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MARIAN ANDERSON

Thompson, and Mr.. and Mrs. Eli
Hickman and sons, Maurice Sher-
man and Thomas Carlyle, will be
residing at 1876 st. Anthony Ave.
after this month.
Everybody Wait for 516's An
nual Dance Friday Night, April 10.
-Advt.
OMEGA WOMEN ELECT
OFFICERS
The second organization meeting
of the Omega Xi-Ettes was held
March IA at the home of Mrs. Earl
F. Kyle in Minneapolis. The group
elected officers. Mrs. Kyle was
elected president; Mrs, Albert But
Ter, vice president; Mrs. William
Craddick, secretary-treasurer; Mrs.
Burie Carmichael, sergeant-at-
arms; Mrs. Theo. Allen, chairman
of program committee, and Mrs.
Louneer Pemberton, publicity chair
man.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Theo. Allen, sos Carroll Ave-,
on April 4. One of the aims of
the club is to do charity work in
the two communities.
Get your tickets for the Broth
,erhOOd of Sleeping Car POrters
WOmen's Auxiliary Card Party,
Pioneer Hall, Friday, March q.
Admission Is cents. Prizes
Advt.
Easy Aces met March 13, at the
home of DR.. Lillian Lewis, 675 lyle
hart, Mrs. Henry Maxwell and Mrs.
Fred Schuck were guests. The next
meeting will be held March 81,
with Mrs. Mabel Lewis, 418 Charles
st.
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Gloom ChaserS
Annual Formal
Dance Monday

