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Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
Marilea Hanson Honored by
D. AR. Chapter Saturday

ored at luncheon given by Mrs.
Clarence r, Walker local good citi-
zenship chairman, at the Planters
hotel, Saturday, with Claire Cooper
of Holtville and Frances Aaron of
FL Centre, last years contestants, as
guest also.
Mrs. E. G. Luckey, regent of De
ANA chapter, entertained the girls
at her home before the chapter
meeting, later taking them to that
session where Misses Nickel, Thomp-
son, Tyler, Miller and McCampbell
received pins from the chapter in
tribute to their good citizenship.
Mrs. Charles Christin, state head
of the good citizenship pilgrimage
club, was guests speaker.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
For Women and Girls Who Want to
LOSE UGLY FAT

cream and rich pastries--go light
on white bread and potatoes.
After 4 weeks weigh yourself again
and just see if you haven't lost
pounds of ugly fat and gained that
"Kruschen Feeling" OF greater VI
vacity, more energy and improved
health that so often accompany
fat reduction.
REFUSE INVITATIONS De-
mand and get only the genuine
Kruschen (the famous English for
mula) plain or new effervescent.
pleasant, sparkling. Bottle lasts 1
weeks and costs but n trifle, ANY
druggist.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

Plans were discussed for the colln-
ty hijinx, April 4, in Brawley, and
Mrs. Robinson, incoming president,
will be sent by the county to the
state convention April 80, May l and
in San Jose.
inland invited the clubwomen 70
attend the barbecue April 80, start
ing at pm. to raise funds for their
new club house building fund.
Presiding with Mrs. King in the
morning session was Mrs. Charles
Noffsinger of INLAND, first vice
president for the past two years,
and Mrs. Edwards, in the afternoon,
and also, Mrs. Glasby, to whom
the convention was dedicated.
Serve Luncheon
At noon Holtville members serv-
ed tempting luncheon, their tables
being brilliant with the beautiful
garden flowers: huge sweet peas,
exquisite iris and Iceland peoples
Corsages were presented to the
various officials of the convention.
Sixty eight were present at the
convention, Mrs. Don c. PauluS,
president of the Ten Thousand club
leading the official delegation from
that organization. Others pres
ent were: Mrs Ware, community
welfare chairman and junior advi-
sor; Mrs. E. l.. Hiteman, education
chairman; Mrs. Hugh T. Osborne,
legislation and program; Mrs. w.
c. Costello, press; Mesdames j. D.
Townsend, p. M. Mercer, Richard
P. Hafner, E. l.. Allen, w. j. Thorn
burg, Walter B. Havekorst, dele
gates; Mrs. J. E. Russell, Mrs. Elmer
w. Head.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
Mission School
Starts Sunday

For the junior and intermediate
departments of the First Baptist
church, Sunday school will start
little earlier Sunday, at $50 am.
since the first session of a six
weeks school of missions will take
place at that time
This school is under the direc-
ton of the Women's Union of the
church and on Wednesday night
a school for adults will be featured
also, continuing for two more sue
cessive Sundays.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

gore, Bill Ferguson, Will Lee Tack
EFT, E dna Christofferson. Myrtle
Miles, Pat Carradine. Willis Carey.
Ralph Reynolds, W. A. McFadden.
NJ. Parks, Nola Badger, AL Thomas.
James Slusher, Gerald Port. Will
liam I. Schofield, John OGuin.
Mervin Mccoy, Edward Mills, Pete
LaBrucherie, George King, v. A.
Francisco, Wilbert Carpenter; the
Misses Peggy Kelly, Mary Brown.
Emogene BACKYARD. Dolores Moore.
Lois Huffman. Lillian Shawley, Vir-
ginia Murphy, Louise Chamlis, the
guest of honor and the six hostesses.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
Old Time Friends
Enjoy Reunion

Old time friends, their friendship
dating back q years ago when they
all lived in Imperial, and Imperial
was the city in the valley, were
guests Friday night at the Roy E.
Breedlove home. TAG Ell Centre
avenue, when Mrs. Breedlove en-
tertained informally in celebration
of her husbands birthday ami
versary.
Flowers from Mrs. Breedloves at
tractive garden centered the table,
covers being laid for Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Hotl, Judge and Mrs. r. D.
McPherrin, j. Drummond Huston
and Jimmie Huston and the hosts.
In the bridge game Judge and
Mrs. McPherrin won high scores,
and Hrs. Holt and Mr.. Huston the
second high.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
Entertains for
House Guest

