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Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26

He recalled that he did net miss
a roll call on the floor of the sem
ate or in committee.
GOOD AND BAD LEGISLATION
IN my opinion the senator
said, I'VE passed a great deal of
progressive legislation and defeated
a lot of bad legislation" A total
Of 1000 bills were presented and
1862 passed. When Governor Earl
Warren finished, Hulse said, there
probably will be about 1900 fam
lilies adopted
4 enjoyed working with Assem-
blyman George Buffers" the sena-
tor said. Harmony and coopera-
ticn meant success and gave I'M
perial county reEidents better rep
resentatan. also appreciated The
cooperation of Imperial county
residents themselves. They worked
with us on many county matters
and gave us information and help
we needed many times
The senate has adjourned but
Hulse still has work tc do as he is
serving on several interim COM
mittees. He is chairman of the in
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
Goering's Wife
Seeks Divorce

LONDON, June 26. CUP)-A
Stockholm dispatch said Tuesday
that the wife of Reichsmarshal Her.
man Goering has asked for a di-
vorce.
The dispatch, carried in the Lon
don Daily Mail and quoting the
Stockholm newspaper Tidningen,
said Frau Emmy Goering contended
that there never had been any real
marriage" between her and Adolf
Hitler's former heir apparent.
They wed on Hitler's express OF
der, Frau Goering was quoted as
saying. She said she sympathized
with Goering, but never loved him.
She contended she had some inflr-
ence over him and used it to save
many Jews" particularly artists
and writers.
Before her marriage, Frau Goer-
ing was an actress.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26

SuperfortreSses blasting buildings at
10 Japanese arms and aircraft works
into smoking rubble in daylight
raid.
HEAVIEST ASSAULT
1t was the heaviest precision de-
molition and greatest multiple air
assault yet made on Japan.
Radio Tokyo said the 200-ship
invasion fleet was in the American
held KeraIna islands just southwest
Of Okinawa. 1t was said to include
three battleships, three cruisers and
a number of large, medium and
small transports.
Tokyo said Suzuki bluntly called
the present crisis THE greatest since
the Mongolian invasion" in a mes
sage to the Japanese people follow
ing cabinet meeting. He pledged
his governments grim determina-
ton" to resist invasion.
The prolonged defense of Okina-
wa enabled Japan to improve her
strategic position, he said, but add
ed;
AIR RAIDS TO GROW
ENEMY air raiesover Japan are
likely to grow both in intensity and
frequency, while new enemy inva-
sion operations must also be ex-
pected.
Now is the time to decide the des-
tiny of the Japanese empire"
Suzuki said Jaran's strategy of
defense already had been fixed and
would be implemented with speed
and resolution
japanese planes continue their
furious attacks" against Allied YES
sels around Okinawa last night and
early today, Radio Tokyo said. 1t
made no claim that any vessels had
been sunk or damaged, however.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
Deserter Recounts
Jap Slaughter Of
Allied Prisoners
By GEORGE WANG

CHUNGKING, June Is. (UP)-A
Korean sublieutenant who deserted
the japanese at Swatow charged
Tuesday that he had witnessed the
bayonet massacre of 154 American
and British prisoners of war at a
japanese prison camp near Zentsuji,
Shikuko island in the main Japan
ese group, on April 26. 1914
The Korean, whose name cannot
be revealed, deserted the Japanese
at Swatow in March and arrived in
Chungking this month.
He said he had been forced by
the japanese to join their army
and was on mission to the zentsuji
camp when he witnessed the mas
sacre, which he attributed chiefly
to shortage Of food but also to
provide practice for Japanese army
recruits.
He said that at the time there was
a shortage of food not only for pris-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
Records Disclose
Settlement Terms
In Sailors Death

Judgment on stipulation was en-
tered in superior court Monday in
the damage suit filed against Perry
Burke, 81 after his car struck and
killed Clifford Sullivan, seaman
second class, on the Alamo river
bridge west of Holtville.
The settlement was for $4,000 with
$1,000 of the amount to be cash. The
remainder was to be provided by
assignment of a one-third interest
in trust deed.
Burke was found guilty of invol-
untary manslaughter by a superior
court jury and granted probation.
The civil damage suit was filed by
the sailors widow and two small
children. Sullivan was stationed at
the Holtville air station and was
on his way home at the close of the
day when the fatal accident oc-
CURED early this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
Allied Fleets
Rake Borneo
Oil Center Anew

