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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-02-06
Do q REMEM
News Items Taken from Files of
The Plentywood Herald of
20 YEARS q

Walter Frederick was in town yesterday and re-
ported snow to be four feet deep on the level of his farm.
The P~lentywood Meat Market is building a new ice
house on the back part of the lot.
The United States Navy has made preparations for
immediate war as far as the navy is concerned.
0 S~ALE-Eight work oxen. Will sell two or four
of them. William Moe, Archer.
Monday and Tuesday forenoons the local school
was dismissed on account of coal shortage and the Sc
we're weather conditions.
HOLMAN Kompany has purchased the entire Fish
beck & Jarvis building and are preparing to enlarge
their store room.
Monday night, about 10 o'clock the barn of Sam
Faucet, living near Outlook containing IA head of
horses burned to the ground.
The incorporation of the Pentywood Flour Milling
Co., has been completed and the certificates will be re-
ceived very shortly.
When the dust had blown away following the con-
test sponsored at the Congregational church to deter
mine the "handsomest man" the tally board showed that
Frank L. Houston was voted the honor. j. w. Mckee
was a close second and T. W. Greer received honorable
mention.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-02-06
Farmers May Secure Seed
Below Market Prices

Farmers in Montana, North and
South Dakota land Minnesota will
have access to supplementary supplies
Of seed wheat and seed oats at prices
below the market level for compar-
able seed grain, according to the Ag-
ricultural Adjustment administration.
Representatives of the Association
of Western Trunk lines have agreed to
a so percent reduction in freight rates
for seed grain now held by the Fed
eral Surplus Commodities corporation
of which Chester c. Davis, AAA ad-
ministrator, is president.
The wheat supplies include durum
and hard red spring wheat. For both
types of seed wheat the price per
bushel to farmers at country elevat-
ors will be S1.10, plus freight, plus a
five-cent handling charge.
The grain will be bought outright
by country elevators, on the condition
that until June l they sell it to farm
ers for seed use at the prices stipul-
ated by the corporation. Under those
conditions, Officials said, elevators can
II they wish, make local arrangements
for farmers to trade in enough of
their light weight grain to equal the
fixed value of the tested full-weight
grain.
AT present most of the spring wheat
and oats, and some of the hurum
wheat is in Minneapolis. Most of the
durum wheat is stored in Duluth.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-02-06
Service Clubs Worth While

The phenomenal growth Of the popular service clubs
has been an interesting development of recent American
life.
In thousands of cities and towns men have Joined
Lions, kiwanis, Civitan, Rotary or similar organizations
without much idea about what they were doing. How
ever, once they begin to attend, to meet their fellow
townsinen and to listen to programs that to some extent
deal with local affairs and problems they develop a So
cial consciousness. 1t is a b~y-product of the service clubs
and a valuable contribution to any city or town.
Thousands of municipalities in the United States
are without any of these organizations. They have hard
ly an opportunity to secure a cooperative attitude among
the adult males of the community, because the men have
no regular occasion to gather together, 20 spend a hour
or so under circumstances that invite an intelligent APP
proach to civic and social problems.
Plentywood has a Commercial club which has been
filling the need of a service club. 1t is a difficult task
for a commercial club to be a service club. 1t seldom
proves successful.
The Plentywood Herald regrets that there is no or
ganization of this type in Plentywood. From our obser-
walton, and what we have been told, they afford men
an avenue of unselfsh service that means something, not
only to men, but to all residents of any community. We
hope that our leaders will take steps to organize a SER
vice club here and feel sure that there will be an amaz-
ing growth of good will and community cooperation.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-02-06
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WHAT CAUSES HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE?

