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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-08-28
Sank Lake Creamery Joins in
Protest Against Efforts to
Promote Use of Substitutes
Ask Adoption of An
dresen Bill-Diversion of
Adv. Funds For Fight

Sank Lake Cooperative Creamery
Association-representing a quar-
ter Of a million dollar butter mar
ket for farmers Of this community
aligned itself this week in the
fight against the federal govern
ment's efforts to promote wider use
Of oleomargarine.
Tangible efforts Of the local or
ganization in the battle centered
about a formal protest to the Min
nesota Congressman framed in a
letter. and a suggestion through a
representative of their national
dairy organization that advertising
funds be diverted directly into the
fight, secretary George Strauss
said Tuesday afternoon. Farmers
in this area are urged too to write
their congressman in support Of the
Andersen bill, designed to remedy
the situation.
The secretary pointed to
$4,000 local market for Sank
Centre made butter and q
$202, 900 outside market for loo
al butter In 1910 as money that
goes directly into the pocket of
the local farmer. Any reduc-
ton of this market as a result
of wider use of margarine, It
was pointed out, affects this
community In q very serious
way.
One of the first government pro-
posals urging a wider use of oleo-
margarine came from Paul G. Nc
Mutt, federal security administra-
tor and recently made head of the
U. s. Food and Drug Division. An
other came from the consumers
council Of the department Of agri-
culture in radio skit.
Creamerymen here believe that
butter can successfully compete
with any substitute on flair bas-
is" But the standard proposed
by Mr.. McNutt In allowing the
flavoring alphabetically Of oleomar-
garine in imitation Of butter and
the fertilization artificially Of the
product with vitamin A in imita-
ton Of butter, they say is unfair.
It's the future ahead farmers
should be concerned with, it was
pointed out still further. Perhaps
at first no serious shrinking in the
butter market is impending. But
If butter markets are seriously eff
fected by this new standard for
substitutes, it is felt that pos
sible serious effect on the dairy
cattle market may be shown.
Oleo in its natural flavor and
color can never successfully COM
pete with butter in the home, 1t
was pointed out. Then unless the
Andersen bill is passed, oleo man.
ufacturers will be able to add flaw
or and color to their product after
September 9Th, according to the
change in standards authorized by
Mr.. McNutt.
The Herald in an editorial pub
lished two weeks ago called atten-
ton to the situation which threat
ened the dairy industry upon
which this community relies for its
existence.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-08-28
Accident Occurred Thru
Short Circuit While Test
ing Speaking Device

Alloys Herzog, Melrose Town
ship farmer, and George Hal
omen, Dr., superintendent Of the
Stearns County Rural Electri-
fication lines, who had head
quarters at Melrose, were In
stantly killed at 11:15 Satur-
day morning. The men were
electrocuted, while worlmen
were testing out q new speak
ing device, about two miles
west Of Melr0se.
Mr.. Halonen was In the front
seat Of the car and Mr.. Her
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-08-28
School Nurse Returned
From Vacation In Alaska
Uncle Sans "Attic"
Bristling With Pros
perity Under Defense

