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Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-12
B-2q Squadron Joins Tinion
Base i'm Flight From Indie

sode CT one giant Superfort which
moved down eight telephone pol IS
during takeoff from a mountain
ouc airfisld.
Another lost the power OF two
engines at lew altitude and had to
drop 1900 pounds Of personal bag
gage from its bomb bays to avert
crash.
The luggage showered over China
like mamma from heaven for the
Chinese, but it left at least II air.
men with only the clothes on their
backs.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-12
Ii. Com'r. Lindsay
browns in Pacific

Word was received IN Ell Centre
Tuesday that Lieutenant Command
er David Lindsay, former resident
in charge of construction at the
F. Centre marine air station, drown
ed in the Philippines May 81.
Commander Lindsay, his wife, and
their three children lived at 408
Sandalwood drive from February,
1912 to May 1943.
He was buried in an Allied GENET
cry in the Philippines. his wife, who
is living at 2209 Bartlett, Houston,
6, Texas, was informed by the navy
department.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-12
1t. Free Lands
AT Boston

'.I1l be home in little over two
weeks" Lieutenant Charles Free
telepfioned his wife in Ell Centre
Tuesday Immediately after he arriv-
ed in Boston, Massachusetts,.
He was a prisoner in Poland and
en- a march from Poland across
Germany, escaped while the prison.
ers were crossing the Inn river near
the Austrian border. At that time
he believed he was being taken to
the Alps.
I'm touring France and Germany
by air instead of on foot" he later
wrote his wife while on sight see
ing trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-12
CHAM June II. UPl

GUAM, June II. (UP) -
One hundred fifty Super
forts, making up the entire
5sth bombardment wing of the goth
army air force, has joined MarianaS-
based B-29s after an historic $500
mile mass flight from India to Tin
ian with the loss Of a single
plane, it officially was announced
Tuesday.
The 58th, Oldest CT all the B-29
organizations, joined Maj. Gen.
Curtis lie Mays Japan Express
forces in the Marianas and has
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-12
KuriIes SheIIed
By u. 5. Warships

SAN FRANCISCO, June IL. (UP)
American warships bombarded
Matsuwa island insthe Kuriles Mon
day night (Tokyo timeJ, the Japan
ese radio reported Tuesday in a
broadcast recorded by United Press,
San Francisco. Matsuma is 1888
miles ncrth of Tokyo.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-12
PARENTS GIVEN WARNING
ON DANGER TO CHILDREN

Children are using El Centre water
basin on Eighth street, south OF
Ross avenue for a swimming pool
This is not only violation of law
but also dangerous to the children,
C. K. Patton, water superintendent
said Tuesday.
Patton urged parents to keep their
children away from the basin. A
number who have ventured into the
water have been rescued by adults.
in the past, Patton said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-12
BY EDWARD v. ROBERTS

United Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON, June II. (UP)-Gen.
Dwight D. Qke) Eisenhower, the
Kansas farm boy who led the west
ern Allies to victory in Germany,
was given the honorary freedom of
the city CT London Tuesday amid
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-12

Sault Tuesday against the Japanese
survivors on Okinawa who rejected
a surrender ultimatum and chose to
fight to the death.
Massed artillery blasted a path
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-12
FsA AID VISITS E. c.

Mark Johnson, loan specialist for
Farm Security Administration, is in
El Centre this week conferring with
Leonard D. Webster, FSA supervis-
or for Imperial and San Diego coun-
ties. Johnson's headquarters are at
Pennington, Utah.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-12
BY WILLIAM F. TYREE

GUAM, June II. (UP) =
American troops, scaling the
Yaeju-Dake escarpment on
rope ladders, opened a general as
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-12
Legislators Nap
Highway Study:
Fund Considered
California Assembly Asks Senate
To Agree on Farm Road Survey;
Twelve Million Seems Assured
BY LLOYD LAPHAM

: SACRAMENTO, June IL. (UP)-The state assembly
asked Tuesday agree with the senate financing
100000 study Of the California roads system from
major highways passing through cities to local farm to
market" roads.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-12
u. S. OPENS ALL out AIR ATTACK ON jAPS
Australians Move
Rapidly Inland
In Borneo Thrust
Advance Troops Now
Close to Capital;
Resistance Crumbles

