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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-31
TWO CONTAGIOUS IN
COUNTY FOR MONTH

Only two cases of contagious dis
eases were reported to the Vance
County Health Department during
August, DR.. A. D. Gregg, health of
ficer, announced today. One of these
was a case of diphtheria and the
other one was pelagra. The county
has been singularly free of any sort
of contagious diseases in anything
like epidemic form virtually the en-
tire year so far. Other than normal
ailments of the human being, the
general health of the county has been
unusually good, reports indicate.
Morality that is non-practical has
TO standing in dictatorship countries
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-31
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See FUye Four

1. What was the name of the wife of
Cain?
2. How many stripes are there in the
American flag?
8. On what lake is the city of Fond du
Lac, Wis?
4. What is the motto of the State Of
New York?
S. Who wrote the novel, Martin
ChuZzlewit?"
g. Name the capital of Montana.
Z. Can an American citizen be depriv-
ed of citizenship if he fails or re-
fuses to vote for number Of years?
8. Where was Henry Ford born.
g. In which part of the human body
is the muscle known as the bicepts?
10. Name the theatre in which Presi-
dent Lincoln was shot.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-31
NEGRO BOYS, GIRLS
TAKE SHORT COURSE

The Negro All Club Of Vance coun-
ty, - boys and six girls. left today
FOR Greensboro, where they will take
a short course at A. & T. College.
The group is under the direction of
Fl. E. Webb.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-31

The strength of the wood u
or 2: lts branches varies very muc a Tree
is always best developed who cn but
most strain is likely to oc "mere the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-31
TUESDAY, AUGUST 81, 1887

such numbers as to take up the entire
time allotted for the examinations, and
busy week is anticipated at the
Forthcoming clinic.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-31
Mr.. BRYAN Ill

r. e. Bryan, who has been visiting
in Biddeford, Me-, is in hospital
there with pneumonia, and his condi-
ton is considered serious, it was
learned today.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-31
AROUND TOWN

Deed RccOrded-R. J. Jones, ct al,
sold a lot on the Dabney Road to E.
M. Nelson and wife for $40 and con-
siderations in a deed recorded with
the Vance Registry yesterday.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-31

License Issued-A marriage license
was issued yesterday at the Vance
Registry to a colored couple, Roy
Corsson and Calra Jones, both of Hen
derSOn.
Evening star., 1937-01-31

50 we have them all the time. You cook them
with bacon or salt pork and you let them
cook until there is no water left in the pot"
Desserts are favorite in the household
including many that are popular everywhere
and some that are distinctly Southern. They
like Apple Pie, Lemon Meringue Pie and
Brown Betty. But Ambrosia is one of their
great enthusiasms. It calls first of all for
slices of orange mixed with grated fresh
Evening star., 1937-01-31

ooconut. But" say the Pickens, 1T usually
contains sliced pineapple and nuts also. In
our house we always serve it with fruit cake,
either white or dark. Southerners use fruit
cake all the year round, you know"
From Mrs. Pickens come two favorite sug-
gestions that call for the use of canned
peaches. 81 turn them hollow-sde up," she
says, dot the hollow with butter, broil the
halves lightly and serve them with pork
Evening star., 1937-01-31

DHE Pickens Sisters Jane, Helen and
Patti - grew up among the sugar cane,
corn and cotton fields of Georgia
plantation.
Il myself was born and reared on plan
tation," says their mother. And after the
first baby was born in Atlanta where my
husband was in business, thought it would
be nice if we could live in the country. So
we got place "a small one at first and
larger one afterwards And for about twenty
years farmed that plantation. That's how
brought up all these girls"
Thus it was that the famous trio of radio
and movies acquired taste they will never
lose for the flavorful plantation cooking of
the South. And in the same way the three
sisters got their first singing lessons from the
negro farm hands. They we're hardly more
than youngsters when their singing became
popular all over the surrounding country.
Since this each girl has developed a spe-
cialty of her own, in addition to her career as
one of the radio trio. Jane, who studied under
Madame Sembrich and at the Curtis Insti-
tute is now studying at the Juilliard School
of Music, has starred alone in the Follies and
holds grand opera as goal. Helen studied art
and Patti is splendid tap and fancy dancer,
with a gift for singing rhythm things well.
.All the pressure and excitement of their
triple careers has not disrupted the family
life and harmony of the Fckens Sisters. The
apartment with their mother in New York
is Just bit of home transported North. Even
the cook is the same one they have had for
seventeen years. They brought her with them
when they moved to New York.
Evening star., 1937-01-31
Ceios Photography BY
hIs~iii q kssas

