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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-26
MEMORIAL FIELD
Is WPA MONUMENT
100000 INVESTMENT
GOES MAINLY FOR
MADE EMPLOYMENT

An example of worthwhile pro-
iects made possible through WPA
is the Redwood Falls recreation
field on which an audit was COM
pleted this week Built largely by
hand labor, the project provided
work for heads of approximately
80 families for three years and is
notable for the comparatively
small percentage of the cost which
went irto materials.
AS the field now stands is rep
resents a 100000 investment, in
Guiding land, stadium, tennis
courts, amphitheatre and numer-
Gus other improvements.
Of that amount, $44,147 has
been spent by the federal govern
ment in pay checks. An additional
$2,667 was spent by the WPA for
non-labor expenses of the project,
mainly for a cement mixer and
Pneumatic stone drills.
The city bought the land for
$4,000, supplied about $3.50 worth
OF truck service and furnished
$3.50 in 1887 and $500 in 1888 to-
ward the project.
The school meanwhile has put
SIS 071.51 into the field, all but
$500 of which represents receipts
from athletic events and sale of
advance tickets by the alumni
association.
Itemized accounts show school
contributions of $269.65 in 1887,
ST. 300 in 1888 and $2,081.86 in
1899, plus $3.50 from stadium
tickets in 1888 and $190 in 1889.
Gas tax refunds in connection
with the project have amounted to
$83.67. The project was started
with sale of certificates to be re-
deemed as earnings warrant,
Continued on page six)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-26
JUNG and HICKS
REELECTED AS
Pea DIRECTORS
RESERVES APPROACH
$4,000; LOANS
TOTAL $183, SCI

A. E. Jung, Hector and Thomas
B. Hicks, Tracy. were reelected
as directors of the Redwood Falls
Production Credit association al
its fifth annual meeting in the
armory here October 10.
Members from several counties
were among the 395 in attendance,
including 100 women.
The business report showed that
the association now has 348
stockholders whose outstanding
loans amount to $183,561.41.
Reserves of the association,
built up out of earnings in its five
years of operation now amount to
S19,628, the report of w. H. Lam
berton, secretary-treasurer show
ed. Repayments during the last
year totaled $319.818.52.
In addition to the local directors
and officers who participated in
the program, Emil Boie of the
Production Credit corporation of
st. Paul spoke.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-26
Girl Injured
Critically As
Cars Collide
8 PERSONS TREATED
AT HOSPITAL AFTER
CRASH AT BELVIEW

Betty Meisenhelder is in critical
condition at Redwood Falls hos
pital today with injuries received
in an automobile crash on the
Bjorndahl corner a mile and one
half east of Belview about GAS p.
M Sunday. Eight persons were
treated at Redwood Falls hospi-
tai after the accident, four of
them for severe head injuries.
Ray Johnson OF Clarkfield was
driving a 1886 coach west from
| Delhi and Cecil Rider, "a, was
driving his 1929 sedan south when
they collided. Johnson car shot
down an eight foot embankment
into a field and the Rider car
overturned.
Miss Meisenhelder who lives at
Huron, South Dakota, and has
been staying with her sister Mrs.
Martin Donner at Belview was
the most seriously hurt, sustaining
internal injuries, fractured pei
Wis, severe conclusion of the brain,
probable skull fracture, bad LAGER
alton of the scalp and gouging
wound in the thigh.
Rider was taken to University
hospital in Minneapolis Tuesday
with a badly fractured upper
right arm. cerebral conclusion
and laceration over the right eye.
They were accompanied by Ell
mer Sponaugle, 81, who received
bruises and cuts about the head
and Eleanor Morris, II, of Bel
/ view who was bruised on the head
and body and has small lacer-
atoms of the face. They were not
kept at the hospital.
Joan johnson, 4. has a severe
conclusion of the brain, possible
skull fracture and a deep lacer-
alton at the top of the scalp. Her
mother received a skull fracture
ard conclusion, several facial cuts
and multiple body bruises.
Lacerations of the chin and lip
were sustained by Ronald john
son, 8, and Mr.. johnson was sew
erely bruised about the body and
face. They were released from the
hospital.
The Johnson family was return
ing home from a visit to Mrs.
Johnson's mother, Mrs. Louise
Gates at Delhi and attendance at
the wedding of Maurine Gates
and Ralph Gaffney. Mr.. Johnson
is a service station operator at
Clarkfield.
| Rider, whose home is at Rich
Hill, Missouri and Sponaugle have
been working in Redwood county
! for some time.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-26
Picker Taken
Apart ToFree
lnjjuredF armer
DWIGHT PHILLIPS, 2;
; GIVES DIRECTIONS
WHILE HELD FAST

