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Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
MacMITCHELL MAY
SET new RECORD

NFW YORK. Feb l3 CUP1-,At
p ycar, of age. Leslie MacMitChell
New York unlIerSlty's great miller
is tive years away from hls top but
won't hurt his chances of better
ing the Madison Square Garden
rlile record at the New York ath-
;etic club games Saturday night
MacMitchell equalled the record
when he snapped the tape a year
2gc to win the Baxter mile in
4:07.4 but he had to give all he
had to fight off the determined
challenge of Walter Mehl.
The two runners crossed the tape
fer stride in finish SO close that
clockers were unable to separate
Inc two in different timings and
the renewal of that duel this year
is expected to bring a new Garden
record
MacMltchcl has been working
MT at Ohio field. He said he would
un according to Coach Emil Won
Flin2E schedule that should pro-
duor a ioG mIlc
III toll soU WIy trel confident
that cau make shat figure deS-
i''r the puulshmg pace I'll have
10 Keep mp Tor four quarters, Mac
Mitchell aaId Last years winning
race in -cqualinG time came
after-Wcll. let's cali it a jockeying
race.
BY that mean l was unable
10 keep up my regular steady rhy-
tim 1t was broken up by inter
lrltcnt sprints when I swung wide
On occasion to pass some other
gu;.
You can't run like that and
come through with record race
at least, I can't This time, no mat
ter what happens, I figure to
run evenly without eXpending toe
lquch energy in am Of the earlier
quarters. That should produce re-
suits. but you never can tell
Won Filing plans to send Mac
Mitchell through four quarters al
the times of:6l. 81: 63 and 60
lIYe or take a second.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
". Y. STOCKS

NEW YORK. Feb. is. (UP1-Stocks
~eic stcaded today by action of AM
er1can Telephone and Telegraph direct
ors in ordering the regularly quarterly
dividend of 81 - a share. which has
eecn maintained for 20 years.
In dull session, leading issues fuc-
fuated narrowly while a few special
issues had wide losses. Beech Nut pack.
ing lost 10 points to new low for III
year al S4l@ on a single transaction,
Enough leading industrial issues made
minor declines to bring the average down
n biz to new low since 1898. Demand
for some rails, notably Santa Fe. which
gained a point sent the rail average up
slightly. The utility average was near
its record low made last year.
Volume continued light because of war
md tax uncertainties. Greatest volume
again centered on oils. New lows for
the year were made in Standard Oil
IN. j.. Standard of Indiana. Texas
Company and Phillips Petroleum. Socony-
Chemical shares met support after AL
lied. Monsanto and Union Carbide made
Vacuum equaled its 1912 low.
n,w lows and DUPONT equaled its low
Sieels showed small gains after Bethlc-
mobile issues were better. including
Chrysler, which at its high of 4Sss was
up /.
General Motors common was active
and up slightly, while its preferred
Curtiss- Wright was active near clos
inc time, selling at its previous close
OF 7l$. the years low. Douglas Aircraft
made a new low at 80 off u. Glenn
Martin made a new low while United
Aircraft cqualcd its low.
International Harvester preferred made
a new high al 16oi= up = while Cater
pillar Tractor made new low at GA
anu Case lost nearly ;wg points.
Stock sales werc $40 shares against
was 5000 shares against yesterday
revised total OF oe.Npt shares.
Dow Jones preliminary closing stock
averages: Industrial 1885. OFF 0.O4;
rail 27.50, up 0.22; Utility. 1855, off
e14; IS stocks, So II, up o.03.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18

