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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
VALUE OF FRIENDSHIP
(By 0. M. Thomson, Willerni

(By o. M. Thomson, Willernie,
Mimi, in the st. Paul Dispatch.)
Sir:-The most terrifying thought
that can come to the mind of a nor
NAL human being is that of aloneness,
while one is still living. That no
tear drops at the bier doesn't matter
much, since one doesn't know about
it.
Without fir e n d S life is death.
Friendship is not something one gets
for nothing, but is reflex-return
of something bestowed-a healing
stream poured into the soul. If one
does not give he cannot receive.
These are trying times on friend
ship, what with a world gone mad
with hate. A turn of the wheel of
misfortune may cast you-down into
a world of strangers. Then you
will need friends, cronies.
Get yourself some friends and
stick to them-for the sake of your
own sanity.
If you are, or some day may be-
come, one of those who have been
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
A Little Spice

A bee is a success when it works
with other bees for their benefit.
We make our own characters: Our
neighbors manage our regulations.
Curiosity is the antenna of the
mind.
Critics are born to become the
whetstones of society.
An echo always has the last word.
Don't be a human echo.
A fox is the sneak of the animal
creation, and a foxy man, who can
trust?
When a man wants to squander his
fortune, there are always a lot of
other fools to help him do it.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
LOOK AT THE RECORD

Editor Askov American:
In Andrew Rasmusson's article,
Hitler and Supplies, he asks, what
has Russia done comparable to what
Hitler has done to Europe?"
Let us take a look at the record
and note what the communistic lead
ers of the U. S. S. R. have done to
their own country, Russia:
In 1917, 10000 communists in Rus
STA revolted and under the leader
ship of the intellectual Lenin, and
the ruthless Trotszky bombed and
burned and butchered their way ac-
ross Russia from Moscow to Odessa.
In two years they beat in to subjec-
ton 165,OO0,O00 people. Chamber
lain's history of these two years re-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
Government Issues
BY Hjalmar Petersen.
Let Us Have Both Expert
ence And Voice OF
The People

The editor of the Renville Star
Farmer thinks it is entirely out of
order to ask for an advisory referen-
dunn on the question of war.
He asks if the average citizen has
the scientific knowledge to be able
to state off-hand just what the policy
of this great power should be in a
world crisis?
The editor goes on to ask: ''Why not
take vote on the subject of our re-
lations with Japan? Have a poll
of the people as to what portion of
our fleet and air force ought to be
kept in the Pacific, what part in the
Atlantic? Take a vote on whether
we ought to speak sternly to Japan on
certain matters or let them have their
own way entirely. Vote as to what
strategic bases in the western hemis-
phere and elsewhere this nation ought
to fortify and hold. Vote as to the
best way to guarantee delivery of
needed supplies to our allies"
And then the Renville editor asks:
"What kind of a mess would we get
into by leaving all these critical mat
tiers to the people?"
Nobody has ever asked for a refer
endum on every phase of foreign re-
lations. The one question of war is
enough. Arrangements and details
can be left to those who are trained
in the business and who have been
selected for specific duties.
But can the Renville editor think of
a vote that would be more important
than that of war-life and death?
Each persons life means more to
him than all the possessions of mill
lionaire. 1t is the greatest value he
has. Certainly vote on war is far
more important than any other cleo
ton. We don't vote on peace or war
when we have presidential election.
We found that out in 1916, and in
1910 we also had plenty of promises
against war by the two dominant
party candidates.
People came to America to get
away from wars. Peace is funda-
mental with Americans. True, there
have been exceptions, but let not
the exceptions increase. Let the peo-
pie be heard.
The Renville editor concludes his
editorial with this paragraph: cit is
obvious to thinking intelligent per-
son that matters of such import as
peace and war and the strategy to be
employed by America in this world
crisis must be left to those who have
had the training and experience to
understand what has to be done to
safeguard our interests"
Minnesota has two members in the
U. S. Senate. One of them, Senator
Shipstead, has been elected four times
by a vote of the people, and has
served more than 18 years. He ought
to have experience and know what it
is all about. Yet it seems that the
Renville editor goes along with the
far less experienced and appointed
junior Senator.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
WESTMINSTER BOMBED
weekly Valley Herald)

Perhaps no outrage committed by
the Germans during the present war
has aroused greater indignation in
England and the British Empire than
the recent bombing of Westminster
Abbey in London, which did serious
damage to that historic edifice.
The Palace of Westminster was
begun by King Canute the Dane in
the 18th century, and here the SOW
ereigns of England held their court
for 500 years. In the same century
Edward the Confessor built mag
nificent church on the site of an
ancient monastery nearby, which was
the original building of what is now
known as Westminster Abbey.
Here all the English sovereigns
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24

forgotten, when the shadows be-
gin to reach the western hilltops you
will be very miserable if you do not
have friends to share your terror of
the falling twilight. And if you have
not been, at least friendly, you'll face
the coming darkness alone. 1t takes
a stout heart to stand that.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24

