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Evening star., 1944-04-05

cLYcERlNE THE HEALER
pure, gentle, soothing slycer.
ine-is the familiar and faith
full servant of all. And as the
base for many a household
remedy, many a lotion, glyc.
crime is a constant contrib
utor to the nations comfort
and health.
Evening star., 1944-04-05

IT'S A FAR CRY from the 155 nm.
guns that spread destruction upon
our enemies to the miracles of heal
ing the sulfa drugs perform! Yet
slycerine contributes to the effec.
tiveness of both. 90% of all our
country's glycerine comes from
soap kettles. And the kettles of
Proctor & Gamble-th same ket.
ties that give you Ivory and Camay,
Oxydol and Duz-make Proctor &
Gamble Americas largest pro-
ducer of glycerine.
Evening star., 1944-04-05

The Senate majority leader also
said the Government "will ret out
OF business as soon as possible"
when peace comes.
Evening star., 1944-04-05

INDUSTRIAL SOAPS. Proctor & Gamble
chemists have developed special soaps
of many uses. Some help our laundries
do record wartime wash and do it
we'll. Others treat the leather in the
Army's shoes, the steel in its helmets.
The textile industry uses tons of our
soaps. Almost everything fighting man
wears is served by soap!
COTTON cELLUlosE. From our cot
tonseed processing plants comes cellu-
lose that goes to the Armed Forces in
guncotton, smokeless powder.
VEGETABLE OILS. Proctor & Gamble
is pioneer in processing peanut, cot
tonseed and soybean oils. From these
oils we make shortcomings for our SOL
diers, sailors, marines.
Evening star., 1944-04-05

"SoAPLESs" SuDs FOR WAR. Drene
shampoo and Teel dentifrice are made
with synthetic detergents, the wonder
full new "soapless" suds makers. We
make other synthetic detergents that
clean bomb sights, process fabrics, and
do many another war job.
RUBBER AND PlAsTlcs. Proctor &
Gamble laboratories developed the first
satisfactory commercial soap for max
ing Buna-S type synthetic rubber. We
make cellulose for plastics, too-foe
many Army and Navy planes.
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PERSONALS

Rev. and Mrs. Roland Luerich
OF Elizabeth, N. j., are visiting
their mother, Mrs. Virginus Hall,
413 North Fifth street.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Mires Rosenthal
and son, Louis L. will leave We'd
nesday for Cmap Claiborne, Alex
andria, La, after being here with
Mrs. Rosenthal's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Goodman.
Hampton c. Sutton, machinist
mate third class, USN, is home
on furlough and is visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John M. SUIT
ton at their home on Church
street.
Mrs. W. M. Hibbs. l72o Orange
street, left yesterday to visit her
brother, M. v. Costil Of Mount
Royal, N. j., and other points
north.
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35th Annual Meet
OF Rebekak Assembly
Scheduled This Month

The 35th annual cession Of Re-
bekah assembly, 1OOF Of North
Carolina will be held on May IA,
Is and 16 at Winston-Salem. Mrs.
Mae Jennings Of Elizabeth City,
president, will preside over h e
meeting. The theme will be: Keep
Busy.
The program follows:
Sunday, May IA, b pm. Divine
service, First Baptist church. DR..
Ralph Herring, pastor. s:15 pm.
Conference of Assembly officers in
room at hotel.
Monday, May IS: 8 am. Open
ing session, hotel Robert E. Lee.
Seating Of officers and past presi-
dents. Welcome to officers a n d
past presidents, by president.
Presentation Of flag and colors,
and conductor. Pledge to
flag. Prayer by chaplain. We'll
come greetings, Mrs. Marguerite
Funk, Winston Salem. Response.
Miss Elsie Burke, Wilmington.
Report Of credential committee.
Conferring Of assembly degree.
Reports Of officers and minutes Of
last assembly session. Appoint
ment Of committees. Report Of leg
islative committee. Report Of an
alysis and distribution committee.
Communications.
1900 noon, Adjourn for lunch.
1918 pm. past presidents lunch
con. 2:3o pm. Joint memorial
service. 3:45 pm. assembly re-
convenes. Election Of officers.
pending morning action. Reports
from lodges. Sis pm. adjourn.
$50 pm. banquet. $3.50 pm. Re-
bekah degree, I.O.O.F. hall, Evan
geline Rebekah lodge. 10 pm. re-
ception and dance.
Tuesday, May IS: 8 am. As
sembly re-convenes. Minutes Of to-
days session. Contest in unwrit-
ten work. Greetings to gran d
lodge. Reports Of committees.
Presentation Of awards. Election
OF representative to A. r. A. Good
OF the order. Installation Of Off
GERS. Report Of courtesy commit.
tee. Song: Blest Be the Tie that
Binds.
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Alabama exports about 10000
queen bees every spring.
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CLUB CLOCK

