The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-29

close to a thousand members in a
great agricultural county. On stress
ing the subject of tax consciousness
he mentioned that Nebraska was
advertised as the white spot in the
American nation with no bonded
indebtedness but stated that was
due to the fact that the state con-
stitution in Nebraska permits no
bonded indebtedness. The dark
spot in the Nebraska situation
however, according to Mr.. Gaines,
was the fact that farmers bear
most of the taxes in his state and
suggested as a remedy that there
be a tax on real estate. He paid
tribute to the work being done by
the committee of 10 in the U. S.
to study the tax problem, especial
ly as it concerns agriculture.
Mr.. Gaines comments on the cost
of crime brought out many enlight-
ening figures. He stated that the
cost of crime in this country is fiji
teen billion dollars per year, and
that our American people spend
six billion dollars for gambling,
both of which seem unnecessary
expenditures. To illustrate the cost
of crime in this country he men
toned that this one item alone in
one year cost the American people
enough money to furnish the mon
ey to purchase a farm for every
farm boy in the u. S. and give
this boy SO years time to pay the
same at the lowest rate of interest
yet known. He showed that the
cost for an additional year would
furnish a county agricultural
agent, home demonstration agent,
and a full time All leader, not
for every county in the U. S. but
for every agricultural township. In
addition to that there would be
enough money left to place $780,
600 hospital in every township.
There would still be enough money
left the second year to run all the
schools of the U. S. without taxes.
If such a measure could be carried
out for third year it would furn-
ish enough revenue to give every
person over 60 in the U. S. pen
sion of 500 per month. In paying
further tribute to All club work,
Boy Scout work, etc., he stated
that this training for citizenship
is the best method to attack the
crime problem.
In commenting on how the av-
erage American spends his money,
he stated that of each dollar spent
26c goes for necessities of life, 22c
for luxuries, 14c are actually wasted
while only 1.5c are spent for educa-
ton and less than seventy-five
hundredths of 1c are spent for
religious purposes. In his mind a
combination of training for relig-
ion, education and extra activities
such as scout work, All club work
would do more in correcting the
crime problem and in that way save
taxes than any other method of
tax economy that might be carried
out.
The sports program carried out
following the main platform num-
bers at the Farm Bureau picnic
at st. Johns brought out large
number of participants and much
larger number of interested on
lockers. Some twenty events were
carried out and the placings for
these events are as follows:
100 yard dash-boys 10 and I'M
der: 1. Norman Bork; 2. Edward
Eizenzimmer; 3. Elmo Arnold.
100 yard dash-boys IA to 20:
1. Edward Beier; 2. Sylvester
Haehn; 8. Vincent Kowski.
so yard dash-girls 10 and I'M
der: 1. Shirley Lackey; 2. Virginia
Weivoda; 8. Viola Klein.
so yard dash-girls ii to 20:
1. Catherine Schwinghammer; 2.
Anna Schuma; 8. Marie Orban.
Ladies shoe kicking contest: l..
Catherine Schwinghamer; 2. Eliz-
abeth Didier; 8. Marie Orban.
Three legged race: Boys IA to 20;
1. Joseph and Alex Didier; q Nor
man Bork and James Gronli; 3.
Sylvester Post and Roger Bernard.
Sack race-boys Is and under:
i. <AiCA hiuicI, q. cIduClS AcIIicT,
3. Leroy Kiley.
Sack race-boys IA to 20: 1. Vim
cent Kowski; 2. Orlando Weivoda;
3. Edmund Thole.
Three legged race-girls IA to 20:
1. Anna Schuma and Harriet Kie-
Ike; 2. Catherine and Mildred
Schwinghamer; 3. Marie and Mar
guerite Orban.
Wheelbarrow race-boys Is and
under: 1. Norman Bork and James
Gronli; 2. Alex and Joe Didier; 8.
Edgar and Leander Stock.
Shoe race-girls 10 to 20: 1. AL
vina Ostendorf; 2. Marie Orban;
8. Marguerite Orban.
Shoe race-boys 10 to 20: 1. Le-
roy Ruehle; 2. Sylvester Haehn; 8.
Joseph Zehrer.
Hog calling contest: 1. AL Thole;
2. Henry Ostendorf.
Pole race, men (team of 81: 1.
Vincent Kowski and team; 2. Rob-
ert Bernard and team; 8. Victor
Kunkel and team.
Tug OWar-East VS.. West: l..
West; 2. East.
Tire throwing contest: 1: Al
Thole; 2. Sylvester Bidder; 3. Jack
Steman.
Rolling pin throwing contest
women: 1. Mrs. John Weivoda; 2.
Mrs. Joe Theis; 3. Mrs. J. C..
Schwinghamer.
The All sports program of the
Farm Bureau and All annual pic