The Gloom Chasers Social, Lit
erary and Art Club held its Ninth
Anniversary Formal Dance at the
Rawjess Club, Monday evening,
March Is. The hall was beauti-
fully decorated in club colors and
balloons. Punch was served
throughout the evening.
Among the guests present were
Messrs. and Mines. D. Faison, J. A.
Waters, C. Johnson, V. Robinson,
J. Andrews, Chas. Beasley, o. Ray,
E. Jackson, C. W. Smith, Geo. Mum
dell, E. Law, w. B. Chambers and
Mines. ]. E. Stewart, Henrietta
Williams, R. Gresham, D. Doyle, L.
Starks, l. johnson, R. Russell, H.
Massengill, E. Walker, l. Allen and
F. Sims.
Other guests were the Misses M.
Lewis, W. Rice, o. Allen, G.. Jen-
kins, T. Massengill, L. Walker, S.
Collins, G. Hughes, M. Smith, 1.
Burbridge, C.. B. FRAZIER, E. BakiOn,
X. Hawkins, ]. Lewis, A. B. Glenn,
J. Dorsey and Messrs. A. Emory,
1. Faison, L. R. Smith, L. R. Bell,
M. Howell, E. Riley, P. Willis, J.
Johnson, A. Wallace, R. U. John
son, H. Neal, W. Johnson, W.
Small, H. Morris, E. Brown, W.
Hueston, F. Frazier, J. Bradford,
E. Childress, T. Brown, J. W. Bald
win, W. Mitchell, E. Sublett, and
C. E. Rucker.
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Miss Elizabeth Wheatley, pianist,
received an ovation from the audi
ence. Miss Wheatley is a composer
as well as a pianist and in addition
TO her first number presented her
own arrangement of "Old Black
joe" The Halle Q. Brown trio,
under John Whitaker, gave two Sc
lections. Leading the trio was Dor
othy Ashby, contralto. Gloria Will
liams, soprano, sang "The Palms"
The Musical Notes from Minneapo-
lis, headed by Alice Walker Stew
art, mezzo-soprano, were well APP
plauded as was Paul Curry, also OF
Minneapolis, soloist. Other numbers
presented included solo by Har-
old Rowland; instrumental solo by
John M. Witaker; reading by Eva
Walker Carr Taylor; solo by Robert
Harris; solo by James Murray. The
program was opened by Rev. Victor
Emanuel Holly with a prayer. The
rooms of the Sterling Club were
attractive with palms and cut flow
ers. The tea table was beautiful in
appointments and was presided
over by Mrs. Clarence w. Wiging-
ton and Mrs. Eunice Glass. Mrs.
M. X. Mcknight greeted the guests.
Mrs. Carrie B. McWatt was chair
man of the affair.
Silver Tea Sponsored by Young
Ladies' SOdality, Easter Sunday at
Sterling Club from to 6. Public
inyited.-Advt.
Mr.. CHARLES L. SHARP, 521
Rondo St, is able to be back to
work after being ill at home for the
past five weeks.
ELIDA WEBB OF NEW YORK,
personal secretary to Ethel Waters,
Miss Waters, Katherine E. Will
liams Of Chicago, beautician for
"Mamba's Daughters" Georgia
Burke and Rena Mitchell of New
York City, all resided at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. F. Wilson, 697
st. Anthony Ave-, during their en-
gagement in st. Paul.
MARVIN ROGER is the name
selected by Mr.. and Mrs. Archie A.
Anderson, 775 Iglehart Ave-, fer
their new baby boy. The column
suggested the name of ROGER,
Aheml
oNywS nm UTxrS AHOc,N ..,.:S.,.r o,o,j
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MRS. MARTIN BROWN. 1916
Fifth Ave. So, has returned home
after spending the winter with rel
atives and friends in Oklahoma.
MRS. NELLIE WALKER, 1916
Fourth Ave. So, has been i'll for
several weeks.
Mr.. AND MRS. MARCUS
JACKSON entertained with an
after party luncheon, following the
Gloom Chasers annual formal
dance. Guests were MessrS. and
Mines. Scott Faison, Edward An
drews, Virgil Robinson and Julius
Jackson.
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successful affairs of the late win
ter season was the BOo-Ya supper
given Saturday evening, March l6,
by Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Edwards;
244 w. Central Ave-, and Mrs. E.
W. Lindsay, 426 Rondo St., at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards.
Preceding the supper, cocktails
were served. Fifteen guests we're
entertained, using a St. Patrick's
Day motif. Games were played
after supper with prizes going to
Mrs. William Hood, who won two
prizes, Mrs. C. D. Jones and Mr..
James A. Lee.
MISS MARGUERITE PAYNE,
1875 N. Western Ave-, was hostess
to the Elite Club on Monday,
March Is. Plans were completed
for the hike to be given on March
81 at Lake Vadnais. A social hour
was enjoyed after the business
meeting. Delicious refreshments
were served. The next meeting
will be held Tuesday, April 2, at
the home of Miss Janeabelle Muir
ply, 1854 Thomas st.
DAVE HALL MARRIED: Word
has been received here that Dave
Hall, formerly of St. Paul, was
married during the holiday season
to Miss Susie Pearl Smith of Tex
as. Mr.. Hall is a graduate of West
Virginia State College and is now
engaged in the insurance business
in Virginia. Miss Smith has Wis
tied in the Twin Cities on several
occasions.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION:
On Thursday, March IA, Mrs.
Amanda J. Bell, 531 St. Anthony
Ave., celebrated her birthday by
being guest of Mrs. Matte Coins,
500 Carroll Ave.. at, the theatre.
When Mrs. Bell returned to her
home she was pleasantly surprised
with party given by her son, Earl
A. Bell, and her daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Neal, at the home of Mrs.
Neal. Three generations were
present and few close friends.
THE CRITERION ART CLUB
met Monday, March IL, at the home
of Mrs. James Kirk, 937 st. An
thony Ave. This was card night.
The next meeting will be Monday,
March 25, at the home of DR.. Lii
liam Lewis, 675 Iglehart Ave. This
will be sewing night.
MRS. HENRIETTA HENDER-
SON RIDLEY, Girl Reserve secre-
tary of the Y. w. C. A. in Denver,
is in the city spending the Easter
vacation with her husband, Walter
N. Ridley, and her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Chapman, TOT st. An
thony Ave. Mr.. Ridley motored
part of the way West to meet Mrs.
Ridley.
BACK FROM CHICAGO: Mr..
Don Bonaparte, who has been win
tering in Chicago, is in the city.
THE BID-RITE Contract Club
met Thursday, March IA, at the
home of Evalyn Kelly, $50 st. An
thony Ave. First club prize was
won by Mrs. Artie E. Boyd, second
by Miss Kelly, and the consolation
by Mrs. John Kendall. The next
meeting will be Thursday, March
%, at the home of Mrs. Arthur
Herring, 391 N. St. Adams st.
TO MOVE: Mr.. and Mrs. George
Thomas and mother, Mrs. Laura
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MRS. MARGARET OMBS,
adult education teacher, has been
i'll at her home, 1911 Fifth Ave. So,
for a week. Her condition is much
improved.
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MRS. HULDAH B. LEWIS Of
Chicago, aunt Of Mrs. Esther Sto-
vail, who died Monday, arrived in
Minneapolis this week to attend
the funeral Of her niece.
In Hospital: Mrs. Anna Postal
Summers, Pa 14th Ave. &c., is con-
fined to General Hospital where she
will shortly undergo an operation.
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Social and Personal
Friday, March q, 1910.
Cd ST. PAUL O
By ESTYR L. BRADLEY

