Yuma Daily Sun, The (Newspaper) - May 23, 1945, Yuma, Arizona THE WEATHER AT TDMA reported by 0 8 Bureau Highest last 21 Lowest last 21 Average high this Average low this AND TH WEATHER FORECAST TO THURSDAY NIGHT Considerable high cloudiness about the same VOLUME 122 YUMA ARIZONA WEDNESDAY MAY 23 1943 THE ARIZONA VOLUME 122 YONABARU IS CAPTURED ON OKINAWA Seventh Division Shatters Eastern End of Jap Line By WILLIAM K United Press War Correspondent GUAM Thursday May Tenth Army troops advanced southeast Nuha and fanned out beyond captured Yonabaru today in a developing offensive that threatened t o isolate besieged Shuri and smash Japan's tough Okinawa defense system marines and soldiers drove forward at both ends of the enemy's last-ditch line Front re- ports indicated possibility Yanks may soon be able to sweep down the coastal flanks of awa leaving Shuri fortress be- hind for special siege treatment Tho rested Seventh division p e d through defenses near Yonabaru Reports lagging at least hours behind actual developments placed elements of the Seventh nearly a mile south of Yonabaru east coast hold and fifth est city Drives South At the opposite western end of the five-mile marines of major Gen Pedro Del Valle's first division drove south a n d east of Naha rubbled city of inawa Slogging through ankle-deep mud the Leathernecks advanced to a point overlooking Shuri road which cuts diagonally across the island from a point near the end of Naha harbor The gains beyond Naha and the Yonabaru breakthrough op- posed the way to possible com- plete isolation of all the toughest island fortress which has yet come under ican The still were ing bitterly In early the Yonabaru battle American Sherman tanks knocked out six of nine Japanese tanks on the outskirts of the city in the first armored of tiie Okinawa campaign Infantry killed enemy troops in righting Yonabaru the southwest corner of Nakagusuku bay an excellent naval anchorage The bay soon will be open to can shipping Four army and marine divisions lightened a pincers on Shuri mid- way between Naha and baru Operations there were ed however by heavy rains and mud 1 8 Planes Downed From 12 to 15 Japanese planes attacked American shippings in the Okinawa area at dusk day Eight were shot down the remainder fled without ing damage Tho division paved the way for the conquest of with an advance down the southeastern slopes o f Conical lull into the bomb and lored port Monday Infantry ed of the enemy in on Page Peace Officers to Hold Conference Here Friday Sheriff Jack Beard had made arrangements for a peace officers meeting to be held here Friday with representatives of the ral bureau of identification At noon the meeting will got with a luncheon Following the luncheon the conference will be held at the same place H R Duffey in charge of FBI operations in Arizona is to be present and will conduct the con- ference 8 to Graduate From Colored School Tonight Eight pupils will receive diplo- mas at the Yuma Colored School graduation exercises tonight at it was announced today by C W McGraw superintendent of city schools Thu program w a s announced as Musi c Overture George H Sanders by the estra Music Flag of Wolf by the Invocation Rev J L Hornback Music Russell by the class Salutatory Johnny Mac Violin duet To Spring Grief by Jean Whitman and nine Sackett Oration by lily Rebecca Crisp Violin solo Meditation from J Massenet by Miss Continued on Page Navy Resents News of Reverting To Week To the Daily Sun from B M QM of Die U S navy serving somewhere in the Pacific area conies a note of protest over the reversion to the hour work week following the cessation of hostilities in Europe Young Bragdon not yet 21 a Conner resident of Yuma wrote the letter May 0 and introduces the protest by Last evening over the news program this ship learned that civilians are going back to a -10 hour working week But us guys out here can't go on a 40 hour the protest the did that Bragdon is certain that ians would do a lot of hollering about it and accuse the services of laying down on the job The letter The war may be over in Eur- ope but it sure as hell isn't over out here For those who think it is just take a good look at a war map The hardest fighting of this war is yet to come My object in writing this letter to you is to see if maybe you could write up a good editorial on the subject Trusting that this letter doesn't leave any bad feelings me I remain etc Hundreds Attend Open Forum Here On United Nations Conference Several hundred residents of wn and vicinity attended the lic forum meeting held at the Yu- man Union High School last night Under discussion wan the United Nations ence on International tion which opened cisco April and is expected to be concluded early in June Mrs Haughtelin dent of the Yuma County room Teachers association which organization sponsored the forum meeting