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Evening star., 1945-09-24
Contest Of Fenwick
Election Moves Back
To Richmond Court
By the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Sept a.
Hearings in L. Preston Collins con-
test of the nomination of Charles
r. Fenwick as Democratic candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor on
charges Of fraud, moved back to
Richmond today from Cumberland
County with ballots and election
records of that county scheduled
to be examined before Judge Julien
Gum in City Circuit Court.
The Cumberland records are being
brought before the court on sub
poena requested by Mr.. Fenwick's
chief attorney. George E. Allen.
The Cumberland voting was
brought into question by Mr.. Fen
wick after Mr.. Collins charged fraud
in the conduct of the August pri-
mary in Wise County. Mr. Fen
wick also charged that illegal votes
were cast in three other counties
in the fourth district, all of which
went heavily for Mr.. Collins in the
primary. Only the records of the
Cumberland voting have thus far
been called into court. ..
Grand jury investigations into the
criminal phases of the Fenwick
charges have been made in Appo-
mattox and Prince Edward Counties,
but nothing came of either probe.
A grand jury is to meet in Cumber-
land tomorrow to investigate the
charges of irregularity there, but no
such probe is contemplated in Luz
nenburg County.
Both sides completed dispositions
in Wise County during the past week
and there were indications that the
examination of the Cumberland vote
may close the taking of evidence in
the case, one of the most unusual
proceedings in the history Of the
Commonwealth.
All Of the Wise County election
records that could be found were
examined In hearings before Judge
Gum some time ago and then sent
back to the county for a grand jury
session which meets there today to
investigate Collins charges Of fraud.
No trace Of rs Wise County poll
books, said to have been removed
from the Office Of the Circuit Court
clerk, J. A. Gardner, has yet been
found.
Counsel in the case advised Judge
Gum week ago that they hoped
to be ready to argue the case on its
merits soon after October /.
Evening star., 1945-09-24
Virginia Council Studies
Legislative Salaries
81 the associated Press.

RICHMOND. Va. Sept. 24.-The
committee Of the Virginia Advisory
Legislative Council assigned to the
study OF compensation of members
OF the General Assembly will hold a
hearing today on the problem.
Appointed at the special session
OF the General Assembly in March,
the group. which is independent of
any political organization, is headed
by G. OConor Goolrick of Freder-
icksburg.
Evening star., 1945-09-24
Car Inspector Loses Leg
When Run Over by Train

Joseph Hilton, Sc, of 2815 Crest
avenue, Cheverly, Md, a car inspec-
tor for the Washington Terminal
Co., underwent amputation of his
right leg below the knee at Emer-
gency Hospital yesterday after be-
ing run over by freight train at
Union Station, police reported.
He was in serious condition today
and is also suffering from an injury
to his left foot, attendants said.
According to railroad officials, Mr..
Hilton was run over when the train
apparently started moving while he
was coupling a steam hose near the
center of the train.
Evening star., 1945-09-24
Dr.. Judd to Address
kensinqton Church Club

Representative Judd, Republican,
OF Minnesota viii address the Mems
Club OF the Warner Memorial Pres
byterian Church, Kensington, at &
pm. Thursday in the church hall.
DR.. Judd, medical missionary to
China from 1925 to 1881, will talk on
China and general Far Eastern
problems.
Evening star., 1945-09-24
D. c. Areas 10th Case
Of Polio Is Reported

Another infantile paralysis case
was reported by the Health Depart
ment today, bringing the number
in the Metropolitan Area this year
to 179.
The patient, a 9-year-old boy
from the 4300 block of Spring road
Suitland, is being treated at Gal
linger Hospital.
Last year at this time there had
been Isl cases.
Evening star., 1945-09-24
Fire Hazards Found

WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. "a
(SpeciaD Fire Chief E. w. Argen-
bright. who has been making prop
erty inspections with police escort,
said yesterday he has so far issued
10 citations, giving five days for
flre hazards to be corrected before
legal action is taken. About two
thirds of the city has been inspect
ed. He expects to complete the in
Spection this week.
Evening star., 1945-09-24
PrinceGeorges
Service Council
ToAid Veterans
McGroth Urges
Delegate Elections
Before Oct. !

