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Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06

other Cardinal birds. Thank you,
Uncle Wiggily. Leave the crumbs
on the ground, If you please, where
] can pick them up"
Uncle Wiggily put the cookie, cake
and bread crumbs on the ground
and then he hoped on to look for
an adventure. But he had not
gone far when, all of a sudden, out
of the bushes popped the Fox, the
the rabbit gentleman and the Fox
howled:
Now we have you'll You haven't
any Police Dog-No Parking sign
now to make us move on. We have
you"
80 it seems!" said Uncle Wig
gily sadly. II suppose you are 60
ing to nibble me now, aren't you?"
he asked.
Yes, we arel" mewed the Bob
Cat. And then, all of a sudden, the
Wolf locked at the bushes near the
den of the Fox and cried:
Your house is on firel Your
house is on fire, Mr.. Fox. Lookl"
Truly it seemed as if all the
bushes were burning. Flashes OF
fire darted to and fro and the Fox,
becoming frightened. howlad:
oh. I must run to my den and
save my little ones. Come on, Mr..
Wolf and Mr. Bob Cat and help me!
Let Uncle Wiggily 90 and help me
put out the fire." Then the three
Bad Chaps ran away leaving the
rabbit alone and he was going to
run, also, for he didn't like fire.
when a Jolly voice whistled to him:
Don't be afraid, Uncle Wiggily
That was only fire trickl" In the
air flew the Cardinal bird to whom
the rabbit had given crumbs. And
with him were many other birds,
bright red like himself We came
to get the crumbs said the first
Cardinal, and, seeing that the Bad
Chaps had caught you we fluttered
in the bushes TO make them look
as if they were on fire. Did we
fool the Bad ChapS?"
I'll say you did, chuckled Mr..
Longears. Thanks, a lotl'
So everything was all right. And
if the kitchen chair will lend the
bottle of milk a couple of legs so it
can go for walk in the park. I'll
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily
going fishing.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06
Aged War Veteran
Dies Suddenly

Peter Leon, G5-year-old Spanish
American War veteran, and for
many years a resident of FL Centro
and Calexico, was found unconsci-
Gus on the corner of Fourth and
Main streets last night by r. R.
Voyles. city policeman, and died be-
fore officers could rush him to the
hospital.
A hasty examination by physi-
clans showed no bruises on the old
mans head or body, and no odor
OF liquor was noticeable Heart dis
ease is thought to, have caused
Icons death.
Voyles, on his regular rounds, saw
Leon lying on the sidewalk near a
service station at about 8 o'clock
last night. Examination showed he
was unconscious. The police pa
troll was called, and Leon started TO
the hospital He was dead when ne
arrived there.
No one on the street saw the old
man fall. Voyles was the first one
to see him in the street, and sum-
moned other officers as crowd
gathered.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06
Japanese Held
AS Illegal Entry

In spite of a sudden let up in the
number of Chinese arrested by i'm
migration officers after crossing the
international boundary, the federal
men seem determined to keep their
record against the Orient unblem-
ished, even though Japanese take
the place of Chinese.
All alone, and very probably feel
ing blue, Kameo Ymashiro, %, was
arrested by Inspector Rector yes
terday afternoon in Brawley, and
booked at the county jail on a
charge of illegal entry. The little
japanese asserted he has been in
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD L. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGmYs FIRE TRICK

Have you anything TO eat?
asked the flaming red Cardinal bird
OF Uncle Wiggily
do you mean for you to eat or
Tor me to eat?" asked the rabbit
gentleman with a twinkle OF his
pink nose.
For me to eat" whistled the Car
dinal. for this bird has q song that
sounds like a jolly boy whistling Tor
his dog. Il am hungry went or
the fire bird" as Uncle Wiggily
called the Cardinal, for, truly, his
wings and feathers were the color
of flame. 7 can't seem to find any
seeds around here" went on the
bird. so if you have any it would
be a great favor if you would give
them to ne"
Right gladly will I do that if :
can find any Seeds spoke Mr..
Longears. But. alas, fear l have
none. I bought some seeds at the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06
CHAMBER TAKES
STEPS TO HALT
BAD LAND SALES

