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Evening star., 1944-01-16

not going to enter into the argument between those
who say the United States should be wet dry do
tend to join in the discussion about liquor how much
alcohol should be used for production and how much
beverages These controversial subjects and do
within my jurisdiction
As enforcement officer. feel it my solemn response
by to point out of the steps which patriotic citizens
everywhere must take to arrest the present trend
toward nationwide bootlegging and hoodumisrn
Evening star., 1944-01-16

poison liquor This omnous trend be curbed Evil
were the of the gang terrorism of generation
ago, recurrence of such conditions would be far
furious to country in wartime.
Widespread bootlegging would endanger the health of
thousands of fighting and workers To with
racketees would be forced to draw policemen directly
from the ranks of the armed services Precious gran
"copper" rubber gasoline and other strategic materials would
be squand1ed in the manufacture of illicit booze Worst of
all rergenoe of criminal lawessness here at home would
beay the very ideals fighting for foreign fronts
Evening star., 1944-01-16

nlCfue31tS
which have been reported to the FBI the past few weeks
Furthermore, bribery and coercion are beginning to
again. just they did in the old days. as refine
ments ON the hacking technique.
Thus far the hghackng gangs have been comparatively
SMALL since no more than eight 10 men required the
efficient operation of this kind of thevery but if the present
trend not cbed may expect the rise of large syn
dcates and inevitably bloody warfare between rival mobs
The pineapple will blossom again and innocent bystanders
will be moved down by machine guns
Because of wartime restrictions many materials needed
Evening star., 1944-01-16

We are not, at the mo-
ment, in the grip of a crime
wave. Owing to widespread
employment and the fact
that millions of men are in
uniform. there were actually
fewer crimes committed dur
ing the first nine months of
l943 than during the same
period of 1912. But the ma
ture of the offenses is signifi-
cantly changing.
Bootlegging activities
are centering in the very
places where gang over
lords formerly made their
own laws and enforced
them with flaming guns.
Offenders are the same type
as of old, many of them vet
Grams of the Volstead-era
mobs. Others are recruits
from our growing army of
juvenile delinquents. Even
the bold working method of
the 1914 gangster is like that
of his infamous forebears.
Not long ago, in Massa-
chusetts, mobsters seized
trucks containing $50 cases
of rum and whisky right in
the terminal where they were
parked. In Chicago, 636 cases
of aged liquor we're snatched
in broad daylight by three
highjackers who posed as IL
cense inspectors. In Balti-
more, $40 cases of whisky
were stolen recently; in New
York, $50 cases.
These are merely a few of
many highjacking incidents
Evening star., 1944-01-16
GANCSTERS, AGAIN |!

A new crime wave is getting under way,
with bootlegging, highjacling. racketeering.
The head of the FBI tells how all of us can
help stamp Il out - before II is too late
by J. Edgar Hoover
Evening star., 1944-01-16

liquor trucks.
This drama ofruthless gang
violence did not take place
during the lawless days of
prohibition. It occurred just
a few weeks ago in New York
City. While the final act end
ed happily, owing to the fact
that FBI agents closed in at
the last moment, arrested the
hoodlums and released the
truck drivers, it illustrates a
sinister new trend in crime
which today n,enaoes all of
America. This is a trend to-
ward the same rampant gang
sterism which cost the nation
thousands of lives and billions
of dollars during the 1905
and the early 1905
Thoat Jonts"
ONCE again, Just as they did
in the blood-stained heyday
of AL Capone and Legs Dia-
mond, Waxey Gordon and
Boo Boo Hof, the drivers of
liquor trucks are riding in
mortal terror of murdeous
highjackers. In certain CEN
ters, rotgut booze is being
sold openly to both soldiers
and civilians, peddled in Of
fees and delivered at homes.
Illicit distilling is on the in
crease. The speakeasy, now
known as a cheat joint" has
reappeared. Most tragic of
all, several innocent persons
have recently died hideous
deaths as a result of drinking
poison liquor. This ominous t.
Evening star., 1944-01-16

