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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-26
Fifty Years Ago

The Cross 81 jury composed OF A. Ainsworth w
pener H. C. Fisk j. Mccullough.
Barton Van Horn William Boice William McAndrew
A. B. Norton and g. NJ. Gaudy
Death: Alonzo c Bliss. SO, pioneer Arbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-26
Hints on Etiquette

To eat corn on the cob you
should select a piece of corn which
does not require the support Of
both hands. II larger piece is
offered hold it in the napkin and
break 1t, butter. pepper and salt
enough Of 1t for one or two
mouthfuls.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-26
Your Health
Elimination Process
Nav be Used to Show
Food Allergies
By Logan clendening. NJ. D.

Certain allergic people are sem
sitized TO foods which have ap-
peared in their diets practically
throughout life. These people may
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-26

Churchill, Roosevelt
May Try to Convert
Russia to Democracy
Nv charles P. Stewart

-CUdFItE -SI1 " Ut -
COULD Russia conceivably be
Transformed into a democracy!
Is it imaginable that 1t believes
II is one now? :,
Have President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill some
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-26
TodaY's Horoscnnn

Some gain will come 10 those
who have birthdays today during
the next year, and 1t will come
probably through military mat
tiers or engineering. They should
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-26
Fifth Day
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

A. B.: "Why do so many doc
tors prescribe evaporated milk for
q baby's first formula instead Of
whole milk"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-26

guard against extravaganza and
heavy expenditures. and should
also deal tactfully with elders and
make no changes on impulse. Born
on this date q child will be lucky,
In the MAN. but should avoid inn
petuosity and curb a tendency to
go "off on a tangent" especially
with relatives and in business.
One-Minutc Test Answers
1. No. mustard is listed among
the honey-producing plants.
2. The Arlington National cem-
etry at Washington. D. c.
3. Less than one wear. =
Askov American., 1941-10-16
Anton .JablOnski

Anton Jablonski, 80 years old, who
has been resident of the Sturgeon
Lake community the past SIS years,
passed away Saturday morning, Oc-
tober 4, at $40 a. m. following an ill
ness which extended over the past
five weeks. Death occurred at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Anton
Grabowski.
Anton Jablonski was born in Po-
land May q, 1861. He was married
to Mary Swamka and came to Ameri-
ca when he was % years of age, on
April Is, 1884, and settled on a farm
about nine miles west of Sturgeon
Lake.
Funeral services were held from St.
Isadore's Catholic church on Tuesday
morning of last week at $50 o'clock
with Rev. S. T. Meyer officiating.
Burial was made in the Catholic
cemetery.
He leaves to mourn, his widow and
nine children, two sons, John of Rut-
ledge, Joe of Durby, England; and
seven daughters, Mrs. Tom Mikrot,
(Vernie), Mrs. Anton Grabowski $50
phie), Mrs. Dennis Chmielewski
Mary, Mrs. Tony Chmielewski (Til-
lie), all of Sturgeon Lake; Mrs. WAL
ter Osacho (Julia), and Mrs. Louie
Louden (PearD, of ST. Cloud, and
Mrs. Charles Waska mildred Ida)
of Helena, Mont. He also leaves 68
grandchildren and 40 great-grand-
children.
Pallbearers at the services were his
six grandsons, Victor Mikrot, Richard
Louden, Victor, Leo and Ernest
Chmielewski, and Leo Grabowski.
Those attending the funeral from
out of town were Joe Swamka of Du-
luth, Mrs. Louie Louden and family,
Mrs. Walter Osacho and family, Mrs.
AL Hachman and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Chmielewski, Leo Grabow-
ski, all of st. Cloud; Mrs. Edward
Pietrek and Miss Margaret Chmie-
lewski of Minneapolis, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Butkiewicz and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Jurek of Kettle River,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruno Kaspczak of
Moose Lake, Mrs. Jim Christanson of
Austin, and Ray Grabowski of St.
Paul.
Askov American., 1941-10-16
Windemere Couple
United Saturday

