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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-13

with 1908 was highest on record
here. November with 1000 ranked
high among recent high single
months.
Greatest circulation gain is in
the juvenile bracket, breakdown of
the report shows. This year the
circulation strengthened from a.
500 to 1898, a healthy gain that
has streamed steadily upward. In
auguration of the Champ of the
Week" contest conducted for
grades during the school year in
addition to the summer reading
program are cited as responsible
for the continuous climb. A sweep
ing gain in the increase of regis
tered borrowers from 1905 to 1888
gives the library command of IS
percent of the local population. On
the basis of the figures registered
borrowers averaged slightly more
than % books read during the
year.
Over and above the city circula-
ton is the rural school library SER
vice with 81 member district
schools. Circulation for the year
to these precincts totalled 1000.
There are 1,196 books in the special
department. Sank Centres insti-
tuition is one of ten in the state
offering contract service to rural
schools in it's area.
Odd tallies in the report includ-
ed: 2 nonresident borrowers, SUBJ
scriptions to SO current magazines
and 4 newspapers, an average of
5 reference questions answered
daily, an inter-library loan Of 255
volumes, 500 books scuttled from the
shelves, 815 books added during the
year. The library is now listed
with 1882 volumes on its shelves.
This peak record is the result
of a six-year long pull in which
circulation records have streamed
steadily upward. Circulation in the
past six years has tripled. It first
broke 10000 in 1887. Circulation
figures for 1886 showed 20,600, for
1885 20,500, both higher than any
previous year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-13
Sergeant Rosenwald
Writes Interesting Letter
Continued from Page Onel

ped mountains surrounded by fog
and clouds.
1.-THE 300 mile trip down the Sac
remento was an interesting part of
the trip. The Sacramento is in
itself a mad rushing mountain
stream. At Matheson we saw our
first flowers in bloom, and palm
trees. At Redding we saw cherry
and almond trees in full bloom
The almond have beautiful red
blossoms. At Red Bluff they have
the only active volcano in the
United States"
Sunday before their arrival they
were at the edge of the Mojave
desert and spent all morning cross
ing it. Saw our first cactus" he
wrote, land the desert was full of
it. Some of them were Is to 20
feet high and a lot of them in
bloom (reddish orange blooms
that looked like water lilies). We
crossed the famous Muroc Dry
Lake and it was full Of water be-
cause of the rains. This is the
first time in years that there has
been any water there. On the
desert we went through a town
called Huxley"
Then through Barstow, Bryman
with its chalk works, Orc Grande,
Victorville, cement works. sight of
Joshua trees, SUBMITS with an alt
itude of 1880 feet, Cajon, the main
peaks of the San Bernardinos, he
records the trip Of dropping $500
feet in about fifty miles. River
side is about $50 feet above sea
level.
1--WE arrived at March Field de-
pot about p. m monday, Feb.
24th and unloaded in the rain and
mud in about IS minutes. Because
we had to take our stove down
early we had only two sandwiches
and water for BREAKFAST and one
sandwich for dinner, but we did
have a good hot supper. It Is
chilly at night but the tents all
have gas heat that Is piped in
from some place so we can leave
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-13
DISTRICT ROBBED OF
$500 GATE RECEIPTS

Glenwood school was robbed Of
about $500 Tuesday night, repre-
senting part of the gate receipts of
the first nights round of district
% tournament, it was reported
here by residents who said they
heard the item on noon news radio
broadcasts. Supt. E. w. Olson, of
this city, who had heard no report
Of the theft, said that the receipts
were very probably covered against
such loss by insurance. He pointed
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-13

runner. Comparing our method to
yours, you would take that boy and
literally make him run his heart
out. He would run in races be.
fore he was ready. Oh! He'd
make a brilliant showing-for a
short time. He would die broken
man, his body completely burned
out. We would take that same tai
ented boy, and we would train him.
He would not look very good at
first, but he'd keep at it. For some
time he would enter no races.
Slowly his body would develop. Do
you comprehend my meaning! His
usefulness will last.
That is the way our country Is
built. It is built to last. There
are times when we don't look very
good; when we make a poor i'm
preston. The fact remains that
our system is the only one that
can survive. The only kind that
doesn't burn out its heart in the
attempt to progress. 1t will not
collapse with the failure of one
man, or one city's government.
You can't win. Whether you know
it or not, you are using the same
method, principally, in destroying
your own country as you're using
to destroy ours. But like person
who is vaccinated, the germ doesn't
take" when injected into us. It's
the only kind of government which
can rise above it's weaknesses such
as unemployment, labor strikes,
and corrupt politics.
1t is a government for the peo-
pie, and what is more, by the peo-
pie. 1t will never perish from the
earth
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-13
WANT RECRUITS FOR
ARMY AIR CORPS

