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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25
NAz DEFENSE ANCHORS CRUMBLE IN EAST
Allied Offensive Brews
As East Prussia Sealed
.Nazis Draining
West Make
.Despe crate Bid

PARIS, Jan. 25. (UP)-
German forces attacking on
a 20-mile Alsatian front, pos
sibly in an effort to upset a
full scale Allied offensive
that appeared to be shaping
up, have by-passed the big
transport hub of Haguenau
on both sides, supreme head
quarters announced today.
Striking in the single sector of
the western front where they held
the initiative, the Germans advanc-
ed nearly two miles in northern
Salce, reaching the village of
Schillersdorf. at the edge of the
Hardt forest within a mile of the
Haguenau-Sarre union trunk high
way.
1t. Gen. Alexander M. Patch's
Seventh army forces sealed off the
penetration, and were battling about
500 NaZis who had grabbed foot
hold in Schillersdorf.
FLATTEN BULGE
The new German attack on the
Seventh army front between Hague
pau and Reipertswiller opened as
other Allied armies to the north
fiattened the Ardennes salient to
thin bump and ground down the
NaziS' pocket across the Roer in
the appendix area of southern Hol-
land.
The Germans drove across the
Moder river on both sides of Hage-
nau and scored local gains all along
the 20-mile offensive front.
SHEAF said the Nazis had eight
divisions between Bitche and the
Rhine in northeastern France,
where Patch's front was weakened
in the regrouping of Allied forces
to deal with the German offensive
in the Ardennes.
FRENCH GAIN
Farther south, the French First
army continued its advance north
east of Colmar, where forward ele-
ments had gained six miles from
their jumpoff positions in the Vos-
ges foothills tween Colmar and
Selestat.
The Stockholm newspaper Dagens
Nyheter, quoting Berlin military
spokesman, said that the Allies
were concentrating a remarkable
number of troops" iii the deepest
Allied bridgehead in Germany be-
Continued on Page 8, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25

Testifying before the senate COM
merce committee against a bill to
divorce the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. from the commerce depart
ment, Wallace said he would like to
use the RIGS billions ''in the inter-
ests of all the American people"
But in any event he will, if con-
firmec, take the job to which Presi-
dent Roosevelt has nominated him,
and will concentrate all the depart
ment's efforts ito the winning of
the war"
JONES STEPS OUT
Meanwhile, Jones, ousted by the
President to make way for Wallace,
disclosed that he turned over all
his functions anG responsibilities
as secretary of commerce and feder-
al loan administrator to Under
secretary Wayne c. Taylor, pending
installation of a new secretary.
In a formal statement to the SEN
ate committee, Wallace outlined
proposed plans for putting into ef-
feet the economic bill of rights
which President Roosevelt presented
in his 1914 and 1945 annual mes
sages to congress He recommended
among other things guaranteed
minimum annual wage for labor
a floor under prices for farmers,
and as little regulation of business
as possible consistent with the
greatest public good.
REFUTES CHARGES
Wallace also replied to Jones'
charge, voiced before the committee
Continued on Page 8, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25
Legion Post
Stands Ground
On Jap Member

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 25. (UP)-
Some 200 rebellicus members of
Post SOL of the American Legion,
all veterans of World War II, stood
their ground today On the right of
Japanese Americans to membership
in the organization.
They accused Dick Horton, Legion
dist let commander, of threatening
to expel Harley M. Okla, Japanese
American with an honorable medi-
cal discharge from the U. S. army,
and William G.. Schneider, youthful
Post SOL commander who supported
him.
The post gave Schneider vote of
confidence and said it would take
no action against Okla, %, former
Hollywood businessman discharged
from the army at Foit Smelling,
Minnesota, who was inducted into
Post SOL with 33 other World War
II veterans en- January 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25

