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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-19
War Extension
Hits u. ST
Market, Report

Extension of the war to the Meth
erlandS and Belgium threatens al
important market for United States
agricultural products and an impor-
tant source of supply for the Unitec
Kingdom. The effect upon both
countries depends upon the extent
of the invasion.
Figures compiled by tho office Of
foreign agricultural relations Of tho
u. S Department of Agriculture
show that both tho Netherlands and
Belgium have been among umpor-
tant export outlets for American
agricultural products, In 1899 the
Netherlands bought approximately
80 million dollars worth of these
products and Belgium about 81
million dollars worth. Together they
took about 10 per cent Of United
States agricultural exports to all
countries. IN 1913 they constituted,
respectively, tho fourth and sixth
most important outlets for United
States agricultural exports.
Agricultural exports from the
Netherlands are primarily to tho
United Kingdom and Germany, the
United Kingdom taking so percent
of the Netherlands combined cX-
ports OF dairy, hog, and poultry
products, and Germany about o.
per cent In 1893, the Netherlands;
exported ~ the United Kingdom
70 million pounds of butter, % mil
lion pounds of cheese, 80 million
pounds of bacon, and 10 million
dozens of eggs. This constitutes
about 20 per cent of the United
Kingdoms total imports of eggs
and about per cent of its imports
of butter and bacon.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-19
Navy Restriction OF
MESSAGES in Effect

SAN DIEGO, May IL. 'UP)
Naval officials Informed relatives
and friends of fleet personnel TO-DAY
that restriction of messages to men
and officers aboard ship will con-
tnuc as long as the fleet is en-
gagged in mancuvcrS.
Headquarters mad been, Hooded
with requests to communicate with
relatives since the fleet was ordered
to remain indefinitely in Pacific
waters.
Rear Admiral j. r. DcfrccS, l1th
naval district commandment, said re-
strictionS and close censorship would
continue and only messages con-
corning births, deaths, serious ILL
ness, serious family emergencies
will be accepted.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-19
A Regular Feature
OF The
Sunday Post-Press
Valley Carrot
Shipments Pass
1000 Car Mark

Carrot shipments from Imperial
Valley passed the 1000 car mark
Saturday, according to statistics re
leased by the Southern Pacific rail-
way, as compared to 3505 cars on
the same date oae year ago.
The carrot market was described
as slightly weaker, demand was
good. Growers received SLIGO to
$175 for standard quality.
Other seasonal shipments to date
Tomatoes - 239 cars, market
slightly weaker. demand good, STAN
dards brought $100 per crate.
Grapefruit-118 cars, market I'M
changed, demand fair.
WatermclOnS--lf cars tby raiD
market about steady demand
slow, KlondikcS brought $35 to
$3.50.
Cantaloupcs 1924 cars as COM
pared to 70 cars. last season on
same date, market barely steady.
Jumbos sold for $2.25.
Sugar bCcts-13l cars shipped.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-19
Dai!ry'1'en: Learn
Value Of Tesfin
Low Price Era

The period of extremely low prices
few years ago taught dairymen
under test with the result that
there has been a steady increase
in dairy herd improvement work
not only in California but in the
nation as a whole
This statement is made by G. E,
Gordon dairy specialist in the Uni
versity of California agricultural
extension service.
According to Gordon, THE period
of low prices demonstrated quite
conclusively that dairymen using
testing records to Gull their herds,
feed according to production, and
develop good breeding programs
were far better able to withstand
difficult times than were those
dairymen who failed to take adj.
vantage of these opportunities to
increase their efficiency.
This type of dairy improvement
program has direct value to the
individual dairyman participating
1t also has broad value to the
state as whole by laying a foun-
dation for development of the dairy
industry on a more stable and prof
liable basis"
The value of the dairy improve
ment program backed by the agri-
cultural extension service, says Cor
don. is indicated by the fact that
California has the highest average
production per COW of any state in
the union. He points out that there
appears to be definite correlation
between the large volume of testing
work in the state and the high av-
Crage production,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-19
FLA. REPRESENTATIVES
VISIT OTHER CHAPTERS