Introduced the eight ers of the discussion as M J Hackett manager of the Yuma branch of the First al Bank of Arizona U L Baker manager of the local J C Penney Co store and president of the cal chamber of commerce Peter C Byrne attorney J R Wester mining engineer and farmer the Rev Bancroft P Smith vicar of St Paul's Episcopal church Mrs Mary of the local ial security and welfare office Mrs Bennett scientist and Hans manager of the camp at Is Chairman Lt U S Palmer of strategic services at Yuma Army Air Field directed the panel He brought out through questions directed at the eight panel members the work of the proposed new world league for the preservation of peace and tariffs also came in for Banker Hackett explained the Woods proposals for the of an international bank from which member nations might borrow Participates The last half hour of the forum was devoted to questions from the audience L T Rouse ashed what nation was insisting on retention of the veto power of the Big Five on the all-powerful Security cil in the proposed new United tions league Under that plan a- upon at Yalta no action can be taken except with unanimous approval of the Big Five Mr Wester said that while it was generally believed to be sia he had heard that the United Slates delegation solidly ing that stand in the belief that the league would not secure TJ S Senate approval unless that veto power is retained as a sizeable block of senators will not consent to the U S surrendering to the league Lieutenant Palmer summarized the discussion and closed by ing citizens not to become dis- Continued on Page 5 3 CABINET MEMBERS Perkins Biddle Wickard Marvin President today ed three cabinet resignations and the names of the new members he will nominate The president told his news con- ference he was accepting the of Attorney General Francis Secretary of bor Frances Perkins and Secretary of Agriculture Claude A Wickard At the same time he announced that War Food Administrator Marvin Jones is resigning and his duties probably will be transferred to the agriculture department The new cabinet appointees arc Tom C Clark of Dallas Texas present assistant attorney general to become attorney general Federal Judge Lewis B wellenbach of Spokane Wash to be secretary of labor and Rep Clinton P Anderson D N M to be secretary of agriculture The president said he was pointing Wickard as rural administrator Mr Truman said all the cabinet changes become effective June 30 except in the case of Wickard which will be effective any time he is confirmed by the senate as REA administrator The president said that Jones will return June 30 to the U S court of claims from which he stepped to head the war food ad- ministration He said when Jones leaves WFA probably will be put into the agriculture department WASHINGTON May 23 President Truman h a s accepted Attorney General Francis Biddle's resignation and is expected to an- his departure from the cabinet this afternoon the United Press was reliably Informed Biddle would he the second member of the Roosevelt cabinet on Page 4 Persistency Pays Saleswoman Wins Rank of Captain One member of the Third Re- tail army has found that it pays to keep on asking everybody to buy war bonds She asks body to buy war bonds She asks everybody who comes into the store a Monday she was promoted to the rank of cap- tain Mrs Ruth McCord of the J C Penney company shoe department is the soldier who became cap- tain She struck the jackpot when she encountered the mystery shopper in the store and asked him to purchase a bond The mystery shopper is a son who goes about the stores in Yuma daily with a check for a sizable amount in his or her session ready to purchase a war bond for that amount from the first member of the Third Retail army who tries to sell a bond Sometimes the mystery per makes small purchases times he or she just asks for in- formation The purpose is to keep the clerks on their toes asking everybody lest they miss the big Jaycees Decide tp Study Plans For Protecting Gila Project Rights to Colorado River Water Protection of the water rights of the Gila project will be studied by the Yuma junior chamber of commerce it was decided at a meeting of the organization day night On motion of A W Dudley former Yuma county presentative in the Arizona lature the matter was preferred to the board of directors of the body which was given power to act after considering the matter Speaking at the Tuesday night Mr Dudley pointed out the danger of losing a great ume of water to the Salt river valley if the plan for diverting the Colorado river to that section by a proposed tunnel gains favor in congress He said that unless the tunnel plan which cost is stopped there will be no possibility of developing the forty-acre homesteads able in this area for returning war veterans and others Contrasted Contrasting the expense in eloping the Gila