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Evening star., 1940-02-04
Relief
Ball toLead
Social Events
Three Functions
Scheduled for
White House
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and president of the women's aux
iliary of the Navy Relief. will head
the receiving line at the event given
to swell the funds used to carry on
relief work among widows and
orphans of men who served in the
Navy and Marine Corps. Mrs. Charles
Edison, wife of the Secretary of
the Navy, will be in the line as
well as Mrs. Harold r. Stark. whose
husband is chief of naval opera
tions, and Mrs. Thomas Holcomb,
wife of the commandant of the
Marine Corps.
Admiral and Mrs. Stark will en-
tertain at dinner before the fes-
tive affair when their guests will
be their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Semans; Comdr.
and Mrs. Charles Welborn, jr.. 1t.
Comdr. and Mrs. Harold D. Krick
and 1t. and Mrs. William R. Smed-
berg. Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Holcomb
also will be dinner hosts before the
ball.
Boxholders' List
Continues to Grow.
The newly appointed Assistant
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Louis Compton have been added to
the already long list of boxholders
for the ball.
Members of the Floor Committee,
under the Craftsmanship of Rear
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, are, first
section, Capt. r. M. Brainard, U. S.
N; Comdr. E. L. Cochrane, &C. O.,
U. S. N; Capt. E. H. Van Patten,
IS. c., U. S. NJ; Col A. A. Vande-
grift, U. S. M. c.; 1t. H. D. Riley
U. S. NJ: 1t. j. w. Leverton. u S. NJ,
and 1t. j. K. Wells. U. S. NJ; second
section, Rear Admiral Ben Moreell,
&C. E. c., U. S. N: Comdr. c. A.
Baker, U. S. NJ; Comdr A. M. Bled-
soc, U. S. NJ: Comdr. G. B. Davis, U.
S. NJ; 1t. L. M. LIE Hardy, U. S. NJ;
Capt. F. H. Williams, U. S. M. c.; 1t.
w. R. Smedberg, U. S. NJ. and 1t.
o. P. Lattu, IS. c., U. S. NJ, and
third section, Maj. Gen. T. Holcomb.
U. S. M. c.; Capt. M. L. Deyo, U. S.
NJ; Comdr. c. F. Holden, U. S. NJ:
Comdr. F. G. Ulen, ID. c.. U. S. N;
1t. R. R. Lyons, U. S. NJ: Capt j. P.
Julian, U. S. M. c.: 1t. D. j. Nc
Donald, U. S. N, and 1t. L. Ensey,
U. S. N.
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She has often visited in Washing
ton.
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Diplomatic
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Orchestra at its concert this after
noon. Senor Chavez will be remem-
bered by music lovers for his work
with the orchestra at one of its
summer concerts at the Watergate
not so long ago. He is Mexico's out
standing composer as well as con-
ductor and is the founder and
permanent director of the Orquesta
Sinfonica de Mexico.
To Attend Concert
This Afternoon.
The Ambassador and Sonora de
Castillo Najera will attend the con-
cert this afternoon and will have
with them in their box their son
and daughter, 1t. Francisco Castillo
Najera. Assistant Military Attache OF
the Embassy, and Senorita Erma
Castillo Najera. Also with them will
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Miss Patterson Engaged
To Mr., Blair III. Smith.

Mrs. Edna G.. Patterson, 1641 Wis
consin avenue, announces the en-
gagement of her daughter, Miss
Emma Grace Patterson, to Mr.. Blair
H. Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank B. Smith of Mount Rainier
Md. Miss Patterson. a graduate
of Western High School, is an ac-
tive member of Aldersgate M. E
Church.
Mr.. Smith is a former Maryland
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Future Debutantes
Bv Catherine Haublev

Miss Courtney daughter Dr. Logan
smile
halfelowwelm met" style with her
boundless guo people, natuaness
extremely person.
Spontaneous enthusiastic she puts and
o unselhsh and sympathetic
everything
alert mind that interested everything and
Evening star., 1940-02-04

