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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-03
NO TINE FOR sQUABBLES

The French waited until AnoIo-Anerlcon torces
had freed few square miles Of outlying colonies
before they split into opposing Comps r'skin9 QUICK
vctorvLfor the sake Of building fences against the
political future
The Italians didn't begin to fight amongst their
ont-foscst selves until our armies had captured me
foot of the peninsula and worked port way UP the
Golf
We still are many long deoth-defiled miles from
JuoosIovo, but already the JueosIovs have begun
frotricdoI struggle for postwar dominance.
The pattern seems oIwoys the some. In order TO
expedite Ultimate victory, in order to set the stoee
so that liberated people choose their own form
of government and select their own rulers, we Anglo
Americans, who must do the lberotin9, work with
the weapons that are at hand.
Jealous, dissatisfied national groups, which still
would be helpless but for what are doing, demand
that the moment we have taken the first step we kick
away the ladder we used
DeGouIle held high the torch Of French freedom
when there wos nobody else doing it. But we could
not have taken Africo, when did, with Oe0oulle's
assistance.
Sforzo represents the best in Italian ont.osnosrn,
but he was in no position to do for us what Marshal
Bodoelio did,
SentimentolIy, most Americans prefer Deooulle
and Sforzo to their feIow-countrymen who temper
lied with Nozisn. But war hos to be fought With
the weapons that are available, even though often
they are not the most ottrootVe
In Jueosovio the situotion is yet more confus
ing There King Peters government in exile, and
General MkhoiIovitch leading the IoyoIist ones at
home, at no time have elaborated with Hitler
Yet the Communist group which coils itself the
Portsons led by Gen. Josip Broz (Tito) hos set up
q provisional government in opposition to and de-
fonce Of Peters government.
Louis Adomio expresses belief that this was done
"ony otter on okoy from the big powers" We do
not believe this We do not believe that Roosevelt
and Churchill would doubeoross oily in this way.
For thing, such action would encourage every
occupied country to split into self-seekne foctons,
which would interfere greatly with the war effort.
This is no time for nternecine squobblng.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-03
VERSATILE LADY

Hollywood's amazing little
lady Bonita Granville - Will
be working in two motion pic
lures next month. In one, Are
These Our Children she'll be
playing the juvenile edition OF a
gangster's moll, wearing sloppy
Joe sweaters and talking out OF
the side Of her mouth. AS she
says, "A really nasty character.
The other film, Song of the
Open Road" is sprigtly musical
in which she'll sing and dance
and teach another girl who has
worked all her life, how to have
fun.
Apparently, Hollywood hasn't
vet dreamed up character Bon
tia Granville can't play. She S
worried, though. Although she
sang with Abe Lyman's orches-
ira on a tour this summer, Song
of the Open Road" is her first
filmusical. And Are These Our
Children returns her to the
juvenile department. Now al
most 81, Bonita has been trying
to escape juvenile roles ever
since she turned Is, but this pic
ture was too good to turn
down
But il a press agent writes an
other story about my first screen
kiss" she says, I'm going to slit
his throat" She says she had
her first screen kiss when she
was 10, but every time she S
made a picture during the last
four years somebody dreams up
a story about my first kiss
ADD ODD CASTING
Remember the beautiful
young lady who stole the pub
licity on Hollywood's First War
Bond Caravan-the girl with
the super-chassis-Marie Mac
Donald? Well, Marie has just
landed a swell role in new
movie titled, The Moon Our
Mistress"
We're sorry, though, that she
doesn't get to sing. That's the
odd part of her career. Brought
to Hollywood originally be-
cause OF her voice, Marie hasn't
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-03

Answev 70 Previous Puzyie
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
WLB Rules out
Independent
Unions Demand

WASHINGTON, May 20. CUP)-
The war labor board has announced
adoption of a program giving inde-
pendent unions limited representa-
ton in WLB proceedings.
Reaffirming previous decisions,
the board did not give unaffillated
unions representation among WLb
labor members and hence rejected
the demands of a group OF unions
led by the Mechanics Educational
Society of America. The MESA
focused attention on the demands
with a series of strikes in Ohio and
Michigan war plants last winter.
A spokesman for one group OF
independents described the WLB
announcement as the same old run
around"
The WLB said
/. Independent union representa-
tives will be appointed to WLB re-
view, appeals or poSt-directive COM
mittees in independent union cases
at the request of the union involved.
2. The board and its agencies Will
continue to appoint independent
union members to hearing panels at
the request of unions. If no request
is received from the unions, WLB
liaison officers will ask if they want
such an appointment.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Veterans Widow
Bill Moves UP

