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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-15
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
WAR AGAINST THE
LITTLE FELLOW
From Our EXCHANGES

The politicians don't call 1t Soc
ialism-but a acknowledgements
program now in effect can be
honestly described only as state
socialism on a gigantic scale.
This Is the federal-state power
program. Few of us yet realize its
potentialities. We know something
about the IVA and Bonneville and
Grand Coulee dams. What we don't
know is that a host Of other,
smaller projects, either completed,
under construction or in the plann-
ing stage. will literally blanket the
country with tax-subsidized, politi-
cally-managed power plants and
transmission systems in the next
five years.
Washington, Oregon, California,
Nebraska, Wyoming, Texas. Tenes-
see, Alabama-these are but few
of the states which are being
blessed" with sccialized power. at
the expense Of private savings, pri-
vate investment, private opportun-
ity, and private employment. In
every case, the areas have been
long and adequately served, at rea-
sonable cost, by heavily-taxed
state regulated private systems. In
every case where possible deficien-
cies Of power existed, the private
companies were prepared to expand
to make up for them-given as
surance that they would be allow
ed to stay in business. In every
case. all the taxpayers Of the coun-
try have been taxed to pay for the
unnecessary government projects
and the total bills Of the projects
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-15
Questions Pertaining
To Agriculture

Will poison grasshopper bait kill
pheasants?
When finely scattered at the rate
of 20 pounds per acre we have
never found a case of grasshopper
bait harming birds or livestock
T. L. Aamodt, assistant state en-
tomologist.
I have a young team of horses
that are in the habit Of gnawing
wood and leather. Is this because
of a lack of mineral?
We do not know for sure what
makes horses do this. 1t may be
a lack of mineral or it may simply
be habit. We suggest you feed a
mineral mixture of 2 parts of
ground limestone, parts of feed
ing bonemeal, and part of salt.
Add small amounts to the regular
feed or put it in a box where they
can eat it at VILLA. L. Harvey,
division of animal husbandry.
How can dark stained and var
nished woodwork be refinished to
a lighter color?
II a new and lighter stain and
varnish finish is wanted, remove
the old varnish with commercial
varnish remover or. If carefully
done, Qye is a poison) with home
made I've paste. Oxalic acid or a
commercial bleach might be ap-
piled and when the desired depth
of color is obtained, sandpaper the
woodwork smooth and apply the
new finish.
Woodwork such as you describe
might well be painted a color to
harmonic with the wall finish in
the room.-Charlotte Kircher, ex-
tension home furnishing specialist.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-15

Paul, on Saturday, June II, an
nounces ]. 0. Christianson, super
intendent. The assembly program
is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p. m,
in the auditorium Of the Admin
istration Building. This will con-
sist Of main address to be given
by r. A. Trovatten, State Commits
sioner Of Agriculture; newsreels,
musical selections, and other en-
tertainment. The program will be
followed by a dance in the Gym
nasium.
All arrangements for this reunion
are being made by Aggies and all
Aggies are urged to attend.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-15

The stick contains woods from Pal
estine, Bethlehem, Russia, Brazil,
Egypt, Spain, Mexico and Mime
sofa. That from Palestine, Bethle-
hem and Egypt is especially valu.
able and is not easily secured.
Judge Leistico is proud of his new
walking stick-he has reason to be.
Three Pound Pike
Fatally Injured
so. ST. PAUL-"Sign Painting
Frannie Falk Is convinced that
there isn't much sense to buying
expensive tackle for fishing pur-
poses when there really isn't any
use for such paraphernalia. It's like
this: Frannie and his party were
fishing near Mile Laos recently
and they were angling merrlly
along, having little luck occasion
ally. Suddenly, there was a splash
near the boat and a three pound
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-15
planned runs past the $2,ooo,ooo,ooo

