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Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25

old bicycle away to somebody less
polite than himself.
AS our company was moving for
ward ore day and I looked down the
line of closely packed marines l
thought for a moment I was back
in Italy.
There for sure was Bill Mauldins S
cartoon character of GI Joe-the
solemn, bearded. dirty, dropping
weary old man of the infantry
This character was Pfc. Urban
Vachon of French-Canadian eX-
traction, who comes frcm Laconia
New Hampshire. He has a brother
William, fighting in Germany.
Urban is such a perfect ringer for
Mauldins soldier that I asked the
regimental photographer to take a
picture of him and it has been sent
back to the states. Maybe you've
seen it. If you have, you can prove
to any dissenterS that soldiers dc
too look like Mauldin makes them
look,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25
FRANCOIS POOR RELATIONS
christian Science Monitor)


If you tell it to the American Navy,
they may tell you to tell it to the Army.
If you don't know any better than to do
that the Army may tell you to tell it to
the Marines. What the Marines will tell
you can most politely be summed up in a
phrase which we seem to recall from
Gertrude Stein: at is wonderful how
am not interested" .....
For General Franco has ust broken
off relations with Japan.
There is an official reason for this
break in Spanish-Japanese relations. The
japanese are charged with numbering
Spaniards and destroying Spanish prop
erty in the Philippines. But has Gen.
eral Franco also broken relations with
his own followers who have been charged
with numbering Spaniards and Destroy
ing Spanish property during the erbel-
lion he led against the Republic?
Maybe that has nothing to do with the
case.
Which is exactly what most people in
the free world will say if General Franco
tries to argue that his belated severance
Of relations with Japan or any other Axis
nation entities him to some sort of di-
ploma from the United Nations He is
evidently learning-but too little and
not fast enough.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25
Fifth Army Hits
AT Italian Port

ROME, April 25. CUP) = The
American Fifth Army closed in on
the great naval base of La Spezia
Wednesday on the heels of fast
retreating German forces in north
ern Italy. -. ....=#.. ...s...t
Allied Force headquarters report
ed the Americans were moving i'll
for the kill at La Spezia, while
Italian radio reports said the city
was flanked from the east and
northeast and faced encirclement
A security blackout obscured ex-
act Fifth Army positions.
La Spezia with peace-time
population of $4,000, has a large
harbor and was the Italian navyS
chief base. ~
Meanwhile, Eighth Army units
fought a bitter battle in the out
skirts of Ferrara, where the Nazis
were making suicide stand to save
at least one Po river crossing for
their routed forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25
GRADUAL VICTORY AND
RECONVERSlON

As the long waited We Day now ap-
pears to be period of victory ushered in
gradually, a new reconversion pattern is
taking shape. In fact, We Day is here
and has been for weeks. The grand eli
max has evaporated into series of anti
climaXes and as this process advances we
can begin to see signs of a reconversion
program moving along at the victory
pace In other words, each days victory
points to less need of this or that and this
situation permits a sorting out of war
output plants for civilian production.
An instance This week large auto
mobile factory on the west coast was
given the signal to begin to ready for
civilian activitY-no actual production,
but the permission to begin looking defi-
nitely to that end. Another indication of
this new pattern was raising the second
quarterly output of home electrical de-
vice to the half million mark from az
small figure.
Along this line, it is incumbent upon
the public to refrain from going on
buying spree. There must be complete
cooperation or this advantage will be
a long list of scarce items. The public
must go along as it has done through the
war period and make it without these
articles bit longer.
And above all, it must be remembered
that even if a certain factory has the
full-ahead signal there is no surplus and
for some time to come the factory out
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25
LaGuordia Vents
Foods 'Czur'

WASHINGTON, April rs. tUP)-
Mayor Fiorello- H. La Guardia of
New York urged that the countrys
food program be put under one ad-
miniStrator +
He recommended to the senate
food investigating committee that
all food-control functions of the
Office of Price Administration and
War Food Administration be
merged, with "the control and the
price fixing all under one head"
La Guardia added that it
wouldn't be bad idea to get a
butcher or two who knows some
thing about it to write the regula-
tionS," concerning rleat. .4
"The man trouble is there are
just tco many bosses around and
too many theorists working under
these boeses," he said. a
La Guardia said creation of a
centralized food agency would lend
this overlapping and, what is worst
of all, the delay and inaction"
La Guardia also recommended:
l. That meat purchased by the
armed forces be bought "at the ac-
tual cost of the meat itself"
2. Payment of special commits
sioners in federal courts to hear
violations of OPA regulations.
La Guardia said there was only
cne reason for a black market in
meat:
when conditions are such that
the first professor, the slaughterer
cannot sell at lawful ceiling prices
without loss, he either goes out
of business or he starts to chisel
And once he goes wrong, he gees
wrong all the way" g.
La Guardia said that "if we're
going to subsidize, we ought to SUBJ
sidize right" and added: Fix your
price from the packer to the re-
taller and then pay the difference
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25
PICTURE OF OUSTING AVERY
AT WARDS WINS PRIZE

