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Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, June Il. (UP) =
Stocks, bonds and commodities de-
clined today in quiet trading.
Losses in stocks ranged to :
points. Wheat lost more than a
cent a bushel and cotton broke sew
eral points.
Continued caution of traders
played a part in the stock decline.
The market has had a long period
of rise and many observers looked
for technical reaction. Hence,
there was a tendency to take
profits.
An adverse factor was . per
cent drop in steel operations. Mengel
Company announced poor earnings
made II necessary to defer the
dividend on the 3 per cent cumula-
tive preferred stock.
Steel shares declined on the dip
in operations. u. 8. Steel lost more
then point despite favorable
report on shipments of finished
steel in May. Bethlehem also lost
more than a point.
Non-ferrous metals were off frac-
tions to more than point, the lat
ter in American Smelling.
Uncertainty over the autom obile
labor situation made Chrysler lose
nearly two points and General
Motors nearly point Rubbers
were down fractions to more than
a point in Goodyear.
Dow Jones closing stock aver
ages: Industrial. 1913. off 1.01;
rail 2793 off 0.40; utility Ease off
0.O9 -
stock sales were 100000 shares
against 10000 Friday. curb stock
sales were $4,000 against 10000 in
the previous five-hour session.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
Byron Nelson Wins Open
Title From Craig Wood
Crushes Rival
Firing 70
For PIayoff

PHILADELPHIA COUN-
TRY CLUB, Philadelphia,
June II. (UP)-Hotter than
the summer wind on the
Texas plains where he was
born, Byron Nelson, 81 year old
professional, won the National Open
golf championship today by defeat
ing Craig Wood in a playoff round
by three strokes
Nelson, firing a miraculous eagle
two on the fourth hole, shot the
18 holes in 70. Wood had 73.
Nelson, a tough man when the
chips were down, took command of
: The match on the second hole to-
ay and never went behind.
re turned the first nine three
S)kes ahead of Wood and COM
pAg up the back nine he held that
advantage as Wood shot boldly in
a courageous attempt to bring vic
tory out of defeat.
A Shot that is a $4,000 to l chance
that great eagle two of Nelson's
on the fourth hole - was what
Knock Wood so far off the pace
that he never recovered. Wood play
ed the hole to perfection, taking a
par a. but perfection was not good
enough against the long, true iron
shot that Nelson sent rafting into
The cup from far, far out on the
fairWay.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12

compiled a winning streak of five
straight.
Their double victory over Pitts
burgh yesterday lifted them to fifth
place, the highest they've been
since May g. In the interim they
sank to undisputed possession of
the cellar. OF course, this recent
showing was all made in their
home Polo Grounds-but it was at
the expense of the four western
clubs, which are supposed to stand
head and shoulders over the eastern
outfits.
The Giants scuttled the Corsairs
73 and Sd yesterday. Harry Gum
bert went the route in the opener,
scattering eight hits for his sew
enth victory. The nightcap was
tighter with Alex Kampouris' home
run in the eighth the deciding blow.
Mel OFT hit his 10th of the year
in the first frame.
The Cincinnati Reds retained
their fie-game spread over the
Cardinals by dividing q double
'ANNNSi "3Oil oliC OOhlyll
The Phillies took their series
against the Cardinals by splitting
twin bill for three victories out
of four games.
Chicago and Boston also split,
the Bees winning 4-3, in the cur
tain raiser, and the Cubs taking
the aftermath, 5-3.
In the American league the Yam
KEGS scored a double victory and
increased their lead to nine games
over the Boston Red Sox, who split
pair.
Chicago Beat Lefty Grove and
the Red Sox, Us, behind Ted Ly-
ons' nine-hit pitching.
The Cleveland Indians moved To
within two games Of the Red Sox
when they nosed the Athletics twice
4-3 and 3-2.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
Today's Sports Parade

