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Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-13
Fake Surrender Bulletin
Stirs Offer Of Reward

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.
(UP) - Hugh Baillie, presi-
dent Of the United Press,
Sunday night offered $4,000
reward for the Identification and
conviction OF the person who fec
into the UP wire system shortly
after $50 p m. a false flash saying
Japan had accepted the Allies sur
render terms.
The UP Immediately reported the
case to the federal bureau of in
vestigation and the federal COM
munlcatlOns commission Charles
R. Denny, member of the FEC.
said he would be glad to have all
available information on the case.
The flash was fec into the UPS
southern wire system at IA o'clock
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-13
U. S. Employees
Face Job Loss

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. CUPl -
Approximately two-thirds of the
governments 3.574672 employees face
possible loss of their jobs within six
months of VI Day.
These are the so-called war Serv-
ice appOintees whose contract for
employment with the government is
for the duration of the war and six
months
High civil service commission
spokesman said Monday there were
no specific estimates as to the num-
Der who would lose jobs within six
months. But, he pointed out, prob
ably the first to feel the unemploy-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-13

the Allied surrender terms"
The flash set off celebrations in
some places. In Washington a
crow Of 1000 in front of the White
House sang patriotic songs. In New
York whistles blew and motorists
sounded their horns.
After it was established that the
flash did not originate in the Wash
ington bureau the U. P in New York
sent a message to bureaus order
ing the impounding of all teletype
tape. 1t also asked bureaus to in
vestigate and report any evidence
they found indicating that someone
had cut in on the U. P. circuit with
the purpose of disseminating false
information. 1t was possible that
the impounded teletype tape would
provide q clle.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-13

Sunday night. 1t carried a Wash
ington date line and said the Japa-
nese had accepted the surrender
terms.
Within two minutes the U. P as
certained that the flash had not
originated in its Washington bur-
eau. A kill on the flash was then
sent. but the erroneous information
already had been broadcast by some
radio stations.
Shortly after 10 p. m Charles G.
Ross, White House secretary, issued
this statement:
President Truman went to bed
about an hour ago. If anything
comes in he'll be notified. There is
absolutely no word of truth in the
report that the President has an
nounced that Japan. has accepted
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-13

ment effects of peace would be
workers in war department manu-
featuring enterprises. navy yards,
and the war agencies with no fur
ther functioning to perform.
He listed the Office of Censorship
as the first war agency to be liq-
Undated completely.
War service employment was sub
stituted for the old-line civil serv-
ice employment in 1912 when the
government was hiring increasing
number of workers. Regular civil
service carries a permanent degree
Of employment.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-13
Russian Troops
Make Landing
On Jap Island

LONDON, Aug. 13 Tokyo
said Soviet amphibious troops land
ed Monday at two points 60 miles
apart on the japanese half of SAX
halin islanG which stretches within
20 miles OF the enemy's home island
of Hokkaido
The Soviets went ashore at An
becSu, on the west coast just below
the SOviet-Japanese border on SAX
halin, and at Esutoro, so miles far
ther south, radio Tokyo quoted the
Northern Army District Command
as announcil
Tokyo reported last Friday that
some Soviet troops had crossed from
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-13
Government Maps
End of War
Prisoners Work

PHOENIX, Ariz.. Aug. l3. up
Use of prisoners of war for farm
labor in Arizona will terminate Jan
uary l under repatriation plans Of
the war department.
This message has been delivered
TO representatives Of agriculture and
the University of Arizona farm la
Dor extension service by 1t. Col.
Robert R Taylor, executive officer
Of the prisoner of war division.
Ninth Service Command.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-13

rector Lewis B. Hershey said re-
Gently that inductions would con-
tinue at 100000 a month after VI
Day.
The present selective service law
runs to May Is. 1916, but it may be
terminated by the Presidents proc
lamation that hostilities have
ceased, or by joint congressional
resolution.
Sen. Harley NJ Kilgore CDD. West
Virginia, said the army should step
up its discharge program to achieve
the speediest possible release Of
men from service, and should i'm
medlately institute a system of vol
untary recruitment.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-13
TOKYO HOLDS SILENT ON SURRENDER NOTE
AS ALLIES STRIKE new, SMASHING BLOWS
Congress Groups
Speed Study Of
Peacetime Plans
Committees Ready for
Hearings on Bills
Affecting RecOnversiOn

