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Evening star., 1945-06-03

was passed creating special committee
of seven with an appropriation of $1O.-
900 to investigate the meat shortage.
later went back and asked for an ad-
ditional $4,000 and got it.
eve found that the military services
had contributed greatly to the shortage
by refusing to buy in last years glut
of pork. They feared to be caught with
great surplus if the war ended last
fall. Pork was taken from the ration
list. Lard was available for deep frying
We civilians ate or used up the surplus.
and this year the military was back in
this thin market buying heavily and in
creasing the shortage.
Responsibility Divided.
Nov that is not the fault of the mil
itary. Their only responsibility is to
feed men in uniform and they are doing
it very well. But there should have
been one man who could have directed
them to purchase and store that sur
plus-sell it back to the markets If need
be after an armistice.
"And we found cases OF divided re-
sponsibility. The Cuban sugar crop was
purchased in 1943 by the Commodity
Credit Corp. Responsibility for the pur-
chase Of black-strap molasses was with
the Defense Supplies Corp. The latter
tried to buy at price SO low that the
Cubans put an extra 10000, 900 gallons
of 1t into alcohol. We lost 100000 tons
Of sugar there.
There seemed to be no one man to
tell Defense Supplies Corp. to get that
molasses."
Mr.. Anderson seemed to feel that in
the future he would be that one man.
"And there was the chicken and the
egg situation" he went on. "The mill
tary clamped down q 100 per cent
freeze on the Delaware-M Maryland -Vir-
ginia and other commercial broiler pro-
duction areas. Civilian buyers who
wanted poultry bought laying hens. A
shortage Of eggs became greater. The
Evening star., 1945-06-03
By George B. Kennedy.

America can produce food enough"
said Clinton P. Anderson, the new
Secretary of Agriculture.
Instead of wartime shortages we
could have abundance to share with
other nations.
But to do that we would have to
produce food as We did planes-with the
same disregard of possible surplus and
waste that is represented by the closing
of the Willow Run plant.
'The food shortage is going to be
much more severe than most people
realize during the remainder of the
year and the coming winter-because
we were afraid of surpluses.
mot until the spring of 1916 will
there be any relief"
The new Secretary has confidence
born of personal success to date. He
is a big man-tall, broad-shouldered,
younger looking than his 49 years. There
is only touch of gray in his cropped,
curly hair, parted in the middle It is
almost black although he is of Swedish
paternity.
First Since 1918.
He has been in Washington only since
December, 1940-now he is member of
the cabinet. The last time a member
Of the House was appointed to the cab
met was in 1918. President Wilson
made Carter Glass, then veteran
member OF Congress, Secretary Of the
Treasury in that year.
I'm March," Mr.. Anderson told the
writer, when the announcement was
made that civilian meat supplies would
be cut IL per cent for the second quar-
ter, beginning April l, went to Speaker
Rayburn and told him lot of people
would want to know why. Americans
would be willing to share with others
if 1t were necessary, but still they would
want to know why.
He finally agreed to support another
investigating committee. He had been
trying to cut down on them. n. r. le6
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as set for the entry of the black

stage was set for the entry of the black
market"
How we'll did you know President
Truman when he was in the Senator"
he was asked.
Met Truman at Lunch.
ber of the House." he said. II sat next
to him one day at lunch on the Senate
side. I liked him so much that I asked
him if I might not see more OF him
stop in on him. The Senator was very
nice to the new member of the lower
chamber He gave the idea encourage
ment that was obviously sincere.
80 I used to do that. would drop
in with ideas for the Truman Commit
tees Investigations.
Then early in December, l941, we
were together on the Congressional dele
cation that went out to the funeral OF
Senator Alva B. Adams of Colorado.
We were together lot on the way out
and became good friends"
Mr.. Anderson's committee has issued
two reports, one on meat and the other
on sugar. They are both readable. Mr..
Anderson likes to write.
"The day after the sugar report was
issued" Mr.. Anderson said, II had lunch
with the President at the White House.
He said, T have bone to pick with you.
Then he said, I want you to be Secre-
tary Of Agriculture
Mr.. Anderson was not an interven-
ZIONIST when he came to Washington.
In one interview before Pearl Harbor
he had expressed himself on the death
battle between Germany and Russia
in plague on both their houses vein.
Voted for Lease-Lend.
But he had voted for lease-lend, for
revision of the Neutrality Act to allow
the arming of American merchant ships
and the sending Of them into the war
zone, and he is one of the 203 Repre-
sentatives who can feel that 1t was his
vote that continued the National Army.
TWO hundred and two Representatives
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voted against the extension of Service

