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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-10

blind from sleep. he throttled it
and opened his eyes to look at il.
1t said $50" He looked quickly
and fearfully at the vinegar jar of
a face beside him on the pillow
and said:
Darling, did YOU put the cof-
fee on the stove last nights"
NO" Myra grunted, II forgot.
Don't bother me. want to
sleep"
"Yes, dear" he murmured and
swung his feet out.
He battered into the kitchen and
dug some coffee out Of the can and
put il in the pot, measuring a
tablespoon to each cup of water.
He made enough coffee for four.
He shaved while il was boiling
and ran out in his bathrobe just
in time so see il spilling over onto
Myra's spotless stove. He turned
off the gas and found a cup and
saucer and a plate. He was hungry
and he thought of cooking an egg
but he felt he didn't have time.
If he caught a Z o'clock bus j,
brought him to the office too early
but it gave him pretty gooc
chance TO sit down, chance he
wouldn't have on later one. Ht
compromised by taking two SLICED
pieces of sandwich bread, spread
ing them with butter and dunking
them in the coffee.
HAS SECOND CUP
A glance at his watch told him
he could have another cup so he
poured one and sat down TO drink
lit. While he was so engaged,
Myra came out in a negligee
which, on more prepossessing
woman, might have given a hus-
band ideas. But the sight aroused
in Phillip only one emotion. fear.
What was she doing up? She told
him.
Phillip" she said. al want
S. for Junior. He has To go To
New York 10 look for "A job. He
says he has something very
promising. Something to do
with running on Wall Street"
They're not even walking on
Wall Street these days." Phillip
said absently and suddenly re-
membered something. That's
the third S. he's demanded I'm
week. What does he do with
the money: That's all l have for
bus fare and lunch for a week.
I'm afraid j can't let you have
1t, Myra."
GIVE me SIS, said" Myra
snapped.
Phillip reached into his pocket,
took out a pocketbook, opened it,
removed S. bill from a piteously
small wad and handed 1t 20 her.
No protest. ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-10
DniIy Short SIOzY
Nv CHARLES McGUIRK

PSYCHOLOGISTS, penoloeists'
Il Psychologists and other prac'
titioners of the sciences beginning
with "P't today are puzzling over
\the strange case Of Phillip +
PPM Of West Orange, \. J., who
completely changed his personality
as of April 4 in the year 1912.
He added an inch TO ms stature
and metamorphosed from "a
trembling little worm into a pow
crful full-length snake, including
rattleS.
"P. r" as he is called behind
his back now by people who
mister" and sir MN 10 his face
and leap 70 do his bidding, Is AZ
years old.
Up to and including part OF
April 4 ne was a conscientious and
estimable citizen who committed
daily by bus from West Orange.
his residence. 10 Newark, the
Headquarters of the BE Careful
Insurance Company. which en-
ployed Mr.. Pinn and 1888 other
employees in that home CITY
alone.
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AN EsTDABLE CITIZEN

