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Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
Fashions Theme
OfProsram For
Chapter CIV

Using the adage, Clothes are an
expression of the times" Mrs.
Duke Johnson Saturday, gave a
delightful history of women's FASH
ions, ending with spring trends, for
Chapter CIV, PEG, members be-
ing the guest that noon of Mrs.
Norman E. Dupont and Mrs. M. r.
BrentS at the home of the former,
SIS Wensley avenue.
Mrs. Johnson explained in de-
tail just how the clothes worn in
various periods are a reflection of
the times, citing instances from the
days OF the Pilgrims, the PlMitans,
The Cavaliers down to the present
time.
The advent of the sewing ma
'hlne and its influence on fashion
ne first patterns. the organization
o1 the fashion guild and the effect
of motion pictures in publicizing
styles, were topics discussed enter
talningly BY the speakers.
Mrs. Dupont and Mrs. Brents
served tempting luncheon. the
members present including: Mes
lanes, R. M. Armstrong, Frank G.
Beyschlag, M. R. Brents, Warren
Brock, R. c. Clemons, c. S. Con.
ler, Norman E. Dupont, Scott B
Foulds, j. d. Foss, Guy L. Hatch
John L. House, Duke Johnson, Fan
ME G. McCrory. John b. McNeece
NJ c. Pinnell, D. B. Roberts, Louis
Slee, Donald L. Young, Miss Helen
Dowd Miss Geraldine johnson.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
Clubs to Name
Nominating
Committees

Selection of nominating COM
mittee will be the chief business to
be transacted at Thursdays joint
meeting of the Ten Thousand and
the Junior Ten Thousand clubs,
called for 7:30 o'clock in the club
house.
Mrs Ben HulSe. president of the
Ten Thousand club, has announced
that all business, as far as the Ten
Thousand club is concerned, will
be Streamlined, with the appoint
mcnt of the nominating commit
tee, the essential item. This COM
mittee will present slate of Off
GERS for the clubs approval at the
March meeting, when the election
takes place.
For the Juniors, Mrs j. w. Be
shears president, will also cut her
business meeting to the minimum
and this club also will select
nominating committee, with a re-
port made at the March meeting,
bC't with the election in April.
STATE PRESIDENT
This streamlining has been eff
lcClcu 81 IlldG all JilS JlIIle possible
may be given to the program with
Mrs John Stearns Thayer, presi-
dent of the California Federation
OF Women's clubs. as the guest
speaker.
In addition to Mrs. Thayer'S adj
dress, Drama Shop will present
splendid one-act play: The Pot
Boiler" with a cast composed of
Mildred Wood, Harriette Kaiser,
Corinnc Hudspeth, Hilliard Gold
stein. Vladimir Aronovici, Fred
Schultz and Mac Mccoy. This is an
entertaining satire and is directed
by Alice Clark and Phil Reming-
ton
Musical numbers are planned
also
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08

Exclusively yours: First war
plant in America to present a
stage musical a la This Is The
Army" will be the Vultee airplane
factory of Burbank, Calf. For
mer professionals now Workong as
welders and riviters on the assemb-
ly line are rehearsing two hour
show financed by Vultee. to be
staged early this summer at the
Music Box theater in Hollywood.
Twenty former Fanchon and Mar
co dancers will pc N the chorus.
Now they're even freezing movie
roles. All story properties orig
inallJ purchased for Tyrone Power
and Henry Fonda have been put
on ice by Goth Century Fox until
the end of the war pending the
return of the two stars That
script which Dolores Del Rio took
10 Mexico TO make into a picture
ttere was authorized by her cX-
boy friend, Orson Wells
Gene Tierney will age from a
glamorous 20-year-old TO a spright-
lv 45-year-old in her next film,
Heaven Can wait" Betty
Cradle and her girl friend Anne
Gaber play gin-rummy twice a
week, the loser paying off with
. quarter pound of butter. Be
cause of the big stakes, Betty re-
fers to herself as Betty Million
Cradle Twentieth Century
F OK is about to renew the popu-
lar Charlie Chan pictures with Sid
ney Toler again in the-title role.
THE FLESH Is WEAK
Lupe Velez missed a dance rou-
tine several times for ColumbiaS
"Redhead From Manhattan" Wall
ed Lupe: THE mind is all right,
Tut the body she no follow"
Aside to MG-M: How about buy
ing up those old Harold Lloyd
stories like "Grandma'S Boy" for
Red Shelton. He's natural
Add ways to beat the priorities:
Republic studio purchased one of
PaSadena's S finest homes and trans
! portedit to the studio. The house
makes its screen ueDut in the Mary
Lee Starrer "ShantytoWn."
Private ry-Kelly will be as
! signed from his camp in the south
to return to Warmers to do the
gowns for Ginger Rogers in This
Is the Army" Playing the
| plum character role of JanoShik.
the mems room attendant tand
secret leader of the Czech under
ground movement in Paramount S
Hostages" is no new experience
for Bill Bendix. Ae a kid he
lived just a block from the Polo
Grounds where he worked as a
locker room Jttendant fer the
| Giants.
Jack Benny only pinchcs those
nickles on his radio show. He's
personally paying all expenses for
his company of 80 currently tour
ing Army camps John Loder.
who has been dating Hedy Lamar
recently, has now entered the last
lap of the film "Old Acquaint-
ance," where he is an old man
and wears gray hair One of the
crew hailed him the other morning
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
CALENDAR
MONDAY

