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Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
Big Three Meet
Hinted for July

LONDON, June 13. CUP)-The
Big Three probably will meet in
early July under as much secrecy
as cloaked similar conferences at
Yalta and Tehran, reliable British
quarters said Wednesday.
A definite date for President Tru-
mans first meeting with Prime
Minister Churchill land Premier
Stain was understood to have been
set, though some slight leeway prob
ably was left for travel interrupt
tionS.
The first hint to the world that
the meeting is about to start prob
ably will be the disappearance of
Churchill and Mr.. Truman from
their respective countries.
Despite the fact that the European
war Is over and most security reg
ulacons have been relaxed in that
theater, the site Of the meeting and
the subjects under discussion are
not likely to be revealed until the
conference has been concluded.
Current plans call for joint
communique to be issued simultane-
ously in London, Washington and
Moscow, similar to the pattern fol-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
Group Sees Peril
In Julps Return

supplemental report of the commit
tee devoted entirely. to problems of
the return of persons of Japanese
ancestry and citizenship to the
state.
The committee said it was mot
unmindful of the bravery and valor
Of japanese Americans in the army" /"
but declared that citing their sac
rifices to bolster up public opinion
in reference to disloyal Japanese
Americans only complicates the
problem that these soldiers-the
pick of the lot-must face in COM
Ing into civilian life
Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes
and War Relocation Authority Off
Gals were criticized in the report
for deceptive and diversionary tao
tics in disseminating false and mis-
leading information to the public. =
The report criticized the faith
lessness of the WRA" for withhold
ing the information that Fukoso
Yamamoto, longshoreman who re-
turned to work at Stockton, was an
alien.
A work stoppage occurred at
Stockton recently when members Of
the International Longshoremen,s S
and Warehousemen's union refused
to work with Japanese.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
Sweeping Inquiry
Looms on Car
Thefts in County

Hints of a far-reaching invertiga-
ton in which federal, state, and
county officers are participating
were given in FL Centre justice
court Tuesday at a preliminary
hearing for Jerry Calderon, Calexi-
co garage owner, charged with
stealing the H. D. Gentry car in e.
Centre last March II.
James G. Maness, 20-year -old
marine released to the state for the
investigation, described on the wit
ness stand how he and Calderon
selected the Gentry car for theft,
how they saw two women leave the
car parked at Eighth and Main and
enter the theater, how they took the
car. and drove it to Calexico.
TELLS OF CONVERSATION
Il can use a car the marine
quoted Calderon as saying as they
travelled from Calexico to Ell Centre
in the Calderon car before the alleg-
ed theft.
Il could use some money" Man
ess said he replied to Calderon's re-
mark. After they later reached the
Calderon garage at Fourth and I'M
perial, Calexico, Maness testified.
Calderon took the Gentry car and
drove away, promising to return
later with money for the marine.
How much money did zCalderon
Continued on Pabe 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13

The decision was reached because
Mr.. Truman is anxious that the
United States become the first ma
ton to ratify the treaty setting up
world security organization.
The San Francisco conference
was expected to end June 20.
1t is planned to submit the treaty
to the senate the following Mon
day, June Is. The plan calls for
brief hearings before the senate
foreign relations committee. 1t is
hoped by the leaders that the senate
vote on ratification can be obtained
by July Is. Some senators, however,
predicted longer debate.
Congress had been planning to
take a summer recess from July 10
to Sept. 10. Senate leaders agreed
with Mr.. Truman to postpone the
recess if it is possible to get action
on the San Francisco treaty prompt
ly. The house could start it's recess
without waiting for the senate.
Sem Harlan j. Bushfield, (R0. /.
S D. has been consistent advocate
of delaying senate consideration of
the treaty until next fall. He be-
lieves that it should be subjected TO
lengthy debate before any final ac-
ton is taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13

