The Redwood gazette. [volume], November 24, 1926, Image 1

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THE REDWOOD GAZETTE
PimT.iSHETt TO PROMOTE THE BEST INTERESTS OF, REDWOOD FALUB 300) REDWOOD C6PNFY OR fCA I J
REDWOOD FALLS. MINNESOTA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH, 1926. ~ 1 V.t£l Y NtrMBER 20.
HOME BUILDING
IS STRESSED BY
NOTED SPEAKER
W. J. ARNOLD GIVES INTEREST
ING AND INSTRUCTIVE TALK
ON PERMANENT COMMUNITY
BUILDING THURSDAY EVE.
In his address delivered at the Arm
ory Thursday evening, November 18,
Mr. W. J. Arnold of the Mid-West
Development Bureau brought to the
people of Redwood Falls and commun-!
ity a distinct and instructive message,
one that left a favorable impression!
on all who attended. The services of i
the speaker were secured through the
local Commercial Club which acted
wisely in bringing here such a force
ful talker as Mr. Arnold.
The speaker opened with a frank
acknowledgement of optimism, al
though adding that he believed civil
ization to be more greatly menaced
at the present time than ever before
in its history. “Too frequently we
are optimists on the verge of pessim
ism,” said the speaker, adding that tjte
situation of Europe was very grave
and that America had been saved as
the experiment station for carrying
out the ideals of civilization. Mr. I
Arnold stressed the importance of
home influence in the community
building, stating that the great prob
lem for all communities is to make
the home the big thing in the produc
tion of the real, highminded man, on
whom the foundation of our republic
rests. j t
In contrasting two systems of gov- t
•ernment the speaker told his listeners 'j
that they would soon be confronted I
with the problem of which to choose t
—the Lincoln or the Lenine idea. The a
Lincoln idea was explained as being t
the republican form of government, 1
under which private ownership re- j ]
eeived protection and individual en- c
terprise has as its reward the fruits t
of its own labor. The study of TTie t
history of the world has failed to re- (
veal one man to whom can be trusted <
the government. Men have the right ]
to vote, those who do not vote are
governed by those who express them- j
selves upon ballot day. We must .
make homes, for upon the shoulders 1
of the citizens in these homes the j
government rests. The Lenine idea
involves the turning over of al- 1
most every private enterprise to
the government and with them
disposed of, what is there left?
In quoting from Karl Marx, the
founder of modern socialism, to
church. The condition that would
exist if those three factors were elim
inated was brought forcefully home
by Mr. Arnold.
The Lenine form of government
aims to give the people the idea that
men are too selfish, that they are
unable to handle their own affairs,
that their private property must be
turned over to a central power to be
disposed of in a righteous way. Their
contention is that private ownership
of property brings abput selfishness
and distinction in society. For pri
vate ownership to go means that the
farms, the factories and the mills
must go into the hands of the state.
No individual has the right to private
ownership of lands; the future means
nothing, children must have no
(Continued on page twelve)
“ONLY 38” GIVEN
BY LOCAL PLAYERS
DECEMBER 2ND
PARENT-TEACHERS SPONSOR
CLEVER DRAMA AS BENEFIT
FOR PLAYGROUND EQUIP
MENT FUND.
"
“Only Thirty-Eight,” a* three-act
comedy, will be presented at the Lin
coin School Thursday evening, Decem
ber 2nd, under the auspices of the;
Parent-Teachers Association. Pro
ceeds from the play will be used for
the purchase of equipment for the
Lincoln School playground. The play,
directed by Miss Lelia is
played by an amateur cast of local
people. It was first given with very
good success in New York, and those
acquainted with it state that it is
an amusing little drama and will af
ford an evening of good entertain
ment.
