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Evening star., 1939-04-18
Goodrich Disc|oses
$650,000 Earned in
Last Quarter
Net Compares With
$1,650,000 Deficit in
Period Year Ago
BY the Associated Press.

/ by the associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 1S.-David M.
Goodrich, chairman of the board of
b. F. Goodrich Co., told stockhold-
ers at their annual meeting today
that the company had made a profit
OF s650,000 in the first three months
OF the year. compared with loss of
sl,650,O00 in the like period of 1898.
He said the labor situation in Ak
ron had improved, but that the
management constantly is studying
decentralization
NATURALLY, decentralization is to
be regretted in many ways" said
Goodrich. I'VE have not gone into
it as far or as fast as the other large
companies
Concerning future business pros
poets. the chairman said: "At the
moment there is a little slow down
as there is in all industry. This is
to be expected in view of these con-
slant European crises"
In answer to questions from stock
holders. S. B. Robertson, president,
said: Labor relations are at pres
ent very satisfactory in Akron.
Hourly wages are from Is to 18 per
cent higher than in 1929, but the
weekly wage. because of the Short
ened hours. is not very different.
There has been great change
in labor conditions in Akron in the
last year and half. They are much
improved. I don't think that more
than Is per cent of the employees
were ever antagonistic to the large
companies
Five directors of the company were
reelected. They are William A..
Evans. Charles S. Mccain, Arthur B.
| NeWhall, R. S. Rauch and S. B. Rob-
ertson.
u. S. Rubber Co.
U. S. Rubber Co. first-quarter
earnings were more than enough"
to cover preferred requirements, F..
B. Davis, jr., president, told stock
holders at the annual meeting. Sales
for the year through April IS were
Is per cent higher than for the
corresponding 1888 period, he said.
| Inventories are carried at below
market cost, he added.
Gillette Safety Razor.
Gillette Safety Razor Co. and
subsidiaries reported for the quar-
ter ended March 81 net profit of
1857 SAT, equal, after preferred divi-
dend requirements, to "a cents a
share on common stock. This COM
pared with $755,864, or 10 cents a
common share in the March quar-
ter last year.
American Locomotive,
First-quarter operations of Amer
lean Locomotive Co. were in the red
and railroad interest in recent weeks
has f1attened out. William c, Dicker-
man, president, told stockholders at
the annual meeting. However, he
said, the company's back log of un-
nlled orders now reaches $4,000, 900,
compared with $1,000, 900 January 3.
Union Carbide.
Jesse j. Kicks, president of Union
Carbide & Carbon Corp, told
stockholders earnings for the first
three months of this year were Is
per cent higher than in the like
period OF 1898. He said the company
expected to spend between $4,000, 900
and $4,000, 900 on construction this
year, compared with 81 100000 spent
in 1888.
Evening star., 1939-04-18
Vaughan to Reopen
Furniture Factory
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
GALAx, Va, April Ex-senator
Taylor G. Vaughan today laid plans
for reopening the plant of the
Vaughan Furniture Co. here, closed
since December.
The decision to reopen the plant,
which the directors had voted to
liquidate, was based, he said, on a
survey of conditions in the furniture
industry. He said the company's
former employees would be rehired
If they desired to return to work.
The plants 200 employees struck
in protest against Is per cent wage
reduction last year. Later the direc-
tors voted to liquidate the business.
Evening star., 1939-04-18

at the annual
election held at
t h e Cos m o S
Club last eve
ming, A veteran
insurance man
and one of the
founders of the
organization, he
succeeds Dwight
T. Scott. The
o t h er officers
elected for the
coming year in
clude.
j. Hicks Bald
win, Northwest
erp Mutual life
Evening star., 1939-04-18
5,544 Now Employed >
By Glenn |. Martin
BY the Associated Press

by tHe HSSOCIateu FreSS
BALTIMORE, April 18.-The
Glenn L. Martin Co. announced tnat
employment at its airplane factory
here reached a new high of 5,544 on
April IA, an increase of So per cent
over the January figure of 3,640.
The force was increased in prepara-
ton for the opening Of the new ad-
dition to the factory this month.
Evening star., 1939-04-18

mond yesterday.
G orge C.
Peery, Virginia
State corpora
t ION commits
sioner, was made
a director to
represent Vir-
glnia on t h z
board.
Directors re-
elected George
c, Brooke, presi-
d e mt of tn e
Chesapeake &
Ohio R. R.: NJ.
w. lie m e n t,
Evening star., 1939-04-18
MetuI Market

