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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-16
CHAPTER XI

The girl at the other end of the wire must have thought the con- mection was broken. She said again, s.Miss Ryan? This is the Models League"
 "Yes." With an effort Toby con- frolled her voice.
 q tried to get you earlier" the other girl went on, but you were out. MT. Blake wants to see you tomorrow morning. He said the photographs you posed for the other day are very good. Can you come 10 the ofiice about 10:30 tomorrow morning."
 "Yes," said Toby. "I'll be there. "
 She put down the telephone, swung around gaily. The rooming house keeper, who usually found er- Yands in the hall when anyone was at the telephone, apparently was busy arranging letters on a tray.
 "Oh, Mrs. Moeller!" Toby cried. 'It's true, it's really true-!"
 whats true?"
 "I'm going to be a model" Toby executed 8 giddy dance step.
 "A model" Mrs. Moellers voice froze in righteous horror. You're going to be one of them shameless hussies that take of all their clothes-!"
 "Oh, no, Mrs. Mocller. You don't understand. I'm going to be photo- graphic model, like the girls whose pictures you see in advertisements. You know. You've seen hundreds of them in newspapers and magazines. Advertising soap and perfume and cigarets and washing machines - alnost everything you can think of"
 You're sure" the woman said skeptically, "it ain't the other kind? Because this is a respectable house Gnd it's going to stay respectable. I wouldn't have one of them creatures under my roof. wouldn't-!"
 "Of course I'm sure" Toly told her. 'It's one of the incest jobs a kiSl can have and I'm terribly lucky Eo get it. didn't dare hope would mot really! Oh, but I've got doz- kn things to dol"
 She hurried up the stairs to her own room. Suddenly Toby was a bundle of energy. She forgot that she had been on her feet all day, that she had not eaten. First of all, she drew warm water and washed her hair, lathering and rinsing 1t at over and over. Then she dried it, brushing the unruly curls until they gleamed and lay in place like g cap of furnished gold. She got out the dress she had worn that day, sponged and pressed it and tackled in . fresh collar and cuffs. It was 8 task that might have waited until morning but Toby was too excited to Sit still.
 At IS minutes after 10 o'clock next morning Toby Ryan entered the offlce of the Models League. The girl at the desk recognized her and smiled. You're Miss Ryan, aren't you," she said. T remember you were here the other day"
 "Yes," Toby nodded. Someone called and said MT. Blake wanted to see me-"
 "He does. You're a little early, though" The girl glanced at an ap- pointment schedule. "Youll have to wait a little whiie-"
 Toby said, That's all right" and crossed the room and sat down.
 The outer door opened almost im- mediately and a girl entered. She was taller than Toby, slender and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-16

THE goddess Demeter roamed tn, A earth in search of her daughter Psrsephone, whom Hades had spir ited away. Grief.stricken. she came to the palace of Celeus. king of At tica. and in return for the kings hospitality she cured his young son. Triptolemus. of a serious all ment and decided to make the lad immortal. But. when DemeteI placed the prince on bed of burn. ing coais. as part of the ceremony. the boys mother. Metanira, screamed fin terror and broke the spell.
 Unable to induct Triptolemus in Co the realm of the gods. therefore, Demeter taught him the secrets of agriculture. and had him restore the grain to the soil and spread it's culture throughout the world. For this task she gave him a chariot drawn by two winged dragons.
 It is as driver of the dragons. on ais grain.spreading mission. that Trlptolemus Is shown on the % drachmae stamp of Greece's recent mythoiogical series.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-22

Texas and Arizona cotton fields
declared w. S. Fitzer, head Of the
State Relief administration, many
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-22

of them at the request of certain
pea growers. AS soon as the pea
harvest ended, he said, the transi-
ents found they could not get en-
ployment and appealed to the SRA
for aid for themselves and their
families.
An average of one family a day is
provided with transportation for re-
turn home, declared Fitzer, as they
have no residential rights in Cali
fonia and must be sent to their
place of legal residence.
Applications for SRA aid continue
to pour in at SRA headquarters in
Ell Centre and the relief rolls now
contain in the neighborhood of 225
families, an increase of approx
mately SO families within the last
two months. Continued increase, in
Filters opinion, may be anticipated
during coming weeks.
Conditions in the transient camps
are better this year, he said, since
fewer migratory workers are con-
centrated in camps.
Hines, however, is prevalent, &C
cording to Fitzer. The ailments, in
his opinion, are caused, in a major
ity of cases, by faulty diet.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-22

