Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-24
COMPLIMENTS AT
CHAMBER LUNCH
ARE NUMEROUS

Members of the new city council
! yesterday addressed the Ell Centre
| Chamber of Commerce at the reg
ular monday meeting and all spoke
of the cooperation which had been
/ given the city officials by the
| chamber of commerce in the past
year. w. j. Clements was the first
\ speaker to thank the chamber for
| the friendly spirit of cooperation
and the help given the city. He
complimented the chamber also on
the air port, country club and other
activities which have had success
| full outcome due in no small part to
the efforts of that organization. In
conclusion Clements asked help in
the plan of the council to improve
the city park and make it play
ground for the children of Ell Gem
tro.
Mayor II. W. Faweett told of
some of the plans of the council for
the coming year and stated .Iat the
next few years will show the great
est Improvement the city of FL Cen
tro has yet experienced if the cit
liens adopt a progressive attitude
and all persons and organizations
cooperate. Fawcett also cited the
splendid manner in which the cham
Der of commerce and council have
been working for the upbuilding of
this community +. J. Gianola, who
will have charge of the citv's fin
ances, stated that that body will be
only too glad to work with the
chamber in t'e future as it has in
the past and r. l.. ouch eompli
mented the dirac.)rs Of .hc cnrm
ber on their faithful and eonscien-
tiouS work for the good of the city.
Couch, as fire commissioner. also
asked that all the people o. the city
assist in preventing fi.'as and com
mended the fire department on their
work during the past wear.
Hetzel To Retire
President Hetzel. OF the chamber
of commerce then thanked the city
council for the assistance they had
gwen that body in tho past year
and stated that the contacts and |
f. :enGs he has adc durir. l:,s term
If office msve betu a matter os
:r2ar pleasure. Hetzal stated tina,
he will soon retire as chamber pres
ident but will always stand ready |
10 aid the chamber in am manner |
as citizen. T. J. Ttude president |
of the Brawley chamber spoke of !
the progress made in FL Centre in |
the past year and Herman Conger.
secretary of the Imperial chamber |
invited those present to attend the |
of the associated chambers
of commerce, to be held tomori ow /
night in Imperial
4 party from the J. B. Alexander |
company, of Van Nuvs were also |
guests having come i'r airplanc !
YESTERDAY morning tAr the purpUs.. |
of exhibiting the four models Of |
Fairchild airplanes which have been |
put before the public commercially |
by that company. J. b. Alexander |
president of the company STAGED
that he was much impressed with
the Imperial County airport on a
former visit to the valley and lie
wanted to asslC the people of this
community thar he has not seen a
better port in Us tour Of the state.
The following committee was
elected at yesterdays meeting for
the purpose of selecting the names
of those who will ~ nominated ~
directors of the chambct fer tho
coming wear: w. J. Clements. Leo
Hetzel, Charles l.. Ch',dcrs, w. w.
McEuen and Charles T.. Sonos. This
committee VIII chro.h - n..ra,s fer
the election which will be held next
month and the II receiving The
highest number of votes will COM
prise the new board of directors.