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Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-08
SPORTS
PARADE
By Henry McLemore

NEW YORK, March 9. U.P)-I
don't know where the man learned
of my arrival in New York-unless
it was the police who tipped him
but I had not been off the Florida
Special half an hour before Senor
Francis Albertanti had my secre-
tary on the phone land getting my
secretary on the phone is the same
as getting me on the phone, be-
cause I serve as my own secretary
and was telling him tmeJ how glad
he was ! had returned to cover the
national bowling congress, which
opens Wednesday.
told Senor Albertanti ! had
not returned for any sort OF cong
ress, but merely 10 have my annual
fitting at my glove-makers. I told
him further that Wednesday was
the day I would be fitted for rae
coon mittens 0ong a favorite OF
mine,) and still further that l knew
absolutely nothing about bowling.
you don't!" he exclaimed
NO. absolutely nothing" l re-
peated, and hung up, thinking that
ended that
But / was mistaken. Within an
hour a messenger boy, laden after
the manner OF an Andalusian dom
key, arrived at my address. He was
laden with literature on bowling.
There were tons of it, it seemed.
In volume it made DR.. Elliot's five
foot shelf appear as nothing more
than a vest pocket memo pad. Fig
uring that any sport which could
command such an output was worth
knowing about, l slipped on my
reading glasses, turned on my
reading lamp, threw another LOG
on the fire, and settled down
I can't begin TO tell you all
| learned, because the history OF
| bowling is long one. 1t is an an
cient sport, and If some of the
chroniclers are to be believed, was
q flourishing game when the pyra-
mids were in their infancy, anc
no more than door stops. 1t has
been bowling along through thu
centuries, so TO speak, and will give
to New York this week the largest
sports tournament of all time.
must give you few figures on the
1897 congress. however. for it il
the Queen Mary, the Primo Car.
nera, the Kohindoor, of all sports
gatherings.
1t will last two months, and veal
out % brand new alleys. During thi'
time, $4,000 bowlers will perform il
the five-man, two-man, and single
events. There will be bowling in th'
morning, at high noon. in the af
ternoon, and at the cocktail hour
and most of the night. The con
testants have kicked in with $27 7,35
in prize money $145.O0o of which
will be distributed in prizes. Durinl
the two months show. the bowler
will unloosc 2.6l4.000 balls. and the,
! WIN fraunl G6 Oh & -laifac auhiola--i
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-08

1920 seconds. Rex Mays was second
with 1884.
Ted Horn was forced from COM
petition by a broken piston.
A complete list of events and Win
ners:
Event No. Five laps won by
Rex Mays, second, Bob Swanson,
third Frank McGurk. Time Minis.
20.2l secs.
Event No. 2-Fiye Laps won by
George Connors, second Chet Gard
ner, third Louie Tomei. Time 3
Minis, 25.20 seconds.
Event No. 3-Five Laps won by
Frank Wearne, second Tomci, third
Householder. Time Minis 1911
seconds
Event No. 4 5 laps won by Floyd
Roberts, second Lane Curry, third
Woodie Woodlord. Time Minis.
1920 seconds.
Main EVent-40 miles, won by
Rex Mays, second Swanson, third
McGurk. Time 81 Minis. 1926 secs.
Event No. 5-Australian Pursuit
race won by Chet Gardner, second
George Connors, third Bob Swan
son.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-08

ed the lives OF three men IN 1850,
in the remarkable fast time of 27
minutes 43 and 25 one hundredths
seconds.
Approximately 300 yards behind
Mays, Bob Swanson of haywood,
plotting a Garment Special flashed
across the line for second place
which he had held throughout the
race despite the constant challenge
of Frank McGlrk of Les Angeles
who finished in tilird spot.
A crowd which filled every seat
in the grandstand and blcachers
chcered Mays as he received the
blackboard flag. The substituted
Australian Pursuit race closed the
program.
In this race the drivers were
started at different spots on the
track and were eliminated when
they we're passed This event was
captured by Chet Gardner.
No accidents marrcd the six race
events, The only near mishap oc-
curing In the fourth five lap race
when Ronney Householder lost con-
troll of his speedster and went over
the infield guard wall without in
iurv to himself or damage to his
car.
Bob Swanson carded the hest
qualifying time. touring the mile in
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-08
JAMES STOCKS
ANNEXES |. v.
TEN MS TITLE

