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Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
HOLLYWOOD
Ky FRSKTNE JOHNSON

The two red roses Gypsy Rose Lee
once left on when she was queen
of burlesque decorated her wrist
today as she recited THE Ballad of
Millicent De We're" words and
music by Johnny Burke and Jimmy
Van HeuSen at the sWankiest
saloon in the Yukon.
The Gypsy also was wearing
Gay NinetieS dress with corset laced
so tight she was putting, a diamond
necklace, a split skirt in which
those lcng. silk encased legs played
a peek-a- boo with the audience
The ballad went.
II owe everything to mother for
she made me go to school;
And those takes beside her wash
tub while my pop was playing
While other girls were playing
games like Little Sally Saucer.
I was reading Tennyson and Thack-
cray and Chaucer."
The audience included every cleo
trician and grip On the let. four
pop-eyed sailors. director William
Setter, photographer Don Loper
and your reporter.
"On my 18th birthday the circus
came to town,
I met a handsome man who made
a fortune as clown.
1t wasn't very long before I hur-
ried hcme and packed,
I remember the first back bend
the night I Joined the act
WENT BACK TO MOTHER
1t was only a rehearsal but when
they rehearse big production
number for a movie like Belle of
the Yukon" it's just like the real
thing. Lights. the chorus girls in
costume, action-everything but a
camera. And instead of 100
piece orchestra there was only a
bald-headed gent pounding re-
hearSal piano tc:
Clothes may make the man, but
not the funny clothes I wore;
So back I went to mother and
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
CaIexico Seniors
BaccaIaurea+e
Service

CALEXICO, June 3. CaleXicC
high school graduates will attend
baccalaureate services Sunday night
8 O'Clock, in the school auditorium
the Rev. Mr.. George thinner of the
First Baptist church preaching the
sermon which will have as its SUBJ
ject, Let No Man Despise Thy
Youth Graduation is June 8.
Other ministers participating will
be the Rev. FIR. Thomas OToole OF
Our Lady of Guadalupe church; the
Rev. Mr.. Leo D. Carpenter, Metho-
dist church, the former giving the
invocation and the latter the bene-
diction.
Music by the school band, and
the senior chorus with special
number by clarinet ensemble will
constitute the program.
Dean A. G. Petersen of San Diego
State college will deliver the COM
mencement address, the exercises
being set for 8 o'clock, Thursday
June 8, in the school auditorium.
Patricia Ray is the valedictorian
and Clyde Arnold, salutatorian.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
CALENDAR
SATURDAY

SATURDAY
O.E.S. picnic, 7, Masonic temple.
USO juior hOstesses, WRs. I, Ran
chO Shelean.
c. f. party, 1880. Imperial church.
SUNDAY
Sunday service, churches.
Walther Leagues, 2:3O. HOltvillc
high school.
USO open house, Al. 10000 club.
Henderson recital, 4, Methodist
social hall.
Baccalaureate service, 8, Douglass
hich school.
Baccalaureate service. 8. Central
high school.
MONDAY
TOa -tmastcrs, 6:15. California
hotel.
Troop 10, 7. Scout hut.
Sea Scouts, 1880, Elks club.
Carpenters, 1880, Labor temple.
Ell CentrO lodge No. 384. F. and
A. NJ, 1880. Masonic temple.
II. @. Findley post, VIEW. s, Vet
erans hall.
County Council, 8. WestmOrland.
/. v. Typographical Union 7O7,
1920, $40 Main.
Music Teachers, 8, 74O S. Sixth.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
Home Department
Chairmen Plan
Work for Fall

Reports of the past few months
activities and plans for next falls
projects were discussed by the farm
home department chairmen at the
county committee meeting FRIDAY
morning in the house.
All centers in the past few months
have done considerable work in
care and repair of electric cords,
plugs. switches, and in the cleaning
of sewing machines, according to
the reports.
All centers agreed that next fall
they want to study home nursing,
some centers wishing a demonstra-
ton at each meeting and others,
a mere concentrated course.
other subjects which the women
wish to study in the months TO
come are: home furnishing, in fact
ANYTHING pertaining to the home;
clothing, both clothing for children
and adults, and both instruction IN
the fundamentals of sewing Tor
those who do not know how to sew,
and instruction in tailoring Tor
those who are expert; all agreed
they wished instruction in making
dress forms so that they might
fit their garments.
Next year they wish another
series OF meetings on the cleaning
of sewing machines and en- repair
and care of electrical appliances,
suggesting clinic for all electri-
cal equipment.
Plans we're discussed for attend
ing the regional conference June lO
in Oceanside.
Mrs. Fred Pollard, county chair
man, conducted the meeting, MISS
Florence Glenn, home demonstra-
ton agent, discussing plans with
the group.
Others present were: Mrs. RUBY
lehman. Acacia; Mrs. Vernon
Rood, Jatper: Mrs. Hugh T. Os-
borne, Mrs. Charles Hackleman,
McCabe Eucalyptus Mrs. Henry
Kchns, Magnolia Mulberry Mrs.
Pollard, Mrs. Mae Gibson, Mrs. Har-
old Brockman, Mt. Signal. Writ
ten reports were sent in by Cali
patria and Spruce Westmorland
centers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04

