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Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-02

went to witness recent tests of
the new low pressure F'irestone
tractor tires in actual field use.
Kennedy, who manages the Fire
stone Service Station at Fourth
and Main in El Centro, stated fur
ther that he had already made sew
eral installations of these new low
pressure tractor tires in this vicin-
lty. In cooperation with Edgar
Bros. a set Of these tires has been
installed on a John Deere tractor
and will be in actual field demon
stration at the fair every after
noon at o'clock during fair week.
Kennedy'S statement that tract
or tires will soon outSell truck tires
may strike some as daring, but in
creasing willingness OF farmers to
be shown what the pneumatic tired
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-02
Taxation Will Be
Farm, Bureau Theme

Taxation will be Sne central
motif for the Imperial County Farm
Bureaus exhibit at the fair which
has been arranged by Earl v. G.
Northrop, chairman, and his com"
mittee, aided by w. j. Norton, ex-
tension specialist in illustrative
material.
Since the local farm bureau has
done considerable work on the sub
ject of taxation, farm bureau lead
ers felt. that an exhibit showing
the amount of taxation borne by
various institutions and by real
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-02

tractor can do and their readiness
to equip their tractors after be-
ing shown is ample basis for the
statement.
III tine first place, tests have
proved that tractors equipped with
tractor tires require considerably
less gasoline and the greater eff
cheney which tires make possible
enables the tractor to do work in
third gear that could otherwise be
done only in first OR second, thus
saving wear on the machine.
Greater tractor efficiency was OBJ
tanned when Firestone pneumatic
tractor tires were used for plowing.
Another, factor, by no means
least, was that tractors equipped
with tires jolted the operator lit
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-02
Plane To Crash
In Military ShoLO

AS part of the military spectacle,
"a Night in No Mans Land
which will be shown two nights at
the Forthcoming Imperial County
Fair, Secretary Stewart announces
that a model airplane measuring
some IL by Is feet will be sent
flaming to the ground and crash
in the infield in front of the grand
stand during each performance.
The crash is to represent the shoot
ing down of hostile airplanes during
the night battle. A cable arrange
ment guides the riderless plane in
its flight to insure against injury
to spectators and participants.
Word from the producers Of the
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-02
Horse Racing To
Be Fair Feature

The recent announcement that
q five day horse racing meet would
be held in connection with the I'm
perial County Fair has been re-
ceived with much favor by enthus-
lasts of the sport of kings.
In speaking of the coming rae
ing meet, D. " Stewart, secretary
of the fair, declared that the fair
boards decision to add racing to
the many other attractions already
contracted for had been influenced
by numerous requests made to
them in the past few months by
residents from all parts of the
county.
Charles E. Pitzer, vice president
of the fair board and chairman of
the race program, announces that
some of the best horses in South
ern California will be brought here
for the meet, and that approxi-
nateiy 60 horses will be stabbed at
the fair grounds. Six races have
been scheduled for each of the five
days and one race daily will fea-
ture local horses exclusively.
A total of 1904 bales of cotton
was produced in Graham county,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-02

battle show is to the effect that n
truekload Of explosives and men 20
handle same will arrive we'll In ad-
vance to handle the work OF plac-
ing the hundreds of mines and
shells used nightly.
Secretary Stewart is now arrang-
ing for participants for these
events who will receive training In
the parts to be played. A director
will arrive ahead of the material
to make other preliminary ar
rangements. In the meantime the
fair management would like TO
contact some former tank driver to
play the part of driving the tank
which will be used during the at
tack across the field.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-02
TRACTOR TIRES
SELL HEAVILY
SAYS KENNEDY

1T is my prediction that we will
be selling more tires for use on
tractors in the very near future
than we are selling for trucks at
the present time" So stated
George F. Kennedy on his return
from Phoenix this week where he
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-02

Although not ranking with lettuce.
cantaloupes or alfalfa in point of
acreage, mixed vegetables form an
important part of Imperial Valley
shipments. Carrots, which have
recently become a popular crop,
are shown in the upper left hand
photo, while peas, also shipped ex-
tensiyely are shown in the upper
right. "A carrot harvesting scene
and closeup of pea picker are
beneath them. Summer squash and
asparagus, also shipped extensively,
are shown in the lower photos.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-02

property, and the way in which tax
funds are expended, would be par
ticularly appropriate as well as Of
great interest to the. taxpaying
public.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-02

A potato flour mill at Idaho
Falls, Idaho. pays 10 cents a hun
dredweight for low grade potatoes.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-02

