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Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27
Market Quotations
LOS ANGELES STOCKS

LOS ANGELES, April 27 UP)-
Prices continued their downward
plunge on the Los Angeles stock eX-
change today, early trading carry
ing 35 issues down fractionally or
more and two of them to new lows
for the year.
Standard and Union Oil hit new
lows, a wave of selling in the latter
in a 1400-share turnover. Standard
oils group likewise declined. Sales
included Bolsa- -Chica A. 21s, off a;
Hancock 1917, off /; Republic 5 y,
off $; Universal Consolidated 1212,
off Is Wellington IA off 2 Exeter
50 cents. off 212 cents; and Lincoln
Petroleum .12, off / cent.
In the industrialS, Emsco was up
rs to Is. but Claude Neon eased off
a TO 12A; Kinner was down ? Y
cents to 60; and Menasco sold off
Is at 5$.
Los Angeles Gas & Electric featur-
ed the utilities, selling up / at la
on 144 shares sold. Edison 6's were
up Is to 2SA but common was down
* at 25h. Southern Pacific plunged
to 80. off 2h. A 11,100share turn
over in Transamerica depressed that
stock Il to 12h. Los Angeles In
dustries on 900 shares declined 4 to
3A. Pacific Finance was Off Us at
1875, Pacific Indemnity 19R, off /;
Security Co. Units 81 u, off "a Citi
zens Bank 27 ", Off "; and Security
First National Sd. off u. Union Bank
held unchanged at 131A.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27
VEGETABLES
90

LOS ANGELES, April 27. lUP)--
Supplies were moderate to liberal
with demand and trading moderate
and prices about steady.
Asparagus: Delta loose, large D Y
&c. Mendoza 5-512c. Firebaugh,
large 6-7c. San Diego Co. extra fan
cy and local 7-7Ac.
Cucumbers: san Diego Co. flats
$1.40-1. SO; extra fancy $780,. I'M
perial Valley best $1.50-l.65.
Lettuce: Santa Maria, Guadalupe
and Lompoc dry pack 4 aozen 65-75c
dozen 60-65c. Delano, dozen, 40
soc. Pismo, Oceano. As 75-S5c. b
dozen 60-70c.
Peas: Pismo, Oceano, $ a n a
Maria and San Luis Obispo bush j.
31Hc. san Pedro and San Diego . " =
4c. Pismo, Oceano, pole So 12c.
squash: Imperial Valley white
summer. flats 40-5Oc. Crates 5O-6Oc.
Coachella Valley lugs 60-75c. Crates
66-75c. Italian, imperial Valley flats
6O-65c. Crates. 65-75c. Coach ella
Valley lugs 65-75c. San Diego Co.
dark 75-9Oc. Local, white summer
lugs 85-90c Flats 75-90c. ltahan
flats 1880.
Tomatoes: Weak; Imperial Val
ley and inland crates stops 65-75c.
12's, 60-65c. 16's, 5O-65c. rats, 5Nos
6O-70c. Ripes, 5O-55c. 6X7s best bO-
55c. Ripes, 4Oc. 7X7s, 6O-7Oc. Flats.
5x6s 65-75c. 6X7s, 50-65c. 7N7s, 40
soc. 7XSS, 3b-40c.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27
FLAX MARKET
CASH FLAX
l.. A. POULTRY


