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Evening star., 1935-12-22
OUR SANTA CLAUSES IN GRAY
Postmen, Whose Hours Are Long and Loads
Heavy, Are Among Real Heroes
of Christmas.
the afternoon, having worked 8 hours
in q 10-hour period.

the afternoon, having worked 8 hours
in a 10-hour period.
RUT Christmas Is another story. Last
year, in the Today rush season,
from the 14th to the oath, the District
of Columbia Post once handled ap-
proximately 100000 Christmas
cards and letters and delivered 440 900
packages. Some 5000 extra employees
labored to help the regular force. This
year, according to Post ONCE officials,
an estimated increase in volume of Is
per cent is anticipated, and Postmas-
ter William M. Mooney says he has
IL 900 applicants who want to help
with the work. Some Of these men
think they are stepping into a soft
spot when they receive an appoint
ment, but, as the old hands remark,
When they get the lowdown, lot Of
them get cold feet and quit"
Even with this army OF extras, our
regular man in gray finds his task
heavier and longer than ever. He re-
ports at 4:30 in the Winter, dark and
cold, because all mail accumulated
overnight must be sorted and dis
tributed on his morning delivery
nothing must ever be left over" He
works now 10 and IL hours daily, Just
as all the other workers invisible to
the public are doing. His bag bulges
to the bursting point, and, If snow or
sleet or clustering wind come to make
the going slower and more dificult, he
simply must plod on until the last card
or parcel is in its owners hands. But
no one hears the jingle of Santa's bells
nor the stamping Of reindeer hoofs
when he passes.
Some Of the carriers stay so long on
their routes that they become almost
legendary. One old chap, now retired,
reported having served families In his
district through three generations, see-
ing toddling children grow into robust
young men and women, who married
and, in their turn, became parents and
grandparents, while still the friendly
mailman had come to their doors
through Christmases of which they
had lost count.
RUT there are headaches as well as
- legends connected with the serv-
ice, and most of the worst ones arrive
at Christmas time. Among these are
the turkeys and all sorts OF meats that
come in, the addresses on which have
become lost through careless packing
All that can be accommodated are
stored in the huge post Office. refriger-
ator. But the time comes, in the week
following the 25th, when the basement
of the post office is best approached
in gas mask. Other calamities are
to be found in the hospital" where
special staff salvages and rewraps
bundles that were not given suficient
thought by their Ksenders. !.
Evening star., 1935-12-22

without faces, some without clothes,
others still nothing but pile Of uncut
muslin and cotton stuffing which will
take shape under the imagination OF
their creator or will be copied from
clippings tackled about the walls.
Here is the Old Woman in the Shoe,
whose kindly, wrinkled face is an
English walnut, regarding her brood
as they peep out from a roomy slip
per. Here Is a Japanese juggler, Miss
Muffet and Red Riding Hood with
her wolf, Mary and her lamb. Bo-Peer
and a dozen other nursery rhyme chill
dren.
And here is Pierrette in black and
white polka dots. She was dressed fol
the Doll Lady by Boston artist
When suddenly he died, a few days
later, materials for a Pierrot to match
her were found in his room.
Evening star., 1935-12-22

enjoys, even hears, his music. Occa-
sionally, however, the bellringer re-
ceives a letter from one who has heard
the chimes, and he then knows that
the message Of the bells has sifted
through brick and mortar.
One day he played the old hymn,
He Leadeth Me" saw letter that
was sent to him soon thereafter. The
writer confessed that lie had about
reached the end Of his rope, despair
had crushed out all hope. He wrote
that when the mellow chimes had
found him In his lonely dependency,
life seemed good again. He lifted his
head for a fresh start, buoyed up by
the spirit Of Christ. 1t reminded me
Of the story of the good Samaritan.
Adolf Torovsky has been playing
Epiphany's chimes every since they
were installed, nearly IS years ago.
Originally it was necessary for him to
climb to the tower every day to reach
the keyboard" A series Of levers, as
difhcult to pull as railroad switch.
controlled the clappers that struck the
solidly anchored bells. 1t was his Gus
tom, as it is today, to play any hymns
requested that were within the limited
range of the chimes. He has taught
his secretary, Miss Elnyra Parrish,
how to ring the bells on the modern
electric keyboard. and she takes his
place at the console when he is out
of the city.
A New Yorker, visiting his brother
in Washington, heard the bells one
day. So impressed was he by their
mellow music that, after he had re-
turned to his home, ne wrote this
message and sent it to Mr. Torovsky:
"I heard them peal at the noon hour,
Those dear old hymns that knew;
They touched my heart with their
beauty.
AS only His love could do.
The peace of a quiet minute
Was mine on the thoroughfare,
For it seemed in the midst OF the
trafic
His presence was everywhere"
His sentiment is shared by wash
ingtonians, particularly at Christmas
time. The bells Of Epiphany reassure
us that, indeed, His presence is every
where.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Woman, 81, Seeks Beauty.