planned runs past the $1,000, 000, 900
point.
Furthermore, the power social
lists" aren't satisfied. They frankly
want to destroy or absorb the en-
tire private industry. Very recently
rumors have been heard of a new
political "war" against the utilities.
And what that amounts to Is a war
against the taxpayers who pay the
bills; against the armies of work
ers with good jobs in the private
companies; against the tens of
thousands CT people of small means
who own utility securities. bought
out of savings; against a tremen-
dous number of businesses, little
and big, from which utilities buy,
and which share directly or indir-
ectly in utility spending. It's a war
primarily against the "little fell
low"
Such a program is insidious. 1t
grows without our knowing it. And
1t leads us inexorably toward that
totalitarianism the very politicians
who are today promoting socialism
in this country, profess to detest.
The people OF this coutry have long
been asleep-and the future of
democracy will be dark indeed If
they don't awaken soon. Elk
change
SUBSTITUTE
When the skids were so carefully
creased for the Townsend Plan, it
was given out that the old age as
sistance allowances under the Soc
ial Security Act would be much
liberalized, to show that the Adj
ministration's heart still bleeds for
the old folks.
So the House Ways and Means
Committee comes to bat with a
decision to increase the Federal
governments commitment from SIS
a month to $40, on the usual con-
dition that the States match the
payments from the national treas
ury. This looks like a raise for the
needy aged ones, from a $50 to a
$40 monthly pension.
There is a catch in this, how
ever. Only three or four States,
it is said, now find themselves able
to contribute the SIS limit. The
States are hard up, their Legisla-
lures have nearly all adjourned,
and it is doubtful whether more
than a half a dozen of them will
meet the $40 bid for another year
or two. The action, for the pres
ent at least, is little more than a
gesture. And the old folks are get
ting older.-Minneapolis Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-15

pike apparently tried to shatter his
own broad jump record. He Owed
and landed in the boat where he
succumbed from injuries sustained
by the fall.
Boy Finds Dime In
Pouch Of Gopher
ROCHESTER-A dime concealed
in the pocket of a trapped gopher
Melted double bounty for 12-year-
old Oronoco boy. Harold Schriever
traps many pocket gophers for the
10cent bounty paid by the Oronoco
township board. Saturday he trap
ped one in which he found dime
in one Of the cheek pouches. The
pouches are used normally to carry
food.
New tangled Hens Lay
Hard Boiled Eggs
EAGLE BEND-You have no
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-15
STATE NEWS
BRIEFS
Precious Wood Contained
In Walking Stick

GLENCOE-Judge Otto A Leistico
is a Glencoe citizen who finds it
helpful to use a cane and he now
takes pardonable pride in a novel
walking stick presented to him by
his cousin, w. F. Leistico, of Min
neapolis. The cane Is constructed
from PA pieces of wood assembled
from eight different countries. W.
r. Leistico Is a cabinet-maker by
trade and the dizziness with which
the PA pieces of wood are assem-
bled In this walking stick leaves nc
doubt of his ability as an artisan
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-15
Submarine Tragedies

The sinking of the British submarine Thetis
with the loss of SO lives following the disaster which
took 20 lives in the American squalus only nine days
before brought the number dead in sunken submar-
ines peace time duty in the last 25 years ap-
proximately 1000
total of 20 submarines have been sunk with
loss of life in time of peace according to the best
records available, of which there were British with
376 dead American, 120 dead Japanese, 215 dead;
Russian, 155 Dead French LOG dead, and 1 Italian
with 81 dead.
American submarines sunk with the number of
dead in parentheses were the F-4, Sunk at Honolulu
March "a, 1915 (2); the S51, sunk off Rhode Island
September %, 1925, 1857; the S4 sunk off Province
town. Mass, December H. 1927 (4O); and the Squalus
sunk off the New Hampshire coat May %, 1885, (26).
Two of these the Ssh and the S-4, were sunk in
collision with other vessels
The saving of 33 of the SO men aboard the
Squaus all who not drowned when the vessel
first sank of the greatest of all time,
and almost incredible feat considering that the
ship lay in 240 feet of water.
How much better off the world would be if the
deadly submarine had never been invented!
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-15

Cabbages grow to height Of IS
feet on the island of Jersey in the
English channel.
Manitoulin Island, in Lake Hur-
on, is the largest fresh-water is
land in the world.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-15

against Mr.. Business Depression.
Olson said.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-15
MIDSUMMER REUNION

