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Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04
Linseed Oil Output
Highest Since 1922

plies, linseed oil prices in July this
year were the highest since Sep
tember, 1888. Linseed oil cake and
meal prices also advanced sharply
during June and July as pastures
deteriorated from drought.
Flaxseed crushings in the United
States during the 1855 season
were reported the largest since
1o3Q-3I They totaled N,14a000
pounds, compared with 20,720,000
pounds in 1934-35, and with 27,-
054 900 pounds in 1930-31.
The bureau said that domestic
commercial supplies of flaxseed
were supplemented during the past
year by about the same quantity
of foreign seed as was imported
during the preceding season, but
that with the 1885 crop more than
double the short 1884 harvest, total
supplies were nearly SO per cent
larger than year earlier.
World stocks of flaxSeed on Aug.
/ this year were reported by the
bureau to be relatively light as a
result of small supplies in Argen-
tina.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04
ARTIST WILL
SKETCH BOYS
OF POST-PRESS

Dmitri Vail, brilliant young por-
trait artist who has sketched cele-
brities, including several Holly
wood screen stars and city and
state officials throughout the ma
ton, arrived al the Post-PreSs Of
ice Friday morning where he will
sketch the portraits of all carrier
boys.
The boys will be awarded the
drawings as prizes in a subscrip-
tion contest.
The young artist has visited
many of the leading newspapers
of the nation in this kind of work,
and his sketches of business exc
cutives have been widely utilized.
He expects to be here several days
completing his work which is done
direct from the individual, rather
than from photos.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04
Birthday Party to
Be Held For Child

Madeline Jane Golden celebrated
her second birthday anniversary
recently by entertaining party of
friends at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Golden at 529
Vine street.
In one of the games provided for
the entertainment of the children,
Jean Eldridge won high prize for
the girls and Charles Stone, high
prize for the boys.
Pink and blue provided the color
scheme and the birthday cake was
decorated with two pink and blue
candles.
Those present in addition to the
little hostess were: Naomi and
Charles Stone, Joan Crook. Jean
Eldridge, Barbara Jean Shawn,
Keith Boyce, James Law, Lilah
Knudsen, Diana and Robert Daugh-
erty, and Boots Frowiss.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04
FARM INCOME
SHOWS BOOST

A new high total in farm income
for the recovery peIiod was report
ed today by the Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics.
Farmers cash income from the
sale of products in July was STILL
000.000-the highest figure since
1929 Income from sales in June
this year was s58:,000,000, and in
July year ago it was s451 900, 900.
Farmers received in addition s24,-
100000 in government rental and
benefit payments in July, compared
with s57, 100000 in June, and with
S19,O0O,000 in July last year.
The total income from market
ings and benefit payments during
the first seven months of this year
was S4,024 900, ,000-the highest for
the recovery period. In the cor
responding period of 1885 the total
was s3.426, 5000
Of the seven months total this
year, marketings yielded 1881 ,000,-
000-the highest for any cores
ponding period since 1880. Market
ings in the same period of 1885
yielded s3,l21, 100000.
Grain Income Up
The bureau attributed the sharp
increase in cash income in July as
compared with June this year, and
with July 1885. chiefly to marked
gain in income from grains. espe-
cially wheat.
Receipts of wheat in the princi-
pal markets in July were the fourth
largest on government record for
that month. Marketings of other
grains also were unusually large,
receipts of oats and barley at the
principal markets being the second
largest on record for that month.
The bureau reported that with
grain prices in July the highest
since 1929. and earlier ripening of
the winter wheat crop. farmers took
advantage of the favorable prices
to market their small grains earlier
than usual.
There is usually a seasonal de-
cline in marketings of meat ami
mails. especially of cattle and
hogs. in July; but this year market
ings were unusually large on ac-
count of poor pastures and high
feed prices.
Meat Lower
Prices of meat animals in July
were slightly lower than in June,
hut higher than in july 1895. The
increased marketings this July
raised income from this source, and
added much to the sharp gain in
total farm income.
Prices of all livestock products
other than eggs were higher this
July than last. cash income from
dairy products increased more than
seasonally, and income from poul-
try and eggs made the usual sea-
sonal change
A strong consumer demand for
farm products and prospective
decline in farm marketings later
in the season are sustaining farm
prices despite larger supplies of
some commodities now being mark
eted, it was stated.
Income the remainder of this
calendar year is expected by the
bureau to continue higher than in
the corresponding months of 1885,
in view of improved consumer de-
mand and probably continuance of
heavy livestock marketings.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04
Building Permits
Up to $173,223

