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Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
Sleeping Sickness
Among Horses
Stirs Precautions

Vaccination of horses against
sleeping sickness reached large
scale proportions in Imperial county
Monday since two cases of the dis
ease were discovered late last week,
one in the Bonds Corner area and
one between El Centre and Holt
vile.
First instance of the disease was
reported when a quarterhorse be-
longing to Clinton Sprague of the
Borfis Corner area was found to be
infected. DR.. r. F. Bolenbaker Ell
Centre veterinarian, said Monday.
One Of the Crumrine horses on the
Crumrine place east of Ell Centre
was found to have the disease.
Dr. Bolenbaker said he tele-
graphed to Los Angeles for more
serum and was told there is none
in the supply houses in Los An
geles. A supply is expected to arrive
by air from Kansas City. late Mon
day or early Tuesday Serum is
given horses already having the dis
ease There is said to be plenty of
vaccine which makes the animal
immune for a year. DR. Bolenbaker
said He alreday has vaccinated So
head.
Blood-sucking insects transmit the
disease and it may be transmitted
from animals to human beings. One
person died recently in Visalia, Tu-
lare county, from the horse type
sleeping sickness, DR.. Bolenbaker
was Informed.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09

NIAGARA FALLS. Ont,
July 9. (UP)-William Hill,
Jr., 80 year old riverman
who matched his fathers stunt Of
shooting the wild rapids and whirl-
pool Of the Niagara river in bar
rel. said Monday the battered bar
rel would never make the trip
again and Il don't think I will,
either"
1T was the worst pounding I ever
took" Hill said as he was helped
through the hatch of the 750-pound
red steel drum Sunday after out
whiting Canadian police to ride
from secret" launching above the
famous rapids to Queenstown, Ont.
The barrel had Whirled and
leaped through the White Sea for
seven miles. sometimes shooting
along at 40 miles an hour. The
red-haired riverman made the ride
to collect contributions from spec
tators tc equip a mobile life-saving
unit as a memorial to his father.
More than 100000 spectators
lined the banks of the rivers gorge
to watch Hill ride his patched
up" barrel through the rock strewn,
rolling waters
The authorities had set up barri-
cades and sent oilt special patrols
to stop Hill. But they made no eff
fort to bother him after the trip
was over
Hill eluded police attempting to
stop the launching by slipping his
barrel down the escarpment into
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09

and air power
Tokyo reported so LiberatorS at
tackled the Omura area of north
western Kvushu for nearly two
hours They were screened by 40
odd Thunderbolt and Lightning
fighters
About 50 long range Mustangs
struck from Two at dozens Of tar
gets around KyOte. Osaka and
the daylight assault
Authorities revealed that Super
forts had flown at least 6442 sor-
ties in 40 days, dropping almost
42OC0 tons Of bon bs. and that
Mitchell medium bCmbcrS had
joined the attack
The devastated area of Japan
had risen to more than 1870 square
miles. In the first nine days of
July, the SuperfOrts flew some 1915
sorties against Japan Despite the
step-up, the loss Of B29's this
month stood at four
Since the 2lst Bomber Command
first hit Japan in November, 1914.
it has flown 241 missions over the
home iclands.
Thirty-One of Japan'S industrial
cities have been smashed with fire
bombs and explosives. dozen Of
them this month Ten are now
from half to three-quarters de-
etroyed Tokyo. Kobe, Hamamatsl1
Yokkaichi; TOyOhaShi, ShizuOka.
Okayama. Takamatsu. Himcji and
TokuShima
Three others Yokohama, K1Jre
and Kagoshima-are 40 to so per
cent smashed Two other major
japanese cities. NagOya and Osaka.
are 312 per cent and 25 per cent
destroyed. respectively.
Thirty-five Superf0rts were lo,t
during June. lecS than one per cent
Of those airbOrnc
The japanese broadcast a report
credited to an unidentified naval
base that SuperfortS had been min
ing the main harbOrs Cf Japan
waters to try to blockade the
homeland and break up shipping
activity. The enemy claimed tC
have sunk seven or more sub
marines in home waters since
June l.
Long range army Mustang fight
ers. about so strong, led off the
daylight assault On Japan today
roaring up from Two Jima at mid
day to strafc dozens Of enemy mil
itary targets around Kyoto, Osaka
and Kobe on central Honshu.
Three B-29 SuperfcrtresSes. ap-
Continued on Page 6. Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
Russ Dominate
In Berlin Rule
BY JACK FLEiSCHER

