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Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-04-27
LOCAL BOY SETS NEW RECORD
Amazes Experts

Somewhere in Greenbelt there is an
unnamed hero. This person, like the
great, prefers to remain anonymous. He
first attracted the attention Of experts
when he finished his third soda at one
sitting at the fountain Of our new Drug
Store, which last week offered SOdaS
at Introductory price Of So. How
ever he did not stop there. He ordered
another, and another and another. He
did not stop until he had downed seven
sodas--each a different flavor. Even
then the heart Of the champion did not
culver. He ordered eighth. At this
point the management, in the interest
Of public welfare, elected the youngster.
Our drug stores generosity had an
other gri evous consequence. But one
short week ago some Of the more serious
minded Of the male youth Of Greenbelt
formed a club, a fraternel organizations.
Officers were elected, bylaws adopt
ed. Every member paid his dues So
for the first month.
But alas, the treasury, once SO
plump and flush in the spring Of its
growth, is already drained to extinction.
The members voted to use the funds
to purchase 5Gsodas.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-04-27
BARBER SHOP NEWS
Greenbelt's. own barber,

Greenbelt's S, own barber, Mike
Juliano cot off with a flying start
last Friday morning. Although the
official Opening hour had been set
for 1000 Am. at least half on hour
before that time Morris Coff and Pete
Carroll were on deck, closely follow
cd by little Nary Ann Kramer and Mrs.
Sylvia Fleissig. Mr. Evans appeared
with several new mage zines for the
entertainment Of the patient walters
who were shortly augmented by the
appearance Of Postmaster Bryant.
The zero hour errived and Mr..
Juliano, who has cut the hair Of
and small fry had the unprecedented
honor Of cutting the hair Of Green
BELTS first customers. For histor-
ic purposes the firsts are hero re-
corded:
First Man Peter j. Carroll
First Child Nary Ann Kramer
First Woman Mrs. Sylvia Fleissig
First to be Shaved John H. Walker
For Friday and aturday, the first
two days Of operation Of the shop, Mr..
Juliano averaged little better than
forty haircuts.
All agreed that q hair cut in
our modern shop by its agreeable
attendant was to be looked forward
to as pleasant social function.
NEARBY DAIRY HEADS TNDT CITED
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-04-27
AUTO INSURANCE COOPERATIVE NOW FIFTH
LARGEST IN US.

According to q dispatch from the
Cooperotor League News Service, the
Farm Bureau Mutual AutomQb bile Insurance
Company, Americas largest auto insur-
ance cooperative, jumped from seventh
to fifth place among the mutual automobil
insurance companies Of the nation at
the close Of 1887. The rating is based
premiums written. Premi um income for
1887 Yves So, 353 1929, an increase Of
more than million dollars over 1886.
The. auto insurance coop was organ
lied in 1929 with $40, 200 capital. At
the close Of 1887 it had assets Of
IS, 776, 900, and had provided capital
for the organi cation Of the Farm Bureau
Mutual Fire Insurance Company and the
purchase of the Cooperative Life Insur-
ance Company Of America. Starting will
insurance for farmers, the coop is
now handling auto insurance for farm
and city consumers in Ohio and nine
other states.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17
Summer Sports Instructor,
Baseball in School Program
Asked by Legion Committee
POST WOULD SPONSOR
TEAM AFTER SCHOOL
SEASON is FINISHED

Plans for a full time athletics
instructor at Memorial Field dur
ing the summer months were dis
cussed at a meeting of commit
tee from the American Legion
with the Redwood Falls school
board Monday night.
J. w. Lauterbach and L. P.
Winter of the Veterans organiza-
ton appealed to the board for as
sistance with project to give
every child in the community
some part in supervised sports.
They also asked the school to in
clude baseball IN its spring athle-
tic curriculum, promising to take
over the team for Junior League
competition in the summer.
Members of the board agreed
that the ideal plan would be to
have a member of the faculty re-
main here to instruct in summer
play. The project will be dis
cussed at a meeting of the Legion
committee with the city council,
probably at their next session.
The Legion has some baseball
equipment which would be fur
nished for spring practice and it
is probable that the organization
would continue to assume the re-
sponsibility for transportation to
out-of-town games should the
school add the sport to its pro-
gram.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17
DelinquentTax
List Shrinking
BAROMETER OF COUNTY
CONDITIONS SHOWS
SPLENDID GAINS

