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Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-06
Forward to Better Cotton
Quality Lint and Economic Yields Result from Palmetto
State Cotton Improvement Contest
By Il Staff W11pr
By Il Staff Writer

A INVOLVEMENT that the South
4 \ Carolina five-acre cotton improve
ment contest will be conducted again
III 1896 arouSes new interest in the cum
ulative beneficial results of the contest.
The Cotton Manufacturers Association
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-06

base acreage, North Carolina planters
grew crop in excess of 55o,ooo,ooo
pounds.
The Dean does not believe that the
new soil improvement program, by it
self, will be enough to hold the tobacco
crop within reasonable bounds. He feels
that a definite control plan is necessary.
If North Carolina tobacco growers can
hold their 1896 crop within 70 per cent
of their base acreage production, huge
price-ruining SURPRISES will be avoided.
Seed bed destruction and terrific rains
i'll April are serving as retarding IN
fluence.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-06

of South Carolina has again for the
eighth year offered $4,000 in prizes.
During the years of the cotton con-
tests approximately $500 South Caro-
lima farmers have entered five-acre plots,
and o5 per cent of these have used pedi-
greed or improved seed of such varieties
as would give a staple of 1916 inch or
longer. Each contestant has. become
source of good planting seed for other
farmers,
I he cotton contest was first conduct
ed i'll 1926. In 1925 survey of cotton
mills of the state showed that South
Carolina farmers generally were not pro-
ducing cotton of the staple length desir-
ed. The cotton contest was instituted to
remedy this situation and to stress more
economic production per acre, the states
five-year average 1925 having fallen
to I52 pounds of lint per acre.
Improvement in Quality
In the first year, $40 per cent of lint
produced on contest plots was 7-8 inch
or less. In 1885 less than two per cent
was of such undesirable lengths The
production of lint of more desirable
lengths $40 inch or longer-incrcas-
ed steadily from 4O.8 per cent in 1926
to 9S.I per cent III 1885.
Reports by the Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics, u. S, Department Of
Agriculture, in cooperation with expert
ment stations in the cotton belt, show
that South Carolina is producing high
or percentage of crop with lint 1916
inch or longer than any other southeast
ern state. The states percentage of such
cotton has risen from 36.7 per cent in
1926 to 8I.4 per cent i'll 1885.
Practical Lessons
Keeping in mind that not only longer
staple is needed to meet spinners' re-
quirements, but that better, more ,econo-
mic yields are needed for profitable cot
ton production, the Extension Service
has stressed improved practices in the
contest.
Optimum number of plants per acre
means highest yields. Close spacing of
rows and of plants on the row result in
higher yields, but other important fac
tors in this connection are high germina-
ton, safe placement of fertilizer, and
seed treatment against seed-borne dis
eases.
The most economical and profitable
fertilizing calls form terms of plant
food per acre-2O to 48 pounds of phos-
phoric acid, Is to 20 pounds of ammonia,
and IL to "a pounds of potash.
j. o. Taylor, right, and his farm SUI
perintendent in the five acre field which
won the first state prize in 1881, pro-
ducing 500 pounds of lint, or 1,194
mounds ner acre 0-5 bales
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-06
Tetteriine!
MEN WANTED

We pay your railroad fare to Nashville. Let US
train you to be an expert automobile mechanic
and help you get q good job The cost to you 10
small. No negroes taken. For free booklet write
Nashville Auto College, Dept. II, Nashville. Tenn.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
FORMER ST. PAULITE DIES IN
CHICAGO

Mrs. Tennie E. White, a charter
member of Biddle Circle No. SO,
Ladies of the G. A. R., passed away
Tuesday, March 81, in Chicago,
where she had been living for sew
eral years. Mrs. White was a
pioneer resident of st. Paul and
was the wife of the late J. R.
White of this city. She was the
mother of ]. R. White, Jr., who is
a resident of New York City.
The deceased was also a mem
Der of Household of Ruth No. 4671,
the Benevolent Association of St.
Paul, and of the Auxiliary of the
Knights of Pythias of Minneapolis.
Funeral services were held Fri
day, April 8, at 1 p. M, at the
Chas. Jackson Funeral Home in
Chicago.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
LAST RITES HELD FOR MARY
STAFFORD