steady: electrolytic. spot. 10.5O-7b: srnort
Job. Tin nrm: spot and nearby ~ Hn
1S5Sard York. 5ss: 55S .l;s LEAD Z. steady spst
steady: East st. Louis, spot and rorv.r 1,1T ra
30 Quicksilver. 81 .0O.e6. so. FiS iron
aluminum. anttmony. platinum ana Shines:
wolframite UNCHANGED. ~''1 ~AlAeee
Evening star., 1939-04-18
Baltimore Quotation
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 18.-Cotton
futures eased 2 to 7 points from
morning highs today when profit
taking revealed lack of follow
through to demand.
In midafternoon the list was
higher to l lower. May sold at BIS,
up 6. and July 1874 or ahead
Early support came through short
covering, Wall Street buying and
trade price fixing.
Evening star., 1939-04-18
CottonSeed Oil.

continued the advance during forenoon
trading today. rejecting steadiness of lard.
cotton and hogs. Around midday prices
were 5 to net higher. Local and COM
mission house buying found offerings light
and prices responded Crude oil vas
steady on the basis of 5h cents bid. South
east and Valley. and 5h to 5ss bid Texas.
Evening star., 1939-04-18

Iotal Sales for the day.. 100000
sUnt OF trading
rn oskupcy or recelveship being under
6alhruptcy Act or securities
Rates OF dividend in the annual dsbu
nnts oased on the last quarterly
otnerWse noted special
"a TX olVld9nd xr Ex rights extras Paid
tas year PAYABLE in stock Declared
clared this N'''Ne"N' va" VI oe-
Evening star., 1939-04-18
Norman Call Again
Elected President
0fR.,F. R.
Directors Include Heads
Of Several Other
Important Roads
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Norman Call was reelected presi-
dent of the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg & Potomac r. r. at the annual
meeting of the stockholders m Rich
Evening star., 1939-04-18

CHICAGO Cash Market
Cash wheat. No. red, II. Corn, No. 2
yellow, 50'4. Oats. No. l mixed, 33i4:
No. white, 31-31i4; sample grade, white,s
2as4-31l2 Barley mailing. 5000 nomi-
nal: feed. 35-45 nominal. Timothy seed
2 s5-315 nominal: red clover seed. 1900
II 90; red top. 9.25-15 nominal.
Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE. April Is dP,.-Wheat No.
. red winter. garlicky. spot domestic. SOFA.
Evening star., 1939-04-18

Corners without lights are THE
most dangerous. Drive and walk
safely.
Evening star., 1939-04-18

Approximate Soes OF Stocks the N Y Stock Exchonoe
ll:OO AN. 70 600 l2:UO Noon $50 ooo
100 PM. 2.o0PN ooo
Sale for, AAon
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-22
POST-PRESS
FAR wi PAGE
kanm Forecasts
Farm Bureau
Membership Hike

Predictions that the Imperial
county farm bureau membership
would reach an all time high were
made by President c. F.. Kamm
and Secretary Scott Foulds Satur-
day as early membership drive re-
ports topped previous showings
Calipatria farm center was the
first to reach its quota, according
to reports from the northend and
other farm center drive leaders in
dicated their quotas would be es-
tablished at the END of the week.
The bureau established $50 mem
bers as the 1899 quota and at the
present rate of new membership
signatures the bureau will exceed
that quota. Total membership last
year was 7l0, according to Scott
Foulds.
This years drive was organized
by bureau leaders with the aid of
Frank Pierce, state director or or
ganization. Teams canvaSsed all
sections of the valley for new mem
berS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-22
One New Home
Started in &C.,
Builder Reports

Residential construction contri-
buted only one addition in Ell Cen
tro during the past week, according
to Sones Lumber company, a five
room home for Newfield Brothers
on 553 Orange avenue.
The home will be a California
type with the now popular decora-
tive celotex interior finish. Red
wood siding will feature exterior
walls.
Indirect lighting will be installed
throughout the house and latest
kitchen and bathroom designs have
been planned for the $2750 resi-
dence.
A four-car garage will be built
for Newfield Brothers at the house,
Sones reported.
Homes for Johnny Harris on 10th
and Ell Centro and for George
Bucklin on Sixth and Commercial
were near completion as was the
home for Fred Smith, contractor.
Work progressed ahead of sched-
ule on the DR.. Bolenbaker job at
4th and Orange and on the Steve
Harris, w. A. Scheniman and Jim
Brock homes on Sandalwood be-
tween Seventh and Eighth streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-22
Flax Study
Reveals Increase
In Production

