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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-02
CHAMBER AIDS
HAY GROWERS

In the interest of hay growers
in Imperial Valley, the Ell Centre
Chamber of Commerce has had cor
respondence with representatives
of California in Washington re-
garding a government loan on hay
to cover the cost of baling or to
permit holding hay for orderly
marketing Hay growers in I'm
perial Valley, and this group forms
a large percentage of local farm
ers, have in the past often had
to sell their hay at the lowest
market price, or even below the
current market price, because they
could not afford to hold it until
better market conditions were
reached. It is in their connection
that the Ell Centric Chamber has
taken action to see if a govern
ment loan could not be made pos
sible to farmers who were selling
as a definite loss through neces-
sity.
In reply to the communications
from the local chamber Senator
w. G. McAdoo has sent letter
which he received from w. Forbes
Morgan, deputy governor of the
farm credit administration in
Washington, wherein Forbes states
that the Federal intermediate
credit bank of Berkeley, with the
consent of George Brennan, COM
missioner, has undertaken to con-
slider the making of such commit
ments to hay growers in Imperial
Valley, on basis of chattel mort
cages executed by the cooperative
associations representing the hay
stored on the farms of the indi-
vidual growers, subject to certain
minor regulations which should be
easy to comply with.
The cooperative organization
which would handle such commit
ments in the valley would neces-
sarily be the Imperial Valley Hay
Growers association, with which Or
ganization large number OF hay
growers are affiliated. The Ell Gen.
tro Chamber is much interested IN
this association and were inStru-
mental in it's original formation.
Reports of j. S. Cameron, secretary
of the association, indicated that
the association is functioning with
sp,endid success and has done much
to effectuate fair prices for I'M
perial Valley hay. The local cham
Der directors believe such a COM
mitment as has been requested
from the government would aid IN
establishing fair hay prices in TINS
community and in creating stable
market for this product.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-02
SAYS MILL TAX IS PROTECTION
FOR MERCHANTS OF Ell CENTRIC

Having served as a director of the
Ell Centre Chamber of Commerce
under several presidents at various
periods almost from the time of its
inception, I am somewhat familiar
with the problems which confront
an organization of this kind when it
is expected to handle the advertis
ing, promotiCnal work and enter
tainment of important visitors of a
city with inadequate funds to do SO.
1 have in mind particularly the
year 1919, when l served on the
board of directors of the chamber
under j. L. Travers, long before the
one mill tax levy was adopted for
civic promotional work. This was a
particularly active year in chamber
work and we were called upon to
entertain many visiting parties,
among them the state highway
commission, a congressional dele
CATION from Washington, the COVER
nors OF California and Arizona and
important railroad officials at the
time of the completion of the San
Diego and Arizona railroad, and the
Yuma Land and Water Users asso-
citation. We, of course, did much
other work, but particularly was the
problem always with
us.
Membership dues were not suffi-
Gent to provide for entertainment
of all these groups, naturally, be-
cause membership dues in a city
even the size of Ell Centre at the
present time would merely provide
for the barest necessities of running
the office, so Mr.. TraverS and the
board of directors found it necessary
to call on the merchants of the city
and ask for donations.
The first time we called we found
the merchants very generous in
their financial donations and we
were able to entertain splendidly for
the city. The next time we called
some of the merchants refused to
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-02
CURR|ER SAYS
NORGE SALES
SHOW SPEED

Electric refrigerator sales are ex-
ceeding last years in volume and
total number of sales by a SubStan-
tial amount" stated Warren Cur
rier, general sales manager of the
Imperial Valley Hardware company
I'VE believe" continued Currier
that the addition of the Norge Roll
lator line has influenced this splen-
did increase in volume. The 1. ".
Hardware company is distributor
for the Norge electric refrigerator III
Yuma and Imperial Valleys where
the local firm has retail stores.
According to reports from all our
stores" stated Currier, I'VE have
sold out first carload of Norges in
just two weeks. Additional ship
ments were ordered from the fac
tory last week. and should arrive in
time to prevent a shortage in our
stores"
Norge refrigerators are manufac-
tured by the Norge corporation, a
division of the internationally
known Borg-Warner corporation of
Detroit, 55 million dollar firm.
They also manufacture a long list of
precision machinery and tools used
in the automobile industry where
accuracy and fine quality are Of
primary Importance.
Eight years ago they began pro-
duction of their first refrigerators,
which employed an entirely new
type of mechanism. They named
this the Norge Rollator. They have
constantly improved the workings
OF this revolutionary principle and
have tested it in the most severe
places to be sure it was correct for
all climatic conditions.
Today the Norge is recognized as
one Of the most perfect in mechan-
ical detail. In 1884 Norge produced
stylish cabinets to match their me-
chanical perfection, giving Ameri-
can homes the two most import
ant factors in kitchen convenience
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-02
A Baby For You?

