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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-14
FIFTH RECREATION
LEADER ON STAFF
DRAMATICS DIRECTOR
WILL ALSO ASSIST
IN CRAFTWORK

Marie Murphy of Mayer arriv-
ed in Redwood Falls Wednesday
to inaugurate dramatics and as
SiSt with craft work supervision
in the Redwood Falls recreation
program.
A graduate of the University of
Minnesota, she has had several
years of teaching experience. She
has taken room at the F. B..
Macs home.
Her assignment to the city
brings the total of recreation
leaders to five. Clark Sponaugle
heads the program, also assisted
by Marian Tenney, Burdelle
Beckstrand and Robert Baldwin.
With Miss Murphy at her initial
meeting with the Redwood Falls
recreation planning board in the
city hall Wednesday night were
w. F. Gjertsen of New Ulm, as
sistant district supervisor of the
WPA recreation program and l..
j. Hartwick, member of the
Willmar recreation committee,
who was listening in.
The Redwood Falls program
was described as a "demonstra-
ton program" for the state by
Gjertsen whose suggestion of
opening the Lincoln school base
ment game room to senior high
school students Wednesday nights
was formally approved by the
board.
An archery craft class in which
men and women can make their
own bows and arrows is planned
for Tuesday nights at the school.
Women can make bow and eight
arrows for $2.75 and men can
manufacture their stronger wea-
pons for $3.25. Those interested
in taking part in this craft pro-
ject are asked to notify Mr.. Spon-
augle or Superintendent Reede
Gray.
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a milliner here in the early days
who purchased them from the
child crocheter who carried fire
wood for her shop on Mill street.
All the rest have been given
away by Mrs. Smithers - or
friends who know of her work
and ask for them. Just now the
lobbyist has a dozen sets of fluffy
bottles which she plans to give
the county welfare office for dis
tribution.
If you're a lifelong resident of
Redwood Falls, there's a good
chance you've worn a pair of the
bottles yourself. Offhand, Mrs.
Smithers can remember giving
them to Mrs. J. M. Corbett as a
baby and to Mrs. Corbett's sons.
Frank Baldwin and DR.. T. E.
Film are among other mature
residents of the city who enjoyed
their comforts as infants.
The talented toes of Ward
Cuff, New York Giants
place-kicker, have been en-
cased in Smithers bottles.
The pro football player is a
nephew of Mrs. Smithers.
With Christmas coming on, Mrs.
Smithers recalls that she always
asked for skein of yarn when
presents were in order. In those
days a skein which could be
bought for 40 cents now, cost 81.
Hers is a real hobby, since it
takes the place of games and
other pastimes., While a group of
her friends is gathered around the
card table, she crochets, making
pair of booties in about two
hours
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-14
KINNEY INVENTS
LIGHT CONTROL

Patent papers on his invention
for "door control" of electric
lights were received Friday by
Andy Kinney of Redwood Falls.
The device turns on a light as
the door to a room is opened; the
light stays on after the door is
closed the first time and snaps
off when the door is opened and
closed again.
With John Hermann, Mr.. Kin
ney has formed the Kinney-Her-
mann manufacturing company in
Redwood Falls and the firm has
already produced 1000 of the
units for sale at about $1.50
apiece.
Plans are to sell agency rights
in various districts to men who
will organize sales crews.
The continuance is especially
designed for Easements, closets
and similar rooms.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-14
WlLLMAR WOMAN
SLIGHTLY HURT
REDWOOD FALLS MAN
THROWN THROUGH
TOP OF CAR

