Camarillo Star from Ventura, California • 1

Camarillo News BUY UNITED STATES SAVINGSBonds IMDStAMN Aa BUY UNITED JjH STATES Tgflr SMHNGSff LWowdsa jy AMP SEW (A Progressive Weekly Newspaper Serving the Entire Southern Section of Ventura County) Vol No 22 Copy Subscription $2 a Year CAMARILLO CALIORNIA RIDAY APRIL 10 19 12 NEW BOOK SCORED BY ARM SCRIBE ares The By Carey McWilliams Criticizes armers By RALPH TAYLOR Executive Secretary Agricultural Council of California Carey McWilliams whose well paid job as chief of the State Di vision of Immigration and Hous ing seems to allow him ample leis ure for extra curricular activity has authored a new book on agricultural which is fupposed to make farmers in gen eral and California farmers in particular repent of their sins and turn over a new economic furrow Somberly entitled ares The this new McWilliams volume is a dull book for the most part composed largely of excerpts from the warped and no toriously one sided report of the ro called Laollette committee As a book it would hardly merit reviewing but as a somewhat un witting revelation of the philoso phy and teachings of Mr McWil liams who occupies a state office of considerable importance it de serves attention The redoubtable Carey McWil liams has consistently preached the socialization of California ag riculture almost from the first day he received his portfolio from Governor Olson as State Commis sioner of Immigration and Hous ing in January and ares The Land" throws some in teresting light on his beliefs and objectives In his new book for example Mr McWilliams notes with ap proval that the IWW aided ma terially in forcing up farm wages between 1914 and 1917 but he adds: however both the Non Partisan League and the IWW were crushed after the (Continued on Page Three) Victory: Buy Bondi Rainfall Total Here 860 Inches two light rainfalls during the week end brought a total of81 inches of rain to the Camarillo district Saturday rain total was 50 while the rain Sun day evening brought an addition al 31 inches according to the rain gauge at the Camarillo Citrus As socation While the rainfall was light and local ranchers are hop ing for considerable more soon the rain nevertheless was heart ening to those with pasture lands and in most cases postponed orch and irrigating The total so far for the season is 860 inches DO IT NOW! And Jerry Glidden did it He remembered that it hung behind his desk he just hopped on a train and went to see for himself what a life insur ance policy an abandoned mine and the postmistress of Ironburg had to do with the death of Joseph Slinn BREAK O'DAY IRON by Reginald Wright KAUMAN Read This Exciting Serial Story Starting Next Week 1 in the Camarillo News Building Navy Boats Bottoms Up Above you see one phase in the assembly of submarine chas ers built by the Dravo corporation of Pittsburgh Pa The 173 foot craft are built upside down sections being welded in that position The hull sections are then braced and turned right side up The bow section above is being turned over preparatory to being Joined to the stern sec tion at left Below: A wash drawing showing sub chaser assembly line Just to the left of the indoor barge assembly shop at the Dravo yards Word Received rom Maj Dawson The News office yesterday re ceived a letter from Mrs Wil liam Dawson from her home in Bellevue Texas stating at she had received a communi CAMARILLO WALNUT ASSN HOLDS MEET cation from Major Dawson dated eb 5 1942 Quoting his words it stated: am well letter follows at first oppor A Camarillo Reelected President Of Local Walnut Processing Plant most recent This was the communication from Maj Daw son former pastor of Pleasait Valley Baptist Church who has been chaplain of the Post of Manila in the Philippine Islands since before war broke out on Dec 7 1941 Mrs Dawson also states she and Irving are well and that they are having considerable rain in that section and a small cyclone visit ed the edge of their town recent ly wrecking a windmill and small buildings As it was instance num mem mey stooa and watched the funnel shaped cloud but most people ran to I their storm shelters Irving is continuing his violin lessons and Easter Sunday played a solo at church or Victory: Buy Bonds Annual Masonic ish Dinner Set or April 15th A Camarillo was reelected president of the Ventura County Walnut Growers Association at the annual meeting of the group Monday morning Others officers i reelected were: Daily viceresident McGrath treas urer and A Pope secretary Directors of the local associa tion for the coming year besides i Camarillo Daily McGrath and Pope are Aggen Richard 'Bard and Arneill Revipwinjr thp 1941 walnut cm snn it was reported that the local plant handled approximately 2905 tons of walnuts dnrina fho nnprut ing season inis was an increase I of 520 tons over the 1940 season I The orirp for walnuts nr rwinnd was sngnuy nigner man th? growers received for their 1941 crop In summarizing the past season association officials indicated the walnut plant had a good run and that the qualitv of the walnuts processed was high The packing house operated a total cf 274 The eighth annual Masonic trout dinner will be held at the Masonic Temple in Oxnard on Wednesday evening April 15 at 6:45 o'clock according to Bill Williams master of the lodge Ed Carty fish and game commission er of California has secured the executive officer of the fish and game commission