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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Appropriation
Bills Hit
So|ons' Hopper
Passage of Which
Could Stymie
Warren's Estimate

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 20.
(UP)-Governor Earl War
rem today promised legislat-
ors he would give them his
biennial budget estimates on
Monday as the lawmakers displayed
some fancy financial ioeas of their
own.
While the governor was putting
the finishing touches on his budget
message, rough estimates showed
that special appropriation bills for
more than $20O,000.000 have been
introduced in the first two weeks
of the present session.
The governor has estimated that
fixed costs of state government will
rise by $108,0(O,00 in the two years
beginning July l, over those in the
previous two years and said that
ne will recommend $35 5,000,0 900 in
crease in comfortable expenses.
WANTS so MILLION
Warren has inc icated he would
like the legislature to appropriate
$40,000,0o0 or $50,C0O00o in addi-
tional funds for unemployment re-
lief, to continued reduced tax rates
for two years and then close the
books as approximately balanced.
The best guess of the governors
overall estimate of state costs under
his program for the next two years
was slightly in excess of $3.50, ,000,-
900.
But there are cozens of special
appropriation bills in the legislative
hopper and any one of half dozen
of them could upset the governor S
applicant.
NEW PUBLIC WORKS BILL
Just before the assembly recessed
for the weekend yesterday, II as
semblymen introduced a bill with
local government backing which
would set aside an estimated $685.
Ga0,0cO for local public works.
The bill is dependent ON tax rates
returning to the levels in effect
during early 1943 and all of the
additional income would go into
the local works pot. The assembly
Democrats, meantime, are urging
a $50 month old age pension rate
as part of their formal legislative
program.
80 MILLION ROAD FUND
Then, Senator George j. Hat
field (R) Newman, has plans for
q $30,000,000 state fund for county
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
| 'Affaire Blaze
Inquiry Ordered

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. (UP)-
The case of the high-priority dog
took a new tack today when Rep.
George P. Miller CD, California,
congressman of one of three service
men who were pumped" off plane
by Col. Elliott Roosevelt's dog,
Blaze, charged that lot of generals
were getting high priorities for low
priority trips.
Miller has written to Secretary of
War Henry l.. Stimson, asking for a
full explanation of "L'Affaire Blaze"
and the Army Air Transport Com
mand has ordered thorough in
vestigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
SEIZE T|LSIT TRANSPORT HUB
Work-or.E|se
Floor Battle
Is Predicted
Final Draft Expected
Monday Despite Bloc
by Farmers, Unions

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.
(UP) = House military af-
fairs committee members
predicted today that they
would finish writing a war
work-or -else bill Monca ay despite
the fact that they still face bloc"
fights over questions of farm de-
ferments and union membership.
A lively floor fight over the bill
is predicted, with at least one COM
mittee member promising to oppose
the measure when it comes before
the house.
DROPS FIGHT TAG
The bill dropped its 'work-or-
fight" tag late yesterday when the
committee voted Is to 2 to accept
an amendment by Representative
Paul Kilcay CD Texas, substituting
civilian penalties for the army
work battalion draft proposed in
the original measure.
The draft dodger" penalties in
the Kilday amendment would make
violators refusing to work at essen
tial jobs liable to fines up to $10,-
900 and Imprisonment for not more
than five years or both.
Meanwhile Representative Will
liam Lemke (R0 North Dakota,
Continued on Page 6. Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
GIs Who Stole
Faqs Face Court

FRESNO, Cal, Jan. 20. (UP)-A
trio of Camp Pinedale soldiers today
faced court martial, Fresno night
club operator is under a felony
charge, and a cafe owner held as a
material witness in a $1,000 cigar
cite robbery of the Camp Pinedale
post exchange.
Charges of knowingly receiving
stolen government property have
been filed against G. S. Mckinney,
proprietor of the Club Biltmore here.
Mckinney allegedly paid the SOL
diers $500 for IL cases of cigarettes
stolen in the burglary and authori-
ties named Joe Dodd, restauranteur
as having paid the service men $500
for an equal amount.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
YarneII Predicts
-Four Years War

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Jan. 20.
CUP)-Admiral Harry E. Yarnell,
retired, former commander of the
U. S. Asiatic fleet, predicted today
that the war with Japan will last
four moie years and that American
casualties will be between 1,000,O0
and 100000.
In an interview published in the
New Bedford Standard Times, Ad-
miral Yarnell also was quoted as
predicting that it may take six
months to a year to defeat Ger
many.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Haworth Heads
Ca|exico Chamber

