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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
M. P. 81. Plans
Addition OF New
Generating Unit
Installation of a $500
Horsepower Generator to
be Completed in 1913.

M. L. Hubbard, president of Mime
nounced this week that due to I'M
precedented load growth brought on
by defense industries, electrical gen.
Grating capacity of the interconnected
power system serving central and
northern Minnesota will be greatly
increased by installation of $500
horsepower generating unit at the
Duluth steam electric plant of the
company.
Needs of the defense emergency
and continued growth of commune
ties have increased requirements for
power in the territory served by the
company and in order to insure suf-
ficient power capacity for its iron
ore mining and other important de-
tense industries this improvement is
being authorized now" Mr.. Hubbard
said.
Duplicate of First Unit.
The new generator is duplicate
of the first unit installed in this plant
in 1881 and when completed in 1913,
will bring the total capacity of the
plant to $1,000 horsepower.
A $1,000 horsepower steam-elec-
trio plant now under construction by
the Superior Water, Light and Power
Company in Superior will be COM
pleted in 1912. This capacity, to-
gether with the new unit announced
by Minnesota Power G. Light Com
pany, will make available to the in
terconnected transmission systems of
the two companies at the Head of
the Lakes, $4,000 horsepower adj
ditional
Conserve Water Supply.
Steam plants of the power sys-
tenn are operated to supplement the
supply of electricity from water
power plants during periods of low
water. Because of the importance
of assuring an adequate supply of
power for the present defense emer-
gency the Duluth steam electric plant
was operated throughout the fall of
1910 and spring of 1941 to conserve
water and insure filling of reser-
voirs', said the power company ex-
ecutive. "This construction is also
an important part of long time plan
ming of power facilities to meet re-
quirements of communities in this
area, he said.
The project will include instalIa-
ton of transformers, switching equip
ment and additional transmission
lines connecting the new unit to the
interconnected transmission system.
in the new plant.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
Eight In County
Are Selected For
AdvisoryCouncil
Three Committees Will As.
sist in Operation of Fed
eral Farm Program.

Eight citizens of Pine county have
been picked to serve on an advisory
council organized recently to advise
and assist in the operation of the re-
Mobilization and SIRE programs of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, according to an announce
ment by Mervyn Anderson, county
supervisor for the Farm Security Adj
ministration.
The advisory council consists of
a three-member rural rehabilitation
committee, three-member farm debt
adjustment committee and thr e
council members-at-large. The ap-
pointments were made by Milo G..
Flaten, state director of the FSA
at st. Paul.
Committee Members Chosen.
The members of the council are as
follows: Rural rehabilitation COM
mittee, Werner Clausen and Mrs.
Astrid Nielsen, Askov, and Edward
Swanson, Braham. Farm debt ad-
justment committee, Werner Clausen,
Askov; w. Abrahamson, Cloverdale;
and Chester Waletzko, Willow River
At-large committee, Kenneth Gay,
Sturgeon Lake; Rev. Homer Munson,
Brook Park; and Chris. Frederiksen,
Askov.
The committee m m bers were
chosen because of their concern for
the welfare of small farm operators
and their interest in the efforts of the
FSA to help small farmers overcome
the difficulties which stand in the
way of their achieving security on
the land and a better standard of
living.
Low Cost Loans Made Available.
Farm Security makes standard re-
Mobilization loans to farm families
who are unable to obtain adequate
operating credit from any other
sources. These loans are for FIVE
years, at five per cent interest, and
are based on sound farm and home
management plans which the fami-
lies work out with the cooperation
of the county rural rehabilitation
supervisor and the home manage
ment supervisor. More than $50 farm
families in Pine county already have
been helped by the rehabilitation
program.
Services of the farm debt adjust
ment committeeman will be available
free to all farmers who are involved
in debt obligations beyond their ca
pacity to pay. Committeeman will
help farm debtors and their creditors
come to agreements based on the
ability of the farmers to satisfy their
debts.
The special real estate program
helps a limited number of qualified
farmers who are in danger of los
ing their farms through foreclosure,
who need additional funds for build
ing and land improvements and in
certain cases for the purchase of a
farm. The loans may be for period
of 40 years at three per cent interest.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
By GEORG STRANDVOLD

