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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-24
Ry DOUGLAS

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Sept. o.
R-President Roosevelt put Amer
ica's first peacetime draft into ef-
feet today, prescribing infinitely
detailed rules to guide an army OF
civilians in handling the conscrip-
ton of men for the nations ex-
panding armed forces.
The chief executive called on the
48 state governors for their every
help"
In identical letters, he wrote
them:
1.-THE procurement and training
~, our manpoWeg under proper adj
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-24

work on the other two projects is
expected to get under way short
ly, Roland said.
Approximately $118, 900 have
been made available for school
building Improvement purposes
during the past two years, he said.
These funds have been supple
mented.
Exact figures as to the estimat-
ed cost of the current school build
ing Improvement nrogram IN the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-24
School Building Improvement Work
Being Pushed To Completion Here

county will be tabulated and made
public in the near future. Roland
said.
Eat the Npresent time we have
in useable condition, but not al
together. completed, a reconstruct
ed and enlarged building at the
Washington Catlett school,, form
erly known as the De1gado school.
"This building has been so thor
oughly modernized that it is pos
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-24
WILLKIE.M'NEILL

REIDsvILLE, Sept. 23.-R,-
"Es' Eugene Hester of Reidsville,
republican state vice chairman, said
.nat republican women throughoue
'ofth Carolina would be organized
'~o Willkie-McNeill clubs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-24

FORECAST

y,., FORECAST
day Ofth Carolina: Generally fair Tues
h s. except showers in the mountains
" at1Lefnoon or night; Wednesday most
and S,ouuF, probably showers in west
eDG psychological data for the "a hours
''oc p. m. Yesterday.
1.9o Temperature
m. 81. a; m. p; 7:30 a. m. So; 1870 p.
hipim, go p. m. 70; maximum SO
uni 90; mean IA; normal ".
La Humidity
b, a. q; m. SO; 1880 a.. m. 80; 1880 p.
~ $50 p. m. rs.
Toto, Precipitation
bona lor "A hours ending 1880 o. m,
Lilo tuotal since first of the month,
Tides Tor Today
Wilmington s High u L low
oro MET &---- - GOA 6:38a
sseN i II .se GOA; unset 6:O6p; moon
moonset 70 :56p.
etts %ps Fear river stage at Fay
g.? feat' az . a. m.,/ September 20,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-24
Raj Bombers
Attack Berlin,
.ChannelPorts
Flying British Planes
Subject Nazi Capital To
Wars Longest Raid
FIRE OBSERVED
Defenders OF London, En-.
couraged By King, Give
Nazis Hot Reception

BERLIN, Sept. 24.-CTuesday)-
R-Low-flying British planes SUBJ
jected Berlin to it's longest air raid
lasting almost four hours early to-
day, dropping bombs in midtown
despite the heaviest anti-aircraft
barrage yet thrown overhead here.
One fire Flowed inthe sky to-
ward Moabit j. northwestern Ber-
lin which is a region of factories
and workers homes.
Authorities did not estimate the
succeeded in penetrating the city's
outer defenses. /
Millions in Shelters
Millions huddled in shelters un-
derground heard the savage de-
tense batteries pounding and the
hum of motors above.
Tracer bullets streaked into the
sky amid bursting shrapnel but ap-
parently none of tn attacking
planes was brought down as they
flew necessarily over the city.
Searchlights were used sparingly
in the defense.
The alarm lasted three hours and
At minutes.
There we're no immediate reports
of damages. ]
COAST FIRED
LONDON, Sept. 23.-R-British
airmen, lodging shells fired two
German coastal batteries, reported
the whole Nazi-held coast from
Calais to Flushing was 'Ttt up like
a 'front.' by a savage Raj assault
on Adolf Hitler's invasion ports
last night and this morning.
The attacks were aimed chiefly
at the German coastal bases-nine
in all-although the air ministry
announced other telling blows
against a large aluminium plant at
Lauta, 100 miles southeast of Ber-
lin, where fires were started, and
military targets at Dresden and in
the Netherlands far inland.
Important Objective
(The Lauta plant apparently was
the important military objective.
reported hit in an earlier colnmuni-
que. Berlin had an air raid alarm
last night but the Germans said
the British raiders failed to reach
the German capital.)
Two freight trains were reported
blasted by a direct hit near Ores
den and more bombs wer dumpd
ara.
Applying tn communiqu, tn
air ministry nws service said one
pilot dropped two sticks Of explo-
sives on the Lauta plant and that
numerous fires sprang up immedi-
numerous fires sprang up immedi-
atey. !
HOT RECEPTION
LONDON, Sept. 24.-(Tuesday)-
REDefenders of London, purred
by word of encouragement and
from King George, gave
German raider a hotter than uual
ocked with the exploion of anti
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-24
HOT RECEPTION

