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Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29

*broken, 1,345 ,061 persons viewing the
SIS league championship games and
the league play-off. The combined
total represents a gain of 2.5 per
cent over 1899. More than 250.000
attended the league all-star and
exhibition games.
The Chicago Bears won the worlds
professional title, stunning the grid
iron world with an unbelievable 1870
triumph over the Washington Red
skins in the play-off game at Grlf-
fifth Stadium in Washington on
Dec g. A capacity crowd of 36,O34
saw the game with another 25,O00
turned away.
The Bears Redskins battle set
the grid world aflame with talk of
Coach George Halas Information,
man-in-motion" offense. Moderniz-
ing one of the oldest formations in
football with a man in motion,
Halas threw monkey wrench at
the theories of those football coach
es who have maintained that Notre
Danes box and Warmers single
Wingback were the two foremost at
tacking forces in the game.
BY aiding one or two men in mo-
ton, running laterally toward the
sidelines, Halas added deception to
the old T formation and made the
defense spread. The Bears running
attack features no blocking by the
backs. The fullback and halfbackS
run naked The quarterback ham
dies the ball on every play, feeding
it to the other backs or passing.
Most of the Bears Straightaway
power is based on Il quick-opening
hole in the line by massive for
wards. There is little doubt that the
Bears tremendous success with this
new idea is certain to have its ef-
feet on the offensive trend of foot
ball in l941.
The versatility of the Bears was
evidenced in the playoff game by
the fact that 10 different men scor-
ed the first 10 touchdoWns. 1t was
MT until the 18th touchdown that
the Bears had a repeater Most
demonstrated the greatest collection
of backs ever seen on one team
Bill Osmanski, Sid Luckman, Ray
Noting, George McAfee, Joe Min
iaci, Gary Famigletti, Harry Clark,
Bobby SWisher, Ray Mclean, Bob
Snyder, Jack Manders and Solly
Sherman. For all round group class
no team has ever exhibited anything
to match this gang.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
THE POST-PRESS

published every Sunday bv the
imperial Valley Publishing com
pany. 625 state street, III Cen
tro, California, as successor to
the sunday issues of the Morn
ing Post and Valley Farmer,
and the Saturday issue of the
Imperial Valley Press.
Paul Jenkins, publisher, A. c.
Johnston, vice-president and
general manager; f.. A. Fitz-
hugh, secretary and managing
editor.
Entered at FL Centre, California
postoffice as second class mat
ter.
West-Holiday Co, Inc, National
Advertising Repr e sentatives.
Subscription rates: In Califor-
MIA SC per copy or, in conjunc-
ton with the Imperial Valley
Press or the Morning Post. Per
month 60c; paid in advance: 3
months. $i.65; 6 months, 1925;
one year, $500; outside Cali
fornia, S10G per month.
Member California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
Qualifying Closes
At bWC Course

Trophies were ON the way Satur-
day as qualifying closed for the
Barbara Worth club championship.
Saturday afternoon was the last
chance. Pairings will be arranged
Saturday night and match play
Will begin Sunday. Players were
urged TO keep in close contact with
the club so they will know whom
they play.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
Taylor Draws
Even With Drew

MIAMI, Dec. %. (UP)-Walter
Lee Taylor, all square with Earl
Dew in the 1910 American pock>Y
race, had a chance to pull ahead
with his mounts at Tropical Park
today.
Taylor celebrated his 18th birth
day by riding two winners yes
terday to go into a tie with Dew,
who was on a plane en- route to
California, in the jockey sweep
stakes. Both have ridden 283 win
ming mounts since Jan. /, 1910.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
SUGAR BOWL NET
PLAY UNDERWAY

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. %. (UP)-
The seventh annual Sugar Bowl
tennis tournament began today
with Bobby Riggs of Chicago favor
ed in the singles and the team
of Jack Kramer and Ted Schrae-
der seeded first in the doubles
events.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
Stanford Cagers
Whip Nebraska