MANILA, June II. (UP)
Australian troops drove
down the Brooketon-Brunet
road Tuesday against little opposi-
ton and were within II miles or
less of Brunei town, capital of tSe
tiny Sultanate on rich Borneo.
Fast progress also was reported
on Labuan and Muara Islands, first
objectives in the Borneo invasion
launched Sunday morning and led
by Gen. Douglas Macarthur him.
self.
BASE ESTABLISHED
The Australians already had a
base for covering planes on Labaun
where they took the airfield in the
first few hours of the invasion. That
was one of the few points where
any stiff fighting was reported
Ninth division troops moved rapidly
inland after taking Victoria town
and at last reports from the front
had gone 1000 yards inland.
Muara, tiny island in Brunei Brr
just off Brooketop. probably was
entirely in Australian hands by
now Two-thirds of Muara were
cleared in the early stages of the
landing, and no opposition was re-
ported
Brunei Bay was denied to the
japanese by the landings on Labuan
Muara, and Cape Polompong on
the mainland, which put the Aus
tralians in position to sweep the
mouth of the bay with their guns.
INVASION COMES EASY
The opening stages of the invasion
to win back Borneo, rich in rub
ber oil and other precious war re-
sources, were surprisingly easy. The
Japanese offered no opposition or
the beaches after the powerful
pounding by the American and Aus
tralian navies and airforces which
preceded the landings.
Troops from the Ninth division
desert rat veterans of Tobruk anc
other bruising battles with the
Germans-made their first landing
on the mainland on the beaches Of
Cape Palompong, jutting into Bru'
nei Bay.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-12
= AMBLlNe
EpoRTER
In Appreciation

In Appreciation
We hereby present a bouquet of
desert lilies to the unidentified
Hawaiian marine who single-hand-
ed fought the fire in Imperial Sat
urday night from the roof of the
Carter-Hunter office building.
This marine volunteered to take
the fire hose to the roof. He slipped
and fell several times when the roof
got wet but he stuck to the job.
During his fight the set of his
ring was torn out and later the ring
slipped off his finger. Both set and
ring were recovered.
When his work was done he walk
ed away, apparently considering his
feat all in the days work.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-12
Practically Tops

Mrs. Wendell Waterman of El
Centre was delighted when she saw
that her article, You Aren't the
Only Shy One" topped the billing
given Emily Post and Dale Carnegie
in the summer quarter issue of
"Woman's Life a magazine pub
lished in New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-12
Recovered Property

Remember how Clyde Chambers
left friends coat in a cafe in ia
cumba on that memorable forget
ful' fishing trip?
If you want the coat, Clyde, call
on Rex Zinn and Roger HollingS-
worth. Those two marauders re-
covered it,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-12
London Receives
Gen. Eisenhower

cheers from scores of thousands of
Britons.
The fiye-star general, the tunic
of his field uniform splashed with
ribbons, rode in an open carriage
behind two spanking brown horses
through crowd lined streets to
Guildhall and Mansion house for
the rare and ancient ceremony.
ONLY FOUR OTHERS
Only four other Americans have
received the honor, the last pre-
vious one Gen. John j. Pershing,
American commander in World
War l. The others were President
Theodore Roosevelt and Ulysses S.
Grant and philanthropist George
Peabody.
Still other honors awaited Eisen-
hover in the afternoon Then he
will go to Buckingham Palace to re-
ceive from King George vi an un-
specified but exceptionally high
British decoration and the kings
personal thanks for his NI:k as
Allleu CCiiliildIlueI.
AS TO PACIFIC
Eisenhower told neWsmen st a
press conference in the swanky
Dorchester hotel Monday night
that he had no inkling of any plan
to send him to the Pacific.
$50 far as | knew my job Is right
here in Europe" he said.
He is commander of the occupa-
tion forces in Germany and Ameri-
can delegate to the Allied control
council in Berlin.
Eisenhower also refused to hazard
a guess as to llrw long the Pacific
war would last.
Il have not had much time to
look around" he said, "but l know
that we want to get as much killing
stuff across the Pacific quickly ac
possible to finish off the Japs."
ALL OVER FOR GERMANY
He predicted Germany never
would return to a position in which
she would be able to compete with
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-12
WEATHER