MONDAY
Music Teachers, 8, 753 Holt
EI Centre lodge No. 384, f. and
am, 7:3O, Masonic temple
Cactus Gavel club, 6:l5, CalifOr-
MIA hotel
Carpenters, 1880, Labor temple
American Legion Auxiliary, 8, Vet
Grams hall
Imperial lodge No. 800, 8, Imperial
hall
Night school classes, 10, hie,i
TUESDAY
Decker meeting, 10, Brawley Meth
Odist church
Presbyterian guild, 12:45, church
st. Paul's guild, 1. 753 Holt
Shrine Social club, $50, c. Z.
Farrell nome, Imperial
Girl Scouts, I, Scout hut
Jobs Daughters, 1880, Masonic
temple
Central Labor council, 1880, Labor
temple
American Legion, 8, Veterans hall
l. V. Stamp and Coin club, 7:30,
city library
Eagles, s, 500 Broadway
Night school, 7, CentraI
st. Mary's Soc, 8, 504 SandalwOOd
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
Choir Thank You
Concert SUNDAY
Well Attended

Combined choirs OF the Methodist
church, numbering IS voices, pre-
sented their first musicale with the
new church organ Sunda" night in
the church auditorium this muSi-
Gale being a sincere thank you by
the choirs to all those, who for the
past four years, had made possible
purchase of the organ.
During the evening thank you
cards, bearing the gratitude of choir
members, the official family and
the pastor of the church were pass
ed out, taking the place of the usual
offertory.
Junior and senior choirs were
heard in some of the beautiful trad
itional anthems of the church, the
junior choir presenting several mod
ern numbers as well as the appro-
pirate, Lost Chord.
Eugene Moore chose for his solo
Dudley Bucks Fear Not Ye, Oh
Israel, and this number was one
of the highlights of the whole con-
cert.
Mrs. s. P. Holiday played a pro-
gram of beautiful organ solos as
we'll as all the accomplishments for
the singers, bringing out net only
the rich tones of the organ but sup
plying a splendid supporting back
ground for the vocal numbers.
Mrs. Dudley Hatch and Roberta
jerks as soloists for the choral
numbers, contributed much to the
concert.
Mrs. Eugene Waterman is senior
choir director and Mrs. Dorothy
Armstrong, director for the juniors.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08

Hedrick who, this May will COM
pete SO years of teaching, 30 OF
which were spent in Ell Centro.
The reception was given by Al
pha Omicron chapter of Delta
Kappa Gamma, national honor fra
ternity of the teaching profession,
Miss Hedrick being a charter mem
ber of the valley chapter.
Mrs. Kathryn Watts of CaleXico
chapter president, with Miss He'd
rick, received the guests, and other
members of the sorority, assisted
informally in greeting the many
friends of the guest of honor. Guy
A. Weakley. district superintendent
also helped receive.
Across the stage were many bou-
quetS of flowers, including several
in gold for the 50th anniversary, all
OF these flowers having been sent
10 Miss Hedrick, as was her cor
sage, an exquisite orchid given her
by the children in her room at
Harding.
Ferns and greenery. with red ia
perS were placed on tables about
the room; on one long table was
guest register, flanked at either end
by a potted cypress tree and light
ed by the scarlet tapers. The tea
table was charming with its Gen.
terpiece of red roses and red can
dies, Mrs. Guy A. Weakley, Mrs
William M. Bell, niece of Miss He'd
rick; Mrs. j. M Adair, and Mrs. H.
G. Jones, sister of Miss Hedrick
pouring.
Eighth grade and high school
girls, many of whom had been pu-
pills OF the guest of honor, assisted
in serving.
During the afternoon a beautiful
program of background harp mu-
sic was presented by Mrs. Sidney
Campbell, and at intervals Miss
Helen Dowd recited two appropriate
selections, The Builder" and THE
Teacher"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
Marjorie Roberts
Engagement Is
Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Roberts Mon
day announced the engagement and
the approaching marriage of their
daughter Marjorie, to Sgt. A. G.
Forbes of Camp Seeley, son of Mrs
Dulcy Reon of San Francisco
The exact date for the wedding
has not been set as yet but it will
be an event of this spring.
Miss Roberts is a graduate of
Central where she was a popular
student, playing a prominent role
in school activities. Both she and
her parents have a wide circle of
friends in the city and consequently,
the news of her betrothal will be
of considerable interest.
Sgt. Forbes came to the valley
last June from Los Angeles and
he received his education in the
Los Angeles schools.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
Officers Dance Saturdays
Brilliant Social Event

