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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
FOUR FIRES SUMMON
T.. G. DEPARTMENT

-Four fire alarms were sounded in
FL Centro over the week end. TWO
of the fires caused negligible dam
age and two destroyed number of
field crates.
A blaze in a trailer loaded with
trash and parked in the rear of Joe
Bush's service station, 1870 Broad
way, Saturday night was quickly
extinguished with negligible dam
age Another fire few minutes
later. originating in the seat cush-
ion of a truck, was eXtinguished
with no damage to the truck.
Two fires Sunday, originating in
stacked field crates, required about
an hour each Of hard work by Chief
Reed and his men to eXtinguish.
The first one of these fires was in
the rear Of Fred Bright's shed on
Orange avenue and the other, a
short time later, was at Second and
Commercial streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
Major Leagues
Foce Answer

NEW YORK, Jan. 30. (UP)-The
most fateful week in baseball's his
tory lay ahead Monday, with ma jor
league executives facing the ques-
ton of whether or not to open their
parks for a regular schedule in
April and of selecting a new high
commissioner to succeed the late
Judge Kenesaw M. Lands.
The club owners meet here Fri
day and Saturday and what hap
pens in the emergency sessions may
well shape tie future history of
beth major and minor circuits. The
report of the National league presi-
dent Frick, and Clark Griffith,
president CT the washington Sem
ators, on their conferences last week
with selective service and :nanpoWer
officials at Washington will be heard.
Frick, acting as baseball's unofficial
spokesman, suggested that the club
owners decide fer themselves, after
hearing his report, whether the
sport will be left with sufficient
manpower to continue operations.
Griffith, however, told the United
Press that on the basis of what he
had heard, baseball would be able
to start the season.
Lands bitterly opposed any sort
of Washington lobby such as rae
ing and other sports have developed
but F'rick feels at this time at least
that baseball needs a spokesman,
although not necessarily a national
coordinator.
Although his supporters generally
supported his action in conferring
with Selective Service Director Ma
jor General Lewis B. Hershey and
other high Washington officials,
Leslie O'Connor, veteran secretary
to Lands and chairman of the
three-man advisory board which
has interim stewardship over base
ball, expressed his opposition. He
indicated that Frick replied that he
had net gone in an official capacity,
but had merely represented the Ma
tional league. The third member of
the board, Will Harridge, American
league president, expressed no criti-
cism, nor has he opposed Frick' S
obvious desire for the commission
ership.
The meetings will oper with sepa-
rate American and National league
sessions. The ratification of a new
major league agreement, drawn up
recently by 10-man committee, is
expected. 1t is this pact which is
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. (UP)
Quoting the quoters:
Bill Lesser, San Francisco Chron-
icle - Senator Albert Chandler,
Kentucky, proposes that congress go
to bat for continuance of baseball.
All baseball wants, or needs, is not
to be Disseminated against. That's
all the support it wants"
Ed Schoenfeld, Oakland Tribune
There are so many athletes at
Camp Shoemaker that a celebrity
gets lost in the shuttle. Last spring
Coach Walt Clay was running
baseball practice when a little fell
low spoke up and said, Hey, where
do I play?'"
CLAY shooed the youngster out
to shag balls and thought no more
of it until the lad came to the plate
and cracked out two doubles and a
single. Hey, what's your name,
kid?' Clay called.
phil RiZzuto,' was the answer
and they carried Clay away in a
dead swoon."
George Herrick, San Diego Trib-
une-Sun-"Every time Bill Kyne
opens his face regarding race tracks,
people connected with the game
shudder lest the government take
note of it and keep racing BACKED
out longer than it ordinarily
would"
Sporting Globe, Melbourne, Aus
tralia-"Although Ascot has been
vacated by the army, there is no
possibility of an early resumption
of racing there. . 1t may be years
before Ascot is ready, unless, of
course, there is a sudden improve
ment in the war situation"
Bob Guild, Hollywood Citizen
Here's a tip: Bert LaBrucherie,
Los Angeles high school, and Bill
Ackerman, graduate manager of
UCLA, are brothers in the bonds of
dear old Zeta Psi. With LaBrucherie
che Of the fayorites in the West
wood coaching derby, one little
touch of fraternity do-or-die might
just tip the scales to him."
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
War Industry
In California
Drops Sharply

