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Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-27
BY S. F. ROBINSON
Press Staff Correspondent

Mrs. Wheeler, state president of
the w. c. T. u. and Miss Browne,
young peoples worker of the ma
tional w. C. T. u. we're speakers
at the Seeley Union church last
Sunday night.
Reverend Oaten. young peoples
worker of Southern California Con-
gregations conference was delayed
by illness in his family and his
visit to the Seeley Union church
has been postponed to March 26.
Rev. j. C. Spencer and Edward
Kirk were business visitors in I'M
perial last Saturday.
At 10:45 a. m, February 26, Rev.
John c. Spencer will select as the
text of his sermon, Are the Ideals
of Jesus High Enough to Last?'
Sunday school, February 26, will
be at 10 a. M. church at l0:45 a.
M, Christian Endeavor at 730 p.
m. Later at the parsonage there
will be a song service to last as
long as those present wish to sing.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Haley have
had as guests at their ranch home
this week Mrs. Haley's sister and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Russ
of Escondido.
The Plaster City Bridge club met
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Gro
gan in Plaster City Members
present were. MeSdameS AShcraft
Morgan, Brown, Hibback, Price
Elliott, Landau, Miss Florence
Hubback. Miss Gwendolyn Elliott
and the hostess, Mrs. Grogan. Mrs
Hubback won first prize, Miss
Gwendolyn Elicit, second. and Mrs
Ashcraft, consolation. AS Mrs
Brown was leaving Wednesday fol
the coast she was presented with
two nice decks of cards by the
club members.
Miss Virginia Ward spent the
weekend with friends at Holt
vile.
Temple Robinson and Miss Eu-
nice Sprinkle attended the dance
at Westmorland given for the Sea
Scouts.
Mrs. Herrick, Mrs. Curtis and
Mrs. William Schultz attended the
farm home meeting in El Centre
Thursday.
Mrs. j. p Williams, Mrs. w. l..
Womack, Miss Eunice Sprinkle and
Miss Virginia Ward accompanied
the Girl Scouts to the meeting in
Ell Centre which was sponsored by
leaders of the Girl Scout move
ment.
Mrs. Woodiscroft, Mrs. Herrick,
Mrs. Oftelie, Mrs. Plecher and Mrs.
Meadows met at the home of Mrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-27
GUILD PLANS
DINNER AND
CARD PARTY
Sc; s:.; OF Interest to Women 2:::- :s:: p

AS the last social event prior to
the opening of the Lsnten season.
st. Pauls guild will sponsor a
bridge dinner tomorrow evening,
Tuesday, February %, in the
church parish house.
A delicious chicken dinner will
be served at $50 by the guild mem
bers who are making every effort
to assure not only a delicious din
ner but a pleasant evening of cards
for their guests.
Contract and auction bridge
games will be arranged according
to the desires of the guests and
the contract games have been
planned SO that the players may
pivot. Handsome prizes will be Civ
en- by the winners of both games.
Those who plan to attend are
asked to make their reservations
by tonight with Mrs. C. s. Thatch-
er, telephone 271, or Mrs. Harry
Horton, telephone 89l.
Those why enjoy a good dinner
and a good game of cards are in
vited to be present.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-27

whole subject of the income TAX.
Gross income mciudes in general
all income from any source Whae-
ever. unless exempt from tax py
law. Net income upon which tne
tax is assessed is gross income less
the deductions allowed by law. Sucl
deductions include business ana
professional expenses, such as sal
aries, pensions and bonuses to en-
ployees, taxes, losses, interest paio'
bad debts, depreciation, depletion,
contributions, etc. Failure to un-
derstand deductions against gross
income and credits against net in
come has resulted in numerous er-
rors on the part of taxpayers.
Having arrived at the net income,
the next step is deduct the per-
sonal exemption-$1,0 900 for single
persons, $2,500 for married persons
living together and heads of fam
lilies, and the $400 credit for each
dependent, etc. The normal tax Is
computed on the remainder at the
rate of per cent on the first $4,000
and per cent on the balance.
The gross income of the usual
business consists Of the gross pro-
fits on sales, plus any income from
investments and incidental or out
side operations or sources. The re-
turn must show the gross sales,
purchases, and cost of goods sold.
To reflect income correctly, inven-
tories are necessary at the begin
ming and end of each taxable year.
A lawyer, doctor, architect, ply
sician, dentist, clergyman, author
or other professional man must in
clude in gross income all fees. SAL
aries, and compensation of any
Kind for rrnfescinnal services
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-27
PEPOnAL
PARAGRAPH


Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Willard OF
Los Angeles were weekend visitors
at the Lee Nuffer home. Mrs. Will
lard will be remembered by many
Ell Centrans as the former Eleanor
Bunnell, teacher in the city
schools.
Ter Thousand club Literature
section will meet Tuesday morning,
February 28, at 9:30 o'clock with
Mrs. Ross T. Hickcox, 753 Holt.
Arts and Crafts section of the
Junior Ten Thousand club will
meet tonight, Monday, February 27,
at 7:30 o'clock with Mrs. Ray FOR
shey, TAI Olive avenue.
|. Friends Of Mrs. NJ. c. Wahl will
regret to learn that in an accident
Saturday she fell and fractured her
knee. The break is quite painful
and while she is better today, she
is still suffering from the fracture
She is in the Ell Centro hospital.
Mrs. Inez Field Steenholdt and
her children, Carol Ann and Kaa-
rem, all of Sacramento are house
guests of h.I and Mrs. Roy l..
Wood, 760 Len Rey avenue. Mrs.
Steenoldt and Mrs. Wood are sis
ters.
Mr.. and Mrs G. S. Ferguson had
a number Of house guests this
weekend who came To the valley to
attend the "Twen,ty-Fourth Still
Alarm" on Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
mer Koop OF Les Angeles, Mrs.
"Curley" Bromley of Walnut Park
and Mrs. Homer Hallowell OF Will
mingtcn were the guests Of the
FergusoUs.
BY mistake thenames of Maurine
Graves and Evelyn Combs were ON
tilted in the list Of those receiving
| honorable men5:on in the AuXili-
airy poster contest which was given
The Press
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-27
KUHNS HOSTS
TO FRIENDS

Spring flowers decorated the at
tractive home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kuhn on West Main street, making
pretty setting for the dinner par
ty at which they were hosts last
night.
Covers were laid for Mr.. and
MRS. Fred Kenyon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Kenyon, Mr.: and Mrs.
Charles Jobes, Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
c. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. P. Van
Nostrand, and the hosts
Bridge followed, WI and Mrs.
Van Nostrand winning the high
score prizes and Mrs. Jobes and
Mr. Davis the low
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-27
Many At Golf
Clatb Sunday

Taking advantage of the beau
tiful spring weather and getting in
trip for the approaching Southwest
tournament, local golfers turned
out in full force Sunday at the
Barbara Worth country club.
At noon members of the womans
auxiliary served a fine luncheon
and during the course of the day
number of the men played off
their preliminary matches. These
matches maS be played off all
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-27
STYLE CHATS
With ALMA ARCHER

Back in Council Bluffs, Iowa, a
confectioner made thousands OF
dollars selling JULIUS, the delight
full chevy Opaque candy Butter
scotch sundaes and Turkish De-
light have never yet failed to net
tn the customers. Now the great
barefoot, beach-walking public is
able to buy the most convivial pa
jamas, combining all the fascina-
ton of the Ju-Ju- -ButterScoteh-
Turkish. Leaping out of the sink,
one almost slips on her Opaque
rubberized oil-silk pajamas in al
most any delicious Ju-Ju color, and
in all probability calls for a julep,
and in all probability, someone Will
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-27
Old Time Dance
At Hall Thursday

Spanish War Veterans and Aux
iliary are sponsoring another old
time dance for Thursday of this
week. March ., in the Veterans
Memorial hall
Those who like the fashioned
dances and the music of that time
are invited to be present. Pre-
vious dances have met with such
popularity that the organizations
have been urged to repeat these
old time dances.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-27
Dance Contest
Winners Named

Miss Vivian Peabler and Davis
Wynn were named tne winners in
Saturdays waltz contest at the Vet
erans' Memorial ali.
The waltz contest is held in con-
junction with the Saturday night
dances sponsored each week by the
housing committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-27
GUEST NIGHT
DATE NAMED

March II is the date set for a
guest night to be given by Chap
ter AV, P E. o., at the w. S.
Fawcett residence, $40 Wensley.
This decision was reached at a
recent meeting of the chapters
social and ways and means COM
mittee held With Mrs. Jessie Sar-
gent, 40 South Seventh.
The affair is to be in the form
of an evening bridge party for
members and friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-27
Entire Nos Club
Dance Tomorrow

