The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-09
sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, MINI.

hold spot. They're equipped with ear flaps He
wears the khaki colored bunch jacket that is proof
against wind tearing at him in the cold drzzle as
he kneels in the blind. His car Is eternally
splashed with mud is fitted with trailer cart for
boat, or has craft sung across its top. His
eyes light with strange fire. He may be unshaven.
He has been up since early morning. He cradles
his gun in his with almost loving strokes
He will not fail-come hell and high water
to be out the opening day. That is cardinal
sin number one.
But hunting too is big business. 1t is no
mere idle sport INDUCED in by a few, and condoned
by the rest 1t is fosered and brothered and nursed
ensed for ducks than any other state in the union
its bill runs to thousands annually. Sales Of
duck stamps show that this community alone haA
roughly about $50 hunters licensed. It would be
of the duck hunters at seventy-five dollars. In
most cases it will that, but Wen assume
that a safe figure and eliminate from it trans
portation, shells, renting and leasing fees. So
today it is great economic giant stridng about
these small communities with folding money flutter
ing out of its pocket 1t has also opened up
in the last years with something else the economic
front. On dozens of farms in the duck district
of revenue have opened leasing and rent
ing hunting privileges.
Well, to the average hunter the sport can't be
measured in terms of money. Our reference to it
is only in regard to the administrations the sport
brings ABOUT IL IS so mucn q part OF the lie
in this community that takes its place along with
the old institutions of the town something tang
ible, sound and completely necessary. AS u
hobby it is ridden mercilessy it borders OBJ
session. But it is building among ourselves
group of men and boys and women too for the
matter of that, who are perpetuating as sport
certain heritage of this land. For once it was
necessary that man go with the gun to take from
the land the air and the water the livelihood he
needed And to great number among these
$50 in this town and the thousands throughout this
toto orl firrr
good lesson. That is healthy respect for the guns
they carry. It's learned at cost of life; some
danger to bystanders at times. But in these
times it would seem to be lesson well learned.
To the potential soldier among them it is the first
lesson of all.
Laurel Kells in hurry to fix a cupboard
hunting day he broke his glasses. Gus
Anderson, with his gun the bum, sitting for
hour more punching numbers out of whole
board to get a fowling piece Jim Pangburn,
home on leave short time ago, arriving back at
Camp Ham, and down the battery street with
exactly four cents in his pocket. But whistlins
Socially speaking this item should resound up
and down the land something defying all tradi-
ton. Last week to launch the community
ing program chairmaned by Mrs v. j. Sartell, Red
Cross silver tea held. Teas were hereto
fore the sacred percincts of alone. But here
in the light of expedency. So the tea was open
ed to too. It still maintained in
properly respectful light of the ancient tradition by
giving the men a separate table in adjoining
room. We think it high class idea
to be followed up. Ward Roberts, new Red Cross
branch chapter chairman here, thought so to tho
point where he gave all his employees time off to
attend.
Snake
1t happened during the recent snake scare about
which one has heard anything lately. Edo
Paul out blowing with his tractor and in order
to finish plot going late and into the dark
ness. One thinks about things sitting up there
tractor and Edo had been reading about the
machine when suddenly weed brushed his hand
Need say more?
Piano
For Hank Thielen his piano is his hobby. He
was eighteen before he took formal lessons But
by that time the bug had bit deeply enough to
infect him with a certain stick-toitveness not
frequently found in beginners of that age. You
see, his sister had taken lessons. And at once
sit down with her lessons and PUNK out the tunes
watching carefully the finger numbers of the score
Hank is no long-haired musician, albeit his
appreciation and scope Of the field well rounded
But for him his piano has been fun. His de-
light is to sit down to play while group hangs
over the piano or surrounds him from the to
sing. His first indication that music paid
dividends happened in school. He was shining
shoes in the barber shop at the time and was also
having bit of difficulty with his algebra .
So he took up the ukelele. That is not as foolish
as it sounds, for the math teacher had yen for
learning the uke. And right then and there the
two traded lessons. .