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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
BY GEORGE FIELDING ELIOT

BY GEORGE FIELDING ELIOT Copyright, 1889, NEA Service, Incl Italy and Germany, faced with threat of war if they advance, now stand hesitant on the frontiers of Greece and Poland. These nations, and the nations which lie between Hungary, Yugoslavia, Rumania, Bull garia-all the troubled Balkans, await with terrible anxiety what the morrow may bring forth.
 Their choice is a fearful one bow their necks to rapacious con- querers or take the risk of re- sistance in the hope that this time the guarantees of Britain and France will be worth more than the paper they are written on.
 It is guess which the axis powers must make as well. For it is quite possible that Albania was their last free victory, the last advance they can make ill Europe without having to fight in deadly earnest for it. f
 War now would probably mean defeat. Another successful advance without war would probably ensure axis domination of Europe.
 In Berlin and Rome, as I write these words, the "take-a-chance" factions are assuredly engaged in bitter struggle with the "take-it- easy" elements. On the outcome of this struggle, in all human probability, hangs the peace of the world.
 A desire on the part of Rome and Berlin to throw a scare" into any Balkan nations which might be considering joining the Anglo-French stop e-axis" bloc is a major reason for Italy's inva- sion of Albania.
 It has, however, been suggested that there may be far.reaching military plans behind the Alban- ian adventure of Il Duce. It is whispered that he has designs on Yugoslavia and Greece - that he is stretching out his arm toward the Dardanelles, key-point of the Near East.
 Certainly all this has a plausi- ble sound. Were Italy to gain control of the Dardanellcs, Ru- mania and Russia would be cut off from the western world com- pletely, as was the case in the World War when Turkey joined the Central Powers.
 No greater victory or one more promising from every point of view could be attained by the Rome Berlin partnership than control of this strategic waterway. Not only would Rumania be help less in their grasp unless aided by Russia, but the latter would be seriously menaced = by the cutting of her best exterior line of communications, and also by the threat of axis fleets. operating in the Black Sea, cutting her off from her Caucasian oil supplies at Batum, and thus immobilizing her vast air fleet and her highly mechanized army.
 ~ nay bC k1OihICO out Iildt CiiC Straits are now in the possession of Turkey, tough little nation which has record for hard fight ing in defense of its rights, and a particular hatred for Italians.
 Turkey alone. however, could hardly defend the Straits against the full power of Italy backed up by Germany.
 Moreover, there is Bulgaria to be reckoned with = Bulgaria, sep arated now from the Italians in Albania only by the strange re- zion called Macedonia, partly in the possession of Yugoslavia and partly in that of Greece. Bull garia has long nursed irredentist dreams of recovering not only the Dobrudja, taken from her by Ru- mania in the Balkan wars, but her lost window" on the Aegean
 Co:onno Covoe (
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
AnssUers To
 Fest Questions

Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6.
 I. No.
 2. Hygrometer.
 3. It Is one of the Philippine group.
 4 Ad-a-mant; not ad-a- mant'.
 s. M0cking bird.
 6. Assistant private secre- tary to King George VI, who recently visited the U. s. to complete arrangements for the visit of the King and Queen.
 2. A Federal territory. 6 Cornell.
 Q. A hole played in two strokes less than par. 10. Montevideo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10

Science has fought a winning fight against a malignant tumor that doctors labeled "sure death." Little Harold Holt, 2, of Monon- gahela, Pa. Is shown above with his mother at the New Rochelle hospital where he was rushed after @ spectacular aeroplane flight from Pittsburgh. Hope had been abandoned for him. He was given ten days to live when ad- mitted on March 18th. The time has passed and little Harold is not only living, but as a result of deep x-ray Theraphy, but is ex-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10

But an examina- ton of the pres e nt b ewildering array of housing agencies leads you to the conclusion that only a magi- clan can put all these agencies to- gether.
 So far, in
 money actually
 laid on the line
 and not count
 1 n z m o n c y
 whose expendi-
 ture has been
 authorized. the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
LoPEx INsuREs HIS HANDS

Hartford, Conn, April l0.-(UP). --Bandleader Vincent Lopez had his hands insured today for $25O 900 and his policy was the first all-protec- ton insurance of it's kind. lopez claims to be able to play piano at the rate of 2,200 notes a minute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
Albania May Be Axis Powers Last Free" Victory, Says Eliot

Italy seizes Albania. Why? George Fielding Eliot, noted ex- pert ad writer on military topics, looks at the Fascist putsch into the Balkan powderkeg and aIi- alyzes the reasons for 1t. In this article, written exclusively for NEA Service and The Water bury Democrat he describes its possible future effect on the axis powers success in their drive to dominate Europe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
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IN THE SPRING
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER
Good Evening.

