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Arkansas State press., 1945-01-05
Monticello
Lorene White

Rev. G. N. Ship, p. e. Of the
Mindon Dist, North Louisiana
Conf, preached at Pilgrim Rest.
A. NJ. T.. church Sunday before
last Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.,
Simons, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Oneal,
of Port land, Oregan, are visiting
friends here Mrs. Lois Moore,
and Mrs. NJ. Oneal are spending
the holidays here =. Mrs. Owida
Simons Worshipped at Pilgrims
Rest A. NJ. f. church Sunday be-
fore last Rev. +. X. Powell
was at his post Sunday week ago
at First Baptist Church The
Sunday School of First Bap
Church sponsored a program :.
Miss LaJune Rutherford of De-
tort, is spending the holidays
with her mother Rev. and
Mrs. J. s. Dinnis are spending the
in Morrilton j. w.
WHEELER was in Little Rock last
week at the funeral of Rev. ID. d.
Nelson, his brother-in-law -.
Mrs. +. G. Jones is in Blytheville
spending the holidays with her
mother Miss Lorine White ac
her Mrs Johnnie
Gilkie of Detroit is spending the
holidays with her mother :.
Rev. l.. ]. Lunon passed through
Monticello Saturday before last,
en-route to Hermatage.
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-05
. ornin' ledge"

Continued from Page y
Charley was all up in the air
about the United States Supreme
Court decision Of April 3rd last.
giving Uncle Toms children the
ballot. | understand for once the
laugh was on Mr.. Charley, after
losing nights of sleep to find a
subterfuge to keep Uncle Toms
offsprings from exercising the
rights as citizens. and keeping
the people fooled as to demo-
crazy 1t developed that these Off
springs weren't even interested
, Even Mr.. Charley, with all
is superiority can be fooled some
times,
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-05
highly respected citizen.

highly respected citizen,
Mr., Lee is survived by a daugh-
ter, Mrs. c. f., Gates of Pine
Bluff, and three sons, f. II. Lee
of st, Louis, Mo, A. W. Lee of
Louisville, Kentucky, and f. W,
Lee of North Little Rock, Ark.
Funeral services were held at
Atkins Bros, funeral home chapel
9 p. m. Friday night.
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-05
church is doing a great piece Of
~ T htFtli'I

work with his members. The
pastor Of st. John Baptist church
Rev. Russic also is doing great
piece of work with his church
membership,
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-05
Hot Springs

Pine Street :, Dir. T. p. Du-
hart presiding elder of the Lit
tie Rock A. M. L. church as
guest speaker at Visitors Chapel
A. M. 4. Church Sunday morn
ing st, Paul A. M. E. church
observed its first quarterly CON
ference Monday night with Rev.
Eason presiding. Eddie Banks
came down from Chicago to at
tend the funeral of his grand
mother. Bishop w. w. Matthew
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-05
REPORT
TO TELEPHONE USERS

Our job in 1914 was twofold:
To do everything we could to
keep steady stream of commu-
nications equipment flowing to
the army and navy-as much as
they needed - and, at the same
time, to maintain quality of
service as high as possible for
the folks here at home.
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-05
3 3 Tons OF Joy
Pine Bluff


When l took my leave, Mr.,
my, "a; Lonnie, 20; and Chester
and Lester, l6 year old twins,
made the nine mile trip to and
from the Arsenal via bicycle, a
patriotic but slow means of travel.
The boys make up five twelfth
of the family of Mr.. and Mrs.
Beard, life long residents of Pine
Bluff, who recently moved to a
compact little farm on Route 2.
Hired as temporary employees in
Production four months ago, the
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-05
Gloria Downs

Miss Addye Belle Jackson. lovely
and talented daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jessie Jackson spent the
holidays with her parents. Her
many friends We're happy to greet
her. Miss Jackson is enjoying a
very profitable year as freshman
at Talladega College, Talladega,
Ala. Mrs. j. A. Winters
of Chicago, ILL.,, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. C. d. Davis of 1923
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-05

