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Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Home Department
Ne e+in9s Listed

Home department meetings for
the week of Oct. 81 are announced
as follows by Miss Florence Glenn,
home demonstration agent:
Monday, Otc. %, Alamo-Ve
meets at 10:30 a. m. at the home
of Mrs. L. c. Hawk. The morning
will be devoted to a business
session with pot luck luncheon at
noon and a lighting demonstration
by Miss Glenn in the afternoon.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, Calipatria is
to meet at 1890 a. m. in the Com
munity church with a business
meeting in the morning, a pot luck
luncheon at noon and a lighting
demonstration by Miss Glenn in
the afternoon.
County chairmen will have their
monthly meeting Friday morning at
10 am. in the court house.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Gala F4aIIowe en- Celebration
At Veterans Hall Monday

Traditional Halloween games as
bobbing for apples, a mysterious
fortune teller who will reveal what
the future has in store for patrons
a game of whist. those popular old =
fashioned square dances, ere scme
of the attaractions which h Bow.
Aten unit, American Legion Auxi'.
iary is offering those who attcuc
the units annual Halloween pat
Monday night at 8 O'Clock in tbs
Veterans hall.
The program for the evenins
call for an hour of whist, then
the Halloween games, then dancing
a n d finally appropriate refresh
mentS.
ColOI4ul decorations will provide
the right atmosphere for this good
old-fashioned Halloween celebration
and number of the guests plan
to come in costume, although there
will be just as many who will not
The Auxiliary sponsors this party
/ each year to raise funds to carry
on welfare activities, and has de-
cided this year to revive those be-
loved Halloween customs which
were SO popular generation age
and without which no Halloween
was complete.
Mrs. Charles P. Delp is general
| chairman, assisted by: MesdameS
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
CALENDAR
Clubs
Society
SATURDAY

SATURDAY
Present Day club, 6:3O, V. N.
Thompson ranch
Soroptimist bridge party, s, Bar
bara Worth
Adult Bible class, $3.50, Methodist
church
Holtville Junior dance, 10, Bar
bara Worth golf club
SUNDAY
Sunday services, churches
MONDAY
Alamo Verde, 1880, L. c. Hawk
nOme
Readers Round Table, 2, 10000
club
SorOptimists, 12:15, Barbara
Worth
Twice Told Tales, 2, 473 HamiI-
ton
Auxiliary card party, s, Veterans
hall
Cactus Gavel club, 6:l5, Califor-
mia iiOtel
Scout Troop IA, 1870, Scout hut
Scout Troop 81, 1880, Heber
Scout Troop 85, 1880, Imperial
Veterans hall
Scout Troop 385, 1880, Lions hall
Imperial
Carpenters union, 7:3O, Labor
temple
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Center Reflects
@. .UphoIt
As Chairman

G.. " Upholt was reelected chair
man of McCabe- Eucalyptus farm
center at the meeting Friday night
in the McCabe school.
Other officers are Virgil Corf-
man, vice-chairman; Mrs. Alex Nc
Rae, secretary treasurer; Matt La
Brucherie, first alternate. Selection
of the second alternate was post
poned until the next meeting. The
above slate of officers was present.
ed by Wallie Brandt for the NOM
mating committee and was adopted
unanimously. Fred Veliquette, vice.
chairman, presided at the meeting
in the absence of Upholt.
For the evenings program num-
ber of brief talks was featured;
Frank G.. Beyschlag, farm advisor,
discussed commercial fertilizers
Mrs. Margaret Radcliffe, lip read
ing instructor the work being done
IL the schools for the hard of
hearing, and methods to be used
in aiding those suffering from
hearing defects; Mrs. Alex Nc
Rae, a resume of the farm bureau
planning conference with special
reference to the section on farm
family living in which she en-
phasized the women's viewpoint on
this question.
Mrs. Ray jerks, project leader,
assisted Mrs. Frank RoSenbaum,
who gave a dry cleaning demon
stration.
Music for the evening was pre-
sented by Mrs. Will Won Fluss,
who played three of her own COM
positions, the "Irrigator's Chant"
from her Barbara Worth suite,
meeting with special approval. Mrs.
Rose Forester led the community
singing with Mrs. Helen Curren
at the piano.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
&c. Rec cep+ion
Friday Might

