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Detroit evening times., 1945-12-13
Local t63, JAW,
Rejects Truman Plan

Rejection Of President Truman's
back-to-Work proposal on the
General Motor, Corp strike today
uas endorsed by Local l63,
IAW-CTO.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-13
Concerned
OYerEEerO. NOf.DuStice
Detroit Times Prot

opened his eyes in Grace Hospital
he saw his brother Daniel 20
whom he had not seen for two
years. There we're many ribbons
and many stars on Daniel 5 navy
blouse.
They are sons of Mr- and Mrs.
Daniel Fraser ST. Of 1878 Var
wick.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
Last Two
Thrus
lE,npends
Marines Square
Off for Push
To Finish Japs

GUAM, FEB. %. (UP)-
u. S. marines Strengthened
their lines across Iwo's GEN.
tral plateau in no-quarter
battles Wednesday prepara-
tory to a general assault to-
ward the mountainous north
coast.
"a Tokyo broadcast hearo by the
Australian information department
listening post said the Americans
"at last are showing signs of victory
on IWo"D
(The Tokyo Domei agency, in a
broadcast recorded by the FEC,
claimed that the japanese were
holding their own at their respec-
tive positions" against an American
general offensive that began Mon
day. 1t sale the garrison had inflict-
ed 1900 casualties Between Monday
noon and Tuesday night and esti-
mated American casualties in the
Two campaign at 20,0C90
GAIN BY FEET, YARDS
Gains were measured in feet and
yarcs at high cost. A front dispatch
said the marines were coming up
against such heavy defenses as two
story cement blockhouses sunk so
deep that they protrude only a
couple of feet above the ground.
- Continued en- Pg. 8, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
Hearings Slated
On j. 5. Owned /,
And Leased Land

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. CUP)-
Hearings will be held within three
or four weeks on proposed legisla-
ton to return to local tax rolls land
owned or leased by the federal gov
ernment for war industries.
I'VE have reached the drafting
stage of this BILL" according to
Chairman j. Hardin Peterson CD
Florioa, of the house public lands
committee, land we hope to get
it before the current session Of
congress"
OTHER AREAS
The bill also will deal with public
lands used for parks, grazing and
Indian reservations, but they prob
ably will not be returned to tax
rolls. Peterson said the present poll
cy on those lands of paying sums
in lieu of taxes to local govern
ments probably would be continued.
but increases in the sums would be
sought.
Agitation Tor such a bill has in
creased recently as the result of
federal acquisitions for war indus
tries, although congressional repre-
sentatives from areas including ma
tional parks previously have advo-
Gated more liberal federal allow
ance.
The problem has been particularly
severe in the II western states
where the federal government hole S
tracts which take up from 80 to 85
per cent of the area Of the states.
IN WESTERN STATES
The percentages of federal land
in esch of the western states, COM
Continued on Page 8, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
Streets Lined Up
For Park.o.meters

Preliminary work, preparatory to
installing 300 auto parking meters
on the downtown streets of Ell Gen.
tro WAS under way Wednesday, it
was announced by E. Paul Ford, pub
lie works director. Meters will be
installed on Main street from Fourth
to Eighth streets and Fifth, Sixth
and Seventh streets from State to
Broadway. Drilling for the meter
standards has been started and the
entire work will be completed with
in ten days, it is expected.
Merchants in general seem to IA
vor the system, but the plan will be
On trial for a period of six months,
Ford explained.
The meter fee will be one cent
for IL minutes, or five cents for one
hour. Meters will be installed by
the manufacturers of the devices.
Ford also announced that space
% feet long will be allowed for par
allel parking, instead of the Gus
tomary 20 feet. The width will be
8 feet and white lines clearly will
define the spaces. There will be
painted lines of feet for diagonal
parking.
The meters will be operative from
6 am. to pm. Sundays and holi-
days excepted.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
Finney Receives
Orders to
Enforce 'Curfew'

