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Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
ROAD .HEETENG INPORTANT

The present road conference beng neld
in Los Angeles. with governors Of sew
eral Mexican states in attendance, Is eX-
pected to have an important bearing on
the development of the proposed high
way down through Mexico, across Cen
tral America and through South Amerl-
ca. Northward this highway will ex-
tend up the Pacific coast of the United
States and into Canada and Alaska,
thereby completely traversing North and
South America.
While the idea may seem somewhat
fantastic it is no more so than building
transcontinental railroads and highways
in our own country. Such project Will
REQUIRE many years, but not SO many as
pessimists would have Us believe.
All of the Mexican states represented
at the conference are enthusiastic over
the project. The Mexican federal gov
ernment is highly in favor of it, and coun-
tries all along the proposed route have
given it their endorsement.
Mexico being the next country south
Of us. and considerable distance Of the
highway will extend through it, her CO.
operation is essential and the interest
shown by the governors in attending the
conference is an indication that they will
return to their own states determined to
do their part to put the project through.
The governors will be able to get anoth-
er lesson from the conference. Part OF
the latter's program calls for lnspec-
ton trip over California highways. They
will see some of the finest roads IN the
world and this cannot help but enlist
them in the cause of good roads for Mex
leo, one of the greatest needs OF thelr
country.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
Issued Dany, Except
Sundays. Entered st the
Post office, El Centre,
Calf, SIS SecopS Ula1
Matter.

tiaI thoroughfare as are Brighton and
Orange streets. The latter has cross
ing over the tracks, but traffic must
swing back again to Main street to get
anywhere.
BY extending State street the city will
be provided with two parallel arteries
clear across the city. Need of both is
conceded even by some who have opposed
the State street extension.
Should it happen that the railroad
commission again refuses to grant the eX-
tension. the only thing to do is to start
in once more. The extension is an i'm
provement which the city must have.
it is not a ''one horse town" any more
hasn't been for years. and any attempts
to make it such must eventually fail.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
Ike d look In.ited Un1k Wi8iy

1t might seem funny for Uncle
Wi0gily TO 20 slow and give Red Fox
a chance to catch up to him, so |
had better tell you about il. Red
Fox was a cousin TO Fuzzy Fox and
had come to visit this Bad Chap in
his den not far from Uncle Wiggily :
hollow stump bungalow. The Bob
Cat, with Fuzzy Fox and Red Fox,
made up q game to catch Uncle Wig.
gily, each Bad Chap taking dif.
fcrent path. But Uncle Wiggily,
who was coming home from the store
with the new feather duster, hap
pened to be back of bush when
The three Bad Chaps were talking
about catching the rabbit gentleman.
And Uncle Wiggi.y heard Red Fox
say he had never seen a rabbit, so
hc didn I know how Uncle Wiggily
looked to catch him even if he
should meet him.
Fuzzy Fox told his cousin, Red
Fox, Just how Mr., Longears looked,
down to his queer little tail. And
Fuzzy Fox made the Bob Cat show
his silly little tail so Red Fox would
see how Uncle Wiggily's tail looked.
Oh, can easily know that Uncle
Wiggily rabbit now if ! see him! -
barked Red Fox, once he had seen
Bob Cats tail. ~ can t make a
mistake now. III catch Mr.. Long
ears and then III holler and you
two can come to the party"
So Uncle Wiggily, knowing that
Red Fox would be the easiest OF
the Bad Chaps to fool. had watched
which way he took and then had
taken the same path himself to his
bungalow.
eyes, there he comes" chuckled
Uncle Wiggily as, from the top of a
hill he had seen Red Fox Looping
along. "His path will cross mine
a little farther along. We shall
meet By the big oak tree and there
! u fool him, Ha. Ha! Ila,.'
Uncle Wiggily hoped along.
Along came Ioping Red Fox, but
Uncle Wiggily reached the oak tree
first and, hiding oehind it, he fast
cncd the feather dustcr TO his own
little, short tail
"Now wen see what happens, "
whispered the rabbit. he sat down
on q log in plain view and waited
for Red Fox to come up. This soon
happened and when the Fox saw
the rabbits long ears, his fur coat;
lis tall silk hat and lis pink,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
COURT SHOWS
MERCY TOWARD
JAIL BREAKER

