The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-10
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BY Chuck Rattle

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BY Chuck Rattle
288 Strong at Park
Rec Picnic Ends Program
Fine Evening Program
Carry0ver Value
WPA Leaders Carryon-
Fence at Football Field
Fishin' Comes Back
Model T Derby q Darb-
Legi0ns Of Motorcycles
They ended up the official city
wide program for the recreational
facilities at the City Park Thurs
day evening. And they did it 2SS
strong. 2S8 of them who drank
pop, munched ice cream cones, ate
beans and potato salad. It was
quite an affair. When you get 288
youngsters in an area all wanting
food you got something on your
hands. But 28S better-behaved
youngsters you never saw. When I
think of the pushing, showing mob
that stormed the playground last
Halloween, couldn't help but con-
trast the orderly lineup to the stand
at the bathhouse as they waited
patiently for their pop and ice
think that orderly lineup
one Of the finest compliments
to the youth of Sank Centre
that 1t ever handed itself. And
II you kids don't think people
didn't notice 1t, guess again. -.
And q bunch of seaweed to you
with this corners compliments.
Eating habits of youngsters some
times astound oldsters. Favorite
dish was not the well-flavored po-
tato salad. Nope, they wanted
beans, brown, steaming, baked
beans. And they had them too.
This is the way to end it
up" director Gene Harvey remark
ed as he viewed the scene. And
he's right, you know, because it
gives the whole thing a flavor of
topping that just doesn't come when
you allow the program just to siz-
Pretty clever was the way the
picnic was handled. All young
STEERS were provided with tic
ket good for bottle of pop.
With the bottles of pop tucked
under their arms, they could get
a plate of beans, potato salad
and sandwiches. With the
emptied bottle turned in at the
stand, they won an ice cream
cone. The whole worked like
clock work, everybody got serv-
ed, and nobody got too much. >.
At seven the parents began to
arrive and a preview showing of
some of the summer-long activities
for parental eyes was given. And
believe you me, some of those
youthful efforts gave as much sat
isfaction as a Minnesota football
game. They were heroes for the
moment! Myron Johnson and
Vernice Cordell demonstrated ping
pong. Tether ball demonstration
proved interesting with George
Rowland and Johnny Kleinschmidt
taking part. Don Kringen, Ray
Berggreen, rescued and revived the
drowning John Rosenwald in life
saving exhibition that was okay.
). Archery brought out the obs
when Rita Egan, Lorraine Tombers,
Harry Rosdahl and Paul Keldahl
cracked out bulls eyes.
$50
North American and the Sank
Centre BOttling Company, Ber-
ME RObischOn as head, deserve
plaudits for furnishing the ice
cream and pop for the affair.
The Sank Centre Welfare COun-
Gil, Rotary Club, and the hand
full of women and men who
handled the program deserve
orchids. 1t was one of the
most complete programs the
Park has ever seen, and at a
little after 8 o'clock the band
swung out in a dandy concert
that kept people busy until nine.
Besides providing a place for the
city's youth to play, besides inter-
esting new folks in the city's park
setup, there is another advantage.
1T has carryover value" Harvey
pointed out. Take archery. That's
a hobby all by itself. There's table
football, that incidentally has rock
eted to new popularity, table ten
mis-, box hockey, tether ball. The
obvious advantage of each of these
games is that it can be provided
for the humblest home at literally
no cost. Get them playing it
in their back yards is the theme.
Get the whole family playing games
in the home is no mean aim. It's
a definite contribution toward
eliminating-and preventing-unde-
sirable habits from having nothing