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Evening star., 1945-08-26

inter-American policies, is regarded
here as emphatic Endorsement of
the policies he has pursued. Secre-
tary Byrnes in a statement on the
appointment said these policies are
to be continued with unremitting
vigor."
The shift leaves the American
Embassy at Buenos Aires under the
direction of Charge d'Affaires Ed
ward L. Reed. There Is much ex-
pectation here that new Ambassa-
dor may not be appointed for some
time
Mr.. Braden is the third man ap-
pointed to top State Department
positions by Mr. Byrnes. Previously
he had promoted Dean Acheson
from an assistant secretaryship to
Undersecretary. From the Office of
Gen. George C. Marshall he had
obtained 33-year-old Frank Nc
Carthy, secretary to the Army's S
Evening star., 1945-08-26
Court 'Forgets'
Cocktail Party
Victim's S Name

A sweet-faced, grandmotherly
woman was only Miss Anonymous.
so far as Municipal Court attaches
were concerned, after her story yes
terday of party with friends which
eventually brought her before Judge
Aubrey Fennell.
1ncredeulous at police officers
account of finding her in an intoxi-
Gated condition Friday night, she
told the judge she thought she had
left the party before she had too
much to drink.
And I thought I went straight
home" she added.
Horrifled when Judge Fennell
made the routine inquiry as to
whether or not she had a record,
the woman exclaimed "Oh, nv
goodness, no! hope nobody finds
out about this. You'd be surprised
at the position I hold"
The judge fined her $40 but sus-
pended the sentence on her promise
not to repeat the offense.
Court attendants were sympa-
thetic. They said they had COM
pletely forgotten her name.
Evening star., 1945-08-26
House, Senate Groups
| lbeqin Work This Week
lon Postwar Problems
By ]. A. O'LEARY.

Halt . dozen House and Senate
committees are ready to begir
spadework this week on a variety
Of postwar problems awaiting &C.
ton by the returning Congress
including increased unemployment
compensation and surplus property
disposal.
Some of these committees may be
nearly ready to report legislation
when Congress reconvenes Septem.
Der S, as the result of hearings an6
informal conferences during the
next few days.
The Senate Finance Committee
yesterday made public a long list
Of witnesses who will be heard be-
tween this Wednesday and Tuesday
September 4, on expansion of unem-
ployment compensation during the
period of readjustment from wal
to peace in industry.
Ways, Means Group to Meet.
Meanwhile, the powerful House
Ways and Means Committee has
been called by Chairman Doughton
for a preliminary discussion of the
same subject at / pm. tomorrow
at which time it probably will an
nounce when 1t will hold hearings
Problems that have arisen in con-
nection with disposal of huge stocks
Of surplus war supplies and property
will be tackled Tuesday morning by
the House Committee on Expendi-
lures in Executive Departments,
headed by Chairman Manasco. On
the Senate side surplus property
bills are in the Military Affairs
Committee, and Chairman Thomas
has called that committee for Sep
tember 4.
The House Military Affairs Com
mittee will hold a closed session
tomorrow when it may discuss the
future life and scope of the draft
law.
Government REORGANIZATION.
Government reorganization, also
live issue for the approaching
session, will be taken up first by a
subcommittee of the Senate's Ju-
dietary Committee, headed by Sen
ator McCarran, Democrat, of Neva-
da, Wednesday morning
Meanwhile, the Senate Banking
Committee will resume hearings on
long-range planning for full en-
ployment Tuesday morning, with
Secretary of Commerce Wallace as
the opening witness.
The first witness at Senate hear
ings Wednesday morning on unem-
ployment compensation will be Sen
ator Kilgore, Democrat, of West Vir-
ginia, one of the authors of the
pending bill to authorize Federal
payment Of amounts sufficient to
bring existing State benefits up to
maximum of SIS a week, and to
continue them for 26 weeks in year
The bill also would authorize Fed
eral payment of unemployment
benefits to civilian Government en-
ployes.
Transportation of Workers.
A third provision of the bill would
enable the Government to pay the
transportation expenses of unem-
ployed persons, their dependents
and household effects, If they have
been engaged in essential war work
from the place of such employment
to any place where the United
States Employment Service certi-
fies there are available jobs.
Social Security figures show that
most Of the big States, where war
industries were concentrated, al
ready provide maximum payments
Of at least $50 week, for example :
California, $50 for % weeks;
Michigan, payments may reach a
maximum of $28, including allow
ance for dependents. and run for
20 weeks; Pennsylvania, $40 for 20
Evening star., 1945-08-26
ZAP Photo,

