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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-28
$50 Checks
For Wheat
Signers Here
To Be Issued to Farmers at
Five Points of Stearns
County
AVERAGE CHECK $50
H. G. Bergman, of This City.
Has Charge of the
Distribution

H. G. Bergman, of this city, on
Tuesday received $50 Wheat Acre
age Allotment checks for distribu-
ton to all farmers who signed con-
tracts with the government last
fall.
Mr.. Bergman was in a quandary
as to how to distribute these checks
effectively, hence on Wednesday
he went to st. Cloud to confer with
County Agent Lenzmeier as to the
best manner Of distribution.
1t was decided to have meetings
at five different places in the coun-
ty, notice Of which will be sent to
all those entitled to checks.
The meeting places and the dates
will be:
st. Cloud, Court House, Friday,
December 20.
Sank Centre, First State Bank,
Saturday, December 30th.
Belgrade, Bank, Tuesday, Janu-
airy End.
Albany, Bank, Wednesday, JAN
uary Bird.
Richmond, Bank, Thursday, JAN
uary 4th.
Farmers from any part Of the
county may get their checks at
any of the above named places.
Each signer will be requested to
receipt his check.
Mr.. Bergman estimates that
each check will average about $50
and that the total amount to be
paid out in Stearns county will be
in the neighborhood OF $4,000.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-28
Girl Scout Troops
Entertain Mothers
Give Christmas Program With Two
Playlets Arranged By Leaders
December 20

On Wednesday evening, Dec. 20,
the Girl Scouts of this city enter
tanned their mothers at Christmas
program in the parlors of the
Congregational church. The MEM
bers Of the community committee
also were the guests Of the Scouts.
Troop One had charge of the pro-
gram which was arranged by their
leaders, Mrs. T. L. McManamin
and Mrs. c. A. Kar. Mrs. Bryant
the carolers who we're
the members of the troop one. TAse
in the cast of the two playlets
were:
Ceremony of the Scout Laws
Ruth Austin, Dorathea Fischer,
Ermaline. Korf, Mary Louise Scott,
Dorothy Kohl, Elizabeth Brown,
Gladys Hesse, Hazel Kringen, Car
oil Morgan, Helen Minette, Wanda
Arndt, and Rama Pangburn.
Hanging Of the Greens"-June
Arndt, Geraldine Hanson and
Nancy Wedge.
Saturday evening, Dec. %, TWEEN
ty-four members of the Girl Scouts
accompanied by their leaders went
out singing Christmas carols. They
visited twenty-five homes, and af-
ter the tour they gathered at the
Silver Grill where they enjoyed a
chow mein supper.
There was no Scout meeting
Wednesday Of this week, but there
will be a regular meeting at the
Community Club rooms next We'd
nesday evening, and all the mem
bers are urged to be present as
this will be the last meeting of the
year 1888.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-28
$4,000 Paid
To Workers
OF Territory
100 Men and 16 Women Are
Now Busy in Sank
Centre
7 MEN TO CAMP RIPLEY
Local Merchants Enjoy Bus
lest Christmas Shopping
Day Last Saturday

Saturday was one of the busiest
Christmas shopping days which the
merchants Of Sank Centre have en-.
joyed for several years. The rea-
son being that it was pay day fer
the many men and women, who
have been engaged in work on the
various civil works projects in this
community.
The total amount Of money paid
to men and women in this city and
the surrounding townships amount
ed to $4,000, of which amount ST.
592.61, was paid to workers in Sank
Centre. OF the last named amount
SLABS was paid to women employ
ed under the administration.
At the present time 100 men and
16 women are engaged in various
occupations in Sank Centre under
the Civil Works Administration
program. Thirty Of these men, who
work fifteen men on four days and
fifteen off, are engaged in labor at
the Home School where new sewer
is being laid. Roots Of trees having
grown through the old tile, it was
deemed necessary to replace them
with cast iron pipe. -Four painters
and decorators were employed at
the City Hall and in the Commun-
ity Club rooms the past week, and
these have been put to work in re-
decorating the interior Of the pub
lie school buildings, this project
having been commenced Wednes-
day. The balance Of the men are
busy at the City Park and the
bathing beach. There are also two
men on farm relief work under
Gordon Morse, one helping at the
school and two at the library.
The repair work in the public IL
brary is well under way. Improve.
ments have been made made in
the basement and file rooms as
well as in the main part of the Ii
brary, and the room which is used
by the Junior College. General re-
pairs and cleaning up in the in
terror of the building will make il
a more pleasant place to visit.
1t is estimated that with the work
Of building the new city disposal
plant practically all men will be
kept busy in this city until wei
into June.
Sank Centres quota has been cut
fifteen men, but seven Of these have
or will be sent to Camp Ripley, at
Little Falls. Jerry Daniels, Frank
Daniels and Dave Green, left Tues
day morning to report for work at
Camp Ripley. Art Schrantz, For
est Burdick and John Opheim went
up Wednesday.
The work at the City Park is
rather hard and tedious and it will
be sometime yet before it Is COM
pleted. The severe cold weather,
which has sent the Thermometer
down to as low as rs degrees be
low zero, is working hardship on
several of the men, and frozen
faces or noses are not uncommon
among the crew, but the work will
continue and practically all Of the
men, with the exception of few
of the older ones, have continued
on the job.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-28
Federal Govt.
Backs Relief
Feed w ork
Todd, Stearns and Morrison
Counties Will Be Handled
From Sank Centre
C. V. MORSE, ASST MGR.
Distribution Is Being Cared
for By State Board
of Control