New students were guests of hon
or at the annual fall reception OF
Central Junior college which took
place Friday night at the Hotel de
ANA, CaleXico.
Frarl; Raab, student body presi-
dent, and other officers with mem
bers of the faculty, received the
guests, and after the formal re-
ception, the remainder of the even
ing was devoted to dancing, re-
freshments being served at late
hour.
Among the faculty members in
| attendance were: Dean Glenn Kief-
fer ard Mrs. kieffer; Guy A. WeaH-
ley, superintendent of schools and
Central principal, and Mrs Weak
ley; Miss Dorothy Collett, Central
dean of women.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
To Show Films
About Miqran+s

Migrant problems in California
will be portrayed in the technicolor
motion picture, "Chaff," to be
shown Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock
in the First Baptist church. The
film was made under the auspices
OF the Home Mission society OF the
Northern Baptist convention and
Is said to be most Informative. ac-
cording to the Rev. Mr.. Harold E.
Doty, pastor Of the FL Centro
church.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27

One of the most successful meet
. ings of the year for Signal chapter
No. 276, O. F.. S. took place Friday
night in the Elks temple when the
chapter observed guest night with
the matrons of the other valley
chapters, and of Yuma chapter,
Yuma, Ariz., as special guests.
Yuma was represented by dele
cation headed by Ruth Mccoy,
worthy matron; Frank Lyall, worthy
patron, and Lucy Lee Robertson,
grand Esther for Arizona.
Mrs. Mccoy, with Anona May
field, worthy matron of Calexico;
Edna Mcmillan, worthy matron of
,Brawley; Della Yearly worthy ma
tron of Holtville; Allie Mae Nc
Christy, worthy matron of Imperial,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Head to Talk
On Amendments

Voters will be able to inform
themselves in regard to the var
ious propositions on the November
ballot by attending the mass meet
ing sponsored for Tuesday night at
7:30 o'clock in the Presbyterian
church by the Ell Centro Women's
Christian Temperance Union.
AT this time Elmer w. Heald,
district attorney, will explain the
various measures, giving the ar
guments for and against each. The
program will also feature special
music and other numbers.
The various churches in the city
are also cooperating in this civic
project, urging their congregations
to attend the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
THE POST-PRESS

Published every sunday by the
Imperial Valley Publishing COM
pany. 625 State street. El Centro,
California, as successor to the
Sunday issues of the Morning
Post and Valley Farmer. and
the Saturday issue of the I'm
perial Valley Press.
Paul Jenkins, publisher; A. G.
Johnston, vice-president and
general manager; e. A. Fitz-
hugh, secretary and managing
editor.
Entered at Eel Centre. California
postoffice as second class mat
ter.
West Holiday Co., Inc, National
Advertising II epres natives.
Subscription rates: In California
&c per copy or, in conjunction
with the Imperial Valley Press
or the Morning Post. Per month
Soc; paid in advance: 3 months,
$1.65: 6 months, $3.25; one year.
Member California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
5000; outside California, $1.00
per month.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Wa+iloka Group
Works on Crafts

Handcraft activities kept TIL e
members of Watiloka Camp Fire
group busy at their meeting this
week at the home of Billie For
shey.
The group surprised their assis-
tant guardian, Mrs. Evelyn Zinn,
giving her present for her small
son.
Those present were: Miss Betty
Hoy, guardian; Mrs. zinn, and Billie
Forshey, Nancy Curren, Pauline
jerks. Jean Bradshaw, Alice Edgar.
Dorothy Ann Mitchell, Alberta pat
terson, Betty 10 Brinnon.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Junior C.y.C.
Has MeetinQ

Junior c. Y. o. members met
recently for a social gathering and
made plans for another meeting on
October 30. Those present were:
Loretta Eyer, Sharon McNeece, ].
B. McNeece, Jane Meagher, James
Riedy, Anna Ignacz, Dorothy Ig-
nacz, Patsy Barker, Jackie Rentz
Annette Mayo, and the group adj
visor, the Rev. FIR w. A. Clavin.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
News Items About
ValleyResiden+s

Miss Ruth Kerr of North Hollv-
wood, Miss Emmy Bevis of Van
Nuys, Miss Grace Ferrier of Man.
LA, Philippine Islands, are houes
guests at the j. d. Johnson home,
visiting Miss Geraldine johnson.
The are members of Kappa Delta
sorority at U. S. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Currier, and
Mr. and Mrs. l.. j. Goree, jr., motor
ed to San Diego Friday to witness
the San Diego State Fresno State
football game, a game sponsored by
AL Bahr temple of which Mr.. Cur
rier is past illustrious potentate
and of which Mr.. Goree is an Of
ficials.
Invitations have been issued by
Mrs. Leta Mae Bryan. Mrs. Joseph
Rodney jenkins, and Mrs. George
w. Damron for bridge luncheon
at the Barbara Worth hotel on
Saturday, Nov. 9.
DR.. and Mrs. Frederick Powers
Heald and their two sons are in
Oakwilde for the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer w. Heald are
in Los Angeles for the week end
where Mr.. Heald is attending to
business connected with the district
attorneys office.
Minor o. SimmS is in Arizona on
Business this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Daughter Born
To Burnetts

Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Burnett have
announced the birth of a daughter
Friday afternoon at the Ell Centre
hospital. The baby weighed seven
pounds, 5R ounces at birth.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27

John 3. McNeece, j. w. Donohue.
Mark Mageo, Norman C. Deaton.
Robert w. Ware. W. j. McClelland.
The party is cpsn TO the general
public.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Announcements
Of Meetings

Twice Told Tales section of the
Ten Thousand club will have its
first meeting of the year, Monday
at 2 pm. at the home of Mrs.
H. c. Diller, 473 Hamilton avenue.
Mrs. Rodney jenkins will give the
program.
SOrOptimists will hear talk by
DR.. Warren F. Fox, county health
officer, at the luncheon meeting
Monday noon in the Barbara Worth
hotel, DR.. Fox will speak on I'M
perial Valleys health problems and
Genevieve Kenyon is to give this
weeks three minute personality
talk.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27

Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Powers
Heald and their two sons are in
Oakwilde for the week end.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27

Minor o. SimmS is in Arizona on
Business this week.
Evening star., 1940-01-18

It's bitter weather for q wander
ing troubadour, especially If he's
only IL.
But Edward CPurty Boy) Ford,
who is sojourning at the Receiving
Home until he can bring himself to
recall the address of the home he
ran away from in Richmond, is a
sturdy traveller for his years and
inches.
"Cold?" he scoffed. Nav, 1t WASH t
cold. I had my big jacket, didn't I?'
"Yes, but you were carrying a
guitar in big case with no gloves.
Didn't your hands get cold?"
Nav! If one hand got cold,
could put it in my pocket and use
the other one, couldn't I?"
Purity Boy" was persuaded to
knock of a few tunes on his big
guitar, Christmas gift, he said
from his father, who lives some.
where in Maryland-the boy was
vague about details.
Music VS.. Marbles.
Anyhow, he got out his music
which he carries in the guitar case
along with $50 marbles of various
sizes and shapes. propped it or
the bench in front of him, clampec
some metal picks on his fingers anc
took piece of steel to slide over
the strings.
Purity Boy" concentrated on hi!
favorite number. Hawaiian Mel.
ody." He played with a lot of en-.
thusiasm, but, since he only got the
guitar a few weeks ago, the melody
lost itself in a series of noises tina,
Evening star., 1940-01-18

English Channel, with machine tools
crossing and recrossing the Channel
according to the needs.
Ne Anglo French Trentiers.
The cunferees, NJ. Dautry said, had
combined science, laboratories.
technical resources, machines and
labor" He said it had been accom-
plished without shadow OF discord
or difnculty" and that "there are no
longer any secrets or frontiers be-
tween the two countries"
The government is considering
rebuilding shipyards out Of use since
the depression to supplement those
already hammering away at full
speed in drive to build faster than
Germany can sink.
British leaders also were laying
more and more stress on the eco.
nomic front.
The importance OF the battle o1
blockade and strategic trading with
neutrals was emphasized by Ronald
H. Cross, minister of economic war.
fare, In the House Of Commons dis.
cussion.
In his first speech as minister
Mr.. Cross said Germany already
was "in something like the same
economic stress she was in after two
years of the last war" And, he
added, I'VE look forward to the day
when We shall so have throttled
Evening star., 1940-01-18
600 Csc, 900 .OO0) for development Of
Turkish mineral resources.
Sl5yO0o. .OOo for Steel Mil.

SIS, 5,O0o, 900 for Steel Mill
"A $4,000, 900 (tl5, 5,000, ,000) loan for
construction Of the Karabuk steel
mill, the first and only steel produc-
Ing plant In the Near East, which
has just started production, includ-
Ing the manufacture Of ornaments.
A e, 100000 ($1o,ooo,ooo) loan for
release OF blocked exchange.
Commitments to use principal and
interest payments made on the
loans BY Turkey to purchase large
quantities Of Turkish tobacco, fruit,
nuts and minerals, comprising
Turkeys major exports which pre-
viously went to Germany.
CThe arms, mineral resources,
steel mill and exchange loans are
valued in American dollars on the
basis Of the exchange rates prevail
ing at the time they were granted.)
Turkey, because Of her guardian
ship of the Dardanelles gateway to
the Russian controlled Black Sea
and her keystone position in the
Moslem Near East, was wooed by
both Germany and the allies at the
outbreak Of the European War.
On October 10, 1899, she signed a
15-year mutual assistance pact with
Great Britain and France, designed
to preserve the present territorial
and political status in the Eastern
Mediterranean and Balkans.
Evening star., 1940-01-18
Eriko Mann to Speak
At Center Sunduy

