80 Years AgoFrom the Sept. 7, 1920 issue SOMETHING SNAPPY – Kauai Post No. 2, of the American Legion announces their first dance of the winter season at the Lihue Armory Sept.. 18. This will inaugurate the Winter Assemblies that
80 Years AgoFrom the Sept. 7, 1920 issue
SOMETHING SNAPPY – Kauai Post No. 2, of the American Legion announces their
first dance of the winter season at the Lihue Armory Sept.. 18. This will
inaugurate the Winter Assemblies that the Legion intends to give and also serve
as a welcoming party for the new school teachers on Kauai.
“Something
Snappy Every Minute” is the motto of the affair and the committee will see that
it lives up to its word.
GOING ELECTRIC – The trend of sugar
factories, like all other factories, is toward the larger use of electric
power. The Lihue mill is so well satisfied with their experiments in this
direction that they are taking steps that will ultimately mean the pretty
thorough electrification of the whole factory.
WHO’S VOTING – Up to
the present, since last Thursday, 219 women have registered, distributed as
follows: Lihue 78, Kawaihau 101, Koloa 20, Kekaha 20, Hanalei and Niihau not
yet heard from.
In point of numbers the Hawaiians lead among the
registrants, followed by the Haoles. Very few of the Portuguese have thus far
presented themselves, even at Kapaa, where the Portuguese vote is strong.
Someone will have to rustle them up.
J.M. Kaneakua, chief registrar, says
that he is very much pleased with the way the women respond. They are more
intelligent, quicker and much more ready with their answers, and their facts
than the men, so that it is a pleasure to register them.
PROWLERS
ABOUT – Prowlers or sneak-thieves have made their appearance at Grove Farm and
are making life in that quiet neighborhood rather exciting. Last Sunday night
the home of K.C. Hopper was entered and they were heard working with the
kitchen door at the home of J.A. Hogg, but were scared away Sunday night they
appeared again this time visiting the home of C.A. Nelson, where they attempted
to enter the kitchen, but were again frightened away.
The police
authorities have been notified of the burglarous attempts and it is hoped they
will be able to apprehend the miscreants before they do some real
damage.
66 Years Ago
From the Sept. 4, 1934 issue
BACK TO
SCHOOL – With an approximate enrollment of 7,700 students, Kauai schools opened
this morning for a new school year. Of this enrollment, over 500 are registered
at Kauai High School, the largest number of students that the high school has
had.
MAGIC KING – A huge crowd greeted the famous magician, Max
Malini, at his second and last public performance, at the Lihue Armory last
Thursday evening. Malini was to have returned to Honolulu after his showing at
the Koloa Theatre the previous Thursday, but he was persuaded by Sheriff Rice
to remain.
His supply of astounding tricks of magic delighted his audience
and held them spellbound. Their response last Thursday night seemed to indicate
that they will welcome a second visit of the magic king to this
island.
SPIRITED HORSE – Midnight is coming! Of curse it is, you say.
The Midnight referred to however, is not 12 p.m. but the world’s champion
bucking horse owned by a syndicate in Billings, Montana, and he is being
brought to Kauai by Eddie Fernandez for the American Legion entertainment in
November.
Midnight, the horse, is 17 years old and has toured the world,
throwing ambitious buckaroos galleywest all the way from Madison Square Garden
to Constantinople and always with a prize of $1,000 for the rider who could
“stay put” for the period of 60 seconds. The owners of Midnight still retain
their original “grand,” as no cowboy has as yet been able to stick on his
cavorting back for more than just a few jumps and twists.
HUMAN
CANNONBALL – Dillinger got off easy, in the opinion of Jack Leopold, who has
been shot more than 2,000 times within the last three years and not only lives
to tell the story but will get himself shot many additional times for the
amusement of patrons during the American legion Show in November.
Leopold
is the most “shot” man in the world, according the press dispatches. In fact,
he makes his living by being shot from the world’s largest cannon through space
into a net, and this occurs sometimes as often as teen times in a single
day.
39 Years Ago
From the Sept. 6, 1961
CAR BECOMES A BED – A
27 year-old Kapahi man spent Saturday night and Sunday morning asleep in his
wrecked car after it dropped into a gully near the Kapaa Jodo Mission, police
said.
Police were told he fell asleep after rounding the turn on Kawaihau
road above William Ferreiros’ house on his way home from a party.
His
borrowed 1958 Ford sedan continued to the left and went down the gulch toward
the Inouye home, running over at least once. Damage to the car was estimated at
$1,2000.
TOP HOMEMAKER – Mrs. Thelma K. Blake, the wife of Charles
Black of Koloa, is Kauai’s champion homemaker, according to the home economics
division of the fourth annual Kauai Young Farmers Fair.
For her outstanding
achievements in scoring 47 points with exhibits in baking, jams and jellies and
other food, she received the grand award trophy. Mrs. Grace Yamamoto of Eleele
placed second with 40 points, mostly in baking and preserves. Third was Mrs.
Henry Shitabata of Kalaheo with 32 points mostly in sewing.
YOUNG
CROOKS – Two Kapaa boys, one aged eight and the other eleven, have been charged
by police in connection with the theft of $22 in cash from a Kapaa merchant’s
safe on Aug. 7.
Detective Capt. Joe S. Carvalho said the two boys entered
the shop through the rear of the building early Sunday morning.
The same
pair have also been charged in connection with the theft of a bicycle from Greg
Naganuma of Lihue. The bicycle was taken while parked outside Naganuma Store at
Kapaia on August 23.
GIRL WINS GRID GUESSING – Amy Izumi of Hanapepe
scored a near miss in the first football score guessing contest of the 1961
football season, sponsored by Big Save Markets, J.S. Kawakami Stores and Ben
Franklin.
However, her near miss was good enough to win last week’s contest
in which Radford defeated Kauai High School, 37 to 7. Amy’s prediction was 36
to 7.
OLD ACCIDENTS Citations for violation of the traffic regulations
were issued by police on Thursday to both drivers in a minor traffic mishap
which occurred Aug. 23, but which was not reported to the police until six days
later.
PRODIGAL TURTLE COMES HOME – Joseph Kanemoto, of Nawiliwili,
holds his pet turtle, which is now back in its garden pool after a year’s
absence. The turtle was purchased in Honolulu about 15 years ago, when it was
the size of about a half dollar. About a year ago it managed to get out of the
pool and into the Nawiliwili stream. Just how no one is certain. Maxie Mukai of
Nawiliwili spotted the turtle in the stream about two months ago which catching
frogs. He attempted to catch it with a hook and line but was unsuccessful. He
informed Mr. Kanemoto, who also failed in his efforts to recapture the turtle.
Recently his son-in-law Herbert Hamura decided to do something about it. He
went fishing in the stream and one day saw the turtle in the stream. One cast
of his throw net was enough and now the turtle is back home in its pool. During
its year of freedom the turtle developed some new ideas on diet and is no a bit
reluctant to return to his former vegetarian bill of fare. It was reported
holding out for hamburger at last reports.
