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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04

Summary-Two base hits, Clegg 2,
Schmidt. w. Klinker; three base hits
Loren, R. Jensen, Schmidt, Gay; double
plays. Madsen to Hyldahl to Gay; struck
out. by Schmidt 7, by J. Quinn 3. by
Cahlender 2: hit by pitched ball, Cum
ningham and r. Jensen by Quinn; bases
on balls, off Schmidt 2, off J. Quinn 2;
left on bases, Rutledge Z, Sandstone TO-:
umpire, P. Danelski; scorer, D. Bergseth;
time, 2:15
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04
Road Being Rebuilt.

The road running north from
Askov, from the village to the three
mile corner, is now being rebuilt.
For several days large crew of
men have been removing obstacles
along the bitches, such as stones and
stumps, to provide easy access to the
necessary dirt and to make wider
bitches. All telephone and electric
line poles along the entire distance
have been moved back several feet.
The first of this week the big
modern county road building ma
chinery was put to work there, which
means that with favorable weather
it should not take many days. In the
meantime it will not be so easy to
maintain rural mail boxes along that
stretch. 1t is understood that there
is to be placed a substantial layer
of gravel on the road as soon as it
is rebuilt.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04
Make Long Trip.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Henriksen re-
turned Monday from six weeks
auto trip on which they combined
business and pleasure. When they
left here they were accompanied by
Miss Helen Nielsen who left them in
Texas to go to Los Angeles, Calf,
where she is now employed.
Mr.. Henriksen states that they had
a very pleasant trip, calling on his
various customers for rutabagas and
endeavoring to secure new outlets.
It was a rather round about trip this
year as they first went to Detroit,
Mich, then across into Canada to
contact rutabaga dealers there, then
back into the States by way of Mag
ara, Falls, thence south across the
entire country and out of it again
and into Mexico.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04

Alfred Nielsen of Pontiac, Mich,
came Sunday for visit with relatives
and friends.
Bill S. Rix of Tyler, visited from
Friday until Tuesday at the home of
his brother, Edmund c. RiX.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold M. johnson
of South st. Paul, were weekend
guests at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Rasmus johnson.
Viggo Miller returned the first of
the week from his vacation trip to
the west coast, having been gone a
little over four weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thorvald Sorensen
and children of Greendale, Wis, came
last week for visit at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Christian
Sorensen.
Mrs. Alberta Miller and sons, Har-
old and Michael, of Chicago, came
Tuesday for visit with friends here,
being guests at the Miss Ingerd
Strandskov home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Christilaw
and two daughters of Duluth, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Johnson of Sand
stone, were Sunday guests at the
Svend Petersen home.
I. N. Thomson purchased new
Ford Va from the Sebald Motor
Sales last week, trading in his old
one on the deal. Mr.. Sebald in turn
sold the Thomson car to j. Albert
Johnson.
Mrs. Anton P. Hansen recently re-
turned from the University hospital,
Minneapolis, following an operation.
She is feeling quite well now but is
obliged to remain in bed for some
time yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Sundby and
two children of Hayward, Calf, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Andersen of Min
neapolis, visited from Saturday until
Monday at the home of the latter's
daughter, Mrs. Rasmus Petersen.
MIR. and Mrs. Einar Nielsen and
daughter of Pontiac, Mich, came the
first of the week for a visit with rela-
tives and friends and to look over
the old farm (the former j. Aug.
Nielsen place. which they purchased
some time ago.
Last week large number of
Askovites received check from the
Askov-Barr Corporation, same being
the final settlement in the liquidation
of the corporation, which was started
several years ago but died before it
got into actual operation.
Lawrence Lamberty, the newly en-
local school, commenced his duties
here the first of the month. He is
staying at the Martin johnson home.
his original plans Of renting the A. w.
Conway home having been changed.
Sigurd j. Simonsen and family of
Pease, were Sunday guests at the
home of his brother, Anker M. Simon
sen. Mr.. Simonsen is rapidly be-
coming known as an author His third
book, 1.-THE Clodhopper," is on the
market and fourth one is in pre-
paration.
DR.. Fred T. Thompson and family
left yesterday on a Today vacation
trip, most of which will be spent at
Gull lake. Hence the local dentist
office will be closed until July 13.
Commencing after the vacation DR..
Thompson will spend each Friday at
Willow River, so as to give his pa
tients in that vicinity better service.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Conway of
Austin, were here Saturday to get
their daughter, Mavis, who had spent
the week here. On the return trip |
they were accompanied by Miss Oda
Christensen who will visit with them
for week. On the way home they
expected to spend a day or two at the
Hunky Dory Resort, near Balsam
Lake, Wis. While Oda is away Miss
Fife OleSen iS uOrkipo in tho boLar,,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04

