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Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-22
MOVE
TO GUST BLAIR
GETS UNDERWAY

Third attempt to recall w. o.
Blair, Imperial Irrigation district
director from the Calipatria dlvi-
sion. now is underway in chat vici-
nifty, according to reports received
here today.
Recall petitions are said to have
been in circulation for several weeks
with approximately the same group
of sponsors obtaining signatures.
Chief objection this time is said
to concern his endorsement OF the
Au-American canal contract, as ar
ceptance of the contract weuid
bring other lands under cultivation
and in a position to compete with
Imperial Valley lands.
Another objection has to do with
the de-silting plant, it Is said. Pc
tition circulators are said to explain
that certain new lands viii not grow
products without silt and the plant
would take the silt from irrigation
water, thus rendering the land val
ueless.
Still another reported objection is
said to be Blair's refusal 20 endorse
w. 2. Beal's salary cut plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-22
EARLY VARIETY
OF GRAPEFRUIT
SOUGHT IN TEST

Interesting experiments in propa-
eating variety of grapefruit which
will be earlier than that commonly
grown are under way in Imperia
Valley.
A. D. Shamel of the U. S. depart
ment of agriculture and a well
known citrus expert, with c. S. Po-
mercy, visited local rancher re-
Gently to see some experiments in
grapefruit bud selection.
Certain bud sports have produced
earlier fruit and have also been
more productive than the parent
tree. Tests made Approximately two
weeks ago showed the fruit from
the sport tested 7, while that from
the parent tree tested So.
Prof. Shamel hopes to get bud
sticks from the sport, and also from
the normal tree, and propagate the
two side by side to determine
whether the difference in production
will hold true. If it does, it will be
possible to develop an early form
of grapefruit which will be highly
valuable to Imperial Valley.
Frank Beyschlag, farm advisor
and citrus expert, has been inter-
ested in these experiments. j. B.
Norton, plant pathologist, accom-
panied Prof. Shamel and Prof Pom
eroy on their tour yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-22
MAN WINS CANNING PRIZE

NEW ALBANY, Miss. U.P)-
Farmwives lost some of their laurels
here at the. recent Tippah- Union
County fair when H. B. WiSeman,
Tippah widower, won four first
prize ribbons in a canning contest
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-22
CROCHER0N SAYS
CALIFORNIA IS IN
GOOD CONDITION

Giving thanks for California
emerging from the worst year" ir
better economic condition thar
most of America and infinitely bet.
ter than most of the world, B. H
Crocheron, director Of agriculture
extension at the University of Cal.
ifornia. said today that all reports
commercial, agricultural and finan-
cial, attest that this state has
weathered the storm will less dis
tress than any other section of
the country
"Fewer people are here on the
poverty level" said Professor Gro
cheron, than anywhere else in Am
erica. That means that our peo-
pie are better off than anywhere
else in the world. America has
climbed to a scale of living such
as no one else has ever enjoyed.
Even the present depression in AM
erica would make European coun-
tries feel that they were affluent.
And as for Asia, we are in such n
golden age such as Asia has never
dreamed.
Crocheron cited three causes
which combined to spoil prosper
ity for California this year, First
and foremost for California" he
states, was the surplus of fruit
crops which is about at its peak. IN
creased paintings. made years ago,
are about at their full production
The surplus, which has grown larg-
er each year, was due to reach a
huge total in 1881.
Second. the year was one of the
driest on record. Grain men, cat
tie men, and fruit growers all suf-
fered. California did not say much
about its drought because it is ac-
custcmed to pay for its own calam-
tiles. Other sections seem to be-
lieve that the national government
should be responsib:s for acts of
God. California did not ask relief
from congress. The drought was
severe and the end is not yet
reached.
I'm the third place. there was a
national and worldwide depression
which decreased the buying power
of consumers here and abroad.
Not so many people had money to
spend for Californias luxury crops.
Prices went lower than they would
have gone under normal condi-
tions.''
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-22
This WOMAN LOST
GA POUNDS OF FAT

