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Evening star., 1943-03-07
Rice, Distance Champ,
Tops LIST Of Stars
On Varied Card
! College. Service, School
Athletes Seek LoureIs
|, At UIine's Arena
BY LEWIS F. ATCHIsoN,

Carrying on in the face of OBJ.
1acles that forced numerous othe,
SIMILAR events to fold for the dura-
ton, Catholic University's 10th
annual indoor games, the only
eemblance OF big league track visited
vpon washington, will be unreeled
tomorrow night at Uline Arena.
A couple of heats in scholastic
events will be run OF in the after
noon, but the major activities do
hot get under way until 8 o'clock.
Barrel-chested Greg Rice, great
ct distance runner in American
sporting annals and an all-time star
on the international scene, head
lines star-studded cast. The
former Notre Dame ace will be
cunning for his 61st consecutive vic
tory In the Touchdown Clubs 2k-
mile gallop. He hung up the exist
ing record for the distance in the
G. q. games at Riverside Stadium
last winter and hopes to crack that
mark.
Some Opposition For Rice.
While Rice stands out like beef
steak at the neighborhocd grocery.
he'll have to extend himself to win.
That much is assured by the pres
ence Of 1t. Joe McCluskey, Father
Times oldest boy, who still is pick
ing 'em up and laying 'em down like
youngster. McCluskey helped Rice
to his current record, sneaking into
the lead q couple Of laps from
home last year and forcing Greg to
step down on the pedal sooner than
he anticipated.
Dark horse in the field is George
towns Dave Williams, a durable
duck with q fair amount of hippety
hop. He. together with Arthur
Schmidlein, Rices New York A. C.
teammate, are expected to battle
1t out for runnerup laurels, while
the champ is running for street.
car. This takes care of the race
angle in the 2h-mile affair.
Progress of the feature may be
followed easily on the arenas huge
new clock, a vastly improved piece
OF mechanism since hour and min
ute hands were added.
Stars In Other Contests.
But Rice isn't the whole show
tomorrow night, although he con-
stitutes a voting majority. AL Hay
den. former Central High School
star and anchor man Of Fordham's
potent mile relay combination this
winter, Is coming back to try for
new mark In the District Of Colum-
bia 300-yard AAU championship.
Pennsylvania is sending Harry Kee-
frider. crack sprinter and half miller.
and Curtis Stone, stellar middle
distance runner. Add to these Co
lumbia's Bill vessie, one of the
Nations ranking high jumpers, and
Fordhams Joe Nowicki, a crack
half-miler, and you have the ingre-
dents for an exciting evening.
Standard fixtures 4n the games-
the "Rector's 1,O00," and Abbey
Club 50"-have attracted star-span-
gied fields and figure to create
enough excitement to keep the Gus
TONERS on edge. Several Mason
Dixon Conference events also are
listed.
A new record for entries has been
established by 10 high and prep
schools and II colleges, which at
tracted top figures Of is each in
their best previous year. But for
an advance sale that indicates q
sellout crowd, the spectators might
be outnumbered.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
lndiunu Heuds Michioon
For Big Ten Mat Title

By the Associated press.
EVANSTON. ILL.,, March 6.-In-
diana won the Big Ten Conference
wrestling meet today, piling up 10
points and producing individual
champions In four Of the eight
weights.
Michigan was second with ~
points and two individual champions,
and Illinois and Purdue were tied
for third. each with 10 and one title
holder.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Snyder, Irish Grid Aide,
Takes Job in Toledo
~ the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
TELEDO, Ohio, March o.-Bob
Snyder. assistant football coach at
Notre Dame and . former quarter
back Of the Chicago Bears in the
national league. today announced
his resignation as assistant to Frank
Leahy.
Synder has accepted q position in
the personnel department Of . local
company.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
lopsIded Victories Mark
Play in Y Cage LEAGUE

-One-sided scores marked play
yesterday in the YMCA Members
Basket Ball League.
Biggest margin was registered
when the ''Y" team swamped Con-
gress Pages, 65-10. In other games,
Westminster defeated Woodward,
ALB, and Cleveland Park topped
Woodward, 44-1O,
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Western Nips Roosevelt
For Junior Court Title

Western won the District public
high junior basket ball champion.
ship by defeating Roosevelt juniors.
1o-l7. In the final.
II was a tight game al the way
through, with Roosevelt threatening
continually In the second halt. Dick
Pippel. Bryan Bell, Deon l.Ampros
and AL Hodge shared scoring hnnnrs
for the Red Raiders with I points
each.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Tor Heels Set Record
To Keep Tunk Title
By the Associated Prsss.

