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Evening star., 1941-10-25
Wants Government Clerks
To Report on Bosses.

Since the United States is q democ-
racy and Washington is the capital of
that democracy, suggestion for more
truly democratic procedure in Govern
ment offices would seem to be in order.
Too little check is made on bureau
chiefs and section heads in departments
and agencies. These sub-bosses make
all kinds of efficiency reports on the
clerks in their divisions and sections, but
the employe never is asked to make an
efficiency report on his immediate SUI
perior.
Why not? I submit that no other
person than the humble employe 50 well
knows whether the boss is qualified to
deal with subordinates. whether he is .
good xecutive-fair-minded honest, in
dustrious, able.
believe students in many schools and
colleges make reports on their instruc-
tors and professors. Why is this not
done in the Government? Knowlede that
such reports would be made would keep
many an American bureaucrat from per-
petrating petty tyrannies. The board
which reviewed the anonymous reports
on the boss, of course, would make allow
ances for certain percentage of malice
from the lower strata, but the sum total
and average Of the reports would make
it clear If the man or woman in question
really was boss of ability.
Obviously such procedure could not
well take place in the Army of even q
democratic country. But it could and
should take place in the civil service.
which theoretically is devoted to merit
and merit alone. LodICUs.
Evening star., 1941-10-25
Blames Motorists for Causing
Delay of Trolleys and Buses.
To the Editor Of The Sta

To the Editor of The Star:
The Capital Transit Co.'S president
was quite right in saying that trolleys
and buses do not block wheei trafic in
this community.
1t is the other way around: Automo-
biles block trolley cars and, often. buses.
RIENZI D. LEAkUa.
Evening star., 1941-10-25
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the 1Uriter, although the use of
q pSeudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters 1Uith
a Uie1O to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-10-25

be hoped that management and
workers will cooperate, to the fullest
degree in the efforts to reduce the
number of industrial accidents.
Evening star., 1941-10-25
Harvester Case Complaint
Held Inaccurate.

To the Editor OF The Star:
David Lawrences facts in his recent
column on the labor controversy at In
ternational Harvester were as bad as his
geography, the columnist performing the
superhuman feat, for example, of putting
three Harvester plants in Springfield,
Ohio, where only one stood before. Far
worse, however, was Mr.. Lawrence's at
tempt to paint the issue of the C. I. o.
controversy with Harvester as the juris-
dictional fight, with the company in the
middle. Workers in the five implement
plants where our union is the bargaining
agency and workers in the Springfield,
Ohio, truck plant where the auto work.
ers are the bargaining agency, are jointly
trying to get the company to agree to
contracts containing union security
clauses and wage increases. The U. A.
W. demands are now pending before the
Mediation Board and our demands have
been pending there since the Harvester
strike last spring In opposition to re-
quest by myself and R. j. Thomas, U. A.
w. president, the company is opposing
consolidation of these cases before the
board, in an effort to split the bargaining
power of the C. I. o.
GRANT OAKEs
Chairman. Farm Equipment Workers
Organizing Committee.
Praises Willkie for Support
OF Foreign Policy Of Administration.
To the Editor of The Star:
There is a tendency among men to
criticize, condemn and sometimes abuse
those who differ from them on pending
public questions, likewise to refrain from
approving and publicly commencing
those with whom they agree.
1T follows from this tendency that we
leave it to history to take care Of the
benefactors of the human race, and We
permit them to 60 unapproved as they
sustain the heat and burdens of the day
and leave it to posterity to erect monu-
ments to them after they have laid their
armor down. We have condemned
Lindbergh, Wheeler, Clark of Missouri
and Nye. On the other hand, We have
neglected to appraise and approve and
publicly commend and hold up the hands
of those in public and private life who
are battling behind the President to save
America.
This line of thought was suggested to
me the other day by q statement made
by an outstanding old-time Texas Demo-
crat. He said: Senator, am for Willkie
for President and Tom Connally for Vice
President in 1914" I said to him: II
might reverse the order Of your choice
and have it Connally for President and
Willkie for Vice President, not because
there is a difference in their stature but
because Connally is Texan and is my
friend" I realized Immediately that
there was an element of weakness in my
statement because Mr.. Connally is no
longer a Texan, but is an American OF
the highest, best and strongest type.
There has been no era of the United
States Senate in which he would not
have measured to the highest type that
ever adorned that august body.
The position of Mr.. Willkie. however.
is unique. He never has held office. He
has been connected with no scintillating
achievement. He is a private citizen,
yet he Is as well known. not only In
America but IN Europe. - = the Pred
Evening star., 1941-10-25

