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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23

OTTAWA, Jan. %. (UP)-World
Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis,
who apparently can change his mind
faster than he can floor an oppo-
nent, did a mental quick-change
today and insisted that he has no
idea when he will retire from the
ring.
The c. I. staff sergeant, here to
appear as referee in boxing card
at the Uplands Air Stadium, said
it was all a mistake-those stories
saying he would defend his title
only once after the war, then retire
to a life of pork chops and fried
chicken.
That is what / want to do, fight
Billy Conn and then retire, but then
lot of things can happen to make
a fellow change his mind" he said.
He admitted that probably would
happen.
TO RECOUP LOSSES
1t was too early, he said, to COM
NIT himself one way or the other.
He stressed that his reduced earn
ing power as doughboy had set
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
Louis Denies
Ring Retirement

him back financially and that he
needed some boxing money to re-
coup.
Conn, interviewed in London yes
terday, predicted that he would
lick Louis when we meet in our
postwar match for the champion
ship" but Louis would not say much
about the heralded bout of the CEN
tury' between the pair.
Conn is good boxer and plenty
fast, but he is no puncher," Louis
said, then changed the subject.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
StiIWeII Nav
Get II NeW Post

might take an important overseas
assignment, be assigned to one of
the army boards, or return to inad
tive duty.
Army sources declined to COM
ment on the reports. Lear was alb
sent from his headquarters here and
no information was available as to
his whereabouts.
Stilwells duties here have not
been revealed. Last October when
it was announced that he had been
relieved of his Far East command,
1t was said only that he had been
recalled to Washington for an un-
announced assignment.
Stilwell's friends said his personal
inclinations would be strongly for
a combat assignment. However,
the peculiar circumstances of HIS
return from China, after rift with
Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shek,
apparently barred him from the
area where his knowledge and exe
perience would best be employed.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
BrazeIton and
Sears Battle
Set at Del Rio

Newt Brazelton and Elmer Scar:
scored victories over Paul Post anC
Ernie Wilson in Sundays semifinal:
matches in the city golf champion.
ship tournament, and will mee'
next Sunday in the 36-hole finals
for the tournament title.
Newt, who in his first rounc
match polished off Loveridge Marsh
the defending champion, added las
years runner-up to his list of vic.
tories in ousting Paul Post.
Newt won the hard way, coming
from behind to win two up VIC
tory after being two down with foul
to go at the turn. His win was
much the same story as the first
round victory, being a case of COM
ing through at the crucial moments
with the pay off shots.
Elmer Sears margin over Ernie
was 4 to 3 and the tournament
medalist, while slipping bit from
the sub-par standard of golf dis
played in early rounds, still proved
bit too hot for Ernie to handle
FINALS START AT 10
Next Sunday Elmer and Newt tee
off at 10 am. for the morning round
with the afternoon Is scheduled to
start at pm.
In the first flight, Harry Hendrix
and John Bechen advanced to the
finals and will battle it out next
Sunday in an 18-hole match for the
honorS in this flight.
TIGHTEST MATCH
Hendrix and Jean Marsh staged
one of the tightest matches on rec
ord before Harry eked out a two
up victory. They swapped the first
two holes and then halved nine con-
secutive holes. Marsh finally broke
through to win Number IL and go
one-up but Harry quickly won 13
and IA to take a one-up lead.
SEE GOOD MATCH
The finals in the second flight
find Glen Marquand and Louis
Head paired and this should be a
very good match. Louie used to be
one of Del Rios most rabid golfers
but hasn't played regularly in ten
years. Glen defeated DR.. Parker
4 to 3 to go into the finals.
In the third flight Frank Hewitt,
Jr., kept the Hewitt name in the
undefeated class with a 8 to l over
Floyd Shank. His opponent in next
Sundays finals will be Walter Burr.
The fourth flight finalsts will be
Jack Brockett and Bruce Bingham.
Brockett shot the best golf he has
displayed this season to ruin Sox
Weiss by to 6 margin. Bingham
ousted DR.. Schaffer by 3 to
score.
The fifth flight saw young Virgil
Sims, Jr., playing his first season OF
golf and his first tournament, prove
he has what it takes by winning
from Jack Davis in an extra hole
match that went to the 22nd hole
before the issue was decided. His
opponent next Sunday will be Lot
Bennett, who defeated Shorty Eos.
ter 4 to 3 to advance to the last
round.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
Battle Storm to
Capture Aonors

