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Evening star., 1945-12-17

Charles Asbury Bruce, 81, chief
pharmacists mate, whose wife, Mrs.
Ann Bruce, lives at 2202 Queens
Chapel road, Avondale, Md, has
been declared dead by the Navy De-
partment. Mr.. Bruce, who was serv-
ing on destroyer of the Philip
pines has been missing since Oc-
tober, le44s
A native Of Georgia, he came to
Washington about II years ago and
served several years In the Navy. He
worked for Thompson Dairy here
before being recalled to active naval
duty.
In addition to his wife, who
works for the Navy Department, he
leaves three daughters, the Misses
Ann, Carole and Barbara Bruce.
Elmer Ward, storekeeper SIC.
whose mother, Mrs. EfYie Cecilia
Ward, lives In Congress Heights, Is
listed as dead by the Navy Depart
ment today.
Promotions
Two Virginia officers of the
Quartermaster Corps, Charles Ed
ward Shuts, 24l1 North Twenty
fourth street, Arlington, and Edward
Pritz Herman, 302 East Broad street,
Falls Church, have been promoted
to lieutenant colonies. Other area
men who recently received promo
tions are:
Major.
Frank Byron Rowlett. 230s North Madi-
John Z, M.2asa: Ae,us.ns General.
Captain.
=, Gerald Lecount Phelps, Tank Corps. 1884
MOTH ill.,, lancaster easter street, Ariin.ton
ass sGPsrI Perry AtfmstreNnE strest | Medical Corps
Mop.5syills sn,,,. Ss@ 9sors. psys1eort ,r MgI-
First Lieutenant.
Clifton Bradford Currin. Chemical War
be1se.ss, fsIf ssr'lssi Md 1'a4 E''t-ws't highway
:, WIliiam Baker chapmsn, AAr; p Yves,
,,rc., cI,f'sFf N Dalton Jones XAT' Iais c
william M. Day. Falls Church. Va.
serseant.
orsEs, c. Burns. jr, 1918 Nevada ave-
nue. NV. signal service.
Corporal.
Anthony {, gsllss, signal service. 1890
Pharmacist's Mate 1/e.
10y Hall Brodie. !r. bb17 Nebrasks
Inductees !
Ten District men have been or
dered to report for instruction into
the armed forces today. Their
names follow:
TT Clifford Fiddy, Roy Knoop. Car, Cook
sroMn ssm sylNssteF rord denS,n. William Riley Juiu'
Returnees
Names of additional Washington
area veterans returning from over.
seas service at various East anc
West Coast ports are reported BY
the Associated Press. Street ad.
dresses were not given for all thu
men.
The following District men ar.
rived at Camp Patrick Henry yes.
terday and Friday:
Capt. Emanuel P. Snyder. LIST serst
Melvin Blaustein. TL3 Howard @. Bennett
T/6 Charles r, McCreight. TI5 Davit
9; Shepherd, Pfc. James NJ Dortch. Pfc
Nick A. sampoEna.. Pvt. Lucas J. Lejak
lst 6eret. Edmund J, Maddox. Mai. JOSEPH
- U. cuiison cady, Ia 4. octsyius N
Hooker, LIST 1t Carl w Inlay. lst II
Charles Mccaslin. Tlserst;- Timothy Col
iins An, and ssssss. Don.id +; ceoper. ,,
Pinkston. T e John wilson: Pfc. jane
srt N; Morrow LserEt. George I. Morris
TO Robert G. Potees, MAJ. walter +
win e. Eleher. TI3 jacob s. Hymss. .TIs
Eugene uss. J. Moore and s/serEt. Paul r
Also Serst. James P. Fletcher. Arlins
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Jups Ordered to End
Relations With Vatican
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOKYO, Dec. 17.-Supreme Al
lied headquarters yesterday ordered
severance of diplomatic relations
between Japan and the Vatican.
The action came in an extension
of a previous Allied directive de-
manding recall of various Japanese
diplomatic missions abroad, and
providing that diplomatic property
of Japan throughout the world be
turned over to the Allied powers.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Chicago Sun BUYS Plant Site

