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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-24
Court cfHonor To
Be Held December 7
Eagle, Star and Life
Awards VIII Feature
Annual Scout Service

Rank Of Eagle Scout, highest
award in Scoutdom, will go to Jim
Cooper, son of DR.. and Mrs. r. E.
Cooper, Wednesday evening, Dec
ember 7th, when Troop Is, Boy
Scouts, will hold their early winter
court of honor.
According to Scoutmaster Don
Clough this week outstanding thing
about the court will be the large
number Of merit badge awards and
the high proportion of high rank
awards to be received. About thir-
ty-five merit badge awards will be
given in one of the biggest merit
badge assignments any court here
ever had, he said.
Jim Cooper becomes the fourth
Scout in Troop rs to receive the
Eagle award in the last two years
Others were Russel Larson, Mickey
Hansen, and Scoutmaster Clough.
Other high ranking awards will
be given in the Star and Life brac-
kets, ranks next below Eagle
Douglas Kohl and Gordon Hedin are
ready to receive Life awards at the
Court. To receive Star awards are
John Cotton, Dick O'Gara and Bob
Rattle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-24
Local Deer Hunters
Return With Game
Practically All Parties
Report Good Hunting, Although
Deep Snow Hampered Some

While many were leaving the
northwoods, where in places snow
lay a foot deep and temperatures
slumped to ten below, headed home
with their deer, others from Sank
Centre continued the filtration in
to deer hunting counties.
The shutting process, parties re-
turning and others leaving to get
in hunting before Thanksgiving
Days closing date, continued this
week. Early Sunday morning found
Harold Gray and Junior Vande-
steeg heading into the north coun-
try for a day to join the Vande-
steeg-Otto party.
Monday when heavy SHOWS, driv-
en- by high wind, tangled traffic
near Park Rapids, one late party
postponed their leaving until Tues
day morning. Art MacDermond
Gus Otto and Johnny Dubois head
ed into the woods near Walker for
the closing days. For Mr.. Otto and
Mr.. Dubois it was return trip.
But this week were a host OF
them turning homeward. Among
them these got what they went af.
ter: George Fish, who hunted near
Warroad on the border; Alex Ben
son and Willis Dahlem, in a party
of five near Ely; Roy Scott, first
back with his trophy, and M. J
Deichert.
Wide range Of hunting conditions
were brought back in tales. p. M
Reinardy and Tubby Scanlon re.
ported with deer and tales of four
teen inches of snow and ten be-
low weather near Northome. From
this city in a party of eleven were
Vern and Bud Soltau, Guy and
Warren Scott, all with deer. One
Of the finest hunting trips he had
ever taken, Mr.. Soltau said.
Others includes the brother com
bination Of Joe and Charley Mill
er, with 81 years in the woods, with
their deer. DR.. r. e. Cooper ant
Carl Fischer returned with meat or
CONTINUED On Page 10. Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-24
Former Sank
Centre Citizen
Passed Away
J. H. Hartley Called
To Rest Sunday
Evening At Bertha
BURIED IN GREENWOOD
Last Sad Rites Held
Wednesday Afternoon
76 Years Old

