davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1943-01-24

the distance.
Now Tim realized that he was alone. Aloft,
the ocean had seemed large, but afloat in a
rubber boat it was one hell of big ocean.
! There was no percentage in rowing toward
the nearest islands, hundreds of miles dis
tant, just yet Those aboard the Monmouth
knew his position. They would calculate his
drift and send seaplane when more impor-
tant things were finished.
The day dragged. Then night came sud-
denly, and an invisible hand scattered bright
lights over black sky. His thoughts drifted
to the folks at home, and the university town
in which he had grown up.
He began to think of old Judson Dressler,
the chemistry professor. and how he'd hated
him. The old dodo had flunked him in chem
istry - damn his hide - f1unked him right
out of the Rose Bowl game He'd hated
Dressler for it. and knew that his hate had
hurt the old boy. But when you're young and
hot-blooded, you can work up healthy hate
over an important thing like playing in the
Rose Bowl.
Remembering these things, Tim thought
how surprised the old boy would be if he knew
that it was something he had said to Tim
when he was only seven years old, which had
made him dive at the carrier.
Tim was no giant now. but at seven he'd
been so small that the big kids called him
''microbe," and pushed him around, occa-
sionally beating him up 1t had made him
meek and apologetic - an attitude not in
keeping with his red hair and blue eyes,
Hank Slade, two years older and built like
a brick house, was giving him going over
when Professor Dressler first entered Tins
life. The chemistry prof stood five feet two
inches. but he had way about him. Itch!
Tch!. Tim," he said, ''the very idea, letting
Hank beat you up!'
what can little guy do against big guy?'
Tim had retorted
MY boy, you're querying an authority on
the subject Dressler had replied. And If
you had regularly attended Sunday school,
! DON'T like Sunday school,, Tim an
swered Whats that got to do with big guys
beating up little guys?"
''In Samuel, one, chapter seventeen. forty
ninth verse, you'll find this about little guy
named David and big guy named Goliath.
Quote: David took thence stone and slang
it and smote the Philistine. Unquote'
II get it," Tim had said. David cut the
big guy down to his size by using the old
bean' The next time he saw Dressler he re-
ported, II bopped Hank on the head with
rock and he went home yelling"
Progressively he had bopped big guys
around until he was on the football varsity,
got himself engaged to the swellest girl in
town, and tackled a Jap carrier with clay
pigeon.
But he hadn't pushed one little guy around
= Professor Dressler. Dressler had been
tough He had fiunked him in chemistry, and
the price of passing grade had been the writ
ing of thesis - horrible thing requiring
endless research, and titled: ''The Chemistry
of the Human Body and the Elements Neces-
Evening star., 1943-01-24

all right in that, too. Tim
answered. ''kimouri, did you
ever go to Sunday school
when you were on that lettuce
ranch?"
No." Kimouri answered.
Probably just as well"
Tim said. Here's to Solomon
and David and -"
He waved toward the oars,
and the two burly Japs
grasped them and began row.
ing. Tim steered for two
hours: then he relieved
Kimouri.
Perspiration poured from
their bodies, to be dried by
the intense heat. They drank
great quantities of water, and
when evening came the Japs
ate rice. Tim ate his own con-
centrated rations.
They took turns sleeping
that night - one man rowing
to keep the boat on its course.
Tins instructions we're SIM
pie - keep the boats stern
toward a certain star. He
hummed his Solomon and
David song several times, and
awakened Sato out of a
sound sleep, hand on the hilt
of his knife.
When Tim turned IN ne
slept soundly, knowing they
needed his knowledge of navi-
CATION, and his attitude wor-
ried them. They knew from
experience there were such
things as Yankee tricks.
As day followed day, and
Tim did his share of rowing,
the Japs felt they were losing
face. This man, physically in
ferior, was as good as they.
Often he set the pace, and
when his two-hour trick end
ed. the man rowing with Tim
found that perspiration
drenched his own face, and
his arms were weak.
When Tins own food sup
ply was gone, he ate rice.
ause there was nothing with
on the stuff. The third week
to fill their water breakers.
weight, the sun had burned
YUM hut his arms were as hard
Evening star., 1943-01-24

