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The Phoenix index., 1941-11-29
HOLD JOBLESS MAN

HOLD JOBLESS MAN
CARY. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton are holding Wesley Grady. %
year old unemployed man, on charg-
es of attempted extortion and
threatening to kill the vice president
of Gary Trust and Savings bank
and his sister here this week.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-29
DRIVING NEGROES
OUT OF JOBS

This policy of driving Negroes out
of the railroad industry has been In
effect for many years. This Is done
by perSuading railroad companies 10
discontinue employing Negroes III
such occupations as switchmen
brakemen, firemen, hoStlers, engine
mechanics and others, or by mani
pulating seniority provisions so that
no Negro, no matter how long IN
service, has seniority over white
workers when it comes to lay-offs
and recalls to work.
The first move Of these jim
crow unions is to place control
of a particular class or group Of
workers I'm the hands Of the
white workers engaged in par
ticuiar occupation.
This Is an easy matter when
the white workers themselves
are i'm the majority, but when
they are a small minority as
they are on the Florida East
Coast r. r., then control in OBJ
tanned by flagrant intimidation,
discharge, threats, violence, false
arrests and open misconduct Of
elections,
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-29
Labor And
Industry
EnsIaving The
Negro Railroad
Worker
Nv GEORGE +. McCr
for AMP

ALARMING INDEED is the hle.l-
minded manner in which an ALL
affiliate, the Jim crow Brothernooo
of Maintenance of Way Employees
union, with the open connlvance Oh
officials of the Florida East CoaSI
railroad and of representatives OF
the federal government sell, are
attempting to force Negro section
hands employed by the road into a
lin crow union.
WE MUST FIGHT
Bill Townsend's organization, the
United Transport Service Employees
union. has filed ell-documented-
protest with the Railway Medlatioil
board. It is unthinkable that tne
mediation board can ignore thE
shocking evidence. Personally see
absolutely no reason why complaint
should not be lodged Immediately
with the Fair Employment Practlces
committee, the I4aFollette ClVll
Liberties committee. the United
States Department of Justice, ana
the Truman committee investigating
the conduct of the ole defense
program.
Despite the cOmn,en ale ef
forts of TOwsends q. 4. Sc. A,
this is the fight OF every person
genuinely interested i'll the &c
onomic progress Of American
workers. The future of lOO,oOo
Negroes i'm the railroad industry
is at stake.
The issue Is whether the gicat
majority Of these workers will
have a voice in the protection
Of their rights as workers or
whether they will be left at the
mercy of prejudice-blind unions
in the railroad industry. These
unions are using their power to
drive Negroes out of one oecu-
patton after another.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10

Mrs. John Osladil and Mrs. Albert
Miller, who attended bridal shower
for Miss Mary Miller. The affair
was held at the w. L. Mcknight home
in st. Paul. Mrs. Osladil and Mrs.
Miller returned home Monday.
The local officers of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, Mrs. v. E. Shafer and
Mrs. F. D. Rogers, attended special
meeting of the county chapter at
Hinckley Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. E. Shafer and
children, Maxine and Sandra, were
dinner guests Wednesday evening at
the DR.. Larson home in Sandstone.
Mrs. Paul Korpi was visitor at
the home of her father, Herman
Mack, Monday and Tuesday.
Little Irene Hobbs celebrated her
fifth birthday Sunday at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hobbs. Mrs. Ed Kaeder and Jose
phine were guests there.
Mr.. and Mrs H. Schutt enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Melberg
of Willow River, and Mrs. Anna
Bowers Sunday afternoon and eve
ming at their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Schutt will
leave the latter part of the week
for Willmar and other points in the
southern part of the state to visit
relatives for week.
Mrs. c. L. Smith and Mrs. Joe
hn of "a
Thimble club meeting next Monday
evening, April IA, at the City hotel
lobby.
Monday evening Miss Leona Behr-
man was honored at bridal shower
at the Izaac Walton League cabin
given by Mrs. Ernest Nordholm and
Mrs Ed Koski. A large number of
her friends were present and many
lovely gifts were given to the bride
to be. Miss Behrman, who is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Behr-
man will become the wife of Ernest
Schoenrock, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Schoenrock. She has been working
in Ernie's Cafe for the past nine
months and has many friends who
wish her much future happiness. A
delicious lunch concluded the happy
evening.
Mrs. Joe Parvey went to the home
of her mother, Mrs. Ida Vita, week
ago Tuesday, and on Saturday Toivo
Vita and Bill Lindholm took Mrs
Parvey and small son Charles to
Minneapolis for medical care. They
are visiting with Mrs. Parvey's BROTH
err, Frank Johnson. Betty Takala is
keeping house for Mr.. Parvey and
children while Mrs. Parvey is away
Lorraine Dietz of Askov, is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Henri Pelto, this week
They called on Mrs. Marlyn Smith
and baby Tuesday afternoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
Markville

