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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-24
Harvester Co.
Plans To Build

Plans are now under way for the
erection of a warehouse to handle
the wholesaling of the general line
Of tractors and other farm equip
mcnt by the International Harvester
company, the local office announced
today. Business in the valley has
increased to such an extent that The
present quarters o. the company
have become altogether inadequate.
A plot of ground noJoining the new
packing house of the Imperial Valley
Grapefruit Growers has been ac-
CURED and it is intended to con
struct a building covering an area
of approximately $4,000 square feet.
Detailed plans and specifications
for this contemplated building have
not as yet been perfected but will
be shortly after conferences with
representatives from the central
office. The truck department will
remain at present quarters on Main
street near Fourth.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-24
No Host Dinner Party
Held At Barbara Worth

One OF the many enjoyable at
fairs preceding the Ten Thousand
club dance last evening was the no
host dinner party at the Barbara
Worth hotel.
Covers at the prettily appointed
table We're laid for Mr.. and Mrs,
w. 5. Fawcett. Mr.. and Mrs. Clar,
ence Bjerke of Los Angeles, Mr..
and Mrs. Allen p Nuffcr, Mrs. Sam
East of Colorado, DIR. and Mrs. For
rest kutz, Miss Regina Brin and
John kepley.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-24

morning. Clyde Sparks, 81, also up
for vagrancy, had at first pleaded
not guilty to the charge and then
changed to guilty. His trial will be
held tomorrow morning.
The case of A. Nlakos, Tor failure
to pay wages, was continued until
February l for trial. Ray Mobley,
II, charged with vagrancy and Dor
rowing an ovcrcoat from an auto
mobile was turned over to the juv
emile authorities. Mobley was on
his way home, back East, but III all
probability will spend a few days
in FL Centre before continuing his
iorupV
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-24

such affairs to be given by them in
the near future.
An attractive color scheme of
orange and yellow was carried out
in the table appointments, covers
being laid for Mr.. and Mrs. L. R.
Philley, Mr.. and Mrs. Massey Hor.
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Quady and
the hosts. After the dinner the party
adjourned to the Ten Thousand club
to enjoy the dance there.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-24

Bjerke of Los Angeles, Sam East Of
Colorado, Allen P. Nuffer, l.. G.
House, Frank Anderson, Don G.
Bitter, Forrest E. Kutz, 4. Y. Wat
son, Roy E. Breedlove, s. Emmit
Allen, Leroy Holt and Henry Loud.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-24

approximately $500 more. -"
These are typical quotations
from what the prominent
automobile editors have been
writing under their own
signatures.
On the basis of overwhelming
dollar value, the new De Soto
Straight Eight is as outstanding
in the ight.cylinder field as
its famous companion car,
the De Soto Six, is outstand-
ing in the field of skies. Every
comparison verifes this fact.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Ross T. "Hickcox en-
tertained yesterday with delight
full dinenr party at their home on
Holt avenue, their guests later in
TIE evening motoring to the Ten
Thousand club dance.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-24

Now is revealed the name of
that mysterious car-the car
they proclaimed sensation.
1t is the new Chrysler built
De Soto Straight Eight-priced
at less than $1,000.
s'Another chapter in the history
of the automobile Industry"
''Ncver such excellent per.
Torrance by an automobile in
its price class :" "Of an
entirely different style >"
s'The only car that stood up
with it was one that sold for
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-24
Charming Dinner GiUen
Prior To Club Dance

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cross were
hosts at an informal dinner party
last night at their home ON Wenslcy
avenue, this being one of a series OF
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-24
STOCK QUOTATIONS

Fred r. Bell s cow, Beauty, with
70 pounds of butterfat, topped the
MADEIRA county list last month
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-24

The annual birthday dinner of
the Presbyterian guild will take
place Tuesday evening at $50, Jan
-uary %, in the church. All mem.
bers are urged to be present and to
make reservations at once with Mrs.
o. G. Horne, telephone "a, or with
Mrs. Fred P. INITIAL, telephone
756-W.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-24
THIS is THE NEW STRAIGHT r
THAT STARTLED THE NDUSTF~
PRICED UNDER $1,000

