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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-23
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Kernels
By
TROY 1.
JONES

Fightin' fire at night and COM
,battin' Ignorance at day ,prey!eaIn;;7,
ted me from writin' Nuts and
Kernels last week.
You have to fight fire with fire
and not shovel handles-that is
what kept the WPA workers from
coming to our rescue.
II
The CCC boys made a fast ex-
cursion through the neighbour
hood and decided that this was
no place for BABES Lost in the
Woods.
Some say that the reason the
fire went so fast was that a
Scotchman lost a penny in Three
Top and scattered it hunting for
the coin.
It has got so that a community
can't run school without the
teachers butting in.
This is 'phony' world anyhow.
Advice to congressman. Let
your constituents be your guide.
X
One reason so many students
don't care for being at the lower
end of the class-they have found
out that the same things are
taught at both ends.
Jewelry's association says that
a girl who does not wear ear
rings will feel naked. Let 'em
come if there is anything that
will return a sense of modesty.
The hand of Venus de Milo was
used as lime in the fields of
Greece. Soil conservation par ex-
celence. At least they felt they
had a couple of steady hands.
4
Ashe is about to get a cold
storage plant. Something of the
sort is needed as it is about time
to lay some of our ''politicians"
on the cooler.
But what might be as good
would be for some inventive gen.
Jus to learn how to utilize the
cold shoulder of the women.
If this amt the snake hips. A
medico told me that a good sur
geon was a man who did not
know where the arteries and
veins were and tried to hit them
and missed them.
A surmise is a one-hoss rumor
= *
All old maids are just so many
"Alices in Wonderland, wonder
ing whether there will ever be
an answer to their prayers.
The delay of the war is caused
by the watermelon season being
out, so the Germans can feed
their soldiers on the Rhine.
A few fire-fighters and a lit
tie rain has prevented the con-
gress from making a dust bowl
out of western North Carolina.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-23
PARAGRAPHS

The annual roll call of the Ashe Chap
ter of the American Red Cross ends next
Thursday. Don't delay any longer. Join to-
day and enjoy a keen feeling of personal
satisfaction that you are part of this great
worldwide humanitarian organization that
daily relieves suffering and misery in ev-
cry section of the globe The local goal is
300. Let's go over the top">
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-23

to the progressive farmer The pamphlet
may be obtained by dropping card to the
Farm Credit Administration, Washington,
D. c.
This pamphlet emphasizes thu value Of
cold storage plant and marketing center to
Ashe county farmers as a means of in
creasing their income.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-23

American farmers received
cash income of $847,OOO,OOO in
September, a substantial increase
over the $745,OOO,OOO received in
the same month a year ago.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-26
DEFENDS RUSSIA
tor ASkOV American:

Editor ASkOV American.
1t looks like Russia has no con-
fidence in the friendship with Hitler
the way she prepares for defense.
Russia made a blockade from Fin
land to Estonia so as to keep Hitler
out of the water running from the
Baltic sea between the two countries
to the old capital of Russia-Lenin-
grad formerly called st. Petersborg)
1t then made an agreement with
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for
building forts on their coasts for the
same purpose, and is trying to get
permission from Finland to do like
wise on the coast of Finland.
Somebody will make it out that
Russia will conquer these four coun-
tries, but if that were the case then
Russia would do as Hitler does. But
there have been no demands but only
bargaining so far. That will be a
defense for them as well as for Rus
STA. They all need that defense as
Germany, if she could, would take
possession of the Baltic sea, and
Germany then would have closed in
Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia,
Latvia and Lithuania. Then Russia
could not be sure to have a Baltic
sea fleet.
All these six nations have to 60
through the Baltic sea to get out from
there to the oceans.
consider Russia doing the right
thing in this case, and all the other
five nations should appreciate it.
Sweden has a sea on the west side
too, but 1 think the east is the most
important. To get out of the Baltic
sea they have to go through the Dam
ish waters, but there would be no
distractions if Germany can be kept
under control so other people shall
not be deprived of their right.
ANDREW RASMUSSEN.
5000 West River Blvd, Minneapolis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-26
DON'T NEEDLE

