Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Saturday july 21 f 1945 the stars and stripes Washington july 20 it apr the House today unanimously approved minor Senate amendments to the Bretton Woods legislation completing congressional action on the Bill and sending it to president Truman a desk. Congress thus became the first parliamentary body of the major Powers to approve the 44-nation agreement. The Senate had approved the measure yesterday 61 to 16. Nineteen republicans and one progressive joined 41 democrats in voting senatorial approval after four Days of bitter debate. Two democrats a. Lee of Daniel Tex and Burton k. Wheeler it Mont or went along with 14 republicans who voted against the plan. The plan puts the uj3. Down for a 2,750,000,000-Dollar share of a proposed m00,000,000-Dollar fund to stabilize world currencies and a 3.175.qoo.ooo<lollar capital subscription to. The �.100,000.00<mollar Bank to make Loans for recons Truo Tion and development. Majority Leader Alben w. Barkley Day gave the Senate its Cue by arguing any amendment would kill the entire proposal and necessitate another monetary conference. Leading opponent of the agreement was sen. Robert a. Taft Ltd Ohio who vainly sought to limit use of the stabilizing fund and to eliminate entirely us. Participation in the world Bank. You can twin even if Vervle Eiten in Hie Pacific manage the slip illegal War souvenirs past unit and base censors there it Little Hope of the contraband getting Home. At san Francisco pest office soldiers avid sailers a Ray incoming packages above. When Toreen registers Metal goodbye trophy right a Load of contraband is wheeled away. News from Home Portland ore., july 20 ans a Only a few Miles of Green Timber remained tonight Between two Small towns and an eight Day old Forest fire which has enveloped 55 Square Miles of Northwest Oregon two thousand men including service personnel worked desperately to Stop the Wilson River Blaze. The hamlets Glenwood and gales Creek still had not been evacuated tonight. It was hoped the fire fighters could Check the the flames when they reached the Green Timber. The Wilson River fire has crossed a Southern Pacific freight line and threatens to merge with a Salmen Berry River Blase which broke out of fire trails after being controlled temporarily. At one Point the Wilson River fire almost trapped 415 sailors part of the fire fighting Force. The flames spread swiftly through Trees above a Point where the men were working. Failing to the ground the sailors radioed for help and  surrounding area with their extinguishers. They finally escaped by crawling under the biasing branches. Sacramento calif., july 20 cans a a tirade against a japanese american Soldier and his family has landed mrs Wilma Insigne 34, of Walnut Grove in Sacramento county jail. A Walnut Grove Justice of peace sentenced mrs. Insigne to 90 Days in jail on charges of disturbing the peace and using vulgar profane and indecent language. He suspended 60 Days of her term on condition she leave the county after serving 30 Days. Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes cited her conviction As the first jail sentence imposed Jon threatening returned japanese americans. Mrs. Insigne was arrested on complaint of pvt. Yoshio Matsvoka. Who just returned to the . After ten months in a German prison Camp. Matsuoka charged the woman threatened to have his fathers Home burned Down if the family remained in Walnut Grove. From her cell mrs. Insigne screamed last night Quot its a lie a dirty Jap Loving lies i positively did not threaten any japs. I just gave them a darn Good cussing  new York Eastern townships Are trying to get rid of extra helmets and Stirrup pumps now that the air raid peril is regarded As Only something that might have Happy Ned but did t. The office of Price administration has set a ceiling on Metal helmets at 1.10 dollars but sellouts have come Only at prices much lower than the ceiling. Stirrup pumps with ten feet of Hose Are offered by Many stores at 1.79. The ads say the pumps Are Good for tree spraying White washing and watering  seen in food Post Waves chief engaged to minister Wellesley mass engagement of of amp it. Mildred Mcafee head of the Waves and president of Wellesley College and the Rev. Douglas Horton new York congregationalist wag announced. Miss Mcafee 45, said the wedding will take place soon. Or. Horton soon to be 54, is the father of four children. His first wife died i june 1944. Washington july 30 apis president Truman is considering the appointment of format senator Guy m. Gillette a Iowa to head the production and distribution of food in the american occupied zone of Germany it was Learned Here. Gillette conferred with Truman shortly before the president left for the big three conference. War department officials have urged immediate action on a food director for Germany. Gillette who resigned As chairman of the surplus War property Board was Long a member of the agriculture and foreign relations committees. ? no steaks today Salt. Lake City Guy h. Toombes Public relations chairman for the american hotel association estimates that the Odds against getting a Steak in your favorite restaurant Are 399 to one. Loan for Bonus Boston a measure setting up a state loan fund for Massachusetts veterans of world War i was substituted for a Sute Senate Bill which would have provided bonuses averaging 300 dollars. Vests restore Jap Travet Stockton calif., july 20 a n s a a desecrated japanese graveyard Here has been restored by 15 discharged veterans of the Pacific War who denounced today what they termed the a a hate campaigns against. Japanese americans. A �?