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Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

Christmas stories were told by
Mrs. Fa'l V. C. NorthrOp and Mrs
Edna Forester, setting the stage
Tor the appearance OF Santa Claus
GMrs. Nettie WILSON, who diStrio-
uted gifts TO everyone.
These present were: MesdameS
Sarah Flood, Annie Kennerson.
George Kennerson, George l.. Win
right James Carson, Rose Forces
ter, Nettic Wilson, Fred Vcliquettc
ST.. j. F.. Swain, c. f. Parker, Alice
Pollard, S. Emmitt Allen, Frank
Vaught, O. l.. Grant, Hugh Kcating,
+. d. Dinsmorc, Martha RoSSoa, Il
Temple Fred Veliqucttc. Jr., Char
,es Hackleman, Earl V. G. NorthrOD.
John F. Waterman, A. K. Swami,
FGna Forester. Ralph SpraGuc, j.
A. Maltby, +. E. Clements, Evan +.
heWcS, Richard II. Moore, j. p. La
Brucherie, Scott b. tOuldS. Earl T..
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
CALENDAR
FRIDAY

FRIDAY
Acacia Farm center, 1880, Acacia
school,
Mt. Signal Farm center, 1880,
Mt. Signal school.
Painters union, 1880, Labor tenn
pie.
Signal chapter, No. 27G. O.E.S.. 8,
Masonic temple.
SATURDAY
Present Day club, 7, GG5, Sandal
wood.
II0ltville Club dinner dance, 4,
Barbara Worth hotel.
Open house, 8, Elks' hall.
Entire Nos club, ., 10000 club.
Basketball, 3, Central gym.
Dance, $50, J.C. auditorium.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

Orange at Sixth, DR.. George w.
Thomas, pastor. Church school, Gas
am, Mrs. Freeman C. Witt, Supt.
Morning worship, IL; sermon, Make
Way For The King!" Special music
Anthem. Mrs. Zona North, direc-
lcr. Westminster Society, 6:30 pm.
Evening worship, 1880; sermon,
Prayer and Spiritual Research meet
ing
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
Eu+ +erpe Club
Has Election

CALEXICO, Dec. 11.-Emma CAL
lego of Mexicali is the new presi-
dent of the CaleXico Euterpe club,
having been elected at a recent
meeting. She will take office ON
December %.
Other officers eject incILGe: Irma
Ortiz. CaleXico, secretary; Lupe SIS
calante. CaleXico. Miss Gallego Sc
lccting the vice president.
Iucrecia Carmelo OF MeXicali was
voted in as Il new member the club
now having 43 active members
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
Ell CENTRIC METHODIST

Eighth and Olive Sts., Rev. Hay
den S. Sears, pastor, Church school,
9:45 am, Mrs. Wendell Waterman,
Supt. Morning worship, l0:45; SER
mon. From Bethlehem to Bedlam.
Srccial muSiC-Anthem, Jr. choir;
sole. Don Trimble. Methodist Youth
Fellowship, 6 pm. Evening worship,
80, sermon, Christmas Musicale,
ErnlDr choir.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
FOURSOUARE GOSPEL

Eighth at Orange Ave, Rev Robt.
E. DunaWay pastor. Church school,
9:45 am, G. o. Anderson, Supt.
Morning worship IL; sermon "A
Hiding Place in a Time of Storm. .
Crusaders, 6:3O pm. Evening wor-
ship, 7:30; sermon, When the Door
Of Mercy is Closed, What Then" "
Special music-Duet by Mrs. Dun
away and Mrs Randolph; also gui-
tar solo. Tues, 7:3O pm, Christmas
rehearsal; Thurs. Prayer meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
First Aid Class
Membership Open

Olin Gresham standard first aid
class, while having its second meet
ing Friday night in the home eco
nomics room at the high school, is
still open to membership, Leo De-
CeL'es, first aid chairman, nm
nounced Friday night. The class
starts at 730 and Mr.. DeCelles sug
gested that members bring flash
lights to find their way to the
building.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
OIL SHORTAGE RrNCHES
HALLS OF JUSTICE

NEW YORK, Dec. il. - cU.P0-
The oil shortage ON the east coast
even has reached the halls OF JUS
ticc Magistrate William W. Hop
pin was forced to wear his oVercoat
during a session of West Side court.
My teeth are literally chattering,
said the Judge as he aScended the
bench 4nc temperature in the
room was 43 degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11

come evil with good Know thy
self. and God will supply the wis
dom ard the occasion for victory
ever evil. Clad in the panoply OF
Love. human hatred cannot reach
you. The cement of a higher human
ity will unite all interests in the one
dlVinitV.'
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE?"