and Club President Pat Glasgow
have been buSll" engaged in cut
ting out any surplus fodder in tho
form of high grass and clover Oh
the course Turnac has been busy
with a laWnmoWcr and Tuesday
Glasgow was seen driving a tractor
with ditch cleaner attached.
The long clover that has proved
a Waterloo to more than one val
ley golfer haa occn covered over
with a thick cloak of earth. making
it now much easier to navigate the
courses
Greens ana IalrWayS are in eX-
ceptional condition. Turnac said
they are as good as or better a.:
present than at any time during
his stay at the club.
Prospective entrants are already
touring the course to get the feel
of it. Laddie Willoughby of Calexico,
recently crowned champ of the Let
tuce tourney, Forrest Manley. Ed
cred Ferguson, V. Azhderian, Jack
Harris, D. N. rarKS, Barbara Worth
members, and Les Rogers and Mel
Ferguson, Brawley, played l8 holes
Tuesday.
No practice scores were posted
b. players but several seemed to
be bearing down to get their games
in peak form before official quail
flying starts next Sunday. Qualifiers
may post scores from February %
through February 25 but Wedncs-
day, the 25th, is the only day on
which contenders in the champion
ship flight may qualify.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
ATHLETICS HEAD
FOR CALIFORNIA

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. Is
/ (U1-Connic Mack and his
1912 version of the Philadel-
phia Athletics leave fot
their California spring train
ing camp tonight with what Mac
thinks Is the best pitching staff
since he broke up his famous hurl-
ing squad OF 10 years ago.
With only three PLAYERS missing
Mack Will take lB to 20 athletes to
AnahCim. where IA Of the squad.
including several promising" yours
pitchers. already are getting the
kinks out Of their arms.
Absence of holdouts Dick Siebert.
Bob johnson and Mike Kreevich
didn't seem TO phase Mack. He was
included them in his plans for what
he considers an inspiring team.
The trio is part of the backbone
of the Athletics. Siebert. the Lead
ing hitter for the AS last year. was
figured for the initial sack. with
KreeYiCh and Johnson. homerun
slugger. in the outfield
Mack was jubilant over his pitch
ING material
We've already got "A pitchers in
California" he said. "A lot of them
are Youngsters but some of them
seem to be developing right well.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
+lWHTTYS MARK
T0PPLED AGAIN

LA GRANDE, Orc, Feb. l8 oUPp
Ernie Rostock. Eastern OREGON
college star who achieved his col
lego ambition b" beating Hank Luz
ctti's scoring record, said today he
hopes to settle down and play
some real basketball in his final
game now that the pressure is Oft.
Rostocks shooting accuracy HAD
faltered as he began TO approach
the former Stanford stars all-time
mark of 1896. Stanley ModezeleWs!:i
Of Rhode Island broke the record
by two points Monday night and
last night Rostock hit the hoOO
for IA against Monmouth to pass
Modezelewski's and Luisettis MARI
with a total Of 1902
Rostock's feat probably won't &c,
official recognition because EaS;-
crn Oregon does not schedule mo
jor" opponents.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
THE DAYS
SPORTS PARADE

heaviest hitter. set at first base
and Davis on second. it will be
up to Pete Suder and Al Rubeling
to handle short and third between
them. These infielders don't look
too bright at the moment and Fred
Chapman may be called cn for
heavy duty relief work There ism !
much margin for Mr. Mack to
work on.
Frank Hayes, happily is a first
rate catcher but when you mention
catching you must mention pitching
and I'd rather not You'll find
better pitchers in any china shop
that ON the AS roster. Jonn Knott
and Phil Marchildcn won 23
games between them last year and
are the manStayS With few CX-
CcptionS. the others are livC-and-
dime store bric-a-brac.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
Nv JACK GUENTHER