the American section OF the inter-
national boundary commission, told
Johnson that he had no knowledge
of Clayton's alleged ownership.
Doesn't he have large tracts of
land in the MexicaH valley in Lower
California, watered by the Colorado
river?" Johnson asked.
II believe his firm, Anderson &
Clayton, does some financing of
farming operation down there" 5 F..
B. Clayton said.
II don't know that he owns any
land down there"
WELL" johnson said, "either he
does or he doesn't. Now, does hep"
"I don't know"
WILL CALL CLAYTON
Chairman Tom Connally CD
Texas, interrupted to remind john
sen--tAat the--eoNsl1siite tettee--e eoesleell-eaAll
William L. Clayton before it for
questioning.
Earlier Connally interrupted
questioning by Senator Sheridan
Downey CD California, so per-
sistently that Downey finally aban-
ooned his attempts to secure clarifi-
cation of the treaty's language from
the witness.
PREDICTS VIOLENCE
r. B. MacLeaish of Weslaco, Tex
as, predicted meanwhile that viol-
ence ultimately would break out on
the Rio Grande if the senate failed
to ratify the treaty.
THAT is not just an idea; it's in
the cards." he added.
McLeaish is head of a Texas del
egation here to urge approval of
the treaty before the senate for
eign relations committee. The Tex
ans expect to testify some time
next week. The committee this week
has been hearing government wit
nesSes who have been defending
the treaty against criticism by Call
fornia senators.
1t is too early in the proceedings
to guess what the treaty'S fate will
CONTINUED on Pg. 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25

out a major battle.
Approximately 1000 American
troops landed on the northeastern
coast of Mindoro Wednesday and
are fighting toward Calapan, the
capital city, situated about rs miles
directly south of Manila, Tokyo ra-
10 reported in a broadcast recorded
by United Press, San Francisco.
The enemy broadcast, unconfirmed
in Allied sources, said the landing
was carried out at Naujan, a coastal
town about 13 miles southeast of
Calapan.
At least one and probably more
of the airstrips already were firm
ly in American hancs. Bamban
field. northernmost Of the CLARK
constellation, was overrun Tuesday
and mechanized patrols were oper-
ating yesterday in the vicinity of
Clark Field itself. six miles to the
south, and Fort Stotsenburg.
NO RESISTANCE
The advance carried across Bam-
ban river, where the Japanese had
been expected to make a strong
stand, and overran Mabalacat. four
miles south of Bamban and SO miles
northwest of Manila, without en-
countering major resistance.
Small enemy motorized patrols
and harassing snipers were dis
persed.
Lashing out ahead of the ground
troops, Liberator bombers began
the aerial reduction of Fort Core
gidor, scene of the bloody last Am
erican stand in Manila bay in 1912.
Forty five tons of bombs were DROP
ped in the initial raid Tuesday,
touching off huge fires and explo-
sions among enemy installations.
JAP LOSSES 1O-1
General Douglas Macarthur jubi-
lantly revealed that his ground
forces had killed 10 Japanese for
every American lost in the first two
weeks of the invasion of Luzon.
japanese casualties, he said, to-
tailed about $4,000, comprising 6449
known dead, 423 prisoners and an
estimated 7200 wounded. American
casualties were listed as 657 dead,
Continued on Page 8, Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25
Solons Race to
End Presentation
Of Bill Period
Introduction Closes
Saturday., Curb on
BOOkmakers Seen

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 25.
(UP)-The state legislature
was asked today to consider
a new method of curbing
bookmaking on horse racing
as the legislators were introducing
hundreds of bills in an effort to
complete the present bill introduce
tion period by Saturday.
Assemblyman Thomas Doyle CD
Los Angeles, introduced a bill to
make accepting bets on horse races
at points away from the racing
tracks punishable only as mis-
demeanor.
Convicted bcokmakers now m ay
receive either felony or misdemeanor
sentences at the discretion of judg-
eS, and Doyle declared that only
one felony conviction has been re-
corded. He predicted there would
be greater prosecution and convic-
Continued on Page 8, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25

Many men must be drafted from
agriculture and other critical and
essential pursuits in the immediate
future.
That was the outlook Thursday
as a result of selective service dir
ective instructions received by I'M
perial county draft boards late We'd
nesday which put draft boards ION
the spot according to board men,
bers.
"At least ninety per cent of your
present February preinduction call
must be filled with men under age
thirty was the new instruction
from state director Col. K. H. Leitch
revealing the urgent pressure being
tIier' ed on manpower potentials
throughout California.
That's where the rub comes in.
MUST CALL FARMERS
There are no men under 30, ac-
cording to M. o. Simms of the Ell
Centre draft board, VINO are not
employed in agriculture, critical or
essential industry, or who are not
classified as 4-f The numbers not
in agriculture are very few, Simnls
stated, thus compelling that vir-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25
Economic Conference Sees
Extensive Valley Program