CHICAGO. Dec. H. (UP)-Dr.
Joseph c.. Stone used the assembly
line technique today in performing
tonsilectomies on first Jean, then
Joan, then Juae SuOovy. 5-year-old
triplete. The girls and doctor were
all doing we'll after the operations.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
rnE SALVATION ARMY

G35 Broadway, Phone 5ll. Com
Officers Major and Mrs.
Thomas w. Pipes. Sunday school 10
a. m. Holiness meeting II a. m.
Public meetings, Tues, Thurs, and
Sat. 7:3O p. m. Ladies Home League
meeting Thurs, z p. m. Salvation
meeting 7:45 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11

Imperial. Rev. H. 7. Sect, Pas
ter. Church school 9:45 n. N. Roy
Dugeins. Supt. Morning worship II
o'clock. Eyangelistic service p. m.
Tuesday Prayer meeting p. m.
Church of God YPE. Thursday,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
UOLTVILLE CHRISTIAN

Sixth at Fern, Carlton c. Buck,
pastor. Church school, 9:45 am, T.
j. Mcdonald. Supt. Morning wor-
ship. II; sermon, America Dis
covers the Bible" Special music
by Choir. Christian Endeavor, $50
pm. Evening worship, 1880; Evan
gelistic Service. Special music-Con-
gregatiOnal singing.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
GRACE LUTHERAN

Eighth and Holt SITS, Rev. Paul
c. Neipp, pastor. Sunday school,
$50 am. Adult Bible hour, $50
am. Divine worship, 10:45 am;
sermon topic, The Parable Of the
Ten Virgins Saturdays-9:30. 1870
am. Childrens Bible school. We'd
nesdays-7:30 pm, Adult Church
Membership cla-3.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
OBTAINS DIVORCE

Hermoine johnson Thursday OBJ
lined an interlocutory divorce from
l. N. Johnson on the grounds of ex-
.tfeme cruelty
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
FINAL DIVORCE
GRANTED THURSDAY

A final divorce decree was grant
ed in Imperial county superior court
Thursday to T. r. KirkSey In his
suit againSt Mattie KirkSey.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11

Anderson. Virginia Fisher, c. Than
rcI, John 7. Rice, Tillie Anderson,
n MCCo3 Mis- Glenn, Miss Mary
heth Bromley. Miss Mary Alice
White.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11

Helwig, pastor. Sunday school. 945
am. Morning worship, II am, SER
mon by pastor. B.Y.P.U., 6:30 pm.
Evening worship, 7:30 o'clock, SER
mon by pastor
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
ST. .JOSEPIIS

HoltVille, Fl. Joseph Mackey, pas
tor. Sunday masses 8. $50, and
IL 80 am. Daily Mass 1880 am.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
SAINT PAUL'S

Fifth near Orange, Edward Hut
rhiEson, vicar, Services, 7:30 and
i am. Church school, 10 am
choir practice Thursdays, pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
Me+hodis+s Give
Canteen Cookies

Methodist Women's Society will
supply cookies for the Ell Centre
SerVicemens canteen this weekend.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

l0th and Holt. r. H. Kezer, pas
tor. Sabbath School $50 a. m. Sat-
urday. Prayer meeting, Wed, 1880
y m. MORNING worship. II.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11
ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC

Father Rice, pastor Sunday Mass
es, Veterans hall. and $50 am
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-11

THE CHURCH OF GOD

weekday Masses, 7:3O, Parish h;
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25
KEA Membership Carries Vote For Coming Election

Persons interested in voting for a new board of directors of the Kodiak Electrical Association may do so upon payment of the $5 membership fee. Each mem bership allows one vote in the election of g directorseon May 4. So far .12 KEA members have been nominated and 1t is ex- pected other nominations will De made from the floor he.night of the meeting.
 The S5 fee is.required by law, and is the only source of income for the. current expenses of the association.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25

there arranged than l began finding out all l could about bears.
 One day while walking a neas- by trall 1 met my neighboY, Tichon, after greeting DO nt- ed to a clump of trees not far away, relating that that was the place where he was chewed and mauled by large female bear. He was a man of Aleut and Russian stock, now second priest in the Russian church at Afog- nak. He rolled up his sleeve and showed the remnant of an arm. The bear had knocked him unconscious and seized hrs armin it's ferocious mouth and dragged him some distance. His partner in the encounter climb- ed a tree and the bear leaped to- ward him. He saw the beast maui Tichon like cat would a mouse. To the man in the tree 1t seemed the bear would never leave. Knowing bears hate the smellof smoke he tore off a piece of his clothing and struck match te
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Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25
Souvenir Collector Gets
 Thirty Days In Local Jail

