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The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-28
Congratulations

TO EACH high school senior whose eyes
chances to fall upon this attempt at
congratulation and encouragement
our very best wishes.
You have come up through the years of
careful parental and academic guidance to
reach the position which in the eyes of the
world classes you as mature and ready to
assume whatever place you may earn in the
scheme of things about you.
Some of your elders will sigh and tell
you the best years of your life are past.
Don't ever believe it. Possibly your most
carefree days are over but there is more en-
joyment in work than in play. More hap
piness in world accomplishment than in
academic success.
Likewise you may be told that the
world today offers less opportunity than
when father was boy. That your chance
of finding a place in the scheme of things
and working toward the top is today sty-
mied. Nothing is farther from the truth.
The world was never in greater need for
sincere, honest and capable leadership than
every field you can think of.
You have achieved high honor. Great
er conquests lie before you. We congratu-
late you on past success and upon the oppor-
tunity which lies ahead.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-28
Newspapers Change

N OF MANY YEARS ago practically
IN every newspaper was either Republi
4 can or Democrat in it's editorial policy
No phrase ever was pounded off on the edi-
tors typewriter which even limited that the
other side, too, had story. No matter how
unworthy the candidate might be, if he be-
longed to the EDITORS party he was certain
of every whit of support that newspaper
could give.
Modern newspapers in most instances
pride themselves on independence. They are
as quick to comment favorably on the &C
tions of one party as another, or to criticise
if the occasion warrants. The candidate must
measure up in more than party affliation to
command the EDITORS support.
While fewer editors become postmasters
under the present system, it should contri-
butte greatly to an enlightened electorate and
in turn to better government, as well as in
creasing the publics interest in editorials.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-28
SEAFORTH HOLDS
SCHOOL REVIEW

Seaforth-The school review al
Seaforth sponsored by principal
w. Simpson, D. B. Sowle, Miss
Evelyn Pearson, Miss Gladys Iver-
son and Miss Cecilia Reed of the
Wabasso high school faculty was
a success. The school review We'd
nesday evening was presented by
students attending the Wabasso
High school from Seaforth and vi
cinity. Much credit is due Mr..
Simpson and his co-workers, for
the success of the event. The Wa
basso high school band of % piec-
es, under the directorship of Mr..
Sowle played during the evening.
The declamations were given by
Miss Inez Davis, Miss Catherine
Winn and Neil Maxa. The one-act
comedy 'The Whole Truth" was
presented and the little German
band, a branch of Mr.. Sowle's
band as announced by Mr.. SinTp-
son was also played. The A. o u.
w. hall used for the occasion was
filled to the doors.
/ Cessna Arends of Wabasso was
the overnight guest Wednesday of
Miss Inez Davis and attended the
school review at Seaforth with
Miss Davis.
Mrs. John Dobe Jr., Mrs. Walter
Bangerter and Miss Freda Egle
attended the nutrition checkup
project meeting at Redwood Falls
Wednesday.
Carl Paulson, Oscar Egle, Wal
/ ter Bangerter, John Dobe and Otto
Zijac went to Osakis on a fishing
triy Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bangerter
of Wabasso were Monday visitors
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geor-
ge Rucktaeschel and Elmer and
Blaine Egle were Wednesday eve-
ming guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sherman
were callers at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Steve Shemon and fam
| lily Sunday.
Mrs. Herbert Winn attended the
nutrition check up project at Red
wood Falls Wednesday at the
Christian church
Joseph Bertzel transacted busi-
ness at Wabasso Saturday.
Mrs. G.. H. johnson will enter
tain the ladies aid members at a
silver tea at her home Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur McCorkell
and daughters kere Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sheridan Flaherty
and family near Franklin.
Mrs. Arthur Precht, Mrs. J..
Bertzel, Mrs. Leo Woelfel and
Miss Emma Pless were business
visitors at Lamberton Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis and
SON, Ross, were Redwood Falls
visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Pratt is spending a
few weeks with her daughter, Hell
en- and other relatives in Minneap-
oils.
Everett Fuhr will come from
Minneapolis Thursday and will be
the guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Fuhr and other rela-
tives until after Memorial day.
The Mary Holton school, with
Miss Adeline PistuIna, teacher
will close today with picnic for
the children and the people of the
district at the Arthur Precht
home.
Continued on page III
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-28
National Guard Training

