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Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-29
Dunn Urges Increased National Defense
Declares U.S.Must Be Ready lat
All Times TO Defend Nation's Shores

w. S Dunn newly named commander of the American
Legion in California, record Tuesday favorng
1.--Adequate national defense.
2-Furtherng of Americanism principles
3-Continuance of Legion child welfare program
1-Increased attention % traffic safety drive.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-29
Great Britain Has Given Her Final
Answer to Germany's Demands,
Chamberlain Informs Parliament

HOUSE OF COMMONS, London, Aug 20. (UP)-
Great Britain has given Adolf Hitler her final answer
Poland and the danger of still is acute, Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain told tense session of the
House Commons today Chamberlain renewed Britains
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-29

Failure of the agricultural ex-
periments left the farmers in pow
erty." H. P. Meyer, valley business
man said. These farmers don't like
the Germans and Spaniards who
moved in on them and took charge
of affairs. The Mexicans don't know
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-29
Russia Puts Off +.
Ratification =.
Of Nozi Treaty ~
Fuehrer Sends Reply to EnsIand's .Final
Answer'-Europe an Picture Changed
By New Action From Russia

BERLIN, Aug. 20. (UP)-Adof Hitler tonight replied
to Great Brtains final answer the European crisis
While Nazis took attitude of cautious hope that nego-
taons for could be kept open the Naz fuehrer
handed his message British Ambassador Sir Neville
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-29
U. s. Gives Warn-But Unofficial
Approval TO Britain S Stand

WASHINGTON Aug. 20. (UP)-Government circles
today expressed but unofficial approval of Prime
Minister Neville Chamberains declaration to the House
that Great Britain would stick to its pledge
to Poland They noted with satisfaction, too, that Cham
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-29
Mexico TO Go Conservative at Coming
Elections, Valley Travellers Back
From Jaunt TO Capital Report
- BY MARGUERITE BROOKS

Predictions that Mexico will go conservative at the
next presidential election because of Widespread dspeas
with the type of government voiced Tues
day by Imperial Valley residents back from trip to
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-29
y AMBLING
TX EPORTER

A Caravan
For once the FBI had neither
sn answer nor another question
During the current quizzing
about the japanese kidnapping case
one of the federal agents asked
the witness if he thought there
had been a kidnapping. The witty
witness heplitd:
well, if all the men you have
IN Jail in the case. and all the sus-
Pects, really did kidnap Yamatoda,
they must have used cross
country bus, because they couldn't
all get INTO one sedan!'
Worries Unfounded--
Of all the scads of stories that
came back from Mexica City with
the band of vacationers from I'M
perial Valley this is he king.
Mrs. j. R. Snyder of Holtville
was worried for fear there would
be increased charges for sleeping
car Accommodations when the train
was late and passengers were fore
ed to stay night longer on the
train than anticipated
To a crowded car she remarked:
Il hope there will be 90 increase
in the berth rate on this trip
There wasn't, whether you read
1t berth or birth.
More Echoes
Two other incidents on the Mex
leo trip that caught our fancy
were:
Leta Mae Bryan doing a Span
ish fandango to the accompani-
nent of DR.. Raynor Clemons' hand
clapping.
Ernest Edwards of Haltville, the
barbecue king buying Mexican food
at every stop, so that he cauld get
wrinkles for his own culinary ac-
tivities.
DR.. Clemons having to fix the
trains cooling apparatus so many
times that he grumbled
"Darned if 1 don't bring 2 kit
of tools along ON the next trip"
Beef On Ice
To seasoned softball spectators 1t
was a mystery how Tommy Jones,
the Calipatria umpire, made so
many decisions that we're accepted
by the players without opposition
at game Monday night.
Tommy cavorted here and there,
made a lot of rulings both bad, good
and indifferent and there was not
a single squawk forthcoming, The
reason was that Tommy has dis
tressing habit of dropping ice down
the backs of players who beef too
much.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-29