voted against the extension of Service
Act in August, 1941.
The Anderson record was far from be-
ing completely satisfactory to labor. He
defended the 40-hour week. but he voted
for continuation of the Dies Committee
and he voted both for the Smith-Con-
nally bill and to override President
Roosevelt's veto of the measure.
He spent his boyhood on an 80-acre
farm near Mitchell, S. Oak. His father
had come from . farm In Del Carlia,
(See ANDERSON, Page .C-1O)
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(see ANDERSON, Page .C-1oo
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
SPecioI Appropriations
Top S4ote Sur plus Fund

SACRAMENTO, June %.
(UP)-TE'e state finance de-
partment said Saturday that
appropriation bills totaling sl7,00O,-
900 more than the states largest
possible surplus were passed by the
legislature and are before Gov. Earl
Warren for signature or veto.
The breakdown on bills approved
by the legislature showed that mea-
sures for spending of SAT ,366, 1863
from the states general fund are
awaiting the governors action. He
already has signed bills calling for
spending of s18.l67,037 in addition
to the $T03.0OO,00o biennial budget.
AS a result, the statement showed,
only $7,329.987 remains in the free
surplus A deficit bill for the motor
vehicles department would take an
other $2,000000 from the total
However. the legislature passed a
bill ''unfreezing" $25,000,000 which
HAS Dctfl lciu lOf use III Tile eNelit
of a war catastrophe. That would
hike the surplus to about 0.O00, 900,
as compared to the $47.000,O 900 con-
tanned in the appropriation bills.
Warren said at a press conference
that he would not sign bills result
ing in a state deficit. apparently
indicating a certain veto for some
of the special appropriation mea-
sures.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
No Office job
Eisenhower

whether he had any political ambi-
tions. the conqueror of Nazi Ger
many replied:
mo. and make it stronger than
that if you can. All I want is to be
citizen of these United States
and when I get done with my pres
ent duties and get turned out to
pasture want just to have nothing
TO do with anything else.
Il am in the federal service and
take my commander in chiefs
orders as a soldier"
Gen. Eisenhower, for whom Abil-
enc, his hometown, Friday staged
cne of the most touching and unique
famous son celebrations ever ac-
corded a military man, said he
would go to Washington to confel
with the secretary OF war, take :
short delay. then return to Europe
early next month.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
|1IR0H|T0 PLANS TO TAKE FULL COMMAND
War Production
ThrottIed as
Strikes Hold Out
Detroit Output Hard
Hit by Stoppages;
900 Back on Job
By UNITED PRESS

Detroit was the focal point
Saturday of a strike wave
hamstringing war produc
ton in any industrial
areas. More than $4,000 employees in
six Of the American arsenal largest
plants were idle. And nearly $4,000
workers were affected by strikes
over the country
While 1000 more workers threat
ened to walk out, at least 1900 9TH
ers were returning to their jobs.
In Washington, the government
officially ended a dispute between
the United Mine Workers and oper-
ators by returning to private owner
ship 354 Pennsylvania and two Vir-
ginia anthracite mines. The pits
were seized last month to halt a
strike, called after a prolonged con-
tract dispute between the miners
and operators
GET WAGE INCREASES
The strike ended May 81 after a
new contract was signed giving 72,-
600 miners daily wage inceases of
s137h.
A second major work stoppage
ended at Ashland, KY, where $500
members of the United Steelworkers
tCIO) voted to return to work at
the American Rolling Mill Company.
Meanwhile Howard T. Colvin. Ia
Continued on Page 6, Col. u
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patched Immediately to capitals
throughout the world for ratifica-
ton.
The nearly 200 delegates will sign
the historic document on Tuesday
few hours before President Tru-
man gives it his blessing and de-
clares this conference adjourned.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
The tedious nine-week job here
represents the efforts of the peace
loving nations-for the second time
in generation-to forge coopera-
tive peace organization out of a
wartime coalition. Their primary OBJ
jective is TO maintain peace and Sc
curity for all.
Secretary of State Edward r.
Stettinius, Jr., expressed conf
dence that the world organization
would work. effectively toward a
better life for all men" He spoke
at dinner given in honor of the
American delegation last night by
the other American republics.
The United Nations conference
will end with relations among the
nations especially the big powers
on the highest level since the last
Big Three conference at Yalta. The
Polish issue appears to be nearly
settled 1t plagued the opening days
OF this conference and severely
Continued on Page 6, Col. o
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
Board Vacancy
Waits Action
OF Gov. Warren

