Sun-Advertiser (Newspaper) - November 10, 1949, Yuma, Arizona Highest last 21 last 24 5 Average high this Average low this 5 humidity at 11 SUCCESSOR TO THE YUMA WEEKLY SUN AND THE YUMA EXAMINER VOLUME 45 Ml or YUMA ARIZONA THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10 1949 Five Cents Copy FORECAST to Friday this showers scattered Friday ly and tonight Number 46 U.S To Prevent Nov 30 Coal Strike Says Gold Price Regains Same 1 As Long As He Is President WASHINGTON ov 10 Truman said thai the price of gold in this country will not be raised as long as he is president The present price of gold is an ounce This rate was ed when the dollar was devalued In 1931 A reporter told the president AH a news conference lhal cording lo a Washington rumor some Administration of- were giving thought to a possible increase in tile gold price This would have the fect of a further devaluation A s k c d if this were so the president said categorically no Then he added that the price of gold is for as long as he is president Other gold producing nations particularly Canada and the Un- ion of South Africa have long desired a higher U S gold price Rumors of a possible dollar de- valuation have been circulating since Great Britain devalued the pound on Sept 18 and more than a score of other countries lowed suit by cheapening their currencies Britain devalued the pound from to drop of aboul 30 per cent In recent weeks Sen George Malone R Nev and Rep John Taber R N Y have re- ported that the United States would follow and de- value the dollar Secretary of the Treasury John W Snyder repeatedly denied the rumors Mr Truman's press con- ference statement today ently was intended tq silence those rumors once and all The one and only time the Uni- ted States has devalued the lar in modern times was early In 1934 some nine months after this country as well as Britain went off the gold standard At the time Ihn price of gold was The price fluctuated for some months until it was pegged at 535 an current price Elks Quadrille Carry Yuma Good Will To Arizona Towns Yuma messengers of goodwill Elks Quadrille will be a major attraction at two rodeos this month at Parker ber and at the Florence Junior Rodeo November The invitations to take part in these rodeos were accepted formally at a meeting of the Quadrille held at the La Mesa Tuesday The Yuma Elks Quadrille has won recognition the state since its organization more than a year ago for its striking appearance on parade and ilii line horsemanship in and drill formation The team will appear both in the parades and the rodeos in the November celebrations at er mnd Florence With the approval at day's meeting of Roy Gibbs as the newest and eleventh bcr of the Elks Quadrille the team now stands as five couples and a Earp and Collins Cara Nell Belts and Billie Cress Marge and Curtis Belts Frankie kinson and Roy Gibbs Nedra Williams and Lloyd Brown Bob Hodge is caller and Tom Shown is an honorary member Lloyd Brown president has called a special meeting for Tuesday November 15 at which plans will be made for the of the Quadrille in Die Elks Arizona Cily Days ber 17 18 and 19 Arizona Sewage Group To Open Conference Here Fri Program for the 1919 fall con- A Carollo Chairman of Arizona Sewage System Con- Water Works Association to be s u in e r held here Friday Saturday and Leader: Jack J Hinman Jr John Sunday was announced today by Superintendent City Wa- M P program chairman ter Department Santa Cruz Ibis Dulch Plan Services for Jas E Moseley Funeral services for James E Moseley 78 year old retired er who passed away in his sleep yesterday will be held in the chapel of Johnson Mortuary at j 11 Reverend C B Holland will officiate A retired rancher was born September 3 1871 in son county Texas He moved to in from Glen Rose Texas where he was a rancher He was preceded in death by his wife in 1939 at Bakersfield fornia and since that time had been living with the C C berry family of Somerton He by one son Nolan Moseley of Somerton a daughter Mrs Helen Soil of Bakersfield Here is the program as an- by Mr Thursday San to p.m No host dinner in quire al Registration Desk for for get-together Breakfast San Carlos Hotel Tempo color film plication and New Development H A Dist Manager De Laval Steam Turbine Co Los An- geles of Distribution Mains O C Hopkins District Engineer Public Health Service Dist 10 San Francisco Geo W Marx Di- rector Bureau of Sanitation State Department of Phoenix E A Reinke Chief Bureau of Sanitary Engineer State Dept ol Health Berkeley California Iks Club Judge Evo DeConcini Arizona Supreme Court Phoenix Water Rates meeting of Op- Roundup Reclamation of Wa- ter From Sewerage and Industrie Wastes in Los Angeles County Russell G Ludwig Ludwig Bros Engineers Pasadena California Biology of Sewage Treatment Charles E Trygg Engineer Bureau of tion Arizona State Department of Health Phoenix Water Sewer Main E x t e n s i o Leader W Victor Weir Richard Bennett City of Phoenix Engineering De- Clyde Mathews Arizona Water Company Wastes Treated by One Man Triple Play A W Reynolds Metals Company Phoenix Club W Victor Weir Jack J Hinman Jr Past President Consulting Engineer Dale Cox Arizona ison Company Yuma Luncheon Elks C hi W Victor Weir A W Miller National Director ican Water Works Assn Harold