j. II. Hartley, former resident
of Sank Centre, passed away Sun
day evening at the Thiel hospital
where he had been a patient for
five days preceding death. He suf-
fered with a heart ailment which
proved fatal. Mr.. Hartley made
his home with his daughter, Mrs.
II. F. Steinkraus and family, in
Bertha. His age was 76 years, 10
months and 4 days.
John Holmes Hartley was born
on December 81, 1861, in GAINESVILLE,
New York, the youngest son of
Thomas and Ann Hartley, who had
recently moved there from Eng
land.
His early life was spent in west
ern New York, where he attended
school and learned the bakers
trade.
On April 8, 1883, he was united
in marriage to Miss Edith Warren
in Warsaw, New York. They came
to Minnesota shortly afterward and
lived near and in Sank Centre for
many years. Three children came
to bless this union: Alice, now Mrs.
II. F. Steinkraus, of Bertha; Cliff
ford, of Waila Walla, Washington,
and Albert, the oldest son, who
passed away with the flu during
the epidemic Of 1918.
Tn 1912 Mr.. and Mrs. Hartley
moved to Portland, Oregon, where
they lived until Mrs. Hartley's death
eighteen years ago. Since then
Mr.. Hartley has divided his time
between Minnesota and Washing
ton.
Mr.. Hartley served on the Board
of supervisors for many years In
Sank Centre and was keenly inter-
ested in all projects concerning the
welfare of his community. 1t was
largely due to his work that the
Third Street extension road was
made in Sank Centre-work OF
which he was very proud.
Mr.. Hartley was a devout Christ
ian all his life, and was always in
terested in the better things of life.
He was a member Of the Odd Eel
low Lodge for many years.
Left to mourn his passing are his
daughter, Mrs. H. F. Steinkraus, OF
Bertha; Clifford, son of Walla
Walla, Wash, and seven grandchil-
dren, Keith, Edith, Donald and Cliff
ford Steinkraus, Of Bertha; Robert
Jameson and Bruce Hartley, OF
Walla Walla, Wash.
Funeral services were held in
Bertha, Minnesota, Wednesday af-
ternoon, November %, from the
Congregational Church, with the
Rev. ]. e. Jansen officiating. Bur-
ial was made in the family lot In
Greenwood cemetery in Sank Cen
tire.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-24
First 1893
Soils Checks
Distributed
Were Given Out In Sank
Centre and Melrose
Monday and Tuesday
TOTALLED $4,000
Wheat Loan Program
In Stearns County
Will Close December 81
Soils Conservation Checks

First transmittal of soils conser-
walton checks for the 1888 program
were distributed by John A. Will
lenbring, treasurer of the local as
ISOLATION, and the county agents
office this week. Distributions were
made at Sank Centre, Melrose and
from the county agents office at
st. Cloud on Monday and Tuesday.
These checks totalling $4,000 went
to OFT farmers in Stearns county
and represent slightly more than
70 percent of the total number to
be paid out to cooperating produc-
ers in the county for 1888. It APP
pears that this transmittal is the
first group to be paid to any Min
nesota county for 1888. The deduc-
ton for administrative expanses in
Stearns county for 1888 is 2.6 per-
cent, possibly the lowest that any
Minnesota county will have. Ad-
ty for all AAA programs have been
consistently low. The corn-hog pro-
gram of 1884 cost 2.25 percent while
for 1885 it was 3.61 percent. The
agricultural conservation program
for 1887 cost farmers 2.49 percent
for administration while the deduc-
ton for 1887 was 4.6 percent. No
one whether in favor of the AAA
programs or not should criticize
these low costs.
Jacol officio1S IN oboroo ~ tho
program assert that they are al
most seven months earlier than
1887 in getting the checks to pro-
ducers and expect to have about
all the 1888 checks in producers
hands by January LIST. In Stearns
county about $500 farms co-operat-
ed this year and total payments will
aggregate $500, 100000.
Continued on Page 10 Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-24
Patron Gains At
Coop. Creamery
48,5OO Pounds Manu-
featured at Sank Lake
Creamery During October

Sharp upturns in both production
and patron gains in October over
a year ago were noted from the
records of the recently moved Sank
Lake Cooperative Creamery this
week, in a report made by secre-
tary George Strauss.
In October the creamery payroll
to patrons ran to 900, with the
creamery paying % cents for sweet
cream. Production went to 48,500
pounds, for the month, 10000
pounds higher than for the same
month a year ago. According to
the report the patron list now tot
ais 1876, gain Of about 80 over the
list of a year ago. Patron lists
have grown steadily throughout the
year, he said. Stimulating growth
was the recent purchase of the Blue
Valley plant by the Cooperative
firm.
This week latest information re-
vealed the national butter surplus
had reached a high point. Novem-
Der 10th the surplus had reached
$4,000, 900 pounds more than for the
same date year ago. With this
in mind merchants. farmers, cream
cries all through MINES, "a and the
northwest are launching a butter
crusade to stimulate sales, to cut
the surplus.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-24
Sank Centre
Won Two
First Tits
Grey Eagle Taken
BY Reserves BY
Score of "a to %
DOUBLEHEADER
Varsity Quint De-
feated Upsala By
Count of "a to IA