Weeks ago, leading newspapers
were informed of a mysterious
new cight-cylinder car which
was performing incredible
feats in the steep mountains
of Pennsylvania.
Out of curiosity, and sensing a
news story, automobile editors
hurried to the mountains to
investigate. There they saw
feats of performance that set
them to writing columns of
praise shout a new car whose
very name was still a secret.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-24

Members of the Twice Told Tales
section of the Woman's Ten Thou.
sand club will meet with Mrs.,J. u.
McNeece, 667 Wensley avenue,
Monday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock.
Mrs. E. j. Mack will tell the
story.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-24
Social Rrevities

All women interested in club
work or in meeting Mrs. John f.
Sippel, president Of the National
Federation Of WOmen's clubs, are
invited to attend meeting tomor-
row of the Arizona Southwest FEEDER
alton at which Mrs. Sippel will be
the guest Of honor and which will
be held at o'clock in the Business
and Professional Woman's club in
Yuma. A public reception will be
given that evening at the Del Ming
hotel.
A rummage sale will be conducted
tomorrow by st. Paul's Episcopal
guild and will be held in the build.
ing formerly occupied by the Eur
cher market. The sale will begin at
g a. m. and will continue until the
stock is exhausted.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04
U. S ENGINEER MAKES
 STIKINE EXAMINATION

Engaged in preliminary exami- nation of Wrangell Harbor and the Stikine River, j. c. Christiansen of the U. s. Engineering Department, accompanied by Mayor Diemart of Wrangell, made the trip to Tele- graph Creek on the Hazel B No. ?. Buoying of the steamboat channel across the Stikine flats and the dredging of Wrangell Harbor are the improvements suggested. Both may be undertaken.
 In answer to a call for a public meeting by Mayor Diemart, a num- Der of citizens met Christiansen and talked over the matter of river and harbor improvements. Capt. s. c. formed man regarding conditions on the Stikine, suggested that buoys be placed at intervals across the Stikine River delta to mark the big boat channel
 Such markings would be especial ly beneficial to navigation in the hours of darkness. Capt. Barring ton pointed out, for with the aid of a searchlight the buoys could be picked up in the night, thus avoid ing the delay of waiting to cross the flats in the daytime The buoys would have to be changed as the channel shifts, and the Darlington Company has agreed to do this.
 The improvement of Wrangell Harbor depends on data to be gath cred by MT. Diemart. If 1t can be shown that there is u f i c freight tonnage, oil, etc., entering and leaving this port, it is possible that the Engineering Department will undertake the dredging of the harbor.
 Christiansen has asked for photo graphs of the harbor, both at high and low tide, showing the number of boats lying here. A deepening of the harbor from six to eight feet is contemplated. This would afford good anchorage for the smaller boats near the head of the bay and permit the larger boats to anchor or lie at the floats near the sea wall It may take several years to get a favorable decision on the harbor improvement plan, but it is worth working for, Christiansen said.
 Mayor Diemart is now gathering the necessary data and photographs to be sent to Washington.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04
SHOEMAKER BAY ROAD
 NEARING COMPLETION

Favorable weather during the past two months has aided Contrac- tor Marcus Carlson in his clearing and grading operations on the Shoe maker Bay extension. The clearing crew have just about finished the opening up of the right-of-way and the graders are moving along close behind them. There will be three or four days of cleaning up before the clearng crew may be dispensed with. Grading and surfaeing will take an- other month, it is thought.
 Contrary to their expectations the method of loading gravel from a bunker did not prove entirely prac- ticable due to the lack of sufficient power. As it was a case of buying or leasing new equipment, the con tractor decided to load the trucks by hand. thus furnishing work for four or five additional men.
 The beach gravel is easy to han dle and four men are able to keep three trucks busy. A turntable op- eRted by tractor swings the truck around before the load is dumped and scarcely any time is lost in turning.
 All work is under the direct su- I~rvision of Resident Engineer W. J. Sisson, from the Juneau office of the Bureau of Public Roads Those who have visited the scene of opera tions say that this road will be one of the finest drives in Southeast AL aska when it is completed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04
New Light Plant May Locate at
 Head of Bay

