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Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06
CaIipaf 4-H
Officer Installed
AT Center Meet

Calipatria Al club officers were
installed at meeting of the Cali
patria high school, according to L.
E. Sinclair center director.
Bill Young discussed the proposed
reinancing Of district bonds. Mus
ical selections and an educational
movie filled out the program.
George WinWright, assistant coun-
ty agent, was the principal speaker
at the Magnolia Mulberry farm
center at Magnolia school Thursday
night.
Winwright outlined the produc-
ton and consumption of agricul-
ture products.
Charles Wieman and Evan T.
HeWes gave short talks on political
ills and on bond refinancing.
John L. Bacon, candidate for con-
gress, was the principal speaker at
the Spruce-Westmorland farm CEN
ter meeting Wednesday night al
school.
Bacon outlined the historical
background of the All American
canal fight.
Lee Landerman explained the
All club program.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06
Central FLA.
Members Attend
Regional Farley

Robert Procsal and Henry House,
chapter president and reporter, rep
resented El Centro as delegates at
the southern regional convention of
the California Future Farmers Of
America, last Saturday, at the Voor-
his unit of the California Poly
technic school, located near San
DimaS.
Vocational agricultural instruct
orS, John r. Adams and ElWood
Spencer, accompanied the boys and
attended a convention for the in
structors of the region held in con-
junction with that of the Future
Farmers.
AS officers Of the region for the
ensuing year Henry House was
elected president and Procsal,
treasurer. They extended an invi-
tation to attend the Imperial Coun-
ty fair in March.
First place in the public speak
ing contest was awarded John
Hayes of the Rosemont chapter.
Henry represented the local chapter
in this contest
Leslie Standlea of Upland ma
national champion FLA public
speaker at Kansas City last week,
reported that California teams av-
eraged top ratings first in livestock
judging, second in poultry and
ninth in dairy at the national con-
vention. He repeated his dis
course of chemurgy which won for
him $3.50 college scholarship and
national recognition.
c. B. Voorhis and his son, jerry
welcomed students and instructors
to Voorhis, a million dollar school
plant now decided over by Voorhis
to the vocational agricultural de-
partment of the California State
Department of Education to be used
principally for training young men
in citrus production.
Bill SWerdfeger, an alumni Flu
ture Farmer. of Ell Centro is one
of the twenty students now IN at
tendance at the school,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06

percent approval by signature is
needed.
Under the program approved b.
growers at a meeting early in the
week, grapefruit growers will turn
fruit over to three trustees VINO
will market the product to the best
interest of growers.
The trustees, B. A. Harrigan,
M. Foote of Phoenix and A. E. Bau-
tel of Riverside, will act according
to the advice of a committee select
ed by the growers. Each district
in the desert area will be repre-
Sented by two committeeman, j. E.
Harshman and D. w. Sandilands
are representatives for Imperial
county.
The trustees will regulate ship
ments of grapefruit and will main
tain minimum price which will
assure a profit to growers.
Independent growers who oppos-
ed the federal prorate plan, but
who favored the committee regula-
ton system pointed out that fed
eral prorate was opposed because
it would place the marketing d
fruit in the hands of a group not
interested particularly in the well
fare of local growers.
Under the grower committee set
up, however marketing is in the
hands of a group chosen by grow
erS and who will act in the best
interest Of those affected.
The minimum price clause will
not injure retailers nor will it cut
down the movement Of fruit, OBJ
servers explained.
The retail price does not decreas,
with the market price, according
to j. E. Harshman. At the present
time a considerable increase il
price to growers could be affected
without cutting materially into
profit gained by retailers.
Harrigan estimated that the nee.
essary 80 per cent of valley growers
would sign under the program be.
fore the end of another week
Yuma, Phoenix and Coachella
growers can be sure of some profit
Without the regulation all grower,
would have lost money.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06

