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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-02
Two Fined For
Starting Fires

Forest Ranger B. c. Ahlm of Nick
erson, last Thursday apprehended
two men, Tony Bonk of north of
Askov, and Fred Nortrup of east of
Willow River, for setting fires in
forested areas. They were brought
before Justice J. H. Tomhave at Sand
stone where they pleaded guilty and
paid $50 in fines and SIS in costs.
There has been an unusual number
of fires this spring but the recent
rains will somewhat lessen the danger
of a serious blaze for the time being
However, Ranger Ahlm warns that
extreme caution should be used with
fires and none should be started with
out permit.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-02

jority of votes cast on the question
shall decide the issue at the regular
annual election May 2l: Shall Dam
ish be taught in the elementary grades
in the future?
The following bills were allowed:
Askov Telephone Co., accounts 9.65
Otto G.. Hoiberg, postage, keys 400
Mildred Carlson Petersen, sub
stitute teaching - 400
H. P. Hansen, book repairs - 1893
Lyons and Carnahan, book - 1.24
St. Paul Book & Stationery Co.,
supplies 2.O4
Warner Hardware, tape, balls - 3.89
F. A. Owen Publishing Co.,
posters 80
Alfred T. Videen, boilers, tank
inspections --- 600
Minnesota Society for Temper
ance Education, assembly
program 1000
Janus Jensen, labor 800
c. R. Petersen, supplies -- 7.8O
There being no further business,
the meeting was adjourned.
IRENE PATRICK NELSON, Clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-02
Hinckley Chapter
Host To Sandstone

The Hinckley Chapter of the East
ern Star was host last Thursday eve
ming to the Sandstone chapter.
There were nearly 80 members in
the Sandstone delegation, which,
added to a good turnout by the
Hinckley members and few visitors
from Duluth, filled the chapter room
to capacity.
The regular lodge meeting was
held early so as to give ample time
for the social end of the evening.
Bridge, whist and other games
were enjoyed, for which a variety
of desirable prizes were given.
Following the entertainment a
splendid luncheon was served, after
which State Representative c. G..
Mann officiated as POSTMASTER. Short
and appropriate speeches were made
by the visitors from Duluth as well
as by Miss Edna Shober, worthy
matron, and by Svend Petersen, wor-
thy patron of the Sandstone lodge.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-02

This is the gist of what am driv-
ing at in my America" But what
/ say in that book is tentative, in
complete. plan to write new book
which will deal, as exclusively as
possible, only with the immigrants
who have come here in the last hum
dred years, and with their children
and grandchildren who are native
Americans but different from, say,
Americans of Yankee stock, and with
their problems as such in relation
to America as a whole, with Amer
ica's problems in relation to them,
with the problem of Americanization
or assimilation, with the faltering idea
of the Melting Pot, and with the
future of the U. S. from the view
point of the fact that the composition
Of its population is rapidly changing.
The title of this new book will be
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-02
BOTH GOVERNMENT SPENDING
Park Region Echo)

Paul McNutt made a good point
in his Minnesota speech when he said
that nobody called our grandfatherS
"defeatists" when they waited for
the government to kill the Indians
and buy the right of way for them
before they built the railroads that
opened up the West. That was "gov-
eminent spending" that big business
did not object to in those days.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-02
Opinions OF Others

(Short timely letters on topics of
public interest are welcome whether
or not the writer's opinions con-
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information.
Signed articles always are more eff
fective, but If the writer does not
wish to have his name used. it will
be withheld).
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-02
PROCEEDINGS OF
SCHOOL BOARD
Dist. No. II.


The regular meeting of the school
board was held on March IL, with
all members present. The minutes of
the previous meeting were read and
approved.
The spring vacation was set from
March 16 to March rs, inclusive.
All the teachers were retained with
the following salary schedule:
Otto G.. Hoiberg at $4,000 for IL
months work.
George I. Glenn at $1275O a month
for 10 months work.
Harold r. Jensen at S112.5O a
month for nine months work.
Ingrid Waananen at $105 month
for nine months work.
Edith West at $1O25O month for
nine months work.
Joseph Dunn at $105 a month for
nine months work.
Sylvia Johnson at $3.50 for nine
months work
Margaret Moriarity at $3.50 for
nine months work.
Emily Cole at $3.50 for nine
months work.
Chris A. Jensen was rehired as
janitor at 500 per month for II
months.
The following bills were allowed:
Askov Telephone Co., accounts SIS
Mrs. Anton Sebald, teaching - 1900
Mildred Carlson Pederse
teaching 4.25
st. Paul Book & Stationery Co..
supplies ITO
Farnham Stationery & School
Supply Co., supplies --- 5.24
Barron Brush Mfg. Co., floor
brush BIT
Pine Coop Oil Assn, oil, ETC. 3.85
The Parawax Company, disin-
fectant 1850
Helvig Serritslev, hauling rub
Dish so
Minnesota Power & Light Co.,
account 65.81
Elmer Morgensen, account 49, 500
Fred Olesen, account -- ESQ
There being no further business.
the meeting adjourned.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-02
TIME FOR GENEROSITY
Minneapolis Times-Tribune)