Ar PHOLO.
general staff, to serve in civilian
capacity as Assistant Secretary Of
State in charge of personnel and
administration.
Acceptance of Mr.. Rockefeller's
resignation was accomplished by
Mr.. Truman in brief letter thank
ing him for his services in behalf
Of inter-American unity during the
war. Mr.. Rockefelier's letter ask
ing to be relieved, also brief. did
not go into detailed reasons. Il was
the form resignation rendered by
numerous officials at the time MIR
Truman took office.
Comedies Argentine Failures.
Mr.. Rockefeller's last pronouace-
ment on Argentine policy was made
Friday night in Boston. 1t was a
Evening star., 1945-08-26

the highest rec
ord for ability
and a accomplish
ment of any OF
the disabled vet
erans who have
been graduated
so far from
the Am e r C a n
University's ma
tional service Of
hcer's courS e,
the university s
president, P a u !
Douglass, s a ! d
last night.
| Mr.. B e | v e a !
!
Evening star., 1945-08-26

W do lll bliC ldbSSl A' Deo A>c'se~i'
group Of graduates from the ma
tional service officer's course, DR..
Douglass said. He also has served
as public relations officer for the
course and wrote the We day pro-
gram broadcast by the students over
Station WMAL.
A native of Idaho, where he now Is
visiting, Mr.. Belveal was in news
paper work before he enlisted in
the Navy in July, 1912. He was a
machinist's mate, first class, par
ticipated in the fighting around
Bougainville and was wounded. He
was discharged from the Navy last
August.
DR.. Douglass said he understood
District officials were searching the
records of other students in the
course to find two other men for
the center, preferably District res
idents.
Britain's new Children's Road
Safety League now has 100 900 men,
Evening star., 1945-08-26
Veterans Training Head
Praised as Top Student

L. Dee Belveal, 26-year-old Navy
veteran who has been selected as
director of training for the District
Veterans Information Center, holds
Evening star., 1945-08-26

Britain's new Children's Road
Safety League now has 100000 men,
berS
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09

MEXICO CITY, March 9.
(UP)-Delegates of the 20
American republics started
home Friday in unanimous
agreement that the 16-day
inter American conference
was the most important in
the history of pan-Ameri-
canism.
U. S. Secretary of State Edward
r. StettiniuS, Jr., anG Mexican for
eign minister Ezequiel Padilla gave
the official benedictions to the con-
ference last month. The final act
was signed at the castle of Chapul-
tepec where the working sessions
were held.
Padilla officially declared the con-
ference at an end after a final
plenary session in the chamber of
deputies. He called for a reduction
Of the inequalities among people to
prevent future wars and predicted
that the future peace will be a
peace of the people"
The formula whereby Argentina
may get back into the family of
western hemisphere nations under
general conditions laid down by the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09

SAN FRANCISCO, March
9. CUP)-Two hundred and
seventy-five American army
heroes of Bataan Friday
awaited furloughs that would
take them to their homes af-
ter getting their first foot
hold on American soil in
more than three years.
Every one of the men interviewed
as they landed Thursday amid
yhrieking sirens, brass bands and
showers of paper, agreed that their
first thought was of home.
Pfc. John j. Gordon, 43, Chicago,
an army regular for 90 years, sum-
meC up the feelings of the men,
rescued from the slow starvation
and brutality of months in Caban-
tuan prison camp on Luzon, when
he said:
u think we all feel we just want
to get home. After that we want a
chance to get back at the Japs
again
Many of the men were "too happy
for words" to be back in the U. S.
amcng them was Pfc. Roy j, Jones,
Jr.. 25. Les Angeles. of the regular
army air corps. Pfc. Jeff Smith,
2g Hawthorne, California, brought
back a long chain of short snort
ers," including Dutch, Japanese,
Filipino and Hawaiian bills. Smith
said he was anxious to see sister
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Germany Faces
New u. s. Armv

u. S. 18TH ARMY GROUP
HQ, w E S r f r N FRONT,
March 9. (UP) = A new
American army = the 18th
is on the western front
ready to join in the final as
sault on Germany, it was an
bounced officially Friday.
1t. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow is the
commander of the 18th army, the
specific whereabouts and assignment
of which was not revealed.
The new army will fight as part
of 1t. Gen. Omar NJ Bradley's 18th
army group, which in addition COM
priseS 1t. Gen. George S. Patton's
Third army and 1t. Gen. Courtney
Hodges First army.
With the addition of the 18th
army, Bradley now is in administra-
tive or tactical command of more
combat troops - more than a mil
lion-than any American general in
modern history. including Gen John
J. Pershing, commander of the AEF
Continued on Pg. 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Health Insurance
Measure Waits
Sponsor Change

