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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
International News Review

connection; there was no trade be-
tween them, no telephone, telegraph
mail or other communication.
Now Poland had come to the con-
clusion that mutual diplomatic rep
reSentatlon must be re-eStabliShed
after all these 18 years, and made a
most decided demand in that respect:
also, Poland declared that Lithuania
must amend its constitution at the
point where Wilma is called a Lithu-
anian city. There were several 9TH
er demands embodied in an ultima
tum, and the clear indication was
given that if the terms of that docu-
ment were not complied with imme-
diately, Polish troops, already mobil-
lied along the frontier, would move
into the smaller country.
Rather than expose itself to a war
which for Lithuania would be suicidal,
the Kovno government accepted the
Polish ultimatum, and so for the
moment the danger of war was
averted; apparently, some pressure
was exerted by Great Britain, France
and Soviet Russia in favor of the
preservation of peace.
Bombings at Barcelona.
A series of aerial bombardments
of Barcelona, carried out by Rebel
General Francisco Franco caused a
wave of Mortified protest in nearly
all countries outside Spain; time and
again the airplanes, mostly, it was
said, German and Italian, did their
deadly work with the result that a
large number of civilians-es estimated
at between $50 and 120O-were killed,
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
Expense Is Cut
In WPA Change
This Section Will be Under
Jurisdiction of the Du-
luth Office.

WPA district offices in Minnesota
on April l., will be reduced from
seven to six to promote efficiency
and economy in operations, it was
announced this week at the st. Paul
office of Victor Christgau, state adj
miniStrator. District accounting and
clerical work that has been carried
on at Brainerd will be transferred to
other districts. An area office in
charge of construction operations will
be continued at Brainerd.
The consolidation includes the
transfer of A. T. Gilbertson, formerly
at Brainerd, to Duluth as district
director
AS a result of the change, WPA
operations in Pine county will be
under the jurisdiction of the district
office at Duluth instead of Brainerd,
as heretofore.
Details of the change were worked
out at conference of the district
directors affected, held Tuesday of
this week in ST. Paul. The change
will in no way affect the practical
operations of WPA locally, Mr. Christ
gau said.
ut may take week or ten days
to perfect the new procedure, but we
hope there will be no inconvenience to
either workers or project operations.
The change is the result of the con-
slant effort to increase the efficiency
of WPA as the agency grows in ex-
perience," he said.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
Jobless Receive
Lump-Suln Check
Thousands Still Wait Be-
cause Employers Failed
to Report Earnings.

First lump-sum payment of ac-
cumulated benefits to unemployed
workers began to flow from the Min
nesota Unemployment Compensation
Division this week.
For thousands of claimants the
lump-sum payments, which were for
two or more compensate weeks,
represent payment in full of all bene-
fits due them. For other thousands
the payments serve to bring their
accounts up-to-date.
Frank T. Starkey, industrial COM
missioner in charge of the division
pointed out that for some claimants
lump-sum payments merely bring
their accounts nearer to current
basis. 1t is impossible to bring all
claimants to a current basis with
lump-sum payments because of the
necessary cutoff procedure for is
suance of such checks.
1t is expected that the divisions
lump-sum payment plan, approval
of which recently was obtained from
the Social Security board, will bring
the division to current basis with
in 80 days as far as determined
claims are concerned.
However, Commissioner Starkey
emphasized, the immediate coopera-
ton of employers who have failed
to report the earnings of workers is
necessary to assure payment of thou
sands of claims filed by unemployed
workers whose earnings records have
not been received by the division.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
WellKnown Pine
City Man Dies
Suddenly Friday
Eugene Wilcox is Fatally
Stricken on Main Street
in the County Seat.

