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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18

Since the day was Mrs. Martins
birthday anniversary, Mrs. Echols,
for the Shrine, also made the
presentation of n birthday gift.
salad bowl and servers. Mrs. Mar
tin receiving two birthday cakes,
one from her husband and one
flom the Shrine.
Charles f. Farrell sank two songs
appropriate to the occasion.
Refreshments were served by a
committee composed of Billie
Brents, Maude Reddish, Lille
Young, Alma Parkinson, Mabel
Reid.
Red berries and autumn leaves
in profusion we're used in the color
full decorations.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
Birthday yParty
At Paskle Home

Celebrating her fifteenth birth
day Tuesday, Mar Lou Paskle,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Paskle of Ell Centro, invited a group
of her friends to be her guests at
party ather home after school.
These guests were: Rocella Ritter,
Phyllis Maxwell, Dorothy Liveley,
Esther Weakley, Peggy Mcclure,
Virginia Vinfrido Marilyn TiSon,
Yteika Kneitz, Betty Flo Slade, Hen
ry Farrar, Dorothy Greenwood, Don
aid Rabineau, Sue Lawson, Dickie
Mills, Helen Psaros of Brawley, Pen
ny Poulos of Calexico, and Mary
Lou Paskle.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
CALENDAR
Wednesday

Imperial All club, 6:45, Lincoln
school
S ct 40, 8, 255 II. Brawley
Night school classes, 10, high
school
City council, 1880, city hall
State cuard. 1880, stadium
Christian Mems Brotherhood, 6:15,
California hotel
Thursday
War Man Power Conn.,, 10, court
house
Rotary club, IL, Barbara Worth.
l. A. T. S., 1890, Labor temple
10000 club, 2, club house
Troop II, 1880, Scout hut
Gypsum workers, 1880, Labor tenn
pie
Night school classes, 10, high
school ~. 49,. Ia ..,et
Women's chorus, 8. Harding school
Motor Corps, 1880, Veterans hall
Gift box program, 1880, First Bap-
tist church
2O-3O club, 1880. California hotel
Evening Division. 8, 10000 club
Il. A. M. No. 100, $3.50, Masonic
temple
Building trades. 1880. Labor temple
EIks Gay Nineties party, 10, Elks
club
Alamo Verde, 1880, Verde school.
Eastside Sunset, 1880, Eastside
school
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
Elks Plan Social
Events for We ek

Ell Centre Elks arc sponsoring
two social events this Week-the
gay nineties dance Thursday night
and the open house on Saturday.
Members and their guests for the
dance will wear the appropriate cos
tunes of that time and several en-
tertaining specialties are planned
for theaffair. Dancing will start
at 10 pm. and a buffet supper will
be served later in the evening.
Saturday night the usual open
house for members, their families
and friends will take place, begin
ming at o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
TackyP for
Farm Center

Magnolia Mulberry farm center is
planning a tacky party for Friday
night. 7:3O o'clock in the Mulberry
school with Mrs. James M. Will
liams in charge.
A prize will be given for the
tackiest person present. Mulberry
All club girls will hold a cake
walk and serve refreshments, while
for the program and business meet
ing, Frank M. BeySchlag, farm ad-
visor. will discuss Imperial coun-
tvs new farm war commodities,
and William Fox, the us. soil con-
servaticn's drainage studies in the
valley. the center members elect
ing officers for the 1942-43 year.
Under gas rationing these near
at-hand farm center meetings will
be more essential than ever for dis
cussing OF" local problems of farm
war production and for visiting
with our neighbors. Let's begin
now tc attend and make our CEN
ter our community hub for the dur
ation," said Dan West, director,
pro tenn in issuSing the meeting
announcement.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18

