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Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
Over the Back Fence
FRED AMES
City Superintendent of Parks

ference and thirty feet high, was
selected for the experiment. At this
time the sap was rising rapidly and
the tree had made much new
growth. which was an unfavorable
time for transplanting. The tenn
perature was 81 degrees in the
shade and the sun was shining
very bright. Owing to the height
of the tree, and the inability to
procure tarpaulin to cover it COM
pletely, it was necessary to prune
the tree to a height of g feet. The
tarpaulin was placed over the tree
and made as alright as possible,
then the tree was given a l25 mi.
dose of ether.
The tree was left covered for two
hodrS, then carefully dug up, the
usual precautions being taken to
prune the roots correctly. After
the tree was lifted it was moved
quarter of a mile by truck. then
replanted and given an abundance
of water.
The ether seems to have stopped
the Transportation rate so effectively
that the tree has suffered no i'll
effects from the experiment, has
continued its new growth and is
doing fine after two years observa-
ton" l suppose it is only a matter
of time until our wives will be hav-
ing us re-arrange the trees in the
front yard every few months the
same as they do the furniture in
the living room.
After consultation with those who
first suggested the writing of this
series of articles, it has been agreed
that the interest in things horti-
cultural during the summer months
would probably not be sufficient to
justify their continuance. According
ly the articles will be discontinued
until the beginning of the planting
season next Fall. III the meantime
however, l shall still be available
for consultation in regard to your
horticultural problems 1t is my
earnest and sincere desire to CO.
operate in every way possible with
those who are endeavoring to create
more attractive environment for
their families and their homes. and
if l can at any time be of any
assistance I shall be glad if you will
let me know.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29

Anyone who has ever written for
The newspapers, either profession
ally or amateuriShly, knows that
the printers sometimes do weird
things to his copy. 1t is just one
of those things which seems to be
unavoidable. If you are writing
up a Memorial Day program and
you refer to the battle scared
veterans of the recent war and
the printers make you say "the
battle-scared veterans or the bot
tle-scarred veterans" you just have
to act like you think it is real
funny, and cross the street every
time you see a Legionnaire coming
for a month afterWard, and hope
that people will give you the benefit
of the doubt when considering the
question OF your intelligence. / have
been writing for the papers for more
years than I care to think about,
not always upon horticultural sub
jects, and I have had my share of
such experiences. 1t doesn't disturb
me very much any more. In fact,
about the only time a typographical
error can get rise out of me is
when it involves an obvious miss
statement of fact, when of course,
it must be corrected Such an error
occurred in my article of last week.
In discussing the matter of plants
which have been patented under the
federal plant patent act, I was made
TO say, the fact that plant has
been patented does not by any
means indicate that it is new" Now
what l had tried to say was this.
The fact that a plant has been
patented does not by any means
indicate that it is good, it only
indicates that it is new
In the current issue of Western
Trees, Parks And Forests, which
is the official organ of the Cali
fornia Association of Park Admin
istrators, occurs the following in
teresting description of a new eX-
pertinent in tree moving, "A unique
method of transplanting large trees
was tried as an experiment and
successfully carried out by C. E.
Nelson, superintendent of grounds
at the University of Florida. The
experiment was suggested by Dr.
Heath of the chemistry department
"On March 18, large water oak
tree, tWenty-four incnes in circum
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
ackIe Box

