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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-23

mar, Redwood Falls, Sandborn,
Worthington and Sank Centre. Az
ter presenting the condition of un-
completed parts of Highway II,
Commissioner M. Hoffman and one
of his assistants from the High
way Department went over the
proposed program for 1899 with
the delegation.
A stretch of Highway II between
Window and Sandborn Is said to
be the poorest on this popular high
way, and part, If not all of this
stretch will be built this year, said
Walt Gritzmacher, Community
Club representative. A stretch in
the vicinity of Redwood Falls is
also slated to be completed this
year, as well as one or two short
stretches that need attention.
That piece Of highway from
Willmar north to Belgrade was
started last year as relief pro-
ject, and cannot be completed un-
til the State has funds available.
Robert Newman, Of the State
Highway Patrol, formerly Of Sank
Centre, was interviewed by the
local delegate regarding installation
Of a short wave broadcasting sta
ton for police purposes in this city.
He stated that rumor that such
a station would be erected in Sank
Centre was not true. However, he
said, he would notify local club
officials If the State should appro-
pirate money for such purpose, as
Sank Centre is quite favorably
located for a broadcasting station
of that kind.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-23

visor. the entire amount of the loan
must be used for alfalfa or clover
seed, lime, fertilizer or ether sup
plies which will be needed in car
rying out approved soil building
practices. The amount loaned will
not exceed sixty percent of the ap-
proximiate AAA payment and will
be secured by an assignment OF
that payment, he added.
In order to be eligible for these
FSA loans, an applicant must be
recommended by the AAA county
committee and unable to secure
the necessary credit elsewhere, Mr..
]. A. Brinkman stated.
This is in line with the FSA's
policy of making loans only to
farmers unable to secure credit
from any other source. The Dor
rover who can get the financing
which he needs from his bank or
any private institution, is not ELI
gible fer FSA loans, the supervisor
said.
All applications for loans must be
made at the Stearns County AAA
office in st. Cloud, Minnesota.
According to the eligibility re-
quirements outlined by Mr.. Brink
man, loans to cooperate in the
AAA program will be made only tc
farmers who meet the following
qualifications: % farmers who
without such loan would be I'M
able to participate in the program
because of inability to finance the
purchase of the materials neces-
sary in order to carry out soil
building practices; (2) farmers
whom the county AAA committee
recommend from the standpoint of
character and integrity; 60 farm
ers who agree to use the full
amount of the loan for the pur-
chase of materials to be used in
carrying cut approved soil-building
practices; ca farmers who have
not executed and agree not to ex-
ecute an assignment of their pay
ment other than to the Farm Sc
curity Administration.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-23
POULTRY BUSINESS
LARGE IN EAST
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T.
Lovik Returned From
Extended Trip Last Week

Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Lovik re-
turned from an extended business
trip to Eastern United States last
week Thursday night. This was a
business trip for Swift & Co.,
whom Mr.. Lovik represents as man.
ager of their large poultry plant
in this city. Mr.. and Mrs. Lovik
added pleasure to this business
trip and visited with relatives in
Chicago, ILL.,, and saw sights in
many of the large eastern cities.
Their trip took them to Philadel-
phia, Washington, D. c., and New
York City.
At Rotary Club Tuesday noon
Mr.. Lovik gave an interesting &C
count on sidelights of their visit
in the East. He told about the
Worlds Fair in New York, from a
birds eye view received from the
top of one Of his company's plants.
The fair, he said, is not yet open
to the public, but what he was
able to see of it, he said was stu
pendous.
Mr.. Lovik made side trips thru
Wilkesbarre, Bethlehem and Read
ing, Pennsylvania, in the interests
Of the poultry industry, which he
says has reached large proportions
in that country. He gave an idea
of the magnitude of the business
in the East, stating that many peo-
pie went in poultry because
of economic reasons, such as fact
cries closing, etc. The breed most
popular in that country, is cross
Of Barred Rocks and Rhode Is
land Reds. He saw in one plant,
where 10000 birds are slaughtered
daily, thousands of these birds, all
one variety being fed for the trade.
Washington, D. c., he said, is a
beautiful city, and well worth a
trip to the East. He made tour
of important and historical sites by
taxi cab where he saw Lincoln
Memorial, Washington monument
and many magnificent federal
buildings.
One of the new poultry sidelines
of the East, he said, was the rails
ing of ducklings, which in ten
weeks reach a weight Of five
pounds. Dealers in ducklings at
that time had taken a loss in these
birds as the market had slumped
from 22c to 15c per pound after
they were loaded up for sale to the
public.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-23

