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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
ELECTORAL GROUP
NAMES ROOSEVELT
Members Of College Cast 449
Ballots For President,
50 For Willkie

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-RE
The electoral college today voted
President Roosevelt a third term
a routine bit of business attended,
however, by some confusion and
misspelling of candidate names.
The electors met in the various
state capitals and, guided by Gus
tom and the votes of 49,818,99
citizens, cast 449 ballots for Frank
lin D. Roosevelt and 81 for Wendell
L. Willkie.
The official canvass of the popu-
lar vote on November 5 was COM
pleted today by the last two states
Rhode Island and Nebraska
and the resultant national total
gave Roosevelt 27,245, 422 and Will
kie %, 1888, 801.
Some electors in today's ballot
ing failed to show up and substl-
tutes had to be hustled in at the
last moment. Colorado's six cleo
tors cast their ballots, went to
lunch. then remembered none had
taken the oath. (Officials ruled
they could swear in later.)
The % electors of Texas, casting
their votes for Mr. Roosevelt,
adopted a resolution declaring the
electoral system obsolete and urg-
ing congress to initiate a consti-
tutional amendment abolishing it.
Mr.. Roosevelt almost received
n of Michigan's 10 votes. which
went to Mr.. Willkie. An elector
voted for the President, then ex-
planned it was an error and that
I'm a Willkie man." they tried
it again and Willkie got the 10
ballots.
In Missouri a substitute voted
for one elector who withdrew in
protest against a third term after
the President was renominated.
Indiana's IA electors, all republi-
cans, gathered and voted. Demo
cratic Governor M. Clifford Town.
send examined the ballots and an
nounced that although Wilkes
name was misspelled on three of
the slips he presumed the Indiana
native son was the one for whom
the votes were cast.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17

that Speaker Rayburn was planning
to come back from Texas.
Mr.. Roosevelt must veto the meas
ure by Wednesday,, or it will become
law without his signature.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
BID O PROJECTS

RALEIGH, Dec. 16-R-Seventy-
five companies in 10 states bid for
highway projects totalling about
SO, 900, 900 this year, the state high
way and public works commission
said today. The firms were from as
far north as Delaware and as far
west as Indiana,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
Lothian's Ashes Placed
In Vault At Arlington

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-(R-In
a foggy rain, the ashes of Lord
Lothian, British ambassador, were
deposited today in a vault beneath
the mast of the %battleship Maine in
Arlington National cemetery.
A caisson drawn by six horses of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-18
Starr Emphasizes
Importance Of Good
Quality Grass Seed

Farmers in some sections of the
state are purchasing equine,
grass seed and particularly sweet
clover of inferior quality and low
termination test to be sown with
tax, apparently thinking that in
ferior seed is good enough and
that it will not be necessary to
obtain a stand of grass with the
fax, Fay w. Starr, chairman of
the Redwood county conservation
committee, said this week.
''We cannot urge too strongly
that emphasis be placed upon the
Importance of using good grass
seed when it is sown with fax,
and that the fax and grass seed
be Sown in a workmanlike man.
ner so as to give the grass seed
every possible chance for a good
stand.
1--WE should also bear in mind
that the main reason for classify
ing flax as non-depleting when
used as nurse crop for perennial
or biennial legumes or grasses is
that it is hoped that by so doing,
good stands of the various grasses
will be obtained and if the privi-
lege is abused and good stanos are
not obtained there is every reason
to believe that the present flax
provision in the program will be
withdrawn in another year."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-18

