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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
FOSTER, FORESTRY
CHEF, DISCHARGED
CRITICISED STASSEN'S
RECENT SUSPENSION
sOF HERMAN WENZEL

st. Paul-(P) = Immediate dis
charge Of Ellery Foster, director
of the division of forestry, who
criticized Governor Harold Stas-
sens suspension of Conservation
Commissioner Herman Wenzel,
was announced today by Lester
Badger, private secretary to the
governor and. acting conservation
commissioner.
badger apparently was irked by
Fosters public complaint that the
legislative reduction in appropri-
alton would cripple the work of
his department and because he
charged political animus" motiv-
ated the suspension of Wenzel.
He wrote the director lengthy
letter, bluntly stating that Fos-
ter's confessed unwillingness and
inability to handle the work" dis
qualified him from further serv-
ing the state.
Badger forced Foster to turn
his office over to Henry G. Weber,
deputy director who was named
acting director.
Foster, in a letter to Stassen
while the chief executive was in
the east, had defended Wenzel
and declared he was ready to re-
sign after Wenzel's suspension
was cleared up.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
SCHOOL PLANS TO
MARK ARBOR DAY
WILL PLANT 2 TREES
WITH CEREMONIES;
STUDY SAFETY

Arbor day ceremonies will CHM
AK a week of interesting programs
at Redwood Falls schools.
A blackberry tree, taken from
Redwood Falls Light and Power
company property, has been sell
ected for planting by grade chill
Sren and the agriculture class will
also plant a tree, probably of the
same variety. Nj. Alice Ide is
in charge of the grade program.
Trees" Joyce Kilmer's poem,
will be recited by grade children
and the same selection will be
sung that day by Mrs. w. E. Paff-
rath and Mrs. c. A. Young, over
the schools broadcasting system.
Conservation and safety pro-
grams were put on at the school
early in the week.
Kathleen McCorquodale and
Helen Henderson of the junior
high school spoke on conservation
over the system Wednesday and
today Merton Slocum of the SEN
ior high talked to the entire school
on safety.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
Ramsey Plans
Include City
Water, Lights
STONE KITCHEN AND
SHELTER WITH FIRE
PLACES PLANNED

Modernization of Ramsey State
park will include extension of the
city water supply to the area and
installation of electric lights If
present plans go through.
Wednesday Christ j. Delaney,
supervisor of park construction
and j. L. Parsons of the Redwood
Falls Light and Power company
surveyed the sections for which
electric service is planned. The
state will be furnished an estimate
of costs of stringing lines from the
power plant across the hogs
back to the old tourist park area.
Plans to put lights in the area
east of the MacPhail cabin, now
closed to traffic, will also be con-
sidered. The section would make
a beautiful camping and picnic
ground, authorities say.
City water connections would
be routed near the John Sch
mechel home, according to Mr..
Delaney, and dropped so that the
supply will be available in lower
sections of the recreation center.
A new soft water well, recently
uncovered by WPA workmen in
the park, will be tested for pota-
bility by a state man who is ex-
pected here soon. If tests are
successful the water will be used
in the tourist park area where
the we'll is located.
Mr.. Delaney says the construc-
ton of a stone bridge spanning
the river near the Girl Scout
cabin and construction of nearby
parking areas should be complet-
ed around June /. At present Al
WPA workers are employed on
the project.
Other construction in the park
project should begin the first of
the month.
Harold w. Lathrop, director of
/ the division of state parks, says
the project calls for. the construc-
ticn OF a stone kitchen, shelter
and refectory to replace old wood
en- structures. The building will
house the park refreshment stand
at one end.
Fire places at either end of the
shelter are included in the design
Modern toilet facilities in which
city water will be used and re-
grading of park roads in the in
terests of safety are projected.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
COUNCIL NAMES
APPRAISERS FOR
STREET PROPERTY

H. Nj. Hoffman, o. A. Stensvad
and S. B. Duea were appointed to
award damages and assess bene-
fits in condemnation of block at
the east end of Second street from
Swain to Memorial Field, when
the city council met Monday
night.
The council approved a plat
made by F. H. Anthony, city en-
gineer, on plans for lengthening
the street.
b Charles Joneson was appoint
ed lifeguard at the Lake Redwood
bathing beach for the second sea-
son, at a salary of $50 a month
The council will allow him to at
tend a Red Cross life saving
school again this year if he elects
to do SO. Charles is junior at
Redwood Falls High school.
The council granted pool hall
license to Harry Thomas and dis
cussed the street flusher which
was demonstrated here last week
Opinios was that the price asked
was too high and they took no
action on the matter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
EXTENSION EXPERT
TO BE SPEAKER AT
CHECK-UP MEETING
TOPIC FOR TUESDAY is
CARE THESE YOUR
PROBLEMS?"

