davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-11

joyment and happiness. may l
say. that your patience has been
an inspirat ton to those of US who
have endeavored TO carry on.
You are now young men and
young women of voting age.
Active citizens, still your prom
Used playground and park has
not materialized.
The officers of your Play
ground and Park association
have. from time to time, APP
peared before the park board at
their meetings, pleading for de-
velopment of Franklin park, and
each time have been told no
funds available However, ap-
proXimately Is parks or pro-
jects have been developed or are
under process of development
since the Franklin park project
was first presented to the board.
As an officer of the West End
Playground and Park associa-
ton. | can assure the public that
the funds raised for this project
have been faithfully used in the
purchase of this property, con-
sisting of over 20 acres of land.
No officer has been paid a
salary or commission of any
kind. On the contrary, those
who have served in any capacity
in the promotion of this enter
prise have repeatedly incurred
expenses which have been paid
out of their personal funds as
an additional contribution.
I am sure you are all aware
of our long struggle against
national depressions, recessions
and other financial difficulties
under which all lines of business
suffered severe losses, making
progress on our park project
practically impossible.
Now. however. all the property
required by the park board for
present park purposes has been
bought and paid for TO the last
lot. and title to the property has
been transferred to the metro
politan park district subject to
small amount of taxes Ii is
now up TO the park board 10
carry en- the work with the as
slstance of WPA funds and make
Franklin park one of the beauty
spots of Tacoma.
The park board engineer has
in his possession plans and speci-
fications for the future develop
ment of this playground which,
among other conveniences pro-
yides for a community house. so
sadly needed. together with 9TH
er forms of recreation that would
be credit to any community
and an outstanding center of
activity in our city.
Now. the question is, how and
when are we going 10 get the
necessary action to complete the
project so that our children may
be protected from the danger Of
ever I4Ci tdsAAlS u ain ga - ~
81. and Union ave. ?
I can only say. to those Of YOU
who have given your time and
money. that the site selected for
this project is a valuable piece
of land. Situated. as il Is. in the
heart Of the city, it is an asset
to any community. II is a good
investment, and when developed,
one of which you will be proud.
II will pay big dividends in
the way Of pleasure and salts
faction in knowing that your
children are protected and under
the supervision Of trained men
and women 70 direct them in
their sports and play.
l would suggest that you pro-
tect your investment by urging
the park board to begin devel-
opment work now while you are
still in the flesh and still able
TO enjoy life.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-11
KEEPING UP TO DATE

Made from the waste Stag
heaps TO be found in British
mining districts. Stag wool IS
used for the purpose'ot making
buildings sound-proof.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-11

the same ruling a. chicken rails
ing In the city: How far must
the hutehes he kept from the
ncighbor's house and ysrds
THE NEIGHBOR.
There is a separate ordinance.
No. 1892. defining rabbits as a
public nuisance Il is unlawful
TO keep them within the city IN
hutches within so feet OF any
dwelling A fine Of $500 is the
penalty for violation.
RAY Milland's home address :
There II no Hollywood directory
at the Chamber of Commerce.
I wrote 10 him ON a personal
matter care OF his studio and
although marked the Letters
II wrote twice. strictly per-
sonal." got just the same
suited printed reply everyone
gets. feel sure he never even
saw the letters a. II concerned
a relative and surely he would
have had the manners To reply.
CURIOUS.
Movie stars must receive
thousands OF letters marked per-
sonsl, since nearly all persons
who write TO them consider their
letters that. 1t also is unfor-
tunate that they receive many
letters from and about relatives
of whom they never have heard.
The result Is that any mail no
matter how marked or TO what
address. gets impersonal treat
ment by secretary. The only
address we can find for that
English gentleman. anyway. Is
Paramount Studio. Hollywood.
That city is included in the Los
Angeles directory. if you wish
TO assure yourself.
Mr.. fixit: I think YOU erred
when some people asked YOU
about the Movie Quiz contest.
feel sure they mean the ma
tional contest sponsored by the
moving picture industry.
READER.
If that is what they had in
mind we can inform them the
contest ends Feb. 20. Names of
winners will be announced in
theaters all over the United
States that night and in news
papers the next day.
MIR. fiNit: A friend of mine
recently gave me copies of the
American Bee journal, and III
vi. J. b., who inquired about bee
culture. will send me his ad-
dress. ! will be pleased TO pass
them along To him.
MRS. ELIZABETH MURPHY,
49, ,-B. No. Yakima Ave.
Mr.. FiNit: VIII you please tell
me II there il any value on an
1864 Indian head cent?
r. y. r.
They are considered worth 2
TO 10 cents. If you can find any
one who wants them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-11
REPLY To
Sparkling