Stricken very suddenly with heart
failure last Friday morning, Eugene
L. Wilcox of Pine City, a former
county commissioner from the Sec
ond district, died on Main street in
Pine City. Death came as Mr.. Will
cox was going from a store to his
car which was parked near by.
Friends rushed to his side as he fell,
but he died almost before medical
aid could be summoned.
Eugene L. Wilcox was born at Sun
rise, on August 2, 1865, and came
with his parents to the Pine City
community in 1868. His whole life
was spent in that community where
he lived on a farm about two miles
southeast of Pine City. He was a son
of John D. Wilcox, a pioneer of this
part of Minnesota, and prominent
in the political life of Pine county
more than 80 years ago. He was a
cousin of Judge Robert Wilcox.
Spent Active Life.
Besides his farming activities, Eu-
gene L. Wilcox found time to engage
in civic work, being village assessor
when he lived in the village limits
of Pine City. He was also a mail
carrier for eight years until his route
was consolidated with another route
The surviving children are Alonzo,
James and Bryan Wilcox, and Mrs
Arnold Hinze of Pine City. His wife
preceded him in death, having passed
away in 1881. He leaves to mourn
also one brother, John D. Wilcox of
Pine City, and two sisters, Isabel
Barnum of Seattle, and Louise Stees
of Pine City, also large number of
relatives in the Pine City and Sunrise
communities.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon from the Presby-
terrain church in Pine City with Rev.
D. w. Thompson, officiating.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
Officials Call A
Weed Meeting

The annual weed meeting for north
Pine county, called by Chas. Ommodt
state commissioner of agriculture
will be held at 100 p. m. Friday
April l in the Askov village hall
word from the state office revealed
today.
This meeting is called each year
so township chairmen, county officers
municipal chief executives and others
interested in the weed problem car
get together and talk over the state
weed and seed laws, latest eradica-
ton methods, spread of weeds and
other points connected with the prob
lem.
State inspectors in charge at the
Askov meeting are c. H. Schrader ano
JenS Anderson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
Barney Ross Will
Be Seen In CITY

One of the best all around boxers
in the ring today will show his wares
in the Twin Cities April 4, when
Barney Ross, world welterweight
champion, meets Henry Schaft OF
Minneapolis in the Minneapolis audi
forum.
A graduate of Chicago amateur
ranks and a former Golden Glove
champion, Ross climaxed a Horatio
Alger-like rise in professional fistic
circles by winning successfully the
lightweight, junior welterweight and
welterweight titles.
Last seen within the squared circle
when he trounced Ceferino Garcia,
Los Angeles welterweight, on the
Carnival of Champions" card in New
York last September, Ross will be
making his Minneapolis debut in the
Auditorium headliner.
A stiff puncher and boxer with
out.a weakness, Ross has been styled
by experts the most perfect piece of
fighting machinery in all eight pugi-
listic divisions.
His chief disputant to that ranking,
Homicide" Henry Armstrong, Ne
gro featherweight ruler, is signed to
meet Ross in May, following the
Schaft encounter.
Ross is expected to arrive in the
Twin Cities at an early date to COM
plete his training preparations.
Henry Schaft, "a year old Mime
apolis boxer who opposes the jewish
American welterweight king April
4, is well known throughout the
northwest, having fought in numer-
Gus centers in Minnesota, Iowa, Wis
consin and neighboring states. Also
an ex-Golden Glove champion, the
hard punching Schaft has compiled
sensational record of AZ victories
and only four defeats in 40 profess
sional tussles. Included in that string
are Is knockouts.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
Fire Plays Havoc
In Willow River
Monday,Tuesday
Recently Built Business
Structure on Pavement
and Others Damaged.
n

One fire Monday afternoon and two
early Tuesday morning caused much
damage in the village of Willow
River and caused three business
places to be without quarters. The
first fire was in the potato and ruta-
baga warehouse operated by John
Swanson, but that was extinguished
with little damage by crew of local
men,
At about a. m Tuesday, how
ever, the new frame building which
was erected about two years ago by
Father Joseph Majas, burned to the
ground and all contents consumed
That building was sold last Novem-
Der to Frank Guyett of Duluth, who
came to Willow River about two
weeks ago to make some improvement
and changes in the wiring.
G. H. Haywood, druggist, in whose
store it is thought the fire started,
has occupied part of the build
ing since June. The Tschida family
had the center apartment, conduct
ing the place known as "Pop-eye
Inn;" and the other store apartment
was leased by Miss Anna Wojciehow-
ski who conducted a grocery and
meat business. Pope-eye Inn has
been actively operated by Edward
and Olive Tschida.
The fire spread rapidly to all parts
of the building and when it reached
the fuel oil tanks it caused an ex-
plosion which threw cinders and bits
of burning wood several blocks. Some
of this burning debris ignited the
home is badly damaged from fire
and water as a result.
No announcement has been made as
to insurance carried nor as to re-
building plans.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
Annual Farmers
Week Announced
Northeast Experiment Sta.
ton Will Observe Its
Twenty-fifth Birthday.

