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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03

to Los Angeles. Several hundred men
are employed on this project, the cost
of which will exceed 100000. The
wire-stringing job will require some
100000 pounds of copper, making
up into more than 5000 miles of wire.
The route followed by the pole line
traverses rough country-dry washes
whose beds in certain seasons of the
year are filled with roaring torrents,
and miles of rock that must be blasted
out SO that the poles can be sunk to
the proper depth. 1t is estimated that
about five tons of dynamite will be
required.
With the completion Of this project
the Bell System will have four major
routes across the continent. Linking
the virtually storm-proof cable net
work of the east and middle west with
the trunk routes of the Pacific coast,
these transcontinental lines form a
grid across the country, from the
Canadian to the Mexican border. They
are known as the northern transcon-
tinental, between Chicago and Seattle
the central, from Chicago through
Denver to San Francisco-the south
ern, by way of Dallas and Ell Paso to
Los Angeles and the fourth transcon-
tinental, as the direct route between
Oklahoma City and Los Angeles is
called.
The fourth transcontinental line
will embody the latest refnements in
long distance telephony. Among the
devices to be employed on it are two
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03
Weather Not Too Bad TO
Deliver Yule Present

IT OMMY earned twenty five cents a
W. week bringing the mail a mile up
the billy road to people who lived
that far from the post Office. He came
in all weather. winter and summer. On
cold days of sleet and snow, he wore
mans sou'wester and Oifskins, also
rubber boots. Under the broad brim,
his face always smiled; he never
seemed tired, and no matter how Sc
we're the weather, would always reply
"Oh, not too bad!" when you asked
him about it.
Toward Christmas the mail became
very heavy. Tommy pulled and strug-
gled up the hills, sometimes staggering
in after eight o'clock in the evening.
On Christmas Eve it grew to be half
past eight, then nine, then half-past.
No Tommy. People waited for him,
peering out Of frosty windows. The
weather was bitter cold. At last there
was the familiar tramping on the kit
chen steps. The door burst open
and in fell Tommy completely buried
in bundles. They picked him up and
saw that he had bad bruise on one
cheek.
what was the matter?" they asked.
''Oh, had lot Of bundles and a
wooden box" grinned the boy. when
l came to Candy hill it was right slip
perry. So, hauled all them packages
aboard the wooden box, got onto 'er,
and slid to the bottom. l capsized
there and kind of hurt myself"
The family gave him hot chocolate
and present. Then in sort of af-
fectionate amusement, they asked the
same old question. ''How was the
weather, Tommy"
"Oh, not too bad" smiled the boy.
"You get dollar this week." said
the head of the family, ''for being the
best sport in the county, and for do
ing your job without complaints.
Here's to regular fellerw
"How's that?" grinned one of the
others.
Not too bad" smiled Tommy, COM
pletely bowled over.-Wilbur Barton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03
Lightning and Thunder

Lightning and thunder are sinful
taneous, but lightning, particularly
the kind designated cheat" light
ming, may occur so far away from
the observer that the thunder is not
audible; on the other hand, the
lightning and the thunder occur sic
simultaneously. If the lightning is at
any distance from the observer,
however, and if thunder is heard at
all, it always occurs after the flash
is seen, the interval of time between
the two being greater in proportion
to the distance at which the fash
took place. This is because the
speed of light is so great (l86, $50
miles per second) that the fash
is seen practically at the same in
slant it occurs, whereas the speed
of sound is not very great (around
1,100 feet per second).
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03
Christmas Is the Time
for Reverent Gratitude

