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Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Harrison Nets
S3b01 in Golf

CHICAGO. Feb. 13. CUP)-Easy-
going Dutch Harrison. leading
money winner of the winter golf
circuit. has a lot in common with
Uncle Toms Topsy-they both lust
Growed".
Like Sam Snead. he burst into
the big time with little warning
Until then. he had only one real
hacker in Horton Smith. and his
priced trophy was a new suit of
clothes for a record 81 in last sum-
mer's Chicago open.
Since Jan. !. Harrison has scor-
ed victories in Bing Crosby's tourn-
ament and the Texas open. He lost
d playoff to Dick Metz. another
Chicagoan, in the Oakland tourna =
ment and finished third at Phoenix.
All this has netted S3.60l50 in 43
days, considerably more than he
won all last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
l.. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES, Feb. Il. CUPJ -
Trading was very slow in practi.
caIly all lines with supplies mod.
crate 10 light and prices generally
steady.
Bunched vegetables: slow demand.
55-75c. carrots $l-i.10. Imperial Val
ley si.25-1.5 50. celery root 7o-8oc.
Lettuce; firm; dry pack Imperial
Valley 4 doz. S1.75; crate 5 doz
s1.60-1.65 Local loose 50-75c crate
Peas: slow; Imperial Valley bush
i-Ti2c lb, Coachella Valley. Oxnard
Sc; local SC; San Diego CO. bush
sc, San Diego co. 7-8c; Santa Bar
bara CO. few 9-10c.
squash: steady: Imperial Valley
white summer crates S2.25-2.50
flats $2-2.25; Italian Imperial Val
ley crates S3-3.25; flats S225-2.50.
san Diego co. lugs S275; banana
$2O-25; hubbard $30-10.
Potatoes: SLOW: San Diego CO
bliss triumphs lugs 81 %: No. 2a
90c; Kern co. $50: s1-115: Kern
co. white rose $1.25.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Thre e Commerce
Teams Bid for
PIayoff Berths

Three commercial league bas-
ketball teams, DelOziers, I'm
perial Valley Hardware and
SherwOods. will make a final
bid for playoff berths i'm We'd
nesdsy nights competition.
Delcziers quintet, winner of
three straight games, will play
the second place Seven Up
quintet. A victory for Delozicr
will assure the furniture lads of
a position in the playoffs. Sher-
woods and I. V. Hardware clash
I'm the second game Wednesday
night. A win for Sherwoods will
clinch a spot for the Cafe but
IL the Hardware should win
Sherwoods and the Nailers will
be tied for fourth place.
In the final game of the night
the Bachelors Club will play the
uncefeated HOltville Merchants.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Jovcees to Tackle
Coaches in AnnuoI
Cuqe Classic

Coaches and referees, two groups
of men who seldom agree on any
thing. will combine their efforts
Thursday night in the annual ju-
nior college coaches basketball
game at the FL Centre high school
gymnasium.
The game will be preceded by a
father-son slum feed put on by
the junior college associated men
students. Admission to the slum
feed will also cover the cost OF
watching the basketball game, The
feed will be served at $50.
The fans have watched the Col
ored Clowns. the House Of David
ana the Olson Red Heads. but they
probably haven't seen Coach Shell
don never -missem bucket Lough-
borough, or Larry "ball-hog' Han
son.
When those two sharpshooters
start tossing the caSaba in the
general direction of the basket
points are apt TO mount
Loughborough played varsity bas-
ketball at University of Southern
California and Hanson was all
conference at South Dakota univer-
sity Other players who will seek
action are Bob Erskine, use star
Robert Armstrong. Junior college
coach and John Mcintyre, Braw
ley j. C. mentor.
Calvert Moody will take over the
coaching reignS at Central junior
college on Thursday night. He
will start Ryerson and Okamura
at forwards. Ingle at center, and
Galloway and Chickahisa at guards.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kline
Post Press Sports Editor

