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Askov American., 1940-08-01

Mrs. Thorvald Petersen and daugh-
ter, Miss 10 Ane, of Minneapolis,
came Sunday for visit with relatives
and friends, being guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Rasmus Petersen.
Mr.. and Mrs. George 1. Clem and
daughter, Cleo, and Mrs. Rasmus
Petersen were in Minneapolis from
last Thursday until Sunday visiting
relatives and friends and to attend
the Aquatennial events.
A fog nozzle has been added to the
equipment of the fire department,
same being tried out last night. With
this equipment it is said man can
walk into a smoke-flled room and
get at the source of the fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Chase of Min
neapolis, and Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar
Chase of ST. Louis, Mo-, visited Mon
day and Tuesday at the Manford Mel
son home. Previous to coming here
John Peter Nelson had been with
them on camping trip at Big Lake.
A. T. Christensen of Minneapolis,
representing the North American Life
and Casualty Company, was in Askov
Tuesday visiting Geo. L. Clem, who
is their local agent. Mr.. Christen-
sen and Mr.. Glenn are making an
attempt to start unit for hospitali-
zation insurance here.
On Saturday, August 3, the United
D. B. S. lodges of Minnesota will hold
their annual meeting at DANA hail.
Minneapolis. Everyone is cordially
invited to the banquet in the evening
All D. B. S. members are invited to
the business meeting which opens al
10 o'clock in the forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thorvald S. Jensen
were in Litchfeld Monday and Tues
day visiting at the farm home of Mr.
and Mrs Otto Madsen. They say that
in the vicinity of Litchfeld they have
not had very much rain the past six
weeks and as a result much of the
corn has suffered. In the village most
of the lawns are dried up.
The Misses Edna and Alma Chris
tensen came last Thursday from Los
Angeles, Calf, for a visit at the
home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Soren K. Christensen. Herman Chris
tensen, who works in Minneapolis
also came with them for a visit, and
Victor Christensen, who works at Ait
kin, was home for a weekend visit
The annual Sunday school picnic
will be held in the village park week
from Sunday, or on August II. The
teachers are planning an interesting
program which includes a parade
from the church to the park via the
north entrance. In addition to the
program and refreshments there will
be ample time for social visit. The
teachers urge everyone to come in
and join them in the festivities.
MIR. and Mrs. Sigurd Buck and son
were on a vacation trip over the
weekend during which time Harald
B. johnson was in the Coop grocery
store.
L. Byron Olsen and family of st.
Paul, spent the weekend at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Olsen. Miss Gladys Olsen came along
up with them.
Askov American., 1940-08-01
in attendance, and a better under
standing of the problems facing the
Welfare board was realized from the
discussions at these meetings.

The ASkov American costs but
about three cents per week.
Askov American., 1940-08-01
More Want Ads

FOR SALE-Sheep buck or will trade
for eve. Heavy tractor plow for
sale; priced to sell. Inquire at
American office. 25W47-1t*
Evening star., 1940-04-14

Dr. WILLIAM eAscoM instructor in onhropoIosy OF North
western University, recently returned from lie pronounced
eefoy headquarters Of the Yorubo tribe in West Aco bring
ing with him these pictures the notes ond remarkable
exompes Of oncent and modern Yorubon ort
Among his treasures oncient bronze heods CON-
pored BY critics with the work Of Donoteo These bonzes
ore the only exompe America Of this unknown ortist work.
Also in the collection number Of modern covnq done BY
motive ortists.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

Ceremonial dancers Ieorn early in lie.
The three boys at the left ore dressed as
women to donee in religious festival
The white onkIets ore poIm-Ieof rottIes
which estobish the rhythm Of the donee.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Biggest Locomotive Yea.
Since 1929 Anticipated
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. Dec. 9.-With &C.:
tlnued increase in locomotive buvu !,
during November. Railway Az
Saturday saw the possibility of lo4 }
being the biggest locomotive year
since 1929.
Locomotives reported to have been
ordered by railways of the United
States during the first II months
OF the year totaled 43O. the largest
number for any full year since 1929
with the exception of 1886. when
orders during the first II months
totaled 442 and for the entire year
536, the publication said. Of the
43O ordered this year, $50 were
Diesel electric and 180 steam.
Other buying Of railway equip
ment kept pace with locomotive
orders Freight cars ordered dur
ing the first II months Of the year
totaled 56,716, the largest number
for any full year since 1929, ex-
cepting 1886. but larger than the
number Of orders placed III the SINH
lar period in 1896. More than half
OF this number was ordered dur
ing the last three months of til. S
period.
Passenger train cars numbered
27O during the first II months of
the year. compared with 1873 in the
like 1889 period.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Steel RATE 10 Drop
96 Per Cent
In Current Week
First Setback in II
Weeks Predicted by
Steel Institute
Bv Il L Associated Press.

