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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-07
GOOD COMPANY
IiIcia Mallory

Lucia Mallory
When Ellen Marshalls children
! were small, she often used to come
with them to the library. Now that
thew are interested only In the books
for more mature readers, she still
sometimes drops in for a moments
visit, or stops, as she is going by In
the evening, to walk home with me.
She is the sort of person with whom
conversation always leaves one some
thing pleasant to think about. No
wonder her boys spend so much time
but I'm getting ahead OF my story.
As we walked home together the
other evening. she was telling me
bow little she seemed to have ac-
cOmplished that day.
81 went out on the side porch this
afternoon to write some letters" she
began. "but before l had written one
mage Harry finished moving the
lawn and came up to talk to me. He's
tremendously interested in television
and has to tell me about every new
article he reads on the subject.
Harry had just left to play tennis
with Dan Foreman when Richard
came downstairs. You know he's
driving milk truck this summer. so
he takes a nap every afternoon. or
course | was glad to have him join
me on the porch. like to spend as
much time as possible with him dur
ing the summer now that he's away
at school all winter. We must have
visited for an hour before he decided
to go down to the office to do some
typing for his father.
IL hadn't written a dozen more
words on my letter before Verne
came home and found some letters
from his stamp-cOllecting friends in
the mail He brought them out to
show me his new stamps. It amuses
me that he always starts to tell me
about each letter and ends by say
ing. oh. I'll just read it. 1t won't
take very long, But it did take al
most an hour. for he had long let
ter from a boy in Belgium and one
from a Japanese boy. and | had to
admire the new stamps while they
were being sorted and placed in his
collection.
Altogether. it was almost five
O'Clock when the stamp collector left
to deliver his evening papers, and l
that I had some books
due at the library today, so here /
am without one thing accomplished
to show for my whole afternoon"
I'm not so sure of that" / answer
ed 81 think being good company
for your boys is worth more than
writing a dozen letters! If you could
see. as | do in my work as a librar-
ian, how many parents fail to be
companions for their children. you'd
understand what I mean"
Perhaps you are right" my friend
answered musingly. Il WAS careful
TO invite the boys companionship
when they were little. and I hope
can always keep it,"
Those few last words told me the
secret of Ellen Marshall's success as
: mother of boys-"I was careful to
invite their companiOnship when they
we're little" How many times she
must have given up her own plans to
share their activities and interests!
I'm sure that she was never too busy
70 listen-never too busy to help
when they came to her. That is why
I'd like to have every young mother
-ead this story. because such a
as Ellen Marshall has
developed with her sons will go far
oward guiding boys and girls safely
through the difficult windings of the
)lder years.
-~S--
Read Chronicle ads for bargainsi
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-07

of $4,000 each, to aid him In deal
ing with the departments and agen-
cies. Second, subject to the listed
exemptions and the Congressional
veto. he can transfer, consolidate or
abolish some sixty agencies whose
functions now overlap or are ul-
vided.
NEUTRALITY May / the
"Cash-and- Carry" provisions OF the
present neutrality law will expire.
No bill has yet been reported in eth
er house on the subject, although sew
eral bills have been introduced to
alter the present neutrality act. Sen
ator Pittman (D-Nev). chairman OF
the Foreign Relations Committee
would repeal all standing neutrality
legislation and enact simple statute
permitting the United States to sell
war supplies to nations at war. pro-
vided. they pay cash and carry the
supplies away in their own ships.
Carrying the law still further. Sena-
tor Pittman would continue the
clause forbidding Americans to travel
on ships of belligerent nations, out
law loans and credits to nations at
war. and limit arming of American
merchant ships once the neutrality
laws are invoked.
u. S. DEFENSES.-Mu has been
heard these last few months about
the building of our national defenses.
Just what has been accomplished,
and approved by the many measures
and proposals may not be clear to
many. Here is how our army, navy
and air force will stand as result
of the national defense legislation:
Our navy will be one matching the
British Navy and outstripping any
third navy afloat; 5000 planes. large
enough to repel any attack on the
Western Hemisphere. will make up |
our air force; our army will consist !
of about 100000 men plus the en-
larged National Guard. forming an |
initial protective force" of 100000 |
nen. 10000 to 10000 factories are |
geared to turn out 10000 planes a i
year plus arms, ammunition. and
equipment to equip the million-man
defense army. More naval and air !
bases; stocks of raw materials. and
hard to manufacture items as reserve /
supplies: and a trained reservoir of |
civilian pilots to which 10000 young
pilots will he added each year. All
his is taking place with one OBJ |!
iect in view. that no war will ever
be fought on the American main
and.
CIVIL SERVICE.-The giving of a
Civil Service examination to my mind
means just what the intent of the law
to he. It is based on merit
md the qualifications which a person
ihows for that particular place. No
etter Of endorsement or recommend
Ition is Needed until the Commission
'alls for one. No one has a chance
or appointment until they have
made the eligible list and nothing
an be done by any one but the ap-
'licant TO make the right grade for
N appointment. A review can be
ecured on any paper on request but
t is seldom that a material change
S made in results. Civil Service aims
t merit only and when they get
through with an examination and in
estigation they usually know all
hat is to be known about an applica-
ion.
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-07
LIVE TOWNS

