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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25
ASK COOPERATION
FOR HEALTH SURVEY

One of the projects launched by the
local CWS is a health survey of the.
school children of Pine county. Each,
pupil is to be given a physical ex--
animation and then referred to their
family physician for the correction OF
any defects. Many children have diff
ficultyl in hearing and are not able
to see the blackboard from a distance
and in consequence fall behind in
their studies. 1t will also help to-.
stamp out some of the skin diseases
that are so prevalent.
The examinations are being made
by DR.. Caroline Helmick, Mrs. Faith
Basso and Miss Frances Neuman-
The cooperation of the parents OF
the school children in this physical
examination is urged.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25
STATE PARKWAY
SYSTEM PLANNED
FOR MINNESOTA

Minnesota now has the legal ma
chinery for designating state park
way system, part of which may be
cording to an announcement by N. W..
Elsberg, state highway commissioner.
Roads connecting a trunk highway
with a public park or recreational
center outside the limits of bOrOughs,
villages or cities are eligible for in
clusion in the parkway system. Park
way roads can be picked by county
boards, subject to the approval of the
commissioner of highways and the
commissioner of conservation.
When officially designated as a
state parkway, road becomes ELI
gible to receive both state aid and
county aid benefits, at the discretion
of the local board of county commits
sioners. Pathways are the only roads
which can be both a state aid and
county aid highway, Mr.. Elsberg ex-
planned. State aid roads receive the
proceeds of the state 1-mill road tax,
while county aid roads receive one
third of the state gasoline tax.
eff future grants of Federal funds
for highways are made on the same
basis used in the past year, park
ways also will be eligible to receive
federal help" Commissioner Elsberg
said. "In fact, it was the parkway
policy of the U. S. Bureau of Roads
which suggested the Minnesota park
way plan.
I'VE hope that eventually we will
be able to show on our state highway
maps a distinctive parkway system
covering the whole state, and leading
both Minnesotans and tourists to pub
lie recreational spots in the various
counties.
1.-THE county projects can be linked
up by classifying certain state trunk
highways as parkways. There are
many miles of trunk routes in both
the original state system and the re-
cent additions which will primarily
serve the public best as scenic pleas
ure drives. They should be developed
as such, preserving natural beauty.
A parkway system also would tend
to seperate pleasure and commercial
traffic to some extent and thus make
for the safety and greater enjoyment
of the public.
IF any counties do not have public
parks or recreational centers at the
present time, this opportunity may
encourage the donation of beauty
spots for public use, or their acquire
ment by other means
Laws authorizing the establishment
of state aid parkways in the counties
were enacted by the special session of
the legislature. In general, such
roads will be subject to the same laws
as state aid roads, but some special
requirements and standards may be
set up by the highway department.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25
PINE COUNTY COURT
HOUSE IMPROVED BY
PAINT, WALL PAPER

Officials at the court house in Pine
City have been sort of run around
from room to room the past few
weeks, lodging the painters who have
made the inside of the sturdy old
frame building look like new. The
furniture has also been revarnished
and the walls papered. The same
process is taking place at the Pine
City school house-both under the
CWA program.
Henry Buirge is foreman of all the
painting, paper hanging, and varnish-
ing at the school and court house.
Painters on the job include Chas.
Spickler, Jack Weber, Jess Ingram,
Fritz McKusick, and Oscar Tiden.
Other workmen have dug under the
Offices of the treasurer and clerk OF
court and enlarged the basement, put
ting in ladies' and mems wash rooms
and also made more storage room for
county records.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25
DROUTH BLANKS
NOW AVAILABLE

Blanks have been mailed out to
the creameries wherever possible in
Pine county and to other places
for the use of those who need drouth
relief. In Askov it is announced that
blanks may be had either at the of
flee of the postmaster, Svend Peter
sen, or at the Askov Cooperative As
ISOLATION. These blanks may also be
secured in other communities of the
county and the ones having them
should not be difficult to find if an
inquiry is made.
Upon application for this relief the
blank should be signed before a
notary public or justice of the peace
and then sent to the Drouth Relief
Office, Pine City.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25
Urges Direct Appropriation
From Federal Government
Highway Commissioner Elsberg
Asks Aid for Roads Without
Matching Of Funds.