Betty Jayne Howard and Marie
and Paul Pahos came home from their
school work in Sandstone Friday fol
weeks vacation.
Mr.. HoWenStine went to Superior
the latter part of the week to see q
doctor and to check up on his physical
condition.
The Rudolph Kelch family has
moved onto the Tony Nelson farm
which the Kelch family recently pur-
chased
A number of Markville folks at
tended the senior class play in Clo-
verton last Friday night.
The Markville Presbyterian Ladies
Aid was entertained by Mrs. Paul
Babcock at her home Monday of this
week, at>~the society's regular bust
ness meeting.
The Arna Community club met
Tuesday night with a fine turnout
A bee to clean up the cemetery has
been set for April 10. Plans for the
fair were discussed. The club has
sent the travelling library back but
has ordered another one. The pro-
gram period, under the leadership of
Mrs. Harsh consisted mainly of COM
munity singing and very interesting
discussion of suitable books for a
home library.
Soft spots have appeared on some
of our roads. The folks are hoping
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
DanfOrth

Miss Margaret Larson and Marvin
Olson and their party from Sand
stone, recently returned from their
two-week trip to California. They
went via Amarillo, Texas, visited the
Boulder dam, Grand Canyon, Nor
mon temple in Salt Lake City, and
several points of interest in Califor-
MIA. They also spent two days at
Williams, Calf, visiting Ralph Swan
son and Warren Larson from here.
School was held Saturday to make
up the Monday lost recently because
of the snowstorm.
Martin Johnson spent few days
in the Cities the past week.
Last Thursday afternoon a few
friends met at the Mrs. Ed Pauline
home in the form of joint birthday
party, it being Mrs. Paulno's, Jane
Swanson's and Helen and Harriet
Larson's birthdays Others who
were present were Mrs. Andrew o.
son, Mrs. Louie Larson and Eunice
Miss Ardes Peterson, Mrs. Oscar
Swanson and Doris, Mrs. Albert
Swanson and sons, Mrs. Guy Hend-
ricks and Betty Anne, Mrs. M. O.
White and Mrs. Percy Moore. Ice
cream and several kinds of cake
were served and all left wishing the
honored ones many more happy birth
days.
The teacher and children are en-
joying Easter vacation this week.
VIM. Pauline and son Walter OF
Sisseton, S. D., visited from Friday
night until Sunday forenoon at the
Ed Pauline home
Joe Peter is spending some time
in Duluth at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Erickson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
Norman Township

Lester Kowitz spent Monday in
Mora.
Mrs Elmer Berg visited Mrs. Juli-
us Waletzko Wednesday afternoon OF
last week.
Benny Kowitz spent Wednesday
evening at the Steve Purull home.
Mrs. Steve Purull spent Sunday
with Mrs. Elmer Berg and Frank
Purull.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud braves of Moose
Lake, called at the Olof Nelson home
Sunday.
L. H. Kowitz spent Sunday after
noon at the S. Purull home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Berg spent
Sunday afternoon at the j. L. Tuttle
home.
The Misses Pearl and Alice Gray
spent Sunday afternoon and evening
at the Steve Purull home. Eddie
Gray also visited at the S. Purull
home in the evening.
Vernon Sangrene and Frank Pur-
ull went to Duluth Tuesday.
Pearl Gray is visiting Phillis Pur-
ull this week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
Creating Things by Hand
Brings Mental Relief

