The Sauk Centre herald., November 10, 1938, Image 1

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Centre Heralddf
Established 1867
CONTINUING THE SAUK CENTRE NEWS
Basketball
Schedule
Announced
Will Play Minneapolis
Team On Local
Floor December 16
HEAVY SEASON
Fairmont And Wah
peton, N. D., Teams
Placed On List
For the first time in basketball
history a Minneapolis team will
play on the Sauk Centre floor, it
was announced this week as Coach
J. N. Toftness released a star-etud
ded, gruelling schedule,
sent his defending district 22
champs into preliminary drills.
For the first time, since the old
days when overnight stays had to
be made on the shortest of trips,
the team will make a road trip on
a weekend tour.
For the first time the local team
is playing out-of-state competition
with Wahpeton and Fairmont, in
(North Dakota, sandwiched in the
schedule. New too is the fact that
the schedule has been snudged to
Include twenty games, will find the
squad in action twice weekly from
December 2 to February 18.
"Those boys are going to be in
condition to meet a double tourna
ment grind,” Toftness said this
week explaining his packed sched
ule. “Every team in the district is
going to be gunning for us—and
we’re going to be ready if sched
ules mean anything.”
For the local fans there are ten
home games. In the schedule are
13 district competitors, but Melrose
with whom athletic relations have
been suspended, is absent from the
roster.
Toftness is quite anxious to take
these lads on the North Dakota
tour, and he’s anxious to win. For
Fairmont is the place where he
formerly coached, built up bis rec
ord as a /’tournament coach,” fin
ally evolved with a record that
showed 28 victories in 33 tourna
ment games.
This is the year the four biggies,
formerly ceded to the district tour
ney automatically; move into sub
district competition for the first
time. And anything can happen,
Including the fact tnat a team, de
feated in the finale of a sub-district
may go on to win the district.
While late November finds two
games posted for the same evening,
the official schedule opens Decem
ber 2nd with the usual curtain
raiser, St. Cloud Tech. This year
Tech plays on Sauk Centre’s floor.
Here’s the schedule:
Nov. 22—Grey Eagle, here.
Nov. 22—Upsala, here.
Dec. 2—St Cloud Tech, here.
Dec. 9—Benson, there.
Dec. 13—Glenwood, here.
Dec. 16—South High, Minneapolis,
here.
Jan. 6 —Wahpeton, N. D., there,
tentative.
Jan. 7—Fairmont, N. D., there,
tentative.
Jan. 10—Grey Eagle, there.
Jan. 13—Osakis, there.
(Continued on Page 10 Col. 1)
Rural Contest Shows Increas
ed Activity By Participants
Several Have Jumped
From Lowest Bracket
To High Places
Contestants in the rural school
contest have shown increased in
terest and as a result several of
those who were down toward the
end of the list have come to the
front Three new entries were re
ceived during the past week and
they have as much chance of win
ning one of the large prizes as any.
The new entries are: Virginia Em
blem, Dist. 135, Kandota; Teckla
Coleman, IXst. 27, Sauk Centre,
Todd County; Alice Graham, Dist.
73, Melrose.
Teachers should get their friends
in town to save their votes, to ask
for them. We have heard of many
who have votes but who have not
been asked to help anyone in the
contest. Don’t be dismayed by the
vote standings in this issue, for this
contest will run into millions for
the winner. Get busy, start now,
and your school can be one of the
lucky ones. One of these fine
prizes can be placed on your school
lot. It is up to you.
The standings as published in
this week’s Herald are as of Mon
day and are correct as of that date.
Compare the list with last week
and notice the jump several of the
candidates have made. Two pack
ages of votes were received with
out names on them, and the teach
ers who did not get the credit in
votes they should have this week
are asked to see Mrs. R. Bassett
or Walt Gritzmacher and get the
matter straightened up immediate
ly.
■HBHIMKMMawMKNIaS
ITION
Again we commemorate the
close of that great World War,
and the longed for peace which
followed that terrible slaughter
of humans twenty years ago.
