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Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
The Morning Post

Established 1917.
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
West Governors
Slate Meetinq

CARSON CITY, New. April 18.
CUP)-Final plans were being made
for the spring meeting of the con-
ference Of western governors which
opens in Reno Friday.
All program arrangements have
been made, it was announced by
Gov. T. p. Carville, hest to the con-
ference. all that remains to be done,
it was said. is to adjust minor de-
tails.
Indications are the Reno meeting
viii be the largest, and best attend
ed. Of any session since the organi-
2ation was founded.
only Gov. john C. Vivian, of
Colorado, will be unable to attend
II addition to the governors of
the ten other western states the gov
clnor CT Alaska also will he on hand.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
FiIipinos Would
Be Citizens
Under House Bill

WASHINGTON, April 10. up
The house passed and sent to the
senate a bill to permit Filipinos and
persons Of Filipino descent to be-
come American citizens.
Under existing law, Filipinos are
considered as members of an ORR
entail race and, as such, are not eli
gible for citizenship.
The measure was passed shortly
after Resident Commissioner Carlos
P. Romulo of the Philippines told
of the Japanese atrocities in Manila
The bill was intrcdu by Rep
resentative Dan r. McGehee CD
Mississippi.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
French Forces
Drive Nazis
From, Bordeaux

ATLANTIC FRONT, France, April
18. LtUP)-The sea approaches to
Bordeaux virtually were clear We'd
nesday as French forces mopped up
the remaining few Germans fight
ing at the mouth Of the Gironde es-
tuary on the Atlantic coast.
With 6000 Germans already in the
prisoner cages, only a few enemy
forces still held out in the small
pocket at the northern tip of the
Royan peninsula. A communique
from the headquarters Of The French
commander, Gen. De C. A. De
Larminant, indicated all resistance
would end toGay
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
FORMER GRIDsTER HONORED

LOS ANGELES, April 18. CUP)-
1t. Cmdr. Francis D. Tappan, 81,
former All-American end on the
University Of Southern California
football team, has been awarded the
Purple Heart. it was disclosed today.
Tappan now commands PIT Boat
Squadron operations in the Lin
gayen Gulf in the Philippines, where
he has made Is combat patrols in six
months.
His wife was notified that Tappan
was wounded October 81, 1914, while
on a patrol in the Philippines area.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
COYOTE POISONING PROGRAM
CLOSES IN IMPERIAL COUNTY

TheI coyote poisoning program
closed in Imperial county this week
and hereafter the animals will be
trapped, it was announced Tuesday
from the office of County Agricul-
tural Commissioner 2 A. Harrigan.
Unprecedented increase in the
number Of coyotes and the raids
they made on livestock and poultry,
it was explained, made it necessary
to start poisoning them in February
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
Won Papen.HeId
War Criminal

LONDON, April l8. CUP)-Min-
sitter of State Richard Law told
Commons Wednesday that Franz
von Papen will be considered for a
place on the list Of German war
criminals.
Won Papen, former Chancellor OF
Germany and one of the Nazis' top
ranking diplomats was captured last
Wednesday N the Ruhr pocket by
American glider troops.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
WPB MAPS PLAN TO CUT
DEEPER ON NEWSPRINT

WASHINGTON, April l8. up
The War Production Board said it
is trying to channel ever shorter
supplies of newsprint to regularly
established users. Henceforth, WPB
said, purchasers of newsprint must
supply with each order special
certification showing that they are
and have been complying with the
various WPB newsprint regulations.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
63 CHILDREN EXAMINED

Sixty-three crippled children nave
been examined at the crippled
children's clinic in the county health
department in the basement of the
court house.
Drs. Samuel Matthews, Kermit
Ryan, Jessie NJ. Beirman, and Ella
rene L. MacCoy were present for
the clinic, assisting in the eXamina-
tions of the children and recon-
mending treatment.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
Government Gives Proof
Of MoniIo Atrocities

ment OF Manila the eliminating
crime of a long series of charges
the war crimes commission of the
United Nations must charge in its
indictment against the japanese ma
ton"
At the conclusion OF his address,
he declared:
Manila is dead, and Tokyo must
die-not in reprisal but as a de-
fense measure necessary to insure
future Pacific peace"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
CHICKFN-HE CAT