CALEXICO-A. D. Haworth, edi-
tor of the Calexico Chronicle, will
head the Calexico Chamber of
Commerce as president this year.
He was elected Friday night at the
reorganization meeting of the re-
Gently elected board of directors.
Ernest Ellis was elected first vice.
president; j. G. Simpson, second
vice. president, and Richard Emer-
son, treasurer. An executive COM
mittee of five members and stand
ing committees will be announced
later by Haworth.
Other directors are F. L. Young,
DR.. T. E. Bartholomew, Fred Proc
sal, Norman Knudson, w. L. Jacobs,
w. H. Lcrenz, w. j. Likens, John
Kubler, L. H. Dove, E.. E. Cavanah
and j. D. Womack.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Rural School
Districts Unite
VOTING 80 to |

AS result c. an election held
Friday. the Elm and Seeley school
districts west of Ell Centro were
formed into a union district, County
School Superintendent E. l.. Hite-
man said Saturday.
In the Seeley district 20 votes
were cast in favor of the unioniZa-
ton and none against it. In the
Elm district 10 votes were cast in
favor of unionization and one
against it.
Beginning July the combined
district will be known as the Seeley
Union Elementary School district
and when the 1945-1946 term opens
next fall the children from the Elm
district will be taken by bus to the
Seeley school to attend classes there.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21

why could not somebody have
thought to provide the right kind of
boots, the right kind of jackets and
mittens," these boys ask you at the
front. They stick out their hands,
blue and chapped from inadequate
wool or wool and leather GI gloves.
They tug at their combat jacket
which is not wind proof or point to
their combat boots that are fine
for marching on dry terrain but fail
to keep out the wet and cold.
When a doughboy must lie in 20
inches of snow for three hours with
out his oVercoat-you can not fight
in an unwieldy overcoat waiting
for the order to advance, not daring
to light fire or stand up to thresh
his arms and stir the circulation,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
y AMBLlNe
IMPORTER

From the Mail
Here is letter received from
Samuel E. Payson:
Dear r m b ing Reporters -
Please don't print any more wiener
stories. Sometimes stories like that
bounce. We have serviceman and
his wife in our house. They enjoy
lima beans. AS a matter of fact they
buy and prepare lima beans. My
wife loves lima beans and ic not
averse to nibbling at limba beans,
regardless of ownership, when found
in her refrigerator.
THE day you published the story
about the serviceman eating a
wiener belonging to his landlady,
cur renters had prepared lima beans
and left them in my wife's refriger-
ator. Later they couldn't find as
many lima beans as they had left
there. The finger of accusation has
been pointed at my wife.
THE rebound from your wiener
story Is that our renters are going
to demand a refund from the rent
control office, a refund from the
ration board for new food ration
book, and refund for more gaso-
line to cover that used in can
vassing the county for mere lima
beans.
"Beliece me, Rambling Reporter,
l am just one of those on the home
front who is tying to do his duty
by taking in homeless servicemen
and thsir wivec. Please and do
mean please, doot publish any mere
wiener stories"
II you and your renters can laugh
Continued O1. .'age G, Column -
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21

PARIS, Jan. 20. (UP)-There are
doughboys crouching in foxholes
blasted with TINT out of the frozen
hillsides of the Ardennes today -
fighting frigid death and trench foot
with stubborn ingenuity while bat
tling German tanks and infantry
men.
The freezing of feet and fingers
and the horrible disintegration of
flesh due to poor circulation, which
is shown as trench foot, are taking
a high toll In some sectors.
We are so accustomed to patting
ourselves on the back for having the
best planes, guns and transport that
1t comes as shock to discover that
somebody blundered sadly in failing
to provide proper equipment for
this arduous winter campaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21

The attack struck from st. Amer
in, in the Vosges, % miles south
west OF Colmar, to the Rhine along
a front of about 25 miles.
Breaking long lull on the front,
the French First army hoped off
before daylight and in some sectors
had gained up to nearly three miles
by noon today.
SHELLS BLANKET NAZIS
The attack was preceded by an
intense artillery barrage, French
shells screaming down on the Ger
man positions through a blanket of
snow. All along the line German
prisoners said the attack was a
complete surprise.
The attack WAS opened on one of
the most wintry days OF the year,
which obscureo air reconnaissance
and prevented the American tactical
airforce from operating against the
heavy Nazi tank concentration,
which is threatening StraSbourg
from the Hagenau forest region with
a spearhead eight miles north OF
the Alsatian capital.
If the French First army offensive
develops momentum the Germans
may be compelled to shift troops
from the Strasbourg fronts in order
to meet the new threat
ARDENNES QUIET
To the north in the Ardennes
there was little action. The 120th
regiment of the 30th division fought
its way through snow, icy winds,
anc sleet to within three miles of
st. With on the Lignueville high
way.
Cub planes, spotting for Ameri-
can artillery sighted German artil-
lery and infantry withdrawing to-
ward Germany. First army units
Continued on Page 6, Column u
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Doushboys Bottle Frisid
Death, Lack Clothing