project Mr ley said that the cost be only of winch million already has been spent He urged the Jaycees to conduct a campaign to protect the rights of Yuma county Chairman James of the recreation committee reported that he had numerous requests for forming a softball league but because of the of work involved he would need a large of interested sons to promote such an activity Two proposals by Linwood kins gained favor at the meeting First was the suggestion that all Yuma businessmen be urged to place the Jaycee slogan A committee will be appointed to handle this ter Mr Perkins other proposal was that the organization provide suitable blankets for the football team Members voted to purchase 25 blankets for next season Volunteer UK At the request of John several members ed to act as life guards at the municipal swimming pool on days during the summer to aid Abe Marcus who has been unable to obtain the services of a cient number of guards A letter that Junior chamber of commerce will aid in sponsoring the sale of memberships for the Yuma Com- munity Concert association will bo given to Dr P G Corliss for use in negotiating for next son's programs it was decided af the meeting Jaycees arc asked to ride in the parade on Memorial Day and those having horses that they are willing to loan for the occasion are requested to advise Hoval Continued on Page 4 ON MINDANAO IS CAPTURED 3 Divisions Only 21 Miles From Juncture Voting Issues Feature Debate it S F Conference To the People of this Community Tlie 7th War Loan campaign is a good lime for you to take stock of your war situation On the brighter side you live in the only great infi country without ken cities death and desolation in the streets nnd rampant tragedy Your i come is the highest in years You are a pretty good citizen because you have donated your blood bought extra bonds and worked at a war job On the other hand the war may have already dealt you its most terrible loss of a loved one Study your neighborhood You'll find war's heartbreak behind someone's curtains Now you are asked to buy more and bigger extra bonds than ever before Can you ford to have a tired Your bond purchases in the six previous loans helped to destroy Hitler and Mussolini Japan is next on your list Hoisting the Stars and Stripes over Tokyo will take your help in bond buying together THE EDITOn By United Tress Staff Correspondent SAN FRANCISCO May Four experts struggled today to answer of questions posed by the United Nations in to modify the almost lute veto of the big powers new world r dispute on this basic issue however has not slowed ped up tempo of the United tions conference Ail estimated 75 per cent of committee work on the Charter and hopes for- an early June ad- are high Remaining problems include such fundamental issues as sembly powers trusteeships arid voting formula The debate on spotlight with issue Other charter lems have become very technical with most of the wrangling over words Absent The problems caused Secretary fi Jr to fly to Washington to consult with President Truman and his state department aides though he said the quick he'll be back tomorrow or Friday chcc problems there was tion that he might try to persuade the president to come here for the final session Here are sonic of the issues that do not bear directly oh ing of a charter but are to take some the basic job Squabble 1 An ily squabble involving delegates to this conference Syria and having broken off tions with France on a new treaty protested Uje French action of sending troops to those former French mandates gates of the two Near Eastern re- publics used a conference to accuse France the troops to pressure them into acceding to French demands for special privileges 2 Raising of the Polish issue a- gain by Ukrainian Foreign Z He ated the Soviet charge that the 16 arrested Polish underground ers had jeopardized Red army find said they had shot Russian troops in the back The highlights of latest com- work on the charter ed: Decision to leave the door open for creation of a travelling not connected with j eral Assembly Ft Yuma Man Wounded On Luzon Recalls Buna Campaign In New Guinea Although he was wounded In action in the Philippines Staff Sergeant Elmer H Emerson year-old Infantry rifle squad der from Yuma Arizona tates back two and a half years to the Buna campaign when he talks of the war in the Pacific The tall and husky Indian doughboy son of Charles son of the Fort Yuma Agency was one of the battalion of 2nd Infantry Division soldiers who walked for nearly two months crossing the lofty Owen Stanley mountain range to hit the laps for the first time at Buna New Guinea When got across the tains carrying our equipment with he related in an interview at a west coast port there any chance to rest We went right into battle A few days jny company ran into some of the strongest Jap defenses We were the