Entire Nos club members have re-
ceived intriguing invitations to Wis
it the Black Cat Inn tomorrow
night, February %, which, strange
as it may seem, is located in the
Ten Thousand club house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cross are
chairmen of the committee in
charge, which is composed of Mr..
and Mrs. Oral l.. Davis and Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Forshey.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-27
Social Calendar
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Americanization program, 8,
Veterans hall
Junior arts and crafts, 1880, 74l
Olive
Planning and zoning commits
sic7, 7:30, city hall
T. and A. NJ, No. 3S4. 7:S0, Ma
sonic Temple
Troop b. :. A.. 7:30. Christian
church
TOMORROW
Lions club, Barbara Worth
Literature section, $50. 753
Holt
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-27
HENRY TO FACE TRIAL

LOS ANGELES, Feb. q. ,U.Rb-
Trial OF Leslie B. Henry, promin-
ent Pasadena bond broker charged
with embezzling $4,000 from the
account of Mrs. Charlotte Shelby,
mother Of Mary Miles Minter, will
be continued 10 days because of the
illness of his attorney, Harold Jud-
son. Trial of the case was to have
begun today
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-27
Don't Trifle With Coughs

Don't let them get strangle hold.
Fight germs quickly. Creomulsion COM
bines the 7 best helps known TO modern
science. Powerful but harmless. Pleasant
to take. No narcotics. Your druggist will
refund your money if any cough or cold
no matter how long standing is not re.
ieved by Creomulsion. (adv)
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-27
Information On
Your Income Tax

Two of the terms used In the in
come tax law, namely, gross in
come" and met income" should
be noted particularly, inasmuch as
they are vitally important to the
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-27

The cold weather in December
severely damaged bulbs and straw
berry plants in Clackamas county,
oregon.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-27
LOSES LIFE SAVINGS

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26. UP}-
w S. Allen, attorney, reported TO
police today that he was held up
near his home last night and rob-
bed of $l2,500, his life savings. He
said two men, wearing dark glass
es and armed with revolvers, jump
ed from an automobile, robbed him,
and drove away. He said he had
withdrawn the money to be used
in court.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-27

Prose- millets have been found
very satisfactory in Oregon as
source of summer pasture for cattle
and sheep.
Evening star., 1933-01-01

A MONG the Japanese. New Year celebra-
tions have been even more elaborate than
among occidental nations The traditional Jap
anese New Year festival lasts for IA days.
Men and boys fly gaudily decorated kites,
girls put on their best clothes and play games,
dancers and musicians go from house to house;
people visit, their friends and exchange little
gifts such as jars Of fruit preserves, fans en-
broidery and the like Extensive religious cere-
monies are held in the temples and homes
In China the celebration is even more pro-
longed. It commonly lasts for a month
Houses are decorated with gayly printed paper,
vast supplies of firecrackers set off millions
of paper lanterns are hung in the streets, where
hawkers have established booths to peddle can
dies and sugared cakes There are weeks OF
feasting and, for the upper classes an elaborate
ritual of ceremonial calls and visits.
1t was in England and Scotland that the
famous New Year custom of the Wassail Bowl
originated
Wassail was originally Saxon phrase, "wass
hael" meaning ito your health The Was
sail Bowl stood on table In the main hall OF
the home. Recipes for mixing its ingredients
vary but one of the Oldest is as follows:
Simmer small quantity of the following
spices in teacupful of water, viz-cardamums,
cloves, nutmeg, mace, ginger, cinnamon and
coriander. When DONE put the spices to two,
four or six bottles Of port, sherry or madeira,
with one pound and half of fine loaf sugar
(pounded) to four bottles and set all on the
fire in clean, bright saucepan; meanwhile,
have the yolks Of IL and the whites of six eggs
well whisked up in it.
Then, when the spiced and sugared wine IS
little warm, take out one teacupful and so
on for three or four cups: after which, when it
bols, add the whole of the remainder, pouring
it in gradually, and stirring it briskly all the
time, so as to froth it.
Evening star., 1933-01-01
Peanut Growers Aided

CVEN the lowly peanut is finding its way into
l. the Treasury Of the United States The Crop
Production Loan Once has been empowered to
make advances to peanut growers who find
themselves unable financially to harvest their
crops. The peanuts are used as collateral for
the loan. The nuts are placed in the ware
house Of a cooperative association, which is
empowered to sell them and pay to the raiser
the difference between the sale price and the
amount of the loan minus also small per-
centage for carrying. and handling charges.
Evening star., 1933-01-01