Lutheran churches of Ell Centre,
BraWley, Holtvillc and Yuma, Ari-
2cne, will observe Mission Sunday
on November %.
The Rev. Mr.. A Ct. Webbeking
Of Orange, chairman of the Luth-
eran board of missions, Southern
California district, will be in the
valley for the observance, the sched-
ule for which is as follows:
At the morning service, l0:45,
Grace Lutheran church, Ell Centre,
the Rev Mr Webbeking will speak
on mission work: after the service
all Lutherans of Imperial and Yuma
valleys will meet in Holtville for
dinner.
After dinner they will listen to
Dr. w. A. Maier, speaker on the
Lutheran hour and at z pm. Pas
tor Webbeking will speak on the
subject, Every Christian is a La
borer in the Work of the Lord"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 10. 1901. Pub
lished every afternoon except sat
urday and Sunday Saturday after
noon issue now succeeded by the
Sunday Post-Press. established 1856
by the Imperial Valley Publishing
company. C25 STATE street. FL Centre,
California
Paul Jenkins, publisher: A. c. john
Ston. ViCc-preSidenl and general man
ager; +. A. Fitzhugh. secretary and
managing editor.
WeSt-Holiday Co. Inc. National Ad-
vertiSing Representatives.
Member California Newspaper Publish
crs Association.
Entered at FL Centro. Calf. post
office as second class matter.
Subscription rates in California. SC
per copy.
In conjunction with the PoSt-PrcSs
Sundays, per month 75c paid in ad-
vance; 3 months. S2.10 months
$500; one year $3.50; outside Cali
fornia 81 per month.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
Girl Scout Troop
Organized

FL Centro's first Girl Scout troop
was organized recently at a meet
ing in the Scout hut when the fol-
lowing officers were chosen:
Mrs. BettH Stull, captain, Joye
DeWbre. president; Bobby Price,
treasurer; Betty 10 BrinnOn, Secre-
tary; Shirley Gillette, social chair
man; patrol leaders, BettH Nc
Laughlin, Rattlesnake; Katherine
.StienS, Panther; Alice Hirigoyen,
Lion; Ramona Irish, Bear, the Of
ficers' patrol being known as the
Fawn patrol.
This group will meet at the Scout
hut at 7 O'Clock every Tuesday eve
ming
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
NewCamp Fire
Group Formed

Harding school has new Camp
Fire group organized at meeting
this week at which Mrs. Willis T.
johnson. who will take ever the
Camp Fire execl''ive secretaryShip
on January l, explained the pur-
pose of Camp Fire.
Gretchen Haas acted as chair
nan for the day and the following
Officers we're elected:
Patricia Powell, president; Alice
Dessert, vice president; Marlene
Hiebert, secretary: Marian Briden-
baugh, treasurer; Minnie Maloff,
scribe; Gretchen Haas, song lead
er.
Those attending the meeting, in
addition to the officers elected
were: Jacqualine Fluke, Nancy
Bramkamp, Coras-.n Bunker, Wy
nette Wolf.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
EASTSiDE-S SUNSET
CENTER MEETING

Home Food Production" will be
the subject of a talk by Assistant
Farm Advisor H. Lee Landerman
at the Eastside-Stnset Center meet
ing at the EaStsi.!e school at 7:3O
pm. Thursday. During the evening
Rudolph Miller will conduct a Triple
A election and Herman Sperber.
agricultural teacher at Holtvl'e
Union High school, will tell CT his
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
Baptist Gift Box
OPENING Thursday

Baptist Women'S union members
this week are gathering gifts for
the various missions and will COM
plete this activity at a gift box
opening program Thursday night
in the First Baptist church, 7:30
O'Clock.
At this time an interesting pro-
gram including lay will be pre-
sented, the affair being open to
the general public.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
Missions School
Successful

The First Baptist church has Just
completed a highly successful school
o: missions, with book reviews on
the outlook in both Mexico and
the West Indies, the concluding ses-
sion having been conducted Sun
day night by DR.. H. D. Helwig
of Button Willow, who talked on
home missions. An average at
tendance of 35 was registered at
the meetings.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18

Attending from FL Centre were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony de Vita; the
Misses Marie Skinner, Donna Loop.
Elizabeth Weiss. Mary Weiss, Violet
Niboli, Gertrude Kathriner. Mary
Virginia McNeece. Doreen Meagh-
er, Jane Meagher. Ann Dessert:
Messrs. Ben Adamek, Bud Nc
Neece, Joe Sexton.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
Altar Society TO
Sponsor Dinner

st. Mary's Altar society is spon-
scring benefit affair for this COM
ing Sunday, November %, turkey
dinner, open to the public, to be
served in the Veterans Memorial
hall, between the hours of 3 and 7
pm.
A delicious dinner will be served
and the proceeds from the affair
will go to ST. Mary's church.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
Old Time Dance
FridayN

Imperial Veterans hall will be the
scene of an old-time dance Friday
night of this week, $3.50 o'clock,
given under the auspices CT the
Rural Recreation Council and open
to all who enjoy this type of dane
ing. Good music will be featured
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
Two New Babies
At Hospital

