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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-27

swallow the 'lend-lease" dictator bill.
The barefoot boy has become SO war
like in his attitudes that Roosevelt
now almost appears a pacifist in COM
parison.
Now we find that Governor Stassen
and Senator Joe Ball have joined
hands with the barefoot boy" and
they are playing on the same team.
In fact, they have been playing on
the same team since last July when
the forces of the pure and noble Of
heart gave us Willkie, "the first un-
bossed convention since the Civil
war" Anyway, it made a pretty
picture and it inspired many sincere
people even if it wasn't true. Ever
since that day Governor Harold has
been hitting the high notes of "clean
government and honest conventions"
while Senator Joe scourged the Min
nesota delegates who refused to join
the purity squad as beetle-browed
politicians without vision and with
out ideals. Anyway Governor Harold
and Senator Joe have consistently fol-
lowed the barefoot boy" ever since
and now they have gone off the deep
end of foreign policy and all of them
are following the flag of Roosevelt,
Lamont, Willkie and company.
What is happening explains many
things which were difficult to under
stand. 1t explains why it was i'm
possible for Willkie to win for one
thing and why Harold and Joe could
not even carry Minnesota for the
barefoot boy.
Their heart just wasn't in it, for
one thing. Neither was Wilkes!
Down deep in their consciences there
was no deep conflict with the New
Deal. They did not differ funda-
mentally with the philosophy of the
New Deal any more than do the
businessmen down in Chicago or Tom
Lamont in the House of Morgan in
New York. What they really OBJ
jected to in the New Deal was the
wrong crowd was running it. If
it were possible to substitute Willkie
for Roosevelt and some solid New
York and Chicago businessmen for
the college professors and the dream
ers down in Washington, the New
Deal was all right. Of course Will
kie belabored Roosevelt on foreign
policies but in his recent appearance
before the senate foreign relation
committee he admitted "these were
just campaign speeches"
And so the campaign went on and
the more Willkie talked the more he
sounded like a New Dealer and the
more Harold talked and Joe wrote,
the more they sounded like the Re-
publican branch of the Democratic
party. AS the campaign went on,
Republican chances waned and finally
the people stifled their yawns,
snapped off their radios, went to the
polls and plugged for Roosevelt. If
we were to have continuation of
the New Deal and the international
war program, we might just as well
keep the experienced help around to
run it. AS a result Willkie lost the
nation and even lost Minnesota where
Harold and Joe worked so hard.
The people of this nation are often
misled and often bewildered but in
the end they get the facts and get
their hats on straight. When the
public really understands what has
been happening to them we suspect
the day of judgement will be some
thing pretty terrible to behold.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-27
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, 1941-02-27
Legislative News
BY c. C. MANN,
Representative from Pine County

l have been getting a lot of letters
and kilograms from my people, of re-
cent days, asking me to vote for or
against certain measures. There is
only one thing would like to bring
out and that is, when you listen to
some one advocating that you write
your representative or senator a let
ter on some pending legislation, please
bear in mind that you are bearing on
ly one side of the story, or, in effect,
only seeing one side of the picture.
1t has been said that a good poll
tician votes for all appropriations
and against all taxes. l have never
claimed to be a. politician and often
vote in reverse order. However,
do not believe in the policy of soak
the other fellow, but leave me alone"
l think l pay as much taxes in Pine
county as nearly anyone else, and
therefore am vitality interested, with
you, in the reduction of property
taxes.
Writing on Soft Drinks Tax.
In regard to one matter on which
my people are wasting much post
age, however, is the tax on soft
drinks. l will say at this point that
l do not believe we should pick out
pop for sales tax; if we are going
to have sales tax, let's apply it on
everything and not just on one item.
The four-cent gas tax, or rather
the return of the tax of &c per gallon
we had before September l, has taken
much time this week, but was passed
on Friday afternoon. We are hold
ing the bill calling for repeal of the
one-mill Dunn measure until we see
what happens to the one-cent gas in
crease in the Senate I do not think
the Governor will veto the bill if it
passes.
Over 900 Bills Introduced.
AS you read this, the number of
bills which have been introduced will
amount to over 900, and we will
probably have larger number than
ever before. But, as in previous
sessions, the really big measures are
still in the process of evolution. AS
we have written before, most of
the measures passed are corrective or
local in nature, and the measures
which involve millions of dollars will
come in as committee bills and be
placed on special orders.
Our bill to pay the bonded debt of
distressed school districts had a hear
ing before the House appropriations
committee last Thursday morning.
The bill was taken under advisement
and / understand from Chairman
Claude Allen that a subcommittee
will be appointed to study the stu
alton. 1t is my hope to get sub
committee from both the Senate and
House to work together on this.
Senate has Damage Claims Bill.
Our bill to pay wild game damage
claims is now in the laps of the
Senate, and it is the hope of we
House members that, for change,
the Senate will give serious consider
alton to some of our measures we
consider important to our districts.
Reviewing the above letter, would
like to say that in the first part I do
not want anyone to refrain from
writing me on anything in which they
may be interested. After all, I am
merely your proxy here and will try
to vote and act as you advise, to the
best interests of all of the people of
the county.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-27
Eight To One
Duluth Herald)