The story Of man who escaped
from the chain gang AZ the county
iail. and later evaded immigration
officials in crossing the internation-
al boundary that he might work TO
support his wife and tiny child, was
uutolded in superior court before
Judge \. c. Finney this morning.
Judge Finney tempered Justice
with mercy when he sentenced Pc
dro Lopez to San Quentin on
charge OF escape, but ordered stay
Of execution Of the sentence for one
month. pending deportation of the
prisoner to Mexico, with his family.
Lopez. serving Il six months sent
/ ence on conviction or assault with
deadly weapon, escaped from the
chain gang at the Jail February 10,
went TO Brawley and started work
ing for rancher there that he
might provide for his wife, who was
expecting a baby.
, Later he was picked up by immi-
grafton officials, and after appear
ing before the federal court in san
Diego, was deported. Lopez, accord
ing to the story he told in court to-
day, worked his way from Tijuana
TO Mexicali, and slipped across the
border there, assuring officials that
he would only stay a couple of min
utcs. He immediately made his way
to Brawley, and again got work,
that his family might not suffer.
He was arrested again by immigra-
tion officials, but held at the Jail
on a charge Of escape. From one
; to five years in prison is the pun
ishment for that offense.
W hen Lopez appeared before
Judge 1. Mayfield yesterday after
noon for a preliminary hearing, his
wife and their baby were with him.
He assured Judge Mayfield that if
lie ever got back to Mexico, with his
wife and child, he would never enter
the United States again. He re-
peated this assertion in Judge Fin
rey 8 court this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
EXTENSION NEEDED

Once again Ell Centros case in behalf
of the State street extension has been
placed before the railroad commission,
and this time we hope better success Will
attend the petition to give the city an
other cross-tOwn artery
1t is ridiculous to expect a city to grow
the way Ell Centro should, with only one
street crossing it from east to west, ana
that one the busiest street IN the wnole
valley. Not TO extend State street does
not mean halting the growth OF the city
but it does place serious handicap upon
the city's expansion.
Broadway, as a commercial street, IS
closed forever. insofar as crossing the
tracks is concerned. Commercial street
is purely residential street, except at
its easterly end. Olive street IS reslden-
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
TICKET SALE FOR
CRIDIR0N SEASON
OPENS TOMORROW

Should peaceful citizens he dis
turbcd bv what looks like a baby
riot tomorrow. it viii be- nothing
more than eager crowds elamoring
about some ticke, seller who has
charge of the precious ducats that
give admission to night football
games at the I'll Centre high school
field.
The pastcboards will 90 on sale
tomorrow, and it is safe TO predict
that by tomorrow night a consider.
able less number will be for sale, but
will be resting in the pockets of
those who want to make sure they
won't be crowded off the field at
the first night game October % be
tween FL Centre and Holtville high
schools.
Brawlcy has already had a demon.
stration of the popularity Of the
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17

twinkling nose, Just as Fuzzy Wuzzy
had said, why Red Fox smiled all
over his hungry face and cried:
"I've got you, I've got you,
Hal Ha! I've got you'
oh, how do you do?" asked Tn.
Gle Wiggily politely, getting up off
the log. ''But | think YOU have
made mistake. l don know you
and YOU don't know me. ="
"Oh, yes l do!'' barked Red Fox
"You are Uncle Wiggily, the rabbit
my cousin, Fuzzy Fox, told me about.
see your long ears, your pink nose
and if you will turn around IN see
your little short tail and then I'll
be sure YOU are Uncle Wiggily."
"Take look!" invited Uncle
Wiggily as he turned around. The
feather duster was fastened to his
little short tail, hiding it will. Red
Fox looked and looked again, his
eyes popping wide open.
"This is queer!' he growled.
What is queer" asked Unclo
Wiggily politely.
"That tail of yours, went on Red
Fox. "You are Uncle Wiggily all
but the tail. No rabbit ever had
a fuzzy, bushy tail like that so you
can t be Mr.. LOngcars. must have
made a mistake. | beg your par
don. -
"Oh, that's ali right" said the
bunny politely as he wiggled the
feather duster tail and tickled the
Red Fox on his nose, We all make
mistakes. That, as somebody has
said, is why they put rubbers on the
end of lead pencils. But no harm
is done. So IN he on my way
"Dear me! What mistake !
made,' growled Red Fox. 81 say,
he called after the hopping rabbit.
"you haven't seen Uncle Wiggily,
by any chance, have you?"
"Oh, yes, saw him this morn
ing" said Mr.. Longcars. Which
was true enough, for he had looked
in the glass to see if his pink nose
was on straight, and he saw himself,
u" Well, better luck next time!
ehuckled the bunny uncle as he
hoped to his bungalow with his
feather duster tail. Red Fox shook
his head wondcringly. And if the
electric fan will blow some gas from
the toy balloon into a nickle to make
it look big like fifty cents, II tell
YOU next about Uncle Wiggily's rub
Der hoop. q
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
ATTORNEY ASKS
new TRIAL FOR
CONVICTED MAN