000-odd of 'em.
Every man received a wool coat
and pants, two flannel shirts, some
of that pesky underwear, heavy
pair of shoes, boots, a heavy cap,
fleece-lined mittens, wool socks, a
raincoat and an extra pair of shoe
strings. Fechner ordered 350,000
pairs Of the latter, to forestall
early morning profanity, which is
against the rules in all his camps.
All this clothing was purchased
through the army quartermaster
corps on competitive bid. 1t may
not look so fancy, but Fechner
believes that no man, not even
the one who has his suits tailored
in Bond Street, wears garments of
better quality than the members
of the CCC.
The latter also seem to eat more
food than most folks. The quarter
master general reported that Fech-
ner's lads all started eating from
five to Is cents more with the first
cold day, and that they'd been con-
SuiIllIlg Wnopplng Dig meals IN
the first place.
Market List
Fechner's market list for the
three winter months includes near
ly 20,000,000 pounds Of beef, TO-
OOO,000 pounds of potatoes and 49,
100000 pounds of flour
He has ordered 100000 pounds
of pork, 100000 cans of string
beans, and 100000 pounds each
of coffee, bacon, butter, chicken
and onions. He has laid in nearly
100000 pounds of salt, 10000 gal
Ions milk, 10000 pounds of bak-
ing powder, 100000 pounds OF
rice, and nearly 100000 pounds
of sugar.
Lard, prunes, oatmeal and jam
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-22
Keeping CCC Boys Warm Sounds Like
Tall Tale, But It Is Really the Truth

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. U.P)-
The legendary Paul Bunyan could
not have figured out tabulation
such as Robert Fechner, something
of a Woodsman himself, listed to-
day on the business of keeping his
$4,000 helpers warm in the win
ter time.
Moreover Fechner's tall tale is
true. AS chief of the Civil ConSer-
vation Corps, he actually has or
dered to date 100000 pairs of
shoes, including a few sized l9.
For this winter alone he bought
100000 pairs of shoes, 10000 arctic
overshoes, and 100000 boots.
He bought 100000 overcoats for
his CCC boys, including some red
ones for wear in California, where
the law says a man in the forests
must be clad in scarlet so hunters
won't mistake him for a moose
or something. One of the coats,
blue one, was size "a, to fit $50
per-month workman who is seven
feet and seven inches tall
Just Start
That's Just a start. Fechner pur-
chased 100000 pairs OF wool
drawers, and 1,400,000 ditto under
shirts. These neither garmers are
the best that can be bought and
scratchy as all-get-out, but they'll
keep a youthful forester warm in
the bitterest blizzard.
To CCC camps in the north
woods Fechner shipped 21,245 caps
with ear muffs attached. Elsewhere
his workers got flapless caps, $780,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-22
SUGAR BEET
GROWING FOR
VALLEY GAINS

C. j. Strodthoff, vice president
and general manager of the Los
AlamitoS Sugar company and b.
JuSZkievicZ, agricultural superinten-
dent, were callers at the Ell Centro
chamber of commerce Saturday to
commend chamber directors and
staff for their efforts in behalf of
the introduction of sugar beet cul-
ture in Imperial Valley. Strodthoff
expressed himself as gratified at
the results shown by the twenty
or more test plots of sugar beetS
planted in various locations thru
out the valley and sponsored by
his company and the Holly Sugar
company. In every case, Strod-
,thoff stated, the beets are doing
well and all have passed any dam
ger of curly top, a menace to sugar
beets in the early stages of growth
The sugar company executives
believe that sugar beets in Imperial
Valley will show an unusually high
sugar content and high purity test.
These facts will be determined in
April and May when the harvest
from the test plots commences.
Sugar beetS, according to men,
bers of the chamber of commerce
staff, are destined to become one
of Imperial Valleys most important
crops. Their culture fits in splen-
dldly with our agricultural cycle"
state Manager Hays, land the sugar
companies are going to do every
thing possible to foster the sugar
beet industry here because the
sugar beet harvest in Imperial VAL
ley comes earlier than on the coast.
and this would give the sugar fac
tories two months longer run
each year."
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-22

up and robbed w. H. Mcfarland,
724 B street, on a dark street near
the Brawley police station early
Sunday morning.
One of the robbers, a short man,
held a gun against McFarland's
back while the other, tall man.
removed $92 from his pockets, the
victim told police.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-22
NON-RESIDENTS
SEEKING WORK