The fact that Generalissimo Fran
cisco Franco, self-elevated chief ex-
ecutive of the Spanish republic,
threatens the United States with all
kinds of dire consequences in case
this country enters the European war,
has about the same effect as mos
quito's angry attack on mastodon,
and gets its only reaction in the form
of a bit of good-natured laughter.
And even when Franco hints, as he
did the other day, that he may find
it necessary to rush to the support
of Hitler and Mussolini, he ELECTS
merely a smile.
More serious is the possibility
that Japan may find herself I'M
der treaty obligations to aid Ger
many in her war against Russia.
Last week Prince Konoye, Japa-
nese premier, reorganized his cabinet,
and it is understood that it now has
been adequately stocked with mini
sters of the militaristic type-mini-
sters who want war with somebody.
Dllcmma.
But with whom? Here is the pre-
dicament, for while Japan has an
alliance with Germany and Italy,
she also has a friendship and non
aggression treaty with Russia. Be-
sides, Japan has for more than four
years been waging very costly war
with China. So-what to do?
So far, the Tokyo government has
done just about the only thing it
could do, namely nothing. 1t has ar
rived at no decision; at least, has
announced none.
But there was story a few
days ago to the effect that Hitler
had sent an urgent demand that
Japan step in right now.
The rumor was not confirmed. 1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
AgSchoolOuting
Set For August 3
Former Students, Alumni
from 9 Counties to Meet
at Lake Mile Laos.

Former students and alumni of the
School of Agriculture, University
Farm, will gather from nine coun-
ties in northern Minnesota Sunday,
August 8, for their annual reunion
at Lake Mile Laos. Harold Nelson
of Little Falls, district president, says
the outing to be held at the Indian
Trading Post on the lakes west side
will attract a large number from
Cass, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Carlton,
Pine, Kanabec, Mile Laos, Benton and
Morrison counties.
Picnic at Noon.
The reunion will begin with a pic
mic at noon. The Misses Johanna
Hognason and Laura A. Matson of
the School of Agriculture will ap-
pear on the program scheduled for
two o'clock Community singing,
reading and musical numbers are
also planned.
Relatives and friends have also
been invited. Officers in charge of
arrangements include Harold Nelson,
Little Falls; Agnes Cottingham, Deer
wood; and Clarence Keep, Sank Rap
ids. j. o. Christensen, superinten-
dent of the School of Agriculture,
urges all former students and gradu-
ates to attend.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
Asks ForAHouse
To House Scrap
Aluminium Drive
Pine County Chairman
Seeks Cooperation of Viii
lage and Town Officials.

Michael B. Hurley of Pine City,
county chairman of the Civilian De-
tense Council, announced Tuesday
that all presidents of village coun-
ellis and chairmen of town boards
in the county, local heads of the
scrap aluminium drive, would be
asked to conduct house to house
collection beginning Thursday (to-
day.. The collecting may be done
in the manner each local chairman
determines to be best in his COM
munity. The drive, which started
Monday of this week, will continue
through Tuesday, July 20.
Truckers to Help.
AS its contribution to the national
defense effort, the Minnesota truck
ing industry will cooperate in the
nine-day campaign to furnish neces-
sary transportation facilities for COL
lections, according to Lou Hosking,
member of the state committee in
charge of the drive. All collections
will be delivered to Minnesota process
sors for sorting and bailing, and will
60 from there to Chicago smelters
to be melted down to provide adj
ditional metal to build more air
planes and defense material.
In receipt of new information from
Washington stressing the necessity
Of greater supplies of aluminium, Mr..
Hurley makes an appeal to all citi-
zens of the county to give the utmost
aid possible to the scrap aluminium
campaign.
Need is Critical.
eve have found a ready dispo-
sition on the part of the people here
to help in the campaign" Mr.. Hurley
said, land are counting on generous
contribution from this county when
the collection is complete. From
the word we have received from
Washington, the need for aluminium
soon is going to be very critical.
hope that housewives and owners
of business places alike will give
all the aluminium articles they can
spare without the necessity of buy
ing other articles to replace them.
Here is an opportunity for all of us
to aid in the nations defense. We
want this county to make real
showing"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
International News Review

