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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01
A REAL RESOLUTION

Voices have already been raised
against the threat of general business
depression which has been overShad-
owing the country for the past sew
eral months and more will be raised
in the form of New Years resolutions.
The general ambition of each and ev-
cry one on this New Years day should
be to down the depression, raise the
spirit of hope and prosperity. If the
volume of protest is great enough then
it will be like the Minute Mems rifles
back in Revolutionary days when they
fired the shot heard round the world,
and will have the same far-reaching
effect as resulted from that signal of
protest against the persecution and
depression being suffered at the hands
of sovereign nation.
All resolutions made in the spirit
of this New Year should be ones of
aforethought and deep meaning to-
ward downing the monster which has
been sapping our industrial strength
and which has plunged some of the
strongest of our man power into an
unemployment crisis such as many
of us have never witnessed.
The remedy too often has been Of
fered to buy and keep on living the
same as has been customary but this
remedy has an empty sound to the
ones who have come to the last cent
of their savings and have no means
of gaining more. The remedy Of
fered is excellent if taken seriously
by those in a position to start the
Industrial wheels again in motion and
by those who have withdrawn their
money unwarrantedly from circula-
tion. If the money from the sources
where it can be spared can be applied
to make conditions better than the
ones without money at the present time
will do their fair share toward keep
ing the wheels of progress and bust
ness in motion after they have been
thus started.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01

ut is good business for me to trade
at Cambridge because its stores and
shops and garages offer me as good
trading opportunities as l can find
anywhere-and much better than
most. There are many good towns in
this region, and many shrewd mer-
chandisers-I am acquainted with
many of them-but in the variety OF
stock from which l may make my Sc
lections, nowhere find any better OPP
portunity-and seldom one as good
With his years of experience, Edi-
tor Folsom has gained many human
contacts. Here is little editorial
of his along that line:
when a man lives in a town for
years he makes many friendships and
these constitute a valuable asset for
his life savings. In fact, they are
more valuable than the money and
property that he has acquired-they
are not so easily lost"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01
EASTERN PINE SCHOOLS

The financial situation in most OF
the school districts of eastern Pine
county is far from being good as will
be noted by a perusal of a report of
the meeting held at ClovertOn, Tues
day, and published in the news col
umns of this issue. The children must
have schooling, and it is hoped
that some plan may be worked out
whereby there will be no lapse of the
schools or in the opportunity for the
children to get proper schooling.
The Cloverton district is especially
hard hit. There is splendid school
building at Cloverton, in fact, larger
than the needs of the district. This
was built a dozen years ago when
there was a good influx of settlers,
and many of those who voted the
bonds for the big building have since
left. and the actual settlers, home
makers, and taxpayers are left hold
ing the sack. County Superintendent
of Schools Jens P. Miller has proposed
cooperative plan whereby five
other school districts in the vicinity
would join hands with the Cloverton
school. a saving being effected by
each of the schools. The saving to
the Cloverton school alone would be
over $1,000 or about $1,000 more than
what they went into arrears last year.
1t has been a hard struggle for the
settlers over there who came to
establish homes, and have labored to
build up a community, and the ear
nest desire is that a plan can be
worked out whereby education for the
children can be maintained, thus en-
couraging further home building and
up-building of the community in gen.
eral.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01
CAUTION TO DRIVERS