PALM SUNDAY TEAL Hghghtng the Annual Palm Sunday Tea
by the Young Women Club St Phillips Episcopal
the for the afternoon directed Gladys
the appaudd artists program young
Louis Williams baritone who three numbers in
French He accompanied the piano by Miss Roamond Collier
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MRS. THELMA BENFORD

MRS. THELMA BENZ ORD
gave a surprise birthday party in
honor of Mr.. o. L. Benford's birth
day. Guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Hatcher, Mr.. and Mrs. l. Dennis,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Minneweather,
Mrs. Weller White, Mrs. E. Ash,
Mrs. L. Austin, Mrs. Anna Payne,
Mrs. Theresa Allen, Mr.. Pat Pat
ton, Mrs. F. Benton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Stewart. Luncheon was served
and many presents were received
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Mr.. AND MRS. HOBART T.
MITCHELL, 1912 Elliot Ave-, had
as dinner guests Thursday, March
IA, Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Newman.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-09
Editorials and Comment
WEDNESDAY, oCTOBER9 1910
THE HORRORS
OF PEACE
{ Riverside Press)

(RlVerSlQe PreSS)
For many years we have been reading
about the horrors of war, until most peo-
pie have come to fear war more than any
thing else.
aviation, has made war more terrible
than ever before and has brought it dir
ectly home to the ordinary citizen.
No longer will soldiers be the sole
heroes of war, as the folks at home will
endure the hardships, the danger, and
the agony OF wounds and death. There
may be front-line trenches, but the field
of war will be the cities, the highways,
the industrial plants, the skyscrapers and
the farms of the nation.
Yet, dreadful as war is, peace has it's
horrors as WELL
In the hospitals of the nation are men,
women and children who are sufferingf
and will suffer all their lives in gasping
pain as result of automobile accidents
on our highways.
Thousands of others are legless, or
armless, or sightless because of their own
or another's carelessness in driving a car.
The list of the dead, the injured and
the homeless is longer than the casualty
list of any or all of our nations wars.
Just last Sunday, Los Angeles man
was on his way home from the desert and
driving along the highway through the
fragrant fields of the Moreno valley. He
casually noticed car coming along the
road toward him.
Suddenly the approaching car swerved
to the soft shoulder of the highway,
struck hole and, like thunderbolt,
struck the Los Angeles-bound car broad
side, killing the carefree driver.
Incidents like that are common on the
highways. Careless and unfit drivers are
Just as dangerous as lunatics with ma
chine guns. And, like the unsuspecting
driver who was killed in the accident de-
scribed above, no one can tell when his
time will come.
Divided highways will help to some
extent in cutting down the casualty list,
but there will always be careless drivers,
drivers who have only part of their
faculties, those who have no judgment
of distance and selfish individuals who
care nothing for the rights of others.
This years highway accident list is
longer than the casualty list of the Eu-
ropean war to date, and the results are
equally ghastly. Can't something be done
about it?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-09
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
Any classification omitted here

Any classification omitted here
not less than ......-...."........... O.6O
Time is based upon eight hours
for each calendar day excepting
Sundays and legal holidays.
Overtime shall be paid at one and
one-half times the above rates.
Said bids will be opened and con-
sidered by the City Council of the
City of Ell Centre at its regular ad-
journed meeting to be held on said
9Th day of October 1910, at 1880 pm.
of said day at said City Hall. Or Ct
such subsequent time to which said
meeting may be regularly adjourn
ed, and contract will be awarded
to the lowest responsible bidder pro-
vided said City Council reserves the
right to reject any and all bids. The
bidder whose proposal is accepted
shall be required to enter into a
contract with the City of Ell Centro
within thirty days from and after
the time of the acceptance Of his
bid and to furnish the City with
a bond or bonds as provided by law.
Each bid shall be accompanied by
a certified or cashiers check equal
to ten per cent of the total amount
of such bid, payable to the City
of Ell Centre, OF by bond for
like amount with sureties acceptable
to said City Council, as a guarantee
that if such bid be accepted the
maker thereof will enter into the
proposed contract with said City
and give the bond or bonds required
by such contract, provided that such
check or bond will be returned to
each unsuccessful bidder upon the
rejection of his bid and to the sue
cessful bidder upon his. execution
of said contract and delivery of said
bonds.
Dated this 4th day of October,
1910.
NEAL H. GAVIN,
City Clerk of the City of
Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-09
GENTLE
REMINDER
by Willis Thornton ;.
Bargain Day on IdeoIogies