The University, through the North
east Experiment Station, presents the
program for the 18th annual North
east Minnesota Farmers week April
to inclusive. The event is also a
silver anniversary observance for IT
marks the 25th birthday of the sta
ton. Progress of regional agriculture
through the contemporary period will
be stressed through the week.
People from Wisconsin and Mich
igan and from Pine county to Kooch-
iching in this state attend the event
which is to be interesting, according
to reports.
A good program has been arranged
and worthy list of speakers has been
engaged, according to M. j. Thomp-
son, manager of the Station.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
Benson Will Be
Heard On Radio

Statewide radio hook-upS will
carry two radio broadcasts by Cover
nor Elmer A. Benson during the state
Farmer-Labor convention in Duluth.
Governor Benson, speaking to the
convention assembled in the armory,
will be on the air from 3:15 to 4
p. m. on Friday, March Is. Stations
carrying the broadcast will be WEBC,
Duluth; KDAL, Duluth, WNLB, Vir-
ginia; WMFG, Hibbing; KSTP, Min
neapolis-St. Paul; WMIN, Minneapo-
lis-St. Paul; WDAY, Fargo; KROC,
Rochester and KGDE, Fergus Falls.
The Governor will again be on the
air for a fifteen-minute period when
he addresses banquet of the Mime
sofa Farmer-Labor Women's Fedora
ton at the ball room, New Duluth
hotel, from IT'S to 7:30 p. mi. on the
same day. WEBC, Duluth, and
WCCO, Minneapolis-St. Paul, will
carry the broadcast.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
Savings Bonds
Sale Meets With
Good Response
Askov Post Office High in
County for Third Class
Offices With $8,437.5O.

Detailed analysis of the daily sale
at each of the post offices throughout
the country authorized to sell Saw
ings Bonds was begun on September
l, 1886, and for the year ending Au-
gust 81, 1887, showed that there was
maturity value sale of $685., 748, 500,
or an average sale of So, 101 500 for
each business day for the first year
these records were kept.
Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau
has announced that the total matur-
ity value of United States Savings
Bonds sold through the close of bust
ness March 7, 1888, amounted to
ST ,584 ,462,875. This total was pur-
chased by more than 100000 in
vestors and represents an average sale
for each business day since March 1,
1885, when these bonds were first
sold, of $1,72O,375.
A record for one days sale of Saw
ings Bonds was set on Monday, jan
uary 10, of this year, when $10,029,-
IT'S, maturity value, of these bonds
were reported sold on this single day.
Sales by post offices throughout the
country on that day represented So
OPS $50, maturity value of bonds, and
direct-by-mail orders were received
in Washington for Savings Bonds of
a maturity value of 81 ,004, 425.
Large Increase in Sale.
The sale of Savings Bonds for the
calendar year 1887 was 342 per cent
greater than for 1886, and the year
1886 exceeded the ten-months' sale
of these bonds in 1885 by 1878 per
cent.
Approximately 10000 post Offices
throughout the United States are au-
thorized to sell United States Savings
Bonds. Of this total there are $50
offices of the third class in Mime
sofa, and out of this number there
are seven in Pine county Exclusive
of Pine City which is second class
office.
The different classes of offices are
ranked by per capita sales. In this
connection it is interesting to note that
among the third class offices Green
Isle takes first place in Minnesota.
A tabulation of the seven third class
offices in Pine county with county
rank, state rank and total sales looks
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
Grygla Leads In
PredatOr Contest

The Sportsmen's Conservation club
of Grygla holds its lead in the state
wide predator control contest, with
10 wolves and six fox for So points
Standing in second place is the
North Shore Game and Fish club of
Long Lake with 81 fox. The Strand
quist Rifle club is in close third place
with 40 fox and two wolves for so
points.
Little Falls, Caledonia and Houston
have each reported AZ, with Chisago
Lake at Al and Milaca at 81. From
that point, the reports indicate that
clubs have taken from the % of
LaCrescent downward to one and
some have none.
With the crow flight starting in
some of the southern counties, there
is renewed interest in the crow divis-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
District Scouts
Will Meet In The
Hinckley School
Plans Will be Made for
Pine City Court of Honor
April p.