Then with a touch of defian
said, Il never had a son of my
passes for love in a dried-up ch
like me has been given to you.
Tim, and it was the hardest L
in my life, but by golly you
deserved it. ;" Then he had put
his arm around Tim, "G-g-
goodby, my boy. Give those
Jap devils hell" Then he had
fairly raced from the waiting
room.
LIN fell asleep. He wakened
at daylight, stiff and sore.
The sea was deserted, except
for shell-torn wreckage. He
padded to several masses and
searched for food or water,
without result. Later he
heard a plane and sent up a
smoke signal. But there was
no answer.
Late in the afternoon he
saw a lifeboat. 1t turned to-
ward him, and he saw that
two men were rowing. 1t ap-
preached with caution, and
presently two Japanese sail
ors stared at him from a dis
tance of thirty feet. One car
ried an automatic pistol, and
motioned Tim to approach.
GO to hell, you monkeys.
Tim answered.
so sorry are monkeys"
the larger said in fair truck
garden English. He put a bull
let hole through the rubber
boat. 'You come now. Yes
please??" the Jap said.
"You seem to hold the
aces" Tim admitted. He
brought his boat alongside
and handed the Japs his
equipment, including chart
and compass; then he climbed
aboard.
$50 sorry" the Jap hissed,
''but you prisoner of war"
They stood up, and Tim
growied. This is life's dark
est moment; even the damned
Japs are bigger than ! am.
| wonder what David would
do under these circum-
stances?"
The larger Jap hissed. $50
know David. l."
Hes a sort of patron saint
said. What's cooking? Why
me aboard?"
The larger one answered,
Him - Sato."
T;r, l,ctaoed to their pro
Evening star., 1943-01-24

crest, he saw that the plane wreckage was
gone.
The Monmouth continued firing, and he
could see shells falling near her. ''Toio's on
the run," Tim said. His firing is fading into
the distance"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-22
Fine Points in Bridge
BY sHETARp BARCLAY

and West had been vulnerable and
his own side not. BY doubling. he
gives his partner a chance to
make a business pass. for penal
ties, IL he happens to be loaded
with strength In the hostile suit.
Under both sequences, South
gave his partner chance for a
second bid, with no fear Of the
bidding being dropped In the sec
ond series. the jump bid after
doubling shows the same game
strength. practically. as the i'm
mediate bid of the opponents suit.
The beauty Of giving North a sec
ond chance 10 bid Is that. II he de-
sired to rebid spades, that suit
would make the best contract.
Pretty play developed on this
deal. South won the third club
trick, scored three spades and put
East in with a club. The latter
took another club trick. the dia-
mond Q being discarded on 1t, but
then couldn't help giving dummy
the lead A diamond was chosen.
the winning. Two tricks there.
four In spades, one in clubs and
the heart nnesse made game.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-22
INCOME PROPERTY


INCOME PROPERTY
$4,000 mo. pays more than IS
per cent on investment. Com
pletely furnished Extra large
lot with another building suit
able for rcmodeling. Located
near college. b. f.. French. Cam
pus Bike shop, Ann Arbor.
NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Is Attractive New Homes on
Dwight ST. Consult Z. r. Syl-
vester, 307 r. Forest. Phi 40.
INCOME BUNGALOW. . rooms and
bath, modern on limerick st.
Good deal for cash. 1910 II. Cross.
FOR SALE six room house, one acre
land, $4,000. Charles Rossbach,
1905 South Huron Phone 1850.
FIVE ROOM bungalow, nice corner
on Holmes Road, $3.50. Terms.
H. Peet. 50 y. Huron st. Phi. 1871.
II ROOM apartment house apart
ments 4 baths, hardwood floors
furnace, spacious grounds. Priced
20 sell Terms. $1,000 down. II.
peet - y. Huron St, 1871.
OAK ST. . room house. furnace,
garage beautiful spacious lot
Reasonable price. II. Peet 80 n.
Huron St i5Ii
HOUSE with bath hot water heat,
fun basement, garage near super
grocery. $3.50. Terms. IL Poet, 80
y, Huron St. 1871.
NEW. Modern. rooms and bath
room. basement with water system
y acre. Near paved road. Terms.
call at &c $. summit st.
GARAGE HOUSE. ceiling paneled,
near corner Harris 81. and Holmes
Road, 1000. Terms, $500 down.
II. Poet, 50 y. Huron St. Pm. 1871.
ROOM bungalow, large lot north
Of T.. Michigan Ave. $1,000. Terms.
II. Peet. So y. Huron 81. Ph. 1871
FIVE ROOM BUNGALOW, hot wa.
ter furnace bath not connected up,
Two car garage. 50 200. Terms. H.
Peet, 80 y Huron 81, Phone 1871.
WEST SIDE II room high class mod
eru inCo ne home on beautiful cor
nor. close in. Reasonable price. II.
Peet.. SO y. Huron 81. Phone 1871
FOR SALE-by owner, room house
fireplace double garage, large lot,
fruit trees. Phone S0i-J or 9lGl.
Suburban Property
LARGE house. bath, furnace. nearly
one acre. $500. Terms n. Peet,
80 y Huron, Phone 1871.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-22
York News
MRS. HoLcoMB HOSTESS
To Will mo wORKE

