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Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
G.A.A. Members
Hold Annual
Sport Dance

Blue and White, Central high
schools colors, prevailed at the
Girls Athletic associations annual
sport dance Saturday night in the
high school gymnasium.
TIE gymnasium was cleverly dec
Grated with all kinds of athletic
equipment with football suit at
one end and girls athletic suit
at the other. Baseballs. bats, bas-
ket balls. volley balls and badmin-
ton racquets were arranged around
the room
A large number Of multi-hued
balloons were held at the ceiling
with a large net. At IL o'clock the
net was taken down and the crowd
was showered with balloons.
Committee members in charge
were Bernice Hurst, arrangements.
Elrose Maquar, advertising, and
Ruby Norris decorations.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Royal Arch Masons
Hold Dinner,
Meeting Here

California, Arizona, Louisiana,
Ohio South Carolina ami Illinois
were represented at the Royal Arch
meeting and dinner held at the
Masonic Temple Saturday night.
Following dinner. Darius Chapter
of San Diego conferred the Mark
Master Degree in the Ell Centro
chapter room The Grand officers
of California and Arizona made
short addresses after the Degree.
About 100 Royal Arch Masons
were in attendance and 80 ladies.
The ladies were entertained in the
Commandery room during the con-
ference of the Degree.
California Grand officers present
were Delos A. Mace. Louis B.
Butterfield, Carl Alexander. Walter
Haight, Dan N. Richards, Henry
Barnes. and Leonard E. Thomas.
Arizona officers were E. H. Nc
Eachren, Charles Huestis. Shelton
G. Dowell, Walter L. Culver, Carey
Wilson. Harry A. Drachman, j. A.
Ivey. Morris GoldWalter. James
Whetstine and James Claffey.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
A Three Days. Cough
Is Your Danger SIGNAL

No matter how many medicines
you have tried for your cough, chest
coid, or bronchial irritation, you can
get relief now with Creomulsion.
Serious trouble may be brewing and
you cannot afford to take a chance
NMth any remedy less potent than
eomulsion, which goes right to
1t ,., seat OF the trouble and aids ma
tllre to soothe and heal the infiamed
mucous membranes and to loosen
and expel the germ-laden phlegm.
:, Even If other remedies have failed.
cont be discouraged, try Creomul.
sion. Your druggist is authorized to
TeIund your money if you are not
thoroughly satisfied with the bene-
nus obtained from the very first
pottle. Creomulsion is one word-not
two, , and it has no hyphen in it.
ASK Tor it plainly, see that the name
on the bottle is Creomulsion. and
youu get the genuine product and
the relief you want. (Adv.)
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06

A l6-key piano was presented to
Alma Joe Picoe for having the old
est doll which was thirty years
old. The doll had a lovely glass
face and was dressed in blue or
candle.
Twelve Shirley Temple dolls we're
present at the party and they were
dressed like cowgirls, and like Shir-
ley Temple in some of her pictures.
More baby dolls than any other
kind were present and they were
all dressed in embroidered and cro-
cheted clothes.
The Duchess of Windsor, attrac-
lively gOwned in blue velvet was
one of the many character dolls
Hawaiian dolls, Negro dolls, Indian
dolls and Mexican dolls were all
represented
The party was attended by a
most enthusiastic and well-behaved
crowd of little girls from many of
the valley towns, who spent much
of their time sliding down the
slide. looking at the dolls and eat
ING ice cream.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06

Nothing less than a delicious
chicken dinner will be served to
Dams Entire members and their
guests at the sections dinner dance
to be held at pm. Thursday in
the Ten Thousand clubhouse.
The dance, the first being pre-
sented by the new section, will be
under the direction of Mildred
Hubbard general chairman. She
will be assisted by Mrs. Earle G.
Davis, program and Mrs. c. S.
Reed, decorations.
Members are asked to make their
reservations with Miss Hubbard,
telephone 1597-W, as soon as pos
sible.
Varied entertainment will be pro-
vided. For those who like to dance,
there will be dancing in the main
auditorium. For those who would
rather play bridge, several tables
will be set up in the tearoom.
Clever decorations are being made
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Welfare Section To
Hold Meeting
Tuesday Night

