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Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-22
MAR K ET S
N. Y. STOCKS

NEW YORK. June %. (UP)-Week- END
realizing and moderate selling on fears
over higher margins in the near future
brought irregular tendencies into the
stock market Friday after a rise earlier
to new highs for more than eight years
in the general advance.
sizeable group of leading issues, in
Guiding steels, some motors, rails and
special issues, registered small declines.
majority continued to display gains,
however although the averages were ad-
versely affected.
Profit-taking hit the rails which had
been the outstanding performers of the
week. Norfolk & Western last 2 points
after equaling its high. Late in the ses-
sion. losses were registered in such early
gamers as Santa Fe, New York Central,
Delaware & Hudson, Southern Pacific,
Southern Railway. Illinois Central and
Erie. Rail equipments receded after new
highs had been set in Budd Manufactur-
ing and American Car & Foundry.
Airlines registered gains with Ameri-
can at a new high Schenley made a
new high on rise o fmore than points
in an otherwise irregular liquor depart
ment. Holly Sugar made new top on
its financing plans Gains running to 3
points were noted in w. T. Grant, West
ern Auto Supply, Coca Cola, Transcon-
tinental & Western Air, Oppenheim Col
Inns, Goodrich, McQuay Norris. and Gen.
eral Gable. South Bend Lathe Works ran
up points to new high on the Chi
cago Stock Exchange.
Oils held small net gains. Coppers
turned irregular after American Smelt-
ing made new high. Utilities had a
few firm spots. Chrysler firmed while
General Motors eased
Preliminary closing Dow-Jones aver
ages: Industrial, $3.50. off 0.24; rail,
60 SO, off 048; utility, S306, up 004;
and 65 stocks, $685. off 019
Sales were 1,850.000 shares, compared
with 100000 Thursday Curb turnover
was 100000 shares, the most since May
10, 1943, and compared with 730, 600
Thursday. Bond volume was S11, 10000
against $40. 0.940. 600.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-22
Z. A. PRODUCE

LOS ANGELES, June p. tUP)-Pro
duce -
Avocados: Duh. Per h. Fuertes As
so. mostly Soc: Anaheims. 25-2S; Nabals
27-30; Dickinsons. 14-18.
Beans: Firm Per ID. local. san Diego
Co. and Coachella Valley Kys.. III; 10
cal Bountiful and Vel. Wax III.
Bunched vegetables: Stronger PEI
crate: Reets 2-2h doz., 1.25-1. 80; chard
3 doz. 1.25-1 so; green onions, 3 doz.,
4OO-4.50; parsley, doz., 2-2.25; rad
ishes, small red 6 doz., 1.50; fair, 100.
/ 25; white. doz.. l.50-2.00: spinach
doz.. 2.o0-2.50; turnips, 2-2H doz.,
125-l5O.
Cabbage: Steady. Local cannonball
crates best, 3-3.25; few $50; fair, 2-250;
ord. and jumbos, 1-1.5O.
Cauliflower: Steady. San Luis Obispo
Co. lettuce crates untrimmed. 2.OO-2.5o.
few 2.75; pony crates. 2.50-2.75.
Celery: Weaker. Pascal Venice ~ in.
crates, 4.50-5.00; fair, 3.75-4 90.
Corn: Steady. Coachella Valley Cold
en- Cross. 5-6 doz.. 3.50-400 few AS,
Eggplant: Steady. Coachella and
Valley. 1O-11c; best mostly lie; some
small and poor color, 7-sc.
Grapes: Steady Per 10. Coachella
Valley seedless. 2O-30c.
Lettuce: Firm. Dry pack Santa Maria
and Watsonville crates. 4-5 doz., 4.10.
Onions: Steady. Street sales, 30 lb.
sacks Spanish Kern Co. medium, $50
300; Jumbos, 3-3.25 mostly 3.25; locaI
medium, 2.50-2.75; Jumbos, 2.75-3; vel
low Bermudas Coachella Valley medium,
2. 50-2. rs.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-22
Seals Chalk Up
80 Victory;
Beavers Nipped
BY UNITED PRESS