Summary-TWo base hits, Cunningham,
Anderson Ellison, Sarri; struck out by
Ellison 5. by Anderson 4, by Bissonette Is;
hit by pitched ball, Ellison and Rhubes by
BisSonette; bases on balls, off Ellison 2,
bases. Willow River 8, Denham 10: UNI
pire, Beccue; scorer, Brisbin time, 2:35.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04
Feature Contest
At Moose Lake

CONTINUED from Page -
Only two box scores were sent in
of last Sundays games. They follow:
Willow River IL; Denham Z.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04

tent to which patrons endeavored to-.
meet the wish of the department that
their mail box equipment be i'm
proved"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04
More Want Ads

WANTED-Good anvil, 125 to $50
pounds.-Andrew Stockman, Fin
layson. 25W43-1t&
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04
ASKOV
Rummage Sale Saturday.

The English Ladies' Aid will spon-
sor a rummage sale Saturday after
noon. and evening at the town hall.
In connection with same they will
sell refreshments of various kinds.
See their Sidewalk Cafe" advertise
ment elsewhere in this issue.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04
AskOv
Bring Rummage Goods Early.

The committee in charge of the
English Ladies' Aid rummage sale
announces that material for the sale
may be left with either Mrs. Wayne
E. Jacobsen or Mrs. Otto G. Hoiberg
on Friday or bring it direct to the
town hall Saturday as early as pos
sible. They intend to utilize the in
active Askov Amusement Company's
park area right next to the town hall
for serving their hamburgers and cof-
fee-if the weather permits; other
wise in the hall.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04

Invest Is cents in a classified ad.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Not This

Daughter-'I haven't any money
tn buy valentines with" r
h Mother-"You should have looked
ahead and saved when you knew
Valentine Day was coming"
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Don't Take Ny
Word for Il
BY FRANK COLBY.
Humor

Humof
h Noun. That ,phich appeals to
sense OF the ludtcrous;; fancy:
inclination.
The initial III" should not be
silent In humor, humble. human
humane, humidity, humility, a.
"YU-mor, UM-ble, YU-man," etc.
The original meaning of humol
was moisture. In early physiology
the body was supposed to contain
four fluids, or "humors," sanguine
blood. phlegm, choler (yellow bile)
and melancholy (black bile). II
phlegm predominated 1t would make
man phlegmatic;; If the proper
ton Of black bile was more than
normal, a pronounced melancholy
would result.
The words sanguinary, choleric
phlegmatic and melanchohc still re-
late to mans "humors" In a psyche
logical sense, but they are seldom
used in the original meaning ot
body fluids.
The initial n" of the words In
the first paragraph must be plainly
aspirated.
Correct pronunciation: HEW-
mer.
Capitals indicate 'syllables to be
accented.)
For = personal answer to your
questions about words, send .
stamped (3-cent), self addressed
envelope to Frank Colby, care
The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
jolly Polly
A Little Chat on English
BIOS. J. FRISCH..

