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Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Society
Clubs
Reception SundayHonors
Miss Maroaret Hednck

for the occasion.
All Miss Hedrick's adult former
students, representatives OF the
community. her friends and fellow
teachers are invited through the
newspaper to attend this reception
to be held from Al pm. in the
clubhouse. A program of music
will be presented during the after
noon and members of Delta Kappa
Gamma will be assisted in receiving
by Guy A. Weakley, district super
intendent of schools.
Miss Hedrick will complete 30
years of teaching in Ell Centre in
May Of this year and she has hun
dreds of students who hold her
in deep affection OF her work,
Mrs. Estelle Reid, principal of
Harding school, where Miss He'd
rick now teaches, says:
Fortunate are the children who
have worked for a year under her
wise, firm guidance. Her fearless,
unyielding and uncompromising
principles of absolute honesty,
thrift, and hard work, the JOY of
biting into a hard task and seeing
it through, become habit for at least
one year. She has passed on to
countless hundreds of youngsters
at least a glimpse of the solid vir-
tues of pioneer America - the
strong virtues a softer generation
has too often lost Children love
her enough to initiate her. They
feel and trust her fairness in her
dealings with them. They adore
to wait on her, bring her gifts, walk
with her, carry her things, COM
pliments that do not always come
to older teachers"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Women's FIioh+
Added TO Golf
Tournament

Barbara Worth Golf club is spon-
soring an all-valley ladies tourna-
ment, based on handicapS, with
the qualifying dates set for Feb
ruary 7-18.
This tournament. to determine
the feminine golf champion for the
Imperial Yuma valleys, will be a
feature of the mems tournament,
opening day of play for which will
be Saturday, February 20, special
women's flight having been added
this year.
The qualifying rounds. 18 holes,
may be posted between February T.
is. and the playoffs will be held
from the 20th-28th War bonds and
stamps will be prizes for the tour
ney as we'll as a few pieces of golf
ing equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Ply NIYRA JOHNSON

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 8. = (UP)-
California's historic executive man
sion is undergoing a spring house
cleaning from basement to cupola
in preparation for the arrival of the
Earl Warrens, the states new Off
cial family.
A large crew of painters, plum
bers and other craftsmen are hop
ing to finish the work by March,
although the 65-year-old mansion
needed plenty of fixing. Compli-
eating the job was the rain dam
age a few days ago when the roof
OF the cupola was torn off by high
wind
The mansion. once owned by Ar
thur Lincoln SteffenS, is now "a
disgrace to the state" according to
legislators seeking passage of bill
to erect a new governors home in
Capitol park. 1t was finished in
1877 at a cost of $4,000 and
bought by the state in 1903.
THOROUGH CLEANING
Meanwhile, Frank Killam, chief
Of the bureau of buildings and
Grounds, is making every effort to
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Arrangements for
Saturday Dance

Late Friday afternoon an officer
representing a unit stationed on
The desert area, arrived in Ell Cen
tro with the information that 100
men were coming to the city Sat-
urday, and asked if a dance could
be arranged for them
Agencies got to work, an orches-
ira was engaged, and dance
planned for Saturday evening, 9
O'Clock, in the Veterans hall un-
der the auspices of the city service
mems recreation council and the
canteen unit representatives. Mrs.
Fred l.. Riddle and Mrs. Charles
p. Delp agreed to serve as chap
erones and an appeal went out tC
all young women of the city to at
tend as partnorS.
Unlike the usual Saturday eve-
ming dances, it was decided to make
this dance open to every service
man, both those stationed in the
valley and those from the desert
area, since such a small group oi
men was expected from the latter
unit.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
ON THE FRONT
IN THE VALLEY
From The Front

Are the Red Cross comfort kits
appreciated by the men who re-
CeiVe them?
just ask Mrs. p. L. Moore and
she can tell you that they are as
this week she called at Red Cross
headquarters to express for her son.
l.. Leonard Moore, and his par
tieular group Of flyers. their ap-
probation of the comfort kits sent
to them By the American Red
Cross.
Lit Moore is stationed somewhere
in the South Seas and on Christ
mas eve, he wrote his mother, the
comfort kits arrived. The opening
of the packages made real Christ
mas celebration and he said the
men were delighted to receive the
many useful articles which the kits
contain. Moreover, they had quite
Il celebration in trading articles,
and the men SO appreciated the gift
that It. Moore asked his mother
to 90 into Red Cross headquarters
to thank officers personally Tor
him and his group.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
To Conduct CountyHome
Food Preservation Proqram