One of the most common causes O
hlgh blood pressure is arterioscorosi
or hardening of the arteries. This il
due to a degeneration of the bloo<
vessels. In other words the blood YES
sells lose their elasticity.
Try to visualize the heart as ar
automatic pump, connected to a sys-
tenn of elastic tubes, or blood vessels
which distribute the blood through
out the body.
The heart does not have to over
work as long as the tubes, or arteries.
are resilient, and the blood pressure
is normally low. If by and by the
vessels gradually harden like old rub
Der, and cannot stretch to receive the
oncoming blood, then the strokes of
the heart or pump must become more
powerful in order to send the blood
along the hardened vessels. The blood
pressure becomes high and we saw
tina the patient has apprehension.
High blood pressure is not a dis
ease. 1t indicates that something is
wrong in the body. In other words.
is only a symptom. This is a very
common condition in individuals past
forty or forty-five years of age. Par
llcuiarly Is this true in our country.
The diseases that cause high blood
pressure seem to be as old as record
ed history. Doctor Mortenson of the
Battle Creek Sanitorium. saws that
In his experience with thousands of
cases OF arterial hyptrtension, the ell
ement OF heredity plays the largest
part; This is true "in approximately 10
TO 10 per cent of the cases that we
nave studied. This means that one or
both branches of the family have been
with arteriosclerosis, or with
chronic Bright's disease. and in later
years OF life with apolexy, together
with coronary thrombosis or other
circulatory diseases.
The diseases mentioned above are
becoming more common, and. as we
nave pointed out, a greater number
people are dying from such mala-
iies than was ever known before. The
,auSe is found In our modern habits
ilving. Too much speed, over eat
mg and excessive of various kinds
me depression has added its quota TO
ne number of victims. People have
worried more than usual about fin
'nces. Want and discomfort have har-
led the poor, while many of the rich.
II well to do, have either lost money
n feared that they would lose it. and
AYE been obliged to alter their scale
I living. Worry and anxiety are dead
y enemies of the human a They
only bring much unhappiness into
lie, but they undermine the health.
iap the energy, and cause manv
thousands to fill and untimely grave.
'rand Duke Alexander of Russia said
nat, while he and his family were
rlsoners in Russia expecting daily to
e shot, his mother-in-law read her
'ible constantly, and trusted in her
90. She was not unhappy, but calmly
AID, the will of God be done. I shall
lie unafraid." She, who had been an
IMPRESS, was now stripped of every-
ling, and calmly awaited her doom
the hands of the red terror. But
he escaped the bullets of the Boil
.levists, and lived to old age. If we
ere all as philosophical as this old
dy,, fewer of us would be troubled
7 high blood pressure and its train
evils.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-02-06
Tenant Farmers
Increase In 1885

A large increase in the number OF
tenant farmers in the state Of Mon
tana is reported by the United States
Census of Agriculture for 1895. An in
crease of 20.3 percent in the number of
farms operated by tenants from 1896
to 1885 is contrasted with an increase
of only 7 percent Of the total number
of farm operated by owners during the
same period.
In spite of attempts to encourage
farm ownership, such as the Home
stead Act which made available large
portions Of Montana to Individual set
tiers, tenancy has increased to 27.7 on
all farms in 1885. There are now 49,
985 tenant farmers in the state as con-
trasted with 21,509 who own all their
land.
These figures have been assembled
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-02-06
122,684 PIECES IN TABLE

Pickville, Pa. H. Kinback used
l22.68A pieces of wood in assembling a
table. The sections include olive wood
from the Holy Land, chips from his
toric rifle stocks, several pieces from
Washington's dresser, a chip from Ste
phen Girard's 2"16-year old clock, a
piece of the original framework sup
porting the Liberty Bell and other
pieces of wood associated with various
explosions, floods and other disasters.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-02-06
Has Drinking Decreased

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Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20
Lost Plane Believed Sighted
From Air by CCC Executive
WESTMOR
RAID THREAT
BRINGS EXODUS
Many Leave Town in
Fear of Probe by
Grand Jury

Before the fear of a grand
jury investigation and pos
sible sheriff's raid, West
morland's shady re sor t S
emptied t h e ir inhabitants
into trucks and automobiles late
this week in general exodus from
the north-end town.
Trucks backed up to So-called
cafes and other resorts, to flimSy
Shacks and adobe buildings, to
load the trappings of women and
their men preparatory to the mi
grafton. Gambling paraphernalla
tumbled from some buildings, slot
machines ratified into trucks and
automobiles, and blonde taxi dancers
watched.
The hegira to other parts was
started in the middle of the week
when it became known that the
Imperial county grand jury plan
ned an intensive investigation into
conditions in Wsstmorland.
The conditions the grand jury
planned to investigate will not
prevail by Sunday, it was believed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20
FLAT WATER
CHARGES SET
FOR RESORT

