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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15

Both the Ten Thousand club and
the clubs Dams Entire section will
enjoy programs Thursday by Elaine
Sweet of San Diego, who will give
a. delightful account of her trip to
New Zealand, Australia, and the
islands of the south seas, including
the famous Tahiti of many legends
and others less we'll known but
equally attractive.
On her trip of some two years
Miss Sweet collected a number of
samples of native hand craft and
will bring some of these articles
to illustrate her talk.
The Ten Thousand club will con-
vene at 2 p. m. for its business
session, the program following
Arts and Crafts section members
will serve tea at the close of the
program.
Dams Entire will meet at 7:30 p
m. in the club house tea room, and
at this meeting Miss Sweet will
show some of the motion pictures
which she took on her trip. A
committee of hostesses will serve
refreshments after the program.
Miss Sweet is an entertaining
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Win Prizes In
Contract Game

Mrs. Thomas E. Anderson of Cal
exico won the door prize, Mrs. Roy
Gillett of Imperial the high score
prize in the contract game and Mrs
S. G. Blackman of Calexico, the
second prize when the White Shrine
Social club had its meeting Tues
day noon in the El Centro Masonic
temple.
Prior to the contract play the
group enjoyed pot luck luncheon
those attending being: Mesdames
Lloyd Hood, John Kuhn, Charles E
Farrell, H. L. Bush, Leslie McCon-
nell, C. w. Macarthur, George Buck
lin, j. P. Hansen, A. N. Bucklin oil
Ell Centro, Mesdames S. c. Black
man, Thomas E. Anderson, Duane
Stafford of Calexico, Mrs. Gillett
and Mrs. Jessie Brown of San Diego
Next meeting of the club will be
III CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15

One Of the most successful of
the annual joint meetings of the
Presbyterian guild and World
Friendship Circle was that which
took place Tuesday neon in the
church where a large group of
women assembled for the delicious
luncheon and interesting program.
Mrs B. E. Lemons and her capa-
ple committee served a tempting
luncheon, the lcng tables being dec
grated attractively for the occasion.
Grace was said by Mrs. A. G. Nul-
burt of San Diego, formerly of El
Centre, who is the house guest of
Mrs. o. c. Horne.
Mrs. Ward McGrew led the in
splrational devotional service, af-
ter which Mrs. Donna Holloway,
guild president, conducted busi-
ness meeting during which it was
announced that the bazaar had
netted some $500 which the women
voted to spend ON the rebeautifi-
cation of the church, the migrant
work and other kindred problems.
Gratitude for the work of Mrs.
Stephen B. Her and her committee
was expressed, this group serving a
chicken dinner in connection with
the December bazaar, the dinner
realizing some 500 for the treasury.
Miss Helen L. Moore of San Di-
ego, for ID years a missionary to
Africa, was guest speaker of the
day and took as her topic. China
the interdenominational study for
this year
Talks III China
Declaring that her subject IS
very much alive" since the 400-
100000 inhabitants Of the country
constitute cne-fifth of the worlds
population. Miss Moore went on to
trace the background for present.
day China. The history Of China
frcm 200G years before the Christ
ian era was summed up as were tha
nations contributions TO science. to
economies and industry.
Miss Moorc's chief concern was
over the present invasion of China
by Japan and she paid high tri-
butte to the work done by General
issimo and Madame Chiang .Kai-
Shek and to the LOYALTY ard service
OF the Christian missionaries in
China.
China is coming through her
GethSemane and will come out
stronger, better organized and weld
ed than ever before" the speaker
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Young People in,
Weekend Retreat
At Resort

