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Evening star., 1938-12-01

The bidding is interesting With
4 high card value of 1917 and 10
honors. North had a super-sound
two no trump-in fact, very nearly
a three-no trump bid. Souths
Jump to four spades was, of course,
correct, since it showed long spade
suit without any side tricks. At the
same time 1t was q mild slam tnvi-
tation. North, with a very fine fit
for his partners spades and maxi
mum two-no trump hand, now saw
no reason why he should not imme-
diately contract for q slam. Since
he was reasonably sure from his
partners bidding that the ace Of
clubs was off the hand, and since
he GNorthD held two ace-queen COM
binations, he wanted the lead to
come up to him. Hence he bid the
slam in no-trump.
And now came the blow. With
no more nor less than previously
shown, South arbitrarily decided
that no-trump would be unsafe and
ran to seven spades! The ten of
hearts was opened and now declarer
was forced to lose both the heart
trick and the ace of clubs. thereby
going down 500 points. It will be
noted that the same opening would
have beaten six spades.
(Copyright. 193sJ
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cation addressed to the Four Aces. care
The Evening Star If you desire the
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OF contract bridge. send with your re-
guest to the Four Aces: care The
Evening Star a stamped t3-cent). self
addressed: iaree-si1e envelope. and you
Till receive an outline without any
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACES.

David Bruce Burnstone. Mervin d.
Maier Oswald Jaeoby. Howard 6chen-
ken. worlds leading team-of-four. in
ventors Of the system that has beaten
every other system in existence)
Evening star., 1938-12-01
HORACE.

At his home in the Sabine Hills
Horace wrote scores Of poems. In
those days there was no printing
press. 50 the poems were made into
handwritten books. The books uSu-
ally were rolls of "papyrus.
Folding tablets Of Wax-covered
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-16
20 All Club Members
Ma, Go To Morris
Any Regularly Enrolled
Alters Over IA Years
Old Are Eligible

Any regularly enrolled All club
member IA years olo or older may
attend the 18th annual Morris All
Week June 20-21-22. The quota for
Stearns county this year is 70 bon
da fide club members and the first
70 members making their request
to go to the county club agents
office will be selected.
Tentative plans are being made to
hire two school buses for trans
portation. One bus will take the St.
Cloud to Sank Centre route while the
other will take the Paynesville to
Brooten route. The charges for
transportation will be approximate
ly one dollar for the round trip.
Other charges will be $1.6O for
meals and lodging.
The forenoon will be turned ov-
er to various project discussions
and the afternoon to athletic play
program, kittenball, volley ball,
newcomb, horseshoe, golf and track
events.
The st. Martin All band and the
Raymond-Ashley girls trio will par
ticipate in the musical festival on
the evening Of June n.
Each year plaques are awarded
to the counties winning the great
est number of points at the end Of
the Al Week. The competitive
events are music festival, demon
STATIONS and athletics.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-16
State Primary Election
Monday, June 10th

solidated or party-labelled ballot at
the primaries for fear that many Of
them may be disfranchised II not
correctly advised.
Each voter will be handed two
ballots by the judges, and these may
be designated as the consolidated"
and the "nonpartisan" ballots. On
the former will be found the names
of all candidates who are seeking
nomination through party designa-
ton such as Democrat, Farmer
Labor and Republican. The state
law specifically prohibits a split
ballot-voting for candidates Of
more than one party in the follow
ing language: you cannot split
your ballot. If you vote for can
didates Of more than one party,
your ballot will bs rejected" For
example: Voters cannot vote for a
Democratic candidate for governor,
and then vote for other candidates
on either the Republican or Farm
er-Labor ticket.
On the nonpartisan ballot, on
which will appear candidates for
Chief Justice of Supreme Court,
representatives in the state legis-
lature and the county Office seek
ers, voters may vote as they please
for any one Of the candidates.
The candidates on the three par
ty ballot and the nonpartisan ballot
are as follows:
CONTINUED on Page 10 Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-16
ReceiDed 1887 Soil
Conservation Checks
Payments Made In Sank
Centre Tuesday-Total
For County $2S5, 900

