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Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
Clubs
Society
CALENDAR
MOndav

Monday
Cactus GaveI club, 615, California
Soroptimists, GAS, Barbara Worth
Dams Entire bridge, 1880, 551 San
dalwood
O. E. S. installation, 8, CalexicO
Coordinating council, 8, Wilson
school
Ell Centre lodge No. 384, F. and A.
NJ, 1880, Masonic temple
Night school, 10, high school
Scout Troop IA, 1880, Scout hut
Scout Troop 81, 1880, Heber
Scout Troop IS, 1880, Imperial Vet
erans hall
Scout Explorers, 1880, Imperial Vet
erans hall
American Legion Auxiliary, 8, Vet
erans hall
Carpenters union, 1890, Labor temple
Chess club, 1880, st. Pauls social
hall
Tuesday
Lions club, Barbara Worth
WOmen's Council, 2, Christion
church
Shrine Social club, IL, Duane Stat
ford home, Calexico
Magnolia Mulberry, 1890, Thea
Manner home
Presbyterian bazaar, 2, church
Social committee, 2:3O, 839 Brigh-
ton avenue
st. Pauls guild, 2, 676 SandalwOod
Presbyterian dinner, 5-8, church
Music Teachers, 8, ST. Olive
Entire Nos, 8:45, 1000 club
Junior Women's club, 1880, CalexicO
American Legion, s, Veterans hall
Scout Troop 73, 1880, fire hall
Scout Troop 81, 1880, Eastside hut
Intermediate bridge, 1880. $50 Adams
Central Labor council, 1880, Labor
temple
Laconian club, 81 California hotel
Scout Troop 80, 1880, McCabe
Scout Troop 81, 1870 Seeley
Symphony orchestra, 1880 Junior
college
Nc Cracken meeting, 1880, Christian
church
Hi-Y, high school
Women's Emergency corps, 1880,
, Wilson school
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09

/ and guests adjourned to the BAN
quet hall for refreshments, where
Ethel Witter of BraWley, deputy
grand matron for this district, and
Hazel Reynolds, outgoing deputy
grand matron, poured. The tea
table was beautiful with it's lace
cloth, and silver service, ships of
harmony being used in the attract
i've appointment.
New Officers
New officers of the chapter are
Mrs. George Bucklin, worthy ma
tron; Herbert S Harris, worthy
patron; Mrs H. H. Tyler, associate
matron; B. o. Mitchell, associate
patron; Mrs. Charles Correll Sec
retary; Mrs. r. K. Tilton, treasur-
er: Mrs. Philip Hodgkin, conduct
ress; Mrs. A. w. Nieman, associate
conductress; Mrs. c. H. H. Small,
chaplain; Mrs. G. r. Kirkpatrick
marshal; Mrs. E. N. D. Hatch, or
ganist; Mrs. B. o. Mitchell, Adah :;
Ruby Patterson, Ruth; Mrs. H. D.
Blair, Esther; Mrs. j. N. Higgin-
botham, Martha; Mrs. R. F. Bolen-
baker, Electa; Mrs. Alan Gillespie,
warder; Ernest Lovesee, sentinel;
Charles Murray Stiles, flag bearer.
Installing officers were: Mrs. A.
N. Bucklin, inviting matron; Charles
knights, inviting patron; Mrs.
Kirkpatrick, installing matron; DIR.
Hurst, installing patron; Mrs. Les
lie Mcconnell, installing marshall;
Mrs. Hargrave, installing organist;
Mrs. Hodgkin, installing chaplain;
E. N. D. Hatch headed the flag es-
cort and Mrs. Hurst acted as PROXY
for Mrs. Hodgkin's installation as
did Mrs. John OGuin for Mrs.
Kirkpatrick
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
News Hens About
Va|Iey Residents

