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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-12
Local FLA. Chapter
APPLIES For Charter

This community has rural youth
that it can be proud of. I chal-
lenge that there has ever been a
community in the state, up to this
time, in which the rural boys have
organized an FLA. chapter with
81 eligible members, and through
their own initiative and efforts re-
ceived 1000 cooperation the first
year.
These young men havs set their
annual dues at Soc. Ten cents are
national dues; zoe are state dues,
and zoe are local dues. In their
annual program of work, they have
provided other ways and means OF
making money to supplement the
dues in the local treasury.
A committee is working very
hard, at the present time, on an
annual program of work to be sub
mitted to the state office with the
application for a charter, which
must be approved by the state ad-
visor before a charter will be
granted. Their program of work
will be divided into the following
groups Of activities on which a
committee will be appointed to
develop specific ways and means
to carry out each individual activ-
ity. These groupings are:
1. Supervised Farming Practice.
2. Cooperative Activities.
3. Community Service.
4. Leadership Activities.
s. Earnings and Savings.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-12
STATE SUPREME
COURT UPHOLDS
OLD ACE LIEN
Opinion Handed Down BY High
Tribunal Says Legislature Act
ed Properly Within Its Power

Minnesota's supreme court in an
opinion handed down during the
past week upheld the validity of
the old age assistance lien law and
declared that the legislature acted
properly within its power and dis
erection in passing the act.
The act requires the placing of
lien on the property of persons
receiving old age assistance so that
the county authorities may require
repayment of the money received
before their children may come in
upon death of the parents and
claim the property. The measure
was passed on the theory that per-
sons who can care for their aged
parents and fail to do so should be
obliged to make restitution of the
aid before getting their property.
The supreme court, in a decision
written by Chief Justice Henry
Gallagher, said that the legislature
had full authority to impose con-
ditions on the granting Of aid.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-12
Thursday, December IL, 1910

moved to southern states because
of the cheap power that Is furnish
ed by the government. We In the
north are taxing ourselves to build
and operate these power plants and
now we are being made to pay
through the nose for our folly in
supporting this socialistic program.
Must Register BY December 26th
Alien registration will end on
December % and all non-citizens
who have not yet registered are
warned that heavy penalties will
follow failure to comply with this
Federal law.
All aliens, IA years Of age and
older, must register in person and
be fingerprinted.
Allen children, under IA must
be registered by their parents or
guardians. Registration takes
place at the post offices. There is.
no charge of any kind connected
with alien registration.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-12
YOUTH REVIVAL
TO CONTINUE
Meetings Will Be
Held Until December
22nd, Announced Pastor

With good crowds, and interest,
and enthusiasm being manifested
at the Gospel Tabernacle's Young
Peoples Revival, conducted by the
Evangelist and Mrs. Hid, from
Fargo, it has been decided to con-
tinue the meetings through next
week also, announced Rev. A. Nell
son, the pastor.
Rev. Paul Hid is the son Of a
minister, and is following in his
fathers footsteps of preaching the
Gospel.
The Evangelist's wife, Mrs. Hid,
is leading the revival singing and
rendering special vocal selections.
1t so happens that the paster and
his wife and the Evangelist and
his wife are all graduates Of the
North Central Bible Institute of
Minneapolis.
Rev. Paul Hid speaks tonight
Thursday on Noah Holds An
Auction Sale" Friday night, 1.-THE
Pied Piper" Sunday at HOO a. M,
Mrs. Paul Hid will speak. Sunday,
500 p. M, Rev. Hild's subject is:
THE Biggest Sixth Round Knock
out in History!".
Meetings will continue nightly
through next week at 500 o'clock
except Monday and Saturday, and
the campaign will close on Deem
Der 22nd.
The Youthful EVANGELIST and his
young wife extend a special invi-
tation to all young people, as well
as old, to attend this special youth
revival.
A Sunday school rally will be
held at the Gospel Tabernacle SUM-
day morning at 9:45. Evangelist
Paul Hid tells the most thrilling
experience in all his life. Chill
dren's church will be held Friday
and Sunday nights at 7:S0 p. m,
conducted by Mrs. Paul Hid.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-12

ton of local members and officers.
He complimented the post on its
efforts and large membership list.
Geo. Anderson, member Of the
National Council of Administra-
ton, complimented the Auxiliary
members for their cooperation with
the Post, and he stressed greater
effort in securing new members. He
offered his congratulations to the
past commanders on this the first
annual past commanders night,
and he hoped the Post would con-
tinue to honor their officers in
similar fashion each year.
After the program lunch was
served by the Auxiliary and the
balance of the evening was spent
in dancing. Hiawatha's Merry
Makers furnished the music and
the Main Street Swingsters aided
in the festivities with a few of
their special numbers. This was a
fine gathering, largely attended
and well received and enjoyed by
all.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-12