Robert P. Day, "A, of Redwood
Falls is in critical condition at
Redwood Falls hospital today
with severe fracture of the
skull sustained in an automobile
collision eight and one-half miles
south of Olivia on highway II at
5:35 p. m. Wednesday.
Slightly injured, Mrs. L. E..
Vaale, 81, of Willmar was kept
overnight at the hospital. She
was the only other person involv-
ed.
Because Mr.. Day is unconscious
and Mrs. Vaale in a dazed condi-
ton, highway patrolmen have
been unable to determine the
cause of the two-car accident. It
probably happened when one car
was passing the other.
The Redwood Falls man was
driving south after taking his
daughter Mrs. Lloyd Mertz and
Mr.. MertZ to Olivia and Mrs.
Vaale was travelling in the same
direction, coming after her hus-
band who has been at Hotel Red
wood for a few days.
Mrs. Vaale said she was blinded
by lights.
Day was thrown through the
top of his 1929 car and plummet-
ed 35 feet south of the machine
which was found overturned in
the west ditch.
H. A. Taylor, farmer, who
heard the crash found Mrs. Vaale
wandering about field into
which her 1886 coach plunged af-
ter running up an embankment on
the west side of the pavement. He
took her to his home nearby
bleeding from a small cut at the
back of her head. 1t took him
some time to discover Days
whereabouts since he was so far
from the auto.
Day was brought to the hospi-
tai by DR.. G. H. Mesker of Olivia
and Louise Coleman, Hotel Red
wood operator, drove to the Tay-
lor home for Mrs. Vaale. In adj
dition to the small cut, she sus-
tanned bruises.
Mr.. Vaale gives psychic treat
ments and was here in connection
with his work. They are parents
of two children, 16 and 10 years
old.
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Police Elect
'Maurstad and
Clifford James
SPEAKER VISUALIZES
STATE AS PLACE
CRIMINALS AVOID

Two Redwood Falls men receiv-
ed offices in the Southwestern
Minnesota Law Enforcement as
ISOLATION when about As peace Of
ficers of this district met at the
armory here Monday afternoon.
The session marked the first year
of organization.
c. L. Maurstad, Redwood Falls
policeman who moved to form the
group in 1888 and was its first
president, was reelected. Clifford
James, special municipal judge
here, was named secretary, sue
ceeding George Cavers, Fairmont
officer, who declined the nominal
ton in his favor.
c. j. Donnelly of Marshall,
Lyon county attorney, was chosen
vice president to replace H. c.
Plenge, Fairmont police chief,
who did not choose to run.
Practical advice on their prob
lens, rights and methods was
given attending officers by Eldon
Rowe, chief of the state bureau of
criminal apprehension and high
way patrol and Captain David c.
Broderick, business manager of
the Minnesota Police and Peace
Officers association.
1T could just as well happen
IN your town." Rowe pointed out,
referring to the Monterey bank
robbery Monday.
The youthful gunman who
escaped with $500 in the hold-up,
evidentaly wanted Christmas
money" Rowe said. Since a great
many people want Christmas
money right now, he told officers
that if a robbery of that type hap
pens in their community, the
policeman should get to the bank
at once, get the front door locked
and keep everyone out.
''Don't touch anything until you
contact the FIJI or our depart
ment"
At Monterey, fingerprint work
was "of no use," he said since
crowds of people had handled
everything"
The bandit put his hand against
the vault door but so had curious
visitors.
State highway patrolmen were
not at the meeting, he said, since
they are on the road every pos
sible hour battling a rising acct
dent record.
"In the tourist season, with
more cars on the highway, the
accident record goes down.
"Now people think, We can
just cut 'er loose and don't think
they don't.
Zone of your biggest jobs now
is traffic" he told , association
members, "Your people are more
apt to be killed in a car than shot
by a burglar"
Outlining the fight of the Min
nesota Police and Peace officers
association for civil service, Or
ganization of the highway patrol
and crime bureau and the eStap-
lishment of criminal apprehension
radio stations, Captain Broderick
pointed out that through organ
ization and cooperation, police of
Minnesota operate like one big
department, utilizing men and
equipment to the best advantage
When the day comes that the
five other units in the state police
broadcasting system which began
with the installation of KIND al
Redwood Falls, are a reality
Broderick said, efficiency of state
law enforcement agencies will
jump so per cent.
All officers in Minnesota have
power to arrest criminals any
where in the state, with or with
Continued on page Sky
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-14
Five File for
City Offices
JAMES AND RYERSON
IN CONTEST FOR
MUNICIPAL JUDGE