If Adolf Hitler's first offensive
against the United States is going
to be intensified propaganda directed
toward the Latin Americas. there
seems to be no. rule in the game
that says we can't move in ami
try the same stunt.
1t is automatic that Hitler's ini-
tial design against the United
States would be to surround us with
totalitarian rations, hostile TO our
own form of government, and To
For a lorg time. Nazi influences
he could drive a wedge into Pan
American solidarity, American de-
fense might be materially damaged.
For a long time, Nazi influences
have been filtering into South and
Central America. working on popu-
lar opinion. For Czechoslovakia, Po-
land, Norway and all the rest, there
was a less subtle way For the dis
tant Americas, Der Fuehrer be-
lieves deftly directed propaganda
may do the trick.
Well, the United States can play
at that game. We can play it as
Hitler doesr't-honestly, openly,
without the deceptions and hatreds
that are part of the Nazi scheme.
The United States has something
very definite to sell: security for
everyone within the western hemi-
sphere. We stand to gair no more
than any other Pan American coun-
try. We have no imperialistic pro-
grams up our sleeve. We offer no
more than char3e at prosperity,
q chance at freedom, chance to
live in a world of peace.
It sounds like pretty good bill
Of goods. 1t Sounds lot better
than the Nazi prospectus. Amerl-
cans have enjoyed it for more than
$50 years. There's ample reason to
believe that the rest OF the Ameri-
cas- will recognize the advantages
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-09
IT'S WORTH ONLY WHAT
WE MAKE OF 1T

Once, long time ago, the All American
canal was thing to fight for, to argue
over, to strive toward. Once it was the
goal upon which the valley expended its
energies. In those days, the All Amerl-
can canal was symbolic of Imperial Val
ley's future, and the sweat and toll of
countless men and women went into the
task of building for that future.
Today the All American canal is here.
Along with the All American canal,
we have achieved guaranteed water sup
ply, lower power rates, protection against
the twin menaceS of flood and drought.
The things people here used to dream OF,
the things they spoke of in reverent tones,
today are facts.
SO what now? Are we going to stop
dreaming because one dream has come
true? Are we going to stop building be-
cause one construction job is done? Are
we going to act as if there is no more fu-
ture, because the thing we foresaw years
ago has now come true? Are we through
with our job?
If we are. the All American canal
might as we'll never have been dug.
In the southern part of the valley this
week. and at Holtville, we will celebrate
an historic occasion. We will see water
turned from the All American canal into
the system of laterals that transverses
this valley from end to end and from
side to side. We shall celebrate the COM
pletion of the greatest irrigation canal in
the Western Hemisphere.
But if we do no more than celebrate
the completion of the canal, we might as
well save our energies and Stifle our en-
thusiasm. We've got to do more than that
We've got to look into the future that
still stretches before us, with limitless
possibilities for prosperity, for growth,
for fame.
We've got to remember that the All
American canal stands as monument
to the toll of our citizens, living demon
stration that no thing is too great for
community to achieve if its people set
their Wills to the achievement.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-09

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 - Don't
let anybody tell you the defense
commission pulled the teeth of that
antitrust suit against the oil COM
panies. The government is taking
just as big a full-armed swing
against the companies as originally
planned. Only difference is that
the fist is beirg wrapped in velvet.
Originally, the suit asked that
the companies be forced to divest
themselves of their marketing ia
cilities and their pipelines. Now,
as modified at the urgent request
of the defense commission, the suit
merely mentions trade restraints
and asks for such relief as the
court may deem proper,
Point is that this modification
is meaningless. The government
may still present the same evil
dence it had originally planned to
present and shoot for the same
kind of decree it was originally
after. AS one lawyer remarks:
When I was in law school, I
remember my professor telling me
Next to the Lords prayer, the
most important prayer in the world
is that one for such relief as the
court may deem proper That lets
you get anything in the world.
Equally important is the fact
that the mere filing of the suit
paves the way for congressional
action. on Senator Gillettes suit
to divorce the oil companies from
their marketing facilities and pipe
lines by force of law. Such bills
have been introduced before; they
always failed, largely because Con-
gress refused to interest itself in
airy alleged combination which the
antitrust division hadn't acted
against.
GENTLE
REMINDER
Centering of attention on the
excess profits tax bill may have led
you to over look the fact that
Congress had previously voted SUBJ
stantially higher income taxes for
you for next year. Before the eX-
cess profits tax bill was even heart
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-09
by Paul Harrison ....
Hollywood s Fads, Fancies and FoibIes

