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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
CAPITOL
Would Restore WPA Hours
-By COnSressnoa,,KnutSOn

During the past week I received
a great many letters urging me tic
support a movement to restore the
old WPA wage and hour schedule
To my correspondents I have writ
ten as follows:
1.-THE action taken by Congress in
lengthening the hours fer WPA
skilled workers was taken at the
request of the Administration. In
viewing this situation it must not
be overlooked that WPA is a re-
lief measure rather than a work
measure, and was set-up to tide
over those out CT work until times
improve.
Congress has appropriated for
relief purposes during the current
year 2 billion $50 million 600 thou
sand dollars, which is about $3.50
for every minute since the dawn
CT the Christian Era. You can read
lily appreciate that this situation
cannot continue indefinitely with
out bankrupting all.
1--WE must not overlook the fact
that there are many farmers who
own their farms and equipment
free from debt, who work many
more hours, and get less than
WPA workers. Those who have
substantial debts on real estate and
chattels are much worse off and are
rapidly being wiped out. The farm
er finds himself in this plight
largely due to high taxes and the
cost of things he must buy. He
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
STATE HIGHWAYS
CANNOT BE CLOSED
FOR CELEBRATIONS

Minnesota state trunk highway
routes, whether on municipal
streets or elsewhere, cannot be
closed or blocked off, by any au-
thority, for the purpose of staging
celebrations, carnivals, tent shows,
band concerts or other forms of
entertainment.
This was the warning issued this
week by w. F. Rosenwald. traffic
engineer of the State Highway de-
partment, as the "open season" for
such requests upon Highway Com
missioner M. ]. Hoffman neared it's
height.
All requests for such permits
must be refused, Mr.. Rosenwald
said, because the laws of Mime
sofa provide nc authority for clos
ing trunk highways for such pur-
poses.
Mr.. Rosenwald cited that in
some instances owners of travelling
attractions have represented to
municipal officials that mayors Of
municipalities have power to take
such action by declaring an emer-
gency, or that the highway depart
ment has authorized such proceed
ure. Such representations, he said,
are absolutely unfounded and with
out legal basis, and any attempt to
so close state highway is unlaw-
full.
Trunk highways must be kept
open at all times, except when clos
ing is required by physical ccndi-
ton of the roadway, and this ap-
plies to municipal streets designat-
ed as trunk highway routes, If
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
Changes In Gas Tax
Collection Effect Savings
Refunds Drop, Receipts In
crease and Other Gains Are
Made With New Improvements
In Oil Inspection Department

Improvements in administration
instituted since the first of the year
are bringing an increased return to
the state from the gasoline tax,
Arthur b. Anderson, director of the
new division of motor fuel taxation
and oil inspection, reported this
week.
Anderson was appointed chief oil
inspector by Governor Harold E.
Stassen and took office when the
department was under a cloud.
Three former officials of the depart
ment had been indicted, and three
other employees shortly afterward
were to be faced with criminal
charges growing out of mismanage-
ment and loose business methods.
Anderson proceeded to reorganize
the department and adopt improved
methods of handling collection Of
the states big gasoline tax fund.
The announcement this week was
the first report of the progress be-
ing made in this effort.
Refunds of gasoline tax, allowed
where the gasoline is not used for
the highways, have decreased ma
terially as result of steps taken
to stop abuses of the privilege. The
total of refunds for the first six
months this year was $114,441 less
than in the same period last year,
making a decrease Of 1913 per cent.
Refunds are being allowed farmers
and others who are entitled to them,
Anderson says, but the employment
Of special refund Investigations and
other protective steps are eliminat-
ing the chiselers who have been able
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
Summer
Recreational
Program
Week of August 4th to August 1Otf

