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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-11-05
Greenbackviue

Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Smack of Phil
adelphia, Pa, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Ar
dis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Crowley and
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-11-05

City. Consideration 81 &c.
Walter G. Guy from Genevieve Nc
Cash Kuhus, certain lots near Ocean
City, in the 10th Elec. Dist. Consid-
Grafton $40 &c.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-11-05
with sH0cKPRooF
STEERING)

So sofe-so comfortable
so different :. the worlds
finest ride"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-01-07

Lilith was breathing hard, almost
gasping. ooh! oh, thank God! !
looked and looked, but I could not
see you. I thought you must be-ly-
ing there-like that poor policeman
-dead!"
Hardly. Look here-and here. HE
showed the pistol, then dumped his
flour sack pack. "How about salt on
our meat, and cup of tea with
sugar."
"Alan!" she cried. "You made
them give you all this!"
"1n way-yes. Set pot of snow
on the lamp stone, and slice some
meat"
Lilith gazed at him in speeches.
wonderment, her blue eye wide and
very lustrous He pretended not to
notice. He sailed and started to eat
the first hot fat caribou steak that
she served him on one of the looted
tin plates.
But after he had told about the
bear scare and the Turing of the men
into the bog, her surprise, found ut
terance.
WHY 'U1OA you Kill IuS OSdSC
while you had the chance?"
Garth answered with sudden grav-
ity: "For several reas ons, my girl
The main ones are because I am not
a killer and because ! intend that
the scoundrel be taken hack and be
hung for murder"
She gasped: "You-hung! But he
has all those men to help hlm. You're
alone-worse than acne. I'ie only a
hindrance"
He smiled banteringly. Swell, I
wouldn't say that. A handHe cook
isn't altogether a nuisance. The pot
is beginning to simmer. You Knight
drop a pinch of tea. How's \ your
ankle?"
ever so much better. I've exercis-
ed it little every time I went out
side. And I've half finished my. ,ar-
ka. But how" she interrupted her
self-"how can you win if you dent
kill them?"
''Why, for starter, Miss Cook,
we'll let them stew in their oY n
juice for few days. That will tel
to soften their bonds of mutual aid
No bedding and a diet of saltless
meat will help those three placer
jacks to consider the desirability Of
that five thousand dollar reward !
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-01-07
More Than
SO Million
Spent Here
By W.P.A.
Roads, Public Works
and Resettlenent
Benefited
10 Million Left

The year 1896, the fourth of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's administration, saw
more than $36,000,00O in Federal
emergency funds spent in North
Carolina by governmental agencies.
Nearly half that amount was spent
by the Works Progress administra-
ton, while the bulk of the remain
der was expended on Civilian Con-
servation corps camps, highway con-
suction, public works and resettle-
ment projects.
In addition to the emergency ex-
penditures, the State received its
poportionate share of regular gov
ernmental spendings, including ap-
preparations spent by army rivers
and harbors engineers, park service
allotments and regular federal-ald
road funds.
Work got in full swing during the
year on the Blue Ridge parkway. be-
tween the Shenandoah national park
in Virginia and the Great Smoky
Mountains national park in North
Carolina. A total of 100000 was
made available for this project, esti
mated to cost more than $4,000, 900.
The Moorehead City port project
was completed, giving North Caro-
lima a new harbor-a project financ-
ed with Federal funds.
The 1886 emergency funds expen-
ditures of $36, 492,071 brought the
amount of Federal funds spent In
North Carolina from the 1885 and
1886 relief appropriations to $780,
$780,
Given IS Million
Altogether the State was allocated
SIS, $50, 450 from the two funds, which
approximated $4,000, 100000, and OF
that amount $69,688, G33 had been OBJ
ligated to December 10, 1886. This
left about 100000 additional to be
obligated and $16,000,000 yet to be
spent.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-01-07
Caught
in the
Wild :
BY Robert
Ames Bennett
WNU Service
Copyright by
Robert Ames Benne&
CHAPTER XII
Female of the Species