IWInnedpOIIS I1meS-IrIbUne)
When the plains states were in the
grip of the disastrous drouth of 1884
and its consequences, the Federal gov
eminent advanced crop and feed loans
to 27,133 distressed farmers. Loans
made in the years 1884 and 1885
totaled $685., 1861, of which 1,O84, 1897
has been repaid.
A bill is pending in congress which
would cancel the unpaid feed loans
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-02

IRENE PATRICK NELSON, Clerk.
The regular meeting of the school
board was held on April 9, with all
members present. The minutes of
the previous meeting were read and
approved.
The resignation of A. w. Conway
was read and accepted. J. Albert
Johnson was named chairman of the
board.
The resignation at the end of the
school year of Miss Margaret MORTAR
ity was read and accepted. Miss Syl-
via Johnson's request to be trans
ferred to grades three and four next
near, was granted. Mr.. Hoiberg was
instructed to obtain a teacher for
grades five and six.
After some discussion Mr.. Hoiberg
was instructed to secure an agricul-
tural teacher for next year.
1t was moved and carried to pub
lish request that anyone having
unpaid bills on the PWA project,
present them to the board at once.
1t was moved and carried to vote
on the following question and a ma
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-02
A Nation OF Nations

Adamic writes:
l am an immigrant from Slovenia
or Carniola, once province of Au-
stria, now of Yugoslavia. 1 came to
the u. S. in 1913 at the age of Is.
For fourteen years thereafter l
worked at many jobs in various in
dustries and served in the U. S.
Army during the war. Since the
middle 1920's have been an Amer
lean writer, travelling a great deal,
giving occasional lectures.
In the part entitled plymouth Rock
and Ellis Island of my last book,
MY America" published early in
1888, l try to point out the following
facts and ideas:
Cd That Ellis Island is rapidly be-
coming historically-as important as
are Plymouth Rock and Jamestown
(2) That the U. S. as it stands
today is-racially, socially, cultur-
ally, religiously, spiritually: in short,
humanly-an extension not alone of
the British Isles and the Netherlands
but more or less, of all Europe and,
to an extent, of parts of Asia and
Africa.
90 That present-day America, with
its great industries, skyscrapers, end
less railways and power lines, is
perhaps as much the result of the
labor and genius of immigrants who
came over in the last 60 or 70 years
as of old-stock Americans, who are
mostly of the Anglo-Saxon strain.
(4) That in the upbuilding of the
country in the last century more i'm
migrants from various European
countries have persisted in industrial
accidents than early American colo
nists were killed in subduing the
wilderness and in the War of In
dependence; and that it is urgent for
America that this fact-which is the
most important part of the Amer
lean background of tens of millions
of our citiZens-be realized and ap-
preciated by the country as whole.
50 That very rapidly the U. S.
is ceasing to be a preponderantly
Anglo-Saxon country, for our popula-
ton now includes nearly 100000
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; and that, for that
reason, new conception of America
aalong the lines dimly suggested
above) is necessary.
(6) That the presence in the U. S.
of this vast new immigrant element
is an unprecedented opportunity for
creating on this continent an extra
ordinary rich culture and civiliza-
ton, at the same time that it i'm
mensely complexities American social,
economic, political, cultural and spir-
itual forces and problems; that in
herent in our present population are
certain dangers to America, to her
unity, democracy and trend to equal
ity, as well as to the various racial
groups; that alien-baiting, anti-semit-
ism and kindred attitudes and ideas
are spreading and, lest these
dangers to America and the various
groups increase and intensity, all of
us-new and old-stock Americans
must begin to become intelligently,
periodically, actively, critically in
terested in this entire situation, now
generally wrapped in darkness and
shot through with fear and senti-
mentality.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-02
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
Askov American
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-02
A Little Spice