What appellants appear entirely
to overlook Is the fact that they
have no vested rights in old age
benefits or other form of relief"
Justice Gallagher said. 1.-THE state
may, as 1t has, grant such benefits,
but it is not required to do so.
In granting them it may impose
such conditions as 1t deems proper
and just. If a person accepts a
grant, he must accept 1t subject to
the conditions"
The act does not infringe upon
the homestead immunity granted
for many years in Minnesota, the
court held, for the home may not
be taken, until after "the death of
the recipient nor while the home
stead is being occupied by his sur
viving spouse or minor children"
The decision resulted from a case
started by a Fergus Falls couple
to test the law.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-12

lean doughboy and his mistress, 8
Russian nuns, a collection of hiss
ing and bowling Japanese.
The Family takes them all in
and give freely of its affection and
compassion. And as the Family
widens its circle, sharing new ex-
periences rich in humor and feel
ing, always placing high value
on human dignity, each member Of
the group grows stronger emotion
ally and in spirit until, when war
and separation cloud their lives,
they find faith when they need it
most.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-12
Christmas Seal Sale
In Full Swing
Continued From Page One

large numbers of refugees from
foreign countries, having high tub
erculosis rates, is only one of many
problems arising from the war
situation" .....
More intensive work will be nee
essary to prevent an increase in the
prevalence of the disease. From its
rank as the Number One cause of
death in the country, tuberculosis
has now been pushed down to
seventh place. This means the saw
ing of hundreds of lives in every
county. 1t is to be hoped that we
may hold the gains made. Every
person can help by the simple act
of buying and using Christmas
Seals"
Students Conduct
Christmas Seal Sales
Christmas Seal sales, with the
aim of the committees that every
student buy at least one, are be-
ing conducted in the grades and
Junior high school classes of the
Sank Centre public schools, it was
announced. Class officers are work
ing committees in the seal sales
and are personally in charge of
the drive. In the Junior high
school Myron Johnson, Betty Sar-
tell, Barbara Ellis, Wanda Klemm
and Fred Cooper are giving speech
es before the classes in the inter-
ests Of the program. For the grades
Lois Besser, Lorraine Haider, June
Dickinson and Leon Holbrook are
heading the campaign.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-12
DEATH CAME TO
OLE P. STENOIEN
ON NOVEMBER "a
Burial Took Place In Elm
Cemetery Wednesday,
November 9th

Ole p. Stenoien was born in Stor-
dalen,, Norway, on Feb. 81, 1861
and at the time of his death lacked
only four months of being eighty
years Of age.
He came to America and to this
community in 1879. In 1883 he was
united in marriage to Johanna Gill
Ian, and they lived at the same
farm home for fifty-seven years
He was one Of the oldest pioneers
Of Todd County.
Surviving are his wife and seven
Of the thirteen children: Ole, of
Fergus Falls; Mrs. Jens Lying, of
Sank Centre; Miss Inga Stenoien,
Mrs. CLAUS Klukken and Mrs. e.
Haberman, Of Osakis; Selmer and
Ralph, Of Minneapolis. He is also
survived by thirty-one grandchil-
dren, and by two sisters, Mrs. Kir-
ste Larson, of Minneapolis, and
Johanna Brakken, in Norway.
Mr.. Stenoien was one of those
who yielded his heart to God dur
ing the revival which swept thru
this community in the eos. His
child-like faith and trust in God
were characteristic. After his con-
version he was ever jealous for
the furtherance of the gospel, here
at home as well as in the foreign
lands. In the family circle he will
be remembered as a loving father
who even unto his dying day
brought his loved ones to Christ
on the arms Of prayer.
In Elm congregation, of which
he was a charter member, he serv-
ed at various time as trustee, eld-
er, and president Of the Mission
Society. His testimony was ever
Of his own unworthiness and of the
Lords faithfulness.
It was his privilege during a
lingering illness to bear testimony
to Gods keeping and sustaining
grace. Peace and joy were very
near in that sick room, and God
gave strength for each day an 1t
was needed.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
at Elm Church, Rev E. o. Hagen
and Rev. S. o. Vangstad officiat-
ing.
Music was furnished Ev the Elm
quartette who sang Rock of Ages"
and "Oh, Think of That Home Ov-
er There" Rev. Mr.. Hagen sang
a Norwegian selection "Nu Hviler
Review.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-12

