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Askov American., 1941-10-23
Work Started On
Information For
1912 Farm Plan
Data Will be Gathered at
Approximately 234,O0O
Minnesota Farm Homes.

The huge task of visiting approx
mately 234, 900 Minnesota farm homes
to obtain information regarding
farmer participation in the greatest
food production drive in the nations
history was started this week, ac-
cording to Charles w. Stickney, AAA
chief and chairman of the state U. S.
D. A. defense board.
"We hope to have the job COM
pleted by December l, so that farm
ers and their wives will have all the
information necessary to make an
'all-out' effort to increase milk, egg
and pork production during the Win
ter months" Mr.. Stickney said.
District Meetings Held.
Ten district meetings starting the
campaign to reach this states pro-
duction goals for milk, eggs, poultry,
pork and other needed foods were
completed last week. Following each
district meeting, county U. S. D. A.
defense boards are holding similar
meetings in the counties to acquaint
county personnel of the various fed
eral agencies of the department of
Agriculture with details of the vast
food production drive.
Information on desired production
will be obtained from the 1912 farm
plan, which farmers will be asked
to fill out by community committee
men.
1912 Farm Plan Different.
The 1912 Farm Plan differs from
plans of other years in that the first
section is devoted to seeking informa-
tion regarding commodities for which
increased production is asked. For
example, the farmer will be asked to
fill in the number of cows he MIXED
in 1941 and the number he intends
to milk in 1912. He will also be
asked the number of pounds of milk
produced in 1941 and his anticipated
production in 1912. Similar questions
will be asked for eggs, hogs, beef
cattle and calves, soybeans for beans,
dried beans, tomatoes for canning
and farm garden acreage.
He will also be asked production
figures information on acreages
planted to oats, rye, barley, grain
sorghums, vegetables for sale, flax
seed, sugar beets, all hay harvested
and rotation pastures for 1941 as COM
pared to the acreage he intends to
devote to the above crops in 1912.
Plan Not Binding.
By compiling the information on
production in 1941 and anticipated
production in 1912, county U. S. D. A.
defense boards will be able to as
certain the approximate production
of all feeds and foods in each county.
These figures will be sent to the state
defense board and then to Washing
ton.
The remainder of the 1912 Farm
Plan is devoted to participation in the
AAA program and includes informa-
tion on special allotment crops, yields,
soil building practices and payments.
The farm plan does not bind the
farmer to any contract. It merely
seeks information and is a guide to
assist farmers in cooperating with
the farm program. The farmers
contribution to the increased food
production drive is voluntary.
Askov American., 1941-10-23
Patrol Officers
Exams Scheduled

The state civil service this week
announced competitive examina-
tion for highway patrol officers to be
held November o., with November S
as the dead-line for filing applica-
tons. These jobs pay from $3.50 to
$3.50 a month.
Application blanks may be obtained
from Kenneth c. Pennebaker, Direc-
tor Civil Service department, State
Office building, st. Paul.
Askov American., 1941-10-23
Birch Greek Man
Given Last Rest
Nels Johnson, 81, Settled
on Homestead Near Den
ham in Late Eighties.

Nels Johnson, a resident of Birch
Creek township since 1887, passed
away at his home there last Thurs
day morning at II o'clock following
years illness. He was 81 years old
at the time of his death.
The deceased was born in Faring-
tofta, Skone, Sweden, on May 6, 1860
and at the age of % came to this
country. Coming to Birch Creek in
the late eighties as homesteader he
was among the early pioneers in that
community.
Married in st. Paul.
On October 19, 1895, he was united
in marriage to Maria Johnson at ST.
Paul, the newlyweds coming to Pine
county and have made their home
here since. Mrs. johnson and two
sons and daughter are left to mourn
the death of a kind husband and
father.
The children are Bernard of Mime
apolis, Hugo at home and Mrs. Eddie
Jackson of Hinckley. There are six
grandchildren. Mr.. johnson also
leaves brother, Carl, of Lindsborg,
Kan.
Services Held Sunday.
Funeral services were held from the
Faith Lutheran church at Denham
Sunday afternoon at two o'clock with
Rev. Oscar L. Olson officiating. Buri-
al was made in the Swede Park ceme-
terry, the pail bearers being Arthur
Grandahl, Robert Olson, Rudolph
Larson, Joel Erlandson, Elmer Erick-
son and Oscar Danielson. Several
selections were sung by Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Lindor and Rev. Olson, ac-
companied by Mrs. Olson.
Friends of the bereaved relatives
extend sympathy in their loss.
Askov American., 1941-10-23
Twenty-Six Pine
'CountyYouthsIn In
The October Call
Entrained Last Week for
Fort Smelling; Twelve to
be Inducted i'm November.

