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Evening star., 1945-07-07
Paris Announcement
|0f De GauIIe's Visit
Met With Silence Here
French Soy Invitation
To Meet With Trumun
Has Been Accepted
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A French announcement that
Gen. Charles de Gaulle has ac-
cepted an invitation to visit
President Truman here was met
with silence in official Wash
ington today.
Neither the White House nor the
State Department would comment
on the announcement that came out
of France yesterday-an unusual
reception to an exchange of greet
ings between two government heads
The French, through an official
announcement, said the general has
received an invitation to visit Presi-
dent Truman in August, and has ac.
cepted.
The announcement produced only
crisp and puzzling mo comment
from the White House, which nor
mally might be expected to confirm
promptly such an invitation and ac-
ceptance
Invitation rendered.
! Later in the day, Henri Bonnet
the French Ambassador, visited Mr.
Truman and afterward told re.
porters the De Gaulle visit has beer
arranged in every respect except 9
date. He said he had not discussed
the trip with the President because
it had been settled previously, anc
he guessed the general would come
here in August. He said an oficia
invitation had been rendered.
Again the White House and the
State Department remained silent
There were off-the-record indica.
tions to reporters that the French
announcement was unexpected, te
say the least.
Although there is no fixed rule o.
protocol on an exchange of invi.
tations and acceptances betweer
government heads, frequently tn,
announcement of an impending ofd.
cial visit is made simultaneous,
in both capitals. On other oc'
casions the accepted invitation ha!
been announced first by the hos
nation
I Goodness in Past.
/ Washingtonians-puzzled by tn,
official silence on the French an
nouncement-reca the diplo
matte GOODNESS which existed fol
months between the French genera
and the late President Roosevelt
The atmosphere was dispellet
amiably year ago when Gen. d.
| Gaulle came to Washington ant
visited at length with Mr.. Roosevelt
| President Truman told new
conference Thursday that he doe
not expect to see Gen. de Gaulit
during his forthcoming trip to tht
Berlin area for his first Big Three
conference with Prime Minister
Churchill and Premier Stain. HI
gave a noncommittal answer to 6
question whether he expected Il
visit with Gen. de Gaulle during
later travels.
At news conference shortly aftel
the death of President Roosevelt
Mr.. Truman told reporters that h,
would be glad to see Gen. de Gaulle
Evening star., 1945-07-07
Gen. Patch Assigned
To Command 4th Army
BY the Associated Press.

BY Inc Associated FTesS.
1t. Gen. Alexander M. Patch, jr.
who led the 7th Army through
Southern France and into Germany
was assigned today to command
the 4th Army at Fort Sam Houston
Tex.
The War Department said Gen
Patch, in his new post, will have
charge of training thousands OF
troops for duty in the Pacific where
he himself saw action against the
japanese on Guadalcanal.
The 4th Army served during the
European war as training organ
ization and presumably will continue
in that capacity
Gen. Patch, SIS, replaces Maj. Gen.
John P. Lucas, who has served as
deputy commander or commander
of the 4th since March, 1914. Gen
Lucas next assignment was not i'm
mediately announced.
Gen. Patch has returned to the
United States, having relinquisheo
command of the 7th Army to 1t
Gen. Wade Haislip.
Evening star., 1945-07-07

taries of War, Navy, Interior and
Commerce from the old group.
Secretary of Interior Ickes is not to
be replaced, according to Mr.. Tru-
man, who Is sending him to Lon-
don to renegotiate the Anglo-Amer-
ican oil treaty. There have been
reports that Secretary of. War
Stimson might retire, but Navy and
Commerce appear to be set for a
while.
The shift of Mr.. Vinson to the
cabinet makes it necessary for Pres
ident Truman to get another man
for the all-important direction of
the war on the home front, and the
equally important task of gearing
the Nations economy for peace.
In making this choice, President
Truman no doubt will be guided in
good part by recommendations of
Secretary of State Byrnes, who was
Mr.. WILSON'S predecessor as war
mobilization head, as well as by the
views of Mr. Vinson himself. Some
thought Mr.. Vinson might handle
both offices.
Agrees With President.
An interesting feature in connec-
ton with the Vinson appointment is
that the Secretary-designate and
the President see eye-to-eye on the
tax question. Mr.. Truman has said
there will be no overall tax cut un-
til the war with Japan is ended.
With that Mr.. Vinson agrees.
Mr.. Vinson, SIS years old, has had
a richness of governmental expert
ence few men ever achieve. He has
attained recognition in the legiSla-
tive, judicial, and executive branches
of the Government, all within the
space of a few years.
For years, as chairman of the tax
subcommittee of the House Ways
and Means Committee, he whipped
together tax bills, and led the fight
to put them into law.
He served IA years in the House, in
Evening star., 1945-07-07
Jap Aluminium Cente
Among Five Cities
Set Afire by B-29s
1000 Tons of Bombs
Dropped in Roid by
500 Super Fortresses
BY the Associated Press.