With serious food shortages fac
ing the nation Unless there is more
home production of food and more
home food preservation plans are
underway to contact every woman
in Imperial county in the next
three months in regard to the pos
sibilities Of home food preserva-
ton.
This announcement was made at
Fridays meeting of county farm
home department chairmen in the
courthouse with Miss Fleda Smith,
assistant state leader of home DEM
onstration agents, as guest speaker.
Miss Smith discussed the pro-
Glam for the coming months, stat
ing that all home demonstration
work for March, April and May will
have to do with the home food
preservation project, the men of
the agricultural extension service
handling the food production pro-
gram. Miss Florence Glenn, the
Imperial Valley home demonstra-
ton agent, will carry on this food
plCNti hdiiOll pldll, anu IOT the va
rious individual farm home depart
mentS. the project leaders will car
ry on the work.
Plans call for relaying the nee
essary information to every wom-
an in the county through P.-TA.
groups, Womens clubs, church
groups-every woman's organiza-
ton, the detailed organization to
be announced later.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07

partment, the morning session, and
that afternoon will make home Wis
its in Rose Mesquite.
On Tuesday, February 16, DR..
Warren will arrive for office con-
ferences that day; wednesday, Feb.
II. she will be with Acacia home de-
partment meeting at the home of
Mrs. Dan Machado where she will
give a demonstration on the use of
time. On Thursday, Feb. 10, she
will be at the Spruce -Westmorland
meeting to discuss use of time and
point rationing.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
LAZYBONES

Someone asked scenarist Karl
Tunberg how he happened to team
with Darrell Ware. Explained Tun-
berg: Il discovered that we had
one strong trait in common, we were
both incurably lazy. and so we de-
cidcd to become collaborators, thus
making it possible for him to devote
more time to fishing and for me TO
concentrate on being lazy"
Riding high on a wartime COM
edy wave, Stan Laurel and Oliver
Hardy are buster between films
these days than when before the
camera. They're working out radio
show, planning a Broadway play
and managing the affairs of turtle
business in Mexico =. Fox studio
has banned all banquet scenes from
new films for the duration. Too
much audience sneering at current
films in which juicy steaks and an
over abundance of food steal scenes
from the actors.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
BEFORE THE MAST

The old sailing vessels nave Deen
called into service curing the war
and Pete Mercer son of Mr.. and
Mrs. P M. Mercer has been re-
! living the days described in the ia
NOUS classic, Two Years Before
the Mast" (Dana), of which he says,
in writing to his parents, Il used
to think that Dana, etc, were a
bunch of eXaggerators, but maybe
they weren't"
His ship had made voyage to
Baranquilla, and then was sched-
uled to go to the Barbados to
pick up a cargo of molasses, but
never made the trip, due to the fact
that it was in bad repair. In his
letters Pete described his hazard
Gus experiences, tragedy, apparent
ly dogging the ship from the be-
ginning.
Three days out, lone of two irons
that hold the fore staysle to the
Geek parted and we have it Sc
cured now with two turn buckles.
Later that same day we were try
ing to set the jb, that stay had
also parted about Is feet up from
the boom and has been fixed CD
with two wire clamps. In an ef-
fort to clear the clamps the mate
had climbed up the stay and as
he worked, the stay parted, drop
ping him down into the bow spirit
where he rolled off into the sail
and was quite badly cut up by
the ends of the broken stay. The
release of the stay when it parted
threw my watch partner overheard
and by the time we Weired ship
and put about lie was gone. He
was wearing sea boots and probably
cid not stay up long. After VIC
jlbcd I went aloft to look for him
but to no avail. Hc was a nice
kid, just 10.
Now instead of four SailcrS VIC
have Just two and a sick Colom-
bian. So now at night l stand a
four-hour wheel watch which is
tough on steamer, but worse on
a schooner.
ASIDE from the ship being in bad
shape we are in the most Sub-in-
tested waters of the world and in
this time of the year it is the
home port of hurricanes"
Later he wrote: Listen to this
for one days news. First. we op-
encd a breaker of drinking water,
found it unfit to drink, SO we tried
the second and third, (our laSt
and found them in the same condi-
ton Then the cook advised us
that VIC were low on coffee and
could have only one cup per day,
per man. Then on opening our
last lot of corned beef, we found
that about half the brine was gone
and we had to throw about half
the barrel oversize. So now we
have less than so gallons of water,
we are out of coffee and almost out
of beef SO that leaves us only
dried fish and Spuds for the rest
of the TRIP. But on the credit side
there is just a chance that we may
go to Key West
This schooner was one of many
built during the last war and was
Just thrown together. 1t has been
laid up for several years and all
the rigging is rusty. She leaks
badly, We have Two pumps aboard
and have to pump for four hours
each day. The other day we open
ed the hatch and found water waist
deep in the hold. Schooner sail
ing would be nice if you had a YES
sci in which you could trust"
The ship evidently put in for re-
pairs at Tampa, Florida. where Pete
received his discharge, planning to
come west and stop over in Ell Gen.
tro to visit his parents.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
THE pOST-PRESS