Twenty-four young people of the
State Street Christian church were
guests last weekend at the Lake
Arrowhead summer home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Carter of Charter
Oak.
The Rev. Mr.. E. L. Carter, pastor
of the church, Mrs. Carter and
Mrs. Clyde Durringer chaperoned
the group in this first annual mid
winter retreat.
Snow sports at Snow Valley, and
three sessions in the Cabin in the
Pines" made the trip an inspira-
tional one to those attending.
Friday night at fagot service
each member spoke briefly on the
contribution which he hoped to
make to the group and to the
church during the year. The Rev.
Mr.. Carter discussed contributions
made by parents and others to the
lives of the young people present.
Saturday morning brief wor-
ship service was held in the open
air and was followed by a business
meeting in, the cabin at which
plans were made for the future ac-
tivities of the group.
Those who went on this excursion
to Lake Arrowhead, in addition to
the chaperOneS, were: Mrs. j. A..
Clark, Margaret Anne. Henderson,
Virginia Reed, Mary Richardson,
Dorothy Moose, Margaret Tyler,
Dorothy Rapson, Betty 10 Brinnon,
Dorothy Gallagher, Annabelle Tay-
lor Fayola Roach, Pauline Hoy
Winifred Fearce, Roberta jerks,
Walter Price, Billy Ohmstede, Tom
Forman, Phil Knights, jr., Rolyn
Henderson, Windle Roach, Charles
Carter.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
To Witness D.U.V.
Installation in
San Diego

Mrs. Edythe Hobby and Mrs.
Faunna Cecil will leave Thursday
for San Diego to attend the install
lation of officers of Nancy Hanks
Lincoln tent No. 5, Daughters of
Union Veterans of the Civil War.
Clara Llewellyn, department presi-
dent for California and Nevada, with
her staff will install the new Off
GERS, and will attend the banquet
to be given at $50 pm. in the
Churchill hotel.
Anna Maria Ross tent No. 70, of
which Mrs. Hobby is president this
year, will install it's officers Mon
day night, Jan. 20 at 7:3O o'clock
in the Ell Centro Veterans hall, Mrs.
Cecil serving as installing officer
and Mrs. Leota Connors as installing
guide.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Schools
Churches
CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY

Imperial PIT. A., 8, high school,
Imperial
s ct 40, Reynolds home, HOltville
Butchers union, 1880, Labor tenn
pie
City Council, 1880, city hall
Eagles, 8, $50 Broadway
Scout troop 10, 1880, Scout hut
Beta Sigma Phi, 1880, 753 Holt
THURSDAY
Rotary club, Barbara Worth
Motion picture operators, IL, La
Dor temple
10000 club, 2, club house
Mckinley PIT. A., 2:30, McKin-
ley school
Junior WOmen's tea, 1905, Mil
ton Meek home, Holtville
Beginners Bridge, 1880, 519 State
Senior play, 7:45, high school
Pot luck dinner, 6, Methodist So
cial hall
Dams Entire section, 1880, 10000
club
2O-3O club, Z, California hotel
Barbara worth KebekahS, 1880,
GA Olive
Townsend club No. 2, court house
r. A. M. No. 100, GAS, Masonic
temple
Building Trades, 1880, Labor tenn
pie
B. P. O. E. No. 1925, I, Elks hall
Night school, 7-9, high school
Scout troop II, 1880, Scout hut
l. v. Hard of Hearing Society,
1880, 725 Olive
Alamo Verde, 1880, Verde school
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Card Party and
Dance Saturday
AtAcacia

Acacia home department is spon-
soring card party and dance in
order to raise funds for the recon-
struction of the club house, dam
aged by last springs earthquake.
This party is scheduled for Sat-
urday night. starting at 7:30 o'clock
in the Acacia school, and promises
to be one of the most enjoyable that
this enterprising center has ever
given.
Table prizes are to be given for
the winners in the card games and
as special features, novelty dances
will be introduced at intervals dur
ing the evening.
Cookies and coffee will be served
by the women of the center, small
charge being made.
The party is open to the general
Dlblic
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Greens Return
From Visit

Mr.. and Mrs. David E. Green
recently enjoyed a visit in Palm
Springs as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. B. Harmon and Mr.. and
Mrs George E. Shaver, all four
of whom are former Holtville resi-
dents.
While in Palm Springs, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harmon gave an old time
dance, asking Mr.. and Mrs. Green
to assist them in calling the steps
and instructing the guests, not all
of whom were so familiar with
the old favorites.
While in the valley Mrs. Harmon
was recreation leader and took an
active part in the old time dances
sponsored by the Rural Recreation
Council. Since moving to Palm
Springs, the Harmons have kept up
their interest in the dances and
have attended several similar af-
ton agent, will meet with the
fairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Society
Clubs
Joint Me- citing Of
Girl Reserves
And Hi-y Club

