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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24
Quiet Family Gatherings Mark Christmas
Observance in ImperiaI Valley Homes

Whlle the shadow Oi Ndr luNES
heavily over the nation this Christ
mas season, families are planning to
make this years observance as joy
Gus as possible, particularly 1Or the
children, and are going ahead with
/ their planG for the Christmas Cele-
brationS which perhaps this year
! viii be somewhat qUieter than usual
but ncVtrthlc>S, naEpy family ga
! theringS.
In FL CentrO various groups have
! bad modified forms OF their usual
Christmas ObServancCS, and the
homes are busy with the usual hustle
and hum OF activity that denotes
the Yuletide as last-minute pack
ages are wrapped, trees are lighted
and empty stocking are hung up
waiting for the arrival of Santa.
Among the family gatherings
are:
At the Howard p Meyer home
all the family will be together for
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Worrall and
their daughter, Pamela Ann, are
coming from Long Beach, arriving
Christmas Eve to stay with d.. and
Mrs. Frederick Powers Heald, whose
two sons, Alan and Philip, are look
ing forward to having their aunt
and uncle, and particularly their
cousin with them. The seven will
cine Christmas day with MI. and
Mrs. Meyer and Miss Elizabeth
/ -. .
Mrs. Meyers mother, Mrs. Mary E.
Johnston. Mrs. Meyers two sisters
and their families: MI. and Mrs.
Henry c. Rice, Miss Mary Ellen
Rice. Mr.. and Mrs T. S. Jones, al,
Of Los Angeles, who will arrive
Christmas day.
Mr.. and MIS-. Elmer w. HCalt
! have planned their family gather
! ing for Christmas eve. with MI. anC
! Mrs. Howard p Meyer Miss Eliza
! beth, Dr. and MS. Frederick Powers
Heald and the two boys as their
j guests. Christmas morning Mrs.
/ Heald and Elmer Jr.. will leave for
Mrs. Heald'S mother, Mrs. Z. p.
! R!ckard, who is not well enough
! to make the trip to the valley.
Christmas guests at the John
i Is. McNeecc home include Mrs. Me-
/ Neece'S mother. Mrs Emma Giles
OF Los Angeles, and Mr.. McNceCe'S
] father, John +. McNeece OF san
! Diego.
The Stevens II. Harris home will
bc headquarters for koth sides OF
the family Christmas morning, the
Harris relatives and those of Mrs
Harris. the Ernest V. Edwards
family, being guests for breakfast
at the El CCntro residence Sun
day afternoon Mr.. and Mrs Harris.
with Suzanne and StCyie, will have
Glnner with Mrs. Harris parents.
MI. and Mrs Ernest Edwards, as
will the other members of the Ed
ward family, the j. T. Littles from
Holtvillc and the Fred Clavells from
San Diego. Only one member will
be missing, Ensign Leroy Edwards.
who is stationed at Tacoma, Wash
DR.. and Mrs. Forrest f. Kutz will
cline Christmas eve with MI. and
Mrs. John NJ. Kepley, spending
Christmas day quietly in El Centre
The KepleyS plans are somewhat
Indefinite, the war news detcrmin-
ing whether or not they will be able
to make a brief vacation trip to
visit Mrs. Kcpley's relatives.
kepley is a lieutenant in the Cali
fonia State Guard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duke Johnson will
have as their dinner guests Christ
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24

Miss Eva Lynn Noon, daughter
OF Mrs. Alberta Moon Of Tulsa,
Okla. and sister of Mrs. o. A. Mott.
725 N. Twelfth ST, Will be married
Christmas day to Z. L Rollins OF
Washington, d c.
The marriage will be solemnized
at 10 am. in the Fourteenth Street
Church of Christ.
Miss Moon, an instructor in physi-
cal education at Springdale school,
Tulsa, is a frequent visitor TO FL
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24
ST.. PauI's

In addition to the Christmas eve
services Dec. "a, Il p. m. at st
Paul's, services will be conducted
Christmas morning.
Holy CommuniCn VIII be cele-
brated Thursday morning at 7:3C
o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24
Former Resident
Has Baby Boy

Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Malouf of
Indie have announced the birth
of a son, Ronald Philip on Dec.
II the baby weighing seven pounds
and "A ounces at birth. Mrs. Malouf
is the former Marcia Lee Cox Of
FL CentrO.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Wade N Boyer have
announced that their daughter, Dor
othy, will be married Christmas
day to James Raymond FoWble, jr,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Ray
mond Fowble, Sr.. of Jacumba.
The wedding will take place in
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24