Published every Sunday by the Inn
perial Valley Publishing company. 625
State Street. FL Centro, California, as
the combined Sunday issue OF the
Morning Post and Imperial Valley
Press.
Paul Jenkins. publisher; a. G, John
ston. vice president and general man
aCCr; Catherine NJ. Jenkins. Sccrc-
tarN.
West Holiday Co. Inc. National Ad.
vertiSinG Representatives.,
Member. California Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
Entered at FL Centre, California post
office as second class matter. Sub
scription rates: In California, Sc per
copy or. in conjunction with the I'm
perial Valley Press. per month rs;
paid in advance; months. $40; 6
months, S4.00; one year. $780, out
side California, in conjunction with
the Morning Post. per month, 70c;
3 months S1.s0; months S3.25; one
year. $500,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Announcements
Of Mee+inqs

FL Centre ScrOptimisis will enjoy
n program on home food prodlir-
ton to be given by two All club
children, Bobbie Miller and Alta
Lee Winright, Miss Florence
Glenn program chairman, an
nounced Saturday. The club will
meet Monday noon at the Califor-
nia hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Calexico Sponsors
Benefit

CALEXICO, Feb. 9 - Calexico
Junior Women's club is sponsoring
a canteen benefit Valentine dance
for February l3 in the Hotel De
ANA, CaleXico, funds to be used
for the Calexico servicemen's can
teen.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07

Miss Margaret Hedrick will be
guest of honor at a reception Sun
day afternoon in the Ten Thou
sand club, Alpha Omicron chapter
of Delta Kappa Gamma, national
honor fraternity for the teaching
profession, and of which Miss He'd
rick is a member, being hostesseS
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07

for future pictures, he's talking
"Pickwick Papers" to Fox, where he's
received some encouragement. Fields
is excited about it, too, since Pick
wick is the role he's always wanted
to play above all others.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07

For designing last clothes like
Norell NobleSvle
winnie" honor in u. 0 is a
sauette that with the Fashion
The designer
cess and reputation for designing clothes
YorkS leading theatrical
partner
opened his july
Outstanding numbers the collection which Nore this award
include the right
black wool with brilliant pink quilted lining popular that
white
features funesS, e patent
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
COUNTY CHAIRMAN

4 state food preservation COM
mittce will have its meeting, after
which the county food preservation
committee, Of which Mrs. c. F.
Maynard is chairman will have its
session to complete organization for
the operation of the program.
Home department project lead
ers in the months to come will be
ready to carry on important pro-
erams for their centers. Under the
clothing program, with conServa-
tlun mere d necessity also, empha-
sis will be on darning and mending,
salvaging Of woolens, mending of
boys and mems clothing, and on
spring wardrobe planning.
-"toi home furnishings activities,
here also, the maintaining of the
home in wartime will be the key
note, with cleaning of upholstery,
and the making of partial slipcovers
the two main projects.
Two vital points are included in
the home management program,
vital at time when home manage
ni"nt requires more from the home
maker in the way o. ingenuity -
one Is the study of the point ra-
tioning system and the other, the
efficient use of time, certainly i'm
rortant when women wish to make
the DcSt use of their time.
SPECIALISTS HERE
To help project leaders, two spe-
CialistS will be in the valley, Miss
Jessie Lee Decker, extension spe-
cialiSt in home furnishing who was
scheduled earlier in the season but
who was prevented from coming by
the floods, and DR.. Jean Warren,
extension specialist in home man
agement.
Miss Decker will conduct two
training meetings in the week to
come with upholstery cleaning and
slipcoVers as the subjects. She will
have a meeting Tuesday, Feb. 8, in
the BraWley Methodist church, an
all-day session.
On the following day, at 10 a.
II. she will have a similar meet
ing in the CaleXico Methodist
church, will be at Thursdays meet
ing of McCabe-E Eucalyptus home de-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
State Mansion Undergoes
Spring ngHousec|eanins

