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Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-08

and advertising, who was in 1mpe-
rial Valley Monday and Tuesday.
Hitchman is making a survey OF
marketing conditions and brought
with him the crew of experts stag
ing puppet show at the Imperial
county fair. He is from the execu-
tive company offices in San Fran
cisco. and stayed at the Barbara
Worth hotel while in Imperial VAL
ley.
1T is not for me to pass judg-
ment on the solutions to the val
ley's Indebtedness and credit prob
lens" he said People down here,
in the short period of making this
one of the most outstanding agri-
cultural areas in the United States,
have shown that they can and
will handle their affairs in good
manner and I have every conf
dence they will
Il have similar confidence that
this will continue to grow as live.
business center as evidenced by our
constantly extended operations
here"
Hitchman is a strong advocate of
newspaper advertising and has con-
centrated the Shell Oil company
program in newspapers. In Impe-
rial Valley. they centralize their
campaigns in the Imperial Valley
Press and the Morning Post. He
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-08
WEATHER

data complied by observers for
the official United states Weather
Bureau station at III Centrob
Maximum Tuesday ...............-....... g.
Minimum Wednesday ...--............. A.
Reading at Noon Wednesday
Temperature Observation-Disclosures. Il
Humidity .......................-....... As
Reading at am. Wednesday
Temperature Observation-Disclosures. 4G
Humidity 70
Reading at 5 pm. Tuesday
Temperature .............................. 70
Humidity Observation-Disclosures. IS
Salinas and San Joaquin Valleys
Rain Wednesday night; Thursday
unsettled with showers extreme
south portion; moderate tempera-
ture; changeable wind.
Southern California Unsettled
Wednesday night and Thursday,
rains west portion and snow or rain
over mountains; moderate tempera-
ture; moderate west and southwest
wind off the coast.
Los Angeles and Vicinity-UnseC-
tied with rain Wednesday night and
Thursday; snow or rain over noun
tains; moderate temperature: mod
crate southeast to southwest wind.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-08
Vaughn Promises
No Political Game
In Road Decisions
Continued From Page u

Continued FlOUl rage II
on the highway commission declar-
ed:
1T is difficult to give a full pro-
gram vet. because I haven't had a
chance to meet all the members Of
the highway commission. Generally
speaking. however. the springs
grade and underpasses for Ell Cen
tro traffic head my list. AS to just
exactly what mderpaSs system is
advisable is up to the engineers.
but the fact remains one is badly
needed" he declared.
My heart is wrapped up in the
valley and intend to do eveyr-
thing in my power for both Impe-
rial and San Diego counties.
THE fact that the entire county
failed TO go Democratic will not in
the least affect highway activities
here rumors to the contrary not
WithStanding. The commission will
be working for the good of the
county with no regard 10 politics.
Vaughn forecast a sympathetic
feeling in Sacramento toward I'M
perial Valley and praised Director
Of Public Works Frank Clark as an
able and industrious executive.
We'll be able to work together
in splendid shape" he said.
Vaughn was in hopes OF delaying
a visit to the state capital until
after the Four-States highway con-
vention at Brawley Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-08


Carter, one of Imperial Valley:
foremost pioneers, was home" on
a visit this week and dipped freely
into the glorious past with recol-
lections OF many events that were
news when the valley was young,
and are still news now that the
valley is of age.
"Yes sir. that was the first water
that came into Imperial Valley by
canal" the white-haired gentleman
said, gesticulating freely with one
hand and pointing out his direc-
tions with a cane in the other.
He was sitting in Milton zinn's
back office, on Main street in e.
Centre.
eve dug it from near Imperial
to CaleXico and beyond. Dug it
with four mules. Had to follow the
contours, of course, and that meant
it was Is or 20 miles long. 1 forget
exactly" he continued The water
was mainly for domestic use and
to water my los mules. Oh, yes. we
drank it ourselves. It wasn't bad
after it settled
Crossing the Line
Thrusting his cane out in front
of him as a fencer handles a foil.
Carter suited the word TO the ges-
ture:
when We came TO the border
line we went right on across and
tapped the main line there. They
didn't care"
Carter first came to Imperial
Valley in 1900 for a brief visit when
the valley was as bare as the Saba
ra. He drove around on a tour OF
inspection in a buggy. Soon after
he returned and. as he put it, got
into harness. With funds from the
sale of a profitable lumber, seed
and feed business in Pomona he
bought los mules and harness.
II bought them from Al Lathrop.
You know his son, Frank Lathrop
of Imperial. Al was in the bank
in Los Angeles and I told him I'd
bid on those mules if he sold them
in a bunch and not one at time.
He let me have them and then I
hornswoggled the railway company
into shipping the teams down in
six cars. They wanted $3.50 a car
for freight and I beat them down
to $50 a car by threatening to drive
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-08

