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Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-15

Words of Wisdom
Strength of mind is exercise, not
rest-Pope.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-15

TOday's Horoscope
Persons whose birthday occurs
today are inclined towards skep-
ticism. Caution keeps them from
many pitfalls.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-15

Ono Minute Test Answers
/. He is governor general oil
Canada
2. The West Indian islands, ex-
cepting the Bahamas.
3. Garcon.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-15

Comes news OF a group of Aus
tralian aborigine who walked sew
eral hundred miles to civilization
to see a moving picture. After
they'd seen it they went back.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-15

Gibraltar experienced a violent
thunderstorm the other day. The
British garrison, Of course, paid no
attention, thinking no doubt it WIS
just another phantom" airplane
getting playful.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-15

TIME AND TIDE Wait For No M
And Neither Do st-Press
WaEt-Ad Section.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-15

Latest reports from China indi-
cate the japanese are not SO much
interested in Saving face" as they
are the entire hide.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-15
No. 1921

No. 1921
In the Superior Court of the ST
of California i'm and for the
County of Imperial
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, Plaintit
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-15

u years old by
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Evening star., 1938-11-22

reads "San Francisco, 1873 miles. "
The arm pointing east reads "Bos-
ton, 1873 miles"
Slowly Staging Comeback.
The Central Nebraska farmer Is
still having a struggle but he's
slowly staging comeback, he said.
In the wake of the lean years he has
found q stubborn collective pro-
gram a. consolidation of farms
traceable to the bad years. AS
farmers gave up and moved away
other farmers took over the land
and now may farmers are trying to
farm land that once was divided
into two or three or even more
farms.
"Our refugees will come back
some of them already have" he said.
Evening star., 1938-11-22
Body Of Queen Maud
To Be Taken to Oslo

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 22.-The body of
English-bor Queen Maud of Nor
way, who died early Sunday, will
be sent to Norway aboard the British
battleship Royal Oak for burial.
The Royal Oak will be accompa-
MED tomorrow on the two-day trip
to Norway by the destroyers Fame,
Brilliant, Bulldog and Keith.
At Oslo, the late queen, who was
the last surviving child of King Ed
ward VII of Britain, will lie in the
Church of Akershus Fortrese Hit
until funeral date is set.
A problem arose concerning hous-
Ing for foreigners who will attend
the funeral since most Oslo hotels
and restaurants are closed because
Of a strike.
OSLO, Nov. % (P).-Norwegian
court officials have ordered four
months of full mourning for Queen
Maud, who died in London Sunday,
to be followed by two months of
half-mourning.
Evening star., 1938-11-22

district and Immediately settle down,
on q top-notch farm-but he can't
do that. The good ones are taken.
The refugee has to settle on the
borderline land where he probably
isn't any better of than he was
back home.
II don't want to 60 to Washington
or Oregon or one of those lands of
plenty we hear about and settle on
leftover land. I'd have to learn all
over again-learn new crops, new
pest control, new weed control, new
methods and stumble around trying
to compete in an unfamiliar market
when got a crop"
Mr.. Dietz' farm is near a Lincoln
Highway signpost that points in two
directions. The arm pointing west
Evening star., 1938-11-22
Plune Tribute to Be Paid
1t. Black, Air Victim

A formation Of planes, with one
blank file, was scheduled to fly
over Arlington Cemetery this aft
ernon as a final tribute to 1t. Rob-
eret Kirkland Black, Air Corps, U.
S. A., one of eight flyers killed Fri
day in crash of an Army bomber
near La Grange, Ga.
Funeral services for 1t. Black
were scheduled to be held 1T 2::30
pm. today ir Fort Myer Chapel,
with Chaplain Ora j. Cohee off,
ciating. The planes were to fly
later during the burial in the cem-
etery.
Evening star., 1938-11-22
Nv the Associated Press,

BY the ASSOclRteQ FTeSS.
PORTLAND, Greg. Nov. &C.
L. Dietz, a farmer who felt the bite
of drouth but preferred to carry
on at home, today voiced the feel
ing of the dust bowler who refused
to become a refugee.
Mr.. Dietz, a delegate from Central
Nebraska to the National Grange
convention here, said the farmers
in his country had suffered a Sue
cession of scourges-dust, grass
hoppers, hot winds, hail and prices
Evening star., 1938-11-22
Dust Bowl Farmer Convinced
Moving Won't Improve Lot

that fell as fast as the hailstones
when they managed to get crop.
Most OF us stayed on our own
land in our own country because
we had a pride and confidence in
it," he said. II look at it this way:
Every district has It's advantages
and disadvantages and when you
list them all and strike a balance
one place Is as good as another.
Good Farms Taken.
1T would be simple If farmer
could pull up stakes, go to another
Evening star., 1938-11-22
Divorce Is Granted
To Too Skinny Wife
By the Associated Press.

