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Evening star., 1939-09-24

hour of need You'll regret this, Collington"
PeeWee sighed heavily as Stewy moved
away and dropped sulkily out of sight behind
the back of a deep armchair facing the window.
"Hts hour of need!' said PeeWee. "Hah
George, how would you feel about leaping out
of tenth story window as against drowning?'
George blinked. He considered PeeWee
thoughtfully for a moment. As bartender
George picked up considerable information
about various Boil Weevils through the scraps
of conversation he heard across the mahogany.
He knew, for instance, that the head of the
for which PeeWee worked, Major Charles
Sanders, had daughter named variously,
Dimples, Dumping and Blonde Doll. And
George had gathered that between Dimples
and PeeWee there was a conspiracy to ease
PeeWee into the Sanders home as the Majors
son-in-law. Contemplating PeeWee across the
bar George came to the conclusion that the
conspiracy had sand in its gears.
The course of true love-" George said
gently, seldom is smooth. would not let it
weigh too heavily, sir"
The stygian gloom did not tighten on
PeeWee's face. "Oh, you wouldn't, eh? A fat
lot you know about it. Listen, do you know
where Dimp :. Miss Sanders :. will be
tomorrow"
mo, sir"
"She will be on the Majors new ketch
bound for Bermuda They sail in the morning
from New London, and Dimples is going to
try to soften the old war horse bit toward
me- Hah! Wait until they get to Bermuda and
read New York newspaper! will be ruined.
/ will be the laughingstock of New York.
will lose my job. will be through. Definitely
and completely washed up."
A look of deep concern came across Georges
kindly features. 'As bad as that, sir? Perhaps
if you were to tell me more? Sometimes two
heads are better than one and 80"
1T wouldn't be any use, George. There
isn't any hope. Nothing is going to stop Trixie
Belaire's lawyer from reading my letters in
open court"
There was moment of utter silence while
George stared at PeeWee. Then, Letters, sir?
You {. you have been writing letters? To a
girl named Trixie Beare?"
1T was before l met Dimples." PeeWee
said "Trixie was living statue in the second
act of the Twinkle Little Stars Revue. I. . Il
thought was in love and when wasn't with
her wrote her letters"
"Ah!' said George softly. "And did you
write such things as Tootsie- -wootsie?"
And Peachy-pet," PeeWee said in the
voice of man beyond further humiliation.
George shook his head slowly. His eyes were
full of sympathy. I'm sorry to hear that, sir.
Very, very sorry. begin to understand how
you feel. How much does she want for the
return of the letters?"
PeeWee groaned and closed his eyes.
'Ten thousand apiece, he whispered. "And
and there are thirty four of them!"
Georges eyes bulged. THE saints save us,
sir!" he gasped. Can you raise it,"
PeeWee laughed, hollow laugh Raise it?
Not even in Confederate money"
There was another pause in the conversa-
ton A reflective pause with George rallyinp
to the cause and doing most of the rejecting
while PeeWee stared at his doleful image in
the mirror behind the bar.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11

Angels Need J Straight
Victories Over RonierS
To Win Coast Pennont

6 and 5 to 4, the latter IL inning
encounter, five innings past tne
nightcap regulation.
Sacramento practically assuFed
itself a place in the Shaughnessy
playoffs by twice trimming Holly
wood, 2 to and 6 to 5. while san
Diego was cutting the tailend
Oakland club to 0 and TO D.
Sacramento meets Oakland this
week while San Diego goes to Hol-
lywood, San Francisco, which con-
ceivably could win the pennant by
taking nine out of the next IL
games while Los Angeles was TAX
ing six of seven from Seattle, faces
the lowly Beavers at Portland. -Four
double headers are scheduled be-
TWEEN them.
Twelve thousand fans sat through
five and half hours of baseball
in the vain hope Seattle would
cinch the pennant yesterday, only
to see their hopes go glimmerlng
when Brooks Holder drove the All
out of the park in the 18th inning
after the lights had been turned
on. A managerial conference with
the jumps permitted the lights to
be squirted on the playing fleld
despite league rules to the con-
trary. Legally the game should
have been called because OF dark
ness.
The Angels treated themselves to
80 hits in trimming Portland, and
took the series five games to three
Although Julio Bonetti, Alepperly
and Jess Flores gave up II hits
in the opener, Gabler, Radonits ano
Birkhofer were equally munificent
but the Angels made theirs count
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
I.v. Hardware Plays First Of Three
Game Series Tonight whit barons
To Decide City League Title