(Opus 25, Variation 909) In the Spring the housewife's fancy Does some fancy turning, It's the time of all the year
 Her good old heart is yearning To change her whole mode of life,
 To shellac, to polish, to paint, To give her house different look, To go at it without restraint. In the Spring the housewifes fancy Turns to thoughts of food, Something to wnet the appetite,
 In fact she's in the mood. To mix up radishes and onion juice, Brazil nuts and watercress, Toss lots ot things in a salad bowl, Just to greet the Spring, guess. In the Spring the housewifes fancy Turns to this and that; Result: her house looks topsy-turvy, And indeed, so does her hat!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10

Mike Thompson one of the greatest and most col orfu football officials of the present is seriously i'll at his Emmitsburg Md. home, according to Al Russo, junior student at Washington College who is home for the Easter line two from his Brass City admirers would be deeply appreciated by Mike at this time Mary Crane and Eleanor Baltrush pr0menad- ed along Avenoo yesterday and gave Moo Yawkers a view of Brass City pulchritude Greg Gilmartin and George Pnky Woods are home from Holy Cross College for the Easter vacation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10

pected to leave the hospital this week. His chances for complete recovery are considered excellent.
 The child suffered what Is known as "Wilms tumor," which are always fatal, said the doctors.
 Local interest was created in the case due to role played by a former Waterbury nurse, Miss Alice M. Dorsey. The latter pres- ently an aeroplane stewardness cared for the child as a special plane rushed him from Pittsburgh to the Newark airport for the Hast chance" to live.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10

Sturdy Yakut horses, which fre- quently live out of doors all winter in blustry Siberia, are to be used in the Arctic Circle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
CONCERT

The orchestra was fine
 As music filled the air
 And wove a soft design To cover all despair. A The concert hall was E With fragrance seeping in. 4 The exquisite retreat
 Afforded rest from sin. v The players all were young And happy; without words They spoke in music's tongue My orchestra of birds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10

Some large cities in Germany have 6 coal shortage.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01

Is yards as the second period OPEN
ed Hester and Hunter advanced
to the San Diego Is in two plays.
Riedy passed to Kirkpatrick down
the middle for a first down and
Kirk plowed over three plays later.
Hunter converted.
The second touchdown followed
two minutes later when Harner re-
covered tumble on the San Diego
As. kirkpatrick went around end
for II yarus and Thompson ran the
rest of the distance to score stand
ing up.
Hester intercepted a pass late in
the third quarter to set up the
play for the third touchdown,
scored by Riedy on an off tackle
smash from the five yard line.
Kirkpatrick scored the final
touchdown with six minutes left
to play in the game, when he gal
loped around end for 20 yards.
The entire Spartan squad saw
action, and while players at times
forgot signals, the performance of
the team was more than satisfact-
ory, according to Coach Larry Han
| son.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
l.. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES, Sept 80. CUP)-
Stocks fluctuated narrowly in dull
trading on the Los Angeles stock
exchange today. Twelve issues
moved up, eight down, and 26 were
unchanged. only 5000 shares were
traded in steady market.
L. A. Industrials 100 shares at
"a unchanged; Security company
units, so at 80, unchanged; Trans
america, 200 at rs. down "a; Han
cock Oil, 100 at Al, unchanged;
Rishfield Oil, 100 at SIS. down b;
Standard Oil of Cal, 81 at 29A !;
Union Oil 100 at 18, unchanged; |;
wellington. 100 at 3h down u;
Chrysler 100 at 80, up "a; Consol-
idated Steel products, 100 at IL,
down s; Creameries of America,
100 at S, unchanged; Amsco, 100
at 8k down u; General Motors,
100 at 54M, down "; Goodyear so
at 293s, unchanged; Lockheed. 100
at 20, up III Ryan Aero, 200 at
6, up u Pacific Public service pfd
100 at 1917, unchanged; Pacific gas
common, 145 at 30A, unchanged; I;
Pacific lighting, common. 60 at ASH
down u; Southern California Edi-
son, 100 at 25as, unchanged; Sou.
Cal. Edison 5h pfd 100 at 25%
unchanged Sou. Pacific 100 at Is,
up /.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01

