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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
Mercantile League

Enjoying seven game lead, the Verriker Paintmen look like cinch at this writing to take the Mercan- tile loop honors htis season, meet ing the Brookside Dairy tonight for three games. Matzkin Furniture and Fulton BombeTs, Mohican Mar ket and Metros; Brock-Hall and Speedy Parcel are other matches carded.
 The Matzkin team has been hard hit recently, Angelo Gizzi having been laid up with pneumonia, while Sam Madnick has been saddened by the death of his father, for which the league extends sincere sympathy to Sam and his family.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
SPORT MISSIONARY

Charley Peterson, veteran bil- liardist, gave exhibitions and free instruction at 218 colleges and rini- versailles and sixty-one boys clubs last year. He performed in forty seven states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
ST. THOMAS WINS

In 8 Parochial League basketball league game played yesterday, the St. Thomas team defeated the Sacred Hearts IA to 9, after an 8 to 4 lead at half time. Scott, with 10 points, was high scorer for both teams.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
WRESTLING RESULTS
By United Press

By United Press
 New Britain, Conn. Wes- tenberg, Tacoma, Wash, pinned Marty Jones, Columbus, O., (two out of three falls); Bibber Mccoy, Boston, threw Heinie Olson, Duluth, Minn.; Pantaleon Manlaped, Manila. stopped Tony Jordan, Pittsburgh, Pa; Frank Miller, Bristol, and Steve Passas, Boston, drew.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14

By the they tell it out in Cleveland , aHa flv Conn., Pitsburgher holds the 'reaF hv;nS ou in the ring $15OO to tange with Chris tofods been signed to spot Joe Lotus 70
 with such as Lou Noa aOund neither of the fancy shman into the ring he insists on boxing gardener suddenly giving ms flowers he xo-by insisting becoming bul-hghter with everythinr in the bulls favor, including the horns
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
Last Nights Fights

Providence, R. l., Jan. 14-(UP) Everett Rightmire, 130 IA, Sioux City, Ia., scored a unanimous deci- sion over Leo Kodak, 1341a, Chicago, in a 10-round bout last night. In another 10 rounder, Bobby (PoiSon) Ivy, 132 1-4, Hartford, Conn, de- cisioned Pete De Grasse, 1855, New York.
 Holyoke, Mass, Jan. 14.-(UP)- John Henry Eskew, 1481s, Brockton, gained a split decision over Norman Hurdman, 147 3-4, Toronto, in a six-round main bout last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
BEES TO MEET s-1 FOE

Boston, January IA. - (UP) - The spring exhibition series of the Botson Bees was increased to 26 today by the announcement that the National League Club will play Evansville of the Three League at Evansville, Indiana, April 10, while enroute home from San Antonio, Texas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14

Ray Carrington's 444 Club won a tight tussle with the Gents of the Hill 38 to 35 in free-scoring game with the Gents lead at half time 18 to Il. Mcfarland and Donnelly were hot" for the winners, scoring 25 poitns Sheehan and Delaney scoring 2l for the Gents. Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
STAR NEAR-SIGHTED

George Glamack, University of North Carolina's high-scoring bas- ketball center, is so near-sighted that the basket is only . blur to him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14

Director Bill Shea has cancelled practice drills for the Baldwin Props and 444 Club tongiht as the gym will be used by the Washing ton Park Community Club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
BASKETBALL RESULTS Rv limited Press

wisconsin 48, Purdue A (over- tine).
 Indiana 62, Northwestern 32. Michigan State 23, Temple 9. Illinois 47, Michigan 41. Iowa A1. Minnesota 34.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14

rdge Pat Donahu of Norwich two hear them and both will on the Connecticut Sportswrters dinner January 2h at
  decided and who else going to be there The scbes idea of extra on the floor below the main haIroo O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
ANCIENT ATHLETE

Larry Armstrong, Minnesota hoc- key coach, was thirty-eight years old when he ran in the 1924 Olympic games at Paris.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14

That Crosby Naugatuk basketball tomorrow night at Woy v ought to be just exciting Wy battle with the outcome inst as uncertain which tilt deserves to draw capacity croWo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14

Score at half time: "444" il, Gents IS. Referee: Graham.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14

RI Sheas Boston College 1000 yard run
 the New England championship Saudy night allowed compete in the finals that evening" C. wish to change his relay team around
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14

the Boys Club leagues as the MarVe who did last night found out Tor they dronned from the like the proverba hot potato Vg zphyrs the Canonts in two games played oS big margins
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14

