Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-08
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Reflected Glory
Minor Simms drove into the
Firestone service station Tuesday
morning, scarcely noticing a park
ed automobile which contained a
man and boy, evidently father
and son. re stepped down from
his car to go into Harry Forman's
office. The little boy in the parked
car took one look and turned
excitedly to the man.
"Oh, look daddy he shouted.
there's Mr.. Roosevelt
II Can BE Done
Mountains can be moved, light
ming can be harnessed-and bass
drum can be lost. Ask Tillman
Daley, the traffic cop who plays
in dance orchestra on his nights
Off T'illy was coming back from
Winterhaven the other night with
other member, of the orchestra,
and when they reached Ell Centre
they discovered that they had lost
the biggest instrument In the Or
cheStra. Tilly blushingly explains
that its loss wasn't noticed be-
cause it was carried in trailer,
believe it Or not.
Debated Ego
About the time person gets to
thinking that maybe they're pref
ty good-that is, that the paper
is pretty good-along comes Some-
one with an entirely different idea.
RR's note about this papers su-
premacy in lot OF things brought
penned note in the mail telling
just what Is wrong. 1t dealt mostly
with continuation of stories from
Page One to 'other pages. The
writer objected. Really, though, the
note was a very nice one-and we
would like to have more of the
same Then We know how our read
ers feel about things, and you've
no idea how that helps.
Ribbing The Ribbers-
If ever you've seen the various
members of the county board of
supervisors start out to get some
ones goat, then you've seen ex-
perts in action. That's why it is
such pleasure to report their
failure, and their loss in turn of
their own goats. Ray RamSier,
state sanitary engineer assigned TO
the county health office, was the
intended victim during his report
on an investigation at the county
hospital. The shots came thick and
fast. Thick and fast, Ramsier an
swered them, all very quietly and
efficiently Finally they got around
to the filter plant at the county
hospital, which Ramsier reported
needed repairs with new one.
Just what are your objections
to the present filter plant" one
ribbing board member asked.
WELL Ramsier replied, "for one
thing, the pipe to the present fill
ter plant runs by the communicable
diseases ward
There wasn't a jaw in place at
the board table.
I'VE just had lunch there yes
terday," supervisor explained
when he had recovered sufficient
ly.i
Ramsier proceeded with a sug-
geStion that he ask his chief in
Sacramento to inspect and draw
plans for replacement.
Just what makes you think"
inquired one of his inquisitors.
that somebody else is not lust
as competent as he is to draw the
plans?"
You would have to pay anyone
else $50 a day to do it," Ramsier
retorted-and even to the super
visors that was logic unanswerable.
Slightly Mixed Up
They're chuckling along automo-
bile row about the newcomer to
town who was meeting people for
the first time. He had been intro
duced to one auto dealer as agent
for certain brand of automobiles.
A few days later he met another
dealer, who is connected with the
same automobile brand but is
strictly on his own. 'sOh, yes."
said the newcomer. You must be
salesman for so-and so" The
second dealer is reported still burn
ing.