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The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-15
Looking Back
Through Time
Excerpts from Herald of Thursday,
Oct IL, 1916-Items Of Inter-
est Of Twenty Years Ago

After several months of negotia-
tion and discussion, the stockhold-
ers of the Sauk Lake Cooperative
Creamery Association got together
last Saturday afternoon in the
Commercial Club rooms and by a
vote of q to decided to erect an
up-to-date and handsome creamery
plant on an uptown location. De
tails have been left to a building
committee composed of President
Henry Botz, Secretary George
Strauss, j. f. Coyle, D. M. Deyoe
and F. p. Minette.
MISUNDERSTANDING Company,
wholesale gTocers, who have been
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-15
Against Sales Tax

Martin Nelson, Republican candidate for COVER
nor, stated In speech this week that he does not
favor sales tax Ever since his keynote speech in
ST. Cloud, in which he made his position clear. his
opponent has directly and indirectly accused him of
pelng ted to tax program, which includes sales
tax His latest statement should no doubt in the
minds OF the people to where he stands on that is
sue. In the matter of Amendment No. q the Young
quist amendment (Which through inference by some
90 has been called the Youngdahl amendment), the
future governor of Minnesota has taken a true Am
erican stand He stated that candidate office
he would not work for against the amendment as
1T was up to the people of the state decide this is
sue This should be true and unhampered mandate
from the people to the legislature and he through his
statement concerning the amendment has shown his
faith IN the people of the state AT the time
and the taxpayer. His attitude is commendable and
dictatora attitudes, whether they be for or against
an ISSUE which must be decided solely by the voter
and thetaXpayer. His attitude is commendable and
demonstrates his ability mpartialy serve the peo-
ple-they will make mistake in voting for him at
the election November 3rd.
Passage of Amendment No 2 would result in q
new tax which would not-as we are told-be a re-
Placement tax. AS it, the joker in the amend
ment would allow the present state levy on real es
tate to be continued. 1t states shall be i'm
posed on any real tangible property for any state
purpose except that authorized by Section 16 of Art
Gle y, OF the constitution and except for the pay-
ment OF debts incurred prior to January l. 1887 The
passage of the amendment would pave the way for
new tax-but wouid 1t relieve the taxpayer of the
present state levy above the mill road tax? There
is nothing to stop the state levy of being equal to
that OF last year or any other year of the past until
the state debt has been paid OF course is neces-
sary to pay that debt, but it looks to U.S. that for
time at least it would be just adding more taxes!
why do that when the trend should be lower taxes
and economy?
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-15
CALL BIDS ON $74O,OOO
ROAD CONSTRUCTION

Bids on state highway construc-
ton jobs to cost approximately
$4,000 have been called for Octo-
ber 80 by N. w. Elsberg, state
commissioner OF highways. The
work, in st. Louis, Stearns, Todd
and Pope county, will include ap-
proximately five miles of grading
and concrete paving, 13 miles OF
grading and stabilized base, IA
miles of gravel surfacing and one
monolithic culvert. Three of the
six jobs in the four counties are in
st. Louis county. Following are the
jobs for which bids have been ask
ed in Stearns county: Gravel sur
facing, T. H. No. IS, between Bel
grade and Paynesville; length 1879
miles; 27000 cubic yards of gravel
surfacing.
H.,A~
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-15
Stolen Heifer Saved

Moorhead.-Frank Crumes COW might have been
hamburger if it hadn't been for Sheriff Rosco c.
Brown. Crume, farmer residing Glydon, report
ed to the sheriff that his young heifer had been sto
en-. The sheriff had hunch He took Crume the
West Fargo packing plant of Armour and Company
looked the herd of cattle and there Crumes
bossy The thief had been paid S255O for the $50
pound animal Now they're looking for him.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-15
Flour Sack New Gag

