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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
BUSY BEAVERS Al CLUB NEWS

2SSAyh oACShAACAAiCA, ASPOA Vel
The Busy Beavers All Club MEM
bers held their meeting May IA at the
Sturgeon Lake school.
The meeting was called to order
and the roll call was taken. There
were about Is members present. The
minutes of the last meeting were read.
All the members present gave a
short talk on their projects and what
they had done on them. There was
no further business to be taken up,
so the meeting was adjourned.
After the business meeting was
over there was lot of entertainment
which everyone enjoyed. A delici-
Gus lunch of cake, cookies and nee
tar was also served. The next meet
ing will be held June 9 at school
district 16.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22

There will be services in the Faith
Lutheran church at IL a. m. next
Sunday and Sunday school at 1890
a. m. All are welcome.
There will be services in the M. E.
church at o'clock next Sunday and
Sunday school at 2. All are welcome
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hillbrand
are the happy parents of a 7A-
pound boy born to them at the Moose
Lake hospital Wednesday evening OF
last week, May IA.
Mr.. Hohensee and son Lawrence
visited at the Charles Upgren home
Sunday.
Mrs. Royal Hillbrand visited Mrs
Arthur Hillbrand at the hospital Fri
day. Mrs. Upgren and Mae visited
her Saturday afternoon.
Friends are glad to know that Mrs
Arthur johnson is now much i'm
proved after many months of illness
Mr.. and Mrs. Helmer Larson and
family visited at the home of her
father, T. T. Roseland, Sunday after
noon.
Axel johnson is stationed at Camp
Clayborn in Louisiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. johnson drove
to Superior Wis, week ago Sun
day to visit at the home of their
daughter and to see their new grand
son, born to Mr.. and Mrs. William
Peterson April "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo johnson and
family had the following visitors SUM-
day: Mrs. Overom and Susannah
Mr.. and Mrs. Winters and George
and Mrs. Overom's cousin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nicholson and baby of Duluth
Mrs. Liljedahl and Mrs. Harold
Selleg and Donna Mae were Sunday
dinner guests of Mrs. Alvina Peter
son.
Miss Bernice Komar spent Saturday
with Emma Smetak. After attending
the banquet at the Willow River high
school Saturday evening Emma Wis
tied Bernice until Monday.
Joseph Komar and George and Lor-
raine made business trip to Milaca
Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22

BRUNO LUTHERAN PARISH
Bruno Lutheran Church,
Sunday worship at 11:15 a. M.
Oak Lake Lutheran Church.
Sunday worship at 2::30 p. III.
Vilstad Lutheran Church.
Sunday worship at 9:45 a. m.
OSCAR L. OLSON, Vice Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
Faith Lutheran Church, Denham.

Sunday worship at II a. M; Sun
day school at 1890 a. m.
Confirmation class Saturday at 9
p. m.
Bethlehem Luth. Church, Moose Lake.
Sunday worship at p. M; Sum
day school at 9 a. m.
Confirmation class Saturday at g
a. m.
BlOmskog Lutheran Church.
Sunday school at 10 O. clock.
Confirmation class Saturday at
1890 a. m.
OSCAR L. OLSON, Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
WINDEMERE WORKERS All NEWS
Lucie Thomas, reporter.

LUCIe IIIOIIIdS, ItPUI CeI
The meeting was held at the Storm
home May T. Our pledge was given
and then the money was collected
for song book and news. The talks
planned for were given. Those to
be given at the next meeting are
Angelina Okronglis, bread; Mae Ha-
beck, canning; and Lucie Thomas,
room furnishing Harvey Habeck
and Kenneth Mcclellan are on the
entertainment committee.
Our next meeting will be at Ha-
beck's home, June II, if it is salts
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
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the Sunday school and / a. m. for the
divine service. This schedule will
be in effect until the first Sunday
in October.
R. A. BRAMMER, Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22

st. Paul's Luth. Church, Willow River
Rev. L. R. Larson, pastor.
Divine worship Sunday at $50 a.
m; Sunday school at 1890 a. m.
Saturday school for all Sunday
school children will begin the first
Saturday in June.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES

John o. Johanson, pastor.
NOrdland Lutheran Church, Denham.
Services in the Norwegian language
Sunday, May Is, at II a. m.
Luther League Tuesday, May 81, at
8 p. m. at the Selleg home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
Wisdom From The Bible
By Walter Carlson.