CHICAGO, Dec. II P.-The Chi
cago Sun has completed purchase.
at cost of approximately 81 ,00o, 900
OF a block-square site west of the
Loop for projected new plant. The
newspaper, published by Marshall
Field, has been housed in the Chi
cago Daily News Building since the
Sun started publication four years
ago ----.----
Evening star., 1945-12-17

q Miami newspaperman, who said
she and her two children, Barrie,
2, and Kent, l, were seated in a
drawing room three cars behind the
one in which there was the heaviest
loss of life.
She said she felt the car jounce
and sway before the train came to
a halt with a tremendous bump.
The shock threw the boy from his
bed. ..-..a
List Of Injured.
The Seaboard Offices at Norfolk
issued list of injured yesterday,
including:
At the Maxton Air Base Hospital:
Pfc. Anthony G. Qualitz, Seaman
3/c James T. Sawyer, ID 1t. Joseph
L. Matuskowitz, Navy Cook James
L. Petsousa, Seaman &c Harry E
Steen, I'd 1t. Charles T. Latreck
Corpl. Louis Daughtry, I'd 1t. Al
bert e. Hall, TfSergt. John A. Nc
Lean, Seaman ifc Steve Prekara
Tj5 John w. Pannel.
At Hamlet On. c. Hospital:
Miss Iolena Campbell, De Funial
Springs, Fla; Mrs. Edna Kwint
Plainfield, N. j.; p. e. Behrens
Brooklyn; Joseph w. Dziedzia, New
Haven, Conn; Sidney Weisman
Cleveland; Mrs Barbara Burkay
New York, Roy Werntz, Miami
Fla; B. G. McGill, Williamsport
Pa; John McAlpine, jr., Mufalo, N
Y; Mrs. Arne Waddell, Fayetteville
N. c.; 1t. Thomas e. Miller, New
Haven, Conn; Mrs. Irene Mclean
Maxton; Pvt. HRrbin Marcus, For
Sam Houston, Tex: Pvt. John M
Crane, Kearney, N. J.
Seaman &c Henry Vajac and witt
Of Palmer, Mass: Seaman 21f Louis
Ernst, New London, Conn.,; %. @
Poole. Raleigh, N. c.; Woodroy
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27
Fatal Shooting
Held Accidental
After Inquest

A verdict of accidental shooting
was returned Tuesday by coroner's
jury which investigated the death
of Daniel Clinton Mccoy, "A, in
Calipatria last Saturday.
Mccoy was found on the floor OF
his office in the ice plant where he
was manager. There was a bullet
wound in his hea6 and a shotgun
was found beside him, it was testi-
fled at the inquest.
DR.. F. w. Peterson of El Centro,
who examined the body. testified
that he died instantly and that the
direction of the wound was upward,
at an angle
Jurors examined the gun and ex-
perimented in an effort to ascertain
what happened. During the inquiry
Leroy Smith, company employe who
found McCoy's body, testified that
Mccoy had borrowed the shotgun
from him and that they, Smith and
Mccoy. had polished, cleaned, and
otherwise worked on it at intervals
during the morning Saturday. Smith
said Mccoy had borrowed the gun
to slaughter calf Saturday after
noon.
Four Mexican workmen at the
plant testified they heard a noise
Saturday afternoon about the time
Of the shooting but thought it was
belt breaking and paid no atten-
ton to the incident.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27

WASHINGTON, June 81. (UP)-
War Food Administration ineffi-
cheney has resulted in losses prob
ably amounting to many millions of
dollars" the house agricultural ap-
preparations subcommittee told con-
gress Wednesday
In report filed in the house, the
subcommittee praised the overall
job done by VIA but detailed in
stances of alleged waste and unbus-
inesslike transactions. 1t also assert
ed that some agency officials on oc-
casion had deliberately furnished
false information to congress.
A substantial share of the blame
was charged to 1t Col Ralph w.
Olmstead, until about two months
ago director of food distribution
for VIA.
Among other things the report
dealt with the alleged loss of 400
cars Of eggs, the mystery Of the
whereabouts of reputed pre-Pearl
Harbor food caches, and an invest
ment of approximately s2,OC0000 in
a still unused storage cave near
Atchison, Kan
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27
House Committee
0kehs Truman's S
Succession Plan

