Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06
CHAMBER will
OPPOSE LONGER
HOURS AT BORDER
FavOrs Present Regula-
tions Unless Gambling is
Banned.

The usual Wednesday activities
occupied the chamber of commerce,
Junior and Senior bodies, yester
Jay. Fred Schanz, former vice
president of the Junior chamber
and now state editor of the Arizona
Republican, was visitor at the
Junior breakfast and was greeted
with much enthusiasm.
c. w. G. Stevenson very humor-
ously told of the putting up the
The basket ball goals for the Y. w.
6. A. camp at Hipass. A committee
was appointed by President Smith
to arrange for the details OF "a
plunge party to be given at the
new Desert Plunge at some date
about two weeks in advance OF the
present time.
Vice President d. B. Roberts
presided at the chamber luncheon
and at the executive session of the
directors in the evening DR.. r. o.
Carter, head of the Shrine club,
told of the effectiveness of the I'm
perial Valley folders with Shrine
covers and of the cantaloupe Passes
given out to recent Shrine visitors
enroute to Los Angeles. A sample
copy of the folder and cantaloupe
pass was at each place at the lunch
con table.
Hamilton Keddie, in charge of
swimming instruction for the Red
Cross in the state of Arizona, and
at present conducting classes at the
Desert Plunge, told what has been
accomplished by Red Cross life saw
ing classes and first aid classes
throughout the country. He praised
the new swimming pool, stating
that he was amazed at the hack of
swimming knowledge in the local
classes. keddie told CT methods
csed and urged that an effort be
made to teach everyone the funda-
mcntals of life saving and first
aid.
7. V. Harrigan, who has just re-
turned from Florida told Of the
havoc wrought by the Meditcrran-
can fruit fly in that state and the
l"ck of an organized department of
agriculture with which to fight the
pest. Harrlgan mentioned the posi-
Hfty of a cannery locating in
Imperial Valley and stated that one
.eanncry owner to whom he talked
told him that 90 per cent Of the
canned grape fruit and juice was
sold on the Pacific coast. This
man was interested in labor con
dltions here and Harrigan is hope
ful he will visit the valley and
study the situation and perhaps
start a local canncry.
Oppose Line Opening
At the suggestion of Elce-rrcsi-
dent Roberts, the directors voted
to wire President Hoover and urge
that no change be made in the Dor
der closing regulations at Mexicali
unless all gambling is banned. This
action he deemed necessary on ac.
count of the movement in Washing
ton to keep the international line
open 24 hours.
H0berts named committee to-
e2il upon the business men t,dav
and ask them to transmit similar
ttlcgrams to the President as it is
'"lt that any change in the closing
g: the line which opens it ,.ider
will be Il dctrimcnt to the business
and moral interests of Imperial
Valley.
The board appropriated $50 to
assist In erecting an Illuminated
III Centre sign ut the eastern por.
tai of the city. This sign is Being
sponsored by the Junior chamber
and this contribution will insure its
erection.
The board unanimously votcC TO
endorse the appointment of J.dgc
'inney to the appellate bench, the
governor having signed the bill
yesterday creating an appellate
court of Southern California. The
secretary was instructed to send a
,csoluti0n to Governor Young ask
ing him that Judge Finncv be
named for this judicial appoint
mcnt.