The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-12-21

the hand Of a local boy. He's Virgil Sieben, whose
travels since 1887 in the United States Merchant
Marine have shunted him to far places of the globe
Tin Can Island, though can't locate IL exactly
is down the Fijis and Samoa, and it's quite
famous little spot. And that later
gets on the must list of every philatest. . It's
prime claim to glory is in its very primitiveness.
1t takes its name from the way mail is handled.
Mail ships don't dock there. Mail intended for that
little spot in the South Pacific is tossed board
in milk can about three miles from shore. /. And
until quite recently swimmer who became famous
for his deed, towed 1t to shore He became widely
known after he wrote book Tin Can Island" that
became best seller Virgil writes, THE stamps
were formerly worth about five dollars but
their value has dropped considerably" The reason
for the drop is attributed to the fact that the
mail is hauled in from the three mile limit by
Oddly the letter mailed in the Fills to the
Island and then relayed to this northern city The
letter was dated May 9th. 1t hit the mainland of
the U. S. at San Pedro California December 18th.
IT'S hot hole" Virgil writes of the Fills 'typically
British and the city is quite commercialized. How
ever Page Page in Samoa is not and is next door
to primitive state"
On the envelope of the curious mssive reg
istries in some half dozen different languages.
Whether they represent postal registries and cancel
lations whether because the island cachets
collectors item the stamps are Immediately attach
ed couldn't be learned Most interesting is
certificate attached to the envelope that signifies
that Virgil is shellback, which means to any
going gentleman that has crossed the Equator.
Crossing the Equator is accompanied by colorful
ceremonies in which who has never crossed
known pollywog- enters into the ustrious do
main of Neptune He is ilustriously in the ancient
order Of the deep.
The Dewey OGara's are travellers But they do
it with purpose. For them they're vacation trips
are events that awaited eagerly. During
the year they keep bank. Into the hungry receiver
goes change change from this and that purchase.
One of the big moments of the trip comes when
they open it, count it and how far that addition
will take them. AS soon as they've returned from
one, they're preparing for the second. 1t looks like
quite the solution to the travelling problem
They're in California for several weeks the
holidays. . There's a little angle. Christmas they
plan to go to Church in DR.. Mitchells parish. He's
aged and retired now but he's still passivey rector
of the Episcopal Church out there Long Beach.
He of the rectors of this city And "1dlv,
Dewey sang in boys choir when he was here.
Merrill Forsberg, who halls down here every so
often from Brainerd gets credit for this one: Last
the gag floated about that there would be no
more fishing. And the answer is that the Germans
had all the Poles. He's rustled up an addendum.
apparently" he says they didn't catch all the fish,
because the Russians have some of the Firms"
1t seems to catch her always at Christmas. But
Mike Brown, Mrs. Roger Bjorklund, hasn't
spent Yuleide at home n-well, this is her fourth
year This year she and her husband and
family out New Jersey way year ago they
were residents of Baton Rouge. To complete the list
it Indianapolis in '37; and in '36 in Texas.
Her husband, with the Dupont people, incidentally,
will be sent to France among group of five in the
interest of the company Then Mrs. Bjorklund and
children will west for SPELL He leaves for
the continent in January.
Ths'n is tops in Christmas laughs and it's too
good to keep. Fen though it may produce black
eye . =. 1t was just after he out of high school
and Bernie Schoenhoff going with gal. So he
out cash for a fountain pen. And here's the
joker: He's still got it and she never knew it!
the first time in three years Mr.. and Mrs V. T.
Conklin will spend Christmas at their own fireside.
For the past trio of years Florida and California
have taken their bid! Frank Bunker, president
tells that the holiday mailing peak has moved ahead
by about four days in the years he's peaked out
from that cage in the Pc. Obliging boys these
fellows who put the tree up top of North Ameri-
can. They setting the Christmas tree atop the
building at the corner When housewives Mrs.
they couldn't see it from scullory windows So the
lads moved it over where they could see it.
Here's new slant in the ultra in hostessry. If
we may use the term To most men laying before
them those dainty femininely-loved sandwiches-you
know the kind-at tea is just not cricket 1t fairly
makes his mouth water for something to eat.
But Mrs Carl Fischer knew the masculine quality
well enough 1t seems. Last week when she enter
tanned for the faculty of the school at tea men
were invited of . :. There the usual tea
time sandwiches for the ladies. But over on one
side of the table plate that would capture
any mans eye, we're told. Large, tasty sandwiches,
the kind you sink your teeth in. And clever
ly labeled: For men only! To her blue ribbon.