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Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13
Home furnishings Subject
For Home Departments

Beginners clothing school men,
bers will model the dresses they
have made and other women who
have made garments for themselves
or their children, carrying out home
department practices, will display
these garments. =
Committees are arranging details
for luncheon arrangements, for the
exhibits, fashion show and the dec
orations.
Other program features include
talk by Miss Ethelwyn Dodson
extension specialist in clothing. on
new textiles and their relation to
the national defense program.
Various merchants will display
foundation garments, yardage fol
summer frocks and various types
of ready-to-wear garments which
will fit into the various budget
limitations.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13
Clubs
Society
Valley Christian
Mission Begins
On Monday

First sessions in the Imperial
Christian Mission are to be held
Monday at which time three out
standing speakers who attended the
recent Christian mission in Los
Angeles will relay the inspiration
of that gathering to Imperial VAL
ley, speaking at meetings in Holt
vile, Brawley and Ell Centre.
The three speakers are: DR.. Ralph
Walker, pastor of the Los Angeles
Temple Baptist church and presi-
dent of the California Temperance
Foundation; DR.. Ira Ketcham pas
tor of the First Christian church
of Alhambra and former state
evangelist for the Arizona Christian
churches; the Rev. Mr.. Ezra Ellis,
pastor of the North Glendale Meth
odist church and chairman of the
national Christian Mission in Glen
dale. Each speaker will conduct 0ne
meeting in each community.
Seminars will be held at pm.
Monday in the Brawley Methodist
church, the Holtville Christian
church and the Ell Centro Method
ist church. Evening meetings start
at 7:30 and will be held in the
Brawley Presbyterian church, the
Holtville Methodist church and the
Ell Centro Presbyterian church. The
Rev. Mr. Ellis speaks in Brawley
Monday, DR.. Ketcham in Holtvillt
and DR.. walker in Ell Centro.
This mission is sponsored by the
valley ministerial association anc
meetings are open to the genera
public.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13
THE POST-PRESS

published every Sunday by the
Imperial Valley Publishing COM
pany, 625 State street, El Cen
tro. California, as the combined
sunday issue of the Morning
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13

Vaniman we're ushers.
After the ceremony a reception
took place at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. Grace Scarisbrick of
IngleWood.
Mrs. Ebersole is a graduate of
UCLA and has been a member of
the faculty of Central high school
and junior college.
Mr. Ebersole, son of Mr.. and Mrs
John F.. Ebersole of Bakersfield, is
graduate of LaVerne college and
did postgraduate work at Clare
mont college. He is principal
and director of research for the
BraWley elementary schools and he
and his bride will make their home
in that city.
Among the Ell Centrans at the
wedding were. Mr.. and Mrs. II. G
Jones, Miss Muriel Brown and Ed
gar Edmundson.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13

Home furnishings will be the pro-
ject which Miss Florence Glenn,
home demonstration agent, will take
up at this weeks home department
meetings, which are listed as fol-
lows:
Tuesday, April Is, Eastside-Sun-
set, 10 a. m. in the Friends church,
Holtville, pot luch luncheon at noon.
Wednesday, April 16, Acacia, 10
a. m. at the club house with pot
luck luncheon at noon.
Friday, Seeley-Westside, 10 a. m.
in community hall with pot luch
luncheon at noon.
Achievement Day
Thursday is clothing day for all
the home departments in the valley
when a dress review and other
special events will be featured at
the program to be held in' the I'M
perial Veterans hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13
Signal Chapter
Sets Date for
Annual Party

April 10 is the date Signal chap
ter has set for its annual SprinE
party, a dessert bridge party to
take place that evening in the Ma
sonic temple.
Plans for this affair were made
at the chapter session Friday
night in the temple. Mrs. George
Bucklin, worthy matron, appointed
the following chairmen and their
committees: Mrs. H. H. Tyler, gen.
eral chairman, Mrs. Philip Hodg-
kin, tickets; Mrs. Charles Correll
tables, covers, and cards; Herbert
Harris, chairs; Mrs. c. r. Kirk
patrick, refreshments; Mrs. Harris
decorations; Mrs. j. E. Burns
prizes; Ruby Patterson, cards, tai
lies; Mrs. R. K. Tilton, table dec
orations; Murray stiles, coffee.
This party is open to the general
public and reservations may be
made with Mrs. Hodgkin.
Mrs. Tyler, during the business
meeting, read the story of the Res
surection in commemoration of the
Easter season.
After the meeting refreshments
were served in the banquet hall
where Easter candles and flowers
and amusing favors at the line Of
ficers places, made an appropriate
setting.
Easter lilies and white flags dec
GRATED the chapter room.
Mrs Goble Hurst was chairman
of the committee in charge, as
sisted by DR.. Hurst, Mollie Holt,
Charles knights.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13

