Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-09
CALIPATmA NOTES

DfluBe CLuD wednesday WITH DflQpC
breakfast. A delicious breakfast was
served 10 Mrs. W J Woung. Mrs
John AIcNeelcy Mrs Joe Bailey
Mrs. Hartwel HoSkinS Mrs E. G
Fleming, Mr. r. L. Sporty Mrs.
Ross Huffman, Mrs Harrison Mar
tin, Mrs. w. E. Gullrtt. Mrs. c. A.
Speuy and the hostess, Mrs. Writ
The Rev Earl Lindsay. who MAS
asked TO take the pastoratc Of the
Calipatria Community church, has
| turned down The offer according to
word received by the church board.
Visiting preachers will fill the pulpit
until permanent man can be
found.
Pea picking was under way III
most of the fields around Calipatria
again this week after delay caus-
cd by the freeze three weeks ago.
Eleven cars were shipped out Mon
day anc an average of eight cars
4 day since.
Mr.. and Mi. Merrill Bates have
announced the arrival of a son,
Merrill jr born at Los Angeles
hospital on January %. The baby
weight 6ia pounds. MIS-. Bates and
the bah" are expected home about
the frs, of March. Mr.. Bates is
manager of the Balfour Guthrie
ranch cast OF Calipatria.
Mrs. Frances Rademarhcr WAS
honored at i luncheon Tuesday
when members of the high school
faculty surprised her on her birth
Cay. Tie girls of the home econ
omics classes helped prepare the
! lVnch and decorate the tables
Guests at tie luncheon were MI
and Mrs. E. H. McMath, Weston
Alt, Ralph Smeltzer C. S. Huey.
Mrs. Helen Williams. Mrs Marie
Hightower. Miss Marguerite Brier
Miss Ella Wetherby. Miss Minnie
c.. Diboll. Miss Lucille Guest and
the guest of honor, Mrs .Radc-
machcr.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Riley
and M. and Mrs. Ed Nesbtt Wcrc
dinner guests Thursday night of
Mr.. and Ms. H II. Brandt in
Brawlcy
Tho Calipat"ia Women club met
at the Legion hall last FRIDAY for
a covered dish luncheon. Mrs. Vance
Wilson and Mrs. r. l.. Sperry were
co-hostesses About twenty-five were
present. During the lunch honr
Richard Major entertained with scy-
eral selections on his accordion.
Dr. Warren Fox of Ell Ccntro was
guest speaker and discussed COM
runicable diseases and their treat
E1ent
Following tho club meeting. the
j first of series of bridge lessons
was taught W Mrs. w T Fowler,
i president of the club. About twenty
j people remained for the lesson.
Vic Panosh and Fred AlberS have
finished repairing the walls Of the
mems loom at the Legion hal.
CelotcX was used TO cover the crack
I'd walls which added much to the
looks Of the room
Mis- Kuth Ann Sinclair and Nrs.
! Gcrtrli;l" Coulter wont 10 Ell Centro
Monday 10 consult with MIS-. Me
| Neecr III REGARD 20 organizing a
Camp Fire Girls club in Calipatria.
Miss Sinclair has had u coed deal
OF experience in that sort of work
and several girls are anxious TO
rave a club started here.
Mr.. and Mrs. C, L. Manning and
daughter, Joan. and Mr. MaGdc
Manning of Los Angeles were guests
over the weekend of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Hoffman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wiley Manning.
The tlrSt elimination tryout for
the essay contest sponsored hy the
american Legion was held nj thr
/ high school Friday Thrrc Wcrc two
contestants, Stella ouiSc Diboll and
Bernard Edmi5ton Edmi@ton won
the contest Ethel Williams pre-
pared d paper bnt wae i'll ant! could
not attend school that day
The Jadges were Weston AIT. Mis-
Ella Wctherby and Mrs. Ray Hleh-
tower, all high school teachers.
Roy shaw, commander of the
local Legion post awarded the medal
E. H. McMath. principal of the
high school, attended the School