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Evening star., 1941-06-01

"HE skinny twelve year old kid had ap-
piled for a job as a caddie. And the
- older, bigger caddies on the Fort Worth,
Texas. golf course didn't like it. Another
caddie meant fewer rounds - and fewer fees
for the rest of them.
So they tossed the undersized kid into
barrel and sent him rolling down a steep,
rocky hill behind the course That would
scare him away.
At the bottom of the hill, most Of the slaves
in that barrel were broken - and the kids
ribs felt as if they were broken. too. But his
spirit wasn't even dented When your name
is Ben Hogan and you come from Dublin
Texas, not lreland), you don't scare easily,
even if you are tiny. So he stuck around,
won his battle with the bigger boys, and even
tually won the caddie job.
That was sixteen years ago.
Next Thursday that same wiry whip of
an Irish lad, grown up now but scarcely any
bigger returns to the Fort Worth battle
ground - and the fight is on again. This
time the stakes are no 65c-a-round caddie
job, but the richest prize in golf - the Ma
tional Open championship, which will be
played for the first time in Texas, on the Fort
Worth terrain that Hogan knows, bump by
bump.
The wispy. l37-pound Hogan will still be
fighting against guys much bigger than him
self: 2OO-pound. six-foot Lawson Little, the
defending Open Champion six -foot-fve Hor-
ton Smith; six-foot-three Byron Nelson, and
Slammin' Sammy Snead, who jumped center
on his high school basketball team. But
Hogan, the mighty mite, the smallest man in
big-time golf, is in the drivers seat this time
instead of in barrel Though tiny, he's
terrific off the tee - one of golf's longest hit
tiers - and he has licked them ALL big and
small, in tournament after tournament during
the past two seasons.
Last year he won three big tournaments in
succession - the North and South Open,
the Greensboro Open and the Asheville Open
He finished on top in the most difficult golf
test of all, the Goodall Round Robin on Long
Island. He landed in the money in every one
of his nineteen tournaments, taking down a
total of $l0655 to top every other star in golf
winnings.
Evening star., 1941-06-01

circuit dead-broke so many times that even
he admits it's wonder he ever started out
again. But he had too much fighting courage
ever to lose faith in himself.
Only Hogan doesn't call it courage. He
calls it "recklessness"
Any sensible guy" he says, would have
Evening star., 1941-06-01
Ed. Wsrseies

turned back to Fort Worth half a dozen
times. Like that time in the Los Angeles Open
in 1882 when lived on the oranges Which
was plain foolish. Or that gloomy day in
1898 when my bride and l were rafting to-
ward Oakland, California, on our way from
one tournament that hadn't even paid us
Evening star., 1941-06-01

bread-and- butter money, to another which
might not be any better. | remember that
Valerie counted our cash and there was just
about enough to last us through the next
, tournament or to get us back to Fort
Worth. There was never any question in my
mind which it was going to be. | grinned and
said: Well, if we don't win anything in this
one, maybe we can sell the jaloppy for enough
to get home somehow
We're both mighty glad now that we
didn't head back to Fort Worth. We didn't
know it then, but that was the turning point
In that Oakland tournament l finished near
the top and won $3.50, which seemed like a
million to us then. In the next tournament
won $500 more, and I've been lucky ever
since"
Actually, Hogan has been out of the money
only five times in the hundred-odd tourna-
ments he has played since that turning point
in Oakland.
He'll be getting lucky break in this first
National Open ever to be held in his native
Texas. 1t will be played on grass peculiar to
the Southwest - Bermuda grass that makes
the ball sit high so that he can hook and fade
and undercut it with the masterful control he
learned from 50 many hours of practice on
that very turf
II want to win this Open even more than
wanted that first caddie job, he says with
grin. And wanted that job with all my
heart and SOUL"
Evening star., 1941-06-01

