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The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
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Chances
s YEARS AGO


Miss Leona Landt and Frank
Orton were married at Cass Lake.
Both were former resident of Nor
ton and Mr.. Orton was for time
employed in the Farmers State
Bank of Redwood Falls.-Week-
day religious instruction to aug
ment the Sunday school classes
was begun with 400 pupils enroll
ed.-Mrs. H. B. Whipple, the wi
dow of Bishop Whipple, died at
London, England. = Miss Anna
Lynard and William j. Dunlevy
were married September 8 at st.
Johns Catholic church, Mankato.
"A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Behrendt.
10 YEARS AGO
The Presbyterian church was
host to the Mankato Presbytery
at session beginning Tuesday
evening and ending Wednesday
evening.-Miss Alice Jaehning en-
tered the University of Minnesota.
Miss Lucy GIFTS returned from a
visit with her sister at Indianapo-
lis.-Mmes. A. D. McRae, Lillian
Hall, C. A. Luscher, w. B. Glenn
ent, C. V. Everett, T. E. Finn and
Bess M. Wilson attended the an
nual convention of the Minnesota
Federation of Women's clubs at
Fairmont.-Ted and James Byram
left to register at the University.
Is YEARS AGO
The annual meeting of the
Methodist Missionary society was
held at the farm home of Mrs.
Thomas Whittet. The 40 members
who attended went by automobile,
carriage and hayrack. Mrs. H. M.
Hitchcock was elected president,
succeeding Mrs. w. H. Gold who
had served seven years; Mrs. F.
G. Hubbard, vice president; Mrs.
Lentz, recording secretary; Mrs.
F. G.. Kumm, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. A. C. Burmeister,
treasurer and Mrs. Lusk, reporter.
DIR. G. R. Pease, DR.. T. E. Finn,
Mrs. o. L. Dornberg and Miss
Frances Everett visited at the
Woodward home in Sioux Agency
township near Granite Falls
Miss Dean McCorquodale of Delhi
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
Future of Fairs

wv HAT IS the future of county fairs ?
w Are they destined to grow and be-
come more and more factor in COM
munity life or are they slated to fitful years
of decline before finally passing out of the
picture?
The answer depends entirely upon the
men at the head of them and the support
they get from the general public.
The most frequently referred to ex-
ample of highly successful county fair is
that of Clay county, Iowa, at Spencer which
has grown in the last decade until it now
holds position among the best 25 fairs in
the United States, the only county fair in the
group, and the apparently undisputed title
of worlds greatest county fair.
Several seasons back the Spencer fair
left the field of struggling county shows and
became "big business" as far as county fairs
are concerned. One feature on it's program
this year probably cost as much as the aver
age fair spends for all attractions. It's at
tendance total would give ten average fairs
a prosperous year.
Clay county has no patent on the idea OF
bigger and better county fairs. What it
wants most, probably, is worthy rival to
keep it on it's toes and climbing to new
heights. We doubt if it had any super-fair
officials to put it in the state fair class.
What it did have, very definitely, was a
community willing and anxious to help build
it into it immense proportions. Men who de-
veloped the fair from it's comparative in
fancy were not set upon by knockers when
they made their first mistake, or their fifth
one. Persons who objected to certain fea-
lures of the show did ont condemn it solely
because of them. Instead they worked for
improvements where they were most need
ed, preserving the idea that what was best
for the fair was best for the community.
Already an outstanding show, the Red
wood county fair may eventually get in the
Clay county class-or it may decline and be
abandoned. Whatever it's future is depends
upon the support and effort you and l put
behind it. Well see you at the fair next
week
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
1O-Year Old Saves
Tot From Drowning

