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Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31
West Coast Plants
Put Out 1854
Fighting Planes

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 81. up
West coast plants turned ont 1851
planes with a total airframe weight
Of 959 .678.500 pounds. during the
war, Robert z Gross. president Of
the Aircraft War Production Coun-
Gil and of Lockheed Aircraft. an
nounced Friday.
. The figures cover production from
January l, 1912. 20 August 9, 1915.
West Coast manufacturers. with
plants in l6 states. delivered 46 per
cent of the total number-125. .823-
and 60 per cent of the airframe
weight ,576.S41. .300-he said.
The Aircraft Council included
Boeing, Consolidated -Vultee, Doug
las. Lockheed. North American,
Northrop and Ryan.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31
Motorists Warned
To Use Care in
Holiday Driving =

= warning on careless and reCk-
less driving over the two-day Labor
Day holiday was issued to Imperial
Valley motorists Friday by Captain
Mark Hebblethwaite Of tte Califor-
MIA Highway Patrol Captain Heb
blethwaite was Joined in his ad-
monition by Sheriff Robert w. Ware
and e. Centro Chief R. R. Voyles.
There has been a sharp increase
in automobile accidents since the
lifting Of gas rationing," Captain
Hebblethwaite said. 'and this is the
Continued on Page 6. Col. 5,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31

the vOlIminOuS reports already
published BY releasing a letter from
Hull when he was still secretary Of
state to Secretary Of War Henry H.
StimsOn. 1t was dated September,
1944-after the army board of in
quiry had started its investigation
and was a reply to Stimson's re-
quest for Hulls version of testi-
mony that he Hull had given the
japanese an uItimatum against the
army and navy's advice
LEAVES GAPS OPEN
Aside from stating an opinion
that the document he handed the
Continued on Page s, Col l.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31
Marine Stabbed
In Night Brawl

Just outside the barred windows
Of the county jail. an argument.
shortly after midnight Friday.
ended III a stabbing. AS a result
a marine corporal is in the base
hospital with deep knife wounds
under his left shoulder and in his
Jack.
Matrcn Vivian Luckinbill report
ed that she was awakened by the
argument and watched one marine
knock another Gown as two other
marines and girl ran across the
courthouse lawn. When she went
down stairs to investigate she found
a billfold containing S45. The two
who were fighting had left in a car
parked in the Jail driveway.
The billfold was turned over to
the marine M. Fs, who are hand
ling the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31

NASTTTNGTON. Aug. 81.
CUP)-The American public
was told Friday that its
biggest wartime competitor
for the meat supply. the govern
ment, Will step out Of the priority
market September >.
As a consequence, FOOD officials
predict that civilians will get 25
per cent moro meat III the last
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31
Blaze Destroys
Farm Residence

The ranch home OF Fred Nichols,
west of Imperial was destroyed by
fire shortly after. midnight Thurs
day at loss OF $4,000 County fire
men arrived in time to keep the
blaze from spreading from the
house, but were unable to save the
building. y
4 Hudson car, valued at $1,000,
also was burned. bringing loss on
the fire to $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31
Truman Order
AboIiShes owl

information service by December
81.
The President pointed out in
statement accompanying his execu-
tive order that while it is possible
now to curtdil wartime govern
mental information services. some
Of our foreign information opera
tions will continue to be necessary =
The President made it plain that
the governments future interna-
tional information program would
not compete with American pri-
vate organizations and individuals
in the fields of news, motion pic
lures and communications, which,
he said, would be the primary
means of informing foreign peoples
about this country"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31

three months of 1945. still leaving
7000O0,OOO pounds for export The
Bureau Of Labor Statistics, mean
while. reported that meat counters
we're better stocked in mid-August
than at any time since last March
Ire Agriculture Department an
nouncec that it was lifting the last
remaining Set-aside on federally
inspected meat production. Packers
no longer will have to reserve so
per cent Of the output Of pork
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31