MANILA, June 26. CUP) - Radio
Tokyo reported Tuesday that an
Allied fleet again was bombarding
Balikpapan on Borneo and that
Allied troops had landed on tiny
Ternate island in the Moluccas.
The new developments in the East
Indies came as the American 37th
division in northern Luzon was
within four miles of Tuguegarao
where gallant guerilla force fought
off almost constant japanese coun-
terattacks.
Some 80 odd surface units, in
Guiding cruisers and destroyers, are
now bombarding Balikpapan," said
the enemy broadcast The oil CEN
ter, on the east coast of Borneo, has
been under sea and air fire for
more than two weeks"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26

terim group, appointed to search
for an equitable balance of taxa
ton between the state and county.
The load of services counties
are expected to carry is increasing
rapidly" said the senator, land
yet they have no place TO get the
money to pay the cost except from
ad valorem taxes The state COL
lects hundreds of thousands of
dollars in various forms such as
sales taxes, liquor taxes.
This committee of five senators
was given S25yO00 to use in con-
sulting authorities to assist in their
work and power to subpoena those
needed to make the search for
means of relieving the local prop
erty owner CT the great burden of
costs piled on the county. They
GEEK way to eliminate duplica-
ton in collecting and administra-
ton costs and a way to relieve the
counties of the burden of paying
the cost of all county government
and services out of one pocket
Continued on Page 6. Column A.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
House Kills Move
For Release of
Fathers in Army

WASHINGTON, June 26. CUP)-
The house Tuesday killed a proposal
to force the army to discharge all
fathers of four or more children
who ask to be released. The vote
was lis to 80.
The proposal was offered bv Rep.
Albert j. Engel (RD Mich, as an
amendment to the 1916 war depart
ment appropriation bill
Engel would have required the dis
charge of all fathers of four or more
children who made application prior
70 Sept. l.
He said 5000 men fall under this
category and that 5000 automati-
cally would qualify for discharge
under the point system or by reas-
on of age. He estimated that ap-
proximately half of the remaining
10000 would haze applied for re-
lease.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
City Of Detroit
Faces Tie-up
As Strikes Hold
Maintenance Crews
Threaten To Walk
Off Jobs EnmasSe
By UNITED PRESS

The threat of a city-wide
maintenance workers strike,
threatening to completely
paralyze Detroit war production,
dominated the nations strike scene
Tuesday although labor tieups eased
elsewhere.
A meeting of the maintenance,
Construction and Powerhouse Work
ers Council (CIO) adjourned after
a stormy four-hour session Monday
night, tabling q motion to call out
5000 Detroit maintenance workers.
Union leaders, however, expressed
their determination to go ahead with
walkouT plans without the formal
ity of a strike call.
The dispute, arising out of juris-
dictional row with the AFL over
reconversion jobs, affected approx
imately 10000 maintenance and pro-
duction workers. Other strikes
brought the total idle to approx
mately $1,000 in the motor city.
In Chicago, meanwhile, officers
OF the independent Chicago truck
drivers union ordered members to
return to their jobs and Ellis T.
Longenecker, Office of Defense
Transportation manager of 170O
government-seized lines. said a 10
day tieup had been broken.
Movement of war materiel was on
current basis, Longenecker sam,
and backlogs of stalled civilian sup
plies rapidly were being reduced
following the back-to work order.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
SO NATIONS SIGN WORLD PEACE CHARTER
Truman Praises
Nimitz for
Many Victories
President, Admiral
Confer On Next
Moves Against Japs

SAN FRANCISCO, June
26. (UP) - President Tru-
man Tuesday conferred with
fleet Admiral Chester w. Nimitz
and congratulated him on his long
series of naval victories over Japan
csc forces in the Pacific.
The President. who addresses the
closing session Of the United Ma
tionS' conference late Tuesday. heard
that Nimitz was in the city and
called him to his Fairmont hotel
suite to congratulate him on his
Pacific operations.
The President also conferred with
Field Marshal Jan Christian SmutS.
South African prime minister.
The only other engagement made
for the President was a reception
for the San Francisco Citizens COM
mittee at noon. Later he will 60 to
the conference itself.
Presidential Secretary Charles G..
Ross announced that shortly after
the chief executive arrives at his
independence, Mo-, home Wednes-
day he will hold a press conference
a pm. CWT).
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
British Seize
HitIer's Kin

