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Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-05

a very profitable enterprise for
farmers in the valley. If a consid-
erable acreage can be grown. there,
there should be no difficulty in es-
tablishing al inseed crushing IN
dustry in one of the nearby cities.
In regards to the highest yields
Of flax obtained under commercial
conditions, I have no authentic or
certified records from actual grow
erS. AS I wrote you in previous
letter, it is probable that yields of
25 to 30 bushels are probably the
highest obtained in Minnesota or
the Dakotas. The highest authen-
tic yields under experimental con-
ditions have been obtained at the
Montana agricultural experiment
station at Bozeman.
The acre yields obtained from
triplicate plots in 1882 were as fol-
lows:
Linota ................ $50 bushel
Red Wing ....................... 37.1 bushels
BISON -..-.....-........-.-........ 4O.O puSneiS
Rio tArgentine) ..... 42.0 bushels
I shall be very much interested
to know the highest yields obtain
ed in your locality this year I
suggest that you obtain an accurate
measurement of the best field,
weigh the crop obtained, and take
| two or three samples to determine
the moisture content. With these
records you can ask the grower to
give a certified statement in regard
to the facts. am writing to
Professor H. L. Bolley of the North
| Dakota station to find out what
| records of flax yields he has avail
able.
AS the Indian flax appears to
give the highest yields in Imperial
Valley, I suggest that it might be
| desirable to test out number of
! pure lines of Indian flax which
have available. have had 124
pure lines, or so-called types of
Indian flax which I obtained from
| Doctor Howard, economic botanist
for India. Some of these lines
show remarkable capacity for
yields, although all of them are too
short for cultivation in our north
west. Many of them are very sus-
ceptible to wilt and rust, although
few of them are immune or
highly resistant to these diseases.
1 would be glad to send you a COL
lection of 40 or SO of the best for
trial in replicated nursery rows, if
you wish.
will be delighted to have a full
report of your yields, both from
your experimental plots and from
farmers fields, and samples of the
seeds for analysis. I would like to
report these yields in our Cereal
Courier as matter of record and
as a matter of credit to you for
your excellent pioneer work with
this crop,
Very truly yours,
(SigneO A. C. Dillman,
Associate Agronomist in Charge,
Flax Investigations.
'AN
Magaw's and Gunterman yield
of 33 bushels per acre will probably
set new world record.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-05
Flax GrotUers
Meet r thursday

A meeting of all persons inter-
ested in flax growing is called for
g p. m. Thursday, July 6, at one of
the superior court rooms, court
house. Ell Centre.
Two of the principal items of
business which VIII be taken up
will be the formation of a growers
association and making up an order
for the importation of flax seed.
The latest quotation, subject to
change, is $1.37l9 per bushel (56
pounds without the tariff of 65
cents. There will be some shipping
charges in addition. Those who
want imported seed should bring
the order and money to the meet
ing as this group plans OF send but
one order and that Immediately
after the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-05
MOUNTAIN AND BEACH RESORTS ARE
SOUGHT BY VALLEY VACATIONERS

! Anderson and their two sons at
Oakwild over independence day.
Mrs. n. E Dupont and sons are
located in their HipaSs cottage,
where they were joined for the hol-
idays by DR.. Dupont.
John Fort left Saturday for Long
Beach to join Mrs. Fort and their
little daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle G.. Davis
enjoyed the Fourth at La Jolla
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Asher,
A group of valley people who
celebrated the Fourth with a beach
supper and fire works on the La
hJolla cliffs comprised Mr.. and Mrs.
K. B. Perkins and children, Mar
ilyn and Suzanne, Mrs. F. A. Bur-
ger and Jeanne and Beverly Bur-
ger, Trueman Thompson and daugh-
ters. RoSalind and Patricia. Mrs
Letitia Thompson, Mr. and Mrs.
w. c. Costello and Mr.. and Mrs.
William Brackenberry and daugh-
ter Phyllis of San Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Rauen-
zahn, whose wedding III Riverside
was an event of last month, are
at home in the Jenkins apartments
on South Sixth street. Mrs. Rauen-
zahn was Miss Martha jenkins,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney
jenkins of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney jenkins
and family spent the Fourth Of
july weekend ct their Mission
Beach cottage to which they plan
to return for the summer later
this month.
Mr.. and Mrs Neil Norris and
sons were Ocean Beach visitors over
the Fourth.
Mr.. aEd Mrs. Norman c. Deaton
were San Diego visitors yesterday.
Several FL Centro families spent
the weekend at Ocean Village
Ocean Beach. among them being
Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Philley end son
Joe, and Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. Nc
Namara and daughter.
Summering at Ocean Beach are
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Williams and
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Hovey and
children were visitors to the La
guna mountain resort yesterday
Mrs. John B. McNeece returned
recently from New Mexico, where
she was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Leroy Merchant
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 3. NIcNeece and
children went to San Diego Mon
day where they have taken house
for the summer.
Los Angeles visitors over the
Fourth were DR.. and Mrs. A. B.
Hanson and daughters.
A party motoring to Los Angeles
for the Fourth included Miss Mary
Kate Stewart, Robert Marshall and
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-05
CHAMBER To
MEET TONIGHT

