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WHOLESALE INDEX
SCORES ADVANCE
Fertilizer Association Finds
Average at 87.4, Against
1854 Week Aqo.

There was rise in the general level
OF wholesale commodity prices In ths
week ended June 26, according to the
index compiled by the National Fer.
tllizer Association. This index last
week registered an advance of 12pr
cent. advancing to 874 from s64 in
the preceding week. A month ago the
index stood at $50 and a year ago At
TIA, based on the 1868 average Il
100.
Higher prices for foods and farm
products were largely responsible for
the upturn in the all-commodity in
dex. There was little change in prices
OF industrial commodities, with the
index representing the prices of all
commodities except farm products and
foods remaining unchanged.
Advancing quotations for meats.
flour and eggs were largely responsible
Tor the rise In the food group index.
Price changes in the farm product
group during the week were mostly up
ward, with l3 products advancing and
O"'NJ NNSAAiAAAAss llC uplOll III LQc
livestock index took it to new high
point for the recovery period.
The downward trend in cotton and
grains which had prevailed in the pre-
ceding month was reversed during the
week.
Lower quotations for cotton textiles
were primarily responsible for another
decline in the textile price index, TAX
ing it to the lowest level recorded since
the first week of the year.
Higher prices were reported for
gasoline and kerosene, resulting In a
new high point for the recovery period
for the fuel price index A moderate
downturn was registered by the build
ing material index. continuing thu
decline which began early in May.
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CURB LIST MOVES
TO HIGHER LEVELS
Most Shares Join Upturn
of Fractions to Point
After Decline.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, June ga rallying
turn took hold on the curb exchange
today following yesterdays decline,
and most shares moved into higher
ground. Gains ranged from fractions
to point.
Utilities and oils found a better
footing. Electric Bond e. Share and
United Gas were gamers.
Arkansas Natural Gas "A' and
Cities Service were unchanged.
Gulf Oil worked up nearly point
and Pantepec Oil improved frac-
ton. Imperial Oil was unchanged,
while Cosden Oil gained g.
Also pointing upward were St. Regis
Paper, Technicolor, Colon Develop
ment and F. J. Jacobs. Lower by
fractions to point were Eagle Picher,
New Jersey Zinc, Fisk Rubber, New
mont Mining and Fairchild Aviation,
Evening star., 1937-06-29
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. June % ,HN United States
Department Of Agrlculturel Hogs. H.
900, Including 1000 direct: market gem
orally 1U-l5 lower than Mondays average;
packing sowS fully ! , lower excepting best
hight weight sowS: TOD. l1.9O: bulk Rooo
and choice. 2On-3OO pound averages.
/ .50-S5: most battle-ground IL 25-sU.
GOOD packing sowS. 35a-Jn0 pounds,
s.. SOL Q 40: few light weights, lU50-6n.
Cattle 1000: calves :, 900: strong
active market on all grsln-fed cattle
led yearllnes strong 10 25 higher; peddlne
market on grass COWS and heifers weak:
outside demand broad for steers of value
to sell at 1900 upward: most grass
steers 1925 down to $ 90: grass heifers
2 90 down 10 500 and grass cows 6"5
down TO %. strictly graIn-fed steers
up to / D. -: several loads 3 O0-5O:
best light yearling-type steer 4 so very
active market on baby beef steers and
helterS; part load heifers up to 1875.
new high. with numerous loads a.
200 to 1885: weighty sausage bulls
up TO 10: light and medium weight
offers $3.50. selected vealers to 10. 90.
StockerS and feeders continue active
Texas-hred calves and yearllngs. $50
9.l5: selects to 80
Sheep. 5000: including 300 direct
SprlnR lambs and yearlinRs uneven
around steady to % lower. early top
native Spring lambs 1I.5u. bulk. II 0U-
50. SIX doubles choice sl-pound Idaho
Sprlns lambs. % straight: best Cali
tornia Spring lambs shorn. eco me-
dunn to good yearllnRs. s.35: slaughter
ewes. 1904 50.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON June 90 LPt-Innuenced by
further declines in New York yesterday
and closing of the Paris Bourse. stocks
around the lows Trans-Atiantics. rubber
shares and silt-edsed issues were de-
pressed. The 3lg per cent war loan went
below par. KafhrS and oils we're about
even. European bonds were irregular.
PhRIS.-Owine to the franc crisis the
government closed the Bourse for an in
definite period.
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S987,297 Earned
By Addressograph
For Five Months
By the Associated Press.

