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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-02
Weather Observer Looks
For "Normal Year"
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year.
We've been chewing on the
fringe. There has been no excess in
the past six years." he added. But
these SHOWS coming as they did
before the frost got into the ground
are a decided help. The penetration
may be as much as two or three
feet, he explained, before the re-
verse process of transportation
from the earth sets in. While ex-
cessive snow may be discomforting
and some discount its Importance,
he feels that filling in the sloughs
and the hollows is a definite boon
to this important water table.
He looks for continued SHOWS
during this winter. He points to a
normal year in rainfall. He feels
that January may not be so cold.
Wen have our zero days but I
don't expect any sustained periods
Of 20 to Is below" he said. He also
says these are guesses.
The difference in nearly four
inches Of rainfall in the West
Union and Sank Centre records is
abnormal. 1t was pointed out that
ordinarily that Sank Centre should
get about two more inches during
the year than its neighbor to the
north and west Last year 1t held
that normal state of affairs. The
same procedures were followed in
both years. During the snow
months melt water content Of the
West Union records were substitute
ed for snowfall in inches in the
Sank Centre recordings.
Low month for 1910 was January
with % inches but the year
brought on such drouth month as
November, 1889 when not a trace
of moisture came. From the table
of sub zero days it Is found that
though 1910 was cold, it was bested
by the years '36 and 81. The last
frost of the 1882 40 winter came on
May 1st with u degrees, and the
first frost Of the fall occurred on
October 18th.
The years rain barrel in inches,
on the basis of the two communit-
les in comparison is shown:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-02
Evan Wruck Likes
Life In Alaska
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Derbies continue but for a day. The
average salmon weighs from 10 to
IL pounds, but they often tip the
scales at over 40 pounds. Varieties
Of trout in streams are Rainbow,
Dolly Warden and Specified Brook.
Fishing is a large industry, with
about 400 men engaged in catching
the fish, besides those engaged in
the canneries and storage houses.
A large cold storage plant for fish
Is located in the city and a cannery
is operated five miles from the city.
Evan estimated that about $50 fish
ing boats tie up at Juneau during
the winter. From two to five men
are engaged in operating one Of
these boats.
He said there are no WPA pro-
jects in Juneau this winter, as the
defense projects in other cities of
Alaska have taken up the slack Of
unemployment.
Hunting is natural sport, and
game can be found in abundance
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-02
Would Abolish Highway
Arbitration Act
Taxpayers Association Says.
Law for Handling Claims Al
lows Opportunity for Abuse

Declaring the state highway ar
bitration act offers too many OPP
portunities for abuse and too little
protection for the public, the Citi-
zens' Tax Relief association In st.
Paul this past week asked that
the act, which was passed in 1921,
be wiped off the statute books.
The request followed the an
nouncement last week of an award
of $4,000 made to st. Paul con-
tractor by an arbitration board on
a Duluth paving job and the dis
closure that three other arbitration
proceedings are pending in which
contractors seek $283,00O above
contract prices.
Though on the books since 1921,
the arbitration act was almost
wholly unused until 1888 when a
number of contractors started ar
bitration proceedings to obtain al
lowances for work which they
claimed due in excess OF contract
prices. 1t was in one Of these cases
that an arbitration board last week
made an award of $256,0O0 to
Thornton Brothers, st. Paul, in adj
dition to the $3.50, 900 contract
price for 43-4 miles Of paving in
Duluth. The work was finished in
1888 and arbitrators appointed that
year.
John F. Scott, president of the
Tax Relief Association, in writing
to Commissioner Of Highways M.
J. Hoffman and Attorney General
J. A. Burnquist, said the association
did not wish to pass on the merits
of the pending claims. but felt that
the method provided to handle
them is defective.
ut Is easy to see what might
happen If we had a highway adj
ministration that tried improperly
to favor certain contractors, 'Mr.
Scott pointed out. The depart
ment might select an arbitrator
favorable to the contractor, and
then all three arbitrator would
lean that way. The board might
bring in award that was excessive
and, with the department and its
legal staff making no protest, have
the award adopted. This Is obvious
ly insufficient protection to the
public.
Even under efficient and con-
scientious administration, the ar
filtration proceedings are often fut-
lie. A long hearing has been held in
the pending case, and the matter
must be fought out again in dis
trict court. It would seem much
better to set up a court Of claims
to handle these matters from their
inception or give the district court
in Ramsey county authority
through a special act to hear
them"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-02
FARM NEWS