Armistice Day has been made a
National holiday, and as such,
we, the citizens of Sauk Centre,
should appropriately observe
this day. In accordance, there
fore, I suggest that all stores
and business places in the city
be closed at eleven o’clock Fri
day morning, the hour of cessa
tion of hostilities twenty years
ago.
(Signed) G. F. Yaeger,
Mayor of Sauk Centre.
Local Men
Purchased
4-H Entries
Robert Plant And
Alex Miller Won
At Livestock Show
FINE STEARNS ENTRIES
Received Good Prices
For Show Animals
Thursday Afternoon
4-H exhibits from Stearns Coun
ty at the Junior Livestock Show at
South St. Paul last week represent
ed the best that ever came from the
county. Robert Plant, son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. Plant, placed seventh
with three Mammoth Bronze tur
keys. Victor Wlllenbrlng, of Rich
mond, placed second with a roan
junior yearling Shorthorn, compet
ing with more than 50 calves. Alex
Miller, of the Gopher Prairie Club,
son of Henry Miller, of this com
munity, placed rather high and was
able to sell his animal Individually.
Three Sauk Centre men purchas
ed Gopher Prairie Club entries at
the livestock auction conducted by
H. O. Tellier, of Farmington. The
Angus calf of Anthony Zehrer was
purchased by the Merchants Na
tional Bank, of this city, at 11 He
per pound, with the purchase price
of $120.17. G. H. Hillerud purchas
ed the Shropshire lamb shown by
Victor Winter at 15c per pound.
Herman Vennewitz bought the
Shropshire lamb of Margaret Win
ter also at 15c per pound.
Robert Plant, of the Gopher
Prairie club, made an enviable rec
ord in placing seventh in the tur
key division, considering the large
number of turkeys on exhibit His
three turkeys weighed 75 pounds
and were sold at the auction at a
handsome figure, said to be 50c per
pound.
The yearling Angus of Alex Mill
er placed 18th in a class of over 100
yearling Angus calves and merited
an Individual sale at the auction
held Thursday afternoon, Novem
ber 3rd.
The county extension office under
whose direction the 4-H program in
the county is conducted, is well sat
isfied with the 4-H achievements at
the Junior Livestock Show. The of
fice likewise wishes to extend its
appreciation to the businessmen
(Continued On Page 10. Col. 1)
The actual vote standing as of
Monday of this week is as follows:
Earl Kruse—
Dist. 57, Sauk Centre22s,l6B
Irene Prasch—
Dist. 53, Getty Gr0ve208,322
Dola Grundman—
Dist. 136, A5h1ey..188,795
Velma Quade —
Dist. 42, Ashley.ll6,ll9
Sylvia Bromenschenkel—
Dist. 26, Sauk Centre.lo3,44l
Delores Lentz—
Dist 165, Melrose 95,063
Gladys Thornbloom—
Dist. 85-60, Sauk Centre 90,034
Mava Shanahan—
Dist. 97, Ashley. 80,386
Martha Minette —
Dist. 5, West Union 74,113
Elvera Mahigan—
Dist. 173, Getty. 62,199
Elizabeth Strauss—
Dist. 54, Gettys3,lßl
Dorothy Schwartz—
Dist. 100, Sauk Centre 50,347
Lorraine Smith —
Dist. 46, Sauk Centre 48,269
Florence Holme—
Dist 70, Raymond.46,l6B
Estella Winter—
Dist 157, Ashley. 38,806
Mra L Billman—
Diet. 82, Getty 33,264
Loretta Krebsbach—
Dist. 161, Spring Hill 26,889
Doris Gamradt—
Dist. 89, Melrose 25,794
Orville Johnson—
Dist. 138, Sauk Centre.. 16,758
Erma Mahigan—
Dist 58, Brootenl6,lß9
Bertha Schllcht—
Dist. 4, West Union. 11,645
Lillian Johnson —
Dist. 49, Sauk Centrell,o9l
Mary VanDeSteg—
Dist. 36, Birchdale 8,139
(Continued on Page 10 CoL 1)
Harold Stassen, Republican,
Minnesota’s New Governor
Sauk Centre
Red Cross
Broadcast
Kohl’s Klinkers with an all local
supporting cast will broadcast over
KFAM, St. Cloud, next Sunday af
ternoon from 2:00 to 2:30 o’clock.
