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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-10-18
West Union

William Maus and Richard Bent
field returned from Dakota we'd
nesday of last week.
Mrs. Roy Woodward underwent
an operation Thursday morning. at
the Osakis hospital. At this writing
she is resting comfortably.
Mrs. H. J. Bentfeld was a Sank
Centre caller Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Raymond,
of Milaca, Mimi, were visitors at
the home of Mrs. Ida Roth last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Beste, of
Sank Centre, were West Union
callers one day last week.
Edward Schwanke is home for
a short visit with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fahnestock and
daughter Frances, of Echo, Mimi,
were week end guests of Mr.. Her.
man Roth and family. Mrs. Fahn-
estock and Mrs. Roth are sisters.
Miss Lorain> Kleinfehn, of Min
neapolis, spent the week end visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Kleinfehn.
E. l. Best, of the Best-Schultz
Lumber Co., from Alexandria,
called at the West Union yard Sat-
urday.
Milo Jahoda called on West I'm
ion friends few hours last Thurs
day, enroute to Avon, Mimi,
where he will do relief work at
the Great Northern station.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ensign,
H. ]. Roth and family and Mrs.
Ida Roth drove to Willard, Mimi,
and spent Sunday at the Percy En-
sign home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Didier went
to Freeport Sunday visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Marthaler.
Henry Bentfield, of New Mum
ich, Mimi, was a West Union call
er Monday, visiting at the home Of
his brother, H. J. Bentfeld.
Mrs. Charles Nogarry, of Balm,
Mimi, visited her husband few
days last week. Mr.. Nogarry is in
charge of Nogarry Brothers con-
tract for shouliering on Highway
No. 8.
Mrs. Ben Bergsten spent part
of last week at the home of her
parents at Garfield, Mimi.
Miss Louise Marthaler returned
to Freeport after spending Sun
day at home. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Schlicht
and daughter Regina and Mrs. R.
G. Wakefield attended the funeral
of Mrs. William Sieben at Sank
Centre Saturday morning.
Albert Marthaler, agent for the
Kearns Elevator Co., is supplying
the farmers with bran. He is de-
livering the fourth car load this
week.
You will be surprised how we'll
you can do by shipping your live
stock with H. P. Hager, phone 227.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-10-18
Country News Letters
Items from Live Correspondents Of
the Rural Districts

Rev. Paul Gierke and family, of
Melrose, spent Sunday afternoon
at the home of Ed Lietz.
Elmer Kind and Gregor Dold
motored to Elrosa Wednesday eve
ming.
Arthur Quade had the misfor-
tune of tipping over with his gang
pillow last Thursday. He escaped
without injuries.
Lena Quade suffered with the
humps last week.
Clarence Arneson was a business
caller at Christ Whiei's Thursday
forenoon.
Henry Quade called on Charles
Goodpaster Sunday afternoon.
Ed Lietz helped Henry Quade
pick potatoes last Tuesday.
Lillian Lietz spent Saturday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Lietz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Quade and
son Orval and Fred Quade were
dinner guests at the home Of Will
liam Quade Sunday.
Agnes Hummer spent Wednes-
day evening at the home of Henry
Below.
Gregor Dold called on the Kind
boys Saturday afternoon.
Rob Betow spent Saturday eve
ming at William Quade's.
Henry Quade is busy fixing tele-
phone lines.
Rob Betow motored to Sank
Centre Friday forenoon.
You will be surprised how well
you can do by shipping your live
stock with H. p. Hager, phone 227.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-10-18
Children Of School Age
Generally Undernourished
State Medical Association Urges
Mother to Put Child's Health
Above Education