Week of August 4th to August 10th
FRIDAY
Morning: 1000 to 1900, City
Park, archery.
Afternoon: City Park, 200 to
500, supervision of all games.
Evening: Supervision of games
at Park 900 to 500.
Archery 1000 to 1900 and 600
to 500.
SATURDAY
Morning: Supervision and volun-
teer leaders meeting, 1000 to 1900
Afternoon: 200 to 500, super
vision of games, City Park.
SUNDAY
Afternoon: Supervision Of games
200 to 500.
MONDAY
Morning: City Park, 1000 to
1900, Archery. Supervision of
games.
500. Supervision of games.
Archery 1000 to 1900 and 600
to 500.
Evening: 600 to 500, supervision
of games at Park.
TUESDAY
Morning, 1000 to 1900. Fair
Grounds. Midget baseball. City
Park. Tiny tots, sand box play
and story hour.
Afternoon: 200 to 500. City
Park, supervision of games.
Evening: 600 to 500. Fair
Grounds, Legion baseball, at Park
supervision of games.
WEDNESDAY
Morning: City Park, 1000 to
1900, archery. Supervision of
games.
Afternoon: City Park, 200 to
500, supervision of games.
Evening: Games at Park, 600 to
500. Archery, 1000 to 1900. and
600 to 500.
THURSDAY
Morning: Fair Grounds, 1000 to
1900, midget baseball. City Park,
tiny tots sand box play and story
hour.
Afternoon: City Park, supervis-
ion of games, 200 to 500.
Evening: Fair Grounds, 600 to
500, Legion baseball. 600 to 800
supervision of games at the Park.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, Mimi

to get undeserved refunds in the
past. Issuance of refunds reached
an all-time high last year when
$2,667,711 or approximately Is per
cent Of the gasoline tax collected,
was refunded. The total for the
first six months this year was $S15,-
451, or about 8.5 per cent of collec-
tons.
Another improvement that has
been made is the employment OF
field auditors who will check re-
turns of the gasoline distributors
and make sure that the state gets
all the tax that is coming to 1t.
1.-THE gasoline tax is collected by
1,OO6 wholesale distributors and
paid over to the state monthly"
Anderson explained. II was sur
prised to find that the $20,OOO,OOO
or more in gasoline tax was being
forwarded by these 1000 collectors
without any auditing OF any kind on
the part of the state"
Anderson has reduced the num-
Der of inspectors but has instituted
changes which will make the in
spection more efficient. He found
that three oil inspectors, stationed
in the oil fields in the Tulsa and
Kansas City areas, were merely act
ing as bookkeepers, copying the re-
ports of the oil companies and not
actually making inspections them
selves. Salaries and expenses of
these men amounted to $500 a
month. Anderson eliminated this
activity and arranged to absorb it
in the work of the st. Paul office,
with saving of $500 year.
Receipts from the gasoline tax
for the first six months this year
were $9,514,724, or $364,637 more
than in the same period last year,
Anderson reported. With a reduc-
ton of SHAH in refunds, the state
thus is about S4S0,0O0 better off
this year than it was in the first
half of last year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
SCOUTERS ATTENDED
u" OF SCOUTING

patrol leader of tent 8; Dick O'Gara
was also assigned to that tent; and
Bob Rattle was patrol leader in
tent 4. Tents and 6 were not
occupied by any Sank Centre
Scouts.
Last Thursday evening at the
Council Fire was visitors night.
Parents of the boys visited the
camp. Stunts and songs featured
a program Of events arranged for
the visitors. Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey
O'Gara, Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Schmidt
and Mrs. Ed L. Rattle were pres
ent.
Each morning tents were given
a rigid inspection and points
awarded on a merit system. At
the end of the week the tent hav-
ing the highest total number of
points received "a large juicy wat
ermelon," the boys reported. Tent
four received the honors.
Swimming and canoeing were
popular sports, the boys said. There
WcIS live SdhOSS, OIlS llllCo Will
a sail, that could be used with
officers permission. There was plen-
ty to eat, the boys said, because
there was an Italian cook who
could really cook" All of the
Scouts who went from here gained
at least three pounds or over dur
ing the week.
Sunday afternoon a Court Of Hon.
or was held. Local boys received
merit badges done during the work
periods Of the days. Doug Kohl
was awarded merit badges in Pion-
eering; Dick O'Gara, Life Saving;
John Cotton, Life Saving and Ath-
letics; Junior Schmidt, personal and
public health and athletics; Bob
Rattle, Life Saving and Athletics.
All the boys learned to paddle can
oes. A typical day was begun with
reveille at 7:30, swung through a
routine of events and ended with
taps at $50 p. m.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
Council Proceedings