Female of the Species
Shortly before noon, the four trail
ers appeared on the moraine. The
man who hadn't been begged led the
way down. Another miner followed,
then Huxby. The man who had lost
his rifle Jagged behind. The two
leaders reached the broken mono
pane wing. Garth saw them read the
writing.
Hubby jumped down beside the
miners, to stare at the offer of re-
ward that branded him for what he
was. With a curse, he ripped the tat
tered piece of fabric from the wing
frame and flung it down into the
foaming rapid.
The two men glanced furtively at
each other. Hubby pointed to the
trail on the opposite bank and sign
ed for them to lead the way across.
Neither moved. The first man cursed,
and shouted his refusal:
Jump them boulders? amt no
lynxI'm through trailing that devil. +"
'Me too, declared the second man.
81 won't break my neck for nobody"
A second look at the crossing fore
ed Hubby to shout his agreement:
Course the devil! Well chase back.
He's going on around to our plane.
That's where he must have left both
of his disabled companions"
Along with the angry statement,
the engineer signed for his miners
to start back ahead of him. Garth
smiled The two who had seen that
offer of reward would not forget it,
and Hubby was keenly aware of the
fact.
/ When all four disappeared up on
the moraine, Garth recrossed the
boulders. There was no sign of Lilith
when he came down from the mo-
raine He called into the entrance
tunnel. A quick crawl took him in
through the low narrow passage.
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The cross-country flight brought
the plane to the Mackenzie at the
great bend below the Lizard. But
Garth did not come down at Fort
Simpson. He flew on up the vast riv-
er to Great Slave lake, and east
across the lake to For Resolution.
Some time before sunset, he set
the cabin plane down at the land
ing of the Anyways base by the
mouth of the Slave river. After
handing Lilith ashore, he left her
standing while he went to speak to
the Anyways superintendent That
courteous gentleman fastened to tell
the girl that his wife would be de-
lighted if the daughter of Mr.. Bur-
ton Ramill would honor their hos
pitality.
Garth was not invited. He turned
away to meet the relocated SER
geant of police for whom he had
sent. Lilith did not see him again
until the next morning.
Told by her hostess that Mr.. Garth
wished to speak with her, she made
hurried effort to adjust her bor-
rowed dress. Though more stylish
than the one loaned to her on the
steamer by the Fort Norman mis-
sionary's wife, it was not cut for her
1.-the figure. She went hesitatingly
into the room where Garth waited
alone for her.
Sigh of him in his caribou parka
brought her to startled halt. Her
eyes widened. ooh, still in your skin
suit! You-you're going back!"
what difference does it make to
your" he asked. you'll soon be in
Edmonton-and civilization"
She stepped suddenly close to him,
her hands held out in appeal. mo!
ALAN, take me back with your
Back there? Don't tell me you
like that squaw life. Those days in
the valley and the trip out must
have been a hi of torment to you
dirt, rags, mosquito dope, flies,
starvation. And now ice, snow, bitter
cold"
"Anything-anything just to be
with you, Alan-dear!"
He put his arms about her. He
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-01-07
EyeIids.

kissed her red lips and scarlet cheeks
and tightly closed eyelids.
MY girl he said, you are going
with me wherever l go. Get on your
parka"
Her arms were clasped tight about
his neck. She fingered a moment to
return his kiss. Then, her blue eyes
aglow, she ran to obey him.
When she came Fastening back, in
her Eskimo costume, she ventured
an appeal: Cant 1 have a comb and
brush and-and soap, Alan?"
He looked soberly past her shout
der at the amused face of her hos
tess. ''Well, yes, I dare say you can.
We're going first to Edmonton. Your
father is there sent him message
that we are coming"
She plucked at the wolverine
fringe of her parka hood. "You-you
cheat"
He took her into his arms, regard
less of the Unlocking lady. 'My girl,
we are back in civilization. We are
first going to be properly married"
But these caribou suits?"
Best Of flying costumes. We're
taking a tWo-seater. The suits will
come in handy again this winter
when I teach Mrs. Garth how to
drive a dog team. Until that it's to
be silks for my girl. l must first tes-
tify at the trial. After that we'll hop
over to Victoria and take steamer
to Japan for our honeymoon"
ooh, Alan, how-how delightful!
But Japan? Why, I never dreamt
prospector like you would care to
travel in the Orient So, tiff you'd
rather go back to the valley. dear"
Her hostess could no longer keep
silent.
"Prospector, Miss Ramill! Is that
all you know about Mr.. Garth? His
father is one Of the heads of the
Hudson's Bay company He himself
is a member of our parliament,
fellow of the Royal Geographical
society, a noted explorer"
"And the winner of the gamest
girl 1 ever knew" Garth cut in.
"Come on, Squaw Lilith. You've
proved yourself a mate woman. Now
you're going to be my lady wife"
(THE END)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-01-07

Michigan's Potato Queen in the
person of petite Ellen Harkonen,
twenty-five years old of Pelkie,
Mich, far away in the Upper PENN
sula, was crowned in Detroit as a
climax to a banner crop year Of
Michigan grown potatoes.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-12
TRELLISES, FENCES
SUGGESTED IN E. c.
BEAUTIFYING PLAN