Red Hawks awaiting hockey weather r some time perfect the City Amateur League rivals tange Fulton Park rink at 1880 m with Aristide the referee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
Hearts
Last Half Rally

Score at half time: Tribes IA. Hearts 14. Referee: Graham.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
ThiSSpOrting
 World
Pert Paragraphs of Sport
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

The Greeks now have another and it's not Managga Chtofoidis Ahenan Who won MA version of the middeweight boxing championship or ue wOo night when he defeated the able HEeo Bettina who ponders two years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14

Totals .......... 15
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-26
Governor Signs
Anti Bund Bill

SACRAMENTO, May 26 GP)-
Gov Culbert Olson today announc-
ed signing of bill by Assemblyman
Jack Tenney, Inglewood. designed
to ban the wearing of uniforms by
Bunds and other shirt" organiza-
tionS.
The bill prohibits the wearing of
uniforms of foreign military or
semi-military organizations unless
the wearer is bona fide member
of such organization.
Tenney explained that in this
way person wearing such uni
form could be prosecuted either for
membership in foreign military
organiza ton, or, if he maintained
he was not a member, could be
prosecuted for falsely wearing the
uniform.
The governor also signed a bill
permitting the use of convict labor
from state prisons In state and fed
eral forests and parks. The bill,
by Senator T. F. Heating, San Ra-
fael. provides that prisoners are TO
be paid for their labor, with the
salary set aside until their release.
Prisoners could be requisitioned by
the divisions of forestry, parks and
fish and game,
Olson vetoed a bill by Senator
Arthur H. Breed, Oakland, to pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-26
Raj Destroys "a
German Airplanes

CAIRO, May 26 CUP)-Royal air
force planes came to the aid Of
British imperials in Crete. the Raj
reported today, destroying at least
"a Nazi aircraft and damaging many
more in big weekend attack.
The Raj attack came in the miost
of savage fighting in the western
sector of Crete where German air
borne troops were reported adyanc-
ing against imperial forces.
The communique reported that at
least "a Nazi planes were destroyed
and many others badly damaged in
repeated attacks carried out yester-
day and Saturday night. The Raj
did not lose a single plane in the
operations
Hand -to-hand clashes were report
ed in the battle area between the
main German base at Malemi and
the capital city which the British
are defending in an effort TO pro-
tect Suda bay, but it was believed
that both sides also were using
light artillery and armored units
British sources in Cairo said they
had no news of action by tanks
which London reported the Nazis
had landed by air.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-26
Contracts Signed
For 123 New Ships
In U. .S.Program

WASHINGTON, May 26 tUP)-
The MARTINI e commission an
nounced today that contracts had
been signed for the construction of
1913 more new merchant ships
which will cost approximately
S312,000,000.
Eighty-five of the ships will be
part of the commissions long
range construction program involy-
ing 500 ships, which began three
and one half years ago. The re-
mainder will be built under the
lend lease program.
Award of the contracts signified
q speedup in the commissions reg
ular program. which heretofore has
called for the construction of only
so of these ships a year.
Thus tar III the long-range pro-
gram 1893 ships and six naval auxi-
liaries have been stared. OF this
group l08 have been launched ano
Sc vessels have been completed
and are in service.
The ships to be constructed un-
der the new awards will be OF
standard commission design.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-26
Fletcher Aids |. Y.
In Seeking New
Congress District

San Diego County's own state
senator Monday joined the faction
favoring combining Imperial couty
with Orange and Riverside in a
single congressional district.
A communication from Senator Ed
Fletcher read:
After an investigation I am con-
vinced that large majority of I'M
perial Valley desires to be included
in a congressional district consist
ing of Imperial, Riverside and Or
ange counties, leaving San Diego
as one congressional district
For that reason I shall oppose
:. SB No. 277. which includes I'm
perial and San Diego counties as one
district"
In the same letter Senator Fletch-
er promised support for Senate Res
olution No. 40, which recommends
that the federal government and
state bureaus investigate advisabili-
ty of completing the Four States
highway.
The highway is complete from
Mexico to Canada except for one
segment between inland and U. S
Highway so. The resolution suggests
that completion of the road would
be all aid to national defense.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-26

men instead of the two under the
assembly bill, and precipitate an
other bitter free conference fight.
Governor Culbert Olson has
vetoed the county control relief
bill. and a notice of reconsideration
is pending in the senate on the
refusal to override the veto. Three
votes are needed in the upper
house and IL in the assembly, Civ
ing it little chance of success.
After passage of an emergency
$1,750O00 relief appropriation for
June. the legislature is expected to
allocate money for eight or 10
months of the new biennium, then
return to Sacramento in special
session next year TO vote more
funds.
The senate revenue and taxation
committee received the assembly
approved Garland tax reduction
plan designed to save s25,000,000
III the year after July, 1912. Almost
half the senate is pledged against
tax cuts.
Revenue bond legislation appear
ed doomed at this session, al
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-26
Rv JOHN w. DUNLAP

