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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-07-10

Sank Centres Fourth of July
celebration passed successfully, and
incidentally made history because
Of the fact that it drew the larg-
est number of people ever assem-
bled in the city. For various rea-
sons the celebration was not a
financial success, but the quality
of entertainment and the two beau
tiful parades should offset any dis
appointments along that line. The
people visiting in the city were en-
tertained royalty and no high pres
sure tactics were used.
No accidents occurred in the
city during the Fourth and the
crowd was orderly. The only thing
called to the attention of the spon-
sorS which married the day was
the fact that two elderly men were
relieved Of their pocketbooks by
pickpockets. Albert MANI lost $33
and John Krebsbach was minus
$23, when their purses were lifted
during the night parade.
Both parades were beautiful with
numerous floats, marching units,
two drum corps and two bands.
The excellent Melrose band, Sank
Centres American Legion band
and the Fergus Falls and Eagle
Bend drum corps entertained thru
out the day.
Miss Ruth Vik, of Wadena,
recently selected northwest
Aquatennial queen at Detroit
Lakes, was in the city on the
Fourth and rode on ths Banks
and Theatre float In the night
parade. She was accompanied
by Aquatennial officials. The
Aquatennial advertising car, on
its way to start the canoe derby
at Bemidji, stopped In the city
on the Fourth.
Outstanding floats were entered
in the parades by the following
firms and organizations: Water,
Light & Power Commission, Sank
Centre Food dealers, Nelson's
Launderers and Cleaners, Nesbitt's
North American, Home Gass Co.,
Sank Centre Herald, Poultry Indus
try, Cooperatives, Spirit Of Al by
Progressive Farmers Club, Banks
and Theatre, Grain Belt Beer, Hos
pital project, Restaurants, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, Automobile Deal
ers, Unger Furniture Co., Retail
Merchants, Raymond Bros, Royal
Bohemian Beer. Marching units
were the Firemen with the City's
three fire trucks and the Home
Defense Co. G.
Winners in the morning parade
were: Cooperative float, sponsored
by the Sank Lake Cooperative
creamery, the Farmers Cooperative
Elevator and the Coop. Oil Co.;
Retail Merchants, sponsored by the
clothing, dry goods, shoe and var
iety merchants, second; Spirit of
Continued on Page 8. Col. y
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-07-10
Oxen Shoe, Believed
At Least 70 Years
Old Found Recently

An oxen shoe, believed to be at
least seventy years old, found in
the Fair Grounds four blocks from
the marker Of the Sank Centre
stockade, revived talk of the old
government trail, a shaking path
through uncharted wilderness that
in pre-railroad days was the life
line of settlers to the north.
The shoe, for only half of the
animals hoof since two shoes are
required for each of the cloven
hoofs Of the numbering beast, was
unearthed by Al Salmond and An.
ton Nelson in preparations for
erecting a new building at the
Stearns County Fair Grounds.
Believed to have been found on
the path Of the old government
trail that passed through this set
tlement in its route from Fort
Smelling to Fargo and on to Win
nipeg, the shoe is an historic re-
minder of yoke of oxen, Of strug-
Cling settlers, and numbering wag-
ons piled high with supplies.
For white-haired 91-year-old
+. L. Mccormick, last Of the
old stage drivers, who came to
this section when q. s. and
Canada were running the in
ternational boundary, the dis
covery stirred memories of his
driving days when by teams he
Travelled this uncharted section.
MAC" Mccormick, genial, pipe
smoking Scotsman, travelled this
territory more by wagon than
some people have by automobile
It was in the days when the rail-
road, sticking its steel legs out in
front to the wilderness, had stop
ped at Melrose. It was in the days
farther north when the unsurveyed
country revealed no trace of
whether you were in the Dakotas
or Minnesota.
Eyes, that would be about the
site Of the old government road"
he said in response to queries and
settled himself back to enjoy enam-
cred memories of those driving
days.
IT was a young fellow at the
time and wanted to see things,
so I drove anywhere" he said.
That driving anywhere got him
lost for couple days with an in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-07-10
Rotary, Firemen, City
Departments Offer
Aid To Secure Uniforms