If you are denied the blessing OF
a baby all your own and yearn for
n baby's arms and baby's smile
do not give up hope. Just write in
confidence to Mrs. Mildred Owens.
4790 Coates House, Kansas City,
Mo-, and she will tell you about
simple home method that helped
her after being denied Is years.
Many others say this has helped
bless their lives. Write now and
try for this wonderful happiness.
adv.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-02
BROS.
To SPONSOR
OPEN MEETING

Edgar Bros. company will spon-
scr food and beverage industries
meeting in conjunction with the
Frigidaire corporation at the Veter-
ans Memorial hall Friday night at
8 o'clock. All food and beverage dis
pensers and their employees are in
vited to see the splendid exhibits
and striking motion pictures which
will be shown by representatives Of
the Frigidaire commercial depart
ment. Talks will also be given by
representatives of Edgar Bros, Fri
gidaire, and DR.. Fox, county health
officer.
Truckloads of the very latest and
modern commercial equipment and
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-02

donate, and the third time we asked
for financial assistance for the
chamber in entertaining Ell Centres
important visitors our request was
referred to as begging. We must
have made a dozen calls that year
asking for financial assistance from
the merchants. and business men
and remember they were all paying
from enc to 10 chamber member
ships annually in addN on to these
donations.
Well, We finally found the larger
the pirate gang the larger the
amount we could extort and we GER
tainly travelled in gangs on the next
several drives for contributions.
Once again I was elected to the
board Of directors of the chamber of
commerce two years ago and hest
tated to accept, remembering my
former experiences and how every
merchant in town had once hated
the sight of me coming into his
store begging. However, in the two
past years I have served on the
board, and have found out that in
all six years since the one mill levy
plan was adopted, there has never
been a donation asked by the Ell
Centre Chamber Of Commerce for
any purpose. The city provides
fund for advertising and promotion
al work from tax collections and
has enabled the chamber to carry
on its work for building up the city
without additional donations.
El Centre does not want to go
backward. It wants to move forward
and the only way TO do this is to
continue the one-mill tax levy. This
is accomplished by voting no
on the proposition which appears on
the ballots on April 8, proposing to
revoke the one-mill tax levy. A
mo" vote is a fote for the contin-
uance of this advertising fund
(Signed E. E. CLEMENTS.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-02
CONVENIENCE:
STRESSED IN
kELv|NATORS

Significant of many Of the new
1884 electric refrigerator models Is
the fact that the greatest number
of new features and Improvements
are those designed solely for the
cording to Pete Schmitt of the
Schmitt Electric company, local
Kelvinator sales representatives
Until the refrigerator was de-
signed to its present high point Of
efficiency and operating economy
it was usually the case that most of
the improvements were included in
the mechanical part of the refri-
gerator," he said. But glance at
the new 1894 Kelvinators shows that
with mechanical problems solved,
the engineers are now turning their
attention toward making the re-
frigerator a greater convenience to
the housewife than ever before.
1.-The new food filing system
which distinguishes the deluxe Kel-
: ,inator models is an example of
this regard for convenience. Com
prised of a series of drawer-like
compartments, this new system pro-
vides compact and classified stor-
age space for dairy products, vege-
tables and leftoverS. 1t is one of the
most popular of all the many new
features Kelvinator is introducing
this year.
Operation of the new models is
almost complet ely automatic,
thanks to number of new develop
ments incorporated in Chem. The
housewife is now assured of con-
Slant, dependable refrigeration at
all times, with a minimum of sup
ervision. Defrosting is accomplished
by the flick of switch and normal
operation is resumed automatical-
= ly. There is also an automatic return
from fast freezing, insuring normal
operation, once freezing has been
made in unusually rapid time.
THE famous Kelvinator -four re-
frigerators in one feature remains
one of the greatest conveniences
ever offered in an electric refriger-
ator. Providing four distinct refri-
geration temperatures in one cab
met all operating independently OF
one another, this system has done
much to bring the modern electric
refrigerator to it's present point of
service and efficiency. Fast freez-
ing of ice cubes and desserts. Con-
ventional food storage temperatures,
super-fast freezing for ice cubes and
desserts and sub-freezing storage
temperatures for ice, frozen foods
and game make up these four re-
frigeration services.
"A vacation setting for minimum
operation when no service is re-
quired, bar type shelves, ice tray
lifters, new dry cube flexible ice
trays, refrigeration shelf, rear
ranging shelf, sliding shelves, and
many other features found in the
new 1884 Kelvinator, are examples
of what engineers have accomplish
ed toward making these new models
the last word in convenience, just as
Kelvinator for years has represent
ed the utmost in mechanical excel
lence."
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-02