Contractors on the All American
canal and Imperial dam are not
ordering additions to their crews of
working men at this time, according
to Chan Livingston, head of the Ma
tional Unemployment service.
Most of the applicants who crowd
the hallway in front of the MRS
office are not residents of Imperial
county, Livingston said, but came to
this area in hope of obtaining work
on the big projects.
Even work for local residents has
been difficult to obtain this month,
he declared. Few women apply at
the MRS office for employment, he
concluded.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-22
TEN YEARS AGO
December %, 1926

I'll Centro's Christmas tree. the
Rotary clubs gift to the city, point
ed It's top skyward shortly after
noon today following it's planting
at the intersection of Sixth and
Main streets.
Central Union high school placed
tive men on the all-valley football
team today when the coaches of the
four schools selected the outstand-
ing players in the league.
Peters, Byrd, Hickox, Schultz and
Flanagan were the players chosen
from Central's championship SQUAD
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-22
LOOKING
BACKWARD
What The Press Files
Tell of Imperial VAL
ley for This Date in
Past Years
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
December %, 1911

Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Hand cele-
brated their twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary with a silver wedding
and dinner at the family home in
El Centro today.
w. E. Cox is erecting a large
building at Calexico TO be used for
a skating rink.
Miss Mamie Northcott returned
today to spend the holidays with
her family. She is attending San
Diego State college.
The undefeated basketball team
OF Central Union high school will
meet Imperial high for the valley
championship next weekend.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-22

ne has bought by the hundreds of
tons. He's got enough cinnamon
446,l24 ounces of ito sprinkle
the buns of everybody in America.
And eggsl What an omelette.
He's got 31,937,490 of 'em, all fresh:
tne Total production of more hens
IMAM even Mr.. Bunyan himself
ever hired to produce the ingred-
tents to make those cakes he used
70 mix with a spoon carved from
a telegraph pole.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-22
TWENTY YEARS AGO
December 22, 1916

Mrs. j. P. Griswold, who has been
a guest at the home of her son,
n: c. Griswold, for several weeks,
left today for her home in San
Diego.
Walter o. Hamilton, former pres
ldent OF the Imperial Irrigation
district board, took a trip to Cal
exlco today. 1t is the first time
Mr.. Hamilton has been able to get
out of town since last fall when
ne was seriously injured by a fall
IN one of the hot springs at VOL
cano lake.
County Assessor Wiley M. Weaver
mas been granted Today vacation,
which he will spend in the Arizona
mountains.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-22
POLICE HUNT
TWO BANDITS

brawley police Monday were
searching for two men who held
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-22
Schools to Close
For Holidays Wed.

Wednesday is the last day of
school for elementary and high
school students in Ell Centro, and
for the majority of schools in the
county. Schools in the city will re-
main closed for the Christmas vaca-
ton until Jan. 4.
Special Christmas programs and
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-22
SANTADOING
BEST TO SET
XMAS RECORD

santa Claus is doing his best to
boost business in Ell Centre this wear
WIN present indications of the hol-
iaay mail totals reaching the all time
high for the city.
rackages, cards and letters con-
Ihis years postal receipts totals
are expected to top by $1,000 any
ioliuay business ever done by the
Institution, said Postmaster Frank
Richmond.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-22

assemblies have been planned by all
the Ell Centro schools for Wednes-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-22
WORKERS APPEAL
TO SRA FOR AID

Visions of year-around paradise for workers in the
peas, lettuce and cantaoupes of Imperial Valley faded
when frost put end to the harvest recently
left dozens of transient laborerS out of work.
The laborers flocked to the valley from Oklahoma
Evening star., 1936-09-30
Variety of Claims Spotlight of Early Autumn Season
By the Way
Beth Blaine

THIS time of year fortunate enough
Fall wardrobe
speculative slightly
expression together their
hit the big
Southern gait get off heels and right toes
really tonic!
The filed Nth oomoine'ons Of plaid
feathers fruits fowers
@ I M n n gss % g eb are are oSsS On 5 M % @ 0 @
that has to be very Garrett" not to feel like the
Last Saturday perfect day polo
everywhere
of the ponies was most picturesque with the Argentine ons
gauchos pone
beautifully the team
looked almost they standing still when Argentine
player whsked by
ENG1NDs days
- comdr Stephen KingE1an. who
certainly there versatile person who
produced topnotch N
of he
with the greatest ease He oroad once week " the
listen
families who call him Stephen! When
Comd was here two years ago he had three successful plays run
Middle Watch" the
histories the world South Sea
which being produced the movies councillor
of incidentally
he writes of the
of the day.
comdr Kng-Hau is here wth party touring America IN
lists camps not dog ua9ns ana on the ToGd Once mek ne
cocktail hour Interesting group gathered to meet MIN and his
We happy Nemone Botou
for the
look at but she
father
Baur OF Dauck she the niece OF Montdou Norman OF the
and
family
her
Taylor commanders
Williams looking
Austin of Vermont who
in
through listening Of the most
absorbing
a
Evening star., 1936-09-30
Miss Mary Duprey
And Mr.. Hoehling
Wed This Morning

