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Evening star., 1940-04-14


I'm not saying that we'll win the pennant
this year. Pennants aren't won in print;
they're won on the ball field. So all I'll say
is that next Tuesday when the season opens
we'll be raring to 60. and we're going to have
year to be proud of. The Cincinnati Reds,
believe. are the team to beat because they
we're good enough to win last year and they'll
be even stronger this season.
Ally Boil Lost the Pennont
AND that's as far as I'll 90 in making pre-
dictions. Baseballs too risky business to
go picking winners in April. Too many things
- little things that seem at the time incon-
seuuential - can upset the vegetables. Take.
for instance, what happened to us last year.
Now, want to say right here and now that
| don't aim to take anything away from the
Reds fine victory. They're great team and
a game team who fought themselves to ex-
haustion to bring pennant to Cincinnati
after twenty years. Bill Mckechnie, their
manager, is one of the shrewdest strategists.
greatest leaders and finest sportsmen in the
game. played under him for two years and
have the utmost respect for him. But, don't
care what anybody says, it was fly ball to
right field in Brooklyn that cost the Cards the
pennant last year.
You may remember how the Cards ragged
up from the depths late in August, climaxing
their drive with double-header victory over
the Reds to reduce the leaders margin to
three and half games III never forget the
way the boys carried on after the battle that
day! Not since the Gas House Gang whooped
it up five years before had the clubhouse
been the scene of such merriment. Nobody,
of course, said anything about pennant or
the World Series because you just don't
mention such things in clubhouses in the heat
of race; but we all knew that we were
pennant- bound. Only train wreck could
stop us. We left for Brooklyn that night -
singing and shouting and raring - to open
up an Eastern trip, through which we hoped
to sweep to first place In the very first game
we lost the pennant
Oh, sure, know there was full month to
go and that we later crept up again on the
(Continvsd on poos 16)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
COMMANDERY SCHEDULES
SPECIAL MEETING

l. V. COmmandcrv No "a Is hav-
ing a special meeting at which n
degree will b. conferred Tuesday
night at 730 O'Clock IN the Ma onlc
temple.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Bees in Bonnet
Actual Fact for
Man Visiting Here
BY MARGUERITE BROOKS

Bees in his bonnet for 50 years.
E. r. Root, 78, dean of bee cul-
ture, author, politician and busi-
nessman, actually has had bees in
his hat while thousands of. chau
tauqua audiences in the United
States heard him lecture. He told
how to raise bees while wearing
a hat filled with live bees perfect
ly capable of stinging him if they
wanted to.
He spoke in Ell Centro Sunday
night to so bee growers who in
recent years have put Imperial
Valley at the head Of the bee in
duStry in the United States.
"Stung? Of course I've been
stung but not always by bees he
laughed.
"Onc time while l was Windjam-
ming about bee raising on one of
my chautauqua tours, l decided 1t
would be a good idea to borrow
a hat from the audience instead
of using my own hat to hold the
bees. When l asked if anyone in
the audience would loan me hat,
an old man arose and handed me
his He was 81 years old and had
worn that hat ever since he was
old enough to vote. The bees did
mt like it 50 they stung me-
Politics interested him greatly,
he declared, and he learned some
of his best political policies from
tho thousands of colonies of bees
he has handled in his life. He re-
called that he and Mark Hanna
locked horns over the route the
Panama canal should take. Finally,
Root said, Hanna agreed to the
plan for a series of locks which
he formerly insisted were unncces-
sary.
Bee s9l'turc ard the editing of
"ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture"
in edition after edition were in
hcritcd interests for Root. 1t was
his father, the late A. l. Root, who
published the first edition in 1877
and kept bringing it up to date
with a new edition every year.
Root is a close friend of Leslie
Burr Of Imperial, who wrote the
legal sections of the 1910 edition
of The ABC and XYZ' just as
he did many times for editions pub
lishcd by A. I. Root.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Degenerate Kills
Kansas Woman:
Suspects Quizzed

KANSAS CITY, Kan, Feb. 19
tUP)-Police today released the
last of 10 suspects questioned in
the rape and murder of Mrs. Alice
Leihy, kindly 75-year-old lady
who had made scores of friends in
her neighborhood and, so far as
was known, no enemies.
She had been to neighborhood
movie, purchased a love story mag
azine and was on her way home
when she was dragged into an al
ley, raped and choked to death.
Police believed the crime was
that of a degenerate but all of
those arrested on suspicion were
cleared
The body was found yesterday
by ncighbor when he drove his
automobile into the alley to park
it. The attacker had covered her
body, stripped of clothing, with her
coat The magazine, her pocket
book and gloves had been laid
neatly at one side. She wore a set
of oldfashioned ear rings and a
wide, plain gold wedding ring.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Scouts Schedule
Training Course

