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Evening star., 1939-09-01
J. B. Moon Retires:
Farewell Porty Given

j. B. Moon was given a farewell
party by his friends at the Bureau
of Internal Revenue when he re-
tired from the bureau yesterday at
the age of 10. He was attached to
the estate tax division.
Mr.. Moon came to Washington
from his native Illinois in 1898. He
was employed by the Post Once
Department and later served as a
Senate Committee stenographer. He
went to the st. Louis Exposition in
1904 as paymaster's clerk with the
United States Government Board
and the following year served as
clerk of the board at the Portland
Exposition.
He remained in Portland to prac-
tice law, leaving during the war to
serve as captain in the Quarter
master Corps Reserves on the in
active list.
He Joined the Internal Revenue
Bureau in 1921 and served there
until his retirement yesterday. His
home is at 1882 Sixteenth street NV
Evening star., 1939-09-01
industrial Union Plans
Labor Doy Picnic

The Washington Industrial Union
Council will stage a Labor Day
picnic at Schall's farm, near Berwyn
Nd, Harry CAN'T, chairman of the
Arrangements Committee, an
nounced today.
The days program will include
softball, tennis and special events
The Capital Transit Co. has sched-
uled special street car service from
Fifteenth street and New York ave-
nue. NV. to Berwyn. There
Greenbelt buses will take the pic
nickers to the grounds.
Evening star., 1939-09-01
'Peewee Hit|ers'
In j. ). Denounced
By Dies Committee
'Nozi-Foscist' Groups
Held Engaged in
'Rucketeering'

BY the Associated Press.
The Dies Committee last night de-
nounced the "peewee Hitlers" lead
ing "NaziFascist groups" in the
United States and declared they
were engaged in "a form OF racke-
teering' and in "subversive activity"
In preliminary report on the
investigation it has conducted of
such groups, the committee asserted
that their primary aims appeared
to be:
q. A radical change in the Ameri-
can form of government.
%. The collection of dues from
such misguided citizens as will sup
port them"
Aping of Dictators Hit.
The committee also issued "a
warning to all our citizens against
aping the methods of foreign dis
tators."
Such Critical days" as the pres
Evening star., 1939-09-01

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Evening star., 1939-10-12

Restaurant Man Dies

CINCINNATI, Oct. IL Cp.-James
o. Mills, 81, founder of chain of
Ohio restaurants bearing his name,
died today.
Evening star., 1939-10-12
Allies Say Planes
Are Superior 10
Those Of Nazis
British and French
Pilots to Test Captured
Messerschmidt
By WALTER DURANTY.

Dy w AL LIN DOAShAN
AT BRITISH AIR HEADQUAR-
TIERS, SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE,
Oct. u (N.A.N.A).-Is there war or
not in Europe and, If so, what does
the world war mean? You must
guess it for yourselves from what I
tell of my trip from London to the
British air headquarters in France.
The London streets are dark as
q top hat, with faint glimmer of
traffic signals. The railroad ter
minal is like a beehive of glow
worm lights in which porters find
their unerring way. take dark
ened train to somewhere" Early
in the morning camouflaged plane
crosses the British Channel and Is
saluted on its arrival.
Then a trip over France to the
air headquarters, where suddenly
the atmosphere changes and you
hear of men fighting-being shot
down-falling in f1ames-jumping
in parachutes-or telling their
stories from hospital beds with faces
half hidden in bandages and lips
twisted by. fire. Such fighting as
exists the air force shares to the
full, although it does not boast of
1t and admits it is not yet serious.
French Think Planes Best.
'What is the best pursuit plane?"
you ask them, and they shrug their
shoulders and say, with touch of
envy, Our fighters have not yet
met the Germans, but the French
think their new Curtisses are much
ahead of the German Messer-
schmidts." ~
Curiously enough, met young
Frenchman who is an instructor at
one of the biggest training schools.
He said exactly the same thing, but
added, Il understand that the latest
British pursuit planes are a trifle
faster and easier to handle than our
Mourens or Curtisses."
As far the the Messerschmidts are
concerned, the matter will be put to
the test today, because a German
pilot landed his plane uninjured be-
hind the French lines. French and
British pilots will have mock bat
tie to determine the relative value
Of the German and allied fighters.
New German Plane.
just the same, I heard in Rome
that the Germans were about to pro-
duce a new model battle plane. It
was like that in the last war-each
side got temporary jump on the
other by new production.
Meanwhile, such fighting as the
British have engaged in is between
their lighter bombers-now being
used for reconnaissance-and the
Messerschmidts, in which the latter
have not shown up too well. The
British flyers have the merit of not
boasting and of giving their adver-
sa-ies full credit, but they are fully
confident that the allied pursuit
planes are better than the present
German material. ~. -.
Meanwhile, it is an anecdotaI war,
providing stories like that of the two
British pilots who 'bailed out" at
1000 meters from widely separated
planes 80 miles inside Germany and
were carried by a freak east wind to
land within so meters of each other
Evening star., 1939-10-12
n the most advanced French air

