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Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

Output
Grows

Wartime sugar shortages made
the nation honey-c conscious.
Bees, unaffected by all the world
ferment. have gone about the busi-
ness of making ho1iey and a good
thing, too. Persons who formerly
ignored honey now include it as one
of the necessary items on their gro
Gerry lists.
The demand for honey went away
up and the market along with it
until ceiling price was clapped on.
The ceiling price was Sl4.40 case
last year. Each case contains 120
pounds or two five-gallon cans.
Most producers agree that
they are receiving the best price for
honey that they have received in
many, many years. The demand was
so great last year that there is prac-
tically no honey held over to COM
plicate the situation this year.
In Imperial Valley the first eX-
traction of honey is in early June,
the date depending upon the wealth
er. The last extraction comes in
late July.
italian bees have proved to be the
most satisfactory in the valley. They
produce alfalfa and melon honey, a
heavy honey. The production was so
good last year that the yield was
in some instances as high as one
case per colony of bees during the
honey flow.
Each colony contains $4,000 to
100 coo bees. There arc approximate
ly 1900 to 10000 colonies in the
valley.
The state law requires honey-pro-
ducers to register their bees with the
county agricultural commissioner so
the inspectors know where to find
the colonies. 1t is particularly i'm
portant to register bees in Imperial
Valley SO that the owners may be
notified when crops in neighboring
areas are to be busted with poison
to kill pests.
Bees, of course, are valuable crop
pollinating agents, sharing the
work in the valley with the wind.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
WFA AGPs PIons
On Conservation

The war food administration has
outlined details Of a streamlined
conservation practices program for
1944-a guide which Americas six
million farm families can use in
bringing their land up to its maxi
mum production capacity.
The new program is divided into
the following principal sections ::
Fertilizers and other materials; :;
cover crops; harvesting of legume
and grass seeds; erosion control
and water conservation measures;
and range and pasture practices.
Each state will adopt its own
set of practices from the general
outline. The practices vary widely
from state to state, depending on
topography, soil, climate, the con-
servation needs of each state, and
other factors. And the program is
designed to encourage farmers to
carry out conservation practices to
a larger extent than they would
otherwise
". E. Dodd, chief of the agricul
tural adjustment agency, which ad-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Big Ice Plant
Meets Need

Perishable produce cannot move
without refrigeration, and refrig-
Grafton whether in the cars or in
the vegetable crates has built a
great industry in Imperial Valley.
Shippers Ice Company located in
Ell Centro has been growing stead
lily as the vegetable and packing
industry has grown in this area
During the past year this COM
pany has nearly completed a large
addition to the plant which will
make it possible to step up daily
production from 160 tons to 300
tons day This nearly doubling
of their output indicates the rising
index of the growth of packing in
Imperial valley, and especially Ell
Centre.
The company will be the largest
ice plant in the valley when the
new addition is complete. 1t now
has $4,000 tons of storage capacity
which will take care Of all needs.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Milo Maize Waits
voIIey Comeback;
Acreage Boosted