Redwood county's tax baromet-
er presented the most encouraging
picture of returning farm income
in many years with only three
and one half per cent of the total
real estate tax delinquent in 1888.
Much of the delinquency was on
small parcels Of village and city
property.
The total delinquency is $685.
631.77 according to Ira R. Rogers,
county auditor, who states that it
is the least since he took office.
The delinquent tax list this year
contains the descriptions of 533
parcels of land. In 1858 there
were 1,465; in 1884, 1856; the 1885
list contained 1889; in 1886 there
were 1,O07 and in 1887 the num-
Der decreased to 673. Delinquency
has dropped steadily since the de-
preston years in practically all of
the townships, it was revealed.
Morgan, New Avon and Vail
townships are on the honor roll
with only one piece of property
III OoN1l. ASNS4 al oSAASA .
have less than five.
Following is a tabulation by
townships. The figures are for
the number of land parcels, not
the number of property holders.
Brookville 2, Charlestown IL,
Delhi 8, Gales 5, Granite Rock 5,
Johnsonville 6, Kintire Is, Lam
berton "a, Morgan l, New Avon /,
North Hero 10, Paxton IL, Red
wood Falls 3, Sheridan 6, Sher-
man 4, Springdale 5, Swedes For
est %, Three Lakes 6, Under
wood 6, Vail l, Vesta 2, Water
bury 2, Westline II, Willow Lake
Is.
Belview IA, Clements II, Delhi
5, Lamberton 35, Lucan 6, Milroy
IA, Morgan 8, North Redwood 8,
Revere II, Sanborn 26, Seaforth
7, Vesta 9, Wabasso 9, Wanda %,
Walnut Grove 81, Redwood Falls
95.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17
KIND Scores
|4Knockovers
REPAY WORTHINGTON
SHERIFF PROMPTLY
FOR SERVICES

KIND of Redwood Falls and
Sheriff Eldon Rowe of Worthing-
ton are playing turnabout this
week.
At Ais p. m. Monday the
Mobiles county sheriff called the
radio station to report the theft of
a Chevrolet coach in Worthing-
ton. At noon Tuesday KIND had
word that the thieves were being
held In Sheldon, Iowa, as re-
suit of the broadcast and Sheriff
Rowe left that day to get them.
The ''knockover" was a return
favor by KIND for the arrest of
Fred and Basil Jenkins and Eve
lyn Hoofmaster, alias Evelyn
Leath, in Worthington Monday
afternoon. Rowe picked them up
after a broadcast by KIND that
they were wanted by Dwight,
Illinois, authorities.
The police radio system here
has two other recent knockovers
to its credit. Their broadcast
Wednesday morning on 23-year-
old girl missing from Winthrop
was heard by Mankato police who
found her that afternoon.
Friday the chief of police at
Marshall picked up Morris Vol
stad, Is and Legrant Velde, 16,
Granite Falls runaways.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17
Civil Service
Recommended
By Candidate
PETERSEN DESCRIBES
SWEDISH SYSTEM IN
TALK AT REVERE

"All political parties have been
guilty of abuses of the spoils sys-
tenn" Hjalmar Petersen, guber-
Material candidate told members
of the Revere Community club in
an address Friday night. He adj
vocated civil service for all gov
eminent and state employees In
the only remarks of political
nature in his entire address.
E. T. Ebbesen, childhood friend
of the chairman of the railroad
and warehouse commission, in
troduced him at a social gathering
of the club in the Revere hall.
Petersen talked on the consum-
er co-operatives in Sweden, laud-
ing that Scandinavian country as
a land which has solved the dis
tribution of wealth and social
security problems.
Sweden has a well-controlled
capitalistic system in which per-
sonal initiative is, never neglect
3D." he said, adding ANY country
gets about the kind of govern
ment to which the people in it are
entitled"
He explained that monopolies
were eliminated by co-operatives
who step in and manufacture pro-
ducts for which exorbitant prices
are asked by private industry.
"There is only one-tenth of one
per cent illiteracy in Sweden" he
asserted, ''And here in the great
breadbasket of the world litter
acy runs from one to two per cent
of the population.
Minnesota's efforts to bring up
the iteracy count include the 1888
net income tax law, the proceeds
of which are allocated to schools
throughout the state. With the
increase in the tax in 1897, Pet
ersen estimated that 10 or IL mil
lion dollars will be collected for
schools this year.
1Real estate and personal pro-
perty taxes would be much high
er if the income tax law were
not in effect" he said.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17