Erika Mann, daughter of the
exiled German novelist, Thomas
Mann, will speak at 8 pm. Sunday
at the Jewish Community Center.
Herself an outspoken critic Of
the Nazi regime, who, in School
for Barbarians," attacked the Ger
man restrictions on freedom of ex-
preston, Miss Mann will talk on
Beware of Political Opportunists." "
She will appear under the
auspices of the National Center
Forum. which presents a series of
notable speakers throughout the
winter season. The lecture is open
to the public as well as center men,
bers.
The center has invited leading
Washington educators and members
Of Congress to attend the lecture
Mrs. Eugene Meyer will preside.
Evening star., 1940-01-18

sounded like cats fighting on q tin
roof. Purity Boys" next selection
was my Bonnie Lies Over the
Ocean,"
That's q little sad," he said. 1T
makes me think OF the pies my aunt
bakes-apple and yam"
This sounded to an attendant as
If Purity Boy" who had baffled all
questioners. was softening.
"You want to 60 home, don't you, "
he said. where did you say you lived
in Richmond?"
Hitch -Hiked From Richmond.
II can't remember" replied Purity
Boy" He said he hitch-hiked here
from Richmond yesterday in five
different cars.
Police picked him up, blue with
cold. on Fourteenth street near the
Highway Bridge yesterday.
Where were you going when
you left Richmond?"
II don't know, but I was on my
way"
How were you going to earn a
living?"
We'll, thought I might pick up
few marbles from the fellows up
here. when the season opens"
why did you bring the guitar?'
wherever I 60, my box goes with
me-
AS he was being ushered upstairs
Purity Boy" turned to an attendant
and said:
IF any more reporters come to
see me. tell 'em I'm not home
they ask too many questions!"
Evening star., 1940-01-18

of millions of dollars to the Firms
With the express reservation that
they cannot use any of these mill
lions to buy arms and munitions
from us with which to defend them
selves against the murderous aggres-
sion of the Russians
I Hf declared second inconsistency
was that some persons were advo-
eating an embargo upon arms to the
japanese ito prevent them from
continuing their murderous assaults
upon the Chinese, whereas on the
other hand those proposing loans
to Finland would not permit these
loans to be used in the purchase
Of arms in the United States"
Evening star., 1940-01-18
Britain 10 Revive
Old Shipyards
10 Spur Building
Further Consolidation
Of Allies Resources
Arranged in PorIeys

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 18.-Revival Of ship
building in yards growing rusty
with years Of idleness today topped
long-range plans being shaped by
Great Britain to multiply her war
power by spring.
Other measures reliably reported
to be claiming attention of the war
cabinet include higher barriers
against imports of nom essentials
and ratjoning Of supplies other than
foods already on a quota basis.
Meanwhile, Raoul Dautry, French
minister Of ornaments, and Leslie
Burgin, British minister of supply
after comforting here, reached
agreement on details of pooling
British-F manufacturing re-
sources.
They discussed possibilities Of pro-
duction Of the same types of arms
in factories on either side Of the
Evening star., 1940-01-18

or other official aid" to victims of
arbitrary force was "likely to ex-
cite reprisals and thus lead to ulti-
mate involvement in war"
This statement said that indus
try and the American people sympa-
thized deeply with the victims of
arbitrary force everywhere land
urged that relief and aid to such
victims be extended generously but
privately in each instance such
as in the case OF Finland today"
The inevitable result dfs any act
of our Government extending loans,
credits or other official aid Is to
transform private and personal
sympathy into public action" the
statement continued. That is the
first governmental step Of national
assistance to one belligerent against
another. Since we are de-
termined to keep out of war, we
must be equally determined to re-
frain from any act that might lead
us into it,
Inconsistencies Charged.
Senator Reynolds, Democrat, OF
North Carolina commenting on pro-
posed financial aid to Finland, de-
clared repeal of the arms embargo
lis about to involve us in the mesh
of inconsistency"
+ In statement issued just before
he left for Chapel Hill, N. c., to
address the Carolina Political Union,
Senator Reynolds said:
I'VE are now selling munitions
and arms on the one hand to Russia,
which arms and instruments OF
death are being used by the Red
Army to annihilate the Finns-
while on the other hand in this in
stance some are proposing u loan
Evening star., 1940-01-18
Turkey Is Reported
Given $340,oOo,o00
For Open Dardane||e,
Huge AneIo-French
Looms and Credits
Made for War Aid