Barbara Horton, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry w. Horton, is home
for an unexpected vacation, Pomona
college having closed two weeks
earlier because of the flu epidemic
Mrs. Horton motored to Pomona to
bring her daughter home.
Christmas decorations are being
put up and in the homes where
there are small children the first
decorations always appear as the
youngsters are SO eager and excited
over the holiday Mrs. Leo A. Maeee
mas arranged a lovely Christmas
window, all in silver and blue, de-
picting a Christmas scene.
DR.. and Mrs. F. w. Peterson en-
joyed a real family reunion this
week: their daughter, son-in-law
and grandson, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
E. Bell and Arthur William, all of
Oxnard, are visiting them and were
joined this weekend by DR.. Peter
sons two sisters and one brother:
Mrs. Emma Wilson, Miss Mary Pet
erson, Ed Peterson. The three came
from Wisconsin in their car and
trailer and are en- route to Los
Angeles where they plan to make
their future home. Sunday the group
took advantage of the perfect
weather to enjoy desert picnic,
later going by Bonds Corner to
show the Fasteners the effect of
last springs earthquake.
When DR.. and Mrs. r. c. ClemonS
and Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Goree jr.,
were in Los Angeles this weekend
they had the pleasure of seeing for
mer valley residents: Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Miner and Mr.. and Mrs
Edgar Mason.
Friends of Mrs. Ray Edgar, form
er Ell Centre resident. will be in
terested in learning that she es-
capped injuries in a recent automo-
bile accident which took place in
Cedar City. Iowa. Her car, a
brand new one which she had gone
east to get, was not So fortunate
and Mrs Edgar is forced to remain
until her car is repaired In. a
letter to friends she said the wealth
er was extremely cold, so cold that
she couldn't enjoy walking, and
had to remain indoors.
| Mr. and Mrs F. w Schiller
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Lewis,
motored from San Diego Sunday
to spend the day in El Centre with
Mr. and Mrs. o. L. Davis. The
Schillers for many years were resi-
dents of El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
FL Centre Scouts
ToAttend Review

The first board of review for Ell
Centre district scouts is scheduled
at the scout office in the county
court house Tuesday night at 7:30,
according to Bill Kenney, assistant
scout executive.
The first court of honor of the
season is set for Dec y, Kenny
said, and urged all scouts to attend
the Board of Review
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
Many Join Civic
Orchestra

Many enthusiastic new members
joined the Ell Centre Civic SYM
phony orchestra at it's extra re-
hearsal Sunday afternoon in the
junior college auditorium.
The orchestra, in addition to this
large increase in membership, had
the fun of playing for an audience
of interested citizens who witnessed
the rehearsal
Another practice will take place
Tuesday night at 7:3O o'clock in
the Junior college auditorium.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09

Eighteen handsome prizes, two of
which will be door prizes, are to be
given the winners in the evening
bridge party at the Ten Thousand
club Wednesday night of this week.
This party is the only evening
one which the club will have this
year and the Bridge section, men,
bers of which are in charge, is de-
termined to make it one of the
incest parties the club has ever
given.
All men and women who enjoy
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
Mrs. Mack Gives
Favorite Recipes
For Christmas

Mrs. E. j. Mack is numbered
among the famous cooks of Impe-
rial Valley and she has contributed
Christmas recipes for the PoSt-Press
collection, including one of those
tempting German SpecialtieS, spring.
erie.
Springerle
lb. powdered sugar.
eggs.
l lb. flour.
tspn baking powder.
l tspn vanilla.
Beat eggs until light, add sugar
slowly, then flour and baking pow
der. Roll out, cut out, and let stand
over night. Next morning bake at
temperature of $50.
(This needs mold or carved roll
ing pin if it is to be authentic, but
dough may be rolled, cut in squares
or cropped with teaspoon and bak-
ed. Scatter about l teaspoon of
anlseed on board before rolling out.)
MOlasses Cookies
l cup butter
cup DIOWH sugar.
l cup molasseS.
Boil six minutes. When cool. add
grated rind of orange, l egg, l ia
blespoon mixed spices, 4 teaspoon
salt, l teaspoon soda and flour to
make stiff dough. Roll out and
bake in quick oven.
Chocolate Roll Candy
One-half pound sweet chocolate
Steam, and when soft, put in one
tablespoon of powdered sugar, one
white of egg, unbeaten. e teaspoon
of gelatine dissolved over hot wa
ter, little vanilla and cinnamon.
Put little sugar on board, knead
in Y cup almonds or nut meats in
mexture, and roll into sausage shape.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
In THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL,

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
No. 3I56
Notice of Time and Place Appointed
for Proving Will and Hearing Ap-
plicatiOn for Letters Testament
ary.
In the Matter of the Estate of
w. H. BROOKS, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that petit
ton for probate of the will of w. H.
BROOKS, deceased, and for the is
Suance to GRACHIE A. BROOKS
of letters testamentary, has been fill
ed in this court, and that Friday
the goth day of December, 1910 at
q o'clock pm, of said day, at the
courtroom of said court, in the City
of Ell Centro, County of Imperial,
State of California, has been set
for the hearing of said petition,
when and where any person inter
ested may appear and contest the
same, and show cause, if any they
have. why said petition should not
be granted.
Dated December 9Th, 1910.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
BY MAXINE CONSOLE.
Deputy Clerk.
D. B. ROBERTS,
Attorney for Petitioner.
dee. 9-19 inel1
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
Racial SCOUTING
Director Speaks

