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Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-06
REPORT OF DECEMBER BUSINESS
SHOWS CONDITIONS ENCOURAGING

The volume of pre-holiday trade
transacted III Los Angeles during
December was considerably in ex-
cess of that expected by major
ity of retail merchants, it is shown
in the monthly summary of busi-
ness conditions issued for publ
cation today by the Security First
National Bank of Los Angeles. This
is considered the outstanding fea-
ture of the local business situation
during the closing month Of 1882.
The summary also reports that
Los Angeles banks affiliated with
the federal reserve system gained
2.9 per cent in total deposits dur
ing the four weeks ending Decem-
ber 81, raising the deposit figure
to the highest level of the year
This advance is attributed to a
gain Of SIS per cent in time de-
posits. The latter was more than
sufficient to offset decrease of
"a per cent in demand funds, the
summary states. 1t continues in
pdTC DIS lOllOWS.
while the leading department
stores of the city report that De-
cember sales totals in terms of dol
lars were between 10 and 20 per
cent below the figures for the same
month in 1881, these showingS ap-
pear more favorable when adjust
ment is made for the decline in
retail prices, which according to
the Fairchild index, amounted to
more than 13 per cent during the
year. Reports from other parts Of
Southern California indicate that
Christmas trade was less satiSfac-
tory than in Los Angeles.
"Reflecting seasonal influences,
bank debts in Los Angeles and
seven other important cities in the
southern part of the state regis
tered an increase of TO per cent
during the four weeks ended De-
cember % as compared with the
preceding period of similar length.
A compilation of the liabilities Of
business firms listed as failed by
R. G. Dunn and company during
the four weeks prior to December
81 shows a sharp decrease in COM
parison with both the previous Pc
riod and the corresponding inter
val in 1881.
with regard to agriculture,
which ranks as a primary source OF
income to this region, the past year
may be characterized as one Of
abundant yields and generally un-
satisfactory returns. Preliminary
figures for the state indicate that
the farm value of the fruit, nut,
field and vegetable crops harvested
in 1882 amounted to S254 100000 as
contrasted with $317,021, 900 in the
preceding year. The 20 per cent
decline in value for California com
pares favorably however, with an
estimated decrease Of Is per cent
In the entire nation,
While rainfall during December
was beneficial to agriculture. the
seasonal totals are considerably pe-
low normal in most sections and
additional precipitation is needed
at this time. Unusually cold wealth
er caused damage to winter Vege-
tables and citrus fruits in northern
and central California and neceSsi-
tated orchard heating in the South
land. The growth of forage on
pastures and ranges was retarded
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-06
SPORTSMEN OF
VALLEY ASKED
TO MEETING

Tomorrow morning the first
meeting OF a state fish and game
commission ever held on the Colo
RADIO desert win convene In Ell Cen
tro at 9:3O in the supervisors room
at the court house. All The eommls-
sioners. including J. Dale Gentry,
president, of San Bernardino, I.
zellerbach. San Francisco, and Earl
B. Gilmore, Of Los Angeles, toge-
ther with Executive Officer John
L. Farley and the commissions at
torney Eugene D. Bennett will be
present.
All sportsmen, organized and not
Of any association, are invited to
attend the meetings and present
to the commission such problems
that will tend to improve fish and
game conditions in the southern
desert area OF the state.
The members of the commission
will devote some time to the state
waterfowl refuge at Salton Sea, and
discuss plans for making this one
of the leading sanCtuaries for
ducks and geese in the west.
Another subject that will be CIV
en- consideration is the planting of
sport and food fish in Salton Sea.
Experiments have been carried on
with striped bass, and a survey has
been made as to what results have
been obtained, the report of which
will be presented to the commits
sioners at the coming meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-06
McPherrin Holds
Court Calendar

Judge Roy D. McPherrin, calling
the first law and motion calendar
n his court since he assumed Of
flee Tuesday, was required this
morning to set a date for trial of
all Imperial Irrigation District cas-
eS.
April "a was fixed as the date for
the trial Of cases involving the ir-
rigation district, Because that Or
ganiaation Is a political subdivision
the presence of an outside jurist
will be necessary on that date. Both
Judge McPherrin and Judge
Vaughn N. Thompson are disquali,
fled to hear the cases.
The order in which various suits
will be taken up is to be decided
when the cases are called on the
trial calendar date. Several of the
suits to come up then involve as
serted flooding of. ranch property
by the Salton Sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-06
Buy At HOME
PLAN URGED

