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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1935-05-09

eSeIc cS VlldS Sanyaru QOiSaln
tiin6dozott.
AIT tudja mar mindenki, mi
lyen elozmenyek utan bujdosott
el a jegyzobojtar. Az els6 napo-
kon, mialatt ozonleni kezdett a
posta, 8 is egyiitt nevetett fiuk-
kal, de annyira, hogy szurast er-
zett az oldalaban:
Jul, fogjatok meg! Jul, de
kapos lettem!
Es az altalanos derube hirtelen
csak lecsapott a tavirat es Cso-
pax Joska egyszerre megtantoro-
dott. Ekkor mar nem banta vol
ma, ha inkabb az istennyila utott
volna belle. Atertette, hogy most
az egyszer baj van, hogy holnap
estere rakoszon Felho Klari. a
legjobb lesz tehat, ha azonnal
pakol.
Miutan Joska szegeny ember
volt es mem volt nit pakolnia, ar
ra gondolt, hogy sajat magat
pakolja ell.
5 EFT meg is cselekedte. A tav-
irat delta jban erkezett mikor a
diakfiuk a Halmy kertbe szele-
deztek ell, a kuglizohoz, Csopak
Joska egy ovatlan pillanatban XII
osont az irodabol, atszaladt a
hatso udvaron, onnet neki a ku-
koricasnak futott-futott labujj-
h!egyen egesz a tarjani erdoig,
az erdoben tarjani kis fiirdoig.
lit eloszor kifujta magat S al
konyat utan razorgetett furd6-
gondnokra. Jo ismerose volt a
gondnok, mem egyszer csaptak
Ok gorbe ejszakakat kettesben is,
tobbesben is, majalisok alkalma-
val furdoben. A bojtar lit ait
fullentette, hogy adobevallasi ugy
ben Tavarnan dolgozott egssz
nap, visszajovet eltevedt AZ er-
doben most mar lit niarad reg
gelig, inert a sotetben mem tud-
ma hazatalalni tobbet. Nacsorat
kert: szivesen kapott, Reggel tai
pom volt, mar az els5 sargafig1-
szonal, inert rosszul alitdt3 a
gyotro gondjai miatt. Akkorfmeg
rantottat is veretett maganak
ket tojasbol, tepert6t sz6ratott
ra huszert S bucsuzoul odaallt
a gondnok ele:
- Most mar haza kell neznem
pajtas, inert nagy munka var.
Penzem ugyan nincsen, hat csak
irogasd a tobbihez. Mint kozon-
segesen.
= Maid letorleszti a nagyha-
rang, = mosolygott joakaratta1
a gondnok.
- Helyes a szolam, - hagyta
ra bojtar S azzal elvaltak egy-
mastol.
Csopak Joska eloszor a rendes
uton poroszkalt, hogyha netan
utana meme gondnok, ne fog
jon gyanut, de az els0 fordulonal
= hegyes vargabetut kanyarit-
van = nekivagott rengetegnek.
Igaz-igaz, ket harom napig a fur
d6ben is nyugodtan elkosztolha-
tott volna a bojtar, gondolt 8
erre mar ejjel is, csakhogy gya-
korlott esze is volt am a boj-
tarnak s jol sejtette, hogy a
furd6be mar .masnap eljut az 3
veszett hire oft jatszva lecsip-
hetne Felh6 Klari. No csak vail
juk meg negyszemkozt, hogyha
ritkan is volt penzmagja Cso-
paknak, azert Macy koponya volt
Csopak.
Jo:deig a tolgyek alatt koszalt,
gondtalanul, mint az iskolagye-
rex, de rovidesen ere is raunt
S azonfelul most mar gondolkod-
nj kellett tennivalokrol is. Mert
tennie kellett valamit! Ugy XII
lenc ora koriil egyszerre ehes
lett par pillanattal ra egy mo-
kust latott meg az egyik tolgy-
fan. = No ez is jokor erkezett,
= uldozni kezdte. Szaraz IA
xr,1 ~cooa1 Lo:;rn1%, /, .,,:1xo. -
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1935-05-09
II. FEJEZET.