LONDON, June 26. (UP)--A half
brother of Adolf Hitler and a wom-
an described as former German
Foreign Minister Joachim Won Rib
bentrop's mistress have been ar
rested in Hamburg by British oc-
cupation troops, dispatch from
Germany said Tuesday.
The half-brother Of Hitler was be-
lieved to be Alois Hitler. who ran
tavern in Berlin before the wa,
but British military authorities re-
fused to confirm the identification.
the dispatch said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
legislative Acts
Benefit vuIIev.
Sen. HuIse Soys
Lawmaker Reviews Second Longest
Session in History Of State;
Sees Vas+ Aiohwau DovoIonnoan4~
By MARGUERITE BROOKS

report to the home folks given by State Sem
ator Ben Huse Tuesday in which he discussed legislation
passed during the 124 days the last legislature was in
sion lie pointed out most directly affecting
Imperial county and described the work he is to do on
interim committees
1T was busy session. Senator Hulse said "It was
the third longest in the history of the In the
record was 125 days and in 1889 it 131 days
in the legislature two of the three record breaking
when it comes to long sessions
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26

ate Monday. The charter was
unanimously adopted at a plenary
session Monday night.
The signing ceremony was de-
layed three hours because the doc
ument did not arrive from the
printer until shortly before noon.
Diminutive wellington Koo, vet
eran Chinese diplomat and for
years a prominent figure at the
League Of Nations, led the Chinese
delegation into the specially-cre-
ated signature hall where the two
documents to be signed lay on d
great circular blue table.
IMPRESSIVE SCENE
Banked by semi circle of silk
flags of all the United Nations and
facing special guests and hundreds
of newsmen and photographers, Koo
took his seat at the table and
quickly signed his name as head Of
the Chinese delegation
1t took 10 minutes for the Chi
nese delegates to sign. a rate which
would require close TO eight hours
for the ceremony.
The Chinese writing brush anc
ink pad were removed and moo
ern double-pen set placed on thu
table as the loud speaker an
nOunced:
The Union of the Soviet Social
ist republics."
Ambassador Andrei A. Gromyko
led his group into the hail. Soviet
Rear Admiral X. X. Rodinov was
dressed in a formal uniform. white
coat with gold epaulets and blue
trousers.
The ceremony srccd~d up some
Continued on Page 6, Column ID
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
Two Ordinances
Slated to Come
Before Council

Two ordinances, one calling for
revision of Ell Centre occupational
tax, and a health ordinance, which
passed its first reading June 20,
will be considered at an adjourned
meeting of the city council Wednes-
day night.
The council held up passage Of the
occupational tax ordinance at its
regular meeting last week, at the
request of Mayor P. l.. Moore, who
was absent due to illness. Passage
of the ordinance has been recon-
mended by FL Centro Chamber of
Commerce
The health ordinance was pro-
posed by Imperial County Health
department. 1t regulates markets,
restaurants. hotels and all persons
handling food for public consump-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26

Suzuki told the nation that the
life and death Of any individual is
no longer worth giving considera-
ton" apd called on his people to
offer their lives ito the eternal
cause of our country"
Previously he had announced to
the world that he would net resign
the premiership when Okinawa was
lost. But Tuesday the political as
scciation, headed by Fascist-minded
Gen Jiro Minami, urged" the
government to take stronger action
''in coping with the present situa-
ton arising out of the Okinawa
battle
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
No vunk PriS oners Found
After OkinuWu Bottles

Seattle. Washington. assistant pro-
vost marshal.
They are badly beaten men. The
fire of fanaticism apparently has
been kicked out of them They seem
to have forgotten the manifest des-
tiny and glory of the empire and
the Samurai code of suicide and
seem to be thinking only of cigarets,
food, and chance to rest.
we fall all over ourselves to
treat the Japanese prisoners OF war
right" said grimy machine-gun-
ner, "but brother I'd sure hate to
be captured by those snake-eyed
crooks we've been bringing in"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
MinesweeperL Lost
In Borneo Area

WASHINGTON. June 26. CUP =
The navy Tuesday announced the
loss of the minesweeper Salute as
result of e..emy action in the
Borneo area.
The 450-ton vessel, which carried
a wartime crew of about 100, lost
nine members-Six killed and three
missing.
Skipper of the vessel, 1t. John
S. Nichols, Garden City, Long Island,
New York, was a survivor.
Loss OF this small craft brought
TO 3l9 the number of American
naval vessels lost from all causes in
this war.
The Salute saw action in the
Leyte island invasion and in mine
sweeping operations in the Philip
pines area.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26

were that the Americans, finding
themselves surrounded by japanese,
preferred to fight to the death or
that the japanese abandoned all
pretense of civilized warfare and
killed all they could, or both.
Yet when the going got rough,
the Japanese themselves were will
ing enough to surrender and take
advantage of our good treatment of
prisoners. Their mo quarter" war
fare was revealed TO be strictly one
sided. In our stockades and hospi-
tails now are 1896 japanese military
prisoners and more are coming in
daily, according to Maj. Max Cady,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
japan S Premier
Faces OustinQ