Members OF the Welfare section
of the Junior Ten Thousand club
will meet at the home of Mrs. Colin
Barrett, 818 He'll avenue for their
regular business meeting.
The girls are asked to take their
old clothes to the meeting to fix
over for Christmas for families in
need of them.
Plans for bicycle party and
breakfast set for next Sunday will
be made.
1t was announced Monday that
any girl missing two meetings in
succession without a good excuse
will be dropped from the section
Members who will be absent at
Tuesdays meeting are asked to
notify Mrs. Barrett.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Churches
Schools
Social Calendar
CALENDAR
NHnArnAV

CALENDAR
MONDAY
F. & AM, 1880 Masonic Temple
Young People, 1880, st. Mary's
TUESDAY
Arts and Crafts, 10000 club
Lions club, IL, Barbara Worth
Fair Booth Com, 1, Fair grounds
LO.O.F. No. 1 397, 8, 532 Main
Nv. COmmandry, 1880 Masonic
Temple
washington P.-T.A., 1880, school
Bschelors. 1880, Tony's
University Women, 1880, Barbara
Worth
Oasis Shrine No. 20, W.S. of j.,
8. Ma sonic Temple
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Mrs. w. M. McCoUr
Honored At
Goir1g-ALUay Party

Mrs. w. M. McCoWn of Idabelle.
Oklahoma, was honored at a going
away party given by Mrs. j. B.
Hill at her home in Imperial.
Mrs. McCown has been spending
the last few weeks with her brother
j. B. Hill and Mrs Hill.
Many lovely going-away gifts
were presented to Mrs McCown at
the party.
Hostesses in addition to Mrs. Hill
were Mrs. Elmer Provence. Mrs.
Henry Moore and Mrs. Roy Small
ing.
Guests present were Mrs. c..
Thomas, Mrs. Jim Thomas, Miss
Ruth. McAnnly, Mrs. A. McAnnly,
Mrs. v. A. Deaver. Mrs. Della Har-
per, Mrs. Ada Offield. Mrs. Claude
Stanfield, Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. Henry
Moore, Mrs. Roy Smalling, Mrs.
Elmer Provence, Mrs. Hilda Larson,
Mrs. Edna Neal, Mrs. McCown.
Mrs. Dave Hart and Mrs. M. Farrar.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Guardians To Hold
Meeting Tuesday

Change of meeting place for the
Camp Fire guardians meeting was
announced Monday by Mrs. Walter
Phillips.
Guardians will meet at 7:30 pm.
Tuesday at the home of Mrs Louis
Slee, 878 Orange avenue.
Guest speaker at the meeting
will be Miss Hazel Tilton. art in
structor, who will discuss hand
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Dams Entire Will Hold Dinner
Dance at Clubhouse

by the decorations committee and
they will follow the Christmas
theme, with red and green predom-
mating.
Guests of honor will be Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Currier and Mr. and
Mrs. Winston Anderson. Mrs. Cur
rier is the president of the Wom-
ans Ten Thousand club and Mrs.
Anderson is the president of the
Junior club.
Complete and final plans Will
be made at committee meeting
to be held at pm. at the home OF
Miss Hubbard, 473 Holt avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06

Moore and Mrs. p. A. Murray.
Members attending were Mrs. A.
II. Mealey, Mrs. Walter Vogel Mrs.
E. G.. Luckey. Mrs. Thomas Stevens,
Mrs. John Michaels, Mrs. A. G..
Ramsdell, Mrs. l.. H. Baughman,
Mrs. NJ. B. Congrave. Mrs. Clara
Dillen. Mrs o. NJ. Christofferon,
Mrs. Sem Bacon, Mrs. c. B. Nc
Cullough, Mrs. w. F. Wevdell Mrs.
G Roy Tomson, and Mrs. A. M
Williams.
Mrs. Bacon and Mrs. Christof-
ferson We're in complete charge of
the luncheon.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Successful Bazaar
Held By Society