SHOES
Ration book 8, Girplane stamps
l and 2, good indefinitely for one
pair rationed shoes each.
MEAT, BUTTER, CHEESE
Book 4. Red Stamps AS, B8, C8,
D8, ES, F8, G8, H8. J8. K8. L8, M3,
N8. P8, Q8, R8, So, T8 leach good
for 10 points, valid indefinitely.
Salvaged fat, good for four cents
and two meat ration points per
pound.
Book 4. stamps No. 80 and 81
(marked sugar. good indefinitely for
five pounds each. SDecial stamp
No. 40 Cmarked sugar. good through
February %, 1945, good for five
pounds.
GASOLINE
Coupon IL, A book, good through
June 81.
CANNED GOODS
Ration book 4, blue stamps A8,
B8, C8, D8, E8. F8, G8, H8, J8,
K8. LIB, Ms, N8, P8, Q8 (each good
for 10 points,, valid indefinitely.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
THE POST-PRESS

Established 1896.
Published Sundays as combined issue
of Imperial Valley Press and The
Morning Post. by the Imperial Valley
Publishing Company. 625 State St, FL
Centre. California.
Paul Jenkins. Publisher
and President
A. c. Johnston, Vice-PreSident and Ad-
vertising Manager; Mrs. Logan II.
Jenkins. Secretary.
Member United Press, California News
paper Publishers Assn, West Holiday
Co.. Inc, national representatives.
Rates, in combination with either The
Morning Post or Imperial Valley Press:
Single copy SC; carrier paid-in-a
vance: | month, Sl.0O months,
S2.75; months, S5.25; year, $1,000.
BY Mail: 1 month. $1.OO; 3 months.
$3.50; months. S4. 50; 1 year. $500.
Outside of California S1.O0 per month
flat
Entered at FL Centre, Calf, post
office as 2nd class mail.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
Reveal News Of
EnQdQement

Friends of Frank Dixon Of Ell
Centro will be interested in learn
ing of his engagement to Mary
Frances Heinrich of Covington, KY.
The two met while both were
students at the University of Ken
lucky. No date has been set for the
wedding which is to take place at
some time after the war, the en-
gagement having been announced
recently in Covington.
The future bridegroom is in the
United States Army and is priv
ate, first class, having been recently
appointed mail clerk at Ft. Leonard
Wood, Mo. He was formerly news
boy for the Post-Press, attending
the local schools, and is the son
of Mrs. Grace DiXson.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
Society
Clubs
FL Cen+ran Gives
Address for
HoI+viMe

Lessons from the school of life"
was the subject of the commence
ment address given by the Rev. Mr..
Hayden S. Sears CT the FL Centre
Methodist church for the Holtville
high school exercises Friday night
in the elementary school auditor
ium.
These lessons are, said the Rev.
Mr.. Sears, first that I'VE ought to
be grateful, for ingratitude destroys
personality. Gratitude is the most
creative force of life. Secondly, We
ought to use whatever we have at
hand. All of us have limitations and
opportunities themselves are limit
ed. but the successful person is the
person who takes what he has at
hand and makes full use of 1t.
Thirdly, we get out of life what
we put into it. Pull and luck will
play a minor part in total success.
In the end life teaches us that Lille
is net something to be kept nor to
be spent but that it Is something
10 be given. Socrates said, know
thyself;' Marcus Aurelius, 'disciplen
thyself' but Jesus said, give thy
self"
Ruth Strahm, valedictorian, also
received the citizenship award from
the chamber of commerce, Norman
]. Hindle, PRECEDENT, making the
presentation. Ruth graduated with
highest honors and received a lie
membership in the California Schol-
arship Federations as did Susanna
Schaffner and Anna Marie Pflster
,alutatorian, the latter winning
second hcnorS.
The subject of Miss Strahm's
valedictory was Responsibilities OF
Youth Today" Miss Pfister, salu-
tatorian. spoke on New Opportuni-
ties"
Music on the program included
that for the professional, and also
a duet, trumpet and clarinet, played
by Merrill Rogers and LaRcy Ed
wards a solo by George LeJa, one
Nv Bette Moore, and number by
he glee club.
The Rev. FIR James McGinley
pronounced the invocation and the
Rev. Mr.. Joseph McShane, the tene-
diction. Dean Richmond, principal
presenting the class to F. Roy
Thompson, president of the board OF
rustees who awarded the diplomaf
to:
GRADUATES
Charles Norman Bisgaard, Wlnl-
red A. Brown, Melvin Allen Boren,
Lester Allen Bornt, Edward c,
Bucher, Harlan Richard Burton,
Eula Faye Coker, William Herbert
Price Ellison, Howard Starner Fer
guson, Hella Fruhn, Margaret Ella
HAYNES, Bertha lie Hipp, Iona
Laurel Johnson. Max Leimgruber,
George Allan Leja, Wanda Eliza
beth Long, Carolyn Maurer, Jean
Henry Mccain, Bette Clara Moore,
Ralph Ogier, Anna Marie Pfister,
James Merrill Rogers, Susanna
Doris Schaffner, Ruth Elizabeth
Strahm, James H. Singh, Joyce
Yvonne Veale.
Holtville high school will resume
sessions Sept. 18, with registration
the week previous.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
Joane McKim
Wins Honors