Butter: Los Angeles. 27tsc; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
grade A. 36l9c; manufacturing milk.
ks1ac; route gathered cream, Csc.
=. L. A. Hay: u. $. No. 1. Sl3-13 50;
us. No. 2 Ieafy $12-12.5o. u. s. No.
2 1850 u.5O. MINI. flax Sept. 147T.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-29
Baseball Scores

NATIONAL
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-29

Total cash, checks and drafts sent
through the two Ell Centre banks.)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, May 81. UP) -
Stocks turned irregular today after
an advance to new highs for the
current movement. Although deal
ings dwindled on the afternoon set
back, volume exceeded the 100000
shares turned over Monday.
Corporate bonds followed the trend
in stocks. L. S. Governments were
firm, with 3 issues al new record
peaks.
Rye gained more than a cent a
bushel, while other grain closed
fractionally higher. Rubber, sugar
and copper were firm. Cotton was
little changed. Foreign exchange
rates were steady.
The hitch in the British Soviet
negotiations came as disappoint-
ment to market quarters and
abroad. Labor troubles in the auto
parts industry gained more atten-
tion. but had little adverse market
influence since the difficulties are
occurring at a time when they can
do least harm to the industry. ac-
cording 10 experts.
Santa Fe replaced an early gain
Of * point with a loss of that
amount. N. Y Central and South
ern Pacific had small losses.
Dow Jones closing stock aver
ages: industrial. 1878, up 0.3S;
rail. 28.45, up 024; utility, 1851
off 0.0S.
Stock sales approximated 100000
shares against 100000 Monday. Curb
stock turnover was $4,000 shares
compared with $4,000 in the pre-
vious session.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Angels, Oaks
Split, Padres
Lose Two
By UNITED PRESS

ase-hits-the kind that fatten
the batting averages-splattered off
the bats of the Angels when they
split a double-header with Oak
land yesterday. Not that the Los
Angeles club hasn't been hitting
look at the club average Of 300
but the boys who play for cash
liked to count those 25 blows they
got off six Acorn hurlers.
The Angels took the first game
ten TO two behind the six-hit pitch
ing of Julio Bonetti who turned in
his eighth victory. The Seraphs got
IA hits off Salveson, Gay, Herr
mann and Sheehan, including home
runs by Stringer, Ripper Collins
and two by Mayo and doubles by
Statz, Bob Collins and Bonetti
Oakland won the night cap, 9-6.
Hollywood and San Francisco also
split the holiday doubleheader, the
Sheiks taking the first ten to thres
and the Seals the closer, three tc
one.
Seattle kept in stride with the
Angels by splitting two with Sacra-
mento. The Rainiers dropped the
opener, five to four, in ten innings
but recouped later, seven to four
Portland moved out of the cellar
now occupied by the Cardinals
! through winning both games from
San Diego, eight TO one and five
10 nothing.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
SABIN wins
ORANGE NET
TOURNAMENT

MOUNTAIN STATION, N. j., May
81. (UP)-Wayne Sabin of Port
land, Ore, held the singles cham
pionship of the annual Orange
Lawn tennis clubs invitation tourn-
ament today, but the big news was
that man playing tennis with
cut a racquet was superior to one
who used a racquet.
Sabin, seeking a place on the
U. S. Davis cup team, won the
title, 6-1, 8-6, 3-6, 6-2 over Frank
]. Bowden of New York. But Gill
bert Hall of Orange, N. j., playing
with nothing but his hands, won
6-2 over Martin Bixby of Miami
in a freak match.
Hall, an old baseball player, was
able TO outguess his rival most of
the time, looking one way and hook
ing the ball over the net in another
direction.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
.Shaqv Receives $21,4OO for
Winning Effort in Classic

