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Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-18
Commission 0kaVs
Women Wrestling

LOS ANGELES. Jan 16-, up
The state athletic commission to-
day assured wrestling fans a meas
ure Of variety today by voting TO
approve women wrestling exhibi-
tiOnS.
Jules Coyey. chairman Of the
commission. said the ladies will be
under close scrutiny 10 prevent con-
duct unbecoming members of their
sex.
Ladies Of questionable charac-
ter will not be permitted to pre-
form. he said.
The commission voted to allow
each licensed club to card two eX-
hibition matches each six months
between real lady Wrestlers.'
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-18
BY JACK CUDDY


Theodore Samuel CTed) Williams
former slugging Boston Red SoX
outfielder whose idiosyncrasies won
him as much baseball renown as
his potent bat. received belated but
nontheleSs sincere recognition from
diamond scribes today when he
was chosen player -the-year by
the New York chapter of the Base
ball Writers of America.
New York somehow had gained
recognition as being a hoodoo to
humping Ted who turned in some
of baSeball's most impressive bat
ting featS but was overshadowed
two years running by Yankee play
ers when it came to picking the
American Leagues most valuable
player,
TREMENDOUS AVERAGE
He completed the tremendous av-
erage of 400 in l94l only to be
passed up in favor of New York'S
/ Joe DiMaggio who had run up a
consecutive batting streak of Sc
straight games. That year Ted led
in home runs with 81 and in runs
scored with 1875.
Last season it seemed that Will
liams had clinched the most val
liable player recognition when he
! led the majors nj batting for the
second consecutive year with 1856,
| homerS with Sc, total bases with 1888,
runs scored with 14l and runs bat
ted in with 1877, yet he lost the
coveted laurel to Second Baseman
Joe Gordon of the Yankees.
In certain quarters it was re-
ported that caucus of New York
scribes ganged up on Williams but
his placing by the local chapter
among a long list of outstanding
stars of the game who have re-
ceiVed their accolade Scotches that
rumor.
At present, Ted is a naval avia-
! ton cadet at Amherst college along
with teammate Johnny Pesky and
/ is so enthusiastic about his new
career that he is ready ito quit
baseball for good in favor of fly
ing.
And when the kid talks about
quitting the game he SO obviously
/ loved. he must be really sold. Will
liams came to the Red SoX from
/ San Diego before he was 20 years
old and stormy incidents were al
most as numerous in his career as
| home runs.
Last year Manager Joe Cronin
fined him $3.50 and suspended him
for allegedly "loafing" and "sulk-
ing" That little incident prob
ably cost him the 1912 M.VP.
award since team spirit as we'll as
performance plays a large part in
! the selection.
Ever since Williams began to
have various spirited clashes with
| his manager, Cronin, the report
persisted that if Ted had been un-
| der another pilot, he would have
gone even further-perhaps not in
| batting. but in the general esteem
of the public. Theoretically, that
might be so. since another man
ager might have exhibited more
patience with willowy Williams and
capitalized to a great extent on
his natural ability.
Perhaps if mis- foibles had been
played down and not given so much
publicity in the clubhouse and be-
fore the fans, Ted might have
been a greater, more sincere team
man. But when Williams climbs in
the Dias on February 7, to receive
his plaque at the writer's goth an
nual dinner, the acclaim bestowed
On him will be only small part
CT what's coming to a player who
seemed destined to OvershadoW the
batting feats of even the diamonds
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-18

