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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-20
West Union
CreaneryHa
Sp]endidYear
Stockholders Plan Erection of
New Building-Will
Meet March A
3 DIRECTORS SELECTED
Annual Report Shows Spleen
did Work Done By
Officials
West Union Correspondence

West Union Correspondence)
Despite the below zero and the
stormy weather there were some
thirty stockholders in attendance
at the annual meeting Of the West
Union Creamery held Thursday
February 18th.
The meeting, which opened at II
o'clock that morning, was called tt
order by President Andrew Beste
The reports Of business for the
year and the minutes Of the prev
ious meeting were read by Score
tary Cans, and were approved and
accepted by vote of the stockhold
ers. The reports showed a very sat.
isfactory years business.
In the election Of directors, H. G.
Cans was elected to succeed him.
self; N. j. Didier, who was appoint
ed to fill the unexpired term caus
ed by the death of Oscar Klein
fehn, was elected for a full term;
and H. J. Roth was elected to sue.
coed Dan Frazier, who refused Of
flee for another term.
During the afternoon session
which was followed by a delicious
lunch served in the hall, discussion
was given over to plans for the
erection of a new creamery build
ing. No action was taken and il
was decided to hold another meet
ing on March 4th, when it is hoped
that majority of the stockhold
ers will be present.
The annual report of business fol
the year ending December 30, 1896
follows:
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-20
Clearing Roads De.
layed in Todd Co.
Undue Machinery Breakage, High
Cost and Slow Progress
Reason for Decision

A telegram from v. c. Jahnke
Long Prairie, received at the Her
aid office Monday afternoon. states
that work Of clearing roads in Todd
county will be postponed until
weather conditions moderate. This
decision was caused by undue
breakage Of machinery and the
high cost of work under present
conditions. The telegram follows.
Snow blowing on Todd coun-
ty roads postponed until tenn
perature moderates. Unreason-
able high machinery breakage
caused by low temperature and
hard drifts do not permit any
Roadway in snow blowing work.
Recent attempts have only re-
suited in machinery break
downs, expensive and very slow
progress, or entire failure on
some roads.-V. G. Jahnke."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-20
M. E. Father
and Son Banquet
Annual Event VIII Be Held In
Church Parlors Evening of
February 25th

A splendid program has been pre-
pared for the annual Father and
Son" banquet of the Methodist
church which will be held in the
church parlors Tuesday evening,
February 25th.
Dinner will be served by the
members of the Ladies' Aid at $50
p. m, and an appropriate program
will follow. It is planned to have
guest speaker. but as yet none
has been secured.
Tickets for the banquet which
will be S1.O0 per couple father and
son, are now on sale and may be
obtained from Al Hesse, Frank
Bunker and other members of the
CONTINUED on Page 4. Col. 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-20
Congressman Knutson Has
Prepared Bill Following
Suggestions

In last weeks Herald, under the
caption Observations from Wash
ington," Congressman Harold
Knutson stated that he had receiv-
ed a plan for agricultural relief
from friend living near Sank Gen.
ire, who is a practical farmer. In
the same department in this weeks
Herald the Congressman states that
in order to bring his plan before
Congress he has prepared and in
troduced q bill authorizing the Sec
rotary Of Agriculture to acquire by
purchase not to exceed 40 million
acres Of agricultural lands adapted
to the growing Of wheat, corn, cot
ton, rice, and tobacco, all Of which
are surplus crops. The measure
provides that these lands shall be
taken out of production and plant
ed to trees. The land acquired shall
not exoeed two sections in any one
tract and shall be so situated as to
make them easily accessible for re-
creational purposes.
This week 1t was revealed to the
editor of the Herald that the auth
or of the bill was none other than
our old friend, Henry Borgmann,
prominent farmer, who resides at
the southern limits Of this city. Mr..
Bergman knows farming condi-
tions and the need Of some means
of permanent farm relief has been
uppermost in his mind for the past
four years. He has formed this
plan on the basis of overproduc-
ton, as a means for regulated crop
control and as an equitable plan
for removing certain productive
lands in each township, county and
state in the Union. He estimates
that the cost of purchasing these
lands will be in the neighborhood
Of billion dollars.
Mr.. Borgmann, in presenting an
outline of his plan, stated as fol-
lows: 1.-THE easiest way to limit
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-20
Sinclair Lewis
a Communist
SaysGernan
Filming of 1T Can't Happen
Here" Would Have
Been Protested
PRODUCERS DENY BAN
Publicity May Rush Novel
Into Immediate Produc-
ton As Movie

