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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-04
NEW LOW RATE TESTING PLAN
IS DEVISED

Editor ASkov American:
An inexpensive system of cow-test-
Ing and the keeping of dairy produc-
ton and feed records has been devised
and has been made available to dairy
farmers of this locality.
This plan is made possible through
the cooperation of the several cream
cries connected with it, namely the
Land O'Lakes and Pine creameries of
Hinckley. the Land O'Lakes creamery
and Pine City Dairy of Pine City, and
the Willow River creamery.
Through this plan dairymen will
take their own samples and weigh the
milk from each cow once each month
and bring these samples and weights
to their creamery where they will he
tested and the butterfat production
figured and entered into the members
herd book. Members may also re-
ceive full years record of feeding
costs i'm the same manner by weigh
ing the feed fed to each cow once
each month or whenever feeding ra-
lions are changed, and bringing these
figures in with their samples. Weigh
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-04

government begins difficult period.
Ireland, tendency toward violence.
Madrid to receive aid. London press
could tell lot about what is going OIL
in government circles. Much of the
worlds history to be written in Eng
land in coming year; no one knows
who will hold the pen Tor the trigger
war close to England now. The old
fiscal power is not returning to Bank
of England. A famous death.
King George will become more
popular and stronger factor in his
own nation and abroad.
'MussOlini'S desire to live danger
ously' is apt to be gratified during
the latter days of March and in April.
Hitler's supreme test is rapidly APP
preaching. Cape Town, Athens, War
saw and Bucharest mentioned as be-
ing upset. Russia getting nearer and
nearer to the middle of the whirlpool
every month; Stain not DESTROYS OF
war, prefers Cancellation. HOngkOng
leaders plotting and being plotted
against. In Pieping all is not we'll
but this is not the month for the
students uprisings which are coming.
Marking is to be one of the world
most important locations for a while.
1T is not comfortable world upon
which we gaze in March but we can
do much to improve it, Work for
peace; support the powers of Light
Remember what | wrote last year?
The human will is greater than the
combined vibrations of all the plan
cts. The world is becoming more con-
sciOuS of the economic value of peace.
We can will to live peacefully, sane
ly, decently and BEAUTIFULLY. The
planets move according to Natures
law. Perhaps their vibrations make
us nervous and reckless. | do not
know. But | do know that human
beings are the actors" The stars
never built warship nor shot off a
cannon. although a ray from Arcturus
opened the Worlds fair in Chicago.
M. G.. NEWMAN.
Hinckley, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-04
ASTROLOGICAL FORECASTS
Editor ASkOv American:

Editor ASkOv American:
have had several requests to send
in the astrological forecasts for 1887
but thus far | have not received the
numerous predictions that were sent
me last year and so did not have the
opportunity to compare them. How
ever, one received recently is so in
teresting that | think it may be
worth printing so that your readers
can file it for reference later.
For March-POlitical, economic and
financial dealings on a wholesale
plan in practically all capitals from
30 degrees to So degrees north lati-
tude. Large borrowing for war pur-
poses by nations i'm far north So to So
north latitude. Every government is
being tested for service to the great
est number of its people during this
and next year. Localities south of
80 degrees north are due fer health
epidemic during March and for sew
eral months, also for inflammatOry
conditions among the laboring class es
all of the U. S. included. Continuing
so degrees west longitude. Notorious
divorce case. A famous marriage that
looks as though it will not last
IAN improved feeling between the
President and Congress. He should
guard his health. Grave responsible
ty and increased popularity. Posi-
tility of some personal loss.
Pacific coast-Increased prosperity
but more or less emotional upheaval.
Fire hazard greater than usual. Sew
eral famous deaths. Land boom in
Los Angeles continues.
Middle west sees local government
riding to a show down. Public vital
ity and labor conditions subnOrmal.
Possible serious accident in PLACE of
amusement. Increase of land values.
Mexico to pay special attention to
child welfare, probably because of
alarm over mortality rate. Cuban
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-04
FROM BOOKS TO BLATHER

