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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-06
NIGHT WALKING

One of our states has intro
duoed a piece of legislation
requiring pedestrians to carry
red reflectors when walking
on the highways at night.
There will be a problem in
enforcing such a law but it
is a step in controlling night
traffic fatalities. There is
usually an increased speed at
night in zones carefully
marked. 1t is difficult to see
someone on the road dressed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-06

in dark clothes. Black pave
ments and bad weather con-
ditions tend to give the pc
destrian less of a chance dur
ing the dark hours. There
are more drunken drivers at
night and this is an impor-
tant factor in traffic acct
dents as all readers know.
There are rules governing
those riding bicycles at night
and a pedestrian is harder
to see than a cyclist.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-06
WPA To Lay OFF $50
In State This Week

The Works Progress Administration
this week will lay off $50 persons en-
ployed on Maryland projects, accord
ing to State Administrator Francis H
Dryden. The Maryland pay roll will
then total 14,050.
The cut is planned without cl.sing
any projects. Baltimore City and the
counties will share in the reduction
of personnel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-06
SPRING HOUSECLEANING

Most every family has a
woman in it who makes her
life miserable and the family
uncomfortable, by her con-
slant use of cleaning. You
would swear some women
folks would prefer to be laid
out with a mop or a broom
rather than a lily, the way
many of them spend their
lives scrubbing and busting.
Consider the little 70-year-
old lady who stood on her
veranda with a broom while
her house burned. Each fire.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-06

man, before entering the
house, got his feet brushed
so he wouldn't track any
dirt inside. The house wasn't
burning down, it was only a
chimney fire but the fire
fighters didn't get the floor
dirty by tracking into the
house. There is many a man
who feels he literally gets
his feet swept before he
dares enter his home. Clean
illness may be next to godli-
ness, but sometimes it is I'M
comfortable being so close.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-06
OUR HEROES

Oh to be as popular as the
wooden dunn my named
Mccarthy who recently
moved them down when he
arrived by train in New
York, with his mouth-piece
Edgar Bergen. A headliner,
the nations favorite radio
artist, the love of young and
old, this toast of the town
has won all hearts. When
you realize that Walt Disney
has had some of his draw
ings hung in the Metropoli-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-06

tan Museum of Art, that a
cartoon named Mickey Mouse
shares honors with Charlie
Mccarthy and that a con-
tented Ferdinand the Bull is
coming into his own, you
know that Americans are
pleased with the simple and
wholesome things. We rather
like bowling to a mouse and
a wooden dummy than to a
soldier. We would rather
smell the flowers with Fer
dinand than watch the march
ing feet.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-06
THIS N THAT

One thing about the birds
who remain north in the
winter. They don't have to
remember where they put
their overshoes when they
leave the house.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-06

A fiddle with one string, a phono-
graph with one record, and a man
with one unimportant idea-these
are three of the tiresome things.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-06

Modern taxation isn't so
far fetched from the way the
Indians scalped the early
Americans, believes many a
citizen.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-06

We really shouldn't be too
hard on the German people
for not doing something
about it all. Maybe if we
had a gun poked in our back
we wouldn't find much fault
with the government either!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-06
Little Water in Fog

A cubic mile of ordinary fog,
which consists Of tiny drops Of mois-
ture like fine spray, contains less
than gallon Of water, says Col
ier's Weekly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-06

So often the fellow who
argues that this is a free
country is the same one who
expects it to provide him
with a living free of charge.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-06
Ewes Most Advanced

OF all the special sense organs
the eyes are the most advanced in
structure and function, says Hygeia,
the Health Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-06
To Make Whitewash Clossv

A pound Of soap dissolved in a
gallon of hot water and added to
five gallons of whitewash will give
the whitewash q glossy appearance.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
MedWick Revolt
Steals Spotlight
In Major Leagues

