The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-12-30
soMETIMEs CIVIC GROUPS MISS


their goals by failing to pursue course per-
sistently enough, other times they set out
to attain something beyond their reach and
realize after considerable work that their
quest is futile.
Redwood's effort to obtain a postoffice
has been persistent enough to build three
federal buildings and three auxiliary units in
any other city in southwestern Minnesota,
but still our pleas fall on deaf ears. There
appears to be no reason why the quest
should be labeled futile, either, because
certainly the need is apparent to any in
spector and towns with less receipts and
better facilities get them right under our
nose.
A new postoffce has been one of the
city's new year aims suggested each jan
uary 1 for so long that one hardly needs to
mention it. Perhaps if the committee can
not get us postoffce during 1888, it may
discover at least just what or who stands in
the way.
LESS EFFORT HAS BEEN PUT FOR
ward on far more important project, the
completion of highway IL, mainly because
promises have been made and renewed, with
date advances, whenever pressure was ex-
erted. Except for the promises, the results
on the two projects have been the same TO
date.
1t would mean nothing if delegation
was sent to Washington on the postoffice
matter but it is possible to get at least an
audience at the highway department in ST.
Paul. Representatives of Redwood county
or better still of the whole southern section
of II will do well to sally forth again dur
ing January before the 1888 awards are all
made. We can't afford to let the route be
treated lightly any longer
YOU CAN'T TELL EMPLOYEES AT
the Falls theatre that people of this COM
munity don't read their newspaper. Some
time ago the management made arrange
ments with the WIS barn dance company
for a showing at the theatre month or six
weeks in advance. The plans were an
nounced in small story on an inside page
of the Gazette, appearing no where else to
the knowledge of the manager. Long be-
fore the program had been advertised other
wise, the barn dancers advised that they
would be unable to come and theatre ads for
that evening carried no mention of the stage
show. The advance item was presumed to
be so obscure as to make a retraction unnec-
eSSary. Employees were reminded of it,
however, when persons began inquiring at
the ticket window, on the night for which
the program had been announced, as to
whether the company had arrived. Scores of
them remembered the date for several weeks
without even one small reminder:
EVER HAVE THE URGE TO SEND
an anonymous letter? Don't do it. Any
thing unfit to sign is unfit to mail. CRITICS.
ing or threatening or even suggesting some
thing in an unsigned letter is like saying
something behind persons back that you
wouldn't say to his face. Anonymous let
tiers are usually credited to cranks, which
includes good many types of person, none
of which most of us care to consider our
selves. u.
A SLEEPY EYE COUPLE WHO
celebrated their silver wedding anniversary
recently were married on the only day of the
century which could be correctly designated
as 12-12-12. Had they been movie stars
they might have achieved some publicity by
announcing they expected to have three
dozen children, or to be divorced on 12-13-14
MINORITY LEADER SMELL SAYS
the three highlights of the special session
OF congress were: the presidents fishing
trip, the vice presidents hunting trip and
the merit contest between Idaho and Maine
potato growers. Has the senator forgotten
the bill allowing members generous 'mile-
age" bonuses?
There are a few worthwhile radio pro-
grams on the air but most of them come
just after some program so bad that self
respecting people turn them off at the risk
OF missing half the good feature. Buyers of
radio time would be smart to insist that a
respectable program precedes theirs.