Consumer buying was the subject
for study at the meeting of Nc
Cabe- Eucalyptus home department
Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Richard Moore, Ross and Imperial
avenues.
Miss Florence Glenn, home DEM
onstration agent, led the discussion
at the morning session, talking on
the points to be considered in the
purchasing of bedding, this be!n.:
one of the phases of the home furn-
ishing project.
Mrs. Alex McRae reviewed several
worthwhile books. Mrs. Evan T.
Hewes announced that since the
center has completed its Red Cross
quota, the meeting scheduled for
next week at her home has been
cancelled.
Mrs. Virgil Corfman is telephone
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13
SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 1941

Holy week obServances in Imper-
ial Valley took on a new solemnity
this year as hundreds of worship
pers gathered in the churches of
their choice with prayers for peace
included in the usual Holy week
celebrations.
In Ell Centre union Holy week
services were sponsored by the city
ministerial association and included
a union Communion service Thurs
day night in the Ell Centro Presby-
terian church and Good Friday
services that day in the State
Street Christian church.
Communion Service
Communicates of the various
churches Thursday night received
the Sacrament at this impressive
service at which Dr. George w.
Thomas, as host pastor, presided.
DR.. w. A. McCleneghan delivered
the meditation and Communion was
administered by the Rev. Mr.. o. r.
Alpert and the Rev. Mr.. Edwin l..
Carter who were assisted by the
deacons and elders of the partici-
pating churches. Music by the Pres
byterian church choir with Stan d.
Atkin as director and Emily Kaford
as organist, and the benediction by
Major Thomas w. Pipes were other
features of this service attened by
many.
Good Friday
Good Friday was observed in a
union service from noon until 3
pm. at the Christian church where
worshippers dropped in at various
hours to observe take part in the
service featuring the seven last
words of Christ. The church was
filled at all hours as Ell Centrans
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13
Schools Clubs
Churches ~ AAAINA w W w OAAA~AA
Virginia Scarisbnck Married
To Ell. EbersoIe Friday

Gowned in white mousseline de
sole made with a long train and
sweetheart neckline, with her
tulle veil falling from a becoming
coronet of orange blossoms, and car
rying an exquisite shower bouquet
Miss Virginia Scarisbrick of Ell Gen.
tro made lovely picture Friday
night when she became the bride
of Ebert Henry Ebersole of Braw-
ley.
The marriage was solemnized at
7:30 o'clock in the Pueblo Oratorio,
private chapel of the Chapman
Park hotel, Los Angeles. The Rev.
Mr.. S. H. Sutherland read the i'm
pressive ceremony in the presence
of relatives and friends of the two
families.
Mrs. Hessell VanderZee was the
brides only attendant and Walter
Ebersole served his brother as best
man. Myron Butterbaugh and Orlin
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13
Valley Churches Conduct
Holy Week Services

came and went, attending in his
or her free time.
DR.. McCleneghan presided anc
pastors of the participating church
es each spoke on one of the sever
last words, each church contribut-
ing musical number also.
The Rev. Mr.. v. E. Shelton de-
livered the invocation and the Rev
Mr.. Charles McCalmon, the bene-
diction, the other pastors partici-
p,ating being: Dr.. McCleneghan,
DR.. Thomas, the Rev. Mr.. r. C
Rogers, the Rev. Mr.. Alpert, the
Rev. Mr.. Carter, Major Pipes, the
Rev. Mr.. S. A. Amos, the Rev. Mr.
T. c. Cunningham.
Soloists we're: Mrs. Eugene Wat
erman, Mrs. Raymond C. Reeder
the Rev. Mr.. Rogers, Mrs E. Reed
Herbert, Howard and Donald Pipes
Mrs. Ruth McGregor, Miss June
Miles, Roberta jerks, who as organ
ist, played the Incidental music
for the meditation which followed
eacn section OF tne program.
Other Services
st. Paul's Episcopal church OBJ
served Good Friday in vesper serv-
ices, the Lutheran church in Friday
evening services, the japanese
Christian church in an evening
session, and st. Marys Catholic
church, in three services.
The Easter celebration was to be
climaxed with individual church
services in the respective churches
and with sunrise services in all the
valley communities, the Ell Centre
ministerial union sponsoring sun
rise service for $50 am. Sunday
in the Ell Centro municipal stadium.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13
Enter+ains for
Hourse Guests