Editor ASkov American:
Anybody who will interfere in a
dog fight is fool. You leave them
alone and the dogs will know which
one is the stronger and the fight will
be all over.
Many people when they see a
couple of rough-necks having a real
set-to, Immediately want to interfere
1t you let them fight it out the one
getting the worst of it will say
enough and they will be the best of
friends ever afterwards. If you in
terfere, they won't know which one
is the stronger and the first time they
get few drinks into them they will
resume the fight to establish suprem-
acy.
The big mistake the United States
made was to interfere in the last
squabble Europe had. If we had left
them alone the strongest would have
won and they would have settled
down at least knowing that BY
bolstering up the weak, they only get
false courage and think that they can
lick the strong. Now they have to do
the whole thing over again. There
is nothing an onlooker can do. After
the fght-if one party is badly
messed up" it is humane to help
get him patched up again little.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-26
1T DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN
editor ASkov American:

Editor ASkOV American:
Ever since the receipt of your
Silver Anniversary Number, many
times have thought that must write
you word of recommendation and
appreciation. Now l am doing it.
The Askov American didn't just
happen. Its creation was not just a
stroke of luck. 1t came into being
and into prominence because it had
behind it, pushing it uphill all the
way" men of strong character and
irrepressible determination and judg-
ment unsurpassed. This is not SIM
ply figure of speech but an express
sion of fact based on knowledge.
Hjalmar Petersen is creator of ac-
ton. Whether in a small or large
field of action, his ability rings out
prominently. He would be doing
things worthy of,recognition no mat
ter where located.
Askov has the right to feel proud
of the Askov American and the two
brothers who have created it.
J. A. WYE.
Pasadena, Calf.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-26
MORE VISION is NEEDED

Editor Askov American:
Can we do our own thinking in
these propaganda ladened times?
Here is H. G.. Wells view taken from
"Salvaging Civilization" 1921:
Except by kind of unconscious
contribution, very few of us are liv-
ing the life of mankind. The gen.
erality of men and women, so far as
their natural disposition goes, are
scarcely more capable of apprehend-
ing and consciously serving the hui
man future than a vanful of well-fed
rabbits would be of grasping the fact
that their van was running smoothly
and steadily down an inclined plane
into the sea-" But he goes on:
SIN every age for many thousands
of years men of exceptional visions
have spent their lives in passionate
efforts to bring us ordinary men into
some relation of response and service
to the greater issues of life.
at is these pioneers of vision who
have given the world its religious
and philosophical cults, its Royalties
and observances."
Now the times seem to call to us
to go, seek and find light and guild
ance for our lives.
MRS. M. STOTTRUP.
Askov, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-26
UNWARRANTED SLUR
Park Region Echo)

The state highway department has
called for bids for mile or so of the
Floyd Olson memorial highway, and
the st. Cloud Times urges the push
ing along of suitable honors for the
late Charles M. Babcock, claiming
that: "To honor the wrecker of a
great highway system before we pay
tribute to the builder, is one of the
curious human acts"
AS matter of fact, Floyd Olson
found when he took office that the
state highway system consisted OF
concrete pavement running out like
spokes of a wheel from the Twin
Cities in every direction-and 10000
miles of road that was still in gravel
Before he died he had given all
weather bituminous highways to ev-
cry part of Minnesota. BY providing
all-Weather highways north and south
(Where there were few before) he
promoted greatly one of Minnesota
biggest industries, the summer tourist
trade.
Minnesota resort sections were far
behind those of Wisconsin and Mich
igan in all-Weather roads in 1880
Floyd Olson remedied that and gave
access to practically all of the Ten
Thousand Lakes by hard-surfaced
roads, instead of using large sums
to build only small mileage of con-
crete paving. Was that "wrecking
a great highway system?"
From all reports, tourists coming
into Minnesota this season have COM
planned vigorously over the way that
the fine bituminous highway system
built for them by Floyd Olson has
been allowed to deteriorate under the
new highway commission.
1t is only the narrowest of partisan
spirit that makes such charges against
a great man who is gone, and can
no longer answer them.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-26

