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Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
0kinawa Conquest
Costs Set Record

WASHINGTON, June 2. UP)-
The navy's investment in the battle
of Okinawa so far has been close
to S8,80c, ,000-more than double the
total expenses of the navy in World
War 1, the treasury revealed today.
Director Ted r. Gamble of the
treasury's war finance division said
this information was furnished by
the navy as one of the most vivid
examples of what huge sums were
necessary to defeat Japan.
The Seventh war loan, meanwhile,
neared the close of its third week
with individual sales totaling So
lbs, 900 coo, including E bond sales
of $1,802, ,000, 900.
Total sales were 44.6 per cent of
the total individual quota and E
bond sales were As per cent Of the
81, ,0o0, 100000 E bond goal.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
Treasury Starts
On MAN Hun"

WASHINGTON, June 2. CUP)-
The treasury is ready today to hire
10000 new T-men to track down
tax cheats and bring more than
S1,0Go,o0O.OoO missing tax money in
to federal Golfers.
Strongly supported by President
Truman who said we are not fight
ing this war to make millionaires,
Secretary Henry Morgenthau. Jr.,
Friday was given the green light by
two congressional committees to hire
the big new staff he wants to aid in
locating and prosecuting tax evad-
ers
The cost of the extra staff is es-
timated at s50,000,000. If the treas
TRY can recover as much as it thinks
it can it will be making the country
1000 per cent profit on its invest
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
Drive 1ishtens
On Okinowo Jops

Dispatches predicted the campaign,
now in its 63rd day, might reach
the mopping-up stage within two
weeks.
Veteran Pacific infantrymen of
the seventh division captured
heights overlooking the south coast
in advances of 400 to 1000 yards
across the southern Ozato Mura
hills.
The Japanese put up their stub
bornest resistance of the whole front
in the hills just inland from the
east coast, but fell back under the
seventies overwhelming pressure.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
Three Army FIiers
Killed in Crash

MARCH FIELD, Cal, June 2.
(UP)-March Field authorities Sat-
urday announced the names of three
army men killed when their two
engine bomber crashed Thursday
night near Lake Lucerne Victorville,
CAL, while on combat training
flight.
The three killed were:
Second 1t. August P. Marks, 81,
Detroit, Michigan.
Flight Officer Charles F. Click,
&c, Berwyn, illinois.
Sgt. Orville v. Barton, 90, Tieton,
WASHINGTON.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03

He warned that so Nazi party
members would be seized as hostag-
es and put to death along with the
actual offender every time such a
crime is committed in the future.
Werner added that anybody who
knows Of an intended act and does
not report it TO the police also will
be executed.
Werner disclosed that Germans
had committed "outrages" against
Red army troops, but he did not
give any details.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
BRITISH Mill TAKES over IN [EvANT
Assembly Passes
Budget and Tax
Reduction Bills
Senate Approves
Postwar Fund;
Adjournment Nears
BY LLOYD LAPHAM

SACRAMENTO, June 2.
(UP) = Adjournment of the
legislature within the next
fortnight appeared like e y
Saturday following final action on
three main issues of the current ses-
sion.
In rapid succession the assembly
late Friday passed the general tax
reduction bill setting the state sales
tax rate at 255 per cent for the
next two years and the S703, ,000,
000 state budget.
The senate meantime fulfilled its
part Of bargain with Gov Earl
Warren by passing $4,000, 900
postwar construction bill
Assembly speaker Charles Lyon
predicted the Legislature would ad-
journ within two weeks Other esti-
mates set the adjournment date at
June IL or IL.
HOSPITAL CARE BILL
One major issue remaining un-
settled was the governors hospital
care insurance bill, which is tied
up in the assembly public health
committee
Passage of the budget by a final
vote of 10 tc 7 cleared the decks
for action on remaining legislative
business. including special appro-
priations Several of the latter are
favored by the governor.
Assembly Democrats split both on
the budget and on the tax reduction
measure. In a caucus Friday night
they disagreed on continuing to OPP
pose any tax bill which failed to
lower the sales tax to 2 per cent.
Sixteen Democrats joined with 80
Republicans to give substantial
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
Admiral Halls ey Resumes
Job Of Smashing Jops
GUAM, June. 2. (UP)

