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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19

With record of 900 carloads
the city of Brawley this year con
tinucd to hold the unqucstioned lead
as the largest shipping point on the
Southern Pacific system. Brawley,
city of over 5000 population, is
headquarters for the great produc-
ing section of Imperial Valley, and
many of the ranchers of the north
end make their homes in Brawley.
During 1929 Brawlev, although
suffering slightly by the low prices
for cantaloupcs, has continued its
steady growth and is today one of
the fastest growing Southern Cali
fornia cities.
During the year 1924 carloads of
farm products were shipped by
freight, and estimated shipments by
express will bring the total over
1900 carloads during 1922, it is
said
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
BUILD MORE HOMES

The Brawley Home Builders, or.
ganizetl two years ago to assist
Brawley citizens in building homes,
is to be reorganized within u short
time with capital stock of $4,000.
The recognized body will help
greatly with the building of the city
of Brawley. Loans are to be made
on which payments can be made like
the building and loan plan.
There are now 1900 homes in
Brawley with number under con.
struction.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19

The largest single item shipped
was eantaloupes, with G,030 carloads
going over the Southern Pacific dur
ing the season. While cantaloupcs
did not bring a very good price this
year, through efforts of organized
marketing it is expected that the
crop this spring will net Brawley
farmers into the seven figures.
Lettuce camo second with 1925
carloads going out by freight. The
lettuce brought a fairly good price
and the new crop which is being ship
ped now has assurance or average
prices.
Shipping of farm products is by
far the largest business enterprise
in Brawley and business men of that
city are taking steps to assist the
farmer in various ways.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
VETERAN FARM
TRAINING NOW
GREAT PROJECT
Brawley Now Has 63 in
Trainee Service;
City is Proud

Under the directors of the Draw
ley Union High School and the
United States Veterans Bureau, 65
disabled cx-serviee men are being
trained in Imperial Valley farming
and are buying their own 40-acre
tracts.
This rehabilitation work is known
as the "trainee service and is one
of the most talked of methods of
farming, soil treatment, marketing
and thrift.
These men, disabled in various
ways, are to become Imperial VAL
ley's leading ranehers for they are
buying their own Notwithstanding
ranches small enough to operate sue
cessfully-and are learning from ex-
perts the best methods.
Backed by the Inter-post council,
American Legion, and the CONNER
cial Club, the L, S. Veterans Bureau
established the work two years
ago. Gradually the number of men
in the training has increased until
today there are 63 ex-service men
from all parts of the United States
here buying their own farms and
making good. During November II
applications were received and each
month as the project becomes better
known the number of trainees will
increase.
The plan, briefly, is this:
Disabled veterans apply to the
bureau for admission as trainec.
Trainee instructor makes test of
soils in various farms offered for
sale to the trainee and picks best
plot of 40 acres.
Is Ranch Owrsr
Trainee buys ranch through the
assistance of the Imperial Valley
Bank or some other friendly bank,
promising to pay for it out of COM
pensation from government and
from crops raised.
Trainee is located on ranch and
equipped for doing business.
Is assigned to one of four in
structors-V. E. Clymer, r. R. Ben
son, w. S. Childs and +. Heiny--
who coach Is each.
With his farm, seeds, implements
and other needed equipment furnish.
ed him the trainee begins life in
Imperial Valley as land ownc,
and, with very few exceptions, sue.
ceeds.
While the trainees are under thu
care of the veteran bureau, the in;
struction is under the direction OF
the Brawley Union High School.
The high school district has voted
$4,000 in bonds to buy an expert
ment farm where additional coach
ing will be given the strainees and
where these ex-service men can take
advantage of tests without stopping
regular crops on their own ranches
for experimental work.
Brawley citizens are proud of the
trainees and the work being done.
They expect to greatly build up the
valley by the addition of these vet
Grams to the number of resident
farmers.
Prof. George r. Momyer, head of
the high school, is proud of the
trainee work. He says it is one of
the biggest things being done by
Brawley and Imperial Valley points
to the fact that the trainees are TAX
ing their place as leaders in the
community. He says one of the men
has been elected to Il school board,
another leader of farm center
and others are active in civic life
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19