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec %. (UP(
-Stanford's basketball team last
night set a good example for the
Stanford football Rose Bowl con-
tingent by beating University of
Nebraska, 57-46, before crowd of
5000 at Civic auditorium.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
BENCHWA
by Burdette Kinne
overconfident so that Ell Centre
or Brawley can upset us?
Signed,
--Pos4-Press Sports e6itor--

overconfident so that Ell Centre
or sBrawley can upset us?
Signed,
Il. o. $.
All of which reveals why sports
writers gray or become bald in
their twentieS.
But back TO the Bowl selections
Starting with the North South
game in New Orleans this week
end, we pick the North by seven
points. principally because most
good southern stars are playing in
other bowl games.
And for the New Years games
We .cffer you:
Rose Bowl-Stanford over Ne
braSka Stanforos all around
strength overpowers the Cornhusk-
ers, 1870.
Cotton Fordham over Tex
as Aggies The Rams stop Kim
brough and win. l4-7.
Orange Mississippi State
over Georgetown Balance and
a strong defense gives Mississippi
the nod, l2-7.
Sugar Bowl-BcSton College over
tennessee A well rounded at
tack and a desire to win gives B. c.
a 20-7 edge.
Sun Bowl-Tempe over Western
Reserve In the biggest score of
the day.
Shrine galne-West over East g.
On field goal in a bitterly fought
contest that will probably be the
best of the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
ROML Winners

BOCI Winners
Before going into a trance to pick
the winners of the annual Bow
football games. let's sidetrack O
moment for a look into the Cali
pati1a letter box to give you gen
eral idea Of what all sports writer's
are up against during all seasons
Of the year
Here's a letter which says:
Dear Burdette;
Don't forget that CaIipatrIa
has high school and q basket
ball team. We have the best squad
since 1895 and are determined to
heat I'll Centre high this season.
Following is the dope regard
ing our team. We have five let
tern,en etc. ...
Manuel Lopez.
From information provided by
Manuel Lopez the Bench Warmer
scribbled an article outlining Cali
patrias chances to win the valley
league crown.
Then Calipatria defeated Braw-
ley, SIPS, and a subsequent article
rated Calipatria as a definite
threat to win the league title, and
rightly so. because Brawley has
long been one OF the loop basket
ball powers.
Then this letter comes in the
mail:
benchwarmer:
Why all the glowing writeups
about Calipatria's b ketbaII
team? Are you trying 20 make us
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
l.. a. STOCKS

Los ANGELES, Dec. %. UP)-
Stocks made an irregular advance
on the Los Angeles exchange today
in brisk trading of 10000 shares.
Eight issues rose while four de-
clined and Is remained unchanged
STANDARD IS up -; Union u down
=: Aircraft Accessories y down
= Consolidated Steel preferred 49,
y up z, new high; Vega 74s up
is: Nultee III up =.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
Markets at a Glance
BY UNITED PRESS

Stocks firm and moderately ac-
tive.
Bonds higher; U. S. governments
mixed.
Curb stocks irregularly higher.
Foreign exchange easy.
Cotton steady.
Wheat up around y TO q cent;
corn up about u to Is.
Rubber slightly easier.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
MACK TO RAISE
PLAYER SALARIES

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 28. up
The Philadelphia Athletics planned
today to give pay rises to their
players when 1871 contracts are
sent out shortly after Jan. /.
Connie Mack veteran AS man.
ager who celebrated his 18th BIRTH
day anniversary last week, an
nounced the salary increases.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. Dec. .. tUPJ-Wheat
prices advanced today to their
highest price in two weeks. Gains
Of about ! cent were made before
offerings developed in sufficient
volume to satisfy the demand.
Wheat closed ! TO ] - cents high
er. May S7-s67s; corn was up s
to ! cent, May G27s -G2A oats 70
10 = cent higher. May 37A, and rye
up * to 2. cent. May 47h; soy
beans advanced IL 10 Ia cents.
May 94-94M.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
San Jose State
Defeats Humboldt

e SAN JOSE, Cal, Dec. %. (UP)-
San Jose State college defeated
Humboldt State, 62 to 40, in a nor
conference basketball game here
last night.
The two teams meet again to-
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
SATURDAY, LADIES' DAY
AT BOWLING ACADEMY

saturday is again ladies day at
the Bowling palace, according TO
Manager Noel Smith. Women, ac-
companied by an escort, may bowl
free, Smith said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
RESERVE PREPS

CLEVELAND, Dec. 25. CUP) =
Western Reserves Red Cats re-
sumo practice tomorrow for their
engagement against Arizona State
in the Sun Bowl at El Paso, Jan l.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
Pro Football Hits
New Heights in
1910 Grid Season

NEW YORK, Dec %. (UP)-Professonal football sky
rockeed heights in 1910 Arsticaly and financial
y it the greatest the National football league
has enjoyed since its formation in 1921
For the fifth consecutive year attendance figures were
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
/. A. Hay
L. A. GRAIN