The adjourned meeting of July
was called to order by President
Eckberg on Monday evening at s
P. M. July "a, 1889, with all men,
bers in attendance.
A motion was made by Alder
man Kettlewell to transfer $7.44
from the General account to the
PWA account to reimburse the
PWA Construction accounts. 1t was
seconded by Alderman Miller and
carried unanimously.
1t was moved by Alderman Ket-
tlewell and seconded by Alderman
Miller and unanimously voted to
allow the following bills for PWA,
viz:
Fletcher, Dorsey, Barker,
Coleman & Barber, Legal
services ...............S 125.OU
]. II. Ganley Co., Street I'm
provement No. IL 800. 3844.54
L. L. Kells, Legal Services 52.85
Nj. b. Lang, Engineering
Services ................ 390.05
Sank Centre Herald, Print
ing d Advertising ...... $50
A resolution entitled Resolution
For Change Orders For Paving
Project, PWA Docket No. MINI.
1730-F; Local Improvement No. 12''
was introduced and read in full.
Alderman Kettlewell moved that
the resolution be passed and adopt
ed; Alderman Kinsella seconded
the motion and it was carried by
the unanimous favorable vote of
all Aldermen and was thereupon
declared duly adopted.
Motion made by Alderman Ket-
tlewell and seconded by Alderman
Pangburn to give the City Clerk
power to fill in four copies. one
to be filed, for Application For
Local Participation in the State
Wide WPA Recreation Project
and mail three copies to Eugene
MCGEE at the WPA office at st.
Cloud, Minnesota.
A motion was made by Alderman
Pangburn to have Mesdames Dick
haus, Egan, Crandel and Denzer
examined by a physician for a
Statewide housekeeping project
Motion seconded by Alderman Mil.
Ter and unanimously carried.
Meeting adjourned.
J. A. Schoenhoff
City Clerk
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
St. Cloud To Be Host
To Young Democrats
Convention VIII Open
Friday at Junior High
School Auditorium

Minnesota Democrats of all ages
will appear at the Junior High
school auditorium in st. Cloud at
2 p. M. this coming Friday for
what will undoubtedly be the larg-
est Young Democratic Convention
in the history of the State. While
originally scheduled for July 21st
and 22nd, the convention was post
poned to August 4th and 5th so as
to adequately arrange for the large
attendance.
Important matters of State and
national politics will come up for
consideration. A complete platform
and set of resolutions will be adopt
ed. A speaker of national prom
inence will be obtained for the con-
vention. Among those prominently
mentioned at the present time are:
Frank Murphy, Attorney General
of the United States; Paul V. Nc
Nut, Chairman of the Federal Soc
ial Security Commission; Hon. Gov
ernor Stark of Missouri; and Hon.
Governor Corcoran, of Nebraska.
Definite announcements with refer
ence to the program will be made
within the next few days.
Social high-light of the conven-
ton will be the Friday evening
seven o'clock banquet and dance
tickets S1.25 per person) at the
Breen Hotel, convention headquar-
tiers. Louis c. Ward, chairman of
the banquet committee, expressed
an unofficial report that the tick
cts were going fast and a good
crowd was assured.
The State Central Committee OF
the Younger Democrats, through
Merle McKeon, president of the or
ganization, has appointed the fol-
lowing subcommittee for the pur-
pose of convention arrangements
for the State Convention to be held
in st. Cloud;
The committee of Arrangements
consists of the following members;
Louis J. Reed president of the
Stearns County Organization) chair
man. J. A. Henry, Jr., Vincent
Ahles, Emil Wasilowski, Lloyd o.
Stein, Herman Kammermier, Nor
bert Homer, Norbert Heis, Adolph
Erpelding, Harold Deering, and
Peter Loso, all of st. Cloud, MINI.
Frank Haas and Ira Karon, of st.
Paul, and John Crowley and John
Aldo, of Minneapolis.
The following persons were ap-
pointed as members of the Public
ity Committee:
Ira Karon, St. Paul, chairman.
Howard Jacobson, Fergus Falls.
Ralph Helstein, Minneapolis. John
Duluth. Harold Deering,
st. Cloud.
Louis J. Reed, president of the
Stearns County organization, urged
all those desiring to become mem
bers of the Stearns county club to
pay their dues to Herman Hammer
mier, secretary, and obtain a mem
bership card. If this is not done
before convention time they will not
be permitted to vote at the con-
venion. They can, however, attend
as delegates but will be deprived
of their right to formulate the pol
icies of the organization.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
CALF BORN WITH
HEART IN THROAT

