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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-24
LOCAL MEN SPEED
EARLY FINANCING
OF Pea MEMBERS

With farmers demand for 1887
financing for crop production al
ready active, announcement was
made this week by w. M. Smith,
secretary of the Red
wood Falls Production Credit as
ISOLATION, that the association is in
the best position to serve farmers
it has been at any time.
Four offices in other towns of
the associations territory now
make it unnecessary for the ap-
plicant to come to Redwood Falls
concerning his loan unless he
wishes to. w. H. Lamberton, as
sistant secretary of the associa-
ton, will take applications at the
Farmers Elevator at Milroy every
Monday afternoon starting June
%. j. S. Gunelson of Belview,
association inspector, will give the
same service to Sacred Heart far
mers Monday afternoons and L.
M. johnson, assistant secretary,
will be at Olivia Wednesday af-
ternoons and at Hector Friday
afternoons, starting next week.
While members are urged to
come to association headquarters
as often as they wish, the repre-
sentative can give them just as
good service in taking their ap-
plication and save them a good
deal of time in many cases.
MIR. Smith said that the attend
ance of many non-members at the
annual meeting indicated the
growing interest of farmers in
this credit service, and that a
number of new members have
been accepted as a result. He
pointed out that complete ar
engagements for the full years
financing can be made now so
that the member can feel assured
he will not be short of funds, but
that under the budget plan" the
member will pay interest only on
the amount drawn for the time it
is in use. Funds for operating, for
instance, might take $3.50 out of
$500 or 5000 of credit arranged
for, the balance being available
on short notice for any other pur-
poses later in the season. but
drawing no interest until with
drawn.
The association includes Red
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-24
OLD ENGINE OIL
BURNS OUT RATS

Fairmont-One of the best
ways to get rid of rats is to burn
then, thinks Dave Jaqua, caretak-
er at the local city dump, who
tried out the experiment with
success. A year ago a man came
to Fairmont with a proposition
to kill all rats at the city dump.
He spread poison and killed hun
dreds of them, but there were as
many as ever until Dave tried out
his scheme of fighting rats with
fire. He got a large quantity of
old crank case and other waste
oils from garages and dumped a
truck load of this oil down the
bank at the dump. When he
touched a match to the oil
heavy explosion resulted. The
whole bank blazed. Everything on
the surface was burned and the
fire crept into crevices in the
bank and burned as long as the
oil lasted. AS all the ground at
that point is filled with rubbish
and debris, the fire readily found
combustible material. So far into
the pile did the fire burn that an
area of three or four feet settled,
leaving deep depression in the
surface of the bank 20 feet above.
1t is believed that hundreds of
rats were burned to death and
their living quarters destroyed. If
the caretaker gets enough motor
oil he expects to put on more rat
fireworks.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-24
Drive Ordered to
End Hitch Hiking
on State Highways

Orders to end hitch hiking on
state highways went out to mem
bers of the highway patrol this
week after reports of several &C
cidents had reached the highway
department. glitch hiking is a
dangerous practice" said N. w.
Elsberg, state highway commits
Sioner. ''We have had consider
able trouble with persons on the
highways soliciting rides, endang-
ering their own lives.
1.-THE new traffic code is very
plain in its ruling against hitch
hiking. 1t says: No person shall
stand in roadway for the pur-
pose of soliciting a ride from the
driver of any private vehicle
That is plain enough and I have
instructed the patrol to arrest
violators."
Violation of the code on hitch
hiking is misdemeanor, punish
able by fine of not more than
$100, or by Imprisonment of not
more than 80 days.
Inc patrol mas also been In
structed to give special attention
to enforcement of the law on
dimming of headlights. Glaring
headlights are causing accidents
in Minnesota almost daily. The
new traffic code makes it a mis-
demeanor to fail to dim lights,
with the same penalty as for hitch
hiking.
The patrol also urged caution
when pleasure cars follow trucks
too closely as the trucks have
power brakes and can stop much
more quickly. Several accidents
have been caused by pleasure
vehicles hitting trucks from the
rear.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-24
Brings 1000 Eggs
on Rare City Trip