NEW YORK, Jan. IL. lUP)
The t h re e metropolitan
major league clubs, the New
York Giants, Brooklyn Bodg,
ers and New York Yankees,
open fire this week on baseballs
annual player poser-contract neg
otiatiuns-a tas., complicated this
year by a serious manpower short
age and the government ceiling on
wages.
An official ruling on how to treat
salary slices or wage increases has
not been handed down to the ma
jor leagues as yet but all three
local clubs plan to go ahead "as
usual" as President Branch Hickey
of the Dodgers was confronted with
the added problem of choosing a
new manager
Secretary Eddie Brannick of the
Giants announced he planned to
put his clubs new wage figures IN
the mails either today or tomorrow.
The Giants have not been too Seri-
ously affected BY the service draft,
only their pitching suffering i'm
DOl lOSStS. 1-lJtlltlo IlGl h1tIiN-
macher, Bob Carpenter and Dave
Koslo have enlisted but the remain-V
der of the squad promises to gVe the
Giants a fast breakaWay.
Sid Gordon, Dick Bartell, Johnny
Mize, Billy Jurges and Nick Witek
remain to make up a good infield Z
for the Giants while Manager Mcf
OFT. Buster Maynard and Babe Bar
ma form an effective outfield. OFT
! announced he would begin personal
training Immediately and expected
all of his players to report at Lake
wood, NJ j., at their best playing
weight.
President Ed Barrow reports that
his contracts may not be sent out
until the end of the week but he
will facilitate signing for 1943 as
quickly as possible. Service calls
have punctured his club almost be-
yond recognition Only topflight
men who will return to the infield
are Joe Gordon and Frank Crosetti
and the latter still has to serve 30
day suspension.
Manager Joe Mccarthy, with Joe
DiMaggio as his latest loss, will call
on Charley Keller to carry the out
field burden, helped by Tuck Stain
back and Roy Weatherly, former
Cleveland flychaser Red Ruffing is
his first serious pitching loss while,
| Bill Dickey and Rollie Hemsley Win
do the catching.
After years of successful player
negotiating at ST. Louis, Hickey will
introduce a new "Stagger' system
to Brooklyn contract procedure ms
stead of sending out his wage docu-
ments in one bunch, Hickey Will
mail only a few at time and eX-
poets few, if any. hOldOutS.
The Dodgers, already hard-hit by
the loss of outfielder Pete Reiser,
and tentative designations of first
baseman Dolph Camilli and out
| fielder Dixie Walker, must now
meet the probable departure of
Manager Leo Durocher.
| Expected to return to active duty
as player-manager this year, Dur
ocher has been summoned by his
I draft board for eXamination-an
/ apparent prelude to reclassification
| in la.
The field for the managers berth
has thinned down to Camilli. Should
Hickey, who leaves for the Pacific
! coast soon to talk with several OF
4 his players, offer Dolph the pilots
post, the stocky slugger most Ger
tainly would return to his spot at
first base. Bill TerrT has been count
ed out OF the running but Ray
Blades, one-time Cardinals mentora
still is cast in the role of dark horse
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-18
MPLS. FLAI FUTURES
.uly 27fi
l.. 4. RAY
L. A. SOCKS

Los ANGEIES, JanuaTy lS ~ =
ASIDE from two recorded sales al low
priced oil issues. totaing 5000 shares.
trading was slow on the Los Angeles
stock exchange today volume of
1O. 700 shares was reported. with four
issues up. one down and SIN remaining
unchanged.
The list: Pacific Lighting 100 al 30
unchanged; Buckeye Union Pfd. certi-
ncates. 5000 at down l Intercoat
Petroleum 1000 at i unchanged; Union
Oh 200 al l6h up Is Consolidated Steel
Common 100 At g.. down =.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-18
l.. A. GRAIN
L. A. BUTTER e EGGS

Los ANGELES, January 3 Up =
LARGE EGGS Nc. Grade AA 81 =: No
? Grade 5lls: No. > Grade a; No
4 Dirties as. No. 5 Checks 80.
MEDIUM EGGS-Grada 45; Grade B
40; Dirties A; Checks 81.
SMALL EGGS-Grade A 35l2. Grade 3
IS. DIrties "a: Checks 30.
MISCELLANEOUS EGGS, Ungraded as;
PeeNVees IS.
CHEESE -Triplets y; Long Horn 27i3 !;
Loaf d..
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-18
SPORTS PARADE
Writers Honor Williams

greatest stars. And that includes
your Cobbs and Speakers.
williams will be the 18th recip-
lent of the honor, first awarded
to Bill Terry, when he played first
base for the New York Giants and
oddly enough the last man before
Ted, to hit 400 in the major
leagues.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-18
Bear Forward in
PC. ScoringLead

BERKELEY. Calf, Jan. 10
UP Chuck Hanger. University Of
California forward, holds basket
ball scoring honOrs in the Pacific
Coast conference. southern division.
with Is field goals and seven free
throws for a total Of 81, league
statistician Dick Kelly reported to-
day.
Flashy little Gene Rock Of Uni
yersitv Of Southern California held
second place with Il field goals and
seven free ones for 35. In the next
TWO places were Rocks teammates
Alex Omalev. forward, with 80. and
Jim Seminoff. center, with "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-18
Do FALSE teeth
Rock, Slide or SIiD?