The Minneapolis Journal recently
contained an editorial which is worth
repeating at this time of the year,
and it has to do with 1.-The Horn
Driver" and his relationship to slip
perry roads.
The editorial follows:
There are too many automobile
drivers, thinks Pennsylvania's Com
missioner of Motor Vehicles, who need
to forget the notion that a blast of
the horn relieves them of the neces-
sity of pressing the brake pedal or
twisting the steering wheel.
We'll put. And for the next three
months it applies especially in Min
nesOta, where ice on crosswalks and
in street intersections will be the
rule, rather than the exception. For
if the horn driver is a public menace
in ordinary times, he is doubly so
when the going is slippery.
1T is his habit to trust to his horn
and the other fellows instinct of self
preservation. The plan works most
of the time, at the expense of the
other fellows comfort and conven-
fence. But sometimes the scoldinS
blast does not win for the usurping
horn driver the clear right-of-way
that he demands.
ION such occasions it is his prac-
tice to stop abruptly, or to veer off
suddenly to one side. A dangerous
procedure, this, even on dry pave
ment. On ice it becomes an invita-
ton to tragedy. For the car can
neither be stopped abruptly nor
steered sharply to one side on slip
perry streets.
whether occupied or unoccupied,
intersections should be- approached
most prudently at this time of year.
The assumption that the other fellow
will get out of the way should be
supplanted by the assumption that
the other fellow will not get out of
the way. The assumption that loud
squawk of his warning signal wins
for the horn driver an immediate
right-of-way over the street just ahead
of him, should be permanently aban-
doned.''
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01
FROM OUR EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News.
papers. Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
of the AskOv American.)
EXPENSIVE DIPLOMATS

Willmar Tribune: Brisbane takes
a fall-out with the government fer
spending million and half dollars
building palace for the American
minister to Germany to live in at
Berlin, and a similar amount for a
similar purpose in South America.
when we need the money for build
ing things much more necessary at
home and work is needed for our I'M
employed. He is right. The late Tom
Watson was never given a satisfac-
tory answer to his question in con-
gress as to what useful purpose these
highly paid diplomats to foreign coun-
tries really serve. Ornamental, pure
and simple. The consuls transact all
the really important business that
comes up between the people of the
different countries represented. We
are drifting away from the plain dem
ocratic ways of our forefathers very
rapidly.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01
PUSHING THE PEN AGAIN

Howard Folsom who became associ-
ated with H. A. Butler in the publica-
tion of the Isanti and Chisago County
News a few weeks ago is putting
much work into that newspaper which
is published at Cambridge. The News
which has long been good newspa-
per with wide circulation is further
strengthened by the addition of this
veteran newspaperman who is in
charge as editor. Mr.. Folsom was
editor and publisher of the Pine Coun-
ty Courier at Sandstone more than a
quarter of a century ago, and has had
many years experience as a printer
and writer, which his work shows.
He was interested in other than news
paper work the last few years Mr..
Butler, his partner, who has been at
Cambridge for about a dozen years,
published newspaper in Pine county
at Finlayson for a year or two previ-
GUS to that, and shortly before the
World war.
Editor Folsom is writing a series
of short articles on trading at home
in Cambridge and which might be ap-
piled to most good rural towns. Fol-
lowing is one of the articles:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01
A BAD CRIME

Decorators recently used sledge-
hammers and crowbars to batter open
large bronze gates to the mausoleum
which contains the bodies of the late
financier, Commodore Cornelius Van
derbilt and his kin. They were ap-
parently frightened away by night
watchmen. 1t is thought that an at
tempt was made to steal the coffin
of the late financier and hold it for a
ransom. There are many low crea-
lures in this world of ours but it is a
direct slam upon the human race to
have any of it's members implicated
in any such depredations even though
crime is a crime whether it be
great or small.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01
CUTTING EXPENSES
To the Taxpayers of Pine County

To the Taxpayers of Pine County:
In the Askov American of Dec. II,
was letter from w. r. Newman of
Hinckley, about cutting the high
salaries of county officers. Now there
is no use standing on the corners and
crying about taxes being high. The
thing to do is get after the county
board and see that they do cut down
the salaries about One-third and cut
down the mileage rate from ten to
five cents a mile as that is enough.
The mail men get but five cents a
mile, and the school district men,
bers are only allowed five cents a
mile when they attend county board
meeting. So if the mail men and the
school board can get along on five
cents a mile why can't our school
superintendent and the engineer and
others? l say it is time to get ac-
ton, as every business man has cut
his help since the war. Living cost
is down, so agree with Mr.. Newman
that everybody have the same chance.
If we need legislation to help the
county board I can assure you that
one legislator, H. Petersen, will help
we taxpayers.
ALEX THIEMAN.
Pine City, Mimi.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01
THE MAYFLOWER BLOOMS AGAIN
(Rrainerd I0urnal PraSSl

