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Smyrna times., 1939-08-17
Ripe Peach Jelly

SOMETHING OLD. SOME.
THING NEW" IS as nice for the
pantry as ii is for the bride . and
If you've never made ripe peach
Jelly. you'll like this recipe. Peach
Jelly is still cooking news, you
know = grandmother wouldn't have
believed it. The trick is to add the
pectin to the fruit juice-it doesn't
have any of its own
These directions are quite fool
proof, give you nine glasses from
just three cups OF juice, and all the
flavor of sun-ripened fruit. Best of
all-the half-minute boil won't heat
up the kitchen these warm daysi
RIPE PEACH JELLY
makes about 8 medium, 0ldssesJ
cups Juice
615 cups sugar
bottle fruit pectin
To prepare Juice, remove pits from
about 31a pounds fully ripe peaches.
Do not peel. Crush peaches thor.
oughly. Add Y cup water.
Bring to boil. cover, and simmer
5 minutes. Place fruit in jelly cloth
or bag and squeeze out Juice.
Measure sugar and juice into
large saucepan and mix. Bring to
boil over hottest fire and at once add
bottled fruit pectin. stirring con.
stantly. Then bring to a fun rolling
boil and boil hard ~ minute
Remove from fire. skim, pour
nufcklv Para fin hnt tally al nnca
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applied to determine their effects
upon skin.
The result of all this painstaking
maneuvering is an insect repellent
with as proud scientific pedigree
as any substance known. 1t defin-
itely works, the Rutgers men aver.
defying mosquitoes, gnats. black
flies, sand flies, deer flies, and sim
liar insects. Best of all, it keeps
these pests away for longer periods
than any other repellent yet found
Smyrna times., 1939-08-17

The ST. Georges cannery is rum
ming steady on packing corn. The
corn is reported in the best of con-
dition.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Scotton and
son, of Newark, were home to visit
Mr.. Sections mother, Mrs. Lena
Scotton and his sisters.
Evening star., 1939-04-18

Continued on Page Bio, Column l
Evening star., 1939-04-18

ropes problems lies in the hands
OF the people of Europe themselves.
3: We must be prepared to defend
with whatever force is necessary
the Western Hemisphere.
This defense must be capable of
protecting this hemisphere against
both military and economic on
slaughts. To those who criticize a
Evening star., 1939-04-18

national defense program and who
say that it would lead to aggression
on our part, would draw another
lesson from the World War. You
will remember one of the most pow
erful influences inducing American
popular opinion to approve of our
entrance into the World War was
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-26

as all other space necessary in the
conduct Of the business, is a valu-
able addition to the business of the
city.
AS added equipment new Clip
per grain cleaner, q new Bear Cat
Hammermill, new feeder scalper
and a magnetic separator have been
added for efficiency and improved
service to patrons.
The new elevator is 33x30 feet
on the ground and has been crib
bed up SO feet with kiss, 2x6's and
2x4's. It's total height is 81 feet,
and the entire building is covered
with sheet metal. The elevator
building is equipped with a modern
steel boot tank and roller bearings
on the take-up bearings. There is
one elevating leg with 11x6 cups on
a Pinch belt with a 10-horse pow
err Howell head drive and electric
motor. Elevating machinery has
a capacity of about 5000 bushels
per hour.
The driveway and truck dump
are equipped with a 28x9 cotton
scale and Airflex How truck lift,
and the driveway is 16 feet by Sc
feet, with overhead door at en-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-26
Varied Halloween
Program and Party
Night of October 81

With plans to entertain and feed
nearly 300 Sank Centre school stu
dents, leaders of the Sank Centre
Welfare Council and the Robert
Swift Post American Legion, and
other cooperating city agencies,
advanced the cause of a safe and
sane" Halloween into it's second
year, called for volunteers to aid
in the callithumpian to be held
Tuesday evening, October 31st.
1t is estimated that a fund of
500 will be expended for the af-
fair that this year is divided, ac-
cording to age groups, into four
separate parties, it was announced.
For Sank Centre the callithum-
plan (Webster says it's a boisterous
parade, and 300 youths can make
some boisterousness) marks a new
era in the observance of the night
when ghosts and witches hobnob on
earth-and the night when depreda-
tions once reigned supreme. For
the Halloween party is a coopera-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-26
Placed Second In
Efficiency Contest Held
BY Land O. Lakes