grin. And wanted that job with all my
heart and SOUL"
Storfed Work at Nine.
DEN was born in Dublin, Texas, and the
Hogans lived there until he was nine years
old. 1t was an Irish settlement, and, alto
gether. the Gallaghers and Hogans took up
whole block. His father was the village black
smith; it was when he took seriously i'll that
the family went ninety miles to Fort Worth
to put him in the hospital.
Dad died there, and Mother and l, with
my brother and sister, stayed on in Fort
Worth. l started selling papers to help out
with the bills. had to be out until past
midnight every night to meet the trains at
the terminal. was skinny and small, and it
was so that could get more sleep and health
ier work that made up my mind to get job
as caddie.
Oddly enough, it was through plain neces-
sity that learned to hit golf ball as hard
as do. The caddies on the Fort Worth golf
course - Glen Garden, it was called -
of us at time would hit drives The boy
who hit the shortest ball would have to 20 out
and retrieve all ten, while the others hooted at
him.
80 it was up to me to learn to hit em
out there in front, even though the other kids
were bigger and huskier."
One of the bigger boys with whom Hogan
matched drives was Byron Nelson, the tall
Texan who has already won the Open once
and is the present Professional Golf Associa-
ton champion. Hogan and Nelson have
played only one match, although their lives
have run parallel much of the time, and big
Byron won it by stroke.
1t was in 1881, when he was only nine
teen, that Ben decided to turn pro and take
his first fling at the tournament circuit. He
had saved SIS and friend in Fort Worth
promised to stake him to the trip home if he
went broke.
Which didn't take long. He won $50 at
Phoenix and $3.50 at San Antonio and,
after few even more unsuccessful tourna-
ments, he got to the Los Angeles Open with
fifteen cents. 1t was only after he had played
through that tournament with nothing to eat
but oranges that he wired for help.
Back IN Fort Worth he landed post as pro
at club with nine-hole layout.
mot much of a job" he says. Nobody
ever came out to play, and nearly starved
to death. But it was the making of me as a
golfer, because l had time to practice four
hours every morning. Clipped by the hour;
then l would move back and work on my
wood shots. Then I'd putt
practically my only revenue came from
selling golf balls by the dozen to one rich
foursome, and by winning bets for them The
bets those fellows made on me taught me to
play under pressure. One man would back me
against another of the foursome, and, if won,
my backer would give me some of his win
nings. had to handicap myself in every way
you could imagine. I've won money by play
ing every stroke on an eghteen-hole round
(Continved on poge 1O)
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Flying Cadet Lost
In Sierra Nevada

STOCKTON. Cal. Dec. 4 up -
Searching parties entered the woods
and canyons around Lake Tahoe
today seeking aviation Cadet Ste
phen Grundy of San Bruno. Calf
whose training plane disappeared
and presumably crashed in the Sier-
IA Nevada late yesterday.
Gundy was with a formation OF
two other planes on training
flight and became separated about
70 miles north-nOrtheaSt of Stock
ton. His Ats trainer carried only
q three hour gasoline supply
Resorts between Placerville and
Lake Tahoe said they heard plane
Circllng the region about dusk One
resort owner said he distinctly heard
q plane crash during a heavy fog
Snow fell most of the night and
searchers feared they would fine
the plane only with difficulty.
The plane apparently was doWn
in the Silver Fork area south of
Lake Tahoe and Kyzburz, at ar
elevation Of 5000 feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Act of God Seer
Says Quakes Due

VANCOUVER, B. c., tUPp- Dec
- Edgar C. Thrupp, British Co.
lumbias foremost prophet of earth
quakes and other acts of God"
emerged from a pile of figures to-
day with more bad news for coun-
tries susceptible to earthquakes.
Thrupp, who never was hit On
the head by an apple, but disputes
NeWton's law of gravitation anyway
predicted that there would be three
periods of risk of destructive earth
i tremorS during the next year
/ Dec. l5, 1941 to Jan. 19, 1912; Feb.
% to March 10; and from March
10 to April 5.
Thrupp, who is a retired civil
engineer, arrives at his forecasts
by a complicated system OF meas
urlng the "graVitational pull of the
planets that clashes with New
tons law Of gravitation.
Thrupp claims that ne can pre-
dict the time of the day the earth
quakeS might come. but has not
yet found way to forecast ex-
dNliy NiltIt IlICy Will COIllc.
In a statement accompanying his
1912 schedule for earthquakes
Thrupp declares that the view that
it is impossible to predict quake
and magnetic storms was nov
simply absurd" For the last five
years, he said, the worst quake H.
each year has been correctly pre-
dicted and magnetic storms have
been successfully predicted for six
years.
The objects of making these
predictions was to give the resi-
dents in countries subject to de-
StruCtive quakeS the benefit Of the
knowledge as to the periods of risk
and to provide incontestible evi-
dencc of the accuracy of the writ
er'S new law of gravitation, and
theory of the constitution of the
ether"
Thrupp blames Newton for start
ing all the confusion in moderI
physical science.
All the troubles are due to the
fact that Newton made several in
consistent statements and the as
tronomers and physicists accepted
it is impossible to predict quakes
the wrong ones"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
These Go|dbricks
Are Not For Sale