may be true, just the same. But we
don't know anything about it.
Going Ahead.
A German summons for Japanese
help would be predicated on Hitler's
distress in Europe, but, although the
nazi armies are facing stubborn Rus
sian resistance, they keep on 60
ing ahead and show no conspicuous
signs of distress or Immediately i'm
pending defeat.
The long and the short of it is
that in spite of temporary set
backs, the German armies are
sweeping deeper and deeper into
Russia, and now that the city of
SmOlensk would appear to have
fallen, the way to Moscow, the.
Soviet capital, is practically open
to Hitler. /
Even should he capture the city of
the golden cupolas, he has by no
means conquered Russia, and it may
be, as some observers suggest, that
the more difficult part of the job
will become painfully apparent then.
At the moment, the German armies
seem bound for Leningrad, Moscow,
Kiev and Odessa, but in Berlin much
is made of the assertion that Hitler
is not as deeply interested in cap
turing cities as in destroying the
Russian forces.
Casualty and other statistics may
disagree they do so screaming
ly-but the one bloody fact remains
that the Russian-German war is one
vast orgy of messy mass murder on
scale not hitherto known in this
present world conflict.
British Going Ahead.
To an increasing extent the Brit
ish are taking advantage of Hitler's
CONTINUED on Page y
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
Annual Coop Picnic
AtPineLake Sunday

j. o. Christianson, superintendent
of the School of Agriculture, st. Paul,
has been secured as the principal
speaker for the fifth annual picnic
for Pine county cooperatives, to be
held this year Sunday, July 81, at the
bosch picnic grounds on Pine Lake,
seven miles west of Finlayson on
highway 66.
AS in other years a full days pro-
gram has been arranged with activi-
ties slated to get under way at IL
o'clock in the forenoon. Both old
and young are invited to take part in
the sports program, refreshments will
be sold and there will be free coffee
and milk all day.
The committee in charge extends a
cordial invitation to all to attend and
enjoy the day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
Pick Officers OF
New Association
Pine County Dairy Breed
ers Association Organized
at Askov Meeting.

One hundred and thirty farmers,
owning nearly 1900 cows, are now
members of the Pine County Dairy
Breeders Association which was or
ganiZed at meeting in the D. B. S.
hall in Askov last Thursday. Jorgen
Hansen of Finlayson, was first on
the list when he signed an application
blank last April and since that time
the others have joined, with more
expected. Mervyn Anderson, farm
security supervisor, and Max Nc
Millin, county agent, have been work.
ing closely with the artificial in
semination association.
Permanent Board.
The permanent board elected to
represent all of Pine county was
E. B. Greenwald, Finlayson, chair
man; Case Neiboer, vice chairman,
Hinckley; Chris. Frederiksen, Askov,
secretary-treasurer and other direc-
tors are Oscar Anderson, Sturgeon
Lake; L. F. Appleby, Pine City; Leo
Gallick, Pine City; Nick Hartland,
Hinckley; Lambert Odendahl, Pine
City; and Joe Wurm, Pine City.
S. Allen Aldrich, cooper tiv e
specialist of the Farm Security Ad-
ministration, gave a talk on the
farmers part in the defense program,
urging that the farmers should not
60 into debt at this time but should
feed and care for what cows they
have better and raise the calves to
replace the cows in the herd as they
grow old.
This association is still open for
membership, and organization work
is going on at the present time in
the southern part of the county. 1t
is expected that several bulls will
be available to the members during
the late fall and early winter.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
Bid Farewell To
County Seat Man
Friends Hold Party for E.
]. Prochaska, Former
Pine City Druggist.