NT SOMETIMES happens that, like
~ a bolt from the blue, one is struck
by the Wonder of the Commonplace.
Things you have accepted for years;
sights you have looked at with blind
eyes become, all in moment, revealed
to you in new light.
The sun comes up in the east every
morning and goes down in the west.
For how many thousand years we do
not know, let the scientists calculate
as they will. 1t is the giver and pre-
server of life. 1t drags from dried.
unlovely seeds, the miracle Of living
green, the color of flowers, the frag-
rance Of lilies. 1t passes over the
earth touching Athens Africas
hidden jungles it warns for
space the bleak shores of Labrador, II
kindles the peaks of the Rockies, and
stares down into the awful craterS of
volcanoes. Behind the gray of winter
the SHOWS of December, it travels its
unvarying course.
Yet this indescribable wonder we
can see plainly with our eyes. We
know its very shape as it goes down
in the west it is ball of fire, a
balloon of light, golden platter. Con
sidering the power and glory of its
passage is it not mircle that we,
with infinite vision, may look at it?
Other matters may be hid. but the
sun we see, and feel, and live by i.
millions and millions of people from
Rangoon to New York, from Capetown
to Spitzbergen, depend on it with care
less assurance, to keep its course, and
to save the world from darkness and
death.
Is it not gift worth your humble
and reverent gratitude at this season?
Martha Banning Thomas
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03
TOP TELEPHONE men
STARTED AT BOTTOM
Eighteen Company Presidents
Began In Humble Jobs
And Worked Up

Of the eighteen presidents Of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company and the associated telephone
companies which make up the Bell
Telephone System, not one started his
telephone career with an initial salary
of as much as $1,000 year.
All of them grew up in the Bell
System, and their starting salaries
ran all the way from $144 to 1888
yearly. Most of them for their first
year of service received 5000 or less,
and only three exceeded $500 a year.
The first salary of Walter S. Clifford,
now president of the A. T. & T. Co.,
was at the,rate of $40 week.
The first jobs of these presidents Of
Bell System companies varied greatly.
Two of them began as night operators,
and four, including Walter S. Clifford,
started as clerks. Several began their
service in the construction or plant
departments, one as a repairman, an
other as cable splicer's helper, and
q third as wireman.
The president of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Companies,
with headquarters in Washington, D.
c., began as night operator at
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03
Visible Stars

There are not many more than
5000 stars that are visible to ordi-
nary eyes under the best of visible
ity conditions. Half of these stars
are always below the horizon. That
would leave about 5000 visible at
one time were it not for the fact
that the fainter stars disappear
when close to the horizon, because
their light cannot penetrate the
thick layers of mist-laden atmos-
phere there. The number of stars
visible to the naked eye in the clear
est and darkest skies is between
1000 and $500. Haze, moonlight or
the glare of the street lamps may
reduce this number by half or more.
A field glass brings out more than
$4,000, while a telescope of two
inches aperture raises the number
to hundreds of thousands. AS the
power of the telescope increases
the star. count leaps forward.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03

The last of line of some 10000
telephone poles across a 290-mile
stretch between Amarillo, Tex, and
Albuquerque, N. NJ, the final link
of the fourth transcontinental tele-
phone line, will soon be set in place
by the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company. The erection of these
poles is part of the largest construc-
ton project undertaken by the COM
pany since 1880.
While the company has three other
transcontinental lines, each providing
many communication channels, the
steady growth of traffic between points
in the east and west has necessitated
a substantial addition to intercoastal
facilities. The fourth transcontinental
line parallels the airway across the
Texas Panhandle, striking overland
with ruler straightness. In general,
it follows the same route as the "Will
Rogers Highway" new transconti-
mental route from st. Louis to Los
Angeles, through the famous humor-
lists home town of Claremore, Okla.
The newly-strung wires, spanning a
distance of some 1000 miles, will be
essentially a telephone express high
way" for traffic between eastern points
and the Pacific coast.
In addition to the pole line job be-
tween Amarillo and Albuquerque, the
project includes the stringing of a
system of wires through these points
from Oklahoma City to Whitewater,
Calf vubara coh1o ooo1oo+;o,, ;e Yoodo
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03

types Of carrier current systems.
These systems have apparatus where
by a number of telephone CONVERSE
lions may be carried simultaneously
over single pair of wires.
The new type of carrier will make It
necessary to increase the number Of
repeater stations along this route.
These repeaters are the vacuum tube
amplifers inserted at selected points
along telephone line to replenish the
energy lost in transit. While these
stations are generally spaced from
100 to 300 miles apart, depending upon
the size of wire and other practical
considerations, the distance will be cut
materially on the fourth transconti-
mental. Between Oklahoma City and
Whitewater, Calf, distance of about
1,200 miles, it is expected that total
of Is repeater stations will be re-
quired on the new carrier channels.
This is an average spacing of about
sc miles compared with an average Of
some 240 miles on the ordinary open
wire line along this route.
In addition to regular telephone
channels the fourth route will be-
equipped to carry broadcasting cir
cults for the radio networks and chan
nels for telegraph, teletypewriter and
picture transmission. 1t is expected
that the line will be in commercial
operation by the end of the year, al
though the work on the twelve CHANNEL
carrier systems will not be completed
until later date.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03

