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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-09-19
ANTELOPE

The first meeting of the P. t.
A, was held Friday evening, Sept.
lzth, with a good attendance. A
program of music and speeches, an
entertainment in the form of a
i.eIt-handed party, and lunch of
lee-cream, cake and coffee were
'ne features enjoyed by all.
sunday, the Reserve men came
70 play game of baseball
against the Antelope men at Best
lands. The score was 9 to IL in
favor of Antelope.
u A. Steinberg from Belt, Mont
spent few days visiting ole
Trends before going to work ii
day. O w
Art Christensen left Monda,
LOT Portland, Ore
A.. tuesday Vernon Hoven went t,
~ suSSoula to complete his studio
at the University.
olga and Lucille Waller arrive,
i : Portland, Oregon and dig
- 'ea%ehing school by Sig Nelson's
,,; nneNoy Tarr is making his hom
NJ ~ MS grandparents, Mr.. an
MI Christ Lee and attendin
ana unVlng season opened Tuesda
naO,I great number of Antelor
.mo Vple tired their skill early in II
an special meeting of the Luthe
the aiu Is called for Sept. 25
.askoS Snurch. All members Al
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-09-19

known that we have just engaged
in a naval program in order to be
on a parity" with England and
Japan which will cost us a billion
and 80 million dollars. We remit
ted a hundred and sixty million
dollars in taxes to our needy mil
lionaires. We passed a tariff bill
that will take at least four hun
dred million dollars out Of the
pockets of our farmers and work.
ers but we could furnish wheat to
China to be paid for when they
could pay, where eight million
people have already starved to
death from short crops; where
people are eating the leaves on
the trees; where live men are eat
ing dead dogs and live dogs are
eating dead men. Such a proceed
ing would be "uneconomic" as Cal
would say.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-09-19
OUTLOOK

F. J. Frost returned to Outlook
Monday from Jlacerville, Calf. He
is attending to business affairs.
Miss Randberg is working for
Miss Craig.
Mr. and Mrs. Karrels were renew
ing acouaintances and attending to
business matters in town TUESDAY
On Wednesday they left for Callfor-
MIA where they will make their VIM
The Outlook Booster Club present
the Outlook school with 40 PIE
plates and 48 saucers to go with the
set which they bought last year
Mrs. Don Trower returned 10 her
home at Scobey Sunday.
Margaret and Montana Cosper ana
Gerald and Larney Ruegsegger at
tended the show at Plentywooo on
Sunday evening.
Mrs ole Garriclx and Mrs. Earnest
/ Garrick were to PlentyWood Fiji
day on business matters
( Earnest Skeggs and Lucille Ahoer-
son attended school the first couple
4 Of DAVIS after which they found the
school work to be too hard and quit
William Ruegsegger attended tne
show at PlentyWoOd sunday evening
Mr. and Mrs. P. j. Scott were en-
tertained at the Clinton Cosper nome
Sunday evening. .,a,,
Mr.. and MIS-. j. -. - - +.
were Plentywood visitors SUNDAY
evening. .,.o,- ,,o,,r,
A large number of Outlook youn'
people attended the dance at IN
Conrad Benson and Gordon sea
burg were Plentywood VISITORS gun
} day. .1.o~od q 600
Almond johnson purchased q coz
car which he remodeled. he WI VI
move it. to Raymond where sn
1 Misses Margaret and Esther 1U on
! son win live this winter while .ne
srn teacbing the Raymond schools,
}. Miss Dorothy Back has peen
e the sick list this week. -
4 Miss Lena often returned non
:. from ole Garrick's last Satuiu q
= she had worked there during
v p" Wns schar left for Crosby SUI
: dav where she will commence teac
= ing school Monday. co,.x, ca1
e Martin Homme was ScoDey ca
or sunday. at the home or MIS- ~
!. Trower. his daughter. -
Mrs. Clinton Cosper. MIS-. -
1T Trower and Martin Homme W.
re brentwood visitors last Weo i
Miss Chase. the Engiisn
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-09-19
OUTTMEYER

