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Evening star., 1941-03-06
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But Only ; SIobmen
Look Dependable
BY ROBERT MYERS,

AVALON, Calf, March 6.-The
Chicago Cubs might be the dark
horse contender in the National
League race this year, but it doesn't
take the wisdom of Hindu crystal
gazer properly equipped with
bright red turban to know that the
clubs chances would be vastly en-
hanced If some of the question:
mark pitchers should come through.
The tension in the club during the
late stages of Gabby Hartnett's
reign apparently has disappeared
completely, replaced by something
closely akin to the old college spirit
and a firm hold on the bride by
Jimmy Wilson, a veteran with more
knowledge than illusions about ball
players.
Wilson, idol of the Cincinnati
fans for his World Series perform
ance last fall, makes his debut as
manager of the Cubs with:
Three winning pitchers, Claude
PaSSeau, reliable Larry French and
young Vern Olsen, and a host of
others who might-or might not
deliver, including none other than
Mr.. Jerome H. Dean.
Infield Good Defensively.
A good defensive infield, with
Capt. Billy Herman at second, Billy
Myers at short, Smiling Stan Hack
at third and Rip Russell back at
first, provided he can hold off the
challenge of Ed Watkins, who batted
1903 with Tulsa last season.
A potentially powerful outfield of
Bill Nicholson in right, Hank Leiber
in center, the much -talked-of Louie
Novikof in left and Augie Galan,
looking as if he's ready for big
year, liable to push any onto the
bench. Barney Olsen from Tulsa
also is back for try. but he's bat
tling strong opposition. The same
goes for Harvey Storey from San
Francisco, who came to the Cubs
as an inflelder. but may be tried
out in the outfield.
Capable catching, with AL Todd
the reliable mainstay, and at this
date three younger lnen battling
for a chance to stay with the club
Husky Clyde Mccullough, who
clouted 1924 with Buffalo in 1910,
seems to have an edge in the race,
but Bob Schefflng from Rochester
and Charley George from Nashville
are making strong bids.
Promising Rockies at Hand.
Bob Collins, a fine catcher in the
Pacific Coast League, may 90 back
to Los Angeles after a season with
the Cubs last year.
Wilson has several fine-looking
rockies in addition to Novikoff, in
cluding young Louie Stringer from
Los Angeles, who is being groomed
for Bill Herman's job Stringer may
wait a long time before he moves
Herman out. But he's too valuable
a prospect to turn loose. Leonard
Merullo, after a year with Tulsa,
has looked very good at short, but
here again Wilson has a dependable
veteran in his ex-partner with the
Reds, Billy Myers.
Dominic Dallessandro still is
threat for an outfield berth, and
Phil Cavarretta can do duty in the
outer garden or take over first base
If the Cubs have a repeat of their
1910 hard luck at this position.
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Speory Will Headline
Monday Fight Card

Willie Speary, high ranking
featherweight, will headline next
Mondays fistic program at Turner's
Arena, it was disclosed today as Pro-
moter Joe Turner announced plans
for a proposed Petey Scalzo-Joey
Marinelli bout had been abandoned.
Speary is former Golden Gloves
champion and colorful scrapper.
AS professional he has lost only
one bout, and that to Harry Jeffra,
New York titleholder.
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Four Quints in PIuyoff
In Muson-Dixon Loop
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, March 6.-Four top
teams of the Mason-Dixon Confer
ence will begin play tonight at Johns
Hopkins U. court in the leagues
first basket ball championship play
off, with Loyola heavily favored.
Mount st. Mary's quintet, which
DEBATED Hopkins on a neutral floor
at Western Maryland College last
night, 47-40, to win fourth place in
the regular standings. draws the
opening assignment against Loyola.
Loyola came through the confer
ence undefeated in IL games.
The first playoff game will be
between Western Maryland, which
finished second, and Washington
College, third In the regular scran.
BILE.
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Bunting Will Run
In OrioIe $50

Davis Bunting, Navy's ace mid
die distance runner, has been en-
tered in the Oriole $50 for the
University of Maryland-5t Regi-
ment meet in Baltimore tomor-
row night.
Bunting's entrance will make
the feature running event a five
man affair.
Already entered were Sanford
Goldberg, New York, who is de-
Tending his title; Charley Bee
than, New York, the record
holder at 1:22::7; Jim Kehoe,
former Maryland star now with
the Washington A. A., and Dave
Morrison, North Carolina u,
Southern Conference mile
champion.
Evening star., 1941-03-06
He's Got Speed, Control and Inevitable Action

