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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-17
No Joking Matter

Oracle Hall Roosevelt, the presi- dents brother Jaw, has just been in town again. But he wouldn't talk to newspapermen. They wanted him to tell whether Henry Ford, in private accounts after he left Wash ington, or Federal Reserve Chairman Mariner Eccles, in his public state ment, had given the more accurate account of what was said at the abortive Ford Roosevelt conference. Men who talked with Ford un- derstood him to say the conference 1 had been far from amiable and that he had heckled Eccles at some
 length. Eccles made a statement denying this and similar reports. President Roosevelt has said noth-
 ing. The one sure thing, since Oracle
 won't talk, is that Ford wouldn't dis cuss the problem-Which was worry ing the president-of huge slowly
 moving inventories of automobiles
 and unassembled parts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-17
Black Divides Court

Although conservative supreme court justices have no love for Jus tice Hugo L. Black, it's the liberals who now dominate the court and the split among this group is per- haps the most interesting, definite fact behind the scenes in the cur rent hubbub over charges that other justices were taking cracks at Black Justice Harlan F. Stone has de- nied he ever told anyone that Black was incompetent or lacking in craftsmanship. But Stones friends know that he and other liberal justices believe Black wants to move altogether too fast in tearing down a structure o1 court rulings and precedents witt which most liberals don't agree.
 Stone and more cautious lib-
 erals want to proceed step by
 step, without making the court
 turn spectacular flip -nops. Black
 believes in prompt, vigorous at-
 tack on what he considers a i century or more or constitutional
 misinterpretation. Thus his re-
 cent spectacular dissent denounc-
 ing the 50-year-0ld court ruling
 that a corporation was 8 per son."
 The dispute between Stone and Black, largely over tactics, seems to be most of the real fire be- heath recent clouds of smoke.
 I've taken an oath to uphold i the Constitution, not to be guided by political exigencies or strategic considerations" said Black recently when a friend told him of criticism of his dissents within the court.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

This Saturday morning begins nationwide event which
this country has never seen before Thousands of used
cars-many of them modern with the advanced
features the industry has developed in the last few
go sale prices far below those of several months
ago. Never has there been national cooperative move
ment like this to make better, more modern trans"
portation available to so many people!
This National Used Car Exchange Week comes at
Just the right time for used buyers The season-te
prices and the values are all in your favor This is the
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-05-19
Rural Library Service
Extension Planned
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hundred rural folk are reached by
the circulation of $50 books each
month. The system entails circu-
lation of box of fifty books each
month to the nineteen schools. Ten
adult books are included, the rest
are juvenile, selected from approved
lists. and purchased with the ten
dollar subscription paid by each dis
trict.
1t is estimated roughly the cir
culation runs into thousands each
year since in the nine months
school year $500 books find their
way into the surrounding territory.
Often a single book reaches a
monthly circulation of ten or twelve
readers.
Any available material, supple
mentary to the collection, is provid-
ed for use Of the rural teachers,
it was explained.
Already plans for enlargement of
the system for next year are being
made. More schools are sought for
the service, which in itself Is en-
tirely free since all moneys are
spent for purchase of books. Miss
Finnegan in making the announce
ment asked that school heads in
terested in the plan come to the
library for a complete explanation
Of the service.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-05-19
Ole j. Klukken
Killed Wednesday
Accident Occurred On
Road In Front of Vic
TINS Farm Home

Ole ]. Klukken, resident of Cor
don Township, met sudden death
last week Wednesday evening as
the result of being hit by an auto
mobile that afternoon. The sad ac-
cident occurred on the road in front
of his home. Mr.. Klukken was rs
years old last November the 10th.
Mr.. Klukken had attended a
meeting at Serepta Home in this
city, and had just returned to his
home with Rev. E. o. Hagen, who
stopped on the road directly across
from his farm home. Rev. Hagen
stopped on the right hand side of
the road to allow Mr.. Klukken to
get out of the car. He walked to
the rear end of the car and started
to cross the road on the way to his
home. AS he reached the middle
Of the road a car coming from the
west, travelling at a fair rate of
speed, hit him and threw him into
the air.
Mr.. Klukken was picked up un-
conscious and taken to the Osakis
hospital where he passed away at
about $50 that evening. No one
was held as being liable for the
tragic accident.
Mr.. Klukken came to Gordon
Township from Norway 38 years
ago, and he was one Of the highly
respected and admired farmers Of
Todd County. Mr.. and Mrs. Kluk-
ken celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary last summer. There are
six children in the family.
Funeral services were held at the
farm home Tuesday afternoon at
one o'clock, followed by services at
Elm Church at two o'clock. Rev.
e. A. Hagen conducted the last sad
rites. Interment was made in the
Elm cemetery.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-05-19
Special Service
AT Ashley Church
st. Johns Will Be
Scence Of Anniversary
Event Sunday, May 22