1.-THE Sky Pilot" was the title of
the talk given by the Rev. Mr.. E.
l.. Carter of the State Street Chri-
tian church for the joint meeting
of the Hi-Y club and the Girl Re-
serves Monday night in the Metho-
dist social hall. "SkyWays" is the
Girl Reserves theme for the year.
The Rev. Mr.. Carter, who is a
flier himself, compared the exper-
ience of learning to fly and the
training of pilot to the life itself
in an interesting and inspirational
talk.
Fayola Roach introduced the
speaker and others who participated
in the program were; Carmen En-
gebretsen, who led the group sing
ing; LaVerne zavala, who played
several compositions typical of
those written in the first half of
the nineteenth century; Reed An
derson, vino played a saxophone
solo.
The evening concluded with the
benediction pronounced by the
Rev. Mr.. Carter.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Observe 5|st
Anniversarv

Wednesday was an important day
for members of the A. N. Bucklir
family for it marked the 51st we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs
Bucklin and the birthday anniver-
sary of their grandson Alvin Buck
lin, whose father, George Bucklin
celebrated his birthday the day be-
fore, Tuesday.
In observance of this triple ami
versary Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Bucklin
planned a family dinner party for
Wednesday night at their home, GA
Commercial avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
1e eachers Enjoy
Party Tuesday

Elementary school teachers were
guests of the Harding faculty at
a party Tuesday night in the school
where Albert Zech of Central high
school showed some of his motion
pictures taken on his trip to Eu-
rope Just before the outbreak of
the current war.
which refreshments we're served.
Folk dancing followed, after
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Two Church Groups Conduct
Annual Joint Meeting

declared, prophesying that China
will emerge victorious in her strug-
gle.
Mrs. Gertrude Meade, missionary
nurse for the migrants, spoke
briefly on her work, as did Mrs. o.
S. Baum, president of the Los An
geles Presbyterial, and Mrs. w.
H. Ferris, president of the Wo-
mans Missionary society of the
San Diego First Presbyterian
church. The latter two accompanied
Miss Moore to the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Senior Play This
Thursday Evening

Final rehearsals show that
smooth running, highly entertain
ing performance of What A Life"
will be presented by Centrars Sen
ior class Thursday night at 7:45
o'clock in the high school auditor
ium
The play is a most amusing one
and promises several hours of real
pleasure for those who attend. An
excellent cast, interesting stage sets
and lighting effects, music by the
school orchestra will combine to
make the evening thoroughly en-
joyable for all attending.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Wilson P.-T.A A.
Meets Friday

Wilson PIT. A. will have an
evening meeting Friday of this
week SO that the fathers may at
tend, the session to start at 7:50
in the school,
The committee on recreation is
in charge and has announced an
hilarious skit will be presented hv
the faculty of the school. Lee Lar
derman, assistant farm advisor, will
talk on recreation. and refresh
ments will be served. The meeting
is open to all interested.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15

Brawley will present musical and
dance number and Ell Centre, a skit
Round table discussions will fol-
low and the main address OF the
morning will be that by Florence
Stahl of San Jose, state president,
who has chosen as her theme For
Such a Time as This.
Luella Pirtle of San Diego, South
ern District president, will preside
at all sessions.
Reservations for the banquet and
the breakfast should be made at
once with Lois CoSand.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Choir Prepares
orOra+ono

Methodist choir members We'd
nesday were to start their rehear-
sails on the oratorio, The Holy
City which they will present on
Palm Sunday, April 6.
The choir is also making arrange
ments for the community hymn
sing on Feb. 16 when the old fav-
orite hymns will be sung by the au-
dience, the choir and the soloists.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Guild Discusses
Parish Dinner