bS LIIt hSoOCIdlpu PIeSB.
NEW YORK, June 9-Addresso-
graph -Multigraph Corp, Euclid, Ohio,
maker of business machines, reported
today net profit for the Ave months
ended May 81 before undistributed
profits surtax of s9s7,2e7, equal to
sl.3l common share, compared with
s569259 or rs cents common share
in the same period last year.
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10-CENT EXTRA ORDERED
BY GARDNER co,
By th. Associated Press

By the Associated Press
QUINCY, Ill. June 29.-The board
OF directors Of the Gardner-Denver
Co, machinery manufacturers, yes
terday declared a regular quarterly
dividend Of 25 cents and an extra
dividend of 10 cents per share on the
companys common stock. payable
July 20 to stockholders of record
July 10.
Also voted was q quarterly dividend
OF IS cents per share on the preferred
stock, payable August to stockholders
of record July 20.
Evening star., 1937-06-29
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. June % P.-Eegs 60
553: nrm. Mixed colors,. special packs,
23La-26 standards 22R-23; storage
packed firsts. 90: frsts. slia; other mixed
colors unchanged
Butter. l7.724: slightly f1rmer Cream
cry. higher than extra. 3lA-32: extra.
ta2 score). 3OA-3l: centralized go
score). 29'4. Others UNCHANGED.
Cheese. 435.695: arm and unchansed
Live poultry by freight. steady. Broil-
ers. Rocks. %. Fowls colored 2O-2l:
Leehorn, II: old roosters, IS; turkeys. H.
20; ducks. IL.
%: crosses. 1920: fowls. colored. 2O-21;
teGhorn. Sis: old roosters. Is: turkeyS
11-2O; other express prices UNCHANGED.
Dressed poultry steady and unclaimed.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGES,

NEW YORK. June % LP.-Foreisn ex-
othsrs in cents: Great Britain-Demand.
4Is1n:; 495n:; cables e3h 6o.day bills, 4.el7..
quoted. 1taly-Demand. 526L; cables,
5.28h
Misunderstanding. 1888: Germany.
Holland 54.95: Norway. "a 70: sweden,
25.4O; Denmark. 22.O:: Finland. 2.I9:
switzerland, 22.90: Spain. unquoted: Por-
Czechoslovakia: 3.4Ss4 Yugosiavia. 2.33:
Austria. 1s.75n; Hungary. 1886: Ru-
maaaia aaH, -; Areentins, 32 Don; Brazil,
Hongkong. 3O.31. Mexico City 27S5: Mon
treal in New York. 997Shs; New York in
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MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK June % CP.-Call money
STEADY; ] per cent all day. Prime com
mercIal paper, ! per cent. Time loans
steady. 5000 days, IA: 4-6 months li2
per cent. Bankers scceptanceS un-
changed Redlscount rate New York Re-
serve Bank, Ia per cent.
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6OME SLACKENING SEEN
ON ILLINOIS CENTRAL
1y the Associated Press

| By tNt ASSOCIaItC FTeSS.
NEW YORK. June 29.-Signs of
some slowing in business after a long
advance were seen today by L. A.
Downs, president of the Illinois Gen.
trail Railroad in latest traffic figures
Of the road
However, he held Autumn business
prospects were good" All major
crops in Illinois Central territory ARE
doing WELL" he added.
Evening star., 1937-06-29
BOSTON WOOL MARKET,

