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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-23
URGES 20To CUT
In NON-DEFENSE
PUBLIC SPENDING
Governor Stassen Proposes
That Local, State and Federal
Governments Reduce

Stressing the necessity Of sacri-
fees to meet problems growing out
of the defense program, Governor
Harold E. Stassen in an address be-
fore the National Tax Association
in st. Paul this past week urged
that the federal, state and local
governments reduce their monde.
Tense expenditures twenty percent
These are times for sacrifice,
Governor Stassen said, land 1t is
not for us in the state or local gov
ernments to say, The federal gov
eminent should cut down its non
defense spending nor for the fed
eral officials alone to say: The
states and local communities should
cut down. Together we should
face this mutual problem and elm
mate one dollar out of every five
spent for items not essential to
the national defense"
Governor Stassen told persons at
tending the convention that our tax
program should not be viewed as
one primarily to redistribute pur-
chasing power. Mariner S. Eccles
chairman of the board Of governors
of the Federal Reserve system, in
an earlier talk has discarded the
idea that taxation is solely for rails
ing needed revenue and proposed
in effect that it be utilized to redis-
tribute wealth. He suggested that
heavier levies be imposed on those
living in what he called creditor
areas" and the money collected dis
tributed to persons in debtor
areas"
Governor Stassen said such q
program would discourage individ-
ual initiative.
"As a basic part Of the philoso-
ply of our tax policy" the Cover
nor said, IT would rather trust the
individual initiative and enterprise
of 100 million American individuals
than the greatest master plan that
could be worked out by all the in.
tellect that could be gathered In
one place at one time"
The power to tax can be the pow
er to destroy a free economy and
individual initiative, Governor Stas-
sen said. 1T can be the power to
install a master planned economy
bearing many similarities to the
Fascist controlled economy and the
Nazi controlled economy" he add
ed.
eff it would become a settled
and known governmental policy
that he who saved would have il
taken from him. that he who pro-
duced would be regimented and
have the fruits of his production
taken away, and that he who Meth
err saved nor produced would have
handed to him ample purchasing
power it would be a major tragedy
in the history of the land"
Governor Stassen said the dan
gers Of initiation are real and that
direct steps should be taken to
meet them. In addition to reducing
non-defense public spending, ne
proposed:
Nationwide agreement negotiat.
ed with leaders Of organized labor
placing a ceiling on wages.
Nationwide agreement with lead
ers of agriculture on a fair ratio
of agricultural prices.
On other articles, fixing Of a CELL
ing on prices.
Nationwide appeals for savings
by individuals.
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Improving Human Race

Abuse of alcohol, faulty system
of schooling and the narrowing Of
three great problems that challenge
medicine, psychiatry and modern
science today, D. c. Charles Bur-
lingame of Connecticut, one Of the
pioneers in mental treatment, re-
Gently said.
The mental weakness Of men and
women, according to DR.. Burling-
anne, is contributed by "mis-educa-
ton" which permits college edu-
cation for all who wish it. even
though they may not have the brain
for white collar training; the con-
troll of alcohol and its removal from
the category of social and health
problems, and the fact that men
past 40 are drugs on the industrial
market
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NEW EMPLOYEES
IN STORES HERE

Two business firms this week
made announcements of new en-
ployees. Melvin (Bud) Peterson,
who has been employed for more
than a year at the Schaefer resort
on Sank Lake, began work at
Ogard's clothing store this week,
manager Ernie Wilson announced.
M. G. McGourty, owner of Mid
way grocery, announced that Rich
ard Schaefer, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Anthony Schaefer, of this COM
munity, had been put on as clerk.
The young men replace the twin
brothers, Gordon and Henry John
son, sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
johnson, who left to accept new
positions in similar lines in Mon
tevideo.
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No More Barred Cages

