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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
MUST QUIT FIXING
FARM PRODUCT PRICES"

We must get 1arm police which
viii help the farmers. We do not
solve the farm problem by putting
farmers on the dole.
The first thing We must do is
y increase the farmers market. in
.tcad Of curtailing it, We can do
that by at least assuring him the
American market. Second we must
increase the use Of farm products by
scientific research. Such an cyperj-
nent as the use Of southern pine
for making paper ought 10 have
government aid.
We must get rid Of -nrpmsne nv
very sort Of deal We can make
including barter arrangements with
foreign countries. We must quit
fixing the price Of the farmers
products and We must put the far
mer'S customers back 10 work
$50 far as spending government
money on relief IS concerned we
must continue old age pensions and
unemployment insurance, housing
Iedical aid to the poor.
But we must revise the admin
;stratiOn Of these service lrsr To
take politics out Of IT, and eccond
BY making it fair to tEG.c who are
trying TO get alOn2 without relief
NEXT: Mr.. FIynn's analysis OF
the candidates replies.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
Reporter Sees Fury Of
Nazi Aerial BIitzkrieq

Dutch occupied all bridgeheads
along the river and raised the draw
bridges over canals.
Fierce fighting developed along a
road leading to Mas between the
Dutch and German troops, appar-
emily landed by parachute. The
Germans apparently were striking
for the shipyard at Mas,
The Hollanders built barricades of
boards and stones in the center of
the city. Ambulances dashed
through the streets. Many casualties
we're reported.
The populace remained calm and
even buses and trans were operat-
Ing although with some irregularity.
Authorities, in accord with pre-
vious plans, were conducting house
to house searches for fifth column"
elements.
At The Hague there had been
two air raids up to II a. m. today.
In one of them I was told that
several women and children were
killed by bomb which hit Bethle-
hem hoSpital-a maternity lnsti-
tution-on the outskirts of the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
RotaryChb Sees
Coast Guard Film

The thrilling activities and SER
vices of the U. S. Coast Guard were
portrayed IN motion picture form
before the El Centre Rotary club
at its Thursday noon meeting.
The picture, presented by Wylie
Cole, local manager of the Union
Oil Company, illustrated how the
coast guard rescues people and
ships at sea and protects against
disaster in many different ways.
Also on the program was report
by Howard Soper on phases OF the
lO6th district Rotary conference re-
Gently in Long Beach. Steve Harris
gave a partial report on the trip
last weekend to Punta Penasco in
Mexico, by many El Centrans.
Harry Maddux. club president, in
formed Rotarians that the annual
outdoor Ladies Night event, a high
point in the years social activities,
will be held on the evening OF May
% at the Donohue ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10

anti-aircraft fire and by Dutch
fighters and l saw two German
planes shot down In one combat.
Along the roads were Dutch mill
tary cars and transport lorries tax
ing soldiers to the various defense
lines.
was told that at The Hague Ger
man planes dropped incendiary
bombs, apparently aiming for the
parliament house or the headquar-
ters of the Dutch general staff. They
missed their mark but ileightbor-
ing house was set afirc.
In Amsterdam the central rail-
road station was closed to civilians
and the first train loads of wounded
were arriving from the frontier
where Dutch were resisting.
Two firemen were said to have
been killed at Badhoevedorp, near
the Schiphol airport outside Amster-
dam, when they were machine gun
ned by German planes when trying
to put out fire started by in
, cendiary bombs.
In the vicinity Of Mas. near the
| mouth of the Meuse river, the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
Fire Damages
Automobile Here

An early morning automobile fire
did an estimated $3.50 damage Fri
day at 469 Vine avenue, El Centro.
The car was owned by Andy Men,
ming Fire Chief Corn Reed said the
blaze evidently started from a Gig
arctic.
Because an unidentified woman
caller. who turned in the alarm,
neglected to say it was a car fire ,
the alarm was general. Chief Reed
repeated the need for being speci-
fic in reporting blazes. thus IN many
cases avoiding expensive general
alarms when a single truck could
perform the task.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
Bv GRATTAN p. McGROARTY

