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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-06
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
The Festival.
A. E. GUSTAFSON, County Supt

About 500 people were present at
our rural music festival and the final
declam contest for the sectional
champions. About rs rural pupils
from over 80 school districts from
all parts of the county took part.
You should have heard those talented
boys and girls sing, play and speak,
Grace Anderson from Windemere,
district IL, was chosen to represent
Pine county at the state contest at
the state fair in August. The judges
for this final declamatory contest were
Miss Alyce Teich, Mrs. Gertrude Fos-
wick and Miss Mary Mazzitelli Miss
Clara Able judged the music. We
appreciate the splendid cooperation
of everyone who has helped to make
these pupil activities a success. We
especially appreciate the cooperation
of the Sandstone school superintend-
ent, faculty, janitor and the high
school glee club. Thank you all.
Meeting Dates Changed.
The dates for annual school meet
ings and school elections have been
changed at this legislative session and
are now as follows:
In common districts and ungraded
districts (rura) on the last Tuesday
in June.
In districts maintaining graded
schools or high schools, the annual
election shall be held on the third
Tuesday in May.
Attorney Generals Opinion.
In regard to hiring of teacher, clos
ing school and the Transporting pupils
(high school or elementary, the rural
school board may legally act contrary
to the action taken by the voters at
annual meeting.
General Notes.
Most of our rural teachers will re-
main in their present positions.
Twenty-Five changes or vacancies
have been reported to date. We ex-
pect to have enough qualified teachers
to fill our vacancies.
Under the continuing contract law
that was passed TWO years ago, a
majority vote of the board is neces-
sary Cat meeting for that purpose
before April ~ in order to cancel a
teachers contract for the ensuing
(next) year.
The 1887 law concerning Teacher
Training department certificates being
good for only two years (and not
renewable) does not apply to any
such graduates who were graduated
prior to 1889. Those prior to 1889
can be renewed.
A "Cavalcade" of high school super
intendents and county superintend-
ents from all parts of the state met
at the Lowry hotel on April and
called on the state legislature in the
afternoon in the interest of state aids
in full and the rural high school trans
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-06
Oge1na
(From Another Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Lyon and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Swan
spent Sunday at the Swan home
Margaret Ann Lyon remained for a
few days visit with her grandmother
and Bill Lyon is spending few days
with Gust Bostrom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Theiling and
Cecil Theiling were Sunday dinner
guests at the Delmar Benson home
Mrs " Fuller returned from Iowa
last Thursday.
Mrs. T. Ryan visited at the Grove
home Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudy Stiebner and
sons spent Sunday at the Benson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Lyon and John
and Mrs. H. Swan spent Wednesday
of last week at ST. Croix Falls with
Mrs. G. Under.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-06

There will be eight lessons beginning
Tuesday of next week at the lodge,
and it is expected that several more
members will be added at that meet
ing.
Sunday dinner guests at the Laska
home were Ruth Kobernat and
Mamie Belling.
The John Mattson family suffered
the loss of its bathhouse Saturday
evening soon after fire was started in
it. Fortunately the wind was blowing
away from the other farm buildings
and the house.
Ella Lundgren left Saturday for
Minneapolis where she will spend her
vacation visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Wickstrom
motored here Saturday evening from
Minneapolis and visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Wickstrom. Sum-
day afternoon they all called at the
home of Mrs. Wickstrom's sister, Mrs.
Fred Koski. When they returned to
the city their daughter, Donna Mae,
cation and also Shirley Arth, who will
visit her sister, Mrs. Gilbert Larson,
in St. Paul.
MIR. and Mrs. Ted Franson and two
sons of Duluth, spent Saturday night
and Sunday with DR.. and Mrs. w. T.
Pearson. The two boys will come
Thursday evening to stay until after
Easter with their grandparents.
Mrs. VIM. Maupin left Friday for
Minneapolis to visit her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Welton. Her father is in
ill health, suffering from heart all
ment.
Mrs. R. S. Grant of Chicago, ILL.,, is
a guest at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Brown, at this
writing.
There will be American Lutheran
church services at ST. Johns church
Wednesday, April IL, at 8 p. m, with
the pastor, Rev. Doe of Superior, in
charge. All are welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. Einard Mattson en-
tertained Mr. and Mrs. Walter Name
lin and daughters, Janet and Julia
Mae, at dinner Sunday.
Bertha Hellman of Duluth, spent
from Friday until Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas He'll
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Gilbertson and
Mr. Thompson of McGrath, were Wis
itors Saturday and Sunday at the
Carl Ryan home.
Sunday dinner guests at the Ben
Stockamp home were Mr. and Mrs
Fred Martin and children, Henry
Stockamp, ST., and Aug. Miller. In
the afternoon the Cecil Johnson FAM
lily of Groningen, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Julius Kraetzner called there.
Lydia Carlson of the Kalevala
school, Kettle River, spent Sunday
afternoon with her mother, Mrs. Mary
Carlson.
Fred Vogt and friend of Min
neapolis, and Herman Vogt and
daughter of Midway, ST. Paul, were
visitors Sunday at the Aug. Vogt
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Armas Hannu and
Mrs. John Ollila of Duluth, were here
last Thursday to attend the funeral
service for their grandmother, Mrs.
Lisa Hannu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Scrimger of
Minneapolis, came Monday to stay
until Wednesday and visited at the
Walter Mannelin, Frank Lundgren
and John Karvo homes.
Ruth Osladil is in st. Paul and
Robbinsdale this week visiting rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Miller and two
sons were Sunday dinner guests at
the John Osladil home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-06
PEACE ENGLISH LUTH. CHURCH
H. Sporleder, pastor.

