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Montana labor news., 1938-04-21
Government Aid in Protecting Fair
Prices for Celery

Crops so large that they exceed the ordi-
nary demands Of consumers have been the
bane of agricultural producers for many
years, and have usually resulted in prices SO
low that many farming groups have been
faced with bankruptcy.
Through the influence Of the organized
producers Of agricultural products a law was
placed on the federal statute books author
izing the Federal Surplus Commodities Cor
poration to purchase from time to time stuff
cient amounts Of the surplus in any agricul-
tural industry to stabilize the market at
reasonable figures and prevent wholesale
slashes in prices.
A recent activity along this line is the de-
cision of the Federal Surplus Commodities
Corporation, on the recommendation of the
Agricultural Adjustment Administration, to
buy surplus celery in Florida "for relief dis
tribution and to assist growers in salvaging
a portion of the surplus which cannot be
moved into market channels outside Of the
state Without the intervention of the gov
eminent, it was believed the markets would
be glutted with celery and the prices con-
sequently slashed far below profitable points.
The purpose of the purchase was made
clear in the following statement by the Agri-
cultural Adjustment Administration:
"The celery surplus purchase program
supplements the means celery producers and
handlers are taking, under a federal market
ing agreement program, to adjust supplies
moving into consumer channels more in keep
ing with market requirements.
celery purchases will be made from
handlers, growers or associations of growers
by FSCC purchasing representatives and the
celery will be distributed to the needy
through state relief agencies"
In emphasizing the need for surplus pur-
chases by the government, the AAA said that
this year FLORIDA celery growers may har-
vest the largest crop on record, as an esti-
mated yield Of $500, 900 crates is anticipated
from about 8,40O acres"
It is interesting to note in this connection
that Approximately three-fourths Of the
nations celery supply from January to May
is grown in Florida"
1t is also interesting to note that the inter
%vention Of the federal government in taking
a considerable portion of this largest crop
on record" out Of the market and distributing
it to the poor is about the only thing that
saves Florida celery producers from bank
ruptcy because Of the big crop.
Montana labor news., 1938-04-21
Who Is Anti-SOcial Now?

For years the large newspapers have been
hammering away at organized labor in an
effort to discredit the trade union movement
by claiming it is dominated by radicals, that
it is a racket, that it is un-American and
anti-social. Now the public is being treated
to a closeup of what the other side of the
picture looks like.
Some time ago the LaFollette civil liberties
committee began an investigation of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers, one of
the bitterest foes of organized labor.
Thus far it has been shown that this asso-
citation is dominated by the DUPONT interests,
Chrysler, Sloan, Weir, Rand and other pow
erful figures in industry. 1t has been shown
that the association has spent approximately
$1,350,00 since the passage Of the Wagner
Labor Act to get its anti-labor propaganda
through the newspapers radio and the NOV
les; that more than 5000 American news
papers are regularly supplied with news
and other features" written by highly paid
propagandists in the employ Of the associa-
ton. It has also been revealed that there
are 1000 members of the association employ
ing an aggregate Of 100000 workers, and
that it is under a dictatorship of 207 indus
t~rialists.
1t is Of interest to note that a check-up Of
the purchasers of tear gas between October,
1888, and October, 1897, revealed the fact
that sixty per cent Of the tear gas sold in this
period was sold to these 207 corporations. in
addition to these heavy purchases of tear gas
Il has been revealed that ffty-fve Of the asso-
cations high command alone paid $2,500,0 900
for stool pigeons in the years 1888 to 1887.
Records Of the association, subpoenaed by
the LaFollette committee, show that the
LARGEST contributors to the association are the
DUPONT corporations, General Motors, Stand
ard Oil, Swift & Co., U. S. Steel, Weirton
Steel. Westinghouse, Remington Rand and
the American Smelling & Refining Co.
These concerns not only hire gunner but
they all maintain large arsenals fully
equipped for any emergency.
If organized labor we're to spend millions
of dollars to buy newspaper support, radio
and movie support of its program, and to in
fuence legislators, courts, juries and commits
sions-What would be said Of it? If every
Labor Temple were an arsenal, stocked with
machine guns, brass knuckles, clubs, tear gas
bombs and pistols, ready for instant use, what
would be said of labor? 1t does not require
much of an imagination to approximate what
would be said. Nevertheless, these charges
against the National Association Of Manufac-
turers are being made under oath in Wash
ington and the LaFollette committee has,
under subpoena, hundreds of records to prove
these charges are true.
One has a right to wonder just who is I'M
American, just who is anti-social, and just
who is mainly responsible for the turmoil
and strife in the industrial world.
Montana labor news., 1938-04-21
The Continuing Tragedy of JObless
Workers