The following is taken from recent
issue of the Hartford (Connecticut) Cour-
ant. One mother tells how membership be-
!neftted her son:
(Reprinted By Request)
To the editor of the Courant-It was in his
high school days when the problem of discipline
became acute, that my enlisted in the National
Guard-which worried me for awhile. To date
about all 1 knew Of this movement that Ma
tional Guards went to France during the World
War and did not return alive. Of course, not all
of them met disaster, but in the women's branch OF
La service organization, wives and mothers of such
men became friends of mine and their accounts
were disheartening.
Weeks passed. My sons shoulders straighten-
ed broadened, his habits of dress changed until by
now his attire is punctilious. His room and our
kitchen became odorous with fumes of polish for
buttons and insignia, my large pans were requisi-
toned for boiling up cartridge belts, my shopping
trips sortes for white cotton socks Monday
night became with its drill regular institution
and before long Thursday night meant another
night to go to the armory, this time for "non-com
school. The yearly encampments at Mantle were
vacation anticipated with pleasure from year to
year. The boy had finally found his niche.
Close contact with the company officers, men
of the highest type implanted ideals into him. He
encountered the discipline he needed. The strike at
Putnam gave him the first taste of emergency
service. He became corporal and then sergeant
and l learned just how many inches below the
shoulder of his coat the badge of sergeantcy
must be placed and how to apply it with invisible
stitches.
We found the company officers to be men who
held responsible positions in business, yet devoted
great deal of their spare time to the guard. Their
wives splendid women, sacrificed too, because their
husbands must often be absent from home. In
cases, the only vacation these officers get are
spent in camp at Mantle.
When son first enlisted he felt so conspi-
cuous in his uniform that he dsliked wearing ii
in the neighborhood, but now many young men Of
this vicinity also in the National Guard, where
we them right the job in the flood emer-
gency. They congfegate at our house on their in
frequent leaves and return together to what has
in the near future ,and their greatest ambition at
present is, upon the rehabilitation of this provi-
sional company guarding the area near Colt Park
to go home and sleep.
I've received orders for that event. When the
boy gets to sleep, nobody is to waken him on
any provocation whatever.
The National Guard has proved of outmost
value to our son. It fills place in a young mans
life that is not to be found in the home, school OF
church. If any young man does not become q bet
ter citizen because of it, he must be hopeless
From the officers of his company up to the highest
in command we feel we owe debt of gratitude for
what they have done for our son. We thank them
all.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-28
Good Attendance

Ramsey park was the scene of consider
able activity Sunday. Several times the
number who picnicked there the previous
Sunday which also was pleasant day, spent
happy hours around picnic tables and play
ing ball and tennis. The small attendance
May II was attributed to the fact that most
persons in the surrounding territory did not
know the charging order had been rescinded
but believed they would be taxed for visiting
Little Yellowstone" By May "a the infor-
nation that the park is still free and will be
all summer had been carried to them in glar-
ing headlines.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-28
The Red Of The Poppy

1.-THE LITTLE red poppies sold on the
streets of Redwood Falls Saturday are
symbols of the work that is being done
for disabled war veterans and that disabled
war veterans are doing for themselves. We
wonder how many persons who purchased
poppies Saturday thought of the background
of that symbol, saw in their mind the rows
of former soldiers, now manned, crippled,
broken in health living victims OF the late
war, seated in rows at tables or lying on
cots, assembling the bits of paper and wire
one by one, monotonously, with little pros
pect of brighter future
How different from the rows of hero
ism-inspired, serious yet carefree able-bod-
led fellows with every hope of successful
careers at home who marched away to the
blare of bands, with colors waving, to tight
for principles they believed worth far more
than the effort they would put forth. Liv-
ing victims, we call them, but the term is
not adequate. Nor are they the only vic
tins. The wives and mothers and the chill
dren, left without husbands, sons and faith
ers; they too know the price of wars fleet
ing glory.
Did you ever wonder what these war
victims think of it all now? Have any of
the things they sacrificed for been accom-
plished? Is the world better because they
suffered; or do we owe the rise of dictator
ships and resulting loss of liberty, the con-
tinued feeling of bitterness and hate among
combatants, the economic depression with
it's suffering, in part at least to that war.
The poppy is splendid symbol OF it
all. The poppies, the posters and publicity
have been designed to bring that war pic
ture back to forgetting nation. But the
effort must be undying, the idea must be
stressed and stressed and then stressed
again that this generation, the next and all
future generations may be spared the back
ground which gave us the poppy.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-28