Barred cages no longer obstruct
the view Of visitors to New York's
zoo; they find themselves strolling
on an African plain populous with
lions. antelope, CRATES. ostriches
and zebras. African drums throb
in the background. Broad meats.
cunningly camoufiaged, separate
spectators from animals and lions
from grass-eaters.
The old signs, Don't Feed the
Animals" are gone, and for FIVE
cents a bag the public may buy
scientifically prepared food for IL
varieties of animals at vending ma
chimes. Four thousand pounds Of
fish a month are used at the zoo,
most Of it for the sea lions, and an
attendant beside their pool now sells
butterfish at five cents each. Two
of the sea lions always stay on
the far side Of the pool; If visitor
can throw a fish so accurately that
one of them catches it, he gets
free fish to throw.
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absolutely necessary that all dues
to the club be paid within the next
week. The membership committee
is now at work in an effort to
collect all the dues within the
shortest time possible.
Other interesting events for the
pre-holiday season will be planned
at a Community Club meeting at
the Armory tonight, Thursday.
The Community Club highway
committee was advised by the State
Highway Department that work Of
retreating bad spots on highway %,
west Of Sank Centre, has been
completed. The delay in repairing
the road, it was said, was due to
continuous wet weather, which has
also delayed blacktopping of the
road from Metre Grove to Highway
80.
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FOUL AND FATAL
BLOW AT FARMERS
From Speech of Hon. August
HI. Andersen of Minnesota In
House of Representatives

1.-THE greatest foul and fatal
blow ever struck against farmers
in the United States, since 1853,
comes in the announcement Of
President Roosevelt that he has
officially concluded a trade agree
ment with Argentina. The Presi-
dent has cut in half the import
duties on flax, prepared and can
ned meat, wool, cheese, casein and
other dairy products, hides and
other competitive agricultural pro-
duct produced in Argentina for
shipment and sale in the United
States.
1.-THE agreement runs for three
years. All countries in the world
enjoying the benefits of the most
favored nation policy are literally
invited to produce more competi-
tive farm products for shipment
and sale in the American market
in competition with domestic pro-
duction. They will all have the
benefit Of the reduced import dut-
les provided in the Argentina
Agreement.
when the present war emer-
gency comes to an end. our coun-
try will be used as the dumping
ground for cheaply produced COM
petitive agricultural products Of
foreign production. The result will
be lower prices for American farm
ers; the piling up Of additional
SURPRISES Of competitive farm pro-
ducts in this country; the loss Of
the home markets to cheap foreign
production; the reduction Of Amer
lean farmers to state of peasan-
try; and when the war ends, the
trade agreement will be the foun-
haitian 20. Ahn oraafaaf daf1afi0n
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r. r. Retires Cowboy and
Horse From N. Y. Streets

For many years, visitors to New
York have been startled to see
freight trains running on one street
of the nations largest city. They
have been flabbergasted even more
to see each such train preceded by
a curious figure astride a horse,
decked In ten-gallon hat and wav-
ing a red flag Cor a red lantern
II the sun had set).
What they saw was a Tenth ave-
nue. cowboy fulfilling an 1850 law
which permitted the New York Gen.
trail to run freight trains on the
open street along that thoroughfare,
provided they travelled not more
than six miles an hour and en-
ployed "a proper person to precede
the trains on horseback, to give the
necessary warning in a suitable
manner Of their approach"
This anachronism was brought to
an end recently when the Manhat-
tan vaqueros. represented by 81
year-old George Hayde on his faith
full nag Cyclone, escorting Diesel
electric-powered freight, made their
last roundup. AS part Of the mod
ernization program nearly complet-
ed to bring the West Side highway
up to date, the trains viii in the
future run above and below ground,
the horses will 60 to riding acad-
envy, and the cowboys. will take
more prosaic jobs with the COM
pany.
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and are supposed to pay retirement
and insurance benefits later on.

ana are SuppOSCu W Poy ASsAAoNS
and insurance benefits later on.
But what does the Government
do with the funds? It simply takes
the cash and spends It for the every
day operations of government. and
merely puts its lou. in the trust
fund. When the time comes to pay
benefits to workers and veterans,
there will be nothing in the fund
except these I.O.U.'s.
How will the Government then
get the money to pay those whom
IL owes? The answer Is simple: 1t
will levy new taxes to pay off the
IO.U.'s and restore the trust funds.
But won't these new taxes fall
on those who paid the money into
these trust funds? Yes, they will
have to pay heavy additional taxes
so that the Government can raise
the money with which to pay them
their own trust funds which it sup
posedly had been holding for them.
In short, they will be forced to
pay twice for their old-age insur-
ance and veterans life insurance.
The amount of these Nnds is
very large, and is ever increasing.
AS Of August 81, 1871, the Old Age
Insurance Fund amounted to ST.
361 900 900, and the Life Insurance
Fund to 538 million dollars. If
these funds were invested in high
grade industrial bonds, the New
Deal would not have the opportun-
ity to use the money to finance its
extravagant spending schemes and
the beneficiaries would get what is
due them without having to pay
twice for it.
Would Involve America
The Acting Chairman of the
Committee to Defend America re-
turned from Britain last week and
in an interview given out in New
York said that military participa-
ton by the United States in the
present war is absolutely essential
for Allied victory. American par
ticipation means an expeditionary
force of millions of men to Europe
and this is something that the
f~TcSiuellL IldS doSuiCo 10 tiAiO oAAN
again will never happen. Certainly,
Congress would never vote approx
al of such a move. Those Amer
leans who desire to actively partic-
ipate can do so by hunting up the
nearest recruiting office in Canada.
The law prohibiting Americans en-
listing in foreign wars is no longer
being enforced.
A Long Way From Home
On October IA received a letter
from Frank de A. Burton, formerly
Of Company D, 18th Minnesota
Regiment, Spanish American War,
relative to a missing pension
check. Mr.. Burton now lives on
Cook Island in the South Pacific
and gets his mail in care Of the
American Consulate, Auckland,
New Zealand. Incidentally, the
letter was mailed on July 8, or
nearly 100 days before its receipt.
I am making mention of this Incl,
dent thinking that some comrade
may wish to communicate with Mr..
Burton. I am sure that he would
like to hear from his old comrades.
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Scale Weighs Postage Stamp