SACRAMENTO, March 9. (UP)-
Amendments will be offered to bills
containing Gov. Earl Warrens pro-
POSED health insurance system to
meet at least in part objections to
the cost of the plan, authors dis
closed Friday.
A key amendment to be made will
limit the administrative cost of the
plan to 10 per cent of the income
from the projected three per cent
payroll tax. The remaining 80 per
cent all wou1d go for payments to
doctors, dentists and hospitals, AL
bert Wollenberg, (R), San Francisco,
assembly author of the bill, said.
Opponents of the plan have
charged that administrative costs
would be high. with state mec ical
association speakers claiming that
ga per cent of the cost of the Eng
lish health system is overhead"
Wolenoerg and Byrl Salsman, (R) :,
Palo Alto, senate sponsor of the
bill, said the changes were decided
upon after a conference with War
rem.
Another amendment will dovetail
the health insurance system into
plans for postwar employment re-
lief. The projected state relief Or
ganization would be authorized to
contract with the health fund for
treatment of unemployed persons at
actual cost.
However, any person who has paid
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Army Abondons
CunoI Oil Line

WASHINGTON. March 9 CUP)-
Most Of the army'S $l34 100000
Canol oil project in Canada will be
written off the books by June 80.
Abandonment of the project, SUBJ
ject of controversy between the
army and the senate's war investi-
eating committee for more than
two years, was announced Thursday
night by the war department. 1t
had been in operation less than a
year.
Only the Products pipeline from
Skagway to WhitehorSe and Fair
banks, Alaska. will be retained by
the army after the June shutdown
date. Petroleum production at Nor
man Wells will be halted, and op-
erations will cease at the refinery
at Whitehorse anl on the crude oil
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
High kazi Officer
Surrenders With
Staff and Division

WITH u. S. THIRD ARMY IN
GERMANY, March 9. (UPD-A Ger
man divisional general, his entire
staff ard 5000 officers and men sur
rendered to the American Third
army Friday.
PARIS, March 9. CUP)-The Al
lies have captured 1,009,063 prison.
ers since D-Day, supreme headquar-
tiers officially announced Friday.
The bag included one colonel gen.
oral, 81 other generals, five COL
cnels commanding divisions, and
five admirals.
The total accounts for an esti-
mated So German divisions, exclud-
ing armored divisions, but including
four paratroop divisions.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
u. s. Subs Send
Y More Jap
Ships TO Doom

WASHINGTON, March 9. up
American submarines have sunk a
japanese escort carrier, a destroyer,
and 10 other craft in their latest
sweeps, in far eastern waters, the
navy announced Friday.
In addition to the two warships,
large tanker. four cargo-transports
and five cargo vessels were sent to
the bottom, the communique re-
ported.
These finkings brought total enc
my craft sunk by U. S. subs to 1857
including 112 combat vessels.
Fleet Admiral Chester w. Nimitz,
commander -in-chief of the Pacific
fleet, reported Thursday that Amer
lean submarines have accounted for
approximately rs per cent of all
Japanese shipping destroyed in this
war
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Tokyo
Left
AfIunne
Supers Spread
Fire Over
10 Square Miles
By UNITED PRESS

ten -Square-mlie area OF
Tokyo is afire after the 3c0-plane
raid by SuperfOrteresses, Norman
Paige, blue network correspondent
reported from Guam Friday.
There is a conflagration in
Tokyo now" Paige said.
"The very heart of the city of
Tokyo is aflame at this moment
as well over 300 superfOrtresses
wing their way back from the
largest and most powerful raid
ever carried out.
"The raid was for the express
purpose of setting fire to this
area roughly as large as all of
South Manhattan Island and
Brooklyn combined.
This amazing attack is the
first all incendiary raid OH Japan,
and the first large night bombing
of Tokyo.
"The area was left great
blazing cauldrOn. Flames were
shooting far into the sky.
Paige said the Japanese were
caught flat-foOted.
Tokyo did not say how many
superforts were carrying out the
18th attack on the Japanese capital
The broadcast declared that Nip.
pom fire-fighting units ARE nov
Displaying brisk activity in bring
ing the resulting fires under con
troll"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
US High Command
Studies Leader
Of Japan Invasion