SAN FRANCISCO, June 26. CUPl
The totalitarian Nippon Political
association Tuesday called on Pre-
mier Baron Kantaro Suzuki's gov
ernment to take stronger action
in coping with the war crisis and
arranged fer an emergency con-
ference with Suzuki and his min
isters Wednesday.
Criticizing the government in
directly for its conduct of the war,
leaders Of the political association
met in executive conference last
Tuesday after Suzuki issued a
statement warning the Japanese
people their decisive hour was at
hand.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
China Delegates
axe Lead in
Solemn Ceremony
President Truman Slated to Speak
IN Midst Of Closing Hours of
Nine-Week Meeting At San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO. June 26 (UP)-Under the glare
OF kleg lights and before of grinding movie cam
s he oo United Nations Tuesday began the solemn and
colorfu ceremony OF affxing their signatures to new
peace compact.
China-the longest resiser of aggresson-signed the
new <ued Nations charter first just 81 seconds after
noon (PWT).
mat started daylong ceremony which will be inter-
rupted only for the closing address Of President Truman
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26

feated before June 80, 1916, this will
be the last gigantic supply meas
ure of the war.
The army measure is one Of sew
eral appropriation bills which must
De disposed Of before midnight Sat-
urday when the new fiscal year be-
gins. 1t would bring to S245, ,O0O.-
100000 the amount made available
to the army since July /, 1910. OF
that total $l55 ,0OO, 600 ,OOe has been
spent.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
BY RUSSELL ANNABEL

OKINAWA, June 26. (UP)
The japanese apparently
took no prisoners on Okin-
ava
Many of our men listed as missing
in action could have fallen alive
into the enemy's hands, yet troops
say careful search of captured enemy
garrisons. aid stations, and hospi-
tails reveals no trace of them. Army
authorities disclose they had not
been notified by the Japanese of
any American prisoners of war.
The only conclusions reached here
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26

One enemy broadcast speculated
that American invasion forces may
land on Amami and Kikai islands,
ITO miles northeast of Okinawa, to
gain further bases before striking
at Japan itself.
The American pre-invasion bomb
ardment of Japan meantime rose
to a new high pitch with nearly 500
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
House Approves
Huge Army Fund

WASHINGTON, June &c. CUP)-
The house Tuesday passed and sent
to the senate legislation to give
the army 38.500. 0.285,951 with which
to fight the Japanese in the year
starting July l.
The bill, passed by voice vote, will
bring to about S410,O00. .OO0, 900 the
total made available by congress
for war purposes.
The house appropriations commit
tee said that if the japanese are de-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
y. S. Troops Get Under Way
Via Suez for Pacific

terranean for their rendezvous with
the soldiers an official announce
ment said.
The number of troops and guam
tity of equipment being shipped
were top military secrets. But Mar
Seille was reported being prepared
to handle soon some 100000 men at
time.
All assembling troops are receiving
summer uniforms except those
scheduled to 60 to China.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26

PARIS, June 26. (UP)-
Several thousand servic e
troops have left Marsielles
for the far east, where they will
begin the task of building bases for
combat troops who VIII follow them. y
European theater authorities an
nounced today.
The announcement was the first
word that any American forces ac-
tuaIly had left Europe by the east
ern route for the Pacific theater.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26

1t also disclosed that large num-
bers of combat troops already are
assembled for embarkation by that
route.
Informants estimated that the
troops should move out at a rate
of 100000 month once the transfer
is well under way.
Thousands Of combat troops are
pouring into three big staging areas
recently completed in the Marseille
zone, and scores Of ships are NOV
ing across the Atlantic and Medi-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
Bond Barometer

tWestmorland. Calipatria and Nj
land totals are included in the
Brawley total)
tOf the above grand total, S1,158,-
PIT represents bonds sold to corpo-
rationS)
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
Suzuki SSueS
Wornins Of
Darkest Hour
Jap Premier Tells People Of U. S.
Fleet of 200 Vessels Ready
For All-Out Invasion on Homeland

GUAM, June 26. (UP)-Tokyo reported 2O0-ship
American invasion fleet off Oknawa Tuesday and Premier
Kanaro Suzuki warned the Japanese people that their
cisive hour was at hand
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
p AMBLINe
IMPORTER