Maximum Monday SO, minimum
Tuesday So; am. Tuesday &C, hu-
midity So; noon Tuesday 102, hu-
midity Is; pm. Mon. SO, humid. IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-12

The fighters returned without
Continued on. Page 6, Col. e.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
SURVEY SHOWS
382 RETAIL
STORES cHISEL

Forty percent of Montana's food
stores were found in violation of OPA
price or posting regulations during
February, according to Harold K. An
derson, district price executive. Re-
suits of an extensive survey made by
10 volunteer price panel assistants
and OPA price clerks have just been
tabulated, and they are a keen dis
appointment, the state OPA official
revealed.
During the February survey 931
food stores were checked, and 382
stores were found in violation. An
derson pointed out that the number
of stores in violation had increased
considerably since the last food sur
vey was taken in December, and that
the situation was considered serious.
In order to correct this condition a
complete survey of all of the more
than 1900 food stores in Montana is
being taken during the first half of
March, according to the price execu-
tive. He indicated that the OPA is
prepared to use every means at its
disposal to see that all Montana food
stores comply with both price and
posting regulations. Anderson further
appealed to Montana housewives to
assist in this big job by checking cell
ing price lists with every purchase
and refusing to pay more than the
legal ceiling price for anything.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
CONGRESSMAN
TO BE ELECTED
QUESTIONABLE

A special election to fill the con-
gressional vacancy in the second
Montana congressional district, has
been called by formal proclamation
by Governor Ford The call is as
follows:
Whereas, a vacancy now exists in
the office of representative in the
congress of the United States from
the second congressional district Of
the state of Montana, by reason of
the death of James F. O'Connor; and
Whereas, it is provided by law that
this vacancy is to be filled by popular
vote in said second congressional dis
trict;
"Now, therefore, /, Sam G. Ford,
governor of the state of Montana, I'M
der and by virtue of the authority in
me vested by the constitution and
statutes of said state, do hereby de-
clare and proclaim that on Tuesday,
the fifty day of June, AID, 1915, there
shall be held in the several counties
of the state of Montana, comprising
the said second congressional district,
a special election, at which the quail
fled electors of said district shall elect
a representative in the congress Of
the United States, to fill the vacancy
now existing"
AS can be seen, the governor did
not specify how candidates should be
selected and leaves that to the polit-
ical parties and to the candidates.
While the old party convention law
still stands on the Montana statutes,
the officials of the parties, should
they undertake to use the law find
themselves without bylaws providing
methods of procedure, the law having
been imperative since the primary
law was initiated.
The chairman of one of the parties
has stated that assuming that he had
the authority to call state conven-
ton for the purpose of naming con-
gressional candidate, two conventions
might be necessary; one to adopt by
laws outlining procedure in calling a
district convention and a second to
be a district convention for nominal
ton of candidate.
Meanwhile, the democratic party in
the state favoring proceeding under
the primary law, is reported consider
ing some form of action before the
supreme court asking for a declara-
tory judgment holding that nomina-
lions must be made in primary cleo
ton.
With the election set for the 5th of
June, opponents of the convention
system assert that the governor has
given the proponents of the conven-
ton nominating system break. How
ever others think it still possible to
CONTINUED on Page FOUR
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
The MISSOURI VALLEY AUTHORITY
BILL NOW BEFORE THE SENATE