The Volmer Ladies' Aid was en-
tertained at the home of Rasmus
Anderson on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Haug and
family spent Saturday with Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Lipscomb.
Mrs. Vic Sonnenberg visited on
Thursday with Mrs. c. R. Brock.
Nr. and Mrs. Solmer Christen-
sen and Mrs. C. Hieberg were
gathering berries at the river on
Thursday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Rongstad
and Carl Lundberg were shopping
in Westby recently.
Chris Hieberg and Vic Sonnen-
berg drove to Fairview Thursday
and were accompanied home by
Mrs. Alex Patterson who came to
help care for Mr.. Bell who has
been very sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Wfkum were
Sunday visitors with Melvin Rong-
stads.
The condition of Mr.. Bell at this
writing remains about the same.
He is suffering from blood poison
caused by a tooth. His friends
here are indeed sorry to know of
his condition and hope for his re-
cOvery.
Raymond Bell arrived from Iowa
on Sunday to be at his fathers
bedside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hendrick-
son were shopping in Williston on
Wednesday.
Alex Patterson and Same drove
over from Fairview and spent Sun
day with relatives.
The Annual Farmers picnic wa:
held at Brush Lake Sunday witt
large crowd present.
Joe Patterson and family ant
Vic SOnneberg and family ant
Melvin Rongstad and family spen
Sunday in Medicine Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Dahlstror
and family were Saturday shop
pers in WillistOn.
Miss Elizabeth Hansen spen
Sunday with home folks.
Mr.. Peterson, Gordon and De
lOres and Miss Winnifred Fogart
were visitors in Williston on Saf
urday.
Wendell Brock visited the del
list Monday.
This is the week of the Dagms
Far. Let every one turn out ar
bring an exhibit.
Saturday, being the birthday
Mrs. c. R. Brock about thirty
her friends came in that eveni1
to remind her of the fact, bringi1
a bOuntiful supply of lunch wi
them. The surprise was a succe
and no doubt she is still runnil
from room to room in her excii
ment over the occasion.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-09-19

work with the gang and get per-
centage of the wages. Most Of the
valleys half million cultivated
acres are owned by banks or the
big shippers, organized in West
ern Growers Protective Assn. and
the American Fruit Growers Inc.
blue Goose brandt. Central
headquarters house and repair ag-
ricultural machines for a dozen or
more tenants under on landlord. A
minimum of equipment is given
maximum use and few workers are
required except in harvest.
White and Mexican workers
bring their families In ancient au-
tos and camp in the fields. Fill
pinos are mostly single young men
who bunk together in tourist cab
ms or cheap lodgings. Fruit
tramps" these migratory agricul-
tural workers are sometimes call
ed, as they drift from section to
section as the crops mature. Only
the rudest sort Of housing is CIV
en- tenants and none usually for
casual workers. No sanitary pro-
visions are made in most places.
Soil is polluted and water made
dangerous.
Others sent to San Quentin with
Erickson are Danny Roxas, Lawr-
ence Emery and Frank Speetor.
Carl Sklar and Tetsuiji Hariuchi
were sent 30 Folsom, though on a
first conviction. init. Labor De-
Tense seeks to appeal the cases
which are the first criminal syn
dicalism convictions since /. w. w
were sent up eight years ago
None of these remains in prison
now. Their organization called
for boycott of California pro
ducts until the men were out.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-09-19
FRUIT, VEGETABLES
PACKED UNDER
VILE CONDITIONS
Bv ESTHER LOWELL

San Quentin, Calif.-FP- Fruit
and vegetable harvesting condi-
lions in California are so vile that
consumers would turn from these
products in disgust if they realized
the situation. This / learned from
personal observation as well as
from the experiences of Oscar
Erickson, imprisoned farm union
list who has worked all over his
native states agricultural areas.
Erickson and four others who
were unionizing Imperial Valley
field and packing house workers
last spring were quickly railroad
ed to prison for 3-42 year terms.
Another drew only 2-28 yearsl
Erickson is secretary of the Agri-
cultural Workers League and is
serving in San Quentin.
white, Mexican, Filipino and
Negro workers staged spontaneous
strikes in January and February"
says the young prisoner. de
preston and unemployment made
the lettuce market slow; so pack
ers ordered wage cuts. First Mex
leans were fired and told that Fill
Pine field workers were taking 30c
instead of 35c an hour. When the
Mexicans submitted, the same
trick was pulled on the Filipinos
In packing houses workers get 90
a crate but inspectors frightened
up and rejected SO many crates
that it amounted to a wage cut
A good packer does 40O-500 crates
day, working up to 18 hours.
Role of Labor Contractors
Mexican and Filipino labor con
tractors really led the fielt
strike Erickson states.
They hire a gang for a farmer
who is usually a Japanese tenant
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-09-19