Difficulties over the title to the ground on which the Wrangell Light & Power Company contem- pIated building their new power plant has led to a change in the plans of construction, according to anannouncement made this week by Charles Darwell, a director of the company.
 Protest by property owner near the proposed site at the harbor end of Front Street, and threats of legal action, to restrain the company from building there, has delayed construction of the new plant. The proposed location is said to be on land which comes under the juris- diction of the War Department, but the delay contingent on official permission to build in the face of protests from the owner of the ad- joining property has made a change in plans necessary.
 There are several locations near the head of the bay which are avail able, and two of these plots are now under construction. Tentative plans call for a concrete building.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04
Prince Rupert

The Canadian National Steam ship Company's liner, Prince Ru- pert. was in port here Sunday after noon on the last trip of the season. The following persons took passage from Wrangell:
 To Victoria-0swald T. Hodgson.
 To Prince Rupert E. O'Brien.
 To Seattle, Peter Mccormack, Jr., Miss Irene Collier, Wm. J. Smith, John Guenther, Mrs. David Wing, Ira Kelly, Mrs. Ira Kelly, Thomas, Robert and Joe Kelly, Mrs. Ida M. Quirk, NJ. G. Shain, Ivor Wick strom and J. w.. Pritchett.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04
BOSTON MEN MAKE
 FLIGHT TO ADMIRALTY
Two Young Men on Vacation Fly Here From Boston to Kill Bear
(Ketchikan chronicle)

(Ketchikan Chronicle)
 That the spirit of adventure still is very much alive in young Amer ica is again demonstrated in the flight of two young men from Bos- ton in their own Gypsy Moth plane Ito Alaska for a hunting trip.
 We want to kill a bear" said one of the two soon after their plane coasted to a perfect landing and tied up at the city float shortly be- fore noon today.
 The young men are L. M. Lom- bard and F. M. Blodgett. One works for a bank and the other is in an attorneys office. and they are on their annual vacation trip.
 Since their time is limited they are hurrying to see as much of Alaska as possible, where they heard there was good hunting.
 Outside of two forced landings, lots of air bumps in crossing the coast range, a head wind that was almost a gale down the Columbia river gorge, they say the trip was without incident. They left Boston August 19 and reached Seattle by way of Salt Lake City. They flew from Seattle to Prince Rupert and from there to Ketchikan.
 One of their forced landings was in the irrigated fields of Idaho, ow- ing to a leaking gas pipe. They were fortunate in striking road way down which they taxied. They crossed the coast range at an eieva- tion of 12,0O0 feet and the air pock- cts caused their plane to rock like a ship in storm at sea. In one in stance they dropped several hundred feet
 But it was lots of flln," one of the young men declared. "All we want now is to kill bear in Alaska and get back home before our vaca- tion ends" Both men are pilots. Their tiny plane has dual controls so that the pilots can relieve each other whenever they desire.
 Blodgett and Lombard passed over Wrangell on their way to Mole Harbor, Admiralty Island. They have arranged to hunt Brownies under the guidance of A. Hassel- berg, veteran woodsman and one time specimen hunter for the Smith sonian Institute.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04
MOOSE LODGE GIVES
 $675 TO HOSPITAL

Sigurd Wallstedt. district deputy supreme dictator of the Moose lodge in Alaska, Yukon and Northern B. C., arrived here on the Queen Sat urday. He came to Wrangell at the request of the local Moose lodge.
 For some time the officers and members of the Wrangell lodge have felt that they should surrender their charter and have their membership transferred to another lodge. So many of the members are out of town the greater part of the time that they say they have had diff culty in securing regular attendance Iat their meetings.
 On the evening before NIT. Wall stedt's arrival the lodge held its last meeting. Among other transac- tions the members donated $425 from their general fund to the Wrangell General Hospital, making total of S675 they have donated to the hospital within the past month.
 When Mir Wallstedt arrived and took up the charter he stated that he found the lodge in a healthy con- dition financially. The general fund contained over $400 and the beneficiary fund contained over $12O0. Each of the 2S members in good standing wishes to retain his membership in the lodge. so MT. Wallstedt stated before leaving on the Dorothy Alexander this morn ing, and it Is now his intention to transfer the membership to the Ket- chiban lodge.
 MT. Wallstedt attended the Moose convention at Mooseheart, Illinois. last July. During the five days of the convention over 125, ,00O persons visited Mooseheart, he said. Com mencement exercises were held dur ing convention time and 67 boys and girls were graduated from the Mooseheart high school. MT. Wall stedt visited with all the Alaska children. He reports that Miss Ann Osborn of Wrangell is doing well and will be graduated with the class of 1892 after which she plans to return to Wrangell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04
BILLS CLUB WILL PRESENT
 HOME TALENT PLAY

