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Evening star., 1940-12-11
Soviet Children
To Hold War Games
With Wooden Guns

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Dec. lI.-Soviet
school children from 8 to Is
years old will engage in vast war
games with wooden rifles, ma
chine guns and cannon in their
winter vacation, it was an
nounced today, under the direc-
tion Of the pioneers movement
Of the Communist party.
Evening star., 1940-12-11

Airplanes operating up to 1876
miles an hour have been put in
commercial service in Russia.
Evening star., 1940-12-11


award winner -AP
Evening star., 1940-12-11
Name of Swostiko,
Canada, Is Changed
To Winston on Maps

b the Associated Press.
TORONTO, Dec. 1.-THE
Ontario highways minister an
nounced last night that Winston
for ChruchilD Is the new name
on provincial highway maps for
Swastika, a railway junction
near Kirkland Lake.
At a meeting last September
IL, the citizens Of Swastika de.
cided unanimously that the
name should not Be changed Is
1t had been named long before
the swastika became the symbol
ot NaM.iSln.
Evening star., 1940-12-11
Report for Last - AeuYs.

Record for Last - Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Hishest. 90. 3:3o pm. yssterdsy. Year
Govsst. 43. 10 Am today. Year aRo, 81.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 100, on July ~:
Lowest. Z, on January ~.
Humidity for Last - Hsurs.
(Yrom noon Yesterday to noon todayJ
Nishsst, SO per cent, at > Pm. yestsrday
Lowest, 81 per cent. at $50 an, To-Day.
River Rspen.
Potomac and shenandoah Rivers clear At
Harpsrs Ferry; Potomac clear st Great
Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED y Yaitsa States Coast ana
Today. Tomorrow.
High B:93 AN. 500 Am.
Low -- 1901 am. 1880 Am.
High ---------- 5:49 pm. S:32 pm.
Low -- 12:09 pm. 1880 Pm.
The Sun and Neon.
Rises. Sets.
sSs. ~; $s ':$ss:;ev ';s:: :ss:; Iii pm. ;ssss
Au.emesil. lights mus. BE- turned on
PFeoipitatlen,
Evening star., 1940-12-11

Monthly precipitation in inches in
.api{ai icurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1940-12-11

Automobils lights must Be turned
ons-half hour after sunset.
PFeeipitatlon,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
AskOv Folks Mourn
Fate Of Homeland

The war in Europe took on a
new and sterner significance for
thousands of Minnesotans early
Tuesday morning when the news
flashed over the radio that Scan
dinavian countries were becom-
ing involved in the general con-
flict.
To the people of Askov, espe-
cially, with hundreds of relatives
and friends in the little kingdom
of Denmark, the invasion and oc-
cupancy of that peaceful coun-
try by the German army came
as a sudden shock. Many of the
residents here were born across
the waters and with the mails,
radio and other news sources now
being censored or stopped COM
pletely and the sea lanes block
AIDED, the lack of accurate in
formation from their old home
land was viewed as cause for
sorrow and alarm.
The Danes, instead of putting
up bloody and futile resistance,
have capitulated to Hitler's de-
mandS and are now under the
strict military supervision of the
German Reich.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
Eight Teams In
DIAL League

The Twi-Lite D-Ball League will
start its second season on May 13
with at least eight teams participant
ing. They are Askov, Correctional
Institution Guards, Correctional In
stitution Inmates, Finlayson, Fries
land, Hinckley, Kroschel and Sand
stone.
The regular schedule will be drawn
up soon and at the end of the seasons
play the four top teams will enter
the playoffs to decide the champion
ship. The Correctional Institution
Inmates will not participate in the
playoffs so if they finish in the top
bracket the fifth place team will play
instead. The reason for this is that
all the Inmates contests are home
games and outside spectators will not
be permitted to see them.
A dance is being arranged to be
held at Happy's pavilion April "a,
the proceeds of which will be used
for expenses of the teams. Further
details of the dance will be announced
later.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
New Members Join
North Pine Project