HAS Gay M ana MIS-. walton JOlln-
son and Jackie of FL Centre: the
Ben Jones family and the NorYal
JOhnSOnS ION Canpatria.
The John T. Rice family will have
the Christmas party this year in
vlting members OF the Elton B.
families u spend the day with
them.
Mr.. and Mrs Clyde w. Dyer are
anticipating a family reunion in
FlcSno where members Of the Dyer
family Will be guests CT Mr.. and
Mrs. George Dyer. Mr., and Mrs.
Dyer and their son James will
leave from Ell Centre; The Alex
Meyer family from Meloland is
planning to be o!eSent as are MIS-.
F.. E. RumSey, and Miss Helen
Rumsey, and Mr.. and Mrs. E-onald
Eyer from Santa Monica. Miss Jes-
sic Rhodes OF Chula Vista will be
in the valley to spend Christmas
with her mother, Mrs. Ella Rhodes.
Miss Rhodes and Mrs. Clyde Dyer
are sisters.
This Christmas means a lot tc
Mrs. Neal Gavin and Jimmy Tor
their husband and father is well
CROUCH to be up and join them toE
the Christmas dinner after being
seriously i'll for a number OF weeks.
The Dean Husher home at Fall
brook will be headquarters for the
Teeple family this Christmas. Mrs
Gertrude Teeple, Ruth Teeple REID
and Bill Reid going from El Centrf
with Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest keeler
coming from Santa Barbara and the
Warren Sage family, from San d..
ego. Mr. and Mrs. Keeler will re-
turn with Mrs. Reid and will Spenc
the weekend in Ell Centre, Mrs. Kee-
Ter being the former Janet Reid.
Mr.. and Mrs Malcolm Macurda
will have Mrs. MaCurdaS parents
Mr.. and MIS-. E. c. Eames as their
house guests Christmas, the Ea g
coming from Beverly Hills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Richmond
will dine Christmas day with Mr
and Mrs. Leo A. MagCc
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Costello and
their daughters, Ellen and Lenora
will spend Christmas with Mr..
Costellos father, Harry Hammond.
and Mrs. Hammond, of Riverside.
Elrose Maquar and Marilea Han
son are among the use. student.
home for the holidays visiting thel
respective parents, Mr.. and Mra
Roche Maquar and Dr. and Mr.
A. B. Hanson.
Miss Lillian Mills who is employ
ed by the United States govern
ment is home from San Francisco tC
spend the holidays with her parents
MI and MIS-. Jeff Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Living
Ston will nave Christmas dinner
with Mr.. and Mrs, E. A Fitzhueh
as will Mrs. John w Adams anc
Mrs. Marguerite Brooks Mr.. Fitz-
hugh'S mother. Mrs. f. c. Fitzhuah
of San Francisco, is visiting the
Fitzhughs over the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stillman Badger 81
are looking forward to a Joyous
Christmas since both their sons
and their wives will be home MI.
and Mrs. Joe r. Badger are comine
from Los Angeles and MI. and Mrs.
Stillman Badger jr. of FL Cent~a
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24

with Miss Frances Conner Wall ioin
them Christmas day.
Mrs. William Peach Il. Of Pasu
dena has been visiting lor the past
week with her son and his VIII"
MI. and Mrs William J. Peach OF
SOP Bri4htnn aHrnu" and viii re-
mall untiI atteg the thrlsnmu
holidays.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24

Dr. and II A. Jarvis left We'd
nesday molAing for the coast where
they plan to spend the holidays
with their daughters They will
stay in Glendale to visit with their
daughter Joy, Mrs. Firm Porter,
and then travel TO Santa Monica
tor Christmas dinner with their
ether daughter, Elnor, Mrs George
Garter.
Raymond Melcier, brother of Nils
Perry Shepherd is expected to ar
rive here for Christmas day which
he will spend visiting friends anG
relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24

Nj and MIS-. J D. Townsend viii
have their family With them for
Christmas this year, their sons,
Clark and Fred Townsend comin9
from Long Beach for the holiday
and their daughter, Mrs. Laurence
f. HartzOg, with Mr. Hartzog and
their small son joining them for the
Christmas dinner
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24
Clubs
Society
Calexico
News
By Jane McCampbeII
Telephone 949

w. A. Coons, father Of Mrs. o.
p. Mandrapa, is visiting here with
her daughter for the Christmas
holidays. Corns j. from Pismo
Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24

