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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-15
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. July 14.-(P-
Cotton futures closed st&.dy, 50
cents a bale higher to cents low
er.
Oven High Low Close
Jly - 22.85 %. IS 22.85 22.9ooup -
Oct 23.O7 23.10 1906 23.09 up l
Dec - 23.10b 80 23.10bunch
Mich - 23.O9 23.10 300 23.09boff i
May - 1900 23.O9 23.07 2S.08 up
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-15

EUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
Illness Prevents
Border ParIey

The Mexican Affairs Committee
the El CenIro C1amoer of Com
Der of Commerce last Saturday vis-
tied Mexicali and was to have dis
cussed various important matters
with Governor Juan Felipe Rico OF
Baja. California. but the governor
was indisposed and the committee
met with Senor Cabalerro, secretary
of state. The object of the meet
ing was to clear up all problems
and promote a better understand
ing on the cooperation on high
ways. railroads, tourists and fish
ing and hunting licenses.
Those in attendance included
c. c. Bramkamp, president CT the
El Centro Chamber of Commerce;
Earl Davis, Tom Finney, James H
Marable. VIM G. Outlook. Amelio
Aceves. Colonel j. Gutierrez, Mexi-
of the El Centro Chamber of Com
can consul: Ignacio PaSquiera,,
Mexican Consul; G.. Enrique, presi-
dent of the MeXicali Chamber OF
Commerce and Eugenio Elorduy.
After arrival at NIeXicali, the
committee was invited to the gov
ernor's palace for the discussion and
also received a second invitation to
talk with the governor at the
palace in the near future.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
TWO BROTHERS FACE CHARGE
OF DRUNK, DISTURBANCE

Two brothers, Francisco Villela
and Santos j. Villela. together with
a third man, were arrested in the
400 block on Main street Sunday
and charged with being drunk and
disturbing the peace. The arrests
were made by Officers Atkins, Greer
and Gillet During the melee one
CT the officers was floored by one
of the brothers.
Willie and Mary HaIStoW, both
40, were arrested over the week end
in the 200 block on Main street
charged with being drunk and dis
turbing the peace Police said the
two were fighting each other and
that Willie emerged the winner. The
couple attacked Deputy Sheriff
Holling. worth but bystanderS went
to his assistance and the pair was
subdued and arrested.
Officers Greer and Atkins Satur-
day arrested Joe Hightower in the
500 block on Main street. He was
charged with being drunk. Mrs.
Billie Hunt. IS. also charged with
being drunk. was arrested Sunday
in the SEQ block on Main street.
More than 25OOo.OO0 beard feet
of lumber are shipped overseas
through the naval supply depot in
Seattle each month.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
Death Summons
Well Known
Valley Resident

Imperial Valley residents were
shocked to hear of the sudden
death of James Kenneth Hickox.
56-year-old irrigation district en-
ploye, in an FL Centro hospital
shortly after am Monday
day.
He was stricken at 8 am. sun
day.
Funeral arrangements were not
complete Monday.
Hickox was tCrn in Warren, Ohio.
June l8, 1889 and had lived in
Imperial Valley 13 years. When he
first came to the valley he and his
family lived on a ranch on the
Dahlia canal He was Imperial
county superintendent for the Works
Progress Administration. and on
September Is, 1889 went to work
for the irrigation district, most OF
the time serving as power superin-
tendent of the Imperial division
He worked as usual on Saturday.
He was widely known throughout
Imperial Valley and had many
friends in many walks of life who
will miss his friendly smile and
cheerful greeting. He was active
in the Community church of In
perial and the Imperial Chamber
Of Commerce.
Survivors include his wife. Mrs.
Muriel HickoX OF Warren, Ohio;
two sisters and two brothers, all
living in Warren. Ohio.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
AirfieId Seized
On MindanaC

Continued From Page II
erican amphibious Iorces. sealed the
entire western side of the 800-mile
long Philippines archipelago. 1t
also brought MacArthur's forces
within l80 miles of oil-rich BOrneo.
CAUGHT OFF GUARD
The japanese were caught off
guard by the landing. While rear
guards put some scattered machine
gun fire. the bulk of the enemy
garrison fled across the two-mile
vice plain into the hill region.
The Americans quickly captured
Wolfe Airdrome, three quarters Of
mile inland, and famed east
ward along the coast capturing
Malarian, san Rogue and San Jose,
the latter only two miles from the
heart Of Zamboanga.
Reconnaissance planes began op-
Grating almost Immediately from
Folfes airstripS, which before the
war haC been a U. S. army airfield.
The planes apparently were spott-
ing Japanese positions ahead OF
the American forces who were near
ing the administrative headquarters
Of Zamboanga, 4 huge city cover
ing almost the entire southwest tip
of MindanaO,
Zambcanga, one of the principal
ports of Mindanao. IS directly o.
posite from Pesangang. on Basil
an Island at the northern end of
the Sulu ArchigelJgo stretching to
BOrneO.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
Democrats Stand
Against Treaty

