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Askov American., 1942-02-19
Eagle Badge Given
To Pine City Scout

Scouts and Scouters from Hinck-
ley, Kerrick and Finlayson were
guests of the Pine City Scouts at a
court of honor held in the Pine City
high school auditorium last Thursday
evening when Leonard Silesky was
awarded the highest honor to be at
tanned in Scouting, that of Eagle
Scout
Eugene Nelson of troop 1873 was
awarded his second class award and
the following Scouts from the same
troop received merit badges: William
Hamlin, metal work; Allan Barron,
rowing; Leonard Silesky, safety, path
finding, bird study, civics scholar
ship, chemistry, business, carpentry,
firemanship and music.
Michael B. Hurley, chairman of
the Pine-Kanabec Advancement COM
mittee, was the master of ceremonies.
Directly following the court of
honor Scouters from Pine City and
:Finlayson, discussed ways and means
of promoting the area expansion pro-
gram of the North Star Council. A
finance campaign plan was presented
to the men by Wayne Bailey, assistant
executive of the council.
The following men were present at
the meeting: P. L. Hamlin, Pine
Kanabec district chairman, Michael
B. Hurley, Louis Milgrom and Geo.
l. Clem, all of Pine City; and v. E.
Shafer, Mr.. Nystrom and R. E. Hills
of Finlayson.
Askov American., 1942-02-19
Defense Procedures
On FBI Conferences

The FBI quarterly conferences with
police officers, members of sheriff's
departments, railroad special agents,
constables and other state law en-
forcement officers will be held at the
following cities in Minnesota, COM
mencing at 1:30 p. m. on the dates
shown:
st. Cloud, February %; Fergus
Falls, February "a; Montevideo, Feb
ruary 25; Window, February 26;
Rochester, March 2; st. Paul, March
9; Bemidji, March II; Duluth, March
%; and Hibbing, March 80.
The discussions will include ma
tional defense procedures developed
since the beginning of this war, in
cluding restrictions on alien enemies
as to radio, cameras, guns, travel;
the procedures in handling enemy
aliens; air raid precaution duties;
selective service; sabotage and pro-
lection of industrial facilities.
All officers are invited to attend
at the most convenient place.
The conferences at st. Paul, Duluth
and Hibbing will be held in conjunc-
ton with the FBI war traffic school,
and the Rochester conference on the
opening day of the FBI civilian de-
fense school. Problems which law
enforcement officers must meet under
war conditions, such as conveys,
blackouts, air raids, gas projections,
war emergency work and expediting
movement of military traffic, will be
discussed.
Askov American., 1942-02-19
RitesSundayFor
Louie A. Larson.
Fleming Painter
Death Calls World War
Veteran Last Thursday;
Buried at DanfOrth.

In poor health for several years
and in the Veterans hospital at st.
Cloud the past seven months, Louie
A. Larson of Fleming township,
passed away there last Thursday
night at the age of 49 years, seven
months and six days.
A painter by trade, he had con-
tinued his work as long as his health
would permit. Since coming to Pine
county in 1923, he has helped to
beautify hundreds of farm and viii
lage homes, making friends wherever
he went and was well known in and
about northeastern Pine county.
Native of Sweden.
He was born at Larv, Vestergot-
land, Sweden, on July 6, 1892, COM
ing to America in 1907 AS soldier
in the U. S. army during the World
war he saw service in France and
Germany. On November 8, 1920,
he was united in marriage to Miss
Alma Johnson of Trade Lake, Wis,
the couple making their home in
Minneapolis. In the fall of 1928
they came to Pine county to settle
in Fleming township, where Mr.. Lar
son erected fine farm home for his
family. They have made their home
there since
The deceased leaves his widow and
five children, Warren, Margaret,
Helen, Harriet and Eunice; two sis
ters, Mrs. Oscar Bergstrom of Spoon
er, Wis, and Miss Anna Larson of
Chicago; three brothers, Albert of
Pequot Lakes, and Adolph and Oscar
of Minneapolis. All were present at
the last rites except Miss Larson of
Chicago.
Buried in DanfOrth.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon from the home at 2:30
o'clock with Rev. Paul Hendricks of
Duluth, officiating. Those who served
as pallbearers were Guy Hendricks,
John Erickson, Philip and Martin
Johnson, Elof Frisendahl and c. A.
Newcome. Members of the Jens H.
Jensen Post, American Legion of
Askov, were honorary pallbearers.
Friends of the bereaved relatives
join in extending sympathy in the
loss of a kind husband and father.
Askov American., 1942-02-19
Three Join Others
In Draft Violation