They Will return 10 EmmlCCSDurg
this afternoon to resume their
school work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Mills
Are Hosts at Dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Mills OF Alta
Vista were hosts at dinner and
bridge last evening. The young
hosts have turned part of the second
floor of their attractive home on
Grosvenor lane, near Wild Acres,
the Grosvenor home, into recrea-
ton room, where the guests were
seated at small tables for the dinner
and the bridge party that followed.
Their guests were Mrs. Mills
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Bateman Morris, jr.,
and her sister, Miss Patty Morris,
and Mr.. Dean Cowie, whose en-
gagement recently was announced.
Other guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Harbin S. Chandler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard K. Chapman, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. G. Fifield, Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
Lakey, Mr.. and Mrs. William Mat
tingly, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lam
hardt, Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Hunter,
Mr.. and Mrs. John York, Mr.. and
Mrs. Temple Dick, Mr.. and Mrs.
Phillip Conover, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Norton, Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Thomp-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Woolf,
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Jones, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Myers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Lund, Mr.. and Mrs. DON
aid Doyle, Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Koth,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Runkle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Cochran, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Albert Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Hedges, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Low
erbeck and Mr.. and Mrs. Miles
Myers.
Mrs. w. H. Sebrell will entertain
at a luncheon and bridge party
Tuesday afternoon. The party will
be held at Mrs. Sebrell's new home
in the Wheatley Hills section of
Bethesda.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Drummer, who
have been with Mr.. Brunner's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Brun-
ner, for the last two months, will
leave next week for their home in
Panama. Mrs. Drummer, who has
spent the last week with relatives
in New York City, will return to
Chevy Chase this week for a short
visit before she sails with Mr.. Brun-
ner for Panama.
Mrs. Charles S. Embrey
To Entertain This Week.
Mrs. Charles S. Embrey of Edge
moor will entertain this week at the
last of series of parties that she is
giving before Lent. She will have
one group tomorrow for dessert
bridge and another group the follow
ing day.
Mrs. George L. Meleney has sent
out invitations for a small tea which
she will give Monday, February IL,
In her home in Greenwich Forest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newman Bumstead
of Edgemoor have as their guest Mrs.
Bumstead's sister, Mrs. Bruce Wig
gin, who will be with them for sew
eral weeks before she leaves to join
1t. Wiggin at his new post in San
Diego, Calf. 1t. and Mrs. Wiggin
were in Portsmouth, N. H., before 1t.
Wiggin was transferred to Cali
fornia.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Gray of Edge
moor left last week for Mexican
trip. They will travel as far as
Mexico City and will return to their
home in Edgemoor late in February.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Mortimer Inlay
and their son Gordon have moved to
Bethesda from Fairmont, w. Va,
where they lived for nearly five years,
and have taken an apartment at
1872 Avondale avenue. Mrs. Inlay
Is the former Miss Jane Harvey
cutter, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederic Lake Harveycutter of Be-
fheSdo
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Miss Billy Arnold Engaged
To Mr.. James ]. Galloway.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick William
Arnold of Brookmont, Md, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Billy Arnold, to Mr.
James johnson Galloway, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas M. Gallo
way of Washington.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Dauahter for Padens

Mr. and Mrs. Harold P. Paden of
Arlington announce the birth of
daughter, January %, in the George
Washington University Hospital
Mrs. Paden is the former Miss Ruth
Cathcart.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

University football star, and at pres
ent is the head of the physical edu-
cation department of Gallaudet Col
lege. The wedding will take place
early in the summer.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Engagements
OF Interest
In Capital
Miss Mary Heard
To Become Bride
OF Mr.. Anderson

The engagement of Miss Mary
Ada Heard has been announced by
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
L. Heard of st. Petersburg, Fla, to
Mr.. Peter Harden Anderson, son of
Col. and Mrs. P. M. Anderson of
Chevy Chase, D. c. The wedding
will take place in June.
Miss Heard was graduated from
Duke University, where she was a
member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority.
She is a popular member of the
younger set and is a member of the
Junior Women's Club of st. Peters,
burg.
Mr.. Anderson studied at George
town University and George WASH
ington University. He is a member
of Acacia Fraternity and is now as
sociated with the home Office of the
Home Owners Loan Corp.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Miss Sale and Mr.. Thomas
To Be Married.

