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Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07

PARIS, Feb. Z. (UP)-
Strong opposition to General
Charles De Gaulle's proposal
for French military control
of the Rhineland after the
war was reported developing
in Belgium, the Netherlands.
and Luxembourg Wednesday.
Representatives Of tn e
three small states are expect
ed in Paris shortly to press
their demand for an equa! share in
the postwar occupation of the
Rhineland, on the grounds that
their interests in the German bor-
der district are no less vital than
those of France.
GOES AHEAD ON PLANS
The French foreign office, 1t was
learned, Is going ahead with It's
plans for the Rhineland occupa-
ton, despite the fact that De Gaulle
was not invited to discuss the ques-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07

American troops have fallen into
most clever and well-prepared
trap")
LAND ON BOHOL
(The New Delhi radio quoted To-
kyo as saying that American troops
have landed on Bohol islanc, mid
way between Leyte and Cebu in
the south-central Philippines)
Several thousand japanese, scat
tered in isolated pockets through
out Manila, were dying in a welter
of flame and gunfire. The enemy
apparently was determined to gut
the city before surrendering it to
General Douglas MacArthur's liber-
ating army.
Whole areas of the city were en-
gulfed in roaring sea of fire as
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
Fight on Foreign Airline
Monopoly Grows Tense

WASHINGTON, Feb. Z.
(UP) IT h e governments
top aviation policy makers
are prepared to urge con-
gress to reject proposals to
establish a giant monopoly
airline for foreign opera
tions after the war, it was
learned Wednesday.
The administrators deci-
sion to back a policy of regu-
lated competition rather than
monopoly was revealed as a senate
commerce subcommittee on avia-
ton opened hearings into the ques-
ton of how to organize American
overseas air services after the war.
Assistant Secretary of State viii
Clayton, Assistant Secretary of
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
RED ARMIES SMASH BARRIERS TO bERl|l
Federal WiIdlife
Unit BoIsters
Control of Ducks
Growers Advised of
Valley Survey to
Study Damage Moves

Duck control activity in Imperial
Valley took on new impetus with
the announcement that federal fish
and wildlife officials will arrive
February 10 for a survey of the
entire area.
At a meeting of the Imperial
County Wildlife Depredations COM
mittee in El Centro Tuesday night
announcement was made of the
federal bureaus wholehearted ap-
proval of the game management
program worked out in the valley
MEMBERS OF GROUP
The group designated to spend
two days in the valley will include
Albert M. Day, assistant director
of the federal wildlife service;
Rudolph Deffenbach, chairman Of
the division of land acquisition for
the wildlife bureau; Arthur E. Elmer,
assistant chief of the division of
refugees; and E. E. Horn, biologist
of the bureau who recently was
placed in charge of all game dep
relations work in the United States.
1t was Horn who helped work out
the game management plan in Ine
valley which includes feeding the
ducks to keep them from destroy
ing crops, and duck herding by
airplane.
That the ducks are a menace
was brought out by report made
Tn the committee TrIIeSdav NIGHT nv
Bert Wardwell of the federal bureau
who is now stationed in the valley
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07

Commerce for Air William A. NJ
Burden, and Chairman l.. Welch
Pogue of the civil aeronautics board
were called as first witnesses.
The Administrations case, 1t was
learned, will be this:
National security and trade re-
quirements cannot be met ade-
quately by a chosen instrument or
monopoly company. Such a policy
would lead to dangerous national
rivalries and contracting economy
The probable result would be gov
ernment ownership of the airline.
The administration spokesmen
faced intensive questioning by Sem
ators owen Brewster (R) and Pat
McCarran CD Nevada, who believe
America should have only one
strong airline to meet what they
predict will be powerful foreign
competition.
Meanwhile, sources close to Com
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07

merce Committee Chairman Josiah
Bailey CD North Carolina, eenied
published reports that the commit
tee had sent to Clayton, Burden.
and Pogue a report favoring the
monopoly policy set forth in bill
by McCarran and backed by Pan
American Always. All other domes-
tic airlines oppose monopoly.
What the committee sent 10 the
three officials, 1t was said. was a
memorandum inviting their views
ON three possible arrangements; A
single airline for all foreign routes.
various zones with one line operat-
ing in each. or some more compcti-
tive system.
Clayton In aviation matters is re-
sponsible only TO President Roose-
velt. Secretary Of State Edward n.
Stettinius, Jr.. ruled himself out
because Pan Americans president.
Juan Trippe. Is his brother-in-law.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07