2FarmHo1nes
OTHER STRUCTURES ON
PLACES SAVED BY
FIREMEN, FRIENDS

Two Redwood county farm
homes were destroyed by fire this
week and other buildings on the
places were saved in both cases.
The residence on what is known
as the old j. c. Gilland farm at
Morgan was RACED shortly after
8 a. m. Tuesday. The place is
now the property of Elmer Ben
dixen and is occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Merle Gilland and two small
children.
Starting in the chimney, the
fire gained considerable Roadway
while Mr.. Gilland was at a neigh
boris telephoning for help.
The Morgan fire department re-
sponded quickly but the roof and
second story of the dwelling were
ablaze when they got there. At
one time the roof of the barn was
afire, but the department succeed
ed in saving the structure.
Neighbors and firemen helped
in getting all the furniture from
the downstairs rooms before the
roof fell In but canned goods in
the basement and furniture on the
second floor were destroyed. The
building was recently wired for
electricity.
The Walter Fenger farm home
eight miles south of Wabasso was
also destroyed by fire which ORR
ginated in the chimney. Neigh
bors who came to the assistance
of the Fenger family Sunday eve
ming saved surrounding buildings.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17
Snow Covers
County; Road
1ieup Feared
WIND WOULD PILE UP
DRIFTS; 9 INCHES
IN "a HOURS

Fingers were crossed to avert
a elbow in this section of the
state today after the fall of about
nine inches of snow in "a hours.
Should wind arise, roads in
the community will almost GER
tainly be tied up for the first time
this winter.
N. B. Andersen measured five
inches of snow, half inch of
needed moisture, by 5 p. m. We'd
nesday. He hadn't measured last
nights fall this morning but es-
timated it at four inches
So far no traffic tieup has re-
suited from the snowstorm al
though motorists are warned
against starting long trips before
the blanket has settled. The M
and st. L train came through
Wednesday night and postoffice
patrons got their mail as usual
this morning. Buses arrived on
schedule Wednesday night and no
delays were anticipated today.
State highway department
plows were out today but county
plows will not be called out UNI
less drifting starts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17
]. B. Gallea
Rites Monday
RESIDENT OF CITY 81
YEARS DIED FRIDAY
FOLLOWING STROKE

James Burton Gallea, a resident
of Redwood Falls for "a years,
died at his home Friday after
noon following stroke last Mon
day.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at the Presby-
terrain church with Rev. ]. p.
Linn in charge. Mike and Joe
Lauterbach, T. F. Reed Jr. and w.
M. Smith sang "The Old Rugged
Cross, "Now The Day Is Over"
and "a Christians Good Night"
accompanied by Mrs. S. B. Duea
at the piano.
Pail bearers were B. H. Clark,
Frank Baldwin, w. E. Paffrath,
Paul Weis, L. p. Winter and Ira
r. Rogers.
Business places in the city clos
ed between and 3 p. m. during
the rites.
He was born in jefferson
county, New York, September %,
1854. At the age of four years he
went to Wisconsin with his par
ents, living there for four years;
and then coming on to Minnesota
by covered wagon. They took
homestead at Clinton Falls.
September z, 1877, he married
Stella Mary futile. To them four
sons and one daughter were born,
the youngest son dying at the age
of nine months.
Until 1914 the family lived in
and near Owatonna. Then they
came to Redwood Falls where
they established a restaurant and
bakery.
Survivors are his wife and sons,
Ernest L. Gallea of Redwood
Falls, Evart A. Gallea of James
town, North Dakota and Philo j.
Gallea of Appleton, Wisconsin
and daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Spang
of Moneta, Iowa. Two brothers,
William Gallea of Hill City and
George B. Gallea of Owatonna
and two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Mar
tin of Minneapolis and Mrs. Clara
Tuttle of Medford are living.
There are IL grandchildren.
Always in good health, he en-
joyed hunting and other outdoor
sports and was active until his
last illness.
Out-of-town persons attending
the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. A.
P. Tuttle, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Tuttle, Mr.. and Mrs. George Tut
tie, Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Gilman
and George Gallea of Medford,
F B. Tuttle of Owatonna and Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Bellig of Lam
berton.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17
Owners Work
Majority Of
County Farms
534,175 ACRES HERE IN
FARMS; CORN is =
BIGGEST CROP