Imperial county flax growers who
cooperated in the extension service
flax efficiency service. increased
average production three bushels
to the acre. Wallace Sullivan. eX-
tension specialist. told growers at
the fourth annual meeting in e.
Centro this week.
More than 1900 acres were in
cmded in the five year efficiency
plan. according to Wallace. and the
average yield in the fourth year
of the study was increased from "a
bushels to the acre to q bushels
While the average yield trend was
upward price received was 25 cents
per bushel less than the previous
year.
Sullivan pointed out that increas-
ed yields had resulted from better
choice of land. better seed-bed
preparation. and more vigorous
weed control.
More orderly and effective mar
keting of flaxseed. more returns
for dockage. higher returns for
straw. more attention to land prep
aration. pest control, irrigation ro-
tation plans. weed control and har-
vest efficiency were listed as i'm
portant items in the development
of better returns for growers.
New problems which will confront
the growers in the present season
are: row planting Of flax, new flax
machinery fertilizers and what crop
should follow flax.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-22
Building Permits
Boosted Upward

Building permits issued since the
start of 1889 totaled $42,513 Friday,
boosted upward by a Steady de-
mand during the past week at the
El Centro city engineers office.
Largest recent permit was issued
to A. T. Bump for a $4,000 home at
1888 Brighton. Next largest was a
S2750 permit issued Newfield Bros.
for construction at 533 Orange
street. Other permits included a
S173 reroofing job at 446l2- so
Broadway, a 5000 addition at 767R
Ell Centro street, a $500 addition
at 1893 Olive street, a $40 sign at
442 Main street, $500 for addition
of room at 752 Broadway, garage
alterations of $12O at 531 Sandal
wood, construction of an $500 garage
at 533 Orange and $3.50 work at
1881 Park.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-22
Feeding Value
OF Hay Told at
Farm Center Meets

The price difference among vari-
Gus grades of alfalfa hay is far
greater than the feeding value diff
ference. George WinWright, aSsis-
tant farm advisor told Meloland
and Jasper Farm Centers during
the past week.
WinWright. who exhibited several
sample grades Of hay to his audi
ences, urged a program which
would keep the lower grade hay in
the valley for feeding and ship the
higher grade hay to the Los An
geles market.
That program would serve a two
fold purpose, Winwright said. In
the first place it would insure low
er feeding costs to livestock men
and it would keep the lower grade
hay off the market as a competitor
for the top grade product.
Farmers would receive better
price for their hay and would cut
the feeding cost nearly 20 per cent.
Winwright was the principal
speaker at the Meloland center
meeting and one of four speakers
at the Jasper meeting. Wade Ram
sey. A. ]. Spicy and Yves Ander-
son gave short talks at the Jasper
center meeting
Frank Beyschlag. farm advisor,
spoke at a meeting of the Alamo
Verde farm center Friday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-22
Farm Price ReUieIos
NeIUS - Features
Spot Agricultural
Market Surveys
Lee Landerman Outlines Advantages
0fFour-H Club Long Range Program;
Valley Future Safe, Director Says

Imperial Valleys future agricultural empire
safe Lee Landerman All club director reported Satur
day. safe because the long program of the All cut
has already begun to function with desired results.
Club workers, under the program have taken q
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-22

Building contractors and ma
terialmen marked time during the
past week as they experienced the
usual construction lull during the
month of January.
Materialmen predicted a substan-
tial increase during February and
March as remodeling and repair
work boosted the building permit
total during the early weeks of the
year.
Whiting Mead company reported
progress on the De La Vega home
on Seventh and Holt streets as in
terror work was started The re-
model job on the Haskell home
west of El Centro was completed.
Aubrey Moody, announced that
he had several jobs on the fire. He
reported progress on the w. w.
Grassland home at Seventh and
Holt streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-22
Over the Back Fence

tude of small feeder roots. This
is lust what the nurseryman wants.
II enables him to move the tree
later with a minimum of risk. A
tree with no large roots to be cut,
but a great many feeder roots, can
always be moved with very little
danger. If you have a tree which
you are planning to move some
time. this is worth remembering.
Another instance in which root
pruning may be practiced to ad-
vantage, is where the roots from
a large tree are damaging walks,
curbs. lawns or are intruding into
any palce where they are not want
ed. In such instances I would not
hesitate to cut back the offending
roots. / have known ranchers who
have spent many years growing
WindbreakS for their citrus groves
and have then pulled them out
because they were robbing the ad-
iacent citrus trees of nourishment
1t would have been much better to
have retained the Windbreaks, and
to have simply kept the roots prun-
ed on the side next to the grove.
Root pruning correctly done at
the proper time will not injure the
tree. Deciduous trees should al
WAYS be root-pruned while they are
dormant, and no tree should have
its roots cut in very hot weather.
Make a clean, smooth cut with a
sharp instrument. Avoid bruising
or breaking the roots, and keep the
tree well watered for some time
afterward. If you are trying to do
a really first class job you may
paint the wounds with a pruning
compound. Do not use housepaint
as the lead which it contains will
he Injurious.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-22