BOSTON, June % P.-tUnited 9tatea
Department OF Agriculture Wool trade
was quiet in today's market Mills showed
there was no apparent pressure to sell in
.hiS market. In view Of lack OF business,
quotations were nominal and mostly arm.
Evening star., 1937-06-29
ODD.LOT DEALINGS.
BY the Associated Press

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these odd-lot transactions bv dealers
and specialists on the New York Stock Ex-
change for June 90 2.s39 sales TO custom
ers lnvolvins 66. 143 shares: 9,O20 pur-
chases involving 54,051 shares
Evening star., 1937-06-29
POSTPONEMENT ASKED.

The Chicago. Indianapolis 81 Louis
vile Railway asked the Interstate
Commerce Commission today to post
pone hearing on It's reorganization
plan from July ~ to September IS.
Evening star., 1937-06-29
BANKS SUSPEND
TRADING IN FRANC
Transactions at StandstiII,
With Nominal Rate of
4.464 Cents.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 29-Trading in
the French franc was virtually halted
by New York banks today following
suspension Of gold payments by the
Paris government and closing of the
Bourse.
Nominal quotations Of 4.46A cents,
yesterdays level, were given, but
bankers said they expected few deal
ings at that figure Foreign exchange
markets in both Paris and London
were suspended and transactions by
cable were therefore at a standstill.
The action of the Chautemps' gov
ernment in sEpending foreign ex-
change operations had been widely
expected here. For weeks, since
budgetary difficulties and virtual ex-
haustion Of the stabilization fund had
become public property. steady
stream Of capital has flowed from
Paris.
Most Of it went to London, informed
observers declared, but some of 1t
found its Wey here in the form OF
short-term banking deposits or for
investment in American securities.
For two weeks, or more, the ex-
change rate on 90-day forward
sales of the franc has been around
4l2 to AIS cents as contrasted with
the spot" rate. pegged by the French
control fund, of around AS cents
Fears Indicated.
That indicated the opinion of
unit would be unable to withstand
the pressure against it. and that
further devaluation was inevitable.
When the French government
lowered the francs value last Septem-
Der from its nominal parity at that
time of about 6.6l cents, it was ex-
pected a large portion of the capital
that had fed the country in last
Summers financial crisis would re-
turn.
But the expected repatriation did
not occur in any quantity, bankers
here said, and a continued outflow
forced the exchange control fund to
expend profits of devaluation in sup
porting the franc.
Expenditure of huge sums for So
cial measures and armaments threw
the budget out Of balance and threats
of increased taxes sent huge sums OF
money abroad seeking refuge.
So great was demand for the pound
sterling in exchange for francs that
last week the currency circulation OF
the Bank of England reached record
proportions.
Effect on Pact Studied.
The possible effect of Frances new
measures on the tripartite accord be-
tween France. Great Britain and the
United States by which they agreed
to maintain stable rates of exchange,
was being studied here.
Under its terms, 24-hour notice of
It's termination must be given by any
country wishing to withdraw. Some
private advices to New York. uncon-
flrmed by any official source, said that
such notice had been given already.
General opinion among Wall Street
was that the franc would be per-
mltted to ease rather slowly to
new level, and that effects of the
moves would be minimized inasmuch
as they had been foreseen so long
in advance
Many bankers here expected the
new level Of the currency would be
around, or Just under, 4 cents.
Evening star., 1937-06-29
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fair, con-
tinued cool tonight; tomorrow fair,
gentle north and northwest winds.
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
Rinia-Fair tonight and tomorrow; not
much change in temperature.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
very muddy today.
Evening star., 1937-06-29
MONTREAL SILVER,

lures opened steady and unchanged, July,
4.56b; September. 44.2Ob; December,
4.15b. b-Hd
Evening star., 1937-06-29

Dividend rates in dollars based on last
puartly or semi-annual payment TAN
nual rate-not including extras tAc-
cumulated dtvidends aPaid last year
being in Bankruptcy or or IN ~ receivership. or or
being reoreanized under the bankruptcy
act. or securities assumed BY such com.
panieS-
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET
By private wire direct T. the Star.

