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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-13
SOn, CONSERVATION
MEETINGS ARE, SLATED
Continued from Page One)
Saturday. March Is


Saturday, March Is
1000 A. M, Landmark Church;
200 P. NJ. Bethany Church at
Baldwin; 7:30 night, Elkland High
School.
Thursday, March 20
1000 A. NJ, Obids Presbyterian
Church: 200 P. NJ, Glendale
School or Church; 1880 night, Re-
tary Club, West. Jefferson.
Friday, March 81
1000 A. NJ, Church at J. E. Oil
ver's; 200 P. M, Green Valley
Church; 7:3O night, rRiverview
High School,, =.
Saturday, March 22
1000 A. NJ. Lansing School;
200 P. NJ, Low Gap Church; 1886
night, Nathan's Creek School.
Mr.. Rich pointed out that the
meetings were scheduled where
electricity could be used in or
der to show the motion pictures.
After the meetings have been
held. ballot boxes will be placed
in the various communities and
farmers will have an opportunity
to vote on the proposed establish
ment of al soil conservation dis
trict. .ss:s@s>.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-13
NAZIS ARE READY
TO MARCH AHEAD

Continued from Page One)
simo Franco of Spain had flatly
turned down German demand
for territorial facilities to fly
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-12-25

eminent. Terrible injustices and
atrocities are usually committed dur
ing great upheavals, such as Martin
Luther's religious revolution and the
consequent religious wars, Crom-
wells revolution in England, the
French revolution and the Russian
revolution, yet, these revolutions were
for the common good and the end
justified the means. Such revolu-
tons could not be accomplished with
out force for the evils which they
corrected were too deeply rooted.
But, revolution which has no NOR
al base is simply futile and destruc-
tive-such is the Nazi revolution. So
far in this country necessary re-
forms have been made peacefully
with the exception of the Civil war.
The New Deal is an economic peace
full revolution, which has improved
the economic life of the people
and has destroyed nothing worthy of
survival.
1t may be said that Germany is
more efficient than Russia, but, it
must also be remembered that Ger
many was better developed than Rus
STA under the Kaiser and the Car.
Russia has probably advanced faster
than Germany the past 20 years.
Much Of the news we have received
from Russia the past 20 years is
colored and written by unreliable and
unqualified people. For an accurate
description of Russia Russia And
The Approach of Armageddon" is
enlightening. This book was writ
ten by Lieutenant Commander
Charles S. Seely, of the U. S. Navy,
retired, and is the work of a real
artist.
S. J. SIMONSEN.
Pease, Mimi, Dec. S, 194l.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-12-25

dren are always sure that the dish
has been touched. The last week we
are all busily engaged in baking the
traditional cakes. Everybody has to
help and everybody has to taste. The
purchase of the Christmas tree is no
less an event, but its decoration is
secret. The room is locked till after
dinner. At four o'clock we all gather
in the Danish church, and here the
children take part in the singing of
Christmas hymns as well as any true
born Dane. After church follows
the traditional Danish Christmas din
ner: Rice pudding and duck.
The climax of it all comes when the
doors are flung open and the Christ
was tree with its hundreds of candles
invites us all to dance round it: "Nu
har vi Jul igen", which must be re-
peated again and again.
Although Christmas day is cele-
brated in the English way and they
first receive their gifts on that day,
it is undoubtedly all the preparations
and the Danish Christmas eve that
are most significant for the children
and l am quite sure that the day they
have their own homes, however Eng
lish it may be, the Danish Christmas
tradition will be kept up.
Perhaps one day in years to come
they will meet some of your children
and be mutually delighted to discover
that they share common tradition,
"Gladelig Jul''!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-12-25
News From The
Victory Front
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
I want to thank the Sturgeon Lake
Red Cross for the Christmas gift that
I have received.
I have been in the United States
Army for only seven weeks and we
boys do appreciate very much every
thing that you folks do for us from
the outside.
We are all doing the best we can
by training for the defense of our
country. It really doesn't seem that
we are at war now because we were
training hard before and we still are.
AS a whole the army is fine for US
and all the fellows who follow. We
have plenty to wear and plenty to
eat. It is hard for us to get used
to this weather in Oklahoma.
Well, I will sign off by asking
everyone to do his part for the ma
tional defense of our country.
Pvt. Henry Eaton,
Battery B % Bn Z Regt.
Fort Sill, Okla.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-12-25
THESE FIVE NOT WANTED
TO DEFEND u. s.
(The Minneapolis Spokesman

