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Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
GETS ON SWIM TEAM

Norman Sper, Jr., Sensational young
California diving champion, has
been given a berth on the AAU's
all-American swimming team, his
father said here Saturday. The
elder Sper said he had received
word from the AAU in New York
that Norman, Jr., had made the
All-America swim team. Norman
is slated to compete in the national
swimming championships this sum-
mer and shortly thereafter enters
the U. S. Naval Academy at An
napolis, he said
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
SEALS BUY YOUNKER

Earl Sheely, manager of the Sacra-
mento baseball club, Saturday an
nounced the purchase of Roy Youn-
ker, who doubles as a catcher and
outfielder, from the Hollywood club.
Sheely also disclosed that Jesse
Lancrum, outfielder who batted
.3l1 for Kansas City of the Ameri-
can Association last year, has writ
ten that he will report for spring
training. The local club had not
heard from Landrulm since he was
purchased from Kansas City sew
eral months ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
BOBBY RUFFIN RETIRES

NEW YORK, Feb. II. CUP) -
Bobby Ruffin, lightweight contend
er of Astoria, New York, announced
Saturday that he has retired from
the ring-at the age of "a. He
gave no reason, saying he would
explain in a signed statement Mon
day. Mike Jacobs press DEPART
ment informed reporters on Thurs
day that Ruffin was matched for a
l0-round bout with Chalky Wright
of Los Angeles at the Garden on
March 30 Coed Friday. Ruffin
said he never had signed for such
a match.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
Spartans WalIop
CaIipat Cagers
By 1918 Score

Ell Centre "A" squad hcopSters
hammered Calipatria to a AZ to
Is defeat Friday night on the Spar
tans' court in the wind-up game
of the Imperial Valley High School
league season between these two
teams. Calipatria had only an "A
team this season.
The Spartans took an early lead
and had no trouble staying out
ahead throughout the contest, al
though at times the Hornets took
on spurts that easily could have
given the Spartans tougher strug-
gle.
Fouls were scarce and little
roughness marked the game.
High scorer for El Centre was
Macklin with points. Calipatria
high scorer was Landrum with IL
points. Spartans' scoring subs were
Womack and Hess.
Starting lineupS were:
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18

A dark horse came through to
win one half of the semi-finals cf
the Womens valley golf champion
ship when Carol Davis defeated
Louise Roberts of Calexico, the de-
Tending champion, in close match
Friday at the Barbara Worth
Country Club.
Mrs. Davis, who played the best
game CT her career, won on the
18th hole when she sank a putt to
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
LOCAL BUTTERFAT
MPLS. FLAX FUTURES
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

Los Angeles. Feb. 16, CUP = Livestock
Cattle: Salable 700, cleanup trade most
ly steady. Carload good steers 1925;
few good heifers 13.75-15; few loads
good cows 1275-13.2 25; common and me-
dunn 10.5o-12: Gamers and cutters $50
$50; odd head medium bulls I'LL. IS;
few good beef bulls 12-1250.
Calves salable 200, steady. Common
and medium slaughter calves 12-1350;
few good and choice 1i-14.50.
Hogs salable 200. early clearance
steady. 170-310 lbs. 1915; few sows Is.
Sheep salable none; top wooled lambs
earlier this week 1910.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
$50 AWAIT DEGREES

LOS ANGELES, Feb. II. UP)-
Authorities at the University of
Southern California today announc-
ed that Approximately $50 Univer-
sity of Southern California seniors
incluoing 80 naval ROTC members
are to receive degrees at commence
ment exercises February 25. Special
exercises will be held Tuesday fol
the commissioning of the ROTC
men as ensigns or marine lieuten-
ants.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
FLA PRIZE AWARDED

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Cal, Feb. II.
UP)-Future farmers at the Los
Banos high school in Merced coun-
ty Saturday won the annual "fcod
for victory" contest by producing
more food each than any other
California chapter. The chapter
was awarded $125, the state bureau
of agricultural education here said.
Santa Maria was second and De-
lano third.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
CHICAGO GRAIN

Chicago, Feb. II. CUP) = Grain futures
declined on the board of trade Saturday
in quiet session. The trade regarded
yesterdays sharp advance as weakening
the technical position.
Wheat finished the day off iz-si cent
a bushel; corn off Il Is; oats off "a ;
rye off M. and barley off z.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
L. A. GRAIN
Los Angeles. Feb. II

