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Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
ridge Dinner
Event

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer w. Heald
tertained at charmingly ap-
inted dinner party Thursday
ght, the affair taking place in
attractive garden of their home
SandalWood Drive.
Covers were laid for: DR.. and
S. Sem Bacon, DR.. and Mrs. R.
Clemons, Mr.. and Mrs H. C.
Her, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Dono-
e. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B. Have
rst. Mr. and Mrs. Ward McGreW,
:. and Mrs. William C. Reed, Mr..
d Mrs. Dan Scott, Mr.. and Mrs.
wight Smith, Judge and Mrs.
..ughn N. Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Ware and the hosts.
In the bridge game Mr.. and Mrs
oft won high score prize, Mr.
d Mrs. McGreW, the second, and
,. and Mrs. Bacon, the third.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
opuIar Couple
o Be Married

dr. and Mrs. Felix Niboli an
Lnces the engagement and ap-
hching marriage of their daugh-
,bSantina, to Richard Whitmer,
of Mr.. and Mrs. Loyal o. Whit
r of Holtville.
The wedding will take place June
N the st. Mary Catholic rectory,
IN Father w. A. Clavin officiat-
The bride -to-be is a graduate of
ntral Union high school. Attend
Central junior college as we'll
Calexico Union high school. She
now employed by the agriculture
1Servation office
The prospective bridegroom is a
aduate from Holtville Union high
lool.
This announcement is of great
tereSt to many, as the young
uple are we'll known throughout
valley, both coming from pio-
er families
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
National Library
Association Has
Annual Ne tino

CINCINNATI, O.. June 1-UP)
Miss ESSae Martha Culver. Baton
Rouge, La. executive secretary of
the Louisiana Library commission
became president of the American
Library association today. She was
elected at the closing session of
the associations 62nd annual con-
VentiOn.
Charles H. Brown, the Iowa State
college library, Ames, Iowa, was
named first vice president. He is
scheduled to become president in
1871.
Althea H Warren. Los Angeles
was elected to the executive board:
Mrs Evelyn Little, Mills College,
Calf, was elected to the council.
Miss Warren is we'll known to
valley librarians and to many San
Diego and valley residents as she
was formerly librarian in San Diego
and has taken an active part in
library work, particularly with the
California Library association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02

Mrs. Minor O. SlmmS IS IN Los
Angeles this weekend.
Another Ell Centran enjoying a
brief visit in Los Angeles is Mrs.
j. D. Adams who is visiting friends.
Recently the Allen P. Nuffers and
the j. D. Adams visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Leroy Holt at Warmers Hot
Springs where the Holts have been
spending some time.
Mrs. Allen P. Nuffer will leave
Tuesday for few days stay in Los
Angeles and upon her return will
be accompanied by her daughter,
Kay, who is a student at UCLA.
Judge and Mrs. Vaughn N.
Thompson and their children, Bill
and Janet Thompson, will leave
Thursday for Pomona to attend
d family celebration on the 18th
b II t h day anniversary of Mrs.
Thompsons father, w. M. Latin
of Pomona All the members of the
Latin family are planning to be
present for this celebration.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
AIIora GaI|aher Married to
James Easson SIusher, Jr.

county in the early days. They
have made their home in the dis
trict west of Ell Centro for the past
% years.
Mr.. Slusher is a graduate of the
University of Arizona and affiliated
with Phi Gamma Delta fraternity
He is connected with the Ben Her
ring Automobile Co., and the young
couple will make their home in
Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Auxiliary Units
Install Officers
Monde ay Night

All Auxiliary unit Oh Imperial
Valley will with tse exception OF
BraWley, install Their officers at Il
Joint ceremony 10 BE- conducted
Monday night in the FL Centre
Veterans hall g o'clock this I'M
pressiVe service being open 10 the
public.
Beulah BordWell Of National CITY,
22nd district president, will be pres
ent for the installation which Is
to be conducted by the BraWley
drill team.
Since Monday is also the night
for the county council meeting, that
session will be conducted in con-
junction with the installation and
is to be Il brief business meeting
only.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Phyllis Purdy Elected to
Auxiliary Girls State

ing them instruction in the duties,
rights, responsibilities and prlVl1
leges of American citizenship. The
state is organized on the basis OF
the government of the United States
with city, county, state units and
with political parties. 1t is con-
Quoted as a practical school OF gov
ernment so that each girl may
play a part and learn what she
may do under the United States
system of government.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
PartyHonors
Graduates

