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Evening star., 1940-07-22
MeMi|Iin Surprised to Find
Dickey Still Looking Young.

A few minutes later I ran into
Bill Dickey and Joe Gordon. The
idea was to extract some scientific
information on how 300 and better
hitters should go three months
from 50 to 100 points below average
form.
Bill Dickey, the Arkansas Quail
man, is only 33. But Bill has been
catching Is years. He was with
Little Rock in 1925 Dickey still is
young in health and spirit.
Il expected to see an old man."
Bo McMillin, the footballer, said
Bill looks to be a kid"
But IS years back OF the bat
his 18th season with the Yankees
lis long trek. my fellow country
men. 1t includes large flock of
Furnishing yesterdays. William
Malcolm Dickey is far from being
through, but he is entitled to his
slump.
"A slump" Bill says, "is just this:
You are not hitting for a while.
Why? Maybe it starts from some
fault. some bad body motion, just
as 1t does In golf. Then it goes
into worry, into trying too hard,
Tightening up too much. Then
suddenly you get "a few hits and
your old confidence comes back.
Lack of confidence is a big factor.
Slumps largely are mental or psy-
Geological. In golf. for example,
you might know what's wrong with
your swing and how to correct 1t
but many times you can't. The
harder you try to keep your head
Gordon Looks for Stork
To Improve His Hitting
still, the quicker it pops up"
Don't throw that veteran stun
at me-" Joe Gordon said. II can't
use that as any alibi. I was Is
years old in February. I never felt
better in my life. I expect to be
q proud father in a week or 10
days. After that. watch my smoke.
I may jump from $50 to 255 any
moment"
Whatever happens. Joseph Lowell
Gordon looks upon life with level
eyes. He takes the breaks as they
come.
II might be lot higher" he said,
"if it wasn't for a fellow named
Feller. Maybe Walter Johnson and
Lefty Grove were faster some
body will have to prove this to me.
I don't want to look at any more
speed than Feller has. If johnson
and Grove were faster than Feller,
I'm glad I was born in 1915. He
doesn't know as much about pitch
ing as Derringer. Newsom, Grove
and q few others, but what do they
do expect at 81? I'll say this much !:
I'll bet he knows more about pitch
ing than any other pitcher ever
knew at the same age.
Don't forget to print this" Cor
don said Maybe Bob will read
1t and slip me something can see
and hit"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
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NCOIlllIlltQ fIuln rage II
located in northern California,
wherein George A. Clough, a bond
holder, demanded that his bonds
be paid because of priority of reg
iStration Not enough money was IN
the bond fund for full payment to
all and the district asked that it
be allowed to pro-rate the avail
able funds equally among the bond
holders, rather than pay in full
only part of the creditors. Tuesday S
decision approved this procedure.
The ruling was expected to mater
tally effect Imperial district cases
now pending in federal court Other
cases. including legality of the plan
itself, have probably been delayed
awaiting the state courts action
Had the Imperial district been
forced to pay out all available bond
funds 10 retire bonds of early reg
istration at face value, the entire
refunding program would have
crashed. One of the chief points
provides for cancellation of part
of the debt and for retirement OF
bonds by purchase in the open
market.
District directors, meeting Tues
day morning, transacted only rou-
tine business. In the afternoon,
however, they were slated to decide
upon the extent of an annual audit.
Chairman Evan T. HeweS declared
recently when the audit bids were
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
Water Penetration
Demonstration TO
Feature Meeting

Success Of Subsoiling as means
OF obtaining water penetration on
extremely hard soil will be shown
Thursday afternoon at l:30 at the
Bill Jacobs ranch southwest of Ell
Centre, according to George VIM
right, assistant county agent.
Jacobs carried on a test one
ago with slow irrigation methods.
Winright said, but obtained only 10
inches penetration Using the sub
Soiling and slow irrigation, however.
Jacobs obtained d penetration Of
four feet.
After the demonstration at the
Jacobs ranch the group will visit the
John Kubler ranch to view fertili-
cation tests, Winright said.
The Jacobs ranch may be reached
by travelling south on 9th street to
the CaleXico-Seeley highway, turn
west l mile, Winright said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
Hitler Leads in
Diplomatic Race
To Bring Showdown

