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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
American Flag Race Shapes Up As RunaDay'
This Sporting World
New Athletic Field
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

Wonder how the cost price of Yale Bowl compares with that of the new athletic field on Watertown avenue, which is still uncovered and pad- locked because it will take $28,000 more to complete it, according to a report made to the board of alder men last night? While I was won- dering about the situation, and just out of curiosity, the genial figure of Paul Barnett, Yale's public relations counsel came to mind. He was on the job and on the phone. Here's some figures for comparison when the subject of the athletic field comes up:
 Yale Bowl, opened ill 1914 for the Harvard game, cost about $700,000 to build Waterbury's municipal ath- letic field cost $350,O00 to date, 'tis caid, with $28,00O more needed to complete it, and an overhead of about $5,O00 year to operate it.
 The Yale Bowl seating capacity is exactly 70,689. unless temporary oleacher seats are put in which can get the seated attendance up for GO,000 plus, as was done at the Yale Dartmouth football game two years ago. Seating capacity of the muni- cipal athletic field as it looks now is less than 5000. WPA officials could have it ready for use June 1, ac- cording to one of them. When it will open is more of mystery than ever.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
PATENT BUTTON GUN
 CLUB GETS MIRA 70. K"

Washington, D. C., May 16.-The Patent Button Company Gun club of Waterbury, Conn.,, has been granted a charter by the National Rifle association. the national gov erning body of the sport of target shooting, according to an announce ment made at the headquarters of the association here. The club, open to employees of the Patent Button company, has charter. membership of tWenty-six.
 The officers are Enoch Sprague, Star Route, Watertown, president; F. R. Powell, 226 Lincoln street, sec- retary; and John Wooster, Jr., 119 French street, Watertown, executive officer.
 This club is one of 5000 active rifle and pistol shooting clubs afflli- ated with the National Rifle asso- citation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
Today's Sport Parade
BY HENRY McLEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent

The NBA still recognizes him as the light heavyweight champion and the New York body wants the associa-
 tion to come around to their man Mello Bettina The U. s. polo team which will defend the Vest chester cup against the British in June will be 40-goal outfit The quartet of 10-goalers who will line up for today's test match are Mike Phipps, Cecil Smith, Tommy Hitch cock and Stew Iglehart Hill Terry was really desperate when he signed up old man Tony Lazzeri to play third But Tony can't do any worse than Myatt and Chiozza and he still gets his share of hits
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
RED SOx ONLY THREAT TO NEW
 YORK YANKEES
OstermuelIer Wins for Boston as World Chanl=
 piOns Come Honle''
By GEORGE KIRKsEY

By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent)
 New York, May 16. (UP)-"What to do about the Yankees?" again is baseball's debating subject as the major league clubs enter their sec- ond set of intersectional games to- day. For the next 10 days the vest ern American league clubs will be playing in the east and the eastern National league clubs will be cam paigning in the west.
 And the Tanks will be murder ing everybody who shows up at Yankee Stadium. Nobody doubts that.
 If the Tanks can win 8 out of 10 in the vests own back yard, they are more than likely to do as good or better in their own bailiwick. Un- less the Red Sox keep up to the stiff pace, the American league race isn't even going to be contest after mid-Season.
 Back from the west, the Tanks plastered two straight shutouts on the Athletics in Philadelphia before settling down at Yankee Stadium for fortnight's stand. Red Ruffing stopped the As with four hits Sum- day, and Wes Terrell, and Johnny Murphy combined to let them down with five safeties yesterday. After going seven frames, Terrell com- plained of Q pain in his arm. He went out with a 20 lead. Murphy held the As hitless the last two frames.
 Still Tn There"
 The Red Sox's hope of giving tL Tanks battle received a shot ir the arm when Fritz Ostermueller came through with his first victory, 9-2 win over Washington. Oster- mueller gave up eight hits, and had the Senators blanked until the eighth when he eased up behind a nine-run lead. The defeat dropped Washington to sixth place as the idle Browns moved up. Joe Vosmik Sox left fielder, had a perfect day at the plate with A for A." He ham, mered out double and tripel two singles, drove in two runs and scored three.
 Larry French, Cubs southpaw, won his first game this season when he let Pittsburgh down with six hits for 6-2 triumph in the only Ma tional league game. The defeat dropped the Pirates into tie for the cellar with the Phillies who open series in Pittsburgh today. The Cubs slugged out .2 hits. driv- ing T'ruett Sewell from the box. Augie Galan and Hank Leiber, witk three hits each, led Chicago's attack
 YESTERDAYS HERO-Fritz Os. termueller, Red Sox southpaw. wh, kept Boston game and a half be hind the fast-moving Yankees | pitching his first complete game 1 9-2 victory over Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
HOGAN AND PEPE
 PAIRED AGAIN

