Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-02-08
ASKOV
Ernest Madsen came from Mime

ernest Ma0Sen came from Mime
apolis Sunday for a days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Rockwell lief
last week for Pine City where he ha:
secured employment on a farm.
H. C. Johansen has sold his per
sonal property on his farm west o
town and is now living with his son
in-law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs
Aage Molby. Among the out o.
town visitors who were here for Mrs
Johansen's funeral were Peter Johan
sen from Withee, Wis, Mr.. and Mrs
Marinus Hansen, Mrs. Jens Christen
sen and Mrs. Henriette Brecknel
from Minneapolis, Lars Duus and son
Harald, Miss Marie Duus, Folke Duus
and Peter H. Duus from Tyler. Sew
eral of these remained few days
and visited with friends and rela-
tiveS.
The committee in charge of the
Shrovetide celebration has just asked
to have 1t announced that an effort
will be made to have as many as
possible of the audience come dressed
in the old time costumes. That's the
way it was in the good old days, and
the more costumes there are in the
audience the better it will be. So
get busy now, get yourself rugged
up" There will be some brand new
talent on the stage in the program.
among them can be mentioned Mr..
and Mrs. A. c. Jorgensen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bertel Fisher. Mr.. and Mrs. N.
S. Petersen, and many more; but you
will have to come and see them Mon
day evening, Feb. ~.
Among the few who were present
to see who were the lucky winners
on the three quilts made by the CWA
workers were Mr.. and Mrs. w. A..
Christensen, southeast of town, who
walked in the two miles because they
had 'hunch" that they were going
to carry home one of the quilts. The
first quilt Glover garden) went to
number 364 held by Miss Fylla Miller;
the second one (fan) went to number
1875 and this was held by w. A. Chris
Jensen, thus his trip to town was we'll
repaid; the third one Qavender)
went to number 215 held by N. B.
Miller. Thus the N. B. Miller family
was exceedingly lucky, but that's the
way it goes.
The main feature at the Parent
Teachers Association meeting last
Thursday evening at the school house
was an explanation by DR.. Caroline
Heinrich from Pokegama Sanatorium,
OF the work she and two nurses are
now doing throughout the schools Of
Pine county. DR.. Heinrich stated
that there are about $500 school chill
dren to be examined and that they
expect to complete the work in APP
proximately two months. A health
record card for each child is left in
the school on which is noted all the
defects that are found under the ex-
animation; such record may be seen
by the parents. Wherever medical at
tention is needed such is recon-
mended. Later follow-up nurse will
visit the school to ascertain if sug-
SSSt1ouo hdfS USCl lOlloWCu. III case
the parents are not financially able
to give the child the recommended
attention, application can be made
for CWA funds to have it done; thus
there is no excuse for not giving
each child the proper medical atten-
ton. The doctor and the two nurses
test each child for correct height,
weight, normal growth, deformities,
eye sight, hearing, skin infections,
tonsils, throat, adenoids, lungs, heart,
vaccination, exposure to tubercu-
losis, etc. The doctor stressed the
value of preventing diseases; stated
that such ailments as whooping
cough, mumps, measles, ETC., are not
in themselves dangerous but that the
complications which sometimes fol-
low can be very dangerous. Also
stressed the Importance of keep
ing sick children out of school so as
to prevent the spread of a disease.
Relative to tests for tuberculosis the
doctor stated that 10 per cent of the
children show a positive test, which
is not necessarily serious, but all po-
sitive tests should be X-rayed and
the State Board of Health pays for
such x-ray. DR.. Heinrich also men,
toned that vaccination has not been
followed up for a number of years
which makes the field fertile for an
epidemic. Small pox vaccination, for
instance, is good for only nine years.
A new discovery immunizes a child
against diphtheria with only one
treatment. A typhoid immunization
Is good for only three years. DR.. Hell
mfch's talk was interesting and in
structive throughout, and should have
been heard by many more than were
present. Following her lecture sew
eral songs were sung by the audience
under the leadership of Mrs. A. L.
Nielsen with Mrs. A. Henriksen at
the piano. The finance committee
reported that they had decided to
present a play in the near future as
a means of securing funds for cover
ing the expenses Of the association.
Mrs. Svend Petersen has promised to
direct the play; further announce
ments relative to same will be made
in future issues. In connection with
the play the committee also plans
to serve lunch and the committee Sc
lected for that part is Mrs. A. j.
Larsen, Mrs. Lawrence Jensen and
Mrs. John H. Sorensen. At present
n 10 MANNED RI have the affair the