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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22

Imperial county had a delegation
of approximately 25 home depart
ment women at the state farm home
department convention last week in
San Diego, held in conjunction with
the sessions of the California Farm
Bureau Federation
Headed by Mrs. G. E. Cooke OF
Westmorland, county chairman, the
women enjoyed to the fullest ex-
tent the hospitality of San Diego
which proved exceptionally fine
and which was carried out in every
detail, even to gifts of flowers for
the delegates, each of whom found
lovely bouquet in her hotel room.
The farm home department had
it's sessions in the Ell Cortez hotel,
with Mrs. T. M. SimmS of Fresno
county presiding. Mrs. SimmS was
reelected to her office with Mrs.
Maurice Perry of Riverside as sec
retary.
Four hundred and fifty-seven
farm women from all parts of the
state were present for their Off
cial luncheon with from to 600 re-
gistered at various sessions.
Give Scholarship
One of the highlights of the ses-
sion was the offer to the University
of California, by the state farm
home department of scholarship
for a second year home economies
student at Davis, this scholarship
to be $500 annually. Mrs. George
Wood of Contra Costa county is
chairman of the committee and Mrs.
L. C. Panosh of San Diego repre-
sents the southern part of the
state on that committee.
Splendid reports were made by
the various county chairmen, Mrs.
@. E. Cooke talking on the county
districts power program in Imper-
ial county.
Ray Wiser, farm bureau presi-
dent gave an excellent talk in
which he urged close cooperation
between the home department and
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22

Three excellent one-act plays.
written by Leroy Rumsey and play
ed by the author and Miss Jacque-
line LaVine, we're featured at the
Ten Thousand clubs Drama Work
shop meeting Tuesday night in the
club house.
These three plays are decidedly
different in character, one being a
comedy, another a domestic scene
and the third a melodrama. Each
was we'll written with clever lines
and an original twist which makes
them decidedly individual and a
nice example of the authors versa
tility.
Miss LaVine and Mr.. Rumsey
also had a chance to demonstrate
their skill in dilineating three diff
ferent types of characters and
proved quite successful in this re-
gard, perhaps their best work being
done in "Pick Up, comedy in the
modern manner.
Types of Plays
The first play, THE Intruder is
a domestic scene, and the last,
"Epilogue For a Crime, the melo-
drama.
Lighting effects for the plays, par
ticularly for the last one, were most
effective and credit is due Malcolm
Macurda for his work in this re-
gard.
Another interesting event in part
of the evenings program was the
talk by Mrs. Ross T. Hickcox who
discussed what constitutes a good or
bad play.
The whole meeting was in keeping
with the workshop idea and was a
promising beginning for really
constructive program with original
work of the members being featured
and experiments being tried in the
line of acting and staging.
Awards Given
w. G.. Outlook presented TWO
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Birthday Party
Recent Event

Chrysanthemums in the 1all
colors were used for the birthday
party given Tuesday night in COM
pliment to Mrs. w. A. Swerdfeger
jr., the affair taking place at the
George Robertson home with Mrs.
Robertson and Mrs. Loren Holt as
hostesses.
Thanksgiving decorations were
used in the table appointment and
prizes for the games went to Mrs
Swerdfeger.
Guests in addition to the honoree
were: Mesdames Mildred PoindeXter
Mae Price, Nora Barnett, Ethel
Earl, Betty Davis, Lucille Cook
Sarah Paris, the Misses Exol
Kearns, Mable Black, Bernice Hurst
Bertha Won Allmen and Fauvette
Thompson.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Mrs. Shepherd
Hostess to
Section

CALEXICO, Nov. 22.-The Twice
Told Tales section of the Woman's
Improvement club met with Mrs
Harvey Shepherd Tuesday after
noon. Mrs. Luis Alvarez reviewed
I'VE Married an Englishman".
During the business meeting an
nouncement was made of the be-
ginning of the book reviews by
Mrs. Mary Tufts of Los Angeles
The first review will be given Wed
nesday, Nov. 20, 8 o'clock, at the
club house.
Mrs. Maurice Sattinger was made
chairman of a committee to plan for
the program to be given the mo-
ther club in February.
Attending were Mesdames Leslie
Dove, Al Vierhus, o. P. Mandropo,
Harold Mason, julius Siemsen, H.
V. Ellis, P. H. Wofford, Homer Tay-
lor, E. E. Cavanah, E. Kitow, George
Kirk, L. j. Barcenas, Elizabeth Ran
ney, Emma Donahoe, Maurice Sat-
finger, R. l.. Glasby and Blanch
Cavanah.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Mrs. RooseveI+in
Blast at Browder