Speaking before the annual meet
ing of the Minnesota Editorial Asso-
citation in Minneapolis Friday. State
Highway Commissioner N. w. Elsberg,
urged the editors to work for an out
and out federal appropriation for
highway building without the match
ing of state funds.
Mr.. Elsberg stated that bill is
now before Congress for an appro-
priation to federal aid roads all over
the country. This bill. however,
calls for the matching of funds by
the states. If for instance, Mime
sofa were to receive S3,O00,O0O from
the federal government for roads in
1884, under provisions of this bill the
state would have to put up half of
that amount, or about $1,500,O0O, so
that the amount to be spent on fed
eral aid roads in Minnesota would
be $4.500.000.
With the revenue to the trunk
road system in the state reduced, due
to lower automobile license taxes,
coupled with Indebtedness on past
bond issues and more road mileage
to maintain, the highway chief said
that it would be difficult for the state
to match funds of the federal gov
eminent. He therefore strongly urged
that the bill before Congress be
amended so that all states receive
out and out federal appropriations
without any strings attached.
Reduced IncOme-NlOre Miles.
Commissioner Elsberg explained
that previous to 1888 there were
$500 miles of trunk roads in Mime
sofa. The 1888 regular session of the
Legislature added 4,500 miles, making
a total of 1890 miles. The annual
income to the State Highway Depart
ment is now but about two-thirds OF
what it formerly was, being reduced
about 100000.
In the three years of 1880. 81, and
'32 the State Highway Department
spent approximately $1O5, 100000 and
from the time of the inauguration of
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25
ROOSEVELT BALL is
SET FOR JANUARY 80

A Roosevelt Birthday ball will be
held in the armory at Pine City on
Tuesday evening, Jan. 30. This is one
of the many of such balls being spon-
sOred throughout the nation for
the benefit of the Warm Springs,
(Georgia) Foundation for Crippled
Children. The proceeds of the Pine
City ball will go for the benefit of
this foundation. The admission has
been set for fifty cents per couple and
twenty-five cents for unaccompanied
ladies. Good music will be furnished.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25
FEBRUARY Is LAST
DAY TO REGISTER
MOTOR VEHICLE

All motor vehicle drivers must re-
register their vehicle on or before
February Is to avoid the penalty for
delayed registration, according to the
law. 1t is pointed out that the reg
istrar has no authority to extend the
time limit and since the legislature
Is not in session this year, there is
no possibility of any such extension
in 1894 as there was last year.
The penalty payments for delayed
registration. therefore, will begin
February 16.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25
RENVILLE MAN AGAIN
HEADS FARM BUREAU

A. J. Olson Of Renville was re-
elected president of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau Federation at its annual
convention which closed in St. Paul
the executive board are, Ole A. Flat,
Fisher and H. M. Sword of Deer
River, as vice presidents; and John
Wisdorf, Fulda; George Schwartau of
Red Wing. and L. o. Jacob of Anoka,
were elected as directors.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
By GEORG STRANDVOLD

In recent weeks there has been a
lot Of talk about an impending war;
a clash between some of the great
powers. 1t would be idle to try to
deny that the danger exists, for the
more talk one hears of the nearness
of war. the greater the possibility of
that catastrophe; the more the ma
lions increase their ornaments, the
more serious the menace. On the
other hand, it should be remembered,
sOberly, that a war must have a
cause, and that no such cause is in
sight anywhere.
In a former survey it was pointed
out that the militaristic element in
Japan is preparing for war against
the United States, Judging, at least,
from published statements by Rear
Admiral Nobumasa Suetsugu who
maintains that the pending expansion
of the American navy can be under
taken for no other purpose than that
of fighting Japan. And in Washing
ton 1t is conceded that, to quote lit
orally, 1.-The Far East is danger
nothing new, nothing especially
alarming, for the Far East has al
ways been a danger spot.
Foreign Minister Koki Hirota has
made wise attempts to take the edge
off some of the a1armist japanese
talk, and has found occasion to ex-
press Japan's sincere friendship for
the United States.
Germany and France.
Recent war talk also has centered
about the possibility of a three-cor-
nered clash, that is between Japan
on one, the United States and Soviet
Russia on the other side, and former
Prime Minister Edouard Herriot of
France has quite definitely predicted
that such conflict may take place
within the present year or in 1885.
Of more direct interest to Europe
is, after all, the relationship between
Germany and France, between which
two countries war is also prophesied
There is, however, no very plain rea-
son apparent why the problems now
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25