Joe Marquardt, Louis w. Patzoldt
and David Pangerl, all of near Pine
City, have refused to register for the
selective draft under the third regis
tration held Monday, thus joining
seven others who did not register in
the first draft. The men, most of
whom are related, refused to register
because of religious beliefs.
The seven not registering in the
first draft were Carl, Robert and
George Marquardt, brothers of Joe;
Elmer and Arnold Patzoldt, brothers
of Louis; and Delford Chaplin and
Archie Soderbeck. They have served
Federal sentences for their refusal
to comply with the draft law.
Askov American., 1942-02-19

Editors Noe-One hundred
ngton few remarks his soldiers before the battle
Island
been the American people
battle
ducory remarks that historic
HE time hand which probably
whether Americans be free Slaves whether
to have property they call their whether
houses and farms be plaged and destroyed
selves consigned state of wretchednes from which
effort will deliver them The fate of unborn millions will
depend under God the courage and conduct of
cruel and unreentng leaves only the choice
resistance the abect submission
resolve to conquer or to die.
Askov American., 1942-02-19
Founders Day Is
MarkedByP-TA A
Sturgeon Lake Group
Holds Impressive Candle
Lighting Ceremony.

An impressive candle lighting cere-
mony commemorating the 45th anni-
versary of the national Parent Teach
ers Association was presented by the
Sturgeon Lake PIT. A. at its Feb
ruary meeting last Thursday evening
as part of Founders day program.
Those taking part were Mrs. j. F.
Kolosky, Carol and Fern Breckheimer,
Emily Almquist, Joy Gray, Lorraine
Price, Odrun Torvick, Mrs. Oscar
Anderson, Mrs. A. Martinson and
Mrs. Wm Katchmark.
Varied Program.
The program opened with the sing
ing of America the Beautiful" and
giving the flag pledge. Miss Carol
Breckheimer and Miss Lorraine Price
sang a duet, accompanied by Miss
Joy Gray at the piano, and Miss Syl-
via Gluesing gave a piano solo. Mrs.
Anna Okerberg of Milaca, district
supervisor of the hot lunch program,
spoke on the lunch program in var
AOOo oSIOolS, dIlu GIl1o VAAIllI6, COOfA
at the Sturgeon Lake school, spoke
on the project there, giving report
for January. Mrs. George Phares
and Mrs. Oscar Anderson were hos
tesses for the evening, the program
being held in the community room
of the new school.
Add Civ Noxu Mo,ohore
The organization voted to finance
the initial cost of taking pictures of
the hot lunch project, which is spon-
sored by the WPA, as pictures of
the project in action must be kept
on file in the local, state and Federal
offices.
Mrs. Oscar Anderson was appointed
health chairman of the Sturgeon Lake
PIT. A. and Miss Emily Almquist,
Mrs. A. Ryden and Mrs. VIM. Katch-
mark selected to serve on the pro-
gram committee for the next three
Six new members were
added to the group at the meeting,
bringing the membership to 81. The
next meeting will be held March IL
at the schoolhouse
Askov American., 1942-02-19
County Passes Quota
In Red Cross Drive

Returns received to date by the
Pine county chapter of the American
Red Cross in the national war relief
fund drive has put the county well
over the top. The sum of $4,187.47
has been turned in as against the
quota asked, $3,400.
Mrs. Art johnson of Pine City,
treasurer of the chapter, states that
the response to the appeal has been
very gratifying and has been char
acterized by thorough job and sin
cere work on the part of the local
chairmen and solicitors, and the
splendid cooperation on the part Of
the public.
Following is the list of the total
contributions to date:
Askov American., 1942-02-19
10 Take Surplus
Sugar Stamps In
Hoarders' Books
Severe Federal Penalties
&c e d by Consumers
Making False Reports.

