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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-12
GIRL SCOUTS PLAN
 SALE SATURDAY

A Goodie Sale sponsored by mem bers of the Girl Scouts will be held at the United Food Company store next Saturday beginning at 10 a. m, it was announced today.
 Cakes, pies, cookies and other pastries will be sold during the day for the benefit of the Girl Scouts.
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sit with Mrs. Andrew Camp

visit with Mrs. Andrew Camp. bell.
 Mrs. Edwina Snethen, accom- panied by her little girl, Terry, also arrived from Seattle for a visit with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Ed Martinson.
 Cecil Goetz, was also an arrival from Oregon to take charge of his brothers grocery business while the latter goes south for a vacation trip.
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MISS CASHEN ELECTED
 PRESIDENT, FOE. AUXILIARY

The annual election of officers of the Ladies Auxiliary, Douglas Aerie, No. IF, F. o. E., was held last evening with Cecile Cashen being chosen president; Kathleen Mccormick, e-president; Mrs. R. Fraser, chaplain; Mrs. M. Jensen, secretary; Mrs. R. Cochrane, treas urer; Mrs. A. Kiloh, inside guard Mrs. M. Doogan, outside guard 1; Mrs. A. Sturrock, trustee for three year term.
 Installation of the new officers will be held jointly with the Eagles officers the first Monday in June
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TO BE PREMIER OF
 FRENCH NATION
Leon Blum Announces Will Accept New Deal Pro-
 gram Is Announced

PARIS, May 12. Leon Blum, leader of the dominant Socialist Party, undertook to outline New Deal for France Monday after an- nouncing he will accept the Pre- miership. His program includes a vast public works plan.
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CHURCH DINNER

Ladies Aid is sponsoring a din ner to be held in the Resurrection Lutheran Church parlors Wednes- day, May 13, 5:30 to FOO D. m. Adults 75 cents, children under 12 years 50 cents. -adv
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CHURCH DINNER.

Ladies Aid is sponsoring a din her to be held in the Resurrection Lutheran Church parlors Wednes- day, May 13, 5:30 to TOO D. m
 Adults 75 cents, children under F years oO cents. -adV
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WALSH RETURNS HOME

M. J. Walsh, Nome City Clerk, who arrived here on May aboard the PAA Lockheed Electra from Fairbanks, left Juneau on the FL cctra for Fairbanks, enroute to Nome.
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Coming Tomorrow DRESSED TO
 THRILL"
LEAvlzs FOR NOME

H. Wilmot, who arrived on the Alaska from Seattle, left for Fair banks, enroute to Nome, aboard the PAA Lockheed Electra this afternoon.
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SAVE THE DATE!

Girl Scouts Goodie Sale, United Food Co.,, 10 am. Saturday, May 10. -adv
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WAIT! WAIT!
2! WAIT.

Opening at the Terminal Wednes- day night, Alexander's Ragtime Band. Dancing 8:30 to l. -adv.
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CITY LOTS ARE GOING

Two more residence property lots owned by the city have recently been disposed of according to the recently announced plan-free lots for home builders. They are Mrs. Mamie, Jensen, who has taken Lot 4 in block 10, corner 5th and D. Streets and Grant Logan, who yesterday negotiated for Lot 3 in block 12 of Fourth Street between D and E Streets.
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ARRIVALS HERE

Mrs Martin Zellar of Seattle ar rived here on the Alaska for a
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MISS REINIKKA IS DOUGLAS
 REPRESENTATIVE THIS YEAR'S AAA UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
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The names of several Douglas
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-11-12

short course to present to those in
terested in leadership. Beginning at
o'clock, the meeting will close
wit a silver tea at four o'clock
served by the Girl Scouts.
Anxious that leadership in small
er communities should be on a par
with that in larger circles, the Ma
tional Headquarters sends Miss
Carlson to conduct leadership
training courses. Returned from a
twelve months trip around the
world, Miss Carlson will spend
some time in the Hiawatha Region,
in which Sank Centre Is located.
During her trip she visited twenty
three countries, many of which are
members of the World Association
of Girl Scouts. Her views on Scout
ing in other parts of the world add
interest to her training course.
Associated with the Girl Scouts
for several years, Miss Carlson
took courses at the Girl Scout ma
tional leaders training camp, Camp
Edith Macy, In New York. At one
time she was instructor in that
camp and later directed the local
work in Salt Lake City.
Troop leaders In this community
are anxious that many attend this
meeting Monday at the Community
Club Rooms, for on the interest dis
played rests much Of the future Of
CHI Scouting In Sank Centre. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-11-12