Stanley Harris. national director
OF racial scouting, was principal
speaker Sunday night at a Joint
meeting of the Women'S inspira-
tlonal club of Brawley and the Ne
gro University club of Ell Centro at
Douglass school.
The Womens cub is sponsor of
Troop u in BraWley. and the Uni
Vefslty club is sponsor of Troop 72
IN Ell Centre
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
Andrea Leeds Has
8.Pound Son

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 9 tUP)-An-
drea Leeds is the screen colony
newest actresS-mother.
An 8-pound son was born to her
Saturday at st. Vincent's hospital.
Both mother and child were report
ed to be doing we'll
Miss Leeds husband is Robert S.
Howard, a son of C. S. Howard,
sportsman and wealthy automobile
aealer. They were married at Del
Monte, Cal, on Oct. 25, 1899.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
Work k Of California Women
Discussed for Chapter

! Man Made Jungle" by Belle Bench
ley.
Members present we're: Mesdames
r. M. Armstrong, Frank G. Beys-
chlag, j. E. Brock, Norman E. Du-
pont, H. S. Cow, Guy L. Hatch,
Fannie G. McCrory. Louis w. Slee,
C. E. Sones, Donald L. Young, Eve
Womer, Miss Georgiana Sones.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
Hosts at Smart
Bridge Dinne,

Scarlet conteaster and candles in
the same brilliant shade of red
were used in the smart table ap-
pointment for the bridge dinner
at which Mr.. and Mrs. Minor O.
Simms, COS Sandalwood, entertain
ed friends Saturday night.
Covers were laid for: Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard P. Meyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Currier, Mr.. and Mrs
E. E. Anderson, DR.. and Mrs. Sem
Bacon, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Brock
Mrs. Ruth Teeple Reid and the
hosts.
In the bridge game Mr.. and Mrs
Brock won the prize for combined
high score; DR.. and Mrs. Bacon,
the second high score prize, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Currier, the low score
award.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
Pot Luck Supper
Is POSTPONED

Mrs. Charles E. Farrell of Imper-
ial. who was to have been hostess
at a pot luck supper Wednesday
night at her home, was called to
Bakersfield this weekend and as
result, the supper has been post
poned.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09

James Slusher is i'll with the flu
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Den
ton and children enjoyed dinner
with Mrs. Denton's parents. Mr..
and Mrs. George Tucker of Melo-
land.
Weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ted Roe were Mr.. and Mrs. Singel-
ton and family of San Diego.
Mrs. Olive Cannon. Mrs. Nora
Rister and son, Gerald, motored to
San Diego Monday.
Dinner guests Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Boone were
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred La Rue.
Attendance at Elm school has in
creased until it was necessary to
hire part time teacher, Mrs. Lor-
ena Brewer of Imperial. Elm has
joined the project of serving warm
lunches 10 It's pupils,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
Scout Council TO
Meet tuesday

The executive board of the Impe-
rial Yuma scout council will meet
at the scout office at 7:30 Tuesday
night for a regular monthly confer
ence, according to Bill Kenney and
Hugh Wilcox, scout executives.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
NEWS NOTES
FROM ELM
ELM NOTES

Beaumont was the destination OF
a weekend visit for George Cannon
while there he was the guest of his
mother, Mrs. E. M Cannon.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09
Announcements
Of Mee+inqs

Junior Ten Thousand clubs So
cial committee will meet Tuesday
at 2:30 pm. at 839 Brighton avenue.
P.-T.A. Study group members will
have their meeting Wednesday at
10 am. at the home of Mrs. Willis
Johnson, 571 Olive avenue. Mrs. H.
L. Laird will lead the discussion.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09

White Shrine Social club members
will have their bi-monthly pot luck
luncheon and bridge game Tuesday
of this week meeting at 12 noon with
Mrs. D. Stafford west of Calexico.
Those wishing transportation are
to call Mrs. A. NJ Bucklin, Telephone
1386-R.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09

st. Paul's guild also meets Tues
day. 2 pm. at the home of Mrs. O.
j. Jennings, jr, 676 Sandalwood
Drive. Mrs. Warren Currier will give
| the program discussing world af-
fairs under the title observations
From My Own Notebook. The
guild members will devote the af-
ternoon to their Red Cross and Brit
ish War Relief projects.
intermediate Bridge section of the
Junior Ten Thousand club will have
a game of contract Tuesday night,
meeting at 730 O'Clock with Mrs.
Dudley Hatch, $50 Adams.
Mt. Signals heart party is sche-
duled for l pm. in Seeley. rather
than pm. as previously announc-
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09

