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Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20
5th and Main
School Absences
Due to Colds Are
Cut Almost Half
Better COids-COntrOt SkOWn
in Clinical Tests Among
5,IIS School Children

Important news for mothers and
teachers comes from VickS Chemists
as one result of their thirty years
Specialized study of colds. In clinical
tests among 5118 school children.
nearly half (40209o) of the time Or
dinarily lost from school on account
of colds was saved by followers of
Vicks Plan for Better Control OF
Colds.
This is only one of the impressive
findings from three series Of clinical
tests OF the Plan, conducted over a
three-year period, among 14702 peo-
ple-including both adults and chll-
dren. Gratifying results we're indi-
Gated in fewer, shorter and milder
colds for followers of the Plan.
To help reduce children's absences
from school on account OF colds
mothers in FL Centro are being CIV
en- complete details of Vicks Plan,
ana trial packages of its specialized
aids to better home control of colds
You will also find the Plan fuliy
explained in each package OF Vicks
Va-tro-nol - first aid in preventing
many colds-and Vicks VapoRub--
the mothers standby in relieving
colds -(advD
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20
TEN THOUSAND CLUB TEA FOR
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION

Ten Thousand club members are
entertaining Thursday with recep-
ton and tea honoring the delegates
to the annual convention of South
ern District, California Federation
of Women's clubs. This affair takes
the place of the usual club meet
ing.
The tea begins at o'clock and
during the afternoon series of
musical numbers will be presented
affording a charming background of
melody for the affair.
This program has been arranged
by the Music section and includes
piano solos by Miss Helen Dowd,
"Habanera" (Chabrier), and "Ay,
Ay, Ay," Gucia Cady); vocal solo by
Mrs. Roy Reeder accompanied by
Mrs. Edward H. Law, Trees" xii
mer), Wind Song" CRogers), "Lul-
laby" (Brahms); piano solos by Mrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20
Speaker To Talk
On Legislation
For Junior Club

Junior Ten Thousand club mem
pers are to have a particularly in
teresting program at their meeting
Thursday night, 7:30, in the club
{ house.
Mrs. Agnes McEuen of River
side, who is in the valley for the
Southern District convention in Ca
leXico this week, will be the speak
er.
Her subject for discussion will be
her experiences, many highly anus
ing, as she watched the state legis-
Flature in action last session. Mrs.
McEuen and other club women were
present in the interests of legisla-
tion favored by the state federation
OF Women's clubs and had ample
opportunity to observe the work of
the legislators.
A quartette of Brawley women will
be heard in two songs written by
one of the members of the group,
Grace Walter Allen. Purple Noun
tainS' and Morse Lullaby" are the
songs, the quartette members being:
Gladys Setser, first soprano; Lois
Yochem, second soprano; Grace
Walker Allen, first alto, and Artha
Shank, second alto.
Refreshments will be served after
the card game by committee of
which Mrs. Carl Miller is chairman.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20

funny lines on it and arrows show
ing which way the wind blows and
high spots and low spots and all
that. But you don't believe it do
you, Wiggy?'
Believe what, my dear?" asked
the bunny uncle as he tried his pink
nose to see if it was twinkling pro-
perly.
do you believe what the paper
says about the weather, WiggyP"
"Of course 1 do, my dear. Let me
see what it says" Uncle Wiggily
read about the weather in the news
paper. 1T says fair" he announced.
THAT means it won't rain or snow.
I'll have fine weather to go adven-
turing. Good bye, my dear
"Wait a minute! Wait minute!
called Mrs. Longears. You don't
really believe it when the paper says
it will be fair, do you?'
"Yes, certainly"
"Well, l tell you it's going to rain
My corn hurts something terrible
and it always does that just before
rain. You had better take your
umbrella"
Just as you say, my dear spoke
Uncle Wiggily. He got his umbrella
and he was hopping down the front
steps when Nurse Jane called to
him, asking:
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20
By
HOWARD E.
GARRIS

