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Phone 45-W NOGALES INTERNATIONAL—NogaIes’ Horne Newspaper— NOGALES, ARIZ., SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, 1938 Page Seven Uncle Sam to Inaugurate “Good Neighbor” CCC Increases Word Snug Abed Output Os Work Last in Comfort—Remain Fleet of Luxury Liners to South America While Mystery Control Operates Radio • “More power to the CCC”, the wish of almost every American who has reen the fine work being done by youths of the Civilian Conser- vation Corps, has become a reality since each camp, in the Southwest was brought up to full strength of 200 men. Authorized f trength per camp was held to 165 men during the past two years because the Corps was divided into a larger number of camps. When Congress extended the life of the CCC this year, until 1940, and set the total strength at 300,000, the number of camps was stabilized at 1500. This allows 200 men to & camp. “It was good news to the Forest Service and the other federal agencies using CCC Camps,” said Edward P. Ancona, CCC adminis- trative officer for the Forest Serv- ice in New Mexico and Arizona. “The 20 per cent increase in man- power means we can get 20 per cent more work done by the camps.” nineteen CCC Camps in Like to hear your favorite programs on the radio while lying in bed at night? Are there certain things The you necessary Forest Service in Ari- want from the airlanes first thing in the morning? If so, it no longer is to clamber charge of the your snug manipulate happens brought from retreat beneath the covers, the radio if it to be in the same room, zona and New Mexico were or trot downstairs to tune in the required station and then back again to turn it off for the night. up to full strength of 3,800 men Philco has made this easy and pleasureable with Mystery Control, the amazing invention contained during July. As a result, the camps in the little portable box resting on the table beside the bed. A flick of the finger on the dial and stations not only used their entire quota are selected, programs shifted, volume controlled. Then when the urge to sleep grows too great, a.slight of Arizona and New Mexico youths, pressure upon the silencer and the program slowly fades out while you turn over to sleep. This con- according engineers, but had room for an additional trol, which operates without wires, and, to is destined to revolutionize radio and radio listening, be carried about the house, outdoors, and will operate the radio, though j number from eastern states. can or even walls intervene up to a distance of 150 feet. First opportunity to expand the the work program, said Mr. Ancona comes when the old work period HAVING ends on October 1 and a new six- PHILCO HAS EVERYTHING WORTH month period begins. IN A RADIO Above picture shows the first class passenger’s dining salon on the S.S. SID OSBORN HERE Argentina and gives some idea of > the appointments aboard | luxurious Mr. and Mrs. Sidney P. Osborn ships of Uncle Sam’s new “Good ' Neighbor” fleet. and Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Turner R. C. EDGELL COMPANY passed through here Tuesday en- DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUOUSLY At left is shown the swimming pool route to their homes in Phoenix on the S.S. Uruguay. Each of the from a trip to Guaymas. ships in the fleet have such pools on their aft decks, making outdoor swimming a popular sport through- out most of the long voyage across the equator. the SS Brazil sails from insure comfort and convenience to tional relations between the United WHENNew York harbor Saturday, passengers traveling to our southern States and the countries of South j ships. with resulting expansion Oct. 8, for Rio de Janeiro, Monte- neighbors aboard these America, a ships have up-to-date of and cultural ties, the United video, Santos and Buenos Aires, All three trade modern, deluxe appointments, and States Maritime Commission decid- will inaugurate the first Uncle Sam are equal in comfort, luxury and sea- ed last spring that service between deluxe steamship service to South worthiness to any of the trans-Atlan- these countries required immediate American east coast ports in an tic liners. improvement. effort to take care ofrapidly expand- Each of the Good Neighbor Fleet Whereupon, the Maritime Com- ing tourist and freight trade between boats accommodates 400 first and mission acquired the three liners the Americas. tourist class passengers, and each from the Panama Pacific Line and Three modern luxury liners, each has an average speed of 18 knots immediately began the task of re- more than 600 feet in length and per hour. They are twin-screw and conditioning them. The SS Brazil each having a displacement of the largest turbo-electric liners