Mrs. H. Price of Woodside, L. L.,
writes: "a year ago I weighed 100
lbs. 1 started to take Kruschen and
now I weigh 126 and never felt bet
ter in my life and what's more,
look more like 20 yrs. old than the
mother of 2 children, one 10 and
the other 18. Every one of my
friends say it's marvellous the way
I reduced"
To lose fat with speed take half
teaspoonful of Kruschen in a glass
of hot water before breakfast every
morning-don't miss morning an
85 cent bottle lasts weeks-get it
at Clements Drug Store, Valley
Drug Co., Shirer Drug Co., Ell Gen.
tro Drug Co., or any drug store in
America. Ii not joyfully satisfied
after the first bottle-money back.
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-22
CHAMBER TAKES
PROMPT ACTION
ON RATE SLASH

Immediately upon the adoption
by the Southern Pacific company
and Western Pacific Of reduced
freight rates on livestock moving
from points in Nevada to Imperial
Valley, Robert Hays, manager of
the Ell Centro Chamber of Com
merce sent telegram to Prof. F..
w. Wilson, head of the college of
agriculture at the University of
Nevada, and others interested in
shipping cattle to the valley, advis-
ing of the reduction of one-third
on livestock rates for stock moving
from Nevada points to this COM
munity for winter pasturage
Hays, who had contacted cattle
men on a visit to Nevada this sum-
mer while making a survey of con-
ditions in that state as to winter
feeding, pointed out that this re-
duction would equal about $55 per
car and make possible advantageous
feeding of thousands of Nevada
cattle in Imperial Valley, where
feed is better and more abundant
biiuii uoutl diiei q ioW iAillOilli idIt
has been established for monthly
feeding of stock pastured here and
moving to the western markets.
Wilson had stated in a recent let
ter to Hays that he could see the
advantage of moving feeder cattle
to Imperial Valley for winter feed
ing if the reduced rate were once
obtained and that he would make
a trip to the southwest early in
November and, if possible, would
visit Imperial Valley at that time
to go over the feeding possibilities
in this section.
Immediately upon the announce
ment of reduced livestock freight
rates from drought-stricken areas
telephone calls and personal visits
were made by individual farmers at
the El Centre chamber. according to
Hays, and contacts are already be-
ing made by local farmers and Ne
vada stockmen which will result in
thousands of head of cattle NOV
ing to Imperial Valley from the
state within the next few weeks
and will result in benefits to the
stock raisers in areas without feed
and in prosperity for Imperial VAL
ley farmers. who have green feed
hay available to feed and fatten
this cattle destined for western
markets
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-22

TO handle oleomargarine in STAN
islaus County will cost merchants
500 for a license every six months.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-22
Test Cotton AS
Paving Material

AUSTIN, Tex, Oct. %. U.P)-
Paving highways with cotton is
one of the latest experiments un-
dertaken by the state highway de-
partment of Texas.
Nearly 800 feet of asphalt paw
ing in front Of a Gonzales, Tex,
cotton mill was underlaid with raw
cotton. A layer of asphalt and
gravel was first laid, then a thin
layer of cotton After a roller was
applied, topping completed the
highway.
Several engineers advanced the
theory the cotton would prevent
"warping' and "waving" of the as
phalt surface, more or less common
under a Texas sun.
T. H. Webb, assistant highway
engineer, does not regard cotton
pavement" as an outlet for the
cotton surplus, however. Only a
few thousand bales would be used
ii every asphalted road in Texas
were so treated.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-22
VALLEY SCOUT
WORK SHOWING
MUCH PROGRESS