: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 81.
tUP)-Bruised and weary, Wilbur
Shaw, Indianapolis garage mech
anic. receives a check today for
$2l 400, part of his profit for out
driving and outlasting 80 other
drivers yesterday in the 9th annual
Memorial day 500-mile race.
1t was his second victory-he won
the race in Iceland it was hard
earned. 1t climaxed day of
drama, disappointments and death.
The tragic side of the race was a
three-car smashup which killed
Floyd Roberts, last years winner,
and injured Drivers Chet Miller,
I Detroit, and Bob Swanson, Los An
geles. The conditions of Miller and
Swanson, both of whom were burn
ed and bruised, were not serious.
The accident saved Roberts rec
ord of l172 m.p.h. which he set in
winning the race last year A pro-
longed slow period while the wreck
age was being cleared from the
track held down the average speeds
of the drivers. Shaw might have
set new record but for that slow
period His average was 115.035
m.ph. and his time was 4:20:47.41.
His total earnings were estimat-
ed at nearly $4,000, including the
first prize of $4,000, paid by the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, lap
prizes totaling $1,400 also paid by
the speedway, and accessory awards
and automotive company prizes
However, Mike Boyle, Chicago
sportsman who owns the imported
Italian Maserati Shaw drove, will
receive a percentage.
Shaw was forced to the utmost
to defeat Lou Meyer, who was on
the trail of his fourth champion
ship. Meyers desperate attempt to
retain the lead at the 455-mile mark
was one of the, outstanding thrills
of the day for the 145,00O fans who
saw the race.
For the entire 200 laps the race
was a three-car duel with first
Jimmy Snyder, Chicago, taking the
lead, then Shaw, then Meyer. Meyer
grabbed the advantage near the 250-
mile post and held it until he went
into a disastrous spin shortly after
the 455-mile mark.
Snyder finished second. His av-
erage speed was 114.245. Cliff Ber-
gere, Hollywood stunt driver who
has competed in the race for 10
years, was third. He averaged
1858 m.p.h Ted Horn, Burbank
Cal, was fourth.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Todays Sports Parade

the widely publicized Johnny Weiss
muller.
Baer had assets that would make
the world forget about Jack Demp-
sey, a fighting man who rose from
the rough-tough mining camps to
become the Babe Ruth of the ring.
But Dempsey was no Barrymore.
AS an actor-a sex appeal mana
radio roisterer-he was just pa
looka, getting by on his reputation
Baer should be possessed now, at
the age of 30 with more money
than his manager has got. He
should have three or four million
dollars in his kick. But he hasn't
got it because he lacked the intel
ligence or self control to match his
perfect physical equipment.
You may say: "Baer did pretty
we'll for himself. After all, he be-
came heavyweight champion of the
world by flooring Primo Camera
IL times in II rounds. And Camera
was the greatest giant ever to at
tain pugilistic prominence. And
don't forget-befbre that-Maxie,
knocked out Herr Max Schnfeling,
when Schmeling was in his prime.
And later Schmeling, an old man
of the ring knocked out Joe Louis :"
But unfortunately the record
book reveals that Baer, in 1895, just
year after taking the title, lost
it to James j. Braddock, the Gin
derella man" who was resurrected
from pugilism's bone-yard in prob
ably the worst heavyweight title
fight ever staged.
And three months later Baer was
knocked out by Joe Louis, when
he took the count on one knee in
the fourth round. The experts said
he "dogged it,. Since then Baer
has lost to Tommy Farr of Wales
knocked out Ben Foord and won
from Tommy Farr on March IL
1888. That was his last important
fight. He hasn't had a real ring
engagement in Is rounds. But he
has reformed. Never before did he
train SO honestly as for tomorrow
nights battle. He is trying to be-
come the first man ever to recap
ture the heavyweight title. II he
beats Nova, he will be assured of
a September title fight with either
Joe Louis or Tony Galento, who
tangle for the crown on June 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31

