Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20
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Community Club Activities.

The Birch Creek Community club
met Friday evening at the Maple
Grove schoolhouse. The program
opened with community singing of
Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes"
and Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
Then followed songs, "I'm Happy
on the Prairie All the Day." and
Come Outa' Here" by Hazel, Oliver
and Amy Nelson.
Supt. Arthur E. Gustafson then
spoke and his topic was ''The Amer
lean Way Out" He urged men every
where in all walks of life to study
today's problems, to try to learn the
most patriotic way to keep democ-
racy secure in America. He stated
that it is up to America to find a
solution to its social and economic
problems so that people will be able
to live better together and that every
one would be better able to earn a
decent living. Heredity, environ
ment and training each have a place
in molding the life of each individual
and the home, school and church are
all necessary in each of these influ-
ences. When the home fails, when
the school fails, the church stands
ready to do its part in building and
shaping lives for their work and
place here on earth-but do people
use the church enough? Do the young
people see the need of attending
church regularly? 1t seems not-for
many times when the churches are
open for services only a few older
folks attend.
If American wealth were properly
handled-even as natural and ma
tional wealth is handled in Belgium,
people here could furnish a high
standard of living for 100000, 900
people, 10 times as many as now
The speaker went on to say that
a dictator is necessary in a country
only to protect capitalism in it's last
stages of decay because it needs an
iron hand to hold it together. Mr.
Gustafson asked how and what shall
America do to provide property
rights, human rights and social and
economic security and make the ma
chine age success and democracy
secure for American youth and all
classes.
One can read about the facts on
which the talk was based in "Amer-
lea Awake" sold by Voters Guide
Publishing Co., Kellogg Bldg, Wash
ington, D. c.; and 81 Like America"
sold by Modern Age Books Inc, 155
E. 44th ST., New York city
After the talk Walter Carlson sang
'This Is My Fathers Will" and 90
Worship the King" Then the secre-
tary's report was read and approved.
A motion was made and carried that
the club buy ST worth of each of
the books Mr.. Gustafson mentioned.
A committee of three was appointed
to investigate possibility of the club
members and their families taking
a tour to some place of public inter-
est some time during the summer
The committee members are John
Nelson, Mrs. Dick Rye and Mrs. Royal
Hillbrand. The program committee
for the next two meetings is COM
posed of Mrs. Dick Rye and Mrs.
William Anderson; those on the lunch
committee for the next meeting are
Mae Upgren and Mr.. and Mrs. L. J..
Larson. The meeting closed with the
song "The More We Get Together"
T. T. Roseland, Mr.. and Mrs. Arm
old Roseland and Mrs. Marinus An
derson spent Sunday afternoon at the
Helmer Larson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Per Larson and Mar
tin Borg were Willow River callers
Friday.
Mrs. Liljedahl and Mr.. and Mrs.
Selleg and Donna Mae called at the