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Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-05-25
Wednesday May Is, 1888.

oy Martha Freemanc> = ~
At Last the great day has coma ge-a
night the High School Drama tic Cl0b~wil1
present the greatest sensa ton Of the
seaso on. The play "The Hidden Guest"
Will be given in the school auditorium
at $3.50 Pm. tonight. Tickets may be
obta ined from the high school pupils
or at the door.
The cast cons lists Of the
following pupils: Margaret Stewart as
Ruby Mayfield young debutante:
Lorraine Weast as Melons a Partially deaf
maid. Mayfred Good as Nellie society
girl; Mary Clare Bonham as Mrs. Barring-
ton a widow; Ma rita Freeman as Minnie
Mayfie1d an old mai Thomas Poston as
Bert a college chap; Harry Ewing as Mr..
Judkins widower; Leroy Cla rk as Mr..
Briggs employee Of Mr.. Judkins;
William Alexander as Hubner the crook;
John Freeman as the policeman; John
Guest as Tad another college boy.
All are cordially invited to see
this spectacular performance.
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HEALTH CENTER GAINS Is NEW MEMBERS
Since May 1st Is new members have
joined the Greenbe1t Health ASS ocia ton
and IL others have made out 80 day ap-
plications. The Associa ton is thus
teadily growing, which to Officials Of
the organization is a healthy sign.
An open house Was held at the Health
Center Sunday afternoon from to S
O'Clock for both old and new residents
to become acqua inted with the Associa-
ton and to what has actually been
done. The Dentists office was also open
for inspection. Refreshments were served.
At meeting Of the Greenbe1t Health
Associa La ion Monday, it Was voted to change
the date Of dues payment to 18th Of month.
Evening star., 1938-05-24

Every sweet girl graduate hopes that among her
gifts will be several pairs of exquisitey sheer stock
ings 4. Just such stockings as these! They're
allsilk three-thread chiffons from famous maker,
but because of the low price cannot tell you his
name! If you're wise you'll buy several pairs for
yourself while you're about it you'll need them
with your sheer frocks this summer Sizes 82 to 10k.
Hosiery Headquarters -Kann's-street Floor
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25
For Better Fishing

We, in this section of the country
are of course interested in better fish
ing both for pleasure and for the
commercial reason of attracting tour
lists. But the people of the entire
state and United States should be
interested in better fishing from an
other angle and that is the CONNER
cial fishing in the Great Lakes.
AS has been pointed out that in
dustry formerly supplied about fifty
percent of the fish consumed in the
United States, but of late years it has
fallen off and the $4,000 who make
their living at it have been hard hit
Therefore, the prosopal of Con-
servation officials that the Great
Lakes be restocked with fish fur
nished by number of large Federal
fish hatcheries, is laudable and should
be backed by citizens far and wide.
Nature has given this land of ours
great natural resources and the peo-
pie by now should be "fed up" on
exploitation without conservation. By
all means spend some of the money
now being showered to the four winds
in a tangible undertaking of the quail
ity of restocking the Great Lakes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25
War In Europe

AT times there seems to be great
fear of general European war, but
the longer the various conflicts rage
over there and the more they wrangle
and talk the more remote a general
war seems, at least if one can be
guided by the past performances of
human beings. Of course we realize
that wars are not created by human
beings in their right and sane minds.
They are created through jealousy
and greed and any one with jeal-
ousy and greed in his makeup is not
entirely human.
They have talked war and carried
chips on their shoulders so long over
there that what rage existed will have
worn off before general conflict is
waged. Considerable of the talk is
of bluffing nature to see just how
far nations will let each other 60
and when it is learned then all will be
quiet on the eastern front; that is,
we hope.
We wonder if Japan were asked
and we wonder if the Spanish rebels
were asked and we wonder if Hitler
and Mussolini were asked the pur-
pose of their recent invasions if they
could give an intelligent answer. 1t
seems at this distance that their
motive was greed and since their
greed has been partially satisfied it
will possibly be some time until a
general conflict is stirred up.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25

American system of democracy and
freedom must be more cautious today
than ever before. Many of the or
CARNATIONS which a few years ago
were liberal and progressive are so
filled up with the Communists and
converted to their ideals that they
are frankly reactionary. We must be-
ware of the individual or the public
leader who denounces one group and
then gives his support to the other.
Both Communism and FaciSm are
equally bad and there is fundamen-
tally little difference between them.
If a public leader denounces only
Fascism, he is only half right. If
you want to know whether he is gen.
timely in sympathy with American
ideals of democracy, freedom and lib
erty you will discover whether he is
opposed to every form of dictator
ship and tyranny. A genuine Amer
lean is opposed to Communism, Fas-
cism, this Sovietism of Big Business
under which we have suffered for
many years, and every form of dicta-
torship.
Democracy and dictatorship can
not live together in the same coun-
try. We must be either one or the
other!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25
Enlightenment
Makes Progress