All time shown bslsv 10 daylight sAvins
on which the Exchange 10 nov operating.
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INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK, June % lpi.-Eew York
Security Dealers Association
Noon ouotations)
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The Sun and Moon.
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in tn
Capltal lCurrenl month 10 GaleL.
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Record Temperatures This Year.

Lowest, "a. al g am. today. year
ago. 80.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest o. on Aprll is
Lowest. 10. on February rs.
Humidity for Last - Hours.
rNrom noon yesterday to noon today
Highest 90 per cent a. am today
Lowest, SO per cent a. noon today.
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Report for Last "a Hours
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FURNISHED by United States Coast ano
GeodetIc SurveyJ
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2:3O
Stock and Sales
Dividend Rata Add 90. High. Low. Close.
Evening star., 1937-06-29

a-Also extra or extras.
R-Declared or paid 50 far this year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-18
KERRICK LOSES TO
COUNTY SEAT TEAM

In a game replete with sensational
basket shooting and pretty team work
on both sides, the Pine City independ-
ent team defeated Kerrick at Pine
City last Friday evening by the close
score of 80 to 26. 1t was Whiting,
former high school star of Pine City.
who carried the brunt of the battle,
for he made five baskets and two free
throws for ~ points and high scoring
honors of the evening. The close
guarding of StOffel and Stotts for Pine
City held down the Kerrick Lads score,
although r. Hogan and Lingren each
gathered eight points to lead their
team in scoring.
The game was interesting to watch
as there was clean, hard playing on
both sides by players with years Of
experience behind them.
Summary.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-18
RURAL SUB-DISTRICT
DECLAM AT STURGEON

A declamatOry contest at which 16
schools were represented was held
at the village hall in Sturgeon Lake
Monday night.
Prize winners in the upper grade
dramatic group are: First place
THE Haunts." Ardys Anderson, Dis
trict No. 81; second place-"The
Haunts." Tillie McLevis, District No.
liza; third place-"Cod Remembers, v
Carol Breckheimer, District No. 16;
foug tn Mickey's Marker" Yer
ma Hermerding; fifth place was tied
by 1.-The Highway Man. Lois Dahlen,
District No. lie and Soldiers Re-
prieve," Marion Anderson. District
No. 83.
In the humorous group-Urper
grades, Ann Mohelski's Little Broth
err" District No. 40 and Virginia Stel-
mack's "Brotherly Love-" District No.
SO, tied for first place. Mary Ellen
Goes Calling" by Angeline Okronglis,
District No. lib and First Call on
the Butcher" by Ramona Bowers, Dis
trict No. 6. attained second and third
places respectively.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-18
FORESTRY QUARTERS
CRAMPED SAYS PAPER

Minnesotas forestry division, under
the College of Agriculture, Forestry
and Home Economics, is one of the
two largest divisions of professional
forestry in the United States. Yet it
is the only Class A forest unit in the
nation which does not have adequate
facilities to meet the needs for class
rooms, laboratories, Offices, library
and reading rooms, says the Mime sota
Daily, the official University of Min
nesota newspaper.
At the beginning of the 1920-21
term Sc students registered in Mime
sofas division of Forestry. This year
there are approximately 500 regis
tered in that course. In 1885 the
enrolment figure leaped so per cent
above the 1934-35 figure, which was
40 per cent i'm advance of the pre-
ceding year. The huge gain resulted
from the opening of new opportunities
for professionally trained foresters
and from growing prestige of the
school.
The school paper goes on to show
the crowded class room condition and
advocates additional housing facilities
such as have been proposed i'm build
ing expansion program by school au-
thOrities.
Many good fOresters have been
turned out by the school and are now
holding good and responsible positions,
among them being G. X. Fenger,
former Askov boy who is now super
visor of forestry in the Milwaukee re-
gion; Thomas Mortensen, and now
Axel Andersen, who will graduate
next Christmas.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-18
Pine City School Auditorium, Will
Officially Begin Functions Tonight
New Plant Erected i'm County Seat at
Cost of Between $4,000 and
100000.