Do we want another war of our own
choosing as happened in 1917-18, and
another crop of $4,000 new million
aires? That resulted in bad economic
conditions and unemployment. In
fact economic conditions have not
been normal ever since the World
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24

The people have to live and want
to live long after the present admin
stration is gone. Anyone can create
debt, but it is quite another matter
to pay. We are not talking in mil
lions now, it has turned to billions.
Can the bills be paid later on, or will
it be initiation and then deflation?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24

war. Concentration of wealth to
that extent, which is most apt to
happen in war times, when things
are put over in the name of patriot
ism, is bound to throw economic
wheels out of gear. 1t does not leave
enough for the masses.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
CONTINUED from Page II

hectic activities on the distant east
ern front.
1t seems to be a patent fact
that with all his mightiness he is
not able to keep the war going
on both the Russian and the Brit
ish front at the same time.
And that gives the British the OPP
portunity to continue their bombing
of German cities and of ports in Ger
man-occupied parts of continental
Europe. Judging from hundreds of
reports, the British really are on the
job now, and are taking the initia-
tive all the time. They should have
done that at an earlier stage, but
perhaps it isn't too late yet.
Anyhow, the British bombs are
doing tremendous damage wherever
they land. And the German reprisals
have been surprisingly modest-in
fact, for many weeks only one fairly
important German bombing of Brit
ish city has been reported; that was
Hull-the other day.
U. S. and War.
While Hitler fights the Russians in
the eastern part of Russia, and while
England fights Hitler in the western
part, the United States government
is watching the further trend of
events.
The fact that Harry Hopkins, close
friend of the American president,
now is in London once more, and &C
tually sits in at the British cabinet
meetings, may turn out to have a
significance which is not yet fully
clarified. One thing seems certain,
and that is that this arrangement
does not make the spectre of Ameri-
can participation in the war more
remote than it already is.
Also, additional bitterness seems
to have been created by Presi-
dent ROOsevelt's blacklisting of
some eighteen hundred firms in
Latin America for the alleged
reason that they have what are
called nazi and fascist connec-
tons.
To a lay mind, it would seem per-
fectly proper for any foreign coun-
try-here, any Latin-American coun-
try-to carry on trade with whatever
nation it chooses without having to
be restrained by Big Brother to the
north who, after all, still remains,
according to an unrepealed statute,
neutral nation. But then-the lay
minds are not in the ascendancy
just now. Their receptivity seems
to be more appreciated than their
contributions.
Peace Undercurrents.
You hear nowhere any actual talk
about peace possibilities, but there
are rumors that an undercurrent of
peace hopes, preceded by interna-
tional unrest in occupied countries,
can be discerned at the present time.
Much is being made of the widespread
use of the letter ''V'' as symbol of
coming popular uprisings against the
Hitler regime, but it takes more than
a symbol to bring about complete
collapse of the nazi structure. Aside
from the seeming uselessness of en-
ploying letter of the alphabet in a
mysterious way, the fact is that there
is a strong wave of dissatisfaction,
and that some day, especially if Hit
Ter suffers defeat soon, there will
be rebellions on such a scale that
nazism will vanish from the earth.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24

Hitlerism like Russian Communism
is something that America detests.
But here in America we have our
selves to take care of primarily. There
is no reason why British imperial
ism and Russian Communism all of
a sudden should be raised to the
stage of ideals worth the involve
ment of a peaceful nation.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
Opinions OF Others

(Short timely letters on topics Of
public interest are welcome whether
form with those of the American
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information.
Signed articles always are more eff
fective, but If the writer does not
wish to have his name used. it will
be withheld).
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24

If an individual asks for trouble
and looks for it long enough, he is
generally accommodated, sooner or
later. And so it is with a nation.
If it invites war, sooner or later it will
be accommodated.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24