Los ANGELES. Dec. 2s. up
Mailing barley $3.50. SI.12A III y
wheat No. 2 hard or
soft white -. SI.47 = 1.57 -
harley. No l. bright S1.10-1.1 Is
Milo Ne. yellow - $1.2O-1 20
corn. Ne. . yellow 49, SI.4s-I so
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
MPLS. FLAX FUTURES

ufiax quotations courtesy the
southwest FlaNseed assOcia tiOD.b
May Observation-Disclosures. $l.G1
July .................... Sl.oOK
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
l.. A. BANKS

Los ANGELES. Dec. g. UP)
Transamerica ............t. y 4 =
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
l.. A. RITTER d EGGS

Los ANGELES. Dec. 2S. CUP)-
.Ntras 81 i2e: prime firsts 81 1isci
tandards 31c; undergrades 30c.
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run their own convention better
than ever did the machine
system of the "Old Guard" The
old organization has gone because
it has had little to feed on for
years.
Party organizations are built on
jobs for the party workers-local
Jobs, county jobs, state jobs, Fed
eral jobs. A party that controls
the letting of local improvement
contracts, appointment to jobs IN
the local water works, fire de-
partment and the like, can main
tain a good organization in its To-
cality. If it controls the county,
more jobs; the state, more jobs
still.
The Republicans are going to
have a hard fight this year be-
cause there are a million or so
Federal jobs, many of which
would go to others than those
that now hold them if the Demo-
Gratis lost. Add to that the great
number of persons employed by
w. P. A. and other Federal relief
agencies, who will be afraid of
losing their jobs, and Mr.. Will
kie's campaign starts with heavy
odds against him.
PARTISANSHIP myth
One thing the Republicans did
at their convention was to throw
overheard an ancient myth about
"party regularity" They nomi-
mated for President man who
admits that he voted for Roose-
welt in 1882.
could not help thinking Of the
declaration in the Bible that
'|there is more JOY in Heaven over
one sinner who repenteth than
over ninety and nine just men
who need no repentance"
Two things were proved to me
by Wendell Wilkes nomination.
One is that the Republicans could
not find among their old stand
bys a leader who combined all of
the qualities needed for the job.
Some had vote-getting appeal,
some had undoubted ability, some
were statesmen with an under
standing of world affairs. None
had everything, and probably
Mr.. Willkie comes nearer to hav-
ing most of those requirements
than anyone else who could have
been picked. Another thing is
that there's not enough difference
to be noticeable between Repub-
licans and Democrats these days.
ISSUES personal
Most of the old isues which di-
vided the major political parties
have been forgotten, though
traces of them remain to make a
dividing line. From the time l
was old enough to understand
what politics was about there was
one great isue, the tariff duties
on imports. The Republicans
stood for a protective tariff to
build up American industries; the
Democrats for a tariff for reve-
nue. only, to admit foreign goods
at prices the common man could
pay for them.
The Republican party is the
traditional heir of the Federallst
doctrine of Hamilton; yet Federal
control has been enlarged and
tightened under Democratic ad-
ministrations much more than it
ever was under Republican. The
Democratic party processes ad-
herence to Jefferson's principle OF
the right of every man to do as
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-07-11
Today
AND
Tomorrow
POLITICS
By
Frank Parker StOckridge

