Woodland Daily Democrat (Newspaper) - August 24, 1933, Woodland, California This Newspaper Enters Almost Every Home in Trading Area ISSUED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY An Independent Progressive Wholesome Home Newspaper WOODLAND CALIFORNIA THURSDAY AUGUST 24 19337 ESTABLISHED SANTA CRUZ WINS 1934 MEET ESPARTO TO HAVE STATE HIGHWAY REPAIR CREW First of the inclusion ofj many miles of Yolo county roads into i the state secondary highway system were seen this week in Esparto asj preparations were made to a state highway maintenance crew in that district i A Willis will be in charge of the crew in the Esparto district He has been transferred to Esparto from j burn and has moved into the Holmes residence with his wife and daughter An assistant for the Esparto crew is expected to arrive in Esparto in a few days and will establish his home there Esparto serves as a hub for much of the new highways taken into the system by the state New routes in that district include the road from to Rumsey Esparto through Madison to Brown's Corner Madison to Winters and Madison to a on the Pacific Highway near gan The maintenance crew located at Esparto will have charge of the to be done on these roads At it is not known how much if any i new construction work will be on these routes during the coming two years but maintenance of the in the present condition will ried on constantly BUY IN AUGUST Pickers Now Busy in Yolo County Hop Fields 450 YOUTHS Board Studies WM K E A N BLAZE INiTo OF Produce for Yolo At State Fair Needed More than hop pickers are busy in fields between land and Broderick as the hop picking season has reached its peak Growers of the Yolo county district report that they have been virtually untouched by labor disputes in other sections and that the pickers are satisfied with the wage of a pound Because of the fact that many of the hop fields are bearing heavy crops of heavy hops it has been possible for the large majority of the pickers to make excellent a ares Alan Merkley supervisor of that district and one of the est hop growers stated Thursday that the largest crew in some time 140 men and women are at work on the Merkley Brothers ranch The growers who have sold their crops under contract are re- this year an average of 50 cents a pound for the crop though some contract sales were made as low as 20 cents and some spot sales have been made as high as 70 cents The highest price last year was in the of 12 cents a pound with much of the crop being sold at six and seven cents Picking will continue in district for some time BUY LNT AUGUST LAKE COUNTY Plans for the construction of a surgical unit at the county hospital were being considered Thursday by members of the Yolo county board of supervisors as they met to hold a further hearing on the tentative county budget COUNTY DIES j By Valley News Alliance i COLUSA Aug 1450 CCC boys from three Gravelly Valley Deer Creek and PIans as by several were still nn thP are studied and the final Ridge were still on the fire lines decision William 0 Koan OR former county assessor under Assessor for many years with the Woodland j today battling a giant blaze as to whether the surgical Middle Creek in the be added to the late Wednesday Forest of Lake county More pital will depend upon the cost the home of Mrs Barr Gil than four square miles on Elk to erect SUch a plant sufficient North street where he had resided tain has been laid waste and the fire is not yielding to the efforts of f to control it Magnificent stands of virgin timber been reduced to chaired stubs of j and ashes The fire is difficult to fight and backfiring isj impossible By Tuesday 350 CCC i I youths from the Gravelly Valley iDeer Creek camps were on the fire i lines but that night it gained so much to handle the number of cases are received each week by the county Architect Present i 0 A Deichmann of San presented his plans to the board and explained how the unit he pro many years He had been in failing health for several years and recently suffered several paralytic strokes Mr Kean was a native of Rough made the first unit of a Ready a eamP of plete new county hospital that could county born i headway that 100 more bovs from be built from time to time j ber 23 His A C and Little discussion was held on Kean to matter members of the I eating that no budget p the plan Ride camp in Colusa county summoned Today Pacific Ridge camp i members could see their wav c ear toi board and wnen he was three of the family came lo Woodland lo reside Ho lived all of his life here and i was deserted save for a small fire I ic it i LI 1 crew left as a be j guard Ranger H I Edwards hfl that is in charge of the Ridge camp boys i saving the county sufficient money en in the public schools of surgical cases to warrant the capital I a bid he became a outlay and the additional help that and was for was indicated l many years with the of the i unit looms as a real L A careless camper is blamed for the 01 the coming IN Tax Rate Delayed Practically every j from devil until he Who has something to exhibit at the State This is the question being asked by C E Herry Yolo county cultural commissioner who is in charge of arranging Yolo ty's exhibit at the fair Anyone who has any fruit j vegetables grain or other duce that has exceptional ties is asked to get into touch with Herry al once and ments will he made to secure the material for the exhibit Because of the fact that this year's display is to be made with a limited budget it has not yet been definitely decided the Yolo county exhibit will be ar- ranged However the exhibit will be in its traditional place at the south end of the main building and will again depict the varied resources of Yolo county Actual on erection of the display is expected to start in a week BUY IN AUGUST Firemen Vote Appreciation SMITH AGAIN NAMED HEAD OF FIREMEN ASSOCIATION BOY WINS HOME Tells CONTINUE on Yolo Ranc Eddy Names NRA Aids in Yolo Towns Charles L Eddy chairman of the I became business