\Twenty-six Pine county registrants
entrained Wednesday of last week
for Fort Smelling to undergo final
physical examinations before being
finally indicted into the u. S. Army
for a year of training.
Following is the list of the youths
reporting:
Evening star., 1941-10-15

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condition - your hair better
looking, easier to manage.
Evening star., 1941-10-15

A splendid lotion for soften
ing and smoothing hands.
arms. complexion. Fragrant,
non sticky.
Evening star., 1941-10-15

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Evening star., 1941-10-15

This combination is con-
sidered one Of the finest
iron tonics and appetite
stimulants.
Evening star., 1941-10-15

For all minor cuts ana
scratches. Fine antiseptlc'
pleasant garEle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-07

IF YOU SHOULD write down to-
Il night all the many things that
make a Christmas gift perfect for
someone close 10 your heart.
you'd come to one conclusions:
Only a fine watch truly fits the
description. And most truly of all,
a CFHeH-eoted thu most beautiful
watches in the world by Americas
most respected fashion designers.
Choose now at your Crucn
jewellers. Trust the name "Grucn'
ON the watch YOU give to convey
the thousand words YOU find too
tender for speech. Trust the accu-
racy and sturdincs- Grucn builds
into its watches To ennoblc the
memory Of your thoughtful-
ness and generosity long after
Christmas has licked bv.
Gruen watches at Crucn jewellers only.
S2L7j to $3.50; with precious stones to
$500. Write for folder The Crucn Watch
Company, Time Hill. Cincinnati, Ohio
In Canada: Toronto. Ont.
GIFTS FROM YOUR Weller
ARE GIFTS AT THEIR BEST
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-07

of every primitive race.
Outstanding am ong modern
mask-makers is the information
ally-known American artist w.
T. Benda. He has been turning
out false faces for more than 20
years, and is said to be at work
on a book on masks in general
and his own creations in particu-
lar.
Mr.. Benda does not believe
that just by covering your face
with the mask of a devil, or an
angel, you can bring about a DIR.
Jekyll-and-Mr. Hyde transforma-
ton in personality. But he has
discovered that the wearing of a
false face can, for a time, make
you feel like somebody else and
bring about the illusion that you
have escaped" from yourself.
The photographs on this page
show some of Mr.. Benda's clev-
erly conceived and executed
masks. The big picture at the
top of the page shows two peo-
pie wearing what the artist calls
his SILLY Doll" and his Simple
ton" masks. The humans behind
these fabrications are more than
ordinarily intclligent-yet when
they peerCd through the eye
Sits of the masks into a mirror,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-07
Their Creafor Believes There's
q Little Of the Chameleon in
All Of Us and That False
\ Faces Help Us to "Es-
cope" From Our Own
Personalities

Although he is an old and
experienced hand with masks,
Mr.. Brenda feels a little like a
sly Svengali whenever he dons
this disguise and his companion
had the sensation that she could
become violently angry when she
looked at her temporary trans
formation in the mirror.
The man who says that phony
faces can make you feel like
somebody else is master of four
types of mask-realistic, gro
tesque, comic and fantastic, and
his clever caricatures of human
features have been shown all
over the civilized world.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-07
104 Below Zero-in California

IT is generally believed that the
coolest spot in the United
States is ehe Riverside Ranger
Station in Yellowstone Park
where in 1883, the thermometer
fen until it hit the shockingly
chilly low OF 66 degrees below
zero
But tins isn't the most Arctic
spot in America that place, be-
levc il or not. is in Santa Monica
California community that is
Justly proud Of its balmy weather
Not long ago a man dropped
an orange in Santa Monica and
the citrus fruit shattered into a
million pieces because il was
frozen so solid. The man who
dropped the orange was wearing
sheepskin underwear and an air
tight suit Of leather. His head
was covered with a helmet
fashioned Of spun aluminium and
welded 20 the shoulders Of his
insulated outfit.
And since the air he stood in
might have given him pneumonia
If he had breathed il, an ingeni-
Gus valve In his suit brought air
that had been warmed by his
body up 70 his nostrils.
The Santa Monica Chamber Of
Commerce docs not deny this
story because the most frigid
spot on the North American con
tinent is in the so-callcd cold
room Of the Douglas Aircraft
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-07

