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Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-06
A Regular Feature
OF The
Sunday PoSt-Press
IMPORTANCE OF CONSUMERS
PURCHASING POWER IN CROP
SUCCESS TOLD AT CENTER

Purchasing power of the consumer is the most i'm
portant influence the price of farm goods, Frank
Beyschlag farm advisor, told Calpatria farm center
members at meeting of that group Thursday night at the
Caparia high school Lack of employment in the east
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-06
Horses Holding
Their Own With
Tractors

Despite heavy tractor sales late
in 1896 and early last year, the
price of horses has steadily IN
creased, and there appears no dam
ger that power machinery Will sup
plant animals on farms OF the
state or the nation. This is pointed
out by C. E. Howell, associate ami
NAL husbandman in the College OF
Agriculture on the Davis campus
of the University of California, He
warns against discouragement be-
cause tractor sales were heavy, and
quotes the Horse and Mule assocla-
ton of Ameica to Show that horses
are holding their own.
"A combination of circumstances
to heavy sales of tractors" he says.
(which included the serious drouth
west of IT, Missouri river since
1884 and which made feed scarce
and high in price. Farmers in these
areas were forced to sell their
horses because of lack of feed, re-
placing the animals with tractors
which could be purchased on easy
terms and which did not require
grain or hay.
1.-The other side of the picture.
however, shows that during these
years prices Of horses and mules
advanced and were highr in the
spring of 1886 and 1887 than at
any time since the spring of 1920,
and the demand exceeded the sup
ply.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-06
Use of Obsolete
Trucks Condemned

Excellent values in unused trans
portation, according to w. F. Word,
local manager of the International
Harvester company, are available
now at prices that are real bar
gains.
To-day there are thousands of
trucks on the highways" contin-
ued Mr.. Word, that due to age,
obsolescence, unattractive appear
ance, and mechanical defects, are
hurting the owners businesses and
eating up their profits. In addition,
many of these vehicles are hazards
to highway safety.
During the two-week period,
Mar. 7 to 10, inclusive, international
truck branches and dealers all over
the United States will have special
displays of high-grade, recondi-
toned, used trucks on display Own
ers of obsolete trucks who are in
terested in better transportation
values are especially invited to in
spect these displays
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-06

Valley Meetings
For Cotton Vote
Slated Mar. z

Meetings to explain provisions of
the 1888 Agricultural Adjustment
Act relating to cotton will be held
in producing areas throughout Cali
fornia prior to the referendum
scheduled March II among the
nations cotton growers. This an
nouncement was made today by
w. B. Parker, secretary of the
State Agricultural Conservation
Committee, from Berkeley head
quarters. Valley meetings will be
held in Calipatria, Calexico and
Bard.
The outcome of the referendum
in California and other cotton
states, said Parker, will determine
whether marketing quotas will be
applied to cotton in 1888 This
cotton growers referendum is the
first to be held in California under
provisions of the new Federal Agri-
cultural Adjustment Act of 1888,
he commented. Each producer who
grew cotton in 1887 will be entitled
to cast one vote in the referendum.
Marketing quotas cannot be used
except with the approval of two
thirds of the cotton growers, Par
ker pointed out. The new act pro-
vides that if more than one-third
of the producers voting in refer
endum vote against the quotas,
they will not go into effect.
Parker also indicated that dates
of the county meetings and the
voting places for the cotton refer
endum will be announced by the
county conservation association Of
fices as soon as schedules can be
arranped
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-06
Dairy Improvement
Program Shows
Big Gains

Six hundred and fifty DAIRY
meetings and more than five thou
sand visits to dairy farms by
members of the University OF Cal
ifornia Agricultural Extension
Service last year resulted in a
splendid gain in the dairy improve
ment program in the state, accord
ing to G.. E. Gordon, dairy extern
sion specialist. Cow testing in
creased by 1914 per cent, the num-
Der of cows under test going up to
81 ,4O7,
As a result of this testing, dairy-
men culled l9,803 cows from their
herds as being Improbable, a fig
ure that representeS more than 20
per cent of all COWS in test in Cal
ifornia. In addition, 292 dairymen
were assisted in obtaining pure
bred bulls to bring up production;
286 farmers were aided in obtain
ing better COWS to build up their
herds.
Feed problems received attention,
as well, and 1876 siloS were con-
structed in addition to the atten-
ton given to permanent pastures.
During the year, Gordon reports
584 new dairy buildings in SO
counties, built to meet the require
ments of higher quality products.
= Work with All clubs resulted in
completion of projects by 1,131
boys and las girls in 80 counties,
with 1,784 animals, at a net profit
of $27,529
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-06
New Caterpillar
Displayed at Fair