Resident Is
Laid at Rest
Passed Away At st. Cloud
Hospital Thursday,
November 9Th
FUNERAL SERVICE MON.
Came To Sank Centre With
Parents In 1867-Farm-
ed At Lyman Prairie

George e. Biedleman, who resid-
ed in this city for the past month
passed away on Thursday, Novem-
Der 5th, at the st. Cloud hospital
He became suddenly i'll and was
rushed to st. Cloud where he sub
mdtted to an operation, performed
in the hope OF prolongdng his life,
but without avail.
George Ernest Biedleman was
born September 1, 1852, at Cannon
City, Minnesota. In 1857 he came
with his parents, Samuel and Char
lotte Biedleman, to Sank Centre.
He attended school in this city and
later went to Coughen College. or
College Farm, then located in Ban
gor Township. in Pope County,
north Of Brooten.
On December IS, 1888, he was
united in marriage to Effie White,
of the Mccormick Lake vicinity.
They lived on q farm in Ashley
Township for a time and later NOV
ed to Lyman Prairie. Besides oper.
ating a large farm, Mr.. Biedleman
had cheese factory, where the
neighbors brought their milk to be
made into cheese. This was before
creameries were so numerous.
In 1925 they left Lyman Prairie
and moved to the vicinity of Sank
Centre, where they resided until
this fall when they moved into the
city.
Besides his wife, he leaves three
daughters and two sons to mourn
his departure. The sons and daugh-
tiers are: Mrs. Seth Angle (Eva), of
st. Paul; Mrs. Milo Cowlthorp, CAL
berta), Of Driscoll, N. D.; Clyde
Biedleman, Of Sank Centre; Fay
Biedleman, Of Westport; and Mrs
Maurice Adams, (Edith), Of New.
berg, Oregon. There are also sur
viving seventeen grandchildren
two great grandchildren and one
sister, Mrs. Eva Hanlon, of Ogil-
vie, and one brother, William Bed
leman, of Detroit, Michigan.
Funeral services were held at
the Congregational Church in Sank
Centre Monday afternoon with the
Rev. Mr.. Beade, of Glenwood, and
Grove Lake, officiating The pail
bearers were nephews of the de-
ceased as follows: Lowell and Nor
wood Garfield and Axel Fritz, of
Minneapolis; Sylvester, Luverne
and Charles White, of Sank Centre
During the many years he resid-
ed in this community he made
hosts of friends, who attended the
last sad rites as an attest of honor
and friendship.
Relatives from out-of-town at
tending the funeral were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Seth Angle and daughter, Mrs.
Bundy, of st. Paul; Mr.. and Mrs.
Milo Cowlthorp, of Driscoll, N. D. /;
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Biedleman, OF
Westport; Mr.. and Mrs. Norwood
Garfield, Mr.. Lowell Garfield and
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Fritz, Of Mime
apolis.-Lyman Prairie Cor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-11-12

For Athletic
Field Made
Work Was Started Monday,
November 9th-22 Men
Required

Following months of plan
ming and preparatory work the
announcement was made this
week of a Federal allotment of
$5,213.50 with which to con-
struct an athletic park at the
Stearns County Fair grounds I'm
this city. This announcement
was made by p. j. Lemm, Dis
trict WPA Director at st.
Cloud.
This project, which includes
q baseball diamond, q lighted
football field. race track i'm
prOvement, work on the grand
stand, ETC., Is sponsored by the
City of Sank Centre. The city
will furnish the materials and
equipment necessary to carry
on the work. Materials and
equipment are estimated at
$2,132.00, which added to the
Federal allotment. brings the
total cost Of work to S7,345.5O.
Work was started last Mon
day and approximately two
months will be required 10
complete the project. Iabor re-
quirements on this work will be
about % men, although eight
men are now employed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-11-12
Belgrade Suffers
Severe Fire Loss
Embers from Burning Building
Threaten Nearby Property
Structure Quilted