There will be a Christmas party
for the PEA. on Thursday in the
Parish hall There will be an eX-
change of gifts besides dancing
and refreshments.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24

Because of the national detense
emergency the Catholic church will
not have the usual midnight mass
this year. Services will be held on
Christmas day in the morning only.
The high mass Will be at 700
a. IN. and the childrcn'S mass at
9, and the special Christmas mass
at 1890
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24

The L. j, Goree jr. family Will
spend a quiet Christmas together,
the best Christmas present for Mr..
Goree being that his mother, MIS-.
L. j. Goree, 81, of NaVaSota, Texas,
is improving in health.
Mrs. Don c. Paulus, as if being
president CT the Ten Thousand clUD
we're nothing at all, has knitted
TWO sweaters for the U.SO. and is
aCW having the family Christmas
dinner her guests beng: her daugh-
ter, MIS-. Walter Lee Rutherford,
il, and MI Rutherford; a sister,
Mrs. Harry Gates and son, Harry
il, and another sister, Mrs. Edward
Foster with hey son, Edward I
brother, w. B. Nichols, all COminG
rom BraWley; a third sister, Mrs.
and Mrs PauluS are hoping that
their other daughter, MIS-. Jack
Schenk Of Los Angeles with her huS-
band and two children will be with
Them for the holidays II not, Ms.
Paulus plans to spend the weekend
in Los Angeles to have a bit Of
Christmas with her grandchildren.
probably the most fun she has had
n some time was earlier in the
month when she took her grandson.
jackie TO see Santa Claus at one
Jf the big department stores in Los
Angeles.
Mr., ana MIS-. Reuben Morgan of
La JolIa arrived Tuesday to spend
Christmas with their dauehtrr. Mrs.
John 4. Andrews. aud NJ. AndrrM,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24

.. the star which they in the East went before
them, till il and stood where the younG
child was.
When they The star, they rcioced with exceeding
great joy.
St. Matthew, Chap. | |, 9-I0
THAT STAR is still shining. II CLEANS n million
homes-Somc sad, happy-some troubled, some
serenc-but to all ii brings measure of satisfaction
and peace. There's Il spirit abroad.
IT'S CHRIS TMAS Let's live il TO its utmost by
mixing reflection with pleasure, aWareness with
joy. Let's capure this wonderful spirit and
retain il throughout the year
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24

The Catholic chuch entertained
some 500 school childH2n at
Christmas party Sunday in the
parish hall. Edward Barbosa ana
George Saunders, ST, were in
charge of the party and cCAtribut-
ed to the children's happiness.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24

The CaleXico chapter Of the
Eastern Star held their Christmas
party Monday night in the Elks
nall. The program was arranged by
Mrs. V Erickson She gave a
Christmas story and members were
highly entertained by the appear
ance OF Santa Claus who helped
n the exchange OF gifts from the
abundantly loaded tree. Mesdames
Anna Hartman, V. V. Williams, and
Bert Reddish had charge of the
refreshments They decorated tht
table in q highly Christmas theme
with tall red and green tapers
and floral greens.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24

mas day M and Mrs Walton John
son and Jackie of FL Centre: the
Ben Jones family and the NorYal
JOhnsOnS ION Canpatria.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24

Mr.. ans Mrs. Reuben MORGAN OF
La JolIa arrived Tuesday to spenc
Christmas with their dauehtrr Mrs
John f. Andrews. and NJ. Andrews
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24

The John T. Rice family will have
the Christmas party this year, in
viling members OF the Elton B.
Christian and Harvey A. Kenyon
families u spend the day with
them
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-24

This Christmas means lot tc
Mrs. Neal Gavin and Jimmy for
their husband and father is well
CROUCH to be up and join them fos
the Christmas dinner after being
seriously i'll for a number Of weeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14
We Are Not at War Yet