Milo maize, one of the valleys
oldest feed crops, may make a small
comeback in 1914, according to
George L. Winright, assiIant I'm
perial county farm advisor.
In 1943, due to the tremendous
acreages Of flax which curtailed
planting of small grain and sor-
ghum crops, the farm advisors Of
flee estimated that 1888 acres of
maize were scheduled in August
and in october estimated 20,375
acres. More acres will be planted
this year due to the drop in flax
acreages, Winright believed.
CONSISTENT YIELDER
Milo maize has been consistent
producer in the valley, good stand
on medium land will yield over a
ton per acre, and cases of over
two and one-half tons per acre
have been reported in the past. On
the basis of 56 pounds per bushel,
the yields have been from 40 TO 100
bushels per acre under average to
better than-average field condi-
tions.
The price on Milo maize has been
the best in some time, with a mar
ket now of $50 per ton. The short
age of sacks in the nation has tend
ed to increase bulk handling of the
harvested grain. Marketing is done
through the Grain Growers asso-
citation and some shipped to the ter
minals at Los Angeles, while most
Of the grain goes back to local buy
erS for poultry and livestock feed
and Scme is held Tor cccd.
CEREAL BRAND
Last year the General Mills. Inc.
introduced a new WaXy hegari and
grew an early crop, distributing
some seed to the local farmers. The
harvested seed was earmarked for
cereal use, but with this one excep-
ton, the crops are grown in the val
ley for feed. This cereal seed de-
velopment is being watched as most
farmers had fair success with the
seed they planted last year except
that a great deal of it was planted
too soon after harvest, Winright
said.
While the growing of sorghum
crops was low in acreage last year
due to the intense interest in flax
taking precedence over all such
field crops, they will maintain
steady interest because of their ma
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

ministers the conservation practices
program, said that before each
practice in the Geaeral outline was
approved, it was subjected to two
questions: ID VIII it increase food
production in 1914 and 1915? and
(2) Can it be administered with n
minimum of red tape?
In explaining the first question,
Mr.. Dodd said: Back In prewar
days, we carried on the conserva-
tion program in preparation for
whatever eventualities might arise;
but since Pearl Harbor, those even.
Qualities have become real. and the
conservation program has been
drafted for War service like other
phases of the natonal farm pro-
gram. Immediately after Pearl Har-
Dor, the conservation program WHY
stseamlined, and 1t will be stream
lined more than ever this neXt
year. Had it not been for the con-,
seryation practices carried out In
previous years, the record produce
ton of 1912 and 1913 would not
have been reached"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Vital Chemicals
Play Big Part
In Valley Crops

Providing vital chemicals to en-
rich the soils of Imperial county,
sesbania, or wild hemp, long recog-
nized as the valleys leading cover
crop, has assumed greater impor-
tance these days thcn ever be-
fore.
w. E. HartZog, superintendent OF
the water distribution and drain
age construction for the Imperial
Irrigation District, in a survey made
recently pointed out that this crop
has more important status today
due to wartime curtailment of de-
liveries of the various commercial
fertilizers to the farmers.
USE OF FERTILIZERS
The use of fertilizers has been
recognized as necessary in the val
ley and through their use greater
production has been made possible
per acre. Phosphate, distributed
through the Agricultural Conserva-
ton associations offices in Ell Gen.
tro, has proven it's value without
question, according to checks.
MI. I1dIlZOB survey SIlOWcu tIldI
in 1943 there were 5,979 acres of
Sesbania growing in the valley. In
1912 there were 2,845 acres of the
crop under cultivation.
The planting season is from
June Is, as that period is the slack
season Of the year when no major
agricultural crops are being har-
vested. The plants reach maturity
in so days and are plowed under a
short time before they bloom in Or
der to obtain the maximum benefits
of soil GENERALIZATION
KIND OF PLANTS
The plants have xtenSive
branches of dense foliage and at
tain a height of from 10 to IL feet
in this area. Because of this size,
sesbania will yield from Is to 20
tons of green fertilizer per acre.
Most extensive use of sesbania is
in the citrus groves of the valley,
being planted between the rows of
trees and then plowed under, but
has been used elsewhere in the val
ley as well.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

ture in this area, the assistant farm
advisor believed.
Imperial county is the natural
area for raising such crops, which
while not in the money-making
class with vegetables, they will still
be grown because the farmers and
ranchers will continue to need its
grain for feed, and because the de-
mand is fair" Winright said. "a
total of 351 tons, for example, were
trucked out of the county in Janu-
ary."
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

Spears were thrown at each
other for sport by early Hawai-
ianS.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
CANNIBAL FISH

The piranha, fish seldom more
than a foot in length, is man
eater. 1t rips its victim to shreds
and can do away with a large body
in an incredibly short time. The
smell of blood seems to drive the
fish mad.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