Los AIBtIts, ftD. IT,
Quotations nominal. Prices per cwt in
carloads only.
No 1 hard or soft white wheat. bulk,
2.T5-2. so; grading barley, 46 lbs. bulk
2.37l9- 421k: No. oats, 35 lbs, bulk.
262iz .. 671s; No. yellow corn. bulk
2.47-2.51; No. California milo. sacked
. 32iL-o *
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
l.. A. HAY

Los Angeles. Feb. 16. CUP
U. S. No. !. $50. o.Oo-32. 90; U. s. No. 2
~~eon NJ L 8 No 2 leafy, 27.00-2S. 90;
U. S. No. 2, s23.oo-2400.
No. l barney hay, S2I.00-2S00; No.
oat hay. SIS. OO-36 90.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
CLASSIFIED ADS
Lost, Found, Strayed

Lost, Found, Strayed
S>~~~~~.~>~~~~~-~S~~> '-~>.>>-r>>>>~S>c..<>
LOST-Mon6ay afternoon, 4:3O p
m. pair of gold trimmed glasses
in folding case on or near corner
of Main and 9th. Reward. Gall
E.. C. 1900, Ext. 408. Cpl. Pauline
Pope. H-i9
IOST-Ration books NO. 3 belong
ing to Mrs. Harry Renfoe, Return
to ration board. 2-lo
ESTRAYED-One Guernsey, yearl-
ing heifer found in my herd OF
cattle. If party owning such will
pay for this ad and feed, can
have her. Phone Hcitville 8728-R3.
2-19
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
POULTRY & EGGS

POULTRY PRICES. (An polnIS lmperia
Valley OPA Maximum set Oct. II, 1943.l
First price-At ranch to wholesaler OF re-
taller. Second price-Delivered to whole
saler or retailer. Third price-At ranch
to consumer:
Broilers. Leghorns. under 2A pounds
3oc: pa to 3 pounds. 29c; fryers, 3 to
pounds, 29c; roasters, all weights, 29c;
fowl, Leghorn, all weights, 35hc; colored
all weights, 25kc; ducks all sizes, 25c
rabbits. under 6 pounds, 22-2ic.
Los Angeles, Feb. II. (UP) Eggs
Wholesale prices consumer grade: Large,
grade A 42-42Iz. grade 39I5 medium
grade A 39ls; small grade 36ls.
Retail prices to consumers (carton)
Large, grade AA 51-55, grade A 5052,
grade B as medium, grade AA 1918,
grade A 1913: small grade A 4446.
Candled graded eggs to retailers
(casesl: Large, grade AA 46. grade A IA,
grade Al medium. grade AA Al, grade
IL small grade 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
CONSOLATION MATCH

A consolation match for the
championship flight was scheduled
Friday between Captain R. L. Con-
rad and Forrest Ferguson but the
marine defaulted.
Finals for all flights will be play
ed Sunday, with the two champion
ship contenders teeing off at 9
a. m. fer their first 18 holes. The
second 18 will follow in the after
noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
SETS HANDICAPS

Because there were only enough
women playing to have one flight,
Jack McLarea, cub pro, handi-
capped the women according to
their qualifying scores. AS a re-
suit most of the contests have been
close instead of a walk-away for
the better players.
The other half CT the semi-finalS
was scheduled for Saturday after
noon between Kate Beale of Holt
vile and Lynelle Smith of Ell Cen
tro. This contest should be toss
up as both are excellent golfers and
both play in the low-ninetieS.
Mrs. Davis was to play the win
ner of this match on Sunday and a
large crowd is expected to be out
to see if this much-improved golfer
can turn the tables on another
favorite. She shot los Friday but
the strokes fell in such way to
be too much for Mrs. Roberts 98.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
CuIexicQn Loses
I'm Golf Mdtch

tie the score for that hole. Since
the 18th was one of the holes on
which Mrs. Roberts had to give a
stroke, it gave her opponent the
hole and the match.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
Filipino Legion
Post Obtains
Charter at Rites

BRAWLEY, May 21.-Members of
five Imperial county American
Legion Posts, the Inter Post Coun-
Gil, district officers and guests were
present Sunday night when mem
bers of the Corregidor OF Imperial
Valley Post No. SGT observed their
first anniversary with a dinner at
the Dunlack hotel. The new post
was presented its permanent charter
The post comprises entirely Fill
rino veterans of World War and II
and has grown in the past year to
a membership of nearly so.
Max Brentz, Calexico, past Fifth
Area commander, presented the
charter to Napoleon L. Visaya,
commander of the new post. He
said to the members you have
chosen a glorious and sacred name" !"
Z. r. P. OStrander, Imperial coun-
ty veterans service officer and 22nd
district adjutant, termed his re-
marks "the Philippine letter." and
recounted the liberation of the is
lands as if it were written by a
native of that area He told of the
attempt of the Japanese to take
over the islands and instill friend
ship, but instead planted seeds
of hate and renewed determine
ton on the part of the Filipinos for
independence and freedom"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
Sherwood Shows
Gain After
Bullet Removal