IEYDEN The Netherlands, May
10. euPl-I saw an air blitzKreg
raging today over Holland where
miles of tulip fields bla2cd IN spring
glory
Over the flat countryside rolled
clouds OF dense black smoke from
obiectives hit in the German bonn
bardments Overhead was the whin-
inc roar of British. Dutch and Ger
man planes in cOmbatand the sput-
tering chatter of their machine guns.
l roved all night and today IN
the country around Amsterdam, the
Hague. Rotterdam and Leyden. Al
some points the military command
ers kept me from getting close to
the scene of action.
I cot a hint from one Dutch Of
ficer near Rotterdam that the Ger
mans had struck that port-Hol-
lands greateSt-a smashing blow.
7 can't tell YOU military secrets,
this officer said. but l hate TO
think about what the situation is at
Rotterdam.
Near Leyden I saw heavy clouds
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
WOULD END TAXES
ON BUSINESS GROWTH
Robert A. Taft

Then I asked Senator Taft to say
Just what he would do, specifically
to aid business to recover.
well" he replied. the first thing
7 would do would be to start taking
off its chains For instance, I would
make an end of taxes that are i'm
posed 10 prevent the growth Of bus
mess. I would levy taxes n such a
way as to encourage investment and
enterprise.
Then I would deal with all the
restrictive laws and bureaus. I
would administer the laws against
monopoly in spirit Of frlendhness
to business. not IN angry, hostile
spirit. ~
Il would put an END TO all price.
fixing programs. l would change
the Wage-hour law, l would order
it so that It would be a real mini
mum wage law designed TO protect
workers from oppression where the
normal processes Of collective bar
gaining are not effective But |
would abandon hour regulation eX-
cept 50 far a. il Is essential to
protect the health Of the worker
or to ensure him TINE for recrca-
ton.
Il wo4lG amend the National La
Dor Relations act There should be
a separation oi tie prosecuting and
judicial functions in that Setup
Generally I you'd adopt the amend
mcnts proposed by the American
Federation Of Labor.
Il woald amend the Securities
ExchaIgr act and the Securities
Exchange Commission act in a way
TO prevent any commission from
acting a a barrier to investment
As these acts and that commission
stand today they are like a fortress
aclo>s lh" path Of the investor seeI
ing to put his money into business
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
Recovery Depends Upon
Administration Soys Taft

Editors Note: This is the fifth of
six articles in which leading presi
dental candidates tell John T.
Flynn. noted economist and writer
how they propose to bring about
recover if elected.
By JOHN T. FLYNN
NEA Service Special correspondent
When I asked Senator Robert Taft
what he would do to bring about
recovery in the event Of his elec-
ton, he answered
Whether We get recovery or not
depends fundamentally on whether
we have in Washington an admins
tration that wants TO encourage bus
mess or one that wants to fight
1t seems TO me that by this time
everyone knows that nobody or no
power can make business but bus
mess. That is. business men must
invest money. must build plants.
must order machinery. must hire
men AM man who has a Job has
II with some other man who is in
business The only way 20 make two
Jobs grow where one grew before is
to make it possible for the man in
business to increase his business
enlarge it 50 that he needs more
men 10 operate it.
Now, that being SO, is it not the
most obvious thing in the world
that an administration which uses
| its powers thinking up new ways
to hamper business. 10 regulate it..
TO restrict it. to prevent it from
growing. 10 fight it will discourage
business And is it not equally
clear that the first thing TO do
about that is TO substitute an ad-
ministration which wants to free
business, wants TO help it to grow
and expand?
In other words the government
can aid recovery only by helping
business to recover. because recovery
means essentially business revival.
The government therefore should
stimulate business and not make
war on it"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10

LOS ANGELES, May 10, up
Vance Breese, test pilot, was the
sole survivor today Of spectacu-
lar collision OF two airplanes over
the Vultee Aircraft Manufacturing
company field late yesterday in
which another pilot and two photo
graphers were killed.
Sun blindness of the two pilots
was blamed for the accident:
The dead:
Walter Quinton, 35. Burbank. pl-
lot for the Paul Mantz air service,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10

flying a Lockheed.
Marshall McCarron, IS. Holly
wood. Paramount NeWSreel photo
grapher.
Marshall Coombs DoWney. Vul-
tee photographer.
Qulnton took his Lockheed up
to enable the 80 photographers to
take pictures OF Vultee plane IN
flight and was swinging about for
a landing when Breese. in Vul-
tee highspeed. military pursuit
plane. crashed into hIm.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
Ell Centro ss;;s:::s s;ss::;::s; Directory
is to your advantage TO know these Business and po+es
sonaI be ope They are well known. reliable firms that
are deserving Of your patronage.
Large Parties Find
Entertainment at
Bdwy.Chop Suey

