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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20
THE MIRROR
Askov Public Schools

After reading a number of plays,
the faculty has selected "The Family
Doctor" as the spring play which is
to be given in the D. B. S. hall on
May 10. At the present time Miss
Olson is conducting try-outs for the
various parts. There will be five
male characters and three female
parts, so the competition is great.
Priscilla Wayne and Wayne Sprague
have woven some screamingly funny
comedy throughout their newest play,
"The Family Doctor" When the ac-
ton becomes highly dramatic and
serious, these clever authors have
relieved the situation with well-placed
comedy. The central character is a
lovable old country DOCTOR" and
for many years he has had the same
housekeeper and "handy man." Han
nah and Freddie They are devoted
to the old doctor and are equally de-
voted to each other, although Hannah
has delayed saying Eyes" to Fred
dies daily proposal of marriage be-
cause she wanted to be certain of him
and didn't want to marry in haste
and repent at leisure" When one
considers that she has taken 80 years
to make up her mind, the scenes be-
tween these two characters are COM
ical in the extreme. The audience
will have good laugh with Hannah
and Freddie and be thrilled and
moved by the dramatic portions of
this fine play.
On Thursday afternoon, April Is,
the junior and senior high school had
the privilege of seeing movies that
were presented by the department
of Forestry of the Minnesota Conser-
walton department. These were very
entertaining, and dealt with the vaca-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20
AskOv
Aid Sale is Good.

The sale and entertainment spon-
sored jointly by the Danish and Eng
lish Ladies' Aids in the D. B. S. hall
Friday evening, drew capacity at
tendance who showed their hearty
approval of the fine program which
was rendered before the sale. AS
usual there were number of items
left which had to be auctioned of
and Owe Hermansen did good job
as auctioneer. The coffee committee
also did '1and office" business. AL
in all the committee in charge will
be able to report net profit of ap-
proximately SOS which is to be divided
equally between the two societies
But in either case the funds will &C
toward worthy causes in the COM
munity.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

ton of a family in Minnesota. There
were scenes from most of the inter-
esting portions of Minnesota, and
the audience accompanied the "fam-
lily" on its expeditions through the
state. A member of the forestry de-
partment presented the film and gave
explanations during its showing.
First and Second Grades.
The first four grades enjoyed a
joint program in the first and second
grade room Friday, April IA. A story,
'The Golden Pears" was dramatized
by the third grade reading class, the
second grade dramatized "A Fairy
Shoemaker" The rest of the program
consisted of poems, stories and songs.
Four more new library books have
arrived: Noodle" by Munro Leaf;
"Karoo, the Kangaroo" by Kurt
Weise; Ezekiel" by Elvira Garner;
and "The Greedy Goat" by Emma L.
Brock. The children enjoy these
books very much.
Third and Fourth Grades.
The committee members for this
week are as follows: Cloakroom, Peter
Hansen and Harald Frederiksen;
papers, Alfred Jensen and Jimmie
Nielsen; erasers, Kenneth Matthias
and Virgil Christensen; bookcase, Luz
ellie Meier and Dolores Nelson; song
books, Jackie johnson and Glen Nor
Jensen; busting, Lenora Hede, jeanette
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

Johnson and Joy Petersen boards
Myrtle Eells and Evelyn Johansen.
The pupils are preparing program
for their room. Lois Hermansen is i'm
charge.
Fifth and Sixth Grades.
The fifth and sixth grade art classes
are working with cut paper as an art
medium Last week they made pos
tiers to decorate the room. This week
they are learning to cut letters.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20
Tractors Selling Good.

The Sorensen Implement Company
has recently delivered Model-H
John Deere tractor, pillow and Guilt
vator to Henrik Henriksen and a
Model-B tractor to a party west of
Sturgeon Lake. The first John Deere
tractor the company sold went to
Clarence Mattson and Sons several
weeks ago. They unloaded yesterday
another Model-H tractor which is on
display at the store on Main street.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20
Royalty Program.

