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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-31

Look at what the World war did
to America. 1t created debts, depres-
sion, broken hearts and homes, veter-
ans hospitals filled with sick and
and $4,000 new millionaires
And there were the lost causes, such
as the ending of all wars and max
ing the world safe for democracy
1t is the terrible greed of some men
that leads nations to war.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-31
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Askov American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-31
WHY don't the associations of

why uOu the dSSOcldtlOuS Oh
American reporters act? Such
groups as the White House Core
spondents' Assn, the boys who COW
er the State Dept, and the senate
and house press groups could retail
ate by easing out from membership
some Nazi or Fascist representative
in Washington every time an
American reporter is tossed out of
Rome or Berlin That would
discourage Goebbels and Gayda-
since it is a known fact that Ger
man and Italian news agencies need
representation over here - more
than we need it there Most
of them are wire-spy services, any
how incidentally, Manfred
Zapp, although indicted as proven
unregistered propaganda from a
foreign government, is still a men,
Der of the senate and house press
galleries, in good standing The
boys covering Washington some
time ago considered kicking him out,
but were discouraged by the State
Dept.
Memos of a Midnighter: The
Greek Benefit at the Music Hall
made $4,000 I. Hoffman's form
of criticism for Irv Cobb's book:
"Tripe-writing" Has he ever
been nicknamed 'Fire-ello" La
Guardia? Oh, all righttttttttl
>. The wealthy hacker Of Golf
mag is planning super-slick mems
mag to out-Esquire ditto.
Mr.. Broadway Observes: IA Choir
us girl is a gal who's clever enough
to be dumb so she can make a sap
out Of some wiseguy."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-31
Innocent Bystander:
The detention by the Gestapo in

AAC uSsShsAOA W shC OSosoRo Ia
Berlin of the young United Press
reporter, Richard Hottelet, is only
the newest in long series of in
dignities to which American news
paper men have been subjected by
the Axis powers within the past two
years John Whitaker of Chi
cago was booted out of Rome-not
because he wrote anything the CEN
sors didn't approve-but because
Mussolini's propaganda bureau
wished to cripple his Chicago paper
in any way it could In Whita-
ker's case, booting him out of Rome
not only hurt his papers coverage,
but it helped American papers that
meet the requirements of the Nazi
and Fascist party line Eventu-
ally they will permit only those
newspaper men they like and who
"play ball"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-24
Almost One Hundred Music
PubiIS To Go To GlenzvOOd

"Nymph and Swain" by Dickinson.
The octet is composed Of Adeline
Nelson, Margaret Whitson, Eunice
Fink. Mary Margaret Prasch, Bob
Rattle, Gordon Hedin, Bud Veeder
and Jack Svenneby.
The orchestra, Mr.. Kritzberger
said, is to play three numbers In
GLIDING: Russian Choral Over
ture," Richard wagner's Operas"
and Cornelius Festival" march.
Frances Gettys is the flute solo
list and she will play Somewhere
a Voice is Calling" with variations.
Lois Besser will play as a clarinet
solo, Persian Market" and La
Rayne Pendroy will play both
French horn and violin, and on the
latter her number is 'Liebestraum."
All contesting groups will be CIV
en- critical ratings, 1t was announc-
ed, and only A ratings will be elig-
ible for state competition. Climax
Of the two day program IL the fes-
tival for massed band, orchestra
and chorus. The festival Is to be
presented Saturday evening at 7:30
in the Glenwood auditorium with
groups from many schools group
ed for the event.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-24
Seven Local School Pupils
Achieved Straight A Rating

Whitson.
Junior high honor students, all
grades B or better: Grade Lois
Besser, June Dickinson, Lorraine
Haider, David Higbie, Jack Paske,
Gloria Ann Essler. Grade &Lu-
ellie Blaski, Fred Cooper, Clifford
Gardner, Wanda Klemm. Grade 9
-Marceline Dickhouse, Shirley
Folkestad, Helen Markson, Betty
Sartell, Lois Stelzig, Betty Veeder,
Joann Vennewitz, Maxine Young.
Junior high honorable mention
roll, all grades c or better: Grade
DeLong. Grade Gath
crime Chisholm, Beatrice Determan,
Carroll Dickinson, Barbara Ellis,
Wesley Fink, Audrey Quinn, June
Neal, Richard Nelson, Marion Nu-
gent, Phyllis Thull, Alverna Trait
ties. Grade 9Valaria Altman,
Lorraine Bailey, Dorothy Botz, Au-
drey Brecken, Gertrude Cokeley,
Marion Cordell, Alberta Gamradt,
Viola Cans, Jack Grindy, Carol
Ingersoll, Helen Jacobson, Myron
Johnson, David Klar, Donna Kuef-
Ter, Marguerite LUX, Enid Martin,
Jane Frances Moser, Catherine Of
te, Walter Otte, Catherine Prasch,
Iris Schlotfeldt, Phyllis Schmies-
ing, Lorraine Steffes, Lucille Volt,
Henry Walker, Herbert Wiener,
John Wiener, Velma Samuelson,
James Rowland.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-24

