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The Washington times., 1936-03-05
Van Zandt to Talk

HARRISONBURG, Va, March
6.-National and State officers Of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars will
be guests at the fifteenth annual
banquet of the local post here
tonight. Speakers will be National
Commander James E. Van Zandt
and Representative John w. Flan-
nagan of the Ninth Virginia Dis
trict,
The Washington times., 1936-03-05
Symposium Held

Impressions of the Honor So
ciety'' was the subject of a SYM
posiunm participated in by the
newly elected members Of the Car
dozo High School branch of the
National Honor Society yesterday.
The speakers included Naomi New
man, Beatrice Murray, Marion
GreenWay, Lauretta Harris and
shelvy Taylor.
The Washington times., 1936-03-05
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AT AUCTION
BY CATALOGUE
Furniture and Furnishings

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The Washington times., 1936-03-05
Oriental Rugs and Bronzes

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with the high-grade Manchester WOOL size 12x21 Il
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Rugs Grug sizes approximately The Bronzes include
dian Scout" by G. E, Dallin: Horse and Jockey"
Anna Vaughn Hyatt; Mountain Lion by R. M HI
Barye; Warrior" by Dubucand and others by Nav
Q number Of VienneSe Enameed Bronzes, Russian
The Washington times., 1936-03-05
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English and American SiIverwore

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The Washington times., 1936-03-05
ON WAY TO CAPITAL
To he Married

Mrs. Alice
Harries,
widow
Of Maj. Gen.
George
Herbert
Harries,
and Howard
Irish,
Pittsburgh
banker,
as they left
osAneeIes
by train for
Washington,
They will be
married here
on March
26. Mrs.
Harries, the
Generals
second wife,
was formerly
Alice
Loveland
Of Detroit.
Gen. Harries
was at one
time a
transit
executive
Washington.
international
News Photo.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-10-08

The tenth graders are starting q
project on garments of silk and
wool.
ELEMENTARY BUSYBODIES
The Kindergarten children are
deeply interested in cutting pic
lures of homes and rooms of homes
out of magazines Some pictures
are pasted in scrap books and 9TH
ers are mounted on heavy paper
and made to stand up. This Is the
beginning Of the home unit which
is the closest to the child of any
unit during the year.
The children started having their
mid-morning lunch of graham
crackers and milk October fifth.
The first graders are getting
along very nicely with their new
Gates reading charts. They are
bringing pictures to school to help
make their study of cats and dogs
more interesting.
They are setting very good re-
cord, having only four absences
this week.
In Miss Chapman's room, Gene
Green brought Soule udUy llSH "
school and the class has enjoyed
watching them in their new en-
vironment.
The class has the room decorated
with autumn leaves for the fall
months. Many have brought au-
tumn pictures for the bulletin
boards.
In the Social Study class, the
children have been reading about
the Indians. They have learned
about their dress, food, and homes
and have Indian pictures and
books which help in making their
booklets.
Miss Henkers first grade have
made booklets named Betty and
Bob.
The second graders have finished
their first readers and workbooks
and will start new ones next week
In Miss Boehmke's room the
third graders are working on com
bination drill cards in addition
Those having one hundred are
working for speed. The others are
working for perfect scores.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-10-08
Looking Back
Through Time
Excerpts from Herald Thurs, Oct
8, I916-Items of Interest of
Twenty Years Ago

BY the deal which became eff
fective on Monday, October 2, the
Corner Meat Market became the
sole property of H. G. Vennewitz
through purchase of the interest
Of his former partner, JOS. Dirn-
berger
Miss Avis Rowe left Friday
morning for Minneapolis. On Sat-
urday evening she left for Boston,
Mass, where she will attend
Wheaton College.
Ed Steege spent Sunday at Vii
lard with relatives, and during the
day went hunting with friends. The
party bagged seventeen mallard
ducks.
Joseph Jackson, who has been
employed in the Ed Evans barber
shop for the past three years, has
severed his connections and will
leave Friday for Minneapolis where
he has purchased a two-chair bar
Der shop.
Win and Frank Koterba lef
| last Saturday for Driscoll, N. D.
! to join their brother, Joseph w
Koterba, where they have pur
chased farm and will make theil
home in the future.
For the first time in her his
tory Sank Centre is now the owne
of a municipal lighting plant
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-10-08