why are you carrying your UNI
brella, Mr.. Longears?"
Because my wife says it's going
to rain"
"Oh, dear me! 1t isn't!" squeaked
the muskrat lady housekeeper. Its
going to snow. My whiskers tickle
and whenever they do it's sure to
snow. You had better take your
snowshoes with YOU"
"All right" said Uncle Wiggily
his umbrella He was hopping away
to find an adventure when, all of a
sudden, he saw Mr.. Woodchuck, the
grounding gentleman.
where are you going with an UNI
brella and SnowshoeS?" asked Mr..
Woodchuck, making whistling
noise between his big front teeth.
I'm going adventuring," said
Uncle Wiggily. MY wife says it
will rain. Nurse Jane says it will
snow, so I'm ready for either"
They're both wrong" said Mr..
Woodchuck. "Its going to be very
cold can tell by the way my teeth
chatter. Better take your fur coat. "
So Uncle Wiggily hoped back into
the bungalow and got his fur coat.
Then he started out again with it
and his umbrella and Snowshoes and
he met Mr.. Stubtail, the jolly bear
gentleman.
Were going to have a late spell
of hot weather, Wiggy," said the
Bear. You'd better take an electric
fan with you"
Perhaps I had said Uncle Wig
gily and he got the electric fan.
So with his umbrella, snowshoeS,
fur coat and electric fan the bunny
gentleman went adventuring. But
nothing happened. 1t didn't rain, 1t
didn't snow, it didn't get too cold
nor did it get too hot. In fact it was
a perfect day and when Mr.. Long
ears, tired out with carting around
all his things, got back home he
said After this I'll believe what
the paper says about the weather
But, anyhow, he had fun. And ii
the horse chestnut tree will kick
the football over the head of cab
bage I'll tell you next about Uncle
Wiggily's turn to laugh.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOURIST
TRAVEL GAINS FIFTY PER CENT

creases ranging from 20 to 200 per
cent.
An estimated third of a million
of-staters were among the
100000 persons drawn TO the Pa
cific International Exposition at
San Diego.
Boulder Dam. since President
Rosevelt's dedication focused ma
tional attention there, is being vis-
tied by increasing thousands, who
commonly motor on across the
border into Southern California.
Santa Anita Park, becoming one
of the natior's most popular race
tracks in it's opening season. is
drawing wealthy, sporting eastern
ers.
Southern California business
men watch the tourist crop as an
xiously as Iowans do corn prices.
Worth $123 ,923 ,069 last year, it was
the second most important industry,
rating next to oil and ahead of
films and citrus.
Money that the tourists spend
keeps 10000 persons at work, and
constitutes 21.4 per cent of the re-
tail trade.
Peak year was 1929, when 1885,
1873 tourists spent S4l8,0000 600. De-
pressions bottom in 1888 found
784,541 tourists spending only $91,-
588,044.
While the whole region is keyea
to cater to the joys of the tourist,
there appears on the back of the
cover of the official guide book the
ominous note:
Warning!
While attractions for tourists
are unlimited, please advise any
one seeking employment not to
come to Southern California, as ma
tural attractions have already
drawn so many capable, experience
ed people that the present demand
is more than satisfied"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20
BRIEF NEWS FROM MELOLAND
Mrs. Alex Meyer Staff Correspondent

