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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
Tvpica| Mexican Birthday
Party Gala Event

ages, a souvenir for each child,
dishes ordered from Guadalajara
for the party. After the packages
were unWrapped, the two birth
day cakes, also decorated in the
Mexican colors, were brought in,
and other refreshments served
Guests we're: Lois Jean Morales,
Barbara Sperry, Sharon McNeece,
Leroy. Winnie Mae Enloe, Donna
Rath, Carmen Rath, George Gle
ments, Curtis Swain, Joe Brinnon,
Jackie Rentz, Mary Annette Rentz,
Hoyt Rath, Luther Mathis, Aubra
Warren, Toby de los Cobos, Nina
de los Cobos. Freddie de los C0hoS,
Albert Lizarraras, jr., Raymond
Mendoza. Marian Campbell, Caro-
line Mae Hubble, Caroline Barker
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. LiZarraras, Mr..
and Mrs. Mario de los Cobos, Mr..
and Mrs. Octavio de los Cobos. Miss
Refugio Garcia, Mesdames Jimenz,
Rath. Albert Lizarraras, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Mendoza, Enrique de los
CObOS
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
Surprise Party
Compliments
Mrs. Hanson

Mrs A. B. Hanson was surprised
Wednesday in a most delightful
fashion. Mrs. Ross T Hickcox Civ
ing a bridge party in her honor
since Mrs. Hanson. with her daugh-
terS, Alberta and Marilea, leaves
this weekend to spend the summer
in West Los Angeles.
Mrs. Hanson and her fellow men,
bers of the 1bSen class which Mrs
Hickcox had been teaching this
past year met for their final ses-
sion Wednesday morning at the
Hickcox home, 753 Holt avenue, af-
ter which a tempting luncheon was
served, followed by an afternoon OF
cards
Mrs. Hanson was presented with
Il guest prize and in the bridge
game Mrs. Laurence f. HartZog won
high score prize, Mrs F.. l.. Allen,
the second, and Mrs. Howard Clark,
the low
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30

Miss Mary Frances H op D n,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H.
HoDpin of FL Centro. will be mar
ried Sunday afternoon in the Pasa-
dena wedding chapel to Jack Lloyd
Allen of Los Angeles. son OF Mrs.
Sarah A. Allen Of FL Centre.
MI. and Mrs Hoppin, Mrs. Stan
ley Bigelow, aunt Of the bride;
Mrs. Allen the Misses Evelyn, Paul
inc and Margery Allen, sisters OF
the bridegroom, and his nephew,
Wilfred Allen, Jr are planning to
attend the wedding from the val
ley
Miss Hoppin has asked Miss Betty
Thiele. her roommate in college,
to be her maid of honor, and
Verne Ballard of BraWley. who is
completing his senior year at U. S.
c.. will act as best man for Mr..
Allen.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
Dr.. Barnhart Delivers Fine
Commencement Address

"The Challenge of Tomorrow" was
the subpect for the stimulating
address delivered for the Central
junior college commencement by
DR.. Kenneth Barnhart, sociology
professor of San Diego State col
lege the exercises being held We'd
nesday night in the school patio
. before large audience of friends
and relatives.
DR.. Walter r Hepner of the col
lege had been scheduled as speaker
but was called to Sacramento for
a conference of state college preSi-
dents.
Dr. Barnhart proved to be a
most acceptable substitute giving a
brilliant talk in which he pointed
out to the graduates that in the
past 10 years much progress had
been made, despite the depression,
many improvements and inventions
resulting during this time. Young
people, he declared, should not be
discouraged but should find plenty
of opportunity for their abilities in
these new lines which have deVel-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30

oped, with possibilities for continued
improvement and invention provid-
ing additional opportunities for en-
ployment.
Dean Glenn Kieffer introduced
DR.. Barnhart and Roy H. Womack
for the board of trustees, presented
the graduates with their diplomas.
The commencement exercises were
distinguished also by a series of
splendid musical numbers. the glee
club singing the TSchaikoWSky
"The Legend" George Neves play
ing as a trumpet solo, The White
Dove" tFranz LahaD, and the
school orchestra. presenting tn e
overture from Tampa" (HarolD
Opening with the impressive pro-
ce4sional of the graduates, the
program also featured the invo-
cation delivered by DR.. George w.
Thomas of the Presbyterian church,
the benediction pronounced by the
Rev. Mr.. Harold f. Doty of the
First Baptist church and closed
with the receSsional.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30

wedding dinner was served et
restaurant in that city.
Those present for the occasion,
in addition to Mr.. and Mrs Ma5tick
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Don Bradshaw
of BraWley, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Smith, Mr.. Brown and Evelyn War;
rem. Mrs. Smith is the former Vir-
ginia Sue Tacket. sister of he
bridegroom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tacket are making
their home in Brawley where Mr..
Tackett is connected with the Bank
of America. They plan to take their
wedding trip later in the summer.
Mrs. Tackett is a graduate of
Holtville high school. and her hus-
band, of Central, where he was
one of the schools star athletes.
The marriage is one of interest
to many as both families have many
friends throughout the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
Imperial Schools
To Unite For
Graduation

