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Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
JUVENILE DEPARTMENT WILL
ENCOURAGE FARM YOUNGSTERS

Feeling that it is of utmost i'm
rortance to stimulate a respect and
appreciation for agriculture in bows
and girls and to encourage them to
share in the community life. fair
authorities are maintaining a iuni-
or department in which the high
school agricultural projects will be
displayed, and those entered by the
All club boys and girls.
ID. f.. Creighton, assistant farm
advisor, Is in charge of the boys
exhibit, and Miss Florence Glenn.
home demonstration agent, VIII su-
perVise the girls display. Both
Miss Glenn and Creighton are in
charge of the All club work in the
valley and are spending this week
n rounding up exhibits and max
ing plans for The All club pro-
gram at the fair on farm bureau
clay.
Vegetable flower gardens will be
rifled for their choicest products.
prize dairy heifers and bulls, poul-
try and rabbits will be taken to the
fair grounds by their young own
ers as part of the All club dis
play.
To the adult, these displays are
more interesting possibly than to
the children, since they portray the
splendid agricultural work being
done by the young people of the
valley, and since they serve as a
fine indication as to what the fu-
ture generation will contribute to
the valleys progress.
AS for the girls, except for few
who are more interested in farm
ing than in domestic pursuits, their
exhibits will center on clothing.
Those who are beginners will show
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
Large Sum Involved
In Annual Payrolls
And Plant Investment
Employs Greatest Number Of Men And Pays
Largest Amount In City and County Taxes,
With Huge Total For Land Rentals

] In recent months, and particu-
! larly during the depression that has
visited all parts of the United
States, Imperial Valley has excited
the imagination and aroused the
envy of other sections by remaining
consistently in the white spot" on
the business map prepared each
month by the United States Cham
Der of Commerce.
The white areas on the map de-
note good business conditions and
business has remained good here.
despite the handicap under which
it moved elsewhere.
1t does not require much search
Ing to find the reason for the pros
perity. The answer is in the fruit
and vegetable industry as conduct
ed here.
One has to accept astounding
figures to get the real extent of the
activities of this division af agri-
culture.
Every so often some statistician
gets busy with paper and pencil and
figures out how many half canta-
loupes are served each morning
during the summer, having their
origin in Imperial Valley. Then he
figures out the number of salads
made from Imperial Valley lettuce.
After he has reached millions and
tens of millions he gets a headache
and quits.
The fruit and vegetable industry
lays claim to being the largest in
Imperial Valley. The claim is not
idle, for the boys in the lettuce and
deal have the figures to
Lack up their claims.
Taking lettuce to start with, in
the 1930-31 season total of 49,
s54 acres was planted. Thus far in
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
SPEED SHOWN ON
new PERMANENT
FAIR BUILDING

Steel raiters rising high into the
air, covered by weather-proof sheets
of metal, with room for hundreds of
show booths and exhibitions 49, ali
this represents the Exposition
Building at the county fair grounds.
now being rounded into shape for
the opening day of the fair.
On that day thousands of people
are expected TO pour in and out OF
the sliding doors of the newly con-
structed building, seeing for the first
time exhibitions of various kinds
housed in permanent structure.
Until the Exposition building was
constructed booths and other ex-
hibitS at the county fair were shown
III a tent, with draughts of air pour
ing through from sources that could
not be discovered Or closed. The
need of a permanent building was
strongly felt last year and, in order
to make the county fair as success
full as possible, it was decided to
erect this building.
A vote by the county board OF Su-
pervisors recently made construc-
ton possible. and no time has been
lost in speeding work so that the
building will be ready for occupancy
on the first day of Imperial coun-
tvs second annual fair.
The building is huge affair, sit
uated just to the rear of the grand
stand, and accessible TO all who vis-
1t the fair. In it is room for hun
drcds of booths. which will contain !
exhibits of all kinds.
Work Ii Fast
The romance of building went in
To the construction of this build |
ing. for it was scarce more than
four weeks after the giant steel raf-
ters were first hauled to the fair
grounds that workmen, climbing
like sailors through the maze of steel
rigging had the building ready for
occupancy.
The building is 220 feet long and
J20 feet wide Construction is all
steel for the roof and sides are of
sheet metal and the basic rafterS
of structural steel The floor of the
new building is to be of granite
composition, easy on the feet of
those who have spent the day wan
dering about. Booths in this build
ing will line the sides, and perhaps
extend down the center
In the future other buildings may
be added TO this, the first perma-
ncnt building for exhibits on tho
county fair grounds
Construction work on this build
ing was placed in the hands of the
Consolidated Steel corporation, from
furnishing of materials to erection
of the building.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
County Library
TO Have Display