Two Sank Centre soldiers, one of
whom is already stationed at Ko-
diak Island base, are in for their
share of fog and rain, winter
nights that lengthen to twenty
three hours, and are in the boom
INCEST part Of the Uncle Sans
possessions, Miss Ether Bone, pub
lie school nurse, said this week
after her return recently from a
summers vacation spent in Alaska.
Back from Uncle Sans "attic"
after fourteen day return trip
on a freighter that stopped at every
cannery between Seward and Seat
tie, Miss Bone spent a week near
Kodiak, where soldiers Of the 215th
regiment anti-aircraft coast artil-
lery are being sent from Camp
Ham to man defenses.
Two Sank Centre boys in the
outfit are Sergeant Robert
(Buzz) Brown, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Brown, who went
from Manlxato with the 215th
last winter, and Pfc. Don Krin-
gen, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il.
Kringen, who left from here
with the 217th and volunteered
for Alaskan service.
Mrs. Brown said this week that
Buzz has been on Kodiak for four
weeks but that since his arrival no
word had come. The last letter
was received as he arrived and had
been written aboard ship. Don,
Mrs. Kringen said Tuesday, is still
in Fort Lewis, Washington. and ac-
cording to a letter received here
Monday may be there until Sep
TENDER 9th. Though sailing dates
are uncertain, he wrote.
They're building air bases in
every Granny Of Alaska" Miss
Bone said Tuesday afternoon.
"They expect $4,000 men to arrive
at Fort Richardson in Anchorage
in September, and will have 10000
troops there shortly"
Ports there are to stock up for
six months, she reports, since
transports, only link with the out
side for heavy freight, will be utel-
lied to full strength by the army
movements. In Anchorage there
are "piles of lumber on half the
street corners" as the town and the
whole Of Alaska booms.
Mail comes in five days by air,
and about two weeks by transport
ship, the nurse said. But she in
dicated no one in Alaska is in a
hurry. For anyone living on sched-
ules as we do in the states, she
said, the way Alaskans put things
off is irksome.
Planes drone necessarily over
the southern exposure Of Alaska,
she said. Huge army mansuvers
augmented with naval activity
were in progress all during her
stay. She said that arTnv pilots
are being sent there for training
for the tricky mountain updrafts
make flying in Alaska one Of the
most difficult assignments in the
business.
Prices are rocketing under the
defense boom. Tomatoes are six
ty-five cents a pound; common lab
or commands three hundred a
month. But the defense is MAX
ing Alaska conscious Of itself, and
the outside is moving in in droves.
Kodiak is visited almost daily
with fog and rains caused by the
nearby Alaskan snow-capped peaks.
Moisture bearing winds from the
Alaskan Gulf strike these snow
laden peaks and snow and rain re-
suit.
CONTINUED on Page 10. Col 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-08-28
IS Years Absence
Leaves But Few
Old Landmarks
H. L. Ingram Finds
Bruce Block One of
Few Familiar Sights

A Tacoma, Washington, man was
back in Sank Centre-the home
town he hadn't seen in As years
and this week the visit had Jared
youthful memories to wakefulness
and he was looking up haunts like
the old swimmin' hole and other
fetishes Of boyhood.
It was far different Sank Gem
ire that greeted H. L. Ingram
than the one he left. He said
Monday, when we drove in down
Main Street from the south, I
didn't see anything familiar until
sighted the Bruce block"
HI. L. Ingram was a 'lxid of
sixteen with five cents in my
pocket" when on New Years
Day, 1889, with Pete Kyser he
went down to the depot and
the two bought tickets from
Jim Norris for the west. Once
in 1897 he came back for a
short stay, and that was nearly
As years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ingram had driven
in from Tacoma on Friday and
had hoped to join his brother from
Michigan here where they could
prowl around some of the old
places together. But three-day
wait had produced no brother, SO
they were leaving for Michigan.
Mr.. Ingram said he had seen Fred
Lewis, Frank Pangburn and a
scant handful of others he had re-
membered.
To all practical purposes the six
teen year old lad had, back on that
cold day in 1889, divorced himself
completely from Sank Centre. But
some connections can't be severed
with the frail cutting tools Of time
and distance alone, he pointed out.
Like the time he was in Rio de
Janeiro, in Brazil, South America.
Ten thousand miles and a number
of years from this home town he
had logged back to his boyhood.
Someone had sent him a copy Of
the newspaper here for which he
had once worked. On the mast
head he noted one of the letters
he had nicked in his apprentice
ship. "Gosh," he said Monday,
"ten thousand miles from here and
1t was a great thrill"
First thing he did here was to
look up the old swimming hole
down at the lake where years earl
CONTINUED on Page 10. Col. u
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-08-28
ELECTORS VOTE LEVY
FOR SCHOOL MAINTENANCE

Tuesday evening at eight
o'clock meeting of the electors
Of the local school district, was
held in the superintendent Of
flee to vote the levy for 1871,
which is to be collected in 1912.
The levy which totals $42563, 90,
was divided as follows: For de-
ficiency in state aid $9,763. 90; for
capital outlay, $1,000; for main
tenance $4,000. The deficiency
levy is higher this year due to
the fact that the state appor-
tionment was lower.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-08-28
LABOR DAY ADOPTED
As STORE CLOSING Day

