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The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-05-29
| SPEAKERS SAYS
PARITY PRICE
ONLY SOLUTION
Says Prosperity Would
Return In 18 Months
If System Is Accepted

In Americas own hands lies the
key to her prosperity and the sol
ution to her economic problems.
This was the rather startling in
formation offered by Mr.. Carl H.
Wilken at Rotary Tuesday noon.
Mr.. Wilken, who Is secretary and
economic analyst of the Raw Mat
erials National Council, has made
a very close study of Americas
problems and there is no doubt but
that Mr.. Wilken knows his agric-
ulture. The Wilken plan is simply
this: the creation of a fluctuating
parity prices for all agriculture
products, together with system
of parity tariffs.
In 1882 the American people
were propagandized into believing
that their ailment was due to sur
plus. The speaker asserted that,
according to the parity trade nor
NAL in 1922 to 1929, we actually
had a shortage in 1882. The general
economic theory teaches that in
dustry Is the beginning Of economy
and to bring about the ideal sit
uation, we must increase the sale
Of manufactured products In for
eign lands. AS result, the crop
curtailment program was intro
duced to make room for imports
The farmer was told he would get
the benefit Of the trade agree
ments that would follow this plar
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-05-29
LOCAL YOUNG
FOLK TO GRADUATE
STATE COLLEGE
Commencement At
Teachers College, st.
Cloud, Set For June 5th

Irwin Volkman and Miss Ivy
Hildebrand will be among the stu
dents receiving their Master and
Bachelor Degrees at the commence
ment exercises of the st. Cloud
State Teachers College on June 5.
Sixty-eight seniors and one hun.
dred twenty-four graduates from
the two-year course will wind UP
their college careers at an outdoor
commencement, the first ever held
in the history of the college. The
new sports field and the new stad-
ium will furnish the setting.
Commencement will be the grand
finale to a weeks program honor
ing the graduates. The commence
ment week opens with an outdoor
service on June g. Baccalaureate
and graduates banquet follow on
June 3, and a professional program
and tea will be held on June A.
Built around a. theme which has
been observed in many commun'
tiles, the commencement service
will feature an "I Am An Ameri'
can" program in which 300 stu
dents will take part in the band
mass chorus, and tableaux repre-
senting American freedom.
Charles J. Turk, president oi
Manchester College, will deliver thu
baccalaureate address at 1000 a
m. Tuesday. DR.. II. H. Baldwin
| executive secretary for the Mime
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-05-29

The conditions from which these
passions spring must also be eras.
ed, Mr.. Harris pointed out. Incen-
tive to war despite all treaties and
leagues will prevail just so long
as questionable economic policies
pressure of populations, and dip
lomatic intrigues of the monied
powers remain.
In the meantime he emphasized
that we must keep our own nation
al defense in full swing. I'VE
mustn't disregard our own safety
in a world bristling with arma-
ments. But we can still work for
peace by cultivating the principles
of peace"
I'VE must be willing to face our
problems seriously and undertake
the job Of solving them. Our NOR
al responsibilities are to promote
justice, control passions and pre-
judices, study economic problems
in relation to peace and war. When
the conflict is over, there is much
to be done.
Prepare ourselves for the task
now. Work for the triumph of
sacred rights and principles max
ing it possible for men to beat
swords into ploughshares and
spears into pruninghooks.' When
we undertake this task seriously,
then we shall honor those in whose
memory we meet today. Keep
faith with them"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-05-29
WHEAT MARKET
REFERENDUM MAY 81
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cooperators.
If voted down, there will be nc
loan program and no restrictions
will be provided to keep surplus
wheat from flooding the market
Mr.. Terwey listed the following
places where farmers can cast their
vote.
Townships and Polling Place:
Paynesville and Zion-Paynesville
Village Hall.
Fair Haven, Lynden and Main
Prairie-Kimbal Village Hall.
Brockway and Holding-Holding
Agri. Room (schooD.
Luxembourg, Rockville and Wake
field-Cold Spring Village Hall.
Grove and Melrose-Melrose City
Hall.
Albany, Farming and Krain-Al-
bany High School.
Millwood, Oak and st. Martin
Freeport Village Hall.
Eden Lake and Village
Fire Hall at Richmond.
Lake George, Lake Henry and
Spring Hill-Welle's Hall at Spring
Hill.
Ashley, North Fork and Ray
mond-Town Hall at Padua.
Crow Lake and Grow River-Old
Village Hall at Belgrade.
Avon, Collegeville, st. Joseph and
ST. Wendel-St. Joseph Creamery.
Getty and Sauk Centre-Farmers
Creamery at Sauk Centre.
LIE Sauk, st. Cloud and st. Aug
usta-County Office, 120 5th Ave.
So, st. Cloud.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-05-29
M. p. NELSON
BURIED FRIDAY
Funeral Services Conducted
At Little Sauk Lutheran
Churclf-75 Years Old

