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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12
FARM BUREAU
TO PROTECT
TRUCK CROPS

Purpose of forming the truck crop
department of the local farm bu-
reau was outlined by G. o. Hoober,
newly elected president of the farm
bureau, at the recent meeting OF
the Calipatria farm center.
Hoober was instrumental in or
ganizing this new department which
arose out of problems connected
with the Agricultural Adjustment
Act and its relation to truck crop
producers.
The AAA serves only those pro-
ducers who petition for help, hold
ing that growers should organize
themselves and present a plan to
the administration. Truck crop
shippers got together and suggested
codes which in some instances were
of help to small independent ship
pers and which in other instances
worked a hardship on them.
In September, farm bureau lead
ers from the Southern California
counties met and recommended that
these departments be formed SO
that small truck crop growers might
organize and work through them.
Frank Beyschlag, farm advisor,
talked on the valley salt problem,
and w. E. Young, director of the IT.
rigation district, discussed district
politics.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12
WILSON SCHOOL

Larkspurs will take their places
in the middle while hollyhockS
guard them around the outside.
Mrs. Greenleaf will assist the
children in planting.
Each child will have a few plants
of his own and will bring penny
with which to buy commercial fer
tilizer.-Rosalind Thompson.
Thanksgiving worked a change in
our dogs haircut. 1t was given
by my little nephew. So like all
idiotic youngsters, the first thing
he grabbed when he reached the
house was the dog and a pair of
scissors. He then disappeared be-
hind the neiehbor' IS garage. In
about half an hour he appeared
with the dog, still alive but looking
like leopard, excepting that he
didn' have body like leopard.
But he had chunks of hair taken
off here and there and everywhere.
-LaVerne Abel, 7-B-1.
On nearly every letter that comes
through the post office boxes there
is Ia stamped space which says,
"Join the Red Cross Roll.' The
Red Cross is something we all
ought to join, for it doesn't only
support others, but helps you.-
Jean Brown, 7-B-1.
Wednesday, November %, 1888,
the children of Wilson school gave
Thanksgiving program. A play
was given by the eighth grade and
songs were sung by the girls and
boys glee clubs. Before the program
was over we were entertained by
three little boys from the Lincoln
school, who gave us a nice har-
monica program. The. program was
ended by wishing everybody a hap
py Thanksgiving and nice time.
-Nadene Mcfarland, 7-B-1.
The health class have been study
ing calories. We listed what we
had eaten for two days and then
found out how many calories we
were eating each day. A normal
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12
MCKINLEY SCHOOL

/ made a Christmas tree. I put
yellow balls on it. I put orange
balls on it. I put purple balls on
it. 1 made red candles for it. I
made gifts to put on the tree
Kenneth Carson, IA.
Last night some ladies in the
Junior Ten Thousand club invited
us to dance and sing for them. We
went to Mrs. Gillett's house. We
danced the Jarabe and the Cabilito
Blanco, and sang a Mexican song.
The ones who went were Beatrice
Garlic, Dora Sambrano, Jane Men
doza, Manuel Orosco, Bonifacio
Dominguez and Robert Mancha.
Next Wednesday, December 10, at l
o clock we are going to give a Mex
lean program. Everyone may come
that wishes to see us.-Dora Sam
brano.
d. H. Foster spoke to our older
pupils Thursday afternoon. He said
that in visiting schools he finds
that boys and girls are interested
in safety. He told some stories. He
spoke about safety clubs and safe
ty committees whose members help
each other to prevent accidents
They set a good example for others
are willing to work, and are polite
We plan to choose some Officers
and have a school safety commit
tee.-4-B class.
Last week we made poinsettias
for a new border for our room. Ev-
cry pupils had good work. We have
too large poinsettias on the desk and
like to look at them. = Margaret
Baxter, Alb.
On Monday the IA class came
into the 2-B room to stay for g
while. They came into this room
because Mrs. Harris has taken 6
different claSs.-2-A, 2-B class.
We made some books. Our teach
er kept our seatwork papers for us
for a month. Then we made COW
ers of wrapping paper and drew
pictures of boats on them. We put
our papers in the covers and tied
them together with yellow ribbon
Dorothy Kessee, Jimmy Hess, ano
ToShio Kubota are the three who
have books with the most star pa
pers. When our papers are correct
our teacher gives us star.-1-E
class.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12
Interesting Items Of News
Written For The Press By
Ell Centre School Pupils