Los ANG ELES. April 81. UP)-
Hens, Leghorns, "a 10 50 lbs. .1Se
Hens, Leghor1s. over "a and up
Hens, Leghorns, over 4 lbs. .....1 1Sc
III ems, colored, 4 lbs. and up .. 24c
Hens, colored. 3h to 4 lbs. ,-..... 24c
Broilers. over 1 and up to u lbs. Ice
Broilers, over " and up TO pa
Fryers, Leghorns, over 24 and up
to lbs. ................. .1Sc
Fryers, Barred Rocks. over 2A
and up to 3h lbs. 22c
Fryers, other than Barred Rocks,
over PA to 3h lbs. ...... 22e
Roasters. soft bone. other than
Barred Rocks, 3Ia lbs. and up 22e
Roasters, soft bone, other than
Barred Rocks, over 33a lbs. .22c
SiI5s9 ;... ''''.'' '''''''.'... Us
Ducklings, 3 II lbs. and up ...... lac
Olu DUCKS ............ .......... II
GeeSe loC
Young Tom turkeys, Ia lbs. and up
TO 10 IDS. ........ ......... lSc
Young tom turkeys. over Is lbs. 18c
Hen turkeys, 8 lbs. and up ..... zoe
Old tom turkeys ...........15 15c
Old hen turkeys ..............15 15e
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27

THREE YOUNG MULES, one mare.
tractor with cutting attachment,
side delivery dumprake. Green,
Rt. 2, Box $50, Ell Centre.
(A15P- -A29A)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27
livestock for Sdte

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ONE 3100-lb team horses, $1,000;
one 2000-lb. team mules, $4,000; all
guaranteed workers. Joe Oder
matt, Y mile north Meloland.
(A27P-A30A)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27

FOR SALE-l5 acres at edge of
town in Imperial Valley. Elec-
tricity, water Write Post-PresS
Box 198-E (A24P-A28A)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27

USED NO. International Com
bine Harvester, ready to go, 1915.
Write P. o. Box 736, Ell Centro.
Phone 8709-R-1 (A23P- -A26A)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27

FOR Beuscher trumpet, like
new, in C, B-flat and A. $4,000.
r. l.. Rumsey, 1040 So. 7th.
(a24p-a28a
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27
7 Real Estate For Sale

5-ROOM house, good residence
district, newly decorated outside
and inside, garage, $4,000. See
C. A. Irving, Marie Land, 83l
Main.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27
81 Used Cars and Trucks

FOR SALE-1931 Cheve 10 wheel
truck. Stat. rack. 660 Broadway
(A25P- ABBA
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27

FOR SALE-Mixed hay barley and
oats. West Of high school on I'M
perial Ave. Cressey.
(A27P-A30A)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27

FOR SALE-Ton and a half old
newspapers. While it lasts 1c per
pound. Inquire Post-Press, FL
Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27

FOR SALE-1930 Graham Six Sc
dan ready for service, $235. $50
Broadway. (A25P-A29A)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27
Poultry for Sale

BABY CHICKs-2O popular vari-
cites, also day-old White Leghorn,
r. I. Red and Barred Rock Pull
lets and Cockerels. Write for pric-
es and information ON our chicks.
poults, and ducklings. Redwing
Hatchery, 1046 E. Florence, Los
Angeles. (Ml3P-Ml4A)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27
% For Sale, Miscellaneous

FOR SALE CHEAP burner gas
range Inquire 654 Holt.
(A27P- -A28A)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27

BEFORE YOU BUY Field floats see
McDaniels, 1881 Main. Steel VS.,
one offset disc. (M12tf)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27
POST PRESS CLASSIFIED ADS
FOrL Lease

S-~0~~~o-@=9=@~@-o~~~~~ ee1-~--' ~-@-@--=7-~0~~~
MOUNTAIN home, hot and cold
water, equipped for chickens. A.
G. Mack, Boulevard.
(A26-M2A)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27

ONE International No 8 Harvester
Thrasher, 5000. One Hay Press,
$3.50. Edgar Bros. Implement
Store. (A23P-A28A)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27
Let's SUdD

FOR EXCHANGED acres oregon
land with store building and oil
station for city or county property.
Owner c. w. Knapp, liz North
9Th st. (A24P-TO)
(A24P-TO)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27
90 For Sale, Miscellaneous

USED CAR RADIOS Very reason
able. Guaranteed. See Geo. Rob-
ertson, Buick Oldsmobile agency.
(A13P-T F.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27