Twenty-four is the winning num-
Der.
Two separate teams-that utilized
nearly Is players-carrying the
torch for Sank Centre, pulled out
from behind in each case Tuesday
evening in seasons opening doub-
leheader by handing Coach J. N.
Toftness the victory Offering, with
an identical winning score in each
case.
In the first Grey Eagle, playing
the Toftness reserves, started slow
but turned apparent victory for
Sank Centre into a last minute
scramble and a scant one point vic
tory for the Toftness men "a to 90
Shooting was completely out of
gear for first half when the reg
ulars, the defending district champs
in first half game as colofless as
last years stockings, turned on a
second half blast of steam that
warmed an Upsala team off the
court to the tune of "a to IA.
Sank Centre "a; Grey Eagle %
An early lead, a one point mar
gin, held by Grey Eagle in the first
quarter was quickly overcome when
the reserves paced by scorers
Ethun, Deziel and others ran up
a lead, only to lose sight of it again
in fourth quarter scramble that
was saved by the gun.
It was a thriller this first game
with shooting prominent part of
the play. The first three shots TAX
en- were converted. Ethun, who
paced this crew and rose to new
heights this game, dumped the first
bucket with long. Brown follow
ed his lead with q pot shot. And
Grey Eagles Eldred Tailed. De
fensive on the part Of the locals
broke up repeated Grey Eagle
drives but with Eldred, Paschel,
and Fierabend scoring they rode to
an 8 to z lead at the quarter.
Held without score in the second
quarter Grey Eagle watched Deziel,
Hunt and Ethun carry the scoring
torch. Deziel held honors with two
buckets, and Hunt and Ethun one
each. Sank Centre lead at half
time IA to 8.
Grey Eagle spanked this quarter
with Paschel, Zutter and Dolence
scoring to run their tally to IA
Brown on a rebound shot with Hill
debrand covering long carried the
brunt Of the local scoring and the
locals remained in an 18 to IA lead.
In the fourth scoring and passing
went wild. Paschell closed the gap
to Is to 16. Hildebrand snatched
back that four point lead. Eldred
closed again, but Sieben moved that
lead up again. With a minute to
go, Zutter converted a free throw
and the score stood % to 10. Eldred
dumped long to leave only q scant
margin. Ethun dumped the last
local bucket bringing the tally to
"a. Fierabend closed the books with
a free throw to %.
Continued on Page 10 Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-24
Seal
Sale Opened
Thursday
DOuble-Barred Seals
Aid In Eradication
Of tuberculosis
PROTECT YOUR HOME
L. A. Walker, Appointed
Chairman For Sank
Centre Community