One of the simplest ana easiest "
construct are trellises for vine or
climbing roses. These trellises may
be built and painted to make a
pleasing appearance even before
your greenery has been grown and
trained to cover them.
These trellises can be obtained
in many styles and designed to MT
any space or type of architecture
desired. These may be made TO
order or can be bought IN stock
designs. -,
Pergolas Add to Style
Pergolas of proper style and To-
Gated in the correct spots may add
a lot to the appearance Of yard and
home. A bare. unattractive wall Of
house may be transformed into a
thing of beauty by adding a pergola
covered with Towering vine OF
some kind.
Lawns and garden furniture such
as chairs. benches or garden bowers
add to the Identification scheme
and are so necessary. to make the
garden or lawn a liveable place IN
good weather.
Remember When?
Remember when nearly every
home had fence? Well, here's a
fashion tip in home improvement.
Fences are back in style And you
have a variety Of designs to choose
from if you wish to consult your
lumber dealer. He will show you
any number of designs in picket
fences, modernistic board fences,
high or low as you desire and, too,
YOU may work out plans for plain
or fancy lattice fence or for your
garden fence a woven wire design
that may be utilized to carry climb
ing sh-Sbs.
If hedge strikes your fancy then
an attractive gate or gate bower,
arched above the gate opening adds
to the beauty, as we'll as the USE
fulness Of the hedge row, and gives
your garden or yard an indiyidu-
ality SO much desired.
Remember that fences are defi-
nitely added protection to your
home and to your garden by keep
ing out animals that may destroy
or retard the growth of your gar
den. These are just a few OF the
beautifying touches that win make
your yard or garden a charming
place and fits in with the Beautify
Ell Centro programs and makes youl
city even a better place to live.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-12
H Centre Women SUPPORT
Plan to Plant, PetuniaS
Club Leader Promises
Aid in City's
Program

The suggestion of the Ell Centro
Beautification Committee, that Pc
tunias be adopted as the official
flower for the city, and that every
home owner be urged to plant a
bed Of petunias. is meeting with
hearty support from the women of
Fl Centre, according to committee
members. Such a plan was propos-
ed years ago by Mrs. o., G. Horne,
and she has now expressed to
chairman P. E. Ryerson, Of the
Committee, her appreciation of the
fact that the idea is now being
carried out and that Fl Centre,
with the cooperation of every home
owner in the city, may become
noted as the city of petunias and
perhaps one of California's lowell
lest towns.
An enthusiastic proponent of Pc
tunia planting is Mrs. w. w. Ap-
pie. who yesterday called Chamber
of Commerce headquarters to COM
mend the tree planting committee
for its wise choice Of petunias as
the featured flower of the beauti-
fication campaign. Many plant
ings of petnlias In past years have
demonstrated the adaptibility OF
this flower to Imperial Valleys
winter months. It's beauty is well
known, and petunia plants are easy
to care for and they blossom
quickly.
Another advocate is Mrs. Warren
Curr1er, president of the Women's
Ten Thousand club, who has stat
ed that she will urge club members
to do everything possible to en-
courage the planting of petunias
in Ell Centre. At Mrs. Currier's
suggestion, John Jendresen of En-
cirlitas, famous flower center or
the Coast, north of San Diego, has
been requested by the El Centre
Chamber of Commerce to christen
a large double purple petunia de-
veloped by him, as the Imperial
petunia".
p. E Ryerson, chairman of the
city beautifuication committee has
expressed gratitude to the women
who are assisting so well the COM
lmittee in carrying out the petunia
lOcd III El SciltIO. ~ 40 iioPSN eAio
this may indeed become city of
petunias and that profusion OF
beautiful petunias here during the
winter months may help to adver-
tise the perfection of Ell Centro's
| winter climate and emphasize the
charms of the land of winter
sunshine.
At every gathering of women in
Ell Centre in recent weeks, the pc
tunia planting idea has been a top
ic of discussion. and the project
apparently has the unqualified ap-
proval and support of the citys
feminine population, who realize
the tremendous asset of such a
coordinated plan for community
Improvement.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-12

Considerable action is being dis
played in the movement of Fl Cen
fro's beautifying program. Very
definite plans have been made and
many home owners and renters are
starting in the cooperative plan OF
the Chamber of Commerce to really
beautify El Centre.
The city officials, the Chamber OF
Commerce and the chairmen, to-
eether with his committee may ex-
pend ,all the energy possible, but
viii not get very far in actual re-
suits unless the individual home
owners or renters take hand and
beautify his or her yard and home
For, after all, the beauty of City
depends largely on the improvement
made in each home or garden.
Home Owners Join
Nearly every home owner knows
Just about what to do to improve
the appearance of his house. eSpe-
cially as far as the building is
concerned. Painting, repairing or
remodeling will take care of that
portion of the job.
But IN yard and ground improve
ments there may be some question
as to just what to do. First, Of
course, comes lawns, trees and
shrubs. They are the primary i'm
provements to be made. But so
many other things may be done in
addition that adds beauty and
charm to your home surroundings.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-12
Work to Local
Men Advised by
Chamber GrOup

