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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-31
u. 5. Sets Record
In Improvements

WASHINGTON, Dec. 80 - More
American families began buying
homes or improved their present
properties in 1899 than in any pre-
vious year since the depression,
T. D. Webb. vice chairman of the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
declared today.
Webb cited the volume of new
mortgage loans by saving and loan
associations which for the first
ten months aggregated $817, 1875 900,
an increase of $l9,l99,000 over that
for the entire previous year and
$45 ,315,000 greater than in the first
ten months of 1897.
When complete statistics for
November and December are re-
ceived by the Boards Division of
Research and Statistics" Webb
said, 1T will doubtless be seen that
new mortgage lending activity by
associations-which do the bulk of
the home financing business through
out the country-in 1889 will have
considerably surpassed the figures
for 1937-the previous record post
depression year-as there has been
every indication of the January
october upswing continuing to the
end of the year.
OF the ten-month advances, Mr.
Wohh cold COAT 50O mn ,roe oyto,,Jo.l
for new construction, $281 ,416,OO
for home purchase, $751; ,579 900 for
refinancing, $50,408,O0O for recon-
ditioning, and $86,283 900 for other
purposes.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-31
p Z p n
by MARGUERITE BROOKS

Santa Claus reached away down
in his big bag of gifts this year
and gave the gift of a lifetime TO
Mr.. and Mrs. John Baskins :.
He gave them a new house And
lust to make Christmas 1889 the
best in the world for them
Permitted them to move into their
new home at 865 Holt avenue on
Christmas eve ....
So. YOU see. as long as they live
they will remember the holidays IN
1899 as the time they settled their
possessions in their new home ..
Peek lust once at that charming
white frame cottage and see if such
phrases as Snug as bug in rug
or "cozv as a bird on nest don't
come to mind -. It's that KIND oi
home ...
In order to start off on a note
of unforgettablc gayety let's peep
in the bathroom first Come
on-...-It's quite permissible in
these Informal tines Open
the door from the hallway CEN
tering the house and there it ISL!
The blucst blue of all the blues
shining, shimmering bak-amei
wainscot masking the walls up to
A point we'll above the danger OF
splashes
The blue is ocean blue and a visit
to that bathroom was just like a
din in the surf Even the shower
was lined with the same blue
stuff . It's washable and lasts
foreve Marblized linoleum
brushed lightly with the same blue
Waterproof shower curtains
and window curtains Haunting the
same CAV tone =. One OF the
worlds best when it comes to bath
Now, skip to the Kitchen
That, too, was unusual IN Color
scheme . Walls, ceiling and wood
finished in gray . . One OF the
softest, loveliest grays imaginable
Then red, a good bright red
on the cupboard knobs and in little
lines trimming the electric stove
and refrigerator Gray marbl-
lied linoleum with just a tiny touch
Of red in the background Gov
aring the kitchen breakfast Sec
ton and adjoining service porch :,
Quick! ;. Open cupboard
door! ;. Open all the cupboard
doors s.. Each shelf is lined in
bright red oil cloth :. A Splen-
did way to cheer up while potter
ing around the kitchen getting
three square meals a day
One end of the kitchen is used as
dining room with sure 'nuff
dining table decked in lace stand
ing in front of the three adjoining
windows . Fancy enough to be
interesting but no bother to take
care Of
The service porch was part of the
house itself E. 1t was made large
enough to accommodate double TUBS.
a washing machine, broom and
storage closet, and water heater
without hampering the activities OF
the housewife engaged in laundry
work and whatnot -.
The living room, two bedrooms,
and the hallway we're finished in
dull gray interior stucco embossed
ir. fanshaped swirls to make the
walls entirely different and dis
tinctive d. The rough finish made
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-31
State Employees
Enjoy Holiday

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 30. CUP)-
Most state employees had an extra
year end holiday today, with pay,
which merely aggravated the dis
pleasure of employees of the unem-
ployment reserves commission who
forced to take the day off with
out pay
Notices of the days layoff were
posted at quitting time yesterday,
attributing the order to a shortage
of funds. Work will resume on
schedule next week, when a new al
lotment of funds will be available
from the federal government.
Only skeleton staffs were main
tanned by state departments today
and many Offices were closed entirely
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-31

contributed large percentage Oh
the activity in Ell Centre with a
total construction of 10 new resi-
dences as compared to 85 one year
ago.
Building materialmen and con-
tractors predicted a record year at
the start of 1899 but War in Eu-
rope and other contributing factors
slowed building to some extent in
late summer.
The final week Of 1899 contribut-
ed the 10th residence and added
$3.50 to the permit total. The resi-
dence will be constructed for E. S.
Strickler at $50 Len Rey. Other
permits issued during the week were
Dick Yoshida, 428 Broadway, $50
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-31
BUILDING SECTION

a pleasing background for the rust
draperies in the living room
Many windows sheathed in venitian
blinds made the living room as
comfortable as could be The
guest room was done in pale gray
with deft blue for color The
master bedroom was in rose and
pale gray
Don't let the exterior Of the
house deceive you There was
plenty of room for all the conVeen-
fences packed into the floor plan
of that Christmas present -.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-31
HAY MARKET STEADY