| Csopak Joska csakugyan OFT
fevert ezalatt a patakparton, de
hem aludt, hanem inert oko-
sabbat ugyse tehetett volna
ket kezet a tarkoja ala dugta,
folnezett a nagy listen hatalmas
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1935-05-09


radat elott ARA ebredtem, hogy
tavoli farangszot hallok valahon-
net. De olyan volt az nekem,
mintha a fold alol jott volna,
olyan messze volt es oiyan siket
volt. Ere kimentem az udvarra,
inert nagyon megijedtem es ait
hittem, valahol eg es azert verik
felre harangot. Kint pedig
csend volt, messze jart meg a
hajnal, de en- azert egyre hallot-
tam a harangot. Ekkor veletle-
MIL felneztem az eyre es jaj Is
tenem, szognek ALT hajam, ugy
osszeborzadtam. Urfi, urfi, meny-
nyei csodat LATHAM: ket sappadt
ustokos viaskodott Lengyelor-
sag iranyaba es a farkukkal
csapkodtak egymast. Jaj, urfi,
haboru lesz, yer lesz a vilag..
De sietek mari.
- Varjon csak, Zsofi neni =
szolt utana jegyz6ne. - Hon
net jon?
- A tarjani erdobol, tekinte-
tes asszony.
- S mondja, Zsofi neni, velet-
lenil mem latta valahol seged-
jegyz6 urat?
- Mem LATHAM, tekintetes asz-
SONY, de hallottam rola. A grof
Andrassy juhasza emlegette,
hogy a seged ur delel6tt varnyu-
teszket szedett az erdo szelen,
aztan mikor visszajott a farol, ell
koszalt Sikolya-patak melle es
oft lefekudt fiibe.
Ma delelott?
- 1genis. Vagy tiz ora lehe-
tett. De most mar igazan sietek.
Hatara kapta a rozset es meg
egyszer visszabolintgatott:
Bizony haboru lesz. Meg
lassak urfiak.
Az urfiak rahagytak Zsofi ne
nire, hogy igaza van. Halmy
Tamas meg fol is mosolygott:
= Fiuk, az Greg olyan regen
josolgat, hogy egyszer meg ko-
nolyan ra talal hibazni - ha-
borura.
Es az Greg iszonyuan rahiba-
zott ezuttal. Jaj, ha sejti EFT ak
kor Halmy Tamas, mem nevetett
volna, de a remiilett6l jegge me-
redt volna!
Zsofi neni messze kocogott mar
a vakito h6segben es a jegyz6-
asszony meg egy utolso kiserle-
tet tett:
Gyerekek, hozzatok haza
Joskat. Ha a fold alol is, de es-
tig keritsetek elo. Ha egyszer lit
lesz, maid kitalalunk valami oko-
sat. Siessetek. gyerekek, meg oft
kapjatok a Sikolya-pataknal.
A Kobzos flu ellenkezni pro-
bait:
- Hol van mar azota J6ska-
S mem is ebedcltiink meg. Talan
okosabban is tette, hogy kereket
oldott.
Halmy Tamas azonban, aki ol-
dalt ALT es az egesz id6 alatt
toprengett valamin, most varat-
lanul leintette tarsasagot:
- Linka neninek igaza van.
Ha a fold alol fogjatok is el6-
keriteni, de ket orara itthon le-
gyen Joska. A tobbit maid ell
igazitom en-. Most gyorsan meg
ebedeltek. :.
TARTAN Laci lit kozbeszolt,
Halmy Tamast egyszerre elkap-
ia a harag:
- Ne papolj Delutan ket ora
ra itthon legyen Joska!
S otthagyta 6ket.
A fiuk osszekepedtek.
Hat akkor ebed utan induI-
nj kell. De OFT lesz-e meg Joska !?
- OFT lesz, - biztatta oket a
jegyz6ne. Biztosan elaludt a
patak szelen.
II. FEJEzET.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1935-05-09
'Gyurka iazasodik

