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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
Mail to Germany
Badly Impeded

WARRINGTON Postal effscisl.
revealed to-day that british sesn'
ur<s II q. 3 malis seriously hsvs
inpesed ro~tsi service n Ger.
many.
Director John = L4mietl -.
srfihed nrstish seizures ~ u. \.
mail huund far Germany u I
house appropriations psh commit.
tee. he Indicated n~lsef that VIZ.
oruus protests ny the state De.
partmens probably weuld not
change the British policy. We sasd
simliar protests during the Wartd
war had not halted nsstish mail
seizures.
The mail question nnw II h>sns
disputed N m sxehHnGe heiue>a
the state department. and lhs nr1s-
ish government. In . noss made
public Sunday. he british govern.
ment rejected u. =. prcsesta. and
charged German sympsthla>rs IN
the United states wers u.inu fhs
mails to ship onntrAhand 10 Der
many.
Iamieli's testimony. made puhlks
today. revealed that shs delivery
Of mail into Germany By direci
route had become almost inpo~sl.
BILE Shipments now ar~ routed
through Italy. he nsid. but even
this does not insure delivery.
uAmIeli satd ~ nstts~A
seizures started ~ ~ -
ginning u Garsp~en ha.stls-
ttea. Late n tDrsshes. ~ 81
plaised. ths United nsaes~ -
EAa resttag nsail sss Essssp>
via Gibraltar.
ASKED whee 6lspa~ieiaa ~
nritish made sf M selne1
mall. IAmieil said -they 10
through II. ana what th~y IN
not ke~p ~ csnfisrat<. th~y
usually return 70 na.-
"uHder tnicrnnt1oaal lnw.-
Chairman Louis IssdloW. D.,
Ind. asked. .ars they psivi-
legged 10 a~strey ens mall ?"
THAT. tAmieii said. - =
asseation we eaanot answer IN
the pp~t office department., but
u h Ill Mp 10 the state -
parsmest. and th@y are NJ
Ketistipg sisaas n through dip
bouAtic chaanels with Great
britain and France.
But In 1918. might say, all
the protests that were raised by
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
JUST THE CORE
Ex-MONTANANs INVITED

All former residents of Montana
are invited to attend the meeting
of the Washington Montana club
Wednesday evening In Emerson
hall, 11osls Broadway. There will
be a business meeting at 8 o'clock.
followed by dancing and enter
tainment. Refreshments will be
served.
Choice cactus. HIM. Florist.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
WEEKLY DANCE
SPEEDING CHARGED

Charged with speeding, Paul
Griffen. 3313 No. Huson st. and
X. Hillstrom. e1s So. Ainsworth
ave. were ueketed by police Mon
day and ordered to appear In
court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
DIVORCE ACTIONS

Suit for divorce has been filed
IN superior court by Dollie N.
against John L. Kicks. An inter-
locutory decree has been granted
to Berthena from John Ansberry.
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FUNERAL. SERVICES

Joseph Francis Giynn wednes-
day. p. m. from Meliinger's
chapel Rev. Mr.. Green officiating !,
cremation.
Adam Grtesemer - Wednesday
p. m. from storhs's chapel;
Rev. Carl A. johnson officiating.
burial New Tacoma cemetery.
Mrs. Ellen Lind Wednesday, D
a. m. from the Holy Cross church:
cortege leaving Caffnay's At $50
a. m. burial Calvary cemetery.
rosary. Tuesday. 7s0 .. m. ~
Gaffney's chapel Mrs. Lind was
a member Of Holy crnas church.
Archie Mondean Wednesday, I
p m. from Buekley-king's chapel.
Rev. A. II. NJ kettner officiating:
burial Mountain View burial park
Duncan Elicit MeCrinmon ~
Wednesday. 10 a. m. from Msllin-
gers chapel; Rev. Harold d. Long
officiating.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24

