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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-09
Traffic Accidents
Set Ten Year Low

According to figures just released
by w. F. Rosenwald, traffic engineer
of the Minnesota Highway Depart
ment, Minnesota has shown 40 per-
cent decrease in traffic accidents dur
ing the month of January, 1939-a
record for the last decade.
During January, 1888, total of
38 persons lost their lives in traffic
accidents as compared to only "a
fatalities during the same period this
year.
On the basis of gasoline consump-
ton, the rate for January is 80 deaths
per 10 millions gallons Of gasoline
consumed, as compared with 1871
for the same month last year.
In view of the fact that the roads
have been exceptionally hazardous
during January this year, due to icy
conditions, Mr.. Rosenwald considers
this an outstanding record for the
motorists of Minnesota. 1t is the
lowest death rate for the month of
January since 1929.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-09
BY GEORG STRANDVOLD

At the moment of writing the
Spanish civil war is ended, and, again,
it isn't. Actual fighting appears to
have ceased, and political changes
have been made for the apparent
purpose of making armistice or peace
a possibility of the next few days.
But since there is as yet no definite
agreement of any kind, the war is,
officially, still in progress, and it is
said that some sporadic fighting has
been going on in Cartagena.
AS already reported here, Manuel
Azana, president of the legitimist
government, fled to Paris and few
days later resigned; he had come to
the conclusion that it would be hope
less to continue the war against Cen
eral Francisco Franco, and was will
ing to reach a peace agreement on
very reasonable terms; Franco would
not listen-for he wanted no terms,
his sole demand was for uncondi-
tional surrender. Seeing no way out
of the difficulty, Azana quit the pres
idency and faded from the interna-
tional picture.
In the meantime, his premier, Juan
Negrin, had betaken himself to
Madrid and Valencia, convinced that
all was not yet lost; he tried to rally
government armies still remaining,
tried to inspire them to keep up the
fight.
Defense Council.
But early this week national de-
tense council was formed in Madrid
under the leadership of General
Segismundo Casado, and the first
thing it did was throw out Negrin
and make sure that he did not leave
Spanish soil. Casado's group at first
announced that it had been organized
for the purpose of continuing the
war until an honorable peace could
be obtained, but a few hours later
it was strongly limited that the coun-
Gil was deeply DESTROYS of having the
war end-honorably or not. On Mon
day the way was paved for negotia-
tons between Franco and Casado,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-09
International News Review

and it is possible that some tentative
agreement has been signed by the
time these lines are in print.
Franco already has established
what is, practically speaking, a gov
eminent, and it has been recognized
by more than IS nations; so far the
United States, Soviet Russia and
thirty-odd other governments have
failed to extend recognition, but that
it will be brought about very soon
seems to be taken for granted. When
such leaders of the democratic world
as Great Britain and France head
the movement to accept the enthrone-
ment of dictatorship, it is pretty USE
less for others to be reluctant about
it. Aside from that-it is to weep. .
And Then?
The Spanish war out of the way
very soon, the Tunis problem looms
up; Italy wants Frances colony in
North Africa, and France won't let
it 60. There is material for war,
and it is quite evident that a war
is in the making, especially in Italy
where, it appears, actual mobilization
is in progress. A Tunisian war will
mean from the outset that Italy will
be supported by Germany and by a
fascist Spain too deeply indebted to
Mussolini to refuse aid-and that
France will be able to count on Great
Britain's support and, perhaps, on
Soviet RuSSia'S.
Thereby hangs tale-perhaps a
new chapter in the dreary tale of
Europe's recent doings.
Soviet Influence.
At the time when Germany, Italy,
England and France dismembered
Observation-Disclosures the last days
of September, last year-a definite
and successful effort was made to
keep the Soviet states out of all in
ternational arrangements, in spite of
the patent fact that the Soviet gov
eminent was formally allied with
both France and Czechoslovakia. The
four gentlemen who at Munich pro-
ceeded to re-draw the map of Gen.
Continued on Page ~
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-09
Danish ROYAL
Couple On Way
For u. S. Visit
Committees i'm Minnesota
are at Work to Extend
Gala Welcome to State.