One hundred per cent opposition
to ratification Of the proposed Mex
lean water treaty was voted Sunday
at a meeting CT the Democratic
central committee of the twenty
second congressional district in ses-
sion in Corona.
More than 10 Democrats in at
tendance registered a vigorous and
unanimous no when the matter
came to a vote following a report
of the talk made before the In
perial County Democratic central
committee by Evan T. HeweS. irri-
CATION district board chairman. in
e Centre last week. Democrats
were present from Imperial. River
side. and Orange counties.
Those present instructed Mrs. Ed
ma Morrison. secretary OF
the Democratic congressional dis
trict. to write letters of apprecia-
ton to Hewes. Senator Sheridan
Downey and Attorney General Rob-
ert Kenny of California Tor the
fight they are making against the
ratification of the treaty.
Imperial county will have a JEFF
ferson Day dinner of its own on
April l3. II will be held in the
Blue Room at the Barbara Worth
hotel
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
First Rift Seen
In Coal Miners
Parlev on WAGES

WASHINGTON, March - CUP)
The fist rift IN the soft coal
wage negotiations appeared when
mine operators rejected a union
proposal to make public the pro-
ceet ings Of Saturdays closed ses-
sion.
The miners were openly irked by
the petition CT Edward p. Burke.
Southern Coal Producers AssOcia-
ton president. TO the National
Labor Relations Board TO call off
the miners strike vote.
They proested vigorously curing
the session. it was understood. The
session. which was to have adjourn
ed at l:30 p. m. took a recess SO
that both sides could caucus on the
miners proposal to make the pro-
ceedings public, but the operators
would not accept il.
When the conference adjourned
an hour later John Jones, Cumber-
land. Nd, Assistant Secretary of
the conference, made the following
announcement:
The miners made a motion this
morning that the proceedings Of
today's session be reported to the
press. The operators voted against
the motion"
United Mine Workers Presto ent
John L. Lewis, noticeable irritated,
declined further comment. Mine
operators also remained silent.
Lewis was caught off guard by
the Burke petition.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
Work is Pushed
On Park Site

More trees were being taken out
Of court house park in FL Centre
Monday and contracts were ready
to be let for the construction Of
walks and curbs
County Agricultural Commission
CT B. A. Harrigan said the whole
place has been surveyed and the
work CT resetting some Of the re-
naming palms to comply with the
new landscaping plan is to be done
this week.
1T is slow work getting every
thing lined up" Harrigan said, but
we believe we are doing a good job.
The board Of supervisors asked that
the park be made a beautiful place
and a suitable setting for the war
memorial they are going to build
in the park Since the memorial
will serve as al outdoor auditor
ium, we are making our plans ac-
cordingly.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
NEW MEXICO CAPTAIN CALLS
ON RELATIVES IN FL CENTRO

Captain Robert Scott of Santa
Fe. New Mexico. who has the
Congressional Medal of Honor, the
Purple Heart and other medals and
awards. spent the Weekend in RI
Centre visiting relatives. Mr.. J
A. Marshall and the Edear broth
crS.
He has been in the army more
than three years and received the
Congressional Medal OF Honor for
service in Guadalcanal, teats he
accomplished while wounded His
father IS Dr James Scott head
OF the state health department in
New Mexico His mother is a
sister Of Mrs. Marshall and the
Edgar brothers. Captain Scott
visited IL Ccn'ro many times il
former years.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
Drainage, Soil
Work Surveyed

More than 30 Imperial Valley
residents attended the open house
at els State street, FL Centro Sat-
urday for a view of the drainage
ana soil experiments and explain
ations Of The work which were given
by the S,aff.
The visitors included housewives,
q naval engineer, Farm Bureau
members. farmers, citrus growers,
war board members, seed and feeo
men. building contractors, members
Ct the AAA. electrical contractors.
and businessmen. Several visitors
left the building without signing
the register.
Progress of the battle being made
10 conserve the soil and conquer the
drainage problems interested the
visitors who sought technical re-
ports on the worK low being done.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
Coast Visitor
Dies in +. {.