Persons who have built up boards
of sugar will have stamps torn out
of their ration books to cover the
boards, thus depriving them of the
right to buy any more sugar until
their boards are used up, under the
rationing plan to go into effect soon,
Leon Henderson, OPA administrator
warns.
Registration of consumers by teach
ers in the public schools and issuance
of War Ration Book No. l will start
as soon as the enormous job of print
ing and distributing the books have
been completed, under the general
supervision of local rationing boards.
Must Make Certified Statement.
When consumers apply for the
book, they will be required to make
a certified statement as to the amount
of sugar per person in their family
unit. If there is more than two
pounds of sugar per person in pos
session of the family the balance will
be considered as boarded sugar and
an appropriate number of stamps will
be removed from the book at the time
of registration.
The amount of sugar per person in
the family hoard will be divided by
the amount of sugar which can be
purchased with each stamp to deter
mine how many stamps must be
removed from the book. This will
make it impossible for the book hold
er to buy any sugar until his or her
supply is used up.
Severe Penalties.
The application which the appli-
cant must sign will carry on its face
the warning that false reports to any
government agency subjects the per-
son making the report to severe pen
alties under the United States Grim
inal code. These penalties may run
as high as $4,000 fine or 10 years
Imprisonment
When selling sugar storekeepers
will be required to tear stamp out
of the buyers book. These stamps
will then be pasted on a card by
the storekeeper. These cards will
then be turned in to the supplier of
sugar for the store in question, thus
emitting the Storekeeper to replen-
ish his stock for sales in the following
week.
To Keep Supply Moving.
The rationing plan is being de-
veloped in full consultation with the
food branch of the War Production
board whose responsibility it is to
see that supplies of sugar in the
country are so distributed that there
is sugar in all stores when the ra-
tioning plan goes into effect and that
supplies are kept flowing to stores
in sufficient amount each week to
meet requirements of persons who
will be seeking to buy sugar in the
amounts permitted under the ration
ing plan.
Askov American., 1942-02-19
Slaughter Steers
Down; Hogs Rise
Tuesdays Top in Hogs is
Highest Since August
1887; Lambs Steady.

South st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. II, 1912:
Slaughter steers lost price ground
on the first two days of the week,
demand failing to be equal to light
offerings. Values were steady to Csc
lower, mostly weak to 15c off. Medi-
um grade kinds continued to pre-
dominate in the crop, according to
the Federal-State Market News Serv-
ice. A few choice weighty steers
reached $12.75, while load lots of
mediumweight and heavy steers
cashed at $3.50. Choice medium
weight steers were held above $3.50
and unsold late Tuesday. Bulk of the
medium to good steers cleared at
$1,000 to $1,000, with common offer
ings at $3.50 to $3.50. Heifers and
cows showed a touch of weakness,
although Gamer and cutter cows
maintained steady trend. Good
heifers reached $11.50. Gamer and
cutter cows bulked at $3.50 to SITS;
common and medium grades $500 to
$8.75, and good cows $500 to $3.50.
Bulls held steady. Vealers sold steady
to SOC lower. Strictly choice koshers
brought $14.00 to $500, with bulk
good and choice grades at $1150 to
$3.50. Stock cattle showed no
change.
Hog Values High.
Tuesdays top of $500 in the hog
division was the highest money since
August 1887. This price was brought
about as the result of successive ad-
vances of Csc for the first two days
of the week, to make all classes and
weights generally Soc higher thus
far. Good and choice ITO to 270
pound hogs sold from $3.50 to $500,
with 270 to 800 pound weights getting
$12.75 to $500, and 140 to ITO pound
kinds spreading from $11.75 to $500.
Good sows of all weights bulked at
$3.50 to mostly $12.40 and feeder
pigs turned largely from SLIPS to
$11.5O.
Fat lamb prices are generally
steady, late sales restoring early
losses. Slaughter ewes are fully
steady. Feeding lambs are selling
on weak to Csc lower basis. The
narrowing in demand for dressed
meat products has been caused to
some extent by the advent of the
Lenten season. Bulk of the salable
receipts were of western origin and
carried a liberal per cent eligible
as feeders and shearers. Top fed
lambs held at $11.75, with best
ewes at $500. A price
range of $1,000 to SLIPS prevails
for good to choice feeder lambs.
Askov American., 1942-02-19
Cream Plant At
Askov Organizes
For Coming Year
Only One New Board Mem
ber Elected at Annual
Meeting Tuesday.

