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10 THE BAKERSFIELD MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1940 N. 0. R. BOYS, GIRLS CITY AND COUNTY NEWS BRIEFS Jimmy Hcggs, age 10, the son of Mr. anci Mrs.

J. Kay Beggs, 327 Oregon street, returned Sunday from a three-month vacation spent with his uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Ross H.

Beggs. of Chicago. Jle also visited his grandparents. Mr. and rOHTV-SEVEN north of the river An electric motor valued at $75 was destroyed by fire In G.

D. Christian's grocery store at the corner of County road and street in Tnft Heights Saturday night before flames were extinguished by firemen from the county fire station at Tnft. Property valued at $2000 was saved. VV. F- Heggs.

of Clove-land, according- to Fire Warden Harry -f and giris have nuallfied fur ilncl his great grandfather, A. Van Home. A short was believed certificates from the Oildalp branch Hond. age of Akron. With his the cause of the fire.

uncle he spent several days at New library by readme eight or more approved hooks during the summer, ft was nnnounrerl today by Esther Campbell, librarian. Purpose of this year's reading cluh, with its nautical Ilieme, for I'nldiown Treasure," was to acquaint young readers with the variety of good hooks available outside their usual rending selection. Kuril hook liy a different author anil noni'iction as well as fiction books were required. Those completing the full list of 32 books nrc receiving gold sen! certificates which may bo called for at the library now. They are: Carl Anderson, Koberta Anderson.

A ivian Boone, Anita Hutler. Russell H. Campbell. Marjorie Chat'fin. Hetty Huth Cozby, Vernn Mae David, Myrna Kose Durkee, Carol Klledge, York World's Ington, I.J.

itnd year journeyed the young alnne from Felix Jimiiicz, left for his home In Lower California Sunday i morning after spending three weeks This Is the sec- in )P ano ns the guest of his grand- Fair and In and visited ma Mrs. Frank 105 Pacific street, has been notified of the death of her father, Clint F. Jones, 64, Visolia soft drink merchant. Mr. Jones died Saturday In Visalia.

He also leaves two sons, Ray J. Jones of Tehacha.pl and Thomas Jones of San Andreas, and his wife. Attending (he subdistrict rally of Kpworth Leagues of Kern county Friday night at Trinity Methodist Church, East Bakersfield, were Ramsey, Billy Donald Smith, Otto Boettcher, and the Reverend Earl D. Carter and LOCAL STUDENTS TOP PRIZES AT 90 Present Kern Trustee Group Meets at Delano E. L.

Johnson Burial Rites to Be Wednesday Morning ART exhibit entries from Kern than 00 members of the county elementary schools cap- Kern County Trustees Associa- tured a sweepstakes award and 23 lion representing Tehachapl. Bali- other prizes, including 19 blue rib- ersfield, Shatter, Wasco, Oildale, traveler has parents, Mr. and R. Reyes, and Mrs. Carter, all of Delano.

Los Angeles other relatives. to Chicago and return on the "City i of Los Angeles," streamlined train. Transportation matters were arranged by O. X. Shaekelford.

local passenger representative of Southern Pacific railroad. The trip took the JO-year-old through 13 states from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, Sirs. G. II. Fox and son, Kenneth, of Shafter, visited with Mr.

and Mrs. C. B. Warde of Rio Bravo Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Warden are the parents of Mrs. Fox. Convalescing from a recent appendectomy at the Delano Hospital is Vincent Araos. 43, of the Sierra Vista One hundred and thirty-seven em- ranch of the Earl Fruit Company ployes of Weill's store and other in- flsl Delano viteri guests held a skating party Saturday night at the ice arena.

Two games, musical chairs and broomstick hockey, added special fun to the evening, which continued until Sequoia Cirrle, Neighbors of Wood. craft, will not meet tomorrow eve- I ning, so that Bakersfield Neighbors Dorothy Lou Fcasel. Reginald Fubr- o'clock. The arrangements coin- man, nuhert Gardiner. Joan i included Sinclair liertrand, Gottschalk.

Robert .1. Gottschalk, J)nn Collins and A. B. Wallace. Alice Oustafson.