Winner of the second place
in the 1888 efficiency contest,
conducted by the Land O. Lakes
at Rice last week Thursday,
was A. N. Cordell, buttermaker
at the Sank Lake creamery.
His percentage was 99.O5. This
was the fifth successive time
that Mr.. Cordell placed among
the winners Of the yearly con-
test, his first win being five
years ago, during the first year
he was employed as operator of
the Sank Lake creamery. He
was presented q fine wooden
blanket for his efforts. During
the first eight months of this
year he has q percentage rate
Of 1858, an Almost assured fact
of being among the winners
again next year when the con-
test takes place.
G.. r. Wetter, of Foley, was frs
n this years contest, and Georg
aapp, of Holdingford, was thirt
Awards in this contest were mad
It a dinner held for associatio
members and guests in attendant
It the meeting at Rice.
Mr.. Cordell stated to a Heral
'eporter that he was proud of tn
act that he had placed second i
his contest, for it is merited o
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-26

he dropped into a coma and passed
away peacefully two hours later.
In 1923 Mr.. Drinker suffered a
breakdown from which he never
completely recovered, but was able
to carry on at light work.
Mr.. Drinker was born in Amboy,
Hillsdale County, Michigan, on Sep
TENDER II, 1866. His age at death
was 70 years, one month and eight
days.
AS valedictorian of the class Of
1889, he was graduated from the
Hillsdale, Michigan, high school.
After his graduation he made sew
eral trips to the West Coast, return
ing again in 1904 where he met
and later married Gertrude Moli-
tor at Vancouver, Washington, on
April 20, 1907. Shortly after mar
riage they moved to Portland, Ore
gon, where he later became clerk
in the postoffice. One daughter,
Reva, was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Drinker.
Finding that indoor work was
too combining and did not agree
with him, the family moved to the
farm east Of Sank Centre, where
they have since resided.
CONTINUED on Page IL, Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-26
Plan o4aAo~es~ ea1ylzl~~spia.s Zoe 900 ;sksaae~A.

tive affair. A cooperation between
oldsters, who give the party, and
youngsters who forego soaping
windows. Both have fun.
Calling for volunteers to aid
in the work Of giving the par
ty, the Council and the Leg
ion announced too that indiv-
idual donations toward the sup
port of the party fund would
be accepted. Donations will be
received either by Mrs. w. A.
Kohl or Dewey OGara, in
charge.
Lead by the American Legion
band a parade (this is where the
callithump comes in) will form at
TOO, will sweep up Main Street
from the corner of the Library,
west on Third Street, and then to
the playground. Age groups will
be instructed where they are to
meet.
At the playground the now-tradi-
tional bonfire will be lighted where
Girl and Boy Scout organizations
will entertain with stunts and
songs. From the playground each
group will go to its designated
place for the party.
Ghosts, witches, even ogres,
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-26
THE PARADE

/ THE PARADE
Parade will form at z p. m.
Legion Band leading. Primary
groups kindergarten, grades 1,
2, 3 meet at west entrance of
Junior high school to follow
Band.
intermediate group (grades 4,
5, g. meet east entrance of Jun
Tor high to follow Primary.
Junior high (grades z, 8, 81
meet at Library, fall in as par
ade passes, behind intermediate
group.
Senior high (grades 10, II, 12)
at Masonic Temple, follow Jun
ior high.
Route Of parade is north on
Main to Third Street, turn west
one block; south on Oak to
Playground.
THE Play
Primary-Junior high auditor
ium.
intermediate Community
Club Rooms.
Junior high-Junior high aud
itorium.
Senior high-Masonic Temple.
Dancing on first floor; games
in basement.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-26
Corn Yields
1889 Bushels
Per Acre
Alder Schlief
Reported One of Best
Crops In County

