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Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11
Macarthur Leads
Landing Forces
In Crushing Blow
Initial Landing Units Seize Vital
Bay and Push Rapidly Inland;
Planes and Warships Bombard Isle

MANILA, June IL. CAPITALIZED headquarters an
nounced Monday that Australian forces had invaded
Borneo, seized control of strategic Brunei bay
northwest coast and thrust than miles inland
toward Brunei capital of the sutanae of the name
Led by Douglas Macarthur, troops of the Australian
Ninth division landed against scattered opposition La
5uan island at the entrance to Brunei Bay Muara island
along its eastern shore and at nearby Brooketon the
mainland.
With negligible casualties in the first phase of the
INVASION the Australians captured Labuan town and air
field and the mainland moved 1000 yards from Brooke
ton toward Brunei town.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11
StiIweII Warns
Of Lone War

TENTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS
Okinawa, June 7. Delayed)-(UP)
Gen. Joseph W. Vinegar Joe)
Stilwell. chief Of army ground fore
es, said that the war in the Pacific
well may last another two years.
Even after Tokyo and the main
home island of Honshu fall, he said,
lit is quite possible that we will
have to fight the Japanese in Man
churia."
IF that happens" he said, "the
war easily could last as long as two
years in the provinces north Of the
Yellow river.
Stilwell told newsmen at a press
conference that the United States
would need an army of at least
100000 men to invade Japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11
Patton, DooIittIe
Sturt on Rest
HOLLYWOOD, June IL. CUP

HOLLYWOOD, June IL. CUP =
Gen. George Patton. Jr., and 1t.
Gen, Ji:amy Doolittle began their
military leaves Monday after bask-
ing for two days In the glare of all
the kleig lights Hollywood could
muster.
Patton went home to San Marino
and Doolittle stayed in Los Angeles
Both planned to get tie first rest
they had had since their arrival
here Saturday.
Were Just coupla lucky old
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11
Blaze and Blast
Sweep Imperial
!. Oil Firms S Plant

An explosion heard throughout
Imperial Valley and a fire visible
for many miles occurred in Imperial
at 9 pm Saturday when butane
gas exploded during unloading at
the Carter-Hunter Oil plant at 512
South l. street.
Injured included Chief w. H.
Burton of Imperial, burns on the
left hand. neck, and back; Marine
Private First Glass T. L. Kokoneda,
suffered back injury when struck
by fire hose, Traffic Officer John
L. Shaw, badly burned on the back
of the neck and the hands: Claude
Pennington, volunteer fireman,
burns on the right hand; Burton
McKinnon, another volunteer fire.
man, burned on the neck and ears
LOSSES ESTIMATED
Carter-Hunter losses were not
fully checked Monday but were es-
timated at between $4,000 and $685.
600. D. T. Carter and John Hunter
own the company. The truck COM
pany losses were estimated at
around $12,00c.
Frightened residents feared a
Japanese balloon had landed or a
disastrous earthquake again had
visited the valley. Telephones buz-
zed in all law enforcement head
quarters and officers attempted to
answer the questions and calm the
nerves of the callers.
While Ray Johnson, driver for
the H g. M truck company. was
transferring butane from truck
to Carter Hunter storage tanks, Of
ficers said, a line broke. Fire start
ed Immediately and swept to huge
hutane storage tanks, two of which
exploded.
The 5000-gallon tanks, both a
flame, were hurled 300 feet in the
air. Conclusion from the exploding
tanks shook houses and ratified win
dows in all parts of the valley, and
broke several windows in Imperial.
Force of the explosion pulled out
ward two sections of the walls of
the Rice Mill, just south of the fire
site. A strong wind from the south
west helped save the mill from fire
damage. The blast and fire damag-
ed the Carter-Hunter buildings
slightly.
SURFACE MATERIAL BURNS
All surface-stored materials at
the plant were destroyed, including
diesel oil, stove oil. and kerosene
amounting to 35 1000 gallons. Three
50O0-gallon butane tanks were de-
stroyed
Imperial firemen headed by Chief
Burton fought the fire with the
assistance of equipment and men
from Ell Centre. Brawley and the
El Centre marine air station.
Marine firemen used carbon diox-
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11
B0RNE0 INVADED BY AUSTRALIAN TROOP,
UNCI0 Receives
Report Asking
Social Council
Farley Starts on
Final Sessions;
Veto Debate Ponds

