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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-17

1 gorgeously decorated and that fl held many exotic races ana many interesting kinds of dress But t is also true that Betty Mary Jor- dan, of Washington, D. c, held that certain indefnable superior ity in freshness and beauty to be seen only in a young American girl. It Is a thing traceable to the fact that a girl in America is like ly to have every luxury and every chance for brightness and poise, even though she be simply sal- aried worker. It is one of the too-little-appreciated bounties of this land. Nature, cireumstance, and general wholesomeness of character, had compined to make Betty Mary Jordan an outstand- ing person.
 She could not know, of course, that many eyes had watched her enter. Some with envy, some with admiration. She had, to be sure, been warned slightly about the cos mopolitan nature of Fl Casinos pa irons, but she really had given little or no thought to how this might af- feet her. She was just hungry, curious, and rather impulsive Amer ican girl. She pitched in to eat her meal with definite zest and pleas. ure.
 She was sampling the rare de- lights of combined avocado and tangerine salad when the orches- tra began to play gay waltz and a tenor began singing, in English.
 It was a catcny song and he sang it with excellent snowman ship so that he got swell of ap- plause. Betty Mary herself clapped her hands, and smiled further ap- preciation when he looked directly at her. Then she felt trifle guilty, without real cause.
 Nothing would have happened in America, probably, but that smile was 8 mistake in Mexico. Without further ado the singer came to her table, bowed and smiled.
 The American senorita weel dance with me?" he asked.
 It was all so sudden, so utterly unexpected, that she just stared at him for a moment, her fork poised in mid-air. He was hand some in a very dark foreign way.
 Why - why no thank you" she stammered 1t. T - I don't"
 Instantly he scowled.
 "Why?" He demanded. What ees wrong with dancing with me?"
 Betty could scarcely believe her own ears for a moment. And then all the things she had been told and had imagined about Fl Casino Te- colote raced through her mind. She stared up at the singer almost rude ly. And he was still scowling, wait- ing his answer. There was but one thing to do-freeze him.
 No, thank you," she said, quite haughtily, and resumed eating.
 He grasped her arm and said, you'll dance!"
 Betty Mary gasped in fresh as-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-17
CR ANll)M CRACKERS

If You Have 8 News Nose You'll
 Score 100 on This
 Each news question you answer correctly counts 20. And the reg ular reader should get 'em all, for the answers have been carried in recent editions of this paper.
 1. If war comes in Europe, France is bound by treaty to (Spain and Poland, Poland and Rumania, Poland and Finland, Po- land and Turkey).
 2. You could rhyme the last name of a film actress recently slugged in Hollywood with "blow hard" Who was she?
 3. How many grandchildren do President and Mrs. Roosevelt now have?
 4. John Torrio went on trial in New York for conspiracy to evade payment of income taxes. Is the statement true or false?
 5. Unscramble the following let ters to get the name of newly ap- pointed U. s. comptroller of cur- rency. NFOWRRBED.
 Answers on Back Page.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-17
CHAPTER x

Betty Mary fairly gasped at what the traffic policeman told her.
 Luis Barro! The man who hao caused her so much excitement - and had caused the United States so much expense and trouble of late = had passed right before her eyesl And she, catching only a quick artists eyeful of his car and clothing and general picturesque quality, had neglected to look carefully at the man himself. She couldn't even remember his face!.
 sI've got to see him again." she told herself. Just got to, some- how"
 And yet, no American girls, and probably no other respectable girls, dared go into Fl Casino Tecoolote, alone, the elderly Amer ican man had warned her. Betty Mary knew that the border towns did indeed hold some tough places. This one, it is true, was large and almost garish outside and very much on a main street. not hidden away from law and responsibility as so many joints are. Nevertheless this was Mex ico, and lax border town at that Fl Casino might be all the elderly American had said.
 On the other hand this was broad daylight. Noon. Wonder a mile or two was Fl Paso in the good solid old U. s. A. And she was self-reliant, self-confident American business woman, not a frail little sheltered girl. Hadn't she, indeed, even shot and wound- ed a desperate alien in Border Patrol battle, just two nights ago? And wasn't that same pistol in her hotel room even now? She laugh ed at herself.
 The head waiter in Fl Casino greeted her obsequiously, lowing and escorting her to prominent if tiny table near the orchestra. Twelve musicians were playing, not the stri- dent, terrific jazz or swing or what ever of American cafes but the soft dIsQ SGtTIldlly DCdutl4ul AhuolN oA IiAS Latin lands, much the same as she had heard across the line in the Cortez. It was string or chestra with excellent voices, too, soft and melodious and with irresistible rhythms. Betty Mary knew in an instant that, whatever the morals of its patrons, Fl Casino Tecolote could be place for a good time. She longed for someone to talk to.
 T am an American tourist, making sketches" she smiled at the waiter when he came for her order. T don't know much about things here. Will you just serve me an excellent Spanish meal. using your own dlscretion?"
 "The senorita is alone?" he asked.
 "Yes. Just one meal. But I'm hungry, I warn you"
 She listened dreamily to the or chestra again.
 Now it is true that the big din- ing-dance room in Ell Casino was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-17