Red Wing-Betty, 10-year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. w.
Nordly of Red Wing, played the
role of a young heroine recently
when she rescued three year old
girl, Muriel Ruth Pantke of Ro-
selle, Illinois from drowning. The
incident occurred at Fish Trap
lake near Lincoln in northern Min
nesota where members of the
Nordly family were vacationing.
Muriel had gone to the end of the
pier where she was playing with
her doll. She dropped the doll and
while attempting to reach for it
fell into the deep water. Betty
rushed to the end Of the pier and
as Muriel came to the surface she
grabbed her arm and pulled her
out.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19

left to attend Manchester college.
Sheriff Schueller returned from
Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin with
Charles Adams, alleged robber of
the Seaforth bank.
so YEARS AGO
Gate receipts at the county fair
Wednesday, September %, 1885
were 1925. Fair was a complete
success not only in attendance but
in exhibits. Over 400 entries of
all sorts were made. Shorthorn
cattle were shown by o. B. Tur-
rel, John A. Willard, F. j. Pea
body, B. Kuenzli and w. R. Houck.
Holsteins were entered by Winn
and sons, Charles Fleischer and B.
Kuenzli. The floral display in
cluded splendid specimens of corn,
potatoes and huge sweet potatoes.
"A. A. Wilson went to Indiana to
visit his parents after an absence
of 20 years and Emil Kuenzli was
in charge of the county treasur-
er's office.-Captain M. w. Clay,
editor of the Hutchinson Leader,
was married to Mrs. Emma Brun-
dage of Redwood Falls.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
Receivers Money
Stolen By Gypsies

Stolen from Fred Tower Of
Franklin when two gypsy women
overpowered and frisked him, 5000
was returned to him Wednesday.
Seventy men and women, rounded
up in gypsy camp near Mankato
were paraded before Tower and
one of them identified. About
$1,000, found on the persons of
tribe members was recovered by
victims throughout southwestern
Minnesota during the show-up.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
MinneOta May Soon
Have New Hospital

Citizens of Minneota will ballot
on the bond issue for erection of a
community hospital and clinic
September 80. Residents will vote
on the issuance of $4,000 in bonds
to be used in payment of the local
share of the hospital to be erected
with the aid of WPA funds.
The hospital project was SUBJ
mitted to WPA authorities and
has been passed by county and
district officials.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19

a FEW YEARS ago the very word "ra
n dio' struck fear in the hearts of good
many newspapermen. Big city papers
had Nightmares of newspapers of the air
destroying the sale of newspapers and walk
ing off with all the heavy advertisers. Week.
lies never feared encroachment in the news
field but one of their best sources OF revenue,
the national advertisers, seemed quite de-
finitely to have been lured away.
But today the national advertiser is re-
turning to the weekly in good numbers, ap-
preciating the close contact his copy" gets
with the public through the thoroughly read
weekly and because radio has failed to pro-
duce what was expected OF it.
A recent survey of the radio advertising
field yielded figures which speak loudly in
favor of newspapers as opposed to radio.
Most startling is the fact that of 635 adver-
isers using national broadcast advertising
from 1928 to 1888, 448 had abandoned their
radio efforts in 1884 while only 1877 remain
ed ''on the air."
Digging deeper into. the situation, the
survey found that while 19,0O1, ,592 Of 584
per cent of the homes in the United States
have radios. even the largest networks could
regard only 12,489,886 of these sets as in
the listening area" Telephone calls to 4OO,-
600 homes revealed that an average OF 1914
per cent of the radios, or 4,546,318 sets, are
s'on" during the best broadcasting hours, Z
to 10 %. m. These, of course, are tuned to
several dozen programs
By further deductions, it was decided
the average program attracts 81 per cent OF
the listeners, about 3.3 per cent of American
homes. Of 70 national broadcasts, 81 reach
ed less than average audiences because a few
outstanding programs drew practically all
the listeners while on, left but a handful Tor
less popular programs.
The average cost of the 79 programs
| was S8.O52 per broadcast for time and tai
! ent. The nine most successful programs
cost an average of $13,961 per broadcast.
The conclusion was that most radio adver-
tisers spend great deal of money trying to
reach radio audience which is already mon
opolized by few popular programs.
The survey did not consider the fact
that some programs actually are detrlment
to the advertiser What radio listener has
not remarked, unless that announcer shuts
up about that product, I'll never buy an
other can of it"-and carried out the threat
| No one resents advertising in proper
form. The average buyer appreciates the
opportunity to know what is being sold and
what the merits of the product are. She en-
| lows receiving the invitation to call and in
spect and is pleased with the welcome" ex-
tended through the ad But an advertising
spiel in the middle of good program is as
welcome as phone cali<while you are in the
bathtub.
No one ever threw down a newspaper in
disgust because it contained ads, but who
hasn't turned off the radio provoked at the
constant stream of advertising talk.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
Prison Escapes