His right hand and entire fore
arm caught in a corn picker,
Dwight Phillips, Is, lay alone in
the field for 20 minutes, called
until he obtained help and then
directed dismantling of a part of
the machine to make possible his
release.
Dr.. j. Gordon Cole, summoned
from Redwood Falls hospital
about $50 p. m. Monday when
efforts to reverse the swapping
rolls failed, said Phillips was held
in the machine for a half-hour
after his arrival.
Crushed but not torn, the hand
can be, saved if swelling does lot
cut off the blood supply. Phillips
is at the hospital.
He was oiling the mechanism
when his foot slipped and he fell
into it while he was working at
the old Neuenburg place near the
Phillips farm south of Redwood
Falls.
Matt Reed, helping with the
work, heard his cry for help and
called Wallace Phillips, brother of
the victim, who attempted to re-
lease him. After the doctor ar
rived the gears of the picker were
taken down, Dwight telling the
workers what parts to remove.
Dwight has always been ex-
ceedingly careful in the operation
of the picker, according to his
mother, Mrs. George Phillips, but
he could not foresee the stumble
which plunged him into the mach
inc.
His was the fifth corn-picker
injury treated at the hospital this
season.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-26
Courtesy Tags
First Warning
1 8 ISSUED WEDNESDAY
PARKING SPACES
MORE NUMEROUS


Eight car owners found large
green and yellow courtesy tags
on their machines Wednesday,
the day on which Redwood Falls
two-hour parking ordinance went
into effect.
The tickets, issued by police
men to drivers who left their au-
tos parked on downtown stre:t
longer than the limit set under
the city's new ordinance, carry
no penalty. A record of the Of
tense is made with the municipal
judge and on the second ticket
the parker will be hailed into
court.
There were two loud complaints
on the new ruling. One came on
the two-hour limit and one from
a travelling man who objected to
the four-hour night parking limit.
But there was plenty of park
ing space available on city streets
more than there has been for
years.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-26
Benson SubpOenaed
In Campaign Case

st. Paul-(P) = Ramsey county
attorney James F. Lynch in a sur
prise move today issued subpoen-
as for former Governor Elmer A..
Benson and Senator A. o. Slet-
void, chairman of the legislative
investigating committee. The
move climaxed Lynch's contro-
versy with the committee over his
investigation of alleged political
campaign contributions by high
way contractors. Also summoned
were Representatives Ed Hagen
of Milan and Harold L. Peterson
of Willmar, chairman and secre-
tary respectively Of the Farmer
Labor association.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-26
TO OBSERVE NOVEMBER 80

st. Paul-(P)-Mi Minnesota public
schools will take their Thanksgiv-
ing holiday November 80, the date
set aside by Governor Harold E.
Stassen for the observance, At
torney General j. A. A. Burnquist
held in an opinion to the state de-
partment of education. The de-
partment asked whether Presi-
dent Roosevelt's proclamation of
November % would be observed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-26
For Sc, 900 Alienation Sui
Where a Hitching Post Once Stood!

First step in enforce
ment of the ordinance
designed to solUe Red
aDood Falls serious park
ing problem UaS the
posting of signs in re-
stricted areas, this one on
Washington at Second
street.
Officer c. L. Maurstad
looked on. He helped
toith the police census
(Which repealed scores of
cars haze been habituaI-
~ "dead-parked" and
aoill carry chalk as aDell
as a revolver in enforce
ment efforts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-26
BELVIEW JUNIORS
WILL GIVE PLAY

Belview - aaron Slick From
Punkin Crick," the classic melo-
drama which has been performed
more times than any other play in
America, will be presented by the
kiunior class of BelvieW High
school at the Odeon Friday at 8
o. m. Miss Peterson directs 1t.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-26

ALI alumni and former
students of Redwood Falls
High school are invited to the
homecoming dance in the
Lincoln gym Immediately af-
ter the football game.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-26

Three camera fans contributed the aboue coIlec-
ton of district huskng shots In the upperef the
t0iners from left to right Richard Huth Rudolph
Hanson Herman Mordhorst, Norman Selke and August
Shruer Taoo veaDs of the croaOd at the upper right
shoD the field and croaod Just before the starting gun
aDeghed and results posted Second shots in
clude Ted Balo firing the final gun, of his several
duties contest; of James Koher constructing
the 4-H stand and a picture of Selke in action
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-14
Mrs. Ashley Honors Miss
.Miriom McteIIon

