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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-05
MILD WINTER GETS DAME
NATURE ALL MIXED UP

There was three times as much sun
shine in this valley in January as
there was in December, there having
been three days wholly clear instead
of one, according to Gabriel Jaddan,
cooperative observer in charge of
the government station at Wahluke.
The Observers report shows nine
days that were only partly cloudy,
while nineteen of them did their best
to keep up DEFENDERS record for
cloudy weather. At no time during the
month was it very cold, the minimum
temperature on the 1st and 3rd be-
ing 81 degrees above. Tuesday, the
9th, was a warm spring day with a
temperature of 81 degrees. There was
total snowfall of LIS inches, total
precipitation being LOG inches.
All in all, our January weather
this year has been more like that Of
March and evidently Dame Nature
herself is deceived as to the time of
year. Pussy Willows have been out
for at least ten days; Mrs. F. E. Tay-
Tor reports her spirea thunbergii in
bloom at Sunnybank ranch; Mrs. r.
S. Reierson has had sweet alyssum
in bloom in her outdoor window books
all winter, while violets were gath
cred from the OLarey garden, jan
uary 10.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-05
OF Interest to Farmers
(By County Agent E.. C. D1rdle)

Bring your farm problems with you
and discuss them with the leading
farmers of the Yakima Valley at the
Young Farmers Conference, Feb. 20
and Fl at Yakima, is the advise o
Roy &C. Matson, Chairman of the
Executive Committee in charge OF
the second annual Young Farmers
conference.
Out of the successful experience OF
the group, you will find the solution
to some of your problems that may
be worth very much at this time
when increased efficiently and lower
operating costs are necessary.
Nine different groups in nine diff
ferent conference rooms will discuss
the problems of growing and handi-
ing nine different farm crops of this
valley. The same method OF. APP
preaching these problems will be
used as was used at che conference
last year when $50 valley farmers
spent two days and went home with
feeling that it was the most valu-
able two days they had every spent
There will be no experts, no pre-
pared speeches, no statesmen or pro-
motors. Each group will discuss the
problems they are interested in solv-
ing.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-05
VERY YOUNG MISSES
FORM SEWING CLUB

A sewing club, the members con-
sisting of girls too young to form a
All club, held it's first meeting at the
home of Mrs. A. J. Spear last Satur-
day and the following girls and their
mothers were present: Elizabeth
KeaI, Vanice Hemker, Irene Voyles,
Doris May Castle, Yvonne Ponsat,
Mable Spear and Evelyn Roberts. Re-
freshments were served during the
afternoon. Mrs. Mary Davis, county
club leader, was present and gave
helpful suggestions about the conduct
and work of the club, which will or
ganize at its next meeting at the
home of Elizabeth Keal, Saturday,
February 7. Each girl will make a
sewing bag first.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-05
DON'T DRIVE ACROSS
AIRPLANE FIELD, PLEASE

In spite of the efforts that have
been made to keep the roads across
the golf course and airport In White
Bluffs closed, it is reported that To-
cal people are still using these roads,
thereby mailing II dangerous for
planes to land here. Quite a little
work has been done to put the land
ing field in good shape and every eff
fort should be made to keep it in
that condition. II is therefore being
urged again that the public refrain
from using the roads across the field.
Unless this is done some more drastic
action may have to be taken.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-05
Growers Favor Elimination
OF Fourth Grade

Virtual elimination Of the fourth
or, cooker grade of apples was favor.
ed by the joint meeting Of com
nittees of growers and traffic as
sociations at meeting held in Yak
ina the first of the week. Tbs
specifications were made so strict that
shipping under the cooker grade
would be almost impossible.
The conference wishes to keep
this grade of apples off the market
and took this means of doing so.
The grade will include the apples
which do not meet the requirements
in the other three grades.
The fruit shall not be wrapped
packed, shipped nor sold in closed
containers, and no tolerance for in
festation or Infection will be allowed.
The vote on this was unanimous.
w. S. Green, who was the local
representative at the series of meet
ings reports that the idea of rewrit-
ing the grade rules was not to let
down on the grades but to make them
more workable. The idea was not as
regards stem punctures, two will be
allowed instead of one as heretofore.
Relative to stings, good commercial
sorting will apply, and, if the sting
is so small that lens is required to
see it, the fruit will be passed.
Notifications in the color require
ments were opposed by Mr.. Green
on the Jonathans, as the adoption of
the suggested rules would prevent
the lower end of the valley to main
tain it's advantage in early harves,
ing and would put this district in
direct competition with the upper
valley. The suggested changes will
not become effective until voted up
on by the general meeting some
time later in the spring.-Kennewick
Courier Reporter.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-05