DR.. Glenn Frank. ousted president
of the University of Wisconsin, is on
a speaking tour of the country and
under such auspices is rapidly dis
playing his true colors. His latest
blast, which speaks true sentiment OF
reactiOnaryism, comes from Miami
Beach, Fla, and flags President ROOse-
welt as "a leader drunk with power
and determined to rule the roost or
know the reason why
Mr.. Frank will have lost what little
prestige he had left when he was
ousted at Wisconsin by the time he
completes his swing around the coun-
try, and in many peoples minds he
has done that very thing already.
1t would be interesting, but possibly
not very comforting, to see what he
would do if placed in the president
chair.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-04
HAY CREEK
Near MarkvfIle

Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Wedge were
visitors at the John Anderson home
Saturday.
A doctor recently took Mrs. Flor
ence Seifkas to hospital for an
X-ray examination and medical atten-
ton. She then returned home but
will have to go back every two weeks
for treatment. Ila Chatelle called to
see her Sunday.
Mrs. Ed Steinbring visited Mrs
John Anderson Monday. Mrs. Ander-
son is not feeling very we'll.
Mrs. Joe Chatelle visited Mrs. Self
kas last Thursday.
Willis Seifkas, Elsie Elliott and Ger
trude Seifkas were in Askov Friday
afternoon. Little Melvin Elliott has
very bad cold and his mother took
him to a doctor.
Mrs. Joe Chatelle visited Mrs. John
Anderson Monday.
Mrs. Lucy Shew has been i'll with
the flu for two weeks but is improv-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-04
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers, Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
of the AskOv American.
BACK TO MUD.
(Grand Rapids Herald-Review)

A bill in the Minnesota legislature
provides that the gasoline tax re-
ceived by the counties be divided so
that one half will go to the town
ships for road work. 1t will be a
popular bill with many hundreds of
township officials. 1t is. in truth, an
indefensible step backward in the
construction and maintenance of high
ways and the expenditure of public
money.
Minnesota has already gone far
enough in the destruction of the state
highway system. The state highways,
Us provided for in the constitution,
were not near completion when law
was passed dividing the gas tax with
the counties. Then the legislature
reduced the license fee for autOmO-
biles. Then it added onto the mileage
of the state highway system. The re-
suit of all these things is that the
state highway system, except fer fed
eral Intervention and help, would be
completely unsatisfactory. The new
the development of a sound, cOmpre-
hensive system of highways.
There are those who believe that
the township governments ought to de
abolished. There are arguments fOf
it. 1t is claimed that there is little
that townships can do to warrant the
expense of maintenance of a separate
form of government. In the horse
and buggy days the townships had
road work that they could do to serve
their taxpayers. Those days are past
Roads are no longer built with horse
scrapers and No. two shovels. They
are constructed with expensive ma
chinery that most townships cannot
afford to buy. While there is need
for short, outlying township roads
most of the local highway construc-
ton passes through more than ono
township. Experience has shown thai
the smallest unit which can build and
maintain local roads with any degree
of efficiency is the county.
The township governments Shout
not be abolished. But to give to the
townships more functions, and eSpe-
cially duties which they cannot wei
perform. is to step backward into the
mud and mire of generation ago
While the law may provide that the
county engineer may assist the town
ships, we know that the township Of
ficerS do not generally wish engineers
There is an inevitable conflict between
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-04