come better as the season advances.
The Star & Crescent Boat COM
pany reports that the past week
has provided the best yelloWtail
fishing of the present season.
Following are the combined catch
eS for the Star Angler and Sea
Angler" for several days previous:
Saturday. bluefin, 81 yellow
tail, 10 barracuda, bonito.
Friday-26 bluefine, 80 yellowtaii
Thursday-10 bluefin, AZ yellow
tail.
Wednesday-76 yellowtail.
Tuesday, bluefin, 78 yellowtail
Monday-7 bluefin, 1873 yellowtail
3 white sea bass.
On Thursday, May 26 total catch
es on the Sea and Star Anglers
amounted to 16 bluefin tuna anc
so yelloWtail. The yelloWtail were
unusually large. A 27-pounder took
the jackpot on the Star Angler
and 28-pound fighter annexed the
jackpot on the Sea Angler.
The gross catch to date for the
two boats amounts to approximately
3700 yelloWtail 81 bluefin tuna and
80 white sea bass.
Another barometer of salt water
fishing conditions in the San Diego
ocean area is illustrated by the last
catch report of the Mascot III
operated by the H. & M. Sport
Fishing Co. During the period from
May 20 to 26, inclusive, 33 bluefin
tuna and l61 yellowtail were brought
to gaff on this sports fishing craft
Art Ponsford, one of the fore
most ocean fishing authorities on
the Pacific coast writes interest
ingly concerning the Northern Mi.
grafton of the yelloWfin tuna. THE
long-range YelloWfin tuna fleet is
beginning to desert Central Amer
lean banks as the schools begin to
move northWard on the annual mi
grafton. The Galapagos Islands, on
the equator-most southerly of the
bankS-and waters off Panama will
see no more of the tuna clippers
until late fall. Vast schools of tuna
will move along the coast of Costa
Rica, San Salvador, Mexico, and
then up the western shores of Low,
er California. The bluefin tuna is
found only in southern California
waters and around Guadalupe
Island, Lower California"
Imperial Valley fishermen who
have been angling recently fol
channel catfish have been expert
encing fair luck with the smaller
fish. The big ones are spawning
now and refuse to bite during that
interval. A mixed party of Cali
fornia highway patrolmen and dep
uty sheriffs, accompanied by theil
wives, journeyed over to the Pale
Verde area one day last week and
brought back two hundred and
fifty dandy cats. Shrimp was found
to be the best bait.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
TODANS
SPORThPARAsD!.E. .
h6A&Nm9
BY HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, May % up
putting the sports shot here and
there: Charley Yates, the Georgia
cracker who may win the British
amateur golf championship today,
is the unfailingly good humored
rustic in Tobacco Road who re-
fuses to allow life's problems wor-
ry him.
LarryMcPhail said before the
start of the season that if after
six week of play his Dodgers were
worse than sixth he would de-
finitely commit HariKari. Some
of the Brooklyn baseball writer's
have started a fund to purchase
Larry sword. A few more post
ponements and Ross and Arm
strong won't have to fight. Their
social security will be paid up and
they can retire. The other ma
jor league clubs might do well to
take tip from the Giants and
the Indians and schedule a real
spring exhibition trip next year
The Giants and Indians fought
one another tooth and nail in the
spring, with the result that they
came up to the start of the pen
nant races razor sharp. =. And
look where they are today. While
the hitters of other teams were
facing semi-pros, college boys, and
tankers the Giants and the IN
dians sWingers were looking at the
stuff of Hubbell, Melton, Feller,
Allen, etc. II strikes me as a
shame that Walter Hagen, COLTS
most colorful figure, even today.
should have to struggle through a
qualifying round for place in the
national open. . And it's even
money he won't win a berth.
Lefty Grove, a right fair hand at
pitching, thinks Bob Feller will
have a change his wind-up if he
wants to last for more than a few
years. . Lefty says Bob puts too
great strain on his back. and
that some day the muscles are 60
ing to refuse to be mistreated any
longer.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
Barney Ross
Fears Staleness

NEW YORK, May % up
Possible StalenesS stared Welter-
weight champion Barney Ross in
the face today as he resumed
training for his postponed title de-
fense next Tuesday at Madison
Square Garden bowl against Henry
Armstrong of Los Angeles. feather
weight champion.
Ross reluctantly returned to
gymnasium work yesterday after
rain forced a second postponement
of the fight originally scheduled for
Thursday and again last night.
Armstrong also returned. to the
pymnasium-but he was happy
NO chance of Henry going
STALE said his manager Eddie
Meade. Henry was built up above
his normal weight to scale 1856
pounds on Wednesday and satisfy
the boxing commissions demands.
He can go in at 1873 and be just
right"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
L. A. VEGETABLES