Searching inquiry into suggestions
for the good of Imperial Valley in
coming years took place at the 1945
agricultural economic conference in
Ell Centro Wednesday with more
than 100 persons finally settling on
the following recommendations in
the various phases of development:
Land Use and Farm Management
Study of plan for Imperial
Valley residents processing crops
grown in the valley, thus developing
a larger market and insuring great
er return per unit to the grower by
eliminating handlers profits and
freight, and preserving the profit
from by-products for the grower;
2.-Growing of legume cover crops
and use of fertilizer to improve the
physical condition of the land and
increase soil fertility;
Study of plan to take the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25

experimental work and development
of new crops for Imperial Valley.
Farm Home and Family Planning
1.-Want more adequate farm
homes adapted to Imperial Valley
conditions in the way of insulation,
air conditioning, cold storage, re-
frigeration. water systems, and
water softeners to be built as soon
as materials are available;
2.-Favored the growing of family
vegetable gardens and limited var
iety of fruits for farm homes with
the paintings to be coordinated
with simple Identification pro-
gram, utilizing mechanical equip
ment. Suggested use of insecticides
now employed in the war effort to
rid the home of annoying and HARM
full insect pests.
3.-Want federal assistance for
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25
Civic Center
Action Starts

Gently proposed deciding the property
to the chamber for such purpose.
Important to the development OF
the cities recreational activities was
the appointment of the COG COM
mittee to consult with the city COM
mission on the drawing up of plans,
to be submitted to Mr.. Skouras, per-
tanning to the recent gift of the old
theatre, on the corner of Seventh
and Stats streets.
COMMITTEE HOME
The committee, with E. A. Fitz-
hugh as chairman, is composed OF
the following members: Arno G.
Yaeckel, Paul jenkins. A. A. Kaiser,
Ken Thornton, and r. A. Smith.
A report from the coo highway
committee by John McNeece indi-
Gated that the El Centre COG would
await a complete report from super
visor B. M. Graham before taking
any definite stand on the limited
access free ways which are at this
time in the planning stage.
BORDER MEETINGS
Earle Davis, of the Mexican af-
fairs committe, announced that his
commi ;sae has decided to hold
regular meetings with the Mexican
committee OF American affairs to
discuss matters of mutual interest
on both sides OF the border.
A motion was passed that the FL
Centre COG establish as one OF It's
prime detectives the Development OF
the city as winter resort and To
attract attention of yacationers by
such promotional means as may b
considered advisable, and with spec
ial consideration to be given an ef-
fort to interest capital Investments
in resort establishing. IL was recou1-
mended that this motion be placed
In the hands OF committee for
immediate scrutiny.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25

\
armies captured
the big Silesian industrial
center of Gleiwitz and spear
ed within "some 124 miles"
of Berlin today, and the Naz-
is said Soviet forces had
broken across the Oder river
at several points and had
sealed off East Prussia.
Marshal Ivan S. Konev's army
successfully stormed Gleiwitz, forti-
fled factory town anchoring the de-
fenses of the southeastern nose of
Silesia, and at the came time over
ran Chrzanow, "a miles to the
southeast in the Dabrova coal min
ing basin of Poland.
Marshal Stain, in Moscow's first
victory announcement of the day,
hailed Konev's First Ukrainian
army fer the capture of the key
bastion on the southern wing of the
Red army's vast offensive front.
CROSS THE ODER
Down the Oder valley, Konev,s
forces were, by German account,
across the strategic rive. at several
places and held the crossings at
captured Oppeln, while Breslau was
reported under frontal assault as
the Russian campaign in Silesia de-
veloped rapidly. 49,
The Red army crgan, Red Star,
declared that "only some 2OO-odd
kilometers (124 miles, separate
Soviet spearheads from Berlin but
did not specify the points of great
est Russian advances. However,
Nazi accounts admitted that the
troops of Marshal Ivan S. Konev's
First Ukrainian army had driven
several bridgeheads across the
frozen Oder on a 100-mile front on
both sides of Breslau.
BRIDGEHEADS GAINED
One bridgehead was at Steinau,
1856 miles southwest of Berlin, and
"a miles northwest of Breslau.
The German accounts said that
the Soviet forces were busily build
ing up their bridgeheads across the
last strategic river barrier protect
ing Berlin but insisted that coun-
terattacks were narrowing them
down."
Breslau itself was under direct
assault and it was evident that the
German hopes-if any-of holding
off the Red army along the line of
the Oder and CT saving industrially
rich Silesia were in imminent peril.
To the northeast the Germans
frankly admitted that their citadel
province of east Prussia had been
severed from the homeland by the
advance of Marshal Konstantin K.
Continued on Page 8, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25

