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Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08
Roofer Offers
New Comfort
In Homes

Blowing comfort into homes
through a tube is the latest devel-
opment in the building industry
Don Donald, Ell Centro roofer, who
Saturday received a new machine
for installing Palco Wool Insula-
ton.
Discovery of hand-shredded Red
wood bark in perfect condition in
the walls of an eighty-year-old
milk house near Petaluma first sug-
gested the value of Redwood bark
as a source of insulating material
Extensive tests and research work
revealed its inherent durable quail
tiles. DistaSteful to rodents and
insects the fibres also will not sup
port capillarity nor absorb any per-
ceptible amount of moisture from
the air.
Palco Wool has been extensively
used for cold storage warehouse and
refrigeration projects and is even
used by a leading manufacturer to
insulate hot water heaters. It's
rapid spread from the commercial
field to home insulation should be
extended even more widely with
this new improvement in applica-
ton, according to Donald.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08
Farm Centers Open
Fall Programs

Farm centers in the northend of
the county, Calipatria, Spruce
Westmorland and Magnolia Null
berry, opened their fall programs
this week with interesting enter
tainments and routine business
meetings.
Calipatria, meeting on Wednes-
day night, viewed Paul jenkins mo-
vie, Life in Imperial Valley"
Spruce e-Westmorland also met on
Wednesday night for varied pro-
gram, including movies, and three
short talks.
Charles Wieman, former presi-
dent OF the county farm bureau,
explained the drainage QUESTIONABLE,
Phil Knights discussed the $50 every
Thursday pension plan and each
member of the Spruce Westmor-
land center described interesting
vacation highlights.
Magnolia Mulberry center met
on Friday night and witessed mo-
vies of the Imperial county, state
and worlds fairs. A All club re-
port was given by Earl Schoneman
and H. Lee Landerman outlined the
development of a center program.
Business meetings followed en-
tertanment features at each cen
ter.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08
Busv Week Ahead as CitV
Smoke Eaters Dive Into
Fire Prevention Drive

A busy week lay ahead of El Cen
tro's fire department Saturday. Not
because the firemen expected o
Sudden outbreak of blazes. but bt
cause they will be carrying word to
the public in connection with Fire
Prevention Week.
Fire Chief Corn Reed announced
a full program that will include a
house-to-house canvass, addresses
at service clubs. radio talks. visits
to schoolrooms and distribution of
fire prevention pamphlets and read
ing material.
r.. B. Whitelaw of the Toast
masters Club will be in charge of
the speaker bureau, Reed said
Among speakers already chosen are
Malcolm Macurda to address Ro-
tary and Viggo Hansen for Kiwan-
is.
Mrs. Dorothy Armstrong. music
teacher for the schools. has taken
a lead in preparing children. Reed
declared, by teaching songs as "A
Red-headed Kid with a Fireman's
Hat" which carry fire prevention
messages.
Firemen, both regular and volun-
teer, will start in Monday making
a house-to-house canvass. They will
do this on their own time.
THE visits will be like those of
last year" the chief said. I'VE don't
mean to force ourselves upon any,
one. This is merely the best means
we know to reach the peoples
homes and remind them that the
fire department is always anxious
to do everything in its power to help
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08
Building Permit
Total Falls Way
Behind SO Pace

Building activity in Ell Centre
was revived slightly during the
past week as building permits
were issued. constructions total
ing $500 to boost the years
total to S27s,259.
Despite the revival of building
in the city the seasonal total
was considerably below the rec
ord of SsO6,73S on the same date
last year.
Permits issued during the week
were:
Cal Rector, 1241 State. S45 for
alterations; c. f. Sones. 665
wensley, $500, repair fire dam
age: P. Maggie, S54 Olive, 1925
alterations: John Baskins, S65
Holt, Ss34O. new residence; Lee
Pyle, 1876 No. Sth street, S1S5. re-
roofing; Valley Tent and Awning.
$50 repair foundation; w. T. Bill.
Northwest Corner 5th and Main,
S1I00 for reroofing; w. A. Schen-
imam. Ross and 4th, Hay barn
$50: NJ. ]. Dowd, $50 Wensley,
SIPS for repairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08
New Varieties Of
Melons Offered
In Experiments