SACRAMENTO, May 26 tUP)-
Driving toward ADJOURNMENT IN
two weeks if possible, the legisla-
ture today had most of the key is
sues of the 54th session yet to
handle IL addition 20 hundreds OF
secondary bills.
A free conference committee on
the biennial budget was to begin
work on a compromise as soon as
the three senate members We're
chosen. The senate restored many
of the assembly cuts in the gov
ernor's requests before passing a
$512, ,733, $50 bill.
Assembly committeeman were S.
Millington, Charles Lyon and Don
Allen. all anti-Olson members.
The reapportionment bill was on
the senate third reading calendar
for action. The only major change
recommended by the senate cleo
tons committee was eight assem-
blymen for San Francisco, instead
of the seven approved by the lower
house. Passage of the bill as il
now stands would give Kern coun-
ty only its present one assembly
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-26
Kew Issues Unsettled as
L.eoisIoture in Overtime

though Senator j. c. Garrison held
hope he could pick up three votes
to reconsider defeat of his bill to
permit issuance of revenue bonds
for utility districts to finance wa
ter, power, gas and sewage projects,
upon two-thirds vote of the dis
trict .
Senator George Biggar and As
semblyman Lee Bashore predicted
senate labor committee sub
group would reach agreement early
this week on Bashore's bill setting
up a mediation board to settle Ia
Dor disputes.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-26
&c. Stockyards
Case Ended After
II Years in Court

WASHINGTON. May rs CUPJ-
Tho supreme court today closed II
years of litigation in the KanSar
City stockyard case by upholding
rates that Vice President Henry A
Wallace prescribed for livestock
commission merchants when he
was secretary Of agriculture.
The effect of the action is to
require distribution of a s536 900
fund, impounded in the district
court pending settlement of the is
sues, to livestock producers who
dealt with the Kansas City mer-
chants.
1t was the courts fourth deci-
sion in the case which was opened
in 1880 under Wallace's predecessor
Justice Owen j. Roberts dissent
ed from todays 6 to / decision and
Justice Satnley F. Reed took no
part.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-26
70 Per Cent Tax
On Soft Drinks
Meets Opposition

Local soft drink manufacturers
are much concerned about the pro-
posal of the Treasury Department
that a federal tax of one cent be
placed on soft drinks, according to
H. w. Fawcett of the Coca Cola
Bottling company. of El Centre.
Fawcett said those of us who
are engaged in the sale of soft
drinks are willing and glad to pay
our share of the national defense
program, but by segregating food
product such as ours from all other
foods for a special tax of the type
proposed the bother and fountains
and other retailers as we'll, face the
problem of rising costs and decreas-
ing sales.
The fraction-o accent margin
of earnings on bottled soft drinks,
for example, makes it impossible for
the manufacturer to absorb a one
cent tax, and raising of the retail
price to cover the tax will cause
a severe decrease in soft drinks
consumption and sales, affecting all
who sell soft drlnAS. After all
the principal consumers of soft
drinks are the children and the
wage-earners of the nation. To them
20 per cent is a heavy rate of tax
on five cent item.
AT the same time our costs of
operation are certain to advance
still further due to the proposed
increases and new taxes on gasoline,
fuel oil, automotive equipment,
checks, tires and tubes, telephone
telegraph, transportation. refriger-
ators, insurance, light bulbs, coin
operated devices, and capital stock,
all of which are cost items to the
soft drink manufacturer. The pro-
posed increase in the tax on sugar
by one cent per pound alone will
cost the soft drink industry several
million dollars annually" he added.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-26
I.C. Team Entered
In National Meet

TRINIDAD. Colo. May 26 (uP)--
Eighteen teams were entered in
national junior college track and
field meet TO be held Friday and
Saturday in Denver University
stadium. registration headquarters
reported with the deadline set for
6 pm.
Latest j. c. schools to enroll in
cluded Sacramento, Cal, Reedley,
Cal, Terrill, Dallas, and Pueblo of
Colorado.
Dallas was the second Texas en-
trant. the other being Shriner In
stitute of Kerrville. Other Califor-
MA schools already listed includ-
ed Compton, Santa Rosa, San Ma
teo. Fullerton, ViSalia.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-26
Charles Ray Will
Wed Paris Woman