WASHINGTON, May 20. GUP)-
The house has passed by unanimous
voice vote and sent to the senate
a bill to provide compensation to
widows and children of deceased
World war I veterans regardless
of whether the veteran, at time of
death, had a war-incurred or ag-
gravated disability.
1t was estimated that the bill
would cost S3O,00O,000 the first year,
and increase eventually to $60,000,-
600 a year At present, only widows
and children of veterans who had
war-connected disabilities are en-
titled to compensation.
The monthly rates, not to exceed
$64, provided by the bill were:
Widow with no child, $50; widow
with one child, $38, plus 81 for each
additional child; no widow, but one
child, SIS; no wiGow but two chill
dren, $22, equally divided; no widow
but three children, $50 equally di-
vided, plus SO for each additional
child, the total to be equally divid-
pd
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Editorials and Comment

tional business has been overworked-
over the simple matter of which bunch
should transport soft drinks. But don't
laugh. While the truckers are pickering
5000 men are idle and they are idle IN
one of the largest and most important
war output plants in the country. OF
course it doesn't hold candle with
seriousness of the walkout that affected
10000 workers directly connected with
plane propellers. They were forced to
be idle because $500 foremen were try
ing to obtain union recognition They
were shamed back to their jobs when
General Arnold bluntly told the WLB
that idle workers had shot down 25O
u. S. planes
The recognized right to strike does not
and never did mean anything like what
is going on today in this broad land OF
ours. When Abraham Lincoln proclaim,
ed the right of labor to strike he could
not have conceived a soft-drink- hauling
-walkout
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Rationing Board
Sets Cafe Prices

Cafes must charge the same
prices for the same quantities and
portions of food as served in the
April l943 base period, the Ell Gen.
tro War Price and Rationing
board announced Friday.
Under maximum regulation gov
erning cafe operations, all persons
are required to serve equal amounts
as were serVed in the base period
April q, l943 to April 10, l943, the
board announced.
Any reduction in any item must
be considered as a lesser amount
that the price reduced accordingly.
Cafes which have discontinued the
use Of butter for their patrons
since April l943 will be required
to resume service Of butter or pro-
vide a substitute, the warning con-
tinued.
The price freeze order prohibits
any person from discontinuing the
service or amount Of any item with
out the adjustment CT prices. This
regulation will be enforced by the
OPA for the protection of the con-
sumer the local board advised. i.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Scout Council
Rounds out
Camp Programs

Corn Reed, FL Centro, camping
and activities chairman of the CEN
trail district, Imperial area
council, Boy Scouts of America, an
nounced that Camp Hual-Cu-Cuish,
in the Cuyamaca State park, will
open June 20 and close August %.
ElWood G. GreiSt, scout executive
of the district, will be chief camp
director, assisted by John Collins
and Russell C. Campbell, also exec
utives of the Imperial-Yuma Coun-
Gil, as we'll as members of the exec
utive staff from the San Diego
council. In addition there will be
a staff including a certified water
front director, hanoicraft, archery,
nature, and first aid instructors and
professional chef. This group will
be supplemented by adult leaders
in direct charge of each troop in
camp.
Camp periods will be from Tues
cay to Tuesday and transportation
plans are being worked out by the
camping and activities committee.
Three hundred fifty Scouts from
the council are registered for
one week period.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Taft DisCI0ses
Compromise on
Price Controls
WASHINGTON. Chairman Robert

