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Evening star., 1942-03-05

Games this week: Friday, War vs..
Ensrayine 7:30; Treasury VS.. Post Once,
S3O. Next week: Wednesday. g. P o.
vs.. Torpedo 7:30: Navy vs.. Post Once.
$50. All games at Terrell gym.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-12-11
GILAggTIFT HE'D ADS

FOR SALE - Oil Stove. See Otto Teller
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-12-11
Wolves Beat
 Eagles In Hot
 Overtime Game

Wrangeu Wolves and the Iusti- ute Eagles lead off the basketball season with the first game played last Friday December 4. in tha gym. It was a tight game. the two teams keeping close scores With ons another.
 At the end Of the game the score stood tied. 26-26 and the end Of an added five minutes of furious play. the Wolves still held the score tied 31-3I Again it was necessary for the TWO teams to play three min utes longer. Al the end of this per iod the score was 33-32 in Nran- gels favor This is the second time the Wolves had 10 play overtime 10 decide the Victor Of che Contest. the first time heinz a serimmage with the local Coast Guard team. We played Tor five minutes and af- Ger that time was up we were still tied so We played for the first bas- ket. The Coast Guard won the game Heres the box score for Dec 1.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-12-11
ELKSNOTES
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 Christmas is just around the cor ner and the Elks are preparing their annual Christmas tree. Tha exact date has not been announced. but 1t will be made public in time for the ladies 10 wash hubby.s ears and get him down in time for the show and maybe hell gel an apple lhat is if he sings
 New Years dance is 10 be the event of lbe year Prepare to dance the old year out. but douf pass out with the coming of the new.
 Every Ladies Night crowd Of card players enjoy an evening of entertainment Those that don attend always miss the fun. Mrs. George Sumption carried away ths hoHors last time. Bro Joel Wing must he a good player. toe any way he took high The Dar Smiths really play good game. they should have a rattle Why jhe Ez= alted Ruler would play for low is eXasperating He won anyway. F some Of you folks want ta know anything about cookies ask Mrs. Hoop Nelloas and Mrs Earl Cad berry. They really know the art It's no wonder Bro. Neflous is SO fat.
 Next week is the Annual Christ mas Card Party. The ladies are f5 bring a ladies gift and the mr4 should bring a =en0emaus eift- now I said GENTLEMAN's eff These gifts. not 10 be over lift cents The committee members a# Mrs. Louise Curtis. Mrs Dave Wins. Mrs. Virgil Newman and thaf good- looking gentleman. Bro. Fred HaHz ford.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-12-11
Elks
 Lodge Burns

SkAGWAY. Alaska = Fire of un- known origin completely destroyed The EIks Lodge Building home of So. 83I, and the Elks. ReereationaI Building, both uWO stony structures last week The loss is estimated al S25.000 with insurance of only S5,- 100.
 The Elks Lodge Building was one of the landmarks of Skagway and was one Of the big entertainment places, the first Of the kind, in skagway, erected soon after the rush to the klondike, in 1900 The building included a large auditor ium capable of seating 450 persons with large balcony seating l50 per sons. The auditorium had hard wood dance floor. There was a large up-to-date theatrical stage, with all kinds of scenery and electrical equpment In the front of the build ing was q large room used in the carly days as the secretary.s office and reception room. h the early days. in fact up to the present time. the auditorium was the dancing pa Fillion of the town and many full- dress affair took place in the aud it0rium. The auditorium was also used as the early day lodge room.
 h the early days practically ev- ely show company travelling to and rom Che interior gave productions Iu the Elks Hall and always drew crowded houses.
 The skagway Stock Company pre- sented plays from drama to muscial comedy every two weeks and every show called for special trains to run from Whitehorse and along the White Pass and Yukon route loaded with those who patronized the pro- auctions. Elmer A. Friend now with the Empire in Juneau. and then agent for the Alaska Steamship Company was the show man of Skagway and had full charge of the. theatrical productions. both local and Of travelling organizations. The stage was so equipped 1t could han dle any road show"
 Recreation Building
  joining the EIks Lodge Building. was erected several years ago. This contained the bowling alleys, cock tail lounge and the second floor was used as the lodge room. A large tennis court, maintained by the Elks was on the grounds adjoining the building.
 The destruction of the two build ings by fire leaves skagway with out any large ballroom or reerea- tion place as the White Pass Club long ago was discarded and dis mantling had begun when it was suddenly turned into a vast ware house and is now packed from foundation to roof with materials of all kinds.
 The Skagway EIks Lodge has mem bers scattered all over the world and hundreds of oldtimers still re tain their membership. never demit- ting.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-12-11
SEYENTH.DAY AnVENTIsrs

