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St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-01-06

What the New. Deal" has done for
the Virgin Islands is quite another story
one which is quickly told in dollars and
in employment and relief. but which will
not be entirely understood and apDre-
eiated for years.-so generous. and SO
compleIs, is the help given.
In terms Of men employed, the total
is 8, ZOO, "a, 600 men and women whose
wageA for period Of three months o.
90 are paid by ehe Federal Government.
The projects which will be completed
through tnis labor include hard surfac-
ing of some Is miles of streets and high
ways; clearing and developing parks
and cetneriea; clearing and developing
three playing fields; developing three
public beaches, with erection Of bath
houses; draining Of score Of swamps:
building CUTTERS; building new CATCH
ment areas: repairs anj renewals Of Ii
school houses; purchase of road equip
ment and night soil trucks; and so
through long list Of projects for the
public welfare.
In terms Of money. the total amount
allotted to the Virgin Islands To date
il 1892, 625. 900.
The projects included in this allot-
meEt are: 81
Sock subscription for q new bank $50.
...... -. 1925, 900.
Hotel (making total of $llC. 900 for
this project ........-.. 40, 600.
housing projects. $4,000.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-01-06
AD MIS- SION.

1of deS6Ss ne demands high wages. short
hours, huge public works programs.
:draetie' inheritance and Income taxes.
possibly straight consumers divi-
dendsie
To quote from Stuart Chase:
Mr. Roosevelt is already experiment.
ing wi,h& managed price level. mini.
mum wages, shorter hours. public works.
This 10 an essential beginning to plan.
ned economy But he has not yet solved
the problem Of the surplus. The new
code for industry may or may MT pro.
vide the consumer with the wherewithal
to buy goods suspect that more dras.
tic measures will be needed 20 meet the
challenge OF the surplus, and rescue the
people Of America from economic inse.
euTity.
THE NEW DEAL IN THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS.
What part do the Virgin islands play
n this marvellous volunteer economic
Eev0utiOn!
In the nature of the case. and because
Of governmental and economic condi.
lions, we can do little. What we can do
is 20 observe alphabetically and UNDER
atandinGIy, and continue in complete
measure our goodwill, and give such CO.
operation. as possible while the Presi-
dent. and his stafRgtry out the various
experiments involved. ~
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-01-06

sanitation In the three isianQS. lVU. UUO.
This includes a small clinic in Grove
Place. ST. Croix; Public Wash HOUSE
and Showers in st. Thomas; Resur-
facing Catchnentt Ares in ST. Tho
mas; draining. ditching and filling in
all islands; some paving of roads an ]
s1me equipment.)
Repairs and renewals to Ii school,
houses ...... .......... .79. 75O.
(This item includes in st. Croix
Manual Training and Domestic Science
Buildings for Frederiksted and Chris
tiansted Grammar Schools - $4,000
each: extension of Diamond School.
886, 900; repairs to Chrstiansled Ju-
nior High School IS 600.
In St. John, $3.50 for Horace Mann;
$40, 500 for new building & commu-
nifty cistern for Benjamin Franklin
School.
In st. Thomas. the items include
new buildings for Dober. Madison and
Monroe Schools, and extensive repairs
at Lincoln, Washington, jefferson &
Roosevelt Schools. totalling. $50, 50O.)
Other allotments are repairs to the
Navy Building, Government Houses in
st. Croix and St. thomas and the Des-
patching Secretary's house in st. John;
ST. Thomas Senior High School, Admin
stration Building, Fort Christian, Quar-.
tiers "B". Public Works Building; re.
pairs to Poor Farm in St. Croix.
The food relief allotted amounts to az.
pr0ximetely. ............ 500. QUO
A total of Observation-Disclosures. 1872. 526
What the New Year will bring cannot
be predicted The Old Year has deter
mined few things finally. We can
never return to the old eapitalistit sy-
stem which crashed in 1929. Ii is eco
nomicaIly unwise; il is spiritually IN
sound. What will take its place we do
not know. The codes adopted by groups
of industraIists. ateel. cotton. au,omo-
bile and the like, seems to point the
way out; collective bargaining in labor,
and joint agreements among employers
have great possibilities. Experiments
are necessary.
What 10 true in continental United
States is true in the Virgin islands we
cannot return to earlier conditions. The
Virgin Islands cannot live on tn cir past;
nor can the Islanders long depend on
outside h .p. We are under the COM
pelling necessity of working out our owa
problems in the new year.
trust that we shall all be successful
in our plans. | trust that we snail
lave an opportunity to work and oppor-
tunlty to play, and that each may j ".
fully pursue his adventure in seeking
happiness All the world Sc Ems to be
seeking happiness through getting and
having, but repeat for You the pniloso
phyof Himwe think our gfeatestteac Ter
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-01-06
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04
NesC York Nationals
Here Tuesday, Jan. 9
Local Legion Basketball Team De
feated Osalxis Independents
Last Friday Night