Arguments on a motion for new
trial for Juan Ramirez, convicted
by a jury OF burglary in the second
degree, will be heard before Judge
A. C. Finney in the superior court
next week, according TO 1ullng
made by the judge today.
Harry Horton, attorney Tor Ram
irez, made the motion for 4 new
trial this morning. on the grounds
that the Judge S instructions 20 the
jury had been improper. Ramirez
was convicted on fingerprint evil
dence.
Manuel Mendez, alias Manuel
Bravo, appeared this morning to en-
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
Bedtime Stories
By HcwARC q. 0A11ID
Copyright, 1928. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGG1LY FOOLS RED
FOX

Uncle Wiggily, carrying a new
feather duster, which he had bought
for Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, was
hopping across the fields ON his way
home to his hollow stump bungalow.
Now and then the old rabbit gentle
man would stop when he got to the
top Of a little hill and looked over
the meadow and toward the woods.
u didn't see him yet, but l think
he is coming!' said Uncle WiggilT,
talking to himself and smiling a
he looked at the feather duster.
Then he hopped on to the next
hill and looked again.
There he eomes.o exclaimed the
rabbit. "There's Reddy Fox and /
must 90 slow to give him a chance
to catch up to me. Then IN fool
him. Ha' Ha, Ia. How ! -hal
fool him"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
TEN YEARS AGO
October II. 1920

That the present reductions in the
cost of wearing apparel and food
stuffs have come to stay and that
even greater reductions in the I'M
mediate future can be expected. was
the assurance A. G.. Johnson, man
acer of Varucv Brothers x Co., gave
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17

A meeting of the executive com
mittcc Of the Imperial Valley
Bankers Association was held in the
Dunlack Hotel saturday evening for
the purpose Of going over the plans
outlined By the Los Angeles banks
for the financing of the cotton
growers Of the valley during the
coming season.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17

stated their intention of making sure
by buying their tickets in advance.
Citizens of this city are pract'
cally unanimous i'll their endorse
mcnt Of the new innovation at the
| linh schnnl
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17

night game, for crowd of about
2000 is expected at non-conference
game there tonight.
Ell Centrans are awaiting with in
terest the first game under the big
flood lights. and many have already
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
Building Trades
Attend Meeting

An excellent representation OF
building tradesmen, craftsmen and
supply men attended last night 5
lecture program given by the Mas
te. Painters and Decorators assocla'
tion Of Imperial Valley al the val
ley theatre here.
Speakers included \. s. Grant,
vice-president of the international
Painters and Decorators associations;
r. ?. Tuttle, past president Of the
Los Angeles local; W. s. Kline, past
president OF Los Angeles associa-
ton; Paul Swensfire, president Of
the Pasadena Builders exchange;
y. W. Jarvis and 7. NJ Cox.
\ few Southern California points
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17

!. ". Perrin, Imperial county
manager of Brydon Bros, wholesale
and retail harness manufacturers or
Los Angeles, is here and rented store
room at ~ South Sixth street.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
Looking Backward
What The Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for this Date
In Past YeAIH
TWENTY YEARS AGO
October II, 1910

b. Salomon \ Company have torn
down the rear partition Of the west
half Of their store and are enlarg.
ing their store and their stock OF
habcrdashery and suits.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Oc+nhe7. IT 1913

Miss Bertha Brooks Brown enter
tanned with delightful dancing
party at her country home, between
Hebcc and FL Centre, Thursday eve
ring.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17

! X. Urmston, special agent for
the Royal and Queen Insurance
companies. is in the valley for tew
DAYS checking up lis agents here
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17

4 few Southern California points
received light rains September 81.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-02-06
Uncle Ham Blow Says:

We have equal rights, all right, but
must hurry along or we'll get left.
And the honeymoon is over when
the fib becomes lie.
The one big thing you can borrow
easily and don't have to pay back is
trouble.
Some men favor the greater water-
ways idea because they think it will
bring down the price of booze.
There are two things most gener-
ally wrong in American home life, and
that's the clock and dad.
Next to the speed maniac, deliver
us from the fellow who drives like he
was making slow-motion picture Of
the open road, or worse.
The place where the population is
most dense is just above the neck.
A student graduate from Hanks
township told US the other day he
passed all the college entrance ex-
aminations except the broad jump and
kicking goal.
If you pity the parents of the mod
ern generation, just pity the father
flea, who sees his whole family going
to the dogs.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-02-06
Consolidated Club Banquet
Crowded out Of last weeks lssuco

On last Friday evening the forty
some odd clubs comprising the Con-
solidated South District Clubs hold
monster meeting and banquest In the
Chamber Of Commerce In Seattle. Al
most six hundred we're present
The feature Of this annual affair Is
the choosing of Miss South End from
q group Of girls representing each club
In the district. This year the honor
was accorded to a girl representing
Kent clug,
Miss Vashon Island Is q West Side
girl, graduate Of the Vashor high
school, Clara Sarvold, who gracious!y
and capably represented the Va8hon
Island Commercial Club Several were
heard To remark that II they had been
choosing that Miss Vashon Island
would have been Miss South END, and
those present from the leland of course
endorsed that view.
Several have asked how Miss South
End was chosen. The girls themselves
choose their queen, They IRE given
ballots and name the seven girls they
deem most attractive. One wonders
how they can form any opinion In view
of the fact that the forty eight girls
we're assembled In y room too small
to even move about easily. The seven
having been chosen the girls voted
for the one they thought best qualified
to reign over the district during 1880,
After speeches from various city, club
and county officials had been listen
I'd to, balloons and paper hats were
distributed by the girls and the re-
mainder CT the evening given over to
u program of music and dancing by
come of the city's best talent.
The Consolidated South District Club
constitutes one of the forces of King
County 1t includes all clubs in the
west half Of King County south of
Yesler Way. Every club in the group
has the privilege of asking for help In
solving its community problems, and
1t is a force that is not considered
lightly by the officials. The Vashon
Island Commercial Club, even though
a small organization will receive the
same consideration as the West Sc
attic Commercial Club, or any Of the
stronger organizations.
1t cannot be doubted that If we
would ask for assistance in better dock
facilities that we would just about
succeed In getting what we need. A
better understanding of the cooper
alive plan employed by the club would
make our Commercial Club members
| realize what vital force it is part Of.
Those who were present from the Is
land at last Fridays banquet were
Clara Sarvold, Mr.. and Mrs England.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Stewart, w. Coy
| Meredith, R. w. F. Martin and Agnes
L. Smock.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-02-06
PoLLINIZERs MUST BE
OF SPECIFIC STRAINS
Some Types Not Suitable For Sweet
Cherry Pollination

THAT tha ro,,;,ot;on of su,eet cher-
r,es non Nc. longer he sold tn he merely
, r,otta. ~ nrov;ding tho nol,,nat,no
vor,atv hut t,ot a is now known thar
oartoi,, str.ins of thoso yoriat,es arc
necessary To .ccomnIish nollination
,nos . sto+on,ont ,node hv + n Rrep-
ro, av+ans,n snecia1ist IN bort;cult-
,,ro II hoe non found that instead
~ ha.,,na rao,,v definite varieties
$500 sr..a, n,,arr,as +,,ors .re COW
araI t,ras a,d strains n a Kind all
snnm,, nv tho s,ng,e vaietv name
The piack Tartarian and black Re-
n,,,,,,oon oharr,os orc two common
ran,at,as n,,inh oro recommended ar
,o,,;notior ~ tho p;nu I,amhert Rov.
:, Ann atc uowever both of these
nar;eties are tvnes saws Mr. Brepeer
on,, ,,,,,oss wo rnow what particular
.tro;,, we have selected and whether
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-02-06
Late Some Day

A recent movie comedy showed on
the screen bevy of shapely girls dis
robing for o plunge in the "old swim
ming pool They had just taken off
their hats, coats and shoes, when q
passing freight train dashed across
the scene and obscured the view. When
it had passed the girls were frolicking
in the water.
An old railroader sat through The
show again and again. Finally an
usher tapped him on the shoulder.
Aren't you ever going homer" he
asked.
ooh, I'll wait awhile" was the ans
wer.
lone these times that trains 60
ing to be late"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-02-06
DEPARTMENT GOES ABROAD FOR
MATERIAL