Annual flat rate charges for DOM
estic water to residents of the Live
Oaks Springs resort are fixed ef-
fective Jan. / in state railroad
commission order, a copy of which
was received Saturday by S. l..
McCrory, attorney for a group OF
consumers in the mountain COM
munity.
Granting the Live Oaks Springs
corporation a certificate of public
convenience, making it public
utility, the commission ordered the
corporation to file rates of Sl8 a
year for each cabin of less than
five rooms, with an additional
charge of $3.50 for each room. The
same rate applies to stores and
shops, while service stations and
cafes must pay $24 year
At the same time the commission
provided that the corporation must
improve its water supply by sink
ing deeper we'll to avoid danger
of contamination.
Original cabin holders in the re-
sort paid Sc year for water. and
some resisted a recent attempt to
raise the rate to $12 The railroad
commission found. however that
the new rates are comparable to
those charged in other similar
places.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20

a considerable part OF the time, the
directors asking the Legislators to
introduce a bill in both houses
making the road from Calipatria
through Westmorland south to the
Mt. Signal highway near Seeley a
secondary road, the directors rec
omending the inclusion of this road
in the secondary system.
Walker asked their wish in regard
to the amendment recently passed
which makes it possible for assis-
tance to be given to special assess
ment road district for payment Of
road bonds, the amendment permit
ting highway funds to be diverted
for this purpose. The directors
voted that if there are funds avail
able for this purpose that Imperial
County should receive its share but
several pointed out that highway
funds available for use in this coun-
ty are not sufficient as it is to MAIN
tain the present system satisfactor-
lily.
The directors also voted that the
road committee contact l. A. Thom-
as and make a trip with him over
the primary and secondary road
systems, and then met with Wallace
to obtain information about what
money is available for use in this
county.
Questions of compulsory insur-
ance, of farm bureau membership,
programs were discussed.
Hoober announced that in ac-
cordance with the resolution passed
at the annual meeting he had ap-
pointed w. A McFadden and Scott
B. Foulds on the committee to in
vestigate possibility of federal land
bank loans in the valley Hoober
is chairman of the committee, and as
the resolution provided that the
chairman of the Irrigation Dis
trict board and the county board
of supervisors be members, Evan T.
Hewes and Ike Schlatter will be the
other members.
The directors voted to postpone
their January meeting one week
meeting Jan. 8. Committe for the
year will be appointed at that time
The legislators were given copies
of resolutions passed at the annual
meeting of the California Farm Bu-
reau Federation and asked to sup
port these resolutions.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20
MOUNTA EER
HEARD GREAT
'THUNDERCLAP'
Rescue Ship Flies Low
Over Spot, Unable
To See Wreck

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah,
Dec. 10, (UP)-Two black
patches in the white snow
Of Slate canyon, II miles
south of Salt Lake City, in
dicated tonight possibility that
a five-day search may be ended
tomorrow with discovery of a miss
ing Western Air Express liner
After a five hour flight to check
reports that resident of a nearby
mountain valley community had
heard "a noise like a thunderclap,"
and sighted a large fire" on the
night following the planes disap-
pearance, Capt. Alvin Sessions of
the Springville CCC camp returned
here tonight.
Il really believe we have some
thing this time" Sessions said.
With Wynn Ferrin as his pilot,
Capt. Sessions said he sighted the
black, seemingly burned patches in
the snow about an eighth of a mile
apart Between the two spots, he
said. the snow had been beaten
down.
The fliers surveyed the scene
from a low altitude several times,
then returned to Salt Lake City with
the news.
I'VE went within so feet of the
ground. but we were going too fast
to see whether there actually was
any wreckage there" Sessions said.
He said what he had been able
to see appeared as though the big
Boeing transport may have crashed
and burned in one of the spots
with perhaps a few survivors of the
crash running to the other spot
where they may have kindled fire
in the darkness as signal and to
keep themselves warm.
After a short stop at the airport,
during which their plane was re-
fueled, Sessions and Ferrin took off
again for the spot, $500 feet up
the side of the canyon, and at
about the elevation the WAE sky
liner may have been flying at this
point of its trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20
FILIPINO HELD
FOR FORGERY,
THEFT CHARGE

Bernardo Martin, 25, Filipino, was
in the Imperial county Jail Satur-
day facing charges of grand theft
and forgery.
Martin was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Frank Raney and Constable
Pan Cochran seven miles southwest
of Westmorland late Friday after
the officers found seven sacks of
assertedly stolen fertilizer stored in
his garage. The fertilizer, officers
said, was the property of Martins
former partner l.. Montrero.
Following his arrest, Raney said,
Martin admitted taking from the
WeStmorland postoffice a letter ad-
dressed to Montrero, forging the
latters signature to a check for
$1O95 he found in the letter, and
cashing the check.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20
COMMITTEE TO
INvESTIG AT E
RE-FINANCING
Group Seeks Thorough
Inquiry in Bond
Program