tying five from that point Wood
is always having championship
hopes affected one way or another
by extraneous objects In 1884,
he lost the P. G.. Achampionship
to Paul Runyan when a shot, head
ed straight for the pin, struck an
ice cream vendor and bounded into
trap
There is one thing about golf
No one ever makes a shot that
doesn't distribute happiness and
grief at the same time Mrs
Nelson almost tainted with joy
when Wood missed the short putt
that would have given him the
championship d. And even as she
sWooned with delight, Mrs. Wood
broke into tears of disappointment
:. If the play-off doesn't come
to decisive end today, and another
18 holes is required, Byron Nelson
is not sure there will be any Byron
Nelson to play This heat is
melting me at the rate of pound
a minute" Nelson said, land one
more round and I'll just be an x
that marks the spot
When Wood, Shute and Nelson
rolled in eight-foot puts for pars
on the first hole yesterday, Harold
Jug McSpaden, who was watch
ing, said "Lawdy, no wonder they
are in the play-Off with that sort
of putting - Everyone was
high in praise of the gracious man
ner in which Ralph Guldahl took
the fall of the House of Guldahl :.
After a tremendous build-up he
locked a trifle let down, with a
laugh and a smile And believe
me this-if Guldahl had been put
ting only half as well as he usual
ly does, he would have won the
tournament by stroke or two :.
No one in the tournament, and the
pros will tell you. hit the ball to
the green as well as Ralph did
Also believe me thiS-Bud Ward
will dominate the amateurs of the
country just as completely as did
Bob Jones and Lawson Little He
is three shots better than any
other simon pure Don't forget
if Bud had only taken fours in
stead OF fiveS on the two short
holes on his final nine, he would
have won the title by Shot :.
And Bud wasn't any too healthy at
this tournament In shape,
there is no telling what he would
have shot.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
America Retains
World Polo Gun

WESTBURY, N. Y, June II.
CUP)-The Westchester cup, a 5000
chunk of silver emblematic of An
glo-American polo supremacy, was
locked up again the vaults today,
waiting for the time when Great
Britain's men of the saddle are
willing to gamble another half mil
lion dollars on taking it for an
ocean voyage.
The Americans rolled into the
lead last week with an II to z
victory in the opening game of the
International series, and they fol-
lowed up yesterday with a ga tri-
umph over a wind-swept field.
They'll play again next Sunday, but
it will be a consolation match.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12

PHILADELPHIA, June -. CUP)
Drives, pitches, and puts from
the national open: Anti-climax af-
ter anti-climax continues to pile on
the marathon tournament here in
the hills of the Philadelphia coun-
try club The climax of the
championship, the thing that will
be remembered long after the WIN
ner's name has tarnished on the big
silver cup, is Sammy Snead's hor-
endous eight on the 18th hole in
the championship proper Walter
Hagen, the man who taught Snead
a lot of what he knows, says the
four over par eight was ineXcusable
when Sammy stepped on the
final tee Walter said, "the tour
nament was over =. behind him
were all the holes that required
any shot making s.. All he had
to do was to get a five on hole
SO easy that a 10 handicap golfer
could miss three shots on it and
still bag par . But he didn't
know that j.. Maybe he was
punch drunk from the pressure
Whatever he was, he elected
to play the only shots that could
have ruined him.. Walter says
that only time will tell whether the
eight will make or break Snead
IF he is made of the right
golfing stuff it will help him. If
he isn't-well, he is done for as
competitor"
Byron Nelson's putt on the final
hole in the play-off yesterday was
one of the greatest exhibitions of
nerve in all the history of golf &.
Needing birdie for a tie, Nelson
rose above the strain of II live
or-die holes. temperature close to
100, strong wind that made the
slippery green's more treacherous,
and the dismal sight of a seriously
injured spectator being lifted
aboard an ambulance He
knocked it in, rolling the ball
across grass flecked with blood from
the spectator struck in the head
by Craig Woods z0Oming second
shot.
If Woods shot had not hit the
Gallerite, he undoubtedly would
have lost the tournament, because
the ball until it struck the human
stymie. was heading for the wild
and woody rough near the 10th tee
:. Only a miraculous shot would
have got him down in three for his
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
L. 4. PRODUCE
Los ANGELES, June IL. U

Los ANGELES, June 12. UP)-
Los ANGELES, June IL. UP)-
rradlns owass WAS only nip fair Tor Monday'
bo 45s $1.5O-1.65; 36s $l.35-1.5O; 27s
$1.25-1.4 40; 23s $1.15-1 .25; std ass
$1.25-1. 40; pony 45s $1-1.15: honey
balls: jumbo ass $1.35-165 36s std
ass 81. .25 40; pony 45s 90c-S1. 10;
std $135-1 so.
Squash: local and San Diego
white summer lugs 40-5Oc; tia San
35-50c; yellow crookneck 35-50c.
Tomatoes: Coachella. Holtville
crates 9s 65-S5c; 12s 65-75c: los so
60c; flats 5X6s 60-75c; 6X7s 60-65c;
7XSs 35-40c: local 5X6s & 5X6s $1.25-
1.50 6X7s 81.
Watermelons: Imperial Klondikes
1920 lb. average ton lots $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
L. A. STOCKS