Thor was, in Scandinavian mythol-
ogy, the eldest son of Odin and Frig-
ga, strongest and bravest of the
gods. He launched the thunder, pre-
sided over the air and the seasons,
and protected man from lightning
and evil spirits. His wife was Sif
Glover; his chariot was drawn by
two he-goats, his mace or hammer
was called Mjolner; his belt was
Megingjard and whenever he put il
on his strength was double. His pal
ace was Thrudvangr and contained
$40 halls. Thursday is Thor's day.
The word means refuge from terror.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03

Plattsmouth, Nebr. The new head Of
the Southwestern Bell Telephone Com
pany, with headquarters in st. Louis,
started as night operator at Spring
field, Mass. The man who leads the
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany began as clerk in Boston, while
Walter S. Clifford, head of the system,
started in the payroll department of
the Western Electric Company in
Chicago.
The present presidents Of the
Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Company and the Michigan Bell
Telephone Company began as stenog-
raphers. The head of the Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany was collector. Other first jobs
included that of general canvassing
agent, salesman, special inspector,
service inspector, traffic student and
craftsman.
The president of the New York Tele-
phone Company began as wireman
in Philadelphia, and the leader of the
Indiana Bell Telephone Company was
traffic student at Syracuse, N. Y,
in 1906.
All these Bell telephone company
presidents began with humble jobs,
most of them paying about $40 or $12
week, while one of them was glad to
secure an initial salary of $12 month.
The oldest of the Bell telephone COM
pany presidents in time of actual
service began work in 1894 and the
youngest in 1911.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03
Use of Tune "God Save King"

The tune to which God Save the
King" is used has been the musical
setting of no less than four national
anthems, but it is thoroughly Eng
lish for all that, declares a writer
in London Answers Magazine. The
air was written in 1919 by COM
poser with the appropriate name Of
John Bull-although our national
nickname comes from another
source. The tune has also been used
for a national song in Denmark,
Switzerland, and Germany. To COM
plete the list, it was also allied to
the words of song popular in the
Seventeenth century, my country,
tits of thee"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03

This generation has its little ex-
elements and thrills. but nothing to
equal the sound Of galloping horse
at night.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03

A man finally outgrows all boyish
weaknesses except the habit Of cheer
fully shaving for the woman who
hrags on him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03

When he says the finest people
have liberal views, he means that
his views are liberal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03

A heather race is one that couldn't
make war successfully without ex-
pert teachers from Christian lands
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03

From theatrical point of view
divorce without publicity is worse
than marriage. 80
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03

A credulous woman one who be-
lieves the dentist when he promises
not to hurt her,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03

- Men are so contrary that if their
wives wanted them to stay out late
they probably wouldn't do IT,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03

1t is hard to convince man that
he is the real thing when bigger
man has him down.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03

The man who marries for dollars
lacks sense.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03
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dist. Every time he squirts ink he
muddies the water.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-06-24
DUCKS WILL BE
PLENTIFUL in FALL
Federal Game Warden Predicts
Good ShO0ting-Rainy Wealth
er Hard On Pheasants

You can go ahead and spend
that ten bucks to have the old
fowling piece gone over and buy
those hip boots you planned ON
having last year, for there win be
ducks-unless Dauntless Donald
pulls a Houdini and skins out too
soon.
Ducks will be plentiful this sea-
son in this section and through
out Minnesota Is the statement Of
B. j. Shaver, Federal game war
den, who stopped here the other
day from st. Paul. Wet weather
conditions have been ideal for his
breeding purposes, he said, though
for Phillip Pheasant it's been too
wet.
He estimated roughly in an area
Of so miles in this section there
were $4,000 pairs Of ducks ready
for the fall hunt. Teal and blue
bills-killed most readily in Min
nesota because the mallard is
bit too smart-suffered a loss in
their ranks last fall of less than
10 percent he estimated. Hunters
will remember with a bit Of
sinking feeling that Mr.. Teal hop
ped the Limited southwark last
fall before the season opened. Mr..
Shaver said he pulled the same
trick in Illinois and in Louisiana,
and as result he's unscathed.
But he'll be here in the fall.
Raising havoc with the pleas
ant, however, Is the continually
rainy weather. His breeding calls
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-06-24
Niblic Sponsors Inter-Club
Tourney

