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Askov American., 1941-11-06
Rutledge Resident
Called Last Week

John Losch, a resident of the Rut-
ledge community the past 40 years,
died Thursday, October 80, in the
Lakeside Memorial hospital in Pine
City, death being due to heart disease.
He had been in ill health over a year.
The funeral services were held Sum
day afternoon at l o'clock from the
Catholic church at Rutledge, inter-
ment being made beside the body of
his brother Nicholas who passed away
February %, this year. The pallbear-
ers were Frank Bowers, Sr., Peter
Cich, John Jaros, Chas. Mills, Ignati-
us Zappl and Arthur Abrahamson.
Mr.. Losch leaves to mourn his pass
ing two sisters, Mrs. Mary Schwiller
of Minneapolis, and Mrs. Lillian Lam
ners of Chicago, and several nieces
and nephews. Sympathy is extended
to the bereaved relatives by friends
and neighbors.
Askov American., 1941-11-06
Epidemic Danger
Increased dByWar
Ominous Reports from
Abroad; Minnesota Doc.
tors Issue Health Rules.

In the wake of ominous reports of
several grave diseases and especial
ly flu in epidemic form among up
rooted, undernourished and vulner-
able populations in other parts of the
world, Minnesota State Medical As
sociation officials have selected No
vember for a campaign of public
education about these diseases.
Flu constitutes a grave challenge
to medical science and the prospect
of wartime epidemics on country
wide, if not worldwide scale, are
not to be dismissed lightly, accord
ing to the doctors; and, in spite of
continuous research since the last
war no satisfactory immunization pro-
cess has been developed that can be
relied upon to protect against a viru-
lent surge of the disease. The thing
for individuals to remember, they say,
is that a few simple rules of hy-
giene 60 long way toward protect
ing against bad after effects which
cause the most trouble to flu patti
entS.
Health Rules.
The first is: Go home and 60 to
bed right away if you feel exhausted
and feverish, even if you don't seem
to have much of cold.
The second: Stay in bed after you
think the worst is past and you might
as well get up.
The third is: Call doctor especial
ly if you have a fever or cough.
The fourth applies to all year
round prevention of trouble. A good
all round diet including milk, eggs,
meat, vegetables, fruit and whole
grain cereals and plenty of sleep
will mitigate the effects of most in
fections, especially flu, the doctors
say. Also it's very important to
avoid people who are coming down
with colds, if possible, and to be
especially careful to wash thoroughly
before eating.
Askov American., 1941-11-06
County 4-H Members
Take Part In Show

Pine county All Club members
who had taken part in the Junior
Livestock show in st. Paul along
with about 900 other club workers,
returned home last Thursday after
helping to stage one of the biggest
and best livestock shows on record.
Lee Wahlberg and Alta Mosbaek
of Sandstone and Kenneth Olson of
Pine City, showed market lambs and
Harold Kick of Pine City, showed a
pen of turkeys. Harold will 60 to
Chicago soon to represent the state
of Minnesota on the poultry judging
team at the National All Club Con-
gress in connection with the Inter-
national Livestock Show.
Askov American., 1941-11-06
Armistice Program
At AskOv Tuesday

Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend the Armistice day program next
Tuesday evening in the Askov D. B
S. hall, given under the auspices OF
the Askov American Legion Post and
it's Auxiliary.
The main address will be given by
Glen Locker of Duluth. Included on
the evenings program will be enter
tainment by the Askov Boy Scouts
and Girl Scouts and songs by a
mixed quartette. There will be no
admission charge.
Lunch will be served after the pro-
gram.
Askov American., 1941-11-06
TownOf Norman
|YoungFolksW Wed
Miss Bernice BOnnin Bride
of Leo KOwitz in Cere-
mony Sunday.

