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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30
First Snow Came
Wednesday
Snow Covered Landscape
Marked End of Rainy
Season-Over Normal

First snow of the winter had
cloaked this landscape with white
mantle, sent schools youngsters
tossing the first snowballs Of the
season, and in general had herald
ed in a somewhat permanent fash
ion the end OF fall-defying man
made calendars. The date was
Wednesday, October Goth.
1t marked the end of a rainy
season that from the first Of
May to October's end had
brought 27.13 inches of rain-7
inches over the average norm
al for the entire year.
Announcement Of the rainfall
was made this week as Henry
Rydholm released figures for the
month Of October that continued
fall rains with 2.85 inches. Sep
TENDER had shown 5.38 inches.
Shows began falling about ten in
the morning Wednesday, by noon
the ground was Uttered with a
slushy whiteness that no one want
ed to believe would be permanent.
Shows prelude was a three-day
cold spell that early Monday had
brought the first hard freeze of
the season and had coated small
ponds and river bottoms with a
filmy ice sheet.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30
Girl Scout Week
Oct. 81 to Nov. 6
Plan Special Observances
For Eventually
Held Wednesday

A Girl Scout rally was held in
the school house last evening,
Wednesday, among local observ-
ances as the Girl Scout movement
over the nation commemorated the
national origin Of the program
during Girl Scout Week. The OBJ
servance ranges from October 81
to November 6.
Local leaders this week in an
effort to focus attention on the
movement, laid plans for special
observances and the rally last night
emphasized points In the program.
Girl Scouting in Sank Centre Is
broadly divided into two parts of
the program. The regular troops
including girls over ten years of
age, through high school ages.
More recently the Brownie pro-
gram has come into its own with
two Brownie units for girls from
Z to 10 years. The Brownies work
hard at nature study, crafts, in
door work on sewing, and learn
much Of flag and patriotic ETH
quette.
In national defense Girl Scouts
locally and throughout the nation
are learning to aid families, friends
and communities to learn the skills
that will be useful In emergencies.
The local troops are a part Of a
vast organization Of more than half
a million girls, young women and
adult leaders.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30
Red Gho44 RoUGdUS1a1z1 Ncuenslen I
Man O. War for
iii. S. Operetta

A nineteenth century English
man o. war, that Is now a-building
on the stage Of the high school
auditorium, will have its christen-
ing and maiden voyage when it
forms the set for the Sank Centre
high schools musical presentation
Inns. Pinafore" Friday evening,
November 18th. Nearly 60 voices
will take part in this popular old
English comedy originally written
by Gilbert and Sullivan.
Miss Lillian Krogh, vocal instruc-
tor, announced this week as rehear-
sails began putting the show to-
gether, that the stage will approx
mate an old ship of His, Majesty's
Navy. A quarter deck, cabin and
mast are being built on the stage
by the Industrial arts department
instructed by Carl Perry.
And she's an armed ship with
cannon along her rail and lines and
pennants will add to the colorful
setting. A blue backdrop showing
the sea and the sky will be used.
A British flag, that Is being i'm
ported from Port Arthur, Canada,
will fly aboard ship. While the
play is timely in the light OF pres
ent day international conditions, 1t
was pointed out that this play is
a comedy, deals in no way with
the heaviness Of contemporary at
fairs.
Costuming, too, calls for ingenu-
ity, it was pointed out. Mothers
Of the girls in the cast and the
chorus are cooperating with the
school in making the hoped, fluff
fly skirts that are typical of the
day. Uniforms for the sailors will
be arranged locally. Only two cos
TUNES, the more elaborate uniforms
Of the navy's admiral and the Pin
afore's captain, will be rented.
The whole action of the play
takes place on the deck of the ship
INNS. Pinafore." A cast Of eight
principals take the leads in the
score. An orchestra of some TWEEN
ty pieces will aid in the production
and is under the direction Of Ed
]. Kitzberger.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30
Successful Poultry Show
Lester Wruck
to Be u Graduate
Completed Four Year Bush
ness Course In Three Years
Received HOnOrs