James Stocks, East Side school
teacher who once defeated ELS
worth Vines. Sunday morning an
nexed the Imperial Valley tennis
championship with straight set
victory over j. ReiSsen of Yuma.
Stocks. former u. S. c. star. open
ed up with a fast driving game and
spectacular net plays to hand Reis-
sen a 6-2. 6-3 beating and climax
his march to the valley title. Stocks
dropped only l6 games in tourna-
ment play.
Reissen played brilliant tennis
buf could not match the superior
stroking of the Negro star
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-08
Japan Approves
Huge War Budget

TOKYO, March 8. W,P)--The Low
or House in the Diet today approv-
ed the greatest peacetlme budget in
Japan's history, totaling 2,815,0Oo,-
900 yen $780,, ,275,O0O, with huge
army and navy stimates.
The budget estimates for the war
office totaled 704,o00,000 yen. Navy
estimates were 58,00O,000 yen
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-08
Forest Official
To Talk For c of c

A. G.. Brenneis, forest supervisor
Of the Cleveland Natioral Forest,
will speak at the luncheon meet
ing of the El Centro chamber Of
commerce Wednesday. Brenneis
succeeds Guerdon Ellis as Forest
Supervisor for this area, and his
address is awaited with interest.
The Cleveland National Forest in
cludes the recreation areas Of Mt.
Daguna, and a large area beginning
at about Campo and extending
northward, embracing a large por-
ton of the mountain area of San
Diego County.
Luncheon Will be served at 1910
pm. at Hotel Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-08

in Brawley at 7:30.
The Olson basketballers ask no
quarter from any mems team and,
unfortunately for the Arabs, give
none.
Fast Offense
A fast breaking oflcnsc and an
alright defense are the biggest as
sets of the Women's team and when
the Red Heads get underway they
will make the going tough for any
high school or junior college team
in the country.
The Oilers from Brawley are Civ
en- a good chance to defeat the
Women cager5 but the Arabs are
not expected to be able to upset
the Amazons.
Two preliminary games will be
played on the El Centro floor start
ing at 7:30.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-08
SHORTY HOGUE
HEADS CARD
AT SAN DIEGO

Shoytr Hogue, Jacumba light
weight, will again head the San
Diego fight card tonight when he
will meet Billy Potts, Negro glove
singer from the U. S. s. Tennessee.
Hogue; who is unldefeated in MS
two years of amateur fighting, viii
be forced to extend himself to de-
feat the Negro but is favored to
take the measure of Potts in a
great battle.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-08
VALLEY PATROLMEN
WIN PISTOL SHOOT

Ell Centre immigration border pa
trolmen took the team pistol shoot
from the invading Chula Vista team
in a shoot at the new immigration
service range at Ell Centro Sunday.
The Ell Centro team scored 2,522
points, while Chula Vista chalked
up 1896.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-08
Golden State to
Meet Bachelors
Wednesday Mite

Golden State baaketbali team
will open its third and final
round campaign for the loop title
Wednesday night against the
Bachelors club in game schcd-
uled TO start at 1880.
The 20-30 club. second in the
commercial league standings,
will meet I. v. Hardware in the
second game.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-08
Wife Beater Given
Thirty-Day Term
tPOST-FREsS PHOTO)

P. Hernandez. %, admitted he
administered a beating 10 his COM
mon law wife. Maria Bega, and
excused himself by explaining that
she did not have his supper ready
for him. Judge Lee Nuffer SEN
fenced Hernandez to 80 days in jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-08
GLENDALE DRIVER
EASY WIN N Err IN
COUNTY FAIR RACE

