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Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20
Takyo Reports
New Borneo
Invasion Looms

MANILA, June 20. (UP)-Radio
Tokyo reported Wednesday that Al
lied mine sweepers have begun
work in the Bay of Balikpapan, the
great Borneo oil center which has
been pounded from sea and air for
the past week.
The Japanese broadcast said that
four mine sweepers began their
work Tuesday, necessary prelimi-
nary to any invasion of the rich oil
area on Borneo's east coast.
Tokyo claimed that shore batter
les sank one of the sweepers and the
other three withdrew.
"a Domei dispatch said that the
sweeper sank after 1T struck a
mine)
Previous panese broadcasts
have reported the bombardment of
Balikpapan by an Allied fleet, said
to include an aircraft carrier, three
battleships, 16 destroyers and other
WarShips.
Communiques from Gen. Douglas
MacArthur's headquarters have not
confirmed the naval bombardments,
but have reported daily air attacks
on gun positions and airfields in
the Balikpapan area-alSo a pre-
invasion pattern of assault.
Today's communique reporte d
that heavy bombers dumped 200 toss
of explosives on Balikpapan and
the ship-building center Of Sama-
rinda to the north.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20
ForresfdI, King
Call for Huge
Peace-fime Navy

WASHINGTON, June 20. CUP)-
The U. S. navy wants postwar
fleet big enough to lick whatever
naval forces any other power or
combination of likely enemies
could bring to bear on North or
South America or the Pacific Ocean
areas.
1t wants to be sure that fleet in
cludes enough warships to provide
this country's contribution to world
security forces.
And in addition it wants to be
sure of having enough extra war
craft to take care of policing opera
tions in Japanese and German
waters Immediately after the end of
the war.
Committee Hears Plan
That in brief, is the nayy's tenta-
tive postwar plan as outlined to
house and senate naval affairs COM
mittees Tuesday by Navy Secretary
James ". Forrestal and Adm. Ernest
J. King, commander in chief of the
U. S. fleet.
The joint session was. not open to
reporters but Chairman David /.
Walsh, CD. Mass, of the senate
group released statement by For
restal afterward containing what
the navy felt safely might be made
public now.
To maintain postwar fleet
ready for any emergency the naval
chiefs recommended dividing the
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20
Of Strikes
Hits Motion

IRE of the alkali plant after 1000
workers as one of the most crit
ical from war standpoint" The
workers, members CT the United
Min !. workers of America, struck in
protest against the company's use
of outside contractors for work in
the plant.
Additional thousands of soldiers
in full battle regalia mcyed into
Chicago Wednesday to operate
trucks made idle by the walkout of
10000 operators, demanding more
money The army already had 1900
soldiers driving trucks there.
At the same time the War Labor
board ordered $500 strikers at the
Mccormick works CT tie Inter
national Harvester company, Chi
cago, back to work Wednesday. The
strike had halted production of
farm equipment and war goods.
A WI;Y -to-work order tc
1900 Goodyear Tire and Rubber
company, Akron, strikers was ig-
nored.
In a separate strike move, $4,000
workers at Akron Firestone Tire
and Rubber company voted in fa-
vor CT strike.
A strike of $500 United Steel
workers, CIO, over the discharge of
one worker, went into its eighth
day at the American Rolling Mill
company plant, Ashland. KY, de-
spite a WLB back to work order.
Production at a Sacramento,
Calf. cannery was reported only
40 per cent of normal following a
jurisdictional dispute between the
Seafarers' and Teamsters' union,
both AFL.
Loggers in the northwest area
threatened to strike unless the
WLB approved wage increases.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20
JAPS WIPED OUT AT 0kINAWA SUICIDE SPOT
Congressman Eye
Trunan's S Plan
On Succession
Major Party Leaders
Give Approval With
Some Senator's Cool