St. Paul, Oct. 17.-From 20 to
rs per cent of children starting
school at the age of six years are
poorly nourished. At the age of
ten years the percentage falls off
to 10 per cent. This fact would
seem to indicate some fault in at
tention to the child of pre-school
age.
Mothers of Minnesota are ad-
vised in a statement issued by the
Committee on Public Health Edu-
cation of the Minnesota State Med
ical Association today TO place the
health of their children above their
education.
For the child to obtain the ut
most benefits from school life it is
necessary for him to be in good
physical condition. For this rea-
son modern school authorities pay
as much attention to the child's
physical development as to his
mental growth and education.
These two must parallel one an
other in order to obtain the best
results, and if at any time one
should have to be sacrificed at the
expense of the other it is far bet
ter that formal education occupy
a position of secondary Importance
to health. There is a certain we'll
marked group of PHYSICAL defects
common to many chilcrer Of school
age, chief among these physical de-
fects are malnutrition. poor pos
ture, enlarged adenoids, diseased
tonsils, decaying teeth and poor
vision. Less frequent defects are
heart disease and deafness.
'Malnutrition has been found to
be particularly frequent in chill.
dren just starting school, that is
at the age of six years." declares
the bulletin. "From 20 to rs pei
cent of such children are poorly
nourished. At the age of 10 years
the percentage Of malnourishei
children falls off to 10 per cent
This fact would seem to indicate
some fault in attention to the chic
Iof preschool age.
/ another of the most frequent
defects, and the most frequent
cause of malnutrition found in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-10-18
Ward Springs

Mr.. and Mrs. H w. Rudolph,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Ward and
Mrs. Meta Hauser, called at the
Hebaus home last week and were
welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Kuhlman Wis
tied with relatives at Melrose last
week Wednesday.
Joe Brake returned home Satur-
day from jamestown, N. Oak.
where he had been visiting at the
home of his son.
Joe Veneer was "a business caller
at Melrose Wednesday of last
week.
Mrs. Henry Hermeling receives
medical treatment from DIR. Tough.
lin at Grey Eagle last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hebaus spent
Monday evening at Mrs. Rudolph's
cottage. A 900 o'clock Mrs
Ward prepared a delicious lunch
which was much appreciated. 1t i.
very nice and coy at their new
cottage, hope the weather viii
change and stay warm so they may
stay for at least another month.
John Veneer and son Willie an;
Mrs. Joe Veneer made bushes.
trip to Sank Centre Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ben Peckskamp
celebrated their wedding anniver
sary Sunday. The invited guests
were: Mrs. Anna Peckskamp, o:
Welles, N. Oak, Peter and Marie
Peckskamp, of st. Cloud, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Ed Ritter, Raymond Ritter
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Schmitz, sol
Leo, daughters Regime and Lena
Ben Ostendorf called at the JAG
i OLSON home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Hebaus called at the Free
Botz home Wednesday.
Glenn Kampsen purchased a herr
of sheep from Joe Noebkenberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Goebe
moved their household goods an,
stock to the Will Goebel farm
which they rented for the season
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-10-18
Unity

Mrs. William Betow and Mrs.
Henry Fritzlar motored to Anoka
Monday morning and returned the
same evening.
Mrs. William Hummer and
daughter Ivan spent a week here
with her folks in Grey Eagle. They
returned to their home Saturday.
Arthur Quade motored to Elrosa
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fritzlar
spent Sunday afternoon at the
home of William Betow.
Gregor Dold helped Henry Jen-
nison last week for a few days.
William Quade and Arthur
Quade called at the home of Char
ley Hummer Wednesday evening.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-10-18

family, Mr.. and Mrs. C.. F. Botz
and Lauretta, Mrs. Thomas Dwyer,
Jack, Ann and Marvilla and Jo-
hanna Ahrens, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry Knapp and son Donald and Mr..
and Mrs. Ole Halverson. Every
body enjoyed the evening and
wished Mr.. and Mrs. Kramer
much success on their new farm.
You will be surprised how well
you can do by shipping your live
stock with H. P. Hager, phone 227.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-10-18

Velma Quade and Vava Shana-
han have found algebra difficult
but interesting.
The advanced history class is
studying the Civil War from the
home standpoint.
Joseph and John Kinsella have
been busy picking up patatoes at
home.
We We're glad to find Robert
Bromeuschenkel back to school
Monday but very sorry to find
Verena missing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-10-18
Northwest Ashley

Mr.. and Mrs. Holler helped
Ben Walters pick up potatoes Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Weiss and
children spent Monday evening at
John Holler's.
Mrs. Ben Walter called at Hol-
ler's Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Rassier
spent Thursday evening at John
Holler's.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-10-18

finite bad action on physical
growth and thereby indirectly on
mental growth.
eye strain is frequent in child
hood and is often overlooked.
About one out of every 8 to 10
school children have visual defects
severe enough to require glasses,
and it is consequently important
that the eyes be tested every year
by an oculist as matter of rou-
tine.
During the past few years the
Board Of Health and the Board
of Education of most large COM
munities have joined forces in the
conduct of school life. However,
because of the expense, the medi-
cal work in most cities has been
limited, and in most instances, con-
fined to the finding of gross physi-
cal defects and consequent re-
quests to the parents that they be
corrected. Parents should care
for their children and not wait
for school examinations"
Evening star., 1928-09-09