Only one change was made in the
personnel of the board of directors
of the Askov Creamery Association
at its annual meeting Tuesday aft
ernoon, Hans M. Nielsen being chosen
to the board in place of Werner Clau-
sen who declined reelection. Chris
Ingemansen was selected by the
board as vice president, the other
offices remaining the same as for the
past year.
The board is as follows: Chris.
Frederiksen, president; Chris Inge-
mansen, vice president; Carl K. Lar
sen, secretary-treasurer; Sigurd Stow
ring, Jens Krogh, Einar Jensen and
Hans M. Nielsen, directors; and
Wayne Lawson, buttermaker. Har-
vey Strandlund is the assistant at the
creamery and another helper will be
hired at the February 19 meeting
of the board to assist with the extra
work connected with handling whole
milk at the plant. Eleven applica-
tons will be considered.
Striegl Speaks.
Speakers at the meeting Tuesday,
which was held in the D. B. S. hall,
were S. A. Striegl of Pine City, presi-
dent of district 2, Land O'Lakes, who
discussed the past year in Land
O'Lakes business and activities; Max
McMillin of Sandstone, county agent;
and Mrs. Chas. Krantz, AAA Farmer
Fieldwoman for Pine county. Lunch
was served after the meeting by the
Askov Coop Guild.
The total number of pounds of
butter manufactured in 1941 was
414,902. The average price paid the
patrons for butterfat was 38.21c per
pound, the highest since 1880. In
all, the patrons of the creamery re-
ceived $127,914.99 the past year. Net
earnings for the year were $3,116.62
as compared to $2,724.76 the previous
year.
Plant Enlarged.
The Askov plant has been enlarged
the past winter, and new equipment
installed for the handling of whole
milk. The first whole milk was re-
ceived February and about six tons
daily is being received at the present
time, two trucks doing the bulk of the
hauling. All milk received here is
separated, the cream being manufac-
tured into butter, and the SKINNED
milk shipped by truck to a drying
plant at Rush city to be made into
powdered form under the government
milk diversion plan.
Askov American., 1942-02-19
a large number of women and
children from Singapore.


But just as this was being written,
word came from Tokyo that Singa-
pore had surrendered, and then fol-
lowed, in short order, official confir-
nation by Churchill The fall of
Singapore is considered the severest
blow the British have suffered since
the evacuation from Dunkirk in the
summer of 1910, and the British, al
though expecting this climax, are
stunned.
Not SO Good.
In Burma, the japanese have bro
ken through the British lines along
the Salween river and are now ap-
preaching, dangerously, the city of
Rangoon, and, therefore, menacing
the Burma road on which China de-
pends for so many of her badly
needed war supplies.
There is a further danger in
the Burma situation, for the Jap
anese are getting ever closer to
India, the pOSsible-not yet prob
able-loss of which would really
mean the breakup of the British
world empire.
The Far Eastern theater of war has
been very turbulent one for some
time, but the situation in the Dutch
East Indies remains seemingly almost
stationary. There is this to say, how
ever, that wherever move is made.
it apparently favors the Japenese,
and 1t is not at all impossible that
they, intoxicated by their series of
victories, may attempt even an at
tack on Australia. They have made
some progress in their invasions of
Java, Sumatra, and Celebes, but it
does not seem to be important enough
to warrant any immediate fear for
the future of these islands. In spite
OF that, the fear is always present,
and it will increase as a result of
Singapore's collapse.
Libyan Campaign.
There is no reason to doubt that
If the japanese want to reach India
through Burma, their allies, the Ger
mans and the Italians, nourish the
same hope by way of Libya, the Nile
Continued on Page y
Askov American., 1942-02-19
Ciese Farmer Dies
Tuesday Morning

Rudolph Fenske, Sr., aged farmer
who had resided in the Giese COM
munity many years, passed away at
his home there Tuesday morning of
this week. The funeral services will
be held from the Giese Lutheran
church at 1:30 o'clock Friday after
noon.
A son of Mr.. Fenske lost his life
several years ago, being burned to
death when their farm home was
destroyed by fire.
Askov American., 1942-02-19
Finlayson Defeated
In Overtime Game

