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Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
". Y. STOCKS

New York. April , UP1-Stocks ad
tanccd fractions 70 a point today in thC
lighfest trading OF the year
Railroad issues made the best showing
industrials also had fair-sized advances
while utilities firmed.
Traders were cautious in commitments
because Of the highly favorable war news
which 10 Wall Street reflected approach
of We Day and difficulties of the indus.
trial transition period. However there
was as much reuccnce in selling as in
buying.
Only a moderate demand was sufficient
10 send prices up. Steels were strong and
the war group generally rose better than
the so-called Eeace section. In the latter.
motors were up fractionaly and airlneS
around their best levels of the year.
Liquors, which would be able 10 resume
beverage alcohol making on at least a
pat.-time basis after We Day. strength
ened.
New highs for the year were made by
American Airlines, Commonwealth Edison.
Continental Baking, Dunhill International.
tnental & Western Air The Allegheny
Corporation group made the widest gains
in the rails with Nickel Plate preferred
equaling its high at 123, up points.
Preliminary closing Dow-Jones stock
averages: Industrial 155. Sc. up 1.45; rail-
road 51.27, up 0.56: utility 27.75, up OIL;
50 stocks 57.Tl, up 0.52.
Sales totaled $50, 600 shares compared
with $50, 600 shares Thursday big
board bond sales aggregated So. $50. 600
against s.. 365, 500 Thursday. Curb stock
sales totaled $50. 900 shares compared with
10000 shares Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
MARK = S
l. A. PRODUCE
Angeles ADril UTpl-

Los Angeles, April =. CUP
Avocados: Steady. fer pound FucrtcS,
33-3Sc: few 4Oc; No. =, 25-3oc; flats,
Fuertes, 475-5.2 -. Per pound: Lyon,
22-24c; buttons and Srinks, 1s-20c.
Broccoli Steady; Kern county iced
crates mixed heads and shoots, 4.5o-5.OO
Brussels sprouts: Steady: Santa Cruz
county iced drums. 3.75-4.O0; Arroyo
Grandc boxes. per pound. 15-17c; few 1Sc.
Bunched vegetables: Weaker on green
onions and parsley; steady on others
beets, 2-2i4 dozen, 1.2-1.50; fair. 100;
chard, 3 dozen, 1.50-1.75.
Carrots Steady; punched, dozen,
1.OO-l so; mostly 1.25-1.5o
Cabbage: Weaker; Santa Maria crates,
2.5o-275.
Cauliflower: Steady: local lettuce crates
1.00-1 y; few $50; fair. 1850.
Celery: Steady; local Pascal 20-inch
crates. 2.00-2. .25 fair. 1.5O-1.75 lettuce
crates, 75c-1 90; few, 1.25.
Lettuce: Firm; dry pack Phoenix, Santa
Maria, 410: San Diego Is, Csc pound :;
local. 8 dozen. best 1.50-1.75.
Onions: Steady. Spanish, Idaho and
Utah, medium, 1.50-2.oo.
Peas: Weaker. Imperial, 3.50-3.75; san
Pedro bushel tubs, 3.5O-3.75.
Rhubarb: Steady; Sturdec crates. $50
2.75; local strawberry lugs, 1.25-1.5o.
Squash: Stronger; white summer Impc-
rial crates. 3.25-3.75; Italian, Imperial
crates, 2.50-2.75.
Sweet potatoes: Steady. Per pound: san
Joaquin Porto RicCs. HawaiianS and Jer-
seys. mostly sic pound; jumbos. 5-sc;
No IS, Csc.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
Fl Cenfrans See
Home Boy Win
Game for Padres