which the people spoke and should
now retire to let the rank and file
take hold of the reins, if the party
is to come back. The handwriting
is on the wall. The people will not
vote back into power the bosses and
their order-takers, so recently repud-
lated, and who failed to live up to the
principles and program of the party.
The new leadership must come from
amongst citizens who enjoy the con-
fidence and respect of the electorate,
who have the public welfare at heart,
and who naturally frowned on the
way the 1878 administration con-
Quoted affairs.
We can have faith in the mass
judgment of the electorate as ex-
pressed at the polls and particularly
in this state. The last election was
a warning to stand true to liberal
ideals, or 60 down. But, this does
not mean that the state has turned
reactionary, or that the citizens are
satisfied with conservative ideas of a
past generation. We are living in
an era, in which social and political
advancement has not kept pace with
mechanical and industrial advance
ment, causing disruption of the eco
nomic structure of the country. 1t
cannot be cured by shrug of the
shoulders or return to the old days.
Let no man mistake the true signi-
ficance of 1888. The principles and
program of progressivism were not
repudiated. Loyalty to progressive
ideals and good government is the
safe and straight road to future &C
complishments.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-26

There is an old Danish expression:
Mad dogs get torn skim" This can
very well be applied to the European
squabble. It must be remembered
that England and France declared
war on Germany; the squabble started
between Poland and Germany, birds
of feather, who one year ago were
the best of friends when they parti-
toned Czechoslovakia. If England
would have left them alone they
would have settled their differences
alright. Now the poor Poles have
their country torn to pieces-their
government and gold in Paris. Mouth
ings of democracy, liberty, ETC., is
just bait to draw others into the
Squabble.
S. J. SIMONSEN.
Pease, Mimi, October ID, 1889.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-26
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
Continued from Page y

But in the most recent agreement
there was stipulation-the only
thing Russia salvaged out of the col
lapse of the Moscow negotiations
to the effect that the new treaty does
not put Turkey under any obligation
to take part in a war directed against
Russia. That was the only comfort
given the men at the Kremlin.
Reaction.
Germany, until the last hoping that
some sort of a German-Turkish pact
might be brought about, was furious
at the news; it had been half ex-
pected in Berlin, that Russo-Turkish
treaty might result from the Moscow
discussions, and that agreements with
Germany then would be the inevitable
compliment. But that didn't hap
pen. Turkish friendship, in its &C
tive form, was lost to Hitler, and So
it would appear, is Russian. For al
though Moscow has sent $4,000
pounds of gold to Germany, there
seems to be firm will not 60 to war,
for Germany or against Germany.
Italy's position remains, to all ap-
pearances, unchanged; Mussolini has
not been influenced by the latest de-
velopments in the direction of chang
ing his neutrality policy. He is still
awaiting further events; still does not
commit himself, one way or the other
Quiet War.
Away from the diplomatic front,
the war has been at something like
a standStill, at least at the west front
where German and French troops are
massed, waiting for a signal to start
something. There have again been
some minor fights, one of them result
ing in the Germans taking back a
strip of territory lost to the French,
but no real battle has been reported.
Both sides seem to be waiting for
something to turn up, and in the
meantime the weather has been bad
for fighting-rain and mud and low
temperatures conspiring to soft-pedal
military operations.
In the air there have been more
activities; on nine occasions German
airplanes have raided, and attempted
to raid, Scottish ports, and some dam
age was done to British warships
at Scapa Flow, but in several cases
the bombers either were driven away
by British anti-aircraft fire or for
other reasons turned around. Reports
have come from Denmark and Nor
way that German-British air fights
have taken place somewhere in the
North Sea, and the British claim
that few Germans were shot down,
as they also insist that the raids on
Scotland had cost the Germans so far
thirteen airplanes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-26

