St. Cloud Times from Saint Cloud, Minnesota • Page 9

hp' Spirts, Ftults aadl Oassniri'sdl Ads TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1929. SECOND SECTION PAGE NINE aving of Highway at 23 Urged Meeting PROJECT FOR HIGHWAY 23 AT MEET SAUK CENTRE TO HEAR JOINT PLAT OF BOYS GROUPS TRUCK LINES IN CENTRAL REGION ARE APPLIED FOR 200 Businessmen Gather at Paynesville, Boost Project Granite and Farm Industries, Business of Six CommunU ties to be Affected Lake Chain of Sauk Valley Seek as Tourist Center. By Regional News Reporter Further development of a rich farm and industrial district is possible, and the opening of the beautiful Sauk Valley chain of lakes to tourists will be effected if State Highway No. 23, leading southwesterly from this city to Paynesville, and passing through the communities of Rockville, Cold Spring, Richmond and Roscoe, is paved, was the opinion of more than 200 businessmen, community and civic officials of the cities and villages when they met Monday evening at the Paynesville library auditorium and held a meeting in conjunction with the Paynesville Commercial club. A series of booster gatherings will be held until definite plans are made, a program is formulated, and the project is brought before the Minnesota Highway department, was the decision of the men attending the meeting.

The granite industry, the farmers, businessmen in both the cities and towns, all will be benefitted, and the central section of the state will be linked with the Arrowhead and industrial Duluth, were some of the project's possibilities cited by the speakers on the program. Spirited enthusiasm guided the boosters toward the first goal, an organization which will gather the facts necessary, handle the business of official presentation, and keep the organization posted on developments. A general committee was formed and Fred Schilplin, St. Cloud, was elected chairman, and A. B.

Rieland, Richmond, secretary. Its next regular meeting will be held at Richmond, it was decided, on Monday evening, November 25. Individual Groups 4 ject, Fred Schilplin, St. Cloud, told the gathering. The interests of Central Minnesota and the Arrowhead are the same he said.

"At the present time," said the St. Cloud mar, "we have 14,000 automobiles in Stearns county, and are the fourth highest county in taxable valuation in the state. We also are fourth highest in the payment of the gasoline tax," he said. "Get your ammunition ready, gather necessary statistics which will help in presenting our case, and it will help a great deal," he urged. For more than 40 years he has travelled over highway 23, Dr.

P. C. Pilon, Paynesville physician, told the boosters. "I can say truthfully that after having travelled over it behind Old Dobbin and in motor "cars, that highway 23 has never been in worse condition than it is now," he declared. President Hoeppner said that everyone at Paynesville was for the highway, and Ernest Phipps, another Paynesville resident, declared that a Each town has a small committee.

which in turn will name community sub-committees, and attend to the general business. The members of the general committee are: raynesville Dr. P. C. Pilon, chairman, E.

O. Phipps, and W. A. Reet. Roscoe Math Britz, chairman, S.

H. Hurley, and Gregor Kost. Richmond Anton Xierenhausen, chairman, A. B. Rieland, and A.

M. Utecht. Cold Spring Charles Weber, chairman, Ferdinand Peters, and Charles Gilley. Rockville Gordon Clark, chairman, Frank Ash, and C. F.

Eickhoff. St. Cloud Fred Schilplin, chairman, Frank Jung, and L. H. Rice.

Regional rallies are planned to give the organization an opportunity to explain its aims and plans to the residents of each of the communities interested. J. L. Hoeppner, president of the Paynesville Commercial club, open.d the meeting last evening and turned over the gavel to A. B.

Rieland, prominent Richmond banker, who was elected temporary chairman. Thp u-p v. Director P. W. Hansen Ready for Program November 22 in High School Hall.

Sauk Centre, Nov. 19 Director vV. Hanson, municipal band head, has announced that the combined Junior and Senior Boys band here will give, a program in the high school auditorium on November 22, at 8 p. m. Concert and band music as well as instructions will be purchased with the proceeds from the concert, Director Hanson plans.