At last a use has been found for
the Mayflower yacht, rejected by the
President and unsuccessfully offered
to private citizens for purchase. 1t
is to be put into commission again
by the Navy Department and sent to
the Caribbean for survey duty early
next year. This will be the second
time the nationally famous vessel has
been stationed in the Caribbean, for it
served there as a gunboat during the
Spanish-American war.
Theodore Roosevelt was the first
Executive to commander the May
flower as presidential yacht. For
81 years, the vessel held its proud
position. Then President Hoover, who
had little taste for sailing, decided
to dispose of the ship, and it was
exiled to the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
1t was offered for sale on four diff
ferent occasions, but the Navy De
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01

of special naturalization bills of the
character of one pertaining to nat
uralization of Bernt Balchen who
spent two hazardous years with Rear
Admiral Byrd in exploration of the
South Pole at the expense of that
needed time of continuous residence
in the United States to gain citizen
ship papers. 1t would seem that in
special cases the time-worn customs
at the capital could be busted off suf-
ficiently to at least consider waving
a breach of this kind and especially
so since the subject was absent under
allegiance to the. country's flag.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01
ANOTHER VIEW ON LEWIS
(The Capital Times, Madison, Wis.,

(The Capital Times, Madison, Wis.,
When Sinclair Lewis remarked, in
Stockholm, that public demand for
sweetness and light has been a curse
on American literature for many de-
cades, he merely gave voice to a per-
fectly obvious truth. We have pro-
duced very few great writer's, and they
have almost without exception been
men who refused to conform to the
popular standards. The great mass
of our reading matter is almost I'M
believably undistinguished.
However, it is quite probable that
Mr.. Lewis belief that better times are
coming is also justified. Writers are
becoming more Independent. They
are daring, more and more, to de-
scribe the world as they see it and
not as the great reading public would
like to have them see it. And Mr..
Lewis himself has had much to do
with bringing about this change.
1t was Main Street" that made it
possible for an American author to
suggest that an American small town
could be something less than dimin-
utive paradise. 1t was "Babbitt" that
got the reading public used to the
idea that business life is often de-
void of spiritual and intellectual
values. If brighter day is dawning,
Sinclair Lewis is in large part re-
sponsible
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01
FINANCES IN,
SCHOOLS BAD
Continued from Page -

much saving in teachers wages as
less teachers would be required.
School district No. 101 is at Kings
dale; district No. 104 in Wilma town.
ship north of Duxbury; district No.
log at Markyille; district No. 1OS in
the western part of Keene township;
and district No. 118 in the eastern
part of Keene township.
High Tax Rates.
Each of these school districts, with
the town, county, andsstate taxes in
cluded, have a total mill rate of over
100. The total mill rate in district
No. 100, Dosey township, is 1895; No.
1O1. 1877; No. 1O4, 1912; No. LOG. 1865;
No. 10S, 1893; and No. 11S, 1876.
These districts have either in
creased their bonded Indebtedness or
their outstanding warrants during the
past few years.
Something Must be Done.
Mr.. Miller stated that 1--WE must do
something or others will very likely
do it for us, and here is the solu-
ton"
He proposed to close the five schools
and just keep the Cloverton school
open during the next school year, and
perhaps for longer period if the pro-
gram pans out we'll and the savings
that he has figured out are made.
Receipts ClOvertOn School, 1929-30
Under Old Plan.
Under the old plan, school district
school year 1929-3O in amounts as
follows: -,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01
COMMISSIONERS WILL
MEET TUESDAY, JAN. 6

