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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-01-26
Shipping Body
Votes Dividend,
Large Refund
Eighteenth Annual Meet
ing Will be Held in St.
Paul February 7 and 8.

The Central Cooperative Associ-
alton, farmer-owned livestock sell
ing agency with offices at South ST
Paul and West Fargo, N. D., will pay
to member patrons rs percent re-
fund on commissions collected ir
1888, equal to approximately $102,-
900 in addition to an percent stock
dividend, which is the maximum per-
mitted to be paid in the state Of
Minnesota, it was announced by the
board of directors who recently me-
in South st. Paul. This makes 6
total of approximately $1,781,814 tc
be paid in cash refunds to members
since the organization started in 1921
The 1888 dividend and refund checks
will be mailed to stockholders some
time after the middle of February
1t also was announced that stock
holders of the Central Cooperative
Association will hold their 18th an
nual meeting at the Lowry hotel in
st. Paul Tuesday and Wednesday
February and this year.
Prominent Speakers Announced.
Among the speakers to be on the
program are the Hon. Harold E. Stas-
sen, Governor of the state of Mime
sofa, and DR.. John Holland of Chi
cago, Ill.
Dr. G. P. Fitch, chief of the Vet
Urinary Division, University of Min
nesota, will talk to the stockholders
on animal diseases of importance to
livestock shippers.
Robert c. Vance, livestock feeder
and agricultural writer of Milford
Nebr., will give an illustrated talk
portraying farm conditions in South
America, as well as in Palestine.
F. w. Peck, president of the Fed
eral Land Bank of st. Paul, will adj
dress the group on "The Use and Mis-
use of Farm Credit"
Fred w. Sargent, president of the
Chicago Northwestern Railroad Com
pany, and Professor w. H. Peters
chief, Division of Animal Husbandry
University of Minnesota, also will
bring their messages to this gather
ing.
The board of directors of the Cen
trail Cooperative Association are;
c. B. Crandall, president, Randolph
J. E. Bowen, first vice president, Bar
ron, Wis; N. j. Nelson, second vice
president, Cakes, N. D.; r. w. Keller
secretary, Chokio; S. S. Beach, treas
urer, Hutchinson; r. c. Won Tobel
Verdon, S. D.; j. B. Jones, Lake
Crystal; w. A. Johnson, Deer Creek
H. G.. Schemel, Renville; and N. K
Carnes, general manager, South ST
Paul.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-01-26
Bird Houses To
Attract Prizes
Bows and Girls of the COun-
ty are Eligible to Compete
in Event.

Game wardens of this district,
assisted by Recreational Division of
Works Progress Administration, are
sponsoring a bird house building con-
test for the boys and girls.
Following is the information con-
corning the contest as outlined by the
sponsors:
District contest to be held at Pine
City on May 81, 1889.
District composed of Chisago, Isan-
ii, Kanabec, Pine and Carlton coun-
ties.
The three winners at each of the
county contests are the only accept
able entries for the district contest.
County Contests.
Ten dollars given to each county
by the game wardens of the Eighth
district for prizes.
Entries are free and open to all
grade and high school pupils in the
Eighth district.
County contests must be held be-
fore May Is, 1889.
Cully 1lSI W NC SlOSCo OliO SllelJ
must be in to John Salvador, Division
of Conservation, Pine City, by May Z,
1889.
Bird houses to be entered in con-
test through any school in district.
Teacher at school must verify that
house was completely constructed
by entree and that entree is pupil
of that school.
All bird houses entered in contest
must be erected after contest.
The winners of the district con-
test are to become property of the
Game and Fish Department of the
Eighth district. These three houses
are to be erected near the Conserva-
ton Building, which is now being
built at Pine City.
If any of these three houses are
entered in any future contest and
win a prize, the prize is to 60 to
the original builder.
The construction of any bird house
must not have been started before
January Is, 1889.
Ideas and assistance may be fur
nished by parents and teachers, but
all actual constructing and building
must be done by entree.
The game warden of each county
is in charge of that county and is
responsible official who has the
authority to clear up any points not
included in the contest rules.
Any other information needed will
be furnished by John Salvador, Pine
City.
The judging will be based upon the
three best all-around bird houses
and will be done by competent men
in this field.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-01-26
International News Review