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 90. (UP)
The downward trend in Califor-
MAS war industry employment tap
cred off sharply in December with
the aircraft and shipbuilding group
showing the smallest decline of any
month in 1914, Paul Scharrenberg,
director Of industrial relations, an
nounces.
The durable goods industry group
employed 565,900 persons in De-
cember, a decline of 1900 from No.
veinber. In the nondurable goods
classification, employment dropped
from 1879, 100 in November to 1913 900
in December, principally as result
of seasonal lulls in the canning in
dustry.
Factories in the Los Angeles area
showed a slight increase for De-
cember with 3S6,500 persons en-
ployed as compared with 385,800 in
November. In the San Francisco
bay area, including Alameda, Con-
ira Costa, Marin, San Francisco and
San Mateo counties, industrial wage
earnerS decreased from $4,000 in
November to 234,900 in December.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29

Nelson, of Toledo, Ohio. collected
s700 in war bonds for second place
and McSpaden won $3.50, also in
bonds.
Nelson, the pre-tourney favorite,
led through the second and third
rounds and was three strokes
ahead of Byrd with only eight holes
to play in the final tour.
Byrd birdied five holes in a row
after bogeying the 10th, while Mel
son birdied the 18th and 18th and
pared the next two before going
into a decline. Nelson was in the
woods on the 10Th which he
bogeyed, while Byrd pared the hole
TO even up.
Erratic tee shcts put Nelson in
the woods on the next two, giving
him pars on both of them while
Byrd ended up with a par and
birdie.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
MPLS. FLAX FUTURES
LOCAL BUTTERFAT
Eleven Arranged
On Drunk Counts
even persons appeared before

Eleven persons appeared before
Lee Nuffer, El Centro police judge,
Monday, all charged with intoxica-
ton. The following fines were i'm
posed: Jean billiard, "a, $50 or 25
days in jail; Jimmie Word, 81, $50
or Is Gays in Jail; Ignacio S. Perez,
80, s25 or l21a days in Jail, Pablo
M. Canefa, $25 or 1912 days in Jail;
Claude Beck, 54, s14 or seven days
in jail; Manuel G. Toledo, s14 or
seven days in Jail; Rumaldo T.
Batez, $50 or Is days in Jail; Frank
Hazelton, %, forfeit $40 cash bond
for non appearance; Alfonso Alar-
con, S25 or 1919 Gays in Jail; Allene
Morgan, $50 or 15 days in Jail.
Ramon Rodriguez, %, pleaded not
guilty and his case was held over
until Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
Writers Refuse
To Name Stdrs

making 1876 votes the minimum for
election to the games national
shrine. 1t was the first time that
the writer's have failed to elect a
single player.
Each writer in the organization
voted for 10 players who have been
active since 1900. Following Chance
in the ballcting were Rube Waddell,
southpaw strikeout king with the
Philadelphia Athletics, with 154
votes; Ed Walsh, big spitball pitcher
for the Chicago White SoX, with
1877; Johnny Evers, the middle man
on the great TinkerS towers to-
Chance double play combination,
with 1874; Roger Bresnahan, former
catcher cf the New York Giants,
who died recently, with 1873, and
Miller Higgins, former manager of
the New York Yankees, with 133
votes.
In the five previous elections, IA
men were voted into the shrine,
taking their place with Ia others
wiz WcIC NY SDtCldl
committee. Rogers Hornsby was
elected by the writer's in their 1912
balloting while the last person
named by the special committee was
the late Judge KenesaW Mountain
Lands, commissioner of baseball.
The first election was held in 1886
and that year Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth,
Honus Wagner, Christy MatheWson
and Walter johnson were named
In 1887, Larry (Nap) Lajcie, Iris
Speaker and Cy Young were elected
In 1898 Grover Cleveland Alexander
was named and the late Lou Gehrig
made it in 1889 along with George
Sisler, Eddie Collins and Willie
(Hit En- Where They Ain't)
Keeler.
Following the 1889 election the
balloting was placed on a three
years basis and Hornsby was the
only player elected in 1912.
Those players along with the Ia
named by the special committee are
portrayed in the Hall of Fame near
the site where Abner Doubleday
generally is credited with laying out
the first baseball diamond with
memorial tablets in the form of
bronze plaques.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
L. A. PRODUCE

