The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-24
1T HAS BEEN OUR OBSERVATION

noon of. -Fergus Falls Tribune.
THE STATE CONSERVATION DE-
partment claims it has planted 776,626, 486
fish in state waters this season. They'll be
easier to count as you pull them out.
WEATHER MEN WATCH CLOUDS,
wind direction, charts and things but Red
wood countians know that all signs fail
sometimes except, county fair cooler
weather"
THE NEW YORK MAGISTRATE WHO
ruled it isn't disorderly conduct to call ones
wife harsh names if done in the privacy OF
the home probably hasn't wife to rule the
decision unconstitutional.
OUR GUESS is THAT WHEN WAR
finally breaks out in Europe it won't be pre-
coded by several weeks of war talk. Men
who stop to argue aren't over-anxious to
fight, no matter how strong their language.
THE SPRINGFIELD ADVANCE-Pres
says the Minneapolis Journal went out OF
business because it lacked "oomph." Editor
Erickson is hereby nominated to speak on
newspaper oomph" at the next editorial
convention.
MICHIGAN REPORTEDLY is DIS
continuing construction of three lane high
ways, experience proving that they are
death traps. Build either two lane or four
lane will be the rule there; don't have one
shared by traffic bound in opposition direc
tons.
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF PUB
Lefty about the state saving money on it's
printing under the new administration, but
an item not given to the press is that a con-
siderable investment in printing machinery
has recently been made for the state re-
formatory at st. Cloud. The Graphic Arts
association of ST. Paul sees in this move
to have the state printing done by prison
labor hereafter. That might be good idea
from the standpoint of the taxpayers, but
there is large number of printers unem-
ployed in the Twin Cities, and this would
add to the number. Would putting the state
into the commercial printing business be en-
couraging private industry, as Governor
Stassen promised, or would it be Socialism
which he opposed 50 vigorously in the cam
paign.-Park Region Echo, Alexandria.
THE WHY OF CELEBRATIONS IS
often discussed in civic circles What do
they get your" is the polite way of putting
it. Sometimes it's an even more frank,
What do get out of it?"
Looking back today at perhaps the most
successful celebration in the city's history,
it is possible to answer the question with
two simple words, Good Will"
Whether the merchant or professional
man got an extra customer on the days
throngs crowded the streets for celebration
events is in the long run, immaterial Some
did, other perhaps suffered some actual loss
of business because a celebration was in
progress.
But the point is thousands visited and
became better acquainted with town that
was friendly, attractive, lively. Entertain
ment was either free or very reasonably
priced. Advertised events were carried out,
on schedule as nearly as possible. The pro-
gram was clean, we'll balanced, new and diff
ferent.
Such celebration should not be at
tempted often but like this one, should be
entered intellectually by the entire co;l-
nGnity. The spirit of friendliness SO notice
able this week should be fostered always.
THERE WAS A MAN WHO LIVED
| by the side of the road and he sold hot dogs.
He was hard OF hearing so he had no radio.
He had trouble with his eyes so he read
no newspapers
But he sold good hot dogs. He put signs
up on the highway telling how good they
were.
| He stood on the side of the road and
cried, Buy hot dog, mister?" And people
! bought.
He increased his meat and bun orders.
lie bought a bigger stove, to take care of
his trade. He finally got his son home from
college to help him.
But then something happened. His son
said, Father, haven't you been listening to
the radio? Haven't you been reading the
newspapers? There's big depression ON.
The European situation is terrible. The do
nestle situation is worse. Everything's GO
ing to pot"
Whereupon the father thought, well,
my sons been to college, he reads the papers
and he listens to the radio, and he ought to
know So the father cut down on his meat
and bun orders, took down his advertising
| signs and no longer bothered to stand out on