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Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05
CaIexico Files
Three Suits

The city of Calexico filed three
suits in superior court Monday to
enforce liens taken on property to
insure paving charges.
Suit for sl,688.99 was filed against
Eva M. Butts and others for paving
ordered by the city May 8, 1881. Suit
for s248.03 was filed against James
E. Peck and Faris Simon and others.
The suit against Robert E. Hatton,
Gladys E. Hatton and others was
for S34566 and that against Flor
ence B. RodWell and others was for
$63855.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05
Grief.Stricken Youth and Bride Relate
How He Killed Brother in Fist FiQht

fight
The brothers quarreled when
'Llndy" went to the service station
where Gordon was employed to get
his automobile and take their
mother. Mrs. Eva WhiSenhunt. out
to Scarcn for an apartment follow
ing their return from a three
months visit III Dallas, Texas.
GORDON had been using "Lindy'S"
automobile during the three months
and. when the younger brother in
sisted on having the car at once,
threatened to drain the gasoline
tank which he had just filled to take
lis wife for a drive. Gordon told
police his younger, but larger
brother struck him several blows
and Il couldn't let the kid brother
get away with that, could T."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05
Three States Will
Confer on Water

PHOENIX. March 5. UP)-Gov.
Il. T. Jones said today the states
Colorado river commission would
meet with California and Nevada
delegates In Las Vegas Thursday
IN an attempt to negotiate a new
Colorado river compace among the
three lower basin states.
The Las Vegas meeting was ex-
pected 20 mark an important step
IN bringing about an ultimate set
tlement OF Arizona's long battle
against the Santa Fe compact.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05
Ca|exican Injured
In Head-on Crash

CALEXICO, March 5. - A IS
ycar-old Calexico man was given
a ticket for drunk driving after
a head-on automobile crash north
OF here last night and then taken
to hospital for treatment of two
broken ribs.
Andrew w. Gray. Is, drove his
truck head-on into a car driven
by w. S. Lundburg. 81, in spite of
LundburgS efforts to dodge the
on-coming machine. Highway Pa
trolman Paul Brown said
The officer said Lundburg told
him Gray was driving all over the
road"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05
81 Men, 50 Mules
On wPA Project

CALExICO, March 5.--A total of
SO men from the SRA relief rolls
and 30 head of mules are At work
on the WPA road Improvement pro-
ject near here. ~
Work on the project which 10 q
part of a blanket WPA project spon.
sored by the state highway Depart
ment. was expected 70 continue un.
til June 30.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05
Mate of Woman
Who Shot Herself
Liberated

Mrs. Aileen A. Hughes, "a, sui
fering from a gunShot wound in
the stomach, showed a little i'm
provement Tuesday, her physician
said.
In the meantime her husband
Harold Hughes, was released from
the county Jail where he had been
held as a material witness since
the shooting occurred at the Hughes
home northeast of Ell Centro last
Sunday night.
Mrs. Hughes insisted she shot
herself because her husband broke
a promise never to drink intoxicat-
ing liquor again.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05
Navy Orders Two New Battle Cruisers
Al Eighteen Million Dollars Apiece

WASHINGTON, March 5. up
Secretary of Navy Charles Edison
today awarded a contract to the
New York Shipbuilding Corp, Cam
den, N. j.. for construction of two
new 10000 ton light cruisers at a
bid price of $l7,99OOOO per ship.
Only other bidder on the ships
was Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co.,
Quincy, Mass.
The cruisers, the Cleveland and
Columbia, are the last of 81 COM
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05

cd with Ramos, and left the party
with Be"noke. who intended to take
hlm home. In the alley near tho
house, the struggle was renewed.
Ramos was hit between the eyes
with a rock, but finally got Pena
home
The Filipino returned to the party
to wash up. 1t was then he dis
covered he had been stabbed in the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05
JAPANESE FAMILY
OF THREE SLAIN