Harriet K. Hall, Wplll's team wns the successful con- A'irginla Harrison, Clyda Jean Head- tender In the hockey game. So ley, Lenore Holrmiuist, Marilou successful wns the party, another Hutchison. Betty Ann Lyttle, Carol planned for the early future. Lyttle, Lloyd AtcClurf, Vivian can attend a at that time.

pep" meeting in Taft Mary Fontes will leave Bakersfield early this week for San Francisco to board the S. S. Matsonla for the Hawaiian islands, where she will spend a month's vacation. Returning from a recent visit with their relatives, Mr. and Mrs.

Oscar Fox, of Los Angeles, are Mrs. Cleo Chapman and her son. Duane, of Delano. Following a short business session members of the Taft Chamber of Commerce will see motion pictures nt their meeting tomorrow noon in the Taft hotel. bons and 14 red ribbons, nt the California State Fair, Miss Helen B.

Dooley, art supervisor for county schools, reported today. The county's woodwork exhibit won the third sweepstakes award. Bcardsley. MoKarlnml and Delano, attended a meeting recently In Delano. B.

Stinson of B.iUersl'ield, who Is president of the group, presided. Harold Olson, principal oC the Delano High School, welcomed visitors. services will be held Wednesday morning at 10 I o'clock from Flickinger-Digier chapel for E. L. Johnson, 1334 Francis street, Highland Park, who passed away at a local hospital Sunday afternoon following an illness sjjice i April 19.

Rites are in charge of First Baptist Church, where Mr. Johnson had been a member since October, Largest number of first prizes was illinm B. Smith, secretary of Mrs. 0. G.

HccUman, wife of the Mr. anil Mrs. lionald Twlforil of i assistant chief of police, is now at McFarland are spending a few days her home. SOS street, following a visiting with relatives in Fillmore, I major operation at San Joaquin Hos- Carpentaria and Ventura. pital two weeks ago.

Marsh, Floyd Kydalch, Glenna Jean Shaw, AVilnmina Smetherman, Doris Thompson, Gladys Warkenlin. Barbara Williams nnd Virginia Wood. The following hoys and girls have rend at least eight of the books and will receive the county library certificate: Jerry Casto, Edith Marie Curtiss, Patricia Darrow, Alma Cathryn Durkee, Imogene Sue Dye, Gloria Elledge, Geraldlne Ferrill, Norma Jean Fraysier, Mamie Marie Gary, Barbara Mehrens, Florence Newcombe, Jo Ann Olson, Ellis G. Smetherman. Ginger Stihvell and James William Wood.

Mrs. George Gurr is opening a class in citizenship and English for foreigners at Lincoln School annex this evening. Classes will be held Mondays and Thursdays, weekly. Registration is scheduled for this evening. Mrs.

durr also will teach a. Spanish class at East Bakersfield high school Tuesday evenings beginning this week. The course is for beginners and advanced people. Registration is being held tonight and tomorrow night. I).

IJ. Gibbons was re-elected president of the new Indiana Club when Former Bakersfield Taxi Driver Passes Announce Study of War-Time Diseases Graveside rites for Art Windsor, Plans to establish a 100-bed hoa- 39, former Bakersfield taxi driver; pital in England for the study and who died Friday In a Madera hos-' treatment of communicable diseases pital following a brief illness, will under wartime conditions by the be held at 10 a. m. Tuesday at Union American Red Cross and Harvard University have been announced in Washington, according to informa- Mr. Windsor, who has been a resi- tion received today by A.

C. Dlmon, dent of Bakersfield for 10 years be-1 chairman of ftie Bakersfield Red fore going to Madera 4 years ago, Cross chapter. Is survived by his mother, Mrs. The project was revealed jointly Laura Windsor, and three brothers, by Chairman Norman H. Davis of Louis.

John and Joe, all of Bakers-j the Red Cross and President James cemetery, with Jay Undertaking: parlor of Madera in charge. j.j.L.ii.1 i.iv ivtjM MI in i i emiiei i iimtrM 32 members hold a jolly picnic bun- (u lnd by fe UK yo C(mant fjf Hfu vard The hospita mr SPIRIT OF day at Jastro Park. Mrs. S. A.

Dewey was re-elected secretary-treasurer. An old-fashioned Indiana din- net- was served at noon, after which I O. M. Johnson spoke on outstand- i ing citizens of Indiana and Mr. Gib- bons spoke briefly on the general i aims of the organization.