NEW YORK, May 81. CUP) -
Cincinnati fans, who had visions of
the Reds becoming the yankees"
of the National league. wondered
today what had struck their heroes.
The Chicago Cubs on Decoration
day plastered two humiliating de-
feats on the Reds, 60, and 20, be-
fore 406l9 fans in Cincinnati. After
reeling off IA out of Is and taking
a commanding lead in the National
league, the Reds exploded in all
places at once. They had made
1873 runs in 36 games, averaging 51R
per game. Their longest previous
runless streak was IL innings April
25 and 26.
The Reds still hold a two-game
lead because the Cardinals could
get only an even break with the
Pirates. Lon Warneke allowed only
five hits in giving the Cards To
triumph in the opener in which
Jimmy Brown made four hits, two
of them doubles Johnny Rizzo's
clouting featured PittSburgh's 14-8
victory in the nightcap. Rizzo
drove in nine runs with two hon.
ers two doubles, and single to
enable the Pirates to overcome a
IL deficit.
Before 1926, largest New York
CT owd this season, the Giants and
Dodgers battling to get out of sec
ond division, got standoff. Cliff
Melton halted a Dodger rally in
the ninth enabling the Giants to
win the first game, 54 Hugh Casey
outpointed Carl Hubbell to give the
Dodgers the afterpiece, 81. HON.
ers by Koy and Todd we're the de-
Gliding punches.
Max Vests homer with one on
in the 10th gave the Bees a 81
victory in the first game but Syl
JohnSon's eight hit pitching gave
the Phils a So win for the night
cap. r.,
Red Ruffing received the first
black mark of the season on his
pitching record when the Red SoX
conquered the Yanks, Sd. But Bos-
ton couldn't stand prosperity, and
the Yanks cuffed the Sox around,
17-9, in the second game.
Cleveland beat the Browns, 7-2,
and 80, to take over third place.
Bob Feller scored his eighth vic
tory in the opener yielding only
seven hits and tanning seven.
Ted Lyons bested Schoolboy Rowe
as the White Sox defeated the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Maggie, NaiIers
Share eCityLoOp
Leadership

Maggie Brothers softball team
and the Imperial Valley Hardwar,
shared the city softball league leaC
Wednesday and the General Petro'
leum and Becker Beer Barons rest
ed in the cellar as the loop openers
were out of the way and teams
looked forward to next weeks
scraps at El Centre stadium.
Maggie joined the Hardware al
the top of the standings Tuesday
night with a So victory over the
General Petroleum nine. The Oil
ers were handicapped by the alb
sence of six regulars.
The 5-2 defeat was a heart
breaking one for Billie Sunstrom
Oiler pitcher, because he allowed
only four hits and outpitched
Chambers and Ritter who gave up
five.
But the Maggie hitters took ad-
vantage of five Oiler erorrs to tally
five runs. Van NoSrand and Meas
ureS hit home runs for the General
Petroleum.
The Hardware defeated Calipa-
tria, 9-8. in ten innings in the
opener Monday night.
Next weeks games match Cen
eral Petroleum and Calipatria on
Monday night and I. V. Hardware
and Maggie on Wednesday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Fl Centre Girls to
Play San Diego
SoftbaIIers Sat.

Dale Agnes Ell Centro girls soft
ball team, sponsored by the citys
merchants, will face their stiffest
assignment of the season Saturday
night in FL Centro stadium when
they will play the Broadway
Beauties of San Diego. The game
will start at 8:15.
Aynes announced he would start
the same lineup that dropped a
10 decision to Brawley last week
Yvonne Van Der Linden, blonde
Ell Centro hurler, will be on the
mound. She limited BraWley tC
three hits in her first performance
OF the year.
The Saturday night game will be
the first in series of weekly games
for the girls, AyneS said, and teams
from Phoenix, Los Angeles and In
dio have already been contacted fol
future contests.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Phoenix Baseball
Team Wins Series
From E. C.,2.1

Jack Stark's FL Centre baseball
team returned from Phoenix We'd
nesday on the short end of a 81
score in the three games series
against the Phoenix Merchants over
the Memorial Day weekend.
Phoenix captured the deciding
game OF the series Tuesday after
noon, 81. The Arizonans dropped
the first game by an "a score but
won the second contest, 81, in l3
innings.
In the deciding game of the series
Tuesday afternoon, the Ell Cen
trans led rs as late as the ninth
inning but succumbed to a three
run rally in the final stanza. Al
McNeeley, who relieved Nick Ellis
in the fifth inning, was the losing
pitcher.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31