LOS ANG ELES, June 12. UP)-
Business opened dun and pessimistic
in early trading on the Los Angetes
stock exchange today. One issue
fell to a new low, Menasco, down Is
to 2aS on sale of 100 shares.
other transactions included: Pac.
Finance common 100 shares 10hs
unchanged; Transamerica 800
shares 6h unchanged; Sontag Drug
stores 100 shares 9M unchanged; /;
Bandini Pet. 100 shares Ga down
Il; Sunday Oil 200 shares 2 un-
changed; LDckhced 100 shares 27ls
down IS.
No issues up, five down. five un-
Ahanged. Approximate early sales
25nO shares.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12

Ine remaining series winners were
taking photo finishes.
Oakland ran its win streak TO
fie straight when it dumped the
Padres, 4 to 2, in the lO-mning
opener yesterday, but were turned
back 5 to in the closing game.
San Francisco took its series
from Seattle, 4 to 3. The Rainiers
polished off the Seals in both Sun
day games, to / and 3 to 2.
Los Angeles took its cross-to town
series from Hollywood, four games
to three, by splitting a Sunday
pair.
Sacramento wound up the week
IN seventh place-leaving Portland
in the cellar on the short end of
four to three series.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
AmbIers, Reds in
Tie for First

STOCKTON, Calf, June IL. CUP)
The Stockton Amblers and the
Modesto Reds were tied for first
place in the California league to-
day as a result of Sundays game
here in which the Amblers defeat
ed Modesto to 2. Each team has
a record of seven wins and three
losses.
Big Bill Joyce, Stockton, pitcher
and rightfielder, won the game for
the Amblers. He drove in two runs
with singles and scored another ac-
counting for three in all. He had
To be replaced in the sixth, how
ever, after the first three men tc
face him hit safely.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
KOVACS NABS TWO
STATE TENNIS TITLES

SACRAMENTO, June IL. CUP)-
Frank KoVacS of Oakland held two
central California tennis crowns to-
day. He won the mems singles
from Dick Garter. San Francisco
60, 6-2, and paired with Hal Hud-
son, Berkeley, to win the mems
doubles crown from Charles Lar
kin and Robert Sheppard OF Oak
land, 1871, ST., Us, here yesterday
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
Victory Will Give
Oilers TieFor
SoftbaII Spot

General Petroleum sOftball
team will have a chance to tie
up leadership of Ell CentrO's city
league Monday night (tOnight)
when they meet /. v. Hardware
at Ell Centre stadium.
The Nailers have won two and
lost none while the Oilers won
one and lost one.
Although Joe Hurst, pitching
for ]. ", was given an edge over
SunstrOm, who will hurl for the
Oilers, the General Petroleum
team was believed strong enough
to cOunterbalance this.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
Fights Called Off
For One Week

Prizefighting in Ell Centro will be
dropped this week. arena officials
announced Monday. Fights, how
ever, will be resumed next week
and officials promised a card that
would include one of the Hogue
twins and limited at a Hogue-He
man Graves battle the following
week
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
L. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, June II. CUP)-
Hogs saleable 800. strong to Is cents
higher; top 7.55; bulk 7.2O-7. SO;
most locals unsold.
Cattle saleable 1000. Steady to
strong; some sales higher on cows;
good to choice fed steers 1910; me-
dunn to good steers S.50-9.50; MeXi-
cans 6; common to medium heifers
625-S; cows 5.25-6.25: few to $50;
cutie grade 4-5.25; bulls 6.50-7. 25.
Calves 800. Steady; vealers 9-10.50;
few calves down.
Sheep saleabl e250. Steady; good
to choice lambs quoted to $50; few
medium lambs S.35; common to
good shorn ewes 2.60-3.75.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
Sl8,500 BID FOR
APOSTOLI MATCH

