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Show -i&s m Y'tm masses mims-msfiss By COWARD EMERINE WNU rntuTC. A TREASURE," says Web- iter's dictionary, "is a valuable valu-able store, accumulation, or reserve supply; a collection of precious things." And South Dakota Is a storehouse of those treasures, a vast accumulation of nature's blessings, bless-ings, with a reserve supply to last man forever. Among the precious things of South Dakota Is the glorious sun Itself, It-self, shining from its blue heaven almost every day in the year. And precious, too, Is the clean, pure air of its plains and mountains. In its rich topsoil Is the accumulation of Ingredients that produce vast fields of wheat and corn and fruits. The lush grass of its ranges, where fat cattle and sheep feed, la a valuable valu-able store of wealth and contentment content-ment Beneath the surface Is a reserve re-serve supply of minerals, gold and silver, feldspar and lithium, lignite lig-nite and bentonlte. As though that were not enough. South Dakota has mountains, trout streams, cabins In the pines, lakes, waterfalls, colorful canyons, the fragrance of pine and spruce.' The days are cheerfully warm In South Dakota, with the nights cool and refreshing. And the Black Hills have no mosquitoes to take away the pleasure of being out of doors. The famed Black Hills I Harney Peak rises 7,242 feet above sea level, lev-el, the highest point In the United States east of the Rockies. Mount Rushmore has an altitude of 6,200 feet, and on It are sculptured the heads of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln Lin-coln and Theodore Roosevelt. The largest monument ever conceived or executed by man, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial was sculptured in heroic proportions by Gutzon Borglum, the late world-renowned artist, and is called the "Shrine of Democracy." A half-million visitors eome to the monument each year, and it la one of the most photographed scenes of all times. The figures on the solid granite face re carved in proportion to men 450 feet tall! North and south the Black Hills V M. q. 6IURPE Governor of South Dakota Born in Marysville, Kan., Jano ary 11, 1888, Governor Sharp taaeht school for twe- tears aerved four, year to the U. S. navy, ana dm bee surveyor, newspaper man, lawyer, soldier la World War I and has had varied ether business interests. Ibe Big Badlands "America's Treasure House"vf 1 V Sylvan Lake in stretch 129 miles and are approximately approxi-mately 60 miles wide. There Is Cus ter stats park, with 128,000 acres of mountains, gorges, lakes and streams, and 90,000 acres under fence, with buffalo, elk, deer, bighorn sheep, Rocky mountain goats, antelope ante-lope and other animals roaming unmolested. President Coolidge had his summer White House there in 1927, end left reluctantly. "I'm coming back," he promised. Skeletons of Ancient Beasts. The Big Badlands covering a million mil-lion acres lie east of the Black Hills, and Is one of the most Important fossil deposits of prehistoric life. Fossils of alligators, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses, saber-toothed tigers, ti-gers, three-toed horses and other long-extinct animate are found here and displayed in most of the important impor-tant museums. East snd northeast of the Badlands, Bad-lands, South Dakota is mostly rolling roll-ing prairie, falling to lowest levels in the northeastern part of the state. Big Stone Lake is the lowest point. 967 feet, above sea level The great Missouri river drains most of the state, cutting South Dakota Into two almost equal parti as It flows through it ,. . " Tht agricultural treasure noun of America is filled with corn, cane, wheat, oats, barley, flax and fruits from South Dakota. The vast plains area has a big dairy industry, and beef cattle are grown in all parts of the state. The production of livestock live-stock is the main feature of the state's extensive agricultural industry. in-dustry. Hot Springs is the headquarters head-quarters of horse-breeding, and is also known for Its medicinal waters. wa-ters. At the annual Black Hills Round-Up at Belle Fourche, real cowboys from the surrounding cattle cat-tle ranges compete in riding and roping. The mineral resources of South Dakota include more than CO basle minerals, including gold, silver, tin, tine and other. Many of these deposits de-posits are not of economic Importance Impor-tance at the moment, but will become be-come Important in the future. At any rate, they remain In South Dakota's Da-kota's Treasure House, a reserve supply whenever the nation needa them, At Lead is the largest pro- Jducing fold mine in the United States. The "Days of '76" celebra tion at Deadwood re-enacts many of the events of the historic gold rush days, when Wild Bill. Dead- SUM' 1)1) II 'in nil Wftj0tjSJISf'lljS(IWIi Ijl'UMp i.O mm ' f Si . ' r-. y the Black Hills. r i 4 . 