Imperial county s network Of
new and improved highways will
be described at the Ell Centre
Chamber of Commerce dinner meet
ing tonight by Hugh T. Osborne
county supervisor. Osborne will tell
of the 172 miles of highway in this
county which are to be taken into
the state secondary system for i'm
provement and maintenance, there
by giving the county several much
needed roads and relieving the
county CT the expense of their up
keep
In addition to this work which
comes under the $500 mile road
plan of the state, Improvements
have been planned by the county
supervisors, which will bring the
total of improved and highways of
Imperial county up to TOO miles.
The work planned by the supervis-
ors will have an estimated cost of
1925, ,000 The $50 miles of high
way under consideration by the
county supervisors for improvement
is recommended for inclusion in the
federal public works program.
As highways are particularly i'm
portant TO Ell Centro, the geograph-
ical center Of Imperial Valley, it
has been arranged to have Osborne
describe the roads which come un-
der these two important programs
at tonight's chamber dinner.
Dinner will be served at the
Hotel Barbara Worth at $50
O'Clock. George Bennitt, vice pres
ident of the organization, will pre-
side in the absence Of President w.
II. Tyler.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-05
Whittier, California,
June 7, 1888.

Mr.. w. w. Weeth,
Imperial Valley Experiment Station
El Centre, California.
Dear Mr.. Weeth:
Times Read your article in the
Los Angeles Times and wonder If
you could tell me where I could
secure five or 10 pounds of fresh
flax seed whenever I want a new
supply. I have ulcers of the stom-
ach and 1 get the most relief from
eating flax seed, but it comes SO
high from the health stores.
Very truly yours,
NJ C.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-05
c f. CONVENTION
PROVES INSPIRING

After attending the sessions OF
the state conference of Christian
Endeavor societies of the Christian
denomination, Mrs. s.. o. Lingo has
returned from weeks "trip to
Long Beach and Los Angeles.
The conference, held in Long
Beach, was the largest in II years,
according to Mrs. Lingo and proved
wonderfully inspiring With Daniel
A. Polling and E. Stanley Jones as
the chier speaker. The latter, it
will be remembered, is the author
of Christ of the Indian Road" q
success that is being repeated in his
rev book, Christ of All Roads"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-05
Letters of Interest

Fargo, North DakoJa
June 13, 1888
Mr.. Waldo w. Weeth,
Imperial Valley Field Station,
Ell Centre, California.
Dear Sir:
have just heard about the Won
derful yields of flax obtained oS
the growers in your locality, ano
they are yields we in North Dakota
cream about but never get The
average yields for flax in North
Dakota the past three years have
been less than five bushels pei
acre and we SOW nearly 2 million
acres every year. A yield OF Ii
bushels per acre is very good ano
is not often procured. Most OF
the flax grown here is Bison vari-
ETY. and 1 would be glad to learn
what kind of flax you raise, per-
haps it is the Bison kind
Respectively,
o. A. H.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-05
Society
Clubs

