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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18
Finlayson Farmer
Is Called To Rest

Funeral services were held Sat-
urday, July Is, at IL a. m. for Her
man Oetterer of Finlayson, who died
last Thursday. He had been i'll the
past year and half with cancer. He
was native of Illinois, being born
at Orland on Sept. Is, 1879, coming
to this county in 1918. Previous to
that he made his home for a time
in Chicago, at which place he was
united in marriage to Kathrine Long
June II, 1905. She still survives
together with three children, John
and Roy Oetterer and Mrs. Harvey
Thrun. Another son, Herman, died
at the age of two and was laid to
rest in Chicago.
Father Patt and Father Ryan were
in charge at the funeral, interment
being made in the Catholic cemetery
in Finlayson. The pallbearers were
Fred and Charles Manske, Mr.. Dig
nan, Mr.. Good, Mr.. Kaeder and Mr..
Koenings.
Those from out of town who at
tended the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Long and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Amehan and daughter of
Chicago, ILL.,, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Man.
ske and family, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs.
Taylor and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Manske of Crosby.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18
Nursery Manager
Webs Saturday

H. r. Buck of the Ferndale Nurs-
cry, Askov, and Miss Ella Roggen-
buck, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Roggenbuck of Milbank, S. D., were
married Saturday, July Is, in st.
Paul. They are at present visiting
at the homes of relatives and friends
in various states and will return to
Askov soon to make their home.
Mr.. Buck has been active in bust
ness and community affairs in Askov
for many years. For time he was
manager of the Askov Mercantile
store and in 1917 moved to a farm
six miles northwest of Askov which
was built into one of the finest here.
In 1929 he purchased part interest
in the Ferndale Nursery from the
late Ludwig Mosb9k, its founder, and
since that time has been one of the
managers.
Mrs. Buck came to Askov the first
part of April this year to be office
manager at the Nursery and has made
many new friends and acquaintance
during her brief stay, who will be
pleased to learn that she will make
her future home here.
The American joins in wishing Mr..
and Mrs. Buck many years of happy
welded life.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18
FOur-H Clubs Hold
Achievement Days

Local All home economics achieve
ment days are being held this week
at the Hinckley high school on We'd
nesday, the Pine City high school on
Thursday and the Askov high school
on Friday. These local achievements
will be followed by the county
achievement day which will be held
at Sandstone on Wednesday, July "a,
where the winners will compete for
the county championships. They will
represent Pine county at the state fair.
Demonstrations will be given on
bread baking, cake baking, canning,
meal planning, clothing and room
furnishing, and exhibits will include
clothing, thrift and room furnishing
work. The dress revue in which the
girls model the dresses they have
made will be the last thing on the
program.
The programs, which start about
10 o'clock and continue throughout
the day, are open to the public.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18
SOkOls Plan For
Large Attendance

The Sokol camp picnic Sunday,
July 81, promises unusual entertain
ment for the visitors who will come
from near and far, according to the
sponsors.
Pine City Sokols will have a lions
share in making the picnic success.
Mrs. Mary Volta, physical director
of the Pine City Sokol ladies, is put
ting finishing touches on a colorful
program, which is to start at l p. m.
of Czech folk dances, songs and Sokol
exhibition drills. Sokols from St.
Paul and other communities will also
participate.
Practically every member of the
Pine City Sokol society under the
leadership of its president, Louis
Violence, will help serve refreshments
of all kinds. The now famous "boo-
ya' will be prepared by Mrs. Jos.
Pavlicek of st. Paul, and will be
ready by 11:15 a. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18
By GEORG STRANDVOLD

Remember last winter and spring
when the question was on every
body's lips: What's Hitler waiting
for? Why doesn't he start his at
tack on the Maginot line? Why carry
on a war that is no war? And Hitler
left the world to query and to wonder
he even limited quite strongly him
self that, surely, he wasn't going to
attack France and Great Britain, for
after all, it was they, not he, who had
declared war! Therefore the dis
tinction of beginning the attack should
be reserved for them!
AS the weeks went by, the world
was lulled into sort of dreamy state
of mind; why, this wasn't going to be
war, after all!
And that was exactly what
Hitler wanted. When everyone
felt almost certain that there
wouldn't be any fireworks on a
vast scale, he struck with sud-
den and violent fury-struck in
quick and terrible succession
Norway, Denmark, Holland, Bel
gium, Luxembourg and France.
The suddenness and the swiftness
overwhelmed nation after nation.
And then all once more become
still. Another hush of fear and
suspense descended on Europe:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18
Shipstead Raps
War Propaganda
Opposes U. S. Entry Into
Foreign War But Stresses
Home Defense.