The Fidelis class Of the First
Baptist church will meet Tues
day evening at $50 o'clock
with Mrs. ]. G. Freeman, at
her home in Forest Hills.
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Madge Woods Bell
WEEDS G.. H. Smith

Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Woods an
nounce the marriage Of their sis
ter, Madge Woods Bell, to Clifford
H. Smith, on Sunday, April 80
The bride was attired in steel
blue assemble with black Access
series. Mrs. Smith is the daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Woods OF Wilmington and is 4
graduate of Elon college and Is
now a member Of the Leland High
school faculty.
Mr.. Smith is employed in the
engineer department at Camp
Davis. They will make their home
at Carolina Beach after June /.
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nus.ss yg H.. y users, many doctors and
Gsd-<hs skia mbsieant,Tt. 4 tcn;sst
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Church OF Covenant
Circles Will Meet

Auxiliary Circles Of the Church
OF the Covenant will meet on Mon
day and Wednesday as follows:
ON MONDAY
Mrs. J. E. Evans, Chairman,
at the church, at $3.50 o'clock.
Mrs. J. R. Benson, Chairman,
with Mrs. S. H. Hill, IT'S Ann street
at $3.50 o'clock.
3-Mrs. I. H. stampley, chair.
man, at the church at $3.50 o'clock.
-Mrs. F. L. Pearsall, chair.
man, with Mrs. A. c. Pons, $50
Princess Street Road at $3.50
o'clock.
5-Mrs. r. B. slocum, chairman,
with the chairman, II Barnard
Drive, at 4 o'clock.
Mrs. E. Won H. Peschau,
chairman, at the church at s0O
o'clock.
ON WEDNESDAY
eMiss Barbara Allen, chair
man, at the church at $50 o'clock.
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Former Wilnlingtonian
Feted AT Raleigh Event

RALEIGH, May 6-Mrs. Robert
r. Cleveland, the former Miss
Helen Smith Of Raleigh and VIII
naington. recent bride, was enter.
tanned Saturday afternoon at a tea
given by Misses Eleanor McKen-
zie, Charlotte Warren, and Carolyn
Rose at the home Of Miss Ellen
Durham on North Blount Street.
The tea table was conferred with
4 white bridal bouquet with
steamers Of ribbon, thanked by
white candles. Punch, bridal
cakes, sandwiches, eheesestraws,
and sailed nuts were served.
Guests were greeted by Miss
Eleanor Mckenzie and introduced
to the receiving line by Miss Char
lotte Warren. The receiving line
was composed Of Miss Carolyn
Rose, Mrs. Cleveland, honoree,
Mrs. A. B. Smith Of Wilmington.
mother Of the bride, Mrs. H. v.
Corbitt Of Mebane, aunt Of the
bride, and Miss Ellen Durham.
Guests were directed to the tea
table by Miss Mary Waring. Mrs.
W. o. Brooks, Jr., and Miss Ger.
trude Weber presided at the punch
bowl and Misses Mickey Finger,
Vada Hill Nicholson. and Inez
Barefoot assisted in serving.
Mrs. W. o. Brooks, Jr., was
hostess at 4 buffet supper Friday
evening at her home in the Cam
eron Court Apartments honorins
Mrs. Cleveland.
A bridal motif Of green and
white was used, and a fourier
bridal cake featured the desert
course. The honoree received 4
gift Of china in her pattern.
Guests included Mrs. Cleveland.
Mrs. Revis Roberts, Misses Ger
trude Weber, Charlotte Warren,
Georgia Newton, Mary Waring,
Carolyn Rose, Eleanor Mckenzie,
and Dorothy Aoberts.
Miss Gertrude Weber was hos
tess at 4 bridge party Tuesday
evening honoring Mrs. Cleveland.
Alabama exports about 10000
queen bees every spring.
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Southside Baptist
Circles Will Meet

The Woman's Missionary circles
Of Southside Baptist church will
meet Tuesday as follows:
Mrs Frank Cleeve 1910
Church street $3.50 pm.
Mrs. J. o. Walton, Il
South Fifth street $3.50 pm.
3-Mrs. Nance, ~ South
Sixth street $3.50 pm.
Mrs. Earl Allen, 81
South Fifth street 8 pm.
Collecting spider webs for use In
precision instruments is one Of the
jobs Of the British women's aux
iliary.
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Mrs. Michel,
Recent Bride,
Entertained

