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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-13
Galatians Return to Redstone
JNEMP LOYMENT INCREASE IS STAGGERING

hours have been a factor lin the
unemployment increase), for the
records covering the months from
July to December, 1885, show that
the work week in industry gener-
ally has been heightened by three
hours and that a million possible
jobs were lost.
Undoubtedly this movement to
lengthen hours instead of employ
ing men, which followed termina-
ton Of the MIRA, has continued
into January and accounts in part
for the present situation.
MANUFACTURING
SLuMPS
Another important factor was
the slackening of manufacturing
operations in January this year.
When industry operates without
control every decline in operations
means a loss of thousands of jobs.
Manufacturing industries this year
laid off 10000, while in January
Of 1885 they took on 1900.
"In retail trade, layoffs follow
ing the Christmas season affect
I'D %, Geo lore persons this year
than last. In agriculture the fall
layoffs appear to have cost g.
600 more jobs this year.
"The fact that we thus lose
ground in q number of industries
in January, following as it does,
the loss of over a million possible
jobs in the last half of 1885, aug
ers i'll for the future. Even the
continuing production gains we
hope for in the spring will do lit
tie to restore the millions of jobs
needed" ld1
SEEK TO
SLASH RELIEF
Ill indeed are the prospects for
the jobless, what with the Nation
al Economy League and the I'm
tied States Chamber of Commerce
exerting pressure on congress for
reduction of relief expenditures at
time when it is obvious that the
need for government aid to pro"
vide the masses with purchasing
power that industry has refused
to provide in the form Of jobs is
increasing, rather than decreasing.
Meanwhile, President Roosevelt
still has failed to show his hand
with regard to the amount Of re-
lief he, viii ask from congress.
WITHHOLDS
JOB FACTS
! And while industry is lodging its
obligations to the workers, by re.
fusing 70 increase the number OF
Jobs (although it loudly promls-
ed that would happen if the MIRA
"shackles on business" were re-
moved), the influence Of big bus
mess in high places still serves to
withhold from the public the facts
of its sabotage Of recovery.
Daniel G. ("Uncle Dan") Roper
secretary Of commerce, still IS
hiding in his private files report
on the conduct of the nation
basic industries since the passing
of the MIRA. The investigator
which brought forth this report
was begun at the request Of Pres
ident Roosevelt a short time after
the Supreme Court killed the Blue
Eagle.
Roper has held up this report
for nearly two months, desPlte
pressure from labor organizations
On certain administration officials I;
to make it public. Efforts are stlll
being made to force the secretary
Of commerce to turn over the ING
ings made by a special commune
; and q force Of MIRA field WORKERS
to a congressional committee.
Il Is reported that the MIRA sur
vev will show that with the scrap
ping Of the codes large numbers o.
concerns engaged in basic inou nous.
tries cut wages 10 TO ~ per cea'
and heightened the work day
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-13
AVER MILLION
AND QUARTER
WORKERS LOSE
.V)BS IN JANUARY
Relief Needs Expands While
government Is DrasticaIly
Cutting the Expenditures
PANIC IN OFFING