Despite billions of dollars of federal, state
and municipal funds used to help the I'M
employed either by work or home relief, plus
large amounts contributed by private charity
for the same purposes, the shockingly large
army Of working men and women whom
those who own and control industry refuse
to employ continues to be the outstanding
tragedy of our social order.
According to reliable estimates made by
the American Federation of Labor the job
less army numbered 3,216,000 in January,
1890. This number increased month by
month until in March, 1888, there were 49,
$4,000 who were deprived of the opportu-
nifty to earn a living by circumstances be-
yond their control. By January, 1895, the
number was reduced to II, sos, 200. There
was a further decrease to 1882, 121 by Janu-
airy, 1886, with additional decreases month
by month until September, 1887, when there
were 7,513,054 without jobs.
Then came the business recession" with
employers discharging millions Of workers
until by January, 1888, there were 10,973,395
without employment.
The constant and never ending tragedy of
this situation, with its terrible suffering for
the adult iobless and their dependents, is a
picture which the workers should visualize
at all times. 1t is wildly presented in the
following figures compiled by the American
Federation of Labor giving the total number
Montana labor news., 1938-04-21
PERPETUAL t

Farmer: eyes, sir, that hired man of mine is
one of the greatest inventors of the century,"
City Boarder: "You don't say! What did he
~invent?"
Farmer: "Petrified notion
Montana labor news., 1938-04-21
STATEWIDE SHEEP SHEAR
Frs STRIKE IN CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO.-(FP)-A. F.
of L. union sheep shearers all over
California have Joined in a strike
for a closed shop, uniform wage
scale and union labels on wool bags.
This is the shearing season, and in
spite of frantic efforts by the Asso-
ciated Farmers to get scab labor, not
a sheep is being shorn except by
growers themselves, for this is a
highly skilled occupation. Sheep
raisers in Sacramento County locked
out their men after shearers struck
in Kern and San Joaquin Counties
and the union retaliated with a state
wide fight to the finish"
Montana labor news., 1938-04-21

of gainful workers in the United States, the
number Of employed workers, and the mum
Der of unemployed workers during the years
1885, 1886, 1897, and January, 1888:
Montana labor news., 1938-04-21

PHOENIX, Ariz.-(FP)-The As
ISOLATED Farmers of Arizona has been
established with a vigilante pro-
gram.
Montana labor news., 1938-04-21
NOT VERY ORTHODOX

Teacher: Does your father pray, Susie?
Susie: eyes, teacher. When we sat down to
supper last night the first thing he said was,
Good Lord We've got beans again"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
BIDS OPENED IN BRAWLEY ON
ADDITION TO FILTRATION UNIT

BRAWLEY. Feb. % - In Mon
day nights city council meeting,
bids were opened for construction
of the proposed addition to the
Brawley municipal filtration plant
and cement conduit from the
Brawley main canal.
City Engineer Walter Hopkins
specifications called for bids on
three separate items; bid on the
filter plant addition, a bid on l6O
feet of 16 inch pipe and one man
hole, and a bid on 763 feet of SO
inch concrete pipe.
Eight bios were received, five OF
which covered all three items.
The bids received were taken
under consideration by the council
who are expected to announce the
awards following a session We'd
nesday afternoon.
Construction on the projects is
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
Road Extended to
Aid Ranch Homes
In POtrerO District

POTRERO, Feb. 23.-Construction
of 2 miles of new county road from
the Border highway north to the
Harris ranch is under way.
Completion of this road will make
it possible to extend school bus
service to a number of families and
will allow delivery by truck of mer-
chandise at a lower rate per haul.
The matter was brought to the
attention of the San Diego county
road department at recent meet
ing of the Highway 80 chamber OF
commerce.
Poles are being erected by a San
Diego Consolidated Gas and Elec-
trio company crew for an extension
of service to eight residents of Po-
trero valley.
WPA has recently completed n
240 foot concrete apron providing
ford for POtrero creek which
crosses POtrerO lane.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
SCOTS HOSTS
AT DINNER SAT.
WEsTMORLAND NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. John w Scott
we're hosts at a dinner Saturday
night for the Bible class Rev.
Chas. F.. Yoder sang two selections,
accompanied by Mrs. Byron Wal
ker. present were: Messrs and
Mines: A. Kempton, S. c. Letter,
X. E. Mitchell, j. C. Ramsaur, G.
D. Walker, c. r. Walker, c. F.
BoartS, F. r.. Lyall, w. E. Gullett,
H. Rout. Frank Johnson, A. +.
johnson. Ross Kaylor, w. T. Lee,
l. H. Gentry, D. A. Hood, and Mrs.
T. T. Langais, Mrs. Fannie Smith,
Misses Gwen Langlais and Esther
Irwin.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Hudson
were weekend guests of Mr.. ana
Mrs. K. E. Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. p Randolph are
hosts to the VeSs Ways of the
coast.
K. E. Mitchell entertained his
Sunday school class at a desert
picnic Monday evening. Present
were: Bobby and Billy Lyall,
George Cox, Albert Cech Roy Gil
bert, Bobby Walker and Byron
Walker.
Mrs. Glen KillingsWorth spent
the weekend on the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
Former Residents
Visiting in Valley
IMPERIAL NOTES