Why that unnecessarily challeng-
ing occupation of Iceland, if it were
not the result of British manipula-
tons to get the United States in
volved?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
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New York Heartbeat:
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New York Heartbeat:
Mem0s Of a Midnighter: H. I.
Phillips book of his best colyums
and stuff will be christened: ION
White or Rye" Harpers will pub
ish shortly. The dedication, ITO
My Portable Typewriter, U. S.
Route No. /, Hedy Lamar, the Tri-
borough Bridge Authority, and to all
victims of serious writing every
where" The wags say that
Broadway producers looking for
rich hackers now introduce Jock
Whitney as: "Meet John Dough"
The used car market is being
flooded by drafted youths who won't
be able to use their jalopies for
year Kurt Sell, the DNB CORE
spondent in Washington, called Ber-
lin and transmitted the Presidents
speech from the advance release.
When he finished phoning he was
told the long-distance charges were
$105-which includes the DE-
TENSE taxi"
The Big Parade: Katharine Cor
nell, the living definition of an Ac-
tress Arthur Preacher and
Boris Karloff, two H'wood immi-
grants now eligible for membership
in the Six-Footers' Club Ben
Grauer, the N.B.C. announcer, treat
ing group of British children
(evacuees) to ice-cream sodys in
Radio City's drugstore The
soldier in uniform dropping back
stage at Panama Hattie" who
turned out to be Private Winthrop
Rockefeller.
Sallies in Our Alley: They were
Cabling about Jack Benny's tired
look and his new radio contract which
raised his weekly wage to nearly
$4,000 $50 WHAT" said a
cynic. "He has no peace of mind
because he's dizzy from thinking up
new twists to old jokes. That's the
hard way of making an easy living
. you're all wrong" interrupted
Goodman Ace of The Easy Aces,
"Benny's big worry is that he'll drop
all the way down TO Second Place!"
Chinatown Charlie says that a
success is a fellow who keeps smil-
ing at those he can afford to laugh
at.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
South American
News Ticker:

F. D. r. endeared the people of
Chile to North Americans when he
ordered Sonora Davila flown home
in a bomber His invitation to
the son of the President of Para
quay (stricken with infantile paral-
ysis) to Warm Springs-wiu always
be affectionately remembered
Another fine Ambassador of Good
Will is Ambassador Winant's son-in-
law, Carlos Valando, a young sci
enlist from Peru A newsreel
company is sending camera news to
every country in South America
so that all of us will get to know
each other a lot of better.
MGM's casting of "Simon Boil
var" (the South American George
Washington has caused consider
able excitement-as much, p'raps,
as there was over GWTW The fans.
frinstance, have turned down Clark
Gable He didn't look like their
hero, it seems. Robert Taylor is an
nounced for the role Inciden-
tally, Warmers spent plenty of money
doing research on Bolivar-only to
lose their prioriety to Metro
Paramount News is sending John
Dored, formerly assigned to Eastern
Europe-to Rio and Buenos Aires
ALI South American stars will
appear in the Dolores Del Rio pic
ture which is to be made in Mexico
City They make an attractive
perfumed water in Rio with a real
orchid inside the bottle.
The Federal Housing Administra-
ton films are big hit down there.
They like to see Americans living
in simple homes costing $4,000 in
stead of Hollywood palaces We
are rah-rahing with South American
colors such as Argentine Navy, Bra
lillian White and Chile Bean Red :.
But they do not wear them down
there-only black, white and gray
If you'd beat the Nazis then
remember (when you're shopping)
that all the things that used to come
from Czecho-Slovakia, Poland,
France and Austria are now made
by South Americans - dishes,
glasses, alligator belts, silver, WOOL
en- muf1ers and junglewood pipes.
The Wald0rf-AstOria Hotel in New
York City has two floors strictly for
South Americans, where all the
walters and maids speak Spanish
or Portuguese-an idea thought up
by Mrs. Blanca Steinman, who runs
it There is a corner in the
lobby over at the Taft Hotel-just
for South Americans, too Ruth
Reeves, who put Guatemala on our
fashion map is doing the same job
for Ecuador and Peru.
Make a note of this and tell every
body you can: Chilean wine is as
good as Rhine wine Same
grapes, and no money goes to
That Man DR.. Ampara Arcaya
of Chile Con the staff of Johns Hop
kins HospitaD wears earrings as
large as a quarter Chilean
women who get their clothes from
New York never press them. The
creases show they're imported
Sonora Felipe Espil, wife of the Ar
gentine Ambassador, was born right
here in the United States-but she
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24

Chinatown Charlie says that a
success is fellow who keeps snil-
ing at those he can afford to laugh
at.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

ersey Red Cochrane than 100 professional bouts bued forehead
 e runs tavern Elizabeth gets the WeaVer al hy grabbing army he is 26 and unmarried
 2 when the Black Tanks meet the under lights that ought to be something aoftba featuring Waterbury and the Weport Cheves little than exciting for two me CrOsbys Bill SchOhed behalf of of industrial plants ana Ed Fitzgerald the Rotary clubs best postcards Atlantic City where he wishes he wasn't Waterbury and Ed
 Eddie DOan is due to Hartford mas Bobby 8 with Wright later with Al We'll photograph Lchfed Cowboys and TorrngtOns Sunrise
 Lchfeld, with Salisbury coming to the PaTor Town Sunday.
 Meetings tonght-Thoma Club at watervire Park p m fol discussion will all Johnny minute details of City Amateur Leagues be hin-muSc session tonight at the "" 7:30 o'clock.
 his the oos Though believed be southern oldest racing judge recently Louisville but native Hollywood meeting closed Ravens Journal 26Oo for Grover Cleveland Alexander Mickey Fahert college and major league star and rally his following dinner las Goodwin YCA physical director Waterbury for th past years for New Britain Y position Goodwin succeeded Charley Leader who is now native of Chicago
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
BAY STATE TUNA
 TOURNEY ENDS