Russell Sherwood of El Centre,
former marine. showed some. i'm
provement Monday after an oper-
alton performed in the naval hos
pital in San Diego for removal of
a bullet.
Naval surgeons operated Satur-
day to remove the slug which lodg-
ed in his heart while he was fight
ing the Japanese at Peleliu and
last week unexpectedly moved from
his heart to an artery in his thigh.
His condition was critical Sun
day and he was given two blood
transfusions. His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Sherwood, Sr., and his
sister, Joyce, are with him in San
Diego. A doctor stays with young
Sherwood all of the time, his moth
er said, and he is getting the best
Of care and medical attention.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
Frankness Marks
Relations Of
UkCI0 and Press
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the exterior Be all that as it may.
he has competent, impressive ap-
pearance and is generally highly
regarded by the newspaper frater-
nifty.
The Red room of the Fairmount
hotel was jam-packed for the occa-
sion, when Michael McDermott, head
Of the press relations office of the
state department announced none
could leave the room until the con-
ference was over Mimeographed
statements were passed out to the
couple of hundred listeners. Then
Mr.. Stettinius entered with his
coterie.
Seated. he read the entire docu-
ment, occasionally interpolating
Senator Connally sat idly smoking
cigar Nine of every ten in the
room were smoking, and there we're
almost as many women as men in
the gathering. Flashlights popped
steadily, photographers crouching
in front, at the side, some climbed
on chairs at Mr.. Stettinius back.
After the reading, he asked for
questions. and the questions came.
They were intelligent, pointed and
some the secretary stated could not
now be answered. AS one man or
another rose, Mr. Stettinius ac-
knowledged them by name, often
first, names. t-
His replies were frank, candid
and non-evasive. One presumed that
the watchful pack would be quick
to note the slightest beating around
a bush, or evidence of diplomatic
jockeying.
But at this as at all press con-
ferences, there was complete and
full candor. Chairmen of various
committees are from many foreign
lands. All obviously are brilliant
men, and all are sincere and char
acterized by desire to find sue
cessful pathway through the prob
lens of each small section of the
Dumbarton Oaks plan Cnewsmen
nickname it the dumboak plany
which has been entrusted to their
respective committees.
This brings us to the question
OF just what are these committees,
what are they doing, and how are
they doing it. I shall try to explain
that tomorrow
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
Fl Centre School
EnlpIoye Dies

Jesse David Payne, 81, mainten-
ence man at Central Union High
school in El Centre for the last Is
years, died in San Diego hospital
Saturday
The funeral will be heId at the
Lemons-Wiley chapel in El Centre
e. 2:30 pm. Tuesday. Burial will be
III Evergreen cemetery.
Payne had been in i'll health sew
eral months.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Eura
Payne; a daughter, Mrs. Marcelle
MaraiSt o. Green Cove Springs,
Florida; two sons, T. j. Payne of Ell
Centre and Lieutenant (jg) william
Payne, stationed WITH the navy at
Kingsville, Texas: his mother, Mrs.
Ella Payne; five sisters, Mrs. Olivia
Anderson of San Diego, Mrs. Oracle
Williams of Los Angeles, Mrs. Eula
Jeanes of San Diego; Mrs. Irene
Jeanes, of Coleman, Texas, and
Mrs. May Hudeburg of Hemet.
Pallbearers to officiate at the
funeral will be Dewing Smalling,
Joe Whitehead, Olin Gresham, G.
E. Spencer, Ray Henry, and L. Grif-
fifth
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
Central Valley
Purchase Bill
halts in Senate

