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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14
Health Ward
Information furnished by Pine County
Nursing Service

Miss Laura Nelson has been very
busy this week paying particular at
tention to Mantoux tests at Denham
and district 81, which completes the
tests in the county. She helped with
the Pine City and Hinckley children,
who were X-rayed at Pokegama last
week. Other schools will be X-rayed
this week which will complete the
work in the county. She has taught
two nursing classes, one at Willow
River on Tuesday afternoon, and one
at Beroun Friday evening, and has
also attended a Nursing Advisory
committee meeting and gave a splen-
did report on her activities during
the month just past.
Miss Mary Gudacz of the Crippled
Children's Bureau, and Miss Nelson
visited the crippled children in Ker-
rick, Sturgeon Lake, Willow River,
Askov, Sandstone, Hinckley and
Groningen the past week. Arrange
ments are being made to take about
20 of these crippled children to the
clinic to be held in Aitkin June g..
The mothers will accompany them,
so they can be instructed in the care
in each case. They will go by bus,
and the expense will be taken care
of by funds raised by the Presidents
birthday fund for crippled children.
Plans for the next two months,
besides the Orthopedic clinic on June
6, will be a joint meeting of the
Nursing Auxiliary committees on
June 10, check-up on tuberculosis
patients and contacts, teaching home
nursing classes, home visits and reg
ular subcommittee meetings.
Miss Freda Hoffman from the Uni
versity of Minnesota has finished her
field work in Pine county and re-
turned recently to the University to
complete her course. She was a
great help in inspecting schools and
in helping to plan for the Mantoux
test which is just completed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14
ORDNANCE PLANTS ARE BIG
Minneapolis Star JournaD

We nodded the other day, in an
editors note in the next column, and
said the Rosemount munitions plant
to be built south of the Twin Cities
would cover 500 acres. A watchful
reader soon corrected us and we set
down the right figure; 1880 acres.
Now reader wants to know how
big the Burlington, Iowa, ordnance
plant is. "Your news story says it
covers 10000 acres, which would
make it more than half as big as the
city of Minneapolis" he writes. II
don't believe it," -
Yep-2O,O00 acres seems to be
right. Ordnance plants run to size,
and the Burlington plant is among
the bigger ones.
Our New Brighton plant covers
2,400 acres. By comparison, the Ford
River Rouge plant, which we think
of as immense, occupies only 1900
acres (not counting the new airplane
engine addition). The Rosemount
plant, as noted, is to occupy 1880
acres; for comparison, Minneapolis
area is about $1,000 acres; st. Paups
is "a, 300.
Reason ordnance plants are so
much bigger than the usual industrial
plants is that they consist of small,
low buildings, spread out over a lot
of territory. That's so that If there
is fire or explosion in one build
ing, it won't spread readily to other
buildings and affect production there.
Explosions do happen at ordnance
plants; there've been a couple at
Burlington. Most of them aren't SER
ious. In fact, during the World war
(and, we suppose, in this one) slides
were built out of each side of a
building, like a type of schoolhouse
fire escape, so that when the handful
of workers inside saw that a batch
of explosive was going to detonate,
they had time to slide into the clear
They even put the roofs on hinges,
so an explosion merely tipped over
the roof and didn't demolish it. When
the blast was over, the men went
back inside, cleaned up the mess,
tipped the roof back on, and started
work again.
Then too, ordnance plants require
a lot of room for railroad trackage,
auto parking, loading platforms and
possible plant expansion.
They're big.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
A. E. GUSTAFSON. County Supt.

