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Evening star., 1945-07-16
.LitteII Says Sale
of Villa Rosa
Was Illegal
Former BiddIe Aide
Claims Deal Was
Not to Aid War Effort

The sale of the Villa Rosa property
by the Defense Homes Corp. to Mr.,
and Mrs. Sam Fig was illegal, Nor
man M. Littell, former Assistant
Attorney General, said today.
There was no authority. in law
for the sale and therefore title did
not pass from the Defense Homes
Corp. to Mr.. and Mrs. Fig" he con-
cluded after study of the case re-
quested by the board of directors of
the Children's Museum, present oc-
cupants Of the Villa Rosa property.
Louis Gutenberg, counsel for Mr..
Fig, today said he had not seen Mr..
Littell's opinion. But from my own
study he said, II am satisfied of
the legality of the sale. Further
more, a House subcommittee, under
the Craftsmanship of Representative
Murphy, Democrat, of Pennsylvania,
went into the legality of the sale
and did not make an adverse report
on it. Also, title company looked
into the title matter and issued an
insured title"
Challenges Jurisdiction.
Mr.. Littell pointed out that the
eviction decision arrived at July
by the District Landlord and Ten
ant Court by which the Children,s
Museum agreed to vacate by Sep
tember ! had no bearing on the
validity of the title, since that
court has no Jurisdiction over such
matters.
Where did Defense Homes Corp.
derive authority to sell the Villa
Rosa property in a private sale to
Mr. Eig?" Mr.. Littell asked.
Whether Defense Homes Corp. be
considered subsidiary Of the Re-
construction Finance Corp. or
whether it be considered an entity,
fundamental restriction on its ac-
tivities remains he said. Its ac-
tions must serve the national de-
fense program and the national Sc
curity.
mo attempt has been made any
where to establish that this sale to
Mr.. Fig was for the purpose of the
national security and defense and
the successful prosecution of the
war Quite the contrary is true,
for the Executive Committee of the
RFC determined that the Massa-
chusetts avenue tract was not
needed for any purpose of the De-
fense Homes Corp 1t was just sur
plus property.
Just Private Transaction.
mo showing could possibly be
made that the sale to Mr.. Fig was
in the interests of the national de-
fense,'" Mr.. Littell continued. 1T
was just an ordinary. private, real
estate transaction, and the disposal
of the real estate could have been,
and should have been, handled in
due course of business-by public
sale, duly advertised so that any
bidders could participate-like the
disposal of any other surplus Gov
ernment land"
Mr.. Littell pointed out in his opin-
ion, that had the sale been con-
Quoted with "open and competitive
bidding-the supporters of the Chill
dren's Museum even might have
produced a benefactor to buy the
property and perpetuate its present
use"
Evening star., 1945-07-16
Innocent Pleas Entered
In Maryland Prison Riot
81 the Associated r.ress.

D VIIt AssUCIattu tIess.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 16.-Pleas
of innocent were entered today by
Circuit Judge James Clark for 81
Maryland House Of Correction pris-
oners indicted for rioting, maliei-
Gus destruction of property and as
sault in the June Q riot which in
volved more than 900 convicts.
Evening star., 1945-07-16

are necessary to evaluate the
true internal composition of a
people, because in war the classes
are revealed, the heroes, the profit
GERS, the lazy. I objected that war
in any case is selection in re-
verse, because the best die.
Evening star., 1945-07-16
Count ciuno's Diuy-No. "a
EARLY JAP SUCCESSES
FRIGHTENED GERMANS
Nozis Sounded Out Italy on Possibility
Of Making Separate Peace in West
(copyrisht, 1945, by The CHICAGO Daily Incl
including right Of translation
February s-March 16. 1912.

Japanese Harbor so
alarmed the Germans that they sounded Italians
possibilities of separate between the
Allies prelude goba clash between the white yellow
according to the diary of Count Cano Mussos
law and Fascist Itays Foreign Minister
Ironically the German proposals
unbendng malice Mussolni whose attitude
favored the Japanese he found the
informed the Axis they would march india then
decision because of the growing Allied in Australia
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
Soft Coal Wage
Pact Signed