Madcap Make Baer, the mar
with the perfect body, but who
would rather cavort about the near
est bar than train, will make what
may be his final comeback try
Thursday night against another
California walloper. Lou Nova.
TIN be over a Is round route,
the Nova -Baer fiasco, and the win
ner viii be awarded the dubious
honor of facing World Champion
Joseph Louis in September.
Picking the winner of Thursday
nights bout is nearly as easy as
predicting California weather in its
most unusual stages.
Baer Is the best puncher. If he
is serious and fights the battle of
which he is capable, it will be
Make in six rounds, perhaps less.
on the other hand, if the Liver
more Butcher starts to clown, as
is his custom, Lou Nova will whale
the living daylights out OF him and
Max Baer will again retire from
the ring, this time for keeps.
Nova is a master boxer and he
can punch. But should Baer cut
loose with his power in the open
ing round we doubt if Lou will be
able to stand the gaff.
Now that you have both sides OF
the story and 1 have named the
winners with a large IF posted in
conspicuous positions in each pre-
diction, you might be safe to bet
that the bout will end in draw.
BY the way, the winner will not
defeat Joe Louis.
And In This Corner
1t looks like Cincinnati against
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Jaycee Gridders
Receive Letters

Eighteen junior college football
players and ten basketball players
received letters at the final junior
college assembly, Herb Schmidt
new student body president, report
ed Wednesday.
Players receiving football letters
were: Earl Smith, Charles Murphy
John Weiss, Herb Schmidt, Robert
Ballou, Woodrow Ingle, John Nous
er, Marcus Naito, Lowell Weeks
Alfred Tagg, Calvert Moody, Joe
Avendano, Howard Dickerson, Dale
Hockett, Dan Gregg, Bob Domeni-
goni, Lamar Gillett, Harold Steph-
enSon.
Basketball: c. Mabry, Y. Yamada,
Herbert Galloway Woodrow Ingle,
Stan Ryerson, Joe Avendano, Cal
Moody, Toxic Okamura, James
Chickahisa, Harold Stephenson.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Don Mike
Wins Feature

INGLEWOOD, Cal. May 81. CUP)
1t appeared today that another
Argentine is headed toward becom-
ing a great racehorse.
Experts were impressed by the
decided improvement shown by Don
Mike, the South American of
Binglin stables, in showing his heels
to a field OF 10 classy horses yes
terday and winning the premiere
handicaps at Hollywood park in q
dash that set new track record.
Don Mike was trained by Lin
Howard, stables partner of Crooner
Bing Crosby, and son of Charles S.
Howard, whose great Argentine
Kayak II, won the last 100000
Santa Anita handicap.
In winning the $500 opening day
handicap before a holiday crowd
Of 5000 yesterday Don Mike paid
Sl9.20, $40 and $3.50 TO the few who
scented the long shot and risked 81.
Don Mike shaved a fifth of a
second off the old record for the
furlongs set by Dogaway last year.
A length and a half behind was
Maj. Austin c. Taylor's Whichee
and the pace setter, Speed to Spare,
was third. Main Man, the $3.50 to
81 favorite, Jagged in fourth.
The days pari-mutuel handle was
s755 .538, compared to last years
S240, SOS on the opening day.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
L. 4. PRODUCE

LOS ANGELES, May 81. CUP)-
Supplies were plentiful and trading
only fair. Cantaloupes and toma-
toes were lower.
Cantaloupes: Imperial Valley jun
bo Ass S1.75-2; jumbo 36s S1.75-2;
jumbo 27s mostly $3.50; std ASS
S1.50-1.75; pony 45s-54s S1.25-1 so;
Japanese melons flats 90c; pony
crates S1.10-1.25.
Squash: white summer local lugs
25-4Oc; San Diego Co. 25-4Oc: Italian
local and San Diego Co. 25-35c;
yellow crookneck local 35-40c.
Tomatoes: Holtville crates Stops
85c-S115; 12s 75c-S1; 16s 65-75c;
flats 5x6s S5c-S1; 6x7s 65-85c; 7x7s
5O-6Oc. other Imperial Valley crates
IS 1880; rs 65-75c; flats 5x6s IS
S5c; Coachella crates Stops S1-1.20;
12s 90c-$1 los 60-75c: flats 5x6s
S5c-S1 6x7s 1850; 7xSs 50-60c.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
BY JACk CUDD1
Pinch Hitting for Henry McLemOre