DR.. and Mrs. S. F. Loffer Of Hun
tington Park are spending a few
days in the valley visiting old
friends. They are former residents.
Virginia Wilson spent the week
end with Roberta Hart.
Carmen Gibson spent the past
weekend in San Diego on a bust
ness and pleasure trip.
Mary Miller left Monday morning
for San Diego after spending the
weekend with her mother, Mrs. H.
c. Miller.
Mrs. j. l.. Conley and two daugh-
ters of Los Angeles arrived in I'M
perial recently to spend a few weeks
with her sister Mrs. Edna Neal.
George Conley spent the past
weekend in San Bernardino with
his family.
Word has been received from Mrs.
George A. Harris, who is at the
bedside of her sister, Mrs. Scott
P. Schaffaer, in Bisbee, Ariz., that
although her sister is still critical
ly i'll she has improved.
Washington's birthday was cele-
brated by a minimum day Tor
school children. The American Le-
gion and Auxiliary sponsored an
educational and entertaining as
sembly for the high school.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23

expected to begin within thlfty
days after the awards are let The
improvements are expected to be
completed within 80 days
S13,500 of the expenses for the
improvement Of the filtration plant
are being paid by the Farm Secu-
rity administration. in charge OF
the migratory agricultural labor
camp. located on the north out
skirts of Brawley in consideration
for five years of domestic water
supply for the camp.
Bids received by the council are:
bids on all three items:
Contracting Engineers, Los An
geles, $29, 10000
Ollie Keyser BraWley, $26,5l1.89.
G. E. Kearns, Long Beach, $24,-
1920.
Paddock Engineering Co, Long
Beach, $29,OOO00
:. Hoaglund Engineering and Con-
truction Co. Long Beach, $31 ,725.00.
Those bidding ON items two and
three: Bebek- -Berkich, Los An
gelees, $4,000
Those bidding on item three: a.
L. Gabrielson. Arlington, $4,98417,
r. T. Pinner, Brawley, $l,89800.
Other business appearing before
the council Monday night was a
request from the Carter Oil COM
pany for permission to erect a
metal canopy IN the rear of its
service station near Western ave
nue. and Main street. The matter
was referred to the planning COM
mission for recommendation
Also coming before the council
was an application from the Braw-
ley Ice company for permission TO
connect a pipe line to the munich
pal sewer system.
VnIT bayen't read ALL the NEWS
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23

ASSURED FOR
DAY AT FAIR

HIPASS. Feb. 23.-Guest speak
ef cf the Hipass Improvement club,
here. last week. was g. F. PitZer,
vice president Of the Imperial coun-
ty fair board.
Pitzer outlined the extensive pro-
gram that the fair board was pre-
pairing for Sunday, Mar 13. desig-
mated San Diego County Day at
the fair. to an audience of so civic
and community leaders of the Bor-
der highway district.
B. L. Vaughn, Ed f. Boyd, o. M.
Kissinger AMI c. G.. Rowan repre-
sented Jacumba at the gathering.
Campo was represented by Frank
Ferguson, and PotrerO by Chris
Nelson.
All promised utmost cooperation
in securing a large attendance from
the Border highway communities
for San Diego county day. Plans
for a caravan of at least so cars
were discussed.
Joseph Hesselbarth, acting chair
man Of the Hipass club, presided.
Bonnie Carson Pray, members of
the San Diego county committee
which will stage the Highway 80
motorcade, told of the splendid hos
pitality extended members of the
committee by fair officials and
chamber of commerce executives
during a recent series of meetings
held in the valley.
John Hettich. Highway 80 cham
Der Of commerce president, stated
that 900 cars were expected in the
Highway 80 motorcade.
The Border highway motorcade
will join the Highway 80 caravan
at Jacumba.
YOU haven't read ALL the NEWS
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
Mrs. |. W. Mayfield
Addresses Club