Husky Bob Joyce of the San Fran
cisco Seals turned in his 18th VIC
tory of the Pacific league season
Thursday night, shutting out Holly
wood in four-hitter, to 0.
In another four hitter Bud Beas-
ley of the fifth place Sacramento
Solons BANKED the league-leading
Portland Beavers 8 to 0 to give the
Sacs the series.
Other league games saw Los An
geles defeat the Oakland Acorns 10
to 2 as Seattle in two big innings
beat San Diego 7 to 2.
The nights contests advanced the
Seals to third place, half a game
ahead of the Oaks.
Carl Fischer allowed the Padres
only six hits in his ninth win of the
season. Two big innings did the trick
for Seattle The RainierS got four
across in the second on two walks,
single by Joe Dobbins and triple
by Bob Garbould. Then in the eighth
Ted Norbert singled, Dobbins singled
and Bob Finley swatted a triple to
the right field wall.
The line scores:
Hollywood 900 600 O00-0 4 O
San Francisco loo 400 1Ox-6 II o
|. Mishasek, Legault 60 and Hill;
Joyce and Sprinz.
San Diego .010 010 0OO-2 6 /
Seattle 040 600 03x-7 IL 2
Ferguson, Monzo CD and Balling-
er; Fischer and Finley.
Oakland 010 600 01O- 2 7 a
Los Angeles 030 001 15x-10 13 o
Hayes and B. Raimondi; Cuellar
and Greene.
Sacramento 4002 600 1903 II 0
Portland 900 600 OOO-O l
Beasley and Marcucci; Helser and
Adams
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-22
l.. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES, June %. CUP)-Los
Angeles Stock Exchange saw brisk trad
ing Friday with %, $50 shares transferred.
Sixteen issues were up, 10 down and s
unchanged. The list:
Bandini 100 at as. up X Bolsa Chica,
100 at Az, up A; Sinclair, 300 at 17A
up V Pacific Western OIL 2c0 at 20. up
u; Standard Oil, 100 at 45, up Y;
Union Oil, 100 at 22%, down n; South
ern Cal. Edison Com, 100 at 30A
down "; Southern Cal Edison orig. pfd.
80 at 431e, down l Y /; Southern Pacific
America. 200 at son, down II Blue Dia-
mond. 100 at Az, unchanged; Lane Wells
100 at 15M, up u Monogram. 100 Al
Az. up h Manesco, 100 at 3h, dowr
A Northrop. 200 at 81, down Is
Transamerica, 100 at 14A. down Il.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-22
Dempsey. Firpo
Find New Hope
Phone 160
BY JACK CUDDY

NEW YORK, June %. (UP)-Luis
Angel Firpo and Cmdr Jack Demp-
sey, who in 1923 staged the most
thrilling brawl in boxing history,
have teamed up to direct the ring
destinies of Abel Cestac--a big.
brawny Argentine white hope"
Cestac, who arrived quietly in New
York recently, begins active boxing
preparations Thursday at Stillman's
gymnasium, where he has been con-
ditioning in semi-secrecy the last
three weeks.
Before Dempsey went west on his
latest bond-selling tour, he turned
Cestac over to Max Waxman, as
manager, and Whitley Bimstein, as
trainer.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-22
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, June %. tUP)-Live-
stock:
Cattle; Salable 500; COWS active, fully
steady; few steers steady but several
loads held firm, medium to good grass
steers, 1875. others held around 16. good
feeders Ia medium to good grass heif-
ers, 13-I4 common TO medium cows,
1050-13.25; cutter and common, 9.75-
1928; Gamers and cutters, 1909 90;
common to medium bulls, 1050-11
Calves: Salable 25, practically no
early sales.
Hogs: Salable IS. active steady; 210-
$50 lbs. truckins, 1878
Sheep: Salable none; Thursday late
arrivals sold fully steady; mixed island
wethers and yearlings with No. pelts,
10; medium to good No. 3 pelt ewes, 7.50,
and bucks, $50; late Thursday medium
to choice spring lambs strong at 1875.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-22

0dIICIIGS.
Blaylock and Goodson.
FornerserS, Schumard Higgins
Marseni and Patterson.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-22
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, June D. CUP)-An unset
tied trend prevailed in rye futures Fri
day with the strong mid d-session rally
erased under a wave of late selling.
July delivery tumbled three cents from
cined.
Rye finished the day off 1 to On
cents bushel; wheat off rs to 1A !;
corn unchanged to off II oats off " TO
*. and barley off / to rs.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-22
POIILTRY & EGGS

POULTRY PRICES. CAL poinIs Imperial
valleg OPA Maximum set Oct. IL, 1943)
First price-At ranch to wholesaler or re-
taller. Second price-Delivered to whole
saler or retailer. Third price-At ranch
to consumer:
Broilers, Leghorns, under 2A pounds
30c; 2A to pounds, 29c; fryers. 8 to
pounds, 29c; roasters, all weights, 29ci
fowl, Leghorn, all weights, 35hc; colored
all weights, 25lkc; ducks, all sizes. sc
rabbits, under 6 pounds, 22-24c.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-22