GUAM, June 2. (UP) -
Admiral William F. Bull"
Halsey, who led the United
States to its first great sea-air vic
tories against Japan. has returned
to the Pacific war and already has
commanded fleet units in the Ryu-
kyus campaign. it was disclosed to-
day.
Fleet Admiral Chester w. Nimitz
announced that Halsey and his
famed third fleet once more was
ranging these waters at the thresh-
hold of the japanese homeland. He
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03

relieves Admiral Raymond A. Spru-
ance, who has been in command Of
the Fifth fleet during the Okinaw..
operations but now will have tenn
porary headquarters on Guam.
A delayed dispatch from United
Press war correspondent E. G. VAL
ems aboard Halsey's flagship off
Okinada said Halsey formally took
over command CT the fleet at mid
night May 81 and already had been
in action againEt the Japanese
since his return.
"we can go anywhere now from
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03

the north to the south poles" Hal
sey told correspondents.
Return of HalSey, one CT the most
colorful officers in the navy and
victor over the japanese in the bat
tie Of the Coral sea. indicated that
the Pacific war might be about to
enter new phase
With the battle Of Okinawa al
most won, the Third fleet. the
worlds mightiest array CT carriers,
battleships, cruisers and deStroyers,
was believed ready to take the Of
fensive ball and run with it.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
Nozi Disturbers
Fdce Execution

LONDON. June 2. tUP1- Berliners
were warned Saturday that 81 per-
sons would pay with their lives
every time arson or an act of viol-
ence against Russian occupation
forces is committed.
DR.. Arthur Werner, new lord
mayor of Berlin, revealed in radio
broadcast Friday night for the first
time that there have been disorders
in the Soviet-occupied German cap
ital. apparently the work Of Hitler
youth members or the Werewolf
underground movement.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03

GUAM, June 2. (UP)-The Sew
enth division fought through dim
inishing Japanese resistance to
within sight of the southern beach
es Of Okinawa Saturday in a drive
to split the decimated enemy gar
rison of 10000.
Two other American divisions al
so hammered deep wedges into the
eneiny's last defenses on Okinawa.
vanguards were within six miles of
the southern tip of the island.
The collapse of all organized jap
anese resistance appeared at hand.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
0PA Order Cuts
Canning Sugar

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2. CUP)
The OPA regional office for six
western states Saturday issued an
order limiting issuance of home
canning sugar to 10 pounds per per-
son, effective Immediately.
The order, making a five pound
cut per person, was designed to pre-
vent the possibility of complete sus-
pension of home canning rations, re-
gional Administrator Charles r.
Baird said. The order applies in
California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon,
Washington and northern Idaho.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
Yanks Discover
New CrematoriuIn
In German City

18TH ARMY GROUP HQ., Ger
many. June 2 CUP9-Third army
troops found a crematorium for the
insane at Hartheim on the Czech
oslovak border at which an IS
clerk said the Germans cremated
$1,000 bodies at an average rate
of 100 day, it was reported Sat-
urday.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
Manchukuo Girds
For About War

SAN FRANCISCO, June Q. CUP)
The Manchukuo government has
ordered mobilization of all males up
to 3S years old, Radio Tokyo said
Friday night in broadcast heard
by the United Press in San Fran
cisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
Eisenhower Due
In u. S. June 18

WASHINGTON, June 2. UP)-
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. supreme
commander of the Allied expedition
airy force, will arrive in Washington,
June 18 from Europe, the war de-
partment announced Saturday.
Eisenhower plans to visit New
York on June 19, and then go to
Kansas City, Mo-, June 81. From
Kansas City he will go to Abilene
Kan, his home town, where his
mother still lives.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
ALLIED. FORCES TO MARK
D-DAY ANNIVERSARY