OPERA JAN. 12-94

Their pioneer endeavor In the
field of opera presentation win be
given by members of the Univer-
sity of Washington school of music
on Jan. ~ and "a. Mozart's opera,
THE Marriage of Figaro" will be
presented at Meany hall on the
campus.
Always better butter at Cow
Butter Store. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
ALEXANDER n. WATSON

Alexander Randolph Watson. 81.
of 1920 No. Division, Auburn.
Wash. died Monday at his home.
Watson. a marine engineer, had
lived In Auburn but a year. having
spent the rest OF his life In Ta-
coma. He leaves a son, Arthur X.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24

White Rajah of Sardavak, B.,
Fires Crown Prince-Nebheav

kuCHiNG, Sarawak. Borneo-His Hghness. Sir Charles
Uyner Brooke white Raah of saawak deprived his nephew
Anthony of his title Of Raah Muda. prince by
royal decree today the ground that he yer fitted
for his job.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
PROJECT IN OLYMPIA

A new WPA project for a 100
foot extension of berth No. Of the
Port of Olympia has been approved
by Don G. Abel, state WPA ad-
ministrator. The improvement, to
cost the port $13,s33 and wPA
s6,s02, would provide ship side
railroad tracks on the pier.
Flowers for your hostess. Gar
den Shop. Rhodes Bros tadv.)
WEEKLY DANCE
The Fellowship Adult Social
Dance club. sponsored by the park
recreation department. will hold It's
weekly dance program Tuesday
night from 7:30 to IL O'Clock in
the Fellowship hall ballroom.
Youngberry plants. for Csc. 81
dog. Puget Sound Nursery. p20i
Pac. ave. adv.
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1900 feet Of lumber for the Ha-
waiisn islands.
Pulp IL booked for three other
ships: the Nehraskan loading 500
tons at the 81. Regis dock for the
Atlantic seabcsrd: the Arkansan
due At Baker dock Thursday tor
the same destination: the Swedish
motorship Parrakoola due At
weeks end Al ST. Regis for
Australia.
Lumber was being lifted Tues
day by the coaster Lake Frances
and the intereoastal calmar. while
Thursday the Lillian Luckenbach
will lift lumber and general for
the east coast and the Satartia
will be on berth locally for lum-
Der. logs and flour for her second
trip to the Orient.
Due also Thursday are the Coast
Farmer and Ohioan.
STUDY PLAN
British Columbian lumber prob
lens were still acute this week,
but an alleviating plan was being
studied Tuesday.
Negotiations are in progress for
utilizing $500 railroad cars to
haul about rs million feet across
the continent each month for
transport to England In conveyed
ships. It is predicted an agree
ment will be reached at an early
date.
CAPT. PEAsE RITES
Funeral services were held at
Portland late Monday for Capt.
Roy Pease, 81. veteran Columbia
river pilot.
Capt. Pease began his river
career In 1907; his father and
were noted masters
AID pilots of river craft.
ONLY FOUR FOR SALE
Scotching wholly Inaccurate
reports" regarding the govern
ment's laid-up fleet. the U. s.
maritime commission Tuesday re-
stated its policy:
with the exception of four
aging liners which have been Of
fered to the highest bidder. the
Iaid-up fleet is not for sale and
s not available for charter"
The commissioner also an
the CO type cargo vessel
Red Jacket has been chartered to
he Waterman Steamship Co. OF
Mobile, Ala, for service between
,ulf ports and the Orient. Bare
BOAT price was $4,000 monthly.
The new commission-built Nor
nacpenn last week was delivered
% Moore-McCormack Lines. Inc,
or South American service.
The Mormacpenn Is the 23rd
vessel to be completed in the
. o m missions construction pro-
yram.
Meanwhile, three of the seven
% type vessels contracted for by
he American Presidents lines
will be in service approximately
IN Sept /, it was announced Tues
lay by officials of the shipping
irm.
During 1941, the commission
aid, Is vessels will be placed in
Iervice on the Pacific-four of
he ca type to be operated be-
ween Puget Sound and the Orient.
According to the u. s. bureau
# foreign and domestic commerce,
study of the results of Cordell
Iull's trade agreement program
hows that during the first IL
months of 1899, exports to trade
Igreement countries increased by
i've per cent, while exports to
countries decreased
~ eight per cent.
TACOMA HARBoR
Vessels in port: Aakik. Port
,iers; Nebraskan, St Regis; Co
umbia Maru, Milwaukee No. 2;
AXE Frances, Harbor mill: Cal
mar, st. Paul mill; Capan, smelt-
n. Chilliwack, smelter.
Vessels due Thursday: Lillian
4uckenbach. Port piers; Arkansan.
Baker; Satartia, sperry; ohioan,
'perry; Coast Farmer, Shaffer
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FRANK GEasoN
WILLIAM WATERS