It is generally believed that the
advocates Of direct intervention In
the war have overplayed their hand
and it Is rumored that the propa-
ganda work Of the White Committee
Is disturbing the administration.
Mr.. White openly boasts that his
committee was responsible for 80
average destroyers being trans
ferred to Britain back in Septem-
Der and he has no hesitancy in pro-
claiming that his committee Is out
to get this country actively into the
war.
The American people are not be-
ing given full information as to
exactly what Is going on. The De-
partment of Commerce recently
made public figures showing that
we have furnished Britain with
about HOO planes. Figures made
public in London disclose that we
have to date furnished to England
between 2400 and $500 planes. Why
does not the administration give us
the real facts, and just what is the
purpose in deceiving the American
people?
I believe the time has come to
make full and complete investi-
cation Of all propaganda activities
in this country whether they be
British, German, italian or Rus
sian. Our people have indicated
that they wish to keep out Of the
war and any activity to thwart
them will should be exposed and
suppressed. We recall how America
was dragged into the first World
War by the skillful use of propa-
ganda. At that time we were told
it was necessary for us to get into
it in order to make the world safe
for democracy and to make it a
war to end all wars. On that basis
we went in and, as recall, our
casualties numbered about $4,000.
Today we have more than 100 vet
Grams hospitals scattered over the
country that are taking care Of
those who sustained disabilities In
the service. It costs us in round
figures annually over 900 million
dollars for care and pensions. That
war set us back about SO billion
dollars and it will remain a heavy
load on the next five or six gener-
ations-possibly longer. It is estim-
ated that before the last veteran
Of that war, and his dependents,
have passed away, that war will
have cost us 100 billion dollars,
which is more than one-third of our
total national wealth.
We must not allow ourselves to
be dragged into this war. According
to the rules we may furnish war
materials, just as Germany and
Italy furnished material to Spain
in the late revolution. Further
than that we cannot safely go.
Census To Bring House Changes
AS a result of the late census the
states Of Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,
Massachusetts,, Nebraska, Ohio, Ok
lahoma and Pennsylvania will each
lose one seat in the House Of Rep
resentatives. Under the new reap
portionment, California will pro-
badly gain three seats, and Arizona,
Florida, New Mexico, North Caro-
lima, Oregon and Tennessee one
seat each.
It will be observed that Oregon
is the only northern state that will
increase its membership, otherwise
the benefited states are all in the
south. One reason for this is that
many northern industries have
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-12
Questions Pertaining
To Agriculture

i plan to manure q permanent
pasture, treating one-fourth each
year. Is It advisable to apply the
manure on top of snow In winter:
IF the ground is comparatively
level, there will be little loss Of
fertilizer If the manure is applied
in winter on top of the snow. On
steep slopes, however, a good deal
Of the manure would be washed in
to the valleys in the spring before
the ground has a chance to thaw.
"A. c. Army, agronomy division.
What can you tell an adOleScent
girl who curtails her diet for her
figures sake?
She can be advised to omit all
candy and rich desserts because
these contribute calories to the diet
and little more. She should drink
SKINNED milk and eat plenty Of
fruits and vegetables, lean meat
and eggs, with some butter and
whole wheat bread. A good diet
contributes to a good figure and a
good complexion. Eva Bonner,
home economics division.
How may old nail holes be filled
in woodwork which Is to be warm
ished or painted?
Commercial filters such as plas-
tic wood or stick shellac may be
used with very satisfactory results.
A homemade filler can be prepar-
ed by mixing whiting or sawdust
with hot glue to make a paste.
Fill the hole, smooth carefully and
sandpaper when dry. = Charlotte
Kirchner, home furnishing special
list.
I have q mixture of Sudan grass
and millet hay which I intend to
feed. Wouldn't IL be safest to have
It analysed for prussia acid before
using?
It seems rather purposeless to
make an analysis Of this material
for prussia acid inasmuch as we
have no record Of prussic acid pois-
oning ever having occurred thru
the feeding Of Sudan grass which
has been properly cured and dried
in the form of hay. I have check
ed with the veterinary division on
this and they report that I am
correct in that statement. No fear
of prussic acid poisoning need be
entertained from the feeding OF
Sudan grass hay.-R. A, Gortner,
division of biochemistry.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-12
6. Conduct of Meetings.
z. Scholarship.
8. Recreation.
Other Activities.