Funeral services were held We'd
nesday, April 1, at 2 p. M, at the
Fred w. johnson funeral home for
Mrs. Mary Stafford, wife of the
late William Stafford of this city.
Services were under the auspices
of Biddle Circle No. 38, Ladies of
the G. A. R.
The deceased died Sunday,
March 20, at the Minnesota
Soldiers Home at Minnehaha
Falls, where she had been living
for the past five years. She was a
resident of st. Paul for number
of years.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
B. F. HENDERSON IN
ACCIDENT

B. F. Henderson of 687 Iglehart
Avenue was severely burned about
the legs and arms when he at
tempted to start a fire in an open
CRATE with gasoline. His wife re-
ceived slight burns about the face.
Mr.. Henderson has been en-
ployed at the State Capitol for
several years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11
Fish Trap Easily Made.
AN EASILY made fish trap for tn

AN EASILY made fish trap for the
capture Of small bait fish can be
constructed Of ordinary screen wire
and q small funnel.
The snout Is broken OF the funnel
to make . larger opening. after which
q strand Of screen wire can be made to
lace the funnel to the wire, making
q cylindrical trap. The funnel points
inward. A series Of holes, punched
with nail around the larger edge Of
the funnel permits the lacing Of the
funnel to the wire. The sides Of the
wire are then laced together and over
the opposite end, fiat piece Of wire
Is also laced, but in such . manner
that the end piece can be opened.
hinge fashion.
The trap is baited with small pieces
Of liver or similar material and the
trap Is sunk in the water with o line
leading to q surface float.
Small fish Of suitable size for bait
enter the trap through the funnel end
and remain inside, apparently not
aware that escape can be made by the
same hole as the entrance was made.
In gold pickerel ground, for instance.
small fish can be taken for bait while
the pickerel are being lured by bait
already obtained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11
SHOWS WORLD TRUE METHOD
Educational Approach Realism Achieved in Displays for Use
Several Parts of Country With Chief Emphasis on New Orleans
Convention in January.

played for the first time In that South.
ern city. One is depletion Of how
the Natchez Trace, q noted Colonial
trailway and road. appeared in the
vicinity Of Grinders Tavern, Ten
nessee, in 1909, when Capt. Merri-
weather Lewis, Of Lewis and Clark
expedition fame, was murdered in q
log cabin opposite the inn. Capt. Lewis
was en- route to Philadelphia. where
he intended to write q book about
his explorations. He had q large sum
Of money on his person. Although q
shot was heard in the night none of
the occupants Of the inn went to the
trouble to investigate its source. The
dead body Of Lewis was found in the
cabin next morning. rolled in bloody
blankets. At flrst the case was de-
scribed as suicide: subsequently. how
ever murder was revealed, although
the killer was never caught and iden-
tilted.
The Natchez Trace was used as
back-track way through the will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11
Convention in January.

to Chicago. where they will be on
public exhibition in the Rosenwald
Museum OF Science and Industry for
several months.
The first diorama in this series Is
pleasing reproduction Of a Colonial
scene at the Eagle Tavern, IA miles
from Philadelphia, in 1892. A stage
wagon with its IL passengers is por-
trayed halting at the inn on a Winters
afternoon, in order that the travellers
may descend to refresh and warm
themselves in the public room Of
the tavern. The setting is on the
famous Lancaster Turnpike. the first
crushed stone thoroughfare in the
United States. which extended from
Philadelphia to Lancaster, a distance
of So miles. That road was built by
dumping rocks along the right of way
and mauling them into an aggregate
by hand, with heavy rock hammers.
That left rough surface which was
hard on the horses hoofs. As re-
suit Summer road of earth paralleled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

of. What we want Is work, family,
a house, good things to eat and music.
Our men look closely at what we buy,
for they must have good, honest value,
nothing fancy"
Because Of the very definiteness OF
this attitude, no confusion rests in
the mind Of Mme. Louisan as to
how her interest in some particular
social group will be received by her
neighbor. She feels herself too well
established for any one to question
her position or sincerity. II she wants
to work among the unemployed, the
peace groups, help to get up din
ner for Norman Thomas, or have a
meeting for Earl Browder, she has
no fears of social ostracism. In fact,
she knows that the more substantial
the people backing it, the more apt
is the man on the street to give his
time. And she can prove the truth
Of her statement, says she, for when
ever she wants to get petition filled
up with names all she has to do Is to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