Congressman Pittenger of this dis
trict was the only one among Mime
sofas nine house members to vote
for the lease-lend bill. The other
eight voted against it.
This is a curious situation because
no one believes that the people of
eight of Minnesotas congressional
districts are opposed to the idea of
aiding Britain.
How, then, are we to explain this
8-to-1 vote against the measure in
tended to do what most of the peo-
pie want done?
Maybe the minds of all eight were
Swayed by other motives, but con-
gressional thoughts have been known
to run this way:
to pass for the sake of the whole
country. But it's going to pass any
way, whichever way 1 vote. If I
vote against it the pro-bill people
probably won't mind much because
my vote hasn't really made any diff
ference, but the anti-bill people will
think 1 made sacrifice for them and
think how grand it would be if they
had few more men like me in con-
gress.
And then this winning wars is an
expensive and troublesome business
Before long the struggle and excite
ment may be over, leaving just bills
to pay and dull reforms to sweat
over. People will forget their old
fear and think only of their new
annoyances Then they may feel
pretty friendly toward a man who
was against getting into this mess
at ALL"
However the others may h rave
reasoned, we know that Congressman
Pittenger voted for the only measure
that could give Britain the aid it needs
in time for that aid to do any good
That is conscientious, responsible rep
resentation-doubly so when there
is such an easy way of sidestepping
the question as there was in this
case.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-27
ANDREW RASMUSSEN.
5000 West River Blvd,
Minneapolis.

If you drink, that's your business.
But if you drink and then drive, that's
everybody's ENTHUSIASTICALLY the
cops, as is proved by police and court
records.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-27