II is not time to assume, mpulsively do
that the United States is practically at
what with the lendease and the seizure of European
shipping in American ports.
We not at war, and may not be. though there
Is longer question that to support principles
taking desperate risk of Probably the presi-
dent himself would not disagree with the statement of
detectives made by the soaonst President Hutchns
of Chicago university: THE country wants to defend
ITSELF aid Britain, and stay of war; There still
q chance Of doing all three.
We are not neutral in the sense that was understood
toward the end of the last and the beginning of this
tury At that time, an idea of neutrality began to be built
up which meant a rigid impartiaty to both sides in
war amounting to indifference The World war taught
the extreme difficulty of maintaining any such position
But Attorney General Robert H. Jackson set before the
1nerAmercan Bar association at Havana the in
which the concept of neutrality has changed Grous, the
founder of international law, cited by Jackson
writing, in 1925: " it is the duty of neutras to do
nothing which may strengthen the side which has the
worse cause or which may impede the motions of him who
is carrying a just
Tins the original concept of neutrality one of
indifference of rigid impartiality This egastic
idea in the late 10Th century the idea that
. started, the world somehow bound to pass
no Judgment which side right but to treat both
precisely the
The years from 1880 to 1910 were fine demonstration
of the folly of such view of neutrality Had the League
been able put effective pressure Italy or on Japan
much that has happened might not have happened Had
united world insisted saying "Nop to Germany when
it marched back into the demiarized Rhineland the
whole tragedy envelopng the world today might have
been avoided
rany rate the world has found that it cannot afford
70 ne Wnen the Worlu peace broken by
nation We all feel the effects of that vioationn fact
jackson scarcely exaggerated when he said that any az
gressve today "a civil against the international
community"
Today, any major affects every country In the
world II is idle and unreastic for neutras to pretend
disnterest. And until the time when potential
aggressor restrained by the thought that he will find
the whole neutral world against him. either actively or
passive there will be small chance that aggressive
will cease.
We do not approve military aggression. While neutral
we to help victims of aggression and help them
effectively. 1t is not it. II may, admittedly
lead to That is the risk take but unless
willing to take it, there road a world of the
constant overhangng fear of aggression.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
PROTECTION AGAINST
DOGS Is REQUESTED

Editor, The Times: In answer
to Mrs. r. l.. Shines that city
commissioners protect dogs of
of the city, would like to re-
quest commissioners protect hui
man residents of the city against
dogs.
Tacoma is again thick with
dogs. In some blocks in the
south end a person can't walk
by house without having one
or two of the pets pests flying
at them in a manner likely to
induce heart failure.
Certainly the buying of a dog
license does not give it the right
to terrorize folks. A dog is fine
in its place. but owners should
keep their pets in place where
they can't attack pedestrians.
If they fail to do this. there
will be dog poisoning. and
mean dog is just as dangerous
to children as poison.
MRS. ANDERSON.
a..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions ? Turn to page II
for the answers.
l, Kohlrabi is the name of a
country, metal or vegetable =?
2. -Four of the Great Lakes
are named Superior. Michigan,
Huron and Erie; what is the
fifth?
3. Are the eight bases leased
by the United States from Great
Britain in the Atlantic or Pa
cific ocean?
4. Does sound travel faster in
fresh or salt water?
5. Whose place on the L. S.
supreme court did Mr.. Justice
Hugo L. Black fill?
6. Is Grinnell Land IN the
Arctic or Antarctic region ?
Z. What is the statutory value
OF gold per ounce
5. What is the name Of the
poem written by Henry w
Longfellov that 10 also the title
of modern play
8, Who killed Sisera with q
tent pin?
10. What is the denomination
Of the L. S. postage stamp bear
ing Calvin Coolidge's portrait 4
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14

In London, only teaching medical hospital remains
unbombed.
That introduces handicap in the training of young
medical students So the Rockefeller Foundation carrying
out plan suggested by the late Lord Lothian appro
priaed 100000 to bring young British medical students
the United States for training in Is cooperating medical
schools.
No aid that can be given Britain be extended with
better heart and reer will than this for it not only an
aid in carrying the but creates definite for
the peaceme reconstruction and for the saving not
the destruction, of men,
successful the plan viii be expanded year Per-
haps foreshadows the opportunity that will be Americas
to help create that better world in which will be pos
able.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14
HUGE TAN BURDEN
In WORK OF WAR