are another indication that no politi-
cal machine can hope to secure
firm grasp. for all such manipulations
are sooner or later discovered and
exposed.
"Just as long as papa Is pleased
and keeps well everything will work
out all right" explains Mrs. House.
wife, and then she insists that the
real reason for this faith lies in the
good old-fashioned character of her
people. Here it Is more necessary
to be substantial than anything else.
We make a good deal of fun of peo-
pie being ritzy and liking to show
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

dioramas - impressive reproductions
Of the internationally famous Alamo
Chapel, as it was In 1886 and as it
appears in restored condition, one
century after the bloody battle be-
tween its American defenders and the
Mexicans, which occurred there. You
may recall, II you know your Amer
lean history, that Lieut.. Col. w. B.
Travis commanded the 100 Ameri-
cans. including Col. Bowie, originator
of the bowie knife, and Davy Crock
EFT, adventurous frontiersman, at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

derness from New Orleans to Ten
nessee, Kentucky and Ohio. Traders
in those days transported their furs
and other produce on RATS down the
Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to the
New Orleans market. Unable to raft
upstream because Of the swift current,
they destroyed their log RATS and
"hoofed" it back home by way of
the Natchez Trace. That trail was one
of the principal links In the provin-
cial transportation system Of those
early days.
The other exhibit consists OF two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

Alamo; all the defenders were killed
by the overwhelming attackers, some
$500 Medcans. Remember the
Alamo" was the subsequent battle
cry of the American forces in their
engagements with the Mexicans, bat
ties in which the supremacy Of the
Stars and Stripes was established.
Ell Canine Real, the Kings High
way, was the main travelled thorough
fare of the Alamo area. Such trafdc
as covered wagons drawn by oxen and
two-wheeled Spanish carretta carts are
shown using that highway in one Of
the dioramaS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11
By Mafhilde Bahar.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.

ST. LOUIS, Mo.
IN AN increasingly insecure world,
the women Of st. Louis stand out
for their belief In the great substan-
TALLY and sincerity Of their city and
its people.
Outwardly. the city has kept pace
with the changing pattern Of the
American scene during the last few
generations-a skyscraper skyline, in
dustry diversified and strong, popu-
lation sharply expanded and public
needs and public buildings greatly
extended. But underneath this swift
modernity remains the early century
stolid optimism. Neither is this faith
receiving much setback With the daily
exposure in the newspapers Of cleo
ton frauds having been perpetrated
in the city wards throughout the
voting for the passage Of q recent
bond issue. The women cheerily
point out to me that these exposures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11
Friday

Owen Davis. jr.. in
Bunker Bean"
Robt. Montgomery in
..Pafttcnaf Eerer -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11
Photoplays in Washington Theaters This Week
Saturday

Tom Tyler in Riding
On" Paul Cavanaeh
in Champagne
Charlie"
Patsy Kelly in
Kelly the Second"
No. 4 of Phantom
Rider"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1936-03-12
BENSONITE is MAN
WITHOUT A COUNTRY

Benson-By a strange quirk OF
international law, Benson has a
true imam without country" His
case is one of four that have been
called to the attention of immi-
grafton officials in the entire
United States. Chef Houde, %
now a resident of Benson, was
born in Benson but moved with his
parents to Canada to live in 1911
In 1917 his father took out Cana
dian citizenship papers, which au-
tomatically made Chef a Canadian
naturalized citizen. When he re-
turned to Benson in 1926, lad OF
IT., the immigration authorities at
Portal, North Dakota, allowed him
to pass into this country showing
him to be a Canadian. Houde be-
came of age in this country and
later tried to go back to Canada,
but officials there refused to allow
him to enter under the status quo.
In 1882 he attempted to untangle
the matter and take out American
citizenship papers. Again he was
baked. He has no passport to
show he entered the U. S. legally.
Meanwhile he had lived in Ameri-
ca long enough to lose his Cana
dian citizenship. Now he can't
vote here or in Canada, and is
literally without a country. The
only consolation seems to be that
they can't collect his income tax!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1936-03-12
Burglary Attempt
At Franklin Store