That enlightenment makes for pro-
gress is a well known fact. If one
goes into an undertaking with full
knowledge of the subject matter, he
is apt to make more of a success of
his undertaking than if he jumped
at first conclusions and went into it
only half informed. One would no
more think of hiring an engineer to
play in an orchestra unless he hap
pened to be a musician. By the same
token one would not think of hiring
a musician to build roads or to erect
buildings. He just would not know
what it is all about. In other words
he has been trained differently. The
musician has been porting over his
notes while the engineer has been
deciphering blueprints.
So it is with any form of undertake
ing. We want to know where we
are stepping on a dark night and lit
orally we want to know where we
are stepping when we are in the dark
on any subject and we demand to
be informed.
When we are offered new project,
we weigh it from all angles if we
are to avoid doing anything rashly.
We want to know how it will affect
our taxes, how it will affect our
everyday life and lastly how it will
affect our homes and our children.
In other words we want to be in
formed Information is what makes
for progress. That is why our chill
dren will grow to take our places;
they will get information which will
fit them for various avocations. They
will progress, possibly, through
things which we have learned and
which they will learn while learning
from us.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25
A BLAST AT BENSON
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
The Constitution of the Farmer
Labor Association states specifically
that: ''No person nor any political
or economic organization advocating
change by means of force or by means
of revolution or advocating any other
than a representative form of gov
eminent shall be admitted to men,
bership." And Governor Elmer A.
Benson says that there must be no
''red-baiting," apparently because
there are no Communists in the Farm
er-Labor party. But Art Jacobs, an
ace Bensonite, said: ''No longer can
this issue be met with cries of red
batting. It has apparently gone too
far for that. If for no other reason
than to remove, once and for all, the
stigma of Communism from the
Farmer-Labor party, the Duluth con-
vention must repudiate the alleged
Communistic activities of those who,
under the cloak of liberalism, have
wormed their way into the associa-
ton for the sole and only purpose of
to dominate the policies
and the program of this party
Some one high in the Farmer-Labor
machine must be mistaken! The
Constitution of the party bars Com
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25
FOR REGULATING MARKETS

Editor ASkoV American:
AS Mr.. Farley so ably brought out
recently at Duluth the issue in this
state is the issue between the old and
new deal. All other peanut issues
fade and become inconsequential be-
fore this paramount issue.
One of the main issues between
the old and new deal in this state
is crop and market control. In years
gone by the farmers raised unlimited
crops and usually found good mar
ket for them. Europe was in good
shape financially and could buy our
farm products, they loaned us huge
sums of money for our constructions
and we repaid them mainly in farm
products. Nowadays this is all
changed. All large, European nations
are hopelessly in debt to us, they owe
us billions more than they can ever
hope to pay. Every cent they can
raise they use for building arma-
ments. Their people live on cheap
foods that they can raise themselves,
like potatoes, roots, rice and SubSti-
tutes. They cannot buy our high
priced foods. We cannot change this.
If they want to build ornaments to
destroy each other with, let them
go to it.
Here in the Northwest it then be-
comes necessary to control the crops
and markets, so the market is not
glutted and prices driven down, fore
ing a liquidation of the private and
public indebtedness. The only way
this indebtedness can be kept alive
and paid off, is by a high price struc-
ture. A general default affects more
than the farmers. 1t eventually is
felt by everybody and general liq-
uidation follows which in turn will
cut production down and complete
chaos follows. 1t is these things that
those who understand the New Deal
and its methods are trying to prevent.
1t is no use to try and drum this into
the heads of the hard-headed Re-
publicans as they will merely say:
Unlimited production worked before,
why not now" If you say much more
they will become angry. The only
alternative is to vote against all their
candidates.
S. J. SIMONSEN.
Pease, Mimi, Aug. 10, 1888.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25
LET'S OPPOSE BOTH
(Blooming Prairie Times)