The u. S. Army recruiting sta
ton has been reopened in the post
office building at st. Cloud and is
now accepting three-year enlist
ments for the Army Air Corps at
Jefferson Barracks, Mo. The Air
Corps requires high school edu-
cation and never before in the his
tory Of the United States Army has
the opportunity for faster promo
tions and higher pay been so great.
Due to the Selective Service Act,
there is big demand for men who
are interested in making the army
their life work. Promotions will
be given to the men who will be
with their organizations the long
est time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-13
VANDESTEEGS INSTALL
MODERN EQUIPMENT

Installation of the newest de-
velopment for testing eyes, the ad-
ditive phoroptor, in the optometric
department of Vandesteeg & Son
was announced by optometrists
Drs. G. H. Vandesteeg and r. C.
Vandesteeg. The new instrument
for eyesight testing represents a
substantial investment, they an
nounced, and was delivered last
fall. 1t contains only SO lenses yet
these can be manipulated and COM
bined to obtain 60,3S6,S16 pre-
scriptions for glasses. It replaces
the outmoded instrument that re-
quired an auxiliary trial lenses
case which were inserted by the
optometrist as he wished.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-13
81 MEN CALLED FOR
SELECTIVE SERVICE
Largest Group of Draftees
To Leave Stearns
County Todate

Thirty-two men in Stearns coun-
ty draft district No. 2 will be in
Quoted into the selective service on
March 18th, according to an an
nouncement of Stearns County
Selective Service board members
in the second district. This is the
largest group to be taken from
Stearns county so far.
The men will leave on the Great
Northern train at Melrose, head
quarters city for the district, on
March II, at 1884 a. m. and go to
Fort Smelling to be indicted into
the regular army service.
The men will meet at the city
hall in Melrose at 10 a. m. on the
day Of departure.
Selected to serve are:
Edgar Silver, Paynesville.
Anthony Osendorf, Melrose.
John Strodtmann, Belgrade.
Alois Perne, Albany
Louis Nelson, Paynesville.
Leonard Nieland, Brooten.
Albert Klug, Albany.
Howard Nelson, PayneSville.
Michael Hume, Melrose.
Math Worm, Paynesville.
Emil Denne, Freeport
Philip Anderson, Belgrade.
Clarence Proell, Sank Centre.
Leo Barhorst, Melrose.
Dominic Pelarski, Albany.
Jerome Pilarski, Albany.
Melvin Braadland, Belgrade.
Edwin Hesse, Brooten.
Joseph Novack, Albany.
Arnold Selinski, Sank Centre.
Thomas McKernan, Sank Centre.
Alfred Lenarz, Albany.
Werner Roelike, Sank Centre.
Raphael josh, Albany.
Wallace Egan, Belgrade.
Donald Primus, ,Melrose.
James Sakry, Richmond.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-13
NEW CHIEF CLERK
AT SWIFT & co.
Takes Over Duties Made
Vacant BY Resignation
OF Bill Cook

Arrival of Beryle B. Alley, from
Garden City, Kansas, as chief clerk
had completed filling vacancies in
the office staff of Swift and COM
pany's plant offices here, manager
L. T. Lovik announced after resig-
nations had divorced the local
plant from the services Of two
regular employees.
Mr.. Alley arrived Tuesday to as
sumo duties relinquished in the
resignation Of Bill Cook, who ex-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-13
BIDS FOR REPAIRS
Sank Centre, Mimi.
March ~. 1911

