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Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-12
O penins Event in District
Treasure Hunt "Wednesday

Wednesday is the big day for the
women of Imperial Valley.
On that day the first event in
the Imperial Irrigation District
and the Post-Press free electric
treasure hunt will take place, begin
ming with a big show which will
start at 2 p. m. in the United Ar
lists theater, where, in comfort and
at their leisure, women may begin
their search for the treasure, the
treasure being awarded on Friday,
the closing day.
An entertaining full length mo-
ton picture featuring famous Hol
lywood stars will be shown during
the first hour and then Frigidaire
will present a wonderful review Of
the electric refrigeration industry
which will be as interesting as it
will be informative.
Different shows, all free of charge
will be presented on Thursday and
Friday from "a p. m. and on Fri
day the grand prizes will be award
ed.
Daily Prizes
However, daily prizes arc TO be
awarded also. Each day six luscious
cakes, baked by the districts cap
able demonstrators, Mrs. Grace
Williams and Mrs. Zerlena Harris,
will be given away and these deli
cious cakes will be real treasure for
those who receive them.
Electrical equipment and aprii-
ances will be presented to the Win
ners Friday by the five cooperating
firms. the Imperial Hardware, Ed
gar Hardware, Harry r. Sones,
Sears Roebuck and E. w. Riggs Co.
while the grand prize is to be S100
worth of electrical merchandise
which the winner may choose her.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-12
Son Of Valley Pioneer Family
Married Saturday in San Diego

San Diego, and a member OF Phi
Sigma Pi sorority. Mr.. Stewart, who
was graduated from Central, is af-
filiated with Phi Theta Pi fraucr-
nifty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aries Adams were
present from Ell Centro for the
ceremony. Mrs. Adams is Mr.. Stew
arts sister, and his other three Sis
tiers, all of whom live in San Diego,
were present also: Mrs. c. r.
Yates, Mrs. P. A. Thaanum, Mrs.
Robert E. Manzeck, all of whom
are former residents of the valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams the follow
ing day attended another wedding
in st. Martins church, La Mesa,
when Florida LeVeque, daughter of
Mrs. LeVeque and the late Emile
LeVeque, was married to William
Brandenburg. The LeVeques were
former residents of Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-12
Three Hostesses Give Smart
Bridqe Luncheon Saturday

Autumn flowers in all their bril-
liant colorings provided a beautiful
setting for the smart bridge lunch
con at which Mrs. Leta May Bryan
Mrs. George Wiltshire Damron and
Mrs. Joseph Rodney jenkins en-
tertained friends Saturday at the
Barbara Worth hotel.
The main dining room presented
a colorful scene-the prettily ap-
pointed tables, each centered with
a decorative arrangement of fall
flowers in the glowing reds, yel-
lows, russets of autumn. Huge bas-
kets of the same flowers, many sent
by friends from Hollywood, made
glorious masses of color as they
were placed effectively about the
room, gracing also the mezzanine
floor where bridge was played. The
entire table appointments repeated
the fall theme, nut cups, place
cards as we'll as flowers.
The three hosteSses greeted their
guests in the hotel lobby, Mrs. Bry-
an being gowned in maroon velvet;
Mrs. jenkins, in orchid lace, and
Mrs. Damron, in Wisteria velvet.
At the close of the bridge game
the attractive prizes went to: Mrs
w. j. Meagher, high; Mrs. w. S
Kong, second; Mrs. George Buck
lin, third; Mrs. H. c. Diller, fourth
and to Mrs. C. j. Brooks of west
morland, fifth.
Hostesses prizes went to Mrs
John Tyler, Mrs. w. A. Scheniman
and Mrs. John Kuhn.
Those invited to this affair were
Mesdames Mary Allard, H. r.. An
derson, Arnold A. Ariaudo, Albert
Arnold, E. L. Allen, Estella Falla
w. N. Boyer, H. L. Bush Sem
Bacon, Robert Berry Guy G.
Beynon. Stanley Bigelow, Frank
Birhauser, Don c. Bitter, Julia
Bracket, o. j. Bradshaw, Charles
c. Bramkamp.
Charles A. Bratton, Roy E. Breed
love, j. E. Brock, Marguerite Brooks
Arch Bryant, George Bucklin, A. N
Bucklin, Pearl Burke, Bennett, M
G. Garfield, r. l.. Cary, Neal H
Gavin, R. C. Clemons. Maxine Con-
sole, Marie Cox, w. c. Costello
Warren Currier, Ben Christian, FL
ton B. Christian, Chas. l.. Childers
E. E. Clements, w. j. Clements, Ed
ma Christofferson, Earle G.. Davis
Dozier S. Dawson, H. C. Diller, Johr
w. Donohue, M. j. DoWd, Norman
E. Dupont, Lester Eichhold, Eliza
beth Embury, Frost, Charles E. Far.
rell
A. C. Finney, Flemming, Walter
Carey, Cecil Gillett, Nellie Gillett
Louis Groves, J. J. Green, Erick.
son, j. P. Hansen, A. B. Hanson
Merle Hart, w. E. Hartzog, END
Hatch, Walter B. Havekorst, Rober
Hays, Elmer w. Heald, Wesley He'll
Hendry, Evan T. Hewes, Ross T
Hickcox, E. L. Hiteman, Philip
Hodgkin, Philip Hoffman, S. L
Hood, o. G.. Horne, Harry w. Hor-
ton, l.. c. House, Ben Hulse, c. S
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-12

