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Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
By United PRESS

The Sacramento SolonS, snatched
from the auction block by the home
folks this spring, were out of the
Pacific Coast League cellar for a
few brief hours Wednesday for the
first time in fifteen weeks, but
slipped back in despite the fact they
are but four games behind the
league leading Oakland AcornS.
The SolonS. winners of their last
six series, took a 80 lead over the
l943 champion Los Angeles Angels
by sweeping an afternoon double
header, 6-1 and 81. The twin kill
ing lifted Sacramento into seventh
ahead of Hollywood. but the Stars
two-timed Seattle at night, 80 and
10, to regain a half-game margin.
ON TOP AGAIN
Oakland took over first place once
again from San Francisco, blanking
San Diego 30 while Portland was
whitewashing the Seals 40
Clem DreiSewerd, Southpaw ace of
the Sacramento mound staff. won
his l4th victory of the year in the
opener against Los Angeles, shortly
after club officials announced they
had turned down a $4,000 offer
from major league club for their
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
SPORTS PAGE
Gridder League
Names President

SAN FRANCISCO, July 13. (UP)
j. Rufus Klawans, well known
football and basketball official from
San Francisco. Thursday was named
president of the Pacific Coast pro-
feSSional football league.
Klawans said directors OF the six
club loop will meet July 80 in Los
Angeles to adopt a schedule for the
leagues fifth season. Each Of the
clubs will have a minimum of 30
players, he said.
Also in the western professional
grid field is the newly formed
American football league, heaced by
Jerry GeiSler.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
Sports
Parade
BY JACK CUDDY

NEW YORK. July 13 CUP)-
Luke Sewell's mystery team" of
st. Louis Browns resumes its pen
nant campaign Thursday almost
monopolizing the baseball spotlight.
Rarely has any club commanded
such attention at this stage of the
race. Unusual interest is focused
upon it because: ID the Browns
are the surprise leaders of the
American league; % their con-
sistency, as compared with rival
clubs. won the lads from St. Loo
new respect during the first half
of the season.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
L. A. LIVESTOCK

Los Angeles. July Is. 6UPb-
Cattle: Salable 400. good grades lack
ing, mostly cleanup sales she-stock. fully
steady; medium steers slow. load common
light steers 1850; common IN medium
heifers quoted 10-12. 50; good range COWS
salabe Il. 5c-13; common TO medium COWS
active at 9.50-11; cutter to common 7.25-
$50; Gamers down TO 8 and below few
bulls Hill. 25; common TO medium $50
1850. Calves: Salable 125. largely steady;
load medium to light slaughter range
vealers 1850. choice quoted TO 16.
Hogs: Salable 500. fairly active. mostly
steady; package good 1ss-lb. 1850. eX-
treme TOP; choice grades scarce, load good
locals IS, few 500 lbs. ID; sOws 11.50
Sheep: Salable 6OC; medium lambs and
shorn yearlings on sale; good To choice
spring lambs quoted 14-15.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
CeIIdrites Get
Brief Respite

star hurler. A three run barrage in
the second sent Jodie PhippS to the
showers and clinched the 6-l win
for the Solons. Larry Kempe turned
in a four-hitter to lead Sacramento
to a 81 win in the nightcap, Dick
Ccnger being the victim of another
three run uprising in the second.
Oakland jumped into half-game
lead over San Francisco by taking
its second straight win from San
Diego on the two-hit pitching of
Ken Gables, making his first start
for the Acorns. Both Padre hits
came in the first inning, while the
AcornS nabbed one run in the sixth
anc two in the seventh off Frankie
DaSSO
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
Acmes Move y p
To Mast Head

ball League. UnIil Thursday night
three teams are tied for third place
and two for fourth.
Sandy Beach and Marine Flyers
mix Thursday night and the Marine
Group and the Baptists Friday night
to finish the first half OF the
scheduled season.
The actual standing of the teams
will not be determined until July
81 when a protested game between
Acmes and Troys is to be played
as part of double-header.
Iinescores: r H E
Telephone ............ 100 600 0-1 2 2
Acmes ...............0 oil 101 --6 IL 0
Batteries: Proscal and Hitler;
Fowlkes and M. Jackson.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
STILL IN DOUBT

However. many experts and fans
still regard them as question
mark that may not be able to fight
off a menacing challenge should
any of their rivals suddenly stage
a winning Splurge.
The Browns lead is small and
the race is tight, the margin from
tCp to bottom being only nine
games. and their span over the
Second-place Boston Red SoX is but
a scant two and a half games.
Meanwhile, their city rivals. the
st. Louis Cardinals, boast a 10ia-
game lead in the National league,
a fact which adds interest to the
Browns campaign because of the
possibility of an intra-city series
The preseason odds were against
the Browns winning the pennant
for two reasons: ID they have
never copped the American league
flag, and % they were a sixth
place club last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
SECOND SHUT-OUT

