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Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Sport Pot Shots

al VI pftoto
This may be just one mans opln-
ion. but the Observation-Disclosures
is easier to spell-at the Calexico-
FL Centro high school game Tues
day night was the best of the sea-
son Tunney Williams of Braw-
ley and Carl Gayoen, northeno
school teacher, were the men with
the whistles and their performance
was something TO remember in the
line of officiating ..
The performance was all the more
notable because Williams and Gay
den were hired at the last minute.
II seems that Williams and Pete
Sewers were originally scheduled
to handle the job Coach Raj
eigh Holt, however, though Assistant
Principal Don Ketchen had done
the hiring Ketchen believed that
Holt had notified the men =
Came game time and no officials
were on hand TO officiate the game.
Williams and Sewers it seems
are not too good on mental telepa-
thy A hurried phone call was
made, Williams was perked out OF
a 20-30 meeting in Brawley and
Gayden was summoned 10 the bas-
ketball wars
Calexico high schools 42-41 VIC
tory over El Centre high stretched
the Bulldog league winning streak
to Is games Last defeat handed
the Bulldogs was in the El Centro
gymnasium last year when the
Spartans upset Calexico, 1890 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
L. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES, Feb. 19 (UP)-
(FederalState Market News Serv-
ice)
Hogs 20o steady to 10 cents
lower, bulk medium TO choice ITO
TO 240 lbs. 8.35-s.90. top 800 on few
packing sows 6.35-6.75.
Cattle $50. slow on steers and
heifers, generally steady, few com
mon to medium steers $40, best
held around II, fleshy feeders 1925
few common TO medium heifers So.
best held above $50, cows 1915.
Gamers and cutters 5-6.7o, bulls
7.50-s.25, some held higher, calves
175, steady, few vealers to 1880,
choice quoted IA few stock calves
II .50-l2.
Sheep none, good TO choice wooled
lambs quoted around 1918 and good
Wooled ewes CTS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Vaughan to
Discuss Terms

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 19 CUP) -
Arky Vaughan, veteran shortstop
will confer next Monday at San
Bernardino, Calf, with William E
Benswanger, president of the Pitts
burgh Pirates Baseball club, re-
garding terms of his l94l contract
with the Pirates.
Before Benswanger left here for
the Pirates training camp at San
Bernardino, Vaughan telegraphed
from Potter Valley, Calf, setting
the date for the contract confer
ence
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
RENCHW ARMING
by Burdette Kline
--Pos+-Press Sports Editor

Outstanding players in Tuesday
nights game were Red Rledy, JACK
Taekett and Takashi Kobata for FL
Centre, Carlos Garlic, Al Rivera
and Hector Linn of the Bulldog line
up 1t was Linn who dumped
the winning basket through the net
ting -.
Imperial high school was the only
cage squad in the valley not parti-
cularly impressed by Calexico's win.
Imperial, you see, Tuesday al
ternoon staged one OF the season s
upsetS by defeating Brawley 35-l7
Otis King emerged from that
game as one of the leagues out
standing players and may have won
the all-valley center post from Car.
los Garlic and Jack Tackett .
Couldn't pass up a chance here
to take a poke al the high school
gymnasium e.. Spectators were
hanging from the rafters (and that's
not a figure of speech in this case)
at the game last night and Gus
toners along the sidelines were
packed SO tightly they were defin-
itely hindrance TO the players &. j..
Approximately 100 youngsters were
literally stacked atop the lockers
on the balcony in the gymnasium
and several more climbed into the
rafters to watch the game
Now if the gymnasium was
but this is probably where you came
IN
Clarence Riessen, Yuma tennis
star. who won the Imperial Valley
singles and doubles championships
this year, added the Arizona state
title to his collection in Phoenix
last weekend . Riessen then pair
ed with Clarence White, with whom
he won the doubles title mere, and
defeated pair of Phoenix stars -.
White is a former member of the
Calexico tennis club
Other Yumans TO win in the state
tournament were, Louise Raley, who
won junior girls singles and doubles
titles, Frank Townsend, who won
the boys under Is crown :.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 UP)-The
stock market declined TO 8 points
today and then leyelled off when
the averages came within a shade
OF the years lows. Trading in
creased.
Many traders sold stocks because
of the markets poor showing yes
terday Others were perturbed over
the For Eastern situation. Most
Business news was favorable but
had mo market influence.
International silver gained near
~ points santa Fe, Detroit Edi-
son, Johns Evansville and Loft had
gains of fractions to a point.
New lows were made by ". S.
Steel. Bethlehem, Crucible, Inland
and youngstown sheet and Tube.
Losses ranged 70 points in Inland.
Coppers sold off small amounts.
,Chrysler was down a point. Cen
cFai Motors made a new low for
the year. Chemical stocks weakened
With Dow off > points at new
low,
Dow ZONES preliminary closing
stock averages; Industrial 1874,
OFT l.0a Rail 26.b6, Of 0.1s: Utility
fs.so OFF eco and Go stocks 1891
off o,Sa
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
NEEDLES GETS STU
ATHLETIC DlRECTORSHlP

