Arizona republican., 1922-06-23
BREAK IN EASTERN
CANAL FLOODS BIC
AREA Of FARM LAND

MESA, June GA sudden break
occurred in the west bank OF the
Eastern canal at point about five
miles below Granite Reef shortly
after midnight Thursday morning.
permitting greater part of the flow
of water in the canal to escape over
the nearby farming area. Workmen
from the Water Users association
were busy on repairs TO the break
early this morning and it ives ex-
pected that water would be in the
canal again by night.
The break occurred at a point Just
above the p. b. Bevil!e orange or
chard and the escaping water inun-
dated several hundred acres of farm
ing land between the Eastern and the
Consolidated canals it was said
Little il any damage would result
from the overflow ii was thought
outside OF few slight washes caused
across several cotton fields where the
bulk of the wafer went. Approx
mately % feet of the bank was cut
out to a depth almost even with the
bottom of the canal. The water was
shut out at Granite Reef as soon as
the break was discovered No cause
was given for the break in the bank
except that 1t was probably started
by gopher hole.
Rotary Has Live Meeting
A live meeting of the Mesa Rotary
club marked by an excellent service
talk and several unique entertain
ment features was held Wednesday
evening on the lawn at the guild
hall. Charley Johnson was chairman
of the day and presided over an at
tractive program. Nels p Elufson
talked on his classification, giving
many interesting details Of the dry
goods and ladies ready-to-w de-
partment. He illustrated his talk
with an exhibit of various samples
of goods. Ernest Steele. umpire in
chief at the Chamber of Commerce
Rotary club benefit ball game on
Memorial day was called up on the
carpet for his alleged throwing of
the game to the commercial men, He
denied the charge and backed by the
l.forceful arguments of several of his
friends secured an acquittal The
chairman divided the members into
| groups Of four each to sing a pop
ular old time southern air. Dale Mac
Donald. Arthur Vault. Harvey Bush
and Harry Chandler were the first TO
sing and succeeded in winning thu
prize. Other contestants declared
that the hearing faculties of the
Judges We're so dulled and numbed by
the outcrys of the first quartet that
there was TO opportunity for the fol-
lowing units to oualifv.
BY p. u. To Give Social
Members of the Young Peoples
Union OF the Baptist church are pre-
pairing an attractive social program
for Friday evening when they will
entertain at an ice cream social
The spacious green lawn at the j.
w. Mougeot home, lis West Second
street, has been selected for the
event. Ice cream and cake will be
served during the evening and a
varied program of entertainment is
being prepared. Everyone is in
vited to attend
Camp Fire Girls Are Home
The % members of the Wawona
Camp Fire Girls organization re-
turned Wednesday from Granite Reef
where they spent eight days in
camp The outing was an enjoyable
and entertaining as it was unique,
the girls declared and they had the
time of their lives The first night
they We're caught by the June cold
snap and were forced to yacate their
scanty supply of bedding in favor of
warmer place about the camp fire.
The weather moderated after that,
however. and soon the nights were
ideal for camp life. Swimming was
one of the many pastimes enjoyed at
camp and practically all of the MEM
bers learned the art during they
stay at the Reef. The girls were
chaperoned by their guardian, Mrs.
w. r. Stewart and various other
women of the city spent nights in
camp at different times.
Severe Wind at Hialey
The severe electric and wind storm
that could be seen southeast of Mesa
Wednesday evening seemed TO CEN
ter about Higley. according to John
Germann, a rancher of that section
who was in Mesa Thursday morn
ing. Several thousand pounds of
ripe apricots in his orchard were
blowo down by the wind, he said,
together with smaller amounts of
peaches and other fruit. The wind
and dust it kicked up was severe, he
declared, and was the more unpleas-
ant because of the very scant supply
of rain that fell. A few trees We're
reported blown down east and south
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