BY Walter Carson
Let him know that he which con-
verteth the sinner from the error OF
his way shall save soul from death,
and shall hide multitude OF sins.
james $40.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
Peace English Lutheran Church
H. Sporleder, pastor.

Divine worship, 10:40 a. m; Sum
day school and Bible class at 10 a. m.
Subject: "The End of all things is at
Hand" The Junior choir will sing
an anthem.
All are welcome.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22

st. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church, Bruno
missouri Synod)
Sunday, May rs, p. m, Sunday
school; 2:30 p. M, divine service.
Beginning with the first Sunday in
June there will be a change in the
time of the services; 1890 a. m. for
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
Denhan1
Dies Saturday,

Mrs. Amanda Swenson passed away
at the Moose Lake hospital last Sat-
urday evening at 6 o'clock, after a
few weeks illness due to a broken
leg. Mrs. Arthur Johnson, her grand
daughter, was with her at the time
of her passing.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22

All are welcome.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-08-29

BEFORE you leave for the Labor
Day weekend, stop for a minute and think
what Labor Day is for. It's pretty impor-
tant thing. 1t means that America 2,973,-
ZIG square miles of it-has set aside day
to honor the working man, the man we know
as the common laborer.' 1t means that
Americans s-131 ,659,275 of them-are taking
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-08-29

time out to pay their respects to plumbers
and ditch -diggers.
So it means that the brotherhood of all
our people is reaffirmed, and that arm in
arm, Labor and Capital and Government GO
a cleaner, better place i'm which to live.
Labor Day is Declaration of Democracy.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
tralia. Illinois.

dent Roosevelt to consolidate the
CCC with the NYA all within the
framework of the Federal Security
agency. The reaction apparently is
logical one and based upon the
experience and contact with these
agencies over a period of years.
The welcome sign might well be
taken to reflect also the personal
regard held by these leaders for the
non-discriminatory policy that from
time to time has been enunciated by
Paul V. McNutt, administrator for
FSA. McNutt, along with Federal
Works Administrator John P. Car
mody and Secretary OF the Interior
Harold Ickes, is one of the few high
placeo government officials who
has dared to take an unequivocal
stand on the race question as it
bears upon the functioning of their
respective organizations.
The anticipated advantages to be
derived from the consolidation are
expected to be all in favor of the
CCC, which agency since it's incep-
ion has been handled by the war
department. with its policy of seq
egatlon and Subjugation where the
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
THE LAW IGNORED

One wonders if Southern educational boards
who restrict the defense training of Negro youths
to washing and repairing tires while white
youths learn automobile mechanics know of the
above clause in this federal law.
1t was on June II. 1941 that the President is
sued his memorandum to Messrs. Hillman and Knud.
sen of the OFM in which he strongly condemned
racial discrimination in defense Job opportunities
Thirteen days later June 25 after Mr. Ran
dolph ana his March Washington committee
conended that the memorandum did not 90 far
enough, the President issued the Executive Order
calling Tor The formation of the Committee on Fair
Employment Practice
President Roosevelt moved again September
g. 1871, when he addressed letter to all heads Of
departments and Independent establishments of the
Federal Government emphasizing the necessity of i'm
partial administration of the Federal Civil Service
entirely without prejudice based creed, or
national origin" This the last of the sixteen
steps the government has taken
in the organized drive the government Is taking
to insure democracy in the matter of employment
three separate units have been formed.
In addition to the Fair Employment Practice
Committee there the Negro Employment and
Training Branch of the Labor Division. OPM and the
Minority Groups Branch, Labor Division OMP AID
three have specific and definite duties 10 perform.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08

The professor taught. besides sci.
ence, Latan, Greek and History. He
is considered pioneer Negro
scholar in his field.
REV. JOHNSON
OFFICIATES
Funeral services were held at
noon Tuesday at McGuire's Funeral
nome with the Rev l.. z. John
son, former colleague of Dr Just
at Howard University, officiating
DR.. Charles H. Wesley, dean of the
Graduate School, delivered the
eulogy and obituary.
The pallbearers were:
DR.. Percy Julian, DR.. Abram I,
Harris, DR.. RalpS J. Bunche DR..
Alain Locke, DR.. j. Leon che1e.
shefsky, Dr. Louis A Hans
borough and Sterling Brown all
members of the faculty at Howard
University.
He is survived by his sister, Miss
Tnez Just. q daughter, Mrs. Mar
garet just Wormley, a son. Hi
warden Just, ar instructor at
Howard University, and a grand
daughter, Miss Sherry Everett
Wormley,
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
Arkansans To
Get $1,000 For
0utstate Study
Seek Permanent
Solution To
Graduate Issue