Los ANG ELES, May 81 (UP)-
Supplies continued heavy on most
lines with trading moderate to
good at generally unchanged prices
Bunched vegetables; per crate !;
Beets 5O-60c. Carrots 65-75c. Dixon
soc. Green onions $1.25-$1 sc; ;
Leeks 6O-75c. Mustard 40-50c. Par
sley 50-60c. RadisheS, small red
75-9Oc. Spinach 60-70c. Turnips so
60c.
.Cantaloupes: Imperial Wy jumbo
36S mostly $685. 25; ASS $3.25-$3 SO.
std ass $2.75-$2; pony ASS $2.-$2.2 25
std flats $1.15-$1.25.
Cucumbers: San Diego co flats
mostly $1.65- -$1.75: Laguna Beach
$1.75-$1.S5; Imperial Wy fair $1.25.
local lug $3.-$3.25.
squash: Imperial and Coachella
Wy white summer, crates mostly
81 ,25; flats $1.-$1.25; local luge
best $1.75$2; San Diego co $1.S5-
50; Italian Imperial and Coachella
Wy flats 9O-$1M lugs $1.15-$1. .25
local lugs $3.50 $1.65; San Diego CO
best $1.50-$1.65.
Tomatoes: Imperial Wy crates 9.
tops $1.65-$1.75; 12S 81. .35-$1 so; los
81. 10; flats 5x5S $1.25-$1.5O 6
rs $125- $1.4O; 7x7S $1.-$1.15; 7xSS
best S5-$1.; Coachella Wy 9S 81
$3.50: 12S $175-$1.S5; 16S SIPS.
$1.4O; 5X6 $1.75-$1.S5; 6x7S $l.50.
S1.65: 7XSS $1.15-$1.2 %.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
Sacs Climb
To Lead In
Coast Loop
By UNITED PRESS

Sacramento climbed into the lead
in the Pacific Coast baseball league
last night by defeating Oakland,
to 3, while Portland was losing,
6 to l, to Los Angeles.
The Solons and the Beavers were
tied before last nights games.
Pippen pitched Sacramento into
the league lead, winning easily al
though he game the Oaks eight
hits
Gene Lillard, the former third
baseman, held Portland to four hits
in winning from Los Angeles. Dar-
row gave up II hits and the Beavers
made three errors.
Seattle, behind the pitching of
Hutchinson, rookie marvel, landed
on Mann and Stutz of San Fran
cisco for 10 to win. Seattle got
q hits, including five home runs.
Babich hurled four hit ball for
Hollywood to shut out San Diego
7 to 0. Humphries and Tobin work.
ed for San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
HOBE HERRICK TOPS
MIDGET RACE SPEED
KINGS IN STANDINGS
Valley Driver to
Be Favored
Tuesday

Hobe Herrick, driving Doc Cara
dimes speedy midget race car, Sat
urday was declared the point leader
at the midget race track thus far
in the season.
Herrick amassed IA points. Frank
Hetzel was his nearest competitor
with 139 points.
Herrick and Hetzel were expect
ed to again battle for top honors
in Tuesday nights events at the
Imperial speedway, though track
officials expected Lyle Dickey of
Phoenix and Ken Murray of San
Diego to provide more than little
competition.
Complete point standings:
Hobe Herrick, 144; Frank Hetzel,
1879; Ward Swarthout, 54; Lyle Dick
ey, so; Harry Lepler, %; Tom Ell
lott, %; Claude Herrick, 23; Pike
Meadows. 81; Yves Anderson, 10;
Bill Ferguson, IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
Fl arfn eff
Stars AS
Win