my mules GOWN
A Lot of Work
The old gentlemans face lighted
UP and he chuckled to think OF
how he had managed the coup.
Arrived in Imperial Valley Carter
dove into a maelstrom of work
that ranged from hauling lumber
and digging canals to buying banks
and laying out townSiteS.
Ever hear how I laid out the
town of Brawley? I owned that
place once. Owned several thou
sand acres of it. Picked 1t up when
J. H. Braly called me up TO Los
Angeles and wanted to sell. Braly
was a banker and got cold feet
when the government circulated
word that valley land was worthless.
I told Braly I had enough TO do
without having townsite on my
hands but he made me stay over
and the next thing I knew I'd
bought it"
Carter ordered the town of Braw-
ley surveyed and 90 days later sold
out at SIT an acre for the tract,
representing a considerable profit.
He had bought at Sl2!
Cause For Laughter
Goodness, I never will forget
how Stoddard jess laughed when We
punctured the black letter" Carter
recalled with obvious amusement.
The black letter, young man, was
when the government got off on
the wrong foot and condemned land
down here as worthless. They even
circulated maps to that effect.
''Well, sir, I'd put in about 20
acres OF alfalfa as an experiment
on the land I'd filed. That was
located east of Imperial. about a
quarter mile from where the Dog
wood is now. P. T. Banta had some
stuff growing on his place down by
the Mexico line, but as far as l
know, that little plot of mine was
the first real patch of green in the
heart OF the valley.
The Last Laugh
After the black letter had been
circulated awhile a bunch OF con-
- 4SHoAAAS4A d4A0 bcl4lhC4S QONll W
see what the Imperial Valley was
all about. They came by train as
far as they could and then by
mule and blackboard. I took them
out to my ranch and got Stoddard
Jess to carry the government map
for me. While they all gathered
around 1 had Jessie was cashier
of the First National Bank at Los
Angeles-hold the map and had
him point out the survey stakes.
Here, I said is the land that
the government says will not ger
seed! Can you see that far
stake, JeSs?'
NO, I can't see it. said Jess.
That darned alfalfa is too hight
And you should have heard him
taught"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-08
Train Schedule
Protest MeefinQ
Scheduled Monday
Continued From Page u

Continued From Page ID
land 1925 pm. and Los Angeles
6 am.
Under the proposed schedule this
train would leave CaleXico at 7
pm, Ell Centro 7:30, Brawley 8:20.
arrive inland at 8 and Los An
geleS Sis am.
Under the present schedule a
train leaves Los Angeles at 845
pm. arrives inland 4:25 am.
leaves inland ABS am, leaves
BraWley 5:53, leaves El Centre $50
and arrives Calexico at 7:25 am.
Under the proposed schedule this
train would leave Los Angeles at
9 pm, arrive inland at 4:25 am,
leave INLAND at am, Brawley
6:45, El Centre 7:25 and arrive
CaleXico 745 am.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-08
Reds Surrender TO
Defense Council