HOLLYWOOD, May 26 CUP)--
Charles Ray, who starred in silent
pictures as the "Dashful boy" of the
screen, today filed notice of in
tention to marry Yvonne Guerin,
Of Paris, France.
Ray, who gave his age as 40, said
he and Miss Guerin hoped to wed
during the memorial Day weekend.
The bride gave her age as 35. She
is a professional.
The marriage will be Rays second
and Miss Guerin's first. He was dj,
vorced in 1885 by Clara Grant Ray
whom he married in 1915.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-26

Sanitary top for easy
cleaning. Made OF
woven flax that will
stand rough f icl q
use.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-26

ally gentle and thorough acting
when the simple directions are fol-
lowed. Then, it is made from purely
vegetable ingredients. One of these
is a tonic laxative which helps 70
tone lazy intestinal muscles. You get
IS to 40 doses for 25c. So. get
genuine BLACK -DRAUGHT.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-26
It's a Popular
Laxative!

BLACK-DRAUGH is a name you
will want to remember next time you
are logy. uncomfortable-all for the
need of laxative. Not only because
it has been popular with four gen.
erations in the South and West, but
for reasons back of that!
For one thing. BLACK-DRAUGHT
is spicy, aromatic, easy-to-take, usu-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-26

hibit the annexation of cemeteries
by cities. He said it might prevent
taxation of profit-making cemetery
organizations.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-09
Princess Helps
u. s., Says Jackson

WASHINGTON, May 9. UP)-
Attorney General Robert H. Jack
son said today that Princess Maria
Hohenlohe now held in San Fran
cisco in connection with deporta-
ton proceedings, has given the gov
ernment some very interesting in
formation.
Asked if the deportation pro-
ceedings might be held in abeyance
in view of her disclosures, Jackson
replied I'VE feel better natured
about it."
He said 2,024 Axis seamen now
are in the custody of the United
States. They include 4O7 seamen
either convicted, under indictment
or held for grand jury action in
connection with sabotage of their
vessels; 1877 seamen who were
members of the crews but not in
volved in the sabotage; members
of the crew of the scuttled German
liner Columbus; and German sea-
men formerly employed on Stand
ard oil tankers.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-09

and left with assurance that the
issue would be threshed out at ar
adjourned session next Thursday
evening at 7 o'clock. Both propon-
ents and opponents of dancing will
be present to offer their views.
Agitation to open school buildings
to student dances. which has ap-
peared sporadically through the
years, was revived some time ago
and reached a climax at a board
meeting last month. At that time
group of Holtville women, strongly
attacked the dance ban, and another
group, chiefly ministers, just as
strongly defended it.
At Thursday nights meeting
dance opponents were not present
and Chairman w. j, Gregg insisted
that no action could be taken until
there was a full board. One MEM
ber was not present.
Trustee Sam Webb suggested that
inasmuch as both sides were not
represented, it would be advisable
to call special meeting to discuss
the point and the board later ap-
proved.
Recently, the board was presented
with petition signed by students
requesting dance instruction as part
of the school curriculum. This pro-
posal also drew the fire of dance
opponents.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-09
Southland Gets
Relief from Heat

eight persons were prostrated in
Los Angeles as the mercury climbed
to 80 degrees in the morning, drop
ped slightly and then rose again to
the same mark where it held as
late as pm. There were no heat
cases reported in Imperial Valley.
Mrs. Marian Tateosoff, 80, of Los
Angeles, died of heart attack in
ouced by the heat. She tainted
earlier in the day and later was
found dead at her home.
Thursday was the hottest May 8
in Is years at Los Angales and
followed temperatures of 90 Tues
day 81 Wednesday.
More than 100000 persons flocked
to southland beaches. Thirty-one
rescues were reported in strong
tides, 20 of them at Santa Monica.
Southland cities readings were
Burbank, 98; Glendale, go; San Ga
briel, 90; Alhambra, 91 Azusa SO;
Arcadia, SO; Monrovia, 80 and Sier-
ra Madre, 90.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-09
Beauty on Stand
To Defend BRIDGES

