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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-13

Miss Phyllis Hearl is absent
from school on account Of tonsili-
tbs.
George Thompson visited at the
home of Mrs. Ella Fuller, recently.
Mrs. Martin Hearl started Mon
day for a vacation and will visit
old friends in Springfield and
Champaign III. She plans to be
gone a couple of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Martin Hearl were
visitors in Belleville Thursday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-13
One-Nfinute Test

!. Does the wearing Of feathers
by North American Indians have
any special significance
2. What is bibliomancy?
3. What baseball club was the
nrst 10 wear short pants?
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-13
Paint Creek
ATTENDS MEETING

Paint Creek. Mich, Feb. 13-Da-
vld Hearl attended Farmers Week
at East Lansing Thursday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-13

Mrs. Harry Small was severely
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-13
Words Of Wisdom

Hath any wronged thee BE
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-13
Hints on EtIaneiie

An invitation to a church we'd
ding only, requires no answer I'M
less the wedding Is to be so small
that the invitation is a personal
note.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-13

he points out, the emergency
doubtless will blow up and we'll
have an enormously superfuous
factory equipment on hand (super-
fuous for normal purposes), play
ing hades with our national eco
Monies.
However, we shan't have TO ration
grub.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
Pen Women Elect Officers
Enjoy Talk By State Head

tional organization, It's services for
its members and discussed changes
in the bylaws and gave helpful
suggestions as to problems of the
local branch.
The state president, under whose
jurisdiction are the branches in
southern California, is geneolo-
gist and historian of note. She is
en- route to Washington D. c. where
she will attend the national D. A. r.
congress, the national meeting of
the Daughters of the Union, also
visiting the national headquarters
of the Pen Women in Washington
where she will confer with national
officers.
Those present tor the luncheon
and meeting were: Mesdames Don
c. Bitler, Earle c. Davis, Robert
Hays, Warren F. Fox of El Centro
with Mrs. w. A. McFadden, Mrs.
Ross Streva, Mrs. H. J. Ingram of
Brawley, and the guest of honor,
Mrs. Johnson.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
Prize stess in Last
Official Mee+ino

Mrs. Clifford w. Macarthur,
worthy high priestess for Oasis
Shrine No. 20, w. S. of j., presided
at her last regular meeting Tuesday
night when the Shrine members
assembled in the temple for their
semi-monthly session.
Mrs. John Kuhn will be installed
as worthy high Driestess, with her
fellow officers, at an impressive
ceremony the night of April u.
plans for this installation being
made at Tuesdays meeting.
Mrs. Macarthur was presented
with a handsome gift from the
Shrine, Hazel Erickson making the
presentation speech, and later she
received an exquisite corsage from
Mrs. Kuhn and equally lovely roses
from Mrs. l.. II. Dunn.
The Shrine members enjoyed an
April Fools party in the banquet
room where Mrs. John w. Cook
and her committee served delicious
refreshments to the group.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
Club Women of
County Plan
Cay Hijinx

Club women of Imperial county
will set aside their cares, their
dignity and the problems of the
world Friday night to have an hi
larious HijfRx program instead of
their usual serious business session
when they meet in Brawley for the
monthly session of the Imperial
County Federation of Womens
clubs.
This meeting will take place in
the Brawley junior college building
and will start at 7:30 pm. Each
club will contribute a stunt. the
general theme being Circus Days
Arts and Craft section will repre-
sent the Ten Thousand club on this
program.
Mrs. N. A. Contos is general
chairman for the refreshments
which will be appropriate for the
circus theme and which will be
sold for a minimum fee, from gailv
decorated booths.
The Hijinx is open to all club wo-
men and their husbands and a
small admission charge is made. all
proceeds going to the county treas
ury.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
HoItviIIe Junior
Club Eniovs Talk