The New York Nationals, one
Of the fastest travelling basket bail
teams in the country, has been
booked to meet the newly organiz-
ed American Legion team at the
Junior High Gymnasium in this
city Tuesday evening, Jan. 8, at s
o'clock.
This should be one of the stellar
basketball attractions of the year.
The Nationals are clever with a
basketball and their speed is UNI
canny. The local outfit has very
good lineup, composed of two teams
with entire different styles of play.
It is hoped that this game will be
met by a large attendance.
The local American Legion team
travelled to Osakis last Friday eve
ming, where they defeated the in
dependent team, of that city, by
the score of 20 to "a. Osakis has a
very good team, which is proven
by their record of eight straight
wins, until they met Sank Centre
and went down to defeat.
The starting lineup in the game
was as follows: Dubois, center;
Olson and O'Gara, guards; Iwinski.
and Sieben, forwards. After the
game had progressed somewhat,
Kinsella was substituted for O'Gara
and Hamilton went in for Sieben.
This new team is playing under
the auspices Of the local American
Legion and deserves your support.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04
Bank Deposits
Cuaranteedin
Federal Lists
Both Local Banks Are Mem
bers of Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp.
II MILLION AVAILABLE.
Insures Deposits Up to $500
Will Be Increased
to $4,000

The two Sank Centre banks, The
Merchants National and the First
State, with practically all Of the
banks of the nation, became mem
bers of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corporation Tuesday, Jan
uary End.
This Incorporation was organized
by an act of the last Congress,
which at that time appropriated
$50, 100000 as the initial capital,
the balance being subscribed by
member banks, one-quarter of one
per cent of the deposit liabilities
payablea at entry and another quar-
ter of one per cent due in July.
This act insures individual de-
posts in member banks up to and
including the sum of $4,000. On
July LIST, 1884, deposits will be in
sured up to and including $4,000.
In all 1923 banks were insured.
Walter J. Cummings, chairman of
the federal deposit insurance cor
poration, who plans to leave his
post shortly, stated to President
Roosevelt that only one percent or
141 Of the banks applying were
found ineligible. All national
banks, members of the federal re-
serve system, automatically come
under the insurance, but state
banks were required to meet strict
standards. IS
Reporting that the insurance cor
poration has $27, 000, 900 of available
funds through subscriptions by the
government and the federal reserve
banks and through assessments,
Mr.. Cummings said he felt the
move would be of "incalculable val
ue in restoring public confidence"
and the expansion of credit.
The new bank act was passed to
restore complete confidence in the
banking structure of the nation,
and to give the Federal Govern
ment more Of a hand in the man
agement of banks and to make
bank failures a thing of the past,
With this accomplished 1t is hoped
that progress toward recovery
should move rapidly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04
Commissioners Refuse
to GranfAidf to Go. Fair
Officials VIII Endeav0r to Raise
the $794.A Indebtedness
Some Other Way

