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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
CANTERBURY COURSE HAS
NOT BEEN TRICkED UP

Guldahl came TO Cleveland nine
days before tee-off day TO practice
seven days.
He found the Canterbury layout.
heavy from recent rains. played
500 yards longer than It's actual
1000 yards.
Naturally. Guldahi found the
fsirways softer than they were
when he bsgged the Western Open
there in 1887.
Heavy weather is predicted for
the Open.
Guldahl il pleased United states
Golf Association officials have not
tricked up the course.
1T is very fair" he goes on.
THE rough is only three inches
high for six feet bordering the
fairways. II IN five inches high
farther In. With its wide fsirwsys.
none Of which measure less than 90
yards. a player has 10 stray quite
a bit 10 get into the hay
Canterbury u a slugger's para
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
SHELTON SIGNED

His work in ITO own the
= World. opposite Lana Turner, won
for John Shelton, new arrival from
the stage. a long term contract
with M-G-M.
Harmon Mig. ......~-. Q 10 )
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
OIdlS 81 - ~
TURF SMOKE SHOP

Two-base hits Felt 2. Fox; home
run, Cantell: double play, Cantell to
Molitor to ziegenfuss; left on bases.
G. NJ. c. 7. Turf Smoke Shop S;
struck out by Felt 7, by Coloo 3:
base on balls. off Colbo q Wild
pitch. Colbo 2. time OF game. 100,
umpires, Fournier and Neighbors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
PIRATES WINNERS

In q game played ~ ths west
srn Washington hospital grounds
Sunday ths Farmland Pirates vor
close game from ths sixth
Aysnus old Timers. BY . score of
0 10 q. Peterson for ths Pirates
trlplsd and struck out 10 Old
Placer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
Culdahl Says Snead One to
Beat in Open at Canterbury
Price on Nelson
Would Be Shorter
In Wind, Asserts :
Two-Time Champ
By ART kRENZ
NEA service Golf Writer

CLENELAND-Following prac-
tice rounds over Clevelands Cam
terbury. Ralph Guldahl is more
than ever convinced the winning
score in the National Open there
June 6-s, will not be much under
his earlier prediction OF 200.
Some see the prevailing score as
low as asa.
Asked whom he fears most, Gull
dahl. the 1887 and '3s title-holder,
unhertatingly replies: Sam
Snead.'
He says the Canterbury course.
with its wide fairways. Is cut out
for Snead, the slugger.
Guldahl has good reason to re-
spect Samuel Jackson Snead.
1t was Snead who forced him
to a new open record at Oakland
Hills in 1887.
1t was Snead whom he had to
beat in the Masters OF 1889.
"Snead outdrives me from Is TO
20 yards consistently and is high
grade from tee TO green" asserts
Guldahl.
Il just finished three-week ex-
hibition tour with Sam during
which he played topnoteh golf"
Behind Snead, Guldahl rates By
ron Nelson, the defending cham
pion Jimmy Demaret. winner of
this years Masters and Western
Open and leading money winner Of
the winter circuit; Ben Hogan, top
money winner of the year and who
finished in the money In the is
tournaments he has entered. and
Clayton Heather, the huge former
candymaker of Charlotte all long
hitters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05

HfoduHfu and Ffite. AtkInsufi
mccollum and cranston. Van
slyks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
THE LEADERS