At a recent meeting of the Bills Club of the B. P. o. E., it was unan- imously decided to present the com edy, The Whole Towns Talking" at an early date. The cast will be composed of talented Wrangell com munity players and will be directed by Sanford Dodge, a professional Rc- tor and director of much successful experience.
 MT. Dodge has made productions in most of the Alaskan cities, all of which have been uniformly success ful. His latest engagement was for the American Legion at Petersburg, where the show was given two nights to delighted audiences.
 The Whole Towns Talking" is one of the best American comedies ever written and with the talented players who have been selected for the Wrangen production an event furnishing fun and happiness for everyone is assured. It will be wit messed at the Coliseum Theatre at a date which will be announced soon.
 Rehearsals are to start immedi- ately and the names of the members of the cast and the date of the per- formance will be announced next week. This event can be anticipated with keen interest by all the theater goers of the community.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04
David Wing Brings Placer Gold From
 MCDameS Greek

MT. an dMrs. David Wing, accom- panied by their two sons, Joel and Watler, arrived from Telegraph Creek on the last trip of the Hazel B No. 4, after spending three sea- sons on their mining property at Quartz Creek in the MeDames Greek district of the Cassiar. News of the sudden illness of their eldest son, Harevy. at Salem, Oregon, brought them out earlier than they had in tended. They report the recovery of 50 ounces of gold.
 David Wing first visited the Cas- siar in 1916. In 1919 he went back and located four claims on Quartz Creek, a tributary of McDames Creek about thirty miles from the Landing. In the winter of 1928 he left Wrangell with a dogteam and started for McDames in order to be on the ground the first thing inthe spring. His family followed in June.
 More than 300 feet of Hume had to be eretced an dthe sluice boxes widened before he could start nov ing dirt. The baalnce of the season was spent in dead work.
 This year Wing recovered 49 ounces of coarse gold and nuggets. One nugget svalued at s39.25, an other at $23.75 and a third at s1S.- 30. He is now negotiating for the use of a larger hydraulic monitor It is all a question of how much dirt can be moved, Wing says. There are IS miles of creek with less than dozen miners the full length. Trans portation is cheaper and the pros poets for dredging and hydraulic mining is better than ever before. Goods can be bought at McDames Creek for less money than was for merly charged at the head of Dease Lake.
 Wing will return to his bround early this fall if he is successful in his negotiations for a new monitor. In any event he will be on the ground before the lake opens next spring.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04
Bridge Dinner

Complimentary to Miss Etolin Coulter who leaves for Bellingham this week, Mrs H. R. Coulter enter tained group of a dozen young people with a bridge dinner last Thursday night. Earthquake bridge followed the dinner and proved most enjoyable. The prize was awarded the best average score and was won by Miss Jean Grant, after which dancing was indulged in for the bal ance of the evening.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04
COURT NEWS

Raymond P. Smith is being held in the Federal jail here to answer charge of passing worthless checks. Smiths peculiar actions led to his arrest by Deputy U. s. Mar shal H. D. Campbell shortly after his arrival in Wrangell. It was while he was being held for obser- vation as to his sanity that the com- pbaint of passing bad checks WIS received.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04
WRANGELL AIRPORT TO
 OPEN WITH PICNIC

Plans are now under discussion by the members of the Chamber of Commerce for a formal opening of the new airport with a basket pie nic and dance to take place some time next week, weather permit ting. The matter will come before the Town Council tonight and an announcement will be made later.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

D. N. Mcdonald is moving his logging equipment from Meter Bite on Zerembo Island to Blind Slough, where logging operations will be- gin soon and continue as long as the weather permits.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

Ira Kelly. superintendent for the Columbia River Packers Association at their Lake Bay eannery, Mrs. Kelly, their three sons and Mrs. Kel- ly's mother, Mrs. Ida M. Quirk, took massage on the Prince Rupert Sun day afternoon for their home in &c., attle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