York, Mich, Feb. 22-Mrs. Harlan
Holcomb was hostess to the Willing
Workers Club Thursday, at her
home on Arizona Rd. She served a
delicious chicken dinner to % mem
bers. After the business meeting,
deyotionals wore led by Mrs. Ger
tude Carter. The day was spent by
the ladies' doing Red Cross sewing.
Mrs. Everett Gilbort will entertain
the club in March.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-22
FARMER BECOMES HERO

st. Clair, Feb. 22-The modest.
ambitious young farmer, Sam Sar.
pOlns, who ployed at night by trac.
tor headlights and did his own har.
vesting last because he was busy
helping his neighbors, was a hero
Sunday and his family was mighty
proud about It, Sam. now Sergt.
Sam Sarpolus % years old, Of the
Army's Twelfth Air Force. rode all
by himself for an hour and half
in the tail of Il Flying Fortress that
had been all but severed from the
rest OF the ship.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-22
Dirt, Sand and Gravel

BLACK DIRT 49, MANURE
Washed sand. Pebbles. Gravel.
Rocks. General Hauling. Call
Julius Zahn, Phone l2i3-W-i.
CRUSHED ROAD GRAVEL
Delivered or +. o. T. PIT
WHITAKER & GOODING co.
$500 Gallo I'd. Phone 2O20-J-2
WASHED SAND AND PEBBLES
KIILINS GRAVEL COMPANY
Tel YpsI lIo7l ono toll charEe)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-22
Help WAnted-Femals
Help Wanted. Male

JANITOR to work nights
at Trojan Laundry md
Cleaners.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-22
TWO PATHS TO GAME

YOU HAVE a choice Of two en-
tirely different methods after an
opponent has opened with suit
bid and catches you with an even
ly distributed hand OF such great
strength that you do not want to
play II at a less-than-game con-
tract. One Of these is by proclaim.
ing game strength at once by bid
ding the opponents suit. The other
Is by doubling and then, II your
partners response does not show
a declaration you desire, bidding
one more than minimum on your
next turn. in either q suit or No
Trump. Vulnerability should de-
eide the preferred method
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-22
Soldier Promoted

Robert X. Crawford. a former
resident OF York. writes back that
he has been promoted to stan Ser
geant at Fort Myers, Fla. Ho has
been in the service two years.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-22
Help Wanted-FemAle

Help Wanted-Eemale
FEMALE HELP WANTED IN our Su-
per Markets in Npsilanti and Ann
Arbor. Part or fun time basis. II
you are a housewife and can work
10 hours per week or more. we can
use you. Apply AT our nearest
super Market. Atlantic n Pacific
Tea Co.
PRACTICAL NURSES for institu-
tion. 5 hours, good salary, with
fun Maintenance. Apply 1880 w.
Mile Rd., Detroit.
wANTED-middle aged lady 10 do
light homework and care OF child
rem. Good wages II competent. Ph
2j3S-J after . y. m.
WANTED-WEite or colored girl or
woman for general housework and
care Of children. sl06 McGregor
Rd. Phone 1901.
ELDERLY Couple: room and board
in exchange for wifes assistance
with homework. Phone 2iS5-W-4.
SIS n. +. Grand Blvd.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-22