white House Drops Parties" reads
q headline. One of those dropped is
undoubtedly the Grand Old Party.
Evening star., 1941-10-25

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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-09
Senior Men,
Der of Hirt &
Son Called
Firm Is Now Erecting
Sank Centre Post
Office-Died Jan. LIST

Edward Hirt, 901 Fourth Avenue
South, st. Cloud, senior partner
Of the contracting firm of FIirt &
Son, now engaged In erecting the
new postoffice building in this city,
passed away suddenly early in the
morning Of New Years Day. His
daughter, who was In st. Cloud
for the holidays, went to call him
shortly after 10 o'clock in the
morning and found him dead.
Mr.. Iirt was born March 3, 1870,
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For many
years the firm of IIirt & Son have
constructed many buildings in st.
Cloud and in this community.
Funeral services were held at
nine o'clock Saturday morning at
Holy Angels Church and interment
was made in Calvary cemetery in
st. Cloud.
Surviving relatives are his
daughter, Mrs. w. J. Ryan, Of
Eveleth, the son, Edward, Jr., and
five grandchildren. A brother,
Charles Tirt, resides in st. Cloud,
and another brother, J. d. Hirth,
lives in Minneapolis. Mrs. IIirt
passed away five years ago on
December 10Th.
Mr.. Hirt was a member of the
Catholic Order of Foresters and the
Elks.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-09
.Stassen Gave
His Proposals
ToLegislature
Governor Opening 1911
Session Suggests Increas-
ed Child Welfare Aid

To members Of the Minnesota
Legislature gathered in st. Pau
this week to open their 1941 SEES
sion, Governor Harold E. Stasser
in his second inaugural address
reviewed the accomplishments oil
the past two years and outlined
recommendations for further i'm
provements which give promise oil
a busy and interesting session.
The governor paid tribute in his
address to the legislators for what
he called their Outstanding record
Of constructive legislation" in 1895
and asked for their cooperation
in attacking new problems. High
In the list Of recommendations he
made were proposals for far-reach.
ing improvements in the states
child welfare program. He recon.
mended:
1. Enlargement Of the Gillette
Hospital for Crippled Children by
the addition of a forty-bed receiv.
ing and contagious unit.
2. Enactment Of a state boarding
home program to provide homes for
orphans and neglected and young
delinquent children.
8. Have the state assume one
third instead Of one-fourth Of the
cost Of the grant Of aid to depend
ent children and so make possible
more adequate allowances.
4. Continue the program of en-
larged state school aid.
In line with these proposals, Gov
ernor Stassen suggested that the
legislature study the problem of i'm
proving housing conditions Of per-
sons in the low income groups and
expressed the belief that It would
be a good investment for the state
to put 100000 in such a program
in the next two years. He suggest
ed that this be done through priv
ate enterprise, possibly with a par
tial governmental subsidy.
Governor Stassen said the old age
lien has operated without injustice,
but suggested a further amendment
to make 1t more liberal. He pro-
posed that the probate court be CIV
en- authority to waive the lien
where the children can show that
they could not help their parents
or did all they could. Local well
fare boards now have authority to
waive the lien on approval Of the
state social welfare agency.
CONTINUED on Page 8. Col. y
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-09
Will Be Held In
A1mory-Benefit For
Regimental Band
TICKETS ON SALE
Inspection And Gift
Presentation Special
Features of Event