The- band has attained a high grade of musical de velopment, and a real response is anticipated by those in charge of the arrangements. The director has arranged the following program: Junior Band America Carey Our Leader March Ascher Andante and Waltz, Flower Ascher March Project Bennett Senior Band Selection Thanksgiving Hymn, Sacred. March Multonion Buchaltz Overture Magneta Huff March Independents Hall Overture Dawn in the Forest Jarett March American Soldier Myers (Dedicated to Robert James Swift Post American Legion Sauk Centre). Selection Down Main Street Weidt Star Spangled Banner Key Fathers to Be Guests at University Saturday to Have Dad's Day Program Minneapolis, Nov. 19 (AP) Fath-j ers will be given recognition Saturday when those who have students at the University of Minnesota will be guests of honor on the campus at the annual Dad's Day observances.

After tours of the campus and visits to classes in the morning the group will be guests in the afternoon at the Minnesota-Wisconsin game closing I the Big Ten season for the two schools and at an evening dinner at the Min-. nesota Union. Special invitations signed by Presi-; dent Lotus D. Coffman of the univer-; sity have been sent to the fathers of; every student. Dr.

Coffman will speak 1 at the dinner, discussing develop-! ments at the school during the last year. Sons and daughters have also been invited to this dinner this year. Harriet Pratt of St. Paul will speak for! the students while Myron McMillan of St. Paul, father of Elizabeth Mc-i Millan, a senior, will take the rostrum representing the fathers.

i Beautiful Window Work of Rev. William Busch St. Paul, Nov. 19 (UP) A portrait window, 15 by 3J2 feet of the Canon of the Mass, is being exhibited in a local business window here prior to installation in a Red Wing church. The work of art, showing the Canon of the Mass as one well-balanced action, was designed by Rev.

William Busch of the St. Paul Seminary for the sanctuary of the Red Wing church. Douglas County Schools Get $61,309 From State Alexandria, Nov. 19 Douglas county schools receive $61,309.52 in state aid this year, or $14.30 for each pupil, according to the announcement of M. J.

McConnell, state commissioner of education. Schools in 7,119 districts of the state will share more than six million dollars this year, a sum in excess by $100,000 of the fund remitted in 1928. BOOST PAVING LINDBERG RIT TO BE TOMORROW Maywood Township Woman Dies, Aged 73 Years Born in Norway. Foley, Nov. 19.

Last Saturday morning Mrs. Gtistav Lindberg of Maywood township, Benton county died. She was born in Norway and died at the age of 73 years. Funeral services will be held at the Elm Tabernacle in Estes Brook next Wednesday and interment made in the Estes Brook cemetery. Revs.

Arthur Anderson of Estes Brook and E. Solio of Maywood will officiate. Mary Lee was born in Norway in 1856. When 17 vears of aero. she.

tm. singing at 3 p. m. Because it is the second of a series of benefits to swell the fund for the mission to China, and because the spiritual Christmas motif is beautifully carried out in the program, the attendance may be larger than ever this year. Advance reservations can be made with the convent choir director at the- college, and special courtesies will be shown those who purchase ad mission by may iflMM note of the meetim was expressed successful completion of the pro-Ijv Mr.

Rieland. jpcf. Raymond Brothers and Pierz Transfer Firms Seek Expansions Wadena. Nov. 19.

(AP) Two ap plications for permission to operate motor vehicle truck lines between the Twin Cities and Wadena are being considered at a hearing before offi cials of the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission at Wadena today. John N. Eollig of Pierz, operator of the Bnllig Transportation Company. seeks a permit to establish a line from the Twin cities to Wadena, via Little Falls and Staples. Through St.

Cloud Permission to operate a line to Wadena, via St. Cloud and Little Falls, is sought by Raymond Brothers Motor Transportation, of St. Cloud. This company proposes to run three trucks a day over the proposed route, one of the trucks to make local stops and the other two operating as thru trucks. Another application, filed by the Bollig Company for permission to operate a truck line from the Twin cities to Remidji, via Brainerd, Walker and Cass Lake, will be considered at.

a hearing at Remidji soon. It was to have been held Wednesday but was postponed. Other Hearings On Thursday, a hearing will be conducted at the commission's offices in the State Capitol on an order requiring Madden Brothers, and the Wahl-McDonald Trucking Company of Du luth to show cause why they should not cease operating between the Twin cities and Duluth and iron range cities. The two companies are hauling automobiles from the head of the lakes, but. railroads in the affected area are protesting that the trucking firms are operating in violation of the law, because they are not licensed as common carriers.