When the census enumerator asks
when and where you were born, tell
him, but if he asks you why, then
you have a kick coming.
A writer says that wives like COM
pliments more than they do money.
The next time you take your wife to
party say Honey" or 'Toots" or
Sugar" or whatever you call her,
"you are the smartest dressed and
best looking girl here tonight" even
if she is wearing two-year-old dress.
Maybe you can get away with it, but
we doubt it.-Baudette Region.
The best way to tell woman's
age, says a census enumerator, is
not to.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-02

Classify to get a crop of buyers.
Evening star., 1940-03-24

chief in oomdr. Keiths division,
didn't end his troubles with the last
coat Of paint. There was still the
matter Of getting the ship to the
river.
The craft was transported from
the back yard to the street in front
Of the Casey home at 44O5 Leland
street, Chevy Chase, Md. Then the
truck aboard which the ship was
riding started downtown.
Traffic Grows Heavier.
Traf1ic grew heavier and the po-
lice along Connecticut avenue ruled
that the ship must spend the night
IN parking lot, visualizing the
traff1c jam that would occur If the
bulky Marjorie G. got downtown
during the rush hour.
Early yesterday morning, the
Marjorie G.-named after the Cas-
sey's 20-year-old daughter-set forth
again and after only about four
hours was ready for the christening
Mr.. Casey doesn't know, or won't
tell, how much his homemade
cruiser cost him.
Il didn't keep any records" he
grinned. Il was afraid to-"
1T ruined my lilies of the valley
and we had to cut down a tree"
said Mrs. Casey cheerfully, but
It's a nice little boat, isn't it,"
Evening star., 1940-03-24

mittee to welcome the visitors at
Union station at 4:25 pm. They will
move In q procession with motor
cycle escort to the White House.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt Will
give a dinner at the White House
tomorrow night for their guests, who
viii move Tuesday morning to the
Mayfower Hotel, where they will
stay until Thursday night.
Other high points in the program
arranged for the President elect
and Sonora de Calderon Guardia
here include:
Tuesday: 10:3O am, visit to the
Capitol: ! pm. luncheon given by
Secretary and Mrs. Hull at the Carl
ton Hotel; S pm, reception given by
the Minister of Costa Rica and Sc
nora de Castro Beeche at the May
flower.
Wednesday,: l pm, luncheon at
the Pan-American Union Building
in honor Of the President-elect, and
at the Shoreham Hotel, where Sc
Evening star., 1940-03-24

As proud as any yacht-owning
millionaire, Thomas Casey, Navy
Department civilian engineer, shat
tered bottle of champagne yester-
day to launch the 35-foot cabin
cruiser he built in his own backyard.
The trim little craft, with its white
hull and mahogany upperworks, isn't
all finished yet. There's still glass
to be put in the portfolios. But Mr..
Casey had to get it launched-it
was running his wife's rose garden.
AS the boat slid toward the waters
edge aboard the marine railway,
Mrs. Casey STEPPED up to do the
christening, her husbands scarf
wrapped around the champagne
bottle
Il christen three Marjorie G." she
cried. shut her eyes and walloped
the boat with the bottle. Nothing
happened. She tried again, and
again, and again.
Admiring Audience on Hand.
Mr.. Casey leaped to her side and,
with one resounding smash, scattered
Evening star., 1940-03-24
Potomac Bank Assets
To Be Sold April IS

Justus S. Wardell, receiver of the
Potomac Savings Bank, yesterday
announced a preliminary sale of
assets of the closed bank to the
highest bidder April is at the re-
ceivers office, 1914 K street NV.
The sale is part of the procedure
to complete liquidation of the re-
naming assets, and to provide fur
ther funds for another dividend for
depositors. There was no indication.
however, as to when such a dividend
may be expected. Depositors so far
have received dividends totaling
70a per cent.
Evening star., 1940-03-24