He looked like conscientious
and estimable citizen. He was ;
feet 8 inches. He weighed los
pounds. He was a blond. His hair
was wispy and thinning at the
top. His small mustache was never
stiff or bristling. He was lmmacu-
late but never dapper in dress,
He affected dark suits with
Quiet Furnishings" He rarely
wore anything but-white shirts
with black ties and was weaned
away from stiff and unattached
white collars only by the difficulty
and expense of buying them.
He was the father but not the
head OF a family consisting OF a
wife. Myra; son, Junior, -, and
Patricia, II. Myra was tall, thin
woman with a sharp tongue and
the belief 49, which nobody could
oeny--that she might have mar
ried better.
Junior larger and heavier
than his mother and father put
together. He was good looking,
surly and active in sports and
dancing but allergic TO work.
Whenever Junior wanted anything
Myra told Phillip to get 1t and
Phillip did.
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make any more and I'll see that
your pay IL locked"
Phillip didn't say anything
Again.
At lunch time he was walking
across Broad street when a bus
lurched out and bounced on top
of him. Phillip threw himself side
ways and the bumper caught and
ripped his left leg from ankle TO
knee. They took him to the hos
pital.
In the Is minutes he spent
waiting for the ambulance blood
spouted out of his leg like a
Igeyser. There wasn't anybody in
the straining curious crowd who
knew anything about tourniquets
and by the time the ambulance
arrived even the inferno could see
that Phillips plight was des-
Iperate.
NEEDS TRANFUSION
He wrappe a tourniquei
around the leg just below the
knee. and when they showed Phil
lip into the ambulance he said &c
the driver:
Drive like hell. This baby
needs a TRANSMISSION. In a hurry"
A half hour later Phillip was
getting il from a large and hairy
party, who gaZed down at the un-
conscious recipient of his life fluid
and said:
Don't give him more than
half of all 1 got. And, even at
that, he'll croak. don't believe
that rabbit had any blood TO
start with"
Myra came to see him late in
the afternoon of April a. Thirty
six hours had elapsed since they
had parted and she had the absurd
impression that she was looking at
a new and entirely different man.
Phillips face was red and, some
how, coarser. His beard was heavy
on his face. His mouth was turned
down. And his. mild blue eyes were
no longer mild. They were cold
and hostile.
Did that bum, Junior. get the
runners job i'm Wall Street," he
greeted her.
mo. darling" she quavered.
"But he has another lead"
FRIGHTENED WIFE OBEYS
"Kick him out before I get
home" he told her, cor I'll do Ii
for you. Go over TO the office
and get my pay and buy Pat a
new dress. Spend $50 for IT,"
But"
do as / say and get out of
here. I'll he home day after to-
morrow. Scram!"
She scrammed and met her huS-
bands boss in the hallway. He
was condescending and profession
ally anxious.
How is your husband" he
asked.
II think" Myra said, "he's
crazy"
The boss walked in and found
out what she meant
Listen. YOU" Phillip greeted
him. you're liar about me
making two mistakes last week,
YOU made them yourself. I
checked { hem. I'm getting
damned tired of you pushing me
around. You do II again and
I'll 20 over your head"
I'm sorry, old man" the boss
said. II discovered after YOU
left that the mistakes were mine.
meant 10 apologize"
Get the hell out Of here"
Phillip ordered.
The boss obeyed the order.
\ CHANGED MAN
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ALMOST MISSES BUS

That was all of the converse
ton that occurred between them,
Phillip gulped his coffee and went
back into the bedroom and dressed.
As he passed Patricia's bedroom,
She called 10 him and he went in.
She was sitting up, half-asleep
with her arms outstretChed. He
leaned over and kissed her. by,
Daddy" she said and fell back as
if somebody had hit her with a
hammer. Asleep.
Phillip shut his eyes and darted
his mouth al Myra lie struck
her on the check and went out the
door, wIping his mouth with the
back OF ms hand. He reached the
corner little late and the bus
was already pulling away.
He yelled AT II and ran and the
driver let him run half a block
before he consented 20 stop his
vehicle and wait for him. He was
a large beeiy. Super-Aryan named
Benny Nogel and like his racial
brothers, he sure could hand II
out
"Whyn't You lit yourself of
/ the seat OF your pants" he de-
manded 30 the whole bus could
hear II can't ruin my sched-
ule for you"
Phillip didn't say anything.
! He reached the office 10 find a
note from his straw boss. de.
manding that he come 10 his Of.
fee immediately. Phillip went
His boss was a large soft adding
machine who had ripcued and
rotted IN the service ct the 'Be
Careful company
he turned fish eyes on tho
little man.
There were two mistakes Inv
your calculations last week,
Pinn," he announced. You
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TIE END.

