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Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
Fire Destroys One
Speedway Racer,
Endangers Others

INDIANAPOLIS. May 80 IUP)-
Fire broke out today in the south
garages of the Indianapolis motor
speedway and one car scheduled 10
start in the 50O-mile race was des-
troyed
The fire burned power lines and
cut off the speedway electric eye
timing device. Start Of the race was
delayed about q half hour.
The flames threatened other eX-
pensive racing cars which had been
put through their final tests for the
big race.
The fire started in the garage
housing George Barringer's car.
Eddie Offut. Barr.nger's mechanic.
was draining gasoline from the car
when fumes exploded in the garage.
Today's fire was the second dra-
matte development in connection
with the race. Last night, Sam
Hanks. Alhambra, Calf. driver,
was injured seriously when he
cracked up while putting his car
through final tests.
Barringer. from Houston. Tex.
was scheduled to start the race in
the third position OF the fifth row
he qualified at an average speed
of 22299 miles per nour. Loss Of
his car cut the starting field to 81
cars.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
New Air School
Dedicated in Ariiz.

PHOENIX. May 80 CUP) Thun-
derbird field soon will be one of the
largest cadet air training centers in
the country, Maj Kenneth Nc
Naughton Of Moffet field, Cal. pre-
dicted yesterday as the new S30000C
air school was dedicated at gradu-
alton exercises for AZ cadets.
Army air corps officials. Holly
wood motion picture stars, state and
city officials attended the brief
graduation exercises and dedication.
Maj. McNaughton complimented
the airport management for chang
ins the field from a city dumping
ground to one of the finest fields
in the nation.
He predicted that from a first
class of SIS cadets, the enrolment
at the school soon would swell to
200 in each class.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
San Berdo0 Takes
Three Game Series
For First Place
Bv UNITED PPESS
an Bernardino Thursday mig

San Bernardino THURSDAY mig,
completed a three-game sweep /,
its Stockton series and took stor
lold on first place ii the CalifG
MIA Baseball League, while Gjtoc
ton fell from second to thi,
place.
The Stars blanked Stockton, 5.
tc pull their season percentage
SIG. Fresno slipped into seco9
place at $40 and Stockton, wi,
585 was challenged by Bake1
field, with .575. .
Fresno took a wild 1912 W,
from Riverside last night to w
the series. two games to one. Fac
side got il hits and the Winne
were discredited with five errors.
Bakersfield whipped AnaheiI
6-l, mainly on the strength of fl,
Anaheim errors, as the winners q
only five hits. Bakersfield won tY
ana lost one IN the series.
Merced shut out Santa Barbal-
60 to win the series two games
one.
Tho teams moved to new Sroun'
today for Memorial day doubl
headers. Stockton plays at San
Barbara. Merced at San Berna
dino, Anaheim at Fresno and Ri
erside at Bakersfield.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
BY HARRY FERGUSON

INDIANAPOLIS, May 80. up
The journey is 500 miles and
death is trying to nltchhike eyery
inch of the way.
Speaking of courage - you can
have the boxer who fights on when
his senses are reeiing. You can
have the football player who gets
up grinning after a spine -jarring
tackle. You can have the hockey
player who comes back to battle
after a headlong crash against the
boards You can have EN-, and
please give EN- their due for being
game guys
But I'll take the dusty daredevil5
who are roaring around the bricK
saucer here today in the 29th an
nual sweepstakes race. For raw
courage in sports these are the
boys. A boxer can slde-slip a punch.
A football player can swerve out OF
danger. A hockey player can see
trouble coming and stop. But a
race driver never knows when a
tiny piece of steel deep in his roar
ing, rushing motor is going to snap
and send him hurting against the
wall.
Thirtyl-seVen persons have been
killed at this race since it started
almost three decades ago when Ray
Harroun astonished the world by
averaging "A miles an hour Not
all Of them have been drivers. but
enough of them were to establish
this as the toughest sport that A
man can perform.
Not one of the drivers who looks
death in the eye through his Cog
giles today denies that he knows the
meaning Of fear You should see
them in the pits half hour before
the start of the race.-lThey pace up
and down, they poiisi their goggles
they fiddle with their helmets
Mechanics talk fast 10 take the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
new BOOKS
INS-NEW BOOKS iSX Aaron
At the Ell Centre Public Library
FICTION


