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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05

artillery and the Allied bar
rage whined overhead. Pieces
of hot shell fell to our left and
right.
We learned that the German
vanguard this morning entered
Dunkerque, the last Allied-held
port on the coast from tn e
Somme to Arctic Norway.
(The German high command re-
ported from Berlin today that
Dunkerque had been captured
by its forces.)
Calais spacious harbor and
its dominating fort, Verts,
were in ruins. But the Germans
had made a careful effort to
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
DUNKERQW CAPTURED
AS REICH COMPLETES
FLANDERS OFFENSIVE
Freshmen Consider
u. S. On Allies Side
As 'Non-B elligerent'

PARIS, June 4.-(R-French-
men tonight counted the United
States on the Allied side at least
as a acknowledgement"
The government newspaper LIE
Temps, devOting its leading edi-
torial to "Aid From America"
declared:
"Already non belligerence has
replaced the policy of isolation.
"The Americans have taken
full cOgnizance of the gravity of
the peril that German victory
would constitute for them. In
reality. it would lead them SOON
err or later to the loss of all p0-
litical independence and to the
obligation to renounce the demo-
cratic institutions which have
made the grandeur of America
and to the loss of all economic
independence"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
cottUrges1mprovement
In Farm Market Methods
lie Bourget Airfield
Damaged By Germans

NEW YORK, June 4-(R-
LIE BOurget airfield near Paris
also was heavily damaged dur
ing Mondays raid, a Berlin
broadcast received in New York
by NBC reported tonight.
The Berlin broadcast said
most of the large hangers of
the big international airport
were destroyed by direct hits.
Previously the Germans had
said the Airdrome of Issy-Les-
Moulineaux, on the opposite
side of the city from LIE Bour-
get, was bombed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
EDISON RESIGNS
AS NAVAL CHIEF
Roosevelt Praises Secre-
tary In Accepting His
Resignation

WASHINGTON, June 4 -R-
resident Roosevelt accepted to.
way the resignation of Charles
aolson, Secretary of the Navy,
elective June "a.
Edison resigned to run for the
sOVernorship Of New Jersey on
Vie democratic ticket.
IN a letter of resignation made
poone by the White House, Edison
'S'e''eo that, in general, objec'
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
BY LOUIS P. LOCHNER
WITH THE GERMAN AR

WITH THE GERMAN AR
MY, June 4-R-Standing in
Calais, the German = occupied
French port, just ~ miles
across the channel from Eng
lands chalk cliffs, 1 saw today
a long range cannon which
German officers told me can
shoot into London at any time
the fuehrer orders.
Travelling along the German
occupied coast with other
American newspaper, CORE
spondents, I also saw a great
movement of troops, many Of
them battle weary, returning
from the front. Also there were
separate movements Of "spe-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
WEATHER

M, FORECAST
Geora;a carolina, South Carolina and
showara Mostly cloudy with scattered
wednesday and Thursday.
ending s97i9aoglcal data for the "A hours
80 p, m. Yesterday.
La Temperature
n. Is. IN! IN; Il; 7:3O a. m. 70; 1:3o p.
Minimum i ~ p. m. 70; maximum rs
~; mean 10: normal rs.
100 Humidity
n, 81: 7.9an, NJ ~: 7:3o a. m. 81; 1:3O p.
Toto1 Precipitation
La inc ior a hours ending 7:3O D. M,
month, ss total since first Of the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05

'ued on Page -Four; Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15
BENCHW ARM|NG
by Burdette Kinne
D1.k De-. Cnnl. Ella.
-Post-Press Sports Editor

there weren't that many tennis
players in the valley.
Good deal of the credit for in
creased interest in the sport goes
to Bill Maxwell. e Centro high
coach. Maxwell not only teaches
tennis in high school but he has
lined up grammar school classes in
the afternoon and on Saturday and
adult classes at night.
Then he started journeying to
Holtville to give night school in
struction in that city. eventually
promoted the tournament. His
name isn't on the official roster of
tournament officials, but he's done
more work than any man in making
the tournament a success.
A vote Of thanks and commenda-
ton is due him. He has cham
pioned a sport that will pay divid-
ends to Imperial Valley.
The men along baseball row are
predicting the Yankees will come
out Of their slump this week. q.
The recent juggling Of the Yankee
lineup will do the trick they say
Meanwhile. what about Brooklyn?
And where are the Cardinals?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15