Plans were made to meet again January 4. chlklren of Ma(lpra will be known as the American Red won by Mount Owens School, which received four. Mrs. Ethel Mary Standard was the teacher in charge. Cantil Wins Red Rock School at Cantil won a first prize and two second prizes.

South Fork Union School won two firsts and a second prize. Other award winners were Cummings Valley, Vaughn, Mojave, Elk Hills, Woody, Poso Flat, tropic, Poiiilhain, Linns Valley, McFarland, Norris, I'nioii avenue, Fruitvale, Indian, Panama, and Greenfield Schools. Outstanding exhibits Included large School faculty, friezes entered by the sixth grade class at Buttonwillow Elementary School, under direction of Mrs. Geneva B. Lamkin, and the fifth grade class at Panama School, of which Mrs.

Gladys Baptie was teacher. Picture Shown A motion picture In sound was shown of the third grade project at McFarland School, prepared under direction of Miss Mary Ratekin. Fifty Kern county schools had displays at the fair. Most of the the board, spoke on "What It Means to Be a Trustee" and John Compton. superintendent of the Bakersfield city schools, gave a word picture of a day In the life of a city superintendent.

Other speakers were Leo It. Hurt, county superintendent of schools; L. Hedge, Kern County I'nion High School principal, and .1. David Laird, county su- pervisor. Mr.

and Mrs. Manvllle Petteys entertained the group with two vocal duets, accompanied at the piano by Miss Mildred Green. Mr. Petteys is a member of the Delano High Frontier Days Will Get Radio Publicity 1S35. The Reverend R.

t'. Barrett will read the eulogy and Mrs. Carlton and Mrs. Irnia Showal- tor will present a vocal duet accompanied by Airs. Heesc Horror who will he nt the organ for the services.

The Order of Odd Follows will assist nt the graveside. Besides his widow, Mrs. Charlotte Johnson, and his daughter, Barbara Lynn, Mr. Johnson is survived by his father, E. W.

Johnson of Greeley, two brothers, W. R. Johnson, commissioner of customs at Washington, D. E. C.

Johnson of New York; two sisters, Mrs. Betty Shim- mans of Gill, and Mrs. Loustalet Quinn of Omaha, and two aunts, Anna and Belle Johnson and an uncle, Colonel J. C. Johnson of Chevey Chase, Mil.

Mr. Johnson was an accountant with the Brandt Investment Corn- until his illness 'and was a veteran of the World War. He was born In 1895 in Kersey, anil was reared and educated in Greeley where ho attended the teachers college. He has been a resident 17 years and of Bakersfickl 16 years. In Greeley he became identified with Poudre Valley lodge No.

12 of I. O. O. F. exhibits will be on display at East Bakersfield High School during the September 27 Institute, Miss Dooley said.

Bakersfielcl's Frontier Days celebration is scheduled for state-wide publicity tonight from to p. when Vernon Johnson, secretary of the Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, will appear ns a guest on the Pull Over, Neighbor program, broadcast locally. The program will originate at the Ambassador Hotel theater in Los Angeles, where Mr. Johnson will have an opportunity to speak on merits of Bakersfield and to publicize the annual celebration. this afternoon In Madera.

Funeral services were conducted Cross-Harvard Hospital and will be! constructed with Red Cross funds. Harvard will furnish the medical staff and assume responsibility for the scientific work. Officials Will Take Part in Meet i City officials as well as councilmen Miss Eleanor Scliierliiianii, daugh- (hp L(? of of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schierl- ties convention in San Diego mann, was hostess at a party Satur- 1 day night for young friends.

Joyce Haag, Marvin Lane and Bobbie Dev- from Monday through Thursday, it was disclosed today. Radio Preacher Will Talk in Bakersfield The Reverend Aubrey Lee, Los Angeles radio preacher, will conduct service at the Foursquare Church at by JOHN CLINTON Yesterday I drove the His- an Plymouth into a different Union Oil station for a tankful of 76, a Minute Man windshield cleaning, and all the other little things they do for you. And when everything wot dona, the bright young man in charge smiled and laid, "Come again, Mr. Clinton." Gosh, thought Fame! I'm known! And I started to think about asking the boss for a slight boost in my stipend because everybody was reading Clinton and I was making Union Oil Company famous. So I ipoke thuily to MM.

