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Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
Goar Maps Active Plan
At Experiment Station
Drainage To Be
Principal Study,
Sup+. Declares

In an office filled with intricate
gadgets that make farming a sci
ence, L. G. Goar, superintendent
of the Meloland experiment sta
ton. leaned back in his swivel chair
and casually listed program OF
activity for the year that would
send an ordinary man to an early
grave.
The principal experiment at the
station will be drainage, Goar ex-
planned. but experiments in the
valleys leading crops will be con-
tinued as last year.
Our drainage experiment will in
clude taking of water samples at
regular intervals to study flow OF
water under various conditions, to
study salt content of water upon
application and upon drainage from
the land after irrigation.
Goar explained that new equip
ment to facilitate testing of the
flow of water and salt content OF
water had been obtained at the
station.
Another interesting study in re-
gard to the Meloland station drain
age system will involve a check Of
results of different tile line spao-
ings. Line spacings start at 400
feet, others are spaced at 200, $50,
1875, 100 and 30 feet
Aside from the drainage expert
ments. the station will continue its
usual flax studies, which will in
clude planting of 20 different vari-
cites, spacing tests and dates Of
planting experiments.
The station will continue to test
varieties of wheat and barley, in
Guiding three new varieties: several
forage crops, including grasses and
legumes and mixtures Of grasses
and legumes, Goar said.
Fertilization tests on alfalfa plots
will be conducted as we'll as fer
tilization experiments with sugar
beets, Goar pointed out. The lat
ter experiment will be conducted in
con junction with the USDA.
Crop rotation experiments, using
most prominent commercial crops
of Imperial Valley will be carried
On and there will be an increase
in seed production plots of flax,
wheat, barley, sour clover, CAL
careta vetch. berseem clover and
Kanota Goats, Goar concluded.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
winwright Approves Proven Sire Method
Of Improving Dairy Herds; Cites
Records Of Maryland Experiment

Daughters OF the first sire aver
aged 663 pounds of butterfat; the
daughters of the second sire, 692
pounds: the third sire, 64l pounds;
the fourth sire, 7l0 pounds; and
the fifth sire, 1859 pounds. Daugh-
ters of the last four sires are still
in the herd, so the figures are sub
ject to change as more daughters
complete their production test.
Following the planned procedure,
all females born in the herd have
been raised and developed without
regard to their appearance and
producing ability or that of their
dams. All have been MIXED, fed,
and handled under uniform con-
ditions SO that any improvement
in producing ability would be the
result Of breeding alone.
The herd today consists Of 96
females, of which as are outbred,
% line bred, and % inbred Forty
one of the So have completed pro-
duction records with nature
equivalent average of 757 pounds
of butterfat These COWS are all
direct descendants of the founda-
ton COWS, whose average produc-
ton was 678 pounds OF butterfat.
The increase of 70 pounds in the
herd average can be attributed TO
the quality of the proved sires used,
since there has been no culling
and the environment has remain
ed uniform since the herd was
founded
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
BY GEORGE L. WINWRIGHT
assistant Farm Advisor, Imperial
County

COuIliyD
After 81 years Of experimental
work in breeding dairy cattle. the
Federal Bureau of Dairy Industry
has concluded the surest and quick
est way to develop herd of In
herently high-producing cows is
through the use of an unbroken
succession of good proven sires.
Sires are proved by comparing
the production records of their
first few daughters with the rec
ords of the dams. A good proved
sire is one whose daughters are
better producers on the average
than their dams.
In Imperial Valley an experiment
has proved that development of
herds under the program OF proven
sires is the most successful way
TO improve herds, just as was the
case in experiments at the federal
experiment station in Maryland.
Since the experiment was started
five proved sires have been used
in the Holstein- -Friesian herd at the
Agricultural Research Center, Belts
vile, Md. Except for the daughters
OF the third sire, there has been a
steady increase in butterfat pro-
duction for each generation. Daugh-
ters OF the fifth sire are now pro-
ducing more than 100 pounds but
terfst a year above the average
for the daughters of the first sire.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
Valley Farmers
Receive S185,C00
In Beet Payments

Imperial Valley farmers have re-
ceived approximately sl85,OOO in
sugar beet payments under the 1888
program, Roland Ballou, secretary
OF the county conservation COM
mittee, reported Saturday.
Under the general conservation
program 1886 checks totaling S26.-
797, have been mailed to valley
farmers and at least 1000 more
checks are expected within the next
three months. Ballou said.
General payments are made to
farmers who complied with the
1888 requirements under the Agri-
culture Adjustment Administrator
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01

ly a gamble" on the part of the
farmers because prices may not
continue to rise as they have in
recent months.
Sugar beet growers met in the
court house Friday to redistribute
allotments surrendered by those
growers who will follow the cover
planting" system.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
James H. Porter
Funeral Sunday