Owing to figures and statements
submitted to Senator Shipstead and
other officials by the Emergency
Agricultural Committee of the Sank
Centre Community Club and by
other organizations in the state in
terested in the drouth and hail re-
lief feed for farmers, the Federal
Government has entered the state
with funds, to aid the nearly de-
pleted state funds which were avail
able for these purposes.
Owing to the fact that the local
organization setup had functioned
so well, this point has been select
ed for a larger area, and all of
Stearns, Todd and Morrison coun-
ties will be handled from Sank Cen
ire. This does not mean that all
farmers in the above area will have
to come to Sank Centre to make
application, for several registration
offices have been set up in other
towns; nor does it mean that all
grain and hay will be distributed
from Sank Centre, but all office de-
tail will be handled from here.
The feed distribution is being
done by the state Board of Con-
troll, with A. T. Forsberg as State
Supervisor. e. I. Iverson, of Wat
son, has been selected as district
manager, with G. v. Morse as as
sistant manager. New applications
are required from all applicants, &C
cording to the notice which has
previously appeared in the Herald.
Less than half the original appli-
cants have made new applications,
and while it is not necessary to
do so at once, practically no more
grain can be given out except to
those who have done so.
The new organization hopes to
be able to give out the first car
load of federal grain at Sank Cen
ire within a week or ten days, and
regularly weekly thereafter.
The Stearns county committee
has been selected with the follow
ing members: Ben Dubois, David
Caughren, H. G. Bergman, Carl
Ecklund, of Sank Centre; H. G..
Borgerding, Geo. A. Kolb, John
Wenger, of Belgrade; John BONN
er, N. A. Nelson, Tom Olson, of
Brooten; E. G.. Lenzmeier, G. G..
Schooner, J. N. Barthlemy, of st.
Cloud; c. f. Eickoff, Of Rockville;
C. D. Bower, of Kimball. A meet
ing of this committee has been
called for 200 P. M. next Tuesday
at the Sank Centre Community Club
rooms. This committee will collab-
crate with Mr.. Iverson in the grant
ing of relief to Stearns county farm
er applicants. Similar meetings
are being arranged by Mr.. Iverson
for both Todd and Morrison coun-
ties
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-28
Most Seal Funds
Used in County
Health Association Has Sponsored
Many Activities to Improve
Condition of Children

A program of tuberculin testing
to detect children infected with
tuberculosis was conducted by DR..
Kathleen Jordan in all the town
schools of the county this past year
through Christmas seal funds.
Tests were given 1761 pupils, with
238 reacting positively.
This is reported by the Minneso-
ia Public Health Association in
connection with this years seal
sale. Health talks were also given
by DR.. Jordan, DR.. e. A. Meyerding,
executive secretary of the Associa-
ton, DR.. William A. OBrien and
DR.. G. N. Hensel.
Since 1881 the major portion Of
Stearns county seal funds has been
used for a tuberculin testing and
x-raying program Of the school
children in the town schools. Health
talks and supplies for the school
nurses have also been financed by
seals.
This work is sponsored locally by
the Stearns County Public Health
fASSOCldIlOA. - 0CUCASCIy w.
Cloud, is president and DR.. J. p. NC
Dowell, secretary.
"Everybody's Health" a monthly
magazine, comes to each school.
Health material received includes
cleanliness materials, first aid
books, growth charts and graphs,
temperature charts and posters.
Health promotion supplies for
schools received include 2092 health
diaries, six volley ball nets 26
first aid kits, Al health balls, 187
recreation balls, 60 bats, towel cab
inets and paper towels, health refer
ence books and II Thermometers.
Ninety-five per cent of the
Christmas Seal funds raised in Min
nesota are spent in the county and
the statewide campaign to find,
cure and prevent tuberculosis. Five
per cent goes to the National Tub
erculosis Association to finance its
program Of medical research seek
CONTINUED Oh rage Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-28
Control
Plan For Grower
Signers Will Receive Benefit Pay
ments From Government-$5.5O
Per Head Paid Above Market

