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Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
THE TO HOWL

The Press is informed on what it believes to be
reliable authority, that with the opening of the bridge
over the Colorado river at Blythe concerted effort
is being made to divert westbound traffic away from
Imperial Valley.
This effort is being centered in various Arizona
points, and. informed, is sponsored by Los An
gees and Riverside interests. The wesbound tourist
is informed at these points that the shortest route into
Los Angeles is via the Blythe route. This, of
course, is true, regarding only distance however, the
route that better time be made the south
route through Imperial Valley.
There is no comparison between the Blythe-Mecca
highway and the Yuma-Imperial Valley route. Where
the former may possibly him few miles, the
the latter affords him the pleasure of travelling in
comfort over improved highways
This article is not written with the idea of direct
ing blame those who attempting to entice traf
fc through Blythe, We say more power to then, II
they can do it. Our idea is rather to wake up Imperial
county to the necessity of meeting this propaganda
that may result in the loss of thousands of dollars IN
tourist money if not sufficiently awake to take
of our own interests.
Imperial Valley is too fond of hiding its light un
der bushel. On second thought will change the
last statement, because it indicates modesty which
we do not believe exists Our trouble is woefu gnor
ance of our own resources and negligent attitude
toward assets.
Instead of sitting idly by and permitting the
THEN setting up howl, ought to start bowling
now and howl should be that Imperial Valley is
something that the tourist just possibly cannot afford
to pass by We must make him believe he may side
step the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, the Pacific, yes,
even Los Angeles itself, but his trip west is total
failure if he fails to visit Imperial Valley If don't
think much of ourselves cannot blame others for
knowing nothing about If we make the tourists
think worth seeing they will come here IN spite
of any attempts to lure them elsewhere.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
ported by Ed Fletcher and San Di-

ported by Ed Fletcher and San Di-
ego.
Spend Night Here
On April II some Is automobiles
will leave San Diego in motorcade
to Mcmphis where the convention
will be held. They will spend the
first night in FL Ccntro. A similar
cavalcade will start simultaneously
from New York. Both caravans
will be augmented from intermcdi-
ate points. Newspaper and news
reel correspondents. will join with
official dignitaries whose slogan of
organization will be A paved road
from Broadway, New York to
Broadway, San Diego within three
years.
Colonel Fletcher in a personal ap-
peal to his friends in Imperial Val
ley asks for big delegation even
though it strains local finances. He
wants the message to go over big.
He wants a knockout in enthusiasm
at Memphis by western people-he
wishes to score a smashing record
of western vision along transporta-
tion lines and the registering of the
great need for road development by
the federal government in the west.
Let s go.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
DESERVING OF SUCCESS

Like its predecessor, the Womens Lyric club con-
cert the given last night by the Imperial Sing
Choral club splendid success, and artistic
triumph.
1t merited much better support than it received
from Ell Centro and it is pity that more We're not
present hear the excellent male chorus and the dis
tinguished soprano who featured the evenings pro-
gram. Those who missed the concert lost a really
worth while entertainment.
Perhaps the small attendance due to the fact
that chora; work is to many of US. We have
been so long without many of the artistic things Of
life that VIXEN is offered to fail to recognize
it.
The work Of the choral club and its efficient di-
rector deserved the support Of every resident who has
the least interest in music One need not be learned in
things musical to have enjoyed such concert the
one presented last night.
Mr.. Canton should not be discouraged by the ap
parent failure 70 appreciate his efforts to give Impe
rial Valley musical entertainment of the highest order
This has been for him pioneer year. beginning has
been made and beginnings always hard. The
celent results which have been attained speaking from
an artistic standpoint, should be incentive to plan
even bigger things for the future
Those who have enjoyed the results of his efforts
form a splendid nucleus upon which to build up the
support which he, and those working with him deserve
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
OratOry Contest
Friday Night At
Cent raj Union

Under the auspices of the Wom-
ans Federated Clubs of Imperial
county, an oratorical contest with
entries from practically every high
sc hool in the valley will be held to-
morrow night at Central Union
high school auditorium.
The contest is an annual event and
in previous years has attracted con
siderable attention. Buick Under
wood will represent Central Union
N the contest, taking for her sub
lcct "An Imaginary Speech of John
Adams, by Daniel Webster.
The school winning the contest
will be awarded a cup which will
be held in its possession for a wear
and then competed for again. The
individual winner will be presented
with a medal.
Complete details of the program
will be announced in Friday 5 Press.
\ special invitation is extended to
parents of high school students, as
well as the general public, to at
tend the contest.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
FUNNY GUNS