Effective as of Wednesday, the
new regulations compelling all am
usement places in Imperial Valley
as we'll as all over the country, to
close at midnight became enforc-
able, according to instructions re-
ceived here Wednesday by Tom Fin
ney, director of the War ManpoWer
Commission which came direct from
the office of James F. ByrneS, war
mobilization director at Washington
Finney Immediately set about the
business of communicating with
county and city authorities and
notifying owners of amusement
places of the new orders. Included
are theaterS, pool halls, card rooms,
night clubs and other clubs, bowl
ing alleys, etc. Juxe boxes may not
be played after midnight. it was
stated, that is in amusement places.
So far as Ell Centre and Brawley
are concerned the instructions are
routine because both cities have
ordinances calling for midnight
closing. On the other hand, Holt
vile, Imperial, Calexico, Westmor-
land and Winterhaven have no such
ordinances, it was stated. But If
amusement places in the latter COM
munities or elsewhere in the county
violate the closing regulations they
will face restrictions which will vir-
tually put them out of business, it
was pointed out. In other words
Finney said, the closing regulations
will be imposed throughout the
county and with no communities
excepted.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
f. {. Group Scans
Moral UpIift;
Program Mapped

Church and civic leaders of El
Centro met Thursday night to dis
cuss rafting the moral standards CT
the city and surrounding areas and
decided to get larger group of in
terested persons together soon to
study the problem.
The meeting was called at the
suggestion of the Ell Centro Minis
terial association. President Hayden
Sears of the association declared
that those present had not met to
do any fanatical campaigning but
to get facts about conditions in the
city and find out how to support
moves for moral advancement.
"El Centro is most fortunate in
having SO many city officials and
law enforcement officers who seek
to make the community more de-
81. able place in which to live" said
School superintendent Guy Weak
ley. "It is our duty to stand behind
thete men,
Those attending the meeting were
Rev. Hayden Sears, Councilman
Wesley He'll, Bob Van Der Linden,
Rev. Dwight Ball, Judge Vaughn
Thompson, Rev. w. r. Allen, E. B.
Shumard, Z. w. Taylor, Mayor P.
L, Moore, Major Thomas Pipes,
Salvation Army; Rev. r. C. Rogers,
Weakley, Rev. Irye Townsend, Hugh
Osborne, Rev. Charles Burrill, Rev.
Kenneth Schmidt and G. E. john
SON
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
Hutchinson Ends
Tour to Study
Plan at MeIoIand

Members of the Meloland group
wednesday expressed satisfaction
with the interest shown in proposed
expansion of the Meloland agricul-
tural experiment station by Dean
c. B. Hutchinson of the college of
agriculture and director of exten-
sion stations.
Dean Hutchinson and James Cor
ley, comptroller Of the college of
agriculture, Wednesday completed
a tour of agricultural development
in Imperial Valley, survey of the
Meloland station, and a series of
conferences with Meloland group
members, State Senator Ben Hulse,
Assemblyman George Buffers and
farmers.
The two visitors studied the situ-
alton during their stay in the valley
and went over every phase of the
suggested improvement and eXpan-
sion advocated by the group. They
asked for additional data and sta
tistics on certain phases of the plan
and group members agreed to send
it to them Immediately.
1t was pointed out that state
wide survey of the agricultural ed
ucational needs will be mace soon,
Imperial Valleys needs, to be in
cluded in the survey.
"We feel" members of the group
said, that Dean Hutchinson and
Corley have good understanding
ano. background for approaching our
plan of expansion of Meloland ex-
pertinent station"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
Legion Maps Plan
For Clubhouse

Ambitious plans FOR an up date
downtown clubhouse for the accom-
modation OF returned veterans, as
well as veterans CT the first World
War were discussed Tuesday night
at a meeting of members of Boyce
Aten Post No. 25, American Legion,
of Ell Centre. Definite action is ex-
pected to be taken soon, according
tc E. II. Henderson, commander.
Veterans of the current war return
ing to Ell Centro have joined the
Legion in considerable numbers, it
was stated.
Those present at the Tuesday
meeting included Mike Zavola,
commander of the 22nd district;
Felix Lehman, j. Paxton, B. B.
Emerson, George Witcher and
George Nolls.
Next Monday night members of
tie post will go to BraWley for the
opening competition OF the Iegion's
national high school oratorical con-
test. Last year RedlandS youth
won second honors. The first COM
petition will be county, then dis
tiict, area, state, division and then
countrywide. The grand prize will
be a $4,000 scholarship at any edu-
Caticnal institution the winner
chooses. In all of the preliminary
contests, however, there will be
worthwhile cash prizes, Commander
zavola explained. The Fifth area
competitions will be held at On
tario and the cash p. ICES will aggre-
gate $3.50.
So far as the grand prize is con-
cerned, in addition to the scholar
ship the winners expenses will he
Caid in full.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28

