The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-14

OAOh vi
books had the harsh tones of social cynicism, the
kind Of futter that Steinbecks Grapes
of Wrath" to fever heat. But always they were
Americanan, toned to social feeling of the hour.
Often they set the tone before it felt elsewhere
but in the authors restless pen. OF late it would
seem that Lewis has meowed with the years along
with Main Street and the country in general With his
meowing and just turned 55 February 7th, Lewis
chalks up another first-the first time he has
written directly for the It should be inter-
esting to the working not with the cry
against social ills, but with the earthly tang and
essentially warming human traits that the Judge
Hardy series have been serving. It was just
year ago that Lewis started his most serious align
ment with the theatre with his Angela Is Twenty
two" in which he did some bad acting but got some
experience. It's interesting to note that his 1910
novel; Bethel Merriday" deals with girl and the
stage All this seems to tie Lewis more closely
with the theatre and the And that's
where Lewis wants to spend his literary agedness
The asking price showings of GWTW is
enty percent, we're told. And towns being picked
for the showing. Which doesn't look like the pic
will get here in the first Fitting running
mate and now expected to turn the tables on I'm
the Mood" is Glenn Millers latest Tuxedo Junction.
Those who check the juke boxes say it'll top the
Mood number. And in one of the taverns here
abouts the Mood has clicked for high 70
plays in week. Wee Bonnie Baker, the 23-year-
old with the 6-year-od voice that is literally
appealing got Bob Vandesteegs okay in Chicago
more than year before she burst into natl bill
ing. Bob told your columnist about her and added
nit tha' one okaV.
The lads going whacky hereabouts for pork
pie hats Which Is not fashion any place else.
But it is accomplishing here rummaging in the
attic for discarded headpieces that may be smashed
to the required shape ape. The real fashion news
going to colors whether they like it not.
And believe you me, they like it. Sport coats,
in pastel shades and checks loud enough to yell way
out in the country the grossest of the newies.
Happy thot-Give me plate of baked beans
and piece of chocolate cake for real combination.
The big problem for gals today is to go smiling
bravely through their sheers! Modern life is
wonderful. On the they advertise you
don't have to shift for yourself-not until you've
cracked somebody else's fender at any rate. >.
Walt Moynihan got his start in sports from
interested father. DR.. A. F. Moynihan, when
Walt was young lad drew his attention in various
ways to the sports pages of the newspapers. It
seemed good idea at the time, it worked out too.
Walt took the interest in things of sport In school
he became of the best allround athletes in
school annals. His interest wasn't sinted by love
for one particular sport, he catered to them all.
His interest swung to golf and the swing clicked,
tion and his sports record is quite the example of
a lad whose father directed those formative years
with not much effort but bit of sound promoting.
Now in Milwaukee, married man, father Of
daughter Walt hasn't neglected his sports In
mer he still pursues his golf. By winter he chases
handbal and bowling. But recently he took up with
commission. Upshot was that he got job at the
commission, and further helped this year in staging
Miwaukee's Golden Gloves. Walt writes he's
having the time of his life.
LaRayne Pendroy called me the other day. In
substance, she said II didn't make the grade" Which
means she won't be recalled to the University for
the additional addition. You see LaRayne, the
16year-old high school girl tried out for the ALL
American Youth Orchestra, sponsored under NYA,
and to be directed by the distinguished baton of
rIr Of fhn ilo1 nIphi
Symphony. But there disappointment in
her tone. Rather she pointed out that it a fine
experience, certainly enriched her embryonic musical
career. She's the pupil of Ed Kitzberger violin
and French horn. Amazing, I think the attitude
these youngsters take. They register little disap-
pointment at rebus, but plod merrly along, gaining
enrchening experiences as easy picking blossoms
from an apple tree. 100 of the best youths
musicians in the United States will go on tour with
this orchestra first to South America and then in
the u S. Mr.. Stokowski has said that will
be chosen who could not have played with the Phil
adelphia unit :.
Shenandoah by the honey-combed mines below w.
d. Gallup this week was telling of his early life in
the mines. Win lived at Bnghampton New
York, some 80 miles from Scranton. During sum-
mers boys worked in the Mines got three dollars a
car for the COAL and made enough to last through
out the summer. In those days they used those
funny burros, who lived and died in the mines.
Blind, because they light from birth to DEATH
they trunded those hreeton shutting back and
forth. They were rough men, foreigners mostly.
who worked the mines In fights anything was per-
missable, and 1t was part of the code that no one
stop fight. But these immigrants, Win said could
be the best friends ever never molested the native
born boys who worked there in summers Oddity
he pointed out is that in Of those towns people
had coal mines in their backyards. He pointed out
too that land over the mines settled by people
with their eyes open. The mines sell surface lots
for song, but everyone knows that building over
the mines Is counting disaster. :.
A watch company has released some intriguing
information about the watch you carry It saws
that the little mechanism ticks five times a second
300 times a minute-1S00O times an hour-57 $50 900
times year! (For ten year quota multiplying by
10 should do it, It's quarter inch balance wheel
travels approximately 1.18 inches every tick, SO
inches per second. They finally proceed to the
ultimate fact that the thing travels 293O miles Der
year. Then adds the useful information: oil your
watch every $500 miles!