The majority of Redwood coun-
ty farms listed in the 1887 state
farm census are operated by own
ers. Of the 2,607 farms reporting,
1921 are occupied by owners and
1926 by renters.
The total area of farms in this
county is 534,175 acres, accord
ing to bulletin number 26, issued
last week by Charles Ommodt,
state commissioner of agriculture.
Acres in farm crops as of last
year are as follows: corn, 161,-
848; oats, 99,15O; barley, 59,816;
rye, 6,942; durum, sc; other spring
wheat, 30,366; winter wheat, $40;
buckwheat, 80; flax, 1928; pot
atoes, 676; clover timothy hay,
1929; alfalfa hay, 1908; sweet
clover hay, 2,784; other crops cut
for hay, Abs; acres cut for wild
hay, 1880; dry edible beans, 27;
sugar beets for sugar, 2; cabbage
ID; onions, II.
In 1887 there were 10, 388 acres
of plowland used for pasture and
44,095 acres of other lands pas
tured. There were 1868 acres of
idle land.
Last years figures for acres of
hay cut for seed are not available
but 1886 figures are as follows:
clover, 80; timothy, 5; sweet Glow
er, 489 and alfalfa, 43.
There were 263,462 hens re-
ported and 1866 turkeys. Sows
narrowed amounted to 1928 and
there were 2O,301 cows and heif-
ers two years old and over on
farms surveyed.
Renville county has 597, 542
acres in 3,O31 farms of which
1888 are operated by renters and
1893 by owners. Renters FREEDOM
mate in Yellow Medicine county
1867 to 1.036 with 464,337 acres
in farms. Both counties raise more
spring wheat than Redwood but
otherwise have similar proper
tions in the major crops.
Brown county has 1878 owner
operators and 772 renters on $685.
222 acres and 1903 owners and
862 renters farm 393,517 acres in
Cottonwood county. The entire
state has 1883 oWner-operated
farms and 59,848 renters while
farmIands total 30,243,02 acres.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17

These pictures taken in the netr
Redwood Falls High school are
among number of photographs
of the building aDhich aDill appear
in an early issue of the American
School Board Journal. Others in
clude exterior shots used in the
Gdzette's school edition October
%.
The top picture sho,Ds a physical
education class on the stage of the
gymnasium auditoriuna ,Dhere the
district and Sub-diStrict basket
ball tournaments aDill be held
nert month.
In the second photo number
of industrial arts students are at
a1ork in section of one of the
,1ell-eqttipped workshops.
S. w. Limburg directs prac-
tice of school band members in
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17
$1l Per Week
Minimum for
CONDITIONER
INDUSTRIAL BOARD TO
ACT ON PROPOSAL OF
ADVISORY BOARD

Women employed in Redwood
county, excepting domestics and
those employed on farms, will re-
ceive minimum wage of Sill per
week if a proposal of the state
minimum wage advisory board
made to the industrial commission
this week is adopted.
The Sill scale is recommended
for a week of 36 to 48 hours in
communities of under 5000 pop
ulation. Should Redwood Falls
pass the 5000 mark in the 1910
census its minimum wage re-
quirement would become $12 per
week. Communities with a pop
ulation of 5000 to $4,000 would
pay at least $3.50 per week while
a SIS minimum is set for larger
cities in the proposal.
At least $4,000 Minnesota wo-
men will be affected by the mini
mum wage scale which the COM
mission has under consideration,
but great majority of employ
ers already are paying wages Sin
line with the recommended scale, .
Miss Florence Burton, superin-
tendent of the women's and chill
dren's division of the commission,
said.
Census figures show 100000
Minnesota women gainfully en-
ployed, including domestic and
agricultural help which is not af-
fected by the minimum wage law.
Miss Burton estimated 125, 1000 are
in occupations affected by the
scale.
"The recommended scale, I be-
lieve," Miss Burton said, sis in
line with wages now being paid
by a significant majority of en-
ployers."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17
Cards Finish
Schedule With
3HardGames
TRACY, HUTCHINSON,
SPRINGFIELD SLATED
BEFORE TOURNEY

Redwood Falls Cardinals have
three hard conference games re-
manning on their basketball sche-
dule before the district tourney
which starts here Marc. 10. To-
morrow. night they journey to
Tracy where they will meet the
undefeated Scrappers. Tracy de-
feated the Cards 80 to "a in a
game played here before the
holidays. The following week
Redwood plays a return game at
Hutchinson, a team which the
Cards defeated in one of their
ION" nights. They wind up with
Springfield here Tuesday, March
/.
In what might be called a fair
first of the season game, the Red
wood cagers defeated the Olivia
High team % to 10 in ragged
basketball game here Wednesday
night. Both teams passed wildly
and missed many set-ups in the
mad schuffle.
Olivia ran up a to lead at
the quarter and Coach thinner
(Continued on Page I2)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17
M. Mansfeldt
RitesFriday
PRESIDENT OF ENGLISH
LUTHERAN CHURCH
DIED TUESDAY

