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The Washington times., 1936-08-29
LAND0N READY
FOR DROUGHT
CONFERENCE
GovernorWon't Reveal
Plan Until After He
Sees Roosevelt
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON

By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
TOPEKA, Kans., Aug. 20
G.N.SO Gov. Alfred M. Landon
was prepared today with a defi-
mite plan for relieving suffering
in the drought areas which he will
present to President Roosevelt at
his drought conference in Des
MoineS, Iowa, next week.
The governor will not make the
plan public until after the confer
ence.
He spent a busy morning at his
desk in the State House, attend
ing to gubernatorial affairs, be-
fore taking a complete rest over
the weekend. Politics were banned
as usual for Sunday.
He will leave Topeka next week
in time to reach Des Moines about
noon Thursday. In accordance
with Mr.. Roosevelt's invitation,
he will attend the Presidential
drought conference in the after
noon with the governors of Iowa,
Nebraska, Missouri and Okla
homa. Then he will dine aboard
the Roosevelt train as guest OF
the President.
This meeting, while it may not
mark the first time two presld'
entail nominees conferred, GER
tainly will be the first time two
have broken bread together in the
midst of the campaign.
Confers With Advisers
In preparation for the confer
ence. the governor conferred at
some length with his State drought
advisers. They reported condi-
tions bad in some Kansas coun-
ties, and improving in others. All
human suffering has been relieved
by steps ordered by the governor
before he departed on his recent
campaign trip.
Landon frequently mentioned
the drought problem on his trip.
He demanded it be kept out Of
politics and met in a humane,
constructive and sensible way"
To one audience, he said:
Regardless of politics and the
1886 campaign, we face the Situ-
alton created by the unprece-
dented drought. l know from
personal experience the suffer
ing and the havoc which it
brings. The people of Kansas
have faced their profile
bravely, just as I know the peo-
pie of other drought States have
faced them with courage and
fOrtitude.
WANTS PROBLEM SOLVED
ut is a question which re-
quireS the cooperation of every
individual and every OrganiZa-
tion, regardless of politics. am
not concerned with where the
credit goes for the solution Of
this problem, just so we solve it
in humane, constructive and
sensible way"
The Governor continued to re-
ceive congratulatory kilograms
and letters on the political effect
of his trip into the East. Some of
the messages were from Demo-
Gratis, who announced they had
waited to see him personally be-
fore pledging him their support.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-19
To
Meet CLASSY
Marine Pug

Private "Abrah Kadabah" Apa-
dacka Of the United States Marines
will uphold the reputation of the
Marine boxers against Herman
Graves in the main event at the
El Centre athletic club Thursday
night.
Apadaeka, who refused to be
frightened by Graves record against
navy fighters, who are, Just a
bunch of sissies anyway" according
to the Marine battler. began a seri-
Gus training grind today for the
Graves battle.
Apadacka will be the first Marine
to fight the FL Centro Bomber. He
is reputed to be a hard hitter and
is rated as one of the cleverest box
ers in amateur ranks.
Graves, however, will be at his
best Thursday night. The Ell Cen
tro Negro has shown improvement
n each Of his last six fights. His
right and left hooks carry more
speed and power and his defensive
fighting is 100 per cent better than
~ Nelo 'NC iAiOllbl1o dSO.
Big Boy Hogue, handsome ia
cumba twin, will trade blows with
George King in the semi-windup.
Hogue, who has lost only one deci-
sion in a valley ring will be up
against the hardest ritting junior
lightweight at the San Diego de-
Stroyer base.
Joe Villegas, valleys kayo artist,
will meet a tough Marine light
weight, in the sixth battle of the
evening. Black, who has never
been kayoed is one of the finest
boxers to show in a valley ring
and Marine trainers are confident
he can whip any amateur light
weight in the country.
Other bouts:
Ernie Burgi VS.. Tex Rickerts,
Shorty Hogue VS.. Mende MARQUEE,
Tuffy Loudsrmilk VS.. George o.
Brien, Chet Naples VS.. Private
Smith and Bob Smith VS.. Mike
Vasquez.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-19
THIRTEEN MAJOR
FOOTBALL TEAMS
UPSET VICTIMS