Continued from Page II
That was 10 votes short of a two
thirds majority and may bring into
operation a constitutional limita-
ton on state spending which would
cut I$150, 900 900 off the budget total
Warren defended his original esti-
mate of 1888 zoo, 900 that the state
would spend in the next two years
as only $1,000, 900 more for ordinary
state activities than has been spent
in the present biennium.
CITES OPPOSITION
He declared that the assemDiymeD
who voted against the budget ''by
and large" were the same people
who voted to increase niS recon-
mendations by $20,0O0,0O0.
The $150,00O,O 900 cut which is in
prospect, he said, would leave moth
ing for the ordinary functions of
government
The way was cleared, meantime
for senate passage of the assembly
tax reduction bill recommended by
the governor and assembly approval
of a $90,0O0.000 postwar construc-
ton earmarking bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
MACAULEY FUNERAL RITES
SET FOR TUESDAY

Requiem mass will be said at st.
Mary's Catholic church in Ell Centre
at 10 am. Tuesday for Herbert
Macauley, II, resident of Imperial
Valley 33 years, who died last Thurs
day.
Burial will be in Evergreen GEM
etery with the Lemons Wiley NOR
tuary in charge.
Macauley was born in Canada.
He lived most of the 80 years of
his valley residence in Ell Centre
where he followed the trade of tool
dresser. HIS health had been falling
for several years. Recently he had
lived at 4l8 Adams avenue.
Survivors include two sisters. both
living in Canada, one the wife of
a member of the Canadian parlia-
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
RAMBLING REPORTER
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tennis and golf players locking at
the shoes with longing. They fairly
drooled
And, oh, some persons suffered
when they saw clothing, not badly
worn at all, which was made of 100
per cent wool with pre-war skill.
But Jerry patrclled the piles,
lurking about at all hours to see
that no one succumbed to tempta-
ton and snitched a bit here and
there
The drive ended in a tie and
wasn't it nice that the Kiwanians
and Rotarians both had the same
amount of old clothes in spite of the
Kiwanians' claim to being much,
much better dressed?
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
Aged Prospector
Dies in Hospital

Frank Goodendorf, 81. prospector,
died Sunday in an El Centre hoSpi-
tai after long illness.
Private funeral services will be
held in the Lemons-Wiley chapel in
Ell Centre at 8 am. Tuesday, Burial
will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Nellie
Frances Goodendorf of Banner, sis
te, of Mrs. Leta May Bryan of e.
Centre; and daughter, Mrs. Wv
ian Baker of Oakland.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
LAST RITES CONDUCTED
FOR c. T. HANSON

Last rites for C. It. Hanson, So,
Imperial carpenter who died from
. heart attack last Friday, were
held at the Lemons-Wiley chapel in
ElCentro at 2:30 pm. Monday under
the auspices of Carpenters Union
local No. 1910.
He was buried in Evergreen GEM
etery
His survivors include three sons.
all serving in the United States
navy, Dick, machinists mate first
class, stationed at San Bruno, and
Harry and Harlan, both serving
in the Pacific area.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
Big Five End
StuIemute

tee meetings. The notable absentee
from the committee schedule was
the one en- trusteeships-the re-
manning major issues on which the
big powers are split.
The regional issue was settled at
series of weekend conferences
which ended Sunday night with an
nouncement of an agreement and
publication of the amendment that
the big five would submit to the
conference committee on regional
arrangements today.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
WATERMELON CEILING PRICE
EXTENDED TO JULY 5

Watermelon growers in Imperial
Valley were encouraged Monday
when informed that the ceiling price
will be S65 a ton to July at least,
County Agricultural Commissioner
B. A. Harrigan said.
The ceiling was upped and the
length of time it is in effect was
increased because of the freeze
this spring and the wind damage
First melons of the 1945 crop are
to roll this week, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
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compromise and was understood to
have the backing of major Latin
American countries, thereby assur-
ing its approval by the conference.
During the day, neariy every con-
ference committee and subcommit-
tee was scheduled to meet. The or
der of the day was the longest of
the conference, listing 18 commit
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21

FOR MANY YEARS aspirin has been
accepted by both the medical profession
and the public as safe, sure way to
relieve pain.
But many people who had complete
confidence in aspirin did not find it gave
as qsics relief from binding, maddening
pain as they hoped for. Hence III desper-
alton they sometimes turned to other
remedies less well proved.
To meet shIs sisvasion a group of
medical research men set out to see what
could be done to speed up the analgesic
or "pain-killing" action of aspirin-to
make it bring their patients quicker re-
lief, without heart or stomach upset.
Out of these researches came really
new kind of analgesic tablet, combina-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
France Musters
$4,000 Men
For Pacific War

