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The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-11-28
LOOKING BACK
THROUGH TIME
Excerpts From The Herald of
Thursday, November 25, 1920
Items of Twenty Years Ago

The Brown Swiss calf, owned by
George Minette, of Sank Centre,
was awarded the grand champion
prize over all breeds of dairy cattle
at the Junior Livestock show at
So. st. Paul last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. P. Hansen. Jr.,
and little son, Jarvis, arrived Sat
urday from Yorktown, Sask., Cana
da, where they have been living.
They will make Sauk Centre their
home indefinitely.
Miss Olga Houghton who Is at
tending Hamline University, is
spending a few days with her par
ents, while recovering from an at
tack of tonsilitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Meyerton, of
New Munich, were Sauk Centre Wis
itors Tuesday. Mr.. Meyerton will
take the position as buttermaker
at the Sauk Lake Cooperative
Creamery after January 1.
Mrs. J. B. Schoenhoff and son,
Anthony, and Mrs. J. A. Schoen-
hoff attended the banquet given in
honor of the members of the
knights of Columbus Order at Mel
rose Sunday. J. B. and J. A. Schoen-
hoff were members Of a class in
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-11-28

kin, has a small lone birch tree to
thank for his life. or at least the
absence Of extensive injuries. Rec
entity his car skidded and jumped
across the road, heading straight
for steep river bank 20 feet high,
rising out of water IL feet in depth.
the car came 20 rest on
the very brink Of the river, stopped
by a small birch tree, the only tree
along that part of the river bank.
Fake BrOadcasts On
School Closing
Morris-As was the case in many
places during the Armistice Day
storm, the Morris school author
tiles notified a Twin City radio sta
ton that there would be no school
in Morris on Tuesday. However,
the following day there came the
announcement that there would be
no school on Wednesday. That
the broadcast was not just an err
ror on the part Of the studio, but
was being sponsored" by someone
who evidently did not care to re-
sumo school work even after the
storm had subsidized, was confirmed
Wednesday night when the same
station announced that there would
be no school at Morris until the
following Monday. The school auth
critics are putting forth every eff
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-11-28
Ions for the two engines.

Ions for the two engines.
Goose Is Pet
OF Local Woman
Redwood Falls Gazette Mrs.
John Zajic, of Lucan, has an un-
usual pet in goose which follows
her around expecting to be petted
like a little dog and tries to help
out with her chores. Among the
tasks which the goose enjoys are
filling a basket with corncobs, tug
ging clothes from the clothes bas-
ket when his mistress Is hanging
clothes (and, incidentally, dropping
them on the ground If she isn't
watchfnD and picking up clothes
pins.
Current Falls But
Oil Burner Burns
Wood Lake-Thanks to Frank
Reichert's ingenuity, his family
slept in comfort when the Arm
istice Day blizzard caused the cleo
tricity to be cut off which furnish
ed current for their electric oil
burner. Disconnecting the fuel
pipe into the furnace, he placed a
steel frying pan in the furnace so
the fuel could drop into the pan,
then ignited it and had an oil burn
er functioning well enough to keep
off the wintry blasts. However,
Frank had to sit up all night long
xarof 10 hsvo Ia =; 70 y,o;Ixy slant
Man Escapes Owl
In Titanic Struggle
Pipestone-A hand to hand en-
counter with a Snow Owl last week
convinced Register of Deeds Keith
Thorndyke, of Pipestone, that this
denizen Of Minnesota's north woods
is formidable foe. Shot, but not
killed, during the pheasant season,
the owl had been imprisoned in the
Thorndyke basement where 1t was
being nourished back to health.
Finding occasion to move the owl
Thorndyke attempted to pick up
the bird first taking the precaution
to place a folded rug between him
and his adversary. During the en-
suing struggle one of the birds
talons closed tightly on the rug,
pierced both of the thick layers,
went through the thumb nail on
Keith's left hand and well into
the tender flesh underneath. Thorn
dyke shot the owl when it was mis-
taken for a chicken hawk but not
badly wounded, it will recover. AS
will Keith.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-11-28
The COmmOn-tater
-ByC Chucb Rattle
Tune of the Town