BY u Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9-Steel opera
tions this week will decline to 96 per
cent Of capacity. first setback in II
weeks, the American Iron g. Steel
Institute estimated today.
This represented a drop of 09 of
l point from the preceding week and
compared with 96.1 per cent month
ago and 9l.2 per cent year ago.
The moderate contraction In
operation schedules this week was
due in part to the closing of some
facilities to make repairs after the
long grind at almost capacity out
put, steel circles said. Also there
has been some taptring off in new
bookings from domestic consumers
and a decline in exports to ma
tions other than Great Britain.
The steady upturn in steel making
over recent months prompted the
institute to estimate that at near
midnight tonight the tonnage
turned out thus far in 1910 will top
that of the previous best full year
in history.
1t was calculated that at 11:3O
tonight tonnage produced thus far
in 1910 will amount to approxi-
mately 60,835 900 tons. against the
total 1929 output of 60,830,000 tons,
the previous peak.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Bond Averages
10 LOw-Yield Bonds.

Bv the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec 9-Under the
strong leadership of United States
Treasures. the bond market ad-
vanced today.
Some FederalS rose as much as
half a point to new record highs
toward the final hour and wide
variety of corporates scored fair
gains.
Key to demand for FederaS, bond
men said, was the possibility the
first issue of the recently authorized
S500000,000 defense notes might be
subject to income tax. Last time
taxable notes were sold by the Gov
ernment was shortly after the first
World War when the Victory loan
was being financed
Such development, according to
Wall Street, might be the opening
wedge in drive to subject all
future Federal issues to tax.
A favorite in the corporate list
was International Telephone 5s, up
more than point in lively trade.
The advance was associated with
the question of United States credits
to Latin America, where the COM
pany has investments.
Others up included Southern Pa
cific 4l2s, Southern Railway As,
Western Union IS, Missouri-Kansas-
Texas IS of 80, Erie SIS of rs and
Illinois Central 424s.
A bit lower were North Western
434s of '49, Goodrich Alas and Pa
cific Telephone 3l4s of sc b
In the foreign division, Italy Is,
Rome 6l2s and Brazil 6l2 of '26-'57
improved narrowly. Denmark 512s
lost around points.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Dec. lP.-The Canadian
dollar declined Is of a cent to s6is United
States cents today in one of the widest
swings in days.
The dollars of Hong Kong and Shanghai
yielded moderately after consistent sup
ington announcement of financial aid to
China.
The Swiss franc edged UP to 23.2l u
cents while free sterling held at 81 o.
Late rates follow Great Britain in dol
lars. others in cents>
Canada.
Ofcial Canadian Control Board rates
for United States dollars: Buying, 10 per
cent premium: selling, II per cent pre-
MUM, equivalent to discounts on Canadian
dollars in New York Of buying 9.9l per
cent: selling Q 90 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket l3ts per cent discount. or S6.s1A
United States cents.
Great Britain, official Bankers FOREIGN
Exchange Committee rates.. buying 4.02;
selling. 4.04: open market. cables. 4 o. :
Finland a05n: Greece ssh; Hungary,
1977n; Italy, 5.O6: Portugal. 400; Ru-
mania. ASH: Sweden. 23.s5; Switzerland
1921 ~; Yugoslavia. 2.35n.
Latin America.
Areentine official. 2S.77: free. 1856:
Brazil ofhcial, sos: free, sos; Mexico
20.15n.
japan. 90 As: Hong Kons. 1919; shang-
lRates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated)
n Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO, Dec. 9 ,F1.-Butter. receipts
707, BIS: steady; creamery 93 score, 3574-
36A: q2. 3514: 81. 35 90. 34a4; 50, "a;
IS. 33l2 80. centralized carlots 3424.
EGGS receipts ) go; weak fresh graded
extra frsts. ~; frsts %: current re-
ceipts. 23i2; dirties, 2I; fresh checks, 20:
refrigerator checks. 11l2; refrigerator
extras. 2ll u: refrigerator standards, 2ll4
Poultry. live: ! car, 32 trucks; hens and
springs firm; ducks and geese easy; hens,
over pounds, ] ): ) pounds and under,
12ia; Leghorn hens. 10; broilers, 212
pounds and down. colored. 10: Plymouth
pounds up, colored. 15 Plymouth Rock Is;
White Rock. Il: under pounds, colored
15 Plymouth Rock. 1872: White Rock, :;
roosters, l0i2; Leghorn roosters, 10; ducks.
4l2 pounds up. colored -: white. l3:
small, colored II: small white, II; geese,
IL pounds down. 13; over II pounds. - ?:
turkeys. toms, old. 12:, young. over l6
pounds. 1872; 10 pounds and down, Is;
hens, II; caponS, : pounds UP, 81; under
2 pounds 10: slips. II.
Potatoes, arrivals, lS5; on track, 4l9;
total United States shipments Saturday.
4s6: Sunday, As. Supplies heavy. demand
slow; for western Triumphs market steady
Idaho Russet Burbanks market barely
steady for Northern stock: all varieties
market slow; Idaho Russet Burbanks
Un ted States, No / 142la-55 Colorado
Red McClures. U. S. No. l. 40: Nebraska
and Wyoming Bliss Triumphs, U. S. No. l,
60-65: Minnesota and North Dakota
s. No. /. 901 80.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Increase Is Reported
In Lumber Production

