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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-11
Moisture In
At Low Ebb
Rainfall In 1889
Was Two Inches
Below Average Normal
WATER TABLE LOW
Snow Important In
Filling Sloughs To
Raise Table Level

Calling the turn on snowfall and
rainfall for the year to come "a
gamble" Rev. Henry Reflex, West
Union weather observer, trained
his weather guns on 1910 and in
a long range shot took a chance
on what the weather may bring on
the basis of 1885 deficiency of near
ly two inches below normal, and
a year that brought the only COM
pletely arid month in at least six
years.
As basis for comparison the
Herald presents weather rec
ordings from Rev. Retxelx, of
West Union, and HI. G. Ryd-
holm, of Sank Centre. In West
Union the total fall for the year
1889 measured 2O.88 inches, two
inches below the average nor
NAL. In Sank Centre the pre-
cipitation measured 22.63
inches.
I'm only guessing on these long
range Shots" Rev. Reflex told the
Herald, "but I'm basing my guess
es on Abbot's work with the sun
spots. There's been tremendous
activity in them lately"
The water table is low, he said,
and explained that the table is that
extent to which sub surface mois-
ture rises. It's important, he be-
lieves, that the water table be
high for the closer the area moves
- kLa 80 ha 1tnht
rains and SHOWS can do. When the
tables low, rains seep right thru
the surface down to the lower level.
Some feel that SHOWS aren't i'm
portant," he said. But they fill
in the hollows and the sloughs.
When they seep in they raise this
important water table,"
Getting into his predictions, he
pointed out, THAT snowfall this
winter is a gamble" But he does
look for heavy falls in both Feb
ruary and March.
Rainfall too he called a gamble.
Rainfall, he feels, will be occasion
al and heavy. There will be few
periods of sustained light rains"
is his outlook.
In sandy areas crop cOndi.
tions are a real gamble at the
present. In heavy soil areas, the
expectations can't be for more
than a fair to average crop, he
pointed out.
The difference in nearly two inch
es in the West Union and Sank
Centre rainfall is explained. He
pointed out that st. Cloud ran to
nearly Is inches, Minneapolis above
that. Were at the fringe Of the
arid region" he pointed out. The
region is more arid to the north.
In 1889 November struck a new
low for a six year period at least
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-11
.. &. Gd4a9hnen Named Head Of qi,~l4h Relief

d. Holtzermann, state chairman,
who stated that there is almost a
universal desire among people Of
our nation to assist and make con-
tributions for the relief of these
Inflated people.
This drive will be under the di-
rection of the Finnish Relief Fund.
Inc, initiated and headed by Her.
bert Hoover for the purpose of rails
ing money to provide housing,
shelter, clothing and food for the
hundreds of thousands of Finnish
people who have been evacuated
from the war zone and large cities
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-11
Funds Will Be Used
For Food, Clothing,
Shelter For Civilians

To raise money for the relief of
Finnish civilians, who have been
made homeless during the present
war, d. B. Caughren, of this city,
has been appointed as chairman of
the community to conduct a drive
as part Of a nationwide effort.
This appointment was made by ].
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-11

amount will be accepted. The
need is great and you, each one
Of you, are given opportunity to
aid people driven from their
homes In the dead Of winter by
q ruthless war.
Finland has proven itself worth
lest among all debtor nations of
the world insofar as it has always
paid It's current obligations to the
United States. For that reason the
people are possibly more
anxious to aid the suffering Fin.
nish people.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-11

Mrs. Celia We'll and daughter,
Lorraine, on Sunday moved from
the Rasmussen house on Birch
Street, to the Merfield house on
Pine Street.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-11

Mrs. Joe LANCE and son, Henry,
of Devils Lake, North Dakota. re-
turned to their home Tuesday NOR
ming after visiting since Friday
with the Nathe and Minette fam
lilies in this city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30
WOmenS' Club Leader
Endorses Cancer Fight