"You are the sunshine of my life,
darling" said a fellow to his girl,
you reign alone in my heart, and
with you at my side / could weather
any storm" well, what is this,
proposal or a weather report?" the
girl asked.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25

Il don't see why you should kick
so much about few bedbugs," said a
hotel keeper in st. Cloud to a lodger.
"Oh, l don't care so much about the
bugs" was the reply, "but l feel that
haven't got the blood to spare"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25

At a wedding dinner young fellow
who is rather flippant, held up his
fork with a piece of meat on the end
of it and asked: "Is this pig?" ITO
which end of the fork do you refer?"
asked one of the diners.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25

why should / give you kiss?"
asked a girl when her new fellow got
fresh. WELL l just paid your little
brother fifty cents to stay out of the
room, and I'd, like some return on my
investment" he replied.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25

Something to worry about-An av-
,erage of $4,000 thunder storms occur
on the earth every day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25

Do your shopping through the col
umns of the Askov American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-25
lNNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY !,
Y. PAUL, MINI.

IT HWIII VcWCI III 6II
DARE TO DO OUR DUTY
Let us have faith that
right makes might. and in
that faith let us to the end
dare to do our duty as we
understand it."
Abraham Lincoln.
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27

Shanghai (eight hours), and with
Peiping (about SO hours). River
steamers take travellers to Shang-
hal or to Hankow and beyond.
City Is Air-Minded.
"Nanking is air-minded. Its skies
buzz with the roar of American
made propellers on American
planes. China's National Aviation
company, in which an American
corporation is the minority stock
holder, maintains a daily flight
schedule between Shanghai, Nan
king, Hankow, Chungking, and
Chengtu Weekly schedules are
flown by ships of the Eurasia Avia-
tion company (SinoGerman) be-
tween Shanghai, Nanking, Loyang,
Peiping, Sian, Lanchow, and Tihwa,
capital of Sinkiang.
mo great industrial establish
ments will be found in the new cap
itaI, but Marking brocades, made
by individuals in their homes, are
world-famous. The Chinese in this
region are farmers, small-shopkeep-
ers, government employees, sol
diers, policemen, hotel keepers.
rickishaw-pullers, carriage and taxi
drivers, or ordinary laborers. Much
cotton is made into cloth by indi-
vidual weavers.
Cooperation on the part of the
United States has meant much to
Markings progress. The city shell
tiers approximately 300 American,
so British, and 40 French residents.
American oil and steamship com
panies maintain offices there, and
Chinese agents handle an appreci-
able number of American automo-
biles and radios. Over Markings
streets roll approximately 1000 pri-
vately owned automobiles. 90 per
cent of which are American-made."
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27

where he was filled with perplexity
for the future. That is why he
sought out the witches for advice.
Here again, the witches lend the
clue for the absolute rulination of
Macbeth's character. They filled
him with false security, brilliant
hopes; told him to be bloody, bold,
and resolute; that none of woman
born should harm him.
Naturally, with al such prophec-
les Macbeth became too sure of
himself. He decided to act on i'm
pulse, and almost Immediately af-
terwards, ordered murderers to kill
all of Macduff's family.
Each ensuing murder marked
some notch in the degradation of
Macbeth's character At Dunsin-
ane he became so interested in his
own safety that he failed to pay
proper regrets to the death of his
wife-a fact which proved that he
was, by now, without any feelings
of love and grief. Finally, by the
time of the murder of Siiard, we
regard Macbeth as nothing more
than a villain and one whom we
hate.
So it is with all cases of broken
down character. The chacacter por-
trayed by Macbeth is not unique.
There are many examples today of
fallen morals, though there is one
great difference in the causes. To-
day, degradation of character come
from things of reality rather than
witches.
Sarah Brewster Jones
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27
Jobs For School People