Mrs. Earl Kendall entertained
this week with a smart bridge din
ner honoring her sister, Mrs. Louis
Reber, of Jerome, Arizona, who is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall.
The party took place at the Ken
dali home, 674 Hamilton avenue,
where colorful flowers made at
tractive decorations. 80
Covers were laid for Mrs. Reber,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert B. Whitelaw,
Nh. and Mrs. Dorsey Whitelaw, Mr..
and Mrs. Ward McGrew, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Kraft, Miss Dorothy
East, Captain Richard Hallor and
the hosts.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Whitelaw won
the prize for combined high scores
and Mr.. and Mrs. Kraft, that for
second high scores.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
HoI+viIie Club
Plans Supper

HOLTVILLE, March 8 Holt
vile Junior Womens club will meet
tuesday night at $50 o'clock in
the club room in the civic center
at with time a spaghetti dinner
will be served.
The clubs Drama section will be
IN charge of the program, present.
ing a play, and highlight of the
business meeting will be election
Of officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
Friday Bridge
Club Hostess

Friday bridge club members were
the guests this week of Mrs. Minor
Q, Simms, enjoying luncheon ano
a game OF contract at her attrac-
tive home, Sixth and SandalWocd
Drive.
High score prizes for the bridge
game went to Mrs. Mcnhcrrip, Mrs
Anderson and Mrs. Bitter.
Mrs. HoSs T. Hickcox and Mrs.
Eugene Z. Anderson, ST., were
guests Of the club, the members
present including Mesdames j. D.
Adams, Don c. Bitter, Forrest E.
Kutz, Leroy Holt, Henry l.. Loud
Howard P. Meyer, Allen p Nuffer
r. D. McPherrin, r. B. WhitelaW
and the hostess
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
THE POST-PRESS

Published every Sunday by the
Imperial Valley Publishing COM
pany, 625 State street, Ell Cen
tro, California, as the combined
sunday issue of the Morning
Post and Imperial Valley Press.
Paul Jenkins, publisher, A. C.
Johnston. vice president and
general manager: f. A. Fitz-
hugh. secretary and managing
editor. est-Holiday Co., Inc,
National Advertising Represen-
tatives.
Entered at FL Centre. Califor-
MIA, postoffice as second class
matter.
Subscription rates: In Califor-
mia sc per copy or, in conjunc-
ton with the Imperial Valley
Press. Per month 75c; paid in
advance: months, $40; 6
months, $500; one year, $3.50;
outside California, in conjunc-
ton with the Morning Post,
per month, 6Oc: 5 months,
$l.65; 6 months 1925; one year
$500.
Member. California Newspaper
Publishers ssociation.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
Lu+a Group in
Soma Practice

Luta Camp Fire girls were de-
lighted to have Mrs. E. S. Bowling
with them at their meeting this
week. Mrs. Bowling leading them in
singing.
Plans for the Camp Fire birthday
dinner this month were discussed,
those present including: Willie Mac
Heating, Nickoletta Bolin. Patti Il
Cory, Doris Hall, Vivian Hall, Bob
bic Hughes, Patricia Putnam, jean
ME Roberts, Freddis Smith, Lor-
raine Stafford, Jackie Womack,
Pasty Whelan, Patsy Clark, Mrs.
Fred B. Patterson, guardian, and
Mrs. Denzil Roberts, assistant guar
dian.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

manner made his talk doubly in
teresting.
In substance, he said that Chinese
life today is undergoing a complete
change as opposed to that which
existed for hundreds of years.
Westernizing influences modern in
ventions, the migrating influ-
ences of the Sino-Japanese war
have resulted in a complete rever-
sal of habits of living and of think
ing. In conclusion he cited the case
of a wealthy young Chinese whom
he knew who finally came to realize
that he too, must take part in the
war, if victory was to result, rather,
than continuing as in the past, to
send coolie substitutes. Not men
but brains are needed to win the
war. and the Chinese better edu-
Gated upper class residents are be-
ginning to awaken to this fact.
Annual Reports
Officers, chairmen, club presi-
dents, all made their reports for
the year. the convention opening
with the flag salute, the club collect
recited by Mrs. Raymond Rose of
Calipatria, the invocation delivered
by the Rev. Mrs Kenneth Engle Of
the Holt vile Methodist church,
greetings by Mrs. Ernest v. Ed
wards, hostess president, and the
response by Mrs. R. w. Ware of
Ell Centre.
Mrs. Hugh T. Osborne as pro-
gram IN a / r nj n, presented Mr..
Schooss and also Mrs. Dorothy
Smith of Holtille whose charming
voice delighted the clubwomen as
they heard her in several delight
full songs.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
Club Women Of Valley Dedicate Annual
Convention to Mrs. R. L. G|asby of Ca|exico