Imperial county is the loglcdl
milk shed for Los Angeles, Win
wright explained. Shipping costs
are low, dairy cattle are t.b.-clean
and moving of cattle from the val
ley to Los Angeles does not cut
production.
Los Angeles dairymen buy more
than $4,000 dairy cattle from all
sections Of the United States each
year because the production life OF
dairy cattle in that area is COM
paratively short. For that reason
there is always a ready market for
dairy cattle.
Because the production life of
cattle on the coast is short, valley
dairymen can ship the older ami
mails to the coast after they have
secured three or four offspring and
milk production for that period.
Under that type of program val
ley dairymen can net a profit thru
the sale of animals and at the same
time increase herds and improve
quality of the herds.
Winwright pointed out that
darymen can take advantage of the
suggested weed, breeding, feeding
plan to better the quality of stock
and thereby increase production.
BY using a proven sire, Win
wright said, dairymen can obtain
an improved animal from the COW
which will be sent to the Los An
geles market.
There was a time, WinWright
said, when valley dairymen could
not operate under such a program.
But at the present time we have
been given every indication that
the plan will work to the advan-
tage of the valley dairymen as well
as to the advantage of the coast
producer.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06
HoItviIIe FLA.
Receives Hoqs

Twelve purebred pigs arrived in
Holtville last Sunday for HoltyiIle
F. F. A. projects. OF the twelve
three were snubnosed Bershire bar
rows purchased for Joe Enz jr.
Harold Scroggins received two
Hampshire barrows and a Hamp-
shire registered gilt Harold plans
to fatten the barrows for the Nv
perial county fair. The gilt will
be used for breeding.
-Four Poland-China barrows went
to Roy Shaffner Shaffner will ex-
hibit his animals at the county fair.
Walter Ogier purchased tw o
Hampshire gifts to start a breeding
project. James Johnson, Bud
Smoot and Stanley Hawk will re-
ceive animals in another shipment
due before the end of next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06
Plans For Annual
Roundup Rushed

Imperial county All clubs rushed
plans to complete the annual club
roundup by Nov. 10, Lee Lander
man, club director announced Sat
urday.
Officers were installed Thursday
at Calipatria and at McCabe. Nc
Cabe officers installed were: Hubert
Barmettler, president; Robert Bar
mettler. vice-president; Ruby Offil,
treasurer; Hideko Shigematsu, Sec
retary' Sally Hynes, recreation
chairman; Joe Burch, welfare
CHAIRMAN; Wallace Christy. report
er.
OF the fourteen old clubs and six
new clubs in the county only four
remain 10 be organized, Lander
man said. Those clubs will be SET
up for activity during the early
part of next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06
Farmers Learl,
Fertilizer Value

More and more farmers who use
commercial fertilizers are learnins
from experience and experiment
that it pays to place fertilizer in
bands to the side of the seed or
plant, rather than above or below.
Addressing the North Atlantic
section of the American Society
OF Agricultural Engineers Friday ct
Boston, G. A. Cummings of the Bu-
reau of Agricultural Engineering
said the increased effectiveness of
fertilizer placed in bands to the
side of the seeds or plants and at
the proper depth has led some
people to believe that the method
application is fully as important as
the fertilizer itself.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06
Storage Tanks
Converted Into
Pig Trouehs

Hot water storage tanks, ranging
from Is gallon to 80 gallons sizes,
are being converted into pig troughs
for Future Farmer projects III the
agriculture mechanics classes at
Holtville high school, according to
Herbert Fincher, instructor.
The tanks are cut in half, bolted
at the ends and equipped with
guards to keep the smaller animals
out of the troughs.
Thirteen troughS are under con-
struction at the present time
More will be constructed as soon as
is available.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06
POST-PRESS
r. A R M PAGE
BALL0U FAv0RS
u. 5. FOREIGN
TRADE POLICY
BY ROLAND BALLOU
(Secretary of the Imperial County
Conservation Association


