Globe-Gazette from Mason City, Iowa • Page 17

MAY 21 1930 MASON GLOBE-GAZETTE 17 CHARLES CITY NEWS FLOYD FARMERS TO HOLD PICNIC S.R.McKelvie Will Speak at June 11 Celebration in Charles City. CHARLES CITY, May McKelvie, member of the Federal farm board will be the principal speaker at the Floyd county farmers' picnic which will be held on Lion field June 11. Twelve co-oper- ating.organizations in Floyd county are combining to support this county-wide picnic. Members of Floyd county Farm Bureau will be among: those from 71 counties that will take part In the farm tour to Iowa State college at Ames in June. Story county will make the first trip June 4 The HolstelnjVeedera will) meet In the office Jn Charles City Thursday evening, May 29, The meeting ts for the purpose of organizing- a county Holsteln breeders organization.

Mr. LaSalle, fieldman for this part of the state will be present. The FUyd County Wool Growers association has made -definite plans to ship their wool to Des Molnes Thursday and Friday, June 5. Auxiliary at Charles City Will Entertain CHARGES CITY. May American Legion auxiliary will en- the G.

A. R. veterans, their "wives or widows at the annual dinner Friday at the Charles Laun home. Next week the members will assist In making- wreatha for Memorial day. Saturday of this week -the auxiliary will be busy with the annual poppy sale and In June the other units in the county will meet here for their annual meeting.

Two other activities include a stand at the celebration July 4 and 5 and serving the Lions', club luncheons every Friday noon. Routine Business Is Completed at Meeting of City's Councilmen CHARLES CITY, May city counucll let the contract to Milton Gray for gas, oil, grease and distillate to be. used by the city from June 1, 1930 to April 1, 1931. City Clerk John McGeeney was Instructed to notify Charles Wishard to relay the sewer on Fifteenth avenue west of Grand avenue. City Engineer J.

H. Curtis was instructed to request the highway commission to resurface that part of the Floyd road that is within the city limits. CHARLES CITY WOMAN ELECTED a-T a n-Y Organization Headed by Myrtle Raymond. CHARLES CITY, May Wa-Tan-Ye meeting Tuesday noon was given to reading newspaper reports of the convention being held in Cherokee by the association of Wa-tan-ye clubs. News was received of the elevation of Myrtle Raymond of Charles City to the office of president.

Betty Woodward of Osage was elected secretary. Four members of the local club attended the convention. Sherman Nursery Cattle Winners of Milk Records CHARLES CITY, May Sherman Jersey herd of this city won nine Iowa state championships for butter fat production in 1929 according to the Jersey Cattle club of New York which has just awarded certificates of championship to the winners. This number is more than were won by any other herd. Mr.

Sherman's herd also hold eight world records, the most helc by one herd in the world. PARR EXPLAINS ELECTRIC PLANT Article in Electrical World Shows Charles City's System. CHARLES CITY, May the May issue of the Electrical World Merle Parr, son of Mr. and Mrs. -W.

T. Pan- of this city, now employed by the Iowa Public Service company at Waterloo, has an Illustrated article showing how the expenditure of $24.000 turned the 90 kw. Charles City hydro plant of the Iowa Public Service company Into ona of 150 kw. and reduced the operating coats J2.800 a year. The average annual energy output of 650,000 kw.

was increased to nearly a million and the plant was made Into a dependable unit capable of responding to the demands. The plant has been in operation a year and operating expenses of the old euipment was $4,000. Altho this has been a dry year the output of the automatic unit has been 642,000 and the cost about a month. Tbe class colors'are lavender and yellow and the flower is the daffodil. The Junior-senior banquet was held at the auditorium.

It was served by the Royal Neighbor lodge members. TO HOLD PICNIC RUDD--The annual Rude! consoll- (iated school picnic will be held May 23. This picnic is being sponsored by the Parent-Teachers association and everyone from the community has been Invited to attend. Mrs. A.

