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Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
EFFORT MADE
TO START BEET
CROP IN VALLEY

An effort to induce the raising OF
sugar beets III Imperial Valley by
the use Of curley top resisting seed
is being made by the Los Alamitoe
Sugar company through represen-
tatives now visiting in Ell Centre.
Bruno Juszkievicz, agricultural
Superintendent Of the company, ar
rived in Ell Centro Friday and eX-
pected to propose TO leaders in farm
movements that the company furn-
ish seed free of cost to farmers who
will plant two acres of sugar bcets
as a test. The farmer, according
to the plan. will use the beets after
harvest time for feeding cattle
which, the company claims, will
more than repay them for the acre
age and effort and will prove the
efficiency of the new seed.
Difficulty with sugar beets here
tofCre, JuszkieVicz points out, has
been that flies in the valley ruin
the plant, whereas the new seed Is
reputed to be impervious to fly at
tack.
Should the experiment prove sue
cessful the company plans to de-
velop the annual growth OF sugar
beets here on a large scale. 1t is
claimed that potential costs will be
$45 an acre and a fair tonnage
would bring sufficient income to
net the grower $75 per acre.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
City Teachers Plan
To Attend Summer
School Sessions

Summer school, study in various
phases OF professional work, or edu-
cational trips are being planned by
school teachers OF the city now
that the school year has ended.
At Harding school Mrs. Josephine
King will take work at the Uniyer-
sity of Redlands; Miss Claire Guth-
rie, at Miss Swope's school; Miss
Gladys Ikenberry, has planned a
trip to the Orient, accompanied by
Miss Helen Van Fleet, while Miss
Bertie Caldwell will visit the islands.
From Lincoln, " Leo DeCelles,
principal, will attend summer
school at use. as will l.. l.. Smith,
and Miss Eunice Sprinkle. Mrs. S.
D.. McCrory is another of the teach
ers who will attend Miss SWope's
school in Long Beach and those
who are to attend summer sessions
but who have not registered as yet
ire Mrs. Mary Griffin, Mrs. Eva
Walker and Frank Wilby.
From Wilson, Jens Hutchens and
Paul Cook are the first to announce
plans for summer school attendance.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
High School NeWs
Notes Reported
ASiIOnlar

AsilOmar
Barbara Hatch is to be the Of
ficial delegate to the annual Girl
Reserve conference at Asilomar,
June 27-July 7. Several others are
considering attending the confer
ence.
La SOlana
A great deal of credit is due
Mary Kathryn Horton, editor OF
the La Solana, and Mrs. Erma
Keller, and the rest of the staff
FOR the fine annual which was pub
lisheG this year. The theme of the
La Solana was the tXenty-fifth an
niversary of the publishing of the
yearbook. Throughout modern pic
lures OF school life were contrast
ed with pictures of 25 years ago
One OF the most amusing features
was the baby pictures Of students
and snapshots Of them now.
Faculty
Mr.. H. K. McCracken is planning
on attending summer school this
vacation in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
saving classes.
Complete Schedule

saving classes.
Complete Schedule
A complete schedule for every
hour of the day has been announc-
ed that includes classes for house
wives and business women, for bus
iness men, for high school groups
and for children.
Children have been registering at
their schools and adults, at the
plunge.
The purpose of the swimming and
life saving campaign Is to teach
good swimmers the correct methods
to be used in water accidents as
we'll as the rlllleS for the protection
of the individual SWimmed. Two
water reScueS in Imperial county
during the past week have pointed
out to local residents the need for
ability to practice live saving meth
DDS.
Those swimmers who complete
the instruction and examination for
either Junior or senior life saving
will be awarded certificates and en-
blens as American Red Cross life
savers these awards being made
June 5 by Carl N. Helmick, life
saving chairman of the Ell Centro
chapter of the Red Cross. Begin
ners buttons will be awarded those
who learn to swim a short distance
and swimmers emblemS TO those
who learn to swim proficiently.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
Many Recitals Scheduled for First
Week in June by Music Teachers

