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The guardian., 1940-12-21
Celtics Edge Ramblers
1913 to Even Series

MALDEN-In a well attended re-
turn game, the Maiden Celtics edged
the Medford Ramblers 1913 here last
Saturday night at the Lincoln Jr. H. S.
Gym.
Fast, Rough Game
The two inter-city rivals who
fought to a 20 first meeting thriller a
few weeks ago, favoring Medford,
went at it again hammer and tongs in
a fast rough game. Sixteen fouls
were committed.
Bimber Grant, lanky center, and
Chickie Sayles, veteran guard, led the
Royal Celtics with 7 to points re-
spectively. Grant, Sayles, veteran
Johnny Collins, Rolly Knight, Day, and
Slim Hensley spanked the locals.
Celtics led Ramblers at the half 60.
Medford, led by guards Stephen Doug
lass with 5 points, Bob Booker with 2
points, and Captain Dickie Phillips
with trio, put up a sensational second
half to close the gap. Two new Ram
blers, Ike Evans and Paul Robinson,
looked promising.
The Celtics who will play Providence
here tonight, played without center
Ace Bailey. The veteran Hemsley
was held to single point. Ramblers
fought without veteran Ike Isaacs,
and Iggy Mahoney. The game was
well officiated by Tommy Clelan.
The guardian., 1940-12-21
HARLEM LETTER

Continuing in the same holiday
spirit, l present to you a puzzling
letter sent me from New York and
written in a strange language of the
citizens of a place called Harlem. It
is said that the English teachers and
translators were baffled. Well, here
is the letter:
"Dig this! A jumpin' cat in a drape
twisted the slammer of a gas eater.
A hepped chick in bardacious vine,
cut out of dommy from the basement
of which a sudsbuster gazed. The
hard broad was a grade A solid killer.
Lamping the rug cutter the jitterbug
started to fall.
"Take 'em! Dig those togs-they
send me-" jived the cat to the chippy.
The guardian., 1940-12-21
CLAIMS Mccoy EXPLODED MYTH
OF INVINCIBILITY
That man IS IN again.

That man is in again.
Dave Egan, author of The Colonel
in the Daily Record, has added another
name to his fast growing list of
"people we ought to cheer" when, as
he puts it, "the myth of Louis invinci-
bility was exploded"
The Colonel, as you perhaps know,
has organized "his shadow, his echo
and himself" into committee of one
and has taken up the task of cheering
the under-dog. Well, there's nothing
wrong with his efforts except for the
fact that he consistently forgets that
here is such hing left in sports as
sportsmanship. While daily pointing
out what fine team the Boston Bees
are going to have, he never once men
toned that colored ball players should
be welcomed into professional base
ball, and yet he would have you believe
that he's for fair-play first. While
crowning the B. C. football team and
officials after an outstanding season he
never once took the same group to
task for their handling of Lou Mont
gomery in certain games, and yet he
went on preaching fair-play for the
others. And now he comes up with
"beaut."
Admitting previously that Louis is
great Champion he turned around and
in his column of Dec 18 he argued that
Mccoy had exploded the myth of
Louis invincibility. And he adds that
at was exploded by a young athlete
who spotted him % pounds in heft and
six inches in reach and after exactly
Is minutes of fighting, walked out of
the ring on stubborn, unwavering
legs"
What Invincibility?
In histe to throw few bouquets at
Mccoy, the Colonel forgot to explain
just what he meant by invincible.
Surely he can't mean that Louis is I'M
beatable, for he has been defeated
once. The point is Egan has allowed
himself to get into that much too large
group of writer's who contend that
Louis is slipping any time he doesn't
have the blood of his opponent splat-
tered over the ring and fails to score
a knockout inside of five rounds.
The myth that Louis is invincible? ?
Well, Mr.. Egan, if you feel that the
champ shouldn't have any trouble do
ing away with his challengers inside
of five rounds then your wonderfully
constructed myth has been exploded
several times before. McCoy's not the
first one to go more than five rounds.
Matte Brown once went the distance
and Pastor ran around for ten rounds
on two occasions, while Farr and
The guardian., 1940-12-21
Carvers Defeat ROx.
Boys Club 1923

The Carvers, who lost their open
ing game a week ago, shook the dust
of defeat from their heels and crossed
the line a winner by defeating the
Roxbury Boys Club ]. V. 1923.
1t was a field day for two outstand-
ing players on the Carvers aggrega-
ton; they are Clyde Dottin, who
chalked up IL points, and Oliver
Greenidge, a runner up with 10 points.
The Carvers are willing to play any
organized team between the ages of
1918. For further information write
the Cambridge Community Center, 40
Howard Street, Cambridge, or call
Kir. 6811 and ask for Duncan Dottin.
The guardian., 1940-12-21
MaHH. StatR 1antntt