The latter part of this month
and all of next month will see much
activity in planting and beautifying
of residences in Ell Centro with
trees, shrubs and green's and the
FL Centro Chamber of Commerce
now urges that these trees and
greenery be purchased in Ell Cen
tro rather than from floral "huck-
sters," who come from other COM
munities sell their goods and take
the money out of Imperial VAL
ley.
One case has been brought to the
attention of the chamber of COM
merce Of a Lurseryman from
northern community who makes
regular trips to Imperial Valley
with truckloads of shrubs and
plants, sells them in Ell Centro, and
perhaps other valley cities, and re-
turns for another load. He claims
that he merely takes orders and
delivers at a later date. If such is
the case the chief of police cam
not collect a license from him.
The Ell Centro Chamber objects
to local resi- dents purchasing
shrubs and bushes from an out of
town concern when Ell Centro and
other valley cities have their own
nurseries whose owners pay taxes,
own residences and generally con-
tribute TO the growth and develop
ment OF the community,
The chamber secretary points out
that his organization cannot pre-
vent people from purchasing where
they please but he urges that home
owners consider this matter and
buy their plants for spring plant
ING locally.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-06

per acre, 20 years allowed for pay
ment, at per cent.
Each colonist did things for him.
self, provided food for his own fam
lily, before he produced a single
commodity for sale, for that is the
unwritten law Of the land.
From the start, Kristensen en-
forced a rule of mo waste" Scrap
wood from the sawmill went to a
charcoal plant, and later was sold
to railroads ana makers Of chick
en- feed
Discarded lumber was convert
ed into chairs and other furniture
Hides from slaughtered beeves
made chair seats. Today an old
Ford engine powers the 10x15 job
press that prints "The Interpreter,
A Magazine of Good Things" for
the people Of Kristenstad to read.
Lime kilns along the river front,
a cement plant and other factor
les increase the self-dependence of
the community. AS the dairy herd
grew, a cheese factory was plan
ned.
There is no crime in Kristenstad.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-06
.[ATE START
FOR LETTUCE

The monthly report of B. A.
Harrigan, county agricultural COM
missioner, states that lettuce ship
ments for the month of Deem
Der amounted to 173 car loads,
very light as compared with prev
ious seasons. Light shipments
have been due to low market
prices. Heavy loadings from Ari-
zona have kept the eastern market
well supplied with good quality
lettuce. Many shipments from I'M
perial Valley will probably start
about January Is.
The fall pea deal has proven
very satisfactory, both growers and
shippers enjoying good yields and
fair prices. Shipments for the
month amounted to 243 car loads.
Although there have been several
white frosts during the past two
weeks, frost damage has been COM
paratively light and more or less
local, depending upon location and
air drainage.
Damage to brush covered canta-
loupes is probably the most serious.
A survey of brushed melons shows
approximately 20 per cent less.
The most serious damage occurred
in fields where the hoeing and
thinning operations had just been
completed Continuous light frosts
has caused slight damage in some
melon fields where plant leaves are
touching the paper cover. Some
growers are of the opinion that
the snow fall of December IL is
responsible for this damage.
Brushed squash and tomato
paintings show practically no DAM
age. Those paintings not yet
brushed were damaged, some SER
iously. .t
The following goods were in
spected and passed into Imperial
county during the month of Dec
emher: 381 ornamentals, 90 rose
bushes, IA ferns, 90 cyclamen, 48
poinSettia, 328 bulbs, 124 narcis-
sus, 96 gladiolus, 100 daffodil, SO
oXalis, 4 crocus, hyacinth, 9
heather, 13 lilies, so lily of valley
pl USE, - ldllOdlld, fOH DCB-
onia, 200 privit, SO dwarf pome-
granate, 2 nandina, 3 hibiscus, 7
vines, $50 strawberry plants, l UNI
brella tree, redwood trees,
orange, 2 boxes holly, 6 bundles
citrus buds, 443 sacks alfalfa seed,
sacks watermelon seed, 46 sacks
cantaloupe Seed 3 sacks honeyball
seed, 4 sacks honeydew seed, l
sack black walnutS, 278 sacks cat
seed, sacks guar seed, S ship
ments household goods, 4 carloads
bananas, 81 truckloads oranges, 81
boxes lemons, 38 truckloads mixed
vegetables.
Quarantine reflections included 4
ornamentals infested with scale,
box oranges infested with scale
Outgoing shipments included 243
carloads peas, 2 carloads carrots,
SO carloads green's, 173 carloads
lettuce, % carloads grapefruit.
Weights and measures work con-
sisted of 2 measures tested and
sealed without correction, 2 meas
uring pumps tested and sealed
without correction, measuring
pump tested and sealed after cor
rection. platform scales tested
and sealed without correction.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-06
FOUR CASES IN
COURT TODAY

