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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-03
Ace Hero Sacrifices
Self 10 Save Three

WASHINGTON, April > ms
Award Of the Congressional
Medal of Honor to Robert d.
Maxwell. "a = year old infantry
technician. who saved the lives
of three comrades by using his
own body to absorb the explosion
of German grenade, was an
nounced today by the war DEPART
ment.
Permanently injured. Maxwell
is now under treatment at Bax-
ter General Hospital, Spokane,
Wash.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-03

popular you'll be when yours q
good partner! Don'r wsit-start
today. Arthur Murray, 1909
Washington Blvd, at State St.
-CA-NI1R
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-03
REDS MAY WITHDRAW

Possibility that Stain himself
might ask for the poStponement
af-the conference eVeff-stff-
nounce the withdrawal of the
Soviet Union delegation was also
considered in high congressional
circles.
Commenting on the Soviet in
SiStence that the Communist Lub-
lin committee be invited TO San
Francisco, Senator McCarran CD
OF Nevada asserted.
81 wonder " the Russians are
looking for an excuse for not
coming TO San Francisco at ALL"
Senator Wheeler CD of Mon
tana, in eendemhine the Yaita
conference. cited the growing
fear Of Russian power in Europe.
CITES BRITISH ARTICLE
He called upon all senator's TO
read articles in Nineteenth Cen
tury and After" British publi-
cation edited by F. A. Voigt.
The articles warned of a new
domination of Europe-this time
by RuSsia-aimed directly at Bri-
tain.
Voight criticized the British for
making Yugoslavia a Soviet mill
tary zone in the Balkans by sup
porting Marshal Tito, Communist
general, and deSerting Gen. Mihai-
lovitch. -.
At Yalta. II was learned. Stain
displayed small enthusiasm for
the implementation at San Fran
cisco of the Dumbarton Oaks
world peace plan. depreciating the
usefulness of the smaller nations
in any blueprint 10 police the
world.
The derogatory attitude OF
Stain toward the security con-
clave was seen in his appoint
ment of a Russian ambassador 10
head the Soviet delegation at San
Francisco.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-03
Police
Kill Vet

Continued from Page Three
had been shooting at birds for
several days and that one bullet
narrowly missed a woman earlier
in the day.
The alarm was sent 10 police by
Patrolman Rollo Fisher. who was
of duty and visiting Albert New
man of 1897 Binder, a brother
in-law.
> BROTHERS IN SERVICE
Young s dorchuk has two
brothers IN service Sgt George
p, a bomber gunner in the south
Pacific. and Edward. 10. a navy
VIZ student. who Is attending
Western College IN Kalamazoo.
The parents. Mr.. and Mrs. An
mis- Sedorchuk, said their son was
discharged from the army a year
ago after spending nine months
out OF IL in an army hospital. He
had suffered a mental and phys
ical breakdown
Since returning home, Fred.
erick had periods Of emotional
upset. was unable TO keep a job,
beat his father, 62. and bought a
number of guns. practicing shoot
ing in the basement, Police con-
fiscated four guns in the home.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-03
Won SchuIenbere Seized

LONDON, April 2 (UP)-Ths
Swiss radio said today that u. 8.
Third Army troops captured Ger.
man Gen. Won Schulenberg. iden-
titled as a relative of the former
German ambassador to Moscow. A..
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-20

Mt. Clemens Savings Bank
Charles l. petch Tool q Die
Phillips 3 McCreedy
Priehs Sales Co. :
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16
SAGIN W
DOJNGS
BY MRS. ROSE WISE WARE
VT. Olive Baptist church