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ganong spent
Wednesday evening with Mr.. ana
Mrs. Loyal Kanitz.
Miss Shirley Searfoss has the
humps.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-22

THEY'RE SOMETfli;;S-more thsI
faucieS and fRds. these powerful
little Classified Ads.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-22
Real Fstate Investment.
ReaI Estate Manted
Farms and Land

30 ACRES level land on Beck Road,
near Van Born. Reasonable price.
Terms. II. Peet, 80 y. Huron St,
1871
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-22

VIE BUY sell or trade any used fur
niture 81 value Norton's, % T.
cross Phone 2092.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-22
Classified Advertising

CLASSIFIED RATES. PAYMENT WITH ORDER
Daily consecutive insertions foows
irregular insertion takes single time rate
No Of lines words line
Special for yearly advertising upon REQUEST , -
Win responsible for than incorrect insertion
Ad Taker.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-22
Real Estate
Room and Board

ROOMS & BOARD Meu Good beds
good food Downtown. iot y.
Huron So
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-22
Brokerage Card,

REAL. ESTATE - General insurance.
Ross h Bower. 1903 W. Michigan.
Phone So
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
M AR K ET S
A.. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES Dec. is UP1-
PUNCHED VEGETABLES: Dull. Per crt.
Beets 2ll g doz. 225-2.50, fair and small
!. $4,000: carrots doz. 2.25-265. fair
:. 90; ONnard iced crts doz. 400; chard
2ls-3 doz. 1-25-1.50; green onions ) doz
:. $4,000, few high as 6.S0, fair 800
leekS > doz. 275; mustard doz. 75c-l 90
parsley doz. 2.25-240; radisheS smal
red doz. 1.50-2.Go, some LIS, holdover'
75c; spinach doz. 1.5O-l.75, ordinary &c
fair 75c-1 90: Coachella Valley doz. ,
:. 25. turnips ~ doz. 1.oO1.5o ordinary
IS cents.
CABBAGE: Steady. Per crt.: Cannon.
ball best :. 2.75-3o0. fair 2.25-2.50. jboS. and
ordinary 10000, some low as Is; per
cypt. 3. 3.50-3. 40; crts. 1.25-1.5 50 red cabbage
crts 2.75-3.O0 fair $50
CUCUMBERS: Steady; Imperial lugs
8. Sol. .25, few extra fancya 5.oo-5.50. fam
,. .50-3 90, No. 2s 10000; Yuma ugs
fair 2. 90: hothouSe flats doz select 400
extra fancy 300. fancy 2,5O-2.75.
EGGPLANT: Steady; 9-12, tops IAN
200 ordinary 1.0O-l.50; los 1.25-l so
ordinary 75c-1.o0; Dos 1.00-1.25, ordinary
50-75c.
bara 4s 1854 90, best 4, fair $50; IS
best mostly 3.25-3.5o, fair 2.5o-3-eo, hold
overs 250-2. IS; Imperial Is 3.T5-4.OO
best 400, fair 300-3.25, hodoverS 20
Blythe as 400. 5s 3.50-3.75; san Luis
Obispo 5s ordinary 1882. 50; As S.5O-3. 20
5s best 2O0-2.50, 2la-3 doz 75c-l.oO
poorer 25-5oc.
PEAS: Steady. Per ID: Imperial l5-l6c
SQUASH: Steady; white summer Sar
Diego lugs best 350-4.Oo, ordinary to fair
?. .0o-3. 90; Imperial crts. 3.50-3.75, few
best 400, fair 800; Italian San Diego
lugs 2. .25-2 SO. some 2,75, fair 1.50-l. 20
No. 2s 1.OO-125: Imperial crts. 2.25-2. IS,
fair 200, No. 2s 1.z5-1.50 yellow crook
neck San Diego lugs 4o0-4.25, fair 800;
Imperial crts. 3. 3.50-4.o0, lugS fair quality
3. .25-3. so: Table Queen lugs 5c-1.00,
Banana per ID. la-3l5c, Hubbard j.
3lsc.
TOMATOES: About steady: lugs San
Diego 4x5s best 4.o0-450, ordinary 2.5O-
3 90: 5x5s and 5x6s A.0O-5.oo, fair $50,
ordinary 25O-3.e0; 6X6s 3.50-4 90, few
425. ordinary TO faiT 2.50-30o; 6X7s 500
$50. few 3.75. ordinary 2.00-2.5O; Santa
barbara 5x5s and 5x6s 4.OO-4.50, fair g.
$50, 6x6s 4.Oo-4.5o, fair 3.oo-3,5o; 6X7s
3. .5O-4eO, fair 2.5o-3.00; 6NsS 3.Oo-3.2o
poorer 2.OO-2 50: player Santa Barbara
4. 3.50-4.OO, some 800, small 2.5o-3.0O
Kern Co. 25O-3.25; stems player Sar
Diego large 4.O0-450 some 4.75, smal
3 50-d00, some 800.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
Motorists Must
Slick 10 Old
License Plates

