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The weekly echo., 1941-02-21
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products from the peanut, sweet potato
pecan; new type of road from cotton
and many usful dyes from the red cay
of the South.
Ernest E. Just has made contributors
to science in the fi.bd of marine biology
Ha is considered an outstanding author
ny in his field.
Roscoe C, Brown of the United States
Public Health Service his stimulated
hea til education among Negores through
illustrated lectures and group discussion
NEGRos CONTRIBUTION IN
LITERATURE AND ART
It was also pointed out IN a Hampton
Institute Summary that the first con-
spicuous example of the Negro as 6
library treatment in America was the
life story of Josiah Henson in uncle
Toms Cabin" by Harriet Bsecher Stowe
Folk taIs and legends about Negroes
were collected in the Uncle Remus''
stories by ydA Chandler Harris =.
W. E. B. DuBios has done outstand-
ing work in poetry, essay and novels
He has made sociological studies ON ssa
Negro
Alain Locke, VIM Pickens, Kelly Mil
ler. Char,es Wesley, George S. Schuyler
and Isaac Fisher may be claseed as
essayists.
Waiter White Jessie Fauset Wallace
Thurman, and Rudolph Fisher may be
classed as novelists.
Jean Toomer, Charles W. Chestnut and
Eric Waldron are classified as story
writers
In group classified as poets are.
The weekly echo., 1941-02-21

A large number of Meridianites are
planning to leave the city the first Of
next week for the Mardi Gras in New
Orleans, Louisiana.
The weekly echo., 1941-02-21

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ing three t) Questions privately full address, and brhda
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The weekly echo., 1941-02-21

Mr.. Derias Graft of Chmnkey was in
the office of the Holbrook Benevolent
Association ON Monday of this week ON
business.
The weekly echo., 1941-02-21

:. At fourteen he left Philadelphia Tor New
rors with actor Thomoshefskys nephew. bur
Uncle advised them oeoinss acting. Gilbert
become o copy boy on the New York Post.
but the fheoire wos in his blood.
The weekly echo., 1941-02-21

Mr.. and Mrs. G D Cotton of West
Enterprise were in the city Tuesday
They also dropped by the office of the
Holbruok Benevolent Association to say
hello.
The weekly echo., 1941-02-21

Ans: She's mighty anxious to get mar
ried and is trying every possible trick
30 head you 10 the alter II you hove
her marry and If you don't-leavs the
girl alone
The weekly echo., 1941-02-21

W W s. have a girl frSnd who il
always pretending she is when she ism,
and trying to make me belive. Should
I quit her or 60 onY
The weekly echo., 1941-02-21

Astrplogy Reading The price Is &c B.
sure to send full name, birthdate ane
address
The weekly echo., 1941-02-21
ABOUT FOLK
WE KNOW
Saturday on business.


NJ -. ~. = cr,n . Mr. and Mrs. G
4, mr. :. Al, ,I,..I 49,. Enterprise in
n.;.;.. = ,.a = ~. , . They also dropped
,.- -, Holbruok Benevo en-
hello
Mr. Robert Mastraw Hardy who is an
So =, (,,,,, r, - -. - The joint program
- . -. -. =, Haven-Rust c ub
School Sunday afte
Mr. Robert Smith Manager of the iAei auui'o'auhi ="
-. -. Mr.. B Young J
-r, r.. E. F. Young left t
-: -, New Orleans Lou.
very timely and interesting play Mr. and Mrs Hud
rendered at Rose Hin M. E. Church phs Tennessee,
Sunday evening at 73o Reverend latter part last
p. C. Taylor is the energetic PASTOR
-o--- A large number
MISS LoreHa oherroo teacher IN the planning to leave
CITY school system was very pleasant the
VlSor at rose hn M T. Cnurch Sun Orleans Louisiana
day evening
Mr. W. Tate of Brooksvile presi- MRS ounce LEVIN
dent of HBA No 18s has re,otad the Lewis is improving
loss of member Brother " n M homo at 2o0l -31st
yar, whip passed last week -'
The County eacf
Mr. Jack Dayia .nd bic f,r,i, x in the HBA Auditor
visitors at the nrogrsr, os,,. ~ D. g with large att
Hill ME Church Sunday evening --t
Reverend C. C.
~ ~ 'pesioenhs On hbA pastor of the
The weekly echo., 1941-02-21

l. M I am in love with a boy end
went with him months but he found
out that l wouldn't do everything he
wanted me to do with him and he quit
ME and ! want to know if he will come
back and marry me?
Ans: No my friend he won't be back
to marry you. This fellow has no in.
tentiors Of marriage. He wanted q
good time at some one elses risk ane
found out that you wouldn't talds hin
up and he went elsewhere You usee
mighty good judgment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-30
PETTY STUFF
(The st. Cloud Daily Times)