IMPERIAL. May 3O.-Graduating
class graduates of the Imperial ele-
mentary and high schools will re-
ceiVe their diplomas Monday eve
ming, June 3, at a joint commence
ment program to be held on the
athletic field of the high school at
8 o'clock.
Exercises will be brief and simple.
and following the presentation of
the diplomas, the graduates will ad-
journ to the Veterans hall where
the American Legion Auxiliary will
provide an evening of dancing and
entertainment in their honor.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30

MI. and Mrs G. G.. Beynon have
announced the engagement and the
approaching marriage of their
daughter, Lucille, to Edmund Black
man. son of Mr. and Mrs S. c.
Blackman of CaleXicO.
The wedding will take place the
evening Of June % at the home
OF the brides parents, $50 Olive
avenue Miss Beynon has asked her
sister, Ada Besse Beynon. to be her
maid of honor. and Lester Blackman
Of Ell Centre will serve his brother
as best man. Only members Of the
two families and few intimate
friends will be present for the cer2-
mOny.
After their marriage the young
couple will make their home in
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
Central Seniors
Commencement
This Friday

Central Union high school Will
graduate a class of 1873 seniors at
commencement exercises to b" con-
Quoted Friday night at s O'Clock
at the city stadium.
Winding Your Own Business Is
the subject for the address 10
be delivered by Arthur F.. Corey
in charge of public relations for
the California Teachers aSSocia-
ton.
Dr. w. A. McClcncghan Will DC
liver the invocation. musical NUM-
b9rS will be presented by the gee
club and orchestra and by Jeanne
CriSS, violiniSt. C. f.. SoncS Will
present the diplomas and the Kew
Mr., R. c. Rogers will pronounce
! the benediction.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
Lucille Beynon To Be Married
To Edmund B|ackman

El Centro planning wedding trip
for some time during the summer
months.
News of the marriage will be of
interest to many since it uniteS two
we'll known valley families and since
Miss Beynon and Mr.. Blackman
have many friends among the
younger set of the valley.
The future bride is a popular
graduate of Central high school and
later attended business college in
San Diego.
Her fiance is a graduate OF the
CaleXico elementary schools and of
the Point Iona high school.
Mr.. Blacknan is in business with
his father and brother, owners OF
the Blackman Plumbing Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
Dance Given for
Wilson Graduates

Following their commencement
Wednesday evening, the graduating
eighth grade of Wilson school en-
joyed dance on the tennis courts
of Central High school, An orches-
ira furnished music until midnight
and refreshments were served dur
lng intermiSSion.
The party was given by the moth
CrS of the graduates.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
Miscellaneous Shower Given
For Margaret Miner

Lawson, Harold E. Doty, Ralph Sib-
ley; the Misses Ruby Norris, Eliza
beth Howard, Charlene Wolf, Ber-
nice Hurst, Genevieve Moody, Doris
Jones, Wynetta Wolf, Kay Tagg,
Alice Mae Igo, Louise Pennington,
Adeline Wisenhunt, Annie Lee Rap
son, Daisy Rapson, Mildred Noble.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
Wins High Score at
Bridqe Breakfast

Mrs. Dale Cravath won high
score prize and Louise Vernon the
second, in the bridge breakfast
Wednesday, at the Barbara Worth
golf club.
This party is the closing event
at the club this season, festivities
to be resumed next tall
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
Clubs
Society
SOCIAL CALENDAR
THURSDAY

THURSDAY
Graduation program, 8, Fremont
school, Calipatria.
FRIDAY
Kiwanis club, Barbara Worth
Central graduation, 8, city stadium.
Associated chambers of commerce,
I, Seeley community hall.
Townsend club No. |. 1880, court
house.
Painters union, 7:30, Labor temple,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30

Ernest Ray Page and his mother,
Mr., Betty Page, will remain away
from the valley this summer. Wis
Illng friends. Mrs. Page is recuper-
ating from injuries suffered in the
earthquake.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
News Items About
Valley Residents

