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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-09
Funerals For
Two Held
Last Thursday
John Cooper, Who
Passed Away October
1st, 70 Years Old
MRS. KATIE RAY
Ward Springs Resident
Called October LIST
Was 81 Years Old
John Cooper

John Cooper, who passed away
Wednesday morning, October LIST,
was born at Hackensack, New Jer-
sey, on November 2, 1861, his age
at death being 70 years, 10 months
and 20 days.
At the age Of IA years, Mr.. Coop
err came with his parents to Min
nesota, and the family located at
Owatonna. Living there for few
years, they came by covered wagon
to this community and located on
the farm place, now known as the
Cornelius Cooper homestead.
On January 81, 1899, Mr. Cooper
was united in marriage to Miss
Minnie Kurrell, the ceremony be-
ing solemnized in Sank Centre.
Shortly after their marriage, Mr..
and Mrs. Cooper moved to Fargo,
N. D., where he was engaged in
the timers trade. A few years
later they moved to Winnebago
City, Minnesota, where he pursued
the same line of work. After three
or four years they returned to this
community and settled on the
Cornelius Cooper homestead in Lit
tie Sank township, ten miles north
west of Sank Centre, where Mrs.
Cooper passed away on February
IL, 1928, and where Mr.. Cooper
made his home with his son, Art
Cooper and family, until death
came to him.
Mr.. Cooper was the father of
five children, three of whom sur
vive. The living children are: Mrs.
John Steinbauer, Kandota Town
ship; Art Cooper, who resides on
the Cooper homestead, and Mrs.
Conrad Freeberg, Osakis. Other
surviving relatives are nine grand
children.
Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon at two o'clock at the
Methodist Church. Rev. Runion,
pastor of the church in this city,
conducted the last rites, which were
largely attended by friends Of the
family. Interment was made on
the family lot in Greenwood ceme-
terry. The pallbearers were: ]. N.
Jackson, Walter Jung, Frank
Moore, Clarence Bracken, Victor
Edenloff and John Hector.
Relatives and friends from a dis
lance at the service were: Mrs.
Louise Heegard, of Detroit Lakes;
Clara and Will Kitzke, Of Alexan-
dria; Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Smith, of
Osakis; Miss Helen Goodman, Of
Long Prairie; Mr.. and Mrs. G..
Larson, Of Osakis. Mrs. Math Bruse
fContinued on Page 10 Col ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-09
Daim,men Ze6nn About DaisH Plan
LARGE SUN
FISH TAKEN
LAST WEEK
Weighed One Pound,
Twelve Ounces-Large
Great Northern Also

Fishing in this community
has been very good for two
men recently, both Of them re-
porting fine catches, one of
large fish and one of panfish.
Joe e. Brown, employed in this
city by Ed Bartylla, last week
Wednesday came home with
string Of large sunfish, the
largest one weighing one pound
twelve ounces. The fish, prob
ably the largest caught in sew
eral years, has been mounted
by Vern Soltau.
Clayton Stegner hooked a
large Great Northern as part
Of fine string recently. The
denizen Of the deep tipping
the scales at II pounds, IA
ounces. Mr.. Stegner had sew
eral others on the string. Dur
ing the last week he caught
three pretty strings Of the
Great Northern variety on
Sank Lake.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-09
Don Kringen Says
Camp Is In Wild,
Unexplored Area

Camp in an area so wild some
Of 1t isn't yet explored" and a
mountain two thousand feet high
that literally rises lat the end Of
our battery street" is part of the
new scenery greeting Alaskan
based troops, Pfc. Don Kringen,
now at Fort Greedy, Kodiak Is
land, wrote in q letter received
here.
The letter, to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. e. Kringen, is liter
ally the first word from him since
he left several weeks ago aboard
transport from Seattle.
Force Of military censorship
Is brought more closely to
these Alaskan troops, he point
ed out, for he explained his in
ability to tell much about the
camp or the Island because
"all our mail Is censored" and
sending out pictures Is forbid
den.
It was a four-day trip by boat
to Alaska, he explained, and they
were comfortable except for being
a little crowded. They ran into
rough seas on two days with the
bow Of the boat dipping deep under
the waters and then heaving 20
to rs feet in the air. ut really
brought on the seasickness," he
said, though he himself escaped
any serious case Of the malady.
Referring to the mountain, he
said, 'Tt makes very good climb
ing. A few Of us are going up as
soon as our hob-nailed boots are
issued to us. On a clear day you
can see most all the islands from
the top"
IT think I will like It a lot up
here" he said. Instead of spend
ing weekends in big city, we will
spend them exploring the hills and
woods"
Fishing up here Is wonderful"
the letter continued. TN fact 1t Is
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-09
New 5000
Library At
Camp Ham
Sgt. William Kaufman
On Furlough Tells of
Camp improvements