Imperial county scout leaders
will meet at the Hoffman school
in Calexico Wednesday night at
$50 for the second in a series of
leadership training courses, accord
ing to Hugh Wilcox, scout eXecu-
tive.
Dinner will be served at the
meeting. Wilcox said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Financier's Body
Sent Back Home

MESA. Arizona, Feb. 10. up
The body of Clay H. Holster, 76
of Grand Rapids, Mich, prominent
in eastern financial and industrial
circles, was sent to his home city
today for burial. He died here yes
tcrday of diabetes
HOllistcr, a winter visitor in Ari-
zOna, was found unconscious in his
suite at resort hotel last Tuc5-
day. He was brought to the hospital
here Saturday but did not regain
consciousness.
He was president Of the old Kent
bank in Grand Rapids, one of the
largest financial institutions in
western Michigan. He also was dir
ector of the American Seating COM
pany.
Hollister is survived by his wife,
two sons and a daughter
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
|. a. Union Chief
Jailed When Car
Rams Into Crowd

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 10. up
J. w. Buzzell secretary of the Los
Angeles central labor council Of the
American Federation of Labor. was
held in $3.50 bail today after being
rescued from an angry crowd and
booked in jail in connection with a
traffic accident
Th" 60 ycaa old labor leader was
booked on suspicion of reckless driv-
ing and suspicion of negligent homi-
eide after police said his auto ram
med crowd gathering about man
who had been knocked unconscious
by another auto.
Police SAID one wheel of Buzzcll's 5
car passed over the injured man.
The victim. who died in a hospital.
was Charles M. Danerio, 40, San
Francisco fireman 1882 Francisco
ST.
One of the bystanders. Harold
Henson, - was feared to have suf-
fered a broken back. Two others
were less seriously hurt.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Any traffic ticketS?"

Ally UTdIIlC IlCkeUS
Police Judge Lee Nuffer ScoWled
around the courtroom in Ell Centre
Monday morning and his eyebrows
lifted when City Councilman Char
les Blalack spoke up
Yes sir"
Blalack turned over a yellow slip,
charging no automobile regiStra-
tion and parking in a red zone.
whats your excuse?" asked the
judge but before Blalack could re-
ply Officer Jack Tackett inter-
rupted with:
I'm his attorney Charlie,
don't say anything that will in
criminate me ="
Blalack finally pleaded guilty to
parking in red zone at Seventh
and Main streets, on The south side
of Main just east of the theater.
But he said, II challenge the
ity of the red paint. The paint
eRendS for eight feet from where
the curb was cut for a filling
station. The filling station already
has a 35 foot cut in a section of
town where parking is scarce. The
red paint in this case violates the
very policy the city council has
pushed
Judge Nuffer looked grave and
asked:
do you want a trial?' Then ne
suggested Blalack take the matter
up with the council and promised
to take the matter up on his own
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Australia Sends
Minister TO U.S..

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10. oUP)-
The right Honorable Richard G.. Ca
Sey, described at the "Anthony Eden
of Australia', arrived here today
aboard the s. S. Monterey and will
proceed to Washington tonight to
take up his duties as the first Aus
tralian minister of the United
States.
Casey was accompanied by P R
Heydon. who will act as his second
secretary at the legation in Wash
ington. Caseys wife and two chill
dren were delayed in Australia be-
cause of the mumps but will arrive
here within a month.
Clarence Gauss will be the United
States first minister to Australia.
Casey said the United States le-
cation in Australia will be the first
ever eSta blished by another country
there and that the Australian lega-
ton in Washington will be the Goth
there.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Vivien Leigh English Husband
Wins Divorce on !nfideIity GroundS

LONDON, Feb 10. CUPD-Her-
bert Leigh Holman was granted a
decree niSi of divorce today from
ViVicn Leigh, star of the movie
Gone With the Wind
Justice Sir Charlton Hodson. of
the probate, divorce and admiralty
division of the high court, granted
the divorce on the ground cited
by Holman, adultery oy Miss Leigh
with Laurence Olivier, also a movie
star now in the United States.
The suit was lndefendcd
Holman, a lawyer, was granted
custody of the child by the mar
riage
He pleaded that Miss Leigh went
to Denmark in 1897 to act IN
Shakespearian productions and that
Olivier was a member of the COM
pany. On her return to England
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
.Anti-Tuberculosis
Leaders Schedule
Dinner Feb. 18th