CHICAGO, April 25. up = A
Chicago Daily News photographers
picture of two military policemen
evicting Sewell Avery from his Mont
gomery Ward office last spring, has
won the Encyclopedia Britain
nicas award for the best news photo
of 1914.
Announcement of the award to
the News photographer Hartland
F. Klotz was made by E. H.. Powell,
president. and Walter Yust, editor
of the Britannica.
An International News Photos
picture showing two French patriots
seeking cover from sniper'S bullets
on the streets of Paris was named
second prize winner. The photog-
rapher's identity was not known.
Third place honors went to Mrs.
Helen Brush. 26, Los Angeles Daily
News photographer for her picture
Homecoming, which showed sail
or stepping off train to greet his
wife and small daughter.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25
FILE NO. H-49, 286830

Upon reading and filing the petit
ton Of Frank c. Mortimer, Building
and I oan Commissioner of the State
of California, for an order authoriz-
ing conveyance to MELVIN B.
DICKSON O; certain farm property
hereinafter described, subject to a
reservation of one half of all oil,
gas, asphaltum and other hydro
carbon substances within or under
living said property, in consideration
Of the sum of $4,000 cash, subject
to the payment OF real estate COM
mission in the sum of $500, resulting
in a net recovery to petitioner Of
SO 500, situate, lying and being in
the County of Imperial, State Of
California, designated on the books
and records of said Pacific States,
commonly known as the Smoot
Farm, and more particularly de-
scribed as fololws:
Southwest quarter of Section 8,
Township IL South, Range IA
East, S. B. NJ, as per map of the
resurvey approved February 3,
1916. and filed in the United
States Land Office at Los An
geles, California; subject to all
existing covenants, conditions,
easements, restrictions, rights
and rights of way of record, if
any;
and for further order, in the event
that the highest and best offer made
for said real property is one which
contemplates the acceptance of ap-
proved claims based on investment
certificates in partial payment Of
said property, authorizing the petit
toner to accept such claims, and
for am order fixing and determin-
ing the surrender value of said
claims, pursuant to the provisions of
Section l316a of the Building and
Loan Association Act; all as more
particularly referred to in said Pc
tition;
IT is HEREBY ORDERED, that
hearing upon said petition be had
at the hour Of 10 o'clock A. M, on
TUESDAY, the 22nd day of MAY,
1945, in the COURT ROOM OF
DEPARTMENT 4 of the Superior
Court of the State of California, in
and for the County Of Los Angeles,
located on the 9TH FLOOR OF THE
HALL OF RECORDS, LOS AN
GEJES, CALIFORNIA, Honorable
Elmer E. Robinson, judge Of the
above entitled Court, presiding, at
which time and place Pacific States
Savings and Loan Company, State
Guaranty Corporation, and all in
terestcd persons may appear and
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

show cause, if any they have, why
the prayer of said petition should
not be granted, and at which time
and place the Court will entertain
higher and better bids from all in
terested persons. ,...#
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that
at least 10 days before the afore-
mentioned date, which is hereby set
as the date of the hearing upon said
petition, (a) a copy of this order
to show cause be posted in the City
Hall, San Francisco, California, CD
q copy of this order to show cause
be published once in THE RE-
CORDER, San Francisco, California,
and in the IMPERIAL VALLEY
POST, Ell Centro, California, and
(c) copy of this order to show
cause and a copy of said petition
be served upon both Pacific States
Savings and Loan Company and
State Guaranty Corporation by reg
istered mail addressed as follows:
Pacific States Savings and
Loan Company
co State Guaranty Corporation
Monadnock Building
San Francisco, California
Pacific States Savings and
Loan Company
co Robert S. Odell, President
r. F. D. No. /, Box $50
Ukiah, California
State Guaranty Corporation
Monadock, Building
San Francisco, California
State Guaranty Corporation
CLANCY Building
139 North Virginia Street
Reno, Nevada
Gardiner johnson, Attorney for
Pacific States Savings and
Loan Company
31O Sansome Street
San Francisco, California
DONE IN OPEN COURT this 10th
day of April, 1915.
ELMER E. ROBINSON,
Judge of the Superior Court
ROBERT w. KENNY,
Attorney General
JOHN J. DALEY
DOY D. REESE
LENORE y. UNDERWOOD
Deputies Attorney General
500 State Building
San Francisco 2, California
Telephone: Underhill 8700
Attorneys for Petitioner
ENDORSED, FILED, April 19, 1945,
H. A. van der Zee, Clerk, BY H.
Drummer, Deputy Clerk.
No. 66 AIS
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25
WHAT? NO LAUREATE?
(San Diego Union)