give the WarrenS a comfortable
home, spic and span from top to
bottom. It's the first time in his
Il years on the job the renovation
has been so thorough. Both Gov
ernor and Mrs. Warren have made
frequent visits to the home, chat
ting with Workmen and helping
Rillam with color schemes.
Mrs. Warren has selected soft
colored wallpaper and new rugs,
with the ceilings painted a near
white and The woodwork in cream.
All draperies are being cleaned and
the furniture will be retained, al
though the arrangement OF the
rooms will be changed somewhat
to accommodate the needs of the
| Warrcns and their five children
now living at home. Jimmie, the
oldest, is an army private and will
be home only On infrequent visits.
SEWING ROOM
Because the first lady likes to
sew, n large room in the basement
will become her sewing room. Tho
children will find their rainy days
pleasant in downstairs playroom.
What used 10 be a nursery on
second floor, will be Mrs. Warren S
dressing room and the former bill
lard room off the main hall will be
used by the governor to receive Wis
itors. Besides this, he will have his
study on the third floor.
The high-ccilinGcd rooms are
nearly twice the size of those in an
average home, but they arc amply
heated by two furnaces
ROOM ARRANGEMENT
The first floor contains two
drawing rooms, the reception room,
living, dining and breakfast rooms
kitchen and buffers pantry.
On second arc scycn bedrooms
adjoining baths and a screcned-in
sunporch; on third, two more bed
rooms for the servants and the
study.
A new gas stove is ready for in
stallatiou in the Kitchen, and if pri-
critics will permit, the lighting fix
tires will be replaced. The base
ment laundry will be m0dernized.
The white wood exterior will be
washed, Killam said, and maybe
something will be done later about
the three-car garage, once a sta
BILE.
He said the SilvcrWarc is in good
condition, but after the war is over
the HaViland dinnCrWarc should be
rcplenishcd.
At any rate, the mansion will be
clean and cheerful. Add to that
the presence of the WaTcnS and
you have home.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
CALENDAR
SATURDAY

Basketball, 8, Central gym.
Jobs Daughters, 8, Masonic tenn
pie.
40 ct s, 8, California hotel.
Servicemcn's dance, 8, Veterans
hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07

MONDAY
SOrOptimists, IL, ShcrwOOds.
Camp Fire board, 12:15, CalifOr-
mia hotel.
Twice Told Tales, 2, 642 Wensley.
Ell Centre lodge, No. 384, + and
AM, 8, Masonic temple.
Cactus Gavel club, 6:15, CalifOr-
mia hotel.
Carpenters, 1880, Labor temple.
american Legion Auxiliary, 8,
Veterans hail.
Night school, 10, high school.
Music teachers, 8, 1853 Holt.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07

SUNDAY
Sunday services, churches.
Legion district meet, IL, Vctcr-
ans hall.
Auxiliary district meeting, 10,
Wilson school.
District luncheon, IL, Sherwood's.
C.E. rally, 2:30, IOltville.
Hedrick reception, A., 10, 900
club
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Henry F. Voigt, 81, Dies;
FbI EmpIoye Here

Henry F. Voigt, Ct, special police
man for the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation, died yesterday at hi
home, 5416 Macarthur boulevard
NV, after a short illness.
Services will be held at 2 pm
Wednesday at the home, followed
by burial in Mount Zion Cemetery
Bethesda, Md.
Mr.. Voigt had been employed by
the FBI for two years. For about II
years before then he had served the
District government as a construc.
ton foreman. At one time, he oper.
ated his own business as an excava.
ton contractor.
He was a native Of the District
and was a member of St. Alban's
Church.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ar.
manda NJ. Voigt; two sons, Sergt
Walter L. Voigt, in the Army, and
Robert H. Voigt: daughter, Mary
I. Voigt; a grandson, Bobby Voigt;
five sisters, Mrs. Sophie Lindner
Mrs. Dora Hesterberg, Mrs. Mamie
Bremmerman. Mrs. Minnie Law, al
of Washington, and Mrs. Janet Bur.
rell of Florida, and three brothers
August, Willie and Carl Voigt, all OF
Washington.
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Rites for Col. Whitcomb
10 Be Conducted TODAY