LEXINGTON. Va. March 8. -
North Carolina won its fourth
straight Southern Conference SWIM
ming meet and set . meet record
Of 80 points In jackson Hall Me-
mortal Pool here today.
v. NJ. I. nosed out Duke for Sec
ond place, 50 to IS, and Virginia
Tech. with only two entries, tailed
nine.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Miumi Coach to Serve

MIAMI, Fla, March 6 tR.-Jack
Harding, Miami football coach, has
received notice that he has been
commissioned q lieutenant In the
Navy and would be ordered to re-
port soon.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Gets Golfer Skinker

Earle Skinker, Columbia youngster
who was on the threshold Of links
fame year or 80 ago, now Is In the
Army. Earle left q few days ago for
Camp Lee, Va, according to his
Evening star., 1943-03-07

Navy broke even in two other
events with Army here, scoring ct
fencing. 17-lO. but losing rife
match to the Cadets, 1889 to 1881.
Navy also beat Columbia at wrcs-
Evening star., 1943-03-07

Totals ---21 a Sc Totals Ia 10 Is
Half-time score--Army, 20: Navy, 10.
Free throws nlissed-AaH co. Kenna.
Gnsi.si n.ncn f1nds;. ~ ssths d2, MezsE
Ltty (2), Back go, Lynch.
Refereoe-Ne0fS. Kennedy and 4nrieht.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
City Mends Break
In Sewer Line

Continued from page II
pump on hand for emergencies. IL
is true that the pumps, due to the
buckling and poor joining OF the
severe line pipes lot of sand and
silt has gone through the pumps
which adds considerably to our
maintenance problems. Too, the
fact that the sewer line has had to
pump off all the rain and storm
waters from the C.oy a.reets."
The break primarily was caused
by the fact that for many months
we have been excayating the soil in
tn out-fall area by pumping sand
and silt out of the ground adjoin-
ing the breaks in the line that were
there. This ultimately caused the
present cave-in and breakdown OF
the line" Bratton said.
Bratton believed that when a new
sewer line was put in it should in
clude provisions for proper storm
drainage. The costs cf maintenance
and pumping as well as street dam
ages would more than offset the
larger installation. AS soon as en-
gineering can be obtained COM
plete survey of the area northeast
of Ell Centro to the Alamo will be
made to see if a gravity system cam
not be built. He said that survey
of the present area by the soil con-
servation district recently showed
there was no possible way to re-
build northwest.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
Shoppers Warned
About Purses

Ronnie Voyle, El Centre chief OF
police, urged citizens 10 exercise
more caution regarding their cars
and purses.
The city's police department has
received reports daily of women
losing purses by leaving them on
counters of the stores and walking
away from them. In most cases
the purses have been located and
returned, occasionally with the
contents intact, but more often
than not. If women shoppers per-
sist in leaving their purses where
they can be picked up casually and
easily the police can give them
little relief, he said.
Shoppers and motorists also are
careless he said. When you are
shopping and you place your bum
dies and packages in your car, be
sure that you also lock the car
When you park your car whether
at home or in the business dis
trict keep it locked, especially at
night, he warned. Local youngsters
and military personnel have the
habit of borrowing your car joy
riding, he said, and if you wish to
prevent it as we'll as possible dam
age to your car, you must keep 1t
locked. ..,-.H4
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
Discussion Airs
Juvenile Needs

Adults and young people at
tackled El Centro'S juvenile delin-
quency problem Friday night and
banded together in a determined
effort to find a solution.
Jeanne Delp spoke for the young
people of the community, explain
ing that the young people want a
good place where they may dance,
play games, enjoy refreshments,
and confer together. They want
the place to meet with the approval
of the public, a place they may
operate themselves Under adult
supervision, she explained to the
35 persons who assembled in Judge
Vaughn N. Thompson's division of
superior court to talk over Juvenile
delinquency.
DRAWS OBJECTIONS
Some parents objected to the
idea, declaring that such a place
would be another place for their
children to go and another means
of taking them away from home.
She contended it would be a good
place to 60 and would be a great
help in providing recreation for
young people.
During the discussion several
persons expressed the belief that
there are too many recreations for
young people in El Centre now but
most of those present appeared to
disagree with that sentiment.
The group included church and
service club members, the sheriff,
the chief of police, the probation
officer, nurses and other repre-
sentatives of the health depart
ment. school supervisors and teach
ers, school nurses and parents ....
NAMES COMMITTEE
A temporary committee was ap-
pointed to formulate a plan which
will be presented at a general
meeting to be held the first week
in January.
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson, head
of the juvenile court, was made
chairman. Other members of the
committee are Helen Vera Dudley
junior college Women's adviser; the
Rev. Mr.. T. C. Cunningham, Basil
B. Nichols, Miss Delp, School Sup
erintendent Guy Weakley, and
School Principals w. A. Payne and
A. E. Prince.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
Roosevelt Tells
Of Killing Plot