One of the most interesting of
hobbies is that of Mrs. H. r. An
derson's, the collecting of bells. 1t
is on that hobby that Mrs. Ander-
son will talk for the Junior Ten
Thousand club at its m t j n g
Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock in
the club house.
Mrs. Anderson will exhibit her
collection and will tell something
about the various types of bells
and their histories.
The business meeting is called for
7:3O o'clock and after that session
and the program, a committee OF
hostesses will serve refreshments,
using a Thanksgiving theme.
Mrs. Leonard Cary is chairman
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-12
Baptist Circles
List Ne etinss

Since their regular meeting date
falls on Thanksgiving day. the var
ious Circles forming the Baptist
Women's Union, have changed
their meetings as follows.
Geneva Drummer Circle will meet
on Thursday of this week for an
all day session with Mrs. l.. Coulter,
768l2 FL Centre avenue. The women
adjourn at noon for a pot luck
luncheon.
Dorothy Rich Circle will also
meet Thursday for an all day ses-
sion and a pot luck luncheon, this
meeting being at the home of Mrs.
E. l.. Bennett, $40 Olive.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-12
Planting Of Bulbs
To Be Discussed

CAL1PATRIA, Nov. 2-Members
OF the garden section of the Cali
patria Women's club will m t
Thursday morning from Gil at
the home of Mrs. C. A. Sperry 20
hear a talk and demonstration on
the planting of bulbs. The meeting
is open to all who are interested.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-12

IllmeQ, Ine group @-AvtO essV
Salton Sea where some exception
ally picturesque scenes were taken.
Upon their return, the family had
It's thanksgiving dinner, setting
the date ahead since they can not
be together on the official day.
Later in the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy A. Weakley joined them, bring
ing some of their films, the group
enjoyed an evening of motion pic
lures.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Strickler and
Evelyn Strickler returned Monday
to their homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-12
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Striic:' i

Mr.. an
particulal
and also
Evelyn, mot
spend the hc
Sunday was a.
lures for the fan }
interested in this
scenes in the vail
beautiful row of
the Brawley railr'
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-12
Junior Ten Thousan,
To Hear Talk on Hid

and III
Mesdan
Barrett, |
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-12
Announcements
OF Ne e+inQs

Arts and Crafts section of the Ten
Thousand club will meet at 10 am.
in the club house for an all day
meeting. Those unable to be pres
ent for luncheon are to notify Mrs.
Earl FarriS.
County W.C.T.U. executive board
members will have an important
meeting Thursday, IL am. in the
Brawley Methodist church. Ladies
of the church will serve luncheon
1. v. Salon. 8 ct 40 will meet this
Wednesday, instead of next, at Z
o'clock in CaleXico
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03