Charlotte Kirchner, extension
specialist in Home Furnishings,
will be the speaker at the county,
wide Check-Up day meeting for
township chairmen, demonstrators
and leaders of the Home Furnish
ing project which will be held at
the English Lutheran church in
Redwood Falls Tuesday, May 9.
Her topic will be "Are These Your
Problems?"
The committees in charge of the
affair are: General arrangements:
Mrs. w. G.. MCGEE, Lamberton;
Mrs. Vern Barnum, Redwood
Falls; Mrs. H. Mattson, Vesta;
Mrs. Glen Bolland, Delhi; Mrs.
Ralph Weeks, Redwood Falls and
Lenore Golden, home demonstra-
ton agent, Redwood Falls.
invitation: Mrs. William DON
ner, Belview; Mrs. William Glib,
Milroy; Mrs. Ed. Werner, Wabas-
SO.
Receptions: Mrs. Richard Cook,
Redwood Falls; Mrs. Ed Mont
gomery, Vesta; Mrs. M. Schueller,
Wabasso; and Inez Davis, Wabas-
so.
Program: Mrs. Roy Severson,
Walnut Grove; Mrs. ErYin Enge-
man, Redwood Falls; Mrs. Hugh
Mckay, Delhi and Cora Hines,
Delhi.
Food: Mrs. Ed. Tenney, Red
wood Falls; Mrs. Arthur Hawton,
Redwood Falls and Mrs. Tom
Greene, Redwood Falls.
About rs chairmen, leaders,
demonstrators and special guests
are expected to be present.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
RED owl REVAMPS
STORE INTERIOR
SIMPLIFIED SHOPPING
AIM OF NEW PLAN,
MODERN FIXTURES

Revolutionary changes in thu
interior of the Red Owl store will
be viewed by visitors there Fri
day when a four day sale to cele-
brate the remodeling opens. The
event will also mark the close OF
10 successful years of the stores
operation in Redwood Falls.
Two weeks have been spent on
the project which will simplify
shopping through provision Of
convenient shelving, moving OF
meat department and other alter
atoms to add length to the space
over which customers travel.
Redwood Falls carpenters, cleo
tricians, plumbers and painters
were employed in the construction
under the direction of F. c. Hath
away, Red Owl building super
visor.
The meat department has been
moved to the back of the store and
meat refrigeration space added.
This change and others through
out the entire store provide much
more space than was available
previously.
New modern shelving of a dis
tinct streamlined design has been
installed to make shopping easy
for those who wish to help them
selves. The shelving is twice as
deep as that in use at the Red
Owl before the remodeling.
The oak color of shelves blends
in pleasing way with the cream
paint used on walls and ceilings.
Entirely new to the city are the
basket-carts which have been
placed in the store for the con-
venience of customers in carry
ing packages around inside.
Modern gondolas to hold mer-
chandise displays are constructed
in such way that cans and pack
ages are IA inches from the floor.
L. o. Jones is store manager
and Loren Knebel has charge of
the meat department.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
Stassen, at Capital,
Checks Relief Share

Washington = R = Governor
Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota
said here today he would seek a
determination by the Works Pro-
gress administration as to wheth-
er Minnesota's direct relief con-
tributions were properly taken
into account in fixing its share of
reductions in WPA rolls. He ex-
planned his states non-WPA re-
lief load was high and this factor
might not have been considered.
The governor said conferences
with Republican members of con-
gress from Minnesota looked
forward to 1940." He declared no
specific plans were made but a
foundation laid for cooperation "a
state and national campaigns.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
COUNTY CALLS FOR
BIDS ON CRAWLING
ROADS SOUTH FROM
MILROY AND LUCAN
TO BE SURFACED

Bids for crawling 171s miles of
Redwood county roads will be
opened at 10 a. m. Friday, May 10,
the county commissioners decided
at their meeting Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The jobs include IS miles from
Lucan south to highway IA and
As miles from Milroy south.
At II a. m. the same morning
they will open proposals for the
seasons supply of sodium chlor-
ate for the county.
Bids will be accepted at the
county auditors office.
Commissioners re-employed
Richard Cook as Redwood county
engineer at his present salary,
5000 year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
Fairfax Girl
Pinned Under
Car at Morton
GROOM GETS CASH ON
FOREHEAD IN ACCI-
DENT WEDNESDAY