Good Friday services at 1920 a. m.
in the German language. Holy Com
munion will be celebrated in connec-
ton with the service
Good Friday service in English at
8 p. m.
Special Easter services at 1890 a.
M; Sunday school and Bible class at
10 a. m, subject: "The Cross De-
stroys Death" The ladies' choir of
the church will sing an anthem en-
titled: ''The Risen Christ"
Confirmation instruction Saturday
at $50 a. M All are welcome.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-06

portation aids that are so much in
danger.
Miss Abbie Cole who has charge
of the Hinckley Training Depart
ment has been quite seriously ill the
past week and the work is now in
charge of Miss Wisen We all wish
Miss Cole a rapid recovery. This
department will graduate IL qualified
rural teachers in June.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-09-29

proving right rights" will beginning
progresses citizens and group-N Y. Amsterdam News
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-09-29
FallaciOus Reasoning

There's great deal of among Negroes
Among the things they that they will come out Of the war the
white killing white Now this whful
thinking unund It's unsound because the Negro no
more any minority group this other country
his the sand et him fight and expect
out top
Negative progress and that's what those Negroes
the whites numbering each other
chasing after IT, for example
the ground by fire by bombs the
Negroes comparatively much anybody ee for they
are part parcel the city-spiuay and materially
also much part of the current world conagra
ton whether they want to be not Congress
Neutrality Act lifts the embargo ultimately declares
against Germany other nation is of vital to this count
100000 Negro citizens.
True Negroes were pants by homegrown "azis"
they the First World War 20 True the
cruelty crowed and Disseminated against
its civil e That the
spare effort to let the world know exactly how they
members treated here at home the right
of all free peoples and that something should be done to r the
juces the must BEAR especially at this time when this and
seriously threatened with revolution and toatar
ianism, responsibility of the majority group.
the majority groups responsibility alone For no
their ighu place in nation unless they themselves
negraed the life and thought of that nation at least partly
through their efforts.
And time better for minority group to roll up its sleeves
and accept fully responsibilities and problems confronting
country than the present This responsibility calls for clear think
only in the demanding OF the groups own rights as czens
but helping the national problems
Although suffers tagay here in the United States be-
of oppression it must be
is better off than minority
nermnab under the heels of Naz and Ease
ISM Moreover theology Nazsm and Fascm oppression of
mnor while the theology of Democracy is freedom While
afford to let the matter at that the correct action
Nazm Fascism other kind
gaining control here That there real danger of
here without saying, since the world
ehologcaly speaking of might think
American Negroes sit back and let and
we'll the winner at the end is basicay fall
let into every phase of American
life thought citizens demanding full rights such and
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-09-29
100 Years Progress