son of Beaumont, and Mr.. and Mrs
Earl Allen of Ell Centro were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. G. c. Richards Sun
day.
Mrs. Ward McGrew enjoyed an all
day visit Thursday from her sisters,
Mrs. S. H. Harris OF Imperial and
Mrs. Herbert Bergstedt of Brawley.
Mrs. Ralph Engebretson entertain
ed with luncheon Friday Her
guests we're Mesdames Dan Scott,
Ward McGrew and Lawrence Rich
ards. The ladies spent the after
noon sewing.
Mrs. H. c. Skipper and her two
children arrived Tuesday from San
Diego to visit her father, Joe Kin
naird while Mrs. Kinnaird is in the
hospital.
Mrs. Lucy Palmeree, principal of
Acacia school, was a~dinner guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Farley Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Kinnaird
and two children arrived from Mis-
souri, Tuesday for a visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Ebert Newton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Morgan of Red
lands drove to the valley for a Wis
it with Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Palmer
Sunday night following a picnic at
Palm Springs.
A. j. McCombs, Wasco, Kern
county, recently sold 41 11-month-
old fat hogs for $1,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20
Annual Dinner
Dance Saturday

Elaborate preparations are being
made by 20-30 club members for
the annual Thanksgiving dinner
dance to be held this Saturday in
the Ten Thousand club house.
Bert Cosby is general chairman
and E. C. Bernard, Steven H. Har-
ris and Jack Korn are assisting
him as chairmen of the various COM
mitteeS.
Dinner will be served at $3.50
o'clock and both dancing and en-
tertainment numbers will be pro-
vided during the dinner hour. Punch
will be served in the tea room prior
to the dinner.
Carroll CampbelPs orchestra has
been engaged for the evening.
Special Thanksgiving decorations
have been planned to make an at
tractive setting for the party which
promises to be one of the highlights
of the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20. UR)-
Tourist travel into Southern Cali
fornia is up nearly so per cent over
last year, apparently heading for a
record winter season rivaling the
boom 80 days.
An even greater swelling of the
flow is expected for the winter
months, due to two factors.
One is the Italo-Ethiopian war.
Tourist heads say that trouble in
Europe discourages trips abroad,
rebounding to the benefit of Am
erican resorts.
The other is a slash in winter
railroad rates for the first time.
Special round-trip rates being put
into effect by three transcontinen-
tai roads will range from 22l2 to
Al per cent below regular fares.
Slashing of winter rates end a
long Southern California effort.
Fares to Southern California have
always been at their peak in win
ter, at a time when Florida rates
were cut by eastern roads.
Fall tourist figures are 46.6 per
cent over 1884, according to the
All-Year club. BY actual count,
727,110 tourists entered the state
between Jan. and Sept. l, of
which 396,353 came directly into
Southern California, and most of
the others found their way south
before leaving.
September was the oath consec-
utive month showing a steady in
crease in number of automobile
tourists over the corresponding
month the year before. The same
increase was evident in railroad
bus, boat and airplane travel.
Sale of round-trip railroad tick
cts during the summer increased
60.75 per cent over 1884. Air trav-
el SO far this year has shown in
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20
Home Missions
Program Theme

History of the home mission work
= Conducted in this country by the
Methodist church was the theme
OF the program given yesterday by
Mrs. N. A. Contos for the Method
iSt Missionary society. The group
met in the new social hall.
Mrs. Contos took for her text
the home mission book on the
founding of these home missions
in the United States. She outlined
briefly the origin of the missions
and told how their activities had
gradually developed into social
welfare work.
Mrs. A. d. Buffers led the Stew
ardship prayer circle with which
the meeting opened. After the bus
mess meeting Mrs. Contos took
charge of the devotional and pro-
gram, serving tea and cookies to
the Is women present.
Miss May DoWner of Whittier,
who is visiting her sister, Mr.. j. d.
FoSS, poured.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20