In a letter to the Pine County
Farmer-Labor Association, Senator
Henrik Shipstead stated the following:
81 am opposed to this country en-
tering the European war and 1 don't
mean maybe Everything l can do
will be done to that end. I am glad
to know there are Americans who
do not swallow this terrific propa-
ganda.
Major General George c. Mar
shall, chief of staff of the United
States Army, in a statement recently
said that he and other military eX-
perts cannot see any danger of any
foreign invasion from Europe by
armed forces. This should at least
give our people some comfort and
assurance so far as the defense of the
United States is concerned.
"Of course I consider the defense
of our own country and the western
hemisphere to be the paramount ques-
ton, rather than military eXpedi-
tons to foreign countries in Europe.
We should put our own economic con-
ditions in order"
In a radio address April 2, 1899,
Senator Shipstead spoke as follows:
Stop Dictators - How?
MANY good people say we must
do something to stop dictators. Very
well; but how are we going to do it
without going to war? We ask these
people what will they have when the
war is over? Will everything then
be peaceful and serene?
''In my opinion we will then have
more dictators than now, and thou
sand times more debt than now. Mil
lions of young men dead and more
persecution of minorities than now.
The present troubles of the world
are due to the last war. The prob
lens following the next war will be
much more difficult and human suf-
fering far worse.
81 believe the best way to save
democracy abroad is to save it first
at home. That the best way to dis
courage the dictators is to make our
own democracy secure by solving our
own problems-to show the world
how well democracy can be made
to work. And so by force of eX-
ample, as we'll as by the power a
sound prosperity builds, to discour-
age dictators by demonstrating a bet
ter way of life to the unfortunate peo-
pie who suffer under tyranny. And,
to some of us, it seems further that
unless we do this and do it without
waste of time, we can be of but little
service to democracy or civil and
religious liberty. l believe that by
putting our own house in order we
can best discharge our responsibility
and duty to ourselves, to democracy
and to world peace"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18

Askov strengthened its hold ON sec
ond place in the Twilight DIAL
League race the past week with two
more victories, one under the lights
at Friesland when the home team was
shut out with two hits, to and the
other at Askov Monday evening when
Finlayson was defeated 10 to 5. In
the second game Buck starred for the
locals, smashing out home run and
triple, and in the field, making
sensational one-handed catch to stop
a threatening late inning rally.
In other games the Inmates re-
manned undefeated, downing Fries
land last Thursday. Hinckley out
slugged Friesland to win Monday
Is to IL and Sandstone won from the
Officers 6 to /.
CONTINUED on Page ~
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18
International News Review

Now, what about England?
Wasn't it really England that Hit
Ter first of all wanted to destroy?
Why doesn't he do something
about it?
He may be applying the same tao
tics now that he used this spring,
that is, create the illusion of relative
calm. And then strike with all his
ferocious Teutonic might.
War of Blockade.
There were a good many observers
who early this week held the view
that Hitler may not go after England
in a big way, militarily speaking.
He may prefer to try to starve it out
by blockade.
But last Sunday Prime Minister
Winston Churchill in speech broad
cast to the United States reiterated
that nothing could brighten Great
Britain; no matter what weapons Hit
Ter chose, Britain would be ready for
him.
However, nothing is known about
Hitler's plans. He has an uncanny
way of keeping his thoughts to him.
self, habitual recluse that he is, and
then, when no one is looking for it. he
starts action.
There is also the other possibility
indicated by a series of continued
German bombings of England-the
CONTINUED on page ~ :.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18
.Hinckley Hotel
Owner Succulnbs
To Heart Attack
w. l. Adams Dies i'm Duluth
Early Sunday Morning;
Funeral Wednesday.