Imperial Valley people speculated
Saturday concerning Governor Earl
Warren's appointment of successor
to the late Dave Vencill as county
supervisor from the Holtville dis
trict. The list of possibilities is
growing rapidly.
No report was made as to whether
those suggested for the position
would accept the appointment or
not or knew anything about having
been mentioned in connection with
the office
Names metioned included Fred
Maurer, Forrest Ferguson, Fred
Kamm, j. r. Snyder. Mike Yeargin,
Roy Thompson, Ed Poore, c. P. Den
ny, K. K Sharp, Keith Nets and
Frank Kumberg. Some of these, it
was learned, do not live in the Holt
vile district and thus could not be
lappoitned.
The state political code sets forth
that member of the board of SUI
perviSors must be an elector, must
live in the district during his term
OF office, must have been an elector
at least one year Immediately pre-
ceding election or appointment, and
must be elected by district and not
at large. To be qualified elector,
a person must be citizen of the
United States. have lived in the
state at least year. lived in the
county 80 days, and in the precinct
40 days.
The appointee appointed will COM
plete Vencill's term which runs until
January 1916.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
Luzon laps Lose
Escape Port
To Ghost Army

MANILA, June %. CUP)-A phan-
tom Filipino American army famed
through the Cagayan valley Satur-
day in pursuit of the last large enc
my force on Luzon after sealing the
islands final escape port.
The ghost force. composed of sixth
army troops and Filipino guerillas,
suddenly swopped down from the
mountains of northwest Luzon,
where its presence had been a secret
until now.
The group crossed the Cagayan
river Thursday night and by 7.30
the next morning had captured Ap-
arii, north Luzon port with a popu-
lation of $4,000 1t was at Apart that
the Japanese made their first Luzon
landing in their invasion of the
Philippines in December, 1941. And
now it was the last port they could
use to extricate any of the two divi-
sions now trapped in the Cagayan
valley.
The joint force which captured
Aparri then advanced south eight
miles to the town of Dugo.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
Harry Bridges
Files Papers
For Citizenship

SAN FRANCISCO, June %. CUP)
Harry Bridges, west coast labor
leader who won court fight against
his deportation as a Communist
Saturday applied for U. S. citizen
ship.
Irving Wixon, chief of the U. S
immigration and naturalization SER
vice in San Francisco, said Bridges
would be thoroughly investigated as
to his eligibility for citizenship.
Two superior court hearings will
be held on Bridges petition for fl
nal papers, which can be filed in sc
days.
The supreme court cancelled an
order calling for Bridges deporta-
ton to Australia as an undesirable
alien by a So decision last Monday
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24

ABILENE. Kan, June %. CUP)-
Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower, warmed
by the tumultous Homecoming he
dreamed of as boy, remained COM
pletely the soldier Saturday after
spiking talk that he would take a
political job.
President Truman had promised
Cen Eisenhower anything he want
ed. And it was rumored he would
be named secretary of state. But
Ike Eisenhower emphatically told
a press conference that he wanted
no reward.
Said the general:
mo one is thinking Of me in poll
tics and am certainly not. I expect
to be private citizen-rest and
relax"
What did he want? Nothing, I"
Gen. Ike said shortly.
To a reporters question as to
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
Roosevelt Note
Probe Starts