These farmers conferences have
been held for number of years in
Spokane and Tacoma and was start
ed last year at Yakima, and have
proven to the farmers throughout the
State that they can get much more
out of an informal discussion them
selves in smaller groups then they can
from listening to lot of rapid fire
speeches from experts who may not
have the practical experience of put
ting their theories into practice on
the Yakima Valley farm. Experienced
conference leaders have been Sc
cured so that the farmers will insure
getting the most out of the time
spent There will be conference
groups for the farm women, for boys
and girls over IS years of age, and
the farmer can choose anyone of d
half dozen groups where he can dis
cuss with other successful growers,
the problems of dairying, poultry
fruits of all kinds, potatoes, hay, truck
gardening, etc.
A. D. O'Kelly, Chairman OF the
Publicity committee for the Central
Washington Young Farmers adj
vises every farmer now to chalk up
these days and hold them open.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-05
NEWS FROM NEIGHBOR|NG TOWNS

ument numbered $40, with view
to providing channel seven
feet deep from Cello Falls to the
mouth of the Snake river, and a
channel five feet deep from the
mouth of the Snake to Pittsburg
Landing, with suitable widths, at
the present time"
This is in support of bill intro
duced by Congressman Summers ALL
thorizing $858,000 to improve the Co
lumbia and Snake river channels one
hundred feet wide and seven and five
feet deep respectively. -Kennewicl
Courier Reporter.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-05
Urges Deepening of Snake
And Columbia Rivers

The house Committee on Rivers
and Harbors, at the request of Con-
gresham John w. Summers, adopted
the following resolution on January
goth:
"That the Board of Engineers
for Rivers an Harbors is here
by requested to review the re-
ports on the Columbia and Snake
rivers, Oregon, Washington and
Idaho, submitted in House Doc
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-05

S. H. Andrews of Wenatchee was
a visitor in the valley the forepart
Of the week. Several years ago Mr..
Andrews operated in this valley as a
fruit dealer with warehouses at White
Bluffs and Hanford, operating under
the name of the Wenatchee Valley
Fruit Exchange. He is back in the
fruit game again in Wenatchee, buy
ing apples for a Wisconsin concern.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-05

Attorney J. C. Lloyd, who has been
confined to his home for several days
suffering from an attack of the flu,
left Wednesday morning with Mrs.
Lloyd for Ellensburg where he will
be under the care of physician I'M
til his condition improves.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-05
GRADE SCHOOL TOTS
ESTABLISH P0sTOFFlCE

Interesting visitors at the White
Bluffs postoffice last Friday after
noon were Miss Alice Martin, pri-
mary teacher at the grade school, and
about twenty of her small tots, all
agog to absorb a lot of knowledge
about how a postoffice is conducted.
The reason for the expedition was
understood when Miss Martin, assist
ed by the children, explained that a
postoffice was to be established in
their room at school with postmaster
and carriers and letter boxes and a
u. S. flag and all the other necessary
paraphernalia.
A very pleasant hour was spent in
discussing the proper handling of mail
and answering questions, one tiny
serious-eved chap asking in all sim
certify, "How much does ten-cent
stamp cost?" Before the visitors
mounted Mr.. Anderson's bus to re-
turn to their school room, they enter
tanned the office force by singing
two clever little songs.
The new primary room post office
is now going concern, according to
Charles Kingman, III, who was elect
ed by his schoo1mates to be post
master. Elizabeth Keal is his clerk
while the mail is carried and delivered
by Irene Voyles and Richard Schicka.
Cecilia Haskell is the assistsnt clerk.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-05