Hummingbirds once were be-
lieved by many persons to be
poisonous and to carry stingers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Idaho Company
Enters Valley

One of the newer firms in the
packing business in Imperial coun-
ty is the Finerman and Schoen-
burg in Holtville. They are using
the old John Zenos sheds.
The Finerman and Schcenburg
firm formerly was located in idaho.
The members are familiar with
the produce business having been
engaged in this enterprise all their
lives. Although this is their first
year in the valley they have much
confidence in their industry here.
While they have no acreage
under contract, they are buying
and packing lettuce, carrots, cab
page, melons. They are using the
Ice pack. Their brands are Finer
PAX" and First Fiddle" brands
They believed they would pack
learly 600 cars of produce this
season.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

of niraon to omaan dwatime needs
Shippers that
Of
will increase our da yproduc ncapaci % n
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

Charlemagne, in keeping with
his decree, was buried in an up
right position.
Evening star., 1944-08-06
THE SUNDAY STAR. Washington. D. G.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 1914

lined beauties. too, 80 that the evil
dence Of the microscope Is like that
of all other studies to date, that the
amiction Is q combination Of some
unidentified chemical and OF some-
thing unknown in the reactions OF
the sensitive person.
The late DR.. Karl Landsteiner,
Nobel winner for blood GROUPING,
said hay fever allergies might be
due to miscarriage In the body's
defense mechanisms against disease.
DR.. Reuben L. Kahn. University of
Michigan, said that in crowded liv-
ing, the body develops its defense
mechanisms against germs 50 highly
that these mechanisnls may mis-
take pollen grains for germs and
react as If the grains were a disease.
Experiments ON animals show that
heredity Is part of hay fever sus-,
ceptibiltty. Il is possible by selec-
tive breeding to get race Of ami
mails highly susceptible to this al
lergy. But the experiments do not
Evening star., 1944-08-06

Thomas and virsinia Lannon's. boy.
George and Anne Lawrence. boy.
Joseph and EllArose Marks, boy.
Donald and Lee McPherron. girl.
Francis and Helen Richardson, boy.
Philip and Bernice Rupprecht. boy.
Thomas and Marie Smith. girl.
John and Ella Tyson, girl.
Francis and Mary Williams. boy.
Henry and Jessie Weber, boy
Nathelia and Sarah Albright, boy.
Sidney and Jenie Alexander. girl.
William and Vivien Allen, girl.
Pernell and Ella Amaker boy.
Melvin and Elizabeth Anderson, girl
Roscoe and Qenevieve Brockenberry, boy,
Henry and Katie Brown, boy;
Aaron and Minnie Butler. girl.
Sam and Ruth Collins, girl.
Boyd and Alice Cooke, girl.
Leroy and Mary Cooper, boy.
Willard and Mary Cornelius. girl
Edvard and Naomi Douglas. boy.
william and Beulah FormAn Girl
Leonard and Robette Frazier, girl
BENJAMIN and Jane Greene, jr.. boy.
lsiah and Bertha Hare. GIRL.
Thomas and Willie HAWKINS. boy.
EdMopd and Herntce Hodge, girl,
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Births Reported

Merin and Mary Armiser, boy.
Danile and Ruby Bowen, girl.
Frank and Leona Cairo, girl
Robin and Norma Coates. boy. ~
James and Ida Cross. boy.
Louis and Bessie DoukAs. girl.
Herman and Mildred Ooldbere. girl.
Lawrence and Cecilia Green, girl.
TSomss no Iu and 'L Lorrains as1isi HUM. TC boy.
Edward and Alice Jordan, boy.
Larner and Viola Kelpy, boy.
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Bomb Found 30 Feet Deep

A live 2.000-pound bomb, dropped
In q German raid on Croydon, Eng
land, In October, 1910, was recently
discovered 30 deep In q garden.
Evening star., 1944-08-06
show the source Of the suscepti-

