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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26
WAS PLAIN LANGUAGE
Editor ASkov American:

Editor ASkOv American:
In your issue of September one
of your correspondents caused some
sensation. People are surprised at
such plain language. However, the
case is not overdrawn, because with
few exceptions the churches of to-
day are not preaching the Bible as
it is. False doctrines are taught
openly, and matters which are alb
solutely necessary to our salvation
are never mentioned from the pulpit.
The Bible is our only guide to SAL
walton. So if we do not study it, we
can not know the way. There can
be no question of the authenticity of
the Bible, and its divine origin is not
questioned. Witnesses to the Bible
multiply every year.
The mighty past is speaking. God
is bringing forth its testimony Egypt,
Assyria, Babylon have broken the
silence of the ages. The moldering
monuments, the buried cities, the
sandy deserts, the sculptured rocks
have found voice.
Sinai, Petra, Horeb and Hermon
echo the sacred oracles. Memphis
and Tyre, Tadmor and Nineveh have
risen from their graves. The paint
ed papyrus, the pictured walls, the
stony tablets, the rusted medals and
coins bring forth their testimony.
And the living witness as well as the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26
Those New Industries

There is plenty of evidence that the
Twin City daily newspapers are con-
tinually Boosting, defending and up
holding the present state administra-
ton.
If memory serves us right, about
IS per cent of the daily newspapers
in the entire United States were for
Landon for President in 1886. Yet,
Landon carried only two out of for
ty-eight states. Wonder what will
happen in Minnesota with the Twin
City dailies so strong for the admin
stration that has delivered the kind
of legislation wanted by friends of
the daily press.
Editor Nelson of the Fairmont Daily
Sentinel has also been boosting the
administration. But, he is, however,
Independent enough to speak his
mind now and then. According to
one of his editorials, some events are
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26
Here is what Major Mel

hushed up. Here is what Major Mel
son writes:
"You don't see anything about it
in the papers but Governor Stassen's
labor relations law doesn't seem to
be working extra well lately. We
hear of several rather important
strikes in the Twin CitieS-one in
Bemis Bag Co., effecting large num-
Der of workers-none of which get
much play in the papers. Now we
read bulletin from st. Paul that the
Puffer Hubbard Co., Minneapolis, has
had long drawn out strike effect
ing its 200 employees, has solved its
difficulty by opening new plant in
Iowa."
We heard so much in the campaign
of 1888 about all the new industry
that was going to come to Minnesota.
Out of the SO small loan companies
that registered to do business here
at usury interest rates of "a per cent
to SO per cent, 26 of the companies
are from outside of Minnesota. That
is some asset to our fair state!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26
HELP THE DISABLED VETERANS

Editor ASkOv American:
In world gone mad, it is almost
with reverence that we speak of for
get-me-nots. 1t appears that both
peoples and principles have been for
gotten in another world war. Even
in the peaceful U. S. A. plans are
being made to prepare the people,
practically the youth, in methods of
defense against modern conquest.
The Disabled American Veterans
are still fighting the first world war.
Youth today is probably watching
what care and concern is given to
those now disabled while he faces a
possible call to arms and action,
knowing that we will then face the
same problems. In this Whirl of
events he wants to cling to something
real and it is for that reason he is
much concerned about being sure
that people does not forget.
AS an organization we have much
work to do and need funds with which
to work. We are trying to provide
for the disabled veterans and those
near and dear to him some of the
things he would have provided had
he not been disabled.
MARGARET RYPKEMA,
Adjutant.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26

dead. The Samaritan still fingers at
Sychar, the Jew still wanders in
every land.
The church of Christ still lives, the
true Gospel still regenerates, the
promised spirit still sanctifies, and
witnesses in Christian hearts. In a
word, history and experience con-
firm the Scriptures, and assure us
that through the prophets of the
old Testament and the apostles of the
new, and above all. through His de-
vine Son, God Himself has spoken to
our race and that the words which He
has spoken liveth and abideth forever.
Therefore let us join or organize
a home study Bible club and learn
the beautiful truths of that wonder
full book and learn the only way to
the better land beyond the portals
of eternity.
A. H. LANGELIER
Cloverton, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26
SOAP BOX ORATORY
Editor Askov American:


This country is wisely preparing
to defend itself. Let us hope that
is what it will always be. On the
whole, would say it would be well
to say that we are going ''to save
our own necks" and forget all about
this business of making the world
safe for democracy" and the. usual
rot associated with war.
When the average Frenchman and
cockney were told that they were
fighting another war for democracy
the shock was too much and uncon-
sciously they took to drinking way
too much. Even British preachers
are now saying that the Germans are
deliberately saving the English brew
cries so that the British can drink
themselves to death.
Be that as it may. Anyone who
has to listen to all this ballyhoo
about making the world safe for de-
mocracy has a good reason to take
to drink. If we try to save our own
neckS-and do save them-that ought
to be sufficient reason for preparing
and going to war if necessary; it is
not necessary to add any more bally-
hoo. All this soap box oratory only
deludes people until they get dis
gusted with themselves and go to
extremes in other ways.
Now, when a person has to sit for
hours and listen to the various soap
advertisements, telling how such and
such soap has aroma, sex appeal
and vitaminS in tit becomes very
monotonous and finally gushing, and
it is nearly necessary to take some
thing to counteract it, in order to
come to. Anyhow, person feels like
taking piece of old tar soap and
washing some of the mush off and
out of a persons mouth.
OF course democracy is desirable,
but all this soap box oratory and
carnival bankers stuff about it could
well be curbed. And if it was aban-
doned altogether, what a relief that
woul Id be. The very flowery bankers
who are putting out this line, will
jump on the next band wagon that
comes along. Those of us who went
through the last war and heard it
from beginning to end were in hopes
that it would be forgotten. All things
come back, some to our chagrin.
S. j. SIMONSEN.
Pease, Mimi, September ID, 1910.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26

mittee had persuaded 100000 per-
sons to urge the government to sell
the destroyers to Britain, and that
the committee now was urging it's
members to advocate the sale to
Britain of 25 of the Army's So fly
ing fortresses, the largest Arm y
bombers in use, as well as several
torpedo boats.
Mr.. Hart said that perhaps the
same "strong force" which sent
France and Britain to war despite
their unpreparedness ''is urging our
own administration on. Blinded by
fury at the prosecutions of minori-
ties in Germany, this force would be
as willing to engulf us in this, which
bids fair to be the worst war of all
times, as it was willing to engulf
Britain and France a year ago."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26
Carelessness Cause
OF Most Fatal Burns

Of all the accidental horrors that
can befall human beings, burning to
death is the most fearful-and, next
to death from falls, the most common
of all the tragedies that happen at
home.
The Minnesota State Medical AS
ISOLATION Committee on Public Health
Education calls attention to them in
a bulletin issued today as part of
their September campaign to aid in
preventing home accidents because
they believe that most of the IS deaths
that occurred during the first six
months of 1910 in Minnesota homes
could, with proper care, have been
prevented.
Some of these deaths, Is of them,
were in children. Three overturned
pots of hot coffee on themselves,
seven fell into scalding pals of hot
water, carelessly left where babies
could fall into them. The others died
in fires that consumed the entire
home and these fires, in turn oc-
CURED from over-heating or faulty
home equipment and defective wiring.
Nothing that safety engineers can
devise will prevent the fatal burning
of children if their parents are not
watching to prevent them from turn
ing switches, gas cocks pulling out
electric cords, reaching for handles
of utensils on the kitchen stove, the
bulletin declares, and nothing in the
whole range of accidents to human
beings is so fraught with tragedy and
pain as the death of children from
these causes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26
TWISTING THE TRUTH
Editor ASkov American:

Hitler can raise havoc with his
bombs and his blitzkrieg to the con-
sternation of mankind, but when it
comes to twisting the truth does not
hold a candle of comparison to the
Minneapolis Tribune, when it, in a
recent issue, sanctioned the Old Age
Homestead Lien Law editorially I'M
der the glowing title of "More Money
for the Aged" when the more ap-
propriate title should have bee n
MORE MISERY FOR THE POOR"
Three thousand five hundred old
folks have been dropped from the
pension roll, it says in effect, by rea-
son of the lien law, thus by elimina-
ton of patrons raising the average
pension of today to about $21 per
month-a prideful stroke indeed for
political distribution, providing that
those so eliminated were chiseling
impostors, as broadly and boldly in
timated.
It is true that the ranks of the old
age pensioners have been materially
depleted by reason of the lien
voluntarily so. But if any of those
self-imposed exiles were fat-faced,
double chi n ned, ay-windowed,
bloated bondholders trying to feast
on the old age pension rolls to the
detriment of the needy, we had never
heard about it until now. Nor do we
believe that the Tribune staff would
wish itself the grief to investigate,
lest its politically boosted American
standard of living would be shunted
into the ditch of hand-to-mouth,
grovelling filth and misery.
Believe it or not, there is still a
spark of American pride in the
homes of the humble that spurts in
to flame of revolt when poked by OPP
preston of their God-given-freedom!
And that is the spirit that gradually
drives pensioners from the rolls, as
the viciousness of the lien law re-
veals itself. Rather starve than be
degraded, is good American motto!
And the irony of it all is that this
very principle is Unanswered by the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26
Opinions OF Others