Representatives of the FL Centre
FLA were guests OF the Holtvillc
and Blawlcy chapters AT Parents
and Sons BanquetS Friday evening
Instructor John r. Adams and John
MCCaalin. vice president. attended
The banquet at Holtvillc. Stanley
SCaroni, state treasurer, and ElwoOd
Spencer. instructor. were guests OF
The BraWlcy FLA.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-19
Three Speakers on
Jasper PROGRAM,

Keith Nets, DR.. Warren Fox and
Frank BcySchlag, county farm adj
VISOR, wcrc principal speakers at a
meeting of the Jasper farm center
Friday night, according to Yves An
uerSon. director.
Nets discussed the valley hay
situation, Fox outlined a health
program for tho summer and Bcy-
Schlag gave a septic tank main
tcnancc demonstration.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-19
Agronomy Field
Day Set Maya

Tho annual AgronOmy field day,
sponsored each year at Tho Davis
college campus, Will take place on
May oath from 10 am. 10 pm.
according to 3 A. Madison, agron-
omy division head.
Most of the days meeting viii be
spent in studying field dcmonstra =
tons. Madison said.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-19
Bishop to Head
Future Farmers

Earl Bishop, FL Centre high school
junior was elected president of the
Future Farmer chapter in the an
nual poll this week, according to
an announcement by Elwood Spcn-
GER, instructor, Saturday.
Harry Graham was chosen vice
president; Emil Burch, secretary;
Junior Robinson, treasurer; Bob
Ravens, sergeant at arms; Hugh
Bayes, candy stand manager.
Retiring officers are Carl Vogt,
president: John McCaslin, vice
president; Lee Westmoreland, secre-
tary; Stanley Scaroni, treasurer
Robert King, reporter; John Water
MAJ. and Bob Kelither, candy stand
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-19

Foreign Minister Jose Maria Cantilo
because of his policy regarding the
European war. He recently proposed
revision of Pan American neutrality
because of Germany's invasion Of
the Low Countries and has spoken
Indignantly concerning it.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-19
VALLEY SHIPS 64l5 TONS
OF HAY TO LOS ANGELES

Imperial Valley shipped G4l5 tom
of hay to Los Angeles during the
past week, according to a report
by the Fedcral-Statc market ncWs
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-19

THE TD-14 Diesel Trac-
Il TRACTOR is one of the
versatile new members in the
Harvester Diesel-crawlcr
line. Its partners include the
new small TD-6, the new
TD-9, and the big TD-18.
Here's what the TD-l / will
do; pull four drill, (planliog
20 to 100 acres a day), four
rod weedcrs, three l0-foot
double disk harrowr. hig
combines, and other machines
of comparable size.
The TD-l4 is easy on the
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-19

operator and mighty sweet to
handle. Like its streamlined
running mates, it has q tnH
Diesel engine of International
design and construction, Civ
ing tHN Diesel fuel economy,
Ii has a wide range of travel
ing speeds, conveniently 10.
Gated controls, balanced de-.
sign. plus other outstanding
features which reduce operat.
ing and maintenance costs.
Ask US for 4 demons.rati0f]
of this or any other model
in the new international liq(
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04

es or living costs. Considering all factors,
therefore, I predict that we will come
closer to good times in early 1910 than in
any half year since 1922" he summaries.
Claude A, Jaeger, Associated Press gen
eral financial editor, believes that the wars
of Europe and Asia will definitely aid in
the improvement of business in this coun-
try and makes this sideline observation:
''The United States rounds out decade
of economic convulsion facing a momen-
tous and dramatic challenge to show cy
nical warning world that the American
system of democratic free enterprise can
endure and achieve still better life in
this machine age .. Business leaders see
a good year ahead as 1889 brings produc
ton spurt.'
We are greatly encouraged with these
and other expressions of favorable out
look for 1940
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
A YEAR OF SERVICE