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. --(ANP)-
The state department of education
Will ask Gov. Homer M Adkins to
transfer $1,000 from his emergen-
cy fund to be used as SCHOLARSHIPS
laid to Arkansas Negro college
graduates now enrolled in profess
sional ard graduate schools out
side of Arkansas, according to an
announcement made Thursday by
w, Harold Flowers. Pine Bluff law
yer and secretary of the commit
tee on Negro organization.
This action followed a two-hour
conference held in the office of
the commissioner of education
Ralph B. Jones.
Through the persistent efforts
OF the committee on Negro organ
Ization over a period of 10 months
a definite effort is now being
made to work out permanent
solution to the problem of grad
uate and professional opportunl-
ties for Negro college graduates.
The members of the conference
UNANIMOUSLY agreed upon a coop
erative effort to aid 80 or more
Negro students now enrolled in
gradaute and professional schools
outside Of Arkansas.
Whatever funds are made avail
able will be awarded by the state
department. of education. It is ex-
pected that an advisory conlittee
WILL be named to assist in making
the awards to stduents now en-
rolled in schools outside of Ark
ansaS.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08

L Jltot Q1QAl Y "NNCi 1A0Ft
to get my rights" Knighten saio
I'm 1880, / raised 500 and went
to oklahoma and gave it to a
lawyer. but he told me to go home
and wait. Nothing happened. Last
year 1 got another lawyer in Tul-
So, Okla
SHOWS LETTER.
Ee displayed a letter he had re-
ceived last year from the second
attorney which stated it was too
late to intervene in the 20 year old
case then on trial, anti advised him
to await a decision before going
into court.
In engaging Atty. George c. Ad-
ans and Investigator Sheridan
Brusseaux his new Representatives.
Knighten said he could lay his
hands on documentary evidence
of his marriage. his w;fes previous
divorce from an In dian, and of a
grazing lease to prove it was her
land which has bessn producing oil
since 1915.
After marrying Lete in 1907.
Knighten said he went 10 Louis
lana i'll 1912 where his brother had
died He said that he had received
letters from her and in 1915 she
wrote him to come home because
she had oil land and a lot of
money. The claimant further
stated that al Indian who was
friendly with Lete killed her with
Knighten'S own shotgun upon
hearing of his return. The killer
was convicted and sentenced 10 20
years in the state penitentiary at
McAlester by a court at Oknulgee
ONLY ONE WITNESS
'I was at the trial. Knighten
said. This Indian was paroled in
1924, but is in again for another
killing He is only one of 20 wit
nesses I could find who knew that
I was Lete's husband"
District Judge C. O. Beavers, of
Sapulpa. Okla, held that one-half
Of the estate should go to Lete's
half sister, Mrs Ozora Alexander
Lee. and one-fourth each to two
rephews Of Lete's supposed hus-
band, Joe Stevens However,
knighten states he never heard of
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
Heirs Laugh At
Newsnlen' 'sPants

KANSAS CITY, Kans.-(A N p
The most amusing incident hap
pening to the Mayweather broth
ers, Kansas City's new millionaires,
came about as they were being
interviewed and photographed by
a representative of one of the
white news synoicates.
The young heirs stated that
local white paper had snapped
picture of them grinning like they
were silly But, quite to the con-
trary, they were highly amused at
the appearance of a white news
man dressed in true iitterbug
fashion. The picture was snapped
as they laughed at thn rjdicu-
louSness of his attire
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
Consolidation Of CCC And
NYAIs sWeIcomed ByLeaders
Negro is concerned.