'aDeweese Fricksen, base em- ployee, was charged with larceny and sentenced tq.3 3Gdays.i1. jail April B. The complaint was signed by Charles AIadsen, own, CT of the Totem Igloo Curio Shop, and it is alleged Erickson shop lifted II banners, 2-composition bears, l knife and l ashtray from the souvenir store.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25
Hunting Story Is ReIofed;
 S0go Of Kewon Recalled

Editors note: Hobart Wise nan, school teacher, hunter and 'frapper, now employed at the naval air station, is the author of the accompanying article des- cribing his experiences hunting the famed Kodiak bear. at the tune he was teaching at Afognak. Included in the narrative IS the story of the famous native hunt CT Kewan, killer of Al bears, himself killed by one some years ago. WIseman, characterized by Hunting & Fishing magazine as getting more bounties than any other hunter" in connection with cougar hunting in the Skagit Valley,sis an avid hunter. A bear trip he conducted recently to Afognak was the subject of a Mirror article April 4.)
 I must confess at the start that the reason 1 became inter- ested in a teachingjob at Afognak, on Afognak island, north of Ko- diak island, was because of the opportunities offered for hunting the famous Kodiak bear. I and my wife no sooner got our home
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25
'onoUs "Peffy Girl" Artist
 Comes Here To Hunf Bear

George Petty, whose air-brush |kineations of the feminine form, fnplete with telephone, became hfamous Petty girl of Esquire egazine fame. has taken time \ from his bare subject to in- Nge in a new subject-bear. Esompanied by his son, George,
 he arri ved by plane in Kod
 this week, and joined by tae Eli Metrokin, flew over to Nluk Thursday in search of & of the famed Kodiak an- hls.
 Petty got a bear for himself
 a previous trip to Kodiak Tn %, and the present trip is a |hduation present for his son, out of high school. We met Petty buying mag |enes in a local drug store (we ticed he didn't buy a copy of |Pquire). Smooth -shaven, stocky Efsaid he expected to lose some
 the latter on the trip) he Int look like any kind of an
 hst in his black and white eckered wool shirt and the ac-
 Apanying hunters accoutre- Shts.
 Vl promised my son thls trip Nalong time" he said, land
 sflie Madsen wired. me say
 sthat if I expected to make it
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25
Registrofion Postponed

As no supplies have been re- ceived from Washington, the reg istration of all men, between the ages of 45 and 65, scheduled for April, 27, has been postponed The new date will be announced later in plenty of time for every one concerned to be notified.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25
Aleutians Stheduie Party
 To Mark 1st Anniversary


 The Aleutians, a group formed from those who arrived May 1, 194l, on Kodiak island on the Aleutian, chartered by Stems Drake from the Alaska Steam ship company, will hold their first anniversary party Saturday evening, May ?, promptly at 9 D. m. at the American Legion hall.
 An Aleutian party held last year was a big success and mem- bers in charge of this years promise an even bigger event. The entertainment committee has arranged for dancing to the music of the new ABC orchest. a.. and other entertainment features will be provided.
 An invitation is extended to all Aleutians and their, invited guests to attend what is promised as the "best party Kodiak has ever seen.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25

] I'd better make 1t now. So after l5 days by plane and boat from our home in Winettka we got here" Winettka is residential suburb IF miles north of Chicago.
 Currently the Petty girl is not appearing in Esquire, as the thousands who pay 50 cents for her plus the free magazine, have noticed. !, "The Petty girl is working for the Navy now," Petty said. Be fore making this trip 1 had just finished set of posters for. en- llstment purposes, featuring the Petty girl So if Navy enlist. ments take jump, you'll know why. In the barracks of con tractors employees, and all branches of the service at Fort Greedy and the Naval Air station, she outranks all contenders as a favorite wall decoration, being miles ahead of Dorothy Lamour,
 
 airplane pictures and Saturday Evening Post covers
 After the hunt Petty said his plans were indefinite, but he has already taken steps to enlist in one of the branches of the ser vice If everything works out right the Petty girls father will join her in working for Uncle Sam.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25
One Bear Per
 | Man New Limit