C0nfucius say:
Smart man, when empty,
fills at Broadway Chop Suey."
If the sage of China could
have visited Ell Centre, that
is undoubtedly what he would
have done. He would have
made a bee line for AL Broad
way where X. Kitatani main
tains one of the largest res
taurants in Imperial Valley.
Kitatani has been In busl-
ness In the valley for five years
and Is admirably equipped to
serve the best In oriental
dishes. He specializes, not only
In Chinese and japanese fare,
but also in American foods.
Some of Kltatani's special
ties - fried shrimp, sukiyaki,
fried chicken would make
Oscar of the Waldorf wild with
jealousy and send Alexander
WoOlcOtt into widest prose.
Particular emphasis at the
Broadway Chop Suey Is laid
upon large parties.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
AIRPLANES COLLIDE

Breese. returning from a test
flight, was above Quinton His ri.< t
wheel crushed the ta!i OF Quinton 5
plane, sending it into nose dive
Quinton's plane crashed into -
alfalfa field near the airport and
burst into flames. lis three occu-
pants were trapped and cremated
Breese, his right wheel smashed
made q landing on the left wheel
alone his plane lurchlng over and
crushing a wing. He WAS uninjured
except for bruises.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
Big John Advises
Summer Vacation
Preparation Now

Just ask for Big John you
can't miss him.
The reference is to John E.
ROberds, chief of the Barbara
Worth Repair Shop at 1872
Main street, adjoining the Bar
bara Worth hotel.
With % years of experience
with motors behind him, Big
John is equipped to spot every
i'll that an automobile can de-
velOp - quickly and correctly.
His shop is complete with all
the modern tools and equip
ment for all kinds of repair
work on all types Of cars.
Big John was called to El
Centre from Haskell, Tex, In
1884. He worked for Roy Wo-
mack up until December of
1899 at which time he entered
business for himself. Big
Johns Texas history is the
story of one big garage after
another, each one adding TO his
experience with motor cars.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
MORALS CHARGE FILED

Travis Ray, 20-year-old Yuma
truck driver, was held in the county
tail at El Centro Friday on a charge
of rape He was arrested at WINTER
haven Thursday night by Sheriff
Robert w. Ware and Deputy Sher-
If John Crousen.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
Carnival Killer
Granted Probation

v. C. Mcclellan, Negro, carnival
killer of Calexico. was granted pro-
baton in superior court Friday.
If he fails TO live up 10 the terms
of probation during the next six
months he must go 10 Jail for six
months period. He was found guilty
Of assault by a jury which heard
him tried on a charge OF man.
slaughter filed after he stabbed Eu-
gene Thomas TO death at a car
niyal in CaleXico last March.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10

! We must protect the investor. but
not drive him out Cf the market
These merely indicate the course
of general policy Of freeing enter
prise.
But Of course the government
must end its deficits, The very ex-
lstence Of this policy introduces
into cur business world a state of
uncertainty which is a drastic de-
terrent TO business. We must begin
At once 70 cut government exptndi-
turfS
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-15
Potato Clinic To Be
Held On February FL

A potato clinic will be held at Pine
City in the village hall on Wednesday,
February 81, beginning at 10 o'clock
and continuing until 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. This meeting is being
sponsored by the Northern Pacific
Railway in cooperation with the Min
nesota State Extension Services, Seed
Certification Departments, count y
agent and agricultural teachers in the
area.
Potato diseases, especially the new
bacterial ring-rot, are causing grave
concern among potato growers. Latest
information on control will be avail
able at this meeting. Bring sample
of your seed potatoes. They will ex-
anime it under the microscope and tell
you whether or not it is infected with
ring-rot.
A. R. Miesen, agricultural develop
ment agent from the NJ P. Railway,
has been arranging these meetings,
and there will be one held in Carlton
in the court house on Tuesday, Feb
ruary 20, and one in the town hall at
Harris, on Thursday, February o.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-15
Sandstone Couple
Say Wedding Vows