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papers Which May or May Not
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4 NEW WORKERS NOTES:
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On one of the forums the other
Sabbath the opposing sides wres-
tied with the topic of the best way
to stif1e the Fifth Column. All agreed
on one thing: Publicity is the best
way to wipe out all the rodents But
a certain WV, who has been doing
that for long time now, is called
'hysterical," among other things.
Ho, hum Some of us, incident
ally, are heckled for playing up ''un-
important" news But the New
York HIT devoted 2-colyum front
page spread to the news that Prince
ton stewdents are now allowed to
have panther soup in their rooms
The same day the NY Times
reported that all the bishops in Nor
way condemned the Nazis
Wonder how the Satevepost feels
about that? Since the SEP ran a
piece claiming the Norwegians are
playing ball with them Lind
bergh, the aviation expert, claims
we need $1,000 planes to be safe -.
Rickenbacker, another expert,
claims we need 1900 planes
In short, what the country needs is
less experts and more planes.
Local l0iterers have perfected a
game of Pedestrian Poker. It's
played with names. The first play
er yells common monicker, like
BILL" at a mob of passersby. He
counts the number who turn around
and that's his hand The next
player hollers: "Jack!" E.. If
he attracts more neck craners he
takes the pot.
The cOlyum recently itemed that
commentators should pronounce Mr..
Knudsen's name "Nood-sen," not
''Ka-nood-sen" A country-wom-
an of the Defense Chief responded
by saying that "K'' was silent
Well, she's wrong, too We now
learn from Leon Henderson, one of
Mr.. Knudsen's colleagues, that his
name is pronounced ''Ka-noo-sen"-
the ed" being excess baggage.
Over at the IL Club, Pat Harring-
ton relayed this one of Mr.. Ka-
noo-sen The Defense biggie
was playing his favorite card game,
poker, with some Washington cro-
MES. The limit was dollar
During big pot, Mr.. Ka-noo-sen
was about to wager whole dollar
to call his opponents bluff "Be
careful" cautioned the opponent,
chats whole years Government
pay!"
The London Daily Express reports
this sign observed on a board out
side a London church: eff your
knees are knocking, kneel on them"
Germany's Minister of Justice
has just died Gone to join
Justice, no doubt.
1t happened over at Barbara Hut
tons house in Hollywood the other
party The wealthy lady invited
several of her friends on the Coast
newspapers and trade dailies
Herb Stein, of the Hollywood Re-
porter, a newcomer, was talking
with her in a dinly Lit corner-a
heart-to-heart talk.
'This is all very NICE" said Stein,
Everybody is so pleasant to me.
But can you imagine how they'd
snub me if didn't have a colyum?"
"Can you imagine" was the grim
reply, eff I didn't have money!"
New York racing officials met and
toasted each other over the heap
of moolah they had fetched the State
via the race track parimutuels
Then they voted down 'the daily
double" (which allows a chump to
pick two races at a time The
reason the officials gave should 60
into the history books. The dou-
BILE, they said with straight faces),
was outright gambling"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-27

The London Daily Express reports
this sign observed on a board out
side a London church: eff your
knees are knocking, kneel on them"
Germany's Minister of Justice
has just died Gone to join
Justice, no doubt.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-17
Whole u. s. Gets
Unusual Weather

This doesn't have anything to
do with the European war or ma
tional defense. but We thought you
might be interested in knowing that
this nation is having some unusual
weather.
First there was storm that haG
brought thunderstormS to Texas
Friday this storm was moving
northeastward up the Mississippi
river valley, decreasing in inten-
sity as it rolled along. A high
pressure system moved out of Can
ada and spread southward over the
plains region and Minnesota bting-
ing colder weather and forecasts
of snow.
Mixed rain and snow fell in a
wide band that extended from the
Rocky mountain states and Okla
homa eastward to the Atlantic
states. There was rain in MiSSis-
sippi and Alabama and in the
northwest Pacific states, too
The weather bureau reported q
high pressure area over California
and Idaho, but along the north
west Pacific coast the pressure was
comparatively low. Over New Eng
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-17
South Seas Trip
Described Before
Rotary Club Here

Miss Elaine Sweet OF san Diego
described her recent trip TO the
South Sea Islands for the FL Centro
Rotary club at its meeting Thursday
noon in the Barbara Worth hotel.
The speaker described briefly the
Journey which took her TO Australia,
New Zealand, Fiji, Tahiti, the Sol
ONION Island, Papau. New Guiena,
talking at length on her visit to a
Samoan village where she was the
guest of the high chief and where
the natives conducted many cere-
monials in her honor. In conclu-
sion she showed her colored motion
pictures Of Samoa, Fiji and Pago
Pago.
Floyd Hodgeman, manager of the
EI Centro office of the Southern
California Telephone Co., gave his
life history.
Herb Lee. district organizer and
extension chairman for the I'M
perial-Yuma council, Boy Scouts of
America, presented the club with
the official charter for Troop TO-
sponsored by the club. and which
was formerly Troop 3. Lee is also
honorary member from the 20-30
club this month.
Earle G.. Davis was chairman of
the day and J. r. Glasgow presi-
dent, presided.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-17
n Civilians Hurt
In Gas Explosion
At Defense Center