Sank Centre friends Of the fam
Gus author, Sinclair Lewis, are
watching with interest the out
come Of the reported movie ban OF
his latest novel, 1T Can't Happen
Here" The ban, it is said, caused
through fear Of international COM
plications, was placed by Will
Hays, car of the movie industry.
Although movie producers deny
that a ban has been placed on the
filming Of the story, news dis
10th, states that both the German
and italian governments professed
themselves as pleased at report
that the ban had been placed.
A spokesman for the German
Film Chamber in Berlin called
Lewis a "full-blooded" communist
and said that the United States
avoided a protest from Berlin by
the ban.
The news was also received with
pleasure in italy. One government
official who spoke unofficially, ex-
planned: II read the book and found
1t full Of nonsense. We are glad
the film industry has seen fit to
halt the spread Of such propagan-
d."
The author roared with amuse-
ment Sunday when told italian and
German Spokesman were pleased
over the ban. His answer to the
charge Of communism was as fol
lows: $50 the Germans say I am q
full-blooded communist. Well, I'm
glad they don't make me an anaem-
ic one. The hero Of my book and
the hero Of the film Is q Vermont
editor, liberal, q man who be-
lieves in the American tradition
the bin Of rights, free speech and
free assembly. He sums up his
philosophy this way: 7 believe in
mans freedom. Still believe that
everything worth while in history
has sprung from the free, inquir-
ing, critical spirit. And I know that
the spirits the only thing that mat
tiers or ever has mattered, or ever
will, in any state, under any sys-
tenn, and I've no wish to live in an
age that suppresses it. wrote
quite a lot of my own philosophy
into that speech Of Jesup's."
From Hollywood comes the news
that at least for the present the
film version Of the book would be
delayed, but Metro Goldwyn-Mayer
studio officials said Sunday that
cost of the filming rather than the
ban was responsible for the post.
ponement.
All of this publicity, according to
a news dispatch from Hollywood on
February 18th, may lift the book
from the shelf to which it was re.
legated last week and rush it into
immediate production as movie
IF all this talk continues" said
Louis b. Mayer, head Of Metro.
Goldwyn-Mayer, perhaps we will
find it profitable to make the pic.
ture at once"
The authors book ut Can't Hap.
pen Here" Is still leading all other;
in sales, according to report. II
the publicity on filming the novel
continues, it will be one Of the
greatest box office pictures Of the
year. Sinclair Lewis has Away;
been able to get splendid publicity
on his books, as proven by Main
Street." and no doubt, the public.
ity has jumped the sales.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-20
Farm Yard
Improvement
Organization
Project Offered by County
Extension Service in Co.
operation With State
SELECT ALL CHARMEN
Course Will Consist of Three
RESPONSIBILITIES Farm
Identification

With spring about a month
hence, Stearns county farm famil-
les are making plans for the Farm
Yard Improvement project offered
by the county extension service in
cooperation with the extension SER
vice, University of Minnesota, St.
Paul, this spring. Three lessons
will be given to local leaders Sc
lected from organized groups in the
county. A group may become or
ganized with an enrolment of 10
to Is families through the help Of
the township chairman or county
home demonstration agent, Moan
Anderson, st. Cloud.
The three lessons consist Of (D
general cleanup, wind breaks and
farm lawns; (2) the five-year plan
Of planting, foundation and border;
(3) planning Of annual flower
beds, garden furnishings, pools,
etc.; fall care of shrubs-perennials
and flower arrangements. These
lessons will be given by Mr.. Park
er Anderson, extension forester,
University Farm, with the assist
ance Of other highly qualified hort
iculturists at three local leader
training centers in the county. The
first one will be held Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, March II, 10
and IA.
A majority Of the poultry groups
have reorganized or are reorgan-
izing to take this project. Enroll
ments are being taken now. Any in
dividuals or groups interested in
enrolling should contact their town.
ship chairmen or the county extern
sion office in st. Cloud.
The Stearns county township
chairmen include:
Albany: Mrs. John Orban, Al
bany.
Ashley: Mrs. C. w. Swift, Sank
Centre.
Brockway: Mrs. Willard Wolhert,
st. Cloud.
Collegeville: Mrs. Hildegard
Goerger, st. Joseph.
Crow Lake: Mrs. Lester Hen
erickson, Belgrade.
Crow River: Mrs. Gust Gerlach,
Belgrade.
Eden Lake: Mrs. c. L. Arnold,
Watkins.
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-20
Sank Centre
High Wins
Two Games
Defeated Osakis 81 to 10
Friday Night On For
eign Ground
TOOK CLENWOOD TUES.
Independents Lost To Cold
Springs Last Friday
Night