Mrs. f. L. Allen will leave this
weekend to spend the summer
months in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30

This weekend will also see the
departure, for the summer, of Mrs.
A. B. Hanson and her daughters,
Marilea and Alberta, who will be
in WeStWood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-01
William Sanger Retires
From Coast Guard Post

William Sanger, 10. chief of the
photographic Section of the Coast
Guard, who probably knows more
about lighthouses, lights and light
buoys than any one else in the
country, retired from active service
yesterday.
A native of Springfield, Mass, he
joined the Navy in 1895 and was as
signed to coast and geodetic survey
work In 1900 he was transferred to
the Coast and Geodetic Survey and
thereafter aided in the surveying
of the Isthmus of Panama for the
Panama Canal, amon9 other things
In 1910 he went to the old Light
house Service, taken over by the
Coast Guard last year. Part of his
job was to send out weekly reports
to seamen on change in aids to navi-
cation and as result he was widely
known among seafaring men.
He plans now, friends said, to en-
gage in his several hobbies, photog-
raphy, flowers and chicken raising.
w. P. Hartman, Office manager, and
Capt. c. H. Park of Aids and Navi-
cation presented Mr.. Sanger with
complete camera outfit as a fare
well present from the office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-01
| Moving Day
| Brings Shuttle
IOf Residences

Weary householders of the District
surveyed the wreckage of moving
day today and wondered who started
the fad anyway.
They were eating off of and living
out of suitcases, nobody could find
q toothbrush. Furniture blocked
nearly every door.
The moving firms were happy over
the booming business, however. Sew
eral reported substantial increases
In business over the moving period
last year. One pointed out that
many new apartments have been
erected in the outlying sections dur
ing the past II months and that
families are moving to them now
that the years leases are up.
A real estate firm, however, re-
ported that the habit of moving at
this time apparently was decreasing,
as only a few of its tenants have
given notices.
One mover observed that people
appeared to be spreading their NOV
ing tendency about this time over
q somewhat longer period, but the
number was not decreasing.
The influx of Government workers
with the defense agencies has not
caused a shortage in apartments, it
was said, and no increase in rents
is in prospect Ample new building
is available to care for the new
Corners, realtors reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-01
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

Many. men have been in Capt.
E. A. Duff's spiritual charge since
he was appointed to the Navy in
1916.
Thousands went to him for solace
and comfort during the World War.
The King of Italy decorated him for
voluntarily serving as chaplain to
sailors aboard two italian cruisers
in the Adriatic Sea.
He prayed at the graves of thou
sands of American boys in France.
At naval hospitals, at sea, wherever
the Catholic priest who became the
head of the Nays chaplains went,
there were men who needed him.
But there is one man Father Duff
has never forgotten, one he con-
siders still under his spiritual charge
the man who lies buried in the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Wreath to Tomb Each Year. 2
Each year Father Duff has gone,
wreath in hand, to stand at the
grave of the man who might have
been Catholic, Jew or Protestant.
but still one of Father Duff's great
flock.
Father Duff, who retired two years
ago, was stationed in Paris when
a sergeant in the American Expedi-
tionary Forces, selected from a de-
tachment at Coblenz, walked into
chapel at Chalonssur-M Marine and
laid a wreath of white flowers on
one of four caskets there.
The Unknown Soldier had been
chosen. With Father Duff at its
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side, the casket of that unknown
one was put aboard funeral ship,
the cruiser Olympia, flagship Of Ad-
miral George Dewey at the Battle
of Manila Bay. Cruisers and de-
stroyers of France accompanied the
Olympia out of the harbor at LIE
Havre, and Father Duff heard the
dying echoes of their 2l-gun salute.
When the Olympia brought the
body of the Unknown Soldier up
the Potomac River in November,
1921, Father Duff's job was done.
Often in the Background.
But he has gone back to Airing
ton. Without ceremony, without an
honor guard, he has laid his simple
wreath on the tomb and prayed.
He has stood often in the back
ground, too, and watched the peo-
pie of America flow past the tomb.
He has thought then of the thou
sands Of mothers md fathers who
believed 1t was their boy he was
bringing home.
Others have pfuciated at services
he has attended at the tomb. He
has been glad to have them honor
"the man I honor in my heart"
Yesterday for the first time Father
Duff officiated at services at the
tomb The occasion was the pill
grimage to Arlington of delegates
to the Military Order of the World
War convention.
Yesterday Father Duff said aloud
for the first time the words he has
been saying in his heart for nearly
a score of years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-01
Nearby States Begin
Official Inspection
OF Automobiles
Virginia Period Ends
October 81, Maryland
Closes November IS

