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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-11-04
Abernethy to Speak
Bird District Congressman Will Come
Here on Armistice Day

Charles Laban Abernethy of
New Bern, representative in
Congress from the third district
of North Carolina, will be the
speaker here on Armistice Day,
next Friday, November IL.
AS for several years past, the
University and the Chapel Hill
post of the American Legion
will hold a joint celebration in
Memorial Hall. Carl Durham,
representing the post, and John
M. Booker, for the University,
have been active in making the
arrangements. One hour in the
morning is to be devoted to the
exercises: the chapel period,
1920 to II o'clock, and the first,
half of the 11-to-12 class period.
Which means that the classroom
work usually in progress from
II to 1870 will be suspended for
this occasion.
Band music and singing will
have an important part in the
celebration. The complete pro-
gram will be published in next
weeks issue of this newspaper.
Mr.. Abernethy, the guest of
honor, was a University student
in the class of 1895. He is one
of the prominent lawyers Of
eastern North Carolina and has
a reputation. as an eloquent
speaker. In and out of Congress
he has done notable work in the
promotion of the inland water
ways system.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-11-04
UNDERPASSES ON
SHORTCUT ROAD
Grade Crossings to Be Elimina-
ted on the Highway from
Here to Nelson
MAP POSTED IN DURHAM

The plans for the shortcut
route from here to Raleigh-the
road across the south end of
Durham county, connecting with
the central highway at Nelson
provide for two underpasseS at
railway crossings.
One is to be at Nelson, where
the road is to be carried beneath
the Goldsboro-Greensboro line
of the Southern. The other is
a short distance west of loves
Grove. where it is to be carried
under the Durham & Southern.
There is a third crossing, this
way from the Durham & South
ern, but because of the very in
frequent coming of trains it is
not thought that an underpass
is needed there.
A map showing the course of
the new road is posted in the
courthouse in Durham, just a.
cross the corridor from the
county road superintendent, Mr..
Pendergrass. 1t has been scan
ned with much interest, particu-
larly by persons living along the
route.
John Sprunt Hill, the highway
commissioner for this district,
says he expects the road to have
a hard-oil surface like the one
recently laid between Chapel Hill
and Hillsboro. He thinks that
the first stage in construction,
the grading, will begin within a
few weeks.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-11-04
Art Study Club Plans
Faculty Fine Arts Committee Will
Help to Bring Exhibition

The University's faculty COM
mittee on fine arts is to cooper
ate with the newly organized art
study club to bring here an ex-
hibition of original paintings and
drawings. An effort will be
made to get on the circuit of the
Southern States Art League.
The next meeting of the club
will take place Monday, Novem-
Der IA, in the Episcopal parish
hor1ses On the program are pa
pers by Mrs. ]. Penrose Har-
land ("Personal Experiences Ex-
eavating in Greece"l. Miss Alma
Holland f"Aegean Art'), and
Mrs. Wallace E. Caldwell
("Egyptian Art").
w. S. Bernard filed the parish
house assembly room with his
illustrated lecture on "Thec Greek
Influence in Modern Art" last
Monday evening.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-11-04
Ample Facilities for Cleaning the Athletes

In no institution of higher
learning anywhere, in this or
any other country, have better
facilities been provided for
cleaning the athletic warriors
than are found in the field house
which is now nearing compile
tion at the South end of the new
Kenan stadium.
The hot water tank in the
basement holds 1900 gallons.
1t is equipped with a thermo-
static device that shuts the heat
off when the water reaches a
temperature of 1870 degrees and
then turns the heat on again as
soon as the water begins to get
cooler. Physicians and other
students of how hot water should
be, when pouring from a shower
bath on a human body, have de-
termined that 18O degrees is the
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-11-04

moved, and a rumor went about
that this was the result of the
activities of woodpeckers. But
Mr.. Pickard says it was simply
because the urns had rotted. Il
hear the urns on the Methodist
church are of metal" said MIR.
Pickard yesterday, ''but ours
Were of wood and could not with
stand the weather"
Metal, however, is not proof
against the assaults of Chapel
Hill woodpeckers. The impact
of their bills against the cutters
Of some of the homes sounds like
"a riveting machine. Judge Win
ston heard somebody express the
opinion that the woodpeckers
were so stupid that they expect
ed to get worms through pene-
trating metal, but he says this
is all wrong. What they are
doing declares the judge, "is
sharpening and polishing their
bills so that they can make more
pleasant sounds and thereby be
more successful in their court
ship"
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-11-04
Miss Josephine Daniel Weds

