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Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
THE BIG THREE MEET
AT pOTSDAM

AS President Truman approaches ms
first parley on world affairs with the
leaders of the two mightiest nations out
side the United States he thoroughly is
cOgnZant of the fact that he is facing a
tremendous undertaking. But if he will
Just remember that he is an American; !;
that he is the chief executive Of the most
powerful nation in the world and be
himself he need have no fear
1t not only will be something entirely
new to him, but he will be in the first
palley of this kind to consider other than
war problems AT the other meets the
Big Three were confronted with the ter
rifle problem Of pushing the war on to
victory. True there is the war in the
Pacific, but since Russia and Japan are
at peace, as has happened at other meet
ings, that subject probably will be taboo.
Conceivably, the main topic at Pots
dam will be consideration Of strictly
European reconstruction, mandates diVl-
sion of responsibility in stripping Ger
many Of all war notions and outlining
constructive pattern for all the nations
affected by the war and the German sur
render terms.
TO the extent that he had to travel half
way around the globe for this parley,
Truman is following precedent. But if
his actions thus far as chief executive IN
dicate anything, the precedent will end
there.
He holds the trump card in the deal.
That is that Britain and Russia need the
United States and it's industrial and flS-
cal strength far more than we need
theirs 1t might be the wise thing for
the President to play his trump card
right at the start II there are amy
tricks IN the bag, that would expose
them.
He can be certain that the UNClO
charter will be ratified and that makes It
plain enough that we are pledged TO
take d major part in the future stabil-
ity Of the world 1t likewise provides
proof that our interest is that and moth
ing more We have no wish for territor-
ial expansion and being in that position
the President can and should be positive.
We shall not go to war again nor shall
we provide a vast military guard to pre-
vent other nations fighting for purely
selfish gains.
The nation believes the President will
act with wisdom, firmness and honesty.
With this backing he can insist that 9th
ers do likewise.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
House Votes Bill
To Ban WLb Rule
In Packing Sheds

WASHINGTON. July IA (UPD-
The house Friday passed an
amendment eXempting packing shed
workers from War Labor board jur-
isdiction despite predictions of op-
ponentS of the measure that it will
create confusion and encourage
strikes" among an estimated million
workers affected in California and
Arizona alone.
The vote was 203 to 103. The
amendment was introduced by Rep.
Clarence Lea CD Cal. during the
bills first trip through the house
but the senate refused to agree.
The house reaffirmed its position
III the vote and Rep. Alfred j. Ell
lott (D.l Cal, said he was certain
the senate would concede. VI
Proponents of the measure, which
provides that the WLB cannot spend
money investigating any labor dis
pute involving a union composed
wholly or partly of agricultural
workers under the Social Security
definition, said it would benefit the
farmer
Supporters of the measure includ-
ed Reps Elliott, Anderson. Phillips,
Engle and Johnson of California,
while opponents included Reps.
Havenner, Douglas, Outland, WEIGH,
Healy, Miller and Voorhis.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
Educator Raps
Honor System
Among Students

STATE COLLEGE. Pa, July IA
tUP)-Tne practice of Il mi n g
academic honor students at high
school commencement was scored
by the Dean of the School of Edu-
cation at Pennsylvania State Col
lege.
American educatiOn,' Dr. NJ. R.
Trabue observed, has taken Il
narrow academic direction III an
attempt to justify their Cwn type
of mind. educators have decreed
that prizes be awarded pupils who
take after the teacher"
IN place of the honor list. Dean
Trabue advocates praise or pub
lie recognition. Of students who
show the most Improvement in
their work over a certain period of
time.
He pointed out that honoring
students for scholastic achieve
ments alone creates the impress
sion that academic ability is the
only kind that counts
Dean Trabue explained that il
is unfair to label one group "su-
perior," because people differ il
abilities. Many people with g
strictly academic mind, h sug-
gested, frequently do not fare vel
ir worka day world competition.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
BRITAIN GIVES SIGNS
OF HELP IN PACIFIC