The following persons constitute the
cast of characters:
Mrs. Stanley __Miss Margaret Adams
Mrs. Newcomb -Miss Innis Thompson
Mrs. Peters
Miss Margaret McNaughton
Mr. Sanborn Roy Stephans
Robert Stanley Theodore Ahrens
Lucy Stanley Flinn
Mary Hadley Marie Asleson
Sydney Johnson Shirley Shippee
Prof. Giddings , Mr. Dahlberg
Johnny, friend of Sydney
Roy Warner
Charley, friend of Sydney
Carl Melges
Alice, friend of Lucy
Anita Buchanan
Ruth, friend of Lucy __ Edna Harris
GUARDSMEN TO
OPEN 1926-1927
SEASON SOON
LOCAL BUSINESS MEN TO SPON
SOR INDEPENDENT BASKET
BALL TEAM THIS SEASON, AS
SURING FANS OF 12 GAMES.
At a meeting of several business
men of Redwood Falls Friday night it
was decided by those present to spon
sor an Independent basketball team
for Redwood Falls for the season of
1926-27 and incidently form an
; ciation to be known as the Redwood i
Falls Business Mens Athletic Asso-1
ciation. The association has in mind j
to sponsor all Independent athletic
activities of Redwood Falls this;
season. The basketball team will j
play under its old name of The
Redwood Guardsmen. Election of'
officers for the association was made
with James A. Baikie as business
manager and Wm. Carity as team
manager. A. D. Mcßae and Dr. J. W. ,
Inglis were elected as chairmen, j
Clarence Hillig and Dr. T. E. Flinnj
were appointed as Mr. Baikie s assis
tants. Joe Lauterbach was elected as
treasurer with Wm. Charlton as his
i assistant. Theodore Olson was ap
pointed as advertising manager and
j Leon Brown secretary.
The players available this season
'■ reported at a meeting at the Armory
i Sunday afternoon. Those who have
expressed a desire to play are “Scot
: ty” Donlon, Wm. Castle, Art Good-
bunder, “Polly” Gaasch, K. W. SJock
:on, Andy Bobzen, Leonard verity, j
rhomas Hoskin, Art Manning, Carl
Englund and Charlie Winsell. With b
this array of talent Redwood Falls d
3hould be able to boast of one of the
oest teams in the northwest. In the
last two years, Capt. Fraser gave to q
Redwood Falls teams of the highest
calibre in playing and sportsmanship,
this season should see the locals;
triumph over some of the teams that
defeated them in the last two years j c
of play in which they won 40 and,
lost 17 games. ' - c
Manager Baikie has had letters <
from several city teams who are anx
ious to play here this season. At this t
time no schedule has been arranged c
but will be published at a later date, r
Season tickets will be sold, guaran- (
teeing twelve good games for $5.00. t (
It is hoped that enough tickets willj t
be sold to guarantee, a good purse for j ,
the players to divide at the end of j i
the season, practice will begin next. ]
Sunday afternoon at the Armory. j (
* ! \
CHRISTMAS SEAL j;
SALE STARTS IN f
COUNTY SOON!
MRS. JAMIESON OF WALNUT
GROVE CHOSEN DIRECTOR OF
ANNUAL SALE OF ANTI
TUBERCULOSIS SEALS.
|
Plans for the county-wide sale of
Christmas Seals are underway under
the direction of Mrs. E. Jamieson of
Walnut Grove who has been chosen
for county campaign director. The
following local managers have been
appointed up to date: Belview, Mrs.
J. M. Herrmann; Clements, Ernest!
Nelson; Delhi, W. S. Southmayd;!
Laniberton, Mrs. W. J. Gebhard; Mil- >
! roy, Chas. O. Ziering; Morgan, Mrs.
H. O. Johnston; Sanborn, Walter N.
Svenning; Vesta, Mrs. Julia U^gen;;
| Wanda, L. M. Sherman; Wabasso,'
Mrs. O. E. Domian; Walnut Grove, H.
Point; Lucan, J. Reed.
The sales force throughout the:
county will include rural school chil- J
i dren who will have charge of the j
j country districts, and. local managers j
with groups of adult or school chil- i
dren solicitors working under them, in;
; the towns. All Christmas Seal work- j
j (Continued on page twelve.) !