sick, had heen liberated so far. They
included Chinese, Malays, Indians
and Javanese.
Australian troops shared their ra-
tions with the liberated natives,
and Immediately set up hospital
for them. Melbourne radio reported
that the civilians had been living
for nearly four years on three
pounds of rice a month, and what
ever coconut and tapioca they could
obtain.
The small island of Muara. off
Brooketon in Bruenei bay, was COM
pletely cleared by the invaders.
MACARTHUR STILL THERE
Gen. Douglas Macarthur. who
visited Labuan the first day of the
invasion, Tuesday went ashore on
the mainland and went four miles
inland to the front line.
Rarely is such a great strategic
surprise obtained at such low cost
of life," Macarthur said in a state
ment.
One dispatch reported that Amer
lean amphibious forces we're work
ing to establish a s.Iore base from
which further operations can be
staged. indicating more landings in
Borneo were in prospect.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
SENATE STAYS in SESSION FOR UNCl0 PACT
{. {. Board 0kehs
Revision Of
0ccupationaI Tax
Study of City Sales
Levy Urged as Way
To Get Postwar Fund

Revision of El Centro's occupa-
tional taxes was recommended to
the city council Tuesday by the
board of directors of El Centre
Chamber of Commerce.
BY this action the chamber has
dropped for the present its ac-
tivity on behalf of a city sales tax
to provide funds for postwar i'm
prcvements, as against the proposed
occupational tax.
Investigation by a special COM
mittee of the Chamber of Com
merce revealed that inauguration
of sales tax would be complicated.
1t was the desire of the chamber
to have all cities in Imperial county
join in the sales tax plan. At
meeting held in Brawley, members
CT that Chamber of Commerce
agreed in full to the plan. But le-
gal barriers would make it diff
cult.
LEGAL OPINIONS
Verbal legal opinion by Ell Centro
city attorney and Imperial county
district attorney agreed that
county wide sales tax covering in
corporated cities could not be
adopted and that city councils in
cities of the sixth class, such as
El Centre, could not adopt the sales
tax by ordinance. 1t would have
to be accomplished by a vote of the
people in each city of the county.
This obviously would take consid-
erable time and also the possibility
that some communities would reject
the plan, the report set out.
In view of this investigation,
the Board of Directors of the Cham
Der of Commerce, through its presi-
dent, Charles Bramkamp, trans
mitted a letter Wednesday to the
city council advising of the action
of the board and precenting the
recommendation of the special COM
mittee, which was signed by r. B.
Dessert, Sr., chairman. Other men,
bers of the committee were Mark
Magee, Paul A. Jenkins, o. L. Bane
and F. H. Mitchell
c OF c RECOMMENDATIONS
Following a preamble Of the in
vestigation, the recommendation of
the special committee indorsed by
the board of directors ard trans
mitted to the city council follows:
q. That the city council be ad-
vised that the Chamber CT Com
merce views with favor, the revision
of city occupational taxes, to be
comparable with taxes of other
cities of this county, and of the
state, and bring the schedule up to
date SO that all businesses are
equitably taxed. That the above
conclusion is predicted upon the ac-
ceptance as fact the following:
"(a) That we are advised by the
city council that the occupational
tax schedule has not been revised
for a number of years, and is in
complete, inadequate and inequit-
able
"fb) That said increase funds will
be used for permanent and postwar
improvements as represented to us
by city officials
'.2 That the city council be ad-
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
Polish Leader
Declines Bid
To Moscow Meet

LONDON, June 13. (UP)-Julian
Zakowski, one of three London Po-
lish leaders invited by the Big
Three to a conference on the Polish
question in Moscow, rejected the
invitation Wednesday.
zakowskis action was announced
by a spokesman for the Polish exile
government in London. none Of
whose members was invited to the
Moscow conference.
Exclusion of the exile regime gen.
orally was regarded as the signing
of its death warrant, SO far as the
United States and Britain were
concerned. Russia broke relations
with the London Poles in 1943.
Prime Minister Tomasz Arciszews-
XII called a special session of the
London cabinet Wednesday to con-
slider future action.
The other two London Polish
leaders invited to Moscow. former
Premier Stanislaw Mikclajczyk of
the exile regime and Socialist Party
Leader Jan Stanczyk, were expected
to accept the Big Three's bid and
leave by plane Thursday.
The exile governments spokesman
said Zakowski, a Socialist and So
cial worker who never had been ac-
tive politically, had affirmed his
allegiance to the London govern
ment as the only body truly repre-
sentative of a majority of Poles.
1t was reported that Zakowski had
written ArciSzewski of his refusal
to accept the Moscow invitation.
The governments spokesman said
Arciszewski and his cabinet regret
ted that the proposed conference
cannot be truly representative
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
Assembly, Senate
Speed Liquor
Control Measure
By LLOYD LAPHAM