william Waters. II. OF 1912 SO,
Yakima ave. died Monday In a
local hospital. Waters was un.
married and q native OF Wiseon-
sin. He leaves two nieces. Mrs.
r. T. Thurman of silserdale and
Mrs. Jones Of Bremerton. Pipers
will announce the funeral.
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MRS. ANNA MARIE oTrosEN

Mrs. Anna Marie ottosen. 10. OF
f22o So. State 81, died Monday
In = local hospital. She was the
widow of Otto p. ottosen, and
had lived in Tacoma so years. she
leaves two sons. Andrew A. and
Albert of Tacoma: three daugh-
ters. Mrs. Anna Nelson of South
Bend. Mrs. Emma Nelson and Mrs.
Katherine Michael OF Tacoma;
eight grandchildren and four
great-grandchildrcn. rnnera
services will be held Wednesday
at 3 p. m. from Tlell's chapel.
The Rev. Walter s. Gleiser will
officiate. Burial will be In Noun
tain View burial park.
FRANK GEssoN
Frank Gefson, u. a retired
machinist helper from the North
ern Pacific shops, died Tuesday
morning In a local hospital. lie
lived at 662i 30. Lawrence 1T A
widower, Gerson was n native Of
Belgium. He had lived In Tacoma
IS years. Surviving are four sons.
John. Arthur, Leon and Ernest
of Tacoma: two daughters, Mrs.
clementine Hagadorn Of Aberdeen
and Miss Marie Gerson of the
home. Piper's Will announce the
funeral
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1acoma Obituaries

OF San Francisco. Cal. = brother
Harry T. Of Los Angeles. Cal. and
= granddaughter. Gladys Watson
OF San Francisco. MeiiinKer'a
will announce tho funeral.
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William MauritE Anderson. -.
= tallyman for ~. Paul q Tacoma
Lumber Co. died Monday In a LEGAL
hospital. lie lived Al eoia 80. q
ut. Anderson was = native Of
Dalarna. Sweden, and came 10 Ta-
coma In 1911. lie had worked for
the lumber company for 20 Wears.
He was a member Of the Swedish
Lutheran church. Order Of vasa
Nordcn lodge No. as and Swedish
Order Of valhalla. Surviving are
his wife. Alma. OF thu home. one
son. Nels of Tacoma. three dauRh-
ters. Mrs. Margaret Lang. hrs.
Katherine pittman and Miss Mer-
RE Malcolm. all of Tacoma: one
grandchild. Donald Lang: one
brother. Conrad Anderson Of Da-
larna. Sweden. and one sister. sina
Swain OF Gavle, Sweden. Buck
ley-king's win announces the flu
neral.
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Arrest Musician
As Drunk DriUev

Arrested early Tuesday ~ ~
state patrol on In Tacoma nestlts
highway. nssr Fsfs. Jimmie nsyn.
oidz. s7-yesf-old enlnrsd neaftl1
musician. was baotsd II county
JAIN on : rhsrss q operating :
motor vehicle while under In -.
fiusnes II lntoxieants. Hail wan
n~s III $500. Martin petty. -.
white. also ~ NeAttis. riding IN
Reynolds machine. wns hhotsd N
= charge n being drunk.
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CAPT. PEAsE RITES