During prohibition we saw ~".'
,h. eontasious disease OF eansste'-
Ian, oould do. 1t started with the
,,.,;,. Of liquor supplies, spread
,,,,;cklv to many phases Of the ma
.;,u,. life. Today. in wartime Amer
;r.. the san.e dangers are late"''
Nth shortages and black markets ss
starting points
Tb;. important article tells why
49,. ,,... wake up to the facts ana
4, our utmost to hosd the ''""o
luns in leash.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
L. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES Jan. 20 tUPa-
PUNCHED VEGETABLES: Steady. Per
crt.: Beets 214-3 doz. 10000; fair !. .25;
Imperial Valley iced 275-3.00: carrots
local 3 doz. best 2.00-2. -. small and
ordinary l PSI 50; iced crtS. Santa Bar
bara county 6 doz. 3.75-4.00; Oxnard
400; chard 2l2 , daZ. l.25-l so: green
onions doz. 700-7.50 fair 6o0-6 so:
kale 2ls doz 1.5O: leeks doZ. 2.75;
mustard 4 doz soils lis; parsley 6
doz. 2.75-3.o0: radishes small red doZ.
2.0o-25 50, Seal Beach go, fair 1.75;
spinach 4 doz. 2.o0-2.25. ordinary 1.25-
1.5o; turnips 2lz-3 doz. 100-1.50.
CABBAGE: Steady. Per crt. local Can
nonbali 2o0-2.50. Heavy packs 2.75;
jbos. and ordinary 1.00-125 Imperial
Valley SKID. 3.60-370. per cwt., red cab
bage 3.70; per cwt. Savoy crts. 1.oo-1. so,
LETTUCE: Steady Dry pack Imperial
Valley crts. doz. 3.50-4.00, best 3.75-
400. fair 3.00-3.25; 5 doz. 325-375. fair
. 25O-3.O0; local 2ia 3 doz. 75c-1. 90; ordi-
nary $500; iced Imperial Valley Is
3.5O-3.75.
PEAS: Steady. Per h.: Imperial Valley
16c. San Diego and Santa Barbara coun-
ty 16c. China peas 35-40c.
PEPPERS: Steady Per lb. Bells San
Diego county fair 16-1sc; yellow chill
TOMATOES Steady; Imperial Valley
crts. 9-I2 tops 4.25-4.75. fair 400; To-
tops 35O-375. fair 325; 20-tops 2.75-
800. fair $50; 6-tops 3.50-375. loose
or Is. and lugs 2.oo-225, fair 1.50-1.75.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
M A R K ETS
POULTRY & EGGS

/ This schedule on Wholesale Retail Egg
prices is the maximum and the most that
may be charged and is copied from OpA
| Order No. 333. An additional 2c may be
charged for cartoned eggs, properly mark
ed as To size and grade, and eartoned
/ prior TO sale:
EGGS: Effective Jan. Il: Large A Eggs
/ Loose dc eartoned doc. Medium A
Eggs-Loose 4oc, cartoned 42c. Small A
Eggs-Loose SOC, cartoned sc.
Large eggs of Grade "A quality, when
certified as suef by the USDA, may sell
&c above the price for Large Grade A.
Extra Large &c above. Jumbo &c above.
Assorted eggs of Med. A. B or c eggs dc
less than large Assorted eggs of Small
A. B, or c SC less than large of same
grade
POULTRY PRICES: (All points Imperial
Valley OPA Maximum set Oct u. 1943.)
First price-At Ranch 10 Wholesaler or
Retailer. Second price - Delivered 10
Wholesaler or Retailer. Third price-At
ranch to consumer:
Broiers, Leghorns. under ga lbs, 3oc,
pa TO lbs. 2ec; fryers 3-4 lbs. &c;
roasiers, all weights, DC; fowl. Leghorn.
all weights 25i9c: colored. all weights
25hc; ducks, all sizes 25ci rabbits, under
5 lbs, 22-24c.
Los ANGELES. Jan. % UP1-EGGs.
Wholesale prices. consumer grade: Large.
Grade 4oc; Grade B SIC; medium,
Grade A 34c: small. Grade 26c.
Retail prices 10 consumers: Large.
45-47c: medium. Grade AA 46-5oc:
Grade A 41-44c, small. Grade A 1880
Butter unchanged at OPA ceilings.
Turkeys. poultry and game unchanged
at ceilings.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
BiddIe Joins
Eisenhower