Alder Schlief, who resides four
teen miles southwest Of Sank Cen
ire in Raymond Township in the
Lyman Prairie community, has just
reported one of the best corn
yields in this vicinity for entry in
to the 1889 National DaKalb corn
growing contest.
Schlief's official contest yield OF
1889 bushels of corn per acre, is
expected to place him high in the
local division of the national con-
test. This yield will produce as
much corn from five acres as the
average farmer in the United States
harvests from 10 or more, and is
one of the best corn yields reported
from this part Of the state in the
contest to date.
Schlief grew the crop with ny
brid seed corn, DeKalb 200 on his
Stearns county farm. The fine crop
may win for him one of the master
corn growers trophies awarded to
producers of the five top county
contest yields. .. .. 80.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-26
New Nash Sales
Announced
M. w. Itchy, Formerly
OF st. Cloud, Heads
Firm on Main Street

Appointment of the Sank Gen.
ire Nash Sales as dealer in Sank
Centre for the Nash Motor Division
of the Observation-Disclosures Corporation
was announced today by M. w.
Itchy, head of the new firm. This
new business enterprise is situated
in the Service Garage, formerly the
Palmer House Garage on Main
Street, where new cars will be dis
played.
This company, said Mr.. Litchy,
will handle the complete line of
Nash cars, which consists of Is
models in three series.
Mr.. Litchy, who came to this
city from st. Cloud, has made his
home here for sometime and has
been connected with Nash Sales
prior to formation of the new firm
in Sank Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-26
School Board
Bought New Bus
Will Be Used On New
Route Five Southwest
OF Sank Centre

Purchase Of a new school bus
was made by the Board of Educa-
ticn of the Sank Centre public
schools in session Monday night.
This is the fifth bus which the
board has placed in use and it will
be used on the new route five,
which takes in the territory south
west OF Sank Centre. This route,
which was cared for by A. E..
Rogers during the past year, takes
in the Padua, Lyman Prairie and
Westport communities.
This new truck Is a 1910 G. M. G.
purchased through the O'Gara
Motor Co., and Is for immediate
delivery. It will have all neces-
sary equipment for school buses,
and will have a Wayne bus body.
It will carry AZ passengers and its
cost delivered is $1877.51.
The school district now has
three trucks with Wayne bus
bodies and one with a Superior
body. The old Model A Ford Bus
was a trade-in on this deal.
Pike Neal has been employed to
drive this bus, which Is Of latest
type, with all modern appoint
ments necessary for use as a
school vehicle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-26
New NYA Setup
For Sank Centre
Experienced Man Will BE
Sent Here To Direct
RecreatiOnal Activities

Under a new recreational setup
the National Youth Administration
will sponsor for Sank Centre a
man who has had experience in
directing recreaticnal programs.
This man will assist Ray Steir and
Clarence Dickson, at present in
charge of local recreational activi-
|: ties, in, a winter program.
Mr.. Hudson, of st. Cloud, whom,
we understand, has been appoint
ed to head this work in Sank Cen
ire by Eugene MCGEE, district re-
creational director, wishes to- work
with an active advisory committee,
the membership to be made up Of
representatives of the various civic
bodies of the city. Organizations
selected are the Women's Welfare
Council, American Legion, Rotary,
School Board, Community Club,
City Council and a Youth Organ
ization.
Members of this committee sell
ected to date are: S. p. Hansen,
Jr., American Legion; DR.. r. E.
Cooper, School Board; Ed Borg
mann, Community Club; Mrs. w.
A. Kohl, temporary representative
of the Women's Council; Chuck
Rattle, representing the youth of
the community; Don Clough, Ro-
tary Club.
Under a need for a more far
reaching recreationtal program, it
is planned under this arrangement
to make 1t more intensive and a
drive will be made to make 1t more
varied. This program will include
adult recreational activities, such
as mems volley ball, basketball,
and special events for women's
athletic groups.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-26
Farmers Company Will
Be Hosts At Special
Program and Lunch