Mental peace through manual
work-that is the kind of workshop
institute, located in Radio City.
Called the Universal School of Hand
icrafts, it is directed by Edward T.
Hall, a gray-haired man.
Into this shop comes the banker
who fashions handmade cocktail
shakers; an executive who weaves
the cloth for his own suits; a So
ciety lady who fabricates pewter
tableware and another who carves
artistic buttons-all because they
believe that nerves, boredom, and
loneliness can be helped by the sat-
isfaction of creating things with
their hands.
A frustrated college girl returned
to normal after a course in clay
modelling, while many adjustments
have been made with people over 70.
All walks of life are represented in
this school, such as blind people,
rich lifelorn widows, deaf-mutes,
refugees, cripples and tired business
men and executives.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10

they won't develop into impossible
frost boils.
The Christian Endeavor Society
met at the Monson home Sunday
night with fine attendance.
The annual congregational meet
ing of the Markville Presbyterian
church was held Wednesday night of
last week. Reports of the church
treasurer, the Sunday school, and the
Christian Endeavor society were read
Officers elected were: Elders A. NJ
Babcock and Mrs. VIM. Kelch; trus-
tee, Bayard Hayden; treasurer, Mrs
A. E. Mclean.
Frank Chapman left last Thursday
for Granada, where he expects to
work at the carpenter trade this sum-
mer.
The Luther League of Zion Luth-
eran church of Markville held its
regular meeting Saturday night with
good attendance.
The Christian Endeavor society is
planning unique Easter service for
next Sunday night in the church. In
connection with it short one-act
play will be given.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
Predicts Dry Spell

A prediction that the United States
is in for a long dry spell has been
made by DR.. Halbert P. Gillette,
member of the American Geophys-
ical Union.
Having studied ancient and exist
ing lakes and rock strata, he evolved
from them the theory that there are
at least three major weather cycles.
His findings have been checked with
the best available modern data of
Nile floods and American weather
reports.
His conclusion is that three cycles
are working together to bring long
period of drouths, probably reach
ing maximum intensity about 1860
but that subnormal precipitation is
apt to continue for another SO years.
DR.. Gillette suggests that as one
practical application of his findings
the United States should prepare for
continued migration from its dust
bowls.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
Kingsdale

Alfredo Seilitz of Minneapolis
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
vid Seilitz from Friday until Sun
day.
Mrs. Carol Bennett spent the week.
end in Duluth.
The Sunday school will have their
Easter program Sunday at the church
at o'clock. Students Roger and Don
Carlson plan to be here with a group
of young folks and have a program
at that time too. Everyone welcome
Mr.. and Mrs Floyd Haines came
home from st. Paul, where they at
tended the funeral of her brother.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
Fin1ayson Corner

Mr.. and Mrs. H. Christopherson and
family of Sandstone, were Saturday
evening visitors at the Oscar Ander-
son home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Greenwald and
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Greenwald and
family visited relatives in st. Paul
Sunday.
Mrs. Oscar Anderson and Bette
visited Mrs. E. B. Greenwald Tues
day evening of last week while Mr.
Anderson attended lodge at Sand
stone.
The Mesdames Anderson, Hanson
Linde, E. B. Greenwald, Cliff Green
wald and Suhonen and Pearl and
Elizabeth Nelson helped Mrs. Frank
Nelson celebrate her birthday Sat-
urday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Anderson visited
at the M. Rypkema home at Sand
stone Wednesday of last week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
ClOverdale

Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Larsen and
daughter spent Monday at the VIM
Christensen home.
MIR. and Mrs. Evon Hemming and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Carlson were
callers in Webster Monday.
Mrs. Lester Frye spent Wednes-
day night of last week at the Sam
HaineS home.
Miss Kristine Kohleppel returned
from st. Paul Saturday for a few
days visit at the home of her moth
er, Marie Kohleppel.
Mrs. Harvey Lyseth, Mrs. Sam
Haines and Mrs David Meyers called
on Mrs. Bernard Schultz Monday
afternoon.
The Garland Lyseth family spent
Monday evening at the home of his
brother, Harvey Lyseth.
Thomas Wolf, Jr., was Duluth
business caller Tuesday of last week
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
Duxbury