Commander Oswald T. Hodgson. the Church of England missionary at Telegraph Creek. arrived from Telegraph Creek on the last trip of the Hazel B. No. 4 and took passage for Victoria on the Prince Rupert. He will return to Telegraph Creek before the close of navigation on the Stikine.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

The Wrangell Cold Storage Com pany shipped 29 boxes of iced CO., hoes to the San Juan Fish Company, Seattle, via the steamer Queen. The Wrangell firm is acting as local buyer for the San Juan Company during the eohoe season.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

Miss Irene Collier, who has been employed in the Mccormack Dock Company office since last spring, left on the Prince Rupert Sunday for Seattle where she will finish her senior year at the University of Washington.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

E. O'Brien, tractorman for the Department of Public Works of Canada, returned from Telegraph Creek on the last trip of the Hazel B No. and took passage on the Prince Rupert for Stewart, B. c.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

Mr and Mrs. Sam Roman will leave Saturday for Union Bay where MT. Roman will be employed for the winter. During their absence from town their residence property will be occupied by Mir. and Mrs. Frank Dunn.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

FOR SALE CHEAP = Trolling gasboat S2 it. long. 8 ft., 6 in. beam, powered with 8 h.p. Standard en- zine; 4-line gear; All in good shape. Price $500. Terms reasonable. See Bates Brothers at city float near Mccormack Dock.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Diven have booked passage to Seattle on the Princess Charlotte, bound for their new pastorate in Everglades, Flori- da.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

Peter Mccormack Jr. left on the Prince Rupert Sunday afternoon en route to Spokane where he is high school student at GonMga Univer- sity.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

Mrs. David Wing was a south bound passenger on the Prince Ru- pert last Sunday, en route to Salem, Oregon, to visit her son Harvey, who is reported to be dangerously i'll in a sanatorium tb gre.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

St. Philips Guild will resume its meetings next week following the summer vacation, and will hold the first meeting with Mrs. Bidwell on Wednesday evening.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04
Wins Prize

Mrs. Olive B. Mclaughlin. pro- prietor of the Book Nook, has re- ceived notice that her entry early last summer in the Dennison Goods Window Display Contest. won a prize of $500.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

Mrs. Robert Hyland, wife of the we'll known Telegraph Creek mer- chant, is sailing on the Princess Charlotte to visit friends in Van couver. She will return to the in- terior metropolis before the close of navigation on the Stikine.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

The tenders Charlotte B. and Baltimore of Karheen Cannery ar rived in Wrangell late Wednesday night with IT men who are taking the steamer Dorothy Alexander to Seattle. They report a pack of 30.- 900 cases at Karheen this season.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

NJ. G. Shain, bookkeeper for the Columbia River Packers Assn at Lake Bay, left on the Prince Rupert Sunday for his home in Seattle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

The Pioneer Airways plane North land stopped at Wrangell Wednes- day morning, bound from Juneau to Ketchikan with two passengers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

Etolin Coulter is booked for pas sage on the Princess Charlotte to enter a business college in Belling- ham.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

William L. Paul of Ketchikan was m Wrangell on professional busi- ness the first of the week. He was travelling on his own boat and was accompanied by Mrs. Paul and their small son and daughter.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

Louis F. Paul, editor of the Pe- tersburg Alaskan, was a business visitor in Wrangell the first of the week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

Mrs. L. B. Chisholm will be a southbound passenger on the Prin- cess Charlotte to visit her mother in Portland, Ore.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

James whaley is leaving on the Princess Charlotte to enter the engi- neering department at Washington State College at Pullman, Wash.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04
LOCAL NEWS

R. ". Hack and G. Cover, stream watchmen, are booked for passage to Seattle on the Princess Charlotte.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

The Labor Day dance given by the Civic Club netted that organiza- tion s44.60.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

FOR SALE-Fresh ranch eggs, soc dog. at Nora Whites place on A. P. A. road. 4
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-09-04

Young. an aviator from Fairbanks, his wife and small son.
 MT. Young is one of the flyers who aided in the search for Col. Carl Ben Eielson and later brought his- body from Siberia to Fairbanks.