The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-07-07
s Sport
Wags
BY Chuck Rattle

Take q Swing at the Pahk-
An effervscene of ideas Is moi
ORDINARILY one of the properties OF
this corner. Somehow, or another
a bubbling Of original thought does
not spring from this musty mind
but / think we really have some.
thing here worthy or passing along
Before we delve into the matter, the
suggestion is not entirely our own
some Of the best minds of the city
have relayed the info to us. :.
Sometime ago after this reporter
had stood chewing his thumb in the
park waiting, like a hungry vulture
to pounce on an unsuspecting pic,
mic table so we could have some.
thing to eat we talked of too few
tables in the park. Last week
we were about to give it another
shot when we learned from Coun.
cilmen that park funds were not
sufficient at this time to provide
them. That park appropriations al
present cared adequately for labor
and upkeep but would not stand the
strain of further table additions. f.
So we desisted from mentioning
the idea with a view at Wasting at
the park authorities.
The suggestion has come that
If businessmen would toss few
coins together, buy the mater
ial and the labor for their con-
struction, ample tables could be
provided without much cost to
anyone individual. I believe that
it's a good one. But my per-
sonal view of the thing IS that
all advertising should be kept
of the tables. Somehow that
cheapens the movement, and is
entirely out of harmony with
the scheme of things. Now for
q few wide awake boys to start
the thing Off and we'll go to
town on the thing. . How's
about It? >.
There's this to be considered. The
city park is one of the finest as
sets we have. In recent years it
has developed into the recreational
center of the towns summer sea-
son. On Sundays and holidays 1t
has become veritable haven for
town folk and those passing thru
I've personally seen it, and only a
week ago, crowded with more than
two hundred people, all there to
enjoy a day in the cool of the park
At five o'clock there was a grand
scramble for the scant half dozen
tables. That in brief is the picture,
But it goes deeper than that II
the businessmen want further in
centive. It's one of those places
whose cool retreat beckons strong.
ly to road-weary tourists. Past that
park go daily, in the summer, hun
dreds of tourists from this state and
nearly everyone in the Union.
What's the tieup? Simply this,
I've seen it and you've seen it when
as many as a dozen out of state
cars have. been parked near the
park with it's passengers drinking
in the scene of the fine green of
the grass and the sweep of the lake
as it swings to the north. It's an
almost irresistible spot for the pass
ing motorist. And one in which il
he stops, he'll stop to eat.
Under the setup in this city
it's nearly the only thing we
have that will stop the tourist.
They all go through here. But
what is to stop them? And
that's what we're after. That
park perhaps stops as many
motorists in this city as their
relatives. Now with ample tab
les and space for them to pic
mic there's plenty to be derived
from this stoppage.
Here's another one that's come
to my attention. If the city has
run out of WPA projects, send the
lads down into that river bank east
of the bridge from a reclamation
project. landscapes have pro
nounced it an ideal spot to enhance
park facilities. With a minimum
Of materials this project could be
made. Sometime about sunset take
a drive down past the mill. Get
out Of your car, walk down to the
bank, and with hand shading YOU
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