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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-17

from the bank, yet must have the
money, often desperately so. Where
do they get it. From finance COM
panies," with interest running var
iously from % percent up to 200
percent. Incomes sorely taxed are
burdened further more with usury.
Sometimes one loan" follows an
other, until the borrower Is hope
lessly involved in debt. Generally
the debt was unavoidable. Some
thing happened that the borrowers
income could not take care of. Be
ing without bank credit, the finance
company was the only source Of
credit. The credit union loans at
the rate of percent per month on
the unpaid balance. Some even
loan for less. This Is one reason
for the credit union.
Credit unions help members to
buy needed merchandise for cash
instead Of the installment plan. All
merchants and banks welcome the
cash plan. It is thrifty, and, step
to financial stability. Saving the
interest charges are another reason
for the credit union.
The credit union accepts savings
as low as 25c per week. This Is an
important reason for credit unions
systematic thrift.
Membership in the credit union
also depends upon the applicants
character. Thus 1t builds charac-
ter. A fee Of Csc is charged each
new member, plus Csc to defray or
ganization expenses. There are no
other fees.
Each member agrees to save at
least Csc each pay day period thru
the purchase of shares, although he
may save larger sums If he desires.
Savings, other than membership
fees, may be withdrawn, but 60 day
notice may be imposed If consider
ed necessary.
Continued next weekly
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-17
The Common-tater
Chuck Rattle
Political Wonder Boy
BY Chuck Rattle

Political Wonder Boy
Ten eleven years ago-it matters little the
exact time-a young law student, then exceedingly
young for almost to the approach of his bar
examination, said to fraternity brother Some day
I'll be governor. Not boastfulness, not idle pratt
tle clearly statement of ambition. 1t was said Just
as you and you might have said at the age of ten
I'm going to be policeman" "a fireman.
Perhaps you were neither. But this young man
had set his goal and perhaps years earlier than he
expected the opportunity for him to become the chief
executive Of his state arrived at the age 81
!. The young law student-at the age of not over
2o-was Harold e. Stassen. Now he's governor-elect
the youngest chief executive Minnesota had
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-17

tree, horned, screech, an Afri-
can or an English owl-it makes no
difference. It was a whopper. This
particular owl was killed recently
by Ed Henry in the back yard at
his home on West Main street.
Youngsters playing in the yard had
discovered the feathered wise-man,
and had called Henry's attention to
it. Fearing that it might attack
one of the children, Henry secured
his shotgun and killed 1t. The owl
measured Is inches, from tip to
toe-and had wing spread of A
feet. 1T had claws well over an
inch in length-claws that could
have done a lot Of damage had they
hit soft flesh.
Minnesota Is
Pear Country
LAKEFIELD-A pear weighing
IA ounces was grown on the Henry
Ruser farm in Round Lake town.
ship. Mr.. Ruser is widely known
as a horticulturist. He harvested
about six bushels of pears in the
fall of 1927, not quite as many this
year. Ten years ago on visit to
Germany, Mr.. Ruser brought from
his native country a scion of pear
tree and grated it on a Kiefer pear
tree on his farm. The fruit is
large, firm and delicious. Mr.. Rus
err has proved that pears can be
grown in southern Minnesota in
marketable quality and quantity.
Skunk Hides Easy
Trail In Theft
DULUTH-Police cleared up a
truck theft in quick order one
night recently, and they didn't need
bloodhounds to track down the
missing merchandise. The truck,
stolen from the West End Iron and
Metal corporation, contained box
of skunk furs, from which, said
the police radio, "the odor is very
noticeable" The thief apparently
agreed, for the truck was soon dis
covered, a block from the place
where it had been stolen. The furs
were still in it.
Wasn't That
Kind of Kitty
SIIAKOPEE-A new version of
+" 1t wasn't that kind of kitty"
was recorded when Donald Hergott,
16, was making the rounds of his
skunk traps and found in one of
them a 35-lb. badger, the first he
had ever taken. 1t is also the only
one reported here for many years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-17
Suggest Second Ward Change