Bigger s-Huhnerkoch
At the home of the bride’s sister
and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ed- j
ward Duncan, Miss Edith Biggers and :
Alvin Huhnerkoch were married at j
nine o’clock Thursday morning, Nov-j
ember 18th. Rev. E. P. Gabriel read
. the marriage service. Before the j
. service Mr. Gabriel sang Oh, Promise j
Me, with Mrs. Gabriel accompanying.!
i The wedding march was also played i
by Mrs. Gabriel. The couple was un- I
j attended and only the immediate rela
tives were present.
The bride’s gown was of gackle blue
i Canton crepe with buff trimmings
and her arm-bouquet was of pink and
! white bridal roses. Pink and white
j. flowers were used about the living
! rooms of the Duncan home and the
1 same colors were used in the dining
, room where a buffet luncheon was
; served following the service.- Mr. and
I Mrs. Huhnerkoch left Thursday for
a. two weeks trip to Chicago. Upon
j their return they will make their.
| home here where Mr. Huhtaerkoeh
is associated with Ms father in.busi
ness. Mrs. Huhnerkoch has been a
(Continued on last page)
■ ROLL CALL ■
■ 1926 I
fl During the I
■ next week ev- fl
■ ery citizen of ■
I this City and H
■ Bed w ood J
county wm
§f have the opportunity of becoming a member of the ■
1 AMERICAN RED CROSS I
fl The Red Cross is nation-wide and world-wide. It H
| is the first organization that all people look to in times 9
of suffering caused by pestilence, famine, fire, floods
m an d other great national calamities. Join this great ■
SIRS institution by j^99H9H^HH^I
becoming a
fl member during fl
I the Red Cross fl
fl Roll Call. fl
B Signed fl
a H. M. AUNE, |
B Mayor of fl
fl Redwood Falls
TOO MANY
STUDENTS STAY _
OUT OF SCHOOL
NINETEEN SENIOR HIGH AND
NINE JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS
MISS ALL OR PART OF SCHOOL
LAST MONDAY.
Redwood Falls parents have a realj
duty to perform in helping the mem- j
bers of the high school faculty to re
duce the deplorably large number of j
absences in both the Senior and the;
Junior high schools. The scholarship ;
of the whole school is being lowered
because of these absences, which are ,
in many cases needless and for very
trivial causes. The scholarship ot j
the individual students suffers in each ;
case and the teacher, because of the
time spent in make-up work, is handi- j
capped in doing the regular work of l
the schools in the best manner.
A record for the eight days priori
to and including Monday, November,
22nd, shows a regretable condition, j
There was an average daily absence,
| of 24 3-4 half-days for each of these j
days with fourteen students causing
j these averages. In the Junior high,!
with its slightly larger enrollment/.
| this average was decreased to sixteen 1
I half-days absence each of the right
; days with an average of 9 1-4 stu
! dents causing this recoi'd. The ac
i cepted average absence for a school
i the size of the combined high schools
!is about five. A careful survey of the
! absent record for each of these eight
: days shows how much too-heavy this
list of absences is.
! Wednesday, Nov 10; 17 half-days
i absence by 11 students in the Senior
high; 17 half-days by 10 students in
the Junior high.
Friday, Nov. 12; 34 half-days by
23 students Senior high; 22 half-days,
11 students Junior high.
Monday, Nov. 15; 21 half-days by
12 students in Senior high; 14 half
days by students in Junior high.
Tuesday, Nov. 16; 13 half-days by
students Senior high; 14 half-days by
eight students Junior high.
Wednesday, Nov. 17; 17 half-days
by 10 students in Senior high; 9 half
days by 5 students Junior high.
Thursday, Nov. 18; 18 half-days by
10 students Senior high; 19 half-days
by 13 students Junior high.
Friday, Nov. 19; 30 half-days by
18 students Senior high; 16 half-days
by 10 students Junior high.
Monday, Nov. 22; 33 half-days by
19 students in Senior high; 17 half
days by 9 students Junior high.
Each student is required to bring
an excuse from his parents for each
absence. In only the small minority
of these cases are the excuses the leg
itimate ones of illness of the student
(Continued on last page)
Toll Office Is
Moved To Morton
The Morton Enterprise of last
week made the following statement
relative to the removal of the toll
office from Redwood Falls to Mor
ton. /
“The long distance toll office of the
Tri-State Telephone Company is to
be moved from Redwood Falls to
Morton on Saturday at midnight.