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. %.
(UP)-The sooner Earl Browder
and Gil Green are discredited the
better, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
said in a letter released today by
DR.. Harry H. Nagle, chairman of
the American Legion Americanism
committee in the 18th Indiana dis
trict.
The letter was in answer to Ma
giles query for proof of her state
ment that the American youth
conference was not Communistic.
She said that proof of their Com
munism had come from Gil Green
president of the Youth Communists
league in the United States in 1885
who sent a report to a Russian
group concerning the youth con-
ference. She questioned the accura-
cy of Green's report.
Mrs. Roosevelt said Green "is
one individual, as Earl Browder is
who seems to feel that his first
allegiance is to another country
If this is SO, I think it would pro-
badly be to our benefit if we should
allow these people to 60 to that
country.
1.-The sooner they are discredited
the better" she asserted.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Missionary Talks
Given for Group

Methodist Missionary society
members had an unusually inter-
esting meeting Tuesday afternoon
in the social hall, meeting char
acterized by two splendid talks.
Grace Pepper Smith, former
Brawley resident and missionary to
India for 20 years, gave an inspir-
ing account of her experiences in
the field.
Mrs. Harvey Hastain of Brawley
reported on the convention she at
tended in Pasadena which celebrat-
ed the 10th anniversary of the
founding of the foreign missionary
society.
Mrs. c. E. Sones acted as hostess
for the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22

With passage of the recreation
enabling act, cities, counties and
other units may now undertake a
recreation program without fear
of legal obstacles.
This was the message brought
back to Parent-Teacher associations
in the 29th district, Imperial Val
ley, by Mrs. A. v. Vierhus, Calexico,
who presided at the district meet
ing Monday in Heber.
Mrs. Vierhus also announced that
the state department of education
has agreed to counsel communities
interested in establishing recrea-
tional program.
Roger Walton, county attendance
supervisor, discussed the problem
of the migrant children, pointing
out that the situation in Imperial
Valley is quite encouraging with
the recent order of the county health
department prohibiting ditch bank
tent camps, and with few growers
camps.
The chief problem, now, as far
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Sans Souci Club
Entertained

Brilliant poinsettia provided a
holiday touch for the Sans Souci
club meeting Monday night at the
home of Mrs. John Tyler, 1897 Olive
avenue.
In the evenings play Mrs. Wes-
terfield won high score prize, Mrs.
Robertson, second, and Mrs. John
B. McNeece third.
Mrs Sem Bacon and Mrs. Donald
w. Ketchen were guests of the
club, the members present including
Mesdames Harry Horton William
c. Reed, Charles P. Delp, L. j..
Goree, jr., John R. Robertson, j.
K. Mitchell, Evalyn B. Westerfield,
John B. McNeece, j. B. McNeece and
the hostess.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Workshop Enjoys Presentation
Of Leroy Rumsey's Plays

awards, one TO Mrs. B. l.. Hambur-
ger for her work as costume direct
or for the Barbara Worth pageant.
and one to Mr.. Macurda for his
work in lighting the pageant.
Mrs. A. b. Hanson was chairman
for the evening; Mr.. Rumsey and
Bud Tondro, directors and Mrs.
Macurda. chairman. the presiding
officer
Mrs. Hanson and Mrs. David j.
Blank served refreshments after the
program.
On Dec. 10 the group will have
Christmas party, members ex-
changing gifts. Harlow Alabaster
will be chairman; Mrs. Howard
Clark, director; Miss Ruth Sprinkle,
co-chairman.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
P.-T.A.A Active
In CaIexico

CALEXICO, Nov. 22.-Attending
the monthly meeting of Twenty
Ninth district PIT. A. in Heber
Monday were Mrs. AL Vierhus, pres
ident, Mrs. Edward O'Connor, Mrs.
Porter Brown, Mrs. j. M. Ostrey.
The first meeting of the child
study group of the PIT. A. was
held at the high school Tuesday
morning with Mrs. Edward O'Con-
nor leading the discussion group.
Mrs. Harold Durfee has volunteered
to care for children so mothers will
be able to attend the morning class.
The meetings will be weekly at the
high school.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22