YOU haven't read ALL the NEWS
until you've read the ADS!
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-22
By FRED AMES

There is one kind of tree prun-
ing which is practiced quite extern
sively by tree surgeons and nursery
men, but very little by the home
gardner. That is root pruning. In
large nurseries where trees are
grown in the field to be boxed out
and sold after they have attained
considerable size, root pruning Is
an important part of the regular
growing practice. The customary
procedure is to measure off a square
about the tree, just little smaller
than the inside dimensions OF the
box in which it will eventually be
placed. Then upon two opposite
sides a deep narrow trench Is dug
and all the roots on those sides are
cut with pruning shears or saw.
After the roots have been pruned
the trenches are refilled, and the
tree is kept well Watered for sew
eral weeks. When the tree has had
time TO recuperate from the first
operation, the process is repeated
upon the other two sides. In the
case of smaller trees or shrubs
which are TO be balled out, the
operation is much simpler. You
simply take a long, narrow tiling
spade, select a time when the soil
is moist, but not wet enough TO be
sticky, draw a circle around your
tree a little smaller than the ball
is TO be, and sock your spade in
as deep as you can all the way
around. Then press the earth back
firmly into place.
When the roots of a tree have
been cut, nature, in an effort TO
repair the damage, Immediately
causes the tree TO send out a multi
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-22

started the All club work a few
years ago and are now partners
in their fathers Grade A dairy.
The eventual goal of the All
program. Landerman said, is to
supplement the project with sew
eral other projects to contribute
profit to the young farmer.
An example would be the combi-
nation of a dairy project and a
feed project, Landerman said.
The program has unlimited pos
sibilities, Landerman concluded, and
the extension service is making a
careful study of plans to assure
complete success of the program.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-22
A Regular Feature
OF The
Sunday Post-Press
Conservation
Program to Be
Outlined at Meet

A policy to decentralize the farm
conservation program and put the
responsibility upon farmer commit
teemen. as outlined at the recent
national conference. will be dis
cussed by Robert Wilson and E. E.
Spoor, state officials, at an edu-
cational meeting for Imperial Vail
ley farmers on Feb. 8 and 4
Wilson. who made a previous visit
to the valley, was one of the lead
ers in the move to put farmers
problems in the hands of the far
merS.
Success of the program can be
assured only when farmers of each
section can alter the program to
make it apply to local problems,
Wilson said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-22
HoIfviIIe FLA.
Visits Station

Future Farmers of Holtville visit
ed the Meloland Experiment Sta
ton recently. This is one of the
field trips that is scheduled for the
Future Farmers of Holtville.
At the Experiment Station par
ticular interest was shown in the
flax and clover plots.
There are sixteen different types
of flax being grown and three diff
ferent paintings, Is days apart. The
first being planted October /. Sew
eral new types are being grown, in
Guiding different types of Argentina
flax, several India varieties and
several selections of the common
varieties of Punjab.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-22

keener interest IN ownership OF
property, including real estate.
Some experts have recently point
ed out that the valleys future
might become unsafe because of the
large numbers of tenant farmers
in the area. Under the long range
program of the All club, Lander
man said, workers are told of the
advantages of home ownership and
steps have already been taken to
plan ownership as an ultimate goal
of the program.
Original All club projects lasted
only for three or four months OF
the year and each season workers
were forced to start anew, Lander
man said. At the present time,
however, workers operate under a
five year plan with established
goals.
The project is first selected care
fully in order that the club worker
may sustain his interest in the
work. Landerman said. The project
Immediately becomes an important
supplement to the family income.
Success of the long range pro-
gram is a proven factor, Landerman
said. He cited Lewis Copeland of
Calipatria as a splendid example.
Lewis started bee project a
few years ago with several hives
of wild bees which he captured. At
the present time Copeland owns
1850 colonies of bees and complete
equipment.
Landerman listed several other
examples, among them Roy and
Vern Rood The Rood brothers
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-22
BUILDING SECTION
Big Building Increase for February,
March Predicted by Local Residents

