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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1930
Page
4
A mother with seven children is arrested for operating a fledgling still in a New York tenement while a massive distillery, undisturbed by officials, burns in a separate warehouse fire. The disaster destroys the huge operation, revealing a key gap in enforcing prohibition as small operations are raided but large ones evade action.
The Watertown Public Opinion critiques the local school election turnout as alarmingly low, with only about one in five eligible voters participating. Editors warn that despite better than average turnout, public dollars will be spent by board members and held to scrutiny, while many citizens neglect seemingly vital school issues.
The piece urges voters to engage in civic training and vote in school board elections, noting such officials control a large share of public funds. It argues voters neglect local ballots despite presidential participation being high, while school board choices affect individual tax money more directly.
Benjamin M. Anderson of Chase National Bank warns banks and the Minnesota Bankers association that the rise in loan and investment in securities tied to collateral loans has grown from 59.7 percent of total loans to 63.27 percent between February 12 and June 4. He says excess reserves should be absorbed by the Fed to contract credit during slack times, saving reserve money for revival. The note ends with a sideline about Einstein and gravitation.
The editorial applauds Dr. Einstein for clarifying relativity in a Berlin speech, arguing space and nothingness underpin matter and time. It ridicules skeptics and mocks complexities, claiming the public can grasp the core idea and that Einstein has given enough to keep the layperson informed.
A stray item notes James Washington Clark has returned home for summer break. The piece argues American youth will pursue productive, remunerative summer work aligned with interests, reducing idle time and expanding practical learning beyond old farm chores. It cites a New York board of estimates vote raising salaries for city officials as a contrasting contemporary note.
A letter dated June 16 urges AB L to visit the Wessington Hills. Mrs. Ralph Vandeventer and Fame Anderson are named, with Farther Day references. The writer urges finding the hills via Hand county line and local roads, noting Mrs. Brown’s farm history and kin links, and playfully laments missing volunteers.
Beadle and Spink counties sent 174 club members to the State Fairgrounds for the annual 4-H club camp with 104 girls and 70 boys. The event featured a candle lighting service, addresses by Miss Joaphine Ainsworth and Rev. S D Distud, stunt night, and a parade through downtown. Activities included judging, demonstrations, home economics topics, kitchen duties, and star camper awards for cleanliness, orderliness, and sportsmanship.
Lake Preston pupils formed a school band directed by Prof. Jacquith with a concert Saturday that drew a large audience. He plans a well organized band by opening of school and trains a Sinners' band including Mary Gene Johnson Ruth Streeter Adis Morgan Oral Morgan Jewett Baes Waren Ostroch Janet Plowman and others. The beginners class meets twice weekly and the band traveled to DeSmet for an anniversary celebration along with other summer engagements.
More than 150 4H club members attended the Lake Madison camp held June 8 2. Activities included treasure hunts vesper hours stunt night cooking sewing first aid and demonstrations. The camp featured a candlelit campfire with a four leaf clover formation and concluded Wednesday noon aided by local leaders and club members.
Outer Valley Calf club members met at C. C. Pamp's home last week per George Pamp the club reporter. Albert Hintermiseer was named as a new member. The club aims to take a tour on June 26 meeting at the Gus Hintermeister home with county agent BA Cave joining. Mr. Cave attended the gathering.
Ethel Schuffler of Mt Vernon was named star camper at the first Huron 4-H club camp, closing Wednesday afternoon. Ralph Mernan earned star camper honors among the boys, with Wayne Kastner second and Bob Helleday third. Anna Edwards led girls with second place, Mabel Jones and Gladys Neiderauer tied for third. Star campers are named at each South Dakota 4-H camp this month, with Beadle and Spink campers to be named Saturday.
Black Hawk County 4H members claim three state records with total junior enrollment above 600, leading Iowa. Dairy calf, livestock, and dairy programs show strong growth, with Hig Creek township highest, and ongoing clubs across most townships. Girls club work also expanding under Miss Merle Shofer, nearing Cedar township expansion.
Black Hawk will host the Boys and Girls fair at the Dairy Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo August 12 and 13 with livestock displays, demonstration teams, and a canning project. A night show at the Congress Hippodrome on August 12 features talent production. The junior fair replaces the Cedar Valley fair, disbanded in 1923, with a club baseball tournament to crown the county champion. Five baseball teams are training, plus livestock judging and dairy judging teams for state fairs. Three demonstrator teams will tour: orchard and belt, dairy production methods, and a yet undecided subject.
The Nance Better Butter club met at the Wilbur Larson home for their June session with all members present except the president who was ill. County Agent F A Cave attended and Glenn Sievers discussed judging dairy cows. The group will meet on July 5 at the Rome of Daroid and Carl Tipton at 6 oclock for the annual tour to visit members and judge dairy animals.
Local notes recount a sale of property on South Frack Avenue from Joseph Thersness to Mrs Jay Sherman and a surprise party at the Lansdowne on California Street. Kenneth Parke returns from Ruthven to join Peer Minter Lumber in work, while James Notestein visits family and prepares for Aberdeen. Bishop Busch’s shipments, new Bishopric in Lead, and babies, birthdays, and family gatherings fill out the social ledger with names such as Edward Gramah Jr E G Bell E Barnes Marguente Snow and O K family gestures ending with a birthday teatime and a gift reelter for a snug fit.
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