NEW YORK, May %. (UP)-His
face is red and his short cropped
hair is Streaked with gray. He's
big and boisterouS, and he puffs
like steam engine chugging up a
steep incline.
His name is Charles Leo Hart
nett. He's known far and wide as
"Gabby'-that is, to everyone ex-
cept ball players who call him Leo.
Without him the Cubs wouldn't
be tagging at the New York Giants
heels in the hot National league
pennant race. His clenched fist
shaking above his head in the
tight spots is the symbol of the
Cubs fighting spirit.
Yesterday Hartnett, who at 81
is the third oldest player in the
National league and the oldest
playing every day, spanked the Cubs
to move within two games of the
idle New York Giants.
Hartnett catching helped big Bill
Lee score his third straight victory
and pull through with shutout
Lee allowed only six hits. The Cubs
made 10 hits off Klinger, Swift
and SeWell.
Detroit defeated the Chicago
White Sox, So, in the only Amer
ican league game and moved within
GOT percentage points of fifth place.
The fourth place Cincinnati Reds
and the ST. Louis Cardinals put
on grand exhibition in the sea-
sons first night game, with the
one time gas house gang dropping
their seventh straight-2-1 in 10
innings.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NJ" 1Ohh, May 2S -tUP) -
stocks made an irregular advance
toda yin pre-holiday dullness.
Bonds were mixed. Winnipeg
wheat lost 2 cents bushel and
Chicago wheat more than a cent to
a new four year low. Cotton fu-
lures eased. Most other commodity
markets were closed.
Steel news predominated and it
was bearish. Pittsburgh will cut
operations 4 points next week and
Chicago more than 5 points, indi-
eating substantial decline in the
nations operating rate. now at %
per cent of capacity.
Metal shares were firm, includ-
ing most steels. An exception was
U. S. Steel preferred, which made a
new low for the year at 93A off
! k. United States Steel comm on
touched 413s up %; Bethlehem AZ
a uD rs; Youngstown Sheet and
Il up u. Most of the gains were
reduced.
A better than anticipated world
statistical position for copper me
tai aided recovery in copper
shares. Anaconda firmed to 22ss
%; Kennecott 2S% up % and Inter
national Nickel 42s up Y.
Santa Fe rose a point to 26. Cen
tral, Southern Pacific and Chesa-
peake and ohio made small gains
Union Pacific rose more than
points.
Chrysler gained point, Dow
Chemical and Air Reduction rose
. points. Philip Morris advanced
more than a point.
Gains of points were made by
Electric Power issues. Utilities
generally were firm. Oils made
small gains. Building shares were
steady. American Can gained a
point and American Telephone
nearly point.
Dow Jones closing stock aver
ages: Industrial 10S.90. up O.92;
0.21; 20 stocks SO up 035.
Stock sales approXimated 100000
shares against 100000 in the short
session a week ago. Curb stock
sales were $1,000 shares against
1000 last Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
BY GEO. 4. BUCKLIN

Decp-sea fishing in San Diego
Cffshore waters continues to i'm
prove, according to advices receiv-
ed from sports fishing agencies
whose vessels operate from the
harbor city to the Mexican Coro-
nadoS.
The most thrilling news is the
announcement that several hundred
bluefin tuna scaling from Is to 20
pounds, have been caught recently,
mostly at the Middle Grounds, be-
tween the two large islands, and off
the South Islands, out from the
resort. Most Of the tuna were hook
ed in close proximity to the kelp
beds, which resulted in many being
lost as the big fish entangled the
lines and escaped before they could
be brought to gaff. 1t is encourag-
ing to note that the bluefin have
arrived, which means Mat salt
water fishing must inevitably be-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
BLALACK SEED
co. MOVES TO
NEW LOCATION