Miss Beck's pupils are reviewing
their multiplication in arithmetic.
Richard Arvold, Marie Dickson,
Betty Telling, Jim Johnson, Alver-
ma Trattles and Boniface Wiesser
are all on card number four in the
standard tests in addition and sub
traction. The boys and girls have
made file where they will keep
the names of the books they read
this year. Their aim Is to see how
many books they can read this
year.
The student body in Miss Fessen-
denis room have chosen the name
of the club, which is the Happy
Hour Club" Tne program commit
tee which has charge of entertain
ment for the next month is Chair
man, Margaret Whitson, July Con-
key, Bruce Stansfield, Marilyn
Cordell, and Frances Saathoff.
The fifth grade geography class
has made some very interesting
Indian exhibits in their study of
Minnesota.
The sixth graders are studying
the life of the Babylonians in their
! History class. Some of the stud
ents are preparing play which is
connected with this type of work.
The student body in Miss Hold
ems class had ashort program on
Friday with the following arrange
ment:
Song ................................ Billy Arndt
Poem ...................---.--- Richard Botz
Book Report .-.-.-. Arthur Kinsella
, News Items-Roland Botz and Ar
thur Kinsella.
The new officers for their club
are as follows:
President ..........-...... Jim Dubois
Vice President ...........-.. Billy Konor
Secretary and DEMONSTRATION
| Hanson
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-10-08
MAJ IS = s q IL IS a 2@i ct
High
School
NO. III

and Live" by Brande on how to
make a success of living; and THE
Lives Of Great Composers by
Bacharach.
COMMERCIAL ROOM
Beginning tipping classes are
learning the use of periods, capt.
tails and paragraphs this week.
They are also learning how to
count strokes and compute the net
words per minute written. From
now on they will be able to check
their own work and note the pro-
gress they make from day to day.
They are in competition with their
own best efforts.
Stenography classes are COM
pleting unit Ill, and will take a
chapter test covering 1, 2 and 8
this week. They will be given a
shorthand reading book to read
letters, articles and stories cover
ing the shorthand principles learn
ed in their first chapter.
Stenography III classes are re-
viewing the semi-blocked, double
spaced indented style of letter this
week. Besides setting up the letters
as given in the tipping manual, they
will also transcribe letters from
their short hand notes dictated at
| rates of 60, 70, 80 and 100.
HOME &c. NEWS
The seventh graders are working
on travels and as a part of their
project are making original de,
signs on them.
The eighth graders are still
working on plans for their bed
rooms. They hope to finish this
study the latter part of the week.
The ninth graders are finding
the unit on Health and Child
Care" very interesting.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-10-08
PAGE THREE

Thursday afternoon of last week
committee consisting of Vice
President Hillerud, Alderman
O'Gara and City Attorney L. L.
Kells called upon Mr.. Whitney at
st Cloud and began active nego-
tiations for the purchase Of the
plant. The purchase price was
finally agreed upon and at a
special meeting Of the Council
Friday morning the purchase was
made to take possession October 1,
1915.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-10-08
Sank
Centre
MAIN STREET STAFF
VOL. VI

Editor-Mildred Thiegs.
Sports-Ray Fish, Robert Rydholm
Sr. High-Jarvis Hansen, Maurice
Mischke.
Sr. High Teachers-Esther Con-
nelly.
Jr. High-Bernice Thompson, Lois
Grindy.
Music-Betty May Johnson.
Library and Scouts-Catherine
Dahlem, Mary Brown.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bromen.
Health--Marian Freeberg.
Industrial-Mark Ingersoll.
Grades-Ruth Botz, Lillian Conkey,
Helen Thornbloom, Lorraine
johnson, Dorothy Bentfield,
Alice Polipnick.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-10-08
FOOTBALL DAY BY DAY
onday, September %:

MONDAY, september rs:
Practice on Monday was sort OF
a warmup drill. The boys played
touch tackle for about half the ses-
sion and then tackling the rest of
the time This kind of practice was
held because of the number of
squad members out.
Tuesday, September 90:
Tuesday practice was spent in
blocking drills and punting with
some offensive practice in the lat
ter part of the practice. The second
team scrimmaged with the first
team during the closing minutes of
the Tuesday grind at the fair
grounds.
Wednesday, September 30.
Blocking and tackling with the
viciousness of maddened animals
showed Harvey that the boys are
really going to get Foley or bust
The blocking for the punter and
protection for his punts was also
extensively drilled in this practice
A fiery signal drill with Fleetfoot
Arvig barking out the signals.
Thursday, October 1:
Signal drill occupied most OF
Thursdays light practice The A
squad included Valdez and Pickett
at ends, Potter and J. Egan at
tackles, Bellinger and H Egan at
guards, Bohne at Center, Chilly al
quarterback, Arvig and Ethun at
halfbacks and Hoffman at full
back.
Kickoff formations and kickoff
defense were practiced.
The squad left for Foley Friday
at 1890 p. NJ. The game beginning
at 800 p. M. The members of the
squad making the trip are the first
eleven and Earl Gamradt, Ray
Fish, Willard Arvig, Jim Rattle
Junior Vandesteeg, John Parker
Dudley Morse, Ray Berggreen, Joe
Beste, Bud Hunt, Vernon Kind
Donald Kringen, James Pangburn
and Willard Rasmussen.
THIS'N THAT ABOUT THE
SENIOR HI
Tuesday, September 20, Mr.. Olson
gave the Senior High talk about
the research work to be carried or
in the United States. The Senior
High of this city was selected by
certain prominent educators, to be
one of two hundred schools in the
United States to participate in the
Psychology Research Tests. After.
wards Mr.. Kohl gave the Senior
High another talk on smoking on
the school property. He also men.
toned that the cooperation of the
students of the higher grades with
the School Patrol is not up to par
The patrol Is having hard enough
time teaching the sixth graders
that when the flag is out it means
safety" The older students should
at least cooperate and aid in in
structing the children by setting
good examples.
SENIOR HIGH CLASSES
Biology classes are taking up the
study of insects, learning the gen.
eral characteristics of insects as a
class. They are studying the grass.
hopper in relation to insect pests
and also the habits of the other
common pests.
The Physics class has received
its new edition of the laboratory
manuals and has started in on its
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
Rivers Will
Flood After
Heavy Rains
No Danger Stage Elk
pccted, However,
For Any Eastern
Carolina Streams.

Raleigh, Jan. 8 (AP)-A third rise.
or at least prolonged flood from this
second rise, was forecast for Eastern
North Carolina streams today as rains
fell generally in the State.
Il. A. benson, in charge of the
United States Weather Bureau here.
said the rains forecast for today and
tonight would cause all streams at
least to maintain high levels caused
by rains over the weekend, but would
hardly cause riases above the stages
reached when melting snow and ice
flooded the courses last week.
No material flood damage had been
reported, and all roads Of the State
highway system in all parts of the
State were reported open for travel.
The Cape Fear at Fayetteville stood
at IL feet this morning, rise OF one
and half feet since yesterday, but
still four feet below the level reached
last week. benson forecast con-
tinued rise of a foot or so to raise
the stage some eight feet above bank
level.
The Roanoke at Weldon crested at
437 feet yesterday and was at 4Z5
feet today, eleven feet above it's banks
and "a very slow fall was forecast.
At Rocky Mount the Tar was 1916
feet above it's banks and rising slow
ly. Heavier floods were forecast for
the stream at Tarboro and Greenville
tomorrow and the latter part of the
week.
The Neuse was in slight second
rise at Smithfield and stood at 1876
feet today, five feet above its banks.
with a rise Of perhaps another foot
Forecast
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
Sudden orders for large scale
movements of French and British
battleships in the Mediterranean
Sea today assured the greatest
naval concentration yet in those
waters by the time the League of
Nations Council cOnvenes for fur
ther action on the O-EthiOpian
war.
The Council meets January 20
Whether or not it will add new sane
lions to those already imposed upor
Italy is uncertain.
But on that day 90 French war.
ships, ranging from ibattleships to
submarines, will be cruising the
Mediterranean, along with the British
fleet already there.
Ethiopia asked the League to stoI
Italy's "policy Of merciless extcrmina-
ton as unofficial sources at Rome
predicted Premier Mussolini may dis
patch 100000 more men into his Afri
can campaign.
Emperor Halle Sclassie's govern,
ment based its plea for a League
commission OF inquiry on alleged con-
tinued employment of poison gas by
the invading Fascists.
These are not accidental. isolated
acts attributed to individuals" the
plea declares. "They represent mani
testify memorable application of a pc
Icy of merciless cxtermina alton of tho
Ethiopian people, proclaimed by the
italian government in it's press
The mobilization of five new troor
divisions of the Fascist army was &C.
clared by Fascist forces at Rome tc
be under consideration, The move
apparently to inject new force into
the Italian field forces, on renewed
reports that Marshal Pietro Badoglio
commander-in-chief in East Africa
had appealed for more men,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
Democratic
Leaders To
Have Feeds
Roosevelt to Speak
At W a S h ingto n
Gathering; Will Sc
| G c t Convention
City,.