Does a 5 horsepower motor have
more power than a five horsepow-
er gas engine?
A five horsepower electric motor
will develop the same power when
running at rated or full load as the
five horsepower gas engine, since
the horsepower Is a standardized
unit Of measure of power, not re-
lated to the type Of motor that it
Is applied to. However, a gas en-
CINE has very little overload capa-
city while an electric motor can
faithfully develop for short perids
of time three or four times the rat
ed load. Thus a Ave horsepower
electric motor may often be used
to run a machine requiring sew
en- and one-half horsepower gas en-
CINE. An etxra-large gas engine is
used largely to take care Of the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-02

directly or indirectly. We hope
that Congress will decide it, obtain
ing the necessary facts and then
acting with a minimum Of debate
and delay. We are fearful that
the Administration will decide it
alone, and leave the people and
| Congress no alternative but to go
along on something already accom-
plished. as happened on the de-
stroyer trade.
Several trial balloons already are
up. One Is the proposal that the
American navy convoy war sup
plies to England. Another is the
frank suggestion by a British Of
ficial that the United States seize
some 40 ships belonging to Den
mark, France, Holland and Ger
many, which are informed in our
ports, and then lease" them to
, the British.
Possibly the Presidents proposal
that this government take over all
British war orders and then tease"
F: to the British as much of the NUM-
lions we produce as the President
decides is advisable might be plac-
ed in the same trial balloon cate
CORY.
While statements by William
Knudsen and others disclose that
our defense production is tagging
far behind schedule, the Admin
istration still is maintaining secrecy
on just what we are producing
and how much of 1t Is going to
Britain now.
AS long as the public and Con-
gress have no authentic informa-
ton on these questions from re-
sponsible leaders of our govern
ment, they are in the position of
having to rely on dope" stories
and on the propaganda put out by
various interested groups for the
information on which they are ex-
pected to decide this tremendous
ly vital issue. That does not make
good sense to this writer, nor does
| it conform to his conception of
democratic procedures.
All public opinion polls indicate,
and certainly the majority in Con-
gress now take it for granted that
the people of America have ac-
cepted the position that Britain's
successful defense against Hitler is
vital to our own national defense
and on that basis we should ex-
tend to Britain all aid possible
Short Of war" and consistent with
our own safety.
Which brings us right back to
the first question. When does our
aid stop being short Of war" and
become war, and when does it en-
danger our own safety by leaving
our forces inaduequately supplied :?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-02
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Kon In Southland
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Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Nichols. and
enjoyed fine visit and had dinner
together. Mr.. Nichols was former
ly salesman for the Minneapolis
Iron Store, Minneapolis, Minnesota
and he called quite often at Elrosa
while I was in business there.
Georgia, called the peach state
has many large peach groves, and
is noted as well for the fine pecan
nuts grown there. Florida has
many orange and grapefruit groves
The oranges are now ripe and the
grapefruit are starting to ripen.
Along the highways there are
stands where tourists can buy
orange juice, all they can drink
for a dime.
Coming into this semi-tropical
weather is a real treat to us North
erners, and unless one has seen
Southeastern Florida, they have not
seen real beauty Catching our
fancy were the large palm trees,
which have no season but bear
cocoanuts the year round. Also
the various beautiful flowers, beau
tiful homes and houses, one incest
than the other.
The temperature here is always
about the same. Around IS degrees
during the daytime and Is at night.
We stopped at st. Augustine.
Florida, the oldest city in the Unit
ed States; visited Marineland, Flor
Il h. Ctttlin
This was very interesting. There
are three huge tanks, with glass
sides, in which are kept every kind
of fish species imaginable. We
happened to be there at noon, when
the diver went in and fed the fish.
We are staying in Miami, not far
from Coral Gables, suburb. That
is where the Miltmore Hotel Is loo
ated-where the Duke and Duchess
stayed during their visit to the
U. S. However, they left yester-
day.
The horse races started yesterday
and the first attendance was over
1900. We went down town yester-
day. and the streets were crowded.
Miami has many one-way streets,
which help for the heavy traffic.
The new streamline train, named
1.-THE City Of Miami, which started
its new Chicago to Miami run, ar
rived for the first time yesterday.
It Is a real deluxe train and makes
the run in 1914 hours. They esti-
mate that $4,000 people will come
to Miami within the next five days.
Thursday we visited the Pan
American Airway field, where the
large planes come in and go out
over the water It is surprising
as to the number of people who
travel by air.
Can hardly imagine the differ
ence in temperature between here
and Minnesota. IT is so warm and
the beaches are crowded. Extend
the seasons greetings to all our
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kohl.
1874 s. w. 23rd St.,
Miami, Florida.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-02
Profitable Half Year