WASHINGTON, Aug. -.
tUP'- Congressional lead
ers moved swiftly Monday
to prepa!1 legislation on the
human side" of reconversicn tcr
consideration Of congress when it
reconvenes. probably on Sep. 5.
Chairman Robert F. Wagner.
Cd. New York, of the senate
banking and currency committee
announced that a subcommittee
would resume hearings On the full
employment bill Aug. q.
Chairman Walter F. George ID ,
Georgia, of the senate finance COM
mlttee announced hearings for Au-
gust % on the Kilgore bill to put a
federal floor Of S25 a week for 26
weeks under unemployment COM
penSation payments during the re-
conversion emergency.
Senate Democratic leader Alben
w. Barkley, Kentucky, has indi-
Gated that these two human ele-
mentS" in the reconversion legisla-
tive program would get first con-
sideration when congress returns to
work V ~ -t. .-. .---..-
Chairman Robert L. Doughton
1DD, North Carolina. of the house
ways and means committee said
however, that it would be impossible
to have proposed social security leg
lSlation ready for congressional con-
sideratiOn by the tentative recon-
vening date
Doughton said committee and
Social Security Board experts have
been working on proposals to in
crease Social Security benefits and
broaden its coveragc It will be an
other two weeks before their work
is near enough to completion to be
submitted to the committee, he
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-13
Hiroshima Mayor
Killed by Bomb
UNITED PRESS

The Japanese Domei News Agency
said Monday that the mayor OF
Hiroshima and two other high gov
ernment officials were killed in the
August 6 atomic bombing of the
japanese city.
The dispatch, recorded by the
federal communications commission
identified the victims as Senkichi
Awase. mayor of Hiroshima: Kunio
Kawamotoy of the Chukoku super
intendent generals secretariat, and
Tadasahi Yoshida, director of the
Hiroshima prefectural communica-
tions bureau.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-13
World Awaits Final Wor
To End War i'm Pacific
No Time Limit Placed for Answer
To Terms Sent From Washington;
Reached Hirohito Without DELAYS

WASHINGTON Aug. Is. OP),-The hours-and the
War-dragged on Monday.
At 2:l5 pm. (SWT) nearly 81 hours after the Allied
reply to Japans surrender offer there still word
from the W mite House that the enemy had opted
White House Secretary Charles G. Ross said the Allies
had placed time limit for their note dis
patched at 10:35 am, (EWT) Saturday.
Asked whether third atomic bomb would ~ dropped
on Japan if no reply forthcoming soon he said: Il
do not know. If | did, wouldn't say"
Chinese EnrOy Looks for yes" Reply
The Chinese ambassador, DR.. Wei Tao Ming conferred
with President Truman briefly, shortly after II 30 am
(EW) and told reporters later he personally believed that
the good news will at any moment" Asked on
what he based his belief he replied:
On many things, but I'd better not say But il will
COME believe it will come
Ross noted Tokyo broadcast that the Allied
caon arrived in the enemy capital Monday japanese
time onday in Tokyo begins when is about Sun
day here.)
If that is true he said they have had our terms only
II hours"
But, he added in apparent reference the fact
the Allied reply has been repeatedly shorwaved Japan
they certainly knew what in terms
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-13

the japanese privy council and the
Prince Nobuhito Takamatsu, as re-
gent after Japan surrenders.
The broadcaSts made no mention
of Hirohito's possible abdication but
the fact that they singled out Aki-
hito and Takamatsu for special
praise at time when Japan's sur
render was under consideration ap-
peared significant.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-13
Abdicdtion Of Hirohito
Imminent. Reports Say

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.
13. (UP)-Japanese broad
casts raised the possibility
today that Emperor Hirohito
may be planning to abdicate in ia
vor of his son, 11-year- old Crown
Prince Akihito, with the emperor's
brother, Prince Nobuhito Takamat-
su. as regent after Japan surrenders.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-13
Buck PaSScrSi-

