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The Ely miner., 1941-01-30

Business in this highly competitive
age does not come automatically. We
must fight for it. Advertising is
simply a part of the fight to get bus
mess, to assure profits with which to
pay dividends. Those firms which
have advertised consistently are the
ones which have paid dividends year
in and year out. We do not advertise
to spend money. We advertise to make
money. According to Printers Ink, the
cost of advertising is two cents In
the dollars worth of goods and service
bought or used by the American public
Business goes where it is invited.
The Ely miner., 1941-01-30
Draft Quota for the
State is Announced.

approximately 2,345 men will be
called Feb. Is, from the state of Min
nesota to fill the February Selective
Service quota, it was announced to-
day by 1t. j. E. Nelson, State Direc-
tor OF Selective Service. Quotas for
the various districts have not been
compiled.
The Ely miner., 1941-01-30

the amount of feed
he gave the horse.
He would cut it
down so gradually,
in fact, that the ami
NAL wouldn't ever
realize he was being
cheated.
The horse would
thus become used to
getting along on
less. Eventually he
would need no feed
at all. Think of the
money that would
The Ely miner., 1941-01-30

In every campaign some speaker
holds up a villanous wretch in the
spotlight so vividly that we feel as
though you would be a public benefac-
tor by assassinating the contemplate
sneak. After the election is over it
rather puts a crinp in your faith in
human nature to see the two hobnob-
bing together, says Lund in his Topics.
The Ely miner., 1941-01-30
WHEEL BOLTS TIGHTEN SELVES.

Wheel bolts on the 1941 Pontiac cars
are self-tightening through use of left
hand threads for left wheels and right
hand threads for right wheels, says
John Koschak, local dealer. Thus the
forward motion of the car tends to
tighten the bolts rather than loosen
them-an important safety feature.
The Ely miner., 1941-01-30

THERE'S an old story I have al
! ways liked. It is about the parsi-
monious Frenchman who rued the
money he spent in feeding his horse.
After scheming and planning he
hit upon an idea which would en-
able him to stop all that.
1t was beautifully simple: Each
day he would gradually cut down
The Ely miner., 1941-01-30

Hint to Housewife
Table linen that begins to show
wear may be easily converted into
runners, place mats and napkins.
The Ely miner., 1941-01-30
NIaopipU Cnffaa Date

CItduIHS OUUtt TUIS
A slender stiff brush helps to keep
the spouts and grooves of coffee
pots clean.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13

national hero, he is capturing the
admiration and friendship Of all
Englishmen. He's learning to meet
diplomats. He's getting lot Of
first hand information on the side.
And all the while American news
papers are keeping the public well
informed on his movements and con-
ferences. It all amounts to the be-
ginning of four-year effort to pre-
serve Willkie for the inevitable day
when Franklin D. Roosevelt may
consent to give another guy chance.
Instead of moping around like
a whipped pup, Willkie is up and at
'em, building prestige for himself, in
creasing his knowledge of world af-
fairs, reaping columns of front page
space, and sharing the limelight with
the clever chap who beat him out of
a $4,000 a year job. Those fell
lows who were snarling at him dur
ing the campaign are beginning to
say, "well, maybe he's not such a
bad guy after ALI"
That's why Willkie is in England.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
A SCIENTIFIC AGENCY