NEW YORK. Feb. l0. CUP)-lAe
full flowcrinG Of what is common
~ called complete and utter futll-
itv may DO noted at 6:08 p. m. to-
day. A. that time, the Philadelphia
Athletics depart for the far reach
es of the Golden West 10 prepare
for the rigorous battle they may bc
expected TO wage for undisputed
possessicn CT the American league
cellar
Tins 1912 departure is unusually
sad. In previous years it has been
the custom of Connie Mack to
voice a GcW innocent OptimiSmS
whilc he hustled the boys aboard
their train and kept an eye cock
ed on any stragelcr who might at
tempt an escape. But today MI
Mack will be hard put FOR the ap-
propriatc phrases
In other years he had at east
the skeleton Cf team at hand a
he shipped west to bask i'll the
California sun. This season he has
the skeleton, all right, but minus
the tipia and fibula. Al Brancato,
Benny Mccoy and Sam Chapman
won't be on deck when the limited
chugS away. They are all engroSSed
in yariol.s brarchcs of military
service
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
SWEETWATER Lew
SLIPS A NOTCH

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 18.
(UP)-A iolting left hook
thrown by Marty Servo, L.
S. cOastguardSman, sent Lew
Jenkins, former lightweight
champion. reelin@ down the fist,
ladder last night.
Battered from the opening gons
until the final bell, Jenkins went
through 10 rounds of pummellne
that left him a reeling, bloody hulE,
game to the end but unable TO cope
with the dynamite i'll ServoS left
In handing Jenkins the worst
beating of his career, Servo avens
ed the fe Of his cousin. Lou
Amh he lost the llghtWelgh'
tit Texan nearly two years
ambers was among the Sell-out
oWd of 5000 and watched from
first row while Servo battered
nkins into submission.
II the opening gong Servo came
with his left cooked and let
0. The blow caught Jenkins full
The face and Kept the forme"
npion wary from there on. At
IT, nd of the second round Jenkins
left eye was bleeding.
The Texan held on for two rounds
taking terrific punishment, and
then came out in the fifth with
both hands flying. A right hama
and a left caught Servo on the
head and the coastguardSman was
shaken.
Servo weathered the storm
though, coming back strong enough
TO win the round. He knocked Jen-
kinS down in the seventh. On the
count of two jenkins came up on
one knee and at nine stood up.
In the eighth, blood was stream
ing from so many cuts on jenkins
face that the crowd clamored To-
the fight to be ended
Referee Benny Leonard eXamin :
ed jenkins between rounds and per-
mitted the fight to go on. Servo
never stopped and When the fight
ended jenkins was reelin9 around
the ring.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
Russia Settles
Workers in East

MOSCOW. Feb. II. eUP)-Soviet
authorities today issued a decree
permanently settling all Russion
WolkerS-evacuated frcm western
war areas-in the central and east
crn regions to which vast numbers
of industries and enterprises have
been removed.
The decree means mat millions
uf Russians who lived in tho vest
crn provinces until the outbreak
of war will be permanently rCmov-
cd from their former homes.
Tho order provides the Industries
moved to the cast are TO be dc
centralized in their new locations
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
ISN'T MOANING

This is as should be and MI.
Mack isn't moaning at the bar.
But he must be mildly nostalgia. His
l94c roster sums up the outlook. 1t
is printed in pastel blues and
green's. perfect colcrs with which
to describe tho available material.
In 1871 there wasn't too much
wrong that Il good mound s'at
couldn't have cured But 1912
OOOoW'
Chapman was a 323 batter. the
power hitter of the club
hapS the best Of Mr.. MackS re-
cent discoveries. He has improved
every year since he left the Uni
yersity Ct California campus This
season he will be replaced by Mike
Kreevlch, fugitive from the White
Sex, but Kreevich hit Jos points
lower, knocked 25 fewer home runs
and batted in Sc less runs.
So much for the outfield gap
AS for the infield, when Mr.. Mack
looks at it he must want to scrap
the rose colOrcd glasses ne has
worn 2l hours a day for several
years new and replace them with
set Of blinkcrs. McCoys Job
Pre- badly will go to Crash Davis.
an agile fielder, but PIG hitter,
while the Brancato post is as open
as a Kansas prairie.
With Dick Siebert, the clubs
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
l.. A. BUTTER d& EGGS
l.. A. STOCKS