A special vesper service of Even
song, sponsored by the Young Peo-
ple's Fellowship of the Church of
the Good Samaritan, is to be held
this Sunday, May 22nd, at st. Johns
Church, Ashley, west of town about
six miles. AS announced by the
rector, the Rev. r. J. Mott, the SER
vice will be both an observance of
Rogation Sunday as a day of pray
er for Gods blessings upon rural
life, farm lands, seedtime and har-
vest, and also an observance of the
47th anniversary of the consecra-
ton of st. Johns Church, May 49,
1920, by Bishop Gilbert, then AS
sistant Bishop of the Diocese of
Minnesota. The sermon message
for the occasion will be the Church's s
rural mission, the rector announces.
All who plan to participate in this
special observance are asked to
meet at the parish house here in
Sauk Centre where the motorcade
procession will form at 800 p. m.
The Rogation procession will start
from the parish church after pray
ers have been offered for Gods
benediction upon the expedition.
Forming again at the entrance to
the st. Johns churchyard, the pro-
cession will go to the graveyard
where prayers for the souls of those
who have been laid at rest there
will be offered. Following these
prayers the worshippers will pro-
ceed to the church for the Even
song and sermon.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-05-19
Wurst Chosen President
For Clearing House
Central Minnesota Unit
Hold Annual Meet at
Little Falls

Ted Wurst, of Greenwald, was
named president of the Contra
Minnesota Clearing House associa
tion at its annual meeting conduct
ed in the Buckman hotel at Little
Falls last Thursday night after 6
dinner.
Other officers for the organiza
tion to serve during the coming
year are:
Vice president, A. A. Barton, Lit
tie Falls.
Secretary-treasurer, F. J. Reed
Long Prairie.
Directors, E. w. Wendt, st
Cloud, from Benton county; J. H
Welle, Melrose, from Stearns; Geo
Klasen, Royalton, Morrison; E. A
Arnold, Eden Valley, Meeker; J. F
Griep, Staples, Todd.
Long Prairie will be the next
host. The meeting last night was
attended by 154 members. B. v
Moore, vice president Of the First
National bank in Minneapolis
spoke on Belief and Not Relief
Attending the convention from
this city were d. B. Caughren and
J. H. Hansen. Mr.. Caughren is the
organizations retiring president,
serving the term just expired.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-05-19
Apple Blossoms
Draw Attention
Pink Variety One of Few
in City, Viewed BY
Many Passerbys

Passerbys are casting more than
a second glance at lush growth of
apple blossoms in the yard at the
home of the Misses Josephine and
Annabel Emerson, corner of 5th and
Pine streets. For a few days the
delicately pink blossoms, myriad in
number, can still be viewed, Miss
Emerson said.
The tree is not an unsual speci-
men in this section, but is one of
the few in this city. The variety
is a hopa crab tree, whose fall
bearing is a crop Of apples about
the size Of cherries. This years
growth of blossoms is the best in
years, it was said. Until this week
one other, in the yard of P. J. Sven
neby, was in this city. Monday, on
the strength of the Emerson trees
beauty, one was planted in the yard
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George O'Gara.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-05-19
SIXTH DISTRICT
COP CONVENTION
Warren HI. Stewart, st. Cloud,
Elected As Chairman-En-
dOrsed Unopposed Candidates

w. M. Parker, state chairman of
the Republican state central COM
mittee, Of this city, motored to Lit
tie Falls Saturday, where he at
tended the sixth district Republican
convention, at which an endorse
ment for Harold Knutson by resolu-
tion was one of the features.
Officers for the sixth district
elected were: Warren H. Stewart,
st. Cloud, chairman; Mrs. y. B. Con-
ley, Wadena, chairwoman; E. r.
Starkweather, Hackensack, vice
chairman; Mrs. Clara Love, vice
chairwoman; Miss Loretta Koslos-
ky, Little Falls, secretary; Henry
Rines, former state auditor, of
Mora, treasurer; Grace Dunn, of
Princeton, and George Borg, Coka-
to, district members of the state
executive committee.
Republican candidates, who have
no opposition in the primaries, re-
ceived the endorsement of the con-
vention. These candidates were:
Mike Holm, secretary of state; Stat
ford King, state auditor; Julius
Schmahl, who has filed for the Re-
publican nomination as state treas
urer.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-05-19
II Miles of r. E. A.
Lines Completed
Construction Progressing Rap
idly Posts Have Been Set
For 20 Miles of Line.