WASHINGTON, March 8. up
The American high command is
trying to decide who should lead the
invasion of Japan.
This information came from Ad-
miral Chester w Nimitz, who has
more or less counted himself cut of
that job Nimitz believes an army
man ought to have that re1ponSi-
bility.
Besides being commander-in in -chief
Of the Pacific fleet. Nimitz is also
commander of the Pacific ocean
a. cas- and the japanese home is
lands are in his bailiwick. This is
what he told newsmen about them
Thursday.
They consti tute large land
Continued on Pg. 2, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Death Summons
Carolyn Taylor
In |. A. Hospital

Imperial Valley residents were
shocked Friday to learn OF the sud-
den death of Miss Carolyn Taylor,
who played prominent part in
the produce business in the valley
for more than 20 years.
Miss Taylor died at p. m. Thurs
day in st. Vincents hospital in Los
Angeles from a brain hemorrhage.
She had been a patient in the hos
pital two weeks before her death
but her friends did not realize her
condition was so critical.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 p. m. Monday at the Smith
Salisbury mortuary at 3941 Madison
Avenue, Culver City. Burial will be
in Forest Lawn Memorial park at
Glendale.
Miss Taylor was connected with
the Fred r. Bright Company in
the produce growing and shipping
business, serving as company sec
retary. She was known and liked
by produce people throughout the
nation and was widely recognized
as an efficient and shreWd business
woman whose opinions and ideas
were respected throughout the in
duStry.
A never failing capacity COR
friendship was one of her greatest
characteristics and acquaintance
became friends soon after meeting
her.
Her father died recently and her
mother had suffered a long illness
since that time, the worry and ILL
ness in her family placing a heavy
burden on Miss Taylor's strength
and health.
Among her survivors are her
mother, Mrs. A. Taylor and brother,
j. F. Taylor, both of Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Marines Drive
To Last Tip
Of Two Island

GUAM, March 9. UP)-U. S.
marines virtually split in two the
last desperately resisting Japanese
on Two Friday with a drive to a 100
foot cliff overlooking the north
east coast.
ut won't be long before this thing
is over Vice Admiral Richmond
Kelley Turner, commander of the
Pacific amphibious forces, said aft
er a tour of the tiny island on
Japan's front doorstep.
Continued on Pg. 2, Col A.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09

The plane will be an American
Airlines giant liner, stripped down to
cargo capacity.
On the plane will be 5000 pounds
of the Valleys choice tomatoes,
packed and consigned by the Ralph
E. Myers company.
Under special arrangements, the
plane will make port and departure
at the Ell Centro Marine Air Corps
station seven miles west of El
Centro
At the same hour a United Air
lines cargo plane is cheduled to
take off either at Salinas or Oak
land with vegetable cargo from
the Salinas area and the plans have
developed into a race. The I'M
perial Valley tomatoes are due to go
on the early morning markets in
the Ohio metropolis Tuesday.
American AirlineS officials have
estimated the trip will consume nine
hours, although they expect to trim
that schedule materially. it is un-
derStoOd
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09

pipeline from Norman Wells to
WhitehorSe.
Those .acilitieS will be offered for
sale to Canada and private bidders,
after they have been appraised by
the u. S. and Canadian govern
ments. Under terms of an inter-
national agreement, Canada will
have first option to buy.
The United States retains an op-
ton to purchase up to 60,000,000
barrels of oil after present operat-
ions are stopped.
The War Department said the
joint chiefs of staff decided to
abandon the project because of the
anticipated improvement in the
tanker situation and the improved
military outlook in Alaska and the
Pacific.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Flood Dangers
On OH 9 Grow

gahela rivers, workers returned to
their jobs in the city's factories
and steel mills.
Late reports indicated that the
waters were rising slowly alcng some
600 miles of the rive. S length In
-e'-t'cl-v f~or' tho "r'bow" at Cat
tlettsburg, to Paducah, at the other
ol.u ~ ere state. Southern Indiana
and Ohio towns also prepared for
high waters.
At least 10 known dead wer
counted in six-state area.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Stettinius Gives Praise
To lnter-Americd Meet

ference records. 1t was signed
Thursday.
StettiniuS described the results of
the conference at a press confer
ence as truly historic" He also took
the occasion to appeal personally
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Heroes Of butudn Await
FurIoughs And Home

out in the Pacific"
Glass credited Red Cross food
packages received in camp with
saving the lives of "a lot of us and
not cnly because we neeced food.
1t kept our spirits alive, just to be
getting something from someone
who was interested in us"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
BY UNITED PRESS

War production was resumed Fri
day in the upper Ohio river valley
as floodwaters receded to near
normal stages, but downriver COM
munities braced themselves for the
highest levels in more than seven
years.
Mines began operations in the
eastern Ohio area after a two-day
shutdown and at Pittsburgh, where
the Ohio originates at the conflu-
ence of the Allegheny and Monon-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09

to Argentina TO join the United
Nations in tour common struggle
against the aggressors.
StettiniuS warned in his closing
statement that much remains to
be done to carry out what has been
cone here"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
y AMBlINe
a. EP0RTER
So You Like II?