FASTEETH, an improved powder to be
false teeth more firmly in place. Do not
slide, slip or rock No gummy, gooey.
pasiy taste or feeling. FASTEETH is
dikdiine tnon-acid). Does not sour.
Checks plate odOr' (denture breath
Get fASIEETH at any drug store.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-18
UND DERD0GS TAKE
first GAMES IN
VALLEY LEAGUE

Play in the Imperial Val
ley winter baseball league
/ o p Ell e d Sunday afternoon
with two underdogS emerg-
ing victorious.
( In AIeXicai the strong Fl Centro
town team fell l6-11, before a
south Of the border crew Of huslers.
LES Flores. f. c. hurler who had
won every game he had pitched
. this season. had 10 be removed
from the same after four innings
because of an injured back.
Both teams played good and bad
ball They We're whipped by swirling
dust from the dirt park and played
under decidedly lntaTorable con-
dltlons.
WON FIRST GAME
The BraWley Merchants won their
first game of the league after drop
ping a number OF practice games,
when they blasted the Ortiz AL
Stars in Fl Centro's stadium. 14-6.
Don CrlckmOre, left-handed hurl-
er playing for the Merchants the
first time. successfully handcuffed
the Stars. although he was touched
. for a number of hits.
/ The Merchants Jumped into a
. four-run lead IN the first inning
but saw It vanish when the Stars
scored one in their half of the
first and then added four additional
talLes IN the second.
But III the third the Merchants
found II. FonSeca. Star pitcher for
eight runs. The scoring barrage was
not entirely the fault of Fonseca.
for he had little support in the
field in that frame
MORE THAN PITCHER
/ Crickmore proved that he was
not only a pitcher but also q hitter
when he knocked a ball over the
fence in the sixth inning. Because
the ball bounced before it cleared
the left field wall. Crickmore was
forced TO pull on on second.
+ Benson. center fielder for the AL
Stars. made the second longest clean
hit when he parked one up against
the center field wall for a triple
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-18
FUN
STAR s

NEW YORK, Jan. 18. (UP)
The t three e metropolitan
major league clubs, the New
York Giants, Brooklyn Bodg-t
ers and New York Yankees,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-06
0pA CHANGES
FISH PRICES
IN NEW RULE
Involves Frozen Produti-
Other Revisions Be
Out Soon

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6-The
OPA has informed the fishing in
dustry it has revised price ceilings
on frozen fish and seafoods at
professor and wholesaler and dis
tributor levels The new schedule
will be issued soon with new
amendments prohibiting fishermen
and primary wholesalers, with some
exceptions, from selling at higher
prices than those allowed fisher
men or wholesalers themselves TO
prevent an invasion of established
ceiling prices through the use Of
agents"
The OPA also said frozen fish
professors and wholesalers ceilings
will probably involve cents per
pound prices Heretofore whole
salers' ceilings have been comput-
ed on fixed percentage markup
basis. The OPA also allowed the
addition of transportation costs to
ceilings when the distributor ships
his fish to distant warehouse.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-06
Key Railway City Wrested
from Nazis by Rus
sian Red Army
GERMANS Keeling
IN SUMMER Retreat
Death 10 the Invader"
Stain Tells ViCtor-
ious Forces

LONDON, Aug. 6.-The German
forces are today Keeling in the first
great summer retreat on the south
central Russian front as the shat
tering Russian offensive, which
crushed Orel, struck suddenly 1865
miles to the southwark TO wrest
Belgordo from the Nazi invaders
The double victory pried loose
two of the most important Ger
man strongholds on the south
central front.
Death to the invaders" Joseph
Stain told the victorious forces.
The Red Army Air Fleet, ham
mering the Nazis retreating from
Orel, shot down 70 screaming Ger
man planes.
The seizure of Orel ended Ger
man possession of the prize de-
Tense oasis the Nazis held for near
ly two years and the capture of
Belgordo found the Russians again
holding another key railway city
from which the Russians were
ousted by the Germans last March.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-06
By JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. The
rubber story hasn't half been told
Buried under the headline-gra
bling squabbles over delay in syn
thetic rubbers, the first rounds OF
what may we'll be the economic
battle of the century are Elm g
fought.
The prize An estimated billion
dollar a year industry.
In one corner, natural rubber
To be grown from Mexico and Hal
ii to the far reaches of the ANA
ION basin: in the other, synthetic
rubber-made from United States
grains or petroleum or both, in do
nestle plants. On one point both
sides agree that never again
should we have to depend on far
away sources for our rubber.
From the standpoint of the con-
sumer-the millions in this country
who roll on automobile tires and
pay for rubber in its scores OF
other uses-the main interests, per-
haps the sole ones, are cost and
performance.
On those two points, and al
though it is generally conceded
better for some purposes, synthetic
rubber at the moment has the
worst of it. But even the most vio-
lent enemies of synthetic admit
that it still is IN the laboratory
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-06

CHURCHILL
TO CONFER
Allied Victories Bring 10
Point Further Discus
sions About War