Editor. The Times: IN reply
to ]. II. Spsrling's article, Com
munists and the Administration.
I wish 20 inform him that our
Young People Vocational
Guidance Forum" has never held
any committee meetings in the
Workers Alliance Hall. which
he handy infers is almost COM
rletely under communistic con-
troll.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-11
Bruce Cation

lTASHINGTONJust as if it didn't have enough trouble
with the subject last session. this congress going TO
wrese again with the thorny project of government re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-11
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention IN this COL
umn letters must give name and
address o. writer ONLY initials
Hlll Be published when requested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-11

Mr.. FiSit; VIII you kindly tell
me II rabbit raising comes under
the same ruling a. chicken rails
ing In the city: How far must
the hutches he kept from the
neirhbor's hoIiSe and ward
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-11

The confession Of evil works is the first beginning Of
rood Morks.-Augustne.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-11
LICH 7

CONTINUED from Page One)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-11

Mr.. FiAit: win you please tell
me II there il any value on an
1864 Indian head cent
r. y. II.
They are considered worth 2
TO 10 cents. If you can find any
one who wants them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-11

Mr.. FiNit: ! think you erred
when some people asked YOU
about the Movie Quiz contest.
! feel sure they mean the ma
tional contest sponsored by the
moving picture industry.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-11

FRANKLIN PARK NOW
READY FOR ACTION

100 Ea. SD St,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-11

If that is what they had in
mind we can inform them the
contest ends Feb. 20. Names of
winners will be announced in
theaters all over the United
States that night and in news
papers the next day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-20

Minneapolis-The old 1917 bat
tie cry of "Over The Top" will
ring out over the horizon once
more when the 1889 American
Legion state convention takes
place in Minneapolis, August 5 to
9, but this time the wartime slo-
gan will stand for the top in hos
pitality and good fellowship.
Open to the pubic, the conven-
ton is expected to attract 10000
visitors to Minneapolis and Le-
gion officials predict the ccnclave
will be the largest, most colorful
gathering of it's kind ever assem-
bled in the Northwest.
For five days the American Le-
gion will take over the states
largest city, staging a spectacu-
lar series of parades, both formal
and informal, and other novelty
and colorful events in addition to
the serious business meetings.
Fun, frivolity and relaxation
from the worries of every day
life will be the rule during the
entertainment program of the
convention which opens Saturday,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-20
Caribs, Vanishing Race

A vanishing race are the Caribs,
Indians who made things hot for CO.
lumbus when he discovered Amer
lea. Only few hundred Of them.
living on the island of Dominica, are
left today, scientists report. Dwarf
ish but fierce fighters, observes a
writer in the Washington Post, Ca
ribs came from Brazils Amazon
wilds to conquer what is now Vene-
zuela, the Guianas, Central Amer
lea, and the West Indies. Good sea-
men, they used canoes with sails. In
reporting battles with these Indians,
Columbus called them "Caribal,"
later corrupted into "cannibal,"
which the Caribs were. The same
people supplied name for the Car
ibbean sea. They were finally SUBJ
dued by Britain and French troops,
who sent them into exile. Only a
few caribs managed to get back to
Dominica later.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-20

forms of the marching units.
On the serious eide will be the
impressive memorial! services in
honor of Americas war dead
which will be held Sunday, Au-
gust 6, in the Minneapolis audi
forum.
Gold star mothers of the state
will be guests of honor, national
ly known speakers will eulogize
the dead and representatives of
Catholic, Jewish and Protestant
organizations will participate in
the ceremonies. A huge memorial
parade will precede the service.
Among the state legion officers
who will play important parts in
the convention are Frank E
Morse, Mankato, state comman.
der, and district commanders J
M. Henry, Winona; H. L. Cave
Truman; J. F. Kechen, Montgom.
cry, E. ]. Cincera, St. Paul; r. F.
Bertelsen. Minneapolis; Archie
Falconer, Brainerd; M. c. Stan
wood, Marshall; H. D. Craun
Eveleth; H. A. BUM, Mentor and
L. E. Hewson of Stacy.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-20
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