THE marriage of Miss Mary Eugene
Duprey, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Philip Henry Duprey of Worcester and
Bass Rocks. Mass, to Mr.. Adolph Au-
gust Hoehling, Sd. son of Judge and
Mrs. A. A. Hoehling of Chevy Chase,
took place this morning at II O'Clock
in st. AIMS Church. Gloucester, the
Rev. Miles D. Kiley officiating.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father and wore gray tweed
costume trimmed in astrakhan and a
cluster bouquet of white roses and
sweet peas.
Miss Dorothy Duprey was maid of
honor, wearing spruce green dress
with a cluster of talisman roses.
Judge Hoehling acted as best man
for his son.
A reception was held following the
ceremony at Dorruth Barma, Summer
home in Bass Rocks of the brides
parents, Mrs. Duprey, mother Of the
bride, wearing gown of hyacinth
silk with a corsage bouquet of gar
denias. and the bridegroom's mother,
Mrs. Hoehling, who wore black suit
trimmed in lame and cluster of
orchids, assisted in receiving.
Mr.. and Mrs Hoehling will sail for
an extended European trip, and on
their return will make their home in
Washington.
Mrs. Hoehling attended Wheaton
College, Norton, Mass, and the BRIDE
groom graduated from Trinity College
in Hartford, Conn.
Evening star., 1936-09-30
Mrs. Henry Morgenthau
Will Return Next Week
From Farm at FiShkill
Secretary of Agriculture in Illinois-Miss
Frances Perkins on Speaking Tour
in New York State.

of the Treasury Mr. Henry Morgentnau Jr WI"
be Joined Washington next week by Mrs Morgenthau who
is FiShkll, N Y. Secretary ana MIS-
Moreenthau again will be at street this Winter.
The Secretary Agriculture Mr. Henry Wallace now IN
Aurora Ill., and expected back the middle Of next month
The Secretary Perkins spending today
In Binghamton Y will speak in Schenectady
She is expected to Washington the end of the week
The Ambassador Germany Hans Luther New York
TODAY to and Dr. julius Dorp
muller who tonight The German visitors
made Western after attending the third World Power
Conference.
Mrs Robert Bingham wife of the United States Ambas
sador to the arrived in New York yesterday
the Berengaria and is at the Plaza Hotel.
The Latvian Minister Nine Bmanis will entertain at
dinner this evening legation honor OF Mr. and Mrs Earl
Packer been appointed first secretary Of the
United States Legation in Latvia.
Representative Terry Little Rock, Ark, with his
son has been spending here Wardman Park HOTEL
Interstate Commerce and Mrs Clyde B. Atch-
son whose marriage place Portland Oreg September H.
have returned to the Capital making their home at 1927
s street Mrs Atchison formerly DR.. Ada McCoWn
Frau Won Boetticher military and air attache OF
the German Embassy Friedrich Boecher has as her
house guest Selma Wrsng who Will spend
several weeks here in Washington.
COL and Mrs R. Key of London England, spending
brief time at the Dodge
Capt M E. Crs A., Mrs Crist of Harrisburg Pa,
are at the Martinique.
Evening star., 1936-09-30

blond elder daughter Of Mrs. George
c. Thorpe and the late Col. Thorpe.
Capt. Pack was for some years COM
mercial secretary at the British En-
bassy here, and at present is CONNER
cial counselor Of the British Embassy
in Madrid. Their many friends in
Washington will be glad to hear that
they are safe and sound. though un-
doubtedly have undergone some try
Evening star., 1936-09-30
Concert Season Planned
Princess Ourusoff Announces the Box
holders for the Winter.