He hid out in his yacht down near
Ensenada for three days, at which
time the U. S. Coast Guard began
q search. Warned of this. Denny
hastily put out into the ocean, en-
countered furious storm and
came ,doggoned nearly being really
lost.
THERE ARE
BLONDS' AND BLONDS
One of the things that set me
to, thinking about the decline OF
initiative in publicity was the true
story the other day about Joan
Blondell and some other tow-head
legally forming an organization
called Blonds, Inc. The purpose OF
this non-profit corporation seems
to be to combat the notion that
blonds are dumb, although the
stunt itself looks like prima facie
evidence of goofiness.
Miss Blordell's press agent would
have had more fun with some
such device as Metros eastern ex-
ploiters dreamed up several years
ago-for Blond Bombshell." be-
lieve Setting out to prove blonds
are more amorous and emotionally
responsive than bfuaettes. they
made a machine covered with
wires and dials which looked like
something out of Major Hoople's
attic. Then they hired a man to
serve as scientist" and called in
a flock of light and dark haired
chorus girls.
Members of the press kissed thG
cuties while the professor read the
dials and compiled data which, Of
course, showed much stronger re-
actions from the blonds.
No one knew or cared, then.
that all but two of the blonds were
, bleached brunets and that three
of the brunets were dyed blonds.
Everybody had fine time.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-09
DO WE UNDERSTAND
FREEDOM?

(Eunice Stunkard in American Magazine)
Freedom is something that the Ameri-
can people have to deserve. First, they
must understand what has made it, from
early church democracy up to the latest
social-security act, giving man some
sense of economic freedom. Freedom is
forever remade by people who have a
sound historical knowledge and, through
that knowledge, comprehension of fun
damental principles. Most Americans,
however decorative their education, lack
that comprehension. Most of them vote
for no one less than President. Many OF
them do not see that pioneers, who some
times abandoned their indivdualism and
got behind stockades for mutual protec-
ton are the logical progenitors of our
contemporaries who leave their individual
problems long enough to get behind
stockade of social security and provision
for the disinherited Most people who
mourn over possible Fascism or Com
munism have little conception of the mag
nificent flexibility of our Constitution,
which can Se so Interpreted as to meet
each new problem fairly.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-09
OUR FUTURE IS NO VAGUE
WER OF UNREALITIES

We can use the All American canal as
the foundation stone upon which to buIld
such a future as few communities in the
United States can look forward to. We
need not delude ourselves with vague
promises that "the future is rosy thing
in which prosperity is sure and leave
it go at that. This future we speak OF is
not thing of ten, fifteen or twenty
years away. 1t is future of next year,
and the next, and the next 1t is future
compounded of realities. 1t is sure only
if we work to make it sure.
There are thousands of acres of West
Mesa land that have been awaiting only
water to become fertile producing area.
There are hundreds of farms within our
present irrigated area that have been
waiting only better farm credit picture
to step up production and add to this
community's wealth. There are lands,
formerly highly productive, which have
suffered for lack of adequate drainage.
Now not only the canal, but farm credit
improvements and drainage programs
are realities that will be in full force by
the frs of next year-less than three
months from now.
With these things, we need only one
thing more-peope who will use them,
work with them, develop them. People,,
in other words, who know how to dream
and make dreams come true.
1t has been done before. 1t will be done
again.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-09

The law lowers personal exemp-
tions and hikes surtaxes. 1t also
slaps on a 10 per cent increase
for defense purposes.
TIPSY
TRADE
Commerce Department figures
show the freakish things the war
is doing to U. S. export trade.
American trade with the occupied
of belligerent countries of Europe
mot including England has prac-
tically ceased; yet total trade to
Europe is far above pre-war totals.
Take the month of August as a
fair sample. In August of this
year American exporters sold prac-
tically nothing to Belgium. Den
mark, France, Germany. Italy, the
Netherlands ard Norway; sales to
Spain fell to 100000 as compared
with S2,4OO,000 ior August, 1899,
and sales to Sweden fell from SIS =
100000 to Sl,8,000.OOO; sales to
Switzerland practically vanished
(they totaled exactly SID and sales
to Portugal went up only by $780,
600.
Yet total sales to Europe rose
to $143,700, ,000-more thar $30,000,-
600 over the figure for August 1899.
Russia's purchases went up only by
Sc 100000.
The answer? ?England is now buy
ing in a volume more than great
enough to make up for all the war
losses.