HOLTVILLE, April 1.-Sgt. Cliff
Reed of the California Highway
patrol. discussed traffic problems for
the Holtville Junior Womens club
at its meeting Tuesday night in
the civic center.
The speaker gave capable and
also interesting discussion OF this
subject, later answering many queS-
tionS from his audience.
During the business meeting plans
were made for the spring formal
dance this coming Saturday, $50
o'clock at the Barbara Worth coun-
try club to which all junior women
of the valley are invited.
Miss Margaret Maring delighted
the members with two vocal solos,
the piano accompaniments being
played by Miss Mary Myers.
An Easter theme was used III for
the pretty table appointments, fluff
fy doWny ducks on a mirror pond,
banked with grass in which were
hidden colorful Easter egg forming
the centerpiece. Appropriate re-
freshments we're served by the COM
mittee for the evening: Betty Har-
ris, Viola Richards, Ruth Cline,
Mary Lee Harris.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
laconian Club
installation
Held tuesday

Installation night was observed
by the Laconian ToaStmasters' club
Tuesday night at a dinner meeting
at which the members entertained
their ladies at the California hotel.
Tables were centered with bou-
quets of flowers and each woman
found her place marked by gar
denia corsage.
Bob Rayburn was installed as
president; John Kearney, as vice.
president; Allan Gillespie. as Sec
reary- treasurer, and Hugo Miller
as sergeant-at-a Outgoing Of
ficers for these respective offices
are: Don Blair, John Tyler, Jack
Summer and Dick Shank.
John Rhodes was postmaster for
the evening and presented his
speakers cleverly as lecturing pro-
fessors with the meeting as a day
in college. These speakers were: {:
Allan Gillespie, Elwood Berry, Dick
Shank, Glenn Bowers, Elwood
Spencer and John Kearney.
The women had their part in
the program also, each being asked
TO introduce her respective escort
and to tell where they had met
They also enlivened the table dis
cussion on What Do You Think
of the Idea of Men Wearing Shorts
for Street and Office Wear in I'm
perial Valley?", opinion being ap-
parently evenly divided on the sub
ject.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
Methodist Women
Have Monthly
Meet Tuesdav

Luncheon, a Bible study hour,
and a business meeting were fea-
tured at the April session of the
Methodist Women's Society held
Tuesday in the social hall, the
group later adjourning to the
Presbyterian church where the
Methodists women were guests of
the PreSbyterians at a program
and tea.
Mrs. Warren E. Sage conducted
the Bible study hour devoted to
the topic, Our Heritage from the
Hebrew Religion, after which
Mrs. Fl l.. Bush and her COM
mittee served luncheon, using pur-
pie and white flowers, stock, YER
bena and larkspur in their attrac-
tive decorations. Committee men,
bers were: Mesdames Charles
Knights, L. Muntean, w. H. Rhodes,
G. E. Sones, w. w. Tison.
The business meeting followed
Immediately, Mrs. j. L. Dubois,
president, presiding. Under future
activities the group planned food
sale for April IL, set May as the
date for the annual May break
fast and April 20 as the date for
a dinner TO be served by the men
of the church.
Mrs. A. r. Tagg reported on Red
Cross activities and Mrs. Louis Slee
invited those women wishing to
sew on layettes for the Red Cross
to meet at her home next Tuesday
at 8 am. 1885 Wensley.
A review of the current issue of
the Methodist Woman was given
by Mrs. j. D. FosS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02

Election of officers and a visit
from Mary A. Peale johnson, state
president, were the highlightS of
the April meeting of the Ell Centre
branch, National League Of Amer
ican Pen Women, a meeting pre-
ceded by luncheon at the Barbara
Worth hotel honoring Mrs. john
son. The business meeting took
place at the Don c. Bitler home,
636 Sandalwood Drive.
Mrs. Warren F. Fox. artist, is
the new president of the branch,
succeeding Bonnie Welch. Other
officers-elect are: Mrs. w. A Nc
Fadden, vice-president; Mrs. H. j,
Ingram, corresponding SECRETARY.
Mrs. Earle G. Davis, recording sec
retary; Mrs. Clifford Allen, treas
urer; Mrs. WEIGH, auditor; Mrs.
Ross Streva, chaplain, and Mrs.
Don c. Bitler. historian.
Mrs. Johnson talked on the ma
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
GraphoIosis+ In
Talk for Club
This Thursday

