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Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23

: Several deaths were reported III
New England and upstate New
York. Motorists were marooned in
snowbound automobiles and one
couple was reported lost on Onon-
daga lake near Syracuse, N. Y.
The wind caused considerable
damage in Metropolitan New York.
Barges were ripped from their
mooringS and set adrift in the
harbor, electric signs were damag-
ed on Broadway, a number of store
fronts caved in and chimneys were
toppled. A one legged man suffered
fracture of his remaining leg
when he was blown across a street.
At least three were dead in New
England, where the temperature
fell 10 degrees in 13 minutes to a
winter low of five degrees at BoS-
ton. The storm started with a rain
squall, accompanied by thunder and
lightning, and turned into a bliz-
zard Trees, street poles and roofs
were damaged by the 60 mile gale.
Heavy snow blocked highways in
western and Central New York
state. and main traffic arteries in
other sections were covered with
a glaze of ice.
State police warned motorists
from states to the west not to
attempt to enter New York. The
drifts were mounting and the tenn
perature had dropped from 40 to 6
degrees at Buffalo. Some rural sec
tons reported even colder weather.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23
|NSURGENT SHELLS BATTER BARCEL 0NA
Fl Centre City Council 10 Decide
Tuesday If Power Bids Needed

to rule on whether or not the city
will have to ask for bids in award
ing the contract. Otherwise the
meeting will be routine, City CLERK
Roy Johnstone predicted
The district power offer, submit
ted about two weeks ago, covered
only part of the city's business. II
included the pumping plant, city
hall, library, fire station. street
lights owned by the city Main
Sandalwood and Wansley) the ball
park and the CITY garage.
The power load delivered at the
rumping plant is under Nev-Cal
contract which does not expire un-
til June. The amount of business
sought by the district is roughly
$1,000 a year.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23
Jennings Admits
Morals Guilt

o. ]. Jennings pleaded guilty
i'm superior court Monday to
three counts of rape, bringing
to four his pleas of guilt in a
morals case involving a young
girl.
The El Centre produce man
was ordered held i'm the county
Jail pendinrI sentence Friday.
On Oct. 2S he pleaded guilty
to contributing TO the girls de-
linquency and asked for proba-
tion.
The girl has been held i'm the
juvenile detention home since
last October. The baby born to
the girl died in December. She
accused Jennings of beng the
child's father.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23

A decision on disposal of the
city Of El Centro's power lead was
.latc1 M-nGly to be made at an
adjourned meeting CT the city
council set r1r Tuesday at 10 a. m
The contract for TIE city busi-
ness. heli al present by Nevada
California Electric Will expire Feo
J.
Representatives CT the Imperia!
irrigation district recently solicitec
the c'tY's bus.ne IS. offering a con-
tract with a IL rate. the same the
'itY new is paying. Early last faR
Nev-Cal offered to make rate or
81 on condition the city sign a
three year contract.
At Tuesdays meeting, Dorsey
Whitelaw city attorney, is expected
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23

Jacob Jones were nearby IN the
Mediterranean with steam up ready
to come to the aid Of the Ameri-
cans.
w. C. Thurston. charge daffairs.
prepared to ask Admiral Henry E
Lackev tonight to bring the ships
into the port of Barcelona They
would arrive probably by Wednes-
day.
There are about 200 Americans
in Barcelona, many of whom are
Puerto Ricans and Filipinos. The
consulate urged all to get out by
their cwn efforts if possible and a
mimeographed warning said, INC
assurance can be given that Amen
can Warships will be able to evacu-
ate civilians"
1t was believed some however
would be taken off by the ships
1t was believed the British oes-
trcyer Devonshire also would come
to help evacuate civilians.
Barcelona was under almost con-
stant aerial bombardment as the
Nationalist land forces closed in
BY early afternoon there had beer
seven raids, in which many-tht
number could not be estimated
were killed and wounded.
CAT l p. m. Harold Peters, of thu
Barcelona staff Of the Unitec
Press, telephoned to London to GIVE
details of the sixth air raid He in
! terrupted the call to say, Have x
cut off now, the sirens are sound.
ing for the next raid"
Spanish Nationalist troops were
in sight of Barcelona as their gi-
gantic "end-the-War" offensive on
the Loyalist emergency capital
entered its second month.
Men on the 5th Navarro division
planted a Nationalist flag on the
Mentiras heights, near Olesa de
Bonesvalls seven and half miles
east of Villafranca del Panades and
Continued on Page 8; Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23
Britain Recruits
Defense Groups
During Week-End