Roy Helser banked San Francisco
with five hits to chalk up his second
shut-out of the season for Portland.
The Beavers landed on Ray Harrell
for two tallieS in the second TO start
off a 40 win, their second straight
OF the series.
Frank Kellehe:-S tW<-run homer
gave Hollywood its 3-2 win over
Seattle in their opener, Ron Smith
getting the pitching decision over
Byron Specie. Alex Weldon and
Carl Fischer matched four and five
hit ball in the finale, but Weldon
won when the Stars put over the
lone tally in the fourth on a double
by Bill Jones and single by Les
Powers.
IinPScOreS.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
l.. A. HAY

Los Angeles. July 13. UP)-
U. ). No. l extra ieary 554 .50-36.50; U.
S. No. l S31. 1.50-33.5 50: U. S. No. l s315 So
$3.50; u. S. No. 2 ieafy or No. 2 green
s3o.5 so 30 70; U. S. No. 2 S29-31 per ton.
No l barley hay S30-31; No. l oat hay
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
CHICAGO GRAIN

Chicago July II tUPl Grain futures
moved unevcnly lower in indifferent trade
on the board OF trade Thursday
All grains finished weak with wheat
off y 10 = cents bushe; oats off a to
=. rye off = 10 =. and barley quoted
unchanged 10 off Il
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
UPHILL FIGHT

On the other hand, the Browns
have had an uphill fight thus far
during the campaign and have
managed to rise to most occasions
to fight off bids to unseat them at
the top Of the circuit. Since open
ing day, April l8, st. Louis has
been out of first place only II days
and has been at the top steadily
since June 2. The Browns never
have been below third With 70
games already in the books, they
have won As and lost 81 for per-
centage of 570-not a remarkable
or even coed record on the basis of
other years-but currently it's the
best in the loop and that's what
they pay off on.
The schedule also favors St. Louis.
So far this season the Brownies
have displayed decided preference
for their own park, winning a
greater percentage of home games
than they have wen on the road.
OF the IS games left to play, ST.
Louis is scheduled for A in Sports
mans park. Moreover, they con-
clude the season with a 17-game
home stand, a real break and one
they probably will need if they are
TO capture their first pennant.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
Local Games

July 13-Sandy Beach VS.. Marine
Flyers.
July l4-Marine Group VS.. Bap-
lists.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
Markets at a
Glance
BY UNITED PRESS

Stocks ifregulariy lower IN quiet trad
ing
Bonds Irregular. L. s. governments
quiet and lower.
Curb stocks irregularly lower
Cotton off as much as s. cents a bale
Wheat closed off y TO =, cents a
hushel.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
A WAR THAT NEVER

With more than 500 people in Cali
fornia working for federal, state,
and county, university and other in.
dividual agencies on citrus insect
pests and their control-why does
the Exchange need a Pest Control
Bureau?
That seemed like a good question to
your reporter, and the best man to
answer it, r. S. Woglum, entomol-
ogist, and head of the Bureau since
it was started "a years ago.
BEST way to understand why we're
here is to know what we do," said
Mr.. Woglum.
The Bureau was established by the
Exchange in 1920, when a sooty
blanket from extreme black scale
covered the fruit and foliage of or
chards from Alhambra into San Ber-
nardino County. In licking that prob
lena several years fight-came
experience which laid the founda-
tion for most of the control methods
now used.
X X X
The value of the Bureau, in collabo-
rating with the other Pest Control
agencies in the field, particularly in
applying their discoveries to the
day-by-day work in the groves, was
SO apparent that it has been main
tanned by the Exchange continuous
ly since that time. This work con-
tributes to higher production and
better quality fruit, which means
better returns to growers. But the
Bureau helps solve problems even
more directly related to sales.
One day. few years back, when
the Pacific Ocean was still pacific, q
cable came into the Exchange from
Honolulu. 1900 boxes of Exchange
fruit were held on the docks and re-
fused entrance because of bean thrip
infestation.
This was serious. Hawaii was a good
market and every days delay costly.
Woglum and his men pushed several
methods of eradication simultane-
Ously. In less than two weeks time
they had perfected a technique of
fumigating the fruit right i'm the re-
frigerator cars. Business with Ha-
waii was resumed with hardly a
sailing missed. An important mar
ket was saved,
Right now, labor shortage is real
problem in Pest Control work. So
the Exchange Bureau, whose prin-
riple is always first things first"
is working on that. They've been
testing mechanical "pull-overs" for
fumigation tents. Also an automatic
spraying device to speed up spray
ing with fewer men.
As Mr.. Woglum puts it, "Basically
our job is to protect the quality and
appearance of our fruit, and TO en-
courage those methods which assure
the highest production. That's why
we're here"
Expert Pest Control is another ex-
fianve Exchange service designed to
help sell more fruit at better prices
"a service which has benefited its
members and all citrus growers
more than can ever be estimated.
Isn't this work, together with the
many other sales building activities
of the Exchange, worthy of your
support? II you believe so-join the
Exchange.
p.s. The Exchange Pest Control Bu-
renn publishes monthly bulletin
telling ,Dhdt pests are likely TO dp-
near and the best method OF control.
as peH as Other timely information
Your reporter Is authorized TO offer
~ FREE TO all citrus groioerS. II you
are not receiping IL. iDrtte tor 1t care
Pest Control Bureau, California Fruit
Crofoers Exchange, Sunktst Building.
Los Angeles, 55, Calf.
Nrxr RtpoRT--In this paper two
weeks from today.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13