zine minneapolis SpOkeSman)
IT the experience of the five Min
neapolis men who wanted to enlist
in the country's armed forces in Min
neapolis Tuesday and were refused
because they were Negroes is being
repeated throughout the country, it
would indicate that even in the hour
of the nations crisis we have learned
little. No wonder we are not ready
for the fray. 1t seems to this news
paper that it is time to lay aside some
of this type of pure damfoolishness
that makes for everything but ma
tional unity. .-.----
Every radio and newspaper is
making appe for enliStments.
Imagine the feeling of these five
patriotic American men who went
down to offer up their lives for their
country and were turned down as
scores of other fellow Americans
were accepted.
The radio and newspaper appeals
that we have heard appeal to ALL
men from II to so, not white" men.
Treatment of this sort for Americas
most loyal group of citizens is both
disgusting, disturbing and wholly in
consistent with the nations need for
men to man the guns for our national
safety.
There is no reason why an Ameri-
can Negro who wants to join our
army and navy today should have to
stand aside to wait until some general
or admiral decides he may join while
others enlist at will. Such a condi-
ton does nothing for our war prep
arations and dampens the morale Of
the Negro people.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-12-25
editor Askov American:

EQ1tOr ASkOV AIueTlCdu.
When the first World war hac
started I asked German for what
reason Germany had started thai
war. Then he used as an excuse fol
Germany that it was because ar
Austrian royal couple was killed ir
Serbia. When that would not work
as an excuse he said that Germany
was fighting for freedom on the seas
That excuse was no better as there
had always been freedom of the sea.
except in time of war, but now Ger
many had started war and by thai
had done away with that freedom
instead of supporting it.
At about that time I read in e
Scandinavian paper published here
in the United States, under the head
line, News from Denmark: "A ship
from the United States has arrived
at Copenhagen with some freight
in boxes for a party there, and it was
unloaded. Later comes an old rot
ten ship where it should be loaded
on for Germany. But the freight
handlers complained about the boxes
being too heavy to contain the goods
it was marked to be. Then it was
investigated and found to be cop
per in sheets" A thorough investi-
cation was made and it was found
that a German ship should meet this
old ship on the Baltic sea and take in
the cargo and crew, and the ship
should be sunk and considered to be
lost with its cargo on it, and the crew
picked up by a German ship"
That could have been done easily
if it had not been for the freight
handlers; as there were many German
businessmen and workers, as good
Germans in Copenhagen as the Ger
mans in Germany. How much of
that above mentioned had gone on
is hard to tell
If England would allow ships to
bring supplies to the countries un-
der German control that would be
insanity. Germany has taken from
them so they are badly in need, and
she would keep on taking as long as
there was thing to take; so it would
be to help the Germans in their rob-
berry, instead of helping the robbed
people. Nothing can help the robbed
people except that all the nations not
robbed yet would join to down the
robber.
Just think of the Germans taking
the bedclothes, fur coats and so
many other things from the Norwe-
gians toward the winter in such a
cold country, and shooting them when
they say or show that they are against
the Germans and their actions.
ANDREW RASMUSSEN.
5000 West River Blvd,
Minneapolis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-12-25
A Light OF Faith

