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Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23
$1,000 Aircraft
Workers Given
Boost in Waqes

LOS ANGELES, March %, (UP)-
The War Labor Board Friday gave
$1,000 southern California aircraft
workers a wage boost of five cents
an hour.
The increase came when maxi
mum wages for the four top labor
grades in six plants was approved by
the board However, specialist pay
bonuses that had ranged from 10
to Is per cent above scale were
abolished as unworkable.
At the same time, the scale for
the lowest labor grade was chang
ed from a flat rate of rs cents an
hour to a scale of rs to 30 cents.
Wage adjustments requested by
$4,000 workers in six other labor
grades were denied.
Lewis M. Gill, board public men,
ber who wrote the majority re-
port, said that the specialist classi-
fication had created grievances in
many plants. They were abolished
and the ive-centS-an-hour increase
granted to compensate for the
change.
Companies whose workers are in
volved are Consolidated, Vultee,
Douglas, Lockheed, North American,
Northrop and Ryan.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23

from one-fifth of sales tax collec-
tions and one-tenth of corporation
and income taxes under amend
ments prepared by Assemblyman
Edward F. O'Day Cd San Fran
cisco.
In the senate, hackers of $780,
100000 city and county aid bill Sis-
closed the II ethod of division of the
money. Amendments adopted to the
bill would give the cities in the
state 55,000,000 in ratio to popula-
ton based on the 1910 census.
Of the 100000 remaining for
the counties, $22,5OO,000 would be
allocated for rural roads with no
county receiving less than $4,000
and the other 500 100000 would be
divided also according to the 1910
census.
A. Earl WaShburn of the state
reconstruction and unemployment
commission told the assembly that
cities have proposed to build after
the war projects costing $1,443, ,000,-
600, and counties have proposed
spending $719,000,000.
He said, however, that actual
plans have been started for less
than third of the projects.
AGENCIES PLANS
He added that projects suggested
by state agencies exceed by more
than 100000 the funds avail
able. Funds available and in sight
Continued on Page 8 Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23
LaGuordid Waits for Law
70 Enforce Byrnes Order

NEW YORK, March %.
(UP) - Mayor Fiorello La
Guardia turned Friday to
problems of his own city gov
ernment and left the mid
night entertainment curfew
to whatever enforcement
measures federal agencies
may find.
LaGuardia explained his position
in a nationwide broadcast Thurs
day night. He said the request of
War Mobilization Director James
F. Byrnes could be enforced only
by congressional action and told
entertainers in the worlds largest
city that it was entirely up to them
whether they would close at mid
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23
ARMIES SMASH Way ACROSS RHINE
Taft Would Free
U. 5. Bought Meat
From Price Stop
Senators Study Means
To Ease Shortage;
OPA Rules Under Fire

WASHINGTON, March %, UP)
Sen. Robert A. Taft, CR.,) Ohio,
proposed Friday that meat sold to
the government be freed from reg
ular price ceilings to encourage
production by hard-pressed packers
Renewing charges that the OPA's
present policies were forcing many
packers to close down and thereby
worsening the meat shortage, Taft
said some change would be made to
allow them a reasonable profit"
on their operations.
His proposal came while both
houses of congress concentrated
their attention on the predicted
food shortage and sought to learn
if government agencies were in any
way responsible.
The senate war investigating COM
mittee plans to visit next week a
limestone cave which has been con-
verted into a gigantic government
warehouse at AtchinSon, Kans. War
Food Administration officials said
they were confident that the COM
mittee would find nothing amiss
there despite reports that the con-
verted quarry was unsuitable for
food storage and that spoilage has
occurred.
At present only &c carloads of dried
egg powder (about 663 tons) are
stored in space designed to hold
from 10000 to 10000 tons of food
WF said. The biggest warehouse in
the world" on which the govern
ment is spending an estimated ST.
100000 won't be ready for general
use until May l.
Taft said his proposal would be
workable solution for renegotia-
ton of packers contracts with the
federal government after July l to
make certain they are receiving a
fair return in their dealings. About
half the meat processed in fed
orally inspected plants is now set
aside for government purchase.
I'm effect" Taft said ''renegotiation
of packers contracts would be taking
regular price ceilings off meat sold
to the government"
Taft said he would bring the sub
Continued on Page 8, Col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23
Broadway Paving
Job Approved;
Will Start Soon