New varieties of Baby Persian
melons and of watermelons recent
ly developed by the University of
California, College of Agriculture.
may have an important effect on
the melon industry of Imperial
county. Robert Hays, secretary of
the Ell Centro chamber declared
Saturday.
Experiments at the College OF
Agriculture of the university have
resulted in new baby Persian
melon, which is Enthusiastically
and uniformly small-fruited. The
average baby Persian melon Is be-
tween six and seven pounds in
weight. The fruits are, according
to an investigation made by Hays,
practically round, very smooth. with
a very attractive skin color. The
flesh of the new melon is of a
normal color for a Persian, but it
is exceptionally thick in relation
to the actual fruit diameter, re-
sulting in a very small seed cavity
The seeds are packed tightly in
the small seed space, which i'm
proves the shipping and storage
qualities of the new baby Persian,
To make the melon still more
promising commercially, this variety
is resistant to form l of poWdery
mildew.
The experiment made by the uni
versity of California, in conjunction
with the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture, has resulted in new strip
ed watermelon-not yet officially
named. 1t came from a cross of
striped Klondike No. H. which is
susceptible to wilt, with Klondike
RI, which latter is wilt resistant.
This is an example, Hays said,
of the way in which Imperia! Val
ley's products, it lettuce, melons
and other crops have been constant
ly improved through breeding, con-
Quoted by the College of Agriculture
of the University of California, the
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
and, very largely, through tests,
experiments, and cross breeding
done by the growers and shippers
themselves, always with the idea
of improving the quality of Impe-
rial Valleys perishable products.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08
Brain Specialist
Taken by Death

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 7.
CUP) = DR.. Harvey Gushing, 70,
world renowned brain specialist,
died today Of a heart attack.
DR.. Cushing, outstanding in neu-
rological work, died at New Haven
hospital, where he had been for
several days.
DR.. Cushing's daughter is the
wife of James Roosevelt, eldest son
of President Roosevelt.
Funeral services will be held here
Monday afternoon with burial the
following day in the family plot at
Cleveland, O., where DR.. Cushing
was born.
In 1925, Dr. Gushing was award
ed the Pulitzer prize for biography
for his Life Of Sir William Osler." &"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08

CAI1PATR1A. Oct. THE fed
eral labor camp opened here this
week with many improvements to
greet migratory agricultural labor
ers and their families at the start of
the camps second season.
Francis Shaw of San Francisco
was appointed manager of the big
mobile unit furnished by the gov
ernment as a camp site for labor
ers employed to harvest peas, let
tuce. cotton. and tomatoes grown
in the northern districts of Imper-
ial Valley.
Accommodations for $50 families
were provided this year, so more
than last year. To date. however,
only 10 families had pitched their
tents within its boundaries.
The camp this year has its own
power plant to heat water for show
ers and laundry. A huge trailer
was fitted up as a shower, 10 show
er units for women and l3 for men
Tent dressing rooms flank the
trailer Laundry facilities were set
up under a big tent.
Community events will take place
under the big top, a tent 80 by
IS feet in extent Dances. a kinder
garten, nursery school, and other
camp events were scheduled to take
place in the big tent
A WPA cook was provided to pre-
pare lunches and morning and af-
ternoon nourishn1ent for the chill
dren while their mothers work
in the fields.
One of the most interesting fea-
lures of the camp this year is a
medical unit in an 18-foot trailer.
1t resembles a physicians office
and is equipped so that operations
may be performed there if neces-
sary. A nurse was placed in charge.
Two Calipatria physicians agreed
to officiate at the clinic at stated
intervals.
No one will be admitted to the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08
Future Farmers
Receive Shipment
OF Beef Steers

Twenty-Five feeder steers, pur-
chased for the El Centro high
school Future Farmers, arrived at
the Imperial railroad yards Satur-
day and were distributed to 16 boys,
according to John Adams, professor
of vocational agriculture.
The steer shipment came with a
large shipment purchased by
George Cannon. An additional
shipment of 10 or Is animals will
arrive for the future farmers about
Oct. Is.
Prorated cost of the steers.
Adams said will average close to
IA cents a pound
Boys who received animals were
George Procsal, Richard McKain,
John Waterman, Glen Shumard.
Jack Studer, Emil Burch. Dick
Ingle. Frank Osuna, Walter Smith.
Junior Robinson, Marion Precie,
Fritz and Joe Landolt, Jimmie Pc
ters, Robert Wogatzke.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08
Postman TO Walk
Up Grand Canyon

