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The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-06-26
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Health officer Says Continue
To Boil Water for Drinking
Water Should Be
Thoroughly Chlorinated
Bv Friday Morning

Continue to boil all drinking
water for several days was the
substance of telephone call re-
ceived by city health officer, DR..
A. F. Moynihan, Wednesday from
the State Board Of Health after
sanitary engineers M. c. Hope and
p. w. Riedesel had made survey
Of the city's wells and ordered
chlorination.
In a statement to the Herald,
DR.. Moynihan issued these instruc-
tions: "Our water system should
be fully chlorinated by Friday
morning. At that time the water
will be safe for use direct from
the taps. Set the water flow from
your taps until you taste chlorine.
Water for drinking in the mean
time should be boiled for five min
utes."
Engineers left Tuesday after
noon with samples of water taken
from several localities. These
samples will be tested in the State
Board Of Health Laboratories.
Tests require 48 hours time to
complete. Engineers will return
Friday to collect more samples and
the water will be tested at inter-
walls of several days during the
next few weeks. All measures TAX
en- were precautionary"
DR.. Moynihan has asked that
hydrant water be drawn out today
or tomorrow to insure complete
circulation Of the chlorine. Strength
Of the injections Is one-tenth part
chlorine to a million gallons or
about four ounces in that amount
Of water.
Whenever rivers have overflow
ed, he pointed out, epidemics of
typhoid or dyssentery have follow
ed. In these instances of flood
the state always steps in. It Is
especially important now, he con-
tinued, with soldiers drawn from
this community for national de-
fense to take every precautionary
measure to guard against infection.
He cautioned there was no need
for panic.
Private wells located in flooded
areas near the river should not be
used for drinking, and should be
chlorinated when they are emp
tied.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-06-26
Creamery Has
Record Pay
roll For May
42c Butter Price
Returns $35,931 To
Patrons of Community

Sank Centre farmers had collect
ed in payment for May butterfat
the biggest aggregate payroll in the
history of the 38-year-old Saull
Lake Cooperative Creamery and a
possible avenue through which ma
tional defense dollars may be
trickling indirectly into this dairy
ing center was believed to have
been discovered.
Payroll announcement made this
week by Secretary George Strauss
follows the previously announced
record-breaking butter production
for May when the creamery churn-
ed total of 106,674 pounds, first
hundred thousand pound month in
the history.
The record payroll, with AZ
cents prevailing for the month
for sweet cream, mounted to
$35,931 for May as compared
with $21,O94 for the same
Continued on Page 10, Col. 81
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-06-26
100 Attended
Eucharistic
Congress
Left on Special Train
Early This Morning
Return This Evening

An estgimated hundred Of the
city's Catholics, parishioners of
both st. Paul's and Our Lady OF
the Angels parishes, left this city
at 5:45 this morning bound on a
special train for the Twin Cities
for the final day of the four days
of the ninth Eucharistic Congress,
called by Pope Plus XII. His EN-
inence, Dennis Cardinal Dougherty,
archbishop of Philadelphia, is the
papal legate.
The train, beginning at Brandon
this morning, was to arrive at the
State Fair Grounds at nine in am
pie time for the Pontifical mass
at the Eucharistic center at ten
before the huge outdoor altar.
The city's pastors had preceded
the lay pilgrims to this interna-
tional congress. The Rt. Rev. Msgr.
A. Plachta, pastor of st. Paups, left
this city Tuesday evening to re-
main for the final two days of
the congress. The Rev. John Bet
tendorf, pastor Of the Church of
Our Lady of the Angels, left We'd
nesday morning to return on
Thursday. A former pastor of the
latter church, the Rev. John Fear
on, of Morris, left by train from
this city Tuesday.
Msgr. Plachta, before his leaving
Tuesday, reported that this con-
gress, the first since it was held
in New Orleans two years ago, is
not so widely attended as those
preceding. Uncertain travel condi-
tions because of the war have al
most completely shut off avenue of
pilgrims from Europe and Asia.
The special train, bearing people
from nearly every point between
Brandon and the Twin Cities, will
return this evening at 10:15 o'clock
leaving the Fair Grounds at seven.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-06-26