BRAWLEY, Feb % - Mrs. I. w
Mayffeld addressed the Kiwanis
club Tuesdoy at their regular
meeting at the Planters hotel.
William La Berge presided. En-
tertainment was provided by the
boys and girls glee club of the
Barbara Worth school, directed by
Mrs. H. A. Yochem and Mrs. Al
len.
AS a special guest the club en-
tertained Earl Cavanaugh of the
18th division of the California
Nevada district of Kiwanis, who
announced that Mar %, Governor
Earl Ewing Of the California-Ne-
vada district will be in the valley
and ..,cak to a joint meeting of
the KiWanis clubs.
YOU haven't read ALL the NEWS
until you READ the ADS!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
PURSE THIEF
ROBS WOMAN

BRAWLEY, Feb. % Mrs. r.
Garcia, of SIG Adams street, in a
report to local police, stated that
while she was crossing the tracks
on Main street Saturday night a
thief snatched her purse and es-
capped down the railroad track in
the darkness. A pair of gold ear
rings and IS in cash were taken,
she said The ear rings were re-
covered near the scene of theft.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
Funeral Rites to
Be Thursday For
Mrs. vi. f. Robinson

BRAWLEY, Feb. % - Funeral
services for Mrs. E. Robinson will
be conducted Thursday afternoon
at at the New Bethel Baptist
church in BraWley. Rev. F. N.
Whitten, pastor of the Second Bap-
tist church of Ell Centro will con-
duct the services. Mrs. Robinson
will be inferred in Riverview cem-
etary.
The wife of Wilson Robinson,
caretaker at the Hidalgo grammar
school, Mrs. Wilson died Sunday
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23

YOU haven't read ALL the NEWS
until you've read the ADS!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
RANCH PURCHASED
IN GI1ATAY AREA

GUATAY, Feb. 2-The purchase
of the Miller ranch, near here, by
DR.. r. M Van Wart was announced
last week. E. d. Miller, La Mesa
state fire warden, was the former
owner.
The property adjoins DR.. Van
Warts Guatay ranch, one of the
show places Of the Mountain Empire
district. The tract is stocked with
more than 80 purebred Arabian
horses.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23
Notes ON VaueyiteS
ELI HARRISON
GOES TO S. ID.
BRAWLEY NOTES

Eli Harrison, formerly resident
of Ell Centre and now located in
BraWley, made a business trip to
San Diego.
Miss Bonnie Carson Pray OF Hi
Pass was in Brawley Friday on
business.
John Heltich, president of the
Highway 30 Chamber of Commerce,
was IN BraWley Saturday.
Theodore Bacon is in Santa Mon
lea on a business trip.
Announcement was made Sun
day of the engagement of Betty
Earle Hawley to Elmer Campbell
Ellsworth of San Francisco The
Wedding is to take place in the
early fall
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-23

Weighing more than 140 pounds,
the Rev. Israel Harding Noe, for
mer dean of st. Mary's Episcopal
cathedral in Memphis, Tenn, de-
parts from the hospital where he
was taken when his condition be.
came serious following his 22-day
fast. The former deans object
had been ito prove mans immor-
lality with the help of Cod. He
weighed less than 98 pounds when
taken to the hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11
Justice OF Supreme Courts Son Is Dead
Kevin Butler, Who Was Seriously Injured Yesterday When He Fell From Penn. R. R. Train, Died
 Early TOday-Wife at Bedside

GreenSburg, Pa, Feb. Il. (UP)- Kevin Butler, 31-year-old son Of U. S. Supreme Court Justice Pierce Butler, died early today from ln- juries received in a strange, unex- plained plunge through a window of speeding train yesterday.
 Buffers young wife, his mother, his twin sister, Mrs. Edward Dunn of Washington, and his mother-in- law, Mrs. John c. Knox, wife of Justice John c. Knox of the United States circuit court at New York, were at his bedside in Westmore- land hospital when he died at 1:o5 a. m.
 Butler was almost scalped. Physi- ciianS thought his skull may have been fractured and his back broken when he hurtled though narrow Pullman lavatory window as a Pennsylvania Railroad express sped around Devils Curve" Near Penn, Pa., at 50 miles an hour.
 A blood tranSfusion was given him last night, but physicians said that he never fully regained con- SciouSneSS.
 Butler, St. Paul, Minn., con- Struction company eXecutlve, weighed about 200 pounds. How a man of that size could have fallen through the small window was ex-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11
SUMMER COLONY
 WAS THREATENED