CLEARLANDo 8-Ha Hghban 24game winner for
and prize Silk sox slab rookie
took the mound today for the h time and ptched batting pace
or
On the sidelnes Manager Mickey President
Sparrow
youngster Zch said He'll never
get away from me-"
Hes as besides" added Sparrow
find found Jerk proclaimed Hes Eastern John
CLEARLANDo Fla, 12-Pdent Sparrow of the
Silk called his
discussed disposition players who will be cut from the squad shortly
by Manager Mickey Zlch
those danger Sparrow refused to comment
yet He did however predict spirited fight for the ninth pitching berth
behind
c1EARLANDo Fla, touring the
Florida training stopped here today and devoted most of their
Rookie Pitcher Hal Highban
Upon Jerk they
delivery addition his speed Jerk sad the kid
deception He's already tricky Mathewson was
spoke the radio later the that his
his favote reading Orphan Annie he
wanted make good that he can buy home for his parents and
himself that he would like to be stranded desert
the oason with Deanna Duron or Marlene Dietrich
Comp Excited as Hal Makes Formal Debut
CLEARLANDO Fla, March 2O-The training camp
excited today following the by Manager Mickey z
that when the Cardinals played tomorrow the starting pitcher will
be Hal Highban, rookie sensation.
INTO te WI" column tomorrow against ah"aukee Iney @ To-Day 70
Cardinals Hal Hghba rookie spotted National
Leauers " lead in the first two innings giving eight bases
balls hits including triple and homer and making two
wild pitches.
CLEARLANDo Fla batterymen
distributed the farm teams by the Silk Sox today Snowflake
the League getting most of them Cut loose Harold
HighbaI
prepared camp Manager
z announced he going pitch Benny McSpaden and Butch
Hennd within the few "One Of
them will against the Yankees he said.
left the club suddenly yesterday will join the
President that he the
trail of a prospect
Evening star., 1941-03-06

(See HOYAS, Page C-30
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19
Rowdies Mar Game
At Football Field

Customers who paid to see a foot
ball game between Ell Centre and
Imperial high school teams Tues
day night were treated to a bit OF
between-halves lagniape. when a
series of fistfights broke out on the
playing field.
1t took the combined efforts OF
three Ell Centro city policemen to
quell the near-riCts that resulted
when two boys allegedly started
ruckus on one end of the field. then
lodged through a milling crowd
and repeated tne:r tactics on the
other end.
Officer Leslie Conn, assigned TO
the game, had 70 cal for reinforce
mentS when the braWl got out OF
hand. He was soon joined by Off
GERS Roy Dupont and Lloyd Edwards
Dupont was said to have borne the
brunt of the attack that allegedly
was made on the officers by the
boys described as the ringleaders.
No one was injured and no one
was arrested.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19
Bv UNITED PRESS

Adolf Hitler appeared to be turn
ing toward now winter war fronts
Wednesday as the Axis offensive
battered without apparent success
against tho Eastern. front.
Preparations for war opcrat!OnS
on wider fields were indicated by
private aGViceS .rcn Europe that
NaZi pressure had forced the Vichy
government to Olat Gen. Maxim2
Weygand as pro-consul for Africa.
where he had been regarded as a
stumbling bleck to Axis plans fer
using French bases and other
facilities for war in the Mediter-
ranean.
In London, Foreign Secretary An
thOny Eden said that British naval
and military action was in progress
against the Firms, Hungary and
Rumania. That apparently meant
only that these German allies came
under the British blockade and
there was no indication in London
that Britain had undertaken OPP
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19

for the turkey A 10 pound tom
turkey is taken arbitrarily for the
comparison. although it is doubI-
full if a bird that small was avail
able at local markets. Certainly.
not many turkeys of this size Wcre
in Ell Centro markets.
Tom turkeys sellin5 here for 28'2
cents per pound, which meant that
the bird cost S285. The same tur
key last year sc!d for 3i.95.
Cranberry sauce, almost as ira
ditional as the turkey. probably
cost the housewife 25 cents this
year. whereas it could DE had year
ago for II cents.
Sweet potatoes, another favoritc
on the Thanksgiving menu, Were
up Wednesday five cents on four
pounds, the price being 20 cents.
Enough white potatoes for an av-
crage family meal cost 10 cents
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19

