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Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
CHURCHILL RESIGNS ENDS COALITION RULE
Allies Arrest
Doenifz and
Entire Staff
JOdl, Kietel Among
Leaders Held
AS War Prisoners

FLENSBURG, Germany, May %.
(UP)-Grand Admiral Karl Doe
nitZ. all members Of his acting Ger
man government, and the entire
German high command were ar
rested at 10 a. m Wednesday by
Allied authorities.
The Doenitz regime, which sue
ceeded Adolf Hitler's NaZi govern
ment, was dissolved after its brief
lifetime devoted largely to manipu-
lating Germany's formal surrender
Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, chief OF
the high command, was revealed Ia
have been in custody as war pris-
oner since May a.
Along with Doenitz ana Keitel,
scores of German officers were made
prisoners of war. Among them was
Col. Gen. Gustav Jodl, chief-cf-
staff, who signed the German sur
render at Reims. Keitel signed a
like document at Berlin.
The dissolution of the Doenitz
regime came day after the dis
closure that an Allied control party
had been organized to supervise the
task of breaking up the last or
ganized fragment CT NaZi Germany
Allied supreme headquarters had
made it plain throughout that it was
using the Doenitz setup as a tempo
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
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|. A. Man Killed
In Auto Crash

Traffic deaths in Imperial county
reached 25 thus far this year with
the death of Walter Vidosh, so, of
962 South Hoover, Los Angeles,
when car he was driving missed
a curve on the Mt. Signal-Seeley
road southwest of Ell Centre and
crashed into tree, Deputy Sheriff
A T. Lyons said Wednesday.
Paul F. Vogelsang. Los Angeles,
and William Farrell, San Diego,
passengers in the car, were injured.
They were taken to a hospital in
CaleXico.
The two passengers told Lyons
they were trying to get an American
radio station on the car radio and
we looked up and were heading
straight for a tree
Lyons said the car crashed into
tree on the drivers side and fair
ly wrapped itself around it, crushing
the driver to death. The accident
occurred shortly before $50 pm.
Tuesday on the first highway turn
west of the Mt Signal store.
Vidosh was employed by chem
ical concern and with his two COM
panions was in Imperial Valley on
business. His wife was en- route to
FL Centro Wednesday.
Valley traffic deaths a year ago
at this time had reached l8, coron-
er's records showed.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23

with most of the wrangiing over
words.
The urgency of difficult postwar
problems in Europe caused Secre-
tary of State Edward R. Stettinius.
Jr., to fly tc Washington to consult
with President Truman and his
state department aides.
Here are some of the issues that
do not bear directly on the drafting
of a charter but are nevertheless
threatening to take some minds off
the basic job here:
l. An intra- United Nations FAM
lily squabble involving delegates to
this conference. Syria and Lebanon,
having broken off negotiations with
France on a new treaty, protested
the French action of sending Sem
galese troops to those former
French mandates. Delegates to the
two near eastern republics used a
conference auditorium to accuse
Continued on Page 6, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
President Plans
Trip to Peace
Meet for Address

WASHINGTON, May %. CUP) =
President Truman decided We'd
nesday to vifit San Francisco and
address the final plenary session of
the United Nations security con-
ference.
The decision was announced by
Secretary of State Edward r. Stet-
tinius, Jr.. after he had talked to
the President.
Il can't say the exact date but I
am confident that it will be early
in June" Stettinius said to re-
porters.
Settinius said he had reported
to President Truman on the prog
ress of the San Francisco confer
ence. The secretary of state ar
rived here early Wednesday by
plane
Stettinius said he had full con-
fidence that the conference will
come to a successful conclusion in
the early part of June.
He said he discussed a wide range
of subjects With Mr.. Truman. He
said he would remain at the state
department the rest of the day
handling some matters which the
President asked him to take up.
He intends to return to San Fran
cisco Wednesday night or Thurs
dav.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
Nine HoItyiIle
Students Hurt
In Bus Accident

Nine Holtville Union High school
students and their bus driver suf-
fered injuries at $40 pm. Tuesday
when the bus went out of control
on Sixth street half mile west Of
Holtville, turned over in the air
and land5d on its wheels in ditch.
The top was torn off in the plunge
and all the passengers were spilled
into it.
Leonard o. Talamantes, II, the
driver, was the only one left in the
bus interior when it crashed, to
earth after its trip through the air,
highway patrolmen said. He was
taken to hospital for treatment
OF injuries as we're two of the stu
dents, Mary Castillo and Mildred
Au. II, both of whom suffered head
injuries.
Others injured included Gregory
Continued on Page 6, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
Yank Forces Near
Juncture in
Mindanao Battle