Plans for the parish dinner next
Tuesday at 6:3O were discussed at
the meeting of St Paul's guild Tues
day in st. Paul's parish hall. The
dinner will precede the annual bus
mess meeting of the church.
The guild had an all day session
Tuesday accomplishing consider
able amount of work for British
War relief and the American Red
Cross and also enjoying pot luck
luncheon at noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Old Time Dance
Friday Niqh+

Rural Recreation Council is spon-
soring another old time dance for
Friday night of this week at $3.50
o'clock in the Imperial Veterans
hall, open to all interested in at
tending.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Travel Talk for Dams Entire
And Ten Thousand Club

speaker, and as she has travelled In
many countries of the world has
a background of information and
experience which makes her talks
all the more enjoyable.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
Announcements
Of Meetings

MCKINLEY Parent T eacher aSSO-
citation will meet Thursday at 2 2::3O
p. m. in the school for a business
meeting and program.
1. v. Society for the Hard of
Hearing has scheduled a meeting
Tor Thursday night at 7:3O o'clock
at the home of Mrs. Edna Buster
125 Olive avenue, and members
urge all parents of hard of hearing
children to attend this meeting.
Home Department chairmcn will
nave their monthly meeting FRIDAY
at 10 a. m in the court house. Miss
fIorence Glenn, home demonstra- :
group.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-15
News Items About
Valley Residents

Mrs. A. c. Hurlburt of San Diego.
formerly of Ell Centre, is the house
guest of Mrs. o. G. Horne and
will remain in the valley until this
weekend. Mrs. Hurlburt was active
III the work of the Presbyterian
church during her many years of
residence in the valley.
Miss Eunice Chase of Nebraska
is the house. guest of Mrs. F.. H.
GieS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-20
ENTERTAINING ROYALTY

ENTERTAINING hO I ALI
 Mrs. Louise Atwill, wife of the Hollywood actor, recently kidded several cabinet members by calling them on the phone in the guise of the Overseas Operator and saying that Winston Churchill wanted to speak to tn m reversing the charges" The other day Mrs. Atwill got telephone call herself.
 This is the British Embassy" said a very British feminine voice over the phone. T am speaking for Lord and Lady Halifax. They would like to know if Mrs. Atwill would care to give dinner for Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt. The Duke of Kent would like to attend also"
 I'd. be delighted" replied Mrs, Atwill, recognizing the voice. And tell Lord Halifax that I'll have a high-chair for the Duke of Kent"
 The voice was that of Julia Chet- wynd, niece of Lord and Lady Hali- fax, who reported that the British Embassay had been convulsed over the fake Atwill calls to the Roose- welt Cabinet. Secretary Ickes had refused to speak to MT Churchill if the call was collect.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-20

lsource of drinking water and water for hydro eectric power being used up drying up through poration, as the suns rays pull the moisture up into the skies
 And it must be mighty disquieting to the Ket- chikan residents not to any dark clouds in their skies ready to dump of that evaporated mos- ture back down on Revillagigedo Island.
 Maybe this weather is being visited upon Ket- chikan as an object lesson-a sort of warming that the city council should pass emergency ordinance and appropriate money from the general fund to build series of storage reservoirs in which to store the precipitation of fall, winter and spring, it will be available for use during the long, arid summers.
 Maybe even, the Ketchkan city council could argue that increased population in the First City, due to the national defense program, has used an of drinking water this summer, thus bringing this serious water shortage upon the city. If the councmen could establish this fact they might finance their reservoirs through allocation of federal money, made available in the $l5000O000 Community Facilities Act
 But enough of this foolshness We must agree that Ketchikan is really suffering from long dry spell when only .76 of inch of rain falls there during the first IS days of August, compared to the monthly average rainfall of ll.57 inches, with which Kechikan residents used to being splashed.
 And after al who we to kid Ketchikan about damp weather. Juneau isn't exactly located in the middle of desert itself
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-20
War at Sea
(The New York Times)

