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Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
NEW GOODYEAR
MAN IN VALLEY
Gines VIII Be Erected in Sep
eral Valley TOWns; Com
pany Plans for Extensive
improvement in Cotton In
dustry in ValleU.

Hal Johnson, cashier, and A. e.
Long, Jr., purchasing agent, for the
Southwest Cotton company, have ar
rived in the valley. Mr. Johnson takes
the place of A. P. Johnson VINO was
here several months ago to get the
growing Of Pima long staple cotton IN
the Imperial Valley started. The
company has now signed up several
thousand acres.
Mr.. johnson states that his COM
pany has decided to go ahead with
the original plans and that gins will
be erected in Calexico, Brawley, I'M
perial and Seeley. For the time being
the clerical headquarters OF the COM
pany will be in Imperial. 1t is pos
sible the company may erect a NTH
gin, the location to be selected later
He is enthusiastic over the prospects
in the valley.
Referring to statements made be-
fore the Brawley city council that the
may build several gins IN
Brawley. Mr.. johnson said, II be-
iieve that was a clever ruse on the
part of the Southern Pacific to secure
a much needed right of way. My COM
pany has purchased y acres there
but We intend to build but one gin
at present"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20

tee of hotel men, chairmaned by Chas
A. Cooke, to provide ample hotel and
apartment accommodation for the Wis
itors. There will be plenty of room
for everybody, Chairman Cooke de-
clared.
The tentative plans for the enter
tainment thus far also includes motor
rips to the motion picture making
studios, to the orange -blossomed ways
through the southland, to the beaches
where there is year-round bathing, to
the aviation grounds. the army balloon
school at Arcadia, the harbor fortifi
cations, and to the mountain resorts,
More than so of the biggest men Of
public and private life will be speak
ers at the convention. the league Of
ficials announced. They will discuss
the problem of improving the Colora-
do river basin. The league officials
hope that the convention will result
in a unifcation of all interests in the
southwest behind some one plan that
would comprehend the entire Colorado
river basin. Such plan. according to
former Secretary of the Interior
Franklin X. Lane, would cost more
than $1OO,0OOOOO Whether the re-
clamation work should be done by The
federal government or by each state
will be another angle of the discussion
Many organizations in Southern
California, together with city anc
county governments, have assured the
league of imposing delegations. Th
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
USED
TO REPLACE SOLID
TIRE ON BIG TRUCK

T transporting perishable commo-
ditions like poultry, butter and eggs
over 100 miles over all kinds of rutty
roads. brick pavement and through
Illinois mud from Is to 20 inches deep
is not the easiest problem in the world,
and to the Frank Atlas Produce com.
pany of Lincoln, it offered source OF
worry that corrugated the brow Of H..
L. Atlas, proprietor of the company.
His accountant finally told him that
the solid tired trucks in use were cost
in.. more in depreciation and upkeep
than they earned. On the verge Of de-
Gliding to return to horse-drawa Te-
hicles, Mr. Atlas bought new truck
equipped with Goodyear cord pneu-
matics. Now he writes enuhuslas-
tically that in II months he has spent
nothing on repairs, carries heavy
overloads on the same poor roads, his
gas and oil consumption has decreased
80 per cent and he is able to retain
drivers because they are not tired out
each night from the jolting they got
from the solid-tired vehicle.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
CAR SHORTAGE
DROPS LETTUCE
SHIPMENTS EAST
One Instance of 54 Cars Or
dered and But % Available
Is Reported: Seasons Ship
ments NOlc 234I Cars.

A car shortage during the past
week has seriously curtailed the ship
ments of Imperial Valley lettuce east.
One instance is reported Of where the
shippers ordered "a cars and there
were but % cars available.
Another shipper. who as hs says re-
solved to play fair with the rest, and
not order twice the number Of cars he
actually needed, ordered three cars
which he had enough lettuce to lead
and when morning came received ne
cars.
The Southern Pacific is making ef-
forts to alleviate the shortage.
Shipments Of lettuce up to last eve
evening amounted to 2,341 car leads
as compared with shipments for the
entire season last year Of 1,164 car
loads.
The peak of the season has been
ments passed and it is erpected that
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
NEW ELG|N SIX
/ A CLASSY CAR