: Mrs Tom Ashley "a hostess a,
an enjoyable party Friday evening in
the home of Mrs. "A. K. Dinas when
she entertained in honor of Miss Nj
,riam MCCLELLAN. of Phillip. whose mar
riage to Earl Baskin Perry, of Roll
ing Fork, will occur this month.
A delicious spaghetti supper was
served from a table spread with lace
and cen.ered with a lovely flora
arrangement.
A number of beautiful gifts were
presented the honoree. Those invit
ed to share this courtesy were MSS
Melba Tucker, Miss Rosemary S.orms
Miss Catherine Calender. Miss Kath'
ryn Durham, Miss Marie Thornton
Miss Annie Lee Thornton, Miss Haze
Brannon, Miss Irene McMaster, Miss
Anna May Counts, Mrs. B. F. RAY
Mrs. G.. w. Drane, Jr, Mrs. ]. A
Brown, Jr., Mrs. Joe York, Jr, Mrs
Dinas and the mother of the bride
elec:, Mrs. w. E. MCCLELLAN. Phillip,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-14
Gommo Club Meets With
Mrs. Harrington

Mrs. H. L. Harrington was hos. ess
to the Gamma Club December 7. The
president, Mrs. Steen, presided over
the business session.
Eighteen members and the follow
ing guests were presen.: Mrs. w. NJ
Beachman. Mrs. Leon Maxwell, Mrs
Mrs. Charles. Long, Mrs, j. P. Dur
ham, Mrs. Charles Watkin.
During the business session the club
voted to give $500 on the Christmas
lights for 1sae town.
The program was on Public Welfare
and was led by Mrs. r. E. Moore
Members answered roll call with Re
cent Findings of the Medical World
The Pros and Cons of Socialized
Medicine was discussed by, Pros
Mrs. c. H Carruth; Cons-Mrs. Steen,
substitu ing for Mrs. j. T. Nicely
Miss Jane Harrington and Miss
Mildred Mitchell favored the club
with a duet.
Delicious salad and coffee was serv-
ed by the hostess during he socia
hour.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-14
Twentieth Century Club
Has Christmas Porty

The annual Christmas party of the
Goth Century Club was held at the
home of Mrs. G. w. Drane, Wednes.
day afternoon, December 18th, at 9
o'clock. The home was festive with
the Yuletide decorations and a beau
siful tree springing from a field OF
snow and ice graced the table which
was laden with gifts exchanged by
members. Each one bore also a pres
ent to be taken to the Old Mems
.Hbme, with other clubs participating
The, program was conducted by Mrs
~. l. Longinotti and an eexcellent in
,YterpretAti9n Of The Madonna" wa
agiven w MrsePugh Winborn. O. q
d Mirs Clyde Stokes them pEesen&ed
IL 1ThA, Lie. 1ak, Raphael" in an inter
lsestiac nnaanner.
N Tha exohange Of gifts.followed with
cmuch merriment and cheers aftei
switch a delicious dessert and, frui.
cake ~wasvserved.
II Mrs. G. w. Drane, it, was q gucs;
tat the occasion. tr@
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-14
u. D. G.. Chapter Holds
Christmas Party !,

iIhe Durant Daughters Chapter u.
d. G. enjoyed an interesting party
an the beautifully decorated home
or Mas. K. L. Cooper Wednesday
afternoon, December 6, 1889.
ahe flags and U. d. C. draperies
added much to the Christmas deco
rations and he spirit manifested in
the happy faces of the members and
guests.
Their meeting was complimentary
to Mis- Byrd Hamblin of New York
City, Honorary Vice President Of the
Chapter.
MRS. Cooper was assisted by Mes
danes Zouella Bacon and j. r. Brown
as ~co-hostesses. They greeted the
guests at he door with pretty cor
sages of holly and red ribbons which
was pinned on each one.
After the usual opening ceremo-
MES, the chapter was led in prayer
by Rev. E. S. Lewis, Commander OF
the Sons Of Confederate Veterans.
A certificate of membership was
presented t Mrs. Walter Durham by
the president. Mrs. Cooper.
The Christmas spiri. was further
enhanced by the music of Peggy Knott
Carolyn Hays, Rosemary Howell and
Dorothy Davis. The Christmas story
was beautifully given by Mrs. Brown
and sweet Christmas carols by Miss
es Clark and Allen.
The dining table was especially in
teresting as it contained the good
things to eat, served on lovely china
and silver. The centerpiece was q
miniature Santa in his sleigh WITH
reindeed and bells entering a village
of snow covered trees, houses and
a church, presented by Miss Ham
bin.
Al delicious salad course was serv-
by Mesdames Brown, Bacon and Id
yard, with Mrs. Cooper pouring cot
fee sat the table.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-14
Bad Breath May Show
= You Need This Help!