Miss Mantsas
Gibbs the
ftoig
of
D 1lY of Wildcat (Staff photo)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03
Marriage Announced

Sergeant and Mrs. w. K. Rhodes,
sr., announce the marriage of their
daughter, Edith Louise, to Clarence
E. Wilson, on October 13, at Marion,
s C
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03
Miss James,
Mr.. Granger
Plan Wedding
Manv Visitors Will Attend
Wedding, Series of Parties
Planned During Week

OF outstanding social interest will
be the wedding of Miss Alice
James and Thomas B. Granger,
which will take place Saturday eve
ming, November 9 at $3.50 O'Clock
at St. James Episcopal church with
the Rev. Mortimer Glover, rector
of the church, and the Rev. Alex
ander Miller, rector of st. Paurs
Episcopal church, reading the
marriage lines in the presence of
a gathering of society. The cere-
mony will be followed by a recep-
ton at the Cape Fear Country club
in Country Club Pines.
Miss James has chosen her sis
ter, Miss Isabel James, as her
maid of honor, and her attendants
will. be Miss Peggy Davis, of Will
mington; Miss Margaret Mayo
White, of Wilmington, Miss Betty
Sibley, Wilmington; Miss Lossie
Grist Taylor, Wilmington; Miss
Lille Robertson, Wilmington; Miss
Letitia Knox, Washington, D. c.;
Miss Della Copeland, Kinston and
Miss Lucille Ayecock, of Raleigh.
Mr.. Granger will be attended
by his brother, the Rev. John
Granger, now of Goldsboro, as
best man. Groomsmen will be Will
liam Atkinson, of Clinton, former
ly of Wilmington; Carroll Koonce,
Wilmington; Clark Bellamy, Will
mington; Julien K. Taylor, Jr.,
Wilmington; James Metts, Will
mington; William Emerson, Will
mington and Allen H. Whitehead,
of Wilmington.
During the past weekend Miss
James has been honored at sew
eral parties and she and MIR.
Granger will continue to share
honors at nuptial parties until the
day of the wedding. Among those
who will entertain this week will
be the following: Lindsay Moss,
who will be host today at cock
tail party; Miss Lille Robertson
will entertain at luncheon at her
home on Princess street on Tues
day. Miss Mary Green has planned
a luncheon at home, Wednesday,;
Misses Margaret Mayo White and
Betty Sibley will be hostesses at
cocktails Wednesday evening at the
Cape Fear club in the city; Thurs
day afternoon, Mrs. Rinaldo B..
Page will entertain at tea at her
home in Oleander; Mrs. William
G. Broadfoot plans party for
Thursday morning; Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Holmes Davis, Sr., will be hosts
at their home in Forest Hills, Fri
day evening at reception follow
ing the wedding rehearsal, and Sat-
urday, Mrs. Marsden Bellamy and
Mrs. J. Douglas Taylor will enter
tain at luncheon.
Among the out-of-town guests
who will attend the marriage will
be Mrs. w. R. Kuker, Miss Sarah
| McDearman and Miss Ida Cowan,
of Durham; Miss Helen NOEL and
Charles NOEL, of Durham; Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Jenkins, Mr.. and
Continued on Page IL; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03

Plans for the annual Thalian
Membership drive were completed
at the meeting Friday when the
board of directors of the associa-
ton met with Mrs. Harriss New
man and her team captains in the
council chamber of the city hall.
The team captains who will put
OF a concentrated drive during the
coming week are: Mrs. Harriss
Newman, chairman, Mrs. Lester
Preston, co-chairman; Mrs. Ems
ley Laney, Miss Elizabeth Brid-
gers, Mrs. Herbert Cavenaugh,
Miss Ruth Davis, Mrs. Amy Meade
Herring, Miss Susanne Hogue, and
Miss Caroline Holland.
A very nominal sum is being
asked for the years membership
and single tickets will not be sold
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03