that question about clothing comes
through bitter lips.
Here is the typical day for an
Ardennes soldiers as described by
Brown:
Sleep-Most of the time in fox
hole blasted with TINT or mortar
shell. Two men to hole SO that
one rests under two overcoats while
the other stands guard. Some sleep
in a house a few hundred yards
from the front line every third
night.
Food-Usually the soldier gets hot
G rations, hash stew or ham and
eggs before battle. Otherwise he
munches his K rations in his fox
hole, If possible building a small
fire from wakes, boxes or pieces Of
wood.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Men Move Into
War Work in
Face Of Orders

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. (UP)-
Reflecting the effect of the work
or fight" order, the number of men
hired by the aircraft industry dur
ing the first two weeks in January
increased. 80 per cent as compared
with the first two weeks of De-
cember, the Aircraft War Produc-
ton Council announced today.
In the January period, there was
a 38 per cent decrease in termina-
ton among aircraft workers. Hires
of men for the first two weeks in
January totaled 1909 for the six
California member companies of the
council, while quits totaled 583. In
the first two weeks of December,
hirings numbered 925 and quits 923.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21

}. mite had burned out, and 1t wa
believed the trespassers had been
frightened away by the patrol cars
approach.
Meanwhile, Attorney General
Robert Kenny, warning grimly that
there is no open season on Japa-
nese in California" dispatched dep
uties George Griffin and Ray Nc
Carthy from Sacramento to investi-
gate.
Sheriff Charles Silva said armed
patrols would maintain vigilance
over Japanese-owned property in
the area, estimated to cover about
20 square miles.
The district attorneys office said
anyone discovered molesting prop
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21

on broad front from the south
and threatening to isolate the en-
tire province by push to the Bal
tic.
Gen. Ivan D. Cherniakhovsky's
Third White Russian army seized
Tilsit, Gross Skaigirren, l8 miles to
the southwest, Aulowenen, 20 miles
south of Tilsit, and Kapunen, Stall
in announced in his second order
of the day today.
Elsewhere on the fast shifting
front the Russians drove to the
German border area about 200 miles
from Berlin and advanced in the
Carpathians through the transport
centers of Nowy Sacz, Kassa, Pres
ov, and Bardova.
Gen. Ivan Y. Petrov's Fourth
Ukrainian army, bringing up the
south wing of the record Soviet Of
fensive, overran. the Polish rail
junction of Nowy Sacz, AZ miles
southeast of Krakow, and the
Czechoslovak cities of Kassa in the
Hungarian border area, Presov, 20
miles north Of Kassa, and Bardeva,
% miles north of Presov.
Marshal Stain issued a special
order of the day announcing the
conquests in lower Poland Czecho-
slovakia, and ordered salute of 20
Salvos by 224 guns.
Other Soviet forces gathered along
a. 60-mile stretch of the Silesian
border and Grove into East Prussia
from the south in a bid to trap the
defenders of the German province.
The German high command re-
ported that Marshal Konstantin K.
Rokossovsky's army had invaded
southwestern East Prussia on a 81
mile front between Chorzele and
Gilgenburg, the latter only II miles
from the Baltic.
Other Russian forces reached the
area of Kepno, seven miles from
tn eSilesian frontier, 43 miles east
Of Breslau, and 60 miles northwest
of Czestochowa, the opposite end
of border sector into which the
Soviets were flooding for an inva-
sion drive which may have begun.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Road Blocks Set After
Attempt on Jop's Life

'erty of Japanese-Am Americans would
be vigorously prosecuted"
Dol. a 26 year old Nisei. returned
here with his father and mother
from Lamar. Colorado, January ..
following lifting OF the army exclu-
sion order against west coast Japa-
nese, Kenny said. Two brothers are
in the u. S. army, and Dol holds an
agricultural draft defermcnt.
The incident--believed to be the
first case. of attempted violence
against returning west coast Japa-
nese--came less than 48 hours after
800 residents OF this Mother Lode
mining and fruit growing ares at
tended mass meeting and agreed
to boycott Japanese and all per-
sons who trade with Jspauess.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21