Fifty businessmen and friends of
E. J. Prochaska, former druggist of
Pine City, gathered in the Phil ST.
lesky home at the county seat Tues
day evening in farewell party and
to wish Mr.. Prochaska and his fami-
ly well in their new location. Mr..
Prochaska, who sold out his drug
business in Pine City a few years
ago but continued to reside there, has
purchased a drug business in Hop
kins and with his family will move
there in a few weeks to take up
permanent residence. He was in
business at Pine City for about a
quarter century, starting there as a
very young man.
Hurley, Petersen Speak.
Short talks were given by Attorney
M. B. Hurley and Hjalmar Petersen
who came up from Minneapolis. A
beautiful travelling bag was pre-
sented to the honored guest and ap-
probation was expressed for the many
years residence of the Prochaska
family in Pine City, their interest
in the social life and we'll being of
the community.
Amongst those who gathered for
the social evening and the hospi-
tally of the Silesky home, includ-
ing an excellent lunch, was Pro-
chaska's walking partner for many
years, R. P. Allen, and of course Mr..
Silesky, the physical culture enthusi-
asst. Mr.. Hurley said that the three
men had walked thousands of miles
together. Mr.. Allen however, COM
planned that when he and Silesky
went swimming at 6 o'clock in the
morning in May they looked in vain
for Ed.
Mr.. Prochaska was for several
years the efficient secretary of the
State Board of Pharmacy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
viii Use SURVEY
Method In Study
OfEyesight Care
Results in One County in
State to Serve as Index
for Guidance of Others.

A survey of the eye conditions of
children in selected county will be
undertaken soon according to plans
of the Minnesota Society for the Pre-
vention of Blindness. The sur
vey method" will be used to pick all
children with defective vision in a
single county for study, the survey
also to serve as an index for the
guidance of other counties in the
state in eye care and treatment.
To acquaint the general public with
the nature of the work the Society
for the Prevention of Blindness has
issued a bulletin of explanation tell
ing of the proposed study and asking
the cooperation of everyone in the
task. The article follows:
"A tooth lost can be replaced by
one that is just as good and will not
ache, but an eye lost is gone forever.
What do we do about giving our
eyes as good chance as our teeth?
We need vision into the future as
well as sight in our eyes. A person
with two glass eyes may have more
foresight than one with two good
eyes.
Has a Challenge.
"The number of men rejected for
military and naval service every day
makes us realize that Minnesota and
every other state in the Union has a
challenge. The Minnesota Society
for the Prevention of Blindness hopes
to attack the problem of conserving
vision through generations now in
childhood.
where are those children with
poor eyes? AS yet we do not know.
We must follow the example of other
states and of Canada in using the
Survey Method. The Minnesota
Society for the Prevention of Blind
ness plans to conduct a Survey of
the Children's Eyes in single Coun-
ty, selected with the cooperation of
the County Medical Society, and near
the Twin Cities. A rural county
would show fairer sample of eye
conditions in the state as a whole
oily OIlS VI tllC uI OdlI COullllCS
Would be an Index.
''This Survey would be an index for
the guidance of every other county
in the state wishing to improve the
facilities for care of the eyes in that
area. The Minnesota Society for the
Prevention of Blindness would lend
every assistance possible to any coun-
ty wishing to organize for action. 1t
was hoped that, while the Society
could finance part of the work, funds
would be forthcoming from the gov
eminent. Such assistance cannot be
obtained at this time and the work
should not be delayed.
Every day doctors and nurses are
going into service. No work can be
done without them. Nurses would
test the vision of each child to find
those who need further examination.
Eye physicians would follow with
complete medical eye examinations.
Parents would receive recommended
tions to consult their family doctors
because danger signals had been dis
covered. Plans for those who can
not pay for glasses would be made.
what can the Counties of Mime
sofa do to help find these children?
Address the Minnesota Society for
the Prevention of Blindness, SOB
Hamm Bldg, St. Paul, Minnesota"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24

Perhaps many of the residents
of the northwest which is now
sweltering in the July heat would
welcome few of the cool snow
drifts of which there were plen-
ty only a few months ago.
The photo above, depicting one
of thousands of man-made can
yons" so numerous in Minnesota
last winter, was taken near the
Chris Morgensen farm a mile
west of Askov following the bliz-
card of March 16. The drifts
along the road there were so
solid man could easily walk on
top and so high he almost had
to bend down to touch the tele-
phone lines.
Undoubtedly there were many
larger drifts in the state after the
severe storms of November and
March but the one above would
have lasted for some time even
under the hot July sun.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
City Meat Market
At Finlayson Sold

