The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-05-27
IMPROVE NO. II


able condition of federal highway No. H., the
longest road in Minnesota the Window Citizen
calls attention to the fact that Iowa and Mis-
souri, have paved this highway practically the
entire distance through those states; in fact it
is paved most of the way to the Gulf And in
Minnesota No. II has not single mile of paw
ing save where it doubles with east and west
roads for short distances
This is something to be ashamed Of After
the states to the south of put in all that
paving in order to reach our lake region, we
let them travel mud and dusty gravel
1t is shame 1t indicates that the towns along
No. II have been asleep
Springfield, while not on the route of No.
II, (athough glance at the map would in
dictate that we should have been) uses this
road to considerable extent, as it is our out
let to the Kandiyohi chain of lakes, the Park
Region and the Cass and Leech Lake district
as well as to North Dakota and Canada.
The towns along No. II should organize
and demand that Western Minnesota have at
least this north and south highway in
Western Minnesota Acknowledgements
Advance-Press.
The cooperation of other towns not
directly on highway II but in position to
benefit from it will no doubt be welcomed by
the Highway II association which already is
actual dirt in an effort to get the road i'm
proved Greatest handicap perhaps is the
tendency of road enthusiasts in places al
ready we'll set on the matter of highways to
forget the needs of communities which were
patiently waiting while the roads tributary
to the larger cities were being built. Not
only is much of II without such preliminary
work as a good grade, but many of the bit
iminous portions are in poor repair. Visit
ors from other states who enter Minnesota
by this route after travelling on pavement
must get poor impression of what Mime
sofa offers in highway system. However,
reports are current that the route is not to
be neglected much longer and are believed
to be well founded.
WE ARE FORCED TO CONCLUDE
that the English are strange people. They
coronate king, give him every fancy title
they can think off, spend millions on him,
bow and kneel in his presence as if he were
a god instead of an ordinary fellow who just
happened to be born lucky. And after all
the kowtowing, the real government tells
the king that neither he nor his family nor
any official representative can have the
simple privilege of attending his brothers
wedding. Consider also the events of last
winter. March of Time on the screen this
month made the statement that half the
young people of England are underfed to
such an extent that the men are unfit for
military service. Yet it was not the power
ty of the masses which brought on crisis
there but the fact that king who incident
ally was interested in his unfortunate sub
JectS, also was vitality concerned about an
American divorce.
THE VALUE OF FRIENDSHIP FOR
friendships sake is too often lost in this
mad commercialized world. 1t is human ma
lure to take pride in knowing people of in
luence, to bask in the spotlight's edge when
an acquaintance is elevated to position of
Importance. How many friends are inter.
some. manner in a position to do them fav-
ors?
1t is pleasant to know persons whose
friendship is on firmer basis; people who
like other people instinctively regardless of
their station in life and whose interest in
their problems is sincere without thought
of personal gain through that interest.
Such man was Rev. Oscar Joneson
whose friendly smile and greeting was in
fictitious. Meeting him any day, at any hour,
you were cheered and given lighter heart
by the contact. Redwood Falls will miss its
friendliest resident.
THE BOOKKEEPER'S LAMENT, THE
social security act with all it's forms and re-
ports, has received the United States su-
preme courts okay as constitutional by an
other close vote, fact that disturbs the
administration little when that one point
margin is in it's favor.
With that decision another of a series
in recent months, the last argument for
changing the supreme court was met. Trends
of congressional action today would indicate
that the legislative and judicial branches
are no longer out of step. That the execu-
tive branch is step or two ahead perhaps
is not an unhealthy circumstance. In any
event, the court matter should be uncere-
moniously dropped.