Mrs. Robert Daniel announces
the marriage Of her daughter,
Miss Josephine Williams Daniel,
to George Latin Miller, on We'd
nesday, October rs, in New
York. Mr. and~Mrs. Miller will
live IN Toledo, Ohio.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-11-04
Mr.. Culbreth to Preach

Rev. J. Marvin Culbreth of
Nashville, Tennessee, will preach
in the Methodist church at the
morning and evening services
Sunday. He is the religious edu-
cation secretary of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South and
his particular province has been
work in state school communi-
ties.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-11-04
Village Concerned about Activities
OF WOOdpeckers; They Wake COker and
Attack Presbyterian Church Steeple

The village has been deeply
interested of late in the doings
mostly the misdoings-of
woodpeckers.
w. c. Coker told a friend the
other day, with great indigna-
tion, of how he had got out of
bed three times one morning, to
answer knocks at the door, and
had found the noise was made
by a woodpecker.
These destructive birds have
been attacking the peak of the
steeple of the Presbyterian
church. Clarence Pickard and
other members charged with the
custody of the church have gazed
at the pecking week after week,
but they have been able to do
nothing about it. The only way
to get at the steeple to patch the
holes is to build a scaffold, and
if that were done the attack
would be resumed as soon as the
carpenters came down to earth.
The ornamental urns on the top
of the church were recently re-
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-11-04

limit of safety. Beyond that
there is danger of scalding.
The building contains 140
lockers, part of which will be at
the disposal of visiting teams.
A few inches above the lockers
runs a coil Of hot water pipes.
These are for drying purposes.
Uniforms may be laid upon
them, and the space just below
them is for shoes, stockings,
Aead-guards, and other smaller
pieces of clothing and armor.
Irl Summerlin, the Atwood
Nash heating expert, designed
the layout of furnace, tank, and
pipes, and has been supervising
the installation. For weeks he
has been toiling over his plans,
to make sure that our athletes
shall be impeccably clean, warm,
and dry.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-11-04
Vernon HoweII's Gay Party

Vernon Howell, dean Of the
school of pharmacy, gave a chill
dren's Halloween party at his
home Monday evening. Thirty
five boys and girls, ranging in
age from about 10 down to a,
were dressed in all sorts Of fan
tastic costumes, and the sound
of their revelry was heard all
over the east end of the village.
The host himself, surmounted by
a long funnel-shaped multi-col-
ored hat which gave him a
bizarre and slightly rakish as
pect, was The ringleader in the
play.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-11-04
DR.. Mangum Is Back

DR.. Charles s. Mangum Is
back home from his trip to Cam
ada. He went to Montreal to
represent the University at a
meeting of the American Asso-
citation Of Medical Colleges.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-11-04
Red Cross Roll Cali Will Be Made Next Friday

Armistice Day, next Friday,
is fixed for the day of the an
nual Red Cross Roll Call. 1t is
the hope of the. local committee
to enroll every citizen of Chapel
Hill as a member of the organi-
zation. The membership fee is
ST.
The house-to-house canvass
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-11-04

this year will be made by Uni
versity students, a certain part
of the village being allotted to
each canvasser. If the house
holder is not in, an envelope ad-
dressed to the chairman, Mrs.
G. H. Paulsen, will be left at the
door, and the request is made
that a dollar bill or a check for
S1.00 be mailed.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-11-04
Mrs. Odum Much Stronger

Mrs. Howard w. OduIn, who
went to q hospital in Atlanta
early this fall, is. growing stead
lily stronger. She is taking out
door walks and will probably re-
turn to Chapel Hill before long.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-11-04
Parent Teachers Meeting

There will be a meeting of the
Parent Teachers Association in
the school auditorium at 1880
Monday evening.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-11-04

The Chaperenes will hold their
first dance of the season at the
Country Club tomorrow (Satur-
day. evening. William Dey viii
be the leader.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-11-04
The New Ford Seems Imminent