Fiji the gym" has become
the war cry of the high school
in urging it's basheteers on to
victory tomorrow, Friday even
ing in the last home game to be
played with Melr0se. Sometime
ago the locals nOsed out Mel
rose on their floor by a three
point margin, "a to 81. Fans
may look for q real contest on
tomorrow evening. An advance
ticket sale Is now being con-
Quoted and a complimentary
slogan do your part" may be
used to complete the Fiji the
GYM plans.
Sank Centre 20; Glenwood 10
Doing a complete about face the
high school basketeers, after a de-
cisive defeat by Long Prairie, took
both Osakis and Glenwood in their
stride. Tuesday evening at Glen
wood they bested the 500 lads with
final tally of 20 to 10. The sec
onds showed them the way as they
defeated the Glenwood seconds 18
to 13.
Early in the season Glenwood
took the local lads by small mar
gin of three points to win 26 to %
Edinger, who scored II points in
that contest, found it difficult in
deed to wheedle more than two
buckets out Of the locals last Tues
day evening. Arvig, as usual, got his
share Of points. Four buckets, two
of them counting from midcourt,
and two free shots gave him high
score with 10 points. Keldahl fol-
lowed him with six points, while
Walker was responsible for the re.
naming four. Mattson, rangy Glen.
wood center, got eight points, three
buckets and two free shots. KEEL
dahl was on him like blanket, and
twice when Kelly shifted to save a
certain score from Edinger, Matt
son broke through with none on
him to score. Only one bucket he
got on Keldahl. Keldahl showed
that his main strength on the team
is in his defensive play. At least
four certain baskets he saved by
his defensive work.
That the one point margin does
not represent the comparative
strength of the two teams as they
stood on the floor Tuesday evening,
is manifested by the fact that Sank
Centre was not "on." Checkups on
shots missed, shots that are usual
ly counted as setups, show a laxity
on local shooting. Had all Of them
been made the locals could have
shown a tally Of ten to twelve
points farther along.
Time and again the locals work
ed that old pill down the court on
ly to miss the basket, but counted
at any rate 8 buckets to only 6 for
Glenwood. The locals Tailed 2 out
(Continued on Page 4. Col. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-20
Community Club
Meet Feb. 9th
Matters Regarding Roads and Ad-
vertising Will Be Features
OF Session

There will be a regular meeting
of the Sank Centre Community
Club in the Club rooms on next
week Thursday evening, February
9th, beginning at o'clock. Be
sides the routine business there
will be important matters regarding
roads and advertising to be dis
cussed. A good attendance Is
sought by the officers so that a
well-rounded meeting may be held.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-20

Tournament
Feb. 27 %
Seven Teams Of Eastern Div
isiOn Will Compete In
Local Gym
MANY FANS EXPECTED
Sank Centre Drew Long
Prairie For District
Contest At Alex

Prior to the district meet in
which Sank Centre takes part, the
sub-district tourney comes up.
Next week on Thursday and Fri
day evenings, February u and %,
the eastern division will meet in
the local gym for elimination con-
tests to determine who shall go to
the district meets to play the
seated" teams of Alexandria,
Glenwood, Long Prairie, and Sank
Centre. The western division will
compete in Henning. Saturday,
February 18th, the district commit
tee met in Alexandria for the dis
trict drawing. Browerville and
Burtrum reported by question
naire that they would have no
teams in the tournament. Fourteen
schools rem aimed then for sub-dis-
trict competition. The results of the
drawing and the time schedule are
as follows:
Sub-district meet, eastern divis-
sion played at Sank Centre Thurs
day, February 27-7:OO p. m.
Swanville VS.. Willard.
p. m.-Melrose VS.. Upsala and
% p. m. Osakis VS.. Clarissa.
Friday, February 28-8 p. m. Grey
Eagle VS.. Swanville or Willard. The
winner is designated in the district
brackets as (x).
p. m. Melrose or Upsala VS..
Csakis or C9arissa. Winner desig-
mated as CD in district brackets.
Western division on same two
dates played at Henning. Thurs
day, February 27-7 p. m. Eagle
Bend vs.. Evansville.
3 p. m. Brandon VS.. Parkers
Prairie. 8 p. m. Deer Creek VS..
Henning. Bertha and Grey Eagle
drew byes in the first round.
Friday, February 2S-S p. m.
Bertha VS.. Eagle Bend or Evans
vile. Winner designated as (A) in
district brackets.
8 p. m. Brandon or Parkers
Prairie vs. Deer Creek or Henning.
Winner shown as OBJ in district
brackets.
Harveys high school cagers
will have no snap in district
competition this season. Stand
ing idle for almost week af-
ter their contest with Little
Falls on next Tuesday, they
will meet Long Prairie on the
second night of the district
meet at Alexandria, Wednes-
day, March 4th at 8 p. m. If
they win that tilt then they will
no doubt compete with Alexan-
dria- II the breaks are with
them and they win that con-
test then they are in the money
| for the championship encounter
on Friday evening, March 9Th
which is looking a long way
| ahead.
The district drawing is as fol-
lows:
Tuesday, March 3-Y VS. A at 8
fp m, at 8 p. m. B VS.. Glenwood.
Wednesday, March 4[8 p. m.
Sank Centre VS.. Long Prairie.
! 8 p. m. x VS.. Alexandria.
Thursday, March SIS p. m. Y VS..
A VS.. B or Glenwood, 9 p. m. Sank
Centre or Long Prairie VS.. x or
Alexandria.
! Friday evening, March 9Th, begin
ming at 8 p. m. the consolation
game will be played followed by the
championship game at 8 p. m.
| Admission prices for the sub-dis-
trict meet will be 35 cents per ses-
sion for adults and 20 cents per
session for students.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-20
Last Sad Rites
For |. Perrizo
Funeral Service Held At st. Paul's
Church Friday Morning
At 8 O'clock