The First Presbyterian church of
Bruno was the scene of pretty we'd
ding Sunday afternoon, November 2,
at 1:30 o'clock, when Miss Bernice
Bonnin, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Bonnin of Norman township, and
Mr.. Leo Kowitz, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Kowitz, also of Norman
township, were united in marriage.
The double ring ceremony was read
by Rev. John j. Moedt. The church
was decorated in pink, blue and
white and the young couple took
their vows beneath an arch of ever
green's.
The bride was attended by her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Earl Bonnin, and
Miss Leone Olson, a close friend. Her
only jewelry was a string of pearls,
gift from the groom. Those who
attended the groom were his two
brothers, Lester and Benjamin Kow-
itz. Miss Mary Darling, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Darling, was
the ring bearer.
Reception at E. w. Bonnin Home.
Mrs. John j. Moedt played the pro-
cessional and occasional. Preced-
ing the ceremony she sang 20 Prom
Use Me-, being accompanied by Elaine
Fairchild. A reception was held after
the nuptials, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. E. w. Bonnin for the relatives
and close friends of the families.
Out-of-town guests who came for
the wedding included Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Gish and daughters of Water
vile, Mrs. Charles Sommers of North
field, Miss Verna Biesner of Mime
apolis, Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Ovick
and Mrs. Irwin Ovick of Pine City,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hennen and Doro-
thy of Sturgeon Lake, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Peterson of Montevideo.
The newlyweds will make their
home on the groom's farm in Nor
man township. Congratulations and
best wishes are extended to the hap
py couple in their journey through
life together.
Askov American., 1941-11-06
St. Croix Ferry
Operator 10
Rest Wednesday
NJ. A. Soderbeck, Pine
City, Dies Unexpectedly
Monday of Heart Attack.

M. A. Soderbeck, who for many
years operated the Soderbeck ferry
across the St. Croix river east of
Pine City, died Unexpectedly Monday
of a heart attack. His death was
shock to his family and friends as
he apparently had been in good
health. He was IA years old.
He was born in Sweden, coming to
America with his parents 81 years
ago at the age of II, when they settled
at West Rock, five miles southwest of
Pine City, and has lived in Pine
county ever since. He was married
on May %, 1908, and to this union
Is children were born. ALI but one,
a daughter who died in infancy in
1926, survive. They are William,
Archie, George, Leroy, Gertrude,
Florence, Caroline, Emma, Clarence,
Carl, Albert, Margie, Alice and Rob-
ert. All the children were born in
Pine county and it is one of the
largest families in the county.
Operated Large Farm.
After their marriage Mr.. and Mrs.
Soderbeck resided for two years at
West Rock, later moving to the viii
lage of Pine City where they spent
the next six years. They then moved
to 240-acre farm 10 miles east of
town and have remained there since.
Since 1921 the family has operated
the ferry across the st. Croix river,
which is near their home, the end
of County Road M, and is the bound
ary line between Minnesota and Wis
consin.
Funeral services were held yester-
day afternoon, first from the Swan
son Funeral Chapel at Pine City, and
later from the Milburn Lutheran
church near the Soderbeck home.
Burial was made in the Milburn Luth-
eran cemetery. Rev. Theodore Con-
rad officiated at the last rites.
Friends and neighbors extend SYM
pathy to the sorrowing relatives in the
loss of their loved one.
Askov American., 1941-11-06
Western CCC Camps
Open To Local Boys

Young men interested in CCC work
in western states are being given an
opportunity to enroll for service in
California, Oregon and Washington,
or Montana, Idaho, Utah and Nevada,
according to an announcement made
last week through the office of the
division of social welfare, st. Paul.
Further details may be obtained at
the office of the County Welfare
board, or at the nearest employment
office of the Employment-Security
division.
Askov American., 1941-11-06
Council Refuses To
Accept Resignation

Holding a special meeting Monday
evening the Sandstone village coun-
Gil voted to retain its night marshal
Axel Larson, who had offered to turn
in his resignation following hec-
tic Sunday night when two Sand
stone business places were burglar
lied.
The places entered were the John
C. Hawley Garage on Main street
and the Mack Kelly filling station
on the edge of the village along High
way 81. Law officers have been
uncovered any definite clues. It is
thought that at least two men took
part in the raids.
Askov American., 1941-11-06
International News Review
By GEORG STRANDvOLD

Deutsche Nachrichtenbureau-that
is, the official German bureau of in
formation-a few days ago announced
to an unsurpassed world that the
United States, according to Adolf
Hitler, had attacked Germany, and
that the American destroyers, Greer
and Kearny, had pursued German
submarines in the waters west of
Iceland. At the time the statement
was issued, there were no official
comments on the latest reported in
cident of peculiar interest to the
United States, the sinking of the de-
stroyer, Reuben James.
The German government quoted
high American naval officials as
sources of the claim that the
u. S. destrOyers had taken the
initiative in fights with German
submarines; statements to that
effect had, as matter Of fact,
been released by Rear Admiral
Stark in Washington some time
ago.
The fact that in the United States
congress there is disagreement about
the whole matter seems to make it
clear that there is plenty of room
for doubt. Some congressmen-and
some editors claim that American
war vessels, designed for destruc-
ton, have no business in far-off
European waters. Others maintain
that they have to uphold the doc
trine of the freedom of the seas
incidentally, always, in the eyes of
international law, very vague and
mistily defined principle.
At the moment of this writing,
President Roosevelt has not receded
from his statement last Saturday
that the sinking of the Reuben James,
as far as he could see, would not
affect American-German relations.
Askov American., 1941-11-06
Cattle Run Hits
'Four-Year Peak
Liberal S supply Lowers
Prices; Hog Values Sag;
Lambs Off Csc to SOC.

