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Smyrna times., 1939-07-27
CENSUS TAKING
IN FULL SWING
Porcupine Camp Heads All
the Others in PrOduc-
tiOn of Gold
MINING INCREASING

Observation-Disclosures benefit
of ballyhoo. the 1910 census has been
under way eight months.
Toward the end Of last summer,
Clarence A. Batchelet started it.
Batchelet is a geographer at the
census bureau. He started it by
writing letters to various local Of
ficials.
AS the replies came in, he built
up a new map of census districts
TO fit the boundary changes that had
been made by local agencies since
1890.
For the census must supply a
statistical measurement designed to
fit all local and federal needs during
the next ten years. It must take
into account congressional districts.
district boundaries, city ward lines,
city limits, judicial districts. coun-
ties, election districts and the other
small units which fit into the national
map.
fIu6 IOT fUl1tlCIdllS.
The figures must be so arranged
that if politician wants to know
how many voters are in his district.
he can simply glance at the census
figures and go right out to the printer
and order his campaign stationery.
After Batchelet began piecing his
"a rotiOroI man tho
census bureau started to work on the
series of questions that will make
this coming nose-counting the most
comprehensive the country has had.
Not only will an effort be made to
find out how many persons live in
the United States, but census ex-
perts want to know exactly where
they live, what they are doing, how
they are living, how old they are,
how much money they make, and
lot of other information.
Need I40, 900 Counters.
After questions are worked out, an
estimate of the cost is made and
the plan is put before congress for
approval Then comes the selection
of 140, 900 enumerators and decen-
nial blast of criticism about the fact
that they are chosen through politi-
cal channels.
The figures gathered by the
enumerators are checked and re-
checked by statisticians. The year
and half of preparation that goes
into the census sets up a machine
which does the job of collecting and
tabulating the figures in about 80
days.
After that, the statisticians and
economists begin to wiring all sorts
of facts out of them. The constitu-
tional purpose that the census
serves is to provide congress with
the knowledge of where the citizens
live, so that representation in con-
gress may be shuffied among the
states to conform.
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27

come pays between $50 and $S4 a
year in taxes. A farmer in that
state with an income of $1,000 a
year pays his government between
S104 and $3.50. Likewise with an
income of 1900 a year, he pays
between $1S3 and $207 a year. An
wage Garner who earns ST.
900 a year, pays his government
between STAT and $3.50 year in
taxes. Impossible, you say? In
deed it is not only possible, but en-
tirely true not only for the people
of Illinois but in every State. For,
no matter what you whether
you rent house, go to a movie,
have a drink, smoke cigarette,
buy loaf of bread, get new
dress, take a trip in your car, buy
a roast for dinner, or treat your
best girl to a soda-you pay a tax
of some kind. Everybody pays
taxes. In a recent radio address,
Congressman Clifton "A. Woodrum,
Democrat of Virginia said There
is one thought 1 would like to get
over right here. There seems to
be an impression in certain quart
ers that it's all right to plung
right along to pile up terrific
public debt-that the worker and
the farmer will get the assistance
and somebody" will pay taxes
enough sometime" to pay the bill.
Who is going to pay it, and when ?
Faxes can only come from Nation
al Wealth. National Wealth can
only come from labor and produc-
ton. The worker and the farmer
have been the producers in this
land of ours, and you can be very
Continued On Page Seven)
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27
DOUBLED COST
WELFARE BILL
DIR. Candee, Head of Commits
sion, Hits Staff Altering
in Wire to Congress
OPPOSES OLD AGE PLAN

Charging that Social Security
Board workers desire changes in
the staff of the Old Age Welfare
Commission that would increase
the administrative expenses of that
agency by 100 per cent or more,
DR. Charles L. Candee, president
of the commission, Friday wired U.
S. Senators James H. Hughes and
John G. Townsend, Jr., and Rep.
George S. Williams expressing
strong opposition to proposed
amendments to the Social Security
Act. The commission has already
nearly doubled its maintenance
cost during the last three years to
meet federal requirements, he said.
The amendment that would make
the merit system mandatory was
strongly condemned by DR.. Candee,
who said it "opens the door wide
for complete control by federal
bureau" The commission also OBJ
jected to the proposed amendment
which would grant a minimum
monthly pension of SIS to all needy
aged persons receiving public as
sistance. This amendment recently
was reported to have been stricken
from the bill by tn conference COM
mittee of the Hous and Senate,
which now is ironing out differ
ences between the House and Sen
ate versions of the bill.
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27
RIGHT FOOD FOR
GOOD HEALTH
Your Health and Vitality De-
pends on Proper Food
and Right Amount
BY CHARLOTTE SPENCER