C. who wot along. "Humph," the humphed, "You're not famout. They got your name off your Union Credit Card, imartyl" Pop went the ego! But while a Clinton may be down, he's not out. And again I rise to point out that: The men who run Union ttationt are alert and friendly, too.

The fact that they call your name off your credit card and smile when they do It, proves it. And they're the kinda people I like to do business with. Apparently that's the kind of an outfit Union Oil Company is, for they seem always eager to help you even if it's just a little touch like- calling you by name. So if you re- i ai I do, to on-the- level friendll- (with grode-A mer- a I thrown In) you ought to get acquainted with the Union station In your neighborhood. i Additional members of Bakers lin won the prizes in games.

Guests (ielA ofticla delation will include I 7:30 Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. were Lois Lane, Marvin Lane, Walter smith, city tax collector and Lee will bring about 20 musicians and Aenophon Huston Gladys Huston, I tn asurer; chief of Police Roben singe rs from their church who will Bobbie Devlyn, Robert Curtiss, Joyce Powers Fil chicf phil piUTi and supply a program of sacred music, Dr. P.

J. Cuneo, city health officer. 1 Following the musical program, Mr. Chief Powers will speak on "Po- Lee will preach. Hcing of Fires in a Small City," at I A public address system has been so that those unable Haag, Phil Haag and Mr.

and Mrs. R. W. Curtiss. Several Rio Bravo 4-H Club boys took their porjects to the Frontier a flre section meeting.

Days livestock show today. Robert Devlyn, Ray Stewart and Marvin Lane are showing pure-bred Berkshire gilts. Fred Starrh, 11 years of age, took several pens of lambs and sheep with the other club members' hogs. Mrs. Luther Hylton of McFarland ChiefPiter will take part as chairman of the fire chiefs' section.

Ilo Scatena Named St. Mary's Officer Ilo Scatena, from Bakersfield, now a junior nt St. Mary's College, has in may sit in their cars and listen. The Foursquare Church Is at Third and Chester. 4-H Members Will Meet at Rosedale Verne on Saturday where he will enter his first year at La Verne Col- lege.

Mrs. Hylton will remain with her son this wepk and visit with friends before returning home. ROSEDALE, Sept. The appointment was made neces- The Taft City Council will meet tonight at 7 o'clock In the city hall for a regular meeting. Bell will preside.

Mayor H. H. Dudley Trudgen spent the week sodated student body by the student Club, will outline the program executive council, it was announced the Kern county livestock show when young farmers meet at his home tonight. Also on the program are reports to be made by club delegates to the 4-H convention at Davis and youths attending the state fair at Sacra- i sary because of resignation of the former office bolder, In a campus election last May, Scatena was runner-up for the position. Scatena, who is an honor student, is the son mento.

Scheduled to report were of Salomina Scatena of Route Box 1014. He was graduated from Kern end visiting friends at Palos Verdes. County Union High School in 193.S. UNION OIL COMPANY AH CHOW HERB CO. 1319 Twentieth Street PHONE 1929 Why suffer with May Fever and other ailments? Conic and nho us a trial.

It will convince you! If you are in poor health the Chinese Herli Is the very thing that you need, because tiie Chinese Herh has the healing nnd life-giving power. Chinese Herbs are pure and a Godsend lo humanity. Gee and Gee CHINESE Herb Specialist FREE CONSULTATION Irvin Flelshauer and Marguerite Nease. Mr. Bartell said a watermelon feed will climax the meeting.

Coffee Employes to Hold Frontier Party Joining in Frontier Days festivities, Harry Coffee club members, em- ployes of the Harry Coffee store, will have a frontier-costume party Saturday night, September 21. Men are growing beards and women are sewing gingham and other frontier-type gowns for the party. Seventy persons are expected for the affair, with employes of the Fresno store having been invited for the celebration. GET THE "EXTRAS" WITH SLOWER-BURNING CAMELS THE CIGARETTE OF COSTLIER TOBACCOS EXTRA MILDNESS EXTRA COOLNESS EXTRA FLAVOR In recent laboratory tests, Camels burned slower than the average of the 15 other of the largest-selling brands rested- slower than any of them. That means, on the average, a smoking plus equal to 5 EXTRA SMOKES PER PACK! "Mother says folks didn't have telephones once upon a time and she wonders what they ever did without them.

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