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THE DESERT SUN Of PALM SPRINGS CALIFORNIA FRIDAY DECEMBER 22 1939 PAGE EIGHT COMMANDER BOYD TELLS ABOUT U-BOATS AT THE Qxih SteeHnyb--- PALM SPRINGS COMMUNITY CHURCH Comer Cahuilla and Baris to Rd Rev Macartney Minister Sunday Dec 24: 9:45 a Bible school 11 a Service and sermon by Dr Macartney Processional and anthems by choir of the church and Desert Inn stringed quartet 7:00 Showing of pictures of the holy places in Palestine and the Nativity and Life of Christ Christmas Day: 10 a Short service with communion OUR LADY OF SOLITUDE CATHOLIC CHURCH Ft Michael Pastor Sunday December 24: Masses at 6:30 8:00 and 10:30 3:00 to 8:00 and 7:00 to 11:00 Christmas Day Midnight Solemn High Mass with senior choir under the direction of Mrs Violet Fowler Mr Larry Sitter organist Program of sacred music before mass starting at 11:30 6:00 a Low Mass 8:00 a Low 10:30 a Low Program of sacred music each mass By HILLERY Shall the water rates be increased in Cathedral City? Number one proposition for the community to face is to be decided at a public hearing called by the State Railroad Commission which is the controlling governmental agency in such matters for 10 a on December 28 at the Town HalL The Cathedral City Water Company which owns the water company in the village no doubt has its difficulties and may be justified in asking for increased income but the harassed citizenry feel an added tax should be resisted and so expressed themselves at a mass meeting that was called and well attended following the Community Christmas Tree exercises at the Town Hall on Wednesday evening of this week Hill-ery president of the Chamber of Commerce was asked to preside and after some discussion as to the value of a protest by the Chamber of Commerce and the Club the following committee was chosen on motion: Wm Hagen Homer Gould Mrs Emma McMicklc Mart-ell A Ramberg Cobb Gepfert I Jacobsen Larrison Mrs Ella Dorn Mrs Ora Gepfert Fred Springer Mrs Edna La as Ellis Landucci and Mrs Wenger This committee will meet at the Town Hall again on Friday evening when a study of available data will start and Chairman Homer Gould extends an invitation to all interested consumers to be present Last Monday Martell and Hillery on the flood con- ST PAUL'S ON THE DESERT EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev Frederick Crane Vicar Sunday Dec 24: 8:00 a Holy communion and services at Palm Springs Community church Christmas Day 8:00 a Special Christmas service Christmas music Commander Thales Boyd commander of one of largest submarines during the World War gave the Masonic Luncheon Club a very interesting talk about submarines Tuesday noon at the Palm Springs Hotel Commander Boyd gave the history of submarines and told how the boats are constructed and operated He said the most effective way of combatting enemy submarines is with submarines and that a submarine commander fears ramming by another boat more than he fears airplanes battle' ships or depth bombs Airplanes are more effective in locating submarines than they are in destroying them for it is the shadow of the U-boat that the airplane pilot can see rather than the boat itself Even if he could see the boat airplane bombing is so inaccurate that there is little chance of hitting a submarine with a bomb dropped from a plane The commander has little faith in the various devices that have been made to rescue men from submarines that cannot come to the surface When the boat is put out of action and cannot come to the surface the men know their fate and for that reason nearly every U-boat sailor carries a cynadide capsule or a gun in order to avoid a lingering death The submarine service has the pick of the navy he said and nearly every American sailor in the submarine service knows how to operate every device in the ship and can take charge of every station Because of this and because each man has so much respect for the other's ability there is a camaraderie in the American submarine service to be found in no other branch of the army or navy service in any country of the world The commander told some very interesting stories of his experiences in the service and experiences of some of his friends who We wish to extend to all of the people of this territory our sincerest wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year At this time when there is so much of war and turmoil in the world it is a great privilege to live and work in America It is also an inspiration to work for and among the people of this District and we wish to express our appreciation of that fact at this time LAND IN LOCAL JAIL UNDER SUSPICION OF BURGLARY Peter Ewald 51 of Clovis California and Boniface Marquez 59 Palm Springs Mexican laborer were both placed in the Palm Springs jail Tuesday evening under suspicion of burglary after they were found by focal police with their car containing a number of articles which apparently did not belong to them The two men were arrested by Officer Francis Pitts who noticed a Chevrolet coupe traveling west on Andreas Road zig-zagging back and forth on the street The driver of the car was Peter Ewald the other occupant of the car Marquez jumped out and ran down Palm Canyon Drive Ewald was drunk' so he was taken to the police station by Pitts and booked charged with driving while intoxicated and for suspicion of burglary Pitts returned after taking Ewald to the station and Marquez wh was booked only on suspicion of burglary Investigation disclosed the fact that Marquez has a police record he having been arrested several times before He told police that he lives on the focal reservation Ewald was arrested at 4:50 Marquez at 5 Both were sooked on suspiicon because the car contained a number of articles that did not belong to the occupants When Ewald was brought before Judge Albert Hoffman on Thursday afternoon for his trial le was fined $200 on the I charge and $10 for driving without a license He could not pay the fine so he will be taken to Riverside to serve 105 days in the county jail Ewald and Boniface were both still in the Palm Springs jail Thursday night Boniface will probably be released today commanded British submarines One of these was about a British commander who took his submarine up a river in Germany and sank two German war vessels while these were at their docks and even though the German ships dropped depth bombs from the mouth of the river to the point where the ships were sunk the submarine escaped trol committee of the Chamber