The pioneer spirit lives in her
and she will be the embodiment
of our district motto, Progress
Through Understanding. y
So ran the dedication lines for
the 31St annual convention of the
Imperial county Federation of Wo-
mems clubs, dedicated to Mrs. R.
l.. Glasby of Calexico, president
elect of the Southern District, Cali
fornia Federation Of Women's
clubs, the county convention TAX
ing place Friday in the Holtville
civic center with the Holtville Wo-
mems club as hostess organization.
Elect Officers
Highlight of the convention was
the biennial election of officers,
and as announced previously in the
Post-Press, Mrs. Mervyn N. Rob-
inson of inland was the only cand-
idate for the presidency and was
elected unanimously to succeed
Mrs. George E. King of BraWley,
president for the past two years.
Other officers-elect are: Mrs. w.
u 1iCGS VI I1OlCNIllt, luSI VICE.
president; Mrs. Charles J.. Wieman
of Brawley, second vice-president;
Mrs. Argyle McLachlan of Calexico,
recording secretary; Mrs. Lodena
Pollock of inland, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Cecil G.. Clouse of
Calipatria, treasurer, and Mrs. P.
E. Ryerson of Ell Centre, auditor
Talks on China
In addition TO the election the
other highlight of the day was the
talk by Carl Schooss, member of the
PoSt-Press staff who gave a splen-
did talk on China under the head
ing, Changing Conditions. For
several years resident of China
where he was connected with a
Shanghai daily, Mr. Schcoss has an
excellent understanding of present
day conditions and this knowledge.
coupled with his easy delivery
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

McCabe- Eucalyptus home depart
ment will meet Thursday for an
day session at the Charles Hackle-
man home, directions for reaching
which are: west on the San Die
go highway to the Highway Date
ranch, then one mile north and Y
mile west. Miss Florence Glenn
home demonstration agent, will talk
on spring clothing. stressing pat
tern alterations and the new ma
terial. A pot luck luncheon will
be served at noon with Mrs. Evan
T. HeWes as chairman of the COM
mittee of hostesses composed of
Mesdames Elmer Forester, w. E
Hancock and Hackleman.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
ANNE DAV|S s.
NOTEBOOK

Trip of the month-and it took
them month, is that enjoyed by
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Moore who
returned the first Of the week from
a journey which took them to New
York City and home through the
South.
First they purchased new car
in the middle west and then drove
to New York City where they had
all the thrills of city life. taking
in the new shows, among them the
amusing "Helz-a-Poppin' y, and the
famous Tobacco Road" now in it's
eighth year, and seeing all the
shops and some of the famous res
taurants. Like all Californians who
know Los Angeles's miracle mile"
on Wiltshire Boulevard, Mrs. Moore
found that New York stores can't
compare with those California
boasts.
En- route to the valley they visit
ed the national capitol and came
home through the south. seeing a
part Of New Orleans Mardi Gras
and enjoying especially their stay
in Biloxi, Miss. AS they got into
Arizona the remainder of the trip
seemed aWfully long. for waiting
for them in Ell Centre was their
little daughter. Delieu, when they
had not seen for month.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
E. A.Fitzhushs
Have Daughter

Meryal Lee Fitzhugh, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Fitzhugh,
arrived early Saturday morning at
the Ell Centre hospital, weighing
six pounds, II ounces at birth.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
Lose double chin, bulging hips and
stomach! No risky drugs. No
inconvenience.

Inconvenience!
Here's the Plan that is appealing
to such great numbers of girls and
women all over the country to safely
reduce excess fat so that the modern
new styles will fit more becomingIy-
Weigh yourself today. Get a bot
tie of Kruchen Salts "a famous
English formula). Then every morn
ing before breakfast take one half
teaspoonful in a glass of water-eat
wisely-cut out fatty meats, butter,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

Warm spring weather is causing
all our gardens to burst into
bloom and one of the prettiest is
that belonging to Mrs. j. r. FahS,
whose house was a veritable bower
of flowers when she entertained at
luncheon this week. One of her
arrangements, and she is gifted in
the art of flower arrangement. was
a bowl of deep crimson roses, buds
and those in full bloom, which drew
forth many admiring comments
from her friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