Profits Of 365 important industrial
corporations in the first half of 1899
totaled $780,, 900, 900, or just double
the earnings reported by the COM
panies for first six months of 1888,
according to the National City Bull
letin.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-02

aid to Britain
stops b e 1 n g
short Of war"
a n d becomes
war In grim
reality.
It Is doubt
full whether, In
view Of the
shortness o I
time and Bri-
TAIN 3 reported
critical n e e d,
the American
people will be
given a chance
to decide that
A 4
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-02

They are questions the American
people and their representatives In
Congress cannot decide without
authentic information, which 80 far
has not been given to them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-02
MOVES TO MAIN STREET.

Kenneth Chinberg, proprietor of
the Downtown Florist Shop, is
moving his business from the Dab
lem building on Third Street, to
the Vern Soltau Barber Shop, on
Main Street, where he has rented
space Both businesses will be OPP
Grated in the same building and
will continue business as usual.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-02

BIRTHS
December 21-A daughter was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl e. Eek
lund. She has been named Vera FL
len. Both are doing nicely.
December 22-Mr. and Mrs. LIE
Roy Emmick are parents of SON
born just three days before Christ
mas. He has been named Enrol
Emery.
GET WISE WANT ADVERTISE
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-02

We are moving closer every day
to a showdown on that very ar
gumentative question as just when
Evening star., 1941-06-27
By The Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, June 27.-P. G. wode-
house, the British humorist, free
after 20 weeks imprisonment in .
German civilian internment camp,
said yesterday he had been given
the freedom of the Reich and would
make a weekly broadcast over the
German shortwave on the amusing
side of life in an internment camp.
The first broadcast, arranged by
the Foreign ONCE. probably will be
made today, but the time has not
yet been fixed.
whats humorous about being in
an internment camp? an interviewer
asked.
We'll, offhand, no particularly
amusing incidents occurred to me-"
said the 59-year-old writer, "but the
series of talks should present the
lighter side of camp life. For in
stance. washing ones own clothes.
Il also liked being with the men
1.200 of them-from all walks OF
life" he added. Their experiences
and their views were interesting"
In his camp in Eastern Germany
Mr.. Wodehouse said, there were 200
Dutch prisoners. 700 British sub
jects picked up in France, 200 Brit
lsh merchant seamen and group of
Norwegians and Yugoslavs.
Mr.. Wodehouse insisted. 'I have
never felt better in my life" He
said the simple fare of the camp.
together with Red Cross parcels and
food packages from friends, relatives
and readers of his stories, kept me
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Prison Sundays Urged
To Aid Rehabilitation