Tadpole Hall, Helen Ashton; No
Murder of Mine, Alice Campbell;
Death Stalks the Fleet, Harley
Cope; Nightfall in Vienna, Carolyn
Darling; Captain Paul, Edward Ellis
berg; Roundup At Tiger Gap, J. E.
Grinstead; Good Night Sheriff. H
R. SteeVeS; Parents Permitting,
Anne Wormser.
NON-FTCTION
Mental Tests for Civil Service
Examinations, VIM. j. Barse, Music
Hall Parade, M. Wilson DiSher:
South American Lights and Shad-
oWs, Kasimir Edschmid; World
Wide Influencen of the Cinema,
John E. Harley; Creative Handi-
crafts, Mabel r. Hutchins; Edith
Cavell, Helen Judson: The Boulder
Canyon Project, Pau, Kleinsorge: :
A Time to Speak, Archibald Mac
Leish; What Should Be the Price
OF Milk, Chas. G. Morris; Advanced
Lessons in Lip-Reading, Elizabeth
Nltchie; Purple Dust, Sean O'Caney:
Hardy Callfornians, Lester RoWn-
tree; Modern CoSmetology, Reuben
lockwood; The Second Century of
Humour; Plan Your Own Home
Louise Sooy Cheddar Gorge. John
Squire; Finland Forever, Hudson
Strobe; Women of Britain, Jan
Struther, An Empire of Dust. I,awr-
ence Svobida; Black Barbary. Pat
rick Turnbull.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
L. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES, May % up
Federal state Market News Serv-
iCeJ
Hogs 200, steady; medium to
good 1920 Ib g75-10.25. choice
around 200 lb quoted 1926 or above
few medium and weighty butchers
$3.50: sows 725-7GO.
Cattle $50, sales made fully
steady but clearance incomplete on
cutter 10 common stock; no fat
steers sold; medium to good fed
kinds quoted around l0-11: few
feeders 8.5O-9: fed heifers 1850
1880: load fat grass cows $40;
cutter to common cow 6.25-7; can
ners down TO 45O; bulls $3.50: odd
head 10 8; calves 100; steady: few
yealers to 13; few calves il down.
Sheep $50; about steady; few
medium spring lambs 9.25; few
medium TO good shOrn ewes 800;
feeder ewes $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
L. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES, May % up
supplies were generally liberal
with trading slow.
Asparagus: loose colossal 1O-llc
lb, select and eX fey 9-1Oc, fey Sc.
choice 6i2 -7c. crooks 4-5c.
Bunched vegetables: beets 2lz
doz Sl-l10; carrots doz 7O-sOc
Imperial Wy 4 doz 1850.
Cantaloups: Imperial Wy jumbo
36-45s S1.75-2; std 45s S140-1.65;
pony ASS S1-1.25; pony 54s 75-S1.1O:
std flats 12-15s 70-85c; Yuma jun
bO 36-45s $2.25-2.5O; std 45s S1.75-
.: pony Ass $135-1.40; pony 54s
$1.25-l35. Honeyballs: Imperial Wy
std 45s S2.50-3; pony 72s $1.25.
squash: white summer local and
san Diego lugs $1.25-1.5O; Goa
cChella Wy lugs 75-9Oc; Italian To-
cal and San Diego lugs S1.25-l.4O:
yellow crOokneck local and San
Diego co lugs S1.35-150.
Tomatoes: Imperial Wy Stops
crates S5-$1 rs 1851; les 5O-65c;
Holtville crates Stops Sl.25-l.5O;
12s Sl15-1.5O; 16s 1890: Goa
chella Wy crates Stops $1.25-1 so;
Is $1.15-1.35; las 75-S1; flats SIX
IS $ll5-l40; GX7s 1880. 7xss so
60c
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
1odays Sport Parade