Every corn and hog producer in
Minnesota will have a chance, dur
ing the first two weeks in January
to get all the facts with. regard to
the corn-hog control plans of the
Agricultural Adjustment Admins
tration. This opportunity will be
offered by stass and federal ex-
tension forces and committees of
corn and hog raisers in every inn
portantl corn-growing county of
Minnesota.
This campaign, it Is expected by
those in charge, will result in the
agreement of majority of farm
ers who produce surplus of corn
and hogs for market to restrict
their production of these commod.
titles in 1884 to an amount that will
supply the effective demand. This
program will take into considera-
ton the shrinkage that has taken
place in the buying power Of the
American consumer and the re-
strictions that have been placed on
imports of pork and lard by Euro
pean nations which formerly con-
sumed large quantities of our hog
products.
Those who sign contracts with
the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration agreeing to make
these reductions will receive bene-
fit payments from the government,
which, when added to the returns
that they will receive for their re-
duced production of corn and hogs
on the regular markets, help to re-
store their buying power to the
level of the pre-war period, 1909 10
1914.
Believing that there Is little pros
pect of regaining any considerable
portion of lost export markets for
some time to come and that the
present buying power of the Amer-
lean consumer is inadequate to alb
sorb the surplus Of pork products
that formerly was exported, the
Agricultural Adjustment Admins
tration has decided to ask every
farmer who raises ten or more
acres of corn and four or more lit
tiers of pigs per year to reduce his
corn acreage by at least 20 per cent
and his borrowings and marketings
of pigs by Is per cent during the
coming year. The two years ending
December 1, 1888 will be used as
a base in determining these reduc-
tons.
Farmers who agree to cooperate
with the Administration in carrying
out this program will be paid bene-
fits amounting to 30 cents per bu-
shell on the normal yield of corn
previously obtained on the acreage
CONTINUED On Page Four
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-28
did YOU
KNOW That

Did you know that Is men are
engaged in the various branches
Of the automobile business in
Sank Centre? Well venture to
say that you didn't unless you
had taken census Of the mar
power engaged in garages, oil
stations, bulk stations, tire
shops, etc.
Seventy-fve per cent Of these
men are married and have fam
lies, hence, you can see the
industry is large one. Can you
imagine any other business
where IS men are waiting to
give you service? If we had Just
3 few other industries employ
ing as many men In our city we
would have no worry about un-
employed men at any time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-28
Christmas Cantata at
Congregational Church
Home School Girls VIII Present
"The Holy Child" Sunday
Evening. Dec. 31st

The Senior Choir, of the Home
School for Girls, will present the
Christmas Cantata, 1.-THE Holy
Child" at the Congregational
Church next Sunday evening, De-
cember 31st, at 7:30 o'clock. The
choir is under the direction of
Miss Esther Yaeger, the music in
structor at the school.
This presentation by Carrie 5.
Adams is being presented by spec
ial request. Those who witnessed
the performance at the Home
School Sunday morning, Dec. "a,
state that it was excellently given
and deserves a large attendance.
The Cantata will be sung in the
following arrangement:
Rejoice, o Daughter of Zion
.-..----....-... Choir and Contralto Solo
There's a Song in the Air"-Choir
"Watchman, Tell Us Of the Night"
.-----..--.----. Solos, Quartets and Choir
'In the Field with their F1ocks''.--
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Contra1to Solo
1.-THE Savior Comes" .-.-.-...-.. Choir
Calm on the Ear Of Night, Choir
GLAD Tidings of Great Joy" ..-.--.-
...............-...-....-----.. Recitative, Choir
"Sleep, My Little Jesus" ---.-.--.----.-.
...-.---.--.........--... Mezzo Soprano Solo
"All My Heart This Night Re
joices" ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Choir
20 Night Divine" ------.-.------- Choir
Messiah Is King --.-.------------.-.-..----
...-....----... Women's Quartet, Choir
(a) "And the Shepherds Return
ed" .................. Soprano Recitative
(b) ''The Song of the Jubilee" -
Choir
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-28
Former Resident of
Sank Centre Died
Funeral Service Held Wednesday,
Was Husband of Former Sank
Centre Girl