The National Lumber Manufac-
turers' Association reported that
lumber production for the week
ended November 80 stood at 83 per
cent of the seasonal weekly average
of 1929 and shipments were ga per
cent of the average 1929 weekly
shipments.
Production for the week totaled
222, ,804 900 feet, which was per
cent greater than the previous week
and 7 per cent greater than the
corresponding week year ago.
Shipments aggregated 244, $50, 900
feet, which was 2 per cent greater
than the previous week and Is per
cent greater than last years CORE
spending week.
Orders booked during the week
were 240,290,000 feet, which was 9
per cent greater than the previous
week and 33 per cent greater than
the corresponding week last year.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
New York Bank Stocks
Off Slightly in Week
s. ecial Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, Dec. 9-New York
City bank stocks fell off slightly dur
ing the last week. according to rec
ords compiled by Holt, Rose e. Tros-
ter.
The aggregate market value of 16
leading issues at the close on Friday,
December 6, was 81 ,493 ,249 900 COM
pared with Sl.495 ,654 900 at the close
of the previous week, a decrease of
So .405 900, or 0.16 per cent.
The current average yield of the
16 issues of 433 per cent compares
with yield of 4.32 per cent on No
vember 29 Current market value
amounts to LOS times book value,
unchanged from that at the close of
the previous week.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
American Bosch Share
Put in Voting Trust
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The Swed-
ish interests which own the controll-
ing shares of American Bosch Corp
have lodged the stock in a voting
trust with George Murnane, chair
man, who was given complete vot-
ing power, it was announced
The trust was established, the COM
pany said, to confirm the American
character of the policies and man
agement Of the corporation.
In May the company announced
that $4,000 capital shares out of
an outstanding 692.644, formerly
owned by Mendelssohn & Co. of
Amsterdam. were acquired by in
terests identified with the Stockholm
Ensilda Bank of Stockholm,
Sweden.
The company makes automobile
equipment at plants in Springfield
and Chicopee, Mass.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Virginia Work Hours
Far Above Year AGO
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 9.-W. B.
DIS, director of statistics for the
te Industrial Commission, esti-
mated, on the basis of occupational
accidents, that the total hours of
work in Virginia industry last month
was per cent less than for October.
He estimated, however, that the
November hours of work were 165
per cent more than November, 1899,
and 35.5 per cent more than No.
vember, 1888.
During November this year fatal
and 10,l61 non-fatal accidents we're
reported to the commission. Awards
were issued for the payment of COM
pensation in 943 cases.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
B. & O. Loodings Hold
Above 1899 Levels
BY the Associated Press.

assUCIdVtu
BALTIMORE, Dec. 9.-The Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad reported to-
day that it handled 51,012 cars of
freight during the week ended De-
cember 7, an increase of $500 cars
over the corresponding week year
ago, but a decrease of 1042 cars
from the previous week ended No
vember 30, 1910. In the correspond
ing week 10 years ago, 55,202 cars
were handled.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Visible Grain Supply