The Misses Frances and Katherine
Kohler went to Plentywood S9nu .y
where they will take up their uueies
as mattresses in the Elgin CaLe.
Miss Smith attnded the sho" at
brentwood Sunday evening. $780,,
Margaret and Esther JoinlSo ,
spent the week end at their hume
here
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Kohler were din
ner guests at the Frank honier
home Sunday.
The lodge held a meeting in the
hall Friday evening after when sup
per was served AT the Outlook Cafe.
Mrs. Matt Writ is on the SIGN AisC
this week.
Mrs. John Wunderlich help at me
Matt Writ home a few Jays ms
week.
Harvey, Floyd and Dick Wunder-
Itch are leaving Monday for SPOKANE
where they will make their future
home.
Mrs. Oswald Selvig, Mrs. Don
Trower, Mrs. Lloyd Homme, Mrs. Joe
Rick and Mrs. Goody Bowers We're
afternoon visitors at the home OF
Mrs. John Wunderlich. A very pleas
ant afternoon was spent.
Mrs. Leonard Tooke is working at
| Todd Downee's this week.
| bu dannah and Mrs. FTeu AoOhS
were visitors at Outlook Sunday.
Stanley Rhu and the Misses Tula
Lund and Elizabeth Yung were SEQ
hey visitors Sunday.
The Misses Leone and Margaret
Deck, Robert Kirk and Carl Blank
motored to Regina Friday evening
and returned Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Wang were In
town on business over the week end
Word was received this morning
(Monday) that John Wunderlich, ia.
Their of the Wunderlich boys, passed
away Sunday evening.
Those who registered at the hote
the past week were H. G. Peterson
Minot; Thompson of Crosby; j.
Walsh, Crosby; o. G. Gangol, E
Bolstad and Andey Berg of the Soc
Line; f. L. Kalert and Pete Staym
off, Williston; George Nelson, SEQ
hey; r. X. Richards. Minot; A. John
son, +. Johnson, John Boyd, o. G
Underdahl and Boyd of Gladmar
Robert Kirk and Karl Schiebold o
Minneapolis.
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not entirely lost, Therefore we
should recruit some more million
aires to own and run the country
to replace those who have been
sidetracked by misfortune. A big
country without millionaires and
paupers would be sad place in
which to live.
Congress was not consulted on
this plan of making contracts for
another war before the war came.
That is a new wrinkle. However, it
will stabilize" the business of the
makers of war materials. 1t will
be future business they can de-
pend on. Something for them to
look forward to. Something for
them to commercialize, secretly,
on the stock market. Something
to induce them to spend a little
money for propaganda among
those needy professional patriots
who are out of a job and must
have a meal ticket. There is the
organization known as the. Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution.
They need keeping up. There are a
hundred other patriotic organiza-
lions whose promoters must be
fed, clothed and entertained. These
folks will have something to do
The unemployment scourge viii
not bother them. Manifestly those
contracts let for a future war OF
cost PLUS basis will be a bo
nanza for somebody to PROMOTE
WAR-glorious war.
All the European countries are
spending more for war than the!
ever did. They will continue t.
spend They want to be prepared
, for another glorious blood lettin,
[ which the fortune tellers say vii
I. be upon US by 1884. Great time
e ahead Herbert. l hope l may b
t here for l want to see the countr
e well rid of the gunner and prohi
e bition agents and I know of n
r better way than to have anothe
war so that they may practic
their arts in a big way. War i
Chicago, Detroit and other cite
is too tame. War on old wOme
who make moon to feed their fs
f therless kids furnishes no kicl
: Let us have real war, and the
Z another period of deflation afte
! the war. We are used to deflatior
! ard would be lonesome if the
j came at long intervals. The ne,
q war. Glory bel
5, Alex Legge had a plan propose
e. to him to get rid of the surpll
st of wheat that our home folks ca
II not buy because they nave I
= work. The scheme was for the go
# eminent to buy this surpius-ss
s. 80 million bushels-and ship it
s. China and India to feed the star
re ing in those countries. Alex pr
re ferred to feed it to American no,
n, since American human beings ca
ar not get wages with which to e
If up the said surplus. Now Al,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-09-19
-cpECTAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION
For UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF

WHEREAS, 1t appears that there is 100000
:, federal aid money allotted to the state of Mon
So. for which there is no money in the treasury
# Montana to match, and
WHEREAS, There are thousands of the farm
=, and workers in the state unemployed and in
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-09-19

French teacher in the Outlook school
arrived her Thursday evening.
Mrs. Ellery Cross from Minot is
here visiting with her motner, Mrs.
lWilliam Cookery.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-09-19
The WHY
OF THINGS
By TOM AYRES