LONDON, June 2. (UP)-All al
lied forces in the European theateI
will observe an informal holiday
next Wednesday, June 6, the first
anniversary of the Normandy inva-
sion, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
announced in a special message tc
his troops Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
U. 5. Sub Strikes
AT Marcus Isle

SAN FRANCISCO, June 9 CUP)
Radio Tokyo said Saturday that
an American submarine shelled tiny
Marcus island, about HOO miles
northeast of Guam, shortly before
midnight Thursday Japanese time).
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
Pope Backs Smell Nations I:
Scores Comm unist Moves

ROME, June 2. UP)-Pope
Plus XII, in an implied slap
at communist influence in
Europe, said Saturday that small
nations have right to reject a
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
PLANS EISENHOWER DAY

NEW YORK, June 2. UP)-Ma-
yor F. H. La Guardia Saturday pro-
claimed June 10 as Eisenhower
day in New York City.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will
come to New York from Washington
D. c., June 19, La Guardia said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03

government imposed upon them
against their will
They have suffered long in the
past and are entitled to refuse the
"imrosition on their national life
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03

neId points IN EeVant and surround
ed French barracks to insure the
troops would. remain inside.
CONFINED TO BARRACKS
"Frenchmen throughout the coun-
try will be confined to barracks un-
til some decision has been taken in
London" the dispatch said. IT did
not make clear whether the
"Frenchmen" included civilians as
well as troops.
Other Developments in the Le-
want situation included:
l. Vice Admiral William Tenant.
British commander in the Levant
and eastern Mediterranean, steamed
into Beyrouth harbcr with a num-
ber of British warships.
2. Russia backed up British and
American demands for immediate
and peaceful settlement of the
French-Levant dispute,
3. Premier Abdel Hamid Karameh
of Lebanon and President Bechara
El Khoury of Syria said no arrange
ment was possible with France and
called for the immediate withdrawal
of all Frenchmen.
A. "A Beyrouth dispatch said
Khoury had asked Gen. Sir Bernard
c. I. Paget, British and Allied
mmander in the middle east, to
list Gen. Olivia Roget. French gem
eral who ordered the Smelling of
Damascus, as war criminal to be
tried by an international court.
5. British troops halted a new out
break of violence, including looting
and arson, in Damascus en- their
arrival yesterday and no new in
cidents were reported there or else
where in Levant last night.
g. More than 10000 Labanese
marched through Beyrouth Satur-
day and received assurances from
President Bechara FL Khoury that
he would never sign any treaty un-
der duress or give up one milli-
meter CT our rights"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
NATIVES CHEER BRITISH

Damascus dispatches said the
city's inhabitants, crowding into the
streets for the first time in two
weeks, "deliriously cheered" the ar
rival of British tanks, armored cars
and ground troops Friday.
All French planes were ordered
grounded. Some planes bombed
and strafed Damascus earlier this
week in support Of colonial troops
fighting Syrian irregulars. At least
AGO families were left homeless by
the bombing. Levantine newspapers
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
Worships Enter
Beyrouth Port;
Frenchmen Held
Troops. Navy From Britain Keep
Order Awaiting Settlement;
Russia Backs Move TO End Fiqh+ino

LONDON, June 2. (UP) - British troops confined
French soldiers and possibly civilians to barracks through
out troubled Levant Saturday and British warshp
ed into Beyrouth harbOr in a show of strength.
Damascus dispatch said British troops, ready for
action at the slightest provocaton took over all French
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
% AMBLlNG
EpoRTER
Watch The Groceries