1t is obvious TO those who have
made study of agriculture i'm
ports and exports that in years
of normal weather conditions Unit
ed States farmers can produdce
more of certain leading products
that our markets will absorb at
prices remunerative to the growers
We must face the fact that the
United States is an exporter rather
than an importer of farm commodi-
ties and therefore needs a foreign
trade policy adjusted to that basic
fact. Agriculture's foreign trade
problem is not one of keeping out
trickle of imports, but of dispos-
ing of substantial Surpluses.
Since 1880 American exports have
decreased for several reasons:
ID Foreign countries have sought
to become agriculturally self-suffi-
cient, because of their fears of war.
and therefore have erected trade
barriers against the importation of
American farm products.
90 American tariff policies as
set forth in the Tariff Act of 1890
have made it difficult for foreign
countries to sell their products in
this country and thus obtain money
or credit with which to buy Ameri-
can goods either industrial or agri-
cultural. The United States is a
creditor, no longer debtor nation,
and foreign countries can pay their
debts to this country only in the
form of goods and services.
.(3) In the worst two drought
years in the history of the United
States, 1884 and 1886, farm produc-
ton in this country was so draSti-
cally reduced that there was less
surplus of farm products available
for export.
Trying to cope with the situation
the United States have entered into
reciprocal trade agreements with
some seventeen different countries.
All of the agreements thus far con-
cluded contain concessions from
other countries benefiting American
fruits, and in all but one these
are concessions on fresh, dried and
canned vegetables. Other crops also
have benefited, and have shown. as
have fruits and vegetables, substan-
tlal increases in exports since the
agreements went into effect. 1t
seems reasonable to conclude, there
lore, that the reciprocal trade
agreements have helped California
agriculture.
From July l, 1887 through June,
1893, the value of agricultural i'm
ports into the United States de-
creased 25@d, as compared with the
preceding fiscal year. At the same
time exports of American farm
products in l9397-1938 increased %
per cent over those of the preced-
ing year.
While it is true that we import
more farm products than we export,
we must remember that more than
half of the value of agricultural
imports is in non-competitive prod
ucts such as tea, coffee, cocoa. raw
SILK, rubber, bananas, spices, and
similar commodities which are not
produced commercially in the Unit
ed States and which are not sub
stltuted to a significant extent for
commodities which are commercial
~ produced in the United States
In total, the amount of commodities
imported are very insignificant
compared to our total agricultural
production.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06
A Regular Feature
OF The
Sunday Post-PreSs
LETTUCE ACREAGE
TO Be INCREASED
REPORT REVEALS

Imperial county's lettuce acreage
will be slightly larger than last
seasons 1883 acres, according to
the monthly report issued by the
agriculture commissioners office
Saturday.
Early planting of lettuce are in
good shape and thinning opera
lions are underway in all sections.
Weather conditions have been fa-
Vorable
An increased acreage in carrots
was reported and larger acreage
OF beets was indicated. Good stands
were reported in both crops.
- harvest OF asparagus is progress
lg at normal pace with a good
market reported. Quality is better
than last season.
grapefruit shipments started lat
er than last year and have thus
lar been greeted by an undesirable
market price The establishment of
minimum price may improve the
market.
Satisfactory results have been
obtained through the use of chemi-
Gals in weed and pest control in
the county. The county office re-
ported progress in it's predatory
animal control campaign. The agri-
culture commissioner office is
working in conjunction with the
state department in control of the
predatory animals, B. A. Harrigan
declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06
Hay Prices Show
Slight Gain

Imperial Valley alfalfa hay prices
showed a Slight gain during the
past week, due principally to the
importation of more than 100000
head of cattle and sheep for fat
tening, according to the federal
state market news service.
Prices held slightly higher than
$40 per ton for top grade hay, ac-
cording to the reports.
Shipments to Los Angeles showed
a slight increase with 240O tons
leaving the valley by truck as COM
pared to slightly more than 1000
tons the previous week.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06
Farmer Captures
Cornhusker Title

DEL RAPIDS, S. D., Nov. 5. CUP
led Balko, 33, Redwood Falls,
Mimi, a rangy, powerful farmer. is
king of al Americas cornhuskers.
He won the title for the second
time late yesterday by virtue of
"bangboard romp" over 20 other
young farmers from II states in the
18th annual national cornhusking
tournament. He husked through
mud, rain and intermittent snow to
pick 22.24 bushels of corn and $1OO
and a silver trophy.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06
CaIipatria Rancher
Predicts Record
Pea Harvest