Editor Askov American:
Recently President Roosevelt advo-
Gated better and more far-reaching
system of old age pensions and the
extension of social security benefits,
reducing the age limits, etc., and
stated he hoped that the pensions
would not be "niggardly."
Now while the President is in that
frame of mind, we should lose no
time in putting over the Townsend
Recovery plan. This plan will un-
questionably do away with relief,
unemployment, WPA and the con-
tinued borrowing of debt creating
billions.
Good government depends upon the
contentment and economic security
of its citizens. The sound practical
pay-as-you-go recovery principles
embodied in the Townsend plan can
permanently safeguard our republic
can form of government and eventu-
ally make the world safe for de-
mocracy. 1t will help to alleviate
unnecessary suffering; will restore
confidence and create hope for the
future; give economic security and
add to the prosperity and happiness
of all American citizens-thus show
ing the way for the uplifting and ce-
menting together of all humanity in
to peaceful and happy world. One
needs only to study the Townsend
plan to learn that this is true.
Critics may call this the Utopian
dream of a "crackpot", but so said
the critics of Columbus, Fu1t n,
Franklin, Morse, Bell, Edison, Wright
and countless others who are now
proclaimed as humanity's greatest
benefactors. Where are their critics
today?
We have the materials, wealth and
science. We need only to provide
the necessary distributing agency. The
Townsend National Recovery plan is
that scientific agency.
JIM TRACY.
3012-4th Ave. South,
Minneapolis, Mimi,
February Z, 1941.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
Vim. III. Barnick
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page -
Oscar Anderson (Minnie) of Finlay-
son, Mrs. A. c. Haglin (Hattie) of
Duluth and Mrs. c. G. Nibbelink
(Emma) of Rockland, Wis, and three
grandchildren.
A Friend to All.
VIM. H. Bill" Barnick was a friend
to all he met. He was always cheer
full, ever kind, and always had good
word for someone. His circle of
friends widened with the passing
years and he was never too busy to
stop for a few minutes chat with
some acquaintance or extend word
of cheer to some discouraged friend.
He was familiar figure, well known
inside Pine county and out, and his
ready smile and good humor will
be sorely missed.
He was an active member of the
1. 0. 0. F., w. 0. w. and M. w. A..
lodges, being at the time of his death
past noble grand of the Sandstone
Oddfellow lodge No. 228 and trus-
tee in that order. The lodge will be
in charge of services at the grave.
The last rites will be held at the
Sandstone Congregational churc h
Saturday afternoon at o'clock with
Rev. H. T. Owen officiating. The
body will be laid to rest in the
Lutheran cemetery at Finlayson.
Pallbearers Chosen.
Active pallbearers will be members
of the Oddfellow lodge, Gust Cert
son, Arne Hokstad, Oscar Carlson,
Sigfred Johnson, E. B. Greenwald,
and Vernon Colby. The honorary
pallbearers will be Martin Ziegler,
Svend Andersen, and Chester Green
ly of Sandstone, Victor Shafer of
Finlayson, w. M. Englund of Bruno,
and Svend Petersen of Askov.
The American joins the many
friends of the Barnick family in ex-
tending sincere sympathy in the loss
of kind and loving husband and
father.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
Legislative News
BY 9. G. MANN,
Representative from Pine County

The committee on Public Domain,
who handles all proposed legislation
relative to the classification and sale
of tax delinquent lands, the question
of reforestation or land use, the ad-
ministration of state owned parks
and property and other matters per-
tanning to the public domain, has a
large number of bills under discus
sion. The conservation department
and its subsidiaries have been busy
drafting bills to amend present laws,
as well as new legislation, and it is
hoped to simplify the procedure and
more efficiently administer the af-
fairs of state in this respect.
Discussion on Park Areas.
Possibly some of the most impor-
tant legislation coming up is the pro-
posal to have the state take over
areas developed by the Federal gov
eminent during the past few years,
including the st. Croix Recreational
Area, east of Hinckley. There is
also about a million acres involved
in Beltrami and Koochiching coun-
ties. If the state would take over
the administration of the St. Croix
area, for instance, they claim, &C
cording to Mr.. Lathrop, who is head
of state parks, that they could utilize
the facilities the government has de-
veloped there, such as renting the
tourist cabins, the stoves and show
er baths, maintain refectory, ETC.,
and gain quite revenue therefrom
which the Federal government can
not do. Lathrop feels that the gov
eminent would continue their de-
velopment program through CCC and
WPA as before. Personally, I am
not so sure. Has the government
stuck out its neck too far and now
wishes to pull it in? Are we taking
over an asset or liability? Have
written to Congressman Knutson and
some of the other members have
written to their congressman to get
a little information from the national
angle.
The Anti-Fire Cracker Bill.
Two bills now before committees
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13