nora de Calderon Guardia will be
tn honor guest Of Sonora de Caatro
Beeche; , pm: visit to Mount Yer
non and the Tomb Of the Unknown
Soldier; 8 pm, dinner given by the
Minister Of Nicaragua and Sonora de
De Bayle at the Carlton Hotel.
Thursday: pm, luncheon given
by the international Medical Club
at the Mayflower In honor Of the
President-elect.
The visitors are scheduled to
leave from Union Station for Chi
cago at $40 pm. Thursday.
Evening star., 1940-03-24
labor Board Curb
Test Seen in Motion
For Appropriations
Smith to Ask $69,600
For Economic Division
Be Eliminated
Dy the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
A test vote to show sentiment on
proposals to curb activities of the
National Labor Relations Board is
expected in the House this week.
Informed persons said yesterday
the test probably would come Tues
day when Representative Smith,
Democrat, OF Virginia, chairman of
the special committee investigating
the board, tries to strike out all of
q $69, 900 fund for the boards econo-
mics division from a $2.843, 900 ap-
preparation for N L. r. B.
The House Appropriations Com
mittee, in approving a $954,000, 900
appropriation bill for 1941 needs of
the Labor Department, the Federal
Security Agency and related activi-
ties. recommended a $45.9O0 reduc-
ton to be applied against the
salaries of economists in the econo-
mics division headed by David
Saposs.
But the committee did not recon-
mend elimination of related item
of $23,700 for clerical and steno-
graphic help in the same branch.
Were going to see whether that
$23,700 item can't be cut out, too,"
Mr.. Smith said yesterday.
Section Faces Elimination.
The Appropriations Committee said
In its report to the House on the
bill that mo need exists for a di-
vision of economic research and 1t
is expected that this section will be
entirely eliminated"
Mr. Saposs has been called be-
fore both the Smith committee
and the Dies committee for ques-
tioning about complaints that some
of his writings presented commu-
nistic ideas. He said the writings
in question represented summary
of the views of others, not his own
opinions.
Representative Cox, Democrat, of
Georgia, a critic of the board,
charged that 1t was illegally "lobby-
ing" against the proposed reduc-
tions in its appropriation. "Yester-
day they sent out a lot Of propa-
ganda for the full appropriation"
he said.
Lobbying Is Denied.
Whereupon the Labor Board is
sued formal statement saying that
Chairman j. Warren Madden cate
gorically denied that the board was
lobbying in connection with the
appropriation and said that no en-
ploye of the board was doing so, so
far as the board could learn"
The Smith Committee recently
called to the Justice Departments
attention testimony that in the past
board employees had endeavored to
line up labor leaders in opposition
to cuts in the boards appropria-
tions. A Federal statute forbids
Government agencies to use any of
their funds for lobbying"
Before the week is over the House
Labor Committee, which has recon-
mended a tWo-member increase in
the present three-member Labor
Board. is expected to decide whether
it will indorse other changes in
the Wagner Act
The committee will incorporate
all changes in one bill and attempt
to take it, before the House for q
vote on it or nothing. But the
powerful Rules Committee may in
tervene and ask the House to con-
slider more far-reaching amend
ments proposed by Smiths commit
tee.
Urging abolition of the present
board and creation of new, three
man agency, the majority of the
Smith committee wants to revamp
board procedure and deprive the
board Of much of its present dis
cretionary power.
Evening star., 1940-03-24
President-EIect
Of Costa Rica Is Due
In Capital Tomorrow
Dr.. CuIderon Guordio
Will Be Overnight
Guest at White House

The President elect of Costa Rica,
DR.. Rafael A. Calderon Guardia,
and Sonora de Calderon Guardia
will arrive here late tomorrow to
be overnight guests at the White
Housesand the center of a four-day
round of official entertainment.
Secretary Of State and Mrs. Hull
will head an official reception COM
Evening star., 1940-03-24
Star Staff Photo.

the contents of the bottle before an
admiring audience of two photo
graphing friends, 1t. Comdr. H. H.
Keith, chief of the electrical division
Of the Navy Departments Bureau Of
Engineering, and miscellaneous boat
hands.
Il still can't believe It," sighed
Mr.. Casey. AFTER three years
work, finally got 1t In the water"
Mr.. Casey, who is the civilian
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-12
WOMEN WILL HOLD
BANQUET MAY IS
WOLCoTT
Mrs. G. Nelson Cole, Todd
Road-TelephOne 5O939