drivers minds off what lies ahead.
They know the meaning of fear
but they also know how to conquer
it. Wilbur Shaw, three times win
ner here, says the worst part of
the business is waiting for it to
start. once the motors roar, once
the tires begin to burn around the
asphalt g vast conJentment comes
over the drivers and fear is dropped
on the burning road behind.
Most good competitors seem to be
that way. Jack Dempsey used to
be nervous as a SIS a week ship
ping clerk in a table stakes poker
game until the gong sent him into
battle. Then he ripped and roared.
There is a simple, unWritten code
under which the dusty daredevils
operatc-"When n iife's at stake,
crash your car That means any
man in the race is willing to risk
his life TO save that of competi-
tor. And it's not just a theory; it
has been done.
In the 1889 race Bob Swanson S
car started spinning. Roaring along
the track came Floyd Roberts, who
still holds the speed record for this
race. Roberts sized it up in two
roaring, heroic seconds. He spun
his steering wheel, shot to the
/ outside Of the TRACK and crashed
! through the guard fence. Flames
and smoke shot hign, an ambulance
changed and Roberts was taken to
a hospital. He died
Nine of the "a men who have
won this race are dead. Eight OF
those nine who died were the VIC
Tins of the sport they practiced
and loved although all of them were
not killed on this track, So here
they go again today-the gamesi
guys in sport-and here's hoping
and praying that death, the grin
hitchhiker thumbs all day anc
never catches ride.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30

NEW YORK, May 80. CUP)-
There was drama and a headline
in every major league ball game
yesterday.
The headline stories of yesterdays
games read like this:
Bob Feller pitches third straight
shutout for his tenth triumph.
Bill Dietrich hurls 1-hitter, miss
ing hall of fame second time this
season.
Ted williams homer wins for
Red SoX.
Rain halts Yankees after eX-
Yank Steve Sundra fails.
Rookie Bob Carpenter hurls 81
hitter for Giants.
Sensational double play in ninth
saves Cardinals l0-game winning
streak
Those were the headline stories
but for the sentimental old-timers
there were two other happenings
which commanded attention-one
q thrill and The other a heart-throb
Gabby Hartnett, old tomato face
himself, who was fired as manager
of the Cubs last winter, made four
straight hits for the Giants and
gave a classic exhibition of catch
ing Rookie Bob Carpenter. After
Carpenter had given up four hits
IN the first inning, Hartnett nursed
him along 50 painstakingly that the
Braves made only one hit off him
in the last eight frames. The Giants
won, go, with the 40-year-old Hart
nett hitting a homer and three
singles and driving in four runs.
The heartache was the benching
of Jimmy FoXX for the first time in
his IA years as q regular for failure
to hit FoxX, who's held every bat
ting laurel in the American league
at one time or another, sat on the
Bench while the Red Sox beat the
Athletics. Ga on Ted Williams
77th homer with a mate on base
and an extra run in the eighth on
Skeeter NeWsom's homer. In his
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
* SoIon Pitcher Defeats
Socs as Seals Win 2 TO 2

including Thompson's homer. Ralph
Buxton gave Portland II hits.
san Diego took another from Los
Angeles, Ga The Padres ran up
a SO lead in five innings and were
threatened only in the eighth when
the Angels pulled up within one
run. George Mcdonald homered in
the first for San Diego with a man
on base. Tex Dillbeck pitched the
win, holding the Angels to two hits
until the sixth when Eddie Mayo
doubled and scored on Phil Vein
traub's single. San Diego scored a
clincher run in the ninth after Los
Angeles eighth-inning threat.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
Plant Producing
Bomber Per Day