Negro is concerned.
The NYA, on the other hand, is
considered to have shown remark
able liberal tendencies. This con-
dition may be accounted for in sew
eral ways other than the declared
policy of the FSA. After all, it
was not more than a year ago that
the President reorganization plan
was put into effect which transfer
red many independent agencies into
certain cover-all agencies. There
fore, prior to that time the NYA
liberality must have found root in
another quarter.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
By Cliff Maekay

on account Of race, creed, COLOR.
August 81 1910, the National Defense Advisory
Commission announced statement of labor policy
which forbid job discrimination based on race
age, sex, creed, OF color.
On October T. 1940 Congress inserted this clause
legislation approprating money for defense train
ing: No trainee under the foregoing appropriation
shall be Disseminated against because Of sex, race
color and where separate schools required by
law for separate population groups, to the extent
needed for trainees of such groups. equitable pro-
vision shall be made for facilities for training OF
like quality"
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08

Claiming he was the legal hus~
band of Creek Indian woman
Who left fabulous estate now de.
creed by court TO go to two Ne
gro kinsmen and a half sister Of
the dead woman, Mitchell Knigh-
ten, 81, of Chicago, threatens court
action to win share of the
S7,4I3,286 estate. Knighten insists
he was the legal husband OF Lete
Alexander, the Indian woman who
owned rich producing tract
near Drumright, Okla. The court
decree gave the estate to Floyd
and Willie Mayweather, packing
house employees in Kansas CITY,
who are described as nephews of
tile late Joe Stephens, the woman's
second husband, and TO Mrs. Izora
Alexander Lee, haIf-sister.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
WORK EFFECTIVE

Their work without question has been most ef-
fective in helping to eradicate these unjust discri-
nations. Dir. Weavers task as minister without
portfolio" to educate both industrialists and en-
ployees as to the justice of hiring workers purely
on ability rather than on the basis of color has
definitely obtained results.
The program, to this writer's mind could be-
come almost twice effective if the Committee ON
Fair Employment Practice was given power to better
enforce ITS deciions after holding hearings such as
was Just concluded the West Coast
Here adalnant employers blandly told the com.
nlttee that no Negroes working in their plants
and defiantly asserted they not making plans
TO hlre any. AFL union chiefs took the same AFRO.
CANT attitude
Some way must be found to bring pressure to
pear on these types of employers and union officials
II the second emancipation is to become fullv eff
fective. -
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08

No other people knows bette
the truth of this statement than
does the American Negro. Physi-
cal freedom was achieved three
quarters of century ago at the
cost of one of the most bloody
wars in world history Though
some historians like to pass quick
Iy over the fact, black men paid
dearly with their blood to help
bring this revolutionary change
about.
Almost simultaneous with the
casting away Of the chains of ply
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
CLAIMS SHARE In HUGE OIL ESTATE
Claims . He Had
married Indian

CHICA GO-(ANP)-Ca that he was the hus
band and rghtful heir of Lce Kovin Greek Indian whose
estate of $413286 cash plus oil producing pronerties
awarded by Oklahoma last Friday to her half
sister and two nephews her supposed husband dead
Mitchell kng hen a. plans to petition the court for
of the seven million dollar estate Knighten has been
roofing contractor here for Is years. and his own
home.
II just didn't ever have
Knigten Iees husband anything
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
GOVERNMENT LENDS HAND

just as the federal government finally acted to
remove the chains of physical slavery we find it to-
oay moving with gathering momentum to urshackle
the far more cruel chains Of economic slavery
The government has just issued a booklet mi
norIt1es In Defense which might be labeled the
white paper" outlining plans of the the second
emancipation.
The information contained in this 19-page pub
hcatlon is not only enlghtening, but is most en-
couraging II has been released by the Labor Di-
VISION OF the Office of Production Management
Detailed in chronological order are sixteen steps
the government has taken in it's apparently, de-
tern1neo program TO wipe out the hostile discrini
nations which have kept the masses of black work
erS eVerastngiy prescribed to the non-skled least
desirable and lowest paid occupations
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
Stenographer Drops
Dead On The Job

(ANP)- Death sud-
denly claimed the life of Mrs. Alice
May Eberhardt at Good Shepherd
Community house here Friday. Mrs.
therhardt, employed as secretary of
the Joint Service Bureau, was
widely known to Chicagos business
and professional world as Alice
May Walker. She had just returned
from lunch with her husband at
their residence, and was telling Mrs.
Josephine Beckett, a fellow worker
that she was not feeling we'll. when
she Succumbed
Dr. Nathaniel Green was sum-
noned and with the pulmotor di-
vision of the city fire department..
on Mrs. Eberhardt for more
than an hour She is survived bv
her mother, Mrs. Alice B. Thomp- !
son, Houston. brother, Theodore |
thompson, and her husband, I!
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
The Globe TrOtter
Second Emancipation

TRUE WORDS were uttered by some philosopher
whose escapes the writer just now when he
said ito be completely free must free physi-
cally. politically and economically"
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
WOULD DISCREDIT RANDOLPH