sian agents and relayed to the
Roosevelt party.
Mr.. Roosevelt first disclosed the
plot to his news conference yester-
day He said he did not take too
much stock in it, but Stain him.
self warned him of a plot against
the big three" That was why
Mr.. Roosevelt abruptly changed his
quarters from the American lega-
ton to the fortified Russian en-
bassy after one night in Tehran.
But in addition to the assassina-
ton plot against tie conferees, Mr..
Roosevelt revealed only that:
l. He considers the Cairo-Tehran
conferences a success in every way
not only for the future conduct
of the war but for progress toward
establishing peace for this genera
ton.
2. He will spend Christmas at his
HYDE Park, N. Y, home where on
Christmas eve he will give part OF
his promised report on his trip in
a radio broadcast.
8. He will report on his confer
ences in full to congress when he
makes his annual address at the
opening of congress in January.
4. He will send a message to
congress soon on the draft, setting
forth strenuous objections to sew
eral provisions OF the father-draft
bill he signed while away.
That night Stain informed the
president that the Russians had
found evidence of a German plot
to destroy the leaders and pleaded
the president used that word
with the chief executive to move at
once to the safer confines CT the
Russian embassy, which he did.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
kiwanis Fete
Wives at Meet

FL Centro Kiwanis club members
entertained their wives at a Christ
mas luncheon and program Friday
noon in the Barbara Worth hotel.
w n. Tyler jr., president, welcomed
the guests and announced the an
nual party for the children of
members, also a Christmas event,
for next Friday.
George w. Burt. chairman OF the
day and head of Central's music
department, presented his students
and those of Miss Barbara Doss
of the dramatics department, in a
delightful program.
This program opened with two
selections by the glee club of As
voices assisted by the string en-
semble composed of Wilma Lakey,
Janet Lytle, Helen Maynard. Jody
Rogers, Wally Christian, Richard
Brissenden, with Marilyn Ingie,
guest artist. Ann Mitchell sang the
incidental solo in the first number,
the Holy Night" set to the beauti-
ful music of Brahms Cradle Song"
Howard Pipes, accompanied by
Marilyn Ingle, played as a trom-
bone solo The Bells of st. Mary's"
after which Peggy Cox, pupil of
Miss Doss, gave a reading, Christ
mas and War" Gertrude Puelicher)
The program concluded with two
Negro spirituals by the glee club,
Margaret Anne Henderson singing
the solo parts, and with the popular
white Christmas" by Irving Ber-
lin as the finale by the glee club,
string ensemble and trombone
Helen Womack was accompanist.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
Churchill Shows
Steady Gains

