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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Recent Holidays
Celebrated by
J.P.Hansens

Mr. and MIS-. John P. Hansen of
488 Ell Centre avenue had a parti-
cularly pleasant weekend since their
son, Rodney, was home from Los
Angeles for the Thanksgiving holi-
days, bringing with him two house
guests, John Van Deusen who is
a student at the University Of
Southern California, and Henry
Flynn.
Saturday night Mrs. Hansen en-
tertained with smart dinner party
honoring Mr. Hansen who celebrat-
ed his birthday anniversary.
Guests were Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
East and their son, Buddy, of San
Diego; Mr.. and Mrs. George Will
loughby of Calexico, Mr. and Mrs.
Arno c. Yaeckel. Mr.. and Mrs. W.
A. Swerdfeger, Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
Simons, Mrs. Pearl Burke, Mrs
Lydia Duff, all of Ell Centre, and
Rodney and his two house guests.
The evening was spent in playing
a variety of games according to the
preferences of the group.
Rodney, who is employed by Gen
eral Electric in Los Angeles, ac-
companied by his two friends, re-
turned to the city Sunday. Mr.
Flynn is connected with national
broadcasting system.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28

Valley Eastern Stars are still
talking about the recent installa-
ton which was outstanding in the
history of the valley since for the
first time the worthy grand ma
tron acted as installing officer for
a valley group, which on this par
ticular occasion was three chapters,
FL Centre. Calexico and Imperial
In aGG:.iosl to the impressive in
stallation on Saturday, one of the
chief topics for discussion is the
breakfast Sunday morning at the
Hotel de ANA, Calexico, with Helen
Louise Edwards of Fullerton, worthy
grand matron, and the other dis
tinguished visitors as guests of no.
nor.
Dozens of exquisite yellow roses
all grown by Enza Dunn of Calexico,
were used in the table appointment,
each of the rs women attending
finding a rosebud at her place. Anona
Mayfield, new worthy matron OF
the Calexico chapter acted as toast
mistress and her fellow chapter
members as hostesses.
Committees which functioned to
make the installation such a sue
cess and who deserve mention for
their work included:
The committee in charge OF the
banquet room was composed OF
Daisy Gary, table decorations: Mr.
and Mrs. John Cook, Gertrude Holt,
Irene Simmons, Dorothy Babcock,
Ina Anderson, Maude Reddish,
Carolyn Mcconnell.
Pages we're: Ethel Martin, Helen
Cook, Pauline Williams, Grace
Preble: reception committee, Es-
tella Falla, chairman; Ruth Cox,
Zerlena Harris, Mable Edgar, Irene
Hatch, Carrie Sones, Laura Little,
Anna Lee Hartman, Lille Belle
Bucklin, Maude Schofield, Elizabeth
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Mrs. Manning Hicks Presented
In Brilliant Play Recital

Twice Told Tales section and
other Ten Thousand club members
enjoyed a real privilege - Monday
when they we're enabled, through
the courtesy of Mrs. Julia Bracket,
to hear Louise Jewel Manning
Hicks recite Ibsen's play ''The Doll
House..
Mrs. Manning Hicks brilliant
Characterization and her beautiful
speaking voice and diction make
any program that she gives out
standing. Monday she surpassed
even her previous performance in
Ell Centre by the deft, subtle way
in the Ibsen play as real and vivid
to her audience as if they stood
before them. BY skilful infection,
an apparently slight gesture, Mrs.
Manning Hicks can portray vari-
ETY. of roles as well as whole
cast of capable actors.
Prior to the program Mrs.
Brackett entertained members. of
the Twice Told Tales section at
luncheon in appreciation of their
many courtesies to her.
Luncheon Guests
In keeping with the title of the
play to be heard later, Mrs. Bracket
had a most clever table appoint
ment. IN the center stood dolls
house, completely furnished, and
flanked on either side by an oval
garden plot filled with garden flow
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Bridge Section
Organized