ing company and that first lime we had to pull back after the Japs pinned us down for two hours with heavy fire But we at- tacked and surprised them i n their holes two days later Grapples With Jap He told how Private another Arizona man in his com- pany grappled with a Jap and him with his own rifle during that fight Private Emerson who fought as an Ml rifleman nil through that campaign and later at dor and Altape In New Guinea has the Combat Infantryman Bodge earned by exemplary con- duct In action against the enemy dcr shortly before the Ked Ar- row division went to I was wounded on December he sad about a month ter got to Leyte Some Jap with a rifle or hit me in the hip with a 25 bullet We could sec them ahead of us as we moved up a hill they were holding My company took the Continued on Page 5 Reports Allied Troops at Foochow ISy PRESS By H D QUIGG United Press War Correspondent MANILA May The Thirty First Division swept ward today toward a junction with southbound troops to split Mindanao after capturing balay capital of ince Only 21 miles separated the from the 40th and ions which were meeting stiffer fighting in the hills near the town of on the Sayre highway agricultural capital of central Mindanao with a of fell Sunday after a six-day drive of 30 miles by the The town and its nearby field were taken almost without opposition from the Japanese who rapidly were retreating ward Gen: Alartin Commands The commanded by Maj Gen Clarence Martin was near a junction with the 24th di- vision driving north from the vao sector less than 25 mile away The 24th advanced four miles a- gainst moderate resistance to the northern outskirts of- and was within less than two miles of airfield last Japanese held airdrome on On five American di- visions continued to mop up anese resistance tempo of the Philippines fighting was step- ped up to complete the campaign ami release operations elsewhere Forty-Third Division units ing up the Ipp Darn sector 20 miles ed Japanese dead West of Manila Division Page All Members of Doenitz Gov't Are Arrested May 23 Supreme headquarters announced tod ay that all members of Admiral Karl Doenitz's acting German and of the Gorman in Flensburg had high been casting taken custody as prisoners of war The Allies arrested German officers and an unspecified ber of other military and civilian personnel -An official ment of the move against the temporary setup at re- The arrest of the German ers in Flensburg collapsed the in- terim setup which succeeded the government of Adolf Hitler SHAEF has made it plain in repeated statements on the sub- ject that the Allies tolerated the regime headed by only as a temporary They never recognized the Doenitz clique as a but worked with it as the best substitute for an organized capable of expediting the German surrender Japan Demands U S Pay Indemnity For Sinking Nip Ship By UNITED Japan today demanded that the United Slates pay indemnity and punish those sible for the sinking of the anese relief ship Awa Maru The Awa Mam was sunk by a Brumby Mutual j submarine April 26 in Japanese System correspondent in Chungking today raised the that Allied troops other than Chinese participated in the liberation of the Chinese port city of B r u m b y broadcasting from Chungking said Chinese news re- ports declared natives of ated Foochow are showering gifts on Chinese and Allied troops The Chinese report did specify the nationality of the Allied troops Brumby said adding we knew the Chinese were there American service and specialists often have been re- ported to be operating with nese troops in the region along the corridor through eastern China Chungking circles have lated on the possibility of Allied landings along the China coast particularly since the Chinese re- waters while traveling under safe conduct The United Stalest con- ceded that an American rine sank a Japanese ship in that general vicinity but said it was traveling and off the planned course of the Awa Maru Files Civil Suit For Automobile Injury Alexander Sortillon and da Sortillion have filed civil suit with the superior court here against Levy socking ages for injury allegedly ed by Matilda Sortillon while a of and passenger in the of the defendant The injury is stated to have occurred near Winterhaven Calif 28 when the dant recklessly drove her car er a railroad crossing throwing the plaintiff against the side of He was promoted to squad captured Foochow last week car and injuring her spine Quartzsite First To Report On Bond Sales First report of bond activities in the Seventh War Loan drive was received from E B Hart community chairman at site Total B bond sales at to date amount to 2 will go ward to retailers within the next few days it was announced today by the retail chairman Names of stores reporting total bond sales and sales of all salespeople for the first week will also be re- leased within