Our high school superintendent,
village school teachers, rural teach
ers, school board members and others
who handled the recent sugar ra-
tioning program for Uncle Sam,
should be congratulated and praised
for their very efficient performance
of this National Defense service for
which they were drafted.
Several small rural school areas
reported 80 per cent to 100 per cent
registration by the end of the first
day. Perhaps the record is held by
the school board in the closed school
area of the Greeley district No. II,
which had every one there registered
before p. m. Monday, May a.
Please read the salvage summary
that is no doubt printed in another
column in this issue. It will answer
many questions that have been raised
and also contains some suggestions
worth while considering.
With rather long list of new cam
didates interested in returning to
teaching and thus helping out in this
crisis, we no doubt will be able to
take care of the rural teacher short
age in our own county next year.
Reports have also reached us that
several schools of small enrollments
may close.
Please note the following school
dates for May and June:
May 10, school officers elections,
high and graded school districts; May
26, q and %, state exams; May 20,
last day of school; May 80, Memorial
day; June IA, Flag day; June 80,
annual meeting, ungraded school dis
tricts.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14
Is Spring Bride
CONTINUED from Page II


knelt at the altar during the cere-
mony.
A reception for the bride and
groom was given by the brides par
ents after the ceremony in the church
parlors and was attended by about
60 guests Mildred Johnson sang
"When Song is Sweet" and Rev. Oh
son gave a short talk, followed by
toasts from several friends.
To Live in Minneapolis.
The bride, a graduate of the Will
low River high school, has also at
tended Gustavus Adolphus college at
st. Peter, and the Minnesota Bust
ness college at Minneapolis. She has
been employed as secretary for the
Commodity Credit Corporation in
Minneapolis. Mr.. Anderson is en-
ployed at the Minneapolis Honeywell
Company. After a short trip in
northern Minnesota, Mr.. and Mrs.
Anderson will make their home at
IT'S Stevens Avenue, Minneapolis.
Among the out of town relatives
and friends who attended the we'd
ding were Mr.. and Mrs. Carl A.
Anderson, Ray Anderson, MIR. and
Mrs. Wallace Gustafson, Mrs. Charles
Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Nordstrom, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Hell
strom, Bob Gilligan and Miss Rose
Mary Carter, all of Hibbing; Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Bolt, NaShWauk; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles S. Carlson, Keewatin;
Miss Joyce Tully, Grand Rapids; Mr..
and Mrs. Milton Anderson, Harold
Carlson, Ray Gustafson, Miss Ber-
nice Juhl, Ralph Johnson and Miss
Lorraine Anderson, Minneapolis; Mr..
and Mrs. Eddie Jackson and Earl,
Hinckley; Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Nemitz,
Miss Rose Lundell and Rev. and Mrs.
o. L. Olson, Moose Lake; and Mrs.
Anna Anderson, Helen and Arlene,
Willow River.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Editor Askov American:

Hjalmar Petersen's editorial an
alyzing the three party system and its
effect on majority rule in Minnesota,
is 'honest politics" 1t is also "smart
politics" For it exposes to the "com-
mon people" of Minnesota the tech
nique Of an absentee controlled polit-
ical machine whose financial and
propaganda powers have allowed a
minority to usurp the powers of gov
eminent.
While the majority, needless of
the consequences, have fought among
themselves to decide what political
label they should wear, this powerful,
well organized minority group takes
advantages of their disunity and
when the votes are counted, the ma
jority, who had victory in their grasp
find they are on the outside look
ing in.
Every Minnesotan, who believes in
majority rule in government, should
study Hjalmar Petersen's editorial
1t is a clear, factual analysis of how
minority rule in government is main
tanned.
The Star Journal-Tribune candi-
dates political columnist said "Hjal-
mar Petersen has sounded the death
nell of the party that brought him
to power" Perhaps this brilliant
columnist might have added to his
predictions, it may also be the death
nell of party whose political phi
losophy has not changed since the
days of Mark Hanna, and whose
political existence has only been
maintained through the kindly benev-
olence of divided majority.
Whether political party be Mark
Hanna Republicans, Theodore Roose-
welt Republicans, Democrats, Social
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14