tories and shipyards under their juris-
diction, or otherwise procure, any de-
tense article for the government Of
any country whose defense the Presi-
dent deems vital to the defense OF
the United States.
2. To sell, transfer, exchange, lease
lend, or otherwise dispose of, to any
such government any defense article
8. To test, inspect, prove, repair
outfit, recondition, or otherwise to
place in good working order any de-
tense article for any such government
under Paragraph of this subsection
4. To communicate to any such
government information pertaining
to any defense article furnished tc
such government under the pro-
posed bill.
S. To release for export any de-
tense article to any such govern
ment.
(B) The terms and conditions upon
which any such foreign government
receives any aid authorized under
subsection (A) shall be those which
the President deems satisfactory, and
the benefit to the United States may
be payment or repayment in kind
or property, or any other direct or in
direct benefit which the President
deems satisfactory.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
London Letter
CONTINUED from Page u

All these shortages are not be-
cause of the enemy. Don't think
that. It is shipping space which is
required to feed, arm and supply
huge armies out East and at home.
The cost of living is terrible, but
it is amazing how many cars are on
the road, and people seem still to
get by. 'a
Gasoline SIC per Gallon.
A 16 horse power car costs SITS
in sales tax, over 500 to insure.
Oil is 81 cents a quart and gasoline
is So cents per gallon. I still manage
to run one on very small petrol ra-
ton of % gallons for month; that is
of course a business permit. No pleas
ure motoring is allowed, and basic
ration of six gallons only for a month
is granted for ordinary use.
When you 60 to bed every night,
just think of several hundreds of
thousands of people who have not
slept in an ordinary bed undressed
for months. '"'
Between times I do all sorts of
war jobs, from roof spotting to
dragging bodies from wrecked build
ings. Gee! This is sure some war.
You should have been in the city
some weeks back when the City went
up. Heaven only knows how the
fires were put out, but they were
and within 48 hours life and bust
ness was going on as usual.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13

are creating quite a bit of interest.
One is measure to prohibit the sale
Of fire crackers and other fireworks,
except commercial displays, in the
state. The argument is that you
wouldn't give your children stick of
dynamite to play with and that is
what you do when you give them
fire crackers. On the other hand
there is the question of employment
in this industry and the safety fea-
ture is considered small in compare
son to other fatalities.
There is another bill before the
CoOperatives committee which seeks
to change coop laws to large ex-
tent, and there is fear that the meas
ure takes the lid off too much, in
that it takes off the limit of in
debtedness and then absolves the di-
rectors from personal responsibility.
However, the objections may be
ironed out in subcommittee.
Debate Four Cent Gas Tax.
The four cent gas tax was almost
voted out of motor vehicles COM
mittee Tuesday but was held over
on request for public hearing.
The public hearing was held in the
House Chamber on Friday evening
and arguments for and against the
measure were heard by many out
siders. The committee will vote the
bill out, and there is no question of
that, at their next meeting Tuesday.
Most of us are trying to soft pedal
the talk of repeating the one-mill
road tax as we want to keep them
both but we may have to repeal the
one-mill in order to get the gas tax
increase which is more important.
The subcommittee on old age as
sistance liens has not reported back
to the committee as yet. Our bill
to set up wild game damage fund,
however, is out of committee and I
think it will pass.
Adjutant General Walsh appeared
before joint convention of the House
and Senate in the House Chamber,
Thursday, and gave fine talk on
the advantages of Minnesota as a
training ground for troops. The
legislature will do all they can to
convince the government that Min
nesota should be training center
and if one could be obtained here it
would mean millions of dollars for
the state, in many ways.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13