Bad breath is sometimes due to bad
teeth and often due to sluggish
bowels.
It offends. And to neglect it may in
vite a host Of constipation's other
discomforts: headaches, bilious
ness, loss of appetite and energy.
Don't let constipation slow you
down. Take . little spicy, all vege-
table BLACK-D RAUGHT tonight.
In the morning there's an evacua
ton that's generally thorough. You
feel fine again!
BLACK-DRAUGHT'S principal in
gredient is an "intestinal tonic
laxative" It helps impart tone to
lazy bowel muscles. Millions Of
packages used yearlyl
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-14

Mr.. r. III. Shaw. president Of the
House Of Shaw Cosmetic Co. Mem
phis, was the dinner guest OF Mr.. ano
Mrs. H. H. Lyon Thursday night.
Among those going to Jackson Sat
urday from Durant were Mr.. ard
Mrs. r. e. Rosson, Jr, Mrs. Harry
O'Cain, Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Wa.
ters an Charles, Mr.. and Mrs. c
d. Walters, Miss Marie Thornton and
Mrs. Jack Brown.
Mrs. Annie st. Clair. Jackson, spent
the weekend in Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-14
B.. &. p M Club Will
,Hnxe- Xmas Banquet

"A @lpvetyl event of this evening, will
be the annual Xmas banquet Of the
Durant' Business and Professional
lWomen's Club which will be held
at the. 4Fotei-Durant rate7:S0f o'clock.
Mrs. Helen Ashley is chairman OF
the entertainment commi.tee and Mis-
Kate Ptnson and Mrs. Katie Lee
Ersig Will assie4 '.er.s
Mrs. virgic Johnson will have charge
- the decorations and her commi i.
tee Is composed Of Mrs. Sally Kate
Nosson and Mrs. Maud Tatum.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-14
Mrs. Heggie Entertoins
Tuesdoy Bridge Club

Mrs. w. S. Heggie was hostess to
the Tuesday Bridge Club at her. home
this week.
Mrs. Paul Odom scored high during
he games. Delicious refreshments
Were served to the members and two
guests. Mrs. Wiokham Winborn and
Miss Maxine Leard
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-14

Miss Mildred Roper and Ralph
Jackson. Sena.obia, visited Miss Mar
tina Field and Miss Hazel, Brannon
Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Ferguson. na
Peggy Alsbury. Greenwood. v.s:id
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. An
bury Tuesday evening,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-14

J, Mr., Mvrop Mars, arrived from LOU
.~isyille. Ky~ Thursday to spend the
winter with his daughter. Mrs.tJ. B.
Shamburger.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-14

& HEGGIE DRUG STORE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-16

Much has been written and said about
secret meetings that the Board OF Alder
men held this past week prior to trans
acting whatever business there was to be
taken care OF at regularly-called sessions
We wonder II there isn't or wasn't an at
tempt made to make mountain out OF
q mole-hill. The board apparently did
nothing more than discuss In privacy,
where II could not be disturbed, the
many items OF the 1910 budget. This In
itself Is not reprehensible, but often Is
conducive to prompt action and better
consideration than can be given when
individual members are being subjected
TO a cross-fire OF comment and criticism
from the audience.
The fact of the matter Is that the
aldermen announced and held public
session on the budget. Criticism may be
voiced that II did not heed all the requests
that were made at this meeting for addi-
tons to the budget. On the other hand II
person wanted to be particular he might
point out that there weren't any organ
lied requests to have items removed from
the budget as 1t went to the aldermen
from the Board of Finance, hence, per-
haps their desire to do little pruning
In private.
Waterbury may have had an overdose
of board sessions held in private. The
idea that we are trying to promote right
now is that the city's business is your
business and mine, hence every action OF
our city officials should be open and
above-board. We still think 1t was despite
the two private sessions of the aldermen.
We give the members of this board,
which, incidentally, Is controlled by the
Republicans, the benefit Of the doubt
That they may have closed off abruptly
continued discussion by the public Of
the budget is due to the fact that had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-16
Start Them on Right Track