Mrs. Fred A. 6toutz and Miss
Annie Deans were joint hostesses
at 4 lovely party at the home Of
Mrs. r. R. Futrele on Orange
street, Friday evening. when they
entertained, honoring Mrs. George
Michel, the former Miss Lucille
Futrelle, a bride Of April Il.
Guests were invited for 8 o'clock
at which time 4 salad course was
served. Games were played after
wards with Miss Julia Flanders
and Mrs. Mary Woolard winning
the prizes.
The bride was the recipient Of
many gifts Of linen.
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Baptist church will meet Tues
day evening at $50 o'clock
with Mrs. ]. G. Freeman, at
her home in Forest Hills.
The Sunbeams Of Temple
Baptist church will meet Mon
day afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The W. H. and r. M. Society
OF the Sixth Street Advent
Christian church will meet
Tuesday at o'clock at the
home Of Mrs. Minnie Cum
mings. 705 South 18th street.
A meeting Of the W.M.U. Of
Temple Baptist church will be
held Monday at $3.50 o'clock.
Goldenrod chapter, 142, Or
der Of the Eastern Star. will
meet Thursday evening at s:15
o'clock at the Masonic Tenn.
pie.
The James Walker alunnae
will meet Monday afternoon :.
3:15 o'clock at the nurses
home.
A meeting Of the v. F. W.
auxiliary will be held Tuesday
evening at 8 o'clock. In the
Tide Water hall.
The Sunset Park PIT. A.
will meet Tuesday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock at the school. New
officers will be installed and
important business will be
transacted.
The Woman's Society Of Trim
ity Methodist church will meet
Monday afternoon at 1 .. m.
at the church.
The Wesleyan Service Guild
OF Grace Methodist church
will meet with Miss Mary Nc
Duffie, 1907 Market street,
Monday at 8 p. m.
The Lake Forest PIT. A. win
meet Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
in the school auditorium. Miss
Elizabeth W. May, assistant
director Of recreation, will be
the speaker Of the meeting and
will talk on Opportunities for
Recreation During Leisure
Hours.
The Mothers and Teachers
club of st. Mary's school viii
meet Tuesday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock in the USO club hall.
Fourth and Ann streets. A
special program has been ar
ranged and refreshments will
be served. This will be the
final meeting of the year and
all parents and interested per-
sons are invited.
The Junior League OF the
Myrtle Grove Presbyterian
chapel will meet Tuesday att
ernoon at 8 o'clock, and
meeting Of the Young People
will be held Tuesday at 8
o'clock. Choir practice will be
held Thursday evening at 8
o'clock.
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DECISIVE WAR

In 1924, the Battle Of Ayacucho
marked the final struggle in the
independence wars of the Spanish
American republics, in which pa
triot forces under Gen. Antonio
Jose de Sucre vanquished the roy
alist army.
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Father Marquette, French Ca
madam missionary explorer, estab-
lished a mission at the southern
end Of Lake Michigan. Today the
site is covered by this nations Sec
ond largest city-Chicago.
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FLYING BATTLESHIP

The AAF has fitted out a type OF
bomber as a sort # flying battle.
ship-all guns and no bombs but
tons Of ammunition. The Germans
know about it and shy away from
formations in VIII G h they spot
these new planes.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-11
CLUB STATES MEETING

Imperial Valley Stamp and Coin
club will meet Friday night, 7:30
o'clock at the hcme of Ira Huffman
504 FL Centre avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-11

WASHINGTON, May II. up
Commissioner Abner H. Ferguson
of the federal housing aoministra-
ton, estimating that 350,OOO to 400,-
000 new dwelling units would be
built the first year after the war.
declared that spiraling prices in
the construction industry would
lead to later economic collapse.
1T was the high prices of the
initiation of the twenties that con-
tributed so greatly to the collapse
of the thirties, and the turning
point of that collapse first appeared
in the real estate and mortgage
markets" he told the mid-year con-
ference of the National Home Build
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-11
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF ELECTION
FOR MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE
CENTRAL UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

NOTICE ELECTORS GEN.
TRIAL UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Of Imperial County California
the
Central High School District will be held the third Friday
Of May. viz, May 49, 1914
polling
High
said Ell Elementary School
polls will o'clock
o'clock Pacific War Time
The officers appointed conduct the election at the naed
polling
Judge, Mrs. Bess Ryerson, Judge.
The polling Central
residing other
Central Union High School District
polls will be will be follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-11
Two Farm Centers
Slate Meetings