Alfalfa markets were generally
steady in the Los Angeles area
during the past week, according to
a summary by the Federal-State
Market News Service.
Best hay in the Imperial Valley
brought $l4 per ton baled on the
ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-31
SACRAMENTO COPS
GEL IRAEElC TICKEIS

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 80 CUP)-
Six police officers found overpark-
ng tickets on their cars when par
ticularly Jealous traffic patrolman
extended their activities to streets
in the vicinity of police headquar-
tCrS
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-31
Building Activity
In EI Centro Falls
Below 1888 Poce

Ell Centros 1889 building permit total reached S42o2
Saturday. $17483 below the total for 1888 unofficial
check of the records in the City Engineers office disclosed
Saturday.
Like the 1898 figure Of S444488, home construction
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-31

for an addition to his business es-
tablishment and a $50 permit TO
G.. A. Allen at 402 Broadway for
alterations.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-31
Quality Yield Of
Lettuce Features
.1q38-3q Harvest

High quality lettuce and high yields featured the
1938939 lettuce in Imperial county according
annual survey report released Saturday by the United
States Department of Agriculture California Department
of Agriculture and the Federal State Market news service
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MATANUSkAAND
SUSITNA1' SOIL
SURVEY ORDERED

Approval of a project for an
economic and soil survey of lands
surrounding the Matanuska colony
and in the adjacent Susitna River
flats was announced today by Sec
rotary of the Interior Harold l..
IckeS, 7 X, ~ .s
The project, proposed by the AL
aska Planning Council and ey-
planned in Washington recently by
Regional Forester B.. Frank Heint-
zleman as representative OF Z, the
Council, will assemble information
for the use of individuals and groups
investigating the possibilities for
settlement in Alaska where it is
possible to combine farming with
cash income employment.
The project will be carried on
under the leadership of the Soil
Conservation Service and with the
help of other agencies in the De-
partments of Agriculture and In
terror as well as of the Planning
Council. ~ :ra.,s,
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try. Transportation in Alaska was
summarized by James Lemieux, who
compared the first dog sled travel
of twenty or thirty miles a day, to
the modern airplane now operating
throughout the Territory whose
speed averages a thousand miles
day. Wendell Schneider, president
of the class, gave numerous inter-
esting statistics on the Economics
of Alaska"
'In 1785 the first school was
started in Alaska" stated Miss
Katherine Torkelson. talking on
Education" land in 1841 the first
step in higher education was taken
with the establishment of a church
school at Sitka," the speaker added.
Peter Warner, whose subject was
Juneau. Alaska" told of the found
ing of this city in 1886 and the
gradual growth of Juneau from an
insignificant mining town to
prosperous capital city with popu-
lation of approximately 1000 In
closing, Miss Lola LaPaugh told of
the Future of Alaska" telling of
the further development of Alas
ka's resources and the advantages
of the proposed International High
way.
A trumpet solo, MY Own United
States" was expertly played by
George Alexander, member of the
graduating class, and a quartet
composed of four senior boys, Grant
Ritter, Eckley Guerin, George AL
exander and George Baggen, pre-
scented for the first time a song es-
pecially written for the class of 80
by Ernest Ehler, Farewell to Ju-
neau High
Senior Gift Presentation
Wendell Schneider, President of
the graduating class, presented a
check to be used for any purpose
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EARLY CHIEF
OF FIRE DEPT.
REvI5ITS TOWN