4-Burner Electrochef
Electric range ............ $4,000
3-Burner Westinghouse Electric
Ranges, all porcelain
finish .................................. $500
Used Electric Washers ...... $4,000
Used Electric Refrigera-
tors ................................. $85 100
Used Ice Refrigerators
as low as .......................... S 400
Slightly used Wedgewood Gas
range, all porcelain with insulat-
ed oven, measured time clock
and lamp at BIG DISCOUNTl
|. Y. Hardware Store
B A S E M E N T
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27
Country Property

TO LEASE for vegetables - 100
acres miles Sc. Holtville, in
alfalfa and dairy, years. Mrs.
l.. Clark, 979 Fedora street, Los
Angeles. (A22P-A29Al
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27
For Lease

FOR LEASE-Several years term
10 acres edge of Ell Centro-2 story
house. o. Nelson, 1897 w. Albion
St., Los Angeles. (A21P-A28A)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27

rs ACRES to be put to alfalfa next
fall. Long lease. C. w. Knapp,
owner, l12 No. 9Th St (A24P-TO)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-27
l.. 4. GRAIN

NANER
The Washington times., 1936-04-18

sitting beside Director Franklin, screams and Walter Con-
Molly the pongng uncle Of the story stands 10 feet behind
the camrea and shouts:
cts gonel The toothI The tooth is gomez The old
woman has swallowed itp
Then everybody in the group above breaks into laughs
and shouted comments.
But the thing doesn't 60 off correctly. Director Frank
lin tries couple Of takes then says: Gall right chill
dren-after this is lunch"
is what they need The take is perfect the company
breaks and, with NUM-, 60 scramblng down the hill
towards the mess tent and the hot lunch that has been
brought 80 miles from Hollywood in caterers wagons
THREE CHEERS FOR LOVE-
The picture "Three Cheers for Love-" is the second in
which Eleanore Whitney has injured herself She spraned
her ankle in millions in the Air. but this time she jumped
from chair and did something to her spine which virtually
parazed her legs for three days Her back still tapped
up when we go the set to watch her do the routine
It's very cute and bit reminiscent Of Astaes dance
the furniture in The Gay Dvorcee" Bob Cummings and
Eeanore start tap routine stack Of books then dance
over chair, another chair and finally into davenport
where she ends up in his lap
The number, "Where Is My Heart" is honey but doesn't
tax Eleanore speed The little Whitney really step
she has to-15 taps second
machine gun shoots only five bullets a second.
The Washington times., 1936-04-18

all are Hourishing. An artificial stream flows through
the valley pigeons Cat home after year the loca
ton fuer around the huts Chinese waterwhee brought
all the way the Pacific is in operation Even the water
buffalo, whose circular Flooding the pump from
China He and his mate the studio ST. 000 but happily
there six water bufaloes now, the investment
good one.
Money is spent freely the set that the necessity Of
General Tu is quite obvious Millions Git will to that
before they finish "The Good Earthly be protected
We ask the general what his government objects to in
Mrs. Bucks story
1T too sexy" he says Then he adds "Chnese people
feel sensual love like anybody eSe but don't write about
It in books"
HUMAN AND DRAMATIC VALUES
develops there quite lot Of other things that
being changed in the motion picture version The word
opium for instance not mentioned IN the script and all
the episodes about bandy omitted The heros uncle
secretly bandit leader in the book is just good
natured sponger. Such things child birth in the fields
summed In place Of the Boxer rebellion the Repub
uprising substituted On the generals objection that
Mrs Buck gave feel Of the Chinese civilization of
that is being added
But principally the picture changes the emphasis from
the squa desperate poverty Of the people to the bad and
thankless lot Of Chinese This for human,
dramatic values well appease the nationalstc gov
eminent.
We action this morning too It a climb,
for the troupe is working half way up slope that must
have had fat Cameraman Karl Freund putting heavily be-
The Washington times., 1936-04-18