DENVER. Dec 4 up - Vaults
deep under the Denver mint build
ing nov hold the worlds Scconc
largest store of gold-more thar
S. ,OO0OCO0OO worth Of it in neat
little piles of bricks.
The Denver vaults climbed intc
second place close behind the golC
store at Fort Knox. Ky. with &
recent shipment of S6500OO.O0C
worth of gold from the mint at
San Francisco
Tie new gold, shipped a few
hundred thousand dollars worth at
a time in specially guarded railroad
baggage cars, raised tic Jota.
amount OF 3C!d stored in the Den
yer vaults to 800 million dollars
worth, mint Officials said.
Elaborate precautions gre taker.
10 insure the Safetv Of The Denver
gold hoard. The mint 'orms with
armed cards. Behind double locked
doors is a bullet-proof cage in Whict
3its a man q hOur" day Guarding
all entrance with tear gas and ma
chine guns.
The yoU.ta arc deep underground
and are constructed Of special
torch-leslsting steel The mint is
in constant touch with Denver po-
lice headquarters by radio. And at
the nearby army posts of Fort Lo-
san and Lowry Field, soldiers stanG
b. for an emergency call.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
4qth Stote Keeps
Secession Date

son is seeding They promise to
secede every Thursday until the
two states recognize their claims OF
discrimination.
The counties of Trinity, Del Norte
and Siskiyou California, and Cur
V. Oregon launched the secession
move to draw attention to the
alleged failure Of the states to con-
struct roads to valuable but remote
mineral deposits.
Campaigning under the state seal
of double-cross on a miners pan,
the delegates today will choose a
governor from among Albert Her
zog, 78-year old mayor of Yreka,
Edwin Regan of Weaverville, dis
trict attorney of Trinity county, and
Judge John C. Childs of Crescent
City, Del Norte county
Mayor Gilbert Gale of Port Or
ford Curry county. vino had beer
expected to win the post hands
down died suddenly Tuesday after
calling the provisional assembly to
meet.
Mayor HerZog is one of the most
colOr.ul characters OF the rebel
lious region. He was a veteran OF
the Modoc Indian wars against the
famed Captain Jack who ambushed
American troops in the tremendous
lava beds of Modoc county, and
who ordered the assassination of
Brig. Gen Edwin S. Canby Wher
the latter approached under a
flag of truce. Captain Jack was
hanged for his treachery.
The provisional assembly is made
up Of citizens committees from the
four seeding counties, and from
LasSen and Modoc counties as we'll.
The latter two counties have eX-
pressed interest in the move. but
Their respective boards of super
visors have not given it formal ap-
proval.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04

amendment but assured commons
the government is prepared to give
careful consideration 10 specific pro-
poSalS for rcQuisitoning industries
or factories
LABOR "CONCERNED"
Labor rebels expressed concern
over the govCrnment'S mobilization
Of industry behind the war effort
ana one member, George Buchanan.
charged that Britain is busy build
ing a Fascist state at homo while
seeking TO destroy FaSciSm abroad.
Boyin declared that neither in
tereSt property. persons nor preju-
dlceS will be allowed to stand in the
way OF achieving victory i'll the
war
The rebel labor proposal was
placed before the house by George
Dagger Welsh labor party member.
with the backing OF a. members OF
the party
Dagger said his group is not seek
ing 10 create difficulties for the
government or to weaken the war
effort but insisted the government
has taken no action to convince the
workers that no substantial profits
are being made by industry.
Personal liberties are gone but
property rights remain" he said
There are people in this house who
rather than make concessions to
allow the people to own the industry
OF this country, will put the British
commonwealth in pawn"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Lend-Leose Aid Already
On Way to Turkish Govt

WASHINGTON Dec. 4. up
Lend-lease officials said today aid
already is enroute to Turkey under
President Roosevelts order declar-
ing that the countrys defenses es-
Sential to the defense of the Unitcd
States.
Turkey will pay for it in part
with raw materials. primarily
chrome, a strategic mineral Tor
which the United States is almost
wholly dependent upon imports.
Officials would not reveal what
aid is already on its way to Turkey
but said that she had asked for
heavy guns. fighter planes and
tanks and had been promised sub
Stantial" aid.
Allied diplomats hailed the presi-
dents announcement late yeSter-
day as an important diplomatic VIC
tory over the Axis. Both sides have
been seeking Turkish allegiance.
PROMISES IMPLIED
Observers here believed that AM
erican war materials, much-needed
in the Soviet union and Great
Britain, would not have been prom
ised Turkey unless full assurances
had been given that she would re-
siSt any Axis aggression.
The actual effect of the presi-
dents order, however was sale
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04