Buck PaSScrS,-
The other night in council meet
ing Mayor P L. Moore called at
tentlOn of the other members of the
Fl Ccntro city council to the rou-
tine report on auto parking meters
wherein it was set out that the reg
ular monthly warrant had been is
sued from the take" on the meters
in payment for same.
The trial period for the meters
soon will be up" the mayor inter-
jeCtPd into his statement, and as
far as I am concerned I have my
mind made up what to do then"
Like a flash, up spoke Council
man Herb FaWcett. with make mine
up too while you're at it,"
And then came yep" and ave
from COuncilmen William Tondro
and Robert HattOn.
Hey" put in City Clerk Irwin
Maupin, "d'you think this is a ron
Call?"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-13

Meanwhile, japanese Domei
news agency broadcast said it was
cancelling certain regularly sched-
uled transmissions to the Orient for
the next u hours No explanation
was given.
There was no explanation Of the
delay in transmission. The original
Japanese surrender offer arrived
here IL hours after its broadcast
by Tokyo radio.
TALKS WITH TOTO
Mondays japanese broadcast said
Emperor Hirohito. who has become
sort of pawn in the exchange Of
messages. received Foreign Minister
ShigenOri TOjO at the Imperial Pal
acc this afternoon.
Presumably they we're consulting
on a reply
Meanwhile, the Allies were pre-
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Fleet AirPIones
Sweep Tokyo.
Yokohama Areas
Enemy Flying Craft Destroyed On
Ground as yanks Meet Little
Resistance in Warfare Renewal
BY WILLIAM F. TYREE

GUAM, Aug. 13. (UP)-Carrier planes from the Third
fleet destroyed damaged several enemy aircraft
parked on arcldS in the Tokyo Monday and pilots
reported only light japanese anti-arcraft fire.
Striking while Japan still debated whether to sur
render hundreds of American and British carrier planes
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-13
p AMBlIne
(%EfoRTER
QuaCk! Quack!-

No wonder Rudolph Miller was 50
incenscd at finding Donald Hodge
sailing his prize decoy duck up and
down in the gutter during the rain
storm last Friday.
It seems it is no ordinary deccy
but one with powers that would
amaze even Ripley. When Miller
arrived At work Monday morning
he found the duck on his desk
When he removed the decoy to get
on with his work. there was a large
egg, which without doubt. was laid
by the duck.
Oh, no doubt ch. D. H?
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-13

'TT7-'' T-VIITVTV' u dIIU 5JTdItU
submarine base shipping, rail
way targets and ether military OBJ
leCtlveS IN q sudden resumption of
their assault on the enemy home
land
A japanese announcements said
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-13
WEATHER

Maximum Sunday les, minimum
, Monday 70;' am. Monday "a. hu-
midity so; noon Monday 106, humid
ity Is; pm. Sun. S3, humidity 64
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-15

Rule Six was something else again It read:
 Tt is recommended that negotiated agreements of the members present of the labor group and the managemen employer group be required for adop. ton by the conference of any resolution or recon- mendation."
 A dozen reporters in the press room of the Labor Department read that one over three times and then started paging c grammarian to parse out the sen. tence and tell what 1t meant.
 
 Leslie V. Eichel labors new and efficient public relations officer read 1t over and he didn't know. Eichel put in call for John D4etz, secretary to Maj. Paul Douglas, who Is chairman of the Confer ence Arrangements Committee. Maj. Douglas had gone home. Secretary schweienbach had left his office.
 DietS finally supplied the information that this was the third draft of Rule Six. It had been very carefully revised and 1t said exactly what the com- mttee wanted 1t to say Tn the original draft 1t had said that agreements would De reached by majority vote But the Arrangements Committee recognized that would never do. That would have been to simple. too clear. And suppose all is of the management
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-15
Community Auditorium?