Towns have a reputation, and
are commonly known as live towns
or dead towns. Two towns may
have about the same population and
wealth, but one Of them may have
an element of live action in it which
its rival lacks.
What constitutes this life? 1t con-
sists first in a willingness to work
for the benefit of the community.
If the people of town won't organ
ize and carry on activities, they
can be expected soon to fall behind.
In live town. people are constantly
looking out for chances to get new
trade. obtain new industries. to en-
courage the industries they have to
expand. and to maintain active Or
ganizations that provide home town
benefits. Any town can become
known as a live town. if its people
are active and energetic.
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-07

IF YOU WANT your home town
to become prosperous, don't deprive
it of some part of the force that
creates prosperity by buying goods
away from home.
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-07

WHEN AN AUTOMOBILE moves.
it proves that somebody has provided
it with motive power. When a town
goes ahead. it is proof that motive
power has been supplied by the push
and energy of lot of people.
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-07

ANY BUSINESS NEEDS new GUS
toners all the time to take the place
of those who remove elsewhere,
those who pass away. and those who
are attracted by rival concerns. It
comes pretty hard to get those new
customers. unless a concern does
constant advertising.
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-07

Farmers are busy with their
spring plowing.
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-07

DIR. ANNA X. GREGoRIUS
Chiropractor
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-07

of $4,000 each, to aid him in deal
ing with the departments and agen-
cies. Second, subject to the listed
exemptions and the Congressional
veto. he can transfer, consolidate or
abolish some sixty agencies whose
functions now overlap or are d.
vided.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
Ho|tviIIe. ImperiaI Play
Home Games Friday Night
Tits to Prepare
Grid Rivals For
Meet Next Week

Holtville and Imperial high school
football teams, which clash one
week from Friday night, will prep
for their meeting this week in
games against Herbert Hoover jun
ior varsity and Blythe high school
Holtville will play the Hoover
team on Viking field at O'Clock
Friday night in game which will
determine Holtville's chances to be-
come a threat in the valley league.
Coach Walkers charges bounced
back from their 1873 defeat at the
hands of Hemet last week, to enjoy
the best week of practice sessions
since football preps were started
this year.
Imperial high school will play
Blythe on Imperial field Friday
night at 8 o'clock. The Blythe team
is rated stronger than last season
and Blythe defeated Imperial, 1877
last year.
Coach Albert Klein, however, pro-
missed a better Imperial team than
the one which faced Palm Springs
last week. Practices have elirninat-
ed several of the errors which LOOM
ed up last week, Klein said, and the
backfield is particularly improved
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
Cubs Seek New Manager to Replace
Gabby hartnett After Disappointing
Performance Of Team in City Series

CHICAGO, Oct. u. UP)-Phil
K. Wrigley, owner of the Chicago
Cubs. indicated today his agents
are looking for a man to take over
the hottest managerial seat in base
ball.
Wrigley voiced displeaSure at
failure of his team to finish higher
than fourth place in the National
league and its collapse in the city
series against the White Sox, then
said simply:
I've reached no conclusion on
whether Gabby Hartnett will be
manager again next year"
Even the youthful magnate adj
mitted his feelings now are those
OF a disappointed baseball fan and
that he will wait a few days to
cool off a little" before making any
decision.
Wrigley repeatedly was seeking
a man outside the Cub organiza-
ton to rebuild his club. Leading
possibility for the job during sum-
mer speculation was frankie
Frisch. who has signed to man.
age the Pittsburgh Pirates. Also
mentioned were Frank Lefty o.
Doul of San Francisco and Jack
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
Today's Sports Parade