LONDON. Jan. %. CUP)-Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain
broadcast an appeal tonight for
volunteers in the governments ma
tional service plan, warning the
nation that it may be attacked un-
less it is prepared to defend itself
The broadcast inaugurated a
nationwide drive for recruits in
all the vital military and civilian
defense services. Twenty million
copies of the National Service
Guide, explaining the nature of the
services, will be distributed to every
household in Great Britain, begin
ming on Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23
Emergency Crop
Loans Available

The 1889 emergency crop and feed
loans now are open for application
in Imperial county.
Application blanks may be OBJ
tanned from Miss Helen Bezdecheck
il the basement of the county court
house. W. H. Scooter, field repre-
sentative, will be in the valley late
this week for conferences with far
merS
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23
Bill Would Chance
Initiative Laws

SACRAMENTO, Jan. %. CUP)-
Tightening of restrictions on the
securing of signatures for initia-
tive petitions was embodied in a
bill introduced today by Assembly,
man Thomas Kuchel. Anaheim.
One provision of Kuchels bill re-
quires distribution of signatures in
25 counties in which $4,000 or more
votes were cast for gubernatorial
candidates and a minimum of 8
per cent of such votes (the same
percentage as is now required for
the entire state)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23
Deputy in Ditch
Avoiding Accident

BRAWLEY, Jan. %. - Deputy
Sheriff Frank Raney drove his car
into the barrow pit south of town
Saturday night TO avoid striking
a motorcycle stalled in the center
of the highway and its owner, who
jumped from the machine when
he saw the approaching car
Ray Darnell said the lights on
the cycle burned out when the
motor stalled. Raney's car was
slightly damaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23

asserted sabotage, have ignored it.
Bridges asked that government
officials personally conduct an in
vestigation of his charges. He nam
ed the North American Aviation
Co., of Los Angeles and Consolidat-
ed Aircraft, OF San Diego.
He charged information relative
to the purported sabotage has been
gathered by employees in the plants
but those making complaints were
discharged by company officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23
Grapefruit Men
Meet ON TUESDAY

Grapefruit growers of the desert
area will meet at the county court
house Tuesday afternoon to dis
cuss the present marketing pro-
gram.
The market has dropped to less
than $40 per ton since the pro-
rate was lifted in an effort to
bring "chiselers" into line.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23
Postmaster job
Open in Valley

HOLTVILLE, Jan. 23.-An exam
nation to fill the position of post
master here was announced this
week by the United States civil
service commission.
l.. A. Harris, former postmaster
resigned because of i'll health ano
MRS. Harris was appointed to fill
the position temporarily. The posi-
ton pays $2,400.
Application blanks may be OBJ
tanned from the post office here OF
from the commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23

He alleged some information has
been placed in the hands of the
National Labor Relations board
and that Federal Bureau of
Investigation agents and the navy
have been notified.
He contended it would have been
impossible for the supposed sabo-
tage to have been committed with
out knowledge of employers or
federal agents.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23
Almost. But Not Quite
YUMAN IN ACCIDENT
NEAR WESTMORlAND

WESTMORLAND Jan. 23. - A
car driven by j. H. Fritz, Yuma,
skidded in the mud a mile south
of town Sunday night and over
turned beside the highway.
Mrs. Lillian Fritz, 50, Yuma, suf-
fered slight injury.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23
Dinner to Precede
Leqion Meeting

Boyce Aten post, American Le-
gion, will meet at $50 o'clock
Tuesday night in the Veterans hall
for a dinner preceding the regular
business meeting at pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23
Harry Bridges Declares Nazi Agents
Sabotaging AirpIanes Being Built
In Southern California Factories

SAN FRANCISCO Jan. 23 (UP)-Harry Bridges,
West Coast director of the Congress of Industrial Organ
cations, charged in wire to President Roosevelt today
that Naz agents saboagng arplanes under consruc-
tion at two southern California plants. He alleged that
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23
u. S. Consulate Warns Citizens to Leave
Government Capital as Warrns Groups
Gird AIMED Forces for Death StrueqIe

HENDAYE, French-Spansh Frontier, Jan. %. (UP)
The United States consulate at Barcelona urged Amer-
today to evacuate the city at the Nationalist
armies pounded their way to within sight of the Loyalst
capa The cruser Omaha and the deSroYers Badger and
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23
300 Eastern. Midwestern Produce Men
Swarm from Special Trains TO View
Valley Fields, Sheds, Big Canal