(The st. Cloud Daily Times) .
A bill has been introduced in the
state house of representatives to re-
move from the status of civil service
several jobs in the railroad and ware
house commission offices.
Those who sponsor the bill are at
least frank about it. They want these
jobs removed from the civil service
bracket so that the ncumbents-Far-
northumberland be fired
That is petty stuff. More than that,
it is obnoxious for two good reasons.
The first is that those who advocate
the bill would clip the wings of civil
service to gain personal political re-
venge by Ousting two or three hold
overs from the old FL regime. No
doubt that action would be followed
by giving those same two or ~three
jobs to two or three loyal Republicans.
And the bill is Objectionable, too,
because it is just what this title i'm
plies-petty stuff With a mass of
pressing problems calling for wise
solutions, members of the state legis-
lature take time to dabble in mean
little bits of political spite-work.
We don't know the three incum-
bents who would be ousted if this
bill were passed. They may be good
employees, or they may be wholly in
competent. And we don't like the old
FL regime any better than the boys
who are trying SO childishly to erase
all vestiges of it from the state CAPT
tai.
But there are things more impor-
tant to be done than to vent political
spleen. 1t is not pretty, either, to have
representatives allied with the ad-
ministration sniping at the admin
STATIONS civil service project.
What is happening at St. Paul gives
rise to the old question again-why
do we so often elect law-makers-hope
they will be statesmen-and find out
that they are still politicians.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-30

insists that Americans pay back what
they borrow from Uncle Sam is
black-out in case of loans made to
John Bull. These latter don't have
to be paid back. To John we give our
airplanes, our munitions, our money,
our wealth.
But the magnanimous John Bull is
protecting us against Nazi invasion,
a possibility almost as remote as an
invasion from Mars.
And we, nation of 100 million in
habiting the richest nation on earth,
can not protect ourselves but are buy
ing the protection of Britain who is
prOclaiming her weakness to the
world of being lacking in money and
armament.
What strong man ever gave his
tools to a weaker man to protect him?
Because he knows that when the
weaker man is subdued his tools will
be used against himself.
May America be saved from the
fate of France, the Low Countries,
Finland and Norway whom Britain
had pledged to protect from invasion
by the Nazis.
E. E.. S.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-30
SOME MISTAKES
EDITOR Askov American:

EuitOT ASkOV AMERICAN.
Herman Goering praises Charles
A. Lindbergh for his courage in criti-
cizing the United States attitude
toward the war in Europe. s
1t seems that Goering does not know
that it takes no courage at all in a
sound democracy to say what Lind
bergh said. But do not expect of Lind
bergh that he dared to say as a Ger
man citizen in Germany what is wrong
with the German program. If they
still appreciate the freedom of Lind
bergh to say here what they like to
hear in Germany why do they want to
destroy democracy?
President Roosevelt has never been
said to be a socialist but regardless
of that has contributed more to the
principles of socialism than Hitler
ever did. For that he is respected by
most of his people, while all the peo-
pie of democratic countries would
admire the end of Hitler and his ma
tional socialism.
National Socialism is two half
truths, which combined, makes it one
big lie. The real socialist is an ideal
list often more concerned about the
welfare of others than that of himself.
Every person will understand that.
That altruistic feeling is not limited
to one nation. 1t is the idea of lone
for all and all for one.
We all know also that socialism is
involved with the idea that the strong
shall not stand upon the weak and
that might is not right in terms of
civilization.
The socialist does not figure in ma
tional but in democratic terms and
is as interested in the welfare of other
nations as he is in that of his own;
net asking for the blessings of the Lord
in particular for his country but for
all other nations and countries as
we'll, and especially for those that need
it the most, he is not selfish, not
greedy; neither does he appreciate the
chance to become rich via the front
door, or go out of the back door into
the w A. He wants progress for all
by rational way.
JOHN NIEBOER
Sandstone, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-30