Continued From Page u
understood to have transmitted az
1l-polnt peace plan (see page two
to Sumner Wclles. the u. S. under
secretary of state and Berlin dis
patches spoke of peace terms that
agreed in general with this plan
But both proposals were for peace
on HltlerS own terms and the
Allies again and again have declar-
ed that they would refuse even
to consider such proposals as
"feelerS.'
The German war aim of breaking
British power was expressed in diff
terent ways in the various peac ,
plans. but it was made Enthusiastically
clear at Berlin. There it was sac
that the world must understand
that Germany intends to win the
war and that "once and for all she
expected to eliminate the DONNA
ton Of the "plutocracies' thai have
threatened her vital interests in the
past.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
Car Skids, Woman
Injured in Crash

HOLTVILLE, March l9.-Thelma
Di Motter. 80, was slightly injured.
Monday night when car in which
she was riding skidded in the gra-
vel five miles northwest Of town anc
crashed into a drain ditch.
In attempting to negotiate a turn
on the Holtville- Brawley road, JUL
JUS Wiesburg, 26, Los Angeles. sale
he applied the brakes but the gravel
caused the car to skid sideways into
the ditch.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19

a pri1e fighter.
Big Gangle' had been in Los
Angeles and Hollywood since 1885
OSWalt said.
ODWyer said Tuesday evidence
Of additional murders was pouring
INTO his office as the killers. tear
ING death at the hands of their own
mGb. sought protection from the
law. tbs United Press reported.
Terrified trigger men sang" to
ODWyer telling OF paying their
own expenses and sometimes emery
ms with a profit of only 81.
RamiiicatiOnS of the murder
gangs activities spread from the
S4uahd Brownsville section of
Brooklyn to other cities in the
United States
Fifteen murders have been con-
feSSed, checked by O'Dwyers as
Sistants III Kings county, and the
SlayerS accounted for Many muir
derers We're slain by their own mob
StGrS, ODWyer said. as the gang
Geclmated its membership to dis
pose OF trigger men who knew too
much.
OSWalt and ODWyer met in Ell
Centre two years ago when O'DWyer
was visiting relatives and enjoy
Ing a vacation from his work which
At that time was judgeship. o.
DWyer went up from the ranks Of
the New York City police force TO
the bench and from there to the
district attorneys office He decided
to clean up the murder ring. He
ana Ills staff broke the story and
smoked out the leaders by clever
ruSe played on petty gangster.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
Agriculture Gets
New Burden Under
State Tax Ruling

Continued From Page y
representatives opposed the eXemp-
tons.
AS now outlined by the commits
SION. workers clearing land for agri-
cultural purposes and constructing
irrigation works but not employed
by the owner or tenant of the land
will be included in the Insurance
provisions.
Also Brought under the act will be
rlana4ers. supervisors. foremen, car
renters. painters. blacksmiths, me-
Chanics timekeepers. bookkeepers,
clerical workers, watchmen, janitorS
cooks and gardeners, even though
employed by the owner or tenant.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
Demonstration Set
Ranch

A demonstration meeting to show
the success of incubation of a
vetch and oats crop on the Prowell
ranch southwest of e. Centre will
be conducted by the agricultural ex-
tension service Wednesday. accord
ing to George Winright. assistant
county agent.
Farmers will be shown a portion
Of the harvested crop as we'll as a
section which has not been harvest
ed in order to determine growth
jr the field Winri2ht said. The
meeting is scheduled for 1890
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
'F.C.A. Official TO
Be in Valley

George c. Peck, field supervisor
for the emergency crop loan section
of the farm credit administration,
will arrive in Imperiel Valley late
Wednesday for conferences with
farmers.
He said he planned to remain in
the valley the remainder of the
week and, if necessary, part of next
week. Farmers may get in touch
with him by calling the county vet
erinarian's office in the basement of
the county court house in Ell Gen.
fro
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19

a three-member board Thls pro-
posal backed by a. majority OF the
Smith committee that Investigated
the board. would permit the presl-
dent to set rid of some present
members
Under the approved amendment.
the president could appoint two adj
GItional members. who could side
with Dr. William NJ jefferson TO
form a new majority. LeiSerSon has
been critical of many policies of
The present board and often has
voted against decisions OF Chair
man Warren j. Madden and men,
Der Edwin S. Smith
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
Costly Training
Ships Advocated

WASHINGTON, March 10. 'UP)
Officials of four state maritime
schools today urged the house mer-
chant marine committee to approve
bill by Rep. James E. Van Zanat,
r., Pa, to provide them with mod
ern training ships at q cost OF
50 100000 each.
Rep. James w. Mott, r.. Ore
also appeared in support of his own
bill to make Astoria, Ore, one OF
the ports where a nautical school
which he said Oregon wanted to
establish as part of the State uni
yersity, would be eligible for the
loan of training vessel from the
navy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
Rambling Reporter

lCONtinUeG From Page =
ball all mornlngl
Incidentally. on the golf line Bob
DanSkln can DO a trick that would
make even Joe klrkWood think a
few times before trying. He can
hit bail either right handed or
lat handsd. AND cross-handed
With equal facility. Or should we say
lack OF accuracy?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
; Drunk Driyinu
Cases Scheduled
In Police Court