DODGE CITY, Kans. CP.-A spry
little woman, Mrs. Amanda Beaver
81, was showing of her permanent
wave today.
I'VE girls must take care of our
appearance" she said, touching a
hand to her thick, snow-white coiffure.
I'm getting old all right, but I be-
lieve every elderly person should take
as much pride in her appearance as
younger person, perhaps more"
Evening star., 1935-12-22

Hollywood writers receive, this Idea OF
buying stories for the screen Is an
omnipreSent one. Fans of columnists
send in stories that may or may not
be useful in the general studio output.
And the writer to whom the stories
are mailed feels somwhat responsible
for the fact that they have been sent
to him.
So for the sake of those interested
in writing and mailing their stories,
let's look into the situation bit
"A large percentage of the stories
that reach the SCREEN" says JEFF
Lazarus, ARE written exclusively for
the screen.
I'VE make about so pictures year.
But we must have enough live prop
critics on hand all the time to follow
the current taste in films and provide
suitable vehicles for the diverse
talents Of our players. This is why
I don't hesitate to say that more than
80 per cent of the stories being pre-
sented today are written directly for
the screen by writers retained for this
work"
Other literary material purchased
for screen reproduction, according to
Mr.. Lazarus, includes about 10 per
cent Of stage plays. 20 per cent of
magazine fiction, Is per cent of
novels, and some IS per cent of scripts
or stories, owned by the studios and
held for some time.
"You see," he explains, "stories of
great appeal are often bought by the
producers long before it is actually
planned to use them. They may be
held until certain stars are free to
appear in them or until suitable casts
are assembled.
For example, we recently bought
four stories, with Bing Crosby in mind.
They are Anything Goes a Broad
way hit: Turn OF the Noon a maga-
zine story; Rhythm of the Range
and AN American in Paris The last
two are originals. Crosby may not
have time to make them all, but they
are good screen material for some one
or we wouldn't have bought them"
Story buying in Hollywood today
differs a lot from the manner in which
it was done a while back Present
financial conditions do not permit the
Shelving" of too many purchases
Studios cannot afford to speculate ir
stories to any extent. What is bought
has to be sound investment, withir
a reasonable length of time, or elst
a new story buyer is engaged
AL studios discourage the mailing
in Of original scripts, because they
have learned by bitter experience thai
all to frequently there is great risk oi
plagiarism suits. To avoid all this
Evening star., 1935-12-22
104 Slavs Sent to Jail.

After a trial which lasted six
months, an ex-minister and 103 others
have been sent to Jail in Belgrade,
Yugoslavia. The prisoners are accused
of crooked dealing in the exploitation
of forests, and thus defrauding the
state of at least $15.0OO,000.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
By Ruth BiIIheimer.