The first meeting of the Pine county
board of commissioners will be held
in the court house at Pine City at 1
p. m. on Tuesday, Jan. 6. At this time
organization of the board for the COM
ing year will take place and such
other business as the board may elect
to take care of will be disposed of at
that time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01

Zone hundred two cent stamps"
said young bride at the postofftce,
land please charge them to my .hus-
band" Sorry, ma,am, but we can't
do that" said the assistant "You
can't" she exclaimed Indignantly, my
husbands credit is good everywhere,
and, besides, we always get our let
tiers from you
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01

partment rejected all bids because
they were too low. In April 1890,
the vessel was classified as mot for
sale" and was placed on decom-
missioned status. commissioning
work will be accomplished by Feb
ruary 1881, and the Mayflower will
steam forth into familiar waters with
her pennant up once more.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01
Efforts Made to Continue.
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

Short. timely letters on topics
of public interest are welcome.
ions conform with those of the
American. All letters must be
signed with the writer's name for
our information. Signed articles al
ways are more effective. but If the
writer does not wish to have his
name used. it will be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01

1t is noted where the house commit
tee on immigration has decided as a
matter of policy against consideration
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01
Gains in All Districts.

Gains in All Districts.
School district No. 101 under this
cooperative plan would lose its ap-
portionment of $242.7S; state aid,
$129S7; and transportation, $40. Its
gain would be: General control, $40;
teachers wages, $1,O35; books and
supplies, $92.33; library, $1O.72; and
janitor services, $231.93. It's losses
would be $912.65, but its gain would
be $1,409.98, showing net gain of
$49733. $685.
The net gain for school district No.
1O4 would be $439.9S. No. 1O6 would
gain $3,12745; No. 10S, $2S9.15; and
No. 11S would gain $439.S6.
Enrolment.
The number of grade pupils enroll
ed in each of the six school districts
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01
New Plan Receipts.

Under the proposed cooperative
plan of all six school districts going
100 for one year based on 1929-30
would be as follows:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01
during the 1s2s-so school year was
"a High School Pupils.

The high school enrolment in dis
trict No. 100 during the 1929-3O school
year was 33, and in district No. log
school pupils. During this school
year of -1930-31 district No. 100 has
"A high school pupils and district No.
LOG has 20.
Mr.. Miller stated that this is a
measure to reduce taxes, and added,
lit Is the only thing l know of that
will work."
Inasmuch as each of the six school
districts are going back financially,
Harry Duncan from district No. 104,
stated that he approved of the plan,
and the same sentiment was ex-
pressed by other school board men,
bers. Another public meeting will
likely be held later on to discuss the
matter further after the, school board
officers have given it thorough
study.
Efforts Made to Continue.
Efforts are being made to continue
the Cloverton school in operation dur
ing the balance of this school year
and until cooperative plan can be
worked out for next fall or some other
solution is put into operation.
Others from outside of the school
districts involved who attended the
meeting and took part in the discus
sion were Banker r. w. Barstow and
Superintendent S. G. Skaalund OF
Sandstone
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01
Regard for Others.

'Why don't you use both hands"
yelled the cop.
I'm afraid to let go of the Wheel"
called back the Marine.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01

The new plan would give the school
district net gain of $7,291.33 over
the old plan.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-08-27

A new Legion uniform for con-
vention parades, was authorized.
The state Legion sinking fund, now
totaling $4,000 to be added to
until 1913, when it is expected to
be about $150,0O0; thereafter the
income will be used to operate
state Legion headquarters when the
boys are growing old.
The 478 posts of the state are ask
ed to continue doing things that
will benefit their communities. such
as establishing parks, Fairgrounds,
swimming beaches, emergency re-
lief corps, school patrol units, not
Overlooking opportunities to help
buddies and their dependents who
may need advice or assistance.
Child welfare work will also be
stressed. School medals will be
awarded to honor students.
Tribute was paid to the great
work The American Legion Auxil-
larry, now numering 10000 women
in 401 units, is doing for the sick
and disabled, Mrs. Halsey D.
Cory, of Winona was elected Aux
Hilary state president to succeed
Mrs. F. c. Barnes. Of Fergus Falls.
Vice presidents for the coming year
are Mrs. Alex Fraser, of st. Paul,
and Mrs. J. A. Forester, Of Min
neapolis. Mrs. Rowe, of Eveleth
was reelected state chaplain and
Mrs. F. c. Barnes, retiring presi-
dent, becomes national committee
woman.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-08-27
American Legion
Legion Marches On Under
New Leaders