WASHINGT0N.-While big bus
hess clamOred for reduction of re-
/. Ed expenditures the nation this
week was confronted with a shock
hg picture Of a rapidly increasing
Nid problem.
/ vas IN the form Of an estim-
,R BY The American Federation Of
Labor that the number of unem-
pcyed in January had increased
, l2626OOO. The survey of the
4 T. Of L. indicated that 1929
70 persons lost their jobs in Jan
wv the largest unemployment
lh1ease from December to Janu-
Nv IN five years.
Coming just after the disclosure
lang.Suppressed report on
sgthening Of hours and slashing
wages since the United States
SPisme Court knocked out the
NA, the report of the federation
specially significant.
SAL further significance is Civ
...i y The fact that only a week
!. ll y secretary Of Labor Fran
y Ferklns had made public a re-
Y Sn the Department of Labor
.i!Ag that only $4,000 per-
\. N industry had lost their
"a January. At the time the
~. I department. report was re-
n. ~ :, secretary Perkins said that
picture IS not at all serious. 4"
y, ~'Iast the Pollyanna utter
~. u Madame Perkins with the
= picture presented by the A,
n y !, 'V y, ground to such an ex-
,, = IllS time is nothing short
S, a1si'" said the federation,
sIIiSg out that industry Is
no determined effort to
4 opt n. unemployed to work and
eS STis willing to shirk all re.
sORST '''em'
'ACE 1881
l,pS U5S!e,nPPloyment always rise, II
N ny but last year Tie i mere =
u. Y. $4,000, and the last tiTn'
sa,S SSs been an increase ap.
IsSpsSSs, tnat, Of this year was
~ 10y 1881, when 1928 .ooG
n, 4 faS to the unemployed"
N s ..s'uiefatiOn's deductions =,
lsySSssuasse Of the increased IN,
tsdi,alSs. were in accord with
Ion - Of the contracts a.
~ on ~ AAAAACllL ln a HHlT.
iiv;. gEOSt,NRA development
S's } m. found that nearIS
s sstfaanaO O,OOO concerns holdinS
tnUn contracts discarded
y wage and maximun
,sIilSS court ! I'll iinvalidated q the ny MA "a
SsS,SS 2l or 5I.S2 ne per " een
v S'SSO companies mainta; men
en- ses s l,4SO, or Ia'aS -
ens. y psy !, A total Of f.soI
VI 81 per cent inc no ne
sss 4 figures back I'M tn. =.
q 18th = the American ~ Fss con
NJ labor report, Whi Ss0s sai
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22
NEW TAX UPON
CHAIN STORES
HELD MENACE

The special chain store tax, ap-
pearing on the November ballot as
retail store license" is merely q
masked attempt to raise the cost of
living. according to Charles w.
Boggs. former newspaper publisher,
who was visitor here today from
his home in Los Angeles.
Sponsors of the tax," Boggs said,
have tried TO made it appear that
chain stores could afford to pay
$500 a year handicap in order to
boost their smaller competitors. But
it isn't as simple as that. The fact
is that the California chains, most
of which are owned right here at
home, operate on such narrow
profit margin that they would SIM
ply have to increase prices to pay
such a tax.
Anyway you look at it, the prices
of all necessities would take a jump
Immediately the special chain store
tax should go into effect. That's
really the important phase of the
thing for the public to consider.
"Of course, back of this conspiracy
to penalize the chains is cunning
campaign by middlemen to increase
their profits. Chains don't buy from
middlemen. They buy direct from
the farmer and the manufacturer
That's how they save the consumer
money.
"Middlemen want to get back in
the big money, where they used to
be, and the best way they can do
it is to knife the stores that keep
prices down. 1 don't think the vot-
ers of California are going to stand
for it,"
Boggs declared that California
chain stores pay 1921 per cent
higher wages than single stores pay
higher taxes, and provide a form
of distribution to California farm
products that, if destroyed, would
take years to rebuild.
IF chain stores are wiped out"
he said, "the cost of living will go
up, stores will be emptied, rentals
will be lost, employees will be
thrown out of work, and Califor-
MAS excellent distributing system
will be irreparably damaged. When
the people of California realize these
facts I'm sure they will vote a re-
sounding No on Proposition o."
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22
STATE OFFICIALS
MAKES TOUR OF
WEED PROJECTS

Walter S. Ball, chief of the bureau
of weeds and weed control, state
department of agriculture, has just
completed a tour of inspection of
weed control projects in this CO.
unity.
Work on the camelthorn eradica-
project is progressing rapidly, said
B. A. Harrington, agricultural COM
missioner.
Imperial county is one OF the few
in the state free from infestations
of Johnson grass, this having been
cleanup project of the commits
sioner's office in the past.
J. B. Norton, plant pathologist
said that on his return trip to the
valley this fall johnson grass could
be found bordering railroads and
highways in every region except
this county.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22
COM p ET
WAR MS UP In
CAR RIER RACE.

