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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-11

noon at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Roland Steward Sunday.
Frank Tank attended the Fedora.
Land Bank directors meetins
which was held In Sank Centre last
Thursday.
Catherine, Lorraine and Thress
Otte spent Saturday evening at the
Ben Wiener home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Sunderman and
family spent Sunday at the home Oh
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pauly.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Tank and
Miss Maria Matthiesen spent Sun
day and were supper guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Lam
brecht.
Mrs. o. Gross spent Monday af-
ternoon with Mrs. H. c. Knapp al
Sank Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Wilcox and
daughters were entertained al
lunch at the John Wolfe home on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Rehkamp at
LSIlueo lIlC BUREAU lIlccllIlS
at Albany Saturday evening.
Will Wolf, Of Minot, North Da-
kota, spent the week end at the
John Wolf home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Stewart
spent Thursday evening at the
Henry Tieman home.
Mr.. Helm and daughter, Dorothy
and Adolph Stitka, Of st. Cloud
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Berg and
family, Of Sank Centre, spent Sun
day afternoon at the George Berg
home.
Mrs. Ed Schurman spent Friday
forenoon with Mrs. Carl Buddy.
Mrs. Chas. Gray, Mrs. Harold
Gray and children, of Sank Centre
and Mrs. Jos. Weddeck, of Los An
geles, Calf, spent Friday at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Will.
cox. Mrs. Weddeck is a sister-in.
law of Mrs. Wilcox and they have
not seen each other for twenty.
three years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Tank were
callers at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Lloyd in Sank Centre
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Haskamp
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerard Nathe and
son, Leo, MIR. and Mrs. Ben Wien,
er, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Schweiters
and sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Lentz
and Mrs. Henry Scheiters were en-.
tertained at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. H. Otte Sunday evening. A
bounteous lunch was served and al
reported a good time.
Mrs. George Kemper and son
George, spent Friday afternoon al
the Carl Budde home.
Marian Myers and Marvin Free
berg, Of Sank Centre, called at the
F. J. Tank home Sunday morning.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-11
Looking Back
Through Time
Excerpts from Herald of Thursday
Nov. 8, 1917-Items Of Inter-
est Of Twenty Years Ago

Final preparations are now being
made for the dedication exercises
to be held at the new Junior High
School building on Tuesday after
noon and evening, November 18th.
Some Of the best speakers Of the
state have been secured and q
splendid program has been arrang-
ed.
Two boxes Of choice cigars and a
sign, Take One. Boy in family" at
tracted attention on Monday at the
First State Bank. The boy is the
property Of Mr.. and Mrs. 3. F. Du-
Bots and was born Sunday morn
ing.
Milton Fish left Tuesday morning
for the Great Lakes Training Sta
ton after a two weeks furlough,
which he spent in Sank Centre
with his father.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Watson, &C.
companied by Miss Marguerite, mo.
tored to Elk River Saturday where
they were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
Roy Scott until Sunday.
Miss Flossie Parkinson returned
Tuesday morning from her claim in
North Dakota and will remain
here a short time before returning.
An eigh pound baby girl was
born Sunday night to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugo Klar, Jr.
Chas. Allen, Chas. Allen, Jr., and
A. s. LeSuer left Wednesday for
the northern part Of the state on
their annual deer hunt.
On Wednesday morning at a
quarter to nine Miss Mabel Palm
er, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. G.
Palmer, of this city, and Paul d
Clark, Of Caldwell, Montana, were
married.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-11

Roland Stewart attended q char.
ivari at the r. Kennedy home last
Wednesday evening in honor Of
Percy Kennedy, who was recently
married in Los Angeles, Cal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Rehkamr
and daughter, Marion, spent Sun.
day afternoon at the Anthony Web.
Der home in Freeport.
The Tank and Gamradt brothers
served the luncheon at the Y. p. s.
at the church basement last Wed
nesday evening. This event was
well attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Budde spent
Monday at the Henry Kemper
home at Melrose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hastrieger
and Miss Alvina Berg, Of st. Cloud,
were dinner guests and spent the
afternoon at the George Berg home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Budde and
family and Henry Tieman, ST.,
spent Saturday evening at the Hen
ry Teman, Jr., home.
Miss Leona Wilcox attended a
handkerchief party at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pauly Saturday
evening.
Henry Paul, ST., spent the week
end at the Carl Pauly home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Berg visited
at the Henry Tieman home Mon
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Tank were
Sunday dinner guests at the Henry
Karsten home.
Mrs. D. Mahigan and Mrs. G. F.
Botz were business callers at the
Wilcox home Thursday afternoon.
The following were entertained
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. j
Tank Monday evening at cards in
honor of Mrs. Edwin Lambrecht
and son, Donald, of Grey Eagle
Mr.. Herman Jacobs, Of Willard
Lawrence, Rudolph and Arnold
Tank, and Adoph Miller, of Sank
Centre, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lloyd
and daughter, Alberta and son
Earl, Mrs. Minnie Gamradt and
son, Harry, and Miss Marie Matth-
iesen. Lunch was served and all
wished Mrs. Lambrecht many more
such events.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-11