SAN FRANCISCO, June
II. (UP)-The United Ma
tions conference started its
last lap Monday by receiving
a final committee report recon-
mending creation of an information
al economic and social council which
will seek to eradicate some of the
causes of war
Commission II-Cne of the four
into which the conference is di-
vided-met publicly to receive and
consider the report of its technical
working committee and economic
cooperation
STARTS REPORTS
1t was the first of a series CT open
commission meetings which probab-
ly will be held daily until all of the
IL committee reports are received
and adopted. The committee on Sc
curity council enforcement action
one of the vital sections of the pro-
posed world Charters scheduled
to report to commission III Tuesday.
Field Marshal Jan c. SmutS of
South Africa presided at Mondays
meeting and Manuel Noriega Nor
ales of Guatemala read the COM
mittee report.
The economic and social council
proposed Monday is a far more
comprehensive one than envisaged
in the original Dumbarton Oaks
plan. Although it will function un-
der the general assembly, the little
nations have succeeded here in hav-
ing it listed as one of the principal
organs Of the world organization
on the same technical footing as
the assembly and the security coun-
Gil.
COUNCIL DETECTIVES
The objective of the social and
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Remnant Of fOkinuwu Jups
Fight With Bo cks to Sec

The junction squeezed the enemy
pocket to three and half square
miles and gave the Americans full
control of the coast from Naha
south to Itoman, Japanese defense
anchor town captured Sunday.
Though the bloody ground battle
of Okinawa fast was nearing an
end. the Japanese continued to
throw suicide planes against the
American fleet off the island. One
light warship was sunk Sunday, Pa
cific fleet headquarters announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11
British Near
ThaiIand Line

CALCUTTA, June H. CUPl Brit
ish troops continued slow advance
toward the Thailand border Monday
after driving Japanese from posi-
tions at milestone 1914 on the Toun-
g0O-Mawchi highway east of Toun-
goo.
Indian troops of the British 18th
army continued mcpping up in the
area east of Prone and on the
eastern slopes of the Pegu- Yomas
range, 20 miles west of Pegu.
Liberators of the eastern air COM
mand attacked Japanese troop con-
centraticns at the Kamamaung
ferry point on the Salween river,
600 miles north of Mou1mein
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11

requirements will be brought into
the two armies to clear the way for
those eligible for discharge.
An announcement Saturday said
the American Ninth army will wind
up its duties in Germany about
June Is and be given new as
signment. presumably in the Pa
cific- The Ninth army occupation
zone will be taken over by the Rus
slams and British.
There was no mention of the fu-
ture of the 18th army. newest of
the American armies in Europe, but
it may be sent to the Pacific.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11
Supers Score Hits
On War Plants,
Tokyo Air Centers
By WILLIAM F. TYREE

GUAM, June II. CUP) = B-2e
SuperfortreSses scored at least 82C
direct bomb hits on the Hitachi
engine works at Sukagawa. lie
miles northeast of Tokyo. in a pre-
cisicn demolition raid Sunday, il
was announced Monday.
Japanese broadcasts said other
American planes kindled fires at two
airfields in the Tokyo area, Mon
day and, $50 miles to the southwest,
joined 10 warships in lombard
ment of Minami Daito island Sun
day.
BLAST TARGETS
The 21st bomber command said
photographs taken during the raid
on Sukagawa, one of five objectives
o. $50 to 300 Superfortresses Sum
Cay, revealed extensive bomb COW
erage of the target.
Results at the other four targets.
ranged on a semi-circle around To-
kyo, were believed equally good.
They increased the destruction
wrought in urban and industrial
areas of Japan by the B-29s to at
least 92.6 square miles.
Seventy planes. three battleships,
three cruisers and four destroyerS
attacked Minami Daito Sunday. Ra-
dio Tokyo said. The planes presum-
ably came from new American bases
on Okinawa, 200 miles to the west
Pacific fleet headquarters was
silent on the report, but announced
Sunday that a naval task force
shelled Okino Daito. 120 miles south
of Minami Daito, ON Saturday.
Mondays raid on Japanese air.
fields in the Tokyo area was made
by 80 or more Iwo- based Mustang
fighters and two B-29 Superfort-
resses from 1880 am. to 1926 pm,
the enemy said.
STRAFE AIRFIELDS
The planes strafed several air.
fields in the southwestern part Of
the Tokyo Yokohama area. Fires
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sldering bills which have the ap-
proval Of the other house. Before
the assembly. for instance, was a
senate bill to commit the state to
pay the 100000 in local costs of
s500,000,000 postwar flood con-
troll program sponsored by the army
corps of engineers.
The lower house also was to con-
slider a senate-apprcved measure al
lowing the state board of equaliza-
ton to issue Thousands of new IL
censes for taverns anc retail liquor
establishments.
2G0 BILLS ON DOCKET
The senate, with more than 200
assembly bills before It, was to act
on a postwar unemployment relief
bill passed Saturday night by the
lever house. Senators also had to
decide whether to agree with as
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11
Coalition Forces
Poll Tax Vote