child our ages should eat between
$500 and 5000 calories. If we want
to gain weight we nave to increase
the number of calories we eat 500
to 1000. Herschel Jones, 7-B-3.
Friday, John Ehmke brought an
oppossum to school. It's cute lit
tie animal 1t wanted to sleep all
the time.-DoriS Coulter, 7-B-2.
The 7-B-3 English class is having
lot of fun writing real letters to
people in other states and countries.
Three of the class have already re-
ceived answers to their LETTERS
Beatrice Burke, 7-B-3.
In arithmetic we are studying the
beginning of algebra. In algebra,
letters stand for the unknown and
you find out what these letters are.
james Chihahisa, 8-B-2.
The 81 class will debate on the
topic, "Resolved That the United
States Return to the Gold Stan
dard at An Early Date'. The af-
firmative will be upheld by Bruce
Honeymoon, Lyle Tuin, Billy Gill
mer. The negative side will be TAX
en- by Christy Plemons, Dale Hoe
kett and Rudy Elder-Stanley Rus
sell, 8-B-2, Milton Damron. 8-B-2.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12
UNCLE WIGGHY'S GOOD
SHOTS

After Uncle Wiggily had made
three Snowballs from the first of
the Christmas seasons white flakes,
as told you in the story last night.
the rabbit gentleman sat down on a
flat stump at the edge of the woods
and twinkled his pink nose again.
Perhaps 1 was silly to have made
these snowballs,'' he said to him
self, looking at the round, white
things which he had piled near his
feet as he sat on the stump. Il don't
believe I am going to need them.
For see nothing of any of the Bad
Chaps-neither the Fox, the Wolf
nor the Bob Cat"
After the fall of the first snow.
which made the ground as white
as the sheet on your bed, Uncle
Wiggily noticed that his paws left
marks in the white flakes.
by my paw marks the Bad
Chaps could follow and catch me
like the game of hare and hounds
which the boys play, thought Mr..
LongearS. so I had better get rea-
dy for trouble. I'll make some snow
balls to throw at the Bad Chaps if
they come at me-"
But having made the balls there
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12

, seemed to be no use for them as
there was no sign of the Bad Chaps.
So Uncle Wiggily sat on the stump
and waited for what might happen
next. 1t was still showing and he
could not see very far. 1t was like
being in a fog.
All of a sudden there was a noise
behind the rabbit gentleman. 1t was
sort of giggling, goggling sound
as if some one were laughing and
then had quickly stopped.
eff this is one of the Bad Chaps
murmured Mr.. LongearS, Il am 60
ing to take a shot at him!"
He picked up one of the snow
balls, and was ready to take shot
with it, but when he looked he
could see no Fox, no Wolf or no
Bob Cat. What he saw was two lit
tie red spotted Squiggle Bugs tum-
bling about in the snow around the
stump. One would start laughing
and then the other bug would push
him under the snow and the laugh
ter would stop.
"Oh, it's you'll" said Uncle Wiggily,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1888 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

Joining in the laughter.
Yes, it's us" said the SquigglerS.
Isn't it fun in the snow?"
But won't you catch cold?' ask
ed the rabbit
oh. no." said the largest Squig-
gler. I'VE have our Winter suits on,
look!" They showed Uncle Wiggily
how they were all covered with fuz-
zy hairs like flannel or fur. They
were warm and cozy.
We'll, all right agreed Mr..
LongearS, and then away ran the
two Squiggle Bugs playing tag and
hide and go seek and other games
in the snow.
u guess it's about time 1 went
back" thought the rabbit gentle
man. I've seen enough of the first
snow and as for an adventure, l
guess the only one I am going to
have is with the jolly Squigglers.'
So saying he started to get up
off the stump. He was going to kick
away the SndwballS, thinking he
would have no use for them when
out in the midst of the falling
flakes he heard a noise.
There was one noise, then Sec
ond noise, and then a third noise.
Uncle Wiggily looked at his three
snoWballS and said:
Perhaps 1 had better keep these,
after all" So he picked them up in
his paws and looked toward the
noise he had heard.
For a time there was silence and
then a voice said:
IT'S my turn first!'
That's the Fox" whispered IN
Gle Wiggily, for he knew the voice.
Our of the snow storm the Fox
pushed his sharp and pointed nose.
He looked at the rabbit and said:
II am hungry! Have you any
thing for me?'
"Yes" shouted Mr. LongearS. He
let fly with one SNOWFALL and hit
the Fox on his nose. Away ran that
Bad Chap, bowling.
Hal He got his. Now it's my
turn!' said another voice out of
the snow. Uncle Wiggily knew it
was the Wolf and soon that animal
poked his head through the falling
flakes. I'm hungry" howled the
Wolf. Have you anything for me?"
YES" said Uncle Wiggily and he
let fly with the second SNOWFALL, hit
ting the Wolf on his nose. With d
howl away ran that Bad Chap.
The snow was SO thick that the
Bob Cat, the only one left, hadn't
seen what happened. So he said:
"Ha! The Fox and the Wolf goG
theirs. Now I'll get mine" So he
poked his nose through the falling
flakes and asked: Have you any
thing for me! I'm hungry"
"Yes!" shouted Uncle Wiggily. He
let fly the third SNOWFALL and it hit
the Bob Cat very hard so that he,
also, ran away bowling, taking with
him his silly little tail.
"Hal Hal Hal" laughed the bun
ny gentleman. Three good shots!''
Then he hoped to his bungalow.
And if Jack Frost will make play
house of icicleS for the Snow Bird
to give a party to the Christmas
Tree. I'll tell you next about Uncle
Wiggilys snow flowers.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12
EAST SIDE SCHOOL