Many of the school boys and
girls have outside jobs after school,
over week-ends, and holidays.
These jobs really don't pay much
in most cases because the hours
are SO short, but the little bit earn
ed it a great help to many of us,
especially now when Christmas
gifts have to be bought.
Clerking in stores is the source
of most of the employment for the
school boys and girls. / get my
saving and spending money from
delivering newspapers.
This work means getting up
early on Sunday to meet the
trains. On some cold, rainy morn
ings I wonder why I ever took up
the paper route. I carry three diff
ferent kinds of papers over a
twenty-mile route, most of which
is through semi-rural country. I
sell SO few papers that after TAX
ing out the expenses of delivering,
there remains little profit. Never
theless, considering the short time
| spend at this work, / consider I
am well paid
Another great advantage, be-
sides the spending money, is the
experience of selling, of meeting
people, of handling money, and of
keeping accounts; for all these
things will be of benefit to the
school boys and girls when they
set out to find and keep jobs in
later years.
Karl Vogel
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27
Almond Eye No Longer
Fashionable in Japan

Tokyo.-No longer Is the tradi-
ditional almond" eye of the Far
East fashionable with the youth of
Japan-and many young Nip
ponese looks at the world today
with stainless" eyes.
japanese surgeons are reaping a
golden harvest from the determina-
tion of the slant-eyed youths and
maidens of Nippon to look like the
western movie stars whom they see
on the films from Hollywood.
Some time ago DR.. Kozo Ucludu,
Japanese eye specialist. invented
a simple and painless method of
''westernizing' Japanese eyes.
More than 10000 young men and
women have submitted to it Ia spite
of the scathing denunciation of the
older generation that the operation
is unsightly. unpatriotic and an in
suit to the honorable ancestors Of
those who have the eye slant re-
moved
The operation is performed under
a local anaesthetic. 1t takes al
most an hour.
The outer corners of the upper
eyelids are slightly folded back. a
slight incision is made, and a few
stitches with superfine surgical
thread are inserted. Within a week
the wounds heal, leaving no trace
Of a scar.
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27
Niagara Not to Quit

Science has discovered that Mag
ara falls will last until the year
23O53. The gigantic cataract started
to spill over rock cliff 10000 years
ago and has only eaten its way
through seven miles of solid rock
in that time, says Pathfinder Maya
zne. Few of the more than 2,OOO,-
600 visitors to the falls each year
realize that concealed behind the
majestic and beautiful sight of mil
lions of tons of water plunging 16O
feet into swirling gorge Is a ro-
nance of industry. Through treaty
between the United States and Can
ada Niagara supplies warmth, light
and power within a radius of more
than 200 miles.
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27
SUNDAY DINNER
SUGGESTIONS
BY ANN PAGE

THE Sunday dinner between Christ
1 mas and New Years will prob
ably be a modest one in most homes.
Lamb, veal, and pork are somewhat
cheaper than they have been and any
one of them offers good value. Beef
remains rather high. Green vegetables
are much higher SO that potatoes,
other root vegetables and salad green's
are good choices.
Oranges, Navel oranges, grapefruit,
apples and bananas are plentiful and
relatively cheap. Use them for des-
serts, salads and fruit cocktails as
well as breakfast fruits.
Oysters, salt and smoked fish make
moderately priced fish dinners.
Here are three menus, including a
New Years dinner, made up from
seasonable foods:
Low Cost Dinner
Roast Shoulder of Pork
Boiled Rice Creamed Onions
Bread and Butter
Apple Betty
Tea or Coffee Milk
Medium Cost Dinner
Roast Lamb Drowned Potatoes
Carrots and Peas
Bread and Butter
Jellied Apple Sauce
Tea or Coffee Milk
New Years Dinner
Fruit Cup or Clear Soup
Celery Carrot Sticks
Roast Fresh Ham Glazed Apples
Mashed Potatoes Yellow Turnips
Spinach Vinaigrette
Rolls and Butter
Frozen Fruit Pudding Waters
Coffee
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27
Dorothy Handloff.
Biology Glass