SACRAMENTO, June Is. UP)-
A bill giving the state board of
equalization. increased power over
the liquor business went on the file
of the state assembly Wedne day
after the senate killed a con titu-
tional amendment to take liquor
control away from the board.
The assembly public morals COM
mittee recommended passage of a
senate bill to relax the present linn
it on the number of liquor sale Ii
censes issued in the state The bill
also gives the board of equalization
power to determine whether tav-
ern is being operated as a pu lie
eating place as required by the
constitution.
The constitutional amendment,
taking liquor control from the board
and giving it to single admins
traitor to be appointed by the gov
ernor, received only Is votes with
27 needed for adoption
1t was proposed by Sen. Clarence
Ware (R.) Santa Barbara, who ar
gued that one agency should not
handle both liquor affairs and the
administration of most state taxes
as the board now does.
1t was opposed by Sen. George J.
Hatfield tR) Merced county. He
declared that election campaigns for
the office of governor under the
proposal would revive the wet and
dry issue every four years
Every liquor licensee would be
compelled to contribute to the cam
paign fund of the incumbent gov
ernor and actively work for his re-
election he added
The omnibus liquor bill, introduced
by Sen. Ralph Swing tR) San Ber-
nardino, would allow issuance of one
new onsale and one off-sale liquor
license for each 1000 population
counted in any county in the last
Continued on Page 6, Col. o
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
Japan's Premier
Wins Complete
Dictator Powers

LONDON, June IL. CUP) 80 Both
houses of the japanese diet formally
surrendered their powers to Premier
Adm. Kantaro Suzuki late Tuesday
at the close of an extraordinary
four-day session convcked to mo-
bolize the entire nation for inva-
sion.
Suzuki emerged from an unex-
pectedly bitter parliamentary de-
bate armed with dictatorial powers
for the duration of the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13

There still was nc enemy oppo-
sition to speak Of, but the Ninth
Australian division found it tough
going along the bad, narrow road
through the jungle from captured
Brooketon te Brunei. After another
two-mile gain, the Australians were
10 airline miles, or IA miles by road,
from Brunei
SULTAN PLANS RETURN
A combined press dispatch from
the front reported that the sultan
of Brunei and his harem were be-
lieved to be in the interior noun
tains, waiting to return to resume
his rule under the British flag.
Other reports said that $500 civil
ians, many of them hungry and
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
War Destitute
Wait Clothing

due to difficulties in obtaining help
for sorting and bailing and lack of
freight cars. He said quantities had
been damaged by mildew.
Stirred by the plea that the cloth
ing was necessary to save the lives
of destitute victims of the European
war, Detroiters turned in more than
100000 pounds, about 100000 of
which have been sent to eastern
points for shipment to Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
New Yank Force
PeriIs 10000
laps on 0kinaWa

GUAM, June 13. (UP)-Tenth ar
my reinforcements stormed onto
Yaejudake plateau from three sides
Wednesday and hammered perhaps
10000 japanese back toward the
sea in what may be the final battle
of Okinawa.
Marines and soldiers were press
ing toward the southern tip of Oki-
nawa with flame-throwers, tommy
guns and bayonets after scaling the
rocky approaches to the plateau
under murderous enemy fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13

DETROIT. June 13. CUP)-Mil-
lions of pounds of clothing collected
during the United Nations relief
drive in April in the Detroit area
is still lying unsorted here in great
heaps in temporary government
warehouses. it was disclosed We'd
nesday.
Former Sen Prentiss Brown. head
of the collection committee, said
delay in shipping the garments was
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
Lieut.. SeIby
Heads for Home