The President returned to Ameri-
can soil Tuesday night, landing at
an east coast port after Today
voyage from Algiers aboard heavy
American cruiser which went with
in few miles of enemy submarines
striking at Allied shipping off
Gibraltar. He then proceeded to
Was shington by overnight train, ar
irving back in the White House
early Wednesday morning.
TO GIVE DETAILS
In his message to congress which
will be broadcast simultaneously to
the nation, Mr.. Roosevelt will tell
how he, Prime Minister Winston
Churchill, Premier Josef Stain and
their top advisers met in the old
Livadia palace of Gar Nicolas II on
the Black eea and developed plans
for three-way operation to squeeze
the last life out of the German
military machine. He will tell also
how they also built the foundation
of an international organization
which can squelch future wars be-
fore they start.
The President plans to attend the
San Francisco conference in person,
either at the start or the close of
tie meeting to make what he de-
scribed as a speech of greeting in
the role CT host. And he expects
another meeting with Churchill
sometime alter the United Nations
conferf nee.
OUTLINES POINTS
AS his ship approached the Amer
ican coast, he spent an hour with
three p; ess association correspond
(ConUlnueu en- Pg. s, Col. So
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
YANkS SEE COLOGNE ONLY 6 MILES AWAY
Jap Lower House
OF Parliament
Eyes War Danger
Members Want Measures
For Protection as
Aerial Attacks Increase

LONDON, Feb. %. (UP)-
German reports from Tokyo
said Wednesday that MEM
bers of the japanese lower
house met Tuesday to de-
mand parliamentary ses-
sion to consider the present
serious war situation.'
THE lower house expects a state
ment by the government, in par
ticular with regard to war measures
which have been decided upon re-
GENTLY" a broadcast Trarsocean
dispatch datelined Tokyo said.
In addition it was learned that
the lower house will ask for i'm
mediate concrete measures for the
protection of japanese war industry
and the population in view of the
recent large scale Allied air attacks. y
Since parliament adjourned on
February the Americans have at
tackled the Tokyo area heavily with
superfortresses and carrier borne
planes.
'It also is expected that the gov
ernment will make clear it's view
as regards the formation of a new
political unity party" Transocean
said.
Rumors of political unrest and un-
certainties in government quarters
within Japan have been circulating
for some days. A reorganization of
the japanese cabinet has been pre-
dicted freely on the basis of the re-
ported strife and the failure of the
japanese to counter effectively the
mounting American blows.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
Soviet /
Ga ! in S
No u mt
Germans Give Up
Anchor Bases
In Baltic Drive

LONDON, Feb. %. (UP)
Marshal Konstantin K. Ro-
kossovsky's Second W h i t e
Russian army Wednesday
captured the central Pomer-
anian anchor base of Naus-
tettin in a Battle-Ground drive
that threatened to trap hun
dreds of thousands of Ger
man troops.
Marshal Stain issued a special
order of the day announcing the
capture of Neustettin and Prech-
lau, "a miles to the northeast, which
he described as important COM
munications centers and powerful
strongholds in the German defense
of Pomerania."
The Berlin radio reported earlier
that the German army had evacua-
ted Neus ettin, which had been out
flanked by the Soviet drive into
central Pomerania.
(The British radio quoted an Of
ficial report from Moscow as say
ing that Russians leading the drive
across Pomerania now were in
sight of the Baltic)
Rokossovskys Second White Rus
sian army was reported driving
within about 25 miles of the Baltic
sea, mort Invest of NelIstettin. A
thrust to the sea would seal Off
eastern Pomerania, the Danzig Free
State, and the northern part of the
old Polish corridor
Moscow dispatches said Rokoss-
ovskys tanks, tank-borne infantry
and self-propelled guns were push
ing across the flooded plains OF
Pomerania toward the Baltic and
rapidly narrowing the German
coastal corridor
Soviet front dispatches said a
spring thaW in Pomerania had
broken up the ice on many rivers
and lakes. Great patches of Ger
man provinces were flooded OF
marShy.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
Missouri Adopts
New Basic Law

ST. LOUIS, Feb. %. (UP)-Mis-
scuii had a new constitution We'd
nesday. The new code, adopted by a
majority of more than two to one
in Tuesdays special balloting, re-
places the original one approved in
1875 and provides for separate
maintenance of schools for white
and colored children.
Unofficial returns from 1919 of
the states 4543 precincts gave:
For the constitution, 228G65.
Agains, 149,221.
The vote was heavier than had
been expected.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
Tokyo Railroad
Knocked Out