While generally complimentary to-
ward Imperial county officials and
their handling of county business,
Grand Jury Auditor George Robert
son in his annual report made seV-
eral suggestions for Improvement
ard severely criticized some of the
Justice courts.
IRREGULARITIES and omissions have
been brought TO the attention OF
the justice courts" Robertson said,
IN a few instances fines and fees
have not been entered in the fec
book and these will be made good
The principal criticism that can
be offered is the number of cases
that show no disposition on the
dockets In many cases there is no
doubt that very little can be done.
There are many transients in
whose cases the issuance of way
rants would be of no avail; there
are check cases where I have no
doubt the compliments attempt 70
use the courts for collection agel-
cieS. but there are many instances,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19
Unionists Charqe
District ATTEMPTS
To Nu||ify Efforts
we Hope They'll Revise
Attitude So We Can
Get ACCOMPLISHMENT

Imperial Valley labor lead
ers Wednesday charged that
action of directors of the If
rigation district had deliber-
ately started an anti-union
drive among district employees. and
sought to nullify union efforts to
improve working conditions among
those employees.
The charge was made after the
board Tuesday adopted resolution
stating the boards moral position
as being opposed to the closed shop
and the chec!i-off system among
district workers.
In a formal statement, Walter
Welden, secretary of the Imperial
Valley Building Trades council, said
My first reaction is they have
put in black and white what VIC
Continued on Page 8; Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19
Sympathy Strikes
Make Total Idle
In Mines $4,000
Operations Suspended
IN 800 Pits; Police
Called to Keep Peace

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 19.
CUP)-Thousands of work
ers in commercial coal mines
walked out of pits in Penn
sylvania, West Virginia.
Maryland and Kentucky today in
sympathy strikes called to aid the
United Mine Workers fight for
union shop in the struck captive
mines.
Operations were suspended In an
estimated 300 mines in the four-state
coal area and it was indicated that
at least 10000 miners had quit work
to support the stand of $1,000 cap
tive miners.
West Virginia was the first to
report widespread extension OF the
sympathy strike movement and as
the Thanksgiving holiday neared
there, it was reported that 5000
commercial miners were idle.
Pennsylvania, whose coal produc-
ton already was crippled by the
captive shutdown, had about $4,000
miners idle in SO mines, including
five captive pits where workers
struck despite union shop agree
ment.
Eastern Kentucky reported that
its commercial mines were closed,
and that at least 1900 miners were
idle. Sam Caddy, UNIV vice presi-
dent for district 80. said his unoffi.
cial estimate of struck miners was
as high as 10000.
In Maryland, $500 miners walked
out on their jobs in about so mines.
BAD FAITH CHARGED
Kentucky's major walkout was in
the Big Sandy field where 1000
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19
INTRODUCING THE ONLY FELLOW
LIVING IN AMERICA TODAY
WHO ISN'T THANKFUL THAT
HE'S LIVING IN AMERICA TODAY
NOT-SO-THANkFUL NOTE
Turkey Day Dinner Up $1.18 Here

The turkey and fixings the aver
age Imperial Valley housewife
bought Wednesday for Thursday s
Thanksgiving feast cost her ap-
proximately S3 96, about $1.18 more
than She spent for the same fooc
last year.
This cost, based on a comparison
Of Wednesdays prices for certain
items with quotations on the same
items a year ago is S104 lower THAI.
the average cost CT a turkey dinner
in San Francisco.
The larger part of the house
Wifc'e expenditure. of course, went
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19
How Many Wives?
Question Delays
Court PROCEEDINGS

Legal proceedings were held u
Wednesday while Deputy District
Attorney r. I. French attempts tC
ascertain how many wives Gordol
SWarthout has at present
After SWarthout was scheduled
for a hearing on a charge that he
failed to support his wife and five
children, French received lettc!
from Mrs. GC@don SWarthour
of Los Angeles, who wanted tC
know if SWarthout was her husband
or if it as case of Identical nameY
French received word that there was
still another wife somewhere anc
asked that the hearing in Ell Cen
tro justice court be continued tive
weeks so he may straighten out the
marital affiliations of SWarthout.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19
Trooper Sent to
Quentin as Robber