Higher and higher up in the ar
went Uncle Wiggilv. At first neither
Nallic nor Bunty could imagine WHY
this was 50. They knew Uncle Wig.
gilv couldn t jump that high, and
thcv could see no balloon or airshlp
lifting him. There WASH t even a
Kite. surh as the one on which they
had come to Holland, blown by the
strong March wind.
ooh. Unkie Wig! Where you GO
ing?" called Bunty for SHE did not
want to be left behind in the Dutch
country, with Nallie, and it seemed
IS if the rabbit gentleman was going
away after he had brought the two
little bunny girls to look at the big
windmill.
q don't know where I'm go
ing!'' answered Mr.. Longears look
ing down at Nallie and Bunty. "lt :
this windmill sail that S lifting NE
rp!'
Then the two little rabbit child
rem saw what had happened. The
windmill, one of many used in Hol-
land to pump back into the sea tn"
water that leaks through the dyke
walls, the windmill had four long
arms or sails. These arms, which
were made of cloth stretched over a
wooden frame, came down close to
the ground as they turned around.
Uncle Wiggilv had been standing
near one. 4 loose piece of the cloth
had twisted around the old rabbit
gentleman S body tightly and. when
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
COL. FLETCHER
ASKS VALLEY TO
AID MOTORCYCLE
BY BILL BUEHM.AN

Awakening to the possibilities of
the greatest all-year automobile
route ever projected in the United
States, Broadway of America y
will be swept into national promi
nencc by its adherents in Memphis
on April 20, when the permanent or
ganization will be effected.
Texas in new realization of
great possibilities is giving finan-
cial and enthusiastic impetus to the
movement second only to that of
San Diego, the western terminus.
U. s. 50 is the western routing,
while the Dixie Overland at Dallas
diverts northward to the Lee High
way at Memphis-all these famous
routings thereby becoming integral
parts to Broadway of America.
Ed Fletcher who builds cities and
dams, entertains royalty and is a
moving spirit in civic organizations
as a business, makes roadways his
consuming passion in hobbies. This
well known San Diegan has spent
thousands of dollars of his personal
fortune working for eastern outlets
for his city through Imperial Valley
and in Yuma county. Ever since
that spectacular Savannah run dur
ing October 1926 in which Colonel
Fletcher and his two daring drivers
smashed ranscontinental auto rec
ords by some II hours, and beat the
fastest train by % hours. a new all
wear road has been in the process
of the making-all of which by
name and route originated in Las
Cruces, New Mexico and ably sup
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
Romero Proves
Bad Shopper

Vidal Contrcra, alias Romero &c.
raro, 26, of FL Centre started doinr
some shopping early this morning
Two hours later he was a guest at
the Hotel Gillett, signed up for a
90-day stay.
Vidal walked into the Ncwbcrrv
store on Main street shortly after
the doors were opened for business
this morning. He took fancy to
the hosiery department. 1t was
quite a fancy for when Patrolman
Pennington arrived on the scene
Vidal had managed to fill his lum-
ber Jacket with socks. Some -
pairs were removed from his pos
session.
Contrera was taken to hcadquar-
tcrs and short time later arraign-
ed before Judge Perkins on charge
of petty theft He entered a plea
of guilty to the charge and was SEN
fenced TO pay a fine of $500 Or
serve 90 days in the county jail. Not
having the necessary $500, he was
turned over to Sheriff Gillctt for
safe keeping.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
Up and I'D he vent


