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Askov American., 1942-04-16

Play Cast Selected.

The cast for the spring play, Little
Women" has been selected. It is
as follows: 10, Dorothy Petersen;
Beth, Muriel Koed; Meg, Ellen Jor-
gensen; Amy, Evelyn Sorensen; Mrs.
March, Else Miller; Aunt March, Ina
Abrahamsen; Hannah Mullet, Esther
Mikkelsen; Mr.. March, Paul Hansen;
Mr.. Laurence, Jens Jensen; Laurie,
Eiler Frederiksen; Brooks, Eldon
Abrahamsen; Prof. Bhaer, Leroy
Swedlund; First Girl, Delphia OLE
sen; Second Girl, Margaret Thomson;
Third Girl, Dolores Simonsen; Fourth
Girl (undecided).
Rehearsals are in full swing under
the direction of Miss Locker.
The band and all the chorus stu
dents will attend the music festival
at Moose Lake Friday (tomorrow).
Elementary Danish.
The ninth of April all the students
had special Denmark day" in men,
ory of what happened in Denmark
two years ago at that time.
This week the four upper grades are
reviewing for their six-weeks exams
Askov American., 1942-04-16
Kerrick

The Smith house near the McGrath
place is being fixed up and will be
occupied by Mrs. Cluett and family
and the Fox house which they are
vacating, will be occupied by the
Keyport family and the house they
are now occupying will, when re-
pairs are completed, be the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fider. There is to be
full basement and some electrical
appliances added to the home.
Mr.. Sheickoff has gone to South
Dakota and will farm a 200-acre
field this year, mostly grain. Part
of the family will remain here.
Miss Keyport spent Sunday on the
Range.
The auction at the Chas. Williams
place Saturday turned out as well as
expected, but the farm was not sold
Bob Hogan cried the sale and the
Kerrick Bank clerked. The attend
ance was quite large. Chas. Williams
and family are planning on moving to
California.
Mrs. J. Hogan returned Saturday
morning from Duluth, where she has
been a patient at st. Mary's hospital
for two weeks. She is much i'm
proved, but still to weak to be about
Terry Kelly came from Minneapolis
Saturday and took his family back
home the following day.
Ray Hogan moved most of his
Askov American., 1942-04-16
NickersOn

Mrs. .Bennie Peterson gave birth
day party for Mrs. Stevenson las
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Trester took her mother, Mrs
Bohlin, to Minneapolis last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Alcide LeMay called on Mrs
Hansen Friday morning.
Mr.. Trester and Mrs. Paul Hansen
attended the Chas. Williams sale Sat.
urday.
Jean, Marion and Dorothy Jacob.
son visited Saturday afternoon with
Mrs. Edw. Beaudry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobson and family
visited Saturday evening at the Ec
Beaudry home.
Bud Casadont spent Sunday here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L
Casadont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Soper have
moved to Swan River recently where
Walter is employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erickson of Du-
quette, were callers Saturday ir
Nickerson.
Askov American., 1942-04-16
Tire Certificates

The following persons have re-
ceived tire and tube certificates for
the week ending April II, 1912:
Rev. John J. Moedt, Bruno; Paul
R. Babcock, Markville; E. Norlander,
Hinckley; Maurice Johnson, Sturgeon
Lake; Ross Barnett, Sturgeon Lake;
Erick Olson, Sandstone; Stanford
Swanson, Sandstone; Victor Lund-
berg, Sandstone; August c. Chris
tianson, Hinckley; Albert Busby,
Hinckley; Vylan Numsen, Brook
Park; j. Rasmussen, Pine City; and
Felix Odendahl, Pine City.
Askov American., 1942-04-16
When You And
l We're Younger
twenty-five Years Ago.
april 10, 1910
Items taken from the Askov American
of Is and IS years ago.