and old; he loved children; was a
lover of nature and the out-of-
doors. His best hobby was to take
lunch and spend the afternoon
at the lake or woods with his fam
lily and friends. George lived a
busy life-he had no time for idle
ness; yet he always found time to
help his neighbors or a worthy
cause.
His life was a fine example OF
Christianity. He was a credit to
the community in which he lived
and was a grand friend and coun-
cellor.
BY Bob Elliott.
John HI. Buck
John H. Buck, IS years old, pass
ed away in this city on Monday,
March 20, at 9:35 a. m, following
weeks illness. Death came to
him at the Thos. Clough home on
Birch Street. He was born on
January 2, 1874.
Mr.. Buck had been the efficient
janitor at the City Hall for several
years. He came to this city six
years ago.
Funeral services were held at
the Sank Centre Funeral Parlors
Wednesday afternoon, with Rev. p.
]. Jansen officiating. Albert Park
er sang at the service and he was
accompanied on the piano by Supt.
w. A. Kohl. Interment was made
in Oakland cemetery. The pail
bearers were: Oscar Holmberg,
John Kane, Thos. Clough, S. G..
Schwarzbauer, George Fish and
Fred Walker.
Deceased is survived by three
daughters: Mrs. Vernold Wetterling,
Mrs. Dewayne Quigley and Mrs.
Clemens Krebsbach.
In attendance at the service
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Vernold Wetter-
ling, of Kensington, Mimi; Mr.. and
Mrs. Dewayne Quigley and daugh-
ter, of st. Paul; Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
ems Krebsbach and Robert krebs-
bach, Of Max, N. d.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-23
Gasoline Tax Refunds
Rise in Minnesota
Percentage Paid Out Here
Three Times the Average in
Other States Is Report

Urging support of pending bills
in the legislature to stop evasion
Of the gasoline tax collection laws,
officials of the Citizens Tax Relief
Association in a report made pub
lie this week disclosed that refunds
of the gasoline tax in Minnesota
are three times as high as the aver
age in other states allowing re-
funds.
More than 100000 a year in
gasoline taxes, possibly 81 1000,
is being lost to the state through
improper refunds, smuggling into
the state of gasoline without tax
and other evasions, John F. Scott,
president of the association, said.
He asked that taxpayers here urge
their legislators to support Senator
James A. Carley, author of the
pending bills, and others in their
effort to stop up the loopholes in
the present laws that help to make
possible the evasions.
1.-The refund privilege allowed
for non-highway uses of gasoline
is being abused" Mr.. Scott said.
1.-The amount paid out in refunds
has increased tremendously. Back
in 1880 only 9.3 percent of the gaso-
line tax was paid back in refunds.
The total now has increased to 13
percent. Refunds in 1888 reached
an all-time high Of $2,667, I'll.
"This is three times the percent
age paid out in refunds in the 9TH
er states making refunds.
while refunds loom SO large in
Minnesota, they have been held
down to a low level or eliminated
altogether in many states. The
percentage in Ohio, with a good
gasoline collection system, has new
err run over 5 percent Of collections
in recent years. Refunds in Mich
igan in 1887 were 4.3 percent of
collections and in New York only
81 percent. The figure in Nebras-
ka was only percent.
wisconsin has approximately the
same number Of tractors as Min
nesota. Refunds in Wisconsin
amounted to $1,495,000 in 1897
while the total paid out in Mime
sofa was $2,301, 900.
Eleven states have abolished re-
funds or exemptions under the gas
oline tax altogether because Of the
abuses and the difficulties Of en-
forcement, and three other states
virtually have eliminated them. Un.
less the abuses are corrected in
Minnesota there will be demand
for abolition of refunds here.
The bills pending in the legisla'
ture would require an oath with
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-23
Bills In Minnesota
LegislativeHopp'r