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Oct. 7. UP)
-PoStman Berle Putnams vaca-
ton started today and so did the
most extensive holiday walk" ever
attempted by mail carrier.
Putnam set out TO walk along the
floor of the Grano Canyon from
the junction of the Colorado and
Little Colorado rivers TO Lake
Meade at Boulder dana distance
of more than 200 miles never before
completed on foot.
Putnam, husky, former wrestler,
has been planning the trip for
years. All summer he has spent his
weekends in caching food supplies
along his proposed trail on the
rugged floor of the Grand Canyon.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08
Camp
Opens at Cali pat

camp without first having submit
ted to a physical examination.
Those suffering from communica-
BILE diseases will be isolated and
treated All children must be immu-
nized against ailments prevalent
among children. This immunization
was made mandatory so there would
be less danger of the transient
children introducing communicable
diseases into valley schools.
The big camp is mobile unit
capable of being Knocked down"
and transported from place to place
in the wake of the harvests in var
ious areas. 1t can be taken down,
packed in truck, carried to a new
site, and set up ready for occupan-
cy all in the space of a week.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08
Crop Loans Now
Being Accepted

George c. Peck, field supervisor
for the Emergency Crop Loan divi-
sion of the Farm Credit association,
who this week installed Margaret
johnson as new field clerk in I'M
perial Valley, Saturday announced
applications are being accepted for
vegetable, grain and alfalfa loans.
Vegetable or crop loans are al
lowed up to S28 per acre. grain
loans to $3.50 per acre and alfalfa
loans to $3.50 per acre.
These figures cover the cash cost
of water, fertilizer, seed and other
production costs. The maximum
oan to any applicant is $4OO.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08

nearing III WdSIllIlSlOll OIL wv ~,
proposes a 3212 cent tariff reduc-
ton on flaxseed, according to Ar
gyle McLachlan, secretary of the
flaxseed association, who will rep
resent Imperial Valley at the hear
ing.
Organizations opposing the re-
duction pointed out that the trade
pact clause reducing tariff would
particularly harm the Imperial
Valley where the flax acreage has
increased from 500 acres in 1888
to $4,000 acres in 1899.
The valley has been proved as
an ideal location for growth of
flax crop, netting an average yield
of 20 bushels to the acre as COM
pared to a national average of less
than eight.
The organizations prepared the
following nine point brief to pre-
sent at the Washington hearing:
|. Flaxseed is a deficiency crop
in the United States.
2. The extension of flaxseed
production to large areas would
put this deficiency crop on some
100000 acres of land now occupied
by over produced crops; which
would be of definite advantage in
the solution of our national agri-
cultural problem.
3. Enlargement of the flaXseed
industry, aside from being of ad-
vantage to thousands of American
farmers, would provide greater re-
serves of fats within our own bor-
ders for emergency use as foods and
as explosives.
4. The present tariff apparent
ly is at about the right level since,
under it, the extension of flax cul-
ture in the United States has pro-
gressed rapidly in the past few
years. 1t is assumed that progress
toward self-sufficiency in this crop
Is COIlSlueIdIlOll.
5. The present tariff is not a
barrier to the sale of Argentine
flaxseed in the United States.
6. Flaxseed, being a deficiency
crop, does not require curtailment
or special crop payments to bolster
the industry.
7. Reduction of the present
flaxseed tariff would be reduc-
ton of what appears a fair sub
sidy to the United States flax
grower, and in order to protect
the grower against loss equal to
the reduction some sort of arti-
ficial parity payment would be re-
quired.
8. While reduction of the flax
seed tariff may seem of little mo-
ment nationally in the light of
larger issues involved" it is of
vital concern to us who are tax
payers, as well as flax growers.
9. Flaxseed production is in no
way a bonanza operation. 1t is
merely a means of livelihood. Any
reduction in the tariff on flaxseed,
lowers the price to the grower and
therefore lowers the growers in
come.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08
Farmers Receive
More Payments

Conservation payment checks
continued to arrive in Imperial VAL
ley during the past week boosting
general payment total to S79,775.
Sugar beet payments totaled
slS4,807 and wheat parity payments
reached S6967 Roland Ballou, Sec
retary of the conservation associa-
ton, reported farmers would be
notified upon arrival of additional
checks.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08
Negro Arrested
For Theft of Pids

Floyd Riddle, Winterhaven Ne
gro, was ordered to trial in super
ior court Oct. 16 on a charge of
grand theft of pigs.
He was accused of stealing
three sows and j pigs ranging in
weight from 80 pounds to 12O
pounds. He pleaded not guilty in su-
perior court Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08
Girls Murderer
Sentenced TO Die