CHUCHAzERACHI, Sonora, Mex,
March ). oUP) - Mexican ruraleS
sought a motive today in the mur-
der of an entire japanese family
Of three persons in their isolated
ranch homo.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05

bright future Tor the industry IN
the valley.
valley dairy leaders have been
trying to interest successful dairy
men of the east and midwest to
come to the county during the past
several years" Gordon told a large
audience on hand to witness the
Judging event" and while that is
a workable program the real Sc
curlty of the valleys dairy industry
rests in the laps of the youth.
Pointing w one youngsters group
of six animals, Gordon explained
that dairy project in Future Far
mer and All work prepared the
youngster to move right into the
industry as a means of livelihood
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05

batant 3nips appropriated for in the
current fiscal year. They were au-
thorlzed under the 1888 naval ex-
panSion act.
The two ships reputedly will have
great speed and cruising range.
They will mount inch guns. Bids
on the ships were deferred by Edison
until Feb. 10 to assure the navy
u chance to examine performance
CT latest type warships in the cur
rent European war, particularly
German pocket battleships,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05

abdomen. He blamed Pena for the
ytabbin2
When Police Officers w. S. Keat-
me and r. z. VoyleS arrived. Pena
had returned to the party. He was
taken to the police station. Bernoke
vas taken TO the Il Centro hospital,
but later transferred to a hospital
IN CaleXico. He will recover, doctors
believed
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05
'rain't Fair

faint Fair
Until Andy Preble became chair
man of the county board of superVl-
sors. his fAvoritc motion was, Il
move We adjourn" 1t cropped up at
every opportunity. Then Andy be-
came chairman-and the chairman
cant make motions. Nevertheless
ANDY Figured he'd make adjourn
mcnt mandatory by rushing business
through. He did that Monday. Ev-
erythinp had been taken care OF. NOT
q thing left for the board to do
Did anybody move to adjourn?
Not on your life. Ike Schlattcr set
tied back for a good, old fashioned
chin fest. Every time the conVerSa-
ton Jagged. Slim Graham furnish
ed a new topic. or Hugh O5Drone
thought of a story.
"Gentlcmcn, I'll entertain mo-
ton to adjourn" prompted Andy
hopefully. .,
Sure, sure. But Just minute
said Ike. leaning forward with an
other good topic for the conVcrSa-
ton on the fire.
Andys face cot red. Then 1t got
rcdder. And the redder it got, the
more interesting the conversation
became-to the others. Andy was al
most apoplectic, and Slim didn't
help anv with the remark You
know. I feel like staying here until
6 O'Clock
Finally Andy broke it up by
threatening to leave the chair and
make the motion himself out
the language he used was shocking
This being chairman isn't all It's
cracked up to be.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05
|ShipS Laden with Nuzi
Coal Sail to Test Out
Great Britdin's Blockade
Water Price Up
For Golf Clubs

Golf clubs in Imperial Valley
will after March l be charged a
dollar a year per acre for water,
directors of the Imperial Irriga-
ton District ruled Tuesday on
motion of Director Mark Rose.
Previously the three courses
Del Rio a! Brawley, Barbara
Worth between El Centre and
HOltville and international at
CaleXito-have been charged a
flat dollar year apiece.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05

upon graduation from school be-
cause it is a project that requires
a year-long attention rather than
fair-to-fair preparation
Judging of dairy cattle, both in
the Junior division and in the open
Continued on Page 2, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6
IATTLEMEN'S DAY,
FARM BUREAUS DAY


1000 a.m.-Judging of horses
shown i'm hand.
1000 a.m.-Judging of swine by
Mr.. f. Gordon.
1890 a.m.-Exhibit Building open
for inspection.
loo p.m.-Farm Bureau Pro-
gram.
200 p.m.-HOrse Racing and
Free Acts.
7:30 p.m.-Mrs. Margaret Rau
and Grammar School
Orchestra, Farm Bu-
rcau Program.
$50 p.m.-Amateur Contest.
THURSDAY, MARCH
SOUTH END DAY AND MEX
ICALI &. of &. GOOD WILL
DAY
1890 a.m.-E Xhibit Building
open for inspection.
loo PM Junior Livestock
Auction Sale, Milton
ID. Zinn, officiating.
200 p.m.-IiOrSe Racing.
500 p.m.-Stage Show.
500 p.m.-Amateur Contest.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05
Relief CHECKS CUT so PER CENT IN VALLEY
d AMBLING
N EPORTER
A Problem in Dict