When we speak Of robbing Peter
to pay Paul, we mean sacrificing
one interest for the benefit of an
other. But we probably do not real
lie that the original phrase was,
why rob st. Peter to pay st.
Paul?" For 10 years the Church Of
st. Peter in Westminster, which,
by the way, is now Westminster abb
hey, held the status Of cathedral.
Henry VIII, however. who was a
thorn in the flesh Of the church (you
remember 1t was he who broke
away from Rome and established
the English church,, had other
ideas. notes a writer in Pearson's
London Weekly. He deprived st.
Peters Of its status and sold its
estates to repair st. Paul's cathe-
dral. This step led to a lot Of heart
burning, and for many years the
question was Indignantly asked.
why rob St. Peter to pay St.
Paul?" Later the saints" were
dropped and so we get the phrase
as we know it today.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-20

August 5, with registration and
Forty and Eight activities.
Chief feature of the entertain
ment program will be the bril-
liantly illuminated night pageant
in Memorial Stadium on the Uni
versity of Minnesota campus,
Tuesday, August 8, to be- preced-
ed by the mammoth convention
parade through the downtown
section in which scores of drum
and bugle corps and other musi-
cal units from all sections of the
state and Northwest will partici-
pate. Prizes totaling $4,000 will
be offered competing units during
the convention.
Fifty thousand seats are on
sale for the conventions greatest
show at the stadium which will
be Illuminated by a battery of
powerful overhead lights, special
ly designed for the production
and never before used in the sta
dunn. They will give daylight
visibility from every seat in the
huge stadium for the intricate
maneuvers and resplendent uni
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-20
'Purebred' Descriptive
OF Full-Blooded Horses

The word thoroughbred is often,
even in well informed circles, erro-
neously used in referring to a full
blooded breed Of horses-when the
correct descriptive term is pure
bred, writes Capt. Maxwell M. Cor
pening in the Chicago Tribune.
Thoroughbred, rightly used. means
a definite breed Of horse which is
commonly known as the race horse.
The history Of the thoroughbred is
well known. The breed descends
from the Arab, the product of 200
years Of breeding for speed and size.
The breeding still goes on.
Not generally known is the fact
that it costs much more to raise an
offspring from a large, fast horse
than from a small, inferior one.
Thoroughbreds have general range
in size Of from 142 to 17.2 hands (the
hand being inches) and 900 to
1900 pounds in weight. Color varies
greatly.
Inc chlef uses to which a thor.
oughbred is put are in the field Of
sports-racing, polo, and hunting.
Usually it is much higher strung
than common horse and therefore
more easily spoiled.
Because of the long struggle to
improve the Arab for speed, faults
in conformation are frequently
found in thoroughbreds. Common
est Of these are small bones and
not enough heart girth. Like their
Arab ancestors, thoroughbreds ex-
ert little effort in motion, giving q
comfortable ride. They have great
strength, and their greatest asset
-endurance-has given rise to the
expression, "A clean thoroughbred
never quits"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-20
&I.SOCIETY

A. J. Mayer. Mrs. Dubois won with
low score among Sank Centre
players. Mrs. Mayors, with a par,
lost on a draw when she tied with
another.
Niece Wed in Minot-
Miss Adeline Becwar, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Becwar, of
Minot, North Dakota. was married
Monday morning to Daniel Humph-
rey, of Minot. The ceremony, read
by the brides brother, FIR. Donald
Becwar, was held in Minct Cath
Ollie Church. Miss Becwar is a niece
of Mrs. George Brown and j. c.
Kinsella, of this city.
The brides sister, Joan, and
brother, Roger, were the attend
ants. A wedding breakfast was
served to twenty-four guests at the
brides home that morning.
Married at Tent Show
Tuesday Eve
Rclfe M. Stevens, of Anoka, and
Lucille Mae Murphy, of st. Paul,
were married at the final show Of
the Christy Obrecht Co. on the
stage Tuesday night. Judge r. r.
Kells conducted the civil service
which united the young couple in
marriage. Witnesses were Regime
Schwanke and Marvin L. Marshall,
both of this community. Mr.. Stew
ems is employed on the Marshall
farm. The young couple was pre-
sented with $50 by the Christy
Obrecht Co., and a number Of gifts
from businessmen of Sank Centre.
A wedding dance was given at
Diamond Point pavilion that even
ing after the show.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-20
Many Famous People Are
Numbered as Cat Lovers