CHESTER, Pa, April II. (UP)--
Mickey, a tiger marked cat be-
longing to Mrs. Bertha Bowen, is
probably the most chicken-h hearted
feline around here. In addition to
her litter of three kittens, Mickey
has her paws full mothering three
babY chicks.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18

ruary 9.
The Japanese destroyed many
churches, converts and other build
ings of no military significance, Of
ten with victims locked inside, the
War Department said.
Romuio, speaking in the house,
pleaded for American help in re-
habilitating his people and called
upon Congress not to forget the
sacrifices Of the Filipinos.
He branded the Japanese treat
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA Staff Corresuondent

HOLLYWOOD, April 1s. EX-
CLUSIVELY YOURS: Lauren Ba-
call has a new diamond bracelet
with a small whistle attached. The
Inscription reads. IF you want any
thing gust whistle-H. Bogart." d.
Fred MacMurray gets the honor of
being the first film star to knock
himself out with his own right fist.
Fired plays twin brothers in Pardon
My Past. Big scene in the film
comes when the nice guy and the
VILLAIN tboth Fred slug it out. g.
Johnny Weissmuller took mis- family
to the circus and little Johnny, age
five. was very unhappy because his
daddy didn't know or talk to any of
the animals like he does in his NOV
les.
Greer Carson and Helen Hayes
were talking shop at a dinner party
the other night. Both agreed they
were weary of playing good" wo-
Imen and Greer said she'd like to
play a ''murderess or something"
Helen protested: Your fans would
never forgive you. 1t would be as
diouei oaAiea OAouS AioO Az NA'A
down"
PERSEVERANCE PAYS
No wonder Murder. My Sweet" i
good picture. It's the second time
In five years that RKO has filmed
he Raymond Chandler story. George
Sanders played the Dick Powell
role in 1910 under the title, THE
Falcon Steps Out" That's what we
like about Hollywood. They go on
making picture until they make it
right.
Ad in a Hollywood trade paper:
Literary sitter-inners wanted.
Screen writer who finds solitude
distracting wishes TO engage pro-
fessional sitters from the hours OF
h pm. to midnight at 81 an hour.
Sitters must not have disturbing
features. Prefer Casper Milquetoast
type who will make honey sounds
n outer den while writer works
Walter Slezak, the impeccable
bcreen dresser, is a Sloppy Joe away
from the cameras. When someone
hsked him the name of his tailor
he said: Il can't tell you. He pays
me an annual retainer not to men
ion his name"
Mickey Rooney, entertaining some
where in Germany, got a big hand
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
FINDS 48 BODIES

Another witness, identified as a
captain in the medical corps, dis
covered AZ bodies strewn along a
small stream.
Most of the dead had their hands
tied behind their backs, he said.
The affidavit of a sergeant who
discovered the corpses of as women
declared that evidence of assault
was apparent.
His affidavit also disclosed that
children were found among this
group of dead, all of whom had been
cruelty bayoneted.
The War Department said after a
U. S. infantry regiment attacked
Fort Santiago in the walled city"
February 1924 atrocities involving
about 400 victims came to light
One captured japanese document
reported that 1000 "guerillas" were
burned to death in the night of Feb
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
GETS SOMETHING BETTER

body had walked eff with my IA
tigue and combat jackets. So the
ship gave me one of those navy
Jackets, lined with fleece which is
actually much warmer and nicer
than what I'd had.
On the back of it had stenciled in
big white letters: U. S. Navy. I had
it on when I first walked through
the company's defense area. Later
that evening we were sitting on the
ground around a little fire, warm
ing our supper Of K rations. BY
that time I'd gotten acquainted with
a good many of the boys and we felt
at home with one another.
We had some real coffee and we
poured it into our canteen cups
and sat around drinking it before
dark.
Then one of the boys started
laughing to himself and said to me
You know, when you first
showed up, we saw that big navy
stenciled on your back and after
YOU passed, I said to the others:
TAKEN FOR ADMIRAL
That guys an admiral. Look at
/ the old grey-taired so-and-so. He's
been in the navy all his life. He'll
/ get a medal cut of this, sure as
/ hell
The originator of this bright idea
was Pfc. Albert SchWab of Tulso,
! Oklahoma. He's a flame-thrower
+ and flame-throWers have to be
! rugged guys, for the apparatus they
carry weighs about rs pounds, and
also they are very addicted tc get
ting shot at by the enemy.
But to see Albert sitting there
telling that joke on himself and me,
you'd never know he was rugged
guy at all. I'm not an admiral and
I won't get any medal, but you do
get a lot of laughs cut of this war
business when things aren't going
too badly.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
HOLLYWOOD
By ERSKINE JOHNSON