LOS ANGELES, June %. CUP)-Eggs
Wholesale prices consumer grade: Large
Grade A 43k. Grade B 40H: medium
Grade 401s small Grade A 36l5
Candled eggs to retailers: Large Grade
AA, cases Al. cartons 40; medium Grade
AA, cases AZ. cartons "A; large Grade
A, cases 45, cartons Al; medium Grade
A. cases ~, cartons Al small Grade A,
cases 38, cartons 40; large Grade B,
cases AZ, cartons a.
Retail prices to consumers (cartonl :
Large Grade AA 55; medium 40; large
Grade A So; medium 40; small As; large
Grade 49,
-II9o le p05ugqoun HIlInod pug I9llna
ings.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-22
Marine Station
Stoys At Top

1t took the Marine Station league
leading team nine innings of a
scheduled seven inning game to win
over Troy .at El Centro Stadium,
in Imperial County league softball
game Thursday night. The score
was 5-4
The Marines, who have not lost
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-22
+. A. GRAIN

LOS ANGELES, June 10. (UP)-Grain
market: No. l hard or soft white wheat,
bulk, 2.7o-2.75; grading barley. 46 lbs.
bulk, 2.15-2.20 No. 2 oats, 35 lbs. bulk,
2.60-2.6 65; No. ? yellow. corn, bulk. no
quotes; No. 2 Cal. Milo, sacked, 30
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-22
NEGRO DECLARED
HABITUAL CRIMINAL

Fred Tate, Negro found guilty of
a robbery in Brawley, after a jury
trial in Imperial county superior
court, Friday was declared an habit
ual criminal and sentenced to San
Quentin penitentiary.
The midland journal., 1945-04-06

front in the west, Hitler chose
an ardent Nazi, who gained notice
through his development Of strong
defensive lines in Italy. Trusted by
the Nazis to stand fast in the face OF
the overwhelming Allied onslaught,
Kesselring succeeded Field Marshal
Won Rundstedt, who was relieved
of his command following reports
that he had failed to negotiate an
armistice with General Eisenhower.
AS Kesselring took over the Ger
man command, his hard-pressed
forces faced the Canadian 1st, Brit
ish End and U. S. 9th armies on
the western border Of the Ruhr,
while the U. S. 1st army built up
strength for drive to the south Of
the vital industrial valley from its
Remagen bridgehead.
Following a tremendous concerted
aerial bombardment aimed at soft
ening up the enemy's rear areas,
these four Allied armies stood ready
to strike to the east Of the Rhine
and break into the open German
plains on the high road to Berlin.
Farther to the south, the U. s. 3rd
and 7th armies, having cleaned out
the Saar, drew up against the for
ested mountain country to the east
of the Rhine in this sector.
The midland journal., 1945-04-06
POLIO:
Kenny's Problem,

Unable to enlist the support Of the
nations medical leaders for her
treatment of infantile paralysis,
Australia's Sister Elizabeth Kenny
announced her decision to leave this
country If congress failed to look
into the difficulties that have beset
her since her arrival here.
Although Sister Kenny's decision
to leave the country came upon the
heels Of the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis refusal of re-
quest for $804, 1000 for the Kenny in
stitute in Minneapolis, Mimi, she
said that money was no object, since
the people Of the latter city already
had raised 100000 for her work
and undoubtedly could double the
figure.
Rather, she said, her decision to
leave was prompted by the medical
profession's failure to provide as
sistance for further research into her
theory of treatment. Without such
research, she declared, her presence
here was no longer necessary since
others have been trained in her pres
ent methods. -.
The midland journal., 1945-04-06
May Cut Draft Calls

With the services expected to
be built up to full strength by
July, 1915, monthly draft calls
thereafter may be cut from the
present $4,000 to $4,000 to fur
nish replacements, President
Roosevelt revealed.
At the same time, a congress
sional committee was told that
although draft calls would be re-
duced after Germany's defeat,
young men will continue to be
inducted during the Japanese
war to replace discharged vets.
Previously, selective service
announced that some $4,000
men from 18 to 20 years of age
in the steel, transportation, min
ing and synthetic rubber indus
try would be deferred as essen
tial workers, breaking the for
mer policy of exempting only
about 80 per cent in any field. AS
a result, older men in the 30 to
81 age group will have to be
inducted to make up the differ
ence, it was said.
The midland journal., 1945-04-06
FOOD: i.
Operseds Demands