Declaring that cancer of the
breast and uterus are durable in
a vast majority of cases if caught
in their early stages, Minnie L.
Moffett, M. D., President of the
National Federation of Business
and Professional Women's Clubs,
Inc, urged support for the Wo-
mems Field Army when she
stated a few days ago:
"Alertness, intelligence and
courage are essential to cancer
control, and it seems to me that
business and professional women
have these attributes to a great
degree and should make a fine
contribution to the efforts of
women everywhere to reduce
cancer mortality.
''AS a physician / know that
cancer of the breast and of the
uterus are likely to strike women
In their forties and fifties, years
which should be most fruitful to
those who are earning a living or
raising family, or doing both. /
also know that these types of
cancer can in the vast majority
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30

of cases be cured if they are
caught in their early stages.
"One point of the program of
the Army that appeals to me
particularly is the emphasis on
what it calls the B. P. Examina-
ton, a semi-annual examination
of the breast and pelvic regions.
In my dual capacity as physician
and President .of the National
Federation of Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Clubs, Inc,
urge support of the Women's
Field Army and its educational
program.
While Key West women may
never be called on to fight an
enemy invading our country,
they may be called on to fight
cancer when it attacks them
selves or some of their loved
ones. They ask all to prepare
by putting this insiduous enemy
to route before it attacks. A dol
lar membership in the Army will
do the fighting. The Junior Wo-
mans Club is taking enlistments
now.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30
MACFADDEN AIRS
PLEDGES TONIGHT.
HERE SATURDAY
SENATORIAL CAN DIDAT
SPEAKS OVER CHS STA
TIONS AT Sis TONIGHT;
3-PoINT PROGRAM LISTED
Especial to The CitIzen)

MIAMI, April 3O.-Enjoying a
brief respite over the weekend
after last weeks strenuous 1900
mile air campaign, Bernarr Mac
fadden will highlight the begin
ming of the final week of the
political race by summarizing his
20-plank platform tonight over a
statewide radio ho0K-up.
Speaking for Is minutes, be-
ginning at 9:l5 p. m. over CHS
stations in Jacksonville, Tampa,
West Palm Beach, Orlando and
Miami, the colorful flying
publisher will point up the fol-
lowing topics:
l. Donation of his first years
salary of $4,000 as United States
Senator for the creation of a
state publicity department.
2. Renewal of his pledge to
award $1,000 to any person send
ing him a workable old-age re-
lief pension plan that will better
any such plans so far advocated.
3. The publicity value he will
be able to offer Florida in BOOM
ing the states health advantages
through the 100000 monthly
circulation of Macfadden Publ
cations.
The senatorial candidate flew
to Miami from Fort Pierce early
Sunday morning, completing an
air tour of the state that took
him LOO miles in four days with
a total of IL speeches before aud
fences estimated to have totalled
more than $4,000.
Plans for a major speech in
Key West were changed this
morning to Saturday, May 4th.
Today and Wednesday the pub
Usher will speak before various
Miami civic clubs, with stirring
blast at foreign ''isns' planned
for Miami Beach rally in Fla
mingo Park Wednesday night.
Mr. Macfadden will arrive
Saturday afternoon and will be
entertained with a banquet at the
La Concha in his honor at 6:45
o'clock to which citizens of Key
West are invited. At 300 o'clock
he will speak in La Concha park.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30
SUMMER BUSINESS
Many Inquiries Received
PROSPECTS GOOD
ssssessesOSsossssssssss

Indications are that the travel
for the summer months in Key
West will be much greater than
it has been in the past. This, it
was pointed out at the Chamber
of Commerce, is partly due to
the war in Europe and because of
the fact that the publicity given
the city in the past will prove of
vast value in the present sum-
mer
Already the intention of people
from all parts of the country of
visiting here is evidenced by the
flood of letters received by the
Chamber and by travel bureaus
which have remained open at a
later period than ever before.
Letters have been received re-
Gently from Texas, California,
Oklahoma, Arizona, Mississippi,
Pennsylvania and New York, all
asking questions concerning the
weather, accommodations, amuse-
ments and other information
about the Island City. Chamber
officials are kept quite busy
with this correspondence, it was
stated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30

Declaring that the cause of the
Navy Wives Club was worthy
and that the ladies of the Club in
Key West had been doing good
work, Captain Walter F. Jacobs,
commandant of the local Naval
Station, concluded his short adj
dress before members of the To-
cal club last Friday afternoon
with this statement:
Navy wives are reSourceful in
that they are able to cope with
the frequent changes in home
life due to the nature of duty
performed by their husbands. By
their work here, the wives have
travelled far to accomplish the
aims and purposes of the club.
Living conditions in Key West
are unique and require special eff
forts to adjust the families to
them"
The meeting was held in the
Aircraft Squadron's Mess Hall
and was called for the express
purpose of planning a permanent
organization of Navy Wives. A,
charter from the national group
has been applied for, President
Mrs. Dorothy Anderson an
nounced. Eighteen members of
the present club were in attend
ance and thirty other navy wives
were guests. Following the meet
ing, memberships were signed to
raise the total now to approx
mately thirty-five.
Captain A. S. Carpenter, COM
mander of the Key West neu-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30
Local Housing Authority
Receives Loan Contract
From USHA; To SIGN SOOI
DOCUMENT DESCRIBES
TERMS OF LOAN FOR
22O DWELLING UNIT
HOUSING PROJECT