Services for Saturday, December l2 at the seventh-day Adventist chapel are 10 a. m. Sabbath school and church services at II a. m. Pas tor N. l.. Miles announces that in tse future evening services, to which the public is invited, will be held every Sunday evening at 7:3O.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-12-11
.PreIlmInaTy. game .

The preliminary game was played by our second squad. against the second squad of the Institute. The game was rather slow from the be- ginning to the end. On the second string Odd sundberg. played cen ter. Tiny Ferguson and Ray Roberts forwards, Johnny Teller and Harry Bradley guards. Bill Hall and Bill Taylor were the subs.
 The game ended in the Safety Pins favor 1913.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-12-11
PREsRYTERIAN- -CHnRcH

Sunday School at 10 a. m. and morning worship al n a. m. with the Rev. Ben P. Judd. Jr.. offieiat- ing.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-12-11

FOR sALE-Eyon building. See Mrs. Spath. 2-5t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-24

and country and to win total vic
tory and a permanent peace they
knew would have to be bought with
sacrifice and blood.
They trusted those that remained
behind to make secure all this for
which they gave their all. Trusting
in them to elect men to power who
believed in the same principles and
who would carry on when their job
was done.
Yes, these Republican editors be-
lieve in all of the above but they
believe in Republican control more.
They owe their allegiance to the
Fishes, Knutsons, O'Haras and the
Gales. Only one qualification, is
he Republican?
Yes, this press believes in all the
boys fighting and dying so that
civilization may survive but by their
actions show they think more of
party politics.
F. E. WEBER.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-24
WHAT 1T TAKES TO BE A
FARMER
(Northfield independently


After living on a farm for over 40
years and trying to do everything
from teaching a calf to drink milk
from pail to telling county agri-
cultural agent how to make straight
corn rows, have concluded that if
man was to be an unqualified sue
cess at farming he must know quite
few things and among them are
these: He must know what time of
the moon to plant his crops; how and
when to cultivate them; how to kill
potato bugs, chicken lice and mites,
hog lice, hog itch, mango, ring worms,
round worms and cabbage worms;
he must know how to feed calves
and what to do after he has fed them
too much; he must know what to
with sore ear, or a chicken with
the pips; he must know how to 60
to bed after a midnight party, and
get up smiling at S o'clock the next
morning; he must know how to make
younger pigs bigger; cows to give
more milk on less feed; he must
know the vitamin content of a
bale of hay and the bacteria count
of drop of milk; he must be able
to smile when the wind comes and
blows the caps off his shocks and
the rain drenches them with the nice
soft water; he must know how to pull
pump from a 65-foot well when
it is 80 below zero and put a new
leather in it; he must know how to
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-24
Farm Machinery
Frozen By USDA
New Order Only Temper
airy to Insure Fair Distri-
button of Equipment.