A week from today final pre-
parations for Sauk Centres huge
celebration will be in full swing.
and the elimination of plans for
the greatest entertainment ever
staged on the Fourth Of July in
this city will practically be realized.
Thursday evenings entertain
ment will consist of band concerts,
free acts, and a special broadcast
and dance at the armory. The
broadcast will take place at eight
o'clock over WDAY, and will be
sent directly from the armory,
where the twenty-five radio stars
will perform. This will be followed
by a dance by Oscar Johnson and
his Musicmakers. The broadcast
and dance admission will be 60c
for men, 40c for ladies, both tax
included, and 15c for children.
The Fourth of July celebration
will open with a fine parade at ten
o'clock. Many businessmen have
agreed to enter floats, and it is
hoped that many more will show
their civic spirit and cooperate in
this event. There will be thousands
of people in Sauk Centre that day,
| and If proper cooperation is not
Forthcoming it will reflect upon this
] city. We are no longer hamlet
and it's high time that things are
done as cities do them. Give your
cooperation to the committees in
both the morning and evening par
ade. There will be three drum
corps and several bands present to
take part in the parades. They
are: American Legion drum corps,
Litchfield; American Legion Auxil-
iary drum corps, Fergus Falls;
American Legion drum corps, Eag-
le Bend; the Melrose band; the
Glenwood band; Sank Centre band;
| and a little German band and pos
| sibly others.
| During the afternoon the drum
corps and bands will perform and
there will be free entertainment
on the large platform by the twen-
ty-five WDAY Hayloft Jamboree
| stars. Several rides and shows and
all kinds of concessions will be
| there for those who wish that kind
| Of entertainment. One thing we
wish to emphasize, that it will not
be necessary for any person to
spend one dime that day, unless
they wish. as they will be able to
see all outdoor entertainment free.
At night more band concerts,
free attractions, and a grand illum-
mated parade will be features
worthwhile. There will be fire
works during the parade and the
entire event will be a gala one, and
a grand finale to real celebra-
ton. That is If weather permits.
There will be other entertain
ment, such as Uncle Ezra's mec-
hanical farm and an athletic show,
| the latter to be conducted by the
celebration committee. Uncle Ez-
ra's mechanical farm will be locat-
ed at the corner Of Hanson & En-
erson drug store, and the athletic
show will be located at the corner
Continued on Page 10, Col. 6)
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-06-26
Fair Board
Plans 24x6O
Poultry Bldg.
Arranges For Fine New
Wire Fence Around
Fair Grounds

improvements at the Fair
Grounds this year include a new
24x60 poultry building and a new
wire fence, at least partially around
the grounds. This was decided at
a recent meeting of the directors
Of the Stearns County Agricultural
Society, who instructed the super
intendent Of the grounds. A. Sal
mond, to commence work on the
building as soon as possible.
The poultry building is being
erected to stimulate greater inter-
est in the poultry show at the fair,
as it IS believed, that with better
housing conditions more poultry
entries will result.
The new fence will replace the
ugly and dilapitated board fence,
which has been broken down in
several places. These improve
ments, as well as others, are being
made to promote a better fair for
the exhibitor as well as the pa
irons. The fence will not be COM
pleted in entirety in time for this
years fair.
According to Mr.. Salmond the
race track is in better condition
than it has been for years, and this
should insure some mighty fine
horse races for this years fair to
be held August 14th to 18th. Horse
races will take place on Friday and
Sunday, August 18th and 17th.
Premium books are being prepar-
ed for future delivery and prelim-
mary arrangements for the fair
have been made. This years pro-
gram of attractions should prove
to be considerably better than
those of last year and complete
changes of program will be offered
each day. Thursday, August 14th,
will be entry day.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-06-26
Postmaster
General May
Visit City
Plan To Invite
Him For Dedication
Of New Postoffice