Tune of the Town
Winterset-Her icy fingers clamped on the
throat of doddering fall Fall, that disrobed the
trees, the burlesque of the seasons. Now the
white light of the spot Maid Winter. Snow,
flutterng down like elder, lace on her throat
Her proud head wreathed in wrspy veil of white
Now perched precociously on chimney tops and ROOF
sleeps. Now modestly covering the nakedness OF
fall Tossing a mantle the naked limbs
of tossing trees protectively Trees brazen to the
last throwing it off like spoiled children Now,
with icy breath laughing up ermine sleeves al
snowshoveers making designs that noways
compare with the work of her architects. NOW
clamping her strong, white hand over the mouth Oh
earth as barren patches struggle bewilderingy ior
snatch of breath Winter, cold tyrannical
wench strokng the beard Of her winter king.
By day proud young thing with zest and sparkle
In the early days of her arrival her wniIe wrap u
snotted But in a while she's dowdy. dereict
Her white robe spotted black kicked by the ooots
of men. . &. But by night she reigns IN ghtterlns
kingdom An unnatural lightness like an aura
surrounds her as snow tosses off brilliant light
Chasing night willy nilly into only the deepest
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itiated into membership as knights
that day.
Rev. FIR. Anthony Artz entertain
ed the members Of st. Cecilia choir
Of st. Paul's Church, and their
wives and husbands at a banquet
Monday evening, November %, at
seven o'clock. Covers were laid for
forty.
Miss Bertha Maria Bodeker and
Benton Frederick, Of Westport,
were married at eight thirty Mon
day evening, November %, at the
Methodist parsonage in Willard.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-11-28
An "All-American" Christmas 2

survey of Christmas toys and ornaments indi-
Gates the possibility of "AllAmerican" Christmas
for the first time, because new stocks mostly
American made They of superior workmanship
and modest in price.
Because of the there is a blackout of the
Christmas spirit in Europe, and because all men
and even women needed in the hateful slaughter
there is little time left for the manufacture Of toys
and ornaments. Imported toys available this year
came from England, Japan and China, but importa-
tions have slackened considerably
This year, because of the suffering of Others
Americans will learn to buy American made goods
The demand this year, experts estimate, will be ten
percent larger than last year. and the total to be
expended for the happiness of American children
will be approximately $330,0OO,0O0.
Thus American artisans have found greater
employment and income. and show proof that they
too can make good merchandise. They have pro-
vided the opportunity for "All-American" Christ
mas-may Americans take advantage of it.
The Youth Problem
From the earliest times it appears that the prob
lem of directing young folks in the proper way has
engaged the serious attention of reformers and up
lifters-and busybodies.
A book of etiquette published in 1850 gravely
warns young women Of the pers of the waltz and
declares that unmarried ladies should refrain from
the waltz altogether in public and in private. 1t is
assumed that married ladies were supposed to be
immune to its demoralizing effects.
Every once in a while someone digs up an old
newspaper magazine containing an article which
throws light this tendency to worry about the
young people of the past The boys and girls of
the present generation are causing CONSERVATION
among the self-apponted guardians of morality.
Considering the modern problems, there is little
reason however for believing that the young folks
Of 1910 are any worse, morally otherwise, than
those of former times Like others before them, they
will probably grow up to worry about their own
children and grandchildren.
Champions of Great State
Hail to Mnnesota's Gophers who through an
undefeated have again won the Big Ten
championship and the National championship. Thus,
Bernie Bierman, since heading football activities at
the University, has aurels as the greatest coach
of modern football. Minnesota's greatness extends
to varied interests all of them important and known
throughout the world. The Gophers add to this
publicity and do their bit through superb play and
team cooperation. When consider all OF the great
and prominent interests Of the state as well as IT'S
champions, we truly say: Minnesota, Hats OH
to Thee"
Greece All Over Italy
Italy in swinging the activities of the Axis in
a new direction pulled the frying pan from the IRE
and now has Greece all its army. That little
nation in it's heroic struggle has the loyalty OF lts
citizens-those Greeks love their country and nome
above lfe and they showing the Romans no"
not to do as the Romans do.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-11-28

fort to ascertain the radio stations
informant at Morris.
Locomotives Have
Huge Appetites-
Willmar-The Bartles-Scott Oil
Co., Of Willmar, discovered recent
ly that when "fill her up" refers
to one of those big oil burning
locomotives, 1t definitely doesn't
mean five or ten. When two of the
engines were stranded in Willmar
on Armistice Day they put through
call to the oil company to re-
plenish their storage tanks. Bring
ing the fuel a truckload at time,
1t took five trips with the truck
and the total count was $500 gal
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-11-28
Small Birch Tree
saves Mans Life