Joseph Waldemar and family ar
rived in Askov last week from Iowa
and are at present staying at the N.
c. Petersen farm, north of town.
They have land in that vicinity.
Miss Anna Lindberg passed away
at her home near Danforth April IL.
She was buried in the new cemetery
in Danforth Saturday. Miss Lind
berg, 20 years of age, leaves to mourn
her death her parents and two sisters
and three brothers.
o. Perry, representative of the De-
Laval Cream Separator Co., was in
Askov yesterday and demonstrated at
the Askov Hardware store. A large
number of farmers took advantage of
the opportunity to learn more about
the machine and several brought their
separators in to be adjusted.
Rev. j. c. Aaberg of Dwight, ILL.,,
was in Askov and spoke at the assem-
bly, hall Tuesday evening before the
Young Peoples society on the mis-
,sionary work in India. His lecture
was good but only rather small
audience had turned out.
Chr. Frederiksen is now back on
duty in the Askov barber shop and is
busy getting the citizens trimmed
up" Mr.. Frederiksen is steadily
gaining in strength since his recent
operation and says that he is now able
to shave off the stiffest beard in the
community.
Theodore Raymond of Nickerson,
met with an accident last week when
he fell backwards off wagon. He
was taken to Duluth to receive med
ical attention and it was found that
his left shoulder was severely
Sprained.
The body of Lisle Randall was re-
moved from the ]. o. Randall farm
in the town of Wilma Tuesday of last
week and taken to Portage, Wis, for
burial in the family lot at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Larsen came to
Askov from Jackson Monday. They
will live with their boys, Nick and
Charley, south of town.
Peter and Carl Nielsen arrived in
Askov yesterday from Viborg, S. D.,
and will soon get busy clearing on
their eighty, four and a half miles
east of town.
About 35 people from Askov jour-
neyed to Bruno Saturday evening to
witness the play, Merchant of Ven
ice Up-to-Date," presented by the
Bruno high school, The actors played
we'll and the Askov delegation was
pleased with their visit to the sister
village on the north.
Askov American., 1942-04-16
Duquette

Adolph Youngdahl came this week
from New Brighton. He is going to
remain here and make some i'm
provements on his farm.
A surprise birthday party was
given for Mrs. Jim Stephenson last
Thursday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Ben Peterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Klein spent
Wednesday afternoon of last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. ALT Erickson.
Mrs. Jim Stephenson visited her
daughters in Duluth during the week
of March % to April 8.
The nutrition meeting was held
Wednesday afternoon at the school
house.
Askov American., 1942-04-16
Fifteen Years Ago.
april 81, 1920

Mrs. E. j. Caldwell of Duquette,
left Sunday for Minneapolis to ac-
company the body of her father, R.
Billingsly, who died in Minneapolis
Friday night, back to Canada where
he will be buried in the family lot
at his old home in the province of
Quebec. Mr.. Billingsly was IT years
old and was staying at the home of
his son Richard, prominent build
ing contractor in Minneapolis. Be-
sides his daughter, Mrs. Caldwell, and
son Richard, he leaves son in Wis
consin, one in Maine, and another
daughter at his old home in Quebec.
While playing ball Wednesday of
last week, Rex Rogers slipped through
basement window at the Arth Bros.
store, Finlayson, breaking his leg for
the third time. He was taken to the
hospital in Sandstone where he is
getting along fine, expecting to re-
turn home soon.
Mrs. Jens Mortensen of Chicago,
Ill, reports that she has just had the
pleasure of attending a silver we'd
ding celebration in Greenville, Mich,
given by the D. B. S. and D. S. S.
lodges there in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. M. Jorgensen, former Askov
residents.
The fire siren at Sandstone sounded
Sunday afternoon when smoke was
discovered in Deming's hardware
store. Mr.. Deming entered the store
but could not locate the fire so turned
in the alarm fearing that the fire
might be between the walls near the
ammunition department. 1t was soon
discovered, however, that the smoke
was coming from the furnace in the
barber shop in the adjoining building.
Svend Andersen, former young
Askov man, and now buttermaker at
Hayward, recently won a silver cup
for making the largest percentage of
Land O'Lakes from any one cream
cry in Steele and Freeborn counties
last year. Ninety-eight per cent of
all Hayward butter last year graded
Land O'Lakes butter.
Mrs. August Miller died at her Fin
layson home Monday evening, April
18, cause of death being pernicious
anemia. She leaves to mourn her
death her husband, daughter, Diana
Miedlinger, and three sons, Harvey,
Ralph and Hubert Miller. Funeral
services are being held today at l
o'clock from the home and 1:30 at
the Ev. Lutheran church of the Divine
Peace Interment will be at the par
ish cemetery, Rev. E. B. Glabe Off
ciating.
The Askov creamery paid to its
patrons for cream delivered during
the month of March, after the run
ming expenses and reserve to the
sinking fund had been paid, the sum
of ST., ,46082. This is the largest pay
roll for one month in the history of
the creamery. The price paid per
pound of butterfat was SIS cents.
Askov American., 1942-04-16
South Holyoke
(Too Late for Last Week

