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Askov American., 1941-11-27
AskOv Farmer Gets
Scholarship Award

Selected as one of SO farmers in
the state to receive the honor, Yer
ner Clausen of Askov, has been
awarded a scholarship to attend the
Adult Farmers Short Course given
at the University Farm November
Is to December 20. He left Monday
morning to take up his studies.
The scholarships, given by a large
merchandising firm, were awarded to
those who have shown more than
usual ability and promise of future
service and capacities, not only as
farmers, but as community workers
and citizens. Mr.. Clausen will rep
resent Pine county on the basis of
the recommendation of the county
extension committee and state COM
mittee which reviewed all such
recommendations.
The purpose of this short course is
to provide so outstanding farmers
in the state an opportunity to learn
of the latest developments in agri-
culture, to become acquainted with
the leaders in the various phases of
farm life, to meet with these leaders
and discuss farm problems, taking
part in planned program of classes,
lectures, conferences and field trips
arranged and directed through the
Division of Agricultural Short Courses
at University Farm and staffed by the
faculty of the University Department
of Agriculture. Board, room and tu-
ition expenses for the four-week
period are included in the scholar
ships. u. a.
Askov American., 1941-11-27
Willow WPA Project
Gets Final Approval

Word comes from Washington, D.
c., that WPA Project 5O312 (Supp.
No. ~ has been approved by the
president and is now ready for opera
ton at the discretion of the State
Works Project Administration.
The allotment is in the amount of
S4,701 and is to be used on the new
addition to remodel the existing
building and to improve grounds. The
work includes performing carpentry,
masonry, steel, sheet metal and roof
ing work; painting, placing lath, and
plastering; installing heating, venti-
lating, plumbing and electrical work;
grading and landscaping and per-
forming incidental and appurtenant
work
Askov American., 1941-11-27
Lodge Marks Its
10th Milestone
Sandstone Rebekahs Cele.
brate; Only Living Char
ter Member Present.

The 10th anniversary of the insti-
tuting of Central Rebekah Lodge No
184 of Sandstone, WAS celebrated at
the regular meeting of that organiza-
ton held Monday night in the I. O.
o. F. lodge there.
Mrs. Mary Calvin of Sauk Rapids,
only living charter member of the
lodge, was present for the event,
and Mrs. Bertha Lundgren of Sand
stone, 40-year member, was also
there. The two ladies were each
given corsage and a white gold
past noble grand pin, by the noble
grand, Mrs. Florence Hokstad.
Minutes of First Meeting Read.
The degree staff exemplified the
floor work in their robes. A playlet
entitled "Why They Joined the Re-
bekahs" was given by Mrs. Madaline
johnson, Mrs. Florence Hokstad, Mrs.
Alice Falconer and Miss Violet Null
holland. The minutes of the first
meeting of the lodge in 1901 were
read by the present secretary, Mrs.
Lena Amundson.
A beautifully decorated cake for
the occasion was furnished by the
committee composed of the following
members: Mrs. Florence Walden,
Mrs. Cecil Ide, Mrs. Anna Forstrom,
Mrs. Olga Hedlund, Mrs. Helen Mel
son and Mrs. Grace Lewis. The tables
and the hall were appropriately dec
Grated in the lodge colors and flowers.
Askov American., 1941-11-27
More Bids Called
For Highway %

Bids will be opened December 12
for more work on highway %, pur-
suant to a call issued by M. J,
Hoffman, state highway commission
er, and will be for further improve
ment of approximately 10 miles of
that highway in Carlton county.
This work consists of a gravel lift
for 9.9 miles between two miles west
of Holyoke and 10 miles northeast.
comprising $4,000 tons of sand and
gravel.
A great deal of construction work
has been done on number % this year
and the bulk of the remaining work
will be completed by next fall. This
section of the Translate diagonal
highway is included in the "stra-
tegic network" of roads designated
by military and Federal highway
authorities as essential to national de-
fense.
Askov American., 1941-11-27
Sturgeon School
Dedication Will
Be Held Tonight
New $23, 900 Building
Will Accommodate los Pu-
pills; Built by WPA.