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. (UP) =
The white house announced Sat
urday that President Roosevelt has
accepted the resignation of An
thony j. Drexel Biddle Jr., as am
bassador-ministor to the allied exile
governments in Lc>don to accept
military position IN the staff of
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Biddle will be assigned to the
staff of the supreme Allied COM
mander to act as liason officer
with the same governments-in
exile.
No plans were made for the ap-
pointment of a new ambassador to
the post. The white house an
nounced that Biddles duties will be
carried on by a charge d'affaires
while he is in the military service
President Roosevelt, in accept
ing the resignation, said he did so
with mixed feelings" and noted
that acceptance will become effec-
tive when he takes his army oath.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
BOOKE.. GEIS TKO

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. % CUP) =
Eddie Booker, 1866, San Francisco,
sent a slightly-fayored Archie Moore
to the deck four times in as many
rounds for a technical knockout
win in the eighth Friday night at
Legion Stadium.
Kenny Watkins, 157, Los Angeles,
decisioned Armando Rodriguez, l67,
San Diego, in a hard-fought six
round semi-windup.
Other results: Sammy Andrade.
124, Los Angeles, decisioned Stanley
Jamison, 1913, Pasadena, "a; Ray
Puente, 1913, Los Angeles, decisioned
Tino Perez, 1913, Los Angeles "a;
Ace Miller, LAB, Chicago, decisioned
Johnny Lopez, IA, Los Angeles "a:
and Jimmy Vance, 1872, Los Angeles,
tko'd Tino Aseasio, 1913, Los An
geles %.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
". Y. STOCKS

NEW YORK. Jan. % tuP1-Activity in
railroad issues and strength in some of
the liquors featured a moderately active
short session on the Stock Exchange
Saturday.
Carrier issues generally were higher in
the early dealings but they yielded part
or al lof their rise before the close on
profit taking. A few special rails were
particularly strong. New York, Lackawana
& Western made new high on a gain
OF more than two points and held it.
Southern Pacific. heaviest traded stock
on the board. was a fraction higher
Morris & Essex was heavily traded for
that issued and a large volume was
noted in Northern Pacific and Canadian
Pacific. Santa Fe lost an early rise and
Atlantic Coast Line showed a minor
decline.
n-~'i--irar., ~loeing Dow-Jones averages j:
Industrial, 1882 Up OFT; rail, 36.57.
up U.U7; utility, % 35. unchanged; utility
as sc, up 0o5.
pared with 661 $40 last week. Curb Turn
over was 0605 shares. the most since
last July 10 and compared with 163. $50
lasu week.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
New Penalty Boy
Cage Rule Tried
In Chicago Game

CHICAGO, Jan. %. (UP)-The
revolutionary penalty box basket
ball game was PUT through labor
atory experiment last night, with
Marquette defeating DePaul, 51-49
and with coaches and officials dis
agreeing over the value of the idea
Coach Bill Chandler of Mar
quette, proposed the rule change
whereby players must serve three
minutes on the bench after COM
hitting a fourth personal foul. A
substitute is entered until three
minutes elapse, when the original
player may go back into action.
1t was a great night for Chan
dler, who Witnessed:
l. His pet idea put into actual
operation.
2. His underdog squad upset the
mighty DePaul, which suffered its
second defeat in Is starts.
3. His son, Bill Chandler, jr., go
out on personal fouls, then re-
enter the game in the final three
minutes to aid the Marquette VIC
tory.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23