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 'P,-Visible
supply of American grain showed
the following changes from a week
ago lin bushels: Wheat decreased
1921, 900, corn increased $4,000,
oats increased 10000, rye decreased
255,000, barley decreased 141 1000.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Illinois Store Tax
Collections Jump
BY the Associated Press.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Dec. g.
Revenue from the Illinois 3 per cent
retailers occupational tax will reach
S97 100000 for 1910 to shatter all
previous records. Finance Director
A. M. Carter predicted today For
the calendar year 1899 the sales tax
brought S87,l37,771 into the Treas
ury.
The heavy volume of Christmas
business this month will push Treas
ury receipts from the sales levy
above s10,000,O00 for the first time
MI Garter estimated.
Evening star., 1940-12-09

rim bankruptcy or receIvershIp or oeIns
reorganized under the Bsnk1uptcy Act or
securities ASSUMED oy such companies
Rates OF dividends IN the foreaclns table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or seml-annual declaration
Unless otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included
Also extra or extras Cash OF STOCK
Declared or oald SO far this year Pay
able IN stock Paio lasr year hPayaole
IN Canadian funds K Accumulated div
ldends paid OF declared this year Wv With
warrants Nv Without warrants war War
rants. Unit of trading less than 100
shares: sales are Siven IN fuIt
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Failures Total Up

NEW YORK. Dec 9 (P).-Busi-
ness failures in the week ending
December 5 we're 2 per cent more
than in the previous week, Dun &
Bradstreet reported today. The to-
tai was 263. compared with 258 in
the previous week and 297 in the
like 1889 week.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Money Market

NEW YORK Dec 9 P-Call money
steady: / per cent prime commercial pa
per; y per cent. Time loans steady; 60
90 days, IA; As months, "a per cent.
Bankers acceptances UNCHANGED, 5000
days. H2-is per cent: months. is-ha per
cent: 5-6 months, ss-is per cent.
Redscount rate New York Reserve Bank,
] per cent.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Investment Bankers
Demand Revamping
OF Defense Board
Group Sees Commission
Needing Power to Act
And Finance Unit
BY CLAUDE A. JAEGER,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

HOLLYWOOD Fla, Dec. 9-The
Investment Bankers Association of :
America called upon the Federal
Government today to reorganize the
Defense Commission, giving it ex-
ecutive powers and a 'full-fledged
division of finance"
The association, in the second da.-'
of its 29th annual convention, We =
put on record as favoring these pre-
posals by Emmett F. Connely, it
president, who said in making h,
annual report: >.
I'VE urge that the Advisory De-
fence Commission, now operating in
Washington, be shaped in the direc-
tion Of the old War Industries BoarG,
with a chairman and with authorit}
to act.
Credit coordination Urged.
Further, we urge that the boz
should have full-fledged divis
of finance, charged with co-ordins
ing the production of credit, just
the other divisions are charged v
co-ordinating raw materials, finish
products, labor and the like
Mr.. Connely declared the assoc
ton recommended these steps II
avoid the mistakes of the early pc
rlod Of the World War. Then. frA
said, we wasted precious time unt /
the War Industries Board was e.
tablshed." .
On finance. he asserted that once
the first World War Capital Issues
Committee, composed mostly of pri-
Vate businessmen, took hold. in less
than year it funneled more than
$4,000, 100000 out of public invest
ment markets into essential indus
/ tries
Postwar Problems Large.
Also, said Mr.. Connely, who is on
leave from his Office as president
OF the First Michingan Corp. De-
troit, to devote his time to the asso-
| citation:
1T is not enough to prepare for
defense. we must also prepare for
peace. The end of the war.
no matter who wins. will present
problems the like of which we have
never experienced.
/ Mr.. Connely urged the Govern
ment to utilize the Nations private
investment machinery. saving it vas
oelng stif1ed by the use of Govern
ment rather than private capit71.
ana the free enterprise system this
endangered.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Odd-Lot Dealings
By the Associated Press,

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
blot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for December z:
1888 purchases involving 4s.O49 shares;
1890 sales involving 51.366 shares, in
cluding 25 short sales involving 521 shares.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Federal Lund Banks
New York Sugar

NEW YORK Dec. lP.-Raw sugar
futures No. 8 opened to higher. jan
uaryy .94-95; March. 10000; May.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Steel Quotations

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 0P.-steel prices
Der 100 pounds fob. Pittsburgh: Hot
rolled sheets, base price 2.10; gllvanized
sheets $50; steel bars. 2.16.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
FREIGHT Loudinqs

NEW YORK. Dec. fP.-Revenue
freight cars handled by railroads report
ing today for the week ended December Z,
included:
Previous Year
Dec. z. week. ago.
Santa Fe --- 26.671 24.463 24,326
Evening star., 1940-12-09
London Tin Price