place of the present practice of
selling land outright at low price
for reclamation purposes and sug-
gested that the irrigation district
and grower arrive at base value
contract, the base to be paid by the
district, for two or three years for
growing rice, to be followed by some
staple crop such as flax, with taxes
to remain the same during the con-
tract and water provided at half
rate during rice growing; at the
end of the staple crop year, the
district to call for bids to sell the
land, selling to the highest bidder,
the grower being permitted to bid
with others; condemned the practice
of inducing essential farm workers
into the service; and backed the
plan for an increased budget for the
meloland experimental station and
the farm agent IN order to expand
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25
johnson CHARGES
Clayton Owns
Mexican Tracts
Assistant Secretary Said to Hold
Land in Irrigation Section To
Be Benefited by the Wafer Treaty

johnson (R California charged today that Assistant
Secretary of State William L. Clayton Large tracts
of land in Mexico irrigated with Colorado river water
mpounded by Boulder Dam.
Johnson made the charge during questioning at senate
foreign relations committee hearing the proposed Mex
water treaty which would give Mexico guaranteed
100000 feet of water from the Colorado
river The witness F. B. Clayton (no relatve counsel of
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25
SomerveIl Sees
Major Offensive

by the tremendous Red army Of
fensive.
Speaking at a press conference,
Somervell said that production of
ammunition, tires, trucks and other
critical war items would have to be
stepped up tremendously in America
to prevent critical shortages on the
western front.
Nevertheless he emphasized, stocks
on hand are sufficient for a major
Allied operation.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25

The El Centre Chamber of Com
merce moved Wednesday night to
start action on the proposed re-
creation center, and set as an OBJ
jective increased winter tourist
travel following the war.
Eleven members and President
Charles Bramkamp, were present
and called for immediate action on
the proposed conversion of the old
Imperial theatre into a civic re-
creational center.
Charles P. Skouras, Los Angeles,
of the Fox West Coast theaters, re-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25

PARIS, Jan. 25. (UP)-Lt. Gen.
Brehon Somervell said today at
supreme Allied headquarters that
Gen. Dwight D. EisenhoWer's forces
"have enough supplies on hand to
mount major offensive"
Somervell's statement came as it
became apparent that Eisenhower
will not miss the opportunity to
strike the Germans in the west
while they are menaced in the east
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25
u. 5. Will Crack
Down on Swiss

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. CUP)-
The state department announced
today that Lauchlin Currie, admin
istrative assistant to the President,
will sc to Switzerland soon to try
to cut off shipment of war supplies
from that country to Germany.
Economic relations with Switzer-
land have been under review since
early this month when the foreign
economic administration recon-
mended that the United States
"crack down" hard on Germany's
last neutral source of supplies.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25
WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy Thursday, Thursday
night and Friday with possible
light rain by Friday afternoon.
Continued cool days with maxi
mum around go degrees. Night
temperatures above 81 degrees.
Wind is indicated by Friday
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25
Wallace Denies
Experience lack
Views With Concern Proposed Cut Of
RFC From Commerce Dep in
Rebu++al of Jesse Jones Criticisms

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. (UP)-Former Vice President
Henry Wallace struck back today at Jesse Jones' charge
that he would be dangerous federal loan admins
traitor but said he would take the job of secretary
if it stripped of its present huge financial
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25
Clark Airdromes
Seized by yonks
Small Japanese Countera++acks Are
RepuIsed in Manila Drive, 900
Troops Land on Northeastern Mindora

GENERAL MACARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS Lu-
zon Jan. 25. (UP)-The American 14th corps surged
across the great Clark Field cluster of arromes within
miles northwest of Manila today and all II airsrips along
with adj accent F Stosenburg appeared about to fall with
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25
u AMBLlNe
EpoRTER

The Prize Yarn
There are fish stories and fish
stories but here is the prize of them
all.
Don Young perched on the edge
of a tank at the Dessert Seed plant,
patiently fishing for goldfish.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25