be put to vote of the house.
AS a result of the action. the
house will vote on the bill Tues
day.
The measure would eliminate the
poll tax as a voting requirement in
general or primary elections for
federal offices. 1t is expected to
meet bitter opposition from repre-
sentatives of the six southern states
that still require its voters to pay
a poll tax-Alab-ma Arkansas, Mis-
sissippi, South Carolina. Texas and
Virginia.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11

WASHINGTON, June IL. CUP)-
A coalition of northern Democrats
and Republicans Monday succeeded
in forcing the house to take up
bill to outlaw the poll-tax as vot-
ing requirement in general primary
elections for federal offices.
Despite bitter opposition from
southern Democrats, the house by
223 to 95 adopted a motion to dig
charge the rules committee from
further consideration of a resolu-
ticn that would permit the bill to
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11
Third and Seventh Armies
Will Stoy in Germany

occupation zones have been an
nounced, Stars and Stripes said.
Thus the Third and Seventh
armies will remain in much of the
territory they conquered in south
west Germany. The 18th army has
been operating in the Ruhr and
Rhineland. but these areas viii be
turned over to British and French
occupation armies.
Stars and Stripes said the Ameri-
can zone would be divided into two
districts The Seventh army will
control the western district and
the Third, the eastern.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11

The Australian Ninth division
put three assault forces ashore al
most simultaneously on Labuan
island at the entrance to the bay, at
Muara island on the eastern shore,
and nearby Brooketon on the main
land.
Gen. Macarthur, accompanied by
Gen. George c. Kenney, commander
cf the far eastern cir forces, and
Australian officers, went ashore
with the assault waves on Labuan
island
SCATTERING COMMANDMENT
The landings were preceded BY
Sl1attering naval and aerial bomb
ardments by joint Australian and
American air and naval forces.
The Allied fleet lobbed shells into
the beach in preliminary barrage.
while planes plastered the enemy
defenses inland.
Late Sunday afternoon a fourth
landing was made on the east side
Of Labuan island. opposite the crigi-
nal beachhead Labuan island is
in the mouth of Brunei bay, and
commands the entrance &c the sweep
Of water leading to the port and
city of Brunei. where the Japanese
had a naval bace
Brunei is small sultanate. be-
tween British North Borneo and
Sarawak. 1t was seized by the Jap
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Diet House Votes
Power to Suzuki

SAN FRANCISCO. June IL. lUP)
The japanese house Of represen-
tatives Monday night (Tokyo tine)
passed a wartime emergency bill
granting virtual dictatorial power
to Premier Admiral Baron Kantaro
Suzuki and surrendering most of
the Diets prerogatives.
The bill now goes to the house OF
peers for final action
Tokyo radio. recorded by United
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11

Press, San Francisco. said it was
believed the upper house woulc
approve the bill in the same form
It was passed by the lower house.
After considerable debate in the
house of representatives, article
four of the bill was revised to pro.
vide that the government should
advise the Diets wartime emergen-
cy committee Of any emergency acts
il has decreed.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11

The loss brought the toll Of Amer
ican ships sunk CT damaged in the
battle of Ckinawa or associated
operations to 70. mostly light units.
Never before has the u 5. navy suf-
fered such Losses in a single cam
paign
In the 80 days of action. IS
American vessels have been sunk,
including four destEoyers. two am
munition ships and asserted land
ing craft and minesweepers. and at
least So others damaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11
BY W. R. HIGGINBoTHAM

.LUNDON, June II. [UP)
= Gen. George S. Patton's
famed. Third and 1t. Gen.
Alexander M. Patchs veteran Sew
enth will serve as occupation armies
in the American zone of Germany,
the army newspaper Stars and
Stripes said Monday.
The 18th army under 1t. Gen.
Leonard Gerow, originally designat-
ed as the American army of occu-
patton will cease operations soon
after the official boundaries of the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11
infantry Unit
Arrives for
Big Bond Show