Labor Day, Monday, Septem-
Der LIST, is one Of the holidays
adopted by the Community Club
for closing of businesses. The
day has been observed as a holi-
day for several years since its
adoption into the community
calendar Of holidays.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-20
DAHLIA SOCIETY
GRATEFUL

Editor, The Times: The Wash
ngton State Dahlia society
wishes 10 express their appre-
citation for the publicity. so
generously given by your paper
for their fall show ar Point De-
fiance pavilion. This society of
amateur grower. with the assist
ance of 6 few commercial grow
ers try TO make this one OF the
outstanding flower shows Of the
state, which provides an oppor-
tunity for persons interested in
oahiias 10 show in friendly COM
petition what they have been
able to accomplish in the way of
new varieties. and TO show the
beauty Of this flower grown with
care. To the success Of this en-
oesFor they owe a great deal 10
the space given them in your
paper. for which accept their
sincere thanks.
Washington State Dahia Society,
FLORENCE L. ROBSON, Sec,
l06 So. Sheridan Ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-20
HOROSCOPE
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 81


Benefic aspects are active to-
day and overbalance adverse in
fluences. The early morning
hours are likely to be obstruc-
tive and Disappointing.
Heart and Home: There is q
fairly good sway for women
while this configuration prevails.
but they should beware of small
deceits and trifling aims. De-
sire for suitors may cause jeal-
ousy and even treachery among
girls. Competition for civilian
eligibles will be persistent in
coming months. Romance will
be epidemic as war influences
extend and men in uniform make
exits for new stations. Clubs
will now contribute greatly TO
the practical efforts of women
in defense work.
National Issues: Concentra-
tlon of power in the president
will arouse anxiety in view OF
possible illness or even sudden
use of extraordinary authority.
Opponents to our foreign poll
cies will fan each small spark
of disappnoval. Astrologers en-
phasize the imperative need of
unity of thought and purpose
among the citizens of the United
States when enemies are boring
into the foundations of de-
mocracy.
Persons whose birthdate il is
have the sugury Of a year Of
progress. Men who are engaged
in defense activities will rise in
rank. Changes should be fortu-
nate for women.
Children born on this day
probably will be energetic and
industrious. clever and good-na-
tured. They will be loyal and
affectionate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-20
Speed Temptation Too Great

West End residents and those living in other parts of
ne city but using the Sixth boulevard for their daily
motoring are well pleased at the splendid improvement
the elimination of the Jason Lee school jog the Pine
street jog on the thoroughare As happy these improve
ments are there problem that affects only residents
OF the district business in particular and motorists
safety.
Since the improvements completed in weeks
there mas tendency to tempt fate and rush through
avenue at speeds highly illegal and harmful say the
10 the safety of pedestrians and motorists themselves I'M
provements such just made should not be invitations
driving at dangerous speeds. There is 2O-mile limit on
Sixth ave. from State St to Junett but it preached
than observed Some action should be taken to remedy
the situation.
The most practical method of coping with the problem
would De the installation of stop light at 9th and Pine
where the highway bit east and west A full
stop before proceeding would be of immense assistance 1t
need not be regular two-way green and red STOP but
light where to full halt before proceeding This
type of light has been in effective operation other parts
Of the city and would help greatly to solve the speed problem
Sixth ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-20

Turkeys lnonu Admires
u. 5. and Greet Britain

president of Turkeys fence
sitting republic is gray-haired,
oiived-skinned Ismet Inonu, who
finds himself embroiled in the
dangerous game of power politics.
Turkey, coveted defender of the
Dardanelles, is under pressure
from both the Allies and Axis.
Germany could use the Darda-
nelles TO launch flank attack on
Russia and also a naval war in
the Black Sea. England needs
Turkey to protect newly-acquired
territories in Iraq and Iran.
Thus 6l-year-old Inonu has
been forced TO play the devious
game of appeasement. Turkeys
course is not clear but il is likely
TO be whichever one Inonu chooses.
A compromising feature for
the Allies IS Inonu's admiration
for England and the United States
One of his leading policies mas
been the westernization of Turkey.
The 1899 stamp above, which pic
lures President Roosevelt, Inonu
and map Of North America, is an
excellent example Of Turkeys
friendly attitude toward this coun-
try. Il was issued in commemora-
ton of the l50th anniversary Of
the Constitution Of TIE United
States
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-20