When the Danish Royalty comes to
Minneapolis Saturday for an official
visit to the state, they will find their
time well taken up The forenoon
starts with official greetings at the
state capitol, and at the offices OF
the mayor of st. Paul and mayor OF
Minneapolis. Saturday noon the
luncheon in the Nicollet hotel will
take an hour or two and the balance
of the day spent in seeing the cities.
At the municipal auditorium Sat-
urday evening, in addition to hearing
and seeing their Royal Highnesses,
there will be an excellent program,
well worth more than the price of
admittance. Valdimar Bjornson will
extend greetings on behalf of the
Icelandic people of the northwest and
Hjalmar Petersen will extend similar
greetings in behalf of the Danish
people. Governor Harold E. Stassen
will give the Royalty an official well
come and Crown Prince Frederik
will speak.
In addition to these features there
will be 80 pieces of the Minneapolis
Symphony orchestra furnishing music,
a chorus of 800 voices will sing sew
eral songs, 80 Icelandic women will
sing, Peter Kirkegaard's famous Dam
ish Minneapolis mems choir will rem
der several numbers, there will be
folk dancing in the Danish national
costumes, etc. A program of enter
tainment that is well worth the so
cents that it costs to get in.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

AUCTION of household goods in
Sandstone Saturday, April 20, at
l p. m. See bills for complete list.
Attend this sale.-Gust Meidlinger,
owner; VIM. H. Barnick, auctioneer.
27w32-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

FOR SALE-Fordson tractor and
pillow, late model, excellent condi-
ton; Spitsdorfer automatic potato
planter, like new; large fireproof
safe, show case.-See Auctioneer
Barnick, Sandstone. 25w32-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

FOR SALE-1929 Ford coach, smooth
running motor, just overhauled,
tires like new, heater. Real bar
gain. Will take seed oats in part
trade.-Math Geisen, Groningen.
25W32-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
gratitude and appreciation to all our
friends and neighbors who were so
kind to us during the illness and death
of our beloved husband and father.
Mrs. Peter Klar and family.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

Brazil, with an area greater than
that of the United States, lies almost
entirely within the tropics, only the
extreme southern part lying without
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

Several inches of snow fell here
the first days of the week, most of
which has now been disintegrated by
the strong rays of the welcome sun.
However, much as the moisture is
needed and appreciated, it does make
a bad mess of most of the side roads,
and the state highway is nothing to
brag about either.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20
AskOv
To Make Trim by Bus.

There were not sufficient sigma
lures on the lists in the various stores
up until Tuesday to warrant order
ing the proposed special train for
the trip to Minneapolis Saturday. The
committee is now making arrange
ments to have bus transportation in
stead. This of course will be much
cheaper than the train fare-only SO
cents for the round trip-but there
are of course no stop-over privileges
The buses will leave here at noon,
thus affording those making the trip
a few hours to visit in the city; and
they will return home shortly after
the program is terminated. Those
who wish to make the bus trip should
sign on the list in the Askov Variety
Store today or tomorrow.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

If you're so sure people don't read
our ads how come you are reading
this?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

FOR SALE-Monitor grain drill, sui
ky pillow, spring tooth harrow, two
bottom tractor pillow, manure
spreader and harrow cart.-Soren-
sen Implement Co., Askov.
25W32- II
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

You saw it in the American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

FOR SALE-Three-year old draft
type mare, sound and gentle, a
good one. Priced to sell.-Carl
Meidlinger, Whispering Pine Farm,
Finlayson. 25w32-1 II
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20
More Want Ads

FOR SALE-White oak fence posts,
6R-ft., at 6kc. Also 7-ft. round
posts.-Carl Anderson, 5 miles
northwest of Kerrick. 25w32-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-20

FOR SALE-Gray gelding, IA years
old; bay gelding, years old;
Guernsey cow, years old, to fresh
en- soon.-Sorensen Implement Co.,
Askov. 25W32-1t
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-17
Willis Thornton's Editorial Or.
The Farther Back, the More BeIigerant