Game Protested

Claiming officials Basil Nichols of
Ell Centro and Carl Housmann of
BraWley allowed Ii. basketball
game to become a "rough-house,"
Coach Johnny Madden protested
the loss of the cage game played at
Holtville Friday night.
The Holtville Vikings nearly
came from behind to nip the I'M
perial cagers in the game that
ended in the visitors favor II to TO-
Madden claimed that officials, in
permitting too much fouling with
out blowing the whistle, caused
play that resulted in rough tactics.
He said that he placed no blame on
the Imperial coach or players who
were not responsible for the Of
ficiating.
In other valley prep battles BraW
ley led Calexico, the highly touted
Bulldogs, five points at the end of
the third qual.er and we'll into the
last stanza of spirited cage battle
that ended 43 to 81 in favor of
Calexico.
Ell Centro romped to an easy win
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
TACKETT TO REF

Lew Taylor, who halls originally
from New York, is an old-timer in
the boxing game and three times
fought Benny Leonard for his
lightweight title. He will officiate
the Manuel Ortiz fights. Bill
Tackett, popular Fl Centro sports
enthusiast and member Of the local
California Highway Patrol, will lend
his interest to the program by OIL
ficiating all the prelims and the
semi finals.
1t. Col. Karl Voelter, command
ing officer at the station, will open
the smoker-show with a few words
of welcome to those attending. the
fights are staged for the Marines
through their own group. Ell Centro
citizens. including Lew Taylor
have merely loaned their interests
and efforts toward the success OF
/ the inaugural show.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
L. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES. Jan. - tUP) Signal
Gas A jumped i. POINTS in an active,
firm market on the Los Angeles Stock
Exchange.
With volume a: $3.50 shares. there were
10 issues up, five down and 10 unchanged.
The list: Sontag 100 al 9, unchanged; !;
Transamerica 600 at S34, up i: South
ern Pacific 100 al 2s. up a E; Rchfield 100
al 9ls. up : Republic 100 at g., un-
changed. Signal A 100 at 42L. up Ia .
Standard Oil 100 at 3714. up i; Union
100 al 49,. unchanged: Creameries OF
America geo at ~. unchanged: Con-
solidated Steel Com. 100 at ga, up -;
pfd. 100 at 2oL. down Il Gladding Nc
Bean 100 al I0l@, up a; Pacific Clay
Products 100 at 6l4 Unchanged Ryan 2G0
at 81. down !. Hunt Bros. Com. 100 at
81. unchanged; Farnsworth 100 at l3aS.
down Il.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
IaUD HAUGHTON

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. q tUPJ
State Athletic Commissioner John
Rustigan, preparing to attend Sat
urday's Los Angeles meeting of the
commission, said William P. Haugh-
ton, newly-appointed commissioner,
was "a real leader and should be
able to help" in the be cloudeo
California boxing situation. The
meeting opened at l0:0t a. m. to
consider the charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
Serves Notice

LOS ANGELES, Jan. %. up
Babe Didriksen Zaharias, the one
woman track, field, and minoc
sports squad, today flourished q
tennis racquet in one hand and
a golf club in the other and an
nounced her intention of winning
both national championships.
Practically an old-timer by Did
riksen standards at tennis, the for
mer Olympic champion disclosed
she had been taking tennis lessons
for three months from Eleanor Ten
nant. who steered Alice Marble to
the worlds crown.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
NAMES BOARD MEMBERS

SACRAMENTO, Jan. %. CUP)-
Gov. Earl Warren Saturday reap
pointed Adolfo Camarillo and Fred
M. Aggen, both of Camarillo to the
board of directors of the 31st agri-
cultural district association in Ven-
tura county and appointed three
new members to the board. They
are G.. W. Wiggett, Ventura busi-
ness man, who succeeds William
P. Clark; Ward Daniels, Montalvo
succeeding Carlos Levy; and Roscoe
w. Burson, Fillmore, Succeeding
Fred Crone.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
Crash at Blythe
Kills Seven