Scheuneman of Greene Buried; Lived in Butler Many Years GREENE, May services for the late Mrs. Agusta Scheuneman, 69, who died at Waverly, were held at the Lutheran church, here Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. E. A.

Bischoff officiated. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery. Mrs. Scheuneman came with her parents to America from province Brandenburg, Germany, where she was born. She lived for a few years in Minnesota before coming to Butler county, where she hua since made her home.

She is survived by one daughter. Mrs. E. Earth, one step-daughter, Mrs. I.

Boyd, one adpted son, Etvrl and three grandchildren, all of Greene, and one brother, William Senn, of Gervals, Ore. Iowa City Chamber of Commerce Lines Up With Farm Board IOWA CITY, May 21. ing action similar to various other state chamer of commerce groups, the Iowa City chamber will forward a resolution to the national chamber condemning its criticism of the federal farm board. The chamber will send a letter accompanying the resolution to the national body asserting that "the harm you have done to the chamber of commerce movement in the western sections will never be estimated." IS OPERATED I'PON THOMPSON--Cliarlcs K. Hiihbs was operated on for nppendJrltl.i nt the lr.

Irish hospital nt Forest City May (POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT) (POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT) (POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT) ADVERTISEMENT) (POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT) CHARLES CITY BRIEFS CHARLES CITY, May services for the late August Guderian will be held Wednesday afternoon at his home on Riverside drive at 1:30 and at 2 o'clock at the Lutheran church with the Rev. C. G. Protte'ngeler officiating. W.

C. Morris has purchased the Elizabeth Lester home, corner of Blunt and Wisconsin streets, and will take possession June 20. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Weiss are the parents of a son.

Mrs. Cn.1 Slvrleht entertained at a smtill "icon for Mrs. Davis of St. Paul -vho is visiting her sister, Mrs. O.

E. Eggen. Mr. and Mrs. William Bluhm are the parents of a daughter.

TAX INFORMATION BE GIVEN FARMERS-SMITH Gubernatorial a i a Says Income Tax Will Be Expensive. DES MOINES, May June and the primary, election draw near, the wavering and rap- Idly vanishing notion that a state Income tax, if enacted in Iowa, might, become a replacement tax Is all ready to "fall down and go boom," Ed M. Smith of Winterset, republican candidate for governor, declared- In speech here today. To back up this assertion. Smith, in his speech, pointed to three things: 1--The fact that those who advocate an income tax have not been able to produce an iota of evidence, from any of the 19 states where such a tax is in effect, that the income tax has served to replace the taxes on real estate and general property.

On the other hand, evidence shows the income tax has been an additional tax In these states, rather than a replacement. Might Not Work. 2--The admission by Dan Turner, his opponent and Income tax advocate, In a speech in Des Moines, May 12, that there is cause to worry that the income tax may become an additional tax, thereby completely exploding Turner's own pet vote-gettiug Issue. 3--Tho statement by Senator J. XV.

Foster of Guthrle Center, chairman of the state board of assessment and review, and a state authority of 25 years' experience In taxation problems. In a speech at Jndlanola, May 12, that an income tax cannot replace the property tax In Iowa. "Altho they have been subjected to a lot of campaign camouflage, the people of Iowa are now awake to the menace of an income tax becoming an additional tax in this state, as it has in Wisconsin and elsewhere," Smith said. Should-Be Informed. "I am willing for the people to decide this issue at the polls, June 2, and I know they will do it intelligently, for they have had a chance to weigh the facts during the past month.