Mt. Olive has cllmaxed
twelye-year struggle for beacon
light for Jesus in Saginaw. To-
day. Saginaw. city OF about 100.
600 population. looks at that
light and views a $4,000 recon
structed thurch edifice. 1t Is
the result Of membership sacri
fees on united basis. II Is
the second time Mt Olive has
shouldered that responsibility
Last October 10. 1914, We had al
most completed our new church,
when destructive fire and ex-
plosion destroyed the building
carly one sunday morning.
From the Sunday following the
destruction OF the church until
The first SUNDAY in June, ls45.
services we're held az Tabernacle
Eaptist church. Plans were map
ped out and the trus.ee board
voted 10 enforce them BY June
/. Of this year. the building was
constructed and completely furn-
ished. excep, for tho pipe organ
and this will be installed as
soon as the factory can fill the
order. More will he told about
this modern church structure in
future issue OF this paper.
Social Items
A lovely dinner was served at
Tie beautiful Fifth avenue resi-
dcnce OF Mother Pearson. recently
IN honor of her Detroit guests,
Mrs. Bertha Workman and Moth
er Capitola Thomas. assistant
state mother OF the Church OF
1 God in Christ. who attended me
unity meeting OF Elder Harris
church on Twelfth street Mrs.
Harris and Mrs. Foauk Brady
OF 1913 North Eighth street were
among tho diners. also Mrs y.
W. Ware. The menu consisted OF
fried chicken. delicious beef stew.
candied sweet 20 atoes. peas
corn and salads. hot biscuits ice
cream and cake topped off with
watermelon. Mother Pearson IS
noted for her famous dinners
Elder Miller. from the South
side. dropped in on The diners.
Elders from Flint, Bay City, De-
troit and Saginaw also attended
The sum OF nearly one hundred
dollars was received to repair the
church. including a collection for
the band.
A unique affair was given re-
Gently In honor OF our 1915 grad
yates by Noah Williams. popn-
lar citizen. Nearly one hundred
guests were invited and we're
deliberately served at the MeAi-
can cafe with delicious Mexican
dishes. Several selections were
sung by the Morning Star Quar-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16
Friday Evening. June IS, l945

Friday Evening, June Is 1945
7:oO-ADDRESS "Along the Road to Reconverson and
Peacetme Economy" WILLIAM TOWNSEND,
Pres. Int'l Transport Workers, Go.
7:3O-PANEL, Labor Education. LILLIAN HATCHER,
Init Rep, UAW-ClO
Participants: Oliver Lagrone, international REP.
UAW-CIO; Shelton Tapes, Rec Secy. Local
600, UAW-CIO; DR.. E. w. Mcfarland, Wayne
University.
S:3O-MOVIES
9:0O-ADJOURNMENT
Saturday Morning June Is, 945
9:3O-ADDRESS. VIM. H. OLIVER, Vice-Pres. Met.
Labor Council Init Rep.
1o:oo-ADDREss. civil Rights Gerald X o'Brien,
Prosecutor, Wayne County.
10: 3O-PANEL Full Employment
Discussion Leader: Oscar Noble, Init Rep.
UAW-CIO.
Participants: Geo. Crockett, Executive Dir. Fair
Practices Committee; Joe Veosky Dir. Veterans
Bureau, UAW-CIO; James Smurr USES.
SUMMARY: Richard T. Frankensteen, Vice.
Pres. UAW-CIO
12:OO-LUNCH
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16

Saturday Afternoon, June is, 1945
2:oo-ADDRESS Ford Director Looks Ahead to Pen
sions" r. T. LEONARD Intl Executive
Board Member UAW-CIO
2:3C-PANEL--Pot Acton--MARCELLUS IVORY,
Member Local 6OO JUDGE JOHN WATTS,
TRACY DOLL, PAT QUINN, AUGUST SCHOL-
LIE
3:OO-F.E.PC in Postwar America CLARENCE
ANDERSON. METROPOLITAN Council for FEPC.
3:OO-CONFERFNCE SUMMARY
4:OO-ADJOURNMENT
S:O0-CABARET PARTY Twelve Horsemen Civic Club
Room.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16
ROSEVILLE
BY Ron LEWIS