CALEXICO. June THE senior
graduating class were entertained
by members of the PIT. A. imme-
diately following graduating cere-
monies Wednesday evening in the
gymnasium.
Dancing was enjoyed to the music
of swing band composed of high
school students
Mrs. Carl Worthy was chairman
of arrangements, assisted by Mes
danes Travis Smith Edwin Know,
w. P. Brown and Leslie Dove.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
R. Montgomery
Leaves for Front

PARIS. June /. CUP) - Robert
Montgomery. American motion pic
ture actor received his ambulance
drivers uniform today and will start
for the front Monday.
Mrs. Montgomery IS the niece of
Mrs. j. S. LarcW of Ell Centre and
this week Mrs. LareW received IN
formation that the actors wife
who has been with him i'll England
was to sail on the President Roose-
welt for this country.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
dayBridse
ClubHostess SIS

Mrs. Howard P. Meyer won high
score prize Friday when the Friday
bridge club members were the
guests of Mrs. Allen P. Nuffer, 572
Len Rey avenue, meeting at her
home for luncheon and game of
bridge. Mrs. Nuffer won the other
high score prize.
Guests were Mrs. Harry Horton
and Mrs. o. j. Bradshaw, and the
members present were Mrs. Meyer,
Mrs. Nuffer, Mrs. Don c. Bitler,
Mrs. r. B. Whitelaw, Mrs. Dorsey
WhitelaW, Mrs. Forrest E. Kutz.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Vacation Church
School Or pens
On Monday

Opening Monday, a two weeks
vacation church school will be con-
Quoted in Ell Centro under the aus
pices of the city ministerial asso-
citation, with sessions from 810:30
a. m.
First, second and third grade
students will meet at Harding
school and fourth, fifth, sixth, Sev-
enth and eighth graders, at Wilson
school.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Es+ene Livingston
Presents Students

Estelle Livingston, taecher Of
piano, will present group OF her
students in recital Monday night
at 7:45 O'Clock at the Starr piano
headquarters. 13l South Sixth
street
The recital is open TO friends
and relatives OF The performers and
to all those interested in hearing
them
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Dances sHonor
Graduates

Closing festivities for the year for
high school students included two
dances this week, the Junior Prom
Wednesday night in the Veterans
hail, and the dance following the
graduation Friday night and also
held in the hall.
Might in Bohemia" was the sub
ject for the Junior Prom and gay
colored balloons afforded an ap-
propriate setting.
Friday night the Juniors gave the
dance for the Seniors, with other
high school students and alumni
attending also.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Summer Schedule
For st. Paul's

st. Paul's episcopal church Is
on summer schedule starting this
Sunday, the Rev. Mr.. Devon Ellis
worth. vicar, announced Saturday
There will be one service only.
that at 7:30 a. m and church school
has been discontinued until fall
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Ku+e KIux Hold
Last Ne ee+ino

Miss Dorothy Little was hostess
this week to the Kute Klux sub deb
club for business meeting This
was their last meeting of the year
Refreshments were served to Rena
Niboli, Mary Fiore, Mary Maggie.
Vioal Hacker. Ruth Balm, Mamie
Maggie. and Dorothy Little.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
William J. Cowans
Have Baby Boy

Mi and Mrs. William j. CoWan
nave announced the arrival of a
son, born Friday morning at the
FL Centro hospital and weighing
seven ponds. one ounce
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Tanda GroupHa
Plunge Party

Tanda Camp Fire group had It's
farewell swimming party Friday,
enjoying refreshments after the
water sports.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Announcements
Of Ne etin9s

ID. u. v. members will meet Mon
day afternoon at . O'Clock in the
Veterans hall for their bi-monthly
session.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Mrs. Fred Knaack
Gives Shower
WEoTMORLAND NOTES
tBy Mrs. r. p. Ostrander)