There is q report, which seems
to have some authority behind
it, that one Of the new Ford
models will be in Charlotte this
week.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-11-04

Haze yOur printing done at the
Orange PrintskOp.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-01-20
Church to Observe
Goth Anniversary
Congregational Men Will Serve
Dinner This Evening-Rev.
l. D. Cory Arrives

The observance of the Goth an
niversary of ths organization of
the Congregational church of
Sauk Centre will start this Thurs
day evening when the men of the
organization will serve their an
nual dinner to the ladies of the
church.
The program proper will start
Friday evening at 1880. Brief
talks will be made by DIR. J. A.
DuBois, Rev. I. D. Cory, pastor of
the church over 40 years ago, Rev.
T. B. Shorts of the Methodist
church, and letters from former
members will be read by the past
or, Rev. C. S. Sparkes.
The Thanksgiving service will
be held Sunday morning at 1890,
Rev. Cory delivering the sermon.
There will be a special program
for the young people Of the con-
gregation Sunday afternoon at
800 o'clock. The closing service
will be held Sunday afternoon at
7:30 when DIR. J. P. Miller, of
Minneapolis, representing the
Minnesota Conference, will speak
on "The Church of the Times"
Rev. Cory arrived last evening
and will remain in Sauk Centre un-
til Monday. This is his first visit
to Sauk Centre since he left this
city over 40 years ago.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-01-20
Oily Rag in Barley Bin
Causes Fire on Huston Farm
Sauk Centre Firemen Respond and
Assist in Subduing Blaze
Fighters Suffer With Cold

The Sank Centre fire department
were called to the Fay Huston
farm, six miles southeast of the
city Friday morning at 600
o'clock, and six responded.
When they arrived the fire had
started in the milk house. Mr..
Huston had been in the habit of
using a blazing rag to start the gas
engine in the milk house and put
ting it out by ramming it into O.
bin of barley near by. He fol-
lowed the usual procedure Thurs
day evening. The fire smoldered
all night and became active in the
early morning hours.
The milk house was destroyed
and the fire spread to the barn.
The roof was badly burned and the
alfalfa hay and corn fodder in the
loft vase ignited. This was re-
moved with difficulty and the fire
extinguished.
The loss is about $500. Mr..
Huston's insurance had expired a
few days before the fire and had
not been renewed.
Chief Fish says Mr.. Huston's
neighbors responded gallantly.
Those working suffered severely
with the cold and many of them
were quite badly frost bitten.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-01-20
Livestock Assn.
Has Good Year
Annual Meeting of Sauk Centre
Organization Will Be Held
Saturday, Jan. %

Secretary Herman Hagen Of the
Sauk Centre farmers Shipping
Association has issued a call for
the annual meeting of the Associa-
tion to be held at Sauk Centre
Community Club rooms Saturday,
Jan. %, at 200 o'clock P. M.
When the plan of handling live
stock comparatively was started in
this city several years ago there
was much skepticism and no little
opposition. Except for the per-
iod he was serving his country in
the World War Mr.. Hager has
been the secretary and manager of
the company.
At every annual meeting Mr..
Hager had the satisfaction of re-
porting an increased business over
the preceding year, and the Her.
aid understands that the business
transacted in 1926 has been en-
inently satisfactory to those who
shipped through the organization.
All farmers interested in the
Sauk Centre farmers Shipping
Association should attend next
Saturdays meeting.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-01-20
Former Resident Died
In California Jan. 7
George Washington Carver VIII
Be Remembered BY Old Set
tlers-Moved West in 1908

George Washington Carver. a
resident of Sauk Centre for sew
eral years prior ito 1908, died at
Hit, Cal, Jan. z, 1927.
The deceased was born at Medo,
Minn., Oct. II, 1864. He came to
Sauk Centre in 1883. He was
united in marriage to Miss Minnie
Smith in October. She passed
away in 1901. Three children are
left to mourn. They are: Mrs.
Archie Finney, Wilson Creek,
Wash; Mrs. Annie Carue of
Washington, and Roy Carver of
Washington. His mother Mrs.
Bridget Carver, 80 years of age,
lives at Akeley, Minn. The broth
ers and sisters are: Joseph Carver,
Longville, Mimi; Perry Carver,
Granite City, ILL.,; Jay Carver,
Craig, Mimi; Mrs. Mary Skillings,
International Falls, Mimi. Mrs.
E.. A. Brayton, Deer River, MINI. ;
and Mrs. A. Millet, of Akeley,
MINI.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-01-20
Postpone Poultry
Show Indefinitely
Illness in Flocks Cause Officers
to Take Safety Precaution-
To Be Held Later in Year.