BERLIN. July 9. tUPl - T h e
hrec-poWer occupation of Berlin
lad broken down completely Mon
lay, and the Russians were running
he whole city.
Although the big three conference
was fast approaching. the American
md British military government
mad no control over the sections
If the city where President Truman
and Prime Minister Churchill pre-
sumably would have their head
quarters.
PLAN MEETING
High Allied officers were to meet
later this week to thrash out the
problems behind the present situa-
ion. but there was some Specula-
ton the matter might have to be
carried to very high levels.
The American and British mill
tary governors here even seemed
to disagree on what the main prob
lem really was.
Brig. w. R. N Hinde, British
-OFtIlOI. Sdlu IL was uupSJlO1l
Of the Russians supplying food and
fuel for Germans in the American
and British zones.
Col. Frank Howley. of Philadel-
phia. the American governor, said
that was not the cruX of the matter
at all-that it was a matter of
adopting an overall plan for run
ming Berlin He seemed to favor a
system Of integrated rule of city
agencies such as police, health,
finance, and so on.
is OPTIMISTIC
HOWley said that he was OptimiS-
tic about things working out all
right.
However, as an example of tho
present confusion. Howley told of
how Russian soldiers had torn down
Shcaf posters warning Germans of
the penalties for diSObeying Allied
laws. HOWley went to see the Soviet
deputy commander here, Maj Gen.
NikOlai Barinov, who then issued
orders that Red Army troops were
Continued on Page 6, Column II
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
Warren Grants
Hearings on
Unsigned Bills

SACRAMENTO, July 0. up
A schedule of public hearings on
bills which Gov. Earl Warren must
sign by midnight July 81 il they
become law was announced Monday
by Warrens office.
Warren said he will hold a hear
ing on any of the nearly 500 bills
he has yet to sign if so requested.
Already scheduled for hearings
were:
Senate bill 332, appropriating
S450,000 to furnish free state meat
inspection. Tuesday at 2:3O pm
Assembly bill 280, to repeal the
3 per cent tax on gross receipts
of fOr-hire king companies.
Wednesday at $50.
Senate bill 838 and assembly
bill 1872, limiting the amounts Los
Angeles county may charge for
grazing and other property in Inyo
valley, Thursday, 2:30 pm.
Senate bill 524, dealing with for
feiturc of motor vehicles seized for
transporting narcotics, Thursday,
$50 pm.
Senate bill 46 and assembly bill
l9l. making counties responsible for
collection of contributions by re-
sponsible relatives of needy aged
and blind persons Friday. 2:30.
Senate bill SIS, Incorporating the
federal definition" of agricultural
labor in the state unemployment
insurance act, July II at 2:30 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
Twin j. s. RAIDS HAMMER H0mEL and ISLES
Senators Begin
Open Study Of
Peace Charter
Stettinius Appears
AS First Witness;
Sees Full Success