NEW YORK, May 81. UP) -
Make Baer, who should have been
the most heroic figure the prize
fight game ever produced, will make
belated attempt tomorrow night
to recapture some of the ring glory
that should have been his.
Probably never In history of
athletics has any man been so
perfectly endowed by nature with
the physical assets that should
have made him the super-idol of
the masses-and the classes too.
Were we satisfied with the me-
diocre, We might say that Make
Baer, the former slaughter house
boy of Livermore, Calf, has done
very we'll by himself. Because
Make admits to possessing S225 900
in annuities and two ranches in
the Sacramento Valley And the
often-sued Make is the last man
in the world to admit possessing
anything he hasn't got. Particu-
larly when he operates under the
wing of Ancil Hoffman, who has
the second dollar Ancl ever made.
You inquire, What did Hoffman
who cleaned up nearly two mil
lion bucks in the fight game-do
with his first dollar?"
It's an old gag, but true, never
theless. Ancil bought a wallet with
his first dollar.
Never was there stranger COM
bination in professional athletics
than Baer and Hoffman. And Make
admits today, on the eve of his
extremely important brawl with
young Lou Nova, that he wouldn't
have a nickle if it weren't fol
the financial genius of Ancil.
In our book, Baer is the most
fascinating flailer ever to tape
hands. Tall, dark and handsome
he was the Lochinvar out of the
west for the womanhood of the
world. Strong, rugged and dynamic
he commanded the admiration OF
men everywhere boxing was known
Moreover, he welded the respect OF
both sexes because of his ability
to entertain, because of his trend
toward the Barrymore.
Never before or since has the
ring-or any other branch of athle-
tics-produced a man like madcap
Make. And We can include even
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kline
Post Press Sports Editor

the New York Yankees in the
World Series. A little early TO
make any guesses but if there are
any bettors who would like to take
the field against the Yankees my
phone numbes is 800.
In the National league Cncin-
natl will find the going a little
tougher as the season gets older
but the Reds have the balance to
carry them ever the rough spots.
Walters, Vande;meer, Derringer,
GrisSom and Moore comprise a
formidable pitching staff and there
are a few boys in the firing line
that are just as tough as the Di-
Maggios, the Kellers, Gordons and
CroSSettiS.
The Chicago Cubs. Saint Louis
Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates
loom as the toughest foes in the
National league race. but only the
Pirates look like a real threat.
So save me a couple Of tickets
for the press boxes in Cincinnati
and New York and I'm going 10
root against the Yankees-root. not
bet.
Softball Again
Softball season opened in El Cen
tro this week and the city league
looms as the best since 1882. Cali
patria. General Petroleum. Maggie
and the I. v Hardware are men,
bers of the league and a close race
is promised.
Joe Hurst will hurl for the Hard
ware. Sunstrom for the Oilers,
for the Maggios and
Storey for Calipatria. Sunstrom
looks like the valleys most i'm
proved pitcher.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-31
L. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES. May 81, UP)-
Trading on the Los Angeles stock
exchange was steady but duh totty y
-Four issues registered gains, four
had losses and five were unchanged.
Early sales totaled 5000 shares.
Sales included: Transamerica 100
at ga, up Il Bandini 200 at 81
unchanged; Holly Development 300
at Sl15 unchanged; Superior Oil
100 al 41M. Up X; Standard oil of
Cal. 100 at 26%. up /; Union Oil
100 at 1917, down y; Wellington
100 al 8, unchanged; Consolidated
Steel pfd 100 at sik unchanged {;
Lockheed 100 at 2SA, down q.