A new five thousand volume lib
rary is a part of the service furn.
ished by the government to sol.
diers at Camp Ham, California
Sgt. William Kaufman pointed out
this week as dozen soldiers ar.
rived in Sank Centre on furlough
and several others were announced
released from service under the
28-year-old exemption law.
Among the dozen who came
home was Sgt. Maurice Misch-
Ike who enjoyed celebrating his
21st birthday aboard the train.
First time I'd ever spent my
birthday anniversary on the
move all day." he said.
80
Six other Of the boys had come
by car, making the trip in some.
thing like a gross amount Of So
hours, and in the party were Mel.
vim Bjone, Allie Berg, Elmo Math
iesen, Butch Iwinski, John Claude
and Donald Veeder.
Bud Soltau had come a little
earlier. Mischke and Kaufman
travelled together by train and
Thomas Higbie arrived by train
Two men of the Regimental
Headquarters Battery were releas.
ed from service to the reserve list
effective October Bird. They are
Sylvester White and Robert Gritz
macher, both from Camp Ham.
Maurice and Bill, on their return
attempted to call Gene Harvey, now
with the immigration patrol, at e
Paso, Texas, on their way through
Gene was out but they left a mes
sage. They said he had just fin
ished his training period.
Bud Soltau is busy with his dat
this week on hunting excursions
To Mischke the sound Of church
bells was one Of the things h<
noticed first. While services arr
held in a number Of denomination
for the men, there are no church
bells in the camp.
Asked how the boys were treat
ed by surrounding towns, Kauf
man pointed out that nearly al
ways a soldier attending church II
town can count on a dinner in
vitation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-09
May Appear Before
Special Meeting of
Girl Scout Troops

Miss Bessie Vine, of New York
City, who has been appointed act
ing director Of Girl Scouting in
the Hiawatha Region, will be in
Sank Centre on Friday and Sat
urday Of this week, it was an
nounced here Tuesday by Mrs. Re
gina Book, Sank Centre Girl Scout
commissioner.
Miss Vine will confer with men,
bers Of the Sank Centre Girl Scout
Council during the two days and
may appear before a special meet
ing Of the Girl Scout troops Of
the city.
The Importance of democratic
training offered to women and girls
in Girl Scouting becomes increas-
ingly important and vital today In
the light Of national defense and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-09
A. CORDELL
PLACESHTGH
IN CONTEST
Was Awarded $50
In Efficiency Scoring
Event Opened May LIST

A. N. Cordell, operator of the
Sank Lake Cooperative Cream
cry, was awarded a prize of
$50 for his activity in a recent
creamery efficiency contest con-
Quoted by the National Butter
Co., Of Dubuque, Iowa. The
prize and citation were pre-
scented at the annual conven-
ton of operators at a banquet
at the Nicollet Hotel We'd
nesday noon.
Mr.. Cordell received a score
Of 97.93 in this contest which
began May LIST of this year and
continued for a period of five
months to September Both.
This, however, was not high
score in the contest, but is a
very good rating for the local
man. We congratulate him
upon his success in this con-
test.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-09
Inaugurated To Encour-
age Increased Dairy
Product Production
TWO MEETINGS
Local Creameries
Association Representa-
tive Explained Plan