Bucking a snowstorm along rs
miles of mountain road, Tear
caravan of Jacumba Troop No. 120
Boy Scouts Travelled to Grossmont
for area council court of honor and
captured the area pennant for ad-
vancement record last week end, it
was learned Tuesday.
Fourteen of II members of Troop
100 were presented with badges in
dicating their progress in scouting,
81 per cent of the Scouts making
the required grade.
The pennant they brought home
has been held during the past three
years by Ell Cajon troop. 1t was
donated by King Kaufman, area
council chairman.
T. j. Hocgendyk is Jacumba troop
Scoutmaster. Bill Cook, an Eagle
Scout, is chairman of the Jacumba
advancement committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
Valley Man Dies.
Was Cenfenarian

A hundred years of life ended in
the Imperial county hospital this
week when Marguerite de la Paz
died
Before his death this BraWley
resident told nurses that he was 100
years old. He spent the last 20
years of his life in Imperial Valley.
AS far as can be ascertained, Paz
left no survivors.
Private funeral services will be
conducted in I'll Centre Wednesday
morning. Burial will be in Ever
green cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
Cards of Thanks

NAY WE TAKE this method to
extend our deepest appreciation
to all those who helped us during
the sad passing of our darling
little Peggy Joyce. We especially
want to thank the many who
contributed the gorgeous floral
offerings locally and by wire, ane
most especially do we thank Rev.
erend Hayden Sears for his conn
forting words and Mrs. Water
man for her beautiful music and
singing. We also appreciate the
splendid services rendered by the
Lemons Funeral Home. May Gods
richest blessings rest on each and
every one of you, is our most hum
BILE prayer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Simmons
and son Billy;
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl w. Taylor
and June;
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Dean Taylor
and Barbara.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
San Pedro Bay
Mystery Lights.
Pigeon Hunters

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Jan. %. (UP)
Mysterious lights flashing out to
sea from the top of an abandoned
grain mill sent officers into action
to combat spy scare.
A fleet of jeeps loaded with coast
guardsmen, armed with tommy guns,
sped last night to the scene. FBI
agents and members of the Los An
geles police and fire departments
joined them.
A Gordon of men surrounded the
mill to prevent escape. Then a squad
of heavily armed officers stealthily
climbed to the top of the granary.
They burst open a door to reveal
their prey-four boys who we're
catching pigeons with a flashlight.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
Ell CENTRIC MAN is
WOUNDED IN GERMANY

Sergeant Dick Carey Page of Ell
Centre was slightly wounded in
Germany December 81, friends in
Ell Centre learned Tuesday.
The war department message con-
corning Sergeant Page was sent to
his mother, Mrs. Reasie Carey, who
is living in San Diego.
Sergeant Page has been serving
in Europe with the army engineers.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
LOCAL BUTTERFAT
CHICAGO GRAIN

Chicago. Jan. %. UP)-Grain futures
failed to sustain rallies on the board OF
trade today under the impact of continued
Allied progress. Rye led the break and
wheat showed considerable resistance until
just before the close, when prices receded
sharply with rye. Corn held relatively
steady.
Rye finished the day off IL to IL
wheat off l \ to 2l; corn off Il to Is
oats off / II to l ard barley off l to Is
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
buzz-Bonbed
Ship Returns

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. UP)-
The navy disclosed today that one
of two American landing ships hit
by a 2000-pound German robot
bomb during the invasion of Nor
mandy returned under its own
power to the United States for re-
pairs.
Skippered by 1t. Robert w. Grin
nell Jr., of Ills Manley Drive, San
Gabriel, California, the 300-foot
tank carrier LIST 312 had just re-.
turned to an English port after 10
trips to the Normandy beachhead
when she was struck by a buzz
bomb.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
MAY USE A COUPONS
FOR RESORT TRAVEL

LOS ANGELES, Jan. %. (UP) =
Winter sports enthusiasts may use
only their "a" coupons to drive to
snow resorts, the Office of Price
Administration warned today.
Officials said the rules bar jour-
neys to ski or toboggan runs in the
San Bernardino area but permit
trips to nearby resorts such as
Mount Waterman.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
POULTRY & EGGS

POULTRY PRICES. (All points Imperial
Valley oPA Maximum set Oct. u, 1943D
First price-At ranch to wholesaler or re-
taller. Second price-Delvered 10 whole
saler or retailer. Third price-At ranch
TO consumer:
Broilers, Leghorns, under "a pounds
30c; "a TO 3 pounds, DC; fryers. TO 4
pounds, 29c; roasters, all weights, 29c;
fowl. Leghorn, all weights. 35 &c; colored.
all weights, 25Ec; ducks, all sizes, 25c:
rabbits. under pounds. 22-24c.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
G| Bill Under
Conant Attack

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. %.
CUP)-The CT Bill of Rights was
under attack today by President
James B. Conant of Harvard uni
versity as not adequately assuring
professional training for those most
entitled to it.
Conant charged in his annual re-
pert, issued last night, that the
weakness of the present bill bases
educational opportunity on length
of military service rather than on
demonstrated ability. He urged that
the measure be revised to provide
advanced education only for "a
carefully selected group"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
L. A. LIVESTOCK
Los Angeles. Ian. %. n1pl.