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IL IUP)
The University of San Francisco
today continued its search for a
new football coach to succeed
George Duke Malley, resigned
after naming James r. (Jimmy)
Needles. onetime USF. coach, to
the post cf athletic director.
Needles succeeds Rod Chisholm,
who resigned as athletic director
when the board of athletic control
made know its decision. II was not
know if Needles would also take
over Wally Cameron's duties as
basketball coach but the indications
were he would confine himself TO
directing the entire athletic pro-
gram.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
By BURDETTE KINNE

Another pennant waved over the
trophy room at Calexico nigh school
Wednesday following Calexico high
schools 42-4l victory over Ell Gen.
tro high basketball team in the FL
Centre gymnasium Tuesday night.
Calexicos one-point victory ac-
complished three things for the
Bulldogs. 1t maintained the border
citys undefeated record. clinched
undisputed possession of the valley
league crown and broke a long
standing jinx which had prohibited
Calexico from winning a game on
the Ell Centro floor.
Climax Game
Tuesday nights game was one
which might have been re-arrang-
ed for the benefit OF the spectators,
SO changing was the tune of the
contest Calexico led l0-7 at the
end of the first quarter, Ell Centro
was in front, 22-l8 at halftime
Ell Centro boosted its advantage to
ten points at the end of the third
quarter, then collapsed in the
period TO lose the ball game.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Qualifying PIoy for |. Y.
Golf Championship Starts
Herring Extends
Period TO Full
Seven Days

BARBARA WORTH COUNTRY
CLUB. Feb l9-Qualifying play for
the l94l Imperial Valley golf cham
pionships was underway Wednesday
as Tournament Director Ben Her.
ring extended the qualifying period
to run one full week.
Qualifying play was originally
scheduled to start on Sunday and
continue through Wednesday with
match play scheduled to start Thurs
day, Herring said. Championship
contenders will be allowed TO quail
fy only on next Wednesday.
Play in the championship flight,
according TO Herring, will probably
provide the hottest golf in history
of the tournament, because included
in the draw will be Logan jenkins,
Dave Taylor, Dick Lott. and Laddie
Willoughby, all former champions.
Also included in the championship
play will be Jerry Fox, Calexico
tournament winner and Ben Kel-
lerman. lettuce champion.
More than l60 golfers were ex-
pected to compete in the Barbara
Worth tournament this year, about
equal to play in the 1910 meet, Her
ring said.
The course is in better shape
than at any time in the season, ac-
cording TO John Turnac, profess
sional, with fairways in good con-
6ition. The new grass greens have
shown vast improvement since the
removal of clover and will be in
good condition for putting by the
time the tournament gets under
way.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Hardware 10
Defend Claim 10
i. v. Championship

Imperial Hardware's commercial
league leaders currently rated the
hottest team in valley basketball
circles, will attempt to prove claim
to the mythical valley cage title
Thursday night when the Nailers
meet Coach Bill Maxwell's junior
college quintet.
The Arabs, also rated by many
TO be the top team in the valley,
will pit their youth and fast
break offense against the experience
and deliberate offense of the Hard
ware cagers.
Coach Maxwell indicated he would
count on the high scoring front line
of the Arabs of Payne, Sander and
Fox to overcome the reliable Jack
Oswalt and the clever ball hand
ling Ed Campion.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
119 Rockies Try
For MI. Berths