"A good bargain
This country has only very small
domestic production of that min
eral. a few mines in California pro-
ducing only 1862 tons in 1910 COM
pared with imports OF 657 $50 tons.
Chromitc is one of the four min
eral commodities comprising the
first priority class for stock-pile
reserves. Its Importance to the arm
ament program is evident from the
fact that the steel industry ac-
counts for IS per cent of this
country'S consumption. 1t is q
principal element in the manufac-
ture of alloy steel.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Passport Required
To Attend School

DEMING, Wa.h. Dec. 4 up =
Thomasina Earl "a commutes to
achool internationally, By spccia.
permission % the United States i'm
migration authorities.
She walks a few hundred yards
from her home on the Canadian
SIDE 70 the border, where She catch
es a Dcming school bus. She hac
to get a passport and is not allow
ed to travel farther south than the
school.
Miss Earl adopted the plan be-
cause the nearest Canadian school
i much too far 70 attend regular
l. and because the Deming school
Is convenient.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04

by some officials to be more ap-
parent that real, inasmuch as Tur-
key has been receiving lend-leaSe
goods from the United States
through Great Britain. The British
agreed early in the war to supply
the Turks with needed equipment
in return for Turkeys promise to
be on-belligcrcnt ally.
Under the new arrangement
Turkey will receive the goods di-
rectly from the United States.
II the United States receives pay
ment for Turkish aid with subStan-
tial supplies Of chrome, defense Of
ficials would consider the new policy
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Oranges S1.2O
Each in Denmark

COPENHAGEN, (yia Berlinl Dec.
4. CUPD-The first Christmas
oranges appeared in Danish stores
today.
The price was six crowns per
orange. Before the war the price
was 20 oranges for one crown. The
Danish crown had pre-War value
Of about 20 centSD
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Man Fights Suit
For School Money

los ANGELES DEC. 4. CUP)-
Horace NJ Dobbins Philadelphia
Motel man. filed, an answer in court
today protesting the SUIT of his
fcimcr wife asking that he provide
an additional $3.50 month for edu-
cation OF his children.
DobbinS said the children, Able
Su-anne. Il, and Richard. 10 were
amply provided for i'll trust fund
which has furnished Mrs. Elsa Dob
bins Horsefall with 5000 a month
for each child since 1897
Mrs. Horsefall charged the child
rem were ready for college and
without funds.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
TROC TRANSFER ANNOUNCED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 up
The war department today an
nounced the forthcoming transfer Of
headquarters a nd headquarters
squadron of the observation group
from Paso RobleS to Salinas. Tne
department also announced that the
226th signal operation company Will
be transferred from Fort George
q Meade, Md, TO Fort Old, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04

The proposal was advanced y
thc labor group a> an amendment
10 the eorerNmcntA sweeping bil
10 CCn>tup, man ana woman power
for the British war effort
Commons acted after Ernest Beyin
~uI>ter of labor and powerful labor
party spokesman. attacked tic
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04

YREKA. Dec. 1. oUPp-Delegates
of four rebellious California and
Oregon counties today select pro-
yisional governor Of the 49th state
of jefferson.
And inasmuch as today is Thurs
day, horsemcn placed a barricade
across U. S. highway 90 to inform
all passing motorists that Jeffer-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Commons Refuses Seizure
Of Plants by Government

LONDON, Dec. 4. UP The Gaass
OF commons today defeated b
vote OF 1856 to 40, rebel labor party
proposals to conscript key lnous-
tries such as transport. mining and
munitions manufacture and vote
326 to 10 to give the government
sweeping power to consorlpt men anc
women for the war effort
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
CLEVER WIFE

COLUSA. Cal. Dec. 4 tUPD -
Mrs. Henry Stinchfield was hanging
out the family washing during the
open pheasant season. when a
Beautiful pheasant wandered into
the yard. But without a hunting
license. all she could do was to fire
a gun in the air. The frightened
pheasant flew into the garage. Mrs.
Stinchfield quickly closed the door
and when her husband returned,
with his hunting license in one
hand and the meat ak in the other,
he finished the job.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
EATING THE STORM

TILLAMOOK Ore. Dec. /. up,
Twelve hours after A. J. Wright
took out all-riSk insurance on his
new dairy barn, it was destroyed
in a gale
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Twin-Hit Ensemble.
Nishtie, Matching Robe |2.5O