The annual Midsummer Reunion
Of all former students and grad
yates of the Schnool Of Agriculture
will be held at DIVERSITY Farm, st
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-15
The u. S.-Canada Line

After his triumphal tour of Canada, just ended,
King George vi doubtless has a more vivid real
izaton of the vast extent of the unguarded boundary
line between his North American dominion and the
United States Including the boundary between Can
ada and Alaska, this line extends more than 5000
miles.
Though actual hostilities accompanied the
establishment Of this boundary line, it the sub
ject of negotiations for more than 100 years. The
last boundary dispute, minor one, was settled in
1871 with the German emperor arbiter. More
than 5000 markers mostly of concrete and metal
trace this remarkable border and inspected from
time to time by United States and Canadian bound
airy commissioners travelling together.
Dreams of Canada's annexation to the United
States been INDUCED in by few citizens of both
countries at various times but it seems unlikely that
such thing will come to pass unless the
British Empire should be dismembered as a result
of unsuccessful war. AS matters now stand
there is good reason for any change in Canadas
status, from the standpoint of either country.
With population more than 10 times as great
as that of Canada, the United States has been and
will continue be a friendly neighbor. The two
countries hold each other in mutual admiration and
respect thereby setting fine example in troubled
world.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-15
High Court Rulings

Several important rulings of general interest
were made during the session of the United States
Supreme Court which recently closed, including the
following:
l. Sit-down strikes "'high-handed proceed
ings without shadow of legal right" and employ
ers do not have to reinstate employees who par
ticipate in them.
2. The Federal government tax salaries of
state employees and the states tax salaries of
Federal employees.
g. state must give equal education advantages
to white and Negro students
A. Private power companies have no legal right
to challenge the constitutonaty of the Federal pow
er program.
s. Restrictions the amount of major farm
products that may be marketed constitutional
This apparently the ruling which nvalidat
ed the original AAA)
g. Prior membership in the Communist party
is not a sufficient reason for deportng an alien.
During the session Felix Frankfurter succeeded
the late Justice Benjamin N. Cordozo, and William
O. Douglas succeeded Justice Louis D. Brandies
retired. Four of the nine present members of the
court-Black, Reed Frankfurter and Douglas have
been appointed by President Roosevelt.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-15
Shoots Down
Bald Eagle

SLEEPY EYE-Barney Hilles-
helms trusty shotgun raised havoc
with a bald eagle which scared
over the farmyard early one morn
ing. When the bird flew over the
yard Barney thought it was hawk
and was surprised no little bit when
he learned he had brought down
an eagle. The bird was merely
winged" and apparently will re-
cover. They are doing all they can
to nurse it back to health.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-15

NOW ranged HENS LAY
Hard Boiled Eggs
EAGLE BEND-You have no
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-26

LOOKING OVER THE FRONT PAGE
of The Gazette last week, reader remark
ed; We'll bet no city in the state has bet
ter looking bunch of Civic and Commerce
association officers
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-26

Don't Forget What We Have Said Over and Over
,t... Again
ELECTRIC COOKING COSTS ONLY ABOUT HALF
's. WHAT YOU EXPECT
Here Is Another Oven Meal To Prove 1t To You
PURPOSE: To prepare entire meal eight in the
MENU: Rolled Stuffed Round Steak
Vegetable casserole
Apple-Pecan Tore
RECIPES:
.. Steak
Large slice of round steak, inch Sprinkle
with pepper spread following dressing
11A Cups stale bread crumbs Tablespoon prepared
"a Cup minced celery tard
l Tablespoon grated onion Tablespoons melted butter
l. Teaspoon salt Pepper
Roll for cinnamon roll and fasten with
Place suet over top and roast in open
Vegetables casserole
Place in buttered casserole: 4
carrots and sliced potatoes to fill dish layer
and dot with butter. Pour all No Bake
covered.
Apple Pecan TOrte
Cups pecans chopped fine p Teaspoon salt
Eggs l Teaspoon baking powder
112 Cups brown sugar Teaspoon vanilla
Tablespoons flour p Cup minced apple
Beat yoks light Add and milk and mix we'll Add
remaining ingredients and fold in stfly beaten egg whites
Bake in two layers. Serve with whipped
METHOD: Place meat in cold Set regulator
turn switch preheat After 20 minutes,
$780, and switch "bake Place vegetables
in Bake orte for hour during the roasting period
Total roasting time hour and As minutes.
RESULTS: complete meal prepared low
pensive cut of meat served in appetzng
moist and tender.
COST: Approximately 1916 watts used 1915 XVIII. At
cents XVIII igh for most of the stove in Red
wood Fas) the dinner cost $.O48 to prepare.
CALL 1863 if you have questions any the
preparation and service of food
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-26
@ochu4sa1'a 11d1ca