vi nyilalast erzett a gyomra ia
jan: meg hevesebben ostromolta
az ehseg. Ekkor tortent, hogy
varnyufeszket vett eszre egy
gyertyan tetejen, azonnal meg
maszta, de pelyhes fiokak ia
togtak mar a feszekben nem
volt szive a jegyz6bojtarnak,
hogy megzavarja oket.
Lejott a farol.
Mem maradt egyeb valasztasa,
minthogy visszalopodz:k saz erdo
szelere. OFT konnyebben erint-
kezhetik a vilaggal, hireket kap-
hat, ennivalohoz is hamarabb jut
az ember jatszva tekinthet szet
a talon. O mindenkit lat, ct senki
mem latja ha veszedelem fenye-
getne, elbujhat siirusegben.
S a jegyzobojtar megint he
lyesen kalkulalt. Szerencsesen XII
vergodott az erdo aljaba, embert
mem latott ugyan, csak a Mar "a
majornal vigyazott juhaira ba-
CSC. Kesobb a foldeken kezdett
mezgerelni Csopak Joska, meg
evett vagy hat tallorepat, vissza-
ment az erdobe, szelitol nehany
lepesre csak oft, Sikolya pa
tax mellett, ket rengeteg tolgy
arnyekaban leheveredett a fiibe.
A nap szikrazva kapaszkodott
a zenit fole, koroskoriil lihegve
egett a hatar, a Sikolya patak
meg csevegve-csobogott ko-
kenybokrok alatt.
Csopak Joska, ahogy ledolt a
fiibe feje melle tette cipojet,
eloszor irtozatosan haragos lett,
inert tegnapi nap ota csak most
eloszor gondolt ra komolyan,
hogy alapjaban sz;'vtelen dolgot
kovettek ell vele. Csopak azon-
ban mindenekfelett jo flu volt,
mem tudott haragot tartani, leg
feljebb masfel percig S azonki-
viii halk notat jatszott labanal a
patak ez a szelid zene andal-
gasra kesztette a bojtart. Es a
bojtar rajott ekkor, hogy ICY mem
mehet tovabb, hogy egyszer ten
ME kell mar valamit, hogy tehat
levonhassa szikseges tanulsa-
gokat, gondolatban vegigfutott
eddigi eleten.
A gimnaz:um alatt szinetle-
nil leghatulso padban szurkolt
Csopak Jozsef mem birta to-
vabb vinni a hatodiknal, igaz,
hopv mem is igen akarta. Icy
tortent vele, hogy Tubero pro-
fesszor kiszolitotta egyszer a po-
diumra EFT mondta neki:
- Joska, ragozd el sum iget +!
S Joska ragozni kezdett:
- Sum, sus, sut...
= A tanar pedig ravagta:
= Summus, Suits suttyurunt
Mars be, Joska, istentelen szel-
hamos1 vagy, inert EFT mar OF
evvel ezebtt tudnod kellett vol
ma. Megbuksz, Joska!
Joska szoval megbukott. Az
apja mem csinalt jelenetet, ha-
nem segedjegyzonek kiildte. Ti-
zennyolc ewes volt ekkor a JOS
ka flu: harmincot volt mama,
de azert ma is segedjegyz6 volt
meg. Mem mintha mem vihette
volna tobbre, hanem inert 8 ma
ga sc akarta tobbre vinni. Hona-
pok Is esztend6k mentek el, ez-
alatt semmit mem tanult Csopak
Jozsef, SGT amt nagy kinnal a
fejebe vertek azel6tt, aprankent
ait is kieregette onnet. Pedig
mem volt rossz gyerek, csondes,
tartozkodo es halas ember ma
radt mindvegig a kantor ur pi-
paszagu viccei konnyekig meg
hatottak. Egy peche volt mind
ossze Csopak Joskanak. hogy
sziintelenll lemaradt mindenin-
men. Q exert mem haragudott
meg senkire, meg csak mem is
morgott, egyszertien el6kotorta
a heteske dohanyt, cigarettat csa-
.,o~l hafE1o - sorvv,,;totf G pakifO-
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1935-05-09