From Copenhagen comes the re-
port that Crown Prince Frederik of
Denmark and Crown Princess Ingrid
often called Europe's handsomest
and most democratic royal couple
sailed for London Tuesday on the first
stage of trip to the United States.
The 40-y r-old 6-foot-3-inch
prince and the 29-year-old princess
are due to reach London Wednesday.
They will visit with her grandfather,
the 89-year-old Duke of Connaught,
until Monday, when they are to sail
from Southampton aboard the Dam
ish liner Canada for California.
They are due at San Pedro April
6, and will visit Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Yosemite, Grand Canyon,
Boulder Dam, Salt Lake City, Den
yer, Omaha, Des Moines, Minneapolis,
Chicago, Racine, Detroit, Buffalo,
Niagara Falls, New York city, Hyde
Park, N. Y, and Washington. They
will be the guests of President and
Mrs. Roosevelt at Hyde Park, and in
New York they will open the Danish
building at the Worlds fair. They
will sail from New York May 10.
The visit will be their first to the
United States.
Much Interest Being Shown.
The Contact Committee for the
Minnesota visit of the Royal Couple,
of which Svend Petersen of Askov,
is secretary, met in Minneapolis Fri
day evening to discuss ways and
means of bringing the general public,
particularly Scandinavians, to the
Twin Cities on April 81, % and %,
when Their Royal Highnesses will be
there.
Mr.. Petersen states that they plan
to establish contact subcommittee
in every community where they can
contact sufficient number of DAN
ish people to take charge as such.
The Danes of Minnesota and the
Northwest will very likely make this
royal visit a gala event. 1t is also
that the committees in
charge will leave no stones unturned
in their efforts to make the event
a success. In this connection it is
to note that the original
committee of a few members has now
been expanded to include some over
so people who are divided into enter
tainment committee, publicity COM
mittee, reception committee, etc., and
these various committees have again
several subcommittee so that in all
there are now several hundred who
are directly interested in the affair.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-09
Hans Nielsen, Askov
Rifleman, Shoots 81

Despite the fact that Hans Nielsen
placed his mates in the lead with a
high 90 score in standing position
on the 50-foot indoor target range
at Sandstone Tuesday night, Askov
had to be satisfied with second place
in the meet. The Finlayson team
took first place with total of 638,
Askov second with $50, Sandstone
third with $50 and Grindstone Lake
SIG.
Nielsen was high man of the meet
with his 80, while Axel Norlund shot
high for Finlayson with an 80, Jun
ior Smith for Sandstone with IS and
Clarence Wicklund for Grindstone
Lake with a IA.
The next match between the four
teams will be in the American Pub
fishing Co. range Tuesday night,
March 81.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-09
The 1888 Seal Sale
Totals Over $500

The report of the 1888 Christmas
Seal Sale, as announced by the Pine
County Public Health Association for
Pine county, sets the total of re-
ceipts received up to Feb. Is, 1899,
at $837.71. The report itemizes the
sale as follows:
Local m an G er s-Askov, SOS;
Hinckley SAL; Pine City S128; Pokeg-
anna, SIG; Sandstone $74.34; Willow
River SIS.
School towns-Brook Park, $16.61;
Bruno $27.82; Cloverton $8.07; Den
ham 1928; Finlayson $25; Friesland
$8.12; Henriette S8.06; Kerrick SIS;
Markville $762; Sturgeon Lake 5000.
Rural schools $323.64; total,
$837.71.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-09
Crime Bureau Chief
Also Head OF Patrol

Eden Rowe, new head of the state
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension,
also has taken over the duties of
directing the Highway Patrol of the
State Highway department.
Mr.. Rowe succeeds M. J. Murray,
whose resignation as patrol super
visor was accepted by Highway Com
missioner M. J. Hoffman effective
March l. He will be assisted in his
efforts toward better coordination of
the work of the Highway Patrol
and that of the State Crime bureau
by Earle Brown, former Hennepin
county sheriff and the organizer and
first chief of the Patrol when it was
established in 1929. Mr.. Brown has
consented to serve in an advisory
capacity without compensation.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-09
Gospel Quartet To
Sing At Hinckley

The Young Peoples Bible fellow
ship will be held at the Hinckley
Presbyterian church on Friday eve
ming, March 10. The Beacon Light
quartet from the Northwestern Bible
School of Minneapolis, will have COM
plete charge of the program. Every
one is urged to come and enjoy the
message brought by these young men
through word and song.
Come prepared to stay for the
usual social time after the program,
says the invitation.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-09
Creamery Plants
Show Production
Increase In 1888
Finlayson and Denham
Hold Annual Meetings
During Past Week.