Three hundred jovial produce men, recruited from %
states swarmed from two special trains in Ell Centre Mon
day morning and invaded Imperial Valley for halliday
visit before continuing to the United Fruit and Vege
table association convention at Los Angeles
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23
Olson Budget for
Next 2 Years Sets
All Record
557 Million Dollars Aske d to Run State
During Biennium; Higher Taxes Counted
Upon to Produce Additional Revenue

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 80 (UP)-Gov Culbert L. Olson
today asked $55 63355 for operation CALIFORNIA; state
government during the next two years. in his budget
sage to the legislature.
The fgure--an a-tme high-topped estimated expen-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23
y AMBLING
A\EPORTER
Power to EN-

Power to EN-
Sorry, boys, but the moon ain t
right. Come back next month"
That's the mcst novel excuse Ir-
rigaticn district men have heard
regarding power connections at
rural homes. In this case they
couldn't connect until Luna was
just right
Here's another excuse that met
with less resistance when power
user explained in writing why he
had to- end service: ......-.
Moved to jail
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23
Verbal Smoke Of Five Patronage Wars
EnguIfs Arizona Governor on Eve of
Fight to Reorganize Highway Office

PHOENIX, Jan. 23 (UP)-Gov. R. T. Jones stood III
the midst Of five separate patronage battles today while
the state senate turned to legislation he said is his first
of the state highway commission.
The governor and State Treasurer William Peterson
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23
Mailman Sleuth-

Mailman Sleuth-
There's q smart man at the post
office. A letter addressed to Mrs.
Earle G.. Hardy was safely deliver
ed to Mrs Earle c. Davis, who has
not gene uncer the name of Hardy
since she tripped up the aisle with
Davis.
How long ago was tha:?" coun-
tered Mrs. DAVIS. I'm not telling
and don't you guess"
Rainy Bon Mot
Harry Hendrix worked fast to
scrape the mud off his golf shoes:
Quoth he:
IF 1 keep this real estate much
longer I'll have to pay taxes on it."
The Public Taste
Here's something tnat smacks OF
the commercial but it smacks more
of news. 1t comes from Herb Nor
ris the theatre man.
Sunday more people went to a
movie than ever before in Ell Gen.
tro history. They went to see
Jesse James. 1872 of them, break
ing record at first held by Din
her at Eight and later by The
Hurricane RR hadn't realized
there were that many Missourians
in the valley!
This gives an opportunity for RR
to strike a blow fo: what he con-
siders the right. Why did the
Great Waltz flop, when it was one
of the best shows in years?
Almost, But Not Quite
Carl Newton, newly come to the
valley, was motoring over the road
TO Yuma and Wrinikled his brows
at the monster piles of sand that
make up the banks of the All
American canal. After due con-
sideration he said:
"You knoV, these sand-hills are
remarkable. You would almost be-
lieve they are man -made!'
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23
Death Dealing Cold Hits
Northeast: Officials Warn
Travellers Off Highways
. Ru United Press =

The worst cold spell of the winter Struck the northeas
Monday in the wake of freak which generated
thunder and lightning rain and snow, nearzero tempera
lures and wind ranging up to 60 miles an hour
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23

Butter: Los Angeles, 27e; but
terfat. Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A, 3fc' manufacturing milk.
273c' route gathered cream, 25c.
LA. Hay: U. 5. No. extra leafy
S17-18, u. 5. No. l. Sl3.50-iii No.
2 Ieafy $3.50; No. 2, Sll.00; Min
neapolis flax, May. S1.S5l9.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-23

Total cash, checks and drafts sent
through the two Ell Centre banks.)
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Pacifists al War
Trying 70 Avert
Grid Disorder
Parade Of Military
Units From |. S. u.
And Tulane Is Out