Recent guests at the George l..
Winright home were Mrs. Win
rights mother, Mrs. Mary Wilson,
and Mrs. Winright's sister, Miss
Mary Wilson who is a teacher in
Roosevelt high school, Los Angeles.
The two came to the valley in
connection with the Audubon So
ciety's tour and during their stay
Mrs. Winright invited few friends
to meet them, entertaining infor-
mally in their honor.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13
Two Share Honors
At Recent Par+v

Mrs. j. B. Poirier, the former Esta
Ericsson whose marriage was a re-
cent event, and Mrs. Taylor Moe,
who celebrated her birthday ami
versary this week, shared honors
at a party and shower given this
week at the George Lederman
home, 756 Hamilton avenue.
Here friends gathered bringing
with the gifts for the bride and for
Mrs. Moe, Mrs. Lederman serving
refreshments later in the evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13
Easter Services
At Church

HOLTVILLE, April IL Services
Sunday at the Christian church will
be at the usual hours and will cele-
brate the Easter season. The Rev.
Mr. Carlton Buck will preach at
the morning worship hour at which
new members will be received.
Evening services include baptism
and pageant to be presented by
the choir. Walter Lott is soloiSt for
the morning service.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13
Eagles Schedule
Ea s+er Dance

Among the Easter celebrations
scheduled for the weekend was the
dance Saturday night at the Eagles
lodge, 569 Broadway.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13

Another old timer who is back
in the valley is Mrs. Mary Walker
of Long Beach, mother of Clarence
r. Walker of Westmorland. Mrs
Walker was one of the first home
department members and helped in
organizing Spruce -Westmorland cen-
ter. She has many entertaining
stories to tell of the early days of
home department activities, remin-
iscenses which can be shared by
Mrs. S. E. Robinson who was the
first county treasurer, serving in
that capacity for many years.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13
ANNE DAVIS
NOTEBOOK

Easter this year is bringing many
visitors to the valley and among
them are some of the old timers
including Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Todd
of Ocean Beach, among the pioneer
residents of the city.
Mr.. Todd has been in the city for
the past two weeks looking after
his property interests. Mr.. Todd
was for many years head of the
Academy of Music which was To-
Gated in the building which is
now the Methodist church social
hall, but which, in its musical days,
was situated on Olive avenue be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets.
Mrs. Todd expected to arrive
Saturday to join Mr.. Todd for the
weekend.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13
News I+ems About
Valley Residents

Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Jones are
spending the Easter holidays in
Los Angeles, having left earlier in
the week so that they might at
tend the wedding of Miss Virginia
Scarisbrick of Ell Centre and Ebert
Henry Ebersole of Brawley which
took place Friday night in the
Pueblo Oratorio of the Chapman
Park hotel, Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Hetzel CT
Ventura. with their little son, Leo
are visiting Mr.. Hetzels parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Hetzel of El
Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13
Announcements
Of. Meetings

Twice Told Tales section OF the
Ten Thousand club will meet Mon
doy at 2 pm, $40 Len Rey avenue
the Lee Nuffer residence. Mrs. Julia
Bracket will tell the story.
Camp Fire board members will
have their monthly meeting Mon
day noon at the California hotel
at which movies will be shown of
recent Camp Fire activities.
Camp Fire guardians are antici-
pating a cookout Monday night,
going to Calipatria as guests of the
Calipatria and Brawley guardians.
Husbands have been invited as spe-
cial guests.
BOyce Aten unit, American Le-
gion Auxiliary, will meet Monday
at 8 o'clock i'll the Veterans hall.
Edith Barnard, school nurse. will
talk on child welfare as relating to
Imperial Valley. Chief business will
be selection of a nominating COM
mittee.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13
A GLAMOuROUS KITCHEN !