Soils conservation payments for
Stearns county brought hundreds Of
farmers to this city Tuesday for a
share in the $235,0 900 allotment in
the county, as distribution coincid-
ed with the Farm Bureau picnic
celebration here. Payments in this
community, made In 600 checks
Tuesday, totaled over $4,000, it
was announced from the county
agents office.
All day long Tuesday farmers
reached this point TO receive their
check on the 1887 soils conservation
program. During the morning alone
400 checks were issued from the
local distributing point.
Banks here were kept busily en-
gagged with run Of handling the
checks. Total checks handled by
local banks for the day was 3O6,
with cash value totaling about $44,-
600. Largest single check cashed
here amounted to $438, others were
noted well over three hundred dol
lars.
Over the county 1912 checks have
been received, and the average check
CONTINUED on Page 10. Col. y
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-16
Bass Season To
Open June 21st
Lakes In Northern
Zone VIII Be Open
For All Kinds of Angling

Minnesota anglers, who reside in
the northern zone, will have oppor-
tunity to fish for bass, crappies and
sunfish on Tuesday, June 21st, when
the season opens on the pan variety.
This removes the last angling re-
striction in Minnesota, and all fish,
except sturgeon, which are protect
ed at all times, then become legiti-
mate game for anglers.
Limits on black bass, silver grey,
striped or yellow bass, are six In
one day with not over II in pos
session. The limit on crappies is
is in one day and not over Is in
possession. Limits on sunfish and
rock bass are is in one day, with
not more than 30 in the aggregate
in possession.
Attention has been called by the
fish and game department to the
report feature On the Minnesota
fishing license this year, and fish
ermen are urged to keep a record
Of fish taken and make a report
at the end Of the season.
1.-THE purpose Of the report Is to
prepare data that win be helpful in
restocking lakes, and furnish a
basis for future department fish
propagation activities" said Harry
e. Speakes, director Of the division
OF game and fish.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-16
Polls Will Open
At $50 A. M
Close AT. 8 P. M.

Next Monday, June 10Th, citizens
Of Minnesota will select candidates
to represent the three parties in the
general election next November,
and every man and woman, inter-
ested in their government, should
go to the polls and make their Sc
lection.
Under the consolidated ballot, in
vogue in the primary elections Of
the past few years, voters are warn
ed to vote only one party ticket, as
jumping from one to another will
cause the ballot to be rejected.
Polls in the primary election
Monday will open at $50 a. m. and
win remain open until 500 p. m.
Voters in the First Ward, that part
Of the city on the north side of
Third Street, will cast their ballots
In the armory. Electors Of the Sec
ond Ward, citizens who reside south
Of Third Street, will vote in the fire
room, located on the first floor of
the City Hall.
lawfully no one can vote for can
didates Of more than one party, as
a split ballot Is void. This warn
ing IL being published for the bene-
fit Of all voters regarding the con-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-16
Special School Bond Election
Called For Monday, June 20
$4,000 Bond Issue
Offered to Voters
For New School

On Monday, June Goth, a spe-
cial election win be held for the
purpose Of voting bonds I'm the
amount Of not to exceed $14O,-
600 for the erection of an addi-
ton to the present Senior High
School and q new gymnasium
and auditorium.
This election will be held In
the board room Of the Senior
High School, and the polls will
open at ten o'clock in the morn
ing. Polls win be closed dur
ing the noon hour from 12:OO
to 100 O'Clock, when they viii
be reOpened, and continue open
until 400 p. m.
The bonds to be voted at this
election are to be used with
PWA funds I'm the mount of not
to exceed $4,000, to make q
total Of $252, 900. Estimated cost
Of the work has been set at
$228y 900, however, under chang
ing prices and conditions the
board has been advised to pro-
vide for q leeway. The board,
It Is stated, does mot intend to
use the entire amount, and IL
merely providing for protection
I'm case Of necessity.
Included I'm the program Is
the moving of the present Sem
Tor High school building, which
will be placed on the northwest
corner of the lot, and the re-
nOvati0n of the same. To the
east will be erected the addi-
ton, which Is to provide sew
enteen school rooms. The GYM
nasium and auditorium will face
Oak Street, and will be built
between the Senior High and
Grade school. Space for expan-
sion for more school room will
be provided for to the south of
the new addition. In mass meet
ing recently 1t was stated by the
board that no work win be done
until the PWA funds have been
secured.
Every voter I'm the district
should attend this election and
express his or her desires. The
board stated that the needs for
more school room are immedi-
ately necessary. Don't forget
the school election Monday,
June Goth, and then also vote at
the primaries to select your can
didates for the general election
in November.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-16
DR.. r. E. Cooper
Elected Legion Head
Vote To Uniform Band and
Build Overnight Barracks
For Girl Scout Troops