TO EACH high school senior whose eyes
chances to fall upon this attempt at
congratulation and encouragement
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-28
Teaching 'Isms

THE CRY that Communism and Social
ism are being taught in American uni
versities, that students are taking up
radical ideas and that dire results are just
in the offng, is disgusting propaganda.
Communism and socialism, their his
tory and points for and against them, were
class room lecture topics ten years ago when
we were in school. No doubt they had been
discussed several decades previous. And
they should be. What is there about the
Russian system, for instance, that should be
hushed up and "stork stories" told about
It exists and young people have right to
know about it. Education is no longer IN
the dark ages.
Nor is there anything new about rather
sophomore students with revolutionary
ideas, being educated with a minimum OF
effort on their part in school and on
fathers pocketbook, both developed under
the capitalistic system. Eventually they
mature, are graduated and take jobs-posl-
tions if available the same capitals
tic system.
America has little to fear from Commu-
nism as it reaches the undergraduate. 1t
is the street corner agitator who breaches
half-truths or lies to hungry, cold and dis
couraged men or who takes employment in
fomenting discomfort, that make the most
trouble in America.
One Minnesota politician who never has
amounted to more than star dust in the state
constellation, spends good money sending a
story to state weeklies this week, the gist OF
which is that since the governor gets more
publicity in the Twin Cities newspapers than
he does, the press must be 'kept" by the
Farmer-LabOrites. What shock that will be
to readers of the Olson-baiting Journal, for
instance.
Spectators stoned matador at Puebla
Mexico, in protest against the type of bull
employed. A word to our campaign spell
binders should be sufficient Led
ger.
In the wastebasket: all politicians re-
leases Ito be run free) telling when the
public should turn on the radio to hear them
on paid for time.
A woman writer mentions that fox furs
are absolutely waterproof. This explains
why you never see fox carrying an um-
brella-Punch.
Are you well informed? Well, let's hear
YOU name ten members of the lower House
Of congress-Asheville Citizen.
=
Filings closed Tuesday without such
familiar names as Kramer, Brown, Keefe,
cOIberg and Aldrich on the ballot. S'
Add things Minnesota is awfully tired
of: Paul Bunyan publicity.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-28
10 YEARS AGO

j. P. O'Hara, state commander
of the American Legion, was prin-
cipal speaker at the Memorial day
program. Other features Of the
program were the Lincoln Gettys-
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-28
III. M. AUNE
Candidate for
Representative
Fourteenth District
Redwood County

Primary Election June Is, 1886
Have been in the clothing bust.
ness and also taxpayer of Red
wood county for over 49 years.
Alderman of Redwood Falls, 4
years.
Mayor of Redwood Falls, 4
terms.
Board of Educatic,, Redwood
Falls, 15 years.
Clerk of Redwood Falls Board
of Education, IA years.
County Commissioner of Red.
wood county, 16 years.
Chairman of Board of County
Commissioners of Redwood coun.
ty, 13 years.
/ believe in an economical, busi-
ness-ike, common-sense admins
tration and will work for the best
interests of all concerned of Red
wood county and the State OF
Minnesota.
VOTE FOR
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-28
Backward
Chances
so YEARS AGO