y. OtueT ACtlNltlcS.
The FLA. organization is very
essential part of a good program
in vocational agriculture. The pro-
gress that the boys have made,
therefore, is most encouraging to
me. It has indicated that these
young men are interested in learn
ing what they can to put farming
on good sound business basis.
Never is the Shedding any tougher
for an organization than it is in
the beginning. Bearing this in mind
I am appealing to every citizen in
this community, whether you live
in the town or in the country to
cooperate with the local FLA.
chapter in the activities which they
undertake to make this area of
Stearns County better place in
which to live.
Edward Schwochert,
Agriculture Instructor.
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the activities of the jointed arm.
The arrival becomes particularly
pertinent at this time since so
much world attention Is being CEN
tered on the fate Of the Dutch
East Indies, its riches in now
highly important military oil.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-12
JOHN KORTAN PASSED
AWAY SATURDAY
CONTINUED From Page One)

one brother. The sons and daugh.
tiers are: Joe Kortan, of Bagley;
Johnny Kortan, of Sank Centre;
Mrs. Arthur Cooper, Osakis; Mrs
Sam Larson, Bagley; Mrs. Mike
Ahrens, Sank Centre; and Rosy
Kortan, at home. The sisters and
brother are: Mrs. P. J. Fitzgerald
Of South Range, Wis; Mrs. An
drew Sorenson, Lisbon, N. d.; Mrs
Harry Huston, Of St. Cloud; And
Charles Kortan, Sank Centre.
Mr.. Kortan, who resided in Kan
dota Township for 80 years, was
a successful farmer, well-known
and highly respected.
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning at ten o'clock at the
Church of Our Lady of the Angels.
Rev. John Bettendorf read the Re-
QUEEN Mass and interment was
made in Calvary cemetery. The
pallbearers were: Henry Borgmann,
John Mondloch, Jos. Schoenhoff,
Carl Ecklund, Gust Emblom and
G. Hillerud.
Relatives from a distance in at
tendance at the last rites were the
children: Joe Kortan, Of Bagley;
Mrs. Sam Larson and son, of Bag
ley, and the sisters: Mrs. P. j.
Fitzgerald, Of South Range, Wis;
and Mrs. Andrew Sorenson, Lisbon,
North Dakota.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-12
BQA{RResMw
IDLE MONEY IDLE MEN
BY Stuart Chase
! By Bernice FnneSan