Rex Mays famous Glendale driver, Sunday after
noon wheeled his Gilmore Special around the Imperial
Mid Winter fair speedway at death-defyng speed TO
grab first place in the 40 mile main event.
MaYs tourned the imperial course course winch clal-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-08
OLSON'S RED HEADS TO MEET
JUNIOR COLLEGE CAGE SQUAD
IN Ell CENTRIC GYM MONDAY
POST-PRESS ENGRAVING

Olsons Red Heads transforming womens team which
has made outstanding record against mems team all
the country, will tange with El Centre junior col
lege next Monday night at p. m.
The Red Heads slated to meet the Brawley Oilers
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-08

Citrus organizations Of Arizona
arc asking their state legislature for
$4,000 to make red scale survey.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-08
CERTIFICATE OF PERSON DO
ING BUSINESS IN STATE OF
CALIFORNIA UNDER FICTI-
TIOUS NAME OF WHIT
MAN SEED co.
country on INfpERIAL,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA

IS
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL
|. WINSLOW r. WHITMAN, the
undersigned, do hereby certify that
! am transacting business in the
City OF FL Centro. Imperial County.
State of California as an individual
under the firm name and style of
WHITMAN SEED CO., and my
principal place of business in I'M
perial County is at No 258 North 9th
Street, Brawley, California.
That my residence is Yuma, Yuma
County. State of Arizona.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF / have
hereunto set my hand this 26th day
Of February. 1897
Winslow r Whitman.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL
On this 26th day Of February, 1897,
before me. Irene McWillisms,
Notary Public in and for the county
Of Imperial, State Of California, per-
sonally appeared Winslow r. Whit
man, known to me TO be the per-
son whose name is subscribed TO
the within instrument and acknow-
1edgcd to me that he executed the
rainc.
" IN WITNESS WHEREOF, l have
1,creunto set my hand and afiix-
"a my official seal al my office in
f11c County OF Imperial, State Of
California The day and year first
above written.
n Irene McWilliams
Notary Public in and for the
ecounty OF Imperial, State OF
california.
ny Commission Expires:
March 80, 1899
M-1-8-l5-22.
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
Lures Young Girl A,Uay
On Promise Of Riches

killed and left in the vast desert
surrounding Tonopah.
According to police, Wilson told
the girl he had a ranch and a
$4,000 bank account in Califor-
mia. Sheriff w. A. Thomas said
Wilson apparently had taken SAG
from the cash register in Carr's
downtown store before he left
town.
Carr is the owner of a produce
store and is a pioneer resident.
The sheriff said he had learned
that Wilson came here two weeks
ago to work as truck driver, but
lost his job within three days
when Sam Later, his employer, be-
came suspicious of his actions
Latter took Wilson to Los Angeles,
but he came back to Tonopah
Tuesday, according to authorities.
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
The Schedule
For Week
Aug. |
Celebration Schedule
for Next Week In
cludes C.. g. Day

Mal.e0. July 30.-Schedule of
:"e2,s a, Old Fort Raleigh for the
week beginning August l follows:
Sunday. August i Sermon by
ne r. Rev. A. c. Thomason, Of
Norfolk, the Episcopal bishop of
2e O.occss Of Southern Virginia,
MUSIC 0y the Lost Colony Choir"
Z. Westminster Choir School sing
rs. For. Raleigh Museum open
Q visitors free of charge from l
!. n. Presentation of Paul Green's
%@2"o0.c cwo-act drama The
~os. Colony" at 8:15 p. m.
Wednesday. August A. u. S.
.'as. Guard Day" with Rear Ad-
~,'a. R r Waesche. commandant
/, '@e Coast Guard, as principal
,sa&ey. Sixth and Seventh dis
-...s cooperating in exercises.
S+.. 9ya. drills and rescue work
,-.e. direction of Capt. John
2..e1 Midget. of Chicamacomico
..@--o1 nero Of the Mirlo disas-
i. Z 1913 Celebration marks
90 anniversary Of founding of
.'~ -..e Saving Service, fore-run-
continued on Page Three)
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
No Price Rise
For Island
Pageant
Wirth Is the Principal
Speaker On National
Park Service Day