Minnesota Hen Sets New Record Lays 56 Eggs in 56 Days; 321 in One Year Crookston, Nov. 19. (AP) A White Leghor hen owned by the Northwest School of Agriculture here has done pretty well by her managers, laying 321 eggs in 3fio days which is believed to be a new record for north central UnitPd States. She produced 56 eggs in 5G days during one period. Ivanhoe Creamery Group Plan Opening Festival Ivanhoe, Nov.

19. (AP) Farmers and businessmen of this vicinity expect to make a gala event of the opening of Ivanhoe's new cooperative creamery here Wednesday. John Brandt of Minneapolsi, president of the Land O'Lakes Creameries will be the principal speaker. Three Day Itasca Show Opens Thursday Morning Deer River, Xqy. 19 (AP) A three day poultry show sponsored by the I Itasca County Poultry Association will open here Thursday.

Prizes for the best fowl will be awarded and the increasing number of flock raisers in the county will get together to discuss their methods and results. ORGANIZE P. T. A. Middle River.

Nov. 19. (UP) The organization of a parents and teachers association was recently completed here. Officers wil be elected at a future meeting. ships of Princeton, Greenbush, Milo.

Milaca. Bogus Brook, Borgholm, Hay-laud, South Harbor, Louis and Page. There are about 90 miles of road in these areas. Every time the snow plow is used a man will accompany it to check the work done in each individual township in order that the expense will be equalized. The purchase of the snowplow will help solve the problem that for the past few years has confronted the towns of Frinceton and Milaca.

These villages cannot afford to stay snowbound and plan to keep the highways open to continue business activity in the towns during the winter months. Springfield Legion Will Give Prize for Plans of Christmas Decorations Springfield, Nov. 19 (AP) Springfield is ambitious to become known as the "Christmas City" and the local post of the American Legion is offering prizes for the most artistic decorations of homes and business establishments during the holiday season. NEW STREET LICHTS Rock-ford. Nov.

19. (UP) New street lighting system was recently opened here. The new lights replace lights in use here since electric lights lighted the streets. Here are some of the prominent men who attended and spoke last evening at the Paynesville meeting where a movement was started to pave State Highway IS'o. 23.

They are: top row, left to right, Mayor James Murphy, State Senator J. D. Sullivan and Representative Ray Quin-livan, St. Cloud; second row, Charles Weber, county commissioner, Cold Spring; Gordon Clark, granite producer, Rock-ville; Dr. P.

C. Pilon Paynesville; bottom row, T. J. Breen and Frank Daniel of the St. Cloud Automobile club.

migrated to the United States making her home in Minneapolis. Shortly afterwards she was united in matrimony to Gustav Lindberg. Mr. and Mrs. Lindberg came to Benton county about 32 years ago settling in May-wood township where they have since made their home.

For the past three years Mrs. Lindberg had been suffering with cancer. Since last May she had been confined to her bed till she died last Saturday morning. Mrs. Lindberg Is survived by her husband and three sons: Hjalmer at home; Alec who is with the Minnesota State Highway department in Brainerd: and Archie located in Cleveland.

Ohio. President Ackerman to Preside at Tobacco Meeting of Foley Men Foley, Nov. 19. The Foley Tobacco Growers association will hold its regular meeting next Wednesday evening at the Foley gymnasium. President B.

A. Ackerman will preside at the meeting and important business will be discussed. The matter of marketing this yearJs crop of tobacco will be taken up and Chas. Lein of St. Cloud, tobacco expert, is expected to be present to help the newly organized club with this matter.

Beavers Erect Dam, Help Walton League Project Austin, Nov. 19. (AP) Nature In the form of a colony of beavers came to the rescue when Izaak Walton Leaguers here desired a bass pond as a means of building up the supply of game fish here. The beavers have been building a dam on the Cedar river at Ramsey, just north of here and the league members plan to use the pond formed by the dam as the bass breeding ground and the beaver also have frightened away pickerel and other fish which would have to be seined out because they prey on bass. strong organization was necessary for state Senator Ignatius Lemm, Melrose, promised to do all in his power to aid in the work when he gave a short talk Take Shortcut "Highway 23 is just one bump after another," said C.

F. Eickhoff, Rockville banker, and Charles Weber, Cold Spring, Stearns county commissioner, declared that the highway was so unpopular with motorists that they all take the short-cut from St. Joseph to Cold Spring over the Jacobs Prairie road, which is becoming a real to die cour.y Mayor Christ Hanson. Pnyuis-ville, said The crowd here is with you," and Faul O. Theisen, mayor of Cold Spring, echoed this statement.