Many thousands of Americans
are not what nutritionists call we'll
fed. Some of them are too poor to
pay for suitable food Others fail
to realize that the foods which
they eat may make all the differ
ence between abounding vitality
and mere passable good health.
The Bureau of Home Economics
has issued an extensive report OF
a study of DR.. Hazel K. Stiebeling
of the diets of the families of A.
900 workers whose salaries ranged
from $500 to $4,000 annually
These families were distributed in
43 cities throughout the country.
The diets of fully half of these
families were found to be in need
of improvement.
Plenty of money did not always
mean good diets and small expend-
itures did OF always mean poor
piets. Some housewives managed
to serve their families excellent
meals, from the standpoint of nu-
triton, at very low cost.
Many families spent plenty Of
money to get satisfactory diets,
but made a poor selection. Out of
every ten families spending enough
to get completely satisfactory
diets, only to 4 made really good
selections.
Only one third of all the families
studied received enough vitamin A
to protect them from nutritional
night blindness-th failure of the
eyes to adjust quickly to or from
bright light. Lack of this vitamin
also causes a decreased resistance
to respiratory diseases such as
colds and tuberculosis.
Fewer than half of all these fam
lilies received a safe allowance of
calcium, necessary for building and
maintaining bones and teeth.
Other vitamin and minerals were
also CONSPICUOUS by their absence in
many of these diets.
DR.. Stiebeling suggests the term
human erosion" to describe the
eventual effect of these poor diets
upon the health of the nation. A
liberal use of the protective foods
milk, vegetables, fruits, eggs.
and dark cereals would prevent
the wastage of health which is due
to poor feeding habits.
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report of Church Services Fol-
Next Sunday

CtpOTb VI SnuTCH StItiCSS TUl
Next Sunday
First Churcn of Christ, Scientist
Wilmington, at Park Place and
Van Buren Street: morning service
IL a. M, Sunday School IL a. m,
Wednesday service at 8 p. m.
Christian Science Society, Milford,
meeting at Grange Hall: Morning
service IL a. M, also meets on first
Wednesday evening of eacn
month at 8 p. m. Subject for Sun
day, July 80: Love" Golden
Text: Jude 1:21. Keep yourselves
in the love of God, looking for the
mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ
unto eternal life. A bible citation
from the lesson-sermon: 1 John a
16. And we have known and be
lieved the love that God hath to us.
God is love; and he that dwelleth
in love dwelleth in God, and God in
him. Correlative from the Text
book, Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker Eddy: The Christian Sci
ence God is universal, eternal. di-
vine Love, which changeth not and
causeth no evil, disease, nor death.
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27
Vanilla Is Most Popular
OF Ice Cream Flayors

CLEVELAND. OHIO.-"rn take
VANILLA" still is the most popular
demand when it comes to choosing
ice cream havors.
The Dairy Industries exposition's
flavor salesman said that the next
most popular ice cream flavor
after vanilla-varies in different Sec
tions of the country. The dairy in
dustries displayed their products in
Cleveland's public han in connection
with their annual convention.
Down south chocolate is second
choice in fiavors. Dark cherry and
butter pecan tie for second place in
Michigan.
The ice-cream eating public now
likes big chunks Of fruit in its ice
cream, the exposition revealed.
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27
New Well For Water System

Work was started last week in
drilling a new twelve-inch well for
Dover water system on the plot
where the present water tank is
located, near the intersection of
Division and Kirkwood streets.
City Manager L. d. Shank esti-
mates that when the new well is
completed and in operation, it will
add about 800 gallons per minute
to the present city water supply.
The location Of the new well is
also expected to increase the water
supply in the western and north
western sections of Dover.
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27
IRKED BY VOTE
HIGH BRIDGE
Committee of Citizens of ST.
Georges Assails Delaware's
Congress Delegation
PROPOSE DAMAGE CLAIM