A N excellent Endorsement for the archi-
n tect and warden of the Minnesota
state prison is the fact that from the
time it was completed in 1914 until few
days ago, not single prisoner had escaped
The warden can take particular pride in the
fact that while other prisons have had their
riots, fires and bloodshed, all has been serene
at Saltwater. The only way man has more
than one chance in a thousand of escaping
the Minnesota bastile is through the pardon
route.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
ELECT HEADS

Two Fairfax men were given Of
flee when the Royal Arch Masons
of Hector held their annual meet
ing recently. They are A. T. john
son who was named high priest
and Orville Olson who was elect
ed scribe. Other names were
Earl Lowering, king; Ed Nelson,
treasurer and John Dahlgren,
secretary.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19

BY September most June brides and
grooms have discovered that the grocery bill
which is difficult to pay Saturday nights is
doubly difficult the following Saturday
night.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19

The Minneapolis Tribune deserves con-
siderable credit for its Sunday rotogravure
section on war and the munitions industries.
The public should have just the information
f. is getting through such features as this.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19

We have often wished that shirt manu-
facturer would get together on the PROPOSE
tion and arrange to sew the buttons on the
necks of shirts as firmly as they are sewed
on the flaps of the pockets.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19

The divorce court lawyer is seldom call
ed to the home where the man of the house
brags that his wife makes the best coffee in
the world.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19

The greatest bar to human progress is
q closed or prejudiced mind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20
Offices Usurped

The judicial interpretation of the actions by which John T. Derwin and Peter Il. Dunais were named democratic and re- publican Registrars is usurpation. Judge Frederick M. Peasley gave the decision yesterday and authorizes an custer Judg- ment. In view of the city's appeal of the decision to the Supreme Court, it is un- likely that the two recently-appolnted Registrars will be busted until the higher court has given a ruling on the superior court finding.
 In some circles around the city it was stated openly and convncingy to-day that the two Registrars would never be actually busted, but would continue to serve by virtue of election at the city con tests in October This seems just bit optimistic in view of the fact that both would have to be nominated by their re- spective parties next fall before being elected It is a matter of conjecture whether the republican party would en- dorse it's present Registrar.
 And then again there is the likelihood of the Supreme Court upholding the lower courts decision. This might prove doubly embarrassing if there was any question ot the legality of the services performed by the two Registrars during the interval while their appeal is pending before the Supreme Court. These are matters, how ever, which should be arranged from a legal standpoint before questions of valid ity arise.
 And still another theory advanced was that the superior court ruling might tend to invalidate certain sections of the re- vised city charter of 1883, if not the en. tire charter as acted upon by the General Assembly of two years ago. The obvious solution right now, dependent, of course, on legal advice, would be retirement of the recently-named registrars and advance ment of the deputies, as Judge Peasley claims should have been done constitu- tionally.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20
Higher Than a Kite

Higher than kite would be a perfect description of Senator Huey Long after his latest attempt to convince the Senate of the value of his share-the-wealth plan. When the Louisiana filibusterer took the floor Monday to argue his point and hitch his scheme to the tail-end of the securi- ty bill for once he met his Waterloo and in most unexpected way. It may be that Huey has not yet recovered from his re. cent endeavor to conduct one-man fili- buster, but he was but shell of his former self and an easy victim to his fel- low members shafts.
 {. Senator Willard Tydings of Maryland, however, is being credited with the real victory over the Kingfish. It was Sena- tor Tydings who baited the speaker with innocent questions as the share-the-wealth plan was once more unfolded for the ben eft of all and sundry. When the senator from Maryland began to bear down on the senator from Louisiana and ask him to explain how his plan to limit fortunes and redistribute wealth was going to work in later years signs of impatience were dis played by the latter.
 Also puzzling query was how the fed eral government would dispose of huge confiscated estates when no one man in the nation would have the equivalent in currency. Huey believed the government could issue currency against the property, but, pointed out the Marylander, wouldn't this be government operation and not quite what Huey was contemplating. The response was series of biblical quota tions, obviously to cover Huey's dis pleasure and his inability to cope with the situation. Senator Lewis B. Schwellen- bach ended the misery by asking if Huey was quoted correctly in last Sundays papers as referring to him, Schwelenbach, as s'Kemal Pasha". Huey said, "No," gazed over the heads of his fellow senators for . minute, then sat down abruptly. The Kingfish was snagged, speeches., dis comfited, and in manner quite unlike his former roaring self.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