South st. Paul, Mimi, November 4,
1941: With Mondays cattle run at a
four-year peak, according to the Fed
eral-State Market News Service, buy
ers were naturally bearish. Despite
the liberal supply, the number of
good and choice granted steers and
heifers was exceedingly small, and
those kinds held fully steady. The
balance of the market declined, how
ever, losses for two days on COM
mon, medium and good cows oc-
casionally figuring as much as SOC,
while bulls also were in extremes
that much lower. The general trade
on all slaughter classes worked about
Csc under the close of last week.
Stockers and feeders were steady to
weak, bulk common and medium
kinds moving at 81 to SO, with most
good and choice feeder steers going
at $3.50 to $10.25. Choice steer
calves brought $11.75 in load lots
Medium to good slaughter steers
moved at SO to $11, several loads
good to choice clearing at SLIPS to
$12.
Hogs Lose Ground.
All classes of hogs lost ground
early this week under the pressure
of an increased supply. Declines
measured mostly 10c to zoe, barrows
and gifts from 180 pounds to 27O
pounds showing the extreme loss. A
bulk spread of $9.85 to $40 took
Tuesdays run of good and choice
180 to 800 pound barrows and gifts,
with the top of $40 accounting for
most of the 100 to 260 pound averages.
Heavierweight hogs were very scarce
End only odd head were noted selling
down to $9.75. Good and choice 140
to 180 pound averages bulked at
$9.75 to $40. Good sows, 400 pounds
down, sold from $3.50 to $9.40, with
heavier weights ranging down to
$9.15. Pigs sold at $9.75 to $3.50.
Supplies of lambs and sheep were
very liberal early, the Monday run
numbering in excess of $4,000 head.
After making a price adjustment
which moved all classes except fat
sheep Csc to Soc lower on Monday,
trading Tuesday leveled off with all
classes being taken on steady basis.
Askov American., 1941-11-06
Japan'S Position.

Viewed realistically, there does not
seem to be any reason for fear of an
American-Japanese rupture. So many
persons in this country talk about it
as of something foreordained, some
thing inevitable. But, in sober truth,
Japan has taken no steps against
any American interests.
She has not yet made any move
against Russia, and it is by no
means certain that she will, al
though it is known that heavy
German pressure is being exerted
at Tokyo to force the Nipponese
government into an attack on
Siberia.
To what extent Japan may recog-
nize and respect her new non-ag-
gression treaty with Russia, that, of
course, is a matter which probably
Herr Hitler will insist on settling.
Waiting for Support.
There is, naturally, a possibility
that Japan may be persuaded to as
sumo military obligations under the
alliance treaty with Germany and
Italy, and, with that in mind, the
Russians are all the time waiting for
British support. They are looking
for it, especially, down in the Cauca-
sus where the Germans are getting
close all the time, but so far they
are looking in vain, for Britain has
not decided to send any expeditionary
force into southernmost Russia. The
matter is still under consideration,
and while negotiations drag, Hitler
marches on.
If he-and that is not wholly
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RostOv, he
may be in position to string line
all the way across to Astrakhan,
and that will mean, practically
speaking, control of the Black as
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Askov American., 1941-11-06
Pine City Cridders
Win Final Contest

The Pine City high school won its
final football game of the season by
defeating Mora high 18 to O on the
winne rs gridiron last Friday after
noon. The game was well played by
both teams and was closer than the
score might indicate.
Rypkema and Melford Westrom
played outstanding ball for the coun-
ty seat team.
Askov American., 1941-11-06
Township Officers
To Meet Saturday

The annual meeting of the Pine
County Township Officers Association
will be held at the Royal Neighbors
hall in Hinckley Saturday, November
8, at II a. m.
This will be of interest to all town
board members who should attend
The meeting is open to the public.
Lunch will be served at noon.
Askov American., 1941-11-06
Begin. Campaign
To Reach Goals
In Food Program
Sandstone Meeting Today
First of Two Called for
Farm Leaders.