Gloucester, Mass, July 31. (UP)- The final days fishing in the first annual four-day Massachusetts, tuna tournament today was post- poned until tomorrow because of rain and fog as 110 contestants scored three fish in three days.
 Dr. Huyler s. Eldred of Valley Stream, L. T., saved the third days fishing from being a washout by landing a 2So-pound bluefin late in the afternoon after most of the 4S boats had returned to port.
 Trolling with Jack Bode of Lyn- brook, L. T., in Robert c. Hamilton's s power cruiser Oracle, Eldred found fish surfacing feeding of Halibut Point. The party began drift fishing and 58 minutes before the p. m. deadline the tuna struck The fish was brought to gaff after a 55-min- ute battle. Eldred was using 8 54- thread line.
 Still leading for top prize with the largest catch was President Henry w. Ryan of the New York Athletic Club who hooked a 565-pounder on the second day. The first days fish, ing netted Tony Farrell of Albany, N. Y, a 136-pounder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
Black Yankees, City. All-Stars At Stadium Friday Evening

piece of work for player that fields like Babe Dahlgren, who played with the New York Yankees three years ago and who is now with the Chicago Cubs. Another great ball player on the roster is Tex Burnett, the catcher-manager who is proclaimed by many to be as good as Bill Dickey and Hank Danning of the two New York teams. Tex is a real old timer, being close to 40 years of age, but he still can pound that apple" |" Last year he hit .348 and swiped 35 bases. The second base com bination of Dick Seay at the key. stone and veteran Harry Williams at short, is the thing that will ap- peal to most of the local fans, for they put on their own private show which includes tricks with the ball, a pepper" game, 8 jug gling act and a beautiful concep- ton of the hidden ball trick.
 Classy
 Seay is rated by many of the New York scribes to be on Q par with Joe Gordon, Bobby Doerr, Charlie Gehringer, and Billy Her. man. The famed Satchel Paige, the pitching sensation of the Yan- keeS, claims that Seay is the best second sacker in the game today.
 Besides Paige, the Yankee pitch i,4on okaff lc ,v,n1i fa~k&ftn.5 ,x,ttta ..,ak hurlerS as Tommy Parker, Bill Holland, Corny Rector, Bob Evans, and John Stanley. Next to Paige, Stanley is rated the ace of the league. Last year he won 28 games, losing only five. He is the same MT. Stanley who beat the famed Dizzy Dean a few years back in four out of six game series. That was the time when the Dizzy One was in his prime and he even had Ducky Meowick in his out field. Dizzy was with 8 barnStorm- Ing tour with a number of minor league stars and they played a col ored all star team out in the west after the regular season closed and Stanley beat him TO less than four times to cop the series. The Yankees have a large number of standouts too numerous to men, ton and are sure to put on an interesting show.
 League officials have announced that three umpires will be on hand to handle the tilt and that the two parking lots that are located on both sioes of the field will be thrown wide open for parking free of charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
Another Holy Cross OSmanski Named
 For All-Star Game

Jimmy Crowley, of Fordham, All- Star football coach, announced yes terday that Joe OSmanski, of Holy Cross, brother of Bill osrnanski, former All-Star who now plays full- hack for the Chicago Bears, has ac- cepted an invitation to play with the l0aI edition of the Eastern All-Star cam. He is the first right halfback named to the squad. i+7- 8sasA
 Osinallsli, although he is the first right halfback, Is the twenty fifth player who has joined the squad. The newest addition is built like his celebrated brother, but on bigger lines. He has the same burst of Epeed and the same ability to run over tacklers. He started as full back at Holy Cross but was shifted to right halfback after the gradua- ton of his brother,
 Bad Ankle
 From this position he got away on numerous long runs ana piled up a formidable amount of ground gained. He was handicapped good deal last fall by ankle injuries and was out of several games in the mid- dle of the year. He returned to action against Boston College and his running nearly brought about the defeat of the unconquered Eagles, Only blocked kick and the tackling of Chet Gladchuk, who will be Osmanski's teammate on the All-Stars, pulled out the game for Boston.
 The Osznanskis come from Provi- dence, R. l., and have been prac- ticing fotball together there this summer. Bill will return to the Chi cago Bears early next month. Joe will report with the rest of the All Stars at the New York Military Academy, Cornwall-on- Hudson, on Aug. 12. The latter does not intend to play professional football. He hopes to find a place as 8 teacher coach.