SAN DIEGO. May 80. up -
Consolidated aircraft corporation
Is producing one bomber daily for
the United States army and navy
and Great Britain and expects TO
increase production to three a day
in six months.
Maj. Reuben Fleet. president of
the company. said a new Sl0.0000O0
parts plant would be completed
next winter enabling a three fold
boost in number of planes.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
Mason, Ball Win
Bridge Tournament

LOS ANGELES, May 80. up
Gene Mason and Irene Ball of Oak
land, Cal, won the junior womens
pairs and the first title of the all
western bridge week championships
in the Los Angeles section of the
tournament last night.
Feature play begins tomorrow
with competition among national
champions in all western masters
pairs, Baron Waldemar Won Zed-
witz and Dave Burnstone, the na-
tlons first and second ranking
players, arrived here for the tour
ney.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
Fritz kreisIer
Reporied Better

NEW YORK, May 80 CUP) -
Fritz Kreisler. the violinist, is grad
ually recovering from the skull
farcture he suffered when an au-
tomobile struck him April 26 and
music still s.-"the. mistress Of his
entire lie, his wife said today.
Kreisler, sc, was unconscious sev-
eral days after the accident ana
did not pass the crisis until May
%. Mrs. Kreisler said he would be
in the hospital some time yet,
but that ne was on the slow road
to recovery that he was going
through the headache period" and
was able to sit up five minutes a
Gay.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30

Campbell and Gyselman and put
over the winning runs in the eighth,
evening the series. The eight-inning
rally came on two infield errors,
a long outfield fly and a single by
First BaSeman Les ScarSella. Dick
Barrett pitched the win, although
Hollywood outhit the Rainiers,
TO 7.
Ad Liska of Portland collected his
eighth victory Of the year when
he beat Oakland, To. Tied 2-2 going
into the fifth, Thompson doubled
and scored on an error for the Win
ming tally. Portland staged an un-
needed four-run rally in the seventh,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. May 20 CUP) Wheat
futures showed net losses today Of
2 10 2is cents a bushel
The holiday tomorrow, referen-
dun on mark citing quotas Satur-
day and fear OF selling by hedging
interests after the new crop move
ment straits held buying interest
In check
Corn finished off IL to IL.
oats off = 10 H. rye down y
90 .. aud SOY beans off "a to 2ia.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
Rotarian See
Motion Pictures

Motion pictures of the lumber
industry comprised the program of
the Thursday noon meeting of the
Rotary club at the Barbara Worth
hotel.
j. w. Glasgow, president, ar
ranged the program in behalf OF
the SoneS Lumber Co. 1t was per-
sonally presented, however by Mr..
F.. @. ZumWalt, executive of the
Benson Lumber Co, San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20, 1901
published every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday (Saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded
by the Sunday Post-Press, es-
tsblishei 1856 by the Imperial
Valley Publishing company, 625
State Street, Ell Centre, Calf.
Paul Jenkins. publisher; A. C.
Johnston, vice president and gem
eral manager; II. A. Fitzhugh,
secretary and managing editor.
West Holiday Co. Inc. National
. months. $4.00; one year, $3.50;
outside California $1.00 per month.
M IN h ar. California Newspaper
Advertising Representatives.
Entered at El Centre, California
post office as second class mat
ter.
Subscription rates: In California,
5n per copy.
In conjunction with the POST
PRESS ftSundays). per month 75c;
paid in advance. 3 months, $2.lO;
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
PEOPLES AWARDED
ATHLETIC TROPHY

LOS ANGELES. May 80. up
Bob Peoples. stellar track and foot
ball star at the University of South
ern California, today held the Jacob
Gimbel award for 1941 in recogni-
ton of outstanding athletic achieve
ment for four years.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
l.. A. STOCKS

