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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-07
Boosts Up 10
The Voters
School Addition,
VitoIIy Needed

Qualified electors in East De-
troit and st. Clair Shores tSouth
Lake, school districts will vote
Monday on proposals that, II ap-
proved, would authorize in
creases in the existing tax rates
levied for educational purposes.
The plea for an eight-room ad-
dition to the South Lake High
School was given a shot-in-the-
arm by the announcement that
the Federal Works Agency had
allotted S23,8l4 for the proposed
project.
The st. Clair Shores Board OF
Education, District No. 3, has
asked the electors of that area
to approve a seven and one-half
mill boost in taxes TO cover the
remaining cost of the addition.
VOTE AT SOUTH LAKE
All the voters in st. Clair
Shores may cast their ballots at
the South Lake High School from
to 8 on Midday.
Voters in the East Detroit
school board area erin and
Warren fractional districD have
been asked by the Board of Ed
ucation to approve a six mill
increase in the tax rate so that
the districts 88 teachers may re-
ceive salary raises recently
granted them by the Board Of
Education.
Voting will be carried on in
the East Detroit High School
from IL to p. m.
NEED VITAL
John Lewis. superintendent of
South Lake High School, urged
the people to support the issue
stating that with the Federal al
lotment promised the school
board is virtually assured that
it can obtain the priorities fof
immediate construction of the
proposed addition.
The building is estimated to
cost $4,000 but the total cost
with equipment. other costs and
interest will total 100000. The
Federal allotment will reduce
the total cost of the building TO
$136,186.
The st. Glars Shores Board
of Education has based their ar
gument for a new school on the
bases that with the school en-
rollment increasing as it is 1t
least six grades will be attend
ing school only half days in
1949. At present a total of 80
children have been going to
school on halliday sessions.
WOULD EXCEED LIMIT
The East Detroit School
Board is seeking a boost in the
tax rate to a total of 1855 mills
on the total assessed evaluation
property in the district. The
proposed rate is 8.65 mills above
the Is mill statutory limitation.
John N. Kantner superin-
tendent of the East Detroit High
school, stated that the school
district now operates the East
Detroit High school, Grant and
Erin public schools and is
building the new Franklin D.
Roosevelt school in the Rose
vile district.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-07

ed to hit it, the ferries started
coming out. Then the observer
called for air bursts. They ex-
ploded a few feet off the ground.
Every man was killed. Once l
was told to 60 for litter bearers
and the barrage was so thick, it
took me 80 minutes to travel
100 yards.
Pfc. Wiley went through the
campaign without ever receiv-
ing wound. Overseas 13
months he wears the Mediter-
ranean Theater ribbon, with
two battle participation stars,
the combat infantryman's badge
and the good conduct medal.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-07
MACPHERSON Case
is Postponed

Examination of G.. Boyd Mac
Pherson, charged with leaving
the scene of an accident and
failing TO render assistance to
fatally injured person has
been postponed by Justice of the
Peace Donald j. Parent.
The Warren Township oil re-
fnery executive stood mute on
arrangement last week before
Justice Parent and the court en-
tered plea Of not guilty on his
behalf. Mac Pherson's car has
been identified by witnesses as
that which fatally injured JOS.
eph Baldwin, 40, last October
10, 1943.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12
|. A. Policeman
Says Force Is
Crime School

LOS ANGEL LES. July u. up
One Of two policemen sentenced to
one to fifteen years in San Quentin
prison for burglary described the
Los Ang geles force as crime
school"
4 would never have done this
if I hadn't gotten on the police
force" Howard C. Wade, 33. told
an unsympathetic Judge Il suppose
I got in the habit when other
officers who were arrcSting drun6s
would take their money and split
it with me-
Wade and William A. Ehrler 80,
were sentenced by Superior Judge
Charles w Fricke after quick
trial. A service station owner trapped
the uniformed operators in his es-
tabliShment loading boxes of spark
plugs into a patrol car.
Two other officers are awaiting
trial on criminal charges growing
out Of other episodes.
Officer Hebert SkagGs was accused
of accepting a $500 bribe from race
driver Kelly Petillo to fix" an
assault charge. and officer Monte
Sherman was charged with stealing
money from a brother officer posing
as a drunk man
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12

tack on the Tokyo area Tuesday
ard then vanished under a naval
security blackout
But Japanese gpokesmen said the
American warships retired south
ward after the Tokyo strike and
wore still lurking off the japanese
coast readying for another air
blow.
japanese garrisons along the
threatened shore were ordered to
stand to and Tokyo speculated un-
easily that another big carrier at
tack was in the wind, possibly to
cover an American landing opera
ton on one or more of the islands
close to Japan.
PRELUDE TO BATTLE
The enemy'S propaganda en- in
tensifying air raids annot be ig-
nOred, said one Tokyo broadcast.
They undoubtedly arc prelude
to the decisive battle Of the home
land"
Other enemy accounts said the
Continued on Page s. Col Y
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12
{. {. News Writer
Leaves Valley
To Edit Weekly