Lieutenant Harold E. Shelby tele-
phoned his wife Wednesday morn
ing from New York City and said
he expected to be sent to Camp
Beale and then home in about 10
days.
He has been in the European
theater of war for the last 18
months. His leave will be for only
81 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
Patton Goes to Capitol
For New War Command

accompanied by his wife. He ar
rived at the national airport at 1921
a. m. and talked briefly with re-
porters.
Asked whether he would like to
be sent to the Pacific, he said, Il
guess we all would, wouldn't we?"
Patton was greeted by Col. Rich
ard Fell, commander of the air
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
j. S. Forces Refuse to Let
Russ Into Occ upied Area

which is expected to be allocated
to the Red army
The Americans refused to permit
them to send a trainload Of troops
to the western border of Czecho-
slovakia after Gen. Dwight d. Eisen-
hower's supreme headquarters de-
MED the request and ordered the
United States forces TO continue the
occupation OF this sector.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13

SACRAMENTO, June 13. CUP)-
The Tenney legislative committee on
un-American affairs Wednesday
declared it is dangerous to public
safety and to safety of Japanese
aliens and those of American birth
to return them to this vital defense
area during the war with Japan"
The statement was contained in a
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13

disclosed that If the Allies had
agreed on just how much American
held territory the Russians we're to
occupy, the word had not seeped
down to this level yet
Lack of understanding apparent
ly accounted for the situation IN
western Czechoslovakia. The Rus
slams made a move to take over
the area held by the Americans, but
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE OKEHS
BOND REDEMPTION FUND

SACRAMENTO, June 13. (UP)-
A bill appropriating s11 100000 for
state bond redemption was approx
ed Wednesday by the assembly ways
and means committee 1t was the
only general fund appropriation bill
approved by the committee although
q number taking money from spe-
cial funds were recommended.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13

transport command base here. and
a group Of relatives and friends.
including Mrs. T. Merrill. Mrs Pat
tons sister; Mrs john K Waters,
the generals daughter, and her two
sons; Mrs. James W. Totten, Jr.,
another daughter, and her two chill
dren, and Mrs. Humphrey Scott, a
friend.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13

WIESBADEN, Germany,
June 13. (UP) - American
occupation forces refused to
permit Russian troops to take over
the border strip of western Czechc-
slovakia liberated by the U. S. Third
army, it was revealed Wednesday
The occupation shift around
Chemnitz went off without a hitch.
But 18th army group staff officer
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
Japanese Fire
Oil Fields in
Borneo Battle
Australians Make Steady Progress
Against Light Opposition as
Troops Struggle Midst Jungle Life
BY DON CAswELL

MANILA June 13 (UP)-The Japanese put the torch
to rich oil installations north Borneo Wednesday as
Australian troops advanced slowly toward Brunei through
thick jungle country.
Reports from the front said that columns of smoke
and explosions echoed from the direction of
Brunei, capital of the sutanate of the The
Japanese troops believed firing both the town and
nearby oil installations
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
Delegates Back
Armed Forces
To Keep Peace

San Francisco, June 13 up
A technical committee of the
United Nation security conference
Wednesday approved the Yalta
voting formula for the proposed
world security council, including
the widely-attacked veto power
for the big five nations.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13

lowed at Tehran and Yalta.
Newsmen probably will be forbid
den to attend the meeting, primarily
because of Russian objections.
"The Russians think the Tehran
and Yalta conferences worked well
enough, so they ask why should the
methods be changed" one diplomat
said. Britain and the United States
certainly will not force serious
issue with the Russians over that
matter"
WASHINGTON, June 13. fUP)-
President Truman announced We'd
nesday that definite time and
place had been set for the Big
Three meeting.
He did not say when the Big Three
session win take place, but it ap-
parently will be held somewhere
overseas in July, according to pre-
vious indications.
He said that he would be accom-
panied to the Big Three meeting
by Harry L. Hopkins. James r.
Byrnes and Secretary of State E. r.
Stettinius. Jr., as well as the Amer
lean chiefs of staff.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13

WASHINGTON, June 13.
(UP)-Gen. George S. Pat
ton, Jr., flew here Wednes-
day to report to Gen. George S.
Marshall, army chief Of staff, for a
new assignment.
Patton arrived in an army trans
port plane from the Pacific coast,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
Truman Wants US.
To Ratify First
Administration Leaders Map Plan :
TO Cancel Recess and Begin
Debate as Soon as S. F. Meet Ends