.AppointedOn
Defense Force
Company Received New
Standard-Which It Will
Fly On Memorial Day

Appointment Of a group Of seven
men to the non-commissioned Of
ficers ranks was made by Captain
Dewey O'Gara for Company G, LIST
Service Regiment, Minnesota De-
Tense Force, It was announced this
week, as the company continued
to receive equipment and the men
viewed their guidon-the company's
the first time Tues
day.
This week the company stood at
a strength Of Al men and the re-
cruiting program was continuing to
bring the company up to its maxi
mum Of 81. Men interested in en-
listing with the company should
see Captain O'Gara or either Of the
Lieutenants Francis Lane or VAL
erian Schoenhoh.
Non-commissioned appointments
made Frank w. Koterba first ser
geant and truclxmaster, and gave
Stanley M. Grindy and Orvylle w.
johnson sergeancies. Corporals are
Robert L. LATERAL, George M.
Trierweiler, George w. Green and
Charles B. Raisanen.
Appointed to private first class
were Maxwell w. Kaufman, Ray
mond w. Steir, Dave Dubois, Rob
ert ]. Gaspard.
The company's standard is a blue
indicating the service reg
iment, on q yellow field. Regi-
mental and company designations
are In white numerals and letters.
The company expects to fly its
guidon for the first time on Mem
orial Day, Captain O'Gara said
Tuesday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-24
F. Ut. A. Meet Well Attended
Explain Setup of
Approved Loans Under
Insuring Plan
FINE SERVICE
Banks of City Will
Give Information And
Assist Under FILA.

Approximately seventy-five peo-
pie, most Of them interested in
building new homes or in the
building industry, attended an F..
fla. meeting, sponsored by the
local committee and the city's two
banks last week Thursday evening.
This meeting was held in the COM
munity Club rooms, and informa-
ton concerning the erection of
homes under the Federal Housing
plan was presented by Mr.. Sand
quist and Mr.. Klossen, representa-
tives Of the federal agency.
Fred Unger, chairman Of the
local committee, introduced Mr..
Klossen, who stated that the Fed
eral Housing program would slim
ulate the business of every mer-
chant in the city. In 1910, 5000
homes were built in the United
States, more than ever were built
in one year before. This, he said,
was not an accident-there is a
definite reason. It has not always
been as easy to build as it is to-
day; It has not always been as easy
to raise money. He told Of the
problems a man had who wished
to build years ago, and compared
1t with the FILA. service.
FILA, he said, has architecture
al STATS, research engineers, archi-
tects, inspection service, all plan
ned to work for the owner, to ms
sure better building. FILA. does
not loan money, it is an insuring
agency. It does not infere with
private business, he said. They
study the measure Of risk involved
to make mortgage loans and then
make their recommendations to
the loaning bank. When consider
ing an FILA. application, he said
they consider mainly (1) location,
(2) plan Of house, 90 man earning
power. Ninety percent loans, he
said, are issued where the owner
will reside in the house, and all
details must be acceptable to get
that loan. Other loans of smaller
percentage are made on houses to
Continued on Page 10. Col. y
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-24
Boys
Placed End In
Judging Event
Won Chance To
Compete In State
FLA. Contest In May

Twenty-seven schools in District
III entered competition in a judy
ing contest at Morris recently to
select SIX top Judging teams in the
following fields: Dairy, General
Livestock, Poultry and Crops. These
were selected to attend the State
FLA. judging contest at Univer-
sity Farm, st. Paul, May 9 and 10.
Wayne Cheney, Ray Gamradt
and Walter Otte were the general
livestock judging team represent
ing the local school. These boys
as a team won second place, and
a chance to compete at state con-
test.
Ray Gamradt and Wayne Cheney
tied for fifth place as individual
judges, among a group of sixty
boys, many of whom had two or
three years experience.
The dairy judging team, COM
posed Of Roger Carpenter, Walter
Thull and Joseph Zehrer, also plac-
ed high in the contest. They bare
ly missed admission to the state
event. The boys will remember
the soaking they got that day for
a long time, said Ed Schwochert,
agricultural instructor Of the local
school.
Boys taking part in the state con-
test will be required to judge two
classes Of beef, sheep and swine
a breeding class and a fat class
They also will be required to judge
one class Of draft horses and one
class Of breeding horses. In four
Of these classes they will be re.
quired to give Individual oral rea,
sons to official, Judges. They must
tell why they placed the various
classes as they did.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-24