Col. David Wade, station conf
mandant announced Saturday.
Two fliers were seriously injured.
The heavy bomber was complete
ly demolished when it spun in
three miles west of base limits
shortly after 10 o'clock last night
The nine man crew was on
routine combat training flight.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
NEW BANK AID NAMED

Directors of the Security First
National Bank have elected O. l..
Bane, former Oklahoma banker, to
be assistant manager of the Ell
Centro branch, according to an an
nouncement by Ira w. Kinsey,
ficer will lrelieve Louis Slee, as
manager, Saturday. The new Of
sistant manager, who due to
health condition, is taking an as-
,ignment at the head office of the
bank beginning February l.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
DUKE EARNS DRAW

SAN FRANCISCO, IAN. % up
= Knocked down twice for the
count of nine in the first round,
George Duke, 144, Petaluma, fought
an uphill battle to earn a draw
with Al Spencer, 146, New Orleans,
at National Hall Friday night.
Other results: Art Robinson, LAG,
Sacramento, kayo'd Al Martinez,
lat, San Francisco 20; Bob Blevins,
1873, Oak.al d, decisioned Silent
Joe" Hill, 80, Fresno 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
MAY FILE PETITION

SACRAMENTO, Jan. %. (UP)-
The secretary of states office has
announced that an initiative amend
ment to the state constitution
sponsored by DR.. Francis E. Town.
send, Long Beach, will be placed
on the ballot at the November gen.
eral election provided enough sig
natures can be obtained before
June 90,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
CITES STEEL OUTLOOK

I'll oB URG1, Jan. 22. IUP)-
To reduce the nations war-expand-
ed steel productive capacity to that
required for peacetime needs the
government should dispose of its
plants and facilities as promptly
as possible after the end of the
war" according to Benjamin F.
Fairless, president of the United
States Steel Corp.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
is WAR PRISONER

NEW YORK, Jan. %. (UP)--
Lowell Bennett, International News
Service correspondent who has been
missing since he accompanied Raj
fliers on the raid against Berlin
Dec. 3, is a prisoner of war in
Germany, the ms said. The Lon
don bureau of ms received a let
ter from Bennett dated Dec. II.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
OFFER TO ThTTO WAVES

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (UP)-
The Waves training at Smith Col
lege have become SO shipshape and
nautical that tattooing company
has sent them circulars offering 10
"beautify American womanhood
with anchors, flags, battleships,
tracer hells or anti-aircraft guns .
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
FIGHT RESULTS

SAN DIEGO, Jan. % up Big
Ben Moroz tossed his 300 pounds
around for 10 rounds at the Federal
Athletic club Friday night and
came out with a draw with 49,
pound Jack Coggins, state light
heavyweight champion.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23

Scoring subs: EI Centro- Henry
10, McChristy IL, Vogt 3.
The Spartan fledglings won their
game easily too scoring 43 points to
the Calipatria 8. Hess 10, Wom-
ack 7, and Patterson 8 were top
scorers for the Spartans while Allen
Stockton and Powell scored for the
visitors.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23

over Calipatria The game ended
Il to 20 in favor of the Spartans.
JACKSON TOPS
At Holtville Jackson, Imperial
forward, again played a one-man
stand by netting II points. of his
teams IL. The scoring was divided
among the Holtville team.
The score a. the end of the
quarter stood 6-2 in favor of I'M
perial; at the half = 3 for the
visitors; at the third quarter II to
8 in favor of Imperial; and each
team eked out a single point in the
last period of the game.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
SIGN PACT

CANBERRA, Australia, Jan. %.
tUP)-Australia and New Zealand
have signed far-reaching mutual
aid pact calling for the closest
postwar cooperation between the
two states on all problems affecting
their security and common interests
in the Pacific.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. jan - 0Up)-Gran futures
eased on the Board of Trade Saturday
following a setback in rye.
Wheat finished the day unchanged 10
off * cent a bushel: oats off \ TO 4, rye
off y to q. and barley firmed on The
close TO up L cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23