Funeral services for the late r.
wing Perrizo, who was killed in an
automobile accident Monday even
ing, February 10th, were held at st.
Pauls Catholic Church Friday
morning at nine o'clock. Msgr.
Plachta read the Requiem Mass
and interment was made in st.
PauIs cemetery.
Despite the severe cold a large
number of friends attended the SER
CONTINUED on Page 4, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1936-09-02
NOW READ ON

To this work everyone gave all his attention during the next
few days The beams the pnk the pgron in the hold the
springs which had been impossible to BEFORE were
found lying there ALI that left transport
to the CAMP
The Washington times., 1936-09-02

In Clule, although 1lOI WlGA1OuG
great fatigue, this was done. 1t
was curious to see them all, har-
messed to heavy pieces Of wood,
pulling together and urging each
other by q thousand cries. They
used SparS as levers, and round
logs of wood to roll off the heavy
pieces. The most difficult to move
were the capstan, the cooking
stove and the water tanks, Of
which the weights were consider
able. However, Baxter, mechanic
ally Skillful, showed much ability
and zeal. Under his direction,
and with the advice of Moko, tao
kles were fixed to stakes sunk in
the sand, which strengthened ten
fold the force of the young crew
and enabled them to complete
their work.
By the night Of the 18th all
that was left of the Slough had
been transported to the place
where they would start up the
river.
Tomorrow morning." said Cor
don, well begin building our big
raft"
Eyes" replied Baxter, land so
we won't have the trouble Of
launching it, let's construct it on
the water"
"That won't be easy!" observed
Doniphan.
Never mind, let's try!" an
swered Gordon. Even though it's
more trouble to build it that way,
we won't have to worry about
floating it,"
They Build Raft
That was the best way, and the
next dcy they began to lay the
foundation of the raft large
enough to carry a heavy and
cumbersome cargo.
The beams pulled out Of the
schooner, the former hull in two
pieces, the foremost, the stump
of the big mast, broken three feet
above the deck, the rails, master
beam, bowsprit, foremost, main
boom, poles, were at a place on
the bank which the tide covered
only at high tide. The boys
waited for that moment and when
these pieces were lifted by the
f1ux, they were sent to the sur
face Of the river. There the long
est ones were assembled, then
united to each other by smaller
ones put cross-ways and were
solidly tied together.
In this way they obtained a
solid base about 80 feet long by
Is wide. They worked without
rest all the next day, and the con-
Struction was finished when night
came. Briant tied it to the trees
on the bank, so the rising tide
could not sweep it away.
It was necessary now to build
a platform on the skeleton raft.
For this they used the planks of
the deck and the boarding of the
shell of the Slough. This work
took three days. A thin ice was
already seen on the waterholes
between the reefs, and also on
the banks of the river. The shell
ter of the tent was beginning to
be insufficient even with the
warmth from the brazier. 1t was
only by keeping close to each
other and wrapping themselves
up in blankets that Gordon and
his comrades were able to fight
against the lowering tempera-
lures.
The platform had been built as
solidly as possible, so it would not
come apart en- route and cause the
boys to lose all their material in
the river. To prevent such a catas-
trophe, it was better to retard the
departure for "a hours.
STILL" observed Briant, I'VE
shouldn't wait beyond May 9Th"
"And why?" asked Gordon.
because day after tomorrow is
The Washington times., 1936-09-02
ays,' Great Adventure Tale by Jules Verne
Long Lost Masterpiece
Of Boys ShipWrecked
On Primitive Island
WHAT HAS HAPPENED---

