NJ any other provocative
statements were made in the
local legion paper, which, l
presume is supposed to re-
present the views of the men,
bers of the American Legion.
| want to say that the
opinions expressed in the
Legion paper do not reflect
the views which / hold about
the Montgomery Ward case
or labor in general. doubt
If the editorial represents the
views of a majority of the
rank and file members of the
American Legion. Yet, there
it is, as big as life, carrying
the mail for the vested in
terests a majority of its own
members who must work for
a living.
1t is because of editorials
like this and the stand taken
by some of the Legion leader
ship in the past, that the
Legion has been suspect in
the minds of many workers.
veterans who do not want
their organization to become
labor batting labor hating
association.
1t seems to me that in view
of the situation in this country
today, that the Legion paper
in Toledo would make certain
of its ground before taking off
on any union and rising to
defend Sewell Avery who is
not making any sacrifice on
the altar of liberty, but is
acting like an anarchist. Per-
hapS the o officials of the
Legion had better exert a
little more control over their
editorial policy and advise
their edior to concern himself
with subjects about which he
as more knowledge.
Fraternaly yours,
Ed. Fitzgerald,
National Supply Unit
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16

ETC johnston, President of the United
States Chamber of Commerce has repeatedly
stated that the welfare of this country is going
to hinge on how we'll labor and management
get along after the war
Bearing this thought in mind it occurs TO
me that if both labor and management believe
what they say, and I am positive labor does.
there could be no better time than the present
to prove it.
IRRITATING LABOR
There are many enlightened and progress
sive employers in this country On the other
hand, there are still too many employers whose
thinking has not advanced past 1882 who be-
leVe that labor must be suppressed and pre-
vented from securing too much say-so on work.
ing conditions hours, wages and other impor-
tant items of vital interest to the workers.
1t is my firm conviction, that those en-
ployers who have maintained good labor rela
tIons during this war period are going to be
in the drivers seat occupying place of advan-
tage when the war is over and peacetime pro-
duction resumes
employers who have maintained good relang
tlons will certainly be able to reconvert n1ukA
more rapidly and get into production soone&
than those who have used the war emergency
as means of irritating their workers
What will the attitude of the workers be
in industries where every means has been used
to hinder, suppress and provoke them by
management?
BOTH ARE HUMAN
After all, workers are no less human than
those who employ them. They are probably
as given over to sentiments of resentment
anger and vindictiveness as their bosses
Because of the many irritations which have
been given the workers by some plant manage
ments, it would be good idea for them to
wake up, If this is possible, and change their
attitude before the end of the war They might
try bit of that cooperative spirit which their
enlightened leaders talk about 1t would no
doubt pay dividends in the postwar period
Finally, and I say this without reservation.
the time to cooperate is now. To try to begin
to cooperate after the war will meet with suspi-
clon on the part of the workers.
BY all means, let labor and management
cooperate but let them do it during the war
when SO much is at stake, and reap the bene-
fits of their relationship when the war is over
and we resume normal production
A word to the wise should be sufficient.
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owe the duty to society of
maintaining through COOP
eratiUe effort, mutually
satisfactory and beneficial
employer-employee relation
ship based upon understand
ing through the medium of
conference"
Philip Murray, our ma
tional president in his talk at
the Civic Auditorium stated
that the future of postwar
America depended upon CO.
operative effort.
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remark, yeah. We remember you. You're
the guy who wrote about Ad Thacher last fall
and he was elected" Never mind the sarcasm,
just pay attention to what am about to unfold.
just couple weeks ago, (maybe it was
three weeks) this column blossomed out with
an article about the remarks which Governor
John Bricker made during trip to Texas.
And what did the sanctimonious Bricker
say in Texas? He said, and you can believe
me- that the CIO was going to spend S., 100000
good American bucks to reelect President
Do
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16

The whole
w orl d has
looked for
ward to this
historic day
for so long
and now it is
here. N o w
I h e b | u e
C h i p S a r e
down on the
table of his
tory. Now it
is o ly a
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16

IIle UAW was mere 10 stay.
Some of the union leadership
also lacked experience and
the International President,
Homer Martin, could not de-
velop an overall program. He
was an impressive speaker
who could not follow thru
with a program of action, and
he would often denounce GER
tain strikes he had previously
authorized.
When, as a result of this
tXfNo nf loo Jare1;,@ ,1,~.s
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On The
Beam
BY Clayton w. Fountain

l am knocking out this
piece on D-Day.
1t is impossible to write of
anything other than the Allied
invasion of Nazified Europe.
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this agency
b e c a u s e
stewards did
not get extra
gasoline I o
attend u n i I
m e e t ings,
and refusing
to agree that
our p | a n {
I r q nsporta-
ton commit
teemen had
done a good
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16
What's $
New?
RY EdWard nnck.

Educational Director, Local IL
CHESTER BOwLEs SPEAKS
Last week / heard gentle
man who occupies high po-
sition in one OF our larger
units lambssting the OPA,
blaming those in charge of