Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-09
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TIC company Sectlon. These pro
ducts are operating constantly.
Odd Carrot Shown
Dry ice lines the booth CT tht
Ice Industries of the valley who
combined to make an attractive anc
instructive display. The refriger.
ator contains a carrot which grew
in the shape of human hand with
the index finger pointing. A min
nature broadcasting set amuses the
pasSerby.
NJ o. King store features a place
for the weary to rest while looking
at displays of the shoes advised to
eliminate WEAKNESS.
/ Fascinating little airplanes with
whirling propellors call the visitor
to the Gilmore Gasoline booth
Children show determination to
remain here long after their elders
are ready to see what comes next
/ Pierce Arrows and Studebakers
constitute the display of Rogers
and Tison II covetouS giances
could scorch, these machines would
have gone up in smoke soon after
the fair opened.
Dodge Brothers contributed a
beautiful model TO the automobile
show. placing it in the care of B.
F. Whiting, local dealer. 1t is i'm
possible to get past this car with
out pausing to investigate.
Edgar Brothers Hardware store
is displaying products from three
booths and factory representative
demonstrates the use of each brand
Of merchandise shown Refrigera-
tors, radios, stoves, washing ma
chimes and paint all are displayed
Maggie Brothers booth is COM
pletely filled with a heap OF sacked
Fat Boy potatoes, major feature OF
the company.
Hetzel the photographer and the
Ritz Flower Shop have a beautiful.
~ arranged booth in which Mr.. and
Mrs. Otis B. Tout display the list
of citizens signed to purchase their
book. Souvenirs are given away by
the flower shop.
Miss Carolyn Barrett demon
strates cosmetics in the Valley-El
Centro Drug booth. She takes ap-
pointments for facialS to be given
after the fair.
Bread galore is shown in the
Cramer Bakery section and the
smell of fresh bread tempts the ap-
petite of the fair crowds. All types
of bread made by the company are
displayed.
Local Products Shown
Several chambers of commerce in
the valley are represented by at
tractive booths. in almost every in
stance featuring the wealth OF local
products.
Mexicali Chamber OF Commerce
has prominent booth filled with
colorful products manufactu e d
and grown there. The beautiful
weaving and embroidery were es-
pecially gorgeous.
A coZy corner appearing as a Ii
brary in miniature constitutes the
County Library exhibit. Books for
suggested reading and interesting
pamphlets are set out for the fair
visitor.
The Imperial Valley Press is dis
tributing the fair edition published
On Wednesday of last week. These
papers make effective souvenirs as
they contain a variety of interest
ing facts concerning the valley.
Mineral water, desert formations
ana clayS from the Signal mountain
district constitute the unit in charge
Of w. H. Sieg. He demonstrates
the effectiveness OF beauty Gays
and mineral soaps.
Weather maps and government
weather bureau instruments Tor
measuring temperatures are found
in one booth. Ranchers apparently
found the thermostats and ther-
mometers most interesting as the
exhibit attracted wide attention.
The main exhibit building con-
tains many more delightfully."- inter-
esting and instructive collections OF
One trip through the
place is not sufficient TO obtain a
clear idea Of the valley and its ac-
tivities.
Even those who have resided Ill
Imperial Valley for years unoouot-
edly will be astonished at the ex-
tent Of local develoDment.
Fine Animal Display
Livestock exhibits form a major
part of the county fair displays, lea
turing as they do some of the val
lev s most prominent industries.
The animals are to be found IN
the cornmodious barns arranged for
them at the southern end of the
grounds, below the amusement zone.
Here may be found purebred
dairy stock, thoroughbred horses,
purebred sheep and hogs OF many
breeds and descriptions.
The first barn is devoted to the
dairy stock and the chief breeds are
the Guernsey and Holstein. Walter
e Hayekorst IS Guernseys and H.
@ Farnsworth s GuernSeys, both
Young stock and the more mature,
make a fine showing and represent
some of the finest of the local stock
Under the Holstein breed, Andrew
Destray of Holtville and F. F. Pei
lisier of Whittier have the largest
exhibits. the Pellisier exhibit con-
sisting of 20 head. The Destray
herd is the Holstein Fresian breed
and both displays have some excel
/ lent animals.
i One fine Holstein calf was ex-
/ hibited by B. E. Vencill, and O. 3
johnson of Ell Centro is also an ex-
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