Sank Centres Community Club
will donate the elaborate drum
majors uniform for the American
Legion band, in the drive to Sc
cure new uniforms for the Aqua
tennial trip. This decision was
made through individual contact
with all directors Of the club dur
ing the past weekend. This new
uniform will be Of white whipcord,
with blue plaque front.
Rotary Club signed up first for
one coat complete and heads of
the Volunteer Fire Department in
dictated that their organization
would donate a coat and pair of
trousers. Members of the council
promised support to insure the pur-
chase of trousers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-07-10
Three Sank
Centre Men
To Air Base
Will Leave For New
foundland AS Soon
AS Passports Arrive

Three Sank Centre men were SET
to enter the nations newest de-
Tense effort as construction work
ers on an Army air base in New
foundland as the government be-
gan to defend its leased sites for
bases as the result of the fifty
old destroyer" deal made with Eng
land. The three are a part Of a
quota Of two hundred men expect
ed from this section who signed
with the contractor at Alexandria
this week.
Awaiting passports now, the
three, Ray McAlpin, George Green
and Stanley Grindy expect to be
headed for Newfoundland on their
expected two year job by August
first. But no definite leaving time
has been set.
They have signed as skilled
workers with McAlpin signed on
as master plumber, Grindy as &C
countant for costs and payroll &C
counting, and Green as road fore
man, they said this week. Work
is under private contract regulated
through the War Department.
Rigid physical examinations and
quizzes in regard to the type OF
skill they asked for were a part
of their registration in Alexandria
that began last Thursday and con-
tinued for several days. Men here
believed they fell far short Of the
two hundred quota.
Workers will entrain from St
Paul when the ultimate word is
given. They will proceed to New
York and then by ship to the New
foundland coast. The men have
been promised two years of work
on this gigantic defense project
No precautions have been over
looked. Workers, once accepted
physically and on basis Of skill,
are photographed, finger-printed,
asked numerous questions. Pass
port applications have been made
to st. Cloud. They may leave as
early as two weeks or as late as
August tenth, it was indicated.
Families of the men will neces-
sarily remain here at least for the
time being. Housing facilities do
not permit taking families.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-07-10

on a farm about two miles north
Of Elrosa.
The young man had prepared a
pressure potato sprayer, and ap-
parently had pumped too much air
in the tank. 1t is said that the tank
was sometime rusted, and when he
attempted to lift 1t from the
ground the bottom burst out and
the force Of the explosion blew the
tank upwards. 1t hit him in the
face and on the skull, causing
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-07-10

Quoting the Requiem Mass. In
terment was made in the Elrosa
cemetery.
This accident was a sad shock
to the family and to the residents
Of the Elrosa community, where the
young man was respected and well
known. Recalling similar accidents,
farmers tell us that great pressure
is not needed in these sprayers.
However, because no one was pres
ent when the accident occurred,
1t is not known what occurred.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-07-10
WILL SPEAK BEFORE
SAFETY COUNCIL

Mr.. Luecke, of st. Paul, field
man for the State Safety Coun-
Gil, will speak in the Commun-
ity Club rooms Monday evening,
July IA, at 8 o'clock. This an
nouncement was made by Frank
Bunker, secretary of the local
Safety Council, under whose ar
rangement the speech has been
booked. Mr.. Luecke will speak
on safety. The public is invited.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-07-10
Two Beautiful
Parades With Floats,
Bands, Drum Corps
EXCELLENT PROGRAM
Celebration Met A
Financial Success Due
To Various Reasons
THANK YOU

Our thanks to members of
the American Legion, commit
teemen, businessmen and others
who so Loyalty aided with work
on the Fourth of July celebra-
ton. The burden of work in
some of these instances falls on
too few men and we realize
those few had more than they
should have had to do. We,
appreciate their efforts in stag
ing the beautiful parades and
the excellent entertainment Of
fered. No one need apologize
for the parades, the WDAY
troop and other entertainment,
or the bands and drum corps
that took part in the celebra-
ton. The committees staged a
mighty fine show, and they are
to be complimented.
Signed,
Community Club Officers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-07-10