Ise.-Two Isle men still wondering what
would have happened if they had bit" on a scheme
to decoy them from their lonely road four
miles southeast of Isle evening. Bill Chapman
and Nick Eggert didn't bite" but instead they cast
scare into the men who lurked in the brush at the
side of the road Seeing flour sack, placed we'll in
the road, apparently halffull, Chapman and Eggert,
passed it, but short distance farther they turned
around, stopping abreast of the sack They turned
their flashlight it and then flashed the light
the bushes along the road, where two
watching them intently. Speeding to town to
BILE few miscellaneous firearms and the assistance
of authorities Chapman and Eggert returned find
that the men and the flour sack had disappeared.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-15

clubs are being formed and it be
gins to look as if Nelson won't bt
the loser by these political manip
ulations.-Red Lake Falls Gazette
The Poor Fish
This season over 100000 FISHING
licenses have been sold in Minneso,
ia. About 10000 went to those who
live outside of the state. Over a
half million went to citizens OF
Minnesota.
We have sympathy with a fish
He has trouble in being hatched or
born. Only one little fish survives
out of several hundreds or thous-
ands of eggs that are laid
The little fish has a devil of a
time. He is constantly chased by
other fish. If his own kind do not
, eat him up, there is a big faced
pickerel ready to dash out after
him.
When ne gets his growth there
are 100000 people ready to jerk
him out of the water. They fool
him with bright and pretty things
that hide vicious hook or they
dangle before him minnows and
frogs that are not meant for food
but to kill.
The term poor fish" has real
meaning.-Grand Rapids Herald
Review.
In any political party there are
leeches, misfits, dictators, and
grafters. 1t Is not surprising that
Governor Hjalmer Peterson has
voiced this opinion of some of the
members of his own party. Thus
far, however, his opinions have
been couched in broad hints. He
has the desire but not quite the
urge to open up and do a little ex-
posing and firing. There is no doubt
but that it would be poor political
strategy, if Peterson has ambition
to climb the ladder to higher Of
fices, but his intimations have
proved the old saying that where
there's smoke, there must be fire"
The Eveleth Clarion.
Nelson Is Impressive
Martln nelson is growing in the |
public estimation as he carries his |
for governor into every |
corner of this state. He is proving |
to be a vigorous fighter, man of |
ideas, a sane and studious states
man, not easily swept away from
his moorings, but not at all afraid |,
to face any situation that confronts
him and decide on it according to
its merits. His inherent strength
is proved by the fact that his rad
ical opponents make no effort to
answer his arguments, but resort
to mud-slinging entirely. They call
Nelson "a tool of the rich," "a
traitor to the common people," and
similar names, but they do not take
up his arguments and attempt to
refute them. Simply because they
cannot answer him. Mr.. Nelson
conducts a new kind of campaign.
He makes no extravagent claims
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-15
Second Melon Crop

Mankato-In line with the apple and plum trees
which producing blooms for the second time Mrs.
Oscar E. Erickson, living in the Maple river bottoms
near Good Thunder has muskmelon patch which is
bearing its second crop and the patch is yellow with
new blossoms. She is displaying the second crop of
melons. They are of the Sugar Rock varieties.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-15

united in the holy bonds of matri-
mony Monday morning at nine
O'clock in the Irish Catholic
church.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-15
Early Driving Permit Found

Mankato-The days when horses shied at auto
mobiles and the new machines attained tremendous
speeds of more than II miles hour recalled by
the recent discovery by Mrs Carl Ingwalson of Man
kao, of what was perhaps of the earliest driv-
ing permits issued in that city, The permit issued in
1916 grants the privilege of driving automobile
through the cemetery subject to dozen regulations
Aid in quieting horses which became unmanageable
at the sight of the machines required of the driv
er who invaded the cemetery with his in those
days, when cars were stopped, engines must be stop
ped and the cars had to be driven not tc give
off smoke and with closed muffler The speed limit
was fixed at six miles hour, with cars driving in
the rear OF horse drawn vehicles in funeral process
SionS
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-15
Face Jungle Life Danger

Redwood Falls-Possibilities that students and
teachers would find it necessary to practice UP on
their tarentellas were great in Redwood Falls for
two days when tarantula at large in a school
building. The tarantella, wild whirling dance was
once believed to be for the bite of the insect
which at one time was supposed to be fatal Panic
in which teachers and students joined reigned at the
school after tarantula, which the biology teacher
had escaped from the glass jar in which it kept
1t discovered at the end of the second day by
some pupils who were working in the biology class
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-15
Minnesota Corn Is IA Feet High

Princeton.-While Iowa is the state where the
tall corn grows Minnesota has at least township
where corn grows to considerable height James
son, farmer living six miles south of Princeton in
Baldwin township has a field which produces corn
IA feet high. The stalks heavy and look like small
trees with ears measuring a foot in length.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-15