First in a three game series be-
tween the Imperial Valley Hard
ware and Calipatria Beer Barons. to
determine the championship of the
Ell Centre city league, will be played
at Ell Centre stadium tonight at
8.15.
Second and third games in the
series will be played later in the
week. according to league officials.
Team managers will set the future
dates.
Imperial Valley Hardware, winner
of first half play in the league,
will be favored in the series be-
cause Joe Hurst will be on the
mound. Milton Storey will be the
opposing pitcher.
Probable starting lineups tbattine
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
ImperiaI Valley Press

Established April 20, 1901.
Published every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday Saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded
by the Post-Press Sunday, les.
tablished 1856 by the Imperial
Valley Publishing company, 625
state Street, Ell Centre. Calf.
Paul jenkins. publisher; A. c:
Johnston. vicepresident and
general manager; e. A. Fitz-
hugh. secretary and managing
editor. West Holiday Co, Inc.
National Advertising Represent
Entered at Ell Centre, California
post office as second class mat
ter.
Subscription rates. DC per copy.
In conjunction with the Post
Press (Sundays), per month,
6Oc; paid in advance. months
s1.65; months, 1925; one year.
Member California Newspaper
Publishers association.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
Field Of 1bq
Seeks Golf Title

GLENVIEW. Ill, Sept. IL. CUP)
Out they go today-five former
champions among them - on the
first leg of 36-hole qualifying
hurdle to weed out the weaklings
before the grim business of match
play begins in the 43rd U. S. anna
teur golf championship.
A packed field of 169 Is en-
tered for the tournament at North
Shire Country club and when the
first round firing ends the field
will be trimmed to the low 13C
scores. plus all ties for that last
available berth.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
All Star Teams
To Clash Friday

El Centro and Brawley all-star
softball teams will clash in Ell Gen.
tro stadium Friday night in the
fourth game of their annual cham
pionship series.
The Ell Centrans lead 2-1 in the
series. A win for Ell Centre will
terminate the series. a victory for
Brawley will prolong it one more
game.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
Cincinnati Reds Use Polish 0ffense'
system and Move Back in Retreat:
Lead Now Cut 10 Three Games

NEW YORK, Sept. II. (UP)-The
Cincinnati Reds have been using
the Polish offensive" system the
past six weeks and consequently
arrived today at their Warsaw"
Since Aug. 1 the Reds have been
in gradual retreat. giving ground
little by little until today their lead
had dwindled to three games. Now
the forces of General William Boyd
Mckenzie must dig in and fight.
They cannot continue to give
ground as they have the past six
weeks and hold the National league
fort.
In August the Reds won 13, lost
IS, and played one tie. SO far in
September they have won six and
lost six. The Cards have won eight
and lost four this month and are
gradually closing in on the Reds
for a showdown Sept. rs, 81 and
% when they move into Cincinnati
for four game series.
Card Advantage
For the next few days the ad-
vantage rests with the Cardinals
They have a single game at Pitts
burgh today, and from the way the
Pirates have been going the Cards
shouldn't have too much trouble
winning. Thus if the Cards win
while the Reds are idle the league
leaders margin will be trimmed to
2K games. The eastern invasion
opens tomorrow with the Cards en-
tertaining the docile Phillies and
the Reds playing host to the very
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
And So IFS Football

