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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10
Rural Elections
Continued from page one)

Granite ROck-The road and
bridge fund here was raised from
$4,000 to $4,000 and $500 was vot-
ed for the revenue fund. August
Schaffran was elected treasurer
and Harry Jefferson was reflect
ed clerk, each with So votes. Six
votes each elected Joseph Macht
as constable and Martin Meiners
as justice of peace.
WestIine-Fred Dobias was
elected supervisor for three years
with % votes while M. L. Klein
received Is. Carl ROLAND was re-
elected clerk with no opposition.
Gales-The road and bridge
fund was left at $500 and the re-
venue fund at $500. Henry Lad
wig was reelected supervisor
with 80 votes, Martin Grunden
was reelected clerk with 80 and
Paul Grunden was elected Justice
of peace with nine. Roman ZWach
was elected constable for one year
and Chester Anderson for two.
BrOOkville-A power patrol for
road work was favored by voters
over use of horses. The road and
bridge fund was boosted from
$1,000 to $500 and 5000 was
voted snow removal and 5000 for
revenue. Both funds were $500
last year. Leonard Jensen was
elected supervisor, succeeding
Herman Lartz, with AZ votes and
John F. Nelson, clerk with "A.
Delhi-Harry w. Brown was
elected supervisor and H. c.
Brown clerk with 80 and 38 votes
while Elmer Hines received 81 for
justice of peace. Charles Ilett was
elected constable with %, leading
A. Moldestad with six and c.
Scott with one.
MOrgan-Four thousand dollars
was voted for the road and bridge
fund here and $400 for the re-
venue fund, the latter reduction
of 5000. Carl Christensen was
elected supervisor for three years
with 81 votes and F. w. Zaske
was reelected clerk with So.
Sherman-The road and bridge
fund here was stepped up from
$1,000, for road and bridge and
snow removal, to $4,000. John
Petig was elected supervisor and
A. c. Fischer was reelected
clerk.
Underwood - Three thousand
dollars was voted for the road and
bridge fund and $500 for the re-
venue fund. With SO votes cast,
H. L. Belshaw received At and
Glen Holmberg 81 for supervisor.
Henry Christopherson was elected
clerk with so.
Waterbury - August Bloedow
was elected supervisor with 81
votes, defeating Arnold LANCE
while Robert Price was elected
clerk, unopposed, receiving "a
votes. Louis Kratzke received AZ
to win out over Fred Graf for
constable and Otto Beerman was
elected justice with so votes, de-
feating Alfred Netzke. Three thou
sand in road and bridge funds and
$500 town revenue were voted.
JOhnsOnville-Frank Maker was
elected supervisor with So votes,
defeating John Schmiesing with
81 while August Mas was named
clerk with no opposition. Funds
totaling $500 were voted.
Swedes Forest-M. N. Sandager
was elected supervisor in three
way race which gave him 48
votes to 26 for Oscar Gimmestad
and 16 for Rasmus Christensen.
Knute Hegdahl was elected clerk
with So votes to SO for Henry
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10
County Births
Fewer in 1888
SO BABIES BORN IN
REDWOOD FALLS
DURING YEAR

Births in Redwood county dur
ing 1887 decreased by nine from
those of 1886 and there was one
less death, according to report
received by Clerk of Court Frank
Baldwin from the state depart
ment of vital statistics.
Records show that there were
399 births throughout the county
and las deaths in 1887, as COM
pared to 408 births and 146 deaths
in 1886.
Redwood Falls city topped the
list in both classes, having SO
births and AZ deaths. There were
no births listed in Clements Will
age and Homer township and no
deaths recorded for Granite Rock,
Redwood Falls, Westline or Will
low Lake townships.
Following is the 1897 record:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10
Morton Veteran
Buried Saturday