Y VOW Santa Claus stumbled onto
IL a new toymaker this year is
happy story. She is lovely
u Il little lady who has no chill
dren of her own, but who for many
years has claimed as hers all unfortu-
nate little folks everywhere.
Last Christmas day she made a
proposition to Santa. eff dress so
dolls for you next year." she bargained,
'may I give them where I like?" The
benevolent old gentleman beamed his
assent when she told him of an insti-
tuition in which some children might
be overlooked.
Now, instead of so, she will have
more than 1000 dollies to show St.
Nick when he makes his rounds on
Christmas eve.
This lady of a thousand dolls is
Mrs. Guy Stewart McCabe of Pasa-
dena, Calf, formerly of Chicago, Phil
adelphia and Pittsburgh, the wife of a
retired railroad man.
Her juvenile plays and impersona-
tions have won her friends and ad-
mirers across the country, but not a
cent of the money she has earned has
been spent for herself. 1t has bought
hospital supplies, furnished hospital
wings and rooms-has, indeed, gone
out in hundred directions doing good
in the United States and in the Orient.
Mrs. McCabe started acting when a
small child, producing plays for the
neighborhood in her grandfather's at
tic. At 9 she decided to dramatlze
cinderella" and, feeling the attic in
adequate to her needs, marched into
the Office of the towns mayor and
asked him for the opera house. That
she got it and produced her show there
is well remembered by old residents OF
Marysville, Ohio.
When the day came that her SYM
pathy was enlisted by Chicago school
teacher to induce grammar school pu-
pills to go on to the high school, Mrs
McCabe suggested a dramatic class
To subsidize it she gave child imper-
sonations-to the horror Of Mr.. Nc
Cabe, who later found himself playing
supporting roles at public entertain
ments-and she has been at 1t ever
since. Appropriately enough, she once
acted the part of a French doll.
1T is my tribute to children" she
explains her hobby modestly. II never
20 anywhere that I am not studying
every child I see to get my ideas al
first hand.
WITH this generous spirit, which has
w endeared her to thousands across
the country it is quite natural that
Mrs. McCabe should turn Doll Lady
through what, to her, was the simple
act of dressing dolls for so unfortu-
nate little girls, although she hac
never dressed one before in her life
having plenty of doting aunties" te
do it for her. And only natural, too
that, spurred by the interest of friends
who wished to contribute dolls, both
new and old, she should declare her
goal unlimited, for Mrs. McCabe Is
an opportunist, far-visioned and
dauntless.
Yet even she might have gasped a
little had she been told she would pass
the 1000 mark long before Christmas
with full line of sailors, pirates, In
dians and cowboys to please boys as
well as girls.
From so she raised her goal to 200,
and still the dolls came. The news
spread, and Los Angeles store offered
for a price its entire stock of 300 last
years dolls.
81 took them sight unseen" she
Evening star., 1935-12-22
By Alice Rogers Haser
TINE unsung heroes of the Post

THE unsung heroes of the Post
Office are Washington's real
Santa Claus. in these days OF
n mechanization, when so much
Of our living depends on wheels and
belts and smoothly driven engines, it
is easy to forget the men who day by
day still play the scene shifters in
the drama of living. But when the
Christmas season comes back to hold
the center of the stage and in every
home in the city Christmas candles
begin to shine, then it is time to 1e-
member that without the ring at the
door that means the postInan. there
would be less gayety and often sad
hearts instead of merry ones
On the Intel above the door of the
City Post Office, next to the Union
Station, this message is carved:
Messages of sympathy and love
Servant of parted friends
Consoler of the lonely
Bond Of the scattered family
Enlarger Of the common life
Carrier OF news and knowledge
Instrument of trade and industry
Promoter of mutual acqusint-
ance, Of peace and good will
among men and nations.
Truly a tremendous concept to be
synbohzed by the plodding figure of a
gray uniformed mail carrier With his
bag slung across his shoulders.
Every day in the year, except Sun
days and holidays, this quiet, gray
clad man goes up and down the streets
in which we live, patiently dropping
the letters we wait for into our mail
boxes. No storms stop him-"The mail
must go through" At Christmas his
bag grows heavier and heavier and
his visits later. Sometimes, impatient
1y, we cry, What can be the mat
ter with the postman? He's half an
hour late!"
Half an hour late-yet normally, he
reports for duty at the Post Once be-
tween $50 and In the morning to
route the mail that has been placed
In his section by other men in the
great beehive of the distributing room.
He must be able in an hour to an
hour and half to sort everything for
his district into its proper orde- by
street and number. Then it is time
for his first delivery. If ne delivers
to a business district, he makes three
trips daily, If to a residential, where
the distances are greater, he makes
two. AT the end of the morning trip
he has a swing" Pest Ofice slang
for rest and lunch period. Follows
aarepetition Of the morning round
routing the mail for the afternoon de-
livery and taking it out to its ultimate
destination. In normal times, he I'm
ishes his day between $3.50 and 4 In
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Crabs Steal Golf Balls.

The mystery Of disappearing golf
balls on the Darwin links, near sgd
ney, Australia, was solved by q caddie
who raced after o new ball which had
been sliced on the fairway. He arrived
in time to see large land crab max
ing Oh with II,
Evening star., 1935-12-22
LADY OF THOUSAND DOLLS AMONG SANTAS CHIEF AIDES
Film Studios Reject
Unsolicited Stories
Hollywood Writer Explains What Goes in
the Movie Industry as Far as Buying
Stories Is Concerned.
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

Alliance
Y
at 2,5oO stories at all times"
rather amazing statement made to me by JEFF Lazarus,
editorial chief at whose business
stories his studio into pictures.
the motion picture scripts suggestions that all
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Photoplays in Washington Theaters This Week