CHICAGO, Dec. 10 CUP)-Despite
rising complaints that substitutes
for steel license plates on auto
mobiles are unsatisfactory, reports
indicate that motorists Will have 10
make them do in 1914.
Most license administrators said
they will conserve War-needed steel
and will continue TO use plastic
plates. small metal tabs attached to
old plates ana paper windshield
stickers or will issle cne metal
plate instead Of two.
State budgets have been cut
slightly by use of the cheaper sub
stitutes but authorities have been
deluged with complaints about
them. Motorists, police and state
accounting clerks unanimously dis
approved of paper windshield stick
ers which were hard to identity,
showed a tendency not to stick and
got lost frequently.
Revenue officials termed the
metal tabs impractical because, they
said, they are difficult for police TO
identify and easy to transfer 10
other cars. Georgia authorities SAID
the illegality of placing tabs on
out -of-state licenses caused con-
fusion and necessitated issuing large
numbers of new plates.
In many states the plates on
which tabs are fixed are OF l94l
vintage. Corrosion, rust, dirt and
dents have obscured license num-
bers, adding to the woes of traffic
police.
Only four states that use tabs
will continue them in 1914. They
are Maryland, Nebraska, Wiscon-
sin and Texas. Undaunted, Colo
RADIO and South Carolina announced
they will use them for the first
time. Ohio issued 1942 tabs
switched to windshield stickers il
l943 and will return to tabs Jan. l
California announced it Woulc
continue using 194l plates-reporteo
in bad shape-after the War Pro-
duction Board said steel allotments
for new ones would be "unsatisfac-
tory" and refused authorization
Windshield stickers will replace tabs
used in 1923.
Experiments with plastic, fibel
board and masonic met with vary
ing success this year. Arkansas
issued masonite plates for trucks
and trailers and discovered that il
was too brittle. Virginia gave white
pulp fiber board plates to new cal
registrants and found it gooc
enough to use for all plates neX'
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
By JACK CUDDY

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 CUP)-Re-
ports that japanese have abolish
ed baseball during the current war
are entirely untrue, according to
Royal Arch Gunnison of the Mutual
Broadcasting Company, who re-
turned on Dec. / from interment
camps at Shanghai and Manila.
Gunnison, slenccr, sharp, featured
be-spectacled and in his middle
thirties, said, The Japs are con-
tinuing to play indoor or Softball
whenever they have chance
Peculiarly enough, they consider
this typically United States pastime
baseball = as the only relic OF
American civilization than can dc
them some good"
But while the Japs may continue
to use our baseball as a conditioner
for war, the unfortunate Americans
who may be members of the 60 or
more prison and civilian internment
camps must use soft ball as their
great recreation. They play it
everywhere, from Shanghai to
Manila.
1.-The Japs showed their great
respect for indoor baseball at our
concentration camp in Chapel, near
Shanghai, last March," Gunnison
said.
"I didn't play because of my
glasses, which could not be re-
placed if broken. But I was a
member of the camp committee.
The captain of the camp guard
came to me one day and asked that
our prisoners all-star team be per-
mitted to play a game with the
camp-guard team.
1--WE played And in the first
inning, the American all-stars ran
up a score of about 27-0. This was
bad, because it was making the Japs
lose face, and we might have any
number of penalties inflicted upon
us - such as no milk for the
babies, etc
ITO prevent the Japs from losing
too much face we pulled our
punches from then on. Our fielders
muffed so many dead-nnitt drives
that the captain of the guard, who
happened TO be playing centerfield
for the Japs, came to me and sug-
gested that we quit counting the
score. He said, Maybe 1T is more
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
SpIit Decision
Goes TO Angott