GUAM, July 7.-Japan's largest
aluminium producing center was
swept by gigantic confiagrations
and one of her greatest oil re-
fineries blazed through the
clouds like a terrific tropical
sunset" early today as about 600
Super Fortresses dropped 1000
tons of fire and demolition
bombs on five Honshu industrial
targets.
Cloud cover prevented assessing
damage at three of the cities, but
airmen returning from this prob
ably largest raid of the war left no
doubt that substantial destruction
had been inflicted on all
The mission was the fourth in six
days in which the B-29s have
dumped 1000 tons of bombs on
Japan.
(The Goth Air Force headquar-
terS in Washington reported that
no planes were lost on the FIVE
/ way IdlQ. OdEJdllCoC Il5llICl JloiC
opposition was described as alb
sent and antiaircraft fire as
meager and inaccurate.)
AS the airmen told of the great
fires that had been lighted, the 21st
Bomber Command announced rec
onnaissance photographs showed
five additional square miles burned
out in recent strikes on five other
cities. They were Kure, Himeji
Kumamoto, Ube on Honshu Islanc
and Kochi on Sn1koku. This makes
the 126-square-mile total in Is jap
anese cities.
Meanwhile, assorted American
tactical planes, notably 100-odd
Mustangs from Two Jima, attacked
airfelds around Tokyo and on
Kyushu with slight enemy opposi-
tion.
/ Targets in today's big B-29 strike
(See SUPER FORTS, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1945-07-07
Thomas Praises Exhibition
OF Nuzi Atrocity Pictures
Schedule for Showing
Nozi Atrocity Films

Free public showings of the
War Department Nazi atrocity
film and an indoctrination film
are scheduled up to July Is
Children under 16 are not
admitted.
The films will be shown at 2,
$40, 4:20, $50, $40, 7:50 and
8 pm.
Monday, Western High, Thirty
fifth street and Reser-
voir road NV.
July 10, Eastern High.
July IL, Randall Junior High.
July u, Anacostia High.
July 13, Coolidge High.
July is, rnet-Patterson
Junior High.
July II, Mckinley High.
July 18, Jefferson Junior High.
July 10, Browne Junior High.
July 20, Wilson High.
July 23, Francis Junior High.
July "A, Stuart Junior High.
July 25, Barry Farms
Community Center.
Evening star., 1945-07-07
Reds Maintain
Grip on Berlin
In New MuddIe
Three Powers Seeking
To Solve Problem of
Food and Boundaries
BY the Associated Press.

BERLIN, July 7.-Soviet au.
thoritieS today maintained q
tight grip on the entire military
government of Berlin, while high
officials of three powers tried tc
solve two complicated problems
food and boundaries.
No district yet had been taker
over from the Russians by either
American or British military govern
ment detachmentS although United
States military forces supposedly
formally occupied their Berlin zone
on July 4 and the British held q
f1ag-raising ceremony yesterday.
Soviet commanders in all the Ber-
line borougnS obeyed Soviet instruc-
tions to stay on the job and super
wise the German city administra-
ton.
Middle Causes Delay.
The American plan was to take
governmental control of its zone at
midnight. Wednesday. The British
had hoped to get their Berlin gov
ernment operating by tomorrow,
but this appeared indefinitely de-
layed.
The Soviet representatives it was
learned, had declined to make food
reServeSsin the Soviet zone available
to any district controlled by the
other Allies pending conclusion of a
barter deal on the highest levels
under which the Russians would be
paid "in kind" for such food.
Although this was the third day
of the governmental muddle as far
as the Americans we're concerned,
their direct relations with Russian
officers in the various boroughs con-
tinued to be marked by warm
cordiality.
Americans Puzzled.
But the Americans were viSibly
puzzled, if not chagrined, that the
Anglo-American sharing of Berlin
with the Soviet Union should have
been so haphazardly arranged in
advance.
The common question among
American Military Government
officers today was why they came
to Berlin.
They pointed out that the Ameri-
can-British entrance to Berlin was
facilitated" by a withdrawal from
the areas of Mecklenburg, Magde-
burg, Thuringia and Saxony. In
those areas, neither the British nor
the Americans engaged in any
large-scale dismantling of factories
or in the removal of livestock from
the countryside. The areas were
left in an improved economic con-
dition over what they were when
first conquered.
In return, the western powers in
Berlin are trying to assume re-
sponsibilities over more than a mil
lion impoverished city dwellers
whose economic capacity has been
reduced almost literally to what can
be produced with bare hands.
Yanks Must Not Intervene.
The only operation now being
carried out in Berlin by American
and British forces is a security
patrol of the areas where their
troops are billeted. The patrols have
been ordered not to interfere in any
way with the Russian troops. They
have been forbidden to ask the Rus
slams to show their Identification
papers, and are not intervene if the
Germans complain that supplies in
retail stores and wholesale ware
1See BERLIN. Page A-3D
Evening star., 1945-07-07
Enemy Activity Reported
Along AustruIion Coost
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July Ship
ping movements in the harbor at
Sidney, Australia, were halted from
Thursday night to Friday morning
because of reported enemy activity
along the coast, the Melbourne
radio reported today.
Nature of the suspected enemy
activity has not been disclosed y
said the broadcast, heard by the
Federal communications Commits
sion.
Evening star., 1945-07-07
Allied Headquarters
To Dissolve Shortly
}. tEl AssociateG Press.