WASHINGTON, July 9.
(UP)-Former Secretary Of
State Edward r. Stettnius
Jr. hailed the United Ma
tons charter Monday as a truly
effective instrument for lasting
peace and urged the senate to give
t speedy ratification.
He appeared in the role of first
witness as the senate foreign rela-
tons committee opened hearings
on the world peace plan drafted
Dy the so United Nations at the San
Francisco conference. Stettinius, as
chairman of the u S. delegation
there. also submitted to President
Truman Monday lengthy report
on the nine-week conference.
OUTLINES VIEWS
Stettinius told the foreign rela-
tions committee that events at San
Francisco convinced him that inter-
national disagreements could be
settled amicably and that the chart
er could be made to work
In that firm belief" he said, Il
have come to testify before you
IN favor of ratification of the chart
er by the senate Of the United
States"
StettlnluS, who Will be the u. S.
delegate to the new world peace
organization, asked for prompt ac-
ton by the senate because no coun-
try has a greater stake than ours
in speedy beginning
Nineteen of the committees %
members were on hand for the
opening session Sen. Hiram w.
ooilnson tRD, Calf. who helped kill
the League of Nations before the
same forum Is years ago, took his
seat 10 minutes late. Photo flash
bulbs recorded his entrance
BEST ATTAINABLE"
In both his 5000 word statement
to the committee and his $4,000
word report to Mr.. Truman, Stettin-
ius emphasized that the charter
was the best attainable means of
insuring world security. The state
ment was in the nature of a resume
of the report to the White House.
Point by point Stettinius describ-
ed the provisions for a security
council to keep the peace. general
assembly for airing world problems,
an economic and social council, an
interna tional court and truSteeShip
over non-self governing territories
Il believe it offers to the United
States and to the world a truly
effective instrument for lasting
peace. he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
President Sails
For Big ; Meet

around Europe after the Big Three
talks end, probably including one
to London.
Also aboard the ship with the
President were the White House
correspondents for the three major
press associations. However. the last
public word from Press Secretary
Charles @. Ross prior to his de-
parture was that no reporters would
be allowed to cover the Big Three
meeting itself. Ross was in the
presidential party.
The White House announced last
week that in event there is any air
plane travel involved in the trip,
Mr.. Truman and Byrnes will fly
in separate planes in order to elimi-
nate the possibility of both being
killed or incapacitated in a single
plane crash.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09

WASHINGTON, July 9. UP)-
President Truman sailed from the
Norfolk. Va, naval base last Satur-
Cay for his forthcoming conference
near Berlin with Soviet Premier
Josef Stain and British Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill.
He was accompanied by large
party-larger than those which
usually accompanied the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt when he met with
Stain and Churchill.
Among the party were Secretary
of State James F. Byrnes. assistant
Secretary of State James Dunn and
Charles E. Bohlen. special assistant
to Byrnes and an expert on Russia.
Bohlen was Mr.. Roosevelt's inter-
prefer at conferences with Stain.
1t was understood that Mr. Tru-
man plans to make some side-trips
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
Chinese Retake
Third Air Base

CHUNGKING, July Q. up -
Chinese forces have rctaken Tan
chuk. in southeast KwangI prov
jnCc, Third former American air
base rocapturcd in the current Of
fcnsiVc, the high command an
nolnCcd Monday.
The Chinese now have recap
turcd three one-timc l4th Airforcc
bases last Manning. Iiuchow
and TanChuk-and Monday they
were closing i'll on fourth, Kwcil-
in. in northeast KwangSi.
Tic high command communlquc
ak 0 announced thc capture Of
ChennankWan, a highway pass
town Immediately inside the
KwangSi border as well as Lcyung.
20 miles northeast Of LiuchoW.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
Brazil Cruiser
Sunk by Mine;
Casualties Large
RIO DE JANEIRO, july 9. Il

RIO DE JANEIRO. July 9. up
The Brazilian cruiser Raia sank
Sunday 'about 100 miles eff the
P0rnambuCan coast after an cX-
plOsion attributed tentatively to a
mine, it was announced officially
Monday.
Casualties were feared high The
Baia normally carried compile
me Of about 400 men. Thirty
three survivors were reported to
have reached RcCife
American and Brazilian ships
were searching for survivors. The
3l50-ton crui:er vert down in the
area Of tho St Peter and ST. Paul
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
News DeIiverers
Expand Lines
As Strike Holds