Mrs. Marguerite Brooks. member
of the Post-PreSS reporting staff the
last ten years, is leaving the valley
Friday to make her home in Puente,
near Pomona.
Mrs. Brooks. who long has been
champion and booster of Imperial
Valley. has purchased, with James
B. Smith. La Puente Valley Journal.
weekly newspaper
First employed on the Calexico
Chronicle when that newspaper was
daily Mrs. Brooks later worked for
the old Imperial Valley Press. She
left the valley for a while to work
on the coast, but returned to FL
Centro when the Press and the
Morning Post we're consolidated in
October. 1885
In addition to her reporting posi-
ton on h IS e two newspapers.
Mrs. Brooks conducted the columns
Our Men in the Service" and The
Rambling Reporter"
Mrs. Brooks, a graduate of the
University Vi hdIlSdS, IL lIle UduSll-
ter of Mrs. John w Adams and
the late Mr.. Adams. She still makes
her home with her mother. who is
spending the summer in Julian, but
will join her daughter in Puente in
the fall
Mrs. Brooks friendly, cheerful
manner and style Of writing will be
missed by her associates on the
Post-Press, persons in the county
offices which were her special
beat. and the public.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12
British Threaten
Heavy Landings
AT Sumatra Base

MANILA, July q. CUPp-Radio
Tokyo speculatcd Thursday on the
possibility Of imminent Allied land
ing operations on the Car Nicobar
islands. in the Indian ocean. fol-
lowing a reported British carrier
based assault against the Sumatra
naval base at Sabang.
japanese broadcaSterS said that
Allied naval units had recently laid
buOvS in the waters adjacent to
the Car Nicobar group, which are
located north of Sumatra and west
Of Maiaya. while only Wednesday
morning a British carrier task force
had launCh h G d some 200 planes
against Sabang.
Injecting a dramatic tone into
the broadcast. the japanese DOmei
agency said that group Of enemy
secret agents" had landed on Tanah
Masa island. off the southern coast
Of Sumatra. early last month.
DOnlei said a japanese ''mOpping-
up unit had immediately spotted
the enemy's base Of operations and
by carrying out a surprise attack
had eliminated them"
This dispatch also claimed that
a second enemy" base. lying two
and a half miles north of the first
on Tanah MaSa, had been wiped
out" several days later by a Japa-
neSe raiding party which was aided
by the local constabulary corps.
According to Domei, as recorded
by the FEC. a search" boat Oper-
ated by puppet native forces at
tackled an enemy destroyer in near
BY waters the following day and
cni1cnd IL IA flon
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12
By UNITED PRESS

BaCk-tO work movements
among striking employees in
war and essential civilian
industries throughout the nation
Thursday cut tc less than 10000
the number Of workers away from
their iCbs.
With decisions to end work stop
pares in Detroit and along the
eastern seahoard. tie largest single
strike centered in Akron, O.. where
a walkOut of $500 Firestone Tire
& Rubber Co. employees entered its
18th day. The strikers, members of
the United Rubber Workers tCIO)
were scheduled to meet Saturday to
consider a War Labor Board order
to return to work.
Some 1000 CIO United Dairy
Workers voted Wednesday to end
a strike at two Detroit creamerieS
which had been unable to deliver
milk to 10000 families. The dis
pute arose over the union men,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12
WITNESSES URGE PEACE CHARTER ADOPTION
Hoover Declines
To Head Big
West Steel Merger
Group Plans Joining
OF Geneva, Utah
And FOntana Set-Ups

SAN FRANCISCO, July
IL. (UP)-Formnr President
Herbert Hoover has declined
a proposal that he head western
corporation which would bid for the
S20O,OOOOO0 Geneva Ut:h. steel mill
now operated for the government
by the United States Steel COM
pany.
Il am not interested in any COM
merCial business" Hoover an
nounced late Wednesday night from
his home in Pale Alto. Cal He also
said that he had no idea whether
or not the proposal was sound.
The suggestion that a group of
western businessmen be formed to
lease or purchase the Utah plant
and possibly merge it with the rri-
vately-OWned Fontana, Cal, steel
mill was made here Wednesday by
Col Edward H Heller, a member
Of tie Federal Surplus Property
board The Fontana plant is own
ed and operated by Henry j. Kaiser.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12
Traffic Crashes
Injure -Four;
Sailor Critical

