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Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-16
Marines Smash
Jap Defense
In 0kinaWa Push

Continued from Page II
Thursday and Sunday, the COM
ntunique said
Other Tokyo broadcasts said Jap
anese planes had launched another
large-scale" assault on American
task forces and carrier concentra-
tons around Okinawa at dawn Mon
day.
If confirmed, it would be- the
third major japanese attempt to
drive off the American fleet sup
porting the OkinaWa campaign. The
enemy lost l16 japanese planes in
the first assault April 7 and ll0
more April 12'
In the north, the marines were
driving toward the northern tip
of Okinawa against little or no re-
sistance. However, one isolated enc
my group on Motobu peninsula,
which juts out of the northwest
coast of OkinaWa, was putting up
stiff fight
American troops extended their
hold on the Kerama islands south
west of Okinawa Saturday with a
landing on Keufu, but no details OF
the invasion were available.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-16
Farm Meetings
Scheduled

Schedule of meetings for tne next
three days was a.:Hounce,. Monday
by Farm Advisor George Winright
At 10 am Tuesday farmers will
meet at the Harold Hunt ranch
east of Heber for a demonstration
on the harvesting of vetch and oats
with special machine attachments.
At noon Tuesday Professor G.. E.
Gordon, specialist in dairying of
the University of California agri-
cultural extension service. will meet
dairymen at the California hotel in
El Centre for luncheon and dis
cusSion of dairy problems.
Wednesday at 1:30 pm. Profess
sor Woodbridge Metcalf, extension
specialist in forestry, will be at the
Holtville Union High school to give
a demonstration on the preServative
treatment of short-lived trees to be
used as fence posts.
At l pm. Thursday Professor
Metcalf will give a similar demon
stration at the county south of Ell
Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-16
The Sign Post

When the wind was tearing things
up the other day, a tree blew down
in front of Rev. Dwight Balls house.
Mamma only it was wood.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-16
No Compromise
On Surrender,
Truman Declares
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Continued from Page ID
peace their responsibility is based
upon the obligations resting upon
all states, large and small, not to
use force in international relations
except in the defense of law. The
responsibility of the great states is
to serve and not dominate the
peoples of the world"
APPEALS FOR HELP
In an humble mood, the bespec-
tacled, small-statured new head of
the American government appealed
ITO every American, regardless of
party, race, creed or color, to sup
port our efforts to build a strong
and lasting United Nations organi-
Zation."
He made a fortnight appeal to
congress, of which he had been a
member, for help and cooperation.
You. the members of congress,
surely know how I feel" he said to
the joint session. only with your
help can I hope to complete one of
the greatest tasks ever assigned to a
public servant.
with divine guidance and your
help, we will find the new passage
to a far better world, a kindly and
friendly world, with just and lasting
peace"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-16
BrawIey Awaits
Roundup Parade

BRAWLEY, April 6-Pre-Imper-
ial Valley Roundup parade and
Miss Brawley" contest will start
off Wednesday at p. m. with great
er participation and interest than
if it had bee. held Saturday as
scheduled.
That was the consensus Sunday
morning when the members of the
Brawley Roundup committee met to
discuss the effects of the postpone
ment and to iron out last-minute
details
There will be more individual
participating than we thought y
Chairman E. George Luckey declar-
ed. He said that many cowboys,
owners Of horses, young women and
riders from southern valley towns
had expressed themselves as eager
to join in the event to make it
real "bang-up' event and pre-rodeo
sendoff.
The parade will form at 2:30 p. m.
at the High school athletic field,
stepping off p. omptly to the beat
of the Brawley Union High school
crack drum and bugle corps.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-16
RAMBLING REPORTER
(Continued from Page II