1 fr r .oy.,.y,-v g HOMESTAKE MINE ... At Lead. S. D., known all ever the world aa the greatest producer ef gold ever discovered. wood Dick, Calamity Jane and other oth-er Wild West notables were Jeeri on the streets of this miningen-ter. miningen-ter. A pageant descriptive of the Red Man's history of creation is held each year at Custer and called "Gold Discovery Days." Settlement of South Dakota came slowly, although the Verendrye broth-era, broth-era, Frenchmen from Canada, visited vis-ited the region in 1743. In 1804 and 1806 the Lewis and Clarke expedition followed the Missouri river throughout through-out the area. Fort Teton waa established estab-lished in 1817 on the site of Fort Pierre, and In 1831 the American Fur company pushed a steamer Into the territory. Both plainsmen and mountain men helped build South Dakota and bring to light its treasures. That there might always be Intelligent appreciation ap-preciation of the state, seven institutions institu-tions of higher learning, all state-supported, state-supported, were founded. They are the University of South Dakota,- Vermillion; Ver-million; South Dakota State college, Brookings; School of Mines, Rapid City; and tour normal schools. There are five Junior colleges in the state. Young, thriving and rich. South Dakota does not hoard Its wealth, nor does it allow waste. Its treasures treas-ures are open to all for the reserves re-serves are ample. 1' Ar .- s . 1 "9 Mr f " m f flMWuivan uiiMlljfiiM mol 11 lijhiiiniimi New Political Groups Seek To Shape Parties' Policies By BAUKHAGE JVetcs Analyit snd Commentate. WNU Service, 1616 Eye Street, N.W., Washington. D. C The donkey and the elephant are getting Jealous. nd the Washington Washing-ton Chapter of the SPCPA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Po litical Animals) is getting a little worried, lest some other new and strange fauna fau-na are going to sneak under the tent to steal the old regulars' fodderand fod-derand it ain't hay. Three very active ac-tive creatures are being heard from in tones so stentorian that the bray and the trumpet, familiar sounds in campaign years, are almost al-most drowned out. The latest performer In the ring Is the ROF (Republican Open Forums). Officially the newcomer belongs to the Republican stable, as its name implies, but some of the old timers art afraid the colt is getting ready to kick over the party traces. Although the other two more familiar fa-miliar creatures, the CIO-PAC and the NC "(National Citizens)-PAC, are more at home in the Democratic pasture, they frequently get their heads through the rails to browse on the Republican side. All three are full of ginger, and not too bridle-wise. Sta$$n Headt Open Forum Chairman of the Republican Open forums advisory committee is Harold Har-old Stassen, and ROF is considered pretty much his baby. Wayne Morse, Walter Judd, Gov. Raymond Baldwin of Connecticut, and other Republicans not unfriendly to the liberal domestic and expansive international in-ternational viewa of S.tassen make Up the committee. At ROF headquarters, you are told it is strictly all-Republican, not one dark-horse team. However a broad-minded tolerance prevails which permits Democrats to take part in forums, if they want to. The forums are compared to town meetings, and are- supposed to provide pro-vide members of the party with the opportunity to form party policy. At that -point comes the rub. Old Timers don't want Mr. Stassen's outfit (which its directors insist it isn't) making policy. They feel they have had enough experience in such matters themselves. Anyhow, ROF is a going concern. Aa of mid-May, there were already 474 forums in operation in 44 states. CIO Work to Get Oat Favorable Vote The CIO-PAC we know of old. That outfit la run by Sidney Hillman, and because the CIO fathered It Mark Sullivan