With filings closing Monday,
only five persons have officially
declared their intention of run
ming for city positions at the an
nual Redwood Falls election Tues
day, January 2. Latest filler is
Grover Mansfield who entered his
name this morning for second
ward alderman.
There will be a contest for the
municipal judges office which
carries four-year term. Cliff
ford James, now special municipal
judge and N. r. Ryerson, pre-
sent judge, have filed.
F. B. Forbes has filed for re-
election as city recorder and F.
w. Stanton for city treasurer.
Both offices have one year terms.
Terms of Mayor J.. c. Budik,
Aldermen George Huhnerkoch of
first ward and E. 0. Charlebois
of the second precinct also expire.
Under the present charter, the
mayor is elected for one year and
councilmen for two.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-14
CORBETT WARNS
OF FIRE DANGER
RECORD OF BIGGEST
FIRE YEARS is
EQUALLED TODAY

Unless residents of Redwood
Falls and community use extreme
caution with Soft-coal furnace
fires in this first cold weather of
the year there'll be an outbreak
of roof fires and the city will
break its all-time record of 20
fires in a single year, according to
j. M. Corbett, chief of the fire
department.
Furnaces have been checked for
several months and carbon has
collected in chimneys. The first
roaring fire will probably belch
fiery SCOT onto roofs-dry as tin
der for lack of moisture.
Another call to the D. L. Grim
minis pasture on the North Red
wood road at noon today was the
city's twenty-ninth fire this year,
equaling the all time records of
1884 and 1887.
Destruction of DR.. w. A..
Brands home garage early Sat-
urday evening was the twenty
eighth fire of 1899.
Inc Brand IRE started IN mulCn-
ing straw on the east of the build
ing and spread swiftly on the
creosoted shingles. Flames rolled
from the structure as the bung
fell from the top of half-flled
50-gallon barrel of high-test gas
oline and siding at the rear of the
house was ignited.
Shotgun shells left in the gar
age popped and glass in the struc-
ture and at the rear of the house
cracked.
Called at $50 p. M, the de-
partment saved the house, but the
garage is almost a total loss and
DR.. Brand plans to have a new
one built. Some house siding will
have to be replaced. The loss was
covered by insurance.
The alley along which the gar
age stood is used as a shortcut
downtown by many residents of
the northeast section of the city.
1t is possible that a passer-by
threw a cigaret into the straw.
The Brand fire was the city's
fifth in December. Last year
there was only one fire in the
twelfth month.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-14
CENSUS FIGURES
ARE CONFIDENTIAL
OFFICE PREPARES TO
SEND ENUMERATORS
INTO 9 COUNTIES

Facts gathered by workers in
the 1910 census are confidential,
cannot be used for purposes of
taxation, regulation or investiga-
ton, according to T. A. Regnier
of Marshall, district supervisor of
the 1910 census office.
Bringing crates of envelopes
and letter-heads, Mr.. Regnier and
James O'Leary of Pipestone, as
sistant supervisor, took over their
quarters on the second floor of
Redwood Falls High school Tues
day and began work.
Besides arranging their two
room office and organizing work,
they're taking applications for
enumerator's positions. About Is
enumerators will be employed in
this district, comprised of nine
lcounties.
The office will be occupied with
a business census until April l.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-14
One Million
Bushels Corn
To Be Sealed
COUNTY AAA CHAIRMAN
BASES PREDICTION
ON APPLICATIONS

Over 100000 bushels of Red
wood county corn will be sealed
under the governments 1910 loan
program, Fay Starr, AAA chair
man predicted this week as the
number of applicants reached
300. This year 100000 bushels
were sealed.
Necessary papers have not
arrived and new loans can't be
made yet. The soil conservation
staff asks borrowers not to call at
the office, until they receive cards
informing them that their loans
have been completed.
The 1889 cost of operating the
conservation program was 4.6 per
cent of payments, compared to
TO per cent in 1888, Mr.. Starr an
nounced.
Meanwhile 1853 persons have
applied for wheat insurance-the
number increased by the unus-
ually dry fall.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-14
JOY RIDERS GET
COLD FEET; TAKE
CAR ONE BLOCK

joy riders aDith small feet
and cold feet-took Irene
Aune's OldSnobile from its
parking place at her home
late Friday night and left it
only a block atDay, near the
Frank Baldwin residence.
Miss Aune found small foot
prints beside the car 1Dhen
she discovered it Saturday
morning. 1t had not been
driven far, perhaps only the
block betaDeen the Aune and
Baldiuin homes, judging from,
the gasoline register. The
thieves are believed to be
young people ,Dho became
frightened after taking it.
The car tDGS outside the
house at 1880 p. na., a1as
missing in the morning.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-14

