Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-01
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| cher, for the holidays made Thanks
giving a happy occasion for MI
and Mrs. A. A. Moline.
Mrs. Elton Christian enjoyed a
visit from her cousin, Earl Mead,
and his wife, of San Diego, over
/ the THANKSGIVING weekend. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Mead were guests to9ethel
with the Christian family Of the
Harvey KenyonS for the holiday
| dinner
Thanksgiving day guests of Mr..
/ and Mrs. T. G.. House included their
son Gilbert, Jr., and mis- wife from
Ell Centro their daughter, Thelma
with her husband Paul Haskell from
the BraWley Main; another son,
Henry, who came home from San
Luis Obispo's Polytechnic where
he is studying agriculture, and the
Ora c. Florys. Henry House re-
turned to school Sunday.
Lois PayIe, MIS-. Charlotte
Payne's small daughter underwent
a tonSilectomy recently. Lois is con-
valescing rapidly.
Lassielec Gotf was happily SUI
prised by a visit Sunday, Nov. 23.
from her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. JoC
Goff. her brother II. j. and he!
uncle John Golf al the hospital
! where she is confined.
Mrs. C. j. Russell, with her nus
bands sister and brother-in-laW
Mr.. and Mrs. d. z. Mitchell of Red
ding, were interested guests on last
Sundays Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict tour of the all-American canal!
The Mitchells were particularly
keen about inspecting this famous
water system since Redding is the
scene of the Central Valley Wa
ter project now being built there
Thursday, Nov 13, 10 students
from the 7th and 9th grades OF
Imperial high school district, went
on the tour under the leadership
of Earl V. c. NorthrOp who re-
sumed his duties Sunday, Nov. 3. a.
official guide and lecturer for these
personally conducted tours spon-
sored by the I. I. d. For two weeks
before the trip pupils read books
such as The Winning of Barbara
Worth" Silt and The Conquest
of the Colorado" together with the
history of Imperial Valley and the
building of this canal. During the
inspection the young people made
notes and upon their return tC
school, each wrote his own story o.
the canal. Students were accom-
panied by their teachers. On Thurs
day, Nov. 27, another group of 17t
Imperial high school students COM
pleted the tour.
People interested in joining theSC
tours should be at the BrawleJ
diesel plant by $50 Sunday morn
ings: Imperial city hall at 9 20 a. IN.
I El Centro's court house at $50 a. m
or the CaleXico post office at 10 a
m. For those who don't wish tc
see the BraWley diesel plant, the
tour begins with the huge double
barrelled siphon carrying Allan
erican canal water over New River
near Calexico. After inspection OF
the hydro electric plant at Drop
No. brief stops are made al
Drops No. 3 and l tCoachella turn
ouU, Pilot Knob, and the tour ends
at Imperial Dam in the afternoon
Since the big buildings at And
rade where the motorcade former
ly stopped for lunch have been
torn down, lunch is now eaten at
picturesque Gordon Wells. People
may bring sack lunches from home
and buy something to drink or they
may obtain sandwiches and hot cof-
fee at Gordon Wells. The lunch
room with its hand heWn wooden
tables, chairs cut out of flat desert
rocks, walls painted with typical
desert scenes, and interesting COL
lection of curios gathered by the
owners during their 40 odd years
on the desert, is a fascinating place
in itself.
Anyone who would like to 90 or
the tour but has no transportation
should get in touch with Mr. North
rop and he will arrange it,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora C. Flory had
as their guests for an all day visit
25 Mrs. Ethel Baker with her
children Earl and Louise, of Fl,
Centre; Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Der
rick with Judy and Jackie, and Mrs
A. B. Derrick with her son Olan,
OF Westside.