Tomorrow's short story: Love
and Vitamlns,' by May Holt
Batchelder.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-10
\ CHANGED MAN

When Philip came home Two
days later, he was an altogether
changed man lie demanded rare
steak for dinner. He looked at the
dress Pat had bought and said.
"YOur mother mustn't have
been with YOU when you picked
that. It's nice"
He ate the steak and read all
the papers he could find and had
three bottles of beer and went 10
bed. When the alarm clock went
of next morning. he opened one
eye and kicked backward. The
kick found ITS mark on Myra's
shin
Get UP and get the break
fast" he told her Two eggs.
Call me when they're ready"
Myra moved faster than she d
moved IN 20 years.
Benny Nogel saw Phillip waiting
on the corner and. Just for a laugh.
he put ON speed pretending he
iWasn I gong TO stop. Phillip +.
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Pinn drew back his hand and a
stone struck the side of the bus
Benny stopped ii so that il
skidded. Phillip climbed aboard.
Listen. Bundsman," he said.
''Nou pull that again And I'll
jerk the schnozzle off you. step
on it," Benny stepped on il.
Three hours later a worried
Myra was at the hospital, demand
ing TO see the chief surgeon. When
he had shown her in. she said:
"Nho gave Phillip T. Pinn the
blood for his TRANSMISSION >"
The surgeon looked over the
records.
Here il is" he said at last.
ut was given by character
named Uglins. They ran him
over from the Jail. He's there
charged with disorderIy con-
duct"
4 - TIE END.
-af-fa
Tomorrow'S short story: Love
and VitamlnS,' by May Holt
Batchelder.
For the Inside News" Of
Washington, follow Paul Nal
Ions Column In the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-10
NEEDS TRANFUSION

He wrapped tourniquet
around the leg just below the
knee. and when they showed Phil
lip into the ambulance he said TO
tho driver.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-10
By Walt Disney
"Sun-Showers"!
Girl Beats Bow!

TIERE is pleasant game that will give message
every day numerical puzzle designed 10 spell out
letters first the number
letters or II the number less than
add The result is your key the upper left
recange and check every OF your Key
numbers right Then read the message the letters under
the checked figures give you 10
Copyright 1870: ny KING Features Ina
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-26
Mesquite Lake
School Has
Graduation

Nine eighth grade students were
graduated Monday night from Me-
squite Lake school in what proved
to be one of the most impressive of
commencement programs.
E. L. Hiteman, county superin-
tendent of schools, delivered the ad-
dress of the evening; DR.. George
w. Thomas, pastor of the FL Cen
tro First Presbyterian church, the
invocation, and the Rev. Mr.. CheS-
ter Sweetland, the benediction.
For the American Legion Auxil-
iary, Mrs. 0. G.. Carleton presented
one of the graduates, Jeane Cary
with an award for her American
ism essay in which she stressed
those characteristics which make a
good American citizen.
Helen Latham won an award also
for her poem and c. j. Moniz, at
tendance supervisor for the county
gave other awards.
The nine graduates are: Lila
Faye Cecil. Lucille Cecil, Margarita
Rivas, Winifred Simpson, Jeane
Cary, Robert Smith, Ray Samples
Edward Latham, Jr., Maurice Ber-
ger.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-26
Schools nc T. L. Clubs
Churches ~ AAAS~A wv ~ W OAAANAA
Edited BY ANNE HARDY DAVIS
Auxiliary Initiates New
Members in Ceremony

Mrs. Fred l.. Riddle, president,
conducted short business meeting
during which Mrs. Beulah Criss re-
ported on the annual poppy sale on
Saturday and Mrs. Edmund Gies,
child welfare chairman, on plans
for sending underprivileged children
to Hipass health camp this summer.
Through the cooperation of Mrs.
Mary Jane Neal, school nurse, the
names of some 100 children to whom
a stay at Hipass will be beneficial
and whose parents can not afford
to send them, was sent the Auxiliary,
and this list will be used, although
the Auxiliary can not send the en-
tire group.
Friday afternoon the group will
meet at the L. A. Conn home to
make wreathes for the decoration
of graves on Memorial day, Satur-
day, taking part as usual in this
service.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-26
Readers Round
Table Closes
ye ar Monday