She knows how to cook hominy grits with
cream the way the trio likes them, and corn
bread to be eaten with eggs and bacon and
almost any other dish you can think of. She
fries chicken by the plantation recipe, cutting
it and salting it and then putting it in the
refrigerator over night. Next day it is ready
for the deep iron skillet in which every piece
of chicken, rolled first in flour. must be SUBJ
merged in fat when it is dropped into the
skillet. Baked yellow yams are an almost
sacredly traditional accompaniment for this
dish.
I'VE like turnip greens. too" the girls say.
Most people up here won't eat them but
they are plentiful in the Harlem markets
Evening star., 1937-01-31
Peoch Creom Dessert

FSOSH \IS0" 6S1SG1J
You can make it in any season of the
year, for canned peaches are excellent
here.
small sponge cake
cup whipping cream
n tablespoon powdered sugar
n teaspoon almond flavoring
6 canned peach halves
u cup currant jelly
Cut sponge cake into slices. Whip
cream until it begins to thicken and hold
its shape. Flavor with powdered sugar
and almond and spread on one side of
each slice of cake. Top with drained
peach half and fill center of peach with
jelly. Yield: portions.
Evening star., 1937-01-31

chops or ham as most appetizing relish.
For quick but delicious dessert. use
canned peach halves with pound cake or
sponge cake. Slice the cake, cover each slice
with whipped cream, and place peach half
(or several halves, rounded-side up on the
whipped cream"
Lemon Cheese Cake is the deceptive name
of another Southern dessert that is excep-
tionally delicious. But don't look for any
cheese in the list of ingredients. The lemon
cheese is made by cooking sugar and water
in double boiler until it is syrupy. Then you
add one well beaten egg and the juice and
rind of lemon and continue cooking this
mixture until it is thick enough to spread be-
tween layers of cake made by an ordinary
layer-cake recipe.
I'VE must not forget to mention one thing
that we cannot get along without in this
household" she adds. Il mean Georgia cane
syrup. We're inordinately fond of it and
when we move to city where it can't be
procured our Georgia friends always send it
to us. 1t is delicious with hot cakes and
waffles. Come in for Sunday morning break
fast sometime and you shall have scrambled
eggs and waffles served with our precious
cane SYRUP"
Evening star., 1937-01-31
Fomovs Dishes

Fomovs Dishes
Of tho South ore specially in tho Isoflef
which olso gives eroef recipes for every
dish mentioned here. To get IL send a
thrse.esnf stomp with letter or this
coupon 70 This Week Mosozins in cure Of
this newspaper.
CPtoaSe PYinl
City ond Stofe. ......................
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29

know problem instead Of guessing at It. This to
show precisely who is unemployed; where they are;
why they are unemployed, and whether 1t Is their
involuntary their habtual status This would be
of ncaculable value and would give the government
better opportunity to study the its effect and
to provide lasting treatment for this dis
Panaceas offered for everything but pro-
per dosage cannot be arrived at by guessing
Passing the buck" for failure to enact tax
bill in the recent session Of the legislature has be-
come a popular pastime. The Senate blames the
House of Representatives and vice In the past
both bodies Of the legislature have been forced to
work without salary during special sessions but this
year the representatives will receive salary of $40
per day-not so the Senators. There is limitation
to this salary. however, for 1t will be paid each day
of special session to thirty days After that the
representatives will work without pay. There are
those who give the SO per day salary the
for the failure Of the House to get together with the
Senate the tax bill This failure has forced the
governor to call special session Of the legislature
for May OATH Can it be possible that representa-
tives have become misrepresentation insofar as the
interests of the taxpayer concerneds We wonder
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29
West Union