den, Switzerland, Turkey, Uruguay.
Venezuela and Croatia.
American diplomats have been in
structed to inform foreign nations that
delegates may speak before the congress
on some topic dealing with civil aero
nautjcs. This phase Of the celebration
alone is eXpecte| to crystalline thoughts
Of the best minds into a practical COM
pendium, sort Of guide to the future
of aviation.
So, three days will be given to speech
making, sightseeing about the Capital
and an eXcl1a Of ideas. Just one
week before Christmas, Washington will
have taken on its usual gayety and
color, and Congressman win begin
preparations for spending holidays with
home folks.
On streets of the Capital will be
seen Orville Wright, actually the first
man to pilot heavier -than-air machine
Mind you, he will be seen, for it is
certain he will not be heard AS modest
today as he was in 1903. when he and
brother Wilbur shocked the natives of
Dare County. N. c., by winging over
the Kill Devil sand dunes.
At the end of the fourteenth day OF
December, after reverberating orations
will have died down to whispers, there
will remain 70 hours before the end
OF this great testimonial to American
genius. Orville Wright made his flight
on December II. 1908. and, on the
twenty-fifth anniversary of that date,
it is hoped to lay the corner stone of a
perpetual memorial at Kill Devil Hills.
N. c., in the presence of delegates to
the congress and leading Americans
The pilgrimage from Washington to
Kill Devil Hills. if 1t materializes, will
ut best be merely demonstrative. There.
along the windy Atlantic coast. hearts
Of the world will travel to see the first
Evening star., 1928-09-09


LIVERY country having friendly reIa-
tions with this Government has al
ready been invited to attend the con-
gress which begins December IL and ex-
tends through December IA. The De-
partment of State, through its repre-
Sentatives scattered over the earth. has
acquainted foreign governments with
the salient purpose of the. gathering
Where any nation has, transmitted an
Official reply, it was full of deep inter-
est. Thu remains now the final draft
ing of q program to be followed by the
congress. This business is in the hands
of the Wright committee, and as soon
as such information is available to
american diplomats abroad, it will be
relayed to the proper authorities, who
will thus be guided in the selection of
delegates.
Some nations already have rendered
their acceptance. and now wait only for
transcript OF the program,
When the list of eE1issaries is an
nounced 1t Is expected to include the
names Of leading aeronauts, aces, nav
igators, designers and manufacturers.
Each nation will send its best, and these
men, assembled, will make up the most
distinguished group of aviation experts
in the world.
These countries are expected to be
represented:
Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belgium,
Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada Chile,
China, Colombia, Costa Rica. Cuba,
Czechoslovakia, Denmark. Dominican
Republic, ecuador. Egypt Esthonia. Fin
land. France, Germany, Great Britain,
Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hondura-,
Hungary, Irish FIR, State. ITALY, Japan
Latvia, Luxembourg. Mexico, Netherland
Nicaragua, Nor A. Panama Paraguay,
Persia, Peru, Poland. Portugal, RUNE
mia, Salvador, Serbia, Siam, Spain. SWe-
Evening star., 1928-09-09

stone laid or the first spade turned,
or the spot marked, where mankind
VIII erect an enduring shrine, SO that
peoples of the earth may repair there
and do homage to the Wrights,
So much can be said for the tentative
program Of the congress- Committees.
subcommittee and individuals are
sp@-ing neither time nor energy in
Carrying out the purpose of Congress
and the Nation. The national con-
science has suddenly felt a painful
wound-a retaliatory whaCk on its finer
intelligence for tardy recognition the
stupendous significance of what two
smaIl-toWn bicycle mechanics have
done for the honor of their country.
| ATTERLY, the prestige of the
Wrights has risen to realms re-
served for rare spirits. for Michael
as Edisons. They not only founded
a science, but gave birth to all It's
salient principles. They not only
theorized, they risked their necks in
contraptions that would be ordered
instantly off the field of any modern
airport.
What would be a suitable memorial
to the Wrights at Kill Devil Hills?
That simple question has given rise
to debate among aeronaeltic, military,
civil and architectural experts. While
all parties having interest in this mat
ter are agreed that the memorial is
necessary and should be erected with
out delay, the vast difference of opinion
has thrown snags into the plan that
stand solidly against compromising
forces.
Fully to understand, it is necessary to
recall a piece of legislation passed by
Congress March 2. 1927, introduced in
the Senate by Senator Bingham of
Connecticut, and in the House by
Representative Warren of North Caro-
lima. The act reads:
THAT there shall be erected on Kill
Devil Hill, at Kitty Hawk, in the State
of North Carolina monument in COM
memoration of the first successful
human attempt in all history at power
driven airplane flight, achieved by Or
vile Wright on December II, 1903: and
a commission to be composed of the
Secretary Of War, Secretary of the Navy
Evening star., 1928-09-09