"The farmers of Iowa also should be given definite Information as to whether they are to be granted any special exemptions, for current reports are that the pigs, calves cream, butter, eggs, chickens, potatoes and other produce which the farmer raises and consumes 'are to be charged up to him as a part of his insome, so that he will have to pay for them just as the man In town does. Would Be Costly. "Mr. Turner is also reticen about bringing out the fact that they state Income tax would provide jobs for at least 500 more politicians the public trough in the state housi at Des Molnes, or in some othei building erected at taxpayers' ex pense--another horde of Inspectors to harass our farmers and merchants with a lot of Intricate facts and figures, which these inspectors would swoop dwwn and demand at least once, and probably twice, every year. "Under such a system It would be necessary for our farmers and mer- i chants to be expert bookkeepers, or NORTH IOWA HIGH SCHOOLS Gamer high school will enwluate 84; Tltonka, 14; New Hampton, 54; Bock Falls, eight, and Klomme, 15.

Leon O. Smith, Omaha, will deliver tlic graduation address at Gnrnor; Prof. A. C. Fuller, Cedar Falls, at Tltonka; Bruce Gatoa, Waterloo, at New Hampton; Dr.

Edward Lovrry, University of loyva, at Rock Falls. 34 AT GAKNER, I GARNER, May are 34 the graduating class. Leon O. mlth, assistant superintendent of schools, Omaha, will deliver he commencement address on May 29 in the First Methodist church. The Junior-senior banquet, waa held May.

25 in the high school The senior class play, "Clarence," Booth Tarklngton will be May 22 and 23 In the high school auditorium; the class sermon In the st M. E. church May 25, the Rev. H. R.

Wre'de, pastor of the Lutheran church, will officiate. The names of graduates are: Leo Seeker, Faith BIngham, Bernard Byers, Velva Carothers. Elizabeth 7arr, William Clark, Mildred Con- Bertha Dankbar, Paul Engstlcr, Arnold Hampel, Raymond Hejlik, Jante, Ruth Kittter, Gertrude Klesel, Clara Krall, Lucille Kropp, Ernest Kurtz, Vern Kurtz, Eloise U)ve, Claytua Melcher, Harry Pritchard, Kathryn Prouty, Pearl Ross, Kenneth Ryan, Marlon Schis- Harvey Steiff, Orville Stell, Gcr- Lrude Tobin, Helen Terwilllger, Miles Waller, Lucille Wellik, Anna Wredc, Elma Zwald and Max Tler- ney. Faculty members are J. R.

Mounce, superintendent, and Edgar Koch, Nettle Kelt, Margaret Myers, Jay Vandelboe, Harriet Naiimann, Margaict Rommel, Blanche Curran find Ada Scheuermann, instructors. Frank W. Zeiger Is president of the school board. 14 AT TTTONKA. TITONKA.

May Titonka school closes Friday, May 23. The following 14 seniors will finish the high school Phydelis Peterson, Albert Missal, John Stott, Louise Kramer, Alice Sartor, Dayle Craven, Annabelle Sachau, A Rlke, Hilda Pouelsen. Mabel Kuch- tnreuthcr, Meyer, Irwln Eden, Blanche Bufflngton and Leo Orthel. The junior-senior banquet was held at the high school gymnasium May 7 and on May 15 and 16 the senior class play was presented at the school auditorium. "Are You a Mason?" a comedy In three acts, was chosen for the class play.

graduation sermon was given Sunday evening by the Rev. H. W. Schoenleln, pastor of the Lutheran church. Commencement exercises will be held May 21.

Prof. A. C. Fuller of the Iowa State Teachers college of Cedar Faljs will be the commencement speaker. R.

Is superintendent, Walter E. Crissey principal and athletic coach, Anna Johnson home economics, Allene Johnson English, Mildred Anderson music. The lower grades are taught by Mabel Tuttnn, Nellie Nelson, Mary M. Oester- relchcr, Ida Sachau, Bernice Tutton else hire lawyers and high-priced accountants to help them make their Income tax returns. For farmers would be forced to keep accurate tab on every dozen eggs, every quart of cream, every pound of but ter produced, and either sold or used at home, to determine their taxable Income, If any.

And the same klnc of Intricate bookkeeping would be required of our merchants, sma! and large, to satisfy the demands of this army of state Income tax inspectors and checkers," Mrs. W. E. Crissey, Angle Ogan and Lauretta Larson. Directors of he school are W.

