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Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
chofshs ssn"dn Of Interest to Women sosis1 sSS'
Clubs
Society
Calendar

SATURDAY
Imperial county fair, Imperial
Four States convention banquet,
!, Planters hotel, Brawley
Shrine banquet and dance, 1880,
Barbara Worth
Bachelors club dance, 9:3O, golf
club
SUNDAY
Sunday services, churches
San Diego day, fair grounds, I'm.
perial
Four states golf tournament, 8,
Del Rio club, Brawley
-Four States convention, l, fair
Shepard talk, 3, First Baptist
church
MONDAY
Twice Told Tales, 2, 673 Olive
ToastmasterS club, 6:15, Califor-
mia hotel
El Centre lodge No. 384, +. and
A. NJ, 1880, Masonic temple
Troop 3. BSA, 1870, Scout hut
Troop As, BSA, 7:3O, Heber
Mckinley bridge lessons 1890,
228 North Seventh
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In order to raise money for their
scholarship fund, members of
Women's University club, the I'm
perial Valley branch of the Nation
al Association of American Univer-
sity Women, are planning benefit
bridge tea for Saturday, Mar. 25. at
2 pm. in the Ten Thousand club
This event has been changed
from the third Saturday. the usual
meeting date of the club, to the
fourth to avoid competition with
the dessert bridge party sponsored
by the city Parent Teacher associa-
tions.
The party will feature auction
and contract bridge with players
pivoting or progressing according to
their preferences, while for those
who like Chinese checkers, special
tables will be devoted to this game.
Each town represented in the club
will contribute a prize and the El
Centro members will take charge of
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Jacumba Post
ToGive Dance

JACUMBA, March 11.-Jacumba' s
American Legion post has scheduled
4 dance for the night of March II,
Friday, in the Casino ballroom.
Jacumba.
The post has planned a mas
querade party but those who do not
wish to come in costume will be
equally welcome. A good orchestra
has been engaged, the affair is open
to the public and all proceeds will
be used for the Jacumba Scout
troops activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
Duchess WaIIy
Starts New Style

PARIS, March II. CUP) - The
Duchess of Windsor received credit
last night for launching daring
new style.
She appeared at reception tel
dered the Windsors by the Paris
municipality in a costume in which
her lilac taffeta slip purpoSely was
allowed to show.
The Duchess wore a new spring
ensemble CT navy blue with a silk
coat lined with a material identical
to the shade of the slip. A lilac
straw hat with small brim, conical
crown and navy blue bow topped
off the costume
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
Secret Sisters Revealed at
MeIoIand Club Party

MELOLAND, March IL. - Mrs.
Dan Scott and Mrs Ward McGrew
entertained the members of the
Meloland Ladies club at a special
meeting Wednesday night, a dinner
party at which the names of the
secret sisters were revealed.
The party took place at the Scott
ranch and the two hostesses carried
out a combined spring and st.
Patrick's motif in their attractive
decorations.
Exquisite spring flowers decorated
the rooms and in keeping with this
theme the two hosteSses were gown
eel in smart spring frocks of dotted
swiss. The table appointment was
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
Announcements
Of Meetings

Jobs Daughters will conduct an
initiation at their meeting Tuesday
night at 7:30 o'clock in the Masonic
temple. Mrs. H. p. Wilke of Braw-
ley, deputy grand guardian, will be
present for the session which Is to
be followed by a ST. Patrick's party
Athletic section of the Ten Thou
sand club is suspending meetings
for the present, the sessions to be
resumed at a later date.
Mt. Signal home department will
meet Wednesday, April Is, at 1890
am. at the home of Mrs. Mirtie
Havens. Knitting is the project for
the day under the direction of Mrs.
BowleS. There will be pot luck
luncheon at noon.
Presbyterian guild members will
have an important meeting on
Tuesday for they will nominate Of
ficers for the coming year and will
also discuss what they will do with
the money they have earned from
their various projects this year.
Luncheon will be served at l pm.
by Mrs. w. A. Scheniman and her
committees: Mesdames Minor O.
Simms, Elmer w. Heald, P. M. Mer-
Ger. f.. l., Allen.
Magnolia Mulberry home depart
ment will take up the meals fol
a day" project at the meeting
Tuesday at 10 a. m. at the E. R.
Long home.
Acacia home department will stu
dy buffet meals when that grouI
meets Wednesday with Mrs. Anna
Crumrine
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Mrs. Joe Thomas was elected
president of Mckinley Parent
Teachers association at the meet
ing Friday afternoon in the school.
Other officers chosen are: Mrs.
Clarence Parlsey first vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Nora Epler Cooley, sec
ond vice-president; Mrs. Guy An
derson, treasurer; Mrs. Velma Mum
Gill, secretary; Mrs. N. C. Greer,
historian.
In addition to the election, the
members enjoyed an interesting
program which featured an excel
lent talk by Leo A. DeCelles, prin-
cipal of Wilson school, on Enrich
ing Character Through Play
Mrs. Nilla Harris spoke on build
ing a child's library, giving an in
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
St. Patrick S Dance
For Entire Nos