Here's a game for you brought
down by Jack Benson of Los An
geles. formerly of Ell Centre It's
no fair for geography students to
attempt it but otherwise, you can
test yourselves on your knowledge
of your country. Sec how many of
the states in the United States you
can list in the space of Is minutes
and no fair looking at map. The
best record TO date is AZ. am will
ing to wager on one person who can
write all 48 and that is my young
friend, Jerry Asher who knows his
maps.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

And speaking of the army, we
have very welcome additions in
the wives of the Camp Seeley Of
ficers who are charming women and
whose party this week was one of
,1the sprettiest of the season. y
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

And speaking of the fair, how
many who view the model airplane
exhibit at the fair remember the
days when Bob Thacker, now 1t.
Robert E. Thacker whose marriage
to Betty 10 Smoot took place Mon
day, won all the prizes? Bob's in
terest in airplanes dates back to his
early school days and he is certain
ly true to his first interest. now be-
ing with the 88th reconnaissance
squadron of the United States Army
Air corps.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

White Shrine Social club will meet
Tuesday at the nome of Mrs. l..
H. Dunn of CaleXico for the usual
pot luck luncheon and bridge
game.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09
Announcements
Of Ne etings

Entire Nos club members will
meet Tuesday night in the Ten
Thousand club house, 845 o'clock
for the Shamrock Shay with Mr..
and Mrs. James Slusher as chair
men of the committee in charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

Ell Centre has budding compos-
er in the person of Geraldine john
son, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Duke johnson, whose charming
popular songs and ballads are just
being heard publicly for the first
time. A trio composed of Georgiana
Sones, Kathryn Hinderks and Mrs
Warren Brock has been formed and
is presenting Miss Johnsons songs
before various organizations with
the composer at the piano, making
their first appearance at the recent
meeting of chapter CIV, PEG.
Geraldine says that she has been
interested in composing for the past
five years and one of her songs
was adopted as the official song at
the convention of her sorority in
1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

Presbyterian guild members will
elect Officers at their meeting Tues
day at 12:45 in the social hall. Mrs
Frank G.. Beyschlag and Mrs. w
j. Thornburg are chairmen of the
luncheon committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

Camp Fire guardians will also
have their monthly meeting Mon
day night, 1880 O'Clock, Harding
school.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

Boyce Aten unit, American Le-
gion Auxiliary, will hear a talk on
Girls State by Phyllis Purdy who
attended last year from Imperial
Valley. The Auxiliary will meet at
8 pm. in the Veterans hall Mon
day and Edna Morrison, president,
will condudct a business meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

Camp Fire board members will
meet Monday noon at 1915 o'clock
in the California hotel for their
monthly session.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-09

st. Pauls guild will have an all
clay work meeting Tuesday start
ing at 10 am. in st. Paul's social
hall, devoting the day to British
War relief and Red Cross work
Evening star., 1941-09-03
Ships
Continued From First Page)

weight tons will be placed in opera
ton, he said.
He estimated that between 600 900
and 100000 deadweight tons were
added to merchant marines Of the
Western Hemisphere when the 81
American Republics agreed last
Thursday to place in operation
refugee ships of Axis and Axis
dominated countries.
He added the ships were prin-
cipany German. Italian and Danish
and that the figure would rise if
French vessels were placed in serv-
ice. approximately 100000 tons were
in Central and South American
ports.
Twenty-six of the vessels were
tankers, the chairman said, and
these will be used to ameliorate the
oil shortage situation in the Western
Hemisphere.
213 Navy Ships Complete.
The Navy Department also issued
report of progress in its two-ocean
feet construction program, an
nouncing that 213 vessels Of all
classes had been completed since
the first of this year and the keels
laid for 436 others.
An additional 249 craft of va
rious categories launched between
January l and September l need
only the finishing touches, the de-
partment said, to make them part
of the United States feet. .
Vessels completed since January l
include battleships. the North
Carolina and Washington, 9 sub
marines, IL destroyers and A patrol
craft.
Evening star., 1941-09-03
Retail Gasoline official
Denies Shortage Exists