Readers Round Table of the Ten
Thousand club concluded it's year
at the meeting Monday at the
hcme of Mrs. Arno c. Yaeckel with
installation Of new officers and a
program by Mrs. H. S. Cow and
Mrs. Hazel Gallagher as highlights
of the day.
Mrs. Cow was installed as chair
man; Mrs. Donna Halloway as
e-chairman, and Mrs. Yaeckel as
Secretary-treaSu-c
For the program, following the
sections theme for t4e year, that
of reviewing books which the var
ious members have enjoyed, and
which for various reasons have
meant much to then, Mrs. Cow
appropriately gave the introduction
to Clifton Faddiman's Reading !
Have Liked and thea commented
briefly on a few books which she
has enjoyed.
Since travel and the study of
foreign countries are of special in
tereSt to Mrs. Gallagher, she
sketched briefly a number of books
on these subjects. mentioning those
of John Gunther and ether au-
thorS. In addition more detailed
reviews of My Great Wide Beau
tiful World" HarrisonD and "Journ-
alists Wife" LILLIAN MoWrer) were
given.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-26
Reports and Appointments
Headline PIT. A. Meet

/ ents and Teachers, held Monday
afternoon in the Imperial high
school.
Mrs. Guy A. Weakley OF El Gen.
tro, district president, announced
the following appointments, the re-
mander of the chairmanShipS to be
named later: Mrs. George r. Kirk,
Ell Centro, P.-T.A. information; Mrs.
D. S. Saund, Westmorland, member
ship; Mrs. A. v. Vierhus, CaleXico,
juvenile protection; MiS. w. j.
Meagher, recreation; Mrs. Vencill
Hayes, Holtville, safety; Mrs. Willis
Johnson, Mrs. H. F. Bliss, Ell Centre,
parent-te teacher education Mrs. Mar
garet Radcliffe, Ell Centre, eXcep-
tional child Mrs. T. w. Holmes,
Ell Centro, public health and sum-
mer roundup.
Mrs. Kirk was elected to the Of
flee of first vice-president made
vacant through the resignation of
Mrs. Edward O'Connor of Calexico.
Mrs Vierhus, who has served as
juvenile protection chairman this
year, announced that the detention
home at Imperial needs teacher
and that steps are being taken to
procure one for the children there.
Enthusiastic reports were made
by the delegates who attended the
recent state convention in Long
Beach, comprehensive reports cover
ing the business, the speeches, the
social side of the gathering.
The district board will not meet
again until Sept. % when school
of instruction will be conducted in
Ell Centro, the executive committee
meeting in July after the state board
meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-26
Awarded Degrees
ByUniversi+y
OfCaIifornia

The University of California has
announced the comforting OF 4,779
degrees and certificates to students
this spring at the Berkeley, Davis
and San Francisco campuses.
Valley students who received
these degrees include:
Darlene Aiko Kubota, Ell Centre,
certificate in the curriculum OF
nursing. Robert Colman Dunn, I'M
perial, degree of bachelor OF laws
in Hastings college of the law;
James Lawrence Dyer, El Centre,
BIS degree from the college OF
agriculture; Toxic Fred Okamura,
Ell Centro, BIS. degree, college of
chemistry; Thomas Ben a m n
Shank, Brawley, and John Howard
Morgan, Jr, El Centre, BIS. degree
in the college of commerce; Randall
Engene Conner, Ell Centro, BIS.
college of engineering: William
Moon Hui, Seeley, BIS. degree, col
lege of mining; Walter Pevear
Casey, Jr., and John Oscar Cline
of Brawley, Ruth Joyce McCli-
mans and Caroline Lamareaux
Paine of Ell Centre, Roy L. Shaw,
Jr. of inland, Kathleen Mckillen
of Westmorland, ALB. degree from
the college of letters and science;
Archie brennan, Ell Centre, bache-
lor of laws degree in the school
of jurisprudence; Edith Vail He'd
rick. Ell Centro, degree of doctor
of philosophy
DIR. Hcdrick
Dr. Hedrick taught at Central
Union high school for a number OF
years, her last year being the schol-
astic term of 1935-36.
She then began her studies for
her PHI. D. degree and also did some
teaching in that connection. DR.
Hedrick is the daughter of DR.. Earl
Raymond Hedrick, provost of the
University of California at Los
Angeles who is one of the noted
scholars of California author of a
number of important books or
mathematics, graduate of Har-
ward university, who studied at the
famous universities of France ano
Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-26
Shower Monday Compliments
Mrs. Ernest linn