Manteo, July 30.-There Will De
no increase in the price OF ao-
mission to the symphonic drama,
"The Lost Colony" a member OF
the Roanoke Island Memorial
committee told reporter for The
Daily Independent tonight. Re
ports have been in circulation
that the price would be upped to
60 but il was stated that no SUCH
action was intended
Perhaps the largest croWos our
ing the 350th anniversary cele-
bration heard Conrad Wlrth, as
sistant director of the National
park Service. trace the origin
and development of the nation
public parks on the occasion OF
the National Parry Service lay
exercises at the Fort Raleigh
amphitheatre here today. Mr'
wirth was introduced by H. E.
Weatherwax, coordinator of the
service, while A. C. Stratton, dl-
rector of Dare County operations
acted as master of ceremonies
Attendance at the symphonic
drama also reached new record,
despite uncertain weather through
the day, and many visitors from
Rocky Mount, Greenville, Raleigh
Norfolk Elizabeth City, Edenton
and other nearby points were not
ed in the audience.
The daily independent., 1937-07-31

Tonopah, New, July 30.-oU.R)-
The father of pretty l3-year-old
Olive Carr swore out a kidnap-
ing warrant today against Earl
Wilson, 26, who, police charged,
lured the girl away from home
with promises of riches in Cali
fornia
He left a note for the girls
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Carr, which read:
You will never take me alive" "
Authorities Of four states join
ed in the search, and the federal
department of justice was re-
ported to be interested in the
case.
Carr expressed fear that his
daughter had been ravlshed and
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r,
igCFetS Recovered
" LOcui Police

.-.. p ana Is cases OF Gig
"..Nung most of the popu-
y '.a-cs. were recovered by To-
!, r'.'.- E"sterday. The cigarets
- reported 70 them by Vivian
.',t Who found them concealed
..'1 a-c-rgrOwth along Pritch-
!, 'N- road between Church and
- '..rnJs near his home.
g. 1.-n"ed that they are a
]. \. ", ..' loot taken from a box
.'' --. Norfolk Southern yards
- +.. Is ago. At the time two
=. d. arrested while en- route
F, ,' ,'',.1.a With a number of cases
/, .''.', "ar and are now confined
=. Vs.. Norfolk Jail. 1t is believed
. -au intended making a
''.. ...D tor those found yester-
'-sE were turned over to the
,'"aE authorities.
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
Protested His
Innocence
To End
Alvin Watson Convict.
ed of Numbering Rob.
ersOnville Youth

Williamson, July 30.-Alvin w.
Watson, a 21-year-old Georgia
white man, paid with his life in
North Carolina's gas chamber on
Friday morning at 1l:l7 for the
murder of Thomas Holiday at a
filling station in Robersonville on
last November %.
Watson entered the gas cham
Der at 11:17 o'clock. and was pro-
nounced dead eight minutes and
So seconds later by the prison
physician, the chamber execution
being the shortest on record, pris-
on officials stated.
Deputy Sheriff j. H. Roebuck,
Chief William Gray and Arch
Griffin of Robersonville were the
only witnesses to the execution
from this county. Sheriff c. B.
Roebuck went back to Raleigh to
help make arrangements for the
delivery of Watson's body to the
family in Georgia, and not to see
the mans life snuffed out by the
fContinued on Page Three)
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
Chang Must Accept
the Situation or
Mobilize
Mop Up Tientsin
Prospects Are That Cener.
alissimO Will Bow to
Inevitable