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8 LP-
That there is any gasoline shortage
on the Eastern seaboard was dis
puted today by Benjamin L. Jacoby,
president of the Associated Gasoline
Retailers of Philadelphia and vi
cinity, who declared somebody is
just pulling the wool over the eyes
of officials in Washington"
Mr.. Jacoby, a speaker for a con-
ference of gasoline retailers of the
Eastern seaboard here today, said
his organization had obtained in
formation showing there is no
shortage. He said he could not at
this time disclose details of the in
formation.
In advance of the regional meet
ing of retailers, a program of OBJ
jectives was drawn up by the dele
gates. one part calling for complete
and accurate factual information
concerning the claimed gasoline
shortage"
I'VE demand" the statement con-
tinues, that the Government ex-
plore and use every alternative
which could be used to bring gaso-
line to the Eastern seaboard by
means other than tankers.'
Evening star., 1941-09-03
Mrs. Roosevelt Defends
Girl Conseript Suggestion
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt today offered fur
ther explanation and defense of her
widely discussed suggestion that 1t
might be of value to conscript
girls between the ages of 18 and
"a for year of training and service.
Writing in the current Liberty
Magazine, Mrs. Roosevelt said
there seems to be a slight misun-
derstanding" and declared that she
never suggested that all women be
conscripted, nor that girls be placed
under military discipline in camps
as are boys.
"It is, however, an opportunity
to develop a sense of responsibility
for democratic citizenship through
the willing gift of year in some
useful capacity in the community,
which I think is an experience of
great value in a democracy" she
declared.
I'VE have had 1t abundantly
proved to us that many of us accept
the benefits of democracy without
feeling very much the weight Of
responsibility of what is owed to
that form of government by every
individual citizen"
Evening star., 1941-09-03

seem could have been avoided and
most certainly needs to be remedied
without delay" He declared there
was no public acceptance Of the
statement that the Eastern gasoline
supply was short and he asked that
curtailment programs, If necessary,
apply to consumers on a fair or
practicable basis.
A. A. A. President Protests.
In similar vein, Thomas P. Henry,
president of the American Automo-
bile Association, protested to the
committee that q hopeless muddle
has resulted from confusing state
ments about gasoline supplies"
He asserted that automobile own
ers were anxious to cooperate in
any defense effort, but said crack
down methods and confusing state
ments" had produced hysteria
among Eastern car owners.
Senator Bailey, Democrat, of
North Carolina predicted that the
shortage would end in the spring,
when 25 or more new high-speed
tankers will be completed.
Evening star., 1941-09-03

ment workers against discussing Of
flee matters on the outside, particu-
larly if they related to defense ac-
tivities.
Mr.. Nichols declared that Federal
employees are watched by enemy
agents, who seek contacts they hope
will be helpful, and recalled that in
one instance in Washington an in
dividual "boasted that he had con-
facts with loan agencies" that would
let him know what Government ON
cials were hard up"
The F. B. I. official alsos empha-
sized that the system inaugurated
by the Civil Service Commission in
1929, under which all applicants for
Federal employment are finger
printed, now is paying dividends, q
fingerprint check in the course OF
the present emergency having pre-
vented the employment of one man
who had been convicted of espion-
age In q British dominion In the
last war and Of another who had
q record as saaeteur.
Evening star., 1941-09-03

terday at his family home at 5000
Reno road NV. Since he put a
cyclometer on the wheel Is months
ago he has pedaled more than $500
miles. From the Bay Pines Hospital
to the automobile races at Daytona
Beach, to ST. Augustine by way Of
Marineland and about 900 miles of
the trip home-these junkets rep
resent just a few of Mr.. Wright'S
tricycle. travels.
More pedaling is in store for him
during his visit home. Baltimore,
Atlantic City and Philadelphia are
on his travel schedule. He is to
return to Bay Pines in about a week
and plans to use his tricycle. at least
300 miles of the way.
Mr.. Wright was stricken in 1922
with a severe case of pneumonia.
He recovered but continued to suffer
after effects of the illness, culminat-
ing in 1880, when both legs became
useless. -
But the doctors were wrong when
they said never again." Mr.. Wright
contends. And he's out to show
them.
Evening star., 1941-09-03

Four years ago, 'hopelessly In
durable cripple" Today, a smiling,
fighting chap who can walk a little
and hope.
That's the story of Wilford r.
Wright, 41-year- -old World War
veteran, who is back in Washington
with his family after what was
destined to be his last trip-to q
Florida veterans hospital in 1887.
Mr. Wright attributes his re-
markable battle for recovery to in
tense mental concentration and
physical effort. Even the Govern
ment doctors at the Florida hos
pital had given his case up, but Mr..
Wright had just started his fight.
He read biographies of great men
and women who had conquered
their own mental and physical ills.
He talked and thought religion,
philosophy and psychology. To the
amazement of the doctors he began
to improve, and finally, in August,
1899, he was able to ride a tricycle..
The tricycle. has done the rest for
him, Mr.. Wright commented yes