LONDON, Sept. 24.-(Tuesday)-
REDefenders of London, purred
by word of encouragement and
optimim from King George, gave
German raider a hotter than uual
ocked with the exploion of anti
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-25
Gone With the Wind
Opens Here Friday
For Five Day Run

"Gone With The Wind" hailed
by some critics as the greatest
motion picture ever made-and
impatiently awaited by Redwood
county residents-comes to the
Falls theatre in Redwood Falls
Friday for a five-day run.
There'll be matinee every day,
beginning at 100 p. m. and eve
ming shows starting at 7::30.
The motion picture lasts three
hours and As minutes. but those
who've seen it say the time seems
no longer than that required by
an ordinary picture.
The picture company paid $780,
900 for film rights to Margaret
Mitchell's absorbing book on the
Civil War and reconstruction
days. Search for an actress to play
the leading role, that of Scarlet
O'Hara, cost another 100000 and
after two and one-half years, the
role was still untitled.
Then came Vivien Leigh, a little
known English actress, who ex-
actly fit readers conception OF
Scarlet. Playing with her is Clark
Gable as Rhett Butler, Leslie
Howard as Ashley Wilkes, Olivia
De Havilland as Melanie Hamil.
ton and So other featured players
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-25
Deer and Elk
Back in Park
NEW PASTURE TO BE
PROVIDED IN AREA
BETWEEN CABINS

Deer and elk are back in Ram
sey park.
The last of five animals prom
ised by DR.. w. L. Strunk, state
conservation commissioner and
Harold Lathrop, state park direct
or, came to Redwood Falls by
truck from Itasca park Wednes-
day night.
A doe and buck are the latest
arrivals. Previously a tame buck
and pair of elk arrived from the
northern park.
They're in the deer pasture ad-
joining the golf course now. But
it won't be long until they're in
new quarters-the loop of wood
land between the two cabins
which has been cut off to auto
mobile traffic for two years. The
"Hiawatha" cabin at the south
end of the loop will be included
in the pasture, to serve as deer
shelter.
Waldo Marsh, park superin-
tendent, plans to tear down the
fence of the old elk pasture across
the river, using the posts and
wire for the new deer enclosure.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-25

Survivor Told
OF Fatalities
OTHER LAD SLIGHTLY
BETTER BUT STILL
IN POOR CONDITION

Slayton-(P)- Deeply sadden-
ed after being told of the death
of five companions and six other
youths in the disastrous traffic
crash here Sunday, Elmer Meyer,
18, of Jackson was reported in
fairly good condition." today
while Cecil Jensen, II, also of
Jackson was slightly better" but
still in serious condition.
Young Meyer was informed of
the fatality by hospital attaches
after he had improved sufficient
ly to Withstand the shocking re-
port. Staring and silent his only
words were That's terrible"
Jensen has not been told of
the fatality. DR.. G. l.. Williams
said today Jensen has good
chance to recover.
Other victims of the tragedy
were:
GEORGE LARSON, q, driver
for the Jackson group. p
CARL FALK, 20.
HOLLIS LUFF, 81.
GORDON JAKE MEYER, 81.
LEO EGGE, 18.
WAYNE GAMBLE, 16, Hadley
EVERETT JOHNSON, Is, Stay
ton, brother of Bill Johnson, CO.
captain of University Of Minneso-
ia football team.
LORENS TUYNMAN, 20, driv-
er, Slayton. Married, but separat-
ed from wife since February.
HAROLD TUYNMAN, 18, Stay
ton.
IRENE SCHWAB, 16, Fulda.
RACHEL FISHER, II, Fulda.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-25
Father Stresses Value OF
All Membership at Meeting

at is privilege ana oppor-
tunity to be member of All
club" Fred Waidelich said at a
meeting of Morgan Jolly Troop
ers club last week. Mr.. Valid
elich, whose two daughters and a
son are Jolly Troopers, believes
that an important idea back of
All work is the easing of some
of the hardships of farming.
An intangible, but most import
ant value of club work, he said,
is keeping boys and girls inter-
ested in farm life. In the old days
the best talent always left the
farm. Raising the standard of
living on farms, he said, should
start with the boys and girls and
the only way to keep them on the
farm. is to make farm life attrac-
tive and profitable.
''We cannot have improve
ments," he added, unless we
have profits"
Mr.. Waidelich advised the
members of the club to keep
records. without records we
don't know where we stand" he
added.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-25
OIL DEALERS IN
SERIES OF MOVES
WHEATON MEN WILL
RUN EAST BRIDGE
STREET STATION