Appointment of a commit
tee of Imperial Valley land
holders to thoroughly inves-
tigate the financial condi-
tions behind Imperial Irri-
cation District re-financing propos-
ais was left in the hands of John F.
Andrews. ir., after an invitational
meeting at the county court house
late Saturday
Andrews, representative of the
large Mudd estate, was not present,
but was chosen by the big-scale
farmers. representatives of other
large interests. and insurance COM
pany representatives, to appoint a
committee and report at the next
meeting at 1870 pm Wednesday.
G. w. Brockman, Calexico. pre-
sided at Saturdays meeting
President Evan T. Hewes of the
district, the first speaker, favored
appointment of committee of
landholders to thoroughly acquaint
themselves with the financial de-
tails of dealing with bondholders,
and with legal requirements met by
the district
Director Mark Rose, following
Hewes, spoke In favor of settlement
with bondholders at a figure less
than the 80 cents on the dollar
now considered.
Among those at the meeting were
j. L. Taecker, Al Vierhus, c. F..
Kamm, Leroy Holt George Shaurer.
j. L. McKim, j. H. McKim, Dan
West. Jack B. Benson, Argyle Mac
Lachlan and others.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20
DRIVE AGAINST
GAMBLING IN
STATE STARTED

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10. W.P)-
Attorney General U. S. Webb today
had launched a drive against gam
bling in California by addressing a
"get-together' of three hundred
peace officers to Exchange views
on law enforcement"
Webb said whist, pinochle, bingo,
tango, slot machines, pin ball games
and mechanical cranes were some
of the forms of gambling popular
in the state. Others were the ''regu-
lar games such as poker, dice,
roulette, and the Chinese lottery.
Police officers were instructed to
get arrests" and the district at
torneys ito get convictions
IF three arms of the law, dis
trict attorneys, police and sheriffs,
decree in any community that
gambling must cease by midnight
tonight, it will cease Webb said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20
CHILD HIT BY
AUTO SUFFERS
SCALP INJURY

Betty Jean johnson. three years
old, was in the county hospital
Saturday suffering from severe
scalp lacerations suffered when
she was knocked down by truck
while playing in a grapefruit grove
east of Imperial late Friday after
noon.
The girls mother, Mrs. Mabel
Johnson, was picking grapefruit in
T. D. McCall's grove while the
child played with companions
nearby. G. j. Ward. Imperial truck
driver, piloted his truck into the
entrance to the grove. Suddenly
the little girl ran into the drive
way. Before the truck could be
stopped, she was struck down.
R. w. Collins. riding with Ward,
helped carry the girl to her mother
who accompanied Betty Jean to
the hospital. Attendants there said
she will recover before Christmas.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20

ClOli dtiO CllC oSoCh PSiiNAcJ w
took the case at 1l:l0 am. today
and the verdict was read at 8:17
pm.
About As persons were in the
court room. They received the ver-
dict booming the mountain brothers
to the gallows silently. The brothers
stared at the wall in front of them
Then the spectators shuffled out
and the convicted men were return
ed to their cells in the county jail.
The brothers, John, SO, and Coke,
30. were charged with numbering
two peace officers, Martin Lange,
As, and Joseph Clark, 65, both of
Yreka, and Fred Seaborn, 48, pilot
for the U. S. Navy at Mare Island,
during a furious battle early Sunday
Aug. 80.
The officers had gone to arrest
the brothers on complaint of Char
les Baker, a Horse Creek rancher,
who said they assaulted him follow
ing dispute over fence on his
property.
Seaborn went to the assistance
of the officers and Baker was the
only person to escape death during a
" fight in which Clark was shot
through the heart. Lange was club
bed to death with rifle stock, and
Seaborn was shot when he assert
edly attempted to pick up one of the
rifles dropped by felled officer.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20
WARLORD WILL FREE
GENERAL IF SURE OF
ESCAPING PENALTY
FARMERS HEAR
STRICT PLAN
TO REFINANCE