Wentworth Butler Brawley, a
resident of Sank Centre about
thirty years ago, passed away at
his home in st. Paul, 800 Grand
Ave-, the past week. Funeral SER
vices were held Wednesday after
noon at 200 o'clock and interment
was made in Oakland cemetery, st.
Paul. He is survived by his wife,
who was formerly Miss Katherine
O'Connor, of this city, and a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Alice Russ.
Mr.. Brawley was the oldest ma
tive born resident Of st. Paul, and
was educated in the schools of
that city. Born on Jan. 8, 1850, he
had almost reached the age of "a
years.
He became a salesman with the
firm Nichols, Dean & Gregg over
fifty years ago, and as a represen-
tative Of that firm made his head
quarters in this city. He was pres
ident Of the Quarter Century Club,
organized for statesmen who have
had over twenty-five years Of SER
vice on the road. Mr.. Brawley will
be remembered by the older resi-
dents of Sank Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-28
Mrs. L. P. Larson
Hurt in Accident
Received Broken Collar Bone and
Possibly Other InjuriesLCon-
ditiOn Quite Serious

Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. Larson, Of
Kandota township, met with a SER
ious automobile accident Friday af-
ternoon while driving from Long
Prairie to their farm home.
They were about six miles from
home when the steering gear broke
and the car turned over into the
ditch. Mrs. Larson was quite seri-
ously hurt, her collar bone being
fractured, with possibility of in
ternal injuries. Her condition Ia
serious and up to this time the
extent Of her injuries have not been
determined. Mr.. Larson escaped
with only a few bruises.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-28
Yuletide Well
Observed In
Sank Centre
Black Cats Present Baskets
Filled With Food to %
Needy Families
WONDERFUL PROGRAMS
Rotary and Gradatim Club
Members Distribute Toys
to Riddles

The Yuletide was appropriately
observed in Sank Centre with ser
vices and programs in every
church, and also through the eff
forts of civic organizations in Civ
ing aid and presenting toys to
needy families and children.
Despite the severe cold wave all
of the children's programs and the
three midnight services were large
ly attended, and it might possibly
be said that the numbers attending
the various churches were greater
than in former years. All Of the
children's programs are reported as
having been very good and of ex-
cellent quality.
The Black Cat organization again
took the lead in supplying food to
needy families, and baskets over
flowing with preserves, fresh vege-
tables, potatoes, bread, meat and
butter were distributed by mem
bers of the committee.
All of the food stuffs, with the
exception of bread, meat and butter,
were contributed by school chill
dren, the rest being given by the
Black Cats. The committee in
charge of gathering food was COM
posed Of Norbert Frank, Norbert
Nathe, Paul Markson, Stewart
Whitehead, Rudolph Nathe and
James O'Gara. Mrs. T. L. McMana-
min, assisted by Mrs. A. Dahlem,
and Ruth Austin, Girl Scout volun-
teer, placed the food in the bas-
kets and their work was greatly APP
preciated by the Black Cats.
All of the children who donated
food to this cause have been listed
and they will be admitted free to
a show at the theatre after the
first of the year.
The Black Cats wish to thank
the public for the splendid cooper
alton given them in this work,
which enabled them to deliver 28
baskets of food to people in the
community who could not have en-
joyed the Yuletide otherwise.
The Rotary Club, assisted by
members of the Gradatim Club, al
so attended to a very essential pro-
ject of the Yule season, the distri-
button of toys to those children,
who, through adverse circumstan-
ces, would have had to forego the
joy of call from Santa Claus.
In all 500 toys. Of various de-
scriptions, were presented to the
club by children Of the community
and these were repaired and re-
painted, packed in boxes by the
ladies Of the Gradatim Club and
delivered to the kiddies by MEM
bers of the local Boy Scout troops.
In addition the teachers Of the
Sank Centre schools and the Ro-
tary Club purchased toys which
were also added to the above for
The children, who do
mated toys, will have their names
placed on an honor roll at their
school or in their rooms.
The Rotary Club also wishes to
thank the children for the many
toys presented and commends the
excellent spirit which they have
shown in giving so literally to help
the life Of some other
little boy or girl.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-28
Pioneer Lady
Called to Rest
Sum-, Dec. "a
Mrs. Winfield Lamb Buried
at Greenwood Tuesday
Afternoon
LEONARD LARSON DIED
Funeral Service Held at Long
Bridge Church Sunday,
December 26th
Julia Christine Lamb