When the Redwood Falls oil
station merry-go-round stopped
for brief time this morning, two
things were definite.
Arthur Stephens and Robert
Baldwin are operating the Shell
service station at Bridge and
Washington and B. Belts of
Wheaton is managing the Bond
ed Gas and Oil station on East
Bridge street.
Stephens is a former partner of
Cloyce Long who was to take
over the White Eagle station on
Mill street but decided against it.
Jack Arterburn still operates the
White Eagle station and at pre-
sent, Long has no definite plans.
The Standard Oil company has
not yet contracted with a man to
run its station at Mill and Bridge
streets-B. r. Whittet and Son
having left the establishment to
operate a Texaco station at the
former Pure Oil place on Mill at
Third. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Belts and their
18-months-old son came to Red
wood Falls last Thursday. They
are living in the new house be-
side the station and Mr.. Belts
plans to maintain "a hour SER
vice. William Hall of Wheaton is
his night employee.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-25
Expect Early
Call for Bids
On Post Office
COURT DECREE FILED,
ANOTHER HURDLE IN
INVOLVED PROCESS

It won't be long now until bids
en- the new Redwood Falls post
office are asked, it appeared this
week as Postmaster j. R. Keefe
communicated with J. F. McCabe,
attorney for the real estate sec
ton of the Federal Works agency
and Victor Anderson, United
States district attorney.
In a letter to Mr.. Keefe, Mr..
McCabe said that the department
of justice advised the Works
agency it was of the opinion the
award of a federal jury to c. F.
Neuschwander should be confirm
ed on behalf of the United States.
Mr.. Neuschwander's property, to
be part of the site, went through
condemnation proceedings and a
federal jury ordered that he be
paid S4,666 for it.
On advice of Mr.. McCabe, Mr..
Keefe visited Mr.. Anderson in St.
Paul Thursday. The district at
torney said that he had received
confirmation of the award by the
government and that the court
decree would be prepared at once
and forwarded to Washington.
When the decree is filed in the
capitol, the government can call
for bids, Anderson said.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-25

The speaker said that club
work teaches better methods of
farming. When a boy has calf
it is generally the best calf on the
farm. 'In years past they had
something when they could get
the produce of one sow to weigh
a ton in six months. Now, in
stead of having pigs weigh 200
pounds at six months of age, they
get them to weigh up to 300"
Girls projects, the speaker
said, are instrumental in creating
more attractive homes. He added
that club members in the United
States, on an average, make $40
per year on their projects.
The Jolly Troopers club is in
its third year and has held
meeting every month except one
since its organization. E. j. Fem
ske has been the clubs adult
leader since its organization. Club
officers are, president, Donald
Larsen; vice president, Aage
Schou; secretary, Joy Simonsen;
Treasurer, Betty Waidelich and
leader, Ed. Fenske.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-25
'.DIGGING IN" DURING
LULL ON MAIN
FRONT, REPORT

London Up The increased
weight of Germany's forces has
forced the allies to fall back near
Lillehammer, gateway in eastern
Norway to German-occupied
Oslo, the British acknowledged
today.
On the main front on the ford
indented west coast, British re-
ports said the Germans appeared
to be digging in north of Steink-
jer, northeast of strategic Trond-
helm in a lull in fighting in which
both sides were consolidating
their lines.
AS the British troops in Nor
way continued their struggle,
Britain received new reinforce
ments for her war machine and
studied the situation at home for
possible measures against sub
versive elements.
Canadian forces in England al
ready numbering some 10000
men were increased with the ar
rival of another contingent while
the first body of Newfoundland
ers also arrived for service with
the royal artillery.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-25
GERMANS REPORT
TAKING ROROS

