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Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-21

Mrs. J. S. Jones returned Tues
day night from trip to Los An
geles.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Vie have as
their house guests Mrs. Vices moth
er and sister, Mrs. j. L. Meadows
and Mrs. w. B. Bezdecheck of Long
Beach. They will remain until after
the holidays, Mrs. Bezdecheck's S
daughter, Fern, and her son, Bill,
arriving Thursday. The latter at
tends Cal Tech.
Christmas is to be particularly
happy this year for Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter D. Carey for they are to
have all their family with them
Friday their daughter, Mrs. Eth
redge Truesdale. with Mr.. Truesdale
and their three children, Walter
Helen and Wallace, will arrive to
spend a week in Ell Centro with
the Gareys. Mrs Truesdale has
many friends in the city and will
be delighted to have them call dur
ing her stay. Leonard Carey, who
Is living with his sister this winter,
will accompany the Truesdales to
the valley.
Mrs. C. w. Maitland returned last
week from the Laguna mountains
where she spent the summer and
fall months, enjoying her business
venture, a small store in that To-
cality.
Mrs. Harold Hughes left the val
ley Monday night for Ardmore,
Okla, where she will join Mr.
Hughes. They plan to make their
home in the East to the regret OF
their valley friends. Mrs. Hughes
was active in Boyce Aten unit,
American Legion Auxiliary She is
the sister of Mrs. F. p. Lehman.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-21

christmas Imperial. the pro-
gram presented by Wilson school
Tuesday night for its annual OBJ
servance of the holiday season, was
unquestionably one of the finest
ever given by the school from every
standpoint: novelty of theme,
music, art work, stage sets, light
ing, costuming and the technical
end of the production.
The script, written largely by the
students. had a dual theme, the
inspiration of the desert I'm the
Palm of Gods Hand, and the
recognition of the value of music
which was introduced as part of
the curriculum of the American
public schools just 100 years ago.
Both themes were cleverly worked
out in the play, the story of an
eastern family spending its first
Christmas in the valley and recog-
nizing its appeal and its similarity
to the Holy Land. The love o.
music was interviewer in the theme
development of the plot, the pro-
duction ending with a beautiful
tableau in which the children
dreamed that the Madonna of the
Window" as told to them in a story
by neighboring musician, ap-
peared to bestow her blessing on
their mother.
Prologue
The production opened with a
prologue in which the boys and
girls glee clubs, clad in white
vestments with red collars and
chanting Christmas music, filed in
10 the auditorium. In front of the
curtain had been erected a minia-
ture creche and representatives OF
the student body, the glee clubs
and orchestsas presented their gifts
at the foot Of the manger.
The first scene was the exterior
of an Imperial Valley home, ar
excellent setting of the home ano
garden with typical desert archi-
lecture, trees and shrubs, the light
ing effects producing the impress
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-21

= -LTVILLE. Dec. 21.-Holtvjlle
residents are eagerly anticipating
the coming holiday, according to
the plans that are being made.
Mrs. Della Baker plans to leave
Friday morning for Pasadena,
where she will spend Christmas
with her daughter, and family, Mi
and Mrs. NJ A. Grizzle, and to add
more to the occasion. her SON. DR..
j. S. Baker, will also be there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Edwards
are among the stay-at-homeS who
plan to entertain on the festive o.
casion. Family guests of the Ed
wards will be Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
Little, Mr. and Mrs. Fred ClaVell
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens Harris, and
Leroy Edwards, who is home from
Davis. They also expect Mr.. and
Mrs, Jack Haney and Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. r. Stull from Fullerton
Paul Schattaver, a school friend of
JeRoy'S, is spending the holiday
visiting at the Edwards home.
San Diego will be the destina-
ton of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Baxter
and son. Robert, Christmas day to
visit at the home of their daughter
and her husband. Mr.. and Mrs
Newell PoindeXter.
Mrs. Lena Anderhot is planning
a large family dinner for her child
rem who are at home and those
who are married or work away from
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Abach-
erli and two daughters Rosalie and
Alice, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pluess
ard daughters, Barbara and Sylvia.
and Miss Marguerite Anderholt will
be guests.
A family gathering will be held
in celebration of Christmas at the
w. l.. Huebner home with Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Nealy OF Los Angeles,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford G.. Smith OF
Riverside and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert
Garrick all home for the holiday
The Huebners' grandchildren, Allen
Nealy and Bill and Mary Lou
Smith being. of course, the prin-
cipal celebrants.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-21
Society
Clubs
CaIexico We ddino
Of INTEREST," to
Many in Valley