People Of the United States
waste Is million dollars year
on worthless medicines, according
to a medical committee.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-11

Sir Arthur Sullivan, the late
English opera composer, could
play all the wind instruments Of
the orchestra at the age Of 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Refugees Fleeing
Before Japanese
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NCOnJlnueu from rage II
the capture yesterday of Kuyung,
% miles to the southeast, indicated
that Nankin9 soon would be sur
rounded on three sides, but Chang
Kai-Shek appeared to be deter
mined to resist to the last.
The Chinese garrison was
strengthened Most of the city's
gates were closed Americans re-
naming in the U. S. embassy were
provided with ropes to aid them
to scale the walls should they be
forced to flee.
Foreign ENJOYS, who had moved
with most of the Chinese govern
ment to Hankow, made several
journeys to Marking to interview
the generalissimo on mediation pro-
posals. but yesterday. after he had
talked to the Soviet attache. he re-
portedly expressed his determina-
ton to continue the struggle to the
end.
The roar of japanese artillery and
the shrill cry of frequent air raid
alarms spread panic among the
natives. Thousands scrambled along
the road to Pukow to the north
west, while other thousands, carry
ing children and cherished posses
sions. crowded into the information
al safety zone. Arrangements were
made there to care for 100000
refugees.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
HIGHWAY PROBLEMS
DISCUSSED AT MEET

Highways and highway problems
| held the center of attention when
the members of the Imperial High
way association made their an
nual visit to Ell Centre Saturday
night.
Randall Henderson, former
newspaper man who now publishes
magazine, described the change
in the attitude of the public toward
the desert and outlined the
changes civilization has wrought in
the desert.
The group met in La Hacienda,
the new supper room at the Cali
fornia hotel
Included among the distinguish
ed guests were william T. Hart,
California State Highway commits
sioner, and Mrs Hart; Willard
Smith, chairman of the board of
supervisors of Orange county. and
Vice-President of the association
and Mrs. Smith; Major K. c. Bean,
also a president and an assist
ant city engineer of Los Angeles,
and Mrs. Bean; Mr. and Mrs. Ray
o, Baldwin of Long Beach. Bald
win is president of the as
sociation and q past president of
the Los Angeles Harbor District
Chamber of Commerce.
Shelton DoWell, chairman of the
Arizona State Highway commission
who happened to be in town for
another meeting. was present long
enough to deliver a brief address.
George Kellogg of Yorba Linda,
secretary of the association, an
nounced that the Califrnia State
Park commission will hold its re-
gular monthly meeting in Ell Cen
tro January 20. At this time the
park board will consider acquisition
of the ANA State Desert park,
comprising $4,000 acres of scenic
desert west of Coyote mountain,
and through which passes the pro-
posed Imperial Highway route
along the old Butterfield Stage
Trail
After the meeting the visitors
were guests of Herb Norris, of the
United Artist theater, at a late
showing of "Ebbtide". Sunday NOR
ming, lead by H. L. Bush, Ell Cen
tro director of the Highway associ-
alton, the visitors were conducted
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
DOLLARS TO
BE REWARD IN
LIGHT DRIVE
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Continued from Page II
similar amount in merchandise. and
by Charles E. Sones of the Sones
Lumber company. for SIS cash.
Moore Donates
r. P. Moore. Vice-preSident in
charge of operations here for the
Nevada California Electric Corp,
is giving three lovely lamps as
additional prizes. A committee from
the Ten Thousand club has agreed
to act as judges.
So here's The PoSt-Press Christ
mas lighting contest.
One lamp and one of the S5
offers will be prizes in each of three
groups. First group will be small
homes, no matter where located
III the city: second group will be
medium sized homes; third group
will be large homes.
Prizes will be awarded for the
best lighting arrays in each group,
and the winners may select which
of the two prizes they prefer
The division into groups gives
everybody chance to win. Wheth-
er you live in a one-room house
or a ten room house, you have
equal opportunity to win in your
classification.
Judging will be done during the
week preceding Christmas. The
evenings when the judges will visit
various neighborhoods will remain
secret. Awards will be made and
winners announced shortly before
Christmas.
There are no qualifications for
entering, other than that you ad-
wise the Post-Press and give your
name and address. Judges will
visit only those addresses reported
and their decisions will be final.
At frequent intervals this news
paper will carry lists of entrants
See that your name is included
and your address correct.
Join the Christmas Lighting
Contest" today! Give others a
chance to enjoy your display.
GIVE Ell CENTRIC A BRIGHT"
CHRISTMAS.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06