AitIxin-J. A. Bright, resident Of
the Palisade community near Ait
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-11-28

ing chilly winds that had been
blowing for "a hours on Tuesday,
November IL, was a robin which
had become so attached to the
home Of Miss Jennie Moses, Of Bat
tie Lake, that it evidently didn't
care to leave for the south with
it's fellow birds.
Some Folks Don't
Have To Hunt
Good Thunder-Guns, hunting
clothes, dogs, arising at early hours
and long tramps through the coun-
try are unnecessary to DR.. Schmidt,
Of Good Thunder, who merely has
to drive his car along the road and
pheasants kill themselves and fly
obligingly in his window. At least
that was his experience while driv-
ing along a road a few Sundays
ago. Noticing five pheasants hud-
died at the edge of the road, he
veered his car away from them,
but they flew up in front of the
car, two roosters hitting the wind
shield and going on over the car,
or so he thought until he got home
and discovered that one of the
roosters had been killed and was
drawn into the back of the car by
the draft of an open rear window.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-11-28
SAUK VALLEY RURAL
TELEPHONE MEElIN(s-

The annual meeting of the Sauk
Valley Rural Telephone Co. will
be held Monday, December End. at
/ p m, in the Community Club
rooms, Sauk Centre. Officers will
be elected and other business
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-11-28
STATE NEWS
BRIEFS-

Hutchinson-If you found your
self In a train which was stalled
in a huge snow drift several miles
from a town for 48 hours with
nothing edible on board except 10
dozen eggs, would you go hungry
or would you eat eggs without ben
eft of cooking? Such was the
situation which faced John Schulz
and Kenneth Peterson, two Hutch
inson boys who were en- route back
to the University Of Minnesota
when the train on which they were
riding Monday afternoon during
the recent storm plowed into a
snow drift and stayed there until
Wednesday afternoon. They did
neither. They hit upon the ingen-
ious idea Of frying the eggs on the
fireman's shovel which worked sur
prisingly well, and the boys didn't
60 hungry.
Small Birch Tree
Saves Mans Life
Aitlin-J. A. Bright, resident of
the Palisade community near Ait
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-11-28
Wife Lost In Snow
Within Own Yard

Acknowledgements of the hard
ships of the early prairie settlers
were recalled when near-tragedy
struck at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. d. Stine, on the first night of
the November blizzard. With the
storm increasing in velocity, Mr..
and Mrs. Stine went out to rescue
some pigs which were without shell
ter in an open pen. Finding that
the wind took their breath away,
they turned back, but the wife, be-
coming separated from her hus-
band, took a wrong turning and
lost her bearings being unable to
see the lights of the house. No
finding his wife in the house, her
husband set out in search of her
and after lutte a while stumbled
upon her where she had become
exhausted and fallen in a snowdrift
and was unable to rise again.
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brought before the meeting will re-
ceive consideration.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-11-28
Greece All Over Italy

Italy in swinging the activities of the Axis IN
new direction, pulled the frying pan from the IRE
and now has Greece all over it's army. That nttie
nation in it's heroic struggle has the loyalty OF its
citizens-those Greeks love their country and home
above life, and they showing the Romans now
not to do as the Romans do.
Evening star., 1940-08-26
57-Degree Cold Here Sets
17-Year Record for Day

Washingtons tickle weather pro-
duced the coolest August 26 since
1923.
From midnight until dawn today
the mercury hovered around 81
degrees. The 1923 low was Sc de-
grees.
The Weather Bureau predicted
continued cloudiness with occasional
rain tonight and Tuesday. A high
of 70 degrees was the best the fore
caster could promise for today,
though he said it would be little
warmer tomorrow afternoon.
A cold front arriving from Canada
kept Washingtonians huddled around
their fireplaces yesterday or shiv-
ering in topcoats. The high for the
day was 65.4 degrees.
Rain last night postponed the
National Symphony Orchestra's reg
ular Sunday night concert until to-
night. Should the weather continue
unfavorable tonight, the concert will
be Cancelled due to an arrangement
with the musicians whereby only one
postponement is permissible.
Evening star., 1940-08-26
Balanced D. c. Budget
Al Present Tax Rates
Asked by Citizens
S62, ,907 ,225 Estimate
Submitted as Hearings
Are Started Today