SAN FRANCISCO, June r. CUP)
Bid of Sl8,500 was rendered to-
day for a match between Fred
Apostoli of San Francisco and Cef-
erino Garcia of Manila to meet for
the middleweight championship at
the San Francisco exposition in
July or August.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO, June II. (UP)-Late
selling depressed wheat prices on
the Chicago board of trade today.
All grains weakened in the final
hour in sympathy with wheat. and
AT the close wheat was off IL to
H. cent. corn off Is cent to 1%
cents, and oats y to Is cent lower.
Generally favorable crop weather
and large receipts of new wheat
in the southwest were bearish. Sell
ing was credited to northwestern
and southwestern interests.
-Rains caused some early selling
corn, but the market was steady
il locals sold in sympathy with
% decline in wheat. Oats held
relatively steady due to poor crop
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
q2 WOMEN TEE FOR
WOMEN'S WESTERN TITLE

ST. LOUIS, June IL. UP)-A
field of 80 was to tee off at West
wood country club today in quest
Of the seventh annual women's
open golf championship.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
,sburgh 3-4, New York Us
Sundays Results

Sundays Results
Philadelphia 3-2, Cleveland 4-3.
Washington 8, Detroit 6.
New York 8-5, st. Louis 81.
Boston Sd, Chicago 7-3.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
BIRTHDAY

EOOPtRSTOWN, N. Y, June 12
oP)-The first hundred years are
the hardest. That's why baseball's
plg"lgs, heroes of past and present
and some $4,000 others came here
Today to give the national pastime
Its Tooth anniversary party.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
L. A. GRAINS

LOS ANGELES, June 10. (UP)-
California Urains-eacRed
Milo No. yellow ...... $1.25-1. 80
Wheat, No. l hard e. $1.3212 -1.37 ~
Wheat, No. l soft, wh. $1.32h -1.37h
Barley Bri. (Western) E. $1.00-1.0 .05
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
Markers At
a Glance
By United Press

stocks lower and quiet.
Bonds lower: u. S Governments
irregular
Curb stocks irregularly lower.
Foreign exchange steady.
Cotton off as much as 90 cents a
bale.
Wheat off rs TO y cents, corn
off * to 13s.
Rubber lower.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Sundays Results
Chicago 3-5, Boston 4-3 second
game six innings, Sunday law
st. Louis A, Philadelphia 81
(first game II innings)
Cincinnati 3-8, Brooklyn 1-9
Qst game 10 innings, End game
II innings0
pitt ch1annl, 4
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
Oaks Shaping Up
AS Dark Horse:
Split With s. ..

The Oaks from the wilds of Emeryvlle are shaping
up to be the dark hOss of the Pacific Coast league Man
ager Johnny Vergez to have put under the
saddle of his black charger for gaoped home winner
in six of nine games against San Diego last week. while
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
STANDINGS

Sundays Results
Oakland 4-3, San Diego 2-5.
(F'irst game 10 innings.
Hollywood 60, Los Angeles 4-8.
Seattle 5-3, San Francisco 1-2.
Portland 40, Sacramento 6-1.
a nIAn1 I1IN
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
Giants Come TO
Life, Take Two
From Pittsburgh

NEW YORK, June IL. UP)-A lot of harsh things
have been said about Bill Terry and his Giants in the last
few months but Memphis Bill's club is only 2I2 games
behind the second-place Cardinals today.
Since June the Giants have eight out of II and
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
L. q. RUTTER q EGGS

Los ANGELES, June II. UP)-.
Butter: extras 26c. prime firsts
24lc, standard 23 12c, undergrade
% 12c.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-12
l.. A. BANKS

1Sansamerica ............6 6B ga
Los ANGELES. June IL. (oP)-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-10-26
Interesting Books
Arrive for Juniors

One little red chair has actually
arrived at the library forming the
nucleus of the Children's Reading
Corner and the local librarian, Mrs.
Alvin Vinson wishes to extend her
sincere thanks to the Christian
Sunday School for it.
The October Junior Literary Guild
books have arrived. For the young
readers, between the ages Of 6 and
8, the librarian announces the book,
Going on Nine" by Amy Went
worth Stone. This is story Of the
happy year that Abby spent at Lo-
Gust Lawn between her eighth and
ninth birthdays; her adventures
with Dot and Dash, the kittens, and
Too Too, the puppy, playing with
little Peg and how Abby finally re-
ceived the mysterious present from
brother Henry. Amy Wentworth
Stone will be remembered as the
author of Penney and His Little
Red Cart" o.. - .-
This month nine, ten and eleven
year olds in the pages Of 1.-TWO Sail
ors and Their Voyage Around Cape
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-10-26