ing the milk and feed and taking the
milk samples will take about half
hour once each month.
The cost of this service to men,
bers is one dollar membership fee
which is paid only once as long as
a farmer remains an active member,
and fifty cents year dues. This will
be used for the purchase and upkeep
of dairy scales, sample bottles, herd
books, and carrying cases for use by
the members. The cost of the testing,
keeping of production records, feed
cost, and the profit or loss record of
each cow shall be: &c per month yer
cow fer first ten cows, &c per month
per COW for next ten COWS, Sc per
month per COW for the remainder of
the herd Csc per month per herd
minimum charge).
Through this system a farmer can
receive the same information which,
under the former sysetm, cost four and
five times this amount. Members
need do no book work or keep any
records. They need merely supply the
information asked and all records are
kept for them.
This information is of utmost ira
pOrtance to any farmer who obtains
his living through dairying which is
cality. Through this plan he can OBJ
tain accurate information on the most
vital phase of dairying, namely profit
and loss. They can weed out their
Improbable cows and establish cor
rect feeding standards for the profit
able ones.
The advantages of production rec
ordS and the keeping of feed cost rec
ords are so numerous that space dc S
not permit one to discuss even a small
part of them in an article of this
length.
The average production of dairy
cows in the state is 165 pounds of
butterfat a year. This amount will
barely pay for feeding costs and as
this is the average, there are many
thousands of them which are shOwing
an actual loss to their owners. Board
ers such as these can be detected and
weeded out through this plan and the
feed which has been thus wasted, fed
to profitable producers and their pro-
ductiOn increased. Time and feed are
too valuable to be wasted on unprotit-
able producers. Farmers cannot af-
ford to gamble or guess when they
can know for so little work and SO
small an investment once month.
The slogan of the plan sums up the
whole situation which is, you can
afford to test, but you can't afford to
guess
Further information and member
ship agreement blanks may be OBJ
tanned from any of the above cream
cries.
ARNOLD A. KERN.
Hinckley, Mimi.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-04
RAISE IN INCOME TAX
Editor Askov Americana:

Editor AskOv American:
| have read with interest the COM
ments on the income tax program
before this session of the Legislature.
1t is beyond the understanding of
many of US farmers, why any business
men should oppose an improved in
come tax in this state, and | am sure
that it would be interesting to hear
from any of the business men why
we should not raise the income tax
rates in this state.
do not know any farmer who has
county, yet the returns from same
have come to our schools and thus
lowered OUR school tax. | understand
the Pine county schools prOfited to
around thirty-five thousand dollars
last year from this worthwhile tax
and that the whole county contributed
less than one thousand dollars for
this benefit.
But the farmers Of the state have
been paying more than an income tax
and have had no income for years. 1t
used to be that when a man couldn't
pay his taxes, he could go to the
bank and borrow enough to pay them,
but he cannot do that now, because
the banker doesn't think there is any
equity left in the farm. If he had a
mortgage between eight and ten thou
sand dollars and had paid two thou
sand down. he would have to pay
taxes on the equity that he has never
owned and so it has gotten to the
point where most of the farms and
home owners in the state have gone
delinquent.
| noticed q few weeks ago that a
large delegation of the business mel
went to the state capitol to see il
they could not change the minds OF
our senators and representatives, but
| do not think that there is senator
or representative there but what will
agree to the income tax, as the only
fair means of taxation.
According to articles written in the
daily papers, some are writing that
such a tax will hurt big business
Ii they are not satisfied to pay al
income tax where they are benefited
by profits enough to do so, then they
should try farming. A farmer would
be more than pleased to pay such {
tax if his income would permit him
to do so.
The increased income tax program
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-04
HARLIS

Hjalmer Smith is visiting at the
Ed Thomson home at this writing.
Chas. Pryor called on his daughter,
Olive, in the Nelson school district
Sunday.
Chas. Sorenson went to Foxboro
Friday.
Mrs. Edwin Thomson and son, Jun
ior, Mrs. George SOrensOn and HAL
mer Smith attended the funeral of
Mrs. Hilda Hammond at Foxboro Sat-
urday. Mrs. Hammond was a sister
of Mr.. Smith and was a longtime
resident of the Nelson school district.
She died Monday at a hospital in
Superior Harris and FoAboro friends
will miss Mrs. Hammond.
Miss Ann Laughy and Miss Clara
Jacobson of Holyoke. spent Sunday
at the Geo. SorensOn home.
Mr. Trester spent Saturday evening
at the Pryor home.
Alonza Van Guilder of Holyoke,
spent Sunday with friends here.
Harvey Sorenson went to Carlton
Friday.
Mr.. Higgins of Foxboro, has been
hauling hay from the Mission camp
here the past few days.
The boys in Harris are attending
the wrestling and boxing lessons given
at the club house in Holyoke by the
WPA teacher. They are taken there
and back by jim Puckthe, one of the
WPA workers, every Tuesday night.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-04
BASS LAKE