1t. Maurice p. McGrath, chairman
Of the Prince Georges County War
Veterans Service Council, today
urged county organizations to elect
delegates to the council before
October /.
Membership Is open to any county
organization. The council will set up
service centers In the Offices of Sc
lective Service Board No. In the
County Service Building at Hyatts-
vile, and the office of Board No. Z
at Upper Marlboro.
The councils Voluntary Service
Committee, comprising county wom-
en-. will act as interviewing agency
at the centers. Duties Of the inter-
viewers will be to explain to veter-
ans the "one-stop'' service offered
them by the council.
This service will be furnished by
the following committees to be in
session at the centers each night.
Applications for Benefits.
Preparation of applications for
benefits, composed of members of
the American Legion and Veterans
Of Foreign Wars.
Financial Assistance Committee
will help relieve temporary hard
ships by arranging Red Gross
emergency loans.
Postwar Employment Committee
will include representatives of the
various industries and business in
terests OF the county. 1t will assist
veterans with employment prob
lens.
Loans Committee will include
three subcommittee on home loans,
business ventures and farm loans.
The Central Loans Committee will
comprise representatives Of the
county banks, who will handle home
loans and who will call on other
businessmen when their advice Is
desired.
Advice on Education.
Education Committee will be made
up OF representatives of the county
school system and University Mary
land
Legal Aid Committee will consist
OF attorneys who will offer advise
on veterans legislation.
Security Of Veterans Records
Committee will operate phtostat
machines at both the Hyattsville
and Upper Marlboro centers for
making copies of discharges and
other important papers. A copy of
each discharge will be fled with the
clerk OF the Circuit Court in the
courthouse at Upper Marlboro as .
permanent record.
In addition to 1t. McGrath, other
members of the Central Committee
are Judge Thomas Freeman, secre.
tary; Mrs. Marguerite Miller, Mrs.
William Parvin Starr, DR.. Jacob
Waldman, Otis B. Dudrow, H. Clay
Whiteford and Walter Sochacki.
Among towns and Organizations
which have elected a delegate and
alternate to the council are Hyatts-
vile, Southern Maryland Lodge,
Bnai Birth and the County Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs.
Evening star., 1945-09-24

mittee luncheon, Miss May Hawkins.
State commissioner OF public welfare,
revealed that Virginia stands fourth
from the bottom Of all States In aid
70 dependent children and advocat-
ed expanding the public welfare
program.
Col. Raymond ]. Kelly, past ma
tionai commander, will address a
banquet tonight and the session will
conclude tomorrow with election Of
ofncers.
Evening star., 1945-09-24
Wins Rutgers Fellowship

Miss Mabel Perkins Of Arlington,
Va. . student at Rutgers Univer-
sity, has been awarded the library
fellowship created by the library
Of the New Jersey College for Wom-
en-. The fellowship provides ! half
time position in the college library
Tor two years while completing the
professional course In the school. =
Evening star., 1945-09-24
Comp Lee to Discharge Men

CAMP LEE, Va, Sept. "A R.-
Brig. Gen. George A.. Horkan, camp
commander, has announced that q
separation center has been set up
here to discharge 5000 servicemen q
month.
Evening star., 1945-09-24
Model Village PIunned

A model village, including a
mosque, church, school, movie the
ater, swimming pool and hospital, is
to be built for officials OF the Iraq
State Railways.
Evening star., 1945-09-24

THE SERGEANT COMES HOME-Machne guns couldn't stop
SjSergt Joseph Michael OConne when he
battlefield with wounded his
pound shell do the job and bring him the only
he knew for eight after his mother died
father with nine children -Four the OConne
reared at St Josephs Home School,
Joe went through day unharmed the only
who wasn't casualty Trapped for three
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-26
Hu|se Appointed
To Important
Aq Committees

State Senator Ben Hulse of I'M
perial county was appointed to five
senate committees all of which are
of paramount Importance to agri-
cultural and irrigation interests
throughout California.
His committee appointments in
clude:
Agriculture-This committee will
handle all plans pertaining to agri-
cultural projects.
Water resources-This committee
will handle all plans in connection
with irrigation districts and any
other pertaining to the water re-
sources of the state. Hulse serves
this committee as it's vice-chairman.
Military and veterans affairs =
All legislation relating to military
or veterans affairs of World War
No. l and 2 will be handled by this
committee. This is expected to be
an active committee with a great
deal of work to do.
Local government = Legislation
relating to counties, cities or any
other political subdivisions except
irrigation districts will be the work
of this group.
Labor-This committee is dele
gated to handle all matters per-
tanning to labor.
Senator Hulse explained that the
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-26