GUAM, FEB. %. CUP)-Super-
fortresses apparently knocked out
Tokyo's big Ueno railway station
and freight marshaling yards in
raids which left 240 blocks of the
industrial heart of the city de-
stroyed by fire, reconnaissance pho
tographs showed Wednesday.
Fire started in last Sundays B-2o
raid swept across the station. 1t was
believed tie yards were rendered
inoperable, at least temporarily,
when the flames had died.
The Ueno STATEN handles approx
imately 300 elevated trains daily. 1t
is one of the three largest in Tokyo.
The photographs showed that 240
blocks-29, ,074,0C0 square feet-were
burned over after the Sunday
strike. 1t was the biggest raid of
the war on the japanese capital.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
Storms. Floods
Hit Five States

blizzard in years.
Disaster agencies were prepared
to move into the loWlands below
Wheeling to aid hundreds OF resi-
dents. The Ohio was rising at the
rate of one to six-tenths an hour
at Wheeling.
Coast Guard, Red Cross, anc' other
agencies remained on the alert in
the Pittsburgh area. Coast Guard
reported some persons had moved
to higher ground from Fit. Pleasant,
West Virginia. Boats ancI rescue
crews were held in readiness in
Martinsville, West Virginia.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
President Signs
Measure on
Lending Agencies

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. (UP)-
Presto ent Roosevelt has signed the
George bill separating federal lend
ing agencies from the commerce
department. the White House an
nounced Wednesday.
Roosevelt signed the bill last Sat-
urday while still out of the country
but aboard an American ship, White
House Assistant Jonathan Daniels
revealed The measure was designed
to clear the way for senate confir-
nation of Henry Wallace as secre-
tary of commerce. Senate consider
alton of Wallace is scheduled for
Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28

One assault column hurdled the
Erft on the main Dueren-Cologne
highway, while two others swept
across the river on either side of
the road
TAKE BRIDGE INTACT
So swift was the attack that one
highway bridge across the Erft was
captured intact by Yank infantry
men. A second bridge nearby was
blown UP by the treating enemy.
The Germans rallied swiftly, how
ever, and at last reports were fight
ing desperately from house to house
for the east bank town of Modrath
German armored units moved UP
from the Rhine to meet the attack
and American staff officers pre-
dicted that the battle now joined
woulci settle the fate of Cologne.
The 1O4th "Timherwolf" and
eighth division already were across
the Erft in force, and field Dispatch
es indicated that units of the first
infantFg division also were moving
in on the eighth's southern lank
below Mocrath.
Elements of the first division
speared seven miles southeast of
Dueren to capture Gladbach.
NINTH ARMY ROLLS ON
To the north, the American Ninth
army, operating under a security
blackout, was rolling up the Ger
man defenses on the western fringe
OF the Ruhr valley against slightly
stiffened enemy resistance, and
Dusseldorf was reported untier di-
rect artillery fire
AT the southern end of the Allied
offensive front, Lieutenant General
Continued On Pg. s, Gel. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
BY UNITED PRESS

Winter storms and floods swept
five states Wednesday.
The Ohio river, swollen by inter
mittent rain and thawing snow,
threatened war plants lining its
banks between Pittsburgh, Pa, and
Wheeling, W. Va, and bottomlano
villages beyond.
Lowlands in Tennessee, Arkansas
and Mississippi were underwater as
streams overfiowed in the wake of
sleet and rain storms Four persons
were dead in Oklahoma as parts of
the state eug. out from the worst
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28

DETROIT, Feb. %. tUP) P)-Strik-
ers at the main Dodge plant of the
Chrysler Corp. showed no indica-
ton of ending a walkout that
threatened tc paralyze the corpora
tons entire war production in IA
plants, employing 100000.
The 10000 strikers voted at a
stormy session Tuesday night to ig-
more return to work demand by
the executive board of Local 3. Unit
ed Automobile Workers (CIO). They
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
BY II. Ii. ShackfOrd

MEXICO CITY, Feb. %.
(UP)-The United States
gets a second chance Wednes-
day to state its position on
the proposed declaration of
Chapultepec" w h i C h would
pledge all of the Americas to
Joint use of force against any
aggreSsor.
The proposal, prepared in Span
ish, came before committee Tues
day at the Interamerican Confer
ence-but the Uniteel States had
no Spanish speaking member of its
delegation at the meeting Senator
Warren R. Austin (R.) Vermont, at
the last-minute obtained delay in
final committee consideration until
the English version of the proposal
could be studied.
United States spokesmen would
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
Nevada Invites California
Counties to "Join Up"