Mrs. George Smith and baby visited
her sister, Mrs. Walter Ekdale, Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Swanson and
Lester Schroeder were dinner guests
at the Richard Swanson home Sun
day.
Mrs. Fred Ziegler had an operation
for gOitre Tuesday and was reported
as being very ill Wednesday night.
Fred Ziegler accompanied the Jepsen
family of Sandstone, Thursday morn
ing to see Mrs. Ziegler, and she was
somewhat better on that day. Her
many friends wish her speedy re-
covery.
The Ben Carlson family spent Sun
day afternoon at the Anton Pc. erson
home.
Mr.. Schroeder and pupils of the
Bass Lake school enjoyed their bunco
party at the Alfred Johnson home Fri
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Johnson and
Phyllis, Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Carlson
and children and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Nelson were Sunday afternoon visitors
at the George Smith home
Oscar Carlson and Ernest Peterson,
who have been doing carpenter work
at Milbank, S. d., came home Tues
day. Ernest will remain here while
Oscar will leave for Blooming Prairie
after few days visit here to help
his brother, Rueben, build house.
Miss Helen Erickson spent the
weekend at the c. w. Sawatzky home.
Mrs. Gust Miller called ON Mrs.
Anton Peterson Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Nelson and
son visited at the Walter Ekdale home
Sunday afternoon.
The Victor Carlson family spent
Saturday evening at the c. w. Sawatz-
ky home.
Mr. and Mrs. Hartwell Nelson and
children of Kelly Lake, visited at the
Claus Nelson home a few days last
week.
Mrs. Cleveland and Floyd and Mrs.
Ben Carlson and Elvera and Jimmey
called at the A. p. and Victor Carl
son home Tuesday afternoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-04

of Governor Benson should get 100 per
cent support of the citizens OF the
state. The business interests are
supported by the farmers and citizens
of this county and they should not
begrudge us the benefits of same, also
they themselves will benefit from low
err school, real estate and property
taxes. Let us all get together and
work for more intelligent tax pro-
gram.
S. B. WELLS.
Pine City, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-04

mathematics and politics. Most pub
lie officials feel that they are elected
to do things themselves. They do not
welcome advice. The smaller the Of
flee the greater that opinion. The
first thing that this law will bring
about is a purely political administrd-
ton of local road activities. There
are enough politics now. We do not
need any more.
If the township officials were to
spend only the money raised by taxes
upon township residents and property
there might be some justice to the pro-
pOsal. Instead the town boards Will
be given money which comes from
the state at large. That money will
not receive the respect that is now
accorded the money of local taxpayers
Just as local governments are reach
ing for and wasting federal money
so the townships will ask for and eX-
pend the money from the asOline
tax. 1t will be considered outside
money. That will be an excuse fOl
Supposing the townships get thu
money which the law proposes. How
will it be spent?
The townships will either dc
things in the expensive manner which
now generally prevails among smallel
units of government or they will pur
chase expensive and heavy machinery
Either method is wasteful. A town
ship does not have work enough t.
warrant purchase of the most eXpen
sive and useful devices The count;
buys machinery that works most o
the time. The township machinely
will lie idle most of the time. THAI
means expense. In fact, for the frs
few years the largest expenditures
will not be for roads or for labor bu
for machinery. There will be a Ro
man holiday for town officers ant
machinery statesmen. Township of
ficials are generally honest. But We
will warrant you that many a manu-
facturer and salesman of road ma
chinery is licking his chops at tht
prospects of the business meal thai
will soon be served to him out in the
sticks.
The simple question should be
aSked-Why 20 backwards? Fer :
good many years there has been {
tendency for the construction ant
maintenance of highways by largel
units of government. The countie.
surrendered many of their privilege:
to the state. The townships have
asked the counties to use their ia
cilities to construct, to maintain ant
to snowplow local roads. Townshi!
officers of sense and judgment d'
not feel that they have lost, but tina
they have gained more and bette
roads. OF course, there is much wOrl
still to be done. But sensible peopl,
and sensible township officials know
that the need is not for politics but TO
skill and the need is for we'll bull
and we'll maintained roads rather tina;
expensive and idle machinery.
There are some real principles a
stake.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-04
THE COURT ISSUE