The U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture order of September II, temper
arily freezing" all farm machinery
in the hands of dealers, was described
by Cornelius Nieboer, County USDA
War Board chairman, as necessary to
insure fair distribution of available
equipment and its placement where
it will do the most good in wartime
farming production. County ration
ing will be handled by a county ra-
tioning committee composed of the
County AAA chairman and two
farmers appointed by the County
War Board.
Farm machinery in one classical
ton Group Az, which is scarce and
especially needed to meet current
agricultural needs, may be sold only
upon approval by the county farm
machinery rationing committee. Ma
chinery in a second category Group
b, including items somewhat less
ton by the farmer to the dealer that
it is required to meet current agri-
cultural needs. A third classification
GROUP c., includes the smaller items
that may be sold without restriction.
Group A includes beet lifters, beet
leaders, combines, corn pickers, disk
harrows, feed grinders, fertilizer
spreaders, grain drills, grain eleva-
tors, hay balers, lime spreaders,
manure speakers, milk coolers,
milking machines, pickup balers,
potato diggers, shredders and trac-
tors (including garden tractors)
Group B machinery, which can be
purchased upon certification to a
dealer that it is needed for current
production, includes most other farm
equipment and machinery Group G,
which is exempt from any form of
rationing control, includes hoes,
rakes, forks, scythes, shovels and all
hand-operated one and two-horse
drawn farm machinery and equip
ment not included in Group A.
There are no restrictions on sale
or transfer of used farm machinery,
equipment or repair parts.
Eligibility requirements for Group
A purchases include inadequacy of
present equipment and inability to
meet farm production goals by re-
pairing or by purchasing or renting
used machinery, or by custom or ex-
change work. A purchaser must turn
in replaced equipment and agree to
rent or let others use the new ma
chinery on specified terms and condi-
tons. The purchaser must present
a satisfactory reason if changing from
horses or mule power to motor power,
or from hand labor to machinery.
Equipment in Group A must not
be purchased later than October 81,
1912.
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-24

build hay rack, fix harness, thread
a bolt, change the oil in tractor,
clean seed grain, handle hired man
who has been out all night and comes
in the next morning with defrosted
look on his face; he must be able at
this time of the year to greet all the
candidates for public office, tell them
all that he is going to support them
and then go to the polls and do as
he darn pleases; he must do thou
sand and one more things than this
and then find way to thresh his
grain and make go acres of alfalfa
hay when it rains every other day.
After farmer has learned all these
things in so or more years someone
comes along and asks him to join
golf club that he may keep his mus
cles supple or the Rotary club to
get acquainted with "the boys"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-24
DECEPTIVE BROADCAST
Editor Askov American:

EO1IOr ASkOV american.
presume many heard what I did
at 6:15 o'clock the Monday evening
following the primary election, Gov.
Stassen surely praised the people
of Minnesota for the wisdom and
splendid judgment they used in de-
claring "by their voting" that he
was the one man in Minnesota that
could and would handle the gov
eminent of Minnesota just right. He
went over his claim of accomplish
ments which he had told us all
about many times before. In sub
stance, he said he did not try to
make much campaign effort, did not
maintain any campaign headquar-
tiers, used no posters or campaign
literature, felt safe all the time to
stand on his record and leave his
political future in the hands of the
splendid and patriotic people of Min
nesota and that he felt sure they
would not believe the false charges
made by the opposition.
AS for his campaign headquarters,
I can not imagine how any one could
arrange better headquarters than the
governors office in the state capitol
and as for literature, what could
beat having all the Twin City dailies
playing you sky-high, and as for
posters what could be more effec-
tive than running ones picture to-
gether with a long list of so-called
accomplishments in many small
town weeklies for many weeks before
election. I am satisfied that it was
the hardest and most expensive cam
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-24
New London, MINI.
COMPLETE CHANGE NECESSARY