Some Reception
while Lieutenant and Mrs. Har-
old E. Shelby were in Los Angeles,
just after he returned from Is
months overseas, someone broke in
to their car and stole all his spare
uniforms, a new pair of shoes, his
cigarets, and all the war souvenirs
he brought back from Europe
= I've beer IN foreign countries all
this time," Lieutenant Shelby said
ia disgust, "and no one ever stole
anything from me. But just after I
get back TO America this had to
happen"
If we could lay our hands on the
thief, Lieutenant Shelby, he would
be a sad looking hombre in a few
moments.
Turn About
Nom" Cockswain Stanley Jacobs
wrote his mother, Mrs. Ralph Jacobs
in El Centro. please send me some
Of your good homemade cookies"
Mrs Jacobs began baking and
sending cookies to the Pacific. She
baked and she sent and she baked
and she sent.
Did. you know" a friend wrote
Mrs. Jacobs, that Stanley has be-
come a baker striker and is learn
ing to cook all sorts of good things?"
Stanley hadn't said word about
1t in letters to his mother.
Dear son." Mrs. Jacobs wrote,
will you please send me some of
your good homemade cookies?"
Not So Arty-
Bill Fox arose at Toastmasters'
club Monday night and said the
subject for his talk was THE Manly
Art" The other Toastmasters set
tied down to hear about hunting
warning, or some such.
1t turned out that Bill was going
to talk about the manly art of sew
ing on buttons while the wife is
away. To illustrate his remarks, Bill
used long strip of red cloth. a but
Continued on Page 6, Column u
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-26
WEATHER

Maximum Monday 102, minimum
Tuesday ga; am. Monday 81, hu-
midity So; noon Monday 100, humid
ity "a; 5 pm. Tues. 100, humidity 16.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-10-25
Team Standings

SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE
WOmen's Division
Catherine Fitz, of the Lilacs, went
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-10-25
Football

With so many upsets last Satur-
day, the college football picture has
completely changed and about the
only thing that stands out clearly is
that the Arnny-Navy game is still
a toss-up, with my two-bits, as usual,
riding on the Navy.
It's hard to explain the terrific
beatings of such teams as Ohio State
and Georgia, but it proves very eff
fectively the old saying, that in
no game does the underdog win
more frequently, than in college
football
In the professional ranks, the Red
skins win over the Philadelphia
Eagles was also classed as an upset,
but not in my book. Ever since the
Washington clubs early exhibition
games, l have had a bunch that once
Sammy Baugh got used to quarter
backing the team under the T forma-
ton, they would be hard to beat
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-10-25
Dog Show Needs
More Local Entries

While entries in the various cham
pionship classes at Hagerstown's
first Championship Point Dog Show,
to be held on November II, are rap
idly filling, there are still not enough
entries in the special classes for To-
cally owned dogs.
The Mason and Dixon Kennel
Club, which is sponsoring the show,
points out that it is not necessary
for your dog to be a champion to
be entered in any of the special
classes for locally owned dogs, so
get busy and enter your pet before
entries close on November 2. Offici-
ais of the Kennel Club emphasize
the necessity of large local dog
entry, as the American Kennel Club
judges, to large extent, the success
of local shows, on the number Of
local dogs entered.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-10-25

wild and rolled 148, 119, 352, captur-
ing high single game and high three
game total for the week and going
to the top for high single game for
the season = incidentally her 148 is
only one pin less than the mems
high single game for the season.
The Pansies, bowling beautifully
as usual, captured high single game,
544, and high three-game total,
1915.
Other high scores were rolled by
C. Leatherman, lit, 108, 101, 326;
F. Couchman, 1913, 314; T. Spessard,
1O4, 1O4, 1O2, 80; Ferguson 113, 305;
M. Routzahn, 1903, 105, 301; A Thur
mond, us; v. Rohrer, 1873; NJ Sny-
der, 116; G. Stout, 112; M. McClain,
Ill; M. DIETRICH, 1903; E. Hause, 1903;
C. Price, LOT; H. Sim, 106; B.
Schwinger, 1O6; B. Bonebrake,
1O5; L. Unseld, los; c. Nunamaker,
104, 1902; F. Johns, 104; M. Barnes,
1O4; D. Garvin, 1903; F. Shaw, 1903; l..
Crawford, 102; E. mclaughlin, 1902;
M. Cramer, 101; K. Stouffer, 101; L.
Houpt, 100; E. Causher, 100; " War
ner, 100.