Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-23
heber School
Has Annual
Christmas Party
HEBER NOTES

SChOOllOuSS. 1llt lllSliiSiiI Va eiiS
evening was the presentation OF
an operetta. Red, White, and Blue
Christmas" by the children of both
the Sunday school and Heber gram
mar school. After the play, candy
and presents from under the Christ
mas tree were presented TO the
children of the community.
Mrs. Mary Thompson was SUM-
day dinner guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Van r. Majors. '--
A unit of the llth Cavalry sta
toned at Seeley stopped at Heber
last Friday. The soldiers, number
ing about one hundred, were en-
gagged in maneuvers.
There were thirty three present
at the Community Sunday school
last week
Miss Evelyn Robertson spent the
week lend visiting friends and rela-
tiveS in San Diego.
Alan Clevenger is visiting his ia
ther, Mr.. Sam Clevenger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Osborne and
son, Bobby, Of Meloland were Heber
visitors Tuesday
Mr.. George Boren is able to be
up and about again after siege of
the flu.
The Heber P.-T.A. held its regu-
lar meeting Thursday afternoon in
the school house with Mrs. Betty
Payne, president, presiding. A very
interesting program was presented
to the members attending. Rever-
end Edwin Carter of the El Centre
Christian church was the speaker.
Reverend Carriers subject was "Spir-
itual Growth in the Home and in
the Community"
After the excellent program, re-
freshmentS were served. Mrs. Wilma
Smith, room mother for the first
and second grades, was in charge
of the refreshments.
Mrs. Irwin Stooksberry recently
received word of the death of an
aunt, Mrs. Diannah Healey, in Flor
ence, Kansas.
Heber schoolchildren enjoyed two
mud holidays Monday and Tuesday.
Heber's regular Christmas vacation
will begin Friday the goth and will
extend to the 30th. School will again
be dismissed on the lst for New
Years day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Hall, for
mer Heberites now living in West
morland, are the parents of a i've
pound baby daughter.
Mrs. Byron Netzley's junior Sun
day school class held a Christmas
party Tuesday evening at the Metz
ley home. Gifts were exchanged and
the children engaged in taffy pull.
Pop corn and ice cream were also
served.
Mrs. Laura Shepard of Calexico
visited Mrs. r. Robertson Saturday.
Ray 1ngle was one of the ten
Central high basketball players who
made the trip to Huntington Beach.
Some OF the boys made the trip in
the Ingle automobile.
Mr.. George McCuen of Pasadena
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Stocks
berry and family Thursday
Mr.. Adolph FallaVena arrived
home Tuesday from Richmond, Cal
ifornia where he spent the summer
Mrs. Fallavena will be home soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Nice and sons
Jerry and Donald, of Oakland vis-
tied Mrs. Nice's aunt, Mrs. Irwin
Stooksberry Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van D. Ingle sr. and
sons, woodrow and Dick, have all
been suffering from an attack of
influenza.
The Heber baseball team played
the 18th Cavalry team last Sunday
in the Ell Centro ball park. The
"townieS" showed themselves TO be
quite strong by winning easily by
the score of TO /. Bill Raaka was
the winning pitcher
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Odell arriv-
ed in Heber from Highlands, Cali
fornia Wednesday.
Mrs. Van D. Ingle sr.'s mother.
Mrs. w. P. Collins, returned TO her
home in Midland, Texas last week
Mrs. Collins spent a short visit with
the Ingle's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gardner spent
the weekend in Ontario, visiting
Mrs. Gardner's daughter and hus-
band, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mort.
in San Bemardino on their way
home.