The Frederick Powers Healds have
about decided that their young son,
Alan, who's three or thereaboutS,
has been reading the comic strips.
It wasn't long ago that Alan,
who'd been prospecting in the back
yard, came Juggling into the house
an angleWOrm that would have look
ed delicious to a catfish, but which
Mrs. Heald found not particularly
attractive. Quizzed about his find,
Alan reported that he wanted to
feed the worm, probably on the
theory it looked pretty skinny. The
questioning was carried a bit fur
ther What did Alan intend to feed
the worm?
His reply was sure and emphatic
Spinach
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05

LOS ANGELES, March 5. up
A coroner's jury today exoncrated
Gordon Whisenhunt, 23, for the
Cain and Abel death of his broth
or, Arthur Lyndville Whisenhunt
II, in fist fight.
LOS ANGELES, March 5. fUP1-
Gordon Whisenhunt, %, appeared
before a coroner's jury today to cN-
plain his unintentional Staying of
his 17-year old brother, Arthur
Lyndville "Lindy" WhiSenhunt. dur
ing a fist fight between the brothers
over the use of an automobile,
The grief stricken older brother
and his young bride of eight months,
Mrs. Bnrnice Whisenhunt, 10, Waiv-
ed all rights and were to testify
regarding the fatal Cain and Abel
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05
Junior Entries in Dairy Division
Assures Industry Future in Valley;
Horse Racing Begins at Fair

IMPERIAL, March 5.-The Imperial county fair spot
light shifted to the dairy barn Tuesday where g. f. Cor
don extension service specialist and Judge Of fair dairy
entries took look at the huge increase in dairy entries
from the All club and FLA chapters and predicted a
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05
Italy Tries Out British Tactics While
Red Army Slowly yHammers Back Finn
Defenders of She||-seared City
- By JOE ALEX MORRIS =
United Press Foreign News Editor

The European war cenered today around the she'll
scared Finnish city of VpUi and 10 rlimy little coal
ships steaming out of Holland waters for Italy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05
Pig. is Pigs

Speaking of the fair, l6-year-old
Harold Brinkman is likely the most
pleasantly astonishcd exhibitor there.
Harold Future Farmer of Amcrl-
ca. entered one sow in the livestock
division. Tuesday he had Is entries
the SOW and her IA little pigs.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05
HIT Sf,,cc

Hot Stuff
DR.. John G. Pace and compan-
ion sat quietly through all the hull
labaloo of an abortive fire in an
eating place at the county fair, while
all The other customers fled. The
doc and his friend munched on.
unperturbed. When the smoke had
cleared away and peace was restor-
ed. a curious bystander asked how
come Doc Pace hadn't run out with
everyone else.
Il didn't even know there was
fire" Doc explained. Il was cat
Ing chili--and I thought it was just
naturally hot"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05
Sitlelight--

A bllrly Negro prisoner in the city
Mail had become SO belligerent that
FhiS fellows in confinement finally
appealed to police to quiet him. Pa
trolman Roy Dupont. who's a bit
burly himself, was detailed He stood
outside and demanded cessation of
nostilitieS. The Negro demurred
Roy stepped inside. The Negro look
ed al him.
Boss" he said, I'm a tough
man but I make distinctions"
Thereafter peace reigned.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-05

Butter: Los Angeles SIC; but
terfat, Imperfar Valley Z. o. b. ranch.
grade A. 4Oc: manufacturing milk
34c; route gathered cream 30c.
l.. A. hay: U. S. No. l $500;
U. $. No. leafy S13.5O-14; U. S. No.
2 S11-S11.50; Mpls. May flax 500.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-29
MARVIN TO MEET
STEINB0RN HERE
Match To Headline Mat Card
Tuesday Night; Mars,
Hader To Grapple