Blalack Seed ana Implement com
pany Saturday moved to its new
home in the east half of the Whit
ing Mead building on East Main
street, Charles Blalack, owner of
the company, announced.
The building is remodeled COM
pletely, featuring an up-to-date
display room for the Case tractors
and implements.
The new location affords ample
warehouse and yard space. Blalack
pointed out that the new location
also provides parking space for
customers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
l.. A, BUT1ER & EGGS
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO, May 2S CUP-Wcak-
ness in outside markets and alb
sencc of foreign demand carried
wheat prices down to new low
boad of trade.
At the close wheat was off
cents, corn off 1a to 2k cents, &
oats a to y cent lower.
Wheat showed little disposition
TO rally and after steadying "a
round ~ below yesterdays close
prices eaSed further In the fine
hours. All wheat prices were at
new five year levels.
Corn prices reflected the easiness
in wheat. and weakness in South
American corn prices. plus dimin-
ished demenad at Liverpool kept
the tone weak. Prices for corn
were below the federal loan base,
and some increase in farm borrow
ing against corn was noted.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
l.. A. STOCKS

Los ANGELES, May 2S tUP) =
Two issues showed losses, four
were unchanged and no issues re
corded gains in a dull Saturday
session of the Los Angeles stock
exchange today. Volume approx
mated 1000 shares.
Pacific Finance was down B at
1Ob; Transamerica unchanged at
Q; Richficld unchanged at SIS ::
Lockheed Aircraft down 4 at 9h :;
Pacific Clay Products unchanged at
So, and Ryan Aeronautical un-
changed at S1.1O.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
Chavez Surprises
With Victory

HOLLYWOOD. May % CUP) -
Tony Chavez, Los Angeles Mexi-
can, won surprise technical
knockout over the highly regarded
Jimmy Garrison of Kansas City
last night in the seventh of a
scheduled 10 round match. Garri-
son was bleeding freely around the
mouth and badly beaten when the
referee stopped the bout after AZ
seconds of the seventh.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29

"llllC MS team mates, paced Dy
Hashem, Jepway and Humphreys
timed seven hits Tor their five runs.
Hurst was ilvincible in the first
six innings, allowing but a scratch
single. Only one ball was hit out
of the infield in that period.
In the seventh, eighth and ninth
innings the Yuma batters began
finding the range but the Night
hawks were unable to combine the
base hits.
Hashem led the Ell Centre attack
with three hits in four tries. He
batted in four of the five runs scor-
ed by the All-Stars. Jepway and
Humphries hit two each.
Hurst famed fourteen batters.
Cof1man of Yuma whitfield IL.
The score:
Yuma ...-..........-... 900 900 OOO-O 5 2
Ell CentrO ......... l12 0f0 OO0-5 7 2
Coffman and Noyis; Hurst and
Priest
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
OFFICE SUPPLY
TO OPEN NEW
STORE TUESDAY

The Offife Supply company staff
Saturday began the tedious Job of
moving to a new location, two doors
west of the present store.
The company will open for busi-
ness in its new store Tuesday,
Louis B. McManus, store manager,
said Saturday.
The store is completely remodeled
with larger floor space, making
possible a more complete stock.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
Sebastian to
Head Mat Card
In BraWley

Don Sebastian, grooming wrestler
will again headline the BraWley
mat card Wednesday night after
his brilliant showing last week in
defeating Danny Dusek.
Sebastian will be matched against
Dick Lever in the main event this
week.
In the second bout Abe Gold
berg will tackle the Masked Marvel
and j. Giraldi will tangle with
George Maloney in the opener
Bouts start at 8:15.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
James Stocks, Jack
Clash for Title

James Stocks and Clyde Jack will
clash for the net championship of
Imperial Valley Sunday morning on
the Ell Centre courts.
Stocks and Jack Waded through
opposition with the loss of a mini
mum number of games.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
MALNUTRITION
BLAMED IN DEATH

HOLTVILLE, May % Malnu-
triton and bronchial pneumonia
Friday combined to take the life
of Frances Pauline Lear, a
months-old, south of Holtville. The
body was taken to the Fields un-
dertaking establishment pending
funeral arrangements.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
Peggy Graham
Wins Match