L. E. Sinclair, rancher in the
Calipatria area, Saturday predicted
the fall pea crop in Imperial Valley
would be the finest in history of
production in the county.
Pea growers in the northend have
crops in the best condition of all
time, Sinclair said If rain or frost
does not hit the valley early the
harvest will net a good profit to
growers.
Sinclair has 800 acres in spring
peas. II will require more than 500
laborers to harvest his crop.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06
Officers Installed
By HoItyiIIe 4-H

HOLTVILLE, Nov. 5. - Installa-
ton of officers and imitation of
new members was the order of the
evening when members of the All
club met Thursday evening in the
civic center.
OFFICERS for the coming year are
Don johnson, president; Eva Fran
ces Walker, vice president; Orva
Lee Walker, secretary and treasurer.
Mr.. Lee Landerman of the Ell
Centro farm bureau office was
present as a guest of the young
people.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06

Unusual fexibility is built
into Mccormick k-Deering Drills
the disks hold their place in
the ground regardless of the
contour of the land, providing
uniform, positive seeding. Per-
feet balance and light draft
make them easy to pull. Other
features make them easy for
the operator to handle.
Mccormick ck-Deering Grain
Drills are built in a wide range
of types and sizes. Ask us to
show you the drill that will do
the best lob in your fields.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06
Frost Forecastto
Start Nov. Is

Woodrow c. Jacobs, meteorologist
for the U. S. fruit frost service, will
begin forecasts on November Is.
Thermometers may be checked at
the agriculture commissioners Of
flee as late as Nov. 10, Jacobs said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06

o McCormick-Deering Grain
Drills, long famous for their
positive, accurate seeding are
better today than ever-the
outstanding drill value on the
market. Their all-steel, bridge
type construction keeps the
seeding mechanism in true
alignment, assuring years of
satisfactory work. Hoppers
are made of heavy-gauge, rust
resisting steel containing cop
per, and are water tight and
grain tight.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06
Sole Of Dairy
Cattle TO Coust
Markets Okayed

The sale o; dairy cattle to Los Angeles darymen is
slated to develop into major of income to valley
darymen George WinWright, assistant county agent de-
cared Saturday, because such a program be worked
to the advantage of the ndustrY in the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06
Farm Price ReUieI1s
WeLCs - Features
Spot Agricultural
Market Surveys
Growers FuvoY
Marketing PIar,
I'm early Vote

More than 70 percent of Imperial county's grapefruit
growers had signed a contract Saturday which will bring
about regulation of shipment Of grapefruit in the desert
area and which will set minimum price to retailers, B
A Harrgan, agriculture commissioner reported Ninety
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06

SELL farm produce through
POst-Press Want Ads!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-06

RENT cheaply and quickly through
Post-Press Want Ads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
HOllOw Victory

For Mrs. Robinson the vic
tory was hollow. indeed, and
for Miss Moore, who has uttered
not one word suggesting sour
grapes, such a defeat must have
been hard to take. Both play
ers had won the championship
before and were anxious to re-
peat, but legltimately.
The referees justification Of
his decision was a reference to
Rule No. 20, which states:
PLAY shall be continuous
from the first service till the
match be concluded When
necessitated by circumstances
not within the control of the
players. the umpire may sus-
pend play for such period as he
may consider necessary"
So far so good. But the ex-
PLANTATION Of Rule % clearly de-
fines what circumstances not
within the control Of the play.
ers" must be construed as mean
ing.
I quote:
Should a player, on account
of physical unfitness or an I'M
avoidable accident not within his
control, be unable to continue
play, he must be defaulted."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
More Cramps