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. = The
swift round of Allied victories in
Russia, Sicily and by air over Ger
many appears to have brought the
war to point where President
Roosevelt and British Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill must de-
eide soon as to the best strategy
at SCATTERING Hitler's European
fortress.
In the past decisions OF such
magnitude have been personal con-
ferences in washington, Casablanca
or aboard ship.
The present situation suggests
the leaders may find it necessary
to confer again at an early date
to give final shape to the victory
campaign in Europe and the pros
poets to possibilities Of speeding up
the war in the Pacific.
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BIG BLAZE
PREVENTED

MUSHROOM HEIGHTS, Mich,
Aug. 6.-Mrs. Ben Foster OF Muske-
gon Heights, boarded a Grand
Trunk Canadian National Railways
train for Detroit. After the train
left the station, Mrs Foster re-
membered she had been using the
electric iron and wondered If the
power remained on, so informed
Conductor w. H. Washburn OF her
plight.
The conductor wrote a message
and tossed it off TO a section gang
working glong the line. The section
foreman read the message, got on
The telephone and passed ward TO
A. J. Spices, Grand Trunk agent at
Muskegen, and the latter was
promptly in touch with the fire
department.
A patrol hurried to the Foster
home and entered to find the iron
had lust burned its way through
the board. but the firemen pre-
vented any serious damage.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-06
Capture Of GagIidno Is Re-
ported in Central ISL
and Sector
AXIS ESCAPE PORT
IS BEING SHELLED
British, Canadian Troops
Are Smashing Toward
Adrdno Today

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Aug. 6.-United
States troops plunged forward to-
day another two or more miles on
the North Coast Sicilian road to-
ward Messina and also seized Gag
liano in the central sector.
A steady roll back of German
troops west of Mount Etna con-
tinues.
The Allied communique also re-
veals Allied aerial bludgeoning OF
Messina, the last big Axis escape
port to the mainland.
Both air and naval forces are
blasting the north Sicily coast and
the British and Canadian troops in
the meantime smashed along to-
ward Adrano against fierce resis-
lance.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-06
TEAR GAS
BREAKS up
NIGHT RIOT
Hoodlums, Payday DRINKS
Stage Big Clash at
Vancouver Wn.

VANCOUVER, Wash, Aug. 6. -
Police Chief John Baker said that
hoodlums and payday DRINKS in
this shipbuilding center started last
nights riots which police dispersed
with tear gas after three men were
hospitalized and eight jailed.
Hundreds of persons piled into
the streets after the trouble start
ed when man interviewed as a
policeman was arresting a soldier.
approximately 1000 people gath
cred, haunting the officers When
the fighting broke out, military po-
lice returned all soldiers to bar
racks.
Within an hour the demonstra-
ton was renewed when 600 rioters,
many of them teen ayers, besieged
the Jail, shouting for the release
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-06
NO PEACE
MOVES
ITALIANS
Meeting Of New Govern
ment Brings Out Moth
ing-Unresf Renewed

BERN, Switzerland, Aug. 6.-The
new Italian Governments failure
to give any outward sign of seek
ing peace, renewed unrest with the
italian people.
The unrest is accentuated by
news of. the fall of Catania, Orel
and Belgorod.
The Milan correspondent report
ed that everyone is talking OF
peace and the possibility of re-
establishing Italy's honor. The peo-
pie are asking each other how can
Marshal Pietro Badoglio still hest
tate?'"
Only announcement after yester-
days cabinet meetings was a series
of measures continuing destruction
of the Fascist Party structure, re-
vising of the penal code admins
tration, abolishing of the racial
laws and the instituting of severe
press controls
A royal decree proclaimed for
NAL dissolution of the Fascist
Grand Council and other party
branches were ordered to remove
all Fascist signs and insignia and
to liquidate all party property to
state benefit.
Northern Italian factory workers
are reported still holding half
hour daily strikes protesting the
prolonging of the war.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-06

WASHINGTON. Aug. 6. An
investigation of the Alaska High
way will be started August 81 by
the Senate Postroads Committee
headed by Senator James G.
Scrugham of Nevada and his aides.
He said plans. call for trek
starting at Great Falls and pro-
ceeding north. Senator William
LANCER, subcommittee member, told
reporter he suggested Chicago as
the starting point SO the investi-
gators can go along the portion
proposed for the an-American
route from New Mexico to Canada
and Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-06
KEY DEFENSE CAPTURED

