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laps Continue
Reports Of A
Yank Invasiion.
English In First Real
Sweep Against Nippo-
nese Homeland

GUAM. Friday, March 30-R)-
The United States Pacific Fleet,
augmented by a powerful British
battleship-carrier task force, pour.
ed shells and carrier planes for
the seventh straight day Thursday
at the Ryukyus where Tokyo said
American transports are moving
in for an invasion of Lkinawa, IS
miles southwest Of Japan.
Shortly after disclosing that the
IS, 900 ton battleship HMS King
George ", the 3,0O0-ton carrier
Inns Illustrious and other British
warships attacked the southern
end of the island chain Monday
Nimitz announced today:
1.-THE U. S. Pacific Fleet contin.
ued on March 9 to attack shore
installations in the Ryukyus with
carrier aircraft and with surface
gunfire. .-.
He also disclosed that japanese
planes and torpedo boats tried to
deal blows to the attacking war.
ships Tuesday night during which
four of the planes and "a number
of the boats were destroyed. There
was no mention of any damage to
the American fleet units.
Observers here said the British
force was using revolutionary
methods of operation" to carry out
the first long-range strike it has
ever attempted.
British carrier planes flying from
"some of the most powerful ships
in the British navy blasted enemy
airfield installations in the Sakashi-
ma group Of Japan's Ryukyu Is
lands, which stretch along the
southern approach to the mainland.
The attack indicated a marked
change from previous methods of
supply. Never before has the Brit
ish Fleet used floating supply
train on a scale large enough to
permit such long-range operation.
News that the British task force
was cooperating with the American
Fifth Fleet came as Tokyo report
ed that at least 500 carrier planes
had pounded southern japan for IL
hours yesterday. They concentrate
ed on targets that included the Sa-
sebo and Kure naval bases in what
the enemy insisted must be con-
sidered part of a strategic plan to
support the OkinaWa operation"
Japan has claimed for days that
the Americans were preparing to
invade Okinawa, largest of the Ryu-
kuS.
Tokyo declared that fleet of
more than 100 -Marships, with
about 10 battleships as it's main
stay" was cruising the waters off
Okinawa, screening still another
task force including more than 10
aircraft carriers"
There has been no Allied con-
firmation of any landings in the
Ryukyus, but Admiral Nimitz has
reported continual air and sea bonn
bardment of that strategic group.
Admiral Nimitz' communicate
disclosed that 20 Japanese aircraft
and one small coastal vessel were
destroyed and several damaged.
The town of Ohama in the Sakishi-
ma group was left aflame.
The British task force is COM
manded by Vice Adm. Sir Ber-
nard Rawlings, with Rear Adm.
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PORTION OF BEEF
CEILING INVALID
Court Rules That Fresh
Beef Price Control
Should Be CHANGED

WASHINGTON, March 29.-tR-
A part of the OPA price ceiling or
the beef industry was ruled inval
id today by the Emergency Court
Of Appeals.
The court declared that slaugh.
terers who produced only fresh
beef can't break even under their
wholesale ceilings, and therefore
the regulations should be set
aside.
The whole price ceilings for
processing packers were up.
held, however, These are firms
which produce not only fresh beef,
but by-products such as tallow,
oil, sausage, etc. OPA estimated
that these companies handle IS per
cent of the Nations beef.
The court ruling as to non-pro-
cessors dresh-beef-only firms) has
no immediate effect on prices to
consumers. The judgment of the
court is not effective for 80 days.
In the meantime OPA can make
adjustments in the ceilings in line
with the decision, ask a re-hear-
ing, or-if denied that, appeal to
the Supreme Court.
The court declared that, in the
case of the non-processors as a
group, the ceilings, plus subsidies,
do not afford adequate margin
for profitable operation; indeed, do
not permit this group to break
even"
In ruling in favor OF establish
ed ceilings for processing slaugh-
terers, the court said they are
generally fair and equitable.
frort;ruaS -. Do N,; c.Y .,
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able. But she called it entirely
possible that agreement on a
new contract can be reached be-
fore the deadline.
She ducked direct questions OF
neWsmen CT. whether she had ask
ed Lewis to drop his demand for
a 10 cent ton union royalty. The
operators say this. demand has
impeded progress of their nego-
tiations.
The royalty, estimated to bring
the United Mine Workers $50, O00,-
900 a year on the basis of 1913
coal production, was one Of 10 de-
mands over which the operators
and miners have been negotiating
since March /.
The miners voted 2OS, 718 to U.s.
156 yesterday in Nationwide
Continued ON Page Nine; Col. s.
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MANP0WER BILL
IN FOR BATTLE
Roosevelt Warned of Pos
sible Defeat In Sem
ate Roll Call