Since President Roosevelt, in his
message to the new congress, declared
that the Court must get in step with
the country the Court has been an
issue the country over. Pres and cons
have been widely discussed but as yet
the final outcome is uncertain.
We know that the present Court and
especially several of those members
who are over 30 years of age, are
presenting themselves as a Stul i'll bull
wark against progress. Lincoln as
sailed the Courts defense of slavery
and Grant packed it to permit infla-
ton, but Roosevelt would unpack it
and place it in step with twentieth
century progress.
As the president said so aptly in his
inaugural address, poverty in the
midst of plenty is a challenge to our
democracy. and in defense of this
pointed to one-third of the nation as
being ill-housed, ill-clad and ill-nour-
ished.
The president knows full well the
lOuHudDOul anu leIStHy IuOCcuui Z
required to attain goal through con-
stitutional amendment and he has GER
tainly attempted prompt improve
ment in the actions of the Court to-
ward the general welfare.
Is there any sound reason why the
Court which was first placed into be-
ing by few million people living in
13 colonies, should not be brought up
to date to accommodate demands
made upon it by nearly 13O million
people?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-04

ing at this writing. L. L.. Shew also
had an attack of the flu but is better
at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Wedge called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Phinn last Thursday
evening.
A card received recently from Mrs.
Ed Cooper states that she is feeling
| fine as is also Mrs. George Stuart.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-04
AS ONE PEOPLE

Today we reconsecrate our country
to long cherished ideals in suddenly
changed civilization. In every land
there are always at work forces that
drive men apart and forces that draw
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-04

men together. In our personal ambi-
tions we are individualists. But In
our seeking for economic and political
progress as a nation, we all go up
or else we all go down-as one people
Franklin ID. Roosevelt.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-04
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short timely letters on topics
of public interest are welcome
whether or not the writer's opin-
ions conform with those of the
American. All letters must be
signed with the writer's name for
our information. Signed articles
always are more effective. but IL the
writer does not wish to have his
name used. it will be withheld)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-04

Trifles make perfection, but perfec-
ton is no trifle.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1937-12-01
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Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1937-12-01
New York City,
November 81, 1857.
To the Editor, the Cooper tor:

Editor,
your
it
Evening star., 1937-06-13
Camp Point Lookout Md Deserves Support of Citizens Who Understand Value
Such Recreation for Youngsters Life Where There Are No
Family Means Support Outings

whatsoever. Just another "phoney,"
we assume.
One Of these congressman, friend
of the writer, was kind enough to de-
pict the pitch" over the telephone, as
he recalled it:
Good afternoon, Congressman
-, this is Mr. Blank of the
political who's who in America" call
ing. I am calling you in behalf Of
the only authentic publication having
to do with the present administration.
We have your biography as follows:
(The telephone solicitor goes on with
brief history of his subjects life, as
cleaned from the newspapers, Con-
gressional Directory, etc. If this is
satisfactory, Congressman, we will
publish as is, along with your photo
graph. This publication will be dis
tributed in every municipal office and
library throughout the country, also
in all of our big colleges and univer-
stiles libraries. The cost is nominal
Congressman, only $100-$50 upon
signing Of biography and the balance
when the book is delivered. One Of
our representatives will call for your
most recent photograph within the
next day or two. Thank you, Con-
gressman"
And, believe it or not, our lawmakers
are falling for this line of buncombe.
A consequence Of our story Of
the we boys" who are endeavor-