FL Centre building permits were
boosted to $173,223 Friday with the
issuing of three permits totaling
5000. Alterations to the El Centre
hotel building at l20 North Fifth
street added $500 General repairs
to a dwelling at 734 State street
were estimated at $3.50. This per-
init was obtained by Mrs. c. S. Con-
ner. The El Centre Lumber and
Trading company received permit
to demolish a building in the 400
block on Hamilton. The cost was
estimated al $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04
TEXAS HONORS
o. HENRY SITE

AUSTIN, Tex. WP)-Settled after
many years is the question of where
o. Henry edited his paper THE
Rolling Stone" while here in Au-
stin.
A plaque had been placed on
the corner of local building which
marked that spot as the site of the
building in which Editor o. Henry
worked. 1t was placed there by
the freshman class of the Univer-
sity of Texas in 1880. Many Texas
writer's disagreed.
Others said that the plaque should
have been placed on the Brueger-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04

FIRST they reduce handling Second, the chains
are willing to take smaller net profit Both of these
things make possible lower price to the consumer
and step up total consumption.
Third, the chain store is clean and convenient 1t
can do the kind of selling job, all the year around
which farmers need done today. The old-fashoned
store, buying in small quantities, uninterescd in our
fruits except for short seasonal periods can't do that
kind of bigvoume selling for
The chains get products on display III their
stores where people them They spend their own
money to advertise them And by cutting out the in be-
tween expenses which used to take most OF the proht
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04
MISSING FLYER IN CLEVELAND TO
COAST DERBY LANDS AT BRAWLEY

Ruth Chatterton derby we're slated
to start dropping out of the sky to
signalize sart of aviaion's four day
$10,000,000 circus Of speed and
thrills.
Led by Frank Spreckels, San
Francisco sugar heir who won the
Cleveland-San Diego race when the
finish line was crossed late yester.
day. the derby flyers may be beat
en- to the wire here by the winner
of the Bendix trophy race, humming
across the continent from New
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04
NATIONAL AIR RACES
GET UNDER WAY

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4. WP)-Ex-
plosion of an aerial bomb and the
arrival of two flying caravans from
east and south open the sixteenth
annual national air races at Mum
icipal airport today.
An hour after noon ships of the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04

crops must be sold mass.distribution basis.
"We farmers have had to use the most efficient
methods of producing. We grow, pack and ship under
modern methods. We control quality and grade. But
we can't follow through to the final consumer
"Some distributor must do that for us. We've had
troubles and surpluses-sure. But it would have
been lot if there had been no chain stores to
take products to the consumer.
Sees 3 Ways Chains Boost Demand
I'm my experience grower and packer, I've seen it
work out that in three ways chain stores increase de-
mand for products.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04
EAST AREA GIVES
KANSAN 2 TO 1

NEW YORK, Sept. 4. (UP)-Gev. Landon is leading
President Roosevelt by than to the first
scattering returns from four eastern safes in the literary
Digest nation wide president POLL the weekly magazine
will in its issue of Saturday. The combined in
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04

of the best farming, the chains make it posi-
BILE for the grower to get bigger share of what
suners pay.
ApprOues Chains as Consumer, Too
''And remember ths-Im consumer as well as a pro-
ducer. I've used my eyes in the stores. And notice
chain like Safeway is likely to have fresh,
high-quay goodsless likely to offer ofgrade fruits
and vegetables. That tells the chains policy to
keep the standard high And that's good for the farmer.
I'm not guessing I'm sure from my own experience,
that consumption of fruits and other farm products has
been increased by chain store distribution
"As grower, l appreciate what Safeway and other
organizations of this kind have done and want to en-
courage their way of doing business
THE SAFEwAY FARM REPORTER.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04

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received from race officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04

were many chain stores. We
were among the first to have
dealings with the chains in
our part of the U. S.
whats interested me
most, of course, is the effect
of chain store distribution
on my own crops-prunes
and walnuts. But it's the
same principle for all farm
products. And | say the chain
stores like Safeway have
brought great benefits to
both consumer and producer.
I'VE grow crops on a mass
production basis. These
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04

Eddie Stetser, 25-year-old member
Of the Atlantic City, N. j.. beach
patrol, is the nations No. 1 life
guard, having won his title in
competition among SO lifeguards
from the Atlantic seaboard. Stet-
ser is former football player.
Central Press
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04
HARRY T. PYLE, prune g
tells why farmers today
need a selling system as
modern as their own
crop-production methods
s.a '..... 4

TTARRY PYLE; is a successful farmer who lives in
IL town! But it's not because he has retired. YoY
see, he and his brother operate four Santa Clara
Valley fruit ranches, totaling $50 And Harry
Pyle wants to be close as possible to them all. =.
Prunes the principal CROP Last year the Pyle
ranch Croy largest of the four produced 1900 tons
ofFrench prunes and about $50 tons of mperas Many
tons Of Bartlett pears and wanuts are also produced
annually. =
Busy he is, Harry Pyle made time to talk with your
Farm Reporter. His thinking about fruit growers and
the chain is clear-and convincing Here's what
he told me: ~
KnO,Us Fruit Growers Problems
II think know something about the problems of the
fruit rancher I've lived with these problems for many
years.
I'm addition-because for some time my brother and
ran fruit and vegetable cannery-I know how fruit
goes to the consumer.
1--WE operated our cannery in the days before there
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04