ed with Tuffy Hester. who conquer
ed CaleXico earlier in the season,
on the mound, but the FL Centre
hurler was not equal to the occa-
sion.
Staked to a two run lead in the
first inning on three walks and two
CaleXico errors, Hester held Ell
Centro in front until the third in
ming when Calexico cut loose with
five run squirt. Hester gave up
two more runs in the fourth and
was trailing 7-5 when lifted in ia
vor of Bill Burke.
Burke lasted an inning and Red
Manning finished the game for Ell
Centro, allowing runs in clusters
of three and four. Vale relieved
Calexicos starting hurler, Armando
Valencia, in the fifth and dished
out nothing but goose eggs to the
Ell CentranS.
Bob Graham with three hits pac-
ed the losers while Cordero, An
drade, Acuna, Valencia and Mont
gomery paced the winners. :,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15
Padres Blow Game
To Sacs; Oaks
Lose toll LA.

The league-leading San Diego
PadreS blew tWo-run lead in the
ninth inning and saw Sacramento
lnfllct 10 to defeat last night,
but San Diego maintained its 21b
game margin over the second place
Oakland club because the Oaks
dropped a to 4 decision to Los
Angeles.
The -Solon game was a
free-hitting, free swinging affair.
The seven pitchers who worked
gave up 81 hits, and a fight in the
fourth inning required the services
of the coppers. 1t was precipitated
by passage ARTISTS between Gene
Handley, Sacramento shortstop and
Ed Stewart Padre outfielder.
San Francisco took undiSputed
possession of fourth place-in the
first division, by heck-by noslng
out Hollywood 8 to 6. Ferris Fain's
single over Babe Herman's head
with the bases loaded in the ninth
inning produced the win. Al Wright
had Just scored Harvey Storey with
the tying run.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15
L. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, May Is. up
Hogs saleable 709; very slow: early
sales and most bids on butchers
around 25 cents lower; few good
1S0-220 Id. butchers early G.25- 80
many held above Gao; sOws 10 to
Is cent off; medium to good si.5o-
4.60.
Cattle saleable 500; steers and
heifers mostly steady; COWS rather
slow; barely steady; bulls un-
changed; load medium to good
yeariing steers held around ?5ot
medium fed steers 1000 lbs down
$500: medium grassers S.35; load
Mexicans 6.75: plain feeder steers
$50; load weighty short fed h"Ifers
$50; few grass cows $50; Gamers
and cutters 45.40; odd good bulls
CTS; practical top weighty sausage
bulls Z: calves saleable 100; steady:
good TO choice Vealers quoted
around I0.76-l2; part load good 25t
lbs slaughter calves 1880
sheep none; nominal; good to
choice spring lambs quoted 9.C0 te
possibly s7b; late Tuesday me
dium to low good slaughter ewes
S..A; cuils !.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15
Hutch Again Sent
Back TO Minors

DETROIT, May Is. CUP)-Fred-
die Hutchinson, hailed as another
wonder pitcher" when he was
brought to the majors by the De-
troit Tigers two years ago. went
back to the minors for the second
time today.
Hutchinson. bought from Seattle
of the Pacific Coast league, this
time was released on "a hour op-
ton to Buffalo of the International
league along with Pitcher Luther
Thomas who went to Beaumont in
the Texas league on the same basis
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15

