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Evening star., 1943-06-23
WAACS Introduce Arc
Ball at WrigIey Field

BY The Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 23.-Wrigley
Field, home of the Chicago Cubs,
will present night ball for the first
time July l when two girls softball
games will be played as part of a
WAAC recruiting rally.
Evening star., 1943-06-23

order from the bench every move of
his club. His antics. says Francis
Powers, Chicago sports writer, place
him in class with George Marshall
and Dutch Bergman, who are any
thing but placid during a game
Pete brings considerable color to
the loop. He coached a team in
Lubbock, Tex, and his friends,
among them Bergman. after losing
game, say he made the boys walk
the last five miles home barefooted.
Didn't do Pete said. Il only
threatened EN-"
Evening star., 1943-06-23

played in baseball parks, and the
traffic might be heavy this year.
Although the local football team
favorS a National League entry in
Los Angeles, the noble gridmen won t
travel by plane if the California city
is accepted. Boss Marshall is against
it, saying that the team could leave
here on a Sunday after a game and
be in Los Angeles Wednesday in
ample time for practice.
Evening star., 1943-06-23
By me Associated Press.

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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Corporal Honored
Bv Girl Scouts

Girl Scout Troop l, at the meet
ing Tuesday night in the Scout hut
honored Joyce DeWbre, corporal
who is to leave the city shortly
Present were Capt. Betty Stull
Joyce DeWbre. corporal; Betty 10
Brinnon, scribe; Bobby Price, treas
urer; Shirley Gillette, quartermas-
ter; Bobbie Deem, Katherine
Stems, Bonnie Barker, Doris Hall,
patrol leaders: Alice Hirigoyen, Pat
McQuade, Betty 10 BoalS, Helen
Musgrave, assistant patrol leaders;
Elva Wake, Arlene Jones, Ramona
Irish, Josephine Meredith, Joan
Fleming, Nancy Lindsay, June
Lewis, Elizabeth Cash, Donnella
Quinn, jeanne Quinn, Barbara Cox,
Patsy Kendall, Betty Wharton,
Jeanne Roberds, Virginia Lee Pink
ney, Leola Mae Ashley, Ouida
Fitzgerald, Ruby Tankersley, Lor-
raine Dittmer, Mary Lou Ray Do
lores Wake, Lalla Sue Reed, Joy
Hardin, Jackie King, Peggy Ashley,
Betty Hunter, Pat Brown, Syble
Davis, Betty Price, Jean Key. with
Anne Courtney, second-class Scout,
transfer from New York; Lois
Riggs, Joan Riggs, new members;
A drew King, committeeman;
Dave Goddard, Scoutmaster.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Two Hlonored at
Farewell Parties
This Week

Several affairs have been given
recently honoring Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Williams, Mr.. Williams leaving
this week to enter the United States
Army, and Mrs. Williams, to make
her home on the coast
Monday night members of the
State Street Christian church gave
Il party for Mr.. and Mrs. Williams,
with MIS-. r. y. Hoy as hostess, the
group presenting the two with a
handsome gift of luggage. The
Rev. Mr.. f.. l.. Carter made the
presentation, and Mr.. Williams re-
sponded, saying: Il am merely
changing the form of service in
fight in which we are all taking
part" urging his listeners to carry
on, and concluding with the 23rd
Psalm, which he said he had adapt
ed as his guide.
Mrs. Carter arranged games and
Mrs. Hoy served refreshments.
Tuesday night the employees of
the El Centro j. c. Penney COM
rany, and their families gave a sur
price party for Mr.. Williams, who
has been personnel manager for the
firm. Dancing, radio music, re-
freshments were enjoyed, the group
presenting Mr.. Williams with a pen
and pencil set.
The party took place in the store
with approximately 40 in attend
ance
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Auxi'iaryPlans
Projects For
Servicemen