manager under i late Editor Ed E Leake j Indications Thursday were that IVom the newspaper ilax rate would set this he a in County IJf Q I Q Jl CUlVe i since the budget hearings would nol office a position he held until about six months ago when he was compelled to retire on n f n c i i i the dual acts the 1 account ol his v i state convention of the California Air Kean was one of the c i nr n r Mate I1 s association was to members ot the Woodland Parlor of v c y i two Sons be concluded in time to permit final i compilation of the revised budget to j permit adoption of the rate before early part of next week BUY IN AUGUST The plea of Principal Ed II Farr of the High school expressed 1 in the Democrat Wednesday Ding brought excellent results i Dr and Mrs H M El berg day morning that they would be pleased to give the boy not only the room which was A in Yolo county is 1 I plating his organization work in the j rural j i Winters and Knights Landing State Treasurer Charles G named Wednesday afternoon 154 COUNTIES TO GET WHEAT AID financial for He was also a member of land Lodge of Elks and for years had acted the order the Woodland Masons F A M telephoned the to a hop ranch in Appointed to direct the recovery j c be pleased to give valued at approximately al Winters are Charles Graf o Wheat production established by of Agriculture under lodge of i inc I His nearest surviving relativ Mrs Mary Flint a cousin who the sides in San Diego Funera lo Harry G Arend of Charles Barkman and Robert L granted to him by the Farm the authority will be held al Kraft Brothers chapel Lees namely the Woodland Fire Saturday morning at o'clock ramento as soon as the latter settles j Niemann Handling the NRA affairs Act show that out of a total of 58 body will be at Mrs home up a balance due on an Knights Landing are Tommy Lee in California 54 will Saturday morning inal loan of iFred Leiser and Tommy Pierce j cash benefits according to the BUY IN The work is already well under way of America Business Review Yolo production allotment is Assisting him are Mrs Frank P bushels and on the basis of a 100 requested but also board and money during the school year Should he he will be permitted to work at the Elberg country home during This was the statement of Johnson summer to earn additional money Wednesday night in Sacramento when at f m charge county's The boy a sophomore in high school llc branded suit for recovery is an orphan who upon his own resources and education BUY IN AUGUST KERSEY TO SPEAK is forced to the as entirely Scott Ira F and j per cent of the state's wheat j 117 for his The it was Steele farmers this county will A II N A N AV Sieged that Johnson secured title Percy T Foster has been named to benefits of j the property at a trustee's sale through fraud was filed this week in the Yolo county superior court In the suit Arend asked that title of the property be returned to him he settled the obligation He asserted that he had made offers to the debt but that Johnson Word was received here Thursday him that ty Miss Nancy Laugenour county librarian that J B Hitt for years a resident of Yolo county died J B FORMER WOODLANDER DIES direct the NRA program at Zamora I The wheat production allotments Dunnigan and Yolo Dr F P have been established as a means to will be the leader at Esparto further the general purpose of the Madison and in the Capay Valley and Farm Relief of raising the Arthur Turner of West Sacramento I general level of farm commodity Ule Guinda Sunday evening and Gus Olson of Clarksburg will prices In order to accomplish this at 8 This serv Vierling Kersey state dent of public instruction is to speak cover the water front purpose it was necessary for the necessary The committees in the country dis- eminent to eliminate the huge are expected to attend the i pluses of wheat which the country i ing at Davis when Arthur was producing annually an Dudley of the Sacramento Chamber j were largely responsible for the ice is being planned by West Yolo Parish in honor of the opening of the local schools It is the second such s of the fi v v t ICLI Y UI it Arend can have the property Commerce will discuss the aims of low wheat prices and at year Tuesday at his home in San Diego lle Pays the due on National Recovery time to provide sufficient are going out to i To meet in Santa Cruz next year i the convention of the California State I Association concluded its four-day Woodland convention I ly before noon Thursday j The election of officers which this week was expected to result l in a bitter fight was accomplished in i record time as the result of district caucuses held Wednesday evening at j which decision was made to support i H K Smith of Redding for lion Elect Officers j The officers for the year as elected i Thursday morning H K Smith Redding re-elected president I Cecil Alhambra first vice- i president Willard Grimes j second vice-president Thomas Ward Bluff third vice-president Harry Strasser San Diego re-elected George Norris ra Madre director southern district Paul Mercuric Carmel central direc- Fred Paterson Valley of the northern director I The committee appointed to plan i for the state firemen to carry their i own insurance fund includes A C Duree Long Beach M M Clement J Long Beach Cecil H Virdin Los An- Elmer Anderson Salinas and I George Hazeman Woodland Mn Clement has been one of the most tive workers for this plan and served on a former committee Auxiliary Elects Mrs Ma lid Neilsen San Diego was elected president of the Women's of the California State men's Association at the final con- vention meeting held at the Town and Country clubhouse Thursday morning Mrs Edward Hoogan San Francisco is first vice-president Mrs A W Swanson Southgate second vice- president Mrs J A Brichetto Santa Rosa third vice-president Mrs Ray Moree San Diego southern district director Mrs H A Geisler Corte i Madera central district director Mrs Georgia Hunt Mt Shasta City ern district director Mrs Harry Strasser San Diego recording tary Mrs