New Haven. The hottest match in Connecticut's pro boxing circles at the present time and make no mistake, it's red hot - namely a bout between Julie Kogan, New Haven,s Jewish sensation. and George Pope, Meriden's southpaw welterweight, takes place at the Arena next Monday night.
 Hogan and Pope will battle in a six-round return mate hwhich will head an all-star pro-amateur card Six weeks ago, Pope and Kogan fought to a thrill-packed draw be- fore a near-capacity crowd here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
DARTMOUTH LEADS

Hanover, N. H., May 15-iUP)- Defending Champion Wayland Avery of Dartmouth and three teammates were quarter -finalists to- day in the annual New Englnad in- tercollegiate tennis tournament.
 Avery reached the quarter finals yesterday by defeating Cory Wynn of Harvard, 60, 6--1. Teammates Sam Snow, Bud Foster and Don Wheaton also advanced by winning second-round matches.
 Avery and Foster, Dartmouths top-seeded doubles team, defeated Greene and Condon of Springfield in a first-round match, GA, 6-4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16

Flew York, May 16.-(UP)-Put- ting the sports shot here and there: Donald Budge broke the existing French record for modesty when he landed at Cherbourg yesterday and told the ship news men that he did not believe his turning professional would hurt the United States Davis Cup team this year. We'll, if Don- aid believes that, and feels that the U. s. flannel force will repulse the Australians in Philadelphia later in the summer, I knew where he can make himself some very robust bets .. I'll take five on Bromwich, Quist and Co. myself, even with the U. S.. supplying the foot fault judges /. |. The city of Baltimore rates a salute for the fair treatment it hands Preakness visitors There is lit board or transportation. A reader writes in with a suggestion that good way for baseball to honor its inventor, Abner Double day. would be to make his name a part of the games language and re- fer to doubleheaders as Double days" :. The suggestion is hereby turned over to Steve flanagan and associates who are publicizing base ball in this, its Tooth year. Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons has been work ing with horses ever since he was 13 when he started riding winners at the, old Sheepshead Bay track And that was just 53 years ago .. Speaking of horses, keep an eye on volitant, the big fellow owned by George Bull <. He got knocked all over the place in the Wood, the Derby and the Preakness, but one of the days he is going to have good racing luck and win himself a big stake .. Wonder if there is any truth to the report that TenneS- see already has signed to play in the Orange Bowl in Miami next January and won't be open for bids to the Rose or Cotton or Sugar Bowls? Don't be surprised if the Preakness increases its purse to $100,000 next year and joins the Santa Anita Handicap as racing's most golden gallop :. The Six-day bicycle race is on again in Madison Square Garden, and the man who said the only thing wrong with the race is that it isn't held on a straightaway track leading due west, is still right.
 And Besides
 Gone With the Winds best-seller record was endangered today with the appearance from the press of Joseph c. Donovan's "Galento the Great" the authorized story of Two Ton Tony .. With no intention of belittling Carl Huhbell's come back victory over the Phillies l would like to point out that the win doesn't necessarily mean that the meal tickets arm Is okay again, be- cause Carl has always been able to beat the Phils simply by walk ing out on the field ., In his l2 years in the majors he has licked the phils 30 times against II de- feats. The bill to legalize race ing in, New Jersey hasn't yet been passed by the people, but the sports writers of the state already have organized turf writers association The New York boxing commis- sion and the N. B. A. who disagree Gtout most things are trying to get together to decide the fate Of John Henry Lewis who has been barred from lighting in Michigan and Eng iaxad because of failiEe eve1iHht.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
PAT CASEY LOSES

Holyoke, Mass, May 16-UP)- Al Castonguay, 143, of Holyoke, won a unanimous decision over Pat Casey. 145 1-2, of Hartford, Conn, in eight-round bout here last night. A last round rally won the victory for the Frenchman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
HARTFORD HUMBLED

Hartford, May 16-UP)-The Hartford Bees went on an extended road trip today after dropping three out of fou to Wilkes Barre. The vis- itors took the last of the series yes terday, 12-5. Clemens hit home run for Hartford. Score by innings: WilkesBarre ...... 304 032 000-12 Hartford .......... 0l0 100 030-
 Vanilla and Dews; Ricidlo, Con- dira, Major and Onis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16