Making its appearance here this
week for the first time, is the new
sElgin Six," motor car with very
favorable reputation in the middle
west and one which has gained con-
siderable popularity on the Pacific
coast.
The Elgin manufacturers are repre-
scented here by F. W. Murray and K.
NJ. Browning. both recently of River
side, Cal. These gentlemen plan to
open a permanent salesroom here to-
gether with the complete equipment
necessary to operate high class serT-
ice department.
Murray T. Browning, have been ap-
pointed Imperial valley distributors
for the Elgin and are desirous OF es-
tablishing sales agencies throughout
the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20

Imperial valley section will be esne-
ciaily we'll represented. Los Angeles
herself will have a great MANY dele,
gates from civic, commercial cultural
and other organizations. Secretary
Arnold Kruchman of the league at the
headquarters, 1908 Garland building,
Los Angeles, urged that any ofganl-
zation interested in the Colorado
river problem, that may have been
overlooked, should Immediately notl-
fy him. so formal invitations may be
forwarded.
Big delegations are assured, the Of
ficials said, from Arizona, New Mex
leo, Colorado, Nevada, Utah. And the
government of nearly all the south
western states will be participants at
the convention, it was said.
Many former residents OF other
states will seize the convention oppor-
tunity to renew acquaintance with
old friends from their home states.
To make this possible and practicable,
President Col. Frank H. True, OF the
Federation of State Societies, has
urged that all persons not delegates
wishing to attend the convention
should make reservations at the Of
fees of the federation in the Continen-
tai National bank building. Los An
geles. where Secretary Charles ii.
Parsons will tabulate their names.
Available tickets will be issued In the
order reservations are made, it was
explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
FORD HEADLIGHT
CHARMS RABBITS

Recounting his experience with his
Ford car, George Amber. Detroit,
Mich, tells the following: at was in
July last year. My wife and l were
'over in Canada. Travelling one morn
ing at 2 o'clock on the road between
Ridgetown and London, the glare from
the headlights blinded two fat rabbits
who remained in the direct path of the
car. l promptly picked them up and.
oh, boy, how we enjoyed our rabbit
dinner"
This is Just one more achievement
credited to "The Universal Car. Ford
service is real service.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
CIRCUS
IS PLANNED FOR
|. S. CONVENTION
League of Southwest Delegates
viii Be Entertained In
R0yal Manner: Prominent
Man VIII Address COnUen-
tiOn.

A great aerial circus, airplane rides,
possibly rodeo, and a gigantic bar
hecue will be among the features for
the entertainment OF the 5000 dele
gates expected at tn annual conven-
ton of the League Of the Southwest
at Los Angeles, April l.. 2 and 3. it
was announced today.
Snyder's big convention entertain
ment committee rapidly is perfecting
plans for giving the delegate visitors
"the time of their lives" during the
convention period. Every arrange
ment will be made by large commit
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20

shipments will diminish from now on.
The fact that Texas has commenced
shipping lettuce is also expected to
have depressing effect on Imperial
Valley shipments. Florida is contin-
uing to ship.
Shipments will continue to leave
the Valley in volume, it is expected,
for the next ten days.
Estimates of the total shipments
to be expected vary from 2,75O to
3 900 cars.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
NEGRO Is FATHER
OF 80 CHILDREN
fRv Associated Press)

n
INDIANAPOLIS, March 49,
Jesse Phillips. Indianapolis negro. is
the father Of 80 children, he said
when applying for a soldiers Ii
censs to peddle.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20

As a result of the notice given out
by the officers of the Dickinson and Gill
lespie Realty Company today that
many of the owners of the lots in Res
idence Park have ordered the water
mains put in, the construction of many
new homes is assured. A great many
owners in this new subdivision Intend
to build as soon as water is available.
Work will start at once and as the pipe
is secured the mains will be laid.
HOrseclipping. Clark's Livery
CxuLl. Al,
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20

Tin il worth 631ac. L. S. Coffee is
worth 4ec. 45e and soc. 6sS Main st.
ADV.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06
Order Of Publication.
Josephine G. PUNK
VS.
Katie Saxon ct al
Chancery Court,
Selmer, Tenn.