Juneau's Fire Department and
Juneau itself have come long
way since 1896 when Tom Price was
charter member of the old No.
Horse Company, Juneau's first
volunteer department.
Tom, who was the third Chief
of the department, after Ed Web
ster and w. w. Casey, is spending
week in Juneau on his way home
to Anchorage, where he is U. S.
Commissioner, after his first visit
to the States in II years.
With his brother Charles, Tom
Price operated a sheet metal works
and plumbing shop at the corner
of Second and Franklin in 1894. The
brothers kept busy turning. out
sheet iron stoves for the Klondike
rush. Tom moved to Cordoya in
1909 and to Anchorage in 1915, The
year he was admitted to the bar
after studying law between plumb
I
ing jobs Tom served in the Legis-
lature as Third Division Represen-
tative in 1917 and 1923 and as a
Senator in 1921. He was appointed
Commissioner in 1927
Firemen Busy
Brush fires and cabin fires kept
the firemen busy in the early days,
when brick chimneys were UNI
known, water pressure was slight
and protection generally not any
where near as good as it is today.
Price. admitted the Goldstein Build
ing fire would really have tested the
mettle of the No. l Horse Company.
s One of the early members of the
department, who resigned at the
same time as Price and has not
served since, is John Reck of the
First National Bank. ~.
Mr.. and Mrs Price are staying
at the Baranof Hotel, which is built
over the very spot where Toms
plumbing shop stood in 1896.
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SALMON 10 BE
GIVEN |. AWAY " ! | |, 10
= NEEDY PERSONS
Strip Fishermen May Turn urn
Fish 10 Good Use
Under Plan

A plan to distribute salmon caught
by Juneau strip fishermen to needy
persons here was worked out this
week by the. Juneau Chamber of
Commerce, Director William B. Kirk
of the Department of Public Welfare
and Capt. Stanley Jackson of the
Salvation Army.
Fish which are caught for sport
and not needed by the fishermen
for food may be taken to the Juneau
Cold Storage for freezing, after
which they will be distributed as
needed, or the fishermen may call
the Salvation Army which will see
that the fish are delivered to needy
persons, both native and white, who
will appreciate them.
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PLANNERS LAY
PROGRAM R J
FOR BIENNluM
Session Of Planning Coun-
ill Conclude with
Recommendations =

Outlining a lengthy program lot
Executive Chairman John E. Pegues
and his staff to follow in the COM
ing two years, the Alaska Planning
Council concluded its four-day ses-
sion here at noon today
Of the out of town members OF
the Council, w. G. Arnold left by
plane for Ketchikan this afternoon,
Luther Hess was to take the first
plane to Fairbanks and Anthony
Polet of Nome will leave by plane
next Tuesday.
Frank Boyle, Territorial Auditor,
was elected Vice Chairman of the
Council, succeeding the late Secre-
tary of Alaska E. w. Griffin.
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MILDRED ApLAND.
IS BETR0THED TO
LESTER ELklNS
Well Known Juneau Girl
Will Wed Petersburg
Man Next Week

The Iris room of the Baranof
Hotel was the setting yesterday af-
ternoon for the announcement tea
of Miss Mildred Apland, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Apland Of
Arlington, Wash, whose engage
ment to Lester E. ,Elkins, prominent
Petersburg business man, was re-
vealed on tiny white cards placed
throughout the tea room.
Receiving during the afternoon,
Miss Apland was gowned in, light
blue lace with wine accessories and
she wore a shoulder corsage of tai
Eisman roses. Mrs. w. w. Council,
sister of the bride-elect, wore a
black afternoon dress during the
tea hours and a corsage of tails
man roses.
Presiding at the tea table, which
was ,centered with flowers in season
and offset by tall white tapers,
were: Mrs. E. H. Kaiser, Mrs. H. r.
VanderLeest, Mrs. G. E. Rice, Mrs
j. F.. Mullen, Mrs. A. w. Stewart,
Mrs. H. L. Faulkner, Mrs. G. c. Car
ter. and Mrs. l. Goldstein.
Those assisting during the after
noon included Mrs. w. G. OVERLY,
Mrs. Jesta Zimmerman, Mrs. Es-
ther Metzgar, Mrs. John Hahn, Mrs
E. F. Clements, Mrs. Jack Jeffrey
Miss Elisabeth Kaiser, Miss Louise
Kemper, Miss Alice Palmer, Miss
Helen Parrott, and Miss Carol Ro-
bertson
Miss Apland is vital statistics and
filing clerk for the Territorial De-
partment of Health, and has many
friends lin this city. Mr.. Elkins,
proprietor of the Peoples Drug
Store in Petersburg, is also well
known here. The wedding of the
couple will be an event in this city
next Monday evening.
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DEPT. OF LABOR
MAN (0NFERRING
~ With EMpL0 OVERS