Mis-. Agnes E. Deebel noted
graphologist of LOS Angeles, will be
guest speaker at special meeting
of the Ell Centro Business and Pro-
fessional Women's club Thursday
night, 7:30 o'clock in the Barbara
Worth hotel.
In view Of the general interest in
the subject, the meeting has been
open to the public, a small admis-
sion charge being made to cover
necessary expenses.
Mrs. Deeble is decidedly popular
speaker, much in demand in that
capacity as we'll AS in her profess
sional work as a graphologist. Many
business firms employ her services
as handwriting expert, and as
speaker, she has appeared before
we'll known financial and educa-
tional institutions as we'll as be-
lore Women's clubs and service
groups.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
Leroy Hollis Leave
For Warner's

Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Holt, beloved
pioneer residents of Imperial Valley
who have been making an extended
visit in Ell Centre, planned to leave
Wednesday noon for Warmers Hot
Springs where they will spend some
time and where they are looking
forward to weeks visit from their
granddaughters, Joan and Joseph
inc Holt, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
James M. Holt of Los Angeles.
During their stay they have been
feted at numerous social affairs
and Tuesday night were guests of
honor at an informal bridge dinner
given at the Barbara Worth hotel
by Mr.. and Mrs. Earle G.. Davis
with Mr.. and Mrs. Minor Simms
and MIR. and Mrs. Howard P. Meyer
as the other guests.
In the bridge game, Mrs. Never.
Mrs. Simms, Mr.. Meyer and Mr.
Holt Won high score prizes.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
Women's Council
Holds Session

Women's Council of the State
Street Christian church had its
monthly business session Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Paul
Boman, 7Ol State, with Mrs. Boman
and her daughter Mrs. Evalyn B..
Westerfield, as hostesses.
The group had its regular study
hour with China as the subject and
at the business meeting planned a
rummage sale and also a food
sale for Saturday of this week. The
food sale will be held in front of
the M. o. King Co. store on Main
street and the rummage sale, across
the street.
The two hostesses served tea and
Mrs. Boman, whose birthday ami
versary was that day, was pleas
antlv surprised with several nice
gifts.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
Shower Honors
Recent Bride

Mrs. George L. Martin honored
Mrs. Nelson Buby, the former Edith
Pickle whose marriage is a recent
event, at a dessert party and mis-
cellaneous shower Monday night
at the Martin home, 1910 Olive.
Larkspur in pretty arrangements
decorated the house and tables,
while the gifts were presented by
little Ruth Martin to Mrs. Buby
Those present, in addition to the
guest of honor, were Mesdames L.
Erwin, Cecil Denning, Lloyd Pickle
G.. w. Weeks, Maurice Graves, A
D. Mahaffey, V. Brown, R. G.. Rog-
ers, John Saario, Roy H. Womack
Adds Barnett. w. L. Sweeten
Fletcher Summers, Cyril Easley
Norman Meyer, the Misses Marg-
uerite Martin, Maureen Graves
and Ruth Martin.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20, 1901
published every afternoon except
saturday and Sunday (Saturday
afternoon issue now Succeeded
by the Sunday Post-Press. es-
tabiished 1856 by the Imperial
valley Publishing company, 625
State street. FL Centre, Calf.
Paul Jenkins, publisher; A. C.
Johnston, vice-president and gem
eral manager; f. A. Fitzhugh,
secretary and managing editor.
west Holiday Co., Inc, National
Advertising Representatives..
Entered at Ell Centre, California
post office as second class mat
ter.
Subscription rates: In California,
Be per copy.
In conjunction with the Post
Press (Sundays). Per month 75c;
paid in advance, months, $2.10;
6 months. $4.00; one year, $3.50;
outside California 81 90 per month.
M C m er. California Nswspaps,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
Military Ball Saturday Night
Open to General Public

hall, the grand march starting at
9:15 pm.
Mrs. Harold M. Rayner, wife of
the commanding officer at Camp
Seeley, is head of a committee OF
army women who are working with
the military affairs committee to
make this dance one of the most
brilliant affairs of the kind.
All citizens of Imperial Valley
are invited to attend, and as tick
cts are limitec N number, due to
the halls capacity, DR.. Dupont has
stated that preference will be given
to residents of cities other than FL
Centre, provided they make reserv-
ations for tickets at the chamber
of commerce. Ell Centre, or at the
various places where tickets are
sold.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
CALENDAR
Wednesday