SAN FRANCISCO, May 9. (UP)
Harry Bridges called two pretty
girls to his deportation hearing to-
day to attempt to 0iscredit gov
ernment witnesses who had con-
nected him with Communism.
WitnesseS for the Australian
born CIO leader were Miss jean
nine Lowry, a Hollywood secretary
and Miss Emma Katzer, clerk OF
the Sonoma township justice court
of Sonoma county, Gait.
Miss Lowry testified that as
member of the Hollywood anti-Nazj
league in 1899 she attended meet
ings of the German American bund
in Los Angeles for six or seven
weeks and reported OH the activities
of the bund to the anti-NaZi league
headquarters.
She said that Ezra Chase, for
mer Los Angeles Communist who
testified here against Bridges, spoke
at a bund meeting on July 26, 1899
She testified that Chase said at the
meeting that he knew Bridges was
a Communist but could not prove
it.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-09

The Datterlng Br1ClSn atCdCk III
which from 300 to 40C planes dump
ed about 1000 tons of bombs on
Hamburg, Bremen, Emden and Ber-
lin conceded with new blows and
counter-blows on the waterfront
in the Middle East, with the Brit
ish reporting rapid progress against
pro-Axis troops in Iraq.
The Iraqi were cleared off the
plateau from which they had she'll
ed the RAF air base at Habbaniya
and were pursued by British Impe-
rials toward Baghdaa.
SUEZ BOMBED
German and Italian planes bomb
ed the Suez canal, reporting an at
tack of several hours had done heavy
damage to installations and rail-
roads in the area toward which
the Axis campaign i'll the Mediter-
ranean is aimed.
Rome reported British airplanes
had bombed the big Axis base at
Benghazi, on the Libyan coast, but
italian torpedo carrying planes had
scored hits on British battleship,
an aircraft carrier, two cruisers, q
destroyer and three merchant ships
in three attacks on Mediterranean
convoy that appeared to be carry
ing reinforcements to the Middle
East.
In the Indian Ocean, the British
reported that they had sunk
German armed merchant raider.
rescuing 81 British officers and
seamen and capturing SO Germans.
The British cruiser Cornwall was
slightly damaged in the clash.
RUSSIA MOVES
On the diplomatic front, an an
nouncement at Moscow that Soviet
Russia had withdrawn recognition
of Jugoslavia as well as of Belgium
and Norway aroused new specula-
ton on the policy of Josef v. Stain
toward the Balkans. On the eve OF
the German invasion of Jugoslavia,
the Russians signed a non-aggres-
sion pact with the Belgrade gov
ernment, which generally was view
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-09

w Sldilu jury IHedlCune was con-
sidering whether to take action on
the girls story.
Miss Lopez is charged with being
present and condonlng an attack
upon the girl by Adolph La Rue who
is now an army draftee. La Rue
pleaded guilty to the lesser charge
of contributing to the delinquency
of a minor and asked probation. The
court delayed ruling on probation
for him until after Miss Lopez
trial.
The trial opened with the reading
of testimony given by the girls
father, August Hamalaine, of Hib-
bling, MINI. In the testimony, which
Hamalaine gave at the preliminary
hearing, the father told of sending
his blonde, chubby checked daugh-
ter to Hollywood for a movie car
eer. He sent between $3.50 and 5000
a month to attend drama school.
Then he heard she was in trou-
BILE" He notified police and came
here himself to help her. He since
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-09
Russia
Will
Fight
That's Opinion Of
Ex-JusosIavian,
Now US. Publisher

United States entry into
the European conflict is in
evitable. War between Ger
many and Russia is a fore
gone conclusion. There is d
strong possibility that United
States troops may eventually fight
Germany on Russian front.
These were some of the conclu-
sions brought to Imperial Valley
Friday by John j. Knezevich, pub
Usher OF The Palos Verdes News and
public relations director for the
Hollywood Turf club who spoke
before a luncheon meeting of the
Holtville Rotary club.
Born in Jugoslav.a Knezevich
came to the United States when he
was Is, worked his way to two COL
lege degrees, served in the U. 5
army during the last war. He has
been a newspaper man many years.
Il expect the United States to
be conveying merchant ships to
Great Britain in 60 days and to be
in hostilitieS in six OF eight months, y
he commented. There is no alter
native or choice left. A German
victory would result in most severe
economic repercussions upon Amer
lea. Therefore, we will be fighting
for personal welfare, as we'll as
ideals"
Knezevich said he expected a war
of two or three years duration with
air superiority the determining fac
tor.
I'VE may find ourselves facing a
Germany dominating Europe, the
Mediterranean and northern Africa
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