Postponed from December 10Th,
the military ball, sponsored by the
local National Guard unit, will be
held next Monday evening, January
18th, in the armory. This will be
one Of the social highlights Of the
year, and in addition to being a
benefit event, 1t will also be a fare
well party to the Guard members,
who will soon be indicted into
Federal service and ordered into
camp at March Field, California.
Extensive plans have been made
to carry out this event in patriotic
and military effect. Decorations
will be in red, white and blue, and
the general effect will represent an
ti-aircraft military accoutrements.
Although all Guard members and
officers will be in uniform, the ball
will be informal.
Opening this event at nine o'clock
will be an inspection Of the local
unit, which is open to the public.
Inspecting the battery will be Col.
John Carter, Of st. Cloud, COM
manding officer of the regiment.
Following the inspection, presenta-
tons of gifts will be made to three
men, who have been members of
the National Guard in this city for
twenty years. The presentations
will be made by Lieutenant Col
onel Scott. Following that dane
ing will start.
TahIar ~ i've ,vyflI hn ,nla
along the sides Of the armory,
where guests may take refresh
ments in cabaret style, with Ma
tional Guard members as walters.
Tickets to the dance are now on
sale. The ticket committee is COM
posed Of Lyle Ethun, James Pang-
burn, Donald Kringen, however
tickets are available from all Guard
members. Arrangements for the
ball are being made by the non
commissioned officers.
Music for the ball will be fllrn-
ished by the regimental dance band.
Of st. Cloud. Fifty dollars of the
proceeds will go toward new uni
forms for the regimental band, and
the balance of the money will be
used for the local battery. Tickets
are 500 per couple.
AS the local boys will leave the
city soon, this will be the last OPP
portunity local people will have to
show their appreciation to them,
and cooperate with them in
worthwhile purpose. They are en-
titled to the cooperation of all local
people, and it is the desire of the
local boys that all people of the
community attend this last great
event they are staging in the city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-09
Registration For
Adult Education


A second registration meeting, to
be held next Monday evening, jan
uary 18th, at TOO o'clock, in the
senior high school commercial
rooms, was announced by Victor
Nelson, instructor, as reopening Of
evening classes in commercial stud
les under the WPA adult educa-
ton program got under way for a
fourteen weeks course.
Work in tipping, shorthand, book
keeping for advanced and begin
ming students alike is available in
the course. The present program
is the third in series. A registra-
ton fee of one dollar is charged
for the course.
The program Is sponsored locally
by the Board Of Education Of the
Town Of Sank Centre. Mr.. Nelson
said that should classes prove large
enough four nights a week may be
devoted to several beginners and
advanced students classes. Tenta-
lively he has set the nights for
advanced students on Mondays
and Thursdays. Glasses begin at
TOO o'clock.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-09
Mrs. Wilcox,
Mrs. Martin
Succunbed
Mary L. Wilcox Death
fastened When Hip
Was Broken In Fall
FUNERAL FRIDAY
Mrs. Frank Martin Bur-
led Monday Afternoon
In Oakland Cemetery
Mary L. Wilcox


Mrs. Mary L. Wilcox, who passed
away on January LIST, at los a. m,
at the st. Cloud hospital, was 81
years, 2 months and days old
when called. Although not we'll for
sometime, a fall suffered the day
after Christmas, fastened her
death.
Mrs. Wilcox, nee Mary l.. Toby,
was born on October IS, 1859, at
Riverside, Illinois. She became a
resident Of st. Cloud in 1852, when
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Uriel M.
Toby, moved to that city. She was
graduated from the St. Cloud Nor.
NAL and for a time engaged in
teaching until the falling health of
her mother forced her to give UP
her teaching career.
In 1876, the father, Uriel M
Toby, opened flour and feed bust
ness in Sank Centre, and moved his
family to this city. Mr.. Toby was
long an active citizen of this COM
munity and was elected as mayor
of the city in 1893.
Deceased was united in marriage
to Howard e. Wilcox on April 90
1896, and they made their home in
this city. Mr.. Wilcox passed away
October 10. 1913. Her sister, Mrs
Francelia Henshaw passed away
August %, 1910.
Since the death of Mr.. Wilcox
her health gradually failed, but
during those years she was still
able to care for her older sister
Mrs. Henshaw.
Funeral services were held Fri.
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock al
the Sank Centre Funeral Chapel
with the Rev Thorley Johnson
pastor of the Congregations
Church officiating. Burial was
made on the family lot in Green
wood cemetery. Pallbearers were
Carl Larson, George Fish. Foster
Wilcox and Jos. Rogers. The fun
eral service was attended by ole
friends and neighbors, who PAID
their last respects to a kind friend
Continued on Page 8. Col. 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-09
Military Ball Nemt Monday
"Main Street Is A Suburb"