Joane McKim. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. L. McKim of Imperial.
recently was awarded an instruct
or's second class certificate in horse
manship at the 13 annual Stephens
college commencement horse show.
Miss McKim was the only junior
at Stephens to receive this award
which was given on the basis of
good horsemanship, sportsmanship
and citizenship.
At the horse show Miss McKim
won fourth place in the advanced
five-gaited class. She is member
of Sigma Alpha Chi social sorority
and an outstanding horsewoman,
having, before going to Stephens,
won many awards in the Coronado
horse shows and other coast events.
showing the McKim horses.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04

Ell Centro section of the national
additions will begin Monday, June S,
at the studio of Oria Kenah, $50
Olive, with DR.. Theodore Norman
well known pianist-teacher of Seat
tie, Washington as judge.
The additions were scheduled
originally for Wilson school but due
to the fact that commencement ac-
tivitieS preclude the use of the au-
ditorium, the various music teach
ers whose pupils are participating
voted to have the additions at the
Kenah studio.
Students will play for DR.. Nor
man for honors according to
achievement, those who. perform
satisfactorily will receive honorS ac-
cCrding to their achievements.
These additions are part of a
nationwide movement sponsored
annually by the national guild of
piano teachers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
Two Youngsters
Give Party

Kippy and Diane Donnan enter
tained a group of their friends at
a delightful children's party given
at their home. 33l South Tenth
their mother, Mrs. William Donnan
serving refreshments after the
games, to:
Richard Afford. Whit and Walter
J. Wylie, Ty and Marilyn Hammer
Terry and Bobby Carter, Cynda Lou
and Bobby Barrett. Nancy Bennett
Sid and Leslie Lynn Blackman
Charlene Measures. Barbara Adams
Randy Schofield, Beverly and San
dra Percival, Kathleen and Norms
Jean Warner, jeanette Campbell
Jacquelin Johnson, Bonnie Bevan
Hilda, Lupe and Dolores Valen-
zuela, Joanne Ehmke, and Kipp,
and Diane.
Mothers present were: Mesdame.
Robert Wylie, Les Blackman, Jerr,
Bennett. Richard Hammer ane
Robert Carter
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
New Babies in
Civ Hospital

Among the new babies in the city
hospital are the following: Carmen
Madriaga, born May % to Mr.. and
Mrs. George Madriaga.
10 Eta Speer, born May 27 tt
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Lee Speer;
Toni Anne Craven. born May 80
to Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Anthony
Craven;
Sylvia Marie Salassi, born May
30 to Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Roy Sa-
lassi;
Rudolph Allister Johnson, Jr
born June l tC Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.
johnson Sr.;
Carmen Dee Barnes, born June l
to Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell ElwCod
Barnes.
Barbara Ann Hook horn June 2
to Mr.. and Mrs. Thaxter Gill Hook
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
Announc ements
Of Mee+in9s

American Legion ana Auxiliary
county council sessions are to be
Monday night, 8 o'clock, in the
Westmorland Veterans hall.
Imperial Valley Music Teachers
will meet Monday night. 8 o'clock
at the home of zona North, TAO
South Sixth, for called meeting
to discuss important business.
Calipatria home department will
have an all day meeting Tuesday
in the Community church, the
morning session being devoted to
the care and repair OF electric
cords, plugs, switches. etc. and the
afternoon, to the care and repair
of appliances. Miss Florence Glenn
home demonstration agent, will
meet with the group.
Jasper home department will
study the same subjecte at the all
day meeting Friday, 1920 a. m
at the home of Mrs. D. Claverie
Miss Glenn will be persent fer this
meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
helped her scrub the floor"