The Boy Scouts OF Troop MC-i.
Macomb Garden. Roseville. Mich.
will have an instsllment pro-
gram Thursday. June 10, a. Good
Hope Baptist church, 25i25 Blair
street. al 5 pm. sharp. This In
retaliation program will be d.
rected by Mr.. Lucas. who Is in
charge OF the Scout recreation
In Macomb county. Also repre-
sentation from thirty-five other
troops will take part. at which
time a charter will be presented
TO Rev. A. p. Crosby. the head
OF the institution. They started
In March and have made great
progress The boys have sue
oessfully passed the tenderfoot
tests TO receive the registration
card 10 purchase their uniforms,
and they are now on their way to
second-class scouts. The spon-
sors take this opportunity to
thank Mr. Mellendorf and Mr..
Mills for their assistance in help
ing TO set up the Boy Scouts in
Macomb Garden. Thanks are also
extended TO all friends. They are
invited TO all troop meetings
each Thursday evening from 1880
TO pm. verteel Julian. scout
master OF Troop MC-4' Robert
Joe Lewis. patrol leader.
Sergeant Walls and the form
or Mrs. Mayberry were married
when he was on leave from May
to May %.
Radio man &c Nathaniel Wheel
or L. S. Coast Guard, was home
on transfer leave from the At
laniic 10 the Pacific, from May
% to Memorial Day May 30.
L. Blount. L. 5. Navy, and a
former Macomb Garden newspa-
rer hoy who now resides in De-
tfoi,. was out visiting in this
locality a fortnight ago.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lula Lewis
mother OF The Roseville newsboy
went 10 Wayne hospital for an
operation on June 6.
Mildred Emerson. OF Lawn
street, and While Hoff Of Oak
dale. graduated from Roosevelt
high school on June Z.
a. G. Lionel Lewis, now sta
toned at Tuskegee, Ala. is flyinl
for the l.. S. Army Air corps.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16

turn 15-round bout with Arturo
Godoy at Madison Square Gardens
49, Italy declared war on the All
lies and Britain and France came
TO realize too late that they had
made a fatal mistake in withhold
Ing arms from the Ethlopians when
Mussolinis forces invaded and
conquered that little nation. .....
Philippa Schuyler. s-year-old Ne
gro piano prodigy. gave two con-
certs on June 10. designed as
"philippa Schuyler Day al the
World Fair Of 1910 In New York
Abigail Ross daughter Of Rev. S.
D. Ross OF Shiloh Baptist church.
received her diploma from Wayne
University Law School.
THREE YEARS AGO; In tn Q
first fatal accident at Tuskegec
Army Air Field. Cadet Robert A.
Dawson OF San Antonio. Texas
was instantly killed when the
plane he was plotting nose-dlvcd
into a small river. IA miles from
tho field. she executive board
OF Ford Local 500 UAW-cIO,
Shelton Tapes. recording secre-
tary. wrote FDR. asking him 10
pardon share-cropper Odell waller
under sentence OF death for shoot
Ing his white landloard in self
defense. Mrs. S. A. Boatner, De-
troit octoeenarian, was honored
on her S0th birthday at party
given by Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Shealy OF 2130 Jay street. The
1000 members OF the National
Maritime union. in meeting In
New York unanimously adopted a
resolution demanding a square
deal for Negro ball players in
major leagues.
ONE YEAR AGO. When Sgt. f.
l.. Castor. South Pacific vet, re-
turned to Detroit with his left
hand amputated. the employees OF
the L. S. Rubber company raised
money and purchased an artificial
hand for their co-worker $3.50, sir
Francis Adderley. West Indian at
torney who achieved wide acclaim
as crown prosecutor during the
4 Sir Harry Cakes murder trial IN
Nassau. n. W. l., was compelled
10 forego all speaking engagements
OF public nature while visiting
/ the United states. including one
in Detroit ..73-year-old Mrs. Luz
la Fields received her diploma
from Miller high school after re-
suminc her studies after 30 years
absence from the classroom =.
The Michigan state Association q
Colored women's clubs withdrew
their invitation to Mayor Edward
Jeffries TO deliver the welcome al
dress at their Detroit meeting
when thew learned that IN a Chica-
60 sneech ne stated that Federal
Government was responsible TOT
the Detroit race riot Of last June
% nv selecting site for Negro
housing project. over the protest
~ the CITY. in white ncighhor-
hood Grover Cleveland Nash
first Negro pilot to fly the T. ,
mall. broke the Ice again when ne
became an instructor in the engine
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16
Mr.. And Mrs. Earl Rhoadts Give
Breakfast On 18th Anniversary

and Mrs ]. W. Harris. Miss Al
bert Woods. Mrs Signora Stew
art. Mrs. Angelica and Peggy
Evans. Mr. Carroll and Mr.
johnson. Mr.. and Mrs Watson
Sheffey. Elijah Shelly, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Perry and dangh-
tor. Randolph Weeks. Mrs Mat
tie Trent. Miss Beulah Baker.
Misses Ardiih and Louise Dun
can. Miss Loretta Anderson. Ma
thaniel stewart. Miss Anna An
derson and Henry Mobley also
were among the well-wishers.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16