Mrs. Frank T. English announces
the engagement of her daughter,
Miss Kathryn Beal Seal, to Mr.. j.
Woodrow Thomas, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. l.. Thomas of Dover, KY.
Miss Sale is graduate of the
College of William and Mary, where
she was a member of Pi Beta Phi
Sorority, Mortar Board, and Who's
Who in American Colleges and Uni
versities for 1899.
Mr.. Thomas is a student in the
George Washington University law
school, a member OF Phi Sigma
Kappa Fraternity and Gate and
Key.
The wedding will take place in
the summer.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

exciting little thing that her Courtney
greater proportions world thrills bounded
insuppressible laughter.
designs clothes and wild about Latin American
music pearls country dancing Her greatest dis
trying keep with her diary
School and taking art voice and
piano at society and also
Bachelors Cotilion in Baltimore.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-18

Empire ciasslreIs bring results
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-18
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL ACCOUNT AND REPORT AND PETITION FOR FINAL AWARD
 AND DISSERTATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Saturday, February 24, 1940, T. N. Cashen, as administrator de bonis non of the estate of AUGUST ERIN EST THYS, commonly known as ERNEST BAKER, deceased, made and filed his Final Account and Re- port and Petition for Final Award and Distribution, and that on said day this Court made and entered it's order directing that a hearing be had upon said Final Account and Report and Petition for Final Award and Distribution before it on Sat urday, April 27, 1940. at the hour of 1000 o'clock A. M, on said day, at the Office of said United States Commissioner and Probate Judge, in the FederalT Territorial Building, in Juneau, Territory of Alaska, and re- quiring all persons to then and there appear and make their objections, if any, thereto, and to the settlement thereof, and to the distribution of the residue of the assets of this estate direct to Leonie Thys, a sister of deceased, residing in Ghent. Bel gium, Karl Thys, brother of de- ceased, residing in Maria -Aalter. Belgium, Marinus Thys, brother of the deceased, residing in Aalter, Belgium, Emil Thys, brother of eceas set d, residing in Fairfield Iowa, on a basis of One-Fifth to each and the remaining one-fifth to Neol J. A Van Hecke, Maurice R. G. Van Hecke, and Marcel Van Hecke, children of Irma Thys, residing at Bellum Brug, Belgium share and share alike.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 24th day of February, 1940
 (SEAL) FELIX GRAY,
 United States Commissioner and
 -Officio Probate Judge.
 First publication, Feb. 26, l940 Last publication. March IS, 1940
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-18
kAGIDS IN JUNEAU ON WAY SOUTH; TO
 REBUILD AT CANDLE

Boris Magids, prominent Interior trader and mining man, arrived in Juneau by PAA plane Saturday and will sail south on the steamer AL aslsa tonight for his annual spring buying trip to the States.
 On this trip out. Magids will com- plete plans for reconstruction of his trading post at Candle which burned recently with an estimated $40.0O0 in buildings and stock destroyed.
 It was Magld's first fire loss on 26 years of trading business in Seward Peninsula and Kotzebue country.
 The popular trader is a guest at the Baranof. and as always is still the firm booster of Seward Penin- sllla. predicting still greater mineral development and prosperity there
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-18
DISTRESS GALL
 E SENT FORTH;
 SHIP ON ROCKS
Wartime Wireless Ban Is Broken as Vessel
 Summons Aid