With the slogan Protect Your
Home from tuberculosis an army
of volunteer workers started an in
tensive drive for the sale of Christ
mas Seals, those little stamps
which are used to raise funds for
the fight against that dread disease.
L. A. Walker, chairman for the
Sank Centre community, opened
the sale here on Thanksgiving day.
The drive will continue until
Christmas.
Churches and civic organizations
are invited to aid in this worthwhile
fight, and special moving pictures
and advertising will carry the mes
sage of need to the people of the
community.
The tuberculosis Seal for this
year is unusually attractive. 1t
shows a mother and two young
children in the costumes of the
Victorian age lighting a candle in
the window of their home. At the
bottom on either side is a red
double-barred cross, insignia of the
international fight against tubercu-
losis. The Seal carries the words
Health Greetings"
Bordered in red, the seal Is car
ried out in typical Christmas colors,
making an attractive decoration
for greeting cards and gifts. The
corner of each sheet of 100 Seals
carries the portraits of four men
who have played important parts
in the fight against tuberculosis.
The Seal was designed by Lloyd
Coe, a New York artist. The theme
is intended to signify the protec-
tior that the organized fight
against tuberculosis brings to the
home.
Christmas Seals finance the coun-
ty, state and national campaign for
the eradication of tuberculosis.
1T know that the Christmas Seal
campaign can count on the whole
hearted cooperation of the people Of
this community" said Mr.. Walker.
1.-THE work of preventing tuberculo-
sis and promoting good health,
which is made possible through the
double-barred cross seals, Is so well
known that we can count on a gen.
erous response"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-24
Rural Book
Circulation
Grown
Proves To Be Popular
Service of Bryant
Public Library
NEW FOREIGN DOLL
First of European
Presentations Has
Arrived From France

Bryant library's rural library ser.
vice-that disseminates more than
1000 books a month to rural schools
in this section-rose to new heights
this year with the addition Of three
schools and a circulation that Is ex-
pected to reach $4,000 by the end
of the term.
Twenty-Five rural schools in both
Stearns and Todd counties are be
ing served supplementary reading
through the local library this year
Miss Bernice Finnegan, librarian
announced this week. Last year
there were nineteen schools partici-
pating.
: Instituted only a few years ago
the rural library service is a wild
ened extension of the ibrary's ser
vice, provides books each month to
the participating schools. There is
no charge to the schools for pro-
fessional services or supplies, Miss
Finnegan said. Only cost is a ten
dollar fee which money is entirely
spent for the purchase of new books
used in the rural circulation.
This year alone nearly 10000 sep.
arate volumes will be distributed
among the % schools. Each month
a box Of so carefully selected books
are distributed. 1T provides each
school with a library of $50 books
throughout the nine months, Miss
Finnegan pointed out.
The service has increased trem'
endously the demand for books ir
the rural section, she believes. De.
mands come for books on trades
mechanics. Pressing wants fol
adult circulation have extended the
service to include several adult
books with the school boxes each
month. While circulation figures
are indefinite, it is believed thai
each book averages circulation Of
from five to ten readers in each
school.
(Continued on Page 10. Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-24
School Board
AcceptedLow
Bid Friday
Includes Moving of Build
ing, Flag Pole, Excava-
ton, Foundation, Etc.
$4,000 LOWER
Sent To PWA Office,
Ohama, For Approval
Or Rejection

Members of the School Board in
session Friday night decided to &C
cept the bid Of Dunnigan Construc-
ton Co., st. Paul, which was the
lowest submitted for moving the
Senior High School building. This
bid, which was reduced $500 from
the original bid of $24,375, was for
$22,675, according to Supt. w. A.
Kohl. Work under this bid includes
excavation, the construction of a
foundation, moving the building, the
flagpole and trees.
Last week, the Herald stated that
the Board thought the bids as Of
fered too high, as preceding verbal
offers had been lower, and the
Board was led to believe the work
could be done cheaper. However,
the verbal bids offered were for
moving only and did not include
excavation, foundation, etc. The
Board, however, did get the bid
lowered $500.
The bid as accepted has been
sent to the PWA office at Omaha
for approval, where costs of this
kind Of work are checked and If
found out of line are rejected. The
costs of this work must be COM
parable with the costs of such work
done in other communities and If
found correct work will be started
not later than December 3rd, the
dead line set on the local project.
IF the PWA office finds the costs
out of line an extension Of time will
be granted, however January LIST is
the absolute deadline which can be
granted on this job.
Although the cost of this first
project is some $4,000 higher than
the Board expected, the extra cost
it is said, can be made up in the
difference Of the cubical contents
of the building. The appropriated
cubing was $4,000 feet, with the
present cubing set at $4,000 feet
This would create a saving Of about
$1,000. This is based on a cost of
37hc per cubic foot on building and
contents.
1t is expected that a PWA ap-
prevail or rejection will be received
within three or four days. If the
approval arrives work will start as
soon as possible before or on Dec
ember Bird.
The new school buildings, said
Mr.. Kohl, will be erected as prom
Used and as the people voted. Other
plans have been discussed but ow-
ing to the vote and PWA demands
changes from the original to any
great degree are impossible.
Mr.. Fish, a moving contractor OF
GAINESVILLE, was in the city Mon
day. Mr.. Fish had been invited
here by persons outside the School
Board to check the situation and II
possible to place lower bid. He
checked the specifications and be,
fore returning to his home stated
that the bid as accepted was not
too high. He did not place bid
but stated that If bids are reopen
ed he would like to bid on the job
but told members of the Board his
bid would not be lower.
p. M. Olsen, of Duluth, Federal
PWA inspector, has set up offices
in the Senior High School building
and will be in charge of the fed
eral angle of the local project.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-24
"A Record
At
Glass Play
Juniors Gave Fine
Performance of "Anne
of Green Gables"
FINE PORTRAYAL
Costumes and Stage
Settings Characteristic
of Years Gone By

