Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-22
NEW GRAND JURY
COMPLETED FOR
ENSUING YEAR
Judge Finney Advocates
Additional Help For
Probation Officer.

Directing his instructions to tho
newly chosen grand jury, Judge a.
c. Finney today torcefully stressed
the pressing need in Imperia
cOunty Of at least two assistants to
the county probation officer. Z. d.
Griffin.
Six members were chosen this
morning 10 fill Oft the full person
mel CT the 1890 grand jury, since
that number was needed after the
first venire drawn had been used up
last week.
E. B. Christian was appointed
foreman Of the grand jury.
Judge I7inney'ss Instructions were
the usual ones issued to a new
grand jury. with the exception OF
MS communications regarding the
county probation office. He m
Structed The jurors that it will be
their duty to investigate the ac-
tivities CT county department heads
and that they will work with Elmer
W. Heald, district attorney.
Speaking Of the probation office
fully urge your honorable body tC
recommend to the governor and the
legislature Of this state, through our
asSenblyman and senator, that pro-
visions be made for two assistants
or deputies, rs soon as possible, tC
the probation officer OF this county
one Of such deputies to be stationed
at Cale@ico and tQ act as the pro-
bation officer at the international
line between the United States and
Mexico"
Ut is needless to say" asserted
Judge Finney, that the work III our
probation office is not being prop
erly taken care OF, Notwithstanding
the fact that our probation officer
is capable and efficient and most
attentive to his duties. and is do
ing all that anyone single handed
could possibly dc under the same
circumstances to make success III
his office. No other county in this
state is sc handicapped as we are
foT lack OF help in its probation
department"
urges ECONOMY
Judge Finney also said the jury
! sshould give a sympathetic hearing
to heads Of departments, as tC
/ their various needs. end where ad-
ditional help is really needed i
should be recommended Tempo
rary CT emergency requirements
should not be permitted to stretch
into permanent employment. This
is no time 20 increase public eXpen-
Giture by creating new or additional
Offices for the purpose OF giving
Jobs, and the most rigid economy
should be practiced not only by the
heads OF departments, but also by
this honorable body, and no long or
fruitless investigation should be un-
oertaI;en which will get nowhere
except to large expenditures OF pub
lie funds to compensate inveStlga-
tors and so-callcd expert accoun-
tants.'
The six new jurors chosen this
morning were J. S. BridenStine OF
Holtvllle, Henry E. Zurcher OF Cal
oxico, Mrs. Christina A. Grant OF
CaleXicO. c. D. Joy OF El Centre
Baxter Loveland OF Brawey and
Frank Lathlop Of FL Csntro,
Jurors chosen last Saturday were
e. 3. Christian OF FL Centro. Mrs.
+. A. Burger of FL Centro, Mrs. IT.
wing II. Shaw OF Brawley, Carl j
jacobson Of BTaWley, Warren Cur
rier Of FL Centro, MIS-. ~. B. Han
SON OF El Centro, D. L. Zinn OF FL
Centro, a. II. Keller of El Centro, II.
a. HaStain Of Brawley, Quincy Z.
Webster OF Brawley Fred P. Nuttali
Of e. Centro, c. B. RalphS OF I'M
perial, and Sam Webb OF Holtville.
The jurors were sworn and dis
missed by Judge Finney, TO meet
with the district attorney and begin
their work.