OF trees and crank for the ladies' not
to members of the Faribault fire department, but
new one for the records is to hunt snakes
tics When firemen arrived at a private house
quest two dead snakes exhibited which had been
taken from the attic Because the family afraid
OF more snakes the firemen conducted a thorough
search to determine that it the end of the
snakes The reptiles had entered with camping
equipment stored there after having been allowed
to remain on the ground tied up for several days.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-15
Catch White Mouse

Ceylon.-A white mouse has been caught in the
furnace cold air register of Ceylon home The
mouse the ordinary house variety, pure white
in color with pink eyes.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-10-15

Nutmeg and mace both come
from the same African tree.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-10
Bic Revenue Cuts
Deficit of Nation
Roosevelt Sees Unemployed to
Continue to Be Absorbed
by Industry

President Roosevelt, while in Utah
Tuesday, Unexpectedly issued his re-
vised budget in Washington, fore
casting that the biggest Federal in
come in peacetime history would cut
the fiscal years gross deficit to
$4,000, 996, 800.
The President estimated that TIE
Nations revenue for the year ending
next June 80 would total $685.
$4,000, including $410,000,000 from
the first half years receipts under
the new revenue law. That would
be an increase of more than billion
and a half over last years.
The President placed expenditures
for the year at $7,762, 1886, 300. He eS-
timated relief and recovery costs at
ST 1885,, 100000, but said it could not
be determined ''for several months"
whether an additional appropriation
for these purposes would be requir-
ed.
In statement issued by the Treas
ury, Mr.. Roosevelt said:
''The unemployed are continuing
to be absorbed in industry, and be-
lieve that there will be further
substantial increase of such employ
ment during the coming months"
The deficit figure, fixed in a re-
check of earlier budget estimates,
compared with a deficit of $4,764,
100000 last year, $3,575,000,000 in
1885 and $3,989, 100000 in 1884.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-10
Education Program
Begins in Counties

The Emergency Education pro-
gram got under way in Ashe and
Allegheny during the past two weeks
with Mrs. Alice Baker, of Warrens-
vile, acting as supervisor.
The twelve teachers in Ashe are
Mrs. Ethel B. johnson and Miss Hell
en- McEwen, of Creston; Mrs. Matte
Shoemate, of Lansing; Mrs Susie P.
Paisley, Grassy Creek; Miss Maud
Grubb and Mrs. Grace S. Davis,
Nathans Creek; Miss Mary Jordan,
Fleetwood; Mr.. George Holman,
Todd; Mrs Blanche S. Owen, War
rensville; Mrs. Cecil Denny, Mrs.
John Hardin, West Jefferson; and
Mrs Mary Pierce, Crumpler.
The four teachers in Allegheny are
Mrs. Eta Lyon, Mrs. Anna Rector,
Mrs. Mollie Handy, and Mrs. Coy
Collins.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-10
Rural Electrification
Meeting Marked by
Very Great Interest
Steps Explained in
Having Project
Approved

The rural identification meet
ing which was held in jefferson
Monday was attended by around
five hundred people including a
delegation of invited guests from
Caldwell county who took part
on the program with Congress
man Doughton and Mr.. Lake, field
representative for the REA.
Mr.. Doughton explained the REA
program from the standpoint of the
governments interest in making it
possible for the farmers of the land
to avail themselves of the same COM
forts in the home that their city
brothers have. He explained that it
was not the motive of the govern
ment to interfere with private bust
ness, but to go where private bust
ness had not gone. Mr.. Lake went
more into the technical side of the
program and answered questions
from the floor.
The Caldwell county agent, Mr..
Carruthers, went into detail in tell
ing the assemblage what steps Cald-
well took in getting its recent big
project approved. He discussed the
drawbacks that would confront the
pushing through of such program
and the setting up and development
of the program. He emphasized the
point that the project was a non
profit one for anybody but the pa
irons who would reap untold bene-
fits from the additional comforts in
volved. Mr.. Messick, chief engineer
for the Caldwell project, offered any
assistance he could give without
making any charge for it. Mr.. Mes
sick praised Mr.. Doughton for the
part he played in helping rush the
Caldwell project through and told
the citizens of the county that this
district was to be envied for having
a representative who had the ir1flu-
aence in Washington that Mr.. Dough
ton has.
The editor of the Caldwell Record
made a brief talk urging the people
to get behind the program here and
put it over. He praised the admins
tration for putting politics aside and
turning its attention toward helping
the people who had heretofore been
neglected.
A number of men in each township
were named at the Monday meeting
who will be asked to make survey
to determine the distances and loca-
ton of the homes from a principal
highway. These surveys are to- be
made at once and the information
sent to Washington. Committees
will be appointed to personally take
the proposed project to Washington
and it's is hoped that it can be work
ed out and approved within the next
six weeks or two months.
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-10
Republicans Get
Ready for Meet
Township Primaries on Friday
Are Expected to Create
Much Interest
J. M. PREvETTE ANNOUNCES