1t was the choreographer Don Lo-
per'S show. staged minus the cam
era for the benefit of director
Setter before he filmed the scene
the next day. And brother, it was
really Loper'S show. He designed
the set, all the costumes and work
ed out the dance routines.
He was rehearsal boss. too. Nov
show a little emotion" he said to
eight beautiful showgirls decorating
the set. Mr.. Setter is a big direc-
tor-he might get you a screen test. :
G. R. l.. carried on:
once there was vaudeville at the
local Hippodrome.
From the front row I could hear
the acrobats begin to humble.
And then they smiled and then
they winked, but l refused to
tumble.
Then, you know how girl will
do, 1 fixed my shoulder strap
When crash, the top man lest his
grip and landed in my lap
This Loper is quite a guy. Be
fore dancing with Ginger Rogers in
Lady in the Dark" he produced,
directed and designed the Copaca-
bana night club shows in New York,
danced professionally in America
and Europe, starred as smart
piano monologuist at Ciro's in Lon
don, managed a dance studio on
Long Island, designed clothes for
his own fashion salon in London
and introduced tie first society
swing band into New York's Park
Lane. His ambition is to become
director.
GOT SEEN IN TIGHTS
The audience grew larger as word
get around. The four sailors in
creased to eight, listening to:
Anyway. a big producer saw me
IN my tights,
And told me if I'd practice hard
he'd put my name in lights.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
Birthday Party
For Gus Adamek

Games of croquet and Chinese
checkers, a birthday cake and ice
cream were enjoyed Thursday by
group of youngsters at the Gus
Adamek home where a birthday
party wCS given for Gus Adamek,
Jr., by his mother, the occasion
being his ninth anniversary.
Gus's guests were: Douglas. JOY
Gerald and Gladys Mckinley: Lena
Anne Bovee, Billy Rae Bovee, Mar
tha Lee Ayler. Betty Jean Ayler
Jerry Ayler, Robert McNeece, Sonny
Osborn, Gary Lee Osborn, Neal
Wray. Larry Kemp. Freddy and Joe
Binggeli, Evelyn Burnett, Danny.
Doyle and Donald Machado and
Gus.
Mrs. L. Mckinney assisted Mrs.
Adamek.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04

Commencement week in Ell Cen
| 70 begins on Sunday with the bac-
hlaureate services for the high
thool and junior college graduates,
fith exercises continuing through
friday.
Central Union high school and
inior college graduates will attend
ne baccalaureate service Sunday
light, o'clock in the high schoo
lditorium, a service open to all
no are intere reSted in attending.
he Rev. Edwin L. Carter OF the
Cate Street Christian church VIII
reach the sermon with other min
ters participating in the program.
fusic will include numbers by the
fhocl orchestra and glee club, a
(ano solo by Winifred Anderson,
nd a vocal solo by Tom McChristy.
Douglass high schools bacaclau-
bate service is 8 o'clock Sunday
the school auditorium with the
lev Mr.. Howard Potts of Edwards
lapel. CINE. church, preaching
be sermon and with the other
hurches of East El Centre partici-
iting. Music will be furnished by
le Douglass chorus.
COMMANDMENTS
The commencement schedule for
Centro is as follows: Tuesday,
il l. y
entral junior college graduates will
I'VE their exercises with DR.. Elan
lderson, president of the Uni
|rsity Of Redlands as the speaker.
ne program starts at 8 p. m. and
open to the public.
IrWo commandments are sched-
ed for Wednesday, Washington
ementary schools being that af-
rnoon in the Broadway theater
id Will on's at o'clock that eve
ng in the school auditorium.
AT wilson 300 reserved seat tickets
We been issued to the graduates
I'D the remainder of tt, seats
ailable will be for the general
bic.
WilIon has planned delightful
ogram of music and CT short talks
the graduates, the general theme
ling Salute to Our Allies The
fv. Mr. Dwight Ball of the Pres
terian church will deliver the
announcement address and George
Kirk of the board of trustees.
III present the diplomas.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
HakiIo Group
Has Outing

Hakilo Camp Fire girls returned
Saturday from an overnight camp
ing trip to the Ira Aten ranch
where they had a delightful outing,
cooking steaks over the barbecue
Friday night, sleeping out-of- doors
on the lawn anG cooking their
breakfast the next morning.
Mrs. Vernon Hiebert, guardian,
accompanied the girls.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
'sa"sA.' ss@.a. OF Interest to Women
Annex Hardy
Edited By Anne Hardy Davis
Impressive Commencements
For Imperial City Schools