Ladies Group
For Knitting
Eighty Women Engaged
In Sewing Work, Repre-
senting 18 Organizations

Addition Of an evening group
devoted entirely to knitting and
the announcement by Miss Bernice
Carey, school home economies de-
partment instructor, to add the
work of her school classes in the
sewing, brought to well over the
hundred mark the number of Sank
Centre women now engaged in the
all-community sewing and knitting
effort to aid war-desolated peoples.
Mrs. v. ] Sartell, general chair
man, announced that already a
group of 80 women have been en-
gagged in the work and the round
robin of some eighteen organiza-
tons in the Sank Centre Welfare
Council has not yet been complet-
ed.
She announced that Monday
evening all girls interested in knit
ting are to meet at the Community
Club rooms for the first in a series
of evening classes devoted paaticul-
arly to knitting. Miss Irene Rich
ards, of the Home School, will be
In charge.
Miss Carey has offered the SER
vices of more than 60 girls in her
classes to aid in the sewing, she
said this week. A group Of "a ad-
vanced students will begin this
next week, and an additional 80
Of the ninth grade classes will be
gin the work within two weeks. An
other group Of about Is eighth
grade girls is to aid in the program
that will approximate three weeks
of work. Since the group Is short
of machines, she said, some Of the
girls here can assist with the basic
sewing.
Chairman for the next week and
the group they represent are an
nounced as follows: April %, Mrs.
M. v. Weeks, Women's Relief
Corps; April 30 Mrs. J. N. Jackson,
CONTINUED on Page 10, Col. 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-24
TROUT SEASON WILL
OPEN MAY 1ST-

Minnesota's trout angling sea-
son will open on May LIST, and
according to law, all trout, ex-
cept lake trout, may be taken
by angling and thereafter poss-
essed between May 1 and Sep
TENDER 1 following, both days
inclusive. All trout caught by
angling regardless Of size shall
be retained in possession. A
person may not take to exceed
Is such trout in one day, nor
have in possession more than
% such trout or 20 pounds
thereof at any one time. The
use of three artificial flies in
trout fishing is permitted. Trout
may not be not be bought or
sold at any time. Trout can
not be taken by the use or with
the aid Of artificial light Of any
kind, including bonfires, auto
mobile headlights and spotlights.
Trout cannot be taken between
the hours Of 8 p. m. and one
hour before sunrise.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-24
Rural Mail Boz
enforcement Week
Week Set Aside to Repair,
Replace and Set Up Mail Boxes
"A National Project

The week beginning May 5th,
has been set aside as Rural Mail
Box Improvement Week, announced
Pat Dubois, local postmaster Mon
day. This week has been designat-
ed for the Improvement and repair
Of rural mail boxes, and the CO.
operation of all rural patrons is
solicited to aid this project.
Because of heavy SHOWS and
blocked roads during the winter,
temporary mail boxes have been
set up Off the road and in out-of-
way places. Some of them have
been broken down by snow plows.
During this week 1t Is hoped that
boxes will be replaced along the
roadside and broken boxes will be
repaired and put in shape. This
will facilitate delivery and insure
better mail service to the rural
mail patrons.
Don't forget Rural Mail Box I'M
provement Week beginning May 5.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-24
Sin Ho4psg People Se4o44Ay 9>y~,ed
Car Crashed Into
Side of Stopped G.. N.
Freight Train
AT BIRD ST. CROSSING
Accident Occurred
Early Friday Morning
During Heavy Fog

