The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-08-22
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE PRO.
CEEDINGS

At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Bon Homme County
Council of Defense held at the court
house in Tyndall, S. D., on August 3,
1918, the following resolutions were
passed and adopted: members
present: James A. Wagner, chair
man; F. M. Scoblic, G.. e. Hallberg,
Dennis Murphy. Absent: w. Tur-
ner.)
Relating to Religious Services in the
German Language
Whereas, the executive committee
of the State Council Of Defense, to
whom had been referred the admins
tration of Order No. 4 of the State
Council of Defense, relating to the
use Of the German language in pub
lie and Quasi-public meetings, includ-
ing religious services, has SO modi-
fed said order as to permit pastors
of German congregations to follow
every sermon delivered in the Amer
lean language with a 15-minute re-
sumo thereof in the German Ian
guage; and,
Whereas, the conditions in the
various German congregations with
in the county with respect to the
ability or inability of the members
Of such congregations to understand
the American language are practical
ly alike, thus making it impossible
to do justice by granting a special
permit to conduct religious services
in the German language to one con-
gregation or some of such congrega-
tions unless such permit were grant
ed to all of such congregations,
which would be contrary to the in
tents and purposes of said Order No.
4; therefore,
Be 1t resolved by the executive
committee Of the Bon Homme Coun-
ty Council of Defense, that no spe-
cial permits to conduct religious SER
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be granted or recommended in any
of the German churches within said
county, other than the permit for a
15-minute in German to fol
low a sermon delivered in the Ameri-
ear language, as above outlined,
which permit can be had by any pas
tor of proven good citizenship and
loyalty upon signing the required
pledge and filing same with the
chairman Of the County Council.
Relating to Prices for Threshing
Grain
Whereas. prices have been estab-
lished at a meeting of the thresher-
men Of Bon Homme County for
threshing grain during the 1918
threshing season. and said meeting
having been held at the request of
the Federal Food Administration and
the Council of Defense for the pur-
pose Of co-ordinating and adopting
measures to avoid wasting of grain
in the process Of threshing, and the
publication of the prices so establish
ed having appeared in conjunction
with the rules and regulations for
the saving of grain, thus enormously
conveying the impression that such
prices were oficially adopted by the
Food Administration and the Coun-
ell of Defense; and.
Whereas, considerable difference
of opinion appears to exist as to what
should constitute fair and just prices
for threshing of grain, and the con-
ditions being different in various To-
calities with respect to quality of
grain, efficiency and capacity of
threshing rigs, and also with respect
to shock threshing and stack thresh-
ing, thus making 1t impracticable,
without thorough investigation and
due consideration, to fix any uniform
price which would be equitable to
meet all conditions; therefore,
Be 1t resolved by the executive
committee of the Bon Homme Coun-
ty Council of Defense, that the pric-
es as established by the threshermen
shall not be sanctioned or adopted
as official or as authorized by the
Council. but that the Council will for
the time being maintain a neutral
attitude until further investigation,
and that unless and until the County
Council shall fix and adopt prices to
be charged for threshing, such pric-
es shall be left open for adjustment
and agreement between each thresh-
erman and the respective farmer for
whom he shall do threshing.
James A. Wagner.
Chairman County Council of De-
Tense.
Attest: f.. M. Scoblic,