Last week, MIS-. FREQ hnddK Was
hostess at a|ShoWer given at her
home. for Mrs. Hazel Eoff Decora-
tionS were in pink and blue. Mrs.
Eoff was presented with many beau
tiful gifts from her friends. After
the gifts were admired, and games
played, lovely refreshments were
served.
Baccalaureate services for the
graduating class of the grammar
school, were held last Sunday.
with Reverand Chester White of
Brawley delivering the sermon.
The Rev. Mr.. White was called
to take the place of the Rev. Mr..
Sund, who with his family has
gone to Kentucky to see their daugh-
ter graduate from college The SundS
plan on returning to WeStmOrland
within a short time.
Graduation exercises for the
eighth grade will be held WedneS-
day night at the grammar school.
Sunday night, the Christian En-
deaVor class went out to the Frank
johnson home, where they enjoyed
a party. They made ice cream and
enjoyed cookies, made by the hos
tess.
George Ivey, who has spent this
past school semester with his aunt,
Mrs C. r. Walker, has returned to
his home in Charlotte, North Caro-
lima. George was junior in the
BraWley high school.
Tile WeStmorland delegates to
the Parent Teacher Association
convention held in Los Angeles,
returned home Friday They report-
ed the convention as being the
largest ever held in California, as
we'll as the most interesting. Dele
gates going from here vert Mrs.
Raleigh Lambe and Mrs. Folland
Ostrander. Mrs. Aubrey Let and
two children went as far as Comp
ton where she enjoyed a visit with
her parents.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02

Mt. Signal home department will
meet on Wednesday for an all day
meeting, 1920 am. at the Harold
Brockman home with Miss Flor
ence Glenn. home demonstration
agent in charge of the morning
and afternoon sessions. HoSteSSes
for the luncheon to be served dur
ing the noon hour, are Mesdames
Harold Brockman, Edythe Brock
man, Pearl Waggoner, and Miss
Ruby Brockman.
Acacia home department will also
meet Wednesday at II O'Clock with
Mrs. l. M. Crumrine and with Mrs.
Grace Walton as cohosteSS. Mrs.
Leslie Mcconnell will install the
new officers, the installation beng
the chief business of the day. A
pot luck luncheon will be served
at noon.
Present Day club members will
meet Monday night at the Vaughn
N. Thompson ranch southwest OF
Ell Centro for pot luck picnic sup
per
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
News Items About
Valley Residents

Mrs. Minor O. Simms is in Los
Angeles this weekend.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02

Ford plants is Sc per day and skilled workers
receive much more) has been of immense
benefit to all industry. Other manufacturers in
many lines now pay better wages, too, and the
result has been to create buying power, pro-
vide volume markets and greatly increase the
value which dollar will buy.
lhen there is the question of profit.
Can it be shown that Ford profit per car is
lower-and that the buyer gets the benefit!
On this let refer you to the Federal
Trade Commissions recent report on the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02

Graduation exercises for the
eighth grade will be held WedneS-
day night at the grammar school.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02

try by direction of the
United States Congress.
Analyzing the gov.
ernment figures compiled
in this report, a leading
financial publication says:
s'In the four years
from 1884 to 1887, in-
elusive, a fairly prosper
GUS period for the auto
mobile industry, the Ford
Motor Company extracted
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02

That advertisement we ran recently,
called ''The Ford Way of Doing Business was
we'll received and widely discussed 1t told
how Ford pioneered in high wages, shorter
working day and week, better industrial con-
ditions, and the Ford policy of lower prices
and lower profit.
But the advertisement was not complete.
1t did not answer the question which may be
in your mind! .. s'How does the Ford way
benefit me?''
1t is natural question to ask how high
wages, short hours and splendid shop condi-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Henry Ford says:

a profit averaging less than $6 per car" The
news story then compares this figure with the
$48 and $40 profit averages on other leading
low-price cars.
lhese ere direct benefits to you of the
Ford way of doing business. This explains why
your Ford car can have more cylinders, more
equipment, bigger brakes, more costly design
and construction in chassis and body - and
still cost you no more than other -
cars in the same price field. 0
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
|RUMANIA GIVES
BLUNT WARNING
CONTINUED From Page One)