ance of Christ in love to God and to
our fellow men. It means to live
with our eyes open for the pressing
demands or Righteousness and good
will in this world. It means to live
with Christ and work with Christ to
overcome all the forces of selfishness,
unrighteousness and crime. 1t means
the giving of our life, our time, our
money, yes our very souls for the
building up of that which is noble,
good and great, for the. protection of
our homes and our home life, and
through our homes for the strength
ening of the life of the community in
which we live. To live with Christ
means to put ourselves at His dis
posal for building the kingdom of
God on EARTH"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-30
CUPBOARD STILL BARE
pope County Tribune)

Two years ago, the Governor, in
his inaugural address, stated that
when he came into the governors
chair, he found the cupboards bare in
the state finances. This year, in his
message to the legislature, he boasted
that Minnesota now has balanced
budget. This was taken with a grain
of salt, because although the state
auditor is supposed to give a report
quarterly on the finances of the state,
no report has been forthcoming over a
long period of time. On Wednesday of
last week, Claude Allen, chairman of
the powerful appropriations commit
tee, announced that the state finances
are already three million dollars in
the red, which meant that the state
is running short of funds in taking
care of their expenses for the bien-
MUM which ends on June both. AS
evidence that the state is in need of
money, bill was passed appropriat-
ing 81 zoo, 100000 fer deficiency in Old
Age Assistance. The bill authorized
the sale of Indebtedness certificates
for this amount and the $1,2OO,O0O.00
will come out of taxes to be paid in
the next two years.
1t seems that Governor Stassen's
career has reached a point where his
boyish enthusiasm will have to come
down to earth. The people are going
to find out sooner or later that every
thing Is not going we'll under his
administration. They will find out that
while he has cut down on appropria-
lions for necessities, he at the same
time has created a large number of
new jobs at fabulous salaries.
The probate Judges in their annual
meeting last week passed a resolution
asking the present legislature to ap-
propriate sufficient funds to restore
the parole system for the State Train
ing School at Red Wing and the Home
School for Girls at Sank Centre. The
parole agents which are so necessary
to such institutions were all laid off
when Stassen took over and the paroles
were turned over to the already over
worked parole agents of older penal
institutions. The result was that boys
coming out of the Training School
and girls coming out of the Home
School were left without proper super
vision and guidance when they were
released from the institution. The re-
suit was that many soon came into
trouble again and had to be returned.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-30

