The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-06
Farm Bureau
Folks Enjoy
July 4 Picnic
JOE ZWACH, 20 YEAR
MEMBER, HONORED
WITH BUTTON

Tugs-C'-War, races, horseshoe
pitching and softball game made
psln old-fashioned celebration al
the Fourth of July for 500 Red
wood county Farm Bureau MEM
bers and their families who at
tended the organizations annual
picnic at Wabasso.
E. j. Thye, deputy state COM
missioner of agriculture, spoke on
marketing, distribution and other
problems of the farmer, pointing
out advances made in legislative
consideration of agriculture.
A 20 year membership button
was presented Joseph Zwach of
Walnut Grove, former county
bureau president, by William
Poulsen, present head of the or
ganization. Mr.. Zwach responded
with "reminiscences of the early
days of the bureau and his re-
marks were followed by brief his
torical talks by A. M. Dennistoun
of WabaSso and Ed Fenske of
Morgan.
Wilbur Schmidt of Redwood
Falls and Ralph FLAG of Sanborn
told of their work in the insur-
ance department.
when the farm bureau started,
farmers knew they had no repre-
Sentation in congress or the legis-
lature," Thye told his audience.
You have been recognized in
Washington since then"
No organizations were contacted
so much in the last legislature as
the state farm bureau and CO.
associations, he said.
milk sells for from 9 to IA
cents per quart in the city while
the farmer receives 2 cents per
quart for it," he pointed out, lay
ing part of the high cost of milk
distribution in the cities at the
door of labor leaders.
The state labor relations act has
done much for harmony in his
opinion.
THE land is the nations wealth.
If it were not for the grain and
grass growing out of the earth,
we wouldn't need the railroads or
big buildings in the cities.
There is no justification in
$4.65 hogs" he added, ''but if we
as farmers accept it, we'll always
get handed the same package"
The program opened with two
musical selections by Mabel
Christensen of Milroy. Leroy
CORES of Wanda gave two num-
bers on mouth organ and guitar
and the Wanda All trio, includ-
ing Bernadette Jenniges, Janette
Eichten and Gertrude Jenniges,
sang.
Otto Lindeman, chairman of the
cooperative council, announced
the livestock marketing meeting
to be held at Wabasso Friday eve
ming.
i The sports program supervised
by ]. L. Slaymaker, MIR. Fenske
and j. r. Price, occupied the lat
ter part of the afternoon. The
tug-of-war between east and west
was won by those living west of
Wabasso. Winners in other sports
were: races girlS'-ten and under
first, JEANNE Schultz; second,
Mabel Pickett; third, Parnell
Dresow; girls and small
first, George Sanderson; second,
Louise PlaetZ; boys-10 and under
first, Victor Aftermath second,
Clayton Pickett; third, Robert
Hansen; boys-15 and under =
first, Lloyd Gambol; second, Ar
thur Pickett; third, Sylvester
Hertling; girls-all ages-tie, YER
onica Plaetz and Doris Dresow;
third, Lila Lindeman; boys bicy-
Gle race-first. Leroy Goblirsch;
second, Cyril Lensing; third, Vim
cent Franta; horseshoe-first Mr..
Fenske; second, Irwin Quesen-
berry.
Wabasso merchants furnished
coffee and the Wabasso school, the
seats. Music was furnished by the
Wabasso band, loudspeaking
system being used on the grounds.
The Clements kittenball team
won by 30 over picked team
from Milroy and Lucan.