.Split-second'' scales, which can
weigh the impact of falling post
age stamp or the force Of $500
pound weight with equal accuracy,
are being used at the University Of
Washington in secret aviation tests
for the United States army. The
scales, which record forces which
strike an airplane in flight, were
invented by Prof. F. S. Eastman,
university aeronautical engineer.
They are used in testing airplane
parts in the university wind tunnel
on the campus. When stresses are
placed on airplane parts, the scales
contact an electric coil. The force
is indicated in pounds and regis
tered Immediately on dials and
gauges.
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and depression ever experienced in

and depression ever experienced in
, BUR country.
president Roosevelt says that
the agreement represents "a momu-
ment to the ways of peace In
my opinion, the President has sac
rificed his fellow American farm
ers on the altar of his so-called
peace
"The President promised farm
ers that he would not reduce the
duties on competitive farm pro-
ducts. He broke his pledge, in
spite of the unanimous protest
from every farm organization and
farmer in our country.
II regard the Argentina trade
agreement as complete sell-out
of all farmers in the United States
engaged in the production of dairy
products, beef cattle and sheep.
A foul and fatal blow has been
struck at American agriculture"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-23
EXAMS FOR
HIGHWAY PATROLMEN-

Men who are neither too tall nor
too short, too fat nor too lean, who
are in good physical condition, have
a chance to become highway patrol
officers. A competitive examination
will be held November %, with
November 9Th as the deadline for
filing applications. The job pays
from $3.50 to $3.50 per month. APP
plication blanks can be obtained
from any office of the Minnesota
Division of Employment and Sc
curity or by mailed request, ad-
dressed to Kenneth c. Pennebaker,
director Civil Service Department,
State Office Building, St. Paul.
These examinations are held to
select As men for attendance at the
highway patrol school. Ten APP
pointments to the patrol will be
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BIRTHS

BIRTHS
October ia daughter was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Alcott last
Thursday at their home near Wes-
port.
October 1S-A daughter was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Marcyes,
of Clutches Grove, Saturday, in
this city. Named Fern Angelina,
she weighed ten pounds at birth.
Mrs. Marcyes is at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Grindy, where the girl was born.
October 21-An eight pound, six
ounce son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Rachey Tuesday. He
was named Gerald Howard.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-23
Vatican Currency

Under the terms Of financial
convention ratified between the
Vatican and Italy in January, 1881,
the Vatican state issues currency.
Recently, new coins bearing the
head and armorial markings Of
Pope Plus XII were put into circu-
lation. The Vatican coins are Of
the same value, material and
dimensions as the Italian coins. the
only difference being in the minting.
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made from this group after COM
pletion of the course. Detailed in
formation can be secured at the
Herald Office.
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High Finance

It is a little known fact that the
Government, as trustee for Social
Security and Veterans Life Insur-
ance trust funds, Is using those
funds for its own purposes In a
way which would land an ordinary
banker or trustee In the peniten-
tiary. These funds are collected
from employed persons in the form
of payroll taxes, and from veterans
in the form Of insurance premiums,
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Community Club
Meet This Evening

Continued from Page One)
Evening star., 1941-02-08
DR.. Rustin S Topic
In Morning 10 Be
'ReviveUsAgain'