WASHINGTON, June 81. CUPt-
The house judiciary committee We'd
nesday approved legislation embody-
ing President Truman's proposal
to make the speaker of the house
next in line of presidential success
sion.
The committee acted at the end
of one-hour session without hold
ing hearings on the bill. The vote
was 10 to 9.
Committee Chairman Hatton
Summers. CD. Texas, introduced the
biill< two daass~ago. in respofrse to "a
recommendation of Mr.. Truman
The measure provided that the
speaker and the president pro tenn
of the senate should be next in line
for the presidency if both the presi-
dent and vice president should be
removed through death or disqualifi-
cation.
Since there is no vice. president
now. the bill would make Speaker
Sam Rayburn of Texas the presi-
dent if Mr. Truman should die. Next
in line would be Sen. Kenneth Nc
Kellar, CD, Tennessee.
Under present law the secretary
of state is next in line for the
presidency, after the vice-president.
The bill approved Wednesday also
provided that if both the president
and vice-president should die more
than 80 days before an "off-year"
congressional election. then a new
president and vice-president would
be chosen at that election to fill the
two-year unexpired term.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27

"You accepted that responsibility.
1t was very great responsibility.
Upon the success of the San Fran
cisco conference depends first of all
the hope that from this war the
United Nations could build a lasting
peace.
"The San Francisco conference
has now fulfilled its purpose. The
charter of a permanent. United Ma
tions has been written. You have
every reason to be proud of your
part in this achievement from the
beginning.
TRACES ACTIVITIES
"At the request of Mr.. Hull after
the Moscow conference in 1943 you,
as undersecretary of state, organ
lied and directed the preparation
for Dumbarton Oaks. You were the
representative of the United States
and acted as the chairman of the
Dumbarton Oaks conference. You
were at President Roosevelt's right
hand at Yalta, where further deci-
sion on the world organization was
reached.
All the preparations for the San
Francisco conference were under
your direction. During its delibera-
tions you served not only as chair
man of United States delegation but
aS president of the conference,
charged with the conduct of its bus
mess. The task of guiding the work
of this conference of so different
nations toward unanimous agree
ment upon the charter was a diff
cult one. You accomplished it with
skill. unfaltering courage, and sue
cess
TASK LIES AHEAD
"But the task Of fulfilling the
promise of the San Francisco con
ference has only just begun. The
charter must be ratified and the
United Nations organization brought
into bei?g and put to work. It is
necessary to the future of America
and the world that the work of this
charter be built into the solid struc-
ture of peace for which the world
ie waiting and praying.
II can think of no better way to
express the confidence of the
United States in the future of the
United Nations than to choose as
the American representative in that
task man who has held with dis
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27
Army { yes Lowered Point
Count For Dis charges

WASHINGTON, June 27.
(UP)-The army is expect
ed to lower the number of
points required fer discharge from
IS to between 78 and 80 in the next
few weeks. it was reliably reported
Wednesday.
At the same time members of the
house military affairs committee
said they anticipated no change in
the army regulations qualifying
men for automatic discharge on
reaching 40 years Of age.
This they expec ted to stand de-
spite what they salled tremendous
pressure" from tl1ose who felt that
older especially family men
1suffered the greatest economic
dislocation while in the service and
cost the taxpayers more money.
Other pressure came from these
who would release medical and
technical students but members
expressed doubt that either OF these
changes would be made. explaining
that the army insisted the only fair
method was to discharge the men
who had the longest and most ard
uous service.
They also said that the army
will stand on its demands for T.
0O0, 900 men to lick Japan. If one
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27
Heavy Losses
Charged to VIA