The regular meeting of the Execu-
tive Board of the Mass. State Union
was held at the Harriet Tubman
House, December 9. Plans were COM
pleted for the distribution of presents
donated by the various clubs and mem
bers to be presented on Donation Day,
Christmas week to the shut-ins at the
Tewksbury State Hospital. Dona-
tions and baskets of cheer were also
planned for two of the sick members of
The guardian., 1940-12-21
Prov. HOOpsters
Invade Maiden

MALDEN-The Maiden Royal Gel
tics are scheduled to play Providence
here tonight at the Lincoln Jr. H. S.
Gym.
The Celtics have defeated the Golden
Bell Five 27-16, lost to Medford
Ramblers, 20, and won from the
Ramblers 1913.
Tonight's game will be the first
Interstate clash
The guardian., 1940-12-21
Mon. Mite, Amateur
Championships

The Eastern All-American amateur
boxing championships will be held at
the Boston Garden next Monday night,
Dec. %.
Winners will compete later in the
national tournament and a host of
classy performers will go into action
here next week.
The guardian., 1940-12-21
MASSACRE DAY BILL
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

In he Thousand Nine and Thiry-Two
Act relative the annual Observance of the Anniversary of the
Massacre of the Heroic Deaths of Cpu Atuck Samuel
James CALDWELL Samuel Gray and Patrick Carr.
Be it enacted by the
Court assembled, by the authority follows
Chapter six Of the General Laws hereby amended by inserting after
section twelve c. inserted by chapter hundred of the
of the current the following
Section I'D shall annually
observance March fifth anniversary
Atucks
Rae James CALDWELL Samuel Gray and Patrick Carr heroic
the hrst the of American independence
The guardian., 1940-12-21
Red Bracy Chosen
On Texas Eleven

DALLAS-Roy p. Dixon, South
west sportswriter, selected his 1910
Bi-State Eleven hee last week.
Joe ''Red" Bracy of Tillotson Col
lege and Boston, Mss, was chosen as
first string right uard and captain
of the team.
Dixon's second tam had A. Gran
vile of Tillotson atleft end, and Hey
wood of Tillotson at Center. Both
hail from Boston.
The guardian., 1940-12-21
Quaker City Has
Classy Omega Five

PHILADELPHIA - Perry Honey,
ace Lincoln basketball star is now
teaming with Bo Ballard, another ex-
Lion hoop captain on the new ana
classy local Omega Five.
Other stars include Va. State Joe
Hall, Morris Brown, Joe Cooper ana
Fats Holland. Games with outside
teams are wanted.
The guardian., 1940-12-21
COLORED TEXAN BAGS 20 DUCKS
WITH SHOTS

HOUSTON, Tex.-Colored sports
men will be respected in Texas from
now on-and then some.
Sidney "Buster" Warren, Colorred
Houston sportsman went duck hunting
near Katy. His white companions got
nothing. There were two.
Warren, using an OK as a blind, shoC
his rifle five times, killing twenty
ducks. One gun discharge alone
bagged eight ducks.
The guardian., 1940-12-21
Brooklyn College
Favored Over
Va. Union Five

NEW YORK-Brooklyn College an
ticipates a marked victory over Vir-
ginia Union University here December
9th.
The Kingsmen, boasting of their
strongest basketball team, will tackle
the Panthers who have been C.IA.A.
hoop champions for two seasons.
Union lost only 2 games last year.
The guardian., 1940-12-21
W. College Backfield
Ready For East

SAN FRANCISCo-The "West"
College backfield which will face the
east" here New Years Day will in
clude Paul Christman, the Missouri
passing star; Bob Peoples of Southern
CAL; Dean McAdams, Washington;
and Jimmy Johnson, Santa Clara.
Tom Harmon, Red Hahnenstein,
Frank Reagon, and Dave Allerdice will
lead an all-star Eastern backfeld.
The guardian., 1940-12-21
SUGAR BOWL
REJECTS LOU

BROCKTON-Lou Montgomery re-
portedly will go to the Sugar Bowl
Tennessee Boston College Game New
Years only as a "spotter."
A testimonial dinner will be given
Montgomery on Jan. 21, 1941 by
Brockton and Boston admirers. Many
notables will attend.
The guardian., 1940-12-21
COACHES HIT
SPRING FOOTBALL