Members of the tuberculosis and
Health association worked Monday
to carry out plans formed Satur-
day night for the annual dinner
meeting at the DcAnza hotel in
CalcXico Feb. %.
One group met at the California
hotel in Ell Centro. Mrs. w. j..
Mcaghcr of FL Centre, Mrs. C. E.
Cook of Imperial, and Mrs. Leroy
Foster of CaleXico discussed plans
there. The second group, includ-
ing Mrs. R. l.. Glasby of Calexico,
Mrs AL Vierhus, Mrs. Alice Marie
Rice, and Mrs. Harvey Shepherd,
met at the Glasby home in CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19

Holman said, She Va. III InFr With
Olivier. Size then left Maa. Holman
said.
Olivicr's wife, actrcss JU Es-
mond, recently obtained decree
nisl citing Miss Lci4h a. core
apondcnt.
DEGREES nl.i m thc British courts
may b" madc final. 50 that the
parties may rcmarry, after an IN
teryal Of six months.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19

Now in command of operations
against the Firms along the karc-
liam front is Gen. B. H. Shapo-
shnikov who, it is reported, has
been ordered to bring the Finnish
campaign to an early and vic
torious end-regardless of losses
which may be sustained in obtain
ing the objective. General Shapo-
shnikov ic chief of the Russian
general staff.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
japanese Steamer
Stopped, Searched

TOKYO, Feb. 10. (UP) = The
Japanese steamship Ryushin Maru
radioed its owners here today that
it was returning to Japan after
having been searched off Minda-
mao, on the Philippines coast, by
a Warship of unidentified national
ity
MANILA. Fob. 10. lUP)--Amer-
lean and japanese consular Off
cials and shipping quarters said
today that they knew nothing of
a reported search of the Japanese
steamship Ryushin Maru off the
Philippines.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Woman Finds Head
Severed from Body
Hidden in Yard

LOS ANGELES, Feb 10. up
Police 3earched today for body
to fit a head, but Mrs Mary Nc
Kenzic wasn't interested She was
recovering from the shock Of dis
covering the head in her back yard
1t was an unnerVing experience,
she told police. She had finished
cleaning her yard. with exception
Of a concrete slab in one corner
Mrs. McKenzia picked that up and
found a 1894 automobile license tag
underneath. Beneath the tag was
Il hole IN the ground and in the
hole was human head, SprnklCd
with lime.
Officers believed the head had
been buried about two months. II
lad been eXpertly severed they said.
and appeared to be the head of a
woman about &C years old.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
El CentrO P%a;ssos Psoss:ioadi i DIRECTORY
Mills Station
Among Largest
In Entire Valley

"NhatS my motto? It's
Smiling Associated Dealer, of
COURSE"
II "aS JCff Mills talking. He
talked long enough about him
self 10 disclose the facts that
he has lived in Imperial Valley
so years and came to Ell Cen
trO from I!oltville, but most of
the talking was about his serv-
ice station, Mills Associated
SC"";cc, at 4o2 state street.
Mills has been in business a
yCar and half and already the
station has become one of the
largest in the entire valley.
He has two employees to help
dispense gasoline, oil, check
wa:Ar and perform all the
scores of duties to service GUS
toners. In addition. motorists
find new tires and batteries on
display.
The telephone is FL Centre
1865.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Anything Canvas
From a Tent
To a Bucket

a circus tent or a canvas
bucket.
1t is all the same thing To
George II. MorriS--and George
II. Morris means the FL Centre
Tent and Auto Top. They are
one and the same thing.
Morris came to Imperial Val
ley from Sacramento in 1928.
BY 1890 hc had made up his
mind that it was the tent busi-
ness for him and he started
the CaleXicO Tent and Awning
and later took over El Centre
Tent and Awning.
With three employees, the
concern, located at 663 Broad
way tphOnc 606) handles all
kinds of canvas work, tents,
awnings and also spccializes in
automobile tops. furniture up
hOlstcring and safety glass in
stallatiOns.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
FILIPINO SCHEDULED
FOR THEFT TRIAL

Moses AquinO, Filipino wa
scheduled for trial in superior court
on charge of grand theft OF a
S623 payroll last March. He is
held in the county Jail in lieu OF
81 500 bail.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Any Traffic Tickets?' Asks Judqe:;
Yes Sir Says City Councilman

account. AS a parting shot, Blalack
remarked:
Il was talking with some friends
in the valley this morning over
short wave radio and told them 1
had a parking ticket. They answer
ed: That's why we go to Heber
to buy. No place to park in Ell
Centro.'"
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-15
Woodman Of The
World Organized