Funeral services for the late M.
p. Nelson, whose obituary appeared
in last weeks Herald, were con-
Quoted Friday afternoon at two
o'clock at the Little Sank Lutheran
Church. The Rev. Royal F. Pet
erson officiated and interment was
made in the church cemetery.
Mr.. Nelson, former resident and
businessman of Sauk Centre, pass
ed away at Bethany home in Alex
andria last week Tuesday. He had
been resident Of the home since
May 1, 1884, when he retired from
business in this city.
Deceased arrived in Sauk Centre
on May 5, 1882, coming to this city
with his father. The mother and
younger brother and a sister were
left in Sweden, while the father
and son came here to find employ
ment and gain funds so the re-
mainder of the family could also
be brought to this county.
Mr.. Nelson was born in Vester-
stad, socken, Malmohus Ian, Skane,
Sweden, on February %, 1866, and
his age at death was IS years.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-05-29
sofa Presbytory, will give the in.
vocation and benediction.
FAIR BOARD
ENTERTAINED
COMMISSIONERS
Discussed Plans For
1941 Fair, Improve
ments and Roads

Officers and members of the
Stearns County Agricultural Socie.
ty entertained the members Of the
Board of County Commissioners
and the County engineer at a din
ner at the Country Club Tavern
last week Thursday evening. All
members of the board were pres
ent.
After the dinner a period Of time
was given over to the discussion
of problems confronting the fair
officers, improvement of the
grounds, and road matters in this
community. Taking part in the
discussion of fair matters were the
members of the board, Leo Gam
brino, chairman, Lawrence Herzog,
Charles Webber, JOS. Webber and
Frank Lange, and members Of the
fair board, Andrew Nelson, Art
MacDermond, j. B. Schoenhoff, j.
A. Schoenhoff, AL Salmond and M.
j. Fleming. County Engineer Smith
explained matters concerning the
blacktopping of the road to the
Home Schools. Ed L. Rattle was
guest of the fair board at the
dinner.
This meeting was a pleasant and
informative gathering, and good
time was enjoyed by the entire
group. Members of the fair as
sociation expressed their sincere
thanks to the county commission
ers for their recent aid to the 4-H
activity of the fair, and for the
many favors extended during the
past several years.
The 1941 fair in detail was ex-
planned to the county board. They
were informed that the fair this
year will have a complete change
OF program each day and that the
horse races will be the best held
at the fair in many years. The
Stearns County fair this year has
gone in for horse races in a big way
and plans to have the best racing
program in the Central Minnesota
circuit.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-05-29
PUBLIC SCHOOL
CONCERT WAS
FINE EVENT
Orchestra, Chorus and
Octet Presented Sew
eral Excellent Numbers

One Of the finest spring concerts
ever presented by music pupils OF
the local public school was given
last week Thursday evening in the
new senior high auditorium. The
concert was not largely attended,
however, a goodly number Of those
interested did hear a splendid Of
fering of orchestral and choral
numbers.
The program opened with six
numbers by the school orchestra,
and their offerings showed great
improvement despite the loss of
several of the older musicians. This
group Of youngsters, under the di-
rection of Ed Kitzberger, orches-
trail director, presented a fine con-
cert, which in its excellence was
all too short for the listeners.
Under the leadership of Miss
Krogh, musical director, the chorus
Of sixty voices has become the fin
est of musical organizations in
school history They presented,
without accompaniment, four num-
bers, two Of them sacred offerings,
as follows: "From III Do Thou De-
fend Me-" 10, How A Rose;" "The
Nightingale" and "Hopsaa"
The octet, another group Of well
trained musical students, present
ed two numbers, as part Of the pro.
gram. The offerings were: "Sing
We and Chant It" and "Nymph and
Swain"
Following the chorus again Of
fered three numbers, all Of them
sacred songs, as follows: Lord of
Spirits" by Roissiger; "Our Master
Hath a Garden" by Clokey; Praise
to the Lord" Christianson.
Those who attended enjoyed a
splendid evenings musical enter
tainment for which both pupils
and instructors should be highly
commended.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-05-29
"What Life Offers"
Theme of Baccalaureate
CONTINUED from Page One)
at war, just as it is today.