Competition waxed warm today
among the 43 Post-Press carrier
boys entered in the race for cash
prizes and the right to the title
of THE Post-Press' Most Popular
Carrier" The contest closes Nov
ID when the ballots sent in by sub
scribers will be counted. Here's how
votes are cast. Coupons will ap-
pear in the Post-Press from time
to time to be filled out by subscrib
ers casting their votes for their
favorite boys. These will be count
ed and the winner announced at
the end of the contest. Prizes will
range from first award of $25 to
fifth prize of $2.50-a total of $50
Bill Payne is leading i'm the
first tabulation of votes with $50,
Jack Tackett, Neil Morris and
Walter Price are tied at 450 for
second place. Lloyd Massey is in
third place with $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22

Tuesday at the close OF the sec
ond day of school, Central Union
high schools enrolment was 594
as compared to 573 last year, a
gain of 81. Junior college regis
tration will not be completed un-
til Wednesday. So far 122 students
have enrolled.
For the elementary schools the
second day showed an increase
over the first day. total enrolment
being 1856, 40 more students than
were registered on the second day
last year.
Il decrease of 61a per cent in ele-
mentary school enrolment was
shown at the end of the first
week of school for over two-thirds
of the schools of the county, These
figures do not include the Ell Cen
tro city schools.
Those elementary schools which
made reports at the end of the
first week give a total enrolment
of 4,969 while these same schools
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22
Power Firm Claims
Plans in Line With
R0oSeVelt's Program

Company officials today once
again criticized the Imperial Ir-
rigation districts power develop
ment program, including the plan
to borrow $11,000,00O in bonds to
build five power plants on the
All American canal, enlarge the
Diesel plant at Brawley and build
power lines to duplicate those of
the power company.
A. B. West, power company pres
ident, declared the district pro-
gram did not fit in with the wishes
of the administration and, if car
ried through, would necessitate a
still higher district tax rate and
saddle the valley with an addi-
tional debt of $11,000,000.
Commenting favorably upon
President Roosevelt's invitation
Saturday for private utilities to
pool their resources with those of
government power projects to eli
inmate further government sub
sidized power plants, use existing
power lines, and reduce rates, the
Southern Sierras Power company
through its chief executive, stated
that its proposal for a cooperative
power system in Imperial Valley
was in exact accordance with the
Presidents aims.
West claimed that the Presi-
dents plea appears to be exactly
the plea made by his company
several months ago when it pro-
posed to cooperate with the dis
trict board to bring about the
construction of plant number 3
on the canal Immediately and for
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22

Ted has been working for the I'M
perial Valley Press for the last two
Eyears he first started as a street
Vseller and satisfied his lifes ambi-
ton when he was given charge of
his first route this year His favor.
ite study is Woodshop. The reason
for this he claims that he can keep
the house in repairs for his mother.
When it comes to sports, football,
hunting, and swimming get the first
call. Ted'S ambition is to become
an air mail pilot, although he has
some doubt in his mind whether or
not he will wear a parachute on
some of his trips. The better part
of his earnings goes in the bank
to buy the parachute. He is a COM
missioner of the now famous FL
Centro Junior Police organization.
Ted lives with his parents, Mr.. and
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22
Tropical Hurricane
Moving Northeast

MIAMI, Fla. Sept. %. WP)-A
tropical hurricane located over the
Atlantic ocean about equi-distant
from Nassau and Bermuda moved
slowly today, apparently toward the
northeast.
The federal hurricane warning
system, cautioning ships near the
storm area, believed the disturbance
was advancing to the northeast, in
direction away from the United
States mainland
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22

She called attention to the fact
that the valuations were reduced
$3,251,684 since 1881 The redu3-
tions made this year brought the
total reduction to S18,0l6,781 since
she became assessor collector in
1881. She inherited the highest
valuations which had existed since
1923, she declared.
The peak valuation on district
land at present is $125 an acre
instead of $3.50 an acre. Miss Barry
made this announcement June 2.
She said the reductions did not
represent a blanket cut but grad
ual reduction down to an equitable
level.
Il made the reductions on the
poorer lands" Miss Barry explain
ed, because it takes more water
to make them produce. So I gave
the poorest lands the highest per
centage of reduction. There was,
by the way, the greatest percentage
of delinquency on the poorer lands.
l think it is better to encourage the
farming of the lands and the pay
ment of assessments than to dis
courage the farmers with high val
uations SO they let the land lie idle
and let their assessments go delin-
quent. Delinquency, of course,
throws great burden on those who
do pay their taxes.
Il had the taxpayer in mind
when made the reductions in val
uations and I believe the reductions
were for their benefit.
Section 35 of the irrigation dis
trict act commands the assessor
once each year to assess all lands
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22
Additional Market
Quotations
Los ANGELES STOCKS