Carl Dumler, Ell Centran, now
pitcher with the San Diego Padres,
made good in a big way Sunday
against Seattle in the first game of
a double header played at San Diego.
when he hurled his team to victory.
He also Whitfield the heavy-hitting
Norbert of Seattle twice.
A number of Ell Centrans Witness
ed the game Saturday and also the
two games Sunday. Included were
Percie Thacker and Pop" Keller.
According to Thacker, Dumler
pitched a good, steady game. He
was calm and cool in the pinches
and on several occasions pitching
himself out of bad holes. He also
was at bat when his mates scored
the winning run in the final frame.
In Thacker's opinion, the Padres
are woefully weak at first and third
bases.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
NELSON TAKES DURHAM
TITLE IN LAST ROUND

DURHAM, N. c., April 2. (UP)-
New evidence-if any is needed
was available Monday to back up
the folks who think Byron Nelson
is one of the greatest competitive
golfers who ever lived.
The indomitable Ohioan had to
beat a game a little guy from his
home state, Tony Penna, and he
had to win the hard way Sunday,
but victory was his when he came
up with a record 276 for the 72 holes
of the Durham Open.
Nelson, who gained his seventh
major tournament victory, started
out sluggishly in the tournament,
improved slowly and didn't go in
front until the final round. Then
he was unbeatable, finishing with
3 under par 65 to beat Penna, the
little Dayton veteran, by five
strokes.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
Carrier Signal
Mon Is Tops

ship is fine man. His name is Bill
Green and he comes from Newton,
Iowa. He is a lieutenant.
He graduated frcm a commerce
course at the University of Iowa in
1912, and was honorable mention
for all-American that year. He in
tends to be lawyer.
An LSO first must be a flier
himself second, he must be a man
of steady nerves and sound judg-
ment; and third, he must be a
psychologist in way. and know his
pilots.
Bill Green is all three. Everybody
likes him, and everybody has faith
in him. It would be a sad bunch of
pilots who had an incompetent
LSC.
Bill knows the flying traits of
each pilot SO we'll that he can iden-
tify every one just by the movement
of his plane. when he is still mile
from the ship.
In watching our landings, I saw
one pilot waved off" seven times
one day before he got in. So l asked
Bill if that was a record. He said it
certainly was not. A few months ago
he had to wave off a pilot 81 times
before he finally got aboard. Which
meant that one pilot was trying to
land for almost two hours!
The landing signal officers job is
has had to duck, jump or even run.
The ships photo lab has a marvel
Gus picture of Bill actually being
chased across the deck by a plane
making a near-crash landing.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

Los Angeles, April ?. (UP)-
Cattle-Salable, $500; open active.
strong TO 25 cents higher on most killing
classes; load good TO choice Idaho fed
steers, SIPS; medium to good fed steers.
S14.35-1625; common, S13. 90: few feed
ers S13.S5; medium TO good COWS. S11 .25-
1880 cutters to common, SO 25-l1 90:
Gamers and cutters. S70O-9.00; medium
TO good bulls. S12. .o0-13.75: few. S14.OO
Calves-Salable, 400; fully steady; good
to choice calves and Vealers, sid. 1916 90;
few TO $3.50: common to medium, Sll. So
14:O0: medium 10 good stock calves.
SO .00-14.50
Hogs-Salable, 300: active. steady: $50
10 275-pound truckins, S15.75; sows.
$500; good to choice feeder pigs, SIG. 90
Sheep-Salable, $50; strong: few me-
dium TO good 73-round spring lambs.
$1,000; some held higher; few feeder
owes. 81 90.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
l.. A. S?OCKS

Los Angeles. April >. UPl-fradng
was brisk on the Los Angeles stock eN-
change Monday with 1O.6OO shares chang
ing hands. Eight issues were up. eight
down and eight unchanged. The list;
Southern California Edison 100 at 2S&,
down u Edison Sis 100 at 80 un-
changed: Sinclair 100 at 10, up Is Rich
field Oil 100 at 12S. unchanged: Repub-
lie Petroleum 100 at T5s. up \ Standard
versal Consolidated 100 at 1917, down
500; Northrop Aircraft 100 at 7si, down
L Berkey- Gay 100 at 21k. up a Cream
cries of America 100 at IL. down i !;
Consolidated Steel preferred 100 at 27&.
unchanged: General Paints 200 at 52is, up
= Lane Wells 100 at ID, unchanged :
Menasco 100 at 81. .65, up .O5; Ryan Aero
nautics 100 at IA. down u; Hunt Bros
Packing 100 at 1S. unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
By ERNIE PYLE

IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC
When our planes come back from a
strike, they circle around the ship
until they get the signal to land.
Then they break cut of formation
one at time into what is called the
landing circle" They try to space
it so that one plane will be landed
and clear of the barrier" just as
the next one approaches.
When an approaching pilot is
about half a mile out, the landing
signal officer begins giving him
sign-language instructions.
is IMPORTANT PERSON
The landing signal officer is
known as the LSO. He is one of the
most important men on the ship.
He is a flier himself. But his is no
part time job that is traded around
among the pilots. He has been es-
pecially trained, and that is his sole
job.
The LSO stands on a platform
just off the stern. Behind him is a
large square of canvas, to make a
background for his signals. Under
meath the platform is heavy rope
netting, to catch him if he should
fall Off
He wears a yellow sweater and
yellow helmet, so the incoming
pilots easily can spot him. And in
each hand is a paddle about twice
the size of a ping-pong paddle
They are either yellow or bright
orange. These are his signal pad
dies.
From the moment the LSO starts
his signals, the incoming pilot never
takes his eyes off of him. From that
point on, the LSO actually flies the
plane by remote control, and the
pilot is Cnly robot who does what
the LSO tells him to do.
TALKS PLENTY
BY sign language, the LSO tells
him he's too high or too low, too
fast or too slow, that his tail hook
isn't down, or a dozen different
things.
The pilot correctS these mistakes
as he approaches. If his correction
is perfect, the LSO gives him the
cut" sign just before he reaches
the flight deck.
Instantly he takes his eyes off the
LSO and once mere begins flying
his own plane. Only half a dozen
seconds are left. He has to act fast,
and get that plane down
But if the approach isn't quite
right, then the LSO at the very last
second gives him frantic wave
off" signal, and the pilot "pours on
the coal," misses the deck by a scant
few feet, and goes around for an
other try.
The LSO must decide at the last
moment, actually in the fraction of
a second, whether to let the pilot
try it or not don't know of any
situation that requires faster mind
making-up. You sure can't go into
conference with anybody on that
one.
COMES FROM IOWA
The landing signal officer on our
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
FORGERY TRIAL STARTS
IN SUPERIOR COURT

A jury to hear the trial of Norma
Wood, charged with forgery, was
being selected in Imperial county
superior court Monday.
She is alleged to have been asso-
ciated with two brothers, Bert and
Clay Crawford, in series of check
forgeries in Imperial county. The
two men are serving terms in San
Quentin penitentiary for their part
in the offenseS.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
Jones Stays Out
Of Tourney:
Game Is Stale"

NEW YORK, April 2. CUP)-It
looked like the end of the trial
Monday for another member of the
Gold Guard which made the 192O'S
the Golden Era" of sports.
For when the field tees off Thurs
day over the masters course at At
lanta, Ga, in the closing golf tour
nament of the winter season, Robert
Tyre Jones will be missing. He de-
cided he was too far off his game
to take part in the event which
annually saw the one-time emperor
cf the links in his only competitive
golf since he put Calamity Jane
and his other clubs away in 1890
"My game will simply not justify
my playing" Jones advised Tourna-
ment Chairman Bud Bicknell. I've
been doing lots of things besides
golfing recently, and my game is
way off. I don't see any use going
III if I can't play seriously. I wish
sincerely I could get in it because
I am heartily in favor of the cause
for which it is played"
Technically, he will not be miss
ing his first masters since he start
ed the annual affair for this year
it is known as the Iron Lung tour
nament," with all proceeds outside
the $4,000 prize money going to-
ward the purchase of an iron lung.
But it still will be held on the
annual dates that the masters was
played before it was suspended after
the 1912 renewal and it won't seem
the same with Bobby in the gallery
instead of inside the ropes. He hopes
that after the war he may be able
to compete again-but he's 43 now
and the chances are against it.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
POULTRY & EGGS