At their Rochester state conven.
ton Aug. 1919, Minnesota Legion
aires from 478 posts elected Oscar
Youngdahl, of Minneapolis as their
state commander to succeed A. B.
Kapplin, of Duluth. Youngdahl re-
ceived 314 votes, Lewis Lohman. of
St. Paul was given 100, and c. j.
Wittbecker, of Fergus Falls polled
ITO. They made the election of
Comrade Youngdahl unanimous.
State vice commanders chosen for
the coming years are George v.
Higgins, of st. James, A. +. Gil
bertson, of Remer, and Clayton
Weis, of Sueur. The new national
committeeman is Earl v. (Pat)
Cliff, of Ortonville, succeeding DR..
James ]. Morrow, of Austin, who
becomes alternate national COM
mitteeman.
Father David ]. Moran. Of Farm
|ington was named state Legion
chaplin. Bemidji was elected as
the 1882 convention city. Congress
was asked to permit the people to
voice their views as to prohibition
repeal, by means Of a nationwide
referendum. The state legislature
was again urged to allow statewide
boxing under local option.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-08-27
War on Thieves Is Being
Mapped by Farm Bureau
CONTINUED From Page OneJ

however plans are being worked
out with sheriff's forces for the
detection of the thieves. Buyers OF
poultry are being contacted to en-
list their cooperation in tracking
down outlaws, dealers in bordering
states being brought in on the
plan, in order to thwart truckers.
Thieves will be runniang a special
hazard if they modest the farms
bearing the Farm Bureau MEM
bership sign, which entities the
member to the free use of the Min
nesota Farm Bureau detective ser
vice. This service, which includes
the assignment of trained opera
tives to a theft case, is available
only to the farmer who has the
1881 Farm Bureau membership
sign displayed in a prominent
place on the roadside at the en-
trance to his farm. gt
The protective service establish
ed by the Farm Bureau is one of
the dividends from the members
IS annual dues, a service for which
hundreds of Minnesota farmers
paid $3.50 a year to a private de-
tective agency in past years, Mr..
Jones said. .. -.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-08-27
Saturday, Aug. 20


1000 A. M.-Spelling, Intelligence
Stearns County Rural and
Graded Schools, supervised
by Co. Supt. w. A. Boerger.
1890 p. M.-Concert Sank Centre
Boys Band, corner Third and
Main Streets.
l30 p. M.-Great Hand to Hand
Balancing Act.
lao P. M.-Sensational Table and
Chair Balancing Act.
l:50 P. M. E. Ellerson, Ger
marlborough Yodeler.
200 P. M-Miss Anderson's Per-
forming Dogs.
2:15 P. M.-Sauk Centre, Paynes-
vile Band Contest.
$50 P. M.-Comedy Acrobatic Act.
$40 p. M.-Fred Reckless 85-foot
Pole Act.
800 p M. E. Ellerson, German
Norwegian yodeler.
$3.50 P. M.-Baseball, Melrose VS.
F'reeport
Saturday Evening, Aug. 20
7:30 p. Incomplete program of
Free Acts.
900 p. M.-Dance, Open Air Pa
vilion on grounds. Music
furnished by Herb Miller's
Dixie Band.
Sunday, Aug. 80
Gates Open Promptly at 1900
o'clock, noon.
1870 P. M.-Great Hand to Hand
Balancing Act.