Approval of the plan of the Ell
Centro city council to resurface
Broadway from Fourth to Eighth
streets has been given by the civis-
ion of highways of the California
State Highways Commission, ac-
cording to telegram received
Thursday by E. Paul Ford, director
Of public works, from E. E. Wallace,
district engineer.
Ford Immediately set about the
work of preparing advertisements
for bids for the work, the cost OF
which will come from the quarter
cent state gasoline tax fund.
1t was explained by Ford that it
is expected the re-surfacing work
will be started sometime next month
and will be completed within a
week. Traffic, he said, will be
slightly interrupted, but it may be
necessary to halt traffic in one
block at time.
The existing top will not be torn
up, he said, but will be given a
covering of one anG one-half inches
OF plant mix surfacing.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23
Ruhr Rail Yards
IN II Cities
Smashed From Air

LONDON, March %, tUP)-Lt.
Gen. James H. Doolittle hurled more
than 1850 Flying Fortresses and Lib
orators at II rail yards in and near
the Ruhr Friday, the third straight
day Of q massive aerial onslaught
aimed at paralyzing the transport
of northwestern Germany.
The eighth air force heavy bomb
ers and their escort of more than
$50 Mustang Fighters blasted and
gunned the German traffic lines in
the path of reported Allied Of
fensive about to explode across the
Rhine into the Ruhr.
Earlier Friday British Lancaster
Heavies dumped 11-ton volcano
bombs and other missiles on a rail-
way bridge at Bremen main trans
port link between northwest Ger
many and the western front.
The U. S. heavy bomber targets
included Osnabrueck, Rheine, Muen-
ster, and Coesfeld north of the
beck, Henestey, Geisecke, Unna-
Ruhr and Recklinghausen, Glad
Borgumnz, Holzwickede and Siegen
in the east and southeast reaches
Of that industrial area.
Throughout the morning and into
the afternoon Allied bombers
streamed across the channel in
waves. BY nidafterncon at least
four large forces had flown toward
Germany.
Mustangs escorted the Lancasters
to Bremen, Germany's second larg-
est port.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23
Forces Move on
laps Capital
Of Philippines

MANILA, March %, CUP)-Ar-
erican troops and Filipino guerrillas
closed in from two sides Friday
en- the northern Luzon city of Ba-
guio, Japanese headquarters for the
Philippines.
Elements of the 33rd Division,
which linked with strong guerilla
forces on the Lingayen Gulf, reach
ed within 10 miles north of Baguio
while another American column
moving up from the south was less
than six miles from the former
Philippines summer capital.
The 33ro troops met only light
opposition as they advanced east
ward to the Naguilian river, where
they were poised on the outskirts
of Naguilian town together with
its airfield.
A Tokyo broadcast, recorded by
the FCC, said japanese planes
raided American airfields at Lin
gayep and San Fabian in western
Luzon at dawn Thursday and
statred II fires)
In the campaign east of Manila,
Sixth Division troops battled
through strong japanese artillery
fire to near the crest of 460-foot
high Mount Baytangan, Is miles
northeast of the capital.
At the same time, 43rd Division
units pushed through Bosoboso VAL
ley, 10 miles to the south, and
neared the twin mountains of Quit
ago and Tanauan, six miles east of
Antipolo.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23

LaGuardia divided New York
night spots into two classes.
l. Those having entertainers and
operating under a city license must
close at l am, he said. or face city
prosecution.
2. Others, such as bars, operat-
ing under a state license, can re-
main open until 4 am, the legal
closing time.
LaGuardia explained his stand
with the statement that 1.-The pres
ent mayor of the city of New York
believes in law and order"
'He believes that the American
people should be governed by law"
he said. "He believes in enforcing
the law. He hates hypocrisy and
he had fought disregard or VIOLA
ton of the law all of his life. He Is
not satisfied with lip service, with
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23

the war is over or anything like
that. 1t may be almost over or
it may last long time to some.
The fact is We have destroyed a
lot of enemy forces. How much
resistance the enemy can put up
yet remains to be SEEN"
Bradley said that the 18th U. S.
Army probably will be in an active
role before too long"
He said that for a while the
Remagen bridgehead deliberately
was held to a small area awaiting
completion Of clearing the regions
up to the Rhine. This was done,
he said, to avoid committing too
many forces in too scattered
manner.
However, he said, with the rapid
advance of the Third and Seventh
Armies up to the Rhine more
forces can be sent into the bridge
head for concentrated expansion
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23