Charles Dilley, Cold postmoster declared "the road is a disgrace. Let's have some action." As a project to link the granite producing communities of Coll Spring and Rockville with St. Cloud the highway would be an important venture the gathering was told by Gordon Clark, Rockville, member of the well known granite firm there. This important part in the development of a modern highway into the Sauk Valley region was given a great deal of consideration by the businessmen. "There is the possibility that If we hang together and do some real work, we may be able to see this project through before Clark said.

Invited to St. Cloud Mayor Murphy, and Frank Daniels and Henry Breen of the St. Cloud 'Automobile club, joined in inviting the general committee. to have one of its future gatherings in St. Cloud and the invitation was accepted.

Three Counties Gather Exhibits for Creamery Exhibit at Faribault Faribault. Nov. 19. (AP) Steele, Rice and Waseca counties are expected to furnish the bulk of the exhibits at dairy and poultry shows here December 11 to 13. The Dairyland Crop Improvement Association decided to hold its annual show at the same time as the annual exhibition of the Cannon Valley Poultry Association so that rls-ltors might see the efforts of each on one visit.

FORM JUNIOR BAND Caledonia, Nov. 19. (UP) The to-cal Commrecial Club Is organizing a junior band In the local school. Ruined by Trucks He said: "We must proceed to bring the attention of Mr. JJabcock to the condition of Highway 23.

Those of you who travelled over it this evening know better than anybody that it is not a good highway and that it does not aid the commr.nities established along its way. Three years ago this road was in good condition. The use of the highway by heavy motor trucks has ruined it. We need the motor trucks, and the highway for transportation. The motor trucks, however, are not to 'jlame for its present condition.

Those who ride on it are responsible because they should have gotten behind a movement like this three year ago and boosted it. 1 we had, we would have had our paved highway by this time." Mr. Rieland significantly reminded his audience that the "wheel that squeeks the most gets the grease." Sullivan Talks J. D. Sullivan, state senator, and well known St.

Cloud resident told the gathering that the tmly real road is a paved road. Gravel, he said, will not stand up under the modern usage. He explained that funds used for highway work by the state highway department were probably budgeted for the next two years, and that the 'attempt to get the pavement through tiiis region would probably be halted for that length of time. He urged that Commisisoner Charles Babcock be invited to attend some future meeting of the group. The slogan "gei 23 out of the mud" was urged by Mayor James H.

Murph, St. Cloud, when he addressed the meeting. "It is the duty of all of us to help each other in this project. We must remain united to put it over," he said. Ray J.

Quinlivan, state representative, St. Cloud, said that the pavement would be a difficult project to secure, but that the businessmen were on the right track. The people who receive cttention first in the state highway department are those who impress the officials the most, the representative advised. Money, he reminded them, used to build roads comes from the taxpayers and the benefit must be general. He said that a wait until the next session of the legislautre, when the next budget was presented the highway commission, would probably be necessary.

Help From North The assistance of Duluth probably would be given in furthering this pro Mille Lacs County Prepares For Open Roads This Winter Ten Townships Combine to Pay Expense During Snow storms Auditor Pelletier Is Asked to Ad vertise for Bids to Purchase Plow. Announce Christmas Program In St. Benedict December 14 Beautiful Yearly Feature in Chapel to Take Place Next Month Reservations Now Being Made for Benefit of Chinese Mission. Milaca, Nov. 19.

County Auditor Walter Pelletier of Mille Lacs county has been instructed by the board of county commissioners to advertise for bids on a snow plow which will be used here this winter to keep all highways of the county open. County and state aid roads are those most neglected during' the winter months and the hardship of farmers and town residents in travelling are expected to be done away with this season. According to present plans the plow-will be kept at Princeton and will be taken out once after every snowstorm to open the highways in the town St, Joseph, Nov. 19. Christmas carols will be sung in the chapel of the College of St.

Benedict on the evening of Saturday, December 14, and on the afternoon of Sunday, December 15, it has been announced by the music department here. The Convent choristers observe the Christmas season with this presentation which has become an annual event in the Sacred Heart chapel at St. Benedict. The evening performance starts at 8 and the afternoon.