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Evening star., 1934-04-24

HAS WTlICtl mere anu tIleTe some
downright brilliant sentences, ringing
the gong time and time again by some
unexpected bit of polished crudeness,
although In many instances this has
been enormously overdone.
BY now you may have gathered that
Jig Saw" is not a play for the very
young. It is brittle modern verse,
spoken by brittle modern people, not
a one having shred of decency about
him.
ERNEST Truck saves the play in
its final stages from folding up.
After being showed under In the first
act by almost every member of the
cast, and after being tossed out of
his Gotham tent by his old and up to
now averagely constant flame, he
bounces back into the limelight just
before the curtain comes down and
has brief scene on the sofa with
Miss Byington, which is one of the
treats Of the evening.
Miss Byington's performance Is
splendid in every respect, except that
we couldn't put out of our head the
notion that any minute she might
appear dressed as a Concord frau
leading Katharine Hepburn by the
hand as she did in Little Women" I"
Eliot Cabot wrinkles his brow and
plays the vacillating Nathan Clifford
with spurts of strength and humor he
has not always exhibited heretofore
and Cora Witherspoon-well, it's too
bad she isn't on the stage every min
ute. but that's probably because Miss
Witherspoon has always been one of
our weaknesses. The first act is hers,
however, body and soul-with the
emphasis scarcely on the latter.
Others who do exceedingly we'll are
that veteran master actor, Charles
Richman, lion in that dressing gown
and those navy blue trunks, and
Gertrude Flynn, who makes that OBJ
jectionable Julie girl just as objec-
tionable as she should be (she's a
grand little actress. Shepperd Strud-
wick. late of Biography" also got
a hand last night for his brief lines.
And there was Helen Westley-in the
shortest role she has ever had.
Which makes for some kind of a
total-a 100 per cent cast; a 100 per
cent first act; a 40 per cent second
act-and a 10 per cent third act, due
almost entirely to Mr.. Trucks great
good humor.
Evening star., 1934-04-24
Days of the Bard Brought
Back by Colorful Program
Shakespeare Birthday Celebrated by Perform
ances at Folser Library Yesterday.
Many Artists on Program.
BY ALICE EvERSMAN.

s7oth anniversary Of the birth Of wism Shakespeare
Srary with an afternoon and evening performance Of
music his period readings by the Shakespearian
the kindness of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
Evening star., 1934-04-24

a continuous riot.
Unfortunately, the author, after
having set up a perfect comedy ma
chine in that first act, and after re-
hearsing bewildering assortment of
bright lines, all more or less "dunked''
in sophisticated nonsense, rounds out
the evenings entertainment with less
plot than chatter, making the average
animal anxious every now and again
to rise up and shout: For heavens s
sake stop jabbering about trash-and
do something!"
Miss Powell is, however, probably
right about not having her people do
anything-because physically. morally
and mentally, they can't. Claire Bur-
nell (Spring Byington) is a cozy di-
vorcee, whose only virtues are her
smiles, her conquests with susceptible
gentlemen and her desire to try and
make a convent-bred daughter Julie
feel at home in home which is Ger
tainly not home. Julie herself is
frankly a pain-in-the-neck, fling
ing herself at young man of
letters (his best story, there were six,
was an essay on sheep-dogs). Lefty
Walters Cora Witherspoon) is a
hardened young sinner, who dotes on
cocktails, on visiting her husband and
children twice a year, and on soaking
herself hourly in other peoples apart
ments waiting for the unexpected, or
the expected, to happen. The others
are all lesser satellites, given to pain
less diversions and acid talk, and
never SO happy as when they are all
together jabbering about each others
1dlocyncracies.
"A LII this was made highly diverting
last night for an hour or so by
one of the guilds traditionally fiawless
casts. Although it was not played as
no doubt it will be played, first night
fumbling being very much in evi-
dence, it tripped along with some
abandon, landing with a thud only in
the long second act and finishing up
with practically no finish at all.
Nevertheless, this is the sort of
light Spring fare, which the guild
probably wants after it's busy Winter
of history ("Mary of Scotland") and
propaganda cThey Shall Not Die")
Its language is as rough as you have
begun to expect of Theater Guild
comedies, and its theme is the sort
that should sit we'll on Manhattan
audiences. Then, again, Miss Powell
Evening star., 1934-04-24
LAST OF SERIES.

