The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-15
The Common-tater
-----ByC Chuck Rattle
Portrait of a Columnist About Other
Peoples Business


Today the fishing season and the straw hat sea-
son bounce into the whirl Of things in single stroke
1t is happy collaboration, for there those who
believe that fishing without straw hat is some
distant kinfok Of eating without a fork. We would
not, cautiously. make the accusation ourselves.
We publicly note this item so that we won't be
classified as anti-social extremist should pop
a straw onto our bean before Memorial Day. We
have a nifty number bought last August (of course
on sae) with less than half dozen wearings to its
credit that is crying to be worn. We have got
over thirsting for sailor straws Most consist
ant wearers of them in the hamlet include Art Mac
Dermond, Joe Jackson and pater. We once
tried one and admit to our looking something like
the cross between an autogyro and Dutch windmill
without good deal of undercarriage. We had
always the feeling we were about to take off.
More conspicuous reason for wanting to change is
that the winter felt is at the age for retire
ment to greater things than simple everyday wear
There is something about an old hat that eevates
it to higher duties There is something in it's
ton that commands our attachment. People-that
is, all except women-have fondness for some old
hat that is at least touching An old hat become
companionate piece of adornment on, say, men,
oryful fishing trip, pleasant picnic, trip. 1t
shapes to the crown with feather touch; its COM
fort is superlative. Women having other ideas,
missing something woman's hat reaches vintage
should judge at the ripe age of about two months
From then it is old hat, not to be codded and
pampered and revered in age, but to be discarded
with finality and scorn. Such goings-on are dis
comforting the male particularly the male who is
bese with the necessity for replacing these discarded
We have never willfully discarded de-
stroyed any of our old hats Each has its select
purpose but That is venture with the sailor
straw which is the problem hat with duty other
than to look pretty on the shelf. Perhaps that is
purpose enough.
Patients
Gregariousness of Sank Centreites for their
kind is positively unquenchable. Even in hosptali-
cation, where one goes not exactly by choice, you
may find two three of the clan Scarcely
more than a fortnight ago in Minneapolis Asbury
hospital it so happened that in single room were
a trio of Sank Centre people. In the room were
Mrs. George Grundman, Mrs. Iris Betz, and lastly
little Miss Joy Gray. But the whole story is not
out until it is told that Phyllis Sotau, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Vern Soltau, of this city, Asbury
nurse, served all three cases. She thought
it coincidental enough to write to her parents of it,
and mentioned spirit of all three patients, with
special small tribute to Joy who, she wrote,
real trouper both before and after her operation.
of People
Chief telco op Lulu Kriesel giggling over her
likeness in the Northwestern Bell mag that showed
her in a get up from 1890. 1t her Mae West
act that got her first place in Alexandria dress