This program has been arranged in
support of the annual Red Cross
Roll Call which opens on Armistice
Day, Friday, November 11th, and
continues to Thanksgiving day.
Kohl’s Klinkers, local orchestra,
directed by Supt. W. A. Kohl, will
present the opening musical selec
tion which has been worked around
the Red Cross theme song, sung by
Deana Durbin.
Miss Swope, instructor in the
public school, will participate In the
program by giving several short
readings pertaining to the Red
Cross organization. She also will
present the song which Deana Dur
bin sings in behalf of the (Red
Cross.
The orchestra will play several
selections during the half-hour pro
gram, and the numbers will be in
terspersed with pleas for Red Cross
aid in the 1938 drive. Supt. W. A.
Kohl will be in charge of the pro
gram.
During the program the orches
tra will present the following num-
(ConOinued on Page 10. CoL 2)
Eskimo canoes are made of seal
or walrus skin.
Tabulated f fl f{ IJ K II H j! H
City, Twp. County;; “I ii|| t| I F U |l || l«
STATE BALLOT p. I | | | \
For Governor— - ! : J : : 1
Elmer A. Benson, F-L. 128 237 365 63 87 45 31 50 66 43 4252
Harold E. Stassen, R 275 561 836 201 46 134 89 187 95 119 12,921
Thomas Gallagher, D 24 46 70 16 10 13 13 13 5 12 1486
Lieutenant Governor—
John J. Kinzer, F-L135 250 385 93 106 98 58 98 73 48 7575
C. Elmer Anderson, R 232 472 704 135 28 71 60 107 77 96 74.12
Ray M. Lang, D. 36 66 102 23 7 15 8 23 7 18 2553
Secretary of State—
Paul Rasmussen, F-L. 102 178 280 > 49 82 43 30 68 36
Mike Holm, R -277 583 860 182 55 133 87 47 88 118
Hugh T. Kennedy, D—_— 25 39 64 22 5 10 8 167 5 12
State Auditor—
John T. Lyons, F-L 115 199 314 57 97 63 39 17 71 39
Stafford King, R. 245 514 759 160 35 88 68 57 78 106
J. B. Bonner, D. 36 53 89 20 7 14 10 141 3 13
State Treasurer—
C. A. Halverson, F-L 116 204 320 60 97 52 35 56 75 39
Julius A. Schmahl, R 266 535 801 166 38 108 81 51 74 103
Len Suel, D. 27 41 68 14 6 6 10 16 4 15
Attorney General —
William S. Ervin, F-L 111 189 300 59 95 44 37 55 82 36
J. A. A. Burnquist, iR -232 467 699 129 30 79 56 104 63 91
John D. Sullivan, D 58 115 273 23 14 41 25 63 9 26
B and W. Commissioner —
Harold R. Atwood, F-L 120 219 339 67 98 59 36 71 80 44
Frank W. Matson, R. 229 460 689 140 32 77 61 130 63 99
Arthur N. Cosgrove, D 37 69 106 24 10 18 10 20 7 13
Clerk Supreme Court—
I. C. Strout, F-L 112 187 299 61 93 50 37 59 71 38
Grace K. Davis, R 236 465 701 106 34 82 48 102 66 95
Francis M. Smith, D. 34 88 123 33 12 22 21 51 9 21
Chief Justice Supreme Court-
Henry J. Bessesen 106 198304 47 262822 37 2130
Henry M. Gallagher —. —217 424 641 142 100 118 80 143 109 96
Associate Justice Supreme Court-
Carl J. Eastvoid 64 147 21145 39 35 24 49 34 39
Charles Loring 140 288 428 40 48 56 85 48 59
George W. Peterson 126 222 348 51 44 65 30 71 60 51
Harry H. Petersonlßs 354 539 113 73 71 52 89 79 68
COUNTY BALLOT
Bep. in Congress, 6th Dist.—
Harry W. Christenson, F-L 95 HO 51 73 35 26 34 34
Harold Knutson, R 277 434 180 62 135 88 184 119