NEWCASTLE, Calf, Jan. 2
CUP - State highway patrolmen
early today set up a three-way road
block around the ranch of Summio
Dol, first Japanese-American to re-
turn to Placer county, to prevent a
repetition of an apparent dynamit-
ing attempt on the property.
Sheriff's deputies answering call
from Dol that someone was firing
shots near his house and several
cars were parked near his shed, ar
rived at the Dol ranch early yester-
day as a group of cars sped away.
The unidentified occupants left
behind nine sticks of dynamite and
a litter of burned matches in a
packing shed, the sheriff's office re-
ported. Fuses attached to the dyna-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Crew Tells Jap
Sub Atrocitv

first time since 1912, attacked the
johnson. After the torpedoing, the
craft surfaced on the moonlit wa
tiers and criss-crossed the OIL
smeared waters seeking out and ma
chine-gunning the crewmen strug-
Cling in the sea.
In deliberate charge the sub
chased and rammed life-raft
which killed ten of the 70-man crew
outright and manned others, while
the Japanese seamen shouted in
glee.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Farm Prosperity
Attested by Bank

BERKELEY, Jan. 20. (UP)-
Wartime prosperity of farmers and
stockmen in California, Arizona
Nevada and Utah was attested to
today by the Federal Land Bank of
Berkeley, which reported that $18,-
00O0 of $28,O00,000 in interest and
principal payments on loans during
1914 was sent in to pay off merit
cages before maturity.
Since Pearl Harbor, loans to farm
ers and stockmen in the four states
have declined from $158,017,647 to
$93, ,735,716. Total loans have droppe"
from 50,124 to 30,096.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
1900 Planes Hit
German Supplies

LONDON, Jan. 20. (UP) - More
than $50 American heavy bombers
with an escort of $50 Mustang fight
ers struck today at German supply
and communications centerS in the
Rhineland.
American Flying Fortresses bomb
ed the freight yards at Rheine, 25
miles north of Munster, the yards
at Heilbronn, 25 miles north of
Stuttgart, and the Rhine river rail
bridge at Mannheim.
The attack was designed to ham,
per German supply and communi-
cation with the western front.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
500 N Plates
Left Says Patrol

Due to let-up in vehicle license
plate purchases the latter part Of
this week, there are 500 of the w
series still available at California
Highway Patrol headquarters in Ell
Centre Saturday
Total collections to date reached
$92,953 at p. m. Friday, Captain
Mark HebblethWaite said Saturday.
Last year on the same date the COL
lections tctaled $46,839.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. CUP)
Surviving merchant and navy crew.
men today related the atrocities of
a Jap submarine crew which, after
torpedoing and sinking their Lib
erty ship, John A. johnson, be-
tween California and Honolulu in
November, 1914, had rammed the
life raft and sprayed them with ma
chine-gun fire.
The submarine, resuming under
sea warfare against American ship
ping off the California coast for the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Colorado Called
Last Water Hole

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. (UP)-
The city of Los Angeles will need all
the Colorado river water it can get,
Samuel B. Norris, general manager
and chief engineer of the depart
ment of water and power, said today
speaking against the proposed Colo
RADIO river water treaty with Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Soviets CrumpIe Northern
Wing Of Nozi Defenses.
200 Miles From Berlin
Crushing Pincers C!amped on East
Prussia as Five Armies Sweep to
West, Carpathian Centers S+ormed

LONDON Jan. 20. (UP)-Marshal Stain announced
tonight that the Red army had crumped the north wing
of the German defenses in East Prussia capturing the
towns.
Tst 65 miles northeast of Koenigsberg and the biggest
city in the northeastern part of the German province fell
along with it's strategic outpos the sixth day of the
Russian offensive in that sector.
Other Red army forces driving into East Prussia
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21

This treaty would give Mexico
1,5cO,0OO acre feet of water from the
river supply. 100000 more than she
ever gct,' johnson said.
THE Colorado river Is our last
water hole. The future growth OF
this coastal plain will absorb all the
water allocated to u.s.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
ARIZONA MARKET STEADY