WASHINGTON. Aug. 81. up -
President Truman Friday ordered
abolition Of the Office of War In
formation and asked Secretary Of
State James F. Byrnes to prepare
a program to put American foreign
International needs on a continu-
ing basis.
Effective Immediately, the for
elgn functions of Owl and the in
forma ational operations of the Of
flee of Inter-American Affairs were
consolidated in a new interim in
ternational service within the state
department.
Effective September Is, the do
mestic functions of Owl will be
abolished. Byrnes was directed to
abolish the interim international
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31

pOlitar AtSugi- i-YOkOSuka- Yokohama
areas
They :et UP guard posts at the
main intersections bridges strate-
giC points and arOync the buildings
which have been taken over by the
American forces.
10000 YANKS ASHORE
More than 10000 American armr
and navy men were ashore and
thousands more We're pouring in
But as they famed out over the
metropolitan region their numbers
seemed small.
Macarthur in his new hPadquar-
ters at the new Grand Hotel was
busy arranging for the surrender
ceremony. It, Gen Jonathan
Wainwright his companion Of Cor
regidOr, arrived to witness the sur
render.
No untoWard incidents of any ma
ture with the Japanese were re-
ported and it was said that they
continued to cooperate fully.
Tokyo itSelf was off limits To
American forces but correspondents
who inspected the japanese capital
said it was the worst beaten up
city they had ever seen. jap
anese informants placed destruC-
ton at about so per cent"
Yokohama was about rs per cent
burned down by American inceu-
diary bombing But a good many
modern buildings in the downtown
area were in good condition and
American headquarters was rapidly
being installed in these buildings
WAIT TO ENTER TOKYO
1t appeared that it NAV be con-
siderable time before any large
number Of American troops enter
Tokyo. Life in the city is at
complete standstiu No shops are
open and only a few government
agencies. the police and the official
news service are functiOning
In both Tokyo and Yokohama
street cars and trains - in small
numbers-arc operating but there
are few people on the streets.
All Allied prisoners in the To-
kyO area. with the exception Of one
prison camp. have been liberated
Some 700 were released from the
OmOri camp. All records at this
camp were seized by the recovered
personnel team Of the 1lth Air
borne Division
The japanese had held about 10
900 prisoners on HOnshu island. 5000
within a l0G-mile radius Of Tokyo
and about 1900 in Tokyo and vicin-
ity
IA Japanese government an
Continued on Page s. Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31

The Go whose local l3 of the
Industrial Union 81 Marine and
Sh,pbuildin- Workers offered Abra-
ham FIShgoid seniority for time
worked ana time spent in the navy.
bu, no more. sponsored the move
TOR 4 high court review.
Judge Matthew T. A6ruLzo held
that the Sullivan Dry Dock and
Repair Corp of Brooklyn, N Y
failed IN its legal duty to Fishgold
when it laid him off rather than
a veteran worker with Is days
greater seniority
The rulings. hailed b. Selective
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31
British Attack
Three Fleeing
Japanese Ships

SYDNEY, Australia. Aug. 81. up
British fleet aircraft units have
attacked three japanese ships which
tried to flee Hongkong, British Pa
cific fleet headquarters announced
Friday,
A l2-shjp British task force head
ed by the new 35.0O0-ton dread
naught Arson sailed into Hong
kong Thursday.
British marines seized the naval
dockyardS.
When three japanese ships tried
to slip away, British carrier planes
attacked them.
The formal surrender by the Jap
anese Of the British Crown colony
Is to take place next week
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31
TO See
You. Both Say

vate dining room of the hotel where
Macarthur and his staff awaited
Wainwrights arrival.
Well I'm glad to see you. Mac
Arthur said, shaking Wainwright
hand as the emaciated officer walk
ed in. Wainwright. obviously in fine
spirits, swallowed momentarily and
said I'm glad TO see you. too.f
Wainwright was accompanied by
Gen. Sir Archibald Percival, Brit
ish commander at Singapore, also
invited to witness the surrender.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31
By UNITED PRESS

Gen. Douglas Macarthur shook
hands Friday with 1t. Gen. JON
athan Wainwright who took over
Corregidor's defense when MacAr-
thur was ordered out before the
fall of the fortress.
Wainwright, freed from a Jap
anese prison camp in Manchuria,
was rushed by air via Chungking
and Manila to be present at the
formal surrender ceremony Sunday
Saturday PWT.
The meeting took place in q pri-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31
Hull Denies Proposals
TO Jdps Was UItimotun

WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.
(UP)-State department eff
forts to clear former Secre-
tary Of State Cordell Hull
% responsibility for the Pearl Har-
Dor disaster Friday paralleled con-
tinued congressional demands for
more information and public trials
for the men accssed.
The state department released a
Hull letter of year ago in which
he emphatically denied that his
last proposal to the japanese on
November 26. 1941. was an "ulti-
matum.' as it was called by the
army board of inquiry.
The army board said the Hull
proposal led to the Japanese de-
cision to attack Pearl Harb0r and
Indirectly criticized him for fore
ing the issue at time when the
army and navy were desperately
Sparring for time in order to pre-
pare
DID NOT ANSWER CHARGES
The letter did not answer the
army charge that Secretary Of War
Henry l. Stims on was not advised
by Hull that he had handed the
so-called ultimatum to the Japa-
nese.
1t did, however, reply to the
charges that Hull failed TO keep
the army and navy informed Of the
critical nature Of the situation. Hull
said that at war council meetings
on November Is and November %
he warned Of an imminent break
with Japan and declared that the
security OF the U. S. was in the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31
Military Leaders
Assemble For
Surrender Rites
2OO-MiIe Square Sector Around Capital
Heavily Patroled as Hour Nears;
Gen. Wainwright Arrives for Ceremony

GENERAL MacARTIIUR'S UEADQU ARTERS, YO-
kOHAMA. Aug. 81. (UP)-Unted States air and
forces mounted armed guard strategic points within
2O0milesquare sector Of the Tokyo plain Friday and
/en, Douglas Macarthur prepared Japans
renG
In light drizzng rain and under grey skies armed
of the lth Arborne Division famed the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31
Mother of Two
Asks Probation
In Neglect Case

Helen Martinez, BrawIey, mother
accused of neglect of her two chill
dren pleaded guilty Friday morn
ing III superior court and applied
for probation. The probation hear
ing was set for next Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31
Vets Face FiQht
In Courts On
Seniority Rules
Servicemen's Groups Differ on Recent
Decision Giving Ex-Fish+er Old
Job Over Worker With Longer Tenure

WASHINGTON Aug. 81 -Supersenority for vet
Grams appeared Friday be headed for supreme court
test after New York district Judge held that an eX-
serHcomau gets h Old lob back regardless Of who must
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31
u AMBLING
fpoRTER
ON The PrOwl-

On The PrOwl-
If YOU sec RR walking down the
street these da-. vatching wonfo0'
fser youP ..uovt-::,c Z, JUs5 iaeknIg
for the most unusual pair of shoes
in town
L all started when NJ o. King
put on sale 2 group Of shoes. stamp
free. authorized by the OPA. To
satisfy the crowds Of women who
are always anxious 10 get shoes
without stamps. King S dug down
into their deepest and darkest clos
cts to ger all shoes available
They came up with some shiny
black patent leather dress shoes
complete with high heels and cut
out sides. but also with button
fronts that faStcn m0de5tly well
above the ankle But even more sur
prising 10 Kings shoe sale5men
than finding the 1872. vintage shoes
wa, the woman who came in. and
III apparent delight. bought a pair
PR wonders if she bought them
for souvenir or was that dcsper-
ate for shoes
How about it, lady?
What's Ali ThiS?-
Discovery Of some kind Of a den
Of mlq'uty which has flouriShed
under the very eyes Of the police,
was attracting considerable atten-
tion Friday = the corner opposite
police headqf farters where one sign
blocked ON part OF another. and
what was LETT proclaimed to all
interested that one section Of Fried
ley's service station is the vice
department.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-31
WEATHER

Maximum Thursday Ill, minimum
, Friday II; am. Friday Is. humid
ity So; noon Friday 106. humidity
AZ; pm. Thursday I07, humid. 10.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-30
Pandora