Two farm centers will meet Fri
day, Meloland, at Alamitos school
at pm. and Acacia at Acacia
school at the same hour.
At the Melolanc >lec:ing there
will be a discussion from the floor
on oil rights in relation to Imperial
Irrigation District lands. After
that Frank Beyschlay, farm advisor
will talk on the subject, Soil Sal
initv control and Fertilization A
talking picture will be shown.
The meeting at Acacia will be
held in conjunction with the All
club. Miss Florence Glenn, home
demonstration agent, will discuss,
Food Preservation, Spoilage, and
Dangers" A molten picture, and
old-time dancing party, refresh
ments and free ice cream have
been arranged for the evening. The
assistant farm advisor will assist
with entertainment.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-11
PORTLAND MAN STAYS
WIFE, DOCTOR, SELF

PORTLAND, Ore, May II. CUP)
Police Thursday investigated a
triple tragedy in which Charles
Livesley, "a, stabbed his wife to
death, fatally shot a visiting chiro-
practor on the front lawn OF the
Livesley residence and then COM
mitted suicide by slashing his own
throat and sending rifle bullet
through his head.
A trail of blood leading to a bay
window, from which the shot ap-
parently was fired, led police to
believe that Livesley, who was said
to have been respondent over the
serious illness of his mother in
Los Angeles, APPARENTLY had slashed
his throat prior to the arrival of
DR.. Allen G. Heath. a chiropractor
friend after stabbing his 32-year-
old wife, Pearl.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-11
Britain Reodies Evacuation
Of Invasion Non-Fighters

sible technical invention will be
used by the enemy. We will have
to face an attack which has been
carefully planned. The enemy has
calculated with every possibility"
However, he said Germany now
was lin a permanent state OF readi-
ness"
Naval correspondents in London
believed that one of Germany's Sc
cret weapons to combat the inva-
sion would be. pocket U-boat of
extremely limited range but sur
face speed approaching that of
torpedo boat.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-11
Pasture Seeds
Meet Tests

AN experiment devoted to the
growing of seed for permanent pas
lures in Imperial Valley apparently
is a success" Assistant Farm Advis-
or George Winright said Wednes-
day after a tour of the project.
L. E. Sinclair is growing 200 acres
of tall fescue and so acres of hard
ing grass. all for seed. The crops
are growing in the Northend school
district area, Winright said.
1T will cut down the cost of
permanent pastures if the seed
growing experiment is a success"
Winright said. Il fit pays to grow
the seed the cost of planting per-
manent pastures will be cut down
and that will be a help to the
farmers"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-11

swing our hats. like the men on
the ground-we'd have fallen off.
After the ceremonies and speeches
of which Stevenson remembers
nothing because We Just weren't
interested in speeches at our age
the boys slid down the pole and
ran through the crowd to Stan
ford's big yellow coach" where
they joined Stevenson'S mother and
father. the late c. L. Stevenson.
and sister Georgia.
Just after they boarded the car
the train moved forward until the
"cowcatcher rubbed noses with the
Union Pacific engine"
Collecung spider webs for use in
precision instruments is one CT the
Jobs of the British women's aux
iliary.
Using ultraviolet light. DR.
Wirth, of CharlOttenberg, Ger
many, photographed gasses that
cannot be seen.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-11

LONDON, May II. CUP)-Britain
was reported to have completed
plans for the possible evacuation of
thousands of non-combatants from
ports and other bases from which
the invasion of western Europe will
be launched.
The evacuation, TO be handled by
the same officials who supervised
the mass migrations during the
battle of Britain, presumably will
be designed to clear the base areas
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-11

for essential operations and remove
the population from possible tar
gets of enemy retaliation.
PLAN OUTLINED
Under the completed plan, inhab-
itantS will be given railway fare TO
temporary new homes and 81
week subsistence. Women, especial
ly expectant mothers, invalids, chill
dren and aged will be included in
the evacuation scheme.
A German military commentator
reported Germany and the rest of
occupied Europe living in "a state
of siege" pending the invasion, with
tension increasing daily.
1t. Gen. Kurt Dittmar, in a COM
mentary distributed by the official
DNB agency. said Germany had
to admit that the allies strength
was really imposing
ALL-OUT ATTACK
The attack which is impending
will be unpreceC ented in the his
tory of wars he said. Every pos
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-11
GETS STATE APPOINTMENT

SACRAMENTO, May II. (UP)-
Gov. Earl Warren has appointed
Martin j. Dinkelspiel of San Fran
cisco a member of the commission
on uniform state laws succeeding
Maurice Saeta of Los Angeles. Din
kelspiel is an attorney and men,
Der of the council on commercial
law of the American Bar associa-
ton, the governor said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-11
Death Summons
Navy Officer