More than nineteen centuries the
spirit of Christmas has survived
Since that sacred night in Bethlehem
so many years ago the Star of the
East has shed its light of undimmine
faith and even today, in a war
wracked world, shines with its mes
sage of hope.
For the spirit of Christmas still
lives, deep in the heart of all hui
mainly. The star that shone on
Bethlehem looks compassionately
down on the sands of Africa, over
the blood-stained SHOWS of Russia
and across the troubled Pacific Greed
and stupidity, cruelty and hate, the
suffering, despair and sadness, will
eventually be transcribed by its I'M
fading beam. 1t began as promise
to the shepherds of old as they
watched their flocks by night D.. to-
day the shadows of a longer and
terrible night engulf the world From
man alone there appears no hope
But, from the celestial and divine
powers that surmounted all obstacles,
and before which even the mightiest
must bow, comes the age-old story
Of peace and good will.
The burdens of the years hang
heavily on the world at Christmas
this year. Never before has the need
for the Christmas message been more
great. The wars and distinctions
of the past fade before the ominous
perils of the present. It is not a
question of right or wrong, a prob
lem of winning battles or making
peace. Through sheer force of arms
and men one side will triumph.
But, will the spirit of brotherly
love then prevail in a stricken world?
Will the cries of the distressed be
answered? Will the Christmas les
son then be practiced among the
brotherhood of nations, or will it re-
main as symbol of what could be?
Will distrust be forgotten and the
glorious teachings brought by the
Child of Bethlehem put to shame
the powers of the mortal rulers OF
men?
The Christmas message can not
bring back those who have given
their lives in this war. The heart
aches and sorrows will linger. The
poignant remembrances of departed
ones will temper the Yuletide festivi-
ties. But reckoning still with its
infinite beauty, steady and strong
through the storm and strife, the star
of Bethlehem sheds its beam of
kindness and faith. And timeless,
unchanging, the Christmas message
lives to lend hope to a darkened
world.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-12-25
The Meaning OF Christmas
(From Good News

To God the Father it meant giving
His son =. "For God so loved the
world, that He gave His only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in Him
should not perish, but have everlast-
ing life" John 3:16).
To God the Son it meant leaving
heavens glory to become a servant
obedient unto death :. "Christ Jesus,
who, existing in the form of God,
counted not the being on an equality
with God thing to be grasped, but
emptied Himself, taking the form of
servant, being made in the likeness
of men; and being found in fashion
as man, He humbled Himself, be-
coming obedient unto death, yea, the
death of the cross" philippians 2:5-8,
r. W.
To the world it means that God has
provided Saviour 81 bring you
good tidings of great joy, which shall
be to all people. For unto you is
born this day in the city of David,
a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord"
duke 2:10, 1I. Christmas halls
the birth of Him who was born to
die-to die in the sinners stead, to
purchase the redemption of his soul.
"All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned every one to his own
way, and the Lord hath laid upon
Him the iniQuity of us all' (ISaiah
$500.
To you it means that God offers
you eternal life as a gift "The
wages of sin is death; but the gift
of God is eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23). =
"To as many as received Him, to them
gave He power to become the sons
Of God, even to them that believe
on His name" John 1922.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-12-25
WE'RE NOT BABIES
minneapolis Daily Times)

minneapolis Daily TlmeS)
Biggest mistake behind the step
toward censorship in the govern
ment's taboo on casualty lists is the
idea that the American people are
a lot of babies.
Now we are in danger of being
babied still more as we 60 into a
formal censorship.
God help the man who has to run
1t. Theorists, as well as practical men,
will be on his neck day and night.
Censorship's object is to withhold
information helpful to the enemy.
But there have been few censor
ships which, in time, did not inter-
pref blunt criticism of the government
as helpful to his enemy by being
harmful to morale at home.
Voluntary censorship worked all
right during the last war. Even in
this war, there has been some volun-
tary censorship. When the British
battleship Malaga locked under the
windows of the Nazi consulate in New
York, and its sailors meandered over
the city publicizing the name of their
vessel, our administration requested
the press to withhold the crafts name.
Ridiculous as the request was, un-
der the circumstances, newspapers
omitted the battleship's Identification.
1t is possible to imagine a censor
ship that would control only the few
papers, if any, that might want to
break reasonable bounds merely to
print some news the other fellow
isn't publishing. Will censorship stop
at that?
Human nature objects to criticism.
Censors will have bosses, hundreds
of them-politicians, theorists, bur-
eaucrats, diplomats, and well-mean-
ing super-cautioncrats-to please The
indications are plain.
Yet the worst thing that could hap
pen to American morale would be
to spread the idea among the Ameri-
can people that they are not getting
the facts as to progress of the war.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-12-25
THEY STAND TOGETHER
Minneapolis Morning Tribune)

