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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
4
Motorists warned by the Division of Motor Vehicles that muffler cut-outs will be illegal to operate after January 1. The 1927 motor vehicle act allows car owners two years to remove them. officials say disconnecting or sealing the cut-outs suffices.
Bakersfield reports the Kern County Land Co and the Miller and Lux Estate, now the Empire Development Corp, plan a $30 million hydro electric development on the upper Kern River. The firm seeks permission to divert 600 cubic feet per second from the Kern river forks and Golden Trout creek in Tulare County and plans to impound 350000 acre feet annually via tunnels and dams.
The notice urges readers to pay in advance by sending a dated check for December 24. It specifies that subscriptions are prepaid and that Barstow readers should mail their payment on Pay Day.
A proposal to establish a State Trade-mark for all California farm products advances as a major agricultural measure for the upcoming Legislature. Opposed by large canning monopolies wary of strict standards and potential competition from cooperatives. California fruit, promising prosperity, is cited to justify adopting the trademark to boost peaches, prunes, and grapes.
Allied Construction Co of Omaha Nebraska won the contract from the State Department of Public Works for 183233.95 to grade and pave 14 miles between Hector and Argus in San Bernardino County.
Local traders consider placing decorated Christmas trees on the flagpole sidewalks in front of each business to boost curb appeal and attract favorable publicity with minimal cost.
A survey of Township 15 N Range 16 E S B M will be officially filed January 15, 1929 at 9 a m. The land lies in San Bernardino County near the Nevada boundary on the New York mountains western slope, northeast of Ivanpah station. The area, mostly rough and mountainous, is not designated under the stockraising act and is suited to grazing. John C. Ing Register.
Lancaster Gazette reports Antelope Valley Turkey ranch owners plan to raise 40,000 birds during 1929. They already maintain 1500 American Bronze hens as breeding stock for the coming season. Nearby districts Harper Lake Valley Hinkley Valley and Minneola are also raising several thousand turkeys this year. Some raisers sold Thanksgiving birds at peak prices, while others faced tougher markets. those with Christmas and New Year stock should seek markets now.
Propaganda from the Taxpayers Association endorses abolishing local trustees and running schools from a central office. The proposal would cut 3,561 districts to 150, while residents favor a district trustees board. Calls include financing Barstow Union High School grounds with sidewalks this fall and lawn and trees next spring.
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