Congratulations to the Ashe Building
and Loan Association upon it's first birth
day.
Although it is only twelve months old,
the Association has already demonstrated
to this community and county that it is fill
ling definite need. This demonstration
of it's service is twofold; first is that of pro-
viding individuals with a safe, profitable,
systematic plan of saving money; second is
the plan of loaning money over long per-
iod of time to build, repair or improve
homes or business property.
For nearly a century the building and
loan investment plan has proven to be en-
tirely safe and sound to millions of home
owners and others wishing to secure a me-
thod of regular weekly or monthly saving
During its first year, the Ashe Association
has shown. profit and has enjoyed most
successful year.
With the passing of time, this organiza-
ton will no doubt become leading insti-
tuition in this county and will contribute
great deal to the upbuilding of the COM
munity and county.
We commend its officers and urge those
who have not joined to do so this month
The third series opens today. Start saving
piece of every dollar you make. Make
plans now to own your own home!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
OUTLOOK FOR 1910

Practically all business leaders and eco
nonlists in the nation are predicting that
the first six months of 1910 will be BAN
ner period for business in this country
"War or peace, business in the first half
of 1910 will be the best for any six months
period since 1929" declares Roger w. Bah
son.
"Jobs, wages, farm prices, business pro-
fits and dividends should all turn in big
gains over year ago. They should even
average higher than in the three months
period just closed. At the same time no
sharp gains are in the cards for either tax
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04

went to Jail for printing news
the government didn't like. At
ter another $50 years the prin-
ciple Of the freedom OF the press
was established, more people
could read, but the cost of paper,
made from rags, was so high that
few could afford to buy newspa-
perS.
The year before I was born, in
my home town of Stockbridge,
Mass, the first cheap paper, made
from wood pulp, was marlutac
tured. That invention speedily
cut the cost of newspapers and
books. was a boy in my teens
when Ottmar Mergenthaler in
vented the first practical type
casting machine, which cut costs
Of printed matter still further.
Those two inventions, in one
mans lifetime, have given us the
modern newspaper.
I've been a printer since was
twelve and got my own little pa
per out on hand press. I've been
making my living as a newspaper
man for close to fifty years. But
for Gutenberg's invention 500
years ago might today be a
cleric copying manuscripts in a
monastery. Certainly I would be
living in a world vastly different
from that which existed before
printing.
ANNIVERSARIES six
This year of 1910 is certainly
year of great anniversaries. The
5O0th anniversary of printing, it
is also the 40Oth anniversary of
the setting up of the first print
ing press On the American CONT
nent, by the Spanish missionar-
les in Mexico, and it is the Booth
anniversary of the first printing
done in what is now the United
States, by Stephen Daye of Bos-
ton. It was $50 years ago, in 1890,
that the first paper mill was
started in this country, and $50
years ago that the most famous
of all American printers, Benja-
min Franklin, died.
When Gutenberg was starting
his first press, in 1440, there was
born in England a baby who was
to write the first book to be prin-
ted in the English language, just
emerging from its Norman
French swaddling clothes. His
name was Godfrey Chaucer,
whose Canterbury Tales" mark
ed the beginning of modern Eng
lish literature.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
OUR NEW YEARS RESOLUTION

The old year is gone and the new year is
here! For this paper, 1889 was another
eventful year and to every one of our ma
ny subscribers, our advertisers and our cor
respondents, we extend our grateful thanks
for your support and cooperation and wish
for you happy and prosperous New Year.
Without artificial stimulation, the cir
culation of The Post showed substantial
increase last year, which is highly crafty
ing in more ways than one It is concrete
evidence that the people whom it is our
pleasure and privilege to serve like the
kind of paper that we publish. It shows
that they appreciate having newspaper
that is dignified, that covers the news, that
has definite editorial policy, that it dedi-
Gated to the general welfare and progress
of this fine country, that is politically in
dependent and that prints the news and
comments editorially without fear or IA
vor
We are proud Of the fact that ours is the
only paper in North Carolina with an au-
dited circulation of over three times the
population of the town in which it is pub
Ished
We deeply appreciate the loyal support
that we have received from our advertisers
and we are no less appreciative of the ex-
cellent cooperation from business, profess
sional men, farmers and organizations with
our programs and efforts towards commu-
nifty and county betterment.
1889 was a banner year in the history of
this county. Many of our published goals
were achieved. A review of this progress
will be carried in these columns next week,
as we'll as suggested list of goals for 1910.
The people of this county are progression
scious They realize that we have Won
derful county and that our opportunities
for development along all lines are unlim-
tied. They further realize that the only
way to progress is through CO-OPERA-
TON.
We are delighted that this spirit is so
prevalent among our people and as it in
creases, so will the growth of our county
increase in its rapidity.
Our New Years resolution is: Ito pub
ish the best paper possible and to help
make Ashe county an even BETTER happier
and more prosperous place in which to
live"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
INCREASED INCOME