AhS isFshDEhS
Home Runs -Novikoff, Los An
geles, 10; Coleman, Portland. Col
Inns, Los Angeles. 9; Christoff,
Oakland, Norbert, San Francisco,
Mayo, Los Angeles, 7.
Three base Hits - Barrett. San
Francisco, Il; White, Seattle, Jen-
nings, San Francisco, 6.
Two-base hits - Cissell. Holly
wood, Is; Christoff, Oakland, II;
Mesner, San Diego. 16; Norbert,
San Francisco, Collins, Los An
geles, Is.
Stolen bases-Schuster. Seattle,
Barrett, San Francisco, IL; Vanni,
Seattle, 10; White, Seattle. Uhalt,
Hollywood. 8; Archie, Seattle, S.
Sacrifice Hits 49, Stewart, San
Diego, IA; Niemiec, Seattle, Luby,
Oakland, IL; Garibaldi, Sacra-
mento, 8.
Stolen bases per team-seattle,
as; San Francisco, "a; Oakland,
80; San Diego, 81; Los Angeles,
25; Hollywood, %; Sacramento,
%; Portland, II.
LEADING PITCHERS
Pitcher and Team w. l.. SO. Pet.
Barrett, Seattle ... 7 IS .s75
Newsome. San D.. 3 2 so .S1s
Buxton, Oak. $50. s 2 81 500
Balks -Jorgens, San Francisco;
Smith, Hollywood, 2.
Wild pitches Judd, Sacramento;
Orrell, Portland. 7: Flores. Los
Angeles, s.
Hit batters Newsome, San
Diego. 5; Humphreys, San Diego.
5; Schmidt, Sacramento; Olson,
San Diego, 4.
Passed balls-Raimondi, Oak
land; Salkeld, San Diego. 4.
Shutouts - Gibson, San Fran
cisco. 4; Newsome. San Diego;
Corbett, Oakland. 3.
Double plsys-Los Angeles, So;
San Diego, Hollywood, 81: San
Francisco, so; Sacramento. So;
Oakland. Seattle, So; Portland, 30.
Most innings pitched - Freitas,
Sacramento, 100; Hebert, San
Diego, ll5ss.
Most strike outs-Freitas, Sac
ramento, 81, Ardizoia, Holly
wood, 81.
Most bases on balls - Hebert
San Diego, ~. Ardizoia, Holly
wood, Al.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
Turf Squad
Takes Over
Third Spot
Defects Truckmen
4 10 |: Felt Wins
Over Eddie Colbo

CITY LEAGUE STANDINGS
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07

Hocioii W IcSlolCl q COllllJdCI BIOup
of voters recruited from among
eastsde and Broadway residents
was reVealed>aS the result of a two
week investigation into new regis
trationS.
Many of the new registrants were
transported to the county court
house in the same automobile, a
big, sleek black limousine. 1t was
driven at different times by at least
two different men, one of them
Raul MateuS, former special police
officer in Ell Centro. He is current
ly under federal Indictment along
with Police Chief j. Sterling OS-
walt in the H. Yamatoda kidnapping
case.
Many of those taken to the court
house to register were women. The
names OF some were identical with
names found on Brawley and e.
Centre police records.
A middle-aged woman giving an
address on the eastSide said she
had lived in Ell Centre since 1917,
but had never before registered.
Didn't Explain They
A Mexican woman. speaking with
a very strong accent, was over
heard explaining TO the rcgistra-
tiOn clerk, They tell me to come
up here to swear to something
about citizenship She did not say
who they" were.
Heaviest new registration in Ell
Centre came from the eastside pre-
cinct. registration clerks at the
court house confirmed Thursday.
Most registration entries from the
south and northside residential
areas involved merely changes OF
address and similar details. they
said. Total registration figures had
not been computed Thursday.
There was no way to determine
how many of the new eaStSlde ana
Broadway registrations were voiun-
tary, and how many were suggested
by political factions. The fact that
many new voters We're transported
in, the same automobile. however.
led tC the conclusion an organized
drive was under way. Identity of
those who Grove the limousine.
other than Mateus. could not be
1t was usually driven
by man of SWarthy skin, appar-
emily foreigner
Identical Names
Scattered among occupations Civ
tn by the new registrants were such |
designations as bartender. and |
japanese social club worker.
The names of several women who |
gave their occupations as house
Wife were identical with names
found on police records. where
'houscWifc" was also the occupa-
ton given when the women were
booked on yagrancy charges.
One woman who said she was
an apartment house manager had |
a name similar to that of another |
Continued on Page 6, Col. s.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
Fire From -Four Fronts Attacks Governor,
Who Threatens 10 Discharge Aide

Olson, which temporarily was halted
while a court ruling was sought.
Olson has categorically denied all
charges against his administration
Each Sunday night, in a statewide
broadcast, he, goes to the people
with his side of the story, flaylng
the "reactionary' legislature and
the big business interests" for al
legged lobbying.
The recall proceedings have reach
ed such a Stage that candidates to
oppose Olson already are being
groomed and doomed
Chief of these is State Senator
Robert w. Kenny of Los Angeles.
Another candidacy broached with
in the week is Assemblyman Cor
don Garland of Woodlakc.
Garland indirectly is the cause Of
one of the multiple charges lodged
against the Olson administration,
for IN his hotel room was found
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
Press of Business
Causes FawCett TO
Resign as Mayor
Scriven to Hold Chair i'm
I'll CentrO For Rest
OF Council Term