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. o.
Tulane and Louisiana State Univer-
sity are trying so hard to keep their
football game here Saturday from
2nding in a roughhouse that they
are getting downright mad about 1t.
This year, student councils and
officials Of both schools agreed, they
would preserve the dignity, teeth
and goal posts which have become
lost in melees at some previous
games.
The student councils got together
and decided to present the winning
school a flag on the field after the
game, the idea being that spectators
would be aWed by the spirit of it all
and stay put.
President Paul Hebert of L. S. U.
thought it would be nice to have his
| cadet corps parade on the field be-
fore the game with the Tulane naval
reserve unit President Rufus c.
Harris of Tulane and several COM
mittees thought otherwise and de-
clined permission for the cadets
to march.
Fear Parade Would Incite Disorder.
The L. S. U. student newspaper
and student body raised indignant
hoWls,, and DR.. Hebert said he
wouldn't let the cadet corps go to
the game, as it seemed Tulane didn't
want them. His students scheduled
protest meeting.
/ Last night DR.. Harris explained,
in effect, that Tulane really wanted
| the L. S. L. students and cadets,
but merely feared that if they
paraded some ardent spectator nigh.
shout from his cups something to
start the riot everybody was trying
to avoid
There matters stand
| The game, expected to draw
record Southern football crowd of
more than $4,000 if the weather Is
| good, is Tulane's last hurdle to a
Sugar Bowl invitation. In fact, the
latest rumor-entirely unsubstan.
| tiated-is that Tulane will be an
nounced as a Sugar Bowl participant
Saturday night, barring an upset by
| the Tigers.
L. S. L. Chronic Bowl Loser.
Last year was the first Sugar
Bowl game in which neither Tulane
nor L. S. U. played. The Wave won
the first from Temple and L. S. U.
lost the next three. one to Texas
Christian and two to Santa Clara.
| An upset of Tulane Saturday by
/ the team which has lost halt It's
eight games is held extremely un-
likely. L. S. U. has nothing to ap-
proach the power and reserve
strength of Tulane. which has come
undefeated through eight games Of
as hard a schedule as any team in
the country.
/ A month ago it was noised about
! that Tulane could be licked with
good passing attack. and L. S. U.
had just that. But Tulane has de-
veloped a great overhead defense
and L. S. us aerial offensive with
Ken Kavanaugh catching occa-
sionally has been spiked.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Tennessee, Texas Ags, 'Bomo,
UcIons, Army, Tulane and
Fordhon Seen Victors

a major game. AS far as this guesser
is concerned, this is an absolute toss
up, so the coin spins and says
Army.
Tulane-Louisiana State: Doubt
that L. S. U. is equipped to stop the
unbeaten Green Wave. Tulane.
Southern California Washington:
Washington has improved rapidly,
but appears to be in for lacing
here Southern California.
New York University y-Fordham:
Probably close. N Y U. has tricky,
dangerous attack, but the superior
manpower belongs TO Fordham. Or
SO it seems. A faint nod toward
Fordham.
Dartmouth Stanford: Stanford
plays we'll in the East, but We'll take
Dartmouth.
Boston College-Holy Cross: Two
fine teams collide. What edge there
is belongs to Holy Cross.
Duquesne-Detroit: Unbeaten, un-
tied Duquesne, but it probably will
be a close shave.
Colonial Victory Seen.
West Virginia George Washington.
George Washington.
Georgia Georgia Tech: Tech.
Southern Methodist Texas Chris
tian: S. M. U. is the choice.
Baylor-Rice: Who can tell what
Baylor is going to do? Still, Baylor.
St. Louis Washington University:
Very, very close. Washington.
Long-range guessing: December g.,
Southern California over u c. L. A.,
Tennessee over Auburn, Southern
Methodist over Rice.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Woodrow Wilson Victim
Of RIM. in Grid Final

FRONT ROYAL, Va, Nov. 29.-
Woodrow Wilson High of Wash
ington, D. c., made game but
futile stand against Randolph-Ma
con Academy as the Yellow Jackets
closed their football campaign with
a decisive 800 victory over the Dis
trict team.
Trailing by two touchdowns going
into the final period, Wilson'S de-
fense collapsed completely as the
Jacket backs swung into high gear
and romped over the goal line for
three additional six-pointers. 1t
had been a fairly good game up
to that point, although the outcome
never was in doubt.
Wilson's passing attack with Bent
ley doing most of the throwing and
Rabbit the receiving, functioned
spasmodically and was not suff1-
GENTLY consistent to worry the home
team.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
London's Bus Drivers Are Breaking Down

automatically their dean because
old tough break when the broke out For
said had hoped to have hockey team OF my
coach then the
virtually all hockey stopped because OF the blackouts
hasn't changed many things In England It's those
all electric
the police volunteers in London and the sgh
night of accidents happening Ihe
dead staggering You try to
bus and boom!
learned just hors that
general than did in England
the blackouts getting the nerves OF the
in breaking
light by which they allowed drive IS
nothing than glowing cigarette tip They running over people
codng with vehicles It's simply hard
could tell still when
left"
Burage hopes he will be able back to Eng
left off In the meantime he's Eagle and
He'll do will Cioalie Gordon Lee
the akin Redsn victory the Giants
in o than that
Evening star., 1939-11-29
0ver|in Is Matched
With Argovan for
Top|iner Here