PARIS, July THE combined
command of the Allied Expedition
ary Forces will end and supreme AL
lied headquarters will be dissolved
on or about July 13, SHAEF an
nounced today.
BY that time Gen. Eisenhower
win have returned from the United
State4
Evening star., 1945-07-07
Soldiers and Civilians
Clash in Syriu Riot
By the Associated Press.

by lne AsSoclateo FreSS.
BEYROUTH, July 7.-Rioting
broke out between French soldiers
and civilians at Lattaquie on Thurs
day after child was run over and
killed by French military vehicle,
1t was announced last night. A
British account said 10 persons were
killed and As wounded, while a
French statement reported % were
killed.
British patrols took over the sea-
ccsst town at night and were still
patrolling yesterday.
Evening star., 1945-07-07

One additional man from
the District area has been re-
ported killed in this tDar. See
"On the Honor Roll," Page AZ.
Evening star., 1945-07-07

(See BORNEO, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1945-07-07

(See TRAVEL, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1945-07-07

(See VINSoN, Page A-3.
Evening star., 1945-07-07

Sunny, pleasant today; high near IS.
Fair, moderate temperature tonight, to-
morrow.
Temperatures today-High, "a, at
pm; low, 10, at 6:10 am. Yesterday
High, 81, at 1855 pm; low, 70, at 1880
am.
Evening star., 1945-07-07

(See WALL STREET, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1945-07-07

(See BERLIN. Page ABB
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Growers Seek
Market Chances

SACRAMENTO, July 10. up
DirectOr Of Agriculture A. A. Brock
Tuesday announced a public hear
ing on the amendment of one
marketing order and revealed that
producers favored suspension of an
other
Brock also announced that the
l94f emergency standard permitting
the shipment Of plums S seriously
damaged by hail has been rescinded
and a less lenient standard substi-
/ tuted for this year.
The public hearing will be held
July q in the offices of the Goa
Chclla Valley District Water Board
to consider amendment Of a mar
keting order for dates. Brock said
The amended order would enlarge
the date advisory board, alter the
, classiIica ion Of the fruit and re-
move the boards power to conduct
sales promotion activities
Sweet potato producers in Merced
| StanlSlauS and San Joaquin coun-
ties favored suspension of their mar
keting program in the annual refer
endum just completed. Brock SAID
The agricultural prorate advisory
! commission will consider suspendine
the program at its next meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10

BrlCt daily Sunnin9s will enrich
color and hCighten glossiness Of
hair. But because hair is unable
to build up a protective pigment
1t should not be given the prolonged
sun baths that you give your skin
Having learned her lesson the
hard way, screen-lovely OSa THE
Master Race MasSen. says she
lets tie sun have a few minutes at
her hair, then puts it under cover
Of kerchief, bandana or hat to keep
off further peltings while shes out
to coax a tan.
To keep harsh cCatings of salt
and chlOrinated water off hair
another despoiler Of beauty Osa
warns YOU againSt-eithcr sham
poo hair after a swim or fOrtify
your bathing cap to prevent geep-
age Osa's trick Cf wrapping her
hairline with a chamOis band and
tying. it fast before she puts on a
cap is one YOU can duplicate with
cotton flannel. or any other alb
sorbent fabric which helps to re-
rel Watcr
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
RATION POINTS
FED STAMPS. Rnnk