Uniting the French department work
at the University of Washington with
the country of France, two reels Of
French movie films, silver medals es-
pecially designed by the French bow
ernment for Washington students. and
books on French history have been re-
ceived from abroad.
These gifts were obtained through
the efforts of Leon Morand, French
consul to Seattle, who is the foreign
representative to attempt to tie up the
university work with his own country.
The medals will be awarded to students
showing the most progress in their
language study.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-02-06
CUT CROSS COUNTRY
TRIP TO IL HOURS
Mystery Ship Expected to
Lower Record.

Atlanta, Gn.--Some time next spring
when the elements between Los An
geles and New York return to nor
malcy, Doug Davis, crack Atlanta pl'
lot, expects to fly the distance In
ABOUT twelve hours.
The record, now held by Capt. Frank
Hawks, IL close to seventeen hours.
But that fact apparently offers little
obstacle to the man who recently
clipped three houra from the record OF
the trip from New York to ATLANTA.
lie used Trnyelalr Mystery" ship
IA Dulet.llka monoplnne which looks
like bundle bee upside down but
which functions with unprecedented
efficiency.
Would Fly Straight Up.
Davis won the cup for Americas
most meritorIous flyer Of 1929 In the
same projectllellke craft at the Cleve.
land air races. He WINS In New York
early In November and wanted to en-.
ter 1t In nm mir race in Atlanta.
So he took breakfast in Gotham and
lunch In Georgia, actually flying the
800 miles Ii. four hours and thirty
minutes through rain and fog. The
entire trip required Ave hours, with
two stops Of fifteen minutes each for
fuel
Davis believes his "Mystery" ship
has greater possibilities than any sim.
liar craft eXtant, believes Its highly
developed maneuver ability and ey.
ccssive speed would make 1t an In.
vulnerable fighting unit In time Of war.
He recently said that shortly he ex.
pected to open Its throttle somewhere
In the vicinity Of the ground, point Its
nose absolutely straight up" and cut
swiftly heavenwnrd for one solid mile
at an nngle of $50 degrees.
Fastest Climbing Plans.
Already he has climbed to 5000 feet
In that manner after " 250.mile.an.
hour start. Present equipment Of the
plane. he said, does not permit more
altitude because Of gas tank adjust
ment, which he expects to alter.
The plane can take Off at an angle
greater than 40 degrees and hold It
"all the way to the ceiling Davis
said. II believe 1t is unquestlonably
the fastest climbing plane ever built"
II is an open cockpit affair and re.
spends so swiftly to the controls that
a sudden change Of direction will pro.
duce temporary blindness for the pi.
lot. That happened in the Cleveland
races, Davis said, when he rounded a
pylon too abruptly.
A nlne-cylinder motor of 300 horse
power twirls the planes % degree
pitch propeller 1900 revolutions per
minute and propels the whole craft
more than $50 miles an hour.
IA novice is out OF place at its con.
trolls, but It is perfectly safe In the
hands of an experienced pilot" he
said.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-02-06

To be successful in large scale
farming operations we must have suit
able power and implements, efficient
acreage OF land suitable for power
farming, and last but not least, eff
ficient farm management, was pointed
out in recent talk to the Washington
State College experiment station staff
by Mr.. l.. ]. Fletcher of the Caterpillar
tractor company, who recently spent
six months in Russia and sold a large
order Of tractors to the Soviet govern
ment.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-02-06

The old theory that you can't teach
an old dog new tricks is being dis
proved at the College OF Puget Sound
in Tacoma. AT least the old dogs are
trying to learn new tricks, rs is evil
denced by the Increased enrolment of
adults in the night classes, which open
this week.
Registration of students for the
spring semester, on Monday and Tues
day, found the total increasing. How
ever. entries are limited due to q high
err standard of grading.
Among the new courses in the even
ing are: Economic geology, general
biology and comparative anatomy of
vertebrates, educational sociology, in.
PRODUCTION to philosophy, principles Of
conduct. business organization and
management, transportation, English
literature, Shakespeare. American
literature, general methods in second
airy education and school community
life.