Creation of prison Sundays" In
all Catholic churches to familiarize
the congregations with rehabilita-
ton work going on in the prisons
was suggested this morning by Rob-
ert e. Bondy, administrator of Red
Gross services to the armed forces.
Many Protestant churches al
ready have these special report days,
the former District welfare director
told Catholic prison chaplains from
all over the United States who are
closing their five-day convention to-
day at 2400 Nineteenth street NV.
The chaplain of the prison might
speak on Prison Sunday" Mr.. Bon
dy suggested, to increase congrega-
ton understanding for the prisoners
soon to b, - ,aSed into the COM
munity and eliminate the prejudice
against them.
The Rev. Msgr. John O'Grady
presided over the meeting, at which
DR.. Aloysius s. Church, psychiatrist
of Lincoln Hall, Lincolndale, N. Y,
also spoke.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Weather Report
Furnished by Il
Gather Bureau,D


Coumba-Generaly tonight
moderate mostly
MarylandGeneay fair slightly central portion tonight
cloudy with portion
cloudnes with scattered showers
temperature
coudine with
for the period from 73O Friday a. 191
to D. July 1941 inclusive:
District Columbia Virginia
Eastern Pennsylvania,
Temperature with
York at beginning Of period
end of period.
and
normal
Precipitation mostly light
in
Evening star., 1941-06-27
| Architects Work
lon Plans for DC.
Bomb Shelters

Washingtonians soon may be able
to obtain plans for improved types
of bomb shelters from the American
Institute of Architects. An institute
committee working on them re-
ported to the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission today on
its progress.
The commission is making studies
of the city's concentration of day
and night population as guide in
these studies, Secretary Thon is S.
Settle reported. However, it was
said that the commission wants the
leadership in initiating any definite
program to come from the District
Defense Council.
The Architects Committee, headed
by Horace w. Peaslee, is working on
variety of plans. So far the work
has centered chiefly on protection
to public buildings.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
U. 5. Steamship Lines
Cut Subsidy Rates
In New Agreement
sl2,5oo, 900 Payments
Voluntarily Reduced
To Nominal Figure

Eight American steamship COM
panies engaged in foreign trade have
voluntarily agreed to reduce their
subsidy rates to comparatively
nominal figure, the Maritime Com
mission announced today. The
agreements were made after a re-
view of foreign flag competition, and
its current influence on the opera
tions of American flag vessels.
Subsidy payments have been based
on the difference in cost of opera
ton between United States and for
eign registered vessels. Under the
agreements announced today, these
subsidies will be reduced to l per
cent of the difference in cost for
wages and subsistence of officers
and crew. No payments will be made
for the difference in cost for main
tainance, repairs and insurance.
Subsidy payments aggregating
approximately S12500 900 annually
have now been reduced to a relative
ly small amount as result of the
agreement" the Maritime Commits
sion said.
The reduction in the amount of
subsidy payments will be subject to
review every six months. All other
provisions of the other contracts
will remain in full force.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Two Girl Scouts Named
For Hemisphere Comp

Selection of two Girl Scouts from
the District to attend the Western
Hemisphere Encampment to be held
at Camp Bonnie Brae, East Otis.
Mass, August 1l-25. was announced
today at tea at the National Girl
Scout Little House, 1850 New York
avenue NV.
Janet Bovard of Troop so and
Barbara Stellwagen of Troop so are
the delegates. and Grace Hatcher
of Troop 102 and Jean Lewis of
Troop 78 are alternates.
Delegates were chosen by Mrs.
Gerrit S. Miller. jr., chairman of the
Juliette Low fund for the encamp-
ment, assisted by Mrs Barnet Mover
Mrs. Edmund H. Graham. Mrs
Robert harrington, Mrs. Eugen~
Boyer and Mrs. O'Neal johnson.
Tea growers of India have cam
paign for more tea drinking in India.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
40 Russian Tanks Destroyed
In Great Bottle, Nuzi Reports

