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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25
FEATHER BED LAKE

A farewell party given in honor of
Mrs. Oscar Anderson at the home of
her brother, C. w. Sawatzky, Sunday
evening, was largely attended. All
departed at a very late hour voting
a very good time. Mrs. Anderson
Monday.
Sunday callers at the c. Nelson
home were Emil Nelson, Floyd
Hamm, Ben Carlson, Oscar Carlson,
Elvira Carlson, Mr.. and Mrs. E. o.
Prichard and daughter, Ellen, Mrs.
Ambrose Hoffman and daughter, Lila,
Joe Kelley and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Workman.
Sylverton Loftness called at the
VIM. F. Borchard home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Stacy were
Tuesday visitors at the c. w. Sa-
watzky home.
Ernest Peterson and Floyd Cleve-
land were Tuesday evening visitors
at the C. Nelson home.
Mr. and Mrs. Nels Olson and fam
lily of Kroschel, were guests at the
G. w. Sawatzky home Sunday.
Charles and Henry Borchard have
been cutting ice at GrindstOne lake
this week.
E. o. Prichard of Fort Smelling, and
Mrs. A. G. Hoffman and daughter,
Lila, of Minneapolis, motored here
Friday to spend the weekend with
the M. A. Stacy and E. o. Prichard
families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Nelson and son
were Saturday evening callers at the
c. Nelson home.
Christ Sawatzky and daughter, Els
Their, and Arthur Borchard made a
business trip to Sandstone Saturday.
A number from this neighborhood
gathered at the Roy Johnson home
Friday and enjoyed the evening in
dancing. Ed Johnson furnished the
music. All reported good time
VIM. F.. Borchard and son, Arthur,
Christ Sawatzky and Harry Olson
were at the M. A. Stacy home last
Thursday, assisting Mr.. Stacy with
some work.
c. Nelson spent Thursday evening
at the Joe Kelley home.
Mrs. Name Peterson entertained
the members of the sewing club We'd
nesday afternoon of last week.
Miss Ruth Borchard returned Sun
day from the Roy Wenholz place,
where she had been employed for the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. F. BOrchard and
son, Arthur, and Emil Rostberg were
last Thursday evening callers at the
Charles BOrchard home.
Lester Nelson visited at the Roy
Johnson home Wednesday evening of
last week.
Lester Nelson gave a sleigh ride
party in honor of Lila Hoffman Sat
urday evening. Refreshments were
served at the M. A. Stacy home and
everybody arrived home at a late
hour, after a very enjoyable time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25

will visit relatives there and gather
material for book they plan to write
on their Russian trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Karvo and Toivo
Siro spent Sunday afternoon at the
Dale Ryan home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gaede were
guests Saturday night at the Ben
Stockamp home, and Sunday Mrs.
Stockamp's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
julius Kraetzner and family were
dinner guests there.
Peace Lutheran Church, Rev. H. C.
Sporleder, pastor-Services in the M.
E. church: Sunday school and Bible
class, $40 a. m, English service, 1O:45
a. m, subject, "The Crown of Creation
Man." The senior choir will sing
an anthem. Senior choir practice at
Herman Skaters home Thursday, 8
p. m. Saturday school at 10 a. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25
OUTLINE OF A STATE WIDE PLAN
FOR A PRACTICAL, PERMANENT AND
MORE ECONOMICAL RELIEF SYSTEM

the otherwise unemployed labor
of the worker and his family could
be utilized in the production, of much
of the family's food needs and to that
extent reduce the need for relief. In
good. times, the family, quite natur-
ally, would rely more heavily on the
pay envelope and less on the pro-
ducts of it's own labor on the land:
in bad times, the reverse would be
true.
Set.Up Is Made.
Under the industrial recovery act
of subsistence homesteads and there
has been made available an apprO-
priation of $25, 100000. 1t will there
fore be seen that all of the things
that are needed for creating such
state wide system for handling the
entire relief problem through the CO
operation of the state and federal
government are available at the
present time. If advantage is not
taken of this opportunity at this time
neither the funds nor public support
for the establishment of such sys-
tenn might again present itself. Allo-
cation of funds for such a system for
permanent handling of relief and UNI
employment would be the wisest and
most prudent use that could be made
of these funds.
Millions of dollars are being spent
by the PWA in building public works
of all character. True it will give
employment to hundreds of thousands
of men throughout the nation during
the construction period. which will
last in many projects only a few
months, in others from one to two
years and in some instances even
longer. When this construction per-
iod is over the men engaged in these
public works will again be out of
job and then there will be no funds
available to carry out such a plan.
On the other hand if such program
could be worked out, prospective
homesteaders, as far as possible,
could under competent supervision be
used in the CONSTITUTIONAL activities
connected in preparing the home
steads for occupancy.
In a like way the vagrant and the
tramp who refuses to work could be
committed to the proposed reforma-
tory and his labor utilized in it's
| building.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25
Calm Ocean Belt