A military orchestra supplied the
music for dancing, and at 10 pm.
clever show, featuring acrobatic
dances, was presented for the en-
tertainment of guests.
The buffet table was decorated
in red, white and blue, with a crys-
tai punch bowl at one end, and
plates of sandwiches, cut STAR
shape in honor of the star divis-
ion. adding a decorative note.
A military theme was used for
the hall decorations with the in
sigma of the battalion in dis
play. and on the walls recent mill
tary events were presented anus
ingly in pictorial form
Adding to the color OF the scene
were the uniforms worn by the Of
ficerS. and the smart evening
gowns of the women, each of whom
had a co1sdge oil gardeniaS, pre-
sCnted her rs a favor.
1t. V. M. Ness, 1t. A. B. Bigler,
Lit c. P Flanagan were in charge
of arrangements. assisted by mem
DtlS vi lllt JlllJti ldl DCoCIO toi I)o'
Special guests of honor included:
General julius Adler, assistant to
the commanding general of the di-
vision, and Mrs. Adler; Col. Turner,
assistant to the commanding gen.
eral of the artillery unit, and Mrs.
Turner; Col Ramsey, commanding
officer of an infantry regiment, and
Mrs. Ramsey, Col. Boland. assist
ant to the commanding officer of
an infantry regiment, and Mrs. Bo-
land; Col c. w. Stratton, COM
manding officer of field artillery
regiment, and Mrs. Stratton; Col.
Jean DonUhue, commanding officer
of the Imperial Desert corps, and
her officers: Jean Stengel, Bar
bara Doss, Helen Dowd Elizabeth
Shaw Muriel Snyder. Wildred Mel
son, Doreen Meagher, Geraldine
Johnson. Margaret league, Marjorie
Ablutz, Margaret rIssel, Ann DeS-
Sprt
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
Rehabilitation
Work Reported
To District

representative of the various
American Legion Auxiliary units in
the 22nd district met in Ell Centre
Sunday for a business session, held
in Wilson school. and presided over
by Edna Morrison of FL Centre, dis
trict president.
Highlight of the meeting was the
report by Lila Whitcomb of San
Diego, district rehabilitation chair
man, who described her work for
disabled veterans in the various
hospitals in San Diego.
Mrs. Whitcomb emphasized one
important fact: men who receive an
honorable discharge, due to some
physical disability. should apply
Immediately for their pension, thus
avoiding many of the difficulties eX-
perienced by veterans of the last
world war who applied for pensions
some years after the disabilities
were received.
AS part of the work being done
for these men, Mrs. Whitcomb dis
PLACED a sample and pattern for
a hospital slipper to be worn by
the men This pattern is now at
Mrs. MorriSon'S studio where any
woman in the city, whether an Aux
lllary member or not, may drop in
to get a pattern. The slippers are
easy to make and may be fashion,
ed from any odds and ends of ma
terialS.
The remainder of the session was
devoted to routine reports, the
women adjourning at noon TO join
the Legionnaires for luncheon at
SherWood's.
Special guests were Mrs Carl
Vonn, Mrs. Bill Haughton of Ell
Monte who are active members of
the unit in that city.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
Scout Troop at
City Church

