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Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
War Relief Dance
Meets with Fine
Response

Valley residents are responding
generously to the sale of tickets for
dance which Gamma Alpha chap
ter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority is
sponsoring the night cf Dec. q in
the Ell Centre veterans hall.
Tickets went on sale this week
and members have met with an
interested and enthusiastic response
or the part of citizens since every
one is eager to help Great Britain
in its great emergency.
The dance is open to the general
public and will feature splendid
music, floor show, fortune tellers
booths having various articles for
sale, including food.
Special decorations are being
planned for the hall by committee
headed by Mrs. Mark McMahan
chapter president; Mrs. Merwin Nc
Coy, Miss Helen Cooley.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Junior Women
In Kid Party

CALEXICO. Dec. 7 Youngsters
of all descriptions will gather III
the CaleXico Womens Improvement
club house Tuesday night when the
Junior Wcmens club casts aside
all dignity for an hilarious kid
party.
A brief business meeting will be
conducted at 7:30 o'clock after
which the children will have Their
party, playing with their toys, which
later will be sent to the county de
tention home-the toys, ret the
children-for Christmas there. Sing
ing of Christmas carols, a Christ
mas tree, holiday refreshments are
a part Of this evenings festivities.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Audience Walks
Out on S+okowski

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 7. (UP)-
Leopold Stokowski and the Phila-
delphia orchestra planned today to
repeat their performance of Arnold
Schoenbergs concerto for violin and
orchestra tonight despite the fact
that patrons walked out on the per-
formance yesterday
Stokowski offered Schoenberg' S
concerto as a world premiere of the
atonal composition, written in the
Schoenberg 12-tone scale and played
by Louis Krasner, Boston Wolinist.
Most of the disgruntled patrons
returned to hear the orchestra play
Sibelius' Symphony No. 7 and the
Prelude and Love Death from Wag-
ner's Tristan and Isolde.
Critics were harsh in their treat
mert of the Schoenberg premiere
One described it as Market Street
on New Years Eve" another refer
red to it as that sound of tortured
catgut," and a third said:
After the last Schoenbergian
bomb had fallen yesterday and the
cleanup squads were out clearing
up the glass and rubble, the all-clear
signal sounded and the concert went
back to normalcy."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Fathers Night
Program Proves
Great Success

Fathers outnumbered the mothers
at Harding PIT. AS evening meet
ing Friday in the school, a meeting
held at that hour so that the men
might be free to attend
The program was planned for
the men also and was highlighted
by a talk on "Citizenship at Home, y
presented by j. w. Lawson, super
intendent of school for Calexico.
Mr.. Lawson is particularly fine
speaker and in his talk he en-
phasized the fact that training Tor
citizenship must begin st home in
the early years of a child's life. By
the time the child enters school he
should have developed those traits
Of group and individual behavior
which mako for good citizenship.
A happy balance between Obedience
and independence should be main
tanned and social cooperation should
be developed.
A delightful program of musical
numbers was presented which in
cluded violin solos by Mrs. M. J
Shelton, accompanied by Mr.. Shell
ton; vocal solos and duets by Kath-
ryn Hinderks and Don Trimble
accompanied by Mrs. Eugene Water
man, with the exception of Miss
Hinderks' solos for which she play
ed her own accompaniment. Mrs
Homer Nelson was in charge of Tic
music and presented each artist.
Third grade mothers served re-
freshments at the conclusion oi
the program.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Clubs
Society
CALENDAR

Saturday
I. v. Highway association, !, Bar
bara Worth
o. E. S. installation, s, Masonic
temple
Sunday
Sunday services, churches
Peace officers rodeo, 1912, Ia,
fair grounds, Imperial
SaltOn Sea Elks service, 8, Second
Baptist church
Memorial service, 8, Elks temple
Monday
Twice Told Tales, 2, 463 Vine
Soroptomists, 6:45, Barbara Worth
Dams Entire bridge, 1880, 55l San
dalwoOd
Coordinating Council, s, wilson
school
o. E. S. installation, S, Caiexico
Cactus Gavel club, 6:15, California
Ell Centre lodge No. 384, r. and
A. NJ, 1880, Masonic temple
Night school, 10, high school
Scout Troop "a, 1880, Scout hut
Scout Troop 81, 1880, Heber
Scout Troop IS, 1880, Imperial Vet
Grams hall
Scout Explorers 1856, 1880, Imperial
Lions hall
American Legion Auxiliary, &
Veterans hall
Carpenters union, 1880, Labor tenn
pie
Chess club, 7:3O, st. Paul's sOcia
hall
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Church Conducts
Gift Box Opening