Continued from Page u
Ter FOR some fishing The Vigilante
committee should wait on them Of
ficially before they hide out.
Clyde Chambers of the post office
was marvellous. cowboy from toes to
eyebrows. He said he can't wear
hats, because he always loses them.
On his last vacation he lost five.
Not pounds, hats.
Take a squint at Two-Gun Greer
of the police department. Amt he
gorgeous?
Reed Cunningham. complete with
beard. looks like nothing human,
George Bucklin. big hat and sizzling
tie, said Reed thinks he's a wolf
but is only a coyote. Reed said
George is a shark.
Fred Nebel-Thau and Malcolm
Macurda are working up a rash in
loud wool shirts.
Take a gander at Herb Fawcett
and his red plus shirt. Maybe he
should get the biscuit dough shirts
Should he?
The pastel tinted mustache cup
of the day goes to Aaron Gonzalez
for a beard that is a model for all
to shoot at Only don't. 1t would be
a shame to eliminate his magnific-
lent beard.
Dear Public. don't be iulled into
carelesSneSS because of the myster-
ious absence Of the Vigilante COM
mittee.
That committee is out gather
ing evidence. BEWAREi
P.S.-Old Hoss tried but simply
can't grow a beard
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-16
Russians Launch
Terrific Drive
On Kuesfrin Line
CONTINUED from Page u

AConLlnneu from Page ID
TO Berlin Tor the Soviet offensive.
The Russians already had hur-
died their biggest obstacle on the
eastern approaches to Berlin-the
Oder river. They held as many as
six bridgeheads across the 45-mile
stretch CT the river from which
he Germans said Mondays cffen-
i've was launcheo.
The biggest was opposite Kues-
trim, 38 miles east of Berlin, on the
direct super-highway and trunk
railway from Warsaw. Kuestrin was
captured by the Russians more than
month ago.
Ernst Won Hammer. commentator
for the official Nazi DNB agency,
said the Soviets attacked along the
Oder river front from a point north
OF Kuestrin. 38 miles east of Ber-
lin. to one south of Frankfurt, 33
miles east.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-16
PAINTERS READY TO START
ON GOLF CLUBHOUSE

Painters are due to start dressing
up Barbara Worth Country club
house Tuesday, according to the
clubs president, Bob Fahs.
1T is a job long deferred said
Fahs. But at last we can go ahead
to bring the buildings on a par with
the course itself. Work started last
fall on fairways and green's has been
completed some time, and there is
10 better course to be found"
The club house will get new coats
of white with proper trim, it was
announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-16
Last Rites Held
For Roosevelt
(Continued from Page y

Continued from Page u
coming in glorious majesty to judge
the world, the earth and sea shall
give up their dead and the corrupti-
BILE bodies of those who sleep in Him
shall be changed and made like His
glorious body according tc tie Al
mighty whereby He is able to sub
due all things to himself
Then followed tie Lords Prayer,
and three other Snort prayers.
At 10:46 the traditional three VOL
leys were fired over the grave. A
minute later, Taps" sounded scftly
through the garden.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-16

on tme-loading, transporting switching, handling,
and trucking problems worked out we'll in adj
vance. Many solid trains of mail were run across
the country thousands of freight cars were
drafted" for mail service Everything possible was
done to assure your fighting letter pack
age from home on Christmas.
We want you to know that mail for fighting men
comes first with 1t is never put aside for other
traffic. You know how letters help the morale of
men and women at the front So, won't you write
more letters? Whether it's V-mail or regular mall
write often.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-16
Imperial Valley
Pioneers Open
Museum of Relics

Continued from Page u
school was presented by George
Wallace. one cf the schools first
pupils. Also on display was d deputy
sheriffs badge issued by Mobley
Meadows, first .i.eriff Of Imperial
county.
George Campbell presented a
"l718 pipe" which vas plowed up at
Silsbee away ba5'. in 1908. Camp
bell thinks the invading Spaniards
dropped it there.
The Bible of John Green HaStain,
father of H. A Hastain and grand
father of H. - Hastain, both CT
Brawley, was presented the museum,
its leaves still stained with the
water of the Colorado river flood of
1907.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-16
DINNER BELL

Mary and W. F. Gillett presented
the triangle given them by the late
c. R. lockwood in 1900 or 1901. 1t
was used to call workmen frcm their
duties in building the great irriga-
ton canal system of Imperial Valley
to the meals prepared for them.
An old button believed to have
been dropped by one of the men in
Fremont's expedition, square nails,
Indian arrow and spear points, In
dian ollaS, Indian baskets, and doz-
ems of other articles of ineStimable
historical value, are being collected
for the museum, favorite project of
tie men, women and children who
went through the years when man
was conquering the desert and lay
ing the foundation of the great agri-
cultural region Imperial Valley is
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-16
GI TURNS BUS DRIVER
ON l6-DAY FURLOUGH