Injured as she and her
fiance were returning from
Olivia where they had applied
for a marriage license, Ber-
nice Nantel, 80, of Fairfax is
in critical condition at Red
wood Falls hospital today.
The accident occurred a
mile east of Morton on high
way 10 about 7:30 p. m. We'd
nesday.
Henry Wilson, 40, lost
control of the car in which he
and his-bride-to-be were riding
and the machine rolled twice, pin
ming Miss Nantel underneath, &C
cording to the highway patrol re-
port.
Mrs. D. j. Krute, Marshall
nurse who was first to arrive at
the scene, aided Wilson in at
tempting to release the woman.
Failing to do so, she waved down
a car in which Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Brazil were travelling and
the group succeeded in eXtricat-
ing the victim. The BraZils
rushed her to the hospital.
Physicians found she has a
broken pelvis bone, fractured
thigh and ankle, broken nose,
possible skull fracture and inter-
nal injuries. Wilson escaped with
a cash on the forehead.
Wilson and Miss Nantel plan
ned to be married the first week
in June. He has been employed
on the farm occupied by the in
jured' woman and her 76-year-
old mother for a year. He pre-
viously worked near North Red
wood. 's
The couple were travelling east
to the Nantel farm, located seven
miles south of Fairfax, when the,
tragedy occurred Mr. and Mrs.
Brazil, who helped in the emer-
gency, live three-quarters of a
mile north of Morton and were on
their way to devotions at the
Catholic church in Franklin when
they came upon the wreck.
Damage to the 1888 coach in
volved was estimated at 5000.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04

County Burglaries Linked
With Statewide Operations
GANG IN MILROY, ECHO,
VESTA RAIDS ALSO
AT ASKOV, ARCO

.Burglaries at Milroy, Vesta and
Echo early Sunday morning, As
kov and Iona last week and Arco
Tuesday night were apparently
the work of the same gang, ac-
cording to Sheriff L. J. Kise.
Recent southwestern Mime
sofa jobs have been accomplished
with similar methods" he said.
Four places were broken into at
Milroy early Sunday morning,
but loot was of little value. The
burglars jimmied the lock of the
Farmers Elevator office door and
smashed large safe. No money
had been left in it. Frying open
the lock on the office door of Scott
Dysart's garage, they obtained
small change and tire tube. Gas
oline was taken from Fred Serr's
pump after the lock was broken
and license plates were stolen
from Donald Grams car.
A new green coach bearing
dealer license plates was stolen
from a garage at Askov the night
of April "a and Sheriff Kise be-
lieve the Grams license plates
were taken to replace the dealers
insignia. Askov is in Pine coun-
ty.
A stranger attempted to flag
down a Milroy car the night of
the roberries and occupants fur
nished a description of him and
his companion which tailed near
ly exactly with that of the two
men seen at Arco in Lincoln coun-
ty at the time of the robbery
Tuesday. At Arco they were rid
ing in green coach, witnesses
said.
One man was. described as tall
and very dark with a weeks
growth of beard. He is about IS
years of age. The other is around
% years old, blond and chunky
in build So,
AT Vesta, the thieves entered
the postoffice through a window
but obtained nothing. Nickels
pennies and stamps were left un-
touched.
A total of $3.71 was taken from
Ed Pearson's Farmers Oil COM
pany. The men damaged the safe
badly. Usually no money is left
there.
The time of the robbery at YES
ia was set at between 3 and 4
a. m.
Irvine, garden seeds, groceries
and So in pennies were taken in
a robbery of the Clover Farm
store at Echo the same morning
An iron bar, taken in a break-ir
at a blacksmith shop there, was
used in entering the store.
The night of the car robbery
at Askov, they broke into the
postoffice in the same village.
At Iona Murray county, Fri
day night they obtained $12 in
nickels and pennies in another
postoffice break-in.
Tuesday night they got their
biggest haul. They obtained over
$50 in cash and $155 in stamps at
the Arco postoffice and $3.50 from
a store in the same town.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04