The dedication of the new $23, ,000
grade school at Sturgeon Lake, re-
Gently completed by WPA, will be
held tonight. The highlight of the
ceremonies will be the presentation
of the school by S. L. Stolte, state
WPA administrator, to Common
School District No. 40, sponsors OF
the project.
The fine one-story reinforced con-
crete and brick building is the 115th
school constructed by WPA in Mime
sofa during the past six years. It
consists of three classrooms, with
desk space for los pupils, library,
and large basement which houses a
community room and kitchen. An
average crew of 25 WPA workers
were employed during the period the
school was under construction.
Constructing Large Playground.
Extensive landscaping is now be-
ing done, and work has been started
on a large playground adjoining the
school.
In addition to the lis new schools
constructed in this state the WPA
has also built additions to 81 others,
Mr.. Stolte revealed, and has made
extensive repairs on $50 others.
Nearly every community in Min
nesota has been benefited by WPA's
school construction program" Mr.
Stolte said "About a third of the
schools in the state had been built
previous to the turn of the century,
and as result, many of them were
condemned as unsafe or unsanitary.
Old Buildings Being Replaced.
"WPA has replaced these old build
ings with new, modern structures,
varying in size from large high
school buildings, with capacity for
several hundred pupils, to one and
two-room elementary school struc-
lures. In all, WPA has given addi-
tional class room facilities to about
$1,000 pupils in Minnesota.
In addition to the one at Sturgeon
Lake, other outstanding buildings,
Mr.. Stolte pointed out, are the high
school additions at New Ulm, Noun
tain Lake and Waseca; the grade
school at Rockville, the combined
grade and high schools at Baudette,
Little Fork, Madison, Clinton and
Hanley Falls, and the hydraulics
laboratory at the University of Min
neSota.
Askov American., 1941-11-27
Pond Lists Eight
Farm Net Income
Deciding Factors
Economist Speaks at An
nual Farm Bureau Meet
ing Saturday.

"The Kind of Farming That Pays
was the topic chosen by Professor
Pond, agricultural economist from
University Farm, speaking at the
annual Farm Bureau meeting at
Sandstone Saturday, November %.
Professor Pond listed eight points
that determine whether or not a
farmer is going to be above or be-
low the average in net income. These
points were: (D Butterfat produc-
ton per cow. (2) Efficiency in feed
ing. (3) The number of work units
on farm. (4) The selection of good
paying crops. (5) Crop yields. (6)
Keeping overhead down. CD The
amount of livestock per hundred
acres. (8) The size of farms.
Tells of Extension Work.
The county agent, Max McMillin,
gave a short report on the extern
sion work carried on during the past
year mentioning the help the ex-
tension service gave along with the
Farm Security in organizing the Pine
County Dairy Breeders Association
which now has over 200 members
owning over 1000 cows, the All Club
program which had 33 clubs with
$50 members enrolled in the past
year, the AAA program on which
the county agent helped with the
educational nroororo ocnoo;o1Ix, <bo
lining program, the mattress pro-
gram which was carried on by the
Extension Service and the Agricul-
tural Conservation office. Various
other phases of work were also car
ried on by the Extension Service
during the year.
Donates SIS for Trip.
An announcement regarding Farm
and Home week was made by Mr.
McMillin, and Ray Barstow of Sand
stone, is donating SIS trip to Farm
and Home week which will be held
the week of January 19-24. This
amount will cover the necessary ex-
penses for Farm and Home week,
according to Mr.. McMillin. This
trip is offered to the person in the
northern part of the county getting
the most Farm Bureau members be-
tween now and January 10.
Election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: Chris. Frederiksen, Askov,
chairman; Joe Wurm, Pine City, vice.
chairman; Julius Waletzko, Willow
River, secretary-treasurer; directors:
John VonRueden, Hinckley; Melvin
Anderson, Brook Park; and Werner
Clausen, Askov.
At the close of the meeting, free
lunch was served, and later the new
board met and elected Lambert Oden-
dahl as member at large on the Ex-
tension committee.
Askov American., 1941-11-27
Lake Claims Life
|OfYoungM Mother
Body of Mrs. Eugene Wal
lace Found in Pokegama
Lake Last Thursday.