Mrs. Harriet Charlotte Moses.
70. died Sunday in an FL Cent2o
hospital after an illness suffered
while visiting relatives in FL Centre
from her home in San Diego.
She is survived by four daugh-
ters, Mrs. Kay Ryan of Campo;
Mrs. Julia E. Peterson of FL Centre:
Mrs. Jeanette Z. Daley of San
Diego, former assemblywoman, and
Mrs. Hester NJ Bruschi of San
Diego; five sons. Professor Paul L.
Moses of Ontario, Peren N. Moses,
Lorenz Moses, and Lewis J. Moses.
all of North Carolina. and Ancel
Thomas Moses of the navy: l3
grandchildren; a brother, Rev. j.
R. owen of Ashville, No rth Caro-
lima; and a sister, Mrs. Miles
Galloway of Balsom Grove, North
Carolina.
The body is expected to lie in
state in Ell Centro before being
taken TO San Diego for funeral
services and burial.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
Il. HE KNIIS HIS
DREAM SWEATER

FORT WAYNE. Ind. March 12
oUP'-Seventy-one-year-old Harri,
Dingman says age doesn't matter
out mere particularly, neither does
seX-.nat is as far a knitting IS
concerned Dinsnan recently COM
pleteC knitting an American flag
into Z sweater, after working at i
three years and eight months.
The sweater IS navy blue and
has a lC-inch flag down the front.
The hardest part OF it was knitting
the stars, he said
Dingman has knit since he vas
eight years old and the flag
sweater" always was his dream.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
NAZI PRISONERS GIVE
S3.SOO TO RED CROSS

CAMP CAMPBELL, KY, March
y GUPl-One German prisoner Of
var ut Camp Campbell Ky, asked
To contribute 10 the Red Cross.
The matter vas referred to tse
War Department in Washington,
which gave an official o. K.
Other prisoners soon followed the,
precedent set by the one prisoner,
and contributions poured in for a
total of S3,800 Each prisoner had
Given from savings from the daily
$50 earned by those who are en-
pl0yed.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
Yankees Widen
Rhine Front

Nazis had been expecting a new
push against the Ruhr.
North OF the MoSel. Patton's men
were rapidly mepping up the rem
nants of an estimated $4,000 Ger
mans pocketed in the Eifel noun
tainS.
Scattered German armored and
infantry groups still were reported
escaping through the l5-mile Mosel
gap OetWeel. Cochem. % miles
southwest Of Coblenz. and Erden, %
miles northeast of Trier, but the
bulk of the pocketed Nazi divisions
faced almost certain death or cap
ture.
HODGES SHIFTS MEN
Alarmed German military spokes-
men said 1t. Gen. Courtney H.
Hoo geS was shifting the bulk of his
U. S. First army into the break
through area to exploit the uneX-
pected capture of the Ludendorf
bridge at Remagen last Wednesday
Censored dispatches from the par
tally -blacked out Rhine front re-
ported only that the Americans
we're pushing out steadily all around
the perimeter of a bridgehead that
yesterday extended at least three
miles inland and nine miles along
the river bank.
Racio Berlin, however. said the
Yanks already had pushed two arm
ored and two infantry divisions
across the Rhine and held a salient
more than 10 miles wide
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
Russians Press
Steftin Battle
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Storming the Oder estuary north
and south of Stettin, and a great
battle for river crossings was III full
swing.
The German high command said
three Russian armies were hammer
ing the Nazi bridgehead across the
Oder from Stettin. CounterblowS
knocked out % Soviet tanks, il
added.
A Nazi commanique laid zhukoy's
First White Russian army continued
relentless attacks in the Oder val
ley before Berlin. where a Soviet
Jridgehead earlier reached within
% miles of the capital.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
use. OFFICIAL DIES

LOS ANGELES. March PUP
DR. Henry w. Bruce. 48-year-old
vice president and comptroller OF
the University of Southern Cali
fornia, dice late Sunday at his
home in Balboa. Cal, of a heart
attack. DR.. Bruce was appointed
vice president in 1885. He had
served as comptroller for six years
then and had been purchasing
agent for the university since 1922.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12