1t shall meet once a year to receive
the annual report, and at other times
on call of the board
Corporate Powers
% Perpetuity; (2) Seal to be jul
dicially noticed; 60 Enter into all
contracts; (4) Sue, and be sued, settle
or adjust all claims; (5) AS to civil
suits, may be sued in state courts,
subject to right of removal to the fed
eral court of that district. The net
proceeds of each year from all finan-
cial transactions, after deducting costs
of operation and amortization shall be
paid into the Treasury of the United
States. All funds needs above income
shall be subject to appropriation Com
plete reports of its business shall be
made in each December to the Presi-
dent and Congress- The Comptroller
General shall always have access to
the books
The corporation may acquire, by
purchase, lease, condemnation, dona-
ton, all real and personal property,
and may sell or otherwise dispose of
any real or personal property at any
point along the Missouri river, its
tributaries or watershed. Title to all
of the United States. The corpora
ton may not dispose of any perman-
ent dam, hydroelectric power plant, or
munitions plant constructed by the
United States, or the corporation. Elk
cept in emergency, or for less than
$500, purchase of supplies shall be
made by advertising, and in open
market
The act shall not be construed as
affecting any vested right acquired
under the laws of any state or terri
tory relating to the appropriation or
use of water in irrigation, or in any
way affect any right of any state, or
of the federal government, or of any
land owner, or user of water in any
interstate stream; however, the cor
poration can acquire such rights by
purchase, lease, or. condemnation by
payment of value.
Progress of Work Outlined
The corporation must formulate and
report to the President and Congress
its plan of unified development within
two years.
The Ninety-Eighth Meridian
eff the board determines that there
is, or will be insufficient stream flow
from waters arising west of the Nine
ty-eighth Meridian to satisfy both the
beneficial consumptive uses of such
ing and industrial purposes west of
such Meridian and navigation require
ments for such waters east of the
Meridian, the plan shall give priority
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
A DIGEST
BY LOWNDES MAURY

Purposes:
Cd To prevent floods; (2) To irri
gate public and private lands; (3)
Promote navigation; (4) Encourage
family type farming; 90 Encourage
industrial development; g. Strengthen
the national defense; CD Conserve
water, soil and forests.
Declaration of Federal Policy
(a) Unified control of entire Mis-
souri, river, it's tributaries and water
shed and adjoining territory material
ly affected
CD Establish a regional agency re-
sponsible to the President and Con-
gress, with headquarters in the valley.
(c) The agency shall use the advice
and cooperation of the people of the
region, the local and state govern
ments, as well as the help of the
federal government.
The Corporation, Setup and Powers
The name shall be Missouri Valley
Authority. 1t shall be a United
States corporation The principal of
flee shall be in the territory affected
There shall be three directors APP
pointed by the President, with advice
and consent of the senate. All other
officials, agents, employees to be Sc
lected by the corporation. Salaries
of board members $15,00O.00 the year,
and actual expenses. No director
shall have any financial interest in
any power company holding company,
subsidiary company, or any business
adversely affecting the success of the
MVA The board shall employ man
ayers, attorneys, agents, employees,
fix compensation, (not to exceed $l5,-
900 the year,. The corporation may
deal collectively with representatives
of the employees choosing. No po-
litical test shall be considered in en-
ployment or promotion; merit and
efficiency shall control.
The Federal Workmans Compensa-
ton Act for Federal Employees shall
apply to employees injured while in
service of MVA. In all contracts let
by MVA wages must be not less than
prevailing local wages established by
collective bargaining; disputes shall
be referred to the Secretary of Labor
for final decision. Where MVA hires
direct union" wages will be paid.
Advisory Committee
This shall consist of the heads of
departments of Interior, Agriculture,
Commerce, Justice, War, Federal Pow
er Commission, Federal Security
Agency, Board of Governors of Fed
eral Reserve System, and nine per-
sons of the valley, chosen by the Pres
ident; three to represent agriculture,
three for commerce, three for labor.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
WASS IS new
ADMINISTRATOR
OF The OPA

Lindsay Merle A. Wass of Roy was
today named Montana director of the
Office of Price Administration. An
nouncement of the new state director
was made by Regional Administrator
Dick Batterton while in Helena. The
former state director, Mr.. A. t. Peter
son, resigned to return to his private
business in Billings.
According to Regional Administra-
tor Batterton, who arrived in Helena
from Denver Sunday, the new direc-
tor was selected from a list of three
eligible candidates submitted to him
by the U. S. Civil Service Commission.
Batterton indicated his choice of Mr..
Wass was largely based on the Roy
mans wide business experience, his
fine record of community service, and
his excellent knowledge of the state.
The new state director is well
known in Montana, having been a
resident of the state more than 80
years. Shortly after his graduation
from high school in Cozad, Nebraska,
be came to Montana to take up
at Roy in 1913. Following
the first world war in which Mr.. Wass
served as pharmacist mate first class
in the navy, he secured employment
in a general store in Roy. In 1922,
he bought his own store, which he
still owns, as well as another general
store at Drumomnd which he pur-
chased in 1871.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09

ESTABLISHES
VETERAN COMM.