(Blooming Prairie Times)
People are asking, "What was Will
kie up to in England?" "Who sent
him there?"
Well, maybe Willkie just likes to
travel. Haven't YOU wanted to "see
Europe" some day? Who hasn't? But
actually there is one real good rea-
son why Willkie was in England.
We hate to mention it, because some
times it's nasty word, but here it
is. PUBLICITY.
Willkie, you remember, ran for
president A good man too! He's not
licked yet! There'n be another cleo
ton in four years. Willkie is still
the Republican party leader. He
hopes to be four years hence. And
since he was accused in the recent
campaign of not having ample edu-
cation in European affairs and for
eign policy, he is going to remedy
that. He couldn't have picked a
better time to visit England. Like
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
Opinions OF Others

(Short timely letters on topics Of
public interest are welcome whether
Or not the writer's opinions con-
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information.
Signed articles always are more eff
fective, but If the writer does not
wish to have his name used. 1t will
be withheld).
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13

ported by some Is counties and by
the administration. A compromise
may be arrived at by fixing rate
of four and one-half cents per gal
lon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
A Little Spice
Continued from Page u
Hitler to let his troops march
into its territory, it had joined

It is deep mystery why we con-
tinue to import noodles from abroad
when we make so little use of the
ones we have here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
Loyal Opposition is Needed

Loyal Opposition Is Neede0
There will be many who will Ques-
ton the wisdom or the soundness of
Governor Stassen's declaration, before
the Young Republican gathering in
Des Moines on Saturday evening that
"there must be no divided leader
ship in this nations foreign policies. F"
The governor in this address, as he
did at press conference in Washing
ton, gave whole-hearted support to
the Roosevelt policy of "all-out" aid
to Great Britain without question or
qualification. 1t is the duty of the
citizenry, the governor told his Des
Moines audience, to follow "the elect
ed leaders" of the nation in their for
eign policy and that "they will be
judged by the results"
That argument must be accepted
and followed once nation is at war.
But this nation is not at war.
Many sincere and patriotic leaders
of President Roosevelt's own party as
we'll as of Governor Stassen's party,
are opposing some of the excuses OF
the administrations foreign policy in
the fear that it will involve us in war.
To say that we must follow the elect
ed leaders of the nation simply be-
cause they happen to be its elected
leaders, is to deny the right of demo-
cracy to function save during an cleo
ton campaign.
This lend-lease bill was not an issue
in the campaign last fall. Nothing
even approaching it was proposed by
the president or any of his followers
His pledge was as emphatic as that
of his opponent to avoid any and
every possible step that might involve
the nation in war. Then, even before
his Inauguration, he proposed this
revolutionary step that carries us to
the very edge of conflict and vir-
tually robs congress of its conStitu-
tional power to declare for or against
war.
1t is questionable procedure. It is
a debacle departure from previous
American governmental practice. It is
without precedent in our history,
either in wartime or in time of peace.
Still the governor says it should not
be questioned. He intimates that it
should not be debated. He calls for a
united stand on questions of foreign
policy" seemingly regardless of what
those policies may be. There are many
who will disagree with him, in his
own state and throughout the middle
west. He may be on what seems to
be the popular side of this question
now; he may be serving as the mid
west spokesman of the Willkie wing
of the Republican party but our
guess is that this stand and these
statements will be open to serious
question in the future.
This is the time when the nation
needs 'loyal opposition. This is a
time when the minority party should
serve as balance-wheel and a stabi-
Gzer. This is time when sound
thinking and sound legislation is
needed as never before. And we will
not get it by all trying to out-yes
the yes-men.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
THE NEW YORK SCENE

New York Novelette,: Dick Con-
don and Joe Heppner of the New
York Walt Disney staff wrote
a skit which the producer of Cray
With the Heat" accepted. They
got the usual which is for
a small percentage of the gross.
In order to have their collaboration
used in the show they had to join
the Dramatists' Guild This
cost them So each The show
lasted a week in Boston and less
than that in New York Yester-
day the authors got their checks
for so cents They lost $3.50
on the deal.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions Of the
Aslxov American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13