We are looking for Santa Claus.
Billy Northern, IA.
We are learning many pretty
Christmas songs and we are maxi
ing Christmas music bookS.-Clarice
Phelps, 2-B.
We have some new pictures in
Our room. The one l like best has
the baby Jesus, shepherd and the
wise men. They brought him gifts.
Katie Gentry, 2-B.
The boys and girls from the
fourth and fifth grades came into
our room this morning to see our
Holy Night pictures. We sang for
them. - L. c. Payne, 2-B.
Saturday I am going up town to
see Santa Claus. He will arrive in
an airplane. All the children can
come and see him and tell him
what they want for Christmas.-R.
B., 5-B.
We are going to learn a poem
about st. Nicholas. Zelmer knew
all of it that was on the board and
more. I know some because we
learned some in Miss Curry's room.
-Juanice Goree, Alb.
This week we played the small
boys for championship. They won
the game. The score was to g.
Earl Mccoy, 5-B.
Wednesday when we had the
photograph, the gold fish kept time
with the music.-Zelmer Wiley, a.
B.
We made some books for some
songs we are to learn. We are 60
ing to learn america the Beauti-
ful' and some Christmas songs
Adela Romero, "A.
In our room we have a safety
first paper. 1t says, Sidewalks
are safer, streets are dangerous.
So please remember never to play
or skate in the streets and you will
help to prevent ccidents.-Cecelia
Gutierrez, 5-B.
Safety in the morning,
Safety in the night,
Safety is our warming,
Safety is all right.
Helen Gibson, 5-A.
The fifth and sixth grades are
practising songs for Christmas
play. Some of the fifth grades are
going to practise play of Rip Van
Winkle.-Carmen, 5-A.
The school board is having a side
walk put in so that when it rains
the children can go to the outside
buildings and not track in the mud.
%. c. Robins, 6-B.
Our teacher for physical educa-
ton is teaching us to march. We
have some captains and lieuten-
ants. Some of them get out of
step.-Leroy Bellamy.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12
LINCOLN

Mrs. Shaw s 5-B class is making
border representing the Nativity.
Mary and Joseph and the Christ
child are in the center of our pic
ture. On one side there are some
shepherds with their sheep and the
angels. On the other side are the
Three Wise Men on their camelS
1t is very attractive with all the
bright colors in it.-Cecil George
Cross, 5-B.
Mrs. McCrory's 6-B class gave
play last Thursday morning. 1t
was "Gareth and Lynette'. We
made our costumes and stage sets
with the help of Miss Shively, our
art supervisor. After the play, we
decided to write a poem, which we
did and hope you will like it.
Today school turned into dream
land
With the tales of King Arthur s
knights,
And the good king ruled over Eng
land,
While Gareth, the prince, won
many fight.
The youngest of King Arthur s
knights
Was wondrous Sir Gareth, with
strength and might;
For Lady Lyonors he fought
AS she was the fairest of ladies, he
thought.
The Ped Knioht then met defeat
And Sir Gareth made him repeat,
"Spare my life and I will make
Peace and justice for her sake. "
Then he gave his sword and shield
To King Arthur and said, 81 yield'.
Into the forest Sir Gareth did ride,
At home for awhile his time to
bide.
Flowers and flowers and flowers!
That is what the 6-B S garden is
going to have in it.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
Quality Market
Instalis Racks