Members of the Emmanuel Circle
of the Baptist church held a most
successful bazaar at the Nevada
California building Friday and
Saturday.
The ladies of the church wish
to thank the company for the use
OF the building and the many pa
irons.
Proceeds from the bazaar will
be presented to the church finance
committee.
Ladies who assisted in the ba-
zaar were Mrs. Merl Wilson. Mrs.
L Taylor, Mrs. l.. A. Dunlap and
Mrs. George Cannon.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
University Women
To Hold Meeting

Members of the Ell Centre district
OF the University women's club will
meet at 7:30 pm. Tuesday at the
Barbara Worth hotel.
A guest speaker will give-a synop-
sis of the conditions now existing
in the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Missionary Society
To Hold Meeting

Members of the Missionary So
ciety of the State Street Christian
church will meet at 2:30 Tuesday
at the home of Mrs. John Tyler.
1893 Olive avenue.
Regular business will be discussed
and short program will follow.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Arts And Crafts
viii Meet

Members of the arts and crafts
section of the Junior Ten Thou
sand club will meet at 7:3O pm
Wednesday, at the home of Mrs.
Clarence Polzine, 653 Olive avenue.
A new project, leatherwork, will
be taken up at that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Nv. Con,n,andry
Will Meet

Members of the l. v. Commandery
No. 54 will hold their regular meet
ing at 7:30 pm. Tuesday at the
Masonic Temple.
Election of officers for 1888 will
be the main business of the meet
ing
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06

Proudfoot
Brawley guests were the Mes
DANES Robert Slee, Paul Johnston,
Carl Jacobson. Roy Thompson, Low
eridge Marsh, Watson Imerie. Thom-
as Rhea. John Ireland Hollis Wood.
Jim Connors, George Holleran. Fred
Trude. William Gerry. Steve Harris,
Ray S. Swanson, W. Eaton, Charles
Clay and Glee Smith.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Dirsesss q ~ Asssiess Mvsss

trail. As far as l could see stretched a
path, twenty yards wide. thick with
hailstones as big as marbles. I filled
a saddlebag and returned to camp.
Some l split open. The center of each
vas Opaque, snowlike, surrounded by
ice in alternate clear and clouded lay
ers. This was true hail, which occurs
only in Wa,ss weather in conjunction
with thunderstorms. The successive
layers of clear and snowy ice were
acquired in the course of several jour-
neys. up and down. between relatively
cold and warm regions of the atmos-
phere, before the ball finally fell to
earth. At high levels. the growing hail
stone was coated with snow; at lower
attitudes, it was coated with rain
which turned to ice as the stone was
again carried aloft. This could occur
only in the turbulent uprush of air
preceding thunderstorm such as had
swept across the Cobb.
India is the home of the biggest
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Moouziss Section

hailstorms. One storm killed more
than hundred people! In the United
States the largest hailstone on record
fell in Nebraska on July 6. 1928. This
giant ice-ball weighed pound and
half and measured seventeen inches
in circumference
There is another class of hail which
is not true hail, meterologically speak
ing. These are icy particles like minia-
ture snowballs. the size of small peas.
They come in cold weather - often
with ordinary snow.
Then, there is a third class - the
tiny globules of clear ice which some
times fall in cold weather. For want of
a better name these frozen drops of
water are designated by the all-em-
bracing term, ''sleet.'
have seen red and brown hail in
China. They are caused by fine soil
particles in the atmosphere usually
blown up from deserts and dust areas
on the earth.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
The Pussmores at No. 20