At the time of Pear Harbor, when
there was fear of Japanese inva-
sion, Marvin Jones, VIA director,
testified that "it had been reported
TO him by persons who should know
that. as a safeguard. great quanti-
ties of food had been located in diff
ferent parts Of the country without
keeping any records of them" the
report stated
No trace of such supplies has
been found, the committee contin-
ued. 1t added that they now could
prove very useful, if found"
Turning to the Atchison cave
cooler" so-called because of its To-
cation in an old limestone mine, the
committee questioned the need for
the facility, proposed abandoning
the project and recovery of as
much as possible from the S2,0O0,000
investment"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27
Imperial County
Is Far Behind
On Bond SELLING

Imperial county has reached only
10 per cent of the Seventh War
Loan quota, Herb Fawcett, county
war loan chairman announced We'd
neSday.
1--WE must sell about $650,000 worth
of individual bonds before Satur-
day night to make the goal" Faw-
cett declared
It was announced at headquar-
ters that all the communities in the
Valley except FL Centre and Braw-
ley have reached their quotas, Or
lack small amounts.
The two city chairmen joined with
Fawcett in last minute" appeal
in order that Imperial county may
he counted among the areas to reach
the goal"
In this drive there has been no
effort at individual solicitation. Di-
rectors of the loan said at the start
they felt the allotted quota could
be met wholly through voluntary
purchases. This was emphasized in
the united appeal sent out Wednes-
day
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27
ETTINIUS QUIT GOES ON WORLD COUNCIL
Alcohol Factory
Outlook Bright.
Osborne Declares
Private Capital Eyes
Valley; U. S. Aid
For Building Is Out

Hope of getting govern
ment funds to build a power
alcohol plant in Imperial
Valley has been abandoned" Sup
ervisor Hugh T. Osborne said
wednesday after he returned from
Washington, D. c., but we have
private capital interested
Osborne was in Washington more
than two months working to get
the power alcohol plant and look
ing after other valley agricultural
matters.
THE present set-up for building
power alcohol plants provides fer
such construction only in cares of
war necessity" Osborne explained.
There are no provisions for ex-
penditure of federal funds for
time projects. Close of the
war in Europe placed Imperial
Valleys power alcohol project in
an entirely different situation from
what it was when we began our
work to get plant built here.
OUTLINES SET-UP
He said Officials in the War
Emergency Procurement bureau
have no power and no funds to use
for purely peacetime projects. They
have a plan to enlarge existing
power alcohol plants to meet pres
ent needs. Also, Osborne said, it
was found to be impossible to use
second hand materials in the plant.
It also was Impossible. for anyone
to issue the valley residents prior
tiles on new materials.
THAT is why we abandoned hope
of getting federal funds and turned
our attention to private capital"
Osborne declared. I'VE found pri-
vate capital interested in stabiliz-
ing agriculture and seeking an
economical way to produce power
alcohol In order to make plant
pay in Imperial Valley" Osborne
pointed out, I'VE know we must
compete with alcohol produced
from other sources, such as black
strap molasses. Scientists indi-
cate that this can be done with
farm products produced in this val
ley. The cost undoubtedly will be
brought down to IL to Is cents a
gallon Motor fuel, synthetic rub
Der, and plastics may be manufac-
Continued on Page 6, Column p
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27
Truman Approves
Three Air Lines
On Ocean Flights

WASHINGTON, June q. (UP)-
President Truman, before leaving
for the west coast, informally ap-
proved civil aeronautics board selec-
ton of Pan American Aairways,
American Export Lines and Trans
continental and Western Air to fly
transatlantic air routes, it was
learned on excellent authority We'd
nesday.
But this ambitious plan to capture
for America a major share of air
commerce on the worlds richest
routes may have to be modified or
at least postponed unless the Presi-
dent chooses not to await settle
ment of controversy on air policy
now developing in congress.
Under the plan as now written
aviation sources speculated there
might be as many as five routes,
roughly divided among the carriers
as follows:
l. To Scandinavia via New Found
land, Greenland and Iceland -
American export.
II. 10 northern europe and pos
sibly Moscow via London American
Export.
8. To India via London, Paris,
eastern Europe and Cairo = Pan
American.
4. To Cairo via Ireland, possibly
London, Central Europe and Greece
-TWA.
5. To Rome via Portugal, Spain
and southern France-Pan Ameri-
can. Pan American already flies
most of this route.
Most likely American terminals
would be New York, Chicago, De-
troit. Washington and Boston, it was
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27