of Commerce went to Coachella and interviewed the officials relative to having some work done in this area for the tax money being paid by the community or the community being permitted to withdraw from the district Action of some kind is likely-to-be in the near future and more details will be furnished through this space Hollis Thompson city manager of Berkeley who has been recuperating from an illness re turned with Mrs Thompson to his duties on Tuesday A very in teresting man following an interesting profession and one we would like to hear more about and it is to be hoped this will be possible at a later time Frank Courtemanche who with his wife operate the Palm Canyon Trailer Park at the forks of the Palm Canyon Road with Highway 111 is constructing a double garage at his dwelling here We are sorry to hear that Mr Courtmanche is far from well and is being treated at a hospital in Los Angeles Alex Rich is completing the second of two double garages that he is building for his group of cottages in the village Word of the passing of Mr Otis of Araby is regretted by all those who met this fine old gentleman who often visited with Mrs Otis in our village Our sympathy goes to Mrs Otis and other members of the family It is reported that Jordan focal real estate broker negotiated the sale of the Hugh Murray Harrison cottage next to Mr court The trustees authorized and purchased a new oil-burning heating stove for the Town HalL Heating is only one of the many items still needed to make the community meeting place a comfortable place but if the performance is as good as its ooks it will meet with approval With the Sunday school meeting there on chilly mornings and the library open on Tuesday and Friday afternoons as well as suppers dances and other public meetings it helps a lot Urged by and endorsed by the Chamber of Commerce and the Club Hillery consented to be a candidate for trustee for the newly-formed Palm Springs Union high school which will no doubt bear the name here given Formal filing was made upon endorsement of a representative group of Palm Springs sponsors Scotch John is the heading of an article appearing in the Tee Tattler the house organ of the California Country Club at Culver City It seems that Mr John A Kuehlborn our fellow townsman is a member of the club and managed to get by the advertising directory in the Tattler with the news that two fellow members and their wives had been his guests at his comfortable in Cathedral City More power to you John The Orange Mart which is an attractive shop on the John Grove property near the center of the village will be operated and owned by Mrs Catherine Starke after the first of the month Mrs Starke is now in charge of the shop Mr Grove has employed a man to clear the dedicated street triangle just west of his property which adds much to the spacious appearance of the highway area A recent article appearing in the Long Beach Sun and written by Fred Bolingcr has double interest for some of us Cam Smith a sourdough of sourdoughs has returned from Alaska and the Canadian Yukon to Long Beach for the winter Cam is well known to all old-timers of the North and the article is very interesting The added interest is that Mr Bolinger has reserved Doctor Murray's cottage for his family to live in for awhile this winter Employees of Nevada California Electric SUBSCRIBE for the DESERT SUN Council Appoints Several Special Police Officers At a meeting of the city council held Thursday morning of this week a resolution was passed granting special police officer authority to a number of focal men Following the recommendation of Councilman Cliffton and his public safety committee special officers Frank Bennett Bill Leon-esio LeRoy Hall Driscoll Frank Bogert Luellen Hobart Garlick Jim Maynard Knapp and Earl Gibbs were re-appointed inactive special police officers for the calendar year 1940 or until further order of the city council Joe Welmas and Lester Moore were appointed active special police officers Councilman Bacon Cliffton chairman of the public safety committee of the council reported at the council meeting last week in regard to the re-appointment of special police officers for the city He stated that the chief of police suggested that special police officers be divided into two classes one class to consist of inactive special officers to perform police duties in connection with their regular employment by private persons or active duty when called upon by the chief of police and to serve without compensation from the city except when upon active duty for the city by order of the chief of police The second class of special officers suggested by the chief of police Cliffton reported was an active class of officers to be subject to call by the chief of police for emergency or special duty and to be compensated by the city for the services actually performed at the rate of 62ft cents per hour for actual time of service The public safety committee also suggested that special police officers be required to make a deposit to cover the cost of badges such deposit to be returned upon the surrender of the badge The report and recommendations of Dr Cliffton and his public safety committee were adopted by the council Watch This Space for New Items Each Week SOX 10c-i5c-25c Pr THRIFTY STORE One laboratory figures that there are now 355 distinct uses for air conditioning New Eve BML-ALS ROY COLGATE TURNS PROFESSOR Each Friday night instructing a class of Bank of America em ployccs concerning negotiable instruments is City Attorney Roy Colgate The 21 -week course of study was started last Friday night and the classes are held at the focal bank About 20 bank employees arc availing themselves of the course five coming from bulk) WATER Special ENTERTAINMENT DANCING FAVORS Make Reservations How Phone 3610 Music by (HAS REIIARD and HIS SWIMGSTERS T( Th satisfaction of ono homo owner often results in others selecting Master Weather-Strips for their homes or buildings Guaranteed to end window and door leakage permanently Let us demonstrate and furnish free estimate No obligation of course SHONE OS WEITI FRUITSlVEGETABLESl jftALPH A NESMITH "ALL' FRUITS and VEGETABLES KEPT FRESH ON ICE" Groceries Meats Eggs Dairy Products Supplying Palm Springs with the best fruits and vegetables during the past 19 years Canyon Drive-In Market GUNN Prop Palm Canyon Dr Opp Palm Springs Builders' Supply Co $30 PerPiate Office INI Residence 1721 a Box 1028 PALM 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