! from the boys when he went ahead
with a show despite a Nazi plane
overhead. after shouting skyward
Go away. Can't you see we've got
a full house. -. Song title TO
end all song titles-"Shake a Little
Salt on the Bluebirds Tail Ralph
Martin and Hugo Blame wrote it for
M-G-M's Abbott and Costello IN
Hollywood" . Virginia Bruce
and Cesar Romero, their friends IN
sist, will listen to wedding bells.
Title Of a new Edgar Kennedy short
is What. No Cigarets?" Edgar does
a two-reel slow burn. Edgar Ber-
gems secretary is an eXMarine, who
speaks Swedish as fluently as Ber-
gen.
THREE FOR A CENT
Nat Pendleton reports that when
he weighed himself on a penny scale
the other day, the little card he re-
ceived had photographs of three
movie crooners-Crosby on one side,
Haynes on the other and Sinatra on
the edge. Which reminds us, Mrs.
Minnie Evans, n. is protesting the
choice of Sinatra for the film BIZ
ography of her husband, Honey Boy
Evans, the minstrel man. He
can't sing half as we'll" she says,
and besides he's toe skinny"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
NO ONE SPARED

Japanese soldiers massacred with
out mercy at Concordia College and
de LaSalle College and at the Red
Cross building, where doctors and
nurses and patients were indis-
criminately bayoneted," the War De-
partment said.
THE evidence includes grisly eX-
hibits of sadiSm.
Hundreds were bound and soak
ed with gasoline, or encircled with
blazing fuel Survivors report that
the Japanese mocked and laughed
at their victims"
One witness said he discovered
the bodies of 76 men, women and
children near the Home for Cath
olic Brothers.
Some of the women were preg-
nant," his affidavit declared. "On
the body of one woman the breasts
had been cut off. All of the bodies
found were pierced by several bay
onet, wounds"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
ALMOST INCREDIBLE

This evidence proves a japanese
campaign of terror in Manila SO in
credible by all civilized standards
that the most thorough verification
and Recommendation were necessary"
the War Department said.
Birg Gen. Carlos p. Romulo,
resident commissioner of the Phil
ippines to the United States, des-
cribed the massacres to congress as
the War Department was releas-
ing its information.
A captured Japanese battalion Or
der dated February said:
when Filipinos are to be killed
they must be gathered into one place
and disposed of with the considera-
tion that ammunition and manpow
er must not be used to excess. Be
cause the disposal of dead bodies is
troublesome task, they should be
gathered into houses which are
scheduled to be burned or demolish-
ed. They should also be thrown
into the river"
Such orders "unleashed wanton
savagery upon defenSelesS Manila, y
the War Department said.
Men between the ags of Is and
60 were ordered seized and shot
down. it said. Execution parties
moved from house to house with
hand grenades, bayonets and torch
es. Hundreds were packed into
dungeons to perish of starvation and
Suffocation.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
as>~~rswzz.s
BY DOROTHY WILLIAMS

WASHINGTON, April l8. tUP)--
Hundreds of men, women and child
rem were massacred by the japanese
in Manila in an incredible wave of
terror during the first two weeks of
February, the War Department said
Tuesday.
The japanese killed their victims
by shooting, bayoneting, burning,
starvation, suffocation and beating,
the department said.
The, War Department released
sworn first-hand accounts of Ameri-
can army officers and enlisted men
who saw and examined hundreds of
victims sworn statements of mutil-
ated survivors, and captured Japan
ese documents obtained by Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's headquarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
Marines Burrow
In at 0kindwa
For Night Rest
BY ERNIE PYLE

OKINAWA-tBy Navy Radio)-
After a couple o. days with the
Headquarters of the marine regl-
ment I moved to a company and
lived and marched with them for
several days. The company is part
OF the First Marine Division
At first I introduced myself to
the company commander and he
took me on a half hours walking
trip around the company area be-
fore turning me loose with the men.
They had turned in for the night
and put cut perimeter defenses so
no infiltrating Japs could get
through and any big attack could
be dealt with.
The company was on hill about
1000 yards long and about a hum
dred yards wide. The men were dug
in down the sides of the hill. There
was a mortar platoon at the foot OF
the hill, all set up to throw fire
any direction.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-18
TOOK MY CHANCES