Harold F. Deering, D 24 41 21 4 13 8 16 11
Judge of District Court,
Seventh District—
Joseph B. Himsl 285 402 181 105 149 92 187 108
Anton Thompson 181 270 101 67 78 51 91 95
State Senator in 46th Dist—
Otto J. stein 127 213 99 92 90 62 125 2550
Leo Welle 212 285 121 41 94 55 117 3545
Bep. in Legislature, Ist
Division of 46th District—
Herman G. Imdieke 127 177 100 70 122 70 167 1218
Fred T. Lux. 212 389 142 65 66 52 75 848
County Com., sth Dist—
Lawrence Herzog 108 249 81 66 67 64 182
Emil Polipnick 269 329 182 71 124 65 64
County Auditor —
Frank Ramler 209 328 147 108 143 80 195 12,704
Peter J. Theisen. 126 167 76 20 31 32 64 4294
County Treasurer—
L J. Kost 303 449 189 118 137 102 190
Register of Deeds-
Ray H. Bruning. 293 430 185 121 147 102 197
Clerk District Court—
John L Dominik. 285 422 176 114 136 94 195
Sheriff-
Art Mclntee 290 429 205 125 163 108 229 15,601
J. Pat Nahan 64 101 33 10 21 11 5 1805
County Attorney—
Harry E. Buras -224 313 164 90 115 69 163 9441
David T. Shay.... 122 207 '6l 46 66 41 61 7916
County Supt of Schools—
A. O. Schmitz. -179 289 150 115 148 81 173 6148
Norbert E. Weiss. J. 79 255 96 21 38 44 115 4387
County Surveyor—
M. B. Lang. 271 413 169 118 128 91 178
County Coroner—
M. J. Kern 204 309 126 80 113 66 155
Herman E. Koop 88 128 50 36 29 30 53
Court Commissioner—
Lloyd O. Stein 270 394 160 118 120 85 173
NOTE—Stearns County vote incomplete—Sauk Centre Second Ward count is on approximately 600 votes.
SAUK CENTRE. MINNESOTA, NOVEMBER 10, 1938
Kohl’s Klinkers And
Local People Will
Aid Roll Call Drive
1 I
Latest returns in the state elec
tion before going to press late
Wednesday afternoon gave Harold
Stassen, Republican candidate for
governor, a lead of approximately
125,000 over Elmer A. Benson, the
Farmer-Labor Incumbent. The vote
as given then was as follows:
Benson .215,379
Stassen339,7s9
Gallagher 33,479
Harold Stassen made a wonder
ful run, and with a landslide was
elected to office. With him all Re-
candidates apparently
publican
were elected.
Harold Knutson, congressman
from the Sixth District, was re
elected by a large majority. Others
whose election is certain are: Sher
iff Art Mdntee, County Auditor
Frank Ramler, County Attorney
This afternoon W. M. Parker,
former chairman of the State
Republican Central Committee,
was Interviewed for the daily
papers. He gave the following
statement:
“I am most gratified by the
results. The voice of the lib
eral thinking people of Minneso
ta has been heard and we are
proud to the breaking point of
our standard bearer.
“He will make good, and little
old Main Street wishes to be the
first to honor him with a vic
tory dinner.
“Minnesota has been vindicat
ed by the voters* verdict in the
eyes of the nation.”
W. M. Parker.
Harry Buras, County Superinten
dent A. O. Schmitz, County Com
missioner Lawtence Herzog, and
Leo Welle, candidate for State Sen
ator. The result in the race be
tween Fred Lux and Herman G.
Imdieke was uncertain, although
(Continued on Page 10. CoL I)
Red Cross
Roll Call To
Open Mon.