Messrs. J. B. and J. A. Schoenhoff
president and secretary, respective
ly, of the Stearns County Agricul-
tural Society, went to st. Cloud
Tuesday to interview the County
Board of Commissioners relative to
the withheld financial aid for the
County Fair. Commissioner Ferd
Bergman, of this district, tried to
get his brother commissioners to
recognize the unpaid contracts of
the Fair Association as a just bill
against the county because of the
refusal of the present Board of
Commissioners to make good the
promise of the preceding board.
Failing to receive a second to this
motion, a commissioner from the
east end of the county moved that
no financial aid be given the Fair
Association. The latter motion
carried by a two to one vote, two
commissioners not voting.
-Four members Of the present
Board Of Commissioners were elect
ed on a "tax reduction program"
fostered by a county tax payers as
ISOLATION. This argument has been
used by spokesman for the Board
as a justification in repudiating the
action of the 1892 board meeting
which promised the Fair Associa-
ton one Thousand dollars for the
1888 Fair.
However, an entirely different
angle Of opposition was injected on
the floor at Tuesdays meeting
when a commissioner from the east
CONTINUED on Page Tour)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04
Modern Barn
Razedby Fire
Mon. Morn.
Forty Head of Cattle, Three
Horses, Fifty Tons of
Hay Burned
ISILO ALSO DESTROYED
Texaco Oil Station at Melrose
Was Consumed by Flames
Monday Morning

The large modern barn on the Fred
Rehkamp farm, about four miles
southeast of Sank Centre, in the
McCormick Lake community, was
destroyed by fire early Monday
morning, January LIST, with a total
loss of all livestock, hay, grain,
harness, etc. The silo, which was
built near the barn, was also
ruined.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rehkamp spent
Saturday might at the Jos. Osten-
dorf farm at a watch party, and
had left for their home about 1870,
after the new year had been ush-
cred in at the celebration. Mr..
Rehkamp put the car away and at
that time did not notice anything
wrong at the barn, although he did
not enter the building at that time.
They went to bed Immediately and
about fifteen minutes after they
were at rest some neighbors came
and told them the barn was a fire.
They Immediately rushed out to
find that It was enveloped in flames
and that the roof had already fall
en-. It was too late to save any of
the livestock or even attempt to
save the barn. It was only a short
time until the entire building was
leveled to the ground.
The barn was 30x100 feet, with
all modern conveniences such as
drinking cups, steel stanchions, two
manure carriers, cement floor, and
milking machine, and was built
six years ago at a cost of $4,000
The loss also included 40 head OF
cattle, three horses and a number
of chickens, besides fifty tons OF
hay, a 14x36 silo half full of ensil-
age, and other articles usually kept
in a barn.
The cause Of the fire is a mys-
terry, although Mr.. Rehkamp stat
ed to a Herald representative that
he believed it was Of incendiary
origin. However, he stated that he
had lived on that farm for 48 years
and did not believe he had any
enemies. He also stated that they
had completed their chores at TOO
o'clock and from that time until
the fire was discovered, or until
seven hours later, no one of the
family had entered the barn.
Mr.. Rehkamp stated further that
he had practically no insurance to
cover the loss. He plans to re.
build some time in the spring. This
was severe loss and a great shock
to Mr.. Rehkamp and family, and
they have the sincere sympathy OF
all friends in this community.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04
did YOU
KNOW THAT

Did you know that the aver
age daily telephone calls put
through the local telephone ex-
change total 2750 per day, and
that ON the busiest day, over 5000
calls are made? This work is
cared for by eight operators,
who have been placed ON duty
so that three Of them are at the
switchboard at the busiest time,
and two take care of calls at
other times, while only one girl
works Sunday. There are, how
ever, ten on the local payroll.
Did you also know that there
are 494 subscribers on the local
switchboard, and that % farm
lines, with over $50 members,
are cared for from the local sta
ton?
Another item you might be in
terested in is, that in 1903 only
80 per cent, of the worlds tele-
phones were at the command of
the local telephone users, while
in 1888 the people of Sank Gen.
tire could get service to 90 per
cent of the telephones of the
world.
Truly, we believe, that very
few people of this city really
know Of the remarkable service
they get when they use their
telephone. You can talk to your
neighbor or the remotest part of
civilization from your own
home!
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04
County Option
Stays Liquor Law
Situation Makes Prospects Of Clean
ing Up Work BY Friday
Look Gloomy

