The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10

EMPLOYERS ARE GENERALLY IN
accord with the principles and quite willing
to contribute with their employees to the old
age benefit part of the social security pro-
gram but there is growing skepticism as to
the practically of the unemployment insur-
ance phase of the law.
While this scheme theoretically is fin
anced solely by the employer, there is no
doubt that the added expense of the plan
stands in the way of wage increases in many
institutions. Furthermore some contrlbu-
tors particularly in smaller communities
have little or no fluctuations in employees
between good and poor times, managing IN
many cases to maintain their stats by short
ening hours or reducing wages. They are
therefore contributing to a fund from which
their employees are unlikely to derive any
direct benefit.
Already there is reported a tendency
among employees in seasonal occupations to
depend upon benefits from the fund rather
than seek work in other fields during the
slack period in their own trade. The des
elimination against certain classes of work
ers who are totally unorganized is further
grounds for criticism. g,
One phase of the problem seldom dis
cussed is the fact that pension money paid
out by employers, considerable sum in the
vances but with investments in buildings,
equipment, payment of debts and distribu-
ton of dividends, all spent locally, and there
fore has debating influence on local bust
ness.
MINNESOTA HAS NO FINER SPORTS
institution than the system of basketball
tournaments which by progressive elimina-
ton, eventually picks one team as state
champion from field of hundreds.
Basketball lends itself best among school
sports to tournaments and few towns are too
small to develop and support good teams, a
fact verified each season as some practically
unheard of community produces a district or
regional winner.
Tournament fans are treated to the fin
est strictly amateur athletic show known as
youngsters in their teens give their best per-
formances, fighting, sometimes against
overwhelming odds, until the final whistle.
1t is Redwood Falls good fortune this
year to be host to two such tournaments.
Treat yourself to pleasant, evening by wit
Messing one of the remaining sessions. The
chances are against your staying away the
following evening.
1T MUST BE SAID TO THE CREDIT
of the younger generation, and those of us
of an earlier age have caught on rather well
too, that craftsmanship in athletic teams
and crowds has improved considerably in
recent years.
There is no shortage of partisanship,
school spirit or desire to win but the day
when win at any price tactics were actually
taught by coaches and crowds would sane
ton stealing game that couldn't be won
honestly, are definitely past. Fists seldom
fly at athletic contests anymore and booing
The officials went out with bell bottom trous
erS.
Good craftsmanship trophies had much
to do with popularizing losing gracefully,
and then practically passed out when sports
manship became so general judges were at
loss to pick the best sport team.
THE CTTY'S BUSINESS FRATERNI-
ty, residents and shoppers owe the city faith
ers and the street commissioner rising
vote of thanks for the promptness with
which snow has been removed from the
downtown streets this winter.
THE OLD SAYING "YoU CAN'T
beat the Dutch" may have to be changed to
the Japs." They are reported to have re-
named manufacturing town over there lisa
presumably to make possible the label made
in USA" on japanese goods.
SOMEONE HAS FIGURED OUT THAT
the world spent 1856 billion dollars and sacri
feed nine million men to get rid of the Kais.
er, setting the stage for Hitler. We should
feel like the guy who has just put his last
dime in slot machine.