Gradatim Club Will Sponsor
Drive—Cooperation of Public
Asked—Funds Sorely Needed
Ladles of the Gradatlm Club, aid
ed by volunteers, will call on you
to renew your membership In the
Red Cross. A dollar invested in the
Red Cross does a three-fold service:
SO cents goes to the National Red
Cross to carry on the work in flood
stricken areas and for other mercy
activities; 10 cents goes to the coun
ty organization for child welfare
work; 40 cents remains in Sauk
Centre to aid under-privileged chil
dren to attend school.
Last year Sauk Centre reached a
new high in Red Cross member
ship, 817 enrollments in a city of
less than 3000. That is over 10 per
cent of our entire population. The
Gradatlm Club is hopeful of secur
ing 15 percent this year. We are
in debt $220.00. There will be many
calls made upon us for help this
winter. Please cooperate in this
worthy work by renewing your
membership in the Red Cross.
Annual Statement
Cash on hand Nov. 10, 1037....$ 21.86
317 memberships 317.00
Donations under SI.OO
Clothing sales
Sponsors
Co-workers Club $ 5.00
Father Mayer 3.50
M. J. Fleming 5.30
No name, glasses 5.00
No name, teeth 50.00
(Continued on Page 10. Col. 3)
SEVENTY-TWO—NUMBER TWENTY-FOUR
FINE RED CROSS
WINDOW DISPLAYS—
■ In connection with the annual
Red Cross Roll Call which opens
tomorrow, Friday, several busi
nessmen of the city have con
tributed special window displays
in order to bring the need for
funds more forcibly to the pub
lic.
Three beautiful window dis
plays have been placed in stores
on Main and Third Streets.
They are located as follows: The
Coffee Shop, Nelson Bakery and
The Corner Drug Store.
The display at the Nelson
Bakery was sponsored by Joe.
Rogers of the Mary Ann Store,
and the window trim was done
by Jim Forsberg. Sim Wiener
gave his talents to the decora
tion of the Coffee Shop Window,
and Donald Hanson trimmed the
window in his own place, the
Corner Drug Store.
The cooperation of the mer
chants who donated window
space, trimming material and
work is greatly appreciated by
the local Red Cross unit. This
is a great cause and the spirit
of cooperative is necessary for
its success.
Farm Bureau
Drive Closed
November 5
Victory Dinner Served
To 238 People At •
Albany Meeting
NEWS FROM AGENT
Condition Deciding
Factor In Showing
Baby Beef Calves
Farm Bureau Drive Closed
The organization drive for mem
bership in the Stearns county Farm
Bureau came to a close with the
Victory Night at Albany on Satur
day, November 5. A splendid din
ner was served by the Women’s
Guild of the Albany parish to 238
people. These represented the work
ers and their wives that carried on
the drive in the various townships
of the county. Even though the
drive is not completed in many
townships and has not begun in
some townships, splendid result*
were secured this year. Seven hun
dred seventy-five farmers have al-,
ready signed to become members
and of these 559 have paid their
dues. Last year the organization
secured 801 paid members and at
the time of the Victory Night last
year only 534 had paid their dues
so the total membership for 1989
will be much larger when the year
is completed than for the year 1938.
Some of the high townships on
membership work are: Grove with
75 signed and 61 paid, Paynesville
with 52 signed and 51 paid, Ray
mond with 51 signed and 47 paid.
Others trailing close with a high
paid membership are Spring Hill
with 35, Holding with 27, Eden
Lake with 23, Luxemburg with 23,
(Continued on Page 10. CoL 2)
Reconstruction of First Rural
Telephone Line A Success
Metallicized Lines Great
Improvement For County
Service—More To Follow
First of the rural telephone lines,
in a program that is to affect the
reconstruction of several served out
of the Sauk Centre exchange, was
completed this week, giving the
"best service” in the near thirty
years history of the farmer-owned
and operated line.