Books suitable for both children
and adults will be displayed at the
county fair in the exhibit sponsored
by the county library under the di-
rection of Miss Romaine Richmond.
librarian.
Some one will be in attendance
each day at the booth and will be
delighted to answer questions and
give suggestions as to reading lists.
The display is planned SO that
the public may have some idea of
the actual work being carried on by
the library.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
IMPERIAL HAS
PROMINENT PART
In COUNTY FAIR
Valleys Oldest City To
Be Mecca For Thou
sands During Big Show

Imperial mother town of Imperial
Valley, where local civilization was
Graded, has staged united effort
TO make the annual mid-winter fair
an outstanding success. Business
and professional men and organi-
cations have co-operated wonder
fully well in their efforts to bring
the best the valley has to offer in
the way of agricultural and indus
trial products.
An important reason for the in
terest Imperial has in the fair lies
III the fact that two members of
the fair board are residents of that
city. Ben Hulse is president of the
county fair board and is actively
engaged in putting over the event
n. Y. Preblc is chairman of the
exhibits committee and has the task
of seeing that the exhibits are in
shipshapc condition and that every
one gets what is wanted to display
to the best advantage
Imperial apparently realizes what
the fair means to the town as we'll
as TO the entire valley and the
chamber of commerce is back of
every movement tending TO better
the mid-Winter exhibition.
The town Of Imperial has an in
teresting and inspiring history OF
which its residents are very proud
The town was Incorporated in 1901
and since that time has been closely
identified with every step in the
advancement of this section of the
state
Out of Debt Soon
Imperial will soon be out of debt. !
all paving is paid for and there is
not one special assessment district |
IN the whole city
Taxes are reasonable and there /
are excellent prospects for future
development and an increase IN
value IN both industrial and resi-
dental property.
All Imperial is very proud of the
$780, 900 industrial payroll which Is
said to be the largest in the valley.
When the All-American canal
headquarters are established, say
Imperial boosters. the payroll will
receive an important and imposing
increase.
On account of the central loca-
ton OF the thriving little city, its
residents are close TO the pulse OF
things in the valley and their in
terest in local Improvement and de-
Velopment never wanes.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
EGG FEEDING DANGEROUS

The common occurrence of 3.
w. ID. in all sections of this country
and the fact that some eggs laid
by infected hens carry the organ
isms in the yolk, indicate that the
feeding of raw eggs to fowls is dam
gerous. Pennsylvania State College
eXperimenterS found that infected
eggs must be boiled for five min
utes to render them free of living
organisms.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04

Farm centers in Fresno County
have held several successful rabbit
drives during December and jan
nary
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04

Lindsay Tulare County, during
1880 shipped 1916 carloads of prod
,ice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-14
ROBBERY CHARGES
|. ON AUTHS DROPPED
Assault Case Left Pending as
Victim Details Chase and
Alleged Attack.

