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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27
Music Department Sponsors
Julian Oliver In Concert

Central's band, which is one o.
the finest in the valley. has The
unenviable distinction of being the
only band without uniforms in the
county and consequently, since the
school budget has no provision fol
remedying the matter, the music
department of the high school and
junior college is sponsoring a bene-
fit concert the night of April 3
Wednesday in the high school au-
ditorium.
Julian Oliver. famous Spanish te-
nor will be presented in a program
which will provide pleasure for
the audience and which will aid the
band and school orchestra in sccur-
ing uniforms and badly needed in
StrumentS.
Oliver is one of the greatest of
the Spanish singers of today and
not only has sung with famous
I6ppera companies and noted musical
ygroupS but he is a radio star as
we'll. Stan Atkin, head of the music
department at Central. was divers
oiIiioullItl VII WCll hllO"il PiO-
gram and has said that so en-
thusiaStic were radio audiences over
divers singing that for hours af-
forwards the studio would be busy
with telephone calls.
Popular Program
In his Ell Centre appearance Oil
yer will sing popular program,
choosing songs which are of general
appeal with beautiful melodies rather
than the heavier classical type of
program, although he is adept at
both. His last public appearance was
in this seasons opera in the Los
Angeles Shrine auditorium and he
also sang the leading role in Car
men" for the San Francisco opera
season.
Too many Ell CcntranS are un-
familiar with the fine musical or
ganization they possess in CentralS
orchestra and band. which have
grown tremendously during the past
few years and which have attracted
favorable notice outside the valley.
School Groups Grow
The orchestra has increased from
81 members to SIS under Mr.. Atkin
>and exchanges concerts with the
bther valley orchestras, playing
modern classical type of program.
Students who have had little music
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27
Decorations for
Entire Nos Club
Dance Unusual

That the everyday tumbleweed
can be uSeo for highly effective
decorations was proven at the En-
ire Nos clubs dance Tuesday night
in the club house when the COM
mittee in charge assigned "Tum-
bleWeedS" as its theme.
Huge clusters of the familiar
weed were sprayed in various colors
and arranged about the room Civ
ing it a decidedly decorative APP
pearance. Since this is the kite
season, colorful kites were featured
and in keeping with the central
theme the two speciality dances
we're Go Fly Kite" and "Tum-
bling TumbleWeeds"
Appetizing gingerbread was feat
ured in the refreshments served by
the committee headed by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. johnson, assisted by Mr..
and Mrs. George Lederman and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Spicy.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27

I al education are equally welcome in
the orchestra, Mr.. Akin deVoting
special time and training to them
SO that they may take their places
with the more advanced students.
AS for the band. it has grown from
one of 25 or 30 to one of AT mem
bers and has done so we'll that it
has received invitations to play out
side of the valley. The band was
one of the three selected to play
for the Riverside county fair at
Indio, and was the only one which
played the entire time, attracting
much interest and praise from out
sderS.
Both orchestra and band are in
need of equipment and for this
reason the music department has
decided to sponsor divers appear
ance, providing for valley music
lovers at the same time an oppor-
tunity to hear one of the most dis
tinguished singers of the day.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27
CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY

Annual meeting, 6, Presbyterian
church.
Toastmistress club, 6:15, California
hotel.
I.O.OF. No. 4O8, 1880, Masonic
temple, Brawley.
/. V. stamp and Coin club, 7:30,
ice plant.
Eagles, 8, $50 Broadway.
THURSDAY
Rose Mesquite, 1890, w. Ellcdgc
home
McCabc- Eucalyptus, l0:%0, T.. y.
Ilcwcs home.
Rotary club, Barbara Worth.
Bridge dinner, I, ElkS hall.
SaleSmanship course, $50, high
school.
Phoenix glcc club, 8, high school.
20-30 club, 7, California hotel.
Townsend club No. 2, 7:30, court
house.
Scout Troop II, 7:3O, Scout hut.
RAM. No. 1909, 1870, Masonic
temple
Building trades council, 7:30,
Labor temple.
Electricians union, 100, Labor
temple
Cub Pack No. 176, :, Scout hut.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27
Mrs. Bennettin
Fine Talk for
Soroptimis+s

Helene Bennett, first vicc-presi
dent Of the Ell Centre Soroptimist
club spoke on the organization. the
goals and the meaning of Soropti-
mism before the club at its lunch
con meeting Monday noon in the
Barbara Worth hotel.
Members present were: Mabel
Beecher, Julia Bracket, Helene
Bennett, Marie r. jenkins, Neoma
Osborn. AniS Robinson. Media Frost
Pearl Burke, Florence Glenn. Elou-
Use Sherwood, Oria Kenah. Mrs
Burke, who is president, was in
charge of the business meeting.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27
Easter Arrival
AtHospital