Over Lightweight hours after the polls had closed
several precincts in the county had failed report
tabulations This not characteristic of Stearns
County alone but found to be true over the en-
tire state.
Tabulaton in the Second Ward of this city was
not completed until one o'clock Friday morning. This
OF course, was not the fault of election judges and
clerks, but rather failure the part of the public
to allow continuation of antiquated system.
Sank Centres Second Ward voting precinct
is unusually large and the thought has been expressed
that change is necessary This ward should be
split into two wards voting precincts The division
line of the two wards precincts could be
Third Street south Main Street, and voting in the
precinct could be done in the basement of the
library. This is merely suggestion
A change in the city and in the voting system
all the is necessary as candidate for Of
flee is entitled to know within a reasonable time
to whether not he has been elected.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-17
Can Carry Out Program Unhampered-

Harold stassen elected by huge majority,
and with him swept into office all men who
favorable to his program. Mr. Stassen, COVER
of Minnesota will have opportunity to carry
out his platform. He will have a House of Repre-
sentatives and State Senate to back him up and to
provide that government which the people of Mime
sofa showed they wanted. He will need the coopera-
ton OF all people, and his government, he aptly
stated will be for all the people Harold Sassen Of
fered to the voters of Minnesota mighty fine pro-
gram, and the people overwhelmingly accepted his
offer.
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day, we know it, is dstinc.
lively American institution although festivals of sim.
liar import may be traced back many hundreds of
years. The Hebrew Feast of the Tabernacles, the
Greek Thesmophoria, the Roman Cerealia and the
English Harvest Home all appear to have had some
thing in common with our national holiday.
Immediately after the first harvest of the Pilgrims
in 1921 Thanksgiving first observed in America
Similar observances were instituted by other colonies
by Massachusetts, in 1880 by Connecticut in 1859,
and by New Netherlands in 1914 During the Revolu-
ton several Thanksgiving Days appointed by
the Continental Congress.
President George Washington designated Novem-
Der 26. 1885, "a day of public thanksgiving and
prayer" and in 1895 he made similar designation.
President Madison appointed day of thanksgiving
at the close of the War of 1872. Various states OBJ
served the day irreguarly during succeeding years.
but it was not until 1864 that the day became fixed
annual event.
In that year President Lincoln appointed the
fourth Thursday of November as a day of national
Thanksgiving by official proclamation, and the exam
pie thus set has been followed by all succeeding Pres
idents.
Washington's original Thanksgiving proclamation
is preserved in the Library Of Congress The prec-
ious document lost for more than 100 years,
til it was discovered among some Washington man
uscrpts being auctioned in New York in 1921, when
1t purchased for $500 and restored to the govern
ment archives
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-17
Election Changes Necessary

From all the state reports that the
huge vote delayed election returns and that in sew
eral instances candidates for office did not learn of
their election defeat until Monday of this week.
1t is foolish to continue with that kind of system,
when with little added expense change for
the better be made.
We have been told that the situation this year
unusual, but is it? We have had large elections
for several years and doubt, they will continue
People have learned to their ballot for change
and more voters exercise their right of franchise
year. Government has become vital issue at last
and the election of efficient officers has become of
utmost Importance to all voters.
In the last general election City Council
provided counting board and the personnel of this
unit started work Immediately after the polls were
closed. They came on the job fresh and untiredI
This year the plan abandoned.
All over the state the demand for counting
board is gaining popularity, and it mete and
right that this system should be put in vogue by the
next session of the legislature This would make it
compulsory and only then would it be success. At
the present time city councils town boards can
appoint counting boards at their discretion.
After an al-day session judge clerk of cleo
ton, the persons employed somewhat fatigued
by midnight they really tired and work slows up.
This can be averted by counting board
At the last session of the legislature interim
committee was named to recodify election laws and
draft such new legislation it deemed necessary.
Under existing circumstances this is most necessary.
Let us hope that the study of election law changes
will result in something substantial and workable.
There is no reason to wait a week to find out who
will serve the voters in governmental departments
No other business operates so slowly.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-02
TWO TRIALS
UNDERWAYN
COUNTY COURT