efforts to diminish chamber OF
commerce budgets, and curtail their
activities, are not in keeping with
the psychology advanced by bust
ness men generally with respect to
the present situation. If it is good
business to buy now" if it is good
business to put men back to work,
if it is good business to keep the
wheels of industry going. if it is
good business to speed up public
construction, certainly it is good
business to maintain the momen-
tum of the chamber of commerce
movement. Any other conclusion
would be ILLOGICAL, to say the least
of it, and it is perhaps tribute to
the strength and permanency of the
chamber of commerce movement
that so few instances of retrench-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-02

ment have been discovered. AS
someone recently said, it is no time
to cut off the power just when you
are starting up the grade
The foregoing was written by one
of the country's greatest business
men. 1t applies in Ell Centre just as
it applies everywhere else. Every
business man knows he has had to
put forth greater effort in the past
three years than ever before to
maintain an established position in
the business world. In the same way
Ell Centre has had to put forth
greater effort to maintain its posi-
ton.
Ell Centres great commercial or
ganization, the chamber of COM
merce, exists to originate and per-
form those essential civic services
which no other agency in the city
can or will undertake. It represents
no group or clique, but functions for
the community as unit. This is the
message chamber of commerce di-
rectors place before the voters Of
Ell Centre, with the assurance that
it must strike responsive key in
the mind of every citizen who
thinks of Ell Centre in terms Of a
great city, destined to build greater
Growth Continues
Since the people of Ell Centre have
had the use Of the one-mill city adj
yertising levy, the city has achieved
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-02
CHAMBER ASKS VOTE AGAINST
REVOk|NG TAX Of ONE MILL

Chamber of Commerce Facts
On April 8 the people Of III
Centre will vote on PROPOSE
ton known as Ordinance No.
375; this measure proposes to
remove a l mill tax voted by
the people of Ell Centre, April
0, 1928, to provide necessary
revenue for the chamber Of
commerce. In order to ac-
quaint the voters with the
necessity Of voting NO on this
proposal, facts and figures
will appear in this column
daily.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-02
PROBLEM IN FRACTIONS

BREWSTER, Mass. U.P> Mrs.
Mary Cleverly, director Of the
Women's CWA program here, was
non-plussed when she received
orders to reduce her force by one
seventh. She only had six workers.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-02
SEEKS SPOONERS' ROAD

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. U.H -
Because an abandoned road is
used only by spooners, a Mont
gomery County farmer has asked
the county commissioners to order
it vacated.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-02
OIL OWNER CARRIES MAIL

KILGORE, Tex. (U.P) J. II.
Laird, 50, still carries the mail
over a muddy 33-mile rural route
while one well in his front yard
and another in his back yard flow
a tidy wealth in oil.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-02

spared in the preparation of these
displays, according to j. II. Edgar,
valley F'rigidaire distributor, and a
very educational and interesting
evening has been prepared for all
interested businessmen.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-02
Here And There
In Sport World
BY United Press