The food situation continued to
occupy the country's attention, with
the conviction growing that Ameri-
cans will have to give their belts
long pull inward to help feed dis
tressed civilians in liberated coun-
tries.
But If the food situation took the
spotlight in the U. S., it also aroused
interest in Britain, where Prime
Minister Churchill told the house of
commons that the country only had
less than 6 million tons of food in re-
serve instead of the 700 million sug-
gested by some quarters in America.
Some of it was being used to feed
needy Europeans, he said.
Following President Roosevelt's
statement that it was only decent
for Americans to share some of
their food supplies with hungry
Europeans, and reports that the
army's share of meat would be in
creased 4 per cent during the next
three months to help feed people in
the war zones while U. S. civilians
would be slashed IL per cent, it was
announced that the United Nations
Relief and Rehabilitation admins
tration (UNRRA) would require
about 300 million pounds of food
from this country during April, May
and June.
Food other than meat composes
UNRRA's largest claim on U. S.
stocks, with calls for meat amount
ing to / out of every $50 pounds of
the nations civilian supply, it was
said. Deliveries of grain, flour and
other cereal products top the list,
with meat and fat and then beans
and peas, milk and sugar in order.
OF UNRRA's total requirements of
1876, 100000 pounds of food for the
next three months, the U. S. is ex-
pected to furnish AZ per cent, with
Canada supplying 38 per cent and
other United Nations the rest.
The midland journal., 1945-04-06
Double Trouble

Thus, while Kesselring had his
hands full trying to hold the Allied
armies off from the open northern
plains, German commanders in the
east experienced equal difficulty
meeting the Russian onslaught over
the other end of the level northern
country in the east. From Stettin
southward, the Reds menaced the
serried defenses of Berlin while
the Nazis still talked about last
ditch fight behind concrete pillboxes,
bunkers, tank traps and irrigated
fiat land.
Though massed In the greatest
strength before Berlin, the Reds also
exerted considerable pressure to the
south, seeking to batter their way
through the mountain masses in Up
per Silesia to enter Czechoslovakia,
and smashing at German defenses
In western Hungary in an effort to
reach Austria.
The midland journal., 1945-04-06
II. S. SAVINGS:
In Billions

With a wartime economy restrict
ing the supply of civilian goods, and
income at peak levels, Americans
continued to pour billions Of dollars
into savings, the Securities and Ex-
change commission reported.
With Americans putting away
nearly Is per cent of their incomes
in cash, bank deposits and govern
ment securities within the last two
and one-half years, total holdings of
these assets reached 148 billion
dollars at the end of 1914.
In saving 40 billion dollars last
year, 10 times as much as in 1910,
Americans amassed an additional
II billions in cash and bank de-
posts; is billions in government
bonds; Sh billions in insurance,
and 900 millions in savings and
loans associations.
The midland journal., 1945-04-06
CROP ACREAGE:
To Drop

because OF decrease in hog
numbers in their own lots, an ex-
pected drop in demand for feed
grains and a switchover to crops
with lower labor requirements.
farmers will put fewer acres to i'm
portant grain in 1945, the U. S. de-
partment of agriculture reported.
Basing its report on farmers dec
larations Of intentions, the USDA
said that corn acreage would be
down 3 per cent under 1914, barley
IA per cent. and soybeans 21s per
cent. AS exceptions, wheat acreage
was expected to increase Az per
cent and oats 8 per cent.
In addition, the USDA's reports
on acreages for other crops showed
general decreases from last year.
with increases forecast only for
sugar beets, fiaxseed, tobacco and
rice.
With the weather generally favor
able, finances ample and seed and
feed plentiful, chief obstacles to I945
production lie in manpower and ma
chinery shortages, the USDA de-
clared. Indicated acreages in dec
larations of intentions might be
notably changed through the year,
the USDA said, in accordance with
influences in weather, price fiuctua-
tions, manpower, finances and the
effect Of the report itself on farm
erS' plans.
The midland journal., 1945-04-06
Staples Output

Wool production declined along
with sheep numbers in the Unit
ed States in 1914 with produc-
tion, both shorn and pulled, esti-
mated at 41S,094, 900 pounds COM
pared with 449, 9,57S,OOO pounds
produced in 1943. Average local
market prices in 1914 were 42.4
cents per pound, however, COM
pared with 4l.6 cents per pound
In l94S. Number Of sheep shorn
IS estimated at 8 per cent less
than 1913 or "A, 900 head.
The midland journal., 1945-04-06

The Finnish premier has called fol
establishing a basis of understand.
ing and friendly relations with Rus
sia. I'll bet his face was red.
The curfew shall not ring tonight
for restaurants which serve meals
to war workers-which may encour-
age some people who don't like to 60
home before midnight to join essen
tia1 industries.
The midland journal., 1945-04-06
CITY EMPLOYEES