El Centre had a new mayor
Thursday as the result of
a routine city council meet
ing Wednesday night, high
lighted by resignation of II.
w. Fawcett as mayor and election
of Gordon Scriven in his place.
Other business included opening
of bids for sale to the city Of a
cash register and billing machine,
receipt of the fire departments
monthly report, and detail tranSac-
ton of city business.
FaWcett declared press of busi-
ness" prevents him from devotng
the necessary attention to his may
oral position. He reverted to the
position of plain councilman after
thanking other members of the city
board for their cooperation and
help during his term as mayor.
Scriven, whose term expires in
April, was elected mayor by a unan-
lmous vote, and presided during
the balance of the session.
Purchase of complicated billing
machine, and cash register, was
delayed until special meeting
next Wednesday night after bids
were received and opened.
Bids on the billing machine were
Underwood Elliott Fisher company.
$l324.70; Burroughs Adding Mach
inc Co., $1854; Remington Rand, inc,
$118965; and the National Cash
Register company, $l545.
Bids on the cash register were:
National Cash Register company
$l622.25; and l.. H. Grassland, for
an Dinner cash register. $l18O.
The fire department monthly
report showed four general alarms,
four still alarms and five false
alarms answered during February.
and 25 fire inspections completed
Property involved in fires totalcd
$9925 value, with damage estimat-
ed at 1924, Fire Chief C. S. Reed
said
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
Migrant Accused
Of Borrowing Cash
In Friend's S Name

BRAWLEY, March 7-Telegraph-
lns east to friend of his fedora,
labor camp roommate for money
collecting the money and spending
1t was the maneuver charged
against Albert Pryor, migratory
worker.
Pryor was ordered to trial in su-
perior court after John M. Kirby
his roommate, testified in justice
court that Pryor telegraphed for
money in Kirbys name, signed the
receipt for it, and spent all but
small part of it.
Il wouldn't think of asking that
friend of mine for money" the aged
Kirby testified, "even though he
Offered many times to send money
to me if I needed it. Sometimes
I made Sc or 81 day picking peas
Even though l don't always make
that much, 1 am able to take care
of myself. Pryor knew of the offer. e"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07

tional Country club at CaleXico
pleaded guilty to a charge of oper-
ating an illegal gambling device and
T. E. Anderson.
In Ell Centro justice court late
Wednesday afternoon Judge John
E. Simpson declared Don Damron
and Tom Harris not guilty of run
ming a percentage game at Dons
Place on Main street. The decision
hinged on the definition of the
word percentage" over which Dis
trict Attorney Elmer Heald and De-
fense Attorney Ed Hervey waged a
word battle which lasted all after
noon.
Prosecutor Undaunted
Undaunted by the loss of the Ell
Centro case Heald declared Thurs
day he would prosecute cases in
volving similar charges against sew
en- men arrested in gambling raids
on three establishments in inland
Tuesday night. These men will be
tried in Calipatria justice court
before Judge B. F. Grubel, possibly
next week unless continuances are
arranged.
In the juryleSs trial in Ell Centre
justice court Wednesday, Heald
contended Damron and Harris were
operating percentage game IN
violation of the state law because
they took one or two white chips
worth cents each out of each pot
or deal. Hervey contended that did
not constitute percentage of the
pot because it was not a definite
percent OF the whole pot or deal
The court accepted Hervey's defin-
ition and declared the defendants
were not guilty
Judge Simpson declared the Wor-
ry over gambling was caused by
the indefinite and incomplete state
law covering gambling.
Gaming Headache
Nowhere in the state does the
district attorney get such a head
ache over gambling as in Imperial
county Hervey said. Il think it
would be a good idea to let gam
blers alone if they pay licenses"
There are other people in I'M
perial county besides the gam
blerS,' Heald retorted, land it Is
their right to object to it. Especial
ly if members of their family use
the grocery and rent money in
gambling establishments!
Heald explained that the people
of the state have no right to ap-
peal a case to higher court but
the defense does.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
Change in Han1-Eeg
Initiative Asked