The last of a series of musicales at
st. Adams Episcopal Church on Wis
consin avenue will be given by Albert
Ruppel tomorrow at 8 pm.
Walter Nash, organist of st. Al
bans, is sponsoring the event. Mr..
Ruppel is choirmaster and organist at
st. Mary's Memorial Church of Wayne,
Pa. The public is invited to attend
this musicale.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
FINE PROGRAM
BY STUDENTS
At |NELOLAND

On Wednesday afternoon, the
pupils of the Meloland school gave
an interesting Thanksgiving pro-
gram for their parents and friends.
Maggie Lara served as chairman
and announced the program which
began with a song "SWing the
Shining Sickle'' by the middle and
upper grades. A little play Thanks
giving,p by the first and second
grades featured Arlene and Raphel
Sharp, Rubylee Harris and Rose
mary Muller in the character parts
with the rest of the children in A
chorus. Several children from the
primary room also gave dialogue,
Why We Give Thanks. Repre-
senting Mrs. Hanna s room, the
fifth grade girls sang a Thanks
giving song, Beverly Meyer gave a
report on the Pilgrims, and Virginia
Scott told a Thanksgiving day
story. A modernized song about
Priscilla and Miles Standish, sung
by the upper grade children was
followed by a reading, THE Land
ing of the Pilgrims by Muriei
Meyer. The upper grades present.
ed play, 1.-THE First Thanksgiv-
ing" including the following char
acters: Mary Jane Peters as Pris-
ella, Allene Roberts as Mary, Helen
Leja, Melba and Nadine Mcfarland,
Geraldine Ordonez and Mary Jane
Hall as Pilgrim women; Charles
Palmer as Captain Miles Standish,
Maurice Galloway as Bradford,
Jimmy Peters and Jack Edwards,
the Pilgrim men; Joe Chavarria,
Indian chief, and Jack Edwards
and Hardin Hall, Indians. The pu-
pills made their own costumes and
scenery for the play was made by
Nadine Mcfarland and Anna Leja.
The program closed with the sing
ing of America The Beautiful
by the entire school.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
BRIEF NEWS FROM MELOLAND
tro THANKSGIVING.

tro Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Anne Crawford and Miss
Donna Shields of Orange arrived at
the w. H. Palmer home Saturday
for a week s visit. Other guests of
the PalmerS on Thanksgiving were
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Palmer and
daughter Merle from Los Angeles
and Mr.. and Mrs J. Machada and
daughter Betty from Brawley.
Norman Meyer is driving new
sport roadster which he purchased
this week
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Hanna left
Wednesday afternoon for Los An
geles to spend the holidays and see
the use and washington game.
Miss Edith Claypoole and her sis
ter Miss Gladys Claypoole spent
the Thanksgiving vacation at the
home of their parents Mr.. and Mrs.
c. O. Claypoole in National City.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mey-
er Thanksgiving day were Grand
ma Never, Mrs. Effie RumSey, Hell
Ell and Cecile Rumsey and Leroy
Rumsey. In the afternoon the
group attended the football game
at Holtville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Brown of
Orange were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Palmer on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Suttle were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Bishop
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy Odell spent
Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. o.
[. Hill in El Centro.
Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Hall Thanksgiving were Winifred,
Ruth and Olive Mcintosh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Havekorst
and Vera Havekorst spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs Walter Have
korst in El Centro. In the after
noon Peggy HavekorSt entertained
Il of her little friends at party
in honor of her fourth birthday.
Table decorations carried cut a
green and white motif. the main
attraction being the lovely circus
birthday cake baked and decorated
by Grandma Hayekorst.
On December 7, the ladies of the
Acacia home department will give
box social and sell the quilt up
on which they have been working.
The All club will give short pro-
gram the same evening and receive
their pins which were awarded for
last years work. The farm bureau
will hold their annual election OF
officers the same evening.
Visitors day during Education
week was highly successful at Aca-
cia school when a large number of
mothers observed the regular work
OF the pupils.
Baseball season has started with
Acacia victor in their first game
which was with Mesquite Lake and
resulted in score of y to 10. On
Monday however Acacia was de-
feated by Alamitos. The score for
the boys game was 20-3 and the
girls score was 1913.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
LUNCHEON IS
ENJOYED BY
FARM BUREAU

