Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-19

the finger Of suffering directly at the
Minnesota Senate, which refused to
appropriate sufficient money to meet
relief requirements as presented to
them by community officials and re-
lief authorities during the last seS-
sion.
AS relief requirements continue to
run far ahead of the funds available,
Minneapolis, st. Paul, Duluth and
many rural localities have found
themselves in an acute situation. Min
neapolis' Mayor George E. Leach has
put forward suggestions for sales
tax to raise needed funds. Another
of his suggestions is tax upon motor
vehicles and liquor taxes.
In addition, natural calamities such
as floods in the northern sections and
insect infeStation in the southern belt
have made the relief picture especially
dark.
First act of the newly formed con-
sumers research division of the state
department of agriculture was to
"crack down" on fake butter dealers
last week. Following investigation
and confiscation of imitation butter on
sale in the Twin Cities, Agriculture
Commissioner Charles Ommodt and
Fay G.. Child, director of the new
division, issued a warning to retail
food dealers to be on the lookout for
imitation butter being sold by fly-by-
night dealers.
Laboratory tests showed that the
substitutes had but 81 per cent fat
(neutral lard) while the rest was
water, salt, vegetable gum and color
ing.
Cooperation with the consumers
research division in its activities has
been promised by the Minnesota Edi-
torial Association Allan MCGOWAN,
secretary, has announced the associa-
ton will aid in ferreting out adver-
Users promoting frauds and marketing
foods and drugs detrimental to the
public health.
| A statewide memorial service on
the first anniversary of the death of
/ the late Governor Floyd B. Olson,
Sunday, August %, is being planned
with a program arranged for 3 p. m.
at the University of Minnesota North
rop Memorial auditorium. The serv-
ice will be broadcast over a statewide
hook-up.
A guard of honor will stand at the
late governors grave in Lakewood
cemetery in Minneapolis from a. m.
to p. m. to receive and place floral
tributes. Group pilgrimages from all
sections of Minnesota to the grave are
expected.
Services at Northrop auditorium
will consist of organ music and hymns
by a Norwegian group chorus. Rep
resentatives of three religious denom-
nations, Catholic, Protestant and Jew,
will speak, and tribute to the late
governor will be paid by Governor
Benson.
Appointment of Henry E. Cass of
New York Mills as deputy of the state
division of lands and minerals was
announced last week by Ray D. Nolan,
director. CasS, at present deputy
banking examiner for the state bank
ing department, is also a farmer
From 1918 to 1923 he operated a
model farm in Ottertail county, and
he still owns a farm.
State Agriculture Commissioner
Charles Ommodt will make a tour
this week of the areas most effected
by the grasshopper infestation. He
will take with him leading insect ex-
perts of the University of Mime
sofa. The plague this year is called
in many places 'the worst in 60
years" Ommodt will take personal
charge of the campaign to wipe out
the menace. In the flood sections
in northern Minnesota all available
state forces have been assigned to aid
the flood victims. Reports show that
100000 damage has been done by
waters. AS many as 1900 families are
in need of some form of help-mainly
cash for going expenses, feed for
livestock and seed. Part time work
on ditch projects and on the highways
will be provided for those needing
the work.
SANDSTONE BIBLE CHURCH
Sunday services August Sunday
school, 10 a. m, all ages. Morning