the sharp drop in carloadings.
could force one-half of the rail-
roads of the United States into
receivership within twelve months.
Hence, many observers believe that
the carriers will now secure the
Is per cent boost in rates tor
which they have petitioned the
ICC. Such an increase would help
to restore confidence among the
insurance companies, bankers, and
investors who own the $4,000. .000,-
600 of railroad securities.
Moreover. it took this recent
panic to bring the long-needed
correction of margin-buying and
short-selling requirements. Bank
deposits, which had reached an
all-time peak in March, fell sharply
during the summer months and
are now stabilizing. Interest rates
are staying low and bank credit
is not being liquidated. Lax in
stalment selling regulations were
leading toward an unhealthy re-
tail credit situation earlier in the
year. They have now been tighten
ed up.
Shift to Right
The most constructive develop
ment from the current smash is
that Congress now recognizes that
i. must stop abusing business. APP
parently the New Dealers finally
realize that business must not be
prosecuted further. For the first
time in five years, it looks as
though the administration is going
to take the part of business and
try to restore confidence among
employers.
All these various corrections are
healthy. We could not go on as
we were last winter and spring
without ending up in another 1929
boom with its disastrous conse-
quences. The administration had
the right idea in putting on the
brakes, but unfortunately the New
Deal as well as business had some
house-cleaning to do. Actually, the
political readjustments are being
made much slower than the busi-
tfcSS COltcCilOllS. 1ulllllS 10 JuSl
as important in planned eco
nomy'' as it is in running a fake
reverse off tackle. Though the
present slump is painful, it is
beneficial. 1t insures us of a sound
er and longer period Of prosperity
BulIish on Basic Trend
Readers know that l am bllllish
or the outlook for business over
the next one or two years. Fun
damentally, we are still in an up
ward swing. We have scarcely
scratched the surface of the trem-
endous pent-up demands of the
depression years. If Washington
cooperates, there is every reason
t. believe that business will re-
sumo the upward trend next year.
l AM JUST AS CONFIDENT TO-
DAY THAT THERE ARE NEW
HIGHS AHEAD FOR COMMODI-
TIES. REAL ESATE, AND STOCK
PRICES AS I WAS THAT A
CRASH WAS AHEAD IN 1929!
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Insurance Rates
Will Be Lowered
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continued from Page IL
Climax Of the program was pur-
chase Of new fire truck by the
city and construction now under
way. Of a sub-station of the fire
department on East Main street
New rates. insurance agents here
agreed. shall be made retroactive
TO affect policies accepted on or
after October / of this year The
rates will be applied to other
policies as they expire and are
rewritten, and TO all new policies,
eventually bringing savings total
ing thousands of dollars in which
every insured property owner will
participate.
BY the time the new rates have
been applied to every fire insur-
anc policy now effective in Ell
Centro, officials estimated, the to-
tai cost of all city Improvements
win have been equalled by the saw
ing TO insured taxpayers. Thereaf-
ter the rate reduction will continue
as direct saving. AS long as the
city continues to operate efficient
ly, there is no danger that rates
will be boosted again to their for
mer levels, insurance agents agreed.
3-Year Term
Another benefit from the new
rate structure will accrue to bus
iness men owning mercantile build
ings other than brick or concrete
In the past these buildings could
be covered by policies written for
a term of only one year. Under the
new schedule the Insurance can be
written for a three year term for
two annual premiums, the same as
dwellings, with a consequent saw
ing Of one-third TO be assured.
On all policies effective on or
after Oct. / which have already
been accepted by the policy-holder,
and on which the premium has
been paid, refunds will be made
by the agent handling the insur-
ance. No definite estimate of the
amount TO be refunded could be had
Monday, but it was believed the
sum will run into hundreds Of dol
lars.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Five Prizes Put
Up for Children
Continued from Page u
Billy Jim Sharpe, 1903 Olive.
Jack Mcbride. 855 He'll.