While charges of robbery against
Francis A. Auth. % years old, son OF
the general manager of the N. Auth
Provision Co., and his cousin. Lawrence
j. Auth, IS years old, were dropped in
Police Court today, both men were held
on $500 bond for appearance March 1s
on charges of assault growing out OF ar
alleged attack Oh taxi driver Thurs
day night.
Assistant United States District At
torney Wilbert McInerney, in refusing
to make out papers on the robbery
charge, declared that the circumstances
of the affair, as explained to him by
John r. West, 20 years old, OF 943 K
street, the taxi driver, did not show that
robbery had been the motive of the
Auths in the alleged act of taking s.
from him. West told McInerney that In
the course of the attack, which took
place partly in his cab, one of the men
lost his hat and then made a demand
for money to pay for it.
Assault Case Continued.
The assault case was continued by
Judge Isaac r. Hit at the request OF
defense counsel.
West told police the Auths had pur-
sued him through the streets in their
expensive sedan, Thursday night. after
he had passed them near Fourteenth
and H streets. West said they followed
him, watched him pick up a fare
trailed him until he disposed of his pas
senger and continued to chase him fol
approximately three quarters of ar
hour He told Mr.. McInerney today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-14
WIFE HURLS BABIES
AND SELF Off DOCK
Boy, 9, Only Survivor, Tells
How Mother Lured Three
to Wharf.

BY the Associated Press.
MATTAPOISETT, Mass, March IA
Mrs. William Chester Allison of Sayles.
vile, r. l.. last night hurled her three
children from Mattapoisett dock and
jumped into the ocean ,after them to
her death.
Wayne Allison, 9, who was found
dripping wet and exhausted mile from
the dock, told the story to the State po-
lice. The lad said that his mother had
taken him, his sister Hope, 6, and his
baby brother De Witt, 3, to the dock on
the pretense of showing them the New
York boat. She hurled them into the
water, he said, as they stepped to the
edge of the wharf and then jumped in
herself.
Wayne, unable to swim, chung to
rocks beneath the wharf and pulled
himself ashore. The vicinity was de-
serted and the boy started to walk for
help. Ralph burlington found him on
the street and called constable, Syl-
vester Savage, who heard the exhausted
and frightened lads story.
The boy was wrapped in bed at Pur-
rington's home, in New Bedford, and
State police began a search for the
bodies of the brother, sister and mother
They had not been recovered today
after several hours of graphing.
The husband and father, who learned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-14
"THE GREAT CONFESSION

"The Great Confession" is the sermon
topic of DR.. F. w. Perkins of the Uni
versalist National Memorial Church to-
morrow at IL o'clock. The sermon is
one in a series of Lenten sermons on
Dramatic Incidents in the Life OF
Christ" The church school will meet
at 1918 o'clock, except the adult class,
which follows the church service.
The Young Peoples Christian Union
devotional meeting at z o'clock will be
led by Miss Coralyr Wright.
The annual meeting of the Mission
Circle will be held Tuesday afternoon.
There will be luncheon at noon, fol-
lowed by the monthly and annual meet
ings. On Wednesday at 1880 o'c,ock the
Boy Scouts will meet. The monthly
meeting of the Church School Associa-
ton will be at o'clock Thursday eve
ming. The Cubs will meet at 1880
o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-14
LENTEN MEETINGS SET
Arranges Series to Be Held Friday
Evenings.

The Y. M. C. A. has arranged a
series of weekly Lenten meetings, to
be held each Friday evening during the
remainder of Lent in the lobby of the
Central ''Y'' building, 1876 G street.
The first of the series was held last
night, when a religious motion picture
was shown. Similar movies, based on
Biblical topics, will be used to illus
trate talks to be given during succeed
ing meetings.
Rev. j. Harvey Durham pastor of the
Western Presbyterian Church, and Rev.
Charles Enders, pastor of the Concordia
Evangelical Church, will assist in the
meetings, which are open to the gen.
eral public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-14
was Beaten i'm Alley.
AUTOIST RUNS HEADL0 NG
INTO FREIGHT TRAIN
Thomas r. Stabler Hurled Out of
Car With Slight Injuries
in York, Pa.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
YORK, Pa, March 14.-Driving
headlong into the side of a moving
freight train, Thomas r. Stabler of
Washington was thrown out of the
automobile today, while the machine
was rolled half a block beneath a box
car. Stabler was taken to the York
Hospital, where his injuries were pro-
nounced not serious.
Stabler told authorities that he was
driving machine owned by George E.
Mcneil of Washington. The machine
plowed through safety gates and jam
med itself beneath a freight car. A
charge of reckless driving has been
lodged against Stabler.
Thomas r. Stabler formerly conducted
an automobile exchange at 908 Tenth
street until about five months ago. His
present address in Washington is not
known. Mcneil, a local attorney, today
laid Stabler has been making his home
in Baltimore recently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-14