While the Communists, acting I'M
der their orders and instructions from
the Cimmitern in Russia have been
muscling in on liberal and peace
organizations, labor unions and other
mass groups in this country, the Fas-
cists have been active in organizing
their bunds and Silver Shirt societies
to fight the Commy inroads. Last
week the Silver Shirts appeared off,
cially in Minneapolis and issued their
clarion call for all the bug-eyed, ia
natical kleagles, cyclops and shirt
tailed rangers who roamed the pas
lures few years back burning
crosses in behalf of the Invisible EN-
pire of the Ku Klux Khan.
Whereas the Communist program
has a strange fascination for the
young idealists who see in it chance
to usher in a millennium where the
world will be made over and every
one will be happy and every day will
be Sunday, the Fascist program with
their hatred of the Jews, Catholics
and Communists also appeals to a
group who think with their bile in
stead of their brains. In both cases
the leaders appeal to certain hopes
and ideals which every human soul
tugs at wistfully but in each case
their programs lead to dictatorship
in which the state is everything, the
Individual nothing. Both the Com
munists and the Fascists, as evil
denced in countries where they have
operated, have destroyed such human
| liberties as freedom of speech, free
dom of press, freedom of worship.
Both have destroyed the individual
and set up in its stead blind, I'M
reasoning worship of the state as all
powerful and all knowing If either
the Communists or the Fascists ever
get control of this country they will
set this democracy back several CEN
turies-back to the dark ages.
The citizen who appreciates our
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25
FOR CHEAPER INTEREST

Editor Askov American:
1 have received post card from
Farrell & Company, 260-262 Kresge
Bldg, 628 Nicollet Ave-, Minneapo-
lis, wherein they are offering money
to loan. Twenty dollars, S25 and $50
to be paid in three months in semi
monthly payments, and $50 with six
months to pay it. And also from
$40 up to 5000. About that they say
$1,000 per month pays 500 loan in
full but say nothing about how many
months they want that $1,000 tc
come, but the loan-taker will surely
find that out.
to pay it in semi-monthly payments
at 81 each there is 81 in interest. In
one year that would be SIG; $40 is
one-fifth of S100, so it would be $50 in
interest for one year which is &c
percent per annum.
When people are so far in the
hole that they are bound to borrow
money at an interest of 80 percent
per annum, they are bound to sink
deeper into it, so it can only be
to get breathing spell. You needy
people, better keep away from such
eXtortioners.
We surely need reform legislation
when such extortion is allowed.
We should have a legal rate Of
interest with maximum of five per-
cent per annum. And the right to
both principals and interest be for
feited if more was charged in some
way or manner, such as interest paid
in advance and on installments after
same has been paid.
1t is nice thing for the Capitalists
that they can have enough of the vot-
ers foolish enough so as to keep them
in power. Election will soon be here
so think of it and do not vote for any
profiteers or their representatives, nc
matter which party you or they be-
long to.
ANDREW RASMUSSEN.
5000 West River Blvd, Minneapolis
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25
WHY NOT COOPERATIVE
MEDICAL SERVICE?
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
There is a movement on foot
throughout the country to organize
cooperative associations for the hos
pitalization and medical care of that
part of our population who are not
financially fixed so they can obtain
and pay for it themselves. This
movement seems to be opposed by a
large number of practicing physicians,
not because they doubt the value of
the movement, but because they fear
the effect on their more or less lucra-
tive practice. This fear, in my opin-
ion, is not we'll founded. AS it is,
at the present time, only the wealthy
class and very small part of the
selves of expert medical care and of
capitalization; the others, which are
the vast majority, must console them
selves to the untold avoidable suf-
ferings until they some day, sooner
or later, fall by the wayside.
Now, if such health associations
were founded, for instance, one in
each county, and each member paid
regular dues quarterly, say about SIS
per family, wonderful results would
be accomplished for those unfortun-
ate folk. Pine county, where every
body is comparatively poor, could
have membership of around 5000.
If each member contributed $40 an
nually to such an association it would
mean an income for the association
in the neighborhood of 100000 year
after year. Just imagine how much
unnecessary suffering could be elm
mated, and who would not be glad to
contribute this small amount and be
assured that if anything should hap
pen to them they would be taken care
of and given the best aid that medical
science can procure. Hospitals could
be built, the best of medical instru-
ments and apparatus could be in
stalled and staff of doctors and
specialists employed at guaranteed
salaries large enough to relieve the
country doctors of their worry of COL
lecting enough fees to take care of
their personal expenditures, and at
the same time relieve the members
of their financial worries if sickness
or accidents or other severe misfor-
tunes should strike them, knowing
that they will not be reduced to
perjury or become a public charge
from these causes.
The public health especially in
rural communities would be greatly
improved. AS things are now many
people needing medical attention re-
frain from getting it because of their
fear of the cost. 1t might prove only
trifling but again it may mean trip
to the hospital and an operation run
ming into hundreds of dollars; and so
many feel that they will rather suffer
silently than they will risk being
told by the physician that they are
in peril of their life unless an opera
ton is performed or a specialist is
called in. In fact I have heard heads
of families state that they prefer dy-
ing now while their families are
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25