Launching one of the most extern
sive production progra m ever
planned in this county about 100
men and women, representing every
township in Pine county, will meet
in Sandstone this morning at 10 o.
clock to discuss with experts the lat
est information on poultry care and
feeding. The present production cam
paign in the county calls for en-
rolling one more set of leaders to at
tend a countrywide meeting on dairy
ing and also bring useful informa-
ton back to meetings in their own
townships.
Prices Favorable.
County Agent Max McMillin points
out that it is to the advantage of
farmers to reach full production in
poultry and dairy now when prices
are favorable. This will call for the
best possible care and feeding during
the winter months but will step up
production and make it possible to
reach goals set up in the nation
wide food program. In order that
all latest information may be brought
to local communities without delay,
dairy and poultry leaders have been
enlisted to help the county defense
board and the extension service do
the job.
Volunteers Listed.
Volunteer leaders in Pine county
in poultry who will attend the first
meeting are given below, with the
townships they represent, and their
address.
Ogema, Crosby, Glover, Arlone-
Frank Patrick, Hinckley; Lester B.
Dalzell, Hinckley.
Arna, Keene, Dosey, Wilma-Earl
F. Jones, Cloverton.
Barry-Mrs. Frank McFerran,
Hinckley; Oscar L. Nyberg, Hinckley
Birch Creek-Leonard Goranson,
Sturgeon Lake; Edwin Anderson,
Sturgeon Lake.
Brem en-Frank Cisar, Willow
River; Walter L. Price, Willow River
Brook Park-Mrs. Robert Swat
ford, Brook Park; Albert L. Flukey,
Brook Park.
Bruno, Park-Theodore Rudd, Bru-
no; H. J.. Berglund, Bruno.
Chengwatana-Amos Ridout, Pine
City; Grant Chaplin, Pine City.
Sturgeon Lake-Oscar Anderson,
Sturgeon Lake; James Zalesky, Stur-
geon Lake.
Pokegama- A. Thorstenson, Hen
riette; Herbert N. Kendall, Pine City.
Dell Grove-Hans Myrvold, Sand
stone; A. M. Price, Hinckley.
Finlayson-Fred Reuer, Finlayson;
John E. Norkoli, Finlayson.
Hinckley-Otto Schneider, Hinck-
ley; John B. VonRueden, Hinckley.
Kerrick-G. A. Ferguson, Kerrick;
Edward j. Armstrong, Sturgeon Lake.
Kettle River, Norman-James Tut
tie, Willow River; Chester j. Waletz-
ko, Willow River.
Mission Creek, Munch-Rudolph
Plasek, Hinckley; Fred Ausmus,
Hinckley.
Partridg e-Chris. Frederiksen,
Askov; Werner G. Clausen, Askov.
Pine City-L. F. Appleby, Pine
City; Mike A. Volta, Pine City.
Pine Lake-George Heino, Finlay-
son; Edward J. Hautala, Finlayson.
Rock Creek-Ludwig Johnson, Pine
City; Emil Erickson, Pine City.
Royalton-Ernest Petersen, Pine
City; Leon L. Cote, Grasston.
Sandstone, Danforth- Molby,
, Askov; liner Carlson, Sandstone.
Windemere-Tracy Street, Stur-
geon Lake; Anthony E. Kanis, Stur-
geon Lake.
Askov American., 1941-11-06

HUSH comes over the land the clock strikes
eleven Traffic halts, wheels stop, work ceases.
Men, women and children throughout America face
the East. bugle blows Taps :. for Americas sons
who made the supreme sacrifice the battlefeds
of freedom.
With bowed heads we recall another November
18th when the last shot fired in France. We pay
tribute to the Unknown Soldier who sleeps in Airing
ton cemetery, and to the unnumbered thousands of
and big brothers who sleep, not in the glory
of Arlington, but in the greater glory of autumn,
wooded slope in sunny field beneath the quiet stars
ION camping ground their silent spread
And glory with solemn round the bvouac of the dead
Amid the implorng silence of this solemn hour
the realization that the flower of Americas
manhood died not in vain, though the world is once
engufed in the throes of war. They gave reality
to the word freedom. They gave us a rich heritage
to hold high the torch of liberty The spark inherited
from the legions of the fallen who died in anhoods
morning the grand highway of freedom still glows
in all American hearts today
Askov American., 1941-11-06
Over 5OOOCOnvicted
Since First OF Year

Over 5000 Minnesota motorists
have been arrested by state highway
patrolmen and convicted, during the
first nine months of the year for just
four infractions of the traffic safety
laws.
The four offenses which caused
SO much motorist-misery were speed
ing, careless driving, drunken driv-
ing and improper passing.
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Women to Vote on
National Ballot
For District