sun Shone yesterday by clicking Of
a double victory over the Bees. s.
and 4-3. and trimmed the Reds
lead to 9l2 games The Reds. beat
en- two days hand running by tn,
Giants. failed TO get a chance Il
show that theT slump was onl,
temporary in the getaway game
Bucky Walters. ready to go after
his 18th victory. was kept in tht
starting box by rain.
All talk of the feud between Jot
Medwick and Ray Blades has
thrown cold water OH the Cards
faint pennant hopes Medwick may
be sulky and show his displeasure
at some of Blades decisions. but
he isn't going TO start any dissen-
sion on the St Louis club. Blades is
the boss and is backed up by the
front office. # the Carteret, N. j.
Hungarian gets tough about it
Blades may level down on him good
and proper. With County Slaughter
the disappointing rookie of last
year. starting to hit. Blades can get
along with an outfield of Pepper
Martin, Terry Moore. and Slaughter
if Medwick decides he's too good
for the Cards.
Apparently. though, Medwick has
been given a talking to by someone
with a little more sayvy than the
headstrong Hungarian. Medwick hit
a homer and single in the first
game but was held hitless in the
nightcap. Slaughter hit a homer
in each game, the second one com
ing with one on and winning the
nightcap
With two rockies starring. the
Cubs beat the Phillies. 9-6. Out
fielder Bill Nicholson hit two triples
and single and Shortstop Bobby
Mattick got a single and a double
in the Cubs l3 hit attack.
Brooklyn moved into fifth place
tie with the Giants by clipping
the Pirates, Al. behind Tot Press
nell's eight hit hurting.
The Yanks came out OF their
slump with bang. clouting out l6
hits and humping the Tigers. 1913.
to end their three game losing
streak. Joe DiMaggio hit homers
Nos. 10 and Il
The Red Sox ran amok in the
eighth inning. scoring nine runs to
wallop the Indians. l7-6.
With George Case having a field
day. Washington won from the
Browns, 9-5.
The White Sox scored nine runs
in three frames to beat the Ath-
letics, 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
Freitas Blanks
Angels; Suds
Increase Lead
Nv UNITED PRESS

Boy! When those Sacramento
pitchers really get warmed up-may-
be its the climate-they certainly
handcuff those Los Angeles Angels.
which. as a .eam. are good enough
10 lead the league in hitting.
For the second straight night
the Seraphs We're turned back
with Just three nits. Wednesday
night it was Tom Seats: last nigh
Tony Freitas. But where Tom gave
up his three small blows in nine
innings, Tony worked l2. although
all the blows came IN the second
and fourth innings.
The Solons managed to get eight
hits off Fay Thomas. but only in
TWO innings-the second and 18th
were they able to get more than
one IN the 18th after Joe Orengo
had singled and Thomas had
walked Castano and Marshall. Chet
Wieczorek singled Orengo home.
Seattle again increased its lea
que leadership over the Angels to
AZ games by turning on San
Diegos Padres for an to vic
tory after two straight defeats.
San Francisco won over Oakland
to 2.
Hollywood and Portland played
tag for nine innings before the
Stars finally pulled out an to 7
victory by scoring two in the last
OF the ninth.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
Roads Cleared
ToMarooned
Children

LOS ANGELES. Aug, 4 up
Highway crews today cleared de-
bri covered roads into the San Ber-
nardino mountains where 500 chill
ren and campers had been temper
arily marooned as the result OF
freak midsummer cloudburst.
The heavy downpou last night
for a few hours flooded crossings
and washed boulders down on the
roads to the Barton Flats aera in
sle mountains above Redlands.
Although the campers were stran-
ded in their camps while the cross
ings were flooded. a crew of San
Bernadino highway workers early
today quickly cleared the debris
and opened the roads to automo-
bile traffic.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
Riggs Heavy
Favorite at
Meadow Club

SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y, Aug 4
(UP)-Po5by Riga sf Chicago,
went into the finals OF the Meadow
Club invitation tennis tournment
today with a hard fought VIC
tory over Bob Klamath Austin, Tex.
4-6, 3-6, Ga. 6-2
SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y, Aug. 4
UP)-Bobby Riggs, Wimbledon
champion from Chicago who hopes
to retire the Meadow Club Bowl
with his third singles victory this
year was favored to gain the finals
today as he met Bob Kamrath,
university of Texas net captain
Riggs. who was disappointing at
Seabright last week, apparently is
back on top of his game for the
first since returning from his VIM
bledon triumph. AS usual, he played
a few games of fast, spectacular
tennis, then relaxed through Sc
veral games OF pity pat ball, as he
gained the semi-finals over Joe
Hunt 20 year old Annapolis mid
shipman, 4-6, 6-3, Us, yesterday
In the other semi-final, Ernie
Sutter of New Orleans. who has
been playig the best tennis of his
career, meets Sidney B. Who'd,
former Wimbledon champion who
yesterday reached peak form in
conquering George Toley of Los
Angeles sas
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04