Miss Mae Thomas daughter ol
Mrs. I. A. Thomas of Ell Centre
whose marriage to Arthur " Harris
of Ell Centre, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Reese D. Harris of Niles, Ohio, will
be solemnized Friday night, was
guest of honor at surprise shower
Tuesday at the c. E. Sones home,
665 Wensley avenue.
Hostesses for the affair were
Mrs. Colon Barrett, Mrs. Aaron AL
ford, Mrs Richard Hammer, Mrs.
Buster Adams, Miss Lillian ShaWley
and Miss Georgiana Sones.
Yellow chrysanthemums and scar
let cotoneaster berries made pretty
seasonal decorations for the affair,
while handsome brides cake form
ed a most effective centerpiece for
the dining table from which re-
freshments were served
The shower proved complete
surprise to the guest of honor who
received a number of beautiful gifts
for her friends.
Bridge was also enjoyed, the prizes
going to Mrs. Wilbert Carpenter,
Miss Hazel Frost, Mrs. Glenn Will
lingham, Mrs George King and
Mrs. Dee Percival
Many Guests
The guest list for this affair in
cluded: Mesdames Charles Smith,
Merwin Mccoy, Allan Bump, w. H.
Douthitt, Wilfred Tyler, Les Black
man Alfred Thomas, Marlin Love-
lady, Agnes Thomas, Peter LaBru-
cherie, John Edgar, Tom Crosbie,
Tom Duer, Wilbert Carpenter, E. A.
Fitzhugh, Dee Percival, Robert Wy
lie, Clifton H. Field, Robert Carter,
Marvin Hill, Vic Driscoll, T. K.
Fluke, Joseph Hallowell, Dunbar
Carey, L. j. Goree, jr., Harlan Fry
mire, William Tackett, George Led
erman, Frank Johnson, George
King, Jake Brown, Gerald Port;
William Ferguson, Pat Caradine,
Myrtle Miles, Ralph Reynolds, Will
lis Carey, Edna Christofferson, w.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22

Oasis Shrine No. 20, w. S. of j.,
honored its junior past worthy high
priestess, Mrs. Malcolm Huey, and
its junior past watchman of shep-
herds, F.. b. Holt, at the Shrine
meeting Tuesday night in the Ma
sonic temple.
The two officers were given spe-
cial escorts and presented with
handsome gifts in appreciation of
their many services for the Shrine.
Mrs. Huey's lovely arm bouquet of
yellow rosebuds was also a gift from
the group.
Musical numbers for the evening
were presented by Mrs. END.
Hatch, violinist, and Mrs. H. T.
Miller vocalist.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Edited by ANNE HARDY ID
Shrine Honors Past Officers
At Session Tuesday

Mrs. U. l.. Martin and Mrs
Duane Stafford, both Of whom cele-
brated birthday anniversaries re
Gently, were remembered appropri-
ately by the members.
After the meeting the group adj
journed TO the banquet hall for re-
freshments where a colorful
Thanksgiving setting made the room
particularly attractive. Table ap-
pointments carried out the harvest
theme. representing fields with
miniature haystacks, pumpkins, tur-
keys. Tiny turkeys marked the
places. The committee in charge
for the evening was composed of
the following members, Mrs. John
Kuhn and Mrs. c. w. Macarthur.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Arts and Crafts
Section Meets

A busy evening spent in making
Christmas gifts was enjoyed by the
Junior Ten Thousand clubs Arts
and Crafts section, members OF
the group meeting Tuesday night
with Miss Mollie Irvine, secretary,
1856 Orange avenue.
Miss Irvine was elected secre-
tary-treasurer at the business ses-
sion.
At the conclusion of the meeting
Miss Irvine served refreshments to:
Ruth Ray, Frieda Galloway, Libby
Dessert, Elda STERLING, Frances Be-
shears, Laura Munson, Eileen Smith,
Marjorie Spear, and Mrs. N. A
ContoS, instructor.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Clubs
Society
SchooIs
Churches VI interest W w OI11CI1 Society
dbv
CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAI
HOItville VS.. Brawley, 8, Brawiey.
Union Thanksgiving services, 1880,
Presbyterian church.
Troop 2, B.S.A., 2:30, Imperial
Veterans hall.
I.O.O.F. No. 408, 1880, Brawley.
Nv. Stamp and Coin club, 1880,
ice plant
Citizenship class, I, high school.
Eagles, 8, $50 Broadway.
THURSDAY
Thanksgiving Mass, $3.50, st.
Mary's.
Thanksgiving Eucharist, 10, st.
PauPs.
Thanksgiving service, IL, First
Church of Christ, Scientist.
Ell Centre VS.. Calexico, 2, Central
field.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
To Form Bridge
Section Monday