Mrs. Hardy Odell and Mrs. Jesse
Mcbride were hostesses to the Melo-
land ladies social club at the home
of the former on Wednesday after
noon. Under the new constitution,
the name of the club was changed
to Meloland Wednesday Club. Mem
berShip was limited to "a active and
honorary members; and Mrs. Ward
McGrew was welcomed into the club
as an active member.
Reports on current events were
followed by game of skill in which
Mrs. w. H. Palmer received the
prize. Refreshments were served to
Mesdames w. G.. Hardman, Ralph
Engebretson, K. K. Sharp, G.. G.
Richards, Dan Scott, Lawrence Rich
ards, Ward McGreW, R. Neifert, Alex
Meyer, Fred Waterman, Arthur Far
ley, w. j. Gregg, w. H. Palmer, H.
A. Wells, j. r. Kinnaird. The next
meeting of the club will be Dec. 4th
at the home of Mrs. Alex Meyer with
Mrs. Isaac Mcbride as co-hostess.
About 80 property owners of the
Wednesday night to discuss drainage
problems. After a frank discussion
of all phases of the drainage Situa-
tion and crop production a request
was made to hold a similar meet
ing in two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Scott enter
tanned with dinner party Sunday
night in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Scott of Los Angeles who were their
house guests over the week end.
Covers were laid for Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Ward McGrew,
and daughter Evelyn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Engebretson and daughter
Carmen, and Roderick and Virginia
Scott. After dinner the group at
tended the theatre in Ell Centre.
Out of town guests at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Gregg the past
week end included Misses Frances
Ross, Gladys Hird, and Margaretta
Marshall, all of Inglewood. The party
spent Monday sightseeing at Null
let island and the mud pots.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Odermatt an
nounce the arrival of a daughter
Nov. 10th. Mrs. Odermatt will be re-
membered as Hilda Setz, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Setz of Melo-
land
Over night guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley Roberts Saturday were
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Strickler and
two children of Santee, who were
on their way to Phoenix for Armis-
tice Day.
Mrs. F. w. McClelland of San
Diego and Mr.. and Mrs. Alvis Chat
fin of Los Angeles were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald England on
Armistice day.
Mrs. Edith GarroW and Miss Edith
Claypool were among those who
spent the week end on the coast
Mrs. GarroW visited her sister, Mrs
George Portlock, in San Diego ano
Miss Claypool visited her parents
in National City.
San Diego State College students
who spent the Armistice Day week
end in Meloland include Misses Ver-
da Doxey, Helen Rumsey and Cecile
RumSey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Roach ano
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20
Missionary Work
In Mountains Of
South Described

Work done by the churcn mission
aries on behalf of the southern
mountaineers was the subject for
study at yesterdays meeting of the
Presbyterian Missionary society held
in the church.
Mrs. G. S. Thompson had charge
of the program which opened with
devotionals conducted by Mrs. Milo
Hogan. An historical sketch of the
origin settling of the mounItain
districts by people from the sea-
board was given by Mrs. Thompson
who explained the isolation and
poverty Of this section which led to
the impoverishment of generation
after generation.
Work done by the missionaries
and the changes which resulted in
the mountaineers' lives were de-
scribed by various women of the
society The talks represented a
reunion at Wooton Community
center in Kentucky, each woman
taking the part of one of the Ken
tuckians. Those participating we're
MeSdameS Elmer w. Heald, Edward
H. Law, j. H. Burritt, l.. c. Hawk,
Gerald Shaw, Clyde Dyer, Earl
Trey, w. j. Clements, C. V. Mum
son.
At the conclusion of the program
Mrs. Leslie Carle showed pictures
of the Dorland-Bell school for
girls and Mrs. S. P. Holiday, of
the Allison agricultural school for
boys.
Mrs. G. w. Sawyer and Mrs. H.
L. Roberts were hoStesses for the
pot luck luncheon which preceded
the meeting. Tables were decor
ated in chrysanthemums and the
attendance at the meeting was ex-
ceptionally large.
Mrs. Frank Mitchell, guild pres
ident, invited the society to a joint
meeting the second Tuesday in
January
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20
Tabernacle Has
Special Service