Irelands patron saint, ST Pat
rick, will be honored at the Entire
Nos club dance Tuesday night at
8:45 o'clock in the Ten Thousand
club house when the Bog Trot-
terS' Ball" will begin
Mr.. and Mrs. Elton B. Chris
tian are chairman and members
Mrs. Wayne Hinson, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. S. Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hollister.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
Friday Bridge
Club Hostess

Friday bridge club members were
the guests this week of Mrs. Allen
p. Nuffer who entertained them
at luncheon at the j. L. Davis
home, later taking them to her
home for bridge
Mrs. r. D. McPherrn won high
score prize and Mrs. Dorsey White
law, the second. Other members
present were Mrs. Don c. Bitter and
Mrs. Forrest E. Kutz, guests in
cluding Mesdames Ross 7. Hickcox,
R. ]. Mcnamara and Norman E.
Dupont.
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Host at Dinner
Party Thursday

Buddy Measures was host at a
dinner Thursday night honoring
members of Central's basketball
team, Jack Kirkpatrick and Warren
Riedy, the host also being a men,
Der of the team. Others present
were: Coach Larry Hanson and the
hosts father, William Measures, the
affair taking place at the Measures
residence 1917 State
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
Business Women
Ne ct Tuesdav

Ell Centro Business and Profess
sional Women'S club will meet
Tuesday night at 730 o'clock in
the Barbara Worth hotel for a
business meeting and program.
Mrs. Earle c. Davis will give
the program on First Ladies of
Other Lands.
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Burke, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Clai-
borne, Mr.. and Mrs. w K. Farmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Raborg. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alvin Immell. Mr. and Mrs.
Wade Cook. Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Cravath, MI. and Mrs Merl Elliott.
all of Holtyille; Mr.. and Mrs. w E.
Hartzog, Mr.. and Mrs II. T. Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Robertson of
FL Centre; Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Lou
don, Mrs. Clara Taylor Tom Bailey
of Calexico; DR. and Mrs. A. c.
Smith of San Diego, Mr.. and Mrs
l.. L. Andrews of Corona. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Mitchell OF Brawley
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
Camp Fire Notes
WAHANKA GROUP

The Wahanka Camp Fire group
held their first council fire at the
home of their guardian, Mrs. E. B
Mason, jr. At the beginning Ct
the council fire the cell "Woheko"
was heard then the girls marched
in singing the open Road" song
Sharon McNeece received her rank
as trail seeker Honor beads were
awarded to the following members
of the group: Betty Flo Sladn, Bar
hara Dell Wright, Doris Briden-
baugh, Lorna Jean Hickman, Mary
Lou Peacock, Geraldine Starr, Jerry
Rice, Judy Justman, Gretta Lou
Callahan, PITY Kaspcr, Sharon
McNeece, Betty Lou Waterman
Marjorie Odle. Donnie Bradshaw.
Patsy Williams.
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University Club Plans Benefit
Bridge Tea for This Month

all ether arrangements with Mrs.
Ethel Parent as general chairman
Tickets may be obtained from
any club member and all money
raised is used in helping to send a
girl to college.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-12
TAWANKA GROUP

The Tawanka Camp Fire group
had party at the Guy A. Weakley
home. The girls came in colonial
costumes. At the meeting Wednes-
day they made reports on famous
men OF colonial times. Members
present were Cherie Hamilton,
Phyllis Maxwell, Dorothy Lively,
Helen Sanderson, Patty Weatherbie,
Roberta Gum, Esther Weakley,
Mary Lou Paskle, Doris Ashley,
Donna Niklos, 10 Ann Winn, Peggy
Mcclure and Dorothy Greenwood.
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.cvembez 5 TO II