A meeting Of the local Creamer-
les Of District II was held in Long
Prairie last week Thursday eve
ming for the purpose Of discussing
the governments dairy production
plan. A similar meeting was held
in st. Cloud that afternoon. At
tending the Long Prairie meeting
from this city were A. N. Cordell,
William Beste, AL Westbrock and
Jos. Zirbes, representing the local
creamery, and Ed L. Rattle and
Charles Pendroy. George Strauss,
o. J. Lying, John Ceynar and H.
s. Halverson attended the meeting
at st. Cloud.
These meetings were brought
about by the governments plan to
shift from wheat, cotton and to-
bacco production to dairy products,
meats and vegetables under the
food for defense movement. From
the new Lease-Lend appropriations
one billion dollars had been allo-
Gated for the purchase Of agricul-
tural commodities. In return for
price support. 1t is expected there
will be a 1912 record production
Of 125 billion pounds of milk
which will be used in the manu-
facture Of 970 million pounds of
American cheese, Al billion pounds
of evaporated and condensed milk,
700 million pounds of dry skim
milk. Until December 81, 1912, the
government will purchase cheese,
evaporated and dry skim milk at
not less than IS percent of parity.
After explaining the govern
ments plan for increased produc-
ton, Will Gordon, representative
Of the Local Creameries organi-
cation Of Minneapolis, stated that
changing from cream to whole
milk and from butter to cheese Is
a question which each creamery
must decide for itself. The as
ISOLATION is not urging the change,
but merely calling attention to the
question as 1t will affect cream
cries later on. The question, he
said, Is whether creameries can
compete by paying 40c to 45c a
pound for butterfat in cream in
the face Of competition paying CSC
a pound, and perhaps considerably
more, for butterfat in milk. The
association, he said, urges that
creamery men hold their creamery
together and avoid losing patrons,
and that whether they go into
whole milk or not to have a COM
plete understanding with all pat
rons.
Because, he said, creameries Of
Minnesota want to stay in the but
ter business and can render equal
service to the government in this
plan, the association suggests that
each creamery board give consid-
GRAFTON to the idea Of changing
from cream to whole milk, con-
tinue making butter and to utilize
the skim and buttermilk for
powder.
Mr.. Gordon cited ways and
means under which the creamer-
les can go into the skim milk
powder for human food. Among
these suggestions he stated that
they can utilize a dry milk plant
II convenient or have a number of
creameries combine to establish a
central powder drying plant.
The government will finance
CONTINUED on Pare 10. Col. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-09
POULTRY SHOW WILL
BE HELD OCTOBER 22-2S-

Announcement was made
Wednesday morning that the
poultry show of the Boys and
Girls Club, sponsored by the
Community Club, will be held
Wednesday and Thursday, Oc-
tober % and %. This event
will be held in the Armory this
year, said w. Gallup, chairman
of the committee. Complete
announcement of the show and
information to members Of the
committee will be published In
next weeks Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-09

It is said that Mussolini wants
to get out of the war but he can't
find a convenient front door and
can't afford to try the back doors.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-09

If all the strikers were indicted
into the army at $21 a month they
wouldn't be SO hard to satisfy.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-02
Seek 10 Determine Who
instisoted Scuttlinss
Stots Department Rsady 10 Act
on information 70 b Doveloped

been fired or scuttled, and 2
have taken flight. In some cases,
the governments resorted to q
sterner show Of force than the
United States.
Peru was the outstanding ex-
ample. She dispatched war
ships and planes ITO miles to
sea in an unsuccessful effort to
overtake two German ships
which fled without sailing pap
ers, and used q cruiser to pre-
vent the escape of two others
which later were fired by their
crews.
Because of the destruction of
these two ships and the flight
Of the two others, armed Peru
Wan troops - "as q safety meas
ure" - seized two Lufthansa
transport planes and the Ger
man Air Lines hangers and
workshops at Lima Tambo air
port.
Clinaxing the crowded day,
the Peruvian government barred
the German news agency
"Transocean" from further op-
erations in the country. The
reasons given were that its dis
patches were spreading news
that may disturb the good in
ternational relations of Peru"
and might also affect our Dem
ocratic institutions"
Venezuela, in whose ports
four Axis ships were destroyed
by fires, announced intention of
addressing itself to She govern
ments of Germany and Italy in
the terms made necessary by
the gravity of the incident"
Armed guards prevented the fir
ing Of three other vessels, which
were then taken over.
Costa Rica talked of confis-
eating Nazi funds in the coun-
try to compensate for the scut-
Ting of two Axis merchantmen
in Puntarenas Monday
Mexico used naval detach-
ments to take possession of IL
Axis vessels, but the crew of a
twelfth was able to scuttle her
before the boarding party arriv-
ed. At Guayaquil, Ecuador an
other boarding party was
thwarted when the crew of a
German freighter set their ship
on fire. The record of the day
led an Argentine spokesman to
assert that his government
might take precautions to pre-
vent similar sabotage.
For the moment, however, the
United States was the only tar
get of such Axis reaction as
materialized. The Rome radio
said the weekend ship seizures
here bespoke President Roose-
velt's desire to create a "situ-
alton even nearer a state of
war;" The newspaper II Popolo
Di Roma used the phrase: IAN
act of piracy"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-02