Manhattan Murals: The Spanish
language place on Madison Avenue
where parrot greets you in Span
iSh as you enter The Hindu
turban'd man on 5th Avenue, the
other blustery ayem, with his long,
white whiskers kept in order by
hair-net The swank Medical
Arts Bldg, which is aghast over the
planned hamburger shoppe for
neighbor next month To CO.
operate with the sector atmosphere
however-the firm, which usually
gets jitney for its product, will
sell etc hamburgers" The
crowd gathered around Mario, the
night cashier, at the 49th Street and
9Th Subway station. They say ne
has a terrific operate tenor voice
The icicles hanging from Ben
Franklin's nose in City Hall Park.
Broadway Sman-Talk: Mildred
Dunnock, who plays a teacher in
Corn Is Green" is a schoolmarm
during the daytime-private tutor
Grantland Rice's dghtr may
wed Dalies Frantz Why don't
the cops clean up And Street at
three ayem? Girls on their way to
early Mass were manhandled by
some buns there Clever crack:
The slogan at the Esquire, Miami:
"Bartenders with mixperience" :.
Peggy Joyce was congratulating the
divorcing Ethel Norman on her
looks. "You look SWELL" exclaimed
Peggy. "You ought to try marriage
more ofteni"
Sally in Our Alley: Over at Ru-
ban Bleu they told of the guy who
was trying to get out of woman's
apartment with her husband at the
doorlnob "Quick!" she whis-
pered breathlessly. "The window!"
What" exclaimed the chump,
"Do you expect me to jump thirteen
stories?" "Lissen, you" snapped
the lady, "this is no time to be SUI
perstitious!"
Midtown Vignette: In one of the
gambling houses in the 7Os there al
ways is tea and cake on tray in
the hall-directly after you close the
door If you drink the tea first
and then nibble a hunk of devils
food cake, a servant ushers you up
stairs to the roulette wheels and dice
tables If you drink the tea
first and then pick up hunk of
chocolate cake-you are escorted to
a dance floor where beautiful host
esses whisk you away . If you
drink tea with the cake-you don't
get in.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13

Alton Cook, the radio reporter,
quoted Kaltenborn's squawk about
being misquoted Kaltenborn
said "Brevity is the curse of &C.
curacy," because Cook was brief
and omitted few words Critic
Cook replied gracefully: 'The poem
was written, you know, about the
day the great Casey struck out!"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13

Along the line of encouraging
Independent thinking and free
expression of opinions, the Man.
kato Free Press published an edi-
torial, entitled, Loyal Opposition
Is Needed. The editorial from
the southern Minnesota daily fol-
lows:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
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THE PRIVATE PAPERS
OF A CUB REPORTER
tMNU Servicel1

George Baxter, one of the heroes
OF the recent midtown New York
gun battle, consented to appear on
the We, The People program with
this provision: That the money be
turned over to Leonard Weisberg,
the cabbie, who was shot in the
throat trying to help Patrolman Ed
Maher, who was murdered
George, an apartment house door
man in the neighborhood, heard that
the Cables of the sector were do
mating funds for their comrades hos
pitalization-and he grabbed the
radio opportunity to help along
Doormen, you might have heard, do
not make what is called a salary
To me, it adds up something
like this: A Jew risks his life for
an IriShman and in turn receives
financial aid from another Irishman
What a fine example it is of
the bond between Americans
1t should make the bigoted crawl
back into the walls.
Morey Amsterdam tells about the
agent who got call at four o'clock
one ayem. The ten-percenter was
furious whats the idea wax
ing me up at this hour?" he de-
manded A British voice an
swered: 81 just arrived from Eng
land, where I played before the
King. I also appeared for two years
at the Palladium, 20 months at
Grosvenor House, and l need imme-
diate representation"
The agent was awake by this
time, and he didn't want to pass up
a good thing what do you
do?" he asked 81 talk" was
the reply . "You TALK" screamed
the agent. "You call me up at four
o'clock in the morning to tell me
that you talk! Well, what is so
unusual about that?"
whats so unusual about it?" was
the answer. "I'm a dog!"
Alton Cook, the radio reporter,
<,,,ofaI Ko1<a~hor-,e about