Oh, Dear
Mathematics always did get in our
hair, throw us for loop, and gen.
orally demoralize our right to life,
liberty and the pursuit Of happi-
ness.
That deal on the 1/23/45 was a
dilly.
E. Paul Ford called up and said
the same general lineup will occur
this year again, 12/3/45. So, you see,
RR's informant made a mistake
of 80 years, 10 months, and 10
days by saying the lineup would
not occur again for 100 years.
Red Mitchell and a bunch of his
cohorts figured for hours and finally
decided RR's brain really was lame.
But it wasn't RR's fault. RR frankly
admits inability to add up. subtract,
divide, or multiply anything at ALL
Continued on Page 8, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25

The Ultimate
And there was the Ell Centran
who refused to. rent a house to a
-sefv1ceman ana wife because the
Ell Centran wanted it for his dog |!
= What gives, Brother, reserving a
two-bedrcom house for a dog when
there Is a horrid ola housing short
age to keep many of us awake
nights?
Why not bunk poochie in bar
rel?
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25
WEATHER

Maximum Wednesday So, minimum
Thurs. 30; 5 am. Thurs. 35, humid
ity 81; noon Thurs. s5, humidity 10;
8 pm. Wed. Sd, humidity GA.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-25
Red Spearheads
Said I24 Miles
From Berlin

LONDON, Jan. 25. (UP)
Russian armies captured
the big Silesian industrial
center of Gleiwitz and spear
ed within "some 124 miles"
of Berlin today. and the Naz-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-27

ready till July %. Bush and
Magnuson had scooped him by
four days. Bush's report hit the
front pages and won wide &C.
claim. Magnuson went to the
White House to get Truman's
support for his bill. The support
was not forthcoming. Magnuson
was told to get together with
Kilgore. The Congress recessed.
When CONGRESS reconvened
Presiden Truman's 21-point mes
sage had as its point IL the re-
commentators for creation Of q
single federal research agency,
with free access to patents, 40
proposed by Kilgors.
So in brotherly love, Senators
Kilgore, Magnuson and Full
bright will sit side by side when
hearings are opened on their
science mobilization bills next
month. And out of their labors
must come a law that will let
the wolves and sheep. and the
goats Of industry. science ana
government pasture together to
make U. S. research supreme In
the beautiful era of peace that
stretches ahead.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-27
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

Changing the name Of his pro-
posed organization to National
Research Foundation" to make It
more attractive to scientific
schools.
Then President Roosevelt took
an interest, having some advanc-
ed ideas of his own on this SUBJ
ject. In November the President
wrote Vannevar Bush, director
of the wartime Office Of Scien-
tific Research and Development,
asking him for recommendations
on continuing OSRO's work in
peacetime. Mr.. Bush also was
asked to get together with Sena-
tor Kilgore.
Mr.. Bush and Senator Kilgore
could agree on most detectives,
but they differed on three points:
The makeup of the board to run
the Foundation, the way the $50
or 200 million-dollar grants were
to be dished out, and who was
to own and control the patents.
They agreed to leave research
by private industry out Of the
picture. Sen. j. William Full.
bright of Arkansas promptly
picked up that ball and ran. On
July 8 he introduced a bill to
encourage industrial research
through the Department of Com
merce, Kilgore went to work on
fourth draft of his bill and Mr..
Bush went to work on his report.
The Bush reply to the Presi-
dents letter turned out to be q
book Of 100 pages. It came out
July 10. On the very same day
surprise, surprise-Sen. War
rem Magnuson of Washington in
troduced bill to create q nation
al research foundation on the
exact formula of the Bush report.
1t was quite coincidence.
BUSH AND MAGNUSON Is
GOT A SCOOP
Kilgore's revised bill was not
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-27
THE WEAPON OF TRUTH

The Jops buried the decd Of their torture comps.
But they cannot seo the lips destroy the evidence
Of those Of their victims who we're rescued So now
the japanese people ore reodne the truth - word
piled on domnne word like the emocoted piles Of
Nozl victims in Besen and Buchenwod Of the
brave exploits Of their ustrious army.
General Eisenhower forced the German people to
look at the Photographic evidence Of Maj atrocities
in newsreels 1t had SOLDERING effect General Mac
Arthur cannot do this But he can confront them
with the evidence Of truth That should prove So
boring. even Shocking experience,
The Jops have been insulated from truthful &C.
count Of world offors and their own government for
years. Realizing the power Of the press the jap
lords consistently worped and poisoned the minds
Of the people with myths and lies Of invncibty.
Nov at Lost General Macarthur hos freed the Jop-
onese press by forcing it to print the truth 1t is
vigorous and much needed decision which should
prove to be big step forward in the rehabilitation
OF japanese thought.