HOUSTON, Tex, April l6. CUP)-
Staff Sergeant James w. Johnson's
busman's holiday is over
The sergeant lad a 16-day fur
Tough from the Amarillo air sta
ticn, and while he was home he
drove a city bus-because this is
what l did before the war. and this
is what I want to do when the, war
is over. I was just having fun"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-16
RECEPTIONIST GETS TOOTH
FOR HOLDING CTS HAND

CAMP MAXEY, Tex, April Is
(UP)-Miss Ruth Grant, reception
ist in the dental clinic, has a brace
let of wisdom teeth-extracted from
soldier patients.
The dental surgeon once asked
Miss Grant tc hold a private's hand
while he performed the extraction
He found the plan worked wonders
so he continued it. And now the re-
ceptionist is planning to make 6
necklace and ear screws from wis
dom teeth.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-16

Nothing is quite so precious to fighting man
letter from loved one back home nothing more
miserable than sweating out" mail call-for the
letter that doesn't come.
Picking up mail "on the fly" at small stations as
shown here is one way Southern Pacific and other
railroads see to it that your letters are handled
quickly.
Another example of fast, efficient mail service
was Southern Pacifcs handling of Christmas mail
10 the men overseas.
All mail to the Pacific fighting fronts is first rout
ed to Army and Fleet Post Offices in San Francisco
During the last Christmas season, 1881 carloads of
overseas mail rolled into Oakland and San Fran
cisco rail terminals If the mail bags in these
were placed end to end they would have formed
continuous column from San Francisco to Seattle
To get this unprecedented volume of mail through
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-16
4-H Clubs Hold
First rs Fair
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Continued from Page II
olds and Paul Koluvek, both of Null
berry, Holstein heifers.
In the Glass B section livestock
awards went to j. B. Smith of Mag
nolia, yearling Guernsey heifer; Roy
E. Gleave of Mulberry, feeder pig;
and George Wray of Magnolia, feed
er lamb.
RABBIT DIVISION
In the rabbit division class A
awards went to George Guynes OF
Magnolia, pen of four fryers, buck.
Alton Robertson of Mulberry, pen Of
four fryers. doe; Jerryl Sexton Of
Mulberry. buck; Cleo Cook OF Null
berry, doe, Grover Yocum OF BraW-
lev. doe. Glass Is awards went to
Arthur Olive of Brawley, doe; and
Alton Robertson OF Mulberry, buck.
Glass A awards in the poultry
section went to Albert Chalupnik OF
Mulberry, pen of young ducks; Bob
by Fifield of Magnolia, single duck,
2. drake: James Steagall of Null
berry, single hen; Billy Leeper of
Magnolia, single hen; John Fifield
of Magnolia, pen Rhode Island red
fryers; Keith Chamberlain of CAN
patria, white leghorn hen; Robert
Sperry, Jr., of Calipatria, barred
rock hens; Noel Suite of Braw-
ley, New hampshire red hens.
Glass B. Awards went to James
Steagall of Mulberry, Rhode Island
red hens; John Fifield of Magnolia,
Rhode Island red trio; Keith Cham
berlain of Calipatria, white leghorn
hen; Robert Sperry, Jr,, of Calipat-
ria, pair of brown leghorn ban
tams; Noel Suite of Brawley, New
Hampshire red hens. In Glass c
the awards went to James Steagall
of Mulberry, Rhode Island red hen;
ard Noel Suite of Brawley, New
Hampshire red hen.
BEEF PRIZES
In beef showmanship awards were
George Wray of Magnolia, A Jackie
Wray of Magnolia. B; Rosa Nell
/ Williams of Mulberry, B; Billie My
rick of Mulberry, C; Arnold Ray
of Mulberry, C; Reginald Souther-
land of Mulberry, c.
Awards in the dairy Snowman
ship contest went to Orbia Hanks
of Magnolia, A; Margaret Kinder,
of Magnolia, B; Melvin Reynolds of
Mulberry, B; Paul Koluvek of Null
berry, c: J. B. Smith of Magnolia, T.
George Wray won i:.e "A award in
horsemanship, Patsy Palmer, the B,
and Jackie Wray the G. All are
members of Magnolia club.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-16
RETURN FROM MEETING