A. N. Cordell, operator of the
Sank Lake Creamery, attended
Tuesday evening the regular meet
ing for district Creamery and
Operators Association members in
Long Prairie. A chicken supper
opened the meeting at seven
o'clock. Ted Noeske, West Union
operator, is district secretary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-07-10
Accident Occurred
Morning Of July 3rd
At Farm Near Elrosa

Erwin Frank Van Beck, "a years
old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Van Beck, lost his life in a peculiar
accident on the morning of July
3rd, sometime between 900 and
1890 o'clock. The family reside
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-07-10

Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Litchy re-
turned Sunday from Grand Rapids
after spending a two day holiday
visiting the lady's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ole Lee.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-26

When you're serving roast
beef at your house, CRATE touch
of fresh horseradish over the
Drowned, outside fat before
serving the hot delicacy.
For a meal in one-dish salad,
mix fine strips of sausage such
as thuringer, salami, or smoked
cooked tongue into q bowl of
greens, sliced cucumbers, toma-
toes and radishes. Serve with
French dressing.
For the summers cold meat
plstters, boiled tongue is excel
lent to keep on hand in your re-
frigerator. Wash tongue, cover
with water and cook slowly
below the boiling point until
tender. about four hours. Re-
move skin and cool.
Leftover biscuits can be split,
buttered and toasted In q slow
oven, then served with q brown,
meat stew over them.
When making molder salad to
accompany the cold meat plat
ter, add the Juice of one lemon
for every six people.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-26
Marrow Department

Over your next Swiss steak
cook vegetablec, such as / onion,
2 celery stalks, 3 slices green
pepper. Pour / cup tomato juice
over all, and let it simmer until
meat is tender.
Did you ever use celery stock
to flavor meat loaf or meat
stew? Simply cook the outer
stalks and some leaves in a lit
tie water, drain, and use the
liquid in meat casseroles and
escalloped dishes.
Creamed dried beef atop fried
cornmeal mush squares is in the
upper brackets for taste pleas
ure.
For a hearty sandwich vel
coined for summer lunches, but
ter slices of bread on which pile
shredded lettuce or cabbage, ar
range cold baked beans gener-
ously over, and top with cooked,
thick-sliced bacon. It's meant to
be eaten with fork and knife,
and msyonnaise IL you like.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-26

y . thirty minut6G Sefve 6os
" epking dish. ..s.es \.
01eks1 os1ntsy eaasass snl
s0Eow1e1 0ominy
Cock Sood-eiSed lsngths q
smokod country sausage untu
crisp snd brownsd and cook60
through Lift 4rom the skilJ8
and turn drainod. canned houl-
my into the pan with tn sausago
drippings. Cook until the hora-
my IL hot and Aecked WITH
brown. Mix with . little chopp0d
green pepper and serve heapod
IA the center Of the platter q
saussge.
Tor . casssrule dish, turn IL
Drowned hominy into . CREASED
casserole and sink the sausage
into i at reHular intervals.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-26

place in center of platter. Sprin-
kle with fine bread crumbs
Drowned in butter. Arrange
sausage on noodles and place
prunes around edge of platter.
Garnish with pimiento, II you
like.
Sausage and Corn Casserole
7 Vienna sausage
No. 2 can whole grain corn
n cups cracked crumbs
2 cups medium white sauce
Il green pepper
Cut sausage In short lengths
and mix with corn and chopped
pepper, season to taste. Make
sauce by melting " cup butter,
adding "a cup -four and 2 cups
milk. In a baking dish place
layers of crumbs, corn mixture
and sauce. Top with buttered
crumbs and bake In q moderate
oven for 20 minutes. Serves 3.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-26

Stewed rhubsrb has posi-
bilities other than as dessert.
Spread IL over ham before bak-
ing and see IL 1t doesn't tickle
the tongue.
A ring mold Of carrot and
green pea souffle with the CEN
ter filled with creamed meat cut
in large cubes makes an attrac-
tive dinner dish.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-26
HouseI,oId Hints


