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Evening star., 1940-12-18
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Like the Duchess Of Windsor and
her toothache, Jimmy McCurry Of
the Washington Eagles has been
forced to invade the United States
to command attention. Neglected in
Canadian ice hockey circles, the
stocky blond youngster quietly is
fashioning an enviable reputation
in the Eastern Amateur League.
II rated Bill Davies highly" in
forms Coach Redvers Mackenzie,
"but I'll never regret the fact
McCurry has replaced him. Jimmy's
better player. He's the best body
checker in the league, but he isn't
spectacular and most fans overlook
his smooth performances.
ROSS Knipfel perhaps is more
bruising body checker, but he lacks
McCurry's consistency. Knip is
more damaging, but he misses his
man occasionally and Jimmy doesn't.
Already this season I've used Nc
Curry as wing and on defense and
he's been brilliant at both spots.
He may be recognized as the best
player in the league at the end Of
the season."
Overlooked in Dominion.
Discovered by Mackenzie in Mon
treal, the 24-year-old, 177-pound
McCurry virtually was without honor
in Canadian hockey precincts due
to brace of bad breaks. "He was
bad skater for years." says Mac
kenzie. "but he's developed almost
overnight. He might have come
along more rapidly if it hadn't been
for two severe injuries"
McCurry, who played junior and
senior hockey with the Victorias and
also played as a senior with the
Verdun Maple Leafs, was forced tc
forego the sport for almost two years
as the result of injuries. In sue
cessive seasons he suffered a brain
conclusion and a wicked leg cash
early in the year which shelved him
for lengthy periods.
Jimmy has been one of the more
important figures in the Eagles
string of successes, a chain which
was interrupted last night at River.
side Stadium as the improved Bos-
ton Olympics registered a 40 vic
tory over Washington before 1872
paying patrons
Also a winner was The Evening
Stars Christmas House fund. Owner
Severine G. Leoffer will contribute
SOL 80, 10 per cent of the gros
gate, to the worthy cause.
Hampered by injuries and an in.
different brand of hockey, the Eagle.
twice allowed the Olympics to rally
and lock the score. Boston snatchec
the lead for the first time in the 14tf
minute OF the final period and in
creased its margin to its final pro
portions when the Eagles left tn,
net unprotected in the waning sec
onds in a desperate effort to sent
the game into overtime.
Evening star., 1940-12-18
Totals III 436 Totals Q 61
Referee-Mr. Taylor ID. C. A. B..
Tech Shows Promise.

Totals III 4 20 Totals - o 1S
Referee-Mr. Taylor ID. C. A. B..
Tech Shows Promise.
A victory over Mount Rainier,
even though 1t is q good little team.
is no premise on which to base pre-
dictions for q successful season,
but Tech supporters are looking for
a better team than the one which
finished next to last in 1910 after
watching the Maroon triumph over
the Mounts, 1922, in the opener yes
terday. A new coach, Dutch Usila-
ner, is in charge at Tech and he has
given a group Of lads something new
in the way of basket ball playing
around here.
They have more set plays and
definite formations than is the usual
thing and they are working well to-
gether. Jackie Walsh and Shrimp
Brewer were revealed as potential
stars when they scored % and II
points, respectively, to pace Tech in
its successful debut. Buddy Webb, a
200-pound 6-footer, who seems as
though he couldn't last five minutes
OF a fast game, belied appearances
when he played almost the entire
game at top speed and was q leading
factor in the victory. His ability in
sr,agging rebounds will be big help
to Tech,
Evening star., 1940-12-18
Burons and Bears Tied
For Hockey Loop Leod

b, the Associated Press.
After six weeks of campaigning in
the American Hockey League wars.
the Cleveland Barons and the
Hershey Bears start out from
scratch again tonight in their battle
for Western division honors.
The Barons jumped into first place
opening day, October 30, when they
gave the Bears an 8-4 shellacking,
and have continued in that spot
ever since. Hershey, after shaky
start, put together six victories in
a row, before losing the last time
out, to climb into the top berth be-
side the Barons. Each team has
won 10 games and tied for %
points, but the Bears have lost
7 to Cleveland's 5.
Evening star., 1940-12-18
Central B Baskefers
Lose 10 St. Johns
As Regulars Sit