Los ANGELES. Feb. is. ,UP'-Stocks
continued their dawnward trend on the
Los Angeles stock exchange today. but
trading also declined. Five issues, Pa
cliic Gas six per cent, Edison common.
Hancock Oil Union OH and LOckheed
made new lows.
Ten issues we're down. Three up and
five unchanged. Trading in early sales
was approximately 1000 shares.
The list: Pacific Gas six per cent %
down u. new low. Edison common 49,
dcNI. i. new low; Edison SIX per cent
27l. no~n j. southern California Gas
-, up =: Bandin 2.GH d""n %:
HANCOCK - d"srn l. ne" lo". CenN"li-
dated on D dp"n - Standard ~ de-" u
;. Union OIL IL, down anew iu". AT-
craft Accessories 1.55 unchanged L""k
hccd ~ unchanged nut nc" 10" Men
80 - unchanged. Ryan 1, i"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
L. 4. LIVESTOCK

los ANGELES. Feb. Is. U'Pt -(Fcd.
rrd State Market News ScrNiCeA
Cattle. SalablC : NJ slow. generally
steady few medium steers 12-l2 so. >cN-
Cral loads held higher. common steers
$40. no hclfC-S sold common 10 good
COWS ) 80 =. CannCsS and cutters 6 so
: bulls S25-ll calves, salabic. 500.
STEADY, medium 10 choice vcalcrS 1916:
three loads common 10 medium AS 10.
calves 1880
Hogs. salahlc ~. steady, bulk good
10 choice lIO-lb. average, l3 5o-l4; top
14.lO: on choice 215 Founders; few med
ium TO good 160-250 10 1913. 40: good
to choice SONS 1l-11.75.
Sheep, salable. none practically moth
ing Offered
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
APPOINTMENT MADE

SEATTLE, Feb l9 (UPD-Th'
University of Washington today an
nounced the appointment Of Elmer
Huhta, Hoquiam high school coach
as freshman football coach.
Huhta, a former Washington line
man, succeeds Dorsett v. tTubby)
Graves, who will assist head Varsity
Coach Ralph Pest WEIGH. A
fourth member of the Husky foot =
ball staff was expected to be name
before spring practice.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
IMPERIAL PLAYS
BRAWlEY THURS.

The Imperial Tigers arc schedu.-
cd to play a basketball game with
tho BraWley Wildcats ThursdaT
afternoon in the Brawley gym, a
week and a day ahead of the orig.
inally scheduled game.
First game will start at 3l5 pm
with the other following, Coach
Pete Davis of Imperial said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
DODGERS DEPART

MIAMI. Fla, Feb. Is The
Brooklyn Dodgers, winners of the
national league pennant last sea-
son, depart by plane for spring
training at Havana, Cuba. today.
Forty one men. including Leo
Durocher and President Larry
MacPhall, will leave in two planes.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18

III-III0' DIt0N NNto IIIs09 IIIIIJI VFN IIIVII
lies on the fairway.
This means that if perchance the
pellet drops into a thick bed Of
clover on the fairway the boys in
the champ flight may not be able
to move it TO a spot where they
can get better shot at it.
1t may have been with this
thought in mind that ground-keep-
erS and even Pro John Turnac
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
Barnes
Stornnins
bv RAY BARNES

may be broken up soCn, for Dom
inic. the youngest. may soon be
answering the call of Uncle Sam
Both Vince and Joe are married and
are on the deferred list, that is tenn
porarily of course.
Along with a large group Of Pr
ates, Vince will soCn return to e.
Centre for spring training.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. Feb. IS. CUP Gtain IL
lures closed on an easier tone today
altcl moving quietly within d narrowly
irregular price range throughout most
Of the session.
Closing prices were near the lows
foi the day. Wheat was of = 10 !
cent a bushel: corn Off = 10 g.. oaia
off !. TO /: rye off = To =. and SOY
beans unchanged to off e.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
1. /. POLLTRY

