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The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-29
Additional Receipts
For Mfantile Fund
Total Swelled $1O.5O BY
Delayed Donations, Said Ben
Dubois, County Chairman

Delayed receipts from the Presi-
dents birthday celebration to raise
funds for the victims Of infantile
paralysis have been received by
Ben Dubois, county chairman, as
follows:
T.G. Wurst, chairman for Green
wald, $5.25.
Stearns County Postal Employees
Association $500.
Additional from Rockville, c. F.
Eickhoff, chairman, 25c.
This additional $10.50 brings the
total receipts for Stearns County
up to $678.97, Of which $339.49 re-
mains in the County Chapter of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis. The balance Of the fund
goes to the National Foundation.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-29
Chosen At Speech
Festival AS District
% Entry At Staples

One Sauk Centre student will
represent district % in the Region
al Speech Festival in Staples March
5th it was announced to the school
here Wednesday along with other
results Of the schools participation
in the district speech festival last
Saturday at Alexandria. The an
nouncement was made by o. B.
Nereson, principal Of the Alexan-
dria high school.
The local entry Is William Kauf-
man, senior student, whose entry
in original oratory was given the
superior" rating necessary for
region 6 entry, it was announced.
In all there were SO students
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-29

students from all the schools took
in the judges criticisms. They
seemed more interested in that
from the standpoint of improve
ment than they would have been
in earning a place."
Attitude of the participating stu
dents seemed to be, she summed
up, wen do better another year."
The speech festival, which is the
modern displacement Of the shlt-
ed style defamation and debate, is
based on its non-competitive char
acter, it was pointed out. The idea
behind it is simply to eliminate the
competitive spirit, and through ex-
perience and constructive criticism
substitute a spirit promoting de-
sire toward speech improvement on
the part of the students. All local
entries, Miss Swanson said, per-
formed well, showed plenty room
for Improvement and entered the
spirit Of the event
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-29
Trapping For
Muskrats To
Mar. 10
Season In StearnS
And Todd Counties Will
Close March 80

A trapping season for muskrats
in Stearns County has been an
nounced for the period beginning
at a. m. March 16, 1910, and end
ing at p. m. March 80, 1910. The
season during this period Of time
will be open also in the following
counties:
Wilkin, Otter Tail, Todd, Morri-
son, Mile Laos, Kanabec, Chisago
Pine, Isanti, Benton, Stearns, Big
Stone, Douglas, Grant, Traverse
Stevens, Pope, Sherburne, Dakota,
Anoka, Washington, Hennepin, Car
yer, Scott, Mcleod, Wright, Meek
er, Kandiyohi, Swift, Lac qui Par
le, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine
Renville, Sibley, Wabasha, Good
hue, Rice, LIE Seuer, Nicollet, Red
wood, Brown, Lyon, Lincoln, Pipe
stone, Murray, Cottonwood, Waton-
wan, Blue Earth, Waseca, Steele
Dodge, Olmstead, Winona, Houston
Fillmore, Mower, Freeborn, Fari.
bault, Martin, Jackson, Mobiles and
Rock.
No muskrats may be taken in
any state refuge or public shooting
grounds and non from Big Stone
or Traverse lakes in Big Stone and
Traverse counties.
Muskrats may be taken from 6 a
m. March 81, 1910, to p. m. April
IA, 1910, in Kittson, Roseau, Lake OF
the Woods, Koochiching, st. Louis
Lake, Cook, Carlton, Aitkin, Itasca
Cass, Crow Wing, Wadena, Hub
bard, Beltrami, Clearwater, Nah.
nomen, Becker, Clay, Norman, Polk
Red Lake, Pennington and Mar
shall counties.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-29
LOCAL MUSIC GROUPS TO BE
FOR PRE-FESTIVAL CLINIC :
Thirty-Six Instructors
Of District % To
Gather Here Saturday
NOT FOR PUBLIC
Will Discuss Numbers
To Be Used At
District Festival

Sauk Centres school music de-
partment, now largest in the his
tory of the local school, will be
used as clinic groups when public
school music supervisors of this
district will have their pre-festival
meeting in the new Sauk Centre
auditorium Saturday.
An estimated 35 instructors from
schools in district % will meet
March End, beginning at 1880
o'clock, It was announced by e. j
Kitzberger, instrumental director
of the local school. The meeting
is not a public affair, but a dis
cussion Of the numbers to be used
at the district festival will be held
Sauk Centre schools vocal chorus
under the direction Of Miss Lillian
Krogh, and the orchestra, under
Mr.. Kitzberger, will be used as
clinic groups.
Directors here feel that q
highlight will be achieved In
the program when the vocal
chorus, under Miss Krogh's di-
rection, win sing w. A. KOhI's
my Symphony Of Love-" his
composition recently announced
as published by Q London, Eng
land, firm. Mr. Kohl, now on
leave Of absence from the sup
erintendency, has specially ar
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The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-29
lnaugurated
1910 Program,
For City
Interesting Projects
Discussed At Meeting
Last Thursday Evening