as the principal speaker of the evening our acts of professional vaude ville have also been planned for the entertainment of those attend ing the annual affair This year hours during the season Operat ing costs were slightly above the 1940 level owing to the increase in labor costs One of the major improve ments at the plant during the year was the insulating and refinishing of the Diamond tower room Lo cated on the top floor of the pack ing house workers in the room had been subject to excessive heat Now however the room has been insulated making it more comfortable for workers or Victory Buy Bonds Idaho trout from the icy streams of that state will be served and those in charge reoorted they will be bigger and more delicious than Candidates or School Trustees ever The dinner will be a stag af fair and the general public has been invited Tickets may be pur chased from Bill Williams in Camarillo or Duron Kier in Ox nard Those buying tickets are! urged to get them before Sunday Victory: Buy Bonds' ASSOCIATED ARMERS TO HOLD DINNER MEET Must ile Now Candidates for the office of school trustee must file their dec larations of candidacy with the county superintendent of schools on or before April 15 if they wish their names to appear upon of ficial ballots of the school dis trict The date for school election TUESDAY APRIL 14 the last session was changed by of the legislature from the first at 6:30 clock at Pierpont Inn in Ventura Lloyd rick state presi dent of the organization will be the principal sieakerThose wish ing to attend are urged to phone their reservations in early to Sati coy or Victory: Buy Bonds ADVANCED IRST AID GROUP PLANS MEETING District No 6 of the Associated riday in June to the third ri armers comprising Venturaday of May which this year falls Santa Barbara and Los Angeles May 15 All school districts counties will have a dinner meet Ventura County except San ing on Tuesday night April 14 Buenaventura City will hold ethfwnl alost iot ie nwwk VUVHVU3 Vll mau UC11U Official notices of elections must be posted within the dis trict in three public places thirty days before the election and if there is a newspaper of general circulation published in the dis trict notice must also be printed therein once a week for three weeks before election School districts with an aver MONDAY NIGHT The Advanced irst Aid class which completed its course re cently will hold a meeting Mon day night April 13 at 7:30 o'clock in the Camarillo Community Center building age daily attendance Of 500 or over must keep the same election hours as those of the last general election All districts with less than 500 average dally attendance must be open four or more hours must not open before 9:00 a nor close before 5:09 tn DEENSE SHOW TUESDAY NITE AT SCHOOL Local Citizens Urged To See irst Aid Pictures And New Resuscitator GRAND OPENING NEW VALLEY THEATRE IN CAMARILLO NEXT THURSDAY life: Doughnuts or Doughboys! rank Velasco of Santa Rosa Valley was sentenced to 60 days in the county jail by Judge IX 1 wn 4 I 3 4 corps messengers drivers corps emergency food and house corps decontamination corps demoli tion and clearance crews road re pair crews fire watchers and air sup time with The grand opening of the new Valley Theatre in Camarillo will be held next Thursday evening April 16 according to an an nouncement by Sidney Burger i manager and his associate Completely Redecorated And Modernized Building Will Please Moviegoers Camarillo of Meeting Tonight machmes Western Electric sound equipment and a new and larger picture screen' Comfortable seats have been installed through the theatre Tire wiring inside the theatre and in the projection booth was done by Perry eature attraction on the open Manual Being Distributed ire Warden Putnam of Camarillo attended a class on chemical warfare in Ojai on Tues day night Auxiliary firemen in the Camarillo area will soon be given further training on the fighting of chemical fires or Victory: Buy MAN SENTENCED TO SIXTY DAYS IN JAIL ON INTOXICATION CHARGE The Camarillo Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight riday at 8 in the Camarillo Com munity Center building The meeting was postponed from last week owing to the many other ac tivities being held on that eve ning or Victory: Buy Rev Meade Starts Second Year At Baptist Church VTV 1 JTW xx XV 1 The Christian life (abiding) vi mail veieiise 2 The Christian fellowship 3 I The Christian ambition 4 The Christian walk 5 The Christian I screen lovelty A and iiaue newsreel i Mnntf fin nHnnAt inrn (have been contracted for by the new theatre operators Pictures produced by I Paramount and five other motion picture companies will be shown at the Valley Theatre or Victory: Buy Bonds nay witn tour services ending with baptism at the close of the evening meeting The week of special meetings were fruitful and much enjoyed by the ever increasing audience Twenty one people were given the right hand of fellowshin on rida' evening at the communion jing night will be The service starring Claudette Colbert Rev Meade plans to begin the and John Payne Other attrac new church year with a series of ons include a color cartoon a morning messages on speaking on the five big questions of life and the five big secrets of! fhnv nrr xl 1 Art ro 1 VUVJ OlU CIO AUHUW3 The five big questions of life: I 1 Where do von live? 2 your philosophy of life? Which way are you going? your destination? Whose