WASHINGTON. April l3 (UP)-
Soft coal producers and the United
Mine Workers unanimously have ap-
proved a new one-year wage con-
tract.
Charles A. ONeill. spokesman for
the mine operators, estimated that
the contract would mean an aver
age daily wage raise of $130 for
miners.
Effectiveness c he contract,
however. is dependent on approval
by the appropriate government
agencies and on granting by the
Office of Price Administration OF
increases in coal prices to cover
the wage raise cost.
The agreement may be re-opened
after March /, 1916 on 10 days no.
tice by either party. or before that
time if there is a significant change
in the nations wage stabilization
policy.
The agreement provided a basic
nine-hour working day. portalto-
portal, for all inside day workers.
It included a paid 15-minute lunch
period which is to be staggered SO
that there will oe nc interruption
to continuous production.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
Bad for America

The removal of foremen from their
present position as vital, integral part
of management would require reorganl-
zation of factory management on a basis
far more complicated and decidedly less
effective. Necessary factory discipline
would suffer, worker efficiency would
be impaired
We believe the effect on yOu-on the
public as a whole-would be very real.
1t would interfere with the war effort.
1t would make war materials cost more.
1t would slow up postwar reconverslon
to civilian production.
1t would delay adequate postwar output
of cars, refrigerators, ranges, furniture
all the things people need so much and
have waited for SO long.
Finally-and, in the long run, perhaps
most important of all-it would so in
crease production costs as to boost
prices and the cost of living, and make
the problem of reasonably full employ
ment much more difficult.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13

accepted American method of spreading
managerial authority and responsibility
among foremen-so that management is
in close, direct contact with compara-
lively small groups of workmen-is the
best and only sound method of handling
day-to-day relations with the thousands
of employees engaged in modern mass
production.
Anything which would require change
in this set-up would interfere with en-
ployer-employe relations and with pro-
duction.
For example, there have been many
strikes in war production plants, par
ticularly in Michigan. Charges have
been made that worlmen have been
loafing in plants engaged in war pro-
duction and that they are being paid
high wages for not working. We are
conscious that'the public feels that there
must be something wrong. The attempt
to tear down the position and authority
of foremen and to unionize members Of
management is Importantly contribut-
ing to this condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13

mismanagement and irregularities
we're brought out which require leg
islation."
1T was the general conclusion of
the committee that effective and
efficient operation of the depart
nlent had not beer secured and
cannot be secured under the stat
utes setting up the motor vehicle
department" thc committee report
said.
1t declared that the two main divi-
sions of the department. reSistra-
ton and the highway patrol, are
independent entities set up by the
statute and except to a very limited
degree are independent and free
from administrative control of the
director of the department
Gordon Garland is director of
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
Coast Aluminium
Plants May Be
Started Again

WASHINGTON. April 13. CUP)-
j. A. Krug, War Production Board
Chairman, said that aluminium
plants at Los Angeles and River
bank, California might have to be
reopened unless the aluminium Sit
uation eases"
Krug told Rep. Walt Horan, Cd,
Washington there was no founda-
ton to report that these plants
had been declared surplus by the
War Department.
mo disposal of these plants will
be made without our consent and
we have given no consent, Krug
said.
The reactivation of the plants
would be a most difficult pro-
cess, Krug said during a senate
small business committee hearing,
mainly because of manpower short
ages.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
Action Called For

When people have as deep conviction
about anything as we have about union
izing management, they ought to do
something about it.
If the meaning of the National Labor
Relations Act can be so confused as to
promote unionization of management
and thus impair the effectiveness of the
American production system of which
we are all so proud-then the meaning
ought to be cleared up.
General Motors believes = and hopes
others will feel the same-that it is
patriotic duty, duty to the foremen, to
industry, to labor, and to the public as
a whole-to oppose the unionizatlon OF
management by every proper and law
full means.
That is our intention.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
81 CREWMEN MISSING
AFTER BOATS COLLIDE

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, April
13. CUP)-Eighty-one crew members
of an American freighter and a
Canadian tanker which collided and
burned in BuZzard's Bay during q
heavy fog were missing Friday.
Two crew members were known
dead and 50 others were hospitaliz-
ed, three in serious condition.
Survivors reported that the Can
adian vessel rammed the freighter
Thursday night. The tanker burst
into flames and sank so swiftly that
the crew abandoned the ship within
four minutes after the collision.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 90 1901.
Published evenings except Saturday
and Sunday. in combination with the
Sunday POST-PRESS. by the Imperial
Valley Publishing Company, 625 State
St, El Centro, Calf.
Paul jenkins, Publisher
and President.
Member United Press, California News
paper Publishers Assn. West-Holliday
&C.. Inc, national representatives.
Rates Gncluding Sunday Post-Press)
Single copy SC; carrier, paid-in-ad
vance: l month, S1.00; 3 months,
S2.75; 6 months, S5.25: l year, $1,000.
BY Mail: l month, S1.00; 3 months,
$3.50 months. $3.50; / year, $500.
Outside of California, S1.00 per month
Entered at Ell Centro, Calf, post
flat.
office as 2nd class mail.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13