Dear President Hoover have
made a discovery. l will let you
in on the secret. Did you know
that your war department is al
ready letting contracts for materi-
al for the 'snext war 2" You must
have discovered that. If so what
do you mean? Have you been
planning this next war?' Looks
like it. The "war to end war" is
now about eleven years old. About
time for another war. The coun-
try is in distress. Business is bad.
Nobody in your confidence appears
to know what to do. Everybody
waiting, and as Arthur Brisbane
says, asking the question how soon
this condition is to end. Nobody
makes a move. Plenty to eat.
Plenty to wear. A surplus of ev-
erything. Machinery to produce q
surplus. And still nobody knows
how to feed the hungry, clothe the
naked, house the homeless. One
answer only: get ready for anoth'
er war, and if the people become
restless in the meantime, sprlns
the war at the opportune moment
to prevent civil war. We can a
least feed the soldiers. We MUST
do that. We cannot feed civilian:
the soldiers of industry-so W.
must make soldiers of war out @
them in order to feed them.
The "next war" That will com
no doubt, when the new crop o
cannon fodder is ready to harvest
The soldiers who went out to saw
the world for democracy and go
prohibition and T. B. will then b
too old to go again, but we ar
rearing new bunch to take thel
place.
So we are making war contract
maybe years in advance, for car
non, ammunition, guns, gas, every
! thing essential to the business c
making war. These contracts spec
ify that the dollar a year "patr
lots" who did so little for us an
much TO us in the last war, an
who will do nothing for US an
much TO us in the next war, al
to have "cost plus a reasonab
profits" for their gas, bullet
guns, saddles and everything els
, We know something about eco
: plus" A reasonable profit" vi
be such a profit that we can SUI
( coed in making another crop ,
25 to so thousand millionaire
/, And we must have millionaire
' Some of the old millionaires ha'
: lost their wad, or their kids ha'
' squandered it. Not many of thei
: of course; but some of the W,
fortunes have been badly Quilted
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-09-19

Try a Producers News Want Ad
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-04
APRIL FOOLS DAY
FEATURED At PARTY
GIVEN LAST NIGHT

Mrs. Wilbert Garrick. Mrs. Clar.
enee Smith and Miss Stella Fulton
entertained the members Of their
bridge club last evening at the
Garrick residence on Olive Avenue.
The April Fools motif was used
in the decorations and in the prizes,
the awarding of the prizes afford
ing unique and amusing entertain
ment.
Prizes were awarded 10 the two
high at each table at the eonelu-
sion of each series - four hands.
The first time, Mrs. Smith garbed in
in clowns costume, passed grab
bag around, the winners grabbing
for their prizes; the second time.
the winners had to hunt for their
prizes which were hidden abort the
rooms.
At the conclusion of the thied
game, numbers were drawn and the
victors received the prizes, the
numbers of which eorresponded TO
those drawn, while at the end of
the fourth round, the winners re-
ceived paper money and the prizes
were auctiened to the highest bid
ders.
Refreshments were served by the
hostesses at the close of the card
game, those present at this amusing
affair being Mesdames c. W.
Remele, Lee Nuffer, B. NJ. Gruwell,
R. NJ. Armstrong. Russell Kliegel
and the Misses Claudine Crane, Hen
rietta Nelson, Jean Brin, Helen
Nora Epler, Irene Town
send, Gladys Wylde-B Brown, Louise
Albright, Ella MeLaury, Frances
Hevener. Beatrice Brown, Elfie
Noh, Ruth Houseman, Ann Rem
men, Dora Stewart and the host
,sses.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-04
COSTUME DANCE
GREAT SUCCESS

Pirates, sailors, vacquercs, cow
boys, Spanish senoritas and eaval.
icrs, colonial danes, gypsies, a
Dutch boy and girl, hui hula dane
ers, a Chinese couple, soldiers, q
Red Cross nurse and other eolorful
characters were seen dancing gaily
last night at the costume dance of
the Ten Thousand club.
Coed music and an unusually
large attendance combined to make
the dance one of the most success.
full and enjoyable ever given by
the club.
Much credit for the success be-
longs to the finance squad who
sponsored the affair, the members
including Mesdames +. o. Carter, J.
;. Jones, r. Y. Watson, Hugh T.
Osborne, Ray c. Roberts. Ross T.
Hiekcox. y. \. contos. Philip Hodg.
kin. Fred Cross, Carl Ernst, F. A.
Burger, f. Z. Clements. w. r. Con.
way, +. J. Mack. John B. Me.
Neece, J. ID. johnson. J. w. Dono-
hue, ID. r. Creighton and Miss
Irene Brooks.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-04
J. E. BROOKS ARE
HOSTS AT DINNER