This is a result of the companies de
cision to buy the Mortem Telephone
Company on May 1, 1925, thus giving
the company control of a local sta
tion to be operated in conjunction
with the toll station. At Redwood
Falls the local exchange is privately
owned.
“The work of cutting over the lines
and bringing them to the Morton of
fice will not interfere with the toll
service. -
“District Manager EUenbecker was
in Morton Wednesday making the fi
nal arrangements for the move. He
states that Hie change will necessi
tate bringing in several experienced
toll operators.”
MCNARY-HAUGEN
BILL ENDORSED BY
SENATOR CASHMAN
J. S. JONES ALSO SPEAKS AT AN
NUAL FARM BUREAU MEETING
AT WABASSO LAST WEDNES
DAY.
Giving strong endorsement to the
McNary-Haugen bill and related pro
posed legislation for agriculture, Sen
ator T. Cashman of Owatonna spoke
for more than an hour at the annual
meeting of the Redwood County Farm
Bureau held at Wabasso Wednesday
of last week. J. S. Jones, secretary
of the Minnesota Farm Bureau, spoke
for the Protective Association which
is being formed in all the counties,
of the work done by the Farm Bureau
relative to transportation problems
land of State Farm Mutual Automo
| bile Insurance. County Agent Lynn
! Sheldon gave his annual report as
j printed in the Gazette of last week
j and Mrs. C. D. Clipfell reported on
1 the women’s Home Projects worked
| out by the women of the Farm Bur
eau.
! At the business meeting three dir
ectors were elected. M. N. Sandager
! o# Belview and A. M. Dennistoun of
: Redwood Falls were reelected to suc
| ceed themselves. Ldrs Benson of
Morgan was elected to take the place
of C. A. Albrecht. The Board has not
yet organized by electing its officers
! for the coming year.
After speaking at some length up
on the McNary-Haugen Bill, advo
cating -its strong support by all who
are interested in bettering the agri
cultural conditions of the Northwest,
Mr. Cashman spoke strongly in favor
of the Farm Bureau urging a large
increase in its membership. He said
in pari;:
“I hope the farmers and business
men of this state will organize and
do their best to see that the farmers
gets a square deal. A square deal
for the farmer means revenue for ev
erybody in the country, for when the
farmer does not do well neither does
anyone else, so the banker, the mer
chant, in fact, everyone living in an
agricultural section, is just as much
interested in the fanner’s success as
the farmer himself, and when you
join the Farm Bureau you not only
back up state and national Farm Bur
eau organization, but you back up
your County Agent. He receives
$3.50 out of the $5.00 that is paid
here in dues. It places him in a po
sition so that he may better serve
your needs. The County Agent is the
direct representative of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
He is in possession of a wealth of in
formation that if intelligently applied,
(Continued on last page)
Hog Cholera School
At Wabasso Soon
Hog cholera is taking heavy toll
this year on farms where hogs were
not vaccinated before they got sick.
It is a bad disease, to say the least.
The worst of it is that it cannot be
cured. The only available treatment
is in prevention.
A cholera vaccination school is;
scheduled to be held in Wabasso,
Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, a two-day schooL
This is a real opportunity for farm
ers to learn more about this disease
and thus save their hog crop. Farm
ev? who wish to take part in the
school must attend both days. The
school will open at 10 a. m. and will
close at aboui A p. m. with two ses
sions each day. _
This will be a training on hog dis
eases that will be of exceptional value
to anyone raising' hogs, "whether he
vaccinates his awn hogs or not. Each
attendant must make application to
the county, agent before the school
opens and each application must-be
accompanied by a check issued to Dr.
(Continued, m last page)
REDWOOD COUNTY (
SCHOOLS DRAW
$68475.98 AID
STATE SCHOOLS EACH GET
SHARE OF $6,163,028.40; OF 6,789
DISTRICTS GETTING AID, 6,277
ARE RURAL.
