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Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
Legislators Put
"a Proposals
On State Ballot
Include 13 Changes
In Constitution;
so Millions Bonds
BY LLOYD LAPHAM

SACRAMENTO, June %.
(UP) = California voters
were given Ia ballot propo-
sitions to decide. ranging from in
creased aid to war veterans to school
system changes. as a result of action
at the recently completed legisla-
tive session.
The propositions, including 13
amendments to the state constitu-
ton and a s50,000,00O bond issue
for loans to veterans, will be voted
on at the next general election Nov.
5, 1916.
In addition to the new veterans
loan fund, the legislators asked ap-
proval for plan to make loans to
veterans for business purposes and
for the purchase of equipment and
tools. Loans from $30.000,000 fund
voted last year have been held to
farm and home purchase loans.
AFFECT SCHOOLS
Four of the constitutional amend
ments have to do with schools. They
would allow the state to set stand
ards and pay scales for county su-
perintendents of schools; authorize
the hiring of deputies exempt from
civil service by the state superin-
tendent of public instruction; SIM
plify granting of state funds to
schools, and allow charter counties
to set qualifications for county
school board members.
A proposition for annual sessions
of the legislature and annual budg-
citing of state funds will appear on
the ballot. for the fourth time. 1t
proposes that IN odd years sessions
similar to the present regular meet
ings be held and that in even num-
bered years session starting in
March be held for approval of a
budget and for passage of urgency
measures.
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR
Two amendments concern the of
flee of governor. One would allow
the legislature to raise the COVER
nor's salary from its present $4,000
year level The other fixes the
succession to the governorship in
case of the death of both the gov
ernor and lieutenant governor. 1t
would pass then to the last duly
elected" president pro tempore of
the senate, then to the assembly
speaker, and then. in order, to the
secretary of state, attorney general,
| treasurer end controller.
A new state court of tax appeals,
consisting of three judges, would be
set up by another measure. The
court would handle disputes over all
types of taxes.
Legislative acts providing for es-
cheat OF property held illegally un-
der the 1920 alien land act would
be ratified by another proposition.
Also proposed is an amendment to
allow the legislature to submit
changes in initiative acts to elec-
ton votes.
The last two amendments would
change the name of the state rail-
road commission to the public utili-
ties commission, and would repeal
an obsolete section of the constitu-
ton allowing the levying of a poll
tax
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
New Pole Regime
Gets j. 5. 0keh

WASHINGTON, June %. (UP)-
The United States Saturday hailed
the Moscow agreement on a new Po-
liSh government of national unity as
positive step toward fulfillment Of
the Yalta agreement.
Acting Secretary of State John C..
Grew promised that the United
States, like Britain. will withdraw its
recognition of the Polish govern
ment-in-exile in London in favor of
the new Polish regime when it has
been properly formed in full con-
formity with the Yalta agreement.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24

CAMP BEALE, CAL, June
%. (UP)-The first section
of a train bringing Califor-
mia veterans of the 86th Black
hawk Army Division home for
furloughs arrived here at 6:10 a. m.
Saturday and processing of the $50
men aboard started Immediately.
The men arrived in train plas-
tered with such signs as Austria
to California 80 Days with
Baby and .86th Division-Eto to
Tokyo" The division, first to cross
the Danube in the European fight
ing is to be redeployed for action
in the Pacific after men and off,
GERS complete their leaves and fur
Ioughs.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24

The. entire nation, including even
children of the primary schools, are
fully prepared to deal with any sit
uation and fully confident they are
able to crush the enemy at any
time and anywhere he chooses to
strike" the spokesman said.
"All japanese are Saturday wait
ing anxiously and impatiently for
the enemy to strike the homeland
so that the nation can de al final
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
Speeding Car Hits,
Kills Blind Pair

LOS ANGELES, June 90. (UPl-
An elderly blind couple were killed
early Saturday and their seeing eye
dog was injured as he sought to
save them from being struck by a
speeding car.
A chiropractor. DR. Clyde H. Will
son. 55, and his wife, Anna, we're
killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24

ring s15,000,000 from the catastrophe
reserve to the general fund.
The largest of the administration
appropriation bills pending is a
SIS .000,0 measure for purchase of
state beaches and parks.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
Shame On You

Shame On YOU
There has been lot of wanton
destruction in the melon fields in
the valley lately. vandals go into
the fields to steal melons That is
bad enough but the thieves break
up many melons in attempting to
find one to their liking They also
destroy the vines.
One farmer told Sheriff Robert
w. Ware that thieves invaded his
field and smashed 40 melons.
1t seems to us, Public, that you
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
D AMBLINe
EpoRTER