JdCk MCbIIuS, 900 Hell.
But Mrs. Embury who is
Christmas lighting enthusiast phon-
ed the Post-PreSs Christmas Light
ing Editor" and said to give her
prize to the next children reporting
a display. This qualified Mary Will
lis McElroy. 10. and Peggy Ann
McElroy. 8. children of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. F. McElroy of 444 San
ialwood Drive who have lighted
two trees in their yard, and re-
ported their entry. So Mrs. En-
bury's dollar will go to Peggy Ann
and Mary
Checks for 81 each will be sent
the above winners Immediately.
II was Just after the list was
complete that a lady came to the
Post-Press and said:
Your Christmas lighting efforts
gain you nothing. but help everyone.
want to help. Here's five dollars
for five more prizes for the chill
dren."
So-that's that.
Put out your Christmas display
Put lights on trees. or vines, or
windows or whatever you desire.
But put them up and then hurry
and phone the Post Press Lighting
Editor at 300.
Yes, sir This is going to be
"A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS FOR
Ell CENTRO!"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06

on a tour covering the north shore
of the Salton Sea. They stopped
enroute at the dry ice plant, Null
let Island, the boiling mud pots,
Date Palm Beach and the beautifuI
painted canyon near Mecca in Ri
verside county.
1t was announced by Secretary
kellogg that the next meeting Of
the association will be at Elsinore
January 90, when the annual cleo
ton of officers will be held. Mem
bers of the California State Park
commission are expected to attend
the Elsinore meeting following the
commissions meeting in Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Crop Control Urged
At Farm Conference

to return the nation the same eco
nomic stability that was in effect
before the world war.
Forty million acres of additional
land was put under cultivation to
provide the world with food during
the great war;" johnson said, "and
since the war we have never been
able to offset the oversupply that
was occasioned by that move.
Balancing of supply and de-
mand. of course, is the aim of the
nations farm leaders, and appar-
emily the only way to reach that
goal is through corporations and
crop control Johnson explained
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20. 1901
Published every afternoon except
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afternoon Issue now succeeded by
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street, HI CentrO. Calf.
Entered at EI CeBtrd, California
post office as second class matter.
Paul Jenkins, publisher; A. e..
ernI manager; y. A. Fltzhugb.
secretary and managing editor.
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
BOY SCOUTS
WILL HOLD
HONOR COURT

Boy Scout troops and cub packs
of the Ell Centro district will hold
the first court of honor of the fall
season at the Wilson school audi
trium in Ell Centro on Tuesday at
7:30 pm.
An interesting program has been
arranged preliminary to the awards
to the scouts.
Parents and friends of the scouts
are expected to attend. The troop
having the largest attendance will
be presented with trophy from
the El Centre Rotary club.
Troops to be represented are, 3.
6 Ia, and % of Ell Centre: Troop 2
of Imperial, 25 of McCabe, OF
Seeley and 45 of Heber
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Home Dept. Fair
Committee to Meet

Members of the fair booth COM
mittee of the home departments
will meet at pm. Tuesday at the
fair grounds in Imperial.
Mrs. Alex McRae committee
chairman, urged members not pre-
sent at the annual meeting held in
Brawley Saturday, to attend to dis
cuss plans for the home depart
ment booth.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Mclaughlin Will
Confer on Cotton

c L. Mclaughlin, secretary of the
county agriculture conservation
committee and F. C. Beasely left
for Fresno Monday to attend a
meeting of the state committee to
discuss cotton porblems.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06