As the time draws near for the official opening of the Settlers Village up Tn \ Chase Park more Waterburians are be- coming interested in this unique venture which will constitute Waterbury's contri- button to the tercentenary of the state. The village is so situated that 1t com mands the attention of every passing motorist. We presume that some plans will be made for parking cars in the near by lots, for no doubt in the first few weeks that the village is open to public inspection there will be thousands throng- ing up the parkway. To allow parking along the highway in the vicinity of the village would be creating traffic hazard. From the viewpoint of the mere passerby the village is going to be something that should be kept as long as possible, even after the tercentenary is over. It is dis tinctively colonial and Waterbury has too little to remind it of it's colonial past
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

Considerable interest has been aroused in forestry circles by the announced plan of South Carolina officials to move a complete forest across the entire state to remove signs of wrinkles caused by eros ion. Of course this moving plan is slightly exaggerated. All the state did was to transplant some 2000,000 young trees on the land being eroded from state nurseries. It has been quite job, though, to handle this bit of reforestation. It wasn't just digging holes and then setting the trees in them. All sorts of protection had to be afforded after the land had been prop erly prepared when water and wind had raised havoc with it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20
Staying Out Of Asia

What, if anything, shall America do about the Japanese invasion of China? Tom Ireland, an American news com mentator and student of world affairs, in q book just published, holds that the only aroper course for the United States is to stay out of it. He says: 'The only ques- ton is how closely the expansion of Japan affects this country's vital interests, for it seems that the only eventual alternatives of Japan are Japanese expansion by peacefuI means or war. As long as the Yellow Man keeps out of tine Whites Han's dhnain, the White Man must give fhe Yellow Man fair chance to work out his destiny in the Yellow Mans quarter of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

JUNE 2S
 Most favored ones today are those born from March 21 through April 21 General Indications of the Day for Everybody
 Morning-Bad.
 Afternoon--Fair.
 Evening-Doubtful The afternoon is good time to ride. The evc- ming should be devoted to spiritual things.
 Today's Birthiate You may lack the necessary energy to carry your plans to finish. You should strive to live simply and your strength for the proper pur- poses
 November is a good time to deal with small animals servants It is also wise to try to i'm prove your health at this favorable time. Be careful to avoid accident with sharp instru- ments and do not be rash in your speech or action from october 2s through November 2, 1885. Socially favorable December through II, 1895, Readers desiring additional information regard. ing their horoscopes are invited to communicate with Octavlne in care of this newspaper. Enclose a cent stamped, sclf-addresscd envelope
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

the world. where Divine Providence estab- lished him and as it must have been intended"
 Most of us do not profess to understand the ways of Providence, but the course suggested is at least that of common sense. We fought one war, as we fancied, to make Europe free, and are disillusioned. ! We are not likely to fight another war to make Asia free As for the Japanese attitude toward China, most of us think it is wrong. indecent and mischievous, con- trary to the spirit of international toler- ence and hepfulness that we would like to see established in the world. But we cannot regulate the world. We have enough difficulty trying to run our own affairs, and our interests at home are in- finately superior to our interests in Asia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20
Paris Letter
By REYNOLDS PACKARD
(Unitcd Press Stan Correspondent,