WASHINGTON, June 20.
(UP) President Truman's
proposal to make the speak
er of the house third in line
for the presidential succession won
general house approval Wednesday
but senate reaction was mixed.
While the recommendation was
given hearty Endorsement by some
senators the attitude of influential
members indicated that Mr.. Tru-'
mans request would not be trans
lated into law Immediately
In message to congress Tuesday
Mr. Truman recommended that the
presidential succession law may be
changed to make the house speaker
president if death or disability
should remove both the President
and vice president
HOUSE APPLAUDS
When the message was read the
house applauded loudly and Rep. A.
S. Mike Monroney CD Oklahoma,
Immediately pointed out that the
proposal was in accord with a bill
he already had introduced.
House Democratic Leader John w.
Mccormack of Massachusetts, COM
mented that the recommendation
was sound and proper" Republican
Leader Joseph w. Martin of Mas
sachusetts agreed and said congress
should act before its summer recess.
Chairman Hatton w. Summers
CD Texas, of the house judiciary
committee said he was drafting a
bill based on the proposal. He said
the committee would decide soon
whether to consider it-along with
the Monroney bill sss
TO OFFER BILLS
Sen. Styles Bridges (R9 N. H., re-
sponded by introducing bill based
on the recommendation Sen. Mil
lard E. Tydings CD Md. said con-
gress should act before its. summer
recess and Sen. Lister Hill CD
Alabama, said it was an appropriate
time to review the question of sue
cession.
But there were other senators who
gave the message cool reception
in off -the-record comments.
One said that a President nor
nlally chooses his own successor by
naming the vice presidential nomi-
nee at party conventions. Hence he
saw no fault in the present law.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20
Dispute
Slows
.F.Meet
Arab Delegate
Hits Out at
French Tactics

SAN FRANCISCO, June
20. (UP) - Egyptian dele
gate Abdel Hamid Badawi
Fasha. speaking in behalf of the
Arab League at a public session of
the United Nations conference,
Wednesday denounced France for
recent "acts of aggression" against
Syria.
The French delegate, Maurice lie
Jean. tried in vain to have the Egyp-
tan delegate called to order but
Commission Chairman Wilhelm
Morgenstierne of Norway declined
TO do so on ground it would unduly
delay proceedings.
The intra-family row among Unit
cd Nations broke into the open dur
ing consideration of the world char
ter chapter which assures France
permanent seat on the proposed
world security council.
SPAIN BLACKLISTED
1t was the second successive day
that contemporary world problems
overshadowed the technical work of
drafting a world charter. General
issimo Francisco Franco of Spain
was roundly denounced Tuesday
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Seven Novojos
Wait Sentence
Brown Clah.

Brown Clah.
The testimony showed that the
acquitted Indian was present at the
start but did not participate in the
entire incident.
The livestock reduction order was
in line with the governments range
conservation program It aroused
the Indians, who stormed the Of
flee of Rudolph Zweifel, Navajo res
ervation range supervisor, beat him
unconscious with club and attack
ed Roy Palmer, himself Navajo
IN the Indian service.
The two were then seized, as was
Mrs. Zweifel, who had been attract
ed by the struggle. and carried off
as prisoners to the hogan of Slocum
Clah, where they were rescued sew
eral hours later by Indian police
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20
Forty Lawmakers Units
To Make Inte rim SURVEYS

ated as result of a stalemste over
conflicting demands for state funds
fer local roads and for system of
modern superhighways. Its recon-
mendations are sure to influence
state postwar public works plans.
to be put into final shape after
Japan is defeated.
The committee nas chosen Sen.
Randolph Collier (R), Yreka, as
chairman and plans to start hear
ings next September The commit
tee includes six senators and six
assemblymen.
Separate committees we're formed
by the senate and assembly for
health insurance studies The as
sembly committee received the sec
ond largest amount of money. s50.-
900, and Is expected to be headed
by Assemblyman James @. Crich-
ton CD. Fresno. Sen Byrl SAILS
man (R). Palo Alto, senate spon-
sor of Gov. Earl Warren's health
insurance plan. probably will be
chairman Of the cenate committee.
NAME OWN CIIAIRMEN
Membership of the committees is
decided by the assembly speaker
and the senate rules committee, but
the groups choose their own chair
men.
The assembly memberFhip Of the
un-American affairs committee has
not yet been announced. However,
Sen. Jack B. Tenney tR), Los An
geles. chairman for the past four
years, is' among the four senator's
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20
Eisenhower Pays
Visit to Old
West Point Haunts