An event to which the citizens of
Pine City have looked forward, will
be the opening of the new high school
and auditorium on Thursday evening,
(tonight) when the Pine City basket
ball team plays host to the Rush
City team. The auditorium will be
used on that evening for the first time.
first time last week when several
class rooms were opened to pupils and
teachers. There are recitation rooms
for additional classes in history, So
cial sciences, sewing, music and Ian
guages, as we'll as a spacious lunch
room for pupils bringing lunches.
There will also be ample facilities
for an enlarged library. New lcck-
ers have also been installed so that
each pupil will have a private place
for personal belongings. The rooms
are large, with ample light and ven-
tilation in keeping with the latest
demands for high school work.
Basketball Court on Stage.
The new combination auditorium
and gymnasium presents a pleasing
appearance. The basketball court is
located on the stage, the floor being
40 by 20 feet The auditorium spec
tators space is a concrete floor, sharp
ly inclined, so that the play will be
visible from any part, and the bal
cOny is also inclined with additional
seating capacity. There will be $50
seats with room for an additional 100
chairs if need be. An extra 200 spec
tatOrs may be placed on the south
side of the gymnasium, should occa-
sion demand it.
The auditorium faces to the north
and a convenient ticket office has been
provided near the entrance. The game
with Rush City is expected to draw
a large crowd, because of the close
rivalry of the towns, and also because
of this being the first game on the
new floor. The total cost of the
building project has been between
$4,000 and 100000 with PWA funds
e'ping to defray a large part of the
cost. Pine City is now provided with
a spacious auditorium and a high
school plant that will rank with the
best in the state.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-18
AGED SANDSTONE
MAN LAID AWAY

The mortal remains of George AL
lers, long a resident of Sandstone,
were laid to rest Wednesday after
noon. He departed this life early
Sunday morning at the age of 70.
Mr. Alters was born in Hanover,
Germany, on Feb. 8, 1864, coming to
this country at the age of 81 and
settling at Belle PLANE, MINI. There
he met and later married Augusta
Buttner in 1894. Later the couple
moved to a farm near Lake Eleven,
and then settled in Sandstone where
they have lived for the past 25 years.
This union was blessed with five chill
dren, Elmer, Leonard, William, (An-
nie) Mrs. Haas and (Emma) Mrs.
Braun. Services were held Wednes-
day afternoon at Trinity Lutheran
church, Rev. L. Larson taking charge.
The pallbearers were VIM. H. Bar
nick, S. G. Skaaland, Herman o. Bal
staad. Ben Brown. ]. H. Tomhave and
Albert GLASGOW.
Mr. Alters is survived by his wife
and five children, two sisters and one
brother and thirteen grandchildren.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-18
CREAMERY HOLDS
ANNUAL MEETING
Sandstone Cooperative Concern Makes
32S,216 Pounds of Butter I'm 1886;
Pays 35 Cents.

The annual meeting of the Sand
stone Cooperative Creamery Associa-
tion, attended by a large crowd of pa
irons, was held Tuesday in the Vogue
Theatre. Lunch was served in the
Masonic Temple and a free, apprCpri-
ate movie was shown on the Theatre
screen.
The meeting disclosed the fact that
the year past was successful from
the standpoint of volume and price
paid for butterfat. The creamery
made 32S.216 pounds of butter in 1856
and paid an average of 50 cents per
pound for butterfat, to make a total
paid out to patrons for the year of
S1O2,7 1926.
In the election of officers A. M.
Price replaced Nels Lundorff who de-
clined reelection as a director. The
complete board of directors is made
up as follows: Louis Anderson, pres
ident; Guy Hendricks, vice president;
Gust E. johnson, secretary-treasurer
Joe Warner, A. Nj. Price and Fred An
dersOn, directors. Percy E. Robinson
is the operator.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-18
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
BY GEORG STRANDVOLD