T11naJo DlGh
: cups ground cooked msst
~ cups gravy or NEST stock
! tablespoon chill powder
Salt
y small Glove garlic
! quart cooked mush
Mix meat with the grsvy,
chilli powder, SALT and garlic
which has been finely chopped.
Line the sides and bottom Of q
baking dish with very thick
mush. FIJI with the meat mix
turs and put mush over the top
In broken pieces. Bake In . hot
oven (425 degrees ~ for TWEEN
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-26
Household Hints


Hemestesd Platter.
3 Thuringer sausage.
Z cups cooked wide noodles
! cup Drowned bread crumbs
] cup cooked prunes
pimiento
cup water
Place sausage in pan with
Wster. When water cooks out,
brown the sausage and place on
Oh 0ides. Season hot noodles and
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-26

For simmery summary, vita
min dish, simmer slices of liver
dredged in flour, until well
Drowned. Slice an onion into the
skillet, and add cooked tomatoes.
Cook slowly until done.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-05
telf.
NEA INC.

that would he combing the inlets
while the minesweepers worked
ahead OF the convoy out of the
harbor the r. c. A. r. bomber
reconnaissance planes flying al
most TO mid-ocean as an anti-sub
measure. He concluded by intro
ducing Captain Leedseourt. V. c.,
who would command the escort
ing w%arships.
Captain Leedscourt was amaz-
ingly unlike a naval hero who had
won the Victoria cross in 1917 for
sinking an enemy bsttleship In
its home harbor by tying a tor
pedo 10 the side of a motorboat
and entering under cover of dark
ness. Only about 43. he wore old
fashioned "sideboards" down each
cheek. He Tipped a white silk
handkerchief from one sleeve and
eoughed into it lightly before aris-
ing to begin semi-apologetically:
1T will be my job, gentlemen,
to protect you II attacked -"
Without employing a single ex-
cess word he outlined a plan Of
action that has already mel with
considerable success" He ex-
planned that II attacked by sur
face craft he would hit with the
full force at my command while
you must follow your Sealed Or
ders."
And now you are asked TO lis
ten more closely-this is an i'm
portsnt command to all cargo
carrying ships in the convoy as
well as the troopships. II one or
more of you should be attacked
by q submarine. all other vessels
Continued on Page s. Column s.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-05
Between Meals

Dear Miss Grey: / have a neigh
Dor who IL continually giving my
little boy sweets to eat between
meals. Ny son 10 really too youns
to know enough TO refuse them
How can I make my n%eighbor stor
this practice without offending
herr DO You think II would be all
right for me to ask her to stop ?
| do not want TO make her angry,
neither do / want her to continue
TO give Tommy sweets to eat be-
tween meals.
WORRIED MOTHER.
Dear Worried Mother; Simply
ask your neighbor nicely not to
give Tommy anything 10 eat,
explaining that your doctor
doesn't want him to have sweets
between meals. She could not
possibly bs offended with this
explanation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-05

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-05


Since those old World war DAYS
OF extremely short hobs. plenty
has been happening TO hair. The
w~indblown, you will remember.
followed closely on the heels of
the msnnishlv cut. shingled head.
Dorothy Macksill and the famous
stars Of silent films set the pace.
And in every barber shop in the
country hair was being cut to
look as If il had been blown cas-
uslly about by the wind.
Then hair began to get longer.
until. by 1888. the long bob was
the order OF the day. In 1887 or
Whereabouts. a variation OF it
the page boy-made a bow and
stayed for wide applause. Hair
dressers squsshed the page boy as
quickly as possible. however. II
made the matter Of arranging the
hair at home entirely too simple.
In 1889 the upswept hair-do
swept the country. Out came
hair brushes. up went hair-to be
arranged on top OF the head in
stead Of being left dangling on
the neck. Hairpin manufacturers
did a flourishing business for the
first time since the early '20's.
The popularity of the upswept
was short-lived, however. Only a
few seemed to be able to live hap
PLY with it. College girls and
movie stars snooted it from the
beginning and stuck to their long
hobs.
And the reaction to the upswept
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-05
Outstanding Trends
. SERIAL STORY
MURDER IN CONVOY
BY A. w. OfBRIEN eorvs,eSr. +,
BY A. w. O'BRIEN