4 HE National Labor Relations Board
has ordered bargaining election among
the foremen and other supervisory
groups of Detroit automobile company.
This company is not part of General
Motors, but we are concerned with the
principles involved.
This confusing action by the Board
means that it is sanctioning and pro-
noting the unionization of management
personnel, in spite of the fact that the
National Labor Relations Act includes
as an employer " any person acting
in the interests of an employer directly
or indirectly" %
We are sure that Congress did not
intend to approve unionization of man.
agement when it passed the Act.
The results if applied throughout indus
try would be bad for the management
groups involved, bad for industry, bad
for labor, bad for America.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
SEEK RUNAWAY BOY

El Centro police Friday were re-
quested by the police of San Diego
to be on the alert for a runaway
16 year old boy, John F. Connhey
John is young but scarcely could
be called small. He weighs 235 lbs,
is ) feet 7 inches m height and was
wearing a black serge suit. San
Diego police believed he was headed
for this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13

SACRAMENTO, April 13. tUP)-
A senate interim committee late
Thursday recommended bringing
the California Highway Patrol un-
der close supervision of the state
director of motor vehicles.
The committee, headed by Sen.
Jerrold L. Seawell GRD Roseville,
also said that some evidences OF
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
SUE FOR DIVORCE

Eulla D. Smith Thursday filed a
divorce suit against Delmer Smith
and aSkged the court for permis-
sion to use her maiden name, Eulla
Quinn. Divorce suits also were filed
by Ruth Bricena Lopez against
Mike Mendez and by Robert Merl
Wilson against Mae Ella Wilson.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13

how fortunate you are to be living
in America" Sergeant Tommy Del
,on Jones wrote his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. HerSchel Jones, Sr. He said
he takes pictures of his family from
his wallet while he is in his foxhole
and looks at them while waiting for
whatever is to happen. II dreamed
about home the other night" he
wrote in one letter. land the table
was loaded with good things to eat. "
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. MoCurry of
El Centro have three sons and
two sons-in-law in the service. Cor
poral r. T. McCurry left Tuesday
for duty with the infantry in Eur
ope. Pete McCurry. seaman second
class. is serving with the navy in
the Pacific area. The country where
he has been didn't impress him fav-
orably. Corporal Randall McCurry
is at Camp Crowder, Missouri, "a
waiting assignment for overseas
duty. He is in the army signal corps
anaand served a long time in
Alaska before being slated for over
seas duty. Staff Sergeant John F.
Gaskin. a -in-law, is in England
with the army medical corps. Be-
fore entering the army two years
ago he worked at FireStone in Ell
Centro. Another son-in-law, Ser
geant Herschel Weaver, has been in
France for eight months with an
q ,Y,,v railrnad division
II saw Tom Whitlock the other
day and he is looking as good as
ever" Private James Mealey wrote
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j, c,
Mealey of Imperial, from the Pa
cific area. Private Mealey recently
was transferred from the infantry
to the cavalry.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
SHOULD MANAGEMENT
BIZ UNIONIZED?
4 Statement by General Motors

agement and labor can work harmoni-
ously together in large organizations.
Much is said these days about coopera-
tion 1t would be serious handicap to
any hopes for teamwork and the pursuit
of common interests, if anything were
done to remove this facility for knowing
and understanding each other.
1t is our firm, sincere belief that loss
of this close contact would make har
monious relations between management
and labor almost impossible and would
interfere with practical collective bar
gaining.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
LICENSES ISSUED

Marriage licenses were issued in
El Centre recently to Robert Henry
Johnson, %, marine, and Jean
Marie Oberbeck, 80, Ell Centre,
stenographer; and to Edward Rob-
ert Zawikowski, "a, marine, and
Betty Ann Brulc, 10, El Centre,
sales clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
Senate Interim Committee Would Give Control
of HiuhwaV Patrol 10 Motor Vehicle Unit

the motor vehicle department and
E. Raymond Cato is chief of the
highway patrol
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13