Col and Mrs. Esteban Cantu of
420 Third street, Calexico, have
announced the engagement and
approaching marriage OF th e If
daughter, Anita Louise, TO Mr..
Charles j. Donnelly, jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles j. Donnelly. ST..
of Philadelphia, Pa.
The marriage will be solemnized
Sunday morning in Our Lady of
Guadalupe church, CaleXico. Miss
Carlotta Cantu, sister of the bride,
will be her maid of honor.
AS the Cantu family has long
been prominent in social and civic
affairs, both in Mexico and in
CaleXico, the marriage is of partic-
ular interest to Imperial Valley
residents. Col. Cantu was formerly
governor of Lower California. His
sister, Mrs. Ray c. Roberts of Los
Angeles, former Calexico and Ell
Centre resident, is known to many.
Mr. Donnelly is graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania and is
a cotton buyer He makes his
home at the Hotel de ANA.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-21
Joint Christmas
Eve Service by
Lutherans

A joint Christmas eve service
will be conducted Thursday, Dec.
% by the BraWley and Ell Centro
Lutheran churches, the service to
be held in the Ell Centro Seventh
Day Adventist church at South
Tenth and Holt streets, beginning
at o'clock.
This service will consist of re-
sponsive readings, recitationS and
singing by the Sunday school chill
dren, the congregation also taking
part in much of the worship.
The entire story of the birth
of Christ as found in the gospels
will be presented in question and
answer forum between the pastor
and the children.
Mrs. w. Aycock and Mrs. j. F..
Swain are in charge of the church
decorations.
The program is open to the pub
lie.
Christmas day, Dec. 25, at 10:45
am. the Rev. Mr.. Paul Neipp, pas
tor Of the church, will speak on
the angels message, Unto You
is Born this Day Savior
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-21
Christmas Seal Sale Aids
In tuberculosis Proqram

Since at this season of the year
the county tuberculosis association
is sponsoring the annual sale of
Christmas seals to finance its &C
tivities, Imperial county committee
of the Save-the- Children fund has
contributed to the Post-Press an
article on the disease and the
means by which it is combatted.
The committee points that tu-
berculosis is a germ disease, may
affect any organ of the body that
it is not inherited, but the germs
must come from someone having
the diseases. Germs may be trans
mitted from cattle to- human beings
or from other human beings. Over
work, strain, dissipation, insuffi-
cient food are the allies of these
germs. Children are more suscep-
tible to the disease then adults,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-21
Schools
Churches
Gail Chambers and
Edward Bissaard
To Be Married

Miss Gail Chambers, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Chambers OF
Holtville is to be married to Ed
ward L. Bisgaard, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris Bisgaard of Holtville
Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
in the Holtville Christian church,
the Rev. H. o. Langston officiating
Miss Pauline Chambers, sister o.
the bride. will be maid of honor
The bIiesmaids are: Cleola Boyd,
Ethelina Kamm, Flora Fay Langs-
ton and Myrl Chambers.
Clifford Bisgaard will serve his
brother as best man, Westley ano
Walter Bisgaard, also brothers, with
Milton Bailey and Delbert Cham
bers. brother of the bride, being the
ushers;
Marcia Mercereau is to be the
pianist and Walter Lott will sing
two solos.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-21
HoItvIe Residents Planning Interesting
Hor ~ Celebrations

Mr. and Mrs. Wade Cook plan tc
spend The holiday weekend visit
ing both of their families on the
coast, having dinner Christmas CO
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. c. c.
Moore of Los Angeles.
Christmas dinner with friends in
San Diego and on to Escondido to
visit their family is the schedule
planned by Milton and Kenneth
Meek for the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Denny will
entertain at home Christmas day
with their two daughters and three
grandchildren and friends helpnr
them celebrate the day. Those
who will dine at the Denny home
are Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Butler anc
two children, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Mitchell of Brawley and theil
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. w, T. Liv'
ingston and MI and Mrs. Edwir
Fitzhugh and son, Edwin Lee OF
Ell Centre. II
Mr.. Edwards two sisters will bf
guests at the D. V. Edwards homo
for dinner Christmas eve. Mrs. Lee
Connover coming from Los Angelo
with her daughters, Hazel anc
ToCts. and Mrs Fred Huston anC
Mr.. Huston from Brawley for tn
occasion. Miss Mary Ellen Edwards
who attends the Maybelle Scott
school for girls is also home for the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Roy Thompson
and family will be hosts TO Mrs
Verde Cooper and her children
Claire and Dale, and Ralph Cooper
on Christmas day.
Mrs. Rex MadduX is planning
Christmas dinner for Mr.. and Mrs
Joe Thompson and w. o. Maddux
of Ell Centro, Mr.. and Mrs. Guthrie
Smulling, Lee Smrlling and Vesta
Elder and Melder lawson G&.
Friends from Glendale are eX-
pected TO arrive Saturday to spend
the holiday weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Forrest Ferguson. Guests will
be Mr. and Mrs, Billy Mcintyre
and Mr.. and Mrs Roscoe Steele.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-21
Plans Completed d
For Junior Prom