played in the center of the field,
for the most part, as two we'll
matched lines battled viciously,
giving no quarter, asking none.
Covington used 80 players in. all
to protect his varsity men against
injury. Jack Bowker, quarterback,
who injured his shoulder, was the
only casualty.
BoWker's absence from the lineup
after the first few minutes of play,
handicapped the Calexico offense
and as result the Bulldogs threat
ened only once, in the second period
Big Frank Keller PLAYED a bril-
liant game at fullback for the Gov
ington men, but his absence from
the center of the line weakened
an otherwise impenetrable Bulldog
forward wall.
King and Garcia, CaleXico ends
showed up particularly we'll at the
wing positions and halted several
Grossmont thrusts In early-game
pushes.
The Calexicans will play Yuma
in Yuma next weekend. On the
following Fridays the Bulldogs will
play San Diego junior varsity anc
/ Herbert Hoover jayvees.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
Oregon Sends
Two Teams to
Invade California

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 80. CUP)
The Pacific coast conference
games today headlined the western
grid program on the first real foot
ball Saturday of 1889
The states of California and Ore
gon were at war on two fronts,
with Stanford playing Oregon
State and U. S. C. taking on Uni
versity of Oregon.
The Southern California Trojan,
who has the misfortune of being
almost the unanimous preseason
rose bowl nominee, opened the sea-
son as a heavy favorite over Ore
gon at Los Angeles.
Oregon State, however, was a
slight favorite over Stanford at
Palo Alto
University of Washington brought
the University of Pittsburgh to
Seattle for the first major inter-
sectional game of the year.
University of California started
out cautiously with Warm-up
double-he at Berkeley against
Cal Aggies and College of Pacific.
Santa Clara went over the hill
to Salt Lake City to take on Univer-
sity of Utah.
Idaho met Montana State at
Moscow and Montana had night
game against University of Port
land at Missoula.
University of San Francisco and
San Jose State led the teams in
action last night.
San Jose's double and triple re-
verses, as taught by Doug Degroot
and Pop Warner, smothered the
California Ramblers, 27-O.
U. S. F., After two straight de-
feats, staged a minor comeback tC
tie Hardin Simmons of Texas, 6-6
in the Seals stadium here. The Dons
outplayed the Cowboys but missed
several scoring opportunities.
San Francisco State rolled to an
1912 win over San Mateo junior
college.
Scores of other games: Salinas
J. c. 6, San Jose State frosh 6;
Yuba junior college 7, Lassen jun
ior college 7; Pasadena J. C. 7, San
Francisco j. C. 6; Placer j. c. 6
Marin j. C. 6; San Diego State 26
Redlands 0; Albion Normal 16
Boise j. C. o; Eastern Washington
10, College of Puget Sound 0; Cen.
trail Washington IA, Gonzaga frosf
6; Chaffey j. C. 20, Santa Monica
g. Cal Tech 26, Citrus j. C. o
Compton j. C. 7, UCLA frosh 7
Santa Rosa j. C. ID, Cal Aggie'
frosh 13; Oceanside j. C. 19, Sar
Bernardino j. C. 6; Western Stat
8 and Weber College 7.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
HI Arabs Score Victories
yun1o q Hi

YUMA, Sept. 80 SPECIAL
A couple of youngsters who opposed
each other on Calexico and Holtville
gridironS last season, combined
their talents Friday night to lead
the El Centro junior college dream
team to a 300 victory over the
Yuma high school Criminals.
Ted Sander, former CaleXico
high school backfield star, and
Jack Gray, Holtville's star per-
former last season, scored three of
the four Ell Centro junior college
touchdowns and virtually ran the
Yuma defenses dizzy with end runs
and off tackle smasheS. Each
dashed forty yards from running
plays, each completed two passes.
and they shared honors in punting.
The junior collegians scored in
each period of the game, completely
outclassing touted Yuma Criminal
eleven and living up to advance
press notices that the Arabs would
boast their strongest team in his
tory.
The junior college line, COM
posed for the most part of former
all-valley high school players, held
the Yuma running in check thru
out the game.
Big Bob Ballou, who was chosen
all-southern California center two
years ago when he starred for the
Ell Centro high school Spartans,
was outstanding on defense and
come up with an intercepted pass
and a 60 yard gallop into pay ter
ritory.
The entire junior college line,
from Woodland and Holmes at the
wing positions to Stan Harlan, 265
pound center, played brand of
ball that revived hopes for a junior
college win over Phoenix in a game
to be played in two weeks, a feat
that the Arabs have not accomp-
liShed since 1888.
The fourth quarter touchdown
featured a drive from the junior
college one-foot line to the Yuma
goal line, without the loss of the
ball.
While Sandez, Gray and Ballou
were the most outstanding junior
college players, Coach Robert Arm
strong was we'll pleased with the
showing of the entire club.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
BoiIerIl1akers'
Tilt with Irish