BY defeating the telephone Con
panY to l. Wednesday night at
Imperial, TIE Acmes displaced Mar
inc Flyers for top place in the Soft
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
l.. A. (IRAIN

Los Angeles, july n tuP1-
No hard or soft white wheat sacked.
=. 81 " -2.S7ls; grading barley 46 lbs,
sacked. 2.52la .75: No. > oats, 35 lbs.
sacked, =. 70-2.75; No. > yellow corn. tulk,
no offers: No. milo. sacked, no offers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
POULTRY De EGGS

POULTRY PRICES. tAll points Imperial
Valley OPA Maximum set Oct. u. 1913
First pTice-At ranch to wholesaler or re-
taller. Second prlce-Delivered n whole
saler or retailer. Third price-At ranch
to consumer:
Broilers, Leghorns. under 2A lbs, 3oc.
2A to lbs, 29c; fryers 3-4 lbs. 29c i;
roasters, all weights, 29c; fowl. Leigh orn.
all weights 35hc; colored. all weights
25l5c; ducks, all sizes 25c; rabbits, under
5 lbs, 22-24c.
Los Angeles, June 13. CUP) Eggs
Wholesale prices, consumer grade: Large.
Grade A 4445. Grade B 1884; medium.
Grade A $685. small Grade A 22-23.
Retail pr &C to consumer: Large.
Grade AA 52-56. Grade A 1852. Grade B
39-40; medium. Grade AA 42-46. Grade A
40-44; small. Grade A 29-31.
Candled graded eggs to ret a | c r 5
cases Large, Grade AA 47-49. Grade A
42-45 Grade 1886; medium. Grade A
37-3S; small Grade A 25-2I
Butter unchanged at OPA ceilings.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
SoftbaII Standings

*Game contested by Troys un-
settled.
The CIO news., 1944-09-25
Defrosting Job Long Overdue

Then these cases were referred to special
panels, and the job of preparing and presenting
these cases again at panel hearings had to be
gone through for weeks on end.
Finally, in September, 1914, with labor's pa
tience almost at an end we have the first Off
cial findings released in the form of panel re-
ports to the War Labor Board.
These panel reports substantially sup
port labors arguments for revision of the
Little Steel formula.
The public panel members agree that
living costs are much higher than the
BIS claimed, and far beyond the 1870 on
which the formula Is based. They agree
that upward wage adjustments need not
have infationary effects.
But even this Is not the end. The full
Board has still to pass on the panel findings,
to conduct more public hearings and then to
make up its mind on facts and arguments
with which Its members have been fully IA
miliar for months. Then finally 1t must pre-
sent its recommendations to Pres. Roosevelt.
There Is limit to all human patience, how
ever. That limit will be passed, 30 far as
labor is concerned II Dewey-supporting indus
trialists make any headway with their present
plot to stall off a final determination of these
union cases until after the elections-in their
effort to make a political football of labors
deep sense Of injustice over the wage freeze
and the long delays in remedying it.
The public members of the WLB
should be public-spirited enough to resist
such plots and to render their final de-
cision on the wage cases Of the Steel
workers and other unions without any fur
ther delays or stalling.
Labors case for defrosting the wage freeze
is matter Of simple economic justice that
should be decided NOW on It's merits with
out regard to selfish pressures or political
calculations.
The CIO news., 1944-09-25