Central Highs cagers still are
looking for a victory over a major
opponent this season. but Coach
Hardy Pearce is bringing his team
along slowly and figures to have a
we'll rounded outfit with expert
ence when the title race opens next
month.
Yesterday the Vikings lost to st.
Johns, 1892, as Pearce used second
string players all the way to give
them experience.
The first-team stalwarts of Har-
ry Martin, Sam Di Blasi, Tom
Thomaides and Bud Kligman viewed
the game from the sidelines.
Evening star., 1940-12-18

Joe Holman, tireless purveyor of
publicity for Georgetown University,
Riverside Stadium and other enter
prises, today had advanced another
notch in the realm Of poetry. His
latest volume of verse, my Town" is
a vast improvement over his "Freckle
Face" issue of three years ago.
The towering, genial Holman,
doubtless tho best liked figure in
washington sports circles, has dedi-
Evening star., 1940-12-18
Ho|brook Gets F|ashy
Start as Gonzaga
Basket Coach

Coach Irvine (Horse) Holbrook is
making a highly successful start as
Gonzaga's new basket ball mentor.
The Eagles now have three success
sive victories to rate as one of the
leading quints in the Washington
Metropolitan area. They defeated
Briarley Military Academy, 1922,
yesterday at Laurel.
Bob Mulvihill and Frank Counsel
man, with q dozen points each, led
the attack which gained 10-4 ad-
vantage at the half.
Evening star., 1940-12-18
Tristote Hockey Loop
Forms With 4Teums
H1 the Associated Press

Py the Associated Press.
AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 18.-Delegates
from four cities met here last night
and completed organization of q Tri-
State Amateur Hockey League.
Cities represented were Akron
Pittsburgh and Huntington and
Charleston, w. Va. Play will start
Sunday with Huntington at Akron
Evening star., 1940-12-18
Charlotte Hall Honors
Cudy, Sondheimer
Grncfol nisna nh "a Tsha Qfa =

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLOTTE HALL, Md, Dec.
18-Frank Cady and Allen Sond-
heimer of Washington and Robert
Brown of Arlington, Va, were
among the varsity football players
earning their school letters at Char
lotte Hall Military Academy.
Junior varsity letters were present.
ed to Nicholas Chaconas, John Da-
Wis. Joseph Long, Preston McLen-
don, Thomas Jones, Alfred Fagg and
Samuel Smyth Of Washington.
Evening star., 1940-12-18
HyottsviIIe Again Wins

Hyattsville High School won It's
third victory of the season yester-
day. downing Greenbelt, 1926, at
Greenbelt. Keith Tadlock scored
seven of Hyattsville's II goals and
added three charity tosses for in
dividual honors with II points.
Evening star., 1940-12-18
W.&M. May Be Added
To Co|onia|s' 1941
Football List
Come With Hoyos Early;
6. W. Gridmen Awarded
Letters at Supper