The second annual Sauk Cen
tire Poultry Show announced IN
the Herald last week, has been
postponed indefinitely.
Soon after the dates were set
for February IL, IL and 13, news
of illness among the focks, par
ticularly those near Alexandria
and other portions of Douglas and
Todd counties, caused the officers
to make careful survey of the
situation. The information re-
ceived led them to the conclusion
that to hold the show on the dates
set would jeopardize the birds of
many exhibitors and would also
have a tendency to keep other
poultrymen -fronI exhibiting.
This Thursday morning the Of
ficial board decided to postpone
the 1927 show indefinitely. If con-
ditions improve sufficiently the
show will be held later, due an
nouncement of which will be made
in the Herald.
The officials of the Douglas
County Show at Alexandria, be-
cause of the illness among their
flocks, have also called that show
off for the year.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-01-20
Conditions Make the Build
ing of the Bridge This
Winter Impracticable
GRADE FILLS FIRST
Length Of Span Not Decided
Upon by State Highway
Department

For several weeks the people of
Sauk Centre and those living ON
the recently located Babcock High
way No. between this city and
Long Prairie have been speculat-
ing as to when the actual construc-
tlon OF the bridge across the Sauk
Lake Narrows, just northeast of
Sauk Centre would start.
In its issue of Dec. 2 the Her.
aid carried a story Of the visit to
the Herald office Of Bridge En-
gineer Miller Of the Highway De-
partment. The gentleman had
completed taking the depth meas
urements across lna lake, and his
visit to the Herald was to interview
Mr.. Parker of the Central MINI.
Power & Milling Co., relative. to
the lake levels at high water per-
iods.
At that time Mr.. Miller express
ed the opinion that the economic
plan would be to erect the bridge
during the winter before the ice
went out. He said he would have
his notes ready for the chief en-
gineer of the bridge depart,n mt
within a short time and that like
ly bids would be asked for some
time in January.
Numerous statements have been
made that the bids had been asked
for and others have conten6ed
where they had read that the con-
tract had actually been awarded to
2 Minneapolis company.
The Herald has watched the de-
velopments of Highway No. very
carefully and we have not read
where the bids for this particular
piece of work had been asked for
or where the contract mad been
let.
For the purpose of giving tie
people of this community the lat
est correct status the Herald ed
tier was in telephone communi-
cation with the Highway Depart
ment Wednesday afternoon. Com
missioner Babcoek was not in but
we Gid talk with chief Engineer
Ellison. He said that bids had
not been asked for and that the
pians had not bael completed by
The bridge department. Accord
ing to Mr.. Ellison the building of
the bridge duri,g the winter
months was entirely out of tie
question and bevond the range oes
possibilities.
Mr.. Elliston turned us over to
the chief engineer of the bridge
department who informed us that
the plans were not complete and
would not be for some little time
as the department was up to its
ears with work. The chief engi-
neer stated, that the length of the
span had not been fully deternn-
ined and that the bridge would not
be built until the fills On either side
of the lake had been made. Be
cause of the soft bottom Of the
lake, the engineer said there was
danger of pushing them out OF
position if they were built before
the grade fills were in place.
He said the plans would ne
ready and the contract awarded IN
ample time to start the work as
soon as the grade fills were COM
pleted.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-01-20
3rd Lyceurn Num-
Der Wed. Jan. 26
Local Musical Artists Will Assist
Professional Talent in High
Class Program