Lester Wruck, Of Sank Centre, a
senior at the University of Mime
sofa, will be graduated December
Is, one of the seven highest in the
class of public accounting in the
college Of business. He is the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Wruck
Of this city.
According to announcement OF
the Minnesota Daily, the Univer-
sity's paper, Lester was initiated
into Beta Alpha Psi, honorary ac-
counting fraternity, at $3.50 last
Friday afternoon among a group
of seven candidates. Dinner fol-
lowed at 800. Professor Clare
Rotzel of the extension division
was made faculty member of the
organization.
Testers record at the University
is outstanding. He is completing
the four year course in three years.
He is a graduate of the Sank Gen.
ire high school in the class Of 1888,
and for several years was employ
ed in this city before entering the
University. In January he will be-
gin work with Minneapolis pub
lie accounting firm.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30

Of Main and Third and will turn
west on Third Street. At the cor
ner Of Third and Oak Streets the
parade will turn south, with the
school Fairgrounds as its destina-
ton. A huge bonfire will open the
evenings program, following which
the students, according to grades,
viii be entertained at various
places in the city.
Children Of the Kindergar-
ten, First and Second grades
viii enjoy their party in the
lunch room I'm the Junior high
school building; students of
grades s. 4, 5 and 6 viii be
entertained at the armory;
members Of grades Z, 8, and
will find their fun In the Jun
Tor high gym; and grades 10,
IL, IL and the Junior College
students will be entertained at
the Masonic Temple. At each
Of these places the guests will
find entertainment and good
eats.
Chairmen for the various groups
are as follows: Mrs. Gordon Morse
and Mrs. j. NJ Jackson, Junior high
lunch room; Mrs. !. Plummer and
Mrs. Fred Kranz, Armory; Mrs.
Helen Pangburn and Mrs. Ed L.
Rattle. Junior high gym; Mr.. and
Mrs. George Berggreen and Mrs.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30
Benefit and
Open House
At Arnory
Co. c, of Home
Defense Sponsors
Dance For November 6

A benefit dance and "open
house" at the Sank Centre armory,
sponsored by Company c, Mime
sofa Defense Force, was announced
this week for Thursday, November
9Th, by the company's commanding
officer as men of the unit began
an advance ticket sale this week.
Announcement that the dance
had been combined with a general
open house program was made this
week by Captain w. d. O'Gara.
Visitors are invited on the
evening Of the dance to view
the recent addition and the
newly remodeled armory, now
the military home of the men
Of the company, he said. Of
ficers and men will be In uni
form to escort visitors about
the premises, he said, and
doors of the armory will open
at 900 p. m.
An earlier opening of the doors
was announced to facilitate the
use of the open house program.
In announcing the ticket sale this
week, Captain O'Gara pointed out
that men Of the company are I'M
paid, give their services in train
ing at weekly drills without any
return. In critical times like these
the state and the people are an
xious that a force be trained as
protection, he said. All monies
from this dance will go directly
into the company's funds for use
here at home.
The men Of the company are
anxious that the public enjoy the
dance and the open house features
he said. A dance band, Guy De
Leo's orchestra, one Of the more
popular bands in this area, has
been engaged for the affair and
1t represents the one benefit the
company plans. Company c, Cap
tain O'Gara said, is volunteer
Sank Centre organization but with
a broadness that makes 1t a part
of a statewide defense force. Ad-
mission is one dollar per couple.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30
Book Week
At Bryant
Library
All School Students
Invited AS Well
AS Citizens
STARTS MONDAY
One Hundred New
Books Will Be On
Display For Week

Come see our 100 new books
is the invitation given to students
Of both the city's schools this week
from the Bryant Library and near.
ly $4,000 other Notwithstanding
many Of the years best sellers
beckon to all the city's residents as
the library staff headed plans into
the final stages for Book Week
to begin next Monday.
Dates for Book Week, with the
local observance a tie in with an
annual national campaign that
once a year focuses thoughts book
wise, were announced as November
8 to 8 by librarian, Miss Mary Ann
Skinner.
With patriotic motif in
the red, white and blue Of all
the posters in use as q back
drop, the keynote Of the week
Is expressed in the winged
horse bearing q rider carrying
q book. Carrying this top SYM
bolism Is the high light poster
drawn by Frank Padden,
sixth grade student.
During the week the 100 new
books, cleverly designed lists of
which are being distributed to stu.
dents in both the public and St
Pauls schools, will be on display
Miss Skinner said that on the last
day these books may be drawn
from the library.
A children's story hour will be 9
part Of the observance, ftAwas an
nounced, on Saturday afternoon
during the week.
The schools art department, un
der the direction of Miss Bernice
Klobe, has made the posters that
have been posted about town and
throughout the library building. A
covered umbrella, to display a ser.
les Of children's poems collected
under the heading of Under the
Silver Umbrella, will be part Of the
exhibit theme. The umbrella was
arranged by Miss Ann Dybdal. In
connection, too, depicting well.
known book animal characters is q
veritable circus of animals. They
have been cut from book jackets
and mounted on wooden backs
made by the boys in the industrial
department under Carl Perry.
Carrying the school tie in fur.
Their on the week will be displays
posters and blackboard exhibits In
an effort to interest students In
further developing the reading
habit in nearly every room.
Book Week, it was explained as
plans were announced, is not fol
students alone. During the week
exhibits too will center around
adult fiction and adults in general
are invited to view the student
efforts In connection with the lib.
rary program.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30
Large Parade Win
Start At 7:30-TO
End With Bonfire
FOUR LARGE PARTIES
Young Students To APP
pear In Halloween Garb
Seniors In Hard Time

