The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-07-30

ClubActivein
Road Repair
Has Accepted Bid To Repaint
Large Sign Placed On
Highway 81
TO SEEK ACTION ON II
Plans Announced To Divert
Ashley Creek Into Fairy
Lake Under WPA

At a special meeting of the
Community Club Friday night ii
was reported that work on High
way II, seven miles south Of Ell
rosa and to within four miles of
! Sank Centre, had been approved by
the Highway Department, and 1t
was decided that the club get into
| action Immediately to secure ap-
prevail to complete the road into
the city. A committee of several
men will be delegated to meet with
the Highway Commissioner as soon
as possible. President Unger stated
that there are several roads in this
vicinity, both state and county,
which should be repaired very soon.
as the condition of these highways
Is deplorable. Included in this list
is highway % east to Swanville and
west to Westport, the Stearns
county part of the U Trail, and the
Elrosa road.
Bids to paint the large sign,
which has been placed about one
and one-half miles south on High
way 50, were read, and the contract
was awarded to Chas. Virgin. This
sign has been moved from the lot
at the Svenneby Greenhouse about
one mile down the road. The back
ground will be done in aluminium,
and the letters will be red and
black trimmed Plans include re-
Hector buttons for the word Sank
Centre.
The club went on record to pre-
sent a recommendation to proper
authorities to include Stearns
county in the drouth area. Under a
water conservation plan consider
alton is being given to divert Ash
ley Creek into Fairy Lake. It will
be necessary to survey for the pur-
! chase of flowage rights, and II
found feasible will probably be
placed as a WPA project. Fairy
Lake, for several years has been
very low. At the present time it is
about eight feet below the regular
water level. The plan would be to
divert Ashley Creek into Fairy
Lake and on through to Sank Lake.
Officers and directors of the
Sank Centre Farm Loan Associa-
ton, member of the Federal Land
Bank, were present at the invita-
ton of President Fred Unger
Plans to move the loan office from
this city were viewed with alarm,
and the club members wished, If
possible, to keep the office here
Mr.. Farow, president, stated that
the association faced crisis in
this community, and in order to
economic the directors voted to
| consolidate with the Sherburne and
Benton associations. This group
ing plan, which will eliminate cost
ly field men, has been recommend
ed by the Federal Land Bank. I'm
der this new setup the secretary
and treasurer will reside at ST.
Cloud, but an office will be main
tanned in this community. B. H.
Otte has been selected as the re-
preventative in this community
and he will maintain an office at
his farm. w. HRathe, who has
been the secretary-treasurer for
several years, as result of the
consolidation, will not be with the
association in the future. Mr.. Far
row complimented him upon the
work done while he was in office
and stated that he was sorry that
it was impossible for him to remain
with the association. Applications
for loans to the local association
will be taken and investigated by
Mr.. Otte, the balance of the bust
ness will be transacted from st.
Cloud. The local association has
100000 in loans in this commun-
ity