HOLLI'VILLE, Dec. 7-Baptist
WON n S missionary society had
its gift box opening program Thurs
day night in the church, Mrs. o.
r. Stroh presiding.
A dedicatory service was conduct
ed by Mrs Edith Blevins, assisted
by Colleen Little, Mabel CARRIER
Mildred Bailey, Audrey Huffman.
Mrs. Art Munion led the devo-
tional, silver offering was taken,
and the address of the evening was
given by the Rev A. J. Copass.
A social hour followed during
which refreshments were served by
Mrs William Albers and Mrs. Clar-
ence Edwards.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Duplicate Bridge
TourneyFriday

Duplicate bridge enthusiasts en-
joyed an evening devoted to their
favorite game when they met in
the Barbara Worth hotel Friday
night for their bi-weekly tourna-
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. King of
Calexico won high score for the
evening; Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Jacobs
of Ell Centre. second; Mrs. Sherman
Eldridge and walter Heinecke,
both of Ell Centro, third.
Next tournamemnt will be in two
weeks. Dec. 20, at the Hotel Gle
ANA, Calexico. The games are
held every two weeks, alternating
between Calevico and Ell Centre, and
are open to all duplicate players
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Extra Rehears
For Orchestra

An additional rehearsal for the
Ell Centro Civic Symphony orches-
ira has been called for Sunday af-
ternoon at 2:30 in the junior col
lege auditorium, by Stan Atkin, dir
ector.
This extra practice is designed fol
the benefit of those who cannot
attend the usual rehearSals Tues
day evenings and yet who wish to
play with the orckt Many
new members will be present at
this meeting Sunday and any one
wishing to attend will be welcomed
These Sunday practices will be
scheduled at frequent intervals.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Western Federation Head
To Speak at CaIexico

Della Mercier will present 90 new
members who will be welcomed at
this time, these new members being
guests of honor at the Christmas
tea to be held after the program.
Miss Seaman will be guest of
honor at luncheon preceding the
program, to be served at 1890 in
the Hotel de ANA, Calexico. Men,
bers of the Calexico executive board
will be hostesses, Mrs. E. e. Kelso.
president presiding. Presidents OF
the other county clubs will be in
vited.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Many Absences at
Wa+iIoka Mee+ine

With the president, vice president
and secretary absent and with flu
taking a heavy toll on attendance,
Watiloka Camp Fire group this
week had a small meeting as far
as attendance was concerned, but
an interesting one since Christmas
activities were discussed
The group met at the home of
Jean Bradshaw and in the absence
of the officers, she served as Secre-
tary and Betty 10 Brinnon, as pres
ident. Others present were Betty
Hoy guardian; Mrs. Charles Zinn,
assistant; Nancy Curren, Dorothy
Ann Mitchell and Tressa Jackson.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Home Dep+s.
Take Up Poultry
Demonstrations

Poultry roasting and carving
demonstrations, highly appropriate
with Christmas in the offing, are
to be featured at many of the
home department meetings this
week.
Magnolia Mulberry meets on Tues
day, 10:30 a. M, at the home OF
Mrs. Theo Manner, where Miss
Florence Glenn, home demonstra-
tion agent, will demonstrate the
poultry project and where the Wo-
men will also learn an oldfashioned
art, that of making button-ho
The poultry will form the main
course of a planned luncheon at
noon ana the afternoon will be de-
voted to q Christmas party
Spruce -Westmorland meets We'd
nesday, 1890, with Mrs. D. Saund
for a poultry demonstration by
Miss Glenn in the morning, plan
ned luncheon at noon and a Christ
mas party in the afternoon.
Mt. Signal also meets Wednes-
day at 2 p. m. in Seeley for its
annual heart party.
Rose Mesquite home department
meets Dec. IL with Mrs. Harriet
Christianson one mile north of the
Mouser store. Miss Glenn will DEM
onstrate the making of novelty
curtains there at 10 a. M, there
will be pot luck luncheon at noon
and the afternoon will be devoted
to a business meeting and a heart
party.
McCabe- Eucalyptus will meet at
10 a. m. Thursday at the John T.
Rice home. Exchange of gifts and
q Christmas dinner at noon are
highlights of this meeting.
Jasper meets Friday with Mrs. d.
Claverie, 1890 a. m, with poultry
in the morning and novelty cur
tains in the afternoon as the pro-
jects. Miss Glenn giving the poul-
try demonstration.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08