In this cause it appearing from the
bill which is sworn to, that the de-
PENDANTS, Willy PUNK and Lafayette
PUNK, are non-residents of the State of
Tennessee, and residents of the State of
Texas, that Marcus PUNK is a non-res-
ident of the State of Tennessee. and a
resident of the State of Ohio; that Efffe
Sheets is nonresident of the State of
tennessee, and resident of thu State
of Florida, and that Frank PUNK is a
nonresident of the State of Tennessee,
and resident of the State of Indiana,
so that the ordinary process of law can
not be served upon any OF said defend-
ants, it is therefore ordered that publi-
cation be made for each and all Of the
above named defendants, Willy PUNK
and Lafayette PUNK, Marcus Punk,
Effie Sheets and Frank Punk. COM
manding them to enter their appearance
in this cause before the Chancery curt
at Selmer, Tenn, the Fourth Monday
in Feb, 1920, and make defense to the
bill filed herein, or same will be taken
for confessed andthe cause proceeded
with exparte.
1t is further ordered that this notice
be published for four consecutive weeks
in the McNairy County Independent,
weekly newspaper published at Selmer,
Tennessee.
Jan ", 1920.
o. V. Erwin, C. e. M.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06

of the horrors of Turkish massacres
and deportations Saved by an Ameri-
can woman, she has come to this cOun
try and entered Oberlin College.
With her came fourteen other Arme-
nian girls In charge Of Miss Adelaide
S. Dwight, Near East Relief worker,
who has been instrumental in helping
to save hundreds of thousands Of their
people from death by starvation. Miss
Dwight, who is not given to eXagger-
alton and has seen conditions at first
hand, says more than q million people
are facing death by starvation in Ar
menia and will perish unless America
aids.
Herself an eyewitness to the slaugh
ter of hundreds of helpless women
and children by the Turks and vic
tim of the deportations, Miss Dake.
sian, an unusually pretty girl, says
there is untold suffering In Armenia
and Syria She praises the efforts Of
the Near East Relief, formerly the
American Committee for Armenian and
Syrian Relief. to save as many of
these people as possible. AT Erivan
the capital of the Armenian republic
one hot meal is given out daily, and by
this relief alone the city's death rate
has been cut from thousand daily to
an average of twenty. At Alexandra
pol, where the refugees from Turkish
Armenia were driven by thousands. the
situation is appalling. Miss Dakesian
says. 1t is to avert these wholesale
deaths that Near East Relief is making
. nationwide appeal for funds,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06
Order of Publication.
Mrs. Minnie McCullar ct al
VS.
Carl McGee ct 81
County Court, s. liner, Tenn.

In this cause, il appearingfro the bill
which issworn to, that defendants, " S
Burks and wife, Lena Sanders Burks.
are nonresident of the state of Tenn,
and r. siGentS of he state of Alabama, so
that the ordinary process of law cannot
i've served on them, ii is, therefore. or
that the said w. S. Burks and wife, Le-
ma Sanders Burks enter their appearance
cefOre the Cha rman of the McNairy
Coun Y Court, at Selmer, Tenn, on or
before the LIST Monday In March, 1920, and
make defense to the bill filed against
them in said court or otherwise same
will be taken for consessed and the cause
proceeded with exparte,
1t is further ordered that this notice
be published for four consecutive weeks
in the McNairy County Independent at
Selmer. Tenn.
This Janurry 27th, 1920.
j. X. SWAIN. Clerk.
Alternately & Abernathy, Solicitors,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06
ROAD =
BUILDING
United Action Urged to Overcome De,
fIclency In open-Top Cars
Much Work Ahead.