front extending northward from
the Echternach area to the head
waters of the Roer river.
1t came as German military
spokesmen were trumpeting anxious
warnings of an imminent full-Scale
offensive by the Amrican Ninth and
British Second armies massed along
the Roer river east and northeast
of Aachen.
Pattons Third army forces al
ready had preached the Siegfried
wall at one point above the new
attack front, and the First army
farther to the north was plowing
slowly through stiff opposition into
the chain of dams controlling the
level of the Roer river along its
entire length.
TWO DAMS SEIZED
Two of the five Roer dams al
ready were in American hancs or
under direct artillery fire. and cap
ture of the remaining three would
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
Servicemen Eye
Old Home Ties

WASHINGTON, Feb.t 7. (UP)-
The war department reported We'd
nesday that survey of army men
chowed that the great majority CT
them plan to return to their former
homes after the war to embark on
their postwar careers.
The survey showed that eight out
of every 10 white enlisted men in
the army expect to return to the
same state in which they lived be-
fore the war. the department said.
Negro enlisted personnel, however,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
Two S pearheads
Gather Force
Past Oder River
Huge Armies Stand Poised to Move
In Direct Thrust on Reich Capital
As Desperation Hits German Ranks

LONDON, Feb. 7. (UP)-Russan troops reported
unoffcially from Moscow Wednesday to have broken
the Oder river before Berlin and the Red armys
official said the complete destruction of Nazi
Germany is very near"
The German high command reported that Marshal
Gregory K. Zhukovs First White Russian army had ex-
panded it's brdghead the Oder in the Kustrn
3O-odd miles east of Berlnone of number the Nazis
said the Soves had thrown the last natural barrier
before the capital.
Russ Forces Storm Way Across Oder
Moscow dispatches and various broadcasts from the
Russian capital contained guarded but unmistakabe
ports that Zhukov had stormed beyond the Oder and
achieved at least temporary mailing bridge
heads.
One broadcast from Moscow by an American corre-
sponden said two Red armies stood ready to leap upon
Berlin The last natural barrier before Berlin and central
Germany the Oder has been stormed and captured
situation Wednesday morning altogether wildly prom
Using for speculation"
Another said the position of the Germans had really
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07

tend to have somewhat migratory
intentions. Only about two-thirds of
the Negroes expect to go back to
the same states in which they lived
in civilian life.
About half of the white men who
plan to mcve expect to go to the far
west. Among Negroes, the main
stream of migration will be from
the south to the northeast. The sur
vey said that if these and other
shifts materialize, the Pacific coast
can expect about 250,000 veterans
after the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07

His military leadership. starting
with repulse of the Japanese before
Port Moresby, has been notable
both for brilliant planning and for
execution.
Thus far he has not made single
false step. He repeatedly has picked
his own fighting ground, landing
his forces where enemy resistance
was comparatively light and where
bases coul dbe established from
which to destroy or cut off large
Japanese garrisons elsewhere.
Macarthur has accomplished his
brilliant advance from Australia to
Manila with limited resources. New
ertheless, he has inflicted many
times more casualties on the enemy
than his owr forces suffered, the
ration sometimes running 10 to l.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.
(UP)-The White House an
nounced Wednesday t h a t
President Roosevelt, Premier
Josef Stain, and Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill are
comforting "in the Black Sea
area" on plans for the final
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07

become serious to the point of des-
peration" and sit now looks as
though the drive for the German
capital is really on
The German high commands on
.ly reference to the situation before.
Berlin is its daily war communique
said that ION the Ooer front the
enemy was able to widen slightly
his bridgeheads north of Ratibor,
at Brieg and at Kustrin."
GAINS STRENGTH
Red Star, the Soviet army organ,
published dispatches describing the
battle of the Ccer and said editor
tally:
Surprising all precedents and
possibilities in modern campaigns,
the Red arny's pressure not only
is not weakening, but is gaining
strength daily. It's objective, the
complete destruction of Nazi Ger
many, is very near"
Soviet dispatches said Zhukov'5
vanguard had hurdled the Oder in
the Frankfurt area and was on
broad highway leading like an ar
row to the heart of Berlin"
The Moscow radio described Red
army surge across the Oder on
broad front in Silesia and added:
Similar scenes will come to light
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
Here We Go Again