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Oct
7. CUP)-Thomas Mcbride Coch-
ran, 29-year-old fake talent scout,
today was sentenced TO die in the
electric chair for the murder of
Ruth Frances Dunn, one OF two
Miami high school girls he lured
from home with false promises OF
stage fame.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08

themselves by preventing fires"
Firemen will make a brief in
spection of homes. if the owners
wish. giving friendly pointers on
what is dangerous from a fire haz-
ard standpoint.
Other chief activities involve the
schools, Reed declared. Firemen
will visit every room in every gram
mar school to make brief talks and
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08

hand out pamphlets. Among them
will be questionaires which the
teachers will distribute to children.
Pupils will be expected to take the
papers home. fill them out, and re-
turn them to the teachers. Corn
described this as a means of OBJ
tanning a general idea of fire haz-
ard conditions in the residential
districts
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08
September Rains Delay Lettuce, Cut
Fall Pea ACREAGE, Report Reveals

ten days to two weeks and IN many
cases caused growers to abandon
plans to harvest their usual fall
crop. Spring pea acreage may be
increased as a result.
Carrot paintings were begun dur
ing the month indicating an acre
age of 1000 or about equal to last
season.
The grapefruit harvest will be
started in October Early tests
have been satisfactory with suf-
ficient color to meet requirements
of Standardization.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08

September rains delayed lettuce
paintings, reduced the fall pea acre
age and damaged approximately
so per cent of the county's alfalfa
hay supply, the monthly report of
B. A. Harrigan, county agricultural
commissioner disclosed Saturday.
Lettuce paintings were held up
nearly two weeks as heavy rains
made it impossible to work in the
fields and few early paintings
had to be reseeded Acreage, how
ever, will remain about the same
as last year.
Planting Of fall peas was delayed
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08
vogt to Speak
AtFFA Meetinu

Carl Vogt, president of the Ell
Centro high school future farmers,
will be princiSal speaker at a meet
ing of the FLA Monday night at
the high school agriculture rooms.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08

Albert Zech, history instructor
at El Centre high school and jun
ior college, Wednesday was princi-
pal speaker at a meeting of the Fu-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08
MASONS MEET MONDAY

El Centre lodge No. 384 will con-
duct a stated meeting Monday
night at 7:30 O'Clock in the Masonic
temple.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08
Farm and Building Section
zech Speaks at FLA Alumni Meet

ture Farmer Alumni.
zech recounted experiences OF his
recent trip to Europe. Next meet
ing of the Alumni group will be on
Oct. 18.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08
I.v. Groups Join
In Opposition to
Flax 7 driff Cut

Imperial county farm bureau, the county board of
pervsors and the Southwest faxseed association were
on record Saturday opposed to any tariff reduction
on faxseed as included in the proposed Argentine trade
agreement treaty The treaty which will be aired at
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-08

Here are three bears for work
big size, middle size, small
size! You'll find each one a
go-getter in every inch and
ounce.
First view shows you up
to-the- minute appearance -
the handsome lines of farm
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TO BREAK J. c. BASEBALL BAN
Continued from Page II

members in this city. The canvassers
solicited signatures of the crowds at
the city's beaches, parks, community
centers and athletic fields.
The League already has obtained
10000 signatures. Five thousand per-
sons signed the petitions last week at
Yankee Stadium where four colored
baseball teams were exhibiting their
prowess.
Among the prominent persons sign
ing the petitions were James w. Ford
twice Communist vice presidential
candidate; Josh Gibson, star catcher
of the Homestead Grays and rated
by many sports commentators as of
big league calibre; and A. Philip Ran
dolph, president of the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters.
81 was more than happy to sign
petition as | came in" said Randolph.
"That's a fine campaign you're carry
ing on and it's getting results. Well
have colored players in there in a
year or two, from the way it's going
now"
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STREET FESTIVAL ON
HOLOKE ST., AUG. 8
Continued from Page u