Milo steinborn, the former strong
man exhibitionist. who captured the
fancy of wrestling fans here in his
performance Tuesday night, will re-
turn to the local ring next Tuesday
night, meeting Tommy Marvin
mailman with the kick of a mule IN
each hefty paw. 49,
The match will headline the
weekly mat card presented at LIE
gion stadium by the local Legion
post.
The opening match will mark the
return of Johnny Mars, forfhel
world champion. to billing here
This time the popular Mars vii
tangle with the roughhouse artist
Jack Hader, of Kansas City.
Following his performance here
last Tuesday night, mai fans hallee
steinborn as the most outstanding
wrestler ever to appear in Winning
ton and started asking for a mater
between the German strong mai
and John Grandovitch.
Constable William Henry Ezzel
has been elected the referee of tn
bouts and last night Ezzelr's only
comment for such an assignment
was "They'n either wrestle or gel
OUT" ,
The opening match will start al
8 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-29
D0DD CONSIDERED
FOR FLORIDA JOB
Former Vols Star To Confer
With Officials Today On
Grid Coach Position

GAINESVILLE, Fla, March %.
-GB-Bobby Dodd, former Tennes,
see star who has been assistant
coach at Georgia Tech for several
years, has been tentatively recon-
mended by the University of Flori-
da, athletic committee for head foot
ball coach here, DR.. john J. Tigert,
president of the university, said to-
night.
"The recommendation is only
tentative and has not been passed
on by me to the board of CONTROL"
DR.. Tigert declared.
"Mr. Dodd is one of several can
didates that we are considering for
the position. The recommendation
has not been acted upon as yet"
The committee usually initiates
coaching recommendations, submit
ting them to DR.. Tigert for his ap-
prevail, after which they go to the
state board of control for final &C
ton.
The head coaching vacancy was
caused by the resignation of Josh
Cody. who also held the position Of
athletic director, to become line
coach at Temple university.
Dodd said tonight at Orlando that
he would confer with university Of
ficials tomorrow about the coaching
job.
II am interested very much in
the job and would like to have it if
we can get together on terms" he
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-29
MacRae Says Advance Sale OF
Tickets Indicates Show To
Be Best Ever Held Here

Nelson MacRae, president of the
Cape Fear Horse Show Association,
Inc, said yesterday that advance
ticket sales indicate the third an
nual Cape Fear Horse show, to be
presented at Legion field April 5
and 6, will be the most popular
horse show ever presented in this
section.
Already the sale of tickets has
surpassed that of last year and
there is every indication a record
crowd is going to be on hand dur
ing the two days and nights in
which the finest horse flesh in the
United States will be put on parade
in the gayly decorated ring at
Legion field, he said.
This, to me, is a fine thing"
MacRae said, for it shows Will
mington is awake to the fact the
Cape Fear Horse show is a COM
munity event, staged for the pur-
pose of p%ublicizing Wilmington and
its advantages as a horse show
place as we'll as a place to winter
fine horses. 1t proves to me that
the difficulties which We have en-
countered in the past years in pre-
serting the annual shows have
been well worth while and that the
people of Wilmington are going tc
cooperate Fundamentally this yeal
to make this event of community
interest and community worth q
real, heartening success"
MacRae said he anticipated there
will also be an unusually large
number of children at the show
this year, as he association spon-
soring the show has voted to ad-
init all children up to IA years Of
age free if they r accompanied
by an adult OF by their parents.
This is a splendid innovation
the association has adopted" he
said, "to encourage mothers ane
fathers of Wilmington children tt
learn about n of the finest an6
cIeanest outdoor sports in the world
At the show the children will see
high jumpers, brilliant hunters
ponies, beautiful three and five
gated horses, harness horses, ; 4
will also see children of their owr
ages who have been taking riding
lessons, compete in an officia
horse show in their own city.
ut is hoped" he said, "this will
encourage tilu parents to give
more thought to riding as {
healthful recreation for their chill
dren and it is our hope that every
parent will bring their sons ant
daughters to the STADIUM on the
fifth and sixth to see what we be-
lieve will be the finest show of its
kind ever staged in this section Of
the country
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-29
Richmond Blanks State
Nine S To 0 In Opener