Los Angeles, Jan. % (uP)-
ArtichokeS: Steady. Per box: Arroyo
Grande 4Ss-60s $50, 72s 500.
Avoeados; Steady. Per pound: Fuersas,
3o-35e; No. 2s, 20-25e; Pueblas, 25-30c;
flats, Fuertes. 475-5.3o; Pueblas, $50
100.
Beans: Limas, san Diego, 20-25c pound.
Broccoli: Steady to firm iced crates
Santa Maria, 4.25-4 IS; local, per pound
9-11c; fair. 7-Sc.
Brussels sprouts: Steady: San Luis Obs.
TO crate stock, 1i-l6c pound.
Bunched vegetables: Steady. Per crate:
Beeis. 2-2ia dozen, 2.00-2 so; Imperial.
2.50: chard 3 dozen, 1.s0; celery root, >
dozen. 1902 %; green onions, dozen,
3.o0-3.50; parsley, dozen, 4.0O-4.5o;
spinach. 4 dozen. best, 2.50-2.75; fam.
1.75-2.00; Imperial, dozen, 3.50-3.75;
turnipS. 2-2i9 dozen, 1.75-2.25.
Carrots: Steady; 3 dozen, 1.25-1 so;
iced crates, Imperial dozen, 3.75-3.95;
Santa Maria, dozen, fair, 2.5O-S.00;
local, so pounds, 1.25-1. 80.
Cabbage: Weaker; Cannonball crates.
2.50-3.o0; imperial crates. 300-3.50; so
pounds Imperial, 1.50-1.75; red cabbage.
best, 6.50-7.50; San Diego, 6O0-6.25;
Savoy crates, lis.
cauliflower: Weaker; lettuce crates,
2.00-2. 25; fair, 1.5O-1.75.
Celery: Steady; Pascal, 20-inch crates,
2.00-275; fair, 1.75; lettuce crates, so
200; Sturdee crates. 2.50-3.50; Santa
Maria, 3.25-3.75; Golden Heart Santa
Maria, 20-inch, 400.
Lettuce: Steady; dry pack. Imperial
crates, dozen. 1.50-1.75; local. dozen,
so cents.
Onions: Stronger; street sales 50-pound
Spanish medium, 1851 so; jumbos So
200; boilers, 3.51-3.60; brokers sales
Spanish. lis; jumbos, l.35; Browns Sau-
gus, 1.50.
Squash: Firm; white summer Imperial
crates, 4.50-4.75; lug, 500; Italian, all
districts, lugs, best, 500: fair. 4.50-4. 10;
No. 2s. 2.50-3.25; Imperial crates. 49,
AS; yellow crookneck. Imperial crates,
AS.
Sweet potatoes: Steady. Per pound: Key
Vests, best, nc; fair, 6-6lsc; Jerseys.
6-77c; jumbos. lz-4c; No. 2s 75c-1 0C
lug.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
Byrd Captures
Texas ourneV

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. %.
UP)-Sammy Byrd. former New
York Yankees outfielder, held the
top prize-$1O0O in war bonds-in
the 18th Texas golf tournament aft
er firing a brilliant 66 on the last
round Sunday for total of 268 to
nose cut Byron Nelson by single
stroke.
Byrd's 72-hole total was 16
strokes under par for the regula-
ton par II Breckenridge Park lay
out and the Detroiter established
new record for the Texas open,
three strokes under the 27l mark
set by E. j. DutchD Harrison in
1899.
Harold (Jug) McSpaden, Dan
ford, Maine, came in third with 270
and Claude Harmon, of Crosse
Pointe, Michigan, took fourth and
$3.50 with a 275.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
f. {. Merchants
Win Last Game