At an election Of officers Monday
evening, with DR.. r. e. Cooper
heading the post as the new COM
mander, Robert Swift Post Ameri-
can Legion furthered work on con-
vention plans, band organization,
and Cub Scout work.
Last evening, Wednesday, the
Legion sponsored Cub Pack, under
Cubmaster Art Rosenwald, met at
the City Park for an outing and a
court Of awards. Many Of the
twenty-five members received adj
vanced rankings denoted by Wolf
badges and Arrow points, insignias
Of advancements.
For Legion's state convention in
st. Cloud in August, L. Lovik was
elected delegate from the local post
with w. ID. Gallup as alternate.
Voting to complete the band uni
forms for the recently organized
Legion adult band, the Post auth
orized a purchase Of sweaters, to go
with the overseas cap. w. d. Gal
lup, retiring commander and foster
father for the band, was elected
as manager of the organization.
Officers were elected as follows:
DR.. Cooper, commander; s. p. Han
sen, Jr., LIST vice commander; w.
d. O'Gara, End vice commander;
Earl Burt, Adjutant; DR.. G. f. Yag-
er, sargeant-at-arms; o. l.. Larson,
historian; John Hansen, finance Of
ficer; and directors are: L. T. Low
TX, George Berggreen, J. v. Nelson,
Allan Meigs, and w. d. Gallup. The
new officers will take up their dut-
les in September.
During the latter part of this
month the Legion also will build an
overnight barracks for the Girl
Scouts of the district on the J. F.
Cooper farm, south Of town. Mr..
Cooper donated the land for this
building, which will be 20x5O feet.
Robert Swift Post also will aid
in the state department sponsored
Marihuana eradication campaign.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-16
FISH STORY

When two people catch the
same fish, it should be cause
for argument, but not so in the
case of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
(Buck) Potter, who had that
experience last week Thursday
evening. Glen got a strike,
while trolling and he stopped
the motor, at the same time
Mrs. Potter got a strike. Both
began to reel up and when one
of them reeled faster the other
would lose the fish. Finally
when the fish was brought in
to the boat, it had both hooks
in it's mouth, the presumption
being that it struck one and
then the ether. Glen was fish
ing with a daredevil and Mrs.
Potter had as bait a Red River
runt spook. Buck believes this
to be an unusual experience,
and so do we. In the Potter
family, however, it did not
cause an argument. Mrs. Pot
ter claimed the fish.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-16
Minneapolis
Man Killed
City
Tragic Accident Friday
Evening Caused Injury
To Young Lad
CAR CATAPULTED
Driver Lost Control
When Bump Threw
Car-Speed Was Cause

r. w. Hankinson, SOIL Aldrich
Ave., Minneapolis, was instantly
killed last Friday evening when his
car hit the bump on highway 50
about five miles west of Sank Gen.
ire. Charles McCasland, hitch-hik-
er, who was on his way to Moor
head, was critically injured when
the car catapulted from the high
way and in a cloud of dust came
to a stop approximately 240 feet
from the bump, which caused the
driver to lose control Of his car.
George Aldous, salesman, who
was returning to his home in this
city, had just passed over the bump,
and his attention was attracted by
the speed of the passing car. In
the rear view mirror he saw that
the driver of the Lincoln Zephyr
had lost control Of the car, saw it
leave the pavement and a large
cloud Of dust indicated a serious
accident. He turned around and
went back to the scene Of the catas-
trophe and found Hankinson's body
lying along the pavement about sew
enty-five feet from the car. He
heard a groan and investigation re-
vealed McCasland seriously injured.
Another car then came along and
stopped and Mr.. Aldous came to
Sank Centre and called a doctor
and the highway patrolmen.
Charles McCasland was brought
to the local hospital where it was
found that he had sustained a dis
located left hip, fractured right
arm and multiple cuts. He also suf-
fered from shock. He was in a
stupor off and on until Tuesday. His
condition, however, is improving,
and it is thought that he will have
to remain at the hospital for at
least two weeks.
McCasland, 10 years old, was on
his way to Moorhead to visit
friends. Moorhead was his former
home. According to the young
mans statement he entered the ILL
fated car at Melrose service sta
ton.
Mr.. Hankinson, who was 40 years
old, was representative Of the
Frank H. Higgins Grain Co., Min
neapolis. He is survived by his
wife, two sons, Herbert II, and
Richard, Jr., 10; his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert L. Hankinson,
and a sister, Mrs. Burr Howe, all
Of Minneapolis.
Excessive speed is given as the
reason for the accident. Although
many theories have been presented,
1t is thought that when the car hit
the bump it left the pavement, and
upon landing blew out tire on the
front left side, which pulled the car
to the left. When the car left the
pavement, It Is said 1t leaped high
into the air. The automobile was
totally wrecked.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-16
Sank Centre
To Celebrate
July Fourth
Merchants Association
Voted To Discontinue
Harvest Festival
COMMITTEE SELECTED
Recommend Time Re-
striction In Parallel
Parking Problem