The following changes in game ngulations have been received tom the Alaska Game Commi- lon, by Jack Benson, local rep esentat ve,
 |u) Prohibits the taking of
 brown bears on the Alaska
 Peninsula west of the mail
 trail connecting Herendee11'
 Bay and Portage Bay. (9 Reduces the bag limit for bears on the Kodiak-Afog-
 nak Island group from two to one.
 The changes are effective as FMarcn 31, 1942.
 The Alaska Game commission Eo wishes to, remind all con krned that the regular seasonal psed period is in effect on all fme animals, land furbearing bimals, and game birds. The Feption of course is brown brs, on which the season closes Ine 20 in this area.
 In making the local announce hnt, Wildlife Agent Benson aas his appreciation to the peod Ne of this district for the splen Pd support in game conservation |bd management
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25

A free immunization clinic will be held this week by pr A Holmes Johnson, at the Griffin Memorial hospital, Monday, April 27, 1 to 2:30 D. m.. and by Dr. A. Bates Jones, at his office Friday, May 1, 10 to 12 a. m. For details see page 5,
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25
5 Drivers. Arrested

There were five arrests for trrfic violations this week One was for drunken driving and the remainder consisted of charges of parking and driving after hours.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25
E Woman Arrested

:. Geraldine owehss'Was arreste( Monday on a drunk and disor4 erly charge and was sentenced by U. s. Commissioner c. c. .Naugh: ton Tuesday to 20.days in jail
 after the defendant pied guilty.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25

Moscow-The official Tass news agency announced an Am erican plane, identified by its crew as a participant in the air raids on Japanese cities last Sat urday, made a forced landing in the Siberian coastal region after losing it's bearings, and in accord ance with international law the Soviet authorities interned the plane and crew. v
 This is the first word from any source of the landing of any planes which raided Japan. The Tokyo bombing has not been confirmed by of the United Nations.
 The plane carried 5men and 1 captain. The exact location of it's. landing was not given,
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25

There will be a regular meet ing oi the city council, Mayor Nick Miell presiding, at the City Hall Monday evening at 8 p. m
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25
Held For Observation

Martin Forren, fisherman, is being held in jail for 2 1o-day
 . =, 1-e rl period for observation of insan- ity.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25
rerritoriaI Primaries Will Be Held Tuesday
Primary Election Facts

All duly qualified voters residing within the town of Kodiak are eligible to primary election to be held next Tuesday at the City Hall, between the hours of and m.
 The following candidates are to be voted upon:
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25

New Delhi (R)- The Japs are driving narthward in eastern
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Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25

London (P)-The largest force of RAF fighters ever sent against a single objective escorted bombers attacking the Neither lands port of Flushing in a day light raid, following a predawn assault on the German Heinkel factories.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25

Los Angeles (P)-Five sol diers were killed and Is wound ed in the premature explo- sion of a mortar. shell near Lamsea, headquarters of the southern California sector. The shell, being fired during drill, ex- pfodeds before it cleared the gun muzzle.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-25

Delegate to Congress Territorial Treasurer Commissioner of Labor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

her REMARKS by tapping forcibly on the desk
or counter with the key to her desk which
she always keeps locked
\ Unconscously, she taps with the key when
men are around because it symbolcally makes
her feel equal, or superior, to the men,
If she gave all her keys away she would
probably 60 into a panic when she had to
issue orders TO men. The keys bolster her
sef-confidence The fact that she needs this
bolstcring however indicates that inwardly
she is apprehensive and insure Of herself
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

the person has lots Of responsibilities or
wealth which must be kept under lock and
key The fact is that people who have other
worries try unconsciously To. calm their anxi-
cites by using keys for everything.
For keys more than most other common
objects, symbolic to the inner mind of men
and women the things about which they
worry
In this newly discovered inner meaning Of
keys, they mean more to men than they usu-
ally do to women. --\
There are some women who become deeply
wrapped up in keys, however. These are
usually a striving, high-pressure type OF
woman. If they are married, they are likely
to boss their husbands around. If they are
employed women they usually strive to be-
come the boss
The modern efficient woman executive. for
instance, has more keys in her handbag
than her happily married sister has, not be.
cause the woman executive really needs
them, but because she inwardy and uncon-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

to bite his lip took possession Of him,
Within q week the man had stopped Bit
ing his lip. This was not cure, of course.
since the nervous compulsion had merely
been changed from biting his own lips to
handling the key and making it fetish. It
was better for the man. but the Job re-
manned OF eliminating the inner craving
which set him on edge
In all seriousness, a young man who is
a key-janEler may be a poor risk for mar
riagc. The jangling is often an indication
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