LOS ANG ELES, May 20 up
The stock list advanced irregular
ly today in light trading on the
Los Angeles exchange.
Nine issues were up. two were
down and five were unchanged d
Volume was 5000 shares
Southern California Edison com
mon 28Ss up "a Bandini Petroleum
3, unchanged; Hancock Oil - = up
] Transamerica AS, down Il Ry-
an Aeronautical ga up Is; Gen
eral Motors common 81 q, unchang-
ed; Consolidated Steel pfd 194, up
a.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30

and Z, Inches Il Los Angeles last
week.
Another mark definitely il dan
ger is the 224-foot 12-inch javelin
record set by Bruce Brown of Ore
gon in 1899. Bob Peoples. use.
wand -tosser and one of the few
Troians favored Tor a first place.
has thrown 234 feet this year and
Martin Biles of California has q
best mark of 228 feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
BrawIey Defeats
Imperial 8 10 5

Brawleys valley league softbaIl
club humbled Imperial Thursday
night at Ell Centre stadium, 8-5
Next valley league game will be
Monday night, in which Imperial
Will play the league leading El
Centre team.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
L. A. GRAIN

Los ANGELES, May % UP) -
Wheat. soft or nara SIO2H mL62H
Feed Barley, bright o.. $1.25 N 80
Mailing Barley .... $1.27la n I.32 Y
Milo. No. yellow ...... $1.40n Las
Corn No. = yellow bulk $1.70 ~ 1.73
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
MEDIUM EGGS
LOCAL BUTTERFAT

LpS. XNG ELES. May IS (UP) -
Losl Angeles butter. CSC
Grade A milk .............. 4Sc
Manufacturing milk ....... 43 ~ c
Route gathered cream ......3852c
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
MARKET QUOTATIONS
L. A. POULTRY

LOS ANGELES, May % UP) -
Hens, leghorns, %. TO 3 u ID. =. 1sc
Hens. icghorn over ID. .... 1sc
Hens. leghorn over 4 ID. ...... 18c
Hens, colored 10 8 y lbs 49,. 23c
Hens, colored 5l4 lbs up .. 23c
Broilers, over IA to q lbs. .. 15c
Broilers over "a to q. lbs .. 1Gc
Fryers. leghorn 2lz TO lbs. 16c
Fryers, colored 232 to lbs. . 17c
Fryers, colored pig u ga lbs ..18c
Fryers, colored TO Az lb q. 2Oc
Roasters colored over A., up 21c
Old Roosters, colored ........ 13c
Old Roosters leghoI .......... .0Sc
Ducklings, over lbs. ...... 19c
Dueklings under g lbs. .......... 18c
Old ducks DECENTRALIZATION. .08c
Young Geese ........ 15c
Old Turkeys ............ 15c
Capons, 6 to s lbs. ............ 25c
Stays, colored ................ 14c
Capons. lbs and up. ........ 25t
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
l.. A. BANKS

LOS ANGELES. Mag 20 UP) -
Iransameriea ............. 4h q
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
L. A. BUTTER & EGGS

Los ANGELES. May 29 CUP) -
Butter: Extras CSC. Prime 1st 37c;
Standard &c &c; undergrades 34c.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-30
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-19

Opposing bills alleged to violate civil liberties pending in the Con- necticut legislature, the American Civil Liberties Union yesterday ad- dressed members of the Judiciary committees lon behalf of many members of the union resident in Connecticut"
 Five measures, whose defeat is urged by the union, are: criminal syndicalis1n and anti-sabotage bill; bill aimed at preventing sabotage in defense industries; bills to pun ish propaganda melting racial or religious hatred; bill to create a commission to investigate the Com munist party and other radical or. ganizations.
 The union argues that the crinl- inal syndicaliSm bill punishes "the mere expression of political or eco- homie belief" and Is wholly un- necessary for the protection of property"
 The bill to prevent sabotage is criticized as dangerous to the rights of labor" and unnecessary in defense industries because the fed- eral government has complete juris- diction over them.
 The two bills punishing citizens and organizations melting racial or religious hatred are condemned as "unwarranted restraints on freedom of expression" and opening the door to the prosecution "of any person attacking any religion" The union says that 1t shares "the general re- vulsion against appeals to bigotry, ignorance and intolerance" but that intolerance cannot be cured by making 1t criminal The legislatures attention is called to the failure of such legislation iil effect in New Jersey for the last five years.
 Opposition to the proposed irives- tigation of the Communist party and other radical organizations Is based on the record of similar in- vestigating committees appointed by Congress and other state >legisla- lures. The union states that tale most without exception their record shows that no legislation whatever resulted from their inquiries. Their
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-19
SCHOOL ORCHESTRA TO ATTEND OPERA
Representatives Of Three High Schools To Visit
 New York City