in North Attleboro. 1t consists of
an invalid mother and a widowed
sister. Also there's Prince" a
nongrel pup, who trotted into the
Martin yard one day, got a good
meal and stayed. Martin says
Prince has travelled $4,000 miles
with him. Most of it around Mar
tins district, which lies southwest
of Boston.
Martin is sort of moderately
New England town meeting. He
has a habit of visiting the towns
of his district and holding post
office meetings. Borrows desk
from the postmaster, puts it in the
lobby and then waits for the
stream of constituents to come
and complain or ask for advice.
One incident gave him terri
BILE jolt. A woman complained
there was no sidewalk past her
place. Martin explained that ryas
the townships responsibility
congress could do nothing. A
month later the woman was killed
by an auto on that very road
where there was no sidewalk.
For years in congress, Martin
was just willing leg-man for the
SNUG older Republicans of the
2G's. His name has never ap-
peared on a bill of national i'm
port. He is no orator and knows
it, But he works well with people.
So the old Republican leader,
Bertrand Smell OF New York, del
cgated the tight squeezes to Mar
tin. When Smell resigned, Martin
became the minority leader. Then
there was a Republican new deal
for the party's political business.
He didn't snap out orders. He
found everybody job, and ladled
out the responsibility.
Each time a new bill comes up
he appoints a Republican COM
nittee to study it. They report at
frequent conferences of the party
members. Martin says the confer
ence doesn't bind the Republicans
to vote certain way.
Makes Many Speeches
The visible evidence of the
change comes up when there's a
floor scrap over a bill. Martin
could play the stellar role on his
side of the House, sitting at the
big mahogany table provided for
the minority leader. But he usual
ly doesn't. He turns that over to
the chairman of the study COM
mittee that's been working on the
bill. He Tolls in some other chair
ON the floor, his little, paunchy
form relaxed, but his big brown
eyes ebert to the verbal pingpong.
So he has plenty of staunch
friends in his party.
Martin makes many speeches
for his party. He keeps up a con-
slant campaign against taxes, re-
lief and trade treaties, with minor
political peeves fitted in. So far
there's been little to show, spe-
officially, what Martin would sub
stitute for the programs he at
tacks. = - s"s'' IE'' IN
He was offered this year a set
of ten speaking engagements at
$3.50 crack. Plenty of politicians
pick up such pennies from
Heaven. But Martin wrote back
laconically: Thanks, but I'd like
to preserve my amateur stand
ing"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-18
Old Age Tax Rate
Frozen For 3 Years
(Sixteenth of a Series)

\o1ASSS1lli1 VI q SSl1CSI
Several changes were made in
the old-age insurance financing
provisions by congress last sum-
mer.
The old-age insurance tax
which was to increase in 1910 has
been frozen" at its present level
of one percent on employers and
one per cent on employees until
l943. 1t is estimated that employ
erS and wage earners will thus
have about $825, 100000 in the
next three years.
Beginning with 1910, any wages
over $4,000 which worker re-
ceives will not be counted toward
benefits even though he works for
more than one employer. A man
who works for several employers
will pay taxes on wages up to
$4,000 from each employer, but
at the end of the year, he may
file claim with the treasury de-
partment and receive a refund of
the taxes he paid for that year,
on wages over 9o,UUU.
The "old-age reserve account"
which was set up under the orr
ginal Social Security act, is re-
placed by an collage and sur
vivors insurance trust fund.-" eff
fective January l, 1910. All of
the old-age insurance tax money
collected by. the treasury is now
permanently appropriated to this
trust fund. Old-age insurance
benefits will be paid out of this
fund, which is to be managed by
beard of Trustees consisting Of
the secretary of the treasury, the
secretary of labor and the chair
man of the Social Security board.
For further information call or
write the Social Security board in
Redwood Falls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-18

PLEASE BUY A TICKET TO THIS,
that and 500 other Things, is perhaps the
number one grippe of the Redwood Falls
business man.
From one to half dozen times per day
he looks up from his desk or across the
counter or gets called out OF the stockroom to
make what often amounts to a contribution
to some cause, usually highly commendable,
but in which he has slight if any interest.
Invariably the caller is good customer or
represents group of gooa customers.
The problem has become of such import
ance that the Civic and Commerce associa-
ton directors are thinking seriously of pro-
posing to members that something be done
TO discourage advance sales in the business
district, except among members of the Or
CARNATIONS sponsoring the events.
No one objects to the many functions
for which tickets are sold, but regardless OF
how pleasant the seller may be, sales resist
ance developes with third and fourth calls
in single day. So much so that many
events might be better patronized if the ad-
vance sale were dispensed with.
If restrictions are imposed, the chips
necessarily will fall quite generally. There
can be no pets. u
WHAT. NATIONALITY ARE YOU?
was question good many of us answered
with some difficulty even when the map of
Europe wasn't being revised daily. Today
the popular answer is, 'Tm an American"
SECRETARY Hull, WE TAKE OFF
our hats to you. Your Trade Agreements
bill went through. This was about the hard
est fought bill of the session.
1t was great personal victory for you.
Many farmers think it hurts them. You
are and always have been friend of the
farmer. l know.
Now show em they're wrong-W. D.
Jameson in The Window Seat.
MINNEAPOLIS is ANXIOUS TO
push back the half million mark. Out here
we're all excited about how badly we've
beaten the 5000 mark. Everywhere the
emphasis is on size.
Actually censuses measure only guam
tity, placing too little Importance on quality
the real test of a metropolis. small city or
hamlet.
ONE OF THE STATES PRIZE-WIN-
ming editors notes that the safety pin was
invented 81 years ago on April 10. But he
slipped bit in not having page promo
ton on the occasion.
ID: WAR HAS A FEW BRIGHT SIDES
but it would be the occasion for many a
broad smile if Mussolini guessed wrong and
entered on the losing side. '
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-18
fPt Feature Service Writer