Page The OPA--
The other day w. F. Macdonald
purchased so chickens from a farm
er and had them dressed to serve
IN his cafe in El Centre.
When the chickens were dressed
the chicken dresser found so eggs!
That certainly is a good way of
getting around the meat and egg
shortages if only the hens will CO.
operate.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24

He said he would sign a bill ap-
propriating s1l,651 400 as reserve
for the last general obligation bonds
outstanding against the state treas
ury. He did net comment on wheth-
er he would sign the bill transfer
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
World Charter
For Peace
Waits Signing
Fifty United Nations Put Final
Touch to I0,o00-Word Pact;
Unity Marks Completion Of Work
BY r.. H. sHACKFORD

SAN FRANCISCO June %. (UP)-The so United
Nations Saturday completed ambitious world charter
for turning their mighty warborn alliance into perman-
ent organization to prevent future wars.
The 10000 world charter will be adopted formal
y by the United Nations conference Monday and dis
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
Floating Mines
Reach AIuSku:
Warnings Given

SEATTLE, June %. (UP)-Bizarre Japanese at
tempts to cripple west coast shipping by coating mines
the Pacific the Japanese current indicated
Saturday by shipping warnings from Pacific northwest
and Alaska naval districts
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
TO BOOST MAGNEsIUM

WASHINGTON, June %. tUP)-
The War Production Board has
disclosed that it is trying to in
crease magnesium production above
all the April figure because of ris-
ing war demands.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24

L. A. HAY-No. barley hay s27 a SIS; No. oat
hay, SS5 a S36; u s. No. alfalfa ungraded, $50
q $3.50; U. S. No. alfalfa, green and leafy, SIG
q SIS; No. 2, $22 a $23.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
WEATHER

Maximum Friday 95, minimum Saturday SO; 5 am
saturday &C, humidity 70; noon Saturday 80 hu-
nidity 3S; pm. Friday 9O humidity %.
Evening star., 1945-03-31
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

John L. Lewis today told the
War Labor Board he would agree
to extension of the present mine
contract past tonight's deadline
provided the soft coal operators
would post a S15,000,00 surety
bond" to cover retroactive pay.
He indicated the question of work
stoppage had been taken out OF
his hands by the recent strike
vote.
Operators, through their spokes-
man, Charles oyNeill, agreed to a
contract extension, but suggested
that it be limited to 80 days so that
retroactive wage adjustments to the
miners will not extend beyond that
period.
During the hearing, called by WLB
to obtain contract extension in view
of the deadlock in negotiations of
miners and operators for new one
Mr.. Lewis accused Mr.. ONeill of
making a personal attack on him
and it appeared briefly that the two
might come to blows
Mr.. O'Neill accused the mine lead
er of using the hearing as "ros-
trun" to vent his spleen and make
personal attacks on Congress and
President Roosevelt in connection
with the coal contract negotiations
of 1943, which led to four major
strikes Mr. Lewis glowered at the
operators spokesman and shouted
IF you want to make a personal
attack on me, I will come over there
and make it easy"
After tense moment, Mr.. O'Neill
said he was sorry
That's all right. but be careful
Evening star., 1945-03-31
Fair and Breezy
| Easter Weather
Forecast Here

With possibility of showers today,
the Weather Bureau this morning
held to its forecast of a fair and
cooler" Easter Sunday.
1t will be somewhat breezy" to-
morrow, the forecaster said, but
there is no prospect of rain.
The temperatures today probably
will rise to the upper 70s. The
highest yesterday was 70 at pm,
followed by a brief rain last night.
The mercury had slid down to SO
at am. today, but was back up
to 81 at $3.50 am.
Reiterating predictions that March
probably will be the warmest in
Weather Bureau records, which go
back 129 years, officials said today
that a mean temperature of 81 de-
grees today would break the record.
If the mean should be "a, this would
set the months mean at 562 de-
grees, which would be Z degrees
higher than the 55.5 mean for the
previous warmest March in 1921.
Evening star., 1945-03-31
Captain and Ia of Crew Lost
AS U. S. Ship Saves Refugees

