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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
MIGHT NEED REVISION

Both the mayor and Samuel T
Gilbert, president of the .DSR
commission. refused 10 make the
report public at once and Gilbert
stated that il might require some
revision before il was finally ac-
.cepted.
The report is expected TO deal
with at least two important IS
sues in dispute: ID the merits OF
buses, VS.. street cars and t2) the
bookkeeping methods Of the DSR
which does not charge any de
probation against its equipment
but instead follows policy con-
stantly lowering its bonded in
.debtedness.
Worley probably will give his
approval TO the present pro motor
bus policy of the DSR inasmucf
as he gave his written approval
early this Spring TO the purchase
of 300 new buses for delivery this
Summer.
The report also will have di
rect bearing on the current wage
negotiations with the street car
bus and maintenance men.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
Map by Detroit Times staff Artl
THE NAZI DRIVES COMING INTO SHARPER FOCUS

map making clearer The immediate detectives of the
German columns striking Russia, campaign which
the grand detectives the capture of Moscow, RuSsaS
capital the Ukraine Europes breadboX. Out of East
Prussia the northernmost columns aimed Slaua and
kaunaS the central front Best-Iovsk fell Mnsk
the target in the south Brody and Lwow detectives
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25

Gen. Hugh $. Johns son,
Americas Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
City Receives
Transit Expert S
Study Of DSR

The long awaited report Of Pro-
fesSor John S. Worley of the
University of Michigan 4. on the
Operations and financial policies
of the DSR was completed today
and in the hands of Mayor JEFF
fries.
Professor Worley's survey of the
system was launched more than
six months ago with a request
from former Councilman John
Hamilton, who was the center of a
dispute between the advocates of
street cars, and light gasoline
buses. u.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
Bare Fire
Hazards i'm
City Parks

A long list of fire hazards and
building code violations today were
cited against the casinos. club
houses. refectories, riding stables
and other structures of the Detroit
park system.
The conditions we're described in
"a report prepared by the fire de-
partment at the request of Fred G.
Magic, president of the parks and
recreation commission. e.
The investigation disclosed de-
fective fire hose in the Belle Isle
skating pavilion. which during the
Winter is heated with large wood
stove and jammed with children
changing their skates.
LOOSE WIRING FOUND
Temporary and loose wiring was
found in the bungalow lunch room,
the bath house and the riding sta
bles. Open cans of gasoline were
found in the athletic building and
at Palmer Park a dangerously
dilapidated fire escape was found.
Accommodations of rubbish and
careless throwing Of cigaret butts
were discovered in the riding sta
bleS
Dozens Of similar complaints
were leveled in the report at build.
iings throughout the park system
PREVIOUSLY MADE SURVEY
Commissioner Henry NJ. Martens
previously had made a survey oil
all the park buildings from a con.
strYction standpoint and reported
many Of them in a dangerously
ldilapidated condition.
Much OF the property had not
even had a coat of paint in years
land the orchestra shell on Belle
Isle was nearing collapse.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
B in Rum Ring
Get Long Terms
And Heavy Fines

ClimaXing a two-year jnvestiga-
tion of the larges. illicit liquor
ring ever uncovered in this area,
% persons today await transfer TO
federal penitentiary under sem
fences totaling SO years and fines
totaling $4,000.
They were sentenced yesterday
by Federal Judge Edward j.
Monet after a six-weeks trial.
The original ring. SO in number,
was charged with operating a
81, 500,000 illicit alcohol business
between Detroit and Chicago and
smuggling it to Canadian cities.
OF those originally charged,
eight still await sentence, while
three are fugitives and two were
dismissed.
Those sentenced were:
Abe j. Moss, "A, of 764 Colling-
wood avenue. alleged brains" OF
the gang, 10 years and $4,000
fine on one indictment and five
years on another. the sentences
10 run concurrently.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
GETS SIX YEARS