NEW YORK. Oct. 10. U.P)-Thir-
teen of the nations leading foot
ball machines, heretofore unstopped,
were out of the running for The
mythical national championship
today after a weekend Of grid up
sets.
Nine of the teams met defeat and
four were held TO scoreless ties,
leaving only 16 elevens still boast
ing clean records.
The east lost two of its major
contenders, Pittsburgh and Prince
ton, but the Pacific coast was in
nearly as bad fix after its three
major teams, Southern California,
Washington State and st. Mary's
were held to scoreleSs ties.
Wallace Wade, whose Alabama
squads made Rose bowl history,
Duke Blue Devils.
Fit, championed as the casts
contender for the Rose bowl, fell
by the wayside when a Duquesne
substitute halfback ran 70 yards
for a touchdown, the only score of
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-19

| the game, borrow a football and
give an exhibition which proved
to his satisfaction at least, that a
football couldn't be accidentally
kicked 80 yards. With his coat tails
| flying the breeze, this expert back
ed off and took running start
toward a football which he had
! placed in the approximate position
of the one fumbled by Schmidt.
and kicked it with his normal
stride. The ball didn't go ten yards.
He tried again and again and his
best distance, when he simply ran
into the ball was short of Is yards.
He offered this as concrete evidence
that Kelley had momentarily check
ed his charge and deliberately Civ
en- the ball ride.
OF course. this demonstration
wasn't concrete evidence of any
thing of the sort. Kelley is much
mere accomplished fo0otball play
er than the expert, who has been
cut Of college since the days of
mOustachioed tackles and bam-
boo-padded pants. 1t is entirely
rcssibie that Kelley can do more
with football accidentally than
the expert can Intentionally.
Kelley, one of those natural
players who somehow managed to
deliver when the going is tough
est, did another strange thing dur
inc the Saturday ooroa Ono tiroe
with the ball near the sideline.
Yale punted and Kelley, instead OF
running straight down the field,
cut over five yards to his right
and ran out of bounds. He actual
ly was three or four yards outside
the playing field, and at a quick
glance appeared to be a Yale sub
stitute warming up. Naturally no
one went outside to block him.
When he had reached a point across
from where the Yale safety man
awaited to catch the punt, he came
onto the field again and nailed the
sailor safety man in his tracks.
I don't know what the ruling is
on this. Is there an out of bounds
penalty as there is in golf? But
ne did it, and perhaps I shouldn't
mention it, because it gave me what
is sometimes referred to as the
laugh hearty. And l didn't get
many out of the game because, as
you perhaps remember, I picked
Navy. What's worse, I Wagered a
quarter on its chances.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-19

the game which projected the little
Pennsylvania schoo1 into Rose bowl
consideration. Fordham who beat
Waynesburg, 20 to 6, and Holy Cross
With 13 to 7 triumph over Man
haitian, still boast clean records.
North Carolina also kept it's bid
alive by edging out N. Y. U. IA to
13. Tulane who has a tie against
its record, kept Dixie's banner high
by smashing Colgate % to 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-19
Ell Centro
so Battles
To SIS Tie

A five hit attack in the sixth inn
ing that netted the El Centro base
ballers five runs gave Jack Stark
diamondeers a SIS tie with the CAL
ipatria Brewers in a game that was
called because of darkness in the
ninth inning.
Rain fell at intervals but the
crowd. one of the largest to wit
ness a valley baseball game, re-
fused to be driven to shelter.
Trailing 20 in the sixth inning
the El Centro team unleashed their
five hit attack to take a three run
lead, an advantage they held until
the eighth inning when the Brew
ers managed to tie the score.
Harris, El Centro hurler, opened
the inning with a slashing double
into right center. Ray Forshey
singled through the infield to ad-
vance Harris to third and Stinson
slapped a two base hit into right
to score both runners. Hashem
doubled and Elliott singled a min
ute later to score Tuffy from Sec
ond. Elliott stole second, advanced
TO third on an infield out and
scored on Ehmke's fly to left.
Bob Elliott, Hashem, Stinson were
outstanding for the El Centro team
and Black, Alviso and Chapman
paced the Calipatrians.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-19
ST. MARY'S
II Ell D 70
@ @ 7 | {,