Burial Services for Col. Clement
G. Whitcomb, Is, supply and finance
officer in the Surgeon Generals
Office from 1918 to 1881. will be
held this afternoon in Arlington
Cemetery.
Col. Whitcomb died Tuesday in ST.
Petersburg. Fla, where funeral serv-
ices were held Saturday. He had
made his home in St. Petersburg
after he was retired in 1882, at his
own request, following 30 years
service in the Army.
During the World War Col. Whit
comb was in charge of a medical
depot for the Army in France ano
also served as purchasing agent. He
was member of the commission an.
pointed to determine the cost of the
Army OF Occupation and later was
detailed for six months to aid in
compiling the medical history of the
World War.
He Is survived by his widow and
son, Col. John c. Whitcomb, on
general staff duty at headquarters
OF the I'd Army in Memphis, Tenn.
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Russia Plans 10 Keep
1899 Slice Of Poland,
|0umansky Indicates

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 15.-Russia
still plans to retaian the slice OF
Poland which she received in the
September, 1899. agreement with
Germany. Soviet Ambassador Con-
stantine Oumansky has indicated.
In recent address commemorate
ing the anniversary of the Russian
revolution, the Soviet ambassador
to Mexico said:
According to estimates, we (the
Soviet army now are only las
kilometers go miles, from our west
ern frontier.
Il wish that were true, but must
inform you that we still must win
back $50 kilometers (280 miles, In
the same direction in order to reach
our frontier with Poland"
The longer distance comedies with
the frontier at Brest-Litovsk ano
Wilma, which the Russians reached
in the invasion of September, 1899
The 145-kilometer distance referred
to the old Polish border.
Alexander Korneichuk, a member
Of the Supreme Soviet of the
Ukrainian Soviet Republic, said ir
an article published by the Russian
Embassy Information Bulletin ir
Washington last February that "only
hopeless fool can believe that
Lwow and the population of the
western regions Of, the Ukraine are
waiting to return to Polish rule"
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Goss Again Elected
National Grange Chiei

By the Associated Press.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Nov. IS
The National Grange convention
today reelected Albert S. Goss, OF
Washington, as national master for
two-year term. Mr.. Goss received
65 votes to one for Louis J. Taber
former national master Of the, farm
organization.
The convention called on the
Government yesterday to reduce
ration point values on pork and pork
products as step to help prevent
hog prices from falling below the
War Food Administrations guaran-
teed minimum.
With hogs from this years record
crop beginning to move to market
in large numbers, prices in recent
days have declined below the WAS
support price of $1375 per hundred
pounds, Chicago basis.
This drop In price, the conven-
ton said in a resolution unani-
mously adopted, will result In great
financial loss" to hog farmers. in q
loss of confidence in Government
price promises for 1914, in reduced
production next year and aggra-
vated meat shortages.
The Grange took the viewpoint
that If ration values were lowered
during the heavy marketing season
for hogs, consumer purchases would
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Deaths Reported

Sue Jane Mason, II. 1900 c st, ne.
Arthur A. Brame;, SO, ll26 l1th st. NV
Ms4y hfns E. 6 Me.h A9e! q g. 1908 GO s..,on 81 NV
Jacaue!ine Hammili .. Aiexandria. Va.
Infant Dorothy Smith, 1145 (, st. NV.
Infant Beverly A. Butco, $500 5th st. NV
samss Ms s% SEQ @ sna ea st.
Jane n' Dorsey So Hys,tsvlle' 1H Nd Nd ST. Sc
Eoss F5nsst ooodman' NsTmsn' q = i4G IS St st. nv
Marjorie Myles. 3, 50l3 Lee st. ne,
Infant Mary z; Newman, Mitchellville, Md
Infant Faye Chapman. 1918 G st. ne.
Louretta E; Caywood g. 6s3s 9th st, Nv
Margaret Maj s oNeil. i SO, @ 80 Da' st. o. ne. ""
Ella C. Smyth. 70, 2126 Conn. ave. NV
Harry F. Lowstuter. II. 6013 4th st. NV
Caroline w. Clements. "a, 1905 10th st
Georae A. Pumphrey. 10. 43s Manor pl
Elizabeth Coulter. 70, Atlantic City. N. J
Ape,1e,, Andrew l. Acton So, ais 9th St; Sc;
John l. Lewis. SO. United States Soldiers
Joshua a. Thomas. 81, 1909 s5th pl. NV.
olive r. Holland 81, 36o5 Patterson
Movers Levy. "a. San Francisco, Calf.
Elsie Martin. = ?305 18th st, NV.
Octavia W McCafierty. 80, Arlington. Va.
Infsnt Infsnt Heoe1aa 1esens FIdosb Reld yenns Vs.
Walter smackum. SO. Blue Plains, D. c.
Louise Miles, SO. "6 p St. ne,
EE-ank e. BTTosesn'. a., ll27 Girard st. NV.
George R. Gillian, IS. 1915 Corcoran
st. NV.