A grand opening Of the new ele-
vator, erected by the Farmers Co
operative Co., and now in its last
stages Of construction, will be held
Saturday, October 18th, commenc-
ing at one o'clock p. m. Special
events and varied program will
be features of this opening to which
all businessmen Of this city and
the farmers of the community are
especially invited, said c. r. En-
right, manager.
A special program will include
a picture show on feeds, which
will be held in the warehouse.
There will be speciality acts, music,
lunch and refreshments, and all
will be topped off with free dance
to farmers and businessmen to be
held in the warehouse that night.
Manager c. r. Enright stated
Tuesday that no business will be
transacted at the plant during the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-26

afternoon as all help will be too
busy giving their time to the sue
cessful conduct Of the grand open
ing.
Although the building is not en-
tirely completed, the office has
been moved from the old Farmers
Shipping Association building, to its
new location, and all work will be
completed by Saturday. A picture
of the elevator will be found on
page ten of this weeks Herald.
Reviewing the business of the
year, Manager Enright stated that
the local farmers cooperative had
shipped SO cars of grain from this
city up to Tuesday, October oath.
These shipments included barley,
oats, wheat and flax. All corn pur-
chased is being kept for local feed
use. This is the best year the local
concern has ever had, said Mr..
Enright, and with the new elevator
great hopes are held for a fine in
crease next year.
This new building, a splendid
$4,000 bushel grain elevator, a fine
office and display rooms, as well
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-26
Co. NJ Seeks
Recruits On
Order
Sweeping Changes In
National Setup Apply
To Local Company

With the peacetime strength in
creased by a dozen men under
sweeping changes in the entire ma
tional setup and with pay doubled
on new schedule of bi-weekly
drills, Sank Centres Company M,
Infantry of Minnesota National
Guards, sought recruits this week,
as further changes in the status
of the local company were prom
Used, Captain Carl S. Fischer, said.
Under orders, officially received
this week, from the War Depart
ment the Company began Monday
and Wednesday regular drills,
Fischer said. Both are pay drills.
In the same orders the COM
pany is to advance its strength
from 66 men to a new compile
ment of 70 officers and men,
Fischer announced.
Under the new setup, and with
the loss of nine regulars to the
CCC and the U. S. Army, it was
announced that places for recruits
were open in the company. Lieut.
enant James O'Gara has been APP
pointed recruiting officer for the
company. Asking that men place
their applications early, Fischer
said, Those who have been in the
Guards will have first choice"
Under the new regulations of two
weekly drills, both of which men
are paid, Fischer pointed out that
over quarter, period of three
months, a private earns as much
as twenty-four dollars, a corporal
thirty-six. The increase, he point
ed out, means doubling of the u.s.
ual peacetime pay.
With other changes in the COM
pany anticipated, Fischer said that
he expects the company to be re-
vamped into a heavy weapons unit
before the first Of the year. The
unit will man, in the new plan, an
81 nm. trench mortar, several so
calibre machine guns. It is even
possible that shortly the unit will
be motorized. Up to now the local
unit has operated entirely as a
machine gun outfit.
An intensive winter program, not
only for military drilling, has been
arranged for the men Of the COM
pany with tennis, ping pong and
other indoor sports provided for
their leisure time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-26
Sank Centre Buttermaker
Five Year Annual Winner
Fifty Signed For
Meat Lockers

Under plans to install a CO.
operative meat locker system in
Sank Centre, we understand,
fifty rural residents of the
community have signed up with
the board of directors Of the
Sank Lake Creamery in favor
of the movement. This, how
ever, said George Strauss, Sec
rotary Of the creamery, is not
large enough to insure or en-
courage installation Of lockers.
Mr.. Strauss said that at least
$50 signers are necessary to
start installation, which would
leave a necessary 200 more
signatures to secure before
plans can be continued.
Those interested in this plan
are asked to sign up up at the
creamery as soon as possible,
as members of the board wish
to get an accurate estimate of
possible membership at once.
We understand the board will
install a meat locker system
provided enough interest is
shown in the proposition.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-26
Qaa>sd Opening Menu &leua1o,