MADRID, March 8. CUP)-Gen.
Jose Miajas veteran republican
troops smashed a communist army
rebellion in Madrid today and took
drastic measures elsewhere against
mutineers opposing the peace
Uith-honor" program of the new re-
publican defense council.
On the fourth day of rebellion
and counter-rebellion within the
hard pressed republican regime. the
government announced that COM
munist army units which rebelleo
ir the Madrid sector had surrender
ed in the face of an ultimatum by
Miaja. who became known as the
savior" of Madrid when he stopped
the Nationalist CFascisU armies
early in the war Members of the
1efenSe council credited his quick
action with having saved the city
again this week from the COM
muniStS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-08
/. Y. Farmers Take
Over County Fair,
Give Own Program
Continued From Page y

(COntl0ued from rage ~
Junior livestock owners continued to
groom their animals, however, in
order to assure premium prices for
their products at the auction sale
Thursday afternoon.
Milton Zinn. auctioneer will Off
ciate at the sale this year. Bidding
for the fairs finest beef. pork, and
mutton will start at 1880 Thursday.
Amateur contests were scheduled
for Wednesday and Thursday
nights with finals. matching WIN
nerS of the four amateur shows,
slated for Sunday. Dorman Stew
art. fair secretary announced.
Arrangements for the San Diego
county caravan of 500 cars, which
will arrive at the fair at noon
Sunday. were completed Wednes-
day, according to Walter MacDon-
aid. president of the Highway 80
chamber of commerce.
A brief program of speeches fol-
lowing Ben Hulse's welcoming ad-
dress, has been scheduled TO precede
the horse show Sunday afternoon.
The Grossmont high school band
will play between events of the
horse show, Macdonald said.
There is a possibility that the
Death Dodgers will offer a fifth
performance to augment Sunday
nights program at the fair, fol-
lowing their outstanding showing
in Tuesday afternoons program.
The Death Dodgers are already
scheduled for Friday and Satur-
day shows.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-08
Three Perish as
AirpIane Crashes

ST. FELICIEN. Que, March g..
CUP)-An airplane crashed into a
lake near here today, killing the
three occupants. Captain Herve St
Martin, the pilot, John Stadler, a
young mining engineer, and Oscar
Therrien.
The scene of the crash is in the
Chibougamau mining district OF
northern Quebec
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-08

highly praised the rapid develop
ment of the Press and Post during
the past three years, and declared
that these newspapers, as the larg-
est advertising media in the valleys
history, are rendering a community
service by furnishing merchandls-
ers with a means of reaching vir-
tually the entire market and keep
ing business in the valley.
Hitchman shortly will take an
extended business survey trip thru
out Arizona and New Mexico. While
here, he was conducted throughout
the valley by f. R. Burnett, III
charge of Shell operations here.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-08
.AFL Reconsiders
Plan S Rejection

Continued rrom Page u
and meet in New York City at 8
pm. Friday, March 10, at which
time consideration will be given TO
the proposals made yesterday by
the CIO or To any other suggestions
that may be laid before it,"
President John L. Lewis of the
CIO, personally heading his organ
ization's peace committee, prefaced
the second conference with a re-
quest that the Federation give "in-
telligent analysis" to the CLOS plan
for an American labor congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-08
Fraction of Cent
Coins Proposed

SACRAMENTO, March 3. UP)-
Fred E Stewart. member of the
board of equalization, announced
today that Congressman Franck
Havenner had placed before con-
gress his request for federal coinage
Of amounts less than one cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-08
Fugitive Caught,
Faces s2Charges

L. R. Hawkins, 81, is held in the
county jail in lieu of $1,000 bail
pending trial on two charges, es-
Gaping from city chain gang at
Calipatria and with resisting al
officer.
He was AWOL from the chain
gang from Feb. 81 until last Sunday
night. He tried to disarm Might
Patrolman G. Rhodes when the Of
ficer arrested him and took him
back to Jail Sunday night The Of
ficer kept his gun and put Hawk
inS behind the bars.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1939-03-01