POULTRY PRICES. (An poinIs Imperial
Valley OPA Maximum set Oct ID, 1913. }
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 pa pounds
30c; 2A to 3 pounds, 29c fryers, TO 4
pounds, 29c; roasters, all weights, 29c
fowl, Leghorn, all weights, 35hc; colored
all weights, 25isc; ducks, all sizes, 25c
rabbits, under s pounds, 22-24c.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
E. C., San Diego
Tennis Teams
Play at CaIexico

Tennis enthusiasts from San Die
90 Sunday took on Ell Centro players
in matches held at the Calexico
tennis club, the Ell Ccntrans tri-
umphing.
Lynn Johnson and Karl EdmundS
of Ell Centre, beat Earl Kifer and
Russell Robbins of San Diego by the
scores 6-2. 6-2. Allen Hens and
C. w. Ashley, of Ell Centre. won over
Ivy Foster and Loris Foster, 6-2 and
Ga.
3. Truelson and Muriel Kifer, of
San Diego, lost to E. Ford and Tom
Finney in hotly contested match,
1-6, Ga and Ga.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
DERBY PLANS SLATED

CHICAGO. April 2. CUP)-The
list consecutive Kentucky Derby
can be run a month after the horse
racing ban is lifted, Col. Matt
Winn, president of Churchill Downs,
site Of the Derby, said Monday.
THE plant is in fine condition
and meet probably could oe held
there tomorrow, Winn said in COM
menting on War Mobilization Di-
rector James F. Byrnes' announce
ment that the horse racing ban
would be lifted on We day.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
chicago GRAIN

Chicago April ?. CUP)-Reports of large
sales of local rye 10 dstillers drove MAY
rye up cents, the maximum advance
permitted in a day, and caused a gen.
eral upturn in grain futures on the board
of trade Monday.
Rye closed up 22i -42i cents a bushel:
wheat up 1s TO 21s corn up L. TO 2ts
oats up Ia to IL and barley UP ~ to
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
Coasters Di vide
Opening Tits
By HAL WOOD
United Press Staff Correspondent

With only three games played
cut of the 1945 schedule of 1873,
there wasn't an undefeated team in
the Pacific Coast league Monday.
Underdogs turned on favorites in
Sundays double-header to scramble
the league race-eVen at this early
stage, and to lend touch of optim-
ism to the whole proceedings, $1,000
fans poured through the turnstiles
for the first two days of competi-
ton.
At Los Angeles, the Angels and
San Francisco Seals split Sunday,
2-1 for the Sweeney club in Is in
ningS and Al in the nightcap after
the Seals had annexed the inaugu-
raj Saturday by 6-5 count. Seattle
Rainiers divided with the San Diego
Padres, As and 20, after the north
erners had won Saturday, 1912.
MAKE COMEBACK
Hollywood Stars came back with
a bang to sweep a double bill with
Sacramento, 1913 and 4-2 at Sac
ramentO, after the Solons had cap
tured the inaugural Saturday, Al.
Portland Beavers Won Saturday
from the Oakland Oaks, So, then
split a double bill yesterday, 10-14
and 11-8.
Outstanding achievement of the
first two days of play was the one
hit performance turned in by Glen
Elliot Of the RainierS. The lone blow
was Padre Catcher Del Ballinger's
single in the second.
In the first Padre Rainier Sunday
tilt, the border city lads rallied in
the ninth inning to score the WIN
ming tally as ShOrtstop Jack Dunn
ply crossed home plate when Pitch
er Joe Demoran made a wild heave.
Saturday the Rainiers' victory was
featured by Ted Norberts two home
runs.
There were 81 eXtra-base blows
Sunday, including home runs by
Ted Gullic and Frank Demaree of
Portland, and Jake Caulfield of the
Oaks, in the cEener; and another
circuit clout by Tom Hafey of the
Oaks in the nightcap.
HEAVY SLUCGTNG
At Sacramento tie Solcn pitching
couldn't hold up against the heavy
slugging by the Hollywood Stars
Sunday. Manager Buck Fausett had
a big day at bat, getting four bingles
in six trips to the plate in the 1913
opening victory, and coming back
with two for four in the final Butch
Moran had a double and a pair of
singles in the second tilt. Saturday
the Sacs had gotten off TO a good
start with Guy Fletcher tossing a
siX-hitter and Norman Schleuter
getting two doubles and a single in
four times up.
First games:
Lineccores R.H.E.
Portland .........O5O 02O 1910 IL 2
San Diego oil 002 001- 9 |
Demoran and Sueme; Dunler and
Ballinger.
R.H.E.
San Francisco
900 900 100 OOO OOO-l 9 2
Los Angeles
900 O01 90 900 001-2 II 0
Piercey, Joye and Ogrodowski,
Sprinz; Hicks and Easterwood.
Second games: r.. H. E.
Portland ........... 402 104 Oil Is
Oakland ..............105 200 % l3 l
Mocty and NOrager, Adams;
Chelini, Pulford, Phillips and Fen
ech.
r. H. f.
San Francisco. oil 002 O. 8 3
Los Angeles 600 100 0-l 5 0
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
CALEXICO HIGH BASEBALL
TEAM TO MEET YUMANS