Ken Overlin, who gave Ben Brown
sound drubbing at Miami Monday
night, will be featured on the card
Promoter Goldie Ahearn is arrang-
ing for his next show at Turner's
Arena. Overlin will meet Babe
Argovan Monday night in an g.
round debate.
Former middleweight champion
of the Navy and one of the smooth
est ringmen to come out of the
service, Overlin Is playing a dual
role of coach-manager these days
while making Washington his head
quarters. Ken not only accepts
engagements for himself but is
handling the affairs of Art Lind, a
promising young welterweight he
discovered.
Argoban is a club fighter origi-
nally from Pennsylvania coal fields
and now fighting out Of New York.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Pitts Amateur Code
Boon 10 Football,
Bowman Holds
Chancellor Says Players
Enjoyed Come; Season
Deemed Big Success
B, the Associated Press.

BN the hSSoclated Press.
PITTSBURGH. Nov. 2a.-The
football coach who seemed 70 Re in
one of the toughest spots this sea-
son winds up with as little worry as
any fellow in the coaching world.
He's Charley BoWser of Pitt. whose
Panthers made their worst record
in Is years, but still Chancellor
John G. Bowman declared the
season a success.
This was Pitts first year under
the so-called amateur CODE Even
though there was a loss at the gate
and the Panthers four times tasted
defeat, the head man OF the ad-
ministratlon says the school is COM
pletely satisfied with the results.
Players Enjoyed Sport.
IF the game cannot be played for
the fun of it and remain incidental
to the rest of university life, then
it shouldn't be played" declared
Bowman, father of the code and
center of a controversy over ath-
letic policies that brought Jock
Sutherland's resignation as coach
last winter.
There is no justification for a
college putting on a spectacle for
the benefit of the public and fool
ing the students with regard to ed
ucation,' continued the chancellor.
Our tradition in athletics has not
been good. 1t was condition that
had to be met with as little friction
as possible. It was met"
Bowman said the big thing was
that the boys themselves had a
good time this year, and there was a
lot more freedom in play evident
on the field. He viewed the Pan
theirs as playing football more for
the fun of the game and declared,
That's what college football is
supposed to be.
The spectators, too, felt it was
more fun, because of the open and
free play on the field"
Pitts Record surprises.
Bowman's code stiffened academic
qualifications, curtailed practice and
required athletes to work at JAM
torial or other jobs to obtain school
support. Sutherland reputedly quit
because he felt the code didn't pro-
vide for teams strong enough to
meet Pitts future opponents.
Taking up the reins, oowser
made a better record than most
experts expected. He found a squad
with only two regulars and nodded
it into team that knocked of five
of nine outstanding opponents. His
contract still has two years to run,
and he's also happy at having the
core of a fine team next year.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Len Burrooe Will Be No Dru ybuck

Of the have been Len Burrage grim straned
made his couple
record that Burrage might make big
Mackenzie
around When and him
veil have good head directing plays"
the time Burrage England He had been star in
Canada Across the seas
grass he The thing that troubled
whether he could safely
Washington at O'Clock in the morning OF the
game with the Rover boys I'VE didn't have at
time he Northern route?
Nobody knew except the ships
allowed the log All know is that
They didn't talk much
of refugees
When dockd Unexpectedly
with And when they the
lights the
of the way"
Evening star., 1939-11-29
GooIie Gordon Is No Glamour Boy

the hot little dressing the Eagles were of the
opinion stripped of his Sir Lancelot
little clothed
would the typical Baltimore
the opening at
not after he finishes tough
dangerously the featherweight division
walked and congratulated him. What do you
wretch Il
Then people walked in the dressing
kidding Listen, he
pretty The played the Rovers
they 10 goals"
wildly triumphant the Eagles They
the that whackd the random against the Atlantic City Sea
They skaed the Rove off their
dogged held their lead during the last
They briefly good
Evening star., 1939-11-29

were too young to sign contracts,
but the obliging Brooks promptly
grabbed the other three for their
Americus (Ga0 farm.
If anybody can trot out a
niftier passing combination than
this, we've willing to learn. The
team OF Deason and Minis has
completed SO out OF 81 for the
Conner High team OF Sylacauga,
Ala, IL Of 'em for touchdowns.
Victor MLaglen's son, Andy, Is
one of the likeliest candidates on
the University OF Virginia boxing
squad.
Pitt has already started scout
ing some of the new clubs the
Panthers play next season. Bill
ings (MontD High with II wins
in row and 2 successive State
championships is red hot can
didate for the Starlet Bowl game
at Miami.
Today's guest star-Edward
T. Murphy, New York Sun: THE
Stanford Indians are the only
product Of California Of which