Scout work in the valley Is max
ing gratifying progress, H. E. Louns-
bury, Scout executive, announced
today. Five new troops have been
added to the Imperial coun-
Gil and one troop which has been
inactive will be reorganized this
week.
New troops which have been add
ed to the council are Troop 6, FL
Centre; Troop 43, colored, Somer-
ton, Arizona; Troop Al, Sea Scouts
of Brawley under the sponsorship
of the B Lo c club; Troop 28 un-
der the sponsorship of the Magnolia
Community church, and Troop "a
under the sponsorship Of the XII
wants club, Brawley.
Troop 6, E' Centro, Is under the
sponsorship of the State Street
Christian church with Roy l.
Sweeney as acting scoutmaster. The
troop meets at 1880 each Monday
evening at the church.
Troop 5, Seeley, under the leader
ship of Jesse Meadows, has resumed
meetings and is planning an active
season.
Troop 7, Ell Centro, under the
sponsorship Of the local Elks lodge
has been reorganized and Ed L
Lance has been commissioned as
new Scoutmaster.
Reorganization of Troop OF
Brawley is expected to take place
this week.
j. C. Spencer, chairman OF the
training committee will address thf
Brawley Rotary club today on be.
half of Scouting in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-22
TEXAS SHERIFFS
WAKING RICH ON
MULTIPLE FEES

AUSTIN, Tex, Oct. %. U.H-Fat
fees for Texas sheriffs have been
revealed by state investigation OF
claims against the state for their
payments.
/ Chief fee producer for the sher-
| ifs has been collection of multi
! pie mileage The practice, once
held lawful by the court of civil
appeals, has been banned by a su-
preme court decision.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
were collected under it before the
ruling.
AS explained at trial connected
with the cases, the multiple mile
age system works this way:
A man is indicted u times for
bootlegging. The sheriff makes
one trip to arrest him. Then the
sheriff turns in a fee claim for ar
resting him in each of the cases.
1t includes charges of mileage for
the distance travelled, IL times,
though the trip was made but
cnce.
III is possible Tor sheriff to
travel over 600 miles in a straight
line in Texas without crossing the
state line.
Summoning the same witnesses
repeatedly is another method that
has produced fat fees. No court
ruling either for or against this
has been found. 1t has been al
lowed in some courts. Others bar
it,
In a recent trial it was testified
the same witnesses were collected
upon as summoned for two terms
of court. But the sheriff's fee
claim put them living in different
directions and at different dis
tances from the court house each
time. 1t was testified one summons
is sufficient. Later attendance can
be enforced by mail notice.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-22
STATE GASOLINE
RECEIPTS SHOW
LIGHT DECREASE

SACRAMENTO, Oct %. (SpeciaD
California gasoline tax for Sep
tember reflected the ending of the
tourist season with receipts of but
$3,480, ,487, according to a statement
today by H. G.. Cattell, member of
the state board of equalization.
This is somewhat less than the
August tax, which totaled 1850 BAT.
I'VE are now collecting the tax
monthly instead of quarterly and
a comparison of September's re-
ceipts with an average of July, Aug
ust and September of last year
shows loss for the month this year
of 1.6 per cent" Cattell said.
THE total for the first nine
months of 1881 shows receipts from
the gasoline tax of S31 ,866, ,759,"
Cattell said, "or 50, ,184 ,O89 more than
the same nine months of last year"
Unless collections for the last
three months of 1891 show a decided
gain, the years tax will not greatly
exceed $40 900, according to Cat
tell.
I'VE had hoped the years tax
would total 45,O0o00O.' he said.
land from the way it kept increas-
ing during the first part of the year
1T appeared that our hopes would
be realized.
THE gasoline war and business
conditions generally interfered.
however, and have seriously cut
down on the tax during the past
few months"
In making its assessments the
equalization board added 1-99th to
sales records to arrive at a produc-
ton figure for the gasoline as re-
CURED by law. The tax has been
calculated on this production figure
and is subject to per cent de-
duction for shrinkage following the
legal formula. This makes the net
tax three cents on each gallon ac-
tually sold. Out of 117,188,118 GAL
Ions assessed for September, thirty
companies reported taxable distri-
buttons in excess of 100000 gallons
each, shown on the board of equal
ization rolls
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-22
RADIO PROGRAM
TO TELL WORK
OF All CLUBS