An ideal gift. Richly quilted floral robe a
top matching floral printed crepe nightie!
Choose from several colors to suit her per-
Sonality!
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Exquisite Nish+ies 3.98 to $50

Shimmeling Satin for nighttime loVclincSS!
SheereG chiffon bodiceS and bouffant satin
skirt gift she'll treasure e, thoughtful
ness she'll remember.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Luxury Gift Slip =. from 2.q8

Finer slips for gifts we've never seen! Tailor
ed styles or lace trim :. you think Shcd
prefer in figurc-fatterine lines! Sleek,
rich satin!
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04

Select his extra sturdy Samsonite lug
gage for that Special Gift. Stainproof
waterproof and duatproof with
every apparel carrying convenience -.
See this Luggage before you complete
your Gift List.
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Stock AVERAGES
0-StOck Range Since 1927;
Bv VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial writer


NEW YORK. Aug. IA few
stocks toyed with recovery in to-
days market but the majority con-
tinued to doze in the doldrums.
1t was the 18th successive session
in which the list. on average, was
unable to break the longest stale
mate since mid November, 1881.
Hesitancy was apparent at the
start and closing declines of frac-
tions to a point or so predomlnated.
Dealings were sluggish throughout,
transfers for the full proceedings
approXimating 100000 shares.
Although there never was any real
urgency of offerings, news question
marks were sufficient to keep many
potential buyers in the background,
Shares in arrears the greater part
of the day-Some steadied at
the last - were United States
Steel, Bethlehem, Chrysler, General
Motors. American Telephone, South
ern Railway. Air Reduction, Areri-
can Can, Eastman Kodak, Johns
Manville, Montgomery Ward and
Goodrich.
Up at intervals were Santa Fe,
Pennsylvania, American Smelling.
Sears Roebuck. Standard Oil of
New jersey, Douglas Aircraft, Pepsi
Cola, General Electric and Union
Carbide
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Was Mild Type.

Most financial observers agree
that the postwar imitation in the
United States was of the mild, pros
perity type. What did that inf1a-
ton do to the value of savings?
Compared with wholesale prices.
savings lost more than half their
buying power between 1914 and 1920.
Wholesale prices more than dou-
bled in that time.
But let's look further. In 1921
and 1922 prices crashed. They did
not fall all the way back to their
pre-war levels because wages did not
drop as much as other costs. But
in 1922 dollars saved in 1914 had re-
gained all but 80 per cent of their
buying power.
Look still farther. In the great
depression in 1882 wholesale prices
actually fell below the 1914 level. A
dollar of savings would buy more
in 1882 than it did in 1914, l8 wears
earlier at the start of big wartime
price inflationl
One kind of initiation would i'm
pair the buying power of savings
partially but perhaps only tempo
rarily.
The other kind would wipe out
the value of savings entirely.
What kind are we likely to have
mere? Tomorrow we'll see what the
hnancial experts think about that.
Evening star., 1941-08-11
New York Produce

NEW YORK, Aug. II LP.-Eggs 1.-TWO
days receipts. 1924; steady to firm
Mixed colors--Fancy TO extra fancy,
1884: extra, 2s94; storage packed frstS.
dirties, No. /, 25l4-at; average cheeks.
Whites Cresales of premium marks, 37la-
40l-Nearby and Midvestern premium
marks, 34i2-37; specials. 33 3la-34; stand
Browns-Nearby and Midwestern fancy
to extra fancy. 3317-4O: specials 32l7-33;
standards, 30-31; mediums. 31i2-32.
Duck eges-2S-29.
firmer Creamery-Higher than % score
and premium marks. 35s4-37; 81 score
tcaSh market 35i2: 1891 score, 1924 L; ;
s4-S7 score 3O94-3l'4.
Cheese 1.-TWO days receipts sl-372. 3s2;
firm. State. whole milk flsts-Held' l94O.
iagasr: 25lss27 oal1ai fresh grass 24'a-25' fresh
soft winter strsishts 6.4o-65; hard
winter straishts, 65O-65.
Rye flour steady; fancy patents, b.s5-
Cornmesl steady; fne white Trsnulated,
2.65 yellow 2.42i7.
Buckwheat steady; export and domestic,
Feed strong Western bran, per ton,
Hops steady: Pacific Coast, 1910. seed
less, 5O-52: choice, Ss-40; 1885 choice.
PORK steady; export, fas New York,
mess, 9.s7l2; family, %; rs
Tallow steady; special loose, 77s nomis
Greases steady; yellow and house. 7's
Beans steady; marrow. SIS: pea, $50;
red kidney. 1855; white kidney, 100.