Los Angeles, Jan. %. (UP)-
Cattle-Salable. 1000: steers steady;
COWS steady to . cents higher; medium
steers, S14 4.6014.75; top steers Monday,
S17.00; good cows. S13. .25-13.7 rs; medium
to good, SO .00-12.75; cutter TO common
So. 1910. so; Gamers, S6.5o-SO0; common
to good bulls, S10.50-13.00.
Calves-Salable. 200; very active: 25 to
so cents higher; good calves, S13. .00-13. .25
stocker calves, S12.50-12.75.
Hogs-Salable. 400; around steady: good
$50 to 240 pounds, S15.75: medium TO
good sows, S14oo-14.75
Sheep-Salable. 500: no sales good to
choice lambs quoted SIS so.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
l.. A. STOCKS

Los Angeles. Tan. %. (UPl-Stocks
gained today on the Les Angeles exchange,
with $500 shares bcing sc,d, 16 issues up.
six down and four unchanged. The list:
Pacific Indemnity 100 at 51&, up 4;
Southern California Edison common 100 at
211s, down Il Southern Pacific 100 ar
4oA, up II; Richfied Oil 100 at 107s,
down Ii Republic Petroleum 1G0 at rs.
unchanged; Union Oil 100 at 2oss down
dated Steel common 100 at 20@, up x ;
Electrical Products 200 at Is, up y Gem
eral Motors 100 at 63. up X Hupp Motors
100 at 4&, up Is Menasco 200 at 81. So
up cents: Ryan Aeronautical 800 at 7as.
unchanged; Farnsworth 100 at 15l4, up u {.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
NURSES NEEDED!

Due to rapidly mounting casual
ties on the battlefrontS and in the
sick bays, the army needs 10000
additional nurses and the navy
needs 1000 additional nurses i'm
mediately. An unprecedented event
in this war was the recent sending
of II army hospital units overseas
without nurses. This is a grave
situation to be met by both the re-
naming civilian nurses and the
civilian public.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
Los Angeles. Jan. %. CUP

Los Angeles. Jan. %. (UP)-
Eggs: Wholesale prices consumer grade
Large, Grade A 46h, Grade 421s; me-
dium, Grade A 53ls small, Grade A 3S1k
Retail prices 10 consumers tcarton) !:
Large, Grade AA 5S-61, Grade A $3.50.
Grade So; medium, Grade AA 52-54,
Grade 52-54; small. Grade A f749.
Candled graded eggs to retailer 5
tcases): Large. Grade AA so. Grade A
as, Grade B a. medium, Grade AA 45
Grade A 45; small. Grade A 40.
Butter unchanged at ceiling prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. UP)-
Increasing speculation was being
heard today on the possibility that
Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell, former
commander of the U. S. forces in
the China-B -Burma-India theater,
might replace 1t. Gen. Ben Lear as
commander of army ground forces
here.
Some reports had it that Lear
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
MPLS. FLAX FUTURES
SHOCKING PLANT LIFE

The writings of Linnaeus on the
sex system in plant life shocked the
religious world Of the 18th century
and were banned for years in sey-
eral European coui tries.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
L. A. GRAIN

Los Angeles Jan. %. CUP)-
No. hard or soft white wheat So S2lS
2.S7k; grading barley. S2.47iA 2. .52IA
No. oats, 81. 65-2.70; No. yellow corn.
50. 47-2.51; No. ? California milo. 50 .32ia
2.37k
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
FOR A LAUGH

John Ruskin weLt 20 the British
Museum and looked 1t the penguin
exhibit whenever e felt down.
hearted; this exhibit always mace
him laugh.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
l.. A. HAY

Los Angeles. Jan. %. CUP)-
U. S. No. l. S30OO-32. 90; some So. so:
L. s. No. > green or L. s. No. leafy.
S26 OOPS. 90; L. S. No. >. SO. .OO-23.CO.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23