Going into an extra period for the
first time this season Askov emerged
victorious on their home floor last
Friday evening when Finlayson was
defeated 81 to "a in fast basketball
game. Askov held a 23-11 lead at
the half but saw the Finlayson sharp
shooters creep up to tie the score at
34-an with hectic second half rally.
The locals JOY was short-lived as
they were swamped by Willow River
at Willow Tuesday night % to Is.
Bohaty of the winners made Is points.
Following is the box score of the
Tuesday evening game:
Willow River 28; Askov 16
Askov American., 1942-02-19
international News Review
BY GEORG STRANDVOLD

Important as they occasionally may
be, it is not the speeches by states
men that change the trend of war
and the address delivered Sunday by
Prime Minister Winston Churchill OF
the British empire will, most likely
as time goes on, prove to be one
of no decisive importance, for in d
war like the present it simply isn't
words that count; usually, they are
intended to be merely smoke screen
hiding blunders and miscalculations
And the week preceding Mr.
Churchill's speech had been a par
ticularly bad one for the British
one of disappointments and humilia-
tons.
Worst of all that happened was
the fact that the German battle
ships, the Scharnhorst and the
Gneisenau, tied up in the French
harbor of Brest for more than
ayear, and bombed by the British
more than a hundred times, got
away-simply left their berth and
proudly and defiantly sailed by
Dover through the English Chan
mel with Helgoland as their des-
tinati0n.
That was hard to take for nation
as justly proud of its naval strength
as the British. Of course, the coast
batteries opened fire on the abscond-
ing nazists, and, of course, the Royal
Air Force pursued them. But, to no
avail. They just simply got away
to the immense chagrin of the Eng
lish who, to make it all the worse,
lost forty-two of their airplanes, too.
"Come- Back" at Singapore.
To offset the Channel humiliation,
British strength gloried elsewhere.
For days it had been expected that
would fall into the hands
of the japanese at almost any mo-
ment.
Then, suddenly, the British be-
came more aggressive than ever
before on that island, and struck
back, hard and fast, with the re-
suit that the Japanese conquest
Of the positions was at least de-
layed long enough to make it pos
sible for the British to evacuate
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Believed Enemy Reorgan-
izing Forces Before
Taking Offensive
ISLAND OF MA5BATE
REPORTED OCCUPIED
Japanese Appealing TO
Farmers as Dear Breth-
rel" Go Back 10 Work

WASHINGTON. Feb. PA lull
in Philippine fighting was report
ed today by the War Department,
which said the enemy evidently is
recognizing his forces and await
ing reinforcements before resum-
ing the offensive on the Batan
Peninsula front.
The invaders meanwhile have
occupied the island of Masbate,
near the center of the Philippine
archipelago, the communique said.
indicating the first recent extern
sion of Japanese occupation of the
islands.
The Japanese are appealing to
Filipino farmers as dear breth-
ren.' and urging them to return
to their farms to resume work ON
the sugar and other crops.
Reports reaching Gen. Douglas
Macarthur headquarters indicat-
ed the farmers have been evicted
by the invaders from crowded Ma
Mia or have hidden in the noun
tains to escape harsh treatment.
AS a result, there is a shortage Of
laborers and food supplies are be-
coming scarce.
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News Writer
Strikes Blow
tpessinlisnl
Allan Faith Tells Chamber
Business Thriving
in Juneau

Business in Juneau is good and
food and rent rates are lower than
in Seattle, Allan Faith, cores
pendent for The Chicago Sun, told
the Chamber of Commerce today.
Addressing the weekly chamber
luncheon at the Baranof Hotel,
Faith declared the pessimism voiced
by most Juneau residents is entire
ly unjustified, both from econ
omic and military standpoints.
-"I have talked to 400 persons,
ranging from Acting Governor E.
L. Bartlett to a drunken Indian in
the few days I have been in jun
eau" he declared. Most of these
people seem to think Juneau is
slow but that Is not correct For
one thing, local merchants report
that business showed an increase
last month as compared with a
year ago.
Faith, former Cordova news
paperman, who has been employed
by various newspapers in the States
for the past 10 years. urged the
chamber to foster faith and be-
lief in Juneau and its future.
Frying Pan Into Fire
These people who are fleeing to
the States are fleeing into cities