Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-12
FINE PROGRAM
PRESENTED AT
!. ANNUAL PICNIC


the famous revolving SOW, the ami.
nal awarded each year by the I'M
perial County Bankers association
in the hog contest conducted by the
All clubs ne tie valley.
The award is made at the annual
All Achievement day which was
held this Saturday in conjunction
with the farm bureau rally and pie
nic at the Ira Aten ranch. Walter
3. Havekorst, manager of the Draw.
lev branch of the Bank of Italy,
riade the presentation, ribbons being
presented to Margaret Wilson, sec
ond; Rollie Clark, Jr., third; Earlene
Northrup, fourth; John Bertussi,
fifth. Judges were Linn Shaw of
Holtville, +. II. Johnson, and W. r.
Ealston, assistant state leader in
charge of All club work.
Judging of the hogs took place a.
the Pacific Land and Cattle com
panies' headquarters in Imperial,
the company generously paying a
premium of one cent per pound
above the market price for hogs
sold, in order to encourage All club
work. In addition, the club members
were taken on tour Of the pack
ing house, the Youngsters greatly en-
.joying their visit.
! Early Saturday morning the Ira
Aten ranch which Aten had gcncr-
eusly turned over to the farm bureau
and home department members, All
club boys and girls from all over
the valley congregating in the
beautiful eucalyptus grove adjoir.
ing the ranch house.
The program opened with the
horseshoe contest which was won
by Dan Grumbles who received a
pair of official horseshoes, the dona-
ton of the Imperial County Farm
Bureau.
Demonstrations by All club mem
bers proved of particular interest.
those of especial merit being the
calf de-horning exhibition and the
McCabe Girls club demonstration
of model All club meeting, the
girls also wearing dresses that they
had made in their club work. Rope
halters, made by the Mulberry club
were on display as were clothing ex-
Eibits made by the girls since Feb
ruary, models previous to that time
having been shown at the county
fair.
Describes Organization
A basket luncheon was enjoyed
at noon, buttermilk being served
through the courtesy Of the Milk
Producer s Association, and coffee
by the farm bureau, while the All
clubs sold ice cream.
II. w. Postelthwaite, vice.presi.
dent of the Riversise farm bureau,
was speaker at the afternoons pro-
gram, s. f. Robinson, president of
the local farm bureau, presiding.
Beginning his address with the
history Of farmer cooperative or
CARNATIONS, the growth and devss-
opmcnt Of thes farm bureau ,organi
zation and its close co-opera tion
with the farm advisors and the state
agricultural extension service, the
speaker spoke on the advantages ac-
cruing to the farmer through mem
bership in the farm bureau. '''
Emphasizing the fact that in or
der to secure desired legislation at
Washington, the farmer must have
strong lobby in that city, repre-
senting large number of voters,
Postelthwaite urged not only an in
creased representation in the or
ganization, but in addition, an ac-
tive participation in the work OF
the farm bureau by its members.
He concluded with a tribute to the
capabilities Of S. E. Robinson as
head of the local organization.
Miss Harriet G. Eddy, state lead
er of home demonstration agents,
spoke on trees, stating that since
her first visit in the valley lS years
ago, one thing that had particular
ly impressed her was the planting
of trees. She urged the building of
a county park as monument {"
the farm bureau, where trees and
shrubbery would be grown, where
play grounds would be installed for
children, and where affairs such as
the farm bureau picnic could be
held.
d. f. Creighton presided at the
Ill club part of the program, in
Producing Haverkorst, who awarded
the revolving SOW, and then intro.
ducing w. r. Ralston who presented
the ribbons and made an address
dealing with the extent of All club