ranging in from to H. about to start on
yacht, the Slought myStertouSly
Gd Auckland arbor and that night they are bon out
weeks thGt toIouD they tossed and DRIFT
for thousands of miles on the Scouth Pacific Ocean.
Finally their craft dashed seemingly untnGosted ShoT
exploring the strange land, using their
grounded their and quarters They Oonder they
South American continent Bant goes
distant cliff from the summit OF Which he hopes to settle
Through telescope he Ddter all Sides -Four
boy set out to explore find body of
the home OF the unnoUn
nyn ernnn
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-14
BETTER MORALE IN
THE PRISON CAMPS
Fewer Escapes Reported
This Month Than Same
Time Last Year
Emily Dispatch bureau.
In Thr Sir Walter Hotel,
Nv , a. M\Sk ElsNIIE

Raleigh. Jan. If The morale of the
approximately $500 prisoners in the
various prisons and prison camps IS
steadily improving, as evidenced by
the fact that fewer prisoners are es-
Gaming or attempting to escape than
ever before and that they are doing
better work and doing it more will
ingly, Chairman Capus NJ. Waynlck.
Of the State Highway and Public
Works Commission said today So
far this month only five prisoners
have escaped. and there have been 2l
recaptures while up to the same date
in January 1898, there had been II
escapes and y recaptures. Waynick
pointed out.
The fact that fewer prisoners are
escaping or attempting to escape
than ever before. also that they are do
ing better work. is always an indica-
ton of improved morale Waynick
said And the engineers and fore
man tell us that the prisoners are do
ing more and better work on the
roads than ever before. This is es-
pecially good news. since the reason
the general assembly put the prison
division under the highway commits
sion was so we might use them on
the roads. My objective all along has
been 10 try to improve the morale of
the prisoners to the extent that we
could get more and better work from
hem on the roads.
One factor which has served 10
bring about better morale among the
prisoners has been the better food
more carefully and Hastily prepared
Waynick believes. Another factor Is
the new parole law and parole system
under which every prisoner is assured
of a hearing after he has completed Il
given portion of his sentence. Stln
another factor has been the newer
prison camps, with clean. warm and
comfortable quarters for the prison
ero
"A prisoner cannot do a good days
work if hi stomach is filled with
sour, poorly prepared food that gives
him indigestion by the time he gets
out on the job ready to work. Way
nick said, Il know, because l know
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-14

And | suggest. also, that they reao
carefully a book to which you nave
many times referred-H2nfy Georges
Progress and Poverty
TOOLS OF PRODUCTIONS
you reached the heart or our eco
nOmic difficulties in a recent article,
writes William Owen OF west ram
Beach, Fla. IF our present troubles
are caused by maldistrlbutlon or
wealth. what is wealth? Wealth is not
money, for gold and silver are merely
commodities that are used Tor the ex-
change of wealth Sea shells once
were used for the same purpose: If
you had all the gold in the world,
you could store it in an ordinary
house. But, if you got hungry you
would be like King Midas, you could
not eat the stuff.
"WOuld dividing such so-callcd
wealth do any permanent good? 1t
would not Unless the workers were
given access to the tools Of produce
ton which are needed for creating
real wealth. For real wealth consists
Of consumablc goods, and as people
would spend their money to buy these
goods their money soon would dis
appear, unless they were allowed
more goods or more real wealth.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-14

Governor Ehringhaus. Every item
here mentioned is a specific act of
record. not matter of mere oDln-
ion.
while Roosevelt has saved bust
ness by restoring purchasing power,
this North Carolina combine has i'm
posed a blanket reduction upon pur-
chasing power by levying sales tax.
Roosevelt has secured the passage
of tax laws based upon ability to pay,
while the North Carolina machine
has shifted tax burdens from wealth
to pover>y. Roosevelt and his adj
visors have condemned the sales tax
as a measure to soak the poor but
these North Carolina politicians fight
desperately to retain the sales tax to
serve wealth and privilege
In summing up. Mcdonald charg-
ed the real power behind present
State policies is provided by Liberty
Leaeuers connected with the larger
banking. power, tocacco, and other
special interests in North Carolina