GMmes TOdny-Pitchers Brooklyn at Chicago-Hamlin (3- p vs. Page (2-0).
 , Boston at Cincinnati-Turner G. 9 vs. Grissom (1-1).
 Philadelphia at Pittsburg Pas. seau (2-D vs. Bowman (0-1). New York at St. Louis-Gumbert (3-1) vs. Davis (3-2).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
THE STANDING
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games Yesterday New York 3, Philadelphia 0. Boston 9, Washington 2. (Only games scheduled).
 Games T0day-Pitchers St. Louis at New York - kram, (3-1) vs. Gomez G-2). Chicago at Boston-Rigney 6 vs. Rich (2-1).
 Detroit at Washington - Bridge (4-0) vs. Krakauskas G-4). Cleveland at Philadelphia (night -Milnar (2-0) vs. Nelson U-O).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
Games Today-Pitche,
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Todny-Piteber,

Games Yesterday Chicago 6. Pittsburgh 2. < (Only games scheduled).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
WRESTLING RESULTS

New York-Dave Levin, New York, pinned Bull Marine, Italy; Maurice Boyer, France, and the Great Tristan, Germany, drew.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
HOME RUNS
EASTERN LEAGUE

tiHsses frHtsr6n, lcllilla (, Elngliami0n Wilkes. ll,lrrG i2, Hartford WilllnnihbOri, .. Albany c. fOniy gamen Nchcduued,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16

YESTERDAYS HERO-Fritz Os termueller, Red Sox southpaw. wht kept Boston a game and half be hind the fast-moving Yankees | pitching his first complete game 1 a 9-2 victory over Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Milk Sales Rise
Over 1898 in May

Daily average sales of fluid milk
during May increased five per cent
over the same period year ago
leading distributors reported this
week to the Milk Industry founda-
ton in New York. This Is the third
consecutive month in which an
increase has been shown.
In May daily average sales to-
tailed 6.5l7,697 quarts compared
with 6.202 1888 quarts.
BLDG PERMITS BLDG
FL Centro's building permit total
fell off this week from the $1,000 a
day clip maintained in the previous
seven days, but still was SO far
ahead Of the same time last year
that there was little comparison
Since last Saturday only $3.50 in
permits was granted at the City
Engineers office, raising the total
since Jan. to $220,364. At the
same date last year the total was
$162 ,085.
Permits granted were: 500 to
Clifford Harrison for work at pa
Seventh street for which j. j. Can
ninger is contractor; $50 to w. j.
Bills for construction at asa Main
street; $3.50 to Robert Sheffield for
work at 730 He'll; and 500 for con-
struction at POI Main street for
Mrs. M. J. Ferguson.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
American Modern
Furniture Style
Here TO Stay

american Modern" style In fur
niture is here to stay.
Such was the opinion Saturday
of j. r. Fahs, I. v. Hardware COM
pany furniture expert, who had
returned to Ell Centre from the
summer furniture market at San
Francisco.
Emphasis In furniture styles for
coming season revolve around the
American Modern" Fahs said,
which grew out of the Swedish
Modern. However, the American
styling is so different from the
original that it is a style all its
own"
Marked by an adaptability to the
smaller home, the American Mod
ern is built on classical lines but
neat, clever, light in weight and
general colors and not too formal,
Fahs said.
THE style is definitely here to
stay, at least for a matter OF years,
and my guess is that 1t will be q
long time before anything superior
is brought out" he added.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
FARM SECTION
Can't Shipments from Nv.
Fall off Heavily in Week
Grape Movement
Speeds Up. 33
Sent Out So Far

Cantaloupe shipping fell
off rapidly, sugar beet move
ment also dwindled and wa
termelon harvesting contin-
ued at a minor clip this week
while movement of grapes from
Imperial Valley gained headway
a survey showed Saturday.
Up to Saturday, the valley had
shipped 1927 cars of cantaloupes,
honey dews and honey balls as
compared with 696l for the same
date last year, the Southern Paci-
fic reported. During the week the
valley sent out 1926 cars, q large
percentage of which were honey
dews and honey balls.
Early in the week melon ship
ments started on the downward
grade. Monday 234 cars went out
Tuesday l74, Wednesday l42
Thursday 1877 and Friday l04, a
steady decline. Fridays shipments
were l6 cars of cantaloupes, eight
mixed melons. 60 honeydews and
20 honeyballs. Virtually all were
billed east.
Next week should wind up cant
shipments and honeyballs will con-
tinue strongly for another two
weeks, probably struggling off into
August.
Sugar beet shipments totaled 109
cars for the last week, bringing
the season total to 2205, about
three times the last year total.
Grapes got underway with % cars
shipped during the week, bringing
the season total to 33 as compared
with three for the same time last
year.
WatermelonS continued steadily
with 800 cars going out for the
week. The seasonal total is 1910
cars, compared with 1908 for the
same time last year. Watermelon
shipments should continue next
week, gradually dying off.
Seventy-eight cars of hay moved
during the week, eight cars of bar
ley and four of flax.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
uyPesos Now.
Chamber Urqes