"Hairbrushes," said Walter. "How
very nicer He bent over her and
kissed her gently. surprised. Il do
hope you'll like my present to you" he
said. From Paris. But I'm not aw-
fully clever about color and 50 on"
Il know I shall like it," she said,
huskily, turning to her. own heap of
parcels.
1.-The trouble with bringing things
from abroad" Walter went on. ''is that
you can't change them if they don't
fit"
If they don't fit! She stood, feeling
numb, with Walters present to her in
her hands. A dozen pairs of beautifully
fine silk stockings, such as you could
not buy here. Silk stockings, in a good
serviceable shade. Her heart beat in
her throat. The lights of the Christmas
tree swan before her eyes. She turned
and searched among her heap of par
GELS for that little white box.
1t wasn't there.
A dozen pairs of silk stockings.
card neatly tucked in with them.
with fondest love from Walter"
And suddenly she knew, without
knowing how she knew it. that it
meant nothing. Once those words had
meant something, but she had allowed
the bright candle to be blown out, and
now they were Just an empty form. A
current conversational coin.
She knelt before the fire, holding her
hands out to the blaze, shivering. She
Coetievsd os peee 15)
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Costiaved from poos five

a brooch of sapphires and diamonds.
1t was shaped like a heart, with a
diamond arrow going through it, and
on it in diamonds the words, "A toi!"
He must have bought it for her in
Paris! Tears filled her eyes. Tears of
real affection and gratitude. It touched
her to the heart that he should take so
much trouble. and buy her this lovely
thing. 1t would 60 beautifully with the
new frock that lay, made up by Miss
Platt, on the spare room bed, all ready
for the Gardullas' party.
She went out and bought him the
best pair of hairbrushes she could find
at such short notice. Ivory, with his
initials in silver. 1t had been, she knew,
wrong of her to look. but she was glad
she had. 1t transformed the whole of
Christmas for her. She was excited as
the children for the moment to come
when the Christmas tree was lit. and
the presents opened at last. When
Edith rang the ceremonial gong; to
signify that they could all 60 in and
open their parcels, ON Christmas Eve,
she held out her hand to Walter with a
little excited laugh. her fingers closing
round his more warmly than they had
done for long time.
The candles on the pretty tree
snapped and twinkled. Cook and
Edith, and Ada. were there, in clean
aprons, beaming over their own pres
ents. The air was loud with the clamor
of the children: ''Oh, Mummie, my
doll! My bicycle! Oh. Mummie, the
very thing l wanted!'
Evening star., 1937-12-26
oto| oo|ishness
Once you're out Of burning house -stoy out!
BY JOHN J. MCELuGOT

in Chicago. an entire family escaped
an early-morning blaze by the skin of
of their teeth, thanks to the barking
of their dog. They we're no sooner
safely on the street, however, than
one of the sons decided to 60 back
after something - to his death. And
the thing for which he sacrificed his
life was a picture of his father Worth
saving. but not at such price.
The danger of going back into
burning building becomes more ap-
parent when you realize that the
greatest hazard of the typical dwelling
fire - the thing that kills far more
victims than flames - is the combus-
ton gases in the smoke.
If you doubt it. consider the recent
case of the woman in Leominster,
Mass, who tried to save some an
tiques from a house while the barn
near by was burning. The fire wasn't
even in the same building with her,
but since the rooms were rapidly fill
ing with smoke, the hremen ordered
her out - not once, but three times.
She knew better than they, of course.
Besides, she was mistress of her own
household, 50 she stayed until she
dropped. The coroner's verdict was:
asphyxiation.
We who see so much of fire and its
vagaries find it hard to fathom why so
many people actually resent being
told to leave their premises until the
flames are actually licking at their
heels 1t is even more difficult to un-
derstand why people who have had
the good luck to get out unscathed
aren't satisfied to leave we'll enough
alone and stay out.
The explanation probably is that
they forget about the lethal potency
of smoke and gases if, indeed, they
ever knew about it. But once you've
seen a young mother in her bed with
her tiny infant snuggled in the crook
of her arm, both stone dead from the
fumes of a downstairs fire they didn't
even know existed - we'll, you have
keener appreciation of how stealthy
a fire can be.
Perhaps that appreciation, even
through hearsay, will convince you
that it is prudent to get out of burn
ing building when you are told to -
and doubly smart to stay out once
you've escaped!
Evening star., 1937-12-26
THIS WEEK Me''zi"' s'e'e"
This Amazing Planet
lee cubes" from the sky: Of natures strange freaks
BY Roy CHAPMAN ANDREWS
Dssu~a H. M~s~.a Il &k~sihns