Two new opponents. both from
the Southern Conference, and pos
sibly a third, appear on George
Washington University's football
schedule for l941.
Addition of Clemson and Furman
and dropping of Kentucky, West
Virginia and Kansas definitely were
announced last night at stag
buffet supper in nonor of the 40
gridmen at Wardman Park Hotel.
Director of Athletics Max Earring
ton intimated that William and
Mary also would be on next years
schedule.
Unless the Indians are encoun-
tered at Williamsburg, G. w. will
play only two games away from
home next year-Manhattan and
Furman. A notable change in the
schedule places the Georgetown
game fourth on the list instead of
last, the Hoya-Colonial game now
being carded for Grifnth Stadium
on October II. That is q Friday, in
cidentally, and the game probably
will be played at night.
Washington and Lee will return
the visit G.. w. paid to Lexington
this year by coming here newt fall,
while other opponents will be Mount
st. Mary's, Bucknell and Wake
Forest.
After DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin,
president of the university, had ex-
tolled members Of last years varsity
squad, letters were presented to the
following:
Henry Agusiewicz. Frank August, Sam
BAbich. Tony Barauskas Ken Batson,
Adolph Biasini. Murphy Booth. John Clarey,
Dan Douglas, Walter Fedora. Tom Grady.
koski, Harry Ledford. Durneiii Martinson.
Floyd McGlinn. John Konizewski. Mike
Monchlovich, Paul Nugent. John Picco Ed
SWEET, Walter Welc Eddie Wilamoski, STAN
ley Zioboro and Manager Tom La Pia.
harrington said that his letter to-
gether with a gold football and
blanket would be shipped to SWEET, a
guard, who is reported seriously i'll in
Lawton, Okla.
Brian Bell, chief of the Washing
ton Bureau Of the Associated Press,
and Gus WEIGH, veteran Indian
coach, entertained the assemblage
with many humorous stories, while
Dean Elmer Louis Kayser of G. w.
served as master of ceremonies.
Evening star., 1940-12-18
Woshington-Lee Quint
Beuten by Stanley

A slim margin, which 1t held all
the way, gave Stanley High a win
over Washington-Lee, 1925. at
Ballston last night. 1t was the Sec
ond defeat in three games for the
Generals.
Evening star., 1940-12-18
Unnoticed in Canada, McCurry
Wins Stordom With Eagles;
Boston Team Victor Here

Gerry Desrpsiers, one Of the
swifter skaters on the club com.
prised of former New England col.
legiate players, produced three goals
for the Olympics, but shared the
hero role with Goalie Vic Polich.
Leveled by a wicked shot of
Norm Burns stick into the pit of
his stomach early in the opening
period, Polich recovered to give one
Of the finest goal guarding per.
formance witnessed here. His many
brilliant saves highlighted the clean
contest.
Washington grasped the lead
early in the first period when Hal
Dewey found the range on a re-
bound, but Desrosiers tied the score
before Roy Mcbride again sent the
Eagles ahead at 81. Ernie Garran
scored the only goal of the second
period to knot the score for Boston,
which shook loose Desrosiers for the
two fatal goals in the last period.
Desrosiers swiped the puck at mid
ice and feinted Goalie Les Colvin
out of position to put Boston in a
30 lead at 13:47 of the third period
Polich contributed repeated spec
tacular saves in the next few
moments as the Eagles raided the
Boston net and when Coach
Mackenzie yanked Colvin and in
serted another wing Desrosiers again
broke loose to score in the last two
seconds.
Washington will play the River
Vale Skeeters here Friday night,
when President Tom Lockhart, jr.,
of the Eastern League will present
the Hershey Cup, symbolic of the
first third championship, to the
Eagles.
Evening star., 1940-12-18

Bethany (Kans), 40: HASTINGS, IS.
Central (Wis.l Teachers, IS: St. Mary's
(Minn.), 80
Teachers 81.
Evening star., 1940-12-18

Results Last Nfght.
Boston, 4; WASHINGTON, 2.
Coming Games.
Fridsy-New York At Atlantic City:
River Vale at WASHINGTON: Baltimore at
Boston. "
City: Baltimore at Boston; New York at
River Vale
Evening star., 1940-12-18
Sports Program
ForLocuI Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

Basket Ball.
Oklahoma A. and M. VS.. George
Washington, Riverside Sta
dium, $50.
Penn Military VS.. Amefican u,
"A. U. gym, s:30. n
Georgetown W. Canistas, Buffalo,
N. Y.
Roosevelt VS.. George Washington
Freshmen, Riverside Stadium,
7:30.
Evening star., 1940-12-18