NEW YORK, Sept. 80. (UP)-
The baseball pennant races have
been decided and the world series
is still several days away SO full
attention can be devoted to the
first big Saturdays football pro-
gram, headlined by a bell-ringer
like Notre Dame-Purdue.
The Irish VS.. the Boilermakers is
the first clash among the football
giants and the outcome may de-
eide which is to have the major
portion of national recognition this
year. This is the one that has
them all guessing and regardless
of which wins, it's going to make
dubs out of about so per cent of
the so-called experts.
With more than 20 letter men
on the squad, Purdue is considered
a good bet along with Michigan
and Northwestern for the Big Ten
crown. Coach Nal Edwards is
lucky to have his three backfield
B's-Brock, Brown, and Byelene-
as the crux of his 1899 team. Notre
Dame also is loaded with backs
but Coach Elmer Capt. Layden
had to develop almost an entire
new forward wall with only Capt.
Johnny Kelly at end returning from
last year.
The weekend program began
with a resounding upset last night
when Georgetown scored a 80
victory over Fred swans Temple
eleven. Tennessee's Orange Bowl
champions, while not too impress
sive, headed safely for national
honors with a 1870 victory over
North Carolina State, but Texas
Christians Sugar Bowl winners
gave the Pickers a headache by
bowling to U.CL.A. 6-2 in their
initial start.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
CaIexico Seeks
ToRemoye Bar in
Way Of Postoffice

Calexico attacked another obsta-
Gle in the way of new post office
building Friday in a suit to clear
a temperance clause from build
ing site on Third street between
lockwood and Paulin.
Original grantors of the town.
site property kept reversionary
interest in the property in case fu-
ure owners ignored restrictions pre-
venting the sale or manufacture of
spirituous liquor on the land.
While the government had no
plans for selling or manufacturing
liquor in the post office when com
plete, officials asked that the
cloud be removed from the title
The city decided to clear it from
all property within the townsite
boundaries and therefore included
all property in the suit
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
Nova Slated for
Title Shot Despite
Loss 10 GaIento

ELLENVILLE, N Y, Sept. 80.
CUP)-Heavyweight champion Joe
Louis will make his next defense
of the title against Lou Nova of
California at Madison Square Gar
den in January.
This was learned definitely today
at the Neville country club where
Fred Apostoli is training for Mon
day nights middleweight title tilt
with Ceferino Garcia.
Despite Nova's unexpectedly poor
showing at Philadelphia two weeks
ago, when he was stopped in the
14th round by Tony Galento, it
seems that Promoter Mike Jacobs
and Manager Ray Carlen still have
confidence in him.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

Stocks made up yesterdays losses
In a moderately active session to-
day and rounded out the best month
advance since June, 1888.
The rally came whe 1t was indi-
Gated the German Russian peace
overtures would be spurned by the
allies. In the last two sessions, the
market declined on fears" of peace
which, traders said, would bring a
sharp drop in the war stocks.
Other markets adjusted them
selves to war pattern again. Uni
ted States government bonds declied
ad commodities advanced. Wheat
gained more than cent bushe1.
Cotton gained few points and
strength in rubber and hide futures.
The steel idustry continued to re-
port gains in leading centers. Steel
shares were outstading from the
opening. Gains ranged to 5 points
in Bethlehem as shorts in that is
sue covered. u. S. steel was up near
ly points.
Higher retail sales brought mo-
derate gains into the mercantile de-
partment. Coppers firmed a point
or more. Trading was active around
and motors were strong spot.
closing time with the market max
ing new highs for the session. Steels
Dow Jone closing stock aver
ages: Idustrial, 1884, up 2.38; rail,
1851, up 1.30; utility, 25.13. up O.30.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
TCU Trounced
b.2by U.C.L.A.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 80. (UP)-
The Horned Toads of Texas Chris
tian, who thought they should have
played in the last Rose Bowl game,
saw the vision of going there this
season fade away last night under
a 6-2 pounding by a surprising
team from the University of Cali
fornia at Los Angeles.
The underdog Bruins, playing
their first game under Head-Coach
Babe Horrell, the old-time Cali
fornia all-American, smothered the
famed T. C. U. passing attack and
outfought the Texans before 10000
in the Memorial coliseum.
The game brought out new
UCLA. star, Jackie Robinson
1.-THE Negro from Pasadena junior
college, who slashed off long gains
and lived up generally to his ad-
vance ballyhoo as about the fast
est thing on cleats on the Pacific
coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
By GEORGE F. BUCKLIN