S1925 when Mr.. Dworshak retired
and they came to Redwood Falls.
Their six children are Mrs.
Anthony Wertish of Morton, Mrs.
John w. Swoboda of Bird Island,
Mrs. Albert Wiser of Blomkest,
Matt w. Dworshak of Jackson,
Joseph M. Dworshak who lives on
the home place and Miloyd F..
Dworshak who also farms in
Beaver Falls township. There are
10 grandchildren.
Out-of-town relatives and
friends who attended the fiftieth
anniversary festivities were: Mr..
and Mrs. F. M. Scoblic of Tyn-
dali, South Dakota; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Nider and Lucille of Wag-
ner, South Dakota; Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hensey of Minneapolis; MIR.
and Mrs. John Bouska and FAM
lily of Montevideo; Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Skoblik and family and Mr..
and Mrs. John Zitzmann and
family of Wanda; Mr.. and Mrs.
Vance Schweinfurter and family.
Continued on page five)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
Local Boards Asked
To Help Eliminate
Welfare Chiseling
Relief Items May
Get Back in Print

Redwood county commissioners
expressed their wish to publish
relief expenditures after discus
sion on the question Wednesday
morning. 1t appears that law
enacted by the 1899 state legisla-
ture permits publishing expendi-
ture monthly or quarterly.
The statute, however, includes
a phrase except as prohibited by
law" on which the board is seek
ing further advice before order
ing publication.
Board members agreed that
monthly publication would be the
better plan. They made it plain
they have always been in favor
Of publication but were restricted
by a state ruling.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
April Relief Bill
Well Under March

A material decline in direct re-
lief orders Tor April from those in
March was reported at meeting
of the Redwood county welfare
board Thursday. March orders
totaled $3,710 and those for April,
$2,038.48.
A slash of 81 cases from direct
relief rolls in April from the
March figure was also shown
Aid to 154 dependent children
during April cost 81 ,843, an aver
age of $37 80 per family.
In March, the average grant for
old age assistance in the county
was $19.81, compared to the state
average of $20.55. There are 1858
O.A.A. clients now, two less than
last month.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
RELIEF CASES TO BE
REVIEWED ONE BY
ONE UNDER PLAN

Plans to promote local CO.
operation in handling the grow
ing problems of relief administra-
ton in Redwood county, discuss
ed by welfare board members
and the county attorney at recent
meetings, eliminated this week
in a projected countrywide survey
of all relief cases to be undertake
en- later this month.
Mayors of every village in Red
wood county have been asked to
call special sessions of their coun-
ellis to meet with welfare board
members, Jean Tucker, executive
secretary; Tom Reed, county at
torney, the commissioner from
the particular district and men,
bers of neighboring town boards
to discuss each relief case in the
community in detail.
Old age assistance, direct re-
lief, aid to dependent children,
WPA and surplus commodities
clients lists will be gone over at
the meetings, with the purpose of
eliminating chiselers, those who
are spending public money for
drink and other undeserving
beneficiaries. Some effort will be
made to limit the use of automo-
biles by government charges.
1t is believed that the plan is
original with Redwood county
and that no such elaborate system
for creating public understand
ing of the relief problem is in
operation elsewhere.
Under the plan, officials hope
to keep relief costs at minimum,
through local aid in dealing with
cases of public aid.
Meetings will be held evenings
and the welfare office staff faces
the prospect of putting in long
hours at work each day from
May %, when the first session
will be held, until June when
the survey will be completed.
Combined meetings of two viii
lage councils have been planned
in most cases, so that nine gath
erings will be all that are requir-
ed.
Seaforth and Vesta will meet
at Vesta; Milroy and Lucan at
Milroy; Walnut Grove and Re-
we're at Revere; Delhi and Belview
at Belview; North Redwood and
Redwood Falls at Redwood Falls;
Wanda and WabasSo at Wabasso
and Clements and Morgan at
Morgan. Lamberton and Sanborn
will hold separate meetings.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
$50 Farmers Get Welcome
AAA Checks for ,$l22,493
!. AERIAL PHOTO PRINTS
ALSO HERE; CHECKS
TO REACH $4,000

AAA money began flow
ing through Redwood county
this week as approximately
$50 farmers received word
that their checks for COM
pliance in the 1888 soil con-
servation program are here.
Already $122,493.79 has
been received and more is
expected within the month, to
bring total benefit payments
to at least $4,000.
The checks received are for
owners of single and multiple
farms whose applications for pay
ments were sent in first.
In previous years farmers par
ticipating in AAA programs have
received divided payments, but
this weeks checks are for their
total benefits for last year.
George Claussen, head of the
county conservation staff, receiv-
ed another welcome package this
week. 1t contained 294 prints of
aerial photographs taken of Red
wood county farms late last sum-
smer
The pictures will be used in
checking compliance with this
years program.
They are on scale of 600 feet
to the inch, whereas the old pic
lures used represented 500 feet to
the inch.
The county was flown east and
west in making the pictures to be
used this year. The old ones were
taken from a plane flying north
and south.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
Assessor Has
Heavy Duties,
Wide Powers
FAILURE TO SUBMIT
MONEY AND CREDITS
COSTS BIG PENALTY