A severe fire broke out in Bel
grade Sunday morning, and the re-
sultant loss is estimated at $4,000.
The fire destroyed the Belgrade ho-
tel and bank building, only the
walls remain standing.
Although the loss on the build
ing is estimated at $4,000, there is
no way to estimate the actual loss
of the Highway Department re-
cords, which were destroyed. The
Highway Department maintained
offices in the hotel, which had not
been operated for sometime.
The fire apparently started in
the basement of the building, and
1t Is thought smouldered for some
time until discovered at 2 a. m 1t
had gained such Roadway at 3 a.
m. Sunday morning that the flames
broke through the building with q
roar and quickly swept through the
entire structure. Flying embers
threatened other business places in
the village. and calls for neighbor-
ing fire departments were turned
In. New London responded and as
there was little wind the nearly
buildings were saved. The Editor
Of the Belgrade Tribune turned In
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-11-12
Thanksgiving
Ball Nov. 10th
Ticket Sale Now On To Raise
Funds For Volunteer Fire
Department

The ticket sale for the annual
Thanksgiving ball, which will be
given by the Sank Centre Volunteer
Fire Department, is being conduct
ed in the city at this time and 1t Is
hoped that all will respond heart
lily. The department Is badly In
need Of funds and this is the only
means available to them An ex-
penditure Of $500 per year by the
department must be made up from
this fund, and the firemen wish to
be able to get another 500 from
this dance for use for convention
purposes. This dance will be held
in the Junior High School Auditor
ium the evening Of Thanksgiving
Day, November 26th. When the
solicitors call be ready 70 buy tick
ets. THIS win make the work easier
Tor them and win eliminate the
necessi&y q = second Gil
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-11-12
First High School
Lyceum Friday
Illustrated Talk on Galapagos Is
lands by Robert Cleaves,
Photographer

On Friday afternoon at 800 in
the Junior High School Assembly,
the Junior and Senior High School
will enjoy the first of this years
lyceum numbers. The attraction
will be Robert Cleaves, naturalist,
official photographer with the
Pinchot Expedition to the Galapa-
Cos Islands. Among the interesting
things encountered were: purpois-
es which they harpooned, sperm
whales, bowling monkeys, fairy
sea swallows, lizards, seals, sea
bats, swordfish the deadly uguava,
flying fish, pearl divers South Sea
Island corals and pearls, climaxed
with some underwater photogra-
ply with diving helmets. The lee
ture Is illustrated with films.
These lyceum numbers are given
free to the students but a small
charge Of 15c is being made for
adults. It is hoped that many par
ents will take advantage of these
worthwhile numbers this year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-11-12
Held To Ascertain Number
Of Working Men Under
Pension Plan

Registration of employees and
employers under the recently en-
acted federal social security pro
gram will begin in Sank Centre
next week, announced Postmaster
B. F. Dubois.
Blanks will he delivered to all
employees and employers by the
local post office department. The
blanks are returnable to the local
post office not later than Novem-
Der q or five days after they have
been issued.
Delivery Of the blanks for regis
tration is scheduled for November
Is, and employers and employees
blanks are due at the office on
November 81. Both employers and
employees blanks will be delivered
to the employer. The employee must
fill out the QUESTIONABLE and may
return 1t through his employer, or
take 1t to the postmaster himself
II he so desires.
Under the social security pro-
gram, workers who after January
1, 1912, reach the age of IS, may
retire and for the rest of their
lives receive a monthly payment
from the federal government, de-
pending upon how long they have
worked since January 1. 1887, and
the total amount of wages earned
during that time.
The program is a compulsory one
and effects all lines Of business
employing one person or more with
the exception of persons engaged
In agriculture, domestic, railroad
and federal work.
During the years 1887. 1888 and
1899. the employee will pay one per-
cent OF his wages to which the en-
ployer viii add one percent, this
money being sent to the federal
and being set aside In
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-11-12
Two Groups
To Convene
Next w eek
Stearns County Bankers Will
Hold Business Session
At Hotel
LAUNDRY MEN TO MEET
Representatives of Nine Cit
les To Gather Here
Thursday