A pretty wedding was solemnized
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Schjeldahl in Windemere township
Saturday afternoon at o'clock when
their daughter, Ellen, became the
bride of Mr.. Arnold Anderson, also
of that community. The ceremony
was read by Rev. Oscar L. Olson of
Moose Lake.
The bridesmaid was Miss Rosella
Nelson, cousin of the groom, and
Ralph Schjeldahl, brother of the
bride, was best man. The bride en-
tered on the arm of her father to the
strains of Lohengrin's wedding march.
Preceding the ceremony Gladys and
Helen Nelson sang 81 Love You Tru-
ly" and, after the vows were spoken,
sang 90 Perfect Love-. A wedding
dinner was then served to 25 guests.
Both the bride and groom are grad
uates of the Willow River high school
and the latter is now employed in
Minneapolis where they will make
their home. Best wishes for a long
and happy welded life are extended
to them by their friends.
Askov American., 1941-10-16

Back in 1886 when President Roose-
welt apparently was following the
road to peace and was interested in
maintaining American neutrality, he
said:
"We can keep out of war if those
who watch and decide have suffici-
emily detailed understanding of inter-
national affairs to make certain that
the small decisions of each day do
not lead toward war and if, at the
same time, they possess the courage
to say mo- to those who selishly
or unwisely would let us 60 to war"
Askov American., 1941-10-16
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
Meetings.
A. E. GUSTAFSON. County Supt.

Meetings.
Our annual school board meeting
has been scheduled for Friday, No
vember IA, at Sandstone.
Our annual state teachers institute
for Pine county rural teachers has
been scheduled for November "a and
Is at Sandstone. Board members are
also invited to the teachers institute
We are recommending that schools
be organized as Junior Red Cross
clubs or units, as this affords valuable
citizenship training and is a source
of much educational and civic ma
terialS.
Being called away for over a week
by. the serious illness of close rela-
tive, has caused slight delay in an
swering some correspondence, and
changes in our fall visitation sched-
uleS.
Federal Tax on Admissions.
Effective October l, all entertain
ments, etc., given by schools,
churches, ETC., that were tax exempt,
are now to be taxed the same as en-
tertainments given by any other
source.
This tax on paid admissions must be
paid by the persons paying the ad-
missions and at the rate of one cent
for every 10-cent paid admission or
fraction thereof. Children under IL
paying less than 10 cents admission
are exempt from tax.
All Federal admission taxes thus
collected are to be paid to the U. S.
Collector of Internal Revenue, ST..
Paul, on the last day of each month.
Use Form 729. School and church
organizations should clip this notice
and keep for future reference.
More State School Aids Here.
The general state school aids (that
usually arrive in December and jan
uary) for the school year ending
June 80, have arrived at our auditors
office and will be sent out to the
school treasurers soon. These aids
total (net) $117,074.09 and cover state
classification aid, state special de-
pdI IilCllt dIO, COIlSOllOdlcO SCIlOOl
transportation aid and isolated trans
portation aid. Supplemental aid was
prorated only IS per cent, but the
other aids were paid off at 484 per
cent.
In addition to the above aids, ga
rural districts are receiving a net to-
tai of $8,863.31 for high school trans
portation aid.
Crippled child transportation aids,
high school tuition aids, a part of
state apportionment aid and the Fed
eral department aids arrived last
month.
This September allotment totaled
$67, ,025.27. Thus far this school year
Pine county schools have received a
total of $192, ,952.67. This will be sent
out to the various school districts
within a week or 10 days. These aids
were earned during the school year
ending June 80, 1941.
Askov American., 1941-10-16
Dental Health
BY Vern D. Irwin, D. D. S.,
Dental Health Director, Mime
sofa Department of Health.
Many Draftees Have Poor Teeth.