Lyman Projanski, six years and
$1,000.
Ann Moss. Moss 39-yesr-old
wife, who collapsed in hysterla IN
the courtroom, three years pro-
baton.
Robert CaldeFspeed- SF 50, OF a
downtown hotel, whom Judge
Monet termed lust a tin-horn
gambler" IS months and $1,000
fine.
Robert Calderwood Jr., Is, his
son, $3.50 Second boulevard, five
years and 81 900 fine and on an
other indictment. 5 years, the SEN
fences to run concurrently.
Raymond Goodell, 20, OF Ecorse
already serving an eight-year
term for smuggling aliens, four
years 10 run concurrently with
his smuggling sentence.
SIN MONTHS
Leonard Bloom, "a, of Chicago,
six months.
Louis Molaro, 26, OF Chicago,
IL months.
Benny sirt. 26, Chicago. six
months.
Sam Mindell, 60, of Chicago. now
serving a year and a day for
smuggling, five years and $1,000
fine 10 start after the one-year
sentence.
William Koury, as OF Cleveland,
eight months
George LesSnWiiz. 70, Cleveland,
is months.
Frank. az, allegedly a
former Gapone -mobster, Chicago,
five years and 5000 fine.
OTHER SENTENCES
Louis Schneiderman, %. of
Chicago four years and $1,000
fine,
Bernard Schneiderman. 20, OF
Chicago. six months.
David Rothman. 25, OF Chicago,
five years and $1,000 TO begin al
the expiration OF another sentence
he is now serving.
Edward Witt. SO. OF Chicago, -
months and $500.
David Vilenski. 20. of Chicago,
seven months.
Harry Steiner. %, of Chicago,
,Nven months.
Jack lsenberg. 33, Of Chicago,
Wo years.
John 6. Frankel. "a, Of Cicero.
IL. $500 fine to be paid within
30 days.
Ernest Switzer. &c. Of Chicago.
five years and $1,000
Robert AhramoYitZ. =. of Chi
-ago, six months.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-01
School Board
Purchased A
Bus
Otto Bros. Successful
Bidders-Six Local
Firms Offered Bids

Bids were opened by the Board
Of Education for a school bus last
week Thursday night, with Otto
Bros. the successful bidders. The
new unit, a Dodge chassis, with
Carpenter bus body, complete, was
sold to the board for $194S. With
this bid was a guarantee for nine
months service, against any de-
fective parts, with labor for install
lation, said Supt. e. w. Olson.
Other bidders, all local firms,
were: J. N. Jeffries, Ford; Sank
Centre Nash, International; August
Otto, REQ; O'Gara Garage, GM.C.;
Main Street Garage, Chevrolet.
The Carpenter, a 42-pupil capac-
ity bus, is large enough to alter
to a 48-passenger unit. This still
allows 81 inch seat space, which is
ample. Twenty-six inch seat space
is enough to satisfy state require
ments. The change to 48-passen-
ger capacity will be made.
This new bus, which will 60 in
to service next fall, is complete in
every detail, with new type heater.
The Ford bus was traded in on
the deal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-01
We're Given To st.
Cloud-TwO Guard
Units In County Unusual
WAS OVERSIGHT
After May 5 No
Men To Be Called
Until Credits Equalize

Through an oversight, Stearns
County Draft Board No. 2, of Yves.
tern Stearns, did not receive credit
for the Sank Centre National Guard
Unit, under the Selective Service
Act. It is unusual to have two
Guard units in one county, hence
all credits were given to. the coun-
ty seat district, No. 1.
This situation, according to word
from State Selective headquarters,
has been rectified, and after May
9Th, no men will be taken from
this district until the credits are
exhausted or until new quotas are
made up.
Up to May 9Th, this district will
have taken 1T men in the Selective
Service, when with present credits
only seventy men should have been
the quota to that date
It was through action Of the
Sank Centre Community Club COM
mittee that this error was first
detected. Through cooperation of
the Selective Service Board the
credits were duly assigned to this
district. Final discovery that cred
its were not given for the Guard.
was made by c. Carlson, editor of
the Melrose Beacon, and he did all
in his power to have the oversight
changed.
Representative Herman Imdieke,
in a letter to Mr.. Carlson, stated:
IT saw Colonel Nelson last We'd
nesday and spoke to him about
your request. I asked him wheth-
err the west Stearns County district
got credit for the National Guards
from Sank Centre. They checked
on this and found that all the
credit was given to st. Cloud. Col.
Nelson told me that they would
correct this and give Western
Stearns credit for the volunteers
from Sank Centre" That, OF course,
accounts for the lower draft re-
quirements Of the st. Cloud area,
titled Selective Service Board No. i.
This, Of course, was not an error
Of the Selective Service headquar-
tiers, because as we stated before,
it Is unusual to have two Guard
units in one county. The credits
now have been duly given, and the
oversight has been corrected.
According to Selective Service
Call No. Is, received at this office
Wednesday afternoon, Stearns
County Board No. 2, which is this
district, will furnish no men. This
call provides for men to leave their
local boards for induction at Fort
Smelling on May IL. Stearns Coun-
ty Board No. 1, Eastern Stearns,
will send two men.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-01
John Orth
Stationed At
Claiborne
Went Thru 8 States
And Would Not Trade
Them All For Minnesota