A new baby Caterpillar tractor
is being displayed by Ben Hulse
Tractor and Equipment company at
the county fair.
Into the Diesel d. which is the
name of the new addition to the
line, have gone Caterpillar years
of experience designing and build
ing diesel engines and track type
tractors, Ben Hulse stated. And"
Hulse continued, the Diesel Do
is backed by the experience and
satisfaction of tens of thousands of
Caterpillar diesel tractor owners.
'Under average conditions" Hulse
said, "the diesel DIS 4-cylinder
engine uses only IL gallons of
diesel fuel per hour-pulling loads
on which the Twenty-Five burns
2 gallons of distillate, tractor fuels
or gasoline per hour. Savings of so
per cent to 80 per cent on fuel cost
may be confidently expected of the
new small tractor-just like the
larger sizes of Caterpillar" diesel
tractors.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-06
CHARTER DAY
OBSERVANCE
TO BE GENERAL

Public higher education in the
state of California will this year
complete its Biblical span of three
score and ten, and in commem-
moration of this event, President
Robert Gordon Sproul of the Uni
verSity of California has announc-
ed that all campuses of that in
Stitution will join in observing a
University Charter Week from Sun
day. March 20 to Sunday, March 27.
On the first day of the obServ-
ance in honor of the coming OF
age of higher education, it is plan
ned to present a commemorative
program over the radio under the
direction of the, university explorer.
Events on the various campuSeS
throughout California will start
with a charter ceremony on the Los
Angeles campus at 10 am, Monday,
March 81. which will mark the
SEVENTEEN anniversary of the pass
ing of IAN Act to Create and Or
ganize the University of Califor-
MIA" by the state legislature.
The second major event of the
week will be a charter ceremony
in the Greek theatre on the BerKe-
lev campus at 10 am, "Wednesday
Mar. 90, the anniversary of the
signing of the legislative act by
Governor Frederick F. Low.
The speaker of the day, both at
Los Angeles and at Berkeley, Will
he Sir Arthur Salter, noted Eng
lish economist of oxford university,
who has been invited to come from
the other side of the Atlantic to
participate in the ceremonies.
In the evening following each
of these ceremonies there will be
charter banquets, that at Los An
peles to take place in the Beverly
Hills hotel, and that at Berkeley
in the Palace hotel, San Francisco.
These banquets are to be sponsored
by the respective alumni associa-
tions of the two campuses.
The medical center Of the UNI
versitv in San Francisco Will par
!, ticipate in the Charter Week OBJ
7 servance by holding it's annual
Alumni day on Tuesday, Mar. ~,
with practicing physicians and
surgeons returning to the campus
from all parts of the state for an
intensive program of clinics, DEM
onstrations and lectures.
The Davis campus of the univer-
sity is planning to contribute its
mart to the festivities by sponsoring
general assembly and an eve
ming of dramatics, the details oil
which will be announced in a few
DAYS
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-06
IMPERIAL All MEMBER
URGES FAIR ATTENDANCE

The barns at the county fair
which house All club animals,
Pauline McAnally, reporter for the
Imperial All club said Saturday,
resembles a bee hive, so busy are
the All workers in making prep
arationS for the 1898 greater fair.
It is the duty of the public, Miss
McAnally said, to visit the I'll
exhibits and take an interest in
the work being done by the young
valley farmers.
Those boys and girls put hours
and hours of work into their prof.
ects and the least reward they can
receive is the interest and inspec-
ton of the public.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-06

