Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-18
MINISTER SAYS
SERVICE CLUBS
AID COMMUNITY

Yesterdays chamber of COM
merce luncheon, the last until after
the Christmas holidays, was presid-
ed over by program chairman M.
M. Munson, and was one of unuS-
ual interest. The Ell Centro Lions
club, which has been sponsoring q
chamber of commerce membership
drive, made a report concerning
their activities and it was disclosed
that 18 new members had been
secured by the aggressive Lions and
that number of prospects were
yet to be accounted for. 1t is eX-
pected, the Lions committee stated,
that about 80 members will be Sc
cured for the chamber.
The speaker OF the day was Rev.
F.. E. Dell, of Calipatria, who was
accompanied by Mrs. Dell. Mr.. Dell
talked on the Relation of Service
Clubs to a Community" Service
clubs stand for a good turn, for op-
timism and for joy They strive to
bring the brotherly spirit into the
community. There is great need
for that, for finding yourself
help to a community in which you
1--we.
ITO show the good service clubs
co, / know an excellent example,
said Rev. Mr.. Dell. II know man
who was with a building and loan
association. He got his business af-
fairs mixed in a bad fashion and
finally, to straighten them out, he
took a considerable sum of money
from the company. He was tried
and found guilty and sent to San
Quentin. After serving his sentence
he returned to the city in which
he had formerly lived. He turned
TO the Kiwanis club in that city
and they got behind him and
boosted him and he is now one OF
the most highly respected citizens
and business men in that city. They
saved his name to certain degree,
and established him i'll good stand
ing in the community, and he is
now an asset to the city instead OF
q liability"
I'm my opinion the service clubs
can do more to melt and fuse the
community into whole than any
other organizations. The service
clubs live with the community, not
en- the community, they live for the
community: they are a part of the
community I think service clubs
should stand very strongly for the
moral ideal They are the uplift of
a community"
Seek Game Preserve
During the luncheon a telegram
addressed to Chairman M. M. Mum
son was received from r. B. White
law, president of the chamber of
commerce, who was absent from
the meeting, due to the fact that
he was attending the California
State Chamber of Commerce meet
ing in Los Angeles. 1t stated that
the state chamber is considering
the establishment of game refuge
at Salton Sea. Also, public
shooting ground there. and proper
protection of pheasants and quail
in Imperial county. Whitelaw went
On to state in his telegram his ap-
probation of the fine work the
Lions club has done in the cham
Der of commerce membership drive.
He said THE Lions have shown
the true Lion spirit of community
helpfulness. No small part OF the
credit for this success is due to
your own splendid individual eff
forts" Mark Washburn, president
of the Lions club, also congratulate
ed Munson and Fred Nuttall on
their success in the drive.
Manager Robert Hays of the
chamber gave a report of high
way meeting attended by H. L.
Bush and himself at Casa Grande
last Monday. He told of the fine
work being done on roads in South
ern Arizona. Also" Hays stated,
the Casa Grande-Gila Bend cut
off is now in good condition and
saves 90 miles when going east By
the southern route, rather than 60
ing to Phoenix. The small car III
which we made the trip made the
81 miles in 65 minutes, and Bush,
the driver of the car, was unfamil-
lar with the road, never having
been over it before. 1t is the finest
,,npaved highway I have ever been
over. We should recommend the
Casa Grande- -Gila Bend cutoff to
,,,otor;ctc nc il saves time and is