James Slusher is ill with the flu.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-09

Barbara Horton, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry w. Horton, is home
for an unexpected vacation, Pomona
college having closed two weeks
earlier because of the flu epidemic
Mrs. Horton motored to Pomona to
bring her daughter home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-12
Selected Poem
OAK HEART

Co. s. B. in the Poets Corner, Hartford Tmes)
We now are ready for the winters fall;
pile OF wood Is stacked along the wall
Outside the kitchen door, with more out by
The barn, and waits its time TO warm the house.
But not much oak. The Wood-lot has enough
To spare, but I'll not make my temper rough
Nor spend the energy TO cut 1t down.
I sometimes think no thing on earth can match
The toughneSs of scrub oak. 1t bluntS the axe
And bursts the saw and lanes the horses backs
That haul the load. The only thing 10 do
Is root 1t out before it's much more than
twig, and has the chance to crowd out all
The other growth. And yet must recall
The times I've paused on winter afternoons
While walking through; some hunger draws me near
To hear the sound that sleet makes sitting through
The boughs and tapping dryly on the few
Brown leaves that will not break their hold. rest
Against tree, and watch my footprints fill
And disappear. The wood-lot on winters day
Is not cheerful place in which to stay;
The upward gaze can hardly read a higher
Level than the oaks up-tnrusting limbs;
frozen pathway for the wanderers feet,
And darkness coming down along with the sleet.
Some kinship urges me to place my hand
Upon this oak trees ragged bark. No tongue
Can signify our hurried strivings worth,
But still these sinews from the heart Of earth
Must spring from that sustaining strength that lies
Beneath our brave blind cropping for the SKIES
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-12

gestion we don't know, but If 1t meets
with the same reception that the Presi-
dents plan did in its first year Of opera
ton it won't be much of a success. How
ever the President was not daunted and
if you'll notice your 1910 calendar closely
you'll find that the Thanksgiving date
marked off on the calendars is not the
last Thursday of the month but the previ-
GUS one.
The head of the bottlers association
thinks that later Labor Day would be
tremendous aid to business, particularly
hotels, restaurants, summer resorts,
steamship lines, retail stores, and other
businesses catering to summer tourist
and vacationiSt trade. That's quite true
and probably tremendous number of
businessmen would throw their weight
behind the proposal for this very reason.
But we can see strong group on the op-
posite side of the fence.
This group would be composed of the
fathers and mothers of America who
want their youngsters back to school.
They are at the breaking point by sum-
mer's end and we wonder if another week
of time-off, which we presume would be
a natural follow-up of the late Labor Day,
wouldn't be just asking too much OF the
ong-Suffering parents. However, our
opinion is only one; others may like the
idea. Frankly, we don't, but we do like
the earlier Thanksgiving.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-12
Last Proud Stand

The broad Canadian province OF Mani
toba may easily become the last, firm
stronghold of the horse. The horse has
been slipping on the North American con-
tinent ever since the automobile took
over. So, for gentlemen of the Old School,
1t must be comforting to realize that in
Manitoba, 80 per cent of the farmers still
rely on horses.
The province has $4,000 horses of all
varieties, but they are not Of the kind race
track addicts know. These farm horses
are of the working class the kind that
dragged our own pioneers westward and
then helped them start their farms not SO
very many years ago. The farmers of
Manitoba are still faithful to the horse,
and old-timerG will be glad.
But noble sentiments probably have
nothing to do with the situation in Can
ada. Farmers there are just as anxious to
acquire tractors and automobiles as
farmers anywhere are. The trouble is
crops haven't been too good in late years.
When they were good, prices weren't
right. Now things look better for Cana
dian farmers. The fall crop was better
and war shot prices up If this keeps up,
perhaps even the Manitoba farmers will
trade in Old Dobbin for tractor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-12

There's nothing like correcting our mis-
takes, and we all make them. When Mrs.
Roosevelt was once criticized by voice
teacher of New York for her radio enun
citation the Presidents wife did not resent
it, but enrolled as pupil with the voice
teacher. This same teacher, we read,
doesn't approve of the too affected "a"
as in bath and can't. And she also says
the broad American "a's" are not good
speech, nor are the peculiar pronuncia-
tons of certain localities. The trouble,
it would seem to us, in this country is that
those who aim at good diction are trying
to talk like someone else. This really
good speaker is just natural and speaks
as he or she would sing The voice teacher
in question says that some of the faults
of American speakers are too high pitch,
mumbling, lack of articulation, and dull
flat tones. These can be corrected, she
says by listening, something in the same
way Madame StokoWSki, eminent must
clan, explained in this city the other
night, that one must be good listener
to catch and appreciate the fine points
of music She, the vocal teacher, de-
clares that mumbling is the greatest fault
in American speech, with which state
ment many will agree, for there Is moth
ing worse than trying to understand the
number who has as she says frozen
upper lips" She advises all who aim at
articulate speech to give the conSonants
plenty OF pressure and to round out the
voWelS. There are plenty OF good
announcers and commentators on the
radio who it would be well to emulate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-12