"Amerkai Magyar Hap eayhSzakna eayetekr
es k6r6knek hivaaios lapja a 1885

American Hungarian Journal official fellow
ing Hungarian Churches Societies and Clubs
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Gerhard and Doris Gamrad,
visited Sunday afternoon and were
supper guests at the John Lentz
home.
Bill Dunstan and John Lentz
were Sunday afternoon visitors al
the Thorval Hansen home.
Carl johnson was a Sunday
dinner and supper guest Of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Lloyd.
Grace Clark was an overnight
guest Saturday of Laverne Gam
radt.
Mrs. Dunstan and SON, Bill, spent
Friday afternoon at the Albert
Kind home.
Beatrice Schmitz spent Satur-
day and Sunday with Grandma
Pauly.
Raymond Gamradt spent Sun
day afternoon and was a supper
guest of Donavon Hansen.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Orth and FAM
lily were Friday evening visitors at
the William Grams home.
George Detterman called Mon
day at the ]. l. Drinker home.
Mrs. Albert Doege spent Monday
and Tuesday with Mrs. Henry
Pauly.
John Lentz was Friday eve
ming visitor at the Henry Poppe
home.
Mrs. Theodore Schmitz called
Monday at the Henry Pauly home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kind visited
Monday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Lloyd.
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Raymond Schloegie spent Sunday
afternoon with their many friends
in Sank Centre.
John jaeger called on Homer
Sippy Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Schloegle and
Fred Petermeier visited Thursday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Petermeier.
Mrs. Hubert Rierman and chill
dren were callers Friday morning
on Mrs. Joe Schloegfe.
A few farmers were busy seeding
rye and wheat on Friday afternoon.
Misses Beatrice and Alma Lin
derman spent Saturday at the Ed
Kinsella home with their brother,
Joe Linderman.
John Schieffer called Saturday
on William Schloegle.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Petermeier
and family and Benedict Schur-
mers were visitors at the Joe
Schloegle home Sunday afternoon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-04-18
State Highway "a

MFR. and Mrs. Will Sieben spen,
Sunday afternoon and took supper
at G. F. Botz's.
MIR. and Mrs. Ray Walker took
dinner at the Kennedy home Sun
day.
Betty Scott is spending this
week at the George Grundman
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Halverson and
family spent Sunday with relatives
at GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Huston, of
st. Cloud, spent Sunday at Chas.
Kortan's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Moening and
Miss Marie incoming spent Monday
at the Leo Schurman home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Huston and
Buddy took dinner at Ole Halver-
sons Tuesday.
Mrs. Leo Schurman and Evelyn
and Gladys Iwinski called at the
John incoming home Monday.
Ray Walker called on his mother
Mrs. H. w. Walker, Sank Centre,
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Bosl spent
Sunday at Fay Huston's.
Frank Kortan made a business
trip to the cities Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Farrow and
family, of Grey Eagle, spent Sun
day at the Fred Botz home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Grundman
and Dola and Audrey spent Sun
day evening at Ray Walkers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Huisman
spent few days at Compton,
MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Grundman
and Dola and Audrey were Sunday
dinner guests of Mrs. Kennedy's.
Joe Middendorf was a business
caller at Chas. Kortan's Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Huber spent
Thursday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Walker.
Miss Teasl Kennedy, Of Month
cello, is spending her Easter vaca-
ton with her mother, Mrs. P. w.
Kennedy.
Mrs. c. F. Botz and Lauretta
were Greenwald callers Monday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Walker spent
Friday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Reese at Long Prairie.
Miss Ann Rees, of Kandota, is
spending a few days at the George
Sukke home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Halverson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Huston and son,
Buddy, were Freeport callers Tues
day.
Miss Ruth Botz spent Thursday
night with Francis GRADER.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Botz and Nor
bert spent Wednesday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Botz and family.
Mrs. Kennedy entertained several
ladies at quilting party Tuesday
afternoon. A nice supper was SER
we'd at five o'clock.
Buddy Iwinski celebrated his
5th birthday anniversary Saturday
afternoon, by entertaining Freddie,
Bobby, Paul and Richard Botz. A
nice lunch was served and he re-
ceived several nice presents.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-04-18
Cedar Lake

Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Voller and
family were Sunday dinner guests
and spent the afternoon at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Lehners
at st. Francis.
Mrs. Leonard Ritter and sons,
Paul and Ray, were Friday even
ing visitors at the Ben Ahrens
home.
Mrs. A. ]. Orth and daughter,
Mable, were Wednesday evening
dinner guests at the Edward Mil
Ter home at West Union.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Koch and baby
and Miss Mildred johnson spent
Sunday at Melrose visiting rela-
tives ad friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kind and
son, Vernon, and daughter, Luz
ellie, motored to Gray Eagle Sun
day on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lloyd and
daughters, Laverne and Albute
and son, Earl, visited Sunday eve
ming at the Geo. Kind home al
Unity.
Mrs. Edward Ritter was a Fri
day visitor at the Paul Ritter
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Voller called
Thursday afternoon at the Bert
Martin home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Jacobs
and family and Elmer Gamradt
visited Tuesday evening at the
Mrs. Minnie Gamradt home.
Mr.. Sole called at the ThorvaI
Hansen home Monday evening.
Laverne and Alberta Gamradt
visited from SUNDAY until Wednes-
day at the Geo. Kind home al
Unity.
Miss Reva Drinker was q Fri.
day evening guest at the A. J
Orth home.
The Peterson children spent
Monday afternoon with Mildred
Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry lilies and
daughter, Marcella, were Tuesday
visitors at the Victor lilies home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl johnson and
son, Leroy, visited Friday evening
at the Mrs. Minnie Gamradt home
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pope were
Thursday evening visitors at the
Thorval Hansen home.
Mr.. ad Mrs. Albert Kind ant
family spent Sunday evening al
the Bill Dunstan home.
John Lentz, Thorval Hansen
and ]. L. Drinker were Sunday
visitors at the A. J. Orth home.
u Miss Laverne Gamradt spent
Friday and Saturday with Miss
Grace Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Besser and
baby were Sunday evening visitors
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
| Clark.
Joe Pauly, of Alexandria, spent
the weekend with his folks, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Pauly.
Mrs. Evelyn Meyer spent a few
days last week with Mrs. Victor
| lilies.
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and replaced with gravel. The
space to be considered the lawn, II
1t Is not already in grass, should be
worked over, and seeded into grass
this month or in early May. If the
grass is already there, 1t should
have a fine top dressing Of some
fertilizer, also with some fine soil
included. If the ground Is some
what uneven, weekly sweeping will
tend to level up the depressions.
Whether fruit, flowers, or vege-
tables are intended to be grown, 1t
Is worthwhile to till or spade deep
~ In the beginning. Good growers
turn over the soil as much as
eighteen inches deep, when laying
out a garden. Some trench the soil
L " to 2 feet deep, working rough,
straw manure into the bottom soil.
With the surface eighteen inches,
well rotten manure and bone meal
are Incorporated. A good begin
ming makes a great deal Of differ
ence in the ultimate results. A good
garden may be had with less eff
fort, but building upon solid
foundation, means permanence
with the best of results.
The next thing to do, is to decide
where the hedges are to be, If any
are allowable with the space on
hand. They may be used to separ-
ate the vegetable plots from the
flower borders and the lawn.
For an informal hedge, the
Japanese rose, Rosa rugosa, will
provide a useful informal hedge,
besides furnishing some flowers
throughout the summer. Rambler
rose make splendid screens on trel-
lis or wooden skeleton fence. If the
garden is large enough, pergola
of roses or of other climbers will
make it more attractive. Pave the
path beneath the pergola with
stones of varying sizes. Or if per-
COLA cannot be had, use arches or
pillars for Ginning plants. If the
ground has been newly trenched,
the roses should not be planted I'M
til the ground has had little time
to settle.
What to plant to secure per
manent, easily cared for home gar
den is generally question Of ques-
lions. But If one will choose plants
that can be relied upon for vigor,
permanence, and hardness, few
mistakes will be made. Plants that
are common and familiar are in no
sense to be avoided, since plants
which have longest served man
kind, are rich in legends and folk
lore are most suggestive in the
home garden.
The beginners anchor sheet is
usually described as a border of
mixed perennial flowers, which
provide blooms, in spring, summer
and fall, for use both indoors and
out. It depends also how much is
to be spent in stocking a garden,
what quantities can be obtained,
whether plants or seeds are to be
used.
The best display of flowers for
the first year will be from annual
sorts started early inside, or sown
outside where the plants are to
bloom. Or some of them may per-
haps be purchased locally. A good
selection will be such sorts as As
tiers, Larkspur, Stocks, Sweet Peas.
Zinnia, Poppies, Cornflowers, Cal
endula, Nemesia, Mignonette, God
eta, Clarkias, Candyfruit, etc. If
some gladiolus are added to these,
the grower will he amply repaid
for his first summer of gardening
| 1y>arofinpc
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-04-18
The Garden
Department
By Ferdinand Wiener
How To Start q Flower Garden