The man in the grandstand is
always the one who hollerS loudeSt
for the team to give a leg for Old
SiWaSh. The man in the back row
is always the one loudeSt in de-
mand that the wrestler break his
opponents leg off and throw 1t
in his face.
War talk is a little like that, too
The Vehemence of the demand that
somebody get in there and stop
Germany last fall was almost in
inverse ratio to the distance from
Berlin.
That is why it is so interesting
to find Eduard Benes, the former
president of Czechoslovakia during
all the tenseness of the Munich
settlement, talking quite quietly and
calmly on his arrival in the United
States to teach some university
courses. At no time since his ar
rival have DR.. Benes replies match
ed in ferVor the almost hysterical
questions that have been put to
him.
10 wal dDoOluItly liCNlCdDiC, a"
some insist? Not at all, says the
calm DR. Benes. There is great
danger of war, of course, but it is
not in the least inevitable. 1t all
depends on the leaders and gov
ernments involved. In my opinion,
war can always be avoided" said
the indomitable little Czechoslova-
khan leader.
Really, here is something TO make
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-17
WHEN DIPLOMACY
HINDERS DEFENSE

When civilian governmental authori-
ties give other nations the right to exam
inc military secrets of the United States
in spite of protests by highest officers
of the regular army, there is grave dan
ger that this nations defense machinery
will be weakened, and equally grave
danger that this country will be embroil-
ed with the nation it has befriended in
whatever dispute that nation enters.
The regular army men, who have serv-
ed a lifetime in the service, are rightly
regarded as experts. They should know
what military secrets should be kept at
home and which facts can safely be en-
trusted to others. A wise civilian, placed
by circumstances in command of these
military experts should listen to their
advice not to the advice of theoretical
diplomats whose experience is short by
comparison.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-17
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT
BENEFITS ALL CALIFORNIA
lPOrterNlIIe RecOrderl

Work is we'll started at a point near
the northern border of California on the
extensive public Improvement that will
nave a direct influence on all portions
of the state. The benefits Of the Central
Valleys water project will not be con-
fined to the Central Valleys. The Sacra-
mento and the San Joaquin rivers and
their numerous tributaries will be tied
into one system, of which irrigation.
flood control and hydro-electric power
are the related ObiectiveS. Thus is being
fulfilled a dream Of more than quarter
century. While not so named, and while
different in some important particulars,
the Central Valleys Project originated
as the Marshall plan for the merging of
the water resources of the streams in
the vast region reaching from Mount
Shasta to the southern tip of the San
Joaquin valley, distance of several
hundred miles. so that there might be
a fair and helpful distribution of water,
taking the surplus from the north to
meet the deficiencies of the south. BY
numerous dams and reservoirs, storm
water will be stored, saved from the sea
for practical use on thirsty land
While outside the range of this dis
tribution. southern California. or that
portion of it south of the Tehachapi
mountains, still will be a beneficiary of
this enterprise The San Joaquin valley
is trade tributary of the metropolitan
district Of the south. It supplies various
kinds of produce and other commodities
to Los Angeles and its neighbOring cities
and it buys much Of its own necessities
in the wholesale district II furnishes
heavy tonnage of cotton and other crops
for the Los Angeles harbor its terminals
and its industries Vegetable oil refin-
cries located in the Los Angeles port
area receive 4 considerable part of their
raw material from the San Joaquin val
ley Business relationships lead to other
associations of mutual value.
Hence it is apparent with all propriety
that whatever benefits the Central Val
leys is of practical interest to the more
southerly region.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-17
or PRACTICAL INTEREST
TO SOUTHERLY REGION