- WEST POINT. NJ, Y. June 20.
(UP)- General OF the Army Dwight
D. Eisenhower, in battle jacket and
overseas cap, returned Wednesday
to the u S. Military Academy where
he was just another unknown grad
uate 80 years ago.
He arrived by car from New York
at Washington Gate at 1926 a. m. A
II gun salute doomed out a well
come. With the general was his son,
Lit. John Eisenhower, a recent grad
uate at West Point, his parents-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. John Doud, of
Abilene, Kans., and some members
of his staff
NO SIGNS OF STRAIN
AS Eisenhower stepped from his
car, he was greeted by Maj Gen.
Francis B. Wilby, academy superin-
tendent. Gen. Ike" showed no signs
of the strain of New York's tumul-
tuous, 12-hour welcome: his grin
was as frequent as ever.
The military band played THE
Generals March," as Eisenhower
and Wilby reviewed cavalry de-
tachment just inside the gate.
The day was sunny and cool. A
full schedule was arranged for Els
enhower, but it was planned as a
day of relaxation. After the brief
and impressive cavalry review. the
third class of the cadet corps, only
cadets at the academy, was te-
viewed
TO VISIT OLD QUARTERS
After lunch Eisenhower will visit
the quarters he used while a cadet
at the academy A review of the
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Chunskins Made
u. s. Quarters

CHUNGKING. June 20. UP)-
Tactical headquarters for expand
ing United States military forces in
the China war theater will be estab-
lished in Chungking shortly. 1t.
Gen. Albert Wedemeyer announced
Wednesday.
Gen Wedemeyer's field head
quarters will be organized in Chung
king and the present rear echelon
headquarters of u. S. forces at
Running. Yunnan province, will be
discontinued.
Administrative functions and q
majority of the rear echelon person.
mel will be transferred from Kun
ming to Chungking-
Gen. Wedemeyer. commanding
general of q. S. army forces in
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20
Warren Approves
Highway Funds

SACRAMENTO, June 20. (UP)-
Gov. Earl Warren Wednesday sign
ed two bills calling for an appropri-
alton of s12.000,000 to be used in
matching federal funds in rural
highway construction throughout
California
Identical measures providing s12,-
100000 were introduced in each
house of the legislature and passed
by both. In signing both bills the
governor cut the appropriation in
each to half the amount specified,
giving both senate and assembly
credit for the legislation. Federal
expenditures on the rural road pro-
gram has been estimated at SIS
600, 900 during the three-year period
Immediately following end of the
war.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20

PRESCOTT, Aris,, June 20. CUP}
Seven of the Navajo band which
last January attacked a range rider
and a range supervisor in protest
against an order to cut livestock
herds Wednesday awaited sentenc-
ing following their conWction in
federal court here Tuesday night.
The jury, which was out more
than seven hours, recommended len
iency. The defense announced mo-
ton for a new trial would be filed.
One defendant, Todocheeney Tso
Begay, was acquitted. Indictments
against six others had been dis
missed earlier.
Those convicted are Captain Ben
ally. Harry Lee Benally, Evan Ben
ct Tsosie, Chez Yabeney, Henry Salt
Clah, Ned Yabeney and Henry
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20

China, announced that the new
tactical headquarters will be head
ed by Maj. Gen. Douglas 1. Weart.
SO, Chicago, H., deputy theater
commander; and Chief Of Staff Brig.
Gen. Mervin e. Gross, As, Washing
ton, D. c.
Brig. Gen. Ray r. Maddox. 40,
Silver City. Iowa, win become chief
of staff for U. S. forces in the Chi
ma theater under the new organiza-
tional set-up.
Brig. Gen. Paul w. Caraway. 80.
Washington, D. c.. was appointed
deputy chief of staff Maj. Gen.
Robert B. Mcclure, 48, Palo Alto.
Cal, commanding the U. S. Chinese
combat command. win remain as
q. S. deputy chief Of staff to Gen.
eralissirno Chang Kai-shek.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20

ern border of Arizona and thence
west to Nogales. The alternate
route for which a fight was made
would have carried the highway
from Holbrook to Nogales via
Globe. Florence and Tucson.
Supporters of the alternate route
contended that the Coronado trail
was too long and did not afford 4
year around road because of wea-
ther conditions. However, it was
pointed cut the state plans to do
considerable work on the artery
after the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20
POLICEMAN'S MOTORCYCLE
CATCHES ON FIRE

Checking parking meters some
times gets too hot. even for the po-
lice motorcycle. Tuesday, at Fifth
and Main while Officer Walter
Armstrong was driving along the
street. watching tattle-tale arrows
on the meters. his motorcycle caught
fire.
El Centre fire department an
swered a call and reported leaking
carburetor as the cause of the fire
But the motorcycle felt listless all
day Tuesday. Police officers took
turns in pushing it around the alley
near the city hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20

the commission Monday in the
course of which Commissioner j.
NJ Smith. Central. asserted:
They (the association can't tell
me what to do. They can take the
route and go to El Paso or to h
with it."
1t was Smith who moved that the
state agency's May 10 action in re-
designating the Coronado trail as
Highway 666 be reaffirmed.
The Coronado trail runs from
Lupton to Douglas along the east
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20
President Rests
As Delay Looms
For UNCI0 Speech
BY MERRIMAN SMITH