erick Keep. Miss Mabel Boardnan, Mrs
Henry Alvah Strong, Mr.. Percy Lee
Atherton, Mrs. Edwin B. Parker, Mrs
Christian Heurich, Mrs. Harlan F.
Stone, Miss Elizabeth Patterson, Mrs
James c. Dunn, Mrs. Walter Bruce
Howe and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph e
Davies.
Princess Ourusoff plans to arrange
for the occupancy of every box in the
hall before the opening concerts Of the
respective series. The first Sunday
concert opens the 1867 season on
October IS. The first midweek con-
cert, which will also be the first
night concert Of the season. will take
place November 4. In addition to
marking the formal beginning of the
social season in Washington that con-
cert will be musical high light. Hans
Kinder, the conductor of the orches-
ira. has announced Guiomar Novaes,
brilliant Brazilian woman pianist, as
the soloist.
Aiding Princess Ourusoff in making
the box arrangements are Mrs. John
Rowland Hill. vice chairman OF the
committee; Mrs. Carl Droop and Mrs.
r. H. Dunlap.
Evening star., 1936-09-30

r MUCH interest is the we'd
ding of Miss Yeteve. Maenette
Steele. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter S. Steele, to Mr..
Evening star., 1936-09-30


Alfred John Owings, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Joseph Owings of Kirk
wood, Mo, which, took place this
morning at 10 o'clock in st. Thomas
the Apostle Church, the Rev. Father
Joseph Moran of1iciating. The altar
was decorated with ferns, palms and
lilies. While the guests were assem-
bling Mr.. William Harmon sang,
accompanied by Miss Elizabeth Healy,
organist.
The bride, who was given In mar
riage by her father, wore a gown OF
white satin. fashioned on princess
lines with a Peter Pan collar, and
long, tight-ftting sleeves. Her veil
was fingertip length, fastened to a
wreath of orange blossoms. The
bride carried white prayer book with
a shower bouquet of flowers.
Miss Eileen Collins of Washington
was maid of honor, wearing a coral
corded taffeta made on period style
with hat of coral taffeta maline, and
carried a Colonial bouquet.
Miss Ruth Ann Sullivan of Yonkers,
N. Y, and Miss Gloria Patricia Steele,
sister Of the bride. were the brides
maids. wearing gowns of aqua marine
corded taffeta with matching hats
and carried Colonial bouquets.
Mr.. Robert Knoob Steele, brother Of
the bride, was best man and the
ushers we're Mr.. Arthur William Sulli-
van Of Yonkers and Mr.. Francis Ort-
man of Washington.
A breakfast was held at the home
of the brides parents following the
ceremony for the rs classmates Of the
bride and bridegroom and the rela-
tives.
Evening star., 1936-09-30

of Rosemont, Pa, will take place No
vember 81 at the home of the BRIDE
elects brother-in-1aw and sister. Mr..
and Mrs. Douglas Ellis of Bala-
Cynwyd.
Mr.. Ellis will give his sister-in-law
in marriage and Mr.. George Heston
of Philadelphia will be best man. The
Rev. Andrew Mutch of Bryn Mawr
Presbyterian Church will officiate.
Evening star., 1936-09-30
RecentAutqrnn Weddings
Miss Yeteve Maenette Steele and Mr..
Alfred John Owifgs Married Today.

Mrs. Owings wore a gown Of black
velvet with black accessories and a
shoulder corsage of gardenias, and
Mrs. Steele wore dubonnet lace gown
with a jacket to match and black
accessories and shoulder bouquet of
gardenias.
Later Mr.. and Mrs Owings left on
wedding trip, the latter wearing a
suit of dark green trimmed in dark
brown beaver, with brown accessories.
They went on an extended motor trip
of the Middle Western States, Canada
and New England and White Sulphur
Springs and st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owings will make
their home in Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Owings attended Holy Cross
Academy and Trinity College and Mr..
Owings attended st. Joseph's College
in Mobile, Ala.
Evening star., 1936-09-30
- RINCESS OURUSOFF. the for
y mer Katharine Carlisle. who
has been appointed head of
the committee arranQinQ the


- mer Katharine Carlisle. who
has been appointed head of
L the committee arranging the
boxes for the patrons of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra, which
opens its sixth season on October Is
at Constitution Hall, has announced
the activities Of her committee.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt has
again taken box for the mid-week
series, Princess Ourusof said, and
many reservations for other boxes in
both the mid-week and Sunday Sc
ries of concerts have been taken. In
fact, only a few changes in the list
of boxholders is expected.
Among the regular box holders are
included Mrs. Franklin Delano Roose-
welt, Mrs Beale r. Howard. Mrs. Lewis
Emery, jr; Mr.. Edward Potter, Mrs.
Eugene Meyer. Mrs. Chester Bolton,
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman. Mrs. Fred
erick Hicks, Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss,
Mrs. Anne Archbold, DR.. William Nc
Clellan, the Soviet Ambassador, Mr..
Alexander Antonovich Troyanovsky;
Miss Alice J. Clapp, Mrs. William A.
Becker, president general, D. A. r.;
Mrs. William L. Crounse, Mrs. Fred