Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-05-05
| Would Say
BY A. w. CONAWAY

BY A. w. CONAwAY
1t is said that one can read
by the light of the two
million candlepower beacon atop the
Palmolive Building in Chicago at
a distance of q miles. Shucks, thou
sands of Palmolive users have been
reading their newspapers for years
by less light than that.
A news item says that a new
process has been invented by the coal
mining industry which will increase
the efficiency 10 percent. l wonder
if the situation will run true to form
by costing the user 20 percent more.
Hah, they have an impact indicator
now which tells one how hard he hits
a golf ball. That's unnecessary effort,
for have found that when hit the
ball the hardest, it is the most diff
ficult to find; when 1 top it the ball
would have to be hit again and when
the ball goes right straight down the
fairway, wouldn't need to know how
hard my stroke registered. Well,
that's the same situation we face in
life. When we chit the ball" with
a wild swing we usually have rough
going; when we top our drives, Moth
ing is obtained except the necessity
of doing the job over and when we
chit the BALI straight and with con-
centration behind our swing, we ac-
complish results.
In three-column article an Italian
newspaper demands to know if the
United States wants war with Italy.
That reminds one of big bully who
goes up and down the street asking,
"D'ye wanta fight?" Mussolini sure
has his nation all puffed up on itself
like an auto tire travelling a prairie
road on good hot day. We hope,
though, safety valve relieves it of
the pressure before somebody takes
the notion to let the air out.
A headline states that Minnesota
butter is held as the nations best.
Yes, and the product is selling for
about 80 cents per pound, half of
what it's worth Let's see, who said
the demand regulates the price? It's
pretty nice to be told how nice one
is but after all the table can't be
kept or the baby's clothes can't be
purchased with flattery.
Well, folks, few of us-about $50
from communities surrounding Du-
luth-attended the annual Duluth Day
banquet held in Hotel Duluth Tuesday
night. Of course it was free to us.
The pay, it is hoped by the Duluth
business men, will come later if we
go there to trade. 1t was fine
gesture toward neighbors, however,
and even though such affairs are
sponsored with a purpose in mind,
nothing but good can be said about
the hosts. All communities can take
a page out of the Duluth book.
Holy smokes! There were fellows
at that banquet who drove ITS miles
and that's quite ways to drive for
free meal, but it is further proof of
my contention that when the average
person is offered anything free he
will spend $4.98 to get it.
A new invention has been an
nounced, which will create a dust
storm at sea. This is predicted to be
an effective device to be used in the
next war to blind an enemy fleet
and render its naval guns ineffective
However, I'm afraid while we are
preparing dust storms to destroy an
imaginary enemy at sea the dust
storms back home will prove them
selves worse enemy by destroying
our bread basket regions.
My, my, what we could do with
that money that would be spent for
"dust storms" and for building large
battleships which would possibly be
used to take world cruise, nose
around bit into places where we
have no business and come back
iiOiiiS W NC JoilhSSA OGSoOoC tiiCy al
outdated. First of all I would divert
the flood waters of the North Dakota
Missouri river, which engineers have
said is feasible, and irrigate the dried
up sections of that great wheat state;
then 1 would look around and see
if couldn't find another 'home made
dust storm" which I could take a
little water to, rather than to take it
to the water.
Goodness knows, it is all right to
prepare for our adequate defense,
but we would also be preparing for
our defense if we would not spend
too much for war making materials
and little more for conserving our
natural resources which would make
us self-sustaining when war comes
to us.
The report comes that Future of
Europe may be decided in confer
from morning until night every day
in the week and every week in the
year? Not rural people,. Monotony