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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-03

Gulf of California port Famous TOT deep sea fishing.
 From the United States border to Mexico City the only allweather road is the Pan American highway via Nuevo Laredo, Monterrey and Tamazunchale CT mas and Charlie--as American tourists call it).
 According to William H. Fur long of San Antonio. director gen. eral, Inter- American Highway as- sociation, the Pan American is fin ished to beyond Comitan, Chiapas, only few miles from Guatemala, with the exception of about 100 miles of extremely difficult noun tainous terrain between Juchitan and Arriaga, near the Gulf of Tehuantepec.
 pr. H. w. Morelock, president of Sul Ross State college at Alpine, who believes the International highway ought to pass through Big Bend. envisions that park as an Metropolis of the Americas" a shrine of international understand ing for all the nations of the west ern hemisphere.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-03
TOURISTS TO VIEW FIFTY HISTORIC AND SCENIC AREAS FROM ALASKA TO MEXICO
By WILLIAM A. BAKER

Central Press CorreSPondent
 ALPINE, Tex-With Big Bend National park. on the Rio Grande south of here. now open. and with a national park in Mexico. oppo- site Big Bend. under discussion by Mexican and United States offi- cials. the tourists who are expected to throng all the parks soon may be able to drive from one to an other of some 50 historic and scenic areas in Alaska, Canada. the United States and Mexico. along several thousand miles of the projected Alaska-to-Argentina In- ternational highway.
 A ruler laid on the map of North America with its edge touching Dawson Creek. British Columbia, southern terminus of the Alaska Highway, and Nuevo Laredo. Mex | ico, northern terminus of the Pan merican highway, would be roughly paralleled by U. s. Route ST, from Great Falls. Mont, via Cheyenne. Wyo.; Denver. Colo; Raton, N. M: Amarillo and San Angelo to San Antonio. Tex.
 An association is striving to have the United States section of the International highway located on or near U. s. ST.
 If the Alaska military road is opened to tourists after the war. the international trunk road will have as a tourist attraction. &C., cessible by rail from the highways northern Fairbanks, Alaska) ter minus. Mt. Mckinley National park, containing the highest peak ir North America It is understood that the Canadian government is setting aside a mountain and gla- cier area in the southwestern cor ner of Yukon Territory. west of the highway.
 After the Canadian Rockies parks of Jasper and Banff (joined by tho Icefeld Drive and with Mount Revelstoke, Glacier and Yoho National parks nearby a good road reaches the Canada U. s. Border at Waterton lakes (Canadian) and Glacier (United State) National parks.
 Among the many national parks and monuments and state parks farther south along U. s. 87 Cor fairly close to it) are Yellowstone Grand Teton and the Devils Tower in Wyoming, the Badlands. Wind Cave and Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota, Rocky Mountain (Estes) the Garden of the Gods, Pike's Peak and Mesa Verde in Colorado the White Sands and Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, Palo Durc Canyon, Davis Mountain and Big Bend in Texas.
 Some distance to the west are Zion, the Grand Canyon. the Paint ed desert and the Petrified Forest however, these places are nearer another route also advocated as the United States section of the International highway. Severa states have officially requested a
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SURPLUS TO VETERANS
 FOR BUSINESS NEEDS

Only discharged veteran enter ing a small business or now operat- ing small business can qualify to secure surplus property through the Smaller War Plants Corporation, ac- cording to Howard MacGowan, Re- gional Director, at Seattle.
 Tt is our duty to help the veteran set himself up in business by secur- ing for him the necessary tools with which to work" McaGowan said.
 All kinds of businesses are includ- ed: commercial, industrial, manufac- turing, service, legal, medical, den- tai, and other lawful enterprises. If one needs any of this surplus to help establish or maintain their business they should contact SWPC District Office, 44l8 Stuart Building, Seattle
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-03
Louise in
 From, South