Coolidge Woodman Of the World
Camp No. 174 has been re-organiz-
ed and revived, and Is making pro-
gress. Nine new members have
been initiated in the last few
weeks, and several more are wait
ing. Coolidge Camp is in the race
to win the beautiful Golden An
niversary Banner offered by the
Sovereign Camp, in its member
ship drive which ends the first OF
June. Each member who brings In
a new member will receive solid
gold wedge pin.
Our regular meeting nights are,
1st, and 3rd, Mondays of each
month. We expect to see our mem
bership out one hundred percent
strong, Monday night, the 18th, at
7:3O at the Masonic Hall.
C. F. FRAZIER,
Financial Secretary
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-15
Foxworth-Galbraith
Co. Burglarized

NJ. NJ Cooper, manager Of the
oxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co.,
reported that last Wednesday
night burglars entered the Fox
worth-Galbraith Lumber yard tear
ing down part of the protective
iron fence and entering the office
through the side door, blew open
the safe and took over $4,000 in
cash. The cash drawer and some
papers were found partly burned,
about half mile southwest of the
lumber yard. No trace of the rob-
bers have been found, and there
were no finger prints to be seen,
apparently gloves were worn. A
heavy blasting charge evidently
was used as the office and win
dows were practically demolished.
The night watchman K. M. Nc
Mullen reported his discovery
about 4 o'clock in the morning.
The neighbors claim they heard
an explosion about midnight.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-15
Chamber Luncheon
Well Attended

The first luncheon meeting Of the
Coolidge Chamber of Commerce
was we'll attended when the body
met last Tuesday noon in the
basement of h Community
Church. The meeting was pre-
sided over by r. J. Jones, former
vice-president, who automatically
succeeded to the presidency when
c. w. Lewis, who was transferred
to Holbrook, resigned. Proposed
changes to the constitution and
bylaws were read and copies of
the suggested changes were pass
ed to the members so they could
study them well before the mat
ter is brought up for adoption at
the next meeting in March. w. X.
Urton explained these change were
recommended because the present
bylaws automatically bar a mem
Der from running for an office after
being defeated for one office. Thus
If two good men are running for
president, the loser is not eligible
for election to another office. 1t
is proposed to change this and
also the method of filling Office
after the resignation of the presi-
dent.
J.C. Jayne, member of the High
way Committee who attended the
Good Roads convention in Globe
last month, gave a report on the
meeting.
Grover Hall, member of the
Board of Directors, was appointed
as vice president temporarily and
Harold Moag was appointed as
member of the Board of Directors.
These vacancies were created by
the resignation of Mr.. Lewis.
Out of town visitors attending
the meeting were Herbert Stein,
president of the Capital Fuel &
Feed Company, and w. w. Lock-
hart, District superintendent OF
the Standard Oil Company, both or
Phoenix, and John Zellweger OF
Florence.
C. J. Moody, project engineer,
gave a report on the water situa-
tion at the present time, stating
the gains in Coolidge Dam for this
year far exceed those of last year
but it is too early to predict just
how much run-off there will be
from the recent SHOWS on the
water shed.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-15
Scout Program
At Rotary Club

Thursday noon at luncheon The
Rotary Grub presented a Scout
Program, to observe Scout Week.
Scoutmaster A. K Osborn was in
troduced by Harry Culbert, Scout
Executive, and gave an interest
ing talk. The Scout boys on the
program giving various demon
strations were Lee Lindemann, Lar
ry Sowell, Russell Webb and Guy
Winkler. Miss Edwards Rhythm
Band of the 3rd grade gave an
interesting exhibition. The meet
ing was presided over by Charles
Cohen, president. Guests present
were: Barry Dibble, Redlands, Cal.
consulting engineer of the United
States Indian Irrigation Service,
and Russell Hornberger, associate
electrical engineer, Los Angeles,
Calf.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-15
0. E. S. Chapter
Meeting

The Eastern Star Chapter met
in regular session Wednesday this
week with Alpha Sheriff. as Wor-
thy Matron, presiding. 1t was the
first meeting of the new offlcers
beginning their years work. 1t was
decided at this meeting to sponsor
E. Rainbow Assembly for the young
ladies of Coolidge, and Sophie
Cohen has charge Of the initiative
work ait the present time. After
the closing a social hour was held
with the men of the chapter as
hosts. They furnished ice cream
and delicious cake also valentine
for each member of the chapter.
The sudden passing Of Frank
Pinkley who was a charter mem
ber of the chapter carried a sad
note throughout the meeting of the
evening.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-15
Frank Pinkley, Supt.
of Southwestern Natl.
Monuments Passes On