Women who become too wrapped up in
Keys likely do so in most instances because
they wish secretly that they had been born
boys.
But it is usually men who find themselves
becoming too dependent upon keys Some
men go in for locks and keys in a big way
because they are seeking the feeling of power
and secrecy
Other men become key addicts because
they are afraid Of being unmasked in their
true natures.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

sciously enjoys the feeling
they give her Of having more
power than most men do.
a woman executive in
large Pennsylvania depart
ment store, for example. has
many men whom she bosses.
When she is giving orders TO
her women employees she does
not exhibit any Of her keys,
but when telling a man worker
what to do she emphasizes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

loved ones -ft}e ke3- Hf}
away from possible
rivals.
Other keys. If
they could only talk.
could tell us about
secrets their owners
have kept carefully
locked away from
curious eyes. Some
keys could tell about
opening doors for
secret love trysts.
Still others about
crimes they have
helped perpetrate.
The most amaz-
ing story keys tell,
however, is about
the character of the
person who becomes
unduly attached 10
them, who is OBJ
sessed with them. or
who always carries
"A large assortment
with him.
Recent psyche
logical work shows
that IL is anxious,
unhappy, W orrie d
people who load
themselves d O NJ n
with keys. At a
recent meeting in
the y CIV YORK
Academy Of Medi-
cine, for instance, a
professor of psy-
chology demonstrate
ed this with the
people present. One
d tor had four
keys, another had
A big bunch of keys.
You must have
a lot of worries" the
psychologist said 10
the medico with the
jangling assortment
of keys.
Then he turned
10 the janitor. who
had only one key.
You are prob
ably the happiest,
most carefree man
here" he told the
astonished custodian
Of the mops and
brooms.
II is not that the
keys make worries,
nor do they indicate
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

lad been a key-addict all his
adult years, all because he
vas inwardly ashamed of a
childish escapade that &C.
,urred when, as a child, he
visited an uncle on a farm
n Vermont.
His real worries were not
about the contents of the
safe deposit boxes and safes
MS big bunch of keys kept
secure; his real worry was
about this boyhood devil
nent. When the childish
crime" that secretly wor-
led him was talked over
With the mental analyst. his
,ompulsion to tote around
lozens of keys disappeared.
Keys readily become a
etish to other men who in
yardly fear they may give
n to undesirable impulses
is adults. Men who have
,een frustrated in love, or
Who are unhappily married,
.ome in this category of
,ey- janglers.
This class is lit
orally the janglers,
for, like the Pennsyi-
vania woman store
executive, they must
show the keys and
jangle them. This
amounts almost to
n compulsion, similar
to DR.. Johnson touch
ing all the fence pick
cts he passed on his
walks in old London.
These men hold the
keys in their hands
and play with them.
The fideeting and
toying with the keys
relieves the inner
craving to yield TO
unwanted impulses.
If they do not have
the symbolic keys to
fondle, they become
nervous, jittery and
anxious at these
times. One PSYCHE
artist tells about a
patient who was af-
fllcted with the ner-
vous habit Of biting
his lips The poor
chap had actually
disfigured his lips
permanently by biting
them, and apparently
more injury of lip
was in store.
At one consultation
the psychiatrist told
the man to carry his
door key with him all
the time, and to hold
it tightly in his hand
whenever the impulse
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

BY DONALD A. LAIRD Ph.D., Sci.D.
ANY people have given few old unused keys to
MI the salvage campaign for the precious nickel they
contain. II was hardship for the average person
to part company with the two three keys that longer
fitted any of his locks.
But there were some people who made real
by turning their keys in to the collectors The sacrifice
the Kentucky old maid who turned in the hope chest key
she had been saving for 40 years nothing compared
to the blow received by those folks whom keys
become symbols Of power and mystery
Collecting keys Is more than hobby with many people
Ihey hoard them not Tor value in the metal for
any sentimental value but because keys have
power. They symbolic things frustrated people want.
Strangely this symbolzing power of keys is found all
over the world Language and do not change it.
Almost key could tell stories about peoples forget
lness Some could tell about timd people keep
locked day and night. A few could tell about
sreaks in human nature which prompt keep their
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

Dr.. Laird Exploins How-ond Why
the Number That You c orry and
What You Do With Them Reveal Your
Secret Fears. Illustrations. and In
wanted ImpuIses-And Even the Kind
Of Husband Tor Wife, You'll Make
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

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