Hurst will throw his windmill
delivery at Vernon Hare and his
Coachella All-Stars In the main
event of the evening, but most
interest has centered on the spec
ial event which will match the
Rinky Dinks and the Power COM
pany.
The Rinky Dinks, captained,
managed and master-minded by
Penny Richmond, will be slight
favorites over the Pat Patterson
managed Power company team.
The principle advantage held by
the Rinky Dinks will be Rich
monds rule that all batters who
Go not hit will be benched.
Moore Boasts
The game is scheduled for three
innings duration, or less. r. p.
Moore, clean up hitter for the
power company predicts the ball
game will be much shorter than
three innings because: You can't
play ball without ball, and what
else can they do but quit when I
make my first appearance at the
plat
"Imm planning on calling in
third stringers after the first in
ming" Moore said, because most
OF the Rinky Dinks were in their
prime three decades ago.
Richmond was irate when noti-
fled OF Moore's boast. TITS not
that I'm afraid he might lose the
ball. Penny said, but to make
sure III do the pitching myself.
Did l ever tell you about my
smoke ball?"
Audience Leaves
His audience, victims of other
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
Minor League
Sked Revamped

Because two new softball teams
have been added to Imperial VAL
leyis Industrial league. bringing
total to eight teams, schedule OF
play for second half of the season
has been revised, according to Joe
WEIGH. one of the leagues organi-
2ers.
Games are now played nightly
flom Monday through Friday. al
the city park diamond Includ-
ing Thursday nights contest,
games are scheduled through next
week as follows
Aug. 4 Coca Celia VS., Arden
Farms.
Aug. T. 20-30 Club VS.. Cola Cola
Aug. Arden Farms VS.. Team
sters Union.
Aug. 9. I. I. D. Shop VS.. 7. I. D
Office.
Aug. 10. City Employees vs.. Coca
Cola.
Aug. l1I Imperial Merchants VS.
Teamsters Union.
New teams in the league are
City Employees and Arden Farms
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
Today's Sports Parade

bers of the past and projected him
self into a September that is yet
to come-September in Detroit ir7
1899
What are they saying now about
my boy Bob Pastor, and his chances
against Joe LOUISE" he asked. "Jus'
what they said about Corbett anc
Tunney, only worse. That he CAM
punch a lick. That he'll be lucky
to stay three rounds. That he's
just cutie, with a lot of speed
and tricks, but not fighter Anc
they'll keep on saying those things
right up until the bell rings, be-
cause the public of today feels thu
same about Louis as the public o.
those earlier Septembers did about
John L. and Dempsey. That he L
invincible, can kill man with q
punch, that he is inhuman, anc
that no man can look him In the
eye and not shake and Shiver.
But the public is wrong. Pastor
not only will beat Louis in Detroit
he'll knock him out"
Quite calmly-for Johnston, that
is-he explained why.
Pastor is the best conditioned
fighter Louis ever faced, to start
with, and the few we'll conditioned
fighters Louis ever fought did all
right with him. Pastor in the first
fight here in New York. Also Tom
my Farr.. Young, sharp, fast, Pas
tor will be able to harrass the cham
pion for the full 20 rounds If neces-
sary.
Pastor Is smart. He is the only
man who ever fought Joe and came
out of the ring with a lucid ex-
planation of his style and a clear
picture of his strong and weak
points. Pastor is Is cuts above any
man Louis has ever fought, men,
tally, and brains have never been a
hindrance.
Pastor doesn't underrate Louis,
either as a boxer or hitter. But
he knows this-that Louis Is dan
gerous only in the first minute OF
each round. During the first min
ute, when he still remembers what
Blackburne, between rounds, told
him TO do, and when he is on his
toes and eager to obey instructions,
a man must be careful. But Louis
is easily discouraged. Failing to
get his prey in the first minute he
loses heart, settles down on his feet,
and becomes a slow, dispirited op-
ponent.
All of this Pastor knows, Johnston
says, and a lot more that cannot
be revealed. Armed with knowl-
edge, plus heart, speed, brains and
the ability to take punch II neces-
sary. he will win to make Septem-
Der in Detroit, 1889, as memorable
a date in boxing history as Septem-
Der in New Orleans, 1892, and Sep
tember in Philadelphia, 1926.
That's Johnston's story, anyway
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Aug. 4. UP)-The
stock market today suffered its
most severe decline since late June
with volume increasing on the set
back.
About a billion dollars was clip
ped from the value Of all listed
shares which had risen four billion
dollars from the end of June un-
til this week. Losses ranged from
fractions to more than 3 points in
the general list.
Near the close some short cover
Ing brought a few leaders moder-
ately above the lows for the day.
Some others, such as u. s. Steel,
made new lows for the day.
Dow Jones closing stock aver
ges: Industrial, 141.72, off 2.51;
rail, 2S.97, off 0.67; utility $3.50,
off 0.57.
Stock sales apprOximated 100000
shares against 100000 yesterday.
Curb sales were $4,000 shares "a
gainst 217.000 In the previous ses-
sion
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
Warden Moves,
Bullet Misses