0y VIC zKoSOCiWVcV 11c0Ds
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Mrs. Rita
Usatuck, 10, asked for a divorce yes
terday, asserting her husband, Peter,
deserted her after foIr months mar
riage because she. was too skinny"
HE told me he liked girls
plumper," the 114-pound, fairhaired
plaintiff told Judge Philip j. Fin
negan.
She got the divorce.
Evening star., 1938-11-22
Joint Luncheon

Sir Willmott Lewis, Washington
correspondent for the London Times
will be the principal speaker at a
joint luncheon Of the Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs tomorrow at 1890
pm. at the Mayflower Hotel.
Evening star., 1938-11-22

I'VE have q Job on our hands get
ting these farms divided up again
into the right Sizes"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
HoLtUilLe Seniors
Entertained By
Junior Class

HOLTVILLE. MAY THE Holt
vile Union high school junior class
entertained the Holtville seniors at
the annual Junior-Senior banquet
held Friday, May 5, in the Holtville
Methodist social hall.
The theme for the banquet was
"Old Fashioned Garden. Musical
numbers for the evening were: solo
by Bill Holmes, and several numbers
by a girls trio consisting of Pearl
and Geneva Sullivan and Reba
Trammel
The Junior class advisors are Miss
Martha Tanner and Verne Harri-
son. Committees for the banquet
were: food, Frances Rae Thomp-
son: decorations. Ethelena Kamm,
Amy Takahashi, Mitsuo Sanbon-
matsuo. BuefCrd Lambert, and Stan
ley Harlan; entertainment, Ethelena
Kamm, Charles Palmer, Amy Taxa
hashi, and Opal Bishop; seating,
George Drysdale, Ethelena Kamm,
and Amy TakahaShi.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Eagles VIII Hold
Special Mothers
Day Program

A special Mothers Day service
for Eagles and their families and
friends will be given at II a. m.
Sunday at st. Paul's Episcopal
church.
Rev. Devon Ellsworth, pastor of
the church, will deliver the talk.
The Eagles viii meet at the hall,
500 Broadway, to get flowers. From
there they will go to the church
in a group.
Frank Herring, of the Eagles
grand lodge, in 1904 made a
nation wide plea for a special
Sunday to be set aside for Mothers
Day. He made his talk on Feb.7,
1904 at the English opera house,
indianapolis, Ind. This was the
first mention of a rational Moth
er'S Day
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
PHONE 300

Miss Lillian Holiday and Russell
Lewis won the first prizes for the
ladies and men in contract at the
Ell Centro Eastern Stars card party
Friday night at the Masonic hall.
First prizes for auction went TO
Mrs. Grace Brown for the ladies,
and E. J. Burns for the men.
Door prizes were awarded to Mrs.
John Yates and II. O. Sullenger.
Attractive prizes were awarded
the winner at each table.
Those winners were: contract,
Mrs Laura Little of CaleXico, Mrs.
Ethel Macarthur. Mrs. Dorothy Rey-
nolds, Mrs. Alice DuSold, Mrs. Lille
Belle Bucklin, Mrs. Florence Will
son, Mrs. Lucille Lovesee, Miss Mary
Hart, Miss Lillian Holiday. Mrs.
Caroline Lemons, Mrs. Bertha Judd,
Mrs. Pauline Humphrey, Mrs. Jes-
sic Wilson, Miss RosamOnd Harris
of San Bernardino, Mrs. John Yates,
Russell Lewis, Ed Crandall, Neal
Hatch, and P Fl. Judd;
For auction. Mrs. Fannie Kuhn.
Mrs. Harvey Kenyon, Mrs. Grace
Brown, Mrs. j. Plemons, Mrs. Aline
Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Daisy Carey and
Mrs. Blanche Graves.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
McCabe-Eucalyptus
Home Department
Plans Meeting

Members of McCabe Eucalyptus
home department will meet at
1920 am. Thursday at the home
of Mrs. Hugh Osborne, four miles
south of Ell Centre on the CaleXico
highway.
Cohostesses with Mrs. Osborne
will be Mrs. George M Austin, Mrs.
Tom Allen and Mr.. George Witchen.
Election of officers will be the
main business of the morning
meeting. AT IL am, E. L. Carson
of the Security bank will explain
the FILA.
For roll call, each member will
answer by giving some current
event.
Miss Florence Glenn, home DEM
onstration agent, will speak on
consumers buying and making of
slips.
Others on the program will be
Mrs. George Winwright. who will
talk on Holland and Her People
and Fredes Smith, who will render
an acrobatic dance.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Prize Winners Named For
o. {. S. Card Party

