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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-08
Rev. Mayer To Preach
F0remeN Sermon
Has Accepted Call Of
st. Agnes Parish, Roscoe,
MinnesOta-TO Leave Dec. Is

Rev. Chas. Mayer, pastor of the
Church Of Our Lady Of the Angels
will deliver his farewell sermon to
his congregation next Sunday. Rev
Mayer has been called to fill the
position as priest Of the parish OF
st. Agnes, Roscoe, Minnesota. He
plans to move from this city on
Tuesday, December 18th.
Rev. Mayer came to Sank Centre
as pastor of the Church Of Our
Lady Of the Angels on July 1, 1882,
from Browns Valley, where he had
been for several years. His admin
istration as spiritual leader Of the
local parish met with success and
the members of his church and
friends regret his decision to leave
Sank Centre.
Rev. John Bettendorf, of Brock
enridge, has been selected as the
successor Of Rev. Mayer, and he
will have charge Of the local parish
in the near future.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-08
TO BROADCAST
LOCAL EVENTS

wCCO, Minneapolis-St. Paul ra-
do station, has added a new de-
partment to its Sunrisers program,
which Is given every morning.
Quotations from the various week.
ly newspapers Of the state will be
given, including items Of current
events, civic improvements, new
buildings, etc. In order to make
this possible they have asked that
publishers place the station on the
mailing list assuring them Of a
copy Of each weekly newspaper
every week. The Herald has COM
piled with the wishes of WCCO and
1t Is possible that Sank Centre
events may be broadcast in the
near future.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-08
Annual Meet of
Coop. Oil Ass n.
VIII BE Held In
Sank Lake Creamery Sat-
urday Afternoon, December II

Stockholders of the Sank Lake
Cooperative Oil Association, Of this
city, have been notified Of the an
nual meeting which will be held in
the Sank Lake creamery building
Saturday afternoon, December 10,
at one o'clock.
Reports Of the years business
will be read and several speakers
will be present to take part in the
program. Lunch will be served at
the close of the meeting.
Ladies are especially invited to
attend this annual meeting of the
Coop. Oil Association.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-08
Commission
Adopts One
Meter Rate
Reduction In Power
And Light Service
Optional To Patrons
NEW SETUP POPULAR
Plan One Meter
System For Entire
City Eventually

At a meeting Of the Water, Light
& Power Commission held Monday
night, members of the commission
adopted a reduction in light and
power rates under the one meter
system. There are some 35 pat
rons, however, who have electric
stoves, and where their light con-
sumption is not large enough the
new rate becomes raise. To those
patrons it is optional as to whether
they wish to remain on the old
rate or accept the new rate. The
new schedule of rates is as follows:
Residential Service
First 40 Kilowatt hours per
month coo per XVIII
Next SO Kilowatt hours per
month 3.5c per XVIII
Next 60 Kilowatt hours per
month Csc per XVIII
Excess Kilowatt hours per month
zoe per XVIII
Minimum charge $1.00 net per
meter per month.
Commercial Lighting
First IS Kilowatt hours per
month Toe per XVIII
Next IS Kilowatt hours per
month coo per XVIII
Next 100 Kilowatt hours per
month 5.5c per XVIII
Next $50 Kilowatt hours per
month 4.5c per XVIII
Next 1000 Kilowatt hours per
month soc per XVIII
Excess Kilowatt hours per month
2.5c per XVIII
Minimum $1.00 per meter per
month.
Power Service
First so Kilowatt hours per
month soc per XVIII
Next $50 Kilowatt hours per
month Acc per XVIII
Next 300 Kilowatt hours per
month 3.5c per XVIII
Next 1900 Kilowatt hours per
month soc per XVIII
Excess Kilowatt hours per month
Csc per XVIII
Minimum: SOC per H. p, not less
than $1.00.
In comparison with the old resi-
Dental rate, which was SC for the
first Is kilowatt hours per month,
the new rate is &c for the first 40
kilowatts. The power rate dropped
from &c to SC for the first so kilo-
watt hours.
Under this new system it Is plan
ned to get the entire city under one
meter system eventually, although
as stated before patrons with cleo
trio stoves may elect to continue on
the present rate. However, II at
any time they discontinue service,
they will have to accept the new
rate when reconnected.
This one meter rate, said Art
MacDermond, secretary, is the pop
ular rate all over. It Is possible
to hook any kind of electric equip
ment on any place as all current
goes through the one meter. Most
all companies have adopted the one
meter rate setup during the past
year or two.
This new rate is a reduction I'M
der the 10 percent cut given by the
Commission sometime ago.
The 1c water heating rate re-
mains as it is, and billing will be
made the first of each month, with
payments due on the 25th of each
month as at present.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-08
P. @. Will Be
OpenSatu' day
Afternoons
Order Will Be In Effect
Until Christmas-Also
Will Deliver Mail