tie hope %. a better tomorrow. -
= {, rs 1T The child i'm oul'
lo't.t - he "1"p.rst wealth.
and our most challenging res
4" / lty. Let us cNait him Il
"oEr Industry; ID We bu mess
;Hol" politics; alovr al thv
,"'.i and selfish things { II Il {
weaker and Ge5troy pc pie. lie.
Us know that the race moves
forward through It's children and
school pause Il moment to thiul:
what that school mearS to hui
mainly. Recall the. long. darl,
centuries when the masses were
kept i. ignorance -- when greed
and opprcsyio ruled the world
with an iron hand. From the
very beginning of mars strug-
~" r3r know cdpc. Scll'-rcsDcci
AL th" recognition of his in
nab'c rights. the Hchou' has
.,cn his greatest allV. We refer
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CARD OF THANKS

| wish to thank the man
kind friends for their loyalnesa
and symathy during the illness
and death of Mrs. Mary Chariot
te Green. ! wish to especially
thank Mrs. Hattie Chambers
who was nice to her during hel
illness. Also the Kimball Under
taking Company for the wonder
full service that was rendered
and those who furnished cars
and the beautiful flowers.
Mrs. Mary Sue Galloway.
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Mango Cure

The following recipe should
be valuable to owners of dogs,
either pet or hunting dogs, if
they have oaughtthe disease. It
has been tested and proven TO
cure the trosSbe.
Boil together one pound OF
lard, one pound vaseline, one
half pint castor oil. Bring to a
bubbling point. Rebove from fire
and add one pint Of kerosene oil.
Return to fire and boil to bubbl-
ing point again. When nearly
cool add one ounce of Pearson'S
Creoline to prevent licking anC
enough sulphur TO make a thir
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stead should be 4 subject of
puickCnrd interest on tire part
ot the people Of the United
states and their duly elected
representatives"
The thought implicit in this
statement is that pressing uLnios
tic problems should not be over
cooked. end that political vigil
lnrr IL national affairs should
not he abandoned because of the
war IN Europe.
Mr.. Mailman feels that most
of he ills from which the nation
is suffering today result from
an adjournment of politics in the
rmcrgecy of 1888 and the abdi-
cation of Congress- of it's conS.i-
iniior3l right and duty to lppIs-
late fcarlessly and independently
for the people. ......
he real test of democracy"
he says, lis Whr! her il can
Junction wisely and efficiently
n times Of stress or whether
under such conditions il must
urr"l.ler is principles and con-
crt itself into Il bureaucracy or
I dcSpotism hose who now ask
lis surrender ere p.oclaiminp
their lack of faith in the demo
cratic processes of Representa-
tYe 60 erlment. Happily the
faith of millions OF Americans
in the efficacy of the democratic
process remains undimmed, even
~ the dark clouds Of war a.
broad"
With the Headquarters of the
Two dominant parties located
here H. Washington, tie minor
ity part, through John HamiI-
ton, Chairman, has explained the
attitude of cRpublican National
headquarters towards the pres
emit fight for Neutrality legisla-
ton now Begin Jug in the Il. S.
SCI. tc al the House Of Rcprcsen
UContinurd on Page Thrce)
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paste, the above mixture making
about two pounds. Stir well, rub
on the dog, thoroughly cover
ing the entire body, even be-
tween the toes. Do not miss a
hair, in the first application.
In an ordinary case Of mango,
one application should cure dog.
IF q bad case, apply second appli
cation to worst spots in four OF
five days.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-11-03

The theme for American Edu-
c2tional week, November sill. Is,
Education for the American
Way of Life" he daily topics
are: Sunday, che Place of Rel
gion in Our Democracy" Mon
day, Education for Stlf-Reali-
zatio:';" Tuesday, Education
for Human Relationships; ;" We'd
nesday, Education for Ecorom-
ic Efiiciency;" Thursday, "Edu-
cation for Civic Responsibility ;"
Friday, ecu. tivating the LcNe
of Learning" Saturday, "Edu-
cation for Freedom"
Visiting day is every day Of
the week. The program is sponr
sored in the nation at large by
the National Education AsSocia-
tim in cooperation with the
American Legion, the United
States Commissioner Of Educa-
ton, and the National Congress
of Parents ard Teachers. state
Education Association. Glass
room teachers Association, the
w. Va. Federation of Womcn's
cubs, w. Va, division of UEivcr-
sity wome. and the various ser
vice clubs.
The theme Of rthe week is pc
culiarly appropriate Americans
are beginning to realize that tint
future Of democracy cannot be
taken for granted arl that we
must protect and improve our
form Of government i'm every
possible way, and that we musa
prepare our young people TO
participate in the government
Of tomorrow.
"The next time you pass by a
public school; founded IN the
idealism Of our pioneering fore
fathers on the Atlantic sea
board; nurtured on the black
soil of the central plains; raised
! to lofty heights Of purpcsc anal
achievement i'm the mountain
AMI Pacific state; now rccoHiZcd
everywhere as the chief servant
Of democratic life; Americas
choicest Gift to ciyi ization; the
p. blod brother of the home ncc"s-
Sary companion Of realistic
church; the very foundation OF
an cG.cict democratic state; a
chief coLccrn Of every citizen
the birthright of every child
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OneArrr1 and
a Good one