WEEK OF
DECEMBER %
Academy
sth and G Sts. Sc.
Ambassador
18th and Columbia Rd.
Apollo
624 H st. NE.
Arcade
Hgattsville, Nd.
Ashton
Clarendon. Va. =.
Avalon
5612 Connecticut Ave.
Avenue Grand
645 Pa. Ave. Sc.
Cameo
Mount Rainier. Nd.
Carolina
11th andN.C. Ave. Sc.
Central
425 9th st. NV.
Circle
2105 Pa. Ave. NV.
Colony
Ga. Ave. and Farragut
Dumbarton
1889 Wis. Ave. NV.
Fairlawn
Anacostia. D. G:
Hiprodrome
( near 9th
Home
18th and G sts. NE.
Jesse
18th nr. r. I. Ave. NE
Little
9th between r and c
Milo
Rockville, Nd.
Palm
Del Ray. Va.
Penn
GAS Pa. Ave. Sc.
Princess
l119 n St. NE.
Richmond
Alexandria, Va.
Savoy
5000 14th st. NV.
Seco
Silver SPRING, Ma.
Stanton
9th and G Sts. NE.
State
Bethesda. Nd.
Sylvan
104 r, I. Ave. NV.
Takoma
Takoma Park. D. @.
Tivoh
14th and Park I'd.
York
Ca. Ave. and eueh
Evening star., 1935-12-22
DANCING.

PEYT0N PENN STUDIO. l745 ? 81. NV.
Met. 3O5O. Private lessons BY appointment.
Social dancing q specially.
EDWARD F. MILLER STUDIO
GA It L SSSMstceG. 90 teach L. "
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Modern Bells

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Preparations

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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-02-14
Country NeWs Letters
Items from Life Correspondents
the Rural Districts

Joseph Schloegle, John Bernard
and Joe Bieringer visited Sunda,
evening at the Joe Schloegle home
Al. Meyer called Sunday evenine
on Albert Bromenschenkel.
James and Vernon Pesheck
spent Sunday afternoon with Don.
aid Veeder.
Benedict Schurmers, from Avon
was business caller on Joe
Schloegle' Saturday noon.
Mrs. Joe Miller and son. Author
spent Friday with Mrs. John ia
ger.
Mrs. Joe Schloegle and son, Jul
ian, spent Monday afternoon at
the Tony Tillman home.
Henry Ahrens and son, Mike,
Fred Petermeier, Casper and Tony
Linderman spent Sunday afternoon
at the William Schloegle home.
Audrey Colburn, from Henning,
Mimi, is spending a week with her
sister, Lola, at the William Schloe-
gle home.
Frank Pesheck spent Wednesday
at Harry Veeder's home.
Joe Schloegle sawed wood for
Lambert Orth Wednesday after
noon and Thursday forenoon.
Benedict Schurmans and Joe
Schloegle called Saturday after
noon on the Quade brothers.
William Schloegle visited his IA
Their Tuesday.
Harry Veeder and son, Donald,
Martin Doll called on William
Wednesday afternoon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-02-14
Birchdale

Dorothy and Eleanor Erie visitel
with Mrs. Al. Erie Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ahrens spent
Sunday afternoon at the o. f. IL
gen home.
Mrs. Ewalt Rachey, of Sank Cen
tire, is spending week with old
friends and neighbors in this COM
munity.
Richard Finken has been assist
ing Al Erie with wood cutting.
Henry, Jr., Lena, Wally and Leo
Albers spent Sunday evening at the
Ike Henry home.
Miss Wally Ahrens and Alois
Arnzen spent Sunday at the Bob
Osendorf home at Grey Eagle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Lyon visited
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Lyon and family.
Miss Dorothy Erie returned home
Sunday after being employed at
the Fred Martin home.
John, Mary and Frank Henry
spent Sunday afternoon at the
Fred Ahrens home.
Miss Ellen Ecklund spent the
weekend with her sister. Mrs.
Severn, in Long Prairie.
Raymond Erie visited with his
brother-in-law and sister last week.
Ike Henry spent Sunday after
noon at Henry Hartung's.
Ed. Oldham visited at the Ira
Lyon home Sunday morning.
Henry Zimmerman and Mr.. San
ders were dinner guests at the A.
F. Ilgen home Thursday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-02-14