Many Draftees Have Poor Teeth.
Among the young men drafted for
the army under the Selective Serv-
ice Act, about four of every 10
have been rejected because of physi-
cal defects. Physicians who ex-
amined the draftees have found
men suffering from weak hearts,
tuberculosis, poor eyesight, and
numerous other ailments. One de-
feet, however, has outranked all
the others. Approximately one out
of every IL men examined has been
rejected because the condition of his
teeth was below army standards.
All that the army asked in the way
of dental equipment was that man
have IL serviceable teeth-three up
per front teeth meeting three lower
ones and three upper back teeth
(chewing teeth) meeting three lower
ones. Yet eight per cent of all the
men examined were turned down
because they did not possess those
necessary IL teeth in workable con-
dition.
While no comparable examination
of young women's teeth has ever
been carried out, it is well known
that girls generally suffer more from
dental decay than boys do. We may
assume, therefore, that similar high
percentage of dental defects would
be found in young women of draft
age".
If all the men who have been re-
jected for army service because of
poor teeth had had regular dental
care from early childhood, few if any
reflections for dental reasons would
have been necessary. For although
most peoples teeth are attacked by
decay in childhood, the teeth can be
saved if cavities are filled before
the decay advances far enough to de-
stroy the pulp of the affected teeth.
A situation like that found among the
draftees of 1910 and 1941 can be
avoided in the future if parents will
begin now to obtain early and fre-
quent dental care for their children
Askov American., 1941-10-16
WAR SPENDING VS.. TOWN
SEND PLAN
Editor Askov American:

EoltOr ASkOV American:
One of the greatest obstacles to our
economic recovery has been the in
ability of American farmers to find
a market for their products. These
conditions will not improve so long
as 100000 citizens must subsist on
ten-cent meals or less.
For IL years this nation has been
in the throes of the greatest depres-
sion in all history. Now Congress
suddenly comes to life and, overnight,
starts spending $15,0O0,O0O,OOO this
year-and expects to spend $25, ,0OO,-
OOO, O,O00,00 next year-on a program
of worldwide death and destruction.
We are now told in news reports,
glowing editorials and paid adver-
tisements, of the widespread pros
perity which this war program is
bringing about
For seven years DR.. Francis E.
Townsend has tried to get this ma
ton to invest approximately $780,
100000 per month (or $4,000, 600, 600
year) in a sound pay-as-you-go ma
tional program of voluntary retire
ment pensions for all citizens of GO
years and over. This would provide
100000 senior citizens, about all
that would desire these pensions, with
a $50-a-month annuity. These an
nuities would be spent each month
for the products of farm and factory
medical services, to pay up all over
due bills, etc.
This plan would establish adequate
old-age security for all future citi-
zens reaching their Goth birthday.
Create a vast new market through
out the country, gradually raise the
Askov American., 1941-10-16

standard of living for all our people
and establish a permanent national
prosperity. However, DR.. Townsend s
plan of applying practical Christian
principles of caring for all our peo-
pie and creating economic security
has been rejected, ridiculed and con-
demned as "Utopian. =. crackpot .
and economically impossible" by
those who, today, are pointing out
the prosperity of our war program.
While favor the Presidents de-
fense, program, still why does money
spent for butter bring national dis
aster, while the same money spent
for a deadly bomb bring about ma
tional prosperity? =. s
Z MAMIE M. STEAMER. :.
1875 So. 18th Street,
Minneapolis, Mimi,
October 10, 1941.
Askov American., 1941-10-16
Health Ward
Information furnished by Pine County
Nursing Service.

The children in school districts No.
%, "a, SO, "a and 81 were inspected
recently by Miss Laura Nelson, coun-
ty nurse. She found five who had
poor vision and two others whose
vision was only fair but had other
symptoms of weak eyes such as head
aches, squirting and watering of the
eyes after reading a short time.
She found children with decayed
permanent teeth and some who had
already lost their six year molars,
which are permanent teeth. One case
of skin infection was found and medi-
cal care was advised. Instructions
were given so that other members Of
the family would not become infected.
Many were found with colds and sore
throat. Because colds are very easily
spread by coughing and sneezing it
would be well to keep the child home
until he RECEIVERS. Many communi-
cable diseases begin with symptoms
of a cold, and epidemics may be pre-
vented if we stay in bed until these
symptoms are gone. Also it is diff
cult for the child to do his best work
when he is not feeling well.
1t is gratifying to see how many
teachers are interested in hot lunches
for the children. Many have writ
ten for surplus commodities, and some
have already started to serve hot
dish at noon. One teacher mentioned
that the children did better work in
the afternoon, were quieter, more at
tentive and not so tired. They will
do better work and get more enjoy
ment out of their school work if these
lunches continue.
The Bruno school children will be
vaccinated for smallpox and immun-
lied for diphtheria October %. DIR.
w. c. Ehmke of Willow River, will be
there at one o'clock, to begin the
work. Everyone is welcome to come
to have these "shots". AS these dis
eases are hardest on the pre-school
child, parents are urged to bring
them in. The cost will be the same
as last year, so cents for vaccina-
ton and SO cents for two "shots" of
diphtheria toxoid.
Askov American., 1941-10-16