Shanghai, Saturday, July 81
W.H- China's brief, desperate
struggle to maintain control of two
provinces in North China appear
ed hopelessly lost today as Su-
perior Japanese forces occupied
Peiping and completed "mopping
up" operations in the Tientsin
area.
Dictator Chang Kai-Shek was
confronted with the necessity of
swallowing the North China coup
d'etat as he did Japan's conquest
of Manchuria or of rallying the
nation for prolonged warfare.
Fighting Dies Down
Except for minor engagements
on the outskirts of Tientsin, hos
tilities had ceased pending deter
mination of the following queS-
tionS:
l. Will Generalissimo Chang
Kai-Shek sever relations with ia
pan within the next 48 hours as
the nearest approach to a declara-
ton of war and send the highly
trained central army farther
northward to challenge the ia
panese "fait accompli" in the
shadow of the great wall?
2. Will Marking, aware of ia
panese divergence Of opinion re-
garding the future, sit tight" and
await the outcome of seemingly
endless negotiations to determine
whether Hopei and Chahar prov
inces are irrevocably divorced
from China and destined for in
clusion in Manchukuo?
Continued on Page Three)
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
Mildred Didn't
FindTheFreak
She Expected
Famous Woman Col
unnnist Gives Her I'M
preston of Elizabeth
City's "W. O."

They read of w. o. Saunders
parading around in his pajamaS,
or see his famous satire on w. P.
A. airconditioned, knee action
privies, or see a clipping of some
audacious story he tells in the
Bank Clerk and Soda Jerker; and
a lot of folks get an idea that
Elizabeth City's wv. O." is a
freak.
Mildred Seydell, famous col
umnist of the Georgian -Ameri-
can who goes everywhere and
meets everybody evid ent y
thought something like that, but
she graciously revised her esti-
mate after meeting him while
passing thru Elizabeth City a few
weeks ago. In her column, read
from coast to coast she writes
under date Of July 23rd:
wv. o. Saunders-does that
name mean anything to you? 1t
will If you are a newspaper read
er. for Mr.. Saunders rated space
Continued on Page Three)
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
Says the Soviet Union
Started Spanish
Revolution
Pact Appears Dead
Little Hope Seen for Sal
wage of Non-Inferven.
ton Agreement

London, July 80. -(UR)- Ger
many today formally charged So
Wet Russia with starting the
Spanish civil war in an effort to
establish a Bolshevik regime and
with shattering international eff
forts to preserve the non-inter-
vention project.
The charge was made by Joach-
i'm Won Ribbentrop, German am
baSsador to London, before a
showdown" session of the chair
mans subcommittee of the non
intervention body that has pledg-
ed 27 European nations to a
hands off Spain" policy.
BoIshevise Spain
Soviet Russia started the Span
iSh civil war and would like to
end it in her own way, that Is,
by BolSheviSing Spain," Won Rib
bentrop said angrily.
The attack on Germany's most
bitter European enemy sprung
from RuSSia'S announcement that
she will not consider, under any
circumstances, the granting of
belligerent rights to the Spanish
insurgents.
Ivan Maisky. Russian represen-
tative, retorting to Won Ribben-
trop, said:
Don't try to shift the blame
from those who are guilty to those
who are not. The world public
opinion can easily detect the truth.
Russian RetOrts
If non-intervention breaks
down it will be Germany's and
Italys responsibility, not ours, for
Continued on Page Three)
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
Slayer of Chicken
Thief Arrdigned
This Morning

Jim King, Pritchardtown Road
Negro, will be given preliminary
hearing in recorders court this
morning on charges growing out
of the fatal shooting, Thursday
night, of Haywood Ellis, Smith
field Negro. A technical charge OF
murder was placed against him
yesterday after a coroner's jury
had named him as the slayer.
Ellis admitted before his death
at the Albemarle hospital early
yesterday morning that he had
been shot while raiding a hen
roost. King reported the shooting
to police, but did not know at the
time that his shot had taken ef-
feet.
The daily independent., 1937-07-31