TOOK MY CHANCES
Our part of the island had not
yet been declared secured and we
had even received warning cf pos
sible attacks from sea that night.
So nobody was taking any chances.
This is the most perfect defen-
siye position we've ever had in our
lives" the company commander
said. One company could hold off
a whole battalion for days. II the
Japs had defended these hills they
could have kept us fighting for
week
The company commander is
young man with soft southern
tongue and his black hair was al
most shaved. He was little yellow
from taking atabrine.
He is Capt. Julian Dusenbury
from Claussen. South Carolina. He
is easy going with his men, and
you could tell they liked him. 1t
happened that his birthday was on
April 1.-The Easter Sunday we
landed on Ckinawa. He was "a that
day. His mother had written him
she hoped he'd have a happy birth
day.
That was the happiest birthday
present 1 ever had he said. Going
through love that day without n
single casualty in the company"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
From Private To
End Lieutenar
A GI's Dreo

WITH US. FORCES IN C
MANY.-To go to sleep at n
as a private first class and W,
up the next morning a Sec
lieutenant and executive officer
Headquarters company soul
like a dream to most GIs, but
really happened in Germany
Pfc. William Thomas Carter, nc
Ind Lieut.. William Thomas c,
ter, Of Petersburg, Va.
Assigned as private first eli
in the 29th Signal battalion ope
ating somewhere in Germany
Carter was commissioned on Il
field as a second lieutenant in h
old outfit as the result of direc
orders from General of the Arm.
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
INDICTED AS private il
l943 from his post as head of IN,
language department at Virgins
State college, Lieut.. Carter is tn
holder of a Ph.D. from the Uni
versity of Michigan where he wa
a sprint star in 1881.
He has already taken up mis- du
ties as executive officer of Head
quarters company in his old bat
talon.
His wife, Mrs. Hermoine Carter
is teacher in Petersburg. Va
where they reside.
Lieut.. Carter went overseas Il
the spring of 1914.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

make them eiig ible for considera-.
ton for the rating Of GRO and
for commissions. Negro person
mel In other units at other bases
make the same assertion.
We have other information In
dicating that in some units there
are men who have been graduated
from the best universities in the
country. several OF them with ad-
vanced degrees, who were respon-
sible citizens in their communi-
ties, running their own businesses
or occupying positions demanding
intelligence, initiative. resourceful-
ness. judgment and leadership.
1T is discouraging and destruc-
tive of the morale OF these men
10 be held to the enlisted ranks or
TO be promoted only to the lower
petty officer ratings. II is all the
more destructive of morale when
they see white men with much less
preparation than they have. and
with no more apparent qualifica-
tons Of leadership than they pos
sess, being advanced beyond them"
In answer to the navy's excuse
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
FREE OFFICER
IN SHOOTING OF
!. Inn WATCHMAN

A 60-year-old night Waterman
was shot and killed last week by
q police officer while the patrol
man was investigating an open
window in tavern al 1894 Liver
noiS.
II was disclosed that Pa,rolman
Frank Shingler OF 18Th Precinct
station saw the open window AZ
Chslois Bar and stuck his head and
and one Les inside the tavern
A SHOTGUN BLAST struck
him In the left side face and ear
jumping behind the bar the patrol
man said he saw a man inside. that
he used his police pistol and struck
the man in the face The officer
stated that ne fred al the then
unidentified man when ne though,
he later was going 10 shoe, him
with the shotgun.
The dead man was later iden-
tihed rs Oscar Rowland. 300s
Rivard street, a Waterman en-
pieyed 10 protect the tavern
after several cases Of liquor had
been stolen from the premises
last October.
Stewart Kelly. "a. s08S W.T.
street, and Clarence Gudnau 1880
Prairie. told rolice they had hired
Rowland who had been sleeping.
on the premises
Patrolmsn Frank VI Shincler
was exonerated Of blame this week
In HoWlan6S death.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Eisenhower 10
Sponsor Scout
Paper Campaign