For the convenience of Uncle
Sans patrons, the Post Office will
remain open on Saturday after
moons from now until Christmas.
Mail win be delivered by the car
riers to the homes on Saturday at
ternoons also. This plan will not
be in effect after Christmas. Mail
your Christmas packages and cards
early, to avoid delay!
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-08
Sinclair Le1Is TO Appear
In Play In Minneapolis
Riddles Letters
To Santa Claus
Several of These Notes to
Old Santa Arrived Too Late
For Publication This Week

This week we have published
a large number Of children's let
tiers to Santa Claus. Several let
tiers, however, arrived too late
for this weeks edition and they
will be printed next week, with
others which may arrive in the
meantime. Those who have not
yet written letters to Santa
Claus should do 10 at once and
mail or send them to the Herald
office Immediately.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-08
WEST UNION FARM BUR-
EAU CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

The Farm Bureau Of West Union
will sponsor a community Christ
mas program in West Union Fri
day evening, December 18th, it was
announced this week. The pro-
gram for everyone is to be held in
the Town Hall. There will be no
regular Farm Bureau meeting on
the date regularly scheduled.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-08
Open To Rural Schools
Entered In Contest
Liberal Prizes
GIFTS FOR ENTRIES
Completed Details of
Contest Will Be Publish
ed Later-Date Dec. 20

In connection with the close of
the Rural School Contest, the Com
munity Club committee In charge
has laid plans for a gala event at
which the winners will be an
nounced.
An amateur contest will be fea-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-08
Offer Prizes
FOrHOneand
Store Trims
Will Judge Store
Windows Friday,
December 18th
LIBERAL AWARDS
Home Decorations To
Be Judged Tuesday
Night, December 20

To encourage greater holiday
spirit, the Community Club is
offering special prizes for store
window and home decorations
and the club officers ask the
cooperation of citizens in this
project. Decorations, Of course,
must be characteristic Of the
Yuletide and they will be judg-
ed by special judges to be Sc
1ected later.
Three prizes are offered for
home decorations as follows:
First prize 1000
Second prize $1,000. 500
Third prize ..-......... ESQ
Cash awards, in three divis-
ions, are offered for the best
decorated store windows as fol-
lows:
First prize $1,000
Second prize ---.---.-- 500
Third prize ........ $50
No one is barred from COM
peting for these prizes. Judg-
ing Of the store windows will
take place on Friday, Deem
Der 18th. Home decorations
will be judged Tuesday evening,
December Goth.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-08

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Walter, Of Westport, boy on De-
cember third.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-08

Cash AWARDS, In three d1v1S-
ions, are offered for the best
decorated store windows as fol-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02
County Lawmakers Believe
Little New Deal MIRAGE
Tax Student Will
Get Cabinet Post,
Demo Chief Saws

SACRAMENTO, Dec. g.
(UP)-Gov. Elect Culbert l..
Olson said today he had vir-
tually decided to name H.
Dewey Anderson either state
director of finance or director of
relief.
Should the relief post go to An
derson, former Santa Clara county
aSsemblyman and student of tax
problems, Olson said he would rec
ommend that the salary for the
position be raised from $4,000 to
$4,000 annually.
The governor ELECT said he con-
sidered the relief directorship one
of the most important in the state
government.
He restated his belief in the self
help cooperative idea as an aid to
the states unemployment problem.
Although emphasizing the plan con-
templates no interference or COM
petition with private industry. Olson
said he regarded it as a direct ap-
proach to lifting the burden of
direct relief payments from tax
payers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02

and recalled the stirring days when
with determination and borrowed
dollars he built a city.
Ell Centro might never have been
built if Mrs. Bill had not suffered
from hay fever, or if Bill had not
happened to live next door to w. F..
Holt in RedlandS.
Il used to josh Holt about his
Imperial Valley venture" the dis
tinguiShed, white haired founder
of Ell Centre recalled. cit struck me
as funny that he built a telephone
line from CaleXico to inland, two
spots in a wilderness. But when
he tried to make go Or Cabarker
and failed, l got interested"
That was 1905. Bill stood in a
dusty field. On the far horizon was
the struggling town of Imperial.
That was all Nevertheless, he
bought 800 acres from Holt for
$4,000
L visioned what the valley might
be, with gravity water, free sun
shine, and 1 sunk into it every
thing 1 had he declared. Bill call
ed Jasper Travers, then a Redlands
carpenter, to join him and living
n tents by night and working by
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02