At long last there are strong indica
tions that Great Britain intends to re-
cover her lost possessions in the Pacific.
Some time ago there was considerable
mention made of the arrival of portions
Of the British fleet in the Pacific theater.
But it ended at that as far as any news
of activity goes.
The Australians are fighting on their
own assisted by some Dutch contingents
in getting back the vast oil production in
BorneO. MacArthur's communicates from
that theater. He indicates that the job
is pretty we'll along.
Now comes the reports that an all
British naval force is preparing the way
for thrust on Sumatra. If true, then
Britain no doubt is headed for Singa-
pore, IndO-China and on to HOngkong.
Strategists agree that a devastating
blow at the Japs in those areas should be
coming along now. They agree that the
conquest alone of the Jap homeland will
not break Hirohito's war strength.
If all these new moves are on now,
dOoms day is not far away for the Japs
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
300 Million Chinese Face
Starvation I'm Wide Area

and Shanghai. where large scale
military actions are expected be-
fore the Japanese collapse, are like
" to become scenes Of havoc.
REPATRIATION HUGE TASK
THE supervision of the return
of displaced persons to their native
towns and villages will in itself be
an enormous task, not to mention
the possibility Of epidemics en-
route" he said.
Since China is basically an agrl-
cultural country, Dr. Tsiang points
to the task of agricultural rehabili-
tation as another problem requiring
prompt postwar solution. To illus
trate its complexities, he mentioned
one phase-Water buffalo. The loWly
water buffalo has for generations
been the backbone of China'S farm
ing. The Japs," said DR.. Tsiang
have virtually wiped out China's
water buffalo herds in many areas
and there appears to be almost no
way to replace them Few countries
produce the animal and none for
export. Human province alone re
duireS 100000 head OF these ami
mails. While in north China mech
anized farming methods will help
solve the problem, this will not APP
ply in south China. where rice fields
abound
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

We need unity, not with the totaIitar
ians, but agans them.-Louis Wald-
man, New York labor lawyer.
Wherever want and scarcity occur,
distribution becomes an affair Of rellg-
ion.-Canon Edward n. West, Cathedral
of ST. John the Divine, New York City.
am sure you will feel with me, we do
not want to be dependent on anyone not
even on our best friends and comrades.
- Winston Churchill in campaign
speech.
The present crisis is unprecedented IN
scope in our national history.-Emperor
HirOhitO of Japan.
We may be sure, think, that when a
commission is established, the United
States government will urge that It
should promptly study the means OF pro,
noting freedom of the press.-EdWard
K. Stettinus, Jr. SO
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The fOliOWing edit
Oridls are presented as interesting Opin-
ions UOiced by editors etseI0here. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
BY WALTERR C. RUMBLE
United Press Staff Correspondent

CHUNGKING, July IA up
China will face an urgent postwar
problem of providing relief and re-
habilitation to approximately 3L0,-
100000 Chinese. who have been up
rooted, economically depressed or
otherwise deprived of their means
of livelihood by the japanese dur
ing eight years Of war, according
to estimates by Dr.. Tingfu Tsiang
director of China's Relief and Re-
habilitation Administration.
Actually, DR.. Tsiang pointed out,
experience can offer no guidance in
view of the magnitude of the task.
The population involved represents
twice the entire pOpultion of the
United States and is equal to that
Of all Europe.
519 BILLION ESTIMATED
According to preliminary esti-
mates, funds required for the prof.
ect will exceed SO 3,500,0 00.000, US.
currency Contributions from abroad
are expected to provide approx
mately S945. .O00,O ,OCO Of that amount
Even these huge allocationS may
not be equal to the job to be done, >
Dr. Tsiang said. Foreign contribu-
tions, in terms Of China'S vast pop
ulation. would amount TO only 50
". s. per person"
The direct relief job, he added, is
merely the first step in the huge
program that will be required after
| the liberation of China.
More important by far" he said,
will be the task of rehabilitation,
since it means the restoration Of
production, of self-support and self
respect"
PROMPT PRODUCTION VITAL
Of utmost importance to rehabil-
itation, in his opinion. are the de-
velopment of transportation, power
sources and stabilization of cur
/ rency. These things he said, ARE
vastly more important than a dole
The necessary economic environ
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
Frau HimmIer
Hears About
Spouse's Death
By ANN STRINGER