(San Diego Umon)
Due to the unprecedented modesty of
the senate rules committee it appears
that the good state of California may
have to struggle along for an indefinite
period without the aid of an official Poet
Laureate. The senator's, after wrestling
with the delicate problem of choosing a
native bard qualified to wear the laurel
wreath of poetry champ, broke dowc
and abjectly confessed that they lacked
the proper knowledge of poesy to make
an intelligent decision Their report
added.
AT the most the nomination would be
slowed by an unauthorized body, largely
ignorant of poetic values
Here is an excellent example of legisla-
tive candor, but one which possibly could
prove embarrassing if followed as a
general precedent. If the gentlemen legis
late only on subjects concerning which
they are authoritatively informed, we are
likely to see drastic slump in law
making.
Just how the prosaic and uncultured
solons expect California to carry on with
out legally endorsed Poet Laureate
however after half century of official
lawmakers standing behind the inter-
ests of the commonwealth, nobody in
Sacramento ventures to say. 1t may be
that in real emergencies we can step over
to Indiana or Massachusetts, both of
which have a constant surplus of sweet
singers, and rent a fair grade laureate
for few dollars a day with board and
keen
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25
House Committee
Cuts Interior
Bureau S Budget

WASHINGTON, April 25. tUP)-
The house appropriations commit
tee today recommended a $14,754,-
500 cut in budget bureau estimates
for the operations of the interior
departments bureau of reclamation
in the fiscal year beginning July l.
OF tie S30,038,300 recommended
by the committee, $1,440,000 would
&C for preliminary reclamation
work in the Missouri river basin.
The reclamation bureau had asked
for $4,480,O00 to complete its sur
veys and to plan its projects in the
Missouri basin. u.
The committee pointed out that
the war department, which also is
planning projects in the Missouri
river basin, was given cnly 1,440,-
900 for its preliminary. work.
1.-The committee fee!s," The re-
port said, that the ssn.e amount
should be provided for tile interior
department"
The committee pared a reclama-
ton bureau request for S1,400,00O
for work on the CClorado-Big
Thompson project, Colorado, to
$8OO,000. Chief item eliminated was
the request for $50O,O00 to extend
the governmental transmission
line frcm Brush to the Sterling
Holyoke area in Colorado.
The committee recommended a
million dollar slash in proposed con-
struction expenses for the Central
Valley Project in California and
entirely eliminated a request OF
$4,000 for initial work on the Kings
River project.
In slicing the Central Valley ap-
preparation, the subcommittee re-
ported that the estimated overall
cost of that project has risen from
70,O0O,00O to more than 1862 2,000,-
600. 1t recommended that the bur-
eau of reclamation consider means
of reducing rather than increasing
it's estimates.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

The world is ripe for change of
heart. for a great switchover from the
past. And if at San Francisco we are
wisely guided we may we'll be at the
opening of new era in the relations of
the nations to each other.-Field Marshal
Jan Christian SHUTS, premier of the
Union of South Africa.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25
Marine Officer
Finds Time
To Remove Crime