- NE July 3rd was standing
;: :;;:::; $ :: j e.; 6; :; E s: s: =
Mongols we're pitching our tents. The
bare, yellow stretches of gravel swan
in heat waves, 50 that the men seemed
to be wading knee-deep in water. OFF
to the left was a beautiful lake with
wooded islet in the center - only we
knew it was no lake, but just a perfect
mirage.
Suddenly a cloud swept in a long
spear of ominous black from behind
the jagged lava spines of an ancient
mountain, driving cold, swirling
wind across the desert.
Out of the cloud dropped a white
curtain that shut off the black rocks
from view. The cloud swept on and
away at race-horse speed. leaving
behind this shining streak of white.
l climbed to the back of camel
and rode off to investigate the dazzling
Evening star., 1937-12-26

IN SALEM. OHIO. last yeaf two
year-old child was carried to
safety from burning house, then,
escaping from her parents, ran
back into the building again unnoticed.
Fear or excitement or something
prompted her to hide in the cellar.
And that is where they found her
after the blaze was extinguished -
drowned by the water the fremen had
poured in!
, The poor little thing didn't under
stand the danger. of course. But, un-
fortunately, there are great many
poor big things" who also don't
realize that if you're lucky enough to
get out of burning house. you ought
to have sense enough to stay out
Not long ago. for example. six
teen year old Brooklyn boy got out
without a scratch or singe, then
thought of his pet cat and dashed
back inside. The firemen found him
later, unconscious at the head of the
stairs But they we're not able to tell
him that the Dalmatian mascot of one
of the engine companies had carried
the cat out in his teeth - because the
boy never regained consciousness.
In Detroit a housekeeper was
knocked out by smoke when her
kitchen caught fire. A neighbor, seeing
the smoke, rushed into the house.
dragged the woman out on the lawn
and revived her in the fresh air. As
soon as she was able to stand up
again, the foolish woman eluded her
friends and ran back into the house
to save some of her personal effects.
This time the firemen carried her
out. And this time, she didn't re-
vive.
Firemen see this form of Fatal
Foolishness 50 often that they are apt
to be tough with stubborn civilians
who won't leave or with crazy
ones who insist upon re-entering a
burning building Yet with all their
severity and vigilance, some take the
chance. Not to rescue some forgotten
member of the family, understand -
such nobility is understandable. But
invariably to retrieve some possession
that, no matter how dear, isn't worth
4 life.
We lost a twenty-year-old girl in
New York, for instance, because she
went back after a canary bird. Again
Evening star., 1937-12-26