LONDON, Dec. 9 lP.-Tin steady spot,
f256 15s bid, 1857 IS asked: future, $3.50
lbs. bid, $3.50 asked.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 QPp.-National Asso-
eiation Securities Dealers. Inc.
(Quotatio as of , o'clock)
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK Dec. 9.-Dividends de-
clared. Prepared by Fitch Publishing Co.
Pc Stock of Pay
Rate. riod. record. able.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Rubber Futures

NEW YORK. Dec. Q lP.-Crude rubber
futures (old) opened inactive. Bids: De-
cember, 20.75: March, 20.49; May. 0.29.
Evening star., 1940-12-09

aFso esf ON y E nun s%s IS z = A e e g
Leon Tietz 7i2s 46 31L 3iL 3lHi
WV With warrants. XIV without war
rants. n New. st tstp) Stamped
sNesotiability impaired by maturity.
Evening star., 1940-03-06
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Thailand, or Siam, has a special
name which points toward a custom
Of religion. 1t Is known as "the
Land of the Yellow Robe"
Yellow robes are worn by Budd-
hist priests. This is the color of the
robes in other Buddhist centers, but
Thailand has far more priests than
usual, so there are far more yellow
robes. In count carried out In a
recent year, there were 144,320
priests. This was one priest for
every 104 persons in the kingdom.
In the same year there were II ,651
temples IN Thailand.
The old Buddhist faith has not
been kept in its pure form. The
people talk a great deal about
spirits and magic. gigantic image
of king of the demons" is placed
on display at certain times.
There is a rule that each man
who belongs to the Buddhist faith
must serve as a clay priest" for at
least two or three months in his
Afe. This rule is followed by most
Of the men, but they are not so
regular about going to church as
the women. The women outnumber
the men when services are held on
the Wan Fra, or DAY Of the Lord. /"
When a man is to be married, an
Evening star., 1940-03-06

Adj. Recent, modern; not old.
Evening star., 1940-03-06
Society Founder Dies
Frederic

Frederick, Melville, who as .
schoolboy founded the Junior Phila-
telic Society, now with many thou
sand members, has died In London.
Evening star., 1940-03-06
Don't Take NY
Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
New

Adj. Recent. modern; not old.
This Is one of the most frequently
mispronounced words in the Amer
lean vocabulary.
1t is as incorrect to say moo"
for new as it would be to say "foo"
for few, poo" for pew, or WOO"
for view.
The long u" sound of few. pew,
view can be expressed phonetically
by the spelling "yoo." as "f-yoo,
p-yoo, v-yoo."
This is the identical long gu"
sound that we should use in new and
such words as news, newspaper,
knew, suit, studio, dew, avenue, in
stitute, etc.
Correct pronunciation: N-yoo.
Question-What is a sarcophagus
and how Is the word pronounced?
D. B.
Answer-This is from a Greek
word which means flesh eating"
The sarcophagus originally was q
stone coffin which, according to
Pliny, consumed the body In 40
days. Today the name is given to
any stone coffin.
Correct pronunciation: Sahr-
KOFF-a-gus.
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accented)
For personal answer to your
questions about words, send q
stamped (3c), self addressed en-
velope to Frank Colby, care The
Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-03-06
More Gardens Planned

Land purchased by Ballina, Fire,
for public works will be used instead
for vegetable gardens because of q
| threatened food shortage.
Evening star., 1940-03-06
Not This

Mother: @Why did you dump all
your toys out of the basket?"
Son: I'VE wanted my blocks and
they were down in the bottom Of
the basket"
Evening star., 1940-03-06
Points for Parents

BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.
Making 1t easy to be orderly is an
important factor in forming habits
OF order.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Social Agencies Boards
Held Aid 10 Democracy

DR.. Eduard c. Lindeman, presi-
dent of the Institute for Propa-
ganda Analysis and professor of
social philosophy at the New York
School of Social Work, yesterday
told the Board Members Council,
Council Of Social Agencies, that
active membership on the boards
of social agencies develops COM
munity leadership and thereby
strengthens democracy.
In addition to developing lead
ership, DR.. Lindeman said, board
membership is valuable to the in
dividual because it gives him re-
lief from growing and some
times pervasive sense of helpless
ness" This is particularly true in
the District, he said. where citizens
are unable to participate in their
own government.
Il am worried about the number
Of people in our country who are
simply abdicating, saying: What
can I do about it?' When they say
that they are hopelessly defeated,
and some one else steps in and
does what they should have been
doing"
DR.. Lindeman was introduced by
Mrs. Karl Fenning chairman of the
Board Members Council, while
Mrss. Harry Benton, president of
the Council Of Social Agencies, pre-
sided