Final arrangements were com
pleted Wednesday for the Junior
prom at Central Thursday night,
at $50 o'clock to which all Central
students and recent graduates have
been invited by the hosts.
Gay Christmas decorations are to
be put up in the gym Thursday.
including a tree and other seasonal
emblems. Santa Claus himself is
to appear at the party.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-21
N. E. Missionary
Society Meets

Methodist . Missionary society
members were the guests Tuesday
of Mrs M. J. DoWd, $50 Wensley
avenue having brief business
meeting and an interesting pro-
gram, the latter being under the
direction of Mrs. j. L. Dubois.
Mrs. c. E Sones conducted the
devotional exercises; Miss Helen
Dowd, presented group of piano
numbers; Miss Georgiana Sones,
vocal solos, and Mrs. Dubois re-
viewed a portion of the study book,
Moving Millions.
Mrs. Dowd served tea after the
program, Mrs. Gertrude Teeple
pouring. Holiday DECORATIONS were
featured in the table appointment.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-21
Match Point Club
Hostess

Match Point Duplicate club
members were the guests Tuesday
of Mrs. w. B. Swanberger, 635 Ham,
ilton avenue. enjoying their usual
game of contract.
Mrs. Swanberger and Mrs. r. P.
Moore won high score for the eve
ming; Mrs. A. H. Keller and Henry
Swanson, second; Miss Alvena La
Fontaine and Mrs. C. j. Brooks,
third.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-21
ToAttend Sons
.Weddinq

Mr. and Mrs. w. A. McFadden of
the Westmorland district, planned
to leave the valley Thursday to at
tend the wedding on Dec. 26 of
their son, William McFadden and
Miss Frances Abraham of San
Francisco. The marriage is to be
solemnized in the Stanford Univer-
sity chapel.
The young couple are to make
their home in Bakersfield where
Mr.. McFadden is a geologist with
a we'll known oil concern.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-21
Calendar
WEDNESDAY

Past MatrOns and fatrOns, $3.50,
Holtvillc.
Presbyterian Sunday school pro-
gram, 7. church.
Hard of Hearing club, 1880, Braw-
ley high school.
City council, 1880, city hall.
Eagles, s, 500 Broadway.
Troop 2, B.S.A., 1880, Imperial
Veterans hall
Chamber of commerce, Z, Bar
bara Worth.
Carol singers, 1880, NJ. E. social
hall.
Christmas program, 1880, Holt
vile M. +. church.
THURSDAY
Rotary club, Barbara Worth.
McCabe Eucalyptus. IL, John
Waterman ranch.
Children's party, T. Masonic tenn
pie.
Welfare section, I, 5S1 Olive.
Lutheran service, 8, Seventh Day
Adventist church.
Junior prom, $3.50, high school.
B.P.O.E. No. 1925. 8. Elks hall.
/. v. Council No. 81, 8, Masonic
temple.
Barbara Worth Rebekahs, 1880,
First Baptist church.
20-30 club, 7. Barbara Worth.
Townsend club No. 2, 1880, court
house.
Lip reading class. 10, high
school.
Troop ID, B.S.A., 7:30. Scout hut.
Troop rs, B.S.A, 1880, McCabe
school.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-21
|News Items About
VaIIev Residents

Mrs. J. S. Jones returned Tues
day night from trip to Los An
geles.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-18
News Behind the News
- Harry Bridges Deportation