Gloucester, Mass, Feb. 1l.-CUP) -Firemen thwarted brazen in cendiary plot to destroy the half century old Hawthorne Inn summer colony early today. After extinguish- flames in the Felton House, a 31s story wooden annex to the main inn, fire fighters from Gloucester, Rock port and Manchester removed 1lickering candle torches" and strips of paper leading to four-gal- lon buckets of denatured alcohol ln 10 cottages on the property.
 Two hours later fire burst out in another three-story wooden building 500 yards from Felton House, but the blaze was extinguished after burning only the top floor. Fire men had believed this building too far from the main inn to have been fired by the firebug.
 Damage was estimated unofficial ly at $25,OOO mostly to the upper floors of F'elton House. Two alarms were sounded.
 Two persons were injured slight ly during the blaze, Deputy Fire Chief John A. Macauley breaking several teeth and Police Captain Charles L. O'Maley suffering hand cut.
 The main inn, a three-story 300- room hotel, was not damaged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11

Unionville, Conn, Feb. 11.-UP) The off again-on again May December romance of John J. Lor- encik. 22-year- farmland, and Miss Henrietta w. Pieper. TO, "was still on' today. The chubby, round- raced farm-boy returned from an hours Hartford conference with his fiancee, practical nurse, and an- nounced "everything's okay, I'm sat- isfied." Lorencik, dissatisfied with modern girls because they drank and remained up all night, said he hoped the marriage would take place ill St. Mary's church rectory here within 30 days" Well let the public know a week after 1t takes place." he said.
 The farmland left for Hartford late yesterday after receiving the second letter in "A hours from Miss Pieper. The first reportedly called off the marriage; the second was more conciliatory. But Lorencik said he wanted to know what was happening. He said he was inform ed relatives and friends were putting pressure on the elderly spinster to cancel the proposed marriage. T can do something to those people after we're married" he said dark lv. The 18O-pound youth looked disturbed when he returned from the Hartford barley. At first, he wouldn't say what happened, inti- me ting Miss Pieper was incensed at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11
TluoMotions OUerG Gas Station On Cooke St.
Attorney Traurig Asked Expunging of Certain Para= graphs of Complaint Attorney Cassidy Replied
 Judge McEvOy Decides Later

Judge Frank P. McEvoy in super for court today reserved decision on two motions made by the defense in the injunction actions of resi- dents of Cooke street, which would forestall construction of a gasoline station at the corner of Cooke street and Woodlawn terrace.
 Attorney Max Traurig, appearing for the defense, requested that the court order certain paragraphs Of the complaint expunged, and other portions clarified. Attorney John H. Cassidy appeared for the plaintiffs.
 Attorney Traurig Complains
 Attorney Traurig questioned MT. Cassidy's terms of 'piecemeal legis- lation" and "despotic power" which were included in the complaint. He further claimed that large number of the allegations were "conclusive" and not allegations of fact. He ask ed that other paragraphs be ex- punged because they are evidential in nature and deal with matters which should only be brought up at the trial
 Attorney Cassidy Counters
 Attorney Cassidy countered with the plea to Judge McEvoy, Let us tell the story our way-not their way" He delved deeply into the meanings of his terms. ''piecemeal legislation and "despotic powers, :" especially the latter, of which he gave the Greek derivation. He said that in Greek it had meant He who is in command, but that 1t
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11
Unionuille Youth May Yet Marry His Aged Sweetheart

statements he had been issuing re- garding the romance.
 From now on," Lorencik said, I'm not saying anything. You have to see my middleman. He's Stanley Golec of New Britain, one Of my best friends. He's going to give out all the dope from now on."
 Was she mad at the stories about the romance?" Lorencik was asked.
 "Oh, ho ho," he said, smiling rue- fully.
 He said he had settled few things" with Miss Pieper at the con- ference and that they had agreed from now on no more publicity would be given out, unless Golec approved it. Lorencik and Golec conferred lengthily last night.
 Reports the marriage was off orig mated when two automobile sales men went to close a deal on a car Miss Pieper recently purchased, fol- lowing announcement of the en- gagement, and were told to sell the machine.
 We were told the wedding is of, one of the dealers said.
 Miss Pieper could not be reached for confirmation. She has remained silent since marriage plans first were disclosed. But IorenciS admitted the car deal would not be cCnsun- mated because his fiancee was up- set over developments and didn't want to be bothered