The Princess Louise arrived at the Alaska Steamship Company's dock from the South last evening at 8 o'clock with 30 inbound passengers.
 Those arriving from Seattle were Clara E. Currie, James L. Currie, Ce- celia Chonder, Virginia Ashcraft Mary V. Crawford, Mabel E. Carter Mabel B. Ellenwood, Oliver l.. Ellen wood, Florence Freed, Floyd F Goowwill, Eve Hamilton, Sidney H Hamilton, Isabelle Hartung, Grant McMurray, Harvey Oster, Elizabeth J. Peratrovich, Vera L. Parke, Helen B. Rice, Myrtle Turner, Charles H Treat and Martha P. Treat.
 From Ketchikan: John Scherrin- ger, L. Lexington, Herb Kittilsby, l. Levy, R. E. Randell and L. P. Rim ard.
 From Wrangell: Fred vegler, E. C. Intolubbe and H. D. Barrow.
 The following g people left at II 80 p. m. for Skagway: Mrs. Rev. noldson, L. E. Reynoldson, George Angel, Mrs. w. McCracken, Mrs. Lyle Lohr, Dora Johns, Mary Bean, The Rev. H. F. Fredsell, R. R. Wilson, J. R. Clark, w. J. Plumley, H. Evans, Mrs. w. Zeiser, Walt Zeiser, Earl Stendahl, Agnes V. Peterson, H. B. Peterson, R. B. Clifton, Mrs. R. B. Clifton, H. Oster, G. N. Woodward and David Fox.
 The Louise is scheduled to arrive from SkagWay Friday morning at CHS o'clock and sails south at o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-03
Col. James Stewart
 Going 10 Take Resi
 Then Back in Film.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 3.--Col. James Stewart has arrived home and outlined his postwar plans.
 First I'll take a rest, stretch my legs, read a good book and stuff like that" the lanky former screen star told newsmen as he alighted from the train. After that he wants to start making pictures, he added.
 Stewart served overseas for two years with the Eighth Air Force, flying 20 bomber missions and act- ing as flight operations officer. He has 123 discharge points. T want to get out as soon as possible" he told reporters.
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disinay, but more of concern.
 The Tass dispatch said the efforts of the United States and Britain to bring China and France into the Balkan settlement was in strict contradiction" to procedure agreed upon at Berlin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-03
GOING MY WAY
 IS BACK AGAIN
 AT 10TH CENTURY

Tonight and Thursday at the 20th Century Theatre is a return show ing of the Academy award winning picture, Going My Way with Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald.
 It is warming story of a young priest and his troubles in making over a neighborhood parish Crowds the country over have seen it over and over again, yet enjoying is more each time.
 Others in the cast are Rise SteV- ems and Frank McHugh.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-03
AGREEMMENTs ACHIEVED

MOSCOW Oct. 3-Sovlet news papers printed a Tass dispatch from London today which reported that while there were serious con- tradictions" at the conference of the foreign ministers council, agreements were achieved on a number of questions"
 The first reaction expressed among the people was not one of
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sign for the beaten Balkan States; and all five foreign ministers would sign the procotol for other deci- sions. He said repeatedly that the Potsdam agreement confined imme- diate discussions of peace treaties to countries signing armistices.
 We hold that the ministers are not entitled to violate decisions by the heads of their governments, :" he said. Tt is not the habit of the Soviet Union to violate it's obliga- tions and I do not recommend to others to do so."
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MRS. w. A. CHIPPERFIELD
 HERE FROM PETERSBURG

Mrs. w. A. Chipperfield is in Juneau from her home in Peters burg where her husband is Peters burg Division Supervisor for the United States Forest Service. A former resident of Juneau, she will be in town about week and is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
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TREATS PARENTS HERE

The Rev. and Mrs. Robert Treat have as their house guests his parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles H. Treat, who arrived on the Steamer Princess Louise, coming here from their home in Michigan for visit of several months.
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pAA FLIES 20 ON
 SOUTHERN FLIGHT

Pan American World Airways flew 20 to Seattle yesterday and an in- coming clipper brought the following seven here from Seattle: Harold Ca- ven, James Nicely, Harold Houston, Frank Beeman, Geraldine Polk, Will liam Stevens and James Lamanuzzi.
 Passengers to Seattle were: Ag- nes Van Wettering, Emily Dodge, O. J. Blende, John Dawson, Catherine Pasquan, Art Van Humbeck, Lloyd Cleaves, Chris Bailey, Donald OConner, Arthur Woodley, Beulah Ely, Duey Metzdorf. Charles Nelson, August Dienier. Arthur See, Merwin Ferris, Mae Ferris, Swan Aasen, Sherman Starr and Hazel Starr.
 To Whitehorse Mavera Mock.
 To Fairbanks. Howard Henretta.
 The Landing Ship, Dock GSD) is slightly more than 457 feet long, and has a beam of 72 feet.
  DRINK KING BLACK LABEL!
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REMINDER GIVEN ON OVERSEAS MAIL FOR
 CHRISTMAS pAR(EL5