PARIS, May 81 (UPa-A French
expeditionary force. of $4,000 men
has been trained and equipped for
fighting in the Far East, it was dis
closed Monday.
Gen. Charles deGaulle was re-
ported to have advised the Allies
the force was ready if the Alnes
would provide transportation since
France, herself, had no transports
except ships already tied up in the
Allied shipping pool.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
WAR TRANSITION

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, May 81
(UP)-Paradox: An artificial limb
company in Minneapolis is now pro-
ducing war heads" the explosive
font ends of three-and-a-half-inch
rockets, used in invasion bomb
ardmentS on Pacific island beaches.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
HANSON,

HANSON, c. T., 63, died Friday in
Imperial He is survived by three
sons. Funeral services were held
at the Lemons Wiley chapel Mon
day afternoon at 2:30 pm. under
the auspices of the Carpenters
Union local No. 1910. Burial was
in Evergreen cemetery. Lemons
Wiley mortuary was in charge. 5-22
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
NOlO Try This 3 For I
Value In Aspirin

You'll get nearly 3 tablets for only le
when you buy the large 100 tablet
bottle of st. Joseph Aspirin for 35c.
Big family favorite! No aspirin does
more for you no matter what you
pay. Always get st. Joseph Aspirin.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
A Kindred Feeling

The dear public, ana VIC do mean
you, is always kidding the Post
Press about typographical errors.
To date, however, we haven't reach
ed the heights of certain northern
California paper which said. well
known member of the towns social
elite had returned decently from
her vacation"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21

GOODENDORF, Frank, 81, died
Sunday in Ell Centre. He is sur
vived by his wife, daughter and
sister. Private funeral services will
be held in the Wiley
chapel in El Centre Tuesday at
9 am. Burial will be in Evergreen
cemetery. Lemons-W Wiley mortu-
ary is in charge. 5-22
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
TOWER OF ToOTHF1CKs

CHICAGO, May 81. CUP)-Peter
Ohlwein, 13, of Highland Park, ILL.,,
has novel use for toothpicks He
has constructed a seven-foot repro
duction of the Eiffel tower in Paris
from $4,000 toothpicks.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
DEATH H-FUNERAL
NOTICES

PAYNE, Jessie David, 81, died in
San Diego Saturday. He is surviv-
ed by his wife, one daughter, two
sons, his mother and five sisters.
Funeral services will be held at
the Lemons-Wiley chapel in El
Centro at 2:30 pm. Tuesday. Bur-
ial will be in Evergreen cemetery
Lemons-Wiley mortuary is in
charge. 5-22
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
$50 IN CENTRAL HIGH


Central Union this year had a to-
tai Of $50 students. junior college
so and Douglas high rs. Wilson
school with the highest number of
graduates had an enrolment Of
225.
1t is announced by Weakley that
due to the smaller number of grad
yates at Central Union this year,
some 500 seats for the commence
ment exercises will be open to the
public. The public will not be re-
quired to obtain tickets of admis-
sion, he said, but there will be a
reserved section for parents Of stu
dents.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
E. {. Schools Wait
Closing Rites;
Term Ends June |

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Union will be held Friday at 1915
am. in the auditorium.
AT the high schools this year girls
outnumber boys by approximately
two to one.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21
It takes 8 tons
Of supplies to
X. 0. one Jap

Ihe above statement gives you an idea of
the enormous volume of guns, ammunition,
food and medical supplies still needed to
finish the Japs. To produce mountains of
material takes money-your money in War
Bonds.
This year there will be only two War
Bond drives, not three. But only by buying
more bonds during the 7th War Loan can
two drives take the place of last years
three. Almost as much money is needed this
year as last to fight the war.
When peace comes you'll be glad you hav-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21

Herbert, II, died
Thursday in Ell Centro. He is sur
vived by two sisters. Requiem mass
will be said at st. Mary's Catholic
church in Ell Centre at 10 am
Tuesday. Burial will be in Ever
green cemetery. Lemons Wiley
mortuary is in charge. 5-22
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-21

ton of aspirin and calcium giutsmate. In
this new tablet, aspirin does its old, safe
job of relieving pain. But through its
combination with calcium glutamate, ex-
tensive tests by physicians showed it gave
most people both qaiekerreliefan greater
relief from pain.
Affer fhls extensive testing and use
by members of the medical profession as
prescription remedy, this new analgesic
tablet has now been released for nom
prescription sale BY every druggist. II is
called Superin Qrom super-aspirin). You
can ger its blessed, quick relief from pain
by asking your druggist for bottle today
80 tablets for 800. Ask for Superin-
Snper-n. Prepared by Carter Products.
Inc, New York.