The cash income to farmers
from marketing and government
payments during last November
totaled about $74O,OOO,OO0 COM
pared with $7O7,OOO,OOO in Nov
ember 1888 and $716,OOO,0OO in
November 1887. For the first II
months of 1889, the farmers cash
income was nearly a billion dol
lars greater than for similar
period in the previous year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
r.. L. WOOTEN is
CLAIMED BY DEATH

R. L. Wooten, prominent citi-
zen of the Hendrix community in
Wilkes county and relative of
C. R. Triplett here, died at his
home Monday with a heart at
tack.
For the past several years he
had been senior interviewer at
the Lenoir branch of the N. C..
State Employment Service. He
was we'll known in this section.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
first directly receive it?

At one time there was opposi-
ton to a County Agent and to
the farm department. Perhaps
not many Of us know that the
farm department at negligible
cost to the county brings into the
county and distributes among our
farmers a sum practically as
large as the entire amount of pro-
perty taxes collected hy the
county each year. Observation of
our farms and hill sides and bit
of recollection of the products
exhibited at our County Fair last
fall should convince the most
skeptical of our tremendous agri-
culture progress.
Then, we have Health De-
partment, the expenses of which
are largely paid from sources
outside the county, the purpose
of which is to conserve what is
indeed our greatest asset, the
lives and health of our people.
Other things might be men
toned which have benefited and
blessed our people in the year
that has just ended. If some one
would take the time and trouble
to get accurate figures as to the
total amount of money, over and
above any sum raised in the
county itself, which has come in
to Ashe in 1899, for road purpos-
es, for school purposes, for
farm purposes, for Rural Electro
fication, for the conservation of
health, and for aid to the needy,
the aged and the dependent, the
figures would no doubt be as
founding to many of us. Suppose
Ashe County had to do all these
things for itself or do without
them as we did only a few short
years ago. Perhaps there are
some who would say that would
be we'll. However, a little thought
should convince our merchants,
our business men, our profession
al men and all of our citizens
what this volume of money in
circulation among our people has
meant to them and to the county
as a whole.
Perhaps, then, we should take
the cue from Rotarian Levern
Johnson and resolve in 1910 to
feel and express our appreciation.
Perhaps we should resolve as a
County to take the chip from off
our shoulder and to get over our
inferiority complex and to CO.
operate, each with the other, and
with cur neighbors; to be boost
ers of our county and of our town
but not in the spirit of jealousy
and suspicion toward those who
reside elsewhere; to refrain from
taking offense every time some
thing which does not meet with
our individual approval may oc-
cur; to continue to strive for the
achievement of the things that
have not yet come to pass in the
county, but to strive for those
things in the spirit of good fell
lowship and good will.
Occasional words of apprecia-
ton to those who have done
things for us will help us more
to get the other things we want
from them any amount of criti-
cism and condemnation. Let us
make 1910 year of achievement
and Of appreciation in Ashe
county.
An Interested Citizen
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
Laurel Springs
Man Died Mon.