SnOW tfI6 BOufCE OF tne 1u3CepLI'
hility.
DR.. Leon Feldman Of Philadelphis
and the New Book both estimate the
number Of American hay fever suf-
ferers at about 100000. There
seems to be larger group, in fact
the ma ajolkty of Americans, who are
subject to allergic disorders In gen.
eral. DR.. Feldman says these num-
Der 90 to 70 per cent Of our popula-
ton.
Evening star., 1944-08-06

ctarl!s ard vsnnls epsarl. hey:
9ylyester and Augusta 0tevsns, girl.
Wtlliam and Sarah 9toney, Girl.
Edward and Ruth Thomas, girl.
Arnle and Lucille Thompson. hoy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
\ Killed..
+ Hurt
Inn Traffic

One man is dead and three
others are in serious condition to-
day as result Of three traffic mis-
haps in the Detroit area
Iii F. Reese. A. Of 1925 St
Jean WIS dead on Ambulance 10
81 Joseph Hospital IN Nj Glenn
ems carly today after The car IN
which he -NaS a passenger struck
an abutment and overturned
twice on Jefferson near 1412 Mile
Rd The driver. George Russell
s.. Of Huron Point Drive, suffered
a possible skull fracture
Marcena Neal, 70 Of It'll Tor-
rer. is In serious condition AZ Red
ford Receiving Hospital with lac
erationS and fractured arm. suf-
fcTcd when he was struck While
standing in = safety zone al y.
Warren and Forrcr last night
The driver stopped bat later
slipped away -UclIce said.
Carl WalIo ~. Of 1921 Hol-
brook was 7 a X IN 10 Receiving
Hospital In serious condition after
being struck A. East Palmer and
Concord by an automobile driven
10y Willie Smith - Of 222l Mon
roe Smith was detained for quoS-
tIOnlnC Matthew IicndrckSOn T..
Of 23l6 Borden. walking with
Walzo vas also struck but &C.
cAned -frSLaid treatment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
Postwar Relief
blow ID Vets
Bv DAVID CAMELON
detroit r,mes Washington Rureau

WASHINGTON. Jan pa billion dollars is To be
taken from the pockets Of Amcca fighting ren so that
the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
can play Santa Claus to the world.
That was the charge made today b> aneerea members
Of Congress. as the House passed tho >l35oUooooo
INRRA which viii stttW this nation wealth 10
the four corners Of the world
Where Is that 81 35o0oooo1 coming FROM
T. is administration forces have 'telr Hlio be- lifted
direct from They 20 boz pena he'd
one billion 90 lars that MIRA -Hs. MOI ne hamp.fed
Ard Congress be asked 10 vote that deal INTO law
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
Franco Warned
ToQuit Axis Aid
Map by Times stair Arus,

LONDON. Jan. 2e tINS)-A
final warning was disclosed to-
day 10 he en- route 10 the Madrid
government Of Gen. Franco, sery-
ing notice that Britain and her
Allies have reached the end Of
their patience regarding Spanish
aid "a the AXIS
A similar Warning il was stated
Will be given other nations sym
pathiZing with or aiding the
Germans
Gen Franco. il Was learned is
being biuntly informed oy British
Ambassador Sir Samuel Hoare m
Madrid that unieS> nc moves Wig
orouSly 70 halt unfnendly acts TO-
ward the Allies Britain may
resort 70 drastic economic sane
tjons against SPAN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
Cunningham Aide
To Eisenhower

LONDON Jan 26 INS) The
air ministry announced today that
Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coming
ham has been named head of
British tactical air forces in Gen.
ElsenhoWer'S western invasion
command, and has assumed his
duties
Cunningham former tactical air
chief in the Mediterranean thea
ter. is 49-y ear-old Australian
and is reputed to be among the
worlds foTemoSt experts on
ground support tactics
Cunningham was air officer In
command Of western desert forces
during the battle, Of Fl Alamein.
Tobruk. BcnChall and Tripoli.
commanded Air operations in LII
n1S1a Pantelleria and Sicily and
directed the tactical bombing
campaign in Italy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
TO Attend
Bishop Rites