farmer.
First there is the consumers
purchasing power, the quality and
amount Of shipments and the tenn
perature in the consumers mark
cts.
Early cantaloupes grown in the
valley have less competition from
other areas than most of our truck
crops, Beyschlag pointed out.
In watermelonS the prices CORE
late with the number of carloads
on the track.
In asparagus the consumers pur-
chasing power again is main fac
tor. More competition to valley as
paragus will be noticed during the
next few years due to large plant
ings in the San Joaquin valley.
Flax prices arc favorable because
the crop is on an import basis.
World rate on flax plus freight
and tariff maintain the price and
in the past few yeals the demand
for flax has INCREASED in the Unit
ed States.
Wheat is a dangerous crop to
plunge into this year for there
were 2OO,OO0,00O bushels of surplus
wheat grown in the United States
last year and the yield was not
as high as average.
The price of barley is regulated
by the size of the crop, the supply
and price of cometing feedstuffs,
the demand for barley as a feed
crop and the demand for barley
for malt and export, Beyschlag said.
Alfalfa prices are regulated by
many factors Beyschlag said, in
Cluding the price of grains, and
competing concentrated feed stuffs.
Winter rains and the drop in the
market of grains is responsible for
the recent drop in wheat.
The dairy outlook in Imperial
Valley is bright, according to the
farm advisor. Feed will be cheaper
and Imperial Vally has a valuable
market in Los Angeles.
Beef production will be faced
with increased competition in the
next few years. Sheep will remain
steady, an dthe poultry situation
apearS to be bright despite the
fact the present price of eggs is
below average.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-06

has hurt the speciality crops of I'm
perial Valley, particularly lettuce,
Beyschlag pointed out in discuss
ing factors influencing the prices
of farm crops.
Early in 1920, BeysChlag said
staple crops, such as grain. fell ex-
tremely low and fruit and vegetable
prices were correspondingly high
So in those years there was quite
a shift in acreage 10 the fruits and
vegetables.
Investigation
As result Imperial Valley far
mers would be wise to study acre
age paintings as we'll as market be-
fore plunging into a crop in 1898.
In cantaloupe marketing there
are more angles to confront the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-06

Information brought back by
the Imperial County delegation in
attendance at the two day state
wide farm meeting at Sacramento
On February 22nd and 23rd will be
of considerable value in initiating
operations in the county OF the
new farm legislation recently pass
ed by Congress.
The meeting was attended by j.
l.. Dubois, and l.. G. Hawk, chair
man and vice chairman, respective
ly, of the County Agricultural Con-
serVation committee, Mack Trent
ham and L. H. Boyle, members OF
the county cimmittee, Roland Bal
lou, a director, and C. L. McLaugh-
lin, secretary Of the association.
Effects of the new farm legisla-
ton on farm operations during
1893 and the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administrations program in
relation to California agriculture
were discussed at the meeting,
which was open to the public the
first day. and was featured by ad-
dresses from Henry A Wallace,
secretary of agriculture, DR.. H. A.
Tolley. administrator AAA, and
George E. Farrell, director of the
Western Division, an area includ-
ing the thirteen western states
from North Dakota westeWard and
southWestWard to the coast.
In the afternoon pertinent ques-
tions were asked, and objections
raised from the floor, as to effects
the operation of the program
might have locally in California,
and were answered from the ros-
trum by the Washington officials.
The evening and the second day
were devoted to conferences be-
tween federal officials, county COM
miteemen and commodity groups
in regard to details of the appli-
cation of the program to the vari-
Gus areas in the state.
The local delegation was impress
sed by the breadth of outlook and
very e.ident sincerity manifested
toward local as we'll as national
agricultural problems by the Off
cials from Washington.
Several problems affecting I'M
perial county locally were taken ur
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-06
Need for Balanced
Income, Says Valley
Committee Leader

1.-The farmers of this county Co
operating in the Agricultural Con-
servation Program recognize the
Importance of every group in the
county, whether in industry or ag-
riculture, having its fair share of
the dollar, points out John l.. Du
Bois, chairman of the Imperial
County Agricultural Conservation
committee.
when there is any large group
of people in this or any other coun-
ty or. community which does not
have sufficient income to buy the
crops or articles produced by other
groups" Dubois said, "all income
groups are affected. For many
years the farm group has been
trying to raise farm income to a
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-06
ENGRAVING

point of better balance with non
farm income.
Ever since 1920 as illustrated
by chart recently prepared by
the us. Departmnt of Agriculture
for the California State Agricultu-
raj Conservation committee, the
amount of farm income available
per person for living has been low
as compared with that available to
non-farm workers
while farm income has been in
better balance with non-farm in
come during the past. three years
than at any time since the World
War, it is still below a point where
the farmer can receive a fair eX-
change for his crops and the man
ufactured products he must buy
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-06
4-H'ERS AWAIT AUCTION SALE