Various projects which WillNmake
the stay Of the new group of ser
vice men due in the desert pleas
anter. wee discussed at Mondays
meeting Of Boyce Aten unit AM
erican Legion Auxiliary.
Among these plans was one by
which Ell Centrans might register
their former homes and service
men from these states or cities
might then have an opportunity
TO become acquainted with people
from the same locality.
The unit made a donation TO
the American Red Cross and the
members were uged to do Red
Cross sewing and to work at sur
gical dressings Next meeting Of
the unit will be at 7 pm. promptly
at the surgical dressings headquar-
ters, to be followed by a social
hour later, tho name of the hostess
tG be announced at future date.
The unit reiterated it's disap-
proval of college education for
japanese students, voting q resolu-
ton to that effect fer the second
time.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
HOLLYWOOD
BY ERSkINE JOHNSON

Hollywood has never done quite
right by Russia, so Producer Sam
u,2l GoldWyn has set out to correct
the situation in a big way. After
months of preparation, cameras
have started turning on The North
Star" moVietoWns first all-out Sc
rious attempt to bring to the screen
the inside drama Of Russia's heroic
stand against Nazi invasion.
It's the story of village on the
Ukraine border and the heroism of
its people It's the story Of how
the invasion affects the lives of
different people-Walter Brennan.
a farmer; Ann Harding the wife
Of the mayor; Walter Huston, a
scientist and scholar. Jane Withers,
a peasant Girl who becomes 4 snip
er, and others.
NO LENITY
Until the Russian bear began
chewing up Nazis like a corn
shredder, Hollywood had always
treated the Soviet citizens with
something approaching levity.
There was "Ninotchka," you know
and "Tovarich, memories of which
still cause official flinches and nose
holding in Washington and Mos
COW.
Whether this lamentable ap-
preach of the past figured in Gold
Wyn's decision to do a picture on
contemporary Russia, he isn't say
ing, but it is significant that short
ly after a visit to Washington last
summer the producer announced
he had employed Lillian Hellman
to write an original screen play.
For three months Miss Hellman
and Leila Alexander, head of the
studio research department, dug out
source material at the Russian con-
Sulate, the American Russian InSti-
tute. Sovfoto Agency and the Rus
sian language daily. the Ukranian
Daily Press. Everything had to be
just right, including the weather,
on the morning of June %, 194l, 43
hours before the Nazi invasion,
when the story opens.
PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED
The locale selected was Kane
metz Podolsk, on the Ukraine bor-
der. where the first break into
Russia was made There were
many questions. Was wheat grow
ing in Kamenetz? What is the pop
ular pastime of Ukrainians at that
season. What types of Nazi troops
invaded Russia ON June %? Tanks?
infantry? Dive bombers? WHAT is a
Ukrainian collective" like?
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Mrs. D.
New President
Of Guild

Mrs. Donna Holloway was elect
ed president of the Presbyterian
guild at the meeting Tuesday in
the church, succeeding Mrs. Olin
Gresham.
Other new officers include: Mrs.
Vaughn N. Thompson, vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. w. d. Carey, secretary;
Miss Edith Boyd, treasurer; Mrs.
o c. Horne, chaplain.
Considerable business was trans
acted: the group agreed to dis
pense with the luncheons for the
coming year--instead the Victory
lCncheons will be inaugurated,
each bringing her own sandwiches;
for the new project, it was agreed
TO rearrange coolers and investi-
gate the possibilities of n more
adequate cooling system; it was vot-
ed to continue the Sunday pot luck
dinners after the morning service;
Mrs. o. G. Horne, cookie chair
nan, appointed the committee to
help supply cookies for the service
mems canteen the fourth Weekend
CT March.
Mrs. E. E. Clements led the dev-
otional service and Mrs. Gresham,
the outgoing president, expressed
her appreciation to the group and
her pleasure in working with them.
Luncheon was served by COM
mittee composed of Mrs. Gresham,
Mrs. Neal Gavin, Mrs. Howard
FarnsWorth Mrs. j. d. Townsend.
The women devoted the day to
Red Cross sewing as they discussed
the business of the guild.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
y.W.C.A. Board
Arranses Local
Conferences