MAY baskets filled with all kinds
of spring flowers. and blooming
Palo Verde branches carried out
the May Day theme.
A green and gold color theme
was carried out in the delicious
refreshments served the large group.
Committees in charge were Mrs.
Carolyn Mcconnell, general chair
man: Mrs. Hazel Reynolds, pub
licity: Mrs Lille Belle Bucklin,
tallies and score pads;
Refreshments. the Mesdames
Kathryn Cox, Faith Hodgkin, Ella
Tyler, Cora Maxwell and Alta Hig-
ginbotham; prizes, Mesdames Ethel
Martin, Fannie Kuhn and Ina An
derson;
Tickets, END. Hatch: decorations.
Mesdanes Sue Bush. Martha Mitch
ell, Carrie Triton: and tables Mrs.
Aline Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Mar
garet Bucklin.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08

LOS ANGELES. May CUP) -
Accusations Of gross stupidity"
and threats to walk out" were
made by delegates to the 37th an
nual California Federation of
Women's clubs convention today
as a resolution denouncing the
Hull reciprocal trade agreement
was removed from the table and
passed in one of the stormiest ses-
sions OF the meeting.
The motion TO revive the tabled
resolution, pigeon-holed yesterday,
was made by Mrs Charles S. Me
Kelvey, Los Angeles and seconded
by DR.. Mariana Bertola. San Fran
cisco. former state president O.
the group.
The resolution merely instruct
ed the California delegates to the
national convention in Kansas City
next Tuesday to oppose endorse
met of the treaties by a national
resolution.
Opposition to the acceptance OF
the local resolution was led by Mrs
Mattison Boyd Jones, president Of
the Womens Democratic clubs OF
Glendale, who quoted statistics OF
the state department in an effort
to prove the benefits of the agree
mentS.
Mrs. w. c. Colt, Gilroy, president
of the Santa Clara county Fede
ration of Women'S clubs, openly
accused Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace OF repudiating
the farmers OF California by stat
ing III you can't compete with
foreign goods it's your own fault. y
Mrs. Colt cited Wallace's recent
visit to northern California farm
districts when farmers complained
to him that their eggs and pro
duce were being undersold by an
inferior grade coming from China.
Charges Of playing politics
were made by Mrs. Jones against
convention delegates who favored
the resolution.
DR.. Bertola, in opposing the
trade agreements, said Its not a
case of politics but merely a case
of bread and butter for the state
of California.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Musical Program
Presented For
Piano Pupils

George Faye Yearley of Holt
vile, a piano pupil of James
Fisher, presented a lovely program
for the junior group of Mrs. Hazel
Bakers piano class Saturday morn
ing at Mrs Bakers studio.
About 20 pupils enjoyed the pro-
gram consisting of the following
numbers:
Musette, two Minuets, Intrada
and Bourree by Bach; Sonata in
c major, Haydn; Lavender and
Lace, Williams; Prelude in A maj
or, Chopin; Little Shepherd, De-
busy, Festival in Madrid, Thom'e
and NarcissuS, Nevin.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Society
Clubs
Lorenzo Lonzas
Visit Son,
DAUGHTER

Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo LAMA of
Pittsburgh, Pa, are visiting their
daughter Mrs. Patsy Maggie and
son, Anthony LAMA and families
OF El Centro.
The visitors plan to stay in the
valley for two or three months.
Mrs. Maggie held open house for
friends and relatives Sunday in
honor of her parents.
Carl Maggie, a student at the
Page Military Academy of Los An
geles, returned home to visit his
grandparents.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
At Dinner Party

Miss Mary Ogborne of South Car
olina and Washington, d. c., was
the honored guest at a lovely dim
ner party Friday night given by
Miss Ruth Sprinkle, at her home
ON Holt avenue.
Miss Ogborne is visiting in the
valley with her cousins, John and
Aphia Jackson.
A yellow and blue color scheme
was used in the table decorations
and appointments, with spring
flowers serving as the table CEN
terpiece.
After the delicious dinner, Miss
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Churches
Schools
Social Calendar

SATURDAY
Presbyterian Sunday school picnic,
6. Ira Aten ranch.
apron String Revolt, 8, Central
high auditorium.
Eagles dance, 8, 500 Broadway.
SUNDAY
Church services.
MONDAY
Masonic luncheon, 1915, Barbara
Worth.
Camp Fire Board, IL. California
hotel.
Toastmasters, 6:l5. California
hotel.
Twice TCld Tales. !, 473 Ham
iltCn.
Dams Entire, 7:3O, Mrs. Lawrence
Niles. Imperial.
I. nd AM, 1880, Masonic Tenn
pie.
Alianza HispanC" Americana, 1880,
All Fourth street.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Health Program Presented at
HARDING P.-T.A. Meeting