the Tar northwestern section Of
Nevada, was allowed to die in COM
mittce.
Crawford, in introducing the
measure, sale he had received
thousands" of requests from Cali
fornia residents of the areas asking
they be given a chance to become
Nevadans.
Historical precedent for the an
nexation is given in the measure,
which also points to the border war
fare in the pioneer days of Old Roop
county. Nevada.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28

give no hint Of their attituce toward
the proposal.
Latin American countries did not
hide their concern about possible
United States opposition. The other
nations are unanimously and en-
Enthusiastically in favor of the plan,
originally proposed by Brazil, Uru-
quay, and Colombia.
One possible "catch" in the pro-
posal is its emphasis upon guaran-
teeing the territorial integrity and
political independence of the var
ious states A guarantee that the big
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
Churchill Faces
Commons Revolt

the approval of the Crimea confer
ence.
The little band of die-hards have
no hope CT getting their amendment
passed But they may embarrass the
government, if large number of
members abstain from voting, it was
declared
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
Chinese Official
Is Accused of
Taking 10 Million

CHUNGKING, Feb. %. (UP) =
The Chinese newspaper Ia Kung
Pao reported Wednesday that Kao
Ping Fang, of the direct tax bureau
of the ministry of finance, was in
Jail charged with embezzlement of
ten million dollars.
The newspaper said that Finance
Minister o. K. Yui was on leave
due to i'll health"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
President Views
Durable Peace,
Arn1dmentS Slash
Says Germany and Japan Must STAN
On Trial for 50-year Period;
Will Report to Congress Thursday

WASHINGTON Feb. %. (UP)-President Roosevelt
Wednesday from the Crmea conference nspr
ed by the Big Threes progress toward durable peace
that he could foresee ultimate armament reduction by the
major Allied fighting powers
But he feels that Germany and Japan must be trial
for perhaps so years or before being readmed
equals to THE society of nations Meantime they must be
restrained by force if His full report will be
made to congress at 80 Thursday 1t will be deliver
ed in
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28

powers of the world agreed at Dunn
barton Oaks to leave out OF worle.
security plans.
Many of the Latin countries have
not hidden their concern about Ar
gentine aspirations. II they gave as
surances that they would consider
an attack on the U S. an attack
upon all Of them, then they want
assurances now that the U. S. will
consider an attack on them by one
OF their large neighbors as an attack
on the u. S. anG all of the other
Americas.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28

Crawford CD Washoe, already has
passed the Assembly. 1t now goes
to the secretary of state and the
governor for transmission to the
California legislature which is ask
ed to make provisions for carrying
out the proposed plebiscite at the
next general election.
Under terms of the proposal, the
vote would be taken in Mococ, Sier-
ra. Lassen, Nevada, and Placer
counties.
Two years ago, similar resolu-
ton by Crawford, whose home is in
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
Detroit Strikers
Defy Work Order

said they would not return to their
jobs until the company reinstatcs
seven men laid off last week
The company said the men we're
laid off for loafing The strikers
claimed 1t was humanity impossible
for the men TO meet production
schedules set oy the company
The five-d -day-old strike has halted
production on B-29 parts. rockets,
tanks, guns and other war mate
rials.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
CARSON CITY, New, Feb

CARSON CITY, New, Feb.
2S. (UP) - Residents of
northern California counties,
adjoining Nevada, woul d
nave the right to decide at a
plebiscite whether they de-
sire to be annexed to this
state under terms of a point
resolution passed by the sem
ate Tuesday.
This measure, sponsored by Don
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28


regarding Poland.
LONDON, Feb. %. tUP)-Twen-
ty-one conservative members of
parliament revolted against Prime
Minister Churchill Wednesday, at
tacking the Crimea decision on
Poland as violation Of the Atlantic
Charter and a betrayal of British
principles.
Churchill, stung Ey the insurrec-
ton in a quarter no.mally behind
him sclidly, decided to make a Sec
ond speech on foreign affairs before
a vote of confidence on the Crimea
decisions is taken Thursday eve
ming.
In a tactical change of signals,
Churchill will close out the three
day debate late Thursday. Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden had been
scheduled to wind up fer the gov
e. nment
Churchill probably will deal with
the Polish issue in much blunter
terms than he did Thursday. He is
expected to demand the defeat of
an amendment to the motion for
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-28
U. S. ENJOYS at Mexico City
Meet Study New Proposal

MEXICO CITY, Feb. %. (UP)
The United States will oppose
the declaration of Chapultepec"
as drafted because it would COM
nit the United States to war
automatically without providing
for approval of congress, 1t was
learned authoritatively Wednes-
day.