Totals IL 42s Totals 13 632'
Score at half-st. Johns. II to 8. Ref
eree-Mr. J. Mitchell.
Evening star., 1940-12-18
Laugh on Usilaner,

Totals 81 541 Totals = z 822
Score at half-Tech. IS to 10. Referee
Evening star., 1940-12-18

Spares-tBoston) Stubs Desrosiers,
Fitzgerald; Yourkewicz, Garran, Buckley,
Beland; (Washingtonl Burrage. Mcbride.
Pranschke, Burns Dewey. Mailley. Mac.
Beth. Referee-Mr. Harwood. Linesman
Mr.. Reilly.
First period scoring: ~ Eagles-Dewey
Mcbride, Pranschke1. 6:52. t2) Olympics
-Desrosiers tunassisted). 1894. (3) Eagles
Mcbride Pranschke). 16:45. Penalties.
none.
Second period scoring: ~ Olympics-
Garran buckley. Yourkewicz), 1878. Pen.
alties. none.
Third period scoring: g, olympics-Des.
rosters lunassistedl. 13:47. Penalties:
Eagles-Germann lighting, minor: Olym.
pics-Desrosiers lighting. MINOR Cos.
tello Gripping. minor.
Evening star., 1940-12-18

EASTERN AMATEUR LEAGUE
Evening star., 1940-12-18

Totals 10 80 Totals 622
Evening star., 1940-12-18
Hockey STANDINGS

Totals 16 63s Totals - 8
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-08
National Defense To Be
Stressed AT State Fair
Federal, State Governments DO
Feature New Defense Exhibits

The Minnesota State Fair today
took its place in the front ranks
of the national defense program
as state and federal governments
approves enlarged educational dis
plays aimed to- conserve resources.
The State Fair Board in plan
ming it's 1910 Exposition August
"a to September 2, has allotted one
half of the street floor of the
grandstand for the federal works
Projects Administration exhibit.
In the state conservation build
ing an entirely new show is in the
making. Protection of Minnesota
iron ore areas and its forests and
game resources is being stressed.
A complete watchtower, manned
by forest rangers and fully equipp-
ed will show visitors how fires are
located through range finders. Use
Of the two-way radio will show
how fire fighting crews are dis
patched to the exact scene. The
value of Minnesota's iron deposits,
greatest in the world, as a mill
tary and civil resource will be
graphically displayed. Protection
of game and fish will be shown
through aquarium displays. Atten-
dants will explain the game and
fish laws.
Streamlined and entirely re-
decorated, the street floor exhibit
hall Of the grandstand will feature
the educational and conservation
work Of the Works Projects Ad-
ministration.
Enlargements of airports and
other defense work of the Works
Projects Administration will be
graphically portrayed by pictorial
and model displays. Activities in
conserving the morale of the nation
and in aiding health through hot
lunch, fine arts, nursery work, sew
ing, bookmending, research and
other white collar projects will be
shown pictorially or in actual dem
onstrations.
Twice daily men, women and
children will model garments made
in WPA sewing projects. Four
musical organizations will demon
strate their patriotic fervor in
muscal programs throughout the
day.
The recently completed All club
building, WPA project, will pro-
vide gathering place for Mime
sota's greatest asset, its youth. The
newly streamlined speedway, an
other project, will make available
the finest testing ground in Amer
lea for mobile military equipment.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-08
LOOKING BACK
THROUGH TIME
Excerpts From The Herald of
Thursday, August 5, 1920
Items Of Twenty Years Ago