Jim my Phelan's Wash
ington University Huskies
today had the parade in the
race for Pacific Coast con-
ference championship with a per-
feet record.
Saturday it took the Huskies half
the game to get started against a
stubborn Oregon State defense, but
when they did get under way there
was no stopping the Washington
backs, and they emerged winners,
10 to 7. But for the brilliance of
Coach Lon Siner's little halfback,
Joe Gray, the Huskies would have
plastered a shutout on the Beavers.
In an upset game in Los Angeles
Babe Hollingberry's Washington
State Cougars held the touted uni
yersity OF Southern California Tro-
JAMS to a scoreless tie on a rain
soaked field.
University of California at Los
Angeles proved its right to a high
ranking position by downing Cali
fornia, II to 6.
iHe Oregon university WeDIeet,
after worrying along with Idaho
throughout the first half of their
game, finally came through with a
l3 to 0 win, but not without stiff
opposition from Ted Banks boys
from Moscow.
Montana, in a non-conference tilt,
eked out Z 70 0 win over Con
zaga. In another outside" game,
the strong Santa Clara Brondos
easily doWned San Jose State 20
to 0.
The real upset Of the weekend
came on Sunday, as Slip Madigan's
mighty st. Mary's Galloping Gaels
were held to a scoreless tie by Spud
Lewis San Francisco University
Dons.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-19
TODAYS-
Sports Parade
BY HENRY McLEMORE
BY HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, Oct. 10. UP)-Whel
earth's last picture is painted, ant
the tubes are twisted and dried
and all the admirals sailing th'
seas have kicked the bucket ant
died
Navy men who saw the Academy!
| football forces battle Yale at Balti
mere last Saturday still will be ar
guing the legality of that thirc
period score which gave the littl.
boys IN blue u to 7 triumph. 1
1t was a freak, no doubt about
that, and skinned the Okeson foot
ball code mighty dangerous, if il
didn't actually violate it. Here is
the play as I recall it:
With Navy leading ! to near
the end of the third period. Yale's
kicker, gentleman named Mott,
got eff long, twisting punt
which fell into the arms of Sneed
Schmidt, Navy's safety man, on
his own 35-yard line. The ball
bounced cut of Sneed's arms a
split second after it struck them
and went bouncing crafty along
the ground. The first Yale man
to arrive on the scene was Bob
Carey, left end, who fell to the
ground and began battling
Schmidt for possession of The ball.
Just when it seemed that Schmidt
would win the duel-Sneed was
tucking the ball under his body,
in fact-Larry Kelley, the big Irish
captain Of the Yales, arrived under
a full head of steam.
His right foot struck the ball
squarely and it zoomed from under
Schmidt and sailed 80 yards to
NaVy's 3-yard line. Without break
ing his stride, Kelly went after the
ball and recovered it for his side
within a step OF Navy's goal. from
which point Clint Frank went over
for a touchdown two plays later.
As you know, TO kick a loose ball
is to commit a foul The officials
didn't think Kelley had deliberately
booted the ball to keep Schmidt
from recovering it, for they never
even raised a finger. But I'D in
the press box, which was well pop
ulated with experts, psuedo and
genuine, the consensus was that
Kelley, thinking qnickly, had taken
a full brassie swing.
One expert, whose heart was with
the sailor man, even went so far
as to go down on the field after
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-19
FL Centro
To T aekIe
BrawIey II

Valley high school football
coaches today mapped intensive
training grinds for their respective
football squads for week of heavy
workouts which will be climaxed
Friday night when Brawley and El
Centre high schoos and Calexico
and Holtville high gridders tangie
in the opening games of the valley
league season.
Players of the four schools will
ploi through heavy workouts in a
determined manner that promises
TO bring to the valley one of the
outstanding football seasons in re-
cent years.
Brawley and Calexico high
schools, by virtue of their impres-
sive wins over El Centro j. c. and
San Diego junior varsity, are ia
vored to battle it out for first place
honors but Holtville and Ell Centro
will make it a hotly contested four
corner race with a little improve
ment.
Calexico exhibited a powerful Of
fenSe in their game against San
Diego but the work of the Bulldog
line was below the par of other val
ley forward walls. The showing
of Art Nazabal in last weeks game
was a disappointment to Bulldog
fans but Stinson, sub quarterback
made brilliant record in the tilt
Brawley, though boasting a light
forward wall, proved to be one of
the best defensive clubs in the
league by holding the powerful
junior collegians scoreless Friday
night
The Wildcats show a spirit that
is strangely lacking on the El Cen
tro team and have a backfield that
is superior to their scoring combin-
alton of last season, when Sasaki
guided the destinies of the Brawley
club.
Fowler is easily the outstanding
back in the valley and will give El
Centro linemen many anxious mo-
ments when he starts slipping thru
or around the Spartans' wall Fri
day.
Holtville high, generally rated as
the weak sister of the conference,
is due to surprise the experts. In
preseason games the Holtville club
the smoothest running
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-19
PACKERS CLIMB
INTO End SPOT