(Short timely letters on topics of
public interest are welcome whether
or not the writer's opinions con-
form with those of the American.
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, 1940-09-26
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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everything was pitch dark; 294
persons are said to have lost their
lives, and among them were 80
children en- route for what was
thought to be a safe Canadian
haven. They had been sent away
from English cities where their
lives were constantly threatened
by German bombs - sent away
only to find their death in the
murky waves of the Atlantic.
This deliberate sinking of ship
bound for a port of safety, and
carrying no cOntraband, has not
gained Germany any fresh SYM
Dathy
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26

of a series now ap-
p e a r i n G in t h e
Cleveland Citizen,
entitled at G a n
Happen Here" At
the top of the page
was a map of the
u n j t e d States,
which was divid-
ed as it will ap-
raor xx,hor Tho 70
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26
Observations
Dangerous PrOpaganda.
BY CONG. HAROLD KNUTSON

Several days ago there came to my
desk full page editorial, the second
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26
A Little Spice

Much of the beauty we see on a
cloudless day can't compare with the
charm of a rainstorm.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26

Three giants of American business
were the object of NLRB orders dur
ing the past week. Decisions were
handed down to protect the rights
of workers in Ford's Dallas plant,
Giannini's Bank of America, and F.
w. Woolworth and Company. The
Acknowledgement concern was or
dered to reinstate 40 workers with
back pay amounting to 100000.
Giannini's bank must reinstate ten
messengers and cease discouraging
membership in the c. 1. o. United
Office and Professional Workers. The
most shameful case was that of the
Ford plant in Dallas, discussed in an
editorial entitled The Ford Reich in
The Nation for May 4. Two employ
eS who were run out of the Dallas
plant by the Ford strongarm squad
were ordered reinstated with back
pay. Ford was told by the NLRB that
he must end the use of hired thugs
against labor organizers in Dallas,
discontinue the plant Gestapo he has
used to spy on union workers, stop
compelling his employees to contribute
to anti-union campaigns, and issue
written instructions forbidding his
employees to make, store, or carry in
the plant blackjacks or other dan
gerous weapons designed to "discour-
age" unionism. The process of en-
forcing these orders will no doubt be
long and costly one. Argument
on them will be heard in the Circuit
Court of Appeals, and appeal may be
taken to the Supreme Court. The
Nation.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26
Looking On.

In the meantime, the country that
once was proud France, looks on, and
proceeds to settle accounts. The So
called government at Vichy is plac-
ing before its supreme court some
of the men who are accused OF be-
ing responsible for the colossal de-
feat of the French republic, and in
this respect the Vichy court acts,
of course, under direct and heavy
German pressure.
But the Germans, also, are squar-
ing accounts, for they have presented
to France a bill amounting to eight
million American dollars per day for
the occupation.
First the Germans kill Frenchmen,
destroy their homes, and place two
million soldiers on French territory,
and then they proceed to collect
French money for all these "bles-
sings!
The fact that extreme rationing
has been decreed in France indi-
Gates how heavy the burden will
be; it does look as though France
will be facing very hard winter.
Indo China.
For long time the japanese have
tried to obtain important military
concessions in French Indo-China,
and conferences have taken place.
AS long as there was a real
French government, Japan could
not succeed, for in Paris it was
realized that what Japan wanted,
was merely facilities for sending
troops through French-Asiatic
territory against China. But now
government, protests have be-
come feeble, and the people of
IndO- China turned to Great Bril-
tain for help against Japan. Lon
don said no. Appeals to the
United States also have remained
fruitleSS.
A few days ago the conference
about Japan's demands went to piec-
es; the japanese negotiators prepared
to go home, and then, at the last mo-
ment, the situation was altered to
the extent that the Japanese felt
justified in resuming the talks. They
did not proceed very far, and at the
moment of writing comes word that
hostilities have broken out between
the Japanese and the French garri-
sons in Indo-China. This may mean
that Japan will, after all, obtain the
coveted concessions.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26
RELIEF RESIDENCE LAWS
(St. Paul Dispatch)


The Minneapolis Welfare Board and
some other social agencies have
recommended to the Legislature the
adoption of law enabling compul-
sorry removal from Minnesota of re-
lief clients who have no legal resi-
dence in the state.
The folly of such legislation is
apparent when it is considered that
many such persons have no legal
residence anywhere. Even within the
state, relief agencies have had vast
amount of trouble in efforts to de-
termine the county in which relief
client has legal residence.
The problem is not one of haul
ing such tranSients around the state
or the nation but in the passage of
legislation that will provide sufficient
funds to care for these people, wher-
ever they may be, so they may not
become an extra burden upon the
community where they may settle
temporarily.
Federal funds should be available
for families or individuals whose sta
tus as residents of any state is ques-
tionable. If person has established
residence in state, then state funds
should support him if it cannot be
determined which county should as
sumo responsibility.
More uniform residence laws would
remove some of this difficulty but
the recent trend, because of the re-
lief problem, has been in the opposite
direction. Some states now have
made it impossible for a person on
relief to establish residence.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26