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Uhrhammer
has another of those freaks of nat
ure out on his farm. This time
it is in the form of a calf which
has several peculiar characteristics.
In the first place, it is something
of midget, being too small to sue
cessfully take nourishment in the
usual manner. 1t is pure white all
over which is not exactly common,
but the most peculiar feature of the
calf is the fact that his heart is
located in his neck and can be seen
to beat steadily in it's peculiar posi-
ton. Though the calf is small it
appears healthy and the outlook is
pretty good that it will live.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03

August 18th. No letter will appear
the next two weeks, but it my hope
to be able to write several ccm-
munications while in Europe, in
which I will try and describe con-
ditions as / find them.
To Make Rye Loans
The government has decided to
make loans beginning about Au-
gust 10, of 38c per bushel on Mes.
1 and grade rye to be stored on
the farm, upon which the borrower
must pay Nc per bushel insurance
and 4 per cent interest. When de-
livery of the rye Is made the bor-
rover will be paid &c per bushel for
storage.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
STATE NEWS
BRIEFS
BABY PULLED FROM
BENEATH TRAIN UNHURT-

ALBERT LEA-Unscratched and
unafraid, Louise Cady, % months
old, was pulled from beneath a
freight train near Lewiston recent
ly after a locomotive and several
cars had passed over her body ly-
ing PROSTATE between the rails. The
engineer noticed the child lying
flat on the road bed. He blew the
whistle and damned on the air.
brakes but was unable to stop until
part of the train had passed over
the girl. The accident happened
near the farm home of the girls
parents and Louise didn't even cry
when rescued from beneath the
cars.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
Questions Pertaining to
Agriculture Problems

Are any diseases transmitted to
man by the ordinary wOOdtick?
Sometimes they give us diseases
such as Rocky Mountain Spotted
Fever, or Tularemia, which Is a
disease of rabbits. Such transmits
sion is very rare in this region, but
as one never knows If tick is dis
eased, they should be removed
whenever discovered on the human
body. Be careful to avoid tearing
the powerful mouth parts with
which they attach themselves
VIM. A. Riley, division of entomo-
logy and economic zoology.
What is the difference In the
methods used for canning whole
kernel and cream style corn.
Whole kernel corn is picked ear
lier and the corn is cut from the
cob deeply enough to remove most
of the kernel. Do not scrape the
cob. In the cream style pack, the
tops of the kernels are sliced off
and the pulp scraped out with a
knife.-Inez M. Hobart, extension
nutrition specialist.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
SEEK DEAD MAN
HE'S ALIVE

CLINTON-Friends and relatives
Of Charley Parker, Berry, had a
scare recently. Somehow, the rum
or got started that Parker had been
in an accident just north of Clinton
and had been killed. Friends at
Berry went to his home in check
ing up on it and found that he was
not there and could not be account
ed for. Fearing the worst they
kept the information from Mrs.
Parker while looking for him in
hospitals and morgues. A few
hours later Parker came home, hale
and hearty, unaware of the search
being made for him.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
Thursday, August 8, 1889

suitable space off public streets
cannot be found for these activi-
ties, then they must be restricted
to purely local and preferably lit
tie used streets.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
BICYCLE CLUB MEETING

There will be a meeting Of the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Bicycle
Safety Club Monday evening at 1880
o'clock at the City Park, John v.
Kane announced today. Members,
urged to be present, are asked to
meet near the bath house.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
DR.. |. A. JOHNSON
ChirOpractOr and Naturopath

Has made arrangements for coun-
try calls at a very low rate. Only
&c per mile plus Regular Fee for
treatment. Will go any place be-
tween office hours. Have had two
years European practice. Call or
write 131-W at office or 131-R resi-
dence. Office hours from to IL,
and 3 to p. m, over Vandesteeg's
Jewelry Store, Sank Centre, MINI.
Electrical Treatment
Modern Equipment
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
THE CLOCK TURNED BACK
FOR LOVER OF HORSES

KENYON-The people of CAM
bridge, Mimi, are up-to-date in al
most everything, but recently the
wheels of Time were reversed long
enough to carry a man who always
revered the pioneer days of Mime
sofa to his last resting place in a
horse drawn hearse. Mart Dun
ming, a resident of Minnesota for
three score years, was always a
lover of horses and deplored the
coming of the auto to replace the
horse in most avenues of horse
power service.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
STAR PURCHASED JOURNAL