The biggegt State public school
‘mellon” in the history of Minnesota
was sliced this week when Ray P.
Chase, State Auditor, affixed his sig
nature to eighty-seven warrants cov
ering annual and supplemental school
a& The warrants issued represent
ed a total of $6,163,028.40.
These warrants, bearing the sig
nature of Mr. Chase and the State
Treasurer, will be mailed to the var
ious county treasurers as soon as the
auditors of the same report their
November tax settlements. The
amount to be distributed among the t
school districts of Redwood County
is $68,175.98, a check for which will
be mailed to Treas. A. P. Falk as \
soon as the November tax settlements<
are forwarded to the State Auditor.
Of the amount given to Redwood j
County L. P. Larson, the county audi-!
tor, states that District No. 1 of
Redwood Falls gets $15,836.64 and j
$362.21 Library Aid. District No. 31 1
of Lamberton gets and \
$3.77 Library Aid. j
Distribution of this- year’s special
aid is as follows:
Regular or Flat Aid —$ 1,626,856.24
Supplemental Aid to dis-
tricts with a high tax
lexy 1,569,643.28
Tuition for Non-resident c
High School pupils-_ 974,889.96 B
Aid to Special Depart- j «
ments (Vocational) 301,626.60 | n
Aid to Classes for Defec- t
tive Children 356,707.00 f
Building and Transpor- a
tation Aid 1 813,674.68 f
Association Aid 25,990.00 g
Aid to Teacher Training 11
Departments 217,348.00 f
Aid to Public School Li- I i
braries 29,133.64 *
Aid under the so-called i
Gross Earnings Tax
Law 95,972.81
Aid to Evening Schools 1
for Adults 22,274.00 i
Federal Aid to Vocation
al School and Classes 133,900.47. <
Aid is granted to 6,789 school dis j i
tricts, 6,277 of which are rural dis-j <
tricts. There are 8,451 schools list-.
(Continued on page twelve)
TAXESAREWEE !
BIT LOWER IN !
REDWOOD CO.
AUDITOR ANNOUNCES 1926 RATE
IS 2.3 MILLS LESS THAN 1925;
CITY RATE 81.2 MILLS. MIL-;
ROY LEADS WITH 87 MILLS.
County Auditor L. P. Larson an- j
nounces that the general tax rate for
the 1926 tax, which is payable inj
1927, is 2.3 mills less than the 1925;
tax which was payable in 1926. In;
1925 the total general tax rate wasj
15.3 mills while in 1926, for the taxes j
payable next year, the rate is just
13 mills. Of this the state rate is
5.4 mills, the county rate 6.6 mills i
! and added to these is the local
i mill school tax.
Tlie 1926 tax rate for the City of
! Redwood Falls is 81.2 mills against
| 81.9 mills for .1925. Of this amount
I the general rate is 13 mills, the city
i rate is 27.2 mills and the school rate
i is 41 mills.
The rates in the various villages
j are as follows; Belview, 76 mills;
; Clements, 43.3; Delhi, 67.2; Lamber
; ton, 51.6; Lucan 55.5; Morgan, 57.1;
Milroy, 87; North Redwood, 64; Re
vere, 49.7; Sanborn, 74.6; Seaforth,
(Continued on last page)
Mrs. Hannah Turritin
Mrs. Hannah Turritin died at the
home of her neice Mrs. Lilian Hall,
Thursday evening November 18th,
death being caused by heart failure.
A short burial service was held at the
Hall home Friday morning and the
1 body, accompanied by Mrs. Turritin’s
’ neice Mrs. Howe, was taken to the
old home at Kasota for burial. Mrs.
1 Turritin had been a resident of Red
> wood Falls for about a year and a
• half, coming here from Montevidio
■ to make her home with Mrs. Hall.
: She was past eighty-three years of
age. Her death was very sudden,
* she having been in her usual state
! of health up to within an hour of her
deatlA when she suffered a heart
’ attack.
ffaTraah Sophia Birdsall was born
■ near London, Ontario, May 17, 1843.
s When quite young she came with her
! parents to the newly founded town
i of St. Peter, her farther, Daniel Bird
> ‘bring one of its founders and
l one of the ambitious citizens of the
s town which tried and almost suceeed
. ed in getting the .capital of the state
i ' <Continued en last page)
UNCLE SAMSAYS
“GOSH SAKES; GET
BUSY AND MAH.”