of facing cold and raw facts, and
detached observer, even if he strives
manfully to conceal beneath his OBJ
jectivity his strong dislike of the
dictator, must record that Hitler so
far has been able to get what he
wanted. Even as late as few days
days ago Great Britain and France
once more joined in the humiliat-
ing act of kneeling before him and
before the peculiar theology per-
sonified by him and his political
kinsman, Mussolini, for these two
men served-through the latter
notice on Great Britain and France
that if they moved hand to aid, in
any way, the legitimist government
of Spain, the consequences would be
dire and awful. And with the meek
ness which has characterized the great
democracies of Europe since last Sep
TENDER, Great Britain and France
obediently declared that the Spanish
government was not to be aided. So
scared of Mussolini was France that
~ JiSiAS0, "lIiiOol, " SCClllS, W COll-
slider the dangerous possibility of
having fascist Franco government
under the thumb of Mussolini-es-
tablished in closest proximity, that
is, Immediately to the south of France
itself.
ManOeuvers.
While the Hitler-Mussolini axis,
often referred to as the Berlin-Rome
axis, kept on rotating favorably in
Spain, it also spun on in Eastern
Europe. Hungary proclaimed it's adj
herence to the German-Italian-Ja
anese agreement against Russian
communism" and as soon as that
was done, Italy's foreign minister,
Galeazzo Ciano, hurried on to Bel
grade in an effort to make Jugo-
Slavia sign on the same dotted line.
Reports early this week indicated
Jugo-Slavian willingness to comply,
for the Belgrade government was
willing to accept proffered credits
from Italy and also to permit a GER
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-01-26
By GEORG STRANDVOLD

Tomorrow the man who was Will
liam II, emperor of Germany, OBJ
serves in the quiet of Castle Doom,
Holland, his eightieth birthday ami
Versary, and no doubt will lose him.
self anew in "reminiscences of the
glory and glitter which surrounded
him until that bleak November day in
1918 when he fled from his country
that country which was defeated,
Inundated, crushed while he him.
self was obliterated from the live
pages of history. Time was when
William was castigated as the arch
criminal of the World war, but Time
can be mellowing as well as accus-
ing, and there is hardly now any
where any Individual who, on the
basis of actual knowledge, seriously
can accept the wartime thesis that
"the Kaiser" was the sole instigator
of the World war. We know better
now. We know that the war guilt
must be distributed pretty evenly
all around.
Wonder what William, the shadow
emperor meditating at the Dutch
castle, thinks when on Monday next
he sits at his radio and listens to
that upstart dictator, Adolf Hitler,
who now takes his place as ruler of
Germany? For Hitler has sched-
uled speech for that day-the sixth
anniversary of his elevation to the
CHARACTERISTIC of Germany; the erst-
while proletarian will once more as
sert his right to the seat once oc-
cupied by the glamorous emperor
and will once more proclaim to the
world the arrogant doctrine that true
democracy is that form of govern
ment which rests in the hands of one
strong individual.
They Yield.
1t isn't a question of whether Hit
Ter is right or wrong-in this coun-
try most people seemingly agree that
most of his actions are screamingly
brutal and unjust-but it is matter
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-01-26
Workers Alliance
Calls Mass Meetine

The Workers Alliance will spon-
sor mass meeting in the court house
in Pine City Saturday, January %,
for the purpose of bringing pressure
behind the 875 million dollar WPA
appropriation bill now before Con-
gress The Alliance believes that the
bill, if enacted, will relieve the tax
burden of local taxpayers and it is an
nounced that speakers will be there
to explain that the bill affects every
taxpayer in the county.
Similar meetings are to be spon-
sored on the same date throughout
the state and nation. Sponsors of
the meeting urge that everyone work.
ing on WPA projects, receiving re-
lief or otherwise interested, attend the
meeting. The meeting begins at
10 a M
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-01-26
Bazaar Date Set
By Askov Ladies
Church Organizations Will
Sponsor A Miscellaneous
Sale and Program.