THIS is to remind Puget
1 Saunders that army camps,
air fields. shipyards and other
industrial plants do not consti-
tute all Of Washington defense
activities. That was impressed
on the conductor of this column
on a recent trip through East
ern Washington. Soldiers in
the camps and in the field and
the great army OF industrial
workers must have food. and
the great Inland Empire is sup
plying that in abundance.
The trip was made both WAYS
over Chinook pass highway.
Not many more will travel that
historic trail this season because
snow had fallen In the upper
hills and was beginning to sc-
cumulate along the road through
the pass.
II WAS about this time of year
when the first Puget Sound imi-
grants trudged beside their
weary cattle and horses
through Naches pass In 1853
and over the trail followed In
part by the present highway.
Few highways reveal a more
striking picture OF northwest
scenic beauty at any season but
1t is particularly alluring in the
fall. The rocky hill tops glisten
with the fresh fallen snow.
Banks along the highway are a
continuing panorama of color.
In the virgin forests on the hill
sides the tamaracks, yellowed,
by the first heavy frosts, sharp
ly contrast with the dark of the
evergreens. It's a picture that
will be one of the allurements of
the Naches pass highway when
the historic route is completed.
In the Yakima and Wenaf-
chez countries the lamentations
about the high cost of produc-
ton and the low price of the
fruit produced in those areas
have changed to q hymn of
praise. Not that the ultimate
has been obtained. but the good
earth has responded beautifully
and for the first time In several
years market Is good.
With the mobilization of
million men in the army camps,
the cannery operators, sensing
big orders from the army COM
missaries has been making a good
market for soft fruits. Prices OBJ
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-20

The 1939-1e41 price movement
impresses financial experts as
even more menacng to national
economy than was the 1914-1e17
advance. In the earlier case
levels remained comparatively
stable for slightly more than
two years. The war began in
August of 1914, but the serious
pinch did not come until late
1916. This time the price curve
waited only Is months before
taking off for its pole vault.
Danger lies in the fact that adj
ministration policies had made
the general level far higher in
September of 1899 than it was in
August of 1914. So were wages,
and consequently buying power
is increasing faster than it did
before.
Recent reports ON the growth
of national income appear To ag-
gravate the danger of runaway
movement. Although income for
the full 1e41 year may not top
81 billions, the current rate is
% billions. For the calendar
year of 1912 a 100-billion figure
seems almost certain. Since only
a small portion will be with
drawn by new taxes, the un-
taxed balance presumably will
feed the fires of initiation.
Army observers here and
abroad can hardly conceal their
impotence about Stains secre-
tiveness toward every attempt
to ascertain Russia's present and
prospective military situation.
Washington and London possess
no more data on the Soviet's
ability and intention 10 resist
Hitler to the end than does the
average newspaper reader. They
are taking the Reds on faith be-
cause there is nothing else they
can do.
The next few weeks of STRAIT
egg and fighting will reveal
what the kremlin prefers to
hide, according to long-range
students. Here is their best
analysis of the possibilities:
German mechanical thrusts ap-
pear to be making better time
now than they had in the past
few weeks. This suggests that
the Nazis have solved the diff
cult supply problem and have
hurled fresh troops and machin-
cry into the big smash. To save
manpower, the Germans are ex-
pected to bypass Leningrad and
Moscow as they did Odessa.
Russia has sufficient men 10
harass the invaders, If not to
stop them before Moscow. The
question is whether she has the
planes. tanks and heavy artil-
lery. Riflemen alone cannot halt
a panzer advance. The second
problem-and a tremendous one
lis how the u. S. and Britain
can get necessary supplies to the
battlefields on time.
Stains reticence supposedly
is due 10 his suspicion that the
democracies' talk too much and
too freely about their war plans
and preparations. He thinks we
broadcast too many secrets IN
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-20
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn TO Wom-
ans page for the answers.
/. The London residence OF
the King OF Great Britain is
named Westminster. Bucking-
ham. ST. James's. or Hyde Park ?
2. The vanilla-bean is the
fruit of species OF orchid; true
or false.
5. Madagascar is an island off
the east coast OF, which CONT
nentr
4. What word means the
mouthpiece OF a bride, a small
quantity Of anything and a short
space Of time?
3. Name the only metal that
is liquid al ordinary tempers-
lures.
6. Name the United States
secretary Of commerce.
:. Give the second line Of Ben
jsmin Franklin's famous coup
let: Early to bed and early TO
rise.
s. The Brooklyn Dodge
elinched tina 1874 National
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-20