New York state version Of the
lightweight title from Bob Mont
gomery.
NEW SLUG STYLE
Sammy Angott used a slugging
and punching style that was a new
ring method for the contender but
it occasionally left him wide open
as it did in the first round. Then
the Ruffin Long Island fighter
found an opening and put Angott
down for the one-count.
In the third Sammy, National
Boxing Association world light
weight champion, got thr g h
Bobby RuffinS defenses and con-
nected with three staggering rights.
He buckled Ruffin the fifth with a
hook to the face In the sixth and
seventh round Ruffin rallied but it
was the last time he showed any
thing.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
Captain Cleared
I'm Court Martial

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 13 fUP)
A military court martial Saturday
acquitted Captain Paul j. KelehaG
of a charge of striking Private An
drew r. DulkiS, a member of his
company, during an 6ltercation at
military camp in the San Francisco
Bay area.
Army sources said The court
martial found that Private Dulkis
provoked the incident leading to the
fight, and that he struck the first
blow. The incident is now con-
sidered closed, these sources said.
An army spokesman said both
men claimed the other started the
fight, which ended in an exchange
of blows. Dulkis suffered a black
eye and other bruises. Dulkis pre-
ferred the charges, and a board of
inquiry was appointed to determine
who was the aggressor, what caused
the dispute, and other facts OF the
case.
Home addresses Of the disputants
and identity of the camp were with
held for military reasons.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19

|. e,dd S

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 18 CUP)-Steve
Warga, Jr, local defense worker
competing in his time off from the
Swing shift" today led field Of
name golfers into the third day Of
the $1,000 Miami open tournament
at Miami Springs Country club.
TWO-STROKE LEAD
Warga, radio operator for an
airline during work hours, carded
an even par 70 during yesterdays
play to take a two stroke lead over
his nearest competitor, Joe Ear
kardt, a factory worker from Nor
ristown, Pa, with a total OF 139.
Craig Wood, Mamaroneck, S. Y,
professional and national open
champion who ruled as the pre-
tourney favorite, slipped into third
place with 143, carding a rs over
the rain-swept course yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
LOCAL BCTTERFAT
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT
WAITS IMPROVEMENTS

SACRAMENTO, Dec. Is up
Regional headquarters of the U. S.
Bureau of Reclamation today an
nounced the bureau has negotiated
a contract with the Utah Con e
struction Company for installation
of gates, needle valves and cranes
at Friant Dam Of the Central Valley
project.
The contract is on cost plus
fixed fee basis with cost estimated
at s152, 900, the announcement said.
Work is being speeded on the IN
stallations, the headquarters said,
in order to impound water this
winter for delivery to irrigators next
year through the MADEIRA canal.
The company has been working at
the dam for two months in antlc-
ipation of the contract, it was said.
Needle valves have been borrow
ed from Boulder Dam, but some
difficulty is being encountered IN
obtaining materials for installation
of gates on the upstream side OF
the dam, it was said.
An April date has been set Tor
completion of the work.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
PLUMMER RESIGNATION
ACCEPTED BY BOARD

SANTA MONICA, Cal, Dec. l8.
UP)-Resignation of Clyde Plum
mer as warden of Folsom prison
became a fact Saturday.
The state board of prison direct
ors, meeting at the home Of Presi-
dent Isaac Pacht, formally accept
ed the resignation submitted earlier
after a gubernatorial investigating
committee had probed conditions
at the prison.
The board met at Pacht's home
because the judge is confined to his
bed with influenza.