Green Bays Packers climbed in
to second place in the western di-
vision of national professional foot
ball standings today after nosing
out the league champion Detroit
Lions, 20 to 18
1t gave the Packers a record of
four victories against one loss for
a percentage of 300 compared to
the Lions 750 tor three victories
and one defeat.
The Chicago Bears walloped the
Pittsburgh Pirates, IS to 7, to win
their fifth straight and keep a firm
grip on the western leadership. In
other National games, the New
York Giants handed the Chicago
Cardinals their fifth straight loss,
IA to 6, and Boston trounced Phil
adelphia, II to T.
In the American League Boston
registered its fifth consecutive tri-
umph with a to 0 decision over
Cleveland. The New York Yankees
blanked Syracuse, 13 to 0, and Pitts
burgh took close one from Brook
lyn, II to 13.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-19

attack and finest passing attack of
any club in the valley. Their line
men and backs block and tackle
with a precision that spells trouble
for CaleXico Friday night.
If the Calexico line plays as
ragedly as it did against the San
Diego team last week, Holtville
backs will sift through for gains
with alarming regularity.
FL Centro high is the question
mark team of the league. On pa
per the Spartans look as good as
any team in the loop but their
record on preseason games is any
thing but impressive.
With a little brushing up and in.
stallation of little pep into the
squad and its rooters, the FL Cen
tro team could become one of the
leading contenders for the valley
title.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-19
Grid Teams Prep for
ValleyLoob Opening
MOrriSSette
To Defend
Title Tues.

Jack MoriSSette. Imperial Valley
middleweight champ, will don the
gloves Tuesday night at the Braw-
ley athletic club to meet Julio Es-
trada, hard hitting San Bernardino
middleweight.
MoriSsette, who has not seen
action for more than two months,
is reputed to be in better shape
than when he won the valley title
from Herman Graves. is a heavy
favorite to take Estrada into camp,
but the San Bernardinoan has
shown new form in recent fights
and is rated as one of the toughest
middleweights on the coast.
In the second half of a double
main event. Everett Jure will take
on Ernie Carter. clever Negro box
err
Carter. who was slated to meet
Villegas last week. is determined to
whip Jure for the Santa Ana bat
tier recently boasted he would k.o.
the Negro lightweight in three
rounds.
When Carter and Jure start toss
ing leather at each other in an at
tempt to land a ko. punch, fans
will witness one of the fastest most
wildly fought battles of the year.
Other bouts:
Chet Galloway VS.. Leroy Hagar,
Cleo Shans VS.. F. Alvarez, John
Smith VS.. Clarence Ferguson, Ray
Hagar VS.. Achille Bascus. Wendell
Webster VS.. Elmo Ingram, David
BeSerra VS.. Leon Shelton.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-19
MRS. 6. w. EDGAR ESTABLISHES
RECORD IN PREDICTION CONTEST

While the Bench Warmer and w
S. Taylor suffered a slight set
back, Mrs. G.. w. Edgar, who
watched three of her sons star for
the Central high school in past
years, set new record in the Post
Press prognostication contest, pick
ing 10 out of IL winners.
Mrs. Edgar will receive two tickets
TO the Ell Centro Brawley game
Friday night.
Following are this weeks aver
ages. Composite averages will be
listed in tomorroWs paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-19
CENTENARY-LOYOLA
SIGN CONTRACT

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10. W.P) -
Centenary College of Shreveport
La, and Loyola University of Los
Angeles will play two year foot
ball series starting Armistice day,
1897, the university announced to-
day.
The first game will be played at
Los Angeles and the second was
scheduled tentatively for Thanks
giving day, 1888. at Shreveport.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-19
POSTPONED GAME