II enc wants to see some fine
Vcpctab cs, call on Horace lick
mal He has some of the incest
potatoes and pumpkins one
wai'4 to behold. Among other
things, he has NJ bushels of
potatoes and many fine hogs. Mr..
Hickman has a beautiful apple
and peach orchard Just near the
dividing line Of Keystone and
Northfork This idustrious man
has only one arm. Too this re-
minds us Of Joe Crenshaw, an
other onc-armcd man. Have you
sen those fc hogs he raises? On
second thought there are a num-
Der Of me with two arms and
not worth the salt that goes in
their bread. We are just think
ing perhaps the Relief Head
would like to know this Seems
ike "ood surgeon to ampufate
a fow arms would Go wohdro'Is
good here.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-11-03
Beer Dealers Warned of Types
OF Customers Who are Risky

Charleston. Nov. 2.-the Brew
ers and Beer Distributors Com
mittee of w. Va, today adviced
the states $500 retailers to a
void and be strict with two types
of customer who are jeopardiz-
ing the interests Of the dispenser
and the entire beer industry.
"No. is the fellow who brings
bottle Of liquor into your place
and orders SC drink with ice
and a glass" State Director T. G.
Mckinley said in a letter to all
retailers. "Ke and a friend sip
for SO minutes, maybe an hour,
on under-the-table highballs."
mo. 2 is the fellow who has
had few shorts of perhaps
enough hard liquor to become
irtoXicated and then walks UNI
r.cadily into your place for a
hottie of peer to cap Off the
night. He spends 10c, maybe zoe,
but drives away customers by
Ms boisterousness. He may be
The cause of fight in your es-
Enlistment of the cause of an
automobile accident when he
leaves your place
Both types are jeopardizing
the license and bonds, and in
many cases the entire business
investment, Of hundreds of beer
retailers in the state, Mckinley
said and admonished:
Don't permit hard liquor to
be consumed on your premises"
and do not sell beer to visibly
intoxicated persons - they will
thank you tomorrow.
| assure you that this COM
mittee will not hesitate in its
efforts to close up those few un-
scrupulous dealers who persist
n violating the law and endang-
ring your legitimate business.
Mckinley said the Letter was
the first in a series of CPS for
the be retailer" designed to
aid the legitimate dispensers to
interpret ard observe the law.
This help will be extended to
the lawabidinE retailers stimuli
tancously with the committees
efforts to "clear-up or c'ose up"
the relatively few retailers who
continue to bring discredit upon
the beer industry.
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THREE KOPPERS SALES
PEOPLE WIN AWARDS

Three koppers saleSpeOp!e.
c. E. Waddell. f kridge; Mrs.
Virginia Eayes, Gallagher; and
Miss Faye Marsh. Mcdowell,
will leave Sunday for St. Louis,
Missouri, on Il four-day. a Lex
penSe trip to the factories ana
Offices of the International Shoe
COMPANY. Paul Il. Umberg. Vice
President Of kuppcrs Stores an
nounced today. International,
producer Of Friedman shelby
shoes, is the worlds largest shoe
manufacturer.
The shoe department heads
were awarded the trip by virtue
of their high sales during the
organizations fifth anrlal six
weeks shoe-sel.irg contest held
recently. Miss Marsh and Mr..
Waddell won similar trips last
year.
While in St. Louis, the group
will be giver an opportunity to
learn more about the new styl-
ing, fitting of shoes. the proper
shoes for various types of wear,
ard health shoes for children.
Observation tours of factories
will sAclude shoe construction
in actual operation, from pattern
cutting to the last polishing.
"This award" Mr.. Umberger
stated. rs truly a reception of
superior craftsmanship. The de
rite information about shce-
making gained from this trip
will enable these employees to
give their customers more ex-
pert attention"
To secure a wider distribution
of prizes than would otherwise
have been possible, the thirty
two stores in the Koppers organi
cation were divided into three I.
groups and segregated according ,
to size. First prizes were award |
ed to the three departmcn! |
heads with the highest shoe !
sales. Runncrs-up in each group ,
received second prizcs-cash a
wards. Contest regulations for
babe duplication of prizes.
Second prizes went to j. NJ
Riley, Wharton; Mrs. Katie
White, Maitland; and Mrs. p. G.. |
Shrewsbury, Iroquis. Third and
fourth prizes were won by d. N.
Rhodes, Montgomery; and T. L.
Curl, Keystone, respectively.
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Expressed by Signs