Answers on Back Page.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-17
CAST OF CHARACTERS

BETTY MARY JORDAN-Pretty young Border Patrol service sec retary.
 SHERIDAN STARR - Handsome Border Patrol officer. HOPE KILDARE - Stars fel. low officer, also . bachelor. LUIS BAIRD - Mexican snug gier.
 Yesterday: Over the protests Of the officers, Betty Mary goes to Juarez where, the next day, she sees BarrO enter a hotel.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-11-02
HOUSEWIVES DEMAND CHANGE

To the Editor:
while ago in the apartments had per-
fect1y good siphon arrangements for eptying water
from and filling the washing machines. Suddenly,
and without warning, they have been replaced by q
black hose which works fine-but for the filling
operation only.
When put dimes in the slot to wash, and dis
cover that by careful calculation just make
it for 20 or 80 cents, it is very annoying to
out Of meter-time when only the eaptying process
remains. Ten cents is too much to pay to empty
machine, and there is provision for giving
"change" for unused time, for running the water
from the base Of the washer. Can't we have the
siphons back-or be given some better arrangement?
Betsy N. Woodman
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-11-02
RULES OF ORDER
TO the Editor:

TO the Ed1tors
I would like 10 agree very heartily with "Custer's
Last Stand" for October lo in which Hr. Custer dis
cussed the Importance Of the knowledge and Of
pariamentary Law. We all aware Of the need for
it here. I'm one, but for most inexperienced club
officers Roberts Rules Of Order extremely
picated and far removed from the problems Of
small meetings. T would like, therefore, to recon-
mend to all officers Of Greenbe1t organizations
book which is in our town library: "Group Leader
ships, by Robert D. Leigh. This book written
with the problems Of just such small group meetings
ours in mind. It contains rules Of order based
Roberts but revised and simp1ified for by
small groups, and It also has valuable chapters
Dealing with the functions Of officers other than
the chairman. Tim that It would be very use
full to any newly elected officer, and also to any
who is interested In developing methods Of
group Leadership.
Polly W. Brown
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-11-02
SRPENTsS SLnKY Suffering?

SEPENT'S SLlNKY SLITHER1IE!
To the Editor:
Last week the front page carried item about
aiding "the lineup of political activity in Green
be1t".
The community has progressed SO nob1y. peace
fully, and with a relative minimum of dissension
among neighbors far-,iy must be burden-
ed with the question Of who is Democrat, who is
Republican,, who is mconcerned? Methinks it advis-
able that all remain umconcerned and permit
Greenbelt to retain it's enviable title of "comuty
imbued with democracy but bothered not by political
di stwbances".
Or does district organization of political fac
tions serve as a "raison d'etre" for just another
club?
L. L. Eoodman
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-11-02
Letters to &dtor

scribers to the optimun time for forming the
operative will undoubtedly be disclosed at the pub
lie meeting by the COG. for Monday, November -.
walter R. Vo1ckhausen
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-11-02
A POINT OF IMPORTATION
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
The Last issue of the cooperator contained an ar
tic1e on the Cooperative Organizing Committees
lection OF notion to delay formation Of the COOP
erative until fully paid subscri ptions have been
ceived from residents of half the occupied dwelling
units In Greenbelt. I should like to correct
slight misstatement in that article and to explain
the grounds which the majority Of the committee
expressed their wish to avoid the further postpone
ment of the formation Of cooperative which adop-
tion Of the motion would have implied.
In the article in question 7 m quoted saying
that the COG. agreement with Consumer R stribution
Corporation "seemed to define all subscribers as
members" Of the cooperative.
The agreement in question states that sin
event Later than such time as persons residing in at
least one-haf the then occupied dwelling units in
Greenbe1t have guhscrbed to memberstp In the COOP
erative to be formed, the Corporations Will take
such steps may be make Greenbelt
Consumer Services, Inc, cooperative Associations.
...." The agreement later defines subscription to
Membership BY stating: "subscrp tion to membership
in the cooperative association shall be evidenced by
following form:....", the form in question calling
only for down payment from the subscriber. Such
form has been signed by each of partially and
fully paid subscribers. The agreement makes at
tempt to define membership the cooperative it
is the prerogative Of those who form the cooperative
and not of either the Coo. the c.D.c., to de-
eide upon the requirements for membership.
The contention Of the members Of the COG. who
opposed to waiting until We have received fully
paid subscriptions from half the in Greenbelt
may perhaps be stated as fol Lows. The nfifty per
cent fully paid" objective was set before most Of
US had very clear idea Of the proportions Of the
task Of trying to get half the families of not
overly-wealthy town to subscribe ten dollars for
forming type Of organization witt which they had
had previous experience. The task has already
taken almost year, partly because the Coo. has
not proved to be very efficient group Of salesmen
At any rate, the ma jor1ty Of the Coo. now feel
that to continue to work for the artificial objec-
tive of "fifty per cent fully pads, and thereby
ably veil six months more, is contrary to the
best interests Of the cooperative, and would lead
to decreased rather than increased interest in it.
than a quarter of the families in Greenbe1t Tin
coopprolific Sweden only third Of the faml lies
belong to coops), we have received about 900 "a
will be opportme time than the present
for the people Of Greenbelt to take the manage
meut Of the local stores.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-19
THE MIRROR
Askov Public Schools