Delegates from the States to the
trlennial convention of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs will
have their first opportunity to vote on
proposal in the interest of national
representation for the District at
the organizations next convention
in Atlantic City in May.
This was disclosed at the monthly
meeting of the District federation
Yesterday when the local organiza-
ton instructed its delegates to vote
for the proposed resolution.
The general federation has had
national representation on its study
program for the past six years but
has never before placed a resolution
before the voting body.
The District federation has been
on record as favoring national rep
resentation for the past 20 years,
however.
The proposed resolution calls on
the general federation to indorse
"the principle involved in the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the United States, empower
ing Congress to grant to residents of
the District of Columbia voting rep
reSenJation in the Senate and House
of Representatives, representation
among the electors of President and
Vice President and the same access
to the courts of the United States
as is enjoyed by the citizens of a
State"
Mrs Harvey w. Wiley, vice chair
man of resolutions, presented the
motion yesterday that delegates
from the District federation be in
structed to vote in favor of the
proposal.
Evening star., 1941-03-25
By LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

ny LILLIAN No2A "A 1hC L.
The red-bellied snake gives birth
to her young. She has from eight
to a dozen babies and they are so
tiny that they resemble small earth.
worms. Indeed, one baby can make
itself very comfortable on a dime,
with room to stretch a bit.
This is a snake that fiourishes in
a terrarium and is most happy when
fed earthworms. slugs and soft
bodied grubs-offspring of beetles.
II not living as the honored guest
of a devoted group Of school chill
dren. the red-bellied hides under
fat stones or among loose rocks. 1t
is a prosperous neighbor known to
many parts of Southern Canada and
Is also found over the United States.
usually east Of the Rocky Mountains
and from here into Mexico. 1t Is
not so abundant as its cousin. De
Kay's snake, whose tummy is pink
iSh-white.
The babies. Immediately after
birth. resemble the ring-necked
snake, so you need have no fear of
confusing the red-bellied youngsters
with their cousins.
Above, the old snakes are chestnut
brown or grayish hued. Usually
there is a streak of a @paler shade of
Evening star., 1941-03-25

not more than Il inches long and
wear dull brown coats, they are often
referred to as ground snakes" and
are found under nat stones and de-
cayins logs. Here they remain
through the bright sunlit hours,
stealing forth when the shadows
arrive to find food.
There are four species in the
genus Storeria. Two are found in
North America and Of the other two
one Is in Central America and the
last one In Mexico.
All Of them are fond of soft
bodied grubs. most of the time very
abundant in the locations selected
by the red-bellied and cousins as q
domicile. Earthworms are their de-
lectable tidbits.
These wee reptiles are harmless
Please do not hurt or kill them
Study their funny little acts OF Sc
crecy. their easerness to get out OF
your sight, and their success in
doing So
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Army Shoe Rotion
To 60 Up July !

After July l each soldier in the
Army will be given a shoe allowance
OF three pairs instead of two as now
When current stocks of garrison
shoes are exhausted only service
shoes will be issued on allowances.
The heavier service shoes won't be
as convenient for soldiers dances at
the camps, but the Quartermaster
Corps says they are much more
durable for maneuvers and general
service wear.
Evening star., 1941-03-25

these active youngsters, within an
hour or so after birth, have become
too large for their birthday clothes
and this serious business Of shedding
their skins is attended to on the first
day. They come out of this ordeal
with a black and velvety skin which
soon assumes the family hues.
These reptiles are secretive. They
have one consuming desire-to keep
out of your sight. Since they are
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Syrian Disorders Feared;
Towns Reported Guarded

By the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, March 25.-Dis-
patches from Beirut, Lebanon, re-
ported today that Gen. Henri Dentz,
commandant of French forces in
the Levant States, had ordered
several towns placed under martial
law to prevent disorders, demonstra-
tions and strikes.
The dispatches said he had failed
to placate extremists demanding
Syrian independence under 4 1886
pact with France, which holds Syria
as inundated territory.
The pact originally provided
Syrian independence in 1899, but
this was not made effective because
of the European War.
Nationalist leaders were reported
to have refused to accept compro-
mise by Gen. Dentz and said that,
as far as they were concerned, the
war had ended. They demanded
immediate independence.
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Natures Children
Red.Bellied Water Snake
(Storeria 0ccinitomaculat J
(Storeria occipitomac'

red, bordered by a strip Of gray on
the margins Of the abdominal
plates. There are variations Of
color, but this one is the most
common.
The babies have 4 dark brown or
black upper color and wear white
collars. Even though they are but
three-quarters Of an inch at birth,
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Astronomer to Lecture

Otto Struve, professor of astrono-
my at the University of Chicago, will
lecture on The Constitution of
Dif1use Matter in Interstellsr Space"
before meeting of the Philosophical
Society Of Washington Saturday at
! $50 pm. at the Cosmos Club.