Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-02

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paratively new country and has
mixed population of Mexicans, Fill
pinos, Japs, Hindus and Whites. In
Heterogeneous collection of people
like that so near to the international
boundary the conduct of the mass is
not so we'll behaved. Signs of the
wild western life is everywhere evil
dent. Gambling joints and drink par
lors are numerous and a carefree,
do-or-die spirit prevails. That atmos
1phere is accenuated most clearly in
Calexico and across the border in
the Mexican province capital of Mex
icalo. but it tunes down noticeably in
Ell Centre and Brawley.
This valley narrows as we go north
wards to Los Angeles. 1t is hemmed
in by mountains that extend out to
the coast. The highway Gu. S. 99),
that follows the bottom of the valley
from Los Angeles to the Mexicon bor-
der is very beautiful, having as the
scenic attractions the vast groves of
citrus trees, oranges. lemons. date
palms and walnut trees. In the back
ground on both sides are the vast
mountain ranges towering like walls
to protect the valleys. In the bottom
of the valley near trickling noun
tain stream is the famed movie win
ter resort, Palm Springs.
A Visit to Movie Region.
We spent some time in Hollywood,
and Santa Monica, Calf. in the midst
ho I
| though the studio estates, or lots, as
they are called there, are fenced in
and closely guarded from intruders,
admittance to them being limited to
employees and visiting dignitaries, it
| is possible to see from the outside
the sham used in producing movies.
| Vast props are erected to portray
scenes and scaffoldings and wall sup
ports with their ragged construction
is all that is visible to the outside
peering sightseer A formidable ap-
pearing guard in appropriate uniform
is stationed outside to impressively
inform tourists that no loafing is
wanted around the gates.
The political discussion in southern
California crystallizes on one subject
and that being THE Townsend Re-
volving Annuity Plan" 1t is a gen.
eral belief here that sooner or later
the plan will become effective and
workable throughout the nation.
They all talk it out here-the barber,
when he was cutting my hair. tried
to sell me the idea, the filling station
operator who filed my gas tank put
in a few words to advance the cause,
and, if the progress of the plan can
be measured by the enthusiasm of it's
aCherents it is certain to go places
and do things"
We had the occasion to cross the
border into Mexico at Jaurez and Tia
Juana Jaurez is reputed for it's
smuggling activities in dope. When
the American tourist enters Jaurez
the natives see him coming and he
becomes the target for every street
hawker and peddler that has anything
for one to stop his car anG, alight,
for they get out into the middle of
the street and obstruct it so that one
either has to stop or increase the
traffic fatalities of the city. Down
there they seem to take particular
pride in their Jail as they offer that
institution as a spot of civic beauty
they take particular pride in it be-
cause so many of their local residents
spend so much time there.
OIL Derricks Resemble Forests.
One can cease to wonder where the
nations oil supply comes from when
driving through Oklahoma and south
ern California. The oil derricks in
Oklahoma are scattered, over a vast
territory but in California they are
concentrated in small tracts and re-
semble huge dense forests. Starting
at Huntington Beach and going north
ward they are pumping oil from some
of the most unsuspecting places. Der
ricks are erected in cemeteries, on
golf courses and even in the middle
of boulevards. Sepulpa, Oklahoma,
has tank farms that seem to cover
townships in area.
| We meandereC, through Texas dur
ing the cotton picking time and saw
the fields dotted with STOPPING pick
ers who dragged huge sacks along
side themselves in which they de-
posted the little white tufts of cot
ton. On the roads were caravans Of
cotton loads pulled by lazy mules to
the village gin to be cleaned and
bailed for the market.
During the late fall the southern
trans-continental highways are lined
with conveyances of every descrip-
tion, and some begging description,
automobiles loaded with camping
equipment, trailer coaches, all wend-
ing their way to the west and warmer
climate. Los Angeles county seems
to become the mecca for this CROWD
of milling humanity with the result
that the relief facilities there become
overtaxed.