The junior class play, an annual
event, will be given November IL
The play this year, Through the
Keyhole" by VIM. F. Davidson, will
be coached jointly by Miss Waananen
and Mr.. Dunn. Arrangements have
been made with the Northwestern
Press to produce the play on the above
date in the D. B. S. hall. The tryouts
for the various characters in the play
are being held this week. BY Friday
the cast will be definitely chosen and
rehearsals started,
Tuesday of this week the school
was visited by Theodore Berning, in
spector from the State Department
Of Education.
The staff for "The Mirror" the
Askov high school paper, will be Sc
lected some time this week. Work
will begin Immediately on the first
issue for the school year l939-1940
The attendance record for the first
six weeks period was slightly better
in the high school than for the same
period last year. Grade was in
first place with a 93.7% record
Grade 10 was low with 846% rec
ord. Grades 7, 9 and IL maintained
a record of 900 or above. The aver
age for the high school was 89.7%
and for the corresponding period last
year was 89.4%.
1t has been pleasant and profitable
to note general trend toward bet
ter attendance during the past few
years.
The annual records for the past
several years are as follows: 1887,
81.11%; 1888, 87.49%; 1889, 89.56%
These increases make for more eff
cient instruction and pleasant pupil
teacher relationships. There is also
a financial benefit by increased state
aids received according to percentage
attendance.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-19

ice and what not. Our national crime
bill alone is nearly Is times the entire
cost of public school education. So
let us not travel backwards to 60
forward. Let us not bark up the
wrong tree. In 1923 at Cromwell the
writer had school bus driver who
spent annually about $40 for tobacco
and less than So for his property
taxes. He received $50 per month
from our school for hauling children
and he had three children of his own
in school. Yet he kicked about taxes.
If producers could get cost of pro-
duction, property taxes could be cas-
lily paid.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-19
Brook Park

Clark Hoagland made a business
trip to Mora last Thursday
Swan Johnson of Quamba, was
Brook Park caller Tuesday of last
week.
Mrs. Dehler, Mrs. Leo Stacker and
Mrs. A. Thorn of Hinckley, were in
Brook Park recently soliciting for
their church dinner which is to be
held Sunday, Oct. %.
Mr.. Hedlund, who had spent week
with relatives in Minneapolis, re-
turned to his home last Thursday.
Miss Althea Hoagland visited her
brother, Clark Hoagland, and family
Tuesday of last week, returning to
Cambridge in the evening.
Mrs. Fred Washburn was Brook
Park business caller Wednesday of
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Vettling Wis
tied at the Len Freeman home in
Hinckley Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fohrman, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. McClellen and chill
dren and MIR. and Mrs. Lloyd Vettling
and daughter, Lois, were supper
guests at the Chas Vettling home
Wednesday evening of last week in
honor of Chas. Vettling, it being his
73rd birthday.
Mrs. Leonard Fosberg spent sew
eral days in Minneapolis last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ziegler mo-
tored here from the Cities Saturday.
Gene Tingley motored here from
Minneapolis Saturday and visited Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. Fohrman for the day.
Mrs. Harvey Reid and Mrs. Cob
bells of Hinckley, were here Friday to
organize Red Cross unit.
The Lutheran Ladies' Aid will meet
at the home of Mrs. VIM. Anderson
Tuesday, Oct. "a. Everybody well
come.
Mrs. Conrad Gayting and Miss Dom
aida McGregor of Duluth, visited the
Elmer Ziegler family recently.
Alice Ziegler of Ely, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Ehmke of Markville,
were Sunday guests at the Herb Will
liams home.
Mrs. David Hall and daughter,
Betty, were in Hinckley Tuesday of
last week and met with the PIT. A.
committee there
MIR. and Mrs. Lawrence Mead and
daughter, Annabelle, were Mora call
ers Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Wood and FAM
lily spent the weekend with his folks,
returning to Minneapolis Sunday eve
ming.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-19
ASKOV