Construction of the new REA
lines in Western Stearns county is
progressing rapidly, according tc
the county agents office, st. Cloud
At meeting of the board of dir
ectors of the association held at
Melrose on May 13, G. P. Stall
berger, project superintendent, re-
ported to the board that II miles
of lines were completed, that pests
were set for % miles and that
holes for the posts were dug for 29
miles. The rainy weather of the
past few weeks has delayed the
work to a considerable extent.
With clear, dry weather, construc-
tion will proceed rapidly. The fact
that almost all of the construction
so far has been two or three phase
lines has also held back the ccn-
struction a considerable amount.
Later on when a good portion of
the lines will be cne phase type the
building will proceed more rapidly
The contractor, E. w. Wylie and
Company, st. Paul, started build
ing the lines in the southwest cor
ner OF the county about six miles
southwest Of Elrosa. The lines are
practically complete from that
point to the sub-station at Melrcse
The city Of Melrose which, accord
ing to their agreement with the CO.
op, was to build the line from the
generating plant to the sub-station
have already started this work. 1t
is hoped that current can be turn
ed into the first farm lines about
July 1st.
The REA project officers are
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-05-19

consulting engineer and his duties
will include supervision of bitum-
inous street treatment for 1888, and
to prepare specifications for the
work.
Bids for 10000 square yards of
tar mat, to be furnished and ap-
piled to various streets in the city
have been advertised for by the
council. Bids under this project,
which originally included A blocks
of blacktopping, must be in the
hands Of the council not later than
Tuesday, May 81, 1888, at eight
o'clock.
The council also passed a resolu-
ton to repair the Grove Lake av-
enue sewer.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-05-19
sAUK CENTRE HERALD, sauk Centre. MINI.

to Sunday as one of the best open
ing days for the fishing season in
recent years.
License sales Saturday alone
mounted to several hundred, local
firms reported, as anglers sought
last minute arrangements. BY that
evening licenses were sold out and
shortages loomed. Contributing
factor to Saturdays record for a
single days tackle sales, was Sun
days opening.
Minnows and boats on Sauk Lake
were at a premium Sunday morn
ing. By nine o'clock it was almost
impossible to secure boat. Reser-
vations had been made days in ad-
vance, resort owners said.
Largest specimen of the day, re-
ported to this office, were DR.. r. e.
Cooper's 61z pound wall-eyed pike,
taken from Birch Lake, and Sauk
Lakes yield of pound pickerel
on the line of Miss Ann Hanauer.
Hampered by unreasonable cold
weather, fishermen reported only
average luck with the usual open
ing day tough luck" They point
ed however, in the event of warm
weather, to the double holiday
Memorial Day weekend for real
fishing.
Parties on Sauk Lake from Red
wood Falls and Olivia represented
some of the out point visitors here
to open the season.
Streams and lakes, rising under
the recent rains, are attaining old
levels rapidly fishermen observed.
They pointed to that as sign that
fishing should be good before the
month is out. The stream between
Lily and Fairy lakes, dry for at
least ten years, is now coursing
into Fairy helping to strengthen the
level of that popular body.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-05-19
Stearns Leads With Huge
B. F. Sales Records

st. Cloud is not only the hub Of
the states butter producing indus
try, but also the center of the
greatest butter production area in
the country, Charles Ommodt, state
dairy and food commissioner, an
nounced Saturday in st. Paul. Sauk
Centre is the largest center of the
county.
In 1887 Minnesota produced $167,-
265, ,119 worth Of creamery products.
Stearns county, in which only
six of the 30 creameries are not CO.
operatives, duced 11,419OO0
pounds of butter which brought in
to this county s3,763, 500.
Farmers in Stearns county were
paid 1881 900 for their butterfat-
The total dairy output brought the
county $3,S69, 900, according to Om-
modt.
Benton county, which is only one
quarter as large as Stearns, and
has less than one-fourth of it's pop
ulation, produced a total of $780,
600 worth of butter and went into
the class of million-dollar butter
producing counties.
Producing more than two millions
of dollars worth of butter were
these Central Minnesota counties:
Wright county, s2,302, 900.
Todd county, $2,050,900.
Douglas, $2,116,0O0.
In the million-dollar, or more,
producing class, were:
Kandiyohi, $1,185, 300.
Meeker, $1,749,0O0.
Mile Laos, $1,310,0OO.
Morrison, 81 ,195, 200.
Average price paid to creameries:
Of the state for butter was 1896
cents in 1887, and in 1885 it was
31.76.
Average price paid to creamery
patrons for their butterfat was 1927
in 1887 and 1914 in 1886.
During 1887 less butter was made
by the states S75 creameries, but
the increase in price made up for
the loss.
Because two-thirds of the butter,
fat in Minnesota is sold to farmer
owned cooperative creameries the
actual return to the farmers was,
80 cents for every dollar that the
creameries in the state received for
butter.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-05-19
ON FURLOUCH
FROM u. S. NAVY
Continued from Page One)