Golf rules for the average golfer
tby average golfer we mean one who
never shoots better than 90) arc
entirely too tough and mcomprom-
ising. As matter of fact. its the
stiff rules that take the fun out of
the game for the dub golfer
After searching every corner of
the golf world the Bench Warmer
Tuesday discovered a set of golf
rules that will delight the heart of
any dub golfer.
The rules were originated at Will
liams college. Massachusetts. and
will probably be adopted for all
dub tournaments, hopel
Rule No. mo new balls allowed.
Rule No. 2-No loss of strokes for
lost balls.
Rule No 3-Failure TO connect. no
penalty.
Rule No. A hand mashie per-
mitted after two failures 10 get out
with a club.
Rule No. 5-Ball in ditch may be
thrown out-but with rot more than
q l5-yard gain.
Rule No. 6-StymieS don't count.
Rule No. Preferred lies except
in bunkerS.
Rule No. S-No concession OF
puts longer than 10 feet
Rule No. 9-The game must not
be taken seriously.
would suggest that the above
set Of rules be adopted by the
Bachelors club for its annual tourn-
ament at the Barbara Worth coun-
try club next Sunday, and for all
tournaments in which the Bench
Warmer plays)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Lamberson Scores

Before this particular feat is COM
pletely forgotten and sinks into the
limbo that sooner or later engulfs
all golf shots, good or bad let US
draw attention to. and thereby i'm
mortalize. three blows made Mon
day afternoon by one Lee Lamber-
son Of Brawley.
Teamed with Curley Vesey of the
Barbara Worth club, Lee was play
ing in the pro-amateur over the
Del Rio course. They were stroke
behind the leaders coming in to
No. II when Lee pasted his tee shot
into the teeth Of a gale of wind.
then gunned d second shot to the
green and sunk the 25 foot putt for
An eagle three.
The three mighty strikes are
more remarkable considering the
frail stature Of the striker. Lee
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14

. The Imperial high school quintet,
which had won two of five league
games in the first round of play,
flashed its smoothest offense OF
the season in its opening game of
the second round.
Black, House and league con-
tributed baskets in early minutes
of the game to put Imperial ahead
at the end of the first quarter, TheS
Tigers clung to q 1911 advantage
at halftime as Black added two
more buckets and House tossed in +.
another.
Brawley spurted early in the
third quarter as James and Paine
suddenly found the range and the
Wildcats led 1913. Brawley main
tanned its advantage until midway
in the final period when Foulks.
freshman center for Imperial, sud-
denly WhiSked into prominence. He
sunk two pivot shots from the
foul circle and Black followed with
his fourth basket Of the game to
ice the contest for Coach Sheldon
Loughborough's cagers.
In a preliminary same the Braw-
ley lightweight cagers defeated I'M
perial Gees, 27-6.
Tuesdays schedule matched
Brawley and Holtville in the Braw-
| ley gymnasium. Ell Centre high will
play Imperial at FL Centro We'd
neSday afternoon, BraWley will play
Calipatria Thursday afternoon and
Brawley will play FL Centro at
Brawley on Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Charles Leighton
Skating Champ

SARANAC LAKE, N. Y. Feb. Ia.
oUPl The 1899 North American
speed skating champion is Charlie
Leighton of Minneapolis, who roll
ed up 10 points in three days OF
competition here to dethrone Vic
tor Ronchetti, of Chicago.
Leighton won the 440 yard race
and placed second in the 3, mile
yesterday to pull ahead of Delbert
Lamb, of Milwaukee, with whom
he had been tied after two days
skating. Lamb was second with 30
points. Tied for third at 40 were
Ronchetti Eddie Schroeder, of Chi
cago, and Ken Bartholomew, OF
Minneapolis
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14

terday to lay wreath on the grave
of Joe Cans, and he appeared in
an exhibition last night. He has
another exhibition in Washington
tonight, and one in West Palm
Beach. Fla, Feb. II.
Then on Saturday Henry will go
to Havana to begin training for his
first title defense Of the year. He
will put the welter championship
on the line against Bobby Pacho on
March 5. He will risk the 147-pound
crown again in March against
frankie Wallace in Cleveland, De-
troit or st. Louis. Site and date of
the latter bout is not definite, but
it probably will go to Cleveland be-
cause Wallace is product of that
city.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Frankian Named
Bulldog Coach