Lieutenant Harry Graham. son of
MI and Mrs. w. Il Graham, arrived
haicly IN England He is a navi-
gator with the army air force. Lieu
tenant Graham was graduated from
Central Union High school and after
That attended California Polytechnic
High school.
A Presidential unit citation was
awarded the thirty-sixth fighter
| group, OF the ninth air force the
'group with which First Lieutenant
Don L. Madden is a fighter pilot
with more than Ga combat missions
/ TO his credit. This 25-year old
| Tighter pilot is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. A. Madden. He entered
the service in August of 1912 and
received his wings at Luke Field,
| Arizona, in January of 1884 He
has been in the European theater of
Operations since April 1914 Lieuten-
ant Madden pilots a P-47 Thunder
bolt.
| Herbert Lee, Seacan second class
|ently left the mainland on a trial
cruise.
"Captain Albert A. Hall of Eucalyp-
tus Canal road, is serving at the FL
Centro marine air station as Of
ficer in charge of set of new train
ing devices for the use of Leather
heck pilots. The equipment being
used includes a Link trainer, fixed
hnd free gunnery devices, and an ex-
tensive film library.
The promotion of Hugh r. john
son. "a, FL Centre, from private to
private first class recently was an
bounced from an eighth air force
bomber station in England. Johnson.
who is signal center clerk in the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
THE POSITION
OF FOREMEN IN
GENERAL MOTORS

In General Motors, foremen are tbe
MANAGERS Of their departments.
They participate in establishing man
agement policies in both br0dneti0"
and personnel matters. They pare
full authority TO abPrope or dtsap-
brope The bring, TO supervise The
vork, and to make W0rk assignments
Of The employees under their snPer-
pision. They initiate tUage increases,
transfers and tromotions. They are
directly responsible for The efficiency
and safety Of their group. They bare
jul authority tpben necessary TO take
immediate, appropriate disciplinary
action for riolation Of shop rules,
and other improper conduct Of their
employees. They are The first point Of
management contact and make fbe
first management decision on all
matters relating TO tbe employees
under their direction.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
SUES FOR ANNULMENT

William L. Swinson Thursday
filed suit for divorce from Frances
j. Swinson, records at the court
house showed.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
Bad for FOrerr1er1

We think it would be bad for foremen
if American industry should be COM
PEELED to make change in its proven
type Of organization, which would un-
avoidably reduce the foreman's status,
diminish his responsibility, authority
and influence, decrease his opportunities
for personal advancement.
In General Motors, foremen have always
had important responsibilities and
authority.
We have always guarded the status of
our foremen, and have provided special
training to improve their abilities, in
crease their efficiency and enhance their
opportunities for promotion to even
more important management positions.
The great majority of General Motors
principal executives at one time were
fOremen.
We are convinced that it would be i'm
possible for foreman to follow both
management and union leaderships at
the same time, and under those condi-
tions to carry on all his duties as they
now exist. All elements of management
must have a common objective.
1t would obviously be impossible, for
instance, for him as fellow unionist
with those under him, to perform his
functions which relate to their working
conditions, wages, promotions and as
signments on the unbiased basis which
is essential to good management.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
Bad for Labor

AS matter of fact, the close-contact
method is about the only way that man.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
OBTAIN DEGREES

Divorce DEGREES were granted in
Imperial county superior court
Thursday to Margaret Lepna Payne
and Alfred E. Payne, and to Earl
c. Thompson and Leila Thompson.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13
Bad for Industry

From our experience both before and
during the war, we are certain that the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13

Successful formers and growers have depended on
the evoliiY OF Aogeler hvsier seeds FOR over so
Yeor--o quoliiY which hos been confidently moin-
TONED and improved whenever possible through the
coreful field supervision OF hegeler Muner es-
peris. You con be os.Ufed OF ploniine the finest
seeds oyoilobic onYwhefe when The name Aggeler
& MUsser is on the lobe Buy them in pocket OF
bulk OF your deolers or one OF our broneh ,iores.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-13

Don Bonar, mmg 3 3/c in the Navy,
and his step-father. Ira Wallace,
in the Seapees, met in New Guinea
and now are stationed only Is miles
apart. Bonar, who worked at the
gas company before entering the
service, wrote his mother in FL Cen
tro that his camp does not have ali
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-06-01
NEWS FROM
ALOHALAND