Morton-Funeral services were
held Saturday at the home for
Edgar J. Chisholm, Al, who took
his own life in the garage of his
home Thursday. He was veteran
of the World war and had spent
considerable time at the Veterans
hospital, the last time in. Decem-
Der. --.~
Burial was at Calvery cemetery.
Rev. J. c. O'Hara officiated and
pail bearers were George Ewert,
Leo Mahowald, Fred Ewert, Matt
Nahum, Earl Daun and Raymond
Keefe. >~s
He was born in Norfolk town.
ship, May 81, 1896. He enlisted
June 1, 1917 and left Olivia Aug
ust 10 with Company H for Dem
ming, New Mexico. He went to
France in May, 1918 and fought
in the battles of Chateau Thierry,
Belleau Woods, st. Mihiel, Meuse-
Argonne and Marine. He was dis
charged from service, April, 1919.
Among the survivors are his
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Joseph
Chisholm; four sisters, Mrs. J. w.
Carr, Reeder, North Dakota; Mrs.
Mary Clancy, Olivia; Mrs. Edith
Clancy, Morton; Mrs. J. L. Nice
wander, Laurens, Iowa and five
brothers, Ross, Stewart and Ray
of Minneapolis and Elmer and
Ambrose at home.
Out of town relatives and
friends present at the funeral
were Harry Clancy, Fort Smelling;
Mrs. Raymond Hanson, Hector;
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Bertrand and
son Lawrence, Sleepy Eye; MIR.
and Mrs. George MCGOWAN and
son Percy, Minneapolis; Mrs. Guy
Green and son Arthur, Montevi-
dec; Mr.. and Mrs. v. c. Hopfen-
spirger, Clements and John Neary,
South st. Paul.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10
HENRYVILLE TOWNSHIP
VOTES $4,000 FOR ROADS

Bechyn-Thirty-two votes were
cast in the township elections lid
Tuesday at the Bechyn, hallFfor
Henryville township. The meet
ing voted $500 for general con-
troll expense, $4,000 for gravel,
SIS for weed inspector and 5000
for road work building. The Of
ficers elected are: Lawrence
Houdek, clerk; William Kostka,
supervisor; Joseph Kozubik, con-
stable and Frank Malecek, just
ice of peace. -. 5
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10
NEW EMPLOYEE
AT GREENHOUSE

Dwight Linson of Sault ST.
Marie, Michigan arrived Monday
to begin work at the Redwood
Falls greenhouse where he will
have charge of plant growing and
assist in the office.
A graduate of the North Dakota
school of forestry at Bottineau, he
is experienced in the work, hav-
ing spent the last two years in a
greenhouse at Sault st. Marie.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10


the auditoriiIm-gy
The "de lure" school is be-
ing cited throughout the
United states as one of the
most modern IN the nation in
q story circulated by an in
terndtio1ldl nelDs agency.
Clippings from q Ventura,
California, newspaper and the
Youngstown (Ohio) Vindicat-
or haze been receiued By resi-
dents of this city.
The stories tell of the sound
system, auditorium gymna-'
SUM and photoelectric cell
feature of the lighting sys-
tenn.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10

Christ Sundby of the state de-
partment of agriculture will con-
duct the annual Redwood county
weed meeting in the court rooms
Friday, March Is.
County commissioners, chair
men of township boards and de-
puties will attend the session at
which the weed law and new de-
velopments in weed eradication
will be discussed.
The meeting viii begin at 1:30
p. m. -
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-19
Total l7,26S,394 Pounds
Sold On Tobacco Market
Total of $3,773,O11.49 Paid by Buyers for
Farmers Offerings at Average Of $2l.95 Per
Hundred Pounds; Only Three Days Sales Next
Week

for the Christmas holidays. The
speedy marketing of the crop early in
the season and the short yield this
season account for the early closing
The Durham market, largest in the
Middle Belt, has decided to follow the
lead of the Henderson Tobacco Board
of Trade in voting to end the season
at the Christmas suspension. War
renton, small market near here, h rs
decided the same course. Oxford. the
ether of the "big three" in the belt.
has not definitely announced clos
ing date, but is expected to end its
season December 16.
Last year to Thanksgiving, the
Henderson market sold 19,198,O0o
pounds of tobacco, a figure which will.
rot be reached by the Thanksgiving
season this year. 1t is expected the to-
tai through next Wednesday will be
around 17,800,000 pounds, and that the
market will likely reach the 20-million
figure by the closing date at Christ
mas.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-19
CHRISTIANS HONOR
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
Hammond Organ Also To
Be On Display At Church;
Choral Club Sings

A special religious service honor
ing the football team of Henderson
high school, which Friday afternoon
closed its season with a 60 victory
over Apex high school,, will be held
Sunday morning at the Congregation
al-Christian church on Rowland
street, the pastor, Rev. ]. E. Neese,
announced today.
Mr.. Neese will preach from the sub
ject, Its a Great Came, and special
music will be furnished by the high
school choral club.
The pastor also stated that an cleo
trio organ will be on demonstration
at the service, and added that spe-
cial program will be given on the
organ in the afternoon at three
o'clock He said organists and choir
members of. the various churches in
the city and surrounding areas were
invited to be present and inspect the
new instrument. He said there is a
possibility his church might install
one of the instruments.
High school students and the public
in general are invited to attend the
morning service honoring the football
team, and the public is likewise in
vited to the musical program in the
afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-19
OCCUPATION SURVEY
TO Be COMPLETED
Improvements Also Being
Made In Local Office Of
Unemployment Service

