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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-06-11

and Ernest Spoerleins.
The Sunday school contribution fol
China relief on Sunday was $7.GS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Fulk anc
children We're guests Of Mr. and Mrs
Revy Beckman on Sunday,
Mrs. Albert Sisk spent Sunday at
telnoon with Mrs. Robert Paugh il
Pleasant Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Lee and children
and Miss Florence Deem were visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Wellington Smousc
at Loeb Lynn on Sunday evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-06-11
Wants Owners to Advertise

Noah d. Schrock wants people whc
lose articles to advertise more than
they do. After bringing in the ten dol
lars he found ON the streets of Oak
land to the office here, to return it
to its rightful owner, he remarked
that he wished that more people who
lost articles would advertise for them
"Not so long ago he said. 81
found a real good pocket knife in my
hen house.
But l never did find the owner of
that" he mused.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-06-11
time is a bic item.

time is a big item.
Surely there is some better way to
do this, especially when the govern
ment asks that everyone do as much
canning as possible to conserve food.
Looks like they are trying to make
it tough for everyone
Arrangements Being Made
The Rationing Board has evidently
felt the same way about the matter,
and they have done something about
il. They are making arrangements
with volunteers to conduct registra-
tions at various places in the county.
To continue in the same manner as
the past two weeks would have caused
enough headaches to make a big eX-
plosion
Askov American., 1942-03-05
Kerrick Bank To
Get New Cashier

Milton Fider, formerly of Spooner
Wis, has accepted the position OF
cashier at the Kerrick State Bank
beginning his duties there Monday
of this week. He had been employed
at the Bank of Spooner and comes
well recommended. He is 33, mar
ried, and has two children. For the
time being he is living at the McGrath
home northwest of Kerrick and his
family, now at the home of Mrs.
Elders parents at Grand Rapids, will
join him the latter part of March
or early in April.
Louis Hogan, former cashier at
the Kerrick bank, and who has been
connected with that institution the
past 10 years, will remain for the time
being. He expects to be called soon
for service with the armed forces.
His many friends in Kerrick and
northeastern Pine county will regret
to see him leave, but will wish his
successor at the bank the best of luck
in his new job.
Askov American., 1942-03-05
Food Abundance
Aim OF Leaders

Ways and means by which Pine
county All Club workers can help
win the war will be discussed at a
leaders meeting at the Madison hotel
in Sandstone Friday of this week.
The meeting will take up demon
strations that All members can give
to educate their communities on var
ious ways of food production and food
preservation. Other topics will be
the salvaging program and also the
gardening program which is receiving
much more emphasis this year than
formerly due to the necessity for
every family to raise an abundance
of its own food.
Miss Juanita Silcox and Norman
Goodwin, state All Club leaders from
University Farm, will be present to
give instructions on demonstrations
Askov American., 1942-03-05
Will Fight Friday
For Championship

McGrath, Sandstone, Barnum and
Moose Lake were returned winners in
first half play in district 25 SUBJ
district basketball games Monday
evening at Sandstone and Moose
Lake. Second round games were
played last night at Sandstone with
Barnum and Moose Lake winning and
these two will battle it out for the
championship Friday evening. The
four first round winners will compete
at the district tournament at Pine
City next week.
In the games Monday evening
Askov took an early lead over Sand
stone but was defeated 43 to 80 in
a slow contest. McGrath whipped
Finlayson A to "a in the opener
Both games were played at Sand
stone. The other two games were
on the Moose Lake floor with the
home team romping over Bruno 81
to 20 and Barnum drubbing Willow
River IS to o..
In the semi-fnals last night at
Sandstone, Moose Lake won easily
from McGrath "A to 20 while Bar
mum took the measure of Sandstone
in the second game 35 to 80.
Following is the box score of the
Askov-Sandstone game Monday eve
ming:
Sandstone az: ASkov 32
Askov American., 1942-03-05
Cut Speed To Aid
National Defense

The speeding autoist wastes pro-
ducts essential to national defense,
as we'll as his own money, accord
ing to the office of Price Administra-
tion. Here are few of the things
that happen when you push down
the pedal:
If you consistently drive well under
SO miles an hour, your tires should
give you $4,000 miles or more of
service. Drive over 60, and your
tires may last only half that distance.
At 80 miles an hour the average
car should travel one thousand miles
using only one quart of oil. AS you
push the pedal down, your car uses
up more and more oil, until at 70
miles an hour it will take from six
to seven quarts of oil for that same
thousand miles.
Again, at 80 miles an hour the
average light car will use about AZ
gallons of gasoline in travelling a
thousand miles. The faster the car
is driven the more gasoline it burns,
until, at 70 miles an hour, you'll
need between 70 and rs gallons of
gasoline to cover that thousand miles.
Askov American., 1942-03-05
Urge Car Owners To
List Tire Numbers

With the theft of number of tires
in recent weeks in Pine county, local
law enforcement officials advise that
all car owners take down the serial
number and make of each of his
tires so that search for the stolen
goods may be made easier.
When a tire is stolen the number
and other information can be turned
in at once to the police for their as
sistance, or if any doubt should arise
concerning the rightful owner of a
tire a check of the records will aid
in proof of ownership.
A large number of garages and sta
tions have already taken inventory OF
their tire stock, recording the num-
bers and several are assisting custom
ers in registering the tires on their
automobiles.
Askov American., 1942-03-05
Finlayson Plant
In Annual Meet
C. L. Smith Again to Head
p Board; Articles and By.
Laws Revised.