The Hinckley community was
shocked and saddened early Sunday
morning by the death of one of its
most prominent businessmen, William
I. Adams, owner and manager of the
Hinckley hotel and the Adams Cafe.
He passed away about o'clock that
morning from heart attack at the
home of sister-in-laW in Duluth.
He had gone to that city to attend
the Shriners convention and to be
initiated into the Shrine.
In Hinckley IL Years.
Mr.. Adams came to Hinckley about
IL years ago. Before then he had
been employed in a dining car on
the Northern Pacific Railway and had
been in business in Wahpeton, N. D.,
Is years. Coming to Pine county
he went into business at Hinckley
and his hotel and cafe became we'll
known to the local and travelling pub
lie because of able management and
the pleasant and friendly disposition
of the proprietor. He was well liked
by those who knew him and will be
greatly missed.
Surviving members of the family
are his wife and four daughters, two
in Minneapolis, one in Kansas and one
in Chicago; a brother, Charles, of
Hinckley, sister in Fargo, N. D., and
10 grandchildren.
Masonic Rites at Funeral.
Funeral services were held from
the Hinckley school auditorium We'd
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the
Masonic lodge in charge. Rev. Hen
messy of Superior, delivered the fun
eral address and burial was made
in Rose Hill cemetery.
The many friends of the deceased
extend sympathy to the bereaved
relatives.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18
New Relief Act
Is Effective Now
Provides for Less Funds
Than Last Year; May be
Spent Quicker.

Operating details of the new Relief
Act, which went into operation re-
Gently, were explained by S. L. Stolte,
WPA Administrator, who returned
from national administrator con-
ference in st. Louis.
The Act provides 1915, 900, as
contrasted with the $1,477 100000 of
last year. However, this sum can be
spent in eight, rather than IL months,
if so determined by the President.
The ALLEGATION for administrative
expenses was cut from $42, 100000 to
SAL 1874 900.
National Defense Stressed.
Fundamentally the same as last
years act, the current one is threaded
with provisions giving special con-
sideration to national defense projects.
Federal funds up to 100000 may
be spent on building. This limit is
not placed on defense projects. Last
year the maximum allowed was
$4,000.
A new clause provides that the
Federal government is to be reim-
bursed when project is diverted for
private use. If it is found that a
project is so diverted by bad faith,
fraud or Misrepresentation on the
part of sponsor, that sponsor is re-
quired to pay back an amount equal
that which the Federal government
had provided for the undertaking.
No Work to Aliens.
No WPA employment will be given
to aliens, Communists or Nazi Bund
organization members. Last years
act prohibited work to aliens and
persons belonging to organizations
advocating the overthrow of the
United States government, but no or
CARNATIONS were named. Signatures
of workers on affidavits will be con-
sidered as prima facie evidence.
A maximum of $25,OOO,OOO may be
used to supplement amounts for 9TH
er-than labor costs in connection with
national defense projects.
Sponsors still are required to pro-
vide not less than Is per cent of the
cost of projects. Defense projects
are exempted from this regulation.
Continue 13O-hOur Month.
The 13O-hour month work scale is
continued, as is the 18-month clause
requiring workers who have been on
projects that long to be laid off for at
least 80 days before they are eligible
for re-certifcation. Periodic investi-
| CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18

Moose Lake went on hitting spree
Sunday to defeat Denham in a Pine
County Baseball League game, 16
to 2. Included in the collection of
hits were three doubles, triple and
a home run, the latter by Don Palon
who also had two-bagger and a
single in four times at bat.
Rutledge whipped Mahtowa 13 to
10, Hinckley blanked Willow River
7 to 0, and Beroun nosed out Sand
stone to 4. Sandstone made all it's
four runs in the eighth inning.
CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18
Fifteen Women At
Three-Day Camp

A total of Is women attended the
camp held at Grindstone Lake July
10, II and IL, according to Mrs.
Homer Card, chairman of the camp
committee.
Clemens Kaufman, assistant extern
sion forester, conducted nature
study trip at the camp, and Mrs. Belle
o. Fish, family relationships special
list, spoke to the women Thursday
afternoon and Friday morning. 9th
er parts of the program included boat
riding, a scavenger hunt and other
games.
Plans are being made to hold a
camp again next year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18
Highway Memorial
Dedication August 4