ny 0A0nAO ANNE
fP) Feature Service Writer
Washington-It is in New Eng
land the town meeting is impor-
tant, and the banker and black
smith stand up and talk with
equal weight. Remember that,
and you can better understand
Rep. Joseph Martin, the Repub-
lican leader of the House.
He's simple-mannered bache-
lor. He lives quarter-mile from
the house in which he was born
SO years ago in North Attleboro,
Mass. His tinkering with the
stalled Republican jalopy started
it going again the past two years.
He is blacksmith's son. He
has been in the House since 1924.
And 1910 may offer him a fork il,
the road that few men come to.
He may be in line for the speak
ership of the House, provided the
Republicans win majority. And
his party may tap him to run for
the Presidency.
He's had three similar choices
in his life time. =
He wasn't of voting age yet
when the first choice came, be-
tween college scholarship and a
S10-a-week reporters job on the
honc town paper. He took the
job, has no regrets. But, later, he
sent two brothers and nephew
through Dartmouth. -
Still A publisher
\ In five years on $40 a week he
saved ST 900. The towns rich men
backed him and he bought the
town paper. Became a publisher
at "a. At Sc he still owns the pa
per and says it's always made
money on its 1890 circulation. :.
His two other choices came in
recent years. His party offered
him the governorship of Massa-
chusetts. But he chose to stay in
the House. Then his party offered
him a Senate seat. Again he chose
the House. : .l.
The other day Martin resigned
from the Republican national
committee. That started the gos-
sips. Was he jockeying for posi-
ton just in case the Republicans
want him for the No. post?
The gossip got ieverish when
Martin showed up on the House
floor with a>fresh hair cut and a
new suit. That settled it for some.
His hat was in the ring. ne. .
Martin hi:nse.:, just chuckles.
He says he just wants to be
speaker. His background seems to
say he means it. He may yet sing
his party some political version
of "You take the high road aand
I'll take the low road" Butoit's
best to remember that the song
goes on, "And I'll get to Scotland
afore ye" ... sls On
Not that he sings. He walks for
diversion. His small hotel apart
ment is about two miles from, the
capitol. He walks halfway home
each night-not the whole way,
just half. He doesn't drink nor
smoke. He reads an occasional
biography, but politics is his day
time work and his nighttime play.
He Meets Constituents
His family" stays back home
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-18
Backward ld>sc@

Kuenzli entertained at 10 tables
of 5OO.-Hans. Jensen and the
Ousky Brothers of Lucan planned
to build new garage.
10 YEARS AGO
Nicholas Carey confessed rob-
berry of the Sanborn bank three
weeks before and a Redwood
county grand jury was called to
indict him.-A declamatory con-
test was held in place of the an
nual Redwood county school Play
lay and first place winners were:
Margaret Bjorklan1, Helen Dolsn,
Lenus Johanneck, Ray Marks,
Floyd Stewig, Paul Lang, Norma
John and Kenneth HemmingSen.
Jack Weeks was elected presi-
dents of the Redwood All club
Charles Wolff and Mrs. D. H.
Fowkes died.-The Bankers Life
company which had come into
possession of several farms near
Lamberton was shipping in sew
.eral carloads of phosphate to
broadcast over the fields, hoping
to increase Observation-Disclosures
Chamberlain's brooder house and
l60 chicks burned at Gales and
he J. E. McComb residence at
Lamberton was damaged by
flames.-C. D. Clipfell, A. M.
Dennistoun and j. F. Knudson
went to Morgan to select site
FOR the Scenic City Cooperative
Dill company's bulk tanks.-Vera
Merit who was to be married to
Herman Arndt was honored at
showers George Chroup sold the
Delhi dray lire to Bruce King.
5 YEARS AGO
J.. Fl. Wichman resigned as sup
erintendent of Redwood Falls
High school to take a similar
position at Northfield. l.. 5.
Graves was elected Morton sup
erintendent for the eleventh year.
Floyd Schmid and Don Peterson
signed the Redwood Falls base
ball team to play with the West
ern Minnesota league while Nor
gan rejoined the Big Six and
elected Otto Reitler captain. -
Elizabeth Adams, Redwood Falls
teacher, was called to Jasper by
the death of her father.-Holes
were dug for $50 trees and shrubs
around the Vesta schoolhouse.-
Frank Peters and Hiram Meyers
of Walnut Grove joined the navy.
Six ERA projects totaling $4,-
823.25 were announced by L. S.
Tyler, disbursing officer. They
included work on the Lamberton
park, Wabasso sidewalks, Belview
city hal and tennis courts, Revere
school grounds and Wanda school.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-18