Postmaster General Of the Unit.
ed States, Frank c. Walker, OF
Washington, D. c., may visit Main
Street in connection with dedica-
ton ceremonies to be held for Sauk
Centres new $4,000 postoffice site
and building now nearing compile
ton.
The number one man Of the
United States Postoffice Depart
ment is being sought for the dedi.
cation ceremonies that in the event
he comes will be held early in July
it was announced here this week
through acting postmaster Pat Du-
Bois, and supervising engineer in
charge Of local construction for the
Federal Works Agency, L. E. Tull
This is nothing at all defin-
ite about his coming as yet,
both sources said Monday. The
plan is predicated on Mr.. Walk
er's schedule when he arrives
in st. Cloud early i'm July for
the national postmaster's con-
vention. II his coming is estab-
lished, dedication ceremonies
will be held July or Z.
In the event his schedule is moi
too completely arranged, Mr.. Walk.
er might be able to include the
short trip to Sauk Centre, it Is
believed.
Local authorities have already
petitioned Washington for the ap
pointment Of the dedication com
mittee. Committees for such cere
monies are always selected through
the Federal Works Agency and us
ually consist of the local postmas
ter, the mayor and the Congress
man from the district.
Mr.. Tull said that Washington
had been advised through him tina
the postoffice 10 expected to b
completed by July 18th sufficientl
for occupancy. There may b
odds and ends to be finished up,
he said. "In fact there is bit o
trouble getting special guage bras
for some of the fittings whicl
won't arrive until August. Blu
there are materials enough on ham
to insure completion for occu
pancy"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-06-26
Car Plunged Into
Washout On Highway
II, South of Little Sauk
SEVEN IN CAR
Two Families From
Austin On Way To
Pine Lake

Three people were killed and four
were injured when the car in which
they were riding plunged into a
washout on Highway II, about one
mile south of Little Sauk, Saturday
night. The washout, the result of
extremely heavy rains, was large
and after the road had been part
tally repaired extended across to
the center line and was about fif-
teen feet or more wide.
The dead are: Mrs. Fred Denni-
son, 20, who passed away on the
way to Long Prairie hospital; Mel
vim White, "a, skull fracture; Ed
ward Eugene White, 8 months old,
crushed skull. The latter two pass
ed away at the Long hospital in
Sank Centre, Injured in the acci-
dent: Mrs. Melvin White, "a, and
daughter, Laverne Deloris, years
old; Fred Dennison, "a, driver of
the car, and his son, Fred E. Den
nison, II years old.
Both families, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
DcnnlSOn anu sun, anu MI. anu
Mrs. Melvin White and daughter
and little son, residents Of Austin,
were on their way to go fishing at
Pine Lake. 1t was about $40 p.
m. when the accident, which
brought fatalities to two families,
occurred. The car plunged into the
large gap in the road, and only
the top could be seen after the
accident.
Workmen had repaired one side
of the road to care for travel, and
according to a telephone message
from the Highway department to
the Herald Monday, they could not
fix the other side because of num-
erous washouts, which also needed
immediate attention. Two flagmen
were left at the scene of the wash
out and the department truck then
was sent to get flares. The truck,
however, stopped at the Little Sauk
Continued on Page 10, Col. 4)
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-06-26
Must Register
for Selective
Service July l
ALI Men Who Have
Attained Age of 81 Since
Oct. 16, 1910, Eligible

Supplies for the registration
for Selective Service to be held
July 1st, were received In this
city by Mrs. Steve Deziel, who
has been appointed as chief
registrar. All young men who
have attained the age of 21
years since October 16, 1910,
must register for military ser
vice on that day.
Registration headquarters in
this city will be located in the
Community Club rooms, where
all young men who receive their
mail in the Sank Centre post
Office must register.
Assistant Registrars, appointe,
~ Mrs. Deziel, are: Mrs. Ear
oangburn and j. B. Schoenhoff.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-06-26
Accidents Result
Following Rain For
A Hectic Weekend
WORK ALL NIGHT
Sand Bags Used To
Protect Dam and
Residence Property