A total of 1904 bales of cotton
was produced in Graham county,
Arizona, last year on $500 acres.
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
ATTORNEY ARGUE OVER MULE

Memphis, Tenn, Sept, Is (ANP)--
Real life humor oftimes supercedes that
extolled such geniuses as Roark Brad
ord and Octavious Roy Cohen.
Mrs. Matte Smith and Will Ford
both employed high powered white
counsel to represent them in a suit
Wednesday in court over the recovery
If mule. The attorneys argued heat
idly, long and went to bat several times
on technical points over the legality OF
ownership of the stubborn species of
the quodrapedes.
Finally Mrs. Smith in a witty manner
ir,l oduced the corpus delecti angle
and ended the legal controversy She
declared:
Gentlemen" she said, II don't like
to hear you whites folk fuss about no
thing. Cause that mule done took and
died last week..
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
NEGRO COLLEGES PLAN CODE OF
SPECIFICATIONS FOR MERCHAN-
Disc AND SUPPLIES

New York City, Sept, Is - CAMP
One of the most significant and i'm
portant accomplishments of the Dur
ham Convention of the National Negro
Business League was the Conference
of Negro College Buyers
A code of standards and speciiica-
tons for merchandise for schools was
proposed and a committee composed
of G. w. A. Johnston, purchasing agent,
Tuskegee institute, Frederic c. Gassett,
Bursar. Morehouse college; and ]. R. E.
Lee. Jr., business manager, Florida A.
& M. college, was appointed to work
with the National c. M. A. in preparing
the code and submitting it to the Negro
schools and colleges of the country.
A letter from George H. Valentine
Business Manager of Wherefore, was
read in which it was suggested that an
Association of Business Managers OF
Negro Colleges be formed. This was al
So referred to the Committee.
The next meeting of the Buyer ano
Business Managers will be held in New
York City early in 1884.
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
KINDERGARTEN TO
OPEN MONDAY

The Kindergarten for little folk
ages from four to six will open Monday
morning at 1890 o'clock. Every parent
that is interested in such work please
come out and bring your children and
enroll them Monday.
The children will be under the
best of care and also backed up by the
Board of health Department of this city.
The hours for regular school work will
he from 900 A. M. to 200 P. M. and
this work will be under the direction
of Mrs. Guy Oliver Mrs. Oliver has
had special training for this kind of
work.
A special program will be rendered
by the little folk Monday morning and
the public is cordially invited.
Mrs. w. c. Baity,
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
MINNESOTAN'S AUTO PLUNGES
THROUGH BRIDGE

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept, Is CAMP
Wondell Miller, young Minneapolis re-
sident. met instant death Tuesday night,
early Wednesday morning when his
new car in which he and his pal, Ho-
ward Gilbert, were riding in what has
been called "the celebration of his new
car. Miller had fascinated others by
his dashing coupe which became the
cvnosure Of eyes in his immediate ne
;ohborbood, as he drove here and there
while admiring and envying persons
looked on. The Car, it is said, was as
much a sensation to Miller as it was to
his admiring onlookers.
Early Wednesday morning, Miller los'
control of his car as he and his friend,
Gilbert. were riding across the Wash
inoton avenue bridge 1t skidded,
skipped, jerked and twisted hlther anu
thither, finally ranming into the rail-
ing which gave away under the weight
of the cars weight plus the momentum
ACQUIRED by the speed of the car. The
car crashed through the Railing and
Owed into the Mississippi river IN
water 1S feet deep near the river ter
minal.
Policeman and fremen both were
summoned The body of Miller was
thrown clear of the car, which when
dragged ashore was a flattened mass OF
wreckage. with its creamy tar color
black with mud Gilbert's body was
in the car.
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
TOM BROWN CONVICTED OF RAPE

Decatur, Ala, Sept, Is = CAMP -
Prosecuted by the notorious Wade
Wright who created such and odor in
in the famous Scottsboro trail by his
reference to Jew Money from New
York" Thomas Brown, arrested August
81 for an alleged criminal attack on
Mrs. Oscar Digger, white, was tried
here Monday and found guilty. The
penalty is death for him because he is
a Negro. The death penalty is rarely
invoked for white rapists
Browns lawyer signified their in
tention of appealing thus staying the
date set for execution, October ID.
Although whites and Negroes gave
testimony from the witness stand to
show that Brown could have been at
the place where the attack was made,
the jury quickly found him guilty
Judge James E. Horton presided at
the trial.
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
GOLD SUPPOSEDLY HID BY THIEF
is FOUND BY NEGRO YOUTH