G. Bile is charged with (not
accused With making light Of his
troubles" Is the correct form. We
accuse person of (not With mur-
der or theft, and we charge friend
with (not Of indifference, forget
fulness, and so on.
The leaflet, 40 Common Errors
Of Speech" will be sent upon re-
ceipt of a self addressed, stamped
envelope.
Evening star., 1940-02-12

Mother Remember Valentine
Day is coming soon and If you spend
your allowance for a movie and
candy this week. you won't have
much left for valentines"
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Answer to Saturdays LETTER-OUT,
Isle Rises in Cuspiun

Rising out of the Caspian Sea
during a volcanic eruption, 4 new
island serves as q natural beacon
Following steamer captains report
of the eruption, scientists Of Baku
Russia, found the island. It is over
1000 feet long and nearly as wide
Gas was escaping from several
crevices and to determine Its COM
position it was ignited. It has
burned constantly since. Below the
surface the temperature is so high
that even at depth of two feet the
heat Is almost unbearable.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
ByFronk Beck
By Willard
By Mormon Morsh
By Bud Fisher

he really believes he is telling the !
truth. The funny thing is, as q rule,
he fools no one but himself. It was
just so with Chatterer. =
After day or two Chatterer'sss
neighbors grew tired of his boasting.
The instant he began to brag about :,
that big jump some one was sure to =
shout: "BoaSter! Boaster! Eoast- :
erl" Then every one would take up,7
the cry until Chatterer would fiyss
into q rage. Then they would go OF ..
and leave him and Chatterer wouldss,
Sit by himself ana scold until his -
tongue grew tired.
Evening star., 1940-02-12

just to fool him by making that
wonderful jump. Chatterer didn't
deliberately become dishonest in
telling that story; he simply kept
adding . little to it In order to make
It sound bigger and to make himself
appear smarter. After q while he
actually believed he had done just
what he boasted Of having done.
You will find that this Is just what
usually happens to boaster. III he
has done . big thing he likes to
make It appear just Is big 90 pos-
sible, 30 he keeps adding . little
every time he boasts, until finally
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Alphabet Girl Listed

Miss Pepper holds the record
number Of names for q girl, ac-
cording to Prof. Ernest Weekly in
his new book published In London.
In 1880, he says, Miss Pepper was
christened Anna Bertha Cecilia
Diana Emily Fanny Gertrude Hy-
patia Inez Jane Kate Louise Maud
Nora Ophelia Ounce Rebecca Star
key Teresa Ulysis Venus Winifred
Xenophon Yetty Zeno.
Evening star., 1940-02-12

landed he started back for the Old
Orchard as fast as his legs would
take him, and all the way there he
was strangely silent. You see, he
had not fully recovered from his
great fright.
Having reached the Old Orchard
and recovered his spirits, Chatterer
began to appreciate what wonder
ful jump he had made. Then when
Sammy Jay began telling everybody
about that wonderful jump Chat
terer became boastful. He Dragged
about Il. Whenever he could ind
ANYBODY 70 listen 70 II hs told the
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

When Chatterer the Red Squirrel
made that tremendous Jump from
the top OF q tall tree In the Green
Forest and landed safely, neither
Billy Mink nor Sammy Jay, who had
been looking on, was more surprised
tAan Chatterer himself. Never In
The world would he have thought OF
making such . Jump had It not been
to save his life. Zhs instant he
Evening star., 1940-02-12

makes his story q little bigger. And
50 Chatterer's story Of his big jump
grew, and grew, and grew. Not only
did that tree become the tallest tree
In the Green Forest, but the cause
Of his jumping became changed.
At first he had been quite honest
and had told how he had been
trapped In that tree by Billy Mink
and then been obliged to jump to
save his life.
But little by little the. story
changed, until 1t appeared that
Chatterer had deliberately chosen
that tree and led Billy Mink up It
Evening star., 1940-02-12

Drive = safe car IN : saas way.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
story Of that great jump, and each
time he tnld IL the story crcw

time he told it the story grew.
When he told it to Tommy Tit the
Chickadee the tree he had jumped
from was simply q tall tree. When
he told it to Drummer the Wood
pecker that tree had become q very
tall tree. When he told 1t to his
cousin, Happy Jack the Gray Squir-
rel. that tree had become a very,
very tall tree. When he told 1t to
Reddy Fox that tree had become
the tallest tree In the Green Forest.
That usually Is the way with Z
boaster. Every time hs boasts he
Evening star., 1940-02-12
LETTER-OUT
By Bruno

Remove letter
called the Print the opposite
the word have removed have correctly
It's . little
Saturdays LETTER OUT
IettrOut
(G) RANGE-NEAR (close by).
OVERT-VOTE q BALLOT.
N) NIBBLE-BIBLE (Book of fath)
CT) RENTAI-LEARN (gather knowledge.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Points for Porents

BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.
Reminding children ahead OF time
OF the need for saving dccomplishes
more than finding fault ,nith them
later because they haze not sdred.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Wreckage Of 18th Century
Friqdte Rediscovered
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Dec. 25.-The wrecked
hulk of the 18th century British
frlgate Somerset, which lay in Bos-
ton harbor the night Paul Revere
made his famous pre-revolutionary
ride, was re-discovered from the air
yesterday in the shifting sand of
Cape Cod during yuletide flight
by New Englands flying Santa
Claus.
The finding of the frigate's burial
ground highlighted trip by Edward
Rowe Snow, coastal historian and
l940's flying Santa" to more than
a score. Of lighthouses and Coast
Guard stations between Boston and
the tip of the cape.
Mr.. Rowe said that to his knowl-
edge winds and tide had exposed
the rotting timbers to souvenir hunt
ers only twice before-in 1886 and
1905. In each instance, however,
storms soon covered over the fri
gates ruins. The Somerset was
wrecked off Peaked Hill bar on the
cape in 1778.
Yesterdays fight finished in
Shows self-assigned task to deliver
Christmas bundles by air to more
than a hundred isolated coastal out
posts between Portland, Me-, and
Cape Cod. Forty-six packages were
dropped all along the shore of Mas
sachusetts Bay during the final
fight.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Roosevelt Greeting to Nation
Talk Delivered at Christmas Tree
Exercises at EIIipse

Of the word helps the needy more
usefully.
Compared with the days when
Charles Dickens wrote the Christ
mas Carol" we see definite bet
terment. We do not claim attain
ment, and we recognize that there
is much-oh, SO much-to do.
We want to do 1t the voluntary
way-and most human beings in all
the world want to do it the volun-
tary way. We do not want to have
the way imposed on the world by
the conquest of the world by the
sword.
That would not follow in the foot
steps Of Christ. That would not
make for happier Christmases in
the future Of any nation. Mankind
is all one-and what happens in
distant lands tomorrow will leave
its mark on the happiness of our
Christmases to come.
Let us make this Christmas a
merry one for the little children in
our midst. For us of maturer years
it cannot be merry.
But for most of us it can be a
happy Chrismtas if by happiness we
mean that we have done with doubts,
that we have set our hearts against
fear, that we still believe in the
Golden Rule for all mankind, that
we intend to live more purely in
the spirit of Christ, and that by our
works, as well as our words, we will
strive forward in faith and in hope
and in love.
In that spirit I wish a happy
Christmas to all, and happier Christ
masses yet to come.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Jew Who Knew Direst Poverty
Plays Sonto Again to Thousands
R1 the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Dec. 25.--A little Aus
trian Jew who became a philanthro-
pist because of his own experiences
as a struggling immigrant gives his
annual Christmas party for the
needy today.
For the 29th consecutive year I.
Rude's tiny store on normally busy
Elm street will dispense Yuletide
cheer in the form of warm suits,
coats and other apparel. Enough
clothing fer 5000 complete outfits
was in stock. Several wholesale
houses remained open should more
be needed.
The story behind the party goes
back more than so years when Mr..
Rude's parents died, leaving him
an object of charity.
Immigrating to America as a
young man, he still was to know
poverty and hopelessness. He found
work, but the sweat shops of New
York broke his health.
Then he learned what kindness
could mean. He was sent to Den
Evening star., 1940-12-25