She ordered his favorite dinner, and
put on the black tulle frock she had
freshened up 50 cleverly no one would
guess it wasn't new.
But for some reason, the evening
was flop. Later, she heard him telling
Edith the maid to make his bed up in
his dressing room, as before.
1--WE been sleeping badly" he ex-
planned later, avoiding her eyes Il
don't want to disturb you"
He looked, she thought thinner,
and older.
In his dressing room he remained.
In a way it worried Elspeth just a
little. though secretly she was rather
relieved. He had made the choice. not
she.
She forgot her problems, in the ex-
citement of preparing for Christmas.
Christmas is the children's feast, and
Elspeth had always done her children
we'll. The stack of parcels in the cup
board she kept locked in the spare
room was growing steadily. She had
dozen silk handkerchiefs for Walter.
As Christmas approached, Elspeth
became vaguely doubtful about those
handkerchiefs. Seen at home, they
were just little bit brighter than she
had bargained for. Walter didn't care
for anything very startling Ought she,
perhaps. to keep these by her for odd
birthdays and celebrations of that
kind, and get him something else?
She ruminated over the problem,
laying the hsndkerchiefs out occasion
ally, and looking them over, until the
day before Christmas Eve Then she
knew she had to make up her mind.
She wasn't in the habit of going
much into Walters room. His clothes
were looked after by Edith, who had
had him in hand for five years.
1t was desire to try and find Cut
what he really wanted. that made her
open his dressing table drawer. that
cold winter day. Clouds were banking
up like cotton wool behind the trees
in the garden. There was going to be
more snow, but she did not care. A
white Christmas is fun. She had just
decided that what Walter could do
with was some really nice new hair
brushes, when she caught sight of
little parcel wrapped in tissue paper,
tucked away back of his handker-
chiefs, and her heart began to beat
hard.
Walters Christmas present to her,
obviously! And by the look of it,
jewelry. She couldn't help it. She SIM
ply had to see! With careful fingers
that trembled with excitement, she un-
did the soft white wrappings. and
caught her breath at the little white
suede case inside.
It was long time since Walter had
given her jewelry. She discouraged
him, saying it was extravagant. but
suddenly she realized there is a time
for all things. even extravaganza. She
messed the little catch and the lid flew
back. "How lovelyr' gasped Elspeth.
On white velvet background lay
The Washington times., 1937-07-24
Common Man. to Be Told
Only Friend Is President
Bv EARL GOODWIN

New Deal insiders talk is now
directed toward letting the Com
mon Man understand that he still
has a Friend in the White House
and nowhere else.
That's going to be the political
strategy to offset whatever losses
in public favor attend the Presi-
dent and his supporters in the
matter Of the Supreme Court de-
feat.
To this end there will be strong
drive to enact the wages and
hours bill; also the wagner hous-
ing bill or something like it. It
has been generally understood, too,
that the President thinks as much
of his plans for the reorganization
of administrative management OF
the Government as he did Of his
original Supreme Court program.
Green Inspired
The visit of William Green,
president Of the A. F. Of L., al
though it was whispered to be on
an entirely different subject, gave
the labor leader a chance to talk
at length to newspaper interview
erS, boosting the Wagner housing
measure plus the general idea OF a
Wages-and-hours law at this Ses-
sion.
President Green pointed out his
belief that the Wagner housing
measure, if enacted, would be a
stimulus to the building trades
and help end unemployment. He
was asked if there were enough
building trades mechanics to build
the houses that would eventually
be started under the Wagner bill
and answered:
"The Wagner bill will Stimu-
late all sorts Of employment.
OF course the lack Of building
i'm the last few years has pre-
vented apprentices from enter
ing the building trades. This
bill would change all that"
SPEAKS FOR LABOR"
Mr.. Green's visit to the White
House gave him an opportunity to
say to inquiring reporters:
Labor is very much opposed
to the defeat Of the Supreme
Court plan; labor wanted the
enactment of that original
Roosevelt plan. When I say
labor, 1 mean the A. F. Of L.,
which after all is labor"
The attitude Of President Roose
welt, plus the talk of Mr.. Green
the visit of Postmaster Genera
Farley to the White House anc
the open hint that the President
Is going to drive home to the pub
lie the necessity Of complete so
cial program at this session; also
the assurance that the President
fears another Hoover" COLLAPSE
unless proper steps are taken now
is a sure sign to many a politica
observer here that the President i
already mapping out his next bat
tie.
It was no slip Of the tongue