The question of community auditorium in Water written to the president of the Matatuck Historical so cety by the curator Rawson Haddon. In his compre- hensive report of the facilities of the society at west Main street. the arrangement of the exhibits and the gal ley space MT Haddon has suggested various changes in arrangements with diagrams of same
 Those who attend the exhibitions and programs pre- sented will appreciate the value and importance of the suggested changes One thing brought to the atten-
 ton is the fact that it longer seems wise to hold the larger exhibitions in the auditorium which is up two flights The small gallery the first floor is not al- ways large enough The society is looking to the future and the possibility of sharing community building which would house museum, auditorium and other rooms which would take of the citys cultural programs This however something for the future It IS sae to say many are in accord with and hopeful for some sort of community or memorial building which would take care of variety of events-concers art exhibits lectures and so on. Hartford has it's Bushnell Memorial. We might have similar edfce here suitably inscribed.
 The Mattatuck Historical society letter furnishes plenty of food for thought along these lines And the suggestion of enlargement of the present headquarters to extend on the main level to the street also seems feasible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-15
A Thought for Today
Cashing In

The apathy of many pubicminded citizens to local elections is too often pronounced in communities like Waterbury It certainly will tend to become more so II the business of providing candidates for public office Oy ng this past week. We refer to the announcement that
 convention of the Independent Democratic Party was held and that the delegates voted to endorse all Of the Republican candidates with the exception of one-Ader- man William V. Gerardi. One lone Independent was named to run against Alderman Gerardl.
 A long time ago The Democrat took the position that party government was suffering from the activities Of dscontented groups which could not the recogn
 on they wanted from the major parties and proceeoeo to set up their party and to demand the same rgnt and privileges on the ballot and voting machine their
 more formidable opponents had. This being the land or opportunity the home of the brave nothing can be cone to prevent this type of eeconeerng long as the laws are complied with All of which brings up the queSton about enforcing the election laws as they apply to par
 ties and their conduct of caucuses primaries conver tons, etc.
 In Waterbury the majority party remains the Demo- cratic The minority still the Republican Both main tan party organizations and comply faithfully with all the rules and regulations of party and state with respect to their official activities They not dormant organ izatons but are reasonably active throughout the year. When nominating time approaches there are official mo- ticeS to time purpose and place. Lists ot 0eegateS published The nominations are usually conducteo in public pace where the delegates aSsenoe upon que notice to this effect
 All this suggests conformity whereas the activities of the Independent Democratic Party this past week do not As mater of fact former members of this group sequenty it cannot make nominations or be accorded place the voting machines In view of this and m VleW of the fact that it has contributed only confusion to the approaching municipal election would seem as If some test should be made for legality It is easy to Surmse how many such dssden groups could work havoc with the orderly procedure of election laws and even con tribute to the complete dsneest of the public in goV- ernment under the party system
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-15
DON'T GO WEST THIS MONTH
(sprIngfield Daily News)

If you are planning q trip to the West coast this month, 1t might be advisable to postpone 1t unless you are assured of sleeping accommoda- tons and you know just where you are going to lay your head when you get there. The reason Is that 100000 navy men, liberated prisoners and their relatives are expected to I1lor1- opolize laoStelries in San Francisco and other nearby communities py the middle of the month.
 Because the housing situation looks so serious, 26 major San Fran cisco hotels are refusing reServa- tions from October i3 to % 80 as to be in 6 position to accommodate to the extent of their ability. the influx of naval personnel occasioned by the arrival at the Golden Gate of . part of Admiral Halsey's Sd fleet.
 Frisco's hotels have e combined total of 10000 rooms, SO 1t is appar. ent that all cannot be accommodated and most of the crew members will be required to sleep aboard their ships while they are anchored in the harbor. Tn any event, 1t wi'l be much better for customers to stay home at this time or ct least give that section of California a wide berth--until after November l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-15
What Does It Mean?
By Peter EdSOn