Stockholm, Sweden-(P)-Ger-
man forces on the offensive north
of Oslo were reported tonight to
have taken Roros within 70 miles
of Trondheim in a drive to rein
force that German stronghold on
Norway'S west coast.
Roros is on railroad leading to
the Trondheim region.
Bombers ranged ahead of the
Nazi troops inflicting terrific
damage in the Glomma river re-
gion in blasting a path clear for
the land forces.
This force hufrying by forced
march toward the vital seaboard
front on which the whole Nor
wegian campaign may hinge has
advanced about 125 miles from
Orphus since yesterday.
SAYS WAR WILL SPREAD
Rome, Italy-tP)-A prediction
that the European war would
spread until cit becomes a war of
peoples against the world of
wrongful property holders" was
made today amid applause in the
chamber of Fasces and Guilds.
The speaker was Francisco
Giunta, an oldtime Fascist who
was discussing the budget of the
foreign ministry.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-25
E &C MEETING
SLATED TUESDAY
PAID SECRETARY SUB
JECT OF SESSION;
DINNER AT $50

Directors of the Redwood Falls
Civic and Commerce association
will submit a report on the mat
ter of hiring a paid secretary for
the organization, with recon-
mendations, at a general meeting
of the membership Tuesday eve
ming at the Legion hall.
Supper will be served at $3.50,
followed by the business session.
Directors interviewed another
candidate for the position Mon
day noon, the third of more than
a dozen applicants, most of whom
were eliminated without bring
ing them here.
Among other topics likely to be
discussed at the meeting include
the question of solicitations, al
ready frowned on by the group.
The card plan may be made more
inclusive.
The directors hope to be able
to report that a large insurance
company picnic and convention
will be held in Ramsey park in
June.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-25
DIR. BRAND WILL
SPEAK AT PTA

DIR. w. A. Brand, chairman Of
the city health commission and
former member of the state board
of medical examiners and the
state board of health, will head
line the program at the last meet
ing of the Parent Teacher asso-
citation Monday evening in the
Lincoln auditorium. He will talk
on the advantages of having a full
time nurse in the schools.
Pupils of Jean Mclean and
Jean Ann Morrison's fifth grades
will present puppet show; there
will be exhibits from the indus
trial arts and biology departments
as well as musical numbers. New
members of committees will be
announced by the president-elect,
Mrs. H. N. Nupson and there will
be refreshments during the social
hour.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-25
New Director
OF Recreation
Will be Hired
RECREATION PLANNING
AND FIELD GROUPS
TO INTERVIEW FIVE

There will be another city re-
creation supervisor for Redwood
Falls, the Recreation Planning
committee voted at a meeting
with Mayor ]. c. Budik in the
Gilwood Haven council rooms
Monday night.
They decided to ask the assist
ance of directors of the Redwood
Falls Recreation association in
interviewing and hiring a new
supervisor, since heads of the Re-
creation association plan the
development of Memorial Field
and are vitality interested in athle-
tic activities here.
Five applicants for the position,
all of them out-of-town residents
recommended by the district
WPA recreation office at New
Ulm, will be interviewed at a
joint meeting of the two commit
tees in the council room Monday
night.
Called together by Mayor j. c.
Budik because the city has a
stake in the program which ap-
peared to have folded three weeks
ago after widespread dissension
and dismissal of several recrea-
ton leaders, the planning COM
mittee was told that the city had
been promised assistance with
Lake Redwood beach and Memo
rial Field supervision this sum-
mer in return for expenditures
since last November on game
equipment and the skating rink
warming house.
Leota Kelly, district WPA re-
creation supervisor, told the COM
mittee that a supervisor could be
obtained and the program con-
tinued to include beach and ath-
letic field activities. She said il
is against the policy of her office
to employ hometown supervis-
orS.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-25
MASS PLAY DAY
DISCONTINUED:
GROUPS TO MEET

Under a plan inaugurated this
year, Redwood county rural
school pupils will not have a mass
Play day, but will gather at one
of eight points throughout the
county, either May 8 or May 10.
The system will make it more
convenient for all youngsters to
attend without travelling far. The
location and time of each district
Play day will be decided by a
committee of teachers in the COM
munity.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-25
Volunteer Counters
F ind City Residents
Number Nearly 5000
INCREASE OF NEARLY
25 PER CENT INDI-
GATED IN CHECK