The Quality Food Market, Fourth
and He'll, has just installed new,
up-to-the-m minute vegetable display
racks which enable the housewife
to select choice vegetables easily
and conveniently.
The stores appearance is great
ly improved by the colorful veg
etable display in the front and
shoppers will find the racks facil-
itate their selection of produce
greatly.
Other stocks in the store have
been rearranged for the greater
convenience and efficient service of
friends and patrons.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12
GROWING DEAF WITH
HEAD NOISES?
TE.Y THIS

II you are growing hard of hear
ing and fear Catarrhal Deafness or
if you have roaring, rumbling, hiss
ing noises III your ears go TO your
druggist and get ounce of Par
mint double strngth, and add to
it Il pont of hot water and a little
granuIsted sugar. Take l table
spoonful four times day
This will often bring quick relief
from the distressing head noises.
Clogged nostrIIs should open -
breathing become easy and the mu-
cous stop dropping into the throat.
1t is easy to prepare, costs little
and is pleasant to take. Anyone
who is threatened With Catarrhal
Deafness or who has head noises
should give this prescription a trial.
(adv.J
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12
Hatch To Head
Masonic Lodge

E. N. d. Hatch was chosen Wor-
shipful master of Ell Centric lodge
F. and A. M. No. 1874 at the annual
election of officers held last night
in Masonic hall.
Other officers who were advanced
include H. R. Anderson, senior war;
den; Fred Williams, junior warden;
DR.. w. S. Sylvester, treasurer; c. H.
Knights, secretary; C. E. Sones,
trustee for one year and G. H. Lam
kins, trustee for three years.
Appointive officers 10 fill other
positions, will be announced later.
Installation of the new officers will
take place the latter part of De-
cember, the date not having been
set.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12
Don't Quote ME-
BY United Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Rep.
Gale H. Stalker. Republican of Ell
mira, N. Y, is the second congress-
man recently to declare himself
bankrupt in the face of urgent debt
collectors.
The first was Rep. Charles A.
Eaton, Republican of Plainfield, N.
j.
Stalker appealed to the bankrupt
cy laws when an exclusive private
school sued him for tuition fees for
his two daughters.
The gentleman from New York
is co-author of the Jones five and
ten law, which once put fear in the
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12
Irrigation Talk
Well Attended

Thirty growers attended the re-
cent contour flood irrigation DEM
onstration conducted at the r. Mel
son ranch under the auspices of
the extension service.
j. B. Brown, extension specialist
in irrigation, demonstrated methods
of irrigation and Frank Beyschlag,
farm advisor, discussed the valley s
salt DrOblem
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12

Published every evening except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press. Inc. 625 State street.
FL Centre, California. w. C. Costello, business
manager. Telephone 26, business office; TOO, edi-
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Associations.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12

hearts of bootleggers. Stalker fire.
quently complained that the news
papers never gave him credit for his
part in writing the statute. When
he went bankrupt, one paper head
lined:
"Co-author of Jones Law Bank
rupt."
Lieut.. Commander G. F. MentZ in
forms anyone who is interested that
it never is eightbells on United
States navy ship until the captain
says it is.
Also, insists Mentz, no matter how
i'll a sailor gets, he is not officially
sick until the captain says he is.
Navy tradition, or something, Mentz
explains.
The sign painter at the treasury
department, a gentleman with wal
rus mustaches and a little pot OF
gold paint. is having his troubles
keeping the right names on the
right doors, these days.
Acting Secretary Henry Morgen-
THAI, Jr., has made SO many chan
ges, the sign painting gentleman
is kept humping. Herbert E. CASTOR,
who is Morgenthau's publicity man,
for instance, has moved his office
four times. Other officials have
moved nearly as often. The gentle
man with the walrus mustaches
hopes things will calm down soon.
In the Alleghaney mountains,
near Cumberland, Md, the Smith
sonian institution claims it has dis
covered a possible thermometer
tomb, which indicates the changing
temperatures of the ages with skel-
etons as the symbols of the eternal
mercury column.
Bones of nearly so kinds of ami
mails, several new to science, have
been discovered there. A prehistoric
crocodile, a tapir and some pee
carries indicate that the cave once
had tropical temperatures. A VOL
VERNE and a lemming mouse show
that a few million year later the
cave was icy cold. These discoveries
said DR.. C. L. Gain, are exceeding
ly important.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12