RALEIGH, March 2s.-tR-Rich-
mond university BANKED N. G.
State, SO, in a Southern conference
baseball game here today which
opened States season.
Ned Butcher and Porter Vaughn,
Richmond pitchers, limited Coach
Doc Newton's boys to a total OF
three scattered singles. Butcher,
who started and pitched seven in
nings, famed 10 batters. Vaughn
famed five and yielded n hit.
Newton, in his first season as
baseball coach at State, used four
pitchers. Sammy kaufman started
and was followed by Peanut Doak,
Ray Smith and Durward Harper.
The Spiders scored two runs In
the second, and singletons in n
third. seventh and eighth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-29
MRS. PAGE WHIPS
NOLAN IN TOURNEY
Chapel Hill Golfer Cards 6S
In Third Round Of W0man's
NOrth-SOuth Tourney

PINEHURST, March %. -
Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page, 1887
Women's National golf champion,
put on one of the greatest perform
ances of her career in the third
round of the Women's North and
South championship this afternoon
in eliminating Mrs. Thomas Nolan
of Newcastle, Pa, 4 and 3.
Mrs. Page, who slugs like a
heavyweight off the tees, played
out her card for a 1855 on the
par-74 No. 1 course.
The husky Chapel Hill IN. c.
housewife qualified in 1888 with a
So and played out the bye holes in
a match last year for a sc.
In tomorrow's semifinals she will
play Deborah Very of Worcester.
Mass, whose third-round victim was
Mrs. C. r. Harbaugh of Cleveland,
6 and 5.
Opponents in the lower bracket
will be Dorothy Kirby Of Atlanta
and Jean Bauer of Providence, R. I.
Miss Kirby this afternoon won
over Betty Abernethy of Pittsburgh,
6 and 5, while Miss Bauer was
eliminating Helen Waring, Pine
hurst veteran, 5 and 4.
In second round matches this
morning Mrs. Page defeated Anne
Krumb Haar, Philadelphia, 4 and 3;
Miss Very won over Priscilla JAN
ny, Bryn Mawr, Pa, 4 and 8; Miss
Kirby trounced Mrs. J. ]. Lawlor,
New Rochelle, N. Y, 9 and 8, and
Miss Bauer put out Mrs. E. B.
Morrow of Baltimore 8 and 2.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-29
KAPPAS TO PLAY
re nine SUNDAY
Game Is First Exhibition Tilt
Of Cape Fear Loop; Line
ups Are Announced