Mrs. R. w. Ware was chosen
chairman for the Ten Thousand
clubs new section, bridge group,
which began the preliminary steps
of organization Monday afternoon.
Mrs B. o. Mitchell was chosen
vice chairman and Mrs. G. S. Con-
ner, secretary treasurer.
The group made tentative plans
for meeting on the second and
fourth Thursdays of the month and
will have it's first meeting on the
second Thursday in December. The
majority of players belong in the
intermediate group and plan to
have an instructor, with special les
sons for the beginners in the group.
Membership in the section is open
to all club members.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28

they wish to submit to the council
men, will find a question box avail
able at the door.
Members of the city council are
Fl. w. Fawcett, mayor; Charles Bla-
lack, p L. Moore, Gordon Scriven
and Harry Sones.
If this forum proves successful,
meeting with public support, similar
forums will be conducted in the fu-
tllrc with view to establishing an
adult education program in the
city
Mrs. P. M. Mercer will act as
moderator and will be assisted by a
committee composed of Mrs. Alex
MaRiae, Mrs. Howard Clark, Mrs.
David j. Blank, Mrs. B. L. Hambur-
GER
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Entertain for
Visitors

Miss Blanche Taylor and MISS
Marie Taylor of Modesto, sisters oil
Mrs. Glenn Haskell who spent the
Thanksgiving holiday in the valley,
were guests of honor at a party
Saturday night at the Leonard Nc
Kinney home.
dancing, games, weiner roast
were highlights of the evening S
entertainment.
Guests were: the Misses Taylor,
Mr.. and Mrs. Haskell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Baker, Mr. and Mrs. John
Bates, Mr.. and Mrs. Shorty Pitt
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Baxter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Peterson, the
Misses Pauline Niboli, Sandy Niboli,
Wilma Corda, Peggy Baxter, Elsie
Corda, Mona Clayton, Dorothy
Hamilton, Violet Niboli, Rena Nj
boil, Messrs. Frank Claverie, Ar
thur Corda, Edwin Menevielle, Gene
Claverie, Paul Fornasero. Richard
Whitman, Ernest Stauch, Ernest
Corda, Peter Chimits, Pete Baxter,
Ray Stauch, Jordan Mora, Carol
Nilsson, Jimmy Mora.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
AuxiIiaryUni+'s
Dinner Mondav
Well Attended

One hundred American Legion and
Auxiliary members and their FAM
lilies assembled in the Veterans hall
Monday night for the annual mem
bership dinner and program spon-
sored by the unit
Chrysanthemums, lighted candles
and a centerpiece of brilliant fall
fruits made attractive table ap-
pointments. A delicious dinner was
served by G. r. kirkpatrick and
Lena Deakins under the general
craftsmanship of Mrs. Harvey Ken
yon, membership chairman, assisted
by Mrs. John Kuhn, and by Mrs.
Felix Lehman, unit president.
After dinner the colored motion
pictures, Life in Imperial Valley"
were shown to the group by Paul
A. Jenkins, publisher of the Post
Press, the picture meeting with
enthusiastic approval of the aud
ience.
Music enjoyed during the evening
was supplied by Margaret Rau and
Chicken" Jones.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Hostess Monday
To o'GamboIiers'

The CHANDELIERS" were the guests
Monday night of Miss Rosalie La
Brucherie, meeting at her home,
722 Olive avenue, for a game of
contract at which Mrs. Martin won
high score.
After the bridge game Miss La
Brucherie served refreshments to:
Mesdames w. I. Martin, George
Lederman, j. w. Beshears, Norman
Croxon: the Misses Matte Jim
Michael, Margaret Plemons, Louise
Chamlis.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Reservations Due
For Mckinley
P.-T.A. Party

Apparently Mckinley PIT. AS
plan for a series of evening card
parties is meeting with popular ap-
proval since reservations for the
first event are coming in rapidly.
This first party will take place
Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock
at the nome of Mrs w. S. Keating,
jr.. 543 Euclid avenue.
Auction and contract bridge and
Chinese checkers will be played with
prizes for the winners in each game.
Refreshments will be served.
These affairs are open to the
public and special invitation has
been given to the men in the COM
munity to attend. Reservations
close Tuesday and should be made
with Mrs Keating, telephone 1912.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Baked Ham Dinner
And Carnival at
St. Mary's

Virginia baked ham with many
accompanying delicacies is the menu
for the dinner to be given Thurs
day night in st. Marys social hall,
Fifth and Orange streets, by the
women of the parish.
In addition to the dinner car
nival and Christmas gift sale will
prove special attractions providing
plenty of entertainment for the
patrons as well as an excellent
opportunity for selecting Christmas
presents.
This dinner, and carnival is open
to the public and the women will
start serving guests at $50 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, continuing as
long as there are patrons.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Monday Bridge
Club Hostess