Conclusion of another unusually
successful year of accomplishments
in All club work, as conducted
jointly by the agricultural extern
sion services of the and-grant agri-
cultural colleges and the United
States Department of Agriculture,
will be observed nationally by an
achievement day radio program
over a coast to coast hook-up of
81 stations associated with the
National Broadcasting Company, on
November 7, it was announced to-
day by 3. H. Crocheron, director
Of agricultural extension at the
University of California.
Constituting a national recogni-
ton of the activities successfully
completed by 845,000 All club boys
and girls during the past year, of
which l0,250 were California men,
bers, the program will be of a dual
nature, providing both a national
broadcast of talks and music over
the entire network and individual
achievement-day programs from To-
cal radio stations for each of the
40 cooperating states.
The first IS minutes of the hour
devoted to this program November
will be national in scope. accord
ing to Crocheron, and will consist
of music by the United States
Marine Band and an address by a
national prominent speaker. The
program will start at 1890 D. m.
eastern standard time, and will be
heard over stations KGO, San
Francisco, KFI Los Angeles, and
kFSD, San Diego.
The California section of the pro-
gram will begin at 9:45 a. m, Pa
cific standard time, lasting until
l0:l5 a. m. Features on this pro-
gram will include an address on the
development of All club work in
California by Professor B. H. Gro
cheron; selections by the Clover
Quartette. comprising members of
the agricultural extension service
of the University of California; q
talk from Aileen Groves, San Joa-
quin county All club member, on
the Importance of agricultural and
home demonstration projects in
All club work; a song by Professor
Woodbridge Metcalf, extension for
ester for the University of Califor-
mia; a description of a All poultry
project by Gilbert May, club men,
ber of Los Angeles county; har-
monica duet by two Los Angeles
county club boys, Jack Willis and
Arthur Reese; an address by Glenn
Husong, All club member from
Orange county, on the senior All
club organization; musical selec-
ton by the Glover Quartette; and
an address by Howard A. Wright,
Santa Cruz County key banker, on
All club achievements as viewed
by banker.
Following the California broad
cast, the program will be conclud-
ed by Is minutes of music and
talks from the Washington, D. c.
studios of the National Broadcast
ing Company. Hundreds of thou
sands of All club members and
their parents, teachers and local
volunteer leaders, it is anticipated,
will gather around their radios to
listen to the November 7 All a.
chievement day broadcast as an
and stimulation for
continued work for the coming
year
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-22
Local Pastor At
Church Convention

V. E. Butterworth, pastor of the
State Street Christian church, left
yesterday for Phoenix, Arizona,
where he will attend the Southwest
Christian convention, and where he
will be one of the speakers on the
convention problem.
States represented in this conven-
ton are Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas,
Colorado, Utah, Nevada, New MeXi-
CO. Arizona and California.
The local pastor will return in
time to conduct services Sunday at
the State Street Christian church.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-22
Small Claims
Court Active

Judge L Mayfield's justice court.
in its capacity Of small claims court.
yesterday afternoon threatened TO
eclipse the superior court in civil
suits when nine small claims cases
were filed during the afternoon.
Eight cases were filed by the M
o. King company and one by Hush
mans garage. The cases will be
k1eard at different times No single
Claim amounts to more than 5000.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-22

he should not be punished for con-
tempt of court.
Wystt's alleged refusal to make
payments Of aiimony 70 Mrs. Agnes
Wyatt, and to pay her attorneys as
directed by the court after hearing
on her divorce suit, was cited as the
reason for the order.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-22
WORLDS HIGHEST DAM