R. P. Ostrander, veterans SER
vice officer of Imperial county, was
back in El Centro Monday after at
tending a rehabilitation and service
officers conference in Fresno last
week. Most Of the session was de-
voted to discussion of the GI bill.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11
TREASON TRIAL
HEARS DETAILS
OF BIG SCHEME

PARlS.-While Ethiopia was bat
ting for her life against fascist
Italy. France and Britain attempt
ed "doublecross" in 1896 which
would have handed over the little
country TO Dictator Benito Mus
solini.
The details OF the deal. which
Tell through because the facts
leaked out were revealed by Vichy
BOSS Pierre Laval during last
weeks session of Marshal Henri
PHILIPPE Petain's treason trial.
LAVAL, who was jeered by
spectators who packed the tiny
court room, told OF the Laval Hoare
agreement OF 1896 which would
have given control over most OF
Ethiopia to Italv.
The 62-ycar-old former Premier
OF Nichy France was also Foreign
Minister at that time. and Sir
Samuel Hoare-now Lord Temu le-
wood-was British Foreign Minis
ter.
Laval was put on the stand 10
testify against Marshal Petain. aged
French collaboration with the Nazis
and head Of the Vichy government
However. Laval spoke Of his deal
ings with Benito Mussolini in an
attempt 10 justify them.
He declared that the British gov
eminent was fully informed Of his
negotiations with Hoarc and that
the British Foreign Secretary tele-
phoned To the then Prime Minister.
Stanley Baldwin, every half-hour
10 keep him in touch with their
progress.
THE PRINCE OF wALES-later
King Edward VIII and now Duke
OF Windsor-was also told what
was intended. Laval said
Il was told that the Prince Of
Wales wanted 10 speak with No.
Laval testified Il met with him
and told him Of tho plans told
him that the situation between
Italy and Ethiopia vas very serious
and that we must find solution
or else the war would spread and
engulf the entire world
Il asked hpn IL ne intended 20
tell his father King George W
about the matter
He answered that his father was
King and not a man ~ politics.
However. he agreed completely
with me that peace must be pre-
served. and decided after all 10
mention our solution 10 his father
During the four and onc-half
hours ~ his testimony. Laval main
tanned that he had always acted 20
protect France against the NaZiS
AZ Premier Of Vichy France under
the Nszis. Laval became 4 virtual
dictator The Ethiopian deal was
Just one n, the secret agreements
ne negotiated during the time the
infamous Vichy regime was in
power.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11
Laval Bares 1896 Plot To Turn Ethiopia Over To Italy

Unions program and taught crew
members how TO splice rope. tie
knots and fire IN the engine room.
The hearing was adjourned until
Aug. %, when the company will
produce its witnesses.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11

THE MAN. being held by police
for investigation Of felonious as
ssult. is Edward Ingram. 43, OF l048
Holbrook street The wounded. in
serious condition in Receiving
hoscital. are Garner. ~. and Err
nesiine Currie, 81. Of 1881 Cam
eron street
Palice we're told that Ingram
care 70 the Cameron street resi-
dcnce looking for Susie Bailey. SO.
of Sc Enclewood. When he was re-
fused admittsnce he went around
10 a side window and fred through
I, The bullet hit Ernestine in the
left hip ingram then entered the
house and while trying 10 escape
through the kitchen. he fred
another shot which hit Garner in
the upper left shoulder.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11
One Man Cannot
HamCommittee,
States Schener

George SShcrmcr director Of the
Mayors lnterracial committee. this
week wrote Or. J J McClendon.
president Of The Detroit y A ACP..
expressing regret over his decision
20 resign from tho Popular Educs-
tion committee OF the inter-racial
committee
Schermers letter 10 McClcndon
reads in Fart:
Il have no desire 10 debate your
attitude toward Mr. Cole. or the
action OF the committee. II is en-
tirely proper that you should ex-
press your feelir rs. on such mat
tiers. as you see AZ do not believe
you arc being entirely fair-mindcd
In breaking of relations over the
appointment Of a single staff mem
bcr
After all" the letter continues
"a field representative works I'M
der supervision; nc docs no, defer
mine policy. and he does not
make decisions Tie appointment
81 one employee cannot possibly
determine either the success, or
failure Of the organization
DR. McClendon submitted his
resignation To Donald Marsh on
July 80 in protest to the appoint
nent Of Joseph { Cole as field
representative OF the inter-racial
committee McClcndon CHARGED
that the appointment was roliti-
Cal and that Cole was no, qualified
Tor The lob
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11
Alcohol Results
In Stabbing OF
Woman, 2 Men