Three drunk driving eases were
on the schedule of Fl Centres po-
lice court Tuesday. slated for hear
my Thursday afternoon.
MI. and Mrs. c. c Robinctt. bar
Der and cafe operator. We're arrested
Monday night by highway patrol
men at Fourth ard Vine avenue
when their car WAS on the wron :
side of the street. Officers said TIE
couple blratad them and accused,
them CT hiding behind their
badge"
Tuesday j. F Ca,ron. mechanic.
pleaded not guilty to similar
charge and will face trial Thursday
afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
Cotton Growers to
Meet at Bard

Imperial county cotton growers
will meet al Baro Experiment sta
ton at 1915 p. m. Friday to discuss
the ACCESSIBILITY of obtaining a sup
ply of pure Acala planting seed FOR
1910, according to Frank Beyschlag
farm advisor.
The group will also elect officers
OF the Imperial county one variety
cotton Improvement association
Beyschlag said
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
200 Residents
Attend Ceremony

IMPERIAL, March IGNORE than
200 residents of this city attended
ceremonies Monday to celebrate
start of construction on the new
$65,807 sewer plant.
The first shovel of dirt at the
plant site was turned by c. Walter
Heinecke. area engineer for the WE
A. the federal agency assisting tn.
city in financing the project.
City. county and district official.
appeared on a program arranged
by Mayor Dorman Stewart and Other
members of the city council.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
Legion Posts
Plan Parties

American Legion posts through
out Imperial Valley planned birth
day parties this week to celebrate
the twenty-first birthday of the or
ganization's founding.
The Boyce Aten post in Ell Centre
planned their party for Tuesday
night with a $50 p. m. dinner to be
followed by program. Members OF
the Community Chest committee
were invited as guests of the post,
Commander c. H. H. Small said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
House Committee Votes 14to3for
Amendment ADDING Two TO Labor Board

WASHINGTON, March ~. up
The house labor committee voted
IA to 8 today for an amendment 10
the Wagner act to add two men,
bers to the three-man National
Labor Relations board.
Chairman Mary T Norton said
the committee, by a close vote"
turned down a proposal to abolish
the current board and reconstitute
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
TRUST co. AIRCRAF
FACTORY MERGE

NEW YORK, March 10, up
A Sl70000.o0O merger of Atlas Corp.
a S63000000 investment trust. and
CurtiSS -WriGht Corp. whose SeCuri-
ties have an aggregate value OF
more than 06.OOO0O0. was expected
today TO be completed within three
weeks
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
Bond Debt Ruling Declared Favorable
To District in Refundinq PROGRAM

opened that the audit this year will
probably be more extensive than in
the past.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
Contract kiIiinq
Suspect Nabbed
With 0swaIf Aid

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Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
HEAR KENNY BAKER SING
"1he Eosfer Parade"

There's no Easter melody like
it. And voice we know of can
so beautifully interpret "The
EasterParade"as that of Kenny
Baker, radios famous tenor
and headliner Of the Texaco
Star Theatre. Come in. Enjoy
this musical treat.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-19
You're Invited To See The New Dodge
luxury Liners In Sparkling Spring CoIors
Now On Special Display

luxury Liners In Sparkling Spring CoIorS
Now On Special Display
HERES the gala car event Of the season!
i All this week our big Easter Style Parade
is going on It's gay. colorful.. exciting.
You'll sparkling array of new 1910
Dodge models in the latest Spring colors! You'll
see all the new ideas Dodge gives you. You'll
see new beauty. new luxury.
And, just as important, you'll see low prices
that will surprise you. The big, beautiful new
Dodge Luxury Liners sell for just few dol
lars more than small cars!
And on top of all this, Dodge also gives you
the priceless advantage of Dodge engineering
that means savings on gas, oil and upkeepl
Just think! 4,06l engineers bought Dodge
cars in the past IL months.f
toctober 1888 through September, 1889 Latest fsurss
Amsteur Hour Columbia Network
Every Thursday 8 to 10 p NJ, ST
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-14
MRS. FIORENCE U. HARRIS

