Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-01

Swiss club house on Monday, Nov
ember 4 cors smencing at 10 a. m.
and lasting until midnight. Imper-
ial Valley and Los angeles swing
ers will meet in some spirited con-
tests and there will be lots of
amusement, including dancing in
the evening. and refreshments for
all. Every one is invited and every
one is sure to have a good time.
Last Friday night the Holtyille
high school held dedication cere-
monies, consisting of speeches of
thanks and band music, for the
new lighting system on the athletic
field. After the dedication the
Holtville team played an exciting
and evenly matched game with
Brawley. Holtyille was beaten by
the narrow margin of one point
after holding the edge for three
quarters. The score was 7-6 for
Brawley.
E. Mccormick returned from a
trip to the Boulder dam last week.
Mccormick had some narrow eS-
capeS on his trip. On the way his
auto became stalled during the
night and he tried to get heY by
standing in the road holding a tow
rope IN his hand but one motorist
thinking It was hold up Shot at him
a few times. On the return trip
Mccormick was caught in a storm
near San Bernardino. Boulders
were rolling down into the road
and 200 yards behind him a land
slide took place burying four cars.
Mccormick s machine was toWed
into San Bernardino.
II was announced last Thursday
by DR.. l. A. Bowman. president
of the local club. that Democratic
headquarters will be in the john
son cleaning establishment on Pine
street. Ned Holmes, who Is a
member Of the county Democratic
central committee, resigned recent
" and Dr.. Bowman was elected
president; Earl Williams, yice-pres-
ioent, and Henry Pike, secretary
treasurer. The last big Democratic
rally was held at the civic center
Monday night at 7:30. Speakers
were: DR.. r. L. Palmer, chiroprac-
tor, of El Centro; John Scarbor-
ough, a lawyer from San Diego,
and a few non-partisan candidates.
The Rotary club was entertained
last Friday noon at the civic center
by Sc elementary school youngsters
who sang several songs. Mrs. H.
T. Miller, president of the woman s
club, invited Rotarians and their
wives to attend d candidates din
ner at Hotel de ANA Thursday
night when candidates were intro
duced and the proposed amend
ments discussed.
Katherine Knox of San Diego
spent last Sunday and Monday
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Raines.
Phyllis Spear was a guest Of Lena
Knight last Tuesday night.
Caroline Hampton from Corcoran
spent last weekend with Evelyn
Burns.
The high school girls class of the
HoltYille Methodist Sunday school
will hold their third annual birth
cay party in the form of Hallow-
cen celebration at the Methodist
Recreation hall "Wednesday, Oct
cher 81, at 7:30 p. m. Members Of
the Sunday school and church
will take gifts of bags containing
pennies corresponding 10 their ages.
These offerings will be used to re-
duce the church indebtedness.
The HoltYille chamber of com
merce, last Monday night, passed a
resolution fayoring expenditure OF
Sl50,000 state funds to improve the
present highway from Bond s Cor
ner to inland through Holtyille.
A delegation from BraWley. Calex-
ico, and El Centro addressed the
chamber, each representation pull
ing for roads to benefit their sec
tion. On request of Supervisor
/ Dave Vencill a building committee
! 10 oversee the construction Of the
new civic SERA building was ap-
+ pointed. James Mackie, Jr., pregir
dent: NJ. NJ. Sweeney, c. p. Kau n,
/ F. Roy Thompson and Dave en-
+ Gill making up the committee. Rob
ert Bolin was chosen draughtsman
Thirty thousand dollars will be al
4 lowed for the project.
+, A dinner party for the members
'of the faculty and board OF the