Stricken at 10 o'clock Wednes-
day morning, February IA, with a
heart attack, Immediately after he
finished a lecture at the School Of
instruction in session at the Ma
tional Monument, this week, MIR.
Frank Pinkley collapsed and died
in a short time. 1t was a great
shock to his many friends. Altho
Mr.. Pinkley had been ailing for
sometime, it was thought ito be
nothing of a serious nature, and
he always seemed to be up and
doing as usual. Through his
prominent position connected with
the Southwestern National Monu-
ments as superintendent, he was
widely known and beloved by all;
his generous and kindly nature
made friends for him wherever he
went. AS one of the pioneer set
tiers around here his experiences
were colorful and interesting
throughout his long residence here
for 80 years, before any of this
section was developed.
He is survived by his daughter
Margaret and son Addison who
are students at the Arizona Uni
versity at Tucson, and his mother
Nancy Pinkley who resided at the
Casa Grande National Monument
with her son for many years. The
funeral is in charge of Cole &
Maud Mortuary in Coolidge and
will be held Saturday at 10 a. m.
The obituary and a life history
of Frank Pinkley will be given in
next weeks paper. Information not
being available at this time.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-15
School of instruction
At National
Monument

The Casa Grande National Monu-
ment, under direction of Supt.
Frank Pinkley, will hold School
of Instruction for custodians be-
ginning Wednesday with special
entertainments and evening pro-
grams. A tea at Vah-Ki Inn Is
planned for the wives Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Parke Soule
as hostess. A 1890 luncheon
Thursday followed by bridge at
Yah XII Inn and trips through the
valley for Friday closing the acti-
vities with dance and dinner
Friday night. A number Of costo-
dians were appointed by Frank
Pinkley, superintendent Of South
western National Monuments, re-
Gently.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-15
Easy Ironer School to
Be Held In Coolidge

Due to the tremendous interest
shown by women throughout the
country in recent survey, the
Arizona Edison Company, Inc. and
the Farmers Electric Supply Com
pany have arranged to have Grace
Ross from the Easy Washing Ma
chine Corporation conduct an
Ironer School for the women of
Coolidge. The Ironer School will
be held at the Arizona Edison Of
flee ait 200 p. M, Friday, Febru-
ary 10th.
Mrs. Ross says that women
everywhere are surprised at the
simplicity of ironing a shirt and
fussy things on the new three
speed Easy Ironer. Ironing is now
made easy to do and is a pleasant
interesting home duty with the
drudgery removed because the
operator must sit down to do her
work. The new Easy ironer has a
beginners speed with controlled
head which makes it simple for
the beginner to learn. Mrs. Ross
further states that if you have
just a few instructions, you can
now iron a shirt the first time you
try. Attend this demonstration
and fix out for yourself how to
iron the Easy" way.
Every woman attending the Easy
Ironer School will be presented
with a handsome gift and beautl
full new 7-way LES. floor lamp viii
be given as a door prize.
Mrs. Ross will also give a free
demonstration on the Easy lroner
at the Farmers Electric Supply
Company on Saturday, February
nth.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-15
First Baptist Church
Notes
BY Pastor J. N. Campbell

This Sunday Will be marked by
an ordination of service in the
afternoon at o'clock, at which
time Messrs. A. L. Robinson and
Carl Bailey will be ordained as
deacons of the Church. Ministers
and deacons from churches In
Casa Grande, Sacaton, and Phoe'
nix are to be present for this
special service. The public is In
vited. Sunday week there will be
a special baptisma, service out at
the Geo. Kinne farm.
Training Union director Mrs
Lola Barker is recommending as
nnion officers: Mrs. Bill Keith for
associate director. Bill Keith for
counselor of the seniors Carr
Bailey for the juniors, and Mrs.
Flossie Pate for the story hour.
The hour is changed from $50 to
700 p. m. for the training OhloA
putting the evening worship hour
10 begin at 7:45.
Candidates who stand approved
for baptism: Luther and JACK
Burns, Laurence and John Robert
son, Mary Edna Roberts, David
Wayne Clark, and Mary Margaret
Marmon. Gordon Simms Joined the
church upon promise of letter
from Oklahoma City.
Pastor ]. n. Campbell will preach
both morning and night this Sun
day. and a cordial invitation is
extended to all.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-15
Restoring Burial
Grounds

A Pioneers Cemetery Association
of Phoenix is restoring the historic
burying grounds at 18th ave. and
Jackson street. The city commits
sion approved the expenditure OF
$4,000 to be available for the work
of protecting and caring for the
cemetery. 1t has often been won
dered at in Coolidge, just why this
growing town does not plat a
cemetery while land around about
town is still available. 1t is some
Ihing to think about at least and
some of the many organizations
could apply some of their energy
in that direction which would be
a benefit to this community.