missioner. He'll tackle his new job
just as he did the business of play
ing first base He'll miss no detail,
no task will be too arduous, and as
for application-well, a man who
played in more than 1000 consecu-
tive baseball games offers no worry
on that score.
Try to name another man in sport
who better qualities as an adviser
to youngsters than Gehrig. His ca
reer in baseball was marked by per-
feet conduct on and off the field,
and his will to carry on, no matter
the odds, was unquenchable.
Now. stricken by malady that
threatens his life, Gehrig still car
ries on, with even greater spirit.
His smile is just as broad as when
he was hitting .375, and his chin
just as high as when he logged
around the bases after knocking
one over the fence.
I hope he serves not only one full
term, but 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Oct. II. CUP)-
Stocks staged a moderate advance
today in the dullest session since
the end of August.
Dealings vert restrived to the
fact that Prime Minister Neville
Chamb erlain is scheduled to deli
yer Britain's reply to Hitler's peace
proposals tomorrow, when all of
Americas security and major COM
mdity markets will be clsed in b.
servance Clumbus Day.
Dometic business reports contin-
ued favorable.
Steel shares replaced early losses
with moderate gains. Homestake,
motor products corporation and
United fruit were down l to point.
Dow Jones closing stock avera-
ges: Industrial 1874, up 0.68; rail,
SO .95, up OILS; utility 1852, up 0.16.
Stock sales approximated 6oo,ooo
shares against $4,000 yesterday.
Curb sales were $4,000 shares COM
pared with $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
Bv HENRY MCLEMORE

NEW YORK, Oct. IL. CUP)-The
baseball season may be over, but
the best double play of the year
was made yesterday-LaGuardia to
Gehrig.
In an announcement from the
city hall the mayor of New York
said that the Yankees great first
baseman had accepted an appoint
ment as a city parole commissioner,
and that he would be sworn in on
Monday for full 10-year term.
Congratulations to both men. La
Guardia deserves a hand. and a
big one, for whacking right through
the red tape that usually binds such
appointments, and choosing Lou for
the job. And Gehrig, besieged with
scores of offers since illness forced
him from the playing field, rates
a bow or accepting job which
doesn't pay great deal but offers
him much opportunities for doing
good.
The mayor of New York has made
thousands of appointments in his
time, and will make thousands more,
but never will he make one more
popular. Gehrig has been a hero to
hundres of thousands of New York
ers for more than ten years, and
they will cheer his connection with
their citys government.
Gehrig, whose baseball salary has
been a five-figure one for many
years, will get $4,000 a year on his
new job. Had he chosen to lend his
name to restaurants, bars, and var
ious other promotions. he could
have earned 10 times this amount
without lifting finger.
Lou was talking about this to a
group of newspapermen coming
back from the world series in Gin
cinnati a few nights ago. He spoke
in particular of a syndicate which
had showed him 100000 in cash and
said it was his if he would only
permit the use of his name in con-
nection with an enormous restaur-
ant and drinking place.
That's a lot of money, and I
could use it, as who couldn't" Lou
said, but it didn't seem the right
thing to do. I wouldn't actually
have had anything to do with it,
in the first place, and somehow I
don't fancy my name in lights over
a place like that"
In announcing Gehrig's appoint
ment, Mayor LaGuardia said that
Lou would not only be an able,
intelligent commissioner. but he
himself will be an inspiration and
a hope to many of the younger
boys who have gotten into trouble .
Yes, Lou will be an able COM
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
Hammerin' Henry
To Fiqht Garcia

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Oct. 12
(UP)-Eddie Meade, manager of
Henry Armstrong, announced today
that THE welterweight champion
would fight Ceferino Garcia in
Hollywood next January.
Garcia, who is world middle
weight champion in New York state,
promised to weigh in at 152 pounds
for the Armstrong bout, Meade
said. At that Armstrong will be CIV
ing away at least II pounds as his
heaviest fighting weight is around
140.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
Joycees
Point For
Phoenix

Coach Robert Armstrong. red
faced junior college football men,
tor, Thursday scheduled a final
tough workout and mapped a bit OF
strategy which he hopes will bring
E Centro junior collegians their
first football victory over the Bears
from Phoenix.
Armstrong will send his Junior
college football team against Phoe-
nix at Central field Saturday night
at 8 o'clock 1t will be the finest
team Ell Centre Junior college has
ever put on the field.
Ted Sander, Jack Gray. Earl and
Marvin Walker will form the back
field: Edgar, woodland. Avendano,
Ballou, Newell, Ingle and Holmes
will comprise the line.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
Braw|ey High
Faces RedIands
In Practice Game