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shute and
Rosamond left last Thursday fol-
Minneapolis for an indefinite time
Mr.. and Mrs. Hatleli were Sunday
visitors at the H. -Tollefson home in
Cloverton
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Shute and Miss
Effie Shute spent Saturday evening
at the Erwin Anderson home
Mr.. and Mrs. N. c. Matson and
Winifred were visitors at the c. Veg
worth home in Rutledge last Satur-
day.
Mrs. Void is on the sick list at this
writing.
Miss Jessie Roscoe of Two Har-
bors, is spending her Easter vaca-
ton at home.
Mrs. Max Lampson is in charge OF
the mattress project here. Ten mat
tresses were made last week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10

Special services are being held at
the Sandstone Bible church every
evening beginning Palm Sunday and
will continue until the Sunday after
Easter. Rev. George c. Weiss is in
charge of these services. Everyone
welcome
A special Easter program will be
given at the schoolhouse Easter Sum-
day by the children and members of
the Young Peoples Society. All are
welcome.
Mrs. Gust Soderquist who has been
confined to the hospital at Pine City
with broken leg the past month,
has now returned home and is slow
ly recovering. Her daughter, Mrs.
Axel Swanson, and children of Min
neapolis, are spending the Easter
vacation there Mr.. Swanson also
spent the weekend visiting relatives
and friends.
Mrs. J. A. Larson and son Holgar
were business visitors in Superior
last Thursday.
Andrew Engebo, Guy Hendricks
and Oscar Anderson of Sturgeon Lake,
were business callers in ST. Paul
last Thursday. Norman Roland took
them in his car.
Visitors at the Engebo home Sun
day afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. Dale
Harris and Eric, and liner Lindstrom.
A number of relatives and friends
visited Saturday afternoon and eve
ming at the liner Carlson home, the
occasion being Mrs. Carlson's birth
day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
Markviue

Mrs. Ellis Thomas and little son
of Excelsior, arrived Sunday for a
visit with her folks in Markville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Lewis and
family of Duluth, were visitors al
the Cronen home last week.
Mrs. Merleen returned Sunday from
Minneapolis, where she has been visit
ing her sister the past week.
The Arna Community club will
hold an entertainment including a
one-act play, fish-pond and lunch
on Friday night, April 25, in the
Markville school building. The pro-
ceeds will be used to pay premiums
at the Markville fair next fall.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
Hay Greek

Joe Chatelle called at the Erwin
Phinn home Sunday on business.
Albin Bjork is back home again
Work has been stopped because of
too much snow and water.
Gunnard Langstrom is renting the
farm of DR.. Dredge and has not
purchased it as was reported.
The AL Lund baby is better at this
writing.
Mrs. Berg from east of Markville,
visited her son Clarence Sunday.
Mr.. Gibson is going to leave for
the west because of poor health, it
is reported.
Mrs. Edith Steinbring is selling
her property here and leaving for
California to visit her sister who
lives there. Friends are sorry to see
them go but wish them good luck in
their new home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
Legislative News
BY c. G.. MANN,
Representative from Pine County

The modification of the old age
assistance lien law was passed by
the House this past week, providing
that the welfare board can waive the
lien wherever and whenever they feel
that an injustice to the children has
consideration for services rendered
their growing age be granted. 1t is
still Objectionable to me and / think
the majority of my people, but is the
best we could get at this session.
The House spent day or so of
argument on the bill to prohibit the
sale of major fireworks in the state,
and it finally passed 1t allows cap
pistols and some other small items,
however, and supervised fireworks
displays.
The LOmmen Speech.
Quite a bit of political excitement
was stirred up in the legislature by
the cancellation of Senator Lommen's
speech on the radio, the other night
leading TO a request that the speech
be printed in the journal of the House
with a resolution protesting the ac-
ton. It seems that the secretary of
the Governor told the radio station
that the speech was libelous and so
they cancelled it, as they could do in
view of the fact that the time was
donated.
1 have read part of the speech and
would consider it too strong for my
paper, and so do not feel that the
radio station was in the wrong, but
on the other hand, lies never hurt
anybody when the truth became
known and have found that it pays
to let your political opponent talk so
you can mail him to the cross, as
they say politically.
Were Under Pressure.
Senator Johnson and myself were
rather surprised at the action of the
Pine county board, last week, in re-
jecting resolution on the reduction
of the salaries of all county officials,
as we have been under considerable
pressure to pass such bill. The &C
ton of the county board on the mat
ter, although not binding upon us
of course, carries lot of weight as
we feel that they should reflect the
opinion of most of the people in
their districts.
The bill allowing summer resorts
liquor license, which was killed
last week, was revived, this week, by
a motion for reconsideration,
amended, and passed. 1 still think
it a bad piece of legislation.
Passed SIS bills, on Saturday of last
week, and will pass some so or 70
this Saturday, as 1 write this. Most
of these are local or non-contro-
versial measures. Major appropria-
ton and tax legislation will come up
this coming week.
will Aid School Districts.
Our bill to pay some of the in
debtedness of distressed school dis
tricts was passed by the Senate fl
nance committee of the Senate, unani-
mously, Friday afternoon, and is now
on general orders in that body. The
House appropriations chairman has
promised that he will give us the
House companion bill not later than
the middle of next week. Although
this measure may not show in the
average taxpayers statement in Pine
county, it will restore at least a
measure of hope to the home and farm
owners of eastern Pine county.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
Ogena