Fairmont-Archie Handy, Cen
ter Creek pioneer living in the
Granada community, made one of
his rare visits to Fairmont last
week, shook hands with the boys
at the court house, chatted on the
streets, and disposed of more than
100 dozen eggs. In spite of his
more than 81 years, Archie still
wears his long, golden locks, his
eye is keen, and his mind active.
81 can't stand up straight like I
used to have to lean on my
cane. said Archie. eff I try to
stand erect I lose my balance and
stagger. They had it reported that
I was drunk when I came to
town last year." Archie, who is
fond of raising poultry, used to
like eggs very well but now he
says cts just like everything else,
when you have lots of something
you don't care much for it."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-24
.Mary's ~

Well we see by last weeks
Gazette that:
"Mrs. Scott Schoen and Mrs. C.
E. Tibesar entertained at a sur
prise function last Wednesday af-
ternoon in honor of MIR. Earle
Obermeyer. The afternoon was
spent in embroidering a quilt"
Hoo-hoo, Earle!
-f-f-
Our Falls Church, Virginia,
correspondent, F. w. Kumm,
writes that we would probably be
interested in knowing how some
of the hill billie farmers in the
Blue Ridge weigh their pigs when
they don't own a scale.
They place plank across rail
fence. Then they put the pig on
one end of the plank and pile
stones on the other end until it
just balances.
Then they guess the aOeight of
the stones.
49,
Which reminds us of Bill Lip
py's latest query, viz: "Do you
know why the mamma and papa
flea always have such long,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-24
By Glenn Muetzel eighth Grade)

By Glenn Muetzel eighth Grade)
When the constitution was
adopted, we were guaranteed three
things: life, liberty and pursuit of
happiness. Because of this assur-
ance, many people came from for
elgn countries to the United
States where they knew there
would be no class distinction. AS
the years have gone by, America
has proved a land of opportunity,
a land where people of many
bloods are blended together in a
common melting pot quick to de-
fend a common cause, a land
where any man having ambition
has been able to work himself
from the lowest rank to a place of
highest distinction.
Because of the many benefits
and rights bestowed upon us
American people it is our duty
and privilege to be the most per-
feet citizens possible. To be a
perfect citizen requires many
virtues. The first thing a citizen
must possess is a fundamental
knowledge of laws and govern
ment of his nation, for example
the United States Constitution, his
State Constitution, and his local
ordinances. He must not only
know these laws, but he must
obey them to the letter. He must
not only obey them himself, but
he must influence other people
to obey them. He must have the
courage of his convictions to
stand alone for what he knows is
right and so win respect not only
for himself but for his country as
well. Last, but probably the most
important of all, the true Amer
lean citizen guides his life by the
principles of Christianity. These
virtues are constituted in the one
word - Americanism.
And to the youth of today there
could be no higher challenge
than to hold the standards of
Americanism high.
Let us accept it!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-24
'An1ericanisnn

true American has always be-
lieved in helping his neighbor and
in return expects nothing but re-
spect and honor. This creates a
trust in one another and it is in
this trust we brought up our
country.
After charity comes GA" for
appreciation. There is not a sane
American who does not realize
the value of being an American.
Our hard knocks serve as lesson
and we better ourselves and our
government on these.
Now comes 'sN' for National
ism. Nationalism is defined as a
devotion to the glory of ones
country. If we did not have this
fervor our country would not be
unified. Without unification we
could not survive.
Next comes ''I' for invincible
We are invincible because we be-
ieve our country to be the best
and we therefore place all our
fortune and faith in it. With the
faith of its populace behind il
anything is invincible.
So is next in line with spirit
1t is our Spirit of everlastingness
that has made us the citizens OF
us and we are proud of it.
Last of all comes "M" fol
mediator. We have always been
looked on as judge and only
through continued belief can we
maintain this stand.
The only way to sum up is to
say | shall always try to lead the
kind of a life every American
should and defend my country al
all times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-24
Little
k'amn- -

mournful faces"
William answers his own ques-
ton: Because they know that no
matter what they do, their chill
dren are bound to 60 to the dogs"
-f-f-
Every once in awhile someone
in this thriving village suffers de-
lusions of grandeur. We submit
the return address used on the
Physicians and Dentists Service
bureau stationery, to-wit:
"Suite 100, First National Bank
Building"
49,
Social Note: Rex Miller has
returned from his second honey
moon.
--f-f-
One of Redwood Falls young
misses sort of put daddy and
mother on the spot with teacher
before school closed this year.
what is a cottontail?" asked
teacher.
"Oh," replied the young miss,
cts Dhat daddy and mother mir
up before dinner"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-24
BY Mary Orth (Senior)

