The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14

dropping bombs by mistake in Belgium, the
Netherlands and Denmark. Apparently there
are some Corrigans among British aviators.
DO YOU DISAGREE WITH SOME
thing you read here? Have you pet peeve
concerning a topic of general interest? II
SO get it off your chest with a contribution
for our. "A reader writes" column, all too
often vacant.
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING, SUR
veys show, sells more merchandise than all
other mediums combined. The secret is
that newspaper advertising suggests, most
other mediums try to cram the product down
the buyers threats.
WE ARE QUICK TO CONDEMN AS
a profteer the fellow with well stocked
store who takes the market gains on stocks
purchased at lower levels but we never SYM
pathize when the same storekeeper is caught
over stocked on a falling market.
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IT'S DISCONCERTING TO THE EDIT
orial writer's and reporters but most of the
criticism of newspapers IN shuffles such as
the Minneapolis papers are going through
seems to center around the comic strips they
run.
ANY COURSE THAT WILL KEEP
America out of war is generally acceptable
but which course will attain that end is
highly debatable. One thing is certain Any
move to finance a European war with
American capital must be blocked at once
and completely.
WE ALWAYS HESITATE TO RECON-
mend new organizations in a community al
ready over-organized; but junior chambers
of commerce in many Minnesota cities are
demonstrating spontaneous pep that serves
to pep up senior organizations and the en-
tire community.
THE SENATE INTERIM COMMITS
sion of business inquiry appointed in 1887
has just reported, among other things, that
Minnesota has and can continue to have in
dustrial development-by concerted effort of
all groups" Any small town resident on
the commission could have told the group
two years ago that cooperation is essential
if a community is to get anywhere.
THE MINNESOTA FEDERATION OF
Labors decision to avoid wholesale con-
demnation of the state labor relations act
at it's convention and set up instead fact
operation of the law as it affects labor, is
sane and constructive STEP
Comparatively few laws are wholly
wrong or without purpose. Some of them
give unfair advantages to one group or an
other; which can be remedied by revision or
amendment.
In recognizing that the state has real
need for a labor relations act and deciding
to study the present statute and weigh it's
affects rather than accept the radical at
tacks, usually politically inspired, labor lead
ers have taken the wise course
GOVERNOR STASSEN'S DECISION
to stand by tradition in the face of new deal
onslaughts, preserving the last Thursday of
November precedent for Thanksgiving OBJ
servance only adds to the already confused
situation concerning the holiday
Nationally Thanksgiving is November
%. In four states, SO far, headed by Re-
publican governors the turkey is to be be-
headed for feast on the customary final
Thursday, which this season happens to be
November 80.
AS time gees on perhaps the governors
of other commonwealths will divide up on
the holiday, Democrats taking the earlier
date, Republicans fasting on that Thursday
SO that they may gorge the more November
80.
The presidents decision to lengthen the
Christmas buying season, which by force of
habit starts Immediately after the Turkey
day weekend, was no. doubt well intended
and was certainly worth trial in nation
where December madness is partly caused
by the brevity of the shopping period Har-
ried clerks and anxious to please merchants
would have profited the former because the
longer shopping period might have alleviat
ed the last week rush, the latter because of
the extra time to,replace stocks of fast sell
ing wares and to move the slow goers.
But state rights include the privilege
OF proclaiming Thanksgiving and it is hui
man to exercise as many of ones rights as
possible
Carried to an extreme, however logical,
possibly the Democrat members of the
household can be fed until they're fat and
round on November % and the Republican
until they can no longer reach the