The board of directors of the North
Pine Electric Cooperative met at Will
low River Friday, April 5, and made
checkup on how the project was
progressing. More than 80 new
prospective members signed up dur
ing the past two weeks and this does
not include those who have signed
in Dell Grove township, according to
Max McMillin, county agent.
The board voted to hold another
meeting in the near future and incor-
porate and also meet with the engi-
neer and start mapping out the route
for the line.
At the previous meeting John
Danelski resigned because of other
work, and at this meeting Jas. Stepan
resigned because of spring work,
making it impossible for him to give
the time necessary to the project
The two new members on the board
replacing these men are Louis Bra
bee, who is taking Mr.. Danelski's
place, and Mrs. Clarence Jensen, who
is replacing Mr.. Stepan. Leonard
Goranson was elected secretary.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
Crippled Children
May Attend Clinic

Arrangements have been made for
transportation to st. Cloud Saturday
April Is, for the children and par
ents going to the Orthopedic clinic
there. The bus will leave the Hinck-
ley school at 7:30 a. m. The clinic
starts at 8 o'clock.
The children going must have been
at the Gillette, University or Shrin-
ers hospital, or bring reference from
their doctor. Cases of speech defects
are also invited, as well as infantile
paralysis, congenital deformities, etc
Those interested should contact the
county nurse at Hinckley if she has
not written or seen the patient.
This clinic is sponsored by the Blu
reau of Services for Crippled Chill
dren, of the Division of Social We'll
fare. This bureau keeps a record
of every crippled child in the state.
There are 100 crippled children in
Pine county on record. Parents
should avail themselves of this op-
portunity to go to st. Cloud since
the specialists examine, check pro-
gress and consult with the family
doctor
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
County Schools To
Get MantOux Test

The MantouX test for tuberculosis
will be given soon in several Pine
county schools. April 16 at Finlay-
son and April "a at Pine City are
the dates set for those places and
Askov, Bruno, Cloverton, Hinckley
and Willow River will have the test
as soon as arrangements can be COM
pleted Sandstone and Brook Park,
having had the test recently may
not offer it again this year, but adults
or students who desire to make take
it at one of the other towns.
All high school pupils are to take
the test and adults are also invited.
Parents are urged to sign permit slips
for the students or let the teacher
know why the test should not be
taken. The cost of the Mantoux test
is Csc for both students and adults
and if an X-ray is necessary for a
student it will be paid for by the
Pine County Public Health Associa-
ton. Several school boards have de-
cided to pay the doctors fee to
facilitate the work and make it COM
plete for the entire school body.
Adults who have a positive Mantoux
will be X-rayed at a very reduced
rate
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
AskOU B. b. Team,
Wins More HOnOrS

The Askov high school basket
ball team, winners of this years
district tournament, added to its
laurels the past week when five
members of the championship
squad and Gene Buck, captain
of last years team, went to Des
Moines, Iowa, to take part in
Young Peoples society tourna-
ment.
The Askov boys defeated Cedar
Falls, Newell and Fredsville, all
Iowa teams, in that order, and in
a pre-tournament game played
last Thursday evening, won from
Grand View college by the score
of 40 to 80. All the games were
played on the Grand View floor.
The final game of the tourney
was a thriller, with Askov COM
ing from behind to tie up the
score in the final seconds, and in
a three-minute overtime period
emerged victorious by 81 to SO
count.
The members of the, Y. P. S.
team who made the trip to Iowa
were Gene Buck, Arden Hyldahl,
Jens Lund, Harry Mortensen,
Carl Sandahl and Roger Soren-
sen. They brought home a fine
championship trophy to add to
one received in a similar tourna-
ment last year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
Essay Contest Is
To Be A Feature
OF Hospital Day
Pupils From More Than
500 Schools May Take
Part.

A statewide essay contest among
senior high school students, both pub
lie and parochial schools, exclusive
of the Twin Cities and Duluth, will
be one of the features of Hospital
day observance Sunday, May IL. Es-
says on the subject, "How 1 Can Help
My Hospital" are limited to 500
words and must be postmarked not
later than midnight, April 90 Cash
prizes will be given and winners of
first and second prizes will also be
given a trip to the Twin Cities and
al opportunity to read their prize
winning essays over Twin City radio
network. Letters inviting students to
participate have been sent to $50
schools in Minnesota.
Hospitals throughout Minnesota
will join those of the entire country
in observance of National Hospital
day, the anniversary of Florence
Nightingale, the founder of modern
nursing. The date marks the 120th
birthday anniversary of the woman
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
Former Rutledge
Resident Called
Mrs. Mary Hiatt Had Lived
in County for IS Years;
Dies in Cromwell.