WASHINGTON, Chairman Robert
A. Taft, (RD, Ohio, of the senate
Republican steering committee, an
nounces the group had agreed Ito
support legislation to extend the
price control act but with "proce-
dural amendments designed to as
sure fair treatment for all
There is no disposition to hamper
the administration efforts to
maintain price control. which we all
agree is necessary" he said, but
We do think, that there could and
must be more fairness
Meanwhile, Economic Stabiliza-
ton Director Fred Vinson said steps
have been taken to assure produc-
ton of an adequate supply of low
priced clothing to meet civilian
needs.
If proposals agreed on by the
war production board and office of
price administration are made
speedily effective" VinSon said, Il
believe we can avoid the rationing
of low cost clothing items and pro-
vide the people with enough goods
to meet their essential needs"
He made the statement to the
house banking committee while
testifying on legislation to extend
the price control act from June 80,
its present expiration date, until
June 80, l945.
Vinson vigorously opposed any
amendments which would affect
basic changes in the price control
and stabilization act, which he said
has successfully prevented initiation.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
MEAT AND CIRCUSES
New York Times)

At first thought it cannot be a plot,
because the timing would seem to be
wrong We are speaking of those abol
ished meat ration points in which some
Republicans see an Administration plot
to buy the election. Before Nov. 7, say
the critics whose suspicious of President
Roosevelt are never rationed, all the foods
will be point-free. After election day the
hand of OPA will come down heavier
than ever. But at first thought the tim
ing seems bad. To capitalize on the
gratitude of an unshackled nation the
edict of emancipation should not come
too early. Nations are so VIGOROUSLY
forgetful of favOrs. If plot, the lifting
of the bars should come some time in
September.
But on second thought, no. If people
on election day had the memory OF their
food servitude fresh in mind they might
be grateful but they might also feel
sore. 1t is good to be free again, but
why should they ever have been cast
into slavery? SO on the whole it is
shrewder to do away with rationing long
enough for the whole sad memory to fade
out: and the thing is a plot.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Kiwanians Told
OF Periis' 10 )
Peoples Rights

II Am An American" was the
topic which Judge Elmer w. Heald
discussed for the Ell Centro KiWanis
club in anticipation of Il Am An
American day celebration this
week end.
Judge Heald spoke at the club
luncheon meeting in the Barbara
Worth hotel, pointing out the bene-
fits and privileges that American
citizens enjoy warning his audi
ences of the forces which are at
tempting to undermine the democ-
racy.
Attempted acts of legislation, in
tended to nullify the rights OF
American citizens were cited and
Judge Heald emphasized the need
for constant vigilance to protect
the nation agains. it's enemies.
C. G.. Halliday, district attorney
was chairman Of the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Jap Trio Face
Conspiracy
Count on Coast

SALINAS, Calf, May 20. tUP)-
Criminal complaints charging con-
spiracy to violate the alien proper
ty act of 1920 were filed against
three japanese in superior court
by Monterey county District At
torney Anthony Brazil.
The complaints charging that To-
shi Hanazono, a niSei of Salinas,
bought property at Natividad which
she turned over to Yeido Ikeda
and his wife Satsuka, both aliens.
The property, II acres of pro-
duce land, then was cultivated by
the Ikedas, the complaints allege.
August Is was set as the date on
which the Ikedas will appear to
show cause why the property should
not be confiscated.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
HERE'S ONE FOR BOOK

If the administration which so siren
uously insists that strikes are negligible
although up to 10000 workers IN war
plants have been idle at one time IN the
last few days-can alibi strike IN De-
troit among truckers, then we give up;
If all this curtailment of planes and
other war production through current
strikes were not so tragical this truckers
strike would merit a good hearty laugh.
But laughs don't go with tragedies. In
this instance the truckers got into Jurls-
dictional row-and how this jurisdic-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21

included elimination of two eXecu-
tive positions of director of war
services and director of civilian pro-
lection and of state-employed pro-
tective officers in 10 regions of the
state.
Local police and fire chiefs will
be substituted for the regional Of
ficers in directing operation OF mu-
tual aid plans among cities and
counties under the councils plan.
Under another recommendation
Governor Earl Warren will desig-
nate regular state departments to
carry on war services activities, such
as juvenile delinquency studies now
operated by the council.
Enactment of permanent, state
wide disaster CLAN to replace the
war council will be delayed until
the 1945 regular session of the legis-
lature it was decided.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Committee Named
On Duck Fight