Two more of Pine county's COOP
erative creamerieS have held their
annual meetings and show increases
in production.
The annual meeting of the Fin
layson Farmers Cooperative Cream
cry Association was held Monday,
March 6, at the high school audi
forum with record crowd in at
tendance. The business meeting
opened at 1890 a. m. and reports
were read by the secretary, Clifford
Carman. The report showed that
323, $50 pounds of butter had been
manufactured during the past year,
or an increase of 38,059 pounds. The
average price paid to patrons for but
terfat was 27.53c while the average
price received for butter was 25.34c.
The directors wives served lunch
at noon and this was followed by a
program consisting of a tap dance
number by Anita Maupin, Kenneth
Bergseth and Marie Holstein, accom-
panied by Marguerite Maupin; selec-
tons on the accordion by Bernice
Barnick; reading by Elva Laid and
vocal solos by Hazel Petry, who &C
companied herself on the guitar.
S. A. Striegl of Pine City, director
of District No. 2, Land O'Lakes, gave
an interesting and instructive talk.
The business meeting was resumed
after the program and the following
officers were reelected: c. L. Smith,
president; Harold Mack, vice presi-
dent; Clifford Carman, secretary
treasurer; and Henry Matson, direc-
tor. The other members of the board
are George Whitman and Hollis Laid.
Oscar Bergseth is operator and Elmer
Mortensen is helper.
Denham Meets.
A large gathering of patrons of
the Denham Farmers Cooperative
Creamery Association attended the
annual meeting of their association
last Thursday and heard with salts
faction that production at their plant
had increased from 310,191 pounds in
1888 to 355,397 in 1889. The aver
age price paid for butterfat was %
cents per pound as compared to $3.50
cents the year before.
The meeting convened at II a. m.
and lunch was served at noon. An
equity reserve of Sc per pound of
butterfat delivered in 1888 was set
up and this in dollars and cents,
amounted to S864.91.
S. A. Striegl of Pine City, direc-
tor of Land O'Lakes District No. q
this district-spoke. Mr.. Striegl ex-
planned the proposed advertising pro-
gram of the Minnesota Dairy In
dustry Commission. The program
was unanimously approved by the
meeting.
The selection of officers of the
creamery for the coming year is not
yet completed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-09
Young Man Dies
At Untimely Age
A Seventeen-year-Old ker-
rick Community Boy is
Victim of Cancer.

Theodore Samuelson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Samuelson of the Kerrick
community, passed away at the Uni
versity hospital in Minneapolis Sat-
urday after a three months illness.
The young man was born Jan. rs,
1922 on a farm southwest of Bruno.
He was confirmed on Dec. 2, 1884 in
a class of 13 in the Vilstad Lutheran
church and was the first of the class
to pass away. Theodore was the
youngest member of his family and
possessed cheerful, obedient and
industrious disposition. He was un-
usually strong and healthy until last
fall when the dreaded disease began
to undermine his vitality. All who
visited his bedside during his last
illness were impressed by his beauti-
full surrender to the call of his Lord.
He loved life, but he loved the Saviour
of lives more. He was member of
the Vilstad Lutheran church.
The deceased is survived by his
mother and father; three sisters, Mrs.
Gunhild Strand of Des Moines, Iowa;
Mrs Hildegund Hedin of Bruno, and
Alphild at home; three brothers,
George, Hedge and Harold, all at
home.
Burial was made in Vilstad ceme-
terry with Rev. Elmer j. Johnson
officiating and Andy, Norman and
Fred Degerstrom, Lyle Bestel, Mag
nus Lindstrom and Julius Slot act
ing as pallbearers.
Many neighbors and friends join
in extension of sympathy to the be-
reaved family.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-09
CrindstOne Lake
Man Dies Sunday

Friends and neighbors were shocked
to hear of the death of Emil Ness
of the Grindstone Lake community
Sunday evening Although he has
been ailing for some time, it was
thought he was getting better. SYM
pathy is extended to the sorrowing
relatives by friends.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-09
Pine Conservation
League Holds Meet