The Key West Housing Au-
thoritY was today contemplating
final steps to be taken soon TO
complete legal matters in con-
nection with the loan contract
calling for loan of S6S0.ooO from
the United States Housing Au.
thoritY. which is TO be used TO
construct two. low-rent housing
projects in this city.
The loan-contract form has
arrived at local headquarters
and only determination of type
buildings to construct to conform
to regulations calling for total
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30
SERVICES TODAY
FOR FRANK CRUZ

Frank Cruz, so, died last night
at 7:45 in the residence TIC Olivia
street. Funeral services will be
held at 5 o'clock today from the
chapel of the Lopez Funeral
Home, Rev. G.. w. Hutchinson
of the First Methodist Church
officiating.
PallbearerS will be: Amanda
Moreno, Sr., Amanda Moreno,
Jr., Eugene Londres, Eugene
Pierce, Alberto Villar and Fran
cisco Alea.
Mr.. Cruz is survived by the
widow Mrs. Rowena Cruz, four
daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Murphy,
Miss Otillie Cruz and Miss Julia
Cruz, and Mrs. Isabel Thompson,
of Miami; two sons, Rex and
Carl Cruz, and a stepSon, Fred
Armory. Two brothers, Harry G..
and Joseph Cruz, two sisters,
Mrs. F. G. Camera, Havana, and
Mrs. George LoeSsner, of Lake
City, also survive.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30
JAILED DRIVER
ORDERED AWAY

Joe Christian, who was arrest
ed last week by State Road Pa
trolman L.. w. Brassell for driv-
ing an automobile while under
the influence of liquor and be-
ing without the proper tag and
having no drivers license, was
given a hearing before Judge
VIM. v. Albury yesterday.
Christian was examined by DR..
VIM. r Warren and was pro-
nounced as suffering from tuber-
culosiS and a menace to the
other inmates of the county
Jail. He was ordered out of the
county by the judge and depart
ed on the afternoon bus.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30
u. S. ENGINEERS
SURVEY HARBOR

Cabin Cruiser Biscayne, of the
U. S. Engineer Corps at Miami
Beach, Captain John Borden,
with a force of surveyors on
board, arrived in the city this
morning and today is making a
survey of the harbor.
There was no information
available as to the reason for the
survey. Like other activities of
the government, the engineers
are on the quiet. Only the name
of one member of the surveying
party was available, besides the
captain, and that was Allen
Winston Brown, son of Colonel
George Brown, of the u. S. En-
gineers at Miami Beach.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30
NLRB ORDERS
REINSTATEMENT
OF FORD MEN
LABORERS SUSPENDED IN
1897 ORDERED BACK ON
PAYROLLS; GRANT BAR
GAINING RIGHTS
By Associated PresSD

WASHINGTON, April 3d.
The National Labor Relations
Board today handed down a de-
cision which calls on the Ford
Motor Company to reinstate SO
men who were dismissed from
the st. Louis plant of that COM
pany in the autumn of 1887.
Back pay for the period of dis
missal was ordered paid all the
men.
The Board also ordered that
the plant grant exclusive bar
gaining privileges to the United
Auto Workers union, subsidiary
OF the CLIO. The plant employees
$40 men.
Circulation of a pamphlet in
1887 by company officials, called
viewpoint of Labor, was call
ed a violation of the law by the
Board.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30
Navy Wives Here Seek
To Join National Group

trality patrol, and Commander A.
P. Storrs, commander of Patrol
Squadron SO, were also present
at the meeting.
Captain Carpenter subscribed
heartily to the establishment of a
Navy Wives club in Key West.
He stated that the club con-
tributed very markedly to the
morale of the husbands of the
wives and that the club was per-
forming a great service for the
enlisted personnel in this city.
In his opinion, the endeavor to
obtain a charter from the national
organization merited the support
of all the navy wives.
President Anderson then led a
full discussion of the proposal to
organize a more complete club in
this city. She then discussed the
purposes of the Club, stressing
the lack or recreatlOnal facilities
in Key West, stating that the
Club, through its program, hoped
to overcome the lack of such or
binary recreational facilities as
are usually found in other cities.
The program of meetings of
the club was explained: l. Bust
ness, 2. Social, 3. Educational
and f. Welfare.
The president then stated that
it was hoped to have a Navy Re-
lief agency established in. Key
West. She further stated that an
agency in Key West has offered
to teach the members Spanish
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30
ROWING TOURIST COLLECTS MASTHEADS
sting Hobby Provides SideIights On Press
OF NEWSPAPERS In TOWNS SHE VISITS