Ten Thousand club members in
terested in forming a bridge section
are to meet at the club house Mon
day at LAS pm. for organization.
Those unable to attend but who
wish to join should notify either
Mrs. Earle G.. Davis or Mrs. c. S
Conner.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
AuxiIiaryUnit
Plans Dinner

Annual membership dinner for
members of Boyce Aten American
Legion post and Auxiliary unit is
being sponsored for next Monday
night by the Auxiliary unit at $50
o'clock in the Veterans Memorial
hall.
Members of post and unit, their
wives, husbands and families are
eligible to attend but reservations
must be made by Saturday, by tele-
phoning either 973 or 592.
The dinner will be served at a
nominal cost and will be followed
by special entertainment.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
DixieIand Card
Club Hosts

First meeting this season for the
Dixieland bridge club took place
Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. F. H.
Wallace as hosts. High scores in
the evenings game were won by
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Ingle.
Next meeting will be at the Sid
Trammel home, taking place in two
weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Recreationa| Projects Now
Possible for Cities

! as the valley is concerned, he de-
clared to be the lack of social con-
troll for these children of migrant
workers.
Mrs. w. j. Meagher of Ell Centro,
discussed plans for recreation
month to be observed throughout
the county during the first part
of the year.
Many and varied activities of in
terest were reported by the repre-
sentatives of the IL associations in
the district.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Tanda Camp Fire
GROUP Meets

Tanda Camp Fire group met after
school this week for its regular
meeting. Members of this McKin-
ley group who were present for the
meeting were: Willie Mae Keating,
Shirley England, Jessie Martinez,
Mona Sue Spence, Betty Baxter,
Christine Townsend, Esperanza
Drummond.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Special Service
At Imperial

IMPERIAL, Nov pa Thanks
giving service will be conducted at
the Imperial Community church
Thursday from 10-11 am. The Rev
Mr.. Carl M. Sweazy of Los Angeles
will preach the sermon and special
musical numbers will be presented
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Services IS Thursday
AtSt. PauI's

st. Pauls Episcopal church, Fifth
near Orange, will observe Thanks
giving day Thursday at a special
Thanksgiving Eucharist at 10 am
traditional hymns will be featured
during the service.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22

Mrs. Cecil Ashley has returned
to her home from the Brawley
hospital where she underwent a
major operation recently.
Harold Strickler, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. S. Strickler of Ell Centro,
spent the weekend visiting his par
ents. Mr.. Strickler is employed at
the Don Baxter Laboratories, inc. in
Glendale.
Dorothy Boyer, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. NJ Boyer, is home
from San Diego State college to
spend the Thanksgiving holidays
with her parents.
Among the UCLA students who
will be home for this weeks vaca-
ton are: Miss Kay Nuffer, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen P. Nuffer;
Miss Kay Clements, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Clements, and
Bill Christian, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Christian.
The Rev. Mr.. Harry Gromer Of
CaleMco left Saturday for his new
charge in Brea. Mrs. Gromer and
their daughters will leave Friday
for that community.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Plan Seal Sale

Plan Seal Sale
Plans for the opening of the an
nual Christmas Seal Sale on Dec.
l, will be made at a meeting of the
county tuberculosis and Health
association, Monday, Nov. 81 at the
Hotel de ANA, Calexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
News I+ems About
Valley Residents

Earl Mckinney, who has been ill
for the past few weeks, was oper-
ated upon Tuesday morning at the
Ell Centre hospital and is doing as
we'll as can be expected at the pres
ent time.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-16
Farm Incomes
Off Slightly

College Station, Raleigh, May 16.
Livestock presented the only bright
spot in picture Of drastically re-
duced North Carolina farm income
in the first three months of 1899,
Julian Mann, statistician of the State
College Extension Service, declared
today
While crop prices nose-dNed dur
ing January, February, and March,
livestock sales inched ahead by $685.
OoO over the same period of 1888.
Livestock and livestock products
brought Tar Heel farmers $780,
600 this year and $2,384, 900 during
the first quarter of last year.
Inc greatest dip in crop income
occurred in March when growers re-
ceived only $1,033,OOO for their Of
ferlngs. During the same month a
year ago, they received $3,O96,O00,
or almost three times as much.
For the first three months of this
year, crops and livestock combined
brought 12,158,0OO as compared with
$19, ,1O5,O00 during the same period
and $12,858,O0O year earlier.
Government payments under the
AAA program helped to bolster the
sagging income, although they fell
slightly short of last years. For the
first three months of 1889, growers
received $4,030,OOO in payments,
while they collected $4,O65,00 for
the same months of 1888.
All income, including money from
crops, livestock and livestock prod
ucts, and government payments, a.
mounted to $16,188,OOO for the first
quarter Of 1889 a compared win TN
$23, 100000 for the first three months
of 1888.
Mann said the reduced income was
due largely to the sharp drop in cot
ton and tobacco receipts.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-16