Scouts of Troop II, upon invita-
ton of the pastor the Rev. Mr.
f. L. Carter attended services Sun
day at the State Street Christian
church, going as a unit for the
morning worship.
Those present were: Dave God
dard, ScoutmaSter: Charles Nails.
Junior assistant Scoutmaster; Earl
Moroni senior patrol leader: Jack
Br:ke, quartermaster; Bill Riddle,
Sergeant-at-ar John Kennerson,
Robert Darter, Clarence Nickel, pa
troll leaders; Robert Hale, Roy
Hughes, assistant patrol leaders:
Junior Reid, Duane Wells, Lloyd
MarkuS, Bob Lunder, Joe Stull
Kenneth Markus, Quimby Turner,
Gene Bohannon, Henry Jensen
Jimmy Moore, Frank Tice, David
DcBOW.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
Dance We dnesdav
For Servicemen

Wednesday night will see another
of the weekly dances for service
men, scheduled for $3.50 O'Clock in
the veterans hall, Ell Centro, open to
all ser. icemen of the valley.
All young women are invited to
serve as partners for this dance
which will be a real party With
good music, refreshments for the
guests, the senior hoStesseS acting
as chaperone,.
Saturday night the hall was head
quarters for a dance for all service
men, both those stationed in the
valley and those visiting the city
from the desert area. This party
proved to be one of the most sue
ce esSful in these weekly series.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
Parish Women
Mee+ tuesday

Father Rice OF st. Mary'S Catho-
lie church Monday announced that
the meeting of women of the par
ish, scheduled for that night, has
been changed to Tuesday evening, 8
O'Clock. at the home of Mrs. Sam
Maggie. 504 SandalWoOd Drive.
At this time all ladies of the par
ish who are willing to help with
the annual Italian dinner given
each year by members of the Mag
gio family as a church benefit, are
to meet to complete plans.
The dinner. featuring a delicious
Italian menu, will be served Sun
day, February IA, from II pm.
in the FL Centro Veterans hall and
is open to the public.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
Project Leaders
Ne ct This Week

Cleaning upholstery and the
making of partial slip-covers will
be demonstrated this week by Miss
Jessie Lee Decker, extension spe-
cialist in home furnishings, who will
conduct two farm home depart
ment project leaders training
one on Tuesday, 10 am,
in the BraWley Methodist church,
ard one on Wednesday, 10 am,
in the Calexico Methodist church.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
ComposerHas
Surprise

Starr Won FluSS, talented Ell Cen
tro musician, had a pleasant ex-
ncrience Sunday night in hearing
Murl J. Elliott of Holtvill sing one
of her compositions, "GethSemane"
giving it a beautiful Interpretation
Mrs. Elliott playing the piano ac-
compartments.
The Rev. MI Carlton C. Buck,
pastor of the Holtville Christian
church, had invited Mrs. Won Fluss
to be a guest of the church that
evening, and then. as a surprise,
had her song presented as solo.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
Former esiden+
Transferred

Stillman Badger, Jr, former FL
Centran and technician for Radio
kXO, who has been in North Hol-
lyWood for the past nine months as
inspection engineer for the aircraft
radio laboratory, left recently for
Dayton, Ohio. to assume his new
duties as field engineer.
Mrs. Badger, who has been with
HIM in North Hollywood, will fol-
low him as soon as he finds Il
hnlIcp
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
Imperial Valley Press

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lishcd every afternoon except Sat
urday and Sunday Saturday after
noon issue now succeeded by the
Sunday Post-Press. established 1886
by the Imperial Valley Publishing
company. 625 State Street, FL Centro.
California.
Paul Jenkins. publisher; A. c. john
ston, vice ce-preSdent and general man
ager: Catherine NJ. jenkins. secretary.
WeSt-Holliday Co. Inc, National Ad-
vertsing Representatives
Member California Newspaper Publish
erS Association.
Entered at Ell Ccntro, Calf, post
office as second class matter.
Subscription rates in California, SC
per copy.
In connection with the POst-PreSS
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vance. 3 months $40; 6 month.
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fOrnia 81 per month.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
Elizabeth Wright Married to
Alfred Swinney Sunday

Uplands beautiful Cathedral of
the Foothills was the scene Sun
day of a wedding of interest to
many in Imperial valley: that at
which Elizabeth Wright, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn H. Wright of
Upland, became the bride of Al
fred SWinney, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08

One of the most brilliant social
affairs to be held in the valley in
some months was that Saturday
night at the Barbara Worth Golf
club, when officers of a field ar
tillery battalion stationed on the
desert, were hosts at a delightfE!
supper dance.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
Community Pays Tribute TO
Miss Hednck atReception

Proof, were it needed, of the deep
esteem and affection which the
community has for Miss Margaret
Hedrick, Harding school teacher,
was seen Sunday when hundreds
OF El Centrans, many of whom were
her former pupils, called at the Ten
Thousand club to pay honor to Miss
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
IN COAST GUARD