Franklin-Burglary was frus-
trated at Johnson Brothers store
here one evening last week be-
cause the fastening of door re-
fused to give way.
Someone entered the basement
of the store by breaking a win
dow. From there they went up
the basement stairs to the door
leading in from the warehouse.
Here some object was used to
pry open the door. The staple
holding a hook at one side of the
door was pulled loose but the
vandals could not break the fast
ening at the other side and evil
IDENTIFY gave up the attempt.
The door hangs on a track and
is opened by sliding to one side
against the frame, but the other
side is fastened by joining the
two parts of a hinge by the sim
pie means of slipping the hinge
pin into place. There was no way
in which the culprits could get at
the hinge fastener.
There was no evidence that any,
thing had been taken, although
there was plenty of merchandise
in the basement and warehouse.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1936-03-12
Perform Operation
On Dining Table

St. James-An emergency oper-
alton performed on a dining room
table saved the life of Mrs. Christ
Askeland, north of La Sale one
evening recently. Two st. James
doctors made the trip to the As
keland home, eight hours being
required for the II mile trip. Mrs.
Askeland, was suffering from in
ternal hemorrhage and according
to one of the physicians would
have died within another eight
hours.
The two doctors went by bob
sleigh driven by Hugo Kreisch and
after reaching a point four miles
north of St. James the horses be-
came exhausted. Their emergency
equipment was transferred to an
other sleigh driven by Mr.. Lof-
gren and pulled by two sturdy
draft horses.
A crew of 40 men from La Sale
and the neighboring community
had shoveled four miles, stretch
which had been impossible, to
permit the physicians to continue
their emergency trip.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1936-03-12

Miss Agnes Hultquist returned
from Minneapolis Tuesday night
Miss Irene Sampson left for ST.
Paul Saturday. She plans to be
gone a month.
Several neighbors and friends
helped Mrs. H. o. Kramm ce1e-
brate her birthday Thursday eve
ming. A pot luck lunch was serv-
ed and a gift of silver was given
Mrs. Kramm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wathe of
Redwood Falls were Wednesday
evening callers at the H. o.
Kramm home.
Miss Edna Davidson and Mrs.
Merle Woodward were callers at
Redwood Falls Saturday.
Miss Gladys Madden visited
with her parents at Lynd over
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Gimmestad,
Agnes and Alfred returned Mon
day from California where they
spent the past two months.
Rev. and Mrs. @. C. Harang at
tended the Ladies Aid at Echo
last Thursday afternoon.
MI. and Mrs. Ben Simpson
were dinner guests at the Wallace
Simpson home in Wabasso Sun
day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1936-03-12
PAXTON EVENTS
REPORTED HERE
Mrs. o. V. ROuthe

Paxton-Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Green of Redwood Falls and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Jones and family
were Sunday dinner guests at the
Fred Wells home. The day was
also the fiftieth wedding anniver-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. V. Routhe went
to Rochester Sunday where Mrs.
Routhe expects to enter the Col
onial hospital for an operation.
The Paxton All club will meet
Thursday evening, March IL, at
the A. j. Searles home. Sand
wishes and cake will be served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert jacobson
are the parents of a boy born
Sunday, March 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jones and
family were honor guests at a
farewell surprise party at their
home Monday evening. The Jones
family are moving to a farm north
of Sleepy Eye.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tordsen
and family spent Sunday after
noon at the Oswald Mages home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1936-03-12
Will Deny Guilt
In Death OF Three

jackson - Paul Poelaert will
deny that he is guilty of blame in
connection with the death of his
wife and two sons and his moth
Ell and the burning Of their home
near Jackson, according to w. P.
Adams, county attorney.
While not revealing the contents
of a statement which Poelaert
signed recently, Mr.. Adams said
that Poelaert contends that he
was shot by his wife who then
killed her two sons and her
mother-in-law, set fire to the
house and then took her own life.
Adams said he will ask for four
indictments against Poelaert for
murder in the first degree. Poe
laert has been discharged from
the hospital and taken to Jail.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1936-03-12
Pheasant Deaths
Charged To Cold