Hobbies may come, and hob
bies may go, but it remains for
Grace H. Thomas, of Tampa, to
pick one that has proven at
once source of education and
delight TO her and to those who
she confides in.
The hobby consists of collect
ing the mastheads (top of page
one) of newspapers in cities she
visits on her travels.
Last July she started out in
her station wagon converted into
semi-trailer and left Tampa for
points north. Naming the con-
veyance "Penetrator" Miss Thorn
as claims the name fits-1. be-
cause it has penetrated, with her,
into every nook and Granny on
her travels to New England and
back, and, 2. because it has been
traitor ORATOR. to her pennies
saved up for the trip.
But, to get back to the mast
heads. Miss Thomas has been in
Key West for the past two weeks
and today The Citizen was priv
ileged to see her collection for
the first time.
Many are from historic places
in New England, such as the Lex
ington Massachusetts, Minute
Man, which says in its illustra-
ton, april 10Th. IT'S, What a
glorious morning for America"
Readers will recall that that day
was the subject of Russell Kay's
"Too Late To Classify" column
published in The Citizen last
week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30
NAME THE
HOUSING PROJECTS

Wallace B. Kirke. director
of the Key West Housing Au-
thoritY. today called on The
Citizen to assist in determin-
ing names for the two hous-
mig projects 10 be constructed
in this city.
Accordingly. readers of
this paper are invited TO sug-
gest names for each of the
units. The name of a per-
son may be used or that of a
locality. The only condition
governing is that no person
now living can be used as a
name.
Housing officials are de-
sirous that the projects be
named by the end of this
week. so that the choice
may be sent along with
final papers 10 Washington.
They ask. therefore. that
suggestions be turned in 70
The Citizen by Saturday Of
this week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30

cost of $4,000 per family dwell
ing unit, or $1,000 per room in
both projects, needs to be made
before the final gesture is made.
consisting of signing the form
and forwarding to Washington.
The contract, as perused by
The Citizen today, calls for the
original 22O dwelling units. TT s.
the local authority states, 'Ein be
divided into 1876 white units and
"a colored Units. Sites for both
projects have been selected-the
white units on Trumbo Island,
adjacent to the aribase on the
Grinnell street side, and the color
ed units at the end of Thomas
street, adjacent to Fort Taylor.
Total amount, as outlined in
the contract, calls for a principal
loan amount of $650,O00 but not
to exceed. in any event, ninety
percent of the actual develop
ment cost of the project. This
qualifying clause allows for
fluctuation- in actua: construc-
ton costs. up to ten percent, it
was stated.
The figure Is controlled by the
total construction cost of the 220
units. which has been set at
$724,000. Ninety percent of this
amount is $650,000, the amount
of the loan. Balance of 10 per-
cent is supplied by the USHA in
the form of annual contribution
bonds which are payable at the
rate of 3A percent annually on
the total construction cost of the
project.
Leaway for local building con-
ditions and other emergencies
may lift the total construction
cost to .$796, 900, it was stated,
but, in no case, would the total
project be more than that fig
ure.
Local officials stated that final
details of the project should be
in such shape as to be able 10 an
nounce officially the commence
ment of actual work aimed at
construction activity within a
short time, by the ere Of this
week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30
HOLD MEETING TO
CONSIDER LOCAL
HOUSING PROBLEM
DIRECTORS OF CHABMER OF
COMMERCE MEET WITH
NAVY OFFICIALS TO GO
OVER POSSIBILITIES