on the most advanced French air
field.
To say that pamphlet bombing
fillS the British air force with en-
thusiasm would be fragrant exag-
geration. But 1t Is useful practice
in this curious period Of waiting and
enlivens the conversation with other
anecdotes. A pilot returned two
hours sooner than expected and his
chief asked, "Were you scared by the
German anti-aircraft fire?" The
pilot 'eplied, mo, but we couldn't
bother to unite the pamphlets, so We
dropped them in bundles" Upon
which his superior said sternly,
Never do that again-you might
hurt some unfortunate German"
Or the pendant story that . pilot
returned six hours later than ex-
pected, and, when asked why, said
I'VE wasted time in landing
to put our pamphlets In mail boxes"
Evening star., 1939-10-12
Mrs. Nitu Stark Dies

ORANGE, Tex, Oct. IL R.-Mrs.
Nita Hill Stark, 40. former National
Guard secretary of Pi Beta Phi So
rority and the wife Of the capitalist,
H. ]. Lutcher Stark, died here last
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27
Clothes Donations
BadIy Needed

A 14-year-old Ell Centre boy and
a family of six children living neal
the county seat cannot attend
school because they haven't decent
clothing and shoes, school nurses
reported Wednesday. a.
Nurses said the 14year-old boy
needed everything boys wear"
In the destitute family living near
Ell Centro there are boys aged 16
8, and 5 who are of school age and
a pre-school boy aged 8. All need
clothing. The girls in the family
are aged Is, 10 and 6. They have
10-month-old baby in the fam
lily who is almost naked, the nurses
said.
Four members of this family are
suffering from tuberculosis, three
being cared for in the home and
one in the county hospital
Contributions may be left at the
county health department in the
basement at the court house or
nurses will call for them.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27
Mildred Morgan InstaI|eda as
l1onored Queen of Job's sDauQhfers

Miss Mildred Morgan was In
stalled as honored Queen at tht
Bethel of Jobs Daughters Tuesday
evening, in the Masonic temple.
Marjorie Anderson, retiring queen
and her retinue of officers, officl-
ated at the impressive installation
ceremonies. Frances Allen was in
stalling guard, virginia Miller. in
stalling marshall, and Martha Jane
Preble, installing recorder. ~
The lodge room was effectively
decorated in the purple and white
of the order, these colors being
repeated in the corsages worn by
all the members. Mildred Morgan,
honored queen, carried an arm bou-
uuet of talisman roses and orchids.
The two princesses. Jane Poole and
May Moore. also carried lovely
arm bouquets of pastel colored fall
flowers.
Other officers installed were.
guide, Ortha Console; marshall.
Marian Sharp; chaplain Ellen Holt;
recorder, Wanda Brown; senior and
Junior guardian, Colleen Mckinney,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27
Wanaka Group
Organizes

Wanaka Camp Fire group stole
g march on the rest of the groups
! and were the first to hold meetings
in the new Camp Fire room at
l205 Len Rey.
At Tuesday afternoons meeting
officers we're elected and pro-
| gram for the years work outlined
under the supervision of the guard
ian. Mrs. Forrest Manley and Mrs.
Lee Massey, assistant.
Doreen Meagher, was elected
president. Jamie Sue Tackett, vice
president Edith Small is to be Sec
retary- treasurer. Billie Jane Zeit-
vogel. scng leader and Naomi Nor
ris, scribe.
Handcrafts will occupy the group
at its next meeting, october 3.
Other members present were
Pauline Hoy and Everta Harrell.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27
Court Upho|ds
Bar Examiners