WHEN HUMAN BEINGS, BASKING
in the sunlight of self-rule, refuse or neglect
to do their part in maintaining justice they
corrode the legal machinery winch is so es-
Sential to the democratic system.
A juror who votes contrary to his con-
victions to avoid argument or the implica-
,tlOn that he is stubborn, or who allows
threats or criticism to alter his decision is
= no credit to the democracy. Temporarily
he may halt needed reform. Invariably 1t
takes numerous fair decisions to offset the
establishment OF one questionable one.
Often times witnesses do much to mis-
direct justice. An over-Willingness to help
the case of friend frequently causes jurors
to discount the honesty of testimony. Some
times extreme caution gives the impression
of covering up where frank answers are
most needed.
=. Outside the courts there is a still great
er prevalence of Stacking on good citizen
ship. The DR.. Gebhardt case at New Ulm
is an example of neglect of duty on the part
of the one person who might have brought
about speedy justice.
1t is romantic to read that after SO
years, the account of a murder mystery In
a detective magazine awakened the con-
science of woman who had for that period
of time kept the truth to herself.
But during that time an innocent man
was subjected to the ordeal of three trials
before he was acquitted; his family and
friends, even witnesses which fate drew into
the case, suffered mental torture and fnan-
cial reverses; guilty man, dangerous to
society, was allowed his freedom.
Few of us have such an opportunity to
serve the cause of justice as was this wo-
man's-but the smaller counterparts of good
citizenship unfortunately are even more
easily shirked.
o
"A STATE FARMER-LABOR ASSO-
citation survey has Hjalmar Petersen beat
ing Governor Harold Stassen next fall, by
$4,000 votes if there's Democratic candi-
date and $4,000 if the Democrats don't
enter man in the gubernatorial derby. This
may be another Literary Digest poll or the
real thing, but one inaccuracy is evident.
The survey has the Democratic candidate
getting $4,000 if he runs, Petersen an even
$4,000 extra if he DOESN'T 81 =
Anyone acquainted with half dozen of
this states democrats knows they can't be
delivered 100 per cent to any candidate
claiming to be Democrat, let alone one who
processes only to be liberal. 49,
II AT CLEVELAND, OHIO, BEACHES,
they're removing the regulations prescribed
for bathing suits this season. Which pre-
serves the precedent of removing little
something each season at time when there
is. little enough to spare. e
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-18
IT'S EFFORTlEsS IN TRAFFIC

Stop and Go-Red
and Green-Ha1t!
Start! That's traffic.
And that's where
Chevroiet'c easy shift
ing 10 appreciated.
Vacuum docs 500 of
the work; only 2066 is
done by the driver. No
tu9eine, no showing!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-18

Mother, Sister Plus Prince the Pup,
Are Bachelor Joe Martin Fanil,

This Is another in a weekly
series Of articles describing
the family lives of possible
presidential candidates.
Rv SICRID ARNE
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-18
ITS ACTION IS EASIEST!