Postmaster Crystal Jenne today pointed to the nearing deadline, Oc- tober IS, for mailing Christmas packages to servicemen overseas as a reminder to the home folks in and about Juneau that they had better get busy and get those parcels in the mail = right now.
 Packages, she said, should be we'll wrapped and plainly marked as Christmas gifts and, most important, they must be posted not later than October IS. After that date, parcels must be requested by the service man in order to be acceptable for overseas mailing.
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Seventeen American ships have been converted to mule carriers at an average cost of $3l7133 each.
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DRINK KING BLACK LABEL!
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
Groups Consider
New Rules for
Women Employees

El Centre business men partici-
pated in a round table discussion
of legislation governing employ
ment of women at Ell Centro
Chamber of Commerce Monday
night.
Leading the discussion were Mrs.
Rita Brewster, CT Los Angeles, sup
ervisor of California department of
industrial welfare, and Miss Bonnie
Jean Stats, of San Diego in charge
of San Diego and Imperial coun-
ties for same organization.
Attending the meeting from Ell
Centre were NJ. O. King, Duke
Johnson, A. j. Griffin, AL Dalton.
E. R. Shaw, Carl D. Hanson and
Robert Sparks.
Little new legislation was en-
acted by the current state legisla-
ture, affecting employment of
women, Mrs. Brewster said. She
is making a tour of the state to
meet employers and discuss with
them the various rules of employ
ment of women and CT minors. She
said she found conditions in Ell
Centro satisfactory to the state de-
partment.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
Truman Takes Off
For Nonstop
Flight TO Coast

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plane was useG py President Roose-
velt on some of his foreign flights
and has carried numerous other
high officials. But never before has
President taken to the airways
at home.
OFFICIALS AT AIRPORT
A small group of Officials bade
Mr. Truman goodbye at the air.
port. Among them were Acting
Secretary of State Joseph c. Grew
and Secretary of Treasury Henry
Morgenthau, Jr., and 1t. Gen.
Harold l.. George, chief of the Air
Transport Command.
They and Eisenhower shook
hands and chatted briefly with the
President before he boarded the
plane
q didn't know you could get up
this early, Ike Mr.. Truman
joshed.
Il had to-" said Eisenhower, who
had arrived at the airport about
10 minutes ahead of the President.
OLYMPIA, Wash, June 10.
UP) ~ Washington's capital city
Tuesday prepared to greet Presi-
dent Harry S. Truman.
Mr.. Truman was to step from the
four-motored C-54 presidential
plane at nearby McChord Field
about 4 p. m. (PWT) to become
the first President to visit Olympia
since October l, 1887.
The late President Roosevelt
paused briefly in the capital to pay
his respects to former Gov. Clar-
ence D. Martin on that date before
making swing around the Olym-
pia national park.
VISIT TO BE INFORMAL
AS the hour of Mr.. Truman's ar
rival drew closer, officials made it
clear that his visit will be purely
informal They explained that in
contrast with his visit to the United
Nations conference in San Fran
cisco this weekend, his trip to
Olympia is only for rest and
visit with his former senate COL
league, Gov. Mon C. Wallgren.
Governor Wallgren said the
President would make his only
scheduled public appearance when
he awards the congressional medal
of honor to Sgt John D. Hawk,
Bremerton, Wash, on the steps of
the capitol building at IL a. m.
Wednesday.
Wallgren said he doubted that
the President would make public
address in connection with the
presentation, although 50-piece
military band would take part.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
Senate Approves
Tariff-Cutting
In Trade Pacts

WASHINGTON, June 10. UP)-
The senate gave President Truman
a major foreign policy Victory
Tuesday by voting him authority to
cut tariff rates so per cent below
January levies.
The vote was AT to 33.
The vote came en- a senate fl
nance committee amendment to
the bill to extend the reciprocal
trade agreement authority for three
years
The finance committee knocked
out the house-approved tariff
cutting authority. The senate vote
Tuesday overrode that decision.
With the tariff-cutting author
ity restored, administration leaders
in the senate expected an easier
time defeating other proposed
amendments They expected to
pass the bill Wednesday virtually
unchanged from the house-ap-
proved version
The vote on the tariff cutting
authority Was considered the cru
cial test on the bill which would
extend for three years from June
II the state departments author
ity to negotiate reciprocal trade
agreements.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
Vigorous Drive
In Bond Sale
Waits EI Centre