Minneapolis celebrating 100 years Of
in gigantic celebration Many and naonaes have
make Minneapolis the great city it is
attention Minnesota bred
the who time Minneapolis lat Fort Sneng
There other slaves here in 1926 Since that time
Negroes steadily and have played active
and interesting part in the life of the community
The Minneapolis Negro of began attract most attention
after the Civil War; when several hundred emancpaed slaves with
their families, to this section.
Negroes together selhep their environ
their movements for culture and ad
A. Pbury Mrs W. E. Haskell
Mrs M Carpenter Mrs. Cyrus Northrup Mrs VIM Donaldson
Walker Mcknight Mrs F. H. Peavy Mrs. E.
Phelps, John Deae Mrs F. Pbury Mrs John Psbury
A Bovey, Mrs. D. RUSSELL Mrs John H.
Paige Hurd Gates Gray, H. Bgeow
and A A. Doo These those of the most prominent
white families Minneapolis and they people who helped
the Negro establish himself in this farnohern community
free Negroes who worked porters and
stewards the boats which piled the Mississippi and Ohio rivers
settled Minneapolis
Many Negroes who Civil here
regiments with them. Most
of them from the southwestern states.
"The Negro Population in Minneapolis"
that cit not the opportunity for work that brought the
be
abundany in their native states than Minnesota the feer
attracted them Many Negroes
WATERS musicians and cooks the steam
lines During those early days all of the barberg done
Negroes also few Negroes engaged in baking"
history of Minneapolis Negroes pieced together from
newspapers family and interviews indicates that
the pioneers hardy worthy who did their part towards
the cys development
counterpart the settler doing his best to
stawarts John W. Cheatha
Gibbs Smith, Rev. John W. Dungee
W. C. Jeffrey, John L. Neal and others.
Splendid made by the Minneapolis Negro in
business industry social and civic movements This
Negro satisfied with his and
striving always better the condition of his family and community
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-09-29

brother and sister and friends re-
spectively.
The Nursery school began full
force and on full time basis Mon
day, Sept. 18th, beginning at 900
A. M. to 800 P. M. Teachers this
year are Johnnie Mae Smith, Cecil
Boswell, Evadne Kendall and Rosa
mond Collier, volunteer helper. Mrs.
Josie O'Neil is the efficient cook.
The Forum program committee
met Thursday at Halle an d
planned the schedule of Forum
meetings for the entire year. The
plan of meetings this year makes
for wider community participation
than the program last year. The
Forum is growing more and more
essential to this community; it is
one of the media of expression
through which the members of the
community might have a voice.
More groups should participate in
this city-wide Forum program.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-09-29
HALLE @. BROWN COMMU-
NIFTY HOUSE

Annette Hatton has been elected
editor in chief of the Chatter Box
this year. Chatter Box is the of
fetal house organ which hears all,
sees all and tells all-about the
activities and members of the
Community House. If you want to
read something clever by clever
person follow Annette through the
pages of the Chatter Box; that girl
surely has flair for writing. On
the staff are Bonita Edwards, as
sistant editor, Dorothy Boyd, Con-
stance Jackson, reporters, Donald
Johnson, athletic reporter, and
Mibs Brown, art and cartoons.
The Chatter Box with such an
array of talent should be good.
Look for the first issue early in
October.
So high is the enthusiasm for ac-
tivity this year that already before
the house program opens a new
Mothers Club has been organized.
This club is not to be confused with
the Nursery School Mothers group.
You will hear more about this
group through Mrs. Calender, the
Publicity chairman.
The staff is glad to welcome back
Eva Lee, who has been in Michigan
camping and in Cleveland vacation
ing. Hazel Butler, who has been
on vacation in Walker, Minnesota,
Evanston, Wyoming, and Omaha,
Nebraska, where she visited her
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-09-29
THE NEGRO PRESS ON WAR