Wyn-Mayer where to tread
carefully in filming the
Pearl Buck classic.
On a bright morning, we
stand with General Tu, over
looking one Of the most
amazing movie locations in
Hollywood history. It is the
farm village Of Wang Lung,
a cluster Of thatch-roofed
huts surrounded by Sulti-
waited fields that extend up
the slopes Of the hills which
almost surround and make
this valley into a natural
pocket.
Cultivation Of these fields
was started almost a year
ago and has been carried
out in authentic Chinese
fashion. The hillsides are
terraced, and the valley
fields are divided into rec
tangles walled in by dykes
to retain the water. Wheat,
rice, leeks, Chinese greens,
The Washington times., 1936-04-18

And George Olsen describes an
actor as a fellow who believes in
living up to his pest perform
anceS.
Ethel Sykes claims that most
actors are usually tall, dark and
handsome!
"Signs with my name on them
all over the country" responded
the actress.
A student, taking an examina-
ton Just before the Christmas
The Washington times., 1936-04-18
ave q LAUGH With the HOLLYWOOD Funster

Icalled the manager Of q certain
studio one day in great annoy.
ance.
my dear fellow" she said.
there are mace in my room"
There are what in your roomT"
he asked.
"Mace," she replied. IT can
hear them making noises in the
wall"
Mystified but desiring to please,
the manager sent q man to her
office. Whereupon the distin-
guished playwright repeated her
complaint. And sure enough, the
repair man heard certain noises
apparently coming from the wall.
But, when he went into the ad.
joining office to investigate, he
found a crap game in progress.
The mysterious noises were the
dice being thrown against the
wall.
Being q gambling man, he
Joined the game and was soon
cleaned Of all he had.
On his way out, he suddenly re-
membered his mission. So he
knocked on Miss AkinS' door and
stuck his head in.
mo, lady," he said, mot mace
dace!"
A story Of Winston s. Churchill
Shortly after he left the Con.
sentative side of the House (of
CommonS) for the Liberal, he was
taking q certain young woman
down to dinner, when she looked
up at him coquettishly, and re-
marked with the audacity Of ner
kind: There are two things I
don't like about you, Mr.. Church
ILL.,
"'And what are they?'
"'Your new politics and mus
tache.'
| "'My dear madam he replied
suavely, pray do not disturb your
self. You are not likely to come In
contact with either"
The Washington times., 1936-04-18

latest young Lady out Of the thea
ter. Anxious 60 make a good i'm
preston on her, he held his hat
in his hand, carrying 1t carefully
upright to keep it from being
crushed.
One Of the corner wagS, who
was watching the outflow, spotted
the hat and seized on the chance
to be waggish. Hey" he shouted,
"are you going to take up q col
IacfioN9"
The Washington times., 1936-04-18

was unable to answer the
questions; and wrote: God may
be able to answer these questions:
I can't. Merry Christmas"
When he returned to school
after the vacation, he received his
exam paper, on which the in
structor had written: "God gets
100; you get zero. Happy New
Year."
A young man was escorting his
The Washington times., 1936-04-18

The young man looked around
q second before he realized that
he was the one addressed. "Why,
no." he answered softly, mot II
you and your organ grinder were
here first"
The story Is told Of Zoe Atkins,
but may be q myth. Anyway, it
set off gales Of laughter at q CAB
fest Of writer's at M.-G.-M.
Miss Atkins, goes the report,
The Washington times., 1936-04-18

fore he finally took his post
amidst knee-high grain.
Director Sidney Franklin
is shooting a comedy scene.
Paul NUM-, the Wang Lung
Of the story, and Luise
Rainer, the faithful O-Lan,
are standing on the hillside
amidst a group Of 10 or IL
people, all Chinese except
Charley. Grapewin, who plays
Muni's aged father. The
makeups are remarkable,
Luiss Rainer's high cheek
bones giving her face an
especially Oriental cast.
Everyone is dressed in
rough blue two-piece gar
ments, which NUM- says are
either too tight or too loose
and are the most uncomfort-
able clothes Of any human
race.
The scene is quite simple.
A Chinese character actress.