H. Stott president, L. B. Larson, George Peterson, Chris Brandt and Sam Reynolds. 54 AT NEW HAMPTON.

NEW HAMPTON. May young men and women are graduate from, the New Hamp- hlg-Ji school at the close of this school year, which officially closes on May 23. The program for this spring has een as follows: Junior-senior banquet. May 12; grade art and class work exhibit and Parent-Teacher's annual picnic on May 16; senior class play May 20; class day exercises on May 21; graduation exer-, cises on May 22. The speaker for the graduation exercises will be Bruce Gates, president of the Gates Business college of Waterloo.

Following are the candidates for praduationr Alva Althoff. Ralph Baltes, Charette Barnett, Charles Blethen, Raymond Boettcher, Kathryn Brannon, iarmcllta Brown, T. C. Donovan, Clara Ora Eggleston, Edna Faber, Irene Goebel, Mararet Goebel, Alice Hartman, Paul Hartson, Elmer Hassman, Dorma Hereog. Margaret Hettler, Evelyn Hewitt.

Clair Holschlag, Melbourne Horgen. Lawrence Klenske, Pauline Kolthoff, Alfred Kottner. Plnkey Kramer, Irvln Krleger, Elaine McAloon, Myra Metz, Alvle Nntvlg, Evelyn O'Holloam, Lennis O'Neil, Charlotte Otteson, Wllla- frayne Pickart, Raymond Prlebc, Ella Rabe, Charles Rehorst, Harold Robrock, Lcona Rochford, Duane Schnurr, Delphlne Sheehy, Alice Shlnstine, Robert Stewart, Nellie Thompson, Blanche Tlerney, Martin Vikdal, Mildred Warmaster, Ralph Werner, Terrance Whalen, Alice Williams, Mildred Wilson, Lucille Winter, Arleane Wittenburg, Ollnda Zickuhr and Erna Zlerath. 8 AT ROCK FALLS. ROCK FALLS, May class of eight seniors will be graduated from the Rock Falls high school at the school auditorium May 30.

Dr. Edward H. Lowry, University of Iowa, will give the address. The members of the class are Mary Jane Bllem, Fay Calvert, Sam Davld.son, Madeline Edgar, Florence Hansen. Mary Isaacson, Florence Jensen and Paul Siewertsen.

The class play, "Betty, the Girl of My Heart," will be given May 23. J. R. Dickinson is president of the school board and the other members are N. J.

Gildner. George Christiansen, Peter Jensen, S. A. Blstllne and Walter Harmon, The faculty Is composed of C. A.

Carter, superintendent, C. W. Kersbergen and Ruth Buehler. 15 AT KLEMMF- KLEMME, May Klemme 1930 high school commencement exercises took place Tuesday evening at the high school auditorium. The graduation sermon was glvsn Sunday evening at the Reformed church by the Rev.

Calvin Groos- huesch. The class day program will be Thursday. Those who graduate ore F.lsina Albers, Lela Bachman, Raymond Barz, Lois Church, Jane Dutherldge. Reva Eider, Atho Kerans, Allan Klotzbach, Valeria Koerner, Helen Lempke. Edna Nelson, Pavey.

Carrie Swalve, Gertie '(Trample and Clarice Wellemeyer. BEWARE OF MORE NEW TAXES 1 Just what will a State Income Tax, as sponsored by many radical politicians in the present primary campaign, mean for Iowa? Just what is behind this movement? Here's the answer: A State Income Tax will mean an ADDITIONAL tax burden of from $3,000,000.00 to $7,000,000.00 annually on the shoulders of the people of Iowa. In not a single one of the 19 states where an income tax law is in effect, has the income, tax been a replacement tax. It will be an ADDITIONAL tax in Iowa. Do you want that? A State Income Tax will provide jobs for an army of political henchmen at the State House in Des Moines, or in some other building erected at taxpayers' expense--a horde of inspectors, checkers and accountants to harass the farmers, the merchants and the business men of Iowa with a check-up on their affairs once or twice a year.