Valley football teams from Cal
exico. Holtville, El Cenfo and
Brawley high schools will open prae.
tice this week in a series OF training
grinds that will make or break
their respective chances for the VAL
ley championship.
They say the coecl is responsible
for wins and losses nat the mate
rial plays an important part. Quite
true. those statements. but don t
overlook the practice sessions, prae-
tice schedule. for their part in sea-
sonal success Of football teams.
Two years ago Brawley high
school cooked its chances for a val
ley championship with too stiff
practice schedule. Again last sea-
son early season injuries robbed
Brawley of its effectiveness.
Last year FL Centre high school
hit its peak too early relaxed. then
hit again when ii was TOO late Holt
vile high reached its maximum ef-
ficiencv point one week 30 early
and as result Rqged to calezies,
Last season Calexico hiah, VIII
Coach Ed Covington at the helm
gagged itself just right. Early sea-
son practice grinds were not toe
strenuous, but strenuous enough 10
condition the boys.
The Bulldogs reached their peak
for the important games. because
they didn't cut loose in practice
games.
It's swell TO win practice games
and we are heartily IN favor of such
practice, but here in Imperial
Valley the important thing to foot
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
BY UNITED PRESS

Seattles Stick stadium will look
more like a hospital ward when
Los Angeles and the Rainiers meet
this week In the final series OF
the Pacific Coast League-and Sc
attic Just hop and skip ahead
of the Angels.
To win the pennant-and very
slim chance it is, too-the Angels
must win their seven remaining
games with Seattle. The Seraphs
are six full games behind now. but
because Of postponements Seattle
has the advantage In percentage,
Los Angeles kept In the race
Yesterday by slapping Portland silly
in a doubleheader, II to 9 and II
to 3, while San Francisco was do
ing the Angels good turn by
twice dumping the Rainiers, to
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11

tough Dodgers, who have reeled off
six straight and are battling for
third place.
The Cards smashed through two
victories yesterday over the Pirates.
go and 11-4 Curt Davis hung up
No 20 in the opener The Pirates
blew a Al lead in the nightcap
when ST. Louis staged an eight-run
rally in the fifth.
Paul Derringer scored his goth
victory when he pitched the Reds
to 7-2 victory over the Cubs, COM
pleting the seasons series between
the two clubs. Larry French, after
winning five straight, was beaten.
Brooklyn moved within half a
game of the third place Cubs by
lambasting the Giants, "a Jimmy
Ripple hit a vital three-bagger to
sew up the game in the fifth.
Yanks Near Flag
The Yankees moved within four
games of clinching their fourth
straight American league pennant
by taking a doubleheader from
Washington, 4-3 and 6-2.
With Ted Williams hitting hon.
ers 25 and 26, a pair of triples, and
a single, the Red Sox captured g
twin bill from the Athletics, TO-
and 81.
Detroit split two with the White
Sox, winning the opener, 81, be-
hind Buck Newsom's six-hit pitch
ing and dropping the nightcap
11-o
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
13-YEAR OLD GIRL
SETS SWIM MARK

SAN FRANCISCO, sept. II. CUP)
-Thirteen-year old Nancy Merki
of the Multnomah Athletic club OF
Portland, who had trouble in keep
ing her swimming suit in the ma
tional meet at Des Moines last
July, kept everything zippered and
buttoned yesterday and emerged the
heroine of the far western cham
pionships by cutting three seconds
from the American long course rec
ord in the 2O0-meter free-style.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11

WIltH IOuf NaUtI HIgn SCHOOL IOOi-'
ball squads VIII answer the seasons
first call "to grid wars.
Coaches Larry Hanson Of FL
Centre, Sheldon Loughborough Of
Brawley ana T. S. Walker Of Holt
vile started issuing equipment Sat
urday Additional suit were hand.
ed out Monday morning.
In Calexico Coach Gown gton,
who is not so sure he won't turn
out another championship football
machine, issued equipment Mon
day. Gym suits and shoes consti-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
Lou Nova viii
Fight Tony Friday