Announcement was made Tuesday
OF an all-out drive in Ell Centre to
close up the Seventh War Loan
drive. City Chairman Viggo Han
sen is recruiting an army of assist
ants to launch buy-by- telephone
campaign to start probably Friday.
1--WE have not undertaken this
type of selling" Hansen said Tues
Gay, "for the reason that we had
hoped to reach our goal without
any farm of house-to-house solicita-
ton. But we are SO far behind our
allotment that we now are going
to call directly upon each and every
citizen to make purchases.
Volunteers for the drive under
the plan have been requested to
communicate with the bond COM
mittee at the Ell Centre Chamber of
Commerce either in person or by
phoning 2051, Hansen said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
Grand Jury Eyes
New Systems
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tricts as funds of the district and
not as expenditures.
5-The county purchasing agent
should be informed that legal ad-
vertiSing is not in accord with spec
ifications laid down by the super
visors. This, Wilkes recommended
tions said, resulted in an overcharge
for the publication of legal notices
and steps should be taken so that
this does not occur.
(The grand jury audit report said
there was an overcharge of approx
imately 25 per cent if bills had been
computed in accordance with the
resolution and order of the board.) J
6-The Future Farmers of Amer
lea should keep accurate and COM
plete records of their activities at
the county farm in accordance with
the agreement with the county board
of supervisors. Some persons should
be delegated to keep records and
have them available so the auditor
may go over them as he does other
records Of the county.
In the annual audit report, C. ].
Rambo, the auditor, said:
With respect to each office and
department we have given careful
consideration to employed person.
mel with particular attention as
TO whether offices are over or under
staffed. 1t is our opinion that the
present personnel in each office and
department is essential to carry on
the work. Likewise we do not be-
lieve that any office or department
is at this time understaffed.
The auditor went on to say that
none of the constables had any
official records of any kind per-
tanning to funds handled on attach
ments, executions, sales, etc. mo
trust funds had been deposited in
the county treasury" he said, "by
any constable during the fiscal
year."
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
Five E. c. Chamber
Groups Organized

Five of sixteen Chamber of Com
merce committees are not fully or
ganized and functioning, w. G. Duff
lock, secretary announced Tues
day.
Sixteen committee chairmen were
appointed on May 16, empowered to
select their own committee. The
five with completed organization
are: Membership and Dues: o. L.
Bane, chairman; F. H. Mitchell.
Sherman Eldridge.
Postwar Planning: r. B. Dessert,
Sr., chairman; Paul A. Jenkins,
Mark Magee, p. l.. Moore, o. l..
Bane, F. H. Mitchell
National and State Affairs: Ken
Thornton, chairman; j. H. Edgar,
Leo DeCelles, w. A. Scheniman,
Wade H. Ramsey, Randall Hender-
son.
Publicity: E. A. Fitzhugh, chair
man; Carl w. Schooss, Ken Thorn
ton.
Objectives: Russell Haas, chair
man; Earle G. Davis, E. A. Fitz-
hugh, John B. McNeece, A. A. Kai-
ser.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
UNCI0 Charter
Gives Pledge
Of Free Peoples
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counting en- being here until early
next week.
Committee approval of the trus-
teeship chapter and committee
adoption of the chapter on tran
sitional arrangements for keeping
the peace until the new organiza-
ton is equipped with force, wiped
clean the slate of eight cutstand-
ing issues that were before the
conference last Saturday. Russia
added another one Sunday by
formally reopening the question of
assembly powers, contending it had
been voted too broad powers.
ON TRUSTEESHIP
The chapter on trusteeships
pledges United Nations which ad-
minister such territories to:
1.-Insure political, economic, so
cial and educational advancement
of the peoples concerned, their
just treatment and their protection
against abuse"
2.-Develop self government, ito
take due account of the political
aspirations of the peoples, and to
assist them in the progressive de-
velcpment of their free political
institutions, according to the par
ticular circumstances of each ter
ritory and its peoples, and their
varying stages of advancement"
3.-Further international peace
and security.
4.-Promote such measures of
development as their cultural in
stitutions, encourage research and
cooperate with one another with
a view to the practical achieve
ment of the social, economic and
scientific purposes set forth in this
paragraph"
5.-Transmit regularly to the
world organization - subject to
such limitation as security and
constitutional considerations may
require" Statistical and other in
formation of a technical nature
relating to economic, social and
educational conditions" in terri
tories other than trusteeships. The
latter are provided fer in a special
section.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
0kinawa laps See
End of Battle
At Suicide Spot
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would land on the japanese home
islands within few months
The big guns of American war
ships offshore, maSsed land artillery
and swarms of planes churned the
shrinking Japanese pocket on south
ern Oklnawa into flaming hell on
earth. Enemy troops were dying by
the hundreds.
Thirsty, hungry, and demoralized
by the attack, the last enemy sur
vivorS abandoned their caves and
foxholes and fled in terror toward
the sheer l00-foot cliffs overlooking
the southern coast.
Mass Japanese suicide leaps into
the sea similar to those marking
the end of the Saipan battle ap-
peared in prospect as the bloodiest
campaign of the Pacific war enter
ed its Both day.
NEAR JUNCTURE
First division marines farther in
land stormed and captured Hill 79
and seized other high ground south
east OF the surrounded town of
Mezado in swift drive across Yaeju
-Dake plateau toward an imminent
junction with the seventh division.
The junction would seal off jap
anese troops still resisting in the
northeast corner of the plateau
Seventh division troops on the east
coast gained 300 to TOO yards and
were 1000 yards north of Mabuni
on the south coast.
More than SEQ Japanese civilians
and l03 Japanese troops surrender
ed to the seventh division after
loud speaker appeal from an Amer
ican tank promising the enemy
food, clothing and medical atten-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEMBERS RENAMED