Biology is the study of the or
lgin and life history of plants and
animals. In our biology class we
have about thirty students. Miss
Rogers is our teacher.
About three times in a school
year we have a contract. We are
given a stated time to complete
The work included in them. If we
complete them, each one gets "a"
for each day during the contract.
we must have each paper "okay-
ed by the teacher before it is
checked off. We have three di-
visions in each contract: "A", "B"
and &C.. In division &C" we US
ually have an experiment, which is
a drawing of a plant or animal
studied in the contract.
Some students do not work until
The last day, and can't understand
why they cannot get "A". A con-
tract shows which ones work the
hardest. Each section of the con-
tract has two or three oral parts.
These parts are the hardset to
complete as it seems every stu
cent wants to complete his oral
ones the same day.
To speak to Miss Rogers during
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27
The Rise and Fall of Macbeth's
Character

There is nothing in this world
any sadder and more utterly de-
plorable than a broken character
"a character that had once been
noble, honest, courageous, gener-
GUS, reliable, and intellectual; that
had possessed all such qualities for
which one could ever wish. How
ever, this falling down of ones
character in most cases, is easily
comprehensive, because of the fact
that direct reasons for the down
fall are avident.
So it was with the downfall of
Macbeth's character. In the begin
ming of the play Macbeth" Mac
beth as captain in battle, was vic
torious; he was loved and respect
ed by the king, given a higher title
and above all he possessed that
ideal character. Nevertheless, such
was not his for long
The very root of his downfall
may be traced to the witches. Here
to fore, his morals were unblem-
ished, but with the witches pro
phecies, he formulated plans of
numbering Duncan. This fiendish
inclination caused him to commit
Duncan's murder and the murders
of the guards. Then it was that
the evil pangs of conscience troubl-
ed him and begun to undermine the
very principals of his character.
His mental faculties became sub
dued and his actions were govern
ed almost entirely by the will of
Lady Macbeth.
However, Macbeth realized that
Banquo was a dangerous obstruc-
tion to his acquiring lasting regal
power. Therefore he aroused the
hatred of two other men against
Banquo, through underhand meth
ods. Afterwards, at the banquet
the ghost of Banquo appeared and
disturbed him greatly. 1t was at
this time that Macbeth lost all emo
tional control and really became
afraid. He would have no doubt,
admitted his part in all the murd-
ers had not Lady Macbeth tactful-
ly made excuses for her husbands
actions.
Following the apparition of Ban
uuo's ghost, Macbeth was mentally
fit for nothing. His conscience was
so stricken that he could not sleep;
but he was still cunning enough to
place servants in different homes
throughout the country in order to
find the whereabouts of Macduff.
Now Macbeth was at the point
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27
The Modern Student

Hello, girls, come on in. I'm
glad you came early because we
have a lot of lessons to do tonight.
Don't you think the fire is
nice? I always like a fire on cold
nights, especially when the wind is
blowing.
Lets do Latin first. I always
like to do it and get finished. Have
you done any of your translation :?
1 haven't done much, it's too hard.
By the way, how do you like my
hair the way I have it combed {?
It's so much more comfortable.
Oh! Let's not do any more Latin.
Miss called on me today. She
won't call on ME again tomorrow.
Have you done your theme for
English? I haven't the faintest
idea what to write about.
Il bet you can't guess what I
did the other day. I painted my
toe-nails crimson! I'm going to
start going around barefoot to
show them.
"Oh; I'll have time in study hall
to do my English. Let's look UP
so glad 1 got my "a" Contract
finished and marked ok. 1
think I'm going to the movies
Wednesday night, I'm not sure.
Il don't have any geometry to
do. 1 finished it in study hall. On,
come on We have done all we
can. Let's go down to Snaps.
Elizabeth Phillips
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27
Radio Entertainers

Radio entertainers should be
heard, and not seen. What big
shock we get when we meet, face
to face, some radio celebrity to
whom we have been listening over
the air. All the illusion is gone
He is only another human being.
The charm of radio lies in its illu-
sion.
We tune in on some crooner, and
Immediately fall in love with him.
What romantic voice he has
He's simply divinel 1t actually
gives us a thrill TO listen to him
sing. Again, we repeat that he is
wonderful, perfectly marvellous
actually divine!
Then we see it advertised that:
Charlie Bobson (our hero)
in person
will be at the blue Dragon" on
Saturday night, June Is
We are filed with enthusiasm,
and Immediately we decide that
we must attend the dance next
Saturday night.
And when the big night ar
rives- what a shock we get!
If only we had not insisted upon
seeing him, we might still have
had our illusions.
Nellie Wallace