Editor Askov American:
During the primary campaign some
rather elaborate broadcasts were
made regarding Minnesota finance
and it became quite apparent that
the state is in better financial con-
dition that it was. However, all the
candidates seemed to miss the real
reason, which of course is that in
dustrial conditions are far better
than they were during the lean years
from 1880 to 1888.
Where butter then sold in the
twenties it is now over 40; hogs,
cattle, eggs and grain are also way
higher.
Naturally, the state feels this and
hence the better financial conditions.
Furthermore the iron production is
very high and labor conditions much
better due to the defense program
and the results of the tax program,
social security, bank reform, farm
programs and repeal of prohibition
all accomplished under Farmer-Labor
legislation in cooperation with the
New Deal
In other words, the Republican
party is reaping the rewards of the
work of the Farmer-Labor party, the
groundwork having been laid during
the years 1880 to 1888.
Apparently 100000 are being
saved to give the some 100000 men
who will be in the service from Min
nesota a new start in life. This
would amount to about $35 a man,
about enough to buy a new suit,
with one pair of pants. After the
war is won far greater efforts will
have to be made than now visual
lied by the Republican party. This
leadership cannot be only admins
trative.
A complete change will be neces-
sary in order to avoid chaos and
perhaps revolution-verging close in
1932-and certain unless adequate
steps are taken far in advance. A
few months work on the roads will
never suffice. The returning vet
Grams must be guaranteed work,
steady work and nothing less. Only
the radicals will have the raw cour-
age to initiate the proper steps.
S. j. SIMONSEN.
Pease, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-24

paign that Stassen or Ball ever made.
I can tell the governor that if
all the precincts in Minnesota had
went as New London village and
New London township did, his wor-
ries would all have been over and
he could 60 at once into active duty
in helping destroy our enemies.
We all know that we want to be
on the winning side in this war and
all are well-meaning and as patri-
otto as Governor Stassen, Mr.. Ball,
Mr.. Willlkie, Mr.. Knox or Mr.. Slim
son, or Mr.. anyone else. Most of
us think and all of us hope that
when this war is over we will have
saved democracy which means free
dom, liberty and equal opportunity,
call God intended" but please re-
member, with any official that
clamors for more and more power
that is the spirit of dictatorship, and
wants to decree the everyday life
of his fellows. Filled with selfish
ness and vainglory, this applies in
peace VI wal IliiiC, wv, "ASA We
see an effort made to destroy the
two-party system that has been the
life blood of democracy, that alone
is enough to prove the dictator spirit.
If we people of Minnesota want to
do our part in winning this war and
retain our constitutional form of gov
eminent which gives us the God
intended liberties, we have but one
thing to do and that is, forget party
labels and past differences and unite
in an about effort to elect Hjalmar
Petersen governor and Elmer Ben
son to the senate, and it is going to
take a united effort.
Yours for the kind of government
we all have enjoyed for more than
$50 years.
S. w. CRAIGER.
New London, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-24
OLDSTERS MUST DECIDE
litor ASkov American:

Editor Askov American:
There is more than one pathetic
angle to the old-age pension move
ment. Oldsters are purposely treated
as children. They take their "eats"
to meeting, play few rounds of
bunco, buy back their own eats
and send the money away. Aside
from two or three cheap prizes
bought with their own money!, all
they get is vision of the unfulfilled
dream of substantial pensions for the
aged.
There is no doubt that DR.. Town
send was honest and sincere. When
he saw old folks picking morsels
from garbage cans in 1882 he con-
cieved the idea of old-age pensions,
a just and righteous conception. He
set out to realize that idea.
But others, men not quite so old,
saw he'd found good thing" and
took it on, and took him in" Like
the weary traveller from Jerusalem
to Jericho he fell among the ras-
Gals. Now after eight years the
oldsters are still half-hoping and
one-third expecting, they'll get their
nickels back before they die.
This is nothing new. All "great
causes" even the cause founded by
Christ, have suffered the same be-
trayal; the founders have been cru
Gifted on a cross of greed and the
followers sold down the river of
doubt to die in a puny hope that
there will be "pie in the sky"
Living things must be always in
a state of evolution GRADUAL growth) ,
or else undergo periods of revolu-
ton. 1t is time for the old-age
pension movement to lay aside its
swaddling band and toss away its
rattle. 1t must buckle on the armor
of battle and sieze the two-edged
sword of balloting.
1t must do this democratically, by
states, not automatically, from a far
off national headquarters. Local
committees must pick local candi-
dates. They are on the ground and
know who brings home the bacon,
and who brings only a bacon-rind
No candidate must be permitted to
contribute cent of money to the
pension movement (Which is a way
of buying oldster votes); his vote
in congress is worth more than his
money in the bullying pockets of
leaders. The old age pension cause
must be run by old folks who want
pensions, not by youngsters who
want good salaries, made up of old
sters' nickels and dimes, for the next
20 years.
No person must be permitted to
make even good living" on the
old-age pension movement. Neces-
sary expenses is enough. More than
that is an incentive to 'prolong the
agony"
Oldsters in Minnesota can tip the
scales in favor of any candidate
(never mind the party, they want.
But they must not take orders from
afar. They must decide in their own
districts.
o. M. THOMSON.
Willernie MINI
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-24
BENEDICT ARNOLDS
Editor Askov American:

On September Is, the Republican
press received hard jolt from their
own Walter Winchell when he quoted
Benedict Arnold's words: 81 was
no traitor. I loved my country but
1 hated George Washington more"
This press praises Willkie and his
principles but where is the coopera-
ton to back him in securing the men
to put them into action? They be-
lieve in world cooperation in secur-
ing permanent peace but openly
state it is more important Repub-
licans control the government.
This press prefers Republican
Fish to a Democrat working shoul-
der to shoulder with Willkie. They
insult the Balls and the Judds by
placing them in the same class with
the Knutsons and the O'Haras.
Yes, they believe in principles but
they believe in political expediency
more. They believe in WILKES
principles but they hate Roosevelt
more. They believe their country's
interest comes first but party politics
dictates hypocrisy is the wiser course.
Can a permanent peace and bet
ter world be constructed by men of
this character? If we remember
what men of this type did in 1918,
we will vote for those, (regardless of
party, who place country above
politics and not be mislead by press
that would prostitute the safety of a
nation; it would elect one of their
faith and increase its power or pres
tige.
A press playing politics with ma
tons destiny while the sons of men
of all parties have since December
Z, 194l, united in common cause,
under the leadership of their Com
mander-in-Chief, to serve their God
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-24
Minnesota Voters
Look Ahead
(Brainerd Journal Press)

Again, and very definitely, the
American people have shown that
they are not easily swayed by appeals
to war hysteria.
Minnesota's congressional delega-
ton, slated for a Willkie-Roosevelt
purge, was, with but one exception,
renominated in last weeks primary
election.
The denomination of Congressman
Harold KnutSon, of our own sixth
district, is perhaps as illustrative as
any case in point of the steps taken
to weed out of our body polite all
those who did not see eye to eye
with the President before our entry
into the war.
Knutson was singled out by east
ern newspapers and magazines of
national circulation as one man who
simply had to be defeated. A cap
able and energetic st. Cloud lawyer
deserted good law practice to op-
pose him at the polls. Financial
backing-from goodness knows where
made it possible to flood the dis
trict with literature assailing Knut-
sons record and his personal and
public life. Cleverly engineered
whispering campaigns played up
Knutson as sort of right bower
to Herr Hitler; members of the DEM
ocratic party en- masse climbed on
the Republican band wagon and
whooped it up for Knutson's oppon-
ent. Large blocks of Farmer-Labor
voters deserted hot factional fight
in their own party to do what they
could to defeat Knutson. But when
the votes were counted, Minnesota s
veteran congressman had the NOM
ination with several thousand votes
to spare.
Mr.. Knutson's case is typical of
what happened generally in the state.
Paradoxically enough, the most
impressive victory of the recent pri-
mary was not that of any isolationist
congressman but of Joe Ball, whose
views on pre-war questions were for
the most part out of harmony with
the rest of the Minnesota delegation.
At first thought such a situation
does not make sense. Nevertheless,
it has a deep meaning. It shows
clearly that pre-war issues are as
dead as the proverbial door nail.
The people of Minnesota are for
ward looking people. They want
capable men in congress. They knew
that regardless of how these men
stood on pre-war issues, they were
heart and soul for pushing the war
to a successful conclusion.