at war, just as it is today.
Asking the young people to look
forward into the future to see what
life has to offer, he said, it does
not offer equality, good looks
clothing, etc., but that it does offer
opportunity for a job worth doing;
it does offer equality of soul be-
fore God.
God gives to man that which the
world in all it's splendor cannot
give, and if used as intended there
is opportunity for success. Many
who could be geniuses have not
come to light because they do not
use what God has given them.
Five thousand years ago, he said,
people probably said that the young
people were going to the crocodiles,
the same as they say today they are
going to the dogs. But not all are
jitterbug and boogie woogie, but
rather there are thoughtful young
people, who seek the good that life
has to offer. Life does not offer a
heaven on earth, but it does offer a
job worth doing to those who
knuckle down. Rev. Johnson closed
his sermon by reading an excerpt
from Pilgrims Progress.
The professional and recessional
was played by the school orches-
ira. Rev. Johnson gave the in
vocation and benediction and the
audience sang: "A Charge I Have
To Keep" The high school chorus
sang Our Easter Hath A Garden"
by Clokey, with Margaret Whitson
as soloist, and Lord Of Spirits "
with Mary Margaret Prasch as
soloist.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-05-29
Endorsed National
Defense-Urged Peace
Continued from Page One)

peace can be found only in the
triumph of dedication to justice,
freedom, and human rights. We
must begin to cultivate them, "and
be careful not to impress the world
we hold them lightly"
The roots of war are found in
the basic elements of our own hu-
man nature, he said, and there
must be fundamental changes in
the heart Of man before there is
peace in the world.
III will, selfishness, greed of ter
ritory, race hatreds and religious
prejudices, he outlined as roots of
war. The great challenge to the
church is to change mems hearts
to rid the world of these passions
originating war
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-05-29
$4,000, 900 CUT
MADE in STATES
OPERATING COSTS
Tax Relief Association Reports
That Expenditures for Current
Activities Have Made Big Drop
From 19S7-lS38 Peak


Reductions made in the last two
years have brought expenditures
for current operations Of the state
government down approximately
$13, 900, 900 from the peak reached
in the 1937-38 fiscal year, officials
Of the Citizens Tax Relief Associa-
ton reported in st. Paul this week
after new survey of state ex-
penses.
High point reached was $105, 1884,
446 in the fiscal year beginning
July LIST, 1887, and ending June 80,
1888, John F. Scott, president Of
the association, said. During the
last fiscal year, running from July
1st, 1889, to June 30th, 1910, the
total was only $92 2,571 ,210.
With many discussions of state
finances based on partial informa-
tion and false reports current"
Scott said, I'VE have felt it worth
while to re-examine state expendi-
lures as a whole for recent years;
and are glad to present this report
showing what has happened. Pub
lie officials who effect savings can
expect many attacks on the part of
politicians, who are prone to take
few figures and try to make them
appear to be the whole truth. We
are glad to report in the interest
Of taxpayers what really has hap
pened, not in one fund, but in state
expenditures as a whole"
Eliminating self-supporting activ-
tiles and all other items that do
not represent an expense to the
state, Mr.. Scott said, the examina-
ton which the association has
made shows that expenditures for
current operations, financed from
revenue obtained from the taxpayer
or charged against him through
borrowing, for the last four years
runs as follows:
For fiscal year of 1936-37:
(Under Olson, Peter
sen and Benson) ).......$ 97,630, 1863
For fiscal year Of 1937-3s:
Cali under Benson) -$105, 1854, ,446
For fiscal year Of 1938-39:
6 months, Benson; 6
months, Stassen) )..-..-..$ 97,S42O OF
For fiscal year Of 1939-40
(All under Stassen)-.--.$ 92,571, ,21O
Additional expenditures were re-
quired in these years to pay Off old
debt incurred in previous years as
follows: 1936-1937, $7,319,924; 1887
1888, $6,805,121; 1938-1939, 1857, ,442
and 1939-1940, $12,533,1 1872.
Mr.. Scott said that public under
standing Of the states financial
condition had been confused by
publication of political arguments
reporting as state expenditures
many items that represented no
state expense. One circular distri-
buted recently listed as state ex-
pense $57, 100000 in two year per-
iod which the state auditors report
plainly labelled as disbursements
other than state expense" he said.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-05-29
NEARLY 100 GARMENTS
SEWED BY RED CROSS
Are On Way To he
Used For War
Suffering People Abroad