W Yost crallon of Sewage Works Roundup session Leader: John C Hoover City Water five grandchildren and two Iowa City Iowa Master of grandchildren Holland To Perform Here In Auto Thrill Show Announcement was made morning lhal Holland this year's winner of the SOO mile race at the Indianapolis Speedway and one of the biggest names in auto racing will perform here Saturday in the auto stunt show at the fairgrounds He will team with another equally capable er in executing one of the most hair-raising daredevil stunts on the tracks today Byrl D Phelps Consult ing Engineer San Diego nia Saturday Erection of an Elevated Water Chicago Bridge and Iron Company Film Water Plant W W Williams Headman Ferguson Engineers Phoenix Report of Committee on Operators Schools and Purification Division Parallel Chemical Limits in ing Water Standards Lester M Louden Chief Chemist and Department of Water Power Los Angeles Pollution Control Under Public Law 845 R F ton Officer in Charge Western Gulf Colorado Basin Office Pub lie Health Service Dallas Texas tors Leland Ranney Col- lector Corporation zona Use of Asphalt in Works J M Lackey Dist Engr The Asphalt Institute Los Angeles of afternoon's program by Geo W Marx Club i Sunday of Yuma treatment plant and Morales Dam Mexico Ladies Entertainment Friday and Clymer's Safety Equipment Of Trucks Being Checked Here Three departments are cooperating in the Yuma area i operating a road block lo chcc the safety equipment of a trucks part in the check ai representatives of the State Coi Commission the Inter state Commerce Commission an the Arizona State Highway P: trol All trucks are being stopped an Yuna Plans Armistice Observance Parade at Program at 11 All war veterans are requested to march in the Day tomorrow morning the in charge of ments announced They may march either in uniform or in lian garb The parade will start at in from First and Main streets nd south on Main street the post office where il will There will be n patriotic on the office larling at 11 The Kev Charles Crawford will be the speaker Mayor is Mayor W Anderson will be arade with Yuma's us endurance fliers Woody and Bob his aides Next will come the Colors of all organizations in parade then lie Union High School iand local National Guard war veterans Veterans f Foreign Wars and American region and their auxiliaries Boy couts Camp Fire Girls and the ire Department Tile Veterans of Foreign Wars hold open house tomorrow at he Fox Hole and the Legion Post hold open house at the Legion on Main street for all rans and their families from 12 B p m a dutch lunch will be Local stores and public offices vill be closed tomorrow ob- of holiday the of the armistice which World War I on Nov 1 Yuma Remains Sunshine Capital Yuma maintained its lion as the Sunshine of United last month with HI per cenl of sible sunshine the U S erman reported today He said October was ex- nnd that the recording of per cent of possible tied the all-time record established in The temperature hero was a degree or two below normal on tile average although the and lasl weeks of uncomfortably warm during the daytime Highest ture during October was degrees on the first day anil the lowest was 44 degrees on the 20th day Half the days of the month had temperatures of 90 degrees or higher Rain for the month was 38 if an inch slightly more than normal Kids Day Observance Here Nov 19 Yuma today joined parade of American cities that will ob- serve National Kids Day day Nov 19 Sponsored locally by Yuma Ki- wanis Club the observance is de- signed to focus public on underprivileged boys and girls and to help provide educational nodical and recreational for the less fortunate youth of community More than Ki wanis clubs in U.S and Canada are scheduled lo participate Yuma Kiwanis club com plete accordance with the object ivc of this Gwynn club president stales We appreciate this opportunity tc call attention to all children whose lives arc subnormal because of physical and Kiwanis is cooperating wilh Kids Day Foundation a non-profit corporation which has been organized lo stimulate a HIM LOOKS TIIK another shot nl an I'll try in tho first annual Mull nnd IVI show sponsored by in although many will probably recall the entry ami limy know tile Hirer lit tie girls shown hero identity is unknown to the Daily Sun ur to the who supplied tlie pictures Ihls picture is playing part an pat lent with a straight and Ills nurse looks appropriately solemn loo kids they'll IMS in tin third annual Mutt ami IVt show which is fur City from 2 until a p.m Sal unlay Yumans Plan To Attend Parker Rodeo Saturday Many local rodeo fans will journey weekend lo Iho northern section of the county to support the annual show at ker Although not nearly as large as Yuma's own Silver Spur Ro- deo the Parker show holds its own with most of the smaller rodeos and annually a larger and larger following Among Iho specialties of the two-day affair will be the ing of popular Yuma Mounted Sheriffs Powe The will probably leave Saturday morning arriving in lime to make tho grand mi try of Iho first day's performance that afternoon Each year a number of Yui I professional and crs take an active part in the ro- Ico as No lisl of i local entries is available at this lime but the usual good j of local cowpokes is expected