tel and young Harry Porterfield
PLAYED several numbers on his
fine violin. Miss Mabel Pearson
spoke on What We owe To
Civiliza ion 1t was an eloquent
DISCOURSE Among the honored
guests were Miss Ethel South
gate. Cliff Schaefer. Mrs. Leah
BOSWELL. Noah Williams, Mrs.
William Worthy and the grad
yates.
Mr.. Lyons. Of this city, was
quietly married on June 3 TO his
childhood sweetheart the form
er Miss Lucinda Hubbard. Friends
wish the couple much happiness.
You may look for some good
news and write-ups from The
pen OF Leroy Williams expert
snced writer and reporter
Saginaw Girl Neds
MIR and Mrs. Nelson Bond Of
707 North Sixth street. Saginaw.
Michigan. we're Joined by Mrs,
Charles DeGroat and arrived IN
Chicago Saturday. June 2 10
witness The marriage of the
formers daughter. Milleti. 10 Iu-
l'us DeGroat. son OF Mrs. Charles
neGroat.
Young DeGroai is stationed al
Great Lakes Naval base. After
a short honeymoon. the bride
will return to the home OF her
parents. until she and her hus-
band can be together again.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16

IN ltNp'uSf " III oPf'"' -
n. NAAcP. senator Robert Wag-
M 81 New York introduced an
.nsrdmen, 10 the pending $1,000
tOao.o Public Works bill, pro-
hibnnr discrimination in employ
4 ont "a account Of race, creed, or
cc,or. Social workers from the
,sr eofners Of the L. S. gathered
Il neirdif 10 attend the 60th An
,nal Assembly OF the National
ronserence NJ Social Workers. with
n Forester y. Washington OF
4 Atlanta school OF Social Work
1s sgeakcr
. .NINE YEARS AGO; DR.. Freder-
A. Douglass Stubbs, the first Ne
a. physician so honored, was APP
to.r,ed assistant surgeon on the
taft a, Philadelphia General hos
Ma James Gibson, manager,
announced the formal opening OF
4 new airiicld at 6-Mile Road,
thah Was sponsored by the Glenn
fr,rafi club OF Detroit Mrs. G.
IS Smith received an honorary
Masters degree from Wherefore
university Rev. William Peck
IN Bethel AME church began his
nQue wedding hell service for
u couples he had married IN the
hurch. With wedding music and
etreshmenis provided during the
<frsice 49,. Tired OF Americas
xhHe press which had constantly
tnlldoeeed her because she had
married a Negro communist. Mrs
Isne Emery Newton OF Chicago
alehier Of a past national com
bander Of the American Legion
M The United Sattes for Russia
vdh her husband. Herbert, and
n eir TWO children 21.00W at
|fnded the Booker T. WASHINGTON
|1gade association exhibit. at which
De Detroit Tribune had a cooking
a hool run by Moore school boys
SLlkN YEARS AGO: Washing
~ Ellis a disabled Detroit World
pa veteran. who fled 10 Mich
fan 90 escape the frenzied wrath
|r mol after he had killed
drunken white man for attempting
~ erlmirally assault his wife. was
|pdcrea returned TO the Federal
|Snli % Mississippi TO face tria'
n Leon Mcdonald. 2414 Beaubien
'feann'r ~ steel workers for th'
~ brought suit for 100000 fol
'filrl,s received in the June, 1881
|Fflkc az The Newton steel com
|Fny plant OF Monroe. Michigan
~ Noripd the mayor ana ponce
|fiei Of Monroe as defendants =.
ffrie, Phillip. 14-year-old eight
ader ~ Sheriff. school excelle'
'nons approximately 5000 younI
hool girls contrasting In the 2itl
nual Free Press Pentathlon a
f'Ne Isle by totaling the amazing
orc q i.77i points out OF a pos
fhlc 5000.
FIVE YEARS ACOi Or. Remu
johnson defeated DR.. l.. T. eros
fa'le at Rackham golf fairway
z ming the championship OF tn
te'roii Amateur Golf club. 10
[op's worlds heavyweight champ
~ wound up his training at Car
y J., preparatory to a re
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16