will not be difficult to defend u
Fatherland from the Dniester to the
Tisza rivers"
The reference to the Dniester riv-
er, which forms the Russian-Ruma-
Man frontier, underlined Carols
warning to the Soviets. The Tisza
helps mark the boundary with Hun
gary.
Deal Is Rumored
The kings speech, coming at q
moment when the Italian foreign
minister, Count Galeazzo Ciano and
the Hungarian foreign minister,
Count Istvan Csaky, were confer
ring at Venice, conceded with re-
ports in well-informed quarters here
that Hungary, backed by Italy, had
offered help to defend Rumania
against any Soviet Russian invasion.
In return for this help, these circles
had it, Hungary would receive about
70 per cent of Pennsylvania.
Should Carol refuse such an ar
rangement-and today's speech was
interpreted as a refusal-Rumania
would be left to oppose Soviet Rus,
| STA alone.
King Carols implied warning to
the Russians was interpreted by
m diplomats as meaning that Rus
STA was heartened by Finland's sue
cessful resistance to Russia. They
~conjectured that he might be con-
WINGED he could hold Bessarabia
without Hungarian and Italian help
and therefore had no need to con-
slider an offer involving the loss of
Pennsylvania.
Huge Crowd
Carol spoke to a huge crowd at
the governors palace after review.
ing a big parade of troops, planes
and tanks. The king was thanked by
Tatarescu, Crown Prince Mihai and
the ministers of war, navy and air.
I'VE pledge our lives to our be.
loved Fatherland," declared the mi
nority leaders of the province which
Russia never has recognized as a
part Of Rumania.
Since Finland's successful resist
ance against the Red army authori-
tative sources have acknowledged
Rumania has moved troops back into
Bessarabia, from which they were
removed a few months ago.
That withdrawal was accompanied
by a semi-official explanation that
the province was impossible to de-
fend and if it were invaded the Ru-
manian army would withdraw and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
QUESTIONS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-lR-
Have you a bathtub or shower
in your home, and who uses it?
How much did you make last
year and what rent do you pay?
How far along in school did
you get?
Have you a telephone?
How much spinach did you
raise last year and how much,
if anything, were you paid for
it?
Thus will 100000 census-tak-
r query whoever answers the
door at 40, 0O0,0 900 farm and city
dwellings, next April.
Secretary of Commerce Hop
kins made public today some
of the questions through which
the ensus bureau expects to
gather the most complete data
ever assembled about some 1872
10000 persons, their homes and
their farms.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
ARGENTINA PACT
EFFORT GIVEN Up
Continued From Page One)

not be resumed if the reciprocal
trade agreement act was re-enacted
in its present form.
THE only guarantee against such
an event." the statement contin.
ued, sis amendment of the trade
agreement act to provide that all
such agreements either must be
ratified by the senate like all other
treaties, or confirmed by the house
and senate"
On the democratic side, Senator
Barley of Kentucky, the senate
majority leader, said the suspension
of negotiations SHOULD convince
the American people and the op'
ponents of the trade agreements
program that Secretary Hull and
the President are seeking to con,
serve the interests of the American
people,"
A similar expression came from
Senator Murray (D-Mont) who
generally has supported the trade
program, but upheld arguments by
western livestock interests against
the Argentine treaty.
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 6.-tPC
President Roberto M. Ortiz declared
today that negotiations for an Ar
gentine.United States trade treaty
had come to a dead end because OF
insufficient information and in
complete understanding"
He said he felt President Roose-
welt would favor resumption Of the
negotiations In the near future n
added that for my part, I fully de-
sire it,"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
OBITUARIES

JCLLY-Funeral services for Mrs.
Mia H. Jolly will be held from
the Tabernacle Baptist church
Sunday at 1870 p. m. conducted
bv the Rev. j. F. Warren. Inter-
ment will follow in Spivey ceme-
tery in Tabor City. Pallbearers
will be, active: Edgar Brown,
Cecil Everett, F. D. Stelges, S.
M. Creech, D. J. Bryant and R.
N. Sellers. Honorary: J. D.
Hobbs, j. H. Penny, L. L. Mills,
C. Y. Melton, G. c. Edge, DR..
Black, Earl Marshburn, E. V.
Hunt, Sr., Leon Todd, Robert
Shipp, Jeff Fennell, Ed High
smith and L. A. Plummer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
Man Is Arrested After
Chase By Game Warden

WINSTON-SALEM, Jan. 6.-R>-
Guy c. Wallace, superintendent of
the Roaring Gap fish hatchery, said
here tonight that Iran Kee, of Char.
Iotte, had been arrested on a charge
Of violating the state game laws.
Wallace said George Royal, OF
Roaring Gap, special game warden,
and Harvey Goodman, Ashe county
game warden, arrested Kee follow
ing an automobile chase in Wilkes
county. Wallace said Kee was caught
with 100 quail and four grouse.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
Huge Sun Spots Seen
At Mt. Wilson Towe1