Ransack your attics for cloth
ing or useful toys, ransack your
Easements for canned goods.
Wearables, eatables and play
ables will be good for admission
at the Redwood theatre Saturday
afternoon when the management
presents its annual Yule party.
Articles received will be given to
the Redwood county welfare Of
flee for distribution this Christ
mas.
Children under Is may see the
movie by bringing a gift. Adults
will be charged Is cents.
Irish Luck" with frankie
DarrO and Dick Purcell is the
feature picture and there will
be five short subjects. Show
ing begins at 2 p. m.
Climax of the holiday season
here will be the big free party at
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-14
START WORK ON
SKATING RINK

Preparation of the skating rink
at Memorial Field was begun
Tuesday when J. M. Corbett took
the fire truck there for the initial
soak.
E. o. Charlebois, former Can
adian hockey player and the city
authority on skating Kinks, will
supervise ice-making. All other
coats will be sprayed on.
Tom Arnett Jr., street commits
siorier who is directing a crew of
NYA boys and Clark Sponaugle,
Redwood Falls recreation super
visor, are also watching oper-
atoms to assure the best rink ever.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-14

church, miniature highways and
its Town floodlighted skating rink.
Exhibited in an alcove at the
De. Luxe Cleaners under Ben's
Cafe, the Christmas town is most
ly the handiwork of Mrs. Helmuth
Hagen, wife of the shop owner.
She fashioned inch-high fat
children from pipe cleaners,
painted red and green and brown
snow suits on them and cut out
little sleds and skis and tobog-
gahs on which to place them.
There are miniature benches
around the lake which is lighted
by blue floods. A picket fence,
little snow covered evergreen
trees and graveled roads foster
the illusion.
Even the sky is complete.
Christmas tree stars shine down
on the scene.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-14
CHESS EXPERT TO
GIVE INSTRUCTION
CLASS TO BEGIN BY
MAKING SPOOL SET;
PLAYS BY MAIL

DR.. w. A. Heintzen, Redwood
Falls dentist, will conduct classes
in the most fascinating of games
-chess-as a volunteer instructor
in the Redwood Falls recreation
program.
Beginning Wednesday night, his
first few sessions will be given
over to instructions in making
chess sets (emptied film spools
and paper or tin will be used.
EnrolleeS are asked to bring only
sharp penknives or razor cutters.
When students have completed
their implements of mental war
fare, he'll teach them the rudi-
ments of the game. And he's just
the guy that can do it.
The National Chess association
ranks players A, B and c. There
are only a handful of A players,
the most expert in the country.
Then come the B's-only a few
score Of them. DR.. Heintzen is a
B.
He's as busy as a bee with
chess, too. Because of the lack of
local competition, he's now en-
gagged in games by correspondence
with opponents in Taunton,
Evansville, Indiana, Kansas City
and Auburn, California. He's been
playing by mail for years now,
has fought it out with other chess
tiers from all over the United
States, South America and Can
ada.
Persons of all ages, either men
or women, who are interested in
learning the game are invited to
join DIR. Heintzen's Wednesday
night classes.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-14
RUSSIANS GAIN
IN NORTH SECTOR

Kirkenes, Norway. = (at the
Finnish frontier) Up Russian
troops advancing rapidly through
the Petsamo district are approach
ing Salmijarvi near the Norweg-
ian frontier and the Firms seem
to be preparing to withdraw from
the town to defense lines furth-
er south.
Salmijarvi and four other towns
in the region all were ablaze to-
day. The entire district was COW
cred with black smoke.
The Petsamo district is mar
row corridor on Finnish territory
on the Arctic ocean.
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Mrs. Smithers Has Knitted
Booties for 59,28O Toes

Working at her hobby for 81
years, Mrs. Carrie Smithers of
Redwood Falls has produced ap-
proximately 1885 baby booties,
all of them in the same pattern.
She's been making booties ever
since she was IL years old, cro-
cheting on an average of two pair
a week for nearly six decades.
During that time, she's seen
the traditional color for in
fant's clothing change from
blue for girls and pink for
b0ys-tO the opposite.
The pattern, taught her by
Mary Pratt, an elderly spinster.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-14
Morton Posts SIS
Reward For Arrest
OF Deer POachers