HARRY PYLE GETS AROUND He has ground to
check up the four fruit ranches which he and his ope
ate in Santa Clara Valley
the orchards he rides horse He get either
Of the Pyle ranches San Jose the Croy Hoster
ranches in the southern end of the valley.
Harry Pyle director of the California Prune Pool and of
the United e Growers which successfully reduced large prne
surplus He has long been close student of problems affecting
farmers OF the two Pyle grown just finishing
high school,
(Beloe) MOTORIZED RANCEINC-Rollng the prune orch
ard at the Pyle Home Ranch 68ace property Beyessa
Harry Pyle of the first Santa Clara Valley ranches
motorze his equipment Pune this picture IL years old
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04

hoff Building just across the street. of
AS proof they cited that one issue ed
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-04
To the People Of

DO Safe,Oay's lower retail prices mean farmers
get less for their crops? NO because the
savings Safeway makes come in distribution,
aoith the farmer getting full market prices.
actually the Sateway method increases the
farmers income At Iower retail prices city
people can afford to buy more food. Read
uOhat farmers, themselves, say on this. This
interview is one of a series.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12
Spring Cleaning Is
Here Again

| A S WARMER days bring that
I feeling of approaching spring
to us again, it is time for us to
begin to think seriously about
the problem of spring cleaning
outside our houses as well as in
side.
Trash of all sorts has blown
into the corners of our yards, on
to our vacant lots, and up back
alleys. To rake this up and dis
pose of it is not a hard job, but
one that well repays us for the
time and effort used in giving
up spots of beauty that are a joy
throughout the entire summer
and fall.
That wood pile in the front
yard would answer its purpose
in the kitchen stove just as well.
in the back yard and add worlds
to the looks of the house.
That hot front porch or hot
kitchen needs a tree or two
planted for shade and this is the
month for tree planting. And
trees that make: shade in the
summer can be so selected as to
make windbreaks in the winter.
A pretty home and surround
ings is not the result of money,
but of thought and work. Poets
and artists have innmortalized
the poor mans log cabin, but it
has always been written and
sung about with green grass,
trees, and flowers for a back
ground. Even the lowliest home
can be kept clean and neat and
made into a thing of beauty.
Let us make a resolution to
not let spring pass us by with
out our having cleaned up the
"eyesores" that have been both
ering us for the past year and
resolving to help make our little
worlds more beautiful than they
would be without us.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12
Presbyterians Will
Have Lansing Rally

March 10th brings to Lansing two
speakers from without the county
and a host from Jefferson, Foster
Memorial and Gillespie Churches
for stewardship rally beginning at
1890 a. m. Rev. John Martin, of
Johnson City, Tenn, and Rev. J. w.
McFall, of Mt. Airy, are two of the
inspirational speakers. Rev. J. w.
Luke is expected to lead the singing
and sing some special numbers.
Mr.. Victor Clark will conduct the
devotional part of the service. Mr..
j. O. Blevins will speak on a timely
topic. MIR. Conley Thompson will
tell of the new Sunday School. Eve
ry phase of benevolent work of the
denomination will be discussed by
various speakers from the churches.
This meeting is looking forward to
the annual Every Member Canvass,
which will be held this year on
March 22nd. The Lansing Auxiliary
will serve coffee and the people are
asked to bring a box lunch.
The meeting will last until about
three o'clock.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12
MIR. AND MRS. CARL
BLACKBURN FETED

One of the social affairs of the
season at Oxford Pa, was given last
week at the palatial home Of MIR.
and Mrs. Norman Thompson, honor
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Blackburn.
Mrs. Blackburn was formerly Miss
BERTHE Greene of this county.
The shower was prefaced by a
surprise serenade after. which the.
guests came into the house bringing
gifts of blankets, bed and table lin
en-, toweling and towels, glassware,
silverware, chinaware, cooking uten-
sils, etc.
Guests were present from Oxford,
Landenburg, West Grove, Lincoln
University, Drexel Hill, and sur
rounding neighborhoods.
An abundance of cake and fruit
punch was served.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12
A Bladder Lax