Republican party leaders as well
as party members are busy making
preparations this week for holding
their county convention on Saturday,
to nominate ticket for the fall cleo
tionS
The convention, which will be
held at the courthouse at one o'clock
Saturday, will be preceded Friday
by township primaries. Since dele
gates will be instructed at the pri-
maries as to how they should vote
at the convention, it is thought that
much or more interest will be shown
there than at the general convention.
Many predictions are being made
as to who will and who will not be
on the ticket, but so far no definite
have been made with
the exception of Attorney Joseph M.
Prevette, of Jefferson, who has an
nounced that he will be candidate
for the General Assembly if the con-
vention sees fit to nominate him.
County Chairman Grant Bauguess
is anxious for all Republicans to at
tend the primaries and the conven-
ton in order that the will of the ma
jority may be known.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-10
Grand Ole Opry
at Local Theatre

Sid Harkner, Mac McGar, Blythe
Poteet, Buck Martin, and the worlds
marvel Emory Martin-the one-arm-
ed banjo player-of WSM Grand Ole
Opry, Nashville, Tenn, will appear
at the Parkway Theatre in this city
next week.
Ben G.. Reeves, manager of the
theatre, is pleased to announce that
he has been able to arrange matt
nee for those who want to attend
but cannot come at night. AS many
as can are urged to attend the after
noon performances in order to keep
down the enormous crowds expected
for the night program. Everybody is
invited to attend, however, and eve
ry effort possible will be made to
allow them to hear and see these
popular radio artists.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-10
2 Negroes Die for
Sweetheart Murders
One Leaves Note of Confession
While Other Man Dies
Denying Guilt

Two woman-killers, J. B. Garden
of Durham and George Aston,
Chapel Hill negro, were executed in
the electric chair at Central prison
in Raleigh, Friday.
Garden, AZ, convicted of numbering
his wife, Vera, died stoutly but with
out confessing. AS he was led into
the death chamber, he paused to pat
the back of r. A. Bridges, his exc
cutioner.
God bless you," he said.
After one surge of electric current,
which lastedsfer two minutes seTld 20
seconds, Garden was pronounced
dead by DR.. George S. Coleman, pri-
son physician.
Aston, "a, meanwhile negro, left
a crudely penciled note telling
"Goodbye to the world" and warning
against "love affairs"
In the death chair, he waved a
convulsive farewell to witnesses be-
fore current cut short his prayers.
Two shocks of electricity were
needed before he was pronounced
dead. The first lasted two minutes
and 20 seconds and the other one
minute and 35 seconds.
In the farewell note, Aston adj
mitted he killed his sweetheart,
Helen Massey, and thanked his form
er employer, Professor Roland Nc
Clamrock of the University of North
Carolina, for what he had done for
him.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-10
Great Calax Fair
Opens Sept. 18th
Unusual Attractions Promised
During Six Thrill Packed
Days and Nights