By the Associated Press.
Turkeys price" for keeping the
strategic Dardanelles open to Brit
ish and French warships and for
friendly cooperation in the Near
East was reported In authoritative
circles today to have been q mini
mum Of $340, 900 900 in loans and
credits.
- In addition to Anglo French loans
to Turkey totaling approximately
SITS ,000,0 900. which have been an
nounced In London and Paris, In
formation received here from those
capitals and Ankara is that the al
lies have made other financial and
economic commitments including:
A fl5,000.00 ($60, ,O00. .00O loan
earmarked for stabilization of Turk
ish currency.
A s16, ,000, 900 loan Of which f6,0O0,- :
600 valued at 100000 at ex-
change rates existing them was for
arms and ammunition, and f1,000,-
Evening star., 1940-01-18
Finnish Aid
CONTINUED From First Page.)

propose in his Tuesday letter to
congressional leaders that the aid
be confined to further non-military
loans.
Garner Sees Neutrality Menace.
At q press conference last Friday
the Chief Executive implied that he
would be willing for Congress to
approve any type of Finnish aid and
he was further reported as being Of
the same mind on Monday. After
conferring with majority leaders at
the Capitol and with Federal Loan
Administrator Jesse H. Jones and
Secretary Hull, however, he pro-
duced his definitely qualified letter
Of Tuesday.
Among those attending the Mon
day conference and since reported
rs working quietly against an un-
restricted Finnish loan was Vice
President Garner. Mr.. Garner is
reported taking the position that
the Finnish aid issue endangers our
position of neutrality. Similarly,
Mr.. Jones is reported to have told
Finnish representatives here that
credit for arms purchases would be
In contravention of our neutrality.
Appearing before the Senate Bank
ing Committee yesterday, Mr.. Jones
is said to have described the original
$4,000, 900 Export-1mport Bank loan
to Finland as good credit risk, but
he felt more questionable the matter
Of extending funds up to $50 ,O00. 900
-as proposed in the bill sponsored
by Senator Brown. Only $3,000,000
thus far has been committed, Mr..
Jones said.
The Michigan Senator, incidentally,
was preparing today to revise his
legislation in an effort to reach some
compromise basis where the admin
istration leadership would support q
bill.
Hoover for Nom Military Loan.
Support for a non-military loan
appeared yesterday in several quar-
tiers, Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of
Montana, expressing approval here
and former President Herbert
Hoover doing the same in New
York.
Opposition also showed up from
the Board Of Directors of the Ma
tional Association Of Manufactur-
ers in a statement quoted by the
Associated Press from New York.
The statement warned that extern
sion Of Government loans, credits
Evening star., 1940-01-18

Germany's economic life that It can
no longer sustain her war effort"
Neutral Pacts Concluded,
MIR. Cross said trade agreements
had been concluded or were being
concluded with IA neutrals.
Touching on the contention that
Britain should buy at high prices
and sell at low to drive Germany
from foreign markets, he said that
In peacetime some Of the deals
would make sober business men
shudder."
While the shipyards are turning
out new ships, the old ones are be-
ing armed to defend themselves
against attack. Unof1icial reports
said more than half of the country's
5000 merchantmen had been armed
and the others would have guns in
q few weeks.
Evening star., 1940-01-18

The United Kingdom is buying
$4,000 tons Of butter from New
Zealand,
Evening star., 1940-01-18
WHERE TO DINE.

Toxic, Japan, will limit the size
Of houses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21
Radio Time Table
PAGE FIGHT

Pictured is John B. Hughes, one Of the
favorite news-commentatorS of the air. who
nightly with the exceptions of Sundays, is
heard over KM0 at $50.
Distinguished brothers-Christophe and
Felix Morley-will reinforce F. P Adams
and John Kieran of the Information Please
board of experts for a stand against Clifton
Fadiman over KJR tonight at 7 o'clock.
XVI highlights for Tuesday night are
Lanny Ross, 7:15; Big Town with Ed. G.
Robinson, 7 80: We the People, s, and Pro-
fessor Quiz, 80.
Times radio programs prepared from stations
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responsibility for iast-minute program changes