social hall, this being one Of the
most popular places this season for
recitals.
Wednesday night the first of two
recitals will be given by pupils OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Williams, the
concert starting promptly at 7:45
in the First Baptist church ano
being open to all interested. Their
second recital is June in the same
place and at the same hour.
Thursday night Marie R. Jenkins
will have her recital at 7:45 o'clock
in the State Street Christian
church.
Saturday, Nola Heald Bennitt,
will present Clifford Richards, 10
year old pianist and student of
three years, in recital, this recital
being held at the Kenah Studio, $50
Olive. Gayle Baker, flutist, will
assist
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31

perial Methodist church, the I'M
perial elementary students will be
presented.
Sparow's Parade Hans Schick) g,
Mildred Webb, Shirley Rau; Sum
mer Days John M. Williams), Rose
in My Garden John M Williams)
Ruby Harmon; Ginning Bells CTro-
jellD, Betty Harmon; When Mother
Calls (Erb), Helen Frances May
nard; The Bells John M. WilliamS), ,
Helen Frances Maynard; In March
Array GemonD, Toy Soldiers on
Parade MacLachlan), Shirley Rau;
Swiss Lullaby CHopson), Sunny
Sambo MacLashlam, Ruth cox
Ball Game MaskelD, Come and
Play (Benson), Jimmy Dizney;
Camp Winsum Greene), Granddad-
dy's Clock Hackleton), Harley In
gold; Awakening of the Birds
Iange), Penola Latham, Julia
Wells, Louise Allen; Clowns Dance
tBroumoff). O Sole Milo tDi Capua) ,
Leslie Wells;
The Camel Train CBaines), Gay
Vienna CRebe), Donald HlckoX;
Parade of the Butterflies (ElllS),
Wings of a Humming Bird Doc
ard, Louise Allen; In Chinese
Garden tOverholt, In Lilac Land
HEWITT. Mildred Webb, Waltz OF
the Flower Fairies Crosby, Scar
amouche (Sotughton) Julia Wells;
General Grants March Mack
Dancing Spirits (BohmD Penola
Latham; Bobolink tBranklin), Shir.
ley Rau; Old Black Joe Foster
Holiness, Nate Lehman; Little Briar
Rose Robert Schumann), Leslie
Wells, Shirley Rau, Mildred Webb
Donald HickoX.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31

Recitals are the highlights of
next weeks social events and at
least one will be given nearly every
night of the week.
Ruth Teeple Reid will have her
annual public recital on Monday
evening at 7:30 o'clock in the So
cial hall
Carmen Gibson, who is planning
a series of recitals, will present her
Imperial students Monday and
Tuesday nights in the Methodist
church, Imperial. Wednesday, the
El Centro elementary school stu
dents will be presented and Thurs
day, the high school students in
the Methodist social hall. All re-
citals will be at 7:45 o'clock and
are open to the public.
Tuesday, Hazel Baker, teacher OF
piano, will present her students in
recital at o'clock in the Methodist
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
ANNULMEN
OF MARRIAGE
ASKED IN SUIT
OOa

Because she was intoxicated al
the time she married George Oscar
Merriman in Yuma July %, 1881
Marjorie Primrose Merriman asked
the court to annul the marriage.
The suit Xas filed in superior court
Friday.
In a separate cause of action Mrs.
Norman accused her husband OF
failure to provide and OF desertion
Mrs. Merriman said they had
been on fishing trip and had
been drinking when they stopped
in Yuma on the way home. She
said her consent to the marriage
was obtained by fraud as both she
and Merriman were intoxicated
and did not know what they were
doing. She alleged she would not
have married him had she been
sober
They separated August l, 1881,
five days after the marriage cere-
mony was performed She said
Merriman is living in Minnesota.
The plaintiff is represented by
c, B, Smith,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
DIVORCE ASKED
UPON GROUNDS
OF DESERTION