Six young people, three young
men and three girls, were seriously
injured in an automobile accident
early Friday morning. The acct
dent occurred at the Great North
ern Railway crossing, Third Street,
and Highway 81, at the west en-
trance to the city.
Driving from West Union to this
city in a heavy fog, Bernard bud"
Stanley, driver Of the new Nash,
failed to see the freight train stop
ped on the crossing. The car crash
ed into the side Of a freight car,
and the hood Of the automobile was
rammed underneath the railway
car with such force that eight men
were unable to extricate 1t.
Most seriously injured in the &C
cident was Bernard bud" Shan
ley, driver, n years old, who suf-
fered fractured right thigh and a
dislocated left hip. He was taken
to st. Cloud hospital Immediately,
where he is getting along as well
as can be expected. Others injur-
ed were: Max Knospe, chest in
jury, bruised right eye and bruised
leg; Ferdinand Borgmann, Jr, frac-
tured ankle; Reva Volkman, frac-
tured collar bone, bad cut on left
elbow and numerous abrasions;
Randi Peterson, left side Of face
badly cut, necessitating numerous
stitches, and an injured left knee;
Violet Peterson, cut over left eye
and generally bruised. The young
men are residents Of Sank Centre,
the girls live in the Osakis vicinity
and attend school in Osakis.
Max Knospe, employed at Mel
sons Launderers and Cleaners, was
able to leave the local hospital Sun
day. Ferdinand Borgmann was not
taken to the hospital, however, the
next day he suffered severe pain
and It was found that he had frac-
tured an ankle. The three young
ladies were taken to the hospital
and, we understand, the two Peter
son girls will remain there the
balance of this week, while Miss
Volkman was expected to leave
Thursday.
The conductor Of the train i'm
mediately summoned aid and the
ambulance and Highway Patrolman
Frederickson arrived very soon
thereafter and with others present
helped the young people from the
car and took them to the hospital.
All that was humanity possible
in the way of first aid and care
was done for these young people,
and all Of them are getting along
nicely, according to reports from
the hospital.
The new car Is q mangled mass
Of steel, and the wonder Of it is
how these young people escaped
death. Many accidents of serious
nature have occurred at this cross
ing in the past years, and serious
injury, even sudden death, resulted.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-24
A441ssed Of zine Raced 4oa III 4di.

program for the 1871 Stearns Coun-
ty fair: Friday, August 15th-2:14
trot, 5000 purse with added monies,
and a 2:16 pace, also with $500
purse and other considerations.
Sunday, August 17th-Free-for-all,
$3.50 purse and other monies and
a fast trot, class to be determined
later.
With these ten fairs Of Central
Minnesota organized as a racing
circuit, patrons can expect some
real events in high-class racing.
This Is part of a program to revive
good horse races as a major part
Of the county fair programs, and
last years events prove that the
effort has been successful.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-24
Senior Class
Play Set For
Friday,
Three-Act Comedy
Presents Situations of
Typical American Family

Date for the presentation Of
American Passport" by Dana
Thomas, a three-act comedy to be
staged by the senior class in the
high school auditorium, has been
set for Friday evening, May 10th,
play director, Mrs. r. M. Harris an
nounced this week. A cast Of six
women and four men are in re-
hearsal.
The play is definitely timely, Mrs.
Harris said. It INTERESTINGLY pre-
sents the situation Of a typical
American family today, with it's
broad outlook over a war-torn
world. Written last fall, the play
is current commentary in which
Americanism is a strongly keynot-
ed background.
In addition to the cast Of char
acters Marie Carter Is prompter,
Donald Knapp Is stage manager,
and Billie Cumming is assisting
with costuming. Ticket sales, for
which there will be no reserved
seats, will begin under senior class
direction in about two weeks.
Cast selected is as follows: Rob
ert Ziegler as Ed Hamilton, faith
err; Betty Lou Botz as Louella, r.
year-old daughter; Adeline Nelson
as Judy, older daughter; Arnold
Krebsbach as Dick, the son; Kate
Hansen as Sybil Jennings, in love
with Dick; Virginia Cumming as
Bertha Hamilton, the mother; Her
bert Bleise as Bill Wilson; Frances
Gettys as Aunt Jen; Beverly Pas
Ike as Mrs. Schwartz; Ted Engle
as Mr.. Craig.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-24
Adult Education
Classes Open Tonight
Will Continue For IA
Weeks-Will Feature Study
In Shorthand, Bookkeeping

Opening date for the summer
session of adult education has been
set for tonight Thursday, at sew
en- o'clock, when a course Of four
teen weeks in shorthand and book
keeping will commence.
Sessions for study will be held
each week on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
at seven o'clock, in the commercial
room Of the Senior high school.
This session will be conducted by
Victor Nelson for both beginners
and advanced pupils. The enroll
ment fee will be $1.00 for the course
Of fourteen weeks.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-24
To Participate In
18th District Music Fes-
tival Friday, Saturday