Members of the Person family were din
ner guests Easter Sunday evening at the
Alfred Blye home.
Mrs. Al Steedin and children of Hol-
yoke, spent Sunday afternoon with her
father, Mr.. Semrau.
Mrs Bob North went to Minneapolis
over the weekend to visit her son Bobby
who Is confined in a hospital there.
from Friday until Sunday evening with
friends and relatives in Superior.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Persons spent four
days in Duluth during the latter's school
vacation.
Herman Nader of ST. Paul, was home
over Easter.
Askov American., 1942-04-16
Norman Township
(From Another Correspondent

(From Another Correspondent
Mrs. Gus Overbecke entertained
the Lutheran Ladies Aid at her home
last Thursday.
Arnold Reuck secured employment
on the railroad and left Monday
morning for Foxboro, Wis, to begin
work.
Martin Myrdahl and son Lloyd
made a business call at the A. E.
Wood home Monday. ta t"
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Teitz well
coined girl born April 4, and named
Esther Mae.
The Misses Edith and Agnes Myr-
dahl spent the Easter holidays in St.
Paul visiting relatives and shopping
Askov American., 1942-04-16
(From Another Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. c. Torell and Helen
were dinner. guests at the Francis
Melancon home Sunday.
Richard Nelson of Moose Lake,
spent Sunday afternoon at the All
Lund home.
Joe Corbin left Saturday for South
Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Torell and Helen
and Mrs. Francis Melancon were Sun
day afternoon and supper guests at
the Edw. Rupp home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peder Erickson were
Saturday afternoon callers in Nick
erSon.
Askov American., 1942-04-16

STATE OF MINNESOTA. lss
County of Pine
We, J. Monroe Cunningham, President
and Russell Gilbert, Asst. Cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best of
our knowledge and belief.
]. Monroe Cunningham, President.
Russell Gilbert Asst. Cashier.
Correct Attest: Kenneth Gay
1.-TWO directors) Ruby Gay
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
9th day of April, 1912
Glenn E. Olson,
(SeaI Notary Public, Pine County, MINI.
My commission expires Feb. 26. 1914.
Askov American., 1942-04-16

STATE OF MINNESOTA, lss
County of Pine
We, James Hurley, President and Robert
Good Cashier of the above-named bank
do solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best of our knowledge
and belief.
James Hurley, President.
Robert Good, Cashier.
Correct Attest: Katherine Hurley
1.-TWO directors) Harry Madison
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
9Th day of April, 1912.
Clarence MorgenSen,
(SeaD Notary Public, Pine County MINI.
My commission expires Mar 16, 1948.
Askov American., 1942-04-16
Statement of the condition of
STURGEON LAKE STATE BANF