LOS ANGELES, May % (UP)-
Peggy Graham today held her
second successive southern Cali
ornia women's golf championship
Miss Graham defeated Elizabeth
Abbott 3 and in the 36 hole finals
at Riviera club course yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
Merchants to
PLAY Phoenix

Ell Centre Merchant baseball team
will meet Phoenix Thunderbirds in
Phoenix on Sunday and Monday
afternoons.
Ridge, Nelson and Lowell will
pitch for the Merchants.
YOU haven't reaa ALL the NeM
until you have read the ADS!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
GRAVES TO
HEAD CARD

Bomber Graves will return to ac-
ton in the main event at the Ell
Centro athletic club Thursday
night. He will be pitted against
Jimmy Walker.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
Three New Homes Started in City
/ DRIVER FACES
JAIL OR FINE

w. M. Herod. accused Of drunk
en- driving in FL Centre, Saturday
in police court was given the alter
native of paying a $75 fine or
serve 37@ days in Jail
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
NEW YORK, May % UP)-Cot
Ion fntmreS closed barely SteadN.
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES, May 81 UP) -
Hogs 100. Steady medium to choice
butchers 910-9.60; .sows 81.
Cattle 500. Steady good to choice
fed steers S.60-S.S5; few grass
steers 7.25 down; fleshy' feeders 7,
grass heifers $50 down /; cows s.
5S5; cutter grade 3.50-4.60 med
ium bulls s. Calves 100 fully steady
vealers S.50-10: calves 1878.
Sheep 100. No sales: good to
choice spring lambs quoted 77,50.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
Woodland to
Represent Valley

Gene Woodland was the sole val
ley hope in the state high school
track and field meet at Hollister
Saturday as 187 high school track
ment prepared for their assault on
records.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
Markets At
A Glance
ny United PRESS

Stocks irregularly higher in duh
trade
Bonds irregular and quiet.
Curb stocks mixed.
Foreign exchange firmer.
Cotton off about so cents bale.
Wheat off one cent and corn off
"a bout
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
Ell Centro Stars
Score ; TO O Win
Over Niehthawks

Joe Hurst sprung reversal to form Friday night at
Ell CenrO stadium to his winning ways by pitching
the Ell Centre AStars to d 80 victory Yumas Night
hawks
Hurst allowed only five hits oNer The enre distance
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
NEW YORK, May 27 UP)-Cot
u . = IL Gll...Gl .. Il
NEW ORLEANS, May 27 UP) -

YOU haven't read ALL the News
Until You've Read ALL the Ads!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-29
L. A. BANKS

Los ANGELES, May 2S CUP) 49,
TranSamerica ............ Sa 81
Sec. 1st Natl .........,.... 41-433,
Evening star., 1938-10-30

A young Jewish agricultural settler
carries borbed wire for the borricode
to be thrown around one Of the
settlements.
Montana labor news., 1938-04-21
U. S. ASKED TO SPEND SO, 500,
100000 ON RELIEF IN 1899

During the recent meeting in
Washington of the Nations Confer
ence on Work and Security, an ap-
preparation of $1,000, 900, 900 for
work and relief in 1899 was recon-
mended; moreover a $4,000, 000, 900
public housing program, $3.50, 600, 900
for a school, hospital and community
center building program, and $780,
100000 for flood control. The con-
ference also called for a maximum
of 100000 workers on WPA jobs.
A committee of eight was elected to
confer with President Roosevelt and
present copies of the proposed plan.
Among organizations represented at
the meeting were the American
Newspaper Guild, United States Tex
tile Workers of America, United
States Auto Workers of America,
National Lawyers Guild, and the
Council for Social Activities, Con-
gregational Church of America. The
delegates claimed to represent a
combined membership of approx
mately 100000 people.