Here We Go Again
Mrs. F.. w. Peterson of Ell Centre
one of the kindliest women in all
the world, cannot understand why
FL Centrans should object to having
service families as tenants in their
homes.
There is large sleeping apart
ment in the Peterson home and for
two years Mrs. Peterson has rented
it to one service couple after anoth-
er and in that time there was only
one couple that she could possibly
"be disappointed in."
"They were all such nice young
people," Mrs. Peterson said Most
of them were perfectly lovely and
appreciated any little thing we did
for them. They even went to the
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
Patton Hammers
New Holes in
Siegfried Line
Four Divisions Smash Forward on
22-MiIe Front. Cross Rivers;
Strike Out From Luxembourg Area

PARIS, Feb. 7. (UP)-Four divisions of the American
Third army late Wednesday reported making good
progress in offensive launched the German
frontier from Luxembourg 22-mile front.
Lieutenant General George Pattons troops, plungng
the Our and Sure rivers reported steadily
deepening their penetratons of Germany against sfenng
resistance.
North of the new offensive 'front.' other units of the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
WEATHER FORECAST

Continued fine weather with
warm sunny days and cool nights
through Thursday. Daytime maxi
mum temperatures around "A
degrees. Lowest temperatures at
night 81 degrees or slightly above
in the coolest spots.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07

(The report followed speculation
that landing on Corregidor might
be uno ertaken to unlock Manila
Bay to American shipping. Tokyo
suggested also that the warships
might be planning to force the
strait north of Corregidor to reach
Manila itself where, the enemy said,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
Jops Put Torch
To Manila in
Final Struggle
yanks Slaughter Foe in Streets as
Flames Garry Death. Destruction;
Filipino Citizens Die in Holocaust

MANILA, Feb. 7. (UP)-American troops fought fire
and the Japanese enemy through the streets of burning
Manila Wednesday in the final tragic act of the capitals
liberation.
(Radio Tokyo said American warships joined in the
battle Monday and Tuesday with violent twoday bomb
ardnent the island fortress of Corregdor the mouth
of pi1o Pow
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
D AMBllNe
IMPORTER

Gold Mine Lost
While the Pacific Fruit Lines
truck was travelling about Ell Gen.
tro Tuesday something was lost.
What?
Oh, just whole case of cigarets.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07

Give Me My Boots And ..
If anyone wants little help in
getting boots off and on RR would
recommend Les Conn OF the Ell
Centre police department.
Les can yank the boots off of
anyone, drunks included, and If
necessary can force them back on
again.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
WEATHER

Maximum Tuesday IS, minimum
Wed. 43; am. Wed. Al, humidity
66; noon Wed. 20, humidity IA;
pm. Tuesday 70, humidity 80.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-11-15
DICK SIMPSON AIDS
VICTORY LOAN

Until a recent discharge, D. r.
Simpson was first sergeant in the
infantry, serving in the European
Theater of War. He was actively
identified with the recent National
War Fund Drive, and now has this
to say about the Victory Loan
Drive.
Army payrolls were literally
covered with deductions for War
Bonds. The soldier purchasing
bonds had a sound investment in a
great country, a chance to save,
and some monetary stock in the
cause they chose to defend We
veterans of World War II urge
you to continue your support of
Democracy by buying bonds and
keeping them"
Few families have been more
widely represented in this program
than the Simpsons, but buying war
bonds is as vigorously endorsed by
men in business and particularly is
this time of those engaged in
transportation. Pearl Mcmahon,
MarySville agent for the New York
Central Railroad has this to say:
'When the railroads were build
ing across this country, the govern
ment made land deals with the
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-11-15

ter and niece, Mrs. Ruth Minthorn
and daughter, Joan, of Springfield
one brother, Richard S. Reed, OF
the Armed Forces and his pattern
al grandfather, Mr.. Ross Reed, Of
this city; also a host Of relatives
and friends.
In Loving Remembrance
Call not back the dear departed,
Anchored safe where storms are
DER;
On the border land we left him,
Soon to meet and part no more.
When we leave this world of
>changes,
When we leave this world of
care
We shall find our missing loved
one,
In our Fathers mansion fair.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-11-15