The State Coaches Association meet
ing last week, registered influential
opposition to spring football practice
and Sunday football games.
High school oppositions to spring
football was represented by Brockton,
Quincy, Everett, Haverhill, Fitchburg,
Lawrence and Medford.
Coaches favored fall practice begin
ming Sept. l.
The guardian., 1940-12-21
PROF. WHIZZ 1910 COLLEGE
RATINGS

How do the New England colleges
rate in the Prof. G. Gosh Whizz 1910
sports ratings?
Why is B. C. nearly last and how
does Harvard stand?
Read "Roving Along Sportsdom"
next week-in THE GUARDIAN. ....
The guardian., 1940-12-21
SAM SNEAD TO
PLAY CUBAN

HAVANA-Sam Snead, P.G.A. golf
wizard has agreed to play an exhibi-
tion with R. Gonzales of Cuba.
The Hot Springs, Va, professional
will play the Cuban golfer here Sun
day for a side bet wager of $4,000.
The guardian., 1940-12-21
ColOred Cop
Cal. Golden Gloves

LOS Notwithstanding Glenn
ents won the annual Golden Gloves lat
lb. title here last week.
A second sepia slugger, Ralph Lee,
won the 160 lb. crown, and third,
Jimmy Lee, was runner up in the
heavyweight finals.
The guardian., 1940-12-21
Sepia Halfback
At Hawaii u.

HONOLULU - Nollie Smith Jr.,
star sepia halfback is now playing his
second year as member of the Hawaii
University football team.
Smiths parents formerly lived in
Wyoming, U. S. A.
The guardian., 1940-12-21
Ii. u. CAPTAIN
WILL MISS GAMES

BROOKLYN, N. Y.-Bill Dolly
King, 6:3 inch, 210 lb. center and CO.
captain of the Long Island U. basket
ball team will play only IL games be-
fore graduation next February.
Nine other games will be played
after King leaves.
The guardian., 1940-12-21
RAY GUILD WINS CRIMSON
LETTER
First Since All-American "Bill' Levi,

CAMBRIDGE-Raymond w. Guild
has been awarded his first varsity
Harvard letters in football. He is the
first race athlete since "Bill" Lewis.
First colored athlete to win Grim
son letter in more than a decade, Guild
is among 184 Harvard athletes named
to receive letters this week.
Son of the N.A.A.C.P. president,
Guild, a fleet backfield performer, is
being awarded his 1910 letter in Junior
Varsity football, and another and
minor letter in Harvard Varsity foot
ball.
The guardian., 1940-12-21
""Indian Bowl" Invites
Race High School

MOSKOGEE, Oka-And football offers the Indian Bowl
uogee Manual Training School has invited the Cooed Sumner
HIS eleven of St Louis play here the annual Indian Bowl
Christmas Day Classic
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26
EARNING POWER OR
RELIEF PAYMENTS

Midwestern migrants told a congress
sional committee at San Francisco this
week that they came to California pe-
cause they could earn more working IN
the harvests in this state than they couio
make at home.
News reports did not tell whether the
congressman questioned the migratory
workers to learn if they really meant
that they got more by working In tne
harvests, or if they really meant to say
that California pays bigger sums Tor
relief than their home states do. Inc con-
gressmen spend a lot of their time IN
Washington. They are not as we'll ac-
quainted with the subject as the average
Imperial Valley citizen is. So it is pos
sibie thev overlooked this line of ques-
tioning.
If the migrants come here because they
earn more in California, then we see little
reason for the congressional inquiry II,
on the other hand, they come here be-
cause they get more out OF California
relief, then there is plenty of reason for
the inquiry.
Nobody should begrudge those people
the right to seek better wages, nor should
anyone be criticized for trying to help
them get better wages If they come
here for that reason, and if they do get
Jobs and earn more than they could get
at home, more power to them. More
power to them, also, in any effort they
may make, within reason, to increase
their own standard of living.
Relief is another matter.
We do not want anybody to starve We
believe that society has duty toward
persons who, through no fault and no
laziness of their own, are incapable OF
earning living.
But neither do we see why California
taxpayers should be called upon to sup
port the INDECENT Of half the nation sim
ply because this states relief quotas are
the highest in the nation.
We do not mean to argue that Califor-
MAS relief quotas should be reduced
although we do believe they could be
supervised far more economically. We
do contend, however, and that strongly,
that the federal government should be In
duty bound to contribute fair share
toward the relief of persons who are not
Californians, but who come here simply
to obtain more from the relief treasury.
We fail to see why the people of Ar
kansas, Oklahoma Texas, Missouri, Ari
zona. New Mexico or any. other state
should escape paying taxes for the sup
port of INDECENT persons from those
states, while California taxpayers shoul-
der the whole burden.
1t is not fair. and we believe it should
not be tolerated.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26
OVERCOMING
PARTY LINES
(Kansas City Star)