WASHINGTON, March 29.-tR-
Two top flight Administration SEN
ators told President Roosevelt to.
day the manpower control bill is
in for ga real fight in the Senate.
Majority Leader Barley and
Senator Thomas D-Utah), leader
of Senate forces backing the COM
promise bill, made no attempt to
hide from the Chief Executive the
obvious fact that the bill, passage
of which he urged yesterday, is
in very shaky condition.
1--WE just reviewed the general
situation with him, and / told him
there was real fight on Bark
ley informed reporters.
Thomas said the two didn't go
into details in their White House
parley, but he reminded reporters
he had always taken the stand
that passage of a strict control
bill was problematical.
The bill which cleared the House
by scant seven votes and has
been before the Senate two full
days would authorize War Mobili-
cation Director James F. Byrnes
to freeze any or all workers to
their jobs, prescribe employment
ceilings for individual plants, and
regulate Or prohibit hiring of new
workers, all under penalty of a
year in Jail or $4,000 fine.
Opposition to the bill grew more
outspoken as the members-parti-
cularly the junior group-began to
realize there was a possibility if
not a probability it would be de-
feated. The Administration obvi-
ously was sparring for time. Nu-
IL .onfinuad o., Do nto Txun. Col n
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The initial proposal for more
than one seat in the assembly came
from Premier Stain at Yalta, the
White House announcement dis.
closed President Roosevelt agreed
to support the plan, provided the
United States also SHOULD have
three assembly seats and Stain
and Prime Minister Churchill as.
sented to this.
No reason for this Russian move
was given. Diplomatic officials
speculated that it probably was
prompted by a desire of Moscow
to have a representation approach.
ing that of the British Emire.
The Empire would have six seats
for the United Kingdom, Canada,
Australia, India, New Zealand and
South Africa.
The controversial development
was the second of Russian origin
to explode on the pre-conference
scene today. The first was Mos
COW announcement that the Soviet
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Yanks Invade
Mactan Isle;;
Seize Cauit.
Lahug Airdrome And Nara
Are Taken By U. S.
On Cebu

MANILA, Friday, March 30.-iR(
Elements of Maj. Gen. William
H. Arnold's Americal Division,
conquerers of Cebu City on Cebu,
invaded Mactan island, directly
across a narrow channel from
that second port Of the Philippines
on Wednesday, Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur reported today.
The tiny island of Cauit, to the
southwest in Cebu harbor, also
was invaded, Cauit is a seaplane
base.
Macarthur said Open, the main
city Of Mactan. was secured. On
Mactan island is the biggest CO.
conut oil refinery in the Philip
pines, set ablaze by japanese
demolition crews Monday when
the Yanks landed on Cebu.
On Cebu itself, the infantrymen
struck north and south from the
demolition-wrecked capital city,
capturing Lahug airfield to the
north and the town of Maya, IA
miles south.
Macarthur said enemy resist
ance "still appeared disorganiz-
ed"
Only minor actions were report
ed on Luzon, where in the central
sector 1888 additional dead were
counted in mopping-up operations.
Legaspi, major port on south
eastern Luzon, was hit with more
than 200 tons of bombs.
The communique, silent for
days about progress on invaded
Mindanao island, said only that
heavy bombers and fighters
bombed Jolo and Tawi Tawi in
the Sulu archipelago to the south
west.
Patrol bombers, maintaining
tight blockade of the China Sea,
sank one large and nine small
freighters in attacks as far north
as Formosa.
The Alrerical Division troops,
who landed about five miles south
of Cebu City Monday in the 28tj1
Philippine island liberation inva-
sion, also freed II other Cebu
towns.
Only ore large island of the
archipelago, Negros, now remains
for the Americans in invade.
The strong Japanese resistance
on northern Luzon was around
Philippine summer capt.
tai, and the Balete Pass gateway
to the Cagayan Valley. No new
advance was reported by 33rd Di-
vision Doughboys, fighting within
range of Baguio city linn
its. The 25th and 32nd Divisions
continued their logged struggle 70
reduce Japanese defenses in the
Balete Pass area.
Macarthur s>id Japanese resist
ance in central and southern Lu-
zon was becoming disconnected
and sporadic" The japanese. he
noted, were unable to replace
their great losses"
Philippine-based bombers of the
U. S. Fifth Army Air Force drop
ped u tons of explosives on Tako-
va in the latest Of their daily For
mosa attacks. They sank seven
Japanese freighters and damaged
is others i'll their continued South
China Sea air blockade.
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Hodges Army Within 1876 Miles Of Berlin
Reds Reach Austria, Reported Across Line
british Fleet M#ds In Ryukyus Bombardmen
Fighter Plane Pilot
Killed In Crash OFF
Winter Park Highway