eight bells is 500, 1900 or 400
One bell is added for each half hour
with eight rings at each of the
three designated hours. 1890, $3.50
or 4:3O are one bell, preceding to
next eight bell hour. They don't
stop the clock in the navy at twelve
and begin with one, but complete
the 24-hour cycle with one o'clock
being thirteen o'clock.
Here's an average day on board
ship, with the Navy termonology:
6:O0-Reville, or up all hands.
6:30-Turn to carry out plan of
the day.
7:30-Breakfast
SOO-Turn to carry out ships
daily work plan.
11:30-Stop work for dinner.
12:00-Dinner.
13:OO-Turn to carry out ship
daily work plan.
16:O0-Stop work for day.
16:30-Liberty for all hands in the
sections that rate liberty.
17:30-Supper.
19:30-Stand by your hammocks.
19:30-Movies.
21:O0-Tattoo (turn in).
Nobody kills himself with work
in the Navy" Ray said. He con-
tributed the highly efficient system
and the numbers of men entailed
to cutting the work day to a min
imum of. hours.
And what's more the boys in the
fleet get three squares" day, and
that's good for a seaman's stomach.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-05-19
w. A. Kohl Headed
Rotary Sing Fest
Appointed Pianist At
Rotary Convention BY
Governor Eddie COnant

Big part in District 1T Rotary
convention in Minneapolis this week
were the sing tests, and local sup
erintendent of schools, w. A. Kohl,
presided in an official capacity at
the helm post as pianist. He assist
ed song leader John Howard, direc-
tor of University of North Dakota's
band.
In a letter last week from Gov
ernor Edward M. Conant, Rotary's
district head, Mr.. Kohl was asked
to take the pianist's job for the
convention which closed on Tues
day, at the Nicollett Hotel.
Monday evening, Mr.. Kohl, seated
at the piano leading representa-
tive group of Rotarians in song,
was pictured in The Minneapolis
Journal on page one. Mr.. Kohl,
who left here Monday, returned
home here Tuesday evening.
Others who formed a delegation
to the convention from this city
included: George Berggreen, Carl
Fischer, Glen Easton, Philip Stein
er and Rev. p. J. Jansen.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-05-19
Sank Centre In Post
Office Building List
Continued from Page One)

population served by the office; 60
inadequacy Of existing quarters and
also federal agencies in need of Of
flee room.
The latter requirement would be
the only thing against Sauk Centre,
as we have no federal agencies and
are not a county seat. On other
counts, we are informed however,
that Sauk Centre would be in line
for second consideration.
Aitkin is in a higher class, the
adjusted receipts of that postoffice
being between $4,000 and 1000.
Sauk Centre is in the next class,
with adjusted receipts running be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. Then
there are two towns in the next
class: Mora and Staples, and their
adjusted receipts run between $12,-
600 and $4,000. All other towns in
this district which are up for con-
sideration, are in the lowest class,
with adjusted receipts from $4,000
to $4,000.
On the basis Of receipts and pop
ulation Sauk Centre is decidedly
second to Aitkin. In the next class
Mora is a county seat, but the pop
ulation of Mora is much less than
Sauk Centre.
The above explanation is given so
that the people of Sauk Centre may
know that our city is definitely in
line for a new postoffice building,
but it may be some time before it
is announced.
The Community Club has a COM
mittee which is working with
Postmaster B. F. Dubois on this
project, and at the present time
there is considerable grounds for
optimism.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-05-19
ALL-SPORT SCHOOL
EVENT TUESDAY EVE.
boy with spirit. 1T didn't look like
he'd make the first ten, but he
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boy with spirit. 1T didn't look like
he'd make the first ten, but he
wound up among the first five
Reserve material coach Harold
Rasmussen, Junior high coach said
1.-The Junior high boys and myself
fully appreciate the honor of attend
ing this banquet"
The complaint is made, DR.. ]. F.
Dubois, representing the medical
men here, pointed out, that athletics
receive too much stress. Certain
ly not too much is laid on athletics
here" he said. I'VE hope soon to
have adequate facilities for all ath-
letics." In his advice to these ath-
letes, he pointed out it's not what
you do nor the results you attain,
but how much you have given it.
Legion Commander w. D. Gallup
switched the talk to baseball, and
outlining a proposed Legion base
ball program for the summer, said,
Baseball is on it's way back. Looks
to me like this is going to be a
baseball year."
You get out of athletics what
you put into it," Ray Walker, foot
ball captain, told the group.
Il hope the squad will go places
again next year." baseketballs cap
tain Rich Hoffman said.
Leroy Soltau, baseball captain
hopes for upturn in baseball, and
Hilary Egan, track captain, brought
down the house with, IF the real
football field looks as good as that
table model, it's all right. But I
see no track"
Toastmaster Supt. w. A. Kohl an
nounced Donald Ethun, captain
elect for football, George Conkey,
basketball captain, Willard Ras-
mussen, baseball captain, and Hill
ary Egan to succeed himself as cap
tain of the track squad.
James Arneson and Harry Rose
dahl were mentioned as representa-
tive good sportsmen from the group
of Junior high athletes.
Closing remark of Toastmaster
Kohl was: Don't fold up with the
sheepskin, and don't let graduation
lessen your interest in the school,"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-05-19
TO HONOR KINZER