Hundreds of old tires are used for
yard decorations. Uncle Sam needs
those too. Your local dealers will
pay the ceiling prices. Bring it to
them. You can use the money or
turn it over to the Red Cross or
Scouts, etc.
eve have an executive salvage
committee of nine volunteer men,
bers of which Max McMillin is Sec
rotary. We have also asked every
school teacher and school superin-
tendent and also every township
chairman and village mayor to act as
an advisory committee to help dis
tribute information and ideas to pro-
mote more interest in thorough and
permanent salvage program. Every
organization and every individual
citizen will also feel the urgent need
to get all important materials back
into circulation.
Dealers.
"Pine county dealers in scrap met
ais and rubber reported to us are:
Askov, Jacob Jensen; Brook Park,
John Clark; Bruno, Verne Gage;
Friesland, Mr.. Jarsma; Hinckley,
Happy O'Malley; Kroschel, Schuts
Bros; and Pine City, William Teich.
"Those who have enough salvage
to make up truck load well sorted
and packed, can dispose Of it to the
Waldorf Paper Co., st. Paul, Mimi,
the Pioneer Paper Stock Co., Min
neapolis, Mimi, and the B. F. Nelson
Mfg. Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
mo doubt you know of other deal
ers. You should bring your collec-
tons to them right away so as to get
it into circulation. You need not
wait for community day. Your
local community will no doubt or
ganize one before long. You can help
with that also. Salvage for Victory
and Keep Them Flying"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14
THE TURNING POINT
editor ASkov American:

The trend of the affairs of men
and nations is often dictated by the
most unexpected factors. Who would
have thought during the "red scare"
the past 20 years, that they would
eventually be the saviors of our way
of life? Yet, so it turns out. The
losses that Germany has sustained
in Russia can never be replaced.
Like Napoleon received his softening
blow in Russia, like the South was
doomed at Gettysburg and Germany
lost the first World war at Verdun,
so it now appears fairly certain that
the Russians have taken the starch
out of Hitler's sails. The sting of
his attack has been dissipated, he
has lost the cream of his armies and
dissolution will be their lot.
Winston Churchill won many loyal
friends when he had the intelligence
and courage to back Russia to the
limit after Hitler attacked her. Rus
STA had been in the dog house for
20 years, mostly due to barrage of
lying propaganda. Hitler showed
what low contemplate dog he was
when he thought that he could re-
deem himself by attacking Russia,
but, it did not work, at least not with
Winston Churchill, President Roose-
welt and other leaders. A cowardly
cur will usually attack those whom
it thinks it is safe to attack when
things 60 against it. The lowest
of low when cornered are usually in
clined to attack the weak and the
helpless-the strong attack the real
villains. Of course there is nothing
new about this.
That which appears to be true is
often not true. Truth as even the
ancients knew has a way of arising
The fact of the matter is that the
government of Russia has improved
the conditions of the people. That
is why Russia was able to Withstand
Hitler's attack. They thought they
had something to fight for and you
cannot fool all the people for long
The system in Russia would not an
swer our needs in total, but the
ground work for a better order has
been effected for the Russian people
S. J. SIMONSEN.
Pease, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14
JUST WHAT is A REPUBLICAN:
(Brainerd Journal PresS)

\Dl ACSoJ
A certain Twin City newspaper is
kicking up great fuss over the
rumor that Hjalmar Petersen will
seek the Republican nomination for
governor in the coming primary cleo
ton. The newspapers political an
alyst emphasizes the fact that Mr..
Petersen has been member Of the
Farmer-Labor party for years and
intimates that his seeking endorse
ment in any other baliwick is not
exactly on the up and up.
Maybe so, but will someone please
elucidate to us the political differ
ence between a conservative Farmer
Laborite and a liberal Republican?
If kicking over political traces were
something new, there might be some
thing to the Twin City papers in
dictment, but such is not the case.
It's practice almost as common as
that of changing brands of coffee
or cigars.
And if we are not mistaken, the
last national standard bearer of the
Republican party voted for and sup
ported President Roosevelt in the
previous presidential election. And
furthermore, if memory serves us
right, it was our present Republican
governor who made WILKES NOM
ination possible.
Anyway, just what is a Republi-
can, Democrat, or Farmer-Laborite
in these days of cockeyed political
alignments?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14
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. 1t will
be withheld).
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14
ONE PARTY?
(Montevideo News)