Funeral services for James H.
Porter. IS, FL Centran who died
Friday. were scheduled for the Le-
mons chapel at . p. m. Sunday.
The Salvation Army was placed
in charge Of the rites. Burial will
take place at Evergreen cemetery.
Porter was born in Syracuse. N. Y,
and had lived in Imperial Valley
for 81 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
VioIinisf Names
Daughter Peace

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 30. up
-Yehudi Menuhin. 23-year- old
violinist, today named his baby
daughter Zamira, which in Russian
means peace"
The baby was born yesterday to
Mrs. Menuhin the former Nola
Nichols OF Melbourne, Australia. at
University of California hospital.
Moshe Menuhin, the grandfather.
revealed that his son had donned
a surgical mask and gown and OBJ
served the birth.
When Yehudi was a little boy.
he wanted to be a surgeon" the
elder Menuhin said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01

activation Of many units including
the headquarters and four batter
les Of the 80th field artillery, the
headquarters and military police
company of the 9th division, max
ing the fort of two regular divis-
ions, the 3rd and the 9Th; and the
companies f F. and @ of the 4th
quartermaster regiment (colored).
The five batteries of the 10th
field artillery now at fort Francis
Warren. Wyoming. already are
under orders to transfer to Camp
Ord, Monterey. The strength of
the units is 557 men.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
ADDRESSES BAR ASSOCIATION

hembers Of the bar association,
meeting in Ell Centro, heard Ross
Hickox, delegate to the state bar
convention at Del Monte, discuss
convention highlights and give a
brief resume of activities Friday
noon at a luncheon meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
News Notes from
The Heber District

/ eNSv ~ sNSsSS - VIII
The Heber District
HEBER NOTES
Mr.. and Mrs. Shorty Wood re-
turned Tuesday from Salinas where
he has been working.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dowl Petree and
family are planning to move to
Calexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Terrence
returned from their trip in the
northern part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Johnson and
family are moving into Boones for
mer home.
Mr.. and Mrs J. c. Applestill and
children are making their home
on the coast.
Mrs. Ralph Thompson was din
ner guest of Mrs. V. r. Majors
! Sunday.
Juanita Lee attended the dedi-
cation of the new Brawley post
office Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Rodgers had
as dinner guests Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vergil Terrence.
Heber community Sunday school
started Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Lopez and son
Bobby returned Sunday from the
northern part of the state.
A going away dinner was given
in the honor of Miss Bette Dutton
by Evelyn Robertson Thursday
evening. Those present were Bette
Dutton, Rachel Wyatt. Lois OPP
penheimer, Lena LESLEY, and Bob
bic Sue and Evelyn Robertson.
Mrs. Mary Gensley was an over
night guest of Mr. and Mrs. R.
Robertson Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs w. f. Springer
have moved to the Bennett ranch.
Earl johnson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Johnson, returned from
Idaho Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Dyer enter
tanned Everett Bellood of Pasadena
Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Cragg re-
turned from Blythe last week.
Dan LESLEY has returned home
from around inland Saturday
where he has been working.
The Heber Campfire Girls had
their first meeting of the season
at the home of Mrs. V. D. Ingle,
/ jr. Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Davis spent last week
with her granddaughter, Mrs. Bill
/ Parker. in BraWley.
/ Mrs. Otis Pippin is spending a
! few days with her sister, lirs. L. S.
Grant, in Imperial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Parker and
daughter were Sunday visitors of
Mrs. Lowe.
Mrs Elmer Pippin's daughter has
returned TO Texas after a few weeks
stay.
Mrs. Elsie Young visited Mrs.
Verna Lowe Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Smith of CAL
exico were Sunday callers of Mrs.
Edith Bruton.
Mr. and Mrs. V. D. 1ngle, jr.,
enjoyed a chickden dinner at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. v. d. Ingle,
sr., Sunday.
Beverly Joe Robertson was an
afternoon guest of Fern Ingle Sun
day.
Mrs. D V. Porter and son, Paul
Richard, and Mrs. Myrtle Osborn
and son, Bobby, went TO the sand
hills on the road to Blythe Mon
day.
Horace Hill and family recently
moved TO Heber from Sulphur,
! Okla
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01