The $4,000 employees of the ma
tion's cities and towns draw a
monthly payroll Of $l22, ZOO, 900, the
International City Managers associ-
alton reported. Despite the decline
In number of employees, however,
the total payroll has shown steady
advance during the last two years.
Accompanying the general decline
in number Of municipal employees
was a general increase in length Of
the regular, or normal work-week
city hall personnel, tho0gh much
occurred u the smaller cities.
The midland journal., 1945-04-06
New Committee Controls
CIamor for Food Stocks
Directs AIocation of Limited Supplies; Heavy
Demands Made on Army to Feed Civilians
In the Fighting Zones.
By BAUKHAGE
Netss analyst and Commentator.

WNU Service, Union Trust Building,
Washington, d. G.
The fight for food Is on and lot
Of people who "don't know there's q
war going on" are going to learn
about it at the breakfast table.
The first shot was fred in the
battle Of the bureaus in Washing
ton by Food Administrator Marvin
Jones early this month. Since then
the President was moved to express
himself on the subject at White
House press and radio conference.
When he casually tosses off some
comment like that it means lot Of
memoranda have been written on
the subject. We will have to take
at least one hitch in cur belts.
However, the situation is not quite
as black as painted but unless 1t Is
painted as black as possible 1t will
be blacker. choose the word black
advisedly for that is the color Of the
markets that arise to thwart the
war effort everywhere.
It was a realization of this fact
that caused the quiet, modest, soft
spoken Marvin Jones to shout loud
spoken "Halt" to this food-ordering
spree, begun in the last months by
the various agencies whose job 1t Is
to get food but not to grow it. Amer
lea was doing pretty well, that is
the American farmer was doing
pretty well making two and some
times four blades of this and that
grow where only one grew before
and by teaching the cows and the
chickens how to multiply. We were
feeding ourselves pretty well at
home, we were turning out CT.
ration the, like of which fighting men
never put their teeth into Tin such
quantity and quality before.
Also considerable food-though not
nearly as much as was asked for
was going out to countries in the
immediate vicinity of the war zones
and under the lend-lease arrange
ment. UNRRA was making some
shipments but not many.
The midland journal., 1945-04-06

-'In many places" q Berlin broad
cast said, "the Volksturm has volun-
tarily given up fighting" The doc
trine Of free-will turns up in the
strangest places.
The Federal Communications
commission reports Jap broadcast
which talks Of important construction
projects in Manchuria. Can it be
the emperor Is thinking Of moving?
The midland journal., 1945-04-06

of assuming SUI
preme command of
German armies in
the west as U. S.
and British forces
closed on the vital
Ruhr valley after
having conquered
the coal and iron
rich Saar basin to
the southwest.
In picking Kessel-
ring to try to hold
the sagging German
The midland journal., 1945-04-06
PACIFIC:
Fear InUasion

Making no bones about their fear
OF an invasion of their homeland, the
Japanese government moved fever
ishly to prepare the country for the
eventuality, while at the same time
pushing efforts to organize occupied
China against a thrust from U. S.
forces.
Her predicament underlined by
the U. SIS gradual advance toward
the homeland, and the destructive
aerial raids on her great urban CEN
ters, Japan's leaders called for the
establishment of virtual martial law
in the country, permitting expropri-
alton Of land and demolition Of
buildings for defense purposes.
Though high military authorities
believe that Japan, like Germany,
will not be bombed out Of the war
because Of the decentralization Of
her industry, U. S. attacks have
cut into some of the enemy's pro-
ductive capacity, besides causing
serious civilian dislocations. Al
ready, almost half Of Tokyo's civil
ian population has been evacuated,
it was said.
Besides impairing the home
effort, such raids as the recent
carrier plane attacks ON the
Japs' great inner naval base in
the Inland sea bounded by tho
home islands Of Honshu, Kyushu
and ShikOku serve not only to
cripple the enemy feet but also
damage important repair and
anchorage facilities.
Although the Japs feel that any
direct assault on the homeland
would give them the advantage Of
short supply lines and land bases
from which to develop conferences
ures. they are looking worriedly to
the Chinese coast, where they be-
lieve the U. S. might drive ashore
to set up invasion bases.
Thus, high military authorities pre-
sumo, the enemy will continue to
play for time in such outlying bat
tie zones as the Philippines and
Burma to permit further develop
ment Of Chinese resources and
troops reportedly fighting for them
so as to be better able to meet an
invasion Of that country.