Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-15
HOltville News

HOLTVILLE, May Is. - a wide
awake audience greeted the 10 candl'
dates from 10 county schools when they
filed in on the stage at high school
Friday evening 1t was an impatient
audience, too, for two of the judges
failed to appear. Miss Brown, English
teacher in high school, and Mrs. Spen.
Ger of Imperial were substituted. and
with Superintendent Coe of FL Centre
were seated in different parts of the
auditorium to Judge each speaker, as
to poise, enuneiation, Interpretation
and expression by face and voice. They
spoke rs follows according to numbers
drawn as they entered the stage:
Imperial, "The Baldheaded Man,
Willie Kellogg.
Holtville, Shopping with Ma. .
Mary Oakley.
McCabe, ABetter Luck Next Time,
Wade Parker.
! Acacia, "Laska," Eugene Shepard.
| Alamo, "Pete the Peddler," Elmer
| Covey.
INLAND, "Gunga Din," Nellie Free
man.
Verde, "Penrod s Affliction.'
| lnOulds loppS.
Ell Centre, Gettysburg Address il
France Stewart Allen.
Brawley, "Who''s Afraid" Rutl
Edwards.
Alamitas, "Looking for Bargains,
Lottie Mcqueen.
Mary Oakley, who was the lucky con
testant last year, won the honor again
This result brought a hearty round o.
applause. The tug of war will be clos
est next year between FL Centre ant
Holtville as both have held the cul
two years and three years gives per
manent possession. During the tim'
the Judges were making their decision
Mrs. Sylvia Feldman on behalf of tn
Woman Christian Temperance Union
presented the four prizes offered TO
the best essays written by seventh ant
eighth grade pupils under the scientific
temperance instruction department ant
| two for the best posters by high sehoo
pupils. First prize in seventh grade,
Kodak album given by Potts drug
store, went to Euclare Lester; secont
prize in the same grade, a hair ribbon
| given by Varney Brothers to Loi
Clark.
In the eighth grade the first price
was awarded Marjory Baker, a silveI
pencil given by Schneider's drug store
second prize to Charlie Wise, bel
from the &C and F' store. In thu
high school Mary Smith of Brawle.
won first prize, a gold medal.
The many friends of Mrs. F. w. Nc
| Clelland will be glad to know she i
improving from major operation per
| formed at the Ell Centre hospita
three or more weeks ago. She expects
j to be home in week or 10 days.
The regular monthly meeting of I'm
| perial Water company No. was helC
Saturday. Only routine business wa
| transacted.
Much interest is shown i'll the ad
/ dresses on "The Tabernacle of Moses ;
| given in the Christian church. Their
| are six in the series. Last week thu
first three were "On the March ant
il, Camp, the Court yard and its Furn
iture; ;'''The Brazen Altar and Laver
The Tabernacle Structure, Its Boards
High Priest and the Furniture Inside
the Tabernacle. - This week includes
Tuesday, "The Ashes of Red Heif
err" Thursday, "The Great Day o.
Atonement, which completes t h
series. They are presented by Rev
George Taylor, pastor of the Alamo
Friends church, under the auspices o
the Baptist, Christian, Methodist ane
Nazarene churches.
County candidates who gave TIVE
minute talks before the Federation OF
Noman's Clubs in convention Satur
day afternoon were Harry Barker, Edd
Oldham, Charles Nice and Charles
jenkins, George Campbell, Charles
Gillett Wrs. Bird Hobby. Miss Winnie
Barry. JoSeph Adair, Clifford Coggins
c. NJ. Berry, VIM. Hubbell, Harr.
Dyke, Chas. kcott, Harry Ellison, Mr.
Weir and 1. MYfield.
Mr.. Trey and Mr.. Wilbur of Colder