Two criminal trials are under
way in Imperial county superior
court before juries selected during
the morning session Monday.
Tony Ysabel, elusive escape" ar
tist, went to trial in Judge Vaughn
N. Thompsons court on a charge
of escaping from the Imperial
county Jail. When he escaped three
years ago he was awaiting trial on
charge of escaping from the
same institution He was returned
to Imperial county for trial after
completing q term at McNeill island
for counterfeiting. Deputy District
Attorney D. H. Wolford appeared
for the state and W. 1. Wilson for
the defense.
Three F'ilipinos went to trial be-
fore Judge r. D. McPherrin on a
charge of grand theft of pigs Feb.
%. Angel Mony, Joe Arde, and
Augustine Angeles arrested in a
blood spattered house Uttered with
the remains of cooked and raw
pork. Their companion. Pauline
Pagador, died as result of gorg-
ing himself with pig liver after
the alleged theft. Deputy District
Attorney r. I. French represents
the state and A. c. Finney the de-
fenSe.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-02
COOGAN SHOWS
FATHER MEANT
MONEY FOR HIM
Boy Film Stars Parent
Intended to Save
Fund for Son

HOLLYWOOD, M ay 2.
(UP) - Jackie Coogan's at
torneys today filed an affi-
davit signed by the former
child stars late father, John
Coogan, sr., in which he said Jackie
Coogan Productions, inc, was or
ganized "to preserve intact for my
son, Jackie, the earnings which
arc largely due to him
The affidavit was filed as the
Coogan orecovery and accounting
suit came to trial before Judge
Emmett Wilson. Coogan, now %,
is seeking recovery from his moth
er, Mrs. Lillian Coogan Bernstein,
and his step-father, Arthur Bern
stein, of what remains of the mil
lions he made as a child film star
In a second affidavit filed with
the court, Coogan'S attorney said
Jackie's total income was approx
mately $2,200,000, and the present
total net value of his estate, free
of ircumbranceS, is approximately
$3.50 900.
The affidavit signed by Jackie's
father was made in 1880 for the
internal revenue department. In it
he set forth why he had decided
in 1882 to incorporate Jackie Coo
gan Productions, inc, which until
recently Jackie's step-father has
been operating as a beer distribut-
ing business.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-02
SKY HIGH POKER
GAME RE-ENACTED

HOLLYWOOD, May 2. CUP) -
Today in the district attorneys Of
flee they will' try to replay the
supercolossal poker game in which
Harry T, Clifton, ESQ, Isle of Islay,
England, dropped Sl50,000 to Lew
Brice, brother of Coincidence Fan
ny .Brice.
Present will be Clifton, rich,
poetry writing young sportsman
Brice, debonair former vaudeville
star, and the three other players
including Tommy Guinan, brother
of the late Texas Guinan of night
club fame.
Chief Investigator John Klein will
kibitz. There will be cards, but no
money 1t Will be just sort of a
demonstration, it was explained.
Klein said he hopes to learn actu-
ally what happened; whether it was
draw poker, which is legal, or stud
which is not. Clifton claims he lost
the money on one hand of five
card stud, in which Brice beat his
pairs of kings and jacks with three
seVens. Brice says it was draw
poker, and he had a full house
against CliftonS two pairs.
The titanic game was played a
week ago in an apartment in Long
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-02
FIR. ASKS VOTE
ON WAGE-HOUR
CON NTROVERSY

WASHINGTON, May 2 CUP) -
A house bloc today convened a
conference to devise strategy to
blast the new wage hour bill out of
of the house rules committee as
President Roosevelt intervened to
urge that the measure be given full
consideration on the floor.
Mr.. Roosevelt's direct request
that the rules committee reconsid
er its action in bottling up the
bill and supporting discharge
petition in event the committee re-
fuses, electrified wagehour pro-
ponents.
Proponents of the legislation, ap-
parently convinced there is little
possibility the rules committee will
reconsider pressed plans to force
the bill to the floor by a discharge
petition.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-02
NLRB TO VOID
FORD DECISION
IN UNION CASE

WASHINGTON, May 2. tUP)-
The National Labor Relations
board announced today that 1t
would file a motion in the circuit
court of appeals at Covington, KY
to withdraw its decision against the
Ford Motor co.
Charles Fahy, NLRB general
counsel, said the motion would be
filed today.
No announcement was made re-
oardinp the boards action in other
major cases where its procedure
was similar to that in the Ford
case.
The procedure had been question:
ed in view of a supreme court
decision last Monday overturning
a Kansas City stockyards rate case
decided by Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-02