st. Paul, Jan. swept into a
deadlock over county option, leg
islative conferees instructed to re-
draft the proposed liquor control
law sat idly by Wednesday night,
hoping that one side or the other
would give in so that final action
could be taken.
The situation made prospects Of
the legislatures clean up of it's
work by Friday night gloomy. I'm
yielding legislators looked giunly
at each other as thoughts of anoth-
er week in the capitol fitted by.
They felt keenly that their work,
spread over period Of five days,
was likely to come to naught and
that another conference committee
might have to be appointed and
further delay activity.
Everything else pertaining to the
control of liquor was settled. Mi
mute details regarding the method
Of sale and distribution Of liquor,
even down to hamlets of 100 resi-
dents, had been threshed out. 9th
er controversial problems, such as
changing the Minneapolis and st.
Paul patrol limits, had been thrust
aside.
Then they tackled the vexing
county option problem. Discussion
was prolonged and heated. The
vets didn't want It In the control
bill, but the drys Were equally ada
mant that 1t go in. When 1t came
to a vote, seven of the 10 conferees
voted against including county OPP
tion, but the three who supported
it were all senators.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04
Young Man
Loses Life in
AutoMishap
Jerome Bentfield Died at St.
Cloud Hospital Tuesday
Morning, Jan. 2
;. SCILICHT INJURED
Funeral Service Will Be Held
At West Union Friday
Morning

Jerome Bentfield, of West Union,
succumbed early Tuesday morning
to injuries received. in an automo-
bile accident, which occurred Sun
day night, near the John Konczak
farm, in Ashley township, about
seven miles west Of Sank Centre.
Leo Schlieht, son of Mrs. Anna
Schlicht, also of West Union, sus-
tanned severe cuts and bruises about
the head, and is now confined at
the Long Hospital receiving treat
ment.
These two young men, together
with two companions, Frank Rue
exert and Ted Johnson, were re-
turning to West Union at about
eleven o'clock that night from a
social evening spent at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marthaler.
They were the last to leave for
home, and upon reaching the road
near the Konczak farm, where
some new graveling had been done.
the driver apparently lost control
of the car. They skidded into the
ditch and tipped over, the impact
throwing the boys through the top.
The car skidded along on it's side
about 80 feet.
Jerome Bentfield received a
broken back and a fractured skull,
either of the injuries being fatal.
He was taken to the st. Cloud hos
pital Immediately, where he re-
manned in an unconscious condition
until death overlook him, Tuesday
morning at $500 o'clock. Leo
Schlicht, as stated above, received
several bad cuts and bruises, while
the other two lads were only slight
ly bruised.
Both Jerome Bentfield and Leo
Schlicht are well, known to the
younger folk of this city, the form
er having graduated from Sank
Centre High with the class of 80,
while the latter graduated from
the Normal department the same
year, and is now teaching at West
Union.
Jerome Bentfeld is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. III. J. Bentfield, pio-
neer merchant, of West Union. He
was born in that village September
8, 1914, where he attended grade
school, and as stated above COM
pleted his high school education in
Sank Centre.
He is survived by his parents and
five brothers and sisters as follows:
Alfonso Bentfeld, Dallas, Texas;
Mrs. Anna Schaffer, Bynum, Mon
tana; Leo Bentfield, West Union;
Richard Bentfeld, Minneapolis, and
Dorothy Bentfield, who is at home.
Funeral services will be held
Friday morning at $50 o'clock at
st. Alexius Church, in West Union,
with Rev. Henry Reflex, officiat-
ing.
Jerome was well known in this
city and highly respected by his
school mates, Who together with
others in the community extend
their sincere sympathy to the be
reaved parents and relatives.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04
9th Annual
Church Meet
Congregationalists VIII Elect Of
ficers for 1884 Next Wednesday
Evening