Witches, goblins, ghosts and
tramps will make up a huge par
ade Friday evening, October 31st,
preceding an evening of parties.
with fun galore, for the students
of all local schools. All boys and
girls are asked to take part in
this gala event, which Is being con-
Quoted to furnish wholesome
amusement for them.
All boys and girls are asked to
gather in front Of the Junior high
school building, where they will
line up for the parade. This city's
American Legion band will lead the
parade, which will start from the
library corner at 7:30 p. m. The
parade will continue to the corner
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30
Alexandria
Lends Sank
Centre It's Sky
Will Be Used In
Scenic Effects In
High School Operetta

Moving the Sky as miles is but
a drop in the dramatic bucket for
the cast, stage hands and directors
of INNS. Pinafore," the sprightly
Gilbert and Sullivan operetta un-
der high school production for
November IA.
With ugly pipes marring the
stage and the prices Of scenic back
drops making the school budget
groan, it appeared that the aud
fence must close its eyes and just
imagine sailing the ocean blue"
But Alexandria, like fate, interven-
ed. Hearing Of the dramatic Other
the directors were in, Alexandria
offered to lend Sank Centre its sky.
Moving that wide expanse Of
blue painted sky is only a minor
problem, says Costume Director
Nellie Robertson, who can be found
any afternoon knee deep in cottons
and ginghams. With more than
fifty costumes to be cut, sewed
and fitted, and fifty skirt hoops to
be found, Miss Robertson predicts
run on aspirins in local drug
stores.
Said Carl Perry, whose manual
training classes will supply the
stage settings, with all the de-
Tense projects and munition plants,
we thought it would be easy to find
a few cannons. But the closest
we can come to a Big Bertha is
q big black shiny stovepipe.
Yesterday the cast adopted as it's
slogan, ACTORS blood, stage hands
sweat, and directors tears"
Meanwhile hammers pound,
lights flash, girls giggie. directors
plead and tenors gurgle. And from
the bedlam comes the news. Biz
zard, blitzkrieg, income taxes,
understanding will stop the OPP
eretta November 18th.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30
Granddaughter of Local Folk
In MusSed Concert Monday

son-Stone. All selections were
played from memory.
The celebrated director, Walther
Pfitzner, presented the selections
with ten massed pianos.
Before being chosen to partici-
pate in this program, Miss Arens
had to survive two vigorous tests
Of training and talent. The first
was the district contest at st.
Cloud. Later there was the state
contest, held at the University mus
ic hall.
In all qualifying competition, and
in the program, the participants
were divided into groups according
to age.
Miss Arens is a member of the
music class Of Sister Marie at
Maryhill Academy. She spent Sat
urday and Sunday in st. Paul In
rehearsal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30
Women Will Solicit
In City-All Workers
Donate Services
NEED LOCAL FUND
Membership Fee
$1.00-40c Remains
In Sank Centre