Washington Mrs Mary Cheney newly appointed assistant
to the Director Of Employment American National Red will
assist recruiting Negro personnel for assignment
Before joining the Red Cross staff Mrs. Cheney secretary
Mrs zetta Jewel Miller Federal Works Agency Washington
that she womens editor Of the Chicago Newsedger
Chicago and correspondent for the Chicago Defender York
City She served personnel director Of educational survey
the o. Interior and was personnel
Mrs Cheney member Of Phi Delta Kappa sorority New York
chapter and has been active volunteer worker the NAACP
New York. photo by Dan Rordan Red Cross Photogapher
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23

asked the recent legislature to add
TO the postwar fund to allow fer
the rise but the money involved
was impounded without specific
earmarking.
The largest section of the program
for which plans have been or are
being CraWn is for state institu-
tlonS. amounting under postwar cost
estimates to s5l.943,O19, compared
to a pre-war estimate of S40.O9O,00O
II is planned to start construc-
tion on units Of the program
throughout the rest CT this year,
1916 and l947, Boyd said Mental
hospital buildings at Napa, Stock
ten and Agnews. and a dormitory at
the California school for the ceaf
Will be the first to be constructed
with building expected to start
in about go days.
Amounts allocated for construc-
ton other than institutions include:
State schools and colleges. sl4,-
100000; prisons and adult reform
atorieg, s21 476 600; youth authority
facilities, s600l 900: veterans hcme
at Ycuntville. sa227 600: state fir
tCi'dings. s2173,00O: state office
builc ings, 4350.e0O, and, deferred
maintenance and repair, s7,60O. 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
Furnace Blast
Kills Worker

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 25. 'UPl
A gas furnace exploded Thursday at
the Iron Fireman Manufacturing
company in Portland, with first re
ports indicating one person killed
and many others hurt.
Michael J. Keck. 81, an inspector,
was killed but it was possible others
might be found in the Wreckage.
The furnace was directly below
the mems locker room. where more
than 100 Workmen had just left to
start their shift only two minutes
t.fUre the blast.
A fire followed the explosion. A
search vas started to determine if
there were other victims i'll the
Wreckage.
TIE large plant on Portland'S east
side was engaged almost entirely in
war work. after converting over frCm
peaCetime building of StOkerS and
furnace equipment.
More than a COZen per: onS were
given first aid treatment at the
scene and others were hospi' allied
with burns and other injuries. 1t
was expected the injury total would
be at least 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
TOKYO AWAITS ALLIED OCCUPATION FORCE
Iapan's kwantung
Army Surrenders,
Moscow DiscIoses
Stain Announces Russ
Forces Take Over on
Strategic KuriIes Isles

LONDON, Aug. %. CUP)
Gen. Josef Stain Thursday
night announced in an order
of the day that Japan's S
kwantung army has surrendered.
Stain disclosed that the Russians
have occupied Paramushiro and
Usyuryu islands in the Kuriles.
9Culln> order hOnortd the Far
Eastern forces Of the Soviet which
brought about the capitulation of
the KWantung army in l5-day
campaign.
He revealed that troops of the
Mon yglian peoples republic cooper
ated with the Red Army in the at
tack OH the japanese
He said that the Transbaikal
forces advanced almost SIS miles
and the First and Second Far East
ern armies more than $40 miles in
the brief campaign.
The order Of the day was directed
to MJrshalS Alexander Vassilevsky,
ROdiun Y. MalinOvsky. Kyril A.
MerytSkov. Maxim Purkayer and
Admiral Ivan YumaShev and to the
troops ana warships Of the Far
Eastern fronts and the Pacific.
Ii sienaled the virtual conclusion
Of one of the sWiftest military cam
paign5 on record
Already Emperor Kang Teh and
his puppet Manchurian government
have quit office
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
200 Mexicans
Admitted on
Labor Permits

Two hundred Mexican workers
have been admitted to this country
on special 30-day permits, accord
ing to George Garrigues of the
Farm Labor Office The workers
were sent to the Santa Barbara area
TO harvest sugar beetS.
Recruiting of Mexican nationals,
except on special temporary per-
mits, has been halted, Garrigues
saiu, although many Oh the IS 900
in the United States will remain
until their contracts expire.
Although there are only a few
Mexican workers in the county
now, request has been made for
1900 during the winter. These would
be transferred from other areas,
GarrigueS said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
Council Speeds
Share in State
Highway Project

Action taken by El Centro city
councilmen Wednesday night will
speed acquiring of rights of way for
the widening Of Adams street from
Imperial avenue to Fourth street.
The council entered into a con-
tract with c. L. Collins whereby
Collins will negotiate with all
property owners who have net re-
linquiShed the necessary footage
Widening of the avenue is part of
the plans Of the state to make that
avenue state highway through the
city.
When Collins has completed the
work he will receive a stipulated
fee from the city of 5000. under the
contract
State officials are urging early
completion of this phase of the pro-
lect, it was pointed out in council
meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
Brituin Plans To Retain
Honskons as Colony