A record attendance, said to have
been the largest ever at a Junior
class play of one night perform
ance in this city, greeted the show
ing of "Anne of Green Gables" Fri
day night.
It was pleasing three-act per-
Torrance with an abundance OF
comedy, and it was played in excel
lent fashion by the well-trained
cast.
Cast about people during the year
Of 1900, the costumes, mostly char
acteristic of that time, caused mer-
riment to the audience, yet lent
color to the play. All costumes and
makeup were splendid.
The cast of ten girls and four
boys of the Junior class, was splen.
didly chosen and each and every
one portrayed his or her part in
fine style. Some of the cast mem.
bers were outstanding and their
work was quite above par of the
average school production.
Miss Viola Laughlin, director of
the play, and all who aided in its
production deserve great credit and
praise for the successful presenta
ton of "Anne of Green Gables"
The cast of characters in order o.
appearance was as follows:
Florence Remsen-Ellen Cokeley
Minnie Stern-Dorothy Hansen.
Anne Shirley-Dorothy Peterson
Mrs. Spencer-Alberta Prasch.
Marilla Cuthbert-Shirley Carpen
ter.
Mathew Cuthbert-Bill Kaufman
Mrs. Barry-Rita Egan.
Mrs. Rachel Lynde = Margare
Markson.
Josie Pye-Shirley Rosenwald.
Gilbert Blythe-Ray Berggreen.
Diana Barry-Rosemary Morse.
Moody Spurgeon-Loren Potter.
Mrs. Allen-Vera Jackson.
Ira Mills-Carl Hildebrand.
The play is a pleasant story o.
an orphaned girl, who was adopted
from an orphanage. Her escapade!
cause concern to the grownup'
about her, but they add to the com
edy for the audience. She final!
proves her worth and the pla!
! closes as one would wish. Tht
characters looked as though the!
had stepped from the family album
Stage settings, such as old fash
toned pictures, furniture, lamps
etc., were in keeping with the cos
| tunes.
Others who assisted with thu
play were:
Prompter-Vivian Walker.
Costume Mistress - Mary Jane
Stelzig.
Properties-Grace Chandler, Oh.
Rose Leonard and Phyllis Pang
burn.
Stage-hands - Vernon Bromen
shenkel, Cyril Carpenter, Joe Jack
son, Glenn Sieben and Jerome
Schrommer.
Advertising-Glenn Sieben anc
Vernon Bromenshenkel.
Settings-Mr. Gray and Mr.. Klein
Business Manager-Albert Scan
Ion; faculty, Dorothy Wilson.
Makeups-Clifford Everhart, Hell
en- Henkels and Pearl Swope.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-24
Gr0be Lake Resident
Passed Anay Monday
Charles Alexander, Well
Known In This City, Buried
Wednesday Afternoon