Heading between the lines. one can see an effort
70 prove tnat the threatened march 100000 Negroes
on washington actually had nothing to do with the
Presldents ISSUANCE his historic June 25 1941 ex
ecutlVe order in which he spoke out boldly against
JOB discrimination There will be MANY y,bo will.
question this VIM WI
Inc Irst OF the sixteen federal steps toward
economic freedom which the government tool ,us
tne appointment of DR. Robert c. Weaver as admin
lstfatVe assistant to Sidney Hihnans staff in the
laooT division of the National Defense Advisor Com
lh'sS,0h MS outy was the development of policies
for the negration of Negro workers into 4la +rai,
ms ana employment phases Of the national defense
program e
The same month Dr.. j. w Studebal<er of the
u > Office Of Education announced that sin the
expenditure Of Federal funds for catonal train
ing Tor defense, there should be no discrimination
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
President Roosevelt's Move
Is Hailed AS Significant

NEW YORK-(A N PD-Leaders
here on the social and economic
fronts looked with approval on the
proposal made last week by Presi-
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08

s1caI SIdVefy, The OUner Chains OF elSIaVement pO
tcal and economical were fastened securely about
the freedmens ankles. They are still holding him
fast in America In the South the political Chains
are most binding in the rest of the nation the blacb
man is confronted by economic ensIav avement
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
AT HOWARD "a YEARS

DIR. Just was member of the
staff at Howard University for 81
years. He was born in Charles.
ton, sc. in 1888 where he received
his elementary education. He
graduated from Dartmouth college
in 1907 and received his Phi. D.
degree from the University of Chi
cago in 1915.
The professor was vice president
OF the American Society Of Zoo
log1sts, 1930-31, and at his death
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
PHI BETA KAPPA
HONOR MAN

DT. Just was also a Fellow Of the
American Association for the Ad-.
vancelG,eIt of Science. and was an
associate editor of several publica~
tions ON science. He was a Phi
Beta Kappa honor man. nleinbe,
of Sigma Xi, and one Of the found
ers of Omega Psi Phi fraternity
When he first became a member
of the Howard University staff
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
Biologist Was
Howard Faculty
Member 81 Years

was a member of the following ma
tional and international lcsrned
societies:
American Association o. To-
ologists, American Society of
Naturalists, American Society OF
Biologists. Washington Academy OF
Science, and & foreign memher of
the Mathematical and Natural
Science Society of France.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
Or. Ernest JUST Noted
Scientist Dies In D. G.

WASHINGTON, D. C. - Dr..
Ernest Everett just, International
ly known scientist and head of the
Department of Zoology at Howard
University for twenty-siX years,
was buried Tuesday at Lincoln
Cemetery here He died Monday
afternoon at the home of his sis
ter Miss Inez Just, 1916 Third
Street. Northwest, after an illness
of several weeks.
Or. just was outstanding mainly
because of his researches III the
biology of the cen, which he ex-
joerimented with over period OF
years in an effort to exploit the
riddle of life. He won an inter
national reputation for his re-
search work in laboratories in Italy.
France, and Germany where he re-
manned for eight years.
For distinction gained in con-
nection with studies on the origin
OF life, he was awarded the Spin
garn Medal IN 1915. For twenty
years he spent his summers in re-
search at the Marine Biological
Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass.
NOTED AUTHOR
! More than fifty scholarly papers
have been published based upon
fhis researches, and he proved him
Sself to be an efficient writer in
shis books General Cytology" and
Jerome Alexander's Colloid Che
& nlitSry," published in 1894 and
1923 respectively.
Together with several well.
known scientists, in 1924, ne pub
lished an outstanding treatise on
y systology. Later he was chosen by
the leading biologists of Germany
4 as the best fitted among the
Z worlds scholars to write treatise
on fertilization. He Was also one
OF the editors OF the internationa.
.iournel, Protoplasina, and of thu
! offiial organ of the Marine Bio
! logical Society.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08

Stevens and that Il sure was
Lete's husband as legal as anything
con be-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
WINDSOR YOUTH AIDS WAR DRIVE

THERE'S money shake
children
papers living floor In
he bundled
sold. money will help Canada fight the
will double
in February of Wheelton believes
salvage which
sold JmL1nen.
enterpng youthful patrol
carried school day. added them to the
licked all
brothers the
will and
marbles again of bandagS and bombs.