The league leading E. C. Mer-
chants behind the two-hit pitch
ing of Jerry Womack slaughtered
Heber to the tune of IS to 2 Sunday
in the closing game of the Valley
Winter baseball league.
Steve Ruley of the Merchants led
the attack getting 3 for 5. He also
got the longest hit of the game, a
triple against the center field wall.
Bob Wiltshire and Brandy" Foulks
each hit doubles for the winners.
Line score:
II ii L
Heber ................ 101 900 00O- g 2-5
&c. Merchants 900 All OO3-15-14-2
Heber - j. Fornasero, Waggoner
and Wallace.
Ell Centro-Womack Dumler and
Gent.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
CHICAGO GRAIN

Chicago, Jan. %. UPD-Grain futures
turned about steady on the board OF
trade Monday before the close, war news
and traffic congestion continued TO be
chief market influences. Firm cash grain
markets today offset the recession set-n
last week but a nervous tone prevailed
throughout.
Wheat and rye rallied on the close.
wheat finishing up Is to q cent a
bushel: corn was unchanged to off Il
cent bushel, or quoted off q to up i
including a pecember quotation in the
net; oats up Is TO *; rye up Il TO Il,
and barley off u TO 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
BY GLEN PERKINS

NEW YORK, Jan. 30. (UP)-By
the narrow margin of seven ballots,
the Baseball Writers Association of
America failed Monday to elect
single player to the games Hall of
Fame at CooperstoWn, New York.
The balloting, the sixth since 1886
when the Hall of Fame was opened,
gave Frank Chance, the peerless
leader" of the Chicago Cubs, 179
votes, seven short of the rs per cent
necessary for election.
A total of 247 ballots was cast,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
MAR K ETS
AZ. Y. STOCKS

New York. ian. %. euPl-A supreme
curt decision that the utility common
stocks may participate n assets Of liqui-
datiens under the holding company act
Monday touched off heavy dealings in a
long list Of utilities on the big board and
curb and had a steadying influence on
these markets.
The utility average showed small net
gain in contrast with the other major
groups. on the curb loW-priced utilities
appeared on blocks ranging to 1000
shares in Niagara Hudson Power. The
supreme court decision was handed down
in the case OF United Light and Power
Co. Stocks of that company, including the
preferred, moved up on heavy dealings.
In the other sections Of the market
trading was featured by selective buying
IN the packing issues, some building
stocks, few of the oils. low-priced mo-
tors md a few rails. A number of special
stock rose a point or mcfe. A sizeable
groul --.ade new highs.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
l.. A. STOCKS

Los Angeles, Jan. %. CUP)-Trading
was moderate Monday on the Los Angeles
stock exchange as 12 400 shares were ex-
changed with 13 issues up, seven down
and nine unchanged. The list:
Blue Diamond 200 at 35, down a /;
Security Company 10 at 41ls, unchanged /;
Transamerica 100 at 10Y, down a; Pa
ciic Lighting 100 at 40, down x Southern
California Edison 5l5 per cent 100 at 3OJs
up y; Bandini 100 at as, up 4 Rich
field 100 al 11%, up Y; Union Oil 100 at
2lh, unchanged; Northrup 100 at -.
up Il; Berkey-Gay 100 at 2A up n
Consolidated Steel common 100 at 21A,
down 4 preferred 100 al 81 down y /;
Menasco 100 at 1.55, up .05; Ryan 100 al
3. up ss.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
L. A. LIVESTOCK