RED STAMPS. BOOK I
Good through July 81 - K2, I2
M. NJ. P2
coed through August 81 - OF, RI
50. To, u
Good through Sep. mbcr 80 - w
W.. X2. ". 70.
Good through october 31-A1, B1
CI. ID. FL.
BLUE STAMPS ';ook
Good through July 81 r., U2
w. W2. X.
Good through August 81 W, z2
All. H1 C1,
Good through September 30 Al DI,
II. Fl. Gl, HI
Good through October 81 j, Kl.
IL, MI, Nj.
SUGAR STAMPS Book 4
Stamp 36 cOod for ; pounds through
august 81.
SHOE STi,IPS Book 3
Stamps l. ? ana good lnden-
nitcly
GASOLINE STAMPS
Stamp lGA good through Scptcm-
ter 81
Stamps 81, CT, B3. C3 good until
Can~clcd.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Survey Reveals
Increases In
Tax Per Capita

Average property tax levy fCl
each person in Imperial county was
S3491 for 1944-45, compared with
S32C4 for l943-44, according to a
California Taxpayers association
statement iss ued Tuesday.
Total property tax levy in the
county reached Sl.9l9968 for 1914
As, compared with S1,439,770 fol
1884. Population of the county
is estimated at $1,000 for January
/. 1945, and at $4,000 for January
1914. the survey said
Throughout the state, property
taxes levied averaged s38.21 pei
capita for l944-45, somewhat high
or than the s3744 fer 1943-44 Tota
levies for 1944-45 were S337 1865 SAT
an increase Of S2439O,OOO over the
S3l3.475.145 for l943-44 Civilian
population Of California i esti-
mated at 8,842.70O for January
l945, almost half a million more
than the 8.373.O8O estimated fol
January 1914.
"Trcpcry taxes are increasing
ovcn faster than the population Of
the state is growing" the aSSocia-
ion report set out. Even with
population gaining almost half d
million during 1914. the average
property tax per percCn went ur
from S3744 to s38,21. with the total
increasing from S313,500,OOO tc
S338,0J0.000. gain Of about 8 pei
cent In fOrty-one of the fifty
eight California counties, total prop
"rty taxes increased more than tho
increase in population
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
China TO Save
lend-Lease
Stuff'in Burma

CHUNGKING, July 10. tUP)---
China has undertaken the task OF
salvaging from Burma a consider
able quantity of lend-lease equip
rnent which was abandoned enroute
to China when the Japanese over
ran Burma in l940
With the liberation OF Burma and
the opening of the StllWen road
and the old Burma road, the Chi
nese WPB has learned that part
Of the material left behind four
years ago still is intact and most
of it. amounting to 1900 tons, is val
liable.
Included is manufacturing equip
ment for iron works, cotton mills.
electrical equipment, chemicals and
many other essentials and mechan-
ical supplies.
The WPB proposes to make the
best possible use Of the material
and has commissioned Sheng Chin
shieh, director of the Material Tran
sport Division of the Department
of Industrial Materials to conduct
an investigation at Lashio and Wan
ting. together with other members
If the WPB.
Their arrangements to visit Bur
ma arc being worked out with the
assistance Of the military attache
of the British embassy. and Ameri-
can army officers have promised
10 give every assistance in trans
pOrtatiOn.
Sheng ana MS party will leave
-oon for Running. They will pro-
ceed to Lashio, Wanting and other
Burma points in search of the miss
ing lend-leGSe material
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Colorado Private
Saves Buddies:
Loses Right Foot

WASHINGTON, July TO- up
The Navy has announced that q
l9-yaar-old Army private was be-
ING brought hCme from the Pacific
after saving the lives Of four bud
dies by stamring cut hand gre
nade in a foxhole on Ckinawa.
The private. Henry E. McKib-
bon. lives at Lamar, Colo He
lost his right foot when he
stamped grenade. tOs: ed by q
Jap only a few yards away into
the mud and held his foot on il
until the grenade exploded. His
four buddieS were unScathed
Navy 1t Richard P Dwan. San
MateO, Calf told McKibbOn s
story after talking to him on a
Navy hospital ship in the Pacific.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
OF Interest tOWOnen
Births of Babies
Announced

Babies born in the FL CcntrO hos
pital in the past week include the
following:
A daughter, weighing six pounds.
eleven and one-quarter ounces. born
July to Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Bryan;
A boy, weighing six pounds. Irlne
and one-quarter ounces. born July
to Technical Sergeant and Mrs.
Jack Cooper;
A boy, Jan, weighing seven pounds.
two and three-quarterS ounces. born
July 5 to Petty Officer Third Glass
and Mrs John Mirijanian.
A boy, Gary Edwin, weighing nine
pounds, eight ounces, born July 6
to Mr.. and Mrs AmbruS Plumb;
A boy. Samuel Knox. Jr.. weigh
ing eight pounds, three and one
quarter ounces, born July to Serg-
cant and Mrs Samuel Knox;
A daughter, Marcia June. weigh
ing seven pounds. eight and three
quarter ounces, born July to Mas
ter technical Sergeant and Mrs. H
A. Young.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Sunken Brazil
Ship Carried
294 to Deaths