Foundation work will be COM
pleted on the Allen T. Bump home
before the end of next week, w
j. Deaver, contractor announced
Saturday.
Builders Supply furnished ma
terial for a 50x100 addition to the
headquarters building of the I'M
perial Irrigation district at Imper-
ia1
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-22
Hornbeck TO
Build New Dairy

Construction of a dairy barn for
George Hornbeck, west Of Ell Cen
tro, was begun during the past
week, Walter Macdonald, milk in
spector said Saturday
The barn, a complete milking
setup. is the first step of a COM
pletely remodeled dairy.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-22
Future Farmers
Discuss Markets

El Centro high school future far
mer alumni discussed valley agri-
culture market conditions at a
meeting in the high school We'd
nesday night, according to Martin
Weiss. president.
A joint meeting with the Braw-
ley alumni organization was plan
ned for Tuesday, Jan. "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-30

committee. Sens. Walter F. George,
D., Ga, Richard B. Russell, Jr. D.,
Ga; Elmer Thomas, D., Okla;
John H. Overton, D., La: Tom
Stewart, D., Tenn, and John H
Bankhead, D., Ala, attended.
The bloc decided to press for i'm
mediate consideration of two Sec
tions of bill previously introduced
by Smith, The proposals would:
/. Permit farmers to repoSsess g
maximum OF 100000 bales from
the 1000, ,000-bale surplus held un-
der government loans, upon pay
ment of three cents per pound ano
agreement to retire acreage which
would produce comparable
amount of rev cotton.
,. Give the farmer subsidy oi
three cents or less upon cotton pro-
duced on acreage allotments made
in the soil conservation program
Retired loan cotton would not be
eligible for the usbsidy payment
Instead of substituting the for
eign market" Smith said, eve will
take that money and subSidize the
American producer"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-30
Comedian S Wife
Charges Cruelty

NEW YORK, March 80. (UP)-
Ed Wynn, a comedian on the stage,
was just the opposite at home, so
much so that the second Mrs. Wynn
suffered "a post marital depres-
sion, sne charged in separation
suit on file in supreme court to-
day.
Mrs. Wynn, the former Frieda
Mierse, beauty contest winner, ask
ed for $3.50 a week temporary ALI
mony and $500 in counsel fees.
A hearing on her petition is sched-
uled for next Thursday.
Mrs Wynn said she lost 16
pounds because of the comedians S
cruel and inhuman" treatment.
MY husband undermined my
health by constant nagging," she
said.
She charged that the So year old
performer interrupted her inter-
views with psychiatristS and kept
her locked up. She said he aban-
doned her last August.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-30
Pehagra Research
Doctor Receives
Memorial Award

NEW ORLEANS, March 30. CUP)
DIR. Tom Douglas Spies, Univer-
sity of Cincinnati medical profess
sor whose research helped to abate
pellagra today held the John Phil
lips memorial award fU 1939-the
only medal awarded by the Amer
ican College of Physicians
The committee on fellowships
and awards cited Dr. Spies for
outstanding contributions to the
science of nutrition and particular
ly for his studies on the nature and
character of pellagra.
DR.. Kenneth Austin Evelyn of
Montreal, Canada; DR.. Harold
Magnuson of Los Angeles. Calf,
and DR.. Robert Williams of Nash
vile, Tenn, were awarded re-
search fellowShips of $500 each.
DR.. Evelyn will continue work on
the photo electric colorimiter which
he discovered. Mr.. Magnuson, who
has specialized in physical research
in medicine, will study with DR.
B. o. RaulSton at the University
of Southern California. DR.. Will
liams will study at the MaSsachu-
sets General hospital on the influ-
ence of endocrine glands on fat
metabolism.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-30

Fred Bright, valley grower and
shipper, was told the site could not
be released. for experiment plr-
poses because it was in Torrey
Pines park. AT his request the Ell
Centre Cham mper of Commerce con-
tacted the San Diego lchamber and
city government. 1t was arranged
to have the site turned over to the
city of San Diego if the voters
would accept it, The proposition
was placed on the municipal bal
lot and carried by an overwbelm-
ing vote this week. Between 5000
and $4,000 worth of equipment and
buildings are there.
The work carried on at this ex-
pertinent station by DR.. Jaeger
during his life is credited with be-
ing responsible for much of the
success of agriculture in Imperial
Valley and the station is consider
ed of historic significance. Addi-
tional experiments of interest to
ranchers still are being carried
on there.