John Orth, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nick Orth, Of this city, who Is now
stationed at Camp Claiborne, Louis
lana, with the Headquarters Bat
terry, End Battalion, 125th Field Ar
tillery, in a recent letter to Ben
Essler stated: I'VE arrived here
yesterday afternoon april 21st).
Was en- the train 48 hours, came
through eight states and would not
trade the bunch for Minnesota"
John, according to the letter, Is
with the National Guard unit from
Princeton, Minnesota, with all Min
nesota men in the battery. The out
fit is a mechanical unit, mostly
telephone and radio.
There are about $4,000 men in
camp, he said. It rained recently
and the camp Is very muddy. The
climate is quite warm, but when
a fellow is in a good bunch, It isn't
so bad. he said.
Quoting from the letter, he said:
IT get up at SIS o'clock in the
morning, and have supper at a
quarter to six. That's a long day,
Of course, don't work all the time,
but It's still a long day."
He stated that the water Is not
so good, as it has a bad odor, but
doesn't taste too bad.
As bit Of humor he stated that
his first uniform sure was q honey.
His cap was like a sack on his
head, and the coat, q 1918 model,
was not a perfect fit. Upon his ar
rival at Camp Claiborne, however.
the Sergeant measured him for a
new uniform, so he is glad he didn't
get one at Fort Smelling, because
the trip was rather hard on clothes.
He took his first shot in the arm
the morning Of April %, and he
got the afternoon of. Thought It
would be rather sore. He sent his
regards to all his friends. and hop
ed to hear from them soon. The
address is Private John Orth, Hdq.
Btry, End Battalion, 125th Field Ar
tillery, Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-01
Soloist
Rated "A"
Groups "B"
LaRayne Pendroy, Solo
ist-Octet and 60-Voice
Chorus Placed
AT GLENWOOD
Local Chorus Sang
In Massed Group
Of 900 Voices

One instrumental soloist was
given an A rating and two vocal
groups were given B rating by fes-
tical director-critics at Glenwood
Friday and Saturday when music
department Of the Sank Centre
schools entered nearly one hun
dred students in the district twelve
festival among twenty-nine schools.
Music supervisors, Miss Lillian
Krogh, and Ed Kitzberger, instru-
mental, announced this week that
the annual spring concert in which
students of both the orchestra and
the chorus will take part will be
held in the auditorium the evening
of Thursday, May 22nd.
LaRayne Pendroy, French horn
soloist, was given an A rating by
Carl Christensen, South Dakota
State College, the instrumental
Judge at the festival. She was CIV
en- a B rating on her violin work.
Frances Gettys, flutist, and Lois
Besser, clarinetist, were other solo
lists.
Miss Krogh's mixed octet and
her 60-voice chorus both were CIV
en- B ratings by John Kuyper, HAM
line University, Judge for vocal
groups. OF both he criticized the
intonation. But wrote Of the octet:
"They have been well-trained, they
know their music and they sing
together with a good deal Of unan-
unity" He asked for better bal
ance in the chorus, but concluded
that they sing with lot Of gusto
and enthusiasm. This choir has
made good start toward a capel-
la singing and with more polish and
unanimity within each section,
they can become a fine choir"
Mr.. Kitzberger did not enter his
38-piece orchestra in the contest,
but members sat in on the massed
group Of 265 pieces Saturday eve
ming. Youngest Of the whole group
Of some 1900 students there was
his violinist, Yvonne Cummings, a
third grade student Of eight years
who had played the violin for a
year.
The chorus sang in the massed
chorus of some over 900 voices
Saturday evening under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Kuypers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-01
Breakfasts From
Camp HAN Over
KSTP and KHAN
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT
Will Feature Men of
Sank Centres National
Guard Unit