tendency will be to extend the irriga-
ton system and open up new land
for settlement as fast as it can be
economically done, and to secure set
tiers for the purpose of reducing
maintenance costs and providing the
additional tonnage needed to attract
buyers and produce carlot shipments
of all products.
Under a corporation, any extern
sion of the irrigation system will be
considered only as it will show a
profit to the owners of the proper
ties, and this will tend to hamper de-
velopment of the valley, as has been
the case since the Black Rock Power
& Irrigation Company and the Con-
sumers Ditch company have been in
control of the properties.
The election will be held at the
Brick school house midway between
White Bluffs and Hanford, Saturday,
February z. The polls will be open
from 9 am. until pm. Every own
er of land in the district who is a
resident of the State of Washington
and citizen of the United States,
is entitled to vote. Those in favor OF
the bonds will place an (X) in the
square on the ballot after the words
Bonds Yes" and those opposed an
(X) in the square after the words
"Bonds-No." In addition, those in
favor of paying the first years in
terest out of the bonds will place an
(X) in the square after the words
"Interest-Yes" and those opposed to
this will place an (X) in the square
after the words "Interest Mo-"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21

Longears. And I hope you have
happy dreams"
II hope we don't hear any more
noises!" murmured Custer.
Uncle Wiggily was laughing to
himself. He knew that camping in
the woods isn't as comfortable as
going to bed in a coy bungalow.
But he wanted his Dummies to be
real Scouts, even if they were only
rabbits. Mr.. Longears kept very
quiet in his bed of leaves, looking
at the cheerful glow of the camp
fire. He heard Muster turning
about, restlessly.
Whats the matter?" asked his
father.
"Oh, the dried leaves tickle my
nose!" sighed Muster.
Cover your nose with your
paws" advised his father, so
Muster did.
All was quiet for while in the
night camp of the Rabbit Scouts
and then, all of a sudden, up
jumped Buster from his bed Of
leaves.
Somebody's coming after us!"
/ he yelled Il guess it's the Fox.
And through the dark woods he
ran.
II hear it, too. Maybe it's the
Wolff yelled Custer. Away he ran.
II think it's the Bob Cat!"
howled Muster. And away he ran.
Come back here, you silly little
Rabbit Scouts!" their father called
after them. But as they didn't re-
turn he had to follow them to see
that nothing happened. SO Uncle
Wiggily was running and SO were
the three Dummies. And, listening
behind him, Mr.. Longears really
did hear some one coming.
Maybe the boys were right" he
thought. Anyhow I guess it's bet
ter for them to go back to the
bungalow" On ran the three bunny
boys. On ran their father. Behind
them something was running faster
, and faster until at last they reached
the bungalow. It wasn't very late.
lights were still aglow and in their
CLEAN Uncle Wiggily saw Mr..
Twistytail, the fat pig gentleman.
Hal Hal" grunted the pig. Il
went out to spend a night in camp
with you but you all ran away from
me. Why did you do that?"
1.-THE Rabbit Scouts thought you
were a Bad Chap!" said Mr. Long
ears.
Then they all laughed. Mr..
Twistytail went to his pen. the rob-
bits hoped into the bungalow and
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
BOYS AND GIRLS
ASKED TO ASSIST
SAFETY CAMPAIGN

Wanted, 1000 boys and girls from
the age of Il to 81 years, and who
operate automobiles on highways
to organize a big Highway Safety
committee for Imperial county.
The first thing you have to do
is to sign a pledge by which you
agree to obey all road rules and
regulations, commonly called "Traf-
fic Laws"
Then you will organize in groupg
in the several cities of the county,
give exercises and drill in the rules
regulating traffic on the highways.
These rules will be furnished you
by the proper authorities. You can
appoint or elect your chairman or
president and secretary for your
local committee.
As a contribution to this safety
program the Elite Printing COM
pany of Ell Centre, has graciously
agreed to print these pledges gratis,
and the Imperial Valley Press has
given valuable space for the pub
licity Of this program; all of which
the safety committee sincerely ap-
preciates.
In view of the many serious and
fatal accidents too much stress
cannot be placed upon the import
ance of this subject, and we trust
that We shall have quick response
to our endeavor in organizing the
young people in the work of curtail-
ing accidents on the highways.
(Signcd) l. MAYFIELD.
California Committee of Safety.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
10mebody coming!