In business the wise advertise.
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Editorial Comment From Other News
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Conform With the Opinions of the
Askov American
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26

Add literary lace, the authorship
of which eludes us now: "a political
platform is just like the one on the
back of the street car-not meant
to stand on, just to get in on
E. Cuneo's: "When you see the YER
mont hills you look at God Him.
self" o.. A truck drivers sassy
retort to a pedestrian who yelled
curses for almost being run down:
"Take it easy, Greasy!" Sem
ator Tydings' comment in congress
about CONSUMPTION: 81 would rather
have it and not need it, than need it
and not have i'll"
Smyrna times., 1940-11-14
KEEP TOMATO
CROP RECORDS
Tomato Improvement Project
to Tabulate Results of
Tomato Growers
HOPE TO SOLVE PROBLEM

In order to determine the factors
aside from weather conditions
which are responsible for the sue
cess or failure in the growing OF
tomatoes in Kent county, cost OF
production and fertilization records
are being obtained from number
of farms by County Agent Russell
E. Wilson, in cooperation with
Kenneth w. Baker, farm manage
ment specialist, of the University
of Delaware agricultural extension
service. This is the third consecu-
tive year in which this tomato i'm
provement project has been includ-
ed in the county program of exten-
sion work in cooperation with Lib
by, Mcneil & Libby and the Amer
lean Potash Institute, and some
very interesting and worth while
records have been secured indicat-
ing that early setting of plants in
the field and proper cultivation and
fertilization greatly influence the
yield and quality. The results of
these demonstrations are tabulated
each year for comparative purpos-
es, and after this project has been
carried on over a period of years it
will be possible to obtain some in
formation that will be of value to
all tomato growers throughout this
section of the country. For a num-
ber of years the commercial toma-
to industry in the eastern section
of the United States has been on
the decline due to low yields and
inferior quality for canning purpos-
es, as compared to the tomato crop
in the middle west and other areas.
This situation has been given much
consideration by local Gamers and
farmers who are deeply concerned
about the possibilities of this indus
try moving out of this area be-
cause of this competition from
son, therefore, this tomato i'm
provement program was started in
Kent county with the hope that
something might be done to solve
these cultural problems. Records
fro mthese demonstration farms
during the past two years closely
indicate that yields per acre de-
termine the production costs, and
no doubt the results this year will
show the same thing even more.
conclusively. Almost invariably
low yields and poor quality. are
closely associated, and these result
in low market prices for the grow
ers. For the past two years these
cost Of production records have
been obtained only from farmers
who contracted their tomatoes
with local Gamers, but next year
it is planned to secure similar rec
ords from a number of farmers
who are selling their tomatoes on
Smyrna times., 1940-11-14

Published Every Thursday Morning by
E. ID. HOFFECKER. Proprietor.
Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July S.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10, 1907.
Smyrna times., 1940-11-14
KENT All HOLD
CLUB BANQUET
Continued from Page one)

McGinnis of the Union All Club
for the canning contest. These
three girls will each receive a gold
medal and a trip to the 18th ma
tional All Club Congress and the
International Livestock Show in
Chicago November 20 to December
7th. These three contests were
sponsored by Montgomery Ward,
the Servil Co., and the Kerr Glass
Manufacturing Co. John Richter
for the meat animal contest and
Glenn Frazier for the House
Grounds Beautification, both mem
bers of the Canterbury Club will
each receive gold medals and
handsome gold watches valued at
$50 each, sponsored by the Wilson
and Co. and Mrs. Charles r. Wal
green. Six club members had pre-
viously received medals and trips.
Christine and Marie McCIinnis and
Leslie Silpath and Leslie Pryor at
tended the National Dairy show in
Harrisburg on funds provided by
the Kraft Cheese Co. John and
Joseph Houtman attended the
Poultry Congress in Atlantic City
on scholarships given by the Della
ware Poultry Association. The
honor Of being the outstanding
club in Kent County for the second
time. went to the Clayton club and
to Willard Hickman, their leader.
A silver cup claimed theirs to hold
this year and until claimed by an
other club. Canterbury Club, with
Mrs. Virgil Frazier, leader, placed
second for their 1910 activities.
Frances Craig of Union Club and
John Houtman of Clayton Club
each received S25 because they
were judged to have contributed
most to community, club and self
improvement of all the All club
members in the county. Runners
up in this contest were Glenn F'raz-
ier and Raymond Dill of Canter-
bury and Ruth Hill of Clayton. At
the close of the program, the club
members enjoyed dancing to the
music of Eleanor Arthurs' orches-
ira Movies were shown for those
who did not wish to dance. The
movie operator and lights" spec
ialist was William Wharton, a
member of the Oak Grove Club.