Mrs. Mary Ann Hiatt, former
resident of the Rutledge community,
died Friday, April 5, at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Tobias Peterson,
in Cromwell. She had been ill al
most four and one-half years.
Mary Ann Cox was born Oct. %,
1865 at Phillipsburg, Ohio. On Dec.
2, 1886, she was united in marriage
to Charles Quincy Hiatt in Win
chester, Ind. They later moved to
Rutledge, where they resided for 35
years. Mr.. Hiatt died on Nov. IL,
1880 and Mrs. Hiatt later lived in
Duluth and other points four years.
About two years ago she went to
Cromwell to make her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Peterson, and re-
manned there until her death.
Mrs. Hiatt was member of the
Methodist church and took an active
part in this and other community
activities as long as her health would
permit
The funeral services were held al
the Hamlin chapel in Moose Lake
Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock with
Rev. Leslie Brattin, pastor of the
Lester Park Methodist church of Du-
luth, in charge. Interment was made
in the Lakeview cemetery at Rut-
ledge. The pallbearers were Tony
behring's, Ed Carlson, Peter Nc
Namara, Leo WINNER, George Mel
son and Frank Inman.
Surviving Mrs. Hiatt are Mrs
Tobias Peterson (Rebecca Mae) oil
Cromwell, two sons, Walter E. HAT,
of Minneapolis, and Harold E. Hiatt,
of Robbinsdale; five grandchildren
four brothers, John Cox of Winches-
ter, Ind, Ed Cox, Duluth; Volney Cox
Pine City; and Kama Cox, Oregon
Friends in the Rutledge and othel
communities extend sympathy to tn,
bereaved relatives.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
Checkup On Lights
And Brakes Urged

An urgent appeal to all Minnesota
motorists to give spring checkup
to the lights and brakes on their cars
was sounded this week by w. F.
Rosenwald, traffic engineer of the
State Highway department He based
his plea on accident figures for last
year which show that SAT motor vehi-
cles involved in accidents in 1889, of
which Al were fatal, had defective
lights or brakes.
Mr.. Rosenwald remarked that fill
ing station operators and attendants
can play very important and helpful
role in the Highway departments
never-ceasing campaign against faulty
or improper lights if they will call
such defects to the attention of mo-
florists who stop at their stations for
service. A polite suggestion that a
burned-out bulb be replaced will be
appreciated by the motorists.
Although it is illegal to sell or use
motor vehicle lamps, reflectors, sig
nal devices or parts for any of these
items unless they have been approved
by the Commissioner of Highways,
recent investigations by the Depart
ment have disclosed that many auto
motive supply stores in the larger
cities have been selling such unap-
proved equipment. Although these
stores have been requested to stop
selling such equipment, it still is the
responsibility of the individual mo-
torist to buy and use only approved
light equipment, Mr.. Rosenwalc
pointed out.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
County Clubs To
SponsorProgra11,
Conservation Department
Speaker to Talk Before
Schools and Clubs.

Carl w. Moen of the speakers bu-
reau of the state Game and Fish de-
partment, will be in Pine county
April 16 to 25, inclusive, under au-
spices of the various conservation
clubs here. Mr.. Moen's topic will
be 'The Conservation Department
Its Aims and Accomplishments. Ac-
cording to H. G.. Olson, secretary
treasurer of the Pine County Conser-
walton League, Mr.. Moen will appear
at the various high schools in the
afternoons, and will speak before the
local clubs in the evenings.
The tentative schedule is as fol-
lows: Hinckley, April Is; Bruno,
April II; Askov, April 10; Kerrick,
April 10; Pine City, April %; Sand
stone, April %; Grindstone Lake,
April "a; and Finlayson, April 25.
The state office has also offered
films to be used at the meetings but
each local club must furnish a ma
chine and a responsible operator.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
Pneumonia Fatal
To Bruno Infant

Jackie Southerton, infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Southerton, who re-
side east of Bruno, passed away at
the Moose Lake hospital Saturday
night, succumbing to pneumonia
which developed from cold con-
tracted about two weeks ago. Had
he lived the little one would have
been year old on April "a.
The funeral services were held at
the Charles Southerton home Tues
day afternoon at o'clock and burial
was made at the Riverside cemetery.
Friends and relatives in the Bruno
Kerrick community extend deep SYM
pathy to the sorrowing parents, broth
ers and sisters.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
State Will Use A
Uniform System
To Mark Zones
Thirty-seven States Accept
New Standards i'm ssNO-
Passing Lanes.