The annual meeting of the Finlay-
son Farmers Cooperative Creamery
Association, Inc, was held Monday
at the school auditorium with nearly
800 in attendance.
The report of the years business,
read by the secretary of the associa-
ton, Arthur Jacobson, showed that
while the amount of butter made was
less than last year, the amount paid
to patrons was higher. The total
pounds of butter manufactured was
277,258 pounds and the average net
price paid for butterfat, including pat
ronage refund was 3T.15c. The feed
department showed sales of $19,-
364.69 with net earnings of 81 ,684 .33
which was paid out in patronage re-
fund, amounting to per cent. Cheese
sales for the year were $47349.
Two New Directors.
The following officers were re-
elected: c. L. Smith, president; Har-
old Mack, vice president; and Arthur
Jacobson, secretary-treasurer. A. L.
Palmer and Ed Hautala were elected
directors to succeed Henry Mattson
and George Whitman.
Other business was the adoption of
a new set of articles of incorporation
and bylaws which were read and
explained by F. G.. Vaughn of the
Land O'Lakes legal department.
Mrs. Chas. Krantz of Askov, farm
er fieldwoman for the AAA in Pine
county, gave an interesting talk on
nutrition, especially as related to
the war effort. County Agent Max
McMillin spoke of the need for in
creased production of food by the
farmers to meet war needs. The use
of a public address system was a con-
siderable aid to both speakers and
audience.
Lunch was served at noon by the
wives of the directors and coffee was
enjoyed following the meeting.
Askov American., 1942-03-05
Willow W oman,
II, Is Summoned
Early Saturday
Mrs. Mary E. Hall Joins
Husband in Death; Fun
eral Services Today.

Funeral services will be held this
afternoon for Mrs. Mary E. Hall, n,
of Willow River from the Presbyter-
ian church there with Rev. John J.
Moedt of Bruno officiating. She had
been in poor health for several months
and recently suffered fall, fractur-
ing her hip. Taken to the Lakeside
Memorial hospital at Pine City about
week ago, she passed away there
last Saturday morning at o'clock.
She joins in death her husband,
Charles Hall, who departed this life
January 25.
The deceased was born in LeSueur,
this state, on August 13, 1864, grow
ing to womanhood there. She was
married at that place on August q,
1884 to Charles Hall. For time they
lived at Giese, west of Finlayson,
moving to Willow River about five
years ago and had made that place
their home since.
Sister Survives.
Mrs. Hall is survived by a sister,
Mrs. Effle Renecker, or Plne River,
and two foster sons who were reared
in the Hall home, Basil Doonan of
Willow River, and Harold Wilson
of California.
Those who will serve as pallbear-
ers at the rites this afternoon will be
Lyle Ehmke, Fred LaPlante, Frank
Inman, Heber Thompson and Ivan
Ely of Willow River, and George
Hamm of Giese. Hymns to be sung
by the Presbyterian choir at the serv-
ices in the church will be 'Rock of
Ages" abide With Me" and "Safe
in the Arms of Jesus" "Just as /
Am" will be sung at the Willow River
cemetery where interment will be
made.
Askov American., 1942-03-05
Leave Wheels But
Keep Auto Tires

Wheels, but no tires, is the lot OF
Herman Borchers of Pine City, as
the wheels of his car, stolen Feb
ruary 81, were found in field near
the Grantsburg road. The thieves or
thief broke into Mr.. Borchers garage
and removed the front wheels. Evil
IDENTIFY, only the tires were wanted
as they had been removed and the
wheels left in the field.
Everyone is cautioned to guard
closely their tires from now on as
this form of thievery may become
more prevalent as tires get more
scarce. Each tire is numbered, sc
automobile owners are urged to take
down these numbers and keep them
for future reference.
Askov American., 1942-03-05
Little Change In
Fed Cattle Trade
Hog Prices Climb; Slaugh.
ter Lambs Hold Steady at
Weeks Opening. :