LOS ANGELES. Feb. II. up
Ike Frsnkian hung UP his helmet
again today after setting some sort
Of g record by playing football for
81 years.
The one time st. Msry's ALL
American. who has been playing
end on the Los Angeles Bulldogs
professional team. has been pro-
noted to coach of the squad. He
succeeds Gus Henderson, who is
going to the Detroit Lions.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Contra, !, CaIexico
Meters Play

Ell Centro high scnool tennis team
will entertain the defending cham
pion Calexico high netters in a
league match at the El Centre
courts this afternoon, according TO
Bill Maxwell, TERMS instructor.
Maxwell reminded adult tennis
players of the city that the weekly
tennis class has been scheduled for
7:30 at the Ell Centre courts to-
pioht
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Garcia Signs for
Feb. u Bout

SAN FRANCISCO. FEB Ia. up
Promoter Tony Palazolo said to-
day that Ceferino Garcia. veteran
Filipino scrapper. has signed ar
ticles TO meet Lloyd Marshall, hard
hitting Sacramento Negro, in a 10
round bout at Dreamland auditor
ium en- Washington birthday,
Feb. %
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
L. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, Feb. "A UP)-
Hogs saleable supply zoo STEADY
to weak; top $50; bulk 8.75-s.85,
few soWs 7.
Cattle saleable 500. General,
steady; medium TO good steers S.75-
9.25; best held above 9.75; Holsteil
steers S.25: medium heifers 7.25
cows CT .25; cutter grade 4.25- $50
bulls 10 I: calves saieabIe 200. Veal
ers unevenly higher at i1-13; few
calves 9 down.
sheep saIeable 500, hold over 2G7
Lambs steady 10 IS cents lower
ewes steady; medium TO good 3O-ll'
lb. wooled lambs 7.60-S.J5; common
to good ewes 2-450.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Mako.1idba||
Win Doubles

PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. Ia.
(UP)-Gene Mako and Jack Tid-
ball. of Los Angeles, won the Ever
glades club invitation doubles ten
mis- title when they defeated Gard
mar Mulloy and Charles Mailman,
of Miami, 46, 60, 6-l, 81 yester
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
BASKETBALL RESULTS

Creighton al, Grinnell 80.
New Mexico Ag. 81, Arizona 40
San Francisco "a, ~. Mary's 81
Texas Tech 48, Arizona Tempe 81
Illinois 35, Michigan %.
Notre Dame 35, Syracuse "a.
Penn 10, Columbia 35.
Purdue 30, Minnesota 20.
Northwestern 81. Wisconsin 27.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14

CHICAGO. Feb. IA. CUP)-Wheat
prices followed an irregular trend
on the Chicago board OF trade to-
day. moving in narrow range
around previous closing levels.
Scattered covering In the final
hour pushed wheat and corn fra c.
iionaily higher. and at the close
wheat WAS up = 10 a cent. corn
np a 10 "a. and oats is cent higher
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Markets At
A Glance
By UNITED PRESS

Stocks irregular.
Bonds irregular.
Curb stocks irregularly lower.
Foreign exchange irregular.
Cotton up as much as 40 cents.
Wheat and corn up = to =.
Rubber up about p cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14

only weighs about 200 and is built
something like those Lionel Strong
fort ads you used to see with Lionel
in hon skin doing a circus strong
man pose, while the type cried
Don't be a puny weakling! Be a
man. and use dumbbellSi"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
MORE QUALIFY IN
GOLF TOURNAMENT