CARMEL, Cal, May II. (UP)-
Commander Martin J. Peterson, SO,
USNR, commandant of the navy
section base at Monterey, died We'd
nesday of a heart attack at his
home. Peterson, native of Iowa,
took command of the base Oct 1912
He was survived by his wife, Mrs.
Catherine Peterson.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-11
FILA Aid Views
Many Homes

ers ASSOCIATE
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-11
ALL-OUT ATTACK
Death Summons
Poppy Lady"

ATHENS, Ga, May II. CUP)-
Miss Moina Michael, famed Poppy
Lady" whose idea for the memorial
poppy earned more than $l25,000,-
900 for disabled veterans of the first
World war, died Wednesday at the
age of IA
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-11

The favorite wins only about 81
per cent of the time in horse rae
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-11
Witnesses Recall
Gold Spike Fete

RENO. New. May II. up -
Three boys, dressed in their Sun
day-best and cautioned against
tearing your trousers" Skinned up
a roughly hewn pole set amidst
the sagebrush of the Utah desert
rs years ago Wednesday to witness
one of the nest dramatic episodes
in American history.
Charles T. Steven, then nine
years old. and who, with his sister.
Mrs. Georgia GarretSon. of Denver.
are believed to be the only liv-
ing persons who witnessed the driv-
ing of the golden spike which
signalized the joining Of the At
lantic and Pacific seaboards by
rail. recalled how the late Leland
Stanford. of the Central Pacific
failed to get square hit" with the
first swing of the heavy silver
sledge hammer.
GAVE SAYANT TIE LAUGH
Stevenson his brother Howland
then about u and another boy
whose name Stevenson cannot re-
call yelled our heads OFF, when
Stanford missed.
I'VE were too young to realize
the Importance of the event We
were witnessing" Stevenson. said.
1T was just a big holiday for US
1T looked like everybody in
Utah was there" Stevenson con-
tinued as he recalled that bright.
cloudless day, May TO- 1859 when
the tracks of the Central Pacific
and Union Pacific were Joined on
the sabe- brush. covered flat at
Promontory, Utah.
Stevenson, studying an old print
of the ceremony with eyes which
still are keen and bright despite
his "a years, remarked 1t seems
there are more women in this pic
hure than I remember being ther.'
Mostly the crowd on hand for the
driving of the golden spike was
composed of workers for the two
railroad, a sprinkling CT indians
and a few women" Stevenson said
HAD TO HANG ON
when we climbed that pole
we just Skinned up" Stevenson said.
When we got 10 the top there
wasn't any cross arm, or anything
else, so we just wrapped our arms
and legs around and held on as
best we could.
I'VE had a wonderful view. but I
believe the thing that impressed
us the most was that we couldn't
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-11

The ragIand sleeve was named ft
Lord Eagland, n British general.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03
LaCrOss Will
Grapple Here

This weeks wrestling card at
Local so Hall features for the first
time this year, popular Gil LaCross
in bout listed for the best two
out of three falls with an hour time
limit and Maurice LaChapelle,
former French champ n who has
not lost bout here this year. This
promises to be one of the most hot.
ly contested bouts of the season.
The semi-hnal brings back Buck
Lipscomb and frankie Hart. They
both battled to a 30 minute draw
recently but this weeks bout is for
the best two out of three falls with
a IS minute time limit and should
provide a winner.
In the opener Al Szasz meets
frankie Clemens in a 80 minute
match that gets under way at $50
2. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03
Two Vacancies
to be Filled

Washington, d, c., Nov. 7 49,
Through his Washington office.
Representative Earl c. Kitchener
OF the Second Congressional Dis.
trict announced today that there
will be two vacancies in the United
States Naval Academy at Annapo.
lis TO be filled from the Second
District. the boys to enter in tho
July 1945 class. As result OF the
qualifying examination conducted
by the Civil Service Commission on
July 20. 1914, the nominations have
been made as follows: Principal
Richard H. Benson, Ann Arbor;
LIST Alternate-Lathrop f. Berry.
Jackson: 2nd Alternate-Thomas
W. Clarke, Jackson; 3rd Alternate
Charles Mcintyre. Monroe. Prin-
cipal-Paul II. Smith. Monroe: lst
Alternate-James F. Drumm. Mon
roe; End Alternate Donald j. Al.
version. Jackson: Ord Alternate
Thomas C. Burnett, Jackson.