An occupational survey recently
started of local business is TO be COM
pleted in the immediate future as one
of the two steps in the current pro-
gram of the local office Of the North
Carolina Employment Service, j. S
Guide, manager of the office, nnEounc-
cd today.
Another major project to be car
ried out, too, he said, is ga very COM
prehensive revision and refinement of
registration and filing procedures, de-
signed to facilitate the selection and
referral of applicants to jobs !"
The occupational survey of business
was launched while George M. Suggs
was director of the local office, and
which had not been completed when
he resigned to go with the National
Youth Administration in Western
North Carolina This work had been
sponsored by the Henderson Cham
Der of Commerce.
Explaining that these projects re-
quire a great deal of time and effort,
Guide said their usefulness was al.
ready apparent.
The manager said the office had
received materials for the erection TO
partitions in it's local office, and said
the change is designed to improve the
appearance and functional operation
of the Henderson office. This change
of physical layout was said to be part
of a general program to extend the
ability of the employment service to-
ward adequately serving the area as
signed to the local office.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-19
N. {. CHURCHES TO
HAVE NO SERVICES
Pastors Away At Confer
enc-; Appointments Mon
day Are Awaited

No preaching services will be held
in Methodist Episcopal churches OF
Henderson and the vicinity tomorrow,
in the absence of their pastors at the
annual sessions of the North Carolina
school services will be held as usual,
however, most of these in the morn
ing at 9:45 o'clock.
The conference in Elizabeth City
got under way last Wednesday and
will come to a close next Monday,
with the reading of appointments sta
tioning ministers in their work dur
ing the coming year.
All local churches are expecting
their ministers to be returned an
other year. Rev r. E. Brown, pastor
of the First Methodist church, and
Rev. d. A. Petty, pastor of Middle
burg charge, both have served here
three years, and both are expected to
be returned for the final fourth year
Of their pastorates. Rev. j. X. Worth
ington, pastor of City Road and
White Memorial churches, has just
ended his first year on that work and
is expected back. The same is true Of
Rev. ]. A. Martin, pastor of the Tar
River charge, who lives at Kittrell.
Appointments will be read at the
closing session of the conference on
Monday. This is the last session of
the conference that will be held be-
fore the three large branches of
Methodism in the United States are
united into one denomination next
year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-19
MRS. H. T. POWELL'S
GRANDMOTHER DIES

Word was received here today OF
the death of Mrs. M. w. Harrison, 81,
at $50 o'clock this morning in
Bracey, Virginia, after a long illness.
She is survived by one daughter
Mrs. J. w. Smith, formerly of this
city, and three grandchildren, Mrs
Henry T. Powell, Jr., and Tom Smith,
both of Henderson, and Miss Emma
Battle Smith, of Bracey.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon
in Bracey, with burial following i'm
mediately.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-19
MRS. PARKER'S HOME
IN NEW YORK BURNS
Distinguished Lady Residing at Pool
Rock May Transfer Her
Residence Here

Mrs. James Henry Parker, mistress
of Pool Rock farm in WILLIAMSBURG
township, near here, where she main
tains a home, suffered the loss OF her
home in New York City on Tuesday
of this week, and in the fire colored
maid was trapped on the third floor
and died of suffocation.
The four-story brownstone front
residence was located in the heart Of
New Yorks social district, just off
Park Avenue, at 10 and Goth street.
Furnishings destroyed in the fire
were estimated by a newspaper at
$4,000.
Mrs. Parker is the widow of the
late James Henry Parker, who was
several times president of the New
York Cotton Exchange and prominent
in the financial world of the metro
polls. For about quarter of a CEN
fury Mrs. Parker has maintained Pool
Rock farm near Henderson, which
was established as hunting lodge by
her husband prior to his death
Mrs. Parker is quite well known to
many Henderson people, and they are
urging upon her that she make this
county her permanent place of resi-
dence. It is understood she may do
that. She is a member of the Episco-
ral church and is regular attendant
at Holy Innocents Episcopal church
here on occasions when she is at her
Pool Rock home.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-19
CORbITT COMAPNY
HOST AT DINNER
Firemen And Police A.,
Special Guests At Vanea 'u
Hotel Affair