to vie for the cash prizes again this year Tho local folks who attend tho event each year ray that you can't go wrong by going to ker November 12 and Ki checked for brakes fuses flare other lighting equipment fire ex and other safety ment Dan state highway trolman said that of the 130 icles checked Tuesday repair ders wore issued on 65 court tions on nine said the check in this area will probably be carried on for the next three weeks at points He also stated that a brake chine is being used in the checks Plan Rites For Mrs J A Beard Saturday at 2 Funeral services for Mrs 1 A Beard who died at hor home 173 North Ninth avenue following a long illness will be held al Johnson Mortuary chapol Saturday afternoon at it was announced at the The Rev R O lass pastor of the First Baptist church will officiate Interment will take place in Desert Lawn Memorial Park The wife of Yuma county's sheriff Mrs Board had been iil since last spring Born in Texas Aug 17 1006 Jo Brooch came to this community 29 years ago Her E A Breech was for years justice of peace at Calif Surviving are hor husband her mother Mrs A G Ogburn three daughters Mrs Charles Jernigan Mrs Irwin and Julie Ann Beard two granddaughters rine Jernigan and Becky Lou In- eral awareness of youth problems j glett five brothers Alvin anil Gwynn said j Maurice Breech of Sacramento Unlike many special days on Don Brooch of N M the calendar National Kids Harold and Doyle Breech of is not a commercial device it was j six sister Mrs Thomas pointed out and the only Mrs Harold Warner who will profit from it are under- i Mrs William Kindle of Venice Yuma Jaycees Journey to Phoenix Recapture Trophy Endurance Fliers Speak which register the accuracy of brakes on passenger cars He said that the checkers will be glad to test brakes for local people Bob and Woody holders of the world's endurance flight record wore guests of honor at a Phoenix ior Chamber of Commerce quet Wednesday night and the Yuma Jaycees in ing 1 a c k the organization's traveling trophy At the invitation of capital city group tho Yuma club made one of the largest in its history to recapture the phy and honor the fliers The lo- cals were treated to a dinner in the Westward Ho and then entertained with a program under tho direction of Phoenix Don person Bob and Woody were each ed upon to loll their versions of the flight Then came a lengthy and answer session Among the other honor guests were Governor Dan Garvey who added his lo long list handed the fliers Tiie Yuma group was by 20 active local and two borrowed Phoenix Jaycees Governor Garvey and Mr Gwynn pointed out that Ki- Calif Mrs Bob Mathews wanis International has long been I of Calexico Calif nnd Mrs jl for ils work among under- Charles Fisher of Forl youth and that youth I Texas program is out of the Mrs Board was president of activities of tlie International Yuma Volunteer Fire Department j Auxiliary a of tho ta Lewis Spurns Invitation to Conference Wires Ching Miners Are Tee Busy WASHINGTON Nov Federal Mediation Chief Cyrus S hinted strongly today the government will act to prevent the soft coal miners from ing out again Nov HO We're not going to just sit around and wait for the Ching told newsmen after a peace ence scheduled for today was put off indefinitely Tlie talks were cancelled when John L Lewis curtly notified he couldn't make it until Monday Ching replied that ho couldn't accommodate him Ching obviously irked by is brushoff snid he has no ent plans for further meetings on the coal dispute He met with newsmen after an hour-long conference with Assistant John II man following Lewis telegram that he would be fully occupied until Monday in securing mum resumption of coal tion Ching said ho and dis- cussed the coal situation but that no conclusions were The steel strike approached complete settlement today and striking miners returned to the coal fields but John L Lewis ig- nored a government request for Immediate negotiations Lewis summoned to a ence with nine operators in the office of Federal Mediation Chief Cyrus Ching replied that he would meet the operators Monday Ching had wired Lewis that the ing was scheduled for 11 EST today In reply Lewis wired that union representatives weru busy securing maximum tion of coal production Lewis ignored today's meeting despite Ching's threat to turn the coal contract dispute over President Truman in days IE no settlement Is reached The mine union leader himself in announcing an end to the day coal walkout had set Nov 30 as the traveling trophy for the slate organization The idea is to encourage visitations to other locals For instance a short as lne deadline for a strike renewal children Calif Mrs Jack Barnett of yoar the local from which i the slate president is elected purchases a trophy sols il up time ago Uvo members of Coolidge Jaycees attended a lo- cal meeting and look the trophy back with them Takes Trophy Then members of Phoenix journeyed to Coolidge and look possession of the trophy At the end of the year the number of man miles traveled by each local IK compiled and one that aggregates highest tal gains permanent possession of the trophy The Yuma group made a strong bid for permanent possession Wednesday night by chalking up That of course included 100 miles each for Garvey and Marsh Yumans