Frederick B. Eddy in ''The Plant
er Of the Hearth" (National Geo
graphic magazine) says:
MANY famous people have been
numbered among cat lovers. Among
these was Mohammed, who cut of
a piece Of his cloak rather than dis
turb his pet asleep upon it. Cardi-
nal Richelieu signed his state pa
pers with a host Of kittens playing
upon his desk. Theodore Roosevelt
had several cats in the White House.
Poincare and Clemenceau both
loved cats, and the latter directed
that he be buried near his pets
which had given him so much joy.
Mark Twain has immortalized the
cat Tom Quartz in 'Roughing It.
Henry James often worked with
cat on his shoulder. Edgar Allan
Poe loved cats, although his famous
The Black Cat hardly gives an
attractive picture. Then there are
Charles Dudley Warner, whose trib-
ute to his cat Calvin has become one
of the classics Of American litera-
ture. Booth Harrington has a rare
understanding Of cats, as his de-
scription Of the belligerent, loose
living Gypsy in 'Penrod and Sam
plainly shows. Even Grabbed old
Thomas Carlyle so enjoyed cats
society that his wife complained
that his Indulgence Of their appe-
tites was fast running the rug be-
meath the dining room table"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-20
truth about ADVERTISING
HIGH-PRESSURE sALESMANSHIP
By CHARLES B. ROTH

items is excessive. These things he
knows because advertising, his
refuge against false claims, told him
so.
The average customer today is
much better informed than even
professional buyers were 20 years
ago.
The housewife knows which foods
contain vitamins, which contain
vegetable oils, which contain ex.
pensive ingredients and the like. She
knows the effect of this or that prod
uct.
She is never, therefore, at the
mercy Of the high-pressure artist
who seeks to rob her by giving her
less than others and charging her
more for it.
Advertising In the newspapers,
which she consults regularly, has
built into her life an expert knowl-
edge of values and prices and quail
ties. These make her an extraordi-
narily well informed person.
He who would sell the average
customer must come with good val
ue, a fair price and high quality.
Otherwise he won't get even hear
ing, because we have something
now with which to compare I'M
known or new goods-and we are
quick to reject those that do not
measure up.
Much more than a selling aid for
business is advertising. It is an
educational system which is making
Americans the best-educated buyers
in the world. 1t is an economic sys-
tenn which Is giving Americans
more for their money every day.
@ Charles B. Roth.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-20
CALIFORNIA; First OIL Refinery

The first oil refinery was built in
California in 1875 at Newhau by the
Star Oil works company, which had
successfully begun commercial pro-
duction Of crude oil in nearby Pico
canyon in 1875. The refinery had
daily capacity Of 20 barrels. Oil
was hauled to it in wooden barrels
from Pico canyon. In 1879 the Pa
cific Coast Oil company took over
the holdings of the former company
and two-inch pipe line-also the
first in California-was then laid
from Pico canyon to this pioneer re-
finery. In 1883 the refinery was
permanently shut down, and oil
from the Newhan field was shipped
by rail in tank cars to the new and
large refinery Of the Pacific Coast
Oil company at Alameda, near San
Francisco.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-20
PAGE SEVEN
Both Cobalt, Manganese
Needed in Making Steel