II. j. Lard declined TO quallfy
as village trustee.-A lemonade
stand was opened behind Phil
bricks NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at Tracy
were closed because of scarlet
fever epidemic. Robin
son began making tax assess
ments.-George brakes new har-
ness shop was under construction.
Till Tibbets. surveyed the track
at the fair grounds with a view
to having it graded and made
ready for the next fair.-Fire des-
troyed the John Weiss home on
Oopselah hill. Transients were
suspected of starting the blaze in
the structure which was empty
but had just been cleaned and
made ready for occupancy.-A. D.
Mclean, o. L. Dornberg and A..
E. King were appointed to the
premium committee for the coun-
ty fair.-The committees selected
to make arrangements for a
Fourth of July celebration were,
music, C. C. Peck and j. A. Beard;
amusements, G. w. Vaughn,
George Evans and C. v. Everett; !;
speaker, C. T. Ward and S. j..
Race; solicitation, James Flana-
gan and Fred Warner and print
ing, C. F. Smith and C. A. Fran
co.'s.
25 YEARS AGO
The Redwood Falls Cemetery
association secured title to the
cemetery from the city. Beauti-
flying of the cemetery was plan
ned.-Automobile dealers reported
a thriving business during the
week. Rud Stensvad sold Cadil-
lacs to A. D. Stewart, Joseph Ty-
son and George Davis of Seaforth,
while Judge A. R. A. Laudon pur-
chased a Buick from the Swain
Redwood Falls Auto company. G.
d. Thompson of the Rosendahl &
Thompson firm sold an E. M. F.
to John Zimmer and Lobdell and
Francois sold a Chalmers 80 to
George Johnson of Seaforth.-,
Among the advertisers were Hub
bard and Davis company advertis-
ing unconscious underwear" and
"nobby straw hats" William
Daskam advertising a special ex-
cursion from st. Paul to Watson,
Saskatchewan, Canada; H. j. He'll
man, shoes; H. Swain auto COM
pany; Grapp Furniture and Un.
dertaking company; w. T. Will
cox, traction engines; Smithers
bakery and restaurant; Neiman
the tailor; Cummins and Dripps,
produce company; j. Albert john
son, Providence Washington In
surance company; Scenic City
market, Banker, Hirmer and COM
pany; F. w. Philbrick company;
First National bank, H. A. Bald
win, president; A. C. Burmeister,
first vice president; Emil Kuenzli,
second vice president; w. B. Glenn
ent, cashier and M. A. Scott, as
sistant cashier.-State Bank of
Redwood Falls, w. H. Gold, pre-
sident; j. P. Cooper, vice presi-
dent and cashier and R. A. Coop
er, assistant cashier and Francois
and Schmahl, women's furnish
ings.
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Negro Workers Council

The NWC held a very interest
ing session last Saturday at the
YWcA. The class under Mr.. Hut
chins studied the Swedish Cooper
alive plan and many splendid
points were brought out in the
discussion. The Council appointed
Mr.. Hutchins to attend lecture
given by one who 5tudied the plan
several months in Sweden and IS
able to give first hand information.
The Council will be pleased to
meet all its former members in or
der that the teacher may organize
his classes for the fan and winter
term. Mrs. Bonner win give the
Council some current news at the
session Saturday evening Bulle-
tin No. Z from the national head
quarters will be read and discuss
ed. The public is urged to take
advantage of these meetings which
convene every Saturday night at 8
O'Clock at the Phyllis Wheatley Z.
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or O2anozL D.zAkOz.- NIERNAIIoNL NECpo PRESS

athletes have been denied the fin
ancial remuneration that should
have been their just due.
Jesse Owens, the quadruple
Olympic champion, is in New York
at present. He and his manager.
Marty Forlxins, are weighing the
many professional offers in an at
tempt to get those which are most
beneficial.
Ran into Eddie Tolan. hero Of the
Olympics, at Los Angeles in '32 on
Seventh Ave. the other day. Ii, &C
cording to certain rumors, Eddie
plans to compete in an exhibition
tour of the country against Jesse
Owens, he viii have lots of hard
work getting down to running
shape as he weighs about 30 pound
more that his 1882 form.
That sterling athlete Ralph Met
cafe has been appointed Director
Of the Department of Physical Ed
ucation at Xavier, New Orleans
This is fine step as Metcalfe, be
cause of his fine leadership quail
ties, should be able to develop the
wealth of raw material to be found
at that far Southern institution in
to potential track winners for Am
erica in 1910 at Tokyo.
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SPORTS DOPE
YOUNG PETER lAckaNN
0y eBlddyH Bishop


Over the distance there never
was a greater fighter ts.an Young
Peter Jackson. very fine soung
gentleman who had bis early start
here in Seattle.
Jackson could be outpointed in
six or eight rounds. He was slow
starter, but If you gave him twenty
rounds or more he would bring
home the bacon. as Joe Cans mo-
Their advised her son to do when ne
fought Battling Nelson. that great
battle down in Nevada. I always
rated jackson one of the greatest
finish fighters the ring ever knew
The other two I picked were Lon
Agnew and Frank Purcell. The
latter lives in Seattle at this time.
During the early fall of 1899
brought Young Peter to Seattle.
He had four contests here. In his
first match he met another colored
lad, ". H. Jones, and stopped him
in five rounds. That contest took
place at the old Germania Hall at
the corner Of Second and Seneca.
His next bout was with Australian
Arthur Walker and again Jackson
won on a knockout, this time In
three heats. Next he tackled that
famous Harris Martin, the Black
Pearl. Two special carloads Of CO.
lored people, headed by Julius Sc
we're, came up from Portland with
the Black Pearl. They had prev
iously arranged for a big celored
ball to be given in honor of the
Pearl, after he had defeated Jack
son, but Young Peter had to upset
the apple carl by stopping the
Pearl in the second round. Later
the bail was held, but instead of the
Black Pearl being the guest of no.
nor, it was Sim Tompkins. other
wise known as Young Peter Jack
son.
-Four years later jackson return
ed to Seattle to knockout that great
battler, Tommy Reilly,
Look over the list of boxers that
Jackson defeated and then ask
yourself if he wasn't a great fight
er. He defeated such men as Dan
Creedon, Charley McKeever, Jack
Scales in England, Sam Langford,
and knocked out Joe Walcott. Phil
delphia Jack O'Brien and others.
Young Peter was one of the most
honorable boxers I ever managed.
His word was his bond. He wor-
shipped his mother and sisters. My
good friend. Joe Burns, who now
resides in Seattle, notified me of
Jackson's death in 1928 He was
corn at Baltimore and reared in
Little Rock, Ark.
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aY HANDY TAYLoR