len and Chekiang provinces within
the past fortnight.
japanese forces broke off the
battle at noon and fled from the
East China sea toward their home
land, some $50 miles to the north
east, the Chinese army newspaper
Sac Tang Pac at Ghungking said.
SUBS, PLANES ACTIVE
Central (Chinese) news agency
in dispatch datelined Nanping,
said Allied submarines and planes
have been "very active" off the
central China coast accounted for
so enemy ships in two weeks. ~
Central said repeated recent Al
lied bombings have forced the jap
anese garrisons at Annoy, Foochow
and Quemoy to move to the SUBJ
urbs of the cities and to remove
their arms and supplies to places OF
safety.
Japanese civilians have been con-
centrated at Annoy, presumably
awaiting evacuation, Central said.
AUDIBLE ON COAST
Sac Tang Pao said the naval en-
gagement began at 3 am. China
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. (UP)-
The house rules committee today
provided for house action next week
on proposed work -or-else" legisla-
ton, but members made it clear
that a strong fight would be waged
to add an arti-closed shop amend
ment.
Acting Rules Committee Chair
man Eugene E. Cox, CD, Georgia,
and Representative Howard w,
Smith, CD, Virginia, member,
beth expressed conviction that per-
sons drafted into essential war
industry work under the bill should
not be compelled to join union
even though the plant to which
they were assigned worked under
a closed shop union contract.
Representative Paul Kilday. CD,
Texas, member of the house mill
tary affairs committee which draft
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-26
DeMi|Ie Plans
New Fight on
Assessment Dues

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 26. (UP)-
Cecil DeMille, deprived of his lucra-
tive radio job by his refusal to pay
a ST union assessment to fight anti
closed shop legislation, today pre-
pared to carry his battle with the
American Federation CT Radio Art
lists (AFL) to the U. S. supreme
court if necessary.
At the same time sponsors Of his
weekly radio show, the Lux Radio
Theater, were reported negotiating
with Earl Carroll, veteran show
man, as replacement.
A superior court ruling yesterday
denied DeMille an injunction to
prevent AFRA from suspending him
because he failed to pay ST as
sessment levied to fight the pro-
posed anti-closed shop measure on
the California ballot last Novem-
ber. The measure was defeated
DeMille's decision to carry the dis
pute to higher courts automatically
cancelled his appearance on the
Monday night show which started
June l, 1885.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-26
State Medical
Group Sponsors
New Health Bill
Warren Encouraged
By Reactions to
Prepaid Medicine

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26.
(UP)-Gov. Earl Warren de-
clared today he was "very
much encouraged" by reac-
ton so far to his proposal for
prepaid medical care as new legis-
lation on the subject appeared in
the assembly.
The governor also announced that
he will sign a bill approved by both
houses of the legislature making
permanent the $50 month old
age pension rate which has been in
effect for the past two years.
A new health insurance bill, spon-
sored by the California Medical as
sociation and paying sick benefits
out of present unemployment insur-
ance taxes was introduced in the
assembly and tF'o other measures
were reported reaty for introduc-
ton.
NEW BILLS SEEN
One bill being prepared by As
semblyman ack Massion CD Los
Angeles, would have tie state bear
the entire cost of medical and hos
pital insurance, and Assemblyman
William H. Rosenthal CD Los An
geles, was considering introducing
measure splitting insurance costs
equally among the state, employers
and employees.
The governor said he was encour-
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-26
y AMBLIne
<EpoR1ER