Mrs. Ernest Zinn, the former
Betty Ware. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert w. Ware whose mar
riage took place recently, was guest
of honor at delightful shower
given Monday night by Miss Emma
Jean Payne at her home at Holt
vile.
The bride had gala evening
opening the gifts, all intended for
her personal use, and after the
shower, the group enjoyed games
and refreshments, prizes for which
were won by Blanche Writ and
Cleona Clouse of Calipatria.
Guests included Mrs. Thomas l..
Payne, mother of the hostess; Mrs.
Ware, mother of the guest OF honor,
and the following: Blanche Writ,
Helen Terrence, Blanche Channon,
Etheline Kamm, Cleona Clouse,
Florence Christensen, Jacqueline
Yates, Hattie Henry, Frances Nee
kel, Opal Beaver, Rene Parrish,
Helen French, Blanche Everett,
Amy Cosand, Helen Paxton, Lillian
Talmadge, Margaret Maring, Verda
Spear, Mary Leo Moore, Virginia
Jeffries, Alma Presley, Frances En-
trekin, Leila Foster, Elsie McKin-
non and Mrs. Zinn.
Last week Mr.. and Mrs. F.. w.
Zinn, parents of the bridegroom,
Ernest zinn, entertained with
family dinner party for their son
and his bride, the beautifully ap-
pointed dinner taking place at the
Trocadero. All members of the Zinn
family were invited as guests and
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-26
Sorop+imis+s
Hear Talk on
Australia

Australia, its economy, geogra-
ply, its people, its history and
something of the problems it has
to meet as a nation at war, formed
the subject for the Soroptimist club
program, Mrs Leo A. Magee being
guest speaker at the luncheon
Monday noon in the Barbara Worth
hotel.
Mrs. Magee based her talk on a
number of the more recent publica-
tions on Australia and give her
listeners a comprehensive picture of
the country which is playing such
an important role in world affairs.
An able, entertaining speaker, Mrs.
Magee's programs are always of
interest.
A brief business meeting was pre-
sided over by Marie r. jenkins,
president, during which announce
ment was made that the next bene-
fit bridge party has been postponed
and will take place the evening of
June 2 instead of May % as was
first planned.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-26
Good Neishbors
Club Elects
Officers
Clubs
Society

E. F. Fitzgerald was elected presi-
dent of the Good Neighbors club
at the meeting Monday night at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Ro-
Sasco, 1401 Broadway.
Other officers-elect are: JUDGE
Leslie Burr, vice-president; Mrs.
Will Won Fluss, secretary; Mrs
Lloyd Sigmon, treasurer.
These officers will be installed
at the meeting June 4, lawn party
at the M. D. Weaver home, 645 Holt
avenue.
The group enjoyed various games
Monday night, prizes Tor which
went to: Miss Bernice Faubion and
John Welburn, bridge; Miss Wilma
Sigmon, Chinese checkers; Claude
Horton, pinochle.
Since Mrs. Horton and Mrs. Sig
mon have birthdays this week, they
were honored with handkerchief
shower, and at the refreshment
hour, each was presented with a
birthday cake.
Those present we're: Mr.. and Mrs
E. F. Fitzgerald, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Weaver, Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Horton, Miss Faubion, Miss Sigmon,
Mrs Ina Struble, Mrs. Won Fluss,
Mrs Sigmon, Judge Burr, Oscar
Conover, John Welburn, and Mr..
and Mrs. Rosasco.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-26