Beta Sigma Phi, 1880, 231 South
Sixth.
Annual dinner meeting, 6, Pres
byterian church.
Butchers union, 1880, Labor temple
City council, 1880, city hall.
Eagles, 8, 569 Broadway.
Citizenship class, !, Junior college
Thursday
Rotary club, Barbara Worth.
Dessert bridge, 1880, 10000 club.
Business Women, 1880, Barbara
Worth
Baptist WOmen's union, 7:45,
First Baptist church.
20-3O club, I, California hotel.
Barbara Worth Rebekahs, 1880,
GA Olive.
Townsend club No. 2, 1880, court
house.
r. A. M. No. 109, 1880, Masonic
temple.
Building trades, 1880, Labor temple
b. P. o. E. No. 1925, 8, EIks hall.
Night school, 10, high school.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
White Gross Work
Program Theme

Baptist Women's Union viii have
an evening, instead of an afternoon
session this month, this meeting
to take place Thursday of this week
at 7:45 o'clock in the First Bapt-
ist church.
-eneva Brunner Circle will be
in charge of the Missionary pro-
gram whose theme is "Candlelight"
and which will illustrate the white
cross work of the group, which will
be exhibited also in a display of
work done by the Union, the World
Wide Guild and the childrens
World Crusaders.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
Acacia 4-H Club
Sponsors Party

Acacia All club is sponsoring a
party for Friday night in the Aca-
cia club house when a fashion
show will be presented as we'll as
otner program numbers, refresh
ments will be served and the rib
bons which members won at the
county fair will be on display.
This affair will start at 7:30
o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
4-H Club Benefit
At Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus school will be head
quarters for a party Friday night,
proceeds from which will go to
the Eucalyptus All club.
Entertainment for the evening
will feature a picture show with
other novelties, and refreshments,
the small admission charge cover
ing both the show and the refresh
ments.
This party will start at 7:30 pm.
Friday and is open to the public.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02

That the military pail is open to
the general public is the statement
stressed by DR.. Norman E. Dupont,
chairman of the military affairs
committee, who has urged valley
residents to attend this affair de-
signed to make army officers and
their wives better acquainted with
valley citizens.
This dance also celebrates Army
day and will take place Saturday
night in the Ell Centro Veterans
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-10-18
Er-StGte LGJUnsGker
Dies in California

Charles A. Derry, II, editor OF the
San Francisco Labor Clarion and for
mer member Of the Montana state
legislature. died In California after a
years illness.
Derry, a printer, worked in several
western cities and once was president
of the Spokane central labor council
For several years he represented the
International Typographical union IN
washington, Oregon and British Co
Iumbia. ne later went TO Montana
where in 1909, he represented Missoula
county In the state legislature.
In 1918 he went to Alaska and for
four years was editor Of the Iditarod
Pioneer, a weekly. Later he edited the
Cordova Times for "a years.
He was elected as one Of four Alaska
delegates to the democratic national
convention in San Francisco In 1920
and had made hts home there ever
since.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-10-18

in for their pay, Mccarthy said OF the
town some years ago.
Winter and summer the conStruc-
ton on the big grade from the summit
down was pushed and the camps held
from three to four thousand men. That
made an enormous payroll for one
town. Transfers got $40 month and
board and laborers around three dol
lars There was no regular pay day.
Any man could get check any time
for what was due him, so there always
was big money circulating in town.
McCarthyville also had the company
hospital and in the winter Of 1890 and
1891 that was the busiest place in town.
I,aborers were scarce in the west, so
the company brought them out from
the east, most of them picked up In
cities. They'd come by train to Cut
Bank and from there on had so miles
of hiking across the prairies and over
the summit.
Many Pneumonia Victims
It was about as tough a jaunt as
any man would want and 1t was a
whole lot more than most Of these
city fellows could stand. They weren't
used to the altitude and hardly any OF
them had enough clothes. They'd start
out from Cut Bank, in the dead Of
winter and usually they'd get caught
by a blizzard out on the nat. Tnen
a couple of days later they'd wooole
into McCarthyville and drop into a
bunk with pneumonia.
Well, there wasn't many Of them
lived through. Buryings got too ire
ouent and others began to take notice.
Not that they bothered much in the
way of attending services, because
most residents didn't have time for
funerals and anyway, there was no
minister in town.
It got so that every morning just
at daylight a big Swede that was
kind of nurse in the hospital would
come outside with hand sled. He'd
have a body on it, wrapped IN two
dollar blanket, which was the first
thing the company sold a new work
man. Then he'd start off up the creek
and perform the obsequies by digging
q hole in the snow and rolling the
corpse off the sled.
After this had been going on Tor
some time Will Hardy, one OF NC
Carthy's close friends, remarked one
day, I'm going TO kill that Swede; he's
getting on my nerves with his ever
lasting funerals at daylight.
mo" said Mccarthy. I'VE don't want
to get the Swede, the doctors our
man."
This doctor had come from Great
Falls, where it was understood he had
built up a fine reputation as veter-
marian. He had contract with the
construction company to look after the
sick and injured men for dollar per
man per month. But these men who
had Just come IN weren't on the pay
roll vet, so the men figured the doctor
wasn't doing much to bring them back
10 the fun vigor Of youth
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-10-18
LEGEND TRACES
GIANT SPRINGS
TO INDIAN LORE