the few days All retailers are to submit complete reports to the office at the chamber of commerce each Monday morning to be included in the report Col H D Smith New Commanding Officer at Colonel Harold D Smith has been commanding officer at Army Air Field ing Colonel A J Malone recently transferred Panama to information released at the air base headquarters Colonel c at Yuma after having ed as commanding of f leer t Pecos Army A i r Field Pecos Texas since Before ing to Pecos Colonel Smith had completed of overseas vice and was stationed for a short time at Air Forces Western Flying Training Santa California The military career of the new commanding officer dates back to 1918 was sioned United States Army Air Service He World War I and latei with the Army of Occupation the Air Corps Tactical in 1940 in the United States Eas tein Defense Activities In ust of 1942 with the 2nd Wing of the 8th Later he Continued on 5 Doyle Petersen Gets Petty Officer Rating With Seabees Friends Here that Doyle former Yuman ho is now Seabees arid was home on leave last re- Tin rating to chief petty officer when he re- turned to duty the coast a few days ago Petersen enlisted in Seabees in rating of MM He was sent to England in April 1944 and participated in the invasion of France Last July he was moted to while still in France And now comes the chief petty officer rating He is at Port and expects to re- embarkation orders soon Mrs Petersen lives in Yuma at Eighth street Doyle is a brother of R E Petersen of CHURCHILL RESIGNS AS PREMIER Laborites Will Be Excluded From New LONDON May 23 I Minister Churchill resigned today and was commissioned by King George to form an interim to hold office until y general election to held July 5 Churchill's action end to the coalition government v which has governed Britain since Churchill was summoned fice in the The king probably will announce tonight the dissolution of Britain's parliament and set a general election for July 5 A announcement from Churchill's official residence Downing street said he submitted Ins resignation as prime minister first lord of the treasury and min of defense to the king at noon today Chui chill remained at with the king for 50 minutes The was regarded largely as a to clear the way for a general election on July 5 first in 10 years and for the appointment of a government toc serve the interim under Churchill The new cabinet will exclude of the Labor forced a showdown by rejecting Churchill's plea that it remain thp coalition until Japan has been defeated 4 to Be Dropped Among the more pi eminent who will be dropped be Deputy Minister Clement R Atlee Labor Minister Home Secretary Herbert Mors son A V Alexander party men such as cellor of the Exchequer John Anderson war secretary Sir James Gi igg and Supply Minister Sir An- diew Duncan will be re however Churchill probably will the government before commons meets Tuesday perhaps bj this week end is leader of party which a majority of the seats ment J To Dissolve Parliament 10 year old parliament will be dissolved to make way for the general election three weeks after the king issues a formal no- tice that the government has Vv Churchill drove from 10 to Buckingham palace in a closed automobile with his al flag as lord warden of cinque ports flying from Only two or three persons gates recognized Churchill He was dressed in a black coat and and appeared serious arid pied Called in 5 Years Ago It was just a little more five years ago that he was by the king to the palace to form a new government to Continued on Page 4 115 to Graduate From 8th Grade Yuma City Night Diplomas will be presented to i Eternal Father Strong 115 pupils at the eighth grade to Navy hymn by the graduation exercises at the of the Fourth Avenue school Thursday night it was announced by Supt C W j Graw i The program scheduled to be- gin at o'clock was ced as Music Overture George H Sanders by the chestra Invocation Rev A M Krahl Music Teresa Del Riego by the class Salutatory Jess Buckelew Oration The Art of Barbara McLaren Music a I Would That My Mendelssohn fb On the Road to ton by the boys chorus Oration Gettysburg Callahan Violin solo Salut d'Amour by Velum Underwood Oration The of Donald Jones Music Beautiful Foster Nightingale by the class Valedictory Evalyn Gleeson Announcement o f prizes and awards Supt Presentation of diplomas James B Rolle Jr trustee member Members of the Girls Graduating Marilyn Joyce Allen Norma Avila Elizabeth Barker Margaret Felipa Basoco Eleanor Kliza Gomez Benzor Evangeline V Etta Brooks Socorro Buker Jean Burrow Josephine Vasquez Cabrera Callahan Virginia Cerveny Rose Marie Chavez Olga Darlene Connor Alva De Fraga Gloria Dominguez Beverly Marjorie Gale Dunne Gloria Duron Evalyn Nell Lou Gragnon Frances Virginia Hanna Volti Mao Howard Retty Humphries Long I Lopez Dolores Lowry Virginia Ortiz Continued on Page 0