A grand stand has been erected
overlooking the race track and play
ground. The stand seats 1000 per-
sons as well as providing place for Il
band, and is built in such way that
it can be enlarged from time to time
if occasion demands. The race
track is one mile long and some fast
records were made on the track at
the first races. Curves are being
improved and the track in other
ways improved for the New Year s
races.
Airplane Landing Field
A landing field for airplanes has
been provided by the club III the
center Of the race track. This field
found by aviators.
Possibly the greatest feature of
the club S plans is the 1S-hole golf
course. Instead of the "green,
the course will have oiled ''greens, y
making it one of the finest desert
courses in the country. Golf fans
who have seen the layout of the full
course on the club S 100 acres de-
clare it 20 be an ideal place for
playing.
The new country club is u depart
ure in boosting efforts in Imperial
Valley. Most commercial iorganiza-
tions have heretofore spent their
efforts in promoting actual business
or improving conditions for the
farmer. As soon as the idea of a
country club was advanced by few
forward looking men of Brawley,
scores of leaders in the entire valley
joined in the plan and Imperial Val
ley now has Il recreation center
where wholesome recreation will be
provided and where guests of the
valley will be properly entertained.
Prominent Men at Head
Officers and directors Of the club
are:
c. W. Hinderks, president; j. G..
Archias, vice-president; r. Y. Wat
son, secretary-treasurer j. Roy
Adams, Warren Currier, Tom Elliott,
Ross T. HickcOx, Fred d. Pyle, l.. f.
Shaw, j. ID. Wehn, DR.. Ralph f.
Wool, j. F. Warner, Frank +. Rabb,
7. b. Shanks, directors.
The club has its own electric
lighting plant, plenty of water, is
located' ION concrete highway and
is one of the fastest growing organi-
cations in the valley.
''We don t want people to get the
the idea that this is one town pro-
position,' said J. C. Archias, as he
pointed out where this and that
hedge, tree or fountain is to be.
"This club is for all of Imperial
Valley. While the club is located
nearer Brawley than any other
place, it is an all-vallcy recreation
center. We are getting members for
the club from all parts of the valley
and will make drive soon for in
creasing the membership in the
south end of the valley.'
With shrubbery and trees to be
planted soon after Christmas and
erection to start on the main din
ing room and dance floor at once,
the club is shortly to take on the
atmosphere of activity. Mr.. Archi
as is to start the planting of large
amount of shrubbcry at once which
will make this club one of the beauty
spots of Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
OUCH! MY BACK! RUB
LUMBAGO PAIN AWAY
Pub Backache Away With Small
Trial Bottle of Old
st. Jacobs Oil.

When your back is sore and lame
or lumbago, sciatica or rheumatism
has you stiffened up, don't suffer!
Get a small trial bottle of old, hon.
est est. Jacobs Oil' at any drug
store, pour IA little in your hand and
rub it right on your aching back,
and by the time you count fifty, the
soreness and lameness is gone.
Don't stay crippled! This sooth.
ing, penetrating oil needs to be used
only once. 1t takes the pain right
out and ends the misery. 1t is
magical, yet absolutely harmless and
1oesn t burn the skin.
Nothing else stops lumbago, scia'
tica, backache or rheumatism so
promptly. 1t never disappoints
Adv,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
MARRIAGE LICENSES

RAMSEY A RMSTRONG - Estes
Ramsey, &c years old, native of Tex
as, resident of Ell Centre; Grace Arm
strong, Is years old, native of Texas,
resident of I'll Centric.
PADILLA CALICO - Gilbcrto
Padilla, AZ years old, native of Mex
leo, resident of CaleXico; Mabel Gal
lego, % years old, native of Mexico,
resident of CaleXicO.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
THE MID-WINTER SHOW

The Brawley MidWinter Show,
just closing its second successful
year, is one of the evidences that
Brawley business men are encourag-
ing the farm trade. The show was
a big success with many exhibits
from the city as well as from
ranches. The poultry section of the
show was an interesting feature
this year where many chicken fan
ciers exhibited their best birds.
Plans for show twice the size
are being made by the Brawlev
Commercial Club and persons active
in the promotion of the mid-wintcr
event.
The show is becoming valley in
stitution and it is expected that it
will develop into one of the drawing
cards for visitors to Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
BRAWLEY BANKS