Sank Centre Is the convention
city for next week. Two different
groups IN the field Of business will
convene and about eighty men will
merge in this city on Thursday ev-
ening Of next week.
One group, the Stearns County
Bankers Association, with about
forty men will meet at the Palmer
House for a business session. A dis
trict meeting of the Minnesota
Laundrymen Association will pull
some thirty-five or forty men into
this city on the same evening.
District members of the Mime
sofa Laundrymen's Association will
be entertained in Sank Centre next
week Thursday evening, announced
District chairmen, Andrew Nelson,
and charge-de-affaires. With fair
weather they expect some forty
launderers for the business session
and dinner at six o'clock. A stag
affair it will embrace representa-
tives from the Twin Cities, St.
Cloud, Sank Centre, Willmar, Alex
andria, Morris, Benson, Fergus
Falls, and Little Falls. Their meet
ing proper will have headquarters
in the Nelson Laundry. Educational
on the program will be the moving
pictures portraying --latest develop
ments in the launderers industry.
The group is headed by Kenneth
Meyer, of st. Cloud, Minnesota
president Of the association.
Local bankers will be hosts to a
group of the Stearns County Bank
ers Association on next week
Thursday evening when about for
ty guests will have $50 dinner at
the Palmer House. Representatives
from the counties of Todd, Morri-
son, Stearns, Benton, and Meeker,
all members of the Stearns group
are expected.
William Duncan, Secretary of the
Minnesota Bankers Association, has
accepted an invitation to speak to
the group assembled during the
business session. Mr.. Berry, Of the
State Banking Department, has
also been invited to address the
gathering. His acceptance had not
been received by the committee
this week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-11-12
Red Cross
Membership
Drive Opens
Churches, Civic Groups and
Lodges Asked To CO.
Operate in Work
A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM
Deficit From Last Year Must
Be Eliminated In This
Drive

Officially the annual Red Cross
drive opened in Sank Centre to-
day, Thursday. The all Sank Gen.
ire committee, composed of men,
bers from the nine churches and
the civic groups Of the city, Is be-
ginning to swing into action with
a view Of completing the roll call
as soon as possible before the clos
ing date, November 26th. The mem
bers Of lodges and kindred groups
are asked to join in this drive, and
II possible select members for the
All Sank Centre committee.
With placards placed in conspic-
uous places about the city, Red
Cross film at the theatre and the
work Of the committee members 1t
Is expected that this drive will ex-
coed the splendid results obtained
last year.
This is the second year Of two
year plan ordained to aid INDECENT
children OF the school in the care
of eyes and teeth, etc. The Red
Cross and health organization can
not rest on the work Of the first
year, as 1t takes two years to COM
plete this project. It Is expected
that at the end of the present
school year the work will be COM
pleted. A deficit of last year must
also be taken care of, and It Is
hoped that this will be possible
from funds collected this year. Al
ready offers are coming in from
organizations to aid in this work
through programs and entertain
ment, in an effort to eliminate the
deficit.
Sickness and removal from the
city has depleted the ranks of the
COMMITTEES, but these are being rap
idly filled with new workers.
The local chairman wishes to
thank the pastors who spoke for
the Red Cross work in their
churches last Sunday. Their cooper
alton in this worthy cause is appre-
ciated.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-11-12
Deer Hunt
Opens Next
Sunday Morn
Sixteen Entire Counties and
Parts of Four Others
Will Be Open
MANY PLAN ON GOING
Charles and Jos. Miller Will
Make Twenty-Fifth Trip
To North