Mrs. P. P. Kilstofte left Friday for
few days visit in Minneapolis and
at other points.
Mrs. A. c. Jacobsen, Thor Hoving
and Mr.. Ellison of Minneapolis, were
guests at the Mrs. L. p. Jacobsen home
Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. L. Petersen started
last week on their automobile jour-
ney to California where it is likely
they will take up permanent resi-
dence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Sorensen and
children went to Owatonna Sunday
for a few days visit with relatives
and also to do some pheasant hunt
ing. They returned home last night
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Petersen OF
Superior, Wis.,, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Sophus Petersen of Albany, were
Sunday guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ludwig Madsen.
Edmund c. Rix, Carl c. Paulsen
and Mrs. Otto G. Hoiberg and son
visited relatives and friends in Tyler
from Friday until Sunday. The men
naturally took in" the pheasant
hunting while there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Madsen, Mr..
and Mrs. Thorvald S. Jensen and
Henry Larsen visited at the Otto
.Madsen home near Hector from Fri
day until Sunday and enjoyed some
excellent pheasant hunting in that
vicinity.
Miss Wanda Jacobsen came Friday
from Detroit, Mich, for visit at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wayne E. Jacobsen and to visit her
sister, Mrs. Marshall Halgren, who is
confined at the Northwestern hospital
in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Hansen and
son, Carl, went to Wi;hee, Wis, Mon
day morning in response to a mes
sage stating that Mr.. Hansen's mother
was seriously i'll The senior Mrs.
Hansen improved rapidly, however,
and they returned home again Tues
day evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-19
PUBLIC AUCTION
NEAR MARKVILLE

AS we are leaving the county we
will sell the following personal prop
erty, as is, on the old Albrecht place
IL miles west and IA mile north of
Markville on Saturday, Oct. %. Sale
starts at IL a. m. sharp. The Luth-
eran Ladies' Aid will serve lunch.
Livestock-Blackm mare, 6 years old,
weight 100 pounds; bay mare,
years old, weight 100 pounds; bay
mare, IA years old, weight 1850
pounds. Red cow, years old, to
freshen November II; big red cow,
years old, to freshen December 10;
big Holstein cow, 6 years old, to
freshen about December 20; big roam
COW, years old, to freshen about
date of sale; black cow, 7 years old,
to freshen December 10; two spring
heifer calves, seven spring pigs,
weight about ITO pounds each.
Feed-About 20 tons good clover
hay in barn, about 20 tons of upland
hay in stack, about $50 bushels of
Kherson oats, about $50 baskets OF
good corn.
Farm machinery, etc.-John Deere
eft. grain binder on transport wheels,
set of bobsleds, nearly new; Mime
sofa mower, SIT. cut; Minnesota
2-horse rake, in good shape; 2-sec-
ton John Deere lever harrow, spring
tooth harrow, walking pillow, 2-horse
Moline grain drill with grass seed
attachment, in good shape; heavy
breaking pillow, wooden beam; John
Deere corn planter with check wire
steel-wheeled wagon with box, low
wheeled wagon with hay rack, heavy
set of work harness, nearly new; near
" new hay rope, ITO feet; two big
hay barn forks, some long cedar poles
some lumber, 2-horse John Deere rid
ing cultivator, single horse cultiVator
some rolls of barbed wire, about zoo
rods of 26-inch woven wire, nearly
new; wooden stock tanks.
Household goods-Heating stove
barrel stove, oil stove, some big stone
crooks.
Terms: All sums of $40 and under
cash. On sums over $40, six month:
time will be given on approved bank
able paper bearing percent interest
Please arrange with your banker fol
credit. All property must be settled
for before removal from premises.
ANTON NIELSEN & SON, Owners
First Natl Bank, Sandstone, Clerk
VIM. H. Barnick & Son, AuctloneerS
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-19
PINE COUNTY BUS
SCHEDULE ON NO. 81