"Refinancing the District Indebt-
edness" was discussed Friday night
by Evan T. Hewes, chairman of
the Irrigation District board OF
directors, for Spruce ce-Westmorland
farm center at the meeting in the
Westmorland school.
Frank G. Beyschlag. farm adj
visor, discussed several tri a |
paintings of oranges which have
indicated their adaptability to val
ley needs, and DR.. A. KnoWlton,
visiting Eastern horticulturist
talked on the frozen fruits and
vegetables for commercial use.
N. Nagata and t. King had
erected telescopes in the school
yard and members We're shown
the various consultations.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20
POPE CANCELS
RECEPTION FOR
CHURCH HEADS

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 10. UP)--
A semi -official source at the Vati-
can said today the traditional re-
ception by the Pope of the College
of Cardinals Christmas Eve had
been cancelled.
1t was understood the decision, if
adhered to, would be in defense to
fear of Prof. Arminta Milani, the
Fope's private physician, that the
pontiff would be subjected to un-
due strain by the audience.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20
Farm Convention
DOings Outlined

Mrs. Scott B. Foulds outlined the
proceedings of state and national
farm bureau conventions held last
week in Pasadena for the men,.
bers of Jasper farm center at the
meeting in the Jasper school.
George L. Winwright, assistant
farm advisor, talked on dairy COM
petition and the meeting ended
with games and refreshments
served by the home department.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20

Marshal Chang had been given
three days in which to comply with
the ultimatum, although this was
denied by the official spokesman.
There were reliable but uncon-
firmed reports in Marking that
Chang -Liang had telegraph
ed his resignation from all posts,
consigned his troops temporarily
to the control of Marshal Yen Hsi-
Shan and announced he was going
abroad.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20

Velt's good nelghbor' policy into
concrete form. awaited certain ap-
proval by the nter-American peace
conference today,
Proposed by five small, Central
American republics = Nicaragua,
Guatemala. Honduras, Ell Salvador
and Costa Rica-a convention em-
bodying the non-i n Ven o n
principle and called "a declaration
of inter- American solidarity and
cooperation" was approved by the
United States in a meeting of the
peace organization committee and
now awaits presentation to the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20
COUNTY SCHOOL
HOLIDAYS SET

Majority of the schools of the
county are holding sessions for
the first three days next week,
according to information at the
county superintendent of schools
office A few ended their sessions
Thursday, closing for the holidays.
Ell Centro's schools will remain
open next week. closing Wednesday
afternoon and reopening January
A.
The majority OF schools have
been having or will have Christ
mas programs of various sorts,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20
CLOUDS PREDICTED
FOR THIS SUNDAY

Slightly cloudy. milder weather for
the weekend is predicted by Fred
A. Baughman, local meteorologist
for the U. S. Weather bureau.
Frosts of the past few days have
not been sufficiently heavy to do
any damage to agriculture.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20
,eSsion. possibly

next plenary session. possibly
today.
Only Argentina, which has stress
ed its loyalty to the League of
Nations and its opposition to the
Monroe Doctrine throughout the
conference, voiced any opposition
to the pet measure of the little
Central American republics.
In doing SO, the Argentine STIR
red up a hornets nest of small
republics, and even Brazil took
issue with the Buenos Aires dele
gates.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20
Marriage Bureau
Finds Customers

Yuma and Los Angels furnished
the county clerks marriage license
bureau in Ell Centro with four GUS
toners Saturday.
Neal Hollis, 80, and Lucille Hol-
Is, 90, whose maiden name was Lu-
cille Brown, came from Yuma to
obtain marriage license. They
were once divorced.
Albert Virgil Yoder, "a, Yuma,
and Helen Alice Shaffer, &c, Los
Angeles, filed notice of intention
TO marry.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20
Mrs. Westerfield
Elected Secretary
OF Recorders Unit

Mrs. Evalyn b. Westerfield, I'M
perial county recorder, was elected
secretary of the newly organized
Southern California Recorders asso-
citation at the meeting Friday in
Los Angeles. Ted Carpenter of
San Bernardino is the president.
The association includes members
in the eight southern counties and
at the meeting proposed legislation
effecting the recorders offices
was discussed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-20
Emergency Rail Rate
Request Refused

WASHINGTON. Dec. 49, W.R)-'-
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion today refused the request of
American railroads that existing
emergency freight charges be con-
tinued after Dec. 81 when they are
scheduled to expire. The carriers
had requested postponement of the
surcharge expiration date, pending
consideration of proposed change
in base rates.