On Friday evening from 8 to 10
O'Clock, the Wilmington Museum Of
art entertained at prevue of the
exhibition of Henry MacMillan's
paintings. The first floor gallery
was attractive1y decorated with
bowls of pink chrysanthemums and
a beautiful shadow box, arranged
by Mr.. Macmillan. Water colors
along the coast and gauche paint
ings of shells and seaweed were
hung in this gallery.
In the second floor rooms the
ladies of the board of trustees of
the museum, Mrs. Henry j. Mac
MILAN, Mrs. Henry Gerdes, Miss
Emma Gade Hutaff and M SIS
Peggy Hall, with Mr.. Macmillan,
received the guests. Vases of white
and yellow chrysanthemums were
used for decoration and punch was
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03
Junior Sorosis
Plans Dinner
Meeting Monday

The N. c.. Junior Sorosis will
hold the November business meet
ing Monday evening at the Sorosis
clubhouse on North Third street.
Members are invited for dinner at
$50. o'clock. The meeting will fol
low at the conclusion OF the dinner.
Standing committee chairmen
are asked to bring written reports
Of their activities for the past
month. Reports on the Community
Forum ticket sales will also be
made at this meeting.
Miss Betty Lytton is in charge of
all arrangements for the dinner.
All members are urged to be
present,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03
Natters-Carr
Invitations
Are Issued
Wedding To Be solemnized
saturday, November %, At
Hioh Noon At St. James

Invitations have been issued out
llS.'c , c;tv as follows, to the mar
ol NV If Miss Rosalie Burbank
!1a5a ,I=+ors and James D. Carr.
J" ~. and Mrs. Waddell Waters
W., Wet the honour of your pres
1eqa ace at the marriage OF their
daughter
Rosalie Burbank
IA Mr.. James Dickson Carr
:, saturday, the twenty-third of
vi November
at twelve o'clock
Saint James Church
Wilmington, North Carolina
NJ invitations have been issued
;. -t tbe citv but friends of the couple
Iro 1 cordially invited to attend. !
fIt . =
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03
wR1GHTSBORO PIT. A.
uoNORs TEACHERS AT
HALLOWEEN PARTY

The Wrightsboro clubhouse was
-. soene of a festive Hallowe en-
sar+v w Friday evening, the teachers
sf the Wrightsboro school being
L. toror guests at a supper given by
.bo local Parent-Teacher assocla-
linn Carrying out the Halloween
,,orif the tables and hall We're dec
ororad with marigolds and chrysan-
tbemums. Jack-o-lanterns and black
eats were used as effective lighting
lavjces. Unique favors were found
Al each appointed place.
Rev. H. S. Strickland acted as
,oastmaster for the occasion. After
The singing of America Rev. Carl
Fisher invoked divine blessing. Mr..
Strickland then welcomed all new
members Of the association. He then
recognized the honor guests for
the evening, Miss Nellie Fentress,
nrncipal. Mrs. G. Y. Warwick,
Miss Anna Clara Baker, Miss Matil-
Ga Klein, Miss Elizabeth Newsom,
Mrs. G. r. Seyinson, Mrs. LeNie
Meredith, Miss Lois Cooper, and
| Miss Johana Duls, teachers. Other
honor guests included Mrs. A. NJ.
Alderman, Mrs. w. P. Roudabush,
John r. Morris, John Nuckton, Mrs.
l. E, Owen, Mrs. H. r. Corbett,
Mrs. Ed Wright Mrs. M a n
swart, Rev. and Mrs. Fisher and
George Murray.
Prizes for an impersonation con-
test were won by Miss Duls and
Mrs. Roudabush.
About 125 guests were present at
| this supper
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03