Editor. The Times: Counter
part to the congressman who
boosted he had never voted
against IN Appropriation nor for
a tax is the garden variety
American citizen. He votes for
peace, but won't pay the neces-
sary cost in personal effort to
get il. He wants Hitler ami
hilated. but expects the English
to do it without American SOL
diers; ne wants to help Britain.
but does not consider the bitter
consequences which will follow
an attack on our conveys. He
wants preparedness to the tune
of scores of billions. but leaves
for another day the unpleasant
consideration of how heavily IT
will be charged To his personal
account.
Right soon the ehickensll be
home TO roost. 1t won't surprise
me to see the United States at
war before summer. Whether
or not that happens, I expect 10
see every man and woman VINO
earns money, regardless OF his
personal obligations, on the in
come tax rolls for slashes so
deep they'll yawn: maybe as
much as 25oe. Stamps on bank
checks and other legal docu-
ments are certainty: SC IN
stead OF Sc postage, sc instead
Of &c. taxes on electric light and
water bills, great increase IN
gasoline and amusement taxes.
and so on. are bound to dog us
all the remaining days Of our
lives.
Before congress sdjourns the
national debt Will amount 10
$500 per capita. Multiply tins
by the number OF people IN your
family and divide by the num-
Der Of years you still may have
in this land Of your fathers and
you'll get q rough ides how
much the spree will cost You per
snnum. In democratic language
that means two cars in every
junk heap and a chicken in every
garage.
A bagatelle Of all these billions
Tor destruction spent TO cultivate
international friendship ss we
have done So well with China.
for example. would buy as ten
times the peace and security
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14
MONDAY, April. Il

Benefic aspects rule strongly
today. II is sway for fore
sight and well-balanced deci-
sion. There is q fortunate sign
for contracts and leases.
Heart and Home: An access
of enthusiasm and good feeling
should be prevalent today in the
domestic circle. While there is
an adverse rule for independent
action on the part of the women
OF the family, their influence on
husbands and brothers should be
inspiring. Under this configurs-
ton letters should be effective
and girls in search Of employ
ment will be more successful
by writing applications than by
personal appearances AT offices
or shops.
Business Affairs: Yankee in
genuity will be demonstrated in
numerous novel synthetic prod
ucts OF widest usefulness. In
yentors and chemists will be
much lauded as results of their
work are utilized at home and
abroad. Manufacture of xurgi-
cal instruments will be extended
on a large scale. Progress IN
h osPitsl equipment viii be
marked this month when women
will 90 well TO raise money for
needed furnishings and supplies.
Persons whose hirthdste IL is
have the augury OF year OF
good luck to which friends and
relatives contribute. Women will
enjoy summer travel.
Children born on this day
probably will be highly geared
mentally, industrious, energetic
and fond Of change. They have
the prophecy Of success and
good fortune.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14

When the Balkan upheaval
began two months ago, Washing
ton received grapevine word that
the Russians had at last reached
an agreement with the British,
after months of quiet negotiat-
ing. Under the terms of the
reported arrangement, Moscow
was to give active military aid
to the anti-Hitler forces. Such a
result, at that time. might have
stymied Hitler in the Balkans.
won over Turkey, prevented Jap
anese aggression in lndo-China,
influenced Weygand in Africa.
State department officials ad-
mitted that they We're praying.
and working through every dip
lomatic channel for such q desir-
able denouement. But they adj
mitted also that all Anglo Amer
lean attempts to WOO Papa Stain
had failed.
The soviet dictator, according
to official opinion unofficialiy
expressed, has since been moved
by events from his "plague-on-
both your-houses' position. He
has been swerved (if he has
BEEN by President Roosevelt's
determination to save England,
by British victories in Africa, by
the Italian crackup, and by Hit
ler's menacing invasion OF the
Balkans. These things-or 80
London and Washington like TO
believe-may have showed the ST.
lent man in the Kremlin into the
ranks of the anti-axis nations.
The secret explanation for
President Roosevelt's jauntiness
and confidence these DAYS lies
in those evidences of the nations
rapidly expanding military might
which he spied on his recent
visits TO two southern canton
ments. In contrast TO his en-
perienees during last falls al
legged inspection trips. Roosevelt
this spring saw fighting stuff
which was not merel ION order"
Last autumn. at the national
guard maneuvers in northern
New York, he was surprised,
shocked and chsgrined. He saw
trucks labeled as tanks. He saw
stovepipes and water pipes tick
eted as three-inch guns. He WAS
50 upset that he did not 20
thsough with his plan to review
the troops. In short. ne saw a
makeshift army. On his recent
tour of Forts Bragg and Jack
son. the president looked at some
Of the finest planes. tanks. artil-
lery and rifles in the world.
Shortages still exist, Of course.
but the assembly lines OF our
great factories are beginning 10
roll. He reviewed a good looking
body Of Young men, who were
uniformed and drilling only a
few hours after they landed in
camp.
The president has described
this changed military landscape
Enthusiastically many times
since his return 10 the White
House. II is probable that he
viii make many more visits TO
major cantonments- and these
will ee inspection trips" Then
he will report 70 the nation and