Plans for 1910 were discussed at
the regular meeting of the Com
munity Club held last Thursday
evening in the club rooms. This
was the first meeting presided ov-
er by Lloyd Blycker, new president,
and besides program for the year
included reports Of the various
committee heads.
d. B. Caughren, of the highway
committee, stated that plans for
improvement and Identification of
highway 81 will be presented to
state engineers for approval in the
near future. Bernard Schrantz
displayed advertising for National
Egg Week, and asked that busi-
ness places of the city place the
display matter in their windows
during that week.
Propagation of fish, and the in
stallation of more hatcheries in the
state was a matter of interesting
discussion, and the president was
instructed to inform the conserva-
ton committee of the clubs action,
and to have them formulate a pro-
gram for cooperation with other
conservation organizations.
Members Of the club were inform
ed that the r. e. A. offices, now
located at Melrose, would possibly
be moved to some other town. Of
ficers Of the r. e. A. are looking
for new offices and the local club
pledged cooperation in the matter
Of finding a location in Sauk Gen.
ire.
As part of the program for 1910
Mr.. Blycker explained his idea in
staging good will tours to neigh
boring towns and communities
during special functions they
might sponsor. He will appoint a
committee to arrange details in
this project. Ben Schoenhoff ask
ed the clubs support for the 194C
Stearns County Fair and the club
members upon motion offered tc
provide all the help possible fol
this event.
Secretary Walt Gr1tZmacher gave
an interesting report Of the secre
tary's convention held in Mime
apolis at the Radisson Hotel rec
emily. He said the Spotlight tour
list organization, of which the loca
club is a member, did some very
effective advertising during the
winter, and over a half million po
tential tourist customers were con
tacted through that organization
Several interesting talks on clut
work, business, agriculture, higher
costs Of production and taxes were
heard at the convention. The i'm
portance Of commercial clubs ir
smaller communities was stressed
by o. ]. Kalden, Of Black Duck
who said these clubs are more es
sential now than ever before. Ad
vertising individual communities
was matter Of importance in the
program. A warning that the Unit
ed States will drift into national
socialism unless responsible leader
ship becomes more aggressive, was
Continued to Page 8, Col. ~
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-29
Mrs. Ole E.
Olson Called
To Reward
Passed Away At
University Hospital
Sunday, February 25
BURIAL TODAY
Services Will Be
Held At Norwegian
Church At Two O'Clock

Mrs. Ole E. Olson, well-known
resident of this city, passed away
at University Hospital, Minneapol-
is, on Sunday, February rs, at 2:25
a. m. She had been at the hospi-
tai for the past five weeks. For
five years, Mrs. Olson suffered with
arthritis, and during the past five
weeks complications developed
which ultimately caused her death.
Mrs. Olson was born in Waupon,
Wisconsin, on October 2, 1878, and
her age at death was 81 years, four
months and % days. When she
was about two years old her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Clements,
and family, moved to Hancock,
Minnesota. Deceased was one of
a family of ten children, three of
whom preceded her in death.
On November 80, 1906, deceased
was united in marriage to o. E.
Olson, of this city, and the cere-
mony took place in Sank Centre
They Immediately moved into their
home on Third Street, and remain
ed there for the thirty-three years
of married life which followed.
Mrs. Olson was an active worker
in the Norwegian Lutheran Church,
and she was the organist Of the
congregation for twenty-five years.
She was president Of the Ladies
Aid and was superintendent of the
Sunday school for many years.
Besides the bereaved husband,
she is survived by seven brothers
and sisters, as follows: Chist Glenn
ents, of Hancock, Mimi; Mrs. Eliza
Brecken, of Sauk Centre; Mrs. Ger
tie Walters, Sauk Centre; Martin
Clements, Minneapolis; Martha
Clements, Minneapolis; Mrs. Tilla
Noyes, Sauk Centre. The deceased
brothers and sisters were: Carrie
Noyes, Minnie Clements and Gil
bert Clements.
Funeral services will be held in
the Norwegian Lutheran Church, in
Continued on Page 8, Col. y
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-29
Affiliated With "U"
Of Minnesota, Said
Dean Plummer