Newspaper articles have been sent
to the leading newspapers IN Kan
sas City, Mo, and other midwest
cities bv the Ell Centro Chamber OF
Commerce in connection with tns
activities of fraudulent realty opera
tors in that vicinity who are selling
worthless land in the Chocolate
Mountains and Salvation valley
under representation that these
lands are adaptable to agriculture
and susceptible to irrigation ana
cultivation.
The Ell Centro Chamber OF Com
merce, other chambers OF the val
ley. the Better Business Bureau OF
Los Angeles and the Southern Pa
cific company have been besieged
with requests for literature, par
ticularly from one person VINO uses
letterheads of a Kansas City Utlll-
ties company. Incidentally, TINS
person uses several aliases IN re-
uuesting this literature, which un-
doubtedly he intends to use in his
Kansas City sales campaign. These
fraudulent operators, according 10
Robert Hays. manager of the III
Centre Chamber, by the display oil
Imperial Valley literature. showing
the valleys enormous production
and by inference, give purchasers
the idea that the land which they
are offering has possibilities OF
equal production. No crops can De
crown in this region without lrrlga-
ton and there is not and Will not
be. water available for these outly-
ing regions even if the soil were
adaptable 10 agriculture, which II
is not.
The Kansas City Better Business
Bureau is being contacted through
the Los Angeles Better Business
Bureau. state organizations and
coast chambers of commerce are
working with the chambers OF I'M
perial Valley TO put a stop TO the
sale of these worthless lands which,
when discovered that the land IS
worthless, cause much detrimental
publicity to Imperial Valley through
| the disappointed investors.
Members of the California Real
Estate Commission will be IN I'm
perial Valley next week, at the re-
I quest of the FL Centre Chamber
| and will make a personal survey OF
! the Chocolate Mountain territory IN
order that new reports may be made
and that some definite action may
be decided upon whereby the fraud
ulent sales of these lands, which
have been carried on for a period
of three or more years. may be per
manently ended.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06
CERTIFICATE OF BUSINESS
FICTITIOUS FIRM NAME

THE UNDERSIGNED does here
by certify that he is conducting a
general trucking business at 1856 s.
eth Street, Ell Centre, California,
under the fictitious firm name of
VALLEY FAST EXPRESS"
and that said firm is composed of
the following person whose name
and address is as follows, to-wit:
j. L. WOODS, 1876 S. 9th Street,
Ell Centre, California.
WITNESS his hand, this Goth day
Of May, 1881.
j. L. WOODS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06
OFFICER CHOOSES
RIGHT PLACE TO
TAKE PRISONER

Elmer Cox, 43, and Deputy Sher-
if George Evans and Eddie Nett
were looking for the residence OF
C. l.. Brown, attorney, at APT Ham
ilton avenue last night.
But the officers were looking for
the attorneys residence SO that
they might find Cox, ard Cox was
looking for it so that he might con-
suit his attorney before giving him
self up to officers, who held
warrant charging him with assault
with a deadly weapon.
Evans arrived first. Two doors
from Browns house he inquired
where the attorney lived and was
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06

highway. There are a number of
other highways in this county
which were recommended for in
clusion in the state system at this
time. although they were not fin
the next session of the legislature.
ally added. and Hays believes some
Of these highways will be added at
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL.

On this goth Gay Of May, A. d.
1881, before me, A. o. Klein, No
tary Public in and for the said
county and state, residing therein,
duly commissioned and sworn per-
sonally appeared j. Il. WOODS,
known to me to be the person, whose
name, subscribed to the within in
strument, and acknowledged to me
that he executed the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
my official seal the day and year in
this Certificate first above written.
(SeaD A. o. KLEIN,
Notary Pubic in and for said Coun-
ty of Imperial State of California.
May %, 80, June G, -, 20, 1881.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06
HAS PLEASANT ACCIDENT

SEATTLE, U.p)-LeRoy Dunakey
never thought he would like TO par
ticipate in a serious traffic accident,
but he is now glad that he was in
car that overturned and burst into
flames. He married the l7-year r-old
girl who helped pull him out of the
wreckage and took him TO a hospi-
tai
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06
JAIL TALK INCENTIVE

SEATTLE, U.P)-William Leon
ard. %. was taken to police court
charged with begging. He professed
10 be deaf and dumb. Court at
taches tried various ruses, attempt
ing 70 make him talk, but all failed
until Judge John B. Gordon sud-
denly caught his eye and asked,
DO you want to go TO jail?" Leon
ard quickly replied mo" He was
escorted to a cell.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Iplperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
June 6. 1911