Examinations at the University
Farm of pheasants found dead
during the past weeks indicate
that exposure to cold rather than
starvation was responsible for tire
majority of the deaths, according
to DR.. R. Fenstermacher, in char
ge of the diagnosis laboratory.
Approximately 60 dead pleas
ants were shipped to the Univer-
sity Farm by game wardens.
Crops of nearly all these birds
were found to contain adequate
supplies of food.
At the same time, the division
of game and fish announced that
preliminary reports from game
wardens estimate loss of pleas
ants during the cold wave at be-
tween five and ten per cent. Most
OF the reports indicate exposure as
the immediate cause of death.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1936-03-12

and children spent the weekend
at the parental w. A. Leonard
home in Holly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Reynolds
made business trip to Redwood
Falls Saturday afternoon and at
tended the theatre in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Michigan
were callers at the Alanson Rey-
nolds home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Pauline Flesner and son,
Richard and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert
Flesner and children were visit
ors at the George Shelton home
in Lamberton Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Flesner
and children, Jean and Lilah, visit
ed at the Edwin Michigan home
Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Reynolds
and two children and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Flesner spent last Sunday
evening at the parental Flesner
home.
L. L. Peterson is a patient in a
Tracy hospital suffering with
blood poisoning in his hand.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1936-03-12
WPA Workers Required
To Make Up Lost Time

Making up lost time is required
Of WPA workers under a new rul-
ing received from Washington,
Victor Christgau, state WPA ad-
ministrator, has announced.
Project workers who do not
work the full number of hours
during any semi-monthly period
because of circumstances beyond
their control will be allowed to
make up the lost time for which
credit has been allowed either
within the same period or the sue
ceeding period, Mr.. Christgau
said.
The ruling, which will go into
effect at the start of the next pay
roll period, is not retroactive. The
normal assignment of 80 hours
per week plus the hours assigned
to workers for making up lost
time will not exceed the maximum
of eight hours per day and 4C
hours per week, according to the
instructions.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1936-03-12
Former Gales Boy
Wed In St. Paul

Gales-Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Michigan received an announce
ment of the marriage of Donald
Larson to Miss Olive Edna Pick
ering in St. Paul February 20.
They were attended by Miss Lu-
ellie Larson and Merlyn Larson,
sister and brother of the groom.
Donald made his home with Mr..
and Mrs. Michigan for several
years and has many friends in
Gales.
Edward Schafer submitted to
an operation for appendicitis at
the Tracy hospital Wednesday
evening. John Michigan is doing
chores at the Schafer home.
Mrs. Tena Reynolds who has
been ill fof several weeks at the
w. A. Leonard home in Holly,
was able to return to the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Edwin Mel
ligan Saturday evening. She is
much better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Flesner and
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Johnson and
1dIulllCo WCIC SuSoCo az viz iAAA
lip Reynolds home Thursday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Jensen and
baby were Sunday guests at the
parental Asa McCulla home.
Phillip Reynolds went to the
Twin Cities Wednesday with a
shipment of cattle and returned
home Saturday morning.
DIR. Jameson from Walnut
Grove was a professional caller
at the. Edwin Michigan home Sat
urday night to attend George
Flesner who was threatened with
pneumonia. -,
Mrs. Alanson Reynolds and chill
dren. Patricia and David and Mrs
Wilbert Flesner and children spent
Wednesday visiting Mrs. Frank
Flesner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Goss OF
Tracy visited at the Claude Goss
home over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Munsor
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1936-03-12
March 5-12-19)

ORDER FOR HEARING ON PEri
TON FOR PROBATE OF VIII
AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
State of Minnesota, County of Red
wood, IS. IN PROBATE COURT.
In the Matter of the Estate
WHEREAS, Sarah BIethen has fl
ed in this court the purported las
Will and Testament of Fred +
Blethen, with a petition for it's pro
bate, praying that letters Testament
airy thereon be issued to Saral
IT IS ORDERED, That all per-
sons interested therein are hereby
be had before this court at the Pro
bate Court Rooms, at the Court
House in the City of Redwood Falls
Minnesota, on the 9Th day of April
1886, at ten o'clock in the forenoon
why said petition should not be
granted.
1T IS FURTHER ORDERED, That
the time within which creditors may
is hereby limited to four months
from the date hereof, and that the
hearing on claims so filed be heard
at said Probate Court Rooms in said
City of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, or
the 9Th day of July, 1896, at IL
o clock in the forenoon, and that this
order be published in the Redwood
Gazette and notice mailed, as re-
quired by law.
WITNESS, The Hon. A. R. A. Lau-
don, Judge of Probate, this 3rd day
of March, 1886.
(SeaD A. r. A. LAUDON,
Judge of Probate.
A. c. Dolliff,
Attorney. 36-3ts.