says that the CIO Is no longer merely a labor organization, organiza-tion, but haa acquired the status of a political party. This column described de-scribed CIO-PACs dynamic activities, activi-ties, literature, and methods at the time of the last campaign. Their ostensible object is to get out the vote; the real object Is to get out the vote they want A definite def-inite platform for both domestic and foreign policy is stated in detail. de-tail. The six points of foreign policy Include such controversial subjects as the quarantine of Spain and Argentina, Ar-gentina, and self-government for colonial co-lonial nations. There are 13 points In CIO-PACs CIO-PACs domestlo policy, ranging 'rem a minim am wage to OPA, and Including price guarantees to farmers, progressive taxation for large Incomes, redaction en small Incomes. Speciflo bills are singled out tor support r apposition. appo-sition. CIO-PACs brother. NC-PAC, is what might be described simply as simon-pure New Deal Chairman of the policy committee is Dr. Frank Kingdon, with Sydney Hill-man Hill-man as an "honorary," and members mem-bers Including Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt Roose-velt Henry Morgenthau Jr., Henry Wallace, Hugo Black and so on. The lead article in their organ, "The National Citizen," whose memorial edition made no single mention of the name, Truman, contained con-tained this paragraph: "Stirred by the rising tide of re-action, re-action, and the steady drift away from the policies of Franklin Dl Roosevelt more than 2.100 of the late President's most ardent sup 'ft. ! J )mmmmmmtmmtmtmmim BARBS ...by Baukh age Suicidea dropped during the war. You can't compete with Mars. ' Six million pianos out of tune, says an official of the piano manufacturers' manu-facturers' association. Ten thou sand piano-tuners will be kept busy for years fixing them up. Maybe that will solve some of our future troubles when the next inflation bubble bub-ble bursts. porters and closest friends gathered ... to hear speaker after speaker sound the call to political action as the best method to fulfill the Roosevelt Roose-velt domestic and international program." pro-gram." NC-PAC has a political guide which demands the election of progressive candidates for congress, con-gress, and lists issues for action which Include anti-labor bills, Argentina, Ar-gentina, British loan, conscription, FEPC, atomic power, end so on. They likewise are sponsoring a "School of Political Action Techniques" Tech-niques" here in Washington beginning begin-ning June 26 which purports to "unveil "un-veil the intricacies of professional political campaigning to the average aver-age voter." The school will be open to anyone: attendance will be limited lim-ited to 600 students. NC-PAC says "it is believed that the majority ma-jority of the student body will play an active role In the November congressional con-gressional elections." Needless to say, in school or out they offer little comfort for the southern Democrats. Of course, there are various other organizations, old and new, in the Held. The Young Republicans, for example, who endorsed the ROF at a recent national convention; Mr. Ickes' Independent Citizens Committee Com-mittee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions to which James Roosevelt Roose-velt presumably brings a hereditary parental blessing, and others. And I shouldn't fail to mention men-tion the Women's Division of the Democratic National committee, com-mittee, which teaches wives of politlcos each fundamentals as platform poise, the right word at the right time, how to ever-come ever-come fear ef publie speaking, and so on. Wives ef cabinet officers, of-ficers, wives of senators, wives of representatives, wives of members of the little cabinet and wlvea ef top-flight agency heads are exhorted: "Use yonr feminine charm in the (Democratic) (Demo-cratic) campaign. It helped yon get your husband, didn't It? II will also help get votes." But these are only mother's helpers. help-ers. The PAC twins, and the ROF are the ones that make the donkey don-key and the elephant nervous when they look over their left flanks. CongresB Needs Salary Boost Wages are at the top of the Inflation In-flation list. But that doesn't mean more pay for congressmen. One of the best arguments for a boost in the con-, gresslonal payroll comes from a congressmen