trade and industry still show onll
each day goes by, more people are
added to that big group which
believes that business has again
entered major depression.
! am not one of these, however.
While the recession is extremely
severe. see no reason why an
other major depression should be-
gin now. There have been other
sharp slumps since business turned
upward in March of 1888. For in
stance, my Babsonchart Index of
Business dropped from 90 to 68, or
IS per cent during the fall of 1888
Again in 1884 activity fell from
85 to 10, or Is per cent in four
months. The current break amounts
TO l8 per cent in three months
A study of other recovery cycles
likewise shows that there have been
temporary receSsions within the
major upward move. In 1927, busi-
ness backed off from l09 to 80. a
drop of 9 per cent in six months
In 1924, activity crashed IA Der
cent within four months. Both
these dips were during the famous
la23-1929 prosperity boom. Hence,
the current sharp recession in busi-
ness is not sufficient reason, in it
self. to assume that we are enter
ing new depression.
Not Like 1929
Remember that conditions are
vastly different today than they
were in 1929. The severe readjust-
ments of the early thirties are not
necessary now to put business back
on sound basis. There has been
no over-expansion of plant capa-
city. There has been no pyramid
ing of inventories or stock oebts.
Credit has not been over-extended.
Business is in strong hands. There
are, of course, some corrections
to be made, but they are not SO
far-reaching.
Furthermore, the silake-ups that
are essential are being made with
great rapidity. Commodity prices,
for instance, have literally shot
downward Since August, copper
has tumbled from II cents a pound
to II cents, and rubber from 27
cents a pound to less than Is
cents. Scrap iron has cracked from
$2l.92 a ton to 1922, corn from
$1.40 a bushel to 55 cents, and
cotton from Is cents to cents
q pound. Contrast these perpendi-
cular drops with the long, steady
crunpling of prices during the 90
10 80 period.
inventories and Labor
Inventories are also being cor
rected, A year ago, manufacturers
and retailers, fearing strikes and
higher production costs, protected
themselves by building up stocks
Of goods and ordering too far ahead.
When the backlog of these extra
inventory orders had finally worn
of by late summer. new orders
became light and industry slowed
down. Christmas buying, heavy
automobile production. normal
clothing and eating habits, and
the like will soon force buyers
back into the market
The sharp break in business has
had a SOLDERING effect on labor. At
ter year of almost constant tur-
mol. workers are finally quieting
down. For instance, strikes dropped
from 258 in September to l46 in
November and late reports show
even better conditions along the
labor front. Hence. the current
slump may be a blessing in dis
guise. It shows labor that strikes
and unreasonable wage demands
can hurt workers as well as help
them.
Freight Rate Boost
The railroads viii also benefit
from the adjustments of this recess
sion. Without relief. the wage in
creases granted this summer, plus
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Junior Police Will
Meet Tues. Night

Members of the Junior police
force will meet at 7:3O pm. Tues
day at the police station. Chief j.
Sterling Oswalt will instruct them
on traffic problems.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06

BRAWLEY, Dec. Go
operation and crop control
is the answer to the nations $
pressing problem of supply
and demand, Alec. Johnson,
secretary of the California Farm
Bureau Federation told Imperial
County Farm Bureau members at
their twentieth annual meeting the
Dunlack hotel
Johnson's address, in which he
outlined a plan that would eventu-
ally. with the whole hearted sup
port Of every section of the United
States, solve the nations economic
problems, overshadowed the cleo
tion of officers.
Charles L. Wieman of Brawley
was chosen president of the Farm
Bureau for the ensuing year after
q lengthy battle on the floor in
which at least a dozen men refused
the nomination. Fred Kamm was
chosen president and Scott B.
Foulds was again elected to the
secretary job.
c. O. Hoober, who had been presi-
dent of the Farm Bureau for Che
past four years, with the aid of
Scott B. FouldS, bureau secretary,
finally put into force a plan to
nominate six for the presidential
post.
Wieman Wins Vote
A vote followed and Wieman nos
ed out James Brock for the honor
oil heading the bureau in 1888.
Six directors at large were chos-
Ell in addition 10 five chosen last
week. An amendment to the con-
stitution allowed six additional dir
eetors Those chosen at the meeting
we're Jim Brock, C. F. Kamm, Clyde
Bailey, Cax Trentham, w. A. Nc
gladden. and j. H. Butler
Directors elected last week were
c. O. Hoober, who is also state dele
gate, Charles Halliday, Sam Robin
son, Earl orthrup and Mrs. Chas.
HacEleman.
johnson Speaks
Alec johnson opened his address,
which he entitled "Your Destiny and
Mine by describing the increasing
complexity of farming as the years
roll by.
Farming has become business.
johnson declared, and it is up to
each member of the Farm Bureau
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-06
Business Drop Not
Serious Babson
BABsON PARK. Mass. Dec.

bAbsoN Park Mass Dec 6ast week some basic
BABsoN PARK Mass Dec SLsst week basic
behind the current
since then 1t the lowest level months Moreover
trade and industry still