WASHINGTON, April 2-(R
= United States intelligence
services, It was learned authori-
tatively today, have concen-
trated their efforts on determ-
ing the wholesale sabotage
which crippled most Of the 80
Axis vessels seized in American
ports during the week end.
II the completely Of any dip
lomatic or consular officials
should be established, informed
sources said, the state depart
i1aent q ready to take immediate
action. The guilty officials will
b handed their passports. or
their prompt recall will be de-
handed.
Officials said that prelimin-
ary evidence made 1t seem livery
evident" that there was coord-
mated direction of the wide
spread sabotage but . formal
announcement was withheld
pending complete reports Of in
quiries by the Federal Bureau
Of Investigation and the Nays
intelligence service.
Elsewhere In the hemisphere,
the story yesterday was one of
seized, fired or scuttled Axis
shipping; Of crews in custody;
Of government investigations
being pushed - with the threat
Of criminal prosecution in the
background.
Since the weekend, 16 vessels
have been taken into custody by
Latin nations; IL have
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-02
purse.SnaitIler
Gives Self Up
Girls Charged
as Aeeompliess

oCOSHOCTON, O., April a.
(R-Sheriff Jay Abbott said to-
day that a 2O-year-old youth
held for questioning in a Youngs-
town, O., Staying and a series Of
Michigan purse snatchings asked
his farmer-father to surrender
him to authorities.
Abbott said the father notified
him last night the son would
be found at his home, Ave miles
from here, where the sheriff took
him into custody.
Prosecutor Carl M. Patterson
said he would question the youth
today.
Detective Chief William Reed
of Youngstown said two young
girls held at Cambridge, O., as
highway accessories, charged In
signed statements that one of
two men companions shot and
killed Mrs. Margaret Foley
March 10 when she resisted
youth who attempted to snatch
her purse.
Reed said the other youth Is
held at Kalamazoo, Mich, on
purse snatching charges. A COM
panion escaped a police skirmish
there.
The girls will be questioned
further, Reed said, before
charges in the Youngstown STAY
ing would be considered.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-02

Lillian Gish
Warns Against
Propaganda

OCHICAGO, April o. R -
Miss Lillian Gish, stage and
screen star, wants the movie GO
ing public to beware of "propa-
ganda films" like those in which
she appeared prior to the World
War.
Speaking yesterday at q rally
sponsored by the American hrst
committee, Miss Gish said that
she took q part in selling the
idea of hate to the American
people,"
II am not proud of the part I
played them" she said. II tell
you the story now in the hope
that the American people will
not be fooled again."
Miss Gish asserted that the
firms were produced for the pur.
pose of persuading the public to
60 to war, and were calculated
to stir the emotions of the Amer
leans so that they would be will
ing to fight and die for the
cause"
The America first committee
Is q national organization which
has participated In debate over
foreign policy and the extent
and form Of aid to Britain.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-02
Smash Boss Rule
Theme Of New
St. Louis Mayor

oST. LOUIS, April 2R-A
Republican whose slogan was
smash boss rule" will replace
two-term Bernard +. Dickmann,
Democrat, as mayor Of st. Louis.
William Dee Becker, Judge Of
the st. Louis court of appeals,
won yesterdays election 183, 112
to 147,420 votes after q bitterly
waged campaign in which he
charged Dickmann with heading
q machine that tried to steal
the governorship."
Dickmann replied he had
nothing to do with the contest
now being pressed by Lawrence
Mcdaniel, st. Louis Democrat,
against Forrest c. Donnell, st.
Louis Republican, who was an
nounced winner Of the governor
ship last November by Z mar
gin of 1913 votes. Mcdaniel
based his contest on charges Of
fraud.
Yesterdays reversals suffered
by the Democrats, who also were
beaten In aldermen contests, was
In contrast with the voting last
November when Democratic ma
jorities ranged up to 10000.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-02
It's Great
Business
for Nerves

oFORT BENNING, Ca. April
2-(R>-A parachute trooper rot
down to earth safely yesterday
after dangling at the end Of .
plane for Ave minutes while It
circled ut $500 feet with his
parachute caught on it, tail. y
Private hrst class Stanley x
Findlay Of the army's 5Olst
parachute battalion figured that
II he pulled the cord Of his emer-
gency chute, the shock Of it,
opening would pull the hrst one
loose. II did, but cracked his col
lar bone.
The sudden yank also ripped
q hole In the second chute and
let rindlay down % fast that be
dislocated Z hip when he landed
In . plowed field.
Major william N. Miley, com
|manding officer Of the battalion,
attributed the accident 70 open
ing Of the hrst parachute too
quickly. The chute Is opened
automatically by . static lire"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-02
CAROLS ASSailaIlt
Enters Guilty Plea