Announcing the annual Red
Cross Roll Call drive for Novem-
Der LIST, Ward Roberts, chairman
of the Sank Centre Chapter, asks
the wholehearted cooperation of
the people Of this community in
this worthwhile and charitable
event. Several ladies Of the city
will make q house-to-house can
vass and the kindest consideration
is asked for them.
Memberships in the Red Cross
are 500, Of which Soc goes to the
National organization, and ten
cents to the Stearns County Chap
ter at st. Cloud, of which Al
Tschumperlin is the chairman. Mr..
Tschumperlin has donated his ser
vices free to this worthy cause
for many years.
Forty cents Of every member
ship dollar is kept in Sank Centre
for the purpose Of helping children
In the local schools, for the cor
rection Of some defect that might
hinder their progress in school
work and study. Those who are
unable to sign for a dollar MEM
bership, are asked to give what
ever they are able. The money will
be placed in the local fund to aid
the school nurse and Chairman
Roberts, in the care Of INDECENT
children.
Mr.. Roberts succeeded M. j.
Fleming, who left the city, as chair
man Of the Sank Centre Red Cross
so that the children Of Sank Gen.
tire could have this money to aid
them. If this had not been done
the Stearns County Red Cross at
st. Cloud would have received the
fifty cents instead Of ten cents,
and there would be no Red Cross
fund in this city. Great credit Is
due Miss Bone, school nurse, for
the work she has done during the
past years for the children in both
the parochial and public schools.
Encourage these women, who
are kind enough to donate their
time to solicit funds, so that the
bows who have been called to the
colors may be helped bv this great
humanitarian organization when It
becomes necessary. Help the Red
Cross to carry out its many obli-
cations. The work carried on in
Sank Centre is purely a donation
Of time, whether It be the chair
man, the school nurse, or the solic-
itors.
Several of the ladies Of this city
spend hours Of valuable time at
the Red Cross sewing project. They
oversee knitting and the making
Of garments so that someone in
dire need may benefit. This is done
without as much as a thank you.
"Are you, the women Of Sank
Centre, doing your part to aid in
this wonderful project? There was
never time in the history Of this
country, when your support and
membership in the Red Cross and
your cooperation in every project
was more sorelv needed and more
appreciated VIII you boost and
put Sank Centre over the top in
this coming membership roll call"
is the plea Of your local chairman,
Ward Roberts.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30
Mayor of
Freeport Died
Saturday
Brother of William
Beste, of This Commun-
ity, Buried Tuesday
WELL KNOWN HERE
Watkins Man Instantly
Killed When Struck
BY Automobile

Mayor Henry F. Beste, of Free
port, brother of William Beste, of
this community, passed away at
11:55 a. m, Saturday, after q short
illness.
Mr.. Beste was born on May 9,
1883, at Freeport, and and as q
young lad went with his parents
to West Union, when they settled
in that community. He resided at
West Union for twenty years and
returned to Freeport, where he
was united in marriage to Regina
Haselkamp on July Is, 1918.
Surviving are the widow and the
following children: Uric, Emme-
line, Regina, Marty, Julitta, Elean-
or, Clara, Alloys and William.
Brothers and sisters surviving are:
Rev. Uric Beste, O.S.B., in Rome,
Italy; Anton, Joseph and Andrew,
Osakis; William, Of Sank Centre;
Mrs. Ned Kraemer, Thief River
Falls; Mrs. Nancer Hasby, Fort
Francis, Ontario; Mrs. Stephen Nc
Creary, Fort Benton, Montana; Am
brose, Mrs. Clarence Jones and
Mrs. Mary Norman, Of Los An
geles, California.
Mr.. Beste was a member Of the
Sacred Heart Catholic Aid Society,
the st. Joseph Society and the Holy
Name Society.
Funeral services were held at
Sacred Heart Church, Freeport,
Tuesday morning at ten o'clock
Interment wis made in the parish
cemetery at Freeport.
Henry Botz, so, single, of Wat
kins, was instantly killed at 1880
p. m. Sunday when he was struck
by a car on the highway between
Watkins and Eden Valley.
Meeker county authorities, who
had not completed their checkup
Of the accident Saturday, said Botz
was with another man and their
car broke down. They were walk
ing along the highway to a farm
house when another car came along
and struck Botz.
It was said the driver Of the
oncoming car did not see the
two men until he struck BOtz.
Botz was hurled for some dis
lance and his body was found
only after the men went into
Watkins for help.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30
Glenwood
Won From
Sank Centre