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 18.-Mystery surrounds the fate ot the little Australian packet Kaliks, which broke the wartime wireless ban to flash an sos, Globe wireless reported in San Francisco.
 A message from the liner Mon terey that she had received wire less from the Kahika saying: "On rocks and sinking fast
 The Monterey said that the near est ship to tke Kahika in the South Pacific was 90 miles away. After the desperate SOS. there was no further word from the Australian packet.
 The Monterey reported that the Australian authorities had messagcd the Kahika to resume silence and that details of the rescue were be- ing withheld. It was believed that the ship "Taroona" was proceeding to the assistance of the KahilSa, but nothing definite could be learned of the fate of the ship because of the strict wartime silence. The position given by the Kahika was in the reel strewn channel between Tasman and Australia. one of the most dan gerouS stretches of water in the South Pacific The SOS. did not reveal how many passengers were aboard the Kahika
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-18
L0MEN HEADED OUT AFTER TRIP TO NOME;
 REINDEER pUR(HASE
Phonephofo

Alfred Lomen prominent Nome business man, arrived here by PA plane from the Interior Saturday on his way back to his Seattle offices after quick trip to the Seward Peninsula town in con- nection with transfer of reipder oWnershipS.
 The Lomen Brothers held a large share of the vast reindeer herds which roam the northern tundras, and are now being purchased by the Federal Government for the use of the Eskimo.
 Yesterday Lomen flew to Cape FanShaw, to catch the steamer Princess Louise, but water was too rough to land. He will sail on the Alaska tonight. While here he is a guest at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-18
LINER MAY SAIL
 WITHOUT TAKING
 MAIL FROM U. S
Norwegian Captain Says Ship Will Be Delay
 ed by British

NEW YORK, March IS. = The Norwegian American liner Bergers- fjord is scheduled to sail for Europe tomorrow morning after being de- layed 48 hours by United States Customs authorities.
 The liner was to have sailed Sat- urday but Federal authorities re- fused to approve the ships clear ance papers.
 The Governments stand was at tributed to the refusal of ships of ficials to carry American mails to Europe They complained that by accepting the mails the ship would be delayed fer several weeks by the British contraband control The Bergensfjord had delayed its departure until this afternoon only to postpone it again until tomor- row pending settlement of the dis pute
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-18
J. W. Club Lunch
 Planned Tomorrow

Guest speaker at tomorrow's Ju- neau Woman's Club meeting will be Miss Adelheid Guenthner, new member of the field force of the Territorial Department of Public Welfare
 The 30 o'clock luncheon at Per cy's will be no-host affair Spon- scred by the clubs Department of Applied Education. Chairman o1 the department, Mrs Harold Knight will preside.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-18
MARINE NEWS
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
. - .
 ycpytYpnytNO q

. - -
 . NORTHBOUND , Yukon scheduled to arrive at . 6 o'clock tomorrow morning. . Should have four days mail : aboard. . Northland due sometime to- . morrow, nothing definite at [ . 3 D. m. today. . SCHEDULED SAILINGS . Taku scheduled to sail from | . Seattle p. m. tomorrow. [ D Mount Mckinley scheduled to [ , sail from Seattle March 20 , at 9 a. m. , North Sea scheduled to sail [ , from Seattle March g at 10 a. m. [ , Princess Louise scheduled to [ , sail from Vancouver March | 22 at 9 p. m. , SOUTHBOUND SAIL1NGS : , Alaska scheduled to arrive in [ , port at o'clock this evening , and sails south about two ( } and one half hours later.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-18
DON'T SLEEP WHEN
 GAS PRESSES HEART

If you can't eat or sleep because gas bloats you up try Adlerika. One dose usually relieves pressure on heart from stomach gas due to constipation Adlerika cleans out BOTH bowels. Butler-Mauro Drug Co, in Douglas by Guys Drug Store
 adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-18
soUTHBouND sAILINGs
LOCAL sAlLINGs

LOCAL SAILINGS Estebeth scheduled to sail every Wednesday at p. m. for St. } ka and wayports.
 } Dart leaves every Wednesday } at "a. m. for Petersburg, Port
 } Alexander, Rake and way
 , ports.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-18
RANGER TX OUT