statement OF the COnQlIlOn OF
STURGEON LAKE STATE BANK
Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota
State No. 1161
as of April 4, 1912.
ASSETS
Loans and discounts (including
$98.20 overdraftS) -------------S122,2 ,202 go
U. S. Govt. obligations --------- 4o.284 3S
Obligations of States and SUBJ
divisions ------------------- 12,0582 20
Other securities - $3.50 90
Cash and due from banks ------ 59,97660
fixtures --------------------- 2,80O 90
Other real estate owned - 400
Total assets ------------------s24o.3 .375 80
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals,
partnerships and corporations 81, 04
Time deposits of individuals,
partnerships and corporations 104. .024 .36
Deposits of U. S. Govt. -------- 100000
ions --1----------------- 2s,2O5 .25
Other deposits MISREPRESENTATION 1859 .79
Total deposits ------$207 "A
Total liabilities ---------------s2 s2o7, sos A
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital (including $-------------
debentures) ------------------$20 10000 90
Surplus --------- 1000 90
Undivided profits ----------- 4,18O SO
Reserves 10000
Total capital accounts -----S 80, $50 SO
accounts -.--,----N-----l----s24O 375 80
Askov American., 1942-04-16
Oak Lake
(Too Late for Last Week

(Too Late for Last Week)
Miss Jennie Anderson of Markville, and
Arne Andell of Rock Island, ILL.,, spent
Easter vacation with Mrs. Anna Anderson
and family.
American advertising pays.
Askov American., 1942-04-16

STATE Eo1Pt1 9P N1FFEsoTA' II Piss IS.
We, Jas H. Hogan, President and Milton
Fider Cashier of the above-named Bank,
do solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best of our knowledge
and belief.
Jas H. Hogan, President.
Milton Fider, Cashier.
Correct Attest: w. P. Hogan
1.-TWO directors) Matt McGrath
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
9th day of April. 1912.
Louis K. Hogan,
(Seal) Notary Public, Pine County Mimi.
My commission expires Aug. l, 1945
Askov American., 1942-04-16

STATE GoUptY 9P MasTEsorA' ~ Pfne |ss.
We, w. Lingren, President and w. M.
Englund, Cashier of the above-named
Bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of our knowl-
edge an belief.
v. Lingren, President.
w. M. Englund, Cashier
Correct Attest: Abe Markus
1.-TWO directors) o. E. Eklund
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
9th day of April, 1912.
E. L. Domning
(SeaD Notary Public Pine County. MINI.
My commission expires Aug. 13, 1916.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29
IMPERIAL VALLEY
AFTER THE WAR

No thought, no action, no word today
should be allowed to interfere for one
split second with the American job Of
defeating the enemy on the battlefields.
That is the first consideration of every
person whose heart is American. lmpe-
rial Valley has as big part of that
job as any other American community.
But defeating the enemy IS not enough.
We must win the war, too and the war
will be won at home as much as abroad.
Victory for democracy need not be Synon-
ymouS with defeat for the Axis, unless
we make it so. 1t is possible that we
might win a victory of arms on the bat
tlefield. yet suffer a defeat of progress
at home That would not be winning
the war
Stagnation after the var would be an
economic defeat
Every American community-Imperial
Valley along with the otherS-Will be
wise to consider now what the postwar
period is to bring BY careful planning,
by sufficient effort and intelligent prep
aration, we can be ready to take up when
peace comes where we left off when war
came Perhaps that is even more true
of Imperial Valley than elsewhere.
The necessities of war are giving us
many things We would not otherwise have
obtained, here in Imperial Valley. They
are things devoted to the war effort,
planned to aid in winning the war, estab
lished solely toward that end. There are
big airports and encampments, there are
installations construction projects.
To all of them, one of three things
could happen when peace comes.
l. They could be maintained by the
presently controlling agencies. in which
case the valley as a community would
have little to Wo.r" about
2. They could lie abandoned.
8. Cr they could be transformed by
community effort for peacetime use,
thus making the most of the money that
will have been spent here.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29
Russian Surprise
Attack Forestalls
Drive on Murmansk