The pilot of a PAT FIGHTER
plane was killed about 8 pm.
yesterday when his craft crash
ed and burned off the Winter
Park-Market street highway,
the air base public relations Of
ice announced last night.
Cause OF the crash was I'M
known but witnesses said the
plane fell about 100 yards from
the highway and burst into
flames. Fire fighting equip.
ment from the air base was
rushed to the scene.
Name of the pilot was not
disclosed, pending notification
Of next of kin.
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FORECAST

Clear to partly cloudy and mild tod,v
with gentle to moderate southerly wind.
Yesterdays temperatures:
High, 78-Low, 50.
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-05
War Casualties
Reach Total
Of 1,O3b,937

WASHINGTON, July 5. up
Announced U. S. combat casualties
in this war reached 1,036. .937 Thurs
DAY. an increase OF 6238 in the past
week.
The total includes 239533 killed.
The army listed Gil, 1897 of the over
all figure. with navy. marine corps
and coast guard casualties totalling
l25, $40.
Undersecretary of War Robert P.
Patterson in announcing the army
figures, also revealed that Japan
ese casualties in Okinawa and 9TH
estimated at 10000. He said they
included l07,046 killed and 10.578
prisoners. American ground casual
ties in the same islands to June 81
totalled 1882 killed, 34,165 wounded
and 1871 missing.
"A significant indication of mop
ping up operations in an area far
behind the present. theater of war. '
Patterson added, comes in a re-
port that 318 japanese have been
captured during the first six
months of this year and 1900 natives
evacuated from the Marshall islands.
During June, 54 japanese were
killed and 145 were captured on
Saipan."
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-05

CAMP BEALE. Cal, July
;. OUP)-Fight hundred vet
Grams of the European and
North African campaign Thursday
prepared for pre-Pacific furlOughS
after trips across the continent in
two ToOnervilletype trains they said
were filthy and infested with vermin.
Meanwhile, army officials here
and in Washington began an i'll
vestigatiOn Of the trips and Of re-
ports that eastbOnd German war
prisoners had passed one OF the
trains in pullmanS.
Conditions on an eight-car COM
mutcr train which brought 500 SOL
dierS here from Fort Miles Standish
Mass. were described Wednesday by
1t. Col. Peter De PaOlo, former auto
racing driver
SECOND TRAIN
A second train reached Camp
RCale from Charleston. s. C., few
hours later with 300 officers and
men Of the 18th air force aboard
De PaOlO's description of the assert
edly grimy and cOotie-ridden trip
sounds exactly like our train, -
members of the 18th air force con-
tingcnt declared.
SCOT a half inch thick" covered
the men after semi-sleeplesS nights
in the overcrowded CAV coaches,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-05
Governors Demand
Less Of u. s.
Control in States

MACK1NAC ISLAND, Mich. July
). tUPD-The nations governors left
for their home capitals Thursday
determined to help solve the ma
tional food distribution problem.
The heads of AZ states ended the
9th annual governors conference
Wednesday after promising to ex-
anime and act at once on COM
plexities of home front supply and
distribution of foOd-particularly of
meat.
In resolution covering the food
study. the governors endorsed con-
tinued federal food administration
but authorized three member COM
mittee to explore conditions and
seek possible remedies in coopera-
ton with federal officials.
Gov Edward Martin of Pennsyl-
vania was elected new conference
chairman. He succeeds Gov. Herbert
B. Nav of Utah.
In six resolutions. the conference
advocated broader powers for the
states in administrative functions
now managed by te federal govern
ment. These included:
o. ALLEGATION Of more tax rev.
enue sources" to state levy; 90 State
supervision of unemployment COM
pensation payments: 81 State man.
agement of employment services;
t4State supervision OF federal avi;-
ton development funds; go Reten-
ton of the national guard, and
90 Uniform state direction of all
federal-state cooperative actions.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-05
EI Centro EIks
Top Bond Goal;
NebeI-Thau Leads