prepared by the United States Depart,
ment of Agriculture)
While the expenditures during 1919
for hard-surface highways, according
to estimates Of the bureau of public
roads of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, will set new rec
ord with a total Of $13S,000,000, this
figure Is small in comparison with
the computed available total for 1920
or 1888, 100000, the spending Of which
promises to be dependent chiefly on
the quality Of materials the present
limited railway facilities can trans
port.
The items entering into next years
estimate are: Brought forward from
unfinished work, 1919 contracts, $685..
100000; funds available from state
and county taxes and federal aid, $273,-
100000; one-fifth state and county
bond issues not before available, $780,
100000; one-third unexpended balance
Of state and county bond issues pre-
viously available, $45,000,0 900; available
from new bond Issues to be voted on
in the fall Of 1919 and spring Of 1920,
800, 100000.
Unless the available open-top cars
many Of which normally lie idle In
the late winter, are utilized In that
slack season the work which can be
done will necessarily be curtailed for
lack oflmaterials. The total for 1920
is more than four times the amount
that has been expended during any
previous year for like purposes. There
fore there must be a tremendous In
crease not only in the material sup
plies and shipping facilities, but also
In the labor supply, and an enlarge
ment of contractors organizations,
First of all, according to Thomas Fl,
Macdonald, chief of the bureau of pub
lie roads, the attention of all state
county and city road-buildlng inter
ests should be directed toward over
coming this car shortage.
1t has been customary to wait until
contractors organizations were ready
to begin work before starting the ship
ment of material. Under these condi-
tons many thousands Of open-top
cars lie idle during the natter part of
February, all of March, and the ear
lier part of April. During the past
spring the number of open-top cars that
were idle totaled more than 100000.
This, OF course, was partly unavoid-
able, owing to the late date at which
work got under way, following the
signing of the arTnistice. BY award
ing contracts as early as possible, con-
tractors will be able to ascertain their
material requirements at different
points, and so will be in position to
place orders dependent on rail trans
pOrtation a considerable time in ad-
vance,
While the placing Of material in
storage, which may result from such a
course, involves some expense, 1t will
be small compared to the loss that will
result IL contractors are not in a posi-
ton to go ahead with the work because
of lack of materials. In view Of the
experience of 1919 and the greatly In
creased program for next year, 1t
seems probable, according to the hu-
reau Of public roads. that CONTRACTS
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06
BOY SCOUTS IN
YOUNG ARMENIA
Strangest Troop of All in Con.
stantinopIe Being Made Into
Good Citizens.

American Boy Scout training is aid
ing prominently in the rehabilitation
Of hundreds of little Armenian boy
refugees from the Turkish massacres,
who have been organized into a scout
troop In Constantinople as the solution
lens that confronted the Near East Re-
lief workers in that city.
Hounded and driven for four years,
having seen their parents and relatives
slaughtered or worse by Turks and
Kurds and themselves forced to beg,
steal or do almost anything to exc out
the barest existence, these boys had
completely lost their moral sense when
they finally found refuge in the Near
East Relief orphanges.
The boys had been clad In rags for
50 long that they had forgotten how to
take care of clothes. This was tragedy
when the Near East Relief had need Of
every pair of shoes and of every suit
Of clothes for new boys constantly COM
ing in.
Then the boys were organized as
Boy Scouts and given their uniforms.
They began to be careful of their
school clothes as well as Of their uni
forms.
They had been so often hungry they
had come to steal without compunc-
ton. When they first entered the or
phanages they continued to steal. One
boy stole purse from his American
teacher. For two or three weeks after
he became Boy Scout he was obvious
ly uneasy. One day he came to her
with the purse In his hand.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06
m.e.ul,x,s Love Of Books.

IL anybody would make me the great.
est king that ever lived, with palaces
and gardens and fine dinners and wine,
and coaches and beautiful clothes, and
hundreds of servants, on condition that
I would not read books, would not be
n king. would rather be u poor man
In a garrett with plenty of books than
A King who did not love reading
Maeaulay.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06

81 don't want TO give 1t back" he
said reluctantly "But have to. Tn
Boy Scout now"
To form more scout troops 70 trans
form these little unfo>tunates into
good citizens, is one of The reasons
why the Near East Relief, Madison
avenue, New York city, is %,aking II,
appeal for funds.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06

COOP roads will help every
body. and it certainly is the bes
investment any county or com
munity can make. The saving il
time, in vehicles, in horses, etc.
will more than compensate yol
for the tax you may have to pay
Besides, remember the convent
ence. and the enhancement o.
your property values.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06
100000 STAND
IN Bread Line
More Than 100000 Face
Death Is Message Brought by
Miss Dakesian.