The population of Redwood
Falls is between 3,10O and 5000
may even 60 over 5000. That's
an increase of nearly Is per cent
over the 1880 census of 1852.
A group of city business men
who admit that they "just could
mt wait" until the government
decides to announce the official
census in a month, or two, or
three, got together Monday night
and laid out a system whereby
about go persons familiar with the
city took sections and counted the
people in them, using the tele-
phone from time to time or visit
ing homes in their districts.
Their figures were totaled We'd
nesday night and that total is
more than $3.50. Final editing
and checking remains to be done.
Making it clear that they were
taking the amateur census for
the fun of it and not to discredit
the work done by official enum-
orators, the business men said,
1--WE may have missed people
whom they counted"
Besides relieving widespread
suspense as to whether or not the
population would run over 5000,
work on the amateur count de-
veloped method of enumeration
which will enable similar group
to estimate the population again
from time to time.
Their research turned up some
surprising figures for certain sec
tons of the city-for instance
there are 281 persons in Ramsey
park addition, west of Lake Red
wood and the river.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-25
CREDIT RATINGS
TO BE AVAILABLE
FOR MERCHANTS
CREDIT AUDITING Elk.
PANDS SERVICES
TO CUSTOMERS

Credit reports on prospective
customers will be available to
business men throughout Red
wood and adjoining counties
when information necessary to
the service is compiled, Fred j.
Carity announced this week.
Already offering service to
doctors and dentists as the Credit
Auditing company, the enlarged
firm will be known as the Credit
Bureau. Both have offices in the
Smith Agency building.
The purpose of the new service
is to protect merchants and their
legitimate credit customers again.
st the losses incurred through bad
debts, Mr.. Carity said. He be-
lieves credit reports will not only
save merchants large amounts but
will speed granting of credit to
persons with good paying records
and in time, make credit available
to them at less cost.
The staff of the Credit Bureau
is now compiling information on
credit customers CT its clients and
Mr.. Carity urges persons who
may have overlooked paying a
bill or allowed an obligation to
slide, to make arrangements for
settlement at once and secure a
better credit rating.
"Deadbeats who sting the home
merchants and then drive off to
other towns to repeat the process
are today's worst credit problem"
Mr.. Carity says. His office bureau
will be a clearing house through
which merchants of the entire
community will have the advant-
age of other merchants expert
ence with any new customers. Re-
ports will be obtained promptly
on all new persons moving into
the. counties served by the office.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-25
Skipper Tells OF
TrOndheim's Fall

New York B-C Captain Will
liam McHale, skipper of the
American freighter Mormacsea,
disclosed today that a small force
of about 500 Germans captured
Trondheim, Norway, on the NOR
ming of April 9 ''and walked in
unmolested."
The German invaders, he said,
landed from a battle cruiser and
three destroyers, seizing the
strategic port at 5 a. m.
'The people appeared to be
stunned" the captain said, "They
offered no resistance. There were
no Norwegian soldiers in sight"
The Mormacsea was the first
ship to reach the United States
from the Scandinavian war zone.
since hostilities broke out there.
April 8.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-25
Finnish Bath
Opens Here
WILLIAM CHARLTON
ESTABLISHES NEW
BUSINESS HERE

Sanitary, invigorating and
healthful are the words used to
describe the first Finnish bath in
Redwood Falls-opened to the
public this week by William
Charlton.
The bath, located at the rear of
the Redwood Cleaners shop is no
place for germs. 1t shines with
clean aluminium paint and after
each bather leaves is disinfected
with steam shot through spray
gun under 20 to 80 pounds Of
pressure.
The place is entered through
the cleaners shop which has
dressing room in the rear, separ-
ate from the bathroom. Among
many conveniences, a scale is
provided.
The whole idea of a Finnish
bath is thorough steaming. Mr..
Charlton became interested in the
process through Finnish man
who hunts with him in northern
Minnesota and he's built a real
Finn bath stove. 1t is of granite
masonary built around an oil
burner, with sheet metal top
on which small, loose stones are
piled.
The bather throws dipper of
water onto the hot stones and re-
lakes, either lies or sits on grad
uated perches across the room.
Salt for rubbing and oil of
eucalyptus to be placed in the
water thrown on the stove, pro-
viding clear, piney aroma, are
provided, as well as individual
cakes of soap. The steam produc-
ed in the Finn bath room is invis-
IDLE because of the heat, but a
steam shower room is separated
from the bathroom by heavily
insulated walls.
The place will be open to
women on specified nights of the
week, as soon as a woman at
tendant is secured.
Other developments planned by
Mr.. Charlton are installation of a
rubbing room and remodeling of
a part of the shop for lounging.
He also expects to place benches
in the space behind the shop. 1t
has recently been re-graveled and
there is space there for six cars.