all in cooperation with J. Wade Hen
bricks, assistant director in charge
of the station.
The increase yields of improved
varieties of wheat, barley and oats,
and the differences obtained by var
ious rates of fertilizer application on
wheat are plainly visible in the ex-
perimental plots. The grain will be
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-16

progressive farmers at this season
of the year. DR.. c. K. Middleton ana
w. H. Chapman, agronomists of the
North Carolina Agricultural Expert
ment Station at State College, are
in charge of the breeding tests, and
w. H. Rankin, also of the State Col
lege agronomy department, is dl-
recting the fertilizer experiments,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-16
TEST FARM EXHIBIT
ATTRACTS FARMERS

Statesville, May 16.-Interesting
experiments in plant breeding and
fertilization with small grains on
the Piedmont Branch Experiment
Station near here are q mecca 1Or
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-16

harvested shortly and Hendricl,.
i,1to15 tne ag[onomIsts y! urge tkot farroaul ~l,a
interested in the work visit 4pa 0a'HefS
ton at the arliest possible ti,1le NC STA
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-16

Germany's chancellor has been :;
active Tor a whole week nov, WI = M
l1c.be 1t be that he, too, has Joined Ian tan
stop Hitler movement '''e' une
Evening star., 1939-02-28
5. &c. Right 10 Refuse
Stock Withdrawal Upheld

The Court of Appeals yesterday up
held the right of the Securities and
Exchange Commission to refuse q
corporation power to withdraw pro-
posed issues of stock when the Gov
ernment deems such action in the
public interest.
The case developed when a Della
ware corporation, the Resources
Corp. International, controller of
firms owning. leasing and selling
timber and ranch lands in Mexico,
last July sought an injunction in
District Court against the S. E. C.
and its commissioners.
On the commissions motion, the
court dismissed the corporations
bill, and yesterday the appellate
court upheld the lower tribunal.
The Court of Appeals held that
the Delaware corporation failed to
state an equitable cause of action
and on that ground dismissal of the
bill must be affirmed.
The corporation sought to with
draw registration of IS 900 shares Of
common stock after charging the
S. E. c. was guilty of acts and state
ments that tended to unsettle the
market for its securities and caused
them to shrink in value The S. E.
c.. however, decided such action
would be inconsistent with the pub
lie interest and the protection of
investors, and declined to permit the
withdrawal.
Evening star., 1939-02-28


Geodetic Survey, is Comdr. Clement
l.. Garner. This slight, soft-spoken,
Well-posted North Carolinian knows
his geodesy-a classic word with a
classical pronunciation. The COM
mander has lived his Odyssey as
many present-day Ulysses. For
~ years his Wanderings took him
all over this country and its possess
sionS in the Coast and Geodetic Sur
very's field work. His Circes were
scientific-topography. photography,
seismology, oceanography, etc.
Now he interprets the results Of
field work. The function Of his office
is to extend control surveys along
the coast and interior by first and
second order triangulation and
leveling. by gravity observations and
variations Of latitude observations In
accordance with an international
program.
The basic triangulation and level
ing frameworks are indispensable
for city surveys. drainage, water
power, flood control and the like,
They cover the country netwise on
maps, give fair idea even to the
layman of this vast work that. SEEM
lngly unnoticed, lays the foundation
for scientific progress. You cannot
walk along the highways, or with
sharpened observation among the
Washington Government buildings,
without encountering one of these
small metal discs, looking like mis-
placed automobile caps, sunk into
concrete for preservation and pos
terity. For information on their
use it is suggested you write the
director. There are $4,000 triangu-
lation markers at approximate 10
mile intervals along $1,000 miles of
trlangulation. There are 100000
bench marks" for 265,OO0 miles.
Comdr. Garner, born on North
Cardinals seacoast, a graduate of
North Carolina State College, 1907,
knows the tang of the sea, the
lonely splendor of forests and plains.
In photographic Atlantic Coast
work, ship duty in the Philippines,
gravity observations (used by geo.
physical prospectors to standardize
instruments in their search for oiD.
the commander stands pre- eminent.
His most important assignment, he
feels, was as head of the Pasadena
base, used by the late DR.. A. A.
Nicholson in his experiments for de-
termination OF the velocity Of light.