WASHINGTON.-Harry Bridges spectacular
west coast regional director of the C1O' Will be
placed on the spot within the next few weeks at
a Department OF Labor hearing to pass on
charges that he is legally deportable.
That is, unless Secretary Frances Perkins
who hasn't announced her decison-eXereiseS
the feminine prerogatiye of changing her mind.
Actual deportation of major labor leader
and conspicuous aide to John L. Lewis would
be cause celebre in labor history. But although
there has been heavy pressure on the Labor
Department both from west coast employers
and enemies of Bridges within the labor move
ment Bridges-an Australian citizen who has
taken out first citizenship papers in this country
is long way from being deported.
Bridges is charged, in dispositions brought
by members of labor organizations outside the
CIO. with being a member of the Communist
party. In some dispositions it is alleged that he
was present at major deliberations of the inner
circle" of that party on the Pacific Coast.
The CIo leader. however. has repeatedly de-
MED that he a member of the Communist
party. He would not be legally deportable un-
less it were proved that he belonged to
ganization which sought overthrow OF the gov
ernment by force and violence, as charged, or
that he himself had advocated overthrow OF
government by force and violence, which is not
charged.
immigration lawyers say it would be neces-
sary in order to deport Bridges, to prove not
only that he a party member, but also
that the Communist party advocated overthrow
of the government by force and violence.
They point out that although the party has
in the past been held to be that kind OF an or
ganization, the party. line" has been shifted
in recent years and the question will have to
be decided all over again.
The S10O a plate Jackson Day dinner in
Washington, at which Roosevelt again de-
nounced monopolies, was not as heavily attend
ed as previous similar occasions. But the law
psychologists turned out in force ana it seemed
doubtful whether any monopoly semi-monop-
oily was not represented in crowd otherwise
largely made up Of government officials and
members of Congress.
Among all the things that seem to be the
matter with the farm bill now in conference,
the admnstraton-and many farmers-have
picked on the Boileau-McNary amendment. The
amendment provides that acres taken out of
cotton, corn or other production can't be used
to feed livestock when the livestock or its prod
ucts (such as milk eggs and butter) are to be
taken off the farm.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace thinks this
proposal would be even more unenforceabe
than the unpopular potato act which the Su-
preme Court killed.
The amendment fails to suggest a method
for AAA to keep track of just which cows Craze
in which fields. 1t leaves unsoved the problem
of how to keep millions of chickens from wan
dering into forbidden acreage. Put it does seem
to play into the hands of the U. S. Steel Cor
porations wire fence subsidiaries.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-18
Other Editors Say
MORE THE MERRIER
(San Pedro NewS-PilOt

Herbert Legg member of the county board Of
supervisors, has announced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for governor, according
to expectations, making another addition to an
already long list of candidates. Certainly voters
who wish variety from which to choose cannot
quarrel with that list. It's case of the more
the merrier.
Only one name expected to be that list
will be missing, and that is Person Hall, who is
running for the Democratic nomination for the
senate instead. This a logical choice Of
Halls, since circumstances make it likely that
any campaign will include McAdoo versus
Hall theme. Since both running for the
same position, this aspect of an intra-party
fight will be somewhat isolated.
The newest candidate, Legg, is well known in
Los Angeles county, of course, since he is one
of the board of supervisors, representing the
eastern part of the county. Along with John
Anson Ford he has been identified with the
left wing part of the countys Democrats, al
though it is said he considers himself strong
a compromise candidate on the theory that he
is not so far to the left as Senator Olson.
With John Dockweiler on the right, j. F. T.
OConner in the middle, State Senator Olson,
Herbert c. Legg on the left and others in the
race, most of the fun Of the coming campaign
is going to be with the Democrats and in the
primary. 1t should be entertaining, indeed, as
we Americans demand of political life.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-18
Only intelligence
Can Overcome Horrors

Horrible violence between races and
nations is usually regarded in this west
ern hemisphere of ours as thing that
is confined to the other side of the world,
where inbred prejudices have hibernat-
ed for generations. We simply cannot
conceive of atrocities that might be COM
mitted in our peaceful western heml-
sphere Occasionally some rude shock
jars us loose from our concelted con-
tentment.
Such shock was provided by the re-
cent Investigations summarized IN re-
ports that at least 10000 citizens of the
Republic of Haiti have been killed in
cold blood since Oct. in what Quentin
Reynolds, reputable WRITER, calls the
"most horrible unprovoked massacre OF
modern times" President Trujillo of
the Dominican Republic is blamed for
the massacre of Haitians whose only
sin was that they sought work in the
neighboring Dominican Republic.
Perhaps this is a matter to be settled
bv the two so-called republics most
vitallv concerned, but it teaches lesson
the other nations of the world should
learn. In brief the lesson is this, that
intelligent leadership cannot spring
from an unintelligent public.
Judged by our standards in the United
States, the people of the Dominican he,
public are unintelligent, uneducated
and unframed in thinking. 1t is small
wonder that man like the Dominican
president, who is in reality stern die
tator, could rise to power over such
people.
Intelligence among the people-the
ability to know and understand their
own problems-is the first requisite for
the production of an intelligent leader.
In this matter the United States is
among the most fortunate nations on
the globe, for our people are intelligent
enough to produce Intelligent Leaders
and to resist those less intelligent
Barons of Ballyhoo who would assume
leadership if they could.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-18