Desertion was given as the
grounds for the divorce sought by
Camilla Gonzales Castellanos from
Francisco Goodness Castellanos. The
complaint was filed in superior
court Friday.
Mrs. CastellancS said her huS-
band was an automobile salesman
capable of earning between $l00
and 5000 a month. She said she
was in poor health and asked that
the court order her husband TO sup
pert their four children, who range
IN age from u to Is years. She
also asked that Castellanos pay
costs of the suit and attorneys
fees.
The couple married in e. Centre
May "a, 1920 and separated Sep
tember !, 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
MEXICANS KICK
AT ANNEXATION
PURCHASE IDEA

TIJUANA, Mex. May 30. (Up)-
Civic leaders here today character
lied the idea OF the United States
buying Lower California, Mex, as
an imposSibility and proposition
to which the inhabitants of the
territory would be almost unanim-
ously opposed.
Gov. Gabriel GaviraX was re-
ported en- route TO Mexico City
from Mexicali and could not be
reached fer comment. His trip was
said to be in connection with fur
therng relief projects in the I'll
juana and Aqua Caliente regions,
where conditions have been acute
since gambling ceased under pres
idential ukase almost a year ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
High School Graduation Friday
Evening Closes School Year

In their royal blue academic caps
and gowns the ITO graduates of
Centrals class of '36 filed into the
high school auditorium in impress
i've professional Friday night, for
the 28th annual graduation pro
gram of Central Union high school.
H. V. Adams head of the speakers
bureau of the Security First Ma
tional Bank of Los Angeles, deliv
cred the address on Americas
Greatest Industry. Our Schools" in
which he stressed the Importance of
education above all other institu-
tionS.
The program opened with music
by the orchestra, and at intervals
during the evening following musi-
cal numbers were presented: a song
by the girls double trio, a piano
solo by Jack Morgan, and a song
by Allene McChristy.
Prof. John L. House introduced
o. c.. Horne, chairman of the board
of trustees who awarded the di-
plomas.
Vivian Whitehead and Robert
Landerman received life honor
scholarship certificates, Prof. House
presenting them and also presenting
Bob Fox the 20-30 clubs award for
the outstanding Senior student
The Rev. A. D. Buffers delivered
the invocation and the benediction,
the program closing with music by
the orchestra.
After the commencement the stu
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
Story Written For
Summing Campaign
By Phyllis Purdy

The following story Take A Tip"
was written by Phyllis Purdy OF
Wilson schools 7-3 grade for her
story writing club and for the ap-
preaching Red Cross swimming
campaign. The tale carries its own
moral
TAKE A TIP
Ell Nora Van CheSter'S face held
a puzzled look For the last hour
she had been trying TO decide upon
a bathing suit She tilted her head
to one side and murmured.
Il love the blue one, and the yell
low one is just adorable, conse-
quently, it shall be my choice"
The suit was nearly wrapped
when she finally decided on a pref
ty pink one with cap and swimming
shoes to match. She soon donned
herself in her new outfit and start
ed for the pools edge, not to swim,
no. Ell Nora just had habit OF
showing Off:
With one of her hands on her
hip and the other in her soft golden
locks she strolled around the plunge
time and time again. Several chill
dren about u years OF age were
having a grand time playing tag,
follow the leader, and SO forth.
Suddenly, one foolish boy crept UP
in back of her, and gave El Nora
an unexpected lunge. Being fully
unprepared for this, she toppled
head first kicking and sputtering
into the water
"Hel-l-l-p! I can't swim, can't
breathe, bl-ub. I'm suffocatingp
Another girl, just El Nora's age
diyed in ana in a split second was
towing her safely to shore.
When El Nora had recovered, she
fell to worshipping this new heroine
The new girl, seeing her chance,
gave Ell Nora a bit of a lecture and
finally convinced her to join up
with the Red Cross swimming cam
paign and learn to swim, dive and
last, but not least, to save person S
lives
A week later El Nora knew how
to swim, and to take graceful
"belly-flopS" ana to save a person
in an emergency. Hereafter Ell
Nora was the life of the party and
she remembered and followed this
saying:
Don't envy a good swimmer, be
one"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
Special Recipes For
Salad Dressings
Afford Variety