IMPERIAL, June 3. Imperial
high school and elementary school,
held their commencement exercise
this week, both events taking place
on the high school football fielc
with the elementary school grad
uaticn on Thursday, and the high
school, Friday.
HIGH SCHOOL
THE Future Belongs to Youth
was the motto of the high schoo
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
Comes to Valley
For Weddinq

Mrs M. Holloway of Los Angeles
has been whiting in the valley
coming for the purpose of attend
ing the wedding Thursday night
of the former Patricia Jones and
Staff Sergeant Virgil Hughes, U. S
Marine corps.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04

Estimates of the cost of the total
volume of construction projects
this year have been reduced by the
War Production Board from So
900,000,000 to $3,500,OO0,00O
The Nome nugget., 1944-12-06
GEN. TRUSCOTT
 IN COMMAND OF FIFTH ARMY

ROME, Dec. 6.-(AP)-Lt. Gen. Lucian Truscott, Jr., 49, who has commanded the allied forces at Anzio beachhead, and later led the assault troops in the invasion of southern France, has been appointed commander of the U. s. Fifth Army, it was reported today.
 Gen. Truscott succeeds Lt Gen. Mark Clark, who was re- gently named commander of the 18th Army Corps, and command CT of all allied ground forces in Italy.
 Gen. Clark succeeds Field Mar shal Sir Harold Alexander, who was appointed allied commander -in-chief of the Mediterranean.
The Nome nugget., 1944-12-06
BRITISH AND
 POLISH TROOPS GROSS LAMONE

ROME, Dec. 6.-(AP)-The British and Polish troops today smashed across the Lamone riv- CT, southwest of Faenza, and es- tablished bridgehead, while some Eighth Army units were clearing out the isolated enemy groups, it has been reported.
 They have captured Ravenna, ancient Ostrogoth capital, which is an important communications center. E
 This was followed by a mark ed Eighth Army advance west ward, which is. driving the disor- ganized German elements back behind the lower Lamone river.
 The entire Ravenna-Godo road has been cleared. aks4E
 The town of San. Michele, which is four miles west of Ra- venna, and the town of Piangi- pane, which is five miles west of Ravenna, have also been ta- ken.
The Nome nugget., 1944-12-06
HEADQUARTERS OF FAM SEIZED IN ATHENS

ATHENS, Greece, Dec. G. (AP)-A British Sherman tank platoon of British soldiers, seiz- ed the headquarters of the left wing element of the FAM party by storm today, as fighting spread through wide areas in Athens, it has been reported.
 The communist party building on Constitution Square, was also taken by parachute troopers, who forced the main entrance with grenades and seized 18 armed communists there, who have been fighting the tanks with machine guns. They had fired on a truck load of British troops before dawn, killing one and wounding another.
 A Sherman tank was sent to batter in the door of the FAM headquarters.
 British troops charged up the stairs, scattering the FAM de- lenders with half dozen bursts of fire, cleaning it up floor by floor.
 One British soldier was killed by a stray bullet while searching the building.
 The refusal of the FAM to
The Nome nugget., 1944-12-06
SAYS BRITAIN IS WELL WITHIN HER RIGHTS

LONDON, Dec. 6.-(AP)-For- eign Secretary Eden today assert ed flatly that Britain was within her rights by trying to shape the governments of the liberated countries.
 This assertion split completely the American declaration to keep a 'shands off" policy in Italy.
 Eden stood by the British gov ernment's veto of the proposed ppointment of Carlo Sforza for Italian foreign minister.
 Secretary Stettinius announced yesterday that the United States did not oppose Sforza and felt that the Italians should be al- lowed to form their own govern ment without outside interfer- ence.
 Eden's statement clearly sig nifies the significance of Brit aims attitude in the reshaping of postwar Europe.
 This brought a divided senti- ment in the House of Represen- tatives.
 Cries of s'No" met the suggest ton of Ivor Thomas, a laborite in Britain, to withdraw grace fully and admit it was a blun- der.
 Just as Sec. Stettinius implied in his no interference statement, for far broader declaration than the immediate issue of Count Sforza, so Eden apparently ap- piled his words to the future of all liberated Europe.
 He said: "I must repeat to the House that I maintain the Brit ish government has a perfect right to express an opinion to another government about a min- ister under conditions such as these"
 The British press commented sharply on the American note, implying it to be rude.
 The Manchester Guardian said that it was meant to be so and the Yorkshire Post said that it smacsed of self-righteousness.