SAN FRANCISCO, March 7 CUP)
Retirement Life Payment Associa-
ton Attorney Lawrence w. Allen
today asked Deputy Attorney Gem
eral Ward Sullivan to amend a
title previously issued to the Ham
and Eggs initiative measure to in
cludc new provisions for uEemploy-
ment benefits
Under the amended measure ben
Gifts of 81 weekly would go to job
less persons normally earning SIC
n week or more. and to students
at bona fidc schools and colleges,
between q and "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07

SAN FRANCISCO. Mar. 7. CUP)
Under more fire than clay
pigeon, Gov. Culbert l.. Olson today
faced assaults on his administration
from four directions and, bedeviled,
threatened summary discharge Of
at least one aide if charges are
proven true.
The Olson administration was
under legislative investigation on
charges:
lit "shook down" southern
California race tracks for campaign
contributions.
2.-It permitted Communism and
extravaganza to creep into admin
iStration of state relief.
3.-It engaged in espionage tao
tics against anti administration
men and sought to interfere with
legislative activities.
These three broadsideS focused
attention directly on fourth front
ID revitalized attempt to recall
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
Young Farmers Collect
Over $500 at Auction

: IMPERIAL, March. T.
Junior livestock owners col
lected checks totaling more
than $500 today in the an
nual livestock sale at the
Imperial county fair grounds.
The steady chant of Milton D.
Zinn, auctioneer, brought a near
record price of go cents per pound
to Eddie Cuin. Imperial 4-H'r. for
his champion steer, prize animal
of the junior department. Last
years grand champion brought 46
cents per pound.
The Future Farmer division
champion, owner by Emil Burch
of Ell Centro, brought so cents per
pound and reserve champions be-
longing to David Box, Acacia All
and Glen Shumard Ell Centro tu
ture farmer, brought 46 and 40
cents per pound.
Champion lambs brought a pre-
MUM of Is cents per pound to
Elmer Hawes, All club youngster
and champion hogs returned 6la
cents per pound to Stature OkaWa,
FLA lad.
While top prices for prize ami
mails brought considerably more
than in last years auction sale,
the auction was little more success
full than last year because the aver
age price dropped abruptly after
the champions were sold to Safeway
Stores, and John Drummer of the
California hotel.
Heaviest buyer was Pacific Land
and Cattle company.
Safeway purchased both grand
champions and one reserve cham
pion. California hotel bought one
reserve champion and the cham
pion hog. Frees Market of Ell Cen
tro bid Is cents per pound for the
champion lamb.
Other buyers were Phillips Broth
erS. Webb'S Grocery, Gullett, How
ard Worthington and Pacific Land
and Cattle. represented by Coy
Ritter. Ritter was heaviest buyer
of the sale for animals among the
second and third place winners.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07

elective.
1t is possible for the council TO
place on the ballot a proposition
to make the clerk appointiye. City
Attorney Dorsey Whitelaw rid
Thursday. but any action 70 pfe-
sent such a proposition must -
taken before Saturday.
The law provides, Whttelaw point.
ed out, that an election notice
must be published at least once b.
tween Feb. o and March 0. setting
forth the offices to be filied and
the measures to be voted upon Apgtl.
q
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
Angry Raccoon
Trees Warden

WARSAW, Ind, March ! CUP)
This sounds like news to us:
A coon treed man.
Lester Ball, KOsciuSkO county
game warden, reported today
that he had to take refuge in
a tree yesterday after an angry
raccoon nipped him in the leg.
His companion, Ray Bricker,
drove the coon away with a
gurny- sack.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
Maybe Nobody Was
Driving Crash Car!

Il wasn't driving, He was driv-
ing"
Two men acted out the familiar
joke "Wednesday night when taken
from their car which missed turn
and overturned in a canal IL miles
south of Sandia.
Oris Stratton, 33, employed by a
construction company at inland,
and Monroe Cox, 26, INLAND resident,
were the only persons in the car,
Highway Patrolman Paul Brown
said, but each denied he was the
driver. Tho were taken to the
county hospital for treatment of
slight injuries,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
Jury Undecidedin
Perfect Murder

LOS. ANGELES, March 7 (UP)-
A jury Of 10 men and two women
returned to the courtroom today
to rahear testimony of six states
witneS. rs in the perfect murder"
trial of DR.. George K. Dazey, ac-
cused Of numbering his pretty wife
Doris because the child she bore
was not his.
After about nine hours of delib-
eration, the jury filed back into
Superior J&dec Frank NJ. Smiths
court at $50 O'Clock last night
without having reached a verdict
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
Time Growing Short For Putting on Ballot
oMake Clerk S Office Appointive