Glenn A. Lauterbach, city asses
scr, began his rounds Monday
with the duty of seeing and as
sessing about 1900 individuals
before May 26 when the board of
equalization meets.
q He will also revalue real estate
such as homes which were under
construction when assessments
were made last spring. Real estate
is assessed only in even years but
adjustments are made in odd
years. There are several new
homes here which will be effected
in revaluation proceedings.
In order that residents of the
city may have a better under
standing of the assessment laws
pertaining to personal and real
estate property and money and
credits, some of the more i'm
portant provisions are cited by
Mr.. Lauterbach.
Every person of full age is re-
ouired to list his or her property
for taxation.
Properties for taxation are
divided into five classes as fol-
lows:
Class one-A consists of min
ed iron ore and is assessed at
so per cent of true and full
value.
Class two includes household
furnishings and personal ef-
fects and is assessed at Is per
cent of true and full value.
Class three includes live
stock, poultry, stocks of mer-
chandise, together with the
Continued on page four)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
HIGH SCHOOL BAND
GOING TO CONTEST
"SOME OF THESE DAYS.
is FRIDAY; SEVERAL
MORE CARS NEEDED

The Redwood Falls High school
band practiced, Some of These
Days." this morning for the day
Of days, Friday.
They will leave at 7:45 a. m.
tomorrow to take part in the state
music contest at the University of
Minnesota's Northrup auditorium.
S. w. Limburg's organization
won an "A' rating at the district
music contest here April %. The
achievement made them eligible
for the state meet.
Transportation for the students
is being furnished by private car
owners. Mr.. Limburg could un-
doubleday use a few more autos,
should drivers offer them.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
Go To New York Fair

Among the first county resi-
dents of many who will visit
world fairs this summer, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. j. Ziegler of Belview and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Ziegler OF
North Redwood will board the
Hiawatha at Minneapolis Satur-
day morning for Milwaukee
where they will attend a national
convention for two weeks. Both
M and st. L depot agents, J. J..
Ziegler is a western division dele
,.ehte. May 20 they will go on to
<Iew Yord. Their itinerary also
& hides Washington, d. c.,
eago and Sterling, Nebraska.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
|Limburg HOnOred
At Lions Meeting

S. w. Limburg, high school
music instructor, was honored for
his work here at the Lions club
luncheon meeting Monday noon.
Lion president E. L Gallea, in
apt remarks on Mr. Limburg'S
service, said football and basket
ball teams and coaches had been
honored by the club and that the
organizations appreciation of
school music activities was being
shown in entertaining the director.
He pointed out that it was i'm
possible to fete the entire band
and orchestra.
Speakers at the meeting includ-
ed f. M. Pierce and Ward Drury
Of the University of Minnesota.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
England May Take
u. S. Surplus Cotton

Washington-(P-Sena Byr-
mes, Democrat, South Carolina,
said today London had advised
the United States that Great Brit
ain was interested in negotiating
barter agreement for American
cotton.
It was understood the converse
tons would center on the posi-
bility of trading American cotton
for British rubber and tin.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04

Rev. Edward Lee, L. E. Backer
and N. L. Quesenberry and j. L.
Slaymaker of New Avon left Sum
day afternoon to attend the ma
tional conference Of, the Methodist
Episcopal church at Kansas City.
They expect to be gone ten days.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
Legion Entertains,
O'COnnOr to Speak

Redwood Falls Legionnaires
will be hosts to the county council
OF the American Legion here to-
night. Jennings O'Connor of DIV
ia is expected to speak and musi-
cal numbers will be furnished by
a woodwind quintet trained by S.
w. Limburg.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-04
Rural Schools To Be
Deserted Tomorrow

Redwood county rural schools
will be deserted Friday when
pupils will 60 to Wabasso for
their annual play day. A commit
tee working with c. D. Clipfell,
county superintendent of schools,
has arranged a full day of sports.
Theaaffair begins at 8 a. m.