RIO DE JANEIRO. July 10. up
The ministry of marine said Tues
day at least 294 out of 427 Brazilian
crewmen perished in the sinking of
the cruiser Bahia which apparently
struck a mine
The death total was at first re
leased as 395. but ministry Of
marine communiquc Monday night
said 33 survivors mad been picked
uN by the British freighter Balfe and
that 100 more had landed in the
Island Of Fernando Noronha.
The sinking occurred Sunday
about 100 miles off the Pernambuco
coast. near the rocks OF Saints Peter
and Paul United States and Brazil
ian naval units participated in the
rescue operations
TIE African black porcupine at
racks his enemies by running at
them backwards.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
CALENDAR
TUESDAY

TUESDAY
fhoto-tinting class, 7:3O, USO.
EaSlc5, 8, Eagles Hall.
WEDNESDAY
bartcnders, ?, Labor temple,
Statc guard, 7:30, stadium.
Zc-3O Club, 1880, California hotel.
Scrvlccmen'S Dance. $3.50, Veter-
ans Hall.
There arc now only 376.OO0,O0O
acres Of land in federal ownership
as compared to 65O.OO0,00O in 1910
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Crash Victims
Names Listed

SAN DIEGO. July TO- CUPl-The
Marine Corps Tuesday announced
he names of eight persons killed
when their Curtis Commando plane
crashed on the slopes of Mount
Whitney.
The tWO-engined plane had been
missing since February 2. when it
COX off from the marine air base
at FL Centre, Calf, on a flight to
Corvallis, Oregon The Wreckage was
sighted from the air June 30, but
searching parties did not recover
the bodies until this week
The dead
Capt. F. W. Rogers. pilot Hast
ings, Michigan.
Second 1t. P. K. Davenport, liavi-
gator. Santa Fe, New Mexico
First 1t F NJ Lockwood CO.
pilot. Portland, oregon.
Staff Sgt, j. C. Crabbc Jr.. radio
operator, Atlanta, Georgia
Sgt o. L. Costiloe mechanic
Berkeley. California.
First 1t. G. w. Speckling. Seattle
Washington.
Master Technical Sgt. G. c. La
pradc, Writ Virginia.
Ffc. w J. Hcrriott, St Elmo
Texas
Sixteen American air lines COM
l'eted 1914 schedules without q
Jingle fatality. according TO the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
CATTLE BONUS GRANTED

PHOENIX. Ariz., July 10. up
The Agricultural Adjustment Ag-
ency has announced a new bonus
of so cents per hundred pounds
will be paid cattle feeders who hold
stock until the animals weigh at
least 800 pounds. The order is re-
troactive to May 49, Claims must
be filed within so days after sale
nf cattle
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10

Sixteen American air lines COM
p'eted 1914 schedules without a
Jingle fatality. according to the
National Safety Council.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
Woodrow Freezes
Have Twin Girls

Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Preece
have announced the birth of twin
girls at the Ell Centro hospital on
July 6. The babies are Karen Allen,
four pounds. two ounces, and Shar-
on LouCille, four pounds. nine and
one-half ounces.
The twin sisters have an older
brother, Woodrow Jr.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-10
OF PERSONAL
INTEREST

Mrs. Warren Currier is spending
the summer at Pine Valley where
she and Mr.. Currier have taken a
place for the season. He will join
her in August on his vacation.
Mrs. Chester McNutt and daugh-
ter Lodi are leaving this week for
! Lodi. where they will join Mr. Nc
Mutt for the summer and fall. Their
son. Jim is attending the Bible In
stitute in Los Angeles.
Mr. and Mrs. c. K Patton left
| last week end for a vacation in the
I High SierraS.
Mr and Mrs Henry Jensen and
daughter Judy returned this week
end from a week on the coast. which
included visit with their son Hen
~ at Brown Military Academy III
Pacific Beach, where he is attend
ing summer school.
Roland Eugene PhippS Jr.. is the
name chosen by Pvt. and Mrs. R Z.
Phipps for their son born July l III
the El CentrO hospital
There's a use Tor small bits Of
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into a soap jelly with boiling water
and then used for hand washing
of Stockings, gloves, lingerie and
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