The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-24
EXIT PLANNING BOARD

EXIT PLANNING BOARD
After a hectic existence, the Planning
Board has disbanded, as the membership
has found that it was neither appreciated
nor recognized.
Organized quite sometime ago, to aid the
City Council and to promulgate and investi-
gate city improvement, the membership
made I'D of the various civic, welfare and
church groups, found that its service was
contained merely in meeting once a month.
Hence, none of the members felt that they
were giving community service under that
kind of existence.
Organized as a buffer for the Council,
it was never used in that fashion, and to the
credit of the membership, we want to say,
that they did try to fill the niche in city af-
fairs which they were expected to take when
appointed.
An organization of this kind may be of
benefit in larger city, but its duties In
city of the size of Sank Centre overlap with
those of the Council in some instances. A
planning board is of use only where it can
function in full harmony and cooperation
with the council, and when it has projects
to keep the membership interested.
No tears will be shed over the fact that
the planning board has disbanded, nor do the
members regret their decision to disband. 1t
was an experiment, fostered by one OF the
city's past councilmen, and the failure to
exist and function cannot be laid at the door
of the board.
It is possible, however, that such an
organization might attempt in time to con-
troll the actions of council Democratic
government provides for elective officers,
responsible to the electorate, and as the
Council is open to the suggestion of citizens
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reason for the continuance of group which
must scratch their heads to find measures
for activity and planning.
YEA, AND THEY ARE NOT ONLY
FISHING LAWS
Law making bodies pass more and more
laws each session, and some of them become
quite complicated for the layman or citizen.
That however, is the reason why we have
lawyers. Game and fish laws become more
numerous each year, and the fisherman who
wishes to abide by the law, must carry book
with him, for he cannot remember the pro-
visions of more than one or two at any time
Ut course, If you have hard time of re-
memberlng the provisions of certain laws,
how would you like to abide by this extract
from Section 375, Revised Laws of Hawaii,
1885:
Nothing in this section contained shall pro-
hibit the use of nets other contrivances,
except wire fences, wire nets and wire OBJ
structions aforesaid in fishing for, and
taking nehu, puhikii amaka opelu hinalea,
oama, oopukai, maiii maomao, manini iao
ahoehole opae, hinana, oopunopil oopun-
akea, kole, iheihe,. mamamo paoo ohua-pal-
emo, ohua-aliko. maloo, akilolo, hahalalu
akule, piha, alaih, uu, ahaaah pull, alalaua,
awooweo, upapalu, publ, ukui, makoiko,
alooi, aalahea, pakii goldfish and catfish"
The above law is, most likely, a good
one in Hawaii for the protection and
propagation of food fish, yet we know as
much about it as we do of many foolish and
silly bills proposed to the legislature each
year. And don't forget some of the bills are
assinine to the nth degree.