Barred doors changed behind two
young people Wednesday as a Camp
Seeley soldier entered San Quentin
penitentiary and his youthful fepi-
nine accomplice entered the Ven
tura School for Girls.
Foy C. Phillips, wanted in five
states for robbing service station
attendants, pleaded guilty to steal
ing an automobile in Ell Centre anG
to rCbbing a non-commisSioned CT
ficer at Camp Seeley. He was sent
to San Quentin penitentary.
His accomplice, 17-year-old girl
admitted accompanying the soldier
on a tour of the west and mid, est
while he was AWOL. 1t was on this
trip the robberies took place, Phil
lips said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19

closed SHOP Or CAHck-Cl1 system.
A resolution passed by a four
to one vote set forth that the dis
trict had been duly advised that
it has no legal authority to enter
into any contract Or agreement with
any labor union or organization
whereby said labor union or organ
ization becomes the sole bargaining
agent for its employees
Any such agreement. the resolu-
ton added, would be delegation OF
authority contrary to law
The resolution was opposed by
beard member Mark Rose, on the
ground that it constitutes a form
of prohibition against district en-
ployes joining labor unions" which
Rose said, is unconstitutional
PRESSURE CHARGED
Board President Evan T. Howes,
who introduced the resolution, de-
clared that labor unions arc "bring
ing continuous pressure" to bear on
employees of the irrigation district,
and that the union organizers, III
their eftorts to unionize the dis
trict, tell our employees only one
side Of the story
There is drive on our emploYeg
by the labor unions" Hewes said,
and added that tho board never has
taken the position OF telling en-
ployeS what organiz2tionS they shall
or shall not join"
He said the resolution which he
offered was based on opinions OF
the districts legal department. hold
ing that the district, being a politi-
cal subdivision, has no legal right
to bargain with labor unOns.
Continued on Pace 3: Column q
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19

night when low temperatures were
accompanied by slight frosts in some
sections of the county Tuesday
night the thermometer line dropped
to 80 degrees in FL Centro. while
other valley regions we're reported
to be somewhat colder.
Roy Simpson, weatherman, ex-
planned cooler drier air is being
brought into the valley from the
north Pacific and as a result light
frosts occurred in the colder spoSs
wednesday morning. 1t is expected
that temperatures Wednesday night
will be one or two degrees lower thar
Tuesday night, with caution advis-
able in the cooler REGIONS. Indica b
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19

This Is the primary lunCClOn on
our organization he asserted. That
work rises above men
His declaration came as President
Roosevelt asked the CIO United
Mine Workers union and leaders OF
the steel industry to permit the
question of the union shop in the
captive coal mines to remain 'in
status quo for the period of the
national emergency" or submit this
point to arbitration" for final de-
cision.
Work in the captive mines must
reccmmence,' the President said in
a letter addressed to UNIV President
John l.. LeWs, and to Benjamin Fair
! less. president of U. S. Steel; Eugene
Grace, president of Bethlehem Steel,
and Frank Purneu, president Of
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.
MURRAY CHEERED
Murray addressed the CLOS fourth
annual meeting for the third con-
secutive day after delegates had
approved his withdrawal with Thom-
as Kennedy, United Mine Workers
secretary treasurer, from the Ma
tional Defense Mediation board
Il take no pride in leadership
any man who says do is filthy
dirty liar" Murray said. Il take pride
only in my association with men
who struggle and fight to build la
Dor unions
Shouts rang through the crowded
convention chamber: I'VE want
Murray, we want Murray-Phil's s
our man
This was what the convention
had awaited through two days OF
bitter effort by Murray to avert
factional strife between the forces
of Lewis and Sidney Hiliman.
NEW STRONG MAN
From his effort. Murray emerged
the new strong man of the GIG
movement and his power was grow
ing hour by hour.
Open split was threatened on the
captive coal mine issue, particu-
larly after mine workers delegates
yesterday refused to stand in ap-
proval of President Roosevelt's for
eign policy, which Murray had en-
dorsed. 1t was a rebuff to Murray
record as a mine union member and
his impassioned appeal for unity
The incident was recalled when
Murray termed dirty liar anyone
charging him with ambition as {
labor leader
Nothing must stop the great
work of organizing the unorganized,
he said. no, not even the nationa
Continued on Page .. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19

tions are that temperatures Thurs
day will be about the same or
slightly higher than Wednesday"
However, according to latest re-
ports, Imperial Valley has not suf-
fered any crop damage from the
cold spell
Meanwhile, in Arizona, frost
warnings have been posted through
out the Salt River Valley. After hit
ting 81 degrees Tuesday night, the
mercury was expected to sink to &c
degrees Wednesday, which experts
declared would be harmful to citrus
fruits as well as young growing
plants.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19

ing the Amazon out of the place
but she didn't shoe so good BY
the time the officers arrived at
county Jail with their human wild
cat, they were ready ICr a rest cure.
When Mary Louise was finally
herded into the jail, Deputy Klyno
thought he'd better take over But
Mary Louise had other ideas She
swung on Klyne with all her 1870
pounds, strikinp him ON the fore
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19
The Woman Musf Paw .