ever was reconditioned at a Newport 32,000 tons, will comprise the new built in the United States. They are News, Va. shipyard, and the SS Ar- Good Neighbor Fleet, which will be provided with swimming pools and gentina and the SS Uruguay were •operated by the United States Mari- luxurious public rooms, staterooms overhauled at the Bethlehem Ship- time Commission under the name of and suites. Passenger accommoda- building Corporation, Brooklyn, the American Republics Line. tions are specially adapted to tropi- New York. The New York shipping The steamships assigned to the cal weather conditions and each ves- firm of Moore & McCormack Co., new South American service are the sel has general cargo space of 490,- Inc., will act as managing agents of SS Brazil, the SS Argentina and the 000 cubic feet and refrigerated cargo the American Republics Line until SS Uruguay, formerly the SS Vir- space of 108,000 cubic feet. Jan. 1 for the account of the Mari- ginia, the SS Pennsylvania and the For years existing steamship ser- time Commission. After that date, SS California, operating in inter- vice between the east coasts of the American Republics Line will coastal service between New York North and South America has been be operated by Moore & McCor- and San Francisco. Approximately considered inadequate. Because of mack under charter from the gov- $1,000,000 has been spent recently to the development of closer intema- ernment. WE 1— ... - M home to help “the folks”, here are ers built more lookout towers, three Another Year some of the jobs they did on Uncle miles of fire-breaks and reduced never JS«|ap Os Sam’s forests in this State during hazard on five miles of roadside the year ending last July 1: and trailside. By adding 135 miles C. C. Progress Put in more than 4000 man-days of truck trails or minor roads to ex- PULL in preventing or controlling forest isting system on the National For- In Arizona fires. The fire-fighting part of it ests, and maintaining more than was work of the most exhausting 1,000 miles of such arteries, they our kind, sometimes requiring hiking made it possible for firefighting fJLM Workers in Civilian Conservation over mountainous country and su- crews to get to the scene in less Corps camps on National Forests per-human effort in heat and time. PUNCHES in Arizona earned their more than choking smoke, with limited rest keep during fiscal year, Another contribution in that the last until the danger was past. Hun- according to compilations just com- field was 19 more miles of horse GOOD printing is not only our business bu dreds of acres of forest land in pleted by the U. S. Forest Service. and stock trails, construction of 63 also a hobby of ours. We never pull ouj Arizona which is green today would of telephone line to augment In return for their food, cloth- miles every for the Forest communication fa- punches but give all we have on job ing, housing, medical care, educa- be black and scarred but Service cilities, equipped to you laying out tion, training in various lines of aid the CCC gave the Forest Serv- and the maintenance of We are assist in ice. 478 of telephone line. work, and pay of S3O a month, of miles the job with correct type faces, proper pa- which approximately $25 is sent As a stitch in time, CCC work- The road and trail work was val- per stock and with illustrations, if desired. ued not only from the standpoint of protection and administration of We print business stationery of all kinds, National Forests, but also because letter heads, bill heads, order it made the forest areas more ac- invoices, cessible to the public for health- blanks, blotters, envelopes, folders and | ful, outdoor recreation. ruled forms. Also catalogues, broadsides, | Recreational opportunities were booklets, posters, show cards, etc., etc. Our j enhanced by addition of 61 acres prices are most reasonable and our service to the area of improved camp- is always prompt. grounds or picnic grounds. CCC workers built 52 camp toves or fireplaces, 45 tables-and-bench sets | and many toilets and waste dis- ! pocal systems. They built two fish rearing NOGALES INTERNATIONAL | ponds, planted 15,000 fish, develop j ed one and one-half miles of fish- PHONE 45W 225 GRAND AVE. | ing streams, and planted food for 1 wildlife on 15 acres. ! Five thousand acres of National Forest grazing land were treated How’s the Water j against rodents and predatory ani- mals. j In Your Battery? l Construction of 147 miles of fence and maintaining of 127 miles Better let us check the water in your battery. of existing fence helped keep stray There’s no charge, and it may save you an an- livestock from double grazing range embarassing ] already in use, and preventing oth- noying stall in a spot that’s if not er forms of tre.