Last week invitations were sent
to women golfers in surrounding
towns to participate in the Niblic
Club sponsored tournament to be
played at the Country Club next
Tuesday morning. Tee off is
scheduled for 1915 am. AS yet
the committee could not announce
definitely those who intend to play
from out Of town, but the usual
run Of local tournaments has given
20 to Is entries. The tournament
is to be followed with a luncheon
and bridge in the afternoon.
Towns expected to have represen-
tations are Alexandria, Glenwood,
st. Cloud, Little Falls, Long
Prairie, and Wadena.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-06-24
DIEsELs I'M OPERATION

The churning twin diesel motors
sent their blue smoke spouting
from the stack Of the City Water.
Light and Power plant Friday ev-
ening when trouble killed highline
service from St Cloud. The churn-
ing pistons sent power surging in
to- the local lanes as the plant
carried the entire load Of the city.
Since the local plant is incapable
Of bearing the load at the peak Of
power, certain sections were cut
off during the night to provide
power where It was necessary.
Though the diesels are started for
checking purposes monthly, this
marked the first sustained run Of
the motors since last winter when
high line service was severed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-06-24
The Churches

Lutheran Church of the N. L. G. A.
Carmen p Thronson, Pastor
Services Sunday, June 9th, at
500 p. M.
Theme, Thou art the Christ, the
Son Of the Living God"
A friendly church with a vital
message.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-06-24

place at the home Of the brides
uncle in Milbank, South Dakota.
Attired in rust colored dress
with brown accessories Mrs. Gar
lock- wore the gold bracelet the
gift of her husband. She wore a
corsage of yellow roses, and was
attended by the backgrounds sis
ter, Miss Myra Garlock, who was
attired in a blue net dress with
matching accessories.
Attending Mr.. Garlock was the
brides twin brother, Howard
Rachey.
After a short wedding trip to
the Black Hills of South Dakota
the couple will be at home in Long
Prairie where Mr.. Garlock is en-
ployed. Both of these young
people have a host of friends who
wish them happiness.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-06-24
Social Events
Schwartz-Hoppe Nuptials

On Tuesday morning, June ~, at
nine O'Clock at St. Paurs Catholic
church occurred the marriage of
Miss Lucy E. Schwartz, daughter
of Mr.. Nick Schwartz, of this
city, to Mr.. Norbert Hoppe, of Sa-
lem, Oregon, son of Joseph A. Hop
pc, of st. Joseph, Mimi. The Nup-
tial Mass was read by the Msgr.
Plachta.
The bride was beautifully gown
ed in a floor length creation OF
white Chantilly lace. She wore a
large picture hat, and white acces-
series. Her flowers were an arm
bouquet of Token roses and white
sweet peas. Her attendants were
her sister, Miss Dorothy Schwartz,
and Miss Marie Hoppe, sister OF
the groom. Miss Schwartz was at
tired in a powder blue gown Of
striped organza, over taffeta, with
q pink sash. Her large picture hat
matched the gown. She carried an
arm bouquet of pink lupins and
pink sweet peas, tied with pink
ribbon. Miss Hoppe wore gown of
pink, striped organza over taffeta,
with large picture hat to match.
Her flowers, an arm bouquet, con-
sisted of blue lupins and blue ST.
berian iris, tied with a blue bow.
The groom's attendants were
John Hoppe, his brother, and Nor
bert Thieschafer, friend Of the
bridal couple.
The church was beautifully dec
GRATED with ferns and cut flowers
of the season. A reception was
held at the home of the brides IA
Their, Nick Schwartz, throughout
the day, and a wedding dinner was
served at 11:30 to relatives and
friends. A beautiful white wedding
cake graced the center of the bri-
dial table. This cake, made by the
Sisters of st. Cloud, was gift Of
the attendants.
The bride was born and educat-
ed in Sank Centre. She was grad
uated from The Teachers Training
Department of the local school,
and for several years successfully
taught school in this community.
Mr.. Hoppe was born in New
Munich vicinity on a farm. For a
few years he attended st. Peters
college at Muenster, Saskatche-
wan, Canada. He is now employed
by the Century Metal Craft Corp,
of Salem, Oregon, where the newly
married couple will make their
home after July Goth. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hoppe will leave for the West on
Saturday. They will make the trip
by automobile and will visit Vel
lowstone Park and the Black Hills
on their journey. They also plan
to stop at Great Falls, Montana,
and at Spokane, Washington.
Relatives and friends from a dis
lance in attendance at the we'd
ding were: Mr.. John Hoppe and
Mrs. Paul Welle, Salem, Oregon;
Mr.. and Mrs. James Reach and
son, Leo, Port Washington, Wis,
consin; Mrs. John Kuschner, Du-
luth, Mimi; Mr.. Louis Hoppe, st.
Paul, Mimi; Mr.. Joseph Hoppe, of
st. Joseph, Mimi; Miss Marie
Hoppe, st. Cloud; Mr.. and Mrs.
Zeno Hoppe, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard Hoppe, Sr. Julietta and
Sr. Chrysastom, st. Cloud; Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Thielen and daugh-
ter, Irene, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Hoppe
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Thierschafer and family, of
Melrose; Anthony Weber, Free
port.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-06-24
sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre. MINI.
Weet union Couple Married