The Federation of Citizens As
sociations today urged the Commits
sioners to adopt a balanced budget
for 1912 within estimated revenue
under present tax laws and at pres
ent tax rates.
The statement came as the city
heads opened a two-day hearing on
proposed budget estimates submitted
by department heads which ex-
ceed anticipated revenue by some
SIC, 100000 or S11 100000. The re-
quests total S62,9O7, ,225.
Additional significance is attached
to the hearings this year in view of
the announcement by the Budget
Bureau that it will no longer con-
Germ itself with the details of the
local budget except in so far as they
affect national interests. The bureau
will. however. require a balanced
budget.
L. A. Carruthers, chairman of the
Federation's Fiscal Affairs Commit
tee, told the Commissioners that
increased Federal taxation was in
prospect as result of the emer-
gency defense expenditures. Con-
sequently, he said, many of the
(See BUDGET, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1940-08-26
Dies Seeks 10 Outlaw
All NForeign-Co
Organizations in u. 5.
Many Germon-Americuns
Compelled to Spread Nozi
Propaganda, He Soys
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Represent-
ative Dies, Democrat, of Texas, de-
claring that many German-Amer-
leans were being compelled to help
disseminate NaH propaganda in
this country through fear for their
relatives abroad. announced today
he would seek enactment of a law
forbidding the operation of any for
eign-controlled organization in the
United States.
Mr.. Dies, chairman of the House
Committee investigating subversive
activities. said he and his associates
had obtained definite evidence"
that the country was being flooded
with Nazi propaganda sent free
through the United States mails.
(Under the international post
al agreement, postage fees on
mail from foreign countries are
collected by those countries.
Similarly, fees on mail from the
United States to foreign nations
are collected by this Nation.)
The evidence shows" he said,
that there is definite program in
this country, first, to prevent any
adequate national defense; second,
to prevent this country from assist
ing England, and third, the presence
of foreign agents in key industries
in America places them in strate-
gic position for espionage and Sabo-
tage."
Convinced of Axis Agency.
Mr.. Dies, who begins series of
private hearings in New York this
afternoon, said he was convinced
the axis powers had set up a CEN
trail agency in Europe for the dis
tribution of propaganda in this
country.
Under existing postal regula-
tionS," he said, "the dissemination
of this propaganda does not cost
Germany anything"
The United States has been
divided into sections, he said, and
literature is being mailed to persons
on master mailing list.
Not all of the recipients are SYM
pathetic toward the Nazi-Fascist
cause, he said, but their names have
been obtained from relatives in Eu-
rope, sometimes forcibly, and they
fear for the safety of these rela-
tives if they do not cooperate.
g think these people are entitled
to have the American Government
make a protest to Italy and Ger
many against this form of black
mail" Mr.. Dies said.
Will Ask Roosevelt's Support.
Before introducing a bill to out
law foreign-controlled organizations,
he said he would write IAN i'm
portant letter" to President Roose-
welt setting forth specific facts and
asking his support of the measure.
He also will seek the support of
both major parties.
During the committees recent
hearings on the Pacific Coast, Mr..
Dies said, it was ascertained that
40 per cent of the Italian population
of San Francisco were openly
Fascistic."
1T was significant thing" he
(See DIES, Page A-1o0
Evening star., 1940-08-26
Gayda Warns Egypt
Not 10 Become Base
For British Attack
Declaration of War
Hinted; Italians Claim
English Oil Tanker
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, Aug. 26.-Virginio Gayda,
often Italys editorial uouthpiece,
today warned Egyptians against
letting their country be used as a
springboard for British attacks on
Italian territory.
The Fascist editor of II Giornale
dItalia. charging the British with
attacking Libya from Egypt, de-
clared sit is necessary to fix posi-
tions and responsibilities quite
clearly"
Egypt, bound by a mutual
defense pact with Britain, has
remained passive ally of the
British. Although Italians have
crossed the Egyptian frontier
from Libya and raided Alex
andria, Egyptian base for Brit
aims Mediterranean fleet, there
have been indications that Egypt
would declare war only in the
event of an italian attack aimed
directly at her)
The British have been speaking
of threatened Italian attacks against
Egypt, Gayda said, in an attempt to
drag that country into war.
Says British Violate Pact.
Instead, he contended, "one must
speak of threatened attacks by
Anglicized Egypt against Italy, which
has the right and duty to take all
defensive measures which the rules
of war may impose"
England cannot demand and
Egypt cannot allow pretended Egyp-
tian neutrality and independence to
become more and more every day a
protective trenchwork for British
preparations and unexpected aggres-
sive naval, air and sea eruption
against Italian territory in Africa
and against Italy herself"
Gayda asserted that the British
were exceeding the military limita-
tions of their alliance with Egypt by
invading and dominating territorial
waters, ports, soil. cities and camps
of Egypt to make them a single
formidable instrument of war
against Italy,"
italian submarines operating in
the Atlantic have torpedoed and
damaged a large British oil tanker
the Italian high command reported
A new attack on Alexandria also
was carried out yesterday by Italian
(See ROME, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1940-08-26
Waves of Reich Bombers
Beaten Off; Horror Scenes
Left Along 3O-MiIe Front
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Aug. 26.-German warpanes failed today in
attempt again to pierce Londons defenses but massed
Naz raiders smashed at 3Ome stretch OF the south coast
and ShoWered bombs also on wide area inland.
Two big German bombrs headed toward the capital
turned off by British fighters in 1smnue battle in the
clouds about 20 1000 feet over the southeast coast
Machine and cannon fire of MeSsechmt fighters escort
Ing the bober died the Germans made for home without
breaking three of their planes falling the
battles toll Fourteen German planes were reported downed pre-
viousy.
the southeast afternoon battle making the days
total Is so far.
Sixth London Saturday
An air raid Londoners underground for the
Saturday but the metropolitan area was un-
scathed ,
suffered sharp daylight raids and that lncreas
ing night attacks apparently indicated change of tactics
Besides Dover the Channel corner FokeStone and the
South Foand apparently bore the brunt OF the reply
to Brtan's first big air attack on Berlin
Crossing the Germans attempted
daylong attacks on Dover and
days biggest battle ragged over Dover the English Chann
port the French coast Four OF the attackers
downed here
Four Are a Fokestone.
35 population bore the prun OF
heavy attack in which craft shot down
horror the population FoKesone
is southwest 26 miles from Boulogne France
Foreland spasey settled sandy waste northeast OF
Dover near Military School, the scene OF the days
third major attack -, j..
The dull roar of bombs intervals throughout the
along the coast east OF Dover 10 a' w
lower tip "aeIs Corner"
attackers and British chalengers oatteo oes
peately hours the planes pungng so low over
A F. guarding parrage oaloonS opeheu
raiding craft with rifles -,
Before the British fighters downed the German planes IN tne
kestone area large apartment to the front
ere horbed tn the ground sent huge flames
licking kyVad searched rancay in the RUNS
for victims . -, -r, action
over Dover mostly to doghghts high in the sky
while guns pumped shells necessarily at the raiders
Evening star., 1940-08-26