A meeting with the Juneau Con-
tractors Association is on tonight's
schedule of conferences for Com
missioner of Cancellation John o.
Conner.
Since the Commissioners arrival
here Tuesday, O'Connor has been
comforting constantly with unions
and employers, getting thorough
understanding of the current labor
trouble that has number of Juneau
residential projects under recogni-
tion-demanding picket banners,
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business men initiate and deem ne
ce$sary or important, according to
MI Williams.
Second Juneau Call
Again on the partys return trip
the Aleutian will be in Juneau on
June 8 from am. to 10 am.
As worked out by Mr.. Gowman
prominent Seattle hotel man, this
years trip will occupy is days, pro-
vi4ng longer stays in various Alaska
cities than heretofore and including,
for the first time. visit of the en-
tire group to Fairbanks. fs
Leaving Seattle at 10 am. on the
9th, the tour will call at Ketchikan
at ESQ am May 30; at Wrangell at
z nm. the same day, and at Peters
butg at 1890 pm. also on the 2eth
After leaving Juneau the itinerary
wiz be as follows:
Arrive at Seward am June I
ana leave there BY Alaska Railroad
foF Anchorage, arriving there at
11:30 am. the same day, and leav-
ing by train for Fairbanks. with
stops on the way at Curry and Nc
Kihley Park; arrive at Fairbanks
II am. June 2, and making another
stop at the park for over night OF
the way back; arrive q Anchorage a.
5,3D pm. June 3. Ship viii be re-
boarded at Seward ana viii sal
for the return 10 Seattle at 9 pm
June 4.
Z Return Trip
On the return trip short stops
viii be made as some of the cities
visited on the way up end in addi-
ton the following visits:
Valdez, 3 am June 8; Cordova
6 pm June 5. sitka. am. June Z
Juleau, june g. Metlakatla, 80 pm
june 8.
Besides an opportunity to renew
Alaska friendship and secure up
tolthe-minute information on Al
ASIA progress. the tour viii faillisI
the Seattle party an engiables vaca.
tiof amid the scenic and other won.
deEs of the Territory The tourists
are looking forward 20 many specia
sidk-trips. Many places viii be Wis
tied not before included on thes,
biennial visits. Some members O.
the party have never been to Alaska
before, and to them everything viii
be ESPECIALLY new. interesting ane
thrilling.
Through an arrangement with thu
Superintendent of Mount MCKINLEY
National Park, the group win make
ans automobile trip about so mile.
intb the park. They will stay over.
night as the first guests Of the new
hotel there, a thrill in itself.
Visit Colony Project
They will inspect the Matanusks
Valley colonization project, an OPP
pofunity to learn Of the progress.
there TO date.
Visits to the University Of Alask'
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and TO gold dredging. operations will
be made at Fairbanks; dinners and
dances are planned at many stops,
The eXcursionists are carrying their
own orchestra and entertainers,
Many other events are planned at
various stops.
almost ali of the towns we will
visit have written us Of the plans
they are making to help increase our
enjoyment of the trip" Chairman
Gowman said. However, we intend
to do our part and are planning re-
ceptions on shipboard for the Alaska
people at almost every stop.
"Since Seattle was founded and
development of the Territory start
ed, Alaska and Seattle have been
greatly dependent on each other. On
this trip we are seeking to perpet-
uate the corporation and goodwill
that has existed between lis for
these many years. We know we are
going to have a good time and the
results of the tour will be beneficial
to all of u.s."
Reservations
Reservations as of last Friday,
May 10, follow:
T. Harry Gowman, Chairman, Al
aska Good Will Tour, Proprietor,
Gowman Hotel a -e
w, Walter Williams. President Sc
attic Chamber of Commerce, Presi-
dent. Continental. Inc
Mrs. w Walter Williams
Foster L. McGoVern. Assistant
General Manager, Seattle Chamber
of Commerce.
A. w. Akers, Jr.. Manager, Zeller-
bach Paper Co.
Mrs Emma Allen.
! M. o. Anderson, President Ander-
son Buick Co.
Mrs. M. o. Anderson.