Four battalions of Harding school
pupils opened the program of the
Harding Parent-Teachers' associ-
alton meeting Friday morning at
the school.
The battalions were presented by
Miss Edith Eieke, school nurse,
to demonstrate the improvement in
health and health habits among the
children.
Hundred per cent attendance,
good teeth, immunization against
diptheria and smallpox, and gain
in weight during the year, were
the bases of the battalions. Each
group carried a banner telling its
class.
The largest battalion was the one
representing good teeth, with many
hundred per cent classes repre-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Fourth Birthday
Celebrated

Bobby Conn celebrated his fourth
birthday at a party given by his
mother, Mrs. L. A. Conn at their
home on Olive avenue.
A group of Bobby's playmates
were present.
Ice cream and cake were served.
Guests were Mary Lee, Martell
and Margie SoneS, Donny Bowling,
and Patty Lou Giles.
Mothers present were Mrs. E. S.
Bowling, Mrs. Sones, and Mrs. Ed
mund Giles.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Bridge Party Held
After kiWonis
Luncheon

Mrs. Charles Bramkamp was the
bridge winner at the ladies' card
party after the Kiwanis club lunch
eon meeting Friday at the Barbara
Worth hotel
Second hig:. honors went to Mrs.
Sem Bacon. Both ladies were pre-
sented with a check 'as a prize.
Mrs. j. p. Eyer was in charge Of
the affair and she was assisted by
Mrs. Bacon.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Duo-Birthday Dinner
Party GiUen For
YOUNGSTERS

F. P. Lehman jr and Bobby
Conn celebrated their fourth birth
days at a chicken dinner at the
home of MI. and Mrs. L. A. Conn
ON Olive avenue.
Present were Mr.. and Mrs. F. p.
Lehman, Hazel, Louis, and Felix
Lehman, Mr.. and Mrs. Conn and
Bobby.
Later refreshments consisting Of
individual birthday cakes and ice
cream were served.
Mrs II. c. Davis, MIS-. Edmund
GieS and Mrs. Glenn Kieffer joined
the party later in the evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Dams Entire Bridge
Group To Meet

Members of the Dams Entire bridge
section will meet for a dessert
bridge party at 7:30 pm. Monday
at the home of Mrs. Lawrence
Niles in Imperial
The regular Dams Entire section
meeting will be held on Thursday
night with an especially interest
ing program planned by the COM
mittee in charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Lee II. Cummings
Visit Relatives

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee H. Dunning
and Miss Beryl Dunning, all of
Santa Paula, are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Day Dunn
ing in Ell Centro.
The visitors will spend several
days at the home of their son and
brother.
Dunning is postmaster at Santa
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Miss Mary Ogborne Honored

Mildred Hubbard showed several
reels of motion pictures she took
while in China last year. Two reels
Of film were shown and explained
by Keith Nets taken while he
was in Washington, D. c., and in
Boston.
Present were Miss Ogborne. John
Jackson, Miss Mildred Hubbard,
Keith Nets, Johnny Hartzog of
Holtville, Wade Ramsey and Ruth
Sprinkle.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08

Sented.
Miss Eicke gave a short talk
telling of the health projects. She
said that without the help of the
mothers and teachers, she would
be unable to carry out these pro-
jects.
AT the business meeting, the
group voted to send the new presi-
dent, Mrs. A. L. Dilbeck, to the
State P.-T.A. convention in San
Francisco.
1t was announced that the p
TIA. Imperial Valley council meet
ing will be held at $50 Monday,
May 16 at the Harding school.
After the meeting, refreshments
were served with Mrs. John Ashley
in charge. She was assisted by the
officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Welfare Section To
Elect Officers

Election and installation of off
GERS will be the main business OF
the Junior Ten Thousand clubs
Welfare section meeting Tuesday
hight at the International club,
CaleXico.
The members will meet at 6:30
pm. at the Ten Thousand club 10
go in a group. Dinner will be
served at 7 O'Clock.
Margaret Plemons and Kathleen
Stephens will be in charge of ar
rangementS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
OKIHI GROUP