sea. 1t scooped up water and ap-
parently sank.
Five minutes later third machine
plunged down over the south Fore
lands and fell behind the cliffs.
The fourth victim of this section
was heavy German bomber, which
approached the coast from the
northeast, flying about 300 feet up
and only a short distance from
shore. AS the raider headed south
ward it was downed by anti-aircraft
fire.
An Air Ministry communique
meanwhile announced the total
number of German aircraft downed
yesterday had reached SIS, with l3
of their own lost.
The Air Ministry news service de-
clared 43 of the German craft de-
stroyed were brought down in one
of the wars most terrific air en-
gagements near the great naval
base of Portland.
Arms Factories Bombed.
III uIlelT llISb IlldJOi live VI VIC
war on the German capital, the Air
Ministry announced. R. A. F. planes
dumped bombs on Berlin armament
factories, while other formations
raided additional military detectives
in the Ruhr and elsewhere in North
west Germany.
R. A. F. operations, as detailed
by the Air Ministry, included Sat-
urday night raids on Frankfort
fires started in a synthetic oil
plant), Stuttgart (the Daimler Benz
armament and armored car factory
bombed more than an hour, Lid
wigshaven explosions caused by di-
rect hits on nitrogen planD anc
Cologne Cires started in an electric
power planD. Twenty airdromes In
Holland, Belgium and German
(See LONDON, Page A-30
Evening star., 1940-08-26
Five Tons Of Explosives
Missing From Magazine
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY. Kans., Aug. 60
Five tons of explosives were re-
ported missing yesterday from the
American Cyanamide Co.'S powder
magazine.
i Sheriff Frank thinner of Wyan-
dotte County, Sheriff Emmett Pitt
of johnson County and police are
investigating. The F. B. I. has been
notified.
Missing were 1870 fifty-pound cases
containing 32,500 sticks of extra
heavy dynamite and 48 twenty-five
pound kegs of black powder.
Vic R. Clark, a caretaker, dis
covered the loss after finding a
heavy door on the powder magazine
had been tampered with.