idle Money Idle Men" is a guide
through the new economic world
which has closed in on us since
1929.
The past generation knew no
such insecurity as today threatens
every individual, young or old. The
past generation has not had to
reckon with useless gold boards,
blocked marks, photoelectric cells,
Nylon, the Dust Bowl, or autarchy.
This generation has to reckon with
them. The past generation pro-
duced "immutable laws" of econ
omics, which have proved their in
adequacy to explain what predic-
ton has gone wrong. Where is
the cosmic collapse which was to
follow when England left the gold
standard? Where is the economic
collapse Of Italy which was bound
to accompany the costs of the
Ethiopian war? Where is the con-
fident prediction that Germany
had neither the gold nor the credit
to finance rearmament? Where Is
the disastrous initiation which was
to overwhelm the New Deal? Why,
If the United States is on the verge
Of bankruptcy, are government
loans oversubscribed as much as
twenty times?
The present generation must seek
more realistic view than that
provided by the old formulas. It
must meet its problems on their
merits. Idle capital, idle workers,
old-age pensions, unbalanced bud
gets, saturated markets, falling
population curves, cannot be solved
by invoking the ghosts of Adam
Smith, Karl Marx or Alfred Mar
shall. They call for a fresh ap-
proach, determination to face the
facts, an unprecedented study of con-
crete evidence. Nothing is either
Sound" or "unsound" in 1910, ex-
cept on the basis of tangible per-
Torrance,
The issues, here discussed with
Stuart Chase's clarity and object
ivity, will continue to be vital I'M
til they are solved.
FAMILY
BY Nina Fedorova
1.-THE Family" is one of those
rare books that are gay and tragic
and timeless, swift in the reading,
yet lingering long there in the
memory. It is colorful in setting,
rich in emotion, yet with all of an
essential theme of strength and
faith that makes it truly of and
for our times.
The story is laid in China dur
ing the Japanese invasion in 1887.
The family is White Russian, with
all the vital, heart-warming quail
tiles the nationality implies. There
are five of them; Granny, Mother
and the children Of the third gen.
GRAFTON, Peter, Ida and Dina, who
is only eight. They try to make
ends meet by running a boarding
house, and they open their doors
and their hearts-to the strangest
collection of boarders ever gathered
under one roof. You meet a Bes-
sarabian fortune teller, an Eng
fish woman who has taken to the
bottle, a Russian scientist turned
idealist to save the world, a social
climber, a titled lady whose love
affair is the talk and wonder of
English-speaking China, an Amer
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-12

explained the puppet was one of
the leading figures in the Budd-
hist religion. She represents too the
attributes and ideals Of the Rotary
Clubs in Java.
The piece is finely hand carved,
with a peculiarly angular face and
a weird headdress. The face is en-
ameled white, but the body and
arms are gilt. The puppet is so
attached that its head may be
moved and attached sticks direct
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-12
Mrs. John Smith

Mrs. John Smith former resident
of this city, was buried Wednesday
morning at Menahga. She had died
at her home in Backus Saturday
morning at an age of about IS
years. Aunt Of Mrs. Elmer Hyla-
man, and Mrs. l.. M. Butler of this
city, Mrs. Smith is reported to
have left this city twenty-five or
thirty years ago. She and Mr.. Smith
resided on a farm just east Of this
city and during her residence she
was a member of the Royal Neigh
bors. Mrs. Hylaman, Mrs. Butler
and Mrs. Milton Smith, of this city,
and Clarence Smith, of Little Falls,
left late Tuesday to attend funeral
services.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-12
Thirtieh Addition
To Doll Collection

CONTINUED From Page One)
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-13
Marvin Kessel Brings
Bride to Libby

Miss Alice Fredrickson, daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. Nels Fredricksonr
Of Occur d'Alene, Idaho, became the
bride of Marvin Kessel, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. William Kessel, also OF
Occur d'Alene, Sunday in that city
at the parsonage Of the First Presby-
terrain church.
!. AT the same time Miss Marguerite
Fredrickson became the bride OF
Ralph Johnson Of Missoula. The
couples attended each other. Rev.
r. J. Hunter officiated
Only members of the immediate
families and close friends were
present for the ceremonies and
reception was held at the Fredrick-
son home afterwards.
Immediately after the reception
Mr.. and Mrs. Kessel returned to
Libby and Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson
motored to Missoula.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kessel will live in
the Hugo Anderson house. Mr.. Kes-
sci has been an employee OF the J.
Neils Lumber company for the past
six years. Mrs. Kessel was stem
ographer in the office of Kemp b
Hebert in Spokane before hel
wedding.
Their many friends wish them ev-
cry possible happiness and welcome
them to Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-13
Man Dies on G. N. Train.

Rev. Ludwig j. Hage, home mis-
sionary evangelist to the North
west and affiliated with the Pill
grim Holiness church, passed away
on Great Northern train No. n en-
route west, last Monday.
It seems he had gone to the
Mushroom as the train was passing
Trego and some time later, while
going through Rexford passengers
decided they should investigate to
see what had happened. With the
aid Of train officials the door was
opened and the body was found. II
Is thought that he passed away at
approximately o'clock.
According to material carried in
luggage and on his person, Rev
Hage had been following his pro-
fession since 1911 and had done
much work among colleges ano
young peoples societies.
He was born in Red Wing, MINI.
June 10, 1882. The remains were
shipped from the Gompf Funera
home to that city for burial. He ha
brothers and sisters living in tn,
east.