Agriculture
Increasing oleomargarine tax. ST
462. In dairy products committee.
HF 459. In agriculture committee.
Appropriations
Relief deficiency, $3,000,000. HF
537. Passed by house. State insti-
tutions. HF 1902. Head Of house
general orders.
Beer and Liquor
Local option on 80 beer. HF 224.
In liquor control committee. Uni
form closing hours. ST 414. Passed
by senate. ST 600 On senate gen.
eral orders. Advancing off-sale
liquor closing from 8 to 10 p. m. IIF
7O2. Passed by house. On senate
general orders.
Civil Service
State employees. ST 8, IS and II.
In civil administration committee.
HF COL. Passed by house. Hennepin
county employees. HF 682 and 1179.
! In towns and counties committee.
Commerce and Trade
Defining and regulating fair
trade practices. ST 651. On general
orders. HF 664. Recommended by
commerce, manufacture and retail
trade committee. Creating interim
committee to study freight rate
discrimination. HF 1912. In house
rules committee.
Crime
Broadening definition of disor-
derby conduct. ST $50. On senate
general orders. HF BIT. In house
judiciary committee. Requiring
pistol permits. ST SIG. On senate
general orders. HF 635. On house
calendar, re-referred to crime
committee.
Departmental Reorganization
Abolishing commission of admin.
istration and finance CBig Three
ST 9 and II, HF 6 and "a, in civil
administration committee, both
houses.
Abolishing state executive coun.
Gil. ST 10. Passed by senate. In
house civil administration commit
tee.
Transferring oil inspection divi
SIGN to supervision of state trea
surer. HF 38, ST 131. In civil ad.
ministration committee, both
houses.
Creating state department of in.
stiutions, abolishing board of con
troll. ST AT, IF 453. In civil ad.
ministration committee, both
houses.
Creating department of social
welfare. ST 416, HF 454. In civil
administration committee, both
houses.
Creating department of crime
and corrections, abolishing parole
board. ST SIT, HF 581. In civil
administration committee, both
houses.
Recognizing cil inspection divi
sion and Tightening tax regula
tons. ST 818, $40, 800, 821 and 822
In motor vehicles committee. ST
821 prohibiting blending). On sen.
ate calendar.
Creating state relief commission
ST 1925. Head of general orders
Re-referred to finance committee
Education
Enlarging functions of state
teachers colleges. HF 81, ST 100
In house university and state
schools, senate education commit
tees.
Creating interim commission tC
study education system. ST TIC. Or
general orders. Re-referred tc
| finance committee.
| Elections
Interim committee proposal fol
changes in election laws. ST IL, HF
3. In elections committee, botf
! houses.
Game and Fish
Reducing nonresident license
fee. ST 1. Passed by senate. II
house game and fish committee.
Fixing game and fish open sea
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-23

an application for refund, i'm
pose heavy penalty for filing a
false claim, force all shippers to
report shipments of gasoline into
the state and provide more effective
machinery in many other ways to
prevent evasions of the tax.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-23
FSA SUPERVISOR
ANNOUNCES SOIL
CONSERVING LOAN

Farmers unable to participate
in the 1889 soil conservation pro-
gram because of lack of funds for
material to carry out soil building
practices, may now secure Farm
Security Administration loans for
this purpose through the local AAA
Committee, J. A. Brinkman. FSA's
county supervisor announced today.
According to the county super
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-23
EASTER CANTATA
MARCH 10Th
CONTINUED From Page One)