BY Mary Orth (Senior)
To me the most difficult task
that I have ever attempted is to
write a theme on Americanism.
The reason is, perhaps, that
Americanism is an ideal; stand
ard that every citizen should try
to secure for themselves. Being
an ideal makes the subject all the
more intangible as an ideal is
only a conception of perfection.
Although there are only eleven
letters in the word, it is one of
the most powerful words in the
vocabularies of the American
people. To them it suggests the
hearts of one hundred and twen-
tyy-three million people beating
as one. To me it suggests some
thing smothering and dear to my
heart.
Let us scrutinize the word
carefully and see just what there
is about it that makes the word
seem to live.
The first letter GA" stands for
activity. Throughout the entire
nation we are impressed by the
vast amount of activity carried on
by our citizens. Many years ago,
before the. war fought for our in
dependence, the foreign nations
ridiculed our attempts to secure a
perfect government. We had no
credit, but through the hard work
of our ancestors we obtained one
of the most-influential economic
countries. Every day one can see
the various activities progressing,
and we all feel that our activities
are the very background of our
entire business world.
"M'' is the manhood of our
nation. No country could have
stood the test of centuries like the
United States has unless their
country possessed the manhood
necessary for such a trial. Amer
lea was developed by sturdy
pioneers who proved their worth
by carving out of forsaken
wilderness blazing empire. This
all-important strain still runs
through the veins of our men. We
are indeed lucky.
Next in line is "E" for eager
ness. Real Americans are always
looking for new ideas and places
to apply them. This is the quality
that is responsible for continually
pushing our nation forward. An
eagerness for the new and better
way has made us leader among
leaders.
The "R" is taken care of by re-
igion. A nation that is lacking an
eternal spirit has only the skele-
ton of an ideal government. Our
country was founded for religious
freedom and it has thus united us
in a more perfect union of spirit
ual fraternity.
The letter 81" represents in
dividuality. 1t is this factor more
than any other that has insured
our country of it's permanent
place in the history of today. Our
country was built by characters
with marked individuality and
thus we can be proud to call our
selves Americans, for we per-
severed the Wilful scorn of
nations several times and went
our way and tore down the unde-
sirable, rebuilt, and bettered until
we has. surpassed even our most
impossible dreams.
Next comes &c" for charity, A
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-24
STOCKHOLDERS SAY mo"

ST. Observation-Disclosures of the
st. James Creamery by a vote of
"a to 2, said they did not want to
build an addition to their cream
cry building as had been suggest
ed by c. A. Torkelson, president.
Plans and specifications had al
ready been completed and bids
had been taken subject to appro-
val of the stockholders. AS a re-
suit of the vote the building pro-
position has been definitely post
poned.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-24

Mad scramble occurred in a
garage basement being excavated
in Lakefield. The caterpillar trac-
tor hooked onto water pipe,
tore it apart and water was
sprayed in every direction while
worker ran for a shut-oH rod.
A plug quickly whitfield with a
pocket knife did not fit and when
the pipe was hit with a sledge it
was further smashed into the
ground.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-24

wood, Renville, and part of yell
low Medicine counties. Since the
first of this year it has made
commitments throughout all its
territory to 1853 members for an
aggregate of $160,896.O0 Mr..
Smith said he understands that
nearly $1,000,000 a day is going
to farmers from their production
credit associations throughout the
country at five percent interest.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-24

st. James-The city council in
special session turned down the
request of Otto L. Nelson to
change the city coming ordinance
so he could erect filling station.
Practically every property owner
adjacent to the proposed station
objected to the erection of the
station, as did other oil station
men in the vicinity.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-24