Among new arrivals, the FL Cen
tro hospital can boast an Easter
baby, daughter born Sunday to
Mr.. and MIS-. c. w. Gray and
weighing eight pounds, Ia ounces,
Harding school is interested in the
next arrival; a son born Monday
to Mr.. and Mrs Charles Montague.
the baby weighing seven pounds,
- ounces. His father is a member
of the Harding faculty.
Mr.. and Mrs. B, j Mason have
son, born on March % Weighing
eight pounds, AL ounces.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27

Mrs. George w. Damron was re-
elected president of the White
Shrine Social club at the meeting
TUESDAY in Calexico at the home
of Mrs. Thomas E. Anderson.
Other officers chosen are: Mrs.
Charles f. Farrell, secretary; Mrs.
John Kuhn, treasurer; Mrs. A. N.
Bucklin of Ell Centre, Mrs. Lena
Smith of BraWley, Mrs. L. H. Dunn
of Calexico, vice presidents.
The club members enjoyed a de-
licious luncheon and game of
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27
Edited by ANNE HARDY DAVIS
Novel Concert Bridge Party
Planned by Signal Chapter

Armstrong. old time novelties by
Chicken Jones. accompanied on
the accordion by Margaret Rau,
and dance speciality by Frankie
Lee Kirk
The games will follow with prizes
for the winners and with door
prizes as we'll.
Mrs. George Bucklin is chairman
of the ticket committee assisted by
Martha Mitchell, Kathryn KCating.
Helen SWart2 and Dr.. Goblc Hurst
Mrs. II. II. Tyler IS general chair
man: Mrs. Sam Cox. chairman OF
refreshments; Mrs. Philip Hodgkln.
chairman of prizes, Mrs. Ben Hulse,
decorations, Mrs. Charles Correll,
tables. cards, etc, and Herbert Har-
ris, chairs
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27
Clubs
Society
q
Churches VI interest 10 w OU1CI1 Society
Former Resident
Visits in City

Mrs. j. G. Christensen, former FL
Centre resident who now lives in
La Mesa, is spending this week
in FL Centre as the house guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. s. Emmitt Allen.
During her stay this week num-
Der of social events are being plan
ned in her honor as her many
friends are delighted with the OPP
portunity of seeing her again
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27


Easter with Mr.. and Mrs. Quincy
Hunt and their son, Tommy, from
Santa Ana, and with Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin Immel and their son, Richard,
from Holtville,
Frances Foulds who has been
spending her Easter vacation in
Ell Centre with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Scott B. FouldS, left Tues
day for Tempe, Arizona, to continue
her studies at the Arizona State
Teachers college.
The many friends of Mr.. and
MIS-. Roy Dahl will regret to learr
OF their leaving the valley for Los
Angeles where they arc making
their home at 3434 FarnSWorth ave
nue.. MI Dahl has been transferred
to the Los Angeles office of his
company after two years stay in
the valley during which he and
his wife have made many friends.
Lee Nuffer, prominent Ell Centre
attorney. was operated upon We'd
ncsday morning for appendicitis and
was reported that noon as making
nice recovery. He is in the Ell
Centre hospital.
Sheriff R. w. Ware who also had
an appendectomy performed this
week is recuperating nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wylie E. Richey
of Los Angeles with their daughter,
Ann, we're Easter guests of Mr..
and Mrs. j. d. Adams.
/ Leo A DeCelleS, principal of Will
son school, is confined to his home
by illness.
Stan Atkin. head of Central'S
music department was expected to
return to Ell Centre on WedneS-
day, having been called to Utah
few days previous by the death
of his grandmother.
Mr.. and Mrs Don c. PauluS spent
Easter in Los Angeles enjoying a
visit with their grandson, Jackie,
and his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
H. Schenk. Mrs. Schenk is the for
mer Mildred ShaWley. sister of
Lillian ShaWlcy.
Mrs. David Lewis and her daagh-
ter, Mary Ellen, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs w. w MCEuen. Mr.. Lewis
was in the valley Tor the week END
but returned to San Bcrnardino
Sunday Mrs. Lewis is Mr.. McEuen'S
] sister
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Chamberlain
of san Fernando were Easter guests
at tho y. e Roberts home Mrs.
/ chamberlain and Mr.. Roberts are
j sisters
Bill Sage who spent the past
week in the valley with his parents,
Mr.. and MIS-. Warren Sage. return
ed to San Diego where he is a STU
dent at San Diego State.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27
Mrs. Damron Reflected Head
Of White Shrine Social Club