One outstanding event OF the
week end was tho silver anniver-
sary breakfast OF Mr.. and Mrs
Earl Rhoades OF Woodrow ave.
Il was held in the Blue Room
OF Charles Young Post. No. u,
American Legion. of which Mr.
khoades has been commander
for The past six years
The couple was married June
s. 1920. at St Paul's ANlE Zion
church in Detroit by Rev. L. 7
Conquest, DID.
The breakfast was a gay az
fair. Among members OF the
family present for the occasion
were the Rhoades' daughter.
Katherine c. Walker. their two
sons. Eugene and Robert, a
niece, Miss Matte Johnson, and
three erandsons and one grand
daughter.
Among the out-of-town guests
present were Mr. and Mrs. VIII
liam Adams OF Evanston. III;
Mrs Angelica Evans and daugh-
ter. Peggy OF Washington. u CT;
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Scott Of
staten Island New York;
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Perry Of
Windsor, Ont and Mr.. and Mrs.
Watson sheffey Of York, Pa.
Appropriate silver anniversary
gifts were given the happy couple
by Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Haney,
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Johnson,
Mr. and Mrs Phil Green, Mr.
and Mrs Benson. Mrs J. Cecil
Mr.. and Mrs Ben Mccoy. Mr..
and Mrs Harris. Mr.. and Mrs
James Anderson. Mr. and Mrs
Pearly p. Crudup and Mr.. and
Mrs. Pat Johnson.
Also bringing gifts were Mr. and
Mrs Eugene Gassaway, Mr. and
Mrs Charles Dew. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hubble Rosser. Mr. and Mrs,
Marshall Brown Mr.. and Mrs
Eddie Bos;ic Mr. and Mrs
Walter u. Fisher, Mr. and Mrs
Evans B. Lewis. Mr.. and Mrs
William A. Dodds. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clement Few and Mr. and
Mrs James Filhcrt
others came from Mr. and Mrs
Robert Baker. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Holmes, Mr. and Mrs
y NJ. Facklin. Mr. and Mrs r.
W. Brunson. Mr. and Mrs IIar-
nv Snowden. James l. Whitclaw
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Evans, Mr..
and Mrs Lee Griffin, Mr. and
Mrs Charles Adkins and Mrs
Louise Bell
More gifts came from Mrs
Hazel Todd. John Guiden. Mr.
and Mrs. Elijah Reese. william
Johnson. l. Hogan. Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Middleton. Mr.. and Mrs
+. Duncan. Mr.. and Mrs Cla'
renee Whitelaw, Mr.. and Mrs
Lamar Mcqueen and Mr. and
Mrs Ivy Grant Mr.. and Mrs
Haven Brown. Mr. and Mrs
Fred Jones. Mr.. and Mrs Eddie
Taylor. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Bank. Mr.. and Mrs. Alma Kyle
Mr.. and Mrs. James Carmack
Mr.. and Mrs Simon Prear. Mr.
end Mrs Gardner, Mr. and Mrs
Sloan and Mr. and Mrs. John
son also brought gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. friedman Har.
rls. Joe Moody, Mrs. Russell
Busch. Mr. and Mrs. s. Pegues
MIR. and Mrs. Leader Dicky. MIR
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16
Delivers Valedictory

May Greene OF New Hope Pa. a
suburban township OF Philadelphia.
the only Negro in her class, de-
livcred the valedictory message at
the commencement exercises OF
the New Hope high school last
week
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16

operating branch at the Amarillo
Army Air Field in Texas. lie has
pIloted % different types OF planes
in the last twelve years.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16
Turning Back The Tribune's Pages

TWELVE YEARS AGO-Betta Eta, the Tooth chapter
( the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority was established on
he campus of the University of Michigan Through
Ee aid of the Detroit Urban League than $50 Negro
pen were placed at the Dodge plant in two-week period
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16
METROPOLITAN LABOR COUNCIL
IS HAVING A z DAY CONFERENCE
FRIDAY, JUNE 18TH SATURDAY, JUNE 10TH, l945