A meeting of the Pine County Con-
servation League was held in Bruno
Tuesday evening when delegates from
the various affiliated clubs of the
county were in attendance. The
gathering heard Game Warden Sup
ervisor John Salvador of Pine City,
discuss pertinent questions to con-
servation. The League is active in
promoting program for progress
of conservation in the state.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-09
Bruno Young Men
Join Masonic Lodge

Elmer and Frank Traxler, sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alois Traxler of
near Bruno, were given their third
degree of masonry Monday night in
Sandstone. After the meeting, which
was attended by more than so, fine
lunch was served by Mrs. Jorgen
Christensen and her daughter, Mrs
Paul Paulsen, in the dining room of
the Temple.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
Allies Tighten
Strings on Russia
As War Marks Time
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route through which a sea attack
might be made on Russia from the
south.
Turkey wants to continue close
relations with the Soviets but her
interests in the Mediterranean are
best served by cooperation with the
British and French and against
italian expansion.
Thus, as long as the allied powers
are not at war with Soviet Russia
ne Turks apparently hope to work
with both eastern and western ex-
tremes. AL Russia is interested in,
they point out, is protection against
an attack through the DardanelleS
There is no indication that the
allies would make such an attack.
As long as there are no hostilities
there is no direct conflict in the
Turkish obligations If the allies
and Russia became indirectly in
volved in war, the treaty struc-
iure would collapse anyway.
An exchange telegraph dispatch
from Ankara said that the Tur-
kish foreign minister had advised
the Polish envoy that Turkey die
not recognize the partitioning OF
Poland
Since Russia was one of the par
titioners, the report further indi>
Gated that Turkey was declining
% bow TO any Russian demands
and would follow a strictly indie,
pendent program for maintenance
of neutrality.
In London, Foreign Secretary
Viscount Halifax said in the House
Of Lords that assurances from thc
present German government ARE
not enough to reestablish peace
but we are ready and anxious to
join hands with Germany in the
work OF real world reconstruction. 4"
I'VE have repeatedly stated our
willingness to make our own con-
tribution TO this end through which
benefits could be brought to peo-
piles OF all nations Halifax said.
But it is impossible to begin
to make any progress to that end
unless there is security and unless
nations can be released from the
perpetual fear of attack by Ger
many and the consequent necessity
of maintaining inflated armies and
armaments for their defense"
The French cabinet officially
joined Great Britain in rejecting
IN advance any peace proposals
based on acceptance OF the Nazi
conquest of Poland.
A French war communique
meanwhile said a French submar-
inc had captured a German mel
chant ship at the same time France
claimed new gains OF German ter
ritory on the Western front
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
London ReIdxeS
Censorship Rule

to obtain news directly from the
various government departments.
The prime minister, speaking in
Commons, said that Sir Walter
Monckton, former legal advisor to
the Duke of Windsor when he was
King Edward VII, will become con-
troller of censorship and also Will
direct the central distribution of
news to the press.
The prime minister said the rep
resentatives of the press had been
consulted in the reorganization. y
The ministry of information will
be retained, Chamberlain said, for
the convenience of the British and
foreign press and will issue SIM
ultaneous official announcements.
The new arrangement will go into
effect next Monday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
Dominions Send
Envoys to London

long, Eden said.
Il am confident we will benefit
greatly by the varied knowledge
we gain of the problems and plans
of the dominion governments" !"
Eden said.
The government has been ex-
ceedingly encouraged by the re-
sponse of the British dominionS, far
removed from Europe, to the re-
luctant British recognition of a
state of war with Germany. Armies
are being raised all across the world
from Canada to Australia and New
Zealand. Volunteers are being Of
fered from tiny empire islands
which hardly show on maps. Domi-
Mon fiiers. who came here to offer
their lives in defense of the mother
country, have taken prominent
part in Royal air force flights over
Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
Germans Scott at
Ark RoyoI Story