FLINT. Jan rs Last respects
10 the late Arthur Giles Bishop
- Flint banker and philan-
tHropls' TO-DAY had been paid by
400 friends VINO attended simple
services a. s. PaWS Episcopal
Church Yesterday
Alfred p Sloan Jr and other
Genera Motors officials did not
arrive IN time for The services
? their train from New York 70
Dero.t Was rrfe hours late.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
Report laps
Quit Tokyo

LONDON. Jan Is ms
japanese authorities have ordered
civilian evacuation Of Is districts
in the environs Of Tokyo as a
preCaution against Allied aerial
assaults the German news agency
DNB reported today
The broadcast dispatch SAID
that eight industrial towns i'm the
NaCoya area also were ordered
cleared.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
Meningitis Kills a
Here Since January

Epidemic meningitis has struck
= victims, four Of whom nave
died, since Jan ! Or Bruce II.
Douglas. city health commission
or said today in warning that the
total for this year might exceed
that of 1913 when $50 cases we're
reported
'SlNty-five persons died last year
of the disease In 1912 there were
only % stricken with seven
deaths Symptoms Of the disease
are chillS. fever, headaches and
stiff neck
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
Hunt for Gun Fails
In Bay City Killing

BAY CITY, JaH 2e-AfftAfa =
third day Of searching Saginaw
River bottom, police officers re-
port no luck IN finding the pistol
with which 44.year-old John Woo,
claims 10 have killed FLOYD F.
Alderman local theater manager.
in 2 robbery Dec. ).
Identified by a dozen witnesses
after he confessed. WooS is await
lng a sanity hearing before being
ARA Igned IN circuit court.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
Allies Renew
Raids on France

LONDON Jan IS GNS)-
Aerial attacks against northern
France were renewed with great
intensity early today by Allied
medium homberS, escorted by
fighters
British AlnSqulto= hombers- Ealded
western Germany last night and
other aircraft bombed northern
France without loss.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
BRITISH RAID FIUME

STOCKHOLM. Jan Is GNS)-
The Swedish press today reported
an official NaN announcement
from Zagreb. Yugoslavia, stating
that British honbeFS had raided
the Italian port Of Fiume and
caused heavy damage
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
E Bus Passengers
Injured in Pontiac

PONTIAC Jar "a warrant
charging reckless driving vas cue
TO-DAY for James Cot' = ~ zq6
Arthur drive II = Pontiac Cry
Lines bus Which struck coa'
truck ARD overturned IN State
avenue YESTERDAY
SIX persons All ps SserrerS or
t0e bus were Ir--rr- THEY
CrsVleG ol' through 2 rear W~.
dow after mo rss Scf'leo NJ RS
see
Police said Scen had been -
"A s.u.-aE .las- lesf S.r-7. rc-
--cr ~. re----s -u---r -r-----
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
Mayor 10 Defy
ALL ON Threat
Of Power Tieup

Mayor Tefres ard the pubic
lighting comm sSor indicated TO-
DAY that they v-.,7 challenge tho
Threat 81 :. : ~ /. t--@+stffe4++ workers
10 cripple the CiNs power plant
over 4 -grisdicuoral dispute be
tween All and Go linemen.
Alfred T. Simpson. business
agent FOR Local i a. the Inter
national Brotherhood ~ Electrical
Workers ALL, told JeffueS Yes
terGaN that tbs eitt-Nau+d- haze To
deal with MS union exclusively as
the price Of settling the dispute
Under discussion ny city officials
is 2 plan 10 lei the maintenance
az the citys power lines out 70
private contractors II the threat
ened strike disrupts vital munici-
pal services.
I'VE are asking n legal opinion
of the corporation counsel 10 see
II we can properly do this,
Commissioner Louis !. Colombo
Jr said There may he civil
service regulations which would
prevent II and We must he sure
of our ground I"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
RATTLE so zERoS