Continued on Page ID; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03
Museum OF Art Has Prevue OF
Henry MacMillan's Paintings

table by the ladies of the entertain
ment committee: Mr. H. S. Nc
Girt, Mrs. Claude Howell and Mrs.
Adair McKoy. A dozen oil paint
ings hung in these rooms. Several
landscapes which Mr.. Macmillan
painted in Colordao, drew the at
tention and admiration of the Wis
itors. There are charming figure
paintings also in this group.
Between IS and 70 guests called
during the evening. The exhibition
will b on view until November 25.
The gallery hours are 10 to daily,
and on Sundays, from 4 to 6. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03
S0NDEY-P Y-POOVEY
PLANS ANNOUNCED

Miss Ann Sondey and Elbert
Poovey will be married on Tuesday
evening, November 5, at 6 o'clock
In st. Mary's Catholic church.
No Invitations have been mailed
IN the city but friends of the couple
sFe cordially invited to be present.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03
Thalian Association Begins
Membership Drive This Week

during the season for the four plays
to be staged. Margin for Error by
Clare Booth is to be the first pro.
duction, the others to be announc-
ed later. If anyone is not approach
ed by team captain and desires
to join the association they are
asked to call Mrs. Newman, 1852,
or any of the team captains.
A most successful season is an
ticipated under the leadership of
J. P. Pretlow, new president.
Marriage Announced
Mrs. Ila Mae Johnson announces
the marriage of her daughter, Thel-
ma, to Frank Leroy Casteen, on Oc-
tober 6, at Conway, S. c. The couple
will reside in the city
Evening star., 1940-02-19

the ground and rooted with several
layers Of pine logs-the flrst layer
close together, running north and
south, the second layer running
east and west, the third parallel to
the first, the fourth to the second,
so on until there are more than two
yards Of tough green pine, and on top
of that at least a yard Of hard-packed
dirt. Over that will soon be snow.
Proof against anything, boasts the
major; even the direct hit Of q g.
inch shell explosive will only Jar
the stew out Of mans mess-kit.
His own post-of command dugout
Is no stouter than this, built for his
men.
Tree Trunks Form Barrier. :
A hundred yards beyond this we
halt again, for here the commune
eating trench ends In the deeper
front line trench, the last outpost
Of Finland, and we can look over
her defenses.
Here the forest ends. In front
Of our first-line trench Is a clearing
and couple Of hundred feet OF
barbed wire. thigh-deep, as in the
last World War. The wire is laced
around. stumps Of hewn- down trees.
But out beyond the wire is some
thing new found only in Finland
q great swath in the forest, parallel
ing the wire and trenches, at
least 200 yards wide. Here lie the
PROSTATE trunks Of trees. Their
branches have been Topped OF and
these again have been laced with
barbed wire. On the opposite edge
Of this swath the Russians have dug
Evening star., 1940-02-19

expressed the view that Stalin's
most profitable course was to "aim
at Franco British defeat and risk
German victory and, further,
whilst the clinch In the west con-
tinues, to advance into Iraq, Iran
and Afghanistan and establish him.
self SO firmly in those countries
that, should Germany win the war,
he can at once move into India
and prevent the japanese from oc-
cupying that country"
It is. therefore. possible. he said
before this war enters its final
lap. that India, and not the west
ern front, win become the decisive
area Of British action"
Evening star., 1940-02-19

their trenches. as We quickly dis
cover from the occasional pdngi
at sounds like the tearing Of silk
by = quick jerk Of Z rifie bullet
above the deeper thunder Of artillery.
Any mountain climber who has
spent q weary, nerve-racking hour
going . quarter Of q mile across 4
forest Of pines 'felled by an old
forest fire, can understand why Fin
land can never be conquered by this
route, Every square foot Of this
fallen timber Is covered by Finnish
machine guns, splitting death from
the tan forest behind. A Russian
attack can only be q slow crawl,
laborious. tedious climb over fallen
trees, with their bodies exposed to
fire, With branches and bafbed wire
jerking them back every foot 1of
the way.
Sand Bags Made Of Paper.
So now we walk along the 'front.'
line trench. paralleling this wide
ribbon of wilderness, felled trees
and barbed wire. It Is much deeper
than the communicating trench, and
bolstered with stout pine branches,
which hold in place the tiers Of
sand bags, which in this country are
not bags at all. Finland is an ex-
porter Of wood plup but must import
all her textiles, SO her army's sand
bags are, consequently, stout paper
sacks. They are waterproofed, rot
no quicker than cotton sacking, and
q bullet makes no greater tear In
them.
Automatically we duck down when
Russian rife bullets ping over
Evening star., 1940-02-19
FelIed Tree Trunks
Form Last Barrier
On Finnish Front
Borbed Wire-T
Swuth in Forest Is
MiIitory Innovation
BY WILLIAM L. WHITE.