Order Limiting Time to File Claims
For Hearing Thereon
State Of Minnesota. County OF
Stearns, So.
In Probate Court.
In the matter of the Estate of
,Christen S. Bjone, also known as
Christen Bjone. and c. S. Bjone,
Decedent.
Letters Of Administration this
day having been granted to Bertha
C: Bjone and it appearing by the
affidavit of said representative
that there are no debts of said
IT is ORDERED, That the time
within which an creditors of the
above named decedent may present
claims against his estate in this
Court, be. and the same hereby is,
limited to three months from and
after the date hereof; and that
Friday the 10th day of May. 1885.
at o'clock A. M, in the Probate
Court Rooms at the Court House
at st. Cloud in said County, be, and
the same hereby is, fixed and ap-
pointed as the time and place for
nearing upon and the examination.
adjustment and allowance OF such
claims as shall be presented within
the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication Of this order in the
law.
Dated February 9Th, 1885.
PAUL AHLES,
a. H. HENpRtcK sSSSe OF Probate
Attorney for Representative,
Sank Centre, MINI.
Pub. Feb. 7-14-21, 1885
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-02-14
Citation for Hearing ON Final Ac.
count and for DistributiOn

Citation for Hearing on Final Ac-
count and for Distribution
State of Minnesota.
County Of Stearns, SIS.
In PROBATE COURT
IN the Matter of the Estate of
william Frank Perry, also known
as Frank Perry, Decedent:
The State of Minnesota. to all
persons interested in the final ac-
count and distribution of the estate
or said decendent: The representa-
tive OF the above named decedent.
having filed in this Court his final
account Of the administration Of
the estate of said decedent. togeth-
er with his petition praying for the
adjustment and allowance of said
final account and for Distribution
or the residue Of said estate to the
person thereunto entitled. There
fore, YOU and EACH OF YOU. are
hereby cited and required to show
cause, If any you have, before this
Court at the Probate Court Rooms
in the Court House in the Civ Of
st. Cloud, in the County of Stearns
State Of Minnesota, on the 1st dav
OF March 1885 at o'clock A M.
why said petition should not be
WITNESS. The Judge Of said
Court. and the Seal Of said Court
this 9Th day of February 1885.
PAUL AHLES,
1SEAL) Judge of Probate
Attorney for Petitioner,
Sank Centre, MINI,
Published Feb 7-1l-21, 1885
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-02-14
UNITY

George Kind is visiting at the
Albert Kind home, north of Sank
Centre, at present.
Lester Hummer called on his
grandmother, Mrs. John Hummer,
last week Tuesday.
Orville Quade spent Tuesday
evening with the Goodpaster boys.
Arnold and Arvin Kind and Mrs.
Edwin Kind were Belgrade callers
last Tuesday afternoon.
Lester Hummer called on the
Robert Below home last Tuesday
afternoon.
Bill and Art Quade were business
callers in Greenwald last Tuesday
afternoon.
Henry Quade helped Walter Kind
with his well last Tuesday.
Ben Terharr of Elrosa, delivered
lumber for Walter Kind Tuesday
afternoon.
Norbert Dold, Robert Betow,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-02-14
Kandota

Otto Allison called on John Eos:
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Kampser
and family, Henry and Alvin Blank
spent Tuesday evening at the
Jonas Eckberg home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendelin Lemm
OF New Munich, called at the Glenn
kampsen home Tuesday.
Art jacobson and Sedolph Sam
uelson called at the Otto Blank
home Tuesday forenoon.
Carl Ecklund. Jr., called on Carl
Ecklund, Sr. Thursday.
Mrs. Otto Blank visited Mrs.
John Foss Tuesday afternoon.
Art Jacobson and Sedolph Sam
uelson called on Ed Becker Tues
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hansen, Mr..
and Mrs. Hans Fossen, of Sank
Centre. Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Eek
berg and Frank Stitch spent Thurs
day evening at the Otto Allison
home.
Fern Blank visited Madeline
kampsen Sunday afternoon.
Sigurd and Bill Troness, and Ru-
bin Eckberg spent Sunday evening
at the Otto Blank home.
Ed Becker and children visited
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Berry Sunday.
Frank Stitch and Alvin Blank
visited Werner Kampsen Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hanson called
at the Jonas Eckberg home Sum
day.
Art Jacobson and Sedolph Sam
uelson were business callers at
Long Prairie Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Blank and
Miss Opal Klukken spent Wednes-
day evening at the Louis Sogge
home.
Miss Marvel Berry, who has
been staying at the Ed Becker
home the past three weeks, arriv-
ed home Sunday.
Albert Sorenson spent the past
week at the Alfred Sorenson home. |
Werner Kampsen called on Alvin |
Blank Wednesday.