proud proclamations Of compliance
when there is no compliance.
He said he was not concerned
with the curfew in other cities. but
advised resiee ents to look about them
and see if it was working.
II want to cooperate" LaGuardia
said. II am simply realistic. refuse
to be hypocritical.
Reaction to LaGuardias pro-
rouncement was slow Entertaln-
ment leaders were divided as to
whether to observe the am. clos
ing set by the mayor or the mid
night closing set by Byrnes.
A few that had gone back 70 the
midnight closing after the army
and navy ordered them 70 cease
serving military personnel at that
hour remained open until am. last
night. Some bars said they were dis
cussing remaining open until 4 am.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23
CabaIIeros Man
Annual Jaunt

DeAnza Trail Caballeros once
again. will follow the historic route
of Captain Juan Bautista deAnza
across the desert and mountains
which the Spaniard took in 1764.
Horsemen from Imperial and Riv-
erside counties will make the ride
this year, the sixth since the tradi-
tional ride was established to link
the Cavalcade of Imperial Valley
in Calexico with the Riverside his
torical celebration every year.
START AT PLASTER CITY
The ride this year will begin at
Plaster City April 8. The riders,
nine from Imperial Valley and 40
from Riverside county, will take out
across the desert after camping at
Plaster City the first night.
April they will camp at Ocotillo,
April 10 at the DeAnza ranch at
the head of Borego canyon, April
IL in the San Jacinto mountains,
April IL at the ranger station near
Hemet, April 13 at Lake View, and
April IA ride into Riverside.
The 1945 ride will be highlighted
by the presence of several returned
veterans of World war No. 2.
Horsemen particularly are inter-
ested in the fact that water prob
lens, which created a hardship on
previous rides, will be relieved this
year because of the discovery of two
desert wells along the route. They
are about SIS feet deep and contain
IL feet of water.
In other years the riders travelled
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23
SIeuths TrdiI
Free Spenders

San Francisco and Seattle.
Trey and 20 of his agents already
have completed a check of free
spending at Miami and Miami
Beach winter resorts. Names of
hundreds of persons observed to be
spending wildly have been sent to
their home districts. Their income
tax records will be checked to learn
whether there have been evasions.
Names of suspects will be sent to
Washington and officials here will
take action. No arrests have been
made.
In gambling places in Miami and
Miami Beace, Trey said, it was dif-
ficult to find piece of currency
under $100.
"The stakes were big in all these
places" he said. You'd never know
there was a war on"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23
rhine Is Ours
Bradley Says

TWELFTH ARMY GROUP
GHQ, March %. (UP)-Gen.
Omar Bradley, 18th Army Group
Commander, said Friday there's
nothing to. prevent us from
crossing the Rhine most anywhere
anytime"
Bradley said Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower's instructions to de-
stroy the German forces west of
the Rhine" have been completed.
Now" he said, "the necessity of
keeping our bridgehead small has
been removed"
Bradley said that Allied forces
could be across the Ruhr now with
the type of opposition they have
been meeting in the last few
weeks.
I would like, however" he said
to put in a word of caution on
that. I don't think we should
write too glaring headlines that
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23

Inc 1ull striking power OF the
Allied strategic and tactical air
forces was thrown into the battle
on scale not even exceeded in the
invasion of France. London observ-
ers speculated freely that the great
aerial barrage was the opening blow
in the final battle of the west.
Berlin said that through the
clouds of smoke yelling Montgom-
ery,s armies on the Rhine "the guns
already are sounding the overture
to the crossing
LAUNCH RHINE ATTACK
Radio Paris said its monitors in
tercepted German broadcast an
nouncing that shock troops of the
American Ninth, British Second
and Canadian First armies under
Field Marshal Montgomery launch
ed their great Rhine attack Thurs
day night.
Striking under cover of a massive
smoke screen, the Allies broke
through the German oefenses along
the east bank of the Rhine and
plunged forward into Germany's in
ner fortress, according to this ver-
sion.
There was no confirmation of the
report at Allied headquarters, and
no other continental listening posts
recorded the German account re-
layed by the Paris transmitter.
The sensational report came as
the American First army lashed
out on the northern and southern
flanks of its Remagen bridgehead
east of the Rhine. The Yanks
fought their way across the Wied
river to the south and captured
Neuwied and 20 other German
towns.
SEIZE FACTORY CITY
The American broadcasting sta
ton in Europe sai6 their northern
wing stormed across the Sieg river
and captured the factory city of
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23