AT st. Alexius Catholic church
West Union, Wednesday morning
at eight O'Clock, occurred the mar
riage Of Merina Beste, daughter Of
MIR. and Mrs. Anton Beste, who re-
side five and one-half miles south
west Of West Union, and Joseph
Marthaler, son of Mr.. and Mrs. An
ton Marthaler. who reside four
miles northwest of West Union.
The nuptial Mass was read by the
Rev. Andrew Marthaler, cousin of
the groom, who was assisted by
the Rev. FIR. Reflex, pastor Of st.
Alexius church.
The bride was attired in white
satin with lace. She wore a long.
trailing veil with lace cap effect,
held in place with beads. She car
ried bouquet Of pink roses and
white sweet peas.
Mildred Beste, sister of the
bride, who was chosen as attend
ant, was attired in georgette gown
of aqua blue, and she wore a veil
in cap effect to match her gown.
She carried a bouquet of pink
roses and white sweet peas.
Edmund Marthaler, cousin Of the
groom, acted as best man.
During the day wedding re-
ception was held at the home Of
the brides parents, with large
number Of relatives and friends in
attendance. The home was decorat-
ed with blue and white streamers
and a large bell adorned the CEN
ter, converging the streamers from
the outer walls Of the room. A
large wedding cake in blue and
white colors adorned the center of
the bridal table. During the even
ing wedding dance was held at
the West Union Hall.
MIR. and Mrs. Marthaler will
make their home with his parents,
where the groom will operate the
farm. Both Of these young people
were born and reared in the West
Union Community. where they
have a host Of friends, who extend
best wishes for happiness and sue
cess.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-06-24
Have Guests at Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dvorak, of
Hayward, Wisconsin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Dvorak, Of Abbotsford, Wis
consin, and Mrs. Lizzie Egan of
Brooten, were Monday dinner
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Kinney in Hoboken.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-06-24
To Honor Cliff Domke

The Worlds Friendship Society
of the Congregational Church is
sponsoring an informed musical
program and reception for Clifford
Domke son of. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Domke, Friday evening at 500
o'clock at the Church parlors.
Clifford this summer sails for the
Orient by reason of his election to
teach in the Carleton-in-China.
An invitation has been extended to
all people affiliated with the
Church.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-06-24
Have ID of I Initiation

Eleven members from Our
Lady of Perpetual Help circle,
Daughters of Isabella, autoed to
Melrose Sunday afternoon for in
itiation ceremonies conducted at
the X. c. hall. Initiation work
was in charge of a st. Cloud group.
At the banquet at $50 o'clock held
in the Melrose hotel, among the
speakers was Rev. FIR. Loerson.