Resolutions disapproving the bill
in Congress to authorize the War
Department to construct a four
lone high fixed bridge over the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
at st. Georges and expressing re-
gret that Delaware's representa-
tives in Congress should have sup
ported such a bill were adopted by
the State Georges Citizens Com
mittee last week. The resolutions
also condemned the injustice of
the continued delay" in building a
bridge and referred to the numer-
Gus petitions and requests for ac-
ton made by the committee in the
past. Copies were sent to y. $.
Senators John G. Townsend, Jr.,
and Jafes H. Hughes and U. S.
Rep. George S. Williams. The
also discussed the pos
sibility of an action to claim dam
ages from the federal government
for losses incurred by the destruc-
ton of the bridge, but it was the
consensus that it would be prema-
ture to discuss damages at this
time. Members said that if the
War Department should agree to
the construction of low type lift
bridge, which the citizens feel is
necessary for their best interests,
there would be no legal action and
"the past would be forgotten.
Claude N. Lester, chairman, pre-
sided at the meeting, which was
held in the office of former Mag
istrate c. H. Stats.
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27
Fish Tale: Pigeons
Report His Catch

PASS CHRISTIAN, MISS.-Bid-
well Adam, former lieutenant
governor Of Mississippi, is a great
believer in telling your fish sto-
ries while they're news.
He carries two homing pigeons
on fishing trips in the Gulf and
dispatches his messengers with
tidings after each big catch. A
few minutes later. Mrs. Adams
receives the news and gets the
skillet hot
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27
NOTICE

Dead or disabled horses. cows
and mules removed FREE Of
charge by calling DOVER 749 r
13. No animals removed unless call
is made Immediately and no an
imals dying from a contagious dis
ease will be removed.
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27

ROOSEVELT LIBRARY - The
House joined the Senate last
thursday in approving a bill to es-
tablish the Franklin D. Roooevelt
library. The vote on final passage
ros 221 to 124. House Republi-
cans voted almost to a man against
he bill. The measure now goes
hack TO the Senate for concurrence
i amendments. The bill provides
hat the President donate IL acres
i his estate, and his books, papers,
iournals, paintings and similar ma
terial Funds for the library
milding would be raised by private
subscription, but the Federal Gov
ernment would assume oe respon-
.ibility for maintenance and oper-
alton of the library.
SILVER PURCHASE ACT -
Last week the Treasury purchased
foreign silver at 35c an ounce,
while press reports from London
state that silver was selling there
Al 334Sc an ounce. Why this
country should pay more for silver
than the sellers Of the metal are
clearly willing to take for it is a
puzzle to me and many other peo-
ple. An even greater puzzle IS
why this government buys any for
eign silver at all since the Treas
ury's daily statement for July Z
shows-in addition to silver in ac-
tual monetary use or in use by
proxy-an idle stock of 1875, ,0OO,-
900 ounces of silver. This country
already has enough silver to make
more than two dozen sterling silver
teaspoon for every man, women
and child in the 48 states. That is
enough silver 50 that every baby
born from now until doomsday
could be born with a silver spoon
in its mouth.
EVERYBODY PAYS Twenty
five per cent Of the people of this
nation are under the blissful, but
entirely erroneous impression that
,.hey pay no taxes. The blunt fact
is that everybody pays. It's an
other blunt fact that everybody
pays lot more than they think.
The Twentieth Century Fund, a
non-proft, non-partisan research
organization, has shown this to be
true in graphic studies of all types
Of American families from the
farmer who has an income of $500
year on up to the man who has
million dollar income. Using the
State Of Illinois as an illustration,
the Twentieth Century Fund found,
upon careful research, that an Ill
Inois farmer with $500 annual in
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27

THE General Electric Oil
= Furnace eliminates two big
causes of heating waste. First:
= onrns oil in a new way that
wings out" the last unit Of
practicable heat. And secondly:
7 traps" much of the extra heat
Which is usually lost.
lhe result2 Heating dollars go
iurther-you get full value out
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
A Poultry Course
Set For September

September S, 6 and 7 are the dates
set for the annual poultry short course
at University Farm, st. Paul. This
course is offered by the Univer-
sity's division of animal and poultry
husbandry in cooperation with the
Minnesota Poultry Improvement
Board and the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. 1t is intended
primarily to provide special training
for persons acting as flock-selecting
agents and inspectors for hatcheries
operating under the state and national
poultry improvement plan.
According to DR.. H. j. Sloan, head
of the poultry department, instruc-
ton will emphasize culling for pro-
duction and standard quality, but will
also include subjects such as feeding,
housing, and general management of
poultry flocks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
A Set-Trigger Gun
Indian Woman