WASHINGTON, June 13. (UP)-Admnistration lead
have decided to seek senate ratification of world
security charter the San Francisco conference
ends, it was learned Wednesday.
Prompt action requested by President Truman. It
was agreed upon by administration leaders in the
despite their previous intention take summer recess
and defer action the treaty until fall
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
p anBllNe
1AEpoRTER
Invades Eden Again

lnyades Eden Again
Mrs. John Palmer and Mrs. Har-
old Shelby were all dressed up in
white from head to toe for the Gray
Lady graduation exercises Tuesday
night
They were bit late when Mrs.
Shelby dashed through the Shelby
living room and opened the door
leading to the screen porch.
"OCCOOOOHl" she squealed.
Curled up on the porch right in
front of the door was a nasty,
wriggly, old snake
Get me the shovel" she called
excitedly, 80 I can kill this thing"
Mrs. Palmer tipped around the yard
like jeep without a driver before
she at last found the shovel
After Mr. Snake was dispatched
to his ancestors, the two white uni
forms and shoes were somewhat less
pristine in their freshness.
"Oh,'e walled Mrs Shelby. "just
as I'm about to become a lady
have to kill snake"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13

p It's Association
A litter rippled through El Gen.
tro justice court during a hearing.
"You said 'Cooken someone
whispered to Deputy District Attor-
ney Don Bitter
He denied it with a very red face.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
No Audience

No Audience
A large piece of insulating stuff
fell from superior court room cell
ing and landed in the jury box.
As soon as it was ascertained that
the stuff had played to an empty
house, the wisecracks started
TOO bad it didn't fall during a
trial" said Art Knutson. 1T would
have helped keep the jury awake"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-13
WEATHER

Maximum Tuesday ITO, minimum
Wed. 68; 5 am. Wed. 20, humidity
5S; noon Wed. los, humidity 10; 5
pm. Tuesday 10s, humidity s.
Evening star., 1945-10-14

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-28
Alcoholics Anonymous Movement Progressing
Personal Experiences of Speakers Highlight Public Meeting Here; Father Timmons Endorses Program

cy, and to reveal to members of the medical and nursing profession. so- cial workers and others how thou- sands of alcoholics may be effec- lively helped through the 12-potnt program of Alcoholics Anonymous.
 Emphasizing that alcoholism is not a weakness, but disease, a member pointed out that the al- coholic is usually victim of emo- tional immaturity who escapes from the world of reality through the medium of alcohol Unable to live within his own world, drinking as- sists him in creating realm of make believe where he does not en- counter the pain of his inferiority complex or his emotional difficult ties. Chronic alcoholism was ex- plained as an obsession of the mind coupled with an allergy of the body.
 A woman member, who had strug- gled with alcoholism for many years before learning of Alcoholics Anonymous described the mental stress of the lone drinker who is ever attempting to conceal his con- straint craving for alcohol. She related that she was successful in hiding bottles in the large roomy house where she resided, but when 1t was announced the family would shortly move into an apartment, she worried constantly that she would not be successful in finding caches fnr h o,. 1io,,n,. hatf1ae
 400 Groups Formed
 Another restored member of AL coholics Anonymous, who found himself in jails most of the time, declared that it was the duty of every member of society to assist the sick, confused, agonized alco- holic by interesting him in the or ganization which has been so suc- cessful in few short years that over 400 groups are now operating throughout the nation.
 Rev. James Timmons, Manches- ter, who has been interested in the movement, since it's inception, stat ed that the alcoholic, who is trod- ding down the path to death, is as- sured of a re-birth, by his accept ance of the 12-point program offer ed by Alcoholic Anonymous.
 The organization, which asks no fees, invites all who find their lives have become unmanagebale through the use of alcohol to any weekly meeting held at The Elton in Room 109. It was also pointed out that any member is willing to call at the home of such person, or visit him at a hospital, jail, or any other designated place, at his request.
 The treatment requires no medi- cine.