In the third set, Miss Moore
had Mrs. Robinson, Al. At
this point Mrs. Robinson suf-
fered a severe muscular cramp
In her right instep, and the UNI
pire suspended play for five
minutes.
Mrs. Robinson returned to the
match and evened the score, 4
all. At this point, Mrs. Robin
son was again forced to retire
from the match with another
and more severe cramp, which
put her hors de combat for is
full minutes. Mrs. Robinson
then returned to the match, took
the next two games straight, the
match and tournament.
I cast no asparagus at either
Mrs. Robinson or Miss Moore,
whose attitude from a sport.
ing point left nothing to be de-
sired, but I maintain that both
were put in false positions by
the incorrect ruling of the ref
cree who permitted Mrs. Robin
son to retire from a tournament
match for 20 minutes in the last
and deciding set. Both Mrs.
Robinson and Miss Moore had
to abide by the referees de-
cision.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04

and Martha Raye; cartoon; March of
Time. Tuesday: HE Couldn't Say
No" with Frank McHugh; cartoon:
news. Wednesday: cover the Wall"
with Dick FOran; cartoon; news.
Thursday and Friday: "A Slight Case
Of Murder" with Edward q. Robin
son; cartoon; news. Saturday:
Thank You, Mr.. Motto" with Peter
LORE; also "Bar 20 Justice" with
William Boyd; cartoon; Episode No. Z.
Zorro Rides Again
MARLBORO - Sunday and Monday
"a Slight Case of Murder" with Ed
ward G. Robinson; cartoon; news
Tuesday and Wednesday, 'Naughty
Marietta" with jeanette Macdonald
Thursday and Friday, Test Pilot
with Clark Gable and Myrna 10y; car
toon: news. Saturday, Riders of the
Rockies" with Tex Ritter; also Dare
devil Drivers with Dick Purcell; car
toon: episode No. 4, Lone Ranger"
BORO-sunday and Monday. TRUE
Confession" with Carole Lombard and
Fred MacMurray; cartoon; news. tues
day and Wednesday, "Three Smart
Girls" with Deanna Durbin; cartoon.
news. Thursday, Mine Days Queen
with Nova Pilbeam; cartoon; news.
Friday, all comedy show, with Popeye,
Mouse, Three stooges. Charlie Nc
earthly, silly symphony. saturday
"HopalonE Rides Again" with Will
liam Boyd: also "Blonde Trouble,
with Eleanor whitney: cartoon; cpl
sode No. 2, Lone Ranger"
NEWTON - Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday, "In Old Chicago" with Ty-
rome Power and Alice Faye. Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday. Joy of
Living" with Irene Dunno and Doug
las Fairbanks. jr. Saturday kas-
calls" with Jane Withers; also Cattle
Raiders" with Buck Jones.
PALM-sunday. Monday and Tues
day: college Swing" with Burns and
Allen, and Martha Raye. WednesdayI
and Thursday: Her jungle Love,
with Dorothy Lamour and Ray Mil
land. Friday and saturday: "Adven-
lures of Tom Sawyer" with Tom
Kelly and Mae Robson.
JESSE-Sunday and Monday: go
Chase YOURSELF with Joe Penner and
Lucille Wall. Tuesday and Wednes-
day: Fools For Scandal" with CarOle
Lombard and Fernand Gravel; also,
"When GMen Step In with Don
Terry and JacqueIlne Wells. Thurs
day and Friday: Girl of the Golden
West" with jeanette Mac Donald and
Nelson Eddy. Saturday: "NO Time to
Marry" with Richard Arlen and
Mary Aston; also. "ExtoTtion,' with
Scott Cotton and Mary Russell.
SYLVAN - Sunday and Monday!
"BIuebeard's Sth Wife" with Clau-
dette Colbert and Gary Cooper. Tues
dav and Wednesday: The First 100
Years" with Robert Montgomery and
Virginia Bruce: also. Under Suspi-
Cion" with Jack Holt and Katherine
DeMiIle. Thursday and Friday: Bring
ing Up BABY" with Katherine Hep
burn and Carry Grant. Saturday:
Crime of Or. IGallctt," with Ralph
Bellamy and Josephine Hutchinson;
also. BLONDES at Work" with Glenda
Farrell and Barton McLane.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
CHARLES TOWN ENTRIES
FOR MONDAY