A tragic death came to a young
mother, Mrs. Eugene Wallace, at the
Pokegama hospital Wednesday night
of last week, her body being found
early the following morning in Po-
kegama lake.
Mrs. Wallace, 19 years of age, who
had given birth to a baby at the hos
pital few days before, disappeared
from her hospital room about o.
clock Wednesday evening and the
staff and attendants hastily organ
lied search. Being unsuccessful
in locating their patient, hospital
authorities summoned the aid of the
Pine City home guard and fire de-
partment and throughout the night
a party of more than 100 men
searched the surrounding countryside
without success.
Found Is Feet from Shore.
1t was not until the early daylight
hours that the body was found less
than quarter mile from the hospital
in the lake. Hugo Holmstrom, home
defense worker, made the discovery
in about three feet Of water Is feet
from the shore.
According to hospital attendants
Mrs. Wallace had been respondent
and i'll since the birth of her child.
She was from Henriette, having come
there with Mr.. Wallace a few weeks
ago. Funeral services were held
Saturday from the Swanson Under
taking Parlors in Pine City, follow
ing which the body was taken to
Iowa for burial.
Askov American., 1941-11-27
ClOverdale Woman
Injured In Crash

Mrs. A. Steinborn of Cloverdale,
county organizer for the Townsend
plan, was severely injured Monday
when the car she was driving COL
lided with truck north Of that COM
munity. Cut about the head, she
also received numerous bruises, and
is now confined to her home. The
car was badly damaged.
The driver of the other vehicle
was unhurt.
Askov American., 1941-11-27
Dies Saturday
At Glen Lake

Mrs. L. E. Wood, wife of Superin-
tendent Wood of the Bruno schools,
passed away last Saturday night at
the Glen Lake sanatorium near Min
neapolis where she had been confined
the past few months with tubercu-
losis. The funeral services were held
Tuesday at Jordan.
Together with their father, two
children survive. Mr.. Wood is serv-
ing his second term as superintendent
OF the Bruno schools. The sympathy
OF the entire community is extended
the bereaved relatives in their sad
loss.
Askov American., 1941-11-27
International News Review

Germans captured the southern city
of Rostov, makes prospects a bit
gloomy for the Soviets.
Just before the fall of ROstOv
was announced, the Germans
had taken the Crimean port of
Kerch, and thus are in a posi-
ton to invade the northwestern
part of Caucasus and to try to
obtain possession of the fantastic
ally rich Caucasian oil wells.
A reason for the Russians not los
ing courage completely is the re-
ported fact that Hitler finds pretty
hard Shedding in Russia, and that he
is said to have sent for reinforce
ments.
Less Luck.
But while the Germans seeming
ly are making progress on the Russian
front-much slower, however, than
they had calculated-they are not
doing so well in North Africa where
the British have begun a violent
campaign in Libya.
They have marched victorious
ly from city to city, and have
recaptured much of the ground
which they some months back
had to surrender to the Italians
and the Germans.
A strlking-no pun intended, by
the way!-form of coordination is
being used by the British, for they
attack their foes from the air, from
the sea, and from land positions at
the same time.
Britain's last war in Libya, prior
to this, apparently had not been very
thoroughly planned, and the equip
ment was said to be inadequate. This
time all details appear to have been
beforehand, and the result
is one of the mightiest offensive
movements of the second world war.
CONTINUED on page y
Askov American., 1941-11-27

New eye glasses have dark red
glass as the upper fourth of the lens,
SO that when light is seen through
the red segment, the color-blind mo-
torist knows he must stop.
Askov American., 1941-11-27
BY GEORG STRANDVOLD

For several days rumors had been
heard to the effect that Hitler was
summoning a Berlin conference for
the purpose of exploring the posi-
bilities of peace. On the face of it.
it sounded almost incredible, but, on
closer consideration, it was more
plausible than at first thought, for
he maintains right along that now
he has conquered nearly all of conti-
mental Europe, there is no use con-
tinuing the war.
However, this was not what
he had in mind-at least, not as
far as published reports are con-
cerned. But he did summon to his
capital diplomatic representatives
of the various countries which are
in league with Germany-a few
of them voluntarily, most of them
by cOmpulsiOn-tO have them
discuss what may be done to
destroy international Commun-
ism.
Evidently the meeting, in progress
this week, is to illustrate the work.
ings of the "New Order"-that is,
the system under which Hitler hopes
to be able to reorganize Europe. So
far, there has been no inkling that
peace is the purpose of the confer
ence; nor is there anything to show
that-for the time being-it will be
of any practical significance.
War in Russia.
The Berlin conference is taking
place at time when the German
armies are drawing ever closer to
Moscow, and when the Russians find
it increasingly difficult to defend their
capital.
There is no doubt that the position
Of Moscow is seriously endangered,
and that circumstance, coupled with
the fact that few days ago the
Evening star., 1941-07-07