EDITORS NOTE: In addition tC
the story which appears here today
we will print several others which
we have just received from Ernie
on Okinawa. We believe he would
have wanted us to-. As a great re-
porter, great newspaperman and
a great person. he would have
wanted lis stories to go through,
despite his tragic death.)
BY ERNIE PYLE
OKINAWA-lBy Navy Radio
One morning after BREAKFAST about
dozen of us were sitting on the
mat covered floor of a little Okin-
avian house talking things over while
slipping coffee.
Our First Division Marine COM
pany had just moved in the night
before and several days accumula-
ton of CRIME covered everybody
Sunddenly Lieut.: Bones" Carstens
stood up and said
II cleaned my fingernailS this
morning and it sure does feel good
And then my friend Bird Dog
Clayton held his own begrimed
hands out in front of him, looked
at them a long time and said:
IF was to go to dinner in Dali
las and lay them things up on a
white tablecloth I wonder what
would happen?'
CIVILIANS ARE POLITE st
A good many of the Okinawan
civilians, while wandering along the
roadside, bow low to every American
they meet. Whether this is from
fear or native courtesy / do not
know, but anyhow they do it. And
the Americans being Americans us
ually bow right back.
One of the marines I know got
mixed up in one of these little bow
ing incidents the other day. He Is
Pfc. Roy Sellers, machine gunner
from Amelia, Ohio. =.
Roy is married and has little
girl two years old. He used to be a
machinist at the Cincinnati Mill
ing Machine Company. He played
semi-pro ball too.
When Roy has a beard he looks
just like a tramp in stage play.
He is only 81, but looks much older.
In fact he goes by the nickname
CT "Old Man"
Well one day Old Man was trying
to ride a Japanese bicycle along the
bank of a little river where we
camped. The ground was rough and
the bicycle had only one pedal and
Roy was having struggle to keep
his bike upright Just then an old
Okinawan. bareheaded and dressed
in black kimona ad carrying a
dirty sack. walked through our little
camp. He wasn't supposed to be at
large but it was none of our buSi-
ness and we didn't molest him.
He was bowling to everybody, right
and left, as he passed. Then he met
Machine Gunner Sellers on his one
pedaled bicycle. Roy was already
having his troubles.
WENT OVER HANDLE BARS
AS he came abreast Of the Okina-
wan, Roy bowed deeply over the
handle bars. hit rut, lost his bal
ance and over he went The Okin-
avian, with oriental inscrutability
returned the bow and never looked
back. -.
We all laughed our heads off
who's bowling to whom around
here?" we asked Roy denied he had
bowed first. But we knew better
After that he decided to give his
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25
LAND OF HIGH PRICES

FALL RIVER, Mass, Apr. Is. tUP)
Chief Cook Henry H. Hoverton, a
merchant mariner from Fall River,
believes an OPA could be used to
good advantage in Italy Howertcn,
home on furlough recently, said
cigarets cost $40 a carton and Sec
ond-hand suits $50
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25
Editorials and Comment

flow will be marketed as rapidly as it
comes.
If the people will refrain from mak=
ing "a run" on any one or a group of
articles, the new pattern will move on
into full operation without halt.
Patience is the word.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25

EDITORS NOTE: The following edit
0ridls are presented as interesting Opin-
ions Uoiced by editors elseUhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25
ASKS ANNULMENT a
OF MARRIAGE

Lee Turner has filed suit in I'M
perial county Superior court for an
nulment of his marriage to Elwyn
H. Turner. -l.z.....-.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25

DECREE GRANTED
In superior court in El Centre,
Anna May Ward has been granted
an interlocutory decree in her di-
vorce suit against James E. Ward
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25

Give subsidy direct to the feeder
and then you'll be all right"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-25
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF

LIN ne oOI EIe1OIs VIVA Va
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE CITY AMI.
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
In the Matter of the Business
Affairs and Assests Of
PACIFIC STATES SAVINGS
AND LOAN COMPANY,
a corporation.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-15
Liautaud Quits
AsAmbassador
OfHaiti In US.

WASHINGTON. D. C.-(NNPAN
Ambassador Andre Liau;aud ~
Haiti resigned last week. He made
anal farewell call on President
Truman at the White House, and
soon thereafter was In conference
with Acting Secretary Of State
Dean Achcson
THE AMBASSADORS rcsi9na-
ton recalls the criticism leveled at
Haiti several months ago by the
Chicago Defender for an ALLEGED
policy Of sending only liRht-skin-
ned Haitians 10 America on diplo-
matte and consular missions. NJ
Liautaud declared at that time that
the story was fantastic He said
men were selected on their ability
and that was all.
The fact that all but one OF the
country's representatives in this
country AZ that time were OF light
complexion was only a coinci-
dence As result OF the criticism.
however. he was called back 10
Haiti by Pres Lescot for confer
ences. Since then. the Haitian en-
bassy and staff showed decidedly
more interest in the activities Of
American Negroes and were fire.
quently seen in social gatherings
Of Negroes.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-15
WOMAN'S DAY PROGRAM