ing for leaders at the California
hotel.
mo increase has been made in
the budgets of the various agencies,
despite expansion achieved last
year. OsWalt said. Furthermore.
every dollar raised will go for the
agencies, In the past, less than one
half Of one per cent has been re-
quired for administrative costs of
the drive. This years campaign will
be no exception"
New members of the drive COM
mittee include: Ed Mason, Fred
Nebel-Thau, Ed Law, Phil Knights,
Robert Ware, Jim Brock, Rudolph
Miller and Corn Reed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02

day the. two laid out the city of
Ell Centro
L don't know why I named it
Ell Centre. 1t was one of the few
Spanish names 1 knew
Trayers built the towns first
building, Bill recalled, from timbers
brought from Imperial. 1t was the
office Of the Ell Centro Land COM
pany.
Il was more than the chief stock
holder. was practically the whole
shebang."
With Main street laid out and
oiled and H. H. Peterson hired from
Holtville to lay bricks for the pro-
posed Fl Centre hotel, folk came to
Ell Centre. But they only came to
look at the oiled street. 1t was a
curiosity.
Undiscouraged, Bill priced his 25
foot lots at 1000 apiece, gave one
on Fifth and Main streets to Holt
on condition he would build and
arranged with Walter Hargraves on
a similar basis to build bank on
nearoy corner. Holt later built
Continued ON Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02
War Agents Study
Plans to Enlarge
Panama Waterway
Program Reveals Uncle
Sans Determination
To Strengthen Arms

WASHINGTON, D &c. 2.
(UP) - Secretary Of War
Harry H. Woodring reported
to President Roosevelt today
that investigators looking to-
ward increasing the capacity of the
Panama canal will be intensified
"to meet demands of the expected
growth in the sizes of both mer-
chant and Warships."
The revelation, contained in
Woodring's annual report, was re-
garded in special significance in
light of speculation that the United
States may build battleships as
large as $4,000 tons to keep pace
with Japan. ..s. .....sD--a.
Woodring said Investigations au-
thorized by congress in 1886 are
now being conducted by the COVER
nor of the Canal but said the work
was only preliminary and devoted
primarily to developing suitable
sites for an additional system of
lock chambers paralleling the pres
ent twin locks at each lock site.
I'm connection with these studies" :"
Woodring commented, 'it has be-
come apparent that the need for
a third system of lock chambers
may come much sooner than here
tofore contemplated on account of
defense requirements, and it is pro-
posed therefore to speed up the
studies and Investigations during
the coming year"
Woodring'S remarks reflected the
growing apprehension in the war
and navy departments over the
strategic waterways security as a
result of the growing world tension,
Fascist" penetration in Latin Am
erica and the rapidly increasing
range of bombing planes.
The present width of the canal
is ITO feet and the increasing size
of war and merchant vessels has
been presenting an increasingly diff
ficult problem. The $4,000 ton air.
craft carriers Saratoga and Lexing-
ton are 105 feet wide, giving them
only two and a half feet on either
side in transiting the canal. The
vessels have knocked down light
standards due to the tight squeeze.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02
Hundred Reserve
Places at T. ofC
Gathering Tonight
Widely Known Expert to
Advise Valley How to
Cash In on Weather

More than 100 Imperial
and Yuma Valley residents
made reservations for the
Associated c h a m bers of
Commerce meeting in FL
Centro tonight.
Dr. Ford A Carpenter, nationally
known meteorologist and weather
expert, will tell residents of the
desert areas how to cash in" on
their wonderful winter climate.
He will outline the best methods
for capitalizing on the winter cli-
mate and desert sunshine as a
means of attracting business.
He will illustrate his lecture with
100 views taken in scenic desert
areas all over the world. The desert
scenes were taken in Australia, Ara
bia, and Africa as we'll as in the
United States.
While in Imperial Valley he and
his photographer will add views of
this section to his valuable collec-
ton.
Dinner will be served in the main
dining room at the Barbara Worth
hotel at pm, President E. E. Cav
anah of the associated group an
nounced.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02