Firemen and policemen Of r.
son were guests of The Corh;tt t'n II
pany at y dinner at The Vance b 6ol n,
Friday evening, the occasion ba;, note
formal and rendered rs IN nvnna s IN
Of appreciation on the mart o NsSioh
Corbitt organization for the v,oO,. lne
city employees did in nrauon. me
greater damage than did occur =.
recent fire which DESTROYED tbo 'he
pany'S body plant. 0ODi-
Henry T. Powell was master Of
monies, and short talks wero W.,
by Fire Chief Cooper Ellis p 1nrue
Chief j. H. Langston and E. q Ea" Ie
ner, clerk of superior court ~,
others. w. B. Payne, president Of anu a.
Corbitt company, welcomed the o1asto
to the dinner. oN'''S
entertainment was furnished bv
K. Griffith and his musical groun -
Guiding Miss Dorothy Brinklev at A.
piano, w. T. Hearne, Misses FranonS
and Mary Harrison, with Miss Mo-,
cambridge Bum and her dance class
including little Misses Betty WiIson
and Anne UDchuich.
Some AZ in all attended the dinner
which was in the dining room of iba
.lotei.
The Corbitt company gave the fire.
men much credit for their work in
holding down the fire loss, ard en.
dered the dinner by way Of showing
It's, appreciation.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-19

Sale of 294,484 pounds of tobacco for
$6,394. 80, at an average of $19.2S per
hundred pounds on Friday brought
the total of the week to 1,176, 100
pounds, bringing $231,347.S for an
average of $19.67 per hundred pounds
according to official statistics an
bounced today by Fred Allen, sales
supervisor of the market.
Season sales thus are brought to a
total of 17,268,394 pounds, for $3,773,-
c11.49, at an average of $21.95 per hun
dred pounds.
The local market will run only three
days next week, suspending. after the
Wednesday sale for the two remain
ing days of the week for the custom
airy Thanksgiving holiday period. The
market will resume on Monday, No
vember %, to run for three full weeks
through Friday, December 16, when
the season will end.
This is the first time in full quart
er or more the Henderson market has
ended its season with the suspension
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-19
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page Four

/. OF which country is Manitoba :
province? %
2. what is the name for the loss q
the sense of smell?
z. What is the name Of the new auto
mobile, manufactured by the Fora
Motor Co., which has been recently
introduced? 90
{. was Georgia one of the original 10
cJa,,,a the port at the Mediterran-
can end of the Suez Canal.
6. what common name is applied to
All sorts of small fish?
IN addressing a female presiding
officer, what is the proper form
Of address? -
I tory that treats of reptiles
O. there any condition ~ @n tba y ws s.
can become President?
10. what is the name for the doctrine
that there is no God9
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-19
Avon Players Give
PLAYS Here Monday

Two of Shakespeare's best-known
nlavs. sRomeo and Juliet" and "The
Tanning of the Shrew", will be present
ed here Monday by the Avon Players,
in the high school auditorium.
This nationally known Shakespeare
an company, headed by the veteran
actor. Joseph Selman, is making it's
ninth annual tour this season, ard
for the past two years has given per-
formances in Henderson. Their APP
pearance here is being sponsored by
the Henderson high school PIT A.,
in order to raise funds to pay for the
school moving picture machine.
The afternoon performance, at 2:30
o'clock will be Romeo and Juliet,
and at g o'clock Monday evening "The
Tanning of the Shrew'' viii be given.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-19
MORGAN IS HEARD
ON LIONS PROGRAM
Forceful And Entertaining
Speaker Brings Fine
Message At School

A small but appreciative audience
heard Godfrey F. Morgan, legislator,
bring fine message last evening at
Henderson high school auditorium on
the subject, "Your Money or Your
Life" this being the third in series
of four entertainments being sponsOr-
ed in the city by the Henderson Lions
Club, the proceeds from the series to
be used by the Lions for their charity
work.
Mr.. Morgan's talk was entertaining
forceful and filled with wit from the
very beginning, and those who heard
him felt they had been well repaid for
their efforts made in attending.
The final entertainment will be pre-
sented next Friday evening, it beinga
Broadway comedy hit "Mary's Other
Husband"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-19
MISS GUPTON GETS
GOLD MEDAL AWARD

Miss Lucille Gupton, of Townsville.
has been awarded a gold medal for
making the best report of any All
club member in Vance county in the
National All Rural Identification
contest conducted by extension
agents. it was learned today. The
medal is seven-eights of an inch high.
with clover leaf and high line towers
embossed on the rectangular face and
is fitted with a clasp lock.
Records of county winners will COM
pete for the State award, which is 81
all-expense trip to the 18th National
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-19