the purpose of memorial and at the
same time have a utilitarian function
connected with aerial flight or with its
history.
I'VE recommend that the memorial
to the first flight take the form of a
combined Coast Quart station and a
marine or aerial lighthouse, to be
erected in immediate proximity to the
site of the present Coast Guard station
at Kill Devil Hills. Members of the
crew of this station gave invaluable
assistance to the Wrights in preparing
their machine for It's trials in 1908. and
were among witnesses of the first flight
THE Offices of the supervising ar
chitect of the Treasury Department and
Bureau of Lighthouses have prepared
a design of modest but attractive
structure, including high toWer---
feet high, and a Coast Guard station
and dwelling of about the usual size
to be constructed of native field stone.
1--WE further recommend that there
shall be erected upon the actual site
OF the first flight, as nearly as it can
be determined, a granite shaft or other
wise suitable marker, with a bronze
tablet bearing appropriate inscription
This marker would be about one-half
mile from the Coast Guard station.
THE estimated total cost of the me-
mortal building and shaft with its
tablet is approximately 100000
tSigned DWIGHT F.. DAVIS.
HERBERT HOOVER.
CURTIS D. WILBUR"
Representative Warren. acting on be-
half Of his constituents, noticed a sud-
den lapse in official activity, and, upon
inquiry found that the Commission of
Fine Arts had disapproved the design
drawn up by Treasury architects and
the Bureau of Lighthouses.
Charles Moore, chairman of the Com
mission of Fine Arts, told Congressman
Warren that the commission having
charge of acquiring the site and prepar-
ing the plans, "adheres to it's original
proposition that life-saving station
Incorporating flying lights and light
house be erected on Albemarle Sound,
one-half mile from the place of flight"
Furthermore
THE Commission Of Fine Arts has
been guided In its rejection of plans
Tor new life-saving station by the
Evening star., 1928-09-09

and Secretary of Commerce is hereby
created to carry out the purposes OF
this act
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty OF
the said commission to select a. suit
able location for said monument, which
shall be as near as possible to the actual
site of said flight: to acquire the neces-
sary land therefor; to superintend the
erection of said monument; and to
make all necessary arrangements for
the unveiling and dedication of same
when it shall have been completed.
!, Sec. 8. That such sums as Congress
may hereafter appropriate for the pur-
poses Of this acf are hereby authorized
to be appropriated.
Sec. a. Design and plans for the
monument shall be subject to the Com
mission of Fine Arts and the joint COM
mittee on the Library"
The phrase ION Kill Devil Hill at
Kitty Hawk" might lead one to be-
lieve that Kill Devil Hill is at the back
door of Kitty Hawk, but in reality, the
road separating this famous metropolis
of ESQ souls and the barren sand dune
is about five miles long.
When the Wrights made their epochal
power flights, they did not live in the
town of Kitty Hawk, but out on the
sand waste, near the brow of the hill
And the nearest habitation was a little
settlement of United States Coast
Guardsmen, who manned the famous
Kill Devil Hills Station. The Wrights
did live at Kitty Hawk while making
their glider flights, in 1900. But they
found power flights were better suited
to the terrain near Kill Devil Hills
Station.
* X X
PURSUANT to that act, the Wright
memorial committee began max
ing plans for selecting and erecting a
monument. Treasury Department archi-
tects, following suggestions of the COM
mittee, drew a design for colnbina-
ton beacon light and Coast Guard sta
ton. In such wise. the memorial would
be almost wholly utilitarian. When
completed, the design met with the ap-
proval of the cabinet committe. The
Secretaries submitted the following re-
port to President Coolidge:
I'm our opinion. 1t lis desirable that
a structure be erectek which will serve
Evening star., 1928-09-09