Carroll Powell Woodland marshal The women installed officers lowing the election The officers were also in- stalled at the Town and Country house where the men joined the group following their own tion at Parish hall James Baker past president led the C S F A officers On behalf of the City and Fire de- i Association in Annual of Woodland George Convention assembled at Woodland bld the from all hat the delegates for various organ d to arranging del tl if or the local four-day session The resolutions isj Realizing that the tireless cooperation and oi the following Achaean Club Rotary Lions Club Business and Professional Women's Club Native Daughters American Legion Chamber of Com- merce Woodland Ball club Press Yolo Fliers Club Carlton Club Hen Ali Temple Shrine Band and mento Fire Department have not only made this convention sible but a decided success and fully j appreciating the hospitality of the I above organizations having greatly added to our comforts and to the en- of this convention we the members of the California Stale men's Association hereby ly vote our wholehearted thanks and i I appreciation the activities above e committees ion and will relate in detail the du Mr Hitt was the father of Miss interest and nor Hitt former Yolo county Johnson Of the workers ian and now assistant state always been willing lo doj Chairman Eddy stated today that in Sacramento Mr Hitt for be is receiving hearty support from years operated the newsstand at again asserted that all who have been requested to Northern Electric depot was tlie of a personal the leadership It is more than grievance and from a revenge encouraging lo the iand staled that court of the spirit of the said Eddy would show that he secured title to j We have not struck a snag anywhere P tit through proper legal Everyone is anxious and willing to Premier Exhibitor's honors were production to take care of consumption needs teachers board members and this of and it is expected that a large wish to our sincere her of people will take the and appreciation for the iover the state farewell co-operate New Democrat Workers Earning Wages of hearing Kersey KUY IN AUGUST HOARD MEETS An executive board meeting of the newly elected officers was held at Hotel Woodland al 2 o'clock to j sact preliminary business of the new administration and attentions shown us on our Adopt Resolutions Selection of Santa Cruz for the convention city and voting on various Yolo 4-H Entries in State Fair Approved by Council won at the San Joaquin fair in i ton by the Willow Meadow herd of Jerseys owned by Mrs Edna Knight of Willows The Willows cows two junior championships and seven i first places winning more prize j money than the entries of any exhibitor j BUY IN AUGUST j mct at the court house Wednesday U AlmOnO Worker Hurt work President Dave Wk M 11 i- CP ff Albert Williams Jr was struck h I The Yolo County club council As only a few of the club loaders were able to be present because of the mouth with an almond i work the complete list of Wednesday afternoon while j to sent to Davis September 7 8 on the II J Tuber ranch near 0 to the annual club The blow was accidental the mallet j tion could not be made out and it will slipping from the hand of another decided upon at a later dale workman and catching Williams un- aware broke out an upper front tooth The council accepted the list of en- tries in the stole pig feeding contest show by 4-H club members at State Fair Yolo County 4-H clubs i be represented as Pig feeding contest Kenneth Haussler Plainfield Albert I Pure bred j Nicolson Willow Oak Park Malcolm Nicolson Willow Ouk Park Plainfield Ro- bert Tinley John Lopes Continued on Sii Ten dollars in commissions for three hours This was the pay-off last night to one of the Democrat em- ployees added to the circulation staff Others who are engaged in similar work for this newspaper now playing an active part in ating new employment for a score of men and women have already been rewarded generously for their time and service No one is barred from his field of activity Previous experience in salesmanship is not necessary Workers arc paid on a cash and carry basis They in the subscriptions renewals and now readers and carry away their fifteen per cent commissions as a reward of California State Highway j trol the Auburn Fire Department monto Fire Department Last of Union Church Meets To be Held Here Sunday Night j The Ministerial Association of this Icily will bold the last of the summer i group assemblies Sunday evening at the United Brethren church at the recreation tour held on August over from a previous by Court Smith Warden of Constituted the chief business som State Prison the Yolo the session which con- the conclave V The selection of Santa Cruz was the Fire Department and made on the motion of the Ladies Auxiliary of the of Yosemite Valley Yo- semite Valley also seeking the con- clave for 1034 but when the that Santa Cruz would chosen by a large Chief Wood moved that it be unanimous Santa Cruz has invited the convention j to meet there for several successive j years and it was apparent that will be arranged on the lawn men believed that the tation should be finally accepted The aat to ibe Rev Wayne W Want pastor of Unit j meeting will be hold inside church will be the speaker of This is the last chance to attend lie will speak on the of the union services this sum joct Romans under the largo walnut trees Every detail is being arranged for your was one expressing the sympathy of corner of Fourth and Lincoln avenue Should the weather turn too the association over the death of Shaffer secretary of the Woodland Chamber Commerce who died fast week Pension I Kcv J T Muse j As the result Ministerial association Muse president of Everyone has an invitation to at- i i i i i 1 Wednesday afternoon 11 have tend extended by the Ministerial j charge of the program It is sociation also a special peeled that he and Mrs Muse from the pastor of the church at I Fourth and Lincoln the principal cities oi