The bridegroom will return to
Bellingham. Wash, next week.
where he is stationed with the
United States Coast Guard, in
which he enlisted last June. His
bride will continue her work as
children's librarian in Upland un-
til April, after which she will join
her husband.
Mrs. SWinney was connected with
the Imperial County library for one
year, was member of the Ell Gen.
tro Red Cross motor corps and of
the Methodist church choir. She
is a graduate of Chaffey Junior
college, La Verne college, the Riv-
erside library school and is a men,
Ger of the Upland Business and
Professional Woman'S club.
Mr.. Swinney is a graduate of
Imperial High school and Gen.
trail Junior college, was a men,
ber of the CaleXico Mems chorus
and before entering the Coast
Guard service, was connected with
the Imperial Irrigation district.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
Peter KIynes
Have Babv

Peter Michael Klyne arrived Sun
day in the FL Centro hospital.
weighing 81 pounds, two ounces.
His parents are Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Alyne of Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
Announcements
Of Me e+ings

Presbyterian Guild members will
devote Tuesday to making surgical
DRESSINGS for the Red Cross, meet
ine at the center both in the morn
ing and afternoon, adjourning 10
the church at noon for a luncheon
and brief business meeting. Mrs.
w j. Thornbure and her committee
will serve the luncheon at l245
ST. PauTs guild will meet Tues
day pm. at the home of Mrs.
NJ M Disney for a luncheon and
BUSINESS meeting.
Guild members will devote the
Gay to filling Red Cross comfort
Kits and 10 hearing Il report by
Father Edward Hutchinson, vicar
on the recent diocesan council.
McCabe- Eucalyptus home de-
partment will meet Thursday, 1920
a. m. at the home of Mrs. J. F.
Swain, 534 Holt avenue. Miss Jes-
sic Lee Decker. extension specialist
in home furnishings, will attend
tne morning meeting ana VIII
answer questions on home furnish
ings. In the afternoon, after the
pot luck luncheon. the group will
study minor repairs of electrical
equipment.
White Shrine Social club mem
bers and their husbands will meet
Tuesday night, $50 o'clock. at the
Charles E. Farrell home, Imperial
for a pot luck dinner and a bridge
game Members are reminded to
bring both their contributions to
the dinner and their service. Those
having room for passengers and
tliSe wishing transportation,
should notify either Mrs. John
Kuhn or Mrs. B. o. Mitchell.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
Society
Clubs

J. L. G. SWinney Of Imperial
The chapel decorations featured
handsome arrangements of white
gladioli and stock, lighted by tall
white tapers, providing an effec-
tive background for the impress
siye double ring ceremony, read by
DR.. Samuel Hughes.
Appropriate wedding music was
played by Mrs. George Cassell, or
ganist, Lieut.. Francis Wilson, SOLO
ist. singing AT Dawning" and my
Dearest Prayer" preceding the cere-
mony, and at its close, The lords
PRAYER"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
RECEPTION

Following the ceremony q recep-
ton for relatives an intimate
friends took place at the home of
the brides parents, where decora-
tions, sweetpeas and maidenhair
fern, repeated the bridal color
scheme of green and white. White
sweetpeas and tall white tapers
formed the centerpiece for the
brides table, the bride cutting her
beautiful wedding cake. Miss Eliza
beth FoSsett and Mrs. Clarence
Fossett, aunts of the bride, poured
For her going away dress, Mrs.
Swinney wore a navy-blue crepe
two-piece dress with navy accesso-
ries. Mr.. and Mrs. SWinney plan
to spend their honeymoon in South
ern California, and will be in the
valley this week for a brief visit
with Mr.. Swinney's parents in I'M
Derial.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-08
PRETTY BRIDE

The bride, a pretty brunette, was
lovely in her wedding dress of ice
blue lace with a shoulder-length
veil Her only jeWelry was a gold
locket, a gift from the bridegroom,
and she carried a oouquet of white
carnations and orange blossoms,
Centered with gardeniaS.
Lois Cosand of Imperial, maid of
honor, wore yellow lace accented
with a sash in dubonnet and carried
lavender sWeetpeas, daffodils and
rhododendron.
Lewis Swinney of San Diego.
brother of the bridegroom, acted as
his best man, and William Hawkin-
son of Upland, as usher.
Mrs. Wright, mother of the bride,
wore fuchsia crepe, and Mrs. Swim
ney, mother of the bridegroom,
rowder-blue Both had corSages of
gardeniaS.
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