whom I won't name, but whose bitterest rivals mention as one of the smartest members of either chamber. . He says: "The vote against a pay raise comes from the men who know that they couldn't get elected, If congressional salaries were high enough to attract a better class of candidates to oppose them." Philip Broughton, ex-newspa- perman and political scientist who haa spent decade In Washington, says, In Us "For a Stronger Congress," that every Independent student ef congressional congres-sional reorganisation haa "recommended "rec-ommended a raise to $13,000 or 125,000 a year. Certainly, It would seem that the same pub-lio pub-lio which can afford $500 a week for the writers ef Grade B movie scenarios can afford a similar sum for those who set policies that control ear national nation-al lire." A congressman now gets (10,000 a year. Anybody who Uvea in Washington, Broughton points out knows that that Isn't enough. A congressman has to maintain two homes; campaigns cost money. Besides, Be-sides, ho has to contribute to "the do-good organizations that claim a root In his constituency," and "secretarial "sec-retarial expenses and meager rail-road rail-road mileage do not balance his family budget" There are, of course, many other ehangea required in congressional organization before this body can be brought up to date . . . but one of fit most important objectives is to attract men of sufficient ability. That means offering such men a salary somewhere near what their Services could command elsewhere. Otherwise you get an under-quall Itf product ... or you have to depend de-pend on men of wealth. The thing that pains me most at t travel up and down the land is to hear the very people who scream that no congressman is worth even $10,000 a year, object to paying enough to hire a man with ability Jack Spratt eats too much fat his wife eats too much lean and so between the two of them the rest of the world starves. "Taking over" mines and railroads rail-roads doesn't end strikes. It's true there arc no strikes in Russia but they have a Gestapo and a handy Siberia, neither cf which Americans cars for. N i' 41 'e3i i. . , iva , ' - ""(.-! ,K a- ; DEEP PROJECT . . . Fishing and trapping which all boya like to do are part of a 4-H project conducted by Louisiana State college. Above are 4-H boya of St Charles parish at a "wild life" school. In These United States Louisiana 4-H Clubs Engaged In Trapping, Fishing Project BATON ROUGE, LA. There's one kind of work that 4-h boys really like; it's the "wild life" project Louisiana clubs have adopted. Besides enjoying it the boys learn fundamental fundamen-tal lessons in trapping, fur curing, fishing and study of birds- Perhaps the most unique 4-H pro)-$- ect in the United States, it Is conducted con-ducted by the Louisiana State college. col-lege. The boys actually trap fur- bearing animals, catch fish (including (includ-ing crabs, shrimps and oysters) and study such birds as the blue heron, white heron and Louisiana egret Out of the project the members have developed a market for musk glands from the Louisiana muskrat or "marsh rabbit." Club members receive $50 a quart for the oil, which is sold to perfumers. In addition addi-tion they find a ready market for the meat of the marsh rabbit, and the fur when properly cured Is always in demand. The wildlife project was initiated four years ago by W. E. Simmons, county agent of St. Charles parish, who .envisioned the need for some activity that would fit into the life and environment of the boys of the marshlands, all of whom are children chil-dren of trappers, oystermen and fishermen whose ancestors have followed fol-lowed such callings for 150 years. The boys of Louisiana's coastal region would be literally "fish out of water" if assigned a program associated as-sociated with the farm. They are familiar with their native bayous and marshlands but know little about crops and domesticated stock. In this vast mangrove-covered terrain, the 4-H boys learn more about the millions of little fur-bearing animals and how to trap them and prepare the skins for market The preservation of bird life is also taught so that, as sportsmen, they will always have good hunting. 