LONDON March - Up A
Russian surprise attack 2ZO miles
north Of the Arcnc circle WaS be
ioycd today +. hagr dashed Ger
men plans for a sprNa offensive
aqf inst MurmaasE At ia" moment
they were to have been c@eeuted.
Soviet shock trL.9s having bc,a
landed behind the Gc.man lines
in spectacular HGd. -ea and air
oEcyation were aaulma tinrcriH
along the Guif q. Mo'og,kl noar
the Rybachi ncnm.ala off lie
uGrthWc, tcl'd cuaa r., Rr,#ia The
LcldOn New Chronicle rc9pStc1
from Stockholm
Moscow Radio rapn'cd air raid
arms sounded in Moscow la5t
ujent The British nrOadcastng
company rcE~rtcd tnm MOSCOW Was
attacked by German planes during
The night and two Wrrc shot dnHI.
Tho German ma $ air attack on
Nalmansk Wcduc dag %Js under
.,,od to have been rir tp Of, to
,hr RUSSIANS that IL Gc.mms
3cyc ready 10 bc2m tnru s'lru#l'o
~ cut the BarcntS Sra loor for
aui~I supplies to the Spg.'f
German preparations l,r tho at
fack included the concentration u
.jcked paratrocps, at loaa' part Of
nbom had taken part in the cap
turc of Crete GcneralSsln.p Adolf
uifIor was reported to have sent
C;r,,oral Schoefuer the pHatroJ1
c.1ort who tex Crclc. 20 dnnef the
stack against MurmanaE.
The first phase Of The German
attack. it was understood was 10
nave been the gaining O! air su=
rericylty over Murmansk. Il failed
because the Russians Knocked down
n of their planes IN one day. In
mediately the Ru$aIaue hra3n Inc,r
own offensive
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29
THE SAFE WAY IS TO
PLAN FOR CONT ERSION

Of course, nobody can say today Wheth-
er the various wartime installations in
the valley will be kept up by the service
branches after the war, but the probab
ility is that some of them, at least, Will
revert to civilian uSeS-or be abandoned.
Obviously it would be an ineXcusabe loss
to the valley We're they abandoned. So
the wise thing to do is plan for their
conversion, and begin planning now.
This is not to say that such planning
should interfere in the slightest degree
with developing the various projects to-
day along the lines most needed in the
war effort. If changes ara necessary
later, make them later Don't bother
we should know, in our own minds, what
we intend to do when these projects re-
vert to the community, if they do.
If we make proper use Of all the facil
tiles now being installed, we shall within
a few months after peace comes attain
a progress which under ordinary condi
tions would take years to achieve. If we
do not, we shall have been guilty of al
lowing costly waste.
We should begin today to form pic
ture of what kind of a place we want
Imperial Valley to be after the war Is
over. Whatever we can do now toward
shaping that picture into reality, without
interfering with the prime need for de-
feating the enemy, we should do.
It is never too early to tackle any prob
lem.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29
RAILROADS TAKE THE RAP
Oroville Mercury-RegiSter1

tOroville Mercury-RegiSter)
Capital is going to take the rap again.
Maybe it is right that it should, but one
thing is certain, the rap should b. under
stood by the general public.
When an increase in wages was given
the railway employees not long ago it
was tacitly understood that the railroads
would be allowed to meet most of the
increase by raises in freight rates Sure
enough. along came the federal author
izaton for the increase, only they failed
by a substantial amount to meet the
added cost in wages. In the case Of the
railroads operating on the coast, the rev
enue from added freight rates would
have amounted to an estimated 49.7 mil
lion dollars. whereas the wage increase
cost them an additional "a million dol
lars.
Now, the OPA. in order to stop the
spiralng trend towards initiation (high
cost of living to us). practically orders
the railroads to forego 252 or more Of
this anticipated revenue from higher
freight rates.
If the railroads accept this edict, as
they probably must, it should bring an
end to increases all along the line. There
must be stop somewhere, and the rail
roads have been chosen as the goat. They
are wondering why this wasn't thought
of when the wage negotiations were on.
But it will be remembered that the lead
erS of the railroad men weren't at all
satisfied with what they got.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29
LABOR TRUST FUNDS