Cobalt is used in steels that are
made to hold cutting edges at high
temperatures. Such steels are used
in high speed cutting tools and for
permanent magnet steel. observes
an authority in the Chicago Tribune.
The United States uses about 10
per cent of the world production Of
cobalt. 1t produces none. Imports
come chiefly from Canada, Belgian
Africa, and Australia.
Manganese is used in small guam
titles in steel manufacturing to elm
mate gases. One to two per cent Of
manganese in steel increases the
strength Of the metal. Twelve per
cent manganese steel makes an ex-
tremely tough metal that is resist
ant to abrasion.
Small amounts are present in all
steels. Steel rails contain l to 2
per cent. Frogs, switches and
dredge bucket teeth are made Of
steel containing IL per cent manga
nese. The United States produces
only an Insignificant amount Of man.
ganese and uses about 20 per cent
of the world output. Source Of sup
plies are Russia, Africa, Brazil and
India.
Other non-ferrous metals used in
making steel include molybdenum
and vanadium.
Molybdenum is used to produce
steel that is capable Of being drawn
or hammered out without losing its
strength and toughness. It makes
possible strong steel that is partic-
ularly valuable for tubing and GER
tain machinery parts.
The United States supplies 80 per
cent of the worlds molybdenum.
Domestic consumption takes about
30 per cent of the world supply.
Vanadium gives resiliency and
strength to steel used in tools,
springs, and machinery parts. The
United States produces about IS per
cent of the total output and supple
ments its supply with imports from
Peru and Rhodesia.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-20
GOSPEL tabernacle

Gospel Tabernacle
Saturday, 500 p. M, c. A. meet
ing.
Sunday services: 1000 a. m. Sun
day school. HOO a. m. morning
worship. 500 p. m, Evangelistic
service.
Wednesday, 500 p. M, prayer and
bible study.
c. F. Busch, Pastor.
Congregational Church
1000 a. m. church school. Hoo
a. m. morning worship. Conducted
by the young people. Speaker, Mr..
Gerald Shively.
Peter J. Jansen, Pastor.
Lutheran Church of the MICA.
Carmen p. Thronson, Pastor
Sunday school each Sunday 9:45
a. m.
The Ladies Aid meets Sunday,
July 23rd, at the home of Hans Eos
sen. Mrs. Fossen, Gladys Fossen
and Mrs. Thornblom hostesses.
Sermon at $3.50, followed by church.
Church Of the Good Samaritan
500 a. m. Holy Communion.
Archdeacon, the Venerable w. K.
Boyle, celebrant.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-20
State Legion Steps High in u. Stadium

The American Legion will take
over Memorial Stadium for the
first time in the 15-year history
of the Minnesota football mecca,
Tuesday, August 8, to stage its
illuminated night pageant as the
entertainment highlight of the
state convention in Minneapolis,
August 5 to 9. Resplendently uni
formed drum and bugle corps and
other musical units from Mime
sofa a d adjoining states will
combine to stage the vast spec
tacle. Fifty thousand seats will
be available to the general public
and a special overhead lighting
system will give daylight visi-
bility to the field.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-20
Goose Hangs High Means
Favorable Sailing Ahead

The old phrase "the goose hangs
high" is picturesque expression
and puzzling one, with only one
certainty - that when the goose
hangs high, it is a good omen. Per-
haps it does not matter much wheth-
er ''hangs" means honk, as Amer
lean photographers contend, or
means hangs, in one Of the Oxford
dictionary's definitions. In the first
instance, observes a writer in the
Indianapolis News, the phrase would
mean clear sailing ahead, bright
prospects, actually and fguratively;
in the second, that game meat has
been hung until it is ''high," or,
figuratively, that happy days are
just around the corner.
American dictionaries say that the
probability is that ''hangs" is mis-
pronunciation Of ''honks." To sup
port this view, some students of say
ings and folklore in the West say
that early settlers always said hang
for honk because they talked
through their noses. That seems to
be rather far-fetched. Although
the Oxford dictionary does not refer
to the goose, it cites venison as
meat that is permitted to hang
high" or as an American phrase
has it. to "get sanctified." In Vir-
ginia, where hunting and cooking
trace directly to England, quail and
other game birds are permitted to
season until they ''hang high" 1t
would seem, therefore, that the
Westerners were not mispronounc-
ing, but misunderstanding. Perhaps
those who erred were not Of English
stock, and being unfamiliar with the
idiom, thought the word was honk.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-20

held in the park at 800 o'clock
this afternoon. If rain, meet at
the church.
M. L. Brann, Pastor.
Zion Lutheran Church
Third and Maple Street
800 a. m. divine service. 1000
a. m. Sunday school and bible class
es. Hoo a. m. divine services.
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic
Church
Sunday, Low Mass at 500 o'clock.
High Mass at 1000 o'clock.
Rev. John Bettendorf.
st. Paul's Church
Sunday, Low Masses at $50 and
500 a. m. High Mass at 1000 a. m.
Msgr. A. Plachta, Pastor.
e. Mcneil, Pastor.