WOODLAND. Cal, Aug. 4. (UP)
Eugene Durney, a state game
warden OF Sacramento, today was
thanking his lucky stars he de-
decided to get out of an automo-
bile driven by a fellow warden,
Ed Hughes, just when he did.
Shortly after the two men parted
company, stray bullet struck the
rear of the car, passed over the
seat in which Durney had been
sitting and went on through the
windshield. Hughes said Durney
probably would have been killed
had he remained In the car.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
Imperial alley Press

Established April 20. 1901.
Published every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday (Saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded
by The Post-Press Sunday. les
tabiished 1886 by the Imperial
valley Publishing company. 626
State street. Ell Centro. Calif
Iaul jenkins. publisher: A. c.
Johnston. vice president and
general manager: K. A. Fitz-
hugh, secretary and managing
editor. West Holiday Co. Inc,
National Advertising Represent
ativas.
Entered at Eel Centre. California
Subscription rates. &c per copy.
In conjunction with the Post
Press Sundays. per month.
60c; paid in advance: 8 months.
ti.6S; 6 months. 1925: one year.
80. 90.
Member Calirornts Newspaper
pohitshsrs' association
pest office as hecond class mat"
ter.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
By HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, Aug. 4. (UP)-High
above Times Square, almost within
reaching distance of the hands on
the Paramount clock, man who
is living for the future revelled in
the past today.
Sometimes with talk, sometimes
with pantomine, little Jimmy john
ston recaptured two long ago Sep
tember days to strengthen him for
a September day that is yet to come.
Back through the years he went
to New orleans of 1892 and the
afteroon that Jim Corbett, hand
some, gentlemanly bank clerk,
speared and danced through the
blistering sun to bring about the
downfall of the mighty John L.
They said Corbett was a fancy
Dan, a powder puff puncher, who
wouldn't last a round with the
Boston strong boy. Jim was 100
to l shot, but they paid off on him
in the 21St round
Johnston conjured up the dismal
night in Philadelphia again in
September - when Gene Tunney
slipped and slid through driving
rain to beat the great Dempsey.
They were naming the round and
the minute of the round that
Dempsey would win in. They called
Tunney an awkward, slow, soft hit
ting punk who would collapse under
the champions dynamite punches
But Tunney cut him to ribbons,
beat him to pulp and took the
championship"
Then Johnston quit the Septem-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
Joe Hurst to Be Honored
At ALL Star Came Tonite:
Rinky Dinks to PIoy
Hogue Released
From Hospital

Shorty Hogue, released from tte
Ell Centre hospital Friday morn
ing, will be at the ringside at the
San Diego coliseum tonight to
watch his twin brother, Bigboy
Hogue, battle Chuey Vargas in
the main event.
Shorty was originally scheduled
to face Jack Taylor but was forced
to postpone his bout because Of
an appendicitis attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Aug. 4. UP)-Late
selling erased gains on wheat or
the Chicago Board of Trade today
after reports of crop damage in the
Canadian spring wheat belt had
,timulated buying. Corn was firm
At the close wheat was unchanged
to off u cent; corn up 3s to u cent
and oats unchanged to q cent high
er.
Trading was fairly light. Uncer-
tainty over the fate of the federal
crop loan program gave trading
an unsettled undertone.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04

long winded yarns stole away as
Penny began his oratory-his words
were lost to posterity.
The first game will start at 8
o'clock, a presentation to Joe Hurst
will be made between games, and
then Hurst will attempt to set
down the Coachella All-Stars.
Hurst will be aided by Hoyal
Priest behind the plate, Cauzza at
first, Pat williams at second, Tun-
ney Williams at third, Ted San
dez at shortstop, and Ritter, Web
ster and Ehmke in the outfield.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
Junior Meters
Reach Semi.FinaIs

CULVER, Ind, Aug. 4 (UP)-
Californians dominated the fielo
today as play in the notional junior
and boys tennis tournament en-
tered the sani-final rounds.
In the junior singles division
four Californians had the semi
finals to themselves. Californians
also momopolized the doubles field
In the boys singles division, two
fasteners met two Californians.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
Accused Negro
Jailed inI.v

Marvin Handline Stansell, 49,
year-old Negro who told Deputy
Sheriff Pete Kline he got into
trouble by protecting preacher
from an attacker who threatened
him with a monkey wrench, was
in the Imperial county Jail Friday
awaiting the arrival of San Diego
officers to take him into custody
on a charge of assault with q
deadly weapon.
The complaint said Stansel! used
an iron pipe on his enemy.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
B { N CH
B. Kline
POST-PRESS
SPORTS
EDITOR
w A R M | N &
No More Stunts