Two babies, boy for the Sher-
man Eldridges, and girl for the
Clyde F.. Lees, were born Tuesday
at the Ell Centre hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldridee'S son
weighed seven pounds, 2l2 ounces
at birth and Mr.. and Mrs. Lees
daughter, eight pounds, 2H ounces.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
News Items About
Valley Residents

Neal Ross, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Stewart Ross of Los Angeles
and brother of Mrs. M. o. King,
Jr., of Brawley is in the United
States Navy, merchant marine and
holds the rank of lieutenant.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18

Mrs. j. Rodney jenkins and Mrs
Sem Bacon left the valley this
weekend on brief trip Mrs. Bacon
Going as far as Los Angeles and
Mrs. Jenkins, to Taft where she
will visit her son and daughter
in-law, 1t. and Mrs. Albert Jen-
kins. The Parkman Moores and
their little son also live in Taft,
making an Imperial Valley conting-
ent.
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-01
Time for Thought

Have sou really stopped 70 think what VIII happen
you your family and yotr friends We lose this war;
No doubt you the idea penetrate deeply enough
10 you "a shake head and admit ll be hell But
angle Of life in AXs-contfoed America? Have you ever
anayzed the job You doing 10 find way OF doing II
betier7
Too many Of tried eyade the issue simply by
not thinking of IT, That didn't work The recent fall Of
Tobrk and the invasion Of Egypt have served 70 sober Us up
and make realize should have done before that this
war is a vital thing 10
We refused face the facts and the facts hsve
faced We have 10 q showdown with ourselves
We have o decide Just how badly want TO win.
There are a great many men at Keesler Field who
plain about their duties Some feel theY being made TO
do something not Of their choosing That's natural It's
the old American grippe Of privileges Axis nation
enjoys We want 70 preserve that privilege, but We don't
want abuse If to the extent that tackle our jobs nder
emily.
Perhaps some Of us-soldcrs and civilians aiike-have
been depending much he boys there to get this
job done We haven't been thinking enough We haven't
considered that those boys can't do their job unless do
Every assigned to iob AT Kecser Field whether he
realizes il not is helping win this II he not he
would have been assigned The importance Of perform
his duties we'll is therefore quite clear Any oang the
job any indifference toward the work he doing only makes
the job Of defeating the Axis that much harder
Too much hangs in the balance for treat IL with
Indifference We should exert OF energy TO-
ward performing our jobs hey should be performed
Let's start thinking Lets anayze the situation thorough
ly and picture ourselves in Axis country helng Hitler
and complying with his every whim Let's try 70 imagine
ourselves attempting business and make
homes knowing when the Gestapo going to pay
unwanted visit
Then and only then will realize how important Is
for to win this warthen, and only then will go out
and win II.
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-01
woes Drill,
Work Here
Sans Privilege

Scores of Volunteer Officer
Candidates are receiving their four
months basic drill here.
These men previously were
placed in Draft SA because Of de-
pendents. Under a provision Of the
War Department these men vol
unieered for four months service.
and at the completion Of their
basic training may 20 TO Officers
Candidate School or be dischsrg-
ed.
All are between the ages OF si
and IS and have passed the phys
iesl examination prescribed for
officer candidates.
The woes are accorded no spe-
eial privileges. They receive the
same drill as any Air Force re-
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-01

s. Sgt. Robert Hofter Of the
316th Tech. Sc So IS the nom
commissioned officer IN charge OF
an important section Of Keesler
Field which, in the words OF It's
own officers, the less said about.
the better-namely Military In
telligence.
Sergeant Hotter in his NJ. l. post
has supervision over he enlisted
men in that office which handles
secret matters concerned with the
security OF the Post and its opera
tons. Competent and pleasant,
Sergeant Hoffer has the goodwill
of his staff and superiors as shown
by his promotion from Private
First Class to Staff Sergeant In
four months.
The Sergeant enlisted at Harris
burg, Pa, in September 1871. Az
ter two months with the Public
Relations Office at this field, Ser
geant Hoffer transferred 10 NJ. /.
in January, 1912, and was a Staff
Sergeant by April, A native of
Bellefonte, Pa, he likes the field
and his work.
Sergeant Hoffer was a vocalist
with the college orchestra in his
two and one half years at Penn
State. There he also was assistant
manager of the hockey team,
member Of the Glee Club and
choir and Phi Kappa Psi Fra
ternity. He studied journalism at
college, corresponded for his home
town paper and wrote for college
publications while at school. He
is now %.
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-01
INSTRUMENT REPAIR

