The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-14

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Few men in Redwood county, whether
business men, farmers or politicians, have a
wider acquaintanceship than Nate H. Bovee
who resigned as county agent this week af-
ter seven years of service. The nature of
the office requires a knowledge of business
as well as farming, while the agent had to
be something of a politician until govern
mental farm projects made the office an alb
solute necessity. Mr.. Bovee intends to de-
vote full time henceforth to weed eradica-
tion, a phase of his work as agricultural
agent which has become hobby with him
and on which he is an expert. With the
highly important task of administering the
AAA thrust upon his office he added compe-
tent help and administered the program
with a minimum of diScord and delay. He
has taken keen interest in All club work,
in corn husking contests and in scores of
other activities related to his office. He will
be missed, but it is like him to have a capa-
BILE assistant in his office, Adrian NJ Wilson,
already widely acquainted and ready to car
ry on the work.
Every ambitious young man on the
threshold of his career, determines to be a
financial success. He looks ahead to an old
age of leisure and Independence to an
old age of dependence or poverty. The bit
ter figures show how thoroughly the hopes
of the great bulk of men are blasted. Out of
every 100 men 65 years old or older, five
have Independent incomes of sufficient size
to enable them to retire and live comfort
ably. Twenty Eight out of the hundred must
go on working to exist, well knowing that in
few years their period of earning power
will have been passed Sixty-seven out of the
hundred are dependents. Their relatives,
friends or charity must support them. This
is no argument for a pension plan Neither is
it sermon on saving little from each pay
check. But the fellow who doesn't look ahead
isn't likely to be among the aforementioned
five.
for the discouraging report that while s.
100000 more persons are employed today
than were three years ago, there also are
100000 more persons dependent on some
form of relief. Several factors are consid-
cred responsible: 1. Many unemployed who
had some reserve now have exhausted their
funds. 2. About 100000 more persons have
reached the employable age. 8. Standards of
care have improved under the relief pro-
gram, bringing in persons previously con-
tent to subsist on a poverty level without
e%Ao. AuC oClSuic1 VI dCCcpClIlS T0ll6l mas lar
gely disappeared. These facts indicate even
complete recovery or another boom cannot
employ all hands. The relief problem is like
ly to linger long after the depression era
is forgotten.
A political seer in whom we place some
stock says the Republican candidate for
president will not be one of four or five men
now entered in primaries and making tre-
mendous effort to impress voters and dele
gates. Governor Landon of Kanses, he
says, will come closest but will fall short,
blocked by opponents now in the field The
result will be the selection of dark horse,
probably Michigan's Senator Vandenberg or
Oregon's Senator Steiwer, convention key
noter. He believes Roosevelt's chances are
better today than six months ago but neg
lects to predict what they will be in Novem-
Der.
In Minneapolis the mayor is asking jail
terms for drunken drivers. What have they
been giving them, whiskey sours? The Min
nesota Public Safety committee is asking
sitter fines and prison sentences long en-
ough to be remembered. Some drivers can
be educated Others have to be shown.
Political Simile: as sincere as the fellow
who voted for new deal measures because il
was popular to do so and now bases his cam
paign for reelection on opposition to the
program.