Their beef animals safely in fair
exhibit stalls, All club members
today looked forward to the annual
beef auction sale next Saturday.
Baby beef products in the All
club this season hit a new high
and went SO far beyond expecta-
tions that new markets are being
sought to purchase the beef at the
colo
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-06
New Farm Program
Operation Mapped
Al State Meeting

by them and disposed of in a vry
satisfactory way especially the re-
cent controversy in regard to rota-
ton practices which had resulted
IN considerable misunderstanding
between tn county organization and
the state office, and the temporary
suspension of benefit payments TO
farmers in the county. These pay
ments will be Immediately resumed
on the basis previously recommend
ed by the county committee, ac-
cording to informatin received in
FL C,anfrn
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-06

MELBOURNE, Mar. s. (UP) -
Declaring that their subject mat
ter was prurient, the Melbourne
customs department have seized so
prints of a painting by the famous
italian artist. Amedeo Modigliani,
who is said to lie one of the great
est master of the nude" The paint
ings, which were being consigned
to a Melbourne art-dealer, are to
he DESTROYED
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-06
IMPERIAL All CLUB
MEETS


Achievement pins were awarded
to members of the Imperial Ali
club at a meeting Saturday. Four
teen members attended the meet
ing, which was in charge of H. c..
Worthington, leader of the club.
Lee Landerman outlined plans
for the county fair exhibits. A. R.
McAnally was appointed chairman
of the livestock division at the
fair.
Because Howard Worthington,
Imperial All club member, won
the champion prize on his steer
last year, and received 81 cents
per pound for his animal, nearly
all of the members are entering
baby beef.
Howard Worthington is entering
for baby beef this year but appar-
emily there are many other club
members who are seeking the grand
champion prize from the Imperial
club. The following entered baby
beef: Norman CUM, Robert Sallee,
Ben HouSewright, and Roy House
,t,ri obt
Evening star., 1938-10-15
HOME BANKS SET
ALL-T|ME RECORD
Membership Hits Peak of
1850 Units With Assets
Of $4,325,OOO,OOO.

Marking the end of six years of
steady growth and consistent service
10. American ome-financing institu-
tons, the Federal Home Loan Bank
System announced today that it had
reached an all-time record in member
ship and resources.
From modest beginnings in October,
1892. when the IL Federal Home Loan
Banks first opened their doors for
1t now includes member thrift and
home financing establishments in
nearly 1000 American towns and
cities, T. D. webb, vice chairman of
the Federal Home Loan Bank Board,
pointed out. Virtually every urban
citizen of the Nation has a bank sys-
tenn member institution conveniently
near to protect and multiply his saw
ngs or to finance the construction,
purchase or renovation of his home.
Membership in the bank system has
reached a peak of $3.50 institutions
with total assets of $4,325, ,000, 900, Mr..
Webb said, adding that there is every
prospect of continuing growth. The
system now is the greatest home
mortgage credit pool in the world.
There is every reason to believe"
Mr.. Webb said, that as America pro-
ceeds to carry out the vast housing
program which it urgently needs, the
strength and usefulness of the bank
system will be expanded to help meet
this need"
System Created in 1892.
AS of last August 81, the membership
was made up as follows: 1913 savings,
building and loan associations, CO.
operative banks and homestead asso-
Citations, 38 life insurance companies
and mutual savings banks.
The bank system, Mr.. Webb recalled,
was created by Congress in 1882 to
meet ng-considered need for
national credit reservoir for home
financing institutions somewhat SIM
liar to the Federal Reserve System in
the commercial banking field and the
Federal Land Banks in the sphere OF
agricultural financing. That 1t is
fulfilling this need, he added, is shown
by it's consistent year-to-year growth.
The membership of the system now
includes the majority of the larger
American savings and home-flnancing
institutions, Mr. Webb said. Their
position in this field is indicated by
the following facts:
/. During 1887 the savings and loan
associations that are members OF the
Federal Home Loan Bank System
loaned IS per cent of the funds ad-
vanced by all savings and loan as
sociations in the United States.
2. They financed fully 40 per cent
of all home purchases, construction.
repairs and reflnancing loans by all
lending institutions of every class in
that year.
g. Bank system members now con-
stitute Al per cent of all savings and
loan associations in the United States
and hold 65 per cent of their total
assets.
IL Federal Banks Grow.
AS the member institutions have
grown and prospered, Mr.. Webb point
ed out, so have the IL Federal Home
Loan Banks which stand behind them.
Evening star., 1938-10-15