From now on the repair ard
disposition of band instruments
issue of accessories, spare parts,
repair parts, and replacement in
struments will be made through
five Quartermaster Corps depots,
located throughout the country, the
War Department announced to-
day. Formerly this task was cared
for by the Philadelphia Quarter
master depot alone.
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-01

cruit. stand reveille, do PIP and
KIP and receive Privaie's pay
and equipment
Any voc at Keesler Field who
has not been selected for Officers
Candidate School after four
months service. or who fails in
school. will be notified and given
10 days TO request relief from SER
vice. II they do not make the re-
guest. they will be retained in
The service for "the duration and
six months
Those who request relief are
returned home, placed in Class sA,
and will not De called to duty un-
81 their number Is called.
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-01

hfy lcar Son.
] have just finished llBten-
ing 70 q bfoadeaH from Lon
doa hat haa greatly Impress
ed me wiin he importance Of
your ncg Job and ] an son
darinR whether you realize
ahat great Job yDU can do
Tor your noun,fy.
WHAT / heard ever ins rh-
do tonight and What / have
seen with ny own eyes make
ne realize he importance Of
the absolufely perfect func-
iloning d every part oi an
engine
Evcrytims q mechanic re-
leases m engine for flight he
places the lives of every mem
Der OF he crew IN jeopardy
II that engine Is not perfect
Every other parl Of the plane
can be the acme of perfec-
ton bat the engine i the
heart and soul Of the plane.
The tiniest screw or shortest
piece of wire can not be
trusted % be In pretty good
shape" They must be per-
feet
Human liyea-Some8nes
sons or brothefs-sH we'll
Bs valuable planes have been
lost juT bec8u G someone was
careless or did not know.
Precious time has been host
and hours Of work wasted be-
cause someone was careless.
Every man thai works on
an engine should realize tha
upon it depends the lives Of
several men. depends the sue
cess Of some mi sion.
II you could get the stud
EMS TO lock upon q motor as
a great team Of living breath
ing horses; Juggling and
sweating In their harnesses.
10 pull mat plane ana It's
crew through 20 the end, in
stead OF an inanimatc assem-
bly, Of metal paris. ! am sure
each and every man would
lock upon each and every IN
tegral part of the engine as
one OF those fine horses and
treat it as such. One sick
and lame horse ean disrupt a
WHOLE team.
Know EVERY part of an
engine and It's function and
see that every student knows
his. too. and fully compre-
hends their importance TO the
engine as a whole. Strive 10
have the engine students Of
keesler Field the finest In
thc Air Forces. Students who
are never satisfied with any
work but perfect work"
Students who release an en-
ginc' for fiighi. that Is "per-
feet"
Never assume an engine Ia
O X Just because Il just came
from the factory. You can
not be sure ! know. Check
It yourself and know your
self See that each student
takes the same attitude.
Believe me I know what I
am talking about.
Love,
Dad
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-01

back at present Is the congestion of
men not only on the field itself
bat in nearby towns where soldiers
seek recreation in their off-duty
hours. The Colonel said that this
situation would be relieved In the
future by transfer OF "a substan-
tlal number" of men to other sta
tons.
Considering all this, there is a
remarkably fine state Of morale
and discipline among the men OF
cur field. The disciplinary prob
lens that we have are, for the
most part, small things, not usu-
ally OF serious nature" Colonel
Goolrick said.
WE'RE DOING JOB
Colonel Goolrick, who also Is
oommandant of the Army Air
forces Technical School and Com
inanding Officer of the Replace
ment Training Center on this field,
credited the soldiers awareness of
the seriousness Of the war as being
primarily responsible for "the real
determination OF the majority of
heesler men.
"The PSYCHOLOGY Of war helped
good deal. It's ell distasteful to
some but most have made up their
minds that there is real job to be
done and are doing it, the Colonel
said.
In peace-time men enlisted
without too serious a purpose for
the most part, the Colonel said.
The men az Keesler today, how
ever, came into the Army under
conditions which most realize "in-
lolve grave responsibilities for
ail," he added.
THE men in the service today
are doing their work more quickly
and with more sincerity" the Col
onel said.
PRAISES RTC
Colonel Goolrick had particular
praise for the work done in the
training OF recruit soldiers at the
held. Once Is weeks was regard
ed as minimum period for basic
training but in the present four
weeks training period "real sol
diers' are being developed, he said
In discussing congestion Of SOL
diers in nearby towns the Colonel
Observed that soft-drink supple.
for instance "are sold OUT verS
early most evenings. He said thai
Shipment OF men to ether stationi
would provide less crowded
iccreation facilities in the adjacent
towns as well rs lessen congestion
in some Of the fields facilities.
We have good field here
now. It's not perfect but Its
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-01
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The Keesler field news., 1942-07-01