Mrs. Ross T. Hickcox entertained
recently at her Live Oaks Springs
cabin in honor of Miss Ella Rob-
ertson, who is the guest of her
brother and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyman Robertson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robertson and Miss
Robertson left today for a month S
vacation trip to the Rogue River
valley fishing grounds in Oregon.
over the Fourth of July Ross T.
Hickcox, T. L. Skinner, Miss Emma
Skinner and Alden Robertson made
up a fishing party in Mexico, south
of San Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Bucklin will
leave Thursday by motor for a va
cation trip up the coast to VAN
couver.
Among the La Jolla visitors over
the holidays were Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren Currier, and son Warren III,
who were guests of DR.. and Mrs. A.
Z. Abrams They were joined by
Mrs. Curriers' S brother-in-law. Dr.
Walter E. Clark, president of the
University of Nevada.
Mrs. W. w. Apple is located in
la Jolla for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Adams were
La Jolla visitors yesterday.
Among those visiting the nation
al air races in Los Angeles over the
Fourth were Mr. and Mrs. w. J.
Clements and Miss Kay Clements.
Miss Sarah PilliboS spent the
Fourth in San Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray c. Roberts of
San Diego, formerly of this city,
spent the holidays in Jacumba with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Anderson
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. George
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-05
Farm Bureau Notes

Imperial County Farm bureau
has received word from the Hol-
stein F'rieslian association, through
the western representative, II. A..
Mathieson that a moratorium is be-
ing declared between now and
August Is.
During this time owners can reg
ister any pure-bred Holstein for
75c, whether member of the asso-
ciation or not. Transfer fees, re-
gardless of the date of sale, will be
81 during this period. Life mem
berships, taken out before August
Is will cost $40 instead of the Gus
tomary $25.
These are the lowest rates ever
offered by the association and it
is anticipated that many local
breeders will take advantage of
them.
Imperial county continues to rate
sixth among the A counties of Cal
ifornia that produce butter and
cheese, according to the state re-
port received today by George L..
WllWTlBuI, dSSl5IdnL IaTm 2dVlSOr
and dairy specialist.
In 1892 Imperial county produc-
ed 4,772, 1872 pounds of the grand
total of 73,856,536 pounds of butter
fat produced by the state.
Imperial county will have a dis
tinguished visitor Friday in the
person of j. j. Deuel., head of the
legal department of the California
Farm Bureau federation.
To hear talk by Deuel. and to
meet in conference with him farm
bureau directors and heads of the
farm home department centers will
meet Friday afternoon at 1:30 in
the farm bureau headquarters at
the county court house.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-05
SUPERINTENDENT OF MELOLAND
STATION GIVES REPORT ON FLAX

Imperial
I. w & Ward McGrew ...160 acres
Holtville
Frank M. Jones 100 acres, land
in valley. San Diego.
DR.. w. w. Mackie 80 acres, Mexico
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-05
STAY-AT-HOMES AT
PLEASANT DANCE

To furnish diversion for the peo-
pie who remained in the valley
over the Fourth, Manager A. L Mil
Ter entertained with a dance Mon
day night, held in the cool and spa
cious lobby of the Barbara Worth
Hotel.
A large crowd participated in the
event and enjoyed dancing to the
stimulating music furnished by
Danny O'Shea's Shamrock band.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-05
DELEGATES LEAVE
FOR CONFERENCE

Misses Janet and Buick Under
wood, who are delegates to the an
nual Christian Sunday school con-
ference in Idyllwild, left yesterday
for the camp.
. They were motored to Idyllwild
by their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Underwood, who returned to the
valley yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-05
BY w. w. WEATH
Superintendent Meloland Expert
ment Station