Mrs. Mark McMahan, 637 Vine
avenue. was hostess Monday night
to the members of her bridge club
who enjoyed a game of contract
and the refreshments served after
the bridge play.
Mrs. George Fluter won high
score prize and the other members
present were: Mrs. Raymond G.
Reeder, Mrs. r. c. Rayburn, Mrs.
Louis Slee and Mrs. John Hearne
Mrs. William Hudgins and Mrs.
George Adams were guests of the
club.
Members will be Mrs. Fluter'S
guests next Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
CALENDAR
TUESDAY

Salvation Army meeting, 7:45, 6S5
Broadway
Junior Arts and Crafts, 1880, 468
Vine
Gamble lecture, 7, Methodist So
cial hall
I. v. Commandery No. 54, 1880,
Masonic temple
Welfare section, I, 221 North F,
Imperial
American Legion, 8, Veterans hall
Jobs Daughters, 1880, Masonic
temple
Troop 6, b. S. A, 1880, Scout hut
Troop %, b. S. A, 1880, Eastside
Scout hut
Business Women, 1880, Barbara
Worth $685.
Mems glee club, 1880, chamber of
commerce
Central Labor council, 1880, Labor
temple
Toastmaster's club No. 2, 6:15,
California hotel
WEDNESDAY
PIT. A. study group, 10, 571 Vine
Gamble meeting, 10, Salvation
Army hall
Arts and Crafts, 10, 10000 club
Dams Entire public speaking, 1880,
Gil Hamilton
Fellowship dinner, 6, Presbyterian
church
Auxiliary dinner, 8, Imperial Vet
Grams hall
MCKINLEY PIT. A. card party,
1880, SAB Euclid
Troop 2, B. S. A., 1880, Imperial
Veterans hall
1. o. O. F. No. 408, 1880, Brawley
Citizenship class, 7, high school
Eagles, 8. 500 Broadway
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
esion Host to
Young People

HOLTVILLE. Nov. %. - School
children from all parts of the valley
were the guests Monday night of
Roland w. Bradley post of the
American Legion, gathering at the
Veterans hall in Holtville for dane
ing and refreshments.
Music was furnished for the eve
ming by "The Esquires" and Mrs.
Russell Thompson acted as chap
erone. Some $50 young people were
present to enjoy the posts hos
pitality.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28

ers in delicate pinks and lavendars.
At each place was miniature dolls
house.
Section members present we're:
Mesdames r. j. Clevenger, N. A.
COntos, H. C. Diller,. Laural Fergu-
son, Ross T. Hickcox, Rodney Jen-
kins, Donald w. Ketchen, Forrest
E. Kutz, j. S. Larew, E. j. Mack,
Lee Nuffer, Don G. Paulus, D. B.
Roberts, Warren Sage, w. H. Tyler,
jr., R. w. Ware, Guy A. Weakley.
Following the luncheon Mrs.
Bracket presented Mrs. Manning
Hicks, q large group of other club
members coming in to enjoy "The
Dolls House..
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Mature Hunt for
Wahanka Group

A nature hunt designed to help
new members in passing their re-
ouired rank was featured at the
meeting of Wahanka Camp Fire
group Monday afternoon.
The girls met at the home of
their guardian, Mrs. Florence Will
son, and from there set out on
their hunt. Upon their return,
many of the group started work on
the head bands. Those present
were: Donnie Bradshaw, Irma Cur
rem, Helen Maloof, Jean Swanberger.
Barbara Dell Wright, Mary Lou
Ray, Mary Lou Peacock, Geraldine
Starr, Iona Likens.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Eastern Stars Honor Visitors
At Breakfast Sunday

Goode. Helen Bates: ushers, Neal
Hatch, chairman; Victor Erickson.
Marcus Bates. Ross Tilton. Emil
Krepela. Leslie Mcconnell. Clayton
Rodgers, Fred Cox. v. v. Williams.
publicity, Maude Reddish. chairman.
Helen Cook, Laura Webb. Carolyn
Mcconnell; decorations, Sue Bush.
chairman, Marguerite Harris, Bess
Knights, Bessie Bradford, Amy Gray.
Carol Davis. Harleigh Bush was In
charge of lighting effects. DR.. Gobie
Hurst of chairs. Mrs. Tilton, chair
reservations.
The general committee in charge
was headed by Esther Ingle, gen.
eral chairman: Ethel Martin, as
sistant chairman; Hazel Erickson.
director of floor work.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
fonda Camp Fire
Group Meets