and Mrs. E. Sherry Don and Jerry
were Monday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Paulson.
Henry Piert left Thursday for Car
son, Vancouver and other places to
spend a few days.
Howard Ash and two sons, Beryl
and Wilbur, returned last weekend
from Republic on a hunting trip.
Beryl succeeded in bringing home
q deer.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Evett Of Kenne-
wick were Sunday visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bill Piert.
Roger Gilmore left for his home
in Sedro Woolley Tuesday, having
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Gilmore for four days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Lande and
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Sherry shopped
in Walla Walla Tuesday.
Walla Walla Visitors -. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Glassner, Arlie
Glassner of Walla Walla and Mrs.
John Fathers of Prescott visited
at the Clint Glassner and Ernest
Johnson homes Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam briggs and
daughters, Mary Irene and Betty, re-
turned Thursday from few days
visit in Neppel.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-10-26
sHullabalOO" Is Given
by Riverview Seniors

FTNLEY-Member of the senior
class of Riverview high school have
been working hard on their class
play, 3-act comedy titled HULA
baloo.' which they will present Fri
day evening, October 81 at 8 o'clock
at the high school. Money, troubles,
romance, gypsy life and the affairs
Of Lefty, who fights because It's
fun and Molly, who always has
something to worry about, all helps
TO build up plot which does not
lag. Everyone Is invited to come.
The play is directed by Miss Olga
Wepsola, who has chosen the cast,
including Violet Shula, Marjorie
Livingston, Roseanna Birdwell, Will
bert Mills, Russell Gilmore, Lynn
Mills and Marvin Lechelt.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-10-26
State Officer Tells
of National OAR. Work

The local OAR. chapter enjoyed
a. dinner VT the home of Mrs. j. n.
Siegfried Wednesday evening hon
Foring the visit of Mrs. Edwin E.
Pinckney of Hoquiam. Mrs. Rhodes
IS state Regent and Mrs. Pinckney,
state corresponding secretary for
the organization, ....... .-s
i In her talk Mrs. Rhodes brought
out, the facts that the national or
ganization had given 100000 to
schools for southern mountain
children which are sponsored by the
society and distributed 5000, 900 man
,uaE for American citizenship. These
manuals are printed in English and
seventeen foreign languages.
Following Mrs. Rhodes talk a
business session was held. Plans
were discussed concerning the visit
of Mrs. Helen M. Robert president
General of the National society,
who will visit the state next month.
Her stop in Spokane on November
10 will be the occasion for the gath
ering of Eastern Washington and
Northern Idaho members.
A silver tea is to be given Mon
day, October 80 at the home of Mrs.
j. H. Siegfried to which the public
is invited. At this time the host
ess will display her collection of old
glass.
Mrs. M. M. Moulton, local chair
man Of genealogical records, is anx-
ious to get in touch with all pioneers
in the district so that their history
may be obtained for permanent
place in the states records.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-10-26

Horn" will read OF AIMS and Com
modore's thrilling voyage in one OF
the last of the sailing vessels. The
book has many photographs by the
skipper and author, Warwick M.
Tompkins.
Runaway Linda" by Marjorie
Hill Alice, is selected for the older
girls. Here is an exciting story OF
red-haired Linda and her little
brother Joel who escape from a
strange cruel uncle Jethro by simply
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-10-26

leaving the Immigrant train A..
finding home on Quaker farm "I ~
Indiana. IN
In the pages OF Make wav q.
the Mall" by John j. Floherty ~. ts
selection for older boys. the ros s.,e
ing will be found absorbing ana :.
almost incredible story OF the AZ Su
velopment OF our American pos..,
system from Colonial days down ~
the present day. This book is q
Illustrated with photographs talas
lby Mr.. Floherty and with old nr,n..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-10-26
Two Are Reinstated
in Finley Grange Thurs.

FUNLEY-The Finley grange met
Thursday night with As members
present. During the business meet
ing, Mrs. Glenna Nelson. and AL
bert Piert were reirstated. At the
close of the meeting, lunch was
served and dancing was enjoyed.
Grange will meet again Thursday,
November at 8 o'clock and all
ladies are asked to bring either cake
or sandwiches.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-10-26

DON'T FORGET THE ANNUAL
5, turkey dinner and bazaar; given
by the Altar society at ,LO.OF, hall
Wednesday,, November g. Luncheon
served between 1890 and 1:30. DIM
ner served from $50 on so l30-31c