1t is not waste of time for Mr.. Will
kie to have carried his campaign into
Texas. In that state as in other parts of
the South the old political solidity and
party allegiance is being weakened. The
factors of inevitable change are at work.
In what way they will manifest them
selves is not at once apparent. The pres
ence of them is the really important
thing.
Millions of Democrats in the South
and in other sections of the country are
pull of party loyalty which is entirely
natural and legitimate. At the same
time they are being forced to witness
steady and growing reputation of every
doctrine for which their party has stood,
of every political concept that gave their
party its real identity. In the face of
that, they are compelled to ask them
selves, what does a party name amount
to any longer?
Plainly, the new deal has taken over
with its alien doctrines. 1t has moved in
on the Democratic party and has sapped
its foundations. 1t is not only flouting
the Jeffersonian teaching as to the demo
cratic peril of third term but has sought
concentration of authority all down the
line, subordnating the powers of the
states and building up a tremendous fed
eral MISUNDERSTANDING right at the
heart of Democratic party principles.
1t is small wonder that Vice-President
Garner has remained silent and in seclu-
sion in Texas for months, in quiet but
unconcealable revolt against the new
deal 1t is small wonder that other Demo-
cratic leaders, in the South and out, have
followed a similar course or have openly
declared themselves in opposition to the
administration. How many members of
the party will quietly refrain from voting
at all or will vote quietly in accordance
with their innmost convictions cannot
now be known; but it is an interesting
matter for speculation.
Neither Republican nor Democratic
lines are hard and fast in this country.
Millions of citizens vote this way or that
as their own and the country's interest
seem to dictate. This year it isn't Demo-
crat VS.. Republican but new deal We. the
field. In the South and elsewhere the
issues are too big to be held within party
lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26
ADJOURNMENT

There is no more reason for congress
to adjourn now than there was three
months ago. The international crisis is
still at white heat If anything, there is
greater danger of American involvement
in Europe's war now than there was
three months ago.
Yet there are some senator's and repre-
sentatives in Washington who want to
close up shop and go home. 1t is cleo
tion time They have a lot of campaign
ing to do. So they want to adjourn con-
gresS.
1t would be unfair to ask the senators
and congressman to stay in Washington
while their political enemies at home
gather in all the votes But it is not
unfair to ask congress to recess instead
of adjourning. After a recess, congress
could gather again at the instant's need.
After an adjournment all the red tape
of calling special session would be
necessary to get the lawmakers back on
their jobs.
This is no time to leave the helm.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26

Let's not be deluded about this
thing called defense. It's not some
thing YOU can manage all at once
nv a vote in congress or sweep
of the presidential pen The time
for sighing, There, that's done,'
has not yet arrived.
What has been accomplished so
far is only a start. Army and navy
officials are trying to make that
clear to everyone. The sacrifices
have not yet begun. Congress has
appropriated Is billion dollars for
defense-twice as much as both the
armv and navy received during the
15-year period between 1925 and
1910.
A war machine has to be kept up.
Large grants must be set aside for
supplies, equipment and man pow
er. New funds must be provided
each year to keep the machine up
to date. For unless it is kept up
to date, it will be hardly worth
starting.
No one Is prepared 10 say just
how much a good sound defense
program is going to cost on an an
nual basis. The Division of Indus
trial Economics of the National In
dustrial Conference Board recently
concluded that Americans could
divert as much as II to 10 billions
a year from their national income
to defense purposes. The experts
conceded such a financial schedule
would leave the country pretty
much on a subsistence basis, but
it could be done.
1t probably won't cost that much.
Defense officials understand that
total defense consists not only OF
guns and tanks and naval vessels
and airplanes but also of reasonable
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26
STATE DEFICIT
(Chico RecOrd)

There comes small note of cheer from
the State Controllers office He reports
that the states deficit which was $SO,OO0,-
600 on July 81, was S63 100000 on Aug.
81 drop of S17,0OO,OOO. However, the
cheering news is somewhat >sobered by
the recital that the deficit now is $21,-
100000 more than it was a year ago. In
other words, while the state cut the def
icit last month, the grand deficit gained
$21 100000 during the year.
Greatest fear among the state authori-
ties and fiscal agencies is that unless the
present debt is reduced to nominal
amount so that it could absorb new obli-
cations under an emergency, the state
could not stand the strain of another
fifty or eighty millions piled on top of
the present debt The emergency which
they fear, and predict, would result from
sudden cessation of the war, the shut
down of war industries, drop in prices
and great increase in unemployment
Under such conditions the relief load,
now on the down grade, would mount to
new high figures and returns from the
sales tax, present leading single source
or revenue, would be certain to decrease.
Under such conditions attempts to meet
the situation by levying increased taxes
would be resisted to the extent that such
attempts would be futile.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL
No. 31l7

IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE AND GUARDIANSHIP OF
RAMON SANCHEZ, DECEASED.
NOTICE OF HEARING OF Pc
TITION TO LEASE REAL PRO-
PERTY.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that Mariana Guizar, as guardian
of the estate of Ramon Sanchez,
incompetent, has filed his verified
petition praying for an order au-
thorizing the lease of the real
property hereinafter described; and
that Friday the 9th day of Sep
tember, 1910, at two o'clock, P. M,
in the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the Coun-
ty of Imperial, in Department 2
thereof, has been appointed as the
time and place for hearing said petit
ton when and where any persons
interested in said estate may ap-
pear and object to granting said
petition.
Reference is hereby made to said
petition for further particulars as
to the terms and conditions of the
proposed lease.
Said property which it is pro-
posed TO lease Is situated in the
City of Ell Centre. Imperial County,
California, and particularly describ-
ed as the:
North 30 feet of Lots 1. 2. and
3 of Block l8, of the Townsite
of Ell Centre.
Dated, September 16, 1910.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk and Clerk of said
Superior Court.
BY CITHA IiAMSON,
Deputy.
(Sept.l7 TO 26 incl,)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF TAXES

NOTICE is hereby given that all
taxes for the fiscal year OF July l.
1910 to June 30, 194l in the city OF
Ell Centre are now due and payable.
That all taxes upon personal prop
erty and one-half of all taxes upon
real estate, mortgages, deeds OF
trust. contracts or other obligations
py which debt is secured upon real
estate will become delinquent upon
the last Monday in November next
thereafter at five O'Clock pm, and
that unless such taxes are paid
prior thereto ten per cent will be
added to the amount thereof.
That the remaining half OF the
taxes upon real estate, mortgages,
deeds of trust, contracts or other
obligations by which debt is secured
upon real estate, will become de-
linquent upon the last Monday in
April next thereafter at five o'clock
pm, and that unless such taxes
are paid prior thereto. five per cent
will be added to the amount there
of.
That all taxes may be paid at the
time of the payment of the first
installment as herein provided.
That taxes may be paid at the
City Hall to the Deputy Tax Collec-
tor, between hours of eight o'clock
am, and five o'clock PM, with
the exception of Saturday and on
which day the hours shall be from
eight o'clock am, to twelve o'clock
noon.
Dated this 10Th day of September,
1910.
II. E. Cox, City Tax and License
Collector.
By NEAL H. GAVIN,
Deputy.
(S19-O2, incl)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26
OUR COUNTRY

them was often thwarted by cir
cumstances. But it has never been
deried in this country.
The strength of democracy lies
in the fact that it does not for
mulate the exact liberties of the
Individual. 1t ensures that there
are limits beyond which these lib
critics must not be tampered with,
but within these limits a man may
define his own freedom and set his
own disciplines or refuse them. Un-
DER Our democracy the basic agree
ment is never to relinquish to gov
ernment the free will of the in
dividual in matters which concern
the mind and soul, and never to
circumscribe public or private hab-
its to such an extent that the free
dom of mind or soul is endangered.
Within this area of habit there
must be controls for the public
safety and benefit. Those are
agreed upon as may be necessary.
There is also much blundering, be-
cause imperfect. badly educated
people can make the operation of
democracy faulty. There is cruel
pressure, bullying, exploitation OF
the individual, and we hope to bet
ter these things. But in spite of
such failures, if man lives in this
country there are many points at
which he can say "YOu can't do
that to me-" and be stating his
rights. Sometimes he can not main
tain his rights. Sometimes he gives
some away, to his church, to his
employer, to other individuals. But
he is the only one who can give
them away. They are his until he
does.
To me this is the sense of de-
mocracy. I want to sense it rather
than to find words for it, 1t is
enough for me to know--ard to
fight for-that I can think as I
please, worship as please, and that
even if economic forces weigh me
down, I am still fundamentally
free. Under our government, in
our democracy, we never hand over
to the state the free will of any
man. We are right Even God has
never asked for that.
A nation has faith in itself and
in its chosen way of life cannot
be corrupted or conqured, writes
Faith Baldwin in the next ar
ticle of this series on "Our COun-
try"