group and two members of the labor group had voted for proposition, against the other 10 members ot tho labor group It would have been majority decision all right but the l6 who voted mo" would have been disSatisfed and sore and might have broken up tne conference.
 Finally Eichel got hold of Ted siivey, who Is cIo. president Phil MurTays stand-in on the Arrange" inerlts Committee Echei and SIvey talked on the phone for about five minutes. with DletS listening in and Elche taking notes 1t meant the reporters heard Eichei repeating back to svey that the cone ference would try to achieve unanmity With vahdity but without rigdlty. That made everything crystal clear and dandy like mud
 But when Elchel hung up, he was able to an. nounce beamingly that he had the answer. what it meant was that the conference planners had realized there would have to be unanimous agreement on any recommendations or they might as well not have any conference Tn short they didn't want this conference would settle nothing and really make things worse than they are now, if that's possible
 So they agreed that the conference will try to reach agreements in sub-commttees by unanimous agreement. If, however, 0 minority of subcommittee members can't agree on any proposition. that propo" siton will not be killed but will be referred to the
 main committee or the full conference to negotiate mittee, maybe modified, maybe kicked back to the subcommittee with suggestions for revisions that will enable the subcommittee to bring in unanimous recommendations
 The difficulties in phrasng these agreements are not reported here to heap scoTn on the toFthcomine conference and bettle its efforts but to show what Q tough problem the conference has ahead Of it In trial peace and be acceptable to all clements of labor and management, throughout the country They need Q sixth grade teacher of English grammar, but wish 'em luck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-15
More About Patton By BiN Cunningham

motion picture mogus being escorted around at Army expense on one of those who-knows-why tours. This went Into great detail about the brilliant conception of the AMd, how much better the planning was, this time than for any other victory. It told of these matches executives all ready and waiting ct the battles edge, of how they'd raced in and what won. derS they had wrought.
 From what could see they were doing the job. and the job was all theirs to do. know when was trying to see Pastor Niemoeler considered tne most important German in those parts at the time, # was the AMd had to clear with, and did clear With. I never heard anybody deny that the civl end of it was theirs They had their h own avS Scs1s s rsnS H u :e Lucius Clay at the top.
 I watched the AA0 operating in Munich. and can prove It. because spent Q lot of time in the ossics os c.Sta! whc was pert eG 4! This waa the Bayariar AMd-the top control agency. know it picked Germans for jobs and | was my understand ing that it had full authority if by any chance, you saw my story about finding Walter Klefe the former Berlin in d Lt.wse nSsplsat o; .s I Sso s varian AMd, was trying to restart newspapers m Munich Kiefei was an anti.NaM of record He'd been in Dachau. told them about him. They said they'd ike to interview him, and tho last knew they were sending for him. They didn't say anything about hav- Ing to ask Gen. Patton.
 Patton wasn't even in Munich, and almost never came to Munich He stayed at the headguarers Of ms Third Army at Bad Tolz, some 90 miles away: He seemed to spend oil his time in straight military
 matters holding military inspections of his units l over Southern Germany. This was strictly military. HIS men were the police force. one understood that they were two separate things Patton and his soldiers the conquerng force standing guard checking natives enforcing orders ready to fight rebellion at the drcp of c helmet and the AMG. surveying the food siip- ply, the fuel selecting buFgomeisters, administrator screonlng the police force tine fire department setting up the civilian framework
 one suppcseS that Patton, as top commander, had Co sign the papers and take the AMd word. 1t looks now, too, as f he took their rap.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-15
souNDLY DECIDED
(Hartford Times)

Most citizens of Connecticut, we imagine, will agree with the Legis- lative Council in It's decision against recommending the immediate call- ing of e special session of the Gen. eral Assembly.
 With thousands of jobs going beg ging, industries being reconverted to civilian activities every day and workers feeling sufficiently affluent to 70 on strikes, to say nothing of the cushion of unemployment irsur- ance, there can hardly be said to be any emergency, due to Q lack of employment opportunity.
 The petition for an immediate special session was filed with the Governor some weeks ago. Tn the inc terim since, there has been no evi- dence of suffering or hardship due thing Is imminent. Meanwhile, the situation Is bettering rather than worsening, as far as the progress of reconversion and unemployment iA to unemployment, or that any such concerned. Obviously, nothing has happened in the past month to inc