Two sentences were imposed, one
plea of guilty was accepted and
one hearing was continued by
Judge Vaughn n. Thompson this
morning as he presided, for the
first time, as judge of the superior
court department having jurisdic-
tion over criminal matters.
T. G. Maley was sentenced to 18
months in the county Jail, and a
stay of execution was issued for 10
days, with the provision that
Maley must go to Jail at the end
of that period unless he has Sc
cured work. A fine Of $50 also
was imposed, to be paid in month
ly installments of $40 beginning
April /. Maley was declared guilty
of failure to provide.
Jesus Porras Rivera was SEN
tenced to San Quentin prison for
the term prescribed by law when
he pleaded guilty to possession of
stolen property. Judge Thomp-
son recommended the maximum
term. Librado Porras Rivera
charged with the same offense,
was dismissed for lack Of evidence
Raymond zamudio pleaded guilty
to burglary and will be sentenced
tomorrow morning.
A hearing on the probation ap-
plication of G. E. Garner, who
pleaded guilty some time ago to is
suing a check on insufficient funds,
was continued to January 20 be-
cause of Garner's illness.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-06
H|NDERKS IN
TRYING SPOT

Between the proVerbial devil on
one side and the equally proverb-
ial deep blue sea on the other, c.
L. Hinderks, chief deputy county
clerk, found himself the other day
in a situation where he would be
jailed if he did and jailed if he
didn't, and SO he talked it over
with the court and didn't.
At bankruptcy hearing before
United States Commissioner Dor
sey Whitelaw, Hinderks was sub
poenaed to appear and produce all
records Of his office relative to the
person whose plea in bankruptcy
was being heard.
Now, there is q state law making
it illegal for county officer to
give any information about an at
tachment until the writ of attach
ment has been returned. In this
case, a writ had not been return
ed.
Hinderks produced records of sew
eral other actions against the man
in question, but did not produce
the attachment suit. The commits
sioner asked if the deputy county
clerk had produced everything. He
said he had not. The commissioner
wanted to know why.
Hinderk's found himself in an
embarrassing situation. If he pro-
duced the attachment suit he was
violating the state law. If he re-
fused to do SO he was in contempt
of court. So he explained to the
commissioner, who considered the
problem.
Whitelaw finally decided the at
tachment was not pertinent to the
matter in question, and Hinderks
walked away, a free man still.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-06

Nevada All club members took
home $1,265,75 in sale and prize
money from the Junior livestock
show in San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-06
NEW BOOKS AT
CITY LIBRARY
January 7, 1893
FICTION

1.-THE Minister who Kicked the
Cat", by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott;
amusing short stories.
"Flowering Wilderness by John
Galsworthy; sequel to his Maid
in Waiting"
"The Laughing Pioneer by Paul
Green a vivid picture of life in the
North Carolina plains country done
by a successful dramatist.
"The Owls Warning" by Her
man Landon; excellent mystery.
NON-FICTION
"Metternich," by Arthur Herman.
Back Yonder, an Ozark Chron-
icle," by Wayman Hogue.
Flight of the Swan-a Memory
of Pavlova," by Andre Oliveroff.
Confessions of a Former Custom
ers' Man-Being the Inside Story
of How Wall Street Separates the
Sucker from his Money" by David
L. Salmon.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-06

make sure that its products are
uniform and are as good as can
be made.
To do this requires a great deal
of money-for example, there is
invested in the domestic and Turk
ish tobaccos for Chesterfield Ciga-
rettes over $75,000,000.
Smokers can be assured, regard
less of the crop conditions, that
Chesterfield will be absolutely uni
form-the same yesterday, today,
at all times. The cigarette that's
milder-the cigarette that tastes
better! 80,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-06
FIND USE FOR MooNsHINE