USE JUNIPER OIL, BUCHU, ETC.
Make this Csc test. If irritation
wakes you up, causes burning, scan
ty flow, frequent desire or baekache,
flush out the excess acids and waste
matter. Get juniper oil, buchu
leaves, ETC., in green tablets called
Bukets, the bladder lax. Works on
the bladder similar to castor oil on
the bowels. After four days if not
satisfied any druggist will refund
your Csc. .
RAY DRUG COMPANY I
West Jefferson, N. G. !
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12

order is necessary. The problem
must, however, be solved if over
a long period our civilization is
to survive.
The very magnitude and diff
Guilty of the undertaking chal-
lenge the best efforts of the fin
est minds we possess. The fertile
lands of America are worth any
sacrifice required to preserve
them.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12
Farming and Soil
Erosion

TT IS shocking to learn that
n the midwest has lost an area
of around 100000 acres of
land that was once good farm
land because poor and thought
less farming methods have al
lowed gully erosion to render it
useless for food production. In
addition to this, it is reported
that another 25,OOO,OOO acres OF
land that is still in cultivation
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12

An Italian woman, who died
recently at the age of 106, at
tributed her long life to the fact
that she drank wine at every
meal If all the reasons given
for deferring death were
gathered together, they would
make a good sized book, but the
continued need of a family bury
ing ground seems to point to
the fact that neither doctors nor
long-livers have any definite and
positive information on the sub
ject.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12

Uneasy lies the head that
wears the crown, Ethiopian
heads in particular. Emperor
Selassie is reported to have adj
mitted, in substance, that he is
licked, and to have asked Eng
land to serve as a go-between in
patching things up. The whole
affair seems to be turning out
about as expected. England has
had some experience in wiping
up small nations, for instance,
the Beers, and perhaps knows
enough about both view points
so that she can be of genuine aid
to Abyssinia. The United States
has no stone to throw at Eng
land or Italy. Speaking of wars
of pure conquest to gain terri
tory, we have some explanations
to make to the Indians.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12
PROF. WHITELY'S FATHER
PASSES AT PINEY CREEK

Prof. J. E. Whitley of Glendale
Springs, was called to the bedside
of his father, Levi Washington
Whitley, at Piney Creek, last Tues
day. Mr.. Whitley died Wednesday
night. An obituary will be carried
in the next issue.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12
NANCY RUTH REEVES, Editor

In his latest message to Con-
gress, the President points out
the need for increased revenue
and suggests tax to be levied
upon the undivided incomes OF
corporations and calculated to
yield more than a billion dollars.
Against the plan, it is urged that
it would be unjust to penalize
business organizations which
have been so we'll managed that
they have been able to carry on,
employ labor, and pay dividends
out of their surplus during a
period which lis commonly
known as the depression. In its
favor it is argued that there is
no reason why stockholders who
are rich enough'so that they do
not need dividends should be
permitted to escape taxation by
letting what would otherwise
come to them as~taxable income
remain segregated as an untax-
able surplus in the hands of the
corporation. Each argument. .ap-
pears so sound that the average
reader can do no more than re-
peat the question that Pope the
poet propounded long ago: Who
shall decide when doctors disa-
gree?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12

A well-known official says
that alien enemies of the Amer
lean government and her insti-
tutions must go. That is the en-
couraging language of a states
man. Still more assuring would
be the words of the auctioneer:
Going, Going, Gone!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12
Lansing and Fleetwood Teams
Basketball Tournament Champs
w. Jefferson and Healing Sp3S.
Are Close Seconds in
Final Play.Off

Boone, March 7.-Lansing girls
and Fleetwood boys were crowned
champions. of the first Appalachian
High School Conference. Basketball
tournament here tonight when they
won the final xgameseof the, meet
play at Appalachian State College.
Lansing girls, led by the accurate
shooting Faw, defeating Healing
Springs in an exciting battle by
29-to-16 score. The Lansing guards
held all the Healing Springs for
wards in check to play major part
in the victory. Caldwell was high
scorer for the losers with Z points,
The Healing Springs girls defeat
ed Nathans Creek, 279, and the
Lansing girls defeated Newland As
to ii, in the first games of the tourn-
ament. Fleetwood, subdued Caro-
ina-Virginia High School by score
of 80 to 80, and West Jefferson won
over Cove Creek in a 22-21 game.
Fleetwood outscored West Jeffer-
son in hot offensive battle to win
the championship of the boys divi-
sion. With Mast scoring 20 points,
Fleetwood won As to 80. Poe played
brilliantly for West Jefferson, scor-
ing 16 points in the losing cause.
Line-ups and summaries:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12
Box Supper to Be at
Warrensville on Sat.

A box supper for the benefit of
the school will be held at the War
rensville school huse Saturday night
at 1870. String music will be furn-
ished.
The public is invited.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12
SERVICES AT ST. MARY'S SUN

On March 18th, the 3rd Sunday in
Lent, there will be services and
preaching at st. Mary's, at Beaver
Greek at HOO o'clock.
A meeting of the congregation is
to be held at the church at 1890 for
business purposes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12

Whether we have prohibition or
repeal certain number Of loose
fellows are bound to get tight.