COLUMBUS OIllO, Apll I.-OuO-
standing American swimmers, in
Guiding representatives of colleges
and athletic clubs, began arriving
here today for the 1894 senior A. A.
U. championships, to be held Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday in the
Ohio State university natatorium.
The A. A. U. meet is expected to
draw a field of 200 aquatic stars.
PINEHURST, N. c., April g.. -
George T. Dunlap, Jr., national am
ateur golf champion, today set out
after his third title in the annual
north and south amateur tourna-
ment here.
Dunlap entered first round match
play after winning the qualifying
medal with 81 in competition Sat-
urday
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, April 2.
Moving slowly with the aid OF
light northeast winds, leading en-
tries in the st. Petersburg Havana
sailing race neared the Cuban cap
ital today with the trim yacht Va
marie still in the lead.
Wireless messages from the coast
guard cutter Tuscarora, accom-
panying the fleet of Is competing
ships, placed the schooners Azara,
of Miami, second, the Windjammer,
third; the Lanagai fourth, and
White Cloud fifth.
CHICAGO, April 2.-The Chicago
BlackhawkS moved upon Detroit
and its top-notch Red Wings today
to open the finals of the Stanley
cup hockey classic.
The Hawks completed their sub
jugation of the playoff teams by
waltzing through the Montreal Ma
rooms last night for the second
straight game. The score was to 2
and it brought the Hawks-Maroons
semi-final total score to to 2 for
the ChicagoanS.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Fla, April
2. Harry Cooper, Chicago pro-
fessional, today led the field in the
$500 Cavalier country club open
golf tourney as the final SO holes
got under way.
Cooper's par-smashing Ga, which
set a new course record, Sunday
placed him in the lead with 1875 for
the first SO.
Paul Runyan, shooting par sc yes
terday, captured second place while
Ky Lafoon, Denver pro, took third
with 1873 and Bobby Cruickshank,
Richmond, and Wild Bill Mehlhorn
tied fourth with 142. Horton Smith,
Chicago, shot 70 to share fifth place
with Tommy Armour.
NEW YORK, April Freddie
Miller the N. B. A. featherweight
champion, continues his busy cam
paign tomorrow night in a nom
title hereunder with Moon Mullins
in the latter'S home town, Vincen-
mes, Ind. This headlines the week s
national boxing program.
LOS ANGELES, April 2. = John
E. (Beans) Reardon, veteran Ma
tional league umpire, was Sched-
uledl to undergo a blood TRANSMISSION
here today to speed him on the road
to recovery from a glandular OPP
Grafton. He underwent the opera
tion two months ago. A number
Of baseball friends offered blood for
the TRANSMISSION. His condition was
not serious.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-05

college basketball coacf: in the
country is believed to be Ralph
Jordan of Auburn no admits to
only % summers.
Trainers estimate that IN 40 days
a thoroughbred will consume $50
gallons of oats and 1000 pounds of
hay Man O. War, generally
considered the greatest race horse
of all time holds only one record
and that at the odd distance of
one mile and three-eighths
When CWA workers dredged the
water hazard of an Indianapolis
golf club they found 10000 balls In
the muddy silt.
Pete Joblonowski big league
pitcher, has changed his name to
Jack Appleton presumably to help
the scorekeepers. Now if some of
those mid-western football players
would take the hint. George
Meade, college track scientist, says
that fewer records will be broken in
the next 80 years than in the past
decade because equipment is almost
perfect now &. but Dink Temple
ton, Stanford coach, predicts sub
stantial advances particularly in
the field events.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-05
TRACK STARS
CLASH TONIGHT