Making of book covers occupied
the members of fonda Camp Fire
group at their. meeting Monday
afternoon at Mckinley school.
Those present were: Christine
Townsend, Esperanza Drummond,
Betty Baxter, Jessie Martinez, Mona
Sue Spence, Mary Koutsicos, Carl
dean Luallin, Willie Mae Keating.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
CONSTIPATION
NEEDS ATTENTION IN
YOUNG AND OLD

Even temp orary" constipation is
nothing to trifle with. Why delay
when Stuart's Laxative Compound
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all drug stores 25c and 60c under
makers money-back guarantee.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
City Councilmen Speakers at
Public Forum on Thursday

Ell Centro's city councilmen will
be guest speakers at the first of a
series of proposed public forums to
be given under the auspices of the
Readers Round Table Ten Thous-
and club section.
This forum is scheduled for
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock
IN the club house and is open to
everyone interested.
The councilmen will discuss var
ious phases of city government,
their respective departments and
the problems which confront them.
Those having questions which
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28

Two Babies S Born
AtHospi+al

Babies born recently at the El
Centre hospital are:
A son, born Nov. 26 to Mr.. and
Mrs. Lynn Chidester, weighing nine
pounds. 8& ounces.
A daughter, born Nov, 81 to Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Havens, weighing six
pounds, Az ounces at birth.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
News I+ems About
VaIIev Residents

Mrs. Fred Kenyon and her son,
Kenneth, were in the valley for the
THANKSGIVING vacation, returning
Sunday to Los Angeles.
Roland Lee Hill, student at the
Berkeley campus of the University
of California, has achieved honor
listing on the basis of his scholastic
record. This distinction is granted
to students who have maintained
an average grade of "B' in their
courses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wheeler of Santa
Ana are house guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George L. Martin. Mr.. Wheeler
came to the valley primarily for
the hunting.
w. A. Scheniman, who has been
i'll for several days at Iona Linda
sanitarium, underwent minor OPP
Grafton on Monday and is reported
as making a nice recovery. Mrs
Scheniman is with her husband.
Illness is keeping Mrs. Norman
E. Dupont at home this week as
she is suffering from a bad cold.
Another victim of sickness is
Howard P. Meyer who is i'll with
influenza.
Tollie King underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis Monday at the
Ell Centre hospital and is reported
as making an excellent recovery.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Old Time Dance
FridayNisht

At this weeks old time dance
sponsored by the Rural Recreation
Council, special attention will be
given to the Valita waltz as well
as to other popular dances.
This dance will take place Friday
night at $3.50 O'Clock in the Imperial
Veterans hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28

DOES YOUR NOSE feel all dried out,
clogged, or irritated, so that you find
it hard to get to sleep? Then try put
ting few drops of Vicks Va-tro-nol
up each nostril at bedtime.
vA-TR0-NoL SPREADS comforting film
that helps relieve transient congestion,
lets you breathe more freely and helps
pave the way for good nights sleep.
ENJOY THE COMFORT and relief Vicks
Va-tro-nol brings tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28

For best results read the Post
Press Classified Page.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28

Ell Centric Society for the Hard of
Hearing will meet Thursday night
at o'clock with Mrs. Edna Buster,
725 Olive avenue,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28

american Legion Auxiliary Ju-
niorS are TO have meeting Sat-
urday at 1:30 pm. in the Veterans
Memorial hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Announcements
Of Ne etinss

Dams Entire public speaking group
will meet Wednesday night at 7:30
O'Clock at Gil Hamilton.
Evening star., 1939-03-12

out that the first program was telecast in 1880.
True, The Queen Messenger" was broadcast
by WGY all the way across Schenectady"
in that year. and shown on a small movie
screen in Proctor Theater before group of
scientists. 1t was great stunt.
But television in 1890 could not compare
with radio as an entertainment medium -
and it cannot yet. During the past decade,
however, more than S25,OOO,OOO has been
spent by various companies to conduct pure
research along lines that will eventually per-
feet television transmission and reception.
And these millions have been spent to give
American audiences, already accustomed to
the excellence of our radio and movie enter
tainment, the best television programs in the
world - far better than those now being
shown in England and on the Continent.
These millions, too, have helped to protect the
purchasers of television sets; the aim was to
Evening star., 1939-03-12

game and other football classics - and the
Seats in our own living rooms, will all be on
the ffty-yard line.
That same living room chair will give us
closeup seat at the world championship prize
fights - at basebal's World Series - at crew
rows golf and tennis championships and
other major sporting events.
Grand OPERA musical comedy, movies, news
reels, debates travelogues and Mickey Mouse
all will enter your home as honored guests
through the magic mirror in your own tele
vision receiving set. When sports records are
broken, the new champions will be cheered by
an audience of millions - and actors may
leap to stardom with single performance.
Unlike radio, television broadcasts will not
be continuous at first but will be spotted
throughout the late-afternoon and early
evening hours, and programs will seldom run
more than an hour without an intermission
Evening star., 1939-03-12