The choice of DR.. Walter Damrosch for
the 1899 Lincoln award is a good one
This award is for meritorious service in
the city of New York. Police Commits
sioner Lewis j. Valentine just lost out by
twenty-five votes The presentation Of
the award, medal, will take place Feb
ruary IL at the Abraham Lincoln High
School in Brooklyn. DR.. Damrosch has
done much to bring music to those who
have not the opportunity of music courses
offered by the various schools of music,
in his musical appreciation radio broad
casts, in which the works of composers
are played and analysed, and also for his
part in developing music scholarships for
the students OF New York city high
schools.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-12
Aviation Has a Big Year

It's as safe in an airliner these days as
it is in baby's crib. Or at least 1t was
during 1889, according to a fistful OF
heartening statistics released by the Air
Transport Association of America. Do
nestle airlines carried 100000 persons
over a total of 620,000,000 passenger miles
without even scratching the nose OF
single person. Colonel Edgar S. Gorrell,
president Of the Air Transport Assocla-
ton, was probably right when he said
that this was the greatest increase in
safe travel of any class OF passenger serV-
ice for any similar period in the history
of transportation in the United States"
The safety record becomes even more
remarkable in view Of the fact that the
number of passenger miles flown both
by domestic and international lines orig
mating in this country increased from
635 900 900 in 1888 to 880,000,000 last
year. Mail and express shipments also
increased, according to the report. The
increase in passenger travel is directly
linked to the enviable safety record set
by commercial pilots, mechanics and all
others who are responsible for the safe
flight of transport planes. The increased
enthusiasm for air travel enabled airline
executives to dip into the black ink bottle
again for the first time in several years.
For the past several years, airlines have
been operating at net annual loss OF
$2,O0O,000, Colonel Gorrell said
1t is also true that the confidence Of the
public in air transportation Is making it
possible for airlines to rely less on mail
contracts and express business and more
on passenger services. Only five years
ago. about 10 per cent of the business
handled by transport ships included mail
and express shipments, and passenger
service comprised only 80 per cent. Last
year, go per cent of the commerce
handled by commercial aviation firms
was in the form of human cargo While
safety played a prime part in vitalizing
passenger business, the airline firms also
bestoW certain amount of deserved
credit upon the smooth functioning of
the Civil Aeronautics Act and on the Air
Traffic Conference which opened up a
system of coordination among the vari-
Gus lines.
Aviation is still growing industry No
the peak of its efficiency, the pinnacle of
It's ability to serve the public. Fifteen
years ago there was no scheduled pasSen-
ger service. Twenty-Five years ago, most
people still regarded the flying machine
as something with which only fool
would play. Yet, despite it's comparative
youth, aviation has already set record
which no other mode of transportation
can claim. There were airplane accidents
in this country in 1889. But they did not
happen to the trained pilots Of the trans
port companies. The airlines have proved
that, given good equipment, and expert
personnel, there need be no fear of acct
dents. 1t is the best kind of publicity
aviation can possibly get.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-12

dinner Mrs. Roosevelt never took
her eye soft her husbands face
while he talked. On her immedi-
ate right, EVE Walker Robert, wife
of the master of ceremonies,
seldom took her eyes off Mrs.
Roosevelt's face On Mrs.
Roosevelt's left sat handsome
Sumner Wlles, who In knee
breeches once was a page boy at
her wedding. Now he is Under
Secretary Of State.
FLORIDA SHIP CANAL
Nine lives has the Florida Ship
Canal. Twice killed In Congress,
with Senator Vandenberg welding
the club, the proposal to dig a
ditch across Florida Is showing
signs Of unabated vigor.
Before the month Is out, pro-
ponents Of the canal, led by dy-
manic Senator Pepper Of Florida,
once again will bring the matter
before Congress, asking for action
at this session.
They have new argument and
a new money plan. They will
stress the national defense value
Of the canal, pointing out that In
case Of war, the canal would save
enough shipping to pay for itself
many times over.
Their money plan has two al
ternatives. One would be for
the Federal Government 10 UNI
derwrite bonds Of the Florida
Ship Canal Authority. The
other plan-which is preferred
would be for RFC 10 buy the