LONDON, Dec. lo. lUP)-Frlfhe
Minister Winston Churchill's pneu-
monia is resolving" and his tenn
perature is subsiding, it was an
nounced officially Saturday and
supplementary reports said he had
passed the danger point.
At No. 10 Downing street bulletin
on Churchill's condition said that
there has been Some irregularity
of pulse, but his temperature is
subsiding and the pneumonia is re-
solving"
Other advices from the Middle
East, where the prime minister was
stricken, said he had resumed the
direction of some affairs of state.
Informants said the three attend
ing physicians were permitting
Shurchill to study some state docu-
ments. It also was learned that the
prime minister gave strict orders
that his illness not cause any delay
in the work of implementing the
Cairo and Tehran decisions, includ-
ing the mounting of offensives
against Germany from the East
West and South"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
Engineer BIames
Lack of Signal
For Train Wreck
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Continued from page II
in the two cars which were smash
ed into one tangled mass.
Belknap, who gave his version of
the accident at him home in Rocky
Mount, N. c.. where he is i'll with
the flu, said he was Unable to see
the three derailed car because of
the glare of the other engines
headlight.
Il did not know that part of No,
81 tthe Southbound trainD had beer
derailed" he said. But when we
passed the engine and got past
the glare of the headlights. sud-
denly saw a hand near the tracks
trying to flag me. Then I saw a
second man waving something. By
that time l saw the obstruction and
applied the emergency brake, but ii
didn't take effect.
Il don't know why they didn't
come down the tracks and put a
flag out to warn me. We have a
90 mile speed limit and 1 didn't
have a Chinaman'S chance to stop
Belknap said he did not feel that
he was in any way responsible for
the crash.
He said the weather was per-
fectly clear at the time, approXi-
mately 1:30 a. m. Thursday, al
though there had been a heavy
snow storm earlier in the evening
when we struck the other train
it derailed my three Diesel engine
units" Belknap said. They didn't
turn over but hit bank and turned
back under the derailed cars OF
the other train
He said that because he was sick
with the flu" II didn't care to &c
back to the wrecked cars.
II knew" he added, II would just
be in the way and that I would be
another casualty on their hands"
Belknap explained that his i'll
ness had kept him off the job fol-
week, but that he was called
BACK to work before he had re-
covered fully because of the man.
power shortage.
Investigations were started by
the railroad company and the in
terstate commerce commission to
determine whether adequate warn
ing signals were given after the
first train was derailed. Under 1CC
rules. the crews of stalled trains
are required to place torpedoes or
the tracks and station trainmen
with red lanterns along the tracks
to flag down approaching trains.
Belknap said he heard no tor
pedoes. c. c. Sibley, general man.
ager of the railroad, said the fire
man of the derailed train had tried
to flag the approaching northboIno
express.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
Farmers Speed
Loan Payments

Farmers are paying off their
farm loans SO rapidly that local
farm loan associations are being
consolidated in order TO save the
facilities for future needs, 1t was
revealed Saturday.
On the basis of the present pay
off of farm loans there soon Will
be no need of offices in the various
communities. 1t is possible that
the offices throughout Imperial
county and Yuma may be consoh-
dated in El Centro so that farmers,
If and when the loan service IS
needed will not have to go out
side the county.
Consolidation Of five associations
into one in Imperial county area
will be made under the SUPERVISION
OF the federal land bank at Berke-
ley. headquarters of the bank IN
the west.
willard D. Ellis, president OF the
federal land bank at Berkeley, and
Walter c. Dean, vice-president, this
week explained the consolidation
plan TO Representatives OF the ma
tional farm loan associations OF
Hrawley and Holtville with Secre-
tary-treasurer r. ID. Hoy and Direc-
tors Ruby L. Baker and Alex r.
Meyer present at the session IN
Riverside.
1.-The plan. Hoy aid, "contemplates
a reorganization of F.FL.A.'s IN the
eleventh farm credit district, COM
prising the states of Arizona, Cali
fornia, Nevada and Utah. A con
solidation of many local N.F.L.A. s
Will result in wider areas being
served by a well equipped office
able to provide more efficient SER
vice TO farmers desiring loans and
also 10 present borrowers. Much
needed manpower will be conserved
and operating costs reduced The
local N.FL.A.s will be further
strengthened by substantial reserves
provided for under the plan.
Sccretar:-Tre Hoy advised
former borrowers and stockholders
not 10 dispose OF their interests in
tie association for less than par.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19

Captain A. N. Bisgard, former
highway patrolman in Imperial
county who now is in the marine
corps reserve, is the new command
ing officer of the active groups
headquarters squadron at the Ell
Centro marine air station.
He served with the California
Highway patrol in Imperial county
five years and was given leave
of absence when he re-entered the
service. He entered the corps as u
private in 1888. E
At Guadalcanal he saw active
service in August of 1913. He led
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
Director Views
Rent Control
Certain in {. {.

Rent Control for Imperial valley
is Inevitable" Charles w. Diffen,
district rent control authority at
San Diego, said Friday in a phone
conversation with Ben Herring, El
Centre chamber of commerce sec
retary.
Early in November Mr.. Diffen
came to FL Centre where he met
with rental and military authori-
ties and a group of local business
men. At that time he received
varied opinions, some disclaiming
need, others protesting the need
and still others indifferent. His
attitude following that meeting was
that control was not likely as not
sufficient complaints had been
filed.
Dnfen, however, stated Friday
that Twenty additional serious
complaints have been filed with
the local office of price administra-
ton, and we are pretty sure that
rent control must step into I'm
perial valley"
Presumably, if rent control is set
up in the valley, offices located
here will set March 1912 as the
dating back point of rent prices.
In other words all rents now ex-
ceeding the amount charged for
rent since that time will go back TO
the March 1912 level. However the
control authority has the power to
set any other date since that time.
If rent control were established
it is also presumed that shed and
packing plants would not be per-
mitted to purchase housing for use
OF shed laborers. The ousting OF
tenants is not permitted without
good cause under the rent control
act.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19