Farm bureau directors and their
wives. home department chairmen
and their husbands. gathered this
neon in the California hotel for a
luncheon preceding the regular
monthly meeting in the court house.
The long tables were decorated
with chrysanthemu.ns and the
meeting was presided over by C. O.
Hoober. farm bureau president.
Community singing of favorite
farm bureau songs was led by H.
Lee Landerman, assistant farm ad-
visor, Mrs. j. H. Butler presiding
at the piano. One group insisted
on contributing Home on the
Range unasked, the remainder of
the guests joining in as far as they
knew the words.
After luncheon Evan 7. HeWes,
ce-president, presided at the ses-
sion when convention reports were
presented by those attending the
Bakersfield state convention, among
the speakers being Earl " C. North
rop, state delegate, and Hoober.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
LONG LIST Of
CELEBRITIES
INVITED HERE
CONTINUED from page u

lchea, and other persons prominent
in the civic life of MeXicali and the
northern territory of Lower Califor.
mia were also recipients of invita-.
tons to attend this celebration.
Newsmen Listed
City and county officials of Los
Angeles, Riverside, San Diego and
Yuma counties are also included in
the roster of invited guests for the
canal fete as are also the officers
of the Metropolitan Water District
and of all California irrigation dis
trictS as we'll
William Randolph Hearst, Arthur
| Brisbane. and other prominent
newspaper men including Joe Tim
mons, Geo. Young, both of the Los
Angeles Examiner, Roy Martin, of
the Associated Press; Karl Bickel,
president of the United Press, both
of New York City, and w. X. Raw
les, Los Angeles, International News
Service, were also sent invitations.
Among well known Californians,
not connected with state offices
who received invitations may be
mentioned the following: Frank Bel
grano, national commander of the
American Legion; c. A. Davidson,
Frank Belcher and j. David Larson,
San Diego, commissioners for the
California Pacific International
Fair; Harry Clark, San Diego bank
er; A. P. Giannini, San Francisco,
president of the Bank of America;
j. F.. Sartori, Los Angeles. president
of the Security First National bank,
A. D. Mcdonald, president; F. S.
McGinnis and j. T. Saunders, vice
presidents of the Southern Pacific
company with c. F. Impey, land
commissioner for the same com
pany; R. E. Clark, Los Angeles. u.
! S. Marshall Ernest Utley, Los An.
geleS, chief deputy U. S. attorney,
John L. Bacon, San Diego, and
Others.
Engineers and officials of the re.
clamation service stationed at pre-.
sent in Yuma have been extended
invitations to attend.
1t Is expected that the largest
gathering ever to be held in the val.
ley will attend the double celebra.
tion which will start at Araz in the
eastern section of the county at II
O'Clock in the morning of December
10 at which time the huge excavat.
ing machines which are being as.
Sembled for the Callahan -Boyce .Igo
companies will dig into the ground
along the canal route for the start
of that section of the canal work.
Appropriate ceremonies for this
occasion are being arranged and are
expected to be completed by l O..
clock at which time guests and cele
brantS will repair to Calexico where
the celebration will continue durine
the afternoon and night. More de
finite information concerning The
Calexico portion of the celebration
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
HOOBER MAY
REMAIN FARM
BUREAU HEAD
Continued from page Il

trict directors in the proposal TO
get the national government to
acquire lands surrounding Salton
Sea TO secure adequate drainage
and other beneficial detectives;
and also in their program for con-
struction of the western leg of the
All-American canal by force ac-
count
Aid to farmers in financing has
been another major project and
the board has worked through the
state and national organization for
liberalizing of rules and regula-
tions of the Farm Credit Admins
tration. AS a result, Imperial VAL
ley has received 100000 in COM
missioner's loans and 100000 in
production credit association loans.
The debt adjustment committee
of the farm bureau IS aiding farm
ers in readjusting their loans, as
sisted by Scott B. Foulds, county
conciliator and farm bureau secre-
tary. Foulds has filed actions in
the federal courts. staying fore
closures and giving farmers further
opportunity TO refinance their OBJ
legations and save their homes.
The farm bureau also successful
" advocated consolidation of the
offices of county assessor and tax
collector and sheriff and coroner.
Work of the tax committee, the
local farm bureaus inclusion OF
projects favorable to agriculture
here in the state federation's pro-
gram. the survey CT hoSpitaliza-
ton and cost of medical care in
this county. the farm bureaus
share in the county fair, its work
with home departments and All
clubs, its meetings and programs,
recreation council activities, organ
ization of two new farm centers,
Acacia and Mt. Signal. growth in
membership from 347 in the pre-
vious year to Asa. as well as other
activities are all included in this
report.
Acknowledgement of the services
Of the extension service, OF the
press of the valley, of the farm
bureaus regional and state dele
gates is made also in this report.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
Fatal To
DenUer Fire Chief