Friday night the rains came, and
continued precipitation throughout
the night and morning brought 4.72
inches Of rainfall in this commun-
ity according to the government
rain guage Of Henry Rydholm. The
rainfall reached cloudburst proper
tions throughout this central part
Of Minnesota, and in its wake fol-
lowed floodwaters which caused
anxiety to dwellers along the swol-
len streams. Rainfall in West Un-
ion was reported at 6A inches.
When the waters in Sauk Lake
began to rise, it was evident that
a bit Of trouble was ahead, but no
one thought that history would re-
peat itself in the recurrence of
flood conditions which existed on
ly in the memory Of the older resi-
dents.
When it became evident that the
water would reach new heights, the
flood gates were opened and sand
bags were brought to protect the
dam. Crews of men worked all day
and night Saturday and Sunday
and into Monday, carrying on a
vigil which was well planned and
executed. Under the leadership of
Art MacDermond, superintendent
Of the Water, Light & Power de-
partment, every precaution was
taken to protect the dam, and the
sides were built up with sand bags
and boards, only to find that water
would reach another new height
and cause more work and worry.
First evident recession Of the
floodwaters came Tuesday morn
ing and throughout the day the
water continued to recede, giving
assurance that all was about over.
Damage in the city on the north
side of the river and to the east
Of Main Street was quite severe.
The lake went out Of its banks and
flowed through yards across Main
Street and formed new channel,
where it had flowed almost sixty
years ago, and long before the
white man set foot in this country.
Easements were filled with water,
and several homes were complete
ly surrounded. The city water
wells were directly in the path Of
the rushing waters, and they were
completely submerged. Sand bags
were brought into play and the
water was kept within the newly
formed channel, rushing toward
the river bed below the city. Miles
and miles Of land south Of the city
along Sank River was submerged.
Creeks and dry runs became
mighty rivers and all carried their
water to Sank Lake and on its
swirling, dashing way to the
N(Continued on Page 10. Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-06-26
Celebration To Start July 3rd
-Four Ladies
Who Saw 81
Freshet Alive
One of Them Saw Two
Dams Go Out
Since Earliest Flood

Four still reside here who saw
the great freshet Of the summer of
1867 when Sauk River and its ap-
pendage streams went on a ramp
age that took a toll Of life and
property in what is now the earl
lest remembered of these water tor
rents.
The four are: the Oldest Mrs.
H. N. Carpenter, 81, who resides
with her daughter, Mrs. Joe
Veeder; two sisters, Mrs. Carrie
Baldwin and Mrs. Maude Dew
ey, daughters of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Solomon Pendergast,
early settlers here, and Mrs.
Minnie Mullen.
Mrs. Carpenter, usually astute on
these early keepsakes Of this town,
was unable to remember anything
of the incident, her daughter said.
She was a girl seventeen at the
time and with her family had NOV
ed a year earlier from the town
to the homestead south of the city.
Mrs. Baldwin too is unable to re-
call the situation, her sister said.
Mrs. Mullen was about three at the
time.
Youngest of the trio, Mrs. Dewey,
only three at the time, was able
to comment briefly on that early
high water. In her opinion the
recent floor stage was far more
severe than that early occurrence
1--WE seen dams go out twice." she
said.
She remembers, even at that ear.
ly age, an indelibly etched picture
on her mind Of people leaving theil
homes along the river during the
floods. And then seeing the houses
( go toppling into the river below. Il
was in that year that the Pender
CAST family moved out of the stock
ade to a home just north of the
river on Main Street.
Mrs. Dewey, who from her win.
dow could watch the Sauk Lake
overflow go coursing down the
next lot, said that it had followed
the original river bed of some six.
| ty years ago. 1t was about that
time that the river bed was chang
ed to it's present course to flow
past the mill. Higher ground or
the present site, proved better fol
mill use with greater flowage.
The family, she said, had hat
some connections with this river
Her grandfather Chapman hat
built the first two bridges acros:
the Main Street site. She said thai
she had heard her parents tell o.
an earlier freshet in 1860 or 81
probably the earliest on record af
ter the coming Of the white mar
to this region. But that earlier one
is out Of the memory of anyone
living here now. From then or
she had seen two dams 60 out, haC
seen other freshets rise to flooG
waters. These freshets are the un
usual thing but not without pre-
cedent nor without ability to exas
peratingly repeat themselves.
One of the most courageous tales
in the history of this town is tolc
in connection with the 1867 higf
water. It was the rescue from
certain death Of her child by Mrs
Roy Bishop. Torn from their home
Mrs. Bishop hung from a tree, the
story is told, while she clampet
the child's dress in her teeth.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-06-26
David Lux
Honor Man in
Naval Reserve
Parents In This City
Received Splendid Let
ter From Commander