Eight parked enemy planes
were destroyed or damaged on
the ground and II gun positions
were destroyed
Later the same day outnum-
hered L s fighters ran into so
japanese -ihtereeptors over the
base and shot down IA and prob
ably another
Other Allied planes hit Wewak.
on the northern coast Of New
Gtttfcd- starting fires az the
Boram and Wewak alrdyomeS and
destroying four grounded planes.
RargCS were wrecked AZ HanSa
Bay A4 n4tfeS-heioe- N-cwakf.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
Lots 70 Celebrate

PEABODY Mass Jan Is up
Next New Year Day Christine
Nllea Will celebrate her first
birthday Her mother viii scele-
hrate her 34th birthday And her
grandmothe viii celebrate heJ
|Qtb biVfbdat,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
Macarthur, "a
Gets High Honor
From Roosevelt

GEN NJ ARTHUR'S HQ NEW
GUINEA, Jan 20 GNS) -Cele-
brating hi, 6ith birthday Gen.
Macarthur was the proud recipi-
ent today OF another DiStin,
Service Medal. awarded
by President Roosevelt for "eX-
ceptlonally distinguished service
as supreme commander of the
southwest Pacific area.
The citation accompanying the
award read
IT nder extremely difficult
conditions of terrain, climate
and limited forces Of matericl.
he expelled the enemy from
eastern New Guinea; secured
Judgements on the island of
New Britain and gave strategy
cal direction TO the Co-ordinated
operations which resulted in
the conques of the New
Georgia group and establish
ment OF United states navy
and army forces on Bougain-
Vile Island. \
OVER 30 DECORATIONS
He has inflicted heavy losses
on the enemy and has eStah-
liShed his forces in positions
highly favorable for Continua-
tin Of offensive operations"
Ills is Ger NacArthurS third
Distinguished Service Medal anc
brings his total of decorations tc
more than 40.
A birthday message from Cen
Marshall, army chief Of staff
said
May the coming months
bring YOU great satisfaction and
reward of successive victories
on the road TO Tokyo"
STIMSON'S MESSAGE
A message from Secretary OF
War Stlmson said:
We're actively behind YOU
in your present offensive"
Birthday greetings also were
received from Australian Coy
Gen. Lord Gowrie Prime Minister
Curtin amt Philippine President
Quezon.
With no trace OF gray in his
hair and his step sun sprIngy
Gen Macarthur is i'm excellent
physical condition He has service
as a genera officer for - years
His birthday falls on Australia
Day II Is the commonwealth S
l56th birthday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
Congress Report
BIdnnes WLB for
Labor Unrest

WASHINGTON Jan. rs JP1
a special congressional com.
mIfse charged today that Tho
WLRs maintenance Of union
membership policy was an auto
cratic challenge 10 constitutional
authority and had increased
labor unrest m war industries
Tho criticism 81 the WLB was
made ir z majority export OF the
special House committee headed
bt Rep Howard " smith Opf of
Virginia Rep Glare Hoffman
lEl of Michigan was one Of the
HNc .CnDG The majority report
The report charged that the
makeup az The hoard three
representatives each for industry,
labor and the public made
Vehement criticism inevitable
because most controversial ques-
aor- found two-thirds of the
mcubcrS4' admittedly and ire
N0cabIV' biased
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
koME srPr1A RorrEs 49,

\ALGIERS jar IS t'S.
Wal NsI ..pc.N routes es4r-
OF 20 f-e Fo~e srr- were
blasted -es s dung '-e 4e -
hours cy fsets ~ AIle1 Rs--. ares
which also tanned OFT over the