WASHINGTON, March %, CUP)
Treasury agents were moving in
on big cities from coast to coast
Friday to crack down on free
spenders" and black market opera
tors who help in cheating the gov
ernment out of an estimated S.
000,000,000 year in income taxes
Elmer l.. Trey, the gang-buster
boss of treasury enforcement agen-
cies, said the drive would not be
confined to winter vacation re-
sorts but would go into every seq
ment of business where we might
find something interesting.
Describing the drive as the biggest
of its kind ever attempted Trey
who conducted the investigation that
jailed AL Capone-said the next
centers to feel its effects would be
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23
FiImdom' S Stars
Eunore Strike

HOLLYWOOD, March %. (UP)-
Movieland's glamorous stars Fric ay
voted overwhelmingly to disregard
picket lines set up around Holly
wood in an 11-day-old walkout of
studio craftsmep.s
The Screen Actors Guild said a
preliminary count of the $500 bal
lots sent to its members showed
491 stars voting to keep on the job
and only eight voting to strike. Feat
ured players . voted 1884 to IS not
to strike.
Movie producers, cheered by the
ballot, reported film production vir-
tually back to normal, while strike
headquarters called more workers
than ever to the picket lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23
Paris Reports Herald
final March TO Berlin
Montgomery Leads United Forces in
Crossing That Means Last Heave"
AS Planes HurI Bis+ering Barraqe

PARIS, March %. (UP)-British skrmishes crossed
the Rhine Nijmegen Friday and unconrmed Paris
radio report said Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgom
erys three Allied armies had stormed the river
65me front extending south to Dusseldorf in the Ruhr
The German high command said American troops at
tempted to storm the Rhine barrier still farther south in
the Ludwgshafen area, following their smashing victory
in the Saar-Palatinate The crossing attempt made by
spearheads of the Third and Seventh army, epused
Berlin said.
"One Last HeaUe" May Be Under Way
But there every sign that the zone last heave to
end the European coming at the northern end of
the long western 'front.' possibly in matter of hours it
had not already begun.
Thousands of Allied warplanes shutted the smoke
shrouded river in endless throughout the day. lay
deadly pattern of bombs and gunfre the maze
of German defenses east of the Rhine.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23

A revised request for $57,C00,000
in state funds was prepared as an
amendment to the tax bill to be
voted upon before the assembly
takes a final ballot on the measure.
The request was backed by Rich
ard Graves, executive secretary of
the Lague of California Cities which
is asking for a $l00,0CO,000 aid pro-
gram, as recognizing the principle of
aid to local governments.
The $57,00O,0O0 would be raised
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23

WASHINGTON, March 90, CUP)-
Soft coal wage negotiations were
deadlocked Friday on John L. Lewis
demand for 10-cent ton royalty
for health and economic benefits
for his 100000 United Mine Workers.
Lewis battle for the $60000,000
payment to his union treasury en-
tered its sixth consecutive day of
the joint wage conference. The
operators and UNIV had only seven
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23
De0dIock Holds
On Coal Meet

more scheduled meetings before the
present contract expires March 81.
There has been no agreement on
any issue. Neither side has sug-
gested extension of the present
contract. UNIV members will vote
next Wednesday on whether they
want to strike to enforce their de-
mands. The government says 1t
can't afford a halt in coal produce
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23
WOULD SELL CITY HALL

SACRAMENTO, March 23, IUPJ
"A bill to allow the City of Hunt
ington Park to sell its city hall and
to continue to use the property on
a rental agreement until a new hall
can be built after the war today
held approval of the assembly mu-
nicipal and county government COM
mittee. Assempiyman Jonathan
Hollibaugh, CR.,) Huntington Park,
author of the bill, said he would ask
for its passage by the assembly next
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23
BOY BRIDEGROOM FREED

LOS ANGELES, March %, (UP)-
The stormy marriage of Elaine
Monfredi Wisecarver, 21-year old
mother of two, and her 14-year old
boy bridegroom Ellsworth Sonny"
WiSecarver was annulled Friday.
Superior Judge Henry M. Willis
granted the boy the annulment on
the marriage in Yuma, Arizona last
April after a brief hearing.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23