Do you want that? This army of State Income Tax department employees would form the nucleus for the strongest, the most arrogant political machine this state has ever had--an organization that could crush the taxpayers of Iowa under its heels for many years to corne. Do you want that? In Wisconsin it has cost $470,000 each year to administer the income tax law, with more than 200 permanent employees. Incomes would be taxed at the rate of one per cent annually for the first thousand.dollars of income two per cent for the second thousand; three per cent for the third thousand; four per cent for the fourth thousand; five per cent for the fifth thousand and all in excess of that figure, according to reliable reports. Every citizen would be subject to a "head tax" of $3.00 annually. Do you want that? The Iowa farmer would have to keep track of all pigs, calves, chickens, eggs, cream, butter, potatoes and other produce raised.

His income account will be charged not only with the products he sells, but also with the produce he consumes in his own home, so that 'he will have to pay for the things he raises and eats, just as the man in town does. Do you want that? Merchants will have to keep accurate records of all goods sold, and of merchandise on hand, to be ready for the annual or semi-annual inspection of State Income Tax checkers. Do you want that? Under this system, it would be necessary for farmers, merchants and business men to be expert bookkeepers, or else hire lawyers or high-priced accountants to help them make their income tax returns. Do you want that? Taxpayers who are alert to their own best interests--who have the welfare, progress and prosperity of Iowa at heart--will vote for Ed. M.

Smith, of Winterset, for Governor in the Republican primary, June 2, because Smith is OPPOSED to a State Income Tax as an additional tax, and to any other form of additional taxation. Remember--NEW TAXES always mean MORE TAXES. Vote for ED. M. SMITH for Governor Republican State Primary, June Kd.

M. Smith was born on a farm near Maquoketa, in Jackson county, Iowa, October 31, 1870. In 1886 he moved with his parents to a farm in Madison County, Iowa. He lived and worked on the farm near Winterset until he was 28 years of age. He attended country school in Madison county, studied at the Dexter Normal School and at Drake University, and later became rural school teacher.

He was elected and served as county superintendent of schools in Madison county. Later he became interested in newspaper work, and for many years has been publisher of The Winterset Madisonian, one of the leading county seat -weeklies in Iowa. He was a charter member of the Farm Bureau organization in Madison county, -where he now owns and operates two farms on a partnership basis. He served for five sessions as a member of the Iowa State Senate, and, following the death of the late Walter C. Ramsey, was appointed Secretary of State.

Was elected to that office in 1928. As a member of the Iowa State Senate, Mr. Smith was one of the framers of the perpetual code law, which, it is estimated, will save the people of Iowa at least $1,000,000 in 30 years. He was also directly re- sponsible for enactment of the present state printing law, which today is saving the taxpayers of Iowa more than $75,000 a year. No man in Iowa is better informed On taxation problems, as he was a member of the Joint Legislative Committee which made an exhaustive study taxation and which recommended various reforms, some of which are now being carried into effect.

As Secretary of State, he has inaugurated many important economies, among which is a new method in the purchase of automobile license plates which will, each year, result in a saving of from $15,000 to $20,000 for the people of Iowa. No public official in Iowa has had a better record for clean, conscientious service, or for stricter economy in conduct of the public's business. At the close of last year he turned back to the road fund $208,000 saved from his allowance. He is a member of the Presbyterian church, the Masonic and Knights of Pythias fraternities, and of other civic and fraternal organizations. Friends of Good Government find in Mr.

Smith a candidate of exceptional attainments. He is a successful business man, a capable executive, a candidate who is admirably qualified by Ability, Training and Experience to administer the alfairs of Iowa as governor of this state. THE TRUTH NEW TAXES Always Mean MORE TAXES TIIK TRUTH Thii Advertitemtnl Inierted by Cittnent of tJiir Community Who Relieve Nomination and Election Will Inture Continued Welfare anil Progrett for.