Sauk Centres Junior College is
fully accredited and affiliated with
the University Of Minnesota thru
which its lessons and examinations
are prepared, it was announced
this week by Ira L. Plummer, dean,
in answer to Misunderstanding that
have been brought to the atten-
tion of the local school.
Students who attend the local
college receive University Of Min
nesota credits, not local credits" |"
he explained in q resume to the
Herald this week. University pro-
fessors prepare the examinations
and grade the papers, and the
grades are recorded by the regis
trar Of the University Of Mime
sofa. Students who want to attend
other colleges get their transfers
from the registrar Of the Univer-
sity. Their grades are acceptable
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-29
Drawings For Sub-District
Pair Sank Centre-Upsala
Sauk Centre Will
Play At Merose
In Sub-District
TWENTY TEAMS
District Event To
Be Held In Sauk
Centre March IL to Is

Twenty schools drew a deep
breath this week as they poised on
the brink of what is annually the
most hectic two weeks in basket
ball history, ready to plunge into
the preview trials of what the dis
trict will hold in four sub-district
meets scheduled for March z and
8, it was announced. And Sauk
Centre, defending a two year dis
trict championship crown, was TAX
ing as deep a breath as any of
them.
As pairings were announced
for the four ub-districts, Supt.
e. w. Olson and the local
school were preparing for the
district tournament to be held
here March IL to 15. And who
plays In that eight-team finale
is hidden until March 8th In q
series of small envelopes. Pair
ings for sub district were made
Saturday In Alexandria.
No single fracas, such as the
Sauk Centre-Melrose tilt a year
ago, holds the spotlight this year,
for the whole race promises to be
the widest scramble in the history
of the district. Favorites are liable
to extinction.
For Sauk Centre, with a first
meeting round with Upsala next
Thursday evening at Melrose, it's
the sub-district that's the worry
For Upsala has designs, with its
crack club returning from year
ago, on keeping Sauk Centre, the
host club, from even entering the
district.
Upsala, who a year ago In dump
CONTINUED on Page s, Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-29
Rear Store
Conditions
Appalling
Mayors Committee
Made Business Section
Survey Recently

In q recent survey Of rear
store entrances, windows and
lighting conditions, the conf
mittee appointed by Mayor
Yager found that very few
places had adequate protection
against night providers or burg
lars. The committee appoint
ed to make this survey includ-
ed Jos. Miller, of the City Coun-
Gil, Ward Roberts, representing
the merchants, and William
Hershiser, chief of police.
In some instances rear doors
were found in very poor con-
dition, and all It took to open
them was q fairly good kick.
Rear windows were found un-
protected and lighting c0ndi-
tions In some instances were
bad.
This survey, made on Feb
ruary 20, was ordered to give
businessmen an idea of neces-
sary improvements for proper
protection, as an aid to the pO-
lice department. Each store
owner or merchant can get the
necessary information regard
ing his store from Mayor Yag-
er, and suggestions toward i'm
proving conditions for greater
safety will be made.
In the entire list nine places
of business were shown with
perfect rear store conditions.
These stores had good window
conditions, good door conditions
and plenty Of light at the rear
of building.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-29

should sign-up Immediately to in
sure themselves of a membership.
Memberships are limited to the
number Of sponsors and If there
are more applicants than sponsors
those who sign first will be chosen.
Registrations must be made at the
Main Street Chevrolet Co. Each
applicant for membership must be
accompanied by parents or guard
ian or have the written consent of
parents or guardian.
Breeds available to club members
may be chosen from the following
list: White Rocks, New Hamp-
shires, White Leghorns, Rhode Is
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-29
ANNOUNCE SPECIAL
MEETING OF LOCAL
CREAMERY STOCKHOLDERS

A special meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Sank Lake Co
operative Creamery Association
has been called by the board of
directors to consider the pro-
posed locker system as ordered
by stockholders at the recent
annual meeting. This session
will be held in the Community
Club rooms Wednesday after
noon, March 18th, at one o'clock,
said George Strauss, secretary.
The stockholders will be asked
to consider and act upon the
report Of the board Of directors,
and, if desirable, to authorize
directors and officers to pur-
chase, install and operate a lock-
er system, and to borrow any
funds necessary for that pur-
pose.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-29

land Reds, Barred Plymouth Rocks
and Buff Orpingtons.
Rules Of club membership were
published in last weeks Herald,
and among the changes from last
years rules is one which requires
that each member return two birds
to the organization before the next
fall. These birds will be sold to
take care Of prize monies and the
expense of the show.
Any farm boy or girl who wishes
to become a member Of the club
should not delay! Register at once!
Don't take a chance, do it today!
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-29
MIsnt Mane QisA and 4oy4 in Poultry GIs4 :