The appeals for a united front in
the western hemisphere which were
made this week by Senators Wheeler
and Norris are themselves a particu-
larly felicitous sign of unity. Both
men have in times past been con-
spicuously identified with isolation
ism, Mr.. Norris casting his vote
against American entrance into the
First World war, and the Montanan,
until the attack on Pearl Harbor,
leading the senate opposition to the
administrations foreign policy.
But now each pleads, not alone
for united national front, but for
hemisphere solidarity against the
Axis. On the matter of Intervention,
these two senators have recently been
poles apart; yet Mr.. Wheeler is now
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-12-25
FEED AMERICANS TOO
Editor ASkov American:

Citizens of the United States open
their hearts and purses for their ia
vored friends overseas. But mean
while the dark cloud of undernour-
ishment hovers over millions OF
American children.
While Secretary of Agriculture
Claude Wickard tells us we must
send out one billion dollars worth
Of additional food within the next
few months the physical and mental
growth of millions of American CHI
dren is being stunted by want of ade-
quate food. DR.. Thomas Parran,
surgeon-general of the United States
estimates that nine million Ameri-
can children are suffering from NAL
nutrition. l quote DR.. Parran: "We
are wasting money trying to educate
half-starved bodies. They can not
absorb teaching. They hold back
classes, require extra time of teach
ers, and repeat grades.
"This is expensive stupidity but its
immediate cost to our education sys-
tenn is as nothing compared to its
ultimate cost to the nation. -.
Something like nine million school
children are not getting a diet ade-
quate for health and well being.
And malnutrition is our greatest pro-
Queer of i'll health. A plan to feed
these children properly would pay
incalculable dividends"
In Philadelphia, according to the
Inquirer, there are 100000 UNDER
fed school children. The school
boards $4,000 year business man.
ager neglected to inform the board
that free food for the children was
available from the Federal Surplus
Marketing Administration, so 160,-
900 children walked to school every
day without breakfast. Those in
charge of British food distribution
admit there is ample food on hand
to feed that nation.
1 quote from the Philadelphia In
quirer: There is great deal of
lunch stealing regularly" said Junior
high school teacher. 81 have found
many children who look as if they
are typical depression products and
will continue to be so if something
isn't done about it."
An elementary school teacher as
serted, "These children who attend
school with their stomachs empty are
languid, inclined to be sullen, and
can not properly be taught.
81 noticed child in my class re-
Gently who would come in the morn
ings, lay his head on his desk and
pay no attention to lessons. / repri-
manded him couple of times and
then tried to talk to him. At last he
told me that he had had no break
fast and rarely dinner the night be-
fore, I have brought him his lunch
from that day on, and this is not an
isolated case"
Let us demand that American
school children be adequately fed.
NELL O'SHANE.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-12-25
JUSTICE NECESSARY
Editor ASkov American:


Considerable talk about new or
ders and values has been heard late
ly. Many people are starting to
question the old rules of morality
and they also think that by some
hokum that new order can be
established not based on the old
rules of morality.
The old rules of morality and JUS
tice are the accumulation of wisdom
attained through thousands of years
Such rules as covered by the Ten
Commandments, the Magma Carta, the
Bill of Rights, our Declaration OF
Independence and Constitution were
not rules arrived at all of sudden;
it took thousands of years of close
observation by human philosophers
to observe these moral values-things
which tended towards Improvement.
Finally, someone or group agreed
on a rule or set of rules, drew them
up and worked to put them in effect.
These rules were not conceived by
any one man or found on some lead
plate buried in the ground.
Any new order which may be at
tanned as result of this war, will
have to be based on the old rules
of correct human conduct-what is
known as justice. Of course dur
ing revolution the means are cruel,
but the end must be justice or the
revolution will fail. 1t may appear
to those with snap judgment that it
is possible to establish a system not
based on the old rules, but such a
state of affairs cannot possibly last.
1t is interesting to compare the
basic philosophy of the doctrine of
Nazism and Communism. Commun-
ism has for it's alleged end, human
equality and justice. Nazism openly
defies the equality of men and adj
vocates racial superiority. Between
these two revolutionary doctrines,
Communism with all it's cruelty is
still superior to Nazism. Nazism is
nothing but the logical outgrowth
of the old Prussian Junker war spirit
and economic suppression.
Nazism advocates force for the sub
lection of other people, Communism
uses force generally as a means of
self-defense. Nazism outside of force
for conquest is sterile. It is not
based on philosophical wisdom and
correct human behavior, nor does it
seek that end. It seems to be an end
in itself.
Communism, as well as Nazism, are
revolutionary. They differ in that
Nazism wants to destroy all that is
good and bad, while Communism at
tempts to establish system of social
and economic equality. Revolutions
don't just happen, they are the out
growth Of long abuse and mis-gov-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-12-25

no less earnest that his colleague
from Nebraska in urging Latin
America to stand with us in our war
against the Axis powers.
Thus the dissenter from Wilsonian
policy in 1917, and the most persistent
senatorial critic of President Roose-
velt's pre-war policies, join hands
in display Of common purpose which
will not be lost upon our enemies
of 1941. 1t is matter for congratu-
lations that in seeking a united front
below the Rio Grande, we can pre-
sent such striking evidence of unity
at home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-12-25
THE LAST VERSE
minneapolis Star JournaD

\4sAhAACoPOAlo SIdA
1t may be news to us who begin
to mutter our words about the time
we arrive at "the rockets red glare"
that "The Star Spangled Banner" has
four verses.
All of them tell the story of the
seige of Fort McHenry in the War of
1872 and of its successful defense by
American forces. The last verse has
become particularly appropriate now
that the United States is again at
war. It goes:
And thus be it ever, when free men
shall stand
Between their loved home and the
wars desolation.
Blessed with vict'ry and peace, may
this heav'n-rescued land
Praise the pow'r that hath made and
preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our
cause it is just
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-12-25
DISARM ALL NATIONS FOR
LASTING PEACE
"a. P. Rickmire in the Minneapolis
Daily TimeS)

"a. P. Rickmire in the Minneapolis
Daily Times)
Japan will, undoubtedly, be ready
to sit down at the peace table within
Is weeks and Hitler's gang a few
weeks thereafter if all the other ma
tons put their shoulders to the
wheel. Meanwhile, the people of the
world should be getting educated to
a peace treaty that will be lasting.
America now knows it cannot keep
out of the foreign wars, hence should
give its whole hearted approval of the
only means that will keep the world
at peace for 1000 years.
A nonarmament clause must be put
in the coming peace treaty with teeth
in it for enforcement, backed by pub
lie sentiment of the people of the
world.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-12-25
Winning Of Peace
Stressed By League

The State Board of the Women's In
ternational League for Peace and
Freedom met in joint session with
the city boards of Minneapolis and
st. Paul and drew up the following
statement for release to the press:
Deeply as we regret the fact, we
recognize that our beloved country
is now at war. We hereby reaffirm
our answering loyalty to the con-
stitution of the United States, with
it's magnificent Bill of Rights, as the
fundamental law of this country and
the foundation of those democratic
principles which must govern us in
war as well as in peace. We put our
faith and our hope in our duly cleo
ted representatives of government and
in the people themselves, the demo-
cratic source of government, that
they will be equal to the gigantic
tasks of winning the war and, to use
the Presidents own words, winning
the peace. AS to how far each of
us will apply herself to the former
task we leave to her individual con-
science. We do particularly urge the
far vision implied in the second task,
as important as victory, the winning
of world peace-the preservation,
strengthening and extension of those
basic ideals and institutions which
constitute the far-famed American
way of life. To that end we rededi-
cate ourselves to the fundamental
purposes and policies of the Women's
International League for Peace and
Freedom, which are indivisible from
the purposes and policies of demo-
cratic government"