storm lifted, II enemy torpedo planes
attacked.
The Admiralty report said the
captain put the 10 Norwegians-
nine women, seven children and
three men-in the one lifeboat with
five crewmen to act at oarsmen.
The rest of the crew took up battle
stations against the attacking Ger
mans.
The Germans struck the lone ship
in waves, but gunners of the Henry
Bacon shot down five of the torpedo
planes before their vessel was fatal
ly hit. All but the Is were rescued
from the icy waters by other ships
OF the convoy, which raced to the
scene in response to an SOS from
the Henry Bacon.
The Admiralty report described
the air attacks on the convoy as the
most powerful" launched against a
Russian convoy in two years.
In the attack, which occurred on
the return trip from Russia, the
Allied convoy also suffered some
losses, including the corvette Blue
bell, which was sunk; two other
ships damaged and two airqAaft lost.
Evening star., 1945-03-31
Stimson Dep|ores Incident
Of Dead Captain S Clothing
Ry the Associated Press.

by lue ASSDCldl6u FEeSS.
Secretary of War Stimson today
termed "deplorable" the sending of
a blood stained shirt to the family
of dead Army captain in Indian
apolis.
@I am exceedingly distressed that
this should have occurred" he wrote
in letter to Representative Lud-
low, Democrat, of Indiana. The
letter was made public by Mr.. Lud-
low, with the captains name deleted.
"It is deplorable," the Secretary
wrote, s'that despite the careful in
spection system even one garment
should have been permitted to leave
in such condition as occurred in the
case of Capt. 's personal
effects. -
II can assure you that every pos
sible step will be taken to prevent
the occurrence Of any similar in
stance"
He asked Mr.. Ludlow to express
to the captains family my most
profound regret for myself person.
ally and on behalf Of the War De-
partment."
Evening star., 1945-03-31
Kyushu Blasted
By Large Force
OF Super Forts
Attack Is Second
In Day on Targets
On Jap Homeland
Py the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
21st BOMBER OMMAND
HEADQUARTERS, Guam, Mar.
31.-A large force of Super Forts
today attacked Kyushu, western
most of the japanese main
islands, in the second daylight
precision bombing mission in
four days. while other B-29s hit
Honshu itself. q
A small force of B-29s flying from
bases in the Marianas returned to
blast the industrial target of Ma
goya, Japanese aircraft center on
Honshu which already has been
subjected to the torch raids of the
big bombers.
The Tokyo radio said the multi
plying Super Forts blows at South
ern Japan were concentrated main
ly on airfields and airield facilities"
in support of landing attempts on
Okinawa" in the Ryukyu chain.
Military and industrial targets
picked out by the larger forma-
tion included the Tachiarai machine
shops and the Oita airfield on the
eastern coast of Kyushu.
. Results were not observed in the
Nagoya strike by am. today, Guam
time.
Reconnaissance photographs of
the March q mission against Tachi-
arai and Oita airf1eIds and the
Omura aircraft factory showed
widespread damage to installations.
At Tachiarai eight of nine hangers
were damaged or destroyed, in addi-
tion to. numerous buildings in the
shop area. Forty-one enemy air.
craft were destroyed on the ground
and five more were damaged.
Evening star., 1945-03-31
Senate Strategists
Work Behind Scenes
For Manpower Bill
Proponents Of Measure
Striving to Overcome
Advantage of Opposition
By J, A, O'LEARY.

Although the Senate is in re-
cess until Monday, the fight over
the manpower bill will go on
behind the scenes over the week
end, with administration lead
ers trying to overcome an ad-
vantage held by opponents of
the measure in unofficial polls.
Even if the pending compromise,
which has passed the House, fails
in the Senate, it would still be pos
sible to appoint new conferees to
work out a milder job-control plan,
but that course would mean delay
of several weeks.
The House is not expected to
transact any more business until
April 10, after which another week
probably would go by before the
conferees worked out another Solu-
ton.
A coalition of Democrats and
Republicans, led by Senator
O'Mahoney, Democrat, of Wyoming
is opposing the bill in the Senate
on the ground that the compulsory
controls in the measure are not
needed at this stage of the war.
Senators Brooks, Republican, of
Illinois and LANCER, Republican, of
North Dakota, spoke against the bill
as the Senate dragged through a
listless day of debate yesterday, with
many Senators away for Easter
week. At one point the Senate SER
geant at arms had to be instructed
to look for absentees to muster a
quorum.
Meanwhile, the Veterans of For
eign Wars called the attention of
Senators to a provision in the bill
applying the job controls to dis
charged veterans.e If the bill be-
comes law, officials of the organiza-
ton said, War Mobilization Director
Byrnes will be asked to continue in
force the order permitting veterans
to change employment without re-
ment Service.
Evening star., 1945-03-31
Lewis Demands SIS ,O00, 900
Bond for Retroactive Pay
Union Leader and Operators Chief
Nearly Come to Blows at WLB PurIey