Nearly a score more golfers quail
fled Monday in the Lettucemen's
tournament at Del Rio Monday,
bringing the total well beyond the
100 mark. A last minute flood OF
qualifiers was expected Tuesday
afternoon and Wednesday.
The Calcutta drawing will be
held Wednesday night and match
play will start Thursday. ending
with the finals on Sunday
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
MINNEAPOLIS FLAX

Flax quotations by courtesy Of
Southwestern Flax Growers asso-
citation.
May ..-............. ..............- $l.15
JulV Observation-Disclosures. Silica
September ................ S1.69i2 A
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
Stafford Takes Spotlight


There's a winner in every sport
from Imperial Valley: Boxing Of
fers the Hogue twins; baseball gives
George Harris and Robert Elliott;
football puts up Bill Maxwell. BOYD
Morgan and many others: tennis
has James Stocks; golf, Laddie Will
loughby and the latest addition is
Ike Stafford, motorboat speedSter
Stafford copped third place in the
Glass c service runabout division
at the Pacific Coast Mid-winter
regatta Sunday.
Stafford was one Of the most con-
SiStent winners at the SaltCn sea
regatta couple Of years ago and
has continued to chalk up victories
on all parts Of California
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
HIGH
UPSETS BRAWLEy
CACERS, 1921

There were two basketball heroes at Imperial high
school Tuesday, Curey Black and Randy Foulk heroes
because they led the Tiger basketball team to its greatest
victory dozen years Monday afternoon, 1921 win
Brawley high schools Wildcat varsity.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
l.. A. POULTRY

Los ANGELES. Feb. IA. up
Hens. leghorns, ?. 20 81. lbs. 16c
Hens. leghorns, > = u 4 lbs. O.. 16c
Hens. leghorns. over 4 lbs. O.. lie
Hons. colored. 9 = 10 : lbs. o.. zoe
Hens, colored. 4 lbs. Up ...... 2Oc
Broilers, over ! up TO IL ID. e.. 1Sc
BroilerS, over i. and up to pa l9c
Fryers, 2 ?. lbs. up II s., lbs. lie
Fryers, colored. ia 20 4 lbs. .. lac
Fryers. . IL TO So lbs. ........ lSc
koasters, soft U~ne. otne, than
Rocks BIZ lbs up ............. &c
Barred Rocks over 4 lbs ..... 19c
Stays ......... -.............. l5o
Old BOOSTERS ................... 12C
Ducklings- over ) lbs. .......... 18t
Ducks under ; lbs. ............ l2C
Old Ducks Observation-Disclosures. nSC
Young geese ................. 1EC
Young tom turkeys, 20 lbs. up 21c
Young tom turkeys Il TO 90 lbs. 19C
Young Hen Turkeys, TO II lbs. PIC
Young Hen Turkeys, Il lbs. up 21C
Capons under lbs. .................-.. z4C
Capons. s lbs. and up ....... 26c
Rabbits no. white . II lbs
TO ~ lbs. ................. 13c
Rabbits, mixed colors ........ 1lC
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
J.. A. BUTTER Dc EGGS

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15. tCPD -
Los ANGELES. Feb. IA. CUP) -
26c. standard Csc, undergrade 24t@ C
Large Eyes
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
L. a. HA Y
l. 4 RANKS

Los ANG EnES. Feb. Il. UP)-
Transa merica .t.....ss... 6@ SO
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
4. A. GRAINS

Los ANGELES. Feb. il. up
Eastern Grains--Dufk
Corn No. . yellow ...... S1.24-1. 2s
Milo No. yellow O.. sl.l2A -1.1T1z
California Gralns-Szrked
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14
COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, Feb IA. UPJ
CHICAGO GRAINS

Spots closed unchanged; mlddIlnF
SOC: sales 2O2 bales
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-14

SELL farm produce through
POst-PresS Want Ads!
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Hugh Wilson
Quits as Envoy
Germany