Banks of Brawley, the main bank
of the Imperial Valley Bank system,
and the big branch of the Southern
Trust and Commercial Bank, have
deposits of over $2,0QQ,000.
The Southern Trust is soon to
move into IL new home one block
from its present location and reports
"thc slump is over and business is
growing fast. -
The Imperial Valley Bank has re-
Gently been formed by a merger of
two banks of Brawley ana is today
one of the most progressive financial
Institutions in Southern California.
With branches in INLAND, Calipatria
and WestmOreland, the Imperial Val
ley Bank is serving the entire
"north cnd," and is Il strong insti-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
Home Of Big Brawley Veteran Farm Project

Brawley Union High School,
which is headquarters for tile
rehabilitation work of the
Veteran bureau in Imperial
Valley. This building is soon
to be used as a junior high
and a new ard larger high
school and junior college
building built on a As acre
tract of land near Brawley.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19

ANNOUNCEMENT

This is the first Of a series Of
articles on Imperial Valley cities
and districts. Next Tuesday will
appear a complete story on Cal
exico, giving the activities OF
that city, the cotton center of
Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
ENROLMENT AT
BRAWLEY SCHOOL
GROWS RAPIDLY

The growth of a community is
reflected in the growth of the
schools. The records in the OF
flee of the county superintendent
of schools show the following
average daily attendance in the
Brawley Union High School for
the past 10 years:
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19

County Horticultural Commission
er Hickman says that production of
gladiolus bulbs in Monterey County
the past season brought in over
81 900 600
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
VITAL RECORDS
BIRTHS

DENHAM-To Mr. and Mrs. Ma
than Griggs penham, Jr, of I'm
perial, a daughter, December lG.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19

An organized band of chicken and
turkey thieves was reported to be
operating III the Turloak section.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19

Manager Young of the Terra Bella
Richgrove and Grand View packing
houses says this promises to be one
Of the most successful orange sea
SONS
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
}AWIEY SHIPS II 900 CARS OF PRODUCE IN YEAE
FIGURES SHOW
SHIPPING IN 1922

The following figures show the
shipping from Brawley freight
only) during 1922:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-02-09
DEATH CLAIMS
HENRY A. BIER
Former Kennewick Hard
ware Merchant Dies at
His Spokane Home

Word was received here this after
noon that Henry A. Bier died at 2 p.
m. at his home in Spokane. Mr.. Bier
had been i'll for many months and it
has been known for some time that
he would not recover. Death was due
to cancer of the stomach and liver.
Mr.. Bier was Kennewick's pioneer
hardware merchant. He came here
from Ritzville about Is years ago and
until four years ago was proprietor
of the Kennewick Hardware company.
During his residence here he was
an active worker in community af-
fairs. He served two terms as mayor
and was member of the city council
for years.
He is survived by his widow, two
daughters and several brothers, two
of whom, Alex and Fred G., are pro-
prietors of the Motor Inn of this city.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-02-09
MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS

The Christian Womans Missionary
society met Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. Robert Hamil Topic for the af-
ternoon was "Thibet," with Mrs. Geo.
Egbert in charge of the program.
Papers were read by Mrs. Mitchell,
Mrs. Edward Carter and Mrs. Pearl.
Committees were appointed as follows
Home department, Mrs. Carter, Mrs.
Mitchell, Mrs. Machen and Mrs. De-
Haven; sick department, Mrs. Maupin,
Mrs. Keohl, Mrs. George Baxter and
Mrs. Robert Hamil; flower department,
Mrs. p. c, Book, Mrs. VIM. Brougton.
Mrs. II. w. Desgranges; world call
committee, Mrs. M. A. Nash, Mrs. w.
r. Crawford, Mrs. George Egbert and
Mrs. J. /. Hill. All members present
voted to tithe one-tenth Of their time
for some special church work. Re
freshments were served by Mrs. Ham
il and Mrs. E. t. Bowles.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-02-09
10000 BOOKS
DURING YEAR
Librarians Annual Report
Shows that Kennewick
People Read

Records of the Kennewick public IL
brary show that the people of Ken
newick are becoming more and more
reading people.
The report of Mrs. Cora McKain,
librarian, submitted at the annual
meeting Monday evening shows that
during the year the little institution
had book circulation of 10000. This
is substantial increase over the pre-
ceeding year. In every particular the
Institution has had healthy growth
and the present outlook is most en-
couraging.
Members of the new board are Lynn
H. Smith, Mrs. M. M. Moulton, Mrs.
C. E. Edwards, Mrs. Edward c. Tweet
and F. A.. Swingle Mrs. Cora Nc
Kahn and Mrs. H. E. Huntington were
reelected librarian and assistant IL
brarian.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-02-09
Definite Decision on Mar
keting Association Ex-
pected Wednesday
NEED QUICK ACTION
SAY DIRECTORS
If Required Percentage is
Not in Sight Plan to be
Abandoned