OLYMPIA, Wash, June 3d.
UP)-President Truman, resting in
the northwest, Wednesday sought to
have the United Nations conference
at San Francisco end Saturday on
schedule, but he appeared to be hav-
ing little success.
In fact, the President was pre-
pared to extend his visit here until
sometime early next week while he
awaits the completion of a vast, last
minute pile-up of paper work at the
conference.
DEWEY FARLEY EXPECTED
If the President remains on the
west coast until next Monday or
Tuesday-which now seems to be the
most likely date for the conference
to end-it will mean the postpone
ment of his date in Washington next
Monday with Gov. Thomas E. Dew
ey of New York, the 1914 Republican
presidential candidate.
1t also will mean that the Presi-
dent will go direct from San Fran
cisco to homecoming celebrations at
Independence. Mo. and Kansas
City on June 81 and %.
Thursday the President will hold a
news conference at 10 a. m. tPWT)
and later in the day go for a fishing
trip on southern Puget Sound.
KEEPS IN TOUCH
Mr.. Truman, despite his take-it-
easy schedule. remained in constant
touch with Washington. Special
communication facilities made it
possible for him to keep in almost
instantaneous contact with the
White House, and official pouches
were to be sent to him at frequent
intervals.
After he arrived from Washington
last night aboard his luxurious spe-
cial plane which made nonstop
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Arizonons Dis pute Route
For Cunodu-M exico Road

PHOENIX, Ariz., June 20.
tUP)-The state highway
commission has reiterated it's
designation of the Coronado trail
as U. S. Highway 666 in Arizona
and in effect told the unofficial
Canada-to- Mexico Highway asso-
citation that if it does not like it
the association can route the pro-
posed Canada-to-M Mexico highway
to E1 Paso, Tex, or to Hades
The action came Tuesday follow
ing a heated public hearing before
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20

SACRAMENTO, June 20
UP)-Before it adjourned
Monday night, the state leg
islature authorized more than 40
interim committees to spend more
than 100000 studying legislative
problems during the next two years,
a tabulation showed Wednesday
The largest committee, II men,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20
BY UNITED PRESS

TIE army began operation Of the
strike-bound Diamond Alkali ccm-
pany plant at Painesville, o., as a
nationwide wave of strikes cur
tailed war production
President Truman ordered seiz-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20
SPAIN BLACKLISTED
p AMsiiHe
IMPORTER
GROWING PAINS

GROWING PAINS
Life is getting too complex for
Jack, 13-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. Meagher.
The elementary school gradual
ton exercises had to take place
after the girls in the class had a
chance to visit their favorite beauty
parlors
oh" snorted Jack scornfully,
those adolescent females"
Graduation was out of the way
but Jack still had another hurdle.
He and his mother conferred with
School Superintendent Guy Weak
ley, plotting out four-year high
school program. Jack mournfully
eyed the long list of subjects he is
expected to master in the next four
years.
Il don't know as 1 want to be ed
ucated," he groaned.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20

hers, is ON highway problems and
it also received the largest amount
of 100000 Among ether
important committees we're those
created to study health insurance
plans, water problems, un-Ameri-
can activities and different phases
of farm problems.
ON HIGHWAY STUDY
The highway committee was cre-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20
Many Surrender
AS Others Leup
To heir Deaths
Ihronss OF Beaten Troops Join With
Civilians to Give Up to yanks
In Victorious Smash at island Tin
BY WILLIAM +. TYREF

GUAM Thursday, June 21. (UP)-The S2-day battle
Tor oklnawa was ending in complete American victory
bewdered civilians surrenderng to onrushng u s forces
along the southern Suicide cliffs"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20
THE WHIP CRACKER

THE WHIP CRACKER
Fire practically ruined that mo-
bile lunch wagon or travelling bar
used by Ell Centre traffic officers in
checking meters.
Elmer Greed and Pat Patton of
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-20
WEATHER