An ancient book on love-Tn AlsinE,
speaking Of the problem of the girl
not declaring herself because Of
her too great modesty," permits the
swain to sigh before her; "for @
true passion cannot be better. ex-
pressed than by sigh when it cs-
capes from the bottom Of the heart
So let him not be too profusc of his
talk, but let few s.Ghs supply the
vacanc ier OF d'erOurre "
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81 g Blues and Yellow
Jackets Grid For
MOuntaineer Classic
(By Harold keith)

Saturday, November 4th at
Instute,W Va, will find Lakin
FIELD jammed to capacity as West
Virginia State meets Bluefield on
States homecoming day.
State, with the rancour of
last years defeat still rafting
in their breast, viii shoot the
works in an effort to regain their
crown as champions of West
Virginia. The two teams are
evenly matched as far as records
so, but West Virginia's big line,
which outweiUhs that of Blue
field by 81 pounds to man, viii
be dominant factor in the
clash. # States line succeeds in
getting Burris into the clear,
gridiron history may be written.
On the other hand is ed" Fer
rel's bul'ct-.ike heavcS t. Joseph
Slash start connecting, fireworks
will explode right ml ,s.t.
The weights of the two ,eam $
arc interesting, on tie linz W
find Glucfo'd VIII the con1para-
tivcly light weight Of l69 pounds
which compared to West Virgil
MAS 100 pounds average sets
one to thinking. In the back
field the Jackets still hold sway
with a 173 pound average to the
Blues count of 1863.
The ball game itself will get
under way promptly at 200
PM. The Blues, at this writing,
are very slight favorites to win
two to one.
Tentative line-ups for this
game are:
Pos. BluefeId w. Va. State
LE-Slash, 1861 Ed White, 1867
L-Davis, 1870 Corbin, 30
LG-Freeman, 1G5 Brayboy165
C-Perry, ITS Smoot, IT'S
RG-Fields, 100 ]. Lynch, 176
RG-Jordan, 175 Grayson, 23O
REV. John. 1877 Hale, 1T
QB-Ferrell, 165 Warren, 100
LH-Willis, 1913 A. Burris, ITO
RH-Miller, ITO Webster, 144
FB-Stev's'o, ITO Christina, 181
T-Nclght.
Average Weight
Line-State, 100. Bluff d. ! g..
Backfcld-Statc. 173.. Bid. 1GS
Whole team-State, 1874, Blue
fed, 40 pounds. ................
-0-
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Pins In Many Varieties

Pins are manufactured in Eng
land in hundreds Of varieties from
31a inches loag TO entomoloCists'
pins so small th9t it takes abou,
1900 10 weigh al ounce.
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Citizens
Equally Determined
TO Stay Out OF War


Was hinTtoN -. {. ~ tNiurr,
citizens throughout the country
are drrply concerned a to Wh"-
tE'r or not the United State
/ VIII eventually br drawn mic
ihr turor':n War, and also rs
to whether CT not during this
uC:Iod OF c'ntr"TrrSy politics
Is t" b. adjourned. They have
Il very definite concern in the
nrSt ot these questions h"cauS"
constituting onr-trnth of the
reputation of the United States,
that Is 12,OOO,OO0, their fathers
their brothers, or other KIN
Will be called to bear arms in Il
proportionatcly large number if
"" enter he conflict abroad.
'il." %r%ro has raIlantly borne
arms III every war oil TIA" Rrpub-
la. r." m Revolutionary times
Gown Il th" World War of 1917
!i"""N|r, hc loves r@Ac" i"i
IL" sake o. peace, and because
Il" NH"W' that WAr bears hraNi
e., AWAY" upon the r""rr
%r"'I"% "i tn" country. iIS pIar
. IL TN" economic seal" IS such
us u con5l%n the masses OF 'h'
race 20 TINS category.
during the World CohIilc'
lVN''o" co'orea men were calico
10 inc coiors( OF these' Zop,oo'
. went overseas lhey endured the
any ''' >''''''i'' anu '"'''''
, 'i'' same P'"P'r'i"''"l' hufhoc'
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Average Weight

Line-State, 100. .Btuf'd. / g..
Backfeld-Statc. 173. Bid. 1GS
Whole team-State, 1874, Blue
fed, 40 pounds. ...............