but long and deep should be the
thorn of truth and anxiety en-
bedded in the conscience of the
public officials participating in
the reprehensible release scheme
Of this notorious criminal.
Welcome indeed was the NO
GRAND JURY vepdict to the
criminals and conniving public
officials. Are we to understand
that no charges are to be placed
against the public officials who
skulked through the dark hours
Of the night carrying the mes
sage of Van Wagner's Seattle
Garcia? This message brought
peace and comfort to Van Veg
ner, for he was merely to mark
time until the skidway was built
for his escape.
No grand jury? One ponders
have our public officials spent
so much time sitting they have
lost the strength to stand when
an emergency arises? Unheeded
collapse OF law enforcement is
the beacon light to the gunner
and any community cursed with
the presence of these creatures
becomes the happy hunting
ground of the degenerate.
The only hope of a bewildered
people Wrestling the reins of gov
eminent from the powerful un-
derworld control in our commun-
nifty is to open grand jury
operating room, thence operate,
dissect and remove all unhealthy
tissue from the local bodiment
of human affairs. Before re-
questing the governor to appeal
to the attorney general to step
in and restore law and order in
our city and county would re-
specially request the superior
court judges to reconsider the
calling of a grand jury.
VIM. F. GALLIVAN.
1920 No o-th
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-20
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
IDIOSYNCRASIES OF
BOOK READERS

Editor, The Times: Did you
ever pick up a book to find it
dog-eared and passages through
out heavily UNDERSIGNED And
what was your reaction?
If it was a book belonging to
one of your friends you perhaps
enjoyed it thoroughly. Because
in all the dog-ears and under
scoring you read the personality
Of your friend. You had double
measure in the reading of that
book. You had the authors dis
course plus your friends inter-
probation of that discourse. And
knowing your friend personally
you knew instantly whether the
UNDERSIGNED phrases and SEN
fences bore his approval or dis
approval. And so you read the
book through your friends eyes
and valued its message in pro-
portion to your idea or the falli-
bility or Instability of the opin-
ions of your friend.
But what about Vie library
book? Here it is UNDERSIGNED
and double underscored, some
times with jiggledy marks or
with deep indenture of the PEN
Gil showing that the previous
reader was forcefully impressed
with his reading. How do you
like that? Is it help to you
In your reading? No, it is not.
1t 10 q positive nuisance. Here
some one that you do not know
Is jumping out at you from
every page. If book markers
would only be kind enough to
append their initials, and the
libraries maintain a catalog of
all initials. then we could read
an underscored book with its in
terpreter sitting on every page
and 1t does not disturb us
But since libraries do not have
a catalog of initials of those who
underscore the writings of
others. the next best thing is to
take the book and read through
from start TO finish the passages
that are UNDERSIGNED. Even
make a copy on clean white
paper. Then read these passages
thoughtfully forming your
own mental picture of the per-
son who underscored those pas
sages. Then erase all marks and
read the book for what the
author has 10 say. This charac-
ter reading of an author in COM
parison to the reader who under
scores his writing is downright
interesting. NAN TILLY,
III East Goth st.