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. IL. CUP
Lou Novas chances of rising from
crown prince of the heavyweights
to king of the division will be de-
cided here Friday night when he
battles Tony Galento, the bluster-
ing barkeep from orange, N. j.
Nova, the rugged, confident Cali
fornian whose meteoric rise has
pushed him to the front ranks OF
the challengers, is assured of
shot at Joe Louis and the heavy
weight title-if he gets by the Wild
swinging Galento in their 15-round
90 at Municipal stadium.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
l. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, Sept. IL. UP)-
Hogs saleable 1900. Early sales 25
cents lower at 9.25-9.50; now trad
ing 81 to $1.25 lower at 8.25-8.50;
many held higher; few sows $50
Cattle aleabIe s210O. Active; str rong
to 25 cents higher; fed steers SIS
$50; Mexicans 6.S5-7.50; fed heifers
held above 8.75; cows $751;; can
ners and cutters 4.25-5.50 bulls
held above 7.50; calves saleable
500 Higher; choice vealers to 12;
calves S-10.25.
sheep saleable 400. Lambs strong
to higher; few wooled lambs 9.35;
choice quoted $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
Card for Louis
Bout Announced

DETROIT, Sept. IL. (UP)-The
supporting card for the Joe Louis
Bob Pastor heavyweight title fight
at Briggs stadium Sept. 20 was
announced today.
In the semi finals will be Roscoe
Toles of Detroit against Patsy Per
roni of Cleveland, both heavy
weights. and Nathan Mann. New
Haven. Conn, heavyweight, against
Chuck Crowell of Spokane, Wash
Both bouts are scheduled for six
rounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
SPORTS PARADE
Nv HENRY McLEMoRE


NEW YORK. Sept II, (UPl-I
don't mind letting you in on this II
you'll promise not to tell anybody
else: our amateur tennis players
who went to Bermuda last spring,
all expenses paid. ran up a bar
bill of 500 during the time they
were playing in the tournament. d.
undoubtedly Just a matter OF setting
their games mixed with the boys
playing Scotch foursomeS instead
of dear old lawn tennis.
Why is Cupid Black, one of the
most heroic of Yaie's football he
roes. trying to contact DR.. Jock
Sutherland? Is it because the
Blue is really blue over its football
outlook and would like to have the
capable dentist from Pittsburgh ex-
tract it from the gridiron depths?
There is no doubt that sutherland
would make Yale poison" to that
IVY lCdS tC
The biggest crowds at Forest Hills
these days are not found about the
court where the best play is going
on. but about the court where a
certain old Shakespearian actor is
occupying the umpire's chair. He
appreciates his audience and plays
up to it. When he makes an
announcement you feel that Hamlet
and Romeo are going to face one
another across the net. Or that
Lady Macbeth may come stomping
out and do a mad scene near the
baseline Speaking OF Shape
speare. he never created a william
more dark and dastardly dnsofar
as JugoSlavia is concern) than that
tennis official. Jerry Lumdsen. -.
He foot-faulted Franjo Puncec
right out of the national tourna-
ment, making it possible for him to
be defeated by a lesser opponent
The fact that Puncec, with
another judge on the line, had won
two sets without a footfault being
called on him, didn't make Puncec
or the crowd feel any better about
the business.
It seems to be a nasty little Am
erican habit, this calling of foot
faults on foreigners at crucial
points in a match. . Boo Catcal!
Boo.
That man you saw walking along
the street today with his coat col
lar turned up and his hat pulled
down to meet it, was Clark Grit
fifth. president of the Washington
Senators, who twice this season pre-
dicted the collapse of the New York
Yankees. Mr.. Griffith Is now
making plans to watch the final
collapse of the Yankees in the
world series against censored by
Mr.. Ford Frick, who does not want
the National league victim to start
shuddering yeti.
Lou Nova. after five years OF
practice, has perfected boxing
maneuver which he believes will
enable him TO knock out Tony
Galento in the fourth round in
stead of the sixth or seventh. e.
/ see by the Detroit papers that
Jimmy Johnston, that old fugitive
from Diogenes, is now denying that
he ever sent me a wire saying that
George Blake would referee the Bob
Pastor-Joe Louis fight. Okay
Jimmy. How could 1 tell that
that old scamp. Western Union,
was going to send me wire and
sign your name to it?. Forgive
me, Jimmy. because 1 know how
you hate TO get your name in the
newspapers. But I'm not sore, JIM
nv. I'll be there to help you
drag Pastor out Of the ring. =.
Remember-dont tell soul about
this
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