Committees recently selected by
the Askov Danish and English Ladies
Aids to make arrangements for a
bazaar in the near future, met Tues
day afternoon at the home of Mrs
MAIDS Nielsen when it was decided
that the bazaar should be sponsored
either the latter part of March or the
first part of April. The program for
the event will be given by home
talent after which a miscellaneous
sale, including embroidered articles
aprons and various items of food
stuff, will be held. Lunch will be
served after the sale.
Committees chosen to arrange fol-
and conduct the bazaar are as fol-
lows:
Entertainment - (Danish) Mrs
Martin Dietz, chairman; Mrs. N. P
Nedegaard and Mrs. Frede Stottrup
(English) Mrs. Harry Mortensen
chairman; Mrs. c. M. Nelson and
Mrs. Carl c. Paulsen.
Lunch-Danish) Mrs. MAIDS Mel
sen, chairman; Mrs. And. P. lessen
and Mrs. Hans Clausen. (English)
Mrs. F. T. Thompson, chairman; Mrs
A. w. Conway and Mrs. J. Albert
Johnson.
Bazaar-(Danish) Mrs. Carl Thine
sen, chairman; Mrs. Niels c. Peder-
sen and Mrs. Sigurd Stovring. eng
lish) Mrs. Emery Nedegaard, chair
man; Mrs. Ray c. Jensen and Mrs
Lenny Lewisen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-01-26
Sheriffs Forces
Are On Increase

The sheriff's forces in Pine
county are on the increase, it is
seen by the birth of twin girls
Wednesday morning to Mr.. and
Mrs. Hannes Rypkema. The new
corners bring the total number of
children in the Rypkema family
to eight.
The youngest members of the
sheriff's family were brought into
the world at Pine City Memorial
hospital. Friends throughout the
county are extending congratula-
tons to the happy parents.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-01-26
Tax Mill Rates
Are Announced
By Treasurer
Annual List of Rates Show
Increases and Decreases
Here and There.

The county tax rates have been
recently announced by County Treas
urer Frank Poferl and will appear
on the back of each tax receipt dur
ing the coming taxpaying season
The rates in many cases, show in
creases and likewise in many, show
decreases, but as general rule wher
compared with last year there is very
little change.
Following is the list as announced
by the treasurer:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-01-26
Annual Meeting
OF Askov Coop
Held Wednesday
Local Feed and Grocery
Organization Makes Sales
Totaling $4l,872.37.

The annual meeting of the ASkov
Cooperative Association was held
in the dining room of the D. B. S,
hall yesterday afternoon with good
representation of stockholders pres
ent and taking part in the discussion
The auditors financial statement
does not reveal any great profit from
the years turnover, but it does show
a good volume on close margin
which is seen as giving the customers
their dividend at the time of the
purchase. However, there is a net
earning for the year 1888 of $608.22
which can be considered very good
under present conditions. The fact
that they enjoyed a good business
and showed a reasonable profit can
be credited directly to the able and
efficient management rendered by
their manager, Ludwig Madsen, but
also reflects credit to the ability OF
the board of directors.
It was noticeable at the meeting
that there is more harmony and less
antagonism; everyone seems to realize
that the concern had slumped into
a tight spot" financially some years
ago and the chief aim now is to work
out of that and for the time being
forget all about share dividends and
patronage dividends.
Small Profit.
The tonnage sales for the year are
very near the same as in 1887 but
the prices have been somewhat low
er, hence the volume in dollars and
cents have been reduced-the total
turnover for the year being SAL ,872.37
The cost of the material sold is SGT, :
111.81 and the operating cost and de-
probation came to S4,717.87, leaving
only small operating profit; to that
there are several other sources OF
income which brings the net profit
up to the $500 mark. From the above
figures it can be seen that the OPP
Grating cost has been held down to
slightly over IL percent of the sales
which indicates economy.
New Grocery Venture Reported On.
The matter of a new cooperative
organization being started here for
the purpose of operating grocery
store was reported on. The COM
mittee in charge of this project has
not reached its goal in the matter OF
selling shares, so there is nothing
definite along that line yet. How
ever, the Askov Cooperative Asso-
citation offered to sell out its grocery
business to the new organization if il
should become a reality.
The final order of business was
the election of board of five direc-
tors. Harald johnson, present Sec
rotary, and Clemmen Christensen
treasurer, declined to serve again
With only two ballots being taken
the new board is as follows: Christ
A. Nielsen, Christ Morgensen, Jacob
Christensen, Almer Ecklund and Her
luf P. Rasmussen.
Immediately after the meeting the
newly elected board met and or
ganized as follows: Christ A. Mel
sen, president; Christ Morgensen
vice president; Almer Ecklund, Sec
rotary; Herluf P. Rasmussen, treas
urer; and Jacob Christensen, director
Martin Isaksen and 1. A. Ecklund
were retained as revisors and Otto A
Jensen continues as bookkeeper. The
company treated the stockholders to
coffee and lunch after the meeting
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-01-26
Farmers Union Meeting