A corps of "a men arrived in Yu-
ma today from Boston to begin
work of installing compressed air
machinery for use in constructing
the siphon under the Colorado riv-
er for the reclamation service.
They expect to have it installed by
the latter part of July.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06

The board of supervisors has de-
clared holiday on Imperial Valley
day at the San Diego Exposition.
Brawley cantaloupe growers will
donate a carload of cantaloupes for
the occasion
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06
OLD TINES REVIVED

Reno's latest Staying reads like
chapter from one of the old time nickel
novels with which youths OF a genera
ton ago used to while away their spare
time when they could do so free from the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
limo * 1919

Throngs attended the watermelon
feed staged at the Barbara Worth
hotel last night by the El Centro
Chamber of Commerce. A program
of speaking and music was present.
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06

the United States for II years. and
most of that time in Brawley.
Another immigration prisoner ar
rested yesterday afternoon was
Jesus Comacho, 43, Mexican. He
was arrested in CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06

Imperial Valleys first ripe grapes
ready for picking and will be ship
ped within few days. The first
watermelons from the valley are
being shipped this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06

In April Merced county dairymen
ssent 80 COWS to the butchers. The
average butterfat of the county was
33.1 pounds per COW.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06

A cooperative fight against the
artichoke thistle is being waged in
the southern end of Solano County.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06
TEN YEARS AGO
June &. 1921

Greedy growers trying to get into
top chop money by shipping green
melons to markcc consigned a
quarter of a million cantaloupes to
the hog troughs and cattle pens.
Up TO today slign:.y more than
5000 crates of melons have been
turned down by the inspectors as
being too green
Voters of the city. especially the
tax-paying kind. are expected to
turn out en- masse to the meeting
held for a discussion OF the pro-
posed 100000 water bond issue
which comes to a vote next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06

A strain of lettuce, believed TO be
proof against blight and mildew. IS
being tried in the Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06
San Diego Mayor
Is Visitor Here

Mayor Walter Austin Of San Di-
ego made a brief business visit TO
FL Centre yesterday afternoon, leay-
ing within a short time for the
mountains, but taking time TO pay
q courtesy visit to Mayor FaWcett.
The visitor was seeking rest and
relaxation after an unusually busy
season at the coast city. He has
friends in the valley upon whom he
was unable to call on account CT
lack of time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
new BUILDING
HAS COMFORTS

The comfort OF the telephone
employees was foremost in the
minds OF those who planned the
new building for that company and
10 Is especially noted in the cool
and pleasant room which has been
furnished for the girls convenience
during relief hours and before work
IN the morning.
IL Is located on the second floor
and entrance is gained by passing
through a hall, on one side OF which
Is a row OF lockers put there for
The wraps and belongings Of the
employees.
"A beautiful living room suite.
several low end tables. well placed
pictures and a mirror complete the
furnishings OF the room. A canary
In an orange bird cage adds a
homelike atmosphere and the girls
r planning on having a bowl OF
gold fish In the near future.
Social affairs or the Tclco club
will be held in this room also.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
new DEVICES
FIND BREAKS

The accuracy with which breaks,
shorts and grounds are located on
telephone wires is a mystery to the
layman and the n~cver-ending Il
Of curiosity. It Is hard to under
stand how a man in the central
{ flee can determine lust what the
trouble Is and locate II 10 the pole.
However. these things are possible
through certain instruments located
on the test board. It Is the work
Of only q few moments to deter
mine whether the line il broken.
whether Il Is on the ground. or
whether II is crossed with another
line. This work is too technical for
the outsider. but it never fails 10
ar0use his curiosity.
These measuring instruments are
provided for two test boards. one
for local phones and the other for
long distance circuits. Accuracy Is
espec' y essential in locating
trouble in cables. This must be
located exactly before the cable is
opened, because this Is a long ex-
pensive Job.
on long distance circuits. trouble
is frequently located to the exact
pole
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
UM-UM-UM-SHE LIKES
TO TAKE A WALK