The Great Galax Fair planned as
one of the biggest events of the 1886
season in Southwest Virginia will
open on Monday, September IA and
continuing through September 49,,
offering the people from all the sur
rounding sections of Virginia and
North Carolina six thrilling days
and six glorious nights of education
al amusement and entertainment.
The greatest array of free acts ever
shown in this part of the country
will be seen on the pavilion before
the grandstand-featuring Polly and
Her Polly Anns-a delightful must
cal comedy presentation, pretty girls,
good dancing and singing, using the
latest songs and dance hits Another
popular free act is the Kanazana
Trio, and oriental novelty of unusu-
al merit, also Carlos comedy circus,
complete animal show.
There will be fireworks galore-a
revelation in modernistic firework
displays with four big feature nights.
Thrilling races, both harness and
running, featuring county running
races on Saturday afternoon, also
mule racing. Exhibits bigger and
better than ever, big horse show
on Friday afternoon and night and
Vests world wonder shows, IS car
loads of shows and rides on the mid
way, with Smiths superb band Civ
ing concerts morning, afternoon and
notwithstanding a male singer, sing
ing all the new and popular song
hits.
NThe free acts will be shown twice
daily, beginning at 1870 o'clock each
Afternoon and at 7:30 o'clock each
nighy
Neither money nor time has been
spared to make this the biggest and
best far ever held in Southwestern
VirginiN Thrills galore and magni-
ficent S&ectacles await you at this
big ever of 1886.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-10
Caught
in The
Wild :
By Robert
Ames Bennett
WNU Service
Copyright by
Robert Ames Bennett
CHAPTER 1
THE cHEcHAHcos

GARTH kneIt upon the planks
O-of the small floating wharf
to fasten a pitch-smeared patch
on the bottom of his upturned
birchbark canoe. In the midst of
his work he paused to listen. A
PARKWAY drone was just audible
above the ting and hum of i'm
sects. He turned to peer at the
southerly sky above the vast
flood of the Mackenzie. The
drOne became more distinct.
A plane was coming downriver
towards the emergency refueling
station at the old abandoned
trading post. Yet the regular
schedule of the line did not call
for the northbound Bellanca for
several days. In all probability,
the Commercial Anyways had
sent out its emergency plane
from Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Though his thoughts fingered
on the approaching plane, his
eyes and hands returned to the
patching of the canoe. The craft
nust be aade ready for the
weeks of upriver padding. There
would be none too much time for
the thOusand-mile trip out before
the winter freeze-up.
AS he finished the patch the
loud drone of the motor swelled
into a staccato roar. He turned to
watch the white monOplane
swoop down and take the water
like squattering duck.
(CONTINUED ON PAGE y
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-10
Reece Arnold Brought Home
From Maryland for Burial

Reece Arnold, son of Wiley and
Annie Arnold, was brought home
from Maryland and buried in the
family cemetery on New River Sun
day afternoon with Rev w. T. Whit
tington in charge. He joined the Bap-
fist church about eight years ago and
remained consistent member.
Mr.. Arnold was % years of age
and had made host of friends in
Maryland where he had made his
home for several years. Besides his
parents, he is survived by the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters: Talmage,
Allie, Shuman, and Rays of Mary
land; Wayne, of Grassy Creek;Wood-
row, of West Virginia; Lester and
Leslie, of Weavers Ford
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-10
Football Training
Underway at High
School in Lansing
OnlyThree Of Last Years Varsity
Squad Out for Team
This Year

Nineteen boys turned out for foot
ball practice on the Lansing High
School gridiron when the season
opened there last week. Three of
these were members of the first
squad last year; the rest, a bunch OF
rockies.
Coach R. w. Morphis, brilliant
former Oxford Orphanage athletic
director, says he does not have much
good material and can make only
a fair team this year. But, going by
his recent record at Oxford he will
build a fine team at Lansing.
At Oxford, Coach Morphis made
one of the best and hardest-hitting
teams in the State, which for three
years under his direction, lost only
very few games-while the team
played the best high schools in
North Carolina.
Lansing's team, this year, will be
built around Capt. Ramon Moore,
back and signal caller; Price Blevins,
blocking guard; and MILFORD Porter,
265-pound guard. The first two were
on the varsity last season with the
latter acting as reserve.
Those out for the team are as fol-
lows: Ray Blevins, Smith Hartsog,
Ramon Moore, Ernest Munday,
Bill Clark, Ward Blevins, backs; Bill
Johnson, PRICE Blevins, MILFORD Por-
ter, Tom King, Erskine Clark, Joe
Warren, John Kilby, Ed Campbell,
Warren Farmer, Horace Stike, Wayne
Jones, Walt Weaver, Claude Howell,
linemen.
Coach Morphis expects several
more boys to join the squad.