In the first regularly scheduled
exhibition game of the Cape Fear
Baseball ASSOCIATIONS spring cam
paign, the Hi-Kappas nine will tan
gle with it's arch-rival, the Royal
Grown club, in a game at Hilton
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Cape Fear season will open
on April L..
The two clubs, rated among lead
ing contenoers for this years flag
in Father Manley's circuit, have
been practicing for the past few
weeks. ano are reported to be lea
ing top condition. Both Skeet
James, boss of the res, and Oscar
Flowers, field general of the Kappa
clan, have predicted victory, and a
real tussel is anticipated.
John Hendrix, appraised one of
the outstanding hurlers of the loop
in 1889, is expected to start on the
slab for the visitors with Headon
Piner Highlander from Morehead,
ready to go about the half way
mark. James announced that White
may also do some flinging in the
clubs initial start.
Lanky Bill Beasely, who caught
for the southern Athletic club last
season, will be behind the plate and
the remainder of the lineup will.
probably find Ed Wilson, receiver
of 1899, at first; Joe Markiton.
converted outfielder, at the key
stone position, John Markiton- in
the hot corner and Linwood Rowan,
1889 All-Star infielder at the short
stop post.
Poppy Sandlin and Ed Hawkins
back from last year, together with
former-Pirate Charles Cherry, will
make up the starting garden patrol
for the Crownmen.
Heading the reserve list is In
fielder Brooks and Fiy-chaser
| Shrimp Justice.
Jim Bullock and Hobbs will form
the starting battery for the HI
kappas. High-pockets Jimmy Mlntz
is expected to take over the hurl'
ing chores along about the fifth OF
sixth inning, and it is possible that
another of the frat chunkers Will
work before the hostilities are over.
Veterans will dominate the right
side of the Kappa infield defense
whereas, in contrast, youth will
prevail on the left side. Former
Jackson-Bellers Jimmy Eagles and
Shep Westbrook will handle first
and second bases respectively, While
Leon Thomas and Billy Pleper,
from last years team, will be sta
toned on the other side of the front
line, at short and third.
Joe Cherry will start in left field,
CAPTAIN Oscar Flowers will be in
center, and Walter VIM, portside
pitcher, will be in the right field
position to round out the frat mines
starting lineup.
Those on the reserve list who will
be ready for action Sunday include:
Charles Herring, Charles Hatchel,
Dan Page. Louis Wells, Robert
Merit, and others.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-29
Lamb Expected To Hurl For
Locals In Game With
Blackbirds There

The New Hanover high school
baseball team will leave this morn
ing for it's first Eastern Glass A
conference game this season with
the Rocky Mount Blackbirds there
this afternoon.
Roy Lamb, who turned in a
three-hit performance against the
Edwards Military Academy Cadets
last week, is expected to get the
nod for the starting assignment on
the mound.
The remainder of the lineup is
expected to be about the same as
used in previous games this season.
Coach Floyd Bumgarner sent the
entire squad through a lengthy
workout on Legion field yesterday
afternoon and the drills found all
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-29
Signs Contract
To End Long Holdout

WINTER HAVEN, Fla, March
2S.-LR-Zeke Bonura ended his
long holdout today as the New
York Giants enhanced the occasion
with an 8 to 0 victory over the
Cincinnati Reds in ar exhibition
contest.
Financial arrangements between
Bonura and the club were not dis
closed but some observers here
thought the Giants had given a
concession beyond the $4,000 they
had been offering. This was a cut
of IS, 900 from last year.
The victory over the Reds was
accomplished with the help of a
lustrous two-hit pitching job by
Rookie Hy Vandenberg and the vet
eran southpaw, Cliff Melton. The
former worked the first five in
nings and gave up n blow while
Melton finished with the same re-
suit. Meanwhile the Giants combed
three Redleg hurlers for IL safeties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-29

CAPTURES Greensboro Golf Tourney
Cats Play Rocky Mount
Today In League Opener

members of the team in top condi'
ton.
To date the Wildcats have won
four in as many starts, marking up
victories over Kinston, Clinton
EMF. and Whiteville.
Rocky Mounts team, which 10
usually a strong contender for h
Eastern championship each year, IL
expected to have about the same
organization as last season.
Today's game will mark the OF
fetal opening of the conference.
No other conference games are
scheduled this week.
Athletic officials at New Hanover
high school yesterday announced
the sale of season tickets for all
baseball games this season. The
tickets are good for the remaining
four conference games to be played
here and also for the n~on-confer'
ence game with Kinston. Fans
who purchased season tickets for
all sports last fall may use then
tickets for baseball also.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-29
PEARS REAT A. C. G..

WILSON. March 2S.--(R-Lenolr'
RHYME defeated Atlantic Christian
college 9 to 0 today in the opening
tennis match of the North State
conference.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-29
SMOKE RINGS
Paychek Party
By SAM Raglan

Doing a juggling act with the dope book and wonder
hg how long it will take Joe Louis tonight.
The experts have established the odds at 8 to 1 and
hotter in favor of the Brown Better but there's nothing
hat looks better than a Paychek before a weekend party.