The school children will have their
Easter vacation all next week.
John and David Schaefer of Hinck-
ley, are spending their Easter vaca-
ton with their grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. j. Ryan.
The Lutheran church at Danbury
had confirmation last Sunday.
The Coop electric lighting COM
pany had a meeting at Cloverdale in
Abrahamson's store Monday night.
Clarence Vollabher came home
from st. Paul Wednesday where he
had been to see a doctor. He cut his
hand while saving posts at his home
here.
Merlin Ramsdell and Tommy Ryan
made trip to Cleveland, Ohio, last
week. They stopped at Madison,
Wis, to visit few hours with Tom
my's aunt and family there.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
Fleming

Frank Olson's auction sale was
well attended Saturday in spite of
bad roads.
Albert Brieland of Sunrise, was
visiting relatives and friends in Bru-
no Wednesday of last week.
Una and Roy Pappenfus and a
friend from Wisconsin, visited her
folks here for few days last week.
Alec Knapp had the misfortune to
lose a horse recently.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10

All Presidents of the United States
are Honorary Presidents of the Boy
Scouts of America.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10

Easter Vacation This Week.

The Finlayson school is having
Easter vacation this week. Supt
and Mrs. I. w. Swenson and son
Richard left Saturday for Morris
where they will visit Mrs. Swenson's
relatives for ten days.
The teachers left Friday evening
Miss Katherine Hong to her home at
Exeland, Wis, Miss Barbara Dris-
coll to Glyndon, Miss Violet Johnson
to Cloverton, Miss Irene Anderson
to Duquette, Miss Marylyn Butter
wick to Fargo, N. D., and Lawrence
Selvig to River Falls, Wis. Unless
the roads are worse school will re-
convene on the Tuesday after Easter
Evening star., 1941-05-21
Nazis Order Powers
To Withdraw All
Diplomats in Paris
Representatives in Viehy
Receive Notice From
Missions in Berlin
Bs the Associated Press.

BH the Associated Press.
VICHY, France. May 21-United
States and other members of the
foreign diplomatic corps received
word today from their respective
embassies and legations in Berlin
that they would have to withdraw
their representative from Paris by
June 10.
The State Department said
today that because the German
government regards the Paris
area as an extended zone of op-
erations it had requested the
United States to remove its diplo-
matte representation from Paris
now. The department said it did
not know at once what diplo-
matte staff members were in
Paris at this timeD
Order Given in Berlin.
The order was said to have ema-
mated from the WilhelmstraSSe and
to have been handed to foreign
Ambassadors and Ministers in Ber-
lin.
Foreign legations and embassies
at Vichy have been maintaining
representatives in the occupied capt.
tai mainly to take care of their
citizens there and their interests
in the occupied zone
All diplomatic relations with the
French government are handled at
Vichy, and only Germany and Italy
keep their regular embassies in
Paris.
Hold Dual Commissions.
The present American representa-
tives in Paris, Edwin A. Pitt, Tyler
Thompson and Lawrence w. Taylor.
all hold dual commissions from the
State Department for both consular
and diplomatic functions. and it is
not known here yet whether the
order affects consular authorities.
Diplomatic circles expressed be-
lief that the measure would end
speculation over possible full resto-
ration of Paris as the French capi-
tai arising from the present French
German negotiations.