They all have high vitamin con-
tent-these cool cucumbers, rosy to-
matoes, crisp romaine, spring on.
ions, ruby radishes, and the rest.
But even if they had no special
health giving qualities, they still
would be among the choicest OF
summer delicacies.
These vegetables are at their best
when served simply in salad with
lettuce and a general helping OF
real mayonnaise. And if a change
in flavor from time to time is de
sired. try some of these palatable
variations of real mayonnaise, that
give fruit and vegetable salads a
piquancy and added interest.
Appetizer Mayonnaise
For Tomato and Cucumber Salads
Glove of garlic
2-3 cup Mild French Dressing
l-3 cup Best Foods Real Mayon-
naiSe.
Rub bowl in which dressing is to
mixed with outside of Glove of gar
lie. Slowly add French dressing to
mayonnaise beating constantly.
Makes l cup mayonnaise.
French Tomato MayOnnaise
(For Romaine or other Crisp
Greens)
cup Best Foods Real Mayon
naiSe
p teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Y cup pimiento, chopped
] cup skinned fresh tomatoes
To mayonnaise add Worcester
shire sauce, pimiento and tomatoes,
(cut into small shredS. Makes "a
cups mayonnaise.
Lemon Cream May0nnaise
(For Fruit Salads
1-3 cup Best Foods Real Mayon-
naise
2la tablespoons c onfcctioners'
sugar
Dash salt
q tablespoons lemon juice
l-3 cup cream, whipped
Fold mayonnaiSe, sugar, salt. and
lemon juice into whipped cream and
blend thoroughly. Makes l cup
mayonnaise.
Sour Cream MayOnnaise
For Tomato and Cucumber
(SaladS)
2 cup Best Foods Reay Mayon
naiSe
z cup sour cream slightly whip
ped
Fold mayonnaise into cream.
Serve with tart fruit or vegetable
salads. Makes cup mayonnaise.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
Red Cross Swimming and Life Saving
Campaign Begins Monday at Plunge

With heavy advance enrolment,
this years learn-to-swim and life
saving campaign sponsored by the
Ell Centre chapter of the Red Cross
is certain to be one of the most sue
ceSsful ever conducted in the city.
Glasses start Monday morning at
9 am. in the Ell Centre plunge and
George Hughling, instructor for
previous campaigns, will be on
hand to give the lessons. There is
no charge for instruction, a mini
mum charge being made for admis-
sion to the pool.
There are classes for beginners,
both children and adults, there are
the classes for those who already
know how to swim but who wish
further instruction, and there are
to be the Junior and senior lie
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
Booklet Planned to
Advertise Calexico

A booklet advertising CaleXico
will be compiled and printed by the
chamber of commerce at cost OF
5000. it was decided at a recent
meeting of the organization.
Members decided to hold the
plans for a community hospital in
allowance for time. 1t had been
decided to seek federal funds for the
project.
F. w. Greer, delegate to the Dem
ocratic national convention in Phil
adelphia, was appointed to repre-
sent the organization in Washing
ton in an attempt to obtain funds
for the post office building desired
in the border city
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
Mrs. Bibbins To
Leaue For Utah

Mrs. B. D. Bibbins is planning to
leave Ell Centre June IS for Los
Angeles where she will attend the
fashion show after which she will
leave for Logan, Utah, where she
will be head of the women's ready
o-Wear department and do all the
buying for Christiansen's, Inc.
The Misses Gwen and Harriet
Bibbins will accompany their moth
er to Utah and Miss Gwen Bibbins
will enter the university which is
located at Logan next fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
Valley Residents Using Double
Holiday for Vacation Trips