This is the tert OF President
RooSeUelts Christmas greeting to
the Nation deliDered at the light
ing OF the national community
Christmas tree at the Ellipse yes
terday afternoon:
At this Christmastide of 1910 it is
well for all humanity to remind itself
that while this is in its name a
Christian celebration, it is partici-
pated in reverently and happily by
hundreds of millions of people who
are members of other religions, or
belong to no church at all.
The reason is not far to seek. 1t
is because the spirit of unselfish serv-
ice personified by the life and the
teachings of Christ makes appeal to
the inner conscience and hope of
every man and every woman in every
part of the earth. 1t transcends in
the ultimate all lines of race, of
habitat, of nation. 1t lives in the
midst of war, of slavery, of conquest.
1t survives prohibitions and DEGREES
and force. 1t is an unquenchable
spring of promise to humanity.
Sometimes we who have lived
through the strifes and the hates Of
a quarter century wonder If this old
world of ours has abandoned the
ideals of the brotherhood of man.
Sometimes we ask if contention and
anger in our own midst in America
is portent of disunion and disaster.
Sometimes we fear that the selfish
ness Of the individual is more and
more controlling in our lives.
When we are in those moods it Is
hard for us to keep from putting our
tongues in our cheeks when we say
Merry Christmas"-for we think in
thoughts of futility and not of hope.
A few people are cynics all of the
time; some people are cynics part of
the time, but most people keep their
faith most of the time.
Great Gains in Century.
That is why we must. keep on
striving for a better and a more
happy world.
1t is unintelligent to be defeatist
Crisis may beget crisis, but the prog
ress underneath does not wholly
halt-it does 60 forward.
In a century we have gained
much. Aside from great areas
stricken by actual warfare in the
present moment, the lives of hui
man beings are safer than they were
in the olden days. Great and
spreading plaques take smaller toll;
starvation of millions is less; the
forces of nature are better con-
trolled. There is in the civilization
we recognize greater security for
the young, for the worker, for the
aged. Charity in the narrower sense
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Dutch and Morse Rulers
Send People Messages
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Dec. 25.-Two royal
expatriates, Queen Wilhelmina Of
the Netherlands and King Haakon
of Norway, sent messages of hope
and sympathy last night to the peo-
pie of their German-occupied lands.
1--WE can now face the future with
growing hope and confidence, y
Queen Wilhelmina told the Dutch
Il pray the Lord that in spite of
everything which this year might
make it so very difficult for you to
celebrate the sacred day in the true
spirit of Christmas, it will never
theless be real Christmas for you
in the most profound sense"
Haakon, talking OF his great sor-
row" at being unable to celebrate
Christmas at home, said:
What is most painful for me is
the unarmed civil war now going
on in Norway" He added:
Let Christmas this year more
than ever before be a family feast
to strengthen family ties and unity
between all Norwegians and give
further impetus to the liberation Of
our country"
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Suntu Claus Passes Up
Some Lutin Americans
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentine, Dec.
25.-Santa Claus skipped entire ma
tions in Latin America last night.
In Argentina, Peru, Cuba and
Mexico Christmas is purely a re-
ligious day and gifts are given chill
dren on January 6-the day of the
three wise men.
Most of the other Latin American
countries had their equivalents Of
Santa Claus last night. Brazilian
children put out shoes for Papa
Noel" borrowed from the French.
Chilean children had their "Viejito''
little Father Christmas-and in
Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador
gifts were given children in the
name of the Christ Child.
Evening star., 1940-12-25

yer to overcome his Illness. Well
again, he entered business and
prospered.
From this background of famil-
iarity with need sprang Mr.. Rudes
annual gift to the poor of Dallas.
Then Mr.. Rude will return to his
home in Los Angeles, whence he
comes once year to attend to his
business and sponsor his favorite
charity.
my only hope is to be able to
distribute that material gain which
] possess with others who are rem
dered less fortunate than I ain
through no fault OF their own," he
explains"
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Bondits Give Refund

KANSAS CITY, Dec. Is (P.-
Three bandits robbed A. w. Mackie,
jr., of SIT, then returned quarter.
Mr.. Mackie said he wanted 1t to pay
for downtown parking space for his
car-so he could attend a Christmas
party.
Evening star., 1940-12-25

est cash allowances to the needy
throughout Spain.
Mrs. Alexander Weddell, wife Of
the United States Ambassador, gave
Christmas party at the Embassy
for 80 Spanish orphans.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Fireman Likes His Work

During his weeks vacation
member of the Manchester, Eng
land, fire department got job with
London fire brigade and spent
his yearly "rest" fighting blazes.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Gen. Franco Distributes
YuIe Gifts to Needy

b. the Associated Press.
MADRID, Dec. 25-Generalissimc
Francisco Franco ordered the dis
tribution yesterday Of Christmas
gifts of clothing, medicine or mod