Washington. Jan. 8.-(AP)-Dcmo-
cratic party leaders convergcd, on
Washington from all over the country
today to help President Roosevelt for
mally launch his campaign for re-
election tonight at the Jackson Day
dinner.
AS he addresses similar gatherings
from coast to coast from the banquet
table here at 10 p. m. eastern stand
ard time, the President will be sur
rounded by his cabint,, most Demo
cratic members of the Senate and
House, members of the national COM
mittcc and other prominent party Of
ficials.
But almost as conspicuous as the
list of guests will be the names Of
absentccs Alfred E. Smith, once the
Democratic presidential candidate,
will not be there. Probably John w.
Davis, another one-time party NOM
inee, will not. Missing will be other
names that have figured prominently
at former Jackson Day dinners.
Smith and Davis are members of
the American Liberty League. which
reiterated its charge today that the
Democratic chairman, James A. Far
ley is selling tickets to the dinner
to Federal office holders in violation
of Federal law.
Farley was quoted by the League
as addressing State presidents of
Young Democratic clubs and urging
them to price the dinners high
enough to produce revenue for the
Democratic party. Several of these
presidents, the League added. are
Federal office holders.
The meeting tonight will be follow
ed by a meeting tomorrow of mem
bers of the Democratic National Com
mittee to select the time and pace for
CONTINUED ON Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
MCDONALD ATTACKS
LIBERTY LEAGUERS
Says They Are Trying To
Involve Nation in War for
Their Profits.

Durham, Jan. 8 (AP)- DR.. Ralph
w. Mcdonald, seeking the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination, charged
the American Liberty League today
with being determined to involve
this nation in war;" and added zone
of it's major aims Gin seeking to de-
feat Roosevelt is to permit the Lib
erty Leaguers to share in the profits
of warfare
The legislator, principally devoted
himself to a defense of the New Deal
and President Roosevelt as he spoke
to the Lions club at luncheon meet
ing.
DR.. Mcdonald pointed out that the
DuPonts, munition makers, were list
ed as providing the most substantial
financial support for the American
Liberty League.
The destruction of the Roosevelt
neutrality policy would bring immedi-
ately immense profits to the NUM-
lions dealers in the United States,
but might easily at the same time
plunge this nation into the midst or
the European argument" said the
Winston-Salem candidate.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
Wallace c O. ms Phrase,
america Must Choose,
In Appeal to Every
American Family.
AMENDMENT TALKED
IN HIGH QUARTERS
Reaction in Farm Areas Is
Mixed, Some Predicting
Agricultural Chaos and
Others Hailing Decision as
Blow to bureaucracy and
RECOMMENDATION"

Washington, Jan. 8 (AP)-
New Deal leaders speeded eff
forts today to find a new farm
program.
The House Agriculture Committee,
summoned to an unexpected meeting
by Chairman Jones, Democrat. Texas.
one of those who has conferred with
Mr.. Roosevelt directed the drafting
Of five tentative plans for its con-
sideration. They were
l. The domestic allotment plan.
2. The export debenture proposal.
3. Appropriation to various states
ON condition that such states establish
an adjustment program similar to the
AAA.
4. Appropriations for a land leasing
program.
5. Conditional appropriations to in
dividual farmers who comply with the
conditions.
1--WE feel" Jones said after the
closed session, that ways can be
found under the limit set out in the
decision to fashion a farm program
that will at least in a measure, Off
~ ::
Continued on Page Six0
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
GOVERNMENT USES
AAA DECISION NOW
Order That Wrecked Farm
Program Invoked in Pow
err Injunction Suit.
HEARD AT CHARLOTTE
Issue Is Duke Power COmpany's Re-
sistancc to Greenwood COunty's
Efforts To Build Own
Power Plant.
HEARD AT CHARLOTTE

Charlotte, Jan. 8.-(AP)-The SUI
preme Courts decision which wreck
ed the agricultural adjustment act
was invoked today to defend the New
Deals power policies.
Alexander Holtzoff, special assis-
tant to the attorney general, inargu-
ing an appeal to the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals from dis
trict court ruling granting a Duke
Power Company an injunction a.
gainst a proposed public-owned pow
err plant at Buzzard Roost, S. c., as
serted the AAA decision upheld Con-
gress in the exercise of extremely
broad powers in expenditures for gen.
cral public welfare.
Holtzoff appeared for the Public
Works Administration, and Green
wood county, S. c., which appealed
from the ruling of Judge Fl. H. Wat
CONTINUED on Page Six)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08