(By MARGUERITE M. WELLS, Pres
ident National League of Women
Voters, writing in Minneapolis Star
JournaD.
Among the multitudinous opinions
American people hold about the war
and its relation to us, one only is
practically unanimous, the desire to
verified into will, we may drop our
fatalistic fear that we shall go to
war in spite of ourselves.
If we as a people have so little
faith in ourselves and each other as
to believe we are incapable of with
standing a wave of excitement or
indignation, it is indeed conceivable
that we should drift into war against
our better judgment. If we believe
ourselves incapable of withstanding
propaganda should there develop
vested economic interest in victory
by either side, then indeed we might
become mere creatures of circum-
stance.
Suppose, however, that we are con-
WINGED that to enter the war would
be mistake Suppose we are clear
in our minds as to the grounds of
such conviction. Can we not trust
ourselves to persist in a decision
about which people are so nearly
united?
It is curious that more is not being
said about the grounds for our deter
mination not to enter the war. Much
is said about Saving our own SKINS"
about not sending our boys to be
killed on foreign battlefields, about
the debts still owed us from the World
war we did enter. Yet other rea-
sons than these lie behind our wide
spread determination to keep out,
reasons strong enough to withstand
motives for going in, stronger this
time than those of 1917. This time
there is lined up on one side dicta-
torship whose methods are opposed
to everything Americans believe in.
This time American sympathies have
from the beginning lain with England
and France.
In spite of these strong motives
we choose not to take part in war.
Why? Because we recognize that if
the war aims of France and England
are preserving democracy and sub
shutting law for war, we can help
best later. For that we must remain
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-26
Many Killed.

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While unconfirmed stories have fill
tered in from northern Europe about
minor fighting between British and
German men-of-war, the reports of
the fighting on the high seas con-
Germ themselves mostly with mer-
chantmen sunk by either mine or
torpedo.
South of the island of Moen in
Denmark German coastguard YES
sci struck a mine-and German
mine at that-and went to the bot
tom of the sea, with loss of II
lives; also it is said that two English
freighters were torpedoed in the At
lantic, with a total loss of 81 lives.
Several other disasters have been
reported, but these two evidently are
the most important so far.
Stockholm Meeting.
On Wednesday and Thursday of
last week King Gustaf of Sweden,
King Haakon of Norway, King Chris
| tan of Denmark and President KyoSti
Kallio of Finland, met in Stockholm,
all accompanied by their foreign min
listers, Rikard Sander of Sweden,
Halvdan Koht of Norway, Peter
Munich of Denmark and Elias Erkko
of Finland
These eight men discussed prob
lens of Scandinavian neutrality and
did not merely express desire to
maintain it, but made demand that
all other powers respect it. They
agreed to continue discussions from
time to time, as new problems might
arise, and, under all circumstances,
to preserve their neutrality and to
stay out of war.
While nothing definite was decided
in regard to the crisis between Fin
land and Russia, it was agreed that
the three other Northern countries
would support Finland There was
no express pledge to make such sup
port military, but it was simply said
that whatever support might be
needed would be given within the
framework of Scandinavian neutral
ity.
Finnish Answer.
When these lines are being read,
the world will probably know what
Russia has demanded from Finland,
and what Finland has replied. 1t is
not known at the moment of writing,
but reports indicated that Russia
might be willing to moderate its de-
mands, and that sentiment in Fin
land was more optimistic than week
or two ago.
At the same time the Finnish gov
eminent made known its determin-
alton to fight for its rights if need be,
and also announced that in addition
to the regular army, 100000 men are
now armed to resist any Russian in
vasion. Finland is willing to talk
things over, but if the Soviets ask
too unreasonably much, they will be
met by firm resistance.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-26