passing Paris Brussels express and
five other trains. Two railroad
workers, a passenger and Is mobile
guards were injured before the
rioters were driven Off
At ST.. Lille strikers upset and
demolished two street cars and
stoned mobile guards. Many strik-
erS were arrested.
Cne of the street cars was filled
with women and children returning
from school. They fled in panic
when the strikers forced the street
car to halt.
At ValencienneS the gendarmerie
arrested M. Thomas, chief of the
metal workers union in the Gail
factory which had locked-out work.
erS.
Thomas Was charged with "out
rage against authorities" and inter-
ferrlng with the right to work.
Other arrests were reported from
neighboring industrial towns in the
Valenciennes region. Workers were
locked out in many factories near
Nevers, including 1900 at a ma
tional defense mill.
The new strikes and disorders
resulted from the labor confedera-
tion'S decision to urge workers TO
resist the governments determina-
ton to break labor contracts and
discharge disobedient civil workers.
Some 100000 strikers and non
strikers alike were temporarily
Jobless pending the process of
wedding out workers who obeyed
the strike orders and disobeyed the
governments requisition order.
More than 100000 workers in tlr
Paris industrial region were locked
out today but only 10000 to 10000
of them had been discharged.
Others will be paid for the days
lost by the lockout.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02
Walker Declares
Radical Proposals
Have Slight Hope
Assemblyman Holds View
Governor Will Pardon
Preparedness Bomber

Tom Mooney will go free
soon after Gov.-Elect Culbert
L. Olson takes office.
If Governor Olson intends
to introduce radical Little
New Deal legislation in the assem-
bly,, he has some tough shedding
ahead.
Indications point toward a more
conservative house in the state leg
islature during the coming session.
These were few of the opinions
voiced Thursday afternoon by Clar-
ence Walker. Rep, assemblyman
from Imperial Valley.
"Only seven votes divide Repub-
licans and Democrats in the house
this year" Walker declared, while
last year it was 33 to AZ. with the
Republicans on the short end. There
will undoubtedly be a Democratic
speaker, but Ray Williamson. Rep.
OF San Francisco may make a good
Continued on Page 2. Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02
ltoly Ready to March
On France. Says Paper

ROME, Dec. 2. CUP)-The au-
thoritative Giornale D'Italia an
nounced today that the italian ma
ton is ready to march against
France if necessary" The news
paper frequently reflects the views
of Premier Benito MusSolini
The newspaper declaration coin
cided with a sudden strain on rela-
tions between Italy and France be-
cause of Italian demands for COL
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02

OXon Hill road Jhat runs OUTSIDE
his farm home near Washington,
declared that the girl had not been
harmed in any way Physicians ex-
animation showed that except for
a few minor bruises and scratches
the girl was not injured.
The examination disclosed that
the girl had not been attacked
Her only injuries were caused by
brambles and briers, suffered dur
ing a half mile walk across country
from the spot where she said her
abductors released her last night
after holding her for about 80
hours.
Maj Elmer F.. MunShower, super
intendent of Maryland state police,
talked with the pretty little student
of Notre Dame academy business
school but was unable to get any
lead Munshower said they were
looking for three men, whom Mary
described as having dark complex
ions. One of them she said had
muStache.
Munshower said he was puzzled
by one angle of the girls story.
He declared he did not see how she
could have made her way across
country from the spot where she
said she was released without cut
ting her legs and feet to ribbons.
Wearing heavy police boots, Mum
shower walked a short distance into
the bramble bushes through which
Mary said she walked. He returned
showing his boots badly scratched
and Scared.
The alarm over the girls disap-
pearance was given late Wednesday
when Mary's younger sister Lucy
reported that Mary had been seized
by two or three men driving a light
truck.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02

sador, Andre Francois -Poncet - IN
regard to Italy's colonial aspirations
The French press vigorously de-
nounccd the Italian claims and de-
clared nothing would be yielded.
The Giornale D'Italia bitterly at
tackled the French press In It's ar
ticle, which was made more signifi-
cant because II was signed by Vir-
ginio Gayda, who Is close 10 the
Fascist premier.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02
State Senator Law
Says Olson Won't
Turn Far to Left
Partisan Battles Seen
AS U.nlikely When
SOlOns Convene