Automobile inspection periods be-
gan today in Maryland and Virginia.
In the Old Dominion motorists
were reminded by proclamation of
Gov. Price that they must submit
their vehicles between now ana &C.
tober 81 to official inspection sta
lions for the semi-annual check-up
on mechanical defects, the Asso-
ciated Press reported.
The proclamation officially desig-
mated October for the inspections
and decreed that during the period
from November l, 1910, to April 80,
1941, any vehicle not having been
inspected shall be submitted by the
owner or operator to an inspection
station before being operated on the
highways of the State.
Maryland May Change Plan.
Maryland's annual automobile in
spection campaign will be the last
conducted under present arrange
ments if a program proposed by
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles W.
Lee Elgin is adopted.
Mr.. Elgin suggested a system OF
State owned and operated motor
vehicle inspection stations. with mo-
florists paying fee of about so cents
for service.
Penalties would be provided to
assure proper inspection of the
States 100000 motor vehicles.
Garages now serving as inspection
stations in the annual drive that
ends November Is pay the State
$3.50 for the privilege, and about
1900 garages have been authorized
to conduct inspections.
Benefits Claimed.
Benefits of the proposed program
would include elimination of favor
itism, reduce accidents, remove I'M
safe "jallopies" from the highways,
save motorists money on car re-
pairs and insurance rates, Mr.. Elgin
declared.
The commissioner said the pro-
posal would be submitted to the
Legislature. He investigated State
owned inspection systems in New
Jersey, Connecticut, Tennessee, Del
aware and the District of Columbia.
The plan would call for-tenta-
tively-an inspection station in each
county, with two in Baltimore city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-01
S,058 Alien Registrations
Exceed Estimates Here

The District of Columbia already
has exceeded by 1000 the total regis
trations that were expected here
under the new alien registration law,
it was disclosed today in a report
from the Justice Department, which
showed registrations for the first
month of 8058, compared with the
estimate of 7,018.
In Maryland the total was 1854,
against an estimate of $3.50, and
in Virginia BATS. against 7,577.
Earl G. Harrison, director of reg
istration, said the listing of aliens
was progressing at the rate of 81 300
daily and that 1,386,679 we're re-
ported as of September 81. 1t was
estimated at the outset that the en-
tire alien population could be regis
tered by December 81 if daily av-
erage of $4,000 was maintained
The first receipt cards certifying
compliance with the act are being
mailed to aliens this week.
Mr.. Harrison reminded those sub
ject to the act that they are re-
quired to report . change Of ad-
dress within fse days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-01
Delegation Protests
Sixteenth Street
Underpass Plans
Commissioners Are Told
Massachusetts Avenue
Should Be Used for Tube

Arguments that the projected
Scott Circle underpass should be
built under Massachusetts, avenue,
instead of Sixteenth street, as advo-
Gated by District government engi-
neers, were carried to the Commits
sioners today by a delegation of 30
representatives of Sixteenth street
property owners and other interests.
Their principal arguments were
that less damage to adjoining prop
critics would be done if the tube
were put under the avenue and
that the structure would cause less
interference with traffic on inter-
secting streets. Furthermore, it
was argued, to place the subway
under the avenue would permit the
later development of a depressed
Massachusetts, avenue artery all the
way from Thirteenth street to
Twenty-first street.
The Commissioners said they
would give careful and extended
consideration to the entire problem
and called upon Highway Director
H. c. Whitehurst to submit addi-
tional figures as to cost and physical
conditions
Among Delegation.
In the delegation were w. C.
Roberts, representing the j. E.
Greiner Co., Baltimore consulting
engineers: Rev. DR.. Edward H. Pru-
den, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, Sixteenth and o streets
NV; w. B. Camalier of the Con-
necticut Avenue Association; Rufus
S. Lusk, real estate and business
analyst; Frank B. Steele, chair
man of citizens committee on the
subway matter, and E. Hilton Jack
son, attorney, chairman of the board
of trustees of the First Baptist
Church.
Capt. Whitehurst has commended
that placement of the tube under
Sixteenth street would cost less by
100000 than a tube under Massa-
chusetts avenue, as we'll as permit
ting a greater reservoir for traffic
north of the subway, than would
be the case with Massachusetts, ave-
nue.. He argued also that more
symetrical surface traffic arrange
ment could be made if the subway
were placed under Sixteenth street.
Apartment Owner Protests.
One of the first speakers, Howard
w. Phillips, owner of the Presi-
Dental Apartments, Sixteenth and
N streets NV. protested that place
ment of the underpass under Six
tenth street would forever elimi-
nate the proposal that some day
there be a continuous thoroughfare
from Thirteenth to Twenty-first
street, devoid of all intersections.
Mr.. Roberts agreed that a Six
tenth street underpass would cost
considerably less than one in the
avenue, but argued that this did not
appear to him large enough to
justify use of Sixteenth street.
Mr.. Lusk emphasized that mis-
take" made now would be costly for
many decades to come. He said that
Sixteenth street property affected by
the proposed project had an assessed
value of about $4,000 900, whereas
properties along the avenue that
would be directly affected have an
assessed value of less than 81 ,OOO, 900
and that nearly one-half of the en-
tire property affected by a Massa-
chusetts avenue tube was public
property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-01
Conferees Hold Session
On Rumspeck Bill