Directors of the Chamber of
Commerce called a special meet
ing for this afternoon at head
quarters for the purpose of dis
cusSing with navy officials here
the question of housing facilities
for navy personnel in the future
The meeting was called for 3
o'clock this afternoon, too late for
reporting in this issue.
President Everett Russell was
to have led the discussion which
would center on future building
possibilities in Key West to pro-
vide supply of medium-rent
apartments and homes for navy
families.
Captain A. S. Carpenter, COM
mander of the Key West neu-
trality patrol, was scheduled to
appear before the group to pre-
sent the results of canvas made
among navy families now living
here in regard to present facili-
ties.
1t was thought, too, that the
subject of expanded navy per
sonnet here would come up for
discussion, in that reports have
it that more ships are scheduled
to arrive for basing here shortly.
This, it was pointed out, would
add to the problem of housing.
Some solution of that problem,
with accent, as stated, on build
ing program for the city, was to
be sought.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30
bob ALLEN JOINS ]
RANKS OF LOCAL
REALTY OWNERS
HE AND WIFE BUY LOT ON
WHITEHEAD STREET NEAR
CAROLINE: OTHER TRANS
FERS IN ACTIVE MARKET

Robert S. Bob Allen, co-au-
thor of Washington Merry-Go-
Round, and his wife, have pur-
chased a lot in Key West, &C.
cording to information given
out at the County Courthouse
this morning.
Long an enthusiastic booster
for the Island City, having spent
the last three winters here, Mr.
Allen has now become an addi-
ton to the ranks of new resi-
dents.
The lot, situated on Whitehead
street, near the corner of Caro-
line street, was purchased from
V. A. Johnson and wife, EVE K.
Johnson, for a reported price of
$1,000. No information on build
mig plans was given out.
Other real estate transfers
cAlCGAG0 at CAAC SOAA "AAONoC 0AAANS
yesterday include the following:
From A. M. Adams and wife,
Lettie Adams, and N, Thompson
and wife, Emma M. Thompson,
to Edna M: Vogstad, part of Lot
2, Section l Township Sc, south,
Range 80, east, $40 and other
valuable considerations.
From Charles r. Filler and wife,
Edna L. Filler, to DR.. Clyde w.
Johnson or Theo E. Johnson, lot
on Washington street, 80 feet
from the corner of Washington
and Whalton streets, for $3.50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30
PROPOSALS

Sealed bids will be received
until Friday, May 3rd, 1910, 800
p. NJ, for furnishing the follow
ing materials, fob. Key West:
l00-4" Corporation Stops,
copper, Mueller thread.
1000" Curb Stops, copper.
l00s4" Wrought Couplings.
The right is reserved to reject
any and all bids.
Bidder to state date of de-
livery.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
apr30-2t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30

The place where Waltham
watches are made is represented
by the Waltham News Tribune.
The Salem Evening News will
call to mind the olden days of
Witchcraft. The Christian Science
Monitor originates in Boston, the
home of the Mother Church.
The New York Herald Tribune
has large illustration contrast
ing modern and antiquated meth
eds in transportation, communi-
cation, industrial and agricultur-
al development. The drawing
was first used on April 10, 1866.
The once modern side of the
drawing is today symbolic Of the
progress made since the days of
Horace Greeley, founder of the
paper.
Many of the slogan lines are
Superlative. For instance:
THE South's Oldest Daily
Newspaper, Charleston, S. c.
'New England's Largest Eve
ming Circulation, Boston Trav-
eller.
Second Largest SC Morning
Circulation in America, Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
''The Greatest Negro Newspa-
per in South Carolina, Carolina
Lighthouse.
Americas Greatest Family
Newspaper, Williamsport Pa)
Grit.
''The First & Greatest Italian
Continued on Page Two
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30
CERTAINLY MERITS
CONSIDERATION
ORy Associated Press,

LOUISVILLE. KY. Apr.
80. - Harry J. Thornton.
editor of the Board of Trade
Journal. is accustomed TO
receiving unusual letters. but
he wasn't quite prepared for
this enc from "a Montana
schoolboY:
Would you please send
me information on your
country? We are making
booklets on states and
chose yours. I like Ken
lucky more than Montana
because of it's horses and
agriculture resorces and
another thing I like is it's
beautiful scenery. Yours
truly.
"P. S. My spelling may not
be very good because I have
broke my arm and the pain
is triffic."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-30
BRITISH PROTEST
U. S. SHIPMENTS

LONDON, Apr. 30.-British
officials today sent official pro-
tests to the United States State
Department calling attention to
the large shipping business now
centering around Vladivostok,
Russia. The Britons state that
much material is shipped via that
route for reshipment to the Ger
mans.
Stronger enforcement of en-
barge regulations at that port
was indicated in the joint pro-
test and warning.