The possibility is that the country
will have one-party system. For
all practical purposes, this was the
situation before the war. More so
now. In Minnesota there are signs
that prominent officials of Repub-
lican party label have an UNDER
standing with national officials who
use the Democratic label.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
Aslxov American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14

These recommendations are iden-
teal with the steps the Star Journal
urged in its recent series of editorials
about initiation and how to prevent it..
Preventing initiation is an exact
science: it is perfectly clear what
the danger is, and what we must do
to avoid it. There may be room for
argument about political aspects, in
an election year, of doing what we
must do to prevent suffering and
ruin, but there is no room for argu-
ment about what we have got to do
if we want to accomplish what over
the next two or three years is going
to be in the best interests of all the
people.
We think the American people want
to act wisely, and make the immedi-
ate sacrifices that will bring us
through the strain of these days in
the soundest shape. Congress and
the administration will find the pub
lie behind them if they take those
steps without losing time weighing
political hazards or advantages.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14
Advice From An Expert
Minneapolis Star JournaD

minneapolis Star JournaD
Number one name in the field OF
postwar planning, in the United
States and probably in the world,
is that of DR.. Alvin H. Hansen. Born
in South Dakota, and for years a
distinguished member of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota faculty, he is now
an economist at Harvard and an ad-
wiser whose counsel carries lot of
weight in Washington.
DR.. Hansen talked to a big audi
ence at the Optimists' club luncheon
American people in our job of Win
ming the war and restoring sound
and prosperous peacetime life. The
Optimists' club was a good setting
for his talk, for he is optimistic about
the future.
We haven't had yet the great sud-
den initiation which sent prices sky
rocketing when we got into the first
World war, and he thinks we can
avoid it if we. use our heads. If we
avoid it, we can be in position, by
taking further wise steps when the
time comes, to avoid a postwar de-
preston.
Changes in price levels in the last
year or so, he says, have brought the
national income into better balance
among all groups than has existed in
10 years. Now he says it is necessary
to -promptly-these steps:
Freeze wages and prices. That
won't be enough in itself to stop in
flation, he points out, any more than
building dam will stop a flood if
there is so much water purchasing
power) behind the dam that it floods
over the top and around the sides;
but it is necessary first step.
Lower income tax exemptions and
raise rates. He recommends a reduc-
ton in exemptions to 1000 for mar
ried persons, $500 for single, 5000 for
dependents.
Enact "War Consumption Tax
that is, federal sales tax. 1t ought
to be repealed as soon as the war is
over, but it is an essential weapon
in the fight against initiation and il
''will distribute the burden of war
financing more widely than any other
fundamentally"
Adopt compulsory savings plan
Voluntary savings through purchase
of war bonds are fine, and ought to
be kept up and increased, but by
themselves they won't do, in the field
of savings, the amount of draining
off of purchasing power that's got
to be done.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Librarians to Attend
Convention Here

Librarians from the Latin Ameri-
can republics will come to Washing
ton next month to attend the fifth
convention Of the Inter-American
Bibliographical and Library Associa-
ton. The meetings will be held Feb
ruary % and 81 and the schedule in
cludes dinner the first evening and
q luncheon the second day.
The visitors probably viii be en-.
tertained by heads Of diplomatic
missions from their countries, 50 the
week end Of February 20 promises tc
be a gay one.
DR.. Mariana Picon Salas, director
Of the National Archives of Venezu.
ella, will visit the United States next
month and probably will time his
arrival to attend some Of the sessions
Of the library convention.
DR.. Leo s. Rowe, director general
Of the Pan-American Union, now In
Rio de Janeiro attending the Pan.
American Conference, Is expected
to plan some form Of entertainment
for the librarians. but nothing will
be decided until his return to Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Polish Ambassador and Wife
To Be HOnOred at Dinner
Preceding New York Ball
Luncheon Hostesses in Capital Include
Mrs. Claude Pepper, Mrs. James Boss;
Mrs. John D. Martin Feted