bridge Tuesday was Mrs. Clifford
McArthur's lucky day for she won
both the high score prize in con-
tract and the door prize as well.
Mrs Farrell won the second high
score prize
Those present we're: Mesdames
Charles Long, Charles E. Farrell.
C. w. Macarthur, U. L. Martin.
George w. Damron, D. B. Babcock.
Thomas f. Anderson, John Kuhn.
E. L. Hlteman, Upton Pledger, l.. H.
Dunn. f. N. Bucklin and Charles
Hit
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27
Migrant Law Under
Fire al VisaIia

VISALIA Cal, March 81. tUP)-
A plan to test the constitutionality
of CALIFORNIA; migrant deportation
law" Was under way today after
R. w. Henderson, Bakersfield attor-
ney, yesterday filed petition for
writ of habeas corpus to obtain
the release of Richard Ochoa from
the Tulare county jail,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27
Two Me etin9s Of
Home Department
This Thursday

Rose Mesquit, homo department Is
to meet on Thursday, March %
at the home of Mr.. Walter FL
ledge. at 1890 a M. with tomato
juice canning as the project The
members arc to bring sack lunces
and the hostess will serve the
drink for tho day.
McCabe- Eucalyptus home depart
meat is To meet with Mrs Evan T
Hcwcs on Thur day when the cloth
ing project leaders will be in charge
of the demonstration. A committee
of hostcsses will serve luncheon at
noon, a nominal fee being charged
to cover expenses.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27
Public Speaking
Group Changes
Ne citing Night

Dams Entire public speaking group
has postponed its regular meeting
from Thursday of this week to Fri
day when the members will meet
at 7:30 pm. in the county library.
This change has been made out
of respect to sone of the members,
Lillian Holiday, who lost her ia
Their Tuesday, Charles Henry Hol-
liday and whose funeral is to take
place on Thursday.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27
$500 Robbery
SUSPECT jailed

LOS ANGELES, March 81. up
Los Angeles police today were
notified by Ell Paso, Tex, authorities
that they had arrested Clyde john
son, 26, wanted here as a robbery
suspect.
JohnsOn's arrest was sought in
connection with the smuggling and
robbing of w. A. Warren, icWclry
salesman by two men who obtained
Jewels valued at $500 in the rob-
berry.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27
Guild Luncheon
In Ne ar Future

St Faults guild made plans for a
guest day luncheon in two weeks
and discussed the Easter subject for
study, The Universally of Death
at the meeting Tuesday afternoon
of FL C1ntro.
Mrs Bradshaw served tea to her
guests after their jtudy hour, the
house and table being charming
with colorful garden flowers.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27
Junior Club in
Special Session
Next Monday

Mrs Clifton H. Field, president
of the Junior Ten Thousand club,
has called a special business meeting
of that organization for Monday
night, April l. in the club house at
1880 O'Clock when important mat
terS will b. discussed.
Club directors are to meet at 7
p III
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27
O.E.S. to Attend
HoIIida Funeral

Eastern Stars of the valley are
planning to attend, as a body, the
funeral services for Charles Henry
Holiday Thursday morning at 10
O'Clock in St Paul's Episcopal
church. A special space will be re-
served SO that members of the order
may sit together
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27
DIVORCE REQUESTED

A divorce complaint was filed IL
superior court Tuesday by Annie
Carenc Sullivan against Kenneth
Eullivan. She accused him of habit
ual intemperance and extreme cruel
ty.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27
DESERTER HELD

PCRTI AND, Ore. March 81 CUP)
Leon BreauX, 10, New Orleans,
was held for U. S. Marine corps
authorities today after he allegedly
admitted to detectives that he de-
serted the marine base at San Diego
March 70.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-03-27
News Items Alb out
VALLEY Re sidents

Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Hunt enjoyed
Easter with MI and Mrs. Quincy
Hunt and their son, Tommy, from
Santa Ana, and with Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin Immel and their son, Richard,
from Holtville,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-03
BRITISH TROUBLE:

Egypt
The italians came out of Tripoli-
Libya, and started to invade Egypt,
up the long coastline. Already, they
had conquered British Somaliland
down in East Africa. The British
in Egypt were slowly retreating
along the coast before Mussolini's
Marshal Graziani.
The object of the Italian high COM
mand was to cut the Suez canal.
This would sever the imperial life
line Of England to India.
India, Too
India, meanwhile, was seething
with discomfort It contains AGO.
100000 of the British Empires $780,
100000 subjects. But India, under
the unofficial leadership of Mahatma
Gandhi, was virtually neutral in
the second world war-more neutral,
in fact, than the United States. In
Egypt, too, there is an anti-British
nationalist party called the Wafd:
W-A-F-D. But the Wafd had enough
balance to be even more anti-Italian
than it was anti-British.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-03

minister cathedral is the Roman
Catholic headquarters in England, a
sort of rival to the Anglican (Epis-
'copaD Westminster Abbey.
q Three official United States OBJ
servers got back from Great Brit
ain. They were Brig.-Gen. George
Strong, Col. Carl Spaatz, and Maj
Gen. Delos Emmons. They report
ed that England was growing strong
er, rather than weaker.
q Don't worry they'll get it
back" said Winston Churchill to the
Londoners, in the heat of the Ger
man atrocities that rained down
from the hell-blue skies.
q The untimely death of DR.. Glenn
Frank in an automobile accident
was heavy contemporary blow to
the Republican party, the state of
Wisconsin and the embattled legions
of the American liberals and intel
lectuals. His passing is well worth
this serious note Of attention.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-03
CRIME:
California Kidnapping

Three days after Marc de Tristan
Jr's abductor seized him from the
street near his home in Hillsborough,
Calf, he was returned to his no.
bleman father, Count de Tristan, in
San Francisco.
The child was rescued unframed
from the kidnaper, identified as Will
helm Jakob Muhlenbroich, 40-year-
old German alien, by two woodsmen
at Pine River, in the Sierra foothills
200 miles from Hillsborough.
For this deliberately plotted and
boldly executed crime, the kidnap-
er, a German alien, received no
$500, 900 as demanded in beauti-
fully phrased ransom note of 900
words, but he got black eye, a
gashed head, a bruised body, and
he faces almost certain imprison-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-03
N A NJ Il 5 in the nevs T. !.

q Elliott Roosevelt, son Of the Pres
ident, applied for commission in
the U. S. army air corps. He is 80
years old, and it was reported he
might be assigned to the specialist
reserve"
q Mayor LaGuardia of New York
city told a United States confer
ence of burg masters that the U. S.
has an 80 per cent chance of escap-
ing war, with the acquisition of the
new Atlantic naval and air bases.
The conference was held in N. 7.
q Martin ("Buggsy'') Goldstein and
Harry ("Pittsburgh PhilO Strauss
were convicted of murder in the first
degree for the Brooklyn, N. Y, MUIR
der-syndicate killing Of Irving
c"Puggy") Feinstein, fellow NAL
efactor.
q Westminster cathedral got into
the news. A Nazi dive-bomber just
missed the dome, 284 feet high. 1t
dropped 250-pound bomb in the
asphalt playground, adjoining. West
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-03
THE WAR:
AeYialistics

The British said it would take Hit
Ter 40 years to wipe out London, at
the present rate of progress. But
at the same rate of progress, the
German air force might be wiped
out in 40 weeks.
For the first time, just the same,
d funny thing happened. The Brit
ish and Germans both admitted that
the other side had outshot them. The
British said they had lost at ratio
of to 4. The Germans said they
had lost at a ratio of to /. This
was completely unprecedented, not
only in the checkered annals of An
glo-German warfare in the clouds,
but also in Sino-Japanese, Jap-Rus-
sian, and Spanish civil conflicts. No
body could quite figure it out. 1t
seemed peculiar.
The big question, which vexed the
critics, was whether the Germans
would actually try land invasion
of England this fall. There were
all sorts of stories. The royal air
force bombed alleged German troop
concentrations along the channel
coast, and in Norway. They dam
aged flat-boats and similar equip
ment. Whether this equipment was
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-03

themselves in the old red, white and
blue bunting. The electoral cam
paign of 1910 still was in progress.
The latest Gallup poll galloped all
over Mr. Wilkes chances. It told
the following sad tale-that is-for
the Grande Olde Partisans. Accord
ing to Gallup, Roosevelt would get
81 states and 453 electoral votes.
According to the same Mr.. Gallup,
Willkie would get 10 states and 70
electoral votes. This did not look
any too encoura ging for the Willkisti.
Said AN old cynic: ''This is one golf
game where the caddies are going
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-03

ment for life The lurnbermen, Ce-
Gil Wetzel and Ellis Woods, violently
manhandled him when they found
him and the child in an automobile
on a dead-end road.
Young Marc, heir to two Califor-
MIA fortunes, was kidnapped while his
nurse, Mary Foley, was wheeling
him in a perambulator She strug-
gled to protect him, but the abduc-
tor escaped with the child after hav-
ing dropped the ransom note in
which he promised that his hostage
would be treated "charmingly."
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-03
GOLD:
DoUn Under