Too much alcohol was to blame
for the stabbing Saturday of three
people. two OF whom are now hos
pltalized at the Receiving hospital
Twenty-year-old Natalie Ban
mister. of 5315 Scotch avenue,
was brought to the hospital by
her husband, Robert, suffering
from stab wounds in the chest
with q possible puncture of the
chest wall.
SHE TOLD POLICE that her
mother. Leila Martin. 3S. of the
same address. had assaulted her
during an argument over the way
she was dressed Both OF the wom-
en- had been drinking. The moth
er was later arrested al 1915 w.
Warren and the knife recovered
She is being held at the Women's
Detention Home for investlg cation
on charge of felonious assault.
Two men were brought by
their wives to the hospital after
they3 had cut each other In a
beer garden at $500 Hastings
sucCt. VIC was Denly NdItOn,
"a, Of 2S03 Hastings. bouncer at
the beer garden. The other was
James Miller. 80. of so King.
ACCORDING TO THE testi-
mony Of eight witnesses, police
learned that Miller had entered
the tavern already under the in
fluence OF alcohol When he was
refused more drinks by Joel Salz-
berg. Al. OF 1892 Fullerton. owner
Of the bar. he became abusive 10
the help and to some of the pa
irons.
The fght ensued when Walton
the bouncer. asked Miller to leave
Walton suffered decorations of the
left arm. right back, left neck and
hand. Miller had multiple stab
wounds, with possible wound in
the heart All OF the witnesses
said that Miller was the aggreSsor.
Police could not question him be-
cause OF his condition.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11
Shows Increase
In Benefits Of
Social Security

WASHINGTON - The largest
number OF Negro workers ever
covered under the Social Security
act will be eligible for insurance
and public assistance benefits when
the tenth anniversary OF the sign
ing OF the act is celebrated on
Aug. IL. the Social Security board
Of the Federal Security agency an
nounced this week.
The great increase in Negro COW
erage was occasioned by a similar
increase in defense and wartime
civilian employment Of hundreds
Of thousands OF Colored workers
not previously eligible for Social
Security benefits Most OF these
workers IN non-covered" jobs
were employed on farms and in
domestic service IN private homes.
In recent report. the L. 6. De-
partment Of Labor revealed that
the employment OF Negro men rose
from 100000 10 5000 900 in the
four-year period ending April 80.
1914 AT the same time. the num-
Der Of Negro women employed in
creased from 1900, 900 10 200 600
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11
Nathaniel RonduII
In AII-Neero AAA

WITH THE llTH ANTI.AtR-
CRAFT COMMAND ~ NEW
GUINEA Corporal Nathaniel
Randall 26 OF 6332 Vinewood
street. Detroit. vas recently pro-
NOTED 10 the grade Of ergeant
He was indicted in the army AZ
Fort Custer. Mich. in June l94l. He
is assigned 10 a lSSmm gun bat
talon. the first colored unit 10 see
action IN this theatre He has 80
months overseas service and has
been awarded the American De-
tense. the ASiatic-Pacific Theatre
Ribbon with Service Star for
participation in the Northern Solo
mons Campaign and the Good Con-
duct Medal for exemplary be-
havior, efficiency and hdcAiy
SERGEANT RANDALL is the
son Of Mr. and Mrs Louis Randall
~ indianapolis Ind He attended
The Northwestern High school De-
troit. Mich and before his induc-
ton ne vas employed by the PEN
trate Process Company in Detroit,
Michigan
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11
OLD DETRoITER PASSES

Mrs. Rosa Denny. formerly Of
Baltimore street, passed recently
IN the Motor City. She was born
m Burford Township. Can, in
1878, was brought 10 Detroit al an
early age. and married here
She was preceded IN death by
her husband about nine years aGo.
She leaves 10 mourn their loss a
host OF friends and relatives.