Continued From Page onel
unfortunate occurrence. Now -
the commodore fingered a shesf
OF papers.
Now | have a surprise for you.
There is lying in the basin q large
merchant ship convoy waiting TO
sail. IL will start at dawn. The
IL troopships will leave on a sep
srste schedule later in the day and
Join the merchant men at a rem
cezyous as provided In your sealed
orders and then take up forms-
tion -"
There was a murmur OF protest.
These Sea Dogs knew the perils
of this unprecedented move fast
ocean greyhounds and ponderous
freighters milling around perhaps
in a heavy sea. The commodore
let the kettle boil before resum-
ing:
IT'S unprecedented and the
navy realizes the task lying ahead
but II il all part OF 4 plan the
nature of which l am not at liber-
~ to divulgs. l shall now usher
IN the captains of the merchant
men sailing with you for the pur-
pose Of discussing convoy details
The gold-brsided officers rose
rs a group of westher-besten skip
pers. many ~fidgeting in unaccus-
toned starched collars and wear
ing shiny blue serge suits. entered
the board room. Shyly they took
the places offered them, and you
could sense the common bond be-
tween these humble rulers of the
Flooding freighters and the neatly
groomed commanders of the sleek
wsrships. They were cooperating
factors in keeping the Atlantic
lifeline open.
The skippers to whom sdven-
ture had long since become rou-
tine found supreme satisfaction in
every cargo delivered. The naval
officers. they knew. stood ready
to die in their defense, A heute-
called the roll in
crisp tones:
Master Lowestoft, Lsndover
Castle . Master Peterson,
-. Master Tsngmere.
Dover Queen Master SAM
uels. Cheltenhsm Maid and.
as he did SO. each Master replied
AVE. aye, Sir"
Four mimeogrsphed sheets We're
passed to each man in the room.
They carried the names Of the
vessels. the time schedule of leav-
ing the basin. the time gap that
would result il any ship failed TO
follow its preceding ship sharp
the minute. the course 10 he
followed after passing the sub
marine gate. when the Joint con-
voy would form and what signal
code was TO be followed in zig
cross the ocean
The f%reighteTs take the outer
the commodore stated in
discussing the items. ito provide
added protection for the liners
In return you will be protected by
the heaviest naval escort in his
The commander Of the Atlantic
coast was then called upon TO
describe the protective
under his jurisdiction the
flights Of Strsnrser flying boats
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-05
Chic Get-Up
Cures Facial
Let-DOWn

II, within the past few months,
you have been told more than
five times that you look tired
when you really weren't tired at
all, better spend a little time
wondering what has happened to
your facial expression.
All too many people let their
faces let down when there is
really no good excuse for it. It's
all very well to look tired when
you are tired. But there's no
sense in going around with a woe
be-gone expression on your face
when you aren't feeling woe-be-
gone or do~wntrodden or anything
else unpleasant.
OF course, the minute you real
ize that you have acquired the
habit of facial let-down"-the
minute you are conscious OF the
fsult-you have gone a long way
toward correcting it. The next
step is 10 resolve TO try TO keep
from looking weary when you are
not weary at all.
Meanwhile, try to get q little
more sleep each night. II may be
that you r tired even when you
don't realize it. Trying to keep
going on your nerves instead of
on a sounder basis Of adequate
rest and a proper diet will show
in your face. no matter how hard
you try TO conceal il.
Also, stop reading in poor light,
stop forgetting TO wear sun glasses
and otherwise abusing your ewes.
II you are suffering from even
mild e~yestrain, it's next TO I'M
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-05
Likes Vegetable Slicer

Anne Shirley insists that pota-
toes to be scalloped be sliced on
a vegetable slicer. She says they
look better and taste better when
sliced very thin and even. Also,
though she didn't mention it. they
bake evenly, are all done at the
same time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-05

possible to avoid a wilted look
at the end of the day.
And don't forget that the wo-
man who knows she is clean and
neat and attraetively dressed usu-
ally has a happier expression on
her face than one who is self
conscious and in an apologize
frame of mind because her dress
Is the wrong length. her cotton
gloves slightly soiled. her hair
limp and unwaved. Good grooming
routines always are a boost to
the morale as well as the appear
ance.