4-H Club Congress in Chicago NO
vember 25-December 3. The four high
est scoring state winners in the coun-
try receive cash college scholarships
of $500, $500, 5000 and 500.
The contestant IS scored on a re-
port stating how electricity can be
used to advantage on a farm, listing
Appliances and giving cost of OPP
Grafton compared with manpower.
Proportional work, such as exhibits
and demonstrations, also count.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-19
TWO REALTY DEEDS
PLACED ON RECORDS,

Realty transfers with the Vance
Registry yesterday were two, accord
ing to the records.
S. s. Parham ct al, sold J. M Rob
ertson 1873 acres of land in Sandy
Creek township for $500.
E. H. Hunt and wife sold John 3.
Hunt two acres of land in the county
for 5000.
Germany not only has given the
world aspirin, but good and sufficient
reason to use it.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-19
NEGRO GIVEN YEAR
FOR OVERCOAT THEFT

John D. Williams, Negro, was con-
victed in city court today before
Mayor Henry T.. Powell of stealing an
overcoat, and was given one year on
the roads. He gave notice of appeal,
and bond was set at $500.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-19
WITNESS WITHDRAWS
CHARGE IN COURT

Recorder r. E. Clements presided
over county court today, with just one
charge coming before the, court.
Garland Stevens was charged with
reckless driving, but the prosecuting
witness, key Rem, came into court,
withdrew the charge and paid the
costs
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-11
COP. MOVING
 TO FORM NEW
 FRONT IN 194O
Paves Way for Alignment of All Political Faiths
 New Philosophy

CHICAGO, H., March II. - The Republican Party has officially broken a traditional Party line. This all happened at the very recent meeting in this city of the pro gram committee"
 Formally recognizing there is lit- tie difference between the two ma- jor political parties of the nation, the COPS newly-created program committee" has paved the way for the creation of a united front of all political faiths for the 1940 presi- dential election.
 Common Field
 The committee, which has under taken the task of making an audit of the New Deal, unanimously adopted a resolution calling for a basis of party procedure during the next two years. The resolution, the only one adopted during the two- day session, read.
 Continued on Page Seven)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-11
ALASKA MAY
 GET S50,000
 RELIEF FUND
Delegate Dimond Says He Has Obtained Promise
 for Amount

WASHINGTON. March 11--Alas- ka Delegate Anthony J. Dimond said he has obtained promise of $50,000 in WPA funds for additional relief work in Alaska during the re- mainder of the fiscal year.
 The Delegate said he conferred with Aubrey Williams, Acting WPA Director regarding the amount asked. No intimation is given when the allotment will be made, if it is.
 Jack Lang, of Juneau. interested in relief work, also received radio gram this afternoon from Delegate Dimond regarding the relief fund, as follows:
 To-day for first time was able to get official action on application for work relief Juneau in the ad- vised project submitted by the Gov ernor Will be approved immediate ly and work started soon. Please ad- wise Lee Rox and others interested"
 This afternoon a notice was issued stating that the unemployed in Ju- neau will hold a meeting in Union Hall Sunday night at 8 o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-11
TOM MOONEY LOSES FIGHT
 FOR FREEDOM
California Assem- blymen Can't Muster Sufficient
 Votes-Adjourns

SACRAMENTO, Cal, March H. The dramatic fight by Tom Mooney before the California State Assem- bly, to win a Legislative pardon, failed when unique bill to free Mooney from San Quentin Prison, where he is serving life sentence for the. 1916 Preparedness Parade bombing in San Francisco, met the same fate as every other attempt in the 21-year fight for vindica tion. The Assemblymen refused to stay in session early today after hearing Mooney himself repeat the oft told story that he was framed
 The Assembly voted 39 to 35 to free Mooney, two short of the nec- essary majority, then began long night session during which the Ser geant-at-Arms tried to roundup the four missing members.
 Final action on the Mooney re- lease bill failed when members voted to end the session early this morn ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-11
GHOST WALKS

Ghosts of those and them that has walked before" walked again in the streets of Juneau today.
 A city street crew, digging in muck on Seventh Street near John Torvinen's home, unearthed a strange and routed horn of an ami mal
 Prehistoric" exclaimed amazed workmen.
 Prehistoric! Humph! Cow!' said the Rev. A. P Kashevaroff. Curator of the Territorial Museum when showed the relic of yesteryear. Anyway, the COW probably died a long time ago.