unentangled in the commitments and
mixed motives which the European
democracies have inherited from the
past.
If Americans are keeping out for
reasons that satisfy their sense of
responsibility for the future of democ-
racy as well as their own immediate
need of self-protection, they need not
fear being dragged in by emotional
waves of sympathy or indignation
Conscious that we have made the
wiser choice, we can trust ourselves
to pursue it.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-26
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 eff
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, 1939-10-26

under the provisions of which all
foods and drugs coming into inter-
state commerce, which may be sus-
pected of being adulterated, contain
mated or improperly labeled, are in
spected by federal officers and the
health of the family is thereby pro-
tected.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-26

BOSS, my wife wasn't feeling we'll
when left this morning. I'm going
to call her up" said an employee of
a local concern one morning recently.
Some time later the boss asked him
how his wife was. ooh, she's all right
now. When 1 called the line was
busy"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-26

The lady is partial to the Republic
can party because it has always stood
for good public schools and the best
possible educational facilities =. yeh,
we owe most of our good football
teams to those Republicans.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-26
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, 1939-10-26

Doggone, that's a good law, be-
cause before it, there was certainly
a lot of vinegar drunk in dry states.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-26

But after all is said and done about
the Republican party, one will have
to give the Democrats credit for put
ting on the best victory dinners.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-26

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is on lecture tour of this country,
made the prediction that the right
wing element in Germany would soon
revolt. AT about the same time Mr..
Cooper said to interrogators that his
lecture tour to the United States
had been planned before the present
war started.
That might be, but people don't
often plan a lecture tour for a Ger
tain cause and then talk about some
thing else. Many foreign sport
meets, such as the Davis Cup and
others have been postponed &. but
lecture tour, like the show, it seems
must go on.
Well, the gentleman from abroad
may find us here as smart as the
lawyer whose house two thugs were
about to burglarize. One entered the
after only few seconds had passed
the one who had climbed inside re-
appeared. did youse git anyting?"
asked the one who stood watch.
NAV, de guy dat lives here is a
lawyer" Tough luck" said his pal,
''but did youse lose anyting?"
Over in a northwestern Minnesota
community small church congrega-
ton has fitted a railroad passenger
coach into church with steeple and
everything now 1t appears they
are going places.
Congressman Harold Knutson says
that President Roosevelt has raised
the issue of neutrality primarily to
take our minds off unemployment,
low farm prices and other problems
that should receive first considera-
tion." Shucks, I thought it was for
that reason that the President changed
the date of Thanksgiving
A prominent Republican woman
has asked me to work a few facts
about the Republican party into my
column and 1 will try to do so. 1
hope you won't laugh, dear readers,
as you possibly do at some of the
stuff 1 have in here.
First of all this woman says she
is partial to the Republican party
because it was a Republican Con-
greSs that gave women the right to
vote shame on some of you
women for voting Democratic.
On the other hand, this woman
states that the Democrats have con-
sistently fought against equal suf-
frage for women she needn't feel
so badly about that, for there is
nothing quite equal to a Democrat.
She continued by saying that since
this, like all popular governments, is
a government by parties and that it,
therefore, is essential that all women
align themselves with one or the
other of the great parties of the
country.
Well, by golly, if were woman,
1 would want to organize a party,
call it the "Women's Party" and as
a platform advocate Cor demand, as
is more popular with the Commun-
ists) that all men cease voting until
such time that the women could get
the country back onto a safe and sane
basis, and demand that if ever the
Democrats get into power again that
it be at a time when there is no
war in Europe.
The lady says she is partial to the
Republican party because it has a
long record of achievement in the
protection, uplift and advancement
of American Womanhood, and what
is more precious to women-American
childhood. BY golly, that is wor-
thy program :. but Hitler has been
very fond of children, too.
Partially to the Republican party
is also laid to the fact that it pro-
posed, enacted and put into opera
ton the Pure Food and Drug Acts,