Sergeant William Kaufman, of
Sank Centres Regimental Head
quarters Battery, 217th Coast Ar
tillery (anti-aircraft), will be heard
in one of a series of programs
originating from Camp HAN that
will make their debut over radio
station Of the Minnesota radio net
work at $50 Friday evening. The
network includes st. Pauls KSTP
and st. Clouds KHAN.
Sergeant Kaufman, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kaufman,
of this city, is probably sched-
uled to be heard on the second
of the series presented at the
same time on May 9th when the
217th regiment presents "A Day
on Leave i'm Hollywood"
Mrs. Kaufman said this week
that she had received word Bill
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-01
rs Radio Entertainment ion Gelebsazion
Committee Voted To
Book WDAY Hayloft
Jamboree For 2 Nights
TWO BIG PARADES
Other Special Features
And Entertainment
Will Open Night of 3rd

Tentative arrangements for the
Fourth Of July celebration in this
city were made at a lively meeting
Of combined entertainment, parade
music and dance committees Tues
day evening. Plans include cele-
bration Of the night of the 3rd and
all day the Fourth.
As agreed upon at a former
meeting, the celebration win be
held up town, and there will
be q full days entertainment on
the streets. However, the high
ways leading through the city
will not be r0ped OIL, although
there will be no parking on
Main and Third Streets in the
business section. We wish to
have 1t understood empa,atical-
ly that traffic win continue on
Main and Third Streets with
out interruption, except pos
sibly by crowded conditions at
times.
First the committees decided to
engage Oscar johnson and his
orchestra and the Hayloft JAM
boree, twenty-five radio artists
from WDAY, Fargo, for two
nights. Oscar johnson and his
orchestra will furnish music for
the dance the nights Of the Bird
and 18th. A special broadcast by
remote control from this city, will
feature the event the night Of the
third, when the Hayloft Jamboree
and Oscar johnson will broadcast
over hookup Of stations from the
Armory. On the night Of the Fourth
this excellent troupe of entertain
ers will perform on the outdoor
stage, and will again play for the
dance that night. Details of this
feature will appear in the Herald
later.
Other features will include a
morning parade and an illuminated
parade which will be held at night.
Prizes Of 500 for floats have been
hung up for these two events as
follows: Morning parade: list prize,
$25; End, SIS; 3rd, SO; night par
ade, LIST prize, $25; End, SIS; 3rd,
SO. All entries In these parades
must be decorated units, as the
committee wishes to stage one of
the best parades ever put on in
Sank Centre. Business trucks with
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-01
Mccormick
Lake Stages
Comeback
Was Once Good
Fishing Lake, Old
Timers Said

Mccormick Lake, once fast dis
appearing body Of water, had re-
captured much Of its lost glory this
spring with the highest water level
in twelve years, Carl Pauly, resi-
dent Of the community southeast
of the city, said.
tits really a nice lake now" he
said, echoing the sentiment of the
farmers Of the vicinity to whom the
lake has been the community pond.
It was estimated that the water is
up five or six feet from the low
level Of recent years.
Heavy spring rains and abundant
SHOWS, of course, were responsible
for the high water level. The level
has raised so much the lake has
been increased in water area con-
siderably inundating exposed area
once covered by the lake in its
hey day.
AT the north end there hasn't
been any water for ten years." he
said. "In fact the soil had so dried
we could drive horses in and cut
hay. Now it's under two feet of
water"
At another point, the lowest point
Of the lake, where once the boys
had tramped easily, the fences have
disappeared under water.
It was about twelve years ago
that residents along its shores be-
gan noting the rapidly receding
waters Of Mccormick. It reached
the height Of recession in the
drouth years Of 1884 and SO. It
was about that time that the state
seined the lake to save the fish.
At one time residents Of this COM
munity took some very fine pike
out of Mccormick Lake, and old
timers oft times told of wonderful
fishing there.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-01
Plan S Sub
Stations For
Food Stamps
Surplus Commodities
Available In May
Listed BY Supervisor

Under a new plan for distribu-
ton Of food stamps In Stearns
County, the county will be divided
into five districts, with a sub-sta-
ton for each district. This plan
was outlined at meeting Of the
merchants committee held at the
st. Cloud Hotel last week.
Sub-stations will be setup in Sank
Centre, Melrose. st. Stephen, Cold
Spring and Paynesville. under this
plan which II is hoped win go in
effect by May 18th.
Stearns county IL the first in the
state to try this new plan, and II
found successful here the plan will
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-01
Girl and Boy
In Top Place
Third Successive
Duo To Head
Senior Class