Several hunters from the Sank
Centre community will head north
this week to take part in the big
game hunt. The season on deer and
bear will open at sunrise next Sum
day, November 18th and will extend
to November 25th, inclusive.
As set forth by the State Conser-
walton Commission the season will
be open In sixteen entire counties
and parts Of four other counties.
Counties fully open are: Cook,
Lake, St Louis, Carlton, Pine, Kan
abec, Koochiching, Itasca, Aitkin,
Grow Wing, Cass, Hubbard, Clear
water, Beltrami, Lake Of the
Woods, and Roseau. The deer sea-
son will also be open in that por-
ton of Kittson and Marshall coun-
ties lying east of the old Pembina
Trail and running from the north
Of Kittson county to the
south boundary Of Marshall coun-
ty; all Of that part of Becker
county lying east of the Minneapo-
lis, st. Paul, and Sault st. Marie
railroad tracks; and all of Mile
Laos county lying north of the
Great Northern railroad track
running through Milaca, Foreston,
and Beck.
The deer season does not apply
to fawns. In Itasca county neither
does nor fawns may be taken. All
deer hunters are required to obtain
big game hunting licenses. The
resident license fee is $2.25, the
nonresident $25.25.
Among those from this county
who will enjoy big game hunting,
will be Jos. and Charles Miller, who
are making their twenty-fifth trip
tn the north woods in quest of deer
and bear. Among their former
hunting partners were: James Jen-
kins, Erve Carpenter, William Peg
low, James Wilson, George Engle
and John Hickman, all of whom
have passed away. During the
early years 1t took three days to
make the trip, now 1t is done in one
day. They have a cabin in Kooch-
iching county, where they will do
their hunting. These men will be
accompanied by Jack and Emil
Mathiesen.
Another hunting party which 1t
is expected will leave the latter
part of the week, includes G.. H.
Vandesteeg, Bill and Henry Otto
and George Rice. This will be Mr..
Rice's thirty-third year spent in
the north woods on the deer hunt.
Jerry Daniels, Clayton Carpenter,
Bill johnson and H. s. Halverson,
of this city, and Ben Carpenter, of
Litchfield, and Bob Newman, of
st, Paul, will do their hunting in
the Northome sector.
CONTINUED on Page 4. Col. 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-11-12
Registration of Employers
and Employees Nest Week

/ special fund for the purposes in
, tended. From 1910 to 1912 inclusive
the payments by employer and en-
ployee will amount to TX per cent
on wages paid or received; from
1913 to 1915 inclusive this amount
is increased to 2 per cent; from
1916 to 1913 inclusive the rate Is
2k percent and from 1919 and for
all years thereafter the rate will be
percent.
The minimum payment upon the
retirement Of worker will be SO
per month with the maximum
payment set at $S5 per month. No
payments of any nature will be
made prior to January 1, 1912. The
program also provides for the pay
ment of a lump sum on the death
Of the worker in event he has not
at that time been drawing any pen
sion payments, this amount being
set at 81 percent Of the total wa
ges received since the act goes in
to effect January 1, 1887. This
amount is to be paid to the estate
Of the deceased.
Inc employer pays INTO une 1und
the same amount as the employee
and the government sets this aside
and guarantees 1t to draw three
percent interest.
Employees who receive in excess
of $1,000 per year pay only on ST.
600, this being the maximum as
outlined in the bill. The amount
due from the employee Is deducted
by the employer and this Is sent to
the federal government by the lat
ter.
With the exception of those class
es exempted, every employee and
employer comes under the pro-
gram. That means in this city
every business in which there Is a
worker in addition to the owner,
comes under the provisions Of the
program.
The worker cannot continue to
work after reaching the age of IS
and draw pension payments and
wages at the same time. The
amount any employee can receive
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-11-12
Niblick Club Staged
A Successful Dance
Melted $111.7O At The Door and
$3.50 In the Check
Room

Members of the Niblick Club are
well satisfied with the financial
status Of their club following the
Country Club benefit dance on Oct
ober 26th. According to the report
submitted for publication by Mrs.
G. c. Sundell nearly three hundred
persons enjoyed this social event.
166 tickets sold in advance and
at the door netted the club $111.70,
and the check room gave them
$3.50 in the clear. Their expenses
ran to $500 for everything leaving
them the healthy balance noted
above. A complete report was made
to members of the Club Tuesday
afternoon when they met for their
regular bridge luncheon at the
home Of Mrs. D. B. Caughren, with
Mrs. Harry Hamilton assisting. At
that meeting they voted to turn
over a share of this money to the
Country Club to apply on mainten-
ance costs. Pleased with the results
of two of the three dances they
have attempted, it is reported that
later they will sponsor another
such affair.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-11-12
Will Lead Girl
Scout Training
Miss Olga Carlson Will Present
Complete Short Course In
Leadership

Several important functions are
in store for those interested in
Girl Scouting when Miss Olga
Carlson comes to Sank Centre to
conduct leadership training courses
for troop committeewomen and
troop leaders.
On Monday afternoon, November
10th, mass meeting has been ar
ranged by the local committee to
be held in the Community Club
Rooms for all Sank Centre women
interested In the Scout movement.
Miss Carlson will be there with
helpful suggestions and complete