�1 thought we were fighting against this sort of thing not for  Marine Veteran Bob Mcdan Nold of Leys Angeles said. The group now students at the College of the Pacific restored the cemetery where tombstones had been knocked Over and holes dug in Graves. The veterans said they would act As caretakers during their off hours whisky production to be limited at Best w a8h ton manufacture of Bourbon will be Stop Ped outright at the end of this month agriculture k Secretary Clinton p. Anderson announced and if other whiskey is made it will be in limited quantities. Decision to ban use of Corn in making of any Hajj a a alcohol and to limit use of other grains for beverage alcoho1. Was prompted by prospects for a i smaller com crop than had been expected and the consequent need to conserve Grain for food human a  and livestock. Distillers recently were urged to help Anderson in the program to boost the Grain Supply. Washington july 20 ans a three Home baked fruit cakes Are Enro Ute to Okinawa today for the Celebration of three Brothers reunited for the first time in six years. The Brothers Are Avi atom machinists mate Lames l. Sellar 21, of the Navy 1-sgt. Charles h. Bellar 26, of the army and Cpl. Bobbie Bellar 20, of the marines. Their Mother mrs. Frank k. Bellar baked and mailed the cakes after her sons wrote that they had met on Okinawa but had been unable to round up enough special food for a real  assist imprisoned go Scranton pa., july 20 ans a an american Soldier received the support of 1,675 citizens of the English town of Corby in his fight for release from a 25-year army sentence on a rape charge. Pvt. Donald Hicks of Kingston n.y., was convicted and sentenced in Corby then transferred the the Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg a. The English townsfolk said in a petition to third Federal court of appeals that Hicks was unjustly convicted. Counsel for Hicks contends the verdict was not unanimous and contrary to Law. Federal judge John Biggs or. Reserved decision. A. Eight More German prisoners of War accused of killing fellow prisoners whom they considered anti nazi have been sentenced to death by courts martial the War department disclosed. Seven were hanged at it. Leavenworth kan., last week. Congress special Economy committee promised a thorough investigation of the United nations Relief and rehabilitation administration to determine whether it duplicates army activities in Europe. Sen. Harry f. Byrd a Vaj is committee  proposes new  floor Washington july 20 ans a legislation to raise the minimum wage under the fair labor standards act from 40 to 65 cents an hour was introduced today in Congress. The amendment also provides an increase of five cents an hour each year until a minimum of 75 cents is reached. Rep Frank e. Hook a Mich estimated in offering the measure that 10.000,900 work cab Calloway plugs swing College Lor vets in Washington cab Calloway is Busy on an educational project. He wants the government to support a postwar University of swing which would school discharged servicemen in modern music and help create native music. Cab wants the government to Supply the buildings and operational expenses. Musicians who have volunteered to serve As instructors without  include Harry James Duke Ellington Frank Loesser Gene Krupa. Tommy Dorsey and Betway Goodman. Corvallis ore., july 20 ans a the problem of barnacles on ship hulls May be solved by a Dot paint an Oregon state College scientist reported. Prof. R. E. Dimick said paint containing the a a Miracle insecticide�?�2 drown As bus Falls in Creek Richmond. Va., july m ans Era might be affected.5 million left to Vanderbilt Miami. Fla., july 30 ans a a Bank official appearing before the Dade county equalization Board to ask reduction in assessment on the Island estate of the late William k. Vanderbilt declared that a a Only 5,000,000 remained to mrs. Vanderbilt out of the one time $35,000,000  for the first time in history the Cash balance of the Treasury is Over 15 billion dollars. On july a the balance on hand was tt-�?�19,512,191 dollars. This High figure was explained by the seventh War lean drive. A month ago the balance was less than ten billion dollars. You  fight your Way into any big resort in the far West this summer with a Tammy gun according to an associated frees Survey of travel agencies retorts and National Parks in California Oregon and Washington. Some travel officials behave this the biggest year Rosa la an the West coast Ever have experienced. Philadelphia Pelion said unlicensed taxi Drivers operating Between it Dix n.j., and Philadelphia have been charging an eight Dollar fare each Way and packing seven or eight passengers into the cabs police said. The 15-Milt run costs about a Dollar the a Dollar and a Quarter by train or but. Completely repelled barnacles on submerged panels for six months although panels coated with the Best commercial anti fouling paint were encrusted in three months. Its Tough All Over Phenix pm ala., july 30 ans a the Fine for Public drunkenness in Phenix City has been upped from five dollars and 50 cents to 11 dollars and 50 cents because. Police chief p. M. Daniel explained the a Cost of living has gone  a the bodies of a Soldier and a three month old baby have been recovered from a Creek into which a greyhound bus carrying 50 a specs Gers plunged when it broke through a Bridge covered by flood Waters Here. The Soldier was pro Julius r. Slofkin 29, of Brooklyn who was on furlough from Camp Patrick Henry Norfolk a. The baby Donna Jean Hammell was swept by swirling Waters out of her mothers arms. Forty five persons i were treated at a Hospital but most of them were soon released