international Negro Press)
one Of the many rumors going
the rounds Is that Ralph MetcaIfe
Is to turn professional and join
Jesse Owens on worldwide tour.
The two. possibly the greatest
sprinters the world has ever seen,
win engage in match races
This news is of special interest
from two angles. First, great
crowds win be assured because Il
win be known that the incompar-
able Owens viii be pitted against
no set up and secondly. it win de-
finitely settle one question, who is
the greater sprinter? Notwith-
standing the superlative perform
ance Of Jesse Owens at Berlin,
there are quite few dyed-in-the-
wool track fans who are Of the
opinion that no sprinter in the en-
tire world can consistently defeat
Ralph Metcalfe.
I truly hope that this rumor is
true, aside from satisfying the ap-
petites Of the fans, it win give two
truly great Negro athletes an OPP
portunity to capitalize on their ath-
ietic provinces. It is indeed sad
commentary that SO few Negro
athletes. no matter how great, have
been able to reap the benefit of
their efforts. Aside from the AMI
azing Fritz Pollard Of Brown, Paul
Robson Of Rutgers and possibly
Duke Slater Of Iowa, it is fairly
safe to say that the other Negro
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orleans have seen them unclothed
in picture book and movie. Only
one nation that Mr.. Gorer saw was
without clothing. Those, the Ca
brai, he found to be extremely
fancy people, the best farmers he
found on two continents and as
practical and without superstition
as a modern sophisticate. These
original "nudists' consider clothes
unesthetic, expensive, and bother
some, They battle three times dali
ly and annoint themselves with oil
until they CLEAN like copper sta
tues. They were, says Mr., Gorer,
the sanest people he met. They
are moralists, having strict code,
Africans Called Grigid
Africans generally, if they have
not been corrupted by Christianity
and capitalism, are a highly moral
people. Before the Europeans came
they knew nothing of the various
perversions so priced by their
Christian masters. Polygamy does
not, as many here believe, signify
excessive sensuality. Mr.. Gorer
thinks the African sexually frigid
In an equatorial land where ev-
erything is done by hand labor (the
Coast cities now exceptions) poly
gany was necessary. Women could
not perform the duties of wife and
mother together. Husbands do not
expect intimate relations during
motherhood. There is none but hui
man milk for the children so they
must be nursed longer, sometimes
six years. Each wife has separ-
ate hut, her own furniture, clothes
and jewelry provided by the bride
groom before the wedding. Girls
are really virgin, wives faithful and
there are no prostitutes. The
Christians are rapidly undermining
this very ethical arrangements.
Africa Dances Divinely
African dances which the Christ
ians have found shocking are, ac-
cording to Mr.. Gorer and other cul-
tivated observers, less sensual than
our own cabaret brand. They are
impersonal and abstract represen-
tations of the provocative or war
ring forces of nature. The ballet
originated in Africa. Egyptian
carvings depict gestures still used
in the modern classic ballet. It is
probable that the ballet went 'rom
Egypt to Greece, to Rome, to Ale
dieval Italy, France, Russia, from
where it was re-introduced to the
world.
Gorer believes the Dance today
nowhere approaches that of native
Africa. He found them superior
in imagination, technique, beauty.
The Aframerican, he says, neither
dances nor sings in the least like
the native African
Discouraged by the Christians,
who see them through Topographic
spectacles these dances are dying
out. Black Christians, no less than
white ones, are helping to destroy
African culture. You cannot rob
group of its religion and self
expression (the dance) without de-
stroying it, too.