Services tonight at the Taber-
nacle auditorium, TIT Main, will
be of special interest to women,
b. r. Spear, evangelist, stated.
A group of dietitians and nurses
from Paradise Valley sanitarium,
National City, will give an entire
evening program of music and
song, beginning at 1880 o'clock.
There will be talks on food, nutri-
ton, first aid and demonstrations
: of various home treatments.
This group will give demonstra-
tions in Arizona before returning
to the Sanitarium. A. C. Larson,
general manager of the institution,
is accompanying the members.
The public is given a cordial in
Vitation to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20
Evening Bridge
Club In Session

Mrs. Melvin o. King was hostess
last night to her bridge club, the
members gathering at her home,
COS Olive, for game of contract
after which refreshments were
served.
Mrs. Joe Wolfe, Mrs. H. E. Wood,
both of BraWley, Mrs. Clarence
Smith and Mrs. John Wells were
guests of the club. Members pres
ent included Mesdames Leo A. Ma
gee, Bert Fawcett, 7. c. Handy, Lee
Nuffer, Clark Jacobs, Ray Forshey,
Richard Haas and the hostess.
Mrs. Smith won high score prize,
Mrs. Haas, the second, and Mrs.
Magee the third.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20

a year and half off, French air
plane manufacturers are reported
to be making plans to construct
new models which they hope will
give France leading positions at
the finish line.
The types of planes to be ad-
mitted to the race have not been
definitely fixed by the Aero club,
although it is understood that the
committee in charge is agreed that
it is advisable to give builders the
greatest possible amount of liber-
ty, both in regard to the sizes and
the types of machines which they
enter.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20

Roger Walton, Hungary" Koelling), p,
Waltz in A Flat" tBrahms); vio-
lin selections by Miss Pollyanna
Stone, accompanied by Mrs. Mar
tha Jenkins Rauenzahn; piano solos
by Barbara Ruth Henson, Prelude
in G. Sharp Minor" (RachmaninofD, t,
Loves Delight" (Kreisler); an Irish
tap dance by Laurabelle Law, ac-
companied at the piano by her
mother, Mrs. Edward H. Law; a
piano solo by Miss Betty Surface,
"Hark, Hark, the Lark" (SchuberD :,
a piano solo by Barbara Remington,
"Intermezzo," (Brahms), and in
conclusion. two numbers by the high
school girls double trio, "Ah Sweet
Mystery of Life" and Italian Street
Song" Miss Lucille Krause is direc-
tor and the trio includes Barbara
Bayless, Barbara Ruth Henson, Bar
bara Ruth Horton, Barbara Hatch,
Virginia Landerman, Alice Combs.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20
Bachelors Club
Dinner At Tony's

Bachelors club members bade
farewell last night to Charles Pro-
vence, who, with his marriage Sum
day to Miss Winifred Woodward,
automatically loses his membership
in the organization.
The club met at Tony's Italian
garden and continued discussion of
plans for the Beaux Arts ball on
Dec. 7. No one will be admitted who
is not in costume and some original
creations are anticipated.
Hans Merklein is chairman of the
committee in charge, composed of
Jack Korn,; Vic STERLING and Barney
Foote.
Guests last night were Laddie
Willoughby, Oscar Ingersoll and AL
Ian Scott.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20
FAMOUS SPEAKERS FEATURED
ON CONVE NTION PROGRAM