NEW YORK, Feb. l9 (UP)- Be-
fore the end of February all of the
National League teams will have
begun training grinds and for the
next six weeks sports headlines will
be chiefly concerned with the do
ings of newcomers TO the camps
The senior circuit, first out with
a complete list of rockies, lists 1l9
minor leaguers who will attempt to
complete the climb into the Ma
tlonal League this year The ma
jority are freshmen but some are
back for another try.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
-aIexico Wins Basketball Title
BLACK JOE KAY0ES JOE PARIz IN
FIFTH ROUND AT CALExIC0

Blair won four rounds, one was
even and one went to Robles.
In preliminaries Roy Hart scored
a close decision over Vince Men,
rell, Len Strong kayoed Bert Bir-
mineham in the second round of
a four round bout and Joe Reyes,
valley Filipino decisioned Ted Fort
i nthe only poor bout on the card.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

Imperial high schools varsity
basketball team snapped out of its
doldrums Tuesday afternoon to
score a surprisingly easy 35-l7 VIC
tory over the Brawley Wildcats on
the Imperial floor.
Big Otis King, Imperial center
who last year was an all-valley
guard for Calexico, virtually clinch-
ed himself spot on the honor team
this year by scoring II points to
lead to the Brawley downfall.
In the other league game Cali
patira high school defeated Holt
vile Pip. In a preliminary game
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
STEERS TO TRY FOR
HIGH JUMP RECORD

EUGENE, Ore, Feb. l9. (UPl-
Les Steers, who holds both the SEN
ior and junior AAU high jump
crowns, will try for a new world
indoor record here February 81.
Steers. former San Mateo junior
college student now attending the
University of Oregon, set an official
record of six feet 10 inches in an
exhibition last Friday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO, Feb. l9 tUP)-Short
covering in the final minutes of
trading in the board of trade wheat
pit lifted prices sharply today. Rye
was weak. Other gains shared with
the upturn in the bread cereal.
Wheat finished up u TO B. Corn
was up u TO Is, Oats up q toss
Rye off q TO Il, and soy beans up
IA TO 12s.
Wheat started with small gains
but lost ground as the session
progressed.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
L. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 19 UP)-
A slump hit early trading on the
Los Angeles stock exchange today,
carrying numerous issues to new
lows for the year.
In aircrafts. Ryan fell Is to 3is q,
Solar q TO 3, and Vega Is to Ga,
all new low. Creameries of America
hit new low at 5h off u. General
Paint dropped ls to Ga.
Oils were stronger, Standard ris-
ing y TO 1875 and Union rs to 13I
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
GAME SOUGHT
WITH ARMY CAMP

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Feb 10.
UP)-Rutgers university has al
most completed negotiations for a
football game with an army camp
team, George Little, director of COL
lege athletics announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Net Squads to
Invade RedIands

Ell Centro high school and junior
college tennis teams will travel tC
Relands Friday where the two ne
squads will tangle with Redland:
high school and Redlands Uniyersit,
freshmen in matches to be playee
Saturday.
Coach Bill Maxwell announced
Wednesday he would take ~ play.
erS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
BASKETBALL RESULTS

Santa Clara 81, Col. OF Pacific 25.
Olympic Club SO, University of
San Francisco A.
Oregon State Al, Idaho 35.
Central Washington 36, Eastern
Washington %.
College of Puget Sound &c. Pacific
U 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
HOPPE RECEIVES
S350O CASH PRIZE

CHICAGO, Feb. 10. CUP)-Willie
Hoppe of New York received $500
for winning his second consecutive
world three cushion billiard cham
pionship the National Billiard as
sociation announced today. Prize
money distributed among the II
contestants totaled $21,075.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
l.. A. BUTTER & EGGS
L. A. POULTRY

