Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-16
GROCERY STORE
OBSTRUCTS PATH
YUMA HIGHWAY
Supervisors on Inspection
Trip to Look Over
Situation

Just what will be done about
the routing Of the state highway
through the town of Winterhaven,
two miles from Yuma, will have
to be decided in the near future,
in the opinion of the county super
visors and members of the state
highway commission who made q
visit TO that place yesterday for
the purpose Of inspecting the situa-
tion in regard to the Winterhaven
Cash Grocery, occupied by j. ID. Ro-
denbaugh, which lies directly i'll
the line surveyed by the commission
for the route of the new state high
way.
The party making the trip in
cluded r. NJ. Morton of Sacramen
to; G. S. Pope, Sacramento; n. 7.
Edwards, Orange; s. V. Cortelyou,
Los Angeles, members of the state
highway commission, and Supervi-
sors j. Ralph Anderson, j. Roy
Adams and G. +. Stewart and an
Imperial Valley Press representa-
tive.
p. r. Robertson, l.. w. Alexander
and j. d. McComb of Yuma, who
conferred on this matter with the
supervisors yesterday morning, were
also scheduled to make the trip,
accompanied by Jasper L. Treavers
Of this city. Due to tire trouble,
they were unable to reach Winter
haven, but the Yuma representatives
are familiar with the situation and
are eager to have the matter ad-
.iusted as soon as possible.
Cant Move Building
Rodcnbaugh 5 store is in a good
sized building of steel lath and
plaster construction. Considerable
doubt is expressed regarding the
possibility of moving the building
from its present site without de-
stroying it and Rodenbaugh has
served notice that he intends to
stay where he is, unless forced out,
or given what he considers Il far
compensation. The state highway
commission is not desirous of al
tering the route of the highway rs
it wishes to have as few curves as
possible in the road. Condemnation
proceedings are not agreeable to the
supervisors, due to the length OF
time such action requires III the
court, and the possibility of an ad-
verse verdict by n jury.
The building was vacant for q
considerable length of time but was
recently leased by Rodenbaugh, who
has n small stock of automobile
accessories and groceries and an
automobile service station. out
side of the store and a few small
buildings, there is little business at
Winterhaven, which is a very small
settlement but has hopes for the
future when the state highway is
completed.
Stewart Stays Overnight
Supervisor Stewart rema n f'
over night in Yuma with the mem
bers of tho state highway commits
sion and will make further investi-
CATION of the situation with them
today. Supervisors Adams and An
derson returned last night.
Discussing the paving situation
with reference to the Holtville'
Yuma, road, Mr.. Edwards stated 1t
is the desire of tho state highway
commission to authorize paving OF
highways on the states borders as
soon as possible, but that bond
issues for this work have not as
vet been voted. 1t is therefore
difficult to pave one highway en-
trance into the state without arous'
ing storm of protest from cities
on other highway approaches. the
commission wishes to deal fairly
with each section of the state and
is in hopes that sufficient bonds
| will be voted in the near future to
enable the commission to proceed
with paving on all highways leading
into the state.