Thought up at the moment stuff.
Also, experience has fostered the
system of letting the writer have
full rein in ideas. Nearly all write
best about the things that interest
them mCSt.
Albert Payson Terhune was in
spired to write his dog stories dur
ing a fireside chat with a Collie
asleep at his feet. Sinclair Lewis
was initiating some home town
characters after a small and select
dinner party when Main Street"
suddenly took form.
Judge Priest was born while irwin
Cobb was telling the late George
Horace Lorimer about a lovable
jurist in Paducah. And SO it goes
through a long list of fictional ia
voriteS. A trivial incident recalled
out of the past and a short story
or novel is launched.
Most of those oily embryo Valen-
tinos who popped to the peek
windows to answer the basement
buzz in the speak-easy era are back
waiting on tables again. And filling
the usual come-easy, go-easy role
are flat broke. In those days they
could get away with their culinary
atrocities because most of their pa
irons were not interested in food
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-18
Looking At 1t From
The Farmers Viewpoint

''Since you live in an agricultural
community, why don't you edit your
paper from the farmers viewpoint"
asked visitor from a metropolitan city
this week.
at is edited from the farmers view
point" he was told.
But the inquiry left lingering doubt,
as such inquiries will, and we decided
to ask a farmer about it. What would
he most like to see in his paper, we
asked. His answer was surprising. He
did not want more farm news. He did
not want more articles telling him how
to raise better livestock. He did not
want long discourses on soil prepara-
ton.
He wanted more news of what con-
gress was doing!
"I'm getting tired of hearing about
the farmers viewpoint" ;" this particular
imperial Valley farmer said. "Why does
everyone who doesn't live on farm
think that the farmer is some sort of
freak, interested only in what he him
self does on the farm?
"Your average farmer knows more
about national and international politics
and diplomacy than your average city
dweller. His wife knows more about
Paris styles than your average house
wife in the city. Mr.. and Mrs. Farmer
are above the average in brain power
they have to be to remain farmers. Sc
why all this talk about the farmers
viewpoint"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-18

SClEsN l1S1S now uOuDU= Jne
theory that the universe is eX-
panding. Hey, don't tell us that
the whole universe may be having
recession, too.
A medioc recommends that dis
tillers put vitam1ns in liquor
Soon we may see plump matrons
10 their reducing eXercize by
simply leaping onto the water
wagon.
If food value is added to cock
tails the barkeep of the future
may ask you if you want catsup
or mayonnaise on your martini.
And now there's even a bit of
Sox appeal about Japans invasion
of China. Or haven't you seen any
of those pictures of College girls
removing their stockings and burn
ing them?
Playwright Bernard Shaw says
the enunciation of a telephone
girl is better than that of the aver
age actress But then she needs
only memorize one line.
Excuse it, please!"
Music teacher says that Swing"
will be replaced soon by stream
lined music-but he doesn't know
how it will sound. Probably just
single note. held Indefinitely.
A professor would like to know
why so many college diamond
athletes on graduation prefer to
become baseball players to entering
business. Did you ever spend Feb
ruary and March in Florida, chum?
IF WE REALLY are in for an
other long recession the title of
that currently popular tune should
be changed to Mamma That
Eclipse Is Here Again.
The reason the modern Ameri
can child no longer believes in the
grounding myth is because he, un-
! like the Easter Rabbit and Santa
Claus, brings no gifts.
And then there was the school
boy who when teacher referred tt
food for thought, was under th'
impression she was talking abou
alphabet soup.
An East Orange, N. j., jeWele
has just invented gadget which
takes the shine off the seat o
papas trousers seat. We can sug
Igest but one improvement
method to transfer the shine Il
ones shoes.
Maybe 1888 won't be as tough
year as predicted. For a while W.
were afraid to look at those fat
little babes with which artists
always depict the new year W.
were scared they might be wear
ing boxing gloves.