Ten army trucks carrying eighty
veterans Of the infantry, and fight
ing equipment, rolled into El Centre
shortly after noon Monday by way
of Westmorland, Brawley and I'M
perial. And all is set for the spec
tacular Seventh War Bond show
Wednesday at 7:30 pm. at the I'm
perial County Fairgrounds.
In charge. as unit commander, is
Lieut.. D. E. West and Lieut.. c.
Pike, platoon commander. both vet
Grams of the Pacific war
PLEASED WITH PLANS
1T certainly viii be fine to sleep
in real beds and make the acquaint-
ance again of a pathtub," was 1t.
Vests first words as he learned
that the show personnel will be bill
letted in Brawley and Ell Centre
hotels the next three nights.
Upon arrival of the men, 1t. West
assigned them to their billets. All
were slated to attend dinner at
Mexicali Monday night as guests of
Boyce Aten Post, American Legion.
Tuesday and Wednesday the men
and equipment will be divided into
sections and the show. equipment
will be on display at Brawley, Holt
vile, Calexico and Ell Centre until
late Wednesday afternoon.
At Kingman. Arizona. where the
unit put on the show last week end,
the county went over the top in
sales. 1t. West announced This has
been the report from practically all
the places the unit stops, he said.
BONDS ARE TICKETS
Admission to the hours demon
stration of sector of battlefront
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Session Enters
Last Week With
.Jdmmed Calendar
Half Of Major Bills Still Wait
Final Action as Special
Appropriations Puzzle Lawmakers
BY LLOYD LAPHAM

SACRAMENTO, June II. UP)--The state legislature
Monday began the final week of the 945 and within
six days to settle finally the fate about half of the
major bills of the session
Each house is limited during the final week to
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11
2 AMBlINe
1t Went iPfffft

Whatever was c. j. Park up to-?
Was he playing 1915 variety of al
chemist?
For some reason known only to
himself, Park mixed up a mess con-
sisting of cleaning solvent and
mothballs. He sealed it in jars for
safe keeping.
Wham
All over the place
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11

semblymen on a S15,000000 appro-
rriation for purchase of state beach
es and parks, and whether to vote
increased allowances for needy
blind persons.
Spending bills constituted one of
the toughest problems for the law
makers. Bills calling for around
s65,00000O in appropriations had
approval of one house or the other.
compared to a treasury surplus of
$10,000,000 which may be increased
to s35,000000 by release cf $25,-
000,000 war catastrophe fund.
The relief bill was passed in the
final hours of a hectic assembly
session Saturday night 1t provides
fer distribution of cash or goods to
unemployed persons through coun-
ty agencies. The bill does not ap-
pirate any money, leaving that to
the discretion of future legisla-
ture
AMENDMENTS BLOCKED
administration leaders blocked
several Attempts to amend the eIsis
Beaten down were amendments tc
prevent relatives of unemployed
persons from being made respon-
sible for their support; to require
that relief be distributed through
existing agencies" and to require
that all relief be in cash.
An amendment was adopted to
prevent refusal of relief to persons
who decline to take work in a plant
where labor dispute is in progress.
The assembly approved and sent
to the senate a bill allowing the
state to make loans to veterans for
business purposes.
A three-fcurths vote of the as
Continued on Page 6, Col. II
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Bouquet Exchange

The Ell Centre Elks apparently are
playing for blood in their war bond
selling campaign.
In their own magazine they tell
about their contest, then say. "the
four. teams that are lowest in sales
will buy the dinners and drinks in
Mexicali July 7, which will include
deadheadS like Outlook, Deaton
Adams. Spigot, Fawcett. Yaeckel
Bane, Fitzhugh, Jenkins, ct al
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11
A Catty Affair

The other day Bill Livingston was
riding in car piloted by his wife.
Hazel dip Tank Livingston.
Il hear cat meowing, do you?"
she said. He agreed that ne heard
it but to get going and think nothing
of it,
Il still hear cat meowing," she
said after driving a while. They
stopped and went over the car with
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11
WEATHER

maximum Sunday 80, minimum
Monday so; am. Monday SIS, hu-
midity IS; noon Monday sS, humid
ity Is; pm. Sun. 81, humidity IL.
Evening star., 1945-08-11