Paris (UP)-The French Impe- rial conference Is being citicized in Paris because 1t failed to take definite stand on the question of mixed -color marriages in the col onies.
 Pointing out the economic and social problems of the white col onizer, surrounded in strange land by black, yellow, brown or half-caste women. Maurice dc Waleffe, noted author, traveller and colonial expert, assails the con- ference for mot daring to take up this delicate and all-important subject"
 He emphasizes that the differ ent governors of the French Col oniai Empire which comprises 100,- 900, 900 inhabitants, including the yellow, cameo-like women of Indo- China and the brown, bulky Anna zons of the Marquesas, are not in agreement as to mixed marriages. Some prefer the "closed caste sys- tenn" as practiced by the British in India while others, the liberal intermingling of all bloods and colors.
 M. de waleffe declares that due to this difference of opinion among the governors, themselves, the
 French Imperial Conference. which
 discussed all other phases of col
 onial problems. should have de- ned the seatus of unions between
 French and native women.
 Prom an esthetic standpoint"
 said M. de Waleffe, "there is no
 doubt about the question, for the
 crossing of races is excellent. It is the only means of perfecting the living species. Hybrid combina- tions, whether derived from among
 roses of race-borses, improve good qualities and eliminate bad ones. ''In any country, it is, to be seen that the frontier regions produce more beauty-prize winners than those in the interior of the coun- | try because there is more mixing
 of nationalities along the frontiers.
 And this law applies even in the case of races. The mulatto woman. for example, has a siiken skin
 which the most delicate white wo-
 man can never equal.
 ''But the physical side Is one thing and the moral, another. A
 colonial empire is certainly not .
 ZOO. It is the moral product and
 not the esthetic product that counts.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20
In To-day's Mail
 Anonymous letters will not be accepted unless accom-. panied with writer's name.
c. W. CAMPBELL CHALLENGES w. M. HARRIS ON HIS
 RELIEF FIGURES

247 South Main St., Room Waterbury, Conn. Editor of the Democrat:
 In recent interview MT. Will liam M. Harris defended the Mutual Aid System Of Relief on the grounds that 1t provided an amount
 of relief greater than that outlined in the wage schedule of the new
 work relief program of the Federal Government. MT. Harris may call
 this 6 good argument, but cer- tainly do not. The new work re- lief wage schedule certainly does
 away with the old slogan of "the
 high standard of living' in the Uni
 ted States, and brings millions of
 unemployed down to the coo!ie
 standards of China. Imagine fam
 fly trying to live on $19 Q month (the wage rate set for the deep South), or even the $40 a month rate set for New England. And this
 is the gauge that MT. Harris uses in boosting about the Mutual Aid. Mr. Harris claims that 'the av-
 craze cash equivalent given by the Mutual Aid to each family on its
 rolls is between $10 and $11 per week. This includes, of course, | food and rent. T challange these figures us not showing the actual amount given to each family. but charge that they are deliberately
 misleading. Mir. Harris points out
 that over the period of the past weeks, the total expenditures has
 been $34,000, or an average of $S.500 per week.. Mir. Harris di-
 vides this by 770, the number of families on relief and arrives at
 the figure of approximately $11 per week. MT. Harris does not de- duct the amount expended for the care of the single men at St. Johns or does he deduct anything for salaries paid to office employees and
 investigators.
 After these amounts have been deducted, hold that the amount paid to each family is nearer $500 per week than $11, and this nig- gardly sum is supposed to provide a family with food, clothing and rent. l leave it to whoever reads
 this letter to judge for themselves if this will provide enough of the necessities of life, or, as l contend,
 merely sustains these families in
 state of semi-starvation.
 Finally. why did not Mir. Harris answer the charges that the Mutual Aid could be used as strike break ing weapon. that it is being more and more supported by the workers (the private pledges have almost all been unredeemed in the past ycar). and that the various factor
 les. especially scoyIli's, use co- ercion and the threat of losing their
 jobs in order to get the workers 10 contribute to the Mutual Aid?
 CHARLES W. CAMPBELL
 2l7 South Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

Europe certainly must feel the depres-- sion worse than America. We have just read of conditions in some of the old and famous monasteries of central Europe Monks are deserting them to go into the cities and towns where they may live. The cloistered inmates have found that even bare living, which is all they demand, is no longer possible in their mountain re- treats. Monasteries dating back to the 10th century are rapidly being depopu- lated so that remaining monks may survive.