FL Centre Elks and Past Exalted
Ruler Fred Nebcl-Thau Thursday
held the spotlight as stellar sales
men in the Seventh war loan drive
The lodge sold a total of Sl.235.
900, more than the overall quota for
the city Of FL Centre. More than
S350.00j of the total was in series
E bonds Quota for the lodge was
s655 .OCO
Ncbei-Thau. past exalted ruler.
who has two sons in the armed
forces Of the United States, person
ally sold $l2500O during the drive.
This was sufficient amount to buy
two big hospitals for the army air
forces. Nebel-Thau already has won
special recognition from treasury
officials and from state and nation
a ElkS organizations Last sale made
by Nebel-Thau was TO Louis J. De-
Vita, who bought six $1,000 series Z
bonds
Al the head of the Elks teams
competing in the bond sale contest
was the team Captaincd by Nebcl-
Thau with Bert FaWcett and Harry
HamerSlaugh as members The team
sold more than quarter Of mil
lion dollars worth Of bonds
Closest to the winners was the
team headed by Sherman Eldridee
which had more than 100000 to
its credit. Members were Ben Blake
Icy, Carson Powell, John Ashley
Continued OH Page 2, Col. Q
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Indo-Chinu IupS
Attempt Flight

CHUNGKING, July 5. CUP, -
japanese troops withdrawing from
Indo-China in junks and sampans
skirting the Asiatic coastline arc
under attack by concentration Of
y. S. l4th Air Force planes. 1t.
Gen. A. c. Wedemeyer announced
Thursday.
More than 200 enemy troops
fleeing toward HongkOne through
the Gulf of Tonkin and Hainan
trait were attacked and strafed
by P-5lS, the communiqle said.
Fighter missions have been con-
Centrated on the japanese with
draWai through Hainan strait. We'd
emeyer declared
japanese forces in Indo-China
have been virtually cut off from
overland communication with south
China by the Chinese offensive
which has reached the Indo-C China
border.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-05
Submarine Lost,
Navy Reports

WASHINGTON. July 5. up
The navy Thursday reported that
the submarine U. S. S. Trigger is
overdue from patrol operations and
must be presumed lost with all its
officers and crew.
The loss brings to IS. the number
of American submarines sunk or
missing during the war.
A submarine of the Trigger type
normally carries a crew of 30 to 95
men.
The lost submersible was skip
pered by Cmdr. David r. Connole,
Madison. Ill, who is listed as miss
ing.
The Trigger participated in the
Battle of Midway and was awarded
a presidential unit citation for out
standing performance in combat
during other war patrols.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-05
Struck
PIunts
Seized
Truman Orders
Navy to Run
Akron Output

WASHINGTON, July ).
tUP) President Truman
Thursday ordered the navy
ID SCl1" tie Goodyear Tire & Rub
fcr plants at Akron. O., scene of
"a persistent. Today strike.
M Truman acted after the
union the United Rubber Workers
Of America lCIOt. refused to abide
by repeated War Labor board or
der for the I6700. strikers to re-
turn to work The strike began
June is
MI. Truman acted ON the re-
ommCndation Gf Economic Stabil-
i2atiCn Director William Fl. Davis.
Davis said the Goodyear production
WAS urgently needed BIZ cur mill
'ary forces"
WAR OUTPUT
The plants were producing heavy
duty tires. aircraft tires, rcfueling
hose and other rubber products for
war u,C.
The Presidents seizure order
authorized the navy to take any
action necessary including use of
armed forces-tO prCvide protec-
ton for the plants and all persons
Continued on Page 2, Col s.
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-Four Juveniles
Held for Theft

Four boys. ranging in ages from
7 to II, were apprehended by FL
Centre police Thursday morning in
connection with two theftS at the
trailer camp on East Main street.
j. c. McCofferty lad reported his
trailer ranSaCked and jcWelry VAL
ued at 5000 mi: sing On Wednesday
night. Later that night Jack Sickle
notified police that II cartons Of
cigarets and several shirts had been
taken from his trailer.
The boys were picked up with
most of the stolen goods still in
their possession, police said. They
were turned over 10 Mrs. Mildred
Standlcc Of the county probat ton
office
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-05
f. {. Sergeant
On Way Home

Back in the States. Furlough
soon," was the message received
Wednesday from Sergeant Walter
4Swede) Schultz of Ell Centre and
Brawley.
He told his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. H. Schultz of FL Centre, that he
is at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. His
wife is working in San Diego and
living in Chula Vista while Sere-
cant Schultz is away
The Ell Centran left the United
States last January for duty in the
European theater of war He is serv-
ing with an army observation corps.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-05
new BLOWS STRUCK japan FROM AIR, SEA
Macarthur Hints
Philippines
As Invasion Point
Maps Plans While
Aussies Forge
Ahead in BOrneO