steel shares scared to new highs
today and brought the industrial
average to a new high for the year
at 1878 up 4.2s points from Sat
urdays close and up 2o.7S points
or 15h per cent since the end OF
The railroad average closed at
31.2O up 0.79 and the utility zS.4s
stock sales Appropriated 1850. 900
shares compared with 3,510.0O0
shares Friday and with 5,3so,O0O
shares last Tuesday when a two
year high was recorded. Curb stock
sales amounted to 745.00O shares
against $4,000 in the previous b
hour session. Turnover In Donos on
the atock exchange totaled 34,440,-
600 compared with S19,O79,0O0 Fri.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
L A. PRODUCE

LOS ANGELES, Sept. II. UP)-
supplies were moderate to neavy
with demand and trading mooer"''
and prices about steady. oo
Cantaloupe: Local 16s-24s 75-Soc
as So-s5c; honeydews local Ss-iSs
1850; Japanesemelons local ss-ies
75-90c. oronye co
stanes 4x5s 6O-65c 5x5s-bxos 10
ssc: 6x6s $4,000; Ventura county
4y5s 6O-75c; 5x5s-5x6s 65-1oc'
Ponderosas local and san Dieso
oo 5x5s-5x6s s5-90c; egg toma-
CO. co. 1 reS as-35c; yellow 26-4oc. .
toeS termelons: local klondikes 4
s,r,pes S12.Oo-s13.Oo; lib. $1,000;
No. 2s $7.00-$8.O0.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
LOCAL BUTTERFAT
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Sept. IL. (UP)-Wheat
was strong on the Chicago Board
Of Trade today with good commits,
ion house and speculative demand
boosting prices more than a cent
other markets were l to cents
higher. -, ~
to IN cents cent uo corr tp1 tpp1 cent. 70
other grains reflected the better
tone in wheat. but corn was In
clined TO lag on active hedge sell
Ing Purchases from the country
totaled 10000 bushels. Prices weak
ened somewhat under realizing sales
Oats and rye gained more than
cent. Soy beans were snghuy cas-
Ter.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
l.. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES. Sept. IL. tUf)-oc
Three issues made new hlgns. 20
recorded gains. nine lost and nine
remained uchanged In early trao
ing On the Los Angeles Siock ~, Es sd
change today. Volume approk'"'a'e'
N'SS sales included: l.. A: industries
2oo AZ IA. down "a: Pacific Financt
Yo ob at ii unchanged; Roberts
oub mkts 100 at 6A down u Sc,
curity company unit 20 at 81 aoWn
/; Transamerica 100 AZ "a ~ ~,
a'B % Elisha chica A 100 at 2N up y
General neral Motors 100 at 54% up 1,
3. for a new high; Goodyear 100 ao "a, a,
2sh up " Lockheed 100 AZ 80 aL
2: Menasco 200 at IN, up Kyar
aero 100 at 6&, up NJ osT dowr
": Sou. Pacific 400 at 16A up "
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11

tuted Covington's hand outs. Bona
foe football suits will come later
the Calexico mentor said. First
We must learn to handle foot
ball"
Coach Hanson of El Centre pre-
dictsd that ab9n IS players would
be on hand efbr tonight's opening
practice Brawley's Coach Lough-
borough anticipated at least 40
candidates, yHoltvlle 40. and Cal
exico 30.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
Markets At
A Glance