Wolcott, April 12-The Wolcott
Women's club met Wednesday tor
an all day meeting at the Woodtick
chapel. Mrs. Claude Badger, presl-
dent, presided.
The annual banquet with hus-
bands as guests will be held May
IS at 6 D. m. at the Woodtick chapel
Mrs. Leland Smith will have charge
of arrangements with different COM
mittees appointed to assist her.
An afternoon card party Will be
held April 10 at the home OF Mrs.
Harold Jessell. Two new members
were received. Mrs. Robert Seery
and Mrs. Robert Lyon.
A braided rug was started under
the supervision Of Mrs. William
Klenke who donated material for
the rug. A quilt will he made by
members in the near future. An ex-
hibition Of rugs and hand made ar
ticles will be held at the May meet
ing. Mrs. Earl Snyder was appoint
ed to have charge Of Sunshine
basket.
Those present were: Mrs. William
Klenke, Mrs. Walter Camp OF
Maine, Mrs. Raymond Leavenworth,
Mrs Claude Badger, Mrs. Charles
Winters, Mrs. G. Nelson Cole, Mrs.
Fred Megin, Mrs. Edith German,
Mrs. Albert Homewood, Mrs. Earl
Snyder, Mrs. Leland Smith, Mrs.
Robert See1y, Mrs. Robert Lyon,
Mrs. John Warner, Mrs. Hans
Beerbaum, Mrs. Walter Smith, Mrs.
Harry Bergen, Mrs. Grant Outtriml
Mrs. Maurice Goodson, Mrs. Charles
Tyrell and Mrs. William Dumschott.
Mortified Guests
Those from Wolcott Grange who
attended neighbours night at Beacon
Grange in Northfield Tuesday night
were: Mr.. and Mrs. @. Nelson Cole
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ranger, Mrs
Kenneth Norton, Miss Clarice Ran
ger, Miss Caroline Snow, Mrs. John
! Kirschbaum, Mrs. Edith German
Miss Nancy Goodson, Miss Rose
mary Goodson, Mrs. Walter Wilson,
Frederick Kirschbaum, Robert WAX
elee, Louis MacCormack, Maurice
Goodson, Fred Megin, Rodmar
Snow, George Warner, Howard
Roberts, Byron LouckS and Rod
man Snow.
For Wolcott's part in the program
Mrs. Edith German sang you'd Be
Surprised" and Carolina Sunshine"
Mrs. Kenneth Norton read q grouI
Of witty stories and Caroline Snow
gave q recitation @Fifteen Minutes
Dear
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-12
Counterfeiter Nabbed
By Secret Servicemen
Plant Set Up Here Was Turning Out Spurious SO-Cent
Pieces-Shed on Giles Street Used as Workshop

Frank Aieno, 80, formerly Of New
York City was found in possession
of a complete equipment and sew
eral hundred dollars in spurious
coins.
According to reports Aiello arrived
here from New York last Monday
and started almost Immediately cir
culating fake coins. About SIS in
the counterfeitS were passed out to
local merchants before the local
police received a complaint
Contracting the federal authorities
the police here received the assist
ance of william j. Gilmartin, Vic
tor Carlo and William A. Higgins
of the U. S. Secret Service Depart
ment. Aiello's trail was picked up
today and he was found in his plant
early this afternoon by the secret
service men and Captain Joseph P.
Stevens and Lieutenant Joseph Ben
dler, William Pollard and John
Calvin.
Aiello had a number of the fake
coins on his person and several hun
dred dollars worth In travelling
bag.
He has a previous record, which
enabled the secret service men to
link him with the 50-cent pieces
He is being held for hearing and
is expected to be bound over to u S
district court in New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-12

Gold, when ground to q fine pow
der is dark rid, or black.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-12
five DIVORCES
GRANTED TODAY
Alice Candy Wins Decree
and SIS a Week
AlimOny

Five divorces were granted by
Judge Carl Foster at this mornings
short calendar session of superior
court.
Blanche A. Chandler was granted
a decree on grounds of desertion and
Joseph De Lory was granted a de-
cree from Yvonne De Lory on SINH
lar grounds.
Alice Candy was granted decree
from Joseph Candy on grounds OF
intolerable cruelty and allowed SIS
a week alimony.
Arlene Wilbur was granted a de-
cree from Lester Wilbur on grounds
of intolerable cruelty. Alimony OF
ST a week is allowed
Claire Elizabeth Dennis Randall
won a decree from James Randall on
cruelty grounds and was granted a
change of name to Claire Elizabeth
Dennis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-12
Market Irregular At
Opening Of Business
Traders Were Careful Pending More Definite News
From Scandinavia Bonds Steady, Cotton Gains

ings today. Bonds were steady and
cotton futures recorded small gains.
Traders limited commitments
pending more definite news regard
ing the Scandinavian situation,
International Paper common
opened 1000 shares at Is 3-8, up 1-8,
while preferred was unchanged al
81 1-2. Steel shares were softer
Bethlehem dropping ga to 81, while
q. s. Steel eased 3-8 to 81 LIZ.
Douglas Aircraft lost point tc
86 1-2. Curtiss-Wright opened l,80L
shares at 10 IL, off 1-8. Wright
Aero was up point at 1875 Ia
Sperry, Boeing and United Aircraft
had small losses.
ChrySler firmed la TO ~ ga and
General Motors was unchanged at
81 ga. Martin-Parry opened 1,5OC
shares at IL 3-4, up 7-8 and United
Air Lines sold in 1000 share block
at 81 3-8, off 3-8. Coppers were soft.