National league today by hall a
game as the two league leaders
went back at it hammer and tongS
in the second game of the series
with Whit Wyatt of Brooklyn op-
posing Junior Thompson of Gin
cinnati.
Later, Umpire KLEIN was hit by
another ball. This one was thrown
by Leo Durocher who was trying
to complete q double play in the
ninth on Ival Goodman.
Tot Presnell who had pitched
only one inning this year, turned
out to be the pitching hero after
Carleton was relieved for pinch
/ hitter in the ninth. Walters also
gave way to a pinch hitter in the
same frame. Walters 5 game win
ming streak was kept intact, as was
his record of beating the Dodgers
eight straight times. Presnell blank
ed the Reds with no hits in the
last three innings.
A walk of Gene Moore, Durocher'S S
daring Single-moSt managers would
have bunted-to right, and Pinch
Hitter Gus Mancuso'S fly to center
scored the winning run.
In the other two National league
games Hugh Mulcahy pitched the
PhillieS to a 40 Shutout over the
Cardinals and the Pirates snapped
! the Giants six game winning streak
with a 7-2 triumph. Elbie Fletcher's
homer with the bases loaded featur-
ed Pittsburgh's victory. The Boston
Red SoX increased their American
| league lead to 2i2 games by beat
ing the White Sox, 7-6 in 10 in.
nings. Jimmy Foxx's 425 foot homer
off John Rigney won the game. 1
was Foxxs eighth homer and hi
second of the day.
The Athletics knocked Bob Fellel
out OF the box in beating the In.
) nianS, 81. Cleveland tied the score
after Feller'S departure, SO it wa.
not his defeat. Al Simmons single
NTH the bases loaded in the nintl
Grove in the two winning runs of
Harry Eisenstat Wally Moses hi
a three run homer off Feller in tn,
second, in which the AS made five
runs off Bullet Bob. Hal Trosky hi
homer No. 8.
Gerald Walkers homer, with {
mate on base enabled the Senator.
to trim the Tigers, a. as Dutcf
Leonard outpitched Rookie Ha
| NeWhouser.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15
II Valley Track Athletes
Qualify for sc. Finals

Elever Imperial Valley
track and field athletes, six
from Ell Centro high. three
from Brawley and two from
Holtville, Wednesday were
notified they had qualified to COM
pete in the southern California fl
mails at Los Angeles Saturday.
Walter Price, who placed first in
the $50. Jack Jones, second in the
mile. Charles Crowell second in
the hop. step and jump. will repre-
sent El Centre III varsity competi-
ton, Frank OSuna Will represent
the SpartanS in the B 1920 and
Edward AlarCon and Kato will rep
resent the e. Centre Gees. Alarcon
was first in the so and tied for
second with Kato in the high jump,
Everett Vinzant will represent
BraWley in the 9 1920 and Guer-
rero and Klmura will compete in
the c high jump and shot put.
Guerrero WAS first in the high
jump at San Diego and Kimura
was second in the shot
Gene Maynard and KoZo San
bonmatSu will be the Holtville rep
resentatives. Maynard in the var
sity pole vault. SanbonmatSu in
the B hurdle events. Maynard
vaulted - feet inches at San Die
go and should go higher in the
southern California meet. Sanbon-
matsu ~as first in the high hurdles
at San Diego, second in the lows
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15
Today's Sports Parade
ger of tn