historian; Mrs. Earl E. Anderson,
publicity; Mrs. Charles Hackleman,
coordinator for the home depart
ment with the farm bureau and
All clubs.
Those in attendance were: Mrs.
Harry Sones, Mrs. Fred Pollard, Mt.
Signal; Mrs Charles Ferguson, Mrs.
Judson Eastside- Sunset; Mrs. A.
j. Magin, Jasper; Mrs. Harry Frs
kline. Mrs. Gus Bucher, Mrs. M
Morris, Rose Mesquite; Mrs. Paul
Alvey, Calipatria; Mrs. S. Johnston,
Mrs. Cooke, Mrs. E. H. Imler, Spruce
-Westmorland; Mrs. R. l.. Schultz,
Acacia, and Mrs. Booze and Mrs
Wilson, from the newly organized
group in Bard.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Speaks at Second
Baptist Church

The Rev. Mr.. Jesse Moses Of San
Diego will be guest speaker Sun
day at the Second Baptist church,
Second and Brighton.
A graduate of the Berkeley Divin-
ity school and also of the Univer-
sity of Redlands, the Rev. Mr.
Moses is one of the prominent
younger ministers of the denomi-
nation. He will preach during the
sessions of the church Monday and
Tuesday in connection with the
church campaign which closes the
following Sunday. Tuesday night
the Rev. Mr.. Moses will address The
Sunday school and B. Y. P. u. or
ganizationS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Ne citing Night
Is Changed

Silsbee All club will meet in the
future on the second Friday eve
ming of each month, according to
decision made at the last session.
At this meeting Elizabeth Weiss
gave a talk On democracy which
was of special interest. After the
meeting the remainder of the eve
ming was devoted to games.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
L-ibraryS Starts
Book R Reviews

A new service is being inaugural
ed by the Ell Centre public library
that of giving free book reviews
the second Friday of each month.
Announcement was made by the
library board Saturday that ON Fri
Gay, Dec. Is, the first of these re-
views will be given. with Mrs. F.. D.
Jacobs as the reviewer Mrs. Jacobs
is an excellent speaker with an
amusing dry wit which makes hel
comments always penetrating ano
entertaining
These reviews are open to all anc
viii start at 3 pm. in the library.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Famous Cooks Of
Valley Contribute
Favori+e Recipes

Christmas confections, ca k e S,
cookies, candies and many Other
delicacies have been collected By
lhhe PoSt-PresS from some of the
valleys many expert cooks who are
willing to share the benefits Of
their experience WIN the readers
of the paper.
One of the most delicious of
Christmas candies is Mrs. j. w
Donohue'S cream fudge, which ac-
cording to Mrs. Donohue, Is abso-
lutely fool proof, and which ac-
cording to those who have eaten it,
is perfectly delicious. In fact this
candy Won first prize FOR Mrs.
Donohhue at the county fair.
Honey Cream Fudge
l cup cream
q cups white sugar
cup strained honey
tsp. vanilla extract
Il pound butter
2 cups chopped nuts
Boil sugar, cream and honey TO-
gether until they form a soft bal
in cold water, stirring continuously
Take from fire, add vanilla, butte!
and nuts. STR as long as you can
then pour into pan or form intt
loaf. This may be coated witt
chocolate, nut meats, dates, anc
is delicious with cherries added
Canned cream maybe used if yoL
like the flavor. Mrs. Donohue alSt
advises using a heavy utensil fol
cooking this candy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Presby+erians in
Evening Service

Evening services at the Presby-
terian church will include the sixth
sermon conducted by DR.. George
Thomas in which he will continue
his analysis of the new spiritual
psychology. His topic is Who Is
the Arch Deceiver?'" Janet Thomp-
son will be heard in 4 SOLO and C.
r. McCaslin will lead the song SER
vice.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Former Residents
Visit E!Cen+ro