BLYTHE, Calf, Jan. % up
Seven men were killed when a B.
"a Liberator bomber crashed in the
desert near Blythe Army Air Base,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
Markets at a
Glance
UNITED PRES

Stocks irregular in moderately active
trading.
Bonds higher, L. s. governments lower.
Curb stocks irregular.
Cotton up as much as IS cents a bale.
Wheat, oats and rye steady; barley a
fraction lower.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
IA H4

Los ANGELES. Jan. . UP1-
ALFALFA HAY D. S. No. !. extra leafy
S34 5o-3e.5 so: U. S. No. !, S3l. .5o-33 50;
L. y No. 2 leafy or No. green $50. So
10 50; L. s. No. ., S2a-31. No. ! barley
hay S31-32: No. /, oat hay S36-37.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
TO the People
Of this Community =,
BONDS YOUR INSURANCE

Do you know how it feels to be
caught in devastating air attack such
as our fiers are making on Nazi cities?
THE crash of bombs and explo-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
GRAVES TO APPEAR

Tony Castro, fighting marine
from the local base, has been put
up against Herman Graves, I'M
perial Valley 160-pounder. Graves
has been doing considerable scrap
ping as has Castro. Graves work
in coastal bouts has given the
colored boy considerable back
ground. Castro has not been
definitely signed but Graves will
have an opponent, Taylor said.
Cloudy skies Saturday worried
the men in charge of the event be-
cause it was to be an out-of-door5
show. The Marines plan free
smokes for those who attend and
a minimum of seats will be placed
for guests and officials at the pro-
gram.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23

, SionS, the nufi-
Gus ack-ack, the
whizzing of in-
cendiaries gave
an impression
of doomsday," "
says Swedish
diplomat upon
reaching his
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23

Hogue scored bucket for Holt
vile and Mayfield another sub
failed to score. Silva and Powell
were Imperial subs.
In the "B" game Holtville won
80 to 49, Knight 7, Edwards 8,
Plummer Il, Blair 2, Redden 4, and
Ludwig 2, were Holt"iiie B" scor-
ers. Duggins 4, Donaldson 2, Buck
6, and Clay l, scored for Imperial
BULLDOGS SCE2ED
At BraWley, CaleXico had trouble
winning 43 TO 81 until the last
quarter when Brawley through the
loss of Bill Miller and Mcintyre
crumbled and the Bulldogs scored
at will the remaining few minutes.
BraWley scored five points the last
period to Calexico's Is. CaleXico's
dead eye" for scoring charity
throws was the deciding factor OF
the game.
The score at the half was tied l9-
10 and at the end of the third
quarter, after a continuation of the
nip and tuck battle that ragged
throughout the game, BraWley led
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-23
HATMAkER SLATED

The semi-windup will see popular
Jimmy Hatmaker, Marine welter-
weight. who was known as the
knock out Gyrene" in Imperial
Valley fisticuffiana circles. will
meet Sailor Howard Jones from
San Diego in a four-rounder. Hat
maker recently scored practically a
one punch knockout over an op-
ponent in San Diego. His opponent
is also a protege of Bobby O'Dowd
Franklin. boXlhg instructor at
North Island since leaving the local
base. While here he gave Hat
maker much c. lis training.
Two 145-pounders R. C. Fisher,
local Marine who is a coming boy,
has been matched with Gyrene
from San Diego named Bradley.
Nothing is known about Bradley,
but with ODoWd's recommendation
this should be good match.
In the preliminaries three bouts
have been arranged.
ORTIZ VS.. MONTOYA
Trini Ortiz, who will not be
matched at MeXicali because of his
ring prowess and who has been
working out with his brother
Manuel, has been paired with an
other 120-pounder, Pedro Montoya,
in a three round event. Montoya
is another boy the boxers have
avoided religiously and a scrappy
opener is awaited.
Willie Garcia, the Heber boy
who gave Jimmy Hatmaker one of
his best local bouts, and Jessie
Welch, the colored boy who has
had ten bouts under his ring belt,
will trade punches in the second
bout. Both weighed in at las
pounds.