9,000,000 Trees Are Ready to Be Planted STEVENSON, WASH. - Over 9,000,000 Douglas fir and ponderosa pine trees produced in the Hemlock nursery have been distributed for replanting in all parts of the Northwest North-west Over 58,000 of the firs were sent to the Olympic national forest in the Puget Sound country. Approximately. Ap-proximately. 3,000,000 trees a year are replanted. During the war years when help was scarce the re-plantings re-plantings were not carried out Seed is gathered in the foresta each year and taken to the nursery to grow the trees. BUFFALO BILL . . . Statue ef William F. Cody, noted scout and showman, at Cody, Wye, Cody was bora 100 years age, In 1846, and died In 1917. Belgian War Bride Sees GREENSBURO. KV. When Mr. Bay Pickett formerly Georgette Horts of Belgium, arrived here to Join her husband, a former G.L, she found people living in frame houses for the first time. In her native Bel-glum, Bel-glum, the houses are made almost entirely of brick. Georgette likes American food but she admits that the eight of a human being eating corn was something of a shock. In Belgium, Bcnidji Expands By Making Boom For More Ileuses By E. L. KIBKPATBICK WNTJ Features When things got too "tight" in Bemidji. center of 10,000 population in northern Minnesota, town officials offi-cials decided to move the fair grounds out to "great open spaces." This left room for residential residen-tial development on a large tract that had become surrounded by homes and the new high school Plans call tor a new-type development develop-ment having single lot fronts, wide paved rear alleys and 10-foot sidewalks. side-walks. Town recovers the cost of these and other facilities like curbing, curb-ing, paving and parkways through a revolving fund based on reasonable reason-able charge to owners. County officials offi-cials are doing the moving, using receipts from sale of property to pay major portion of costs for new fair ground site. Another "project" is a million-dollar million-dollar airport covering 1,350 acres, with paved runways, hangars and administration building. This perhaps per-haps becomes an important link in the proposed Twin Cities Alaska air route, and will serve as center of flying into northern Minnesota resort and summer vacation area. Finally, there is the Jaycees (Junior Chamber of Commerce) lake shore development. This provides for an annual summer carnival featuring fea-turing water sports and show, boat races and seaplane rides, a 300-foot concrete breakwater with complete water - play equipment modern bathing facilities and a 100-car parking zone. V Briefly, Bemidji looks to "bigger and better things." As a constant reminder re-minder it has the famed statues of Paul Bunyan and his Blue Ox, Babe, which are "the most photographed photo-graphed scenes in the state." Price Going Up on Contempt of Court VANCOUVER, WASH.-"Ten dollars foa contempt of court," said Justice of the Peace Paul Elwell, after Attorney Booth McAbee started arguing with him. "Ten dollars would not begin to express my contempt qf the court," replied McAbee hotly, "Fifty dollars!" said the Justice. Jus-tice. The attorney remained silent. Norris Home Sold PALO ALTO. CALIF. - La Casa Abierta, the 16-room show place built by Kathleen Norris, the writer, and her author husband, the late Charles Norris, has been sold to a Columbus. Ohio, man, C L. Cum-mings. Cum-mings. The late Alexander Woollcott publicized the battles he had on its croquet court with the Norrises. The big house was a gathering place for the large Norris and Thompson clans. It Was a Hot Trail SANTE FE, N. M. - Someone recently set fire to a barn near Sante Fe. and the state police set out on a hot trail with thelr bloodhounds. The incendiarist however, how-ever, sprinkled red pepper in bis tracks to keep the bloodhounds from picking up his trail! First Frame House corn is fed to chickens, not to peo pie. She has found that she likes It however. Likewise, the Kentucky habit of eating hot bread was new to her, but she now enjoys it and eats" corn bread and biscuits' with great Of one thing she Is sure: American Ameri-can clothes tor women please her. And women's shoes are a delight in America, although she isn't vet accustomed to them Is Easy to Memurj' 753 ACCESSORIES crocheted ims medallion are prize r1 ners. As lovely for scarfs and sri pieces as for a cloth or spread. Crocheted medallion - quickly w. rilei is S',4 inches in string Bant'-you'll Bant'-you'll be proud of! 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