ROCKETS SAVE LIVES '''r
The rocket principle, invented in
the 18th Century by the Chinese,
as applied today is saving countless
American lives whenever it is used
during landing operations.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
OPEN JUNIOR PROGRAM

Officials of the American Legion
Junior baseball program co-operat-
ed with the major leagues advisory
council last week in making the
Legion's youthful talent available
for professional ball. A previous
agreement had prevented this. Be-
tween 100000 and 100000 youngsters
will be available.
But, according to Weiss mot more
than a dozen of these Legion young
sters could climb into major league
uniforms and give the fans even a
semblance of major league play.
You couldn't expect them to; big
leaguers are not made over night"
Weiss, in his statement to the
United Press, continued, "if we had
to depend entirely upon these kids,
we wouldn't be able to find enough
properly developed talent to keep
the minor circuits going, with the
possible exception of the three 3D.
leagues-the Appalachian, the Pony
and the Ohio State Moreover, just
as soon as these boys reach the age
of 18, they will be subject to work.
or-fight, if the May bill goes
through"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
BY JACK CUDDY

NEW YORK, Jan. %. UP)-
While the bewildered baseball world
speculated today on possible devel-
opments at the Frick-Hershey con-
ference, George M. Weiss, manager
of New York Yankee farm opera
tions, asserted that neither the ma
jor leagues nor upper-classification
minors could carry on if forced to
depend entirely upon teen-age play
erS.
A similar opinion of the teen
ayers may have been given by Ford
Frick, president of the National
league, to Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Her.
shey, Selective Service director, dur
ing their conference at Washington
yesterday.
SEEK HERSHEY TALK
Frick-who, since the death of
Commissioner Lands, seems to have
become a long-needed spokesman
for baseball-requested the Hershey
conference, thereby 6eviating from
the sports stupidity passive policy
of asking no wartime questions of
Washington brass hats. Frick ap-
parently wants the manpoWer mud
die clarified before the major league
meetings in New York, February 3.
Despite President Roosevelt's re-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-23
SPORTS PARADE

cent, befogged green light" or
ganized baseball was confronted to-
day with possibilities of depending
entirely upon players under ID or
of closing the parks. While this
alternative was not definite, it was
indirectly threatened by the war
departments recent breakdown on
AZ athletes and medical oischarg-
es, and by impending legislation
designed to shift able-bodied male
civilians, between 18 and As, from
non-essential jobs into war plants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-04

A huge fleet of air transports fer ried air-borne infantry from Okin- ava to Kanoya airfield. just south east of Kagoshima, under the di- rection of an advance party of 20 techniclans who landed yesterday. The newly-landed troops quickly secured the airfield and famed out in all directions.
 Former Suicide Base
 The airfield, most important in in southern Kyushu, formerly was base for Japanese suicide planes which attacked Okinawa.
 A small task force from Admiral Raymond A. Spruance's battle tested Fifth Fleet sailed into Kago- shima bay at I a. m. G p. m. Mon- day, EWTO and proceeded in for- nation to an anchorage off Takasu, four miles southwest of Kanoya. Four Japanese naval officers. grinning and eager to please, went aboard the flagship of the task force, the destroyer David William Taylor, for conference with CapS. Clyde M. Jensen of Peru, III.
 Arrangements Complete
 Arrangements for the American landing at Takasu and occupation of the port were completed at an informal conference held over wardroom table with an American naval officer interpreting.
 Husky, armed seamen stood guard behind the Japanese. identified as Lieutenant Commander Kube, Sec- ond Lieutenant Hasebe, Lieutenant Commander Sugiyama and 8 staE officer.
 Soon afterward, troops began swarming ashore at Takasu and surrounding points from six landing shlps. The task SoEce also includsa the destroyer Bradford and seven niresweepers.
 No demonstrations
 Russell Annahel. United Press
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-04

(Continued from Page D killed when their automobile was wrecked by New York bound train at Pomfret grade crossing.
 Charles Walker, Norwalk, who died of injuries suffered when run down while crossing the Boston Post road.
 Walter Walker and Raymond Reaves, both of Hartford, drowned in Keney Cove in Connecticut river at Glastonbury when they fell from boat.
 19-years-old sailor Charles Mo- quin, New Haven, drowned while swimming near Lighthouse Point.
 Two three-years-old children died at New Haven hospital from in- juries suffered in falls from the windows of their homes. Adeline Treat fell from the third story of her home in West Haven, and AL bert LaRose fell from a second floor window at his home in New Britain. Touching high-voltage power line in the basement of the Naugatuck Daily News building caused the death of electrician Emil Simon.
 Tn addition, two retired Stamford fire captains, Charles T. Duane, "A, and Benjamin F. Bouton, 69, died within A at Stamford hospital from injuries suffered in falls last Tuesday.
 Milford police, als. were trying to learn how Leonard Orifice, 32, New Haven, whose body was found be- hind a cottage at Point Beach, met his death. He was reported missing Saturday night and found Sunday. although his Identification was not confirmed until today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-04