Arrangements are being complet--
ed for a celebration to be held at,
Cold Spring on Thursday, May 26,
Ascension Day, in honor Of John J.
Kinzer, who has filed for the office
of lieutenant governor on the
Farmer-Labor ticket, as the running
mate for Governor Elmer A. Ben
son. Fred v. Stein was appointed
as chairman of the celebration,
which will include a dinner which
will be attended by many Of his.
Stearns County friends as well as
state officials.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-05-19
Trap Shoot Held AT
West Union MAY 18th

The trap shoot held at West Un-
ion Sunday, May 18th, enjoyed a
large turnout in spite of the COM
petition from the opening of the
fishing season. Most of the boys had
their limit Of pike in the morning,
and finished off the day with the
shotgun in fine style. Johnny Der
doski, of st. Paul, was the big noise
in the singles events, also tieing
Julius Feierabend, of Grey Eagle,
in the doubles event. Sank Centre
was well represented and Pat Du-
Bois showed the way to his fellow
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-05-19
33rd Annual Conven-
ton of Federated Clubs

acter Education" will be given by
DR.. Katherine Hattendorf, of the
Home Schools.
Wednesdays program will COM
mence at $50 at the Methodist
Church with salute to the flag
by the Boy Scouts. The balance of
the morning will be given over to
reports of the district committees
and Of the 80 clubs of the district.
During the afternoon program,
Mrs. w. w. Remington, of Mime
apolis, will speak on Affairs of the
World" For several years Mrs.
Remington has conducted tours for
college students to all parts of the
world, especially to the European
countries, and she is we'll acquaint-
ed with conditions there. She will
have an interesting message for all
who attend.
Following the close Of the pro-
gram tour of the Home School for
Girls will be conducted for the
guests and members of Gradatim
VIII pc HoSlS al q ttd dt Tic CplS-
copal Parish House.
The program will be as follows:
Tuesday Morning, May cath
First Methodist Church
10:00A. M.-Registration, First
Methodist Church.
1890 A. M.-District Chorus Re-
hearsal, First Methodist Church.
Hoo A. NJ. - Executive Board
Meeting.
Lunch.
Tuesday Afternoon
Formal Opening Of Convention
Mrs. ]. L. Roth, Dist. Pres.
Assembly Singing-Mrs. A. E
Hirt, Directing.
Invocation-Rev. NJ. L. Brann.
Salute to the Flag-Girl Scouts.
Address Of Welcome.
Response-Mrs. r. s. Hopkins,
Backus.
Presentation Of Convention Chair
men-Mrs. Gordon Morse, General
Chairman.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-05-19
DEAN BROWN WILL
PILOT AIR MAIL
Continued From Page One

abandoned automobile, except when
airflight facilities are lacking. He
never drives to Minneapolis any
more. The Mankato-Sauk Centre
hop costs him only about an hour
Of his time and two gallons of gaso-
line.
Best recipe to deflate anyone's
ego, Dean can prescribe is a trip
aloft. It makes you feel small and
insignificant, he told his mother
once.
It wasn't definitely established
what plane Dean would fly for the
mail job today. His own plane, so
light he can handle it easily by
hand, and a Stinson 6-passenger are
both available to him, it was said.
It is thought he will take the latter.
Mail from postoffices in the sur
rounding community will be dis
patched on this special flight, and
several postmasters will be present
to witness the take-off of Sauk
Centres first air mail flight.