A wedding ceremony occurred Sat-
urday at which Miss Esther Alters
and Mr. Clifford Johnson of the Sand
stone community became man and
wife. The ceremony took place at
the parsonage of Rev. L. Larson at
2 p. m. A wedding supper was
served at the Madison Casino after
wards to relatives and friends.
Mrs. johnson is the oldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Alters of
Sandstone, and MIR. Johnson is son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Reiel Johnson, also
of that community, where the young
couple will make their home Mrs.
Gilbert Hokanson of Minneapolis, the
groom's sister, was attendant to the
bride and the groom was attended by
Gilbert Hokanson.
Mr. and Mrs. johnson have grown
to manhood and womanhood in the
Sandstone community, where Mr.
johnson has a position as attendant
at the Sicily Oil station, and where
Mrs. Johnson is a clerk in the Fair
Store. They have built themselves
a home and expect to reside in the
community permanently.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-15
County FL. Meeting
Is Set For Hinckley

The annual convention of the Pine
County Farmer-Labor Association for
the year 1910 will be held at the Royal
Neighbors hall in Hinckley Sunday,
February 18, at p. m. This call was
issued by the County Central COM
mittee at its annual meeting.
All Farmer-Laborites in the county
are invited to attend, with voting con-
fined to the membership.
Business of the convention includes
the selection of six delegates to at
tend the district and state conven-
tons, the latter of which will be
held at Rochester Friday, March 8;
the adoption of resolutions to be pre-
sented to the state and district con-
ventions; and the consideration of
other matters as specified by the con-
stitution regarding conventions.
State Senator c. Elmer johnson and
others will speak. Lunch will be
served by the Hinckley Farmer-Labor
club.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-15
Totals 10 2 10

some very constructive suggestions
to make for improving livestock
marketing through the efforts of CO.
operatives. Mr.. Mann has been in
close touch with the cooperative
movement marketing of the North
west. Among the important factors,
which are affecting livestock market
ing cooperatives are, changes in trans
portation methods; shifts in livestock
production; changes in selling, buy
ing and processing methods; improved
means of dissemination of market
news; increased costs of transporta-
ton, marketing and distribution; and
new methods of refrigeration and
storage.
TOO often members look upon a
cooperative as just another selling
agency, which they can use as pry-
pole to bargain with other buyers. Z"
Another interesting talk by Lee j.
Quasey, commercial counsel for the
National Livestock Marketing Asso-
citation, Chicago, ILL.,, dealt entirely on
transportation. He discussed the ad-
vantages and disadvantages of live
stock transportation by rail and by
truck, and told of the experiences
of other cooperatives in other parts
of the corn belt
The first day of the convention
ended with banquet where splendid
addresses were given by Dr. Donald
j. Cowling, president of Carleton
College, Mortified, and by Tom Col
Inns, assistant publisher of the Kansas
City Journal. These talks were full
of serious, as well as humorous philo-
sophy and dealt with today's agri-
cultural problems.
On Wednesday the program dealt
entirely with the business of the Gen.
trail Cooperative Association, and
was opened with detailed report by
the general manager, N. K. Carnes.
After summarizing domestic and
worldwide conditions affecting our
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-15
Pine City Installs
Library Service

The village of Pine City now has
first class library equipped to give
fine service to the reading public.
With spacious quarters in the new
village hall, the library now has
floor space of so by 80 feet. New
tables, shelves and filing cabinets have
been installed at cost of 1884 There
are about 1919 volumes catalogued
and ready for withdrawal. The Ii
brary will now be open daily, except
Monday, and will also be open on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
in the evening from to o'clock.
Miss Edythe Robinson is the Ii
brarian and she has worked diligently
to put the library in good order. Dur
ing January, 824 books were loaned
to patrons. The library needs fiction
books and that this need will be filled
is evident from the fact that $40 per
month will be available for the pur-
chase of new books as soon as the
same can be selected by the library
board.
The library will also be given some
help from the State Library as ar
rangements have been made to Sc
cure volumes from this source for
reloaning to patrons. AS a feature
of the library service, children's
story hour has been established for
children of pre-school age with Mrs
Jessie Mullins in charge from 100
to 2:30 o'clock on Saturdays.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-15
International
News Review
BY GEORG sTRANDvOLD