"Horse latitude" is the name given
10 the telt of calms in thu North At
lantic ocean between the region of
westerly winds of the higher ATTITUDES
and the region of trade winds of the
torrid zone. Authorities differ in re-
gard TO the origin of the name, some
claiming that it was derived from the
1act that vessels with cargo of
horses were often so delayed on ac-
count of the calrs that the ANNALS
persisted from lack of water.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25
Brook Park School Notes

The Brook Park high school team
had hard fought game with Pine
City Wednesday of last week. The
score was tied at the half, but the
Pine City team forged ahead by good
playing and defeated the home team
by a score of IL to Z.
Tenth Grade.
The visit to the beaver colony
planned by the biology class was
postponed until next Wednesday be-
cause of the weather and the uncer-
tain conditions of the roads.
The economic geography class has
been having semester examinations.
The modern history class has had
two forty-five minute semester exam
nations.
The biology class is starting to
study the paramecium.
Mrs. George Clark substituted for
Mr.. Scanlon who was absent last
Thursday.
Fifth and Sixth Grade.
The sixth grade is leading in our
general information" contest. They
have now answered correctly SO ques-
tions while the fifth grade has % to
it's credit.
Mrs. Wright visited our room Fri
day morning.
Those not absent for the six weeks
period ending January 10 are: Ver-
non Harapat, Albert Scholten, Agnes
Cherrier, Ruth Ziegler, Dorothy
Marsh, June Wright, Rosemary Vim
gar, Archie Gross, Florence Athey,
Edward Kolesar, Edward Swan, Will
lard Burman, Edward Nordenstrom.
Eunice Kelsey, and Edna Ashcroft.
In hygiene class Friday, we had a
trial, the fly being the defendant. He
was accused of being dangerous
neighbor. The jury found him guilty.
Third and Fourth Grade.
Those who have been neither alb
sent nor tardy, so far this year are:
Leroy Derry, Lorraine Hancock, Lee
roy Swedlund, Donald Wright, Harold
Berndt, Keith Chase, Bernice Cher
rier, FRANKLIN Judin, Donald Peter
son, Edward Schulz, and Zylpha Stew
enSOn.
Several have been absent this week
with bad colds.
The fourth graders are now doing
long division and enjoy it very much.
Mrs. Lawrence Chase visited our
room Wednesday of last week, and
Mrs. Roy Wright on Friday.
Donald Wright and Donald Peter
son have the most points in arithme-
tic this period.
Eighth Grade.
The eighth grade is studying about
reconstruction after the Civil war.
We are doing this in the block method.
We are studying about water in
general science.
The seventh and eighth grade has
received their Junior Red Cross pins.
Seventh Grade.
The seventh grade is reading
Treasure Island" Afterwards we
are going to write a story telling
about what would happen if the cap
tain came to Brook Park.
The seventh grade has formed a
book club. 1t is called the seventh
grade reading club.
The seventh graders made interest
ing maps of Africa showing the Euro
pean possessions in Africa.
Primary Room.
The following children have been
neither absent nor tardy this month:
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Finlayson School Notes
The Young Americans