how you use my name" Mr. Lewis
shouted back.
MFR. Lewis suggested to the board
as a light or beacon to guide them
in this case" the proposal for settle
ment made by Secretary of Labor
Perkins, which the operators con-
tend would give each miner pay
increase of s1.5S a day Mr.. Lewis
pointed out that the operators also
contended that this proposition
would cost them SIS 900 900 month.
Then the mine leader said he
would be willing to extend the con-
tract to May l provided the opera
tors posted SIS ,000, 900 surety bond
or put the money in Government
held escrow to assure the miners
their back pay in case wage in
creases were given them later.
MIR. Lewis said a guarantee was
necessary because the miners felt
that the operators and the Govern
ment had broken a promise to them
in l943 to pay wage adjustments re-
troactively He pointed out the
miners got only $40 in retroactive
pay in 1943 for the period April
expiration date of the old contract
to December. when new agreement
finally was signed. He said President
Roosevelt had promised the miners
full retroactivity.
That unfortunate experience
burns deeply in the hearts of the
mine workers" he continued. They
cannot forget. 1t raises the ques.
ton of the responsibility of the in.
dustry to pay its obligations.
Mr.. O'Neill pointed out that the
operators had countered the miners
18 contract demands by offering
them 81 cents additional pay a day
(Cee NJNEDC Do0o ~
Evening star., 1945-03-31
Ry the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Mar. 31.-Fifteen Amer
leans of the crew of the Liberty
ship Henry Bacon gave their lives
recently to save 10 Norwegian refu-
gees who were among the 500 res
cued from the German held island
OF Soroy by an Allied convoy, the
Admiralty announced today.
The Is, none named in the an
nouncement, were the captain, seven
other officers and seven seamen.
During fierce battle with Ger
man submarines and planes, ships of
the convoy destroyed one enemy
submarine and IL planes and Sc
verely damaged seven torpedo
planes.
After rescuing the Norwegians, the
Admiralty report said, the refugees
were dispersed among the freighters
returning from delivering war sup
plies to Russia.
A storm in which wind reached 80
knots, kicking up 65-foot waves, hit
the convoy and all but one of the
Henry Bacon's lifeboats were de-
stroyed. She became separated
from the rest Of the convoy. AS the
Evening star., 1945-03-31
2,1N u. ). Raiders
Batter War Targets
Al 4 NaziCenters
Vitul RoiI Junction
South Of Berlin Hit;
Oil Plant Hammered
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, Mar. 31.-More than
1900 Flying Fortresses and Lib
orators, escorted by $50 fighters,
attacked railway and industrial
targets today in Brunswick and
Brandenburg, freight yards at
Halle and a synthetic oil plant
at Zeitz.
Brandenburg, 25 miles southwest
of Berlin, is now serving as the
key rail junction for the bulk of
the military freight which the Ger
mans are no longer able to route
through the capital.
A force of approximately 75O RAF
LancaSters and Halifaxes made a
concentrated attack on the huge
Blohn VosS submarine building
yards at Hamburg. which was at
tackled yesterday through heavy
clouds by American bombers.
Refinery Attacked.
The zeitz refinery, Is miles south
OF Leipzig, was one OF the few
major plants operating at anywhere
near maximum production recently.
Halle, 20 miles northwest of Leipzig,
is an important rail junction link
ing Central and Southern Germany
From Frankfurt-on Main to Pad
erborn there were no German war
planes in operation today, Marshal
Montgomery's headquarters re-
ported.
The magnificent airdromes at
Rheine. OSnabrueck and other
places nearby have been abandoned.
Yesterday the tactical air force hit
the Gutserloh and Rhede fields, de-
Stroying 81 planes and damaging
19-all on the ground and ap-
parently without gasoline.
Withdrawing Toward Emden.
In the northern sector the Luft-
waite appears to be withdrawing
toward Emden.
Last night RAF Mosquitoes gave
Berlin its 43d bombing in the last
(See AERIAL. Page A-2D
Evening star., 1945-03-31
ReyoIts in Garrisons
Near Berlin Reported
By tie Associated Press.