LUs Angeles, Jan. y. IUPJ-
Cattle-Salable, 5000: fairly active:
steers, heiers and COWS steady to strong /:
some sales 25 cents higher; other classes
steady: several loads good steers. s14.5o-
1900; common to medium, S11 5O-14 25;
good heifers, S14.00-15.10; good cows,
ST.. 2o-l3.O0; common and medium, $40. 90
l20o' Gamers and cutters, s65O-9. so;
medium bulls. S1O5O-12. 50; several loads
feeder steers, S1475
Caives-Salable, 500: steady; good 80
pounds, $500; common to medium.
Sl1.5O-13.50; few vealers, $500 and
down.
Hogs-Salable, 700; very active, steady
to strong; good and choice $50 to 800
pounds, S15.75; sows, S14.5C-1475: good
feeder pigs. S17.Oo.
Sheep-Salable. sc; rothng done early:
good to choice lambs Quoted SIS .OO-l5. so.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29

said to call for three-fourths voS
of the clubs for commissioner,
which might prevent Prick from
getting the job. However, he is un-
derstood to have the support OF a4l
but one National league club and
three to five American league own
ers
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
BRAWLEY MERCHANTS WIN
OVER SPORTS 1873

Brawley Merchants Winter Base
ball league team scored victory
Sunday afternoon over Golden West
Sports on Ell Centro grounds, lt
to 8. Batteries were: Brawley: Con-
zaleS and Beechey. Sports: Alder
son, Lamb and Love.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
Real Estate in
Capitol Says as
Reds Near Berlin
By FREDERICK C. oTHMAN

WASHINGTON. Jan. 90. (UP)-
There seems to be, according to my
bride who now qualities as an eX-
pert. what the financial writer's
would call a peace scare in the cap
ital real estate markets.
The Russians are getting close to
Berlin. the hard-boiled babies with
the houses fer sale at prices that
ought to include diamond-studded
door-knobS are putting on the pres
sure, and the homeless Othmans
are laughing in their homely faces
Therell come a time and appar-
emily it isn't far away when any
body who tries to get $4,000 for
three bedroom house will be locked
up, either as a nut or a robber chief.
That time hasn't come yet. because
one of these babies tried to peddle
us such a house at such a price
yesterday. My bride told him she
was stringing along with Stain.
She said she'd stay put in our
cubicle, no matter how many bruises
she got climbing like an Alpinist
over the furniture, until the war is
won and the standing-rCom-only
signs come down from the District
of Columbia.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
L. 4. GRAIN

Los angeles, Jan. ~. tUP)-
No. / hard or soft white wneat, bulk.
SZ.f1 -. - ~ grading barley, DC pounds.
bulk. 81. .45-2 so: No. . oats, IS bounds.
bulk, 81. 2.65-2.70; No. 2 yellow corn, 81 AZ
2.51; No. 2 California milo, sacked.
50. 30 Y -3.37l2.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
SEALS SIGN LEFT FIELDER

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. (UP)
Signing of Henry Steinbach9,
hard-hitting left :ielder, Monday
assured the San Francisco Seals of
a first class l945 outfield. Neill
Sheridan, on option to the New
York Giants in 1915, and Ben.
Guintini previously had signed.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
POULTRY & EGGS

POULTRY PRICES. tAll POINTS Imperial
Valley OPA Maximum set Oct -, 1943.)
First price-At ranch TO wholesaler or re-
taller. Second price-Delvered to whole
saler or retailer. Third price-At ranch
10 consumer:
Broilers, Leghorns, under 2A pounds
3Oc; "a to pounds, 29c; fryers, 3 TO
pounds, pc; roasters, all weights, 29c;
fowl, Leghorn, all weights, 35l5c colored
all weights, 25iSc; ducks. all sizes, 25c
rabbits, under pounds, 22-24c.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
L. A. HAY

Los Angeles. Jan. %. CUPl-
L. S. No. l, S3O.0O-32. 90; u. s No. .
green or U. S. No. leafy, SIT .OO-2s. 90;
U. S. No. ., S23.00-24.o0.
No. l barley hay. S27. .O0-2s.O No. l
oat hay, S35. .0O-36.00.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
WINTER LEAGUE SETS
MANAGERS MEETING

Announcements is made that there
will be a managers meeting of the
Valley Winter Baseball league in
Ell Centro city hall Tuesday at 8
pm. ,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
Los Angeles, Jan. %. QJpl-