Washington, Jan. 8 (AP)-
IN Il formal report to the House,
the Ways and Means Commit
tee today recommended cash
payment of the bonus as an es-
scntial part of the recovery pro-
gram, and as capable of increas-
ing the nations purchasing
power.
The committee planned to seek to-
day a rule to bring before the House
the bonus measure backed by three
major veterans organizations. 1t ex-
pccted TO call up the bill tomorrow
looking forward to a vote Friday
I'm the judgment of the committee"
the report said. immediate cash pay
mcnt Of the adjusted service certifi-
Gates will increase the purchasing
power Of the nation. 1t believes that
il IS an essential part of the recovery
program that the present policy look
ing toward recovery argues strongly
that this debt. which is just, due and
unpaid. should be paid in cash to the
defenders of our country, who rend-
cred the services, and paid in their
lifetime. -
Tho committee said that additional
money Immediately necessary for
payment would be about one billion
dollars Tt added the Conclusion
that the adjusted service certificates"
is an acknowledgment of the war
service of the then flower of our Anne
ricaO manhood ChOlIld no rocOpniZad
in a small adjustment of their service
pay. and that the veterans should re-
ccive that payment in their lifetime
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
Admiral Hepburn
Heads u. S. Fleet
AS Its Commander

Washington, Jan. 8.-(AP)-Vice
Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn. now
commander Of the navy scouting
force, was appointed today to be
commandcr-in-chief of the United
States fleet in a general shift of the
naval high command.
The new commander-in-chief, who
will have the rank of admiral, will
replace Admiral Joseph M. Reeves,
who has held that post for more than
two years. The change in command
will be effective in June, after the
completion Of maneuvers and the re-
turn of the fleet to San Pedro, Cal.
Admiral Hepburn, whose home Is
in Richland, Nd, has long and dis
tinguished record in the navy since
his appointment to the naval aca-
denny from Pennsylvania in 1893.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
Morgan Company Invited
Britain To Buy Munition
Plant Here In World War

Washington, Jan. 8.-(AP)-Evi-
dence that ]. P. Morgan invited
Great Britain to buy control of an
American arms plant before this
country entered the World War was
introduced today at the Senate inves-
tigation of wartime finance.
The invitation was contained in a
cablegram from Morgan to the Nor
gan house in London. J. p. Morgan
81 Company then was purchasing
agent in the United States for Great
Britain and France.
Dated January IA, 1916, it said the
Winchester Repeating Arms Com
panv was in financial difficult
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
CropControl Program Has
Done Most to Pull The
Country Out of The
Depression. Ii
BELIEF PLAN WILL
BE FOUND PREVAILS
Executives Who Comment
Share View of Minority
Three on Supreme Court
Who Disseinted from De-
cision That Killed Whole
Federal AAA Set-Up.
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In The Sir Walter HOtci.

IVY -, ~. DhSBN shD
Raleigh. Jan. Smoothing has help
cd the entire country to climb out OF
the depression as much as the AAA
crop production control act, just held
unconstitutional by the United States
Supreme Court and some way must
be found by President Roosevelt and
Congress to retain the benefits of the
old AAA act for the farmers of the
nation, most State officials here agree
although only n few of them arc will
ing. to. be quoted directly for publica-
ton. largely out of courtesy to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, who has not yet made
any comment on the AAA knockout.
All of the State officials here who
would discuss the action of the Su-
prcme Court in holding the AAA act
unconstitutional, especially those who
are lawyers, are in agreement with
the two Democratic members and the
CONTINUED on Page FiVe)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
Cadet Gets
l8 Mos. For
Crime Here
Self-Styled "G-Man''
Sentenced by Judge
Parker; Makes Wild
Charges Tuesday.

J. H. Cadet, self-styled Oman.
whose activities here and elsewhere
in the State six weeks ago caused
something of a sensation, was SEN
fenced by Judge r. Hunt Parker in
Vance Superior Court this afternoon
to serve not less than eighteen
months and not more than three
years in States Prison, following his
conviction Tuesday AFTERNOON on
charges of abducting Mrs. Robert
Watkins from her farm home in
Sandy Creek township.
Judge Parker had delayed sentence
on the man who claimed to be Fed
eral officer when late in November
he had two itinerant showmen arrest
ed and jailed here ostensibly In con-
nection with the Staying of Mrs. w.
w. Mason when her husbands store
was robbed in Harnett county.
In addition to prescribing hard La