Sank Centre high schools music
department win send nearly a hum
dred students to Glenwood Friday
and Saturday to participate In the
18th district music festival and con-
test sponsored under the Minneso-
Ia Public School Music League. An
nouncement was made this week
by directors, Ed J. Kitzberger, in
strumental. and Miss Lillian Krogh,
vocal.
Miss Krogh's e0-voice mixed
chorus will compete on Saturday
and a mixed octet out Of the group
IL to sing on Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Kitzberger announced a 49,
piece orchestra win participate In
the festival program Saturday and
q group of four soloists win COM
pete on Friday.
The chorus will sing F. Melius
Christiansen's Praise to the Lord"
as its contest number, Miss Krogh
announced. The octet will sing
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-24
Defense Bonds
SavimeS Stamps
On Sale Mayl
Part of National
Effort To Make
America Impregnable

The United States Defense Saw
ings Bonds and Postal Savings
Stamps will be placed on sale In
the main post office at the opening
Of business on Thursday, May I,
as part Of the national effort to
make America impregnable.
Postmaster Pat Dubois, Acting,
announced today that plans are
nearly completed for this commun-
ity, along with thousands Of others
from coast to coast, to do its full
part at the opening of the savings
program. It is expected that the
Mayor and other civic leaders will
be among the first purchasers Of
savings bonds and stamps here.
Postmaster General Frank C.
Walker, in a letter to Postmasters
throughout the country, said that
the help Of local postmasters would
be "a real service to the country"
The new Defense Savings Bond
Is similar to the familiar Baby
Bond" Of which more than five
billion dollars worth have been
bought by more than two and
half million Americans since 1885.
A Defense Bond may be pur-
chased May /, or thereafter, for
$1a.75. In ten years, this bond will
be worth $500. This is an in
crease Of 80 1/3 per cent, equal to
an annual interest return Of 20
per cent, compounded semi-annual-
ly. Any time after sixty days from
the date of purchase, the bond
may be redeemed for cash, in ac-
cordance with a table Of redemp-
ton values printed on the face Of
the bond.
To spread investments widely
among all the people In America,
a limit of 5000 has been set on
the amount of these bonds to be
bought by any one person in one
year. The bonds are in denomina-
tons Of $25, $50, $500 and $1,000.
all Of which are sold for rs per
cent of their maturity value and
all of which mature in ten years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-24
Butter Production Increase
First Three Months of l041

226, 459 pounds, his records showed,
as compared with q production Of
210, 119 pounds for the same period
Of 1910. At the same time SO
cent price for sweet butterfat had
prevailed in March this year as
compared with 81 cent price dur
ing March, 1910.
For 1941 the production record
shows January with II, 800 pounds,
February with 72,069. and March.
the first big month Of the coming
spring production, at $500 pounds.
For the same months a year ago
January make was 64,889, February
81, 780 pounds and March 77,45O.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-24
Honor Roll For Fifth
Six Weeks Period
Includes Many Students

Seven students in both the Jun
Tor and Senior high school classes
achieved straight A ratings as stu
dent honor rolls for the compile
ton Of the fifth six weeks period
were announced by Miss Clifford
Everhart, Junior high principal,
and Miss Nellie Robertson, princi-
pal Of the senior high school, Wed
nesday noon.
The straight A students are:
senior Jim Arneson; Juniors, Chris
tine Koterba, Bob Rattle, Betty
Berry; Freshmen Jim Dubois, OAR
leen Thornbloom and Stanley Leb-
owski.
In addition the senior high A
honor roll included: Sophomores
Evelyn Beste, Shirley Paske; Jun
Tors Stella Beste, Cecilia Dirnberg-
er, Robert Hansmann, Gordon He'd
in, Audrey McKersie, Oliver Ras-
mussen; Senior Robert ziegler.
Senior high B honor roll: Soph-
ignores June Brown, June Grey,
Gene Jewell, John Kleinschmidt
Franklin Koterba, Ruby Krebs-
bach, Bernard Mischke, Gerald Pa
quin, Virginia Polipnick, Marcella
Schley, Bernice Wiener; Juniors,
Faye belong, Mary Dubois, Louise
Halverson, Marian Hill, Darwin
Judes, Ruth Lux, Norma Nelson,
Dick OGara, Rosa Pauly, Mary
Margaret Prasch, Vivian Rasmus-
sen, Harry Schmidt, Jr., Priscilla
Smith, Cecilia Winter; Seniors,
Margaret Ceynar, Jim Cooper, JAN
ct Eldred, Paul Kuefler, Lillian
Moore, Dolores Polipnick, Jerome
Reinardy, Olga Tschirley, John