the arm went on turning, it lifted
him off the earth.
Up and up he went as if he were
on a big mcrry-go- round turned on
end. And when they saw that Uncle
Wiggily was in no danger, Nalle and
Buntv felt like laughing. For it
looked very funny to see Mr.. Long
ears, upside down, being taken up
in the air Only Bunty and Nallie
didn't laugh for they knew it would
not have been polite.
''I'll be back down pretty soon,
called Mr.. Longears, twinkling his
pink nose.
Surely enough, as the wind kept
on blowing (Which it does nearly
every day in Holland) it turned the
sails of the pumping mill and the
one which had caught Uncle Wig
gily, from having been high up in
the air was now moving around to
come down.
',B Be ready to catch hold of me
and keep me from going up again on
the next turn. - called the rabbit
gentleman to the little girls.
SO they stood ready and when
Uncle Wiggily was close to the
ground they both seized him and
held him as tightly as they could.
Meanwhile Uncle Wigglv began
cutting with his knife the loose
Iiccc of windmill sail, and soon he
was released. Up went the windmill
arm again, but this time there was
, no rabbit on it.
eve had better keep away from
these turning arms, said Uncle
Wiggily as he walked away with
Vallie and Bunty. Perhaps we
lave seen enough Of Holland. Do you
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15

Notice is hereby given that there
will be submitted at the Municipal
election Of the City of Fl Centre 10
be held on the 9th day of April,
1928, the question OF whether Ger.
tain uninhabitatcd territory herein
after further described shall be an
ncXcd TO said City of FL Centre to
be voted upon at said election. And
notice is hereby given that it Is
proposed to incorporate said terri
tory sought TO be annexed as a part
Of the City of FL Centre and the
electors of said City Of FL Centre
are hereby invited to vote upon
such proposition by marking their
ballots "For Annexation or
"Against Annexation. " That said
territory so sought to be annexed is
further described as follows:
Lots 3 and f. Ncncils sub
division.
Further notice is hereby given
that the voting precinct shall in
cludc all territory within the
boundaries of said City of FL Cen
tro and the voting place at which
the polls will be opened in said City
will be the same place as the place
at which the polls will be opened
for said election 10 be held on said
9th day of April, 1928, towit, at
the present City Hall at number 1i2
South Sixth Street, and the off
cers appointed for such election
shall be the officers which shall
be appointed and designated for
said election TO be held on said
election to be held on said 9th day
Of April, 1928, to-wit, for Judges
NJ. ". Washburn and Mrs. Mar
gucritc \. Knights, for Inspector
DR.. +. +. Surface and for Clerks
J. p. IIockctt and Mrs. Mildred
Whistler.
BY order of the Board of Trus-
tees.
j. c. NEALE,
1922 City Clerk
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15

want to go back home to the hollow
stump bungalow, my dears'''
"Oh, not yct!' exclaimed Bunty.
'Wc want to see more of Holland
and other strange lands,' said Val
lie, trying to twinkle her pink nose
as Mr.. Longears did his. And, for
small bunny child, Vallic did very
well.
"All right agreed Uncle Wig
gily with smile. ave shall stay Il
little longer
eve haven't seen stork yet,
complained Bunty.
''Storks arcn I so many in Hoi-
land as they used to he, so the Dutch
cheese COW told us, said Uncle
Wiggilv But we II look for some
| want to show YOU how the wine
mill pumps the water back into the
ocean after it leaks through the
dykes
Without going too close to the
windmill, the rabbit gentleman
pointed out how the turning of the
big cloth sail arms made a pump
handle work up and down, just as
YOU may have seen on iron wind
mills in America on farms. The wat
cr was pumped from the low places
into canals and bitches that wera
high enough so it could run back
into the sea whence it came.
Bunty and Nallic liked to see the
windmill sail arms turn around like
giant pinwheels at Fourth of July.
Put they tired of this after a while,
and went on with Uncle Wiggily to
see more of Holland.
All of a sudden, when they were
walking toward a stone wall, Buntv
pointed and said:
ooh, look at the two big cannot
guns pointed at us to shoot, And
see the piles of red cannon balls!
m afraid! Let s run. =
Uncle Wiggily and. yallie looked
at what seemed to be two black
Cannons, with their open muzzles, on
mouths, pointed straight at them.
Near by was pyramid of red balls.
Then, all at once Uncle Wiggily be
gan to laugh. Oh, such a jolly laugh.
''Those are funny guns! II tell
YOU about them'' he said. And
what he told will be related in the
rext story. Which will be about
Uncle Wiggily and the sandy floor
that is if the automobile will give
one of its tires to make a rubber
ball for the gold fish
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
TEN YEARS AGO
March Is, 1918

Fred Fuller, first county assessor
and pioneer rancher committed
suicide by swallowing carbolie acid
at the home of j. C. Smith. The act
is attributed to unsound mental con
dition following an automobile ac-
Cident some time ago.
Galen Nichols, district attorney
wrote in protest to Governor Step
hens today stating that the county
can furnish no more men until the
army draft quota is rcadjusted.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
Jasper Center
Meets Friday