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz., Jan.
II. CUP)-Army authorities disclos-
ed TODAY that ID civilian workmen
were injured, one seriously, in an
explosion early Thursday morning
in an oil and gasoline warehouse
at Fort Huachuca, training center
for Negro draftees under the selec-
tive service act.
William Hibbard timekeeper, suf-
fered third degree burns and his
condition was described by hospital
attendants as favorable but still
serious" The other l3 men were
released after first aid treatment.
Officials were unable to deter
mine the cause of the blast. Proper
ty damage was estimated at $4,000.
The injured men were part of q
crew of more than 5000 workmen
engaged in a $3,000,000 expansion
program at the post. Fort Huachu-
ca is about Is miles north of the
Mexican border west of Bisbee,
Arizona.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-17
Backs
Powers for FDR

NEW YORK, Jan. IT. CUP)-
Wendell L. Willkie threw his full
support to the plan for giving Pres
ident Roosevelt extraordinary pow
ers under the British aid bill in an
impromptu speech here last night.
He said he believed that if Brit
ain collapsed, free life" would pass
from AmeriSa in a few years; that
America depended on world trade
to preserve it standard of living
and that Mr.. RccGCv-!t s"ould be
given all the powers he n.-,5 +-
supply Britain with resources -
crush the dictators
Il, who opposed Franklin Roose-
velt with all my resources, call on
all Americans to give him such
power in this crisis that he can
save America SO that we can debate
with him again in another elec-
tion," Willkie said.
The New York Daily News said
today that when Willkie goes to
London he will make a joint broad
cast with Harry L. Hopkins, Pres
ident Roosevelt's personal represen-
tative there. Willkie leaves for
Europe By Pan American Always
clipper next Wednesday. The News
said it was assumed that the White
House had given its approval to
a Willkie- Hopkins broadcast.
In press conference last Sun
day Willkie had endorsed Mr..
Roosevelts lend-lease plan for aid
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-17
Pupils viii Take
BicYcIe Tour

Fifty boys from Harding, Nc
Kinley and Wilson school will ped
die their bicycles to Dixieland and
back Saturday in the first tekr
under the El Centro supervised play
program.
Albert Zech, Central union high
school instructor, will be in charge
of the tour which is scheduled to
leave Wilson school at $50 a. m.
and return at p. m.
The bicycleers will take their
lunches and cameras. During the
day treasure hunt will take
place. A prize will be given the
boy taking the best snapshot.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-17

land, pressure continued high, but
a disturbance mas developed along
the North Carolina coast
Temperatures were rising in New
England and the Great Lakes re-
gion and We're dropping over the
plains states, the Rocky mountain
region and east Texas.
The shifting and conflicting pres
sure areas. the weather bureau
predicted, will result III further
muddling of the conditions with
cloudy weather giving way to RAIN
which in turn will yield to snow
and then to cold over most sections
of the country
The New York metropolitan area
reported what probably was the
most unusual weather of the season
The temperature bobbed up and
down and snow, sleet and rain fell
alternately as a northeast storm
collided with the gale from the
southwest that was strengthened by
the storm working eastward from
the Mississippi river valley.
Four persons were killed and
scores were injured in the eastern
weather mixup.
A half inch of snow fell first
then the rain and sleet. Streets
and sidewalks were glazed ana
traffic halted on some streets. The
Pulaski skyway, express highway
from New Jersey to New York City
was closed because sand failed tc
prevent skidding of automobiles
Cars were lined up for blocks, un-
able to negotiate hills and viaducts
A streetcar which ordinarily MAX
es the trip in 10 minutes, arrived
at Brooklyn one hour and 13 min
utes after leaving Manhattan. Po-
lice roped off the sidewalk around
the Empire State building, worlds
tallest, when huge icicles began
falling as the temperature rose.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-17

ing Britain with notifications
chief IF which were that congress
should be permitted to debate the
question thoroughly and that MI
Roosevelt's extraordinary powers
should be for a limited term.
But last night Willkie said III
l believed that Britain could col
lapse and America could survive
economically, then 1 would not
take a single risk in involving this
country in any international en-
tanglement But if, on the other hand
I believed, as / do believe, that If
"'itain collapses, within few years
T.. : Wv Oh life Will pass from
America, t..e.. lT-n I. who opposed
the election of F4ssllont Roosevelt
with all the resources of my being,
would grant him such eXtraordln-
ary powers as might be needed"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-17
Mexico 10 Finish
Highway Project