INTERN NJ E N T c A M r ON
ROME'S OUTSKIRTS. July IA
CUPl-Frau Margarete Himmler
maintained that she was still proud
If her Infamous husband and Shrug
Eed away the worlds hatred OF the
lead Gestapo chief with the calm
observation that no one loves a
policeman.
When I told her that husband
Heinrich had been captured and had
lied from his own dose Of poison
FRAU Himmler showed absolutely no
motion. She sat. hands folded in
er lap. and merely shrugged her
shoulders.
Until then she had not known
What had happened TO HlmmIer
ince he last telephoned her from
Berlin around Easter while She was
t their home near Munich.
When first captured by the Fifth
army she had claimed a weak heart
md internment camp officials, fear
.ul of a heart attack. never told
her of her husbands death.
But even wnen I told her that
Himmler was buried in an unmarK-
ID grave Frau Himmler showed no
surprise, no interest. 1t was the
oldest exhibition Of complete con-
rOl of human feeling that ! nave
4Ver witnessed.
I talked to Frau Himmler IN a
luxurious villa home owned by 4
former movie magnate where She
md her 15-year-old daughter, Gud-
run, are being held with one other
female internee.
I asked her if she was aware OF
ler husbands activities as GeStapO
thief and She replied, "of course
Then l asked if she knew what
the world had thought of him and
She replied, Il know that before
The war many people thought highly
II him"
Asked if she realized that Him
mler was probably the most deSpls-
I'd and hated man in the world
after the European war got well
under way, Frau Margarete shrug-
eed and said, Maybe SO He was
} policeman and policeman are not
liked by anyone"
Frau Margarete denied the pos
,ibility that her dead husband
might have been considered the No.
/ criminal She said, My husband?
How could he be when Hitler was
fuehrer?"
Asked if She was proud Of her
husband, Frau Margarete replied,
OF course, I was proud Of him.
Then she added, I'm Germany
wives would not even be asked such
question w.
Then pressed as to whether Or
not She was still proud Of Himmler
when he had sentenced millions OF
innocent people to death by tor
ture, gassing. or starvation, Frau
Margarete answered nUncOmmittal-
ly:
Perhaps. Perhaps not. 1t all de-
pendS.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
Navy to Allow
Travel Pay on
Redssignments

WASHINGTON, July IA. up
Enlisted naval personnel returning
from overseas for rehabilitation
leave prior to reaSsignment will
travel home at government expense,
the navy said.
Returning personnel will be grant
ed a delay enroute, to visit home
at U. S. expense. plus travel time
to which they are entitled. before
reporting to one of the SO navy
receiving stations nearest their
home. During that period they will
draw full pay and rationS.
This modification will benefit APP
proximately $4,000 men per month
the navy estimated
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE
COUNTY BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION

NOTICE is hereby given that the
Assessor Collector OF Imperial Coun-
ty. California, has delivered to the
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
D. said County, the local assessment
loll for the fiscal year 1945-46, and
The said Board of Supervisors,
sitting as a County Board Of Equal
ization will meet for the purpose Of
equalizing said local assessment roll
on Monday, July End, 1945, at SOC
O'Clock am, and said Board will
continue in session for that pur-
pose from time to time. until the
business Of equalization is disposed
Of, but not later than Monday, July
18th, 1945, at S 90 o'clock pm.
The Clerk of said Board will be
IN his office in the Court House at
El Centre, California, each business
day between Monday, July End, 1945,
continuously until and including
Monday. July 10Th, 1945, at 500
o'clock pm, except on Saturdays
after 1900 o'clock noon and other
legal holidays, for the purpose OF
receiving requests for equalization
Cf assessments by tax payers. and
all persons are notified to appear
before and file with said Clerk be-
tween said dates any petitions re-
questing equalization which they
desire. on such receipt the same
will be referred to and considered
by said Board.
Dated: El Centre, California, July
End, l945.
w. j McCLELLAND, Cler'
Board Of Supervisors, Trn.
perial County, California
mo. 81 (July2-16l
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
GO ON PICKET DUTY

TAYLOR, Tex. July IA. up
Coincident with the first hot wealth
cr in two months, twenty-five scant-
ily-skirted chorus girls Wednesday
"picketed" the Goldwyn studios
brandishing signs which read. Nc
skirts on men why slacks on US,
and "A girl in slacks, iemlnlnity
lacks"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENr
IN THE SUPERIOR COUEI ,
THE STATE OF CALlFUtNI
IN AND FOR THE COUNIA ,
IMPERIAL
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRAEt
SALE OF REAL ESTAIt tI
PRIVATE. SALE
No. $3.50