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IS CUP)-
Hens, leghorns, "a To 3l4 lbs. lac
Hens, leghorns, 3h 20 4 lbs. 5. 14c
Do. over 4 lbs. ................ 15c
Hens. coIored. 4 TO 5h lbs. -. 21c
Hens. colored, 8 " lbs. up -. zoe
Broilers, over Ia to IL lbs. .. 19c
Broilers, over ! q to 2A lbs. 20c
Fryers, leghorns. 2k 20 3 lbs. 15c
Fryers. colored 2h to 3A lbs up Ice
Fryers. colored, 3h to Az lbs. tic
Roasters, colored .............. 16c
Old roosters. colored 80. 49,. lie
Old rooters, leghorn ..... 09c
Duckllngs, over s pounds ..... 19c
DucIlings, under pounds ....-. 49,
Old DUCKS ........'.'s..'. OoE
young geese .....--...... lbc
Tom turkeys .................... 13c
Hen turkeys, 8 to IL lbs. -. Ice
Hen turkeys. IL lbs. and up E. 16c
Old hen turkeys ........... lie
Old tom turkeys .............. lie
Capons, . lbs. and up ......-. 24c
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
BELATED GRID CASUALTY

BURLINGAME, CALI, Feb. 10.
iUP)-A belated casualty of the
1910 football season is David j..
Fitzpatrick, l9, who died of injuries
suffered during spring practice at
ST. Mary's college last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
l.. A, HAY

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19 OUP)-
U. $. No. !, l. v. -. $1550-16.0O
Y. S. No. 2, leafy /. W. $500
U. S. No. .......... $12.00-12.50
Barley hay, new crop S19.00-20.0O
Oat hay ........... S20.00-21 90
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Pepper Martin Arrives

SACRAMENTO. Calf. UPl-John Pepper" Martin
kicked settled
Solons the
Pacific GA league
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
Imperial, Ca|ipatria Score League
Victories Over HoItyi||e, BrawIey

Calipatria Gees remained in the
valley league lead by defeating
Holtville, 1910.
Imperial Gees also trimmed BraW-
ley lighties, 24-l8. Templeton was
high scorer for the winners with II.
Score of ImDerial- BraWley game.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
L. A. GRAIN

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UP)-
Mailing barley ...... s1.12h -1.17h
Wheat No. 2 hard or
soft white -. S1.32k -1.42h
Barley, No. ] bright -. $110-1.15
Milo, No. / yellow -. $I25-l30
Corn, No. 2 yellow ...... $1.43-1,46
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
l.. A. BANKS

Los ANGELES. Feb. ~ tuP)-
Transameriea ...,-.--...., 4a-4 f.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19
BORROW WITH PROFIT,

Low cost of our Loans offers
practical method of borrowing-to
advantage Have you Business OPP
portunity you wish 10 snap up? Then
look us up. Let us provide the cash
capital you need. We make it easy
TO borrow-and just as easy TO re-
pay, by our helpful plan. Never pass
up opportunity, for lack Of cash. A
Quick Loan waits you-here.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

Probable starting lineups:
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

Bank Of Aea says "A bank goodwill through uptothe
rendered friendly This institution indeed
proud many hundreds of thousands of Cafonans you
borrow money you deposit funds need
service Travellers Cheques order call the
branch get acquainted with this friendly bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

H. c. LILO of Los Angeles, Southern District
Manager Of Wayne Pnmb Combany, says: Your
free booklet, Unexplained Homes, was very in
teresting and informative in connection with our
plans to build new home
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-19

MARGARET M. WEAVER, prominent Santa Clara
Valley 0rcbaydin, says The 200 million dollars
loaned to 10000 families during the past few
years for nme building and buying must have
made many friends for Bank of America
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-10
SHAW Custer
Ruled Illegal

The custer Of Clarence r. Shaw,
secretary of the county jury COM
mission. by the commission was
pronounced illegal today by Prose
cu,or William f. Bowling.
Shaw was fined when he ad-
mitted that the jury panel from
which were drawn the jurors who
tried former Prosecutor Duncan c.
McCrea was improperly drawn.
The four members Of the seven
man commission who voted TO fire
Shaw have refused 10 accept
Dowling's opinion. In a secret
meeting from which the three
other members Of the commission
were excluded. they voted 10 ask
Atty. Gen. Herbert J. Rushton for
an opinion.
They maintain that Philip Nc
Hugh. an attorney appointed by
the commission 10 replace Shaw,
is legally entitled 10 the office.
County Auditor Edward II. Will
liams stepped into the squabble
today and announced he will hold
up the pay Of both Shaw and Nc
Hugh until the matter is settled.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-10
Gambling Raid
Reveals Hidden
$4,000; Jail Trio