Capture OF kume would give the
Americans their closest base yet
to the China coast, $50 miles to the
west. The tiny island lies in the
east China sea scme 800 miles
northeast of Formosa and 400 miles
southwest of Japan proper.
LACKS CONFIRMATION
There was no immediate con-
firmation of the landing report
from American sources, but Tokyo
said that 200 American warships
and landing craft assembled in the
America held Kerama islands, half
way between Okinawa and Kume,
for new landings in the Ryukyu
kland chain or possibly in Japan
itself.
The Tokyo newspaper, Yomiuri
Hochi, saw a great possibility
that american forces would land
in China before invading Japan.
Such d thrust would Ds designed
to sever communications between
Japan and the Asiatic continent
and hamper "the transportation of
fighting forces, military supplies
and foodstuffs into our homeland"
the newspaper said.
Our government and army and
navy forces, however, are fully pre-
pared to cope with these enemy
plans and are keeping an eagle
eye on all enemy moves" it added.
OIL REFINING FIRED
In invasion- jittery Japan, the en-
emys biggest surviving oil refinery
blazed following an attack by so
SuperfortreSses just before mid
night Tuesday night.
The B-29s bombed the UtSube
river oil refinery, Is miles south-
west of Nagoya, cnly IA hours after
nearly 500 more of the big bombers
had raided 10 aircraft and arms
plants in Japan-the first time
that Superfortresses have hit Ja-
pan in strength twice in "a hours.
The Utsube river refinery was
Japan's largest producer of avia-
ton fuel.
Radio Tokyo conceded that fires
were started in the attack, but
said all were quickly brought un-
der control" 1t said bombers also
attacked the coastal area south of
Nagoya through an overcast.
FIVE B-29s LOST
Returning airmen reported good
to excellent results in the large
scale daylight raid yesterday de-
spite "soupy weather" that iced
their planes. Mustangs escorting
the bombers shot down two inter-
cepting enemy planes and damaged
six, but five B-29s were lost.
Cne Mustang was alsc lost, but
the pilot was rescued at sea. More
than 70 Superfortres ses made
emergency landings on Two, at one
time landing at the rate of one
every 80 to As seconds. Most ran
short of gasoline, but others had
been damaged over Japan"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27

tinction the highest appointive ~
flee in the government and kF
been more closely associated VI 3
the creation of the charter TIC
any other
POINTS TO PLANS
Il have asked you If you would
accept nomination as the repre-
sentative of the United States to
the Unitei Nations, when the or
ganization is established AS such.
you would be the United States
member CT the Security Council
and chairman of the United States
delegation in the general assembly.
You have told me that you would
accept this great responsibility.
"I therefore now accept your
resignation as secretary of state.
Il wanted you to come with me
Continued on Page 8, Column s.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27
100. 900 Workers Stoy idle
AS Strike Threats Mount

Even as seizure of the Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Co.'S Akron plant
loomed because of a strike of 1880
United Rubber Workers (CIO), 16.-
000 fellow unionists at the Akron
Firestone plant voted to halt work.
Representatives of 5000 CIO
glass workers were summoned to
washington Thursday to explain
why their strike had held up pro-
duction In II plantx Of the Pitts
burgh Plate GLASS Co. and the
Libby Owens-FUfd Glass Co. The
workers left their jobs June II
when contract negotiations broke
down.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27
S.F.Meet
Comes
TO Close
President Asks
Ratific ca+ion
Without Delays
Turn to Page 2 for Text of Tru-
mans Address)
By r. H. SHACKFORD