Mr.. and Mrs. M. b. O'Brien OF
Guadalupe, for many years residents
of FL Centro, paid surprise visit
to the city this week, deligh.ing
their many friends in the valley.
During their stay they enjoyed short
sightseeing trips, noticing many
changes, and were entertained in
formally by their friends
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Announcements
Of Ne e+in9s

Entire Nos club will have its BIZ
weekly dance Tuesday night at 8:45
o'clock in the Ten Thousand club.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lederman
are chairmen of the committee
which includes Mr.. and Mrs. S. E.
Magraw and Mr.. and Mrs. H. l..
Parker.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08

Boyce Aten unit, American Legion
Auxiliary, will meet Monday night
at 8 o'clock in the Veterans hall.
Rehabilitation is the project for
this month and the unit members
will enpoy an interesting program on
that theme.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08

SOrOptomists will elect officers at
their dinner ana business meeting
Monday night, 6:45 o'clock in the
Barbara Worth hotel. The bath
mat donated as prize by Oria
Kenah, will be presented to the win
ner in the club campaign for funds
for the baby incubator.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08

For reaching most people at
smallest cost use Post-Press want
ads.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-26

other branch of the Department of
Agriculture.
The new channel, twenty miles long
is to be sixty feet wide at the bottom,
ninety feet wide at the top and eight
feet deep. The river has an average
drop of about one and one-half feet
to the mile. Old drainage bitches
will be cleared and graded to feed
water into the river. The dredging of
the Pocomoke will be done with two
mammoth fifty-tone dragline excava-
tors, one on each bank.
The engineers are now figuring on
how they are going to get machines
of that weight through the swamps
to the edge of the river and how they
are to keep them from begging down,
once they are there. They will have
to make their own roads as they go,
trees cut out of the channel being
used as foundation with excavated
earth on top. If this proves imprac-
ticable it may be necessary to mount
the excavators on barges. In num-
Der of places roads and bridges that
cross the river will have to be re-
located and rebuilt. To the initiated,
after one look at that inundated forest
with it's tangled mass of fallen rees
that constitutes the present bed of
the Pocomoke, the task seems colos-
sal. Thirty months appears a modest
estimate of the time it is expected to
take to complete the job.
There are some who ask what eff
feet the project will have upon the
wild life and picturesqueness of the
Pocomoke. It is difficult to believe
that a work of it's magnitude can fail
to remove some of the wildness of the
region, though it is not intended to
reclaim the swamp. It resolves it
self into question of whether it is
better to leave the Pocomoke as it is
or to take measures to restore the
fertility of over 10000 acres of land.
"You have probably heard what
members of the Audubon Society say"
remarks Mr.. Carpenter dryly. ''They
say every engineer ought to be shot,"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-26
Mona, Va. News

Mr.. Harry Tull and Mr.. Paul Tull
spent the weekend in Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. Hall Parks and Mrs. J. F..
Dryden spent few days with friends
in Delmar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood Lewis were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. R..
Parks, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Brimer and Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Parks were callers
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Wilkreson on Sunday evening.
Rev. and Mrs. Gresham were din
ner guests of I'M. and Mrs. o. H. Will
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton McCready, of
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-26

The Federal Government is contribu-
ting the engineers, machinery and
CCC personnel.
At Powellville, in Wicomico coun-
ty, where the CCC camp is located,
our party lunched on stew, beans,
jam, cake and coffee with the officers
of the camp in one of the neat wood
en- shacks neatly aligned in pine
grove. There are about 200 young
men in the camp. We met D. A.
Hannaman, graduate of Cornell and
chief engineer, his two assistants, L..
R. Hueper and o. E. Richardson, and
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-26

the commander of the camp, Capt. G..
I. Jones. On a map in Mr.. Hanna
mans office we were shown a work.
ing plan of the project, indicating the
line the river channel will take. The
survey has been completed and the
plan drawn up. 1t is now awaiting
the approval of the Government engi-
neers, after which the actual work is
expected to begin. Direction of the
project has been shifted from the
Bureau of Agricultural Engineering
to the Soil Conservation Service, an
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-26