You Figure It
I'D like to exchange these gas
oline coupons" middle aged man
said in the office of the Ell Centro
ration board.
Where is your car registered?'
O clerk asked.
johannesburg, South Africa" the
man replied.
Where is your residence?" the
clerk gulped
!. Mexico City at present" the
man said calmly.
Where did you get these gasoline
coupons?" asked the clerk in a
weak voice.
Laredo, Texas" he said.
! when you applied for them," the
puzzled clerk went doggedly on,
"where did you tell them you were
going?"
Maryland for medical purposes, ="
he said.
where are you going now?" ask
ed the clerk in fainting mood.
Laredo, Texas" he said.
Could this be some sort of lend
lease deal?
Anyway this citizen of the world
obtained no gasoline or exchanged
Continued on Page 5, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23
Warren Tax Bill
Neurs Final
Assembly Action
Postwar Grants to Counties and
Cities Draw Further Debate;
Senate DiscIoses Funds Procedure

SACRAMENTO, March %. (UP)-The state assembly
Friday continued to hear arguments for state grants
cities and counties local government representatives
attempted to get the principle" of local subvenons writ
ten into Governor Earl Warrens tax reduction bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23

and power costs were determined the
state of California would have 'fthe
right to elect to take over opera
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23

ton and maintenance of said por-
tions of the Central Valley" accord
ing to the bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23
D AMBlINe
(XEpoRTER
That Settled It

That Settled It
An automobile ride gives four
year-old Lamont Gonzalez the
greatest happiness in the world.
Lets take a ride Lamont will
beg his father, Aaron Gonzalez.
1--WE can't take ride Gonzalez
explains repeatedly. THE gas tank
is empty"
Lamont put up with this for a
long time, doing without automo-
bile rides. His patience at last wore
thin.
He took the garden hose, turned
en- the water full force, and filled
the gas tank with good old Colorado
river water"
Now, let's take ride, Daddy" he
said proudly.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-23
WEATHER

Maximum Thursday IL, minimum
Friday 48; 5 am. Friday so. humid
ity 81; noon Friday Ga, humidity 38;
5 pm. Thursday SO, humidity 46.
Montana labor news., 1945-10-11
MEN II THROUGH
80 YEARS OF ACE
MAY ENLIST IN NAVY

An all-out drive is now being initi-
ated for voluntary enlistnents, particu-
larly in the regular Navy, among men
in the age group OF Il to 30, inclusive,
it was announced by Chief K. F. West
fall, in charge Of recruiting in the Butte
district
The Nays recruiting drive is de
signed to speed demobiliation OF men
with long war service, to reduce the
Nays call through selective service
and at the same time to enable the Navy
to fulfill its extensive responsibilities
through the transition period and be
yond
Men who have not been in uniform
as well as those recently discharged
through the Army and Navy demobi-
liation plan are sought through this re-
cruiting drive. Now that the bars are
raised permitting the armed services
to reach into the draft age group for
voluntary enlistmeuts, many young men
are taking advantage OF this opportu-
nifty, knowing that if they were actually
inducted that a very small percentage
make the Navy
The term of enlistment i'm the regular
Navy is now reduced from six to four
years Seventeen-year-ods may enlist
in the regular Navy or naval reserve.
For further particulars call or write
the NAVY Recruiting Station. Federal
Montana labor news., 1945-10-11
CAR THIEVES CAUGHT
BY HIGHWAY PATROL

Two men were arrested for stealing
automobiles by Captain Black super
visor of the highway patrol. He re-
ported that Mr.. Williams, who operates
a photography studio at 10 West
Broadway, Butte, was stuck up by two
men. While Mr.. Williams was driving
from Helena to Butte, Mr.. Williams, so
it is stated, picked up two men and gave
them a ride When about three miles
from Elk Park, the riders forced Mr.
Williams, at the point OF a gun, from
the car, taking all OF his clothes Mr.
Williams walked in naked condition
to the nearest ranch house, where he
called the Butte police. The police de-
partment here sent out statewide
broadcast After forcing Mr.. Williams
from the car, the two men quickly
turned around and went back to Helena
The Helena police and sheriff and the
highway patrol met the two men when
they we're coming into Helena but they
refused to stop when called upon to do
so. 1t was necessary for the police to
shoot the tires from the car. The men,
when caught, gave the names of James
A. Smith Of Alabama and Howard Rog-
ers of Missouri. They are being held
in the Helena Jail