STOCKHOLM, Mar. 31.-Reports
which appear reliable indicate that
the iron discipline which has held
Hitler's Nazi Reich together for
more than two years of defeats and
smashing Allied air raids is begin
ming to crumble as Allied armies
plunge deeper into Germany.
These reports declare that in vari-
Gus garrison towns around Berlin
soldiers have refused to obey orders
to go to the front Officers were
beaten, but no shooting was report
ed. Later new officers led the troops
away.
The newspaper Morgontidningen
printed Bern dispatch today say
ing that Berchtesgaden now serves
as "the German Reich's seat of gov
eminent"
Without citing its authority, the
dispatch said Hitler, Heinrich
Hinlmler and all other leading Nazis
were at the mountain hideout.
Evening star., 1945-03-31
u. 5. Subs Sink Large Jap
Carrier, 10 Other Ships
Nv the Associated press

By the Associated Press
A large enemy aircraft carrier is
the latest major prize of Ameri-
can submarine prowling in Pacific
waters.
The carrier topped the list of II
Japanest vessels the Navy announced
late yesterday as having been sunk
through submarine action. Two de-
Stroyers and two escort vessels also
were sent to the bottom.
Enemy noncombatant vessels in
cluded in the latest submarine toll
were three medium cargo vessels,
large tanker, a medium cargo
transport and a small cargo vessel.
Evening star., 1945-03-31
Isl and Sd Armies Seize
81, 900 Nazis in Week

By the Associated Press.
GEN. BRADLEY'S HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Mar. 31.-More than $1,000
German prisoners have fallen to the
American 1st and Sd Armies in the
past week, this headquarters report
ed today.
American losses have been rela-
lively light, spokesmen said. The
greatest number killed in one day
was 141. On another day the two
armies lost 81 dead.
Figures on the number of Ameri-
can prisoners liberated from Ger
man camps were not complete, but
the lst Army alone freed 1851 in six
days.
Evening star., 1945-03-31
Easter Music

Special Easter music will
be featured in Washington
churches tomorrow. A full
page of announcements of the
programs appears today on
Page A-8.
Other details regarding serv-
ices tomorrow appear on Pages
A-9, A-10 and Ali.
Evening star., 1945-03-31
9th and 4th Armored
Divisions Pressing
Closer to Berlin
MAP on Page A-3.)
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Mar. 31.-American
armor today punched to within
ITS miles of Berlin at two points
in the vanguard of an avalanche
of 5000 Allied tanks Surging
swiftly through Germany and
closing a potential trap on up to
10000 NaziS in the wrecked Ruhr
Security silence largely masked
the extent of the gains of five
Allied armies, but a front dispatch
disclosed the 9Th Armored Division
of the American Sd Army had bat
tered to within 10 miles of indus
trial Kassel population 100000 :,
165 miles from the Reich capital.
The fall of KaSsel today was con-
sidered likely. The 9Th Armored
Division had sped As miles since
yesterday.
Thirty miles farther southeast,
the Sd Army'S 4th Armored Break
through" Division drove to a point
miles southeast of Herzfeld, also
spearing to within ITS miles of
Berlin
CThe Brussels radio broadcast
an unconfrmed report that
spearhead of the Sd Army had
reached a point 10 miles south
west of Amberg, which is 125
miles east of Aschaffenburg and
only IS from the old CZecho-
slovak frontier. There was no
indication of such long advance
from direct field or headquarters
accountsD
Gap Rapidly Closing.
American 1st Army tanks had
dashed northward through -Pader-
born, and were nearing a junction
with American 9th Army tanks
which ran on through Friday night
by moonlight in an obstacle race
over wrecked bridges and past
roadblocks.
The 1st and 9Th rapidly were
closing a gap, now apparently less
than so miles wide, to bottle up
from 10000 to 10000 Germans still
fighting in the ruined cities and
mining areas of the Ruhr, Ger
manys last and greatest arsenal.
(The Brussels radio said COM
p1ete encirclement of the Ruhr
district by the 21st Army group
from the north and the 1st Army
from the south is Officially
On the 9th Army's flank the Brit
ish End Army, paced by three ar
mored divisions, was sweeping deep
er across the North German Plain,
and was so mses beyond the Rhine.
With such a depth beyond the
Rhine, British armor might be in
or near Muenster, or midway be-
tween Muenster and Hamm.
Canal Reported Crossed.
The German radio said that Brit
ish End Army. troops have crossed
the Dortmuno- Ems Canal, a TO-
mile waterway which connects
Dortmund and the industrial Ruhr
with the River Ems, and had estab-
lished bridgehead on the east
bank.
Presumably such crossing would