Continued From Page 4
Remagen bridgeheac. Is4e Germans
still were shelling it, despite the
acquisition of high ground on which
some enemy observation posts were
situated.
The German DNB news agency
said British troops were making
preparations to cross the lower
Rhine. Other enemy reports fore
cast big scale fighting in the Mi
megen- -Emmerich sector, where the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
RAMBLING REPORTER

Continued From Page Il
started cooking it the night before
and it tasted like it.
Bill Foss contends his patrol
served Sunday lunch ON time but
the rest of the men say he bor-
rowed a truck from congress and
turned his clock back.
If Warren Currier thinks he kept
off the sissie list by sending Dave
Goddard as a proxy, he is mistaken.
Several men must have paid protec-
ton money because all the sisSies
RR was able to round up We're Cur
rier, Guy Weakley, and Jim Brock.
Know any others?
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
Foiled Again

The saddest man in all the world
is Harmon Tyler. He loaded up his
outboard motor boat, bought fish
ing permit, and started for Mexico.
That is as far as he made il.
He was not permitted to take his
boat into Mexico and he can't get
the permit money back.
Well, Tyler, you'll just have to
content yourself with good old irri-
PatiOn ditch catfish.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
CHANGE PLEAS

Mar Nun Sing and Nah Wing
Soon, El Centre Chinese residents,
Monday changed their pleas from
not guilty to guilty of possession
of narcotics. changing their pleas
at the time they were scheduled for
trial in Imperial county superior
court. They asked for probation
and will be given a hearing March
%
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
DOES CAEsaREAN ON COW

GREYBULL. Myo. Mach L. up
A Guernsey COW owned by Bob
Aver of Greybull recently had a
Caesarean operation performed by
4 veterinarian. The calf lived inly
six hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
with Mustard

If we hear any more about that
three -year-old chestnut sorrel brute
Rodney Clarke and Orval Walker
acquired in San Bernardino we will
start neighing
They say it is a quarter horse.
Well, if it is only quarter of a
horse why not barbecue it and serve
il up on buns?
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
SOII EXPERTS TOUR VALLEY

George Hutchinson of Berkeley.
California conSeryationist, and J II.
Christ. regional conServationist OF
Portland. Maine, Monday toured
Imperial Valley with members Of
the staff of the irrigation district
and drainage office.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Suit for divorce was filed i'll I'M
perial county superior court recent
~ by William A. Cass against Marie
M CaSS.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
Merey's Gentle Hand Ministers
To All Without Question
Of Race or Creed

This great army your Red Cross stretches out hand OF mercy
to millions ali over the word-sodiers sailors, marines and
civilians hand that collects millions of pnts of life saving
nIasma hand that delivers millions of sustaining food pack
ages TO detected allied war prisoners hand that delivers
heaenng emergency from loved and to loved
ones hand that brings food and clothing to helpless victims
of ruthless this Red Cross that does all these
things and more For over world its hand of COM
passion offers hope wrecked souls and manned
bodies Can an organization whose every fibre is directed at
aiding and giving soace weary be dened Look to
YOUR heart for the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-12
Lawmakers Wait
New Health
Bill, Scan Taxes
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employees insteaC Oh me IL per cent
asked in the governors bill
Urged on by Governor Earl War
ren. committees in both houses were
to consider bills this week to freeze
majcr tax rates at their present
levels. The senate revenue and tax
alton committee opens its hearings
tomorrow night and the correspond
ing assembly committee starts work
Thursday.
TOP PRIORITY
Warren has given top priority to
holding tas rates down evidently in
an attempt to Stave off passage Of
any considerable number of appro-
priation bills totaling s482,00O,0 900
which have been introduced in the
assembly and senate
On the other hand. city and coun-
ty associations want the sales, in
come and bank corporation tax
rates restored to 1943 levels to fl
nance local public works. They may
have support from Democratic legis-
latOrs who have been urged by DEM
ocratic Attorney General Robert w.
Kenny to consider the city and
county arguments.
Washington Journal., 1945-05-04
Critic Srisec>N1arfe
fir RccicrcltiamtmtlMme