ance of the job as manager of the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
Look back year ago In 1899 at
this time Frisch, after many ar
duous years in baseball, both as a
player and a manager, was settled
down in a soft broadcasting lob. All
he had to do was to report at TIE
Boston ball park when the Bees
we're in town and describe the
game over the air. For this he was
paid handsome salary. Some
gueSSeS fixed his salary at as much
as S25.000 a year When the days
game was over his worries ended.
He could get up and 60 home with
out thought as to tomorrow'S pitch
er. the batting averages of his out
field, or the standing of the clubs.
He had time for golf and sailing
and puttering around in his garden
His was happy, leisurely, and care
free life.
Then Frisch made a decision that
must have made every psychiatrist
in the country prick up his ears ard
make note to add his name to
their mailing list FriSch accepted
an offer To manage the Pittsburgh
Pirates. For much less paw he
agreed to take charge of baseball
club that didn't have a chance to do
any good in the National league
this season, and one packed with
more problem children than an un-
fashionable reform school.
The Pirates, whether they de-
serve it or not. have the reputation
Of being Good Time Charleys, loaf
ers, and cutters in the clutch.
FriSch knew all of this but. with
high, shrill laugh Of glee, and
declaration that he loved baseball
SO much that he would make any
sacrifice to get back in harness, he
Jumped al the job Never in the
history Of the game has a man given
such a demonstration Of love for
baseball. Compared to Frisch Abner
Doubleday despised the game, Con-
ME Mack hates it, and the Brook
lyn fans loathe it.
Since FrlSch took charge, the Pir-
ateS have won but six games while
losing l3. And Frisch has suffered
They say that while the Pirates were
losing nine straight games in the
west only loving hands prevented
Frisch from doing swan dive from
his bedroom window or swinging on
himself with fungO bat.
Today, at the polo grounds.
friends from Frankic's home town
of New Rochelle, N Y, will honor
him with a presentation at home
plate. The nature Of the pre5enta-
ton has been Kept secret Dut from
the grapevine comes word that they
will present Frankie with:
!. A hounds tooth straight Jacket
cut on the bias
2 A portable X-ray set with
which he can take picture, of his
head and possibly fund ouc the
reason why he quit his broadcast
ing job TO run the Pirates.
3. A lcfthanded pitcher capable
Of giving up no more than three
earned runs per inning.
q. A Pinkerton detective to aid
him in Kcrping track Of his players
once night falls.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15
l.. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES. MAY Is. UPJ-
The list in general except for ar
RATS slumped as deeply as %
points, many issues to new lows
:or the year, in an carly se-sion on
the Los Angeles stock eXchaIB" TO-
lay that saw $500 shares traded.
only aircrafts as class resisted
the drop. Lockheed scared ) - To 81
= vega j.. TO 6a4; Ryan = 10
lls: MenaSco = to 81 Solar =
20 g.. General Motors selling cX-
lividended at 81 rose . ITO 49,.
'reamerIes Of America edged up =
o ;.
New lows for the year were hit
oils by ancock dropping > to
% and superior of California Off
- to 81. standard oil of California
HaS off ., to 20 and Republica pid
iropped ! point to 81. Bandini edged
up L to a..
Roberts Public Markets slipped
; TO S. Transamerica held un-
hanged at 3.
Most ales were 100 shares.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15
Detfon, Lopez to
Show New Tricks
In Thursday Bout

The man on the flying trapcze
had nothing on a couple of gents,
Dean Detton and Vincent Lopez,
who will headline the Thursday
night wrestling show at the FL Cen
tro arena.
Detton and Lopez, former world
champions, are eXponents of the
toss and tackle style of wrestling
and whenever they take over the
main event spot of the show there's
apt to be a bit of the old fashioned
rough housing.
Both OF the grappiers are seeking
return to the top Of the heap
among WreStlers and there is q
possibility the winner will get shot
at Jimmy LOndos here one week
from Thursday.
In preliminary battles Willie Da-
Wis will oppose Vic Hill and Marion
Cox will tackle Sonny Lamont.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15
Sherwood keg|ers
Get Even Break
With 20.30 Club

Sherwood bowling team staged
the closest thing to an upset III city
league play Tuesday night by hold
ing the loop leading 20-30 club to
a p tie while Harris garage and
Doc Dupont were dividing and the
Board of Equalization was trouncing
Building and Loan keglers. 40.
Best bowling of the night was
turned in by Chuck Westerkamp
of 20-30, who shot games of PA,
1872 and 233 for a total of 629 Herb
Brown of Sherwood had games Of
223. 1914 and 1874 for a second high
total of Gil.
Gordon Turley of Doc Dupont had
SGT for the three games, George
Fleming of Harris garage 534'
and Sonny Manson OF Harris o32'
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, MAY 10. up
Stocks met support today after d
four-day decline, precipitated by
German invasion OF the Low Coun-
tries, had sheared more than S.
O00,O0O.U 600 from the market Valua-
tion of American securities.
Weakness continued in some sta
pies, however. Wheat futures suf-
fered the second consecutive limit
decline Of 10 cents a bushel.
Opening dealings in the stock
market were the most turbulent
this year. Grouped blocks running
TO 1900 shares in Curtiss- Wright
and TO IL 900 shares in United
states steel studded the tape.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
stock averages: Industrial l2s s..
up O.62: rail, 1888, off O.44; utility.
20.S4. off O.06; 65 stocks 42.72, un-
changed
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15
Imperial Valley Press
AprIf IN 1871