CaIeXico high school baseball team
will take on the Yuma high school
nine at Calexico Wednesday. The
practice game will start at $3.50 pm
Coach Lee Boyle will send Bot
Geering to the mound, with Stihsor
catching.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02

Los Angeles, April .. (UPl-
Eggs: Wholesale prices consumer grade
Large, Grade A 40 Grade 37Is; me-
dunn, Grade A BIZ; Small. Grade A
1876.
Retail prices to consumer (carton)
Large, Grade AA 1851. Grade 46-49
Grade 40-41 medium. Grade AA 1915,
Grade A 1916: small, Grade A 39-43
Canded graded eggs to retailers
Cases: Large, Grade AA A Grade A
41-42, Grade B 1893: medium, Grade AA
3s-39, Grade 3s-39; small, Grade A
35-37.
Butter unchanged at ceiling prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
MPLS. FLAX FUTURES
L. A. GRAIN

Chicago March IS. tUP)-Grain futures
held steady TO strong in trading which
became very quiet toward the close on the
board of trade Wednesday.
Wheat closed up u TO * cent a bushel
corn unchanged to up *, oats off i TO uI
4, rye off Is TO up Z and barley off y.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
GETS DIVORCE

LAS VEGAS, New, April g CUP
Socially prominent Mrs. Emily
Spreckelu Saturday was granted ar
uncontested divorce from sugar heil
Adolph Spreckels, whom she once
charged with being Nazi sympa-
thizer.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
WINS 1914 HONORS

CHICAGO, April 2. (CP3-Quar-
terback frankie Sinkwich, the heart
and head of the Detroit Lions grid
machine last season, Monday was
n m d the National Football
leagues most valuable player for
1914.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
L. A. Hay

Los Angeles. April .. CUPl-
U. S. No. l, S29.I .I-el 90; U. s. No. .
leafhy, S25.o0-27.Oo; L. S No. ., S21. .OO-
22.OO.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02

The worlds largest helium field
is located near Amarillo, Texas.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02
County Schools
Get Sbq5,b19
From State Fund

Imperial county school districts
receive S695,619 in direct aid from
the state treasury for the current
fiscal year, it was revealed in sur
vcy made by the California Tax
payers association survey which was
released Monday.
The S695,6l9 was in addition to
S620,015 from property tax levies.
The state apportioned $516,847 for
the 1865 elementary pupils in aver
age daily attendance credited to the
county and $178,772 for the 17O2
high school average daily attend
ance.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02