Girl Reserve conferences will be
held next week in BraWley, El Cen
tro, HoltVille, with Mrs. Frank
DutterWorth. the former Irene
Swanson, Central High school
teacher and Girl Reserve advisor,
as the speaker.
Plans for these conferences were
made at the meeting of the YW.C
A. district board Monday, at the
home of Mrs. Percy Palmer, Braw-
ley, with Mrs. Eldred Ferguson,
president, in charge.
The Ell Centre meeting is set for
Tuesday night in the Methodist
church social hall; the Brawley
meeting Wednesday night in the
high school and the Holtville ses-
sion, Thursday afternoon in the
high school.
Mrs. ButterWorth was one of the
most popular leaders in Girl Re-
serve work in the valley and her
talks are being anticipated with in
tereSt.
Mrs. Della Baker conducted the
devotional service, and as chair
man of the nominating committee,
reported.
The group voted $50 to the world
service fund of the national organ
iZation.
Members present were: Mrs. Fer
guson, Mrs. Baker, Holtville; Mrs.
Palmer, Mrs. H. Russell, Brawley;
Mrs. G.. E. Randolph, Westmorland;
Mrs. John L. Dubois. ST., eXecu-
tive secretary: Mrs. H. G.. Jones,
Mrs. M. j. Dowd, Mrs. w. w. Nc
EAon, Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Shrine Social
Club Reports
War Work

In addition to the bi-monthly So
cial meetings, White Shrine Social
club members have done much war
work as was reported at Tuesdays
meeting at the home of Mr and
Mrs. Jerry Wilson, Imperial.
This group has purchased anoth-
er $1G0 war bond, has contributed
to the Ell Centro SerVicemens cam
teen Sc dozen cookies, 5l2 dozen
doughnutS, one sack of tangerines
and II quarts Of milk In addition,
the prizes for its informal evening
bridge games are war savings
stamps.
AS is customary members and
their husbands Tuesday had a pot
luck dinner and game of cards,
Mrs. p. II. Judd winning the door
prize, Mrs. j. Welch, the high score
bridge prize, Judge Thomas E. An
derson of CaleXico, the second, and
j. Welch, the third.
Next meeting will feature elec-
ton of officers and will be held at
the Dorman Stewart home Impe-
rial.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Announcements
Of Meetings

Rose NJ squite home department
Will meet Thursday, 1890 am. at
he home of Mrs. A. o. Doucette,
jl9 West Seventh, Imperial. The
roup will have pot luck lunch
,cn at IL O'Clock and at l:30 pm,
George l.. Winright. assistant farm
advisor will be present to talk on
Victory gardens.
Red Gross Motor corps members
will have special items to discuss
their monthly business meeting
Thursday night, 1880 O'Clock, Will
son school,
Jasper Home department will
meet Friday, March IL, 1890 am.
It the home of Mrs. A. j. Magin,
u miles south, y mile east of
We Jasper school. Upholstery
cleaning, under the direction of
lie project leaders, will be the
business of the day and the group
will have a pot luck luncheon at
noon, each member bringing her
own service,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
To Elect Officers atP.-T. A.
Convention Next Monday