had been sitting to eat the lunch
Mrs. Longears put up for the Rab-
bit Scouts.
We'll find out what this noise
isl" said Uncle Wiggily bravely
Every one keep quiet now and
listen carefully"
So they all kept quiet, there in
the darkness, and soon the noise
sounded again-a loud noise nearby
and in a moment Uncle Wiggily
knew what it was.
"a branch fell off a tree and
bumped the ground, rustling the
dried leaVes-that's all'' chuckled
Mr.. Longears. Now are you
afraid, my little Rabbit Scouts?"
oh, no." said Buster, Custer and
Buster and they were just little
bit ashamed of themselves.
Uncle Wiggily and his three little
boys had come to the woods on a
hike and to stay all night. The
Dummies wanted to be Rabbit Scouts
as some boys want to be Boy Scouts
But if you are going to be
ITlRIlIttltu Vi tFCIy OObu4d' SdlO
Mr.. Longears when his Dummies
gathered about him, why we might
as well go back and sleep in the
bungalow"
MOI Let's sleep out here in the
woods!" begged Buster.
But we haven't any beds" OBJ
jected Custer.
1--WE can make beds of dried
leaves" Uncle Wiggily said. AND
more dried leaves, piled over US
will be blankets and quilts"
oh that will be funW ex-
claimed Buster, and the other Rab-
bit Scouts said the same.
Though it was quite dark in the
woods Uncle Wiggily made a little
fire of dry wood for his night camp
taking care TO make the fire or
some flat stones where it would
not set the dried leaves ablaze. BY
the light of this camp fire the rab-
bit gentleman and his little boy
Dummies made four piles Of driec
leaves for their beds.
Crawl in now!" ordered Mr.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
Published by
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, INC.
w. c. COSTELLO
Manager
DON'T GIVE MONEY

FL CENTRANS should be particularly
interested in the statement issued this
week by the master committee on relief
which is seeking to coordinate work
among the needy in this city.
The statement referred to urges that
requests for money made by those seek
ing aims, be refused In other words the
committee urges that the 'panhandler'
be turned down.
Each winter sees an influx of the beg
ging fraternity to Imperial Valley In
the past two years and this year, they
have been augmented by many who really
have been unable to get work, are hun
CRY and seek the begging method TO OBJ
tain the assistance they need.
But giving money is not the best thing
In the world. The average individual
cannot distinguish between the profess
sional ''panhandler" who will not work.
and the person who wants work but can
not get it and therefore resorts to street
begging. There is no reason why the
former should be assisted, except that
one can't even see lazy man starve
without bunting ones better self
The cOmmitte has arranged so that
any man who really needs food can get
it. Requests for money should be met
with refusal and the advice to go to the
Salvation Army where meal can be OBJ
tanned.
The Army has been designated by the
committee to take care of this transient
relief.
But the thing is not finished when
those solicited for help send those ask
ing it to the Army. That is only shift
ing the burden on to somebody else
While the Army has agreed to take care
of feeding the transients, it is without
sufficient funds to provide the where
withal to feed them. This is distinctly
up to the people of Ell Centre. The Army
must of necessity depend upon them for
its provisions.
If persons would send to the Army,
money or its equivalent, instead of do
mating to the "panhandler", it would be
able to take care Of every person asking
for a meal.
Beans, bread and beef form the chief
essentials needed to feed the hungry.
Persons wishing to aid can have these
provisions sent to the Army headquar-
tiers by instructing their grocer to do so.
1t may seem bit difficult at first to
turn down the 'panhandler'. 1t is cas-
Ter and quicker, perhaps, to hand out
dime, but this is bad business, unfair to
the Army, unfair to the people of Ell
Centre and indeed unfair to the very
person one wishes to aid, for it encour-
ages him to remain in idleness and con-
tinue to beg.
1t is not economy either, for whereas
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S NIGHT
CAMP

"Listen!" whispered Uncle Wig
gily.
The Rabbit Scouts listened.
There it is again-such a loud
funny noise!" whispered Buster.
Lets go home!" murmured
Custer.
YES. I've had enough of being
a Rabbit Scout. I don't want to
camp in the woods all night" said
Muster.
Don't be silly!" chuckled Mr.
Longears. we came out here or
a hike and to make a night camp,
because you Dummies wanted to be
Rabbit Scouts like those Boy Scouts
we saw marching past the bunga-
low this afternoon. Rabbit Scouts,
like Boy Scouts, must be brave.
hope you aren't going to be fright
ened of a noise
But it's such a loud noise!'
whispered Buster.
There it is againm gaSped
Buster, and he jumped so hard that
he slid off the stump on which he
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
CHRISTMAS CLUB
ACCOUNTS HOLD
LARGE AMOUNT