To become members Of the club
boys and girls must be between
the ages Of eight and sixteen and
live on a farm. Only one boy or
girl in family is eligible to men,
bership.
When the registration is COM
pleted, cards will be sent to each
selected boy or girl announcing the
sponsor. At that time members
must decide as to where they wish
to get their chicks, which will be
available at any one of the city's
three hatcheries.
Boys and girls, who have not
registered and who wish to do so,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-29
Registrations Quite
Satisfactory-Only Rural
Children Eligible

Registrations for membership in
the Boys and Girls Poultry Club,
sponsored by the Sauk Centre Mer-
chants, are coming in quite salts
factory, however, large number of
boys and girls still have the oppor-
tunity to become members, and to
receive twenty-five baby chicks and
ten pounds Of feed free.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-29
Rotary Gave
Honor To
II. Forsyth
Received Fine Gift
From Club At Tues
day Noon Meet
WAS PRESIDENT
Conducted Last
Meeting of Club-Now
Located In Morris

Charging Rotary to father" Boy
Scouting in this community, Har-
ley Forsyth, whose term of office
as Rotary Clubs president was
disrupted in his recent transfer
held the presidents chair for the
last time Tuesday as club members
honored him at the noon meeting
I'D like to leave this charge
with Rotary" he responded af-
ter the club had presented him
with q pipe, Don't for one
minute let Scouting In this
town drop. Rotary's done
fine job. hope it's carried
on"
DR.. J. F.. Dubois, who made the
presentation for the club, pointed
to Harley as the working symbol
Of the motto HE profits most who
serves best"
Pointing to reorganization of
Scouting here on a community
basis with Rotary as sponsoring
organization, Forsyth said that
that had solved Scouting's troubles
here. "But," he cautioned, "don't
let the Scoutmaster down. Don
Clough, Is the top man in Scouting
here, but even If he were twins
he couldn't do it alone" He told
the club that both he and Mrs
Forsyth have found the most pleas.
ant associations in Sauk Centre
and will always regard it as the
city where many Of their friends
live.
"We're not so far away-only s.
miles," he said, that we can't drop
over here, and often"
The club moved to investigate the
possibilities Of a program present
ed to the club by Supt. e. w. Olson
that outlines a basketball league
with teams sponsored by Church
es. The club will sponsor the pro-
gram, and investigate it's possibil-
tiles. The program, as suggested
places an age limit Of fourteen
years on players, calls for a round
robin tournament, and has as its
purpose the furthering Of athletic
interest in this city to a wider
group of youngsters.
Lloyd Blycker, president of the
Community Club, pointed to the
good will possibilities in line for
businessmen. He said that a con-
cert by the American Legion band
Is scheduled at Grey Eagle this
evening, Thursday. "There1l be 40
musicians playing there" he said
1t would be pretty fine II forty
more were in the audience rubbing
shoulders with the Grey Eagle
folks"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-29
Celebrated Golden Weddimg
In Sank Centre WedmeSday
Were Married Fifty
Years Ago In
Richford, Wisconsin

Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Genrich, resi-
dents of Sauk Centre for more
than a half century, have rounded
out fifty years of happy married
life. Amid the happy surroundings
in their home on Birch Street,
they with their son, Theodore, and
his family, and number of friends
enjoyed the celebration of this priv
ileged event Wednesday afternoon
and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Genrich were unit
ed in marriage fifty years ago, on
February %, 1890, in Richford,
Wisconsin, and they Immediately
set up housekeeping in this COM
munity.
Mr.. Genrich, who was born in
Deutsch Kronie, Germany, on Feb
ruary rs, 1860, celebrated his 80th
birthday anniversary last Sunday.
He came to America in 1885 and
landed in Richford, Wisconsin,
where he remained for one year.
In 1886, he came to Sauk Centre,
Stearns County, Minnesota, where
he has since resided.
Mrs. Genrich (Emila WeddeD
was born in Deutsch Kronie, Ger
many, on July 4th, 1872. She came
to America with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Weddel, in 1874, and
the family located at Richford,
Wisconsin, where she grew to wom-
anhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Genrich have one
son, Theodore, who with his fam
lily resides in this city.
The Herald, together with Mr..
and Mrs. Genrich's many friends,
extends Fluctuations to them.
Married Fifty Years
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Denzine, of
this city, were married fifty years
ago, Sunday, February 25th. They
have planned the celebration of
this event for a later date, a time
when their children can be with
them, we understand. At that
time a complete account of the
golden wedding will be published.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-29