Choir.)
VIII. The Song of Angels
CWomen's chorus.
XI. The Women at the Sepul-
chre-(Choir.)
x. Now is Christ Risen-Choir.
XII. I Know that My Redeemer
Liveth-Soprano solo, Mrs. George
Berggreen.
XII. Our Lord Viotorious-Choir.
XIII. Lift UP Your Heads-Bass
solo, Mr.. A. Parker.
XIV. The King of Glory-Final
chorus.
Offertory Solo - Selected, Miss
Helen Ranstad.
Mrs. r. E. Cooper, organist.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-23
Stretches of Highway
n To Be Improved
Work On Poorest Piece Of
Road Will Be Done In
1899, Said Commissioner

Representatives of commercial
organizations and community clubs
at a meeting Of Highway II As
ISOLATION held in st. Paul Wednes-
day, March 18th, were from Will
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-23
Mrs. Jos. Beste Passed
Away March 18th
George Grundman
Continued from Page One)

gerken, of Sank Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-23
A Tribute To George Grundman
LIFE IS THAT WAY"

He came to my home in the
morning; was saddened to hear Of
his passing in the afternoon.
I had known him for thirty years
or more. I have helped him with
his farm work-he has helped me
in my shop. Sometimes we just
went to visit. His home was ever
radiant with welcome for young
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-20
END THE AGE LIMITS

THE report of the Committee on Employment
Problems of Older Workers, appointed by Sec
retary of Labor Perkins last year, is light of
hope in the sky of the worker who is growing old.
A few quoted sentences from that report are worth
more than many arguments. For instance:
"None of the records studied derived from
several entirely different lines of skilled work)
showed decline in earning power with advancing
age. In some instances the productivity of older
workers found to be actually greater than that
of younger employees"
''We strongly recommend that the Federal
Civil Service Commission and appointing officers
of the government abolish age limits for entrance
into government service"
eve wish to call attention to the fact that en-
ployes themselves can help to break down the
prejudices against older workers, and that the
problem has been successfully dealt with through
union contracts"
Here are some eminently commonsensible
reasons for dropping in the waste basket the
maxim that "the worker over 40 is DONE" 1t is
merely a part of the vicious drive that first be-
came possible on large scale in steel; and has
spread to many industries The union contract is
the most hopeful agency but the aboshing of age
limits by civil service commissions would do lot.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-20

CFrom the Hartford Courant, Hartford, Comm
THE American Federation of Actors has an
nounced positive prohibition against jokes
directed by its members against the WPA and its
employees. The regulation was hardly necessary
one WPA joks is very much like another, and the
main point on which they are based-slow motion
is by this time almost as stale as ''Who was the
lady seen you with last nght?' There was time
when the concept of a resting on shovel
raised laughter; today it is good only for a yawn
But it is not only over-famarity that has
dulled the point Of the WPA joke. Hartford at
least, has had one exciting demonstration of the
fact that WPA employees can work amazingly well
when their hearts are in their jobs. Last Septem-
Der when the oae flood waters thatened to repeat the
of WPA workers shaved day and night to build the
sandbag dixie along Sheldon street and Van Dyke
that kept the flood out OF the city. No one
who saw the devoted work by the WPA men dur
ing those hours when no one kcnw whether or not
the river could be held back smile at even the
freshest gag concerning the inertia of the en-
ployes Of the Works Progress Administration.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-20
ADMINISTRATION OF LABOR LAW