Mrs. Grace Little of Brawley and
Charles Hancock, school superin-
tendent in Imperial, Monday were
re-appointed members of the Impe-
rial county board of education
Other members of the board are
Mrs. Esther J. Kavanaugh of Holt
vile, Mrs. Florence B. Stevens of
CaleXico and County School Super
intendent E. L.. Hiteman. Appoint
ments from the various districts in
the county are made by the county
board of supervisors when they be-
come vacant.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
Board Studies
County Budget

Imperial county supervisors spent
considerable time going ever pro-
posed county budgets Monday and
during the day conferred with va
rious officials about expenditures
in the coming year
Before they adjourned they de-
cided to meet department heads
for a budget hearing at 4 p. M,
June 25.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
President Would
Make Speaker of
House Successor
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added, who has been elected by
all the voters of the country"
STEMS FROM PEOPLE
He said, however, that the speak
er of the house is the official in
the federal government whose Sc
lection next to that CT the Presi-
dent and Vice President can be
most accurately said to stem from
the people themselves"
The speaker is elected to con-
gress by his own district and then
is elected to be presiding officer Of
the house by the vote Of all rep
resentatives. They, Mr.. Truman's
message pointed out. are repre-
sentatives "of all the people Of the
country"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
Three More Jap
Cities Blasted
By B-29 Forces
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the Sumitcmo Light Metals COM
pany, railroad shops, iron works
and power plants and is astride a
main railroad from Tokyo.
RAILWAY CENTER
Toyohashi, population 242,0O0, is
189 miles southwest of Tokyo on a
main military railroad and is the
site of ornaments and explosive
factories. Its buildings are mostly
of wooden construction pick
ing for the Bog incendiary bombs.
Fukuoka, population 323,217, is
the capital Of the Kyushu mining
and industrial prefecture of the
same name. 1t is 450 miles south
west of Shizuoka and is the site of
aircraft plants.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
New Workers Give
Welcome to
Gen.Eisenhower
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since before dawn. X
The admiration of seven and a
half million people is extended to
you, General Eisenhower" La
Guardia told the general "a
Eisenhower's grin broadened. TIL
Thank you very nuch," he re-
piled. -
An homer guard of 200 military
police in spotless uniforms with
white helmets and white leggings
presented arms and an MP band
gave four flourishes with trumpets
and drums and struck up THE
Generals March"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
PATENT DRINK Fatal

GADSDEN, Ala. June 49, (UP)-
Highballs of paint thinner and lilac
toilet water Tuesday had resulted
in the deaths of five Negroes fol-
lowing party last Friday night at
which they drank the alcoholic mix
ture. A sixth Negro, Jim Gray, 56,
at whose home the party was held,
was in serious condition, police
chief Fay Boman said.