Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08
State Capitol News
BY A. /. HARRIS

John P. Arnoldy, chief of the high
way patrol, has appealed to all Min
neSOta motorists to dim headlights;
when approaching other cars at night.
While modern headlights are not sup
posed to be glaring, many of them
get out of adjustment and are dan
gerous, Mr.. Arnoldy said. In a recent
test, the patrol chief found that less
than so per cent of night drivers dim
headlights at all, even after requests
to do so by the dimming of other
headlights approaching them. In an
other test, three drivers out of II
dimmed their lights. Highway officials
believe drivers will respond to an
appeal for ordinary courtesy to other
drivers. There is no question but
that large percentage of headlights
in use on our highways are dam
gerous to other motorists" Mr.. Arm
oldy said. A courtesy drive by high
way patrolmen has been ordered.
According to orders received from
Washington, CWA rehabilitation will
be so swift and rapid that the num-
Der of Minnesota CWA workers will
be down to $4,000 by the first of April.
This means that the machinery re-
Gently set up by the state emergency
relief committee for the gradual tap
ering-off of CWA activity will be
strained to the utmost between the
necessity of getting under the quota
requirements and handling the flood
of applications for review and media
tiOn. Disqualification must be accom-
plished so fast that county boards will
have little time for thorough inves-
tigation. Even workers who are not
laid off Immediately cannot look for
ward to very long continuance on
the job. The quota allotments are
rigid.
Don't be apprehensive if your driv-
ers' license does not show up day
or SO after you send in your applica-
tions. A last minute rush has
swamped the drivers license bureau
and means you may not receive your
michael, bureau head, gives assur-
ance that no concentrated drive on
unlicensed drivers will begin for ar
other two weeks. There are still $780,
900 drivers who have not made APP
plication for license.
Not realizing that $50 citizens each
day clamor for conferences with the
governor, many persons make long
trips to the Capitol seeking an audi
ence. Quite often they are disap-
pointed. If one lives a considerable
distance from ST. Paul, it is advis-
able to write and ask for an appoint
ment before one calls. This would
save many fruitless trip.
The figures just released by the
state emergency relief committee,
showing drop of AIS per cent from
January 1888 to January 1884 in the
relief load of families aided, reflects
the result of CWA work in Minnesota.
Most of the decrease followed the adj
vent of that work in November, but
it cannot show the full benefit of the
CWA program as it affects relief
needs. The peak of relief comes in
March, following a steadily rising
curve. By every Indication, this
curve was headed for a new high
in March. 1894, with conservative es-
Inmates placing the relief load from
25 to so per cent higher than that
of March, 1888, which itself set a
record. But the rising curve was
arrested and turned downward until
at the present time it is below the
summer level.
Evidence of greed has showed up
here and there among those who have
hay and grain to sell to the state
for drouth relief. In one instance
a grain dealer tried to charge 70
cents a bushel for oats when the