munists from membership, and the
Governor says there must be no red
batting because there are no Com
munists in the party. But Mr.. Jacobs
is close to the leaders of the Cap
itol Hill machine, in fact it has been
rumored that he is one of the lead
ers, and I am sure he knows what
he is talking about. Mr.. Jacobs called
for reputation of the radical ele-
ment which has wormed its way into
the party, but the Duluth convention
did not choose to take any action
Can it be that the convention itself
was controlled by those whom Jacobs
wanted to repudiate? When we read
Communist literature we can see that
it is quite possible.
We have all heard about the new
Omitted Front" tactics of the Com
munists, but let Earl Browder tell
us just how the new front" is formed
l quote from his writings in Lincoln
and the Communist: "We propose
the coming together of trade unions
unemployed organizations, Townsend
clubs, minority parties such as So
cialist and Communist, into broad
au-inclusive Farmer-Labor party
And then another red leader, one D
z. Manuilsky goes on to explain that
Tactics, generally may change, but
the general line of the Communist
International, the proletarian revolu-
ton remains unchanged Only
Scoundrels, hopeless idiots can think
that by means of the United Front
tactics Communism is captivating tc
Social Democracy" And the follow
ing is from International Correspon-
dence, August 5, 1885: SIN the United
Front the Communists must always
preserve the role of director . The
Communist party will never renounce
it's role as director and its revolu-
tionary initiative" So perhaps the
Reds have preserved the role of di-
rector" for themselves in the Farmer
Labor party, and refused to "ca-
pitulate to Social Democracy" by ere
nouncing their role as director" at the
Duluth convention last March.
Men and women who love liberty
and life, and who do not want to be
made slaves of a ruthless dictator
must join forces now to combat Com
munism in this country. And we
must start right here at home by vot.
ing out of office every friend of Com.
munism whether he admits or denie:
his affiliation with that un-Amer.
lean group And Governor Elmer A
Benson, running for reelection will
the endorsement and support of Ear
Browder and his red henchmen, doe!
not deserve the vote of any rea
friend of American democracy. Har'
old E. Stassen is man who refuse.
to take dictation from any selfish
group, be it comprised of Wall Stree
representative or of Moscow agents
Let us elect him our next Governor
CARL E. DAVIDSON.
Kettle River, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25

Lemon or grapefruit juice is helpful
in removing cigarette stains from the
fingers. The stain wears away shortly
if cigarette holder is used for a
few days.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25
Opinions of Others

(Short timely letters on topics Of
public interest are welcome whether
or not the writer's opinions con-
form with those Of the American.
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information.
Signed articles always are more eft
fective, but If the writer does not
wish to have his name used. it will
be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
Askov American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25

Do you remember in the past at
various intervals we have published
and from good authority, too, that
Trunk Highway No. % would be COM
pleted all the way to Duluth during
certain year? And do you remem-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25

Classify to get a crop of buyers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25

Night on the moon lasts about two
weeks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25

From the acorn grew a mighty oak
tree and from a harmless looking
mosquito has come one of the most
deadly human scourges-yellow fever.
One never can tell from looking at
an object in its embryo stage just
how important it will be later. Let's
treat all un-democratic things like
unknown quantities with potential
power and in that way keep control
over our happiness.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25
| Would Saw
BY A. w. CONAWAYs

We often hear from the, lips of
trusting souls that there is no danger
of a future threat of Communism or
Fascism in this great democracy of
ours. Well, did you ever 60 to the
source of the Mississippi river up near
Bemidji; it's just little creek and
one can jump across it and the people
there do not think much about it.
But just go down near Winona and
farther on down South and see what
a great menace it is at times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-26
'ECKENER DENIES
HELIUM WANTED
FOR WAR USES
BY PIERRE J. HUSS
Copyright. 1898. by Information
News SerVice)

BERLIN, April 26 G.N.SO.-Un-
shaken conviction that the Ameri-
can people will stand with him on
the question of helium for Ger
many's new dirigible LZ-130 was
voiced today by DR.. Hugo Eckener.
The grizzled airShip commander,
in an exclusive interview with
this correspondent, expressed firm
belief that President Roosevelt
would give a fair decision" in the
matter and revealed he is risKirg
his health by sailing to the United
states tomorrow to make a per-
sonal plea to the Chief Executive.
PERSONAL APPEAL
ct cannot believe for a mo-
ment," DR.. Eckener said, that
the United States will let me
down now on the helium queS-
ton. I am equally convinced
President Roosevelt will arrive
at fair decision in this matter,
especially since l already have
appealed personally to him and
received a very friendly answer
telling me the matter is under
consideration.
II express this firm belief par
ticularly in view of the strong
and sympathetic support Of all
my Zeppelin trips as well as the
entire problem of transatlantic
dirigible crossings that have
always had from the American
authorities and the American
public.
For all of this I have always
felt and expressed the deepest
gratitude.
ITO clear the way to a final
settlement of the entire queS-
ton and remove all possible mis-
understandings and obstacles in
the way of helium deliveries, I
am going to the United States
aboard the HanSa tomorrow.