The Other Side
RR always tries to be fair about
things and if possible print both
sides. There has been great deal
said about the selfiShnesS of Ell
Centrans for refusing to take service
families into their homes.
The following letter, duly signed
by the writer, came to RR's desk
Friday Here it is as written:
$50 the residents of Ell Centre are
selfish In not taking the marines
Here are our experiences last VIM
ter and needless to say we will not
open our home again to such people.
1t is time that the marines became
considerate of the privilege OF
moving into a home that belongs to
the people who live there.
"The first couple. She was very
nice and reasonably clean. He spent
his spare time in our living room
smoking, and not decently attired.
No amount of asking him to confine
himself to his room when not prop
erly clothed made the slightest ef-
feet on him. Therefore we asked
them to move.
Couple No 2. In this case the
man was the considerate one. The
girl stayed in bed until three or
four o'clock every day. Their room
would pass for a first class pig sty.
The bed was never made from
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east Silesian stronghold of Hinden-
burg.
Marshal Konstantin K. Rokos-
sovsky's Second White Russian ar
my plunged a spearhead to the
Frisches Haff lagoon on the Baltic
east of Danzig to complete the en-
velopment of East Prussia with the
capture of the seaside village of
Tolkemeit, 15 miles northeast of
Elbing.
On their way to the Baltic
through the western edge of East
Prussia, the Red army troops over
ran Marienburg, big transport hub
on the border between the province
and the free state of Danzig:
Struhm, eight miles south of Mar
ienburg; and Muhlhausen, II miles
east of Elbing.
Another Russian army making a
steamroller advance to the heart of
East Prussia from the east cap
tured four of it's main rail towns
strung across the province from
north to south.
Stain ordered salute for the
victories of 20 salvos by 224 guns.
Moscow dispatches said Marshal
Gregory K. zhukov's army had
flanked the Polish stronghold of
Poznan on both sides while storm
ing it frontally, the gloom-laden
Berlin broadcasts said the Soviet
armor sweeping westward beyond
Poznan had reached the area of
the Brandenburg province frontier
of Germany, of which Berlin is the
capital.
Adolf Hitler's own newspaper, the
Voelkischer Boebachter, reported
that as the mammoth Russian Of
fensive went on its third week the
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Arizona Fovors
Mex icon Treaty

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. (UP)-
The state of Arizona is in favor of
the u. S.-Mexican water treaty al
locating 100000 acre feet of water
from the Colorado river to Mexico
because "some limitation" should
be placed on MeXico's expanding
needs for water. tie senate foreign
relations committee was told today.
Charles A. Carson, Phoenix, rep
resenting the Colorado river COM
mission of Arizona, testified that
Mexico's annual water consumption
from the Colorado may increase
frCm the present rate of 100000
acre feet to 100000 or 100000
acre feet in the future.
FUTURE FEARED
If the treaty is not approved, and
the matter is not arbitrated until
Mexico's consumption has substan-
TALLY increased, Mexico would
probably be allocated the quantity
of water she was then using," he
said.
Unless there is a treaty definitely
limiting Mexico's allocaticn for all
time," he warned, the western states
in the Colorado basin will not be
able to plan their state irrigation
problems because they will not know
what their future burden" toward
Mexico will be.
ut is very important for Arizona
to know her maximum burden to-
ward MeAico," he said. Water Is as
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-26
Regional Bureau
Meet Plans Set

Rain or no rain, the regional
meeting of the California Farm Bu-
reau will be held in Westmorland
Saturday, Farm Bureau members
said Friday as they completed plans
to greet Farm Bureau members
from seven southern California
counties for an all-day session.
Speakers at the afternoon session
in Westmcrland elementary school
will be Bert L. Smith, state secre-
tary of the California Farm Bureau
federation; Charles Fallert, coordi-
nator; Baxter Loveland giving i'm
pressions of the state board meet
ing; Maurice Perry, speaking or
the progress of the state organiza-
tion plan; Mrs. T. M. Sims, speak
ing en- the national convention OF
the Farm Bureau. Mrs. Sims is past
state chairman of the home depart
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-26
Union e. uuSe
Fight Looms

ed the bill, testified that such an
amendment had been adopted by
the committee but subsequently was
eliminated as a compromise" de-
signed to remove all controversial
features from the bill.
Kilday said the came thing hap
pened to fair employment practice
amendment which would have pro-
hibited any employer from refusing
to take on, because of race, creed
or color" any prospective worker
assigned to him by federal authori-
ties.
Cox said the military committee
chilled the enthusiasm of the pub
lie and congress for work-or- fight
legislation when it took out 'the
anti-closed shop amendment"
"It should be put back in the bill
to show who's master of this coun-
try, the government or labor un-
Ions" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-26
East Seaboard
Promised Relief
by UNITED PRESS