Owned and operated by the sev
en subscribers It serves, the 6-mile
line, one of the shorter local cir
cuits, has been metallicized against
a 4%-mile power Induction parallel
set up by REA and Northern
States power lines. Work on the
line was completed Saturday with
f ..wk
til -Ww
AM
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'A’S NEW LEADER
Sauk Centre
Tied Strong
Alex Team
Wound Up Football
Season In Blaze
Of Glory
EXCITING GAME
Held Strong Oppo
sition On Two-
Yard Line
When the blackout came and
lights faded for the last time this
year on O-Sa-Ge field, ending five
games and 240 minutes of work for
the 60-000-watt plant installed this
year, Sauk Centre had dislodged
Alexandria from a majestic pin
nacle held for the duration of ath
letic relationship of the two cities.
For the first time in football his
tory of the past twenty years, Alex
andria did not defeat Sauk Centre.
The two teams, Sauk Centre, de
feated by Glenwood, and Alex, with
a bumpy schedule, struggled to a
scoreless tie before nearly a thous
and at the field Friday night in
which the offensive spark of Alex
andria was snuffed early.
This Sauk Centre team —nine of
whose players were seniors playing
their last football game for the
school—carried on in amazing fas
hion showing offensive strength
and a tower of defense to quell the
Alexandria invasion.
About two days before the game
regular center Ray Berggreen was
sent to bed, ill. Moving into his
place was Loren Potter, a lacT'who
had tried at guard position in the
line and had failed to place a reg
ular berth earlier in the season.
This Potter turned out to 'be a de
mon at that post for so short a
rehearsal. His passes were accur
ate. He broke up one pass play
definitely for Alexandria. And the
whole team sensing this carry on.
spirit in spite of Ray's absence,
played like demons against this
touted Alexandria troupe, patered
by George Roscoe.
In this ball game it was a matter
of just how long halfback Schultz,
dazzling Alex runner, could be stop
ped. He was stopped for four quar
ters, but even then on a cutback
Schultz covered 70 yards to the
goal. Only safety valve against
that touchdown play was the fact
that last man Kringen, in a des
perate chance to halt him, knocked
him out of bounds on the 10 yard
line. Schultz never got away again.
While Sauk Centre’s center per
formed with fine accuracy, Alex’s
center men, Ekman and Blanchard,
did their bit toward keeping Alex
out of scoring territory. Their pass
es came back low, and Schultz was
rushed on every punt when he had
to pick the ball up at the ankles.
In Sauk Centre’s sparkling attack
that completely dominated the first
quarter’s play, it was Ethun, his
nose bleeding from a vicious tack
le, and Pangburn as the mainstays
of the running attack. For the first
time Pangburn moved as a real
ground gaining man on plunges
(Continued on Page 10 Col. 1)
final wire stringing done by spot
light that night, Northwestern
Bell’s manager, H. S. Forsyth an
nounced.
Now the completed line serves 6
of the subscribers, there is still
work to be done to give the seventh
complete service, Forsyth said. Im
portance of the move is that the re
vamped line represents the first
major improvement in rural tele
phone service since its local incep
tion about thirty years ago, he
pointed out.
The seven subscribers on the line,
who themselves did the work of
stringing the wire and resetting
poles, are Conrad Botz, Charles
Kortan, Herman Iwinski, George
Grundman, Ray Walker, William
Kortan, and Ole Halverson. The
line runs south and east out of this
city on the Melrose road.
Subscribers on the line were pret
ty well agreed this week that
"We’ve never had such good service
since the line was put in" and that
“we certainly appreciate the work
Mr. Forsyth has done in helping
us.”
Last fall when REA's power was
first turned on, the grounded lines
of the farmers suffered wherever
power lines ran parallel to the tele
phone service. Reason is that pow
er induction creates a field, and
the single line system relays the
induction in noise to the telephone
Instrument. Finding their lines and
service almost disrupted in many
instances, farmers got busy to find
a weapon to combat this influence.
(Eleven of the twenty-six lines,
serving 280 farm homes in this com
munity were affected with power
noises, Mr. Forsyth said. Nearly
ISO farm homes have been crippled
or partially crippled telephone ser
vice because of this power induc
tion.
(Continued on page 10, Col. 7)