Watch The Groceries
The Post-Press society page ar
ticle about service wives dieting to
make themselves streamlined and
beautiful before their husbands
come home from overseas, oc-
casioned no end OF comment in El
Centre.
One of the commentators was
Joe Jeffries of the custodian de-
partment IN the El Centre post
office He was concerned about a
fellow employee
That Mrs Bunk Bradshaw, >
Jeffrie said, she eat all the time.
If she amt careful she'll get SO
fat that when her husband come
home after seein' all the starvin
women in Europe, he won't like her
any more"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
More Honors

More Honors
We understand the he-male
bathing beauty contest has anoth-
er star, c. B. Smith He had bet
ter stop talking about his dance
of-the-Seven-veils costume. He
knows very well there isn't any
yelling to be had.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
Sweet, Sweet Charity

Sweet, Sweet Charity
Here's another contribution to
the policemen's retirement fund, .
said Fred Nebel-Thau as he placed
a pink ticket and so cents on the
counter in El Centro police head
quarters.
I'm a steady contributor to the
fund since the parking meters were
put in" he went on. "Soon all the
cops can retire and live in luxury
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03
WEATHER

Maximum Friday Sc, minimum Saturday So; am.
Saturday 65 humidity 75 Saturday 90 hu-
midity So; pm. Friday "a, humidity 21.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-03

L. A. HAY-No. i barley hay S27 a s2S; No. oat
hays $35 q $36; u. S. No. 1 alfalfa ungraded, $50
a $3.50; u. s. No. alfalfa, green and leafy, SIG
a $28; No. 2, s22 a S23
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-18
lord HAW HAWir
LOSES LAST APPEAL
TO SAVE HIS LIFE
COUNSEL MADE EFFORT TO
HAVE DEATH VERDICT SET
ASIDE BUT FAILED IN At
TEMPT
OBy Associated PrexSD

LONDON, Dec. 18.-William
Joyce. known to the radio world
as Lord Haw HaW", who, during
the war, extolled Germany and
denounced the Allies, particularly
Great Britain, today lost his last
appeal in an effort to save his
life.
He had, through his counsel. pc
titioned the House of Lords to set
aside the verdict of death on the
ground that he was a citizen of
the United States, not of Great
Britain, but the lords decided that
he must hang till he is dead"
Hated Churchill
Though Joyce was born in the
United States, records show that
he had renowned his American
citizenship and had become a citi-
zen of Great Britain. On all his
passports, for many years, he had
declared that he was citizen of
Great Britain.
His special target, during his
radio breakfasts from Berlin, was
the then Prime Minister Winston
Churchill
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-18
STARTLING RENT
COMPLAINT IS
FILED BY OPA
REFUNDS TOTAL s2.5o0. y. =.
KEYE STATES: WIRES HIS
UNABLE TO PAY AT THIS
TIME

Complaint against l.. r. star
ling, former ownCI Of thu JetIer-
son Hotel IN TINS city. ulI -
turned over 20 taC Eulurreut l-
Division OF Rent Controls ~ t.41
area, \. d. Keyc, area r.lt sl-a--
tor OF Monroe County. sald t.s.sfs
Refunds III the case ulu tuta
s. 500, Nh. Kcyc SAID. and added
that hC had Juzt received O. t-l
gram from Mr.. Sta-IIn- sta-r-s-
that al this time hc l5 uula- fs
make tho refunds.
Absolves Presen. Nanagsue-f
The violations arc aIie1ea -
have occurred during 1892 aa5
1914.
Mr.. Kcyc was very specific ID
stating that tins did mol involve
the present management az o..
jefferson Hotel III any way
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-18
MOTOR STRIKERS
STILL STAY OUT,
SETTLEMENT APPARENT THIS
MORNING BUT DID NOT
ffATERIALIZE
CBy A<<ocIatrd PreHSl