Terminals and Pine County Stations.
Light face figures A. M, and black
face figures P. NJ time. Figures in
parenthesis indicates stations where
passengers should notify agent if they
desire to board buses.
Minneapolis and st. Paul to Duluth.
NORTH BOUND
Minneapolis, Lv.
7:30 10:45 lis 3:45 7:15
st. Paul, Lv.
sos 11:25 1:55 4:2O 1850
Pine City
$40 100 s:s4 5:55 s:2s
(s:4S) Q:0S) (s:42) (6:o2) Flag
Junction with No. %, Approx.
9:54 lila 3:48 Cos 9:37
1000 LEO 1855 s:15 $40
Sandstone
1923 las 4:19 6:ss 1905
Askov Junction, Approx.
1923 1:5O 4:24 CAB 1910
Finlayson Corner, Approx.
1890 1:52 4:26 Gas 1912
Rutledge
(1O:35) Q:5S) (4:3D (6:5O Flag
Willow River
(10:4D (2:O5) (4:sS) (6:56) Flag
Sturgeon Lake
(1O:4O (2:12) (4:45) 0:o2) Flag
Duluth
1910 $40 CLIO S:25 11:5O
SOUTH BOUND
Duluth, Lv.
TAO 1000 100 400 $50
Sturgeon Lake
$3.50 Q1:16) (2:15) (5:2O (s:o2)
Willow River
(e:oO (11:2s) (2:2s) (5:se) (s:Os)
Rutledge
(s:O5) (11:2s) (2:2s) (5:sD (s:l3)
FinlaysOn Corner, Approx.
9:1O 1882 2:32 5:34 9:16
Askov Junction, Approx.
GIL 1875 2:35 5:37 9:19
els 11:4o 2:4o $40 s:24
Hinckley
$50 11:55 2:55 600 $40
Junction with No. %, Approx.
9:45 1910 $40 6:15 9:55
Beroun
(s:5D u2:l5) (s:15) (s:2N (s:5s)
Pine City
s:5s 1928 1923 6:2s 1906
st. Paul
11:40 2:05 sos 500 1885
Minneapolis
1910 $40 $40 $40 1910
Invest rs cents in a classified ad
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-19
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
ClOvertOn.
A. E. GUSTAFSON, County Supt.

The people of the Cloverton high
school area regret the recent resigna-
ton of Supt. F. C.. Thompson be-
cause of serious illness. He is i'm
proving quite well at the home OF
his daughter in Glencoe. He is elig-
ible to small pension, having COM
pleted more than "a years of very
excellent educational service. Former
Supt. Laurence E. Wood of Deer
Creek, has been selected to the posi-
ton left vacant. Mr.. Wood was SUI
perintendent of the Deer Creek high
and graded school for a period of Is
years.
District SO and District 126.
Our news column two years ago
explained how district SO, Clover
township, raised its levy about $40
(about four mills) and thus qualified
for about $500 in special aids re-
ceived the following year. District
1875 has now been organized out of
the south half of old district SO, Clover
township, and has continued quail
flying for all the state aids possible
under the latest laws. Reports show
that district SO, however, voted eight
months school this year and also
voted against the supplemental aids.
This will cause them this year to lose
$25 for a nine months school, $50
for accrediting and over $500 in sup
Elemental aids. (Prorated $500.
District 70.
Reports from district 70 in Pine
Lake township seem to indicate that
the plan operated last year and con-
tinued this year is very successful and
well liked by all patrons. The plan
includes the closing of their well
equipped one-room school and trans
porting all the elementary and high
school pupils to Finlayson by bus.
The present road situation and snow
pillow service makes this plan sue
cessful economically and education
ally. Thus, district 70 provides ele-
mentary education and high school
education for their pupils at less cost
than the operation of their one-room
school. Good locations, good roads,
modern buses and machines all help
to make this plan possible and sue
cessful in some localities.
Taxes.
Sometimes we hear much said about
taxes. Property taxes in particular
seem to have the most direct effect
on us. Most of us believe that the
only real fair system of taxation is
based on the net incomes. Many of
us also believe that the proceeds of
our natural resources, public utilities
and industries should be properly
distributed in the interest of social
security and employment for all. Few
of us realize that:
American people spend as much
for tobacco and cigarettes as they
do for public school education.
Also, nearly five times as much for
alcoholic drinks as for public school
education.
Also, almost as much for gum,
candy, face powder and cosmetics as
for public school education.
Also, as much for commissions"
to travelling statesmen as for public
school teachers salaries.
Then think of national contribu-
tons to man-made depressions and
poverty, international gangster wars,
American incubated crime. Also esti-
mate the cost of public graft, private
greed, unnecessary accidents, intem-
perate living, inadequate health serv-