Established April 20 1901.
Published every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday (Saturday
afternoon Issue now succeeded
by the Post-Press Sunday, (es
tablished 1886 by the Imperial
Valley Publishing company. 625
state Street. Ell Centre. Calf.
paul Jenkins, publisher; A c.
Johnston, ice-president. and
general manager; E. A. Fitz-
hugh, secretary and managing
editor. West Holiday Co. Inc,
National Advertising Represent
atives.
Entered at FL Centre, California
post office as second class mat
ter.
SI s6: 6 months. 1926: one year,
$500; outside California $1.00 per
month.
Tn conjunction with the Post
press (SundaysD, per month.
Member California Newspaper
publish ers' association.
subscription rates: In California
&c per CODY.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15
Sport Notes

Sport Notes :.
Forrest Manley. the man with the
fastest backswing in Imperial Valley
golf. played two rounds of golf Sat
urday and Sunday at the Barbara
Worth course, entered in the week
end sweepstakes both times and
won first and second places.
Manley fired a "a and 70 for his
best scores in 80 days. ..
Speaking of golfers, Chuck Sones
paced the early-morning swingers
in the Breakfast Sweepstakes Tues
day morning. SoneS won with %
points, Mote Dizney had 81. Bob
Fahs, 81 and Barney Holbert. 20.
Pat Patterson, new president OF
the city softball league is hustling
around these days in an effort to
make this years league the most
successful in recent years. He has
good share of the old guard COM
ing out to the games. And has
added TO that by allowing Holtville.
Imperial and Seeley TO bring teams
1nUO IIle ledSue 10 Improve lIle DIanC
of play .
Imperial Valley track teams will
send II athletes TO Los Angeles come
Saturday, for the largest represen-
tation since 1888. El Centro top
ped the list with six athletes, Braw-
ley had three and Holtville two. :.
Most likely to succeed among the
athletes competing in Los Angeles
are Gene Maynard and Kozo San
bonmatsu of Holtville and Edward
Alarcon of El Centro.
Interest in the Holtville tennis
tournament indicates that the net
game is definitely on the way up
in Imperial Valley. More than
100 racket swingers entered the
tournament. A few years ago
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15
PLAY in HoIfviIIe InvitationaI Net
Tourney Enters Third Round

Girls singles Is yearsD-Railey
df Horton, 6-l. 60: Railey Of.
Claiborne. rs, Ga.
Girls singles 18 years Stanton
Of. Storey, 6-l, 6-l; Case Of. Brown.
4-6, 60, 60.
Mems singles-Abbot df. Cline.
Ga, 6-8. Ga; Yeager Of. Heisner.
81, 6-l.
Mems doubles-Miller and Grow
Of. Molino and Shine, 6-3, 4-6. 60.
Schedule for Wednesday night:
Boys singles 18 years - Jack
BoWker VS.. Tom Brents. 8 pm.
Boys doubles tl8 years p-Munson
and Mccullough VS.. Hens and
Brents, 6 pm.
Mems singles-Nassey vs.. Abbott
9 pm; Yeager vs. Wigington, Har-
rington VS.. j. BoWker, 6 pm; May
field vs.. Lazo pm.
Mixed doubles = Claiborne and
Cline VS.. Chesnut and Maxwell, 9
pm.
Girls singles 13 years)-Thomp-
son VS.. Claiborne. pm; Horton
vs.. CheSnut. I pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15
BY HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, May Is. CUP)-
Like misery idiocy loves company
which. perhaps, is why of all the
managers in baseball, from the low
lest bush league to the majors,
Frankie Frisch is my favorite.
Here is a genuine old master of a
zany. Here is an authentic home
spun loon. Here is sterling silver,
"a karat. guaranteed not TO run oaf.
FrSch. I mean.
Any time any of us behave queer
" We have only to think of Frankie
Frlsch to be consoled by the know
ledge that nothing we could ever do
would match his voluntary accept
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15