SELL farrc p, sduce through
Post-Press sDane Adsi
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-01
HEBER NOTES

Horace Hill and family recently
moved TO Heber from Sulphur,
Okla.
Evening star., 1939-06-04

years, through douglass DAhes'
good times and bad, these three boys
have stuck together. 1t was not
until about year and half ago,
however, that they decided to 90
into their present anything for
anybody business.
"Sherzelle Utilities is the name
they picked for their enterprise
the "Sher" from Johnny Sherman's
name and the "zelle" from Richie
Rozelle's.
We've reached the point now
where we can afford to do a little
advertising" Johnny declared. 80
I'm sure the business will keep on
growing"
One of the trio's first business
ventures was dance band" John
ny is trap drummer and Richie a
guitarist. Kenny was custodian of
instruments at first but later. when
the trio joined a large orchestra, he
became announcer.
Johnny, who is 18 and lives at
1924 Euclid street, is an outfelder
on the Central High School baseball
team. He has made one solo air.
plane flight and hopes some day to
become military aviator.
Richie, also l8. is pitcher on the
Central team. Last fall he was
halfback on the football team. He
lives at 1868 Euclid street NV.
Kenny. who is II, makes his home
at 56l2 Second place NV. All three
youths are seniors.
Evening star., 1939-06-04

sometimes peCking effectionately at
her black fur. She would guard
them when they were out of the
box and try to wash them clean.
One day little girl came to our
house, and the ducklings tried to
eat all the white dots off her dress
When they were about month old
l gave them their first swim-in a
dish pan. They swan around as if
they had always known how to do
it. The dog did not approve of
her babies swimming; she pulled one
duck out by the neck and almost
choked it.
The ducks grew very fast, gradu-
ally changing from yellow to pure
white. They waddled around the
yard and followed me nearly every
where l went. They were always
hungry; they ate bread soaked in
water after finishing their regular
dinner of mash
When we went away for a vaca-
ton, we took the dog with us, but
the ducks were sent to a farm. One
of the ducks later was stolen by a
fox, but the other one is still liv-
ing. She became the mother of five
baby ducks last summer. AS for
the dog, she still is my pet.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Junior Star Scrapbook

France and was crowned at Paris,
Thereafter the British rulers called
themselves kings of France" even
though, at times. they did not gov
ern a square foot Of French soil.
When Elizabeth assembled the
British throne, she faced a peculiar
problem. She couldn't call herself
Queen of France" for. by the Salic
law, woman could be Queen of
France only if she was the wife of
the King, and the King was already
married.
Elizabeth was not one to give up
easily what had been considered a
British right for centuries. IF
can't be Queen of France" she de-
clared, Il will be King" Accord
ingly she had herself crowned
Queen of Great Britain and King
of France"
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Prizes Totaling SIS
Offered for Best
Contributions

Boys and girls of all ages up tc
and including high school age are
invited to write for The Junior Star
Prizes of 81 each are awarded for
the five best contributions published
each week. The following rules mus,
be observed
l. All contributions must be orig
inal.
2. Name, age. address, telephone
number df any and school of the
author must appear at the top o1
the first page of every contribution
3. Contributions must be written
on one side of paper.
4. The editors decision as to the
winners will be final, and The Star
reserves the right to publish any
contribution received, in whatever
form he may deem advisable, re-
gardless of whether 1t is awarded a
prize. Checks will be mailed to the
winners during the week following
publication of their contributions.
5. Contributions will not be re-
turned.
Boys and girls who wish to act as
news correspondents of The Junior
Star may qualify by submitting at
least one feature story (the princi-
pal stories on this page today are
good examples of what is wanted)
together with the information called
for above, Those qualifying will be
given cards identifying them as re-
porters for The Junior Star. The
editor reserves the right, however
to decline to issue reporters cards
or to revoke those already issued
whenever such action appears ad-
visable.
Address: Junior Star Editor, Star
Building, Washington, D. C.
Evening star., 1939-06-04