Anton Suk, formerly proprietor of
the Suk's Meat Market in Sandstone,
has rented the City Meat Market
in Finlayson from Walter Dahlin,
owner, and took charge Wednesday of
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Suk will move to
Finlayson as soon as they can locate
suitable living quarters.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
Soil Survey OF Pine
County Is Available

A supply of the soil survey of Pine
county has just been issued by the
Department of Agriculture.
Anyone desiring this soil survey
will receive it free by sending
postal card to Honorable Harold
Knutson, I'LL House Office Build
ing, Washington, D. G.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24

Family Newspaper
DARE TO DO OUR DUTY
Let us have faith that
right makes might. and in
that faith let us to the end
dare to do our duty as we
understand it,"
Abraham Lincoln.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-11-06
Schools Prepare for
Education Week Event.

National Education Week which
starts Sunday will be observed by the
local school system.
Memorial high social science classes
will discuss each of the daily topics
which begin with Seeking World
Order" and conclude with Enrich
ing Family Life"
An assembly will be addressed We'd
nesday afternoon at o'clock by j. O..
Christensen, dean of the University
of Minnesota's agricultural college.
Grades of Lincoln and Washington
buildings up to the sixth grade will
conduct open house tonight at which
time parents are invited to come in
and discuss problems relative to their
children.
The junior colleges regular assem-
bly, program Friday morning of next
week viii be devoted to Education
Week, and classes will take up the
various daily topics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-11-06
NOTES

Halloween parties provided enter
tainment for Scouts and Brownies
last week. On Tuesday afternoon
thirty-seven Brownies met with leaders
Mrs. j. Mantel and Miss Laverne Hal
amik and on Wednesday afternoon
Brownie Troop IA enjoyed a party
with their leaders Mrs. Carl Johnson
and Miss Betty Halamik Brownies
came in costume and games and re-
freshments provided entertainment.
Troop held a Halloween party at
the scout office on Thursday evening.
Priscilla Thompson and Dorothy Saari
served on the games committee; Marion
HerraIa and Leone Markovich, decora-
tons; Evelyn Koski, Lois Edwards,
Marcella Charles, and Doris Yadlosky,
lunch committee A court trial was
held with Elizabeth Chinn serving as
judge. Mrs. B. M. Lambert and Miss
Edith Bohince are troop leaders.
Mary Evelyn Wolf, Therese Margaret
Wolf and Katherine Larson from
Troop 4 took care of children of
mothers who attended the Washing
ton PIT. A. meeting on Tuesday aft
ernoon. Members of this troop will
also assist at the Public Library on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
this week.
The Girl Scout Council will hold its
regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18th,
at the scout Office at 7:30 p. m.
Mrs. D. Bohince and Mrs. o. Carlson
will be hostesses at the social hour
following the business session
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-11-06
Wedding Bells Ring for
Ely Girl in Duluth.

White chrysanthemums, palms and
lighted tapers before the fireplace
made an attractive setting for the
marriage of Miss El-Lorraine Brouil-
lette, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Trefle j. Broui1lette of this city, and
Albert H Kenyon. son of Mrs. Lewis
N. Kenyon, of Minneapolis. The
marriage vows were exchanged We'd
nesday afternoon in Duluth at the
Holy Rosary Parish House. The Rev.
Willard Spehn performed the cere-
mony.
For her wedding the bride wore a
teal blue costume suit with golden
sherry accessories and a corsage of
orchids.
As maid of honor the bride chose
her sister, Miss Jeanne BrouiIlette OF
Winona.
Walter B. Kenyon of Minneapolis
was best man for his brother.
After the ceremony a reception was
held for the immediate families anc
intimate friends of the couple at the
home of the brides sister, Miss Alvina
BrouiIlette.
Mr.. Kenyon and his bride are motor
ing to California where they viii spenc
| the winter months.