The regular monthly meeting of
the Jasper Farm Center will bc held
Friday evening March Is at s o.
clock at the Jasper School.
The program will consist of a
talk by Frank Beyschlag, assistant
farm advisor, "Citrus Soil Manage
mcnt Program, and a movie en-
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March Is. 1913

j. 7. Neal, contractor expects to
begin the brick work on DR.. Me-
Combs building on Fifth street
next week.
Ell Centre is to have hotel to
cost between 100000 and $150,000.
Many local citizens have subscribed
tc the fund. The northwest corner of
Main and 7th streets have been
secured for the structure and work
viii begin Immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Dats
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
March Is, 1908

Fire Chief C. II. Bradshaw issued
warning against the careless
handling of gasoline.
The city Improvement party have
nominated F. +. Barbour, c. +.
Prcble and w. H., Hawcs to succeed
themselves on the city council.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15

titled "Profits from Gull Dram, )
and Lemons. 80
The school children will provide
the entertainment part of the pro,
gram with songs, dances and skits.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15

NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF
THE QUESTION OF ANNEXA-
TION OF UNINHABITATED
TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF
Ell CENTRO AT AN ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON THE 9TH DAY
OF APRIL, 1928"
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15

Some public bencfactor sent Sen
atOr Heflin violin. It's hard tC
talk while playing Il violin.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
THE WEATHER
Nv United Press Leased Wire

los ANGELES AND VICINITY:
Fair tonight and Friday with
moderate temperature.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA;
Fair and mild tonight and probably
Friday; gentle variable winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25
UNIFORMS FOR
. LEGION here
Edinburg Post Makes
Plans to Attend
National Meet

EDINBURG. Sept. 25.-AII uni
forms for Valley LeEionnaircs have
arrived and final arrangements for
Edinburg Post, No. 40s TO attend
the American Legion national con-
vention to be held in San Antonio
October 8 to ~. inclusive. were made
at a meeting Of the post held Mon
day night.
An immense float representing
Valley products will be sent to the
convention and will take part IN the
biz parade to be held October 2. IL
has been estimated that between
$4,000 and $4,000 people will be in
the parade.
The majority Of the members Of
the Edinburg post will drive to San
Antonio and no attempt j. 20 be
made TO 60 in a body.
At Mondays meeting. the post
also issued a call for between rs and
100 automobiles TO be used in trans
porting Legionnaires, who come to
the Valley on one Of the convention
side trips. through this section. APP
p~roximately 1000 are expected on
the special trains which will begin
arriving at Edinburg over TIE
Southern Pacific lines al $3.50 a.. M.
October -. Each train will bring
approximately $50 persons ard will
arrive within 20 minutes OF each
other.
The itinerary calls for the Leg
Ionnaires 70 enter automobiles AZ
Edinburg for a drive 70 Mission and
back to the Progrcsso Development
company az Weslaco where q barbe-
cue VIII be served at noon. Follow
ing the barbecue. the visitors will
be taken 10 Matamoros for an eve
ming banquet and will e~ntrain At
Brownsville that night. The spe-
cial trains will be dead-headcd from
Edinburg to Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25
Valley Society
Phone z

club at her home Wednesday after
noons Oct. 3.
PERSONALS
Charles Clark. Dallas, and A. b.
Kaufman, of the Portland Cement
association are in San Benito on
business.
". A. Beck and A. n. Chapman,
with the Alamo Portland Cement Co,
Of San Antonio, are here over the
weekend on business.
Mrs. J. II. Davis left Wednesday
night for Heber Springs, Ark.
Mrs. Floyd Visor returned Thurs
day from Houston.
George Mason is in San Antonio
on business.
After a visit in San Benito with his
sister, Miss Ruth Brown and Mrs.
X. J. East, Captain l.. W.. Brown has
left for Baltimore, Nd. Captain
Brown, who has been stationed at
Iowa City, Ia, for four years. will be
at Baltimore for at least a year.
After a vacation trip spent at
Kansas City and other points DR..
G. +. Lyle has returned to this city.
AtAGe VIM 8+@VstKAAA@A I'LL vi
the automobile trip. remained for n
few days visit in San Antonio with
her mother.
Miss Ruth Reed left THURSDAY
night 70 attend the University Of
Texas where she will receive her
degree next spring.
A. F.. Taylor has been removed
from the Valley Baptist hospital at
Harrington to his home at ga South
Fannin street. He was injured sew
eral days ago in an automobile &C
cident on North Sam Houston boule-
ward but is reported improving after
having suffered considerably from an
operation TO remov two broken
bones from his ankle.
Mrs. William Gum, Mrs. Geo. A.
Espev and Katherine Espey returned
70 San Benito Saturday afternoon
after spending several days visiting
Mrs. G. b. Dodds in Corpus Christi.
Mrs. Dodds and children, Charlotte
and George. arrived Saturday TO spend
several weeks visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Espey and family. Mrs. Dodds
IS a daughter from Corpus Christi.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25
Clark Will Head
r. M. Survey OF
Credit In Valley