California's 1889 legisla-
ture will not develop any hot
partisan fights between Dem
ocrats and Republicans, in
the opinion of State Senator
Edward H. Law, Dem, of Imperial
county.
That is just my opinion. without
having been very close to Sacra-
mento for quite few weeks Law
said.
An impending battle over ap-
pointment by the lieutenant COVER
nor of interim committees will be
smoothed over quietly with state
senators giving way to the first
Democratic lieutenant governor in
"A years, Law believes. The state
senate voted last session to appoint
its own interim committees, taking
this power out of the presiding Of
ficer's hands.
Since his election Ellis Patterson
lieut.-gov. ELECT, has declared that
he will disregard the senate resolu-
ton and go ahead appointing his
continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02
Character Building Chief Predicts
E| Centro Will Go Over Top Within
Week in Drive for $500 Quota

A prediction that Ell Centre will
go lover the top" within a week in
raising funds for the seven character
building agencies was made Friday
by J. Sterling Oswalt, head of the
funds campaign.
THE quick response and splendid
cooperation of Ell Centrans indi-
Gates the committee will have little
difficulty in reaching the $6500
quota to support the agencies for
the coming year." Oswalt, general
chairman of the drive, declared.
The campaign will get underway
Monday following a breakfast meet
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02
Each voterCost
County One Dollar
In Nov. Election

1t cost Imperial county almost 81
each for 20,574 voters to cast their
ballots at the primary and general
elections this year.
County Clerk w. J. McClelland
balanced his books this week and
found that the elections cost the
county S19,880 The credit side OF
the ledger was decorated with a
lone $500, the sum paid by candi-
dates as filing fees.
The total registration was 10 $50.
However 8,013 voted at the pri-
mary in August and 1861 at the
general election in November or
total of 20574 persons.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02
Thirty Valley Residents Chosen to
Form 1899 County Grand Jury Here

Thirty Imperial Valley residents
were selected in superior court
Thursday to form the Imperial
county grand jury in 1899.
They were instructed to report
for duty in Judge Vaughn N.
ThompSon's court room at l pm.
December 8.
The grand jurors from Ell Cen
tro are Ben Christian, Mark Wash
burn, Dan Grumbles, Ben Hulse,
c. E. Sones, w w. McEuen, John
Norton, and r. H. Moore.
These from Brawley include
Adolpn Lauraine, George Swink,
Emil Steiner, j. Ralph Anderson,
G. P. Maurer, G.. L. Marsh, Clyde
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02

A. Jack, and J, F. Warner, West
morland is represented by H. R.
Andre.
The CaleXico group includes j. H
Otter, Anna C. Fites, Leroy Little,
David Roy Kincaid, and C. W
Brcckman. Those from Holtville
are r. A. Holt, w. L. Huebner, and
F. A. willard.
Imperial is represented by Mrs.
Amy Gray, A, G. Ingram, J. Harlan
Butler, and o. A. Lindeman. Seeley
is represented by N. p. PearSe.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02
Murder Witness
Obtains Divorce

An interlocutory divorce decree
was granted Friday to Effie Cleve-
land from Arthur Cleveland on the
grounds of extreme cruelty.
Mrs. Cleveland, Negro resident of
Ell Centro's Eastside district, was
witness for the defense of her
sister, Ida Cleveland, at her trial
for killing her husband. Walter, in
Ell Centre last summer. Walter and
Arthur were brothers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02
Mis- tOOken--
Eight Killed in
Mexican Crackun

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 2. (UP)-
Five passengers and the crew of
three were killed today when a
Lockheed plane of the Compania
Mexicana de Aviacion crashed into
a hill shortly after leaving Mexico
City for Merida, Yucatan.
All aboard were Mexicans. A
Pan-American airport official at
tributed the crash to a fog.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02
3 Plead Guilty
In County

Three defendants pleaded guilty
in superior court Friday and asked
for probation.
Harold Warren Rife and Irving
Netting pleaded guilty to grand
theft and Leonardo Canado guilty
to non-Support of his children.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02

Everyone in the section is fam
iliar with train schedules, particu-
larly bus and automobile drivers, and
probably, he had felt tnat there was
no chance of a train passing then
because the fast freight of the Den
yer and Rio Grande railroad had
been due to pass two hours before.
1t had been delayed by the blizzard
and was running fast to make up
its schedule.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-02

will probably die, and the remaining
l3 suffered hurts of varying degrees.
Preliminary investigation of au-
thorities indicated that no human
element entered into the case of
the tragedy. The bus driver, Far
rold SilcoX, was dead and could
not tell his story, but his surviving
passengers said he had stopped at
the crossing as is required by state
law, tried to look up and down the
right-of- through the swirling
snow, then continued on.