Four persons were injured, one
critically. in a series of accidents
Wednesday and early Thursday
morning. California highway patrol
officers reported.
One sailor was in serious condi-
ton and another less seriously in
Jurcd when the motorcycle they
were riding crashed into the rear
Of tractor Wednesday night one
half mile east of FL Centro Eugene
Noel Moore was driver of the traC-
tor. according to Tillman Daley who
investigated
In another accident one mile east
of FL Centre. Wednesday night.
Elizabeth Ann Mcbride, 4. was in
jured when a car driven by her
father Isaac Mcbride Meloland. col
lided with car driven by Leroy
Norman, FL Centre. Daley reported.
To avoid hitting a pedestrian who
crossed the highway one mile west
of Heoer. Fred Kilby Reynolds. 80,
California Hotel, was forced to make
a left turn into an embankment and
his car overturned, he told officers.
He was injured in the accident,
which occurred at 4:30 am. Thurs
day
No one was injured. but both
vehicles were damaged, in an acci-
dent Wednesday afternoon four and
Il half miles east of Brawley on
the Brawley- -Holtville highway when
Pedro Soto. Maxican. made a left
turn into the highway, driving his
pickup into the path of a Diesel
truck driven by Everett Ellison, ac-
cordlng to highway patrol officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12
Governor Signs
School Measure

SACRAMENTO, July u. CUPD-
Gov. Earl Warren Thursday signed
bill by ASsemblyman Gardiner
johnson RDr Berkeley. creating
state commission to study the unfit
cation of school districts.
The bill was one of a series based
on the sO-called Strayer report rec
Ommending a reorganization of the
school system. 1t divides the state
into ten regions, with a regional COM
mission in each operating under the
state commission and in turn ap-
pointing local survey committees.
SCOPE OF MEASURE
The commission is to function un-
til October l. 1949. when its duties
will be taken over by the state
board of education.
Warren also signed bills.
Authorizing boards of supervisors
to assume responsibility for fire pre-
vention on all lands in a county
except federal lands. The state for
ester would turn over to such
county funds the division OF forestry
would spend in the county.
Permitting condemnation by
county, city or airport district Of
air space needed as an approach to
an airport
Authorizing two or more counties
to unite in forming an airport dis
trict.
INTEREST ON VET LOANS
Making four per cent interest rate
applicable to previous contracts with
veterans welfare board for the pur-
chase of homes and farms by ex-
soldiers.
Extending for two years 1913
law permitting temporary certif-
icates for the practice oI pharmacy
for six months.
Providing that needy blind per-
sons treated in a county institution
shall receive regular state aid for
the first two months of such treat
ment.
Requiring counties to notify the
recipient when needy aid grant is
cancelled or suspended.
Authorizing savings banks to make
+ ~o- yCdi iOd4Io vi 4ciiiA blCbNIty anu
single family residences.
AUTO VALUATION
Continuing present valuations Of
automobiles through 1947 for tax
purposes
Increasing the board of architec-
ture from two to five persons and
providing for a secretary.
Lowering the age of admission
to kindergarten or first grade by
! three months.
! Appropriating 5000 a child for the
/ excess cost of educating physically
/ handicapped children.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12
p AMBllNe
I\FpoRTsR
G. of c.

Attention, G Of c.
RR hopes the Chamber Of Com
mercc will not think We arc nosing
in, but if 50 Or not, VIC arc going
to devote this space 70 good boost
ar for the Valley booster who
finds time to d. that Job while scrv-
inc ln the armed forces. # tho letter
here reproduced had been directed
to the Chamber We WoIId have been
Just as eager - tell about it
Now We will let Jack r Mason
talk for himself. Here is his letter
to RR.
Dear PR.
Being a native rou Of Fl Centre.
am naturally interested in anv-
thing that has 10 do with that part
of the country
To make long story short.
noticed some luscious looking honey
deW5 in a St Louis Missouri store
window while visiting there recent
iy Imagine my surprise upon find
inc they were shipped from Ei Cen
tro In fact these melons were pack
&C Just across the canal from my
house I'm enclosing the stamp
found on the melons
You would be surprised hoN
many California products get this
far east
Il really have a time convincing
these people that it doesn't rain in
California, but really put up an
argument, anyhow"
r PS.-Jack Wardlow Of Fl Cen
tro. is also stationed here"
Note: The melon sticker was
pasted over the wings insignia Of
MaSOn'S Army Air Forces nnitl
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12