It Is inevitable these days that more
and more attention should be directed
toward the problem OF finding some
thing for employable youngsters TO do
While legislators and social reformers
concern themselves with providing secur-
ity for the aged, 1t is unreasonable that
the enigma faced by the nations young
people should be entirely forgotten. A
lot of people discovered with something
of a shock recently that not only were
5000, 900 of the nations $1,000, 900 young
people between the ages OF 10 and "a out
of work. but that the roster OF employ
abes was increasing by about 5OO,0oo
annually, Youth leaders and educators
had a pretty fair notion something IKE
this was true for long time, but they
couldn't get much OF hearing Old age
pensions and such were consuming all OF
the national energy, and the kids who
came out of colleges and high schools were
left to muddle along by themselves.
AS the problem OF pensions, compenSa-
ton for the jobess, relief and unemploy-
ment begin to show up in their true per-
spectiyes, people everywhere are getting
interested. They are becoming aware OF
the fact that all Of these things are ire
yocably linked - that none can be con-
sidered Independently Of the others. One
Of the principal efforts being made today
In behalf OF youth Is to improve present
methods OF vocational guidance. The
American Vocational Association, meet
inc recently, in Grand Rapids, Mich,
recognized It's responsibility and Is ener-
getically fostering cooperation among
labor, industry, government and educa-
ton to find means OF hurdling present.
day economic obstacles. The association
realizes that within Its own field there Is
room for sound reforms, aimed at finding
a definite place In society for every young
person who passes through the educa-
tional system.
It was natural in the desperation that
accompanied depression, that many per-
sons found themselves doing Jobs for
which they were not trained and which
they didn't enjoy. Readjustment OF this
condition must begin earlier than the
day when the youngster starts pounding
the pavements for Job. 1t must begin
back In the schools. Efforts must be
made to determine the kind OF work for
which each student will be best fitted,
and then the whole machinery OF CO.
operation among all the agencies must
become operative to find him such JOB.
Proper vocational guidance Is only part
OF the answer. It will be good start. But
the glazing mathematics Of 100000 UNI
employed youngsters with an annual In
crement OF 100000 still haunts us. Mere
shifting OF workers within the present
available supply Of Jobs will not help very
much to balance the equation. Neither
the Vocational Association nor any other
single agency can offer workable plan
for creating new Jobs This Is problem
for the whole OF society. Sometime, soon,
we've got to move over and make ROOM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-16
On Second Thought

An effective method Of getting action
out Of city council was discovered in
Little Rock, Ark, where the IL aldermen
refused to pass tax levy for payment of
a judgment. The members were found
guilty of contempt of court. The II lnen
were sentenced to 10 days each In jail;
the woman member was fined $50. After
few hours, the council decided to change
Its collective mind, voted the levy unai1-
imously. All sentences were suspended.
A lot Of heated and futile debate might
be avoided If legislators could be sent
to some quiet place like jail cell or a
hermit's cave for meditation just before
important issues are to be brought up.
It's a lot better for city officials to spend
few peaceful hours In jail before taking
decisive action than to be packed away
behind bars for few years after taking
AZ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-16
An Ambassador Talks

Joseph P. Kennedy Is back home for the
holidays, and there Is so far no evidence
that the United States ambassador to
England has become unduly Anglicized.
Mr. Kennedy appreciates Britain's
plight, sympathizes with the allies - but
that's as far as he Is willing to go. He
has not returned to America to start the
bands playing or the flags waving. Frank
and undecided, he said: There Is no
place in this fight for us. It's going to
be bad enough as 1t is"
That Is our ambassador to England
speaking. Few men are as well qualified
to inform or to advise US. Mr.. Kennedy
says there Is no reason, economic, social
or financial, for our getting involved.
It's his Job to know about such things.
It Is also his duty to make suggestions.
All right, he has made one. Let's keep
1t handy In case we ever need to consult
1t In the days to come.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-16
furnishing RUSSIA
(Hartford Times)

Denunciation Of Russia, or even
It's expulsion from the League, while
placarding It's criminality before the
world. probably viii not have the
usefulness, as Finnish delegates 70
the League OF Nations well point
out, OF giving concrete aid TO heroic
little Finland In It's fateful struggle
against the invader.
Stain cares little for the words
or resolutions Of bourgeois coun-
tries, whether they act singly or III
unison. Neither does he mind much
about RussiAs expulsion from the
League which II has calmly snub.
bed when hailed before its Judgment
bar. The only thing that can make
q real difference 10 the building UP
OF resistance In Finland against the
invading Muscovites. That conquest
has been going poorly for the
soviets. Stain Is having to pay q
high price for his seizure. It may
beget him other troubles such as
the growing GOODNESS Of Hitler. Per-
haps he does not worry about Hit
Ter half as much as the latter does
about his new-found ally OF Mos.
COW.
The expanding moral front
against Russia and the benevolently
neutral aid to Finland by other
League members, Is some indication
that the dictator spokesman cannot
rampage across his borders with I'm.
punity. OF course, the punishment
Is not adequate to the crime. That
must be left TO q still more disil-
ltisioned future.