IN the adjoining column is an editorial
clipped from the POrterville Recorder.
1t is an editorial of prime Importance to
Imperial Valley-not because we must
agree with what it says, but because 1t
demonstrates what Imperial Valley must
do
Imperial Valley may not agree that
southern California will be beneficiary
of this project" referring to Shasta
Dam and the Central Valley projec),
but Imperial Valley cannot well help
agreeing that whatever benefits the
Central Valleys is of particular interest
to the more southerly region"
The Central Valley project is of prime
Importance to Imperial Valley. It's i'm
portance is magnified just now, when
the valleys milk producers are up
against stone wall in their efforts to
sell cream in the Los Angeles market.
Importance of the Central Valley project
is drawn into focus by the fact that
San Joaquin valley milk and cream finds
ready acceptance in the Los Angeles
market.
What will be our problem, then, when
greater acreage. increased production
and higher efficiency are brought into
being in San Joaquin and adjoining
areas under the Central Valley project?
The answer is simple. Our problem,
then as now, will be to improve our own
product and our own marketing methods
so that Los Angeles distributors cannot
we'll discriminate against Imperial Valley
i'm favor Of San Joaquin or neighboring
valleys
1t would be definite, churlish mistake
to growl against the Central Valley prof.
ect just because it will bring into being
greater competition. Ii is always mis-
take TO oppose progress for the sake OF
selfish interest The Central Valley prof.
ect does truly represent progress, and
undoubtedly will benefit all of California
We need not fight the Central project;
nor do we need to become ecstatic about
it. We should not, however, overlook
its Importance to our valley. We should
recognize fully the challenge it will lay
on Imperial Valleys doorstep. We can
do nothing but accept that challenge.
In accepting the challenge, Imperial Val
ley must find way to improve itself, to
build up its own dairying industry and
its own agricultural TO higher level Of
efficiency, and to guarantee that it will
obtain a fair share of the markets that
belong so naturally to this area.
In competitive field We can get what
is ours only by going after it. The Los
Angeles market is rapidly becoming a
very competitive field for agricultural
products.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-17

ashamed the doubters of democracy,
the pessimists who give up on peace
and decency simply because they
have had a series of setbackS. Lis
ten to the man who, perhaps more
than any other individual, has
suffered from the misfortGneS of
a Europe in which orderly procedure
has broken down:
The United StateS-aS state and
nation, and your citizens as individ-
ualS-represented for me always
that perfect fighter who knows that
life is sometimes difficult, but who
knows also that in human life
there should be no room for deS-
pair or pesSimism. Man, as long
as he is alive, must never give up
optimistic idealism; he must never,
even if he sees the real situation
in rather dark colors, cease to hope
for better times, and he must, most
of all, never cease to work for
them, and never be discouraged on
his way by i'll success"
Brave Benes. Here is the fighter,
back from the thick of the fight,
bloody, but unboWed And yet some
bow who have never yet felt a
blow! Faint-hearted ones who
cringe before our many difficulties,
who bow before an inevitable" COL
lapse, an inevitable" war, take
renewed courage from such as
Benes! The very air is better to
breathe because courage like that
has come to our shores!
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-17
Roger Babson Believes
Treasury Guarantees Peace

DONED GOLD: If all nations hao
heen solidly on gold when the Unit
ed States abandoned IL IN 1888, L
believe the effects here would nave
been far more inflationary. How
ever. the entire world dritted away
from gold together. The govern
ment of every major nation Is To-
day spending far more money Iflail
it takes in. Our fiscal policies, nave
been unsound but the policies Oh
most other nations have been even
less sound. Actually, there is more
gold behind the American dollar
today than there is behind the
pound, the franc, the yen, the ira,
or the mark.
8. UNSETTLED FOREIGN CON
DITIONS: When all is said and
done, the United States and Cana
da are the SoundeSt countries in
the world in which TO invest or
TO live. Billions of dollars of for
eign fear" money have been sent
across the Misunderstanding the
biggest credit reserves in our his
tory. Indentures Of loans of the
European country TO another are
now substituting dollar clause"
i'm the place of the old gold clause,
(such as in a recent Dutch loan to
a French railroad). This means the
world recognizes that the dollar
is the strongest of all currencieS.
1t may also mean a lack of faith in
gold:
Despite eight years of dangerous
policies, the United States and Can
ada ARE STILL the strongest ma
tiOns financially. III a world where
government credit generally is rot
ten our credit is 100 per cent ac-
ceptable. Moreover, this precious
asset can be maintained if reckless
spending is stopped now!
Strong Credit Best Defense
Let me remind those who urge
continued spending and who shout
about the necessity OF arming
against the dictatorS of Europe. of
Il famous conversation between an
eminent japanese and Theodore
Roosevelt. The Japanese said: 'No
nation would dare to attack you.
They would be attacking the strong
est military machine in the world
the United States Treasury.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-17
GROUNDS FOR ACTION
[ Riverside Press J

