Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-08-07
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
General News.
A. E. GUSTAFSON. County Supt.

It seems that wages are climbing
higher. Miss Grace Hillbrand, dis
trict 81, has been offered $1O5 per
month to teach in rural school in
Lake county.
John Trenda writes us from Cali
fornia that he will not be back to
teach number 80 this fall as he is
working in defense industries there.
Miss Anna Meyer has already been
drafted" to return to district 80 and
take Johns place in her old school
where she taught number of years.
Joe Babiarz, principal at Mark
vile LOG, writes us from the army
camp that he will be away for a year
or more. His Markville position
will be filled by Miss Helia Algren
who has had a number of years of
successful experience.
Although our school positions are
about all filled at present, it appears
that we may have other vacancies
to fill before September. We may
lose Ernest Won Reuben, district 8,
for army service and also few others
within. month.
Special Problems.
It seems next to impossible for
district SO to get any action out of
WPA for their new building, to re-
place the one burned two years ago.
The money is on deposit and the
project has been set up and approved
but no further action. Since there is
this year no room in any of the
nearby schools to handle the Birch
Creek school, district 80, they are
facing very serious problem. The
school board there consists of the fol-
lowing members: Mrs. Agnes Selleg,
Mrs. Geneva Johnson and Helmer
Larson.
District AZ has a problem of the
state highway and railroad cutting
the district so that two schools seem
necessary. With low enrollments and
lower state aids, the net costs are
very high per pupil. 1t appears to
be just as expensive to close both
schools and transport to Pine City
as the roads are such that two trips
seem necessary. Since no bids have
been obtained for transportation of
pupils, special meeting has been
called to consider what to do next.
The present board members of dis
trict AZ are Mike Strassener, Frank
Chmelik and Vincent Wosmek.
ri ~ &c t.
tween Danbury and Markville. Most
of the As children in this crowded
school are Indian children. Congress
has appropriated sum of money
to erect new Indian school in that
locality. Steps have been taken this
past few weeks to split district 90
and organize new district, No. 129,
strictly for this new Indian project
and also for the purpose of quail
flying for more state aids to supple
ment the Federal funds used. The
following are members of the present
school board of district 90: Mrs.
Dorothy Grove, Mrs. Marion Dunk
ley and Mrs. Rosie Bedauskey.
Hobbies and Alley Cats.
Most folks have certain hobbies.
One of ours is garden for exer-
else and to meet the rising prices.
We have several kinds of berries and
other fruits. Yes, we have had new
potatoes since July 4. That one
dug on my birthday last week
weighed 16 ounces. We picked ripe
tomatoes last month and we have
sweet corn nearly seven feet tall.
Can you beat it?
We also had fine collection of
birds. Some were getting to be very
friendly and full of confidence. But
someone last month brought in two
or three mammal" cats and dumped
them into our raspberry garden. The
few birds that are now left are very
sly and suspicious. The Audubon
Bird society proved that an average
house cat will cause the death and
destruction of over 400 beneficial
birds per year. How much more does
the stray GALLEY" cat destroy along
the roads and trails at night? Shame
on those sneaking killer cats that
destroy the mother birds and their
young! What shall we do with those
cats? Shall we risk many years of
bad luck, or must we see our friendly
songsters and insect eaters destroyed?
Perhaps the State Conservation de-
partment may have some timely sug-
gestions.
Bass Lake