It Is nearly q year now since the CIO
started the present movement to defrost the
Little Steel wage freeze.
In line with the wage policy adopted at the
last CTO convention the United Steelworkers
Of America led off with its demand for 17c-
an-hour wage increase, a guaranteed annual
wage and other improvements.
The basis Of the Steelworkers' case, as
Of similar demands of other unions, was
that living costs have risen SO far above
the level of frozen wage rates that upward
wage adjustments are clearly necessary to
fulfill the intent of the Price Control Act
stabilizing prices and wages at the level OF
Sept. Is, 1912.
To secure these adjustments, 1t was nec-
essary to convince the Natl. War Labor Board
of the need for revising the Little Steel for
mula, which limits wage increases to 1870
above the level of JAM l, 1941-on the long
outdated assumption of a 15% living cost
increase since that date.
So, for many long months now, the
Steelworkers and other CLIO unions have
been going through all the lengthy and
tortuOus procedures Of the War Labor
BOard-pr0ving again and again the most
obvious facts, but still awaiting remedial
action.
Voluminous studies were made by the CIO.
which showed 1880 increase in living costs
between January, 1941. and March, 1914. These
had to be checked against reports Of the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics studies made by the
employers and finally special study by
committee of experts appointed by the WLB.
Then the Steelworkers had to present to
the Board the most elaborate and thoroughly
Aocumented case ever prepared by labor un-
ion, in support Of their case for revision OF
The Little Steel formula and their other de-
nnands. Half q dozen other CIO unions had
also to present their cases similarly.
The CIO news., 1944-09-25
Looking Ahead
By Len De Caux

NEWEY'S labor speech made q
- great hit with the toilers In
Wall Streets vineyard. 1t went
over big with the DuPonts, the
Weirs, the Pews, the Sewell Averys
and others who work ut working
the workers. The unionists Of the
Union League Club were enthusias-
tic.
working" newspapermen like
Roy Howard, VIM. Randolph Hearst
and Bertie Mccormick found much
to praise In 1t. The Scripps-Howard
press for the first time In years ran
an editorial giving 'labor's side
as told by Mr.. Dewey!
A. to the rest Of the working
population, the speech might have
gone over with them too, but for
the fact they have memories Of
the past and-hopes for the future.
X X X
The memories that rose to razz
Dewey's eloquence included the
wage-cutting open-shop drive and
the unchecked layoffs Of the 'twen-
ties-the "back to normalcy" of q
Republican administration that linz
tied Its postwar planning to "en-
couraging business to create jobs
and opportunity"
There were moclxing echoes too
from the long years Of Harding,
Coolidge and H0over-when un-
employment insurance, old age
pensions, minimum wage legisla-
ton etc. were SO bitterly opposed
and when collective bargaining
was crushed by the purse-proud
COP "angels" with their private
armies, their company unions and
their labor spies.
When Dewey spoke Of bread
lines, leaf raking, settling labor dis
putes with gunfire and gasbombs,
wholesale farm foreclosures" and
millions Of unemployed, he stirred
only memories Of the CHASTITY Hoov-
er depression, when the govern
ment lifted not a finger to provide
work, social insurance or any check
on the violence Of anti-union en-
ployers.
This depression was the logical
outcome of the policies Dewey
now advocates of letting busi-
mess do it" without government
interference"
When Dewey spoke Of the New
Deal, 1t only reminded labor lis
teners how Roosevelt's New Deal
established the right of collective
bargaining through the Wagner
Act; enacted old age pensions, un-
employment insurance and other
social security legislation; checked
aweatshop exploitation and long
hours through the wage-hour law;
and created the Fair Employment
Practice Committee to cope with
Job determinations.
In fact, the only constructive
note I'm Dewey's speech was such
The CIO news., 1944-09-25

American labor's hopes for the
future run to an administration
that will really plan for full pro-
duction and jobs for all, providing
adequate social protection and use
full work at decent wages for any
whom private industry may fail to
employ.
For such hopes Dewey offers less
than nothing. The record of his Re-
publican followers in Congress in
defeating the Kilgore-Murray-Tru-
man bill, and In opposing properly
planned reconversion and even the
most limited protection for dis
placed workers, indicates more
clearly than anything Dewey can
say just what might be expected
from an administration he would
head.
The CIO news., 1944-09-25