AhlNti SIuc CSS)
An editorial writer of the New York
Post has been reading various reports
such as the \. y. Times weekly index
Of business activity, the February month
ly letter of the National City Bank of
New York and a recent statement of
the National Industrial Conference
board.
He found so many cheerful items that
he concluded recovery had been SNEAK
ing up on us on gum shoes" It's time
now for somebody TO yell Surprise, )"
and shock people out Of their unfounded
gloom, according to that editorial writer.
Here are a few of his discoveries:
Business activity has reached 92.3 as
compared with 82.2 year ago.
Electric power output is up. Car load
ing and automobile production are defy
ing usual seasonable trends by staying
at higher levels than expected.
The building outlook is good; building
figures in December reached the high
est level in nearly nine years. The retail
trade prospect is satisfactory. EXpendi-
lures on advertising already reflect i'm
proved conditions Machine tool orders
have increased A few goodsized orders
for rails and rolling stock have appeared.
The "cumulative forces of the trade
cycle" says the National City banks
letter, should be toward recovery
Well that being the case, let's go.
What are we waiting for?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-17
Bruce Cation in WASHINGTON
Disseets the News

way in which seemingly unrelated
bureaus cluster about the different
government departments.
Mr. Morgenthaus responsibility
in regard TO the dining-car drink
ing water, for instances, arises be-
cause the Public Health Service is
under the Treasury Department.
That happened, originally, because
in the early days OF the republic
an impost was laid on incoming
ships to provide funds for hospitals
for seamen. Since government de-
parments were few it was handy
to let the Treasury Department,
which collected the customs, run
the seamen's hospitals as we'll. Out
of that grew the Public Health
Service.
Ickes gets his radio broadcast
responsibility because the Federal
office of Education comes under
the Interior Department. And the
Bureau Of Fisheries, OF course, be-
longs to Commerce.
Most of these bureaus pretty
much run themselves. regardless OF
who bosses the department. You'd
be surprised, though, at the extent
to which some of the cabinet mem
berS do interest themselves in those
out-of- -the-way jobs Of theirs.
Secretary Morgenthau is one who
takes a keen interest in them. One
night he was working late at the
Treasury; got his desk clear, and
suddenly reminded himself that the
great Bureau of Engraving is under
his charge He Immediately Wen'
over TO the place, unannounced, anc
made a tour of inspection. He real
ly inspected, too; saw that certain
of the fire prevention safeguards
weren't adequate, and had then
fixed.
Another of his stunts is to drol
in quietly at some Coast Guar(
station when he happens to be il
a SeacoaSt town. Coast Guard, yol
know. is under the Treasury De
partment0 He'll chat with the mel
on duty and ask them for any sug
gestions. complaints or remarks.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-17
How Far
west?

Selma Enterprise)
Instead of withdrawing from the
Far East in accordance with our
announced intention at the time
the Philippine Commonwealth was
established, we will be more firmly
entrenched there than ever if the
recommendations of a special Navy
board are enacted into law. ES-
tablishment of minor bases is pro-
posed for Midway, Wake, Johnston
and Palyra Islands and of a sub
marine and air base for Guam. 1t
is not strange that Japan, 1400
miles away, is alarmed over this
potential threat from the United
States.
A glance at map of the Pacific
Ocean reveals that Guam, which
has belonged to the United States
since 1898, is about 1900 miles from
Hong Kong, and more than 5000
miles from San Francisco. 1t is
$500 miles from Honolulu, our
present advance naval base in the
Pacific.
Defending the "Shores" of the
United States and its possessions
is one thing and establishment of
naval bases on remote islands is
quite another. The latter program
no doubt makes strong appeal to
admirals who like to think of the
Navy as defending the far flung
American empire" but it is
matter of grave concern to the
American people whether this I'M
perialistic policy is the wisest one
The Far East is not a particularly
pleasant part of the world in which
to take up a permanent residence
with China and Japan engaged in
what may be long struggle. The
legitimate interests of the United
States in the Far East should be
protected by all reasonable means
but a line of naval bases implies
that the frontier" has been moved
5000 miles farther west.
We have always been doubtful
OF the wisdom of permitting for
eign policies to be determined by
military or naval men, who are
properly concerned with Strategical
problems. Congress will do well to
weigh the arguments on both sides
OF This tremendously important
question of what constitutes a nee
eSsary program for national defense.