New York-SincIair Lewis wrig-
gled himself more comfortably in
to his brown tweed suit, twiddled
his toes in a pair of house shoes.
"Of course, Main Street is differ
ent from what it was 20 years ago"
he conceded. Lots Of things have
made it that way-the radio, auto
mobile, moving pictures.
1.-THE people in small midwestern
towns are more interested in the
arts, or at least they are demon
strating an interest. Perhaps they
were interested all along but never
had the opportunity to do anything
about it.
"At the University Of Wisconsin,
where I lectured this fall, I found
John Steuart Curry, the Kansas
artist, lecturing to farmers. The
strange thing was that he was not
attached to the university itself but
to the agricultural college.
His farmers took tremendous
interest in what he had to say, and
I understand many of them tried to
paint. It showed me that almost
everyone is interested in art-these
farmers had just never had the
thing presented to them in a way
they understood.
by and large, I'd say the change
that has come over small cities is
that they have become virtual sub
urbs of the cities. They can get
the same radio program as the
cities, and the automobile takes
small towners to the same plays
and the same museums and stores
as the big towners.
Clothes especially women's
clothes-have become standardized
the country over. Twenty years
ago Main Street was jammed with
unsightly dresses and lumpy hats
Nowadays the small town woman
can get clothes as attractive as any
the city offers"
He pulled himself up, sensing
that after all he was just talking
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-09

about things that appear on the sur
face. He rumpled his thinning red
hair, smoothed it down again and
lighted cigaret.
There must be deeper changes,
too" he continued. 1.-THE people
must be thinking differently and
about different things, but I'm dog
goned if I know just what they are.
1.-THE wider spread of big city
papers and the news magazines
undoubtedly is making small town
people better informed, and the
radio is bringing them political
speeches and important discussions
first hand. These things can't help
but have an effect.
"But I'll have to confess that
haven't made an effort in recent
years to find out what the people
out in the country are thinking
about. It would take months If
not years to get into the confidence
Of the people Of one community
far enough to learn their thoughts.
And when you had done that you'd
| lldNO " SIS1II Oil oNCL VII 61IloIllCI
community in order to get enough
samples Of thought to be import
ant. simply don't have the time
/ for it.
II will say this:
Driving through the country
the west and middlewest-you get
a feeling of solidarity, that here
is people who can stand up to
lot, mistaken and ready to start
the country all over If it ever
should fall.
"Of course, there is nothing new
about that. The people have al
ways been the same. Main Street
is the same today as 1t was 20
years ago in that respect.
What Main Street will be 20
years from now don't know. Prob
ably faster and more economical
transportation will make the little
cities more and more suburbs of
| the big cities"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-09
Rev. Soltau
Secured AS
Guest Speaker
Will Speak At Metho-
dist Church Sunday
Morning, Said Pastor