Henry Robbers, for IS years a
railway mail clerk on the Great
Northern railroad, the past % OF
which were spent on the tx" line
between Sank Centre and Bemidji
retired from active service on Aug
ust LIST.
That the city Immediately erect
standpipe in accordance with the
plan for a new water system as
outlined by Engineer Wolf in his
report filed with the city commits
sion last week, is the substance OF
resolution adopted by that body
in session Monday night.
Twenty-three graduates of the
county schools in the vicinity OF
Sank Centre will receive their dip.
Tomas at the Junior High School
auditorium in this city Friday eve
mig.
George Berggreen, J. H. Hansen
and B. Larson were elected dele
gates and AL Smith and Ben Allen
alternates by Robert Swift Post
American Legion, to the state con-
vention to be held in Duluth Aug
ust 10th and 1th.naltNh notH A
ust 10Th to 18th.
Henry Robbers and daughter,
Calvena, and Miss Emma O'Gara
were st. Cloud visitors Monday.
The young ladies went down to
register at the st. Cloud Normal
where they will attend school this
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Neal re.
turned from a short wedding TRIP
to the Twin Cities Saturday.
L. P. Larson this week sold his
200-acre farm in Kandota to John
Teigan, Of southern Minnesota. The
farm brought the neat sum Of $16(
per acre. Mr.. Larson recently pur-
chased the Anton Nelson residence
in the west part of the city and is
remodeling it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Caughren
who have been spending their hon
eymoon at the lakes north Of Dull
nth, spent Sunday with the form
er's parents in this city, before
leaving for their home in Osakis
A pike, a midway, a great white
way, where the great throng car
rub elbows and throw confetti
without fear of being run down by
straw automobile or dodge ice
cream wagons, is being established
this week at the fair grounds here
Donald Hanson, son Of P. B. Han
son, of the Hanson & Emerson
Drug Company, received word thi:
week he had successfully passed
the State Board examinations II
pharmacy, and is now a registered
pharmacist.
Ed Oldham is working at the
saw mill in Little Sank.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-08
The Common-tater
Chuck Rattle
So This Is Main Street.

So This Is Main Street
It's link with historic past served now in
nostalgia helpngs. Treasured by some, ignored in
differently by others. It's Indian trails and soldier
troops and the road to the west and pioneers pushing
plows through rooted grasslands. And the begin
days of growth like sponge dunked in water and
money and horses and men and the land doomed
with livelihood for ALL Where 1t sheltered not
80 long ago in the spotlight Of its first touch with
fame when a young red-haired son became the
sun Of Main Street. Where its conspicuity
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-08
NOTICE TO AAA
WHEAT GROWERS

John Terwey, chairman of the
Stearns County Agricultural Con-
servation committee, announces
that 1941 wheat allotments will be
mailed to all cooperators about
August IL, 1910. All winter wheat
growers desiring an insurance pol
icy on their 1871 wheat crop will
have to obtain such policy before
the closing date Of acceptance,
which is set at August 81. 1910.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-08
Thursday, August 8, 1910

Kindly apply for your insurance
early. A list of committeeman writ
ing insurance will be announced
later. In order to be eligible for
1941 wheat parity payments, CO.
operators growing winter wheat
must sign up for same before Aug
ust 81, 1910.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-08
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our thanks
and appreciation to central and the
fire department, who answered our
call so quickly to keep the fire
from spreading. We also thank
the neighbors and all those who
helped us for their kindness and
assistance.
The Billmeyers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-08

A little boy was born at tie home
of Mr.. and Mrs. SIMON Holmes.
in the Birchdale community, on
July Goth.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-08
Written Two Hundred Years Ago

