Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-10
AlamO>Verde Notes
Mrs L. c. Hawk, Staff Correspondent

December IS, Christmas program;
January IS, The Home, The Index
To National Life: February 10,
Founders Day; March 18, CONNER
cial recreation; April Is, community
recreation, Miss Statler; election of
officers; May 20, reception for grad
yates.
The following committee chairmen
were appointed: program, Mrs Ruth
Armstrong; membership, Mrs. Paul
inc Miller; publications, Mrs. Opal
Mayfield; publicity, Walter Mitchell;
hospitality, Mrs. John Won Altman;
finance and budget, Mrs. Essie Kum-
berg.
Board members present at the
meeting were MeSdames Mayfield,
Armstrong, Hawk, Dearborn, Miss
Bertoglio and Mr.. Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Starner re-
turned last week from Live Oak
Springs where they spent the sum-
mer. Starner, who was i'll, is much
improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Webb of Coach
ella Valley spent the weekend with
Mrs. WebbS parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. M. Burns. On Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. Webb, Mr.. and Mrs. Burns and
daughter, Helen, drove to Yuma and
spent the day with Webb's parents.
Rita O'Connor of Alamo and Jua-
nita Gregg of Alamitos are room
ing together in El Centro and at
tending junior college.
The Verde teachers attended the
institute in El Centre Friday eve
ming.
Several improvements have re-
Gently been made at the Verde
school. Mr.. Rivers has worked over
the sewage system, also the water
system, a lawn has been started and
the trees in the yard trimmed. The
janitor's cottage has been remodel
ed, two rooms added, and is now be-
ing painted. The childyen as a civics
project are sandpapering and warm
ishing the desks. Some painting has
also been done in the teachers cot
tage.
The Verde school plans to put on
number at the Homecoming cele-
bration in Holtville Saturday night
The fourth and fifth grade children
have been studying about butterflies
in their nature study and they will
assemble a butterfly on the stage
Another group in costume will sing
Flying Butterflies"
The first meeting of the Verde p
T. A. will be held at the Verde school
Wednesday afternoon october 16 al
2:15. Mrs. Dearborn, who spent two
months travelling in the Orient last
summer, will give in costume traV-
elogue, entitled "A Trip To The Or
! lent in As Minutes" Refreshments
will be served after the program. 4
very delightful time is anticipated
and all members and friends of tht
P. T A. are invited to attend.
The Sakurai family has moved
from the Verde to the McCabe dis.
trict. The children will be missed
in the school as they took a promi.
nent part in all school activities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman have bull
an addition to their home at the real
of the Verde store.
/ L. c. Hawk attended the county
probation board meeting at the cour
house Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Collins accom-
panied their son, Guy Collins, to E
Centro last week, where they visitec
| the fair and saw President Roose.
velt.
Steve Proscal who was critically il
/ following an operation for appendi'
citis, is making satisfactory progress
at the hospital. LIE Roy BoneSteelt
who also suffered an attack of ap
pendicitis is improving, and 1t il
hoped an operation will not be nee
| essary.
Frank Kumberg had the misfor
tune to lose several head of flint
steers last week. The steers Wer'
poisoned by eating obnoxious weed
which had been sprayed with arsenic
B. Stanman represented the Verdi
school at the annual trustees meet
! ing in El Centro Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kluck returned Sat
urday evening to their home at tn
Bonds Corner after a vacation o
two months spent in northern Cali
fornia, Oregon and Nevada.
The annual desert party given TO
the Holtville high school faculty
their families, board members an
their families was held Tuesday eve
ming on the sand hills west Of Verde
A delicious picnic was enjoyed by a.
around a bonfire, after which hike
and games were played About 3
attended the party.