Funeral services were held at
Portland late Monday for Capt.
Roy Pease, 81. veteran Columbia
river pilot.
Capt. Pease began his river
career In 1907; his father and
grandfather were noted masters
aid pilots of river craft.
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Vessels in port: Makiki. Port
piers; Nebraskan, St Regis; CO.
lumbia Maru. Milwaukee No. q.
Lake Frances. Harbor mill; Cal
mar, st. Paul mill; Capan, smelt-
er: Chilliwack, smelter.
Vessels due Thursday: Lillian
Luckenbach. Port piers; Arkansan.
Baker; Satartia, Sperry; Ohioan,
Sperry; Coast Farmer, Shaffer
No. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
GIBSON'S RETRIAL
. WILL MARK TERM
Judge Frizzelle To Preside At
Session Opening Here
On Monday

The re-trial of Simon, alias
"Coochie" Gibson, negro, on a
charge of criminal assault will fea-
ture the one-week criminal term of
New Hanover superior court which
opens Monday.
Gibson was granted a new trial
by order of the state supreme court
after his conviction on this charge
at the fall term of court here.
Judge ]. Paul Frizzelle, of Snow
Hill, will preside over the coming
term which comprises a. docket of
So cases involving a variety of in.
fractions of the law.
Gibson is also charged with two
counts of a breaking, larceny.
and receiving, attempted burglary,
storebreaking, larceny, and reoeiv.
ing, and four counts of burglary.
Other offenses and the number of
defendants docketed for trial in
clude: violations of the state tax
law, s; drunk, 4; drunken driving,
8; violations of the liquor laws, 9;
dlsorderly conduct and resisting an
officer, 1.
Registering as man and wife and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
WADE IS NAMED
TO LIBRARY POST
Commissioner To Serve As
County Chairman For
F. R. Institution

James E. l.. Wade, commissioner
of public works, yesterday accepted
the appointment as New Hanover
county chairman for the Franklin
D. Roosevelt Library fund move
ment.
New Hanover county has been al
lotted a quota of 5000 in connec'
ton with the nationwide effort to
raise sufficient funds for the Presi-
dents Library fund.
The appointment of Commission
er Wade as county chairman was
made by Ben E. Douglas, mayor of
Charlotte. who was recently named
state chairman by Frank C. Walk
er, national chairman.
The movement seeks funds to pre-
pare a place to house the papers of
President Roosevelt, while he was
state senator of New York, governor
of New York, assistant secretary of
the navy, and as President.
"As you know, the past few years
have been remarkable in their his
tory making value" Mayor Douglas
informed Commissioner Wade, land
it would be a calamity were these
papers not preserved for future
generations"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14