Nearly a thousand garments
sewed by more than a hundred
Sauk Centre women, were on their
way for the clothing needs Of war
suffering people, it was announced
Wednesday in a report Of the two
months program conducted here
by the Sauk Centre Welfare Coun.
Gil. Wednesday the garments were
taken to st. Cloud.
While sewing itself Is to be
discontinued for the summer,
yarn for knitting is still avail
able. A special call to bring
finished garments to the homes
of either Mrs. Sophie Austin,
Council president, or Mrs. ".
j. Sartell, general chairman for
the project, was made this
week.
Yarn may be had from Mrs
Ward Roberts, Mrs. Sartell or Mrs
Austin.
Those in charge of the program
were pleased in the response OF
local women, the organizations and
groups who helped, and those
members of the Welfare Council
whose responsibility it was for get.
ting groups out on the sewing days
The Council is representative OF
some eighteen Of the city's organi-
cations. While most Of them had
regular days for sewing, the Degree
of Honor did not, but in weekly
meetings they met in members
homes to sew. The work was di.
,rected by Mrs. B. F. Ives in that
group.
Mrs. M. j. Hanauer made use OF
all available scraps Of material
from the work when she quilted
five baby quilts completed and is
still working on some. Other wom-
en- knitted, sewed.
The report shows these garments
completed: so blankets, 81 kimo-
mas, 1874 jackets, II skirts, SO night
ie>, 80 bibs, A pairs Of booties, A
bands, 10 dozen diapers, 100 four
inch linen squares, 33 twelve inch
linen squares, IL women's green
dresses, 10 children's grey dresses,
IL children's plaid dresses, so wom-
ems brown wool skirts, IL knit
scarfs, child's sweater, mans
sweater, 21 pairs Of mittens.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-05-29
DEATH CALLS
FRANK DETERS
Funeral of SO Year Old
Stearns Pioneer Was Held
at Elrosa Friday

Frank Deters, a pioneer of the
community southwest Of Melrose
and one Of its most highly respect.
ed citizens, died at the age Of &c
years Monday, May 10Th, at 9:1s
o'clock am. His usual good health
failed the past winter but he was
sick in bed only four days.
The funeral was held Friday
morning with a solemn requiem al
the Catholic church at Elrosa al
9:30, followed by interment at the
cemetery at Metre Grove. The of.
ficiating clerymen was Rev. Henry
Hirsch, Of Elrosa, Rev. John B
Funk, Of Greenwald, and Rev. A. j
Kraemer, Of Rockville.
Frank Sibernick was cross bear.
er and pail bearers was Jos
Woeste, Francis Meyer, John Det-
ers, Herman Faber, Joseph Walz
and Clarence Silbernick.
Frank Deters was born in Olden-
berg, Germany, on February 20
1865. He came to this country
with his parents at age of IL years
and they lived at New Munich and
Metre Grove. In May 1875 he
married Ana Menu at Spring Hill
and located on a farm in Getty
township. This farm, which was
the home of both until their deaths
is located between Greenwald and
Elrosa. Mrs. Deters died 18 years
ago.
There were Is children born to
them, two of whom are dead, and
adopted one son. Surviving chill
dren are: Mrs. John Woeste, OF
Greenwald, Mrs. Jos. Meyer OF
Metre Grove, VIM. Deters Of Ell
rosa, Mrs. Jos. Silbernick of St.
Rosa, Mrs. Frank Faber of Metre
Grove, Mrs. John Silbernick of Al
bany, Mrs. Jos. Walz and Mrs. John
and Mrs. Hubert Gerding Of FL
rosa, Mrs. John Kraemer Of West
Union, Frank J. Deters of Elrosa
Mrs. Alfronse Walz of Sauk Centre
and Mrs. Ambrose Zirbes Of Green
wald. The adopted son is Tom
Deters of San Francisco, Calf
A son, Casper, died at the age OF
% and Henry died at the age OF
nine.
Surviving also are 100 grand
children, the last one Of whom was
born on the day Of his death. LA
great grandchildren and one great
great grand child.-Melrose Beacon
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-05-29