Considering the difficulties created by congestion both the field
the Keesler splendid
shape Col Robert E. NJ Gooric Commanding Officer said this
week interview at Post Headquarters
noting that than
command here Colonel Goor said he believed the principal draw
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-01

Twenty-three electric clocks
were distributed to squadron day
rooms last week by the Red Cross,
Louis W. Link, Red Cross Field
Director, said yesterday.
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-01

getting better all the time and
win continue TO improve be-
cause we all realize the vital
position of fields such as ours
In the American war pattern
he concluded.
Colonel Goolrick assumed COM
mand of this Post on April IS, sue
ceeding Col. Arthur M. Brock. Jr.,
who had been in command since
the field was established last year
The tall, 56-year-old Colonel
has been in command Of various
air units Of the Army for most OF
the time since 1920 when he was
transferred from the Coast Artil-
lery to the Air Service. A native
OF Fredericksburg, Va, Colonel
Goolrick was graduated from Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute with q
BS degree in electrical engineering
in 1907. He was commissioned a
2nd Lieutenant in The Regular
Army in 1908; promoted to First
Lieutenant in 1910: to Captain in
1916; TO Major in 1920; to Lieuten-
ant Colonel in 1888; and to Col
onel in 1897.
HON0RED AT BARKSDALE
During World War |, the Col
onel served in France from Oc-
.ober, 1917, to January, 1919, eom-
handing the lst Anti-Aircrafr
Artillery. During this time ne wa,
detailed with the British Force.
near Ypres and later with tht
French 7th Army in Alsaca. Ht
was in three major offensive bat.
ties with U. S. forces and re-
ceived the French Croix d,
Guerre.
Colonel Goolrick assumed com.
mand OF the Air Service troop a
Pope Field, Fort Bragg, y. C, il
1922 and in successive years Z
1928 held command in Hawaii ane
attended War Department stat
schools In 1923 he assumed com.
mand OF End Cavalry Aviation
Fort Riley, Kan. until assigned a
Commanding Officer Of Wrigh
Field, Dayton, Ohio. While station.
ed at Barksdaie Field, La, colone
Goolrieks command won specia
recognitions for efficiency. Com
mands at Fort Hayes. Ohio; Mof
tett Field, Cal; and For, Lewis
| Wash, preceded his assignment
here The Colonel holds flying rat
ings OF Command Pilot and Air
craft Observer.
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-01
.Footlishts
and
.HiehIishts
ny corr. ALAN b. CIMoN

a rev spice adds flavor 70 .
commonplace dish An appetizer
aids = iaded appetite A stlmu-
lant qulckeHs the pulse, adds 70
life ard rest 70 = person.
PVT. David Stciniger has been
all Of these % Ksefler Field en-
tertalnmenf a relief from dead
pan. cute and 'straiRht-man''
masters of ceremonies and comics.
Private SteiniRsr has. BY sheer en-
ergy. VT and force q personality.
pulled Post shows from q terrific
slump. held them together, and
put them over
Hs dances. sings. acts, initiates
and cracks jokes. A tifeless work.
eT, be gives his eli Tor the show,
In truth, he IS a SHOW.
a veteran entertainer, he knows
what an audience wants. and viii
break his neck (or little finger. ~
he did recently to give Il 10 them
Poking fun AZ himself and every
one IN the audience, hopping
about. laughing, and giseiully
handing himself bouquets, he's be-
come, within a few short weeks,
Keesler Fields most popular foot
light luminary.
And while we're tossing or
chids. PVT. John sacoo GER
talnly deserves a huge bunch.
Among this gifted musicians
recently composed songs, al
ready familiar TO the ears Of
Post thealregOers. are Sing
Sing Sing (slng So They Can
Hear YOu)." "A Slow Man.
haitian Waltz" and Liberty
Under Godis
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-01
Father of AAFTS Officer
Knows Engines Worth

lsome gf ths people "on
the outside fully appreciate
and understand tbe job Of the
American airplane mechanic,
such understanding and zp-
pretlgtian are expressed In
the folioH niE letter. written
to znd 1t William J. Gun
ninEham. Personnel Dffieef.
AAFTs, BY his fzihsr.-Edi-
tori