Miss June Anderson.
E. B. Arnett. Manager Ernst &
Ernst.
Mrs. e. B. Arnett.
Miss Myrtle A. Baclinger.
Mrs. Patricia Benjamin, Manager
Sovereign Apartments.
Mrs. M. H. Berg.
Arthur Bernhard, President, Art
Craft Engraving Co.
! Mrs. Arthur Bernhard
Mrs. Kathryn Blauvelt.
John Bridges and wife.
Mrs. Christine Buck rl
/ Miss Eleanor Buck.
James Buck.
DR. James Carroll, Physician and
Surgeon.
Mrs. James Carroll.
MS. Pearl Carter
! j. w. elise, President, Northwest
Celotex Co. iS
Mrs. Mark Colby
| Miss Constance Corbett.
Mrs. C. D. Cunningham.
Edward Cunningham, Vice Presi-
dent, Pacific Marine Supply Co.
| Mrs. Edward Cunningham.
A. j. Dahlgren, President, A. j
Dahlgren g. Co.
Miss E. D Doyle.
w. II. Earles. Branch Manager
Ross Federal Research Corporation
j. A. Farley, Vice President, Sc
attic Port Commission.
/ Mrs. j. a. Farley.
p. M. Elliott and wife.
Elsaec g, Erickson, Manager, Dohr'
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~
mann Hotel Supply Co.
Elwood K. Grady, Public Relations
j. Walter Thompson Co. u. alzts
GIL. Fitzgerald, Superintendent
Railway Express Agency.
Floyd o. Flint, Superintendent
Printing, Lowman & Hanford Co.
Mrs. Floyd O. Flint.
James o. Gallagher, President, Pa
cific Fruit and Produce Co. 5. Z;
Mrs. James o. Gallagher.
Miss Mary Genest. Il teesaf ,3eff
Dr. j. E. Godfrey, Physician anc
| Surgeon. fs5sss
Harold Gray, Sales Manager, Beth
lehem Steel Co.
Miss Hardis Grevstad.
c.. L. Haggard, President, Home
Undertaking Co.
Mrs. G. l.. Haggard.
George Handley, Vice President
Metropolitan Press.
Mrs. George Handley.
George Hattie, N. w. Manager
Yardley 81 Co., Ltd.
| Mrs. E. c. Harris.
| Mrs. Viola Heck.
p. A. Heney, President, Pembroke
Investment Co.
Mrs. P A. Heney.
Miss Carol Hinckley. I, fu1sn
Mrs. @. D, Hinson,
Miss Lillian Hume.
Cecil Hope Gill. Consul, British
Commonwealth i aaes.
Herbert Horroeks, Mayor, City Of
Aberdeen
Charles, Fl. Howell, Vice President
Seattle First National Bank, Sea
board Branch.
Mrs. Charles H. Howell.
John Isaacson, President, Isaac
son Iron Works.
Mrs. T. E. Jones.
Mrs. G. A. Kindtner.
Miss Jane Knight.
Mrs. Minnie Kottke.
Mrs Gertrude Lafranz.
Miss Joyce Lamb.
Mrs M. H. Lipman.
Ink Co. FTt ter
Mrs. M. H. Lpiman.
Mrs. Henry Lochow.
Henry Magdal,. President, Pacific
Picture Frame Co.
Mrs. Henry Magical.
Angus Malloy, Proprietor. Mallo,
Manor. re
Mrs. Angus Malloy.
Miss Harriet Malstrom
F. e. H. Manring, Manager. Elec
trio Storage Battery Co.
Mrs May Marley.
| D. E. Marriott, President, Marriott
Motors.
Mrs d. E. Marriott.
Fowler w. Martin, Vice President
Pacific National Bank.
p A. Mathews, us. Veterans Blu
reau.
Mrs P. A. Mathews. m
Frank McCaffrey, President, Acm,
Press. $50 ,EH
Carl H. Mengedoht, Proprietor
Mengedoht Market.
Mrs. Carl H. Mengedoht.
j. w. Maxwell, Chairman of Board
National Bank of Commerce.
Miss Esther Miller. .f,,,,4
Sam A. Miller. Manager, D. N. & E
Walter. k,.o frag .
| George Milne, Manager, N. w
Envelope Manufacturing Co.
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a toucn or brightness to the pic
turesque setting.
The Rev. John A Glasse offered
the invocation, after which mem
bers of the High School Girls Glee
Club, under the direction of Miss
Alice Palmer, sang Calm as the
Night"
Student Speakers
Speaking on Alaska to 1867"
Miss Mildred Webster told of the
voyage of Vitus Boring and Alexei
Chirikof to the Territory in 1923;
while Eckley Guerin gave further
information on the purchase of
Alaska in 1867 from Russia, and of
Delegate Understands steps in
gaining recognition for this coun-
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to Tom Powers, newly elected Stu
dent Body President for next year.
who accepted the gift on behalf OF
the Associated Student Body.
The presentation of the class of
1899 was made by Superintendent
A. B. Phillips, to Grover VIM,
member of the School Board, who
presented the thirty-one gradual
ing Seniors with their diplomas.
With the High School Band play
ing finale, The Spartans," the
graduates left the stage to stand
ing ovation from the huge audience
present for the exercises.