The last few days of the wars in
Europe have been featured by incip-
lent American attempts to bring about
peace, and it wouldn't the present
stage-be premature to characterize
them definitely as successes or fail
ures.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull a
few days ago surprised the world by
announcing that United States am
bassadorS and ministers to neutral
countries had been instructed to be-
gin conversations with prime min
listers and foreign ministers of these
nations in an effort to pave a way
for negotiations which might lead to
the ending of the wars as well as to
peace resting solidly on an economic
foundation.
This was to be what one might call
the neutral front. But the admin
istration at Washington went beyond
that, for it planned direct approach
to the belligerent powers, too.
Welles Goes Abroad.
Day after tomorrow SUNNI +
Welles, under-secretary of state, goes
aboard steamer which will carry
him to Italy. In Rome, the capital
of the largest European neutral coun-
try, he within most tentative
manner-discuss with responsible
men the possibility of peace. And
then he will proceed to Paris and
CONTINUED on Page I0)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-15
Farm Meetings Are
Planned For AskOv

L. Lamberty, agricultural in
structor of the Bruno school Sys-
tenn, was in the village Tuesday
evening and offered to conduct a
series of evening farm meetings
to be held in the Askov school,
house if there is enough interest
and sentiment for them here. The
meetings could be once or more
per week if so desired and can
cover any phase of farm or dairy
work desired.
In order to learn whether there
is enough interest in such meet
ings, Mr.. Lamberty has made
arrangements with Supt. Otto G..
Hoiberg of the Askov school, to
accept communications from
farmers in the community. In
order to get arrangements made
as soon as possible, it is requested
that all those interested in such
meetings contact Mr.. Hoiberg on
or before February "a.
If there are not enough farm
ers expressing their requests for
such meetings, none will be held.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-15
Rural Electric
Services Talked
AT Willow Meet
Board of Directors Chosen
to Forward Project for
Northwestern Pine.

About ITS people met at the village
hall in Willow River last Friday to
discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of setting up
an R. E. A. project for the northwest
ern part of Pine county. Ralph Rice,
representative of the R. E. A. office
from Washington, explained the nee
essary procedure, and Steve Calder,
R. E. A. specialist of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture, was also present
and offered the assistance of their
department in setting up this project.
At the meeting is was voted to go
ahead and organize and board of
directors was elected. The board
elected was Fred Polivka, Willow
River, chairman; Harold Mack, Fin
layson, vice chairman; and Jim Ste
pan, Willow River, secretary. Other
members of the board are John
Danelski, Willow River; Paul Dubbels,
Askov; Leonard Goranson, Sturgeon
Lake; and John Osladil, Finlayson.
A series of meetings will be held
in the different townships some time
in the near future and notices will be
sent out for these meetings, according
to Max McMillin, county agent.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-15
CIOuertOn Folks
Observe Golden
Wedding Date

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hahn of Clover
ton, celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary Monday, February S,
when IS neighbors and friends gath
cred at their home to spend the eve
ming and extend congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hahn were married
at Flandreau, S. D., February S, 1890
and lived in the community of Aurora
until coming to Cloverton IL years
ago.
While living in South Dakota, they
took active part in the Masonic and
Eastern Star lodges, also the Odd Eel
lows and Rebeccas, in all of which
they still hold their membership.
After very pleasant evening a
delicious lunch was served.
Their many friends presented them
with not only purse of money, but
their best wishes for many more
years of happy married life. The
entire community joins in congratu-
lations to Mr.. and Mrs. Hahn.
Mrs. Leon Johnson and son, Junior
of Pine City, spent several days with
her folks in honor of the happy event
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-15
Pine City High Quint
Takes Two Contests

Pine City's high school basketball
team added two more victories to its
string during the past week. In a
game with Lindstrom-Center City
played on the Pine City floor, the
county seat team emerged the victor
by the close score of 33 to 80. This
game was played Wednesday evening,
February 7.
A return game with Rush City on
Friday evening at Rush City, found
Pine City on the long end of A to
"a score, with Kyncl making IL points
and Milgrom IL points. On Saturday
evening Coach Saunders took his
team to st. Cloud where they played
Wayzata, with the latter team Win
ming "a to 80. The next game will
be on Saturday night with North
Branch. being the opponent on the
Pine City floor. This also promises
to be close game.