Significant the fact that for this m thought
fully planned households today Prudence Penny and Metro
Goldwynayer chose modern AGas Kitchen Miss Penny,
like many another cookewse housewife knows the special
advantages of modern gas ranges particularly those stunning
certified performance models And MGM knows that the
silent Gas refrigerator makes preferable for in sound
pictures Follow Hoywoods examplego modern with gas!
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13

Doting grandmotherS and proud
fathers are traditional and there
is no more devoted grandmother
than Mrs. Alex McRae, whose little
grandson, Robert, adopted son of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. MacAlpine of
Trona, has been visiting the NC
Raes, with his parents, this past
week.
However, Mrs. McRae's enthus-
iasm is more than just grand
mothers fondness for. every one
who has seen Robert declares him
to be a really adorable youngster.
Incidentally Roberts father is con-
nected with the chemical plant at
Trona where a c. I. o. strike has
been called.
And as for proud fathers, friends
OF the Jack B. Bensons, former
Ell Centrans now living in Los An
geles, have been receiving phone
calls this week which begin with
This is Father Benson speaking.
Jack Jr. arrived some three weeks
ago in a Los Angeles hospital and
Father Benson is already plan
ming fishing and hunting trips with
his son.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13

Hollywoods nimtabe short subject specialist Pete Smith,
has recruited Prudence Penny noted newspaper home
nomcs expert cook up batch of intriguing dishes such
mother knew how make. The result is
entertainment deicay garnished with laughs but filled with
helpful hints for harasSed hungry husbands
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-13

Rain and mud was the experience
of valley residents Friday but an
old-faShioned snow storm was the
pleasant experience of Mr.. and Mrs
E. S. Stricken and their daughter
Evelyn who spent the day at their
Live Oaks cabin. Friday morning
snow fell steadily until the ground
was blanketed in white, the snow
remaining for several hours, after
which rainfall washed it away. The
rain in turn was followed by sleet
so the Stricklers experienced a va
riety of weather in a very short
time.
Have you ever seen the blossoms
from the butterfly tree? If you
haven't, you have a treat in store
for they az exquisite, lovely white
orchid-like blooms. Mrs. Sem Ba-
con has the prettiest Easter floral
arrangement, using these flowers
and pale orchid and white fluted
petuniaS in white vases.
One of Imperial Valleys most
popular visitors, Mrs. Mary E. john
ston of Los Angeles, is leaving the
valley this weekend for her home.
Mrs. Johnston has been visiting
with her daughter. Mrs. Howard P.
Meyer and her visit has been the
incentive for a number of charming
social affairs this spring Mr.. and
Mrs. Meyer, Mrs. Johnston, and
her granddaughter, Mary Ellen
Rice, who has been the guest of
the Meyers this week, will leave
after church services Sunday for
Los Angeles, Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer
returning later in the week.
Two El CentranS whose depar-
ture for San Diego is being greatly
regretted are Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
E. Sage. Mr.. Sage and Bill are
already in San Diego and Betty and
Mrs. Sage will leave as soon as
school closes. During the past week
Mr. and Mrs. Sage were honored
at several parties among them
being the dinner party at which
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Beshears were
hosts, their other guests including
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd c. Hodgeman
and Bill and Betty.
Ruth Teeple Reid, Mrs. Sage's
sister entertained at a smart fare
well bridge dinner recently. Prizes
in the bridge game went to Mr.. and
Mrs. John L. Dubois for combined
high score, to Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
B. Tier, for second, with a guest
prize for the Sages.
Betty Sage is completely unrec-
onciled to living in San Diego and
is busy, with her friends arranging
a schedule of visits for next fall
and winter so that she can COM
plete her senior year at Central
instead of San Diego.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-05
Something's Wrong.
Shaw Admits Error