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27. (UP)
"A ruling by the state supreme
court upheld the state committee
of bar examiners today in refusing
to declare Peter Newhouse, 81, ho-
nor graduate of Loyola University
law school, eligible to take state
bar examinations.
The bar examiners held that
Newhouse had not completed nee
essary educational requirements in
that he had not taken two years
of pre-legal studies before regis
ering at Loyola as a special stu
dent
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27
Recent Bride
.CompIimen+ed
At Shower

Mrs. Richard Simpson. the for
mer Helen Bezdecheck, whose mar
riage took place during the middle
of September, was complimented
at a bridal shower recently. Hos
tesses for the surprise affair were
Miss Helen Siegel and Mrs. Rich
ard Shank.
Upon Mrs. Simpsons return home
in company with one of the con-
spirators" she found the group of
friends already assembled, each
having brought an article for the
new home.
Games occupied the remainder
Of the evening. the hostesses sery-
ing cake and punch.
Guests we're: Mrs. n. A. Spear,
Mrs. Merritt Bradshaw, Mrs. Jerry
Upholt. Mrs George Robertson
Mrs. Varney Schiller, Mrs. Ben
Blakeley, Mrs Kieth Miner Miss
Lucille Cannon. Miss Mickey Nc
Kinney, Miss Esther Barloga. Miss
sigma Sullivan. Miss Lois Bezne-
check, Miss Pollyanna Stone and
the guest of honor, Mrs. Simpson.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27
Miss lone Lane
Guest Speak,
For Section

Mis- lone Lane. medical super
visor for the State Relief associa-
ticn gave several suggestions for
the Welfare Sections project for
the year at the opening meeting
cf the section at the home of Miss
Hazel Frost, $50 Len Rey.
Miss Lane has been in the valley
for three months. and was able
to give the group a clear concep-
ton of the many needs of the
community. .#.'#. .-.s
During the business hour in
charge of Mrs. Jerry Porte, chair
man, the meeting dates were. set
as the first and third Tuesday, the
October 3rd meeting to be with
Miss Mae Thomas, 856 South Sixth
street.
Miss Hazel Frost and her CO.
hostess, Mrs. w. A. Carpenter,
served delicious refreshments to
the members at the close of the
evening: Miss lone Lane, Mrs.
william Douthitt, Mrs. Richard
Hammer, Mrs. Aaron Afford, Mrs.
Jerry Porte, Miss Mae Thomas.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27
Epwor+h League
Alliance Formed

The Epworth Leagues of the val
ley formed an alliance Sunday af-
ternoon at meeting at the Meth
odist church, with some 1870 young
people attending.
Bi-monthly meetings will be held
in the various churches in the val
ley, and these will be used to fur
ther church fellowship and spirit
ual aims. Bob Carey, second vice
president of the Conference was
in charge.
Following a pot luck supper the
young people played a group of
get acquainted games, returning to
their respective churches in time
for the evening srvices.
| Sunday, october 8, has been set
for the next meeting of the alli-
ance, the meeting to begin at a
pm. and to include a pot luck
dinner.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27
Members Drive
Planned for
Wilson P.-T.A.

A drive for membership will be
made all during the month of Octo-
Der by the Wilson PIT. A. accord
ing to plans formulated at Tuesday
mornings board meeting at the
Wilson school.
Mrs. Wesley He'll, president, had
a full corps of officers present
Plans for the years activities were
completed. Dates for the two con-
certs sponsored by the organization
were set as December 1 and March
l.. The Hijinx will be held on Feb
ruary 2.
Wilson PIT. A. will continue the
recreational evenings for the pupils
of the school, and the organizations
plans definite campaign for su-
pervised play in the city's two fine
Fairgrounds as soon as possible.
A dinner meeting at which the
teachers of the school will provide
the program will begin the years
work, this having become the GUS
tom after several years. Fathers
are especially invited to this meet
ing as both parnts are needed in
the work of the organization.
Heads of committees appointed by
Mrs. He'll are: Membership, Mrs.
Palmer Barrett; hospitality and
recreation, Mrs. Richard Hafner;
ways and means, Mrs. G, S, JUST
man: room mothers, Mrs. Malcolm
Macurda; publicity, Mrs. L. l.. Duff.
Mrs. Robert Armstrong, music; Mrs.
Cora Bennett. welfare.
Other officers are Mrs. c. w.
Ashley, Mrs. John w. Cook. MIS-.
Philip knights, Mrs. G. T. Gilkin-
son. Leo A. DeCelles, principal of
Wilson school is second -presi
dent and A. j. Smaller is auditor.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27
District, County.
Federation Plans