companies, and the roads in turn
offered ali sorts of inducements to
prospective farmers and settlers,
The reason was, of course, that the
more people who moved in, and
the more they produced, the more
rail traffic it created.
"The railroads want the business
of hauling produce, livestock and
grains, and they want to deliver
to farmers the goods and equip
metn they need.
Railroads know that shipments
fall off when the farm economy
breaks down. The railroads lose,
along with the farmers, when pric-
es get out of line and farmers are
unable to trade profitably.
Rail equipment, like farm e.
quipment, has suffered from wear
and tear during the war. In peace
times, lack of modern equipment
causes a slump in railroad revenue.
To keep rail stock modernized and
in repair, railroads lay up reserves
so all the cost doesn't have to
come out of current income.
Farm dollars invested in Bonds
of the Victory Loan can do two
things. Keeping those dollars out
of circulation helps keep prices
in line. That.helpS keep farmers in
business and the railroads busy. AT
the same time the 'E" Bond pro-
vides the farmer with the best in
vestment on the market combining
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-11-15
OBITUARY
pvt. Burnham Edward Reed

ENNs DuA hIhStIi LuWdAu EeCCu
Pvt. Bunham Edward Reed, eld-
est son of Charles and Emma
Reed, was born January 81, 1912
in Marysville.
He attended Marysville schools
and was well liked by all his
schoolmates and friends.
Pvt. Reed spent his entire life
in Marysville, with the exception
of few months that he worked in
Cleveland, Ohio and the time he
served in the Armed Forces.
He entered the service, March
"a, 1912, and specialized in glider
infantry. In June, 1914, he went
overseas, where he was stationed
at Camp Scraptoft near Leicester,
England. On Sept. II, 1914 his un-
it was a part of the American Air
borne invasion which landed in
Holland.
He was reported missing in
action Oct. l, 1914 and on Sept. 6,
1915 he was officially listed as kill
ed in action.
Memorial services were held for
Pvt. Burnham E. Reed at the
Congregational church Nov. A at
2 o'clock.
Out of town relatives and
friends who attended are:
Mrs. Hartley Grant and daugh-
ter, Patricia; Mrs. Doland Young,
Mr., and Mrs. Paul Grant, and Mr.,
and Mrs. Charles Grant, ali of
8ellefontaine; Mr. and Mrs. Byron
Grant and son, Jimmy, of North
LewiSburg; Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Reed, of st. Paris; Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Bigelow, of Columbus; Mr..
and Mrs. Elva Hunter, of New
R6me; Mr.. and Mrs. John Harper,
West Jefferson; Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Darling and son, of Mech
anicsburg; Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
Penny and daughter, Margaret, of
Kileville; Mrs. Ruth Minthorn and
daughter, Joan, Miss Ida M "a y
Poundstone, and Mr.. Lester Reed,
all of Springfield.
Pfc. Richard S. Reed, of Fletch-
er General hospital, Cambridge.
was unable to attend, because he
is receiving treatment for a foot
injury.
Burnham, who was a home-loV-
ing boy and who always sought the
best for those he loved, leaves to
mourn his passing; his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reed; one sis
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-11-15

absolue security with so profitable
a return 500 for every SIS
invested.
That's why | urge support of
the Victory Loan, to lay up cash
reserve for less abundant years.
Support the Bond campaign. You
help your country and you help
Yourself"
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-11-15
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the American
Legion for their work, Rev Or
George Hollister, for his service
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Hazen, for THEN
efforts and Mrs. Paris Out
land for her music at the organ.
Also all others who helped us in
the preparation of the memorial
for our son, Pvt. Burnham +. Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Reed
and family
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-11-15
Porch Enrnifnre

Lawn and porch furniture that is
to be refnished should first be
cleaned thoroughly by washing in
benzine or gasoline. Then remove
all loose paint by sandpapering, dust
thoroughly and apply two coats OF
enamel or LACQUER.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-11-15
Save Zinc