A companion custom In Scotland used to be
called "the hot pint"
The hot pint consisted of a kettle full OF
warm ale, prepared just about as the wine in
the Wassail Bowl was prepared. and strength
ened by IAN infusion of spirits"
With this kettle in hand, family would go
out to call on all its friends, and at each house
all hands would dip into the kettle-fortifying
themselves, meanwhile with roasted buns
cheese, cold meats, and what-not. If two such
parties met on the street they would stop ana
each would drink from the others kettle. Then
they would go on their way again.
In Scotland also much attention was paid
30 the first foot
1t believed that much depended on the
first foot to cross your threshold on New Year
day II 1t was that of some intimate friend, 1t
was good omen; If you were a young man,
for instance, and beautiful girl was the first
to enter the house. it probably meant that you
would marry her before the year was over
1t was common for young men to go about
the town at midnight knocking on the girls
doors, in the hope that they might provide a
romantically auspicious first foot for their
sweethearts and might receive, In exchange,
New Year kiss or two.
n Jew YEAR customs in America underwent
comparatively little change until 1920,
when the first prohibition New Year was OBJ
served The eighteenth amendment did not
go into effect until the middle of January,
1920 but the wartime prohibition law was al
ready In force and for the first time the cele-
brants found themselves unable to make legal
public purchase Of liquor
Evening star., 1933-01-01
Road Money on Hand

HE Federal Government still has about
$29.000000 which Is to be advanced to the
various States out Of an emergency fund to be
used in the construction of Federal aid high
ways during the rest Of this fiscal year which
ends on June 80.
The total advanced by the Federal Govern
ment for this work was $120, 100000, which sum
Is being administered through the Department
OF Agriculture
The appropriation for this work, however
does not mean that the Federal Government
is to pay the cost Of the work, for provision
Is made for deduction in 10 annual INSTALL
ments from the regular Federal aid fund until
the Treasury is reimbursed for the advances
made to meet the unemployment emergency.
Evening star., 1933-01-01

people piled into sleighs and cutters, with
plenty of robes and foot-warmers to keep the
chill of, and made the rounds of their friends
houses all about the city.
Blazing log fires made living rooms warm and
inviting; and there was sure to be a big bowl
of eggnog the side table for all guests to
sample. Usually there would be things to eat.
too, roast wild turkey. ham boiled in cider, a
baked pig with a rosy apple in its mouth
things like that.
But you would have 10 90 back lot farther
than one century to get at the origin of New
Year celebrations. 1t is recorded that it was
on the end of the old year that Cain and Abel
offered sacrifcial lamb and fruits up to God.
made holiday of the beginning of the year,
celebrating with a great feast. The old Druids
of England gathered mistletoe on the day and
held elaborate ceremonies
King Henry III, it is said extorted New Year
gifts from his subjects, with each member OF
the court and the nobility required to approach
his presence with some substantial little re-
membrance. Queen Elizabeth continued the
custom. and is said to have supported her en-
tire wardrobe in this manner
In the reign of King James pins were favor
lite New Year gifts. They often cost a good
deal of money, relatively speaking, and occa-
sionally money was given instead of pins; and
from this custom arose the expression "pin
money"
New Year observances in France used to
eclipse even those of Christmas. One of the
entertaining features of the Partisan celebra-
ton used to be that there was always a furry
on the part OF actresses to kiss f1remen. 1t was
believed that the first aStress who kissed fire.
man In the new year would have luck for the
next IL months
Evening star., 1933-01-01

MERICA'S celebration of the birth
~ day Of the year 1888 may eventual
IN ly prove to have been the last salute
to the New Year in which the suit
case played prominent part.
New Year parties trace their
ancestry back long way. But since 1920,
when prohibition went into effect, they have
been Of special kind in the United States and
the suitcase has been a part of them.
The reason? Because = great many people
who did their celebrating in hotels and restaur-
ants adopted the habit of bringing suitcases
with contraband contents. People who cele-
brated at home-the thirsty ones, at any rate
placed a lot of reliance on dapper bootleggers
who lugged suitcases in just before the party
began.
But it is barely possible that the dawn OF
1884 may find the suitcase unnecessary. AT
least, that is the view taken by many who want
to see the eighteenth amendment repealed.
Whether it does or not, though, the fact re-
mains that New Year celebrations have almost
always been very much of kind. And be-
cause traditionally the flowing bowl has played
its part in the observance, it was inevitable
that any disrespect which might exist for pro-
hibition laws would crop out on this day OF ali
days.
4 AUSIc, dancing, laughter, gay shouts and
w prohibition or not-a little something to
drink have usually marked such meetings
People have always wanted to gather together
somewhere, wish the dying year godspeed, and
hope that the new one may be a bit luckier
and happier for everybody concerned.
century ago, for instance. in the days when
old New York was really little but not so very
old. the New Year call in its heyday.
On the afternoon of the first day in the year.
Evening star., 1933-01-01