Serious business will be set aside
tonight when the club women at
tending the annual Southern Dis
trict convention in CaleXico, gath
er in the De Anza hotel for the in
ternational friendship banquet and
stunt night.
Stunt night is a traditional event
of the district conventions, dele
gates from each of the five coun-
ties presenting a program feature
which is decidedly humorous in ma
ture.
Delegates tonight will don cos
tunes representing the various ma
tions of the world and will gather
in the Motel dining room at $50
o'clock where decorations will be
typical of the countries represented.
A program of folk dances and mu-
sic will be presented after which
the counties will give their stunts.
Many outstanding residents of the
valley have been invited as special
guests and number of foreign resi-
dents, including the members of the
consular service, will attend.
This dinner is open to club hus-
bands and others interested.
Thursday Program
Program for Thursdays conven-
tion is announced as follows:
The convention women will con-
vene Mt a. m. and after the OPEN
ing service, Mrs. George L. Wing.
parliamentarian, will talk on DOS
and Donts for Club Presidents"
A panel discussion on the depart
ment activities concerning public
welfare will be conducted at the
morning session. Speakers and their
topics are: Mrs. Clark McEuen, pub
lie welfare; Mrs. B. F. Warmer, CO.
ordinating councils; Mrs. E. C.
Cheel, social and industrial inter-
ests; Mrs. E. L. Stewart, community
contacts; Mrs. r. G. Block, Indian
welfare; Mrs. Gertrude Cheney, in
dustrial relations; Mrs. Fred Callen-
der, highway safety.
Mary Patterson Routt of Bever-
ly Hills will speak on Washington
Close-Ups," describing the function
ing of the national government.
Mrs. Routt is said to be a woman
of keen intellect and fascinating
speaker SO that her comments are
being greatly anticipated.
The other address of the morning
will be delivered by DR.. E. Guy Tai
bott of Los Angeles who will discuss
that timely topic of Neutrality and
Munitions Control"
Russell Bennitt of this city will
be heard in two vocal numbers
"Contentment" pearl Curran) and
Il Love Life" Mana Zucca). Mrs
Bennitt will play his accompani-
ment.
Publicity departments will hold
discussion, Mrs. Coils Lovely talk
ing on motion pictures, Mrs. Rosalie
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20
UNCLE WIGGILY'S
FUNNY WEATHER
Copyright 1885
by Mcclure
Syndicate

Once upon a time as Uncle Wig
gily was going to hop out of his Hol-
low Stump Bungalow to look for an
adventure, all of sudden he stop
ped and came back.
whats the matter noW?" asked
his wife. did you forget some
thing, Wiggy?"
yes, my dear" he answered; for
the old rabbit gentleman was always
polite, II forgot to look in the paper
to see what sort of weather we are
to have today, you know, whether
it's going to be warm or cold or
rainy or snowy"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20
FRENCH PLAN
GLOBE RACE
IN AIRPLANES

PARIS, Nov. 20. U.P)-Organiza-
tion Of a round-the- world air race
to be held in 1887 is being pushed
by the Aero club of France as a
sequel to the highly successful
London Melbourne race sponsored
by the British.
Details of the world race are be-
ing worked out by special COM
mission, which plans to have all
the necessary information at the
disposal of visitors from the United
States and other countries in plen-
ty of time to make arrangements.
The itinerary of the race, al
though it has not yet been fixed
definitely pending further study, is
expected to begin and end at
Paris. The route most likely will
lead through Cairo and follow the
Far Eastern line from Egypt to
Japan and thence northward to
Siberia.
The route across the Pacific
either will lead over the Aleutian
Island chain or across the Berlng
Straits from Siberia. In America
the fliers will come down from the
Far North to California, cross di-
rectly to New York and thence fly
northeast up to the Newfoundland
coast. The first stop across the
sea is expected to be Dublin, from
which the aviators will hop direct
ly to their final destination.
Several million francs probably
vii. be offered in prizes, including
prize of $l80OOO to the winner.
$4,000 for second place, and $780,
600 each to the next three.
Although the race is still about
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-20
Meat Selection
Is Demonstrated

Calipatria home department en-
joyed an excellent meat cutting de-
monstration yesterday at Gullett's
Market, Calipatria, Robert Blake
, ney conducting the demonstration
Various cuts of meat were shown,
selection of meat was discussed,
types of meats for certain types
of cookery were pointed out, the
speaker presenting the women with
large charts for beef, pork and
lamb. These charts were such that
they might be used as guides in
meat cutting or in selection of
meats.
Twelve members were present
and stated that they obtained much
valuable information from the de-
monstration.