Hugh R. Wilson has resigned as
American Ambassador to Germany
and has been assigned to special
duty in the State Department here,
President Roosevelt announced to-
day.
Mr.. Roosevelt and Secretary Of
State Hull, who sat behind the
President at his press conference,
did not elaborate on Mr.. Wilson's
new duties.
Mr.. Wilson, A-year-old native Of
Illinois and veteran Of ~ years in
the diplomatic service, was appoint
ed Ambassador to Germany on jan
uary II, 1898, but stayed in Berlin
less than q year.
He returned to the United States
last November, recalled for consulta-
ton with Secretary Hull and Mr..
Roosevelt after the Munich crisis.
He had not returned to Germany.
Almost Immediately on Mr.. VIII
sons return to the United States
the German government recalled
Ambassador Hans Dieckhon to
Berlin and left its embassy here In
charge of Hans Thomson, Charge
d'Affaires.
American diplomatic affairs In
Berlin now are in charge Of Alex
ander G. Kirk, charge d'affaires o1
the embassy, who was keeping Mr.
Roosevelt and Secretary Hull fully
informed.
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Two Bandits Seize
&,552 Payroll on
Sixteenth Street
Pair Escape in Auto,
EIudine Police in
Dash to Maryland

Two robbers seized a $9,552 pay
roll on the sidewalk in front of the
Charles H. Tompkins Construction
Co. at GOT Sixteenth street NV.
about 1890 am. today and fled in
sedan ahead of police radio cars
and a motor cycle officer.
The bandits car swung west into
I street NV. and later into Rock
Greek Park. In answer to a general
radio alarm two additional police
cars joined the chase in Rock Greek
Park, along with motorcycle
officer.
The hold-up car lodged out of
Rock Greek Park and onto Con-
necticut avenue, according to re-
ports at headquarters, and was seen
on Wisconsin avenue near the Dis
trict line as Maryland and District
police blocked exits from Washing
ton in the vicinity of the East-West
Highway.
A brief case containing the weeks
pay roll for the Tompkins Office on
Sixteenth street and 13 construction
jobs was wrested at pistol point from
the hands of Elihu D. Frick, "a, of
Ala North Edgewood street, Airing
ton, Va, an employe of the book
keeping department, just as he STEP
ped from an automobile.
Man Waits on Sidewalk.
Mr.. Frick and Morgan B. Harvey,
20, Of 2l0 Quackenbos street NV,
another employe of the bookkeeping
(See HOLDUP, Page A-1O.)
Evening star., 1939-09-01
By LLOYD LEHRBAS,

warsaw mad little warning.
Elmer w. Peterson, associated
Press chief of bureau here, and
I heard the anti-aircraft guns
before we heard the scream of
afraid alarm sirens.
If the bombers have tied up
traffic over the steel railroad
bridge spanning the Vistula it is
a serious blow to Poland's traf-
f1c from here to the coast and to
the west.
The Germans apparently tried for
definitely military objectives. There
was no sign of incendiary bombs.
Reports have started reaching
here Of German air attacks else
where in Poland.
A large number of women and
children were killed, a government
communique said, when German
planes bombed refugee train from
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Italy Won't Start
Any Military Action,
Cabinet Announces
Session With Duce Lusts
Less Than Hour; Decides
Not to Take Initiative
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated freSS.
ROME, Sept. 1.-The italian cab
met announced today that Italy
would refrain from starting any
military operations.
The ministers had met with Pre-
mier Mussolini at $50 pm. 9:50
am, E. S. ID to decide Italy's
course of action as an ally of
Germany.
They met knowing of French mo-
bilization and that Hitler had de-
clared Italy's aid would not be
solicited in the German hosilities
with Poland for the time being.
Before the cabinet met at VIM
male Palace, where II Duce has an
Office as minister of interier, British
Ambassador Sir Percy Lorraine had
sought an interview with Italian
Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo
Ciano to learn Italy's intentions.
The cabinet session lasted less
than an hour It was announced
officially that the cabinet approved
the precautionary military measures
already taken together with "the
necessary economic and social meas
ures'' which accompanied them.
won't Take Initiative"
However, it was asserted that
Italy would mot take any initiative
of military operations" as a result
Of the war between Germany and
Poland.
The official announcement said
the cabinet had examined the Sit
uation which had arisen in Po-
(See ROME. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Europe 10 Get War News
In German From j. :.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Sept. l.
American news of the European
situation will be broadcast to Europe
in the German language, beginning
at / pm. (E. S. TD today, by the
General Electric Co.'S powerful
short-wave station WGEA, COM
pany officials announced.
Heretofore, c. w. Bullock, the
company's assistant manager of
broadcasting, said, all news broad
casts have been in the English Ian
guage.
Earlier in the day the station
directed its beam on Europe in
broadcasting a summary Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's appeal to Britain,
France, Germany, Italy and Poland
for pledges they would not lombard
civilian populations.
Company officials claim the sta
ton is "the mightiest in the Western
Hemisphere"
Evening star., 1939-09-01
Poland Invokes Mutual Aid Treaty.:
Britain France Mobilize All Force