(The New York Times)
 The heaviest shipping loss sustained by Great Britain in any single month was in March, 1941, when 326631 tons sent to the bottom by Ger man submarines mines, surface raiders and long range bombers Combined British and Allied losses of merchant vessels reached peak of 533902 tons in June, 1940-the month of the evacuation from Dunkerque Somewhere between these two figures is the 459 900 tons of Axis merchantmen which Major Clement R. Attee told the House of Commons last week had been destroyed, damaged or put out of action in July.
 Allowing for honest and wllful hyperboe,
 this is sizable total It reflects not only the grow
 ing strength of British naval and air forces but the growing importance of sea communications to Ger many and Italy, especially the former. Engaged in a war with Russia, Germany no longer holds un- disputed sway over the Baltic, and the problem of supplying and maintaining her army in Norway is made more difficult In that connection it is inter- esting to note that the total amount of shipping which MT Attlee said British naval and air forces had disabled destroyed in July 29l 900 tons were hit in the North Sea and the Atlantic, compared to 168 900 tons in the Mediterranean.
 MT. Attlee's statement comes reminder that in the war at sea Great Britain and her allies not sustaining all the losses Until the end of May
 it was estimated that Italys losses at amounted to 17330O tons while Germany had lost through scuttling capture or sinking approximately 11O80O0 tons. In that same period Great Britain had lost 4302445 tons but the British, with their domnions, had about 20OOO000 tons at the start of the war, Germany and Italy had roughly 100000 and 3O00OOO tons respectively at the outset Both sides have increased their tonnage through new building and accretions from the merchant marines of once neutral nations but British gains of this sort have been far greater than Germanys or Italys Nevertheless Great Brtain's plight is real one It takes lot of shipping to maintain island population of 47OOO0OO people and to supply armies in Africa and Asia Mir Attee did not say that his country was winning the Battle of the Atlantic. All he did say was that i've holding own" That means that despite the grave losses she has suffered, enough materials still coming in to feed the people of Great Britain and keep her war industries going without serious shortages of raw materials
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-20

sion, is close friend of Bethlehem Eugene Grace. But looking at Grace and the other steel manufacturers, the Admiral gave them a dressing down he might have given to his own sailors.
 I've been listening to you for two hours" he said, "and I'm fed up with it. don't know what the fault is, or whose fault it is. But I do know that the shipyards are four to six weeks behind because they haven't got steel. And also I know that if you fellows want to, you can correct that shortage.
 You've been talking about ex- banding your plants. Now if you mean business, instead of talking about it-expand."
 Next day the steel manufacturers announced their plans to build new factories and expand production.
 NOTE: Four shipyards were held up the other day because steel plate had not been received on scheduled time. Maritime commissioners pri- vately accuse the steel companies of selling steel to their old customers the railroads, instead of to the new war-baby shipyards- which because Of the lend-lease bill need it most.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-20
CHURCHILL CHAFF

White House press secretary Steve Early kept it to himself, but private ly he was sore at the bungling of Churchill Roosevelt press relations
 If they had left it to him. the result would have been different Am erican editors resented the fact that first news of the meeting broke in London. A lot of other Americans resented the idea that news about their own President had to come via the British censor. Roosevelt him. self, not the British, was to blame, but the British had to take it on the chin just the same Another sour note was the refusal of the U. s. Army to let U s. photographers take pictures of Lord Beaverbrook arriv- ing at Boiling Field i. Chief result of all this secrecy was public sus- picion that a lot of entangling all dances were knotted which probably were not knotted. Copyright. l94l, by United Feature
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-20

lap, a daschhund pup named Frank lin" attracted almost as much at tention as Beaverbrook when he pos ed for the news-reels. The pup was gift from Lord to Lady Halifax, and got his name because he came into their lives on Franklin Roose- velt's birthday Lord Beaver brook describes himself as "the big gest borrower on the cuff you've ever met" and as the medium through which you shower your benefits upon the British" Captain Jimmy Roosevelt has been loaned by the Marine Corps to Colonel William Donovan, Coordinator of Military Intelligence, whose offices are in the shadow of the White House on Penn sylvania Avenue.