the original Sunday school, is still
an active member of the church.
Members of the Emmons Bible Glass
organized December 1912, still active
are Mrs. S. M Falconer. Mrs. D. E
Morgan, Mrs Matilda Button and
Mrs. Alice Mclaughlin.
Many members holding positions
of church Importance today trace
their official connection with Eek
ington Church to before 1918. These
are William Jardine, who at 80 years
is an elder; Marcus W. Killing, Sydnor
M. Falconer. Guy F. Harris, L. A.
Cole. R. l.. Norup, A. P. johnson and
DR.. W. C. Alden.
The Rev. DR.. Henry B. Wooding
came to lexington from the First
Presbyterian Church, Normal, H.,
in 1926. A graduate of Ottawa
(Canada) Collegiate Institute and
of Mccormick Theological Seminary
Of Chicago, Mr.. Wooding celebrates
his Goth anniversary with the church
next year at the same time it OBJ
serves its 50th anniversary.
He served as moderator of the
Washington City Presbytery in 1881
and 1888 and as moderator of the
Baltimore Synod in 1943-44. He
and Mrs. Wooding live at 5533
Thirty third street NV. They have
two daughters, Mrs. Emily Hamilton
of Portland, Greg, and Mrs Erma
Foley of Evanstown, Ill. and a son,
1st 1t. Harvey c. Wooding, Army
chaplain, now in the Pacific.
Evening star., 1945-08-11

an old blacksmith house at North
Capitol and N streets. At that time
nearby Florida avenue was the Dis
trict boundary line and the final
stop on the carline. Above the street
were pastures and fields, with an oc-
casional house to dot the landscape.
During its meetings the next five
years the school became known as
the Horse Shoe Sunday School" !"
It's presence was not welcomed by
all members of the community, for
the record shows that a nearby
saloonkeeper actively resented the
presence of the Sunday school. On
several occasions he hired neigh
borhood "toughs" to break up the
meetings. One member of the SUM-
day school, Harry G. Kimball,
brought such interferences to an
abrupt close by bodily ejecting the
"toughs" from the school,
On September 20, 1896. 80 men,
bers of the school formed the Eek
ington Presbyterian Church. Irwin
B. Linton was chosen church elder
and William H. Richards deacon
Evening star., 1945-08-11

In October OF that year the Rev
DR.. George S. Duncan, then
pastor of Westminster Presbyterian
Church, Harrisburg, Pa, was called
as pastor.
To his efforts and labors can be
attributed much of the sound
foundation of the church. One
tribute to him stated this church
owes much to the founders of the
Sunday school and the church, but
to none more than to DR.. Duncan.
A man of high purposes and great
attainmentS, he worked in the in
terests of the new church almost
without the hope of fee or reward
except the consciousness Of a work
well done"
DR.. Duncan guided the church
through the next four years. Two
years before he came the lot now
occupied by the church at Florida
avenue and North Capitol street
was purchased in 1894. The corner
stone of the Sunday school house
was laid July 10, 1895.
In February of 1901 the Rev. DR..
w. T. Thompson was called from
his pastorate at First Presbyterian
Church, Charleston, S. C. During
his nine years as minister the church
membership grew to more than 500.
1t was also during his term that
the present building was erected,
the dedication ceremonies taking
place in January, 1906.
III health compelled DR.. Thomp-
son to resign as pastor in April 1910.
His place was taken by the Rev.
DR.. Henry E. Brundage in December
of that year. He served as minister
16 years, leaving in June 1926. His
pastorate was marked by the church
being one of the local pioneers of
the Daily Vacation School move
ment. At the rear of the church
auditorium there is tablet to DR..
Brundage
Mrs, Harry Kimball, who as Jen-
ME R. FURNACE was a teacher in
Evening star., 1945-08-11
Special Church Announcements

First Church of the Nazarene-Dr.
Evelyn NJ Mitthofz, for 81 months
a prisoner of the japanese in Manila,
will speak at 7:30 pm. tomorrow.
Calvary Methodist-The Rev. John
B. Jones, instructor at Western
Maryland College, will be the guest
speaker at s pm. tomorrow when
the service will be led by Gene Saw
yer. His subject will be ITO Whom
Else Shall We Coz" A fellowship
will follow the service.
Petworth Baptist-The Rev. C.
Aubrey Hern, of Nashville, Tenn,
will be the guest preacher tomorrow
and next Sunday.
Albright ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hen
ry Simpson will speak at II am. on
Il Sat Where They Sat" and at
7:45 pm. on I'VE Are Ambassadors"
Moving pictures are shown for chill
dren at 10 am. Tuesdays.
West Washington Baptist-The
Rev. U. S. Knox, of Arlington, Va,
will preach at II am. No evening
service until September 9.
Sherwood Observation-Disclosures