Morton-Joining Redwood Falls
sportsmen in an effort to discour-
age shooting deer in the river
valley woodlands, the American
Legion here has posted $25 as an
additional reward for the arrest
and conviction of anyone guilty of
the offense.
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bore crochet needle which Miss
Pratt gave her as a child and es-
Inmates that the instrument has
been used in making 1923 pair.
These have been worn by babies
all over the country and six pair
went to Mrs. Smithers' cousin in
England.
Only about 20 pair of the thou
sands made have been sold. These
were offered through Mrs. S. Ojai,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-14
CANDLELIGHT SERVICE

A Christmas candlelight service
will be given by the combined
Shutdown and st. Johns choirs at
the Shutdown Lutheran church
Sunday, December II at 8 p. m.
Judith Lockrem is the director.
The public is invited.
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mas OeeQ uScu
thousands upon
tn o u S a nds of
times. Crocheted
in white wool,
the booties have
a section of wool
or silk in pink
or blue at the
top of the foot,
a matching seal
l o D e d edging
and tasselS OF
the same color.
She's manipulate
ing the same
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-14
GERMAN WARSHIP
MAY ATTEMPT TO
FIGHT SQUADRON

New 1OrK-(HD-Inc ma
tional brOadcasting company
broadcast from Uruguay to-
day that the German pocket
battleship Admiral Graf Shee,
crippled in a running fight
with British warcraft yester-
day apparently was being
prepared to sail almost i'm
mediately from its refuge at
Montevideo.
The announcer said the
German battleship apparently
planned to give battle to a
reinforced squadron of Brit
ish cruisers lying in wait at
the mouth Of the river where
the Graf Spec had sought
safety.
Montevideo, Uruguay P) =
The German pocket battleship
Admiral Graf Spec, her steel rent
by British guns and SO of her
crew dead, chung to her refuge
today in this neutral port while
two of the three British cruisers
which engaged her in IA hour
RIM rig battle yesterday mounted
guard out at sea.
The third cruiser, the crippled
Exeter which was knocked out of
the fight after 4 hours of cannon
aiding limped into the Rio Della
Plata to APP osition IL miles off
Montevideo.
AS British legation officials
sailed out to board her, reports
We're current that there were
many dead and wounded aboard
the cruiser but nothing official
had been issued on casualties
either among the crew of the Ex-
eter or her fellow cruisers, the
Achilles and the Ajax, all of
which were damaged.
Besides the SO Germans killed,
the casualties included 60 wound
ed in the crew which normally
totals 926.
Internment for the duration of
the European war seemed the
only prospect for the warship.
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A Nations Silent AS
Russia Is Expelled

Geneva.-(P)-The League of
Nations by unanimous vote of
its council today expelled Soviet
Russia because of her invasion of
Finland.
Four members of the council,
including Finland, abstained from
voting on the expulsion motion.
The others were China, Greece
and YugoSlovia.
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ASK ASSISTANCE

The American Legion Auxiliary
handicapped in its Christmas well
fare work this year by its limited
budget, this week asked the help
of people in the community who
have not already contributed to
pound showers of food through
other women's organizations.
There are on the auxiliary's
list of needy families, several
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ebert Day Critically Injured as Autos Collide South of Ovt


Redwood Falls armory Saturday
afternoon, December %. All chill
dren of the community are invit-
ed to see Santa Claus and to re-
'ceive presents at the affair which
begins at 2:30 p. m.
Community singing and a
jolly program, being arranged
by E. A. johnson, will be en-
loved
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whose Christmas will be cheer
less and, dreary without this per-
sonal help, it was pointed out.
Girl Scouts and Brownies are
providing many of the toys, but
food is of particular importance.
Contributions may be left at the
home of Mrs. R. F. Byram, 1913 E.
Bridge street by Monday or per-
sons may call other members of
the welfare committee, Mrs. Glenn
Hillig, Mrs. R. w. Pryor and Mrs.
F. B. Macs.
WORTH SEEING
Window decorations along Red
wood Falls streets are worth a
trip downtown.
And one holiday. display is
worth a trip downstairs.
It's a tiny town set in sparkling
snow, with six houses, a little