Howard Pennington, 26-year-
old citizen of the Laurel Springs
community, died Monday after
noon with pneumonia and fune-
raj service was held yesterday
at the Senter Primitive Baptist
church, with Elder Worth Davis
in charge.
Pennington had only been sick
a short time and his death was
unexpected.
He is survived by his father,
Ed Pennington and two brothers,
Woodrow and Bill Pennington.
His mother died last October.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
MOTORISTS BUY TAGS

Patrolman W. c. Thomas yes
terday said that he has not
caught a single automobile this
week with 1899 license tags, or
without a receipt.
II am certainly glad to see that
our motorists are abiding by this
law" he stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04

an abundance of weeds. He turn
ed these under in the fall and
winter of 1938-39 and put the
land in corn in 1899 and harves-
ted 103 measured bushels of corn
from it in the fall of 1888.
Mr.. Howell is a believer in the
use of lime. He says he used
about two tons of lime twenty
or more years ago but that he
has begun to use lime in the last
three years regularly. He says as
he walks over his fields, he
thinks how well he would like
to cover all of them with lime
and phosphate.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
Today
AND
Tomorrow
By
Frank Parker Stockridge
REVOLUTION learning

REVOLUTION learning
Five hundred years ago a sin
gle invention turned the world
upside down. In the year 1440, as
nearly as historians can figure it,
Johannes Gutenberg set up a
printing press in Mainz, Ger
many, and began printing sheets
of paper and books from NOV
able type.
The exact date is not impor-
tant, nor does it make much diff
ference whether it was Guten-
berg or a Fleming named Coster
who actually invented the new
process Of making many copies
of single manuscript and all of
them exactly alike. Whoever did
it, and whenever, it was perhaps
the greatest revolution in human
history.
Consider. Up to that time prac-
tically nobody knew how to read.
Only the wealthy could afford to
own books, and they usually had
to hire men of learning to read
them for them. The only educa-
ted persons were priests of the
Church, and not all of them
could read. King John. famous
because he granted the rights of
freemen to the English people, at
the points of the swords of the
barons at Runnymede, could not
write his own name but had to
make his mark on Magma Charta.
When books began to be prin-
ted instead Of written by hand,
everybody who sought to learn
could have access to the learn
ings of the whole world.
CLER1CS superiority
The first books printed were re-
ligious books. Gutenberg's first
important volume was the Bible,
in Latin. The reason was main
ly that the only folk who could
write manuscripts were the cler-
gy, and the language of the
church was Latin. Before print
ing, hundreds of young priests
were employed to make copies
of manuscripts and it was never
certain that any two copies were
alike. The first printing types
were copied from the lettering
of those clerical manuscripts.
We get the word ''clerk,"
which the English pronounce
"clark," from the Latin word
"clericus," meaning priest. Any
body who could read or write
must be a priest.
When printing came into use
and anybody could learn to read
the ancient exemption was abol-
ished, but those who could read
and write were, and still are,
called clerks" Perhaps the most
important social effect Of the in
vention of printing was that it
ended the superiority of the
priesthood over the ordinary
man.
EVOLUTION presses
1t took nearly two hundred
years after printing was invented
for enough people to learn to
read so that it was worth any
body's while to- publish a news
paper. Most of the editors and
publishers of the early papers
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
Brief Ashe Farm
News From Co.
Agents Office
BY C. J. RICH and
H. ID. QUESSENBERRY

J. c. Little, of Clifton, reports
good results with Sericea lespe-
deza for building up badly ero-
ded places in pasture. He says
that the cattle do not eat the Sc
ricea lespedeza and give it a
chance to grow without having
to fence broken places in your
pasture. Sericea is a legume and
builds poor land and does not
have to be reseeded.
The Sericea has given good
growth-about two feet in height
and is adding lots of organic mat
ter to the broken places. Mr.. Lit
tie thinks that in a few years all
signs of the gullies will be gone
Mr.. G.. D. Baldwin, of Lansing
community, reports good results
from the use of Calcium Meta
phosphate on clover.
Mr.. Baldwin applied Calcium
Meta-phosphate in the spring yet
he could tell marked results
when the clover was cut for hay
He is convinced that if the phos-
phate had been applied early in
the spring he would have more
than doubled his hay from this
field. He left a check plot in the
field and it could be seen very
plainly.
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Mr.. John Cox, of Todd, says
that he sowed Korean lespedeza
in oats in late April, 1889. He also
seeded red clover and timothy
with the lespedeza but that the
lespedeza was the only one that
came through. He moved ap-
proximately l IL tons of lespe-
deza hay off approximately So
of an acre. He says his cow is
very fond of the hay.