Plans for the 38th annual con-
ventjon to be held at Ell Centre
Nov. 1917, will be formulated Fri
day at an all day meeting of the
Southern District, California Fed
eratiin of Women's clubs at Upland
The meeting will be held in the
club house of the Upland Women S
club. 500 Second avenue, and phas-
es of pending legislation, ham and
eggs" and neutrality will be sub
iects for the forum in the after
oon.
Mrs. Earl f. Smith of Anaheim
and John Atkinson, foreign cor
respondent of the Associated Press
will be the speakers.
The county federation of wo-
mems clubs will meet Friday, Octo-
ber 6. at 10 o'clock at the Civic
center in Holtville, that club being
host for the day. Mrs George King
of Brawley, president of the county
federation, will preside and speak
er has been procured for the lunch
con hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27
Mrs. W. Ware and Committee
Comp|ete ARRANGEMENTS for Convention

Plan for entertaining the South
ern District convention of Califor-
MIA Federation of Women's clubs
meeting here Nov. 15-17 for their
38th annual convention have been
drafted this week and are an
nounced by the convention chair
man of the Imperial County Fed
Grafton, Mrs R. w. Ware. past pres
ident of the Ten Thousand club.
Mrs. A. B. Hanson is to be toast
master at the convention banquet
Thursday night in the Barbara
Worth hotel, entertainment feature
to be an Imperial Valley pageant.
in charge of Mrs. Robert Mcdowell
of Brawley, county drama chair
man. Mrs. Fred Harder, county
chairman of crafts, and Mrs. Rob-
ert S. Nelson, Brawley. chairman
of art, will have charge of the
decorations for the dinner.
All the sessions are to be held
in the Barbara Worth hotel. and
the program of speakers and music
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27
Dictatoria| Powers Dangerin
Ham 'nEqqs" States butcher in Talk

the right to appoint deputies. Tx
salaries and assume control over the
directors of the state bank. estan-
lished under the act.
Statewide recall would be the
voters only protection.
T. d. McCar. valley pioneer.
speaking in defense of the Han
and Egg" measure, assured more
than 100 listeners that the script
issued under the proposed amend
ment would be no more spurious
than the continental script issued
during the Revolutionary war.
Mccall asserted the plan had
worked elsewhere, under similar
conditions.
A forum discussion completed the
meeting in which butcher answer
ed questions from the audience re-
garding the proposition.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27

Thomas butcher, political econ
omist from Los Angeles. Tuesday
night outlined dangers Of the 800
Every Thursday pension plan. to
be placed before voters of the state
Nov. 7, at a meeting of the Ell
Centro Business and Professional
Women at the Barbara Worth hotel
Under the proposition, butcher
said, the program administrator
would be set up as a virtual die
tator. His powers would include
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27
Advanced Section
At Dessert Bridge

Miss Velma Scroggins and Mrs
Lila Reed Scott were cohostesses
( to the Advanced bridge section of
tn Junior Ten Thousand club. Tues
day evening.
Shortly after the arrival Of the
guests. the hostesses served an ap-
retizing dessert, and in the game
which followed Mrs. James Noll
and Mrs. Jack Weart were holders
of high cards.
Mrs. Noll, Mrs. Weart and Mrs
Robert Rayburn were guests of the
section. members present being Miss
Lillian Holiday, Miss Laura Gill
strap. Mrs. Louis Galloway, Mrs.
Louis McManus, Mrs. Eugene Moore,
Mrs. Karl Kaiser, Miss Lucille Wells
and the two hostesses.
The next meeting of the club
will be with Miss Lucille Wells. Mrs.
Louis Gallaway as co-hostesses.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27
18th Birthday
Occasions Party