MANILA. May %. OP)-The
thirty first division swept north
ward Wednesday toward a junction
with southbound troops to split
Mindanao after capturing Malay
balay, capital of Budkinon province.
Only 81 miles separated the 31st
from the 10th and American divi-
slons, which were meeting stiffer
fighting in the hills near the town
of Maluko on the Sayre highway
Malabalay, agricultural capital of
central Mindanao with a popula-
ton of $4,000, fell Sunday after a
Six-day drive of 80 miles by the
31st. The town and its nearby air.
field were taken almost without op-
position from the japanese who
rapidly were retreating northwazd.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
LEST WE FORGET
EI Centran Dies,
On 0kinawa

Relatives placed a gold star
beside the name of Private Pedro
Montoya of Ell Centre Wednes-
day after receiving word that he
was killed in action May 4 at
Okinawa.
The message came to his wife,
Christina, 1876 Olive, El Centro,
from Commandant A. A. Wander
grift. Besides lis wife, Private
Monoya leaves three children,
Bobby, 3. Patricia, 4. and Pedro,
eight months; and his mother,
who lives in San Pedro.
Private toya attended
school in 81 Centre and before
entering the marine corps was
employed at the Coca Cola plant
in El Centre. His brother, Pri-
vate Johnny Montoya, recently
landed in New York after serv-
ing with the army in Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
Fire Destroys
Two Bridges
On SD. & A Line

Crews rushed repairs Wednesday
o. two San Diego and Arizona rail-
road bridges 81 miles west of Ell
Centro which were destroyed by fire
of undetermined origin at 8 80 pm.
Tuesday.
Alvan Miller, proprietor of Mil
ler's service station on highway 80
at point at the foot of the grade,
first saw the flames and reported
them to officials.
TELLS OF START
when I arrived at the scene of
the fire" Miller said Wednesday.
the bridge to the east was burning
only slightly in the middle. But the
bridge on the west was burning un-
derneath along its entire length .
Miller said he saw no one around
the bridges and detected no smell
other than burning wood
The bridges are 800 yards apart
and situated approximately a quar-
ter of mile west of Sugar Loaf
mountain near Miller's station. Each
bridge was los feet long and IL
feet high.
Flames still swirled around the
structures when investigators ar
rived at the scene. Trains were
halted. and traffic between FL Cen
tro and San Diego routed through
Los Angeles.
START FILL-N
Workmen, using six bulldozers and
other heavy equipment. expected to
complete two fills and lay the track
over the fills by late afternoon We'd
nesday, officials said Traffic then
was to be resumed.
The destruction of the bridges
was said to have caused an "expen-
sive delay" New bridges over the
12-foot cuts will be constructed as
soon as materials arrive.
Investigators made no attempt
Wednesday as to the origin of the
fires.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
laps Hint Move
Of Troops as
Peace Project"
BY WALTER RUMBLE

CHUNGKING. May %. (UP) -
Unconfirmed reports reaching
Chungking Wednesday indicated
the Japanese were preparing to
abandon most of southern and
southeastern China in favor CT an
Okinada- type defense in north
China, Manchuria and Korea.
Information reaching Chungking
from what we're described as most
reliable sources raised the possibil-
ity Japan was reshaping her STRAIT
egy to prolong the war in an at
tempt to obtain negotiated peace.
Information filtering from oc-
cupied northern areas indicated the
japanese feverishly were preparing
Notifications in vital coastal areas
comparable to those at Taraw, Two,
and OkinaWa.
These defenses, according to this
information, will be built up not
only along the northern Chinese
coastline but also in Manchuria and
Korea where Allied thrusts would
imperil Japan's communications
lines TO the Asiatic mainland.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23

ordered American-Eound ships,
carrying prisoners Of war. to be
loaded to capacity even to the ex-
tent of asking men to share beds
and sleep in shifts.
Gen. Eisenhower was accompanied
here Tuesday by Sens Burton X
Wheeler, CD. Montana, Albert w.
Hawkes.. (R9, New Jersey, E. W.
Mcfarland. CD, Arizona, and
Homer Capehart, 6R). Indiana,
Maj. Gen. F. E. Stoner. war de-
rartment representative with the
federal communications commission
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23

