The Redwood gazette., 1937-08-12
THE Al CLUBS, WHOSE ORIGIN IS

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THE All CLUBS, WHOSE ORIGIN is
traced to the Farm Boys Camps, inaugural,
ed in 1912 at the Minnesota state fair, Will
celebrate the completion OF 70 successful
wears at the state fair this fall.
Probably somewhere in Redwood county
are living several early farm boys camp re-
presentatives, perhaps with children In Al
work by now, who attended from THIS
county The writer recalls that one OF his
brothers wrote an essay, something on bee1
cattle if we remember correctly, which won
him one of the trips, we believe to the first
camp. A year later he wrote on what he had
learned at the state fair and was successful
again. He must have gone back third year
because we recall as youngster being ex-
ceedingly envious of row OF three white
and green celluloid badges on his belt, sig
nifying attendance.
Club work was definitely attaining i'm
portance in rural life ten years later when
our SOW, Peggy O'Neil, named after the song
hit of her day, was trying to impress the
judges and there were 80 or more of us in
the dairy judging project in Freeborn
county that fall. However, the idea of town.
ship units had not yet been developed at
least there, membership was scattered and
awards fewer.
Today the club idea has expanded with
units in practically every township and a
club member in about every home where
there are young people with sometimes as
many as half-dozen in projects at one time.
The Importance of leadership, discovered
early in the movement, has resulted in
efforts to train older members to carry on
in the work as junior and senior leaders,
The contribution of cubwork toward
improved farming methods and the produc-
tion of better stock and grain, it's encourage
ment to rural young people to seek higher
education, its aid in developing an interest
in farming to check the rush of farm young
people to towns and cities and the general
furtherance of community harmony and pro-
gress can only be estimated but it is doubt
full if any youth movement can compare
with it in achievement.
FOR YEARS THE FARMER-LABOR
campaigners have flayed the newspapers of
Minnesota who were not in full accord with
their policies as the kept Republican press"
Now comes Hjalmer Peterson, Farmer
Labor governor before Benson, with the
criticism that the Minnesota Leader is an
administration kept" press, ruled over
with a Hitler-like hand and bold enough to
refuse a voice to party members whose
thoughts are not in accord with the ideas
of the party kingpins. 1t is perhaps fair
sample of that papers editorial policy that
Mr.. Peterson's remarks failed to rate line
in last weeks Leader.
IT'S BAD ENOUGH TO STUB ONES
toe on broken bit of sidewalk, of which
there are plenty in Redwood Falls, but it's
even more discomforting on dark night to
step ankle deep into sidewalk puddle fol-
lowing rain or a thaw. In condemning bum
residential sidewalks, the city council can
we'll afford to consider poorly drained
stretches as hazardous.
Springfield has its Sauerkraut day; San
born its Melon day; Wanda has its Cracker
day and now comes Morton with its Granite
day. My molars aren't in very good shape
for the Morton festival-Springfeld Advance
Press.
Editor Erickson might practice for the
rougher diet by attending Clements Bal
loon days.
AN INVERTED SHOE Is SAID TO
have suggested new style of hat for the
womenfolks. Some they have been wearing
look as if they were designed by foot-step-
ped on.
THE CHAMPION SAFE DRIVER OF
the country 100000 miles in 20 years
without an accident) was in an accident Sat-
urday. Proving it can happen to anyone.
GOVERNOR BENSON HAS COME
out for a third term for President Roosevelt
That means the Governor won't be ready to
take over the job before 1914.
MINNESOTA IS HAVING A PEACE
time war in the Camp Ripley vicinity this
week. That's better than the warlike peace"
in progress in North China.
SOME NEWS STORIES ARE "NAT-
urals," others fail to sell. The daily press
made much of the Boccawsini baby incident
but we haven't as yet met a reader who was
particularly impressed.
SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AMERI-
cans have enlisted in the army of the Span
ish government at Madrid. That's probably
about all the people in this country that
really want to fght.-Carlton Vidette.
THE WAY TO KNOW ALL ABOUT
the monetary system is to read book about
it, But to read more than one YOU will get