San 5rancisco - 9ie erite Qus-
gabe elmer 8riefmarfe, Sic CUR Grim
l1erung an Sic limited Stations @on-
IN Gan 6rancisco geornft
muroe BON Staots- SefretGr
fiir sic MarfeninmmIulig
oes berItorbenen 8raii0enten GooIe-
peIt gefnuft.
@d6reno Der einfaden 9eremonie
bemerfte Ser Stnatsiefret1r, Dab
Gooiepelt BORT iein uno sic Morfe
ielbit fulien miiroe, menll er am Sc
ben mare, Auno Dab 8rGiioent 8rumon
uno er oesWegen 6eidlolien bdtten,
Sic Marfe 81 faufen uno iie ser be-
riibmten Summlung in SD0e gorf
bei5ufiigen.
9ie 8ogen ser blalien Marfen, nit
Dem 3itot &oolebelts: ,,3orporo tie
Stations, 4pril %, 1915,
meroen 6rau Eleanor &ooIepelt ii5er.
lanot Deroen.
Washington Journal., 1945-05-04
6Mm
Taa Serlims

Maibinqton - oSeoer, Der I'M
6er6it 1871 ~beDnuptet bate, 0oB Der
5aq fommen miro, an bent Die Hui-
len triump6iereno ourh Oos Brans
Oen6urger 8or paruOieren, mare
3peifellos uerriidt erfldrt moroen",
id3reibt 0ie idrpeoiide 3eitnng
Morgontionigen" in elnem &onts
mentar at BENT utmittelbnr beOorlte.
6enoen Sail ser Oeuti6en Eeifs.
buuptitoOt. o@epiB, >Ntiinden NOR
Die uSouptito0t Der 9eDegung uno
Riirnberg, Die oStaot Der Hei6gpnr-
teitoge", mag Die StoOt gepeien lein,
in Der ollie iere pontpoien @ortel-
funogebungen par rrceIlence it%attfan-
oen, aber troboem NOR bod Berlin
Oos politiide Reroen5entrum mo -
entipredeno Ben @eltero6erungs-
trdumen ser @n5is = Ole fiinftige
SauptItoot ser @elt, 0eren glon3uol-
Ter @ieoerauf6ou nad Dem Siege
6ereits nod Soeen Sitlers eggplant
mar. Seine groberung iebt iest oa.
fer Oen SdluBitempel unter ben emo
giiltigen .3uiammen6rltfs oes Rotio-
nalio5ialismuS uno lit Ser gr0Bte
Grilimpb, ser bislarg in Oieiem BLU
tigcn arieg ge9en ben Nd5ismtS Der
5eidnet lperOen fonnte.
Ser Sail 8erIins miro ieood
nidt 6eoeuteiL ooB 0amit au9 ser
%gea3ismus tot lit, ionoern nur, 6oB
oas leudtenoe Symbol Sitler'ider
Maft 5eridmettert lit. Grotoem
a6er muB iebt ie0er Geutide, lpie iebr
er audi INNER BON ser 9a3ipropagnn-
0a per0umn1t lein mag, erfenneit, onB
oos Spiel perloren lit. Die @a3ifiib-
rung Fat oos ifon LANCE gepuBt,
a6er in ibrem Derbre6erii6en @unId,
oen 6ooesfompf in Dem 8eltreben su
uerldngern, ibr eigenes idmmerli6eS
2eben 5u perldngern ooer bod ben
Ma6trauid bis 3ur Neige ous3ufo-
item, bat tie boriablih oas 2eben BON
Millionen Meniden eeopfert, sic
3ltflnft tpeiterer Millionen o%ertpiiftet
un0 oos cigene 9ano ouf @enerotin-
men binnus 5eritort. &ein Stud fam
id3reflid genltg iein uno fein Sob
aufridtiger iein, ols Der, Ser Oas
oeutide 8olf erfiiGIen miro, apenn es
zines Cages erfennt, tpas iid in Ben
lebten 8ogen 0es Na3ismus obge-
Lpielt bot.
Washington Journal., 1945-05-04
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be, Iaqen, er perbe na6 Der 2ei9sns
rebe tommen unh fi9 benz 3u9e ans
f9lieBen. @r fam inbeB etpas gu frlb,
Der BreDiger brad mitten ub, Der 3ug
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eing aber nur big gum Nnfang Der
NepsfijperIpettipe unO ritt ms Wit@
9oilopi9e pdlais, mo 3bee %getrunten
purbe. .!0ot mar Diefen Ssufel enbs
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aaiier, Ii9 cine Bfeife un3unoeno. 9a
Die umftebenDsn betroffen bic Nagen
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fels freue? Ou psiBt ni4t, DaB en-
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nit ieinen SbGtli9feiten eegen ben
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bic peitfGs aus Der 9anb uno lieB lie
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SAGE Der Beerbigune bintpies uno ipos
er ieinem einitieen 2ebrer bis iber
ben Sob binous ni4t persehn
fonnte.