Los ANGELES. Feb IS. U.p3
HC,iS, LeghotnS. =. - -. Us ....... =,
II, rs. LcghornS over > to 1 lbs Is
liens. Leg. over ! lbs and up ........ "a
Hens, colorCd. / 10 ! lh> ........ II
dens, colored over 5 y lbs 4 up "a
Broilcrs, = & up l = lbs. =. i,
Broilcrs over ~ and up to pa u,
F-yers, Leg. vore "a to lbs. 16,
Fryers, colored, ~ to Sk lbs %,
.'ryers, colored over 81 to AZ 81,
Roe stcrs. colorcd over Al lbs 24C
old Ducks, White rckin ...............-. 0St
Young Tom Turkeys 30 ID up 20C
Young Tom Turkeys 14-22 Id up &c
Did Leghornc Roosters ....... osc
Ducklings, Pekin over lbs. - Ice
Old boosters, culOrnd .................. 15c
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
J.C. RESERVES
BEAT H0L1VILLE

FL Centre junior colleges reserve
basketball squad topped the Hol.-
vile town team, 3l-22, Tuesday
night i'll commercial league tilt
III the FL Centre high school gym
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
PLAY BALL AS
LIES IS RULE
FOR TOURNEY

break for some and perhaps a misfortune TO others
the announcement Wednesday that players in the
championship flight of the approaching Imperial Valley
amateur golf tournament staged by the Barbara Worth
country club must play the ball where it lies In other
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
T.. A. GRAIN

Los ANGELES. Feb. i. u p
Barley No. l west H3-l -
Barley malt type Nl.Y',1.lh
Milo Eo. yelo Cal S1.6'.s n Sl.!@'-
Mil, No. yelo L bulk -. 81 ~ / Il
iced oats .................... 81 2O-S2. 20
Wheat No. ! hard or soft 81 92 = "
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
TAR K ETS
BAROMETER

ef SgOod We'd
and
Los
S23 u. No UNCHANGED
futures up our cents to S2S bushe
in tho
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
l.. A. BANKS

LOS ANGELES. Feb is. ttrJ
BID ASKED
Iransamcrica ........... .................. 4-f1,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
Markets at a
Glance
BY UNITED PRESS

Df UNI Id FHLNo
SiurkS irregular and quiet
Bonds irregular. |. s. governments
sit lady
Curb Stock irrcgulafly lowcf
S'Nc' uncndpCcd N New YORK
Cotton up ms much as Is cents a bale
Wheat of i TO J. cent, corn of i. to
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
2. Carbon Scruper

Sole Price
Reoulor 27c
flexible type.
Twelve shorp
scropins tines,
strong handle.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-18
3. ReveiIIe"
Razor Blades

Single edge, 5 to pockooc.
Keen, long lasting, ooubly
Guorunteed to give the
best shave you ever hod!
Ci252
Evening star., 1942-05-15
| u. S. Police Quiet
British Sailors,
liked by Rum Cut
BY the Associated Press.

SEATTLE, May 15.-An order re-
ducing rum rations Of British sea-
men brewed a bit OF excitement on
Seattle's water front.
The skipper Of ship told police
last night several members Of the
crew threatened to desert because
OF his rum-reduction order issued
because many of the seamen had
returned from shore leave in a tipsy
condition.
Police were informed that a ring
leader retorted: I'VE know our
rights. Either We get rum or back
to shore we 60"
Six policemen were dispatched to
the scene. They found chorus
on deck, singing in high spirits.
The singing stopped abruptly as the
officers hove into view.
Just look at EN-" taunted one
seaman. Amt they the dandy
ones? Real guns on their belts
and bullets. too"
They orta be working in Lon
don," shouted another. Our bob
bies don't need no guns-not them.
They can take care Of the Gus
toners. and then some, with their
good oil billy clubs"
The appearance OF the police
squad-with or without pistols
ended the desertion threat.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
10 Meat Wholesalers End
Wednesday Deliveries