NEW YORK. July 9. CUP> -
Striking newspaper truck drivers
expanded their picket lines at New
Yorks major newspaper plants
Monday in defiance CT repeated
War Labor board demands that
they end the walkout which has
tied up distribution of newspapers
with more than 100000 total cir
culation.
AS the strikers began the ninth
day of their walkout. the WLB
planned to meet in Washington tc
discuss what steps it could take to
enforce its return to work orders.
Joseph Simon. union president,
said he and other officers urged
the 1700 strikers to obey the WLB
orders, but the men voted the con-
tinuance on a floor motion.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
Friendly Press
Sees Defeat
For Churchill

LONDON. July 9. tUPp-The con-
servative Daily Mail said Monday
that Prime Minister Churchill may
have lost Thursdays general cleo
ton, the results Of which will be
announced July 26.
The Daily Mail was the first con-
servative newspaper to acknowledge
the possibility of a Churchill defeat
Under the caption CLOSE shave
warning on election results" the
newspaper said he can scarcely
win a big majority" and may have
lost the election against the COM
bined victories of left parties" in
some so constituencies where the
results looked close.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09

OF interior previously had denied
such reports.
We do not respond to the provo
cations OF the reactionarieS because
we know that they are hated by
the Greek people themselves, Tito
said Il believe the Greek people will
gain their freedom"
A Moscow broadcast said that the
Central Committee of Federated
Macedonia" had sent a resolution
TO the Yugoslav government pro-
testing Greek terrorism in Mace
donia.
The terror has assumed terrible
proportions, said the resolution
which blamed the RICHEST EdeS or
ganization and the regular Greek
army.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09

r0rth of Budapest, and all appar
emily were killed. the dispatch said.
Lynn Heinzerling. another Asso-
ciated Press reporter, went to the
area several weeks ago to determine
MOrton'S fate. He returned to Rome
Yesterday and said he vas satisfied
from questioning of German Off
cials and guards that Morton was
executed at the Nazi concentration
camp at Mau Hausen. a small Aus
trian town on the Danube, 10 miles
southeast Of Linz.
Heinzerling said he was told Nor
tons body was cremated. The full
story Of Helnzerling's trip is now
being reviewed by censorship since
il concerns war crimes investigation.
Morton, a native of St. Joseph.
Mo. was "a
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
Supers Rain 1000
Tons Of Bombs
DoiIV on Cities
Strong American Ocean Task Force
Hunts Down Last Of Nips' Sea
Craft as Pre-lnvasion Move Gains

GUAM, July o (UP)-Twin attacks IIonShu and
Kyushu carried through its 34h straight day Monday the
pre-nvason softenng up Of Japan in which Superforts
alone revealed to have been delivering bombs at
rate Of more than 1000 tons day for 40 days.
Fleet dispatches disclosed that a strong American
Task Force ranging the western Pacific under orders
search 0ut and DESTROY the Of Japanese
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
THREE SUFFER INJURIES
IN TWO-CAR ACCIDENT

Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Bcehner
and L. L. Van Derlipp suffered mi
nor injuries on Highway 80 south
of Ell CentrO Sunday night in a
collision between their cars, high
way patrolmen said.
Boehner told the officers that he
swerved his car to avoid a collision
when he saw that the approaching
car was not going to swing back
to the correct lane of travel. Boeh-
ner is serviceman. Van Derlipp
lives in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
Tito Says Greeks
Fire on %u9o

LONDON, July .. CUPI-Greek
troops have been accused by Mar
Shal Tito Of trying to provoke
fight with Yugoslavia.
Tito, in a speech broadcast by
Radio Belgrade Sunday night. said
that Greek provocateurs, reaction
aries and troops" had fired mortar
shells across the Greek Yugoslav
border in spite of all our wishes
10 maintain the best of friendship
with Greece
Tito indicated that the Greek
government, installed a fter the
British-Greek fighting last winter,
had begun a reign Of terror. He
said thousands and thousands of
Greeks and Macedonians' had fled
to Yugoslavia The Greek minister
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
SIGNS ALIEN LAND BILL