1t was indicated here last week
that preliminary negotiations would
he opened between German Ambassa-
dor Joachim Won Ribbentrop in Lon
don and Lord Halifax assistant for
eign minister of Great Britain. A
conversation did take place, the prin-
cipal purpose of which was to explore
the possibility of Germany getting
back the overseas colonies lost as a
result of the world war No definite
results were looked for at this early
stage, and none materialized, but it
was gathered that the British govern
ment may not be entirely averse to
the idea of restoration, provided Ger
many is willing to pledge whole
hearted cooperation in the interest
of disarmament and maintenance of
European peace. To this Germany is
willing enough-on condition that the
Franco-Russian alliance be abrOgrated
or, at least, modified so as not to
constitute a menace to Germany's
future.
And this is the queer thing about
the situation that while British states
men ask for German willingness to
support the disarmament move. they
at almost the very same moment de-
mand of parliament 400 million
pounds sterling for additional arma-
ments! Under such circumstances
Germany is rather doubtful about the
sincerity of British eagerness to dis
arm or, at least, to reduce ornaments.
Speeches About Peace.
While colonial talk was proceeding
at London, President EdOuard Benes
of Czecho-Slovakia at Prague deliv-
cred an address in which he made
it very plain that there is at the
present moment no prospect of a war
in Europe. He felt that British and
French influence would be strong
enough to prevent it, and also that if
Germany should ever think of attack
ing Russia. Czecho-SlOvakia, lying be-
CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-18
PAIR
ARE MAN, WIFE
Vows are Exchanged
at Ceremony Conducted by
Hinckley Minister.

Miss Virginia Mossberg and Mr..
Roger Barnes became man and wife
Sunday, February IA, at wedding
ceremony performed by Rev. Paul
Hendricks of the Presbyterian church
at Hinckley. Russell Gilbert and
Miss Virginia Benson were witnesses
at the marriage.
MRS. Roger Barnes is the third old
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Mossberg of Windemere township, and
Mr.. Barnes is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. M. Barnes of Sturgeon Lake.
The newlyweds will make their
home here, as Mr.. Barnes is employed
at the Sturgeon Lake garage.
A long and successful journey
through life is wished Mr.. and Mrs.
Barnes by their many friends.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-18
AskOU Team Takes:
Measure of TUO
Teams in Week

The Askov Independent basketball
team has won two games during the
past week to add to its prestige and
standing among Independent teams III
this section of the state. On Friday
night the local boys played the Will
low River boys and sent them home
with the short end of SO to II score.
Then to follow this up the locals en-
tertained the Colored House of David
travelling team Saturday night and
trimmed them SO to so. In this game,
two fast players, Eddie Sexton and
Richard Hogan of Kerrick, greatly
assisted the boys in outscoring the
travelling professionals. Sexton with,
his tip-ins under the basket and Harry
Jensen receiving the ball for close-in
shots, together with the tight five-man
defense of the Askov team, constantly
kept the colored team ION its heels
All the boys played we'll. Others ON,
the Askov team who played excellent
basketball were Otto Jensen, Russell
Jensen, Clarence lessen, Arnold Sor-
ensen and George LindegaarG
However, on Tuesday, March q
there may be different story to ten
as the fast Kerrick team will pit it's.
skill against the Askov independents
team on the local floor and on that
night Sexton and Hogan are expected
to show their wares against the local!
boys instead of with them. But, the
fans shall see what they shall see. A
good crowd is expected.
The two high school teams also,
won games the past week with willow
River and Finlayson.