ditions. These dandies had their
parties and dinners. Beauregarc was
entertained by them; Sc was Gen
r a Whiting, the commando Mt OF n
Wilmington district. The average
citizen, however, could not afford
such lavish entertainment.
A Daily Newspaper
During most of the war, there
was only one newspaper published
IN Wilmington. Actually there were
two papers, for the publishers OF
the Wilmington Journal, a daily,
also published a weekly edition. The
editor Of the Journal, James Fulton,
was a very conservative man. He
was reluctant to print anything that
might possibly be used by the enemy,
or prove destructive to the public
moral. AS a result, he withheld
much matter that would be of great
service in these days of historical
investigation. Fulton supported the
C~onfederacy in every way, although
not always agreeing with the meth
DDS used by the government. Even
in the darkest days Of the war, he
would occasionally come through
with some humorous ''crack" about
the Val. On one occasion he said,
while others may claim to be the
WaShlngtonS of this rebellion, it
cannot be denied that the Peter
the Great" of this war is Saltpetre."
The Journal was Joined in Deem
Der, 1864, by the Daily North Car
Gilman which moved to Wilmington
from Fayetteville. The editor, Mr..
Munson, held views very similar to
those of Mr.. Fulton, but he was
more critical of the actions of the
Confederate government. He eX.
pressed his views in regard to the
conduct of the war and related mat.
tiers much o freely than did the
editor of the Journal. During the
dark days following the fall of Fort
Fisher, he gave voice to his des-
poncency. In one issue he wrote:
" Ills said that the darkest
hour is just before the day. If
such is true, and we doubt it
not, u day must be nearly
breaking. No more gloomy times
have we seen since the birth
of u young Confederacy."
The subscription rates of the news.
papers had to rise with the general
price level. Whereas the price of the
Journal in 1860 was Sc per year
five years later it was $50, and the
size of the sheet had been greatly
reduced. The subscription price OF
the North Carolinian was $10O per
year in 1865. Still the publishers were
pressed for funds due to the enor
nous cost of paper.
The economic hardships brought
upon the people of Wilmington by
the war will be discussed in the
next chapter of this series. To a
people with the social and cultural
background of the Cape Fear sec.
ton, the curtailment of such activi
ties, necessitated by the war, must
have been indeed distressing. Those
were truly times to try the souls
of men.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
6 NAVY RECRUITS
REPORTED SIGNED
Southeastern N. C.. Youths
Will Be Trained At
Hampton Roads

First enlistments as apprentice
seamen from Southeastern North
Carolina totaled six yesterday at
the Raleigh district office of the
naval recruiting service, F. l..
Williams, local recruiting officer,
reported.
They included: Thomas c. Hughes,
10, son of MI. and Mrs. B. f.
Hughes, of Tabor City; Melvin NJ
Williams, "a, o of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert A. Williams, of 604 South
18th street, city.
Kermit T. Mintz, 10, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John l.. Mintz, of route
two, Ash; Gernie C. West, Fl, sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. George c. West
of route two, Warsaw.
Robert c. Duncan, 10, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Duncan, Of
route one, Clarkton; and Ebert H
Ezzell, rs, son of Archie Ezzell, Of
route one, Kerr.
They We're transferred to the
naval training station base al
Hampton Roads, Va, for prelimi-
nary training prior to assignment
to various ships of the U. S. Fleet
| They were accepted for enlist.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
abe STORES SET
NEW SALES MARK
Durham Leads In Volume
During December, With
Wake County Next

RALEIGH, Jan. 13.-P-Record
ABC store liquor sales in Deem
Der brought 1889 sales to a new
high mark, ABC Board Chairman
Guitar Moore reported today.
Moore said 1,O22,2 S7.40 worth of
liquor was sold in the 81 counties
having liquor stores during Deem
Der and that total sales for 1899
were $7,272,106.9 80. December sales
were the greatest for a single
month and 1889 sales exceed those
of any previous year.
December 1888 sales totaled $685.
1870 and 1888 sales totaled So
1929, 645. 65.
AS usual Durham led the Abe
counties in liquor sales, reporting
1852, $685. worth sold in December
and Wake was second with Deem
Der sales of $1~30,565.10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
BAILEY TO VISIT
F. R. ON PROJECT
Senator Committed To Bal,
anced Budget, He Ad-
vises Trade Body

Senator J. w. Bailey yesterday re.
piled to the request of the cham.
Der of commerce that measures for
the widening and deepening of the
Cape Fear river, approved by the
U. S. army engineer board, be in
Guided in the pending river and
harbors bill before congress, Louis
L. Moore, manager, reported.
Senator Bailey wrote local trade
body officials in part as follows:
Undoubtedly funds are being ap.
%propriated for many undertakings
less worthy than our rivers and har-
bors projects, but I must deal with
the fact that the President has al
lowed in the budget only a small
sum for rivers and harbors.
II shall go to see him and as
certain whether or not he will veto
a bill calling for larger appropria-
lions. Moreover, I am committed to
the idea of a balanced budget.
Il do not think a member of con-
SIeSS Houlu vote Ior any appfO-
priation not provided for in the bud
get without at the same time pro-
viding the revenue. I hope to make
some satisfactory working arrange.
ment with the President"
Senator Bailey stated last spring
that it was his intention as chair
man of the senate commerce COM
mittee to report out early during
the present session of congress, a
rivers and harbors bill, free from
unnecessary padding, but at the
same time embracing about 80 To
80 millions of dollars in order to
care for approved projects of the
U. S. army engineers board.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
Carolina Beach Trade
Body Lays 1910 Plans

