Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-03
DIRECTORS OF
CHAMBER TAKE
UP ROAD MATTER
Hope To Find Means Of
Eliminating Curves On
CalexicO Highway.

Chamber of commerce directors
met in executive session last even.
ing. A number of routine matters
were handled. Chairman w. y
Tondro, of the roads committee, re-
ported -on the efforts of. the county
supervisors to eliminate the two
right-angle turns near Heber, on
the FL Centro-C -Calexieo highway,
and of the necessity for obtaining
rights-of way to make these changes
possible.
The directors decided to offer
the chamber cooperation to the
local Elks' Lodge for entering u
float in the parade during the Elks
national convention in Los Angeles
NEXT week. 1t was proposed to dis
tribute from this float as it passed
huge quantities of Imperial Valley 5
l,loicest cantaloupes. Distribution
of cantaloupesss ON the Elks' spe
cial trains passing through the val
ley was also arranged.
The junior division of the cham
Der had its last breakfast of the
season this morning, with Al Il.
Smith presiding. The attendance
was large. The special sign eom
mittee reported that preparations
were now complete for the erection
of an illuminated 'El Centre
sign at the eastern end of the city,
and installation will be, made a
once. Dunbar Carey, of the safety
committee, told of that body's ef
forts to make roads and highways
safe for traffic and pedestrian.
H. A. Sullinger, who is leaving
today for vacation, told of his
plans for boosting El Centre and I'm
perial Valley enroute. Another
booster who addressed the gather
ing was Russell Lewis, whose five
minute address, entitled Why am
in FL Centro,' won rounds of ar
plause for its cleverness and the
spirit which prevaded it.
Lewis, always pleasant speak
er, has frequently been heard over
the radio here, as toastmaster or
r-of-ceremonies. In his talk
this morning at the breakfast hour
he told of how FL Centre and Impc
rial Valley endeared themselves
more and more to their citizens IS
time went on. He spoke of the early
of the Imperial pic
neers, and his own early impress
sions of the deelaimed desert. . 1t
lures one and holds one, this bios
soming DESERT he declared, "with
a magnetism which cannot be re
sisted. -
Lewis address on ''Why I am
in FL Centro' will be repeated by
him at the first joint dinner meet
ing of the senior and Junior com
merce bodies, to be held next Wed
nesday evening at $50 O'Clock. A
number of senior members were
present at breakfast, and insisted
that the young speaker be heard be-
fore the elder body and that they
have the benefit of his words OF
inspiration.
Today's MONDAY luncheon of the
senior division of the chamber was
the last during the vacation season,
and instead, the usual custom of
having Wednesday evening dinners
during the summer will be resumed
en- July 10. President Hetzel and
President Al c. Smith, of the senior
and Junior bodies, respectively, are
very jubilant over the prospects
for a number of inspiring and inter
esting meetings during July and
August. In addition to the business
there TO be transacted, the Juniors
are planning number of enter
tainment features to be introduced
at these dinner gatherings which
will give zest to the proceedings.