MANILA, July 5. (UP)-
Australian troops pressed
(head from the captured
,cn t er of Balikpapan to
clean up the entire Oil pert Thurs
day. while Gen. Douglas Macarthur
Indicated the Philippines might
2e the ajOr base for the invasion
# Japan.
The Australians had taken most
If Balikpapen town. and now were
pushing toward the PandanSari oil
refinery area to the northeast.
X MacArthur's communique Thurs
lay announced the end of the Phil
ppines campaign with the destruc-
tom of % Japanese divisions Only
10000 enemy troops remained TO
wage guerrilla warfare from a force
NnCe numbering 450,C0O
FRUITS OF VICTORY
In weighing the results cf the
victory, Macarthur said signifi-
cantly that they included:
The acquisition of great land.
sea and air base for future opera
tionS both to the north and to the
south comparable to the British is
lands in its use as base fer Allied
operations from the west against
Germany"
The implication was that the
philippines now would be the scene
If tremendous build-up of Amer
ican armed strength just as Eng
land was in the few months preced-
ing the invasion of western Europe.
Macarthur said that American
ground, air and naval forces in the
Philippines had inflicted the
greatest disaster ever sustained by
japanese arms"
USED Is DIVISIONS
The communique disclosed that
the Jaranese had 18 divisions in
tic Philippines at the time of the
Leyte landing. They stripped other
defenSes, including the homeland,
of five more divicions for the Phil
ippines fighting, only to have all %
wiped out. The Americans used II
divisions, most of which now would
be free for other operations after
sufficient rest.
This was one of the rare in
stances when in long campaign a
ground force superior in numbers
was entirely destroyed by a numer-
iCally inferior opponent" Mac
Arthur commented.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-05

The northern half Of mile
lonG Sakhalin is owned by Russia
Shikuka lies IS miles south of the
RusSo-JapaneSe boundary line, 100
miles northeast of VladivCStOk. and
$50 miles north of Tokyo.
The pre-lnvasiOn sOftening up OF
the Japanese homeland rOared
through its 30th straight day with
morning and afternoon assaults
paced by SuperfOrtS and LiberatOrS
with a strong fighter screen. Tokyo.
brOadcasts reported.
OVER WIDE RANGE
The raiding forces were reported
ranging widely over the main Jap
ancSC islands in what had become
virtually q nonstop offensive by
daylight.
First of the enemy accounts of
Thurcday's attacks said nine Sup
Efforts and about 100 long range
Mustang Fighters hit HOnshu They
concentrated On the Chiba, Ibaraka
and TOckigi prefcctureS in the To-
kyo area.
A few hours later about 200 Lib
orators and fighters attacked OBJ
jectives in KYushu The heaviect
blow was struck at Nagasaki and
nearby Omura, the Japanese said
Other targets in Miyazaki, Oita.
Saga. and Nagasaki prefectures
were attacked
laundering in across the Jap
ancse coast in three formations.
the raiders bombed and shot up
ground targets in eastern HonShu
for full hour between II a. m.
and neon 10 10 II D. m. EWTl,
according to the enemy version.
Tie attackers centcred their fire
on Japanecc airficlds in Chiba,
Ibaraki and TOChigi procedures
cast and north of Tokyo proper
The same general area was pound
cd by similar SuperfortresS-
Fighter team Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-05
E. { Stores Set
Summer Hours

A number of Ell Centro retail
stores have announced a schedule
of summer hours. starting this Sat-
urday and continuing until about
September Is.
The stores will close at pm Sat-
urdays instead of 7 or 9 pm, as
they did during the winter. Morn
ing opening hours will be unchang-
ed
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-05
WESTMORLAND BURGLARS
CARRY AWAY SAFE

WESTMORLAND. July 5.-BUrg-
lars made off with a medium size
safe. purloined from Kerr's Liquor
store in Westmorland early Thurs
day, Sheriff Robert W. Ware was
informed.
Law enforcement officers through
out Imperial county were asked to
assist in serach for the missing
safe.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-05
SIpddtZ Named to Direct
Air Bombing Of Japan

WASHINGTON, July ).
(UP)-Gen. Carl A. Spaatz.
who commanded the u. S.
air forces III the strategical warfare
which destroyed German resources
from the air. will direct the strategic
air attack on Japan. Undersecretary
Of War Robert Patterson announced
Thursday.
Spaatz will command the goth
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-05
Army Starts Off Inquiry
Or 'Toonervil!e' Trio

It. Ray K Delahunt, q P-33 pilot
from Los Angeles, said
Delahunt and another lightning
pilot, 1t Thomas K FOllis. Glen
dale, Cal, got so fed up with tn"
train they jumped" it in Kansas
City. they said.
When VIC left Charleston in day
coaches" Delahunt said. "Wc were
promised pullman accommodations