The Carolina Beach Chamber of
Commerce held its first meeting
of the new year at the resorts city
hall Friday night. Robert Plum
mer, president of the organization,
presided.
Advertising and other plans for
the coming summer season were
discussed. C. G. VanLandingham,
treasurer, pointed out that all plans
now under consideration were in
the tentative stage, and would not
become permanent until later in
the year when the out-of-town op-
orators have come to the beach for
the season.
Under consideration by the group
were the different types of adver-
Using mediums, and their value to
beach promotions. The advertising
committee, and the beach's adver-
Using manager for 1910 were asked
to submit a tentative budget at the
next meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
wilmington During The Civil War
By H j. Becker
Chapter 5. ':Social And Cultural Influences"

history can record no greater tri.
butte to the people of the South than
TO inform posterity that the cultur-
al lie OF the ~Confederacy did not
coilapse under all the stress and
straln of war conditions. The CAV
NE or the plantation passed away.
Inc stately balls, attended by the
flower of Southern society, became
Inuch more seldom, but the people
Kept their children in school. They
kept the doors of their churches
open. Their theatres, though greatly
altered in the type of performance
o~ffered, continued to entertain the
people. The newspapers continued
to inform the opulace and lead in
the formation Of public opinion.
Each of these highly complimentary
statements can truthfully be made
IN regard to the city of Whining.
ton.
For the typical war year of 1868,
the following statistics on New Han
over county, show the educational
activities of the Wilmington Sec
ton for that year
Number of schools taught Ga
Number of pupils enrolled 1851
Number of teachers employed 46
Money collected for
education -------------$17, 109.92
Money spent for
education ..------- 5,663.34
Money on hand (for
education) -------- 11,446.58
These figures appear small when
viewed in the light of modern edu.
catlonal expenditures. In fact, they
are very surprisingly large for the
period, and especially so when one
considers the presence Of war con-
ditions. Only nine Of the forty-six
teachers in the county were women.
1t is significant that, in a profession
that enjoyed exemption from arms
bearing, men should be in the ma
jority. Perhaps they preferred teach
ing school to fighting the Yankees
New Hanover county led the state
in the amount of money collected
for education, and was second in the
number of schools taught. The logi-
cal conclusion to reach. from such
information is that the training Of
the future citizens Of the Cape Fear
section received considerable atten.
ton even during the war.
A few private schools were adver-
tised in the Wilmington newspapers
during the early months of the war.
The work. done by them should be
added to that of the public schools.
However, no statistics are available
on these institutions, so it is impos-
sible to ascertain the volume of ther
work.
Churches Remain Open
The statement has been made else.
where that the doors Of Southern
churches remained open for wor-
ship during the war. This is espec-
tally true of Wilmington. In 1865,
the church directory. Of the city
contained six churches located with.
in the city limits. There were others
not far removed from the city. Not
only we're these churches open for
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
Farm, Home Agents
Return From Parleys

Three New Hanover county farm
and home agents resumed their
regular duties yesterday after re-
turning from the annual state farm
and home agents conference held
during the past week in Raleigh un-
der the auspices of the extension
service of the North Carolina State
college.
They are: Miss Ann Mason, home
demonstration agent; R. w. Gal
phin, county farm agent; and James
P. Herring, county farm agent at
large.
Conference highlights included a
review of 1889 programs and dis
e%ussions of the outlook for 1910
farm and home agent programs in
the county, district and state.