Meanwhile, big four experts at
the conference struggled to answer
a series of technical questions posed
by the little" United Nations in
their campaign to modify the al
most absolute veto of the big powers
in the proposed world organization.
SPEED CONTINUES
The dispute on this basic issue,
however, has not slowed the step
ped up tempo of the United Nations
conference. An estimated rs per
cent Of committee work on the world
charter is completed and hopes for
an early June adjournment are
high.
Remaining problems include such
fundamental issues as assembly
powers, trusteeships and voting for
mula
The debate on voting procedure
shared the spotlight with the trus-
teeship isue. Other charter prob
lens have become very technical
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
Eisenhower Speeds yank
Freed Prisoners Home

and Paul Porter, chairman Of the
FEC.
The congressional group, in Eur.
ope to study the communications
system, had called at the generals
headquarters and was invited to
accompany him on the flying trip
here
Eisenhower told the repatriates he
felt sure there was none among
them who had forgotten we are
still at war with Japan"
I'VE are doing everything in our
power to get you out Of here and
back home to see your families" he
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23

ored to have strong provisions writ
ten into this constitution" pressing
for unionism and especially the In
ternational union.
At one conference today, Victor
Andrade of Bolivia, chairman OF
committee 2 political and Security
Functions) of Commission III tGen-
eral Assembly, announced that
their group was in accord on assur-
ing full employment" to all work
ers, though this on initial consider
alton, appears not as a proposed
guarantee, but as an object toward
which all nations shall strive.
1t does, however, reflect the con-
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, Italy, May %. UP)-
Peaceful Allied occupation of Trieste
and the remainder Of disputed
Venizia Giulia province appeared
likely Wednesday despite Marshal
Tito's refusal last week to with
draw Yugoslav troops
British and American forces, REIN
forced by tie powerful second
American corps, moved into the
province and occupied at least two
towns and three mountains Tues
day without opposition from Yugo-
slav troops.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
Union Suspended
On Jap Stond

STOCKTON, Calf, May %. CUP)
Stockton local 6, International
Longshoremen's and Warehouse
mems union (CIO). was under in
definite suspension Wednesday from
its parent organization, San Fran
cisco local 6.
The action followed the Stockton
locals recently adopted resolution
proclaiming its members refusal to
work with Japanese Americans, in
defiance of the international unions
policy against racial discrimination.
Richard Lyden, president of the
San Francisco local who read the
suspension notice to approximately
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23

feated.
Within a few hours of his surrsn-
der, Churchill was commissioned by
King George tc organize an interim
cabinet to hold office until the gem
eral election.
KING TAKES ACTION
Soon thereafter No. 10 Downina,
Street announced that Churchill had
accepted the commission and asked
the king to dissolve the present
parliament. This will be done by
royal proclamation as of June Is.
the statement said.
The new cabinet will exclude
members Of the labor party, which
forced a showdown by rejecting
Churchill's plea that it remain in
the coalition until Japan has been
defeated.
Among the more prominent min
listers who will be dropped will be
Deputy Prime Minister Clement r.
.Attlee. LaeeF- Minister Ernest Beyin.
Home Secretary Herbert Morrison
and First Lord of the Admiralty
A. ". Alexander.
Non-Earty men such as Chancel-
lor Of the Exchequer Sir John An
Gerson, War Secretary Sir James
Grigg and Supply Minister Sir An
drew Duncan PROBABLY viii be re-
tanned, however.
TO SPEED JOB
He himself is leader of the con-
servative party, which holds ma
jority of the seats in parliament.
Britain's ten year old parliament
will be dissolved to make way for
the general election three weeks az
ter the king Issues a formal notice
that the present government has
resigned.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23

500 members of the Stockton unit,
said the order would continue until
the senior organization decides the
stockton group 'can resume its
functions"
Members refusing to sign a pledge
to abide by the union constitution
by 6 p. m. Wednesday will be
brought to trial for expulsion from
the ILWU.
The Stockton resolution was
adopted after three Nisei were
hired at local warehouse. The
union explained its ban with the
statement that they did not work
here before the war and there is no
reason why they should now"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
laps Lose Hold
In Wewak Area
Ry UNITED PRESS