Imperial Valley residents who
plan to take the E Centre Cham
Der of Commerce tour to Mexico
City were urged to purchase pesos
for the trip after they reach the
interior Of Mexico.
Chamber directors warned that
there is considerable trading be-
tween pesos and dollars in all bor-
der towns while the exchange Is
likely to follow the law of supply
and demand in the interior. This
would be to the advantage of the
travellers, they said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Pee

The A. T. Bump home away out
on the west edge of that nest OF
new houses on Brighton avenue Is
veritable surprise package
Even the hedge is surprise
pick a zinnia and unyeil a privet
struggling to get started under
the shelter OF the robust zinnia
leaves and flowers
A Dutch blue gate beneath a
circular arch at the front OF the
house opens into an open air hall
way which leads practically every
where into the garage on one
side. up a step to the living room
door on the other. into the as yet
to be completed patio-living room,
into the dining room through
French doors, and around the cor
ner to the laundry and Photographic
darkroom in one end OF the gar
age
The garage Is built In the front
Of the house Is plaStered and
has venitian blinds to match the
other windows even a novice
could drive in and back out with
ease (SOme day the garage
and darkroom could be transform
ed into a handsome guest suite
with a private bath, private en-
trance and with the patio serv-
ing as a private sitting room for
the gueStS) -.
Wood fires in the living room
fireplace never will constitute a
major cleaning problem ashes
dump from the crate into metal
box the box may be emptied
by opening a vent in the entry
way outside the living room -.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02

in the next two or three weeks.
largely because Of persons fnanc-
ing through Title l FILA loans.
Prospects look fairly bright for a
good summer"
Ell Centre Lumber company also
reported increased interest and ex-
pected at least one new house to
start early next week and several
to follow.
E. l.. Carson of the Security First
National bank and Walter Have
korst of the Bank of America agreed
that interest in residential building
had takca a sudden boom in the
last week, judging from requests
for information on FILA loans. Car
son commented:
Il don't know how many have
inquired about Title loans, the
$500 small home class recently ex-
tended to 10 years instead Of seven,
but we have had scores. Nearly
all said:
That's exactly what we're af-
teri and appeared anxious to OBJ
tain a loan."
Carson said he believed the new
setup, which reduced interest and
capital payment from about SAT
a month to $28 a month on q
small home loan, will greatly stimu-
late construction this summer.
A similar reaction from the pub
lie was reported by Havekorst, who
said:
I'VE have noticed a marked diff
ference in the number OF requests
for, information on FILA loans. /
don't know how many applications
we have on hand, but quite a num-
ber." -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
McCabe Children
Attend 4HCamp
During Summer
McCABE NOTES

Those who attended the All club
camp at Camp Radford this sum
mer were Jimmie Nell Johnson,
Barbara Haven, Wallie and Dor
Christian, and Billy Fargo of this
district. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Lam
german and Mrs. Elton B. Christian
accompanied the group.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Moore O!
Heber were the guests Wednesday
evening of Mr.. and Mrs. Hersche.
Grande.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Cook were
called to Los Angeles Sunday be.
cause of the illness OF Mr.. Cook S
father who underwent an opera
ton. The elder Mr.. Cook came Out
Of the operation nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry MoSer OF
San Diego were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jay Steele over the weekend.
Mrs. Lottie Mason and Mrs. FREQ
w. Paine spent last weekend IL
Poway with Mrs. Margaret Jeffer-
les. Mrs. Masons niece.
After q tWo-Week vacation Miss
Earlene Northrop retuned to UCLA
where she is attending summer
school.
Dinner guests OF Misses Dorothy
and Caroline Paine Sunday evening
were Mr. .and Mrs. Bill Wilkes oil
Ell Centro.
George Yukawa motored to Los
Angeles Thursday to attend the
funeral of Frank Kashiki. Kashikl
was a resident of Holtville.
Mrs. Frank Ames was the guest
OF Mrs. j. j. Osuna Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02