Mrs. Anna Tweeten, OF Delano,
motored here Thursday, visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Sohle for the
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lyons, of
Grey Eagle, spent Monday visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. Violet Williams and brother
Darrell Ensign, motored to Mime
apolis Saturday, where they visited
Ira Bell, little daughter of Mrs
Williams, at the University hospi-
tai. They returned home Sunday.
Miss Regina Schlfcht returned to
Alexandria following few days
visit with her mother, Mrs. Anna
Schlicht and family.
John Sauer is driving a new car
since last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Selensky
and daughter, Jean Clair, and Miss
Bertha Schlicht attended the spell
ing contest at Long Prairie Satur.
day.
e. j. Vennewitz, of Alexandria
spent short time Saturday at the
H. G. Wakefield home.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Didier enter.
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. George Marth-
aler, Of Freeport. Mr.. and Mrs
Leo Unger, of Stiles, Mr.. and Mrs.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29

liam Cullen Bryant were fascinat-
ing. According to Mrs. Henshaw
with whom we talked this week.
there was Charles Bryant and
Orrison Bryant residing here at
that time. Relationship was es-
tablished between them and the
venerable poet, and MIR. Bryant
was one of the first donors. Contri-
buting literally with funds Tor the
early institution, more important
was the fact that he presented the
Society with an autographed copy
Of his poetic works. One Of the
tragic moments Of the group was
the discovery that at some time
this volume was lost or stolen. Just
what happened no one seems to
know. Mrs. Nellie McCollum. who
just left this city, was a Bryant
and related to the poet, affirmed
Mrs. Henshaw.
Another transition came about in
the library when the Society sought
the action Of the Village Council to
maintain a village public library.
That was on February z, 1880, and
on the following April 10th the viii
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29

noon with her daughter, Mrs. Ed
Lembretch, Jr.. and family, at Grey
Eagle.
Mrs. Gertrude Curly spent Sun
day afternoon with her mother
Mrs. Gus GRADER.
George Berggreen spent Sunday
afternoon with Carl Pauly.
The following spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Vessel: Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Kemper, Mr.. and Mrs
Bill Wietchmann, Mr. and Mrs
Fred Vessel, MIR. and Mrs. Ed
Vessel and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Rol
ston.
Ronald Stewart spent Sunday
afternoon at Graders.
Rev. Plachta called on Car
Pauly Thursday.
Harry Knapp was a dinner guest
at the Frank Peschek home Thurs.
day.
Donald Knapp attended the Juv.
emile Degree Of Honor meeting a;
the community club rooms Monday
afternoon after school.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Knapp spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold Martinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tank were
entertained at dinner Sunday a,
the Verd Neal home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Sunderman. Of
Grey Eagle, spent Saturday after.
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pauly
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29

Andrew Radermacher and MIR. and
Mrs. Nick Didier at q 6 o'clock din
ner Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed Steege and daughters,
Jean and Jerry, spent a short time
Thursday at the H. G. Wakefield
home.
Mrs. Albert Radermacher return
ed Wednesday from the st. Cloud
hospital, where she had been a pa
tient for ten days. Her many
friends viii be pleased to hear that
she is we'll on the road to recovery.
Anthony Kuntz motored to Min
neapolis Saturday for a visit until
Sunday evening with his brother,
Joe Kuntz and family, and sister,
Anna. His mother, Mrs. Mary
Kuntz, who visited for two weeks
in Minneapolis, returned home
with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jarosch, OF
Alexandria, were IL o'clock dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Sohle
Sunday.
Joe Marthaler, Albert Marthaler,
Ben Messer, Anton Beste and Her
man Marthaler attended the quar-
terly meeting Of the Catholic Aid
Societies at New Munich Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Cathrine Marthaler and
daughter, Louise, were dinner
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Marthaler Sunday noon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29
Mccormick Lake