The Australian radio reported
Wednesday that Cape Moen, last
Japanese stronghold in the Wewak
area of New Guinea, has been cap
tured by Australian troops
Quoting an Australian army COM
munique, the broadcast said the
battle for Wewak was over and that
several thousand Japanese still in
the area awaited either surrender
CT humiliation.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
Legislators Drop
Move to Provide
Super-highways
Senate Group VetOes
Gas Tax Increase
To Pay Building Cost
BY LLOYD LAPHAM

SACRAMENTO, May 23 CUP)-
A plan for construction of a 3000-
mile system of super-highways in
California apparently was to be
abandoned Wednesday after the de-
feat of a bill to finance the system
by am increase in the state gaso-
line tax
The senate revenue and taxation
committee voted 9 to 2 against the
proposed IL cent per gallon increase
in the gas tax.
Later, Sen. Arthur H Breed tR0
Piedmont, who introduced both the
tax bill and policy" measure CIV
ing details of the superhighway
plan, said he did not believe the
policy bill would be pushed.
WITHDRAW SUPPORT
Support for the IAN also was
withdrawn by the League of Cali
fornia Cities, according to Richard
H. Graves, secretary OF the league
Other organizations backing the
plan were understood to be taking
similar position.
The assembly had approved the
bill, which would designate two
north-south highways and seven
laterals, totaling 2700 miles plus
30C miles within cities.
One source of opposition to the
plan even without the gasoline tax
increase was understood to be the
high cost of purchasing rights OF
entry to the system. Most roads
leading into the highways would be
blocked or brought in through '.clov-
erleaf" devices. ~
Oil company representatives op-
posed the tax on grounds that rev.
enues from the present three-cent
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Tito Hints End
Of Opposition

On the scene were Gen. Mark w.
Clark, commander Of Allied troops
in Italy. and his chief of staff,
Maj. Gen. Alfred NJ Gurenther. He
conferred with Gen. Sir Richard
McCreery, commander Of the
Eighth army; 1t. Gen. Godfrey
Keyes, commander of the Second
u. s. corps, and 1t. Gen. John
Harding, commander of the British
18th corps. at their command posts.
Face -to-face encounters between
the Yugoslavs and the western
Allies found the soldiers on both
sides as courteous as diplomats.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23

not be prevented by WRA's tactics
of praising heroic Japanese combat
units serving in the United States
armed forces.
Other units with equal or bet
ter records are scarcely ever heard
OF and no government bureau is
writing up their exploits" johnson
said
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
Irumun II umeS
Three New
Cabinet Heads
Attorney General, Secretaries
Of Labor. Agriculture Quit;
All Places Filled by Wes+erners

that War Food Administrator Mar
vim Jones is resigning and his duties
probably will be transferred to the
agriculture department.
The new cabinet appointees are
Tom c. Clark of Dallas, Texas, pres
ent assistant attorney general. to
become attorney general
Federal Judge Lewis B. Schwel-
lenbach of Spokane, Washington, to
be secretary of labor, and Rep. Clin-
ton P. Andersen, New Mexico, to
be secretary of agriculture.
The President said he was ap-
point Wickard as rural electrifica-
ticn administrator.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23

Engle declared that part of the
resentment in California against the
Japanese Americans stemmed from
pre-war activities of their compat-
riots many Of them disloyal An
other cause of antagonism against
them was their low-scale living cen
ditions which gave them advantage
in agricultural production, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
$50 Supers
Hit Tokyo

GUAM, Thursday, May "a. (UPl
More than $50 Superfortresses
unleasked a great fire attack on
Tokyo Wednesday. dropping more
than 100000 incendiary bombs on
the capital in the early morning
darkness.
1t was the greatest fleet of B.
29s ever sent a1oft in a single
mission and it brought the air
war against the Japanese home
land to new peak of intensity.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
State Senators
Approve Hike
In Vets Loans

SACRAMENTO, May %. CUP) -
The senate Wednesday sent to the
assembly a bill increasing maximum
state loans to veterans from $4,000
to $500 for purchase Of homes.
The upper house also has passed
bill increasing farm loans to vet
Grams $500 tc $12,50O.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
-Four Divisions
In Europe to
Return in June

PARIS, May %. CUP - -Four
infantry divisions - the Both, 9th
95th and 104th will be sent to
the United States next month on
their way tc the Pacific, supreme
headquarters disclosed Wednesday
Troops of the divisions will be
given furloughs in the states and
probably additional training.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
Interim Regime
To Be Formed
BY Kings Order
Wartime Premier Is Commissioned
To Prepare for July 5 Election;
No Laborites TO Be in New Cabinet