Among the many delightful dinner
parties given last night prior 81 the
costume dance at the Tea thousand
club, was that at which Mr.. and
Mrs. J. L. Brock were hosts, enter
tanning group of friends AT their
ranch home.
Baskets of lovely spring flowers
made effective decorations and fol
lowing the delieions dinner, the
guests motored to the club to enjoy
an evening Of dancing.
Guests of the hosts included DIR.
and Mrs. E. O. Carter, DR.. and Mrs.
Norman E. Dupont, Mr.. and Mrs.
fl. Y. Hughes, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
p. Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs. o. J. Brad
Ghaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh T. 0s-
borne, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred p. Nut
tall, Judge and Mrs. Vaughn Thomp'
son, Mr.. and Mrs M. J. Dowd, Mr..
and Mrs. D. B. Roberts.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-04
ChilderS Named
On State Board

SACRAMENTO, Apr. 4.-(U.D-
Members of the state irrigation
reclamation financing commission,
which will report to the next leg
islature, were named yesterday by
Governor Young. The committee
was created by the last legislature
to help stabilize irrigation and rec
lamation projects affecting the Sac
ramento, San Joaquin and Imperial
valleys.
Those named on the board were:
Will c. Wood, state bank superin-
tehdent; Attorney General L. S.
Webb; State Engineer Edward
Hyatt, Jr.; Charles l.. Childers, for
many years attorney for the I'm
perial irrigation district; w. p.
Jeffries, Los Angeles banker;
Charles L. Mclean, San Francisco
banker, and Fred w. Kiesel, Sacra-
mento banker.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-04
Aviator Trying
To Set Record

Los ANGELES. April :. UP
4 !. Mooney. flying a mouapiane
- his own design, was cnFoate rom
Iere 10 New York today attempting
10 set a Hew nen-stop frozs e'tniry
flight record for light planes.
Mooney slipped away ffe'r fhe
United Airport a. Burbark AZ e;i3t
81 q. IN. No AnnonAft iieat vas
made Of his proposed iaksaff
Joe Nifrent, effieiai Los Aagglrs
inner fer the National Aeraaa4tie
As.osiatisn. said NoourY made =
perfect start.
Nikrent estimaied & Nps'3 iake
Il Mooney 81 least - sears - nake
,he transe0mfinental trip
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-04

the purpose of organizing "Heald
for District Attorney" club.
Approximately $50 persons were
present at this meeting and after a
very enthusiastic opening, the club
was organized and funds collected
for the purpose of defraying cam
paign expenses.
Heald stated that the platform
which swept him into office N 1926
would be adhered to in the present
campaign: honesty and economy in
government and pledge 20 enforce
the laws of the state without fear
or favoritism. Economical opera
tion of the affairs of his office
during the coming term formed
one of the major planks of this
platform.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-04

hall in "Water Front" will be seen
At Saturdays Junior matinee while
the program to be given by the
iunior auxiliary committee will be
entitled "Fashion Showo and will
be presented by Marguerite Hurst.
Among the FL Centrans who at
tended the bridge luncheon given
Yesterday in Brawley by Mrs. Flu.
gene LeBaron and Mrs. r. f. wills
were Mesdames. Don G.. Ritler
Howard P Meyer, Arthur Edgar
win +. Conway, S. Emmitt Alien
Allen P. Nuffer and Elizabeth EN-.
bury.
4 record breaking attendance at
the SeeleyWestside home depart.
ment marks the interest beiup
shown by the farm women in the
health lectures being given this
month by Miss Clara Hays of the
county health department. Yes.
terday's meeting was at the home
of Mrs. Mike Liebert and the at.
tendance was three times abov.
the average.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-04
Hay Inspector
Starts Working

Gilbert Fuller, hay inspector for
Imperial county, graded his first
two ears of hav this morning, one
of which ranked as L. S. No. |, ex'
ira leafv, and the other, U. s. No.
| alfalfa, the hay being produced
on the z. #. Hewes ranch.
Walter Morgan, supervising hay
inspector for the Pacific coast di-
vision of the U. S. department of
agriculture and who is in the valley
for the purpose of inaugurating the
local hay inspection service, has,
in the past few days, accompanied
by Fuller, visited many of the
ranchers in the valley and states
that considerable interest has beer
aroused in the service and that
they have some excellent alfalfa
hay.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-04
Informal Dinner Party
Precedes CLUB Dance

Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Jones pre-
sided at an informal dinner party
last night at their residence on
Wensley avenue. the guests later
motoring TO the Ten Thousand club
- attend the dance there.
Covers at the attractively APPOINT.
ed table were laid for Mr.. and Mrs.
J. W. Asher, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Y.
Watson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray C. Rob
erts. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Roger of
Holtville, w. :. faweett, and the
hosts.