but records disclose that industry
received the net profits. What
resulted? Foreign trade was not
revived, We have not had prosper
ity, and the nation faces bank
ruptcy.
If the parity system were in
troduced as our economic way OF
life, in Is months prosperity would
return to the United States. Out
of study of economic figures, over
the 20-year period from 1921 to
1910. has evolved the formula LII,
which means that each dollar of
agricultural income translates
into one dollar of factory payrolls
and grand total of all groups of
seven dollars in national income
or purchasing power. The records
over this 20-year period show that
agricultural income is the govern
ing factor of our economy. In other
words, prosperity begins on the
farm because labor needs food, be-
cause 70eS Of all raw materials
are produced on the farm and be-
cause 54,000,000 of our population
depend almost entirely on their
income from the farm products
and as the farm products and as
the prices of farm products rise
and fall, their gain or loss in pur-
chasing power is reflected in direct
ratio to every group in our econ
omy. When the farm income
drops, labor income and national
income drop in the same 1-1-7
ratio.
The first step in the new set-up
would be to establish parity prices
for agricultural products. These,
together with industrial prices,
could be brought into balance by
basing them on a common index,
preferably that of 1926 when con-
ditions were very good.
On the heels of this parity would
come a system of parity tariffs
geared to the same index to pre-
vent foreign products from coming
in to the United States and un-
derselling our own products.
Mr.. Wilken stated further that
our nation, which nature has CIV
en- resources enough to make it
98 percent self-sufficient, can main
tain our domestic parity price and
does not need reciprocal trade
agreements with any other coun-
try.
Had our nation followed the sys-
tenn outlined by the speaker, we
would have had the 257 billion dol
lars we lost, we would have had
no unemployment and our nation
al deficit could have been retired.
We hear much about initiation,
said Mr.. Wilken, and the only way
to stop initiation is to levy taxes to
drain off the income created by ad-
ditional production and stop add
ing deficit income borrowed from
tomorrow The problem is simple
and the answer is simple, accord
ing to Economist Wilken, provid-
ing we can replace theories with
common sense and arithmetic. We
can prevent an increase Of our
national deficit. We can prevent
initiation. And, we can avoid the
postwar deflation which may de-
stroy the Democracy we are trying
to save.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-05-29
State Fair Sets AA-Time
Record For Prize List

Premium awards totaling $146,-
COZ, highest in the 82-year history
of the exposition, are offered for
educational exhibits at the 1941
Minnesota State Fair, August %
to September 1, Raymond A. Lee,
secretary, announced today.
Approval of the record prize list
was voted by the board of mana
gers in recognition Of greatly in
creased activity in agriculture. The
increase in premiums will further
spur efforts toward production and
point the way to greatly expanded
exhibits at this years fair.
The cattle, sheep and agricultur-
al departments were singled out
for special attention in working
out the detailed list of classifica-
tions and prizes. The cattle show
tops the list with an aggregate
of $34, ,359, an increase of nearly
$500 over the former high mark,
with a large percentage for dairy
breeds as a stimulant to the states
dairy industry which brings Min
nesota an annual income of $780,
00O, 900.
Other livestock premiums call for
$23,183 in the horse division, $10,-
500 in swine show, and $4,162 in
the sheep department. Poultry rails
ers will compete for $4,500 i'm
awards.
The importance of carrying on
C1,,I~ ~vro,1x ~u@
gram, which includes several new
projects, is reflected in the big sum
of $4,000 set aside for boys and
girls activities. Comprehensive DEM
onstrations and exhibits will be pos
sible this year in the newly COM
pleted All Club headquarters.
Greater stress is placed on agri-
cultural and horticultural exhibits
than heretofore. In the former de-
partment, $9,946 is being offered for
outstanding displays of grains,
grasses, corn and potatoes. In the
latter division, a total of $500
is offered for prize-winning exhib-
its of fruits, flowers and vegetables.
Increased growth Of the women's
department with its record exhibits
Of a year ago is observed in the
augmented premiums which now
total $500. Premiums for other
competitive departments follow:
Dairy displays, $500; bee culture,
$40; fine arts, 500; school ex-
hibits, $1,012.
Premium lists giving complete
information may be obtained by
writing to the secretary's Office,
Minnesota State Fair, st. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-05-29
THANK YOU

THANK YOU
Our thanks to the public for the
generous manner in which they
purchased Buddy Poppies on Pop
py Day, Saturday, May Oath. Their
generous cooperation, as well as
that of those who so willingly aid
ed in the sale Of these poppies was
heartily appreciated. Thanks to
you all. Officers of the Auxiliary
Of the Veterans Of Foreign Wars.