Following the suggestion of the
48 U. S. Wildlife Service commits
sioners at their Chicago meeting
in April, the Imperial county wal
beard has named seven-man
committee to administer the wild
life depreciation problems program
in the valley.
Appointed were Bill Bailey, Braw.
ley grower and packer; Bob White
law, Ell Centre sportsman; William
Outlook, Imperial Rice Growers,
l.. f. Sinclair, Calipatria farmer;
Ralph Gilbert, Ell Centre farmer;
Charles Nice, BraWley secretary OF
chamber of commerce; Rudolph
Miller, USDA War Beard.
The committees purpose, al
though valley farmers are interest
ed in reduction Of migratory birds
will be to get the problem on a
common ground between the Wild
life service and the farmers in
terests. This will be to:
Find means to combat the in
crease of depredating wildlife; tC
cooperate with the California Fish
and Game commission and U. S
Service to keep crop damage at a
minimum without less e
slaughter of the ducks; to find
practical solution to the problem;
to arrange for sufficient and suit
able ammunition and handle its
distribution to farmers net coast
al sportsmen; to issue permits to
farmers to herd ducks after the
season closes and to deputize farm
ers as special Wardens; to stop il
legal hunting but instead promote
legitimate herding on fields being
damaged to study the possibility
Cf the use of airplanes through the
cooperation of the Civil Air Patrol.
The committee will hold its first
meeting soon to take the necessary
organization steps to further this
outlined program, Miller said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Border Banker
To Take Rest

j. j. Lopez, for 27 years identified
with banking and business interests
in MeXicali and CaleXico, this week
severed his connection with the
Banco Mercantil in Mexicali and
left for the coast area for long
rest.
He said the family will maintain
the home in Mexicali. His plans
for the future are indefinite, he
said before he departed for the
coast.
During the years of his residence
in the border country Lopez has
played an important part in COM
mercial and civic endeavors on both
sides of the international border.
AT one time he was president Of
banks in two different nations at
the same time, the Banco Mercantil
in MeXicali and the Central Ma
tional bank in CaleXico.
The Lopez children were born
and reared in CaleXico and attended
school there even though they have
lived in Mexicali in recent years.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
0usted Employees
Of Boys School
Gain Rehearing

SACRAMENTO, May 20. (UP)--
The state personnel board was or
dered to reopen a three-year-old
hearing on misconduct charges
against three ousted en-
ployees of the Whittier state school
for boys Ito the end that such
charges be amended and made spe-
cific."
Sacramento Superior Judge NAL
colin c. Glenn in granting petitions
for writs of mandate by Oscar O..
Ostrem, Ralph E. Bycroft and Don
L. Napper said a hearing on the
charges conducted by a former
board was net fair and impartial" !"
Glenn's order also dismissed the
boards decision of August 20, 1S41,
under which they lost their civil
service jobs. They We're accused of
inefficeincy and vio-
lation of the civil service act.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
CALEXICO MEAT RETAILER
FACES OPA CHARGES

John T. RaShid, Calexico meat
retailer, has been charged with l6
counts of violating OPA rules, it
was revealed in an information
filed in federal court in San Diego
by Ronald Abernathy, assistant
United States district attorney.
The Calexican was charged with
various counts of selling pork and
beef above ceiling prices, selling
pork and beef without taking ra-
ton points, and falsifying bank
deposits to bolster his credit fol
more ration points than he was en-
titled TO.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
WILL DEMOCRATIC PARTY
LOSE ITS IDENTITY?