PASADENA, Calf, Jan. 6-R-
A group of spots Is times as long
as the earth's diameter has been de-
veloping on the sun since Wednes'
day, DR.. Seth B. Nicholson said to-
day.
The Mount Wilson astronomer
said it compared in size with other
large groups which have appeared
during the current maximum period
of the 11-year sun spot cycle.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07

On sunny days, one of the IA
vorite pastimes at the airport is
photography. We notice that on
Sundays many cameras make their
appearance at the local field. Armed
with anything from box cameras to
Leicas, fans take to the air to shoot
the city, river, beaches, airport or
hundreds of views offered by the
panorama spread out before them.
Often the results are as good as pic
lures taken by professional aerial
photographers. others, content to
remain on the ground, snoop around
the planes or hangar for their
subjects.
One of the shutterbugs climbed
into the rafters of the hangar to
shoot planes taxiiing in, and got
some startling results. After look
ing over some shoots taken on the
roof of the hangar, we were hard
put to convince ourselves that 1t
was the Cub on the apron and not
a model placed On a table.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
PREPARING
70 FOR EMERGENCIES
,,t;ouing Cards For Two
Months Food Supply
Are Issued

--n<F Switzerland, Jan. 6-GR
pl.ioning cards for a two months
..nnlv were issued today and
f'op -ararnment urged the populace
tie the full amount at once to
% lars for "any eventuality." Cit
a'as swarmed to heavily stocked
stores. ,o,a,ocked svitzer1an nd
N' offensive on the western
t ia, this spring: will disrupt com
rhe government urged employers
,.,n their employees buy he two
" ths GOOD reserves by making ad-
n.,ces on salaries.
rsarjty organizations were asked
WV stocks for the poor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
WHITLEY MOORE SIGNS

CINCINNATI, Jan. g. Ph-
Lloyd "Whitey" Moore, 2%5-year-old
fireball pitcher for the Cincipnati
Reds, signed a one-year contract to-
day after a brief conference with
General Manager Warren c. Giles.
Whitley is the 18th player in the
fold for the coming season..
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
Jolly Juniors Name
Roy Cook President

The Jolly Junior Social club of
George Washington Council No. g.,
Junior Order of United American
Mechanics, elected officers for 1910
at a meeting held Thursday night.
! Roy J. Cook was named president,
lG. L. Sanders, vice-president. Clay.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
DROPS DEAD

PINEHURsT, Jan. 6.-PJ-P. s.
P. Randolph, ST., amateur sports
mar and horse racing enthusiast,
dropped dead tonight in front OF
the Carolina hotel here. He was on
his way to join a bridge party.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07

ton c. Holmes, secretary, and J. N.
Jenkins, treasurer.
The club was organized three
years ago with the aim of promot-
ing interest in JOUAM.
The retiring president in Lon
Ussery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
FIVE
FORFEIT

COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. 6.-Qe
A hard-punching University Of South
Carolina boxing team forfeited one
match to Duke tonight but ham,
mered out victories, including two
technical knockouts, in five other
bouts to beat the Blue Devils, So.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
PROPONENT

WASHINGTON, Jan. G. Up -
E. K. Burlew, first assistant to Sec
rotary Ickes, said in a statement
today that the secretary of the in
terror was an active proponent of
the Merit system in government.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07

The water beetle Hydrophilus, lays
its eggs in little silken boats, which
float about on the water.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07

also by Savannah, Ca, st. Peters
burg, Fla, Greensboro, and other
points. What other cities have done,
we can do, too-if we all work to-
gether. I say let's make 1910 count!
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07

Nicaragua has the largest area
of any Central American republic.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07

Cub News: The latest from
Lock Haven, Pa, home of Cubs,
is that the popular Cub Trainer
is now available Is h. p, CONT
mental and Lycoming engines.
1t is said that when powered by
a IS engine the Trainer will
climb almost vertically. The
model was formerly powered by
only 40 and so h. p. engines.
If the illustrations aren't lying,
the 1910 Cub COupes + really
something to behold. Adding to
the beauty of the new ship are
the new funnel cowl, new de-
signed wheel pants, chrome trim
on the cowling and new interior.
A parking brake had been added
to the model this year.
The Coupe is really the per-