A version Of the origin of Giant
Springs, a short distance east of
Great Falls, and the source from
which IL draws its huge volume of
water is embraced In a legend
handed down among the Blaekfeet
Indians from the early generations
Of the tribe. The story told by the
old men Of the tribe in the present
day might well have been the
myth0genesis of all Indian legends,
so fantastic it Is; but If II is not
correct there is no white man who
of his own knowledge can refute IL.
Geologists have applied their science
to the mystery of the spring; attempts
have been made to explore with drills
and determine the direction from
which the water flows, but those whose
researches have gone the fartheSt
frankly admit that their knowledge
has no value over that Of the layman.
Where the water comes from which
gushes to the surface to form the larg-
est soft water spring in the world Is
as much a mystery as when Lewis
and Clark discovered 1t nearly a CEN
fury and a quarter ago.
A representative of the Joint COM
mittee on Indian work Of the Method
list Episcopal church, Chicago, was in
his wonderment to that of the thou
sands who had preceded him when he
saw the famous springs. He was told
Of the Blacdeet's legend and he visited
the reservation with an idea to learn
ing the story The Indians know 1t as
Black Eagle spring, the legend closely
associating the name and the origin
Of the phenomenon. Here is the story:
Indian Legend
Long ago." began the story teller
Of the tribe, and then paused. The
waited, but he did not con-
tinue. Instead, he rose from where
be had squatted and held his left
hand out In front of the right side
Of his body with the back of the hand
up and index finger extended, the
other fingers and thumb closed. He
then brought the index finger of the
right hand up by the side of the index
finger Of the left hand. He then drew
the right hand straight back behind
the body.
The children watched intently,
knowing that these strange movements
had some significance. They waited
the explanation Of the story teller.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-10-18

head. Both shots were glancing and
didn't kill him, though he was stunned.
Leblanc was fatally wounded and
Pierre Beaudin was killed
winner came to before long and
managed to make his way to a camp
and get word to town. I was deputy
for the tent with q posse. We found
the dead men there and later heard
that Warner had reached a camp to
the east. On the way back to Nc
Carthyville my horse SHE'D at some
thing in the road and jumped clear off
a little bridge we were crossing. On the
road we found Pierre Beaudin with
nine holes in him. It looked like the
murderers had shot him up after he
was dead.
Murderers Go Free
ut was known that the Beaudin
boys and the others had about thou
sand dollars among them, so we sup
posed 1t was case Of robbery, but in
Joe Beaudin's pocket was a wallet con-
tanning Sis. Then 1t looked like the
coolest kind Of murder.
I'VE took up the trail Of the men
and caught them. One was a half
Mexican named Jim Cummins. who was
known as bad man from Oklahoma
to the Canadian line. The man with
him was Charlie Hart and we learned
there was a fellow named AL johnson,
who had held their horses, but we
never got him.
Bill Houston was sheriff Of Mis-
soula county then and he took Cum
minis and Hart to Missoula. But it
took the courts a long time to work
IN those days and it was a year after
wards when they came up for trial.
BY that time McCarthyville wasn't
any more and the witnesses were scat
tered from Alaska to all points south.
AS result they were all turned loose"
stated Mccarthy years ago.