Last January flax went to the
lowest price it has ever been in his
tory which was $106 per bushel,
today flax is selling for $1.79 per
buShel. The average price on flax
from 1900 up to and including 1882
is S2.07 per buShel.
Some growers are complaining
about the price the present grow
erS are holding their seed for, but
if they consider that the market
today is 800 cents a pound and the
average is $40 cents per pound that
or cents for good recleaned ac-
climated seed is certainly not out
of line. Good recleaned wheat or
barley nearly always sells from one
half to twice as much for seeding
purposes as the market price will
bring.
The writer asked the growers over
three months ago to cooperate on
4 cents a pound and not to exceed
5 cents and they have stood by
their agreement. The present
growers should be complimented for
not trying to bull the market value
of their seed just because they have
a corner on it. They did the pio-
neering, took all the first risks if
there were any and are now re-
leasing some go tons of seed at a
fair price.
Yields
Magaw and Gunterman-425 ac-
res, 81 bushels per acre, recleaned;
So acres, "a bushels recleaned; IL
acres, % buShel recleaned; 4 acres,
33 bushels recleaned. probably new
world record.
Evan Harris-90 acres, 1445 sacks
which figures about % bushels I'M
recleaned. There will be about Is
per cent clean out.
Yields for all of T. NJ. Mont
gomery's flax have not been OBJ
tanned as yet. One piece of Abys-
sinian flax (S acreS) made approx
imately 20 bushels per acre.
Growers who wish to contact oil
mill operators can do so by writing
to L. C. Barlow, president, Pacific
Nut Oil company. 46l5 Bandini
boulevard, Los Angeles, Calf. Or
by writing TO George Harlowe, pres
ident, Pacific Vegetable Oil COM
pany, inc. 62 Townsend street, San
Francisco, Calf. Or by writing to
j. A. Kagan, 1910 Financial Center
Building, San Francisco, Calf.
Flax growers for 1933-34 who
have made arrangements for seed:
Magaw and Gunterman 1000 acres
CaleXico
T. M. Montgomery, 1000 acres or
more, Calipatria
Evan Harris ..........................50 500 acres
Calexico
NJ K. Shields .......................70 acres
Westmorland
Harry Mccall .174 acres
Imperial
j. d. Huston ........................80 acres
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-05
Bakersfield. California,
111pa e 1Q33

Bakersfield, California
June 6, 1888.
Mr.. w. w. Weeth,
Imperial Valley Experiment Station
Ell Centre, California.
Dear Mr. Weeth:
I have three daughters who use
flax seed in setting a wave in their
hair. They boil about a pound OF
seed in water for 10 or Is minutes
and then drain the water off and
use it for setting the wave. The
oily water sets a very good wave
and leaves the hair very soft and
glossy. We use the seed over and
over several times until all the oil
is removed.
1 hear you have some seed for
sale at five cents. Will you kind
ly send me 10 pounds?
Sincerely,
M. M. w.
1t should work, linseed meal puts
very glossy finish on beef cattle
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Industry,
Washington, d. C.
Mr.. Waldo w. Weeth,
Imperial Valley Experiment Station
El Centro, California.
Dear Mr.. Weeth:
Your letter of May 81 has been
received and I certainly am pleased
to know of the excellent results
you have obtained with flax in
the Imperial Valley this year. 1t
looks as if the rcop could be made
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-11
Paris Styles
BY MARY KNIGHT
United Press Staff Corrcspondcr

V
 Paris -- (UP) At one of the recent polo games at Bagatelle--' where smartdom gathers to be gay we noticed two pretty swell cle- gant costumes. One was black skirt and coat with flaring elbow length sleeves. and white organ die blouse with black polka dots The hat and bag were of soft green velvet and the shoes Of patent leather.
 The other was black and white printed crepe frock under n three- quarter white velvet coat. The black velvet hat was reminiscent of Madras" -- the one worn in Martinico by the natives = it's trapping ending in bow in front. The black bag in antelope matched the suede shoes. which were both chic and practical, of n new line with rather low heels, but these were not at all a detriment to their cut.
 A smoke gray tulle evening gown worn over a foundation of crepe de Chine in the same shade will do your wardrobe honor. The decollette, square in front. ends Tn moderate point In the back. A flounca bordercd with n large bias of plain gray organdIe covers the shoulder and stimulates a very short and flounced sleeve. but 1t opens, when the wearer moves. so as to show the whole arm. The skirt Is trimmed with long points Dor. dered also with plain organdie. anu opening in their middle. thus giv- ing a slightly flaring effect. while the rest of the dress is straight and follows the line of the fixture. A wide organdie belt k wound twice around the waist and fastens with s jewel clasp.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-11
BY BETSY SCHUYLER NEA Service Writer