your friend? The five big secrets of After a successful year as ply pastor during which thirty seven adults united the church many by profession i Poynter On that evening the ox faith on Sunday Rev Meade completely redecorated and mod begins his second year of service ernized theatre wiu open its and his first year as regularly ap doors giving the residents of this ponited pastor of Pleasant Valley vicinity the opportunity of seeing Baptist Church (moving pictures in Camarillo During the past year the church again has been very prosperous spirit i Mr Burger who with his fam financially and numerically ily is now living in Camamillo Easter Sunday saw large crowds Heights has installed the latest attend this church It was a great type motion picture projecting rv i atT rne on z4 1 VTTA TT'I 4 Air raid wardens are now dis tributing 25000 copies of Ven tura new manual of civilian defense which each household should possess at all times It is a new handy and compact guidebook telling you what to do in the event of any type emer gency giving the locations of your emergency hospitals names of all defense leaders and a va riety of other information ranging from instructions on how to com bat incendiary bombs to the laws and legislation governing civilian ORANGE GROWERS HEARING 'defense ON PRORATE SCHEDULED Air raids blackouts bombs OR MONDAY MORNING boards water disinfection and vaja a i io uv other defense topics are dis rt publlC cussed in the guidebook edited hearing will be held for discus and ublished feb the Ventura sion of the proposed new mar lr A Moranda in the Camarillo Justice keting order for California Ari i ihe book also tells the duties Court this week Velasco was zona oranges Secretary of Agri 1 air raid wardens auxilia rv fim scntenced on an intoxication culture Wickard states that charge after he had been arrested hearing will begin at 10:00 a rwruk wnulc ctnfr by Constable Ellis of Cama in Patriotic Hall 1816 South I bomb rcue squads staff rmo rigueroa street Los Angeles On Tuesday evening April 14 a Civilian Defense program will be held in the Pleasant Valley School auditorium The program is be ing sponsored by the Camarillo Red Cross organization in co operation with the Camarillo fire department Through the courtesy of the Standard Oil Company and Bill Williams local distributor sev eral motion pictures will be shown The main feature will be "Minutes That a talking picture in technicolor which covers first aid treatments The second picture is Enemy Number and deals with the common house fly and the bac teria he carries Another highlight of the pro gram will be the displaying and demonstrating of the new resusci tator which Is now available at the Camarillo ire Station irst aid classes air raid war dens Boy Scout 4 Club mem bers and all local residents are urged to make plans to attend this meeting or Victory: Buy Service Dance Slated Saturday Night Another of the popular Service dances will be held Satur day evening starting at 7:30 in the Camarillo Com munity Center building Soldiers from a nearby camp have been invited to attend Arrangements for the dance are being prepared by Mrs Perry and Mrs Robert King Young ladies in this district who visit to attend are requested to fruit contact either of the above per 1 sons Each young lady has been requested to bring six sandwiches i to augment the supply of refresh i ments Victory: Buy LOCAL IRE WARDEN ATTENDS MEETING IN OJAI kWr i EKti SB WwL I I ftna 11 WW i Ss IL ft IK Km' "kK mK No matter where they are Captain Jess King of the Salva tion Army is ttermitted to find them and give them freshly made doughnuts and hot coffee free Captain King who is in charge of all Salvation Army activities in Ventura County cooks 15 to 20 dozen doughnuts every day and takes them around every night returning many times around 3 a Mrs King assists him with his work and usually accompanies him on his trips at night The above picture shows a group of soldiers in the rain craft observers It is interesting to note that aircraft observation posts in Ven tura County are manned by some 1800 volunteer observers It takes more than 6000 volunteers to operate the big civilian defense machine when it goes into high gear Another attraction of the book let is the display of insignia for each civilian defense worker These should be studied and memorized by all civilians Members of the Defense Coun cil urge that each household keep its guidebook in a handy place where it can be readily referred to in the event of an emergency It should be reviewed and studied by the entire family Deputy Sheriff Bill Barnett has charge of the distribution for unincorporat ed areas Barnett is chief air raid warden for the county or Victory: Buy CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BROADCAST SCHEDULED The Columbia West Coast Church of the Air will be con ducted on Sunday morning April 19 at 8 by Louis Vernon Hacgg from Missoula Montana under the auspices of the Chris tian Science committee on publi cation for Montana The program will be released over KNX or Victory: Buy Bond "somewhere along the enjoying a visit from Captain King and hi mobile canteen This is just one of the many activities of the Salvation Army in Ventura County You are asked to help during the preeent finance appeal Private Rudolph Pena of Camp Roberts was a week end visitor at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Pena of Camarillo.