Twenty-eight years ago, Viii
liam Allen White reminds me, he
and I travelled together from
Minneapolis to Chicago to witness
the spectacle of the Republican
party steam-roller run over Theo-
dore Roosevelt and nominate Will
liam H. Taft for President. The
subject came up because Bill
pointed out that there was close
likeness to the position of Wen
dell Willkie at the Philadelphia
convention and that of Teddy al
Chicago in 1912.
Both were late corners in the
contest for the nomination. Ted
dy Roosevelt had declared him
self out of politics, but on Feb
26, 1912, "threw his hat into the
ring' as contender for the Rep
ublican nomination. Mr.. Willkie
had never been thought OF ser
iously as a political figure, until
three or four months ago. l be-
lieve Gen. Hugh Johnson did sug-
gest him in his newspaper col
umn a year ago, but it didn't
take" at the time.
If the d-fashioned party ma
chine were still in existence Will
kie would have had less chance
for the Republican nomination
than Teddy did. He wouldn't have
started third party, though.
T7EMOCRACY alive
v I have been studying politics,
writing about it and sometimes
helping out in political cam
paigns, for close to fifty years. I
have attended a great many ma
tional conventions of both of the
major parties. I have had a
chance to learn what was going
on under cover" in many poll
teal campaigns. have never
seen a political convention in
which the delegates were so free
to vote as they felt proper as in
the Philadelphia Republican Ma
tional Convention of 1910.
It was as perfect an expression
of democracy in action as any po-
litical idealist could ask to see.
There was no boss cracking the
whip. Beyond their agreement to
vote for some particular cand1-
date on the first one or two bal
lots, hardly delegate was under
any obligation at all. That is not
to say that none had any expec-
tation of reward if his candidate
were nominated and elected. But
there was nobody in position to
inflict political punishment upon
any delegate who didn't vote &C
cording to orders.
ORGANIZATION gone
One reason why the Republi-
can National Convention was so
wide open and ''bossless" is that
the party has been out of power
for so long that it has become dis
organized. Personally I like the
method of letting the delegates
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per acre from this field within
the next week or ten days."
J. c. Little, of Clifton, applied
100 pounds of Nitrate of Soda be-
side a check plot in a pasture
field that had been lined and
phosphated. He got a great in
creased growth-can see the dark
green patch from the road. 1t has
about doubled the growth of
grass. He says the COWS seem to
hunt for that patch first and he
thinks it will pay to use soda.
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Ashe Farm News
BY G. J. RICH, County Agt.
and III. D. QUESSENBERRY,
Assistant

VIM. r. Miller, of Nathan's
Creek, had his sheep dipped in
the portable dipping vat, recent
ly purchased by the Ashe County
Sheep Growers Association.
The dipping was done in June,
1910 and Mr.. Miller believes he
can tell a difference in the thrift
ness Of his sheep already.
MIR. Miller says: II feel sure
can tell a difference in how we'll
my sheep are doing. They are do
ing much better-the lambs are
growing we'll. Flies are not both
ering them so much. They are
cleaner and seem to be more
comfortable. I would have my
sheep, including lambs, dipped if
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MIR. Oliver says: "This old hill
had practically nothing growing
on it a year ago. I applied ground
lime and phosphate last fall. I
got both lime and phosphate
through the farm program and
now this old hill is getting set to
white clover. It is furnishing good
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grazing this year."
Pennington thinks it will pay to
use potash in small amounts on
pasture from SO to 100 pounds
per acre.
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PAGE THREE

J. A. Oliver, of Big Laurel COM
munity, has a pasture hill he is;
very proud of this yearyHe put.
lime and triple superphosphate>
on it last fall. 81
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Walter Pennington applied 100
pounds of muriate of potash to
10 acre OF pasture that had been
lined and phosphated last year.
The grass with the phosphate is
considerably thicker and the
white clover is some higher. Mr..
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he pleases so long as he doesn't
infringe on the rights of others.
But today it is the Republican
party which is clamoring for the
rights OF free enterprises.
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Mrs. Fannie Shepherd, of Lau-
rel Springs community, says she
saw plenty of ticks on her sheep
before she had them dipped in
June.
Mrs. Shepherd says: ''My lambs
have been growing fine since
they were dipped. I haven't seen
them rubbing or scratching since
they were dipped.
Mr.. A. D. Goodman, demon
stration farmer of Pine Swamp
township, Bethel community, has
a field estimated to be approx
mately 80 acres which was very
poor until recently. !
Mr.. Goodman says: 81 applied
$40 tons of ground lime to this
field in 1888. Then it has had two
applications of calcium metaphos-
phate since I became a demon
stration farmer in 1899. seeded
1t to red clover, timothy and les
pedeza in 1889. The growth is
good now and I expect to cut ap-
proxlmately 10 ton of good hay
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I were going to sell the lambs
within a week. ] believe it would
pay"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28
'NJMANIA YIELDS
TO RED DEMANDS
Continued From Page One)