Thousands OF pounds Of Einc can
be saved for vital purposes by US
ing black-enameled conduit instead
Vi zinc-coated conduit
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-11-15
= BUY BONDS in AMERICAS
E GREAT VICTORY LOAN

against initiation /. . they'll provide a solid
backlog of buying power to assure steady
living for our veterans.
Remember-Victory ''E'' Bonds are better
than cash-they pay back S4 at maturity for
every $3 you put in. To make Victory secure,
buy Victory BOnds-as many as you can.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-11-15

X The shOoting's Over-the victory's wOn-but
the fight to have and keep happy, prosperous
America is still on!
Your crop dollars can help in that great
fight. Invested in Victory Bonds, they'll not
only assure a solid reserve fund for your future
farm needs =. they'll aid in the vital fight
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01
Secrecy Of FDR's Travels
Is Argued by Publishers

editors 10 determine whether
the code shall be violated by
any individual writer and the
great record of the past three
years cancelled"
Columnist Westbrook Pegler
wrote February 20 that he in
tends TO report the Presidents
next visit to Hyde Park. Pegler
contended Mr. Roosevelt is as
safe there as at the White House
and that his projected action
would be a helpful challenge
TO a system of censorship which
has imposed on the press and
its readers unreasonable
Under the code publication of
the Presidents movements re-
quires an appropriate authority,
in this case the White House.
The office of censorship de-
clined to say whether Price S
note to editors was inspired by a
specific complaint or complaints
Pegler was not Immediately
available for comment.
The text of the note:
THE office of censorship IS
alive to current newspaper dis
satisfaction over the operation
of the voluntary press code, par
ticularly the clause regarding
movements of the President.
"On February II we circular
lied members of the Advisory
Board, composed of publishers,
editors and officials of the Ma
tional Newspaper Associations,
asking for advice. Every mem
Der replying to date (more than
a majority has opposed any
code modification at this time
Suggestions from other respon-
sible sources are invited.
ut is for publishers and edi-
tors to decide whether volun-
tary press censorship shall con
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01

l94l. This being q matter over
whether under q manager or
which the city administration,
otherwise, has no control what
ever, but which Is exactly on the
same basis as Port Huron.
Z. At Port Huron parking
meters have been installed at an
original cost Of $4,000, paid off
IN one year, and since producing
a revenue of $4,000 to $50, 900
per year, which is spent for
more parking lots and policing.
Mount Clemens has not yet
reached the point of charging
people for the privilege of park
ing on the public streets. How
yer, this is not matter which
would be decided by any City
Manager. This is entirely a mat
ter of policy, which would un-
dOubtedly be decided by the
elected City Commission and not
by any manager.
8. Working with the County
Board of Supervisors. the City
Manager of Port Huron accord
ing to the report in the paper)
has established coordinated
county wide health unit, headed
by the city health department
top official. 1t now has a full
time meat inspector and a full
time milk sanitarian, passed a
more stringent ordinance, and
follows the United States Pub
lie Health standards.
The City Manager did not
estab lish the County Health
Unit, although he may have CO.
operated therein. 1t was estab-
Iished by the Board of Super
visors of st. Clair County.
Your city representatives on the
Macomb County Board Of Su-
pervisors. asked the aid of the
State in bringing about the
establishment of such unit In
MacOmb County, but, as is un-
disputed, the State Health De-
partment advised your Board OF
Supervisors that such unit could
not be established at this time
because of lack of personnel; in
addition to which this Is very
controversial - questiOn-such
a unit would cost the county up
wards of $60,O00.00 per year,
and in Port Huron, which is
twice as large as Mount Glenn
ems, the City Health Department
is run by the head of the County
Health Department. If Mr.. How
ellis statements made to the
writer are to be credited, Port
Huron employs two full time in
SpectOrs at an expense of ap-
proximately S1O,5OO.0O per year,
and, in addition, of course, pays
its share of the County Tax for
the support of the County
Health Unit. The question of
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tinue ard in what form. Since
the code concerns itself only
with actual publication, it is
also for publishers and editors
10 determine whether the code
shall be violated by an individ-
ual writer, and the great record
of the past three years cancell-
cd, believe there is better
way 10 meet the needs both Of
public information and security
This agency will continue to do
It's utmost in that direction, and
| hope meantime all of you will
help by holding the line"