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10. UP)-
A professional football game be-
tween the Los Angeles Bulldogs and
the Salinas Ice Packers, postponed
yesterday because of rain, will be
played Nov. %, it was announced
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-19
SPORTSMAN WILL
BUILD SPEEDSTER

NEW YORK, Oct. 10. Wp)-
Henry (Bob) Topping, Jr.. wealthy
New York sportsman, announced
today he would build car capable
of l80 miles an hour to run in next
years 500-mile Indianapolis speed
way classic.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-09-11

Mrs. George Brown is improving at
this writing.
There will be services at Remson
M. E. Church next Sunday afternoon
at o'clock by our pastor, Rev. G. S..
Thomas. Everybody is cordially in
vited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo lowers and son
and Mrs. lowers brother, Mr.. Hardy
Bum of Middlesex, N. c., spent last
Saturday with Mrs. lowers aunt,
Mrs. Clemon Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo lowers and son,
William Leo, and Mrs. lowers broth
er, Mr.. Hardy Bum and his friend,
Mr.. Norman Rose, returned to their
home on Tuesday of this week at
Middlesex, N. C. after spending their
vacation with their brother and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pettigrew B. Bum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Smith and
daughter, Miss Evelyn Smith and
friend and Mr.. Henry Sharpley of
Philadelphia, motored down and spent
Labor Day with Mrs. Smiths parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Chapman of near
Greenbackville, Va.
Mrs. George Reid and daughters,
Misses Barbara and Eleanor Reid of
Stockton spent last Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. Allison P. Payne.
Our community at large, gave a
straw ride and weinie roast at Public
Landing on Thursday evening of last
week, which was enjoyed by all.
The Ladies Aid Society of REM
son M. E. Church met at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Redden on We'd
nesday afternoon of this week.
Misses Eleanor and Barbara Reid,
of Stockton, spent Monday evening of
this week with their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Reid.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Reid and grand
son, Jimmy Bum, were business visi-
tors to Cape Charles, Va, on Tues
day of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Smith and
daughter, Miss Evelyn Smith and
friend and Mr.. Henry Sharpley of
Philadelphia and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Chapman of Greenbackville, Va, were
visitors to Ocean City last Sunday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-09-11
Melbourne

Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio Brown have re-
turned from a recent visit to friends
in Atlantic City, N. j.
Among those visiting at Ocean
City Sunday were the following
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Reid and daugh-
ter, Miss Pearle Reid of Melbourne
and Mr.. and Mrs. Pettigrew B. Bum
and son, Jimmy and Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo lowers and son, William Leo, and
Mr.. Hardy Bum and friend, Mr.. Nor
man Rose of Middlesex, N. c., Mr..
and Mrs. Maurice Aydelote and daugh
ter, Miss Nadine Aydelotte of near
Pocomoke City and Misses Florence
and Dorothy Ards and friends of near
Melbourne and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Watson and children Of Melbourne.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Phillips and
children Of Baltimore, spent Labor
Day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Basil Taylor and
daughters, were business visitors, to
Pocomoke City Saturday evening.
Some of our people attended the sup
per on Wednesday evening of this
week given by the Ladies Aid Society
Of Silva, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Chesser moved
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Bundick on Monday of this week.
We wish them good luck and success
in their new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Watson en-
tertained relatives from Tasley, Va,
last week.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-09-11

Ooys
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Dryden spent
the weekend with his mother, Mrs.
Marion Dryden at Snow Hill.
Mrs. George Reid and children
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Allison Payne at Melbourne.
Mrs. Milton Barnes and daughter
Phyllis, of Girdletree spent Wednes-
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Sharpley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Jones and
Mrs. Peters and daughter left Tues
day for their home in Philadelphia,
after spending the summer here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dalton Fleming and
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn Birmingham
spent Sunday at Ocean City.
Mr.. Woodrow Lang of Elkridge,
Md, spent the weekend with relatives
here.
Mrs. Annie Bromley spent Monday
with her sister, Mrs. Grover Tull at
Beaver Dam.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. C. Petit and daugh
ter, Grace and Miss Media Mariner
visited relatives at Silva Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Hancock and
children spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Allen at
Horntown, Va.