state president, will install the Of
ficers, the following slate having
been approved by the nominating
committee who will report at the
convention:
Mrs. Keith Savage, Holtville,
president Mrs. George r. Kirk, Ell
Centro, first e-president; f. Lee
Hiteman, county superintendent OF
schools, second president; Mrs
A. w. Mains, CaleXico, secretary;
Mrs. Charles Green, BraWley, treas
urer; Mrs. Olin Gresham, Ell Centro,
auditor; Mrs. Ella B. Ware, Heber,
historian.
The convention sessions which
are to be held in the First Bap-
tist church, starting at 10 am.
are open to the public as is the
luncheon, to be served at l pm.
Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Laura Price
Byars, editor of the state magaz-
ire, will give talks; Central's glee
club, directed by George Burt will
present a 20 minute concert, start
ing at l pm. and other numbers
will be featured.
Mrs. Guy A. Weakley of Ell Cen
tro, president of the district, has
announced the convention chair
men as: Mrs. c. E. McFaddin,
program; Mrs. John B. McNeece,
hospitality Mrs A. w. Mains,
credentials; Mrs. O. w. Keep, reg
iGtration; Mrs. Olin Gresham,
head usher and page.
All ASSOCIATION presidents must
make luncheon reservations by
Friday with the hospitality chair
man, Mrs. McNeece, telephone Ell
Centro 1878
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
ON THE FRONT
IN THE VALLEY
ASSISTANTS

Those women who have worked
SO faithfully at the Red Cross sur
gical dressings center as assistants,
are worthy of special bouquets as
they have devoted much time to
this project: Mesdames W. E. Hart
zog, H. c. Diller, Julia Curtis, Os-
car Fudge, j. D. Nesbitt, j. r. Fahs,
Florence Wilson, Harold Coffee, j.
Bransford, Ernest Looney, Donna
Holloway, d. B. Roberts, Minor O..
Simms, Evan T. HeWes and Mrs
Tom Allen of Imperial.
The center has been humming
with activity lately as women re-
spond to the appeal for extra quo
tas and all the help possible is
needed now SO that much can be
accomplished as possible before hot
weather begins.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
PIT. Talk on
Ration Books

Intelligent use of ration book
points is the topic which Miss jan
inc Reid of the Farm Security ad-
ministration will discuss for Nc
Kinley Parent-Teacher association
at its meeting Friday afternoon,
230 o'clock in the school.
First grade room mothers, those
whose children are in Mrs. Evelyn
Beatty'3 room, will serve the re-
freShmentS.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Fine Posram for
Junior Club

Music by Central students and
a book review of Isobel Fields
This Life I've Loved, presented
by Mrs. Malc1..n Macurda, will
make the Junior Ten Thousand
clubs meeting Thursday night a
particl iarly enjoyable one.
The session will start at 7:30
o'clock in the clubhouse with the
program following, after which re-
freShmentS will be served.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
es.sas ssnsa. OF Interest to Women sss,ts ciat.
By meHMdyDsl
Society
Clubs
CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY,
Troop 20, 7:15 Scout hut.
Lenten service, 7:30, Lutheran
church.
State guard, 1880, stadium.
Night school, 10, Central
Servicemen's dance, $50, Veter-
ans hall.
Presbyterian service. 3, $50
Brighton.
THURSDAY
Rose Mesquite, 1890, 5i9 West
Seventh.
McCate- Eucalyptus, 1890, Earl
Parker ranch.
Rot .ry Club, IL, Barbara Worth
Troop II, Z, Scout hut.
Troop 76, 7:20, Meth. social hall.
Ni@ht school 10, Central.
Motor corps, 1880, Wilson school.
20-3C club, 1880, California hotel.
Building trades, 7:30, Labor tenn
pie.
Junior club, 7:30, 10000 club.
Electricians, 1880, Labor temple.
U.S.W.V. and Auxiliary, 8, Vet
Grams hall.
BP.O.E. No. 1925, 8, Elks hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
World Day Of
PRAYER Fridav

World D9V of PRAYER will be OBJ
served FRIDAY in FL Centro at spe-
cial services, starting at 2.30 pm.
in the First Baptist church.
These services are open to the
churches of the city. regardless of
denominations, the complete pro-
gram to te announced later.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Evangelist at
CityChurch