The Ambassador Nine Cechanowska in New York
this evening dinner given by Mr.
preceding the polka ball. The ball. whch
Kosciuszko Foundation will be held the
distressed Polish neectuals refugees and exes
In mary lands.
will presented II o'clock after the
and the Polish
General in New York and Nine Srakosz.
Carnegie chairman for the ball and Mr.
executive the Koscuszko Foundation
secretary for the Ball Committee.
Martin,
Miami Visitor Feted.
among yesterdays luncheon hoesses in the Capital
Claude wife Florida who entertained
informally the restaurant
Miami visit Senator and Mrs James
Hughes Today Mrs Martin honored luncheon given the May
flower Hotel Mrs Moran Dru and tonight Maj Mrs Mckenzie
will entertain Martin at
the Navy Club Mr. and Mrs Walter Wyatt planning
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Proceeds of Ball
Will Be Used to Buy
Defense Bonds

The first annual Georgetown med
ical ball will be held this evening
at Shoreham Hotel, with dancing
from 8 to O'Clock. The proceeds
will be used to buy United States
Defense bonds. Mr.. Bartholomew
j. Conner Is chairman for the ball,
which has as honorary patrons the
Very Rev. Arthur A. OLeary and the
Rev. David v. McCauley.
Patrons for the ball are DR.. and
Mrs. James A. Cahill, DR.. Pang s.
Constantinople, DR.. and Mrs. Ed
ward j. Cummings, DR.. and Mrs.
Vincent j. Dardinski. DR.. and Mrs
Linn F. Cooper, Dr.. and Mrs. Michael
J. Mc1nerney. DR.. and Mrs. Joseph
j. Mccarthy, DR.. and Mrs. Leon A.
Martel, DR.. and Mrs. Walter o.
Teichmann, DR.. and Mrs. Wallace M.
Yater, Dr. and Mrs. John Shugrue,
DR.. and Mrs. j. Bay Jacobs. DR.. and
Mrs. Fred o. Coe, DR.. and Mrs. ].
Winthrop Peabody, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard v. McCauley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis L. Simmons, DR.. and Mrs.
Joseph s. Wall, DR.. Theodore Kop-
panyi, DR.. and Mrs. George j. Bril-
myer. DR.. and Mrs. Walter johnson.
DR.. and Mrs. Harry Benton, DR.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Mundell, DR.. Thomas
F. Keliher. DR.. Mario Mollari, DR..
and Mrs. Henry Milone, DR.. and Mrs.
Alexander C. Leonardo, DR.. and Mrs.
John r. Cavanagh. DR.. Bertram
Schaefer. DR.. and Mrs. William r.
ODonnell, DR.. and Mrs. Joseph j.
Mundell and DR.. and Mrs. william
Cusack.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
By the Way
Beth Blaine {.

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and a Mrs. '. ' %
Noyes viii give small party 1t her Georgetown house Mrs Sims
Snow M h.S give .n nns friend, "" dnns ns01ss With h MIS- H.
This afternoon Mitchell have asked friends for
street April andlady" Roosevelt has
stay with her friend Mrs Eddse Jordan After
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have the Reedy wadsworthA
beguldng little sonwho named after
Of his srsndmohers
was nice to see Billy Reyburn again Since and
Polly charming old house IN IN od Lyme Conn several year. years
looks though simple country life heartily agreed with and
trying to find place for himself
son and Reyburns
the lovely old houses in Alexandria for themselves
Tampa Fla Army business Eva he tells soon will Be
coming Washington perhaps week and while here will stay
in friends apartment at Massachusetts,
McNamee have been back in town. too but
short visit at the Maynower They've already gone back
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The hard working young employees British
bassy tonight Mrs Mlar.
wife Of the Counselor helping
girls arrange tonight at Pierce
Hail. They'll have opportunity to meet lot Of young American
men, who comprise most of the guest list
Quite contrary British Embassy Secretary John
all the
Practically Americans Mrs.
Edge Jordan and her cousin Mary Claiming and Peggy Wagner
recipes-here were so many different sood
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