Twenty-Five Pandora Grangers
went to the Lewis Neil home south
of Pandora last week one night to
help her celebrate her birthday an
niversary. A pleasant evening was
enjoyed and light refreshments were
served by the grangers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Thomas and
little son Lynn who have been visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer BURY since returning here
from New Jersey moved to Toledo,
Thursday. Mr.. Thomas assisted by
his wife will have charge of the choir
of large Toledo church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Ledbetter of
Atlanta, Ca, are visiting the Phile-
mon Huser family and other rela-
tives in Monroe, Mich. On their re-
turn from Michigan they will be here
and at Bluffton. Mrs. Ledbetter is
the former Minnie Huser, daughter
of the late Jacob Huser and was a
teacher in the Pandora school. Later
she became a missionary and spent
some years in China before her mar
riage.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-30

in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Menno
Augsburger and family. Rev. Am
stutz preached at st. John church
Sunday morning.
Rev. mad Mrs. William Cox left
the first of the week for their home
at 1omita, Calf. They spent sew
eral weeks in the home of Mrs. Cox's
folks, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse f. Steiner,
Rev. and Mrs. Richard Reilly and
son Stanley are visiting in the Hiram
Geiger home.
Stanley Hunt of Dearborn, Mich,
is at present spending some time in
the home of his grandparents Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Badertscher.
The Advisory Council held their
August meeting in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Reichenbach Mon
day evening.
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her way to Beatrice, Nebraska,
where she is high school instructor.
Miss Myers visited in the home of
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Aaron Myers
in Bluffton.
Mrs. c. ". Roethlisberger has not
been as well as common for the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Schumacher
and daughter Shirley of Erie, Pa,
visited over the week end in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis R.
Schumacher and daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Wenger and
Harold Wenger were visitors in the
Schumacher home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Case and fam
lily of Lagrange, Ind, were visitors
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Schneck and family over Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Reichenbach
spent the first of last week at Dear
born, Detroit and Toledo.
Rev. SAHARA Wilmer, president of
Ft. Wayne Bible Institute, brought
stirring message to large audi
ence at the Missionary church in
Pandora, Sunday evening. This
service closed the series of union
services for the community for the
summer.
Mrs. Keith Frary and son of Mt
Vernon spent some time visiting IN
the home of her mother, Mrs. Jose.
phine Moser and Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Welty and family.
Arthur and Allan Gratz spent sew.
eral days last week in the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Gratz and fam
lily near Gilboa.
In honor of Mrs. G.. T. Soldner''
birthday a large group of friends
were entertained in the Soldner home
in Bluffton Tuesday evening. Thos'
7 present for the happy occasion were
DR.. and Mrs. Eby, N. N. Soldner
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Krohn anC
daughter Carolyn, Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Bauman, Mr.. and Mrs. Mon
roe Geiger, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarenc
Schneck, Mrs. Willard Moser, Mrs
Ellis Steiner, Mr.. and Mrs. Milfort
Haas and son Marvin, Gideon Leh
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hilty
/ Mrs. Homer Reichenbach and Nh
and Mrs. Hiram Kohl.
Rev. and Mrs. Landolene Amstut
and daughter are spending some tim
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-30
Mt. Cory

The Wolfrom Hardware store will
be closed for one week. Mr.. and
Mrs. B. E. Wolfrom left for a weeks
vacation, Monday.
Mrs. Bessie Beagle and daughter
Genieve, returned home Friday even
ing after visiting in Southern Ohio
and Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Beagle were
recent callers on Mrs. Finton.
Peeping Toms have been reported
in Mt. Cory and vicinity. There have
also been peaches taken in the neigh
borhood recently.
Ruth Ghaster was to see her
grandmother in Findlay, Sunday.
Marion Flick and son Clayton of
Lansing, Michigan called on Mrs.
Nettie Pitzene and other friends here
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Jones, We're
Thursday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Henderson, in Columbus
Grove. They also called on Mrs
Jennie Jones and Grace Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Quimly call
ed on Ruth Ghaster, Monday even
ing.
Betty Balister, Mrs. Ethel Balister
were Friday evening supper guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Balister and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nonnamake1
of Bluffton called Friday evening or
Willard Kramer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Lynn FalR
and children of Norwalk, Ohio, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Boo.
bring.
Ruth Ghaster and Chester Huber
of Bluffton' called on Mr.. and Mrs
c. E. Boobring, Sunday evening.
Mrs. Della Yeagley of Columbus
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. N. V. Turn.
er.
N. V. Turner and sons Verr
Turner, of st. Louis, Mo-, and Bur
Turner of Cleveland are vacationine
in Michigan and Canada.
Mrs. Jennie Ghaster, formerly o.
this place is quite i'll at the Kohl
meir's rest home in Findlay.
Mrs. Elizabeth Anthony of New
York is visiting in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Watkins.
Ruth Ghaster and Chester Huber
of Bluffton called on Mr.. and Mrs
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-30