Rites for Martin c. Mansfield,
70, who died Tuesday evening
after a months illness will be
held at 2 p. m. Friday in the Eng
lish Lutheran church which he
was instrumental in establishing
and was serving as congregation
president at the time of his death.
Rev. w. Henry Westby will be in
charge and burial will be in the
Redwood Falls cemetery.
Honorary pail bearers will in
clude George L. Hanson, 0. j.
Bollum, o. A. Stensvad, Louis
Hoffman, George Claussen and
John E. Berglund and six grand
sons will act as active pallbearers.
Mr.. Mansfeldt was born July
%, 1864 at Gaylord where he
married Mary WergeS November
%, 1884. The couple lived there
for eight years and then moved
to a farm at Echo where they re-
manned Is years. They lived at
Belview for seven years and when
he retired from farming in 1912
they came to Redwood Falls.
Survivors are his wife, one son
Grover of Redwood Falls and
four daughters, Mrs. Minnie
Eckhart and Mrs. Augusta Sovoy
of Redwood Falls, Mrs. Martha
Brown of Morton and Mrs. Elsie
Edmunds of Windsor, Missouri. A
son George preceded him in
death. There is a brother, Rich
ard of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Wer-
ges of Amboy and Mrs. Sophie
Schwitzer. of Minneapolis. Seven
teen grandchildren and four
great grandchildren also survive.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17
Post Members to
Attend School on
Child Welfare

Members of the Melvin Daskam
post of the American Legion will
join in child welfare school for
members of the organization from
six counties in Marshall tonight,
weather permitting.
F. B. Forbes, post commander;
County Attorney George A. Bar
mes, DR.. T. E. Finn, j. w. Lau-
terbach DIR. j. c. Budik and A. d.
McRae are expected to attend.
N. r. Ryerson, vice-command-
er will be in charge of the re-
gular meeting here tonight.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17

their special room which features
a floor in varying elevations for
proper grouping.
The studiousness of pupils in
the study room adjoining the
library might indicate that they
kneD the photographer ,Das focus
ing on them for publication.
Neat is a shot from the stage
of the English classroom Nth
Miss Lucille Sturdeuant in charge
The last picture shoaDs the con-
troll board of the schools magic
all ttoo tDdy sound system. 1t is
located in the office of Miss Muir
iel Anderson, school secretary and
provides radio and photograph
programs to students as aDelI as
regular business communication
to and from euery classroom in
the school system.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17
IS HERDS WILL
BE TB TESTED

A tuberculosis test of IS herds
of cattle in Redwood county viii
get underway in March under the
supervision of the state livestock
sanitary board.
Herds to be tested are those
which included reactors in the
last test here three years ago.
Usually the test is extended to
other herds whose owners re-
quest it, but J. /. Swedberg, coun-
ty agent has not yet received in
formation to that effect on the
forthcoming survey.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17
Molars Must Wait
Unless Cared for
Before Convention

If you feel a toothache COM
ing on, you'd better see your
dentist this Ueek, because if
all plans are carried out, Red
1Dood Falls 1Dill be dentistless
Tuesday, Wednesday. and
Thursday.
DR.. c. L. Lynn, DR.. j. c.
Budik, DR.. NJ. P. Feigal, DR..
E. H. Johnson, DR.. j. W., Ing
lis and Dr. w. A. Heintzen
all say they expect to attend
the state dental contention
those three days.
The meetings t1ill be held
in st. Paul.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17
New Trial Denied

Denial of a motion for new trial
in the case Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
H. johnson of Belview against the
city of Redwood Falls and H. d.
Thorp was made by Judge Albert
H. Emerson Saturday. The john
sons have indicated that they will
appeal their suit for $4,000 for
injuries sustained by Mrs. John
son in fall here to the state
supreme court.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17
Motor Company to
Give Free Movie

Redwood Falls Motor company
will entertain customers and
friends Saturday at Allis- Chal-
mers day. Free movies will be
presented at p. m. and lunch
will be served to farmers attend
ing at S. Farm machinery viii be
on display and there viii be
several prizes. A show for unat-
tended children will be held at
10 a. m.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17
Work Rushed on
New Store Here

Workmen are remodeling and
redecorating the Ehlers and Hab-
icht store, formerly the New
Palace, which will be opened in
about two weeks. Martin Ehlers
who will manage the store moved
here recently from Worthington
with his wife and son. They are
living in the Tom Tyson house
on Minnesota street.
New merchandise is arriving
daily and will be put in place as
soon as the store is ready.
Merchandise from the New Pal
ace has been stored in the Dream
theatre building awaiting removal
to Olivia when w. r. Wingate
opens his new store there.