Brawley high schools football
team will take the field against
a strong Redlands high grid ma
chine Friday night at 8 p. m. In
Brawley "bowl."
1t will be the second start OF the
season for the Wildcats and Coach
Sheldon Loughborough promised a
vastly improved team.
The Wilcats dropped 60 decis-
ion to Grossmont last week in a
game which was featured by the
remarkable play of Brawley's for
ward wall.
Skiles, Fleming and Thompson
showed improvement in the back
field during the week and will
strengthen the Brawley offense
Passing is expected to play an i'm
portant part in the game outcome
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor

reported :.
-Four of the nations grid experts
sent in their selections for top teams
after play thus far in the season.
They read like this
What's What sports staff picks:
Duke, Tennessee, Pitt; Michigan
and Notre Dame.
Williamson of United Features
selects:
Duke, Pitt, Mississippi Oklahoma
and North Carolina.
DIR. Baker, Pacific Coast expert
picks:
st. Mary's, UCLA, Pitt, Notre
Dame and Michigan.
Poling's football ratings takes;
Pitt, Notre Dame, Tulane, Texas
Aggies and Texas.
If the national experts differ
with your opinions, don't let it
worry you, because even the Bench
Warmer is inclined to disagree with
some of the prediction artists.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
Second Track
Record Falls

LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. IL. CUP
The second new track mark in
two days was set at Keeneland to-
day when j. w. Parrish's two-year-
old gelding Centuple won the fourth
race in LOG flat for five and half
furlongs. =.
The effort was fifth of a second
better than the mark established
by Top Queen in 1888. Centuple
carried 10 pounds, five less than
the former record holder. w. L.
Brann's Challedon established a
world mark for a mile and three
siXteenths on the same track yes
terday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
Sports Shots

Sports Shots
Golf season opens in Imperial
Valley Sunday, officially. that is.
.. Del Rio golf course in Brawley
will throw its links open to the
valleys golfing public Tom
Reha reports the course in fine
shape
One week from Sunday the Bar
bara Worth course will officially
open . Curley Vesey plans a spe-
cial tournament of some sort .
Speaking Of golf, Dick Sprouse
hits mighty tee shot He fired
the best score of the season at the
Barbara Worth the other day d.
a 90 on l8 holes
This is, by the way. about the
time sports activity hits a seasonal
high in Imperial Valley Ten
mis- activities have started CAL
eXico and Ell Centro tennis clubs
play Sunday :. There is a county
tennis tournament on Nov. 5 ..
Football, of course, is well under
way Jack Starks winter base
ball team is ready TO go The
county baseball league organiza-
ton is nearly completed
One team is all that is needed to
complete the county loop
Over at the high school, Coach
Hanson is making plans for a
nightly gymnasium class for adults
at the high school Basketball
will be taught by Hanson and
games will be played among the
young men of the town Han
son has already sent out notice
for interested parties to contact
him
Football Notes =.
Robert Erskine, now assistant
coach at Modesto j. c. writes: Our
school is doing pretty well in foot
ball now Too bad Jack Gray
didn't enter up here He would
have helped our team and we
certainly could have given him a
good chance to enter some college
in two years Looks TO me like
he passed up a good chance
Erskine is well. satisfied with his
new position and is already look
ing over his crop of basketball ma
terial Bob will be head basket
ball coach
Best lineman in the valley, in
opinion of coaches and officials
who have seen all teams in action,
is Frank Nakamura, Brawley guard.
He is terror on defense, Bill
Maxwell, El Centro assistant coach
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
CaIexico Suffers
Stiff Practice