At a meeting of the Merchants
Association Monday noon plans
were inaugurated for a Fourth of
July celebration to be held in the
city park for the benefit Of the
State Firemen's convention to be
held in Sank Centre in 1889. This
celebration will be similar to last
years event which drew so much
favorable comment. Thirty-two mer-
chants attended this dinner meet
ing.
Concessions at the celebration
this year will be sold to individuals.
Arrangements for the parade, spe-
cial features and music will be
made by q committee of twelve
men, selected from the Community
Club and the fire department. The
Community Club members Of the
committee are: 8. g. Schwarzbauer,
w. D. Gallup, r. e. Bushey, Lloyd
Blycker, Ed Steege and Andrew
Nelson. Representatives from the
fire department on the committee
are: George Fish, John Mondloch,
Walt Gritzmacher, ]. A. Rose, Irve
Nelson and Fred Walker.
For reason that the state de-
mands parallel parking on streets
under seventy feet in width, the
businessmen recommended that the
Community Club ask the Council
to prepare an ordinance with park
ing limits and restrictions, so that
it can become workable and Of ben
eft to the motorist. The business
men voted to recommend two-hour
parking limits on Main and Third
Streets and that large trucks park
on side streets. Rear door store ser
vice by trucks and courtesy cards
also were recommended. The time
restrictions were recommended for
the hours between eight o'clock in
the morning and six o'clock at
night.
Merchants decided to discontinue
the Harvest Festival In favor Of the
Fourth Of Only celebration.
George Berggreen, member Of the
school board, asked the cooperation
Of the businessmen in the coming
school election.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-16
Sinclair Lewis
Adds Acting
To Career
Has Wooed Experimental
Theatre In COhasset,
Massachusetts
RECALL EARLY POEM
Sank Centre Students
Unfavorable To Poem
Later Printed in Scribner

Short-story writer, novelist, play.
wright, Nobel prize winner, prophet
and gag-man Sinclair Lewis-he
can lay claim to all these-will add
to his design for living, the field
of acting. a pattern he has been
tatting since his high school days
in Sank Centre.
1.-THE restless Sinclair Lewis, who
every five years or so, creates a new
design for living his own tumult.
uous life, has lately done it again,
writes James Gray in an article last
week, the meat of which Is that: the
Sank Centre-born author is to play
his own character, the Vermont
liberal Editor Jessup, in the stage
production of his novel, 1T CAM
Happen Here"
But this design for living that Mr.
Lewis bobbed up with is not entire
ly new. But his embroidery on the
design is showing forth now.
Back in 1900, or OF, or '02-the
exact year matters little-a red
headed, long-legged, rather odd boy
spoke his first words from a stage
Of any kind. It was when RED"
Lewis was a student at Sank Cen
ire high school.
Each Friday afternoon, a school
mate Of his said this week, a school
paper, accepting student contribu-
tions, was read from the assembly
platform. This particular after
noon Lewis had a contribution, a
poem. From the stage he read 1t,
and the response was not favorable
I'VE didn't think it was good, but
Of course we didn't know our in
formant said.
But another poem, evidently a
lesser light than Lewis contribu-
ton but more down to earth, click
ed nightly with the students. Lew
is, with his long legs, stalked off
the stage and out Of the room.
And there Lewis got his first bad
SAIlSoA uOIlCCS-lIOHl tIlC SluucIltS
with whom he went to school.
Later these same students were
astounded when that poem-they
had vetoed by their own weak re-
sponse-appeared in "Scribner's,"
then the literary oracle Of the mag
azine world.
This particular one also believed
that Lewis had appeared in class
play presentation Of 1902, the year
he was graduated from the local
school.
Continuing for Mr.. Gray: Mr..
Lewis will do most Of his acting
from behind a desk. He will be
able to fold his long legs under its
surface and avoid the amateurs
sudden and passionate desire to put
his feet in his pockets"
During the week Of July 18th,
Mr.. Lewis will reopen his acting
career, and he has wooed the thea
tire nightly for some time, in one
of those experimental summer thea
tres in Cohasset, Massachusetts,
Jessup, the article points out, has
much Of the author in him. The
dry Yankee wit, the homely sense,
Continued On Page 10. Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-16
Scouts Canped
At Itasca Park
Eighteen Members of
Troop rs Enjoyed SDay
Outing Last Week