As to the future, Dewey's only
concrete offer to labor Ia q
strengthening Of the Dept. Of La
bor under a Secretary from the
ranks of labor"
Since about the only prominent
Dewey supporters from labor's
ranks are John L. Lewis and Big
Bill Hutcheson, this proposal will
evoke little enthusiasm from the
countless labor unionists who
have suffered from the dictatOrial
arrogance and raiding tactics Of
these two individuals.
Nor will they be able to imagine
such individuals conducting q De-
partment that will abolish privi-
lege for one group over any other
group"
The CIO news., 1944-09-25


anti-labor Smith Connally Act. II
is amazing to find so much gall In
one 30 small!
This act, which he described ~
a "New Deal interference with
free collective bargaining" was
opposed by all true New Deal
ers In Congress, was vetoed By
Pres. Roosevelt, and was passed
over his veto by the Dewey-Re-
publicans combining with anti
New Deal polltax Democrats.
This Republican anti New Deal
interference with free collective
bargaining, the Smith-Connally
Act, is a dead cat that Dewey can't
disown. He certainly can't hang IL
around the neck Of Its chief op-
ponent, FDR.
The CIO news., 1944-09-25

limited assurance as he gave that
he did not intend TO destroy
totally all these New Deal social
gains.
But even this was Offset by me-
mories Of how his Republican fol-
lowers In Congress Joined with
antl-New Deal Democrats In op-
posing, limiting or sabotaging all
these New Deal measures.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Increase in Gas Rates
Is Not |nf|ationary,
Supreme Court Told
Keech Defends PUG Rule
As Arguments Open on
Sliding Scale Challenge

The Government has yet to show
that s20l 600 rate increase granted
the Washington Gas Light Co. is
infiationary, Richmond B. Keech.
corporation counsel, yesterday told
the Supreme Court as arguments
started on the Governments chal-
len2e OF the rate change ordered
after November 16, 1942.
The rates, granted under the slid
ing scale arrangement governing
utilities charges here, were attacked
by the director of sterilization and
the ONCE Of Price Administration
as inflationary and in violation of
the controls imposed by the Eco
nomlc Sterilization Act of Octo-
Der 16, 1912.
The rates were upheld by the
Court of Appeals
Defends Sliding Scale.
Mr.. keech defended the sliding
scale" arrangement, explaining that
it was the product of long and
tedious investigation" The Gov
eminent had been invited to show
the inf1ationary effect of the rates
which this scale produced, Mr..
keech told the court, but this had
not been done
Inc Government case was pre-
sented by Paul Freund, a special
assistant to the Attorney General.
Inc Government contends that the
rates were unjustified and has pic
tured the case as "of grave impor-
tance to the national stabilization
program" Specifically, the Govern
ment holds, the case presents the
question whether a regulatory au-
thorlty having jurisdiction over
common carrier or other public
utility rates is free to approve an
increase In any such rate whenever
the increase could be found Just
and reasonable if measured by
peacetime criteria or whether, in
stead, the regulatory authority is
under a legal duty = to denv
every rate increase as inflationary
and therefore as unjust and unrea-
sonanle IN the absence of a clear
showing that the increase is
necessary"
Jackson Quizzes Freund,
justice Jackson asked Mr.. Freund
II after all we have been saving
about administrative commissions
we should now take it all back and
tel the commission how to decide
this case"
Mr.. Freund responded that the
court would have to be guided in
each case by the weight to be at
tached to the Judgment of the
commission.
Argument in the case will be con-
ciuoed Monday, when counsel for
the gas company appears
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Youth Sentenced
For Drunken Drivinq
Years Term Suspended
By Marlboro Court

Arthur Berned. 20, of 2O28 Higdon
street NE, received a one-year sus-
pended sentence in the Maryland
House Of Correction and paid fines
totaling $3.50 after pleading guilty
in Marlboro Police Court yesterday
to four charges of traffic violations.
Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie i'm
posed the sentence on a charge of
drunken driving after police testified
it was Berned's second offense with
in the last six months. Judge Bowie
also fined Berned 5000 on a charge
Of operating a motor vehicle on a
revoked permit, $50 on a charge of
reckless driving and $40 on a charge
Of having improper license plates on
his car.
Grant S. Ray, As, Forest Heights,
was fined $50 for violation of the
Prince Georges County dog quaran-
Evening star., 1944-02-12

tine. Judge Bowie imposed a sus-
pended $50 fine against Mrs. Coral
Smith, Bradbury Heights, on a
similar charge.
Roy Shields, colored, 81, of 222 K
street NV, was fined 500 after he
pleaded guilty to a charge OF pos
sessing numbers slips.
Paul D. Arthur, 18, Of 4103 Twelfth
street NE, was fined $50 on a reck-
less driving charge. Testimony
showed that Arthuris car collided
with another January rs at Shep-
herd street and Rhode Island ave-
nue., Brentwood. Miss Caroline En-
gle, about 18. University of Mary
land student, who was riding in
Arthur's car, was injured in the
accident.