South st. Paul, Minnesota, March
3, 1912: Mostly steady prices pre-
vailed on all classes of slaughter
cattle, although there were spots of
weakness on common and medium
steers, while bulls tended to sag late.
The weeks highest money was $3.50
paid for few head choice 1929 pound
steers according to the Federal-State
Market News Service. Otherwise
medium grades predominated in the
run, selling at $1,000 to S11.00 with
scattered good grades at $l1.50 to
$3.50. Heifers were slow, a few
good heifers sold up to $11.00, with
the bulk of the common and medium
grades clearing at $500 to $1,000.
Cows moved slowly, with prices little
changed. Gamer and cutter cows
turned at $500 to $3.50, with weighty
cutters up to SITS, while common
and medium beef cows were taken
at $500 to $8.75, and good grades
from $500 to $3.50. Odd head good
beef bulls reached $10.50 and bulk
medium to good offerings turned at
SO 90 to $9.75. Good and choice veal
ers at $1,000 to $3.50 and strictly
choice koshers at $1400 to $500 were
steady. Aside from steady prices on
few good and choice feeders, the
replacement trade was weak to Csc
lower. Choice $50 pound feeders
sold at $11.85 on Monday, while on
Tuesday, good 915 pound averages
made $10.35. Medium grades bulked
at $500 to $9.75.
CONTINUED on Page ~
Askov American., 1942-03-05
Training Center
Opens At Askov

The first training center in the
Pine county Food for Victory" pro-
gram, will be held at the Askov
>schoolhouse Monday, March 9, for
group leaders from the north end OF
the county.
Leaders from the central district
will meet at the Hinckley school the
following day with Pine City being
host to the southern section leaders
Wednesday, March H. The latter
meeting will be held at the village
hall.
The program is being sponsored
by the County Civilian Defense coun-
Gil and the Extension Service, and
the number of leaders whose names
have been sent to County Agent Max
McMillin's office, represents prac-
tically every type of group in the
county, including Ladies' Aid soci-
eties, oranges, All Clubs, organized
extension groups, PIT. A. groups
Red Cross groups, sewing clubs, gar
den clubs, American Legion and Aux
iliary groups and many others.
Any group is welcome to send two
leaders to attend any one of the three
training centers as the same material
will be given each of the three days
but in different parts of the county
The first meeting will take up the
subject: Fright foods put more life
into living"
1t is the hope of the county nutri-
ton committee that every person
in the county will attend one or more
of the follow-up meetings which will
be given by the leaders of the various
groups.
Askov American., 1942-03-05
Pine County Quota
Is Eighteen Cars

Pine county's allotment of new
1912 passenger cars for the March
2-May 81 period, under the car ra-
tioning program will be 18 automo-
biles. The quota for Minnesota is
2,5O3.
Only persons, firms and govern
mental agencies which are qualified
as essential to national defense work
or for public health and safety will
be eligible to receive cars, provided
the need is approved by the rationing
boards.
In the entire United States only
145,500 cars will be released for the
current three-month period, and this
number represents 43 per cent of the
100000 cars to be released during the
next IL months.
Askov American., 1942-03-05
Rationing Program
A Big Printing Job

Americas great sugar rationing
program, like other measures vital to
embattled democracy, began as a
job of printing. 1t was the greatest
single job ever tackled by the Gov
ernment Printing Office, job which
called for more than 700,000,000 forms
and cards and booklets, and between
II and IL million pounds of paper.
These forms and cards and book
lets include the War Ration Book
itself (190,000,0O0 copies), consumer
application forms, trade registration
forms, cards upon which retailers are
to mount ration stamps taken in ex-
change for sugar, instructions to local
boards, instructions to consumers and
registrants.
Askov American., 1942-03-05
Couple Say Vows
At Bruno Fridav

Mr.. Ross Naylor and Miss Lola
Olson of the Bruno Willow River
community were united in marriage
at Bruno Friday, February 27, with
Rev. John j. Moedt reading the nup-
tial rites.
The newlyweds left the following
morning for California where the
groom expected to find employment.
Their friends wish them the best of
luck in their journey through life
together.
Askov American., 1942-03-05
Permission Granted
For New Bus Route

Authorization has been granted the
Clipper Transportation & Service
Company, Inc, by the Minnesota Rail-
road & Warehouse Commission, to
maintain and operate bus line be-
tween st. Cloud and Hinckley. Fol-
lowing state highway % and U. S.
highway 81 the new passenger trans
portation route will be an extension
of one the company now has be-
tween Olivia and st. Cloud, via Will
mar
The order granting permission for
the new route was issued February
rs and the bus company given 80
days to comply with the laws and
regulations governing the issuance of
the certificate.
The schedule and bus time will be
as follows:
Read down Read up
Askov American., 1942-03-05
Pupils May Get
Course OF Study
In Safe Driving
Proposed Plan Would Pro-
vide Instructions as Part
of School Course.

High school pupils throughout Min
nesota soon may be taking instruc-
tons in safe automobile driving as a
regular part of their course of study,
following action taken recently by
the Minnesota Farm Bureau Fedora
tion and the Minnesota School Board
Association.
The Federation, with an active
membership of more than $4,000, and
the School Board Association, COM
prising school directors representing
1000 school districts in the state
meeting in recent state conventions,
pledged their support of the move
ment to make the teaching of proper
motor vehicle operation in traffic z
part of regular high school instruc-
ton.
Strongly Recommended.
lowing to the appalling lack OF
knowledge, on the part of our young
people, of