Home owners in Ell Centre who
have painting or carpentry work to
be done are urged by the direc-
tors of the chamber of commerce
and by the. committee members of
the Chamber of Commerce and
Post-Press Identification drive, to
give the work to local men.
We can not expect to build up
our city, directors and committee
men said, by giving such Jobs to
outside men. We have plenty car
penters and painters in the city
who are permanent residents.
Whatever work there is should get
to them.
The outside workers it was
pointed out, live as cheaply as
possible and send most of their
money out Of the city.
In several recent instances large
outside corporations owning pro-
perty in Ell Centre have brought in
outside workers to do repair jobs.
Letters have been sent to the ex-
ecutives of these corporations call
ig attention to the situation.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-12
Over the Back Fence
By
FRED AMES

lem has loomed SO large that 1t
has crowded all other problems in
to the background. 1t has been so
in the pioneering era of every COM
munity. But now we are emerging
from that era. The heavy tasks of
pioneering are about done. The
burdens of debt are being tighten
ed. We are finding time to straigh-
ten up and take a deep breath and
look about us, And suddenly, with
wonder, we notice that the sky is
blue, that birds sing, that flowers
bloom. And SO with one accord we
turn to seek a solution to the Sec
ond most important problem of
life, ,"How shall We make life worth
living?" And science of horticul-
ture has valuable contributions to
make toward the solution of that
problem. The practice of that SCI
ence can help to make house a
home. It can help to make your
heart swell with pride when you
name the name of your home town
It can help to make life worth liv-
ing.
Through the kind offices of the
publishers of the Post-PresS. am
to be permitted to meet with you
in these columns each Sunday. tc
discuss with you Over The Bach
Fence, some of your horticulture
problems. I hope that | shall bt
able to be helpful.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-12
Library Willing
To Verify Value
OF Book Sets

Ell Centrans who are in doubt
about the value of encyclopedias
and other subscription sets offer
ed them by magazine or other sales
men can easily determine the value
OF the works by call at the Ell
Oentro public library, Librarian
Agnes Ferris Bige1ow said Friday.
Data including the value OF
various books and sets offered for
sale by house4to-house peddlers
can be obtained from the Sub
scription Books Bulletin" issued
by the American Library associa-
ton and available in the Ell Cen
tro library, Mrs. Bigelow said. The
valuations are placed by authori-
ties in their various lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-12

flowers in the parking or putting
window boxes IN their stores.
The Identification committee
listed flowers, trees, and shrubs
that would grow in Imperial VAL
ley and suggested the planting of
at least one on the list.
Trees for home planting are !:
Pepper, Umbrella (deciduous) car
OBJ, poplar (deciduos), cottonwood,
(deciduos) Australian bottle, palm,
jacaranda, palo verde, parkinsonia,
grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, or
ange, lime, Italian cypress, fig (de-
ciduos), Arizona cypress, athel,
aborvitae, pine, mulberry, (oecid-
uos).
Shrubs that can successfully be
grown in this climate are oleander,
buddleia, pittosporum tobira, bottle
brush, cassia, cotoneaster, euony-
mus, Spanish broom, hibiscus, Ian
tana, myrtle, pyracantha, bamboo,
beloperone, nandina, natal plum,
laurustinus, plumbago, tecoma ca
pensis, banana, leonftis, genista
fragens, grevillea, poinsettia, pome-
granate, panSpa grass, umbrella
plant, yucca, Jerusalem cherry.
Shrubs for hedges are: privet,
myrtle, oleander, tecoma capensis,
lantana, pomegranate.
Climbing and trailing vines that
can be planted on trellises are,
honeysuckle, jasmine, fucus repens,
bouganvillea, bigonia tweediana, BIZ
gnonia cherere, bignonia venusia,
English ivy, wistaria, (deciduos) /,
solanum, Mexican rose, (deciduos) +,
morning glory, Australian pea, Ian
tana, verbena, myrtle, virginia
creeper.
Annual Towering pants suggest
ed were pctunias, calendulas, snap
dragons, stock, bachelor buttons,
California poppy Iceland poppy,
Oriental poppy, larkspur, nastur-
tium, marigold, ageratum, Gen.
taurea, cinerarias, clarkia, godetia,
gallardia, gypsophila, pansies, sea-
biosa, sWeetpeas, painted daisy,
correopsis, calliopsis, canterbury
bells, flax, zinnia (plant after frost,
cosmos, (plant after frost,) titho-
mia (plant after frost), African
daisy, sweet William, vebidium.
The following are a few of the
which have been successfully grown
i'll Ell Centro:
Bush Roses
Pink Columbia, Radiance, Dame
Edith Helen, Rose Marie, ]. Otto
ThiloW, Cecile Brunner, Dainty
Ress (single); Pink-E. P. Thorn,
Golden Emblem, Mrs. Aaron Ward,
Lady Hillingdon, Sunburst, Souv.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-12
Nurseryman Lists
Ornament Shrubs
For (. {. Campaign