The committee in charge of the
memorial project at the highway
crossing one mile west of Askov, an
nounces that the work has been going
forward rapidly and that the dedica-
ton date has been set for Sunday
afternoon, August 4.
The final plans have not been COM
pleted but it has been decided to have
several musical numbers and speak
er on the program. Further details
will be announced at later date.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18
Roosevelt Picked
For Third Term

The Democratic National con-
vention in Chicago last night
nominated President Franklin D.
Roosevelt for a third term. He
was selected on the first ballot.
The vote was: Roosevelt, 946R;
Farley, 70; Garner, 81; Tydings,
91a; and Hull, S.
This is the first time in the
history of the United States that
a president will run for a third
consecutive term in office.
The convention will meet again
at 1 o'clock this afternoon to
select a running mate for Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18
Bulls Resigns From,
Village Council Post

Matt Bulls, veteran business man
of Sandstone, last week resigned from
the village council and DR.. H. D.
Stokes has been appointed in his
place.
Mr.. Bulls has not been in the best
of health the past few months and
will rest up and recuperate. His
many friends hope that he will soon
fully recover.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18
Vows Exchanged
By Askov Couple
Miss Edith Christensen and
Frauds Jensen Married
Sunday Evening.

Wedding vows were spoken Sum-
day evening at p. m. in the Danish
Lutheran church in Askov when Miss
Edith Christensen, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Christensen of south
of town and Mr.. Frauds Jensen, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. c. H. Jensen, also
of Askov, became man and wife.
The bride was attended by her
twin sister, Mrs. Harvey Nielsen, and
the groom by Mr.. Nielsen. The we'd
ding march and occasional were
played by Miss Ruth Sorensen,
cousin of the bride. Preceding the
ceremony the audience sang hymn,
which was followed by solo by Miss
Sorensen, accompanied on the organ
by her sister, Miss Evelyn Sorensen.
Rev. M. Mikkelsen read the services.
The light from the candles and the
many flowers used in decorating the
church made a pretty setting for the
event. A reception, with about 80
relatives and friends attending, was
held at the Christensen home for the
newlyweds.
A wedding dance was given at the
American Legion Club hall Monday
evening with music being furnished
by Hanks Melody Twisters.
Both Well Known Here.
Both young folks are well known
here. Mr.. Jensen came to Askov
l, &c Nah och OF
the age of two, growing to manhood
in this locality. At present he is in
partnership with his brother-in-law,
Owe Christensen, operating forty
acre farm. Mrs. Jensen was born in
Askov and has attended the Bear
Creek school and also the Askov high
school. Mr. and Mrs. Jensen are re-
siding temporarily at the home of her
parents.
Out-of-town guests here for the
wedding were Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Christensen and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold Jensen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chris Lund, Arid and Margaret
Frederiksen, Mylo and Robert Brown,
Evelyn Moore and Ferdinand Prizes
of Minneapolis; Jens Christensen of
st. Paul, Mrs. Fred Kruetzkamp and
daughter of Albert City, Iowa, Elmer
Nielsen and Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Nielsen of Tyler, and Christian Jor-
gensen of Alden.
Their friends join in extending best
wishes and congratulations to Mr..
and Mrs. Jensen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18
Petersen In Race
For Governor AS
FL. Candidate
SAYS Fundamental Demo-
cratic Principles of Party
Will be Carried On.