Il see by the papers" said the
Soda Jerker, that two French
spies have been captured carrying
tubes Of germs of typhoid and
sleeping sickness which they had
been paid to scatter behind the
rebel lines in Spain.
That's about the most horrible
thing l can think of. There Is no
end to the fiendishness of modern
warfare, it seems"
Not more horrible than some
other aspects of modern war, "
sighed the Bank Clerk. Think Of
the submarine attacks on passen-
ger ships during the last World
War; of ships destroyed by sunk
en- mines; of civilian populations
bombed from the skies and the
prodigious use of poison gases!
And we were told that this last
war was so horrible that the
world would shrink from war ever
after and nations would disarm.
Not twenty years have gone by
and the world is more eager for
war than ever. Look at Spain, look
at China"
And look at Italy and Germany
armed 10 the teeth and rearing to
start another world war, with
England, France and Russia
equally we'll prepared and ready
to get into it when it starts"
And what's holding 'em back?"
asked the Soda Jerker.
"A number of things" said the
Bank Clerk, "but I suspect that
their inability to borrow more
money from the United States is
The daily independent., 1937-07-31

have to leave the department.
have asked for a formal hearing
before the Police Commission, and
until that hearing is held I will
not know what the charges
against me. I will not resign VOL
UNFAIRLY
S. G. Etheridge, chairman of
the Police Commission, said
Meades will be given a hearing
next week, but that until the
hearing is held he is not free to
divulge the grounds upon which
the assistant chiefs resignation
was requested.
Continued on Page Tmee)
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
Girl Praises
Orphanage
Life
Pasquotank Girl Says
Orphanage Training
Is Best for Children

Life in an orphanage is alto
gether different from what people
on the outside think it is" ac-
cording 10 Ruth E. Wood, OF this
county. who was sent to the
Junior Order Orphanage at Lex
ington. N. c.. seven years ago and
graduated there recently.
The homelike atmosphere IN
the orphanage. the daily routine
that each child follows. the health
habits that are taught and prac-
ticed. the training and care that
each child receives and the last
ing friendships that are maze
give a child in an orphanage a
much better education than he
or she would get from attending
other schools" Miss Wood wrote
in a letter Of appreciation to the
local Punior Order council.
(Continued on page five)
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
che BANK CLERK Aso. THIS SODA JCQKeR

one thing. 1t may be that the wal
debts those Europeans owe us Is
the best club we can hold over
them to keep them out OF war.
When they go to war they are
going to need our iron, our oil,
our cotton, our wheat and many
another thing, and they can't bor-
row from us to pay us as they dld
back in 1918. If we would lend
them enough money to start an
other war, they would be at each
others throats In three shakes OF
lambs tail"
Did you ever think about it?
All wars are fought on borrowed
money. There never was a war
fought without a bond issue or a
war debt of some sort. We borrow
ed from our citizens to finance our
participation in the World War
and then loaned money to the
Europeans to enable them to car
ry on. If war were put on a cash
and carry basis there would be
no more war. War is imminent
when credit is cheap"
Which reminds me of the mig
ger who bought a mule" said the
Soda Jerker. Another Negro ask
ed him what he paid for the
mule?
Fifty dollahsn he replied.
"'And whar did yo git fifty
dollahs?'
"'Ah didn' have no fifty dol
lahs, I gin nah note fuh m
ugh! Ugh! exclaimed the 9TH
er Negro, you sho got dat mule
cheaD'"
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
Colonial Danes
Day at Fort
Raleigh
Judge Clarkson Prin-
cipal Speaker; Inter-
esting Program

Manteo. July 30.-Under the
auspices of the North Carolina So
ciety of Colonial Danes of Amer
ica. in cooperation with the Ro-
anoke Island Historical associa-
ton. celebrating the 350th ami
versary of the first English settle
ments in America and the birth OF
Virginia Dare, the National So
ciety of Colonial Danes Day will
be the feature event at Fort Ra-
leigh Saturday.
Judge Heriot Clarkson, associate
of the North Carolina Supreme
court. will deliver the principal
address at IL in the morning.
Judge Clarkson arrived here this
afternoon.
The addresses of welcome Will
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