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lux, Of thi.
city, were made happy and theil
hearts were filled with pride upor
the receipt of a letter from the
U. s. Naval Training Station, Sar
Diego, California, pertaining to ex
traordinary accomplishments o.
their son, David, who is a member
of Uncle Sans Navy in the West
The letter, which in detail ex
plains the honor their son achieved
and which offers congratulations, /.
as follows:
June IA, 1941
Mrs. Mary Lux,
Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
Dear Mrs. Lux:
Your son has been selected as
the Honor Man out of one hun
dred men in his company at
this station for the week end
ing June IA, 1941. This is an
honor of which you may be
justly proud as it is given to
the one man Of each company
who is the most conspicuous
in his attention to duty and
who during this week has DEM
onstrated the most ability to
profit from the instruction CIV
en-.
Permit me, therefore, on be-
half Of my commanding officer
and other officers Of this sta
tion to congratulate you on hav-
ing son who has started on
his career in the Naval Re-
serve with such marked prom
Use of success.
Very truly yours,
L. B. Schulten,
Commander, u. s. Navy
Training Officer.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-06-26

The ones who do the most COM
planning are the ones who are alb
sent when there's anything to be
done about 1t.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-06-26
Former Sank
Centre Folk
Passed Away
Casper Maus, Catherine
Wedl, Nicholas Beste-
Baby Buried Saturday
Catherine Wedl

Catherine Wedl, housekeeper for
the Rev. Anthony A. Artz, for
mer resident of this city, passed
away Sunday at the st. Cloud
Hospital, where she had been for
some time suffering from pneu-
monia.
Miss Wedl was born at Cold
Spring April 26, 1885, and her age
at death was Sc years. She resid-
ed in this city as housekeeper for
Rev. Artz for many years, and
when he retired and moved to st.
Cloud, she continued her work
there. Surviving relatives are one
brother and two sisters.
Continued on Page 10, Col. g.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-06-26

At least 20 federal agencies are
concerned directly or indirectly
with various phases of public
health.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-06-26
Local Girl
Will Attend
Music Camp
Will Open June 10Th
For Eight Weeks
Summer Session

Acceptance of Lorayne Pendroy
of Sauk Centre for her first season
at the National Music Camp at
Interlochen, Michigan, is announc-
ed by Doctor Joseph E. Maddy,
camp President. Besides Miss
Lorayne, three high school and
four college students from this
state will attend.
AT the camp Lorayne will per-
form under outstanding directors
Continued on Page 10, Col. 81
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-06-26
Three Drum Corps, Sew
eral Bands and March
ing Units In Parade
STARS
Free Entertainment,
Rides, Shows and
Concessions on Streets
WDAY STARS
WILL BUILD FLOATS

Two representatives Of Brede,
Inc, Minneapolis firm who are
building floats for the Mime
apolis Aquatennial, will arrive
here today, Thursday, to build
floats for Sauk Centres Fourth
Of July celebration, it was an
nounced by the committee We'd
nesday noon.
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