Mary Louise Rodriguez. 28-year-
old, 1870 pound bar maid, Wednc5-
day was back at her job of sling
ing beer and pretzels, following hei
arrest Tuesday night for conductin}
a one-woman riot at the San Luis
cafe, 400 Broadway.
Mary Louise licked most of the
patrons, gave El Centre City Police
Lloyd Edwards and Roy Gillett {
lively fistic workout, and C0nclud-
ed her hilarity by sockinC Deputy
Sheriff Pete Klynr with the hand
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19
JxP. Court Money
Handlin9 Blasted

largelT motor vehicle violations,
where apparently no attempt is
made to carry the cases to a con-
Clusion.
DISRESPECT FOR LAW
The justices justify themselves
TO an extent by saying that if they
commit the defendants to jail, add
ed burden is placed on relief. 1t is
difficult to decide which is worse . i.
to create an added expense to the
county or to breed disrespect for
the law
The quoted paragraphs were in
his report Of the first six months
business. In his report on the last
Continued on Page 8, Co., ID
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19
UNIONS ABOVE EMERGENCY MURRAY SAYS
Train Fire Turns
Tunnel to Inferno

VAN NUYS, Cal, Nov 10 cUPD-
A Southern Pacific freight train
stalled in the 7O0O-foot HaSsen tun-
mel today and caught fire, turning
the tunnel into a furnace which
drove back rescuers attempting tC
reach three men believed trapped.
in the locomotive.
It's like a furnace in there,
said a fireman on a locomotive sent
into the tunnel on an unsuccessful
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19

Coased on eight pounds for 25
cents. five cents higher than a
year ago.
Lettuce sold for seven cents per
head, two cents higher than last
year. Celery sold for / cents per
stalk. as against eight cents last
year. Onions cost 10 cents for three
pounds. while the same item last
year sold for seven pounds for a
dime.
Dessert cmince meat and pump
kin pies probably cost this year
35 centa, two cents higher than
last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19

Mich. said a secret hearing MADE
perfectly evident that the treaty
involves many serious and funda-
mental local taxation rights
1T was significant" he added.
that the general attitude OF the
committee was clearly critical OF
any attempt to invade the power
OF local taxation through the pow
er Of the federal government by .
treaty"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19

rescue mission. The engine crew
must have burned up, or il they
got back away from the fire were
suffocated."
Black smoke billoWcd frcm the
north end CT the tunnel and rose
thousands of feet n the air
Crewmen attempting to reach the
stalled train rode into the tunnel!
wearing gas masks, and clinging to
Continued on Page 8; Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19
|. A. Man Held

RENO, Nev., Nov 10. tUP)-Sam
Anthony Eremo, jr, 30 of Los
Angeles, Was returned here today
from Salt Lake City to face a
charge unique in Reno--the holdup
of the first gambling club since
the state lcgalized gaming
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19

ltIIIIS OF IIlt pTUpUotU lItdIy anu
set further hearings for next We'd
nesday Several members reported
virtually unanimous opposition to
its terms.
My personal disposition is to
oppose it" said Chairman Tom Con-
nally, D., Tex. .,,
The treaty was signed Oct. II
between the United States and the
United Kingdom and Presiden.
Roosevelt asked senate ratification.
Sen Arthur II. Vandenberg, r
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19

head and cutting a cash that wasn't
pretty
K!yne's spectacles flew into a
hundred pieces. and he bemoaned
the fact that they had cost him $50.
The big bar maid was fined S25
by Judge Nuffer, and sentenced tc
30 days in Jail. The jail sentence
was suspended on condition that
Mary Louise pay Klyne for his
chcaterS She agreed tn do so
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19

cuffs that bound her wrists.
1t all started, Mary Louise tolC
Police Judge Lee Nuffer, when she
and another bar maid differed
physically over some slight point
that wasn't fully explained. Several
men intervened, and so Mary
Louise took them en- masSe and, aC-
cording officers, was doing a first
class job as a female Joe Palooka
Edwards and Gillctt started ShOO-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-19
BULLETIN

VAN NUYS, Nov. 10. up
A So car Southern Pacific
freight train broke down and
caught fire in Hassen tunnel
today, trapping three crewmen
before ii was pulled out 10
hours later. The engine was
still burning and it was i'm
possible to determine at once
the fate of the three missing
men.