The Church of Christ, Seventh
and Brighton, is conducting a series
of gospel services each evening,
beginning at 1880 pm. with Barney
D. Welch, young evangelist from
Texas in the pulpit.
His sermon topics are announc-
ed as: Wednesday, Why I Am A
Member of the Church of Christ; D.;
Thursday, What Shall l do with
Jesus?"; Friday, the closing night,
~ he Journey of Life?".
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Guild Works for
Red Cross

st. Paul's Guild devoted its day
Tuesday, to filling comfort kits for
the Red Cross, and at the busi-
ness meeting, presided over by Mrs.
M. NJ. Di2ney, completed arrange
ments for the church dinner Tues
dav night
The group met al the c. r. Hay
den home on SandalWcod Drive for
luncheon with Mrs. HAYDEN and
Mrs Reginald l.. Knox, Jr., serving
a delectable luncheon.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20, 1oGl. Pub
liShcd cvcgy afternoon except Sat
urday and sunday Saturday after
noon iSeur now succeeded by the
Sunday Post Press established 1886
by the lr'ncr'Hl Nnllcv pnhh9hing
company 625 State Street. FL Centre.
California
Paul Jenkins, publisher: A. c. John
ston, vicc-p"eSid"nt and gcne"al r'pn-
ager; Catherine NJ Jenkins, oe""o'"""
West t-tlollidaV Co, Inr., National Ad-
vertisng Representatives
Member California Newspaper PubliSn-
erS Association.
Entered at III Centre, Calf., post
office as second class rna'ter.
Subscription rates in California, Sc
per copy
In connection with the Post-PresS
Sundays. per monts 7Ac pad m 3"h
vance. months 50 10: 6 months
$780, one year $3.50; outside Cali
fornla 81 per month,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Former Resident
Visits VaIley

Ensign Charles Jennev. formerly
of FL Centre, was a visitor in the
valley this week, coming from San
Diego, where he has been visiting
his mother. ENSIGN Jenney is ma
val instructor at Princeton uni
Versity, and is west ON leave.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
VICTORY BOOKS

Those who have good books to
give to servicemen and who have
forgotten to contribute to this years
drive are reminded that the cam
paign will close soon.
These books, modern fiction and
fiction, and modern technical
books, may be left at the Ell Centro
public library or at the county Ii
brary or any of its branches, and
they will be distributed to service
mems halls or reading rooms.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10

New officers will be elected and
Installed at the meeting of the 29th
TT. A. district next Monday in
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10

cAc BY
COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF Ell CENTRIC
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30

ten days. They will not be permit
ted to remove or sell their supplies
to any other customer until at least
100000 pounds are procured to
assure adequate chicken for the
services.
The poultry also is destined for
the war shipping administration
and the military hospitals. The
VIA explained that army buyers
had sought in vain to furnish
enough chickens for two Sunday
chicken dinners a month for the
troops and finally had to resort to.
government requisition. Chicken Is
vital for convalescent servicemen IN
hospitals.
The order applies only to frozen
chicken stored before today. Fresh
chicken and chicken stored here
after, still will be available for
civilians, and the supplies are ex-
pected TO be heavier than usual
during the next few weeks.
Special ceiling prices were placed
on army chicken purchases by the
office of price administration 10
allow the seller his cost, transport
alton and warehouse costs, plus the
wholesale mark-up provided In the
poultry price regulations.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
Restriction Seen
On Newsprint

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. (UP)-
Harold Boeschenstein, chief of the
Forest Products Bureau in the War
Production Board, said Thursday
that new restrictions on newsprint
use must go into effect as sched-
uled Jan. /.
He said the overall pulp and
paper situation is desperate Mil
itary operations require large guam
titles of paper and this supply can
not be furnished by easing news
print restrictions" he said
There is no possibility that the
graduated scale restrictions on the
use of neWsprint in the first quar-
ter of 1914 can be relaxed or the
effective date of the first quarter
order postponed he said. THAT
is definite and final. Recent addi-
tional and unexpected strategic re-
quirementS for non-newsprint paper
by the army and navy dictate the
necessity for maintaining the re-
strictionS on neWSprint."
The WPB restrictions will hold
American newsprint consumption to
10000 tons monthly.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
Casualties List
Reported Light
In New Britain