BERLIN. Oct. 4. CUP)-The Ger
man government today refused to
accept the statement of Captain
Alan 9 Kirk. United States naval
attache IN London, that he had
attended Sunday services aboard
the British aircraft carrier Ark
ROYAL which Germany claims to
have reduced TO a wreck" with
a l.100-pound air bomb a week
ago.
Hans Fritsche. chief of the gov
eminent press department, suggest
ed in a statement intended to reach
British listeners that winston
Churchill. first lord of the British
admiralty. might have played a
trick on Captain Kirk.
"a spokesman of the American
embassy in London said Monday
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04

night that KIRK was a guest Of the
British home fleet Sunday and saw
no damage TO any vessel. includinz
the Ark ROYAL where he attended
Divine services with Admiral ST
Charles Forbes. commander Of the
home fleet.
Fritsche asked Churchill TO an
sWer the following questions:
l. When did Kirk attend Divine
service on the Ark Royal9 Was 1t
last Sunday or perhaps before the
outbreak of the war?
>. Will Kirk make the statement
himself because the German peo-
pie are not inclined to trust Win
ston Churchin?"
8. Did Capt. Kirk examine the
letters Ark Royal" on the aircraft
carrier to determine whether they
recently had been painted over or
had he found traces of the removal
OF brass letters of the nance
Fritsche said it should be remem-
bered that during the World war
Churchill gave the name OF the
torpedo boat Audacious to a sister
ship.
Germany does not doubt that
Britain still has an aircraft carrier.
the Nazi press chief said, but Ger
many as well as neutral nations
would like a "subStantiated answer"
as to the whereabouts of the ARK
Royal.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
District Shifts
Routine Duties in
ReaIignmeni Move
EnnL-n-rL ILum p. l.

HIanfiH Heu Frnm fH#r =
department PURCHASING DEPART
ment and water and power -.
counts
II addition. MldduV VII = au=
ihofized 20 name a mCmaef G. h
present purchasinE department -
PURCHASING AGENT
HeWes explained the old system
Of requlfing Dowd's approval @
financial accounts a. advisable
when construction OF power lines
with RIA and PwA funds vas run-
ming mll blast. because OF the close
tieup with the construction depart
ment. However. with REA and
PWA fund activities 40 a slower
tempo. the requirement Is Eradu-
ally being eliminated
No increase in personnel is IN
yolved in the reorganization. HeWes
declared.
Decision 10 make the change was
reached at a board session Tues
Gay afternoon following receipt o,
letter of recommendation from
Dowd in which the superintendent
said.
In view of the rapid expansion
of the district power program g.
and the further added develop
mentS contemplated; also consider
ing the importance of such major
problems as drainage and those
related to the Colorado river ano
All American canal 1t is my
understanding that the board wish
es to make it possible for me TO
devote a larger part of my time TO
these problems. .
There followed his detailed rec
concentrations adopted with only
brief comment from directors. APP
parently. the shift had been under
discussion for some time.
The change will be effective i'm
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
vandenberg Points
To Embargo Repeal
As Road TO War
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cruel depths" He argued that this
is so because the present act per-
mits American ships to go to belli-
gerent ports with all manner of
material, aside from arms, and
these ships are open to attack.
Connally also contended that the
embargo encourages aggressor ma
tions and that its repeal lis neces-
sary if the U. S. is to assume a
position of legal and real neutral
ity.'
Vandenberg and Connally, both
members of the foreign relations
committee, shared the oratory in
the second day of debate on the
administrations proposal to sub
stitute a title-and-carry plan for
the present ban on arms sales to
belligerents. They delivered pre-
pared addresses before galleries
that again overflowed.
Vandenberg, joining Connally in
the hope that the country can
keep out of war, said that lit is not
our war, despite our devotion to
democracy" and that "it neea not
it should not-become our war"
He submitted the following nit
shell summary of the isolationists
position:
I'VE are guided by the one, sim
gle. hard-headed thought that to
repeal the arms embaro is to strike
down a real, indispensable, in
sulation defense against our in
volvement in this war.
THE repeal, though labelled 9TH
erwise, is in its essence deliber-
ately unneutral act which may too
easily be the forc,unner of others
when once the habit starts.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-04
U. 5. Buys { Million
Worth of Tanks

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 up
The war department has awarded
a S6.o00.000 contract TO American
Car and Foundry company. New
York, for 329 new l2-ton. high
speed tanks.
Assistant Secretary of War Louis
Johnson said that the tanks repre-
sent one OF the largest orders to
private industry by the army in
months. The order is being han
died through Rock Island arsenal.
Rock Island, III.
The tanks will almost double the
armys strength in this equipment.
Johnson said that the new tanks
will cost S17.790 eaN