The assistant prosecutor said
he attempted to halt S C h a RI
when he found him driving his
car In an erratic manner on Van
Dyke near 10 Mile road.
When Scharf drove his car
across a field in an attempt to
elude him, Carroll testified. he
reported the youths automobile
license plate numbers to Elmer
Fleschig, chief Of the c enter
Line police station.
The attack took PLACE, Carroll
continued, after he had agreed
to sign q complaint charging
Scharf with reckless driving.
EYE INJURED
Shattered by Scharfs blow.
glass from the right lens became
embedded in Carroll's Tightreye,
the assistant prosecutor testified.
Patrolman Charles Miller,
who arrested Scharf, admitted
on cross-examination that Scharf
had gotten into several scraps
but described them as nothing
serious"
In answering Wizards ques-
tons, he admitted he played
football with Scharf. He describ-
ed the defendant rs - much
better football player than !
am"
Chief Fleschig described the
attack on Carroll In . brief ap-
pearance on the witness stand.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-02
TheRambhng Reporter

Scores Of local b 0w lers
know Big Bill Bull, New Ha-
ven mailman and auctioneer
extraordinary, but only q few
Of rs are acquainted with his
son, Lloyd.
Lloyd won mild fame q while
back when he became Michi-
gan's youngest publisher. He
was q dewy checked youngster
Of II, 1t seems, when he pur-
chased The Deckerville Record
er, q then broken down weekly
servicing q small portion of the
Thumb area.
The Recorder has come .
long way since then, both from
IN editorial and IN advertis-
ing standpoint. And, Judging
from Z letter We received from
Lloyd yesterday, the boy
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-02

Gin a surprise move in Circuit
Judge Neil E. Reds courtroom
at ESQ o'clock yesterday after
noon, Arthur Willard pleaded
his client, Philip Scharf, 20, of
Center Line, guilty of aggravat-
ed assault in connection with his
attack on Assistant Prosecutor
Howard R. Carroll.
Prosecutor Ivan A. Johnston
accepted the plea, q reduction Of
the original charge - assault
with intent to do great bodily
harm less than the crime of MUIR
der. The original count carried
a maximum 10-year prison SEN
tence while under the lesser
charge q l-year sentence or a
$500 fine, or both. Is possible.
BOND CONTINUED
Judge Reid ordered bond of
$4,000 continued and Scharf was
told to appear In court on Sat
urday. April IL for sentencing.
Willert, . veteran Ware n
township and Detroit attorney,
made his plea after a parade of
prosecution witnesses including
Carroll had taken the witness
stand.
Carroll testified that q blow
from Scharf badly injured his
right eye while he was question
ing the latter in the Center Line
police station on the morning Of
Feb. IL.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-02
Plane Ruskes
Sick Woman
to Florida

OMIAMA, Fla, April 2-(R-
A. B. Chalk, operator of q char
ter airplane service, received an
emergency ship-to-shore radio
call from the yacht Flowade.
"Need you to fly Ill woman to
Manu." was the summons yes
terday.
Chalk winged over the waters
to the vicinity of Bimini, Ba-
hama Island, returned in quick
time.
Mrs. Wade H. Furrow Of
Miami stepped from the sea-
plane, called her chauffeur.
II got seasick," she explained.
Round trip charter flights to
Bimini cost SIPS.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-02

US. 70 Es i !! I / |
GRIND Jury IL !! y!
Expect Jury VIII opsssJ6
Practically Ceaeinse y

owASHINGTON, April 3-(A
The Justice Department In
tends to establish . defense
grand jury at Detroit.
Thurman w. Arnold, In charge
Of the antitrust division. told .
House appropriations sub-com-
mittee at hearings published TO-
day that the grand jury would
aid in an investigation Of arti-
fetal restrictions On the produc-
ton Of war materials.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-02
Antiseptic Surgery

Following Pasteur's important
discovery that germs caused gan
creme infections in wounds, Lord
Lister introduced antise p tic
methods into surgery.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-02

The jewelFy and other valu-
able articles Of the Nixsm Of Hy-
derabad. exclusive of his sold
stores, reaches m . stim = Cd
value Of $200, 900 900.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-02
M~>..1 T. M~ M,...4v
GOVERNOR /

LAND OF LIBERTY" which opens a day run At the
Jewel Theatre Friday the above endorse
ment Gov Murray D. WAGNER film
will be presented five times Saturday 10
7 and pm