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. (UP)-
American casualties on the island
of New Britain thus far have been
light despite japanese opposition
from the start, the war department
announced today.
simultaneously it disclosed that
the first American units to land on
the southwest Pacific island con-
sisted of Texas National Guard cav
airy with field artillery from Idaho.
1.-The Texas troops led off in
the assault in what constitutes the
major threat to Japan's important
base at Rabaul," the war depart
ment said.
The landings thus described were
carried out by units from the sixth
army on the Arawe peninsula on
Dec. Is. The war department asser-
ton that casualties we're light ap-
parently was intended to put into
proper perspective early dispatches
from the theater which described
the repulse of one landing party
composed mostly of Texans.
This group attempted to take
the first beachhead at the top OF
the peninsula to cut off the japan
ese retreat, according to theater
dispatches. AS they neared shore
they were met by heavy machine
gun and light cannon fire and the
attack ended on reef with about
OF quarter of the force becom-
ing casualties.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
D AMBl|Ne
EXPORTER
Come Home Napoleon

Come Home Napoleon
Napoleon Is among the missing.
He is the pride and Joy, the ruler
supreme of Mr. and Mrs. w. l..
Townsend of Imperial. Napoleon is
one of the more impressive products
of dogdom and makes friends with
everyone he sees. His size awes
some people at first but his charm
ing personality soon overcomes that
handicap.
Napoleon not only is dog of
great personality but also is a dog
of great individuality. When the
Townsends built their new home,
they also built a palatial new dog
house. Napoleon scorned this pri-
vate dwelling and stayed in the
main house with the rest of the
family. whats good enough for
the ToWnSends is good enough for
me- he undoubtedly said to him
self.
Just what has happened to Ma
poleon, no one knows. He had a
habit of getting into trucks and
accompanying the drivers on their
rounds. He may have gotten into
truck headed for place a long
way from Imperial Valley and will
be back when the driver completes
the round trip.
Of course, Napoleon may be TAX
ing a little vacation over the holi-
days and will be back when he gets
good and ready. If that is the case
he probably will be pretty disgusted
about all the fuss made over an
Continued on page 6, col. s.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
Groups to Hear
War Outlined

WASHINGTON, Dec. 80. CUP) -
West coast management, labor and
public leaders were invited Thurs
day to hear a confidential report
on the war by high-ranking army
and navy officers at Los Angeles on
January 7 and 8.
The conference, sponsored jointly
by the war and navy departments,
will consist of factual exposition
of current and future military op-
erations, including details of COM
bat reporte dby officers with battle
front experience.
Approximately 900 representative
businessmen, labor leaders, and
newspapermen were invited, along
with the governors of Washington
oregon and California and munich
pal leaders of the principal west
coast cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-30
Soldiers Sister
Slowly Starves

All she knows is that he's gone"
Mrs. Mathews said Martha has
not eaten since she talked to Denis
on the phone two weeks ago.
"She thought he was coming
home soon," the distraught mother
said But he hasn't been able to
get leave"
Martha, who weighed only 10
ounces at birth, normally weighs 35
pounds. But she has lost Is
pounds. But she has lost Is pounds
because of grief and lack of food,
her mother said.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 30. (UP)-Mili-
tary authorities indicated that
Denis Mathews, 18, will not get
fCrlough soon to visit his invalid
sister who was stricken after he
left her bedside at Hammond, Ind,
to become an air cadet at Skies
ton, Mo.
Maj. Harold T. Sheldon, Jr., COM
manding officer said: THE situa-
ton is such that it is thought in
advisable that the boy be given
furlough at this time. He is en-
rolled in the air school and if given
a fu,Sough it will mean that he will
not go ahead in his class"