/ a battalion of Seabees in construc-
ton work while under fire. He
had to watch Japanese bombers
blow up many partially completed
structures.
A year ago Capt. Bisguard re-
turned to the United States to re-
cover fro ma tropical fever he suf-
fered while in action. He was
assigned to the El Centro marine
air station as communications Of
ficer. Captain Bisgard was adj
vanced to his present position on
the second anniversary of Pearl
Harbor. '. =z-#..s
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
MERCHANT DIES

Chon Hee Su, 48, Mexicali mer-
chant for several years, died III a
Calexico hospital Friday after an
illness of several days. The funeral
will be held at the Hens funeral
parlors in Calexico at p. m. Sun
day. Burial will be in Mt View
cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
Scanning |. Y.
News Horizon
HOME ON VISIT

Alvin Bucklin, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bucklin, is visiting in
Ell Centre and Yuma while on
leave from the navy shore patrol.
He is to report back for duty in
San Diego next Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
STRIKE VOTE DELAXTD

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. Is. (UP) -
Stanley Babcock, president of the
Butte miners union, had today an
nounced the organizations pro-
posed strike vote for Dec 81 must
be delayed to allow union adher-
ence to the regulations of the war
labor board dispute act.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
GERMANS ON TRIAL TELL
OE KILLING CHILDREN

LONDON, Dec. 18. CUP)-Radio
Moscow said Saturday that one de-
fendant testifying in the third day
of the trial of three Germans ac-
cused of completely in mass MUIR
derS CT civilians at Kharkov con-
fessed that German soldiers had
killed children from the children's
hospital at Kursk during an "evac-
uation."
The defendant, Reinhardt Ret
zlav, 50, a native of Berlin and a
member of the 560th group of the
secret field police, repeatedly told
the court that the children, be-
tween six and II years old, were
terrified when the Germans came
to the hospital to take them away,
but the Germans told them they
were going to see uncles and auntS
at Stalingrad.
On the outskirts of Kursk, he
said, the children were placed in
a deep ditch where a German SOL
dier with an automatic rifle shot
each one at point blank range as
they were brought along.
TWELVE CARS OF LETTUCE
SENT FROM VALLEY
Twelve cars of lettuce we're ship
ped from Imperial Valley Friday
Two cars left Ell Centre, nine
Brawley and one from Holtville
One car of grapefruit was shopped
from Ell Centro.
In 1943 a total of 22 carload
shipments of lettuce had left the
valley by Dec. Is.
Phoenix F. O. B. lettuce sales
were quoted at $500 and the same
for Yuma with good demand and
steady market. The top was for
iced pack. Crates As, mostly $500
top ice extra.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19

WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. CUP) -
German spies plotted to shoot
President Roosevelt, Prime Minister
Winston Churchill and Premier
josef Stain as they drove through
the streets Of Tehran, according
To information uncovered by Rus
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
AUTOS COLLIDE

While negotiating a left turn at
Third and Main strets Friday eve
ming cars driven by Roy Gering,
Rt. 2, Ell Centre, making the turn,
and Charles Hefner, Holtville, driv-
ing west, collided. Damage was
confined to the tenders and radia-
tors of the cars. - 90 -'-. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
FIRE DAMAGES HOME

The EI Centre IRE department
answered general alarm Friday
night at 800 p. m. to the residence
Of Louise Montaya, 223 East
Orange. Approximately 5000 dam
age to the contents, neither Of
which was covered by insurance.
The house had not been occupied
since the rain a week ago and elec-
trical service had been cut Off AS
the property was beyond city
mains the county truck and city
pumping trucks were used.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
TWELVE CARS OF LETTUCE
SENT FROM VALLEY
UPSETS GAME"

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13. UP)-
Officers who arrested blind William
Ramey on charge of begging
found a Biltmore hotel room key
in his pocket. The hotel, one of
the citys most expensive, verified
that Ramey was prepaid guest.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
OBTAIN PERMITS

Building permits were issued to
the Imperial Irrigation District for
making $3.50 repairs and alterations
TO their offices located at 135 South
Fifth street, and to the Dessert Seed
Co. for alterations to their offices
located at 9Th and Broadway.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-19
FINDS WINDOW BROKEN

A window was broken in Harrys
Place on Main street, late Friday
night but the manager reported
nothing of value was missing.