Members of the Okihi Camp Flre
Girls held an evening meeting at
the home of Imogene Haun.
During the business meeting, they
checked their proceeds from the
doughnut sale. The entertainment
to be given for the Ell Ccntro Camp
Fire Girls by the Boy Scouts on
MAY 13 was discussed.
A new member, Shirley Brown,
was welcomed into the group.
Two more new members were
elected to join. They are Charlotte
Case and Mary Louise Morales.
The meeting ended with the hos
tess serving refreshments.
Present were Halle Brown, Shir-
lev Brown, Imogene Haun, Doris
Nance, Nadine Abel, Helen Davis,
Sara Bell. Geraldine Barter, Betty
10 Scott, Mary Jane Sherman. Alma
Willhite, Barbara Barrett, and the
guardian, Mrs. Palmer Barrett.
TAWANKA GROUP
sl,o,,t l>,,ci,,acc t,anatino xuac held
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Section To Hold
Dinner Meeting

Members of the Twice Told Tales
section of the Woman'S Ten Thou
sand club will entertain their hus-
bands at dinner and program, 7
pm. Monday at the home of Mrs.
H. c. Diller, 473 Hamilton avenue
Mrs. Laural Ferguson will be the
StnrV-tpllar
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Federation of Women's Clubs
Convention Being Held

Dr.. H. Dewey Anderson, director
of the Institute of Occupational
Research at Stanford University
closed the morning session with an
address on the subject The Place
of Social Welfare in our Social
and Economic Life
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
ALAMO VERDE
COUPLE BACK
AFTER TRIP
ALAMO-VERDE NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Lay returned
Saturday after spending the past
two weeks visiting relatives in
Oklahoma and Arkansas. On their
return trip they were accompanied
by Mrs. Lays aunt and uncle Mr..
and Mrs j. r. Reeves and family
OF Arkansas. The Reeves will make
their home in the Alamo District.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Cary had
as their guests Saturday Mr.. and
Mrs. Mora Cary of Holtville and
MI. and Mrs Verde Freeman.
Mrs. Mora Cary of Holtville
spent Tuesday visiting at the home
of her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Don
Freeman.
Friends of Charlie Kaiser will be
glad to hear that he is improving
from a severe case of double pneu-
monia at an Ell Centre hospital.
Dorothy Bucket of Holtville
spent Wednesday visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. Tuttle.
Bob Underwood has been in
Lakeside with j. w. mgle for the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd owen o.
Date City are the parents of twins,
boy and a girl, weighing five
pounds each, born at the Valley
hospital in Holtville.
The twins were born on May lst
which is the birthday of the Ovens
five year old daughter Norma.
Alex Fusey has moved his cattle
to the L. c. Spicer ranch near
Date City.
Mrs. j. C. Blackman of Date
City left Saturday for San Bern
ardino. where she will visit at the
home of her parents for several
days.
Mrs. j. H. Elder enjoyed lunch
Friday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Teddy Hall of Date City.
Teddy Hall jr is expecting to
finish Mechincal Aviation school
in Los Angeles this week.
Mrs. Louise BashaW called at the
home of Mrs. Audrey Yardley
Thursday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Camp Fire Board
To Hold Meeting

Members of the Camp Fire eXecu-
tive board will meet for luncheon
Monday at the California hotel.
The meeting will start at 12:15.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08

at their meeting at Harding school.
After the meeting the girls worked
on their sewing projects.
Present were Hazel Smalling,
Roberta Gum, Doris Ashley, Mary
Willis McElroy, Mary Hadley, Betty
Riggs, and Peggy Mcclure.
WETOMACHLCK GROUP
Plans for a swimming party were
made by the Wetomachick Camp
Fire Girls at their last meeting at
the home of their guardian, Miss
Esther Eckhoff
The party was held Thursday and
each n4emper invited a friend.
Present were jamie Sue TacketL
LaVerne Zavala, Alton Marsh, Bet
ty Lea Horton, Helen Mae Beronio,
Dorothy McClimans, Mary Louise
Morales and Julia Adams.
OKICIYAPI GROUP
Members of the Okiciyapi Blue
Birds held their last meeting at
Vencill's dairy and learned all
about milk af .ap..
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08

Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Cary had
as their guests Saturday Mr.. and
Mrs. Mora Cary of Holtville and
MI. and Mrs Verde Freeman.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08

Mrs. Mora Cary of Holtville
spent Tuesday visiting at the home
of her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Don
Freeman.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08

Friends of Charlie Kaiser will be
glad to hear that he is improving
from a severe case of double pneu-
monia at an Ell Centre hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08

a ShOfI DuSIltSS IHttUIIIS Was HeiFa
hv the TaWanka Camp Fire Girls a
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08

Dorothy Bucket of Holtville
spent Wednesday visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Tuttle.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08

Bob Underwood has been in
Lakeside with j. w. Ingle for the
past week.