The Rev. Henry J. Soltau, execu-
tive secretary for the Minnesota
Law Enforcement League, will be
guest speaker at the Methodist
Church next Sunday morning at
eleven o'clock. In announcing the
appearance Of Rev. Soltau in this
city, the Rev. M. L. Brann, pastor
Of the local Methodist Church, said
as follows:
"Mr. Soltau, who was formerly
associate pastor at Wesley Metho-
dist Church, Minneapolis, is now
giving his entire time as a modern
crusader against lawlessness in the
State Of Minnesota. He probably
is more widely known because OF
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-09

his knowledge of social and politi.
cal corruption, and is doing more
to correct it than any other person
in the state. His diligence and
skill to detect violations of law
has caused him some narrow es-
capes with his life.
1.-THE public is invited to hear
some startling revelations and
thrilling experiences of this fear.
less contender for law and order
His address will be the more in
teresting because he will be speak.
ing to the public for the last time
before facing a possible jail sen.
tence, his court trial having been
scheduled for January 18th.
Whether you are in a habit OF
attending church or not, don't fail
to hear Mr.. Soltau next Sunday
morning"
In an effort to clean up some
modern Monte Carlos his methods
were questioned by his opponents
and grand jury indicted him or
several counts.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-09
Farmers
Keep Books
For Record
County Agent Explains
Simple Set of Book
keeping For Farm
(By County Agent)


Since the year 1911 has just start
ed, farmers in the territory who
are not yet keeping farm records
should make their plans to carry
out simple set Of records this
year, according to the county
agents office at st. Cloud. This
early in the year every farm fam
lily can still recall what sales and
purchases were made since Janu-
airy LIST.
A good simple set of farm records
will always tell the story of success
es or losses during any given year,
It will do more than that however
It will provide a clear picture of
which of the various farm enter
prises are making the best show
ing. In many cases a particular en-
terprise makes no profit on a given
farm. In that event 1t should eth
er be dropped entirely or reorgan-
lied in such a way so that 1t will
make some gains for the farm fam
lily.
The first requisite for keeping a
set of farm records is the making
of an inventory. This should con-
sist of a complete list Of the ma
chinery, livestock, and crops on
hand. For the purpose of this in
ventory rather normal figures OF
value should be used. Then as near
as possible those same values
should be used for succeeding years
Changing inventory values too Of
ten as far as farm records are
concerned might cause a farm OPP
orator to draw some wrong con-
illusions as to gains or losses at
the end of the year.
At the close Of the year when
the inventory is again taken the
gains or losses for the year can
easily be determined. The county
agents office at st. Cloud has a
limited supply of record books on
hand which will be given free to
farmers while the supply lasts.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-09
zine .Zo44 Nominal IN 1910

The chief is to receive remunera-
ton at the rate Of SO per month,
and have the gasoline used in SER
vice Of the chiefs office paid for.
Fred Walker, chairman of the
annual dance committee, reported
246 tickets had been sold for the
annual dance this year. With Soc
donation, the total amount was
$246.50. However, eleven tickets
have as yet not been paid for. The
total collected to date was $22850,
and with all expenses paid, the
department realized a total of
$152.75.
Following the adjournment of
the department meeting, the an
nual session of the relief associa-
ton was called to order by the
president, Charles Miller. Reports
read by the secretary, Fred Walker,
and treasurer, B. F. Dubois, show
ed the association in splendid fin
ancial condition. Officers were un-
animously reelected as follows:
Charles Miller, president; Fred
Walker, secretary; B. F. Dubois,
treasurer.
After adjournment a number of
guests and firemen were called up
on for a few words. Mayor s. G..
Schwarzbauer, first speaker, COM
plimented the department personnel
and officers on excellent work dur
ing the past year, including the
all-night vigil during the Armis-
tice Day blizzard. He called atten-
ton to the excellent equipment,
stating that the department now
has three good units, and that very
few communities can compare their
department with ours. Jos. Miller,
president of the city council, thank
ed the department for past favors,
and stated that he would like to
see a better city hall erected on
the site of the present hall, with
ample room for the department,
city officers, police department, the
jail, meeting place, etc. Others
who talked were B. F. Dubois, AL
derman J. G. Kinsella, Alderman
Carl Eckberg, Al Salmond, of the
Water, Light & Power Commission,
City Clerk Jos. Schoenhoff, City At
torney L. L. Kells, Chief of Police
Frank Schlichte, James O'Gara,
Councilman Henry Bastien and Ed
Rattle.
After that the firemen and their
guests enjoyed dutch lunch and
social time.