Returning war veterans who enroll
at Montana state university will find
g new agency designed to meet their
immediate needs, the presidents Of
flee has announced
Not only will special assistance in
registration be administered, but care
full personalized attention will be
given in helping the veterans to plan
for his postwar future.
An Office for Veteran Education
has been established, which will func-
ton under the general supervision of
Advisory Committee on Veteran Edu-
cation. The committee is composed
of Chairman Dean J. EARL Miller, Dr.
w. R. Ames, Dr. Catherine Nutter-
trar ]. B. Speer and Henrietta Will
helm, assistant registrar. DR.. A. S.
Merrill has been named Director of
Veteran Education
Purpose of the office is to assist
the returned veteran in technicalities
of registration and in relations with
the Veterans administration. The of
flee will handle, or assist in handling
problems such as arrangement of
adjustment of credit, coun-
selling and housing.
In certain cases, veterans will find
that some regular university require
ments will be waived in their favor,
DR.. Merrill indicated. He said vet
Grams will not be held to the require
ment of completion of required phys
ical education and military science.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09

edeclSl0n OF the Montana Su-
preme court provided, while
the way in which the purposes
of the bill were presented to
labor representatives and other
liberals was that it remedied a
fault created in the workmen's
compensation laws by the de-
cision.
In the case decided by the supreme
court in favor of the plaintiff work
man who had sustained a severe in
jury and had been under treatment
by physician, the workman had failed
to file formal application for com
pensation, but the supreme court held
in substance, that the filing of the
certificate of the attending physician
was all that was required to affirm
the claim of the workman for COM
pensation.
1t is understood that the bill was
sponsored If not prepared by the re-
publicrat chairman of the Industrial
Accident Board, j. Burke Clements.
1t was introduced by the committee
on compensation of the senate. In
advocating the passage Of the bill, the
principal points stressed were provi-
sions for payment without delay of
burial expenses or Immediately nee
essary medical expenses. This, ac-
cording to attorneys, has always been
provided, and contrary to representa-
tions made to labor representatives,
the supreme court decision did not
affect these provisions in the law.
The joker in the voluminous bill is
CONTINUED on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
PACKING co.
DISMISSES CASE
AGAINST UNION

BILLINGS.-The civil libel suit of
the Pierce Packing Company of Bill
lings, against the Carpenters Union
Thompson, w. A. Barnett, Robert
Morhous, Chester Wallace, Earl Teet,
Herman Jauss, officers of the union,
for $156,000 damages was dismissed
by the plaintiff company on March 2.
Last July, the Carpenters Union of
Billings had grievance against the
Pierce Packing Company which they
would not adjust. Being unable to
get a settlement, the Carpenters I'm
ion declared the company unfair to
the Carpenters Union and picketed
the packing house. The pickets car
ried banners declaring the company
unfair to the Carpenters Union. The
butchers workmen employed in the
packing house refused to go through
the picket line and all work inside
the plant stopped. The discontinue
ance of work at the plant lasted about
a week, when the packing company
signed contract with the Carpenters
Union and the dispute between the
company and the Carpenters Union
was at an end-the pickets being with
drawn and work was resumed in the
packing house.
During the month of August, follow
ing the labor dispute and while hav-
ing contractual relations with the Car
penters Union the Pierce Packing
Company commenced an action in the
district court in Billings, against the
Union and it's officers for
libel, claiming that the Carpenters
Union in declaring the Pierce Packing
Company unfair and having the dec
aration of unfairness painted on ban
ners, the said banners being carried
by the union pickets in front of the
packing plant, was libellous and asked
70 be awarded $156,000 damages. The
case was to have come to trial on
March 9Th, both sides had disqualified
)ne judge each, then the Pierce Pack
ng Company withdrew the complaint
.hree days before the trial COM
nenced. Tom Cotton of Billings,
Maury and Shone of Butte, were at
.orneys for the union.