The next meeting of the Pine
Kanabec Scout district will be held
at the high school in Hinckley Fri
day night, April l, at 7:30. Every
district scouter in urged to be pres
ent when several matters of imme-
diate importance will be discussed.
Definite plans are to be made for the
District Court of Honor which will
be held at Pine City April %. Each
troop in the district is invited to take
part.
The Court of Honor Program.
l. Troop assembly-Each troop will
''fall i'm by patrols in Troop Front"
formation. Some Junior officers of
the troop will be in command and
have the troop march around the hall
executing column right or left, and
patrols right or left. In addition, the
troop will be required to execute the
following orders: Right dress, right
or left face, about face, and hand
salute The judges will rate the troop
on (a) neatneSS of appearance; (b)
percent of membership in line; (c)
execution of commands. (The color
guard or scouters will not be eX-
pected to execute the troop move
ments).
2. Signalling - (semaphore - two
nagS)-A team of four scouts-(A
reader, sender, a receiver, scribe).
Each team will have exactly one min
ute to send a message. The team
sending and receiving the most let
tiers correctly will win.
g. Ball relay-Team of eight scouts.
Each team will provide one regula-
ton indoor or playground soft ball.
The team will line up in file facing
the captain who will be 10 feet away.
At the signal, the captain will throw
the ball to No. l scout who will i'm
mediately return it to the captain. No
/ then squats in place while the cap
tain throws the ball to No. 2, etc.,
until all of the team is down. The
last scout in line after having re-
ceived the ball once, Immediately gets
to his feet and receives the ball the
second time. Then, one by one, each
the ball the second time from the
captain. When all the team is again
on its feet, and the ball is in the
hands of the captain, the game is
over.
In case the ball should be muffed,
the individual concerned must re-
trieve it, return to his position in
line, and then continue the game.
4. First aid contest-A team of four
scouts. Zone captain, one patient
and two first aiders). Artificial res
piration. A man has been overcome
by carbon monoxide fumes in his
garage. He has been brought in the
fresh air. Treat. The captain of
the team will explain what his two
team mates are doing. Each team
will work at a separate time before
the Judges.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
By GEORG STRANDVOLD

Twice during the last few days in
ternational tension has been eased,
and Europe moved step away from
the dread spectre of war: The first
letup occurred when Germany did
not mete out to Czecho-Slovakia the
same fate as to Austria, and the other
when a sudden crisis between Poland
and Lithuania was, at least temper
arily, settled by the latter country's
acceptance of an ultimatum from
Warsaw.
It had been feared that Adolf Hit
Ter in his address before the German
parliament on March 18 would have
startled an already extremely jittery
world by announcing that he was
about to extend his power to the Ger
man population in Czecho-Slovakia.
But he made no specific reference to
that country, silenced, perhaps, by the
energetic declarations made by Soviet
Russia and by France to the effect
that they would rush armies to
Czecho-Slovakia at the moment that
fear of a German invasion became
an actual fact. And, to stave off
possible aggression, the government
at Prague suddenly announced that
it would extend a number of polit-
ical and other privileges to the Ger
transporting minority.
In the meantime Hitler continues
his intense attempts at making of
former Austria completely nazified
German province, and to obtain what
in his eyes would be considered
ratification of the step he took when
he annexed Austria, he has decided
that the people in that country as
well as in Germany proper on April
10 will 60 through the formality of
a plebiscite-the result of which can,
of course, be easily foreseen since vot-
ers under the swastika generally dare
not express opinions in conflict with
those of the government.
Near War.
A couple of trivial border incidents
brought the relations between Poland
and Lithuania to a climax the other
day-and almost carried those two
nations to the very brink of war.
Since 1920 when Poland forcibly
seized the city of wilma, the two
countries have had nothing to do with
one another; there was no diplomatic
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
Miller Gets Old
Age Appointment

Jens P. Miller, former county sup
erintendent of schools, Tuesday re-
ceived the appointment as third in
vestigator of old age pensioners in
Pine county by the County Welfare
board. The appointment will, of
course, be subject to approval by
the State Board of Control and will
take effect April Is.
Mr.. Miller is a pioneer in Pine
county, having been in school work
here before serving as county school
superintendent. He is excellently
qualified for the job and it is expected
that this appointment will be ap-
proved by the state agency.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
Hog Prices Drop;
Cattle Are Firm
Top Drops Below SO for
First Time Since March
1; Cattle Steady.