Gen Dwight d. Eisenhower will
sponsor the Boy Scout waste paper
campaign scheduled for the months
Of March and April. Frank Cody,
president. Detroit Area Council,
announced this week.
Plans for the campaign include
the awarding of special medals to
every Scout who collects and turns
IN 1000 pounds or more of waste
paper. Scout Troops and Cub
Packs whose collections average
1000 pounds or more per member
Will be awarded World War IL
shell covering from a shell which
has been fired from an American
gun in battle. Each covering will
be inscribed with a message from
Gen. Eisenhower.
In urging public support Of the
campaign. Cody emphasized the
fact that the Boy Scouts cam
paign would not interfere with
waste paper collections Of other
organizations.
A. Douglas Jameson, Scout COM
missioner for the Detroit Area
Council, is chairman of the Boy
Scout-General Eisenhower Waste
Paper Campaign. Each Scout Troop
and Cub Pack rs urged to regularly
call on every family in their troop
or pack service area. There are
enough Scouts to cover all Of the
$4,000 resident blocks in the Metro
politan Detroit Area.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Community Club
Reports On Bad
School Condition

At the recent meeting Of the
Community Action committee, a
report was made by Mrs. Alice
Ferris OF the unsanitary condi-
tons in the building and the dam
gerous conditions Of the play.
ground in the Lincoln school.
The report was the result OF n
survey conducted by special
committee. and cooperation was
promised by Principal o. B Healy.
who said that the Board OF Educa-
ton has promised TO correct the
unsanitary and unsafe conditions,
A meeting has been called OF
representatives Of organizations in
the 18th Congressional district for
r idsy. March % at pm. at the
IL Horsemen's Civic center
The Community Action commit
tee is a new organization of civic
groups and public minded citizens
formed TO develop a program OF
Joint action on community prob
lens in the 18th Congressional dis
trict
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

year.
Among the students appearing
on the Nolan School of Music pro-
gram are Christine Morgan. Geor-
gia Davis. Eudora Maxwell. Ma
tilds Ruben, Christine Robinson,
Ea-l Poole. Joe Roberts. Beauty
O-lctree, Albert McCaskill, Jesse
b Top and Evelyn Davis.
er artists appearing al the
Detroit Youth Festival include.
' .cr Poole. ass. tart COZ, NC or
r7:roit Symphony orchestra; the
Wayne University Dance group,
DR. David Henry and the Festi-
walls Chamber Music Ensemble,
with Mary Carrick. pianist. and
instrumentalists from the Detroit
Symphony orchestra; the Robert
Nolan choir under the dynamic
leadership OF Robert l. Nolan. BM.
Will close the festival program with
two folk songs. one featuring Geor-
gis Davis, contrslto and a group
OF Songs OF Freedom. namely. the
"Chee La tChinesel. Cavalry
March RUSSIAN, and Victory
Tide" tAmerican). The later song
OF freedom was written by one Of
Americas most outstanding Ne
gro composers. William Grant Still.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

The monthly
recital Of the
N o ] a n School
OF Music will
be given ~ the
school auditori-
UNI. 545 z. Can
field on Sunday
March Is. at 4
p. m. Students
from the voice
and piano q
partments will
be heard in a
presentation OF
master work {
Va hich the
h a We b G g n
studying tn / S
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Rep. Norton Seeks
Early FEP Action

WASHINGTON. d. C.-CNNPA)
Notice that she would move to
force the FEPC bill onto the floor
Of the House unless a rule is
granted by Wednesday OF this
week was served on the House
Rules committee last week end by
Chairman Mary T Norton OF the
House Labor committee
Mrs Norton declared that Pres
ident Roosevelt is very anxious 10
have the FEPC measure passed
She said she had been assured OF
getting the required 2ls signatures
on petition 10 brig the measure
GOT. of the Kuits T3hifRittee il
necessary
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
NAACP Hits Many
h Seabcc Strike

strike Of the 34th Construction
Battalion al Port Hueneme, Calf,
Mr.. wilkins said in his letter. 1t
is now almost two years since the
navy announced its So-called new
policy on Negroes. We understand
that at present there are some $780,.
600 Negroes in the navy. We also
understand that the number OF
commissioned officers Is less than
"a and that in this total are in
cluded some warrant officers.
1T Is asserted by the men Of
the 34th Seabee Battalion that
they have more than so men I'm
their unit who are college gradu-
ates. whose scholastic training
and experience In civilian life
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

NEW YORK-In a letter TO Sec
retary' Of the Navy James v. For
restal. the NAACP urged speedy
revision of the navy departments
policy governing the promotion of
Negro personnel.
NAACP Acting Secretary Roy
wilkins charged that the principle
cause of dissatisfaction among Ne
gro enlisted men and the Negro
public in general was the reluc-
lance of the navy Ito recognize
training and merit and to reward
it as il does white personnel"
CITING COMPLAINTS from
overseas. mainland bases, and par
ticularly the recent two-day hunger