President Charles Graham, of the
San Francisco Seals, issued new
rule and handed it down to his
players today. in which he forbade
foolish" stunts.
A foolish" stunt Thursday cost
him San Franciscos first string
catcher, Joe Sprinz Sprinz was in
the hospital Friday, his face held
together with surgical wire. because
he tried to catch a baseball falling
at the speed of las miles an hour
and failed.
Sprinz was seeking TO establish
one of those mythical records by
catching a baseball dropped 800
feet from blimp cruising over the
sports field at the San Francisco
exposition.
He was under the ball all right,
but it crashed through his upraised
hands and struck him full in the
face, with an impact estimated at
$3.50 pounds. The blow gave him a
compound fracture of the upper
jaw, broke eight teeth anG left
ragged decorations about his lips.
Doctors said he would be in the
hospital two weeks and out of action
about a month.
Sprinz, who has been catching
five or seven games of the Seals.
was counted upon to aid the Seals
In their drive for the Pacific coast
pennant Several weeks ago. he
and his catching teammate, Larry
Woodal, made freak history, by
catching baseballs dropped from the
400 foot tower of the sun at the
exposition.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
California Meters
Dominate Play

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. 4 tUP)-
Californians dcnir,ate,i the play
today in the British Columbia ten
mis- tournament as the semi final
round began in the mems singles
Ed Amark of San Francisco,
pacific northwest champion, faced
Tom Brown, also of San Francis
co, in one bracket, while Tom
Coulthard OF Berkeley faced Bill
Hoogs, university OF California
student from Honolulu.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, August 4. UP)--
stocks experienced general SELL
out on the Los Angeles Stock Ex-
change today, and prices declined
irregularly.
Standard oil of California drop
ped ss to new low of 25R Chrys-
Ter declined 2ls to 1873 tnd south
ern pacific, lost l u to drop to 14s.
On the entire board 81 issues show
ed declines, three made gains and
eight remained unchanged. Sales
rose to $500 shares in early trading
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04

NEW YORK. Aug. 4 tUP)-Even
with talk of rebellion in their ranks.
the st. Louis Cardinals remain the
favorites OF the press box to chal-
lenge the Cincinnati Reds for the
National league pennant-that is.
Ii any club is able to get within
hailing distance of the men of
McKechnie.
The Cards made hay while the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
MINNEAPOLIS FLAX
Flax quotations by courtesy OF
Southwest F1axseed association.
september .................. $l-5l
December .................. 1.51
L. A. PRODUCE

LOS ANGELES, August 4. CUP)
Trading was m oderate In most lines
with supplies liberal to heavy.
Bunched vegetables: beets 3o-4oc
carrots 4O-5Oc; Dixon $4,000; green
onions $1.5O-$1.75; Leews $1.00-$1.2O
mustard 50-60c; parsley 50-60c; ra-
dishes small red 75-$1.00; spinach
85-S1. 90; turnips 60-75c; dill 7b-S5c;
Mint and watercress soc.
Tomatoes: local, San Diego and
Ventura stones AXIS 5O-65c; 5x6s-
5x6s 60-65c; ponderosas local q san
Dieeo 5x5s-5x6s 6O-75c; San Diego
stones 4x5s 5O-60c; 5x5s-5x6s 75-
85c; 6x6s 8O-83c; egg tomatoes To-
cal yellow 35-45c; red 3o-4oc; cherry
60c.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
Carrothers Bows
In Net Event

CULVER, Ind, Aug. (UPt-Ted
Schroeder of Glendale, California
advanced to the semi-f finals of the
national junior tennis tournament
today. Schroeder, Seeded no. 5,
defeated Robert Carrothers oi
Coronado, Calf, 4-6, Ga, Go.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-04
L. A. HAY
L. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, August 4. tUP)-
Hogs saleable 100, few sales, about
steady, few good to choice lights
5.50-6.75; quotable top around G.S5
sows 4.50-4.75.
Cattle saleable 400, about steady
few common steers 6.75. young
cows, 6.60-6.75; common to good
5.35-6.25: Gamers and cutters a.
5.25; bulls to 735; calves saleable
100, few vealers steady at 1925
down; few calves TO 8.
Sheep saleable none. HoldoveI
600; few common 67 lb shorn lamb
steady at 5.S5; good and choice WOO
ed lambs quoted to $50.