Supt and Mrs. C. B. Collins
have planned a pleasant holiday in
San Diego. with their daughter,
Mrs. d. c. Bransby and her fam
lily.
Judge and Mrs. J. E. Simpson
and their daughter, Miss Ellis
Simpson, left Friday night for a
Memorial day trip to Los Angeles.
San Bernardino was to be the
destination Saturday of MI and
Mrs. J. D. McCary who were to
visit friends and relatives.
A number OF Ell Centrans plan
ned to spend the holidays in San
Diego, among them being Mr.. and
MIS-. R. H. Frowss and Miss Marie
Cox.
Miss Florence Hess. who is With
the Bank of America in Los An
geleS, will be in Ell Centre this
weekend visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. " Hess.
10
A wedding is the chief event in
the vacation for Mr.. and Mrs Mar
shall Hamilton who will spend two
days in Long Beach where Mrs.
Hamilton's sister will be married
%
Mrs. William Hunt and Mrs. Tom
Bandy are having an extended holi-
day, spending two weeks in Los
Angeles.
MI and Mrs. w. J. McClelland
and Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore B.
Reynolds Sill make Live Oaks their
headquarters for the weekend.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
Society
Clubs
Social Calendar

SUNDAY
Sunday services, churches.
Bennitt recital, 4 Kenah studio.
MONDAY
Red Cross swimming classes, 8
pool.
Y.W.C.A. program committee, 2,
Barbara Worth.
Masonic luncheon, 12:15, Barba-
IA Worth.
Gibson recital, 7:45, Imperial.
Reid recital, 1880, ME. social hall
FL Centre lodge No. 384 +. and
AM, Masonic temple.
Junior chamber of commerce,
$3.50, California hotel.
Troop, 7, B.S.A., Scout hut.
Troop 25 B.S.A. McCabe
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31

With a two-day holiday in pros
pect many valley residents planned
short vacation trips or invited
friends to visit them. the latter be-
ing a particularly popular plan due
to the unusually cool weather
which made staying al home pleas
ant.
Among those who are celebrating
the holidays are:
Miss Jean Meyer is spending the
holidays In Los angeles and Long
Beach with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard P. Meyer. Upon her
return she will be accompanied by
Mrs. Meyer who plans to spend
June in the valley. Mr.. and Mis-.
Meyer recently enjoyed trip to
Yosemite valley with Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Schaetzel former El Cen
tro residents.
Mrs. Viola Peterson and Miss
Enola Peterson are enjoying a visit
this week END with Miss Imogene
Peterson in San Diego. Mrs. Peter
son is recuperating from a recent
operation.
.-OO-
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Blenkiron left
Saturday morning for Oakwilde
where they have taken Che Hugh
T. Osborne cottage for the sum
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Strickland
and DR.. and Mrs. Sem Bacon are
certain to have an interesting
weekend for they are spending it
in Ensenada, Mexico.
90
Mr.. and Mrs. John Frohly left
or a weekend trip to San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
Social Committee
Luncheon Guests

Mrs. w. j. Clements was hostess
at a prettily appointed luncheon
Friday at the Barbara Worth hotel
given for the social committee OF
Chapter AV, PEG, of which Mrs.
Clements is chairman. Plans for
the year we're discussed and eS-
pecially for the Reciprocity Bu-
reau meeting in Nov. at which
Chapter AV members will be host
eSSes.
Committee members are Mes
danes o. j. Bradshaw, Minor o.
Simms. Leroy Holt, Elmer w. Heald.
Allen P. Nuffer, Vaughn N Thomp-
son, Mrs. L. c. House, Mrs. For
rest E. Kutz and Mrs. Henry L.
Loud being invited as luncheon
guests also.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
Valley Cants Get
Praise at Meeting