Maximum Tuesday 1lS, minimum
Wed. 70; 5 am. Wed. Is. humidity
rs; noon Wed. 110. humidity II;
pm. Tuesday lis, humidity Ill.
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Evening star., 1945-07-19
Ballet High Lights Varied

raphy by Mr.. Massine. OF these,
"ContredanceS" with Rosella High
tower; Dragon Fly" danced by
Kathryn Lee, and VISION" danced
by Miss Lee and Massine himself,
were outstanding.
For the most part, faced with bal
let excerpts calling for not more
than two dancers and with a COM
pany limited in size, one can read
lily understand how Mr., Massine
found himself up against a stone
wall Of pas de deux, so to speak.
Well, anyway, he couldn't afford to
be choosy where the tested and
proven classics were concerned. So
he set to work and came up with, for
instance, "At the Dentist" with
most appropriate music by fellow
countryman, pimitri Shostakovitch.
Short, but sweet, the satiric little
gem was expertly danced by Kath-
dyn Lee and Yurek Lazowski.
Trina Baronova, ballerina of movie
fame, and Andre Eglevsky made
their first appearance Of the eve
ming in the ''Nutcracker" pas de
deux. All starched up in the tradi-
tional ruffles, Miss Baronova, indeed,
made charming picture. Mr..
Eglevsky exhibited line and light
Evening star., 1945-07-19

ness, In addition to a brilliance
which he has acquired since his last
appearance here. His technique is
easy and fluid. In THE Bluebird'
pas de deux done with Anna Is
tomina one got the feeling that
Mr.. Eglevsky was surely going all
the way down to Fourteenth street
to get a running start for those
leaps, which are something to be-
hold.
Rosella Hightower, who made a
name for herself last season with
the Ballet Theater, lived UP to her
very fine reputation. There Is a
quality of excitement in her work
which shows itself equally well in
the classic or character repertoire.
OF her three short selections last
night, we liked the rope dance best,
a burlesque of circus queen on the
high wire.
Early in the program Brahms
Bohemian dance served to introduce
Anna Istomina. SWathed in vivid
silk tatters, Miss Istomina danced
with wild abandon and brought real
dramatic coloring to her interpre-
tation. Perhaps, the true high light
of the evening for many was Mas
sine's appearance in "Capriccio Es-
pagnol," the role which he has made
so famous. However, ne did some
magnificent dancing also in the dra-
matte struggle of Vision"
This same program will be pre-
sented at the National Saturday
afternoon, while tomorrow night s
program will be presented Satur-
day evening and Friday nights pro-
gram presented again on Sunday
afternoon.
Evening star., 1945-07-19

VALLEY OF DECISION an MGM pic
ture with Greer Carson and Gregory Peck,
produced by Edwin H. Knopf directed by
Tay Garnett, screen play by John Meehan
and Sonya Levien, based on the novel by
Marcia Davenport. At the Palace.
Evening star., 1945-07-19
By PATRICIA SIMMONS.

1t depends on you. Some like it
hot, some like it cold Some prefer
a choreographic peek; others a polite
but prolonged stare. We just happen
to belong to the latter group of in
dividualS who fancy our ballet
straight.
Granted the idea sounds novel and
refreshing, yet last night, at the
National Theater, Leonide Massine'
new company devoted to catching
the high lights of the ballet, seemed
to lack any sustained elements oi
beauty. 1t offered a little bit o1
everything kaleidoscopically project
ed, one might say, in too short u
time. Nevertheless, large and ap-
preciative audience seemed COM
pletely pleased with the proceedings
And quite properly so. since in
dividually there was some very fine
dancing.
1t is interesting to note that the
Ballet Russo Highlights is not linn
iting it's repertoire to the so-calleo
classic works. On the contrary, judg-
ing from last nights program, il
leans exactly in the opposite direc-
ton. OF the IA selections presented
were works boasting~new choreog-
Evening star., 1945-07-19

Peck to portray those fine feelings.
1t did very well, too, with those it
selected to play the remaining dra-
matte instincts and emotions in the
adaptation of Marcia Davenport's
popular novel. Few pictures of the
season have been so handsomely
cast.
AS an already large reading public
knows, Miss Davenport imagined
nothing particularly new in her
large canvas of life as it developed
in the Pittsburgh steel area. There
were the rich SCOTS, benevolent and
idealistic creators of an industrial
empire; and, on the other side of
the tracks, the Rafferty'S, who were
the subjects. "Valley of Decision"
is by no means blind to the fact that
all was far from sweetness and light
in the setup, but its major premise
is that men and women of good
will shall eventually achieve that
goal.
X 4 X x
The screen treatment of the Day.
export novel aceentuates the dra-
matte positive of the romance be-
tween Miss Carson and Peck. She
is the lovely colleen from the home