The Bruno Farmers Union will
meet at the home of Ed Rupp east of
Bruno, Friday evening, February g.
Members are urged to attend. There
will be lunch and social hour. Ev-
eryone is welcome.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-01-26
Carnival At Pine
City Attracts Many

Even though Sunday was disagree
able in regards to weather the Pine
City Ice Carnival was held with good
success both from the standpoint of
entertainment and attendance. Many
items of entertainment were offered
to the public, which are seldom seen
in rural communities and people drove
for several miles to attend.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-01-26
Finlayson To Give
A Presidents Ball

A Presidents Ball for the benefit
of the fight to eradicate infantile
paralysis will be held at the Finlay-
son hall Saturday evening, January
%, with music being furnished by
Herman Sandquist's Melody Mates.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-01-26

Following is the text of Hon.
Hjalmar Petersen's address be-
fore the Farm Organization on
January ID, when he took as his
topic Transportation AS 1t AT
fects The Farmer"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-14
Bruce Cation in WASHINGTON
Disseets the News

WASHINGTON N.-SenSational re-
ports from the underground move
ment" in Germany have been reach
ing here, unverifieG and impossible
TO verify, that a movement within
the Reich to overthrow Adolf Hit
Ter is now well enough organized
so that followers OF the movement
in Germany have sent to their
American contacts these predic-
tionS:
I. That the war will be short.
2. That Hitler will be out be-
fore Christmas.
3. That neither of the two men
he named as his Suriessors-Her-
mann Goering and Rudolph Hess
will succeed him.
T. That responsible elements"
in Germany will gain power and
make peace ON a basis OF regain
ing Danzig and solving the corri-
dor problem without strangling Pc
land.
5. That Heinrich Himmler. Ges-
tapo head, is far from sympathetic
to Hitler and is the man to watch
in Germany today.
These reports come here from
inside Germany to rather mys-
terious, highly-secret group CALI
ing itself the International League
for Truth in Germany. This Or
ganization claims to have member
ship in England, France, Poland,
the Scandinavian countries, Bel
GUM. Holland, and the United
States. 1t has an office in New
York. address unknown.
AS long ago as last April, it was
known. and this correspondent
wrote, that this organization claim
ed to be active in disseminating
anti-Hitler propaganda in Germa-
ny. 1t is regarded as nom Comnlu-
mist and primarily as peace group
acting on the theory that the best
way to peace in Europe is to get
Hitler removed from power.
1t emphasizes that 1t has not
taken any active part in definite
plots against Hitler, but simply in
propag gandizing within the Reich
against his regime.
The reports of the possibility of
active revolt simply come to them
from contacts within Germany. It's
own activities have been limited
to fomenting general whispering
campaigns and radio broadcasts
against the Nazi regime within
Germany.
Some of its broadcasts go into
Germany from European points
outside the Reich some even from
within Germany itself, via secret
stations.
The League, entirely a private
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-14
Famous Sayings