Music Unit, will open the program.
The South End and Upper Roxbury
Choral Glasses under the direction of
Claudius Broadfeld, will sing and lead
community singing. Cleophas and His
Harmonica SeXtet composed of Ernest
Ashley, Cyril Moore, Warren Springer,
Robert Springer and John Joseph will
play. There will be dramatic sketch,
Because She Loved Him So" The
cast includes Mrs. Jack Weldon, a
devoted wife, Ella B. Hayes; Mary, a
Maid, Willie Mann; Policeman, Sam
uel Smith. Mrs. Fannie Lonon, Presi-
dent of the Harriet Tubman Home will
make remarks.
The program of music and drama
is sponsored by the South End Joint
Planning Committee, Miss Jane r. Me
Grady, chairman; South End Recrea-
ton Committee, John Pratt Whitman,
chairman; South End Music Commit
tee, Miss Sarah E. Sprague, chairman;
Inner South End Chorus Committee,
Mrs. Mable J. Dean, chairman; Outer
South End Joint Planning Committee,
Julian d. Steel, chairman; Outer South
End Recreation Committee, Miss Flor
ence L. Lewis, chairman; Upper Rox
bury Recreation Committee, Rev. Sam
uel Laviscount, chairman and Upper
Roxbury Chorus Committee, Mrs. Edna
c. Franks, chairman, in cooperation
with the Adult Recreation Project Of
the Work Projects Administration.
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NOSE CISCO DAY HUGE
SUCCESS
Continued from Page u

OF course young fellows like Bob Rus
sell, "Southy" Thomas, Jim Moore,
"Jit' Taylor, Buster Williams, Bullet
Campbell, "Fleet" Roach, "Old Man"
Harper, Harry Eccles, Will Jackman,
Blake" Blake, "Al" Dupree, Chef
Lewis, Speed" Wheaton, in fact
everybody who ever played ball in this
vicinity was there except "Old Nose"
himself.
There were master minders galore.
starting with the ubiquitous manager
Fats" Johnson, who never smiled
more sweetly than he did after count
ing up the receipts, also "Ike" Bailey.
Buck" O'Brien, the old Red Sox
pitcher Jack Ryan and his many assis-
tant managers, including his tumbl-
ing clowns who were in costume and
who convulsed the crowd with their
antics as well as amazed them by play
ing superb baseball, and harassed the
umpires especially Jack Quinn and
Lynch.
vi course there were many second
guessers such as Lou" Krigger, Ser
geant Jack Leonard of the Regular
Army, retired, Buster" Brown, John
ny Mcllvane, "Fox" Enslow, "Spike"
Corbin Butter" Foster, Johnny Col
Inns with his Everett gang, Freddie
Famous, Joe Bonner, Parker Coleman,
Clarke" Diamond" Cooper, Joe
Clark, Roy Williams with his brother
William Taylor of the Boston Police
Guy Williams, Frank Green, Sergeant
Department and some lady second
guessers too including young Miss
Darlington. Our old crony an EXPERT
second guesser, "Shag" Taylor, who
is still at the City Hospital on account
OF his injured knee, could not be pres
ent, neither could a slugger such as
Med" Gourdin play, or be present be-
cause his dentist had ordered him to
remain in the house on account of two
recent molar eXtractions. By the way
he should have sent "Buck" Gourdin,
his three year old son in his place, be-
cause that yOungster can really hit,
at least at the plate he is good.
Oh yes, there were collectors aplen-
ty, even that fellow wearing white
linen Knockers and a cane, as well as
Ashley Evans, the old Boston Latin
SchooI, track captain. Those two fell
lows seemed to be working in cahoots
or something, some persons even said
Ashley was the unknown's "shill," but
"Catty" Darlington, a second guesser,
openly accused the white knickered
gent with eating hot dogs out of the
funds. He may have had something
there.
"OId Nose" would have seen many
old opponents, who were anxious to
hear how he is coming back to the
wars, just like "Blakie" who made two
hits, one almost clearing the crowd in
center field. He would have seen plen-
ty of politicians, such as WHY'S Mar
shall, and his candidate David Ken
ney; but best of all he would have
seen and been with his friends, all of
whom, from small to large, turned out
to honor one of the greatest fellows
ever, Moses Sisco.
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ton to enter Howard University
Welcome to Harlem, Miss Turner, I
shall be here waiting to help entertain
you. NOTE: Next week, my guest
columnist will be Mr.. James Egbert |
Allen, public school teacher and presi-
dent of the Harlem branch, NAACP.
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President Of CoIeridge-TayIor Music
Association host TO National Meet,
Aug. 2o-25.
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DIX. ). F. TN1LOK
Demratic leader, who was operated
on Thursday for d broken knee-cap.
The popular "Shag" sustained The in
Jury by falling down a flight Of stone
steps.
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