SOMEWHERE IN FINLAND
The bluf1 and hearty Finnish major
who looks like a football coach leads
the way up the winding commune
cation trench toward the front lines.
The trench. of course, does not cover
us completely-ahead we can see
the bobbing of helmets, just over the
surface Of the snow. of a file of
soldiers on their way back to rest
camp. We step aside to let them
past.
A few hundred yards farther on
the major stops us to point with
pride through the forest. We look
and there, lying twisted in the trees,
is the wreckage of three Russian
tanks, destroyed two days ago with
dynamite bombs.
Farther on down this winding,
communicating trench soldiers are
constructing rest-dugouts, deep in
Evening star., 1940-02-19
General Says Britain
May Help Reich Fiohf Reds

By the Associatet Press.
A prediction that Great Britain
might find herself allied with Ger
many In : common war against
Russia before peace comes again
70 Europe was made today by Maj.
Gen. ]. r. G. Fuller. q British mill
tary analyst.
In an article written for Army
Ordnance, publication OF the Army
Ordnance Association, Gen. Fuller
Evening star., 1940-02-19

(which 4 foolish .beeause Z bullet
travels faster than III own sound,
70 the ones that XIII you are never
heard). and vt not quite 1ollish, for
one pinging bullet may be the first
Of = clip from IN automatic rifle
or = machine gun belt full Of them,
ana II you duck at the first the
others cannot get you.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Street Sweeper. 80, Retires

HARVARD, Ill, Feb. 10 R-
Ernest zell has announced his re-
ttrement as street sweeper at the
age Of % because, he says, he's get
ting too deaf to hear the automo-
bile horns. He has been working
for the city for ~ years.
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Cheap
WV. C. A. News

Parties have been foremost this
week on the program of the
Branch. Thursday afternoon, the
Younger Girls Club and some of
their friends enjoyed a Christmas
party. The Soya Club had a party
Saturday afternoon. Monday the
Junior Girl Reserves of both the
Branch and Washington School
will have a joint party at the
Branch beginning at p. m. High
School G. RS will have a party
Saturday, at 5 p. m.
Mrs. P. L. Johnson of Los An
geles, Calf. was a guest at the
Branch during the week.
The Branch and its staff at this
time wishes to extend all members
and friends a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
The Knitting and Craft Classes
will be closed until January 6,
1871.
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Woman Convict
Ordered Freed

NATCHEz, Miss. A Negro
woman, the only person ever con-
victed in the Goat Castle" murder
in 1882 of Miss Jane Surget Mer-
rill, daughter of a one-time am
bassador to Belgium, has been or
dored released by Gov. Paul B.
johnson.
The woman, Emily Burns, has
served eight years of a life term
in the state penitentiary. The gov
ernor who interviewed her earlier
this week at his Christmas mercy
court" yesterday gave her an in
definite suspension of sentence be-
cause he said he was thoroughly
convinced" of her innocence. She
was convicted as an accomplice of
a suspect reported killed resisting
arrest.
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Evergreen Temple

Evergreen T e m pie Daughter
Elks and Puget Sound Lodge will
hold a joint session at their hall,
21 and Jefferson Friday, January
II. The purpose is to discuss ways
and means of purchasing a new
home, as well as to renew former
friendly relations.
E. r. Chainey is Exalted Ruler
of Puget Sound Lodge and Mrs.
Johnson, Daughter Ruler of Ever
green Temple.