WASHINGTON, June %. cUP)-
A treasury spokesman said that an
intensive investigation had been
opened into the income tax decla-
rations of Brig. Gen. Elliott Roose-
velt and John Hartford, Atlantic &
Pacific Tea Company executive
Hartford in 1899 lent the late presi-
dents son 5000. ZOO. of which. he said
only $4,000 was repaid.
The investigation, centering in
New York and Dallas. had the en-
dorsement of the house ways and
means committee and the senate fl
nance committee, the spokesman
said. He denied a published report
that the congressional committees
we're dissatisfied with the treasury S
progress in its investigation.
Hartford's 1912 income tax return
showed efforts to seek deductions
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24

annihIative biow that will finish
the enemies of East Asia once and
for all.
The fighting spirit and will to
fight of the japanese people, today
is at its peak"
Another Tokyo broadcast claimed
that Japanese suicide planes crash
ed into two Allied battleships, three
destroyers and IA unidentified yes
sells south of Okinawa with unde-
termined results Saturday At
least one other ship was sunk last
night in the Okinawa area, Tokyo
said.
Seventy-five Mustangs frcm Two
attacked airfieldS In the Mito area
5 miles north of Tokyo for an hour
and half Saturday afternoon,
radio Tokyo said Three Superfort-
resses guided the fighters.
Twenty eight other fighters frcm
Okinawa bombed and machine
gunned suicide plane bases near
Fukuoka on Kyushu in southern
Japan, Tokyo said.
An unidentified commentator on
the Tokyo radio said ii was highly
possible that Hirchito may invoke
his imperial supreme authority"
in the event that the crisis facing
Japan becomes more serious.
Such a move would go even
beyond the sweeping powers grant,
ed the Suzuki cabinet by the i'm
Perial diet last week. These pow
ers, enabling the cabinet to rule
by decree, went into effect today
The Tokyo commentator said
that the emperor's supreme author
ity would override all existing laws
and likened it to parental author
ity, by which parents do anything
they deem absolutely necessary for
their children's welfare, even by
disregarding the opinion Of others
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
BIuckhuWk Unit Reaches
Camp BeuIe-Then Home

California veterans to their homes
would have to be abandoned.
A second section Of the train from
the east was to arrive later Satur-
day with the remainder Of the 628
California veterans of the division
aboard.
Brig. Gen. Oscar B. Abbott. camp
commander. urged relatives Of the
veterans not to attempt to tele-
phone them while they are here.
They will be busy every minute
they are here and furloughs viii
start sooner If they are not inter-
rupted," he said.
Even ceremonies for presentation
Of medals were eliminated and
the decorations we're slipped into
the mems pay envelopes
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
War Chest Budget
Set for $4,000
At Board Meeting

Imperial County's War Chest
budget for the fiscal year is $85 900.
The amount was approved at a
meeting of the chest board Friday
night at El Centre Chamber of
Commerce. Warren Courier, presi-
dent, presided.
OF the total buoget, Sal, ,487 goes
to the state organization.
Tie county funds drive will open
October l.
Completion of budgets for the
various organizations to which War
Chest funds are devoted is expect
ed in the early part of the week
as all budgets must be on record
for final consideration by local
units by July l.
Two vacancies in the county or
ganization we're filled at Friday
nights meeting. o. L. Bane sue
ceeds E. c. Missildine as El Centro
chairman and Leo Carpenter was
named in place of John w. Collins
as secretary Missildine recent
ly moved to Santa Ana and Collins
has accepted a situation in the Los
Angeles Boy Scout council and has
moved there.
Charles Knights retains the of
flee of treasurer and Elwcod c.
Greist coordinator
In attendance Friday night were
Dudley Blanchard and Joseph Can
tonich, field representatives of the
state War Chest. and H. C. ELENA,
field representative from Phoenix,
Arizona.
Reports were made by Argyle
McLachlan, county budget chair
man: NJ. O. King. Jr-. publicity
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
Defiance Hurled
At invaders; .
MdrshuIS Forces
Primary School Children Enlisted
In Desperate Preparations;
yank Mustangs Hit Close to Tokyo

GUAM, June %. UP)-Tokyo said Saturday that
Japan has perfected her defenses against American
may take direction of the homeland in its hour of
supreme peril.
Even Tokyo broadcast its defiance, more than 100
American fighters helping to soften Japan for ultimate
landings bomber and trafed enemy air bases north and
south of Tokyo.
Radio Tokyo said military spokesman for the south
regions had reported at press conference that de-
fcnses throughout Japan had been perfected in antcpa
tion of invasion
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24