Glenwood, with their stake in
the West Central Conference in the
balance, battered over four power
housing "crushdowns" last Friday
before the biggest Sank Centre
crowd Of the season while a team
Of little iron men" from Main
Street gave them q battle on long,
hard-earned yardage and brilliantly
more than often turned the chang
ing fortunes Of war.
You had little doubt about the
eventual outcome. You knew Glen
wood would win. Outweighing Sank
Centre to the man, they had
straight, driving power that would
pull them through even II the game
went to late stages without deci-
sion.
But you were surprised that this
was the same team you had seen
a month ago against Litchfield,
against Morris. You were surpris-
ed at their trickery, deception. their
playing for all the game was worth.
They gave that game against Glen
wood every ounce OF everything
they had.
Held TO q to 0 lead at half
time, Gleawood Embossed . real
power attack I'm the second half
and based on the reserve
strength of these heavier boys
blasted their way to q deter
mined % to 0 victory.
Glenwood employed virtually no
tricky setup. They banged at the
center of the line with Jorgenson
and Boyle and then like a pendu-
lum they licked at either end until
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30
Catherine Arens Re
warded For Outstanding
Achievements in Music

Miss Catherine Arens, grand
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Borgmann, of this city, was re-
warded Monday for outstanding
achievements in music, according
to an announcement in the Aitkin
Independent Age, of last week. She
took part in a program given be-
fore the state convention of music
teachers at st. GATHERINGS College
st. Paul.
Miss Arens, Is, daughter Of Mr.,
and Mrs. T. H. Arens, of Aitkin,
was one Of the group who played
italian Concerto" by Bach-Bauer
and Moment Tzigane" by Richard
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30
Talented Trio TO Appear on
School LyceNnp Program

are Carmen Wilcox, Jean Eta
Short and Virginia Carlisle.
This unique entertainment
will appear in Sank Centre on
Friday afternoon, November z,
at one o'clock, in the new high
school auditorium.
These young ladies are ver-
satile, and double on a number
of musical instruments, pre-
senting solo, duet and ensemble
combinations. It is entertain
ing, artistic and educational.
The public is invited.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30
Hrnrlatttattntt

Whereas, the annual roll call
Of the American Red Cross will
this year start on the first day
Of November, and this being
such a worthy cause, not only
for our own community, but for
the whole nation,
Therefore, I, s. G. Schwarz-
bauer, mayor Of Sank Centre,
do urge all citizens to do their
part, especially this year, as it
is Of greater Importance to pre-
pare for need and emergency.
Signed,
8. G. Schwarzbauer,
Mayor Of Sank Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30
NEW BUSINESS FRONT
FOR THIRD STREET

Workmen are now engaged in
removing the old front Of the build
ing, property of Miss Pauline
Dahlem, formerly occupied by
Johns Place on Third Street. The
building will be treated to an en-
tirely new front. New brick and
a modern front will enhance Third
Streets appearance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30
Unique Entertainment
Will Be Presented
Friday, Nov. 7th, 1 P. M.

Among the outstanding num-
bers booked this year for the
Lyceum course of the Public
school, Is the Parkinson's Ma
tional Musical Ensembles, a
trio Of talented young ladies.
Featured in this organization
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-30

Mussolini has to chin In on every
controversy, to keep up the deus
ion he Is still going concern.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Elise Marschner
OF 10 School

MISS ELISE MARSCHNER,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Marschner, will leave September
% for the ErSkinc School in
Boston. She will make her
debut during the Christmas
HOLIDAYS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Set Benefit
Nilsson

A CARD party TO benefit the
"A ST. Peter Claver Mission
Guild, operated by the League
of Catholic Women, will be
given October ! at Masonic
Temple.
Charles L. Palms Jr. is gen
eral chairman. The honorary
chairmen are the Rev Fr. Henry
Thiefels. CS.Sp. and the Rev.
FIR. Timothy Murphy. C.S Sp.
Assisting Mr.. Palms arc Mrs
Palms, Mr.. and Mrs. a. J. Bopp,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer +. Ulrich,
Judge and Mrs John p Scallcn
and Mrs. Alois Weber, Mrs. Pat
rick Buckley, treasurer; Miss
Winnifred Daughton, assistant
treasurer and Mrs. Harry Hart
secretary.
Chairmcn Of committees arc
Leonora Jungwirth. door prizes
Emile Moigncu, table prizes
Anne Hogan, arrangements; Mrs
Agnes Culhanc. special prizes
Mrs. Edward Maddas. candy,
Flora Ranahan. program and
Josephine - srry ~ II
ments; Mrs. Martin Lcnchan,
tickets; Virginia Butler, rcccp-
tion and Margaret BrophV. floor.