The following primary pupils have
had 1000 in spelling and arithmetic
tests: Carroll Hanson, Alice Norlund,
Roy Kuitunen, Elaine Jacobson, and
Anita Maupin. A frieze of Little
Black Sambo is project in this room
now.
Third and fourth graders with per-
feet attendance records for the last
six weeks period are: James, Arth, Ed
win and Selma Carlson, Lester Emf
ner, Richard Esse, LaVerne Miller, AL
vim Petry, and Frances and Irene
Zwiers. The study of Minnesota is al
most completed.
The fifth and sixth grade Citizens
club held its regular meeting last
week and appointed new monitors.
These monitors relieve the teacher of
many small room duties. Pupils in
this room are writing for Palmer
method awards in penmanship.
Seventh and Eighth.
We are glad to welcome a new pu-
Pill, Charlotte Ankrum, to our seventh
grade.
We are sorry that so many students
have been i'll with the flu the past
week. Mae, Dorothea, Richard, and
Norman have been gone.
Again we are at the opening of a
new six weeks period. Let us strive
to not only make high marks, but
also to grow another degree in char
acter, citizenship, and ideals
The High School.
The high school lost to Barnum 80
to "a, at Barnum, last Thursday. The
game was close all the way. For a
while in the beginning of the second
half it looked as though the high
school was going to score so much in
the rally that the game would be won
by them. But Barnum stiffened and
both teams matched baskets for the
rest of the game. Mike Johnson sur
prised his followers by opening the
scoring with two baskets in rapid sue
cesslon. Fritz tossed in seven to be
only one basket behind Barnum's star
center.
So far Ed Norlund is the only first
class scout. Bob Belling and Billie
Holstein have just finished their Sec
ond class tests.
The high school local declamatory
contest will be held the first part of
February.
superintendent Peltola is working
on program of adult education.
Those interested should see him so
that he will know how many want to
join the class and what subjects they
would like to study. A minimum of
ten hours a week will be spent in
class work. The subjects may be eco
nomic, social, recreatiOnal, voca-
tiOnal; in fact, whatever the commun-
ity wants. This project will be han
died by a work-relief high school
teacher paid out of CWA funds.
The third six weeks is over. The
honor roll this time has the following
names: Seniors-Edna, Fritz, Mildred,
Wilma; juniors-Elsie and Bernice;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Allie, Harold,
Erma, Ella, Eugene and Robert c.;
freshmen-Mae, Elma, Lilly, Emily,
and Esther G.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25
EAST OF KINGSDALE

Carl AbrahamsOn and Leon Lille
haugen made a business trip to Du-
luth last Thursday.
Mrs. Louise Larson and daughter.
Lucille, visited at the Helmer Ander-
son home one day last week.
Alexander Fritz, Joe Anderson, and
A. Lovecamp motored to Superior
Tuesday of last week.
Mrs. Edward Carlson called on Mrs.
Helmer Anderson Monday afternoon Of
last week.
Mrs. Simon Hedin called on her
mother, Mrs. Charles Sandahl, one day
last week.
Church services were conducted by
Rev. Samuel Hogander Sunday eve
ming.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE FOR BIDS

In accordance with Chapter 410. Laws
of 1888. bids for the second publication
of the Financial Statement will be re-
ceived by the undersigned at the County
Auditors office in the Village of Pine
City. Minnesota. UP to the 5th day of
February. 1894. at one o'clock p. m.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids and to waive any
defects.
BY order of the County Board.
ANDREW u. EDIN-
County Auditor.
Jan. 1S-Feb. ID
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25
Mostly Guinea Negroes

Most OF the negroes who came as
slaves to this country were brought
from the Guinea coast, on the western
coast of Africa.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
PROCTOR TOADDRESS
BURLEITH CITIZENS
History of Georgetown to Be
Recounted by Well Known
Author Historian.

John Clagett Proctor, we'll known
local historian, whose articles con-
cerning early days in Washington are
a regular feature of The Sunday Star,
will be the principal speaker at the
meeting Of the Burleith Citizens As
sociation at Mount Tabor Church,
Thirty-fifth street and Wisconsin ave-
nue., Tuesday night.
Mr.. Proctor will discuss Georgetown,
its early developments, with particu-
lar reference to the immediate Vi
cinity of the Burleith Citizens Asso-
citation. Among the historic spots of
which he will treat, will be the site
of the old reservoir at Wisconsin ave-
nue. and r street, which is to be
the location for Georgetown's new
Colonial branch public library. He
also will refer to the Summer home
of a former President of the United
States, located near Burleith, and
something of the origin of the name
"Burleith."
Mr.. Proctor is a prominent member
of the Association of Oldest Inhabi-
tants, the Columbia Historical So
ciety and the Society Of Natives.
j. S. Gorrell, president Of the Bur-
leith Citizens Association, will pre-
side and announces that the public
will be welcome at Mr.. Proctor's lee
ture.
Evening star., 1934-04-08