of the tragedy on his return from work
Yesterday. started for Mattapoisett i'm
mediately.
The Allisons have lived at Saylesville
five years, coming from Fall River.
Friends of the family and neighbors
said that Mrs. Allison had been de-
spondent for several weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-14

that each time he attempted to pull his
car to the curb the machine following
him would cut in between him and the
sidewalk.
Was Beaten in Alley.
West claimed both the men beat him
while in an alley and left him there.
The number of the pursuing car, he
told Mr.. McInerney, was given him by
taxi fare earlier in the chase.
Lawrence Auth was arrested early
yesterday. His cousin surrendered later
in the day and each was released on
800 bonds on charge of robbery
and $500 bond en- a charge of assault.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-14

In the English courts a prisoner ct
assiZeS or quarter sessions may call
upon any junior barrister present in
court and not appearing for the prose
cution to defend him at fee CT SIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-14

If you prefer, see your own oculist,
and we will accurately fill his prescrip-
ton. We grind the lenses in our own
modernly equipped shops on the
premises.
OPTICAL SECTION, FIRST FLOOR.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-05-22

uses, from petrol for aeropianes to
perfumes and cosmetics for our
airer six. In 1859 the first well
in the U. S. was drilled by Colonel
Drake. Fred had some nice draw
ings Of drilling outfits and many
samples of mechanical drawings
he has made. We rope he follows
up his natural bent.
Kenneth ~Steffensen gave his
talk on Knute X. Rockne a few
weeks before the tragic death of
the greatest of all football coaches
Kenneth told many interesting in
cidents of the boyhood football OF
Rockne. The greatest thrill of his
life came at the age of 10 when
Rockne weighed 10 lbs. He was
put on the scrubs of Tuley High
in Chicago. The team didn't have
much coaching and the only sig
mails that they had were the ones
they made up or copied from 9th
er teams.
They had some that worked.
Ham and eggs meant a smash
through right tackle; pigts feet
meant a run around right end and
fried chicken was a center rush.
AT the one yard line the quarter
back yelled: Now boys, over the
line with the whole blame dining
car"
Rockne built character first of
all. Kenneth delivered a most in
teresting talk.
Evelyn Corfey asked us, DO
Animals Think" She said Did it
ever occur to You that all ami
mails are capable Of having ideas
of their own? Naturalists are now
attempting to read the minds of
animals. They find that the animal
is fortunate in having almost no
transformation which human be-
ings are simply saturated with it."
Evelyn discussed the so-called
Vision of Death" and the method
used by animals TO communicate
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-05-22

with each other. She told Of at
tempts that have been made to
get animals to talk.
Ray Inglehart told of the Marco
tic Traffic. The 5 of drugs in
creased four times between 1920
and 1880. America imports ten
tines as much as Germany, Italy
and France together. Addicts are
among the rich and poor alike. The
cost is enormous, ! OF. costs $50.
Ray told in detail how the Snug
glers try to get the dope into the
United States. His final advice
was to refuse to take and instant
ly repulse all suggestions to take
a shot, "a sniff, or a blow of
snow and avoid all forms of white
powder or tablets.
Lloyd Larson handled the diff
cult subject of space flying. He
told of the experimental moon
rockets which have been built. He
discussed the theory upon which
the next moon rocket will be built.
1t may be possible that some day
we shall be able to fly to the
moon and have a visit with the
man up there. AT the same time
we can invest in a little green
cheese.
Irene Inglehart made a trip TO
that world puzzle" Russia. She
followed Mrs. Smith through this
much unknown nation. Russia is
urgently in need of leaders. More
and more she is putting response
bility upon the shoulders Of the
youths. According to this article
by Helen Bennett, the Russian
youth is willing TO sacrifice his
personal desires in order to pro-
mote the general welfare.
Myrtle Owings rather startled
as when she mentioned Oar Nil
lion Moslem Subjects. Sire told
of the work of missionaries among
our Sulas and Filipino. islands
Continued on Next Pager
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-05-22
School Department
~ suPT E. H. LIVINGSTON