Bids are requested for repairs at
the Sank Centre, Minnesota Lib
rary, and for the installation Of new
ance with specifications to be OBJ
tanned at the Library.
Bids must be in sealed envelopes
marked bids For Repairs" and
sent to Victor T. Conklin, secre-
tary. Bids will be opened at 400
p. M, on April Is, 1871, in the Of
flee of Bryant Library. Bids re-
ceived after the time set for OPEN
ing bids cannot be considered un-
less delayed by circumst ances be-
yond the control of the bidder.
The right ds reserved to reject
any or all bids, and to waive any
irregularity in bidding, except that
bids received too late cannot be,
considered.
Signed:
v. T. Conklin,
Secretary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-13

to the fact that for several years
the district has carried insurance
against losses by theft. Games in
the first round left Melrose and
Glenwood up in the race. Melrose
dumped Upsala in a close battle
and Glenwood won over Swanville
SO to 26.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-13

BIRTHS---

March 5-A seven and a quarter
pound son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Klein last week We'd
nesday. The young fellow has
been named Joseph Anthony, Jr.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-13
sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, MINI.

Robert Landgraf, Paynesville.
Henry Zimmerman, Albany.
Leo Mccain, Eden Valley.
Joseph Welle, Melrose.
Clarence Helmbrecht, Brooten.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-13

Ashley Township
Glen Uphus was reelected as
supervisor for a term Of three
years, and Leslie Gray was chosen
as assessor, both without opposi-
ton.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-13

sary for the work.
Raymond Township
Voters in annual Town meeting
in Raymond advised the supervis-
ors to get information as to costs
of building all township roads, and
to report to the voters at meeting
after the information is available.
The election resulted as follows:
For Snnervisor-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-13
BRYANT LIBRARY
AGAIN in TOP PLACE

CONTINUED From Page One)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-13

Jake Ebensteiner ...-......-..............92
For Treasurer
Nat Meyer
For Assessor
Earl Killeen ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
George T. Rooney --.---.-.--.....-----.--35
Justice Of Peace
Henry Evens ....-....-.........--..--.-.-.--.-4
For Constable
Albert Bisaillon ....-.........-.......-..20
Ambrose Rooney ..-..-.....-..........- 7
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-13
Township Meetings
Held Tuesday

Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-22
TAFT FLAYS WAR POWERS
 IN AID BILL
Would Authorize President to Plunge Us Into Con-
 fIi1t, Says Senator

WASHINGTON, Feb. g. - The British aid bill was denounced in the Senate as a measure which would confer on President Roose- welt the power to plunge the Unit cd States into war.
 Denounced was Senator Robert A. Taft, Republican of Ohio, who declared in a speech on the sixth day Of debate:
 We are asked to give one man the power to take us into war By passing the bill in it's present form we are in effect approving the war policy if he sees fit to declare it.
 Senator Arthur Capper of Kan sas said the bill would give com plete war-making powers to the President and that he would also gain complete control over our domestic economy
 Senator Wallace H. White Jr of Maine read Washington's fare well address in a, brief Washing tens birthday ceremony today.
 Administration leaders expect voting on amendments to begin Wednesday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-22
FLOOD WATERS ARE CLOSE, TWO
 CALF. TOWNS
Youth Thought Swept Down Storm Drain While
 He Attempted Rescue

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Feb. 22- The suburban towns of Reseda and Canaga Park, just over the hills from Hollywood, are closed to visitors to- day as flood waters alternately roar ed and trickled through. The cities of Southern California are sodden with more than week of almost continuous rain.
 This years precipitation is now IS 9-10 inches, more than double the normal rainfall. Five more days of rain are forecast.
 Streets and gutters are full, Los Angeles stores are protected at their entrances by sandbags and packing crates. Two persons are believed to be drowned, one youth, 18, who sought to rescue woman and ap- parently was washed down storm drain. The body of an elderly man was seen in a flooded street.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-22
INCOME TAX HEARING TO
 BE PRESUMED
Court Ruling Declared 10 NuIIify Proposed Tax
 on Non Residents