Under that law it was perfectly legal for q
hotel or restaurant TO serve liquor at its dining
room table-proyided the liquor had been
brought there by the guests. So the suitcase.
mentioned above as prime feature Of New
Year celebrations under prohibition, first came
into its own at the 1920 celebration.
On that occasion many suitcases fun or
liquor we're sent to Reisenwebers restaurant,
in New York, that IL private detectives had to
be hired to guard them. Fully 5000 people at
tended the party at that restaurant.
In fact, the celebration all over New York
was gay one that year. People seemed to
realize liquor would be lot harder to get
thereafter, and apparently they set out to
have one final fling. Cover charges at the
smart restaurants ranged for 81 to SIS place,
and most of the theaters charged SIS a seat.
There was a greater demand for private dining
rooms that night than ever before in New
York history.
Evening star., 1933-01-01
Egg Shipment Seised

oNE shipper who mixed canned frozen eggs
- which were partly decomposed with good
eggs lost a 100000 shipment as a result In
spectors Of the Federal Food and Drug Ad-
ministration discovered the eggs in New York
City. Examination disclosed that the good eggs
and the bad were so mixed in the 20 carloads
that separation was almost impossible, so the
entire shipment was seized Altogether there
were $4,000 30-pound cans in the shipment.
Evening star., 1933-01-01

1.-THE moment fine froth is obtained, toss
in IL fine, soft, roasted apples and send
it up hot"
With this steaming bowl sitting on the table
awaiting the pleasure Of all callers, it can be
seen that New Year could become very fes-
tive occasion indeed
Evening star., 1933-01-01
IT'S ALWAYS A BIG, JOLLY-GOOD PARTY

The Ancient Custom of Saluting the New Year Has
Ever Been the Occasion for Merrment--and Often
for Headaches. And There's Just a Possibility That
the o33 Celebration Will Be Americas Last Under
the Rule of Prohibition.
The Washington times., 1933-02-15

treated as an isolated problem.
The premier's denial was ap.
parently an effort--to show that
unity exists within the British
The Washington times., 1933-02-15

ite Premier Macdonald denied
that Chamberlain had made any
statement to the effect that the
American war debt must be
The Washington times., 1933-02-15
CAFE MEN SCAN
DRY CHANGE

Faced with a proposed change
in the prohibition laws, restaurant
managers of Washington and
nearby cities are meeting this
afternoon at the U. S. Chamber
of Commerce to discuss the Situa'
ton.
Fred A. Simonsen, of Detroit.
president of the National Restau-
rant Association, and Frank j.
Wiffler, of Chicago, secretary, will
attend the meeting.
Upon his arrival here today Mr..
Simonsen said:
every restauranteur in the
country is wondering what
changes in the prohibition law
will mean to his business. Opin-
ions vary as to the result. Some
do not welcome the changes"
This evening the members of
the conference will be entertained
at dinner at Olney Inn, where
Mr.. Simonsen will speak on Food
and the Serving of Liquor" Mrs.
Clara May Downey, of Olney Inn,
and Bert L. Olmstead, of Ohm
stead's Grill, are making arrange
ments for the entertainment of
the visitors.
The Washington times., 1933-02-15
Sc 7
To TRY AGAIN

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, Feb.
IS G.N.SO.-Tuned and adjusted
by mechanics who worked all
night, the giant racing car Camp
bell Special" today was pro-
nounced ready for Sir Malcolm
Campbell's assault on his own
worlds land speed record,
Campbell was scheduled to pilot
the big car over the ocean beach
speedway again at low tide this
afternoon. In a test run yesterday
he reached speed of 23l miles an
hour over a rough beach. The
record is 1888. He said
81 am we'll satisfied with the
cars performance, but 1 want
to make another test to make
sure the adjustments are all
completed before I set out to
lower the record"
Campbell in his test run yester-
day found a loose bearing in the
racing car. Adjustments also
were made to prevent petrol
fumes from forming in the cock
pit.
Although the beach, to the eye,
apparently was smooth. the
Briton, after his high speed run,
revealed that it was full of rlpples.