Los Angeles, Jan. %. CUP)-
Eggs: Wholesale prices consumer grade
Large, Grade 45k, Grade 4lla me-
dium, Grade A 42la small, Grade A 3Sla
Retail prices TO consumers (cartonl ::
Large, Grade AA 57-5S, Grade A 55-56.
Grade so; medium, Grade AA 51-52,
GRACE A 51-52; small, Grade A 46-47.
Candled graded eggs TO retailers
tcasesl: Large, Grade AA 40, Grade A
az, Grade 43; medium, Grade AA "A,
Grade A IA; small, Grade A 40.
Butter: Grade AA 43. Grade A 42lk
Grade 42A, Grade c 41A, cooking
grade 40ls. no grade 36A
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
Herb Holt Hits
High at Shoot

Herb Holt was high man in Sum-
days .3O-caliber rifle shoot en- the
Nv. range east of Holtville. The
course of fire was as follows:
Two hundred yards, 10 shots SLOW
fire; five kneeling, five sitting, 10
rapid-one minute.
Three hundred yards, 10 rapid
one minute, 1C seconds.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
TIME FOR REPORT

She's been here now since No.
vember, spending every waking
hour looking for a place to live in
Topsy- -Turvy Town, and now that
the high-bidders seem to be getting
frightened over the prospects of
peace, I think the time has come
to make a formal report:
One apartment house still has a
waiting list of 1000; another has
500 and the only flat my bride actu-
ally saw vacant was built over a
two-car garage; rent, $50. She soon
gave up trying to get an apartment.
THE RENTS?-UP.
She turned to houses Torrent.
She found one, or half of one, for
$50, but she said she wouldn't live
in it dead. (That's the way she talks
when she gets excited) She looked
at another in the country, the ad
said, and it certainly was. No bath.
Water from the pump. but the
pump was frozen the day she called
Rental: S65 month.
There was one nice house that she
liked until the man calmly men
toned the price. He said he'd let
her have it on two-year lease for
$3.50 a month. If she'd had her UNI
brella along she'd have hit him be-
tween the eyes.
PRICES HIGHER
Eventually she gave up trying to
rent a house. She thought maybe
she'd better buy one and by actual
count, she has inspected SO. She
has concluded that $1,000 house
sells for $1,000: a $4,000 number
for S18,950 and a $4,000 domicile
for anything up to S34,500. For rea-
sons best known to themselves the
capital realty owners like odd fig
ures.
Our best bet, we thought, was a
house belonging to a lawyer who
had moved to California, about the
time we left there He said his house
would cost us $4,000, which sound
ed steep, but we said we'd look at it
when we got here.
We did look at it, but our man
said he had misjudged the market.
He said the price now was s26,500
He advertised it in all the papers
for a week and, I regret to report,
got what he asked.
The boys now are rallying around,
with house after house for sale and
imploring looks in their big brown
eyes. We are telling EN- to read the
headlines. It's fun, watching 'em
cringe.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-29
CouStiinQ
Along
BY HAL WOOD

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 90. CUP)
Quoting the quoters:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-12

creased imports from the United
States.
2. To increase ITO the greatest
possible extent" the exports Of Ger
man coal to countries formerly
overrun by Germany.
). To complete the four-power
|reparations agreement by February
2, 1916, and start the machinery for
carrying 1t out.
4. To establish German admins
trative agencies In finance, trans
port, communications, foreign trade
and industry.
Gradual Recovery Envisaged.
In the second period, lasting from
the spring of 1916 to February 2,
1948, a gradual German recovery is
envisaged.
AS plants are removed for repara-
tons. others will be earmarked for
permanent retention by the Ger
mans; German industry will revive.
In the third period, Mr.. Byrnes
said, Germans will assume control
over their own economy subject to
residual limitations" imposed by
the Allies; German industry will be
stepped up to provide living STAN
dard equivalent to that of the rest
Of Europe.
One official, who asked not, to be
identified, said Germany thus
would be neither country of "for-
esters and goatherds. peasants and
shepherds" nor the first-rate indus
trial power which launched two
wars of aggression in a quarter of a
century.