The Ell Centro city councils
plans TO exercise nominal control
over the city clerk remained in
status quo Thursday with Slight
chance that any proposal to make
the clerk appointive rather than
elective will be placed on the April
8 ballot.
The council Wednesday night dis
played evident determination to
abrde by decision reached earlier
TO set the clerks salary at SIPS
a month for the coming term. and
tc provide additional salary through
added duties if the clerk is coop
eratlve. The clerk would remain
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
Second Jury Finds
Trio Guilty in Theft

Jury No. in the Joe Trias, Juan
Martinez, and Clifford Robertson
case required but 20 minutes to
find them guilty of burglarizing
the Boston store in Brawley.
The first jury which heard the
case failed to agree.
In addition the second jury late
Wednesday convicted Martinez Tor
being involved in felony after
serving two penitentiary terms for
other offenSes. The defendants viii
be sentenced Friday in superior
court.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
Worlds Largest Ship Runs Submarine
Net, Arrives Safely New York Harbor

wait until low slack tide in mid
afternoon before docking.
Thousands lined the New Jersey
and New York shores for glimpse
of the liner, riding high because she
carried no cargo.
The voyage of the $28,5OOOOO ship
was made under wartime condi-
tionS. Concerned because her ID
deck area made her an easy tar
get for bombs if and when a
"blitzkrieg' comes, British Officials
ordered the Queen Elizabeth from
her Shipyard. moved her stealthily
down the River Clyde and started
her across to New York with utmost
secrecy on March 2.
No conveying warships were seen
accompanying the liner.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07

NEW YORK, March 7. CUP)-
The British superliner. Queen Eliz-
abeth, largest ship ever built, raced
safe and sound into the Port of
New York today, winning her gam
Bile with German submarines after
a secret maiden voyage from Eng
land without fanfare or passengers,
The $4,000 ton ship, painted a
drab wartime gray in contrast to
the gay colorS that would have
adorned her in peacetime, reached
quarantine shortly after 10 a. m,
EST..-just few minutes too late
to make the passage up the Hudson
river to its pier without the hazards
of tide Because of the danger of
the push of the tide on her fifth
of a mile length it was decided to
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
WOMACK RECOVERING
FROM OPERATION

Roy Womack, automobile dealer
of Ell Centre, was recovering Thurs
day after an operation performed
Wednesday at Scripps Memorial
hospital in La Jolla. Mrs. Womack
was with ner husband and tele-
phoned that he was showing en-
couraging improvement.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
HIGH RANK JURIST
STARTS PEN TERM

NEW YORK, March 7, CUP)-
Martin T. Manton, until a year ago
the nations highest ranking jurist
outside the United States supreme
court, started to prison today, He
was cheerful and affable.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
FRIDAYS PROGRAM AT THE FAIR


200 p. M. racing acts-grandSand
730 p.
complete show.
8i5 Night by the
American Czens League girls
of the outstanding novelty shown anywhere
southern
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
COAL MINE EXPLOSION
KILLS 20 PERSONS

CORONEL, Chile, March 7 (Up)
Twenty persons were killed, still
others were Listed as missing and
several were wounded in an ex-
plosion in the SchWager coal mines
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
NORWAY REJECTS
GERMAN REPLY

OSLO, March 7 (UP)-Norway
has rejected German answer to
a Norwegian protest against the
sinking of the Norwegian steamer
Eika in midFebruary, the foreign
office announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
CORPS Of Voters Recruited
From East Side. Bdw. Areas
Moy Sway City Election
Concerted Effort of Unidentifie d Faction
To Register Group No+ed-Same Big
Car Carries All to Courthouse
- BY f. A. FITZHUCH

If election to the Ell Centro city council hinges on {
few votes in close ballong April 9, the balance of power
may rest in the eastsde and Broadway districts.
concerted effort by thus far unidentified organi
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
'EI Centre Pair
-
Acquitted on
Gamble Charges
District Attorney Loses First Till Over
Definition Of Percentage But Says
He Will Continue Cleanup Drive

The illegal gambling controversy raging in Imperial
county deadlocked Thursday when defendant
pleaded guilty in Cexico justice court less than "a hours
after two others freed of illegal gambling charges
in Ell Centro justice Earl Roberts of the lnterna