BY GEORGE f. BUCkLIN
Although football and the ap
preaching dove season are claiming
the spotlight in Imperial Valley,
deep-sea fishing continues to be
superlative in Southern California
waters. Perhaps the recent storms
have made the salt water denizens
hungry. At any rate they have
been biting this week as never be-
fore.
Friday one of the largest catches
of the season was recorded off the
La Jolla shore line, when eight
sports anglers, fishing on the Mas
cot III, made the following sensa-
tional haul: 7 yellowtaii, 334
WHITE SEA BASS, l35 barracuda,
2 bonito and 20 calico bass. The
largest white sea bass scaled 35
pounds. In other words the aver
age catch per fisherman was 62l2
fish! While an exploit of this kind
is unusual it definitely proves that
game fish are still present in large
numbers in San Diego offshore wa
ters.
Now that the weather has mod
Grated in the valley, catfishing is
again stimulating interest among
the local fresh water angling frat
ernity. Recent surveys indicate that
this increasingly popular sport is
already claiming a large share OF
attention along the Colorado river.
near Imperial and Laguna dams.
Kirby Patton, who reads water me-
ters for the city of FL Centro for
a living, and fishes for a pastime,
took a night off this week and
tried his piscatorial luck at Lagu-
ma dam. He reported that he
caught fish all night and that the
cats never ceased biting from the
time he first threw his line into
the water until he hauled it out
to go home. He returned from the
trip with a nice string of channel
and mud cats, in proof Of his con-
tention that the big ones bite on
the Colorado. Patton used shrimp
for bait.
Fair catches of catfish and a
few mullet are also being reported
on New River and along the Alamo.
Fishing in the valley should con-
tinue good until the extreme cold
weather arrives, which is gener-
ally of short duration. If the win
ter is mild, fishing should be good
during the entire season.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
aalA.-
Reds Down
Pirafes2fo1 |

NEW YORK, Sept. 30. up
With a makeshift lineup on the
field, the Cincinnati Reds won
their first game as champions yes
terday by trimming the pirates,
81. Lee Grissom oupitched Joe
Bowman, allowing only seven hits.
Brooklyn was still a half game
behind the third-place Cubs after
dividing twin bill with the Bees.
Rookie Tom Early, with help from
Danny McFayden, pitched the Bees
to a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers
in the opener.
Cleveland won a doubleheader
from Detroit, 4-3 and 80, relegating
the Tigers to fifth place without a
chance to crowd into the first di-
vision.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01

Ell Centre completely outplayed a.
heavier San Diego reserve eleven,
and thoroughly convinced a crowd
of 200 persons the Spartans are to
be reckoned with when the champ
ionship of the valley league Is de-
termined.
Fumbles set up two of Ell Centro's
four touchdowns, one in the second
quarter and one in the fourth,
but it was the smooth running and
blocking and accurate passing OF
the Spartan footballers that brought
the downfall of the San Diegans.
Ell Centro outgained the San
Diego team 304 yards to 26 and
made 13 first downs to none for
the coast invaders, who were re-
ported to have a snappy running
attack.
Jack Kirkpatrick scored two of
Ell Centro's four touchdoWns, one
in the second quarter and another
in the fourth period. Thompson
and Riedy contributed other Ell
Centro scores, Thompson on a spec
tacular II yard run. Hester kicked
two extra points, Hunter one.
Ell Centro STAYED off one San
Diego threat in the first period
when a tumble gave the coast team
the ball on El Centro's 30. Arnold
and Whitcher tried unsuccessfully
to advance the ball, but the Spart-
ans held, took the ball on punt
During the remainder of the
first period Ell Centro dominated
play, then moved to the San Diego
40 as the quarter ended.
Riedy passed to kirkpatrick fol