Mrs. Raynor G. Clemons enter
tanned few neighborllood friends
of her son, Raynor, Monday eve
ming, the occasion being his four
teenth birthday. >
Clever Mexican figures were USED
in the table appointments, and
after the dinner, highlighted by
the birthday cake and its IA CAN
dies, the young host took the boys
to the show.
Guests were: j. B. McNeece, jr.,
Donald zavala, Burke Lemons,
Jack Duff, Billy Clements, Junior
ThornberA, Melvin Free, and Ray
nor Clemons.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27

for the convention will be arranged
by Mrs. H. T. Miller with the help
of Mrs. E. E. Smith of Anaheim
Mrs. Walter Rose, Riverside, Mrs
c. c. Bonebrake, Orange, Mrs. John
H. Waldron, Cotton, and Mrs. H. E
Cooper, San Diego.
Mrs. p N. Van Slyck, president
of the club. will welcome the guests
at the presidents dinner, Wednes-
day evening. the theme of which
is Trails" The convention will
close with a tour Saturday NOR
ming to interesting places in the
valley. Mrs. Adolph Binder, CAL
exico, will have charge of the regis
tration.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27
Announcements
Of Ne etings

Daughters Of Union Veterans
Anna Maria Ross tent No. ~ will
meet at veterans hall Friday at
1:30.
I. v. stamp and Coin club. meets
Wednesday evening at the social
room in the ice plant at 7:30.
Hard of Hearing society's advis-
advisory board will meet at $50
Thursday afternoon in the Cham
Ter of Commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27

and Betty Mae Duer; inner guard
Marilyn Ingle: messengers. Betty
Cook, Barbara Barrett. Margaret
and Isabelle Miller, Lillian Carlton
Musical interlude was furnished
by Marilyn Ingle, playing a violin
solo, and Barbara Barrett, a piano
solo Deep Purple.
Marjorie Anderson was presented
with her pin as past honored queen
and after the ritual of dismissal
was performed with the new Off
GERS in their stations a social hour
was enjoyed in the banquet room.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27
Troop ID cts
Thursday Night

FL Centre Boy Scout troop No.
ID will start the fall program with
a meeting at the Scout hut at 7
pm. Thursday night.
Organization of committees and
an outline of troop events for the
winter were included on the pro-
gram announced by Jack Gum,
senior patrol leader.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27
CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY

Open House, 40, Methodist par
sOnage. SOL Holt.
Methodist choir. 1880, church.
Eagles, 8, $50 Broadway.
THURSDAY
Rotary club. Barbara Worth.
Townsend club, No. 2, 1880, court
house.
Dinner dance. 8, Eiks hall.
Tennis club, 1880, WhiteIaw Of
flee.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-27
BILL CHRISTIAN
PLEDGES FRATERNITY

BILL Christian, son of MIR. and
Mrs. Ben Christian and Central
Union High school graduate. was
pledged Sigma Alpha Epsilon at
UCLA.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-03

John A. Hartford (above), presi-
dent of the Great Atlantic & Pacific
Tea Company, predicts the pro-.
posed Patman chain store "death
sentence" tax bill will be defeated
when it comes before Congress.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-03

Exercise while exposed to cold is
not followed by the reduction in
white cells caused by cold alone. To
prove this, observations made on
marathon swimmers in cold water
showed that the white cells were
higher after the race than before.
While observations made on three
people who simply immersed them
selves in a pool without swimming,
showed distinct lowering of the
white cells.
Lowers Resistance
This plainly indicates that chill
ing of the body surface, and espe-
cially wet chilling, lowers resistance
so that invasion of the cold virus is
facilitated. The old wives cry,
"Have you got on your coat and
your overshoes ?" is good modern
science.
Drafts and cold are particularly
likely to induce acute attacks when
chronic sinus infection and bron-
chial infection are present.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
F.C A.: care aluminium cooking
utensils safe for cooking?"
Answer answer this question
regularly in the hope that the ig-
norant campaign against aluminium
cooking utensils can be stopped.
There is not the slightest evidence
that aluminium cooking utensils do
any harm to the body whatsoever.
EDITORS NOTE: Seven pamphlets by
| DIR. Clendening can now be obtained by
sending 10 cents in coin, for each, and .
self-addressed envelope stamped with Z
three-cent stamp, to DIR. Logan Clenden-
ing, in care of this paper. The pamphlets
are: Three Weeks Reducing Diet, en-
digestion and Constipation. Reducing
and Gaining, Infant Feeding, EN-
structions for the Treatment of Diabetes,
feminine Hygiene" and ''The Care Of the
! Hair and Skin"