about 20 "greenish-brown panzers
with the muzzles of their guns
pointed toward the road"
The Germans famed out, en-
veloping the Russians and at
tacking from the rear. Before
they could turn around most
of them had a shot in the con-
ming tower and were finished"
the account declared.
The Nazis were then said to
have slashed their way through
a forest, combing it for hidden
tanks amid the crash of falling
trees, the boom of tank guns and
the rattle of caterpillar treads.
The Soviet tanks hoped and
ran like rabbits through the
forest" the reporter said.
Those that were left were said
to have reassembled on a knoll
controlling the road along which
the Germans we're advancing.
Again Huffzky said, the Russians
fell for a sham German frontal
attack while the death blow was
delivered from behind.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Income and Profits
Tax Collections Top
Any June in History
Budeetoy Estimates
Of Years Revenue
May Be Exceeded
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Treasury said today June ins
come and excess profits tax collec.
tions have exceeded 5000 900 000--
the largest figure for such collec-
tions in any June. There were in
dications that the years collections
would exceed budgetary estimates.
June Is was the due date of the
second installment of these taxes.
In March, when the first INSTALL
ment was paid, collections were ST.
207,000000 However. the corporate
excess profits tax was so new then
that many companies obtained post
ponements, so that the June figure
probably contained more excessive
profits tax than the March figure.
The two taxes are Jumped together
in field reports, and it may be sew
eral weeks before separate figures
will be available.
Meanwhile, the Treasury said
that on June 25, with five days of
the month and also of the fiscal
year yet TO go, the months collec-
tions of the two taxes were $780,
751,819 and the fiscal years total
was $3,454,219,517-also a record.
The fiscal year figure indicated a
final total nearly S500,000 900 in ex-
cess of the January budgetary estl-
mate of s3,055 100000.
The fiscal year total of all types
Of Federal revenues passed the ST.,
0l2,930,000 budget estimate several
days ago, and on June 25 had
reached $7,528,7l3,439.
Expenditures, while also breaking
peace-time records, were tagging be-
hind the budget estimate of s13.-
303. .370,970. On June 25 spending
aggregated s12 ,467, ,491,7l5.
Part of this lag was in the de-
fense program. The June 25 de.
fense spending total was s5,913.-
56l054, compared with the budget
estimate for the full year of S.
1928 900.
Because Of these trends. the June
Is deficit of s4938, ,778.276 was far
below the predicted s6,289 ,440,97O.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Fireman, Injured in Crash
On Way 10 Convention, Dies

William c. Lugenbell, 81, Gath
ersburg CMd) fireman who was in
jured June 19 en- route to the Mary
land State Firemen's Association at
Cumberland, died in hospital there
early today, according to the Asso-
ciated Press.
Mr.. Lugenbell, painter. was a
passenger in a machine with Robert
H. Costello, who was driving, and
Charles Reed, also members of the
Gaithersburg department, when the
car ran off the road and down an
embankment about five miles east
of Cumberland, police said.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Fy TIE Associated Press.

BERLIN, June 27.-Destruction
of a whole Soviet tank brigade
of 40 or more vehicles in great
"panzer battle" was recounted
today by a German war cor
respondent, Hans Huffzky.
He described the clash as "a
tremendous drama on one of the
most important roads leading
into the heart of the Soviet
Union"
The encounter was said to have
occurred somewhere far east of
the Bug River boundary, but the
date was not given.
A German tank regiment which
had been through Poland and
France struck an annihiliating
blow, the reporter said, and mot
a single one of the Reds escaped"
The first fighting contact oc-
cured early in the morning,
Huffzky declared, but the real
battle did not develop until
afternoon, when an advancing
Nazi tank regiment encountered
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Congress in Brief
TODAY
TODAY.

Senate:
Considers legislation continuing
Presidents emergency monetary
powers; leaders seek action on
numerous appropriations measures.
Judiciary Subcommittee hears
Senator Tydings. Democrat, of
Maryland on qualifications of At
torney General Jackson to be Asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Naval Committee studies bill to
retain naval enlisted men in service
beyond scheduled tenure if Congress
so DEGREES.
House:
Debates minor bills.
Ways and Means Committee re-
sumes study of new tax bill.
Rivers and Harbors Committee
continues st. Lawrence seaway
hearings.