Wewol.c., Okla, Sept Is (ANP) This
city noted for its oil and frequently re-
ferred to as "Wewoka, built by Oil,
is now having what is termed 20 Gold
Rush" and Negro youth whose name
is being Withheld has proved the star
player of the gold rush" Here's how
it all happened: A Negro youth found
a large quantity of gold coins of suffi-
dient amount to purchase an autom
bile-and the mad rush began.
The gold coins found by the boy are
believed to be part Of the S14,5 500 loot
which Floyd Rice is purported to have
hid near here in 1926. At that time
Rice was only 16 years old and related
how he stole the money from man
named Campbell but claimed he bur-
led the money and could not find it,
Rice was given suspended sentenced
when no one appeared against him.
There was considerable digging foI
,~old Immediately thereafter, but nc
money was found, it is said. The Negro
ran into gold luck recently, having
been aided by the heavy rains which
uncovered large quantity OF the gold
coins under a culvert on the outskirts
of the city.
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
BAPTIST SEMINARY
SCHOOL WILL OPEN

The 1933-34 session of the Meridian
Baptist Seminary will begin Monday
September 18th. Students are urged
to be present on opening day. Dress
making, plain and fancy sewing will be
feature. Part time classes under
the supervision of Mrs. Mary Emerson
an expert dress-maker. This part time
work is for the benefit Of those who by
reason of outside work or household
duties are unable to attend all the time.
Night classes will be organized from
$50 to $50; this is open to any one of
good character who wishes to attend.
Mrs. j. P. Reese will have charge of
the music. Glasses in piano, voice har-
mony and technique will be organized.
Those wishing to take music get in
touch with her.
Prof. c. M Reese, Prin.
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
FIVE MEN AWAIT EXECUTION IN
NORTH CAROLINA

Raleigh, ~ c., Sept, Is CAMP Five
Negroes occupy death cells in the state
penitentiary here, awaiting early ex-
ecution unless the governor intervenes.
The five are jennie Lee who was
hired to kill Jacob Hill by the latter's
brothed -in-law, Asa D. Herring, Herr
ing received life sentence. Lees date
is September Is. He received reprieve
two weeks ago while authorities ex-
humed the body of another man whom
Herring was alleged to have poisoned.
The results of examination of the body
are not known. If it should develop
that Lee is necessary as a witness in
another trial of Herring, he would be
granted another reprieve.
Another man in the same fix as Lee
is Theodore Cooper Of Durham who
killed white man for hire. The en-
ployer received a life sentence and
death was ordered for Cooper.
John Lewis Edwards of Mecklenbure
county is scheduled to be executed
September 81.
Jesse Brooks of Durham and George
Keaton, Forsyth county, have both beer
sentenced to die, but have appeals
pending.
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
MR. M. A. WALKER HAS RETURNED
FROM TRIP IN NORTH

Mr.. M. A.. Walker has just returned
from a trip in the north visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Arnilla Daniba of 703
Garfield Stresx Detroit, Michigan,
While at his daughter in Detroit he
visited over in Canada. He also visited
in Chicago, Illionis, there he was the
house guest of his sons and their wives,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Walker of 2422 w.
Lake Street and Mr.. and Mrs. c. B.
Walker Of 4719 Calumet Avenue Chica-
ga. Mrs Doniba accompanied her
father, Mr. NJ A. Walker from Detroit,
Michigan to Chicago, Illinois. Mr.. M.
A. Walker visited a Century of Pro-
gress. Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Walker mo-
tored the latter's father from Chicago
to St. Louis, Mo, there he visited his
daughters Mrs. Pearl Crane and Mrs.
A. w. Brown.
Mr. Walker reports a fine trip. His
children want him to hurry back.
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
COLORED PEOPLE MEET
IN INTEREST OF CEN
TENNIAL

Prof T. ]. Harris, chairman of the
committee on the part of the partici-
patton of the cclored people Of Lauder
dale County in the celebration OF the
One Hundredth Anniversary OF the
county, is calling meeting Of all minis
ers of the city and county-With mem
bers of all committees, and persons IN
crested in the movement to meet at
he Wechsler School, 81 Avenue, 18th
Street, Friday evening, September 10Th
at 500 o'clock p. M.
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
YORK ALABAMA News