ST. LOUIS UPEGovernment
automobile radiators will use moon
shine alcohol siezed by prohibi-
ton agents here as an anti-freezc.
Judge Davis recently ordered 2,103
gallons turned over to government
agencies, including the Post Office
Department, for such use.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-06

The manufacturer of good ciga-
rettes does not depend on any one
years crop. He knows that to keep
up the quality of his brand, he has
to carry on hand at all times a
large stock of the right kinds of
tobacco from several years crops.
The domestic tobaccos are kept
in large hogsheads, each contain
ing about 1000 pounds, and are
allowed to age for two full years
in other words, natures method
of curing the tobaccos. Something
like ageing wine.
Liggett & Myers has about four
and a half miles of warehouses
used for storing leaf tobacco, to
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-06
Rancher Wounds
Alleged Burglar

His venture into a Calipatria
ranch house yesterday afternoon
brought Eddie McGee. 80, Negro,
only trouble, for 1t resulted for
MCGEE in bullet wound in his
forearm and his arrest on a charge
Of burglary, on which he is held
ct the county Jail today.
Details of McGee's asserted at
tempt at burglary, and of the shot
which resulted in his wound and
subsequent arrest by Ike Holmes,
deputy sheriff, could not be
learned.
A rancher, whose name Is un-
known to officers here, discovered
MCGEE burglaring his house, and
fired when the Negro fled, officers
declared.
After being booked at the coun-
ty jail, McGee was taken to the
county hospital for emergency
treatment. He lost considerable
blood through his wound.
Once two men disputed in the
fields. A blow was struck. The
quiet founder of the colony sum-
moned a jury, the blame was fixed,
the guilty man exiled.
Within a radius of 100 miles
from the colony 950,000 people toll
in shops mad offices, discuss pro-
hibition and war debts, pray for
prosperity.
But in the tiny kingdom of Kris
tenstad there is peace, plenty and
happiness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-01

(Continued from Page 1.)
 work of six months on the project which can be started in 30 days.
 The city also received loan and grant of $475. 900 for the con- struction of an addition to the pres ent sewage disposal plant includ- ing q compressor room, primary settling tanks and 20 aeration tanks. Thirty per cent of the cost of labor and material which to- tals $S71.000, is a grant. The bal ance lis a loan secured by bonds. Work can start in 10 days and be completed in nine months, giving 100 men employment.
 The state of Connecticut received two grants totaling $67,400 for highway construction. A grant of $46, ,0O0 will be used to aid in the construction of.4.67 miles of bitum- inouse macadam surfaced highway on Route No. 63 between Water town and the Morristown line. The total cost of this project is $780, 531 and 100 men will be given em- ployment for 21 weeks. The sec- ond allotment of $21,400 will be used to aid in. the construction of 1,400 feet of bituminous macadam highway extending from the town of Burlington westward to the Burlington -Harwinton boundary line. ~The total. cost of this project is $87,969 and 125 men will be given employment for three months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-01
GARDEN

t's a great show at the New Garden theater and to say that it delighted the holiday throngs look ing for amuseme ent yesterday is put ting it mild. Thursday and Friday are vaudeville days and you still have the opportunity today to see Lee Milton in a nice variety act; Jones and Boyce in a ballroom and tango dancing; Sherman and Me- Weary presenting Laugh Bit"; Freeman and Morton in harmony and comedy singing, and as an ex- tra holiday attraction the popular Bouffard Twins, a very clever local offering.
 The feature screen attraction is Buck Jones in "The Thrill Hun ter" with Dorothy Revier. He loved the pace that thrilled-but found in love. the greatest thrill of all! Roaring with action and heart pounding suspense-thrilling with excitement, sparkling comedy and romantic recklessness.
 Heading the featurettes is Arr thur Tracy in "The Street Singer" one of Nick Kenny's radio thrills.
 Coming tomorrow for one day is "Too Much Harmony" with Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, Skeets Gallag- her, Ldith Allen, Harry Green, Lil- van Tashman, and Ned Sparks, More star talent .. prettier girls than any musical comedy pictures that ever came out of Hollywood .. Songs .... blazing and haunt ing Comedy <. clever and mad .. Dancing .. tempestuous and or iginal .... all sprinnkled in a TO- mantle story of a boy and girl who turn Broadway into Lovers Lane.
 The companion-feature is Might Terror" with Bella Lugosi, Sally Blanc, and Wallace Ford. Also as an added attraction Imitation" wiw be shown. Women who struggle with the family budget book every week will find much of interest in "Inflation", the timely new short subject with explanatory comments by Pete Smith, recently completed by the Metro G Goldwyn- Mayer stu dios. Demonstrations of the infia- tion program of President Roose- welt are given by the aid of charts and statistical data furnished by Dr Gordon Watkins of the Univer- sity of California at Lose Angeles. which are included in the Smith ex- planations-the most timely subject ever presented to the American public.
 The extra added attraction will be Country Store.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-01