HERMOSILLO. Son, Mex, Jan.
IT. (UP)-The state department dis
closed today that the federal gov
ernment has signed contracts for
completion by December 1942 of
he long discussed international
highway between Nagales, Ariz.,
and Guadalajara.
Construction was expected to get
underway within a few days.
Authorities also disclosed that the
federal government has appripri-
ated 100000 pesos for important
municipal works in two Sonora
cities. An ALLEGATION of 10000 pesos
was set aside for installation of q
water plant at Nogales while 400
600 pesos were earmarked for de-
Velopment of municipal water
plant at Topolabampo, Sonora.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-17
Valley Man Called
In Military Draft

Oliver T. Blaschko, who has lived
in Imperial Valley since 1907 and
one of the first three men to begin
actual work on the All-American
canal, was called to military train
ing, it was announced Friday.
He helped clear the brush before
the first machinery could be un-
loaded for work on the canal. He
took course in diesel machine
operation and worked as a mechan-
ic. He also operated a ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-17

For emergency maintenance and
operation, $4,000.
For annual installment on Lagu-
ma dam contract, S75.00e
For operation and maintenance,
S232 ,000 This item is more than
$4,000 below last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-17
WILLARD CALLAHAN
GOES TO PANAMA

Willard Callahan, dragline oper-
ator for the Imperial Irrigation
District for the last five months.
Friday was notified TO report i'm
mediately at the Panama Canal
Zone as a bucket and dragline op-
orator on government work there.
Callahan previously has worked in
Panama and other tropic sections.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-17

/ EOI clIlcl ScilCy IlldAlItClidlIIS dIAO
operation, S50.000
For annual inStallment on Lagu-
ma dam contract, SIS .009.
For operation and maintenance,
S232 900. This item is more than
$4,000 below last year.
ASSESSOR COLLECTORS
OFFICE
Continual checking of farm land
within the District was given major
attention by your assessor collector
during 1910 This entailed observa-
ton OF land at different seasons,
when in crop and when bare. AT
the same time efforts We're contin-
ued TO set up comparable values
throughout the District, following
last years move to equaliZe farm
and city property. New saving in
office administration is reported,
with office personnel reduced to an
average of 10 for 1910 as compared
with an average of II IN 1886. These
economies have been effected since
Assessor Collector w. a McFadden
took office in 1887. by increasing
efficiency of administration and
operation of office and field force,
The office budget for 194l is 100000;
in 1886 it was $4,000.
indicative OF success of your as
sessor- collectors efforts TO equalize
assessments is the drop in number
of petitions for adjutments present.
ed in 1910 to the Board of Directors.
In 1888 there were &c petitions filed;
so in 1889; in 1910 only 18. Payment
OF first lnstallment assessments for
l940-4l are in line with collections
for the same period last year.
TREASURER'S OFFICE
Administration of this office has
been handled by your treasurer dur
ing 1910 and the three preceding
years on a highly efficient, money
saving basis. Interest on bank ac-
counts maintained by the Irriga-
ton District has each year exceed
ed total expense OF the treaSurer's
office. In the four-year period that
Miss Anna McManus has held that
office, it has operated at a profit
counts has amounted to S43.447.20.
total expense OF the treasurer's Oh
flee for the four years has been
only $4,000 Four treasurer and
one office assistant now handle the
entire volume OF work Up to 1887
an office force of six was maintain
ed.
In connection with the Districts
refunding program, records of the
office have been carried on and
kept up to date. Routine work and
reports have been on schedule.
REFUNDING
Proceedings were filed in 1910 in
United States Court under the SEC
ond Municipal Composition Act
seeking to put into effect the Dis
tricts Refunding program. agreed
to by people Of the valley and a
majority of the bondholders, for
reorganization of the Districts out
standing general obligation bonds
and registered warrants. The pro-
ceedings were briefed and submit
ted, and just before close of the
year Imperial Valley welcomed the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-17
FIGHTS" WANT
THEIR NAME CHANGED

LOS ANGELES, Jan. II. (UP)-
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Fight, explain
ing that they are habitually peace
full, asked the court today for per-
mission to change their name be-
cause of "ribald statements and
gestures" it inspires. The name they
chose is "Fite."