"A people may prefer free government, but II,
from Incidence carelessness, cowardice, or
want Of public spirit, they unequal to the ex-
ertions necessary for preserving it; if they will not
fight for it when it is directly attacked; If they
can be deuded by the articles used to cheat them
out of it; if by momentary encouragement, or
temporary panic, fit Of enthusiasm for an in
dividual they be induced to lay their liberties
at the feet of a great man. trust with powers
which enable him to subvert their institutions; in
all these they more or less unfit for liberty
and though may be for their good to have had 1t
even for a short time they unlikely long to
enjoy it."
A couple of hundred years ago John Stuart wrote
the above words. They just as true today and
wish to maintain free government, which we call
democracy.
What Is Greatest Threat to Democracy
Former Governor Elmer A. Benson. who filed
recently a candidate for United States Senator
on the Farmer-Labor ticket, said: return
stitute the greatest threat to American democracy
Practices of the Farmer-Labor administration in
this state, abruptly ended by Republican victory
in the last election, when Governor Benson was
returned to individual citzenry, do not uphold his
contention That remark is similar to others made
which paved the way for a Republican victory in
the state Improvement such that noted in Min
nesota under the present Republican administration
wouldn't be bad for the nation either. If that con-
stitutes a threat to democracy, fail to see 1t.
Our greatest threat to democracy Is the election of
to office who fail to recognize the constitutional
rights of others to believe and vote they fit
as well those who favor appointment of radicals
either communistic or fascstic minded men, to pub
lie office.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-08
STATE NEWS
BRIEFS
Lily Plant
Survives Winter

Lily Plant
Survives Winter
No. st. Paul-Florists may tell
you that Easter lilies will not with
stand Minnesota winters. Mrs j. F.
Govern, however, can show you
different, for in her own garden
she has an Easter lily with five
buds ready to bloom. The plant
was in the ground all winter but
did not receive any out of the
ordinary care.
Hog Leaps From
Stock Truck
Red Lake Falls-Five hundred
pounds of pork on the hoof gave
Orville Hiner, real problem when
back end of a stock truck, three
miles northwest of Little Falls on
U. S. Highway No. 10. A wrecker
was procured and the quarter-ton
was hoisted into a pickup outfit.
Then the pickup was hoisted to the
level of the stock truck and the
hog somewhat worse for the ex-
perience, was trundled in.
Police Called For
False Drowning
Detroit Lakes-Life guards at
Detroit Lakes municipal beach,
where several false drownings have
taken place, have been assured of
the backing of the sheriff and po-
lice officers. In other words those
crying for help as a prank, will
be SUBJECT to arrest.
Local Man Is
Heir To Estate
Maynard-Some weeks ago the
radio program 1.-THE Court of Miss
ing Heirs" broadcast for the heirs
Of the estate of a man by the name
Of Lucen, and it was discovered
that Julius Mattwa is a descedant
and will eventually come into a
part Of the residue. We have not
as yet ascertained the amount in
volved.
Another Printers Devil
In Independent Family
Clarissa-A 7-pound, Bounce boy
was added as another printers devil
to the Independent staff as a new
member was born in the family of
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. EtZell. The
recent arrival has been named Paul
and is the second son of the news
paper editor, George Etzell.
Even Fish Can't
Take The Heat
Appleton-High temperatures and
shallow water are held responsible
for the death of a number of large
"northerns" in the Pomme de Terre
river below the mill dam here rec
emily. Some question about the
cause for the demise of the fish
arises because only the large fish
and only "northerns" appear to
have been affected. What would
have been prize catches for am
bilious fishermen came to the sur
face and had to be removed.
$50
Boys Ear Severed
BY Dog Bite
Green Isle-Little Harlan of this
place was attacked by a German
police dog on the Prahl farm one
afternoon recently. Most Of his ear
was bitten off. The boys father,
who went with him to the doctor,
brought the part Of ear severed
along, but under circumstance
could not be replaced.
Bicyclist Narrowly
Escapes Death
Hawley Ten-year-old Harold
Thief was wheeling his bicycle
across the track near the depot and
did not see an approaching train
until it was practically upon him.
Tho train caught the rear of the
bicycle, missing the boy by about
two feet.
Shocks Grain
At Eighty-Two-
Blue Earth-Who can beat the
record of the 159-year-old grain
shocking team of Peterson and
Erickson? Fred Peterson, Of Pleas