away, but the whir of the camera
motor told the old medicine man
what was happening. I put the
thing away without argument.
The drinking and the beating of
gourds went on all night. When
dawn came we gave up and rode
all day back to grass-hutted Santo
Domingo. From there we located
another family not engaged in fiesta
these colorful people do not live
in villages-and with the gift of 20
sucres (about S125 American
money! to do our talking for us, the
men and family posed for all the
pictures we wanted: about two
hours worth! We rode back through
Evening star., 1941-07-07

purchase 6 acres on Matthews
lane, near Four Corners, as a site
for the proposed structure, and the
hearing is to enable interested per-
sons to discuss that plan.
1t is hoped to erect a five-room
building to cost about S45.0O0 and
to have it ready for occupancy early
in the fall.
Construction of an addition of
four classrooms to the Takoma
Junior High School Building, to cost
approximately $4,000, is expected
to start at an early date and to be
completed before the next school
year is far under way, DR.. Broome
said.
Evening star., 1941-07-07

the jungle, the rain and the mud,
happy.
An excerpt from my notebook,
written that first night at the fiesta
when the medicine man was still
scowling at me, is self-explanatory:
Here under this shed the men
Of the Colorados, under direction of
their medicine man, sit in regal
dress: hair plastered with lard or
grease tight to their heads, and so
red with achiote they look like half
cocoanuts, bloody with vet rust.
and a grining human face, equally
red, for a pedestal. Their hair is
cut straight across their eyes and
above their ears Atop each Is a
Evening star., 1941-07-07

coronet of twisted cloth about the
thickness of three fingers. How
these coronets stay in place I can't
tell.
Drink Cooked Sugar Cane Juice.
"The men sit around a low table
made of planks lying on logs. Chairs
are of single blanks nailed to split
logs, and make a seat about inches
off the ground. The men are drink
ing cooked sugar cane juice; rancid
and strong. 1t has pairing kick.
I know, because I tasted 1t.
"A single smoky candle burns
from q metal holder high up in The
gable of the grass roof. 1t throws
dim light over the scene: red as If
Evening star., 1941-07-07
Hearing on School Site
Will Be Held Tomorrow
Special Dispatch to The Star.

DpeCIdI DIspdtcH 70 The star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, July IA site
Tor the public school the Montgom-
cry County Board of Education
plans to erect for the Four Corners
area will be considered at a public
nearing before the board here at II
a. m. tomorrow, it has been an
nounced by Dr. Edwin w. Broome,
county superintendent of schools.
The school board recently revealed
that 1t had tentatively decided to
Evening star., 1941-07-07

taken from Dante and his inferno
The male children sit with the men
or run around nearby, making noises
and trying to amuse themselves
tired with the long ceremonies thev
have been through for three davs
of the fiesta. The Women and
female children squat on long fronds
of palm leaves, spread on the
ground over at the right"
The expedition can only hone ;ts
colored film Of the Colorados inst
half tell the story.
Evening star., 1941-07-07

Bide for the work will be re-
ceived at the Office of the board
here until 1890 pm. Tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-07-07

Selling of sewing machines has
been made a government monopoly
in Manchuria.
Evening star., 1941-07-07

Japan's Censorship Bureau in
spected 112,251 reels of motion pic
turse last year.
Evening star., 1941-07-07
Expedition Is Forced
IoUseC Car Heater
Near Equator
Pan American Highway
Group Drops From Cold
To SweItering Heat

The Pan American Highway
Expedition, headed By SulliDan C.
Richardson, former Detroit neiDs-
pdpe rman, has reached Peru in
its slo,D and often tedious journey
oper Latin American roads, both
good and bad. The party, Which
Is travelling in a specially built
automobile, expects to motor to
the tip OF South America, its
southern terminus.
Evening star., 1941-07-07
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News Breviiies
From Peninsula