ordinated the support of these sections
to the best possible advantage.
Besides Fahey, Bowie and Powers, a
number of other young men are prom
inent in the chambers activities, in
cluding A. H. Seidenspinner, execu-
tive committeeman; Walter L. Green,
chairman of the Membership Com
mittee; E. F. Zalesak, chairman of
the Business Relations Committee
and others.
Virtually all. if not all, members
of the chamber now are convinced
the decision reached some time ago
to change the name of the organiza-
tion from the Chamber of Commerce
OF Hyattesville to the Prince Georges
County Chamber of Commerce was
a good move. Practically every new
member admitted since the change
was made has been from outside
HyattSville, among them being Mayor
Lloyd V. Moxley of Brentwood and
Mayor Fred w. Cast of Cheverly.
The Cheverly Citizens Association
also has taken out a membership.
CD. Anderson. to whose fine service
as secretary members lay much of the
credit for the growth of the chamber,
is certain the change of name has
helped materially to prove the organi-
cation is not simply Hyattsville
group, but is one of county wide
scope, designed and determined to
serve as clearing house for various
matters of interest to the different
communities with a view to achiey-
ing unity Of thought and action.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
A New Federal-D. c.
Half-and-half Plan.

TINE House Committee on Riv-
ers and Harbors has included
in its omnibus rivers and
harbors bill of s154,000,OO0 an item
of S1,654 900 for the improvement
of the Washington water front. 1t is
proposed that the expense Of this
local development be equally divid-
ed between the Federal and the
District governments. This is not
nearly so liberal as the recommen-
dation of the U. S. District Engi-
neer. upon whose report the action
Of the committee was based. The
engineer recommended that as all
of the river front was owned by the
United States the general Govern
ment bear the expense except for
the structures to be erected for and
used by the District. The estimated
cost of these buildings and appur-
tenances is placed by the report of
the engineer at total of 1889 900,
which would represent the entire
cost to the District. On the half
and-half plan as proposed by the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors
the District will pay s827.OO0, or a
penalty of S438,0OO, for not being
the voting constituents of some
member of Congress. In any other
constituency the difference would
very likely have been charged to
pork"
Three committees of the Feder-
alton of Citizens Associations
voted unanimously to jointly rec
ommend approval of this improve
ment on the financial basis recon-
mended by the engineers report.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
Organizations Study
Parking Problem.

! 4 UTOMOBILE parking, whether
n all day or all night or limited
or prohibited, is one of the
most complex problems confront
ing any community today. Recent
civic meetings indicate it is the
subject of discussion by many Of
the neighborhood bodies as well
as by the large trade groups. The
director of vehicles and traffic is
studying the problem and is en-
countering difficulty in putting
some of his plans into effect.
Vast differences of opinion occur
within organizations as to the
propriety of some of the parking
rules proposed. Last week the
Transportation Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce met and
voted to recommend to the cham
ber's directors approval of the
proposal of a special committee
named by the Public Utilities
Commission. This plan would
eliminate daytime parking on F
and G streets from Fifth to Fiji
teenth streets, and on Seventh,
Ninth, Tenth and Twelfth streets
between Pennsylvania and New
York avenues. This action was re-
versed the following day by the
action of the board of directors.
The Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association has gone on
record as opposing any major
changes in downtown parking reg
ulations without being first sub
mitted to the merchants for their
consideration and suggestion.
In the resident sections some OF
the associations are attacking the
all-night parking and urging that
1t be prohibited.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
Taxpayers Sound Note of
Disc0rd in Civic Harmony.

ay 0u5 saa civic as,sssisss sedIss severe
backing the Commission
ers in urging the addition of sup
Elemental amounts to the District
budget, one organization has come
forward with a strong protest
against such course. This organi-
zation, the Washington Taxpayers
Association, has registered a pro-
test with the budget director and,
incidentally, commented that Off
cial for cutting down the Commits
sioners' estimates. This aSsocia-
tion seems to see reduction of the
tax on real estate as the Districts
greatest need. From the action of
the other bodies it appears that,
though they, too, would welcome
tax reduction. they recognize there
are school and other needs which
are regarded as of far greater i'm
portance than even another cut in
the tax rate.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
WAR ON MOSQUITO
BEGUNBY CITIZENS
BIadensburg Group Also Is
Trying to Reduce Flood
Dangers.
BY staff Correspondent of The Star.