Danish ships seized by the Roosevelt
government recently over the protests
of its rightful owners. To the Danes,
the seizure must have seemed of a
piece with the acts of international
lawlessness Mr.. Roosevelt had fire.
quently condemned in others. The
United States had no moral title to
the ship whatsoever, regardless of the
amount of legislation it had enacted.
The crew was described as "Ameri-
cam. 1t was doubtless well known
to the authorities that the public
would understand the term to mean
what it usually does-"United States.
This, again, was a distortion. It's
crew consisted wholly of citizens of
other countries.
Quite the contrary of being I'M
armed, it carried gun of large cali
Der on its deck. Unknown to Con-
gress, and to the country whose flag
it flew as well, it had been so armed
on the express order of President
Roosevelt
only, but lend-lease goods.
1t was charged, on the floor of Con-
gress September "a, that she was
sailing under Canadian convoy. This
would seem to give the lie to news
paper reports that members of the
crew clung to raft for 19 days.
That it was bound for Iceland was
only a half-truth. Iceland was but
an intermediate point. Its destina-
ton was England.
ers is matter of opinion. 1t de-
pends on the extent to which the
term can be stretched.
After enough time had elapsed SO
the distorted version had been fixed
in the public mind, Mr.. Roosevelt
gave additional details. They were
probably already we'll known to the
State Department when it made its
"terse" announcement. But they were
given little publicity and it is un-
likely they reached more than a frac-
ton of those who had formed an
opinion from the original story This
is an old dodge of the propaganda.
In, his September II speech, Mr..
Roosevelt said in part: "But it would
be inexcusable folly to minimize such
incidents in the face of evidence
which makes it clear that the incident
is not isolated, but part of a general
plan"
To what extent the Pink Star "inci-
dent, if fully considered, proves a
general plan by Hitler, may be open
to debate; but that it does prove Mr.
Roosevelt's general plan seems obvi-
ous-to produce such a series of Incl
dents that public opinion, famed to a
high emotional pitch, will demand
full participation in the war.
Askov American., 1941-10-16

was born in Denmark. I have
relatives in that land. sympathize
with those people far more than can
the Congressman from Pennsylvania.
I deplore the brutal attacks of the
aggressor on Denmark and other
countries. But I am an American,
and am thinking primarily of this
country and her welfare, and what
role we can play that will best serve
mankind.
Americans of Scandinavian descent
generally feel that to plunge into a
European war every Is years will be
fatal to American democracy and the
cause of world democracy. To burden
the people and unborn generations
with staggering debt is not the way
to promote better world. Even now
our government is going into debt at
the rate of 40 million dollars per day,
which averaged for every family rep
resents as much as most of them
spend each day for food. And that is
only the debt!
Europe's wars and intrigues and her
game of power politics are not un-
known to the Scandinavian people.
This is not the first time they have
been attacked and invaded. They
know the moral, physical and eco
nomic havoc that wars cause. They
have learned to look at the world
realistically, while they strive for a
world as it should be. They came to
America because they sought refuge
in this land of liberty and freedom,
Askov American., 1941-10-16
DEMOCRACY DEFINED
Askov American:

Now when it is an undecided prob
lem if we are, or are not, having
democracy, will 60 to Webster's
dictionary to get the right meaning
of the word, democracy; and then see
if it is in conformity with the pre-
valing circumstances of the country.
In the dictionary we read: "De-
mocracy is form of government in
which supreme power is vested in the
people, and the legislative and execu-
tive functions are exercised by the
people, or by persons representing
them"
In accordance with the United
States constitution, the legislative
and executive functions are exercised
(not by the people) but by persons
representing them.
The power of the people is, by the
constitution, limited to electing per-
sons to represent them. Nevertheless
it is democracy. But we can not ex-
pect to elect such persons who real
ly will give equal right and equal
duty to all people as long as dema-
gogues are paid as much attention
to as the case is now.
According to the dictionary dema-
gogue is one who controls the multi
tude by specious or deceitful art; an
artful political orator. The country is
full of such demagogy propagandists,
nd
worked. This country is rich in ma
tural wealth, and that has been de-
veloped so this is the richest country
on earth, and that has been done by
the multitude of the people.
But, when the panic came few
years ago, an investigation showed
that five per cent of the people were
the owners of 80 per cent of the
wealth, either directly or indirectly
So only 10 per cent of the wealth
went to the 95 per cent of the peo-
pie, in payment for the producing of
it.
We have a government of the peo-
pie, by the people, but for the benefit
of few, which is proved by such
facts. Nevertheless it is democratic
government when the legislative and
executive functions are exercised by
representatives elected by the peo-
Pile; but we can expect government
to be only in proportion to what the
people are, when elected by the peo-
pie. So the most important problem
is to induce people to become think
ers.
The people as a whole do not have
the benefit of democracy that they
could and should have, but there is
possibility open for reform, which
would be impossible under dictator
ship; so it is worth defending.
If we had done and would keep on
doing as Hitler's demagogues wanted
us to do, England would have been
starved out long time ago, as we
were about the only country that
they can buy food from. They do
not have neighboring countries to rob
like Germany has, and Hitler would
by this time have Europe done up
and be ready for us, and we would
have had nothing to defend ourselves
with, but we must defend our de-
mocracy by keeping Hitler's robbers
as far away as possible.
ANDREW RASMUSSEN.
5000 West River Blvd.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Askov American., 1941-10-16
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
CONTINUED from Page u
engage Hitler in a war on the


engage Hitler in war on the
continent.
This despite the very strong prob
ability that if Hitler conquers Russia,
his next move will have the British
Isles for its objective Whether he
can take England-well, that's quite
another question. But that he will
make the attempt if he attains his
Russian goals, is, at least, fairly Ger
tain since, after all, the British en-
pire is his chief antagonist.
japanese Manoeuvers.
Something may depend on the poll
cy of Japan. The Tokyo government
recently has been engaged in nego-
tiations with that of the United States
and that of Great Britain, and in
Washington and London it was con-
sidered important that whatever may
remain of friendship with Japan be
preserved-in order to weaken Ger
man influence in the Far East.
During the last few days there
have been indications that Japan,
swayed by the militaristic clique
within her cabinet, is veering
more and more strongly in the di-
rection of becoming an active
partner of Germany and Italy.
This viewpoint has, of course,
been encouraged and stimulated
by the tremendous German pro-
gress in Russia, and some observ-
ers think that Japan may make
use of the opportunity to attack
Asiatic Russia while Hitler is try
ing to dispose of the European
part Of that vast country.
Closer?
In the meantime, the world is wait
ing for further developments in the
United States, and the elements who
want this country to 60 into the war
are nightly cheered by the fact that
Congress few days ago passed the
second so-called Lend-Lease bill, and
the President has asked the national
legislators for authority to arm mer-
chant ships under the American flag.
Should that authorization be
given-which it no doubt will
1t will bring this country one step
closer to a war which-so many
others abhor to think about.
It has been the custom to send
out American-owned ships under a
foreign flag, that of Panama, in an
attempt to circumvent the neutrality
law of the United States. The gov
ernment of Panama the other day
declared that ships under it's flag
could not be armed The result was
that the president of Panama, Ranul-
fo Arias, had to quit-under suspici-
on that he was prompted by alleged
pro-nazi sympathies-and that new
government whose policies conform
to those of the United States was or
ganized. The suggestion that pres
sure was exerted by Washington lies
within the range of probability.
Askov American., 1941-10-16
Rutledge
(T0o Late for Last "

(Too Late for Last Weekly
Sympathy is extended to John Joblonslxi
in the loss of his father.
Mrs. James Christensen and son and
Mrs. John Christensen and son Richard
and daughter Alice. all of Austin, came
Monday to attend the funeral of Mr.. Jo-
blonskis father.
Askov American., 1941-10-16
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