Los ANGELES, Sept. %. CUP)-
Southern Pacific climbed A to a
new high for the year on the Los
Angeles stock exchange today.
Strength in industrials featured the
morning session Volume reached
1900 shares with twice as many
issues rising as those that sank.
Industrial leaders were Chrysler,
up q to 116 on 100; Gladding Nc
Bean, up "a to 1872 on 1900; Hudson
Motors, up 3s to 179s on 100 Neon
slipped q to 10& on 500.
Southern Pacific's new high was
442s on 100 shares. Edison com
mon slumped u to 31A on 200.
Universal Consolidated Oil rose /
to IL on 900 shares; Pacific Western,
q to 14B on 200; Lincoln .01 to .16
on sales Of $500
Transamerica edged up Il to 1875
on 500 Pacific Finance gained u
to 27lA on 200.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22
POLLING PLACES
APPROVED BY
SUPERVISORS

The general election of November
3, came up for consideration by I'm
perial county supervisors at their
session Monday afternoon.
Approval of the polling places and
election boards was voted by the
supervisors in resolution presented
by the county clerk, Edward H. Law.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22

Neil Morris, tied for second in
the popularity contest for carrier
boy, is 16. He is a sophmore at
C,U.H.S. His favorite study it
mathematics. In the line of sports,
baseball and basketball are his fav-
orites. Model airplane building
takes up a considerable amount of
his time for hobby. Neil saves
his money and buys his own school
clothes. He lives with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Morris at 78O
Brighton. He also holds one of the
best records on the force for a
minimum of complaints on his
route and' is gong to be a hard boy
to beat in this contest from the
standpoint of service.
Neil's route number is 10 and he
carries Holt, Orange, and Brighton
in the six and seven hundred blocks.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22
l.. A. GRAIN
L. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES, Sept. % CUP)-.
Hogs 300. steady. Grain feds Sill
11.25, locals $1O-10.65.
Cattle 500. holdovers 72S. slow,
steady to 15c lower, fed steers $7.65-
7.75, best held above IS, top fed
heifers 81, cows s4.50-5.25, best held
around $5.65. cutter grades $2.75-
4.25. bulls to $615, calves 200, hold
overs "a, fully steady, medium light
calves $6.65-7, others $6-6.50.
Sheep none, holdovers 277, steady,
local fed shorn lambs $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22
Assessor Reports
On Reductions Of
District Values

in the district at its full cash value.
I'm making the reductions it was
necessary to assess 30,545 parcels of
land on an acreage basis. This total
does not include items in lots and
blocks in cities and towns, all of
which were checked for equaliza
tion. The acreage was segregated
into forties and the valuation fixed" 3"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22

distributing the power over the
already existing lines of the
Southern Sierras. Under the pro-
posal as reported by West the dis
trict would get canal power for
it's own use, would share in all
earnings in excess of an agreed
return, while low rates would be
assured and the valley would not
be burdened with an additional
IL million dollar debt.
Remember, our proposal, in line
with that of President Roosevelt'S,
is still open," he declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22
DOVE HUNTERS
ESCAPE INJURY
IN CAR MISHAP

Two dove hunters, who polished
off their hunting trip with a trip
to Mexicali, wrecked their auto
mobile when they failed to make
the turn in the highway one mile
west of Heber Saturday night.
The men escaped injury.
l.. A. Barry and L. A. Carmen of
Los Angeles took their ammunition,
guns and game and left the car.
They returned to their El Centro
hotel with friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22

last year had 5316 students regis
tered.
Only two high schools had re-
ported, Calexico and Calipatria,
whose total enrolment at the end
of the first week was Alb as COM
pared to ABB last year, decrease
also.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22
Tugwell to Inspect
Salt River Project

PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 10. Up)--
Rexford Guy Tugwell, head of the
federal resettlement administration
planned 90 inspect resettlement
projects in the Salt rived valley,
members of his party said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22
Naked RObber Caught

TOKYO, WP)-The police have
caught the notorious naked rob-
Der of the Arakawa river. Accord
ing to the charges against Usaburo
Soutome he swan down the river
into places of business along the
banks.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22
Imperial Valley Press