The first woman to ever don an
Army uniform as a soldier in the
Women's Army Corps was Texan
Col Oveta Culp Hobby director Of
the corps.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-02

Trailing streamer OF smoke,
this new jet-propelled Bell
"Aircomet" ICONS high over
heads of workers at the Syra-'
cuse General Electric plant.
where mass production of jet
engines was first started. Mill
iary security has veiled the
planes performance, but II is
believed to approach the speed
of sound.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-13

aq Take it from Bernard C. Pazera, seaman, first class 121 Anderson avenue Waterbury, Conn.,. one of nearly 15O Navy veterans aboard the U. S. Hambeton in the Pacific, destroyer -minesweeper-a majority of whom fought the Germans from North Africa to Nor mandy-the Japs superior to the Nazis in the air, on sea and land Reason given for Jap exceency com prise everything from psychology to Kamikazes Sui eide bombers the forst but other disturbances in cude "The Japs don't care if they die" the Japs are sneakier'; They more dangerous" 'The war over there picnic compared to this'; "ArpOwer makes the difference; "CherbOurg short and sweet haz- ards here never end" 'The Japs hell out of you
 "Pd rather fight the Germany any day.. Pazera who served ammunition passer for 5-inch gun aboard this converted destroyer says: q came to Okn away prepared for the worst and this rOugher than anything in Europe" The Hambleton was one of the first ships to enter Okinawa harbor clearing the per-
 lous waters that froned the rugged island The vessel served also on regular destroyer patrol, screening larger ships and shooting down at least and prob ably five, Jap suisde planes. Cdr. G. E. OConnell, ,USNR, commanding officer directed the Hambleton to Oknawa eight days before the invason yet the se escaped damaged from suicide planes and other Jap weapons The veterans of German warfare fought at North Africa Normandy and Southern France prior to Pacific duty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-13
Rdtioning Negotiations

CThe ration board headquarters at ll9 West Main street will be closed to the public all day on We'd nesday, until further notice)
 MEATS and FATS
 Red stamps Q-2 through ga and A-l through K-1 in Book ". each worth 10 points, are TOW valid. Stamps Q-2 through U-2 expire Aug, 31s Stamps va through ga expire Sept 90.
 Stamps Al through Ell expire Oct Sl.
 Stamps Fl through K-l expire Nov. 30..
 PROCEssED FOODS Blue stamps Y-2 through z-2 and All through T-1 in Book W, each worth 10 points. are now valid. Stamps Y-2, z-2 and Al through C-1 expire Aug. 31.
 Stamps D-l through H-l expire Sept. 30.
 Stamps J-l through Nil expire Oct. 31.
 Stamps P-l through T-l expire Nov. 30.
 SUGAR
 Sugar stamp No. 36 in Book ", good for five pounds. expires Aug. 31.
 SOLID FUELS
 No delivery of any solid fuel will be permitted until the consumer files 8 consumer declaration with the coal dealer. The maximum amount of "scarce solid fuel" per- mitted for delivery between April 1, 1945, and March 31. 1946, is 30 per cent of the annual require ments. Coal dealers are permitted to deliver 50 per cent between April 1 and Sept. 1. Scarce solid fuel" includes anthracite, eastern coke. bituninoSls coal, and briquets.
 SHOES
 Airplane stamps 1, 2, 3 and in Book III are each valid for one pair of shoes indefinitely.
 GASOLINE
 A-16 coupons, each valid for six gallons, will expire Sept. 21. B-7 and CT and B-8 and C-8 coupons, each valid for five gallons, will be valid until further notice.
 FUEL OIL
 Period four and five coupons of the 1943-44 issue and period one. two, three, four and five coupons of the 1944-45 issue are valid to Aug. 31. All coupons are worth 10 gallons per unit.
 RENT CONTROL
 All persons who rent housing ac- commodations of any type in rent controlled areas and have not reg istered, must register with OPA area rent offices.
 PRICE CONTROL
 If you are charged over OPA ceilings for any item, report the violation to the price panel of youri local War Price and Rationing board.