Every grower Of Strawberries, as
paragus and early potatoes in the
Kennewick4 4Richland district is urged
to be at the American Legion hall
Wednesday evening, February Is, for
final consideration of the new early
crop marketing association.
A check-up will be made at that
time to determine = what percentage
of the districts early crop has been
signed up on the six-year selling
agreement. The agreement provides
that the contract does not become
binding until 85 per cent of the dis
trict's acreage has been brought into
the association.
Solicitors report fairly good sign
up among the berry and asparagus
growers, but the potato contracts are
coming slowly and there is some
doubt as to reaching the required per-
centage.
Whether the new association goes
or fails will probably be determined
at Wednesdays meeting. The direct
ors say definite action must be taken
at once. If it is not possible to COM
plete the new organization growers
want to know it so that they can be-
gin to make other marketing arrange
ments.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-02-09
BOUT
SNAPPY ONE
Interest in Plumb -Tupper
Match Grows Smoker
Is Friday Night

AS the time draws near for the
American Legion smoker Friday eve-
ming, interest increases in the Plumb
Tupper wrestling bout. These big fell
lows are working out daily with hus-
ky Fritz Bremmer. Those who have
been watching the workouts and even
Fritz himself will not hazard guess
as to who will be the winner. In
weight, action and past experience
the two men are evenly matched and
the bout promises to be the best wrest-
ling exhibition ever given In Kenne-
wick.
Owing to conflict with the Ken
newick- -Sunnyside basket ball game it
will be impossible for Gene Hawkins
to meet Harvey Coult. Hawkins
place will be taken by AL Curtis of
.Pasco. Fans who have followed the
Work of these two youngsters predict
that their go will be close second to
the main event.
p. L. Mooney will not go on with
Ray Copeland and his place in the
3-round glove contest WI be taken by
Ray Gilcrest The Glassner-Land go
will come on as announced last week
and an additional 3-round bout has
been booked.
Capt. Vickers, master of ceremon-
les, announces that the first act will
start promptly at o'clock whether
there is anybody in the theatre at
that time or not and that there will
be no delays between numbers. Its
going to be snappy from start to fin
ish," declares the captain.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-02-09
BRIDGE MEN
NOT ALARMED
Engineers in Charge of
Work Think there is No
Danger from Ice

Rains and warm winds which have
started the frost from the ground and
broken the back of Kennewick's re-
cord cold spell, has brought no undue
alarm to engineers in charge of the
work on the Kennewick-Pasco high
way bridge.
Altho warmer weather has been
prevailing for several days, ice in the
Columbia has not started to move out
in any great quantities. Capt. Dean,
engineer for the Benton Franklin cor
poration, said today that the channel
below the bridge is now open and the
ice is becoming rotten. Unless there
is sudden change in the weather with
heavy rains or high winds in the
mountains and rise in the river, he
looks for the ice to break up and
move out gradually without any dam
age to the false work.
''If the worst comes the loss will not
be as-great as it would have been a
week ago. said Mr.. Dean. "Cribbing
for piers two and five, the first two
piers out in the stream from either
shore, are now in no danger from the
Iice. These cribs are now imbedded
f5 feet in the river bed and will prob
ably Withstand any jam that may
come"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-02-09
SCHOOL SHOW
is NEXT WEEK
Assisted by Sadie to be Stag.
ed at Liberty Theatre
by Students