Former Governor Hjalmar Peter
sen, now railroad and warehouse COM
missioner, filed Friday for the office
of governor. He is candidate for
nomination on the Farmer-Labor
ticket.
Petersen, whose home town is
Askov, is one of the publishers of the
Askov American, served two terms
as state representative from Pine
county, was lieutenant governor and
served out the late Governor Olson's
unexpired term in 1886.
Petersen's Statement.
The following statement was issued
by Hjalmar Petersen upon filing:
The fight for good government
based on the fundamental democratic
principles of the Farmer-Labor party
will be carried on.
The unsound anti-social homestead
lien law must go, as will its sponsor.
Civil service must not be used as
an excuse for political purges of many
efficient employees as was done by the
governor in violation of his campaign
promises. Espionage on state en-
ployes must be stopped.
Rural communities should not be
Disseminated against as in the reduc-
ton of the gas tax from 4 to 3 cents,
effective September l, 1910. That is
a gift to the oil industry of $5,000,000
70 Of
nearly 100000 for county aid roads.
We need a tax on banks that is
legal, similar to the bill passed almost
unanimously by the 1889 legislature,
which was vetoed by the governor.
No Loan Shark Business.
No loan shark business should be
legalized under the hypocritical sub
terfuge of providing aid for the needy.
No business or individual can survive
paying up to SO per cent interest.
The state has no moral right to legal
ize such burdens on anybody. Loan
sharks are now operating even in
smaller cities, and the nefarious bust
ness is spreading.
A good economic program for our
farmers, workers and industry is to
encourage and increase investments,
creating more jobs, purchasing power
and consumption. Housing projects
and rural electrifcation, socially use
full, are helpful.
Free and untrammeled collective
bargaining for labor must be pre-
served.
Government control of money and
credit will further reduce burden
some interest.
Creating more high-salaried state
jobs and sighting the lowest paid is
not in the interest of the general well
fare.
Placing relatives on the state pay
roll (nepotism) will not help solve
the unemployment problem except as
it pertains to those favored.
Need Full Time Governor.
Citizens have right to full-time
governor-not part-time travelling
governor. The capitol of Minnesota
is in st. Paul, not Winnipeg, Tulsa, or
Wall street.
Statements about our budget being
balanced are dangerously deceptive''
when the state receives about $780,
100000 more from the Federal gov
eminent than we pay into the federal
treasury. If the Minnesota budget is
balanced, Roosevelt did it and not
Minnesota's governor.
AS your governor, my past record
will be continued with sincerity in
that office.
The Farmer-Labor party stands on
American soil to defend our institu-
tons to the utmost but no eXpedi-
tionary forces to foreign fields. Oul
party seeks peace, security, and pro-
gress.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18
Coop Picnic Date
Set For August 4

The dates for the annual county,
wide coop picnic has been postponed
until Sunday, August 4, and it will
be held at the st. Croix recreational
area east of Hinckley, according to
Magnus Christensen, chairman of the
picnic committee.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18

Net tons handled per train in 1899
averaged 813 tons, the greatest aver
age on record and an increase of Is
per cent compared with 1921.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18
Askov Wins Two
More Contests In
.D-Ball League
Defeats Friesland and Fin
layson; Inmates Victory
String Still Intact.
Schedule of Coming Games.

Thursday (tonight) Hinckley VS..
Inmates at Correctional Institution.
Monday, July %, Hinckley at Finlay-
son, Sandstone at Friesland, Askov
VS.. Officers at Sandstone.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18
.Lakers, Hinckley
Win ToHoldTop
Both Unbeaten in Second
Half; Rutledge, Beroun
Also Victorious.

Schedule Sunday, July FL.
Denham at Sandstone, Willow River
at Moose Lake, Hinckley at Rutledge,
Beroun at MahtoWa.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-18

Largest circulation of any
newspaper in the United
States published in a COM
munity of its size.
BY far the largest circu-
lation of any newspaper in
Pine county.
A good advertising medium.
Evening star., 1940-04-25
WILEY Calls for Faith
In American Newspapers

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Wiley, Republican, OF Wis
'consin called for a refflrmation Of
faith in American newspapers yes
terday-the 236th anniversary-he
said. of the first edition of the first
nc yularly issued American news
paper @
Declaring that freedom of the
press came only after a hard battle,
| he said the first printed newsletter
appeared April "a, 1704, and was
called the Boston Newsletter.
Our press today, in world of
censorship, enjoys an almost un-
limited freedom" Senator Wiley
said in a statement. I'm all justice
ft should be stated that with very
few exceptions that freedom of the
american press has never been
|hbused."
He added newspapers were living
|up to the obligation Ito present only
the truth" and by using discretion in
emphasis on foreign news were per-
forming a great service in preserv-
Ing Americas mental balance"