DR.. VIM. Dinkins and his delegates
met the District Conference at Lisman,
Ala, twenty-five miles from York,
September 7th through 18th.
Mrs. Florence o. Dinkins lead the
delegation. She was elected June 25th
by three quarterly conferences with her
husband highly recommended.
Mrs. Dinkins is graduate of Mary
Holmes Seminary, West Point, Mississ-
ippi; Florida Lincoln College; holding
state license as a public stenographer.
She has been appointed agent for the
Weekly Echo and will represent the
Selma District and Ministers Union in
York Office and headquarters at Wes-
ley Chapel pastors study. We have a
dept a resolution to use the Weekly
Echo as out official organ in York and
Selma.
BY DR.. Dinkins.
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
"Y" SEEKS SQUARE
DEAL FOR COL
ORED WOMEN
in N r A

New York City, Is - (ANP) - In
a quiet but effective manner, the Ma
tional Board of the Y. w. c "A. isuus-
ing its nation wide influence to assist
cognition due the race in the admins
tration of NRA.
In recent communications to the
President, General Hugh johnson and
Harold Ickes, Administrator of Public
Works, Mrs. Kendall Emerson, chair
man of the Public Affairs Committee
of the National Board of the Y. w. c.
A., has urged that every step be TAX
en- to assure Negroes being given their
full share of Jobs without discrimina
ton in all contracts under public
work and asks the inclusion of specific
classes in contracts and agreements
prohibiting discrimination on account
of race, creed, or color Mrs. Emerson
also asks in the name of her organiza-
ton that qualified and intelligent Ne
groes be appointed to administrative
posts to insure just treatment of Negro
workers.
Communications have been sent
from national headquarters to more
than 400 branches of the Y. w. c. A
asking white leaders in every COM
munity to see if there are ways in
which you can cooperate in local effort
to assure to the Negro citizens their
full share of jobs and relief. The
letter adds in conclusion that this is
is an suspicious time for us to carry
out the spirit of our 1892 convention
commitment for helping to improve the
economic status of Negro workers"
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
FOR RELEASE IN PAPER OF
TUESDAY, SEPT. IL
MISSISSIPPI:

Bustles, hoop skirts and hobble shirts
will recall the early days of the college
girls in a panorama of beautiful south
ern girls in the Diamond Jubilee pag-
cant of Whitworth college which will
be presented at A Century Of Progress
the Chicago Worlds Fair on Sept. q
in connection with the celebration Of
Mississippi day at the Fair.
The pageant is written in rhyme ano
the old style classic English is useo
particularly in that part which depicts
the Elizabeth Academy founded in 8ls
at old washington, the first territorial
state capitol of Mississippi. The pageant
celebrates the Seventy-fifth anniver-
sarv Of the founding of Whitworth col
lege in Mississippi.
A large delegation of Mississipplans
headed ty Lieutenant Governor DENIM!
M1rphree, Will be at the Fair of Mis-
sissippi day and will take part in the
ceremonies.
Mississippi has one of the finest STATE
| exhibits at the Fair and Mississippian
have shown unusual interest in the Elk
position. In addition to the states re-
presentation at the Fair, the state ell
ementary school commission in jun
authorized summeV school credit tt
teachers who attend the Fair at leas
one week in lieu of summer school at
tendance.
Elaborate plans are being made 10
the celebration Of Miss. day, which
expected to be one of the finest cele
brations since the opening OF the Fan
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
DENVER MAN HEADS BODY
BAPTIST

Chicago, Sept, Is - (ANP) - With
more than 1000 delegates and record
crowd of visitors licking into the
Eighth Infantry Armory to attend the
National Baptist Convention, unincor-
porated, has set be decked military au-
ditorium was crowded throughout the
busy sessions of the convention. The
convention started September 5 and
terminated September 10. 1t has been
classed as zone of the most colorful
convention" held in this city.
While the male members of the Boyd
Baptists were in convention the wom-
ems auxiliary were in session at the
Ebenezer Baptist church. DR.. Greene
L. Prince of Denver, Cola. won the
presidency of the National Baptist Con-
vention by an avalanche of votes. He
Won by majority vote OF 3 to 1. Dr.
John w. Nurse, Kansas City, Mo, who
has been president for the past four
years. went down to bitter defeat
His crushing defeat marks hard
fought campaign for reelection All OF
the other officers were reelected I'M
animously.
Mrs. A. 3. Fuller was reelected
president of the women's auxiliary I'M
animously at quiet session. This is
her sixth term as president. The e.
lection Of the Boyd Faction was held
Thursday.
| A plan to foster reconstruction pro-
gram was inaugurated which would
broaden the scope of convention work
So as to take in social and educationa
questions. A telegram was sent 'o
President Roosevelt endorsing the nat
ional recovery act and urging him OF
curb segregation against members OF
the race,
Deputy Coroner Clifford Wheeler
represented Mayor Edward J. Kelly II
lextending greetings of the city.
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
DIR. FARMER GOES TO WILEY