RALEIGH, Oct. 13. Up - Mrs.
Florence Upchurch Harris, widow of
Col. J. C. L. Harris and member of
a. pioneer Raleigh family, died here
tonight at the home of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Charles G. Johnson. She
had been i'll only a short while.
Mrs. Harris, who celebrated her
Goth birthday October 6, was a ma
tive of Raleigh, daughter of William
C. Upchurch and Adeline Rooster
Harris. She Joined the First Bap-
fist church when She was 16 and
had been a member longer than any
other person now living.
Colonel Harris, who was a well
known attorney here, died a number
of years ago.
Mrs. Harris was the mother of
IA children, nine of whom survive
her. They are: Superior Court Judge
W. C. Harris of Raleigh; Winder R.
Harris, managing editor Of the Nor
folk Virginian Pilot; c. D. Harris
of Louisville, KY; Charles U. Har-
ris Of Raleigh; Lt.-Com. j. II. Har-
ris, USN, Norfolk: Gordon P. Har-
ris, Albany, N. W L. H. Harris OF
! Washington, former head Of the state
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-14
SHELTERS HIT

LONDON, Oct. 14.-Monday)-
German raiders turned loose a
thunderous assault on an indus
trial area in northeast England as
well as London early today and
killed Is persons and wounded 20
others seriously in bomb hits on
two public shelters.
Although there were raids over
various parts of England, the heav-
lest outside the London area SEEM
ed to be in the industrial section,
near the coast. No damage to prop
erty concerned with~war work was
reported in one town but bombs
did destroy several homes a n d
made 100 uninhabitable.
It was in this town that the casu-
allies occurred.
Step Up Attacks
The Germans stepped up their
attacks on London itself last night
and early today to the regular
roar of the nightly assaults and
dropped bombs on q London dis
tricts up to midnight.
At the same time, British night
fighters p~atrolled the coast in an
effor to fight off small Nazi for
nations.
In contrast to Saturday night,
when the tempo of the raids let
down considerably as the hours
advanced, the Germans seemed to
take a new squirt as midnight
passed.
The sound of bombs dropping
came closer and closer to mid
London and the crash of anti-air-
craft guns became steadily heavl-
er.
From the Associated Press roof
top observation post, the anti-air-
craft fire made pin points all over
the sky as it followed the drone
of German motors trying to pierce
he, inner defenses.
Putting up a barrier at the very
entranc of England, from the ON
tinent, British night fighter patrols
were reported over the East Ang-
liam coast where the raiders were
trying to sneak acrosse.
The Germans hammered at Lon
don's defense ring in waves of four
or five planes spreading fanWise. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-14
ANNUAL FAIR WILL
OPEN HERE TODAY
Continued From Page One)

cattle, sheep and swine houses in
the pens to the left of the grand
stand.
Stretched in front of the grand
tand on entering. the grounds is
the midway with over 20 riding
devices and shows. 90.
Featured on tonight's grandstand
performance will be the F our
Queens of the Air, who will per-
form their gymnastics 120 feet in
the air without the aid Of a safety
net.
Tomorrow will be School Chill
dren's Day." and thousands OF
children from the six surrounding
counties will be the guests OF the
fair. The children will be trans
ported to the fair by the school
buses and the fair officials have
arranged with the Ideal EXPOSE
ton Shows for the children to ride
all devices and visit the shows for
five cents each attraction.
Special events have been
planned for each day OF the
week. z
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-14
RITES FOR ELLIS
SCHEDULED TODAY
Coroner Allen Says Death SAC
cidental Drowning And No
Inquest Will Be Held

uneral services for William e.
lis, of Winter Park, district WPA
official, who was. drowned in Ma
sonboro Inlet Saturday night, will
be held from the home of his par
ents, MI. and Mrs. E. R. Ellis,
at Star this morning at II o'clock.
Interment will follow in the fam
lily cemetery at Whynot.
Coroner Asa w. Allen, after in
vestigating the death, termed it
an accidental drowning and said
no inquest will be held.
E. A. Reynolds, of C arolin a
Beach, and Jack Martin, of Will
mington, who were with Ellis at
the time of the drowning, were
given treatment Saturday night at
James Walker Memorial hospital
for exposure.
The three. had been fishing in
the inlet and were returning to the
beach about dark when their boat
struck a sandbar and ,sheared of
the propeller. When a rescuing par.
ty arrived, it found the three mer
floating on the water. Efforts to
r~esuscitate Ellis were of no avail,
Ellis was in charge of the ad'
ministrative department of the the
Fourth district WPA office.
He is survived by his parents,
his wife, three sons, two brothers
and two sisters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-14