Mrs. John Moose, 35-year old
Indian woman living in Ogema
township, was killed Sunday aft
ernoon by a set-trigger shotgun
at the Bill Reynolds cabin near
her home. Mrs. Moose and her
husband, it is reported, went to
the Reynolds cabin and finding
the door locked approached the
window. AS Mrs. Moose opened
the window and leaned over the
sill, she apparently touched
string which was tied to a shot
gun braced in a corner of the
room. The blast of lead struck
the woman in the abdomen and
brought instant death.
Reynolds, also an Indian, had
complained that his cabin had
been entered by hooters during
frequent absences from home
while working and it appears that
is the method he arrived at to
discourage such procedure. Dep
uty Coroner w. T. Pearson of
Finlayson, was called to the scene
of the tragedy.
The dead woman leaves her
husband and three small children.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17

News Review
By GEORG STRANDVOLD

On August 10, unnoticed by most
observers, German Ambassador Won
Dirksen called in London on Lord
Halifax, British foreign minister-an
item in itself insignificant and not
worthy of much notice. But there
was this interesting detail in connec-
ton with the visit that it was the
first time for more than half year
that there has been such close and
direct contact between Great Britain
and Germany, and whatever import
ance may attach to the visit was en-
HANGED by reason of the fact that on
the following day Count Galeazzi
Ciano, Italian foreign minister, and
Joachim Won Ribbentrop, German for
eign minister, met at Salzburg in what
was formerly Austria.
Apparently Won Dirksen's half-hour
visit with Lord Halifax was feel
err: How would the British govern
ment react to the Salzburg conference
between the heads of the foreign de-
partment of the two fascist powers?
If Lord Halifax reacted in any way,
it is not matter of record, but, based
on knowledge of what has gone be-
fore, one may be fairly assured that
the Briton impressed on the German
the supreme necessity of keeping the
peace of Europe undisturbed.
Conversations.
On August IL, then, Count Ciano
arrived at Salzburg and at once be-
gan conversations with his German
colleague. Their contents, also, are
unrecorded, but it is known in a
vague and general way that they dealt
with the problem of Danzig and Hit
ler's insistent demand that that city
be reunited with Germany.
It had been understood, before the
conversations began, that Mussolini
had charged Ciano with the task of
restraining Hitler Whether that was
so, is, of course, not officially known,
and if it were so, no one has any
inkling as to how Ciano carried out
that mission.
But the advice of restraint would
be consistent with the attitude of
Mussolini who several times has said
that he did not think Danzig worth
a war.
For two days the Salzburg CONVEX
sations went on, then on Sunday, Au-
gust Is, suddenly were adjourned to
Hitler's country place near Berchtes-
gaden in Bavaria. What transpired
there is, as little as went on before,
CONTINUED on page ~
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
Golf Tournament
Draws Fifty-two

The Sandstone open golf tourna-
ment held Sunday was one of the
most successful golf events ever to
be held in this section of the state
considering attendance. Fifty-two
players entered the tourney, a blind
DOGGY event and $50 worth of prizes
were given.
Low score of II for the 18-hole
match was shot by Roy Stromquist
of North Branch, and second low was
made by John Poliachik of Hinckley.
Stanton Johnson, secretary to the
warden at the Sandstone Correctional
Institution, won the blind DOGGY prize,
while c. S. Gjertson won second. Ray
Harding of Superior, won the prize for
needing the most strokes to tour the
course while Rep. c. C. Mann of
Hinckley, was close second.
Several other prizes were won for
varied deeds of proves on the course
and expressions of enjoyment were
heard from various participants after
the tournament.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
.Askov Rutabaga
Festival Is Near
A Varied Program to be
Started by A Parade Has
Been Arranged.