Is the United States drifting toward
Labor Party and will this country's par
ties be labeled Labor and Conservative,
thus slipping into the British pattern?
And will Roosevelt proclaim himself the
candidate. not of the Democratic party
or the New Deal candidate, but the can
didate of Labor Party?
If Roosevelt is titular head of the par
ty; if the candidates, up to now known
as Democratic Party candidates, cling to
Mr.. Roosevelt as their main hope of be-
ing elected in November, will they accept
the new brand for the party?
These are far from idle questions. John
/. Lewis made bid for just such turn
when he put up S500,000 of the UMWA
money in the Roosevelt campaign fund.
That that venture got sldetracked does
not alter the current affairs in the Demo-
cratic party. An even stronger organiza-
ton now is making that bid-and it may
be a demand ere long. The powerful ClO
is indorsing Roosevelt for fourth term
as RAPIDLY as that labor Organizatlons
various big groups hold mass conven-
tons. Philip Murray, head of ClO, long
ago proclaimed his organization as fully
backing the fourth term. Indeed Murray
was among the first if not the first, TO
start the fourth term move, not even
excepting some of the vlgllant and Vlgor-
Gus new dealers. 1t is significant that
Democratic leaders in and out OF con-
gress in declaring for fourth term
merely make the declaration without
emphasizing that they are democrats or
new dealers.
But not so with the Clio. That group
months ago formed a political acton
ba nnrnOSp OF
dominating the fourth term ballyhoo and
with such a start, the big guns in the
Democratic party and the big new dealers
have had to trail along as mere lndlvld-
uals.
The Chicago convention will be called
the Democratic convention as usual, but
the Murrays and Hillmans and Tobns
will be deciding forces working behind
the scenes, even though there is no pub
licly announced Labor party label.
These men and the power behind them
could, of course, even go outright to the
new party designation, but they won't be-
cause it isn't politically expedient.
An actual conversion into labor party
would do more harm than good, accord
ing to the leaders probably thinking.
That important bloc of votes generally
known as the Solid South would be writ
ten off the books which might be the de-
Gliding factor between winning and losing
at the polls-and after all, election VIC
tories are more desirable than truthful
labelling.
Eventually, however, it is very possible
that such a disruptive move might occur
openly, but that time will not be here
until the highly industrialized states
north of the Mason-Dixon line will have
become stronger as the unionized labor
movement POLITICALLY subsidized by the
party develops Some day, however, If
IL years of trend continues in its present
direction, that very thing we'll may occur.
Where would the Solid South be then?
Be all this as it may, it is to be hoped
that the rank and file of voters will have
their eyes open and realize what is going
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
State Chamber
Picks Leaders

SAN FRANCISCO, May 90 CUP)
The California State Chamber of
Commerce has elected the following
officers: Harrison S. Robinson, Oak
land, president; w. C. Mullendore,
Los Angeles, first vice president;
Harry A. Mitchell, San Francisco,
second vice president; James E.
Shelton, Los Angeles, third vice
president; Preston Hotchkiss, Los
Angeles, treasurer, and James Mus
satti, renamed general manager.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Ceiling vio|ator
Gets Probation

SACRAMENTO, May 20. CUP)-
Federal Judge Martin l. Welsh
placed Jack C. Reynolds, business
agent of the Alameda County
Building and Trades union on three
years probation on charges of con-
spring to violate the emergency
control act
Reynolds was charged specifical-
ly with offering SO cases of liquor
to James l.. Delmore, Alameda re-
sort owner, at $2l more than the
ceiling price.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
WORLDS DEEPEST WELL
Sacramento Bee)


Old-timers in the California oil indus
try have something new to ponder over
while awaiting future developments they
never believed could happen.
A we'll near Midland, Tex, has been
drilled past the 15,01O feet depth, deep
est in the world. The former record hold
er is in Kern county.
There was time when the standard
type tool driller, the Mail Poucher,"
thought his bit would encounter "the
ocean, (salt water) shortly beyond 5000
feet Equipment was lacking to combat
this trouble.
The advent of the rotary method,
along with accompanying improvements,
soon found the Swivel necks" boring
1000 or more feet to new pools the 5000,
10000 and more feet holes became COM
mon after discovery of oil under the
Kettleman Hills.
The new order is more than $4,000 feet
"a surprise to the oldtimers, miracle
when compared with the first producer
brought in near Titusvile, Pa, by Col.
E. L. Drake in 1859 after he drilled 6912
feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
War Council Acts
To Cut Activity

SACRAMENTO, May 20. (UP)-
The state war council has voted TO
recommend scaling down of its ac-
tivities to a special session of the
legislature next month as an al
tentative to complete abolition of
the council proposed by its staff a
month ago. ."l
The councils recommendation
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21

We go out on patrol every day. lnvar-
iably we kill some Japs and bring back
some prisoners All we have to do is to
threaten to keep men from patrols to
maintain iron discipline. 1t. Monte
Kleban at HOllandia.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21

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