DR.. w. Q. johnson, county farm
adviser, today began making tenta-
tive arrangements for a /, series of
meetings of apiarists of the valley,
following notification that j. Smith,
bee expert of the United States
Department of Agriculture, plan
ned visiting this section.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12

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son, national advertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12
HERD FEEDING
IMPORTANT TO
VALLEY FARMS

Statistics showing the amount OF
cattle, sheep and hogs shipped in
and out of Imperial county, have
been compiled by the agricultural
commissioners office and are indi-
cative of the important part feeding
of cattle plays in the economic life
of the valley.
A large amount of poorer grades
of hay, as well as other feeds, finds
a market in feeding cattle, and elm
mates it from competing with the
better grades in the Los Angeles
market. PaSturage forms an i'm
portant source of income for many
valley farmers.
Inbound Shipments
january / to December /, in
elusive, 1889
Cattle .....1179 carloadS-29, AIS head
Sheep -. 1856 carloads-57, $50 head
Hogs -. 40 carloads 6,370 head
Outbound Shipments
January l to December l, in
elusive, 1889
Cattle CRR).. 287 cars TITS head
Cattle CTr) 1854 cars-42, lot head
Sheep (RR).... 385 cars-57, $50 head
Sheep CTr) .... 1873 cars-28, POI head
Hogs CRR) -
Hogs (Tr) ...... 100 cars-15, 721 head
Cattle figured at rs head (aver-
age) per car load.
Sheep figured at $50 head (aver-
age) per car load. (This figure to
take up for double decked cars)
Hogs, figured as 1870 head per
single deck car.
Total Shipments for 1888 from
January l to December l.
Cattle ................ 40 ,282 head
Sheep ...................8 1871 head
Hogs ..................15,72 1 head
Difference between incoming and
outgoing shipments would be the
carry-over of feeder stock from
1882.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12
The Weather
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Generally cloudy with occasional
rain tonight and wednesday;
slightly warmer tonight; moderately
high humidity; increasing southeriy
wind.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
data compiled by Howard En-
mons, local observer for the United
States weather bureau.
Maximum yesterday .............~...,.....78
Minimum TODAY ........................... 80
Reading at Noon Today
Temperature ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. III
Humidity 81
Reading at 6 a. m. Today
Temperature 40
Humidity 90
Reading at p. m. Yesterday
Temperature 30
Humidity ~
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
December IL. 1913

A letter signed by five residents
Of Jennings, Louisiana who are
much interested in the valley and
expect to make a tour Of inspec-
ton soon, was received here this
week.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12

Those who believe women can remain
"up in the air. Indefinitely, are referred
to the pair of lady flyers at Miami who
had to come down after a day.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12

Oh oh, the supreme court has ruled
that wife may testify for her husband
in a criminal case. Maybe some of the
boys will not appreciate the courtesy.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12

Odd why Admiral Byrd sails for the
south pole when he could get just the
same brand of weather in Minnesota.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12
REMEMBER A YEAR AGO?

Today being a memorable anniversary,
appears to be a fitting time, particularly
for the benefit of those of us who per-
spired and swore during the late sum-
mer, to call attention to weather reports
from various sections of the country
If the anniversary is puzzling to the
reader we merely remind him that one
year ago tonight Imperial Valley had its
first real snowstorm. It is we'll remem-
bered by all as something extremely I'M
ique in the history of the valley.
One could hardly find more perfect
weather than Imperial Valley is enjoying
at the present time, in great contrast to
the billiards and zero weather which
have already taken toll of 80 lives and
caused hardship and suffering over an
extensive area.
Even if Imperial Valley should get an
other snowstorm, something that is ex-
tremely unlikely, we have the knowledge
that it would not last long under the
brilliant midday sunshine. And we are
indeed fortunate in having such balmy
winter climate, even if we pay for it by
a summer brand that threatens occasion
ally to drive us balmy. Life is at best a
$3.50 break and right now our summers
don't seem so bad, do they?
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-12
TEN YEARS AGO
n..asS.LA- ~ Nn00

Large crowds Of Fl Centre resi-
dents attended the Elks carnival
last night and enjoyed the various
amusement devices pitched. on the
lot opposite the courthouse on
Main street.