The Tnter-High school orchestra of 86 boys and girls from Water bury's three high schools will travel to New York Friday to attend the opera, according to plans in process of completion. Floyd c. Evans, di- rector of the combined bands, and Norman Neale, former president of the Music Parents club, will be in charge.
 The group will leave by bus at 9 a. rn., and will be taken directly to the Metropolitan Opera house, where they will see performance of the well known and highly popu- lar Carmen.
 Plans for the outing were made at a meeting of the Music Parents club in Wilby high school Monday night. Officers of the club elected at that meeting include: President Nelson Garfield; president, Mrs. Joseph DiPierto; secretary, Mrs Philip Cohen; and treasurer, Peter Ricci.
 There will be a meeting March 3i at Wilby high school of the club to make further plans for the com bined orchestra concert which will be held in the Wilby auditorium April 18.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-19
CLOCK co. GIVES
 WAGE INCREASE
All Workers To Share In Benefits-Largest Pay-
 roll In Years

Effective as of March 1T, wage increases of 10 per cent for all hour ly and piece work were announced by the management of the Water bury Clock Company yesterday, fol- lowing a conference with represen- tatives of the Waterbury Brass Workers Union.
 Supt. Erwin P. Claus said the rais- es would effect one of the largest payrolls in the history of the firm The concern is one of Waterburys oldest manufacturers of watches clocks, and other instruments.
 The wage increase follows within week the Clock Company's ap- proval of a recapitalization plan, under which new stock will be issued to the amount of $500,000.
 It was revealed last week, that under the new plan, the additional stock will be purchased by Thomas Olsen, representative of Norwegian trust, who is now in this country for the purpose of making invest ments for the group.
 Announcement of the proposed purchases was made by Edward T Carmody, secretary of the Clock company, who stated that directors of the firm approved @ recapital- ization set-up calling for elimina- ton of $220,000 dividend arrearages on preferred stock.
 The new issue of no-par common and preferred Is included in the program to replace 10000 shares oi $25 par common stock and 20,00( shares of $25 par preferred. Stock holders will receive one share of the new issue for each share of the com pany's securities now held.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-19
South Britain Briefs

have stopped in this corner and have been stopped, cold. There you can hear things that will make you proud you're an Amer ican, if you are, regretful if you aren't.
 McCarthy's Store Forum works best on Saturday evening, with Wednesday evening next best. squaw Rock, Skeleton Hollow, the Purchase, Pierce Hollow, even Hull's Hill are usually represented around McCarthy's stove, SO there's a chance to see how people think in different parts of the world. Town Meeting Day, both parties send their leaders in to buy cigars and to chat about the new roads they might build. When there's Q trial at the Town Hall, officers, lawyers, and even the prisoners come over to have bot tle of coke or to use the tele- phone. When the. paper comes, the stove corner Is silent for n while until the headlines are read, then the war is fought all over again and Hitler's pelt is stretched on many a barn door.
 Good measure in groceries or horse sense is always on tap at this country store. It doesn't pretend to be a city super mar ket. If the world had more stores like McCarthy's, and fewer debat- ing radio programs and bridge clubs, 1t would be a saner world. But why not drop in yourself? You won't be asked to buy and you can listen until closing time at ten o'clock. I'm heading for there right now.