The 18th Naval District here con-
firmed an earlier warning from the
Coast Guard information office at
Ketchikan. Alaska, that floating
mines have begun appearing in
waters along the Alaskan coast.
The Japanese current, it was
pointed out, recalling Jap balloon
fcrays on the west coast, sweeps
northward from Japan, along the
Aleutians and south along the
Alaska coast and the west coast of
the United States.
I'VE are not sure yet whether any
of the mines have drifted this far
south, a 18th Naval District head
quarters spokesman said, "but we
have Just received the warning is
sued to shipping from the nth
Naval District in Alaska and are
Investigating"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
President Plans
Presenting Pact
To Senate July z
By MERRIMAN SMITH

OLYMPIA, Wash, June %. (UP)
= President Truman, setting his
sights for quick senate approval of
the United Nations charter, Satur-
day planned to submit the complet-
ed charter to the senate on July 2.
This was not announced officially,
but it was an apparent fact in the
light of plans being made by the
chief executive.
The President might throw the
fullest measure of his official weight
behind the charter by going before
the senate in person, presenting the
document and asking for speedy
consent to ratification
OPINION DIVIDED
Opinion was divided as to how
fast the senate will act. Mr.. Truman
undoubtedly would like to go to the
mid-July Big Three meeting with
ratification behind him, but senate
leaders inclined toward the idea OF
long debate and discussion before
passage.
Mr.. Truman. when he leaves San
Francisco next Wednesday morning
will go to his home at Independ-
ence, Mo-, for homecoming celebra-
tions there and in Kansas City. He
planned to return to Washington on
the evening of July l and start the
charter moving through official
channels the next day.
PLANS AT SAN FRANCISCO
The President will arrive at Ham,
ilton Field, outside of San Francisco
in the early afternoon Monday
probably around 2:30 o'clock. after a
brief stop-off at Portland. Ore, and
will proceed to his hotel. At O'Clock
the same afternoon he will meet the
UNCIO delegates at reception and
be the honor guest that night at a
dinner given by Secretary of State
Edward r. Stettinius, Jr.
On Tuesday he will meet a COM
mittee of San Francisco citizens at
noons and about 4 p. m go to the
conference hall tc hear the conclud-
ing addresses and make his own
speech sometime between and $3.50
p. m. The Presidents address was
expected to run around II minutes
and will be broadcast around the
world.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24

for S22S,500. listed as bad debts, it
was said
Roosevelt has retained Randolph
Paul, former general counsel of the
treasury, as his counsel in the mat
ter. Informed Saturday of the treas
ury's order to delve further into the
returns of both Roosevelt and Hart
ford to determine iIle exact nature
OF the case, Paul declined to COM
ment.
Former Federal Loan Administra-
tor and Secretary of Commerce
Jesse Jones was brought into the
case earlier when spokesman for
Hartford said Jones had settled the
alleged 500. 900 debt with cashiers
check for $1,000 Jones has declined
to comment. Gen. Roosevelt, like
wise. has refused to discuss the mat
er.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24

Buses carried the men through
light rain to barracks and then to
the first California breakfast in
years for most CT them Next they
were to turn in equipment and start
taking pre-furlough medical ex-
aminations
Virtually all other activity at
the camp was halted to speed pro-
cessing of the veterans and it was
estimated that the first man would
be on his way home, with pay
check and transportation voucher
In his pocket. within five hours
after arrival here.
Men from all sections of the state
were aboard the first section and
it was believed that a plan to hold
a special train to take Southern
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24

"It is entirely possible that the
mines are Japanese" he said.
AT Ketchikan, the coast guard
issued warning to all shipping, in
Guiding fishermen and boat opera
tors chat mines had begun appear
ing along the Alaskan coast.
The coast guard announcement
gave no indication as to whether
the mines were -enemy- -manufac
tured, and naval district headquar-
ters here pointed out the possibility
the mines had broken loose from
American fields.
A later naval announcement from
the 18th district, said that during
the past three years a number of
Japanese mines had been washed
to the west coast of the United
States and Alaska at intervals. but
had damaged no Allied shipping.