FOR MONDAY
FIRST RACE-Three and 4-year-olds;
ma idens; claiming; purse, $500; 5 fur
| longs
xTrip ..........1O5 Charming Boy. III
Fleursde-Lite ..111 Bursting .......11o
| Noodmore .106 Pantry ........ 106
Bluey 11OlTodyland .......115
Leah Fern 1O6IxBancost 5000. ITO
Windsor Boy. III IxHNen v. ....1O5
Rowing Eye 81. III xCIell Rock. go. ITO
SECOND RACE-Three-year-ol
claiming; purse, $4OO; * furlongs.
xPhiiigal 1O6 Broken Rhythm 100
Scoutallow ....111 xBrain Child. 1O2
Una ...........1O5l Happy Chase. ..1o7
Mary Allen 05lGreen Water. iii
Also eligible
Meridian Time .1O7IxPacemaker .1O7
THIRD RACE-Four-year -olds and up
ward; claiming; purse, $500; Charles
Town course.
Kenner ........11SIx Machilla ......11O
Monologue LIB Lady Gurzil ....1IO
Canteret 1OIxMaxe Bender. : 05
sun Sweep .1lOIxStar Magic. los
xShebang ...... 1903 Miss Toucan ....112
Little Corporal. lis Crossing over. .11O
xDouble On Sea 1O5 lxZippy .........113
FOURTH Northumberland and
upward; claiming; purse, $4OO;; 81 fur
longs.
Pertain ........115 Janstar ......105
Shaggy Ann. no Christine Adee. .1O7
Donee .........112 Forget Not. lis
Cleo Ann. :...1O7IAella ..........11O
Cautious Bo....115I Heart Play......11O
Canynge .......115 Proteus ...s....119
Boulderdam ....110 Lakar ........1l5
FIFTH RACE-Three-year-oIds and
upward: purse. $500; the Endless Cav
erns: Charles Town course.
xMoon Hunter. .1O4lxIdle Elf.
Tuleyries Lin. 1OSl Eblis .........114
Indiana ..1O9xSpittenimage III
xLadys Favor. los
SIXTH RACE-Three-year-olds and
upward; claiming; purse, $500; about
Caidon ........11o Quick Vine ....1I3
xCeltic Legend 11ol oh Abby ......114
xDixie s.......1O4l Nay Nay ......1Os
Fred'E Warning 1lH Adriatic .......11S
Royal Veil ,....11S Red Nose. .12O
Justa Giro .....l13
SEVENTH RACE-Four-year-old and
upward; fillies and mares; claiming;
purse 5000: lis miles.
Counter Pass. .116 Lady Cirek. IFS
Dixie Bee. ...111 Pukka Heaven. ia
Helen Bah ..114l Mad Dash ......114
Mamuck ..:...116l Ellie ..........ll4
xBav .1OsIxBaby witt.... 1903
EIGHTH RACE-Three-y year -olds and
upward; claiming; purse. $500; 1-16
mile
Fools Folly ....11OlBelino .........1O5
xTaraonto .....110lxLovely Amelia los
Day Letter ....l16lxJames Salkeld ITO
Bynums Run ...115l Misc hiefmaker .l13
Also eligible
xstepee ...1OsIElIzabeth Farley ITO
Bargain Boy ...115l xBistrita ...105
TuIeyries Star .113IxAbbot's Last E. 10
NINTH RACE (Substitute)- Three
and four-yea r-old maidens; claiming :;
purse, $4OO; five furlongs.
Xii Clap ...... 106IXMiss Wing los
Anywoman ..106iWander Bird los
xBah's Choice ..1O5lThat Day . los
Schley Printz ..l06lxTurf Hunter ..l1O
Also eligible
Lead Please ...110'Ha gerstown Jr. III
Counter Time ..1lOlPushkin ....,..1l1
Oaket ,......106lSpeedy Tour ....1ll