The minute a veteran pedes-
train gets behind the wheel of an
automobile he sheds respect for
the hooters just as wage Garner
loses sympathy with his old mates
when he turns capitalist.-Ex.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-24

The folloaDing essays ON Ameri-
canisna aDere judged the best en-
tered IN the contest sponsored
each year lat Redwood Falls
schools By the American Legion
and Auxiliary.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-24
1T
DOESN'T
JUST
HAPPEN

Telephone wires and
cable connecting Red
wood Falls with New
York City cost many
millions of dollars and
required years to build
-. but you can use them
for only $1.95. This is
the night and all day
Sunday rate for a three
m mute conversation
when you ask to talk
with anyone available at
the telephone called.)
Efficiency and econO-
my in providing tele-
phone service has given
the United States the
best and, for it's value
and quality, the lowest
priced telephone service
in the world.
THE TRI STATE TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Subsid;sry Of
Northwestern BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
Evening star., 1937-11-05

Not only Is the engineer usually
unfamiliar with the work he IL re-.
ducing to It's most efilcient denomi-
nator, the A. F. Of L. author COM
planned, but the observer who times
the B rating usually is = stranger to
the Job he is watching so expertly.
A further complaint Is that the
supposed increase in efnciency Of ma
terials, tools and machines does not
accompany the increased working
tempo; that the Bedaux system fails
to make q change in the workman's
methods and that the system is usually
introduced almost without warning
and before the worker has had time
to become psychologically adjusted to
its import.
The A. F. l.. critic wrote that in fac
tories where 1t Is used, the amount
of spoiled work increases, and he notes
that the Wright Aeronautic Corp. dis
carded the system on this account
after employing it for a year.
The anonymous students final crit
icism is that the B rating plan is "in-
direct, cumbersome and mystifying,"
and he points out that it is much
easier to rate a workers performance
by fixing standard productivity at 100
per cent and computing a particular
workers relation to the average.
Bedaux himself says the A. F. l..
criticism is the result of misunder-
standing and insufficient investigation.
He says he advises against driving an
individual above an 80 B rating, al
Evening star., 1937-11-05

quarters Of century ago and the
rise Of business and Industrial class.
In that period, he said, there have
been liberal governments, but at other
times there has arisen q group which
says that "our need is too great to
wait, Let US 60 and take what we
want" He referred to the japanese
need for raw materials.
Japan, he added, has always feared
the tremendous political strength
which would be Ctina's In case that
country ever brought for q uniform
government, and behind China is
Russia.
Much the same type Of fear, that
vital materials cannot be quickly had,
Sir Willmott said, has motivated other
nations such as Germany and Italy
In creating dictatorial governments.
He cited the principle, however,
that the fear Of the individual of what
tomorrow may bring has risen like
. miasma" to the governing agencies
Of these nations and brought about
present-day conditions.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
REBELS CLAIM ADVANCE
IN TWO ARAGON SECTORS
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish From
tier. Nov. 5.-The Spanish insurgents
claimed advances today in two Sec
tors Of the Aragon front.
Their daily communique reported
capture Of new positions in Upper
Aragon near Sabinanigo and Villa
mayor. A few miles northeast of
Zaragoza they were said to have
strengthened their line by capturing
Mount Maserado.
The Upper Aragon fighting centered
On the village OF Allue, south of Sab
tnanigo.
A government communlque reported
lighting along the Zaragoza -Teruel
railway in the extreme Southern part
Of Aragon.
In Madrid the government defense
ministry reported two French mer-
chant vessels were attacked yester-
day OFF the Eastern Spanish Coast
but both escaped under che protection
Of French destroyers.
MARSEILLE, France, Nov. S (P).-
The French freighter Corse, reported
sunk yesterday of Barcelona, was
escorted here today by two French
warships. Her captain said a sea-
plane, marked with skull and cross
bones, dropped IL bombs without
scoring hit. The Corse's hull showed
evidence Of machine gun fire.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
Bedaux System Designed
To Speed Plant Production
But Labor Critics Charge That 1t Forces
'sLast Ounce" From Workers at
Lowest Wages.

