Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-01
Ferguson !, Tells
of Fire Menace
I Existing H ere
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y had written that place half q ,dez:
Zen times to clean up, and no notice
was taken. and perhaps it was my
faui' Tor net en forcing the orders, y
Il Cites Mesno Figures l.
The chief gave some, figures from
Fresno wbwh showed that in two
Years that city had undertaken near
" go PROSECUTIONS sfor arson. and
succeeded in .conyicting Is people.
Further that city had 30 to Is
buildings torns down after the own
ers had been Interviewed by the
men appointed to look after the fire
hazards in the. city, and FL Centre
ought to have some such officials
to prevent fire loss here.
-. There are, some, buildings on
MsNn street that ought to be wiped
off the map,' said the chief. ..as
theyy are danger to the commun-
ity.s
..These, buildings kept the insur-
ance rates Up on the other proper
!. " 1T was amazing said the chief,
!. the number of loads of refuse that
Was eQaleetf}sduring the fire pre-.
Eehfioh week last year. There were
75 to so truck loads removed. and
q weeks Nofk isl,l 10 be performed
after that w;ls all cleared away.
Need Constant Precaution
1--WE Want fire prevention to be
considered all the year round, and
not only for one week. | want you.
TO warn your children and your
relatives to keep off the streets
when the signal is given for a fire,
for we don t need your assistance
All We need is a clear rightaway.
We are going to get to the fire, and
as sure as fate there is going to be
somebody killed one of these days
if they persist in flocking to the
fire. Boys on bicycles are the worst
offenders, and one of our men
awhile back had to injure himself
and wreck his ear to save two old
people who stuck themselves at an
intersection. If he had not taken !
the curb he would have killed them
both.'' ".'.
Dealing with his % day trip to
the north country and back again,
A. H. Keller, vice president of the
First National Bank of Ell Centre,
expatiated upon the excellence of
the arrangements of the auto camps
found en- route, though as a citizen
it was his duty to uphold the name
of his city during his trip in the
north. He detailed the route the
party he was with followed, and said
that in some of the best camps, such
as Grants Pass, Roseberg,. and Eu- |,
gene, all the best of equipment was
to be found, and it reflected the
standing of the cities. There were
adequate supplies of electric light,
electric stoves, and always show
er and sometimes plunge.
He praised the Hotel Barbara
Worth as unegualled by any hotel
in any of the cities they visited of
under $4,000 population. What was
most striking in the north was the
attention paid to the surroundings
of the inhabitants, the lawns being
fine, and the streets in good condi-
tion.
"Those are the things you remem-
Der a town by, ;" said Mr.. Keller,
''the shade trees, the lawns and the
flowers. If you would keep our
town on the auto map, you should
be prepared to have Ell Centre com
pared favorably with other towns.
IN camps we were in we heard Cali
fornia discussed and cussed, mostly
for the condition of its auto camps,
and it is up to. you. to see that our
auto camp is kept in suitable con
dition,. - y
After praising Victoria, B. c., Mr..
Keller said people of FL Centre
should try and emulate such cities
{" You can do more to develop the
home spirit in Imperial Valley by
caring FOR the lawns, the shrubs and
trees and flowers, and so add to the
public regard for the city, county
and state.
Both speakers were heartily ap-
plauded and thanked by their hear
ers, who also enjoyed the solos con-
tributed by Arthur Brick, ably ac-
companied by Mrs. Reasonover on
the piano.