In box. The driver did not know
what the box contained, Lester said
until the chickens got to discussing
their travels in tones loud enough
to be heard at the front of the bus
Al school. the chickens were kept
In a coop built by Lester and five
other third grade pupils-Henri ST.
bour, Stanley Hogg, LaWton Robson,
Lewis Justement and John Theo-
field Every child in the class helped
to care for the fowl
Pert is Rhode Island Red
rooster and Pecky a Barred Rock
hen said Lester. They are only
about two months old. Pecky will
start laying eggs when she's year.
and-ahalf old
Lester lives on a poultry farm,
and when he took Pert and Pecky to
school, he said. "l03 more chickens
wanted to go with us
Richard Kimmel, 10, explained
how the chickens got their names:
I'VE called the rooster Pert because
he holds his head up high. We
couldn't decide on the hens name
so easily. Because she's gray and
white some of the class wanted to
call ner Cinder. We finally de-
cided on Pecky, though, because
shes always peCking at something. "
Evening star., 1939-06-04

when she saw that the other young
sters were not afraid. she stepped up
to the coop with obvious timidity.
When she found that the chickens
would not hurt her, she was very
thrilled.
OF the chickens visit to school,
Mrs. Howe said: 1T was worth
while, purposeful activity growing
out of the children's interest and cor
related with their reading, writing,
drawing and oral expression
Evening star., 1939-06-04
King Georges Royal Staff
Includes Boys as Pages

When King George and Queen
Elizabeth visit Washington this
coming Thursday, their usual ret
inue of boy aides will be absent.
The staff of Buckingham Palace,
home of the British monarchs, in
cludes several boys known as pages
of honor. They are not always on
duty in the palace, but attend
George and Elizabeth on special oc-
casions. All the boys are between
II and Is years of age, and they
wear court dress.
One of the duties of the pages is
to carry the train of the Queens
gown at state functions and other
ceremonies. They were present at
the coronation in 1887, holding up
her train as she walked from the
entrance of Westminster Abbey to
her throne. Actually, however, it is
the King who gives them their po-
sitions and tells them the duties
they are to perform.
The pages receive no pay. They
enjoy special privileges, however,
and are able to see many famous
people. Their work is regarded as
an opportunity for career in the
royal court Several adults now at
tached to King Georges staff began
as pages.
Other children in Great Britain
also have unique royal privileges,
though they are not attached to the
royal court. The Queen Elizabeth
who ruled at the time of the Span
ish armada took great interest in
the students of Westminster School,
and, as a result. they were allowed
to attend royal affairs. In fact,
they were permitted to enter the
palace whenever they wished.
Even today, though the right 70
Evening star., 1939-06-04

building model planes about six
years ago" said Jack. MY first
model had a wing spread of seven
feet Since then I've made many
planes, of varying types and sizes,
but the largest is the one I flew at
Hybla Valley. One of my smaller
models-with a wing spread of
about six feet-was exhibited in a
local theater
Building model planes is one
thing that can't be taught" he con-
tinued. TT must come with eXpe-
rience. You can spend many hours
working on model before discover
ing its completely out of balance
Jack, who lives at 800 Concord
avenue NV, hopes to become an
aenonautical engineer.
Evening star., 1939-06-04


East. gave me a terrible beating. I
determined to learn enough about
boxing to beat him, but I outgrew
his class before I could get return
engagement"
After getting as far as the semi
finals in the l10-pound class, Dom
abandoned boxing. He resumed the
sport last winter, however, when he
put on the gloves for the District
National Guard, under the direction
Of Matt Twomey. In the last Golden
Gloves tournament he reached the
semi-flnals, only to be defeated by
Frank Moaleb, who won the cham
pionship.
Dom hopes to continue boxing in
college next year.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
BY FLORENCE ALEXANDER.
ELIZABETH.

When good Queen Bess' was
Queen of England she was also
King of France" At least tradition
says she took corona ton oath as
such.
For 200 years the British sover-
eigns had been calling themselves
rulers of France Edward III
started the claim, on the ground his
mother was the daughter of the
French King. and therefore he had
inherited the throne. But under
the French law of succession. called
the "Salic law the throne of France
could not be inherited through a
female line.
To enforce his claim, Edward led
several lnvasions into France. About
40 years after he first claimed SOW
ereignty he actually conquered
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Mothers
Pair of Pet
Ducklings
Babies Try to Eat
White Dots Off
Girls Dress
Prize Contribution
BY WALLACE STONE, 10,

Once I was given two live baby
ducks. They peeped most of the
time they were not eating. I kept
them in a cardboard box on top Of
radiator. where they were warm and
out of reach OF my cog. l was afraid
the dog would hurt them.
She wanted to keep her head in
side the box and watch the duck
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Maryland Students
Learn to Drive
Autos Safely
BY NANCY SWECKER, II,