Minnesota's method of marking
"no-passing" zones by special lines
painted on the highway surfaces, in
augurated last year with marked sue
cess, has been adopted nationally, but
with some revisions which necessitate
changes on the states trunk high
ways this year in order to comply
with the national uniform standards.
Thirty-seven states have adopted
the plan, which will be put into effect
in Minnesota this summer.
Under last years system, center
lines were either black or yellow;
"no-passing" zone barrier lines were
marked in white Under the new,
uniform system, ultimately all center
lines will be either white or black,
solid or-broken. All "no-paSsing"
zone barrier lines will be marked by
solid yellow stripes, running parallel
to the normal center line.
Will Repaint Old Stripes.
However, Minnesota has an invest
ment of approximately 100000 in
center line and ''no-passing" zone
stripes laid last year, of which $4,000
is the cost of the paint alone. In
order to take full advantage of this
investment, those stripes which were
were applied late last year and on
which the paint is still bright this
spring will not be reprinted until
they have been dimmed by traffic
wear. Therefore, the transition from
the 1889 color scheme to the new uni
form system of pavement markings
will result in some inconsistency and
therefore some confusion throughout
the 1910 travel season.
On all sections, however, whether
old or new markings exist, the mo
passing" rule is simple and will be
strictly enforced, Commissioner M. j.
Hoffman, announced this week. This
center line mark will be continuous
stripe, either solid or broken, in the
middle of the roadway. The mo
passing" zone barrier stripe will be
solid extra stripe, paralleling the
center line mark. If the "no-pass-
ing" zone barrier is on the drivers
side of the center line stripe, the mo-
torist is forbidden to pass another
vehicle until after he has reached
the end of the barrier stripe.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
CZechs Will Hold
June Celebration

The general committee in charge
of plans for the Czechoslovak day
celebration to be held Sunday, June
9, at the Hippodrome in the state
fair grounds met at ST. Paul Sunday
April Z. Representatives from var
ious Czech communities from all over
the state and parts of Wisconsin were
present. Mr. and Mrs. Vaclav Zale-
sky and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schej-
bal of Willow River, attended from
Pine county. Plans were made to
make this celebration the greatest
in Czech activity in this part of the
country
Over 400 people have already in
dictated their desire to participate in
the program which will include
massed gymnastic drills and exhibit
tons by the Sokol societies. A spe-
cial team will come from Chicago tc
put on an exhibition. Two hundred
men and women, dressed in colorful
costumes will dance national folk
dances of the Czech people in the
final act of the program. Governor
Harold E. Stassen and vladimir Hur-
ban, Czechoslovak minister in Wash
ing, D. c., will be guests of honor.
A special feature of the entire cele-
bration will be typical Czech vii
lage market square where Czech
goods and delicacies may be pur-
chased. A band of strolling musician.
will lend color by their rendition Of
Czechoslovak songs and music.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11

Apparently, the long-awaited in
classification of Great Britain's war
against Germany is beginning in the
expected form of attempting to draw
small neutral countries into the con-
flict, against their will. For weeks,
the efforts of responsible British
statesmen seem to have had for their
goal the involvement of the Scandi-
navian nations, and although they
are not yet at war, they are threat
ened more violently than they ever
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
Town Officials
Discuss Problems
Semi-annual Meeting Held
in Hinckley Saturday;
Johnson and Mann Speak