Published every afternoon ex-
cept Saturday and Sunday (Sat-
urday afternoon issue now sue
ceeded by The Post-Press, Sun
days. by the Imperial Valley
Publishing Company. 625 State
street, FL Centro, California.
Entered at FL Centro, California,
post office as second class mat
ter.
Paul jenkins, Publisher; George
Bennitt, General Manager; Rus
sell Bennitt, Secretary-treasur
Ed. Fitzhugh, Managing Edi-
tor.
NJ. C. Mogensen e. Co, National
Advertising Representatives.
Member California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Subscription Rates: SC per copy
In conjunction with The Post
Press; per month Soc; Paid In
Advance; 3 months, $1.65; 6
months. 1928: One Year. $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22
Peru Repairs Warships

PHILADELPHIA, UR)-Two Pc
ruvian navy submarines are being
reconditioned here because the
South American nation lacks facili-
ties for replacing storage batteries
in the craft.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22
SCHOOLS SHOW INCREASE ENROLMENT FOR FALL TERI
COUNTY SYSTEM
BELOW NORMAL
90

Unlike the county schools, which, at the end of the
first week show decrease in enrolment FL Centros
schools both elementary and secondary systems show
increased registration at the end of the first two days
compared TO that at the time last year
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22

Replying to valuation reduction
charges, Miss Winnie Barry, asses
sor-collector of the Imperial Irriga-
ton district, said today she had
been reducing the valuations on
property on a gradual downward
scale ever since she assumed office
in 1881. She declared the big re-
duction was made this year because
all the preliminary work was COM
plete and the time ripe to make the
downward cut throughout the dis
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22

Mrs. Frank Smyer at TAP He'll. His
paper route is No. between the
east side of Eighth street and the
north side of State street all the
way south and everything west as
far as the Dahlia canal.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22
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LOCAL TEMPERATURE

LOCAL TEMPERATURE
Maximum Monday ............1 106
Minimum Friday ............. IL
Reading at Noon Tuesday
Temperature .,............... 100
Reading Mt Noon Tuesday
Temperature ................. "a
Humidity .................. 54
Reading at p, m. Monday
Temperature ............... 100
Southern California - Fair Tues
day night and Wednesday with
morning clouds on coast; high
temperatures in interior; moderate
west and northwest winds off the
coast.
Los Angeles and Nicinity-Fair
Tuesday night and Wednesday; low
clouds or fog night and morning;
continued warm with little change
in temperature: gentle wind, mostly
from the interior.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22
It's a Light Smoke!
A smoke thot treots you right!

You who 60 in for sports +. and you who
don't. you both have reason to treat your
selves we'll =. to reach for light smoke . :. a
Lucky. For a light smoke is gentle with you.
Easy on you when you inhale. Kind to your
throat. And since your Lucky =. light
smoke l.. . is made from the choicest center-leaf
tobacco, it tastes good, too, even when you
smoke all day long. So, for smoke that
treats you right it's wise to reach for Lucky.
And remember, the protection of the famous
"Toasting" process is enjoyed only by those
who smoke Luckies.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-22
FLAX MARKET

CASH FLAX
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-09
AS WE SEE 1T
Continued from page II

1888 and 1885 this pledge was faith
fully carried out. Not only have ma
tional bank suspensions practically
disappeared, but through the work of
the FDIC bank deposits have been in
sured to the extent that the people no
longer fear their savings will be lost.
"Surely nothing has done more to
restore the faith of the common peo-
pie in the basic economic institutions
of the nation than the fact that the
results of their labor shall not be de-
stroyed.
Through the Securities and Elk
change Commission another plank of
the 1882 platform has been carried
out and the savings of the investment
public protected from unwise and de-
structive speculation. The great up
ward trend of the stock and bond
markets supplies the evidence that
confidence exists in the minds of the
public.
"What administration has done
more or sought to do more to secure
equal and exact justice for all our
people?"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-09

Her companions crowded to view
the spectacle. But Margaret Eva call
ed them back. A woman in robe of
azure blue had appeared among them,
suddenly but quietly. Her eyes, they
say at once, were like stars-so pure
and peaceful, filled with love. And her
voice, when she spoke, was star-like
too.
"New pupils" she smiled. Chow
many?"
The old man answered, Fourteen"
"And are you our new teacher?"
Mary inquired, shyly but unafraid.
The woman put her hand on the
child's check. eyes," she said, "and
my name, I think, is the same as
yours"
Strangers no longer, the youngs-
ters were curiously happy. In their
hearts they felt at home"