LONDON, Aug. %. (UP)
A spokesman of the British
foreign office said flatly
Thursday that Britain "defi-
nitely has not agreed that the Chi
nese shall occupy Hongkong"
The SpokeSman'S statement was in
reply to announcement by the
Chungking government that lis
forces would reoccupy the British
crown colony.
TIL foreign office spokesman said
Britain would be glad" to have
Chinese associated with the British
in the reoccupation but 1T happens
to be a British colony"
In response to inquiries the for
eign office spokesman agreed that
Hongkong was actually in the Chi
nese theater of operations.
Nevertheless, he sale. Britain pro-
poted tc carry out the occupation.
"A British spokesman in Chung
king said Wednesday that royal
navy units were being dispatched to
occupy HongkorC.
The foreign office spokesman said
Britain would not object to dis
cussion of the Hongkong question
at the council of foreign ministers
next month but We really don't
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
Fire Insurance
To Cover All
City Property

Uninsured city property will be
placed under fire policies at once.
This was decided upon Wednes-
day night by the El Centre city
council after considering detailed
report submitted last May 81 by f.
Paul Ford, director Of public works.
The report was compiled at the re
quest Of councilmen.
Policies already in existence were
checked at the Wednesday night
meeting
At the end of the review of the
report the director of public works
was instructed to obtain policies on
the following items Of property
which have not been insured:
Two fire stations
Shop at water works.
Dwelling at water works.
Sewer pumping station.
City Jail.
Contents of shop at water plant
Contents in Orange avenue shop
and buildings.
When these policies are completed
all city property, including build
lngs, departmental equipment, mo-
tor vehicles, records and the like
will te covered together with pub
lie liability protection.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
Suspect Held
In inland
Club Stabbinq

Stabbed in the chest with a knife,
EStelle Straits was in the Ell Cen
tro hospital Thursday morning in
critical condition after a brawl in
the Club Cafe at INLAND shortly
after Midnight Wednesday,
Alfonso Castillo. Who,l officers
allege, stabbed the woman, was sub
dued after eight beer bottles were
broken over his head and a 2x4
piece OF timber was brought into
action, according to sheriff's Off
GERS. He was taken to the county
hospital for treatment.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23

atO: meanwhile confirmed receipt
Of an appeal from King Michael Of
Romania requesting that Great
Britain, Russia and the United
States aid III forming a ROmanlau
government acceptable to them.
HELD AS INTERFERENCES
IlyesJiu Wednesday called plans
Of tn" United States, Britain and
France to send observers 70 Greece
10 aid in the forthcoming elections
there rs ''unWarranted interference
IL the internal affairs of the coun-
Try 1t was made plain that Russia
believed the big powers should re-
lrain from such interference with
the sovereignty Of liberated states.
Diplomatic observers said it seem
"a likely that under Izvestia syinter-
pretali0n, Russia now could say it
WOULD have nothing to do with Ro-
mania's internal affairs and would
leave them 10 direct settlement by
he people.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
Speedy Home Trip
Set for 10000
Inferned by Japs

MANILA, Aug. %. tUP,LThe Al
lies announced plans Thursday for
the ptedy evacuation Of 10000
prisoners and n,ernees from Japan
TO the Philippines and confirmed
that contact had been established
presumably in Manchuria. with 1t
Gen. Jonathan NJ. Wainwright.
Allied Nationals. including 1000
Americans and $4,000 British, will
be repatriated from Japan by air
and sea as rapidly as their health
permits Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
headquarters announced.
An international Red Cross dele
cation radiOed Macarthur from To-
kyo that its representative and
delegates from the Swiss and Swed-
iSh legations will proceed tomorrow
70 the seven main war prisoner
camps in Japan to assist in the
evacuation Of inmates to embarka-
ton points
In |hungking. 1T. Gen Albert c.
Continued on Page ,. Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
China Reds Agree
On Conference
To Prevent Strife

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %. tUP'
The Yenan Chinese Communist ra-
diO in broadcast recorded by FEC
said that the Chinese Communists
have accepted the invitation uf Gen
Chang Kai-shek for a conference
at Chungking
The broadcast said that Mao We
Tung. the Chinese Communist lead
er, had announced acceptance of the
Chang invitation.
Chou En-L3i. the Chinese Com
muniSt delegate who has repeatedly
conferred with the central govern
ment at Chungking. was instructed
to 90 to Chungking to confer with
Chang
Chang was advised Of the action
IN telegram dispatched yesterday.
the Yenan broadcast said.
Chang had asked that the Chi
nese Communists consult with him
in Chungking in an effort to avert
the outbreak Of civil Wur between
the two Chinese factions.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
De GduIle Meets
Cupi+oI Leaders

