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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1937
Page
7
BROOKINGS Feb 4 Special South Dakota offers an excellent field for application of soil-building and soil-conserving practices under the 17 Agri- regime. Long exploitation of land puts the state in need of rebuilding and careful soil management actions to restore productivity and prevent further decline.
A fadedclassified style ad touts White King soap dissolving quickly and 25 cent packs now 5 cents. It also promotes Citrus fruits to prevent colds and flu with Valencia oranges and Texas lemons offered at 2 cents each for Friday and Saturday.
T B Walker a Washington representative for the North Central region and fieldman for South Dakota and Nebraska warns drought has destroyed vegetation and loosened topsoil. He cites wind erosion, pests, low farm prices, and outside exploitation, urging adoption of the 1937 Agricultural Conservation program to restore soil fertility, curb erosion, and replant trees with government aid.
Vermillion Nebraska June 4 Fourth Annual Convention of the League of South Dakota Municipalities will convene June 14 and 15 at Aberdeen. Secretary G Breckenridge reports a new membership record of 185 paid-up municipalities for the current year, up from 157 last year.
The International tea event at the A A U W bazaar next Saturday afternoon will showcase dances from three European countries. Nancy Critchett Dorothy Kiel Betty Howe Miriam Oviatt Beny Phillips and Phyllis Reese will perform a Scandinavian folk dance in colorful Norwegian costumes. Holland numbers by five youngsters in Dutch dress include John Kline Joan Kuerra Marlene Collins Nancy Burger Blossom Splitek. Sylvia Reese will present a Russian influenced male dance, all under the guidance of Mrs Christian Kapphehn. the performances meet scout badge requirements for participants.
Roosevelt sent Congress a five billion dollar six year public works plan prepared by the national resources committee. The proposal envisions hundreds of projects nationwide including an extensive Mississippi River basin control program and a total ten year outlay around 2.77 billion dollars. The president argues for orderly budgeting, annual revisions, and alignment with highways bridges and flood control, urging Congress to consider the plan with other budgeted projects.
A presidential memo urges a six year public works push with a permanent planning agency. It calls for a Missouri river basin package totaling about 740 million dollars, including irrigation, flood control, pollution abatement, soil erosion and water end land use adjustments. The plan proposes a mix of ready projects and a reservoir list for economic downturns, with annual revisions and continued Army projects in progress.
A government report assigns water conservation a secondary role in stabilizing agriculture in the Great Plains basin. It lists the Omaha Sioux City channel and Fort Peck Dam in Montana as priority projects, with Fort Peck needing about 16.28 million dollars over the next two years.
Leon Kendall, who left Huron in 1525, was appointed superintendent of telegraph for the Chicago & North Western Railway Company. He assumed his new post January 20 with offices at the North Western depot in Chicago. Kendall previously served as assistant superintendent for the territory between Wisconsin and Minnesota and was long the war chief train dispatcher in Huron, leaving the post in 1925 and being succeeded by J F Sainsbury.
F W Walner, who drove the car that injured Leo Someman Tuesday, was charged with driving while intoxicated in municipal court. He pleaded innocent, demanded a jury trial, and posted a $1,000 bond. Judge Gibba set the trial for the March term. Bonneman suffered a broken leg, broken arm, possible wrist fracture, and a severe head injury.
South Dakota legislators introduced a bill to grant the state exclusive right to purchase and distribute liquor as a wholesale operation. The plan envisions two liquor commissioners, a $34,500 salary, and a $50,000 bond, with annual audits and monthly reports. Wholesalers would have 30 days to liquidate stock, and the measure contains an emergency clause. Rev John O Booth urged local option and youth protection.
Mrs A E Schoenking spent the weekend at Clark with friends, visiting at Clark Wayland and enjoying time with locals during the special feature.
A sensational ad urges readers to send name and address for a so called rupture treatment. It promises instant relief from reducible rupture and claims in many cases the rupture becomes undetectable. No money required, just the written request and personal details sent to WS. Rice, Inc. 26 E Main St, Ada.
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