DENVER, Colo, Dec. /. W.P)-
Andrew Mahon, assistant fire chief,
died today of injuries sustained last
night when he and scores of other
firemen battled a stubborn blaze
in Denver's wholesale district.
Seven other fire fighters were in
jured seriously and several more
sustained minor hurts.
Mounting a ladder at the rear
of the blazing Midwest Truck and
Bag Manufacturing company build
ing, Mahon plunged into mass Of
debris when a wall collapsed. A
score of firemen rushed in to rescue
seven of their fellows buried or
partially buried in crushed brick
and splintered wood.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
CONFESSES HE
KILLED YOUTH

TULSA, Okla, Dec. l. U.P)-Phil
Kennamer. son of Judge Franklin
E. Kennamer, judge OF the north
ern federal district of Oklahoma,
today confessed, police said, that he
killed John Gorrell. %, who was
found shot to death here Thursday
night.
Kennamer was arrested after
Floyd j. Huff, Kansas City airplane
pilot, told Kansas City police young
Kennamer told him he intended TO
kill GorTell.
Gorrell, son Of a Tulsa physician
and a student in a dental college
at Kansas City. was visiting here
for the Thanksgiving holidays when
he was slain.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
SOVIET LEADER
ASSASSENATED

LENINGRAD Dec. l. U.P)-Ser-
gel Maronovich KiroY, secretary OF
the Leningrad committee and
member of the national political
bureau of the Communist party.
was assassinated today.
Kirov was killed at headquarters
of the Leningrad Soyiets
An official announcement des-
cribed the murderer as ian enemy
of the working Glass; He was de-
tanned for investigation.
Kirov was 48 and one of the in
ner circle of Communist rulers. He
was a close friend and worker
of Josef Stain and in some quar-
ters had been regarded as Stain S
possible successor.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
BY MRS. ALEX MEYER
Press staff CORRESPONDENT

The Thanksgiving holidays were
a gala occasion at the Dan Scott
home when they entertained num-
Der of out of town guests from
Wednesday until Saturday. Their
guests included Roderick Scott Sr.
of Los Angeles, Mr.. and Mrs. L. C.
Miller of San Gabriel, Mrs. Will
hanson and little daughter Mary
Susan Of Pasadena. Mr. and Mrs.
George Nader and son George Jr.
OF Glendale, Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley
W. Eager and children Roberta and
Sally of Venice. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Scott of Del Rey.
Mrs. Ralph Engebretson an d
daughter Carmen left on Wednes-
day for Los Angeles to visit Mrs.
Engebretson S parents, Mr. and
Mrs. j. w Strickler, over Thanks
giving.
Mrs. Hardy Odell entertained
with a turkey dinner Sunday in
honor of her husbands birthday.
Places were laid for Mr. and Mrs.
o. L. Hill. Marie. Roland and Glen
Hill and Donald Edgar, all of Ell
Centre
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Havekorst
and Miss Vera Havekorst We're
hosts Thanksgiving day to Mr.. and
Mrs Walter Havekorst, their child
rem Louise, Peggy. and Ann. and
A. G. Mcintosh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Meyer were
dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pete
Blanco in Calexico Sunday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Roberts.
Rubylee and Ailene. were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey
Lorah in Ell Centre on Thanksgiv-
ing day.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Wells are en-
ioying a visit from Mrs. Wells ;
brother. Gordon Stuart, OF Los An
geles. who recently returned from
a trip to Boulder dam. Stuart is
greeting a number of former friends
while III the valley.
Dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Mcbride on Thanksgiving
were Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Mcbride,
Richard Mcbride. Al Dahlke and
4. E Morton.
Several Meloland residents were
luncheon guests at the home OF
Mrs. Merle Hartsock near Seeley on
Friday. A game of bridge resulted
in Mrs. Lytle Kinnaird's winning
first prize and Mrs. Claude Suite,
consolation. Those in the party
were MeSdameS G. c. Richards,
Joe Kinnaird, Ebert Newton, F.. E.
Boyd. Lytle Kinnaird, Claude SUIT
tie. Al Carey, and Merle Hartsock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Suttle and
ther son Jack were dinner guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert
Newton Friday evening. After cin-
ner the two families attended the
Edith Amber Stock company show
in El Centre.
Waldrop Meyer is home for a
week IS visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Meyer. Others guests
on Thanksgiving day we're Mr.. ano
Mrs. Pete Blanco of Calexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry James ano
Miss Edith Garrow spent Thanks
giving in San Diego with Mr.. anC
Mrs. George Portlock. Mrs. James
Miss Garrow and Mrs. Portlcck ar,
sisters.
Twin boys, Robert and Donald
| Nicholson, enrolled in the seventh
grade at Meloland school Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Carmen anc
son Earl of San Diego were guest.
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Robert.
from Wednesday until Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. <. K. Sharp anc
family were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. F.. NJ. Pardue in El Cen.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
FIREMEN GET CALL