complains, IL q worker habitually
fails to attain q COB hour" (and thus
endangers the foreman's chances Of
getting his premium). she will first
be coached, then warned and finally
transferred to other work or dis
missed"
Many Standards Inadequate.
Another A. F. L. criticism is that
Bedaux Co. has prepared standard
data about the time required for
certain operations common in many
industrial plants. The author of the
Bedaux study comments:
"As q result Of the necessity that
the Bedaux engineer is under to make
speedy showing by reducing labor
cost, and also on account Of his in
experience In the work, many of
the standards set are inadequate. The
phrase tight standards is q familiar
one in plants where the plan has
been, or Is being, introduced"
Evening star., 1937-11-05
Airport Permit Asked.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. s CR.4
Valley Airways, Inc, filed an applica-
ton yesterday asking the State Cor
poration Commissions permission to
operate an airport and landing feA
about two miles southeast Of Win.
chester on highway No. so. The field
would be known as Winchester Air
port. Hearing on the application was
set for December 2 at IL am.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
PARIS AND LONDON
SPLIT OVER SPAIN
France Dissatisfied With
British "Recognition"
of Franco.
BY RICHARD MowRER.


PARIS, France, Nov. 5.-Virtual rec
ignition of rebel Spain by the British
government, confirmed by Prime Min
lister Neville Chamberlain in the House
OF Commons yesterday when he stated
that Great Britain and Franco Spain
would exchange agents" for the dis
cussion Of matters affecting the two
parties respective interests, is causing
. distinctly bad impression here.
Oficially and publicly the old theme,
Britain and France continue to CO.
operate in perfect accord" continues
to be harped upon. Yet 1t is apparent
that this latest British gesture is
adding to the evaporation of that por-
tion of the French government which
has long been disguised by Great Brit
aims policy in the Spanish war and
"non-intervention"
1t is not believed here that the ex-
change Of agents is merely for dis
cussion Of mutual commercial inter-
ests. Whether these agents" have dip
lomAtic status or not chamberlain
said they would noD. they will dis
cuss all questions affecting British
and rebel Spain relations, it is felt
here. In fact, some 60 as far as to
assert that questions affecting all Of
Spain, not merely rebel Spain, will
be discussed.
Contrary to earlier indications the
French foreign Office now says that
the date Of departure of the new
French Ambassador to Spain, M. La
bonne. following the removal of the
pro-Franco Ambassador Jean Her.
bette at st. Jean-de-Luz, has not beer
determined. The French are playing
safe. They want to see how loyalist
Spain holds out this winter and DE-
not want to commit themselves. The
foreign office feels that the with.
drawal Of Herbette from st. Jean.
de-Luz and the appointment of La.
bonnie are acts of sufficient impor-
tance in themselves and should moi
be pushed too far.
Copyright, 1872
Evening star., 1937-11-05
FLYER SETS RECORD

Aqua CALIENTE, Mexico. Nov. 5
R-Frank Fuller, jr., San Francisco
speed flyer, clipped 81 minutes on
the Vancouver, British Columbia-Agua
Caliente flight record yesterday, COW
ering the 1908 miles in hours and
81 minutes.
The flyer, who won the Bendix
transcontinental air race from Los
Angeles to Cleveland last Summer,
new Q low-wing monoplane and made
one stop for refueling.
The previous record for the fight,
hours and % minutes, was estab-
hshed July 8, 1885, by Earl Ortman.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
WRITER SEES FEAR
|M0TVAT|NG JAPAN
Sir Wi|Imott Lewis Talks
at Charleston Commerce
Chamber Banquet.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Nov. 5.-s,r
Willmott Lewis, taking an objective
view Of today's Far Eastern situation,
said last night type Of fear Is mott
waiting Japan in its drive against
China.
Sir Willmott, Washington corre-
spondent Of the London Times who
for several years resided in the Far
East, spoke at the annuad banquet
OF the Charleston Chamber of Com
merce. d. N. Mohler was elected
president, succeeding @. Bernard
Gates.
Sir Willmott pointed to the basic
conditions in Japan, growing out Of
the intense industrialization which
followed opening of the country three