LONDON - George Bernard
Shaw admitted today that he had
made another mistake and even
suggested that he might be losing
his infallibiity.
For the second time have
Numbered badly regarding Fuehrer
Hitler and must apologize 10 your
readers" Shaw wrote the New
Statesman IN reference to the Maxi
attack on Russia
Shaw had contended at the time
Of Munich that Hitler would not
make war because he could seize
anything In Europe without inter
ference from Britain and he pre-
dicted that Hitler would not in
wade Russia
Knowing the strength and re-
sources of Russia. I could not
believe any man with intelligence
enough TO lace up his own shoes
could In the middle OF q very
tough war deliberately complete
Ills own enlightenment and make
war on six fronts" Shaw said
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-05
Last WPA Project at McChord
To Be Completed Next Monday

pipe was laid and "a manholes
constructed.
Other work included In this
project was the construction of
1900 If of curbs and cutters
and 81. 500 ST Of concrete paved
sidewalks; construction OF cold
storage bins; 6, five-car garages;
laying OF telephone cable: addi-
tional Improvements to Clover
creek and setting 600 fence posts,
building railroad spurs and con-
structing three motor sheds.
Employment at MeChord field
has fluctuated from 800 to 1900
men. Funds expended by the
wPA total $685. .s25. most of which
was for labor. The army con-
tributed S50s.ss0 for material and
supplies. This does not include
Ss54.e which wPA transferred
to the army for operation OF
projects supervised by the army
and which employed WPA labor.
At present WPA is working on
a network of IL important air
ports in the state.
Large crews OF WPA workers
are employed at Clallam, What
com and Snohomish county air
ports. the latter now an important
army airbase. housing some 1000
men. Other airports on which
WPA is working are Sand Point,
Boeing field, Olympia. Moon
island. Yakima. Pullman. Felts
field and Geiger field at Spokane.
Approximately 80 per cent Of the
total WPA employment in this
state is working on national de-
Tense projects which have priority
over all other types Of projects.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-05

greatest in company's history -
this official Pullman's 1871
net privately estimated at s. a
share after taxes United Car
bon held for attractive yield. may
show net profit Of $3.50 for 1871
For greater trading appeal
there's switching from Interlake
Iron into smaller lots of Interna-
tional Paper common kalama-
zoo Stoves sales average IS per
cent ahead OF last year.
Long-range estimate: Babcock
& Wilcox 1941 dividend will be
50 a share; company's order back
log totals about sos, 100000 9.
Foster Wheeler's order backlog
continues to expand d. Fairbanks
Co.'S first six months net placed
at S1.25 a share Mesta Ma
chimes 50-cent quarterly dividend
reasonably secure And, that
canning trade doubts break be-
tween California Packing and
Great Atlantic & Pacific.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-05
New Chief Justice
Administered Oath

ESTES PARK, Colo.-In log
cabin at Sprague's Lodge. eight
miles southwest Of this vacation
retreat. Harlan Fiske Stone be-
came the 18th chief justice Of the
United states supreme court.
The New Hampshire Republican.
who was named 10 the nations
highest judicial post by President
Roosevelt several weeks ago. took
the oath OF office in an informal
ceremony late yesterday.
Dressed in q plain business suit
and surrounded only by a few
forest rangers, park service Off
eials. newsmen and Mrs. Stone,
he raised his right hand and re-
peated the words that made him
the nations chief justice in place
of the retiring Charles Evans
Hughes.
The oath was administered by
Federal Commissioner wayne
Hackett OF Estes Park.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-05
Fourth Of July
Marked in France
CLERMONT FERRAND. France

The only French observance NJ
American Independence day was
believed 10 have been at the monu-
ment to American World war dead
a mile outside Clermont Ferrand.
AT II a. m. in the presence OF
veterans of the American volun-
teer ambulance corps and French
authorities, taps was sounded and
the monument was banked with
flowers.
Among those present were Gem
eral Gouraud, the one-armed hero
Of the Dardanelles and of the Sec
ond battle Of the Marine, in which
the American Rainbow division
participated; General Requp. who
was on the Lorraine front during
the current war. and the Marquis
de Pusy-Lafayette.
LONDON United States AM
bassador John G. Winant. in a
July 4th address to a luncheon to-
day. said that the Stars and
Stripes are the symbol Of faith Of
our forefathers and Of the reality
realized by ourselves because of
their sacrifice"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-05

Monday viii mark completion
OF the only WPA project now
operating at McChord field.
II will be the first time since
early 1889 that WPA men have
not been employed at the large
air base.
Work completed under this
project called for the clearing of
20 acres; excavating and grading.
consisting Of PSI. 500 CY for the
construction OF temporary offices.
barracks. hangar and apron areas;
$4,000 CY OF street excavation and
sub-grading; 100000 sly Of fine
grading and back fill for r,Inways
and shoulders and 100000 CY for
storm sewers. Ten thousand two
hundred LF of from s" to 80"