The first witness Of the day. Mrs.
Nora Stanton Barney Of Greenwich,
Conn, speaking for the Commit
tee for World Peace Through
Peoples Parliament, urged that
The senate attach three rcserva-
tions. She proposed:
l. Election of delegates to the in
ternatiOnal organization by popular
vote.
2. That only a small international
police force be made available to
the proposed Security Council to
halt acts of aggression.
g. Addition Of a clause providing
for "A lower house in which inter
national organizations Of people
would be represented
DULLES TO APPEAR
The final witness Friday is ex-
pected to be John Foster Dulles, A
leading Republican in international
affairs, who was a cpecial consult
ant at the San Francisco confer
cnCe which drafted the charter
COnnally was unperturbed by the
1urleSque nature of some of We'd
nFSday's session whore the charter
was attacked as a Communist plot.
a military alliance and power grab
by the Big Three, a British plan
for world domination and as down
right unconstitutional
The list Of opposing witnesses ran
out at mid afternoon and Connally
filled in the remaining time by
hearing two proponents Mrs. Anna
Lord Strauss, president Of the Ma
tinnal League Of Wcmcn'S Voters,
and Ray Krimm. executive director
of the United Nations Council of
Philadelphia, both favored "imme-
dlate ratification"
COnnally said he hoped to get
senate nsideratiOn of the treaty
started next week and ratification
without reservations by August l.
He was confident that all reserva-
tiOnS would be rejected
PLANS RESERVATIONS
Senator Harlan J. RuShfirld fRD,
Continued on Page 3, Col A.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12
August Draft
Quota Is Cut

SACRAMENTO, July IL. UPp-
The August draft quota in Califor-
MIA will take Is per cent fewer men
than in July. Col. Kenneth H
Leitch. head of the state selective
service, announced Thursday.
Leitch said most men being called
are under 30 years of age, although
some older Job jumpers" are in
cluded in each months draft.
He added it is impossible to fore
cast draft requirements beyond Aug
uSt because calls have fluctuated
Up and down during the past few
months"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12

WASHINGTON, July IL. up
Total U. S. combat casualties reach
ed 1O47,680 Thursday. an increase
of 1C.743 over a week ago.
The total included 243, ,043 killed.
Army casualties compiled here
now stand at 915,718 as compared
with l3l 1862 for the navy, marine
corps and coast guard.
Of 567.674 army wounded. 346,-
III have returned to duty. Of 117,213
army prisoners Of war, 94,020 have
been liberated.
Acting Secretary Of War Robert
P Patterson disclosed at his news
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12
Officials Study
Policies Listed
By Grand Jury

Justices Of the peace, conStables,
the public administrator and his
attorneys and the sheriff coroner
appeared before the Imperial county
grand jury Wednesday to discuss
ord-keeping policies in accord
ance with suggestions made in the
county audit report filed in June.
Less than half of the members
of the grand jury were present at
the session, date for which was set
at the last meeting June g. Next
meeting will be at the call OF the
foreman, H. P. Wilke of BraWley.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12
President Studies Moves
Of Fleet Hdmmering Jdps

longer than either Of the two pre-
vious Big Three parleys. The
Teheran conference lasted less than
week, the Yalta meeting eight
days
The President studied detailed
sea charts CT the area off Japan
as he followed progress Of the new.
powerful Pacific operations. A
special detail of army and navy
officers from the White House map
room, under Cmdr John A. Tyree,
prepared the charts for him.
TIE President was studying other
maps. too. These were maps and
charts of the whole world. They
were before him when he talked to
Byrnes and Leahy about territorial
questions certain to be discussed
at the Potsdam parley.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12

The Presidents special Task
Force. comprising thc Augusta and
the light cruiser Philadelphia, en-
countered its first sloppy weather
today-the sixth day out of New
port News. Va. Low hanging clouds
and frequent gusts Of chilly rain
caused pcstpOnement of a practice
catapault launching of the Aug
usta's scout planes.
Mr.. Truman joined the crew for
lunch today in their cafeteria style
mess.
One of the chief executives early
callers Thursday was Lawrence
Truman, fire controlman &c of
Owensboro. KY. who is the Presi-
dents third cousin. They spent
some time discussing the Kentucky
branch Of the Truman family.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12