LONDON, May %. (UP)-Prime Minister Churchill
rslgned Wednesday and accepted invitation to form
new government Parliament then ordered dissolved
as OF June ID III series of moves clearing the way
British general election about July s.
Churchls resignation formaized the breakup Of the
coalition cabinet which governed Britain for five years
was precpltated by the labor partys rejection of his pro-
pOSal that the coalition be until Lanan
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
p | -TRUMAN-12 Hal

P l -TRUMAN-12 Hal
WASHINGTON, May %.
(UP) = President Truman
Wednesday announced three
cabinet designations and the
names of the new members
he will nominate.
The President told his news cen
ference he was accepting the resig-
nations of Attorney Francis Biddle,
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins
and Secretary of Agriculture Claude
A. Wickard.
At the same time he announced
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
u. S. PLANES HELD IN SWEDEN
WILL BE FLOWN BACK HOME

. LONDON, May %. (UP)-A Swe-
dish broadcast reported by the BIC
said Wednesday that rs American
Flying Fortresses and Liberators
which made forced landings in Swe-
den viii be flown to the United
States soon. They have been kept
in good shape by American me-
chanics, the broadcast said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
tBy CHARLES F. KILEY, Stars
and Stripes Staff Writer
Distributed by the United Press

ST. VALERY EN- CAUS,
France, May %. UP)-More
than 10000 r e p a tria t e d
American prisoners of war
had direct assurance Wednesday
from Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
that he is making every effort to
get them home as soon as possible.
The supreme commander, address
ing the group over a public address
system from truck, said he had
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
UNCIO Studies
Problems Of
Postwar Europe
Truman's Decision TO Address Meet
Hints Pending Foreign Issues;
Small Nations Challenge Big Four

SAN FRANCISCO, May % (UP) = President Tru-
mans decision here address the closing penary
session of the United Nations security conference
garded Wednesday hghghtng the growing Importance
of postwar problems in Europesome connected directly
with the conference, some not so connected
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
By PAUL A. JENKINS

SAN FRANCISCO, May 20.-As
this is written the largest of the
pending issues before the confer
ence is the concurrence of Russia
in incorporating into the United
Nations plan. Rights of Human
ity" program such as MI. Stettin-
ius proposed a few days ago.
BY the time this appears in print,
il may or may not have been set
ted. at least among the big five.
This is not only big issue among
the nations, but among the forces
which are not on the official rolls
here. By that, refer to the reput-
edly extensive numbers of ''lobby-
lists" which are said to be all about,
both within and without the halls
of the conference.
ORGANIZED LABOR
Largest of these is the organized
labor group which recently has been
meeting across the bay in Oakland
and which persistently has endeav-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
Lobbyists Hold
LimeIiSht at
.UNCIO Sessions

paul A. Jenkins, publisher of
this newspaper attended the
United Nations conference in San
Francisco in order to obtain first
iiaad impressions and information
of the historic meeting taking
place. This is one of a series of
articles being written by him and
published in these cOlumns.)
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
y AMBlINe
EpoRTER
OPA Everywhere

OPA Everywhere
What is your business, Mr. john
son?" Deputy District Attorney Ray
Nouser asked Bert Johnson, a wit
ness, in superior court Tuesday.
Meat cutter" Johnson said and
told the place where he works.
Are you pretty busy between 5
and o'clock in the afternoon9"
Mouser asked.
NO said johnson. He was dis
missed and as he walked past
Mouser he said in low tone, I'VE
would be if we hTd anything to
SELL
More Court Stuff
In another court room a man
was making his plea to a charge
CT murder, a murder said to have
been committed because of his wife's
interest in another man.
My wife ought to be prosecuted.
too" the defendant was quoted as
slying, for getting me into this
The Wrong Dope
Don't let me forget to take my
copy Of Emily Post, a fond El Cen
tro Mama said to her husband while
preparing to attend her sons we'd
ding in another city.
"Ill put it in your suitcase" the
husband promised. They reached
Continued on Page 6, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-23
WEATHER

Maximum Tuesday 81, minimum
Wed. So; am. Wed. 65, humidity
81; noon Wed. SO, humidity 81;
pm. Tuesday 95, humidity l6.