The Forest Service launch Ran ger TX left today for Skagway with Assistant District Ranger John Brilliant. The boat will return this week
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-18
LOUISE TAXES IA FROM HERE

The c. P. R. steamer Princess Louise took IA passengers south from here yesterday morning.
 They were: MT and Mrs. Robert Bowling, bert Ames, Ralph Saathoff, T. H. Orme, Mrs. T. Cash en, Tom Cashen, Tom Cashen, Jr., M. Whittier, J. Price. E. Mail, H M. Whittier, J. Price, E. Mail, H holm
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-18
Guest of Honor
 At Birthday Tea

This afternoon between and o'clock an informal birthday tea is honoring Mrs. N. Lester Troast. Hostess for the affair is Mrs. Jack Finlay and friends are calling at her residence on Franklin Street.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-18
TIDES TOMORROW

Low tide-z:o3 am, 49 feel
 High tide-858 a.tn, l4.3 feet. Low tide--3;39 pm. or feet. High tide-l0:07 pm, l3.8 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-18
DART BRINGS FIVE
 IN SATURDAY NIGHT

The motorship Dart, Capt Einar Haugen. came in from its island run Saturday evening with five pas sengers aboard, Tom Jackson and fiance from Rake; Mrs. Fred Ba- hovec from Baranof, and MT. and Mrs. Jim Sawyer from Sawyer s Landing.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05
BrowIey to Make Loop Bid
Against Culexico Tuesday

Brawley high schools hard
luck basketball team will
make It's final bid for the
valley championship on the
CaleXico floor Tuesday night
al 3 O'Clock and when the final
field goal is Swished through the
netting Brawley Will either be in
the thick OF the race or completely
in the cold as far rs title hopes
are concerned.
The Wildcats lost L heart break
ing. 2l-20. verdict TO FL Centro'S
league leading basketeerS Friday
night and earlier IN the season
went down 10 defeat against Cal
eXico, 1921.
The Wildcats have come 4 long
way since the first Calexico game.
however, and Coach Loughborough
hopes 10 keep his charges in the
thick OF things by upSetting the
defending champs come Tuesday
night.
In other games this week e.
Centro plays Holyyille Tuesday.
Calipatria Friday. Calipatria plays
Holtville Monday night, Imperial
Tuesday. Imperial plays Brawley
Friday Holtville plays ct CaleXico
Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05

sketball victory in 81 games.
Robinson's eagle eye provided the
Bruins with IL badly needed points
Saturday night and it was just
enough to give underrated baby
brothers "a to 80 victory over
California. 1t also permitted Rob-
inson to nose out Ralph Vaughn,
southern California forward, as the
leading scorer. Robinson has Scor-
ed 75 points in five games against
Vaughn's Ga, mainly due to Stan
fords close guarding of Vaughn
in their last match with troy.
In the northern division, Oregon
State got firm hold on first place
by twice beating Washington and
then taking Oregon, last years
national champions, during the
week. The Beavers go up against
the second place Washington State
in Corvallis Friday and Saturday.
while Washington takes on Idaho,
the conference doormat, in brace
OF encounters at Seattle. Washing
ton State would take the league
! leadership with two wins over the
Beavers, who barely outlasted Ore
gon Saturday night 28 to ~
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05
Oliver Fires, Sub
Par 81 TO Win
Phoenix Tourney

PHOENIX. Ariz.. FEB. 5. up
Ed Oliver OF Hornell, N. Y. the
winners share OF the Phoenix Open
golf tournament tucked in his wal
let. was ranked among the country's
hot" golfers today as the golfing
brigade headed Fl othe Texas $4,000
open al San Antonio. Feb. 8-ll.
Oliver. a virtual unknown until he
won the Bing Crosby tournament
at Del Mar. Calf, last weekend, set
a new competitive course record of
81 Yesterday as he won the $4,000
Phoenix Open With q score Of POS for
81 holes
Touring the par II course with
IS hole scores OF 69-72-64 to win first
money OF S700. divers "a for the
third swing over the layout was
one under the 65 established by last
wears winner. Byron Nelson, whose
DIS failed to land him in the money.
Close on divers heels was Ben
Hogan of White Plains, N. 70 who
carded 206. Hogan toured the first
l8 holes in par II. the second l8 in
66-five under par-and carded 4
SO for the return trip to win $3.50
second place money. A win for Ho-
Gan would have meant his first ma
jor victory in more than five years
of pro golting.
Clayton Heainer. Linville, NJ c.,
land Leonard DodsOn, Kansas City.
tied for third with 207S.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05
Gaines, Johnson
Doubles C1aInps