NEW YORK, March 5. U.P)-A
capacity crowd of nearly $1,000 is
expected at Madison Square Gar
den tonight to see the most at
tractive competition in the 13-year
history of the intercollegiate AAAA
indoor track and field champion
ships.
Because of a record entry of 548
athletes representing 20 colleges,
the meet is being staged for the
first time in the huge garden
arena, and for the first time un-
der the metric system.
Double barreled features are pro-
vided in a new clash between Bill
Bonthron and Gene Venzke in the
1900 meters, and a red hot three
cornered battle for the college
team championship.
The meeting between Bonthron
of Princeton and Venzke of Penn
sylvania may result in clipping of
the 1892 records established by
Glenn Cunningham of Kansas a
week ago Saturday. Cunningham
will not be competing tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-05
BY HENRY McLEMORE
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Marcl 5. Put
ting the sports Shot here and
there:
James Broughton of England
developed boxing gloves in 1725 af-
ter he saw a cock fight in which
the claws of the contestants we're
muffled to prevent fatalities J..
They did not come into general
use until some time later, how
ever incidentally cock fight
ing is still a thriving sport in this
country although 40 states have
laws against it. Fighting cocks
are the ultimate in killer instinct
For instance a cock placed
where he can see but not fight
another cock will ignore the most
seductive hen and the most deli
cate food until he falls dead from
hunger, exhaustion and rage d.
Jack Kent of Roselle Park, N. j.,
set new American record of 1913 "A
pounds in the left hand bent press
(whatever that Isl the other night
In the same meet Joe Lam
bert, a youngster of so, lay on his
back and pushed up 1075 pounds
with his feet Some feat g..
Carl Hubbell was knocked out of
the box in his first game with the
Giants But the late John Nc
GraW praised him because he had
two strikes on each batter before
the ball was hit A veterinarian
is experimenting at Hialeah to de-
termine whether it is practical to
equip horses with spectacles
The undefeated New York uni
verSity basketball team has never
practiced as team Because
of a conflict in classes only four
of the crack quintet have evel
played together at one time except
in regular games The youngest
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-05
Interesting Items OF News
Written For The Press By
Ell CentrO School PUPILS

like hot Virginia Hutson
/ GA.
| MCKINLEY SCHOOL
Two boys have gone from oul
room this week They are Earl Rose
and Murrell Wagner. They both
/ Rave moved to Watsonville, Calf
! IA.
We had some visitors Thursday
! Miss McElvany'S IA class brought
| in their books to show us. They
! had written the stories themselves
We would like to make books like
theirs with our Stories.-1-A.
We have good citizen chart. A
black mark is a bad citizen. A
green mark is good citizen. We
have every ones name on the
chart-2-B.
We are going to study about Afri-
ca. 1t is hot country because the
equator crosses it. There are many
wild animals in Africa. Pygmies
live there.-Esperanza Vale, 3-B.
1 have a doll She can close her
eyes. Her hair is black. I take
good care of my doll.-Lupe Leiz-
arrago, 2-B Americanization.
On Tuesday some women came to
talk to us about alcohol. One of
, them showed us two plants One
plant was strong and healthy. 1t
had water to drink. The other
plant was wilted. 1t had alcohol on
1t. Water is best-Ralph Lucas, "a
The "a, 3B boys have divided
into two teams for indoor ball
They like to play ball.-2-A, 3-B.
We have some pictures which
show us what to do to be healthy
There are eight of them. I want
to be strong and healthy.-Cru7
! Mejias, PA Americanization.
We have some new books. We
read them to Mrs. Couch IS room
Then we read for Miss Simpson
We made up the stories ourselves
| Junior Sambrano, IA American
/ ization.
Last Tuesday four ladies came to
our school, Miss Johnson, state
secretary of the L. T. L., gave a
temperance talk. She brought two
Chinese primroses with her One
had been Watered from bottle
that contained alcohol mixed with
water. 1t had lost all its freshness
and beauty. 1t showed that alco-
hol hurts plants and will hurt peo-
ple.-4-A
This week the county fair is be-
ing held at Imperial, When you go
to the fair you may see the auto
races. You will see the carnival
You will also see compositions and
pictures which some of the school
children prepared-4-B, ga.
Visitors last week at our school
were Mrs Roy Womack, Mrs
George Moore. and Mrs. H. r.
Johnston of Ell Centro, Mrs. Elma
Brockman of Calexico, Miss Mary
Johnson of Los Angeles. We are
very sorry that Dorothy Moose has
left our school and will go to school
in ArkansaS.-4-B, ga.
My horse lives on a farm. When
go to see him he searches my poe
ket for salt. If he finds some he
will Whinny. l thing he is telling
me that he will give me a ride if
will let him eat the salt.-Benard
Wilson, Opportunity room.
My dog can do tricks. l like to
watch him because he is SO funny.
Sometimes he sits up to beg for a
bone. When l give him a bone he
puts it on the ground at his feet
and begS for another bone. I think
he is a greedy dog.-Douglas Hays,
Opportunity room.