st labor law seeks to provide service or protec
~ tion for those who work in the relationship OF
~ employees. 1t is fundamental to the purpose of the
law that it's administration should be in the hands
.e of those who understand labor problems and who
Di know how and where to build up controls to ac-
co complish the purpose of the law. Some admins
81 traitors imagine that just giving orders is all that
hs is needed But orders are only one step. First
IN they must be the right orders. Then those to
u whom the orders affect must understand them and
a. be prepared to help in enforcement Understanding
Il of purpose, understanding of what procedures will
a accomplish that purpose, and the will to cooperate
a for result are needed along all concerned.
b From this basic statement it is obvious why
h administrators of labor law need to know workers
L and their problems and the labor movement
! through which workers operate. These things can
! be known only through personal experience and
+ contacts. The training necessary for those in key
positions in the administration of labor law can
! be had only by experience in the labor movement,
by experience with the problems in industry or by
] some kind of internship with unions preparatory
to administrative duties
Many governmental divisions have found it
necessary to train their personnel for their special
problems. Such training is basic in developing
civil service standards and traditions. Arrange
ments could be made with unions to give future
labor administrators an opportunity for first hand
contacts with representatives of labor and labor
problems that future civil servants administer
ing labor laws may know conditions under which
labor lives and works and see remedial legislation
from the standpoint of the workers concerned
Labor laws in the man constitute standards or
rights that have been tried out in private expert
ence and have demonstrated their usefulness as
to have been made general rules by the representa-
tives of the General Public. The practical step to
make these rules effective is to know the expert
ence of those concerned with the private develop
ment For this reason the American Federation
of Labor has consistently urged that union repre-
sentatives should be included in administrative po-
sitons where their experience can be most helpful
in developing administrative policies. Civil Ser
vice provisions should take into account the value
OF training in the labor movement for the admin
stration of labor law. Practical experience is the
counterpart of administrative experience in indus
try and commerce. AS preparatory discipline for
administration it is the equivalent even more
than the equivalent of academic training.
Labor has distinctive contribution to make to
labor law administration.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-20
Il A LUMP OF PLAIN SENSE

( ORGANIZED labor of North Carolina has been
going down the line for wage-hour law fol-
that state, and James f. Barrett, former president
of the State Federation of Labor, was chosen to
speak to the legislative committee. Among the
large number of things worth quoting which he
said were these:
eve have long had to face the question of the
ing, and is entitled to the same wage for the same
work performed that any other man is entitled to-
The other reason is the age-old reason for self
preservation. We have had to elevate the wage
standard of the Negro, the white laborer
pulled down to the level of the Negro wage"
If employers would get as much horse sense
this labor leader showed, they would see that
while the wages of any human being, black or
white, are kept low, that persons purchasing pow
er is kept low. They would see that every wage
cut is a drain on the market They would see that
to fire a million relief workers, when there are no
private jobs for them, is about the worst possible
thing they could do to business
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-20
May Day be dedicated to child health and federal

May Day be dedicated to child health and federal
law was passed for that purpose.
Child Health Day is properly part of the plans
for child welfare for which the Children's Bureau
was created. The welfare of mothers and children
is an index to the future of the Nation No in
teligent people can leave it's security in this field
to the chance of existing conditions or to the econ
omc resources of the individual family.
The Social Security Act provides for federal
grants to state programs for maternity and infant
care, and for assistance to orphaned and physically
handicapped children. AS May 1889 dawns there
is in preparation a second White House Confer
ence on child welfare. Coming at time when
national health policies are in the making, the
Conference will probably have a special focus on
health provisions as basic and indispensable to all
other phases of child betterment.
Central labor unions everywhere are urged to-
initiate or participate in community programs for
child health. Do your best to turn such efforts to-
constructive undertakings. In no community do
mothers and infants have adequate medical care
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-20
RECEIPTS FOR PAYMENTS

WILL the Social Security Act be amended so as
to give each worker receipt for everything
paid for him toward old age and unemployment
benefits-or not? No one knows. All labor wants
this; and the more urgently labor expresses its
wishes, the better But no decision seems to have
been reached yet.
Mr.. Altmeyer, chairman of the Social Security
Board, has at least twice gone out of his way tc
suggest that this way of insuring the workers be
adopted. But it has not been
William Green, president of the A. F. of L., has
written: thousands of wage earners have not in
their possession any evidence indicating their
equities in old age pensions" And the thousands
possibly millions, remain in just the same fix as
before
The required amendment has been offered to
the Security Act; but it is not being pushed. I'm
doubtedly, its passage would cause little trouble
and bother But it is needed.