How To Start q Flower Garden
This will seem unnecessary to a
good many people, most of them
say that they know what they
want. However, there is always
call for information Of this sort, so
I hope that the reader will pardon
me for what seems to be needless
repetition.
After the necessary leveling or
grading of the ground has been
done, decide where the main walks
will be, and mark them out These
may be grass or gravel, according
to the discretion of the grower. If
they are to be of gravel, remove the
grass, and replace with gravel. Six
or more inches should be removed
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-04-18
Pleasant Valley

Miss Mary Howe, Of ST.. Paul, is
spending the spring vacation at
her cottage at Spring Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Neal and chill
dren were dinner guests at Mrs.
Ella Christie's Sunday evening.
Doris Christie and Don Quentin
Beck were visitors at Dis. No. 5
School, near West Union, Tuesday
afternoon.
Miss Florence Kennedy, who has
been spending her vacation at the
home Of her brother, Chas. Ken
nedy, returned to her school duties
at Quicken, Minnesota, Saturday.
One more telephone was added
to the 20F line last week; Mr..
Theo. Wiener's whose ring is 20F-
%. r
Dorothy George was absent from
school last week, being a victim of
the mumps.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-04-18

industries to close down, which
would throw yet more people out
Of employment.
There are thousands Of small
concerns In this country that en-
ploy II or is persons. The payroll
tax does not apply to concerns en-
ploying less than 10. Consequently,
the bill offers an inducement to
these small concerns to lay off
enough help to exempt them from
the payroll tax. That might result
in thousands being laid Off. in my
opinion it would be better to let the
whole subject go over until the
next Congress than to pass some
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-04-18

general intention Is concerned. Des-
pite my keen interest In humane
character OF the measure I have
been constrained to speak against
its passage in its present form and
will vote In opposition. MY reason
for doing so Is that the bill Is in
adequate, SO far as old age pen
sions Is concerned; also, that It WIN
not become effective for several
years, that 1t will not aid recovery
but viii retard 1t, that It imposes
tax burdens inadmissable at this
time, that 1t proposes a new and
unnecessary bureau In Washington,
that 1t fails to meet the problem of
unemployment, that 1t offers con-
fusion of suggestions and furnishes
no assurance against future depres-
sions.
Despite these objections, I repeat
my approval of the general purpose
OF legislation Of this kind and my
hearty endorsement of some Of the
provisions of the present bill.
Those portions Of the bill which
deal with security tor children,
probably the most tragic victims Of
the depression, will find a ready
response in every sympathetic and
understanding heart. The report on
the bill shows that 40 per cent Of
persons on relief are children un-
der 16. or approximately 9 million
youthful souls. The proposals to aid
maternal and child welfare are
commendable and so is the propos-
al to give additional aid to the
Public Health Service.
It Is obvious from the provisions
of the bill that it cannot be made
effective for several years. Hence,
1t will be bitter disappointment to
those who have looked hopefully
to this administration for immed-
late relief.
The measure is wholly made
quate and will defeat the very ends
sought to be accomplished. The age
limit of 65 is too high to give help
in solving the unemployment pro-
blem. This Is a machine age and
the demand is for young and Wig
orous workers. AS a matter OF fact
theaverage worker, today, Is con-
sidered unemployalble after passing
the age Of As. It is my feeling that
the age limit should be 60 at the
very highest.
The Administrations measure
proposes that the federal govern
ment shall match dollar for dollar
with the states up to SIS per month
and in that it is discriminatory in
that states that are bankrupt, or
nearly so, would not be able to
participate, hence, persons living In
those states would not receive any
benefits. In order to remove this
discrimination the entire pension
should be paid by the Federal Gov
eminent, so that all may be treated
alike.
The bill contains several danger
Gus features that in my judgment
would greatly retard, If not pre-
vent, recovery. The provisions deal
ing with unemployment insurance
and compulsory annuities would
impose three taxes upon payrolls
totalling 9 per cent. Clearly, in
dustry cannot carry that additional
burden at this time when many in
dustries are operating at a positive
loss. The imposition Of this tax
would undoubtedly compel many