Weather forecasters promised a
break today in the cold wave which
has engulfed the eastern seaboard
from Maine to Virginia and set low
temperature recorcS in New York
state.
Civilians in this area faced the
prospect of less coal for their homes,
possibly none for public gathering
places, and severe shortages of all
except locally raised food products
in the immediate future as freight
handlers battled snow and ice to
move essential war materials only.
An embargo on all freight ship
ments except war goods to, from
and within the Storm be und area,
invoked earlier in the week, was
extended through the weekend and
dealers expected acute shortages of
fresh fruits and vegetables and a
scarcity of eggs by the middle of
neyt week.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-26
Russ May Join Allies in
Jap War Is Speculation

ods for destroying utterly her power
to wage future wars.
Many military experts in London
believed that Russia will be unable
to reach Berlin in her present Of
fensive and must await final east
west assault in the spring to finish
the war.
If the Russians do reach Berlin
before the western Allies cross the
Rhine, much of the present plan
ior postwar Germany will have
to be changed, some excellently
formed observers close to the con-
fereeS contend.
American and British delegates
will carry with them details Of an
appraisal by Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover of the military situation in
the west and his recommendation
for hSuamsring home tu1al victory.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-26
inks
Score
CAIN ! S
Nazi Offensive Is.
Cracked-up. Allies
Storm Pinboxes

PARIS, Jan. 26. (UP)-
The American Seventh army
completely restored their
shaky lines in northern AL
SAGE today, hurling the Ger
mans back across the Moder river
and breaking up their dangerous
offensive on a 20-mile front west
ward from Haguenau.
The crackup of the German drive
threatening the Alsatian capital of
StrasboIrg, reported in front dis
patches late today, appeared to
have robbed the Nazis of their only
initiative on the western front,
where there had been signs of a full
cress Allied offensive.
MAJOR DRIVE AWAITED =
Ludwig Sertorius, Berlin military
commentator, said today that pres
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LEST We FORGET

Word was received in Ell Centro
that Harry c. Sharp, nephew OF
Mrs. Marvin Moore, was killed in
action in Belgium.
Sharp made his home with Mr..
and Mrs. Moore in Ell CeI.tro for a
long time and they received the war
department telegram announcing
that he had been killed.
When he was 16 years of age he
entered the CCC and after that vol
unteered in the army. After train
ing in the United States for a year,
Sharp was sent to Panama where
he remained for two years. Last Oc-
tober he was sent overseas. He lost
his life in action January 5, the
war department telegram said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-26

LONDON, Jan. 26. (UP)--Diplo-
matte quarters said today that
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill will discuss the
war against Japan with Premier
Stain at the impending Big
Three" conference despite Russia's
present neutrality in. the Far, East
crn struggle.
CA Swiss broadcast recorded by
Obs quoted unofficial London sourc-
es Thursday as saying that members
of Churchill's staff for the confer
. ence already may be on the way
TO the meeting place.
REVIEW PACIFIC WAR
Informants said Stain would be
given a thorough review of Allied
progress in the Pacific and Burma.
Soviet military leaders y, turn may
cffer their suggestions, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-26

There has been widespread unof-
ficial speculation in diplomatic and
military circles that Russia may
Join the Allies against Japan after
victory over Germany. Japanese
broadcasts have betrayed uileasi-
ness over the possibility that Russia
may exercise her right to terminate
the Soviet-Japanese friendship pact
next April.
If not denounced in April, the
pact would be renewed automati-
cally for another five years.
REICH MAIN TOPIC
The main topic of discussion for
the three statesmen, however OBJ
viously will be Germany. They are
expected to complete plans for the
final joint assaults to drive the
Reich into unconditional surrender
and to seek sSSessasSt gpoa uaeth-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-26
HuIse Proposes
New Ag College

tance to the college of agriculture at
Davis, California.
The senator apparently is acting
on the recommendations of the
Meloland group, which is trying to
get an agricultural college to be run
in connection with the Meloland
agricultural experiment station in
Imperial county. The recommends
tions of the Meloland group have
been indorsed by practically every
organization and group in Imperial
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-26

"a Tokyo broadcast recorded by
the FEC said toeay that the Amer
ican command appeared to be plan
ming new developments in the Luz
on war situation with the massing
of fresh troops. The broadcast
called attention to increased num-
ber of ships in the waters south of
Lulzon and an intensification of air
attacks on the Manila area, includ-
ing Corregicor island in Manila
bay)
The division was expected to make
rapid progress without major bat
tie at least as far as Calumpit on
the Pampanga river, "a miles SOUTH
east of Clark Field and rs miles
northwest of Manila.
The San Fernando river, half way
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