nancial structure of the govern
ment, with particular emphasis on
the formulation of a plan which
would lead toward an automatical-
ly balanced budget in time of
peace.
The appropriations committee
unanimously approved the resolu-
ton several weeks ago and it has
since been pending before the au-
dit committee, of which Senator
Byrnes D-SC) is chairman, for
action on a proposed SIS, 900 ex-
penditure for the inquiry.
Byrnes told reporters that he
would support the resolution and
was prepared to act on it. On the
other hand, Senator Barley of,
Kentucky, the democratic leader,
said he doubted that as much could
be accomplished by a special COM
mittee as by the, appropriations,
and finance committees them.
selves if they attacked the prob
lem. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-14
BRITISH PLANES
SINK NAZI SHIPS
IN FRENCH PORTS
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of them the heaviest yet on Ger
many.
At the same time the admiralty
and the air ministry announced
that Raj reconnaissance flights
over the transatlantic port of Cher
bourg, farther north, had revealed
extensive damage to harbor facili-
les and shipping as the result of
the Royal Nays bombardment,
last Thursday night and a stimuli
taneous attack by the Raj.
The ministry of information's,
statement asserted that repeated
Raj raids on Berlin had left the
population badly shaken and
with weakened morale after Reich
marshal Hermann Wilhelm Goer-
ng's assurances that no foreign
aircraft could penetrate German
defenses."
AS if to lend point to thi sstate-
ment which q d undisclose
sources, the air ministry announce
that last nights aerial assault on
the German capital had lasted for
over an hour with a continuing rain
of tons of explosives and incendi-
airy bombs on "a number of mill
tary detectives" in the heart Of
the city.
An electric power station in the
Moabit district, the al ministry
said, Received special attention. :"
A gas works and an important
freight yard also were hit.
The Vanguard of the attacking
British planes reached Berlin be-
fore 10 p. M, the ministry said.
From varying heights and at reg.
ular intervals the British dropped
their bombs. Large fires broke
out, the ministry said.
While this attack was going on,
other RIA Fbombers we're busy
elsewhere. The places they hit, the
ministry said, included an alumni
I'm works at Heringen, an cleo
trio power station at Waldeck, the
Krupp munitions plant at Essen,
a blast furnace at Torgau, meta.
works at Bitterfield, and the FOX
ker aircraft works at Amsterdam,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-14
M HILDRETH A

BURGAW, Oct. 13.-Funeral serv-
ices for James Hildreth Hearn, 79-
year-old retired Atlantic Coast Line
railroad foreman, who died suddenly
at his home in Burgaw Saturday,
will be held from the late residence
Monday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The Rev. w. F. Walters, the
Rev. C. w. Duling and the Rev. P.
L. Clark, Burgaw ministers, will
conduct h services. Interment
will follow in the Burgaw cemetery.
Active ~pallbearers will be: w. c.
Dicksey, J.. T. Tucker, J.. T. Wells,
G. K. Kornegay, A. H. Davis and
D. E. Bowen.
Mr.. Hearn was a member of the
Woodmen of the World. He is sur
vived by his wife; four sons, ]. En-
nest Hearn, of Wilmington, Grover
c. Hearn, of Majava, Calf, Robert
L. Hearn, of Rocky Mount, and
Charles H. Hearn, of Teachey; and
"a grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-14
ITALIANS REPORT
BRITISH CRUISER
SUNK IN BATTLE
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Britain is unlikely. England, he
said, would serve the United States
only as "the deck of an aircraft
carrier" and everyone knows how
our bombs fall on the decks Of
aircraft carriers"
The high commands matter.of.
fact account of the engagement
merely said:
"Our t~orpedoing ships torpedo
boats and destroyers) on patrol in
the Sicilian Straits courageously
attacked notable English naval
forces near Malta during the night
of Oct. II and Saturday.
zone enemy cruiser. probably Of
the Neptune type, sank. Other sc.
rious damages were inflicted on
other enemy ships which steamed
away. ....-... ...
"We lost two 6OO-ton torpedo
boats and one ~1,400-ton destroyer.
A large part of the crew were
saved.
During the first hours of the
morning our air formations sight.
ing enemy ships came upon them
as they steamed eastward and sub.
jected them to intense bombing.
Notwithstanding extremely vigorous
fire from an aircraft carrier which
was accompanying the enemy naval
formation, and in adverse atmos.
pheric conditions, our aviation was
able to obtain notable results.
THE aircraft carrier was hit on
the prov by a heavy caliber bomb.
One heavy cruiser was damaged
on the left side. Two enemy pur.
suit planes were shot down. One Of
our planes failed to return"