DR.. John w. Rustin, minister of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, will preach at the $50 and
IL am. services tomorrow on Re
vive Us Again" DIR. Ze Barney Phil
lips, rector of Epiphany Church, viii
preach the evening sermon. Mrs.
Lille Clayton Garrett will sing The
Promised Land" as morning con-
tralto offertory solo.
The Rev. Wilber H. Wilson will
preach on the sermon theme, Gods
Voice at the Junior Church Serv-
ice at II am. The Junior Chorus of
"a voices will sing. The senior de-
partment will have as guest speaker
at 7 pm. Mrs. Barton Embry, who
will speak on AN Appreciation of
the Book, Songs of Zion" based on
The God and the Religion of the
Psalms" The young peoples de-
partment will have a valentine pro-
gram. Miss Juanita Carson will
speak on Your Heart" The Wes-
ley fellowship service Of the young
adult department will continue the
series of interest groups on religion
and health. social relationships and
world affairs, meetings held at 7
pm.
Day circles Of the Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service will be
held Tuesday morning and after
noon. DR.. Rustin will speak Thurs
day at pm. A social will follow.
The Board of Stewards will have
a dinner meeting Wednesday at 6
o'clock.
Evening star., 1941-02-08
The Meaning Of Faith
Emory Methodist Topic

"The Meaning of Faith" will be
the subject at the Emory Methodist
Church tomorrow at II am. by the
Rev. Horace E. Cromer. The choir
will sing "Sanctus". by Gounod
Wade Seaford will be the soloist.
At 8 pm. DR.. Cromer will speak on
I'VE Had Hoped"
The Junior High. Senior High
and Young Peoples groups will meet
at pm.
The Board of Education will meet
Monday at 8 pm.
The Official Board will meet Tues
day at 8 pm. DR.. G.. Ellis Williams,
District superintendent, will be the
guest. The Woman's Society of
Christian Service will meet Tues
day evening. The president, Mrs.
Horace f. Cromer, will preside.
Mrs. Wallace Streater will speak
en- The Plans and Purposes of
Circles"
The minister will continue the
series of talks on The Sermon on
the Mount" Thursday at pm.
The Box Glass will have it's an
nual oyster roast on Saturday.
Evening star., 1941-02-08
Scouts 10 Attend
Chevy Chase Baptist
Services Tomorrow

at Is Great Day to Be Chris
ton" Is the topic of the Rev. Ed
ward o. Clark at II am. at the
Chevy Chase Baptist Church. The
Boy Scouts of Troop 54 will be
guests of honor.
A colored drawing of the chan
Gel of the proposed new church and
other plans of the new building will
be presented to the congregation
by Harold E. Burton, chairman Of
the Building Committee.
Harold S. King, conference song
leader, will conduct service at 8
pm. The motion picture Christ
and the Critics" will feature the serv-
ice, with a brief address by the
pastor
Echoes of the National Christian
Mission will be heard at the Thurs
day devotional service from those
who have attended the meetings.
The Mems CLUB will meet at the
home of Charles D. Demarest on
Tuesday evening. James V. Bennett,
director of the Bureau of Prisons,
will speak.
The Golden Circle Club for young
married people will hold a business
and social evening at the home of
MI and Mrs. Wilbur Gass on
Wednesday at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1941-02-08
Dr.. Schuetfe 10 Visit
Ta';oma Lutheran Church

d.. Walter E. Schuette, president
of f. aStern District of the Amer
ioeI T"theran Church, will preach
tho ,--~rning sermon at the Takoma
LUTHERAN Church tomorrow. During
the morning service DR.. Schuette
will conduct his tri-annual official
visitation of the congregation.
At pm. the Takoma Lutheran
CONGREGATION will join with the other
Lutheran Churches of the Washing
ton area in establishing the Advent
Lutheran Church of Alexandria, Va,
in its new house of worship.
The Junior and Senior Luther
LEAGUES will meet tomorrow at 6
and pm. The Womens Guild will
meet Wednesday at 8 pm. to hear
the Rev. A. M. Fielder of Baltimore
sreak on the mission work the Lu-
teran Church is doing among the
colored of the large cities.
The Senior Luther League will
hold Valentine party in the church
rooms on Friday at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1941-02-08
Sermons Selected
By Rev. V. M. Cosby