SAN BENITO. Sept. 25.-Roy +.
Clark. president OF the Retail Mer-
chants Association in San Benito,
has been named key man for this ter
ritory in the survey being made By
the u. S. Department Of Commerce
Of business throughout the country
with particular reference 70 credit,
according to Miss Ethel b. Finks, 10
cal secretary.
The survey Is being made in order
to determine the extent of credit, and
its effect on business Question
naires are to be sent out to all re-
t~ailers in San Benito. while other
secretaries are 20 work in other parts
OF the Valley.
Victor Merit. a member of the
board Of directors Of the local organ
i~zation, has been appointed to the
committee to foster the work in Sar
Benito.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25

nominee, was preparing "a statement
on the republican position on farm
relief to deliver tonight in Omaha on
the same platform from which Gov
ernor Smith discussed this issue a
week ago.
The Senator also was taking as
much advantage as train travel af-
fords 20 get i'm some rest during the
days trip across Nebraska from Den
yer. where he spoke last night. He
spoke also yesterday AZ Cheyenne.
Wyo- and upon crossing the path Of
Governor Smith in the West took oc-
c~casion to make some references to
him yesterday.
Partisan politics we're at high time
in Denver where the democratic
standard bearer had appeared on
Saturday and republicans crowded
the huge auditorium to overlooking
for the Curtis meeting. When the
Senator referred to Governor Smith
as the man who marches TO the tune
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25
Vocational Service
Mission Club Topic

MISSION, Sept. 25.-Vocational
service was the theme or the 70
tary meeting on Monday, when Ivan
Mayberry as chairman introduced
Ralph Bray or the Mission Times,
who gave a talk on his
tory and the ethics: he being fol.
lowed by Attorney BIalock with Il
talk on the history and ethics of
the legal profession.
a quartet rave several extempor-
aneous selections.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25
West-G Goodrich
Today

Two Of the most prominent and
popular Of the young people Of
Brownsville were united this morn
ing when Miss Margaret West and
y. h. Goodrich, Jr., were married at
the Episcopal church. The wedding
took place at seven o'clock, in the
presence Of the relatives and close
friends Of the young couple. Rev. r..
o. Macintosh, pastor of the local
church performed the
The bride wore a fall costume Of
navy blue crepe, ornamented with
gold nail heads. This, combined
with matching shoes Of blue, gray
hose, and a close-fitting hat of light
er blue and gold metallic cloth. form
ed a seasonable and harmonious en-
semble, very becoming to her blond
type Of beauty. She entered with
her father, VIM. s. West. who gave
her away. They we're met at the
altar by the groom and his best man,
James Russell.
Following the ceremony. the two
families repaired TO the country club.
where breakfast was served. after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Goodrich left by
motor for their honeymoon. They
had no definite tour outlined.
They will make their home in San
"a Ana. Sonora. Mexico, where Mr..
Goodrich is branch manager Of the
Anderson-Clayton company, of Hous-
ton. cotton manufacturers.
Mrs. Goodrich is the daughter of
Mr.. and hrs. VIM. s. West. The par
ents of both bride and groom are pio-
neer residents of Brownsville and
the Valley, and the young people
have spent most Of their lives here.
being educatd in the local schools
and taking a prominent part in the
social activities Of the town. The,
also attended the University Of Tex
as, where Mrs. Goodrich was a mem
Der Of Kappa Kappa Gamma.