Imperial Valley cantaloupes were
greatly enjoyed by the Business
and Professional Women of Cali
fornia at their recent convention in
Coronado according to a note re
ceived by the board of trade from
the convention chairman.
The board of trade sent over a
sufficient number of melons for the
Sunday morning breakfast and as
a result the Business Women are
advertising the fine quality of the
valley product.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
Acacia Card Party
To Be Wednesday

Acacia home department will
sponsor the final event in the
bridge tournament which the wom-
en- have been conducting this spring
Wednesday afternoon in the club
house.
Playing will begin at 2 o'clock,
there will be prizes for the winners
refreshments, and the awarding OF
the tournament prizes. This party
is open to all women interested.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
DeIphians Meet In
BrauOley On Friday

Ell Centre Delphians were the
guests Friday of Mrs. Willard Gard.
ner and Mrs. B. R. Davidson OF
Brawley meeting at the Davidson
home where they enjoyed a tempt
ing breakfast with the Brawley So
ciety. after which they took up
the study of the Barbizon artists.
This was the final meeting for
the year and Mrs. Gardner gave a
report on the recent convention of
Delphians in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
First Recital by Gibson Students
Monday Night in Imperial Church

Carmen Gibson has announced
the following program for the first
of four student reciCals TO be given
week of June l. AT this first recital
to be held at 7:4o o'clock in the I'M
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31

dents of the high school and junior
college and the alumni were guests
at the graduation dance at the
Veterans hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
ALIEN STILL ON
HUNGER STRIKE

YUMA. Nav 80. 0lP,-Irvin MIL
Gilman, 26. admitted deserter from
a German steamship, today began
the seventh day of his hunger strike
In protest AGAINST deportation.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
Camping Experience
Aim of Scout Course

Practical experience in camping
is the aim of the Scout leaders
camping training course to be con
Quoted Saturday afternoon and
Sunday at Camp San Felipe.
90
Scoutmasters and other Scout
leaders who will have charge of
Scout groups at summer camp will
attend, will camp out over night
cook their meals and attend sem
sinars in camping
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
Fred NuttaU And
Daughter Here

Fred Nuttall and his daughter,
Louann Nuttall are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. J. L. Travers. The Nuttalls
are former Ell Centre residents.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
Schools
Churches
Ell Centrans Begir,
Summer Exodus
From Valley

With the end of the school year
the summer vacation exodus be
gins and among the first to leave is
Mrs. L. j. Goree. Jr., who with her
children. Langston, Jr., and Caro-
line. accompanied by Mrs. Wayne
Fisher of CaleXico and her son Ger
aid Wayne, left Saturday morning
for a trip to Texas.
Mrs Fisher will visit in Uvalde
and Mrs. Goree and her children
will visit relatives in Corpus Christi,
Nayasota. and Victoria, Texas.
90
Another who left this weekend
for the coast is Mrs. A. B. Hanson
and her daughters Marilea and AL
berta who plan to spend their sum
mer IN Los Angeles.
Many FL Centrans will make Pine
Valley their headquarters for the
summer and those who are to leave
at once for the mountain resort are
Mrs. John B. McNeece and her
children and Mrs. E. f. Clements
and her children.
90
Mrs. George Bennitt and her
three children accompanied by Mr.
Bennitt, left this weekend for
Beaumont where they will spend
the summer.
Miss Marian Bayless. accompan-
led by her sister, Miss Barbara
Bayless, left the valley this week.
end for San Diego. She will teach
during the summer at the Walker
school in Ocean Beach
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
Marie Potts In
Recital Sunday

Nola Heald Bennitt is giving an
other of her student recitals. the
fifth in the series, Sunday after
noon at 4 O'Clock in the Kenah stu
dio. $50 Olive avenue.
At this time Marie Potts, 10 year
old student who has studied music
for three years, will be presented,
assisted by Mrs. Pauline Reynolds,
soprano. Elizabeth Kavanaugh will
play Mrs. Reynolds accompani
ments.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31

The Southern California fertil-
izer exchange is trying to secure a
reduction of taxes on fertilizer for
the consumer.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-31
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