Christmas problems of more than
$4,000 Californians will be solved
December /. when the Bank of Am
erica distributes approximat e | Y
S5,000,000 to members of its 1881
Christmas club throughout Califor-
MIA.
Bank of America depositors lead
the state in accumulation of Christ
mas club funds. The bank has been
carrying on this helpful movement
for several years. Approximately
5000 banks throughout the nation
assist the public in saving nearly
s600,O00,0O0 annually, large por-
ton of which is used in solving
shopping problems prior to the hol-
iday period.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
AT Sc, CHAMP WINDMILL FIXER

MONDOVI, Wis. U.P)-Willard L.
Standish, &c, direct descendant of
Capt. Miles Standish of Plymouth
Colony, is the champion windmill
'repairer of this district Despite his
years, he works on an 18-inch plat
form, so feet above the ground, and
only wears a safety belt when his
son, a boy of 62, protests his negli-
gence. Standish came to Wiscon-
sin as a boy of 10 and, like his ia
nous ancestor, fought Indians.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21

the depression at the weekly lunch
on at the Barbara Worth hotel yes
terday.
The speaker said that individual
effort would help greatly in re-
lieving the situation. He reminded
Kiwanians that in olden days driv-
ers Of horses and buggies and auto
mobiles did not wait for the gov
eminent to build new road when
they were stuck in the mud He
said everybody concerned put their
shoulders to the wheel and pulled
out.
The people are the government"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21

said Criddle, and it is up to them
to help out in their own way and
as far as their incomes will allow"
A quartette from the Cotton Bios
som Singers of Piney Woods school
in Kentucky sang several delightful
numbers which were greatly ap-
preciated by Kiwanians and their
guests. A reader with the quartettc
entertained with a clever reading.
Elton Christian was chairman Of
the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
Old Revolver Is
Found On Desert

Rusted and corroded by years of
exposure on the desert, a United
States army revolver of pre-Civil
war days was found recently along
the old Butterfield stage route near
Westmorland.
The weapon of ancient vintage is
of the cap and ball type with six
chambers and is extremely heavy
even in its partly dismantled con-
dition.
It was found by j. w. Mertz and
is on display at the FL Centre
Chamber of Commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
Issued ID ally, Except
Sundays. Entered a
the Post office, Ell Cen
tro, Calf, as Second
Class Matter.

a dime will do little toward providing a
meal for one person, it will go far toward
supplying the means for feeding many.
Turn down the beggar and help the
Army might be a good slogan for Ell
Centrans to remember.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
CRLDDLE TALKS
ON BUSINESS TO
LOCAL KEWANLANS

E.B. Criddle, vice-president Of the
Southern SIerras Power company
and district deputy grand exalted
ruler of Els lodges for California,
south. told members Of the XII
wants club something concerning
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21

Motorists travelling from Tucson
to Eogales, Arizona. will find High
way 80 paved for % miles to Con-
tinental and the remaining SO
miles graveled. This road is in ex-
cellent condition but there are sew
eral dangerous curves between Tu-
bac and Nogales. The touring de-
partment of the American Auto
mobile Owners Association advises
careful driving with strict adher-
ence to the speed laws as this high
way is under constant patrol.
The Kings County farm bureau
has asked for city and county ordi-
nances against butter substitutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21

the night camp was over before it
began.
So if the rocking chair doesn't
try to make a sofa cushion out of a
marshmallow candy I'll tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and
Scout Bunty.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21

Endosepsis in figs has spread in
the San Joaquin Valley and a wave
of sourings came during the 1881
harvest.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
Looking Backward
What, the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
November 81. 1911

Shipment of 10000 sheep from
Utah to Imperial Valley for winter
pasturage will begin in the near flu
ture. Arrangements already have
been made for the pasturage on val
ley ranches.
Again the talk of organizing a
company of California National
Guards for Imperial Valley is bein,
revived in various valley towns.
Brawley men favor formation of a
cavalry company.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21

If the Democrats do fight this proposal
to increase taxes, they will be more dan
gerous than ever next year.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
November 81. 1916

About 100. Imperial Valley people
drove to Campo yesterday to attend
barbecue and general "get-togeth-
err with members of commercial
bodies of San Diego. More than 1926
San Diegans were present.
Business at the local land office
for the month of November amounts
to $4,000 SO far and at least an
other $4,000 will be added before the
close of the month.