A raid on the reputed head
quarters of the Big Four policy
house. active before the grand jury
investigation. turned out to be a
fortune hunt for the prosecutors
office and Hamtramck police. who
seized $4,000 and arrested three
persons.
Raiding a dwelling al 11427
Fleming avenue, Hamtramck, they
started a search of the house.
In a tin box hidden under a
bath tub. they found nearly Sl0,-
900, and rummaging OF drawers
and hidden closets Hetted an adj
Iditional several hundred dollars.
Scattered throughout various
rooms were several thousand pol
icy slips and adding machines.
Those arrested are Edward +,
Krol, 81. his wife, Helen, "a. and
Louis Gorka, "a. alleged pickup
man, of 5002 Harold street. Police
said Gorka entered the place while
they were there. All three were
lodged in the county Jail for in
lvestigation of violation of the state
gambling laws.
Krol, according 10 police, car
ried cards with the name Big
Four" printed in one corner.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-10
Accuse Woman
0fMdiI Theft

Employed since 1923 as spe-
[ciai clerk, the highest clerk rating
in the postal service, Mrs. Eloise
"A. Diehr. Al. of 6170 Whitaker
road, Ypsilanti, the mother of
three children. today was charged
with mail theft, the first woman
clerk to be named on such a
charge in Detroit in u years. She
was employed in the Roosevelt
Park station and recently suffered
"a nervous breakdown.
Mrs. Diehr stood mute before
United States Commissioner
George NJ. Read and was released
under $500 personal bond after
a not guilty plea vas entered.
Examination was set for July 10.
Postal Inspector Dale Peterson
arrested Mrs. Diehr while she was
at work and found, he said, Ia
letters concealed under her arm,
hidden by the cape of her dress.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-10
Glass Paint
IL viii Mark No Passing
Signs on 3 Roads
Times stan Correspondent


LANSING, July 10.-Glass bead
paint. similar TO the kind used in
making motion picture screens, is
being used as an experiment 10
mark mo passing" zones on three
state roads. Highway Commits
sioner G. Donald Kennedy said to-
day.
The reflector paint is being
placed on US-16. between Lansing
and Detroit. and will be used on
US-l0 and US-112 next.
This type of paint has proven
highly successful on the new
Pennsylvania turnpike" Ken
nedy explained. because of Its
extreme visibility at night.
While somewhat more expensive
than ordinary paint, we expect
to use IL on all Michigan high
ways II our experiments show
IL wearable."
The no passing lines will con-
tinue TO be yellow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-10
Michigan Guard
Uniform on. Way
Times staff Correspondent

LANSING, July 10.-The first
new Michigan home guards uni
form has role d off the state
prisons sewing machines and 1t is
expected $500 of them will be
completed by October /. it was
announced today by William II.
Burke, manager of state prison In
dustries.
Burke said he believed enough
uniforms to equip the first Detroit
company would be ready in 80
days. The uniforms are dark blue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-10
Dearborn Ex-0ffi(ers
Among 10 Facing Trial

Judge Homer Ferguson today
held for trial 10 men, including
three former Dearborn policemen
and the secretary of the Dearborn
safety commission. on grand jury
charges of conspiring to obstruct
justice by operating gambling
games with police protection.
Held were Roy kretchman, a
former detective; Horace King and
James Denny, suspended detectives
and Frank Schonhofen, secretary
of the commission. The following
alleged gamblers were also held:
John Bitonti. Charles Harrison,
George Konstontos, John Handy,
Argash Shaghougion and Harold
Hammay.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-10
Men
Get Deferment

LANSING. July 10-Local draft
boards were notified today 10 de-
fer all registrants who have served
three or more years in the regular
navy. marine corps or coast guard
in compliance with an amendment
to the federal selective service
act
Col. f. NJ. RoSecrans, director,
said the amendment also will
exempt from a years training
those who have satisfactorily
served in reserve components of
these branches of the armed
forces,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-10
of this block in Russian tolcn :.
He Meant Id
Denied Job, Hurls Brick
Through Window

Said Charles D'Hooghe, 25, TO
James Hess, federal civil service
secretary in the Fed
eral Building:
eff i cannot get a civil service
job paying 85 cents an hour
right away, will throw a brick
through the window"
When Charles couldn't, Charles
did.
He was detained for questioning
by the FBI. D'Hooghe gave his
a ddress as lab East Jefferson
avenue.