Initiation of new members was
featured at the meeting of Boyce
Aten unit, American Legion Auxil-
iary, Monday night in the Ell Centre
Veterans hall.
The dignified service of the order
was carried out with precision, white
baskets filled with red and blue
flowers thanking the platform, with
red and white flowers at the stations.
Installing officers wore corsages of
brilliant scarlet poppies and the
whole affair was a colorful one as
we'll as one of solemnity.
Junior Auxiliary girls acted as
escorts, as color bearer and sergeant
alarms, and as musician, these girls
being LaVerne Zavala, Janet Shall
Ter, Dorothy Ann Mitchell, Mary
Alice Womack, Marjorie Roberts,
Armina Elvander, Norma Lee Box,
Donna Barker, Bonnie Belle Bar
ker.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-26
CALENDAR
TucSCay

TucSCay
Social club dinner. $50, {. L.
Farrell home, Imperial
Mems Chorus concert, 8:15, hotel
de ANA. CaleXicO
Jobs Daughters, 1880. Masonic
temple
Business Women, 7:45, Barbara
Worth
Central Labor Council, 1880
Labor temple
1. v. Stamp and Coin club, 1880
ice plant
Block wardens, 1880, fire hall
i. v. Symphony, 1880, J. c. audi
tOrium
Non Com guard officers, 1880,
Wednesday
TOlin meeting, 10. 10000 club
Bartenders, 2, Labor temple
Eagles, 8, $50 Broadway
State guard, 1880, stadium
Rural schools commencement, 3,
J. c. auditorium
WOmen's Cavalry unit. 1880, 1426
Euclid
Imperial PIT. A., 8, high school
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-26
Start Recruiting
For Officers Of
Women's S Army

WASHINGTON, May 26. CUP)-
Wednesday is the day for women
who have an idea they're officer
material for the women's army aux
iliary corps.
WAAC recruiting officially starts
then. But it's for officer candidates
only. General recruiting may not
start until Sept. /.
The place to go is the nearest
army recruiting station for an ap-
plication blank. When it is filled
out file it by mail or in person at
the main recruiting station for your
district. There are SO such stations
in the country. Don't mail it to the
war department in Washington be-
cause it won't be considered.
To be eligible for application wom-
en- must be citizens of the United
States, between the ages of 81 and
As, have a high school educati or
it's equivalent, in good health, and
of excellent character Either mar
ried or single women are accept
able.
Only 450 of the applicants will
be selected for the first officers
training class-about 60 from each
of the nine army corps area. Those
having the qualities of leadership,
personality, past experience and gen.
eral adaptability will be selected.
Application must be filed on or
before June 4, 1942-the last date
for officer candidates. Thereafter,
candidates for officers training will
be selected from the ranks of auXil-
iaries-enlisted personnel.
Those whose applications are in
order will be notified to report for
a mental alertness test, a physical
examination and an interview. Those
who pass will be sent to corps area
headquarters for review by an army
officer and two women assistants.
Only 12O women in each corps area
will get this far.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-26
Birthday
Recent Event

Mrs. Matte Wolf on Sunday gave
a birthday party for Mrs. Herman
Robins lawn party at the Wolf
home on Eighth street where the
evening was spent in playing
games and in making ice cream.
T. d. and Joy Morgan furnished
delightful music for the eneving.
Those present were: Mrs. Robins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Estes and
Jimmie Estes, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wolf, Grace Wolf, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wolf. Herman Robins. Leroy
and Harold Robins. Mrs. Minnie
Shuts. Roy Wolf, Elton Estes. Tai
bert Shuts. Vearl Wolf, Edith Mas
on, Joy Morgan, Helen Shuts. Err
nest Goff, Edna Wolf, T. D. Nor
gan, Shirley and Leonard Wilson.