Public hearing on the features of the Alaska income tax bill will re- sume in Territorial Senate Com mittee of the Whole session at o'clock Monday afternoon, when Prof Alfred Harsch. who drafted the S6-page measure is expected to be recalled to testify.
 Late yesterday afternoon discus sion turned on the effect of the bill with relation to contracts entered into between employers and employ ees outside of Alaska.
 H. L. Faulkner mentioned a case of six years ago in which cannery laborer, Juan Palma, entered into contract in San Francisco with a packing company. The contract pro- vided his employment would be goy- erned by terms of the Alaska Work mems Compensation Act Palma was injured in Alaska and on returning to San Francisco despite the con- tract provisions, sued under the Cal hUiiid tOIipCiiou1ioii aNe, Wsht'f VI" fered materially from the Alaska act. An award to him under the Califor- mia act was upheld by the State Court, by the State Supreme Court and by the U. s. Supreme Court.
 The same principal 1t was claimed by Faulkner and by " c. Arnold. would apply with relations to the proposed income tax act. so that nonresident laborers would be held by the Courts in their own States to come under State acts and not under the Alaska act.
 Senators Henry Roden and Nor man R. Walker entered into the con- tract matter discussion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-22
Territorial School
 Board Will Meel

The annual sessions of the Terri torial Board of Education will start Monday with one members, M. J. Walsh, of Nome, who is outside on vacation, absent. Walsh, who had expected to arrive today on the Mo- Kinley, will probably come Tuesday on the Yukon.
 Other members of the board al- ready in Juneau are A. H. ziegler of Ketchikan, Mrs. Hjalmar Nor dole, of Fairbanks, Mrs. Margaret Harrais, of Valdez, and H. L. Faulk- ner, of Juneau Dr. James Ryan Commissioner of Education, ex-of- ficio Secretary of the board, is also in Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-22
Unfair Sales MeasureMay
 Bepresenfed
Juneau Merchants Assolid. lion Calls Meeting
 for Discussion

A proposed unfair sales act" to require Alaska merchants to make minimum markup of 15 percen. on all articles offered for sale above the invoice cost plus freight and carriage, will be considered by members of the Juneau Merchants Association at meeting Wedne5- day night at o'clock in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel.
 Members will determine at the meeting whether the Association should sponsor such bill in the Legislature and will also discuss a letter to the Legislature on the matter of taxes.
 The unfair sales act" bill, simi- lar to those in effect in many States, is designed to safeguard the public by prohibiting unfair, dis honest, deceptive, destructive. frau dulent and discriminatory practices by which fair and honest compe- tition is destroyed or prevented"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-22
Conscientious 0bjedors
 Going 10 Camps; Integral
 Part of National Defense
By JACK sTIENETT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.--Within few days now, what is--to me at least-one of the strangest phases of National Defense will open its doors. It is privately financed and only partially government super vised, but it is provided for by law and recognized by the military as an integral part of the defense set-up. It is the first camp for conscientious objectors.
 With 125 to 150 boys, whose re- ligious or conscientious scruples prevent their taking part in any militaristic activities, Patapsco State Park Camp, near Baltimore, Md, will be the first of nationwide network of camps where lads who will not spill blood will do their civilian bit by giving year of labor to work that is useful to the national welfare.
 Patapsco is an abandoned CIVIL ian Conservation Corps camp and what these boys will do there is not a great deal different from the non -militaristic activities of the CCC. They'll contribute to refor- estation, soil conservation, road construction and the hundred or SC other things which are considered vital to national welfare, but which have nothing to do directly with the defense program.
 The cos who will go into these civilian camps should not be con fused with those who will be in- ducted into the Army for non-con,- batant training, such as that i'll the medical corps. The latter's scruples forbid only participation in actual combat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-22
WALTER W. SPOIL IS
 THROUGH ON MekINLEY

Walter w. Stoll, manager of the Alaska Pacific Consolidated Mines at Wasilla, is Juneau visitor while the Mckinley is in port.
 Much activity is planned for this years operation of the large con- cern which includes the old Inde- pendence Mine and other properties in the district. Stoll is returning to Wasllla after combined vacation and business trip in the states
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-22
Monson, (rosson Ferrying Douglas
 South 10 Seattle

Al Monson and Joe Crosson took of in the Douglas DC-3 at 12:l1 o'clock this afternoon on ferry trip to Seattle. No mail or passengers were carried other than the crew and Oliver Rosto, official CAA in spector. The crew included G. A. Grab. engineer, and Ken Williams, radio operator.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-22
L0DESTAR EXPECTED 10 ARRIVE MONDAY

