The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-27

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Isn't it queer that North Dakota.
as big an agricultural state as it IS,
should be the 43rd state to affiliate
with the American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton.
An inquisitive subscriber inquiries
whether or not Gust Wog VINO
was recently seated in the North Da-
kota legislature over K. j. List, is
married man. Said subscriber says
that he heard Mr.. Wog's wife's name
was Polly.
The Minot Press association has
drawn up a measure to be introduced
in the State legislature shortly the
object and aim of which is to stand
ardize the fees for all legal notices
and make the rate commensurate with
the present publishing cost. The
present law governing legal rates
was established years ago when print
paper cost three cents pound as
compared to IS cents pound, the
present price. This in itself proves
the inadequacy of the present rate
and the people, we believe, will see
the entire justice of a change in le-
gal rates. The press of the state will
no doubt be at unison in support OF
this measure whether league or indie
pendent and we trust that legislators
will likewise give it favorable con-
sideration and enact the measure into
law.
The concurrent resolution providing
for an amendment to the North Dako-
ia constitution establishing the pro-
posed new state trunk highway sys-
tenn is before the legislature. The
matter of road improvement is one
that has nothing to do with factional
and party politics in this state. 1t IS
an economic question and one when
concerns every citizen OF farm and
village and city. The rival factions
of the legislature appear to have
reached a deadlock in most matters
and the prospects are not favorable Tor
much corrective or constructive leg
islation being enacted at this session.
A few measures which both sides rec
ognize as necessary for all of govern
ment and business are to continue at
all normally will doubtless be passed.
The highway amendment resolution
should be regarded as one of these.
Time is required to get the road plans
in motion and. with Minnesota and
other states already advanced on the
way to improvement, North Dakota
cannot afford to lag behind in the
movement. There is no political ad-
vantage to be obtained in the high
way matter. The amendment resolu-
ton can become law only by the
votes of both Independents and non
partisans. Thus both sides will share
in tn ecredit as we'll as the benefits
Minot Daily News.
Maj. Harold oorenson, assistant
adjutant general Of North Dakota.
has figured that national guard
units value to city is $1O,6 a
wear, which represents the minimum
payroll Uncle Sam turns over to ma
tional guard companies at a rate
equivalent to rs per cent OF the rate
of nav for the same grade in the reg
ular service. He figures that n ORTIZ
Dakota's twelve companies and the
headquarters, supply and machine CUR
companies would represent more thar
S15O,0O0 The announcement is made
from the office of the adjutant genera
that all officers and men OF the United
States army reserve may upon ap
plication to the secretary Of war, Sc
cure their discharge from that branch
of the service to permit them to en-
list in the national guard. Three-yea7
erlistments during the war carried
with them a four-year term in tn
army reserve corps, while commission
ed officers eligible for service in tn
reserve are obliged for an indefinite
period. Release from these obliga
tions can be obtained by both officer
and men upon enlistment in the ma
tional guard.
5 Is Co. G worth this much to Vale,
City? Without doubt it is, based Of
such authentic figures, and Vale,
City, we believe, lis going to get be
hind the proposition Of reorganizin!
the company when the soliciting TO
recruits starts. Valley City is entitled
to the company and has nobody t.
blame except itself, if the compan,
goes to another city, through neglec
and non-interest in the matter.
Valley City has every reason to b.
proud Of the records made by her bias
ketball teams thus far this season. TIL
High School team is undefeated thu
far, the Normal teams still has al
unblemished record, while the Ameri
can Legion team has but one defea
checked up against it. We believ'
that this record is unequalled in for
ner years. And yet with these splen
did records, there seems to be some
what Of laxity among the citizen!
Of the city in getting out and support
ing the teams. Perhaps it is because
i. of the fast that the games were ar
ranged so close together. There ha:
only been but one game so far thi:
season. that the people. have turned
out and showed their support, and that