With the second largest repre-
sentation in the Area, eighteen
Scouts Of Troop Is moved into the
north woods Of Itasca Park last
Friday, swelled attendance at the
Camporee to more than 200 Scouts.
Only troop to outdistance them in
numbers was the nearby contin-
gent from Park Rapids.
The Camporee, now an annual
funfest with the Central Minnesota
Council program, had its origin
several years ago at camp ON
Birch Lake. Last year 1t moved 10
Mile Laos Lake, this year to
Itasca. In a camporee the tented
colony Of Scouts cook their own
CONTINUED on Page 10 Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-16
Over 5000
At Farm Bu-
reau Picnic
All Sports and
Team Pulling
Contest Interesting
FINE PROGRAM
Edward O'Neal, Speaker,
Advised Organization
For Cooperation

An estimated attendance Of over
three thousand enjoyed the joint
Todd-Stearns County Farm Bureau
and All picnic at the City Park In
Sank Centre Tuesday. The morn
ing session was given over to All
sports and a team pulling contest.
Eighteen teams were entered in the
latter, and the contest was greet
ed by a large and enthusiastic aud
fence.
In the team pulling contest, con-
Quoted through the cooperation Of
the Iowa State College, with the
dynamometer, the following were
winners in the class Of over 5000
pounds: first, Ben LANCE, Free
port; second, Kenneth Fauske,
Brooten; third, William Gritzmach-
er, Sank Centre. Others, who took
part in this event were: Edward
Hoeppner, Long Prairie; Harold
Drevlow, Long Prairie; Math. Twill
ing, st. Joseph; Herman Hellerman,
Melrose; Louis Hoffarth, Long
Prairie; Emil Kamphake, Sank
Centre; Chris Lentz, Sank Centre.
Winners in the division under 5000
pounds were: first, Forest Schmidt,
Belgrade; second, Adolph Iverslie,
Georgeville; third, Martin Kennedy,
Sank Centre. Others who took part
in this event were: Ben Volbert,
Melrose; Henry Hellerman, Melrose;
John Berscheit, Sank Centre; Geo.
Cokeley, Sank Centre; and Walter
Payne, Westport. The winners of
these events were the recipients Of
a new harness as prize.
The afternoon program opened
with musical selections by the st.
Martins orchestra. G. l.. Arnold,
president Of the Stearns County
Bureau, an announcer, introduced
Mayor G.. r. Wager, who welcomed
Farm Bureau and All members.
Frank Schlander, president Of the
Todd County Farm Bureau, spoke
on the values Of Farm Bureau men,
bership, and the program for tho
farmer, the homemaker and the
boys and girls.
J. s. Jones, secretary of the Min
nesota Farm Bureau, spoke briefly
Of events Of the organization, stat
ing that "a Farm Bureau units were
holding picnics during the month of
June. Mr.. Jones introduced the
principal speaker, Edward O'Neal,
president Of the American Farm
Bureau Association, whose talk was
broadcast by direct wire over
KHAN, st. Cloud.
Mr.. O'Neal, Alabama farmer, ad-
vised farmers to join the Farm Bur-
eau, or any of the other farm or
CARNATIONS for cooperation to OBJ
tain parity of prices with other pro-
ducts. He condemned the monopo-
listic practices and stated that there
is no better way to invest money
than to take it from the U. s. treas
ury and pay it to farmers under the
AAA, soil conservation or other pro-
grams. He said the farmers would
continue to get low prices for their
products unless they go along with
farmers organizations with pro-
gram Of cooperation for those who
are fighting their battles in Wash
ington, D. G. He continued that this
CONTINUED on Page 10. Col, p
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-16
1920 Eremen;s Con.
ton Dates Selected
Chief Fish, of Sank
Centre, Elected President
of State Association

A large group of Sank Centre
residents motored to Wadena Tues
day afternoon to witness the large
parade presented in connection with
the State Firemen's convention in
session there. The Sank Centre
combined bands Of forty pieces took
part in the parade. and it was the
largest musical organization pres
ent.
At this convention George Fish,
chief of the Sank Centre Volun-
teer Fire department, was elected