Tests prove ChevrO-
let's to be the easiest
steering column gear
shift to operate. Com
pared with the two
cars next in sales,
Chevrolet requires
only 2.S fit. lib. effort,
Car b S.5, Car G 14.S.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-18
0e ITS LEVER AND ITS
THROW" ARE SHORTER

evrolet's lever
an d it's travel or
throw are the
shortest, and that
means the quickest
S hift. Length of
Throw: Chevrolet,
AZ; Car b, IN; Car
C, 1879.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-18
SO YEARS AGO

King brothers erected mach
inery warehouse at Mill and
Fourth streets.-Lou Buxton cut
his foot with an axe. F. Julius
Radtke and Mrs. Mary Pierce of
Waterbury were licensed to wed.
Levi Truesdell had some hand
some pictures of his French Coach
horses taken by Andersen. =
Frank Hubbard, while attempting
to catch his horse, received kick
in the face.-At a meeting of the
Episcopal church, Judge Baldwin,
James Mcmillan, c. w. French,
H. A. Baldwin, c. F. Thompson,
Henry Ackmann and c. w. Ever
EFT were elected officers and dele
gates to the Diocesan council
Frank Whitman arrived home
after six months novel expert
ence in South America. He uses
crutcheS because of exposure
there.-Case and Peterson had a
new awning for their meat mark
et.-A beginning was made on
erection OF a church for the Sew
enth Day Advent society on lots
south of the Catholic church.
H. M. Aune went west to secure
orders for spring suits.-M. G.
Foley, the brick man, furnished
5000 bricks for the Philbrick
block and began making bricks
again with new drying sheds and
new machinery.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-18
Is YEARS AGO

The Redwood Falls High school
class of rs presented Aaron
Boggs, Freshman" with Roger
Dolliff, Oliver Steele, Bernard
Rice, James Darrell, Floyd Chap
man, Paul Lindeman, Albert
Mielke, Wilma Ashford, Frieda
Page, Genevieve Huske, Nan
Hunter, Mayme Lauterbach, Eva
Henzc, Josephine Lutz and Lydia
BopeS in the cast.-Editor Ciar-
ence johnson of the Belview In
dependent slipped quietly away
to Minneapolis and married Sop
hia Martin. HARE Starr and An
ne Ogren of Granite Falls were
also married.-Bent H. Hegdahl
of Belview was burned to death
while trying to put out a corn
field fire. - Rev. l.. j. Floren of
Shutdown was given a birthday
surprise party.-Work was start
ed on the new residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Ward Pease on the
west side of the river. DR.. c. B.
Fraser of VeSta was appointed
deputy oil inspector for Redwood
county. - Frank WEIGH, Archie
Horr, Bert Muncie and Ben Ever
EFT attended the dance at Belview.
Mrs. c. A. Neufert and Mrs@E.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-05
Chapter II

YESTERDAYS Bill Mentor watches his West High school team loose to Benton, 60. With a chance to score, Coach Landis called a spectacular razzle dazzle, lost. Even Helen's kiss fails to cheer Bill up. At home, he re- views the game with his invalid father, Buck. The former coach admits Landis was grandstand- ing, wishes he could coach the team.
 Bill Mentor eased his hard young body into patched pajamas. For a moment he stood listening to Buck toss restlessly in the next room Then, frowning. he drew from the dresser drawer a packet of yellowed clippings. Some were nearly 20 years old, but he studied them eagerly as if he didn't know every word by heart:
 BUCK MENTOR PICKED FOR ALL-AMERICA." BUCK MEN TOR STARS IN SEASONS UP SET" BUCK MENTOR TO COACH ALL-STARS.
 A warm glow spread up through Bill. His dad! It was something for a fellow to live up to, all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-05
CLUB AGAINST LAND POSTING
Fish And Game Members Protest COmmercialiSm
 Of ROxbury Group

The Waterbury Fish and Game Club, at a regular meeting last evening at the Central Y, adopted resolution protesting the whole sale posting of land in Roxbury on the grounds of commercialism. The members voted that the Roxbury Association by posting the land close 1t to. huntsmen unless they pay a fee for the privilege.
 President Howard c. Rice pre- sided, and announced that next Sunday morning at 10 o'clock the land committee of the club will meet and go out and look over sites suitable for clubgrounds which will provide for trap and skeet shoots, ponds to raise trout in and berkshire shelters for picnics.
 Before the meeting adjourned last evening prizes were distributed for the contest which was conducted by the club from April l5 to Octo- Der 3i. Each fish entered in the competition was weighed and meas ured at a local sports emporium.
 J. c. Tow won first prize for the largest brook trout, first for the largest brown trout and first for the largest rainbow trout. Edward Claffey took top honors for the largest small-mouth bass while A. R. Moore won first prize for the largest pickerel.