The Minneapolis Journal, in its
61st year of publication, was pur-
chased Tuesday by the Minneapolis
Star, and will be published as an
evening and Sunday paper as the
Star-Journal. The purchase price
was not announced. This CONSOLE
dation reduced the newspapers in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
DUCK FAMILY HAS
SIAMESE TWINS

REDWOOD FALLS - Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Duck residing on the
Ira Dungey farm, near Sanborn,
were for a time recently the proud
parents of Siamese twins. The
twins failed to make the best of
their stay and as a result are now
bottled" in a solution of formalde-
hyde and distilled water. The off
spring has four legs, four wings,
two tails, two bodies, two necks
and what appears to be two sets of
gray matter, plus one perfectly
formed head and bill.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03

Minneapolis from three to two,
with the Star-Journal and The Tri-
bune, morning and evening news
paper, in the field.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03

Many British home owners will
cover their air raid shelters with
vines and flower beds.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
BARBER AND OWL"
STORY CHANGED

SHAKOPEE-It used to be the
barber and the owl, but recent
incident at Savage has given rise
to a story about the barber and
the peanuts. What happened was
a burglary of the McQuiston cafe
at Savage. Four bags of peanuts
were stolen in the raid. One l..
E. Normandin, Cahill barber, was
found eating peanuts and was
brought to Shakopee for question
ing in municipal court. Norman
din's prompt release followed the
relating of his story that he had
picked up a hitch-hiker who hand
ed him a bag of peanuts. During
the drive the hiker grabbed the
steering wheel causing 1t to
careen onto the railroad tracks
The hiker fled leaving Normandin
holding the bag"-of peanuts.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03

Recently Dan and his family went
over to call on the Clarence Stokes
family. 1t being very warm eve
ming, Dan presently retired to the
lawn to relax. Later in the evening,
Clarence decided to move his car,
and thinking he knew his way
around his own yard, did not even
bother to turn on his lights. After
moving the car a few feet, he bump
ed against something and heard a
yelp. He had started to run over
his guest. Casualties were two
broken ribs.
FINDS SNAKE IN
MAIL BOX
LINDSTROM = Almost everyone
has heard of a snake in the grass
but few If any have come to the
mail box expecting a letter and
found snake lying among the
bills. Well, that was the exper-
fence Of Gust A. Peterson recently
when he opened his mail box and
found a large bull snake just wait
ing to let fly when someone opened
the old tin door. The snake was
evidently planned for the mail car
rier but the prankster's joke went
toward Peterson instead.
49,
HERE IS SOME
REAL CORN GROWING
BENSON-One of the "tallest'
stories this year is the "corny" yarn
by Ray B. Lang, who reports that
Iowa should take a back seat, for
on his $50 acre tract of hybrid corn
there really is some corn growing
being done. For a sample he dis
played a heavy stalk six feet tall
and with unusually large leaves.
But what makes this particular
stalk outstanding is the fact that
it bears six ears of corn. Further,
Mr.. Lang declares there is another
six-ear stalk in the field and many
with four and five ears. For the
middle of July this isn't bad.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03

SLEEPS ON HOSTS LAWN;
RUDELY DISTURBED BY CAR
CHATFIELD-It apparently isn't
safe to go calling and then go to
sleep on your hosts lawn. At least
that Is what Dan Lynch found out.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-03
III CAN SNOW IN
July IN MINNESOTA

GRAND MEADOW-It not only
can snow but 1t DID in Minnesota
Of the year 1899! To be exact 1t
showed on Sunday, July 18th, in the
middle of the afternoon. The
members of the Will Biederbick
saw the light fall for about ten
minutes, the flakes melting as they
hit the ground. Anything in the
weather line-good or bad-can
happen in good old Minnesota.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-09

r0nTf.A>D-Fofess fiFss. en-
Outraged ~ essabslstIDi< Heztf<f
conditions. spread over neFfhNest-
sn Oregon al = eBp If several
acres . minute last night and To-
day. burning valuable timber ana
logging camps and Threatening
villages and farm homes
While ths GI<Hw6od saddle
mountsIn fire spread ihfouzh toe
counties Of Washington. c1atsop
ard Tiiiamook 70 nearly equal the
devastation wrought BY the 1893
bisz< IN tina same area. . relatively
ne~ fire near scsppoose spread
over 1000 acres.