Ten large meat wholesalers an
nounced today their agreement to
end Wednesday deliveries to Wash
ington retailers. The plan will go
into effect next week. saving about
18 per cent of the mileage Travelled
by 200 heavy duty trucks.
This step Is a preliminary to COM
pliance with an order Of the Once
OF Defense Transportation to re-
duce mileage Is per cent by June l..
The wholesalers are also reducing
their travels by other methods
especially by curtailing deliveries to
the outlying districts.
The housewife may still buy fresh
meat on any day. because of retail
refrigeration. said Raymond c..
Briggs, spokesman for the group.
The companies represented are
Armour & Co., Swift & Co., Kingan
q Co., Cudahy g. Co., L. s. Briggs,
Inc; Pointer Beef Co.. Auth Loffler.
Inc: James A. Witt Co., Maurice H.
Katz and the Seigel Beef Co.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
1885 in Red Cross
Volunteer Services
To Graduate Tonight
Reor Admiral McIntire
To Speok to Students
From Nine Branches

Certificates will be received by
1926 graduates Of the nine volun-
teer services of the District Red
Cross at exercises at Sis o'clock to-
night in the Departmental Audi
torium. The procession will be led
by the United States Army Band.
Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire,
surgeon general OF the United States
Navy, will be the principal speaker.
The presiding officer will besMiss
Mabel T. Bcardman, chairman Of
the District Red Cross volunteer
services, who will give the service
pledge to the graduates.
She will be assisted by the follow
ing chairmen: Mrs. C. B. Nickel
wait. staff assistance corps; Mrs.
Sherman Trowbridge, emergency
canteen; Mrs. L. E. Harris, motor
corps; Mrs. John H. Jouett, nurses
aide corps; Mrs. william A. Walters,
home service corps, and Mrs. Albert
N. Baggs, hospital and recreation
corps. Dr. Roy Lyman Sexton, chair
man of first aid and water safety,
and Mrs. Robert C. Hibben, home
nursing chairman, also will assist.
Graduates of the nine volunteer
services will all be present, but be-
cause of the enormous number from
the education courses Of the Red
Cross, it will be possible to have only
a few representatives of nutrition,
home nursing, first aid, water safety
life saving and water safety swim
campaigns at the exercises.
Invocation will be given by the
Rev. Howard S. Wilkinson Of St.
Thomas Church and the benedic-
ton by Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld
of the Washington Hebrew Congre-
CATION.
During the period from April 30,
194l, to May /, 1912, 44,248 volunteers
gave more than 100000 hours OF
service to the District Red Cross.
Surgical dressing volunteers made
1,40O 900 surgical dressings. and pro-
duction workers turned out 175.000
knitted and stitched garments. The
District Red Cross has enlisted more
than 10000 blood donors this year
and has sent out more than 1900
packages for prisoners Of war.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Healthy Doctors Under As
Seen Due for Military Duty
By tbs Associated Press.

By tbs Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. May 15.-All the
Nations healthiest physicians under
As years of age ultimately will be
commissioned for military service,
a procurement officer estimated last
night.
The Army now has about 10000
doctors, and that number must be
doubled by the beginning OF 1943,
DR.. E. L. Henderson Of Louisville,
KY, told the third region Of the
American Academy OF Pediatrics.
The speaker, chairman OF the
9th Corps Area Committee on Pro-
curement and Assignment, said TO-
900 Army doctors are needed by
July 7 and 5000 others will be
sought before January /. To speed
commissioning, two travelling re-
cruiting agents have been assigned
to each State.
There are 5000 physicians in
the country. OF this number, So
600 are over 55-the age limit for
q Medical Corps commission. OF
the remaining 127 900. it is estimated
that no more than 50 per cent are
physically fit for service" DR.. Hen
derson reported.