Factory in that community. The
temperature in this room is con-
trolled by a mechanism winch
eliminates heat so that the mer-
curry falls as low as 1Oi degrees
below zero.
The purpose of the cold room
is 10 reproduce The weather con-
ditious under. which men and
planes must function at great
attitudes The test pilots at the
Douglas airplane plant have
found out that, at - coo feet,
-the-trp4pnr4tgre- is usually about
s. degrees below zero.
Long and painstaking expert
mcnts I'm Tho cold room have
made IL possible 90 know. in. adj
vance of actual flight that mo-
tors VIII work IN the intense cold
Of the upper atmosphere and that
the men flying the ships are
properly dressed for their jobs.
Anyone going IN 10 this expert
mental chamber in ordinary
clothes could literally. be frozen
stiff within a few minutes As
a matter Of fact. no man is ever
allowed 20 90 in the place alone
and the experiments arc always
conducted with the warmly
dressed subjects working i'm pairs.
just in case of accident. As furth-
cr protection a colleague con-
stanily keep an eye on the'occu-
pants Of Tho icebox through a
plate glass window.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-07

A A EN- have made and used
" masks since the dawn of
civilization. In the begin
ming most of these false faces
probably were worn by tribal
medicine men and witch doctors,
who donned the DISCUSSES 10 help
them put across the hocus-pocus
that they could scare evil spirits
out Of the community and attract
beneficent forces.
The ancient Greeks put masks
on their actors. So did the Orien-
tails, centuries before the begin
ming of the Christian Era. For
uncounted centuries masks of one
sort or another have played
part in the ceremonials and rituals
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-07

Like "A Scene
Out of Some
Hair-Raising
Horror Story
Is This
Tableau
Enacted by
Mr.. Benda
and One of
His Friends.
Tho Artist
sits,
Svengali-Like,
at His Piano
While His
Guest
Thanks To
Her Mask
Registers
POp-Eyed
Fear.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
WHEN THEY GO STALE IN
 THEIR THIRTTES


 In an earlier talk I ventured to advise parents>of children who nope in their teens to give such children Q suitable iodine ration. But a cor respondent dragged in a gadget for measuring basal lnetabolism and l went off the handle tuning and sputtering over that. I had intend- ed to urge the same prophylactic and remedy for folk who go stale in their thirties, but got no further than an outline of the familiar manifestations of such staleness On request I am glad to mail, in a stamped envelope bearing your ad- dress, if you will provide one, "In- structions for Taking an Iodin Ra- ton. Parents of children 10 to IS who have any sign of goitre or who nope and daydream at a time in life when they should be gay and giggly will find this mono graph helpful So will adults who are chronically tired and not re- freshed by rest or vacation, ir- clined to avoid joining in the fun they formerly enjoyed, conscious of a loss of their former ambition and interest in things. I say noth- ing about gray hair here l do want you to believe me.
 Out of the files for 1883 comes this report received from the moth- CT of 16-year girl who might be anybody's daughter - that is, anybody who neglects to make sure of an adequate iodine ration for the whole family:
 Dear pr. Brady:
 Some time ago I sent for your "Iodin Ration" pamphlet. want to tell you of the wonderful result.
 My 16-year-old daughter has been under the doctors care for more than year She was very an- emic at first but that was over- come by the doctors treatment. Her ailment was chronic fatigue which seemed impossible to overcome. She has been ready for college since June but unable to 90. Lately she had a metabolism test
 It is indeed pathetic, the child like faith imposed in machine med- icine, by the very people who pro- fess little faith in doctors. It is equally pathetic, the way the phy- sician with undeveloped diagnostic skill, defers to the machine.
 "a metabolisnl test which in- dicated that the thyroid gland was functioning normally.
 l began giving her an "1odin Ra- ton" according to the instructions in your pamphlet. The result has been simply unbelievable. The doe- tor told me to continue 1t since 1t benefited her so much. She is start
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