Twelve Horsemen's Civic Center Auditorium
Co-Chairmen
JAMES ODEN WILLIAM II. OLIVER
Friday Afternoon, June is, l945
IL: characterization OF DELEGATES
l :3O-KEYNOTE ADDRESS, "The Metropolitan Labor
Councils Aims for Community Action, Recon
version and Postwar ........ JAMES ODEN
Pres Metropolitan Council
2:OO-OPEN FORUM: "Reconversion'
Discussion Leader, James Oden
Participants: Victor Reuther, Asst Dir war
Policy, UAW-CIO; Ann Brandes, Women En-
ployment Specialist, VINO.
30o-RECESS
3:15-PANEL DISCUSSION, Public and Private Hous-
ing for Health"
Discussion Leader Vim. Kennedy, Intl Repre-
sentative UAW-CIO
Participants: DR.. Bruce Douglass. Health Dept. City
of Detroit; Edward Conner, Oct. Citizens Plan
ming and Housing Comm; William Nicholas, Dir
Natl CIO Housing Committee.
SUMMARY-Rev. Chas Hill
4:3O-RECESS
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-12

In the state of Massachusetts,
alone, the tidal lands between the
low and the high water marks be-
long to that person owing the ad-
Joining land.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-12
Committee Backs
Higher Gas Tax
For Road Program

SACRAMENTO, Jan. II. CUP)-
The California Major Highway De-
velopment committee Friday rec
commended to a senate fact-finding
committee on state highway reve-
nues q Y cent increase in the
present three cents a gallon tax on
gasoline to finance construction of
a system of limited access urban
rural highways.
The committee includes repre-
SentativeS CT the state chamber of
commerce, Automobile Club of
southern California, California
State obile association,
League Of California Cities and
State Supervisors association.
Harry T. Mitchell of San Fran
cisco, chairman of the development
committee, said the tax increase
would produce an estimated $780,
100000 over period of 20 years
and that construction of 2700 miles
CT super-highways is proposed.
Total cost of the program, Mitch
ell said, is estimated at betWe, n
s700,0o0,000 and $S70,000,000. He
said federal aid funds and some
present state highway revenues
would be applied to the cost under
the committee plan, and that con-
struction might be accomplished in
IS years if gasoline consumption is
higher than the 1899 rate en- which
the S6OO,0e0,O00 revenue in 20 years
is based.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-12
TypE1oon Wiped
Out Three
u. 5. War Vessels

WASHINGTON, Jan. u. (UP)-
Striking with a fury that no enemy
force could muster, a tropical ty-
phoon sank three American destroy
ers and damaged an undisclosed
number of smaller vessels some time
last fall in the Western Pacific, the
navy revealed Friday.
The destroyers swallowed up by
the sea in the midst of the fierce
storm were the Spence, Hull and
the Monaghan. They normally car
ried a peacetime complement of $40
men.
The navy said total of "a crew
members from the three ships were
rescued by planes and surface YES
sells that searched the area after the
typhoon had passed.
No mention was made Of losses
aboard the other craft damaged by
the storm.
In addition to the typhoon vic
Tins, the navy reported the loss of
seven other smaller craft to enemy
action in the Pacific, bringing to
254 the total number of U. S. naval
vessels lost in the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-12

ed at government expense.
"3. Competition from Japanese
American farmers does not threaten
other farmers Between 1920 and
le40 the percentage CT japanese
Americans to all other coast farms
dropped by more than one-seventh.
their average acreage dropped
from 65 to 42.2 and the value of
their farms fell by more than one
half.
~ Unpaid family labor does not
give Japanese american farmers a
great competitive advantage
Prior to the evacuation there were
only 1882 such unpaid laborers on
the Pacific coast, or about one for
every 81 farms in the regien."
j. S. McFadden. president. of the
California State Board of Agricul-
ture, presided over today's session
which was attended by representa-
tives of more than a score of organ
iZations. --
Other speakers included Harry
Osaki, a Japanese-American farm
er cf Fowler, California; Dave Dav-
idson, chairman, California State
War Board; Willard Ellis, president
Federal Lank Bank of Berkeley;
Frank Buckner, associate state SUI
pervisor. Emergency Farm Labor
Program. and Ralph w. Hollenberg
regional director, Farm Security
Administration.