Saratoga Springs, N. Y.-The at- mosphere around the race course club house. with it's fiower-bor- dered terraces, is decidedly sum- mery.
 Paris cables on the fall openings and fashion displays in New York stores have made us all little bit fall-conscious. Up here. it's diner- ent. The fashion parade around the race tracks holds no hint of fall modes. Society has turned out in summer clothes, and very fand- some they are. too.
 The opening of the racing season brought flock of very prominent New Workers to this famous resort.
 Society Entertains
 It may be due to the New Deal or perhaps to the terrific heat which has envcloped New York the past couple of weeks. Bu: whatever 1t is, Saratoga is an eye-fllinR to any society reporter looking around for bit of news.
 Many people, important high lights in New York society, have opened their Saratoga homes and are entertaining their friends for the duration of the racing season. Mir and Mrs Cornelius Wander bilt Whitney are staying in the home of MT Whitney's late father, Harry Payne Whitney. The opening day was rather cool. And there were plenty of coats and wooden suits in evidence. Mrs Dodge Sloane attended the opening in q black, light weight wool. full length coat worn over a white sports dress. Her white straw hat had a medium brim. Mrs ogden Phipps topped her | brown and white printed frock with a brown, tweed coat.
 Many Suits Seen
 There's something about a suit that makes 1t as appropriate for spectator sports as for street wear That must be the way society wom. on feel about suits. For there are many of them being worn here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-11
Society Warns Up To Coats And Suits At Saratoga I
New Fro
 Prints ForF Medium

Miss Cornelia Prime. looking extremely happy about everything. wore a beautiful sports suit, topped or with one of those little Schiap- nrellil-type knitted caps. A huge, polka-dotted bow at her throat lent q nice note of color contrast.
 Solid colors vie with prints for favor up here. Ensembles, combin- ing the two. are conspicuous. Nancy Byers, of Pittsburgh, with her father, J. Frederick Byers attended the races the second day wearing a white sports dress with q full-length printed coat. She completed her ensemble with a cute white berct and black and white sports oxfords.
 Large Buttons in Vogue
 Those enormous buttons which are going to be SO much in vogue this fall are seen right now on many summer frocks at Saratoga.
 Miss Margaret DaingerHeld. of New York, attended the second day races wearing lovely white dress and matching short jacket with surplus closing. The jacket l had four very large buttons on it- two where 1t fastened at the waist line and two above near the neck of the dress.
 White and pastel colored ensem. bles, trimmed with luxurious silver black fox fur, showed up to advan- tage on the first day.
 Mrs John Hay Whitney wore 6 white outfit consisting of silk dres' and white wool coat with large fo1 collar. Her gloves were black ant her hat was large brimmed one
 Mrs Frederick Mclaughlin. tn, former Irene Castle, also wore ai ensemble with q touch of four. He beautiful pastel colored dress wa topped with jacket which ha wide bands of light fox fur on tn cuffs of the three-quarters lengtl sleeves.
 Mrs George D. Widener wore fur scarf across tre shoulders of { dark printed dress. Her accessorie including hat. bag, shoes and glove were pure white.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-11
WASHING DRY SKIN
 |kyAE12
M Helena RubinSteil7 Noted BeuufyAuti,u1sy

My skin is quite dry and after washing it feels so drawn and tight IT am afraid 1t will crack! My problem is further complicated by the fact that we have hard water In this district."---Mrs r. Kansas.
 wish that you had written to me long ago, Mrs F., for a dry skin can be easily harmed by an improper cleansing program. First of all, when you wash your face and twice week Is sufficient If you use the proper cleansing cream--soften the water first with a little borax. Then use a soapy paste for preventing blackheads and pores which is made especially for the dry skni. It removes all dir, and grime thoroughly, and leaves your skin feeling wonderfully re- freshed.
 Use tissue cream immediately afterward to give the skin the rich oil 1t needs--and to prevent that bleaching cream would be q good your skin. Creams with Q mineral oil base have not enough body to cleanse your skin properly, and this is why you feel the need for washing so often.
 Next LcssOn-IIand Care
 If you have personal beauty problem on which you need expert advice, write Woman's Interest Syndicate, 522 Fifth avenue, New York, N. Y.