SACRAMENTO. July 9. up
A bill designed to strengthen en-
forcement of the states alien land
law was signed Monday by Gov
Earl Warren Introduced by Sen
Hugh Donnelly Cd Turiock. the
new law goes into effect Septem-
Der Is and gives the state attorney
general authority to require dis
trict attorney to assist him in alien
land law cases
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
Son Duplicates Fathers
Niagara Gorge Passage

Two hours later, Hill. clasping hi
hands above his head like a victor
ious prize fighter, was towed to tn
Queenstown dock of the Canadian
Steamship Lines.
The barrel had sprung leak and
he was dripping wet
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
. AMBlINe
~ EPORTER
X IRE ImportatiOnS

Andy Prcble is all fixed up for
hunting if those long barreled Ger
man and French guns are good for
hunting. And if he can't shoot with
the things he can throw the knives
IN bavOnctS
Private Chew Sam Poon Of the
Rice Bowl sent Preble the guns from
Europe He made a special box 50
they would travel safely
Packing up guns isn't all Private
PnOn is doing since tho Germans
surrendered. He has been giving the
sidewalk cafes En Paris a Whirl. He
wrote that YOU can buy anything
Nou want if YOU have the money
70 paw for it The Red Gross serves
the Oils good meals for 20 cents
each and We Gct an we want to cat. +
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
TWO CARS REPORTED STOLEN

Two cars were reported stolen
ever the week end by the FL Centre
police department. Chester A.
Rowland of 748 Commercial street,
told police his car. 1887 blue Ford
Tudor sedan. with California Ii
cense No. 2V2480, disappeared from
the 500 block on Main street be-
tween 1O:I5 and 1890 p. m. Satur-
day. The second car, a 1941 green
Plymouth fOur-dOor sedan. license
No. 2V2408. was stolen in BraWley.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
Nazis Executed Newsmon;
CAPTURED in SIovukju

NEW YORK, July 9. CUP)
The Associated Press said
Sunday night that Joseph
Morton. AP war correspondent in
The Mediterranean. apparently was
cXecuted by tho Germans on jan
nary "a 1915, after being captured
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09

the river at a. m. Sunday. He
anchored it in the river and piled
driftwood over it a half mile from
his announced starting point. Po-
lice, busy with the throng of spec
ators. failed to notice him as he
crawled into the barrel and cast
cff
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09

n SIOVakla
An AP dispatch from Rome said
Morton was captured while accom-
panying a military mission Of II
Americans and British who went
to assist Slovak patriots in a revolt
last fall The entire group was cap
tured at Banska ByStrica. 125 miles
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
Just Absent Minded

This is wonderful car coole
if IT works Harry Woodbury. said
to him-clf I'll Just fastcn it on
my car and try it out"
The cooler, shining and new. was
duly fastened to 2 rear window out
side his car He started riding
around town at pm. to give it
try-Out
oh. boy" he luxuuatod in the
cooling brcCzos waited into the in
terror of the car. This is comfort.
solid comfort He rode around for
an nour Just 50 hc could enjoy
travelling i'll Imperial Valley in the
summer.
Better 90 h.mc now" nc said
and reluctantly turned homeward
Continued on PAGE 6. Column p
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
ELDERLY WOMAN MISSING

An elderly woman. Mary Ray
Aguirre. was reported Saturday
night to Ell Centro police to be
missing since Saturday neon from
her home. one-half mile north Of
McCabe store. Anyone having in
formation about her may call the
McCabe store.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
GET MARRIAGE LICENSE

Carl Ludeman, 40, FL Centre, and
Elizabeth Woodson, 80. San Diego
display manager, obtained a mar
riage license Saturday from County
Clerk w. j. McClelland.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
WEATHER