At the River Road United Presby-
terian Church at the II o'clock
service the Rev. Virgil NJ. Cosby
will preach on Gods Trumpet Call:
Church, Awake" The Scouts and
Cubs Of Troop No % and Pack No.
% will celebrate Scout week by
attending the 8 o'clock service and
taking part in the program. The
pastor will speak on the theme,
The American Way of Life"
All next week, Monday through
Friday, local Christian mission
will be held in the church. with DR..
Charles L. Hussey of Philadelphia
speaking each night at o'clock.
DR.. Hussey is the youth counselor
for Christian Endeavor of Pennsyl-
vania. He will discuss the following
topics: How to Know God" What
Think Ye of Christ?' will the
Church Survive?" Answering
Christ's Call Help for Christian
Living"
Evening star., 1941-02-08
DR.. Helm 70 Preach
AtAugustana Lutheran
On Following Christ
Fireside Hour Group
To See Pictures Of
HostiIities in China

At the morning worship service
at the Augustana Lutheran Church
tomorrow at II o'clock, DR.. Arthur
o. Helm will preach on Follow
ing Christ, What 1t Means and
What 1t Offers" The church choir
will sing Dickinson's Thy Word Is
Like a Garden, Lord" and Griegs
Behold Host"
Moving pictures of the bombing of
Peiping and of other hostilitieS in
China will be shown at the fireside
hour at $50 by Roy Altman Mr..
Altman has been living in China
for several years and the pictures
he will show were taken by him.
The public is invited to attend.
The home hygiene class will meet
in the veStry of the church Tues
day at 7 pm. The same evening
the Board of Deacons will meet at
7 o'clock and the Board of Trustees
at $50.
At the meeting of the Young
Women's Missionary Society at the
church Thursday at pm, Miss
Adeline Asbjornson will preside. The
program will be in charge of Miss
Agnes Malmberg.
Evening star., 1941-02-08

The attendance at the Vaughn
Glass banquet has always ranged
between $50 and 500.
The general chairman is Alfred
Y. Riser. jr., assisted by William w.
Everett. jr, toasts; c. Harvey Cooke,
banquet; Kroner Eney, printing; P.
Owen Walkinshaw, tickets; Richard
A. Sauer, decorations; Charles I.
Haycraft, entertainment; John A.
Patterson, jr., press, and Carl E.
B0oardus, reception.
The Vaughn Glass orchestra will
furnish music during dinner and
Will be led by Chester c. Hutchinson.
Members of Congress expected to
attend and serve on the Reception
Committee are Representatives Jed
johnson of Oklahoma, w L. Nelson
of Missouri. Frank Carlson of Kan
sas and Wright Patman of Texas.
Evening star., 1941-02-08
Bishop Atwood Guest
Pastor at St. Johns

At st. Johns Episcopal Church
tomorrow the Right Rev. Julius w.
Atwood, retired Bishop of Arizona,
Will preach tomorrow at the II
O'Clock service. The choir of men
and boys will sing "Ho Every One
That Thirsteth," by Martin.
The Rev. John G.. Magee will
preach at $50 am. and at pm
Other services will be am. holy
communion, and 4 pm, service in
French, Mr.. Liotard.
Evening star., 1941-02-08
FirstCongregationa|
Church Will Hear
{. Mccormack
Massachusetts Pastor
To Give Sermon at
Morning Service

The Rev. William E. Mccormack
will be the guest preacher tomorrow
at IL am. at the First Congrega-
tional Church. He is from the First
Church of Christ congregational
Springfield. Mass. His subject will
be 'Declarative Christianity" from
the text, Let the redeemed of the
Lord say SOL" The Rev. Howard S
Anderson will conduct the service
Music will be furnished by the a
cappella choir and by Dorothy Will
son Halbach, contralto.
The Women's Bible class. the CAL
vim Coolidge Mems Glass and the
young peoples class meet at GAS
am.
The Tuxis Club and the Scrooby
Club will meet Jointly at 6 pm. and
hear the Rev. D. Hobart Evans of
the Hyattsville Presbyterian Church
talk on The Religious Life of Abra-
ham Lincoln"
ID. w. GriffithS talking picture,
Abraham Lincoln" will be shown
Sunday at 3, $50 and pm.
The Standing Committee will
meet Monday at 8 pm. The Wom-
ems Society will meet Tuesday at
II to hear Chaplain William r. Ar
mold OF the Army speak on that
work.
The Young Women's Club will
have a valentine dinner and pro-
gram Tuesday at 6 pm.
The Junior womens group is spon-
sorlng a valentine dance and card
party at the Palisades Field House
next Saturday from $50 to II pm,