Pocomoke City, Nd, were supper
guests of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawson Parks, Sunday.
Mrs. Donald Kilmon and Mrs. Mary
kerson, Sunday.
Ayres of Nelsonia, spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Clifton Trader.
We are glad to see Mrs. Ben Para
dee out after a two weeks illness.
Rev. and Mrs. Robert Forrest were
callers in the community Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-26
LAST SURVIVOR BURIED
WITH MILITARY HONORS

Wicomico County's last survivor of
the War Between the States was bur-
led with full military honors last
week.
He was Lambert Hyland, a cavalry
man with the Union forces.
Aged So, he died at his home on
Pond Street in Salisbury. He is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Hyland.
Rites were conducted at st. An
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-26
Crisp golden crust outside,
so tender and juicy inside

. Bring on a platter Of this Crisp
coated Fried Chicken and see the
welcome it gets. And when your
family taste it, they'll be still more
delighted. For chicken fried this
way is meltingly tender and won
derfully juicy, with crisp, golden,
delicate-tasting crust.
And there's no need for smoke or
unpleasant odor when you deep
fry. New, purer ALL-vegetable Spry
stays sweet and fresh through re-
peated fryings, and can be used
over and over-sinply strain out
food particles. Why not have this
fried chicken tonight? It's a real
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-26

drews Methodist Church with the Rev.
w. Irwin Collins officiating. Inter-
ment followed in Mitchell cemetery
near Whitesville, Del.
A final voIley was fired over tho
grave by an Army firing squad.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-26

treat and so much easier and
quicker-so much juicier, too, than
chicken fried by the usual recipe.
Crisp-cOated Fried Chicken
3-pound frying chicken, cup -four
cut in serving pieces "a teaspoon salt
cup buttermilk 1s teaspoon pepper
Dip pieces of chicken in butter
milk and drain thoroughly. Com
bine flour, salt and pepper in paper
bag. Place one piece of chicken at
time in bag and shake well to coat
evenly with flour. Fry chicken in
deep hot Spry (new ALL-vegetable
shortening) at 375oF. until brown
and crisp on both sides (about
minutes). Serves 4.
IAN measurements in this recipe are level.)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-26

Oranges, pears, apples, plums ana
grapes should be served on plate
with paper dolly under them ana
accompanied by fruit knife.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-26

WANT ADS GET RESULTS
Evening star., 1940-11-05
BY BLAIR BOLLES.

British officials, making no secret
of their desires, have bluntly pro-
posed that the American Govern
ment lift the Fair Labor Standards
Acts 40-hour ceiling on the hours
of work in order to speed up the
program for material assistance to
warning England. This suggestion
has given birth to a crisis among
the policy-makers in charge of the
American defense program crisis
which is overshadowed by the larger
question of how extensive the aid
to Britain is going to be.
The English position is that the
United States cannot arm both Eng
land and this country without some
sacrifice of the amenities of ordi-
nary life," meaning a suspension Of
the rules governing labor. Longer
hours would mean high pay and
consequent increase in industry's
Evening star., 1940-11-05
| Vice President
Fails to Appear
| As Wife Votes
By the Associated Press.


UVALDE, Tex, Nov. 5.-Unac-
companied by her husband, Mrs.
John Nance Garner drove by auto
mobile to the frame schoolhouse
near her home today and cast her
presidential ballot.
1t was 8:15 am. when Mrs. Gar
ner arrived at the polling place.
Many times before ballots mo.
and 2" in this county were cast by
the Vice President and Mrs. Garner.
Today the Vice President was alb
sent. Mrs. Garner, asked when he
would vote, replied:
I'VE don't know"
Told of an unverified report that
Mr.. Garner would make a statement
by radio, Mrs. Garner emphatically
said:
1--WE are not responsible for re-
ports"
She added that Mr.. Garner had
not made a political statement since
the Democratic National Conven-
ton and, to a suggestion that he
might change his mind, said:
"He doesn't change his mind"
This was the first general election
in A years that Uvalde had not had
the opportunity to vote for Cactus
Jack He ran for his first public
office in 1ss6-for county judge.
Oldtimers said today it was not
unprecedented for the Garners to
vote separately. The Vice President
has, on occasions, voted earlier than
his wife.