trance and folding door on the
exit end.
Attached to the elevator is the
office and warehouse building. This
building is 80 feet wide and 100
long, and has plate glass windows
on one side. The office, a pleasant
place, has two rooms with a base
ment and hot air furnace. A fire
proof vault is also located in the
basement.
There is also a large feed mill
1880, a three-stall garage 30x30,
and concentrate room 18x26, all
attached to the grain elevator.
Present feed mill machinery con-
sists Of an attrition feed mill, a
feed mixer, corn crusher and oat
huller.
The entire plant has been iron
clad on the outside with galvan-
lied iron siding and roofing. All
floors in the office, feed mill and
work rooms are Of hard maple.
The plant throughout is Of the lat
est design and construction.
Approximately IL carloads of ma
terial were required, including lum-
Der, cement, steel and machinery,
said G. r. Enright, manager.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-26
]. l.. Drinker
Passed Away
18th
Death Came To Him
After Short Illness
In Early Morn
WAS y YEARS OLD
Funeral Service Held
Saturday Afternoon
Burial In Oakland

+ ]. L. Drinker, prominent farmer
of this community, passed away
Thursday, October 10th, at his farm
home east of Sank Centre, where
he resided for thirty years. Death
came to him after a short illness
at ten minutes after four that
morning.
About five days prior to his pass
ing, Mr.. Drinker complained of a
pain in his left shoulder, but was
able to be up and about. We'd
nesday morning of last week he
seemed in improved condition and
went about his usual tasks. He ate
a hearty meal Wednesday noon,
and half hour later was taken
seriously i'll, following which he
suffered intensely until about two
o'clock Thursday morning when
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-26
NeW, Oxford
VII Open
Friday Night
Completely Remodeled
And Equipped Under
New Management

Sank Centres Oxford Theatre,
newly redecorated and equipped
with modern improvements, will
open its doors to the public on Fri
day evening, October 9th, this
week. The Oxford is now under
the direction of the Berger Amuse-
ment Co., and Floyd Fetherhuff Is
the resident manager.
Sparing no expense the manage
ment has redecorated with a color
scheme that is pleasing and COM
pares favorably with any other
theatre of its type. The picture
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-26
Winners In
National JudS.
ing Contest
Conrad Zehrer, Local
Lad, Made Fine
Individual Showing
PLACED FIFTH ON LIST
In Competition With
Teams From All Over
United States

Stearns County's All dairy judy
ing team won fifth place in the
national dairy judging contest held
at the Worlds Fair, San Francis
CO, Calf, Saturday, October 21st.
Members of this team, which won
first place at the State Fair this
year, are: Conrad Zehrer, Sank
Centre; Earl Bolt, Paynesville, and
Bernard Sonstegard, Georgeville.
In competition with All clubs
from practically every state in the
Union, the Stearns County lads
were led only by teams from Mary
land, Michigan, Nebraska and In
diana.
Among other honors taken by
the boys, Conrad Zehrer, of
Sank Centre, placed fifth high
est In national scores on per-
s0nal judging and second in
Guernseys and Jerseys. Earl
BOldt, Of Paynesville, and Ber-
nard Sonstegard, of George
vile, tied for second place in
Ayrshire judging with the
IxAICAASdn VCt1Aus DCbiucS tAkC
foregoing Stearns County's
team was third I'm judging
Guernseys and eighth in judg-
ing Jerseys and Ayreshires.
Everell Smith, county All leader
of the past summer and now a
student at the College of Agricul-
ture, accompanied the team to the
Pacific coast.
In representing Minnesota, these
boys made fine group record, and
incidentally made splendid indiv-
idual ratings. They are entitled
to the congratulations of all peo-
pie in the county. Sank Centre is
proud Of Conrad Zehrer, and MEM
bers Of the Community Club take
pleasure in the fact that they aid
ed in this project through financ-
ing a part Of the trip to the ma
tional contest.