In the Matter T. ne l-...
RUSSO, Deceased
Notice Is hereby given that B. .
RUSSO. Administrators u ,..
tate Of LOUIS RUSSO Uy
will sell at private sale IN u..
eel, together with all eqmpu.
every name and deScripuu:
said property, to the hlghc>
upon the terms and condition.
matter mentioned and auyIt
confirmation Of SAID SuperJ .
on or after the II day ut July
all the right, title, interest. a..
tate of said Louis Russo Ut.
at the time of his death, ..
the right, title, and ntcrr.
said estate has by operation
or otherwise, acquired Uil".
or in addition to that of sa.
ceased at the time ut hla dc.
in and to that certain lot. yle
parcel of land lying, be!u.
situate in the County oI lIn
State Of California, the mOrr
cularly described Gs follows
Tracts Forty-ei6nt C48I
Forty-nine (49l. Township s..
enteen U7 South, Ran. b
teen C15l East, S.BM
Together with al aLtom.
and farm equipment ROW ...
said premises Of every MuHr
description Whatsuc\cr
That the interest ol said rI.
in fee simple.
Terms and conditions Of .a.
Ten GOHD per cent of III"
chase money to be paid ut JAr A
Of sale. twenty-five ,2o y pr'
Of the total purchase price TO-
paid upon confirmation o1 .u..
the Superior Court: the renIuu
Of said total purchase price Co.
in ten lOD equal installmrnt- u,
ing five $50 per cent lnterr.
annum, payable scmi-annually
first installment to be paid Oh
first day Of July, 1916. Said iud'
edneSS to be represented by a pr
issory note as of July /, 1945, I,
executed by the purchaser and
wife, or purchasers and wives
secIred by 4 trust deed Of even .
herewith upon said property lt
and Insurance to be pro rated y.
July /, l945. Administrators to J
nish a certificate Of title and to
usual sellers charges ana said y
chaser to pay usual pmchas
charges.
All bids or offers must bC iii M
ing and may be left at the Or
of WhitelaW & Whitelaw. 2O6-
Rehkopf Building. Fl CentrO, q
fOrnia- or may be delivered to \
Administrators personally within
County Of Imperial pr may Dt 4
III the office Of This Court at
time after the first publication
this notice and before the max
Uf the sale.
Dated this day OF July, 1874,
MARY RUSSO, Administ
trix Of the Estate Of Lc
Russo, deceased.
WIIlTELAW & WHIrEL.
BY r. B. WHITELAW
Attorneys for Adminisf
trix Of the Estatc Ct l.,
Russo, deceased
mo. 12l Gully G-i3 iu
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
MILLIONAIRE RANCHER
OF TULARE SUCCUMBS

TULARE Cal. July IA tUP)-
Hulett Clinton Merritt Jr., million
aire rancher and general manager
of the Tagus ranch, the world S
largest peach and apricot orchard,
died in a San Francisco hospital
Of cDronary thrombosis, it was learn
e6 here.
Merritt had been undergoing
treatment for several days
In addition to the TaguS ranch,
owned by his father, H. C. Merritt
ST., Pasadena, Cal, financier, Mer-
ritt operated extensive holdings
throughout the San Joaquin Valley
and southern California. The Tagus
ranch has been used recently as a
camp for German prisoners of war
Evening star., 1945-01-07