Girl friends, beaux - all are thrilled if you have a gypsy way with cards! And fortunes are easy with trusty list of card meanings to guide you.
 Here's a fortune you can tell to six at one time. Take from the pack the Lucky Six" cards-King, Queen and Jack of Diamonds and the Two, Three and Ace of Hearts-also IA random cards.
 Shuttle and have each fortune. seeker draw a card. The lucky ones draw one of the Lucky Six. " The King of Diamonds means lots of Dates: the Three of Hearts, good news; the Two, someone loves you, you'll know who soonl
 Or on a twosome with your new beau-weave his fortune by tEe shivery Cross of Fifteen or the magi- cal Method of Sevens!
 He'll hang on your every word as you predict the love of & brunette Eight of Clubs), an important business trip CNine of Clubs), raise in salary lFour of Diamonds). !. (Which means you can marry her" tell him-"and here's the Eight of Hearts that says you will"
 Learn the secrets of gypsy fortune tellingl Our 32-page booklet gives meanings of all cards, how to read tea-leaves, domlnoes, dice. the ''crystal." Has horoscope for each month.
 Send fOc in coin for your copy Of Pun with Fortune Telling" tc the Waterbury Democrat Home
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

ing in junior college now and she is very happy. am also, and most grateful for your help. She was so tired that she couldn't enjoy life as other young people do, and now she's bubbling over most of the time ...
 A nip of iodine now and then is 8 good prophylactic and good remedy for anhedonia Cinability to enjoy life) in children in their teens or in adults in their. thirties or forties.
 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS For Mountain Sickness Chew Gum Have always suffered terribly from my ears whenever l have trav- eled by auto, train or plane to any altitude. Recently doctor suggest ed that I try chewing gum. It, erally chewed my way from Hart- ford to Denver and from Denver to Los Angeles, and had no discomfort at all. Not only that, but rode in car to the top of Mt. Evans, l4,000 feet altitude and experienced no dis. comfort, chewing gum every. foot of the way. (Mrs. D. L. H0 Answer-Thank you, Perhaps the movements of chewing aid the pas- sage of air through the Eustachian tubes, as yawning does, and 50 equa- lizes air pressure within the middle ear cavity and externally. As for the general manifestations of mountain sickness, air hunger, anoxia, the less rapid ascent and descent the less trouble--one susceptible to unpleas- ant effects of altitude should take more time, stop off here and there on the way up, for day or 50, or even for only an hour or two.
 Weight Lifting
 ! have heard you disapprove of moderate weight lifting. Please send me any literature you have on the subject. (J. H.
 Answer-T do not disapprove of 1t. If you mean lifting heavy weights as a form of exercise. I dosrot ap- not prove of or recommend 1t in any case. have no literature about 1t.
 Doctor Books
 There must be thousands of people who would be glad to have a doctor book written by you. We have found a good many helpful things, for in- stance, in your No. 14 Little Les- son" called "The Medicine Cup board". Why not expand that into @ full size doctor book2
 (Mrs. E. H. R3 Answer--My idea was rather to condense a doctor book" into the Little Lesson. For copy of "Thc Medicine Cupboard" send twenty five cents and stamped envelope bearing your address.
 Copyright, 1041, John P. Dille Co)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
--BRAUTY.
NEA Serylce StaR Writer

AN1kA sSGANASV SNsAAA NNAAS~A
 Eubdued makeup to contrast with this falls flashing fashion colors is offered by many leading cosmetics houses. This makeup will keep you from feeling like 6 Mardl Gras, no matter how many bright hues you wear, and 1t will set of your bril- liant clothes.
 The manufacturers got the idea from pictures-rot from the sharp shots the candid camera makes, but from the softest sepia portraits.
 Sepia-flnished photos give the face Q tender look. Tn printing them the photographer tones down a shadow here, brings up 0 high light there. The new sepia soft makeup is designed to do the same thing for you--to give you "phote finish"
 This news Is especially good foi the sun'-tanned woman who has been wondering how long she'd have to walt tos wear fashionable black There is a ruddy red rouge which goes well with the deepest tan, and with black, brown and green also. NEW COSMETIC FOR
 LIGHT. .COLORED SKINS
 If you have stayed out of the sun, you can wear another soft makeup. It stresses delicate skin tones and gives blonde youngsters @ real flower face. This makeup Is the natural complement to heathe. tweeds and other college clothes in pastel shades.
 This Fall, fashion emphasizes the rule of taste: Put make-up or lightly The soft rouges are made only to enliWn and enhance youl natural flush, not to cover them. Il you're used to revising your natu- ral lip outlines, think 1t over and see whether you really need to con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