According to Milton linn, who
conducted the sale on the Hastings
ranch southwest of Holtville, this
represents an average of $66 a
head for cows. The top COW brought
$97. which Zinn described as $40
to SIS higher than such cows have
been bringing recently. Some of
the spring heifers brought $50 and
$40 head.
This is another indication of
what good breeding and care
means zinn said. THE Pfiester
herd was one of the best kept in
the valley and shows what can be
done If dairymen pay attention to
their animals"
linn warned dairymen not to
be swayed by discouraging talk
concerning the worth of their
herds.
There really Is a good market.
and don't let anyone tell you dif-
ferently." he said.
The Pfiester sale was made de-
spite a boiling hot day in which
the buyers were without shade. It
was completed In an hour and a
half near-record time. Roy Thomp-
son OF 6rawley clerked.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
WESTMORLAND NOTES

In honor of Mrs. r. Kincaid o.!
Texas. who Is here visiting her
daughter, Mrs. w. B. Coiilns, MIs,
l.. II. Gentry entertained two tables
of bridge at her home TUESDAY
afternoon. Prizes were awarded to
Mrs. Clarence Walker, Mrs. w. b.
Collins and Mrs. Kincaid. Guests
included Mesdames Clarence Walk
er BYRON Walker, Roland Ostrah
der William McFadden. William
Lee. w. B. Collins, R. Kincaid and
Robert Brooks.
The Westmorland Fireman s
dance and watermelon bust held az
the fire hall Saturday night was
very successful. Music was furnish
ed by the Brawley Elks orchestra.
At the last regular meeting OF the
Westmorland American Legion post,
election of officers for the next
wear was held. Robert Reece will
be the commander with Walter Hi
debrand as first vice commander;
Charles Saunders, sargent alarms,
FtllA llOOohAio, NioPioi4, IVY
Raines, historian. John HannSsen
was appointed as the ad1utant by
the new commander. r. P. Os-
trander, Robert Reese and John
Hannssen were elected as delegates
to the state convention, with Lester
Cochran, I. 3. Warren and Glen
Killingsworth as alternates. The
ynterpost Council delegates are l. e.
Warren John HannsSen, r. P. Os.
trander. Robert Reece and Glen
KillingSWorth. The committee IN
charge reported that thirty five
new chairs had been purchased for
the Legion hall.
Wednesday night. Virginia Walk
er and Donna Ostrander were hos
tesses al lawn party given at the
latter's home. Games were played
until a late hour when refresh
ments of ice cream and cake were
served Guests bidden 10 the affair
included: Martha Williams. Betty
10 williams, Zenobia Wright, Betty
Jane Brackney, Mary Louise Brack.
ney, Mary Francis Walker, Dorothy
Moose. Jimmie Moose, Floyd Raine
Joe Howenstein, Byron Kalin, Billy
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Gambler Robbed
Of His Winnings

LOS ANGELES, July /. CUP)-
Jack Neighbors, %, returning from
a successful visit to a gambling
barge, today reported he was kid
naped, beaten, and robbed of his
winnings, and thrown out of an au-
tomobile.
The victim was found semi.con-
scious by highway patrolmen.
At General hospital, the youth
tcld his story between lapses, but
was unable to give his address or
ether information. The. tentative
Identification was made from papers
IL his pockets.
He said he went to the gambling
barge with SIT and returned ashore
carly today with $86.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02

Pale beige walls of slightly rough
ened plaster flow into plain rugs
OF deeper beige :. splendid,
restful background for the futures
the Bumps intend to buy later
colorful furniture botany prints
brilliant draperies . F..
The kitchen is charming In Delft
blue and whits Dutchy from
the blue marbelized linoleum to the
windmills on the ruffled curtains
Just to carry out the color
scheme, Mrs. Bump serves ice wa
ter in crystal tumblers striped in
the same gay Delft blue The
breakfast bench is tufted IN blue
leather and the breakfast table Is
round on one side TO tit the cir
cular bench Two swanky corner
cupboards give the dining room a
distinctly umphy umph :.
Lang red and Persian brown
new color scheme for a
bathroom the Pullman type
lavatOry the last word in
neatneSs, convenience and swank
you know wash bowl In
the middle and tile tables on
each side with all the plumb
ing pipes and whatnOts out Of
sight in a cabinet underneath
the tiny windows over the
cabinet flank the mirrored medi-
cine cabinet a bright red tub
and shower room ).
A guest room in apple green and
dull white with early American
furniture and a master bed
room so plain as to walls and wood
that the color scheme may be
changed BY using a different shade
of curtains and rugs