DETROIT. Dec. lat appear
ed early this morning that Off
Gals of the Ford Motor Company
and representatives of automO-
bile unions would come to- 4 4at-
tlement regarding the wage scale
to be paid by Ford, but at noon
The unionists refused an offer OF
an increase in pay of Is cents an
hour. They are demanding twice
that amount.
Union representatives and Ford
officials had come TO an agree
ment to impose penalties for
wildcat strikes. The wage de
mand was then considered. with a
result that the Ford offer was
promptly rejected.
Strikes at General Motors and
CHI ysler Corporation are continu-
ing with no immediate settlement
in sight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-18
RENT VIOLATION
CASE HEARING IS
AFTER JANUARY |
THURMAN SANDS ALLEGED
TO HAVE oVERcHARGED
$500 IN RENTS AT 6ls AN
CELIA AND s4sIz WILLIAM

Case against Thurman Sands
for alleged violation of rent reg
ulatlons is expected to be heard
sometime after January l in tbs
city before Judge Rowland. n.
u. keye, area rent director of
Monroe County announced to-
afieged Violation totalled
5000 IN Over-collected. rents. Mr..
keye said and exhibited the
charges which cite the location
as GIG Angela and 649l2 William
street.
The complaint is signed By
Joe Creel, District Enforcement
attorney of Miami and George
Glddings, Chief, Rents and
Service, Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-18
Canvass Of City Com
missiOners Reveals I'm
animOus Choice; Sim
pie, Direct Man

Well, it looks like David King
of Berkeley, Michigan, will be
Key Vests new city manager
and test his hands with the many
problems confronting this nature
blessed Island City.
The announcement will be
made at the meeting of City Com
mission tonight. at. g o'clock at
City Hall, according to reports OF
d canvass of city commissioners.
Previous reports had it that four
of the commissioners had made
UP their minds to hire King, but
that one commissioner was work
ing very carefully to get all pos
Sible applicants listed and their
qualifications carefully gone over
so that there would be no mis-
take that the best man was not
picked for the job.
Decision Reported Unanimous
According to reports this morn
ing that commissioner has made
up his mind to endorse King and
this will make it unanimous.
1t has been reported unoffi-
cially that Mr. King would not &C
cept the position unless he receiv-
ed it unanimously because he
wished full support in the work
he intends to do.
Mr.. King is from Berkely,
Michigan. and upon originally APP
plying to the commission for the
job he stated that his principal
interest in settling in Florida was
to provide a home for his wife
whose health requires that she be
in this state
Ideal For Job
Mr.. King is "a tall man and is
reported by the commissioners to
have a direct and transformations
mind and to be an ideal man for
the job.
Acting City Manager William
w. Demeritt said Yesterday that
he expected the city manager to
be named at the meeting to-
night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-18
JOHN Smith, IA
BADLY HURT;;HIT
BY PICKUP TRUCK
WAS RIDING BICYCLE ON
DIVISION ST. REPORTED
AS STILL BEING UNCON-
SCIOUS

While riding a bicycle on Di-
vision, near Georgia street. at
5:45 yesterday afternoon. John
Craig Smith, IA, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles E Smith, go North
Beach, was struck by d Ford
pickup truck and sustained con-
cussiOn of the brain. fracture of
the skull, multiple cuts on arms
and abrasions of arms, legs and
head, according to a physicians
report made to the police de
partment.
The truck was driven by Vic
tor Eugene CrUez, negro, and
the police reported to headquar-
tiers that he. was driving with
out lights and was travelling at
a speed estimated between AS
and so miles an hour. In the
same report, the police give the
following witnesses of the acct
dent:
Charles Maloney, Harold De-
merritt, Emerson Carey and Will
lam F. Malone.
Police View Scene
Policemen were shown the
place where the bicycle was
struck and the point where the
truck came to halt. and the
distance was measured and
shown to be 30 feet. Cruez
said the truck was owned by
Bob Taylor.
The bicycle was broken il
two and the back part of it was
wedged into the left front fend-
er.
Cruez was arrested and locked
up in city jail. 1t was said at the
jail this afternoon that he will
be turned over to Sheriff Saw
yer
The bov was rushed to the
Key West General Hospital in
the Pritchard ambulance. At the
hospital it was said this after
noon that he still was uncon-
SciOus.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-18
FIFTY VETERANS
REPORT TO VET
BUREAU LOCALLY
EDUCATION. PENSIONS. HOS
PITALIZATIoN. UNEMPLoY-
MENT EXPLAINED TO IN
TERESTED DISCHARGES