PHOENIX, AriZ., Jan. 20. (UP)-
The U. s. agriculture department
reported today that a steady mar
ket prevails for Arizona's lettuce,
carrots and cauliflower, while un-
settled conditions and slightly lower
prices have entered the cabbage and
broccoli markets.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
British Undersea
Craft Baqs 81

LONDON, Jan. 20. CUP - The
Admiralty announced today that
British submarines operating with
the East Indies fleet sank "a Jap
anese and Japanese-controlled sup
ply ships during recent patrols in
far eastern waters.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
WEATHER FORECAST

Scattered clouds Saturday.
Clear Saturday night. Little
change in daytime temperatures
with maximum around 68 degrees.
Light to moderate frost Satur-
day and Sunday nights with low
est temperature around 20 degrees
I'M coolest locations. Tempera-
ture Saturday morning 80 de-
gree5.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Red-hungarian
Armistice Signed

LONDON, Jan. 20. (UP)-Radio
Moscow said tonight that an armis-
tice agreement between the provi-
sional Hungarian government and
the Allied powers has been signed
in Moscow
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21

HOLLYWOOD, jar. 20. (UP) -
Armed forces radio service today
shipped to it's 400 radio stations
overseas new and larger library of
classical and live" records for re-
broadcast to American servicemen
around the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Roosevelt Warns
Against Distrust
1000 Brave Snow-Sodden Grounds
To Hear President Declare Peace
Possible IF Approached With Unity
- BY LYLE c. WILSON -
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. (UP(-Franklin Delano
Roosevelt naugurated today at IL O3 EWT) president
of the United States the fourth tme warned that
shall have no lasting peace if approach its commit
ments with suspicion, mistrust and fear.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
French Launch
CoImur Pocket
Surprise Attack
Striking in Binding Blizzard, Poi|us
Attempt to Relieve Pressure Mounting
AGAINST yanks in the AIsace Sector

PARIS JAM 90 (UP)-The French First army today
launched surprise attack in binding blizzard along
25me front the south face of the Comar pocket in
apparent effort to relieve Naz pressure threatened
Strasbourg 60 miles to the north
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
WEATHER

Maximum Friday H. minimum Saturday Al; am.
Al, humidity 70; noon Saturday ", hu-
nidity 40; p.m Friday IS, humidity 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21

L. A. HAY-No. barley hay $s6 a s29; No. oat
hay, S36 a S37; u. S. No. 1 alfalfa ungraded 500
q SSl; U. s. No. 2 alfalfa, green g. leafy, S27
q $29; No. 2 $24 q SIS.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-12-07
E5VgE :: s 3 s4s sS55=1tzc:@5. y.

ment printing Office. Washington
25. d. c.
@. My boy crossed the Atlantic
in April, 1914, and was in the s3rd
division. / want TO know what army
that division was In. - A reader,
Scottdale, Pa.
A. The war department says the
s3rd division was assigned to the
9th army.
@. | have just been discharged
from the navy in Boston. Can !
make application to get G.l. loan
here in Massachusetts, TO buy a
farm in Arkansas7 - Anxious.
Northbridse, Mass.
A. The veterans administration
says No. You should apply to your
regional veterans administration
office in Arkansas.
O. viii any benefits received un-
der the G.I. Bill such as loan or
education costs be deducted from
any bonus which may become pay
able to veterans Of this war in the
future? - j. A. g., AItamonte
Springs, Fla.
A. Yes. Section 1905 of the Gil
Bill reads as follows 'In the event
there shall hereafter be authorized
any allowance in the nature Of ad-
justed compensation. any benefits
received or paid for any veteran
under this act shall be charged
against and deducted from such
adjusted compensation; and in the
event a veteran has obtained a loan
under the terms of this act. the
agency dlsbursing such adjusted
compensation shall first pay the
unpaid balance and accrued inter
est due on such loan to the holder
OF the evidence of such indebted
ness to the extent that the amount
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-12-07
(NahIINTEnGST STdMHEALTH"
ARIZONA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
EYE PROBLEMS IN SCHOOL CHILDREN

With schools session the problems children
should
hre common eye ailments children
ierred to as pink nearsighedness
Various of
membrane lining the lids and balD commonly
known
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Is readily recognized
contagious the should
treatment followed detail with chronic
redne and inflammation occasional sites frequent blinking
also demand early and considerate ent
Nearslghdness
problems the school
the
lags his school accordingly
headaches
rrabiy Glasses required these disabling
Fortunately
duct routine visual examinations bring
attention of the physician
to KandKV achM Monday at 6:15
INTEREST HEALTHY