H Williams and c. Stewart who have members of
"Flyng Five that have predomnaed the cage slprem-
acy of Mississippi for several years These two stall
wart gentlemen uncorked every bottle of basketball fluid
they left in their kits to establish precedent un-
equalc in the history of basketball Mississippi These
two ayers have thrown the basketball their last time for
dear old Acorn but in all their throwing they threw,
with such precision that the Purple and Cold was never
able to tread in the dust.
Finally there is but word that can be pointed
to in order to determine how the Flying Five won the
tournament for six years-superority in the various
phases of the game. Each Acorn fan is well aware of
the fact that comes through direct process
SO with the words Of the poet "HeaVen sno reached nv
la single bound; build the ladder by which we climb
from the owv earth to the vauted Skies and mount IFS
summit round by round"
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1939-03-01
What Won The Tournament

This oueston NAV be difficult for some to answer;
yet it is not hard one may think "hethef you
the tournment not Will not clear up the may
thoughts in your minds to how the Flying FIVE ;
from Acorn College have managed to WIN the chahpol
ship trophy for six consecutive years
For the past six consecutive years the tournament
has been held at Tougaloo College and for SIX years AL
has peregrinated there and carried och WITH ei
a trophy each time t
Amid the ieering scoffng and bantering crowd, the
Flyng Five" seem have had only few supporters but
each time after the "smoke of the battle had cleared
away there could be seen few gentlemen with silver
trophy casting shadow their golden breasts and
the reflection of purple cloud tagging around them
them gnfyng that the Purple and Gold had been there
How did she do it? Who did it, or what did it?
These of the questions that came TO the NINA
of your Sports Editor Desiring to know the correct an
swers these questions, decided to take an interview
of Acorn College, and the following facts found
to be true
First In order for anyone at Acorn College to par
ticpate in form of eytracurlcular acttes ne OF
she must maintain certain average Hence each lhdVd-
nal that represents the college is at least of the mediocre
caber if not the greatest This being true there
always possibility of the athletes thinking themselves
out of difficulties.
Second there are training requirements the athletes
must follow Therefore, each athlete always in the best
condition which enables him to do his best at all times
Third for team to become winner there must be
a good leader to direct and guide the athletes in the
art of the game. Which very indicative of the compe-
Fourth there is nothing denied the athletes that will
help them toward winning. The athletes know this and
always trying do their best in order to show their
appreciation.
Fifth spirit is of the greatest assets team can
possess 1t is imbued into the Acorn athletes time
they take the field
Sixth it is impossible for to point out ndvid
ua and say "He won that game The Alcorn machine
doesn't work in that manner; instead however, it works
whole
Seventh on the other hand, there two Seniors
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1939-03-01
Toe Louis Friend
alag #

When Joe Louis knocked Max Schmelng senSelesS
minutes seconds last June ring experts attributed
the Negro heavyweight champions tornado-lke attack
grudge-a lusty longing to sock the German who had
beaten him in 1886 No man, ringsders postmortemed,
could stage such assault without cruel hatred IN his
soul.
In New York some weeks ago, before a crowd OF III
$50 in Madison Square Garden Joe Louis administered
the treatment of his close frlendS-John
Henry Lewis, the light heavyweight champion Inc
Brown Bomber rumored to have taken Lewis to help
him out of financial fix out Of his corner swing
dsrespectfu right haymakers at his opponents ter
red face After the 200 pound Louis had played tattoo
his 180pound opponent for minutes and 20 seconds
flooring him three times Referee Arthur Donovan halted
the fight The merciess Louis received S3441370; Lewis
oace for receiving his first knockout in of 100
fights was SIS 056
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1939-03-01
Gehrig's $434,5OO Tops Baseball Pay
Despite Big Cut-F0xx Raised
To $4,000