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC. Aug.
g. Half of the Munda airdrome.
the key in the defense of the jap
anese lines IN the Solomons. is in
control OF American troops, fight
ing with tank support
The Japanese garrison is COM
pletely encircled and is being
slowly destroyed Gen. Douglas
Macarthur announces officially,
and the Japanese have sustained
heavy casualties as the Americans
seized control of the eastern slopes
of Kokengolo Hill between the
airstrip and revetment areas where
the japanese planes are kept.
Retreat Cut Off
Strong forces Of American have
been sent as combat patrol slic-
ing through the jungle of the sea-
Continued on Page Three
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U. S. Forces Punging Forward, Sicilian Coas
Senate Committee 10
investigate Alaska
Highway This Month

Commenting on the purpose of
the investigation he said I'VE have
been furnishing $100000,000 of our
money in building that road and
we want to see how it is being
built and whether the money is
being wasted We will also have to
maintain the road for at least two
years after the war"
Other members of the group will
be Senators Dennis Chavez of New
Mexico, John L. Mcclellan of Ar
kansas, James O. Eastland of Mis-
sissippi, Douglass c. Buck of
Delaware and E. H. Moore of Ok
lahoma.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-06
The W ashingto ton
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
tmajor Robert s. Allen on active duty)

Observation-Disclosures Tom
Dewey recently showed his ability
to take it" when friend relayeo
a story told by President Roose-
welt.
The President, of course, had not
meant the story for the ears OF
his young New York friend and po-
tential opponent. But nevertheless
it was an important indication OF
how the President sized up the
various Republican candidates.
Talking to Capitol Hill leaders
the President said:
Now you take Willkie. He is a
man with breadth of vision. His
basic philosophy is sound. woulc
not worry too much about the
country if he were in the White
House"
Then there is General MacAr-
thur" the President continued. He
has been to Philadelphia, New York
and Chicago" The President pausec
significantly. The connotatlon was
that the Generals knowledge OF
American affairs was very limited
LAS for Dewey -. continueo
Mr.. Roosevelt Here the President
stopped, held out his hands, G
slowly brought them from DIS
lance of a yard apart to a matter
of only a few inches apart, indlcat-
ing a breadth of character OF about
three inches. That" concluded the
President, lis Dewey"
When the story was related tc
the young Governor of New York
he laughted heartily, but made nc
comment.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-06
40-SMEET

Members of the 40-8 will meet
at 7:3O O'Clock tonight in the Dug
out to take up matters for the
Grand Promenade to be held in
Anchorage next month. Delegates
to the Promenade will also be NOM
mated. A full attendance of mem
bers is requested or there will be a
wrecking.
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Ground Forces Complete
Occupation After Ter
rifle Fighting
ALL AVENUES OF
ESCAPE CUT OFF
Attacks Are Made in Other
Sections OF Solomons-
Sirdfing Reported

BULLETIN Allied Head
quarters in the Southwest Pa
cific, Aug. 6.--The American
ground forces completed Munda
occupation today, 30 days after
establishing beach head on
the New Guinea island and five
weeks after landing in neigh
boring Rendova, says special
communique from Gen. Douglas
MaeArthur's headquarters.
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RUSSIA HOLDS THE KEY

1t may not be generally realized
but with the sudden good turn of
war news in Italy, Russia now
holds the key almost more than
ever to how soon the war can be
won.
Real fact is that the numbers
of U.s. British troops in Italy is
almost chicken-feed compared with
the vast armies Russia and Ger
many have facing each other. That
still remains the vital area where
either a Quick or long drawn-out
victory hangs in the balance.
While the Allies have possibly
25O,OOO men in Italy, the Russians
have an army of 100000 along
the German front, and the Nazls
/1o,ti,,,od IN papa H0IIrl
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of the man arrested for aiding the
soldier TO resist arrest. They jeered
Mayor John Hogs appeals to dis
perse.
Dispersion by tear gas followed.
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AZ ARE ILL.,,
F00Dp0IS0N
IN OREGON
Health Officers Attribute
Eugene Sieknesses 10
Poor Refrigeration

EUGENE, Ore, Aug. 6. Food
poisoning killed one person here,
and left 48 dangerously i'll The
authorities feared others may be
stricken.
Lane County health officers be-
lieve the ponsonings are the result
of cultures developed in cream
based pies due To inadequate re-
frigeration All bakeries have sus-
pended deliveries in rural areas
pending a complete investigation.
e -
y S. census figures indicate that
summer is the best time for q baby
to be born.
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Folas consisting of and sabOats
Seattle recently Mrs. Frank
aboard the Sea Rest owned by her
host O. Fisher left Captain H. NJ Bemis
NAVY Dorothy Bemis and
Captain Guard On Mrs Roosevets lap