Atlanta, Ga, Sept Is (ANP) DR.. j.
Leonard Farmer has resigned as pro-
fessor of Old Testament in CANNON
Theological Seminary, Atlanta, Ga, to
become professor Of philosophy and re-
ligion in Wiley College, Marshall, Texas.
DIR. Farmer holds the degrees A. B.,
S. T. B. and PHI. D. from Boston univer-
sity. He was honored by Cannon in
1929 with the degree Doctor of Divinity.
He TAUGHT at Wiley college in 1888,
was dean of Rust college, Holly Springs,
Miss, from 1920 to 1924, and was pro-
fessor at Samuel Huston college, Austin,
Texas, from 1925 to 1880 He has been
at Cannon since 1880.
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
Bishop R. T. Brown
Succumbs

Bishop r. T. Brown of Birmingham,
Alabama succumbed Friday Morning.
AS we go to press, telegram comes
from Mrs. r. T. Brown of Birmingham,
Alabama, stating that Bishop Brown
passed this morning at 12:40.
Bishop Brown has been very sick for
five or six weeks. The funeral will
take place Monday, September 18th, at
HOO A. M.
Bishop Brown was elected - the
Episcopacy in 1922 in St. Louis, Miss
ouri. Since his election he has pre-
sided over North and South Carolina.
Florida, Alabama and at his death, he
was the presiding Bishop of Mississippi.
The C. M. E. Church, in these hours
of bereavement, sympathizes with Mrs.
Brown in the loss of her dear husband
Bishop Brown was at one time pre-
sident of Miles Memorial College of
Birmingham. He was at one time edi-
tor of the Christian Index
Bishop John w. Mckinney of Sher-
man, Texas, is to carry On the work in
Mississippi at the request of Bishop
Brown before his death. Bishop Nc
Kinney may be assisted by Bishop
Martin.
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
NOW THEY SAY IT'S THE SPEEDING
AVIATOR

New York, Sept, Is (ANP) Despite
persistent re ports to the effect that
Dallas Turner, colored musician SOCK
ed the doughty Huey Long at the Sands
Point Club a couple of weeks ago, the
daily papers in this city are of the
opinion that the socker was Lieut.. AL
Williams, former speed ace of the U. S
Navy. 1t is reported that Lieut.. Will
:ams was a guest of the club that even
ing and is sporting bruised knuckle
as result of some unexplainable "ac
cident."
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
~ SEEKS NRA AID FOR C0L0RED WOMEN
Bishop Robert 7. Brown Succumbs

Sundays program characterized the
model Sunday conducted by DR.. Henry
Allen Boyd, secretary of the National
Baptist Publishing House. Other Of
ficers include: Revs. G.. c. Coleman
Oakland, Calf; vice president; c. P
Madison, Norfolk, Va, recording secre-
tary; w. Marcus Taylor, Okmulgee
Okla, assistant secretary; w, M. Grim
BILE, Alexandria, La, corresponding sec
rotary; T. A. Lucas, Galveston, Texas
treasurer; Prof. Jesse Washington,
Chicago, staistician; and DR.. S. S
Jones, Chicago, field secretary.
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
SCHOLARSHIP TO BE GIVEN AWAY

To whom it may concern, TINS is 10
certify that the Haven-Rust Club has
on hand now a $1,000 scholarship to be
give, away to some worthy girl or boy
desiring t. enter Rust College this year
Please make application to the Ha-
ven Rust Club.
DIR. L. F. Brooks President.
Miss Mildred Gains, Secretary
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
NOTICE TO II. 3. A. PRESIDENTS

Mrs. P. Wallace, member of H. b. A.
No. 10 is reported dead, which will
brinr our death list up to % to be PAID
# next week. We had fourteen deaths
since the first of August We promised
+ nav off when our members die IN
GOOD standing. Let all presidents and
members do their bit to make a round
report next week.
Rev. E. F. Young, General Pres
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15
NEGRO CIVIC LEAGUE

Due to the fact that So many mem
hers of the Negro Civic League are NOT
in town we will not hold our re-
eular meeting Monday night Sept lSth'
hut will meet Oct. End. in the H. b. A
Auditorium at $50 p M.
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15

This is very important meeting as
details of the event will be explained
by members Of committees represent
ing the white people. All persons at
tending are asked to meet promptly
at five o'clock.
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15

Rev. E. w. Washington T. +. OF the
Meridian District will preach at Ne
well Chapel Sunday and Sunday night.
All members and friends are invited
Men are asked to pay $10o and women
$50
The weekly echo., 1933-09-15

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