Under proper supervision, these boys
and girls could have been helped to
find jobs and adjust themselves to
society. The result is that it has cost
the state of Minnesota thousands of
dollars more because it costs only a
few dollars per year for supervision
Of the boys and girls outside of an
institution and it costs several hundred
dollars a year to take care of them
in a state institution.
This is only what could be expected.
The Governor can be likened to the
small boy who takes apart watch
to see how it ticks inside and is UNI
able to put it together again. the
Governor would do we'll to leave the
old institutions which have run and
functioned we'll to themselves and to
make use of men and women, even
though they have reached the ripe
old age of forty.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-30
NEW CROP HERE?
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
For the past several years, Neigh
Dor Night groups have gathered to-
gether for the purpose of discussing
common problems. For instance, this
year, one club is discussing income,
another hous ing, another group
health, etc.
Income is a problem that battles
us all. How can we increase our
income to the point where it can
give us decent standard of living?
We have our creamery check on the
twentieth of every month. Many can
not make that buy all the necessities
that are needed We have the ruta-
bagas. They do help but even what
income they bring does not bring
enough. Perhaps there might be
other channels of income that would
adapt themselves to our community,
at large.
At the 1910 Rutabaga Festival Mark
T h o m p S n, superintendent of the
Northeast Experiment Station, Du-
luth, discussed the feasibility of rails
ing small fruits. Few heard his mes
sage, but Mr.. Thompson assured the
committee that he would be pleased
to come down to Askov, at another
date to develop this thought further.
1t would seem that this locality would
be well suited for raising small fruits
We are located in between the harvest
period of the Twin City belt and the
Twin Ports belt. During that in-be-
tween-harvest period, wholesalers
and jobbers must largely import their
small fruits. We could probably fill
that need. At least, it might prove
profitable to give the matter some
serious consideration.
Mr.. Thompson has consented to
come to Askov tonight to give us his
views on the matter. Notices of the
meeting have been distributed at vari-
GUS business places, urging all to
come. The meeting is an all-club-get-
together and the public is cordially
invited to attend.
Let us meet, as many as possible,
tonight at the D. B. S.. hall, to hear
Mr.. Thompson. Who knows but that
we might materially benefit from be-
ing there.
HARALD B. JOHNSEN.
Askov, Mimi, Jan. 20, 1941.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-30
DOES 1T MAKE SENSEs
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
For the past seven or eight years
the New Deal has been handing out
doles to the unemployed, the president
posing as the great benefactor of the
nation.
For the same period the banks have
been reluctant to extend loans to bust
ness men.
We were also informed that one
third of our people were ill-fed, ill
clothed and ill-housed, and by the
chief of the children's bureau that
20 millions of our people were living
OIL five-cent meals.
Now we have an entirely different
picture. The plight of our own people
is not mentioned. Instead we are be-
ing impressed by the plight of the
AZ millions of residents of England.
Loans which did not exist for the past
seven or eight years for Americans,
are becoming as common as hair on
a dogs back for the British.
The United States program which
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-30
Rev. p. HI. Petersen

It was reported in the Askov
American, some weeks ago, that
Rev. P. H. Petersen, a former
citizen of Askov, had died at
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, on
Nov. ID, 1910. Rev. and Mrs.
Petersen and their two children,
Alma and Harald, lived in Askov,
during 1915, 1916 and 1917, at
which time they conducted the
Variety Store, in fact started that
business and later sold out to
Jens H. Jensen.
Writing of the sudden and un-
timely death of Rev. Petersen,
the Perth Amboy Evening News
cited his six years as pastor of
st. Stephan's Danish Lutheran
Church in that city and spoke of
his sincerity and his loving, soft
spoken manner, and that "Rev.
Petersen lived the life he
preached. He set an example for
others to follow and his sincere
interest in and worry over world
conditions, as we see them to-
day, may have fastened his
DEATH"
The Evening News went on to
reprint excerpts from a sermon
by Rev. Petersen, which had
been published shortly before his
death. The excerpts follow:
"Our own age is rent by the fierces
war ever known to mankind, and tn,
world today is in the midst of tn
most inhuman race hatred, but
longing for world of peace is per
sisting in the human heart, and tn
voices that demand an orderly ant
more righteous world are growing
in power and strength among tn
people of all kinds =.
LET us give ourselves over t.
Christ, let us admit Him into on
lives, our work and our play. Ant
that does not mean that we are t,
live in an imaginary world, nor tina
we are to live a life which takes n,
interest in the things of this world
far less to live for this world only
But it means to live under the guild
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-30

Springfield Advance-Press: The first
bill our legislature should consider is
one that will put the state gasoline
tax back to four cents. Money spent on
roads is we'll invested. There was very
little public sentiment for the gas
tax cut that was made at the 1899
session. The legislature thought it
was economizing, reducing taxes. 1t
is economy to build good roads and
the public is willing to pay the bill.
County roads, which share in the bene-
fits of the gas tax, have had to suf-
fer along with the trunk highway
system since the gas tax revenues de-
clined.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-30
Opinions OF Others

(Short timely letters on topics Of
public interest are welcome whether
or not the writer's opinions con-
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, 1941-01-30
A Little Spice

Some take temporary success by
force, but he who is worthy of sue
cess has succeeded.
Doctor Diet cures more human ills
than Doctor Lancet.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-30
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
AskOv American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-30

That led DR.. Wriston to make
statement which is the crux of this
editorial, and which we think ex-
plains this hesitancy of American
youth to accept war. There was no
such hesitancy in 1917-why should
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-30
New York Heartbeat