The third Lyceum number will
be presented on Wednesday, Jan.
26, under the personal direction
of Peter Tkach, baritone soloist of
the Minneapolis School of Music
and director of the local Choral
Club. Mr.. Tkach has arranged a
program which promises to be the
most interesting and entertaining
program ever presented in Sauk
Centre. The soloists who will ap-
pear on the program are Mr.. Pet
er Tkach, baritone; Miss Katherine
Collins, soprano; Miss Hazel Stage
berg, pianist; Mr.. Melvin CAM,
violinist. In addition TO these
artists, the local Choral Club will
be heard in special program ar
ranged for this occasion.
Peter Tkach is known to many
local people through his work here
in the past few years as teacher of
voice. He is a member of the fac
ulty of the Minneapolis School of
Music and is a baritone soloist of
unusual ability.
Miss Katherine Collins, soprano,
is member of the local school
faculty and a former student of
the Minneapolis School of Music.
While attending Teachers College
at St. Cloud, she won recognition
as the outstanding soloist of that
institution and her services were
in constant demand by various
civic organizations. Sauk Centre
people will be pleased at the OPP
portunity Of hearing Miss Col
Inns.
Miss Hazel Stageberg, pianist,
will be remembered by some of the
Sauk Centre people as the young
lady who entertained so wonder
fully at one of the Community
Club gatherings year or SO ago.
All who heard her at this time ex-
pressed the hope that it might be
possible to hear her again and
that a larger audience might en-
ioy her music. It is indeed for
tunate that it is possible to secure
her services for this program.
Continued on Page Ten)
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-01-20
TURKEY FOR THE
COM. Club MEMBERS
Annual Meeting to Elect
Officers VIII Be Held
Thursday, Jan. II
DUES MUST BE PAID
Sauk Centres Civic Organi-
cation a Going Concern,
as Reports viii Show

At a meeting of the directors
of the Sauk Centre Community
Club Thursday afternoon plans
were made for the annual meet
ing which will be held Thursday
evening, Jan. 27.
As an inducement to get "a
large turnout for this meeting az
rangements were made for lunch
and cigars to be served. A. r..
Bartheld, manager Of the O K
Ranch, kindly volunteered to
furnish two dressed turkeys for
the Club, and V. G. Wedge, of
the refreshment committee, will
see to it that they are properly
roasted, and later made into
sandwiches. V. L. Burgess will
furnish the coffee. Money for the
cigars will come out of the Com
munity Club treasury.
The Club directors greatly ap-
preciated the kind offer of Mr. !.
Bartheld and he is one of the few
farmers who is actively affiliated
with the Club. He believes Club
membership is a profitable invest
ment and that other farmers could
likewise find a close affiliation with
the Club advantageous.
AT "a recent meeting of the di-
rectors President Sigurd Holme
appointed Asa M. Wallace, P. B.
Hanson, and v. G. Wedge as a
committee to suggest candidates
for president and other officers
Mr.. Holme who hes served the
Club as President for the past two
years positively refuses to allow
the use of his name for another
year.
The much mooted piano ques-
ton was turned back to the Min.
strel Company with instructions to
handle the question in any man
ner they saw fit. The directors
felt, the Herald understands, that
this was the best solution of the
question, inasmuch, as the money
which the club expected to use for
the purchase of the instrument
was earned by the Minstrel COM
pany.
The Herald would call attention
to the necessity of having your
dues paid for the year 1927 if
you expect to participate in the
election of officers Jan. 27. The
bylaws Of the organization pro-
vide for this. Chairman of the
Membership Committee, j. B.
Schoenhoff, has the 1927 receipts
in his hands, and he will appre-
ciate if you will call at the Gopher
Prairie Inn and liquidate.
The reports of the secretary
treasurer, membership chairman,
and other committee heads will
demonstrate that the Sauk Centre
Community Club is going con-
Germ.
Every member of the Club
should attend the meeting of Jan.
27 and take an active part in Sc
lecting the new officers.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-01-20
State Holds High Position
In Coop. Movement
President Reed Pessimistic Rela-
tive Agricultural Condition
Congress Must Bring Relief.

st. Paul, Jan. 19 Minnesota
has taken commanding position
in the country in the cooperative
marketing of farm products, J. F.
Reed, st. Paul, president, told the
Minnesota Farm Bureau fedora
tion here today.
'"The state", he said, '1eads
both as ito the number of cooperat-
i've and to the amount of products
handled, but still we have much
to learn.
"When producers thoroughly
understand the necessity of loyal
ty to their organizations, the i'm
portance of sustaining them and
the strict application of the best
business practices in their opera
ton, these organizations will be
able to render still greater SER
vice than they are now doing"
Continued on Page Seven