The sixty-seventh annual BUSH
ness meeting and election of offic-
ers for 1884 of the Congregational
Church will be held next Wednes-
day evening. This meeting Is
scheduled to start at 7:30 in the
church auditorium at which re-
ports will be made by the depart
ment heads and chairmen of the
various organizations connected
with the church work. Following
the business session refreshments
will be served by the men of the
church in the social rooms. The
committee in charge is composed of
Victor T. Conklin, George Berg
green and Theodore Dock. The
OF the nominating commit
tee win be made by Clyde Thomas.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04
Stearns Co.
DrouthCon.
Met in City
Formulated Plans Concerning
Dire Need of Farm Feed
Distribution
GOVERNM'T AIDS WORK
Relief Will Be Sent Weekly to
Farmers of Stearns,
Todd and Morrison

The Stearns County Drouth Re
lief committee, fifteen in number,
met at the Community Club rooms
Tuesday afternoon at 200 o'clock,
forty strong, with representation
from st. Cloud, KimbaM, Belgrade,
Brooten, and a large number of
township boards.
The meeting was called to ord
er by Chairman B. T. Dubois, who
explained that dts purpose was to
gather all possible information con-
corning due needs and to plan re-
garding distribution Of feed.
County Agent r.. G. Lenzmeier,
gave a comprehensive report on the
eastern part of the county showing
that much help was needed there.
The local situation is pretty well
known by the community Club
Committee which has been func-
tioning since September. Reports
were received from nearly all of
those present and the meeting will
be quite helpful in bringing a bet
ter feed distribution.
The new Federal Farm Feed Re
lief is about ready to distribute
feed regularly every week in the
section covered by the local of
fee, which includes the counties Of
Stearns, Todd and Morrison. Mr..
e. I. Iverson, manager of this dis
trict, arrived here upon Dec 26 and
expects to be distributing from all
centers not later than next week.
Mr.. Iverson stated to the Herald
yesterday that the situation ap-
peared to be more acute than the
st. Paul Office realized and that it
was going to be a most difficult
matter to carry through all foun-
dalton stock regardless of the fact
that there is going to be great
deal of grain distributed. He said,
'.the government is going to bend
every possible effort to keep the
foundation stock from starving"
While this appears to be an almost
impossible task, still with the CO.
operation of all farmers, we be-
lieve it can be done. He further
stated that this cooperation must
recognize that we are all fellow
creatures in one community and
that none Of us are independent.
That all Of US have a certain de-
pendence upon others. The man
who can get along without aid must
do so even though he sees his
neighbor getting feed If any one
tries to get all the feed they can
without regard to needs, then much
stock is going to be lost. If, on the
other hand, all farmers win lend a
helpful hand and take only what
they absolutely need, believe it
will be possible to bring all stock
through. The farmer who can pos
sibly arrange to buy his feed must
do so.
Under the rules a mans credit
must be exhausted before the gov
eminent can come to his relief. Al
so CWA workers are not entitled TO
aid. Such individuales are asked to
refrain from making applications
for those In charge win certainly
have their hands full IL they take
care Of only those who are abso-
lutely unable to buy their own feed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04
Y. F. w. Post to
Obligate Recruits
Regular Meeting VIII Be Held Fri
day Evening at Community
Club Rooms

A group of six recruits will be
obligated into the membership OF
Paul Donart Post, No 1858, Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, this Friday
evening at the Community Club
rooms. Commander J.. N. jackson
will be in charge Of the ceremonies
which will be the feature of the
regular meeting Of the post. These
six recruits are the result of activ-
tiles of the local post in response
to the Veterans Defense Rally,
sponsored throughout the nation
by the ". F. w.
AS explained by Commander
jackson, the Veterans Defense Raj
Iy is an organized effort on the
part of the organization to obtain
the repeal of the Economy Act,
of March 20, 1888.
The Economy Act as it applies to
disabled veterans, since its pas
sage. has left thousands of helpless
Vets of the armed service OF the
United States without the meager
compensation which enabled them
to be Independent of charity. Mr..
jackson stated in his talk to the
post that the organization does not
believe that it was the intention Of
President Roosevelt or the Con-
gress TO penalize these victims OF
our country's wars.
He also stated that the Veterans
did not believe that it was the
will of the people of America that
disabled veterans should suffer and
that when the true facts become
generally known, the public will
demand that Congress repeal this
act.
The Veterans Defense Rally was
devised TO increase the member
ship Of the ". r. w. of the entire
United States.