Stocks strong and active.
Bonds higher; U. S. Governments
lower.
Curb stocks higher.
Foreign exchange about STEADY.
Cation up around 81 bale.
Wheat up IA to ia cents; corn
up % to Ia cents. =,
Rubber up as much as cent
cP,,,ar or sscent in New York to
3sN cents a fine ounce.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
FoxX OPERATED

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. II. WP)
Jimmy F'oxx, slugging first base
man of the Boston Red Sox, was
reported in good condition today
following an operation for appen-
dicitis at st. Joseph's hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
l.. A. HAY
LOS ANGELES. 8
MINNEAPOLIS FLAX
L. A. GKAINS

Los ANGELES. Sept. II. UP)-
Wheat Wheat NJ. hard wn. $l.72.M-i.51h
Barley Barley No. I bri, west. $I1S-$i,2g
Miioi nv, ...,..... FI.OV-v1.uu
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
Four Squads Reply
To Summons Of
Their Coaches

The shrl voice of high school quarterback the thump
of heavy foot against the pigskn, the grunt of full
back he smashed through the line and the patient
panatory remarks of high school athletic instructor
will be heard more, S:15 Monday night
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11


The HOgUeS :.
On Friday night Shorty Hogue
took his second straight pasting
from a gent named Tommy Garland
from up Los Angeles way, and the
sports writer's on the coas: let loose
with their expected barn age of 81
told you So
For several monuns now. IN fact
ever since the twins turned profess
sional, the writers have urged the
Jacuinbans to line up good man
ager, competent matchmaker
They have urged the twins to stop
fighting stumblebums. They have
suggested the twins fight less often.
But the replician Jacumbans,
young and short on practical exper-
ience. turned deaf ears to sugges-
tions. fought their caapaign the
onle way Aey knew, nth their
! fists.
They strung along with theil
trainer of amateur days. a splendid
fellow personally and competent
handler for amateurs.
But the league is tougher in ths
division where you fight for money
and a fighter should have every
advantage in the pro circuit.
First the trainer must know al
the ropes. He must be able to con-
Stantly improve his fighters style
de must be able to map a cam
Fpaign for each separate fight.
Perhaps their present trainel
could have accomplished thos'
things had he had the time. Bu
fighting every week leaves a train
er little time to do more than con-
dition his fighters.
At any rate the twins must maxi
some change before they go mucf
further, otherwise they won't g
much further. Whether it be
change in handlers or a chang
in fight schedule, We don't preten'
to know. The twins should know
which it is by now.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
l.. A BANKS

LOS ANGELES, Sept. II. UPl-
Transamerica .,..,,...' oA Us
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
l.. a. BUTrEK e EGGS

LOS ANGELES. Sept, IL. (UP)~oe
Butter: extras 30c. prHne Iirsts &c
standard 27. undergrade 26c'
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-11
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor

ball fans is a league championship.
So. valley coaches will probably
guide the destinies of their teams
with that thought in mind. When
the chips are Gown in valley league
play. that's when you'll see your
real football this year.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-15
"PLEASE DON'T HURT
MY LITTLE GIRL

A plea for the protection of chill
dren, widely circulated among en-
ployees of General Motors Corpora
tion, is reprinted below:
Dear Driver:
Today my little girl is seven
years old. She started to school as
usual. She wore a blue dress with a
white collar She had on black shoes
and wore blue gloves. Her cocker
spaniel, whose name is Scott" sat
on the front porch and whined his
belief in the folly OF education as she
waved "Good-by" and started off.
Tonight we talked about school
She told me about the girl who sits
in front of her the girl with yellow
curls-and the boy across the aisle
who makes funny faces. She told me
about her teacher, who has eyes in
the back pf her head. and about the
trees in the school yard, and about
the big girl who does rot believe in
Santa Claus. We talked about a lot
of things that were awfully impOr-
tant to us; and we studied spelling.
reading and arithmetic. Then she
went to bed
She is back in the bedroom now.
sound asleep. with princess Eliza
beth" chats u dOlD cuddied in her
right arm. You fellows wouldn't hurt