Miss Burke has a meatless res cipe that provides good protein at low cost, will be welcomed by house. wives who find the rising price oS meat too much for their budgets.
 RICE AND NUT LOAF
 (Serves to 6)
 One half cup uncooked brown rice, egg, tablespoons chopped parsley, 1 cup soft bread crumbs, l cup chopped nuts, 1a cup melted butter.
 Cook rice in water until soft Stir in well-beaten egg. Thorough ly mix nuts, chopped parsley, and crumbs. Add to rice. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Bake In moderate oven (350 degrees F.) for 1 hour. Baste with melted butter several times. Serve with an egg sauce.
 Egg Sauce
 Two tablespoons butter, 2 table spoons flour, lls cups milk, ? hard- cooked eggs, tablespoon parsley. Melt butter in saucepan, stir ln flour; when thoroughly blended add milk which has been brought to. a boil. Season with salt and Fep- per. Bring mixture to a boil. then simmer gently for 5 minutes. Re- move from fire and add coarsely chopped hard cooked eggs and paI- sley. Pour over loaf.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
DRESS-AND-JACKET FOR MATRONS

There's a new feeling for soft, smooth lines-Claire Tilden in- terprets it in Pattern 2s2, a dress and-jacket ensemble for the more mature figure. The frock has soft detail in the bodice fullness kept gracefully under control by the shoulder and waistline darts. The same darts are repeated on the three-quarter bracelet" sleeves, and the little bow on the belt is a feminine touch. Why not enrich this simple basic frock with lovely embroidery you can do yourself? A transfer motif comes with com plete directions in the Sewing Guide. The curving spray of ivy is repeated at either side of the front bodice seam, and would be very charming done in two shades of green on gray material. A tiny row of buttons masks this same cen- ter seam. The jacket is cut in wrist length = wise camouflage for waistlines that are too largel It is fitted by darts at either shoulder and has full-length sleeves. You can make 1t up to match or con- trast with the dress.
 Pattern 2e2 is cut in women's sizes &. 36. 38, 70. 42. A.. 46 and 48. Size 36, dress. requires 33-8 yards 30 inch fabric.
 Send FIFTEEN CENTS lI5c) in coins for this pattern. WRITE CLEA ARLY SIZE, NAME, AID. DRESS AND STYLE NUMBER.
 Send orders 10 Waterbury Demo- crat. Pattern Department, 70 Fifth Avenue, New York, ". Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

Why not prepare batch today? This recipe explains the way:
 Red Plum Bavarlan
 8 red plums, cooked: 1M cups plum juice; 1 package strawberry. favored gelatin: dash of salt; 1 cup heavy cream.
 To cook plums, combine plums, 1s cup sugar, and l cup water, cover, and simmer until just tender. Drain, reserving juice; measure 11s cups. Cut plums in large pieces. Dissolve gelatin in hot plum juice; add salt. Chill until cold and syrupy. Fold in cream, whipped only until thick and shiny, but not stiff. Fold in cooked plums. Chill. When slightly thickened, pile ir sherbet glasses or large bowl. Serves 6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

etables and seasonings; continue cooking h hour. Add tomato sauce, bring to boil. drop dumplings from spoon. Cover tightly and steam l2 to t6 minutes.
 Dumpllngs
 One cup flour, ls teaspoon salt. 11s teaspoons baking powder, 8 cup milk. 2 tablespoons melted butter. slit ingredients together, gradually stir in milk, add blAteT, and drop into boiling stew e ta- hlespoonlul at q time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

many thin gs, isn't on as good terms with food a s W Q s h e I grandmother.
 Her gran d. mother realized that eating is one of the great joys of life-and so she bent her efforts tow arc becoming a good cook, one who catered to the likes and dislikes of her mily nnA nR lann fnlnansi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

diced potatoes, F cup diced carrots, 4 cup chopped celery, 4 cup chopped onions, F cup limas or peas, l bay leaf, 1 can tomato sauce, # teaspoon salt.
 Dredge tn e meat in flour, brown in ho t fat. Add hot water, cook slowly 1 hour. Add diced YAR-