turks everywhere for the diver
who allows himself to be buried
alive in 200 pounds Of driving geal
and lowered into the freezing
depths.
The most horrible death the div
er has to face is that of the
squeeze. The pearl divers in Aus
tralia have a clause in their con
-racts that if they are squeezed to
death they are to be buried in
heir helmets. This was a most
interesting talk. His story of the
deep sea diver was one of courage
and self sacrifice.
Etheland Bilyeu took the spark
ling subject Diamonds. Kings
and princes wear them so they
may shine like suns. India was
. the first home of the diamond.
Then Brazil produced this stone.
South Africa put all of them in
the shade when ii produced 1872
million dollars worth in one year.
The o%ver-supply caused the price
TO drop. The producers then organ
lied and curtailed production. This
regulated the price.
Milton Severson handled the
more or less technical subject of
hclium gas. It's chief use is to fill
gas bags. It's other uses + in %
metanurgy (2) filling radio tubes
(3) aids in drying plants.
Orlenah Halliburton talked on
the art of Giving. She showed
that our American system of char
ity encourages begging. Rich peo-
pie are beseiged with appeals for
help. Many of these come from
those who are not in want. Each
coin in a beggar's hat may really
rob some n who needs 1t. The
begging racket is almost an insti-
tuition in itself. Communities need
to organize their giving in order
TO really know those who are
worthy Of aid.
Florence Olson described the
biggest airship in the world. This
will be launched by the Goodyear
Zeppelin corporation. of Akron,
Ohio, about June 10. Congress ap-
propriated SS,O00.OOO for two air
ships for the U. S. navy. She des-
cribed the hanger for his immense
airship. Il reads like a fairytale of
the giants.
Garold Casterline drove home
the fact that Montana has had and
sill has some noted artists. He re-
lated facts concerning the life his
tory OF Charles NJ. Russell; told
Of the work av,o ny Walter Pax
son and also of DeCamp, who is a
painter of Montana landscapes. He
also told of the exhibits of our
own local artist, William Stand
ing.
Fred Anderson should take up
engineering. He went into the sub
iect of petroleum. He discussed its
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-05-22
Wide Awake

Nh. and Mrs. w. e. Nickel and
family visited at the n. F. Toavs
home Sunday.
Grandmother Toays visited at
the A F. Toavs home Sunday.
Azell Anderson spent the week
end with her sister Bessie at the
Cliff DeVaney home.
A number from this community
attended the county meet at Cul-
bertson Saturday.
Melvin Gunderson, Bob DeVan-
ey Ludwick Gunderson and Adolph
Homrighaus branded cattle and
horses Monday and Tuesday.
Avis Rensvold, Bob and Frank
Toavs were supper guests at the
Bill Toavs home Sunday.
George and Ben Kohl called at
the Sam Mcdonnell home Sunday
afternoon
Theodore Toavs called at his
home Sunday.
n. +. Toavs was a caller at the
John Wagaman home Wednesday.
School News
Elsie Toavs took seventh grade
examinations in geography and
hygiene Friday at Wolf Point.
A mistake was made in The
Wolf Point Herald as to the speak
er from our school. Cyrus Lee. in
stead of Byron Lee. gave the talk
on All club wo~
The first grade has begun a
new .irst read>r.
We are having a couple of pic
lures Fl med for our school.
The children are getting pins
No. 2 and 8 for pennlanship work.
The children have now earned
certificates for the Hot Cereal
club.