In spite of unfavorable road con-
ditions, a large majority of Pine
county townships were represented
at the semi-annual meeting of the
Township Officers Association in
Hinckley Saturday, April 6.
Guy Hendricks of Danforth, county
chairman, presided, with Oscar w.
Anderson of Sturgeon Lake, acting
as secretary.
The chairman and secretary gave
a report of the meeting with the
county board December IL, 1889, and
Mr.. Anderson reported on the finan-
cial status of Pine county as COM
pared with that of neighboring coun-
ties.
State Senator c. Elmer Johnson of
Almelund, spoke on legislation per-
tanning to townships and counties
and particularly about the bill in
creasing the limit of the revenue
levy for counties, which was defeated
in the last legislative session.
Representative c. c.. Mann of
Hinckley, pointed out that strong
opposition in the county assisted in
defeating the bill. He also discussed
at some length the law removing
from the Conservation commissioner
the power to classify forfeited tax
lands. Commissioners Patrick and
Greenwald were present and took
part in the discussion.
Favors Present Levy Limit.
The meeting unanimously went on
record as being in favor of retaining
the present levy limitation of $4,000
| for county revenue purposes; in favor
of the present law taking classical
ton of forfeited land as agricultural
or non-agricultural out of the hands
of the Conservation commissioner
| in favor of &c gas tax retaining
| the Dunn 1-mill tax with 1c of tax
to go to counties; in case of repeal
of the 1-mill tax, that SC gas tax
be passed with 1c going to town.
ships.
All officers present at the meeting
were satisfied at having awaited
themselves of the opportunity of con-
tacting their legislative representa-
tives and of expressing their wishes
concerning matters of vital import
ance to both townships and counties
They also felt that as an educational
meeting, it had been a decided sue
cess.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
Forged Checks,
Lands In Jail

Verne Handy is being held in the
county Jail in Caledonia while an in
vestigation is being made concern
ing his recent activities. Handy came
to the Jail to procure a bunk for the
night. While talking to Sheriff Kelly,
he complained of being unable to
cash check in Caledonia. The sher-
iff demanded the check, then started
an investigation, which disclosed that
Handy was too handy with the pen.
His police record shows three con-
victions for forgery in the state of
Wisconsin.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
ere during the world war 1914

were during the world war 1914
1918.
Iron Ore.
Just now it sounds as though the
iron ore which Germany imports from
the mines at Gaellivare and Kiruna
in Sweden through Norwegian waters
is the principal issue at stake. Great
Britain wants to stop that commerce
and, for that reason, has sent large
number of cruisers and destroyers
CONTINUED on page ~
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
Duck Is Rescued
From Snowy Grave

Lloyd Connor of Granite Falls, was
on his way home one evening recent
ly when he noticed the neighbor's
dog barking over some object buried
in a snowdrift. Upon investigation
Lloyd found ruddy duck, its body
covered with ice. The bird, evident
ly one of a flock flying over, had been
blinded by the ice and forced to earth.
The duck will have a home in the
Connor basement until it has recov-
cred enough to be released.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
international News Review
By GEORG STRANDvOLD
Germans Invade Denmark, Norway.

Apparently result of the planting of British mines
along the Norwegian coast Germany early Tuesday
ing began invasion of Norway The evening before,
four German warships reported approaching Oslo;
they driven off by fire from the Norwegian
artillery.
few hours later bombardment is said to have been
started against Oslo, Krstansund, Trondhem possibly
Bergen. Tuesday afternoon it reported direct from
Oslo that German military commandant in charge,
and that the city "was filled with German soldiers"
Some Norwegian resistance offered and this
writing fighting is still going there.
Denmark Entered at Several Points.
Tuesday to invade Denmark;
they marched through Slesv occupied
large contingent at
Langin promenade in Copenhagen which
taken
The German government maintains
have been occupied protective
against British
they evidently realized that it would have
Tuesday important
German naval battle off the
London the British
sending to Denmark
the Germans.
CONSERVATION appar-
emily 25 German vessels
Scandinavian seemingly
INSTRUCTED
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
Five Ewes Produce
Seventeen Lambs

When it comes to records for null
tiple births, one must consider the
case of Wilhelm johnson of Mcintosh,
who had five ewes that gave birth
to II lambs. The lambs were all
born within an hours time, two sets
of quadruplets, and three sets of trip
lets, for grand total of II lambs
and five ewes
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
Y. p. S. Groups To
Meet In Pine City

The Pine City Presbyterian church
will be host to the Young Peoples
Bible Fellowship on Friday evening,
April IL. The meeting will begin
at 7:45 o'clock with a song service.
Rev. Lester E. Pipkin, pastor of the
Calvary Memorial Church of Mime
tonka Beach, will bring an inspira-
tional message interesting to both
young and old.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-11
Nickerson Agent
Wins Large Prize

j. M. Nickerson, railroad station
agent at Nickerson, has been an
nounced as the winner of $1,000
grand prize in a puzzle contest spon-
sored recently by the Duluth News
Tribune and Herald. Thousands had
competed in the contest and the
awarding of the prizes climaxed five
months of puzzle solving by the
participants.