Barbara Gaines and Lyn johnson,
Calexico school teachers. held the
mixed doubles championship of
Imperial Valley Monday following
their victory over q field of ten
teams on Calexico courts.
Gaines and johnson won 81 out
Of possible 80 games in round
robin play. Clarence Riessen and
Laverne Stanton OF Yuma were sec
ond. Jack Bowker and Bonnie Ed
munds, third. Crook and Leidig.
fourth, Joan and Walter Bowker,
fifth.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05
By HENRY McLEMORE

PHOENIX. Ariz.. Feb. 5. (UP)-
1t isn't every reporter who will
literally put his ear to the ground
TO gather information for his read
ers. But I did yesterday afternoon
at the Phoenix County club For
two hours I kept my ear tucked
in divot hole back OF the 18th
green and these are some of the
things I heard as the big gallery
followed the players in the open
tournament:
The best football player in the
country last year was Tom Har-
mon of Michigan. but he wasn't
great deal better than Amby
SCHNEIDER Of southern California.
The critic who expressed this opin-
ion was Bob Zuppke. poet, painter,
monologist, dialectician, psychoan-
alyst, and coach of the University
Of Illinois. Tom and Amby, I heard
Zuppke tell friend, were the only
Two players he saw last year who
filled me with awe. Zuppke, un-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05
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Yuma country club golfers Sum
day increased their lead in four-man
team match play over the Del Rio
course, scoring 26 points to 25 for
the Barbara Worth. 81 for Del Rio
and 20 for CaleXico.
Yuma's total score in three
matches reached "a as against 60
for CaleXico and sc each for Braw-
ley and Barbara Worth golfers. The
final match will be played over the
Barbara Worth course in March.
Jake Peralta. No. 3 man of the
Yuma team. shot the best game of
the day. 4 6S. He had hole in one
on the 202-yard par three third
hole.
Other toursome medalists were W..
B. Austin. Calexico. 60: Laddie Will
loughby. BWCC. "a; Newt Brazleton,
Brawley, 70.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05
A Remarkable Athlete

El Centre high schools basketball
team led the valley league Monday
because a tall. good looking young
ster, who is potentially the greatest
athlete TO hi: Imperial Valley in a
decade. performed for one night as
he should every time he steps Oh
q basketball court.
His Name is Jack Kirkpatrick.
He stands couple of inches
higher than six feet and he possesses
6 body that was built for athletic
competition. He is strong, he is
fast and more than that he is as
quick as Boz Feller's fast one.
Kirk can handle q basketball as
well as the good junior college play
er. he is an excellent shot and he
IS an above average defensive player
But i'll games this season. until
Friday night. Kirkpatrick has play
ed below the par that would stamp
him as the finest basketball player
who ever wore q blue and white
uniform.
With his team trailing Brawley
by six points and with the league
leadership hanging in the balance,
Kirkpatrick came steamine from the
background. into which he had dis
carded his real ability, TO bring El
Centre 2l-20 victory. True. there
we're other El Centro high school
players who TOOK active part in the
Spartan triumph, bu. it was Kirk
patrick who provided the spark. that
extra drive which spelled the dit-
terence between victory and defeat.
kirkpatrick slammed home nine
points during the game, seven OF
which came In a thrilling second
half OF play. He dropped the final
field goal through the netting in
Wild furry under the basket, then
twice blocked Brawley shots which