The first Lodestar will leave Sc. attle for Juneau on Monday morn- ing. according to latest information received by General PAA manager Joe Crosson this forenoon before he left for Seattle.
 The Lodestar should bring from the States the first airmail of sev- eral weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-22
VESSEL IS 5ENTD0WN,
 SOUTH SEAS
German High Co m m and Reports Graft Canadian,
 Stars, Stripes on Hull
(By ASSOCIATED PREss)

(By ASSOCIATED PkESS)
 The German High Command declares that the Nazi Naval forces in the Indian Ocean have sunk an armed Canadian mer- chant ship flying the flag of the United States and with the Stars and Stripes painted on the hull.
 The High Command idenu- fies the ship as the 7i00 ton craft Canadian Cruiser, owned by the Canadian Tramp ship ping Company of Montreal.
 German circles said that the reported displaying of the Ann erican flag should be of grave concern to the United States.
 Canadian Naval headquarters in Ottawa said they are with out any information whatever but after all the Germans have been known to put out misicad- ing reports before to meet their own ends"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-22

WASHINGTON = Recently The Washington Merry -Go-Round showed how Japan, by occupying important French naval bases in Indo-China, is now in a strategic position to strike at Singapore and the Dutch East Indies, chief source of American tin and rubber.
 Today. we attempt to show what steps, if any, have been taken by the U. s. Government to safe guard supplies of tin, in case these areas are occupied.
 The United States consumes one half of all the worlds tin; so that many basic industries, including canned foods and light bulbs, would be seriously handicapped-or para lyzed-if tin supplies were exhaust ed Therefore the State Department began moving two years ago 10 bring crude tin direct from Bolivia, saving a long ocean haul, and smelting it in the United States. However, some American metal interests, including the National Lead Company, which owns stock interest in certain British tin smelting concerns, were opposed. They did not want tin smelted m the United States.
 Later a former official Of Na- tional Lead, Robert L. Hallett, was appointed tin adviser to the Ma as,nal Defense Commission, to- gether with Erwin Vogelsang, wno for many years had worked TOT two British tin exporters.
 For long time the National Defense Commission, for reasons best known to itself, also opposed smelting tin in this country ana apparently was willing to risk oc- equation of the Dutch East Indies by the Japanese or the long ocean haul to Liverpool and back again.
 But finally, even the Defense Commission was converted, and last November the U. s. Government signed a contract with the Bolivian Government for l8,000 tons of tin to be delivered in the United States in crude ore and refined here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-22
Big Capture Is Indicated South African Forces Take Possession of Indian
 Ocean Village
(By ASSOCIATED PREss)

The British communique today said South African forces have ca- tured the important Italian Somali- land Indian Ocean village of Jumbo with large quantities of guns and war materials, also prisoners.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-22
in
 10. Africa
 May Move
By ASSOCIATED PREss)

An official Turkish radio broad- cast from Ankara declares the Brit ish commanders are holding large forces in South Africa in readiness to rush to Greece in case there is an invasion by Germany. e
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-22
zIEGlER HERE FROM
 KET(HIkAM TO BOWL
 AND ATTEND MEETING

A. H. Ziegler, member of the Ter ritorial Board of Education, and sixth man for the Ketchikan Elks bowlers, arrived with Mrs. Ziegler on the Mount Mckinley.
 Ziegler will attend meetings of the Territorial Board of Education set to start Monday. MT. and Mrs. Ziegler are guests at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-22
Nai Forces
 In Bulgaria
 Report Now

An unconfirmed report transmit ted by Reuters from Belgrade said German troops have been crossing into Bulgaria from Rumania neal the town of Ruschuk since o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-22

 AIR RA|DED
(By Associated Press)

Two tri-motored warplanes raid- ed Gibraltar shortly after the noon hour today. Two bombs are reported to have dropped in the arsenal area before the anti-air- craft guns could get in action.
 Hugh columns of smoke were seen arising from the area soon after.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-22
s,7oo ALREADY LISTED

Plans for the civilian training camps. of which Patapsco is the first, were prepared by several gov ernment agencies, and the Nation al Service Board of Religious Ob- jectors. This latter is a coordinat- ing board which represents all the religious groups whose beliefs for bid participation in wars or wal activities.
 The plan was given the official stamp recently when President Roosevelt issued an executive or