noon. Reuters attributed its in
formation to a DNB official Ger
man news agency dispatch.
The German advance was de-
scribed in Berlin as a counter-attack
in retaliation for Polish border vio-
lations.
But a declaration in London,
which passed through British CEN
sorship, said il "as it would seem
Germany has declared war
on Poland" Britain and France will
be in It.
Roosevelt Appeals for Pledges.
President Roosevelt appealed to
Britain, France, Germany, Italy and
Poland for pledges they would not
lombard civilian populations.
White House sources said there
would be no immediate action for
invoking the neutrality act or calling
Congress into special session.
The Canadian Parliament was
called for an emergency meeting
September 7.
Omcial Polish sources, however.
were without information at that
time Of the extent of damages or
casualties in air RAIDS elsewhere in
the country.
Polish cities bombed, the foreign
office said, included Krakow, Kato-
vice, Czestochowa, Tczew and Grud-
Ziaz.
1t confirmed that fighting had
started in Danzig.
The reported point of heavy Ger
man troop massing in East Prussia
is opposite a Polish frontier only
80 miles from Warsaw.
German troops also crossed the
Polish border between the vistula
River and Deutsch-Eylau. German
(0nn VrYAD na-.
Evening star., 1939-09-01
BY the Associated Press.


The German Army today invaded
Poland in undeclared warfare.
Poland appealed to Great Britain
and France for aid.
British Prime Minister Chamber
lain told an extraordinary session of
Parliament Britain unhesitatingV
would fulfill he'd obligations to Po-
land unless Germany ceased her
aggressive action and withdrew her
forces from Polish soil.
AS he spoke, German air raiders
were bombing the heart of Warsaw.
Three German armies were driving
across Poland, preceded by war
planes bombing Polish cities.
Britain already had started set
ting her war machine in gear.
King George vi signed an order in
council completing mobilization of
the British army, navy and airforce.
France had ordered general mobil-
ization.
President Roosevelt said he be-
leved the United States could stay
out of the European conflict and
that the administration would make
every effort to keep this country
out.
An authorized statement in Lon
don indicated Parliament's purpose
would be to give force to Britain s
decision to fulfill her pledge to help
Poland.
At 1880 am. $3.50 am, E. S. T),
oficial sources in Warsaw said
Polish cities had been bombed, Ger
man troops we're moving in heavy
concentrations toward Poland s
frontier from East Prussia and the
border elsewhere had been violated.
So far war Is undeclared.
German planes raided the center
of Warsaw this afternoon.
Reuters, British news agency, said
q correspondent for Havas, French
agency, at Warsaw reported seven
German planes were shot down and
q German armored train captured
by the Poles.
Reuters also said that Poles were
reported barricaded In the Danzie
post omce, holding out against Ger
mans, but that Nazis expected tc
occupy the building late this after.