activity of anonymous civilians, be-
lieves that the. radio campaign
aimed directly at the German peo-
pie is being increasingly successful,
and that it reaches regularly a
million Germans despite the elab-
crate and stringent precautions
taken by Gestapo agents against it.
IN the past two years the people
have come to distinguish between
Gestapo agents VINO are working
for the regime and those who are
working against it," says League
official
1t is added that it is actually
safer in Germany now to listen
TO these "bootlegged" broadcasts
than it was two years ago.
AS an Illustration OF the wide
growth of illegal broadcasting there
is cited a recent speech in which
Hitler warned the German people
not to listen to such programs and
declared that Nazi party district
leaders were the first line OF de-
Tense against such traitors. This,
it is asserted, was first of all an
admission that the habit is grow
ing and secondly an indirect ad-
mission that the Gestapo is not
doing its job properly.
The Leagues sources within Ger
many add that prime reason for
Mussolini's failure to fight is his
knowledge that an anti-Hitler coup
Is in the making.
Italian informantS of the League
report that anti-German sentiment
in Italy is growing rapidly-at
least partly because of Nazi tact
lessness in forcing number of
German officers into responsible
positions in the Italian army.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-14
WHICH ARE YOU?

Two men came back to Ell Centre the
other day, both from a months vacation
Each had been to San Francisco
Il had rotten time" growled the
first. Couldn't find anything to do
That place is sure dead
Il had a grand time" grinned the sec
ond. "Say-that San Francisco is sure
lively burg. Something doing all the
timel'
The same question was put to each
man. Are you expecting business to be
good this winter?''
Terrible scowled the one who'd had
a rotten time on his vacation II can't
even pay my taxes. Things are getting
worse all the time"
I'm looking for the best winter my
business has ever had said the other
'All the signs point that way"
Which, do you think, will enjoy good
winter?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-14
MEMBER
WHY NOT AN |. v.
NEW YEARS DAY?

If President Roosevelt can change the
date Of Thanksgiving what is to pre-
vent Imperial Valley from inaugurating
holiday all its own?
A holiday, furthermore. which would
have more reason than most of those We
observe in one way or another.
An Imperial Valley New Years Day
The breath of life quickens through
out all Imperial Valley in the Fall of
the year. The valleys entire life, social
and business, is geared to a year that
begins in the Fall. All activities are
planned from that time onward through
the winter. The year awakenS in the
Fall, and with it the people of Imperial
Valley awaken to new ambition, new
projects and new accomplishments !.
There is no good reason why we should
not recognize that fact officially. There
are many reasons why we should.
Remember that first feeling of exhal-
tation when, in a Fall evening, the first
cool, crisp breath of coming winter
sweeps into young lungs? If that is not
the feeling of new year being bern,
then there is no such feeling 1t will
come soon now to everyone in Imperial
Valley.
We need not attempt to abrogate the
traditional New Years celebration of
January lst. We need not change our
Calendars one whit We need not rear
range our fiscal affairs III the slightest.
We need only to set aside one day in
the Fall, say October 1st or thereafter
as Imperial Valley New Years Day
Our county supervisors could proclaim
it holiday throughout the county. Our
city councils could give it official recog-
nition Our business institutions could
and should pay heed to the beginning
OF new period Of advancement i'll the
affairs of their community.
Of what practical use would such a
holiday be? you may ask
Two points alone, out of all the others,
answer that question.
/. An Imperial Valley New Years
Day, unique as it would be among the
holidays observed in the nation, would
give national publicity to the advantage
OF Imperial Valley during the glorious
months of the winter
2. Such a celebration would do much
to unite every separate unit of the I'M
perial Valley community into one great,
progressive group with a common goal
progress. Unity is the greatest asset
a community can have.
One warning is in order: an Imperial
Valley New Years Day should not be
the project of one city, one group or one
agency. 1t should, if developed to the
full, be a celebration for all Imperial
Valley and for every person in the val
ley. 1t should, in all truth, mark the
beginning of a new year for Imperial
Valley and her people.