Charles Alexander, well-known in
this community, passed away at his
home in the Grove Lake commun-
ity Monday night at - o'clock. He
had been i'll for some time, when
pneumonia developed and proved
fatal.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon at the family
home at Grove Lake.
Mrs. Alexander. who survives
was a sister of Mrs. John Brown
and is an aunt of Mrs. Clyde Sill
yer, of this city, and Helen Brown
Of Minneapolis.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-24

Silk is considered unclean by the
Mohammedans because it is the
product Of q worm.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-24
District l36 Still Leads
In Rural School Contest
District IS, Sank
Centre, Is Now In
Close Second Place

Again we publish the contestants
in the Community Clubs rural
school contest in the order of their
standing according to the vote turn
ed in to the Herald office on Mon.
day. Several changes again will be
noted. There is yet chance fol
any one Of the contestants to win
the first prize in this contest. Get
busy, help your friends win. Ask
for votes. The following is the list
of standings:
Dola Grundman-
Dist. 1875, Ashley -...--.-.670,7 Tia
Gladys Thornbloom-
Dist. IS, Sank Centre SOC, 1886
Earl Kruse-
Dist. 81, Sank Centre.-..--.549, 95S
Orville Johnson
Dist. 138, Sank Centre.-528, 951
Florence Holme-
Dist. 20, Raymond --.-..---397, 79a
Virginia Emblom-
Dist. 1876, Kandota .-.---.-..-..-375, OF
Sylvia Bromenschenkel-
Dist. 26, Sank Centre.....-....367 $3.50
Lloyd Billman-
Dist. 65, Sank Centre-------296, 925
Irene Prasch-
Dist. So, Getty Grove----286, 124
Bertha Schlicht-
Dist. 4, West Union--.---------277,S77
MAYA Shanahan-
Dist. 81, Ashley ----------267, 100
Elizabeth Strauss
Dist. 81, Getty --.-..-.-.----253, 294
Winifred Cowlthorp-
Dist. 81. Getty .---.-..---...--.-.....244, 097
Dolores Lentz-
Dist. 1856, Melrose .--...--..-.-232, 240
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-24
Stassen's
Plurality Is
Votes
Carried 81 of 81 Counties
In States Largest
GubernatOrial Vote
MIKE HOLM LED
Amendment No. 1
Carried-Amendment
No. 2 Defeated

Harold Stassen, Republican, was
elected governor Of the state by a
plurality of 291, 576 votes over his
closest opponent, Governor Elmer
A. Benson, Farmer-Labor candidate.
Governor-elect Stassen carried 81
of the 81 counties in the largest
gubernatorial vote ever cast in the
history of the state. Stassen's ma
jority over the three opposing can
didates was 224, 812.
The total vote cast in the state
was 1,144,926 or 1882 under the
record set in the 1886 presidential
election.
Amendment No. 1, up for the fifth
time, was approved. This makes
possible the exchange of state lands
for federal and private lands.
Amendment No. 2 was defeated.
Official returns for the state are
as follows:
Goyarpnr
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-24
NEED FOR CHILDREN'S
GARMENTS
We wish to stress the ne,

We wish to stress the need OF
children's garments, including
footwear, on a recent appeal Of
the Red Cross. Wooden over
coats, mackinaws, leather jack
cts, or any other garments suit
able for makeover for children's
use are wanted. II you have such
garments send them to either
the Rest Room or the Herald
office or notify the Rest Room
or Herald Office and a Boy
Scout will call for them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-24
Revival Services To
Open November 9th
Rev. r. A. Babc0ck and
Wife In Charge-Special
Music and Singing

Beginning November 9th and
continuing for two weeks, Rev. and
Mrs. r. A. Babcock will conduct
special revival services at the Cos
pei Tabernacle in this city, said
Rev. Busch Tuesday.
These services will be held each