A blaze which originated in a
pile OF rubbish lying in corner
OF a hallway on the second floor OF
the Medical-Dental building, Fifth
and Main streets, caused slight
damage about 2 O'Clock this after
noon.
The fire department answered
the call and the blaze was extin-
guished with little difficulty.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
FOOT BALL
SCORES

Western Maryland 13. George.
town O.
Georgia I. Georgia Tech O.
Duke 80, N. Car. State 0.
Tulane Is. LSU y
Florida IA, Stetson 0.
Southern Meth. 19, Texas Chris
ian O.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01

DfGfee maue lnal-Al lDlello-
cutefy decree of divorce granted
Marie Moore from Edgar Moore
November q. 1884 on grounds Of
extreme cruelty was made final by
Judge r. .. McPheTin IN superior
court yesterday
Special Group of silk Dresses
$500 for Saturday and Monday on
" at Milady's Shop, 547 Main
street. 3ot2
Newkirk's Beauty Shoppe under
new management. Ethel Pitts,
Phone 227. 3ot2
Court Case Continued-Sam NJ
nez. charged with drunkenness and
A. Lahan. under investigation for
vagraney appeared in police court
this morning. Their cases were
continued until Monday morning
for further action.
Elite Home Laundry-443 Euclid
avenue. Rough dry SC ID. Rough
dry flat work ironed SC ID. l4lm
All new 1884 Chevrolet Trucks
and cars reduced $4,000. 28t6
DR.. Goble Hurst = Modern chiro-
practic treatments, light therapy.
I. V. Press Bldg. Phone for ap-
pointment.
DR.. A. B. Hanson, dentist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone IS. Off
Given jail Terms-Forunato We
ga, 80 and Vinoente Ontineros. 26,
were brought to the county jail
yesterday TO start serving sentences
of 60 days each imposed on them
by Judge Griffin, Brawley, on
charges Of vagrancy.
Special Group of Silk Dresses
$500 for Saturday and Monday on
ly at Milady's Shop, SAT Main
street. 30t2
AVtoSiaph opSNhe-A7
at Hetzel's. Make your appoint
ment early. Phone "a. 2stf
Real Good Steaks-Sherwood's,
Fifth and Main. 29tf
Any kind of trees or vines pruned
by expert. Inquire at 472 Main
street. tu,s-1mo
Released Under Bail - Kakoo
Singh was released from the county
jail last night having posted bail
of $4,000 for his appearance at a
preliminary hearing to be held Dec
ember 6. He is charged with assault
with a deadly weapon in connection
with the shooting Of NICOLA Singh
and his wife near the Northend
school early this week The wound
ed couple are recovering at the
Brawley hospital.
The lowest priced Chevrolet il
Chevrolet history. A big, rooms
four-door. six cylinder sedan fol
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01

CARSLISLE, Pa, Dec. l. (U.P) -
Three fair-haired babes in the
woods were borne through flurries
of wind and rain today to their
grave in Westminster cemetery not
far from the wooded mountainside
where death ended family saga of
tragedy and despair.
A week of mystery surrounding
the deaths of Norma, Devilla and
Cordelia Noakes and the suicide and
murder of their father, Elmo J..
Noakes, and his niece, Winifred
Pierce, raised the tragedy of their
flight from California and their po-
verify Stricken Wanderings in Penn
sylvania to a story which attracted
national attention.
Today, Boy Scouts and Legion
naires carried the children to their
final resting place and lowered
them side by side as tenderly as
their father and aunt had tucked
them under a blanket on the noun
tainSide after Strangulation had
brought an end to their hungry
and homeless existence.
Out of the tragedy arose the sym
pathy of millions all over the nation
and especially of the Pennsylvan-
ians in whose midst were found the
three children's bodies, placed side
by side with their arms across each
other.
1t was in that position that the
babes in the woods went to their
final rest under grey skies this NOR
ming. Unclaimed for the present by
California relatives, the golden
haired girls were lowered one-by-
one-the eldest in the south. the
! smallest in the middle and the third
ito the north, just as they were
] found beneath tall pine tree a
week ago today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-01
FAN|LY FEUD
FOLLOWS IN
TRAGIC CASE:
Continued from page Il

girl shot to death in central Penn
Sylvania.
r. U. Noakes, brother of the WI.
dover, was undecided today about
plans to go to Pennsylvania to
claim the bodies. He has been ad-
vised by authorities that the bo-
dies should be buried Immediately
Relatives of the Pierce girl also were
not certain of their plan for bring
ing her body back here.