A. Ellery, for 81 years nursery
man in Imperial Valley, today list
ed ornamental shrubbery which
will grow successfully in Imperial
Valley.
Ellery told Identification COM
mittee members that he believed
ornamental shrubs would aid in
making the drive in El Centro
an outstanding success.
ASPARAGUS FERNS. Asparagus
Sprengerii is generally used as a
potted plant while the plumosus
is a vine and grows we'll if planted
on the north exposure.
BUDDLEIA. Asiatica, rampant
grower, usually known as butterfly
bush, has large clusters of white,
| fragrant blossoms which serve well
as cut flowers; madagascarensk,
arternifolia, with its arching, pen
dulous branches, is most beau
tiful plant, especially in spring
when covered with lavender
blooms, fountain buddleia makes a
! superb small bush.
CASSIA The variety artemes-
oides has finely-cut, silver-gra
foliage and yellow, sweet-scented
flowers and, being capable of stand
ing considerable drowth, does ex-
tremely well
BOSSLE BUCH. Both calistemon
rididum and malalenca mesophi-
La, exceptionally adapted to the
valley, should be planted more ex-
tensively.
COTONEASTER. The variety,
panosa, sometimes called silver
leaf cotoneaster, grows best.
DURANTA PLUMERII, often
called sky flower, or golden dew
drop, does very we'll in our climate.
GENESTRA, usually called broom
The sweet broom in spring is COM
pletely covered with mass of pea
shaped, bright yellow blooms; the
Spanish broom, also, does well.
HIBISCUS is one of the show
lest summer blooming shrubs grown
III. this valley; but unfortunately
it cannot survive a temperature
below 28oF. Plant in full sun.
VIBURNUM, or Laurustinus, is
q winter Towering shrub with flesh
colored blooms. 1t makes a good
hedge.
LANTANA comes in various col
ors-yelloW, purple, orange, Law
ander-and in several Kinds-giant,
semi-dWarf, trailing.
OLEANDER - Red, white, pink
with green or varieated foliage.
PLUMBAGO, having azure-blue
rinacles of flowers, blooming all
summer and fall, makes a beau
Uful bush.
POINSETTIA does very we'll if
planted on the east exposure. 9th
erWise, the summer sun is liable
TO kill il.
PYRACANTHA FORMASANA
SPLENDENS, known as firethorn,
compact, richly -foliated plant
with bright red berries, born in
immense clusters during the au-
tumn and winter, is snowy plant
ABELIA GRANDIFLORA, with
arching stems of small white flow
ers born in clusters, is good for
foundation planting on, north or
east exposure.
STATICE PEREGII, a, loW-grow-
ing plant with bright CLASSY leaves
and large heads of purple blue
flowers grows well.
PITTOSPORUM does fairly well
here if planted on the north or
, east side of the house so that it
will not be exposed to the hot
afternoon sun of summer. OF the
several varieties, Tabira and Phyl-
larvoides do best.
ROMAN MYRTLE, growing ex-
ceptionally well, is by far our best
hedge plant. Also, it is valuable
as single specimens and can be
trimmed to almost any desired
shape. Roman myrtle compacta is
J a dwarf compact variety.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-12
THE POST-PRESS

Published every Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Publishing Com
pany, 625 State street, Ell Centre.
California, as SUCCESSOR to the
Sunday issues of The Morning
Post and Valley Farmer. and the
Saturday issue of the Imperial
Valley Press.
Entered at Ell Centre, California.
post office as second class mat
ter.
Paul Jenkins, publisher; A. c.
Johnston. vice-president and gem
eral manager; e. A. Fitzhugh,
secretary and managing editor.
Member California Newspaper
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Advertising Representatives,.
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or. in conjunction with the I'm
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