participating in the visitation were Woody ward Bob stale president Ray local president Charlie Gilpin Paul Dawson Russ Phillips Tom livan Jim Birmingham Harry Cooke Paul Burch Bob Mac Farlane Keith Smith Howard Jongeward Frank Brown Frank Floyd Paul ford and Chuck Mabory Movie Tells Story Of 4-H Achievements Green which describes activities of boys and girls throughout a club and was active in com- I f I I T I Yuma bounty Active pallbearers wero Organize Retain Officers Pf I as R W 1 j Adnir Georgo Holmes j Jack Winn Harold Gins Jack Johnson ami j when they are not busy with the ncr trucks will bo nl the Lyric cd theater Friday and Saturday and i S all Yuma county club 1 O A J Brock and H tl Yuma County Trustees As Honorary were as R Larkin Norman A and leaders are urged to Lutes Bob Yuma county j leader said that the picture j I would also be to not connected with club work I I and points out that it is A wild quail supper was i scheduled luring National Wellton Kiwanians Enjoy Quail Supper to members nf tho hawk Valley Kiwanis its Tuesday night mooting at Spain's Lounge Tlie birds were by club members who killed thorn j during quail season and been i kept in frozen lockers and wore prepared under tho personal of Mrs Madeline Spain Twenty six members and two guests wore present for Iho lightful meal and to hear special phonograph recordings of the voices of 1 Hugh Jackson president of and Jimmy Fiddler sponsor of al Kids Day November 19th Extensive plans were made by i all members of tho club for their widely publicized i 1 la milos wost of which is to be begin at ii Sunday November 20 L C j bard is of tho i Mail your Community Chest contributions Now to New Chamber of Mdq Yuma after adopting a delegate to liio an- slate Hireling und ing of i at a dinner meeting last night in the ith school Objective of thy group is to provide and all its by nf common problems in the of Yuma B was circled temporary at first last spring last night nnd along officers was lo in office until hold in is and F lary U A Professor To Speak at PTA Meeting Tuesday Hartley D Snyder professor of music it Iho University of zona will to Yuma November in to speak of Public School Music anil will give n demonstration using a group of third grade pupils This will be n meeting of the Yuma or Association with all business j omitted and will bo held in Fourth Grammar School of the now Auditorium nt The public lion had boon prepared and were is and urged lo I is No Paper Tomorrow The office of Dally Sun he tomorrow 111 li hi of Jind there will ttr no issue nf newspaper nn tinn scheduled fnr January at a and place to be announced on R I tendent of schools in District No 1 to the trustees in tlin work the convention of the Arizona tion Association in Phoenix Inst which ninny Yuma county teachers attended He ed a suggestion that school trustees teacher ot- it annual of the benefits derive not only from the and but nt nnd tho opportunities problems by last from Northern Union high school Koy Morgan Laguna Earl Pat Cuming Betty and James Mason from C Van Horn and Jones Osborn from if no agreement is forthcoming Lewis truce order sent most of the striking mi- ners back to the pits today hauling railroads last night re- called the train crews to spot cars at the mine tipples for prompt shipment of newly mined coal Guardsmen to March In 2 Parades Friday Members of Company L Infantry Arizona National Guard are asked to report at the Armory tomorrow morning at Cap- tain G Coz officer said today They will lake part in Somerton and Yuma Ar- Day parades He requested that all members report as it will bo counted as a pay drill if sufficient men at- tend They are to wear wool uni- forms khaki shirts neckties mot liners and combat bools and bear their individual weapons The captain said however that nen who do not have complete mi forms should attend also as can ride in trucks They will parade at Somerton at and in Yuma at Captain Coz said he hopes the company's strength will be in- creased to a minimum of 105 men by Nov 17 when the current re- drive is scheduled to close Company L is still the largest unit in the regiment with 9-1 men but stands fourth in the re- drive having had men at start of the drive There arc still vacancies for cral officers and for five commissioned officers read by C W Van Horn of school district wore by unanimous vole Adeli Wright E T of 19 school Alton Duke from Kronk Johnson president f tho board at Yuma Union hiph school was named a delegate tho state convention of school tin trustees -th of Hi t Henry K Colman K O j and Tom Smith from Yuma Un- ion school lames B Rolle rom Yuma No Clifford from and Ham county superintendent nor is Boy With Turtle Is Identified At The boy with the turtle has been and his name hi Don Abort Jr of HSB nue according lo Karrn of 311 5th who tele- phoned tlie Sun office last ening With that information the identity ol all three youngsters who appeared in a snapshot published on the front page Tuesday Is established The girl with the is Balis the boy with duck is David Homan and other boy is Don Abort Jr snapshot was published to help publicise the third annual Mutt and Pet show which opens to the public at 2 p m at City Park Saturday The three sters had entered their in the first show in 1017 Yuma sponsors