Faces About Town: Virginia
Bruce, being beautiful at Fifty-fifth
and Fifth. Oughtagetta ticket for
obstructing sidewalk traffic like that
Ben Bernie, the poor mans
Toscanini. The very, very poor
mans Jimmy Walker, who is
doing a musical comedy with Rob-
ert Stolz, who composed 1.-TWO Hearts
in Three-Quarter Time" Oscar
Levant, the Milton Berle of the in
telligentsia.
Evening star., 1941-09-14
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
SURPRISE FOR TWO
Contisvsd from pooe five

gone. Yet there was, the leveIed.
smouldering heap; there were the fire
fighters, soot-streaked, exhausted.
1t seemed as if even her deepest
emotions had been scorched dry. She
heard herself say, Anybody interested
in some coffee?"
Eyes, ma am! Sure would 60 goodr'
She made two gallons, and served it
in cups, glasses, dippers and sauce
pans. At last Bill made her 60 to bed.
He tucked her in gently, and stayed
up with the hose crew.
Next morning, Saturday. the ruins
were steaming harmlessly. The cows
grazed in the offing. Julie found
Everett Woodman and Bill. still stand
ing vigil.
"Goldarn shame, Miz Blaine"
Everett said. Good barn, that was.
My grandfather helped build it.
Many's the hour played in it when
l was young'un He poked around
the edge of the ruins. Finally he said,
"Wal, l cal'ate she's about quit.
Emmy wants you folks to come down
for breakfast. We can drive the cows
Evening star., 1941-09-14

amt shut" It was Everett Woodman,
laboring for breath. "One of you kids
shut the front door - check the draft.
I'll drive 'em out again"
Julie slammed the big front door.
Everett broke a side window and
shinnied into the te-up, and Bill raced
around to the rear tie-up door All but
two cows had gone back into the fire!
Bill beat them away from the door.
Five more came out, believing.
Everett stumbled out, sliding shut the
portal. That other ones in the thick
of it," he gasped. 81 couldn't get to
her. All we can do now is wet down
the house and the shed roof"
More cars appeared rapidly; men
with buckets streamed up the lane.
Frank Mos ely, Vernon Hudson,
George Virgins, Joe Bruneau, Jacques
Larochelle - farmers and villagers.
The towns apparatus arrived and the
boys got close enough to the well to
drop hose into it. Now the barn was
seething mass; water would have
been wasted upon it. They soaked the
shed roof until the well went dry.
Evening star., 1941-09-14
Confinvsd from pooe five

Meanwhile, Bill attached the lawn
hose to the outlet behind the kitchen,
and climbed onto the house roof. This
water. supplied by electric pump from
a spring, should last two or three
hours. Julie joined the neighbors and
townsmen in bucket line extending
to Everett Woodman's brook, four
hundred yards away. Everett perched
on the shed ridgepole, soaking down
the roof as fast as buckets reached
him. Frequently gust of wind show
cred buildings and fire fighters with
glowing embers as large as half dollars.
by MIDNIGHT the house and shed
were declared safe - if the remains of
the barn could be soaked several hours.
Two local storekeepers agreed to fetch
all the garden hose they had in stock.
providing the apparatus could lift
water from the brook. The chief"
thought it could.
Julie. dazed with fatigue and shock,
could not realize that her lovely red
barn with its sweet hay and its spotless
milk room and it's cattle stalls was
Evening star., 1941-09-14

down and milk 'em along with mine"
Bill said, Thanks, Everett. Well
come He put his arm round jules
shoulder. you're the best baby in the
world"
Emmy was a big, warmhearted
woman. "You poor child, she said to
Julie while Everett and Bill were in the
stable. "You like down here right
well, don't you?'
81 love it," said Julie.
You'll be needin' a barn, won't
you?"
Julie sighed. Bill probably would
want to build hangar. The fire would
be a good excuse to sell the cattle.
The place isn't farm without a
barn. But don't see what we can do
just yet"
"Hmmm," said Emmy. "Wal, in
the country they's ways. :"
Julie was compelled to return to the
pile of cinders out beyond the shed.
Bill went with her Heat still emanated
from the granite foundation, but the
fire was out Julie said. "How did you
like the plane, Bill?"
Bill frowned and shrugged. mot
bad, not bad. Needs few little things
done to it. But the price is right" He
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