PARIS. U.P)-The highest bar
rage In the world is to be built at
Corps. in the Department of the
Isere, to dam the Alpine torrent,
the Drac. This barrage is to be
420 feet high and the depth of the
water behind it, accumulated in the
valley known as the Georges du
Sautet, will be over $50 feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-22
KING HAD GOOD SHOOTING

LONDON, U.n) Since King
Georges return from Balalcral 1t
is learned that his Majesty enjoyed
splendid season Of shooting on
the Deeside. He is not only an cx-
cellent, but versatile shot, for he
is as good at grouse as he Is at
deer.
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Mother (to little daughter re-
tnrning from Sunday school) :
WELT what was your lesson
about this morninsg"
Little Daughters "A man NAM
ed soiomon."
Mother: And what did you
learn about sOlomon9"
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said be had soc wives and TOO
cucumber vines"
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just as the baby robin be-
lieyes that summer win az
ways continue. without winter,
so does the youth il years or in
experience in the oil industry
smile a. the suggestion Of
SHORTAGE OF OIL.
The man who can see through
the gIamor Of plenty and per
ceive the famine that follows the
feast, is the one who is known as
GREAT. American standards at
tribute greatness to the man who
can accumulate wealth. And the
only way that wealth has ever
been accumulated is through Sc
curing al time when prices are
lowest supply of something
that the OTHER NAN needs or
is going to need at q time when
the prices are highest. 1t is not
luck or unusual PERCEPTION or cc-
cult science but q CONNER
CIAL UNDERSTANDING that
makes it possible for fortunes to
be made
Men Of vision recently achiev-
ed a coup in textiles and in shoes.
II was very apparent that every
one, rich and poor, was econo-
MIXING on clothing. A lot Of
people made their shoes last ov-
er another season who were used
to new shoes every season. But
II was inevitable that il due
course Of time that shoes we're go-g
ing 10 WEAR OUT. And the
shoes DID wear out and the de-
mand for shoes reflected IN q
steady increase in demand from
retailers and wholesalers and so
10 the manufacturers and 30 the
shoe business was one Of the first
10 show the upward turn in the
business trend. The men who
studied the situation were able
TO profit by it.
The same thing applies to ev-
cry line OF business. Tremendous
fortunes win be made IN the UP
TREND Of business.
Fortunes are never made on the
downward trend always on the
UPWARD trend. Every line Of
industry has its own problems
Every line Of industry offers It's
opportunity for fortune making
to the person who Is a stu
dent Of it's problems
The oil industry is the one In
dustry which has had for weeks
past the spectacle Of greater de-
mand than production. with 20
appreeiable increase in prices.
When the supply Of shoes is ex-
ceeded by the demand, the price
Of shoes goes UP But It Is
difficult to determine just when
enough shoes viii be worn out
to start that upward trend, with
it's resultant chance for profit.
But Ia the oil industry we find
Dame Fortune standing in the
and byways ringing a
ben and pointing out the great
sst profits ii the history Of this
most profitable Of all Industries.
While the consumption Of gas0-
inc Is on the INCREASE, the
program Of repression il the oil
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the markets 50 every wen thai
stops flowing is no longer q fac
tor in times Of 10-cent oil.
With East Texas out Of the
way, where is the country going
20 get its oil to take care Of the
growing requirementsf
Drilling is at a standstill ev.
erywhere. Prospecting for new
fields has been at an end for
many months
Furthermore, the probability
Of any new pools in Texas and
the Midcontinent, is rather re-
mote. For some years past the
great food Of oil has been kept
coming NOT BY the discovery Of
new fields but by DEEP DRILL
ING. Now, that is about at an
end
An authority in this regard is
DR.. William Harvey Emmons
r = rse1s " rs 4 49, 49, NJ.
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tcau VII sa i. .as.s - -
mons pfSi@'o .sa'os'
TO one looking even 3
short time aneasA--inany q
the greatest xisias N sne
midconsinsnS region are as
velope0 ~ Ene Aowes Deas
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