81. HsRHoR Hsisn Rueher
as henored 81 Saturday evening
9Th dinner party siven ~ her
mother M. Hsrcsd Racksf. TIE
occasion heinE Heiens ninth
birthday. The evening "a. sp<a;
playing games Guests we're
seated around q esndlellThtra
tshls cen;ered with . pretty
birthday cake. Attending the
party were Peggy Lund. Glori.
sole~rs. Jean Smith. Caroline
calhane. Rosaits uddenherx.
ssndrs calhAns and Mary Rueker.
Mr.. and ar, Jsss pann nd
a. their guests this week end NJ.
and Mrs. Richard Tryon ard
daughter Patty 81 Rsddlng. Calf.
Mr.. Tyron "a q nephew q Mr..
Dulln.
on Friday evening Dec. Il The
Lincoln grade school yin held ia
annual harvest program At The
school house. RehesFsais are
under the direction Of Mi~ Eeeies
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Marine , Lsrri - VIE r.n Infe
: psuk~s car - a. s2d saa Pacific
- in thr hlsskcot just After ~.
alxht Tuesday mernlas. rsesd~d
xaslss = aFuns~r arriving s.f~z =
n a<y n Police faax< ". a Hz<k=
ssaals eeurt. L<nsi sss fn<d e1se
~ given . - asy isli sentences n
sI4ltton.
lsmss uencesis srres<e1 Meo-
49, <vsnlns fcr sril<itleH Airs -
te<sa tsth sud isfh - - f.<ifze
49,. va committed 10 - -
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Royal Nays Pride Sunk
During Jap Aerial Attack

shs sss damaged In the sinking
y re Bismarck.
Prince of Wales was armed with
% ls-lneh guns % q secre, design.
he'd II have = greater effective
ranEe than earlier iS-ineh runs.
IS her main battery.
II addition she mounted Il
a7s-inch runs several smaller
guns and multiple pom-rou guns
Her speed was more than 30
knots
Laid down in January. 1877
launched MAY 1. 1889. she VA.
first reported in commission last
April.
Repulse was a 81. Ooo-ton battle
cruiser built in 1916.
Prince Of Wales and Rspuls.
were the third and fourth capital
ships Britain had lost in more
than two years OF war. The other.
were the battleShip Royal Oak.
sunk BY submarine Oct IL. 1859
at sesps Flow. and the giant bat.
tie cruiser Hood, sunk by the Bis
msnek May "a.
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Belt Line Fares
Will Be Changed

- orsiusnce revising th< Fslv
k<is ire ests fares On ne tiH@flsts
= to sane rate ss Tsessns Tfsa-
st - hsa~<s IN the ettv. 80 n
trcfseea t. the city rssuneif Taz<e-
~ ~ utinties csmmssssaaef
osSsil
re measure provtts= e -
change - tokens vita the tfsassi
eemrsay vncs woath a -
Hxnrtiaa of transfers - sAfse
cents s.rh ~ both reafsat<.
~hieh will honcr tks esh<ss tas<ns
art transfers
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Red Cross Offers
These Suggestions

Persons DESTROYS of making in
euiry regarding the welfare and
whereabouts of individual civilians
IN the Asiatic war zone are in
structed TO make such inquiry
through personal cslbegrams, II
possible, via Western Union. R.c.
A. Postal Telegraph or Mackay
Radio.
In the event these facilities are
not available for private Use then
inquiries are to be made through
the American Red Cross, $40 Pa
eific Savings building, on special
form being supplied for this pur-
pose. These forms will be sent
direct by air mail to the national
headquarters office and in the
event cable service is requested
and is possible such service will
be given, providing the inquirer
pays at point of inquiry the total
cost of cable service.
Inquiries regarding active ser
vice men are not being accepted
by any department.
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In motorosr competition Ne
make progressive improvement.
once q year. In military eompet-
ton NE make them as fas, ss con-
ceived or needed. Il. Hunt.
vice president Of General Motors.
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ard Nls DERRICK. There 81 -
. small admission chsrr<d
he annual benefit dance zIxen
~ he Amsrican fsgien - :. :.
y. all 10 held At the vaeser -
- Friday. Dc. - he -
Christmas party win - hsld =
ne Vaughn high scAool sual-
tafiam Friday evening". he. -
Tshsua Camp n y. A. -
meet 81 Thursday At ceeleek n
stead - Wednesday evening ass<
i TIE eiaes-out TIE tarsss
dinner and dance planned IT,
Saturday evening" has e<<n -.
pened.