Conferees OF the Ramspeck civil
service extension bill held their first
meeting this afternoon in an effort
to compose the differences between
the House and Senate versions Of
the bill, which would put approx
imately 10000 positions under civil
service.
Chairman Ramspeck of the House
Civil Service Committee, said if the
conferees did not complete their
work today, another session would
be held tomorrow morning.
The Senate in passing the bill
Thursday made number of changes
in the measure which passed the
House IN February.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-01

stall their new officers. After a post
convention meeting of the general
staff, there will be exercises at the
Marine Barracks, including review
in honor of the national officers and
delegates.
Memorial services in honor of
members of the Military Order who
died during the year were held at
the Mayflower Hotel last night with
the adjutant general, 1t Col. Edwin
S. Bethlehem, jr., reading the names
of deceased members. Maj. Arling-
ton A. McCallum, chaplain general
of the order, gave the memorial
address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-01
Senior at Eastern to Lead
D. C.. High School Cadets
David A. Rhodes, Is,
Wins Competition
To Be Colonel

Selected colonel of the Washing
ton High School Cadet Brigade of
about 1000 boys in seven senior high
schools, David A. Rhodes, 16-year-
old senior at Eastern High, today
was greeted with noisy congratula-
tons of his schoolmates.
The appointment was announced
at a school assembly by Charles
Hart, principal. Coming as a sur
prise to David and the school, the
announcement precipitated an out
burst of applause, whistling and
cheering Then the students sang
the school song in his honor.
The new colonel was called to the
platform and greeted by Principal
Hart as the first Eastern High
colonel in Is years
The new colonel won his high
rank through competitive exam
ination against candidates from the
other six senior high schools. The
others. it is understood. may be in
line for the honors of lieutenant
colonies of the various school regi-
mentS.
Says He Was Surprised
The new colonel admitted today
he was pretty much surprised"
He said he hadn't had time to make
any plans for the brigade.
The son of John S. Rhodes. con-
tractor, and Mrs. Bessie M. Rhodes
of 1705 East Capitol street, the
new colonel. has scholastic stand
ing at Eastern, Mr.. Hart said. He
is feet tall and weighs about
$50 pounds.
He has been in the cadets for two
year, and last year was corporal
of Company B at Eastern.
His youthful age as a senior is
accounted for by the fact he skipped
two grades, the second and fourth,
He attended both Brookland and
Bryan Grade Schools and Elliot Jun
ior High School. He was in the
Schoolboy traffic patrol for a year
and a half and was a member of
Boy Scout Troop 1853, advancing to
the rank of first class scout.
Praised by Officer.
Taking an academic course at
Eastern, Col. Rhodes is majoring in
mathematics and English. He is
active in the debating and chess
clubs. He is treasurer of his fra
ternity, Chi Sigma Chi His prin-
cipal hobbies are chess and stamp
collecting.
1t. Col. Wallace M. Craigie, pro-
fessor of military science and tao
tics, said today the youth had made a
very favorable impression on him.
In addition to the seven high
school regiments which competed
for the honor of having the cadet
colonel, another high school, Calvin
Coolidge, which opened this fall, is
organizing a military unit of three
companies
In view of CONSUMPTION and the
fact that high school boys are near
ing the draft age, Col. Craigie feels
cadet training will be of great
Importance" to the members of the
corps. Their experience in high
school military training, he said,
should put them in line for more
rapid advancement in the regular
establishments under CONSUMPTION
or volunteer service.