Radio listeners boast that they can do other
things while they listen to the radio. Tele-
vision, IKE motion pictures, requires undivided
attention. This S,roblem of maintaining in
terest will have direct bearing on the types
of programs offered. In movie theater the
audience has paid an admission charge and is
intent upon getting its moneys worth At
home there is no such incentive - and there
are many personal or household problems to
distract ones attention The programs will be
varied and will consist of perhaps drama
running twelve minutes - a travelogue IN
ming eight, news reel and a comedy cartoon
running five each. These, plus incidental
music to open and close the program, will
round out a thirty-hve- minute production.
This "rule-o thumb" naturally will be sub
ject to modification for sports telecasts.
Critics have carped over the apparent slow
development oftelevision in America, pointing
Evening star., 1939-03-12
GANGWAY For
y ELE " Isl ON !
It's here-and it's going places.
This is what it's like todaY-and
what il promises us for tomorrow
by Philip KerbY

bring television as close to perfection as pos
sible before public telecasting and the sale of
receiving sets was started, so that new ad-
vances would not quickly throw these re-
ceivers out of date.
Abroad, the greatest progress has been
made in England by the British Broadcasting
Corporation, whose daily programs from
Alexandra House have been received within
radius of Greater Metropolitan London.
France is televising experimental programs
from the Eiffel Tower. In Germany television
stations are located in Berlin and in the Harz
mountains. A telephone vision service is main
tanned between Berlin and Leipzig so that
it is possible to hold visual as we'll as an
audible conversation upon payment of an
extra fee Over stations at Moscow, Kiev and
Leningrad, Soviet Russia is conducting ex
perimental telecasting. Italy, too, is planning
series of televsion stations radiating from
Evening star., 1939-03-12

"ELEtISlON is sciences answer to mans
age-old dream to project eyes and ears
u through space at will and behold the
mysteries that lie beyond.
A key on kite string harnessed the
lightning for Ben Franklin.
Years later . dots and dashes spelled out
the code, What hath God wrought"
Later still :. . weary voice following
wire pathway called, "Mr. Watson, come
here. want YOU"
In 1901 Marconi heard the three short
dots of the letter crackle thrice across the
North Atlantic in the dead of winter.
Today. swing bands in London and New
York play for all the world to hear. Charlie
McCarthy's wisecracks in Hollywood get
immediate laughs in Chicago and Singapore.
Telegraph, telephone, wireless and radio
have become necessities of the complex life we
lead. And now Television fans the imagina
tion to white heat For this miracle of which
man has dreamed through the centuries at
last has come true.
Television will be officially introduced to
an expectant New York audience coincident
with the opening of the New York Worlds
Fair on April 3O Plans are also under way for
television demonstrations at the Golden Gate
International Exposition in San Francisco
at about the same time. Applications for
wave lengths upon which to broadcast tele
vision have been received by the Federal
Communications Commission from stations
at Schenectady, Boston, Philadelphia, Mil
waukee, Kansas City, Iowa City, Chicago,
Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York.
Several of these will be on the air this summer
with televised movie shorts. Only three, how
ever, expect to broadcast live-talent shows
this year to the public at regular intervals.
These are the RCA-NBC station broadcasting
from the Empire State Tower, the CHS sta
tion broadcasting from the Chr.sler. Tower
both in New York City, and the Don Lee
station in Los Angeles.
For the present these television broadcasts
will be limited to those areas that lie, roughly,
within thirty mile radius of the transmitting
station. But before long, the experts hope,
broadcasting on nationwide network will be
possible. Research to make this hope come
true is being speeded in rnary directions.
The television screen is our magic port
hole of glamour, romance and adventure. On
it We shall both see and hear the Great of the
world pass by. Statesmen, soldiers, explorers,
authors and other famous men and women
will call on us personally and bring messages
FROM lands beyond the seas:
We shall be able to see score of thorough
breds come pounding down the stretch in
photo finish. I'VE shall see the Army-Navy