Banks held by member institutions in
creased from $31,53o,51O to $36,771,-
205, and deposits of members rose from
$l4,747,559 to $19,873,356. All banks
are on a dividend-paYng basis. hav-
ing declared dividends of $l0,297 900
since their organization.
That members have increasingly
taken advantage of district bank credit
to expand their operations is shown by
the rise in the ratio of borrowers to
membership during the last few years,
as revealed in these percentages:
54.6 per cent at the end OF the fiscal
year 1895, 63.6 per cent at the end OF
June 80, 1896, and 67s per cent on
June 30, 1898.
During the last 18 months the bank
system has obtained new funds for
home financing in the public money
market. where five series Of joint de-
bentures of the IL banks have been
offered and quickly oversubscribed.
These issues have totaled $142, ,700,-
900, of which 100000 900 is outstand-
ing.
Evening star., 1938-10-15

conditioning projects, including
profitable private project which con-
verted a slum area OF old company
houses" into modern low-income
housing.
Large-scale housing operations in
the low-cost range are already be-
ginning to be announced under the
plan Of mortgage insurance opened
for such projects by recent F. H. A.
amendments. John McC Mowbray,
chairman of the associations Com
mittee on Housing and president of
the Roland Park Corp. of Baltimore,
developers of some Of the most notable
residential areas in the country, will
discuss the new possibilities at the
Milwaukee meeting Of the division.
D. c. Slipher, vice president OF the
Gunnison Housing Corp, New Albany.
Ind, will discuss the assembled
house" and what 1t has to offer for
home builders. incidentally, he will
describe the processes In straight line
production in the corporations fac
Evening star., 1938-10-15

The II banks, on August 81, had
total assets of $278.2l0,644 as COM
pared with S256,877,295 at the be-
ginning of this year. During the same
eightmonth period, surplus and un-
divided profits rose from $5.204,417 to
$7,235 ,619 and cash and investments
from SIS, 1928, ,229 to $87, 1885, .63l. Con-
solidated gross income of the IL
banks from January to August, 1898,
was $685. ,769, as compared with $3,-
660,526 for the same period last year.
Outstanding advances to member
institutions on September "a Of this
year stood at S189, 9,871 ,l72, as compared
with $179,O003l3 on the same date
last year. AS an index of the service
the banks have rendered to their men,
bers, Mr. Webb reported that they ad-
vanced during their six years $459,-
752,O25, of which S269, 1888 ,573 had been
repaid.
Although in their early period the
Evening star., 1938-10-15
REALTORS WILL SEE
new BUILDING IDEAS
Slides to Be Shown at Farley Next
Month in Milwaukee to Show.
DEVELOPMENTS.

Notable current real estate develop
ments, including some of the best new
production Of low-cost homes, the
work of realtors over the country,
which suggests ways to rebuild Ameri-
can cities for better adaptation to
present economic and social needs,
will be shown in slides at the coming
annual convention of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards at
Milwaukee November 8, 10. II and IL.
Included in the associations series
to be shown at sessions Of the land
developers and home builders divi-
sion are examples Of successful re-
Evening star., 1938-10-15

resources of the IL banks consisted
largely of Government investment in
their capital, this proportion is being
rapidly reversed. Sale of debentures
of the banks to the public, plus in
creased purchase of capital stock by
the member institutions and deposits
by members with the banks, have
brought down the proportion of Gov
ernment participation to less than so
per cent. During the last fiscal year
stock in the Federal Home Loan
Evening star., 1938-10-15

tory, through which raw lumber Is
fed from freight cars into conveyors
at one end and completed houses lin
unassembled panels ready for equip
ment to be put in) come out at the
other.
Evening star., 1938-10-15
New Decoration Scheme.

The growing use Of Swedish modern
furniture by decorators has induced
wallpaper manufacturers to develop q
number Of new patterns which COM
plement the blond woods and pastel
upholstering typical Of the new
scheme of decoration.
Evening star., 1938-10-15

More than 5000, 900 letters are now
mailed daily in London.