Ten years ago when baseball received far less COM
petition from other athletics the sport pages the
signing high priced used to be announced during
the annual meetings of ma league chletans III Dec
ember Today the business offices Of the teams dNge
contract agreement in drbbes throughout the WIneron
days when other sport fields quiet Thus banner head
lines are still assured though the spectacular sky
ward salary trend of Babe Ruths heydey has lost
mentum and in many been reversed.
! Few of the reported salaries are even tae Sanle
in two newspapers for traditlonally keep the
exact figures sacred secret AS result the WORD eSt
mated" has become baseball writer's good old feiaoe
Thus in giant type last week, anxious fans were III
formed that Jimmy Foxx, Boston Red Sox first paSeT7
ho led the American League batters III 1888 with an aver
age of 349 had signed to continue playing this year o
an "estmated" S30000a raise of estimated 9|ooo
In other contracts Call figures still 'estlmated
the St Louis Cardinals raised Johnny Mze 1898 National
League batting runner-up with average OF Dot from
50 900 to $4,000 The Chicago Cubs reduced Rip Collins
first baseman somewhat below his 1888 salary OF Slo-
OGO The New York Yankees renewed Lefty Gomez pitch
err at his 1883 salary of $4,000
The big loser was Lou Gehrig, who had bad season
last year He reduced from $4,000 to $4,000 But
despite this baseball writers estmated that the Yankee
Iron Horse is still the highest paid player in the game
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1939-03-01
Brief Summary Of The Conference
Tournament

The three high point for the entire conference
Eddie Clark, Tougloo, 80 points.
r. Brooks, S. C. |. Institue--39 points
c. c. Cummings, Okoona-34 points.
The complete of all games with the highpoln
men of each game, one from each opposing team:
Tougaoo Miss, March s
Tougaoo S. c. l., $3.50.
Eddie Clark, Tougoo30 points.
Coleman, S. c. l., points.
Campbell Okolona, 11-38.
Poole, Campbell College, points.
Prmous, Okolona College, IA points.
S. C. |. Alcom, 21-40.
E. Jackson S. c. l., points.
Robert Williams, Acorn, IA points.
Tougaloo Miss, March 4
Okolona VS.. Acorn, 1898
E. Cummings Okolona II points,
Henry Smith, Alcorn, points.
Tougaoo Okolona 1928.
Heading, Tougaloo, 10 points,
Young, Okoona, 10 points.
S. C. l. VS.. Okolona, score 1928.
Brooks S. C. l., Is points.
C. C. Cummings, Okoona, II points.
Acorn Tougaloo, 25-19.
Robert Williams, Alcorn, points.
Eddie Clark, Tougaloo, II points.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1939-03-01
Alcorn Places Two Men On AH-State
Team

Tougaloo Miss. March 1.-Two on the Purple
and Gold team fought their to berth on the all
state team here during the basketball tournament which
closed tonoh The two from Alcorn who selected
by the committee were "Woody' Knox and Charles Ste
wart They were outstanding that there no dream
that anyone had given the many competition for their
positions Why the captain H. Williams guard Tor the
Alcorn team was not selected remains mystery to be
solved in the future.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1939-03-01
I Flying Five of Alcorn College
Beat Tougaloo in Final to Annex
The Sixth Consecutive State
Championship
The "FIying FiUe" Could Not Be Stopped
Championship


Tougaloo Miss March before one of the largest
IDS witness basketball game at Tougaioo,
Flying Five" sailed smoothly into their sixth state
kpionship with a thrilling defeat Tougaloo 25-
1.-The Flying Five far surpassed their felownen
bughout the contest They had everything which goes
81 make complete basketball They had form
they had courage; they manipulated skilfuy, and they
had absolutely perfect timing.
Horace Williams, the mysterious man en- the basket
ball court demonstrated his ability excellenty before
fans His brother, Robert Bobby" Williams made goal
after goal and his guarding could not be matched His
total in the game points
The Williams brothers had to share their honor with
Stewart, the "iron man. of the game He is always
fighting his best Knox must not be forgotten his
Ass and GOODNESS in the game
Warren, Smith, Patton, Walker, Wells Tillman and
Varnado the other that make the cogs this
'unconquerabe machine that has brought the sixth
secutve trophy to Alcorh College honor the Purple
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