The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-29

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WITH THIS ISSUE, THE GAZETTE
observes it's SEVENTEEN birthday and begins
it's seventy-first volume This is our three
thousand, six hundred fofty-frst issue.
Actually, however, The Gazette lacks
two and one-half months of beng 70 years
old. This paradox is explained by the fact
that while there are 81 weeks in year and
therefore in a newspaper volume, 50 weeks
account for but 1854 days. There are 365
days in most years and 366 days in some
The result is that newspapers volume
change moves forward day or two each
year and in 70 years has backed up from
September to late June.
This is interesting though unimportant
and is mentioned here only as a prelude to
announcement of a fact already quite gen.
orally understood, that The Gazette viii OBJ
serve it's SEVENTEEN birthday at the time Of
Redwood Falls seventy fifth anniversary
celebration. The anniversary number, as
Stunning plans materialize, will contain a
complete history of the locality as prepared
by the women's clubs of the city and num-
erous interesting stories lifted from Gazette
files and embelished from the memories of
pioneers by Gazette staff members 1t will
be illustrated with rare old prints.
Such an undertaking is tremendous
chore and the staff will appreciate your CO.
operation when solicited, as well as volunteer
suggestions. We hope to make the issue a
treasure chest of knowledge about Redwood
Falls and Redwood county which will be
preserved in every home and cherished as
later birthdays pass.
UNPOPULAR AS THE MOVE MAY
be with some two million Americans who
would be affected, Vice President Carriers
suggestion that the federal income tax ex-
emption be cut in half, if adopted, might
result in saving the nation from bankruptcy
or wild imitation or both.
The fact that only 181 Redwood county
individuals filed federal income tax reports
in 1887 indicates how few taxpayers are di-
rectly touched on the spending end by heavy
spending programs. Their vote in any cleo
ton is offset several times over by the bal
lots of those who are on the receiving end.
Reducing the married mans exemption
from $500 to $1,000 as Garner suggests
would multiply the number paying directly
for PWA, WPA, direct relief and pensions
of all kinds, to mention few of the budget
wreckers, several times and make a great
many more persons conscious of the cost of
generous government.
1t would help get at the budget deficit
from two angles. First, it would increase
the federal revenue materially. Second, it
would triple or quadruple the pressure on
congress to reduce waste and bring the gov
ernment's living expenses within its means.
NINE OF EVERY TEN FARMERS IN
Minnesota subscribe to weekly newspaper
and big percentage of them receive daily
newspapers, according to survey just COM
pleted by retail organization interested in
where rural people get their information.
Weekly newspapers gained sc per cent over
the returns of count made by the same or
ganization ten years ago.
Perhaps city people aren't so interested
in what is happening, or they are better bor-
rowers, but it is true in Redwood Falls and
we presume in good many other COMMUNE
ties that bigger percentage of the country
people keep pace by subscribing to local
newspaper than town people.
AS one editor puts it, the hicks have all
moved to town.