Maximum SUNDAY 1906. minimum
Monday ~: S am. Monday IS. hui
midity 78; noon Monday If0. humid
Ity 40; 5 pm. Sun. lO3. humidity 36.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-09
BANK DEBTS

Sl,402.5S1.6
SI.962,128.05
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-24
Unique Naval
Record Held BY
Charles Green

Charles Warren Green, seaman
first class of the United States
Naval Reserve, holds a record
that is somewhat unique in the
Navy as he has only been in the
service since March first of this
year, yet he has had duty on
more ships than most regular
Navy men do in a 20-year career.
Green is one of a team of tech
Observation-Disclosures Skilled in a
special device. and his duties
have taken him to four destroy
ers, five cruisers and three bat
tleships, including the USS NE.
vada" on which he is now sta
toned.
He and his mates, who travel
much lighter than most sailors,
have had some h~air-raising ex-
periences. Once, the destroyer on
which they were based, took a
baka bomb and a suicide plane
almost simultaneously with only
two casualties resulting. Anoth-
er destroyer on which they were
based was attacked by a Jap tor
pedo plane, and they found that
they were without life jackets.
Fortunately the attack failed.
Green and the members of his
group change addresses so free
quently hat they go without
mail for weeks at a time; once
for 36 days.
After an early scheduled pc
Rod of rest in the Hawaiian Is
lands they will come back for
another few months of vagabond
life in the fleet.
Green's wife and small daugh-
ter live on Route /, Orange
Grove.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-24
Arena

There was prayer meeting last
Thursday night led by Mrs.
Harmon Williams at the P.ae
Grove Church OF God. Service
Nas held Saturday night led b.
N. r. Underwood of Agricola.
There was Sunday school on
Sunday morning with 80 present
1t the Pine Grove Church OF
God. Preaching was at IL am.
and at $3.50 pm. Sunday.
Mrs. A. Stricken and Mrs.
Frank Smith were shoppers in
Mobile Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Williams
and Edward and Elizabeth vii.
liams left for Panama Tuesday
Of this week. Fredia Williams
was already there. They are Wis
ting Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Will
liams and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keany Under
wood of Riehton, Miss, visited
In the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Nose Williams over the week
end. Mr.. Underwood is a broth
er OF Mrs. Nose Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon Williams
have as guest Mi. Williams Sis
ter.
Mrs. Willie Williams is visiting
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
N. Williams and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harmon Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Striekler,
and Boo and Wade Striekler,
left for Belle Center, Ohio, last
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martz of Hurley,
Miss, visited Mrs. Eliza Strick-
Ter one day last week.
Word has been received from
Mrs. Strieklef's grandson, Archie
Tate, who was somewhere in
Germany, that he is on his way
home from the Armed Forces.
Johnnie Strickler, son of Mr..
and Mrs, John Striekler, who has
been at Fort Ord, Calf, in the
Army, has been sent ross
Mr.. and Mrs. Perne Of Tanner
Williams visited in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Strickler
Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Smith visited in
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Nose
Williams Sunday.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-24
furnishings Are
Needed For Arts
And Crufts Center

Mrs. George l.. Steele, chair
ran Of the committee appointed
% secure furnishings for the Arts
ana Crafts Center, is asking foI
donations towards that end.
Any persons having tables
chairs, lamps and other furnish
ings suitable for a studio, which,
they are willing to give or lend
70 the center are asked to COM
municate with Mrs. Steele at hoI
sesidence at 634 Farnsworth
,treel, Pascagoula, or by phone
us, or through any member of
aer committee.
The center will also need brio
a-brac and draperies such as will
De suitable for still-life studies.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-24

friends who were their guests at
a beautifully appointed dinner.
Out-of-toWn visitors were Mrs.
Crops sister, Mrs. Ted Jarman
and Mr.. Jarman and their fam
ily, of Chickasaw, Ala.
Other guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. II. r. Cropp and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. p. Wheat.