Erwin Proell spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
ProeH.
Mrs. Henry Pauly, ST., Theo
Schmidt and daughter, Amelia, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Doege spent a
week ago Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Pauly.
Henry Schweiters, Rose, Agnes
and Monica Otte spent Sunday af-
ternoon at New Munich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thee. Soenniker
and family spent Sunday afternoon
at the Gerhard Hellerman home.
MIR. and Mrs. Joe Notch and fam
lily spent a week ago Sunday at the
Gus Vessel home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Knapp and
Donald and Winnifred Cowlthorp
took dinner Sunday with Mrs
Minnie Mann.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Berg and
little son, Jerome, spent Sunday
with relatives in st. Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Berg and Mr.
and Mrs. Lou Stelzig spent Wed
nesday evening at the Carl Pauly
nome.
Norbert Rehkamp was a caller al
the Paul Wilcox home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cans, Of West
Union, called at Pauly's a week ago
Sunday. DR.. Cooper also was a
caller.
Mrs. Paul Wilcox spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. Gross.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Tank attend.
ed party last Sunday evening a:
the Charles Dicks home at AleMan-
dria given in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dicks, who observed their Goth
wedding anniversary.
George Sunderman spent a few
days of last week at the Carl Pauly
home.
Joe Neihaus called at Soennik-
er's Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Neihaus, Jr.
and baby spent Sunday at the Mar.
tin Wiener home near Padua.
Mrs. Frank Tank was a dinner
guest and spent Wednesday after.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29

umes of standard works, and 1t was
the job of her niece, Miss Alice To
hey, now Mrs. A. F. Henshaw, still
a resident of this city, to act as
librarian. Mrs. Henshaw was the
first librarian. Mrs. Lambs works
were stored in her home located on
the site where now is the Bakery
building. Then came the organiza-
ton Of society Of ladies and gen.
tlemen Of the community who saw
the benefits Of good reading. To-
gether they formed the Bryant L.
brary Society.
It was about in 1879 when Miss
Tobey was retained as librarian at
the wages Of one dollar per week.
Volumes were collected and moved
to Barnum's hall for which they
paid two dollars monthly rent. All
subscribing members could use
books free, but non-members were
charged a dime a week rental.
There were men like p. Lamb, B.
r. Palmer. p. E. Searle, e. p. Bar
mum interested In the early move
ment. And the circumstances that
interested that beloved poet Will
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29
The
Common-tater

As q committee of the Sank Cen
ire Bryant Library Association
moves into compilation Of by
laws, scattered over the minutes Of
q 60-year period, some backward
giances into the struggling past of
this finest Of local institutions
seems in order. Today stands a
$4,000 building housing an effic-
iently managed library Of $1,000
volumes with a yearly circulation
that reaches upward OF $4,000 vol
umes. But all this was not rapid
growth but an evolution Of the fore
sight Of a few book-minded people.
It all came about back in
1S76-when a lady by the name Of
Mrs. Louise Lamb began loaning
such volumes as Dickens works,
Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.
and others Of her private collection
to friends. She had perhaps 80 vol
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29

weeks visit with Ella Swartfager
and family.
Mrs. Joe Uhlenlxamp and daugh-
ter, Doris, are visiting relatives In
Melrose.
Mrs. Norb Hoppe, Mrs. Frank
Stansfield, Mrs. Jesse Rose, OF
Sank Centre, were st. Cloud callers
Friday.
Miss Eleanore Vos was caller ut
Grey Eagle Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Albers and fam
lily and Helen Brake motored to
Long Prairie Saturday. Helen
Brake and Adella took part In the
Todd County spelling contest.
Mrs. j.. G. Solt, of Dexter, Is a
visitor at the Peter Ritter home.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29
Ward Springs

Mrs. Anton Bense and Miss Julia
Herzog, Of Grey Eagle, visited on
Thursday afternoon at the Ed Al
bers home.
John Keller and children, Viola
and Othmor, were Long Prairie
visitors Saturday where the latter
took part in the spelling contest.
Richard Bluth and Marion Edred
were callers here Friday.
The members Of the young peo-
pies discussion club met in the st.
Bernard's church basement We'd
nesday evening.
Mrs. Ellen Serley returned to
Sank Centre Monday after a
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29