Gold comes from the bowels of
the earth. The goldmasters have
gone there, too. The directors of the
Bank Of England submerged them
selves in raid-proof vaults far be-
low the street level. Sir Montagu
Norman, the banks governor, COM
planned that they all had to meet
in this dreary catacomb, instead
Of in a lovely hall" The directors,
however, were unabashed. England
apparently, is breeding a race of
moles. The goldmasters voted
cool 6 per cent dividend, laughed,
and liked it.
Prehistoric note: Primitive man
had third eye. It was up in his
forehead, to watch for predatory
birds of prey. When it was no long
er requisite, this third eye turned
into the pinea1 gland: Will man.
kind in the face of constant preda-
tory air raiders, be compelled to
redevelop his old anti-aircraft orb?
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-03
By ROsel. Shaw

were on the up and up. Some of
these buttons were witty or abusive.
eff were 81, I'd vote for Willkie."
Roosevelt for ex-president." mo
more fireside chats. mo more
Eleanor, either" "Anti-III term"
Roosevelt means war" The list
seemed to be endless and varying
from good to bad
The Roosevelt buttons were not so
aggressive. The proletarians ap-
peared more dignifed than the bour-
geous, and were pro-Franklin, rath-
err than anti-Wendell.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-03
RUMANIA:
Pennsylvania

Rumania was settling down, under
the anti-Carol dictatorship of Gen.
John Antonescu, who had been
locked up in a monastery until re-
Gently. Antonescu helped to chase
Carol out of the country, with his
hated, red-headed girl-pal Lupescu.
Then it turned out that Carol and
Lupescu were married, and had
been since perhaps 1929. This news
cheered the Mrs. Grundy's of the
entire world.
Antonescu's new Rumania was
pro-Nazi and anti-Jewish. 1t had
lost about tWo-thirds of it's territory:
Bessarabia and Bukovina to Russia,
Pennsylvania to Hungary, and the
southern part of the Dubruja prov
ince to little Bulgaria. Antonescu
didn't care for all this The Ru-
manians accused the Hungarians of
committing all sorts of atrocities in
Pennsylvania province as they
marched in. The Hungarian
Rumanian tension seemed scheduled
to 60 on forever.
The Germans and Italians had
forced Rumania to cede territory to
Hungary and the Bulgarians Now,
the Rumanians began to talk about
Germany and Italy forcing the Hun
garians, etc., ETC., to cede territory
back to them. Meanwhile, Ruman-
ian oil exports to Germany were
soaring. The best highest airplane
gas comes from the Rumanian wells
and today one can consider Rumania
as General Goering's ''kept'' filling
station.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-03

Republican Vice Presidential Nomi-
nee McNary is pictured as he spoke
at aurora, ILL.,, opening his MIDWEST
campaign. He engaged in bitter at
tack on the Hull reciprocal trade
agreements. Henry Wallace, Demo
cratic candidate for the same post, has
already toured this section of the coun-
try and is busy elses0here upholding
his party's cause.
to beat the country-club members.
The Republicans, of course, failed
to agree with this estimate. Sam
Pryor, director of the eastern divi-
sion of the Republican national COM
mittee, couldn't endorse the Gallup
estimate. Pryor thought that Will
kie would get 800 or more electoral
votes, leaving Roosevelt with 231 or
less. Pryor added that about two
thirds of the country editors were
for Willkie, and that these editors
conceded Willkie more than half of
the popular votes in their editorial
districts.
Etc., Etc.
Each side accused the other side
of dictatorial ambitions. The Dem
ocrats said the Willkisti were plan
ming a fascist big-business dicta-
torship, while the Republicans said
the Rooseveltens were scheming a
personal sort of war" dictatorship.
Earl Browder wanted the dictator
ship of the proletariat, and that left
only Norman Thomas, whom one
prominent literary critic described
as a 1910 streamlined Jefferson.
But nobody expected many votes for
Mr.. Thomas, and perhaps he didn't
either.
The profits from Willkie button
hole bouquets, in placard form,