In the last three years boys have
taken a greater share Of high
scholastic honors in the Sank Cen
tire high school graduating classes
than members Of their sex have
been able to wrest from scholarly
girls in fifteen years, it was learned
this week as senior high school
principal Miss Nellie Robertson an
nounced another girl-boy combina-
ton for top ranking students in
1911.
With Olga Tschirley as valedic-
torian and Jim Arneson as saluta-
torian announced as top ranking
students, the two mark the third
successive girl-boy combination to
hold top places.
Other honor students, scholastic
cally heading this years sixty-two
graduates, include: Margaret Mark
son, Lillian Moore, Marjorie Mug
ent, and Leora Wilcox. All honor
students have averages Of B or bet
ter, Miss Robertson announced.
With three boys second rank
ing students I'm the past three
years, It would seem It was
some sort Of male scholarship
record for q fifteen year per-
lodi For It took from 1928 to
1887 to bring an equal number
of boys to hold one of the two
high ranking spots.
Harold Rogers started it Off In
1881 when he became salutatorian,
and it wasn't until 1895 that George
Halstead ranked second. Only Wal
ter Kleinschmidt in 1887 among
boys has ranked first with the vale
dictorian rating. In 1889 came
Kenneth Forsberg as second stu
dent; William Kaufman in 1910 as
salutatorian in quick order.
In all other years since 1928 girls
have held the two top ranking
spots.
Miss Robertson announced year
end activities for the graduates
with Baccalaureate to be held on
Sunday, May 25th. Rev. Thorley
Johnson, minister Of the Congre-
gational Church, is to be the speak
er. Commencement will be held
Tuesday evening, May 9th, with
Bryng Bryngleson, University Of
Minnesota director of the speech
clinic, as speaker.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-01
Legion Band
Faces BUSY
Play Season
Has Heavy Schedule
For Summer-36-
Piece Marching Unit

A busy season, that will be in
augurated here Memorial Day, is
in store for the 36-piece marching
unit of the American Legion band,
under the direction Of Paul w.
Hanson, with engagements already
scheduled, w. D. Gallup, band
manager, announced.
Thirty-one playing members Of
the band itself are augmented by
a quartet of girl trumpeters and a
drum majorette used for all march
ing engagements.
Local appearances Of the band
are scheduled for Memorial Day
parade, during the Fourth Of July
celebration and the Stearns coun-
ty fair in addition to the summer
concert program, Mr.. Gallup said.
Two state conventions are on the
roster with the band going to Alex
andria in June for the state vol
unteer firemen's meeting and to
st. Paul August 18th for the state
convention of the American Leg
ion.
They will play at Glenwood June
9th for the 7th district meeting of
the American Legion and at Staples
June 9Th for the 9Th district Leg
ion convention. July Goth the band
is scheduled to appear at tho West
Central band conference to be held
at Glenwood.
Loss of Peggy Holtmann, now
Mrs. Jess Clough, gives the ma
jorette baton to Miss Phyllis Sven
neby, heretofore one Of the trum-
pet girls. Miss Shirley Paske joins
the Misses Echo Clough. Adeline
Nelson and Wanda Carpenter as
the four trumpeters.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-01
Aa4t Afo4ztsae IN q Mo>szA 9I1ai>s9 Pa41 Decade

This year marked the heay-
lest April rains Of any April
since 1882 when Rev. Henry
Reflex, of West Union, began
keeping records and probably
holds the mark for rather
longer time than that. It very
nearly tops any month since
1884 with only June, 1910. with
8.2S inches and August, 1885,
with 8.66 inches its superiors.
Only other Aprils since 1884 that
come close to reaching current
month fall are April, 1887, that
brought 4.59 inches and April, 1910
with 3.27 inches.
Heavy rains have swollen lakes
and streams, and water Is still
crashing over the dam here and
inundating the swampy lowlands in
the river channel. Birch Lake and
others in the area have risen far
over their normal Of the past sew
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-01
Selective Service Board Got
Credits for National Guard
MEN DISCHARGED FROM
NATIONAL GUARD MUST
REGISTER FOR SERVICE

There are q number Of men
in this community, formerly
members of the National Guard,
who were discharged several
months ago, who failed to reg
lister under the Selective Service
Act. They are required to do
so at once to avoid heavy fine
or prison sentence. These men
were enormously informed that
it was not necessary for them
to register, hence they failed to
comply with the provisions of
the law. Because they were dis
charged from the National
Guard, it became necessary for
them to register, said a state
representative Of the Selective
Service Headquarters, who call.
ed in this city Wednesday
morning. He urges all men of
draft age, former members of
the National Guard, and who
were discharged, and who have
not registered for Selective Ser
vice, to do so Immediately.