George Quimly, Thursday evening.
Betty Balister of Adrian, Mich, is
spending her vacation with her
mother, Mrs. Ethel Balister.
Mrs. Gale Griffith and son kivin
are visiting relatives in Henderson,
Kentucky.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-30

eral days last week while enroute to
Omaha, Nebraska, where they are
enrolled as students at Grace Bible
Institute. They were accompanied
by a Miss Myers who was also on
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-30
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all the friends
and neighbors for their aid and
sympathy extended during the i'll
ness and death of our beloved wife
and mother; also Rev. Esau who Of
ficiated at the funeral, the singers,
pallbearers and all those sending
flowers.
Amos Basinger
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Basinger & Daughters
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Settlement

Dorothy Lands of Perkasi, Pa,
and Marie Kriegu of Altoona, Pa,
visited with Treva Geiger for sew
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-30

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22

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Consumer complaints should be re.
ferred to the appropriate neigh.
borhood War Price and Rationins
Board listed on page 668 of the
telephone directory.
Volunteers urgently needed for ra-
tioning and pricing work at Dis
trict OPA headquarters, 560l
CONNECTICUT avenue NV, tele-
phone Ordway 800. Extension 1854.
Meats. Fats, Butter, Cheese, etc
Book 4, stamps T-5 through ks
good through April 49, stamps
Y-5, rs, Az through d. good
through June 2: stamps E-2
through J-2, good through June
80. Stamps K-2 through P-2 valid
through July 81. Each stamp
worth 10 points.
Canned Foods, etc.-Book 4, stamps
To through X-2 valid through
July 81. Stamps CO through CO.
good through April %: stamps H-2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
showing the former owner has
turned In hts gasoline ration to his

showing the former owner ha.
turned In hts gasoline ration to hi.
board.
Stoves--An new domestic cooking
and heating stoves designed tt
burn oil or gas are now rationed
Apply to your local ration boarc
for stove purchase certificate.
Tires-An classes OF drivers may nov
have tires recapped without OBJ.
tanning certificates from their ra.
ton boards. Holders of B and
books eligible for new tires, A.
book holders eligible for used tires
(grade 81.
Certificates must be obtained
from the rationing board for the
purchase Of grade / tires or any
new or used truck tires. Ger.
tiflcates are issued only after pres
entation Of applications on which
a tire inspector has certified the
need for requirements and If ap-
plicants are eligible
Rubber Boots and Rubber WORT
neutrality-suspicious. have been re-
Taxed to make all persons who
need type 4 below-the-knee light
weight rubber boots eligible for
ration certificates for their pur-
chase.
Certificates must be obtained
from local boards for six types OF
heavy rubber footwear.
Reminders on Price-There are CELL
ing prices on the following items
sold by individuals: Mechanical
refriga0tors. washing machines
vacuum cleaners, gas stoves. bed
springs. typewriters, cameras, pas.
senger cars and trucks. Call the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
10Th Anniversary
OF COlOred MasOns

The 18th anniversary of CORN.
THAN Colored Masonic Lodge will bt
observed at 1880 pm. today at the
Tabor Presbyterian Church and al
Scottish Rite Cathedral 1888 Elev.
enth street NV, at 8 pm. Tuesday
David P. Highley is master.
Dorothy Jordan, soprano, Chicago
ILL.,, will be presented in a concert al
the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church
May 9 by the Grand Lodge.
The Julia A. jackson Grand Court
Of Heroines of Jericho and the
Grand Lodge of Mason will present
Frances p. Booker, soprano, and
Maurice c. Hill, baritone, in a re-
cital April "a at Asbury Methodist
Church,