The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-09-28

TT typical of us Americans 90 from one extreme
to another Considering this it is not strange that
states known few years ago as decidedly dry
this year overwhelmingly in the repeal column.
The vote two weeks ago in Minnesota indicates
that nearly third of the voters have changed their
minds prohibition. Some believe sincerely that it
has failed. Others want change in the hope that it
will bring prosperity. Others simply followed the
crowd. The number that virtue in the return of
the saloon is decidedly small.
The many viewpoints of the public throw great
burden upon the board which is supposed to suggest
workable way of handling the problem. More
than onethird of Minnesota voters want prohibition
and want enforced. Including this one-thrd with
others mentioned above it is obvious that all will not
be satisfied.
Repeal will be short-lived unless there is more
sincere and successful attempt regulation than there
was at prohibition enforcement Increases in intemp
and resulting neffciency accidents and law
less will not be tolerated
The board should weigh every possible effect OF
radical changes 1t should consider whatever statistics
may become available the return of legal beer 1t
should consider every plan proposed by vets and drys
trying to set prejudces aside if possible.
And if after all this work it finds a halfway
suitable solution, it will be either genius luck.
WHEN the votes on the sewage disposal plant
M bond issue counted Tuesday night, two
w groups will be vitality interested in the outcome.
One group the approval of the bonds vital to
the city, The other group looks to voters to approve
the issue and provide them with work during the ap
preaching winter.
check-up at the county auditors office this week
reveals great reduction in the number of families
supported by the county. NRA benefits have come
mostly skilled workers who found jobs in stores and
trades. Most county dependents unskled workers
who will be affected only by providing rough work.
Both city and county welfare workers predict that
next winter will be the worst yet for many families
and that the county poor fund will have its biggest
burden of any depression year. They base this predc-
ton on the fact that many families who have previous
ly been able to struggle along coming to the end
of their resources. Because of admirable pride and
through strict economy savings of other years and oe
casiona Jobs they have been able to make their
way With prices rising such families must have work
or aid.
The sewer interceptor, engineers say, lends itself
we'll to winter work. If started soon, it will provide
many families with work, relieving the strain on relief
funds and rewardng who prefer work to does
IF you are of those fair visitors who prefer the
| pike the Dances the and other entertainment
L to the exhibit halls, then you missed great deal
at the fair grounds this season.
Fairs are about half for entertainment and half
for education although the entertainment half is over
worked while the education end is forgotten by many
when they get down in the section where music ana
bankers draw attention.
The All club work this year sets another new high
and no one has really the fair unless he has in
spected what farm boys and girls are doing with
their spare time The judges call the Redwood county
fair first in the state in exhibits of women's work.
Even those of us we can't tell stitching from
canned peaches that the exhibits in that depart
ment took many hours of hard work. How Redwood
county ranks in livestock production is clearly shown
in the livestock barns
The real shows at the fair aren't down where the
gaudy signs are hung up they have on barker and no
admission price but they far more worth seeing
nevertheless.