the pitchers box has been moved
back to 43 feet, giving the batter
a decided advantage. and a batter
may also run to first if a third
strike is dropped Ten men Will
be used. instead of nine.
The new rule. increasing the dis
tance from the pitchers box to
home plate. was expected 10 cut
the effectiveness of Joe Hurst con-
siderably more than that of Ritter.
President Pat Patterson, who will
also serve as league umpire, We'd
nesday appointed Bob Moore. Bob
Hatton and Penny Richmond as
an arbitration board IN the event
of game protests.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15

unless IeCtSSlltltu DS lIlt UdocIlldlI
becoming a base runner.
1t was the seventh inning of yes
terdays blood curdling battle for
first place between the Reds and
Dodgers. with 2l535 Flatbush fan
aticS making the welkin ring with
their shouts. and plenty was at
stake. The score was tied 2-2 and
undefeated Bucky walters was lock-
ed in a pitching duel with no-hit
Tex Carleton.
Umpire Klein, drawing himself
up to his full stature, looked down
at the Cincinnati pilot and said
condescendingly: The ball never
touched me. In all my career
was never hit by batted ball"
Everybody in the ball park except
KLEIN knew Charlie Gilbert's
grounder hit the umpire who was
standing back of the mound on the
grass between first and second,
that play changed the complexion
of the game in flash, and Brook
lyn had runners on first and third
instead of first and second. with
one out. Walters walked Coscarart
to set the stage for a double play.
but lost control and threw four
straight balls to Dixie Walker, fore
ing in a run. Then Gilbert scored
on Catcher Franks outfield fly to
put the Dodgers ahead AZ
The Reds tied the count, with
runs in the eighth and ninth, and
forged ahead on Mike Mccormick S
homer in the 10th, 5-4, but eventual
ly lost, 6-5, in the 18th. That's why
the Dodgers held command in the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15
BWCC Golfers TO
Play in La Mesa

Barbara Worth country club golf
ers will journey to San Diego for
the second in a series of team
matches with the La Mesa golf and
country club. according to Curley
VeSey, pro.
Twenty-Five players have already
signed to make the trip, VeSey said,
and at least that many more play
CrS are needed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15
QUOTATIONS
L. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES. May Is. UPJ-
Supplies continued heavy on most
lines with demand and trading slow
to moderate.
Asparagus: Loose choice go e.:
JumbO : &c; san Diego G-Gi re.
Cabbage: Cannonball 40-5Oc, red
S1.oD-S S1.25
CantalOupes; Imperial Jumbo 3Gs-
45s S2.25$2.5o; std AS S2.O0-$2 25.
squash: White summer san Diego
local and san pedro 65-75c; Italian
san Diego "5-5oc, yellow cr1Okneck
Tomatoes: FL Centro x WestmOr-
local and san Diego 33-G0c.
land s-tOps 9o-$1.o0; flats 5%bs So
$11O; oltville Is 90-S1.l5; C1acnellA
Ely IS $l.UU-$1.l5.
Watermelons: Imperial Klondik es
ION lots S3b.OO-S4O.00.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15

as has been the custom in past
wears. Patterson said. though n spe-
cial opening ceremony program has
been arranged.
The Imperial Valley boys band
will furnish music for the usual
flag raising ceremony and a city
official. probably Mayor Bob Hat
ton. will toss the first ball.
The game will match Joe Hurst
of the Elks against Steve Ritter,
Imperial hurler, in a game which
is expected to provide the first
mound duel of the season.
Three new rule changes will be
viewed with considerable interest
tonight Under new Softball rules