South St. Paul, Mimi, March %,
1888: Hog prices declined on four con-
secutive sessions and the Tuesday top
stood at the lowest point and marked
the first time that the peak level
has dropped below $500 since March
l. Values for the two days this week
are generally 15c to Csc lower, even
advances in the fresh pork trade and
moderate arrivals at leading term
inal centers failing to check the de-
cline. Smaller killers have assumed
more bearish attitude than the
larger houses recently, this tending to
remove the biggest part of the sup
port that has held hogs during past
weeks at relatively high levels COM
pared with other meat animals.
Despite expressed dissatisfaction
over current costs of live cattle as
compared with values in the beef,
the steer and yearling market held
steady Tuesday following an uneven
but slightly lower Monday trade Odd
head weighty steers reached $500,
but the practical top was $875 and
bulk sales were made at $500 to S8.25.
Heifers also moved at steady rates
with plain and medium kinds $3.50
to $500 and good to choice $7.25 to
$8.25. Beef cows are slightly weak
er than last Friday, but the market
generally is unchanged. Vealers sold
steady to weak at $3.50 down, while
bulls in a weak to Csc lower market
found sausage offerings at $500 to-
$3.50 with the practical top, $5.75
Stockers and feeders were again fully
steady, good to choice grades $500
to $500 with few up to 1925.
Increased marketings of fat lambs
and continued weakness in the dressed
trade account for small losses in
wooded slaughter lambs. Prices for
the two days are steady to 10c or
more lower, while shorn lambs and
feeders held steady. Despite scarcity
of ewes, the market was quotable Csc
lower in sympathy with downturns
at outside points. Tuesdays sales
of good to choice wooded native lambs
were at $8.25, with a few down to
$500. Six loads of choice 81 to 95
pound fed lambs scored $84O. Choice
lambs carrying about 3O-day fleece
made $3.50. Good native ewes
reached $3.50 sparingly.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
Creamery 1nstalls
New Patron Lockers

Workmen are busy installing 108
lockers for the use of patrons of the
Sandstone Creamery, most of which
have already been engaged. The
plant has room for about $50 more
of these and when the demand is suf-
ficient, more will be installed.
Excellent facilities make the new
arrangements convenient for the pa
irons and it is planned to engage
an experienced meat cutter.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
Willow River Is
Basket Champion

The Willow River independent bas-
ketball team last night defeated Bar
mum to emerge the champion of the
district tournament held this week
at Willow River. Kerrick and Brook
Park were eliminated by Barnum and
Willow River respectively by scores
of 33 to 80 and IS to 80.
Kerrick won the consolation cham
pionship from Brook Park in last
nights competition by score of IS
to 81.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
Heart Attack Fatal
Brook Park Man

William Orr, resident of Brook
Park, was found dead at his home
Friday, March 10. Coroner A. L.
Arends of Sandstone, pronounced
death due to a heart attack. The
deceased had been resident of Brook
Park for about 20 years.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church with Rev. Munson
of Mora, officiating. Mr.. Orr is sur
vived by two children, Manley and
Wilma of Fairmont.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
Free incubation

The U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture will furnish free to each appli-
cant a sufficient quantity of inocula-
ton to inoculate one bushel of legume
seed. If you wish to secure some Of
this free incubation write to Con-
gresham Harold Knutson, Washing
ton, D. c..
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24
District Entry In The
Loop Tourney Loses

Lindstrom-Center City, district 25's
representative to the regional tourna-
ment Friday at Virginia, was beaten
the first game by Virginia by
score of 80 to "a. incidentally Vir-
ginia went through the meet to win
the championship and the right to
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-24

For the year ending August 81,
1887, Minneapolis leads Minnesota
with total sale of $7,990,318.75; and
Chicago leads the nation with total
sale of 25,577 200; New York was a
close second with over % millions.