(Continued from Page 1.) Works Administration, designed tc give jobs to 4,o0O,0O0 of the un. employed, was created to ""hide tho failure' of the Public Works Ad. | ministration. The new criticism was contained in the same issue of the magazine as the former New York gover. nor's attack on the Roosevelt monetary policy. The monetary attack was made public in ad. vance of publication.
 Another magazine editor, Ray. mond Moley, former assistant sec | retary of state and "brain trust member, predicted an early steady. | ing of the gold price, followed by a period of imitation. Writing ir the magazine today, Moley criti- cised the opponents of the Roose- welt monetary program. warning that continued criticism may swing the administration "far to the left of it's reactionaries."
 The hastily conceived" CWA cannot lead ultimately to anything but confusion" Smith wrote. De- claring the program to be "an alibi for the incompetents in the Public Works Administration, Smith suggested that the CWA "may be illegal"
 ''It was set up because the PWA or the Public Works Administra- tion, has broken down." Smith said.
 The current practice of identify ing recovery agencies by their ini- tials Smith ridiculed as "a game which beats cross word puzzles"
 Half way between lemon and an orange is a grapefruit" he said. Half way between a public work and a relief work is a civil work. Up to now the federal establish ments, only recently scheduled for consolidation, have been increased to include an AAA, an FCA, an PWA, an EZRA, an MIRA, a eco, a IVA, a HOLC, an REC = and now we have CWA.
 Tt looks as though one of the absent-minded professors had played anagrams with the alpha bet soup."
 Smith criticised the administra- tion for not acknowledging the failure of the PWA, and for con- tinuing "this crazy, top-heavy structure.'
 ''No one has. as yet described what civil works project is, . Smith said, except that it is some sort of minor construction or re- pair work which does not require the service of a contractor, which can be finished before February 15, when the money gives out, and which does not involve great deal of supervision or material. 'No one knows what will be- come of the new civil workers af. ter February 15." Municipal officials have no' pointed out the dangers of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-01
RELIEF
 REPLY TO SMITH
fcontinued from Page 1.)

Continued from Page 1) Hopkins announced, and the bi- luminous operators to reduction of 10 per cent from the MIRA code price.
 The reductions are effective to- day.
 The railroad agreement provides for the movement at reduced freight rates for surplus commodi- ties transported for the relief cor poration.
 The Eastern Lines have agreed to reduction of 25 per cent on all merchandise other than .coal and coke and a reduction of 20 per cent for coal and coke, with min- imum charge of $15 per car for road haul service.
 The western and southeastern. roads, which are subject to federal land grant or bond laid reductions already have agreed to cuts of from 35 to 40 per cent below com mercial rates under these laws.
 The reductions, Hopkins said, will result in large savings in transportation costs while the coal price reduction will make just that much more available for the purchase of fuel this winter.
 About 8,000,000 tons of bitum- inous and 100000 tons of anthra cite coal have been estimated as the requirements of the corpora ton.
 It will be distributed through local relief administrations. Tickets will be issued to the needy, specifying the time, grade and size of coal to be delivered and coal dealers have been asked through the National Retail Coal Association to deliver the coal at delivery cost.
 At the same time Hopkins an- nounced that there had been a slight increase in the number of unemployed receiving relief in Oc- tober as compared with September. On the basis of preliminary esti- mated the increase is two per cent, or a total of 2,851,804 families against 2,794,640.
 Hopkins estimated the October total would reach 3,000,O00 fami- lies. The increase is the first since early spring.
 Obligations incurred for relief. Hopkins noted, had shown a greater rise, the increase amount ing to 10 per cent for AZ states anu the District of Columbia.