Iron comes to a white heat at
around 2,70O degrees Fahrenheit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-27
BRISTOL IS ATTACKED
London Barrage Cuts
Power OF Raiders; Other
Towns Reported Hit

LONDON, Nov. 26.-(Wednes-
day)-R-German bombers ranged
far and wide over Britain last
night, striking particularly at a
west England city which had been
assaulted yesterday and heavily
last Sunday night, but up to mid
night only negligible damage had
been reported.
Over the town in the west( which
was obliquely but quite clearly
identified as Bristol, the port
through which American supplies
have been pouring into England)
the raiders yer met with the
shock of a fierce barrage. They I'M
loaded hundreds of fire bombs on
a golf course. The extent of high
explosive damage was thought to
have been small.
The London area got the well
come raiders passed.. signal be-
fore midnight. Hostile planes were
over the northeast, southwest,
northwest and the east midlands,
but not in great numbers. 1t was
suggested that many northern
France airdromes were waterlog-
ged.
In London itself. soon after the
regular night alarm sounded the
Continued on Page Two; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-27
CHURCHES TO NOTE
THANKSGIVING DAY
Special Services Will Be
Conducted Thursd a
Morning And Evening

Several Wilmington churches
plan to observe Thanksgiving with
special services Thursday morning
and evening, according to an
nouncements made by the pastors
yesterday.
The services will be featured by
special music, offerings for de-
nominational o%rphanage work, and
sermons on Thanksgiving, by the
ministers, or guest speakers.
The churches will hold separate
services, with the exception of the
congregations of the Temple OF
Israel, the First Christian church,
and the Fifth Avenue Methodist
church. The latter three groups
will hold a union service.
st. Paul's Lutheran church will
observe special Thanksgiving serv-
ices at 8 p. ~. with the pastor,
the Rev. Walter B. Freed, preach
ing on the subject, America,
Bless God"
DR.. A. D. P. Gilmour, pastor,
will deliver the sermon and a spe-
cial offering will be taken for the
Continued on Page Two; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-27
Strike Al Plane Factory
Contract
Two Youths Held In
Extortion Note Case

ATLANTA, Nov. 26.-R-Lon
Sullivan. state public safety COM
missioner, said tonight two mid
western youths are held in jail
at Gainesville, Ga, by the fed
eraI bureau of investigation for
questioning Gin connection with
what we understand involves an
extortion note" sent to Mrs.
Evalyn Walsh Mclean, wife OF
the former publisher of the
Washington Post.
He said Sergeant A. l.. Bagley
of the state highway patrol as
sisted FBI agents in the arrest
of the two at Lavonia, Ga, Sat-
urday night when they arrived
there from Cincinnati with a
convoy of used cars"
"Both men," Sullivan said,
"were taken to patrol headquar-
tiers at T0ccoa, Ca, where specI-
mems of their handwriting were
taken. They were then turned
over to the FBI for investlga-
tiOn."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-27
War
Interpretive
BY KIRKE l.. SIMPSON

RY KIRKE l.. SIMPSON
AS compared with her plight last
June. Britain's situation today
hardly seems to justify the SOM
her note struck recently by many
British spokesman.
There are many war assets
Britain can reckon on now thai
she did not have when her tight
for life started after the collapse
of France. If per situation is as
serious as many British outgivings
hint, there has been no previous
of the fact.
It seems obvious that the British
are definitely trying to convince
the American public that Amerl-
can aid short Of var not only can
bring a British victory over the
Axis but greatly shorten the war.
If one lists the war assets which
can be credited to Britain since
her crucial fight began, they reach
substantial aggregate. Her SUI
preme danger, a German invasion
is over for months: if not finally.
It would be almost certain to be
repulsed disastrously.
The Greeks miraculous defeat
Of Italian invaders has already
saved Britain indefinitely from
mass Axis attack in the Mediter-
CONTINUED on Page Twelve; Col. 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-27

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 26.-R-
The American Federation of Labor
adopted today a resolution con-
demning racketeering in labor
unions and authorized it's execu-
tive council to act should unions
evade their responsibilities
There was nothing in the resolu-
ton, adopted without a protesting
vote, to indicate what action the
council could take. With convention
approval the council yesterday
stripped itself Of power to suspend
a single union but said it should
be given power instead to suspend
two or more unions engaged in a
dual movement"
AFL's national and international
unions were advised by the resolu'
ton to adopt necessary legislation
for adequate disciplinary action