The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-11-27

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Jerome is by environment farm boy. A boy
used to long hours of labor, of the wintry nights
as only they can be known a farm of milking
cows and of sitting a corn plow-and the hundreds
| of other things boy learns on the farm. Sud-
denly less than year ago he decided for the Coast
Guard. And overnight he went from small town to
the metropolis of them ALL New York; from farm
to sea. Seems a long hop and an adventurous
one. But the Independent spirit of the farmer
has been saving grace throughout the long history
of this nation. But the interesting thing is not
that farm boy goes to New York harbor.
The interesting, intangible thing is that Jerome had
already caught the spirit of the Coast Guard, a
service rich in heritage that springs from 1870.
1t the old lighthouse service and of these
men that once paced the coastal waters in dan
gerous, matchwood ships. there is bit in each of
todays Coast Guardsmen.
There is great and rich tradition and it is
of the back scenes at work in a large fra
ternity of and officers in these sea-going
vices Rank and superiority of it are nowhere
distinct but there's feeling of being brothers
under the skin among men who go down to sea in
ships
Jerome told me a little story about the devotion
of to ships and the service of the Not
many weeks ago the rumor began floating around
that all Coast Guard craft would have to be painted
battleship gray Now for landubbers they say what's
the difference. But to seaman whose ship
is his home and his life and his love-wel there's
something about it. Some two weeks later official
orders came for the paint job The captain, who
had been master of the 11ofoot cutter Arundel since
its commission in 1889, came slowly out on deck
the orders futterng in his hand. In the voice
of whose heart was heavy he announced the
change in color while tears gathered in hurt pools
in his eyes. Here is the love of seaman for
his ship. For ship and master and crew must
be perfect unit at sea-one for the other. No
lands fathom such devotion.
Theatre
Appearance of the Old Log Theatre group in
this town the Thanksgiving holiday marked
the first return to legitimate theatre we've had in
some years It's far cry back to the old opera
house days in this hamlet-and dozens like it-when
the road show at its top and the small town
got its theatre straight out of grease paint can
across the kerosene foot lights Last real theatre
group that toured here was Auger Bros, a stock
company and something different from the Old Log
The Old Log is a professional group and osten-
sibly summer playhouse but because OF good re-
sponse they went tour to bring theatre to the
northwest. :. In my opinion they deserved better
support than they got. They had cast Of young
road shows of this day. they ladies and gentle
men during their stay here am not one to
recommend the intrusion in this town of such things
as will tend to hurt established businesses, but
bit of theatre is a fine thing to have and brand
note Of culture. The Old Log, as a Min
nesota group ought to be encouraged to return.
of Things
Glimpse
drafted molasses along with dozens Of other
foods All you do is add water and presto there
it is The reason mention this is not that
they are sale here but that 1t is the thing that's
coming. &. Dehydrated foods can be kept longer,
cheaper and less bulky to transport and can
be packaged rather than canned. And tin Is a
commodity to think about I think you can safely
look for future in the food dispensing business one
day that will deal almost exclusively in dehydrated
or frosted foods with the exception of such fresh
wares are locally produced. Now that we've
f,t,,r hac tO he
. And Vic Conklin writes from California that
they saw a real hot football game the other Sat
tidy; temperature &c.
Hog cholera this fall is taking terrific toll
in the potential income of this community Hun
dreds have died. And at time when price was
coming up bit, it's terrific loss to sustain
One of the Zehrer boys working in the southern
| part of the state was charged by bull weighing
| more than ton. (. The first charge knocked
| him down and when he came back on the next the
] boy reached for the ring and snubbed him, thus
probably saving his life They were talking
| about the apparent fact there is still bit o'
| the wild in all animals no matter for how many
| generations they've been cultured and domestic
| Frank Bonaime telling of horse he had,
gentle, knowing animal. But that horse fright
| ened one day knocked Frank out with an uppercu'
| to the jaw with his own snout. Yet he was gal
| liant animal and gentle And liked sugar. He'd
nuzzle in the pocket Of Franks coat until he found
| some.
Art
Sank Centres postofce by next fall will have q
mural depicting something that is distinctly Of this
community Artist Peter Jansen, of Milwaukee
was here the other day doing the ground work fol-
| his mural. He came here with the idea this was
the plains and wheat country and surprised to
see it rolling the divide between the plain and
| the woods and dairy minded He interested
personally in the old sockade and the rich historical
lore of this town. but whether the mural will center