Mrs. Winfield Lamb, pioneer res
ident of Sank Centre, was called to
eternal rest Sunday, Dec. "a, 1888,
at the age of u years. She had
not been in good health for the past
year, having fractured hip a
year ago, last July, which with
complications caused considerable
suffering and fastened her demise.
Julia Christine Pierce, nee Lamb,
was born May is, 1851, at Rush
ford, Mimi, and some time later
came to this community, where she
spent practically her entire life.
June %, 1888, she was united in
marriage to Winfield Lamb, the
ceremony taking place on the lot
near where the present home
stands. It was here where they
spent about 80 years of their wedd-
ed life, having celebrated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary on
the same lot last summer. For
few years they resided on a farm,
near Sank Centre.
Five children were born to Mr..
<1llu all d 4<o411by co 4o4io"o. WV
sons, Harry A. and Clarence r.
who both preceded the mother in
death, the former in 1915 and the
latter in 1914, and three daughters,
who with the husband are left to
mourn, Mrs. Hazel Connolly, Mrs.
Lulu Deziel, both of this city, and
Mrs. Hattie Rydholm, of Melrose.
She also leaves five grandchildren
and one greatgrandchild, and one
brother, Peter Pierce, of Brooten,
who was unable to attend the fun
eral and a sister, Mrs. John Kerne-
CHAN, of this city.
She was also preceded in death
by two brothers and two sisters.
Her many years of residence in
Sank Centre have enabled her to
form many lasting friendships and
her kindliness will be long remem-
bered among many folk, who sin
cerely mourn with the bereaved
relatives During the past several
months. she suffered greatly, how
ever, she bore her affliction with
patience. Although having been ill
for sometime her departure was a
distinct shock to her many friends.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home Tuesday afternoon,
Dec. 26th, at 200 o'clock by the
Rev. J. D. Butler, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church. Inter
ment was made in Greenwood GEM
etery. The pallbearers were:
Frank Pangburn, Jos. Kusba, VIM.
Otto, U. J. Coons, Fred Dickson
and Charles Bruce.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-28
Leonard Larson

Leonard Larson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. p. Larson, Of Kandota,
passed away at University hospit-
al, Friday, Dec. %, following an
illness of three years duration.
Deceased was born in Kandota
township on Nov. 3, 1898, and was
40 years old at the time Of his
death. He had been at the hospit-
al for about week receiving treat
ment, which was of no avail.
He made his home on the farm
in Kandota, with his parents, who
survive him together with one
brother, Walter Larson, of Mason
City, Iowa, and two sisters, Mrs.
Irving Perrizio, and Miss Dena
Larson, of this city.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at Long Bridge
church, Kandota, with Rev. J. A.
johnson officiating. He was bur-
led at the Long Bridge cemetery.
The pallbearers were: Ed Lar
son, Will Johnson, Raymond Bal
dyck, Harry Boyer and Roy Boyer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-28
H. X. ROBINSON, MANAGER

Management of the Lake Region
Chevrolet company passed last
week to the hands of Joseph Kra-
ker, Of Melrose, and the name Of
the firm has been changed to Kra-
ker Chevrolet Co. H. X. Robinson,
who has been in the Chevrolet bus
mess at Long Prairie for the past
II years, comes here to be the new
sales manager. The Lake Region
Chevrolet Co., was owned by the
late Elmer Thorson and John Lar
son. Mr.. Larson has no plans for
the immediate future.-Park Re
gion Echo.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-28
Christmas Choral
Service Sunday
Choir Of Good Samaritan Episco-
pal Church Will Repeat Pro-
gram Of Christmas Eve

The Christmas Candle Light
Choral service, which was present
ed by the choir at the church Of
the Good Samaritan Episcopal,
Christmas Eve will be repeated
Sunday morning at the regular
service.
This service was largely attend
ed, but owing to the extreme cold
weather several Of the older men,
bers were unable to attend, hence
it Is being repeated by request.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-28

Judge A. H. Bonner, of Mans
field. Eng, ruled that it was the
husbands duty to get up and warm
the baby's milk at night.
Mrs. Emma Colwyn, Of Chicago,
was arrested for punching Miss
Carrie Joseph, who said to her;
Fancy your being at large when
the zoo wants specimens"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-28

While hunting geese near Cairo,
ILL.,, Allen Bostick brought down q
Canadian honker which had on IT
an aluminium band bearing the
Inscription: BE not afraid, only
believe, Mark 3, SO. Jack Miner,
Kingsville, Ontario, Canada"