hundred persons witnessed the cere-
mOny.
At its conclusion. de Cattle re-
turned TO Blair House and con-
ferred with French Foreign Min
is er Georges Bidault. who accom-
panied him here. B id ault and
French Ambassador Henri Bonnet
subsequently called on Secretary OF
State James F. ByrneS.
De GaUlle and President Truman
held a long personal conference at
the White House Wednesday night,
shortly after the generals arrival
Their Staffs of specialists went to
work at once on mutual economic,
political and military problems.
The generals social schedule for
Thursday was kept brief to~enable
him to devote most of his Wine to
his mission Some time during his
visit he is expected. as he did a
year ago, to visit Gen. John j
Pershing, commander of the Amer
lean evolutionary forces in World
War I.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
Ell Centro Calls
On State to
Share Projects

The state department Of finance,
reservoir for postwar projects, will
be asked to assume half the cost Of
a filter plant survey and a dI in
sewer survey in El Centro
Council Wednesday night author
lied Director of Public Works E.
P. Ford to file the requests The
amount sought totals $500.
The surveys were made by out
side engineering firms. and under
the state set-up, a portion OF the
costs are born by the state APP
portioned to El Centro out of the
state fund is the sum Of approx
mately $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
People Advised
TO Refruin
From Outbursts
Official Nip Statement Says Macarthur
Will Seize Control With Decisive
Military Strength and Rule Vital Areas

MANILA, Aug. %. UP)-Tokyo asked for five re
visions IN Cen Douglas MacArthurs surrender orders
Thursday and told the japanese people that 10000 To 60
600 Allied occupation troops would land il the capital
next week alone
MacArhur'S forces ultimately viii seize control Of all
Japans strategic with decisive armed strength"
Radio Tokyo said,
Japanese imperial headquarters broadcast in rapid
succession five requests Macarthur for changes in the
surrender orders effective Friday immObzng ships in
panes1 home waters and requiring those head
for Allied ports.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
Crash Injuries
Prove Fatal 10
SeeIey Resident

Fred Ulrich, 65. 35th traffic ia
tality in Imperial county this year,
died Wednesday night in the El
Centre Hospital of injuries suffered
in an accident Monday morning, %
miles west OF Fl Centre.
His son. Ernest, 80. also was in
jured. but his condition was said
to be improving in the hospital
The accident occurred when the
Ulrich car drove into a truck. the
car going underneath the back end
of the vehicle.
Ulrich came to the valley about
II years ago from Portland and has
been engaged in farming near See
ley. In addition to his son. he is
survived BY his wife and his daugh-
ter. both living in Portland.
Funeral arrangements are pend
ing at the Lemons-Wiley ~Mortuary.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
Allie q Clash
Looms Over
BuIgor Ballot
Russia FIatIy Rejects U. S.. British
Contentious Of Restricted Voting;
Rumania's Young Ruler S+irs Problem

LONDON Aug %. (CP)-Sovet press dispatches
Thursday lay rejected the contention Of the western AL
lies that Rulgariua election Law is unfair appeal
from King Michael Of ROmuna posed tcksh new prob
lem for the Big Three powers.
The Soviet agency Taas in broadcast from
Moscow quoted commentary in the government news
paper iZNeStiu describing the Bulgarian election law
the most democratic the bulgarian people had
BUth the United States and Britain have sent official
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
10 Million laps
KiIIed, Wounded
Or Made Homeless
Tokyo Says Two Atomic
Bombs Caused Total
Casualties of 100000

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.
%. (UP)-One-fifth Of ia
pans more than POO cities
were almost c 0 m p e e ly
wiped out" III Alice air raid, with
a death toll Of 100000. Radio Tokyo
said Thursday Nearly 10000. 1000
people - ona-SiXth Cf the popula-
ton Uf the japanese homeland LILLY
were killed. wounded or rendered
homeless during the course of TIE
war of greater East Asia an Off
cial D0mei news agency dispatch
said
Japanese air defense general
headquarters for the first time Cis-
closed total raid casualty figures
some "a hours after announcements
that 100000 persons were killed.
wounded or left homeless by two
american atomic bombs.
As recorded by United Press Tokyo
gave the following cumulative to-
tails Of raid casualties "according
to figures Sc far available.
Killed 26Ooo0, Of whom 10000
died from effects Of the atomic
bombs dropped on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki Aug 6 and 9.
Wounded $4,000, including l8O.-
900 atomic victims.
Homeless-9 100000.
A total of 2.210 900 houses com
pletely demolished cr burnt down"
anc 10000 partly damaged.
These figures were still incam-
plete," Domei said, 'and are like
ly to mount higher upon nvestiga-
ton"
Out of 2O6 cities of Japan proper
"A have been almost comDle' civ
wiped out, while 81 others including
Tokyo lost over 30 per cent I
their built up area
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23