BLADENSBURG, Md, April IA
vigorous war against mosquitoes has
been launched by the Greater Blad-
ensburg District Citizens Association
under direction Of its Sanitation Com
mittee, Allen Greenstreet, chairman.
Association members believe much
can be accomplished toward ridding
Bladensburg of the pest, which are
particularly annoying in the sections
Of the town near the Eastern Branch
during the hot months. The aid of
DR.. E. N. Cory, State entomologist.
has been asked and he has advised
that he will look into the situation.
The county and State health authori-
ties also have been requested to aid.
Work at Flood Control.
Recalling the high water which
swirled through the town streets last
August when the big storm struck. the
associations Flood Control Committee,
Judge Alfred D. Bailey, chairman, is
redoublng its efforts to have work
done as soon as possible that will
remove the menace CT high waters or
reduce the danger TO a minimum
Judge Bailey's latest appointments TO
the Flood Control Committee are
Harry Lohman and Clarence Scheyie.
w. R. Beattie, chairman Of the
Transportation Committee, is contin-
uing his efforts to obtain through bus
service to downtown Washington from
this section.
The association is supporting the
movement to have water mains con-
structed on the River road from their
present terminus to the Decatur
Heights line, a distance Of about a
half mile. and special committee,
headed by Frank H. Fierstein, is to
get data on the cost of such an ex-
tension and confer on the other de-
tails with T. Howard Duckett. chair
man of the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission. Mr.. Green
street, Albert Fierstein, John B. Alsop,
Mr.. Beattie and Headley Gasch are
others On the committee. The last
two represent the Bladensburg VOL
unteer Fire Department. 1t is pointed
out that extension of the mains would
furnish needed fire protection.
Aiding With County Roads.
Richard Schuler, chairman of the
Roads, Streets and Lights Committee,
has been advised by E. G. Duncan,
district engineer of the State Roads
Commission, that his office is doing
all it can to keep county roads OF
this section in good condition.
P. G. Newmaker has been named
chairman of the Education Committee
Of the association to succeed N. O..
Brigham, who died recently. Clifford
L. johnson. president of the associa-
tion, warmly praised the work Of Mr..
Brigham as head Of the committee,
and the association decided to send
a resolution of sympathy to Mrs.
Brigham. Mr.. Brigham had heac--
the committee since formation Of the
association in 1926. The organiza-
ton also decided to send resolution
of sympathy to Mrs. j. Chew Sheriff,
wife of the County Police Court judge
who died recently and who was de-
scribed as loyal friend of the aSso-
citation.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
Cnsightly Junk and Trash
on Lots and RoadSides.

EFFORTS TO stop the dumping
t. of junk and trash on vacant
lots and at roadSides were
announced in two citizens associa-
tions within the Metropolitan area
last week. The Decatur Heights
Citizens Association is particularly
interested in stopping the dumping
of old automobile parts and other
junk near the bridge in the western
section of Bladensburg and at other
places. 1t was stated that the
town commissioners are trying to
break up the practice but are hav-
ing trouble in catching the persons
doing the dumping, which is usual
ly at night.
The Citizens Association of
Takoma, D. c.. at its meeting on
Monday night provided for a COM
mlttee to stop the dumping of
Junk and trash on vacant lots in
that section and have them cleared
OF such material. Several loca-
tlons were mentioned where such
dumping was being done, resulting
IN most unsightly Disagreement of
an otherwise attractive neighbor-
hood. In some places it was
pointed out that residents with at
tractive yards would throw on
adjacent vacant property tin cans.
old buckets and all kinds of refuse
which the District Refuse Depart
ment hauls away without charge
If conveniently placed for removal.
From these reports it would
seem that the metropolitan area is
about ripe for the most thorough
Spring cleanup we have ever had,
including an educational campaign
against spelling the beauty and
attractiveness of a neighborhood
by the thoughtless dumping of
trash and junk which should not
be permitted to accumulate. A
little precaution along these lines
would doubtless reduce the fly and
mosquito population considerably.
Here is another opportunity for
some team work.