Last week tIIty veterans re,
ported TO the Veterans Admins
trauOn at the Federal Building
here on Simonton street, contact
representative Eugene Anheir re-
ported today
Among the matters which were
explained were:
l. Education, with possible col
lege or technical school training
Applications were submitted for
various schools and certified cop
les of the veterans discharges in
Guided.
Republication Here
,. Outpatient treatment. This
treatment may be taken al BAY
Pines, Veterans Hospital in up
state Florida, or in an emergency
may be taken here. Ii is neces-
sary that the veteran notify the
Veterans Administration within
a hours of the time he is taken
TO the hospital The procedure
then IS to wire for approval OF
the expenditure.
3. Pension cases are being han
died with many applications sub
mitted. No pensions are granted
unless the disability is service-in-
CURED and at least 10 percent dis
abili-v.
Seek Jobs At USES
I Unemployment inquiries arc
referred TO the L. s. Employment
Service building across the street
from the Post Office.
;. disqualification offered in the
Veterans Hospital at Bay Pines.
Mr.. Anheir IS a regular Navy
retired Chief Ycoman and is very
sympathetic to the veterans prob
lens.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-18
BOARD CONFIRMS
SCAVENCER HEAD
MRS. ANGELINA MALONEY TO
TAKE PROFESSIONAL, 10
AND PHYSICAL EXAMS

Appointment of Mrs. Angelina
Maloney as head of the City Scav-
enger Service will be confirmed
by the Civil Service Board, Ralph
Sierra, chairman, said todayl, I
The appointment viii besiianl
emergency one, Mr.. Sierra said.
adding that Lain DobbS, former
head. was granted an emergency
leave of absence.
Mrs. Maloney will not be re-
quired to take competitive eX-
animation for her position but she
will have to take the professional,
10 and physical exams, Mr.. Sier-
ia said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-18
WEAVER CASE Is
THURSDAY ppm.
u. S. COMMISSIONER RODNEY
GWYEN SETS HEAR
- ING

Case against Thomas Wee.
who Is charged by tEc OPA Etr
West Division, with selling $50
pounds Of suga. without r--
curing stamps VIII be- up ne-
fore L. S COmmlssi0ner &
Rodney Gwvnn al two clock
Thursday
United States Cguu-s= 1-H~
GWynn announced TODAY THAI
the hearing was moved forward
at the REQUEST Of tn OPA- Orig
lnal hearing was set for today
at 2 p. n.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-18
REQUEST SHIPMENT
OF LIVE TURTLE

Key West Chamber Of Com
merce received telegram In s
morning asking that a 300
pound live turtle be shipped to
a hotel in Denver.
The message was received
from the Booth Fisheries Cor
roration, and il requested that
the turtle be sent by air express
TO the Brown Palace Hotel in
Denver.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-18
Heavy Gales In Atlantic Delay
ships Bringing Soldiers Home
%%%%(%%%[A
SCHOOL LAW is
DECLARED INVALID

TALLAHASSEE. Dee Is
The supreme court today
declared unconstitutional q
law. passed st the lESt ses-
SON of the Legislature that
would have combined the 10
special school districts IN
Dade county iEEo one.
1t was pointed out that
were the lew to remain IN
effect. taxes would be col
lected IN one or more dis
trIcts TO paw the indebted
ness In some other 6istrz-1
II was stated also fhst
some distr cts that have 10
bonded indebtedness wouI6
have been held liable fo-
districts that he'd outsfan5-
ing bonds. one Of them 0w-
ing bonds totalins Sc. 003.831