don H. Garland, reported that most
o. the fatal accidents were the re-
suit Of excessive speed and repeated
warnings that highway patrol mem
bers have been instructed TO enforce
rigidlY state speed limit provisions
Garland added that the present
personnel of the state highway pa
troll is entirely inadequate to cope
with the new conditions brought
about by the sudden end Of the
war"
He said he would suggest to Gov.
Earl Warren that the expected spe-
cial session of the legislature be
asked for an appropriation to pay
costs Of additional mileage for high
way patrol cars and motorcycles.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
Traffic Deaths
Mount In Stare.

SACRAMENTO. Aug. %. up
California's first week end Of un-
rationed gasoline netted "a highway
traffic deaths. a 155 per cent gain
over the previous week end, the
state department of motor vehicles
revealed Thursday.
The department said that approx
imately 200 persons were injured in
sta-e highway traffic accidents.
Departmental statistics show Is
accidents for the week end August
l8 anu 19, involving the death Of
one or more persons. as compared
with nine accidents involving deaths
of nine persons for August IL and
Il when rationing was still effect
i've.
Director of the department, Cor
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
= Bulletins
FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %.
tUP)-The Yenan radio said
Thursday the Chinese communist
Fourth army was making 4
forced march to Shanghai to as
Sist a Chinese insurrectiOn
against looting japanese troops.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. (UP)
Presto ent Truman Thursday ord
cred most government depart
ments and agencies to return to
a 40-hour work week on Sept. 9.
WASHINGTON, Aue. ?3. HTPl
President Truman said THURSDAY
he expected to receive soon . rec
Ommendation from the secretaries
Of war anf navy concerning fu-
ture course of the investigation
to establish responsibility for the
Pearl Harbor disaster.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
RECOGNIZE CHANG ONLY


king
RECOGNIZE CHANG ONLY
Gen. YaSuja Okamura, supreme
commander of Japanese forces in
China, assured the Chungking gov
eminent he would recognize only an
authorized representative of Gen
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek, and
requested further surrender instruc-
tiOnS
American-trained paratroopS as
signed to Marking and Shanghai
will insure the security of air fields
for the landing Of air-borne army
forces. GeneraliSSimo ChiangS best
equipped units, carrying American
arms, will take control Of Marking.
Shanghai, HongkOng, Peiping and,
liter, other large cities, to permit
the entry of government and high
military personnel.
The occupation job will be car
Army and the 9Th, veterans of the
Burma campaign, reinforced by a
dozen other armies
SWITCH ALLEGIANCE
More than 100000 Chinese pup
Pet troops who have switched their
allegiance to the central government
are being used to guard various
cities against Communists 1t was
believed here Chang has been sue
cesSful in averting civil war, while
Communist troops have made little
or no headWay toward wrestling cit
les from japanese
U. S. forces in the China theater
were moving toward tie coast and
eventually will establish headquar-
ters in Shanghai
Continuing a program of occupy
ing JapaneSe-held territory before
signing of the surrender instru-
ments, Chinese forces advancing
along the West river reached the
vicinity of Canton and recovered
scores Of cities in HOnan, Chekiang
and Suiyuan provinces.
Gen. Flu TSo Yi'S troops entered
Peiping while forces under Gen
Hsu Chu Yueh advanced along the
Canton HankOw railway and Occu-
pied Lokchang.
1t was understood the Japanese
have offered to surrender 300 air
planes. 100000 gallons Of gasoline
in the Marking Shanghai area
alone. and an unrevealed amount
of trucks. shipping and railroad
equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-23
Council Earmarks
$4,000 for
Postwar Projects

FL Centre city councilmen We'd
nesday night swung into action for
the postwar program in establish
ing definite fund for capital out
lay.
From the general fund, council
authorized transfer of SOL 500 and
S35C0 from the delinquent assess
ment fund.
A total sum of s65.OO0 thus was
earmarked for use in the immediate
months ahead. although no specific
project was considered or pre-
Sented.
The consensus OF council was
that, though unprecedented collec-
tiOnS from all sources. the two funds
drawn upon carried sufficient sur
pluses to warrant the move.