joined in efforts to avoid or TO
frustrate any attempt to kill Fueh-
rer Adolf Hitler or Premier Mus
solini during the visit to Rome on
which Hitler started today.
The guard upon Josef Stain, OF
Russia, already the closest guarded
man in the world, had been in
creased. it was understood, as the
result of reports that threat had
been made by radio-a new tech
nique in the history Of terrorism
to kill him.
1t has been reported persistently
for several days that a secret short
wave radio station, purporting to
be in Russia but possibly operated
from an airplane, had broadcast:
stain has been sentenced to
death and the Liberators' League
will carry out the execution
Information was that Stalin's
guards had been unusually Vigilant
because Of frequent broadcasts by
the mysterious "Liberators' League. .
Despite attempts by the big Mos
cow stations u jam Lile DrUadcasts,
1t was said, the secret station was
heard to announce that the league
would make its existence felt soon.
Besides the threat to kill Stain,
tContlnued on Page 2; Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-02

instruments at the city water plant,
between II am. and noon was 20
miles an hour. Between 9 and IL
the wind averaged 81 miles an hour.
United Press dispatches from
Reno described wintry winds that
reached so miles an hour, sweeping
from Auburn, Cal, to Elko, New.
Five inches of snow fell at Donner
Summit in Nevada.
Only figures available at the Ell
Centro weather bureau for wind
velocity were averaged over periods
of one hour. F. w. Riddle, operator
in charge, pointed out that some
gusts probably had reached as high
as 40 miles an hour or more.
After a blustery weekend the
wind settled down to real blowing
early Monday morning. At l am.
the wind was Is miles an hour.
From 2 am. to 8 it averaged "a
miles an hour. From am. 10
noon it ranged from 81 to 81 miles
an hour.
Although wind "got in the hair
of housewives by driving dirt into
homes and making hats liability
no appreciable damage was report
ed. Nev-Cal power lines and south
ern California phone lines were un-
affected. Damage was restricted TO
trees in outlying sections. All planes
at the Imperial airport were ground
ed.
Mondays storm climaxed a week
of blustery weather. The previous
weekend saw winds of 18 miles an
hour drop down to slight movement
throughout the week. Thursday the
wind velocity increased to averaging
10 which continued Friday. Sat-
urday at pm. 20 mile wind was
blowing that increased to "a at 6
pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-02
BIG GOLD FIND
.CONFIR N Ed AT
PADRE y MADRE
ClOudburst Credited in
Discovery of Rich
Vein of Ore

OGILBY, May 2. = Ken
meth Holmes, part owner and
general manager of the Pa
Dire y Madre mine near here,
today confirmed reports of
a fabulously rich gold strike run
ming more than 100000 a ton and
disclosed that cloudburst was
responsible for its discovery.
A new vein, hitherto unworked,
separate from the old workings on
the Padre y Madre property, was
uncovered last summer, Holmes de-
clared, when torrential rains wash
ed away Is feet OF topsoil, leaving
the ore on the surface. Holmes,
who had been working the old
shaft, scene of periodic workings
since the 1700'S, Immediately trans
ferred operations to the new vein.
A shaft, sunk into the new vein
disclosed very high grade ore"
Holmes said. Several weeks ago
pocket of ore was reached that
ran more than 100000 a ton."
Holmes limited the extent of the
pocket had not been determined
Over a million dollars in ore
of varying value has been located
underground by the 500 feet shaft
and blocked out but not brought
to the surface, Holmes admitted.
He refused to say how much ore
had been brought out and taken to
the company mill near Winter
haven.
I'VE are in no hurry" Holmes
said, land are engaged at present
largely in exploration and develop
ment work to determine the ex-
tent of the vein
Tunneling will be continued until
the extent Of the entire vein is
known.
The mine is controlled by a clos
ed company owned by Holmes and
the Richardson estate.
Armed guards, posted at the mine
last week while the rich ore was
being taken out, have been with
drawn Holmes said around 80 men
are at work.
Several offers to buy the mine
have been refused.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-02

Beach. Cal. It came to the district
attorneys attention when Clifton's
lawyer obtained a court writ hold
ing up payment on his checks. His
writ claimed there had been trick
cry and device.
1T was all quite jolly" explained
Clifton. "They started with a So
cent limit but climbed fast"
At London, Mrs. Talbot Clifton,
author and mother of Clifton, was
unperturbed.
MY boy is old enough to look
after himself" she said.
He is so good hearted that I
doubt whether he would have lei
me know if he had been in a really
serious fix. I am afraid he is in
clined to believe rather TOO much in
the good nature Of other people
However, I always keep out of my
children'S business"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-02
FARMERS BEGIN
FIGHT AGAINST
CONTROL
10000 Agriculturalists to
Act to Protect
Crops