Mildred Stewig won firsts in the
high school declamatory contests.
The Cards swamped Winthrop
60 to Tx. E. Glassco died.
John La Due was elected presi-
dent of the Lamberton CONNER
cial club.-Lowell Laudon receiv-
ed his M. A. degree at the Uni
versity of Iowa. - Mrs. Victor
Johnson of Delhi sustained
broken leg. - DR.. Jorgenson
bought veterinarian practice at
Morgan.-Mrs. E. E. Mosier won
a first prize at the state poultry
show in Minneapolis. - James
Murdoch was elected business
manager of the Scenic City band.
s. 4
so YEARS AGO
George Duerre and Fletcher
Skinner were enjoying a visit to
the Twin Cities. - DR.. Gregory
went to Manchester college to de-
liver lecture.-M. H. Jones sold
a farm in Paxton to r. w. New
ton, 40 acres, $700.-S. G. Mason
and o. A. Mason began filling the
ice house for the new creamery.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-26

What city council of what thriv-
ing little trade center got ticket
for parking wrong on a recent
trip to the Twin Cities?
-f-f-
To men who criticize us women
for swathing ourselves in furs
from the knees up and shivering
in silk from there on down, we
wish to exhibit Mr.. Jesse Olson.
He takes to the streets in a Dam
iel Boone cap-but no overcoat.
-f-f-
Speaking of bankers, the Mint
cafe has on record a dazzling
epistle from L. R. Ewart.
Datelined Dallas, the letter
gives the Mint authority to fur
nish daily morning coffee to "two
BUNS who wired him for aid
after congress indicated a $685.
100000 cut in relief funds.
Zone of these characters broke
into the Register of Deeds office
and the other has taken over a
drug store, although the boss still
thinks he owns it," Ewart wrote
in identifying the pair to whom
he is extending charity.
The telegram to Ewart was sent
collect-by Swede and Rex, of
course.
-t-f-
Anent N. B. Andersen's feeding
of hundreds of sparrows. 81 adj
mire them," he explains, They're
the only birds with enough brass
to stay here with us in the WIN
ter"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-26

"Aunt CAL" Smithers has done
a fine bit of statistical research
on Ramsey park addition, an ire
pressible section of the city other
wise designated as Hectic
Heights"
Mrs. Smithers counted up five
sets of twins there, the Castles,
Joresons, two sets at Truesdells
and a set at the James Whittet
home (she had to branch on down
the pavement for the last one.)
Then she got to reviewing
widows-and found IA of them in
the small community.
There are only two widowers
in them thar parts-so Mike de
GRAF, one of them, carries live
mouse for protection.
He's treading on dangerous
ground, withal, as Aunt Cal isn't
afraid OF mice-dead or alive.
-f-f-
Foolish Face of the week:
Coach Charles Wallblom's when
he opened his postoffice box to
find the following card: "Dear
Sir: Could you come to see my
chickens? There is something
wrong with them. They seem
kind of paralyzed. Yours truly,
E. j. Lindblom is the poultry
specialist around here - and it
may have been that all bloms are
alike to the man with the paraly-
zed poultry-either that, or he
surmises that Wallblom is an
authority on chicks.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-26
5 YEARS AGO