SAN. FRANCISCO, June
27. (UP)-With the United
Nations charter finally ap-
proved and signed, repre-
sentatives of the SO countries
scheduled one final meeting We'd
nesday to set up a preparatory
commission to plan for the first
meeting of the new world peace
keeping organization
The United Nations confer
ence is ended after nine full
weeks of deliberation and debate
1t was adjourned by Secretary of
State Edward R. Stettinius. Jr.,
Tuesday night at 5:29 p. m. (PWT)
after hearing President Truman's
solemn plea fer speedy ratification
of the new world charter.
LAST TO SIGN
The signing of the charter by the
tContinued on Page 6, Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27
BY UNITED PRESS

Almost 100000 workers
were idled by labor disputes
over the nation Wednesday.
In Detroit, Americas wartime
arsenal. $1,000 we're off their jobs.
But a back-to-work vote of inde-
pendent truck drivers promised
quick return to normal transpcrta-
ton activity in the populous Chi
cago area.
Further indications of industrial
unrest were seen in reports that
upwards of 10000 additional work.
ers either had scheduled strike
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27
Major TeInbIor
Is Recorded

PASADENA, Cal. June 81. tUP)-
A major earthquake in the Gulf Of
California TOO miles south of Pasa-
dena was recorded Wednesday at
$40 a. m. by California Institute
of Technology.
Cal Tech previously had reported
the shock to be off the coast of
northern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27
Doushboys Get
Set for Home

PARIS, June 81. (UP)-Two more
re-deployed divisions, the 28th in
fantry and the 10th armored, are
due to reach the assembly area on
their way home early in July, the
army's communications zone head
quarters announced today.
The 28th is scheduled to reach
Camp Pittsburgh on July 5th and
the 10th armored to arrive at Camp
Oklahoma City on July 9Th. Both
camps are in the Rheims assembly
area.
The announcement brought to
13 the number of divisions sched-
uled for re-deployment. The status
of the others was:
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27

votes CT granted their leaders au-
thority to call walkcuts.
A CIO-AFL jurisdictional battle
over reconversion construction and
maintenance jobs kept $1,000 away
from work in Detroit. Other motor
city strikes. reflecting union-man-
agement differences and rebellion
within the United Auto Workers
Union (CTO), accounted for the
other $4,000 idle.
Chicago truckers Tuesday night
agreed to end their 11-day strike
for higher pay and shorter week
1t was dispute marked by gov
ernment seizure of trucking firms.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27

Fourth division: now assembled
at lie Havre for embarkation July
first
44tf division: assembled at Camp
Pittsburgh. Will move to LIE Havre
staging area to embark July 3rd.
87th division: moving from Camp
Oklahoma City to LIE Havre June
%.
18th armored division: scheduled
to reach Camp Atlanta June 28.
Other divisions presently in va
rious stages along the line are the
eight, second, fifth and 104th in
fantry divisions. The 86th, 9th and
Gath already have sailed.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27

The new critical discharge
score will be determined from these
reports and will be based en- the
number of points that will release
100000 men, The present critical
score of 85 was intentionally set
too high to release the full l,300,-
600 since until all scores were in
the army did not know what total
would serve to release exactly the
right number.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27
SfiIweII Assumes
0kinawa Command

OKINAWA, June 27. CUP)-Lt.
Gen. Joseph W. Vinegar Joe) Still
well has arrived at Okinawa to as
sumo command of the 10th army,
it was disclosed Wednesday Still
well attended a flag-raising cere-
mony on Mabuni Ridge, at the spot
where the Japanese commander. 1t.
Gen. Mitsuru Ushijima, committed
suicide.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27
French Prepare
For Arab Attack

ANKARA, June q. (UP)--Reports
from Aleppo said Wednesday that
the French have concentrated large
forces at Keseb. Syria, near the
Turkish frontier in anticipation of an
Arab attacx Arab forces were said
to be massing nearby