1t must have been the happiest
incident in his life when Pascual
r. Corpuz, a prosperous business
man of Honolulu, met his younger
brother, Paul. whom he had not
seen since he left the Philippines
scores of years ago. Recognition
didn't come to either one until
after a series of intimate queries
and answers. And as conse-
quence of this good luck, the elder
threw a big Iechon party at his
residence on Maypaho, Oahu, T. H.
April 18th.
Among those who were invited
were the crew-members of the
USAT Imperial of which Paul, the
guest of honor is one. Others
were: Steve De Asis, Tommy Con
zalez. Pete Torres, Magno Rudio,
Frank Llacuna, Pacundo Roldan,
George Umipig, Sammy Manalang,
Ricardo Zapata, Buddy Gomez,
Mike Domingo, Art Tucay, Sammy
Quejada, Leo Ancheta, and Tel. |.
Baylor.
Other guests were: Sally Ca
dong, Miguel Palacpac, Emelio
Rambac, and a host of others.
Besides the delicious oriental
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-06-01
Honored With Parties

She has been the recipient of
many parties given by her many
admirers and friends. She is ex-
pecting to leave Seattle the latter
part of August to fulfill her as
Segment. Her father, Ireneo Suico,
is at present employed at the
Bremerton navy yard. Her mother
is making her residence in West
Virginia.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-06-01

Celebrating his birthday prior
to leaving for Alaska, Ben Sabado,
cannery foreman, entertained a
houseful of guests at Mrs. M. Lai-
go's home at 1922 Whitman Ave,
Friday, June %. Among the many
guests were Mrs. Lydia Birondo
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Flor
esca, Mrs. Dorothea Gonzales, Mrs.
Eleanor Alvarez, Mrs. Ramona vi
dal, Mrs. Dolores Consego, Mrs.
Flora Ambon. Mr.. and Mrs. Curt
sin, Mrs. Josephine Lopez, Miss
Barbara Dianala, Miss Dolores
Mallori, and Eliseo Mona.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-06-01

dishes that graced the dining ia
BILE, the joyful celebrants were
treated, to their hearts desire, to
many Philippine fruits, some of
which were mangoes. papayas, ba-
nanas. and cocoanuts whic h
abound thereabout.
In the early evening, Miss Ger
aldine Bolosan, beautiful and
shapely candidate for the 1916 Ri
zal Day Queen of oHnolulu, enter
tanned the hilarious guests with a
number of "kundimans." So tan
talizing were her tunes. and so
sweet was she, that a very ro-
mantle admirer remarked, she
sure is very queenly. and l would
like to see her crowned as one,
but | would much prefer her
to be the reigning queen of my
heart. my life."
The gay party broke up with
hardly enough time to make the
curfew.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-06-01
VelascO's Poetry Displayed
AT Seattle Library During
Poetry Week Celebration

Part of a one-week program to
celebrate National Poetry Week
early in June was the display of
the works of Seattle poets at the
first floor show case of the Sc
attic Public Library on 4th and
Madison. Among the Seattle poets
whose verses were displayed was
Victoria Acosta Velasco, whose
poem, "America, to You Sing"
was prominently displayed. The
poem appeared in the Golden Gate
Anthology of 1888.
Other Seattle poets whose works
were displayed during the week
are Helen Maring, Violet Ball,
Margaret Black, Edith Clifton,
Kara E. Dickinson, Jessie Humes,
Nellie Marguerite Leach, J. Grant
Kramm.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-06-01
Memory Singer

SAft9Os
Interpreter of these songs is
John Haddad, a Canadian tenor
and a product of Seattle, who has
now earned from his listeners the
title of memory singer" Haddad
studied under Miss DoFothea Gre
mer who has studio at the Uni
yersity Building, Seattle, and since
arriving in the golden state not
SO very long ago, has met with
success both over the air and in
theater appearances.
Broadcast to Philippines
He had been tenor soloist at
the reception given in honor of
the delegates to the San Francisco
Conference from Egypt, Iraq, Leb-
anon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, at the
Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on
May 10. On May Haddad did a
special Mothers Day broadcast
from San Francisco over short
wave station KEGI to the Philip
pine Islands and the South Pa
cific theater, being billed for the
first time as "our memory singer"
Sings for Service Men
For the past two years Haddad
has been singing for service men
in army camps and hospitals
throughout America. And during
that time he found that the men
always made requests for the old
time tunes. Because of these old
time tunes, his listeners have
fondly called him their memory
singer