There will be attractions for young
and old at the Rutabaga Festival to
be held in Askov on Saturday, Au-
gust 26. The committee is working
diligently to make the event sue
cess for everyone concerned. There
will be several free attractions and
the day will be commenced with col
orful parade and three bands to fur
nish music
There will be exhibits of all kinds.
A curio room will entertain those
interested in odd and historical arti-
Giles. Wild animals, including deer
will be exhibited. In the line of sports
and entertainment there will be a
baseball game, kittenball game, other
sports and free movies on health and
sanitation. A lounging room will
be available for women and children
and there will also be a first aid
stand for unfortunates. The days
concessions will feature eating stands
a corn game, rifle range, pony riding
and numerous other displays of skill
etc.
Cattle to be Shown.
In the cattle division, of which A.
P. Jensen will be in charge, there
will be five classes in each of the
Holstein and Guernsey breeds such
as bulls and bulls under one year
cows, heifers over one year and heifer
calves under one year. There will be
first and second prize and a rib
bon for third prize. The committee
feels that inasmuch as Holsteins and
Guernseys are the predominant breeds
in the community, coupled with the
fact that cash is at premium, prizes
will be limited to these two breeds
However, announces the committee
anyone wishing to exhibit other
breeds will be perfectly welcome to
do so and if they merit prize they
will be given ribbon.
All cattle will be hauled free OF
charge both ways and fed on the
grounds and all wishing to exhibit
cattle should notify A. P. Jensen
before August Is. MIR. Jensen wishes
to remind prospective exhibitors that
all cattle must be T. B. and Bangs
tested.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
Askov's D-Ban
Team Wins Title
In Twilight Loop
Takes Two Best of Three
Game Series With Second
Place Finlayson.

The official schedule is over in the
Twilight D-Ball League and since
the smoke of battle has cleared away
Askov sits at the top of the heap
with the championship and Finlayson
sits close by as worthy opponent.
The last of the three-game series was
played Monday evening on the Fin
layson diamond and Askov won the
game by score of to 3.
The first of the games, as reported
previously, was won by Finlayson
to l and the second which was
played Friday evening, went to the
Askov team 7 to 2. AS the scores
suggest all the games were closely
contested with neither team having
a one-sided advantage over the ether
until the last batter was out in each
game.
An indication of the spirit inserted
by the contestants in the series is
the fact that only 80 hits were made
by both teams in the three games,
with Finlayson getting 20 and the
Askov batters getting 10. However,
on the error side, the Finlayson play
ers committed IL misplays to Askov's
nine.
Friesland and Sandstone Rockets
were the other two teams who played
in the championship elimination SER
les. The various teams are looking,
already, toward a similar schedule
next year with prospects being bright
for faster league.
Following are the box scores of the
two final games between Askov and
Finlayson:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
Slaughter Steer
Trade Is Steady
Cows Strong to Csc High
err; Decline in Hogs is
Halted; Lambs Active.

South st. Paul, Mimi, August Is,
1899: The slaughter steer and year.
ling market held about steady on the
first two days of the current week
despite lower buying orders on the
part of larger packers, the Federal
State Market News review says.
Small supplies were supporting fac
tor, with smaller killers buying de-
pendably and dressed beef prices lit
tie changed. Heifers kept steady.
Cows were strong to Csc higher, bulls
were steady, while vealers weakened
slightly. Stockers were mostly steady,
feeder type steers being weak to Csc
lower in somewhat seasonal decline.
Good to choice fed steers and year.
lings cashed at $3.50 to 1925. Medi-
UNI and good fed heifers made $3.50
to $500. Common grassy heifers sold
at $500 to $500, with comparable
grade butcher steers $3.50 to $3.50.
Medium to good cows earned $5.75
to $625, cutter and common cows
S4.25 to $5.25, and Gamers $500 to
$500. Practical top on sausage bulls
held at $500. Medium and good
stocker and lightweight feeder steers
sold at $725 to $3.50. Most good to
choice vealers cleared at $3.50 to
$3.50. Dairy cows were generally
steady. Most medium to good spring.
er cows sold at $4,000 to $1,000, ship
pers paying $500.
On Tuesday the decline in HOG
prices was at least temporarily halted.
Shipper support showed some ex-
pansion and sows ranged steady to
10c higher. Barrows and gifts were
only steady, comparing steady to 15c
lower than the close of last week.
Sows at this writing are steady to
10c higher than last Friday. Tues
days top was $5.75 on good and choice
barrows and gifts scaling 100 10 240
pounds. Top on sows was $4.35.
Slaughter lambs lost Csc on Tues
day, this decline also representing the
change for the week to date Trad
ing, however, was active at the de-
cline. Native spring lambs grading
mostly good bulked at $8.25, while
good and choice 81 to IS pound range
lambs reached $3.50. Gull and COM
mon natives went at $3.50 to $3.50.
Slaughter ewes lost little ground,
common to choice natives going at
$500 to $500 mainly. Western feed
ing lambs brought $500, natives $3.50
to $500.