NONE TOO EARLY TO SHOP AND
MAIL CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR
LONG DISTANCES; H. W. WARD
GIVES RULES FOR MAILING.
Perhaps no one, not even the mer
chants themselves, is so interested as
is Uncle Sam, in having Christmas
shopping and mailing done early.
The poor old “Unk” and his assist
ants have an awful time each year,
trying to get the packages to encircle
the globe and be on time for the
Christmas opening. With that in
mind, Postmaster H. W. Ward, who
looks after Uncle Sam’s business in
this particular locality, calls the at
tention of the mailing public to the
following simple and common sense
1 .ules for getting Christmas gifts to
their destinations on time.
When To Mail
Christmas gifts and cards address
ed to points within one day’s travel
should be mailed not later than Dec
ember 20th; within two days’ travel,
not later than December 18; within
three days’ travel, not later than Dec
ember 16; for more distance points,
not later than December 14. Parcels
and cards for local delivery should
be mailed not later than December
22.
Parcels and envelopes may be en
dorsed “Please Do Not Open Until
Christmas.”
Christmas Cards
The early mailing of Christmas
cards is just as important as parcels.
Millions of these cards, separate and
in envelopes, are mailed each Christ
mas. Consequently, great conges
tion and delay occurs in large post of
fices when they are all mailed within
a day or two of Christmas. There
fore, if you want your Christmas
greetings to reach your relatives and
friends on or before Christmas Day,
follow the instructions in the preced
ing paragraph relative to mailing
early and be certain of delivery be
fore Christmas.
Matter Not Mailable
Written matter in the nature of
personal correspondence can not be
inclosed in parcels.
Communications attached to par
cels: A letter placed in an envelope,
addressed to correspond with the ad
dress on the parcel, and fully prepaid
at the first-class rate, may be tied
or otherwise securely attached to the
outside of the parcel in such maner
as to prevent separation therefrom
and not obscure the address on the
parcel.
Special-Delivery Service
Special-delivery service is obtained
by affixing a special-delivery stamp
of the proper denomination, or its
equivalent in ordinary stamps, in ad
dition to the regular postage. When
ordinary stamps are used, the words
“Special Delivery” must be written or
printed directly below, but not on the
stamps. Special delivery is for speed
and not for safety. -Valuable mail
should be registered or insured. _ If
mailed in time the use of a special
delivery stamp will insure delivery on
Christmas Day.
Insure or Register
All valuable domestic parcel-post
(Continued on page twelve.)
PHYSICAL EDUC.
! THEME OF TALK
| FOR MONDAY EVE
! PARENT-TEACHERS ASS’N. TO
LEARN BENEFITS TO CHILD'S
HEALTH OF DIRECTED PLAY;
MEETING AT LINCOLN SCHOOL.
The next meeting of the Redwood
Falls Farent-Teachers Association
j will be held at the Lincoln school
i building Monday evening of next
; week with Physical Education as the
theme of the meeting. This is quite
in keeping with the decision reached
by the Association earlier in the year,
i that its energies this year should be
1 bent toward equipping the playground
i for the use of school pupils. Since
this is a meeting both of interest and
importance, Mrs. C. M. Showalter, the
| president, is urging the attendance of
j every member.
; Miss Theo Jensen, superintendent
of Redwood County Schools, will talk
on the need of playgrounds and the
effect of physical education on the
health of school children. Her talk
will be followed by a discussion of
the question in its relation to local
conditions. Miss Myrtle Boyum, dir
ector of physical education in the pub
lic schools of the city, will talk on
physical education and will demon
strate some phases of the work with a
class of pupils from the grade schools.
Mrs. J. B. Philbrick, who had been
much interested in working with the
underaournished child and is one of
the group of women most instrumen
tal in furnishing the milk luncheon
j (Continued on page tmete)