Mrs. Rosa Gragg, president OF
the Detroit Association OF Wom-
ems clubs. is scheduled 10 be the
principal speaker ~ the Flint
Woman's Day program Sunday,
Sept. % at $3.50 pm. al the Cliff
ford Street Community center.
The program Is under the auspices
Of the Flint Association OF Wom-
ems clubs The public is cordially
invited 20 attend.
CORPORAL HERE
Cpl Nathan Childress Is here on
furlough from an air base in Ari-
IONA 20 visit his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. z. Childres Of East Yelling
ION avenue Cpl. Childres has been
in the service since March 1914
and has a very high rating as an
airplsne mechanic The corporal
left Wednesday for ST Louis. Mo.
20 De with his wife and family for
A few days before returning 10
Flint. Mrs Gurthis Waterford and
father. z. Childres. returned from
a viS,; IN Mississippi in time to he
with thei~ brother and son before
ne lef, They were visiting reia-
lives and friends.
SEABEE HERE
Albert J Wheeler. PO3.c was
here on a furlough which expired
las, week. visiting his wife. Searcy
l.. 81 ca F. Ninth street; brother
Tom Wheeler and family Of Lioer-
~ street and friends. The Sea-
bee and his wife spent 10 days
visiting their parents in the South
before he returned 10 duty Sept. ;.
He has been overseas in the s.
Pacific area since Dec. l943 and
was stationed on one island for
more than IS months. He partic-
ipated in the OkinswA invasion.
He returned 10 the States July 70
this year.
FATHER ILL
Mrs Bessie Brown is in Bss-
trop. La. with her father. Dennis
Wills of el0 Bother. who became
suddenly ILL., The Browns live al
l242 Dakota
VISITOR
Richard Holmes was here from
Chicago recently visiting with
friends Among The friends whom
he visited vas Miss Hattie Mack
Of 1905 Rhode Island
MUSICAL PROGRAM
The CUMBERLAND RIVER
GOSPEL SINGERS is scheduled
10 render a musical program "a;
the Antioch Baptist church Sunday
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-15

Vinifa Virginia Lewis. aufhori.
~ on child welfare. formerly
with the Childrsn's Bureau Of
the U. 8. Department of Labor.
has Joined the staff Of the Unit.
ed Nations Relief and Rehabili-
tation Administration for child
welfare work In China. She
will 90 on loan 70 the Chinese
Relief and Rehabilitation I'D.
minisfration. whore she will
work under DR.. T. T. Chang.
who 10 well known In Amsri.
can social work circles. Miss
Lewis 10 scheduled 10 fly TO
Chunsking In September.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-15
BY HARRY McALPIN

WASHINGTON, D. C-tNNPA)
A grant Of exclusive rights 70
Ethiopian oil by Emperor Halle
Selsssie 10 the Sinclair Oil Corp,
OF America has stirred up a hor-
nets nest in international rela-
tons.
The deal. coming on the eve
Of the meeting Of foreign minis
tiers In London TO work out =
peace treaty for Italy and de-
termlne disposition of Its one
time foreign empire. may take
on prime consideration and i'm
portance.
THE contamination of the agree
ment by the Ethiopian Emperor is
regarded by many here as a smart
move" II is pointed out that
Americas foreign policy has fire.
quently been influenced by the
interests Of American big business.
Ethiopia has long been seeking
an outlet 10 the sea-unsuccess-
fully. II has made repeated de-
mands for annexation Of Italian
Eritrea. but has been stymied BY
the British since Ethiopia was
freed from under the heel OF Italy.
The presen, move may force Amer
lea into Ethiopia's corner.
THE agreement with the Sinclair
corporation covers the entire $50
600 square-mile empire. In return
FOR permission TO explore for oil
and ship II out OF the country. the
cmpany will pay royalties to the
Emperor and build one or more
schools, hospitals, clinics and re-
search foundations II will also
finance education for Ethioplans
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-15
Ethiopian Oil Deal
Creates Sensation

in the United States for the next
ten years.
Part OF the empire will be under
50-yesr lease All oil development
rights for the entire territory will
rest exclusively with the Sinclair
Corp. for five years Then so per
cent Of the territory will be re-
leased. After a further explora-
tory period Of five years. another
Is per cent Of the country will
be released from the agreement.
Commenting on the agreement,
Mr. Sinclair said: The develop
ment Of petroleum in commercial
quantities would greatly strength
en- the United States economically
in the Middle East. and would con-
tribute 10 the economic and social
welfare Of Ethiopia