Nothing can save the world ex-
cept peace, with liberation for all
men and all races. And we can
have neither so long as crazy men
like Hitler are allowed to dictate
the policy of any nation.". Balti-
more Afro-American.
"The dogs of war let loose when
Italy coveted ETHIOPIA, will yet get
their fill of blood. All Europe and
possibly the western world, will
pay the price of nationalism which
cares not how well it serves, but
how much it has. Halle Selassie is
avenged! Whether or not the mil
lions in arms exterminate them
selves, the terror that drives wom-
en- and children from home exists
now!"-Kansas City Call.
peace is to be desired, but
peace at any price,, when that
price is the liberty of free people,
is not to be considered. Germany's
threat is one which canont be ig-
nored." Louisville Defender.
"The rulers of France and Eng
land will have to depend in large
measure on their foreign legions
-. and the leaders of these darker
races are placed in a position where
they may bargain for the discon-
tinuance of discrimination and pro-
scription against their peoples."-
New York Age.
"The war will bring no perma-
nent financial assistance to any
body, and it certainly will not help
colored people to get ."-Phila-
delphia Tribune.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-09-29
More Careful Than Courageous

when alliance with Hitler called and
bacapping Mussoini talked fight
S peaceful of There
Italy, the prext of restoring the empire,
grabbed Ethiopia bit than could
endless with the esmen who refuse recognize that they
but also he committed itself world dominion
necessity of military Italy
well natural could put show has
sustaining becoming good
peace the this that
may sweep European civilization to ruin-Kansas City
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come improvement.

come Improvement.
At my sisters home, both before
and after this, / met a number of
friends. Among them Clyde Hen
rudon, formerly of our city but now
of Chicago. He asked many ques-
lions of former friends and ac-
quaintances and hopes to be able
later to meet them again in Min
neapolis.
I also met Mrs. Irene Mccoy
Gains, one of the brightest-of Chi
cago's charming young women,
former president of the Women's
Federated Clubs of Chicago.
We discussed the war, of course,
and it was a decided pleasure to
listen to this informed young wom-
an express her thoughtful opinion.
Then on Sunday attended serv-
ice at the Bethesda Baptist Church.
1 had to go alone, so missed the
many introductions would have
had if my sister had been able to
go with me.
The church is large one-two
Or three of our Minneapolis
churches could be placed inside it.
Its pastor is young maxwell
educated and a good talker. There
was large choir of women with
man or two in it. There were also
about three dozen ushers, mostly
women, who gathered the offering
and did the other expected usher
services.
felt very much at home as they
marched through the church with
one arm behind backs, looking, and
no doubt feeling, very important.
AS / left the church, descending the
stairs to the hall I could not help
seeing the walls with their broken
plastering, nor could 1 help won
dering why the minister refrained
from calling the attention of his
people to them Nor could I help
recalling the Rev. M. M. Fisher,
who sat with me at st. Peter
Church recently, and spoke to me
so glowingly of Minneapolis-the
finest city he had visited in all his
up and down travels throughout the
United States. I didn't understand
then. I thought I understood bet
ter as I looked at the broken walls
of this Chicago building-its great
concourse of people and the placid
ity with which they could pass by
without apparently ever seeing
them. I could understand better,
too, why oightless beggar-a Ne
gro-sat throughout the service at
the door with his little tin cup, into
which no one placed a penny as far
as I could see, save myself. I could
understand, too, as on my way back
home passed the many three and
four buildings occupied by my peo-
pie how they looked so well, but in
reality lacked so much to make
them both permanent and useful.
I could see these and many other
things, not as they should be. But
I can't understand yet-why?
Well, Mr.. Editor, I know ! have
more than filled my allotted space,
so goodbye for this time.
W. M. Smith.
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HERE THERE
W. M. SMITH
IdIewiId, Mich.
by W. M. SMITH