open competition, to which architects,
designers and artists should be invited
to submit plans for a memorial at Kill
Devil Hills" The winning design vii.
receive prize of $4,000.
So the Design Branch, Construction
Service. Engineering Division of the
Quartermaster Generals Office, was
charged with the specific duty of lay
ing down program for the competition.
Surveying the business at hand. that
office drew suggestive sketch for COM
petitors and weighed the merits of
arguments advanced by proponents and
opponents of the lighthouse plan. The
report framed was:
After a thorough investigation by
this office, it appears that the opinion
of the Commission of Fine Arts is we'll
taken, and there appears to be no
need for utilltarian elements entering
into the memorial as designed by the
Cabinet Commission. except that the
Coast Guard would be very glad to, in
this way, secure a reconstruction of
their present station.
I'm the flat Kill Devil country, any
memorial to be erected in the shane
of tower should take advantage of
elevation and be placed on a hill. The
fact Kill Devil Hill is the point from
which the first successful flight was
actually launched would make this site
definite.
Our attention has been called to the
fact that two lighthouses now guard
this locality at distance of about 35
miles apart Kill Devil is approximately
midway between these two lights and
whereas the Lighthouse Bureau has
unofflcially stated that it would not op-
pose the erection of lighthouse at this
point. 1t does not consider that such
beacon would be of any particular ad-
vantage.
'As to an aviation beacon at Kill
Devil Hills, chiefs of the Airways Di-
vision. Department of Commerce, and
Air Division of the Mail Service have
stated that this point is far from any
contemplated or existing airway. They
point out that any well lighted struc-
ture at this point would be useful to
flyers following the coast. However, in
flying from point to point it is a prin-
ciple to avoid the coast If possible.
This office believes that the memorial
should be a monument, simple. massive
and dignified, and of height to be
distinguished at considerable distances.
Such monument might or might not
be illuminated. Lighting could be by
fioodlights thrown on the monument or
a regulation aviation beacon light in
stalled as part of the monument design. /
"A simple monument of marble or
granite OF the kind suggested would cost
approximately 100000. 1t is further
suggested that the designs called for
include the superstrucfure only, for
which $4,000 should Ne allowed and
Evening star., 1928-09-09

| $4,000 reserved for construction AZ
suitable foundations. This will relieve
competitors from the necessity of de-
signing foundations
X X X
| WELL, what do the people living near
w Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills
want? They already have formed the
Kill Devil Hills Memorial Association
and through their spokesman. w. O.
Saunders. president, editor of the Eliza
beth City Independent, vouchsafe the
information:
The Commission of Fine Arts prop
erly rejected plans of practical engi-
neer to hammer a work of art into
purely utilitarian structure; the COM
mission couldn't by any stretch Of its
imagination see a Wright Memorial in
boathouse.
The corner stone for the Wright
Memorial should be laid not later than
december II, 1923, commemorating the
nrst quarter century of aviation prog
ress. But Washington. with its numer-
Gus bureaus and endless red tape, is
making little progress in carrying out
the act authorizing that monument"
Early this year Representative War
rem, pleading for a Wright Memorial
oe1ore his assembled colleagues, told of
a q telegram from Frank Stick, Inter
iaKen, N. j., saying:
My associates and I are greatly in
terested In your bill for a rner1oria. 90
Ine tlrst airplane fight. We own Kill
Devil Hills and will gladly deed these
mis- and adjacent land required for
memorial and reservation to the Gov
ernment without cost"
Since then. however, this land tract
mas been decided to the Kill Devil Hills
Memorial Association. which holds it
IN trust pending a claim by the Gov
ernment
The association boasts three planks
III Its platform: !. To make the pro-
posed monument accessible to oil
America by motor. 2. To provide a
suitable airport at Kill Devil Hills.
3. To hold annually at Kill Devil Hills
appropriate exercises commen1orating
the first flight. -
Il have visions" Representative
Warren said in the House, that after
this memorial Is erected the Govern
ment will create there a national park
or national monument. hope ma
t1ons OF the earth will be invited to its
dedication, and that the President of
the United States will be present"
North Carolinians would have near
XIII Devil Hills model airport on the
very ground where the Wrights ex-
perimented, flew and lived. In ad-
dition, they want a memorial whose
proportions would surely outstretch q
mere shaft of marble or granite: In
short, monument magnificent.
II would be in favor Of an airport
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