lage library became a reality. Still
with Miss Tobey at the head thu
society turned over to the village
500 volumes they had purchased lr
a years time. In 1883 Sank Centre
ties were all agog over M. ]. Holm
es' works, Pinkerton's, Louiss
Alcott's little Women" ant
James Fenimore Cooper's earl.
American tales.
There were the usual troubles In
those days. Here's notation re
ferring to the appearance of com
mittee before q party who had bull
a lean-to shed against the Library's
third street property, demanding
instant removal. Then John Hall
fax, Gentleman" was borrowed by
a man, who was evidently no gen
tleman because he refused repeated
requests to relinquish possession OF
the book and return it to the II.
brary. In 1893 the board threatened
to throw out the new-fangled cleo
trio lights because of a rate ad.
justment. But they saw that one
through, too. Among the noted don.
ors to the Library was the Hon
Knute Nelson who donated several
legislative works and monetary
contributions in 1888.
As the turn Of the century ap-
preached the volume total stretch
ed to 800 and thence to 1900 vol
umes, and the library grew in IA
wor with the people. The Gradatinl
Club fostered and maintained q
reading room in connection with
the library in 1898 and continued
until 1909. They purchased maya
zines and periodicals some OF
which, the Ladies Home Journal
and others, are still subscribed to
by the board.
But in 1900 swept in the word
that a man named Andrew Carne-
gle was building libraries for enter
prising groups. So application was
made and granted for $4,000 to
house the volumes. Then was sent
a call for bids and John Dimond
placed a bid for 5000 and some odd
dollars. Highest bid was $4,000, and
naturally Mr.. Dimonds bid was &C.
cepted. But as the Board was about
to accept Mr.. Dimond's bid, word
came flying in that he had miscal.
culated to the extent of about
$1,000 and asked to have his bid re.
jected. It was done and his new
bid was 90 hundred. Irked a bit by
this delaying process, the Board
was reluctant to accept the new
bid, in spite of it still being low.
est. But he was given a Supreme
Court decision with a 4 to vote OF
acceptance.
In 1904 they moved into the new
structure and the growth still goes
on. The latest in fiction, travel, his.
tory, reference, and non-fiction OF
all types are constantly replacing
outworn and out moded volumes
That it is one of the finest librar-
les for a city Of this size is the ex.
treme wonder with which strangers
view not only the edifice but the
contents as well.
There's the chuckling story they
like to tell of the incident occas
stoned by the various movings the
early library encountered. How sew
eral men with the aid of strong
backs and a few dry goods boxe:
~, Quad tho apf;ro onnfaptr ~ ~
organization on a Sunday forenoon
Amusing? Yes, but it portray.
with what fortitude these early
people carried on so that today we
may be able to enjoy a really flint
institution. So that Sank Centre
ranks in average reading per cap
ita at II books per annum, highel
than the 10 book average set BY
American Library association
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29
Escapes Death In Plane Crash

Ely.-Jesse Swanson, OF Swanson Brothers, oper-
ators Of the local theatre mraculousy escaped with
only slight injuries when the plane he flying hit
the tree tops in an attempted landing just before
dark on Burnside lake. Mr. Swanson states that It
was forced landing with dead motor. His altitude
was sufficient to give him the necessary distance
and the planes wings broken in coming in con-
tact with the tree tops The plane landed with such
force to propel Mr.. Swanson against the instru-
ment board, breaking two teeth decorating his face
and bruising his body. The plane Is a total wreck
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29
Farmer Captures Whistiing Swan

Gaylord-The capture Of wounded whistlng
swan which settled among flock of tameducks on
a slough in the pasture Of Herman Schulz of Tran
sit reported here to the deputy game warden. Mr.
Schultz had exciting time capturing the bird but
finally ran 1t into woven fence. The swan, which
could not fly because of broken wing is beautiful
specimen pure white with black bill and black feet.
1t five feet in height from beak to toe and
weighs IS pounds It has been placed in the bird sane
tuary at Hutchinson, conservation project sponsor
ed by the city Of Hutchinson and the Gopher Camp
Fire club.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-29
State News Briefs
Little Piggy Stolen Returned Same Night

Jordan.-Ths is story of little piggy that
was stolen but didn't go to market, that is not yet
With the stealing epidemic on farms, angle
was brought to light. 1t seemed that stealing hogs
something novel to two thieves who came to the
Fred Dvorak farm in Helena township night re-
Gently They loaded of Mr.. Dvoraks porkers into
the back seat of their auto and drove off, presum-
ably with the intention of taking the animal to
ket. However, one of the neighbors witnessed the
thievery and reported it to Mr.. Dvorak who immed
lately notified the deputy sheriff at Jordan During
the night, while the officer following tip which
led him to the vicinity of New Prague the thieves
evidently got cold feet because several hours
the hog was found back at the Dvorak place. piece
of rope still tied around one leg