Enemy brOadCaSts SAID $50 Amer
lean fIghtcrs and bOmbers thun-
dcred up from Okinawa early
Thursday 70 attack the japanese
suicide plane ba:cs Oh southern
Kyu5hu, but were turned back by
bad weather over the targets.
Some Of the raiders also flew over
ShimOku island, between KyushU
and HCnShu. enrOutc back to their
OkinaWa bases, the Japanese a.
counts said.
NO CONFIRMATION
There was no COnfjrma ion Of the
reported KyUShu raid nor of an
earlier japanese report that 18
SupertOrtreSGeS secuted western
HonShu during the night
There was no nov ~rd from Ad-
miral CheCtCr w Nimitz' hCadquar-
tcrS on the whereabouts Of the
massive American battle fleet that
hurled more than 1000 carrier
planes into savage, 12-hour at
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12
Pet Skunk Sees
Quaker City

PHILADELPHIA, July IL. tUPl
-Wistful little GonSki caused mild
wave of confusion and consterna-
ton Thursday in Philadelphia S
streets. bars and restaurants.
People gave him wide berth as
he tagged along at the end Of a
leash while his master, Soundman
&c V. o. Hartman, Redding, Calf,
and another sailor. Seaman w. r.
Norton. Louisville, KY, saw the
t:tyS sights.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12
Labor Party Head
Wins Place as
Australia Premier

SAN FRANCISCO, July 12 OUPl
Joseph w. Chiefley was ele c c d
leader of the Australian Labor Party
in Canberra and will become the
10th prime minister of the common
wealth, Radio Melbourne announced
Thursday.
Chiefley, now federal treasurer
succeeds John Curtin as Labor party
leader and prime minister. Curtin
died last week after a lengthy ill
ness.
The broadcast. heard by United
Press in San Francisco, said Chief
ley WAS chosen on the first ballot
over Acting Prime Minister Francis
COrde, Navy Minister Norman Ma
kin ard DR. Herbert Evatt. minister
for external affairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12
Fire Government
Plot Scotched

DUBLIN, July u. CUP1-A plot to
overthrow Premier Eamon de Val
cra's Fire government by force has
been smashed with the arrest of 40
members of the outlawed Irish Re-
publican army, it was disclosed
Thursday.
Police authorities revealed that
the would-be rebels were among
some 40C IRA members who we're
released from the Curragh intern
ment camp at the end Of the Europ-
can war
Sean MacCool, commander in
chief of the outlaw army. was re
arrested as he was about to board
train for his home in Mayo, only
two days after his release.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12
Senators Demand
Return Of 1000
Doctors in Europe

WASHINGTON, July 70. (UPp-
Irate senators I thursday demand
ed the prompt return" from Eur
0pe CT 1000 doctors whom the army
has promised to release for civilian
service by next May l.
Sen. Sheridan Downey tDl, Cal,
said that while there is "a crucial
and tragic need for them at home
surplus medal officers in Europe
ARE (not working more than an
hour or two a day"
Downey is chairman Of special
military committee subcommittee
which today began an investigation
Of the armys use Of doctors.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12

ABOARD U. S. S. AGUS-
Ia WITH PRESIDENT
TRUMAN, July II. (UP)-
Interrupting his detailed study of
the program for the Big Three
meeting, President Truman paid
close attention to the progress of
the U. S. Third Fleet which has
been hammering japanese home
land with carrier planes.
Mr.. Truman was preparing to
put a simple American case before
Prime Minister Churchill and Pre-
mier Stain when they meet in
Potsdam, Germany, next week.
The Big Three conference itself
was expected to begin Monday or
Tuesday and PROBABLY to last
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12
Bradley 0kehed
For Vets Post

WASHINGTON. July 12 CUPl-
The Senate finance committee
Thursday unanimously approved
President Trumans nomination Of
Gen Omar Bradley to be admin
istrator Of veterans affairs. Bradley
was named to succeed Brig Gen.
Frank Hines.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12
QuisIing Faces
Crimes Counts

OSLO. July IL. tUP)-A formal
indictment against Vidkun Quisling
was made public Thursday, charg-
ing him with TIC homicides, trea-
son. violation Of the Norwegian
constitution and illegally amassing
a fortune of millions of crowns.
Trial of Quisling will begin in late
July or early August.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-12
War Casualties S
Reach 1,047,b80

conference that 303l japanese had
been killed and 275 captured in the
Borneo campaign up to July 7.
Allied casualties in the same cam
paign were 214 killed and wounded
and % missing.
In addition, Australian forces
mopping up New Guinea, BOugain-
Vile and New Britain have counted
ITS more japanese dead and taken
27 more prisoners, bringing the to-
tai since Jan. I to 10000 enemy dead
and 253 captured in these by-paSsed
areas.