1t was Calexico high schools
weekend to rest because the Bull
dogs do not have a game scheduled,
so Coach Edward Covington poured
it on in practice sessions Wednes-
day and Thursday afternoons.
Line assignments on offense, more
blocking and tackling drills and
other routine practices took up time
in Wednesdays session.
Jeck BowKer. Lauro Andrade
were the outstanding Calexico
backfield candidates in practice ses-
sions. Acuna. Keller and Garlic
showed up well on the line.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12

valley champion in 1899, ran rough
shod over San Diego junior varsity
and Coachella high school, to score
eight touchdowns in the two games.
But the spectators did not over
look the fact that San Diego jay
wees and Coachella did not furnish
a great deal of opposition.
So a goodly crowd will be on
hand come o'clock Friday night
to find out just how we'll Ell Centre
will fare when the going is tougher.
Sweetwater high, one of the pow
ers in the San Diego Metro league,
will furnish a severe test for the
Spartans, and there is some Sweet
water money around that says the
San Diegans will win without a
great deal of difficulty.
Coach Hanson planned to start
virtually the same lineup which
opened in the Coachella game last
week. Havens and zinn will get the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
Armstrong Braves
link FRIDAY

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct. IL.
(UP-Henry Armstrong, who has
learned from the stars that Friday
is apt to be sad day for him, risks
his welterweight boxing champion
ship tomorrow night-on Friday
the 18th.
Homicide Henry is matched with
challenger Howard Scott of Wash
ington, D. c., who worries him less
than the signs of the Zodiac. Arm
strong retains all the pet supersti-
tions he picked up as a shoe shine
boy in st. Louis just a few years
back.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
FeIler Fans II
In Seven Stanzas

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. IL. UP)-
Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians
struck out IA batters in seven inn
ings last night in a game between
the All-Stars and the Royal-Col-
ored Giants.
After Feller was forced to leave
the game and catch a late airplane
east, however, the Giants pounded
Lee Slime of the Los Angeles An
gels and won So.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
Del Rio in Top
Shape For Opening

A course in tip-top condition for
opening day Sunday was pledged
Thursday by Tom Reha, profession
al at the Del Rio golf club at Braw-
ley.
"The course was kept in shape all
summer and now is in the best con-
dition I have ever seen," Reha said.
Green fees will be free to guests,
as well as luncheon Sunday.
Members of Barbara Worth club
and the International club at CAL
eXico were urged to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
LOCAL BUTTERFAT
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Oct. IL. (UP)-Wheat
withstood an early selling wave and
closed firm today in a quiet session
on the Chicago board OF trade.
AT the close wheat was up h-ls
cent, corn off 1.1< cents, and oats
up ~ cent.
The market dipped a Get bu-
shell after the opening on reports
of large domestic supplies. Mill buy
ing at Winnipeg sent the Domi-
MON market higher and Chicago
followed.
Many traders stood on the side
lines because of the unsettled Euro
pean situation and the Columbus
Day holiday tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
Fl Centro Meters
PLAY CaIexico

El Centric tennis club and Calex-
leo city netters will meet Sunday
at the El Centre courts in a match
to open the 1899 season.
Eleven singles matches, five
doubles will be played according to
Bill Maxwell, secretary of the club.
All club members are expected to
participate in the match.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
|Frisch Appoints
''waqner Coach

PITTSBURGH, Oct. y. UP)-
Frankie Frisch, new manager of
the Pittsburgh Pirates arrived in
town today to take over his new job
and his first official act was to re-
appoint Honus Wagner Pirate
coach.
The stocky, bow-legged Wagner
now Sc years old. was once short
stop with the Pirates and has spent
% years in the National league, &c
of them with the Pirates.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
L. A. STOCKS

Los ANGELES. Oct. II. (UP)-
Trading was light on the Los An.
geles stock exchange today as buy.
ers apparently were watching tht
foreign situation closely and wait
ing for Britain's formal reply to
Hiiler's peace proposal. Activity
followed along dull tone struck
by The New york exchange.
on the whole board five issues
gained. five receded and five re-
NAMED unchanged in trasactions
involving 1000 shares.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12

Lelivelt of Seattle. successful man.
ayers in the Pacific coast league.
Hartnett replaced Charlie Grimm
as manager of the Cubs in July,
1898, and led them to a pennant,
personally hitting the famous "twi-
light homer" that led to Pitts
burgh's downfall in their final SER
les of the year. This season the
Cubs never were a threat.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-12
L A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES, Oct. II. (UP)-
Hogs ESQ, steady to Is cents high
err; medium TO choice truckins 100
8; top s; sows $3.50.
Cattle saleable 500, holdovers 497
slow; few steers and heifers about
steady; cows and bulls 35 to SOC
lower for weak; Gamers and cut
ters 4-5.25; bulls TO 7.
Calves 100, slow about steady;
down.
Sheep none; good and choice
wooled lambs quoted TO $50.