Assisted by Sadie" the famous A.
act comedy-mystery by Walter Ben
Hare, is to be presented Friday, Feb
ruary IL, by the associated students
of the Kennewick high school at the
Liberty Theatre.
The play was chosen on its merits
and is clever combination of mys-
terry, adventure, humor and romance.
1t is written with the vigor and
strength Of Characterization that on
ly Walter Ben Hare can produce and
has been successfully played by pro-
fessional stock companies as well as
by amateurs. q
The story concerns the love affair
of Harriet Carley, the step daughter
of proud old dowager. She has fall
en- into the clutches of a gay young
Spanish adventurer and his wife and
finds herself drawn into seemingly
helpless whirlpool of difficulties. The
mystery grows with the disappearance
of string of $4,000 pearls.
The leading role is that of Sadie
Bradie, the slangy, good natured ho-
tel stenographer, who takes it upon
herself to clear up the mysterious at
mosphere of the hotel. Events begin
to move rapidly with the arrival of
Detective Cameraman and so contin-
ue thru two hours and half of good
wholesome fun.
This play is under the direction of
Miss Lois Thompson and is to be the
crowning event of high school activ-
tiles for the year. Special scenery is
to be imported and no expense has
been spared to make this playa sue
cess.
1t is to be shown Friday night only,
at the price of fifty cents. Get your
tickets early, as there will be no seats
reserved.
The cast-Sadie Brady, the steno-
grapher, Norma Hooper; Mrs. c. C.
Carley, the dowager. Grace Des-
oranges; Harriet Carley, the step
daughter, Margaret Swingle; Sonora
Gonzales, the adventures, Mabel Pet
erson; vicky Vaughn, the debutante,
Muriel Martin; Mrs. Quinn, the maid,
Dorothea Martin; Alonzo Dow, mys-
terry, Lawrence G. Johnson; Michael
Cameraman, the detective, Edward
Peterson; Colonel Jennivere, the hotel
manager, Eldon Ferrel; Reginal Null,
the millionaire, Herbert Dunlap; DR..
Beedle, the professor, Frank Maupin;
Bunch, the bell boy, Beverly Yost.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-02-09
Fate of Creamery to be Decided

different response and if the cream
cry is to be saved some other plan
must be worked out.
Manager Dunbar has rendered his
resignation to the board of directors
to become effective tomorrow. The
manufacture of butter was suspended
at the plant the first of the week and
since that time it has been operating
as a cream receiving station with Mr..
Dunbar in charge.
I'VE have reached the crux Of the
crisis" said President L. E. johnson
this afternoon. "Unless at tomor-
rows meeting we can work out some
plan for raising money to put the
creamery on its. feet receiver will
have to be appointed. 1t can't
continue longer under present con-
ditions."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-02-09
PYLE RESIGNS
AS MANAGER
He Accepts Position on Big
4 Imperial Valley Irri-
cation Project

Fred d. Pyle has rendered to the
board of directors his resignation as
secretary and manager of the Column
bia Irrigation district. The resigna-
tion is to become effective as soon as
a successor can be found.
Mr.. Pyle is giving up his work here
to accept position as assistant eng
ineer of the Imperial Valley project
in California. His headquarters will
be at Calexico. The project to which
Mr.. Pyle goes is one of the largest in
the United States with an area of
100000 acres. The water is taken out
of the Colorado river carried down in
to Mexico and back to California
where it is distributed to IA mutual
irrigation companies. Plans are now
under way for consolidation Of all
these districts into one. Mr.. Pyle will
have supervision over the delivery of
water to the distribution systems.
Mr.. Pyle has been highly successful
in his work here. Under his personal
supervision the irrigation system has
been put into excellent condition and
last year from the standpoint of water
delivery and low cost of operation
was undoubtedly the most successful
one in the history of the local project.
Mr.. Pyle left the employe of the U.
S. reclamation service and came here
two years ago from Colorado on ac-
count of i'll health of the Mrs. Pyle.
He purchased the beautiful j. j. Rud-
kin home on the Highlands, Mrs. Pyle
is greatly benefited in health and it
is not without regret that Mr.. Pyle
gives up his work here but he says the
California position is too good to be
passed up. He hopes to be able to
leave by the middle of March or the
first of April but Mrs. Pyle and chill
dren will remain until the close Of
school.
The board has received several ap-
plcations for Mr.. Pyle's job but as yet
no choice has been made.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-02-09

ter the dance for the benefit of the
Business Girls Club. 1t is planned to
make the dance one of the most en-
joyable of the pre-lenten affairs. Mu-
sic will be furnished by Lincoln's or
chestra and lunch will be served.
A special meeting of the Business
Girls club will be held in the club
room on Monday evening, February
18th, as final arrangements for the
dance will then be completed. 1t is
hoped that every member will be pres
ent at this meeting.