(Continued from Page D tension of social security to mari- time workers and federal employees in arsenals and shipyards. He said this should be handled in a separate bill.
 Snow of Connecticut
 It. Gov. Wilbert Snow of Con- necticut urged the committee to ap- prove the bill in order 10 assure every unemployed war worker "as fair and equitable treatment dur ing this brief march through the wilderness as any other"
 Snow said unemployment corn- pensation is a federal problem and should be handed with the same generosity as that shown to veterans and industry.
 William H. Chestnut, secretary of labor of Pennsylvania and repre- sentative of Gov. Edward Martin, told the committee that Pennsyl- via objects to the federal govern ment entering the field of unem- ployment compensation except, as veterans and federal workers are concerned"
 Edward F. Connolly. assistant to the president of Crompton andN Knowles Loom Works, Worcester, Mass, opposed the bill on the ground that 1t would 'go a long way toward hindering reconversion and encouraging inflation."
 Meanwhile, committee members awaited telegrams from the 48 gov- ernorS.
 Suspect
 They have discovered-afteA 8 week of hearings before the senate finance committee-that there may be kicker" in the plan, sponsored by Sen. Harley M. Kilgore. D.,
 The telegrams will ten.
 The bill, on which hearings are supposed to end today, provides for federal payments to bring unem- pleEment compensation in the states Ip e a national maximum leve1 o1 e25 6 week for 26 weeks.
 The question the senators want straishtened out was this:
 undar anina staka laws would the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-04

(Continued rom Page D business ready for the Senate floor.
 House committees are ready with bills for the disposal of urplus property and surplus ships. But the House leadership will not attempt to legsilate until more members are present than are likely to be in Washington durin gthe remainder of this week.
 The political truce of sorts which prevailed during the war will end with a bang as Congress meets again. So, probably, will the politi- cal honeymoon enjoyed by Presi- dent Truman since he succeeded the late Franklin Delano Roosevelt on April 12.
 MT. Truman's five point pro- gram submitted before the recess is heading into trouble. He called for more adequate unemployment compensation, for a full employ ment" commitment by the federal government for all out reorganiza- ton of administrative part of the government, for new surplus prop erty legislation and for continuance of some of the functions of emer- gency war agencies.
 The administration must fight to obtain substantial agreement on the entire list.
 Announce Victory
 It is up to the Democratic House and Senate leaderships, meantime, to head of any opposition move to proclaim the end of hostilities by congressional action. Such proc lamation would start ticking of the 60-day period at the end of which the various war powers-including price controls-would expire.
 Pressing some of MT. Truman's proposals for congressional atten- tion and support are other issues, some of them of equal or greater political or economic significance. There is rising in both houses de- mand for more information on Pearl Harbor. If the War and Navy Departments fail to proceed with court martisls to bring out more information-as well as to give re- sponsible officers their day in court it is likely that Congress will or- der its own investigation,
 Hottest poker is the dispSte over continuing the draft of men for the armed services under the Selective Service Act. MT. Truman wants to continue drafting young men to re- place veterans who have done their bit. There is much congressiona. opposition. But. the dispute may be headed toward temporary compro- mise in which inducements for en- listment and re-enlistment would be offered further to reduce draft quotas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-04
First Tokyo Raiders Land

(Continued from Page D ,chutists from a prison camp near Peiping and flown to Chungking. They took off August 24 for the Uni- ted States. They said their plane was delayed by engine trouble at Casablanca.
 Shaken Group
 They walked down the ramp in silence. They did not seem to know just what they were doing Nelson looked the best of the three, though his face was drawn and pale from his long Imprisonment. Deshazer was shaking. Hite was woefully thin.
 To reporters they told little, though it appeared that behind their reticence there were fountains of words - bitter, terrible words - waiting to gush forth.
 Hite did say they had been im- prisoned in China and moved around quite a bit the last time 60 days before the end" Deshazer said the food they got from the Japan csc was about as bad as the Japs fed the inmates of their own jails."
 But they had agreed that the real story of their long months of dark ness would not be told yet. And they stuck to that agreement.