The Farmers Transporta-
tion association, first often
sive of 10000 farm e + S
a g a in st Teamsters union
control Of produce hauling,
will open for business Tuesday in
nine southern California counties.
Association certifications will be
issued to union and non union driv-
ers and to independent and union
contract truck owners if they salts
factorily answer QUESTIONABLE 70
be available for the first time Tues
day at ASSOCIATION headquarters IN
each of the nine counties. The
questionnaires will be available in
Imperial county at the Associated
Farmers office in the court house.
Continued on Page 3; Col. o.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-02

necessary.
Pending outcome of such study.
however, LaGuardia endorsed Pres
ident Roosevelt's current $4,512 600
900 lending spending program.
"You have to do that he said.
you just can't let this thing drop"
He said that if the presidents
program is approved most of the
27OO pending PWA projects can be
started Immediately and cities will
be able to prepare others if the
terms are such that they can be
met.
LaGuardia who followed William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor, before the
committee presented a picture of
the economic situation in New York
and other cities.
He said he had told the commit
tee that there would be "a great
deal of thinking about where the
money is being spent SO that when
the program is over we will not
be in the same plight as We are
now"
LaGuardia, a former member of
the house, said he was asked what
he would suggest.
He recommended that the house
set up permanent recovery COM
mittee to number about Is MEM
bers, its personnel recruited from
the senior members of the house
committees on appropriations, ways
and means, Judiciary, labor, agri-
culture, interstate commerce, and
banking.
He proposed that various bills
for permanent recovery go to this
committee and that it stay here
all summer seeking to draft one
bill which could be presented by
October.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-02
THREE KILLED
BY TORNADO

CUNNINGHAM, Kan. May 2.
(UP)-A mother and two of her
children were killed and 13 other
persons were injured last night
when a tornado ripped through
Cunningham.
The dead were Mrs. John Miller
and her sons, George and Virgil.
Her husband, four other Miller
children and a cousin were among
the injured. The storm demolished
their home and blew the occupants
into a wheat field.
The storm also struck at Cold
water and reports said several per-
sons we're injured.
Communication service with Cum
ningham was disrupted.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-02
Aviator Unhurt
In Plane Crash

FALLON, New, May 2. (UP)-
Eugene Martin, Los Angeles aviator
missing in rain and snow storm
since he left Hawthorne, New, Sun
day morning, crashed his plane in
Leevining Canyon but escaped un-
hurt. the sheriff's office reported
today.
Martin left Fallon EN- route to
Los Angeles Saturday but stayed
overnight in Hawthorne. Meager
reports from Leevining, in the rug
ged Sierra Nevadas west of Mono
Lake. did not give details of the
accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-02
Mexicali Workers
Observe May Day

MEXICALI, May 2.-Four thou
sand workers paraded here Sunday
in celebration of MeXico's Labor
Day. The columns marched from
downtown to the Governors Palace,
where they were addressed by
speakers. Gov. Sanchez Taboada
was present, but did not speak.
Plans went forward today for
celebrating May 5, Mexico's indie
pendence Day, which falls on
Thursday. Band concerts and
speeches in the city park are plan
ned.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-02
Mystery of Missing
Truck Driver Solved

A missing mans safe arrival in
Kentucky and discovery of truck
north of Tucson solved the mys-
terry created by an allegedly insane
woman's temperance in Imperial
county after she was sent to Ken
lucky in custody of a relative.
After the woman was in custody,
police in three states began a
search for John Stevens and the
truck the two were scheduled to
go to Kentucky. Stevens telegraphed
Sheriff Robert w Ware he was in
Kentucky. Arizona officials found
the truck, and the woman is in
the county Jail. AS yet no one knows
how the three became separated.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-02
Rugged IndividuaIism'
Urqed i'm u. s. Business

mistake, I call for concerted efforts
by business men to see that the
right kind of men and women run
for office" he said.
He said that the previous local
administration in Seattle was
strongly pro-labor and that en-
forcement agencies failed to do any
thing concerning mob picketing'
which forced Seattle newspaper to
close.
"Thats been corrected by the
election of man who stands for
law and order he said.