bid to snatch Bizerte in December,
1912 with a handful of troops and
q couple of dozen airplanes. That
bid failed, but it did place Allied
troops in position to crush the Ger
mans in North Africa in the spring
of 1943.
There have been no cases like the
swift, decisive strokes in Sicily in
July and August, 1913, or like Gen
Eisenhower's insistence that the
Allied landing be made at Salerno,
at the absolute limit of fighter cover,
when virtually every ground COM
mander engaged in that operation
opposed him.
Attacks Called Routine.
Attacks have been made on the
West Wall, but they have been head
on, slogging smashes straight into
the enemy defenses, depending on
overwhelming power to get through.
Punches have been made here and
there along the whole line, first by
the 1st Army, which failed to get
through to the Rhine, then by the
Sd Army, which overcame Metz:
then by the 9Th Army group, which
cleared large part of the Alsace
pocket; then by the ponderous LIST
and 9th Armies smash to the Roer
River All have been rulebook
attacks.
There has been q feeling by
privates and officers at the front
that these attacks were foredoomed
to meet no more than limited sue
cess and that they were not the
great blows to finish Germany. They
had been accepted as dirty tasks
which must be done this winter as
preludes to larger operations.
There has been none Of that feel
ing which characterized the offen-
sive out Of the Normandy pocket
when every man was confident he
was going to smash the Germans
In France and send them fleeing
toward Germany.
Prisoners Morale High.
This spirit Of limited success has
been largely promoted by the feel
ing of officers men that the Ger
mans are not going to be caught by
surprise with a sudden thrust, this
same surprise element which worked
magically for the Germans when
they broke through the Ardennes.
The morale of captured German
prisoners was the highest since 1910
and they were completely sold on
the idea that they had chance to
crush the Allies with one deadly
blow.
All this does not mean that the
American officers and CTS did not
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was regarded as having worked
wonders in the difficult switch from
offensive to defensive.
The two Army group commanders
to whom Gen. Eisenhower gave the
job Of stopping Won Rundstedt and
wrestling back the impetus Of the
attack were given high praise
which clearly originated with the
supreme commander himself.
Field Marshal Sir Bernard l..
Montgomery was declared to have
started moving his reserves around
to new positions SO quickly that his
reahgnment was shaping up neatly
at the end Of the first IL hours
after the German attack assumed
counteroffensive proportions.
1t. Gen. Omar N. Bradley was
given credit for spot decisions which
afterward proved crucial in having
halted Won Rundstedt - throwing
reserves into Bastogne In time and
sending 1t. Gen. George s. Pat
tons 3rd Army swiftly to the
counterattack.
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the weak spot without consulting
any one else.
This was not done. Or he could
have requested the Army group
commander to furnish him more
troops and pass on the response
bility. In this case. 1t would be up
to 1t. Gen. Omar Bradley to accept
the responsibility for the thin line
or to reinforce it. Gen. Bradley
in turn, could pass 1t on to the
supreme command
However. under ordinary condi-
lttpns. it is unlikely that the mat.
ter went beyond the Army com.
mander. although certainly Gen.
erals Eisenhower and Bradley both
knew OF the situation. 80
The error in intelligence cannot
be laid to any one man. Both the
Americans and British had been
consistently over-optimistic and
consistent in undertaking the Ger
mans. Whether this was due to
large numbers Of professional
soldiers in the intelligence branch
or simply to a human desire and
hope that the enemy was going to
collapse soon is impossible to say
Certainly. however, such under
rating reflects no credit on the pro-
fessionals whose business is war.
Many Sources of Information.
The Allies have many sources of
information such as prisoners
spies. air reconnaissance and de-
serters. all working independently
All apparently failed to detect Field
Marshal Karl Won Rundstedt,s i'm
mediate build-up in Eiffel for the
present offensive.
Allied military chiefs almost
without exception from top to bot
tom expected the Germans to COL
lapse in this area, particularly after
the rout through France. On this
basis commitments were made to
other theaters of war.
When the Germans did not col
lapse and Western Front require
ments went up instead of down
this resulted in considerable dislo-
cation of supplies and q gradual up.
set in the mental attitude of every
one from privates to generals.
Despite this, however, by every
estimate the Allies have tremendous
superiority in every type of arm or
the Western Front Present esti.
mate of the number OF German
troops from Switzerland to HOLLAND
is SO small as to shock any one
knowing the power opposing them
However, even if these estimate,
were doubled the Allies still woule
have great superiority.
Why then, have the Allies failee
to smash German defenses?
Weather Not Major Factor.
Won Rundstedt proved thai
weather was not the major factor by
launching his attack in the worst
weather and some of the most diff.
f1cult country on the front.
Certainly since the Germans re.
grouped and held along the Wes1
Wall, Allied strategy had lacked i'm.
agination and a co-ordinated punch
There have been none of those
touches such as Gen. Eisenhower.
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fight and die like the best fighting
men in the world. They did.
In no case is there evidence that
recent American offensives along the
Belgian, German and Dutch front
surprised the Germans. In every
case they were ready with the best
troops in the right place and prog
ress was slow and costly until we
had to be halted for regrouping.
These head-on blows allowed the
Germans to regain the initiative
without the Allies realizing it. Won
Rundstedt was holding off these
head-on smashes with one hand
while secretly gathering forces to-
gether for an attack of his own.
COORDINATION Lacking.
The lack of co-ordinated all-out
effort, which would have engaged
the attention Of all Germans and
committed all NaM troops, allowed
the German high command men
and time to strike back.
There has been a feeling among
many junior officers had command
ers that q large factor in this lack
Of surprise has been that, as far as
the Belgian and Dutch side OF the
German front Is concerned, there
has been no spreading of effort
over several corps in efforts to find
q weak spot.
1t Is true that every main effort
has been concentrated in one small
area. Other forces were either idle
or were given limited objectives.
This has done nothing to improve
morale.
That Is the situation as seen by
many weeks Of personal observation
and talks with hundreds of ofacers
and men at the front. 1t Is only
fair to add that these men have
what is known as 'the little pic
ture" OF the European war. They
don't know what is in the "big pic
ture" OF the supreme command,
which may or may not contain many
potential surprises.