So You Like II?
RR apologies to a Seeley couple
for tying to get id of that pile of
Junk to which. We understood, resi-
dents of Seeley objected because it
was a blight on their town.
Apparently che couple resents this
wCll-meant as. istance. Here is a
note RR received. 1t as signed Dad
and Nom. Here is the note
Slaley Calif-Rambling Reporter
Pest Press Dear Sir Hope your sore
eyes are we'll by new so you can go
down by 3l5 Main st FL Centre and
see the sore eye of your town also
lcok inside the building and take a
tmeil. will admit, the sore eye scenes
should be removed in both places
Seeley and Ell Centre, those travel
mg west their eyes are sc sore from
seeing the place in FL Centro they
cant see the sore eye junk pile in
Seeley, Will eXpe. ans in Rambling
Repo. ter
A Cog Slipped
II moc a ,1a i0r fpot of huSippSS
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09

at Palo Alto.
I'VE never expected such a re-
ception.' said T Sgt. Harold Glass,
80, Long Beach, California. l can't
really say what I want to do. really.
Just get home. But after that I
want to get back in harness"
There's some unfinished business
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
MAI. GEN. NUDGE

MANILA, Feb. % (UP)-Maj.
Gen. Verne Donald Nudge, COM
mander of the First Calvary Divis-
ion, was wounded seriously by a
Japanese hand grenade while in
specting captured enemy emplace-
ments south of Antipolo Friday.
Nudge was examining a hill which
had been taken by cavairymen when
a japanese soldier who had been
left for dead suddenly rose up and
threw a grenade at him, influcting
a wound in the right abdominal
region.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09

bridge.
The Yanks swept down on the
bridge from the west Wednesday
afternoon. Panicky German rear
guards fumbled the planned dyna-
hitting of the bridge and fled back
Continued on Pg. 2, Col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
First Air Cargo Of Valley
Vegetables to Go Monddv

On next Monday morning epoch in Imperial Val
ley's agricultural domain will begin.
At a. m that day the first plane cargo of winter
grown vegetable will start speed with Cleveland
Ohio he
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
r us S
Ss:to Tx
Berlin
Attack With Fury
And Leave
oder Line AfIame

i4o4N Do4N, vi dfCil y. WI
"MoScow dispatches report
ed Friday that the battle of
Berlin had been resumed in
full fury along a 175-mile
stretch of the Oder and
NeisSe rivers.
NaZi accounts said the Red
army haJ broken into the
heart of and apparently en-
circled Kuestrin, main an
chor of the last-ditch Oder
line before the capital.
Adolf Hitler has just returned
from visit to the Oder front some
30 miles from Berlin, Naz broad
casts sale as the decisive battle for
the eastern approaches to the capt.
tai began.
SECURITY BLACKOUT
Moscow reported that the Soviet
high command continued to screen
developments along the Cder-Neisse
front with a security blackout, but
added Significantly:
Unofficial advices inc icate that
the whole Oder-Neisse line is
aflame, with the second phase of
.he decisive winter offensive in full
swing"
Moscow also reported that the
Soviets were storming and shelling
the outskirts of both Danzig and
Stettin. biggest German held ports
On the Baltic sea, after crumpling
Continued on Pg. ., Col g.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Tunks end Soldiers Push
Miles Inside Reich as
Giant Guns Level Cities
Stampedins Germans tumble Attempt
To Blow Up Ludendorf Bridge;
Seized and Used TO Push Invasion

PARIS, March 9. (UP)-Amercan First army tanks
and Troops swept the Ludndof bridge Remagen
and drove than four miles into the German hnterand
Friday To the north hundreds of u S. Ninth army guns
began fattening the arsenal cities of the Ruhr valley in
tremendous bombardmen from the bank of the Rhine
The security backout that had coaked the progress of
the First army since it broke through the Rhine 48 hours
ago lifted dramatically reveal that the Ludendorf
bridge had been captured intact probably the
ing military coup of the