Richard Montgomery High School, Rock
vile. Md.
Richard Montgomery High School
Is proud of the fact that it is the
only school in Montgomery County,
Md, which has the benefit of a
supervised course in safe driving.
In fact, it is one of the few schools
in the United States which offer
such course.
The class is under the direction Of
Mrs. Paul Butz, who has received
special training at the University of
Maryland. 1t is not only taught the
principles of safe driving, but Is
given actual experience in operating
an automobile. A dual-control car
has been lent to the school by the
American Automobile Association
for this purpose. Additional safety
instruction is given by means Of
posters, visual aid tests and adequate
research In the mechanics Of driving.
Evening star., 1939-06-04

hrSt honorS for
its float in the
schoolboy patrol
parade, and Her
b e r t Talbert.
leader of the
group, was pre-
sented with a
loving cup. This
y ar Herbert S
brother L a W =
renee fell heir to
l1le pdlTOl Iedu-
ership.
The American
Automobile As
sociation, spon-
Evening star., 1939-06-04

One afternoon when I came from
lunch, said Aloise Mckillips, 8, Il
saw that poor Pecky was caught be-
tween two boards. l set her free"
The class sent invitations TO the
first, second and fourth grades to
visit the chickens in the third grade
room. There were about II chill
dren IN the first grade who had
never before seen a live chicken
One girl became so frightened she
would not 60 near the coop. Finally,
Evening star., 1939-06-04

IN the air Z
minutes and 8
seconds with its
engine running
for only 20 sec
onds. won him a
large trophy, q
watch and a
large bore en-
gine. The craft
had a win e
spread of 7 feet.
JACK also mas
won two medals
and a watch in
other contests.
Il started de-
signing a n q
Evening star., 1939-06-04
A Tree
Prize Contribution
BY MILDRED EDLER, IA

BY MILDRED EDLER, IA,
Anacostia High School.
A tree stood up against the sky;
The weeks, the months, the years
went by
The ages passed, it still stood there
It's branches green, it's branches
bare.
1t braved the tempest and the gale,
1t stayed through all, serene and
hale.
1t bathed in misty sunlight glow
And mingled with the ice and snow
For centuries it kept its place;
1t minded not our f1eeting race
Our lives were but an interlude
To this tall tree in solitude.
1t laughed at endless human strife; :;
1t gloried in eternal life
And dropped misty, massive tear
AS when the woodsman ventured
near.
1t gazed upon the man with awe
When up on high he raised his saw
Then heaved long, remorseful
breath,
And fell to earth, at last, in death
The ages built, so proud to see
That sturdy, tall and handsome tree
1t stood for decades, vast and still
Until man with stronger will
Did chop it down with careless ease
And sent it to the god of trees.
o, Lord of mankind, gentle be
To this bold man who killed a tree! |!
Evening star., 1939-06-04

enter Buckingham at will no longer
exists, Westminster students are
permitted to attend royal weddings.
Another group of boys attached
to the palace is known as the Pages
Of the Back Stairs. They are en-
ployed for various odd jobs, such as
carrying messages, running. errands,
etc. They are usually somewhat old
er than the pages of honor, who are
obliged to retire at 16. 1t is said that
King George, in his youth, devoted
considerable time to playing with
the older pages.
Evening star., 1939-06-04

in the manly art
Of self defense
since he was 8
years old. when
one OF his fami-
ly's friends gave
him a pair of
boxing gloves.
Il W as 13
when I entered
my first tourna-
ment, the Junior
GOlQen Gloves.
he eca ! ! e d.,
Buster Miller,
now one of the
outstanding am
Evening star., 1939-06-04

recently announced a contest for
radio scripts stressing the horrors
of reckless driving. Under Law
rence's leadership, Oxon Hill entered
script written by the schools Eng
lish class, which later presented it
over the radio. The script won a
portable typewriter as prize and
now is entered In the national con-
test,
Evening star., 1939-06-04

lings all the
time. When l
put the b OK
away, she would
sit up and beg
TO have it back
on the floor,
After watching
her for a few
days, I realized
she wanted to
adopt the ducks
as her babies, to
m o t h er them
W h e n t h e y
p e e p e d. TIL e
d u C k S stayed
a1~r0 - l,1~
Evening star., 1939-06-04

were taken 10
school every day
for a week By
their OW n e = ,
Lester Lee Ken
ney, jr., of Will
son lane, Be
t h e S d a M d .
They were used
by Mrs. Mary A,
Howe, teacher of
the third grade,
IN class studies
of poultry.
Lester took his
pets to school on
the school bus,