My dear Editor:
Rather Unexpectedly I have been
able to come to Chicago and then
to this most noted resort Of our
people-the summer resort at Idle
wild, Mich.
I expect to remain away from
Minneapolis for a month or so and
in the meanwhile I would like to
write for our readers something of
the things I hope to see ere return
ing to Minneapolis.
I left our city last Friday. My
good friend, Mr.. Addison, carried
my wife and daughter and myself
to the train, and in short while /
found myself in the great city of
Chicago. After a few days there I
came with sister and husband to
this marvellous city of Idlewild,
from which I now write.
reached this city only tonight.
I hope to have some experiences
here that will prove as interesting
to Spokesman readers as 1 am
hopeful it will develop for me.
That, of course, will have to wait
for next week.
In the meanwhile may I write
of some of the things that have
proven most interesting to me.
On the train leaving Minneapolis
I had a certain advantage. Being
Negro man no one would sit with
me until there were no other seats.
This gave me a whole seat to my
self until half way to Chicago, then
I had a companion for short dis
lance. After that I returned to my
state of single blessedness and so
continued until reached Chicago.
Poor white folks!
In Chicago, even in a day or two,
I had experiences enough to take
several letters like this to tell of
adequately.
Most everyone knows of the drug
store at 47th and S. Parkway. All
the employees except one or two
are colored. The place is filled al
ways, not with the sick, looking for
medicine, but with the we'll seeking
food and entertainment.
I sat in our car at the curb
watching with fascinated interest
the crowds flowing past or entering
the drug store. Most of them were
women. All of them carefully
dressed (not in finery, however),
with hair looking as if each of them
had just come from the tonsorial
parlors. I think I was the only
man present who didn't possess a
recent hair cut.
There was not the slightest dis
order. No ganging up on the
street; no unusual noises, no mo-
testing in the slightest of women
by men. This is decidedly different
from other days, as I have known
Chicago, and thought a most well
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There is always something to learn
from the meetings.
The Willing Workers Club on
the East River Road which is spon-
sored by the Halle @. Brown House
wishes to express through this col
umn its deepest thanks to members
and friends of Halle for helping
to make their picnic the success
that it was. Mr.. E. A. Collins is
president of the club.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-09-29
Poetic Thoughts
IL I Had My Way
By MORRIS GIBBS, ST..

with apologies to the song of the name)
No one would ever be poor or hungry,
Every day would appear like Sunday,
For work would be pleasant and the pay good,
And men as brothers, not misunderstood.
Everybody would have enough of this worlds wealth,
And not have to worry about their health,
An income sufficient for proper care
Would be available for everyone's welfare.
I would Danish all dctators put in exile
All adherents who would like to pile
The weary load of torment which brushes life
Where chances for advancement are always rife
The farmer would always have good crops,
So that he could raise something besides hops;
Get decent price for his produce,
When he prospers, depression has excuse.
If had my way all peoples would be respected
No race allowed to think they selected
To be better than the general run,
Just because their color different under the SUM-
Education should teach these fundamentals,
For without them people not true nationals,
And equality taught in the chld's thought
Eliminates prejudice and more harmony is brought.
If had my way, when anyone grew DID,
They'd never have their home sold,
RELOCATED to an old folks home and wonder why
They had to end up there to die.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
More Evidence Sought
In Ship-Bridqe Crash
By the Associated Pres.

oy lnc hSSOCld leu fIeSSs
BALTIMORE, Jan. 18-An in
qulry board of the Marine Inspec-
ton and Navigation Service today
planned to take the testimony of a
Delaware coroner as the next step
in the investigation of the crash of
the freighter Waukegan into a canal
bridge at st. Georges, Del, with
the loss of two lives.
The board completed its testi-
mony here yesterday and announced
the case was under open advise
ment' pending the collection of
additional evidence in the crash
which toppled the bridge into the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
Testimony gathered here included
assertions of the ships officers that
unexplained steering difficulties
arise during the passage through
the canal and that the rudder failed
to respond when the freighter
sheered toward the bridge.
Capt. John L. Reynolds, master
OF the vessel, said he suspected
sabotage. Crew members denied
there had been any labor trouble
aboard the ship and all witnesses
said they could not explain any
possible tampering with the steer
ing mechanism.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Bank Of America
Inquiry Delayed
Under Truce
S. E. c. Counsel Agrees
Until Right Has Been
Passed On by Court

The Securities and Exchange Com
mission inquiry into the Trans
America Corp. proceeded under
truce today, with commission at
torneys agreeing not to go into the
affairs of the Bank of America until
the right to do this has been passed
on by District Court.
Trans-America, big investment
company, holds about Al per cent
of the stock Of Bank of America,
the West Coast branch banking
firm headed by A. P. and L. M.
Giannini. The commission hearing
is to determine If Trans-America
stock is to be suspended from trad
ing on exchanges because false reg
istration statements reputedly were
made by the corporation.
The commissions hearing was in
terrupted Monday after Donald R..
Richberg, former N. r. A. adminis-
traitor, asked District Court to re-
strain the S. E. C. from obtaining
the banks records or further pub
licizing national bank examiners
reports concerning it.
Mr.. Richberg and other attorneys
for the Giannini interests charged
the commission was attempting to
usurp authority of the controller of