Imagine bread line Of 10000 fam
ished people waiting for ,twenty-four
hours day for the dole of food that
is the sole barrier between them and
death from starvation. That is the
situation In Alexandropol, city In
Russian Armenia, according to Miss
Hermine Dakesian, pretty Armenian
girl, one Of the survivors Of four years
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06
FARMING LIFE WORTH WHILE
keiphbor Probably Willing to Join
Community for Better Roads
and other Things.

Whether or not your neighbor be-
lleves as you do he is probably willing
to join you and the rest of the COM
munity for better roads and other
things that make farming life worth
while. Give him a chance to be pro-
gressi=c.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06
BETTER ROADS IN AUSTRALIA
recommendations Made for Central
Commonwealth Organization to
Aid CONSTRUCTION.

recommendations have been made to
the Australian government by various
scientific and industrial organizations
that there should be central common
wealth organization to collaborate with
state and local authorities in promot-
ing the construction of good roads
throughout the commonwealth.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06
CEMENT RAIL FOR HIGHWAYS.
Invention Of Texas Man Relates More
Particularly to Safety Road
Making Means

The Scientific American, in illustrate
ing and describing a cement rail for
highways and roads, the invention of
J. f. O'Rourke of Eel Paso, Tex, says:
This invention relates generally to
roads and highways for vehicular traf-
fic, and more particularly to safety
road making means In the form of
spaced parallel rails, which may be
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06
GOOD ROADS CONGRESS DATE
Ninth Annual Gathering to Be Held In
Louisville, KY, During Febru-
airy, 1920.

The ninth American Good Roads
congress, under the auspices of the
American Road Builders association,
will be held in Louisville, KY, the sec
ond week in February, 1920. A good
roads show will be held at the same
time.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06

THE town of Selmer needs to get
busy on the geimprovements.
Build the necessary rooms, and
properly equip them and the
others. The times demand, and
the children require it all.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06

THERE was a monster crowd in
Selmer last Monday, and a better
behaved one has never been seen.
There was trading and a general
good time had among all who
made up the crowd.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06
PROMOTE GOOD EARTH ROADS
For Most Soils Light Grader and One
Horse Drag VIII Prove Most
Beneficial.

For most Of our road soils, the use
of light grader once or twice d year
and the systematic use of q light, one
horse drag to smooth and compact the
road after every rain, will do more
toward promoting good earth roads
than any other method.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06

This painted especially
Braker wildly fail
the and children of Armenia adjacent
dion fghu
aon of Belgium and France still exist Thousands children
Turkish
death by starvation At the
and fully 100000 orphaned
Of and
The Near East Relief Madison Avenue New York.
only organization giving aid these suffering
prevents the reaching of than
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06

A Perspective View Of the Roadway.
quickly constructed Of plastic mate
rial, which may be nodded or laid
in sections. The roadway consists
of spaced parallel side tracks and
central track of which the central
track has plane surface and the side
tracks longitudinal wheel-receiving de-
pressions.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06

UNCLE SAM evidently means
business about the prohibition
laws, and the fellow who thinks
he can trifle with him, had better
do some considering beforehand.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06
influence Of Good Roads.

The influence of good roads on 50.
cial and economic conditions, upon
the development Of industrial and
farming pursuits and the promotion of
business Is recognized In the majority
Of the communities of this country.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06
Constitution Couldn't Stand II.

at is healthier to be cremated," says
IN English physician. Maybe so, bu'
for our part we know we should neye
Sc the same man again.-Boston Ira.
script.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06
Iae,,liiled.

The alarming report from Scotland
that parrot had developed rabies
has proved to be incorrect. The bird,
II appears, was nicely endeavoring to
initiate the bagpipes.-Punch, London.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06
Factor In Education.

The increasing use of the automo'
bile has been the greatest factor in
educating the people. particularly OF
rural communities, in the importance
Of coed roads.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06

BEFORE time to pitch a crop, let
there be some neighborhood meet
ings and road workings. All hands
can join in, and make the. time
worth while.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-06
FINER. TENN. Feb 6. 1920.
We are still agitating the water
works for the town. Why not start
something?

THE census emu merators will
soon complete their work, and we
will then know how many there
are and how much they have.