MS it lie, Rumania, World war heir
n Balkan supremacy was well on
he road to dismemberment.
II is a road that winds from
munich, through Czecho-Slovakia and
nland to Finland and back again
10 France.
Apparently Germany. and Italy
ave their consent to Russia's latest
pup. Axis ministers were in. long
Ind earnest consultation with King
nrol II in his hours of elaboration
md decision.
There were reports in Bucharest
hat the Soviet troops, quickly fol-
wing up the Rumanian capitula-
lon, already were advancing across
be frontiers of Bessarabia and
,nthern Bucovina, taking up the
Hritory which Russia. won by laying
piece of paper on a Bucharest
uncil table and flexing. her mill
Ey muscles.
Warships of the Red fleet were re-
krted also to have steamed into the
~manian Black sea harbor of Con-
anta which Russia is said to have
handed as a naval base.
Rumania, rich in oil and grain,
t poor in strategic location and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28
BAR CONVENTION
WILL OPEN TODAY
,~nOroximate1y 400 Delegates
' r,nected To Attend Blow
ing Rock Sessions

u LOWING ROCK, June 27-R-
- North Carolina bar will open
\. end annual meeting here to.
I,rroy. Originally the convention
y. scheduled to be held in the
W, Of a cruise of the Atlantic,
~ because of the European stu
ZION the plans were changed.
't shollt 400 delegates are expect
!: IN attend. Fred I. Sutton OF
r!rsfan will make the president S
.;5rass tomorrow night. Claude
= Dean, Clerk of the U. S. Cir
',t Court of Appeals, of Rich.
.ord, Va, will speak on "regu-
records and briefs on ap-
Governor Hoey will speak Sat
risv morning. Senator Tom Con-
Wv of Texas will speak in tn ,
=. .aerooon. officers will be elected
II, Saturday.
Also en- the program will b e
r NJ Brooks of Smithfield, A. B.
.ndrews of Raleigh, j. S. Brad
Of Durham, Hayden Clement
4 Salisbury, Roy L. Deal of Win
fn1.salem, H. c. Horack of Dur
James G.. w. Macglamrock
! Greensboro, c. r. Wharton Of
and S. w. Ruark o +
3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28

useful alliances, decided she must
give n to Russia-that no calling
into force Of her months of military
preparations could alter the final
result.
Yields
Hence she yielded Just short of q
10 p. m. 6 p. M, EST deadline for
her peaceful assent and agreed tn
discuss details later.
A Rumanian communicate. issued
shortly after 8 p. m, signified to &C.
ceptance of the demands. Its refer.
ence to an invitation to Russian
representatives to discuss the de.
mands was merely a formal way of
stating that consent, official quar-.
tiers disclosed.
The communique said:
THE crown council, under the
presidency of His Majesty the King,
took note of demands Of the Soviet
to cede Russia Bessarabia and the
northern part of Bucovina.
with a desire to maintain good
relations with the Soviet, the Ru-
manian government asked the Soviet
government to discuss the Russian
demands"
Foreign military attaches were ad-
vised that most of Rumania's armed
forces were enroute to Pennsylvania.
They were bolstered by truckloads
and plane loads of re~servists called
to the colors only today by Ru-
mania.
She. had invoked a virtually gen.
eral mobilization while the grand
council considered Russia's demands,
first accepted them in principal,
pleaded unavailingly for time to
dicker and finally capitulated.
Tonight's decision disposes only of
Russia's claims. Now will come
Hungary, with the reported backing
of Adolf Hitler, to ask for Transyl.
vania. Bulgaria, a friend Of Russia,
may seek the return of southern
Dobruja.
Possible Losses
All told, Rumania stands to lose
nearly half of her 1884 square
miles and return to Balkan obscur-
ity-a satellite wavering, between the
gravitational pulls of the axis powers
in the west and the Red empire in
the east.
Amid reports that Red warplanes
were darkening the horizon and that
Red troops, tanks and artillery were
massing at her frontier, Rumania's
grand council, under the presidency
of 4~6-year-old King Carol II, gave
reluctant consent to demands which
authoritative sources outlined as fol-
lows:
Return of Bessarabia, 17,146
square miles of fertile country, in.
habited by mroe than 5000, 900 per-
sons, which once was part Of the
Czarist Russian empire and to
renowned her claim;
Cession of the northern part Of
Bucovina province, once part of the
Austro-Hungarian empire, but how
much of Bucovina's 4,03O square
miles and gil, 900 Inhabitants Rus.
STA wanted was not known;
Control Of Rumania's big Black
sea port, Constanta, is a Red naval
base;
Supervision of Galati and Braila;
two Rumanian ports controlling all
navigation on the Danube, one Of
Germany's principal lifelines, and
Railway bases at certain Ruman-
ian ports along with certain other
incidental concessions. (Reports to
Berlin said control" Of Tulcea, ~
other Danube port, also was de.
manded).