1920 persons attended Presi-
dents Birthday balls at the ar
mory and Legion hall.-Fire did
considerable damage to the
Thomas F. Reed Sr. home at Mil
roy. = Edna Holden and Maurice
Welter were married at Walnut
Grove.-Cyril Smith and Douglas
Stewart were slightly injured in
an automobile accident.-3OO far
mers applied for drouth relief at
the Vesta office.-Harry Hoffman
and Claus Maurstad entered the
field for county commissioner
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Mckay of Delhi
held open house on their fortieth
wedding anniversary. - William
Rengstorf, Peter Drees ard Louis
Lieske of Vesta were hurt when
the car in which they were riding
tipped over.
y = i
10 YEARS AGO
Funeral services for w. Irving
Tiffany were held at the home of
his sister, Mrs. A. E. Laidlaw.-
Arthur Hawton, Helen Smith and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-26

Conductor Hughes would punch
no more tickets on the Redwood
branch. He was succeeded by
Conductor Sam Kinmore. - Re-
preventative James Mcmillan
came from the capitol to spend
the Sabbath with his family. -
Mrs. Gibson was severely beaten
by friends on her return from
church. She found neighbors as
sembled to celebrate her thirty
seventh birthday. - Clerk of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-26

WE OVERHEARD A DEMOCRAT
and Farmer-Laborite complaining the
other day because the Republicans are put
ting back COP. office holder who was
good enough for the Els until a few months
before they left office.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-26
REDWOOD FALLS HAS MADE gres


progress in recent years, progress in which
its citizens take justifable pride.
But while we are patting ourselves on
the back we must give some consideration to
rumors constantly reaching us that certain
comparable towns in the state have built 40
and 60 new houses in year for which our
record was 20. We must consider stories of
industries locating in rival cities, to add en-
ployment and expand their spheres of in
f1uence and trade territories. 1t is possible
that despite our development, we are only
keeping pace or perhaps hardly that. Posi-
bly, we could do much more.
Pass it off with a smile if you will, but
we would like to know, among other things,
how we stack up in home building with COM
parable towns and if we are behind why?
We would feel treasured, perhaps, if we
checked figures on what other towns have
attracted in the way of new industries but
it is possible we might be astounded and
moved to greater activity. We would like to
know what towns have increased their trade,
and how? Has full-time Civic and Com
merce association secretary been an asset?
We know that certain towns support hockey
teams, that at least one has polo team and
a baseball franchise involving major league
team. We never saw a polo game and are
doubtful about it's worth as civic asset, yet
we do know that athletic activity builds any
town as an amusement center and as trade
and community hub.
What we are leading up to is that Red
wood Falls needs planning board, group
whose duty would be to investigate matters
of this kind and make recommendations.
Perhaps it should be an arm of the city gov
ernrnent; certainly the Civic and Commerce
association should be actively interested, if
not its sponsor.
We have done much, but undoubtedly
not all that we could have done had we been
fully informed as to opportunities.
SAFETY STATISTICIANS COMPUTE
traffic accident costs in cold dollars and cents
figures. Mnnesota's loss in reported acct
dents last year is derived as follows:
612 deaths at $4,000 eaclls
value of human life as set
by law - S6,120,OO0 u
5000 injuries, average $500
taken from insurance COM
pany records 4OO0,O00
5000 accidents, average pro-
perty damage amounting to
$3.50 100000
Total 1,4OO,OOO
These figures take no account of the
thousands of minor accidents resulting in
damage under $50 which are not reported;
and they place no price on the suffering and
sadness resulting from car-carelessness.
This figure is approximately the same
as the total gas tax revenues of the state
highway department., which gives some idea
OF the per mile cost to motorists of traffic
disasters In so far as enforcement of high
way laws and proper construction of high
ways can lower the accident toll, money in
vested for safety cannot fail to pay
worthwhile dividend.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-26

Court Byram rented the Litch-
Warck house across from Mr.. Ly-
mans.-J. A. Cummings was in
stalled as captain of the Sons of
Veterans.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-26
Aviary For Eagles

Melbourne, Australia = P} -
A fight aviary for eagles is be-
ing built at the Melbourne zoo.
The enclosure, 40 feet long, will
be constructed so the birds will
be able to fly under natural con-
ditions.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-26

Soil experts estimate that APP
proXimately 100000 acres or l8
per cent Of the land in cultivation
in the United States is too poor
for profitable crop production.