(Santa Monica OutlOOk)
The dunnng letter sent to the Go by
the United Mine Workers is an llluminat-
ing incident that the Mine Workers un-
ion advanced 81 665 600 to the ClO to pay
for its promotion and organization work.
Now NIr Lewis mine workers would like
to have at least token payment.
The incident is significant in revealing
the vast sums which labor leaders have
collected and. as far as the public knows,
are still collecting, from the workers
who comprise their organizations. The
men in the ranks of the mine workers
derived no benefit from this financing
of new unions by their money. 1t was
an expenditure designed to increase the
political power Of few leaders.
These great accumulations from union
dues and initiation fees are, in essence.
trust funds for the members who contrl-
butte them But they are not always used
in that manner. and no legal check exists
on the way in which these trust funds
are to be administered. Any proposed
legal restraint or regulation is bitterly
fought in congress by the labor leaders
who handle these great sums.
All this is very suggestive Other trust
funds are invested and administered IN
accordance with strict legal regulations;
No valid reason exists why the money OF
union workers should not have like pro
lection.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29
Chinese Recapture
Strategic Airport
In Burma Fighting

NEW DELHI India. March %
UP, Reintorccments OF Lieut..
Gsl. Joscya W. Stilwr,l'S 9TH and
ca Chinese armies, i'2hing thcE
w thl 1Ngh Iur cucl.cLn& jap
anc-e lines. nave letaECn the k}N.
r-on alrdromc ON thc Burma front
and have joined the main Chinese
.orccs at ToLa4oo DISPATCHES tf-m
the front said today
It was Indicated that thc allied
high command EaG decided 10 cFdc-
uate Toungoo town if necessary be
FIRE the pressure Of two Japanese
divisions. up to % $50 mon. bat I0f
the present the Chinese lines We're
hslding HeI and a Burma com
mand ccmmuN,que reported the
situation appeared considerably i'm
proved.
On the WcSt side Of the front
across the wooded Pc2u YCma hills,
the allied line drew back because
of the dangerous situation around
Toungoo s. that a straisnt east
west front could be rc-eS,abilShed,
the communIquc admlttcd.
Here the allied Inr was still
south Cf PRONE.
The commmlQuc said there vas
still no contact on the western side
Of the front. aleng the IrraWaddy
river but revealed that large par
ties of japanese and local Bur
mese frecb -otng disaidentS were
active south OF Prone
japanese planes continued savage
activity on the Burma front, the
communiquo sad, and tie enemy
Yesterday heavily Bombed an IRA
waddy river town
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-29
CAPITAL TALKS
by
Peter
Edison

WASHINGTON March 28 - The
legal maze OF f750000 state laws
plus 100000 court decisions inter-
preting those laws plus untold tens
Of thousands Of municipal ordln-
arces now on the statute books OF
these United States comprise one
OF the country's worst obstacles TO
successful carrying out OF the war
production effort Realization OF
that Is becoming clearer daily as
the wartime economy OF scarcity
pinches tighter on every phase OF
trade and as national business on
an interstate basis increases IN
volume
Every artificial barrier on
commerce hampers the war eff
fort. Conflicting state and mu-
nicipal laws which restrict labor
and services, agriculture and
marketing. construction and
TRANSPORTATION comprise the
principal obstacles to war pro-
duction, and at the present time
there is apparently only one
poSSiblc source of relief The
President does have the power
to designate any area a combat
zone in which martial law may
be declared and local laws SUI
Spended.
That is a pretty drastic remedy.
and it is therefore unlikely that it
would be applied in any general way
to relieve the situation. 1t has been
used on the Pacafic coast to faclli-
tate the control and movement of
cnemv aliens from defense areas,
and in that application there has
teen no objection. But if this fed
oral suspension of nom federal laws
were to become general. II is GER
lin that it would raise a tromend-
Gus howl from all the advocates OF
states mehts and local sclt-goYern-
trpOt