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. July So
While ordinary mortals talk about
taking a walk around the block,
Mrs. ]. C. Roth talks about walk
ing 10 New York or Los Angeles
from Montreal.
Mrs. Roth just finished a walk
ing tour that has taken her more
than 1900 miles. She and her Ia
year-old son. Vessel. have trudged
across very state in the union. lest
Themselves in the Painted desert OF
Arizona, wandered through the Can
adam Rockies. out-stared a man
eating bear. and shaken hands with
presidents.
She's back here now. but she's
already started packing for a tour
CT her native state.
And we're going To walk all the
way she says. mo hitchhiking for
us. We wouldn't dare ride for fear
Of missing something along the
roads"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

Resident OF the Valley since 1925
when he came TO Edinburg aS
manager or the phone exchange at
the Hidalgo county capital. Z. E.
Mockbee. shown above. has been In
Brownsville since April p, 1929. and
during his years OF residence In this
city has shown the same active in
tcrest In civic affairs that mas
characterized the man since hn
came TO the Valley.
A member OF the Brownsville Ro-
tary club. Mockbee has always been
kecnly interested in the work OF
the Boy Scout council Of the VAL
ley, and is now serving as vice
president after having spent sew
eral years as chairman Of scout
activities.
He is also a member Of the con-
ventions and entertainment COM
mittce or the Brownsville Cham
OF Commerce and Is one man who
Is always called upon when any
matter OF civic importance IS BE-
inR considered.
Mockbee entered the telephone
business in 1913 at the age Of -
soon becoming a group manager q
five exchanges i'm Arkansas. I'm 1925
Nv came % EdinburE. and AZ was
AL-L 49, mFFfrfnnt wrrrk that the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
CALLS
ARE NUMBERED
More Connections Are Made
During Early Morning
Business Hours

Let the peak load come-the CHIEF
operator will be ready.
In fact she probably knows more
about the peak than the peak knows
about itself.
The new Stromberg- Carlson
switchboard installed in the Browns
vile exchange has an automatic
counter which registers the exact
number Of calls handled by each
operator for any given time.
by watching these figures close
~ and plotting them, the CHIEF
operator knows just when the heavy
load Is coming and she has opera
tors on hand for the emergency.
Figures show the reak comes IN
the morning when the business
world begins meshing gears for a
day OF work. Between 8 to III a. III.
the lights flicker on and off on the
switchboard with great regularity
And the little automatic counter
at the end Of the board records the
exact number Of calls handled by
each operator.
Recently one girl handled All calls
in nm hour. This Is an average Of
almost One call fo- each nine
seconds.
Although this is an unusual case.
1t shows the efficiency with which
calls al be handled on the modern
switchboard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
Ringing
System Installed

Under the system of aNfnmntil
ringing installed in the BrDRnsvili,
telephone exchange. a number VII.
ring one and IA half -ecnndS out XVI
each four and IN half from thn mD.
ment ~ As plugged LII until IN W
answered or the first party hang.
up the receiver.
The machine which does this mu.
tomato ringing operates Off ri'l
power. However there ~ n spar
machine available which operatf.
or the company's bank OK hatterie.
tn case thH city power should fall
Another ringer AVN used for sh0r'
haul long distance and rural mum
bers. There also Is a spare machinl
of this type which can be operate,
of the c1mpany'S batteries.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
Telephone Poles
Taken From Streets

Elimination Of all telephone poles
from the main streets Of the city
Is its way OF helping to make
Brownsville present the appearance
OF a modern and up-to-date city,
Mgr. x. =. Mockbee explains.
Many OF the poles have been NOV
ed TO alleys in the business e
ti0ns, and some parts OF that section
r now being served BY under
ground conduits. the manager ex-
planned.
Poles which remain on the
streets of the business section are
being removed to the alley or the
wires placed in the underground
conduits as rapidly as possible,
Mockbee stated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
INSTALLATION
IS BIG TASK
Four Months Required To
Prepare New Plant
For Service

You folks who think moving is
a chore. think this over.
1t took a gang Of expert work.
men exactly five months to install
the equipment in the new Browns
vile home Of the Rio Crandc Valley
Telephone Co., and Manager II. IL.
Mockbee is authority for the state
ment that excellent time was made,
When you visit the new home
Friday ask to sec all the wires that
had TO be adjusted by hand, then
you will understand why the install
lation of phone equipment is just a
title more arduous a task than the
placing OF the dining room set In
the new home.
Installation OF the new equip
ment was directed by W.. G. Fitz-
patrick. about whom additional in
formation may be found elsewhere
In this section.
Assisting Mr.. Fitzpatrick we're G.
X. Fitzgerald ana r.. Z. Frisby. as
sistant installer and the following
AAtrtdK % L. W. kxNA bCAF G. ~
Frisy. q. G. Bolger, r. White, G,
Cottingham and X. Stumpf.
How well their work was done
may be seen from the relatively
few complaints registered with the
company when the exchange was
cut ever from the Old TO the new
Conveniently placed on the ground
An innovation which Is a feature
Of the Brownsville exchange Is sure
to meet the approval Of travelling
statesmen and others who have oc-
casion TO use the telephone In the
solicitation Of business.
Convniently placed on the ground
floor Of the new building Is a
customers room which may be
closed. affording complete privacy
while the user canvasses his custom
ers b. long distance phone.
Electric fans keep the customers
room COO. while a v%entllator ar
rangement assures fresh air at NIL
times.
A desk and chairs Of the most
comfortable type arc placed in the
room to afford the utmost facility
to the phone user.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
IS
AMONG BEST
over VALLEY
Modern Conveniences
Maintain Health
Of Employees

New home Of the Brownsville tele-
phone exchange which will be
formally opened Friday afternoon
and evening. Is one OF the most at
tractive OF the many attractive
buildings this company has erected
In the various Valley communities
which IL serves.
Located at 7n1 washington st..
corner OF 7th, the structure Is an
imposing two stories in height con-
structed OF brick.
Ample Space.
With a 40 II. front and extending
IS feet along 7th St. the building
affords ample space for the present
and future needs OF the company.
Metal sashes have been provided
for all windows. every window IN
the building is plate glass, and
there are 80 windows.
Entering the building. one walks
into the office OF Manager X. 4.
Mockbee. whose desk is flanked by
the desks of the cashier and the
assistant cashier OF the company.
Adjacent are two long distance
phone booths and the customers
room which presents an innovation
In telephone Accommodations in the
Valley.
Terminal Room.
Going TO the rear Of the building
still on the ground floor. we enter
the terminal room, In which are
housed the main frames and super
structures .
In this room are found all incom-
ing and outgoing cables, all OF which
are distributed to the switchboard.
Off the terminal room Is the bat
te-y room. while to the real we
find the testing board, the equip
ment by which the company Is able
10 hook up the local radio station
with the national networks. and
other pieces Of paraphernalia.
Going upstairs We enter the room
In which the switchboard Is located.
taking up the entire southeast side
OF the rs foot long building. Here
We see the switchboard in opera
ton. the girls making phone con-
nectionS, while at their backs are
located the desks Of information.
supervisors and the chief operator
Locker Room.
On the other side or the building
WI find the girls rest and lounging
room. lavatozy and locker room.
The building IS fitted throughout
with sound proof material on the
floors.
Running ice water circulates IN all
departments.
Every possible convenience look
ing to the good health and efficiency
Of the employees has been provided.
as those who visit the new home on
Friday will be convinced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
Control Centralized

AT power controls IN the new
telephone exch. .gc here arc cen
tralized on one panel. making II pos
sible for one man TO handle all cur
rent coming into and leaving the
building with a few deft manlpula-
tons on the board.
All current can be readily checked
on this board also. It Is supplied
with volunteer and ampmeter which
can be readily applied to the various
sources OF electricity.
The mercury arr rectifier used IN
charging batteries is controlled on
this panel also.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

PRAGUE. July 30-when lads in
the Czecho-Slovakian town Of Len
dak decided TO 60 ON a spree. they
do things up right. On ono recent
Saturday night they staged a big
party. Results we're that 20 persons
were injured. much property was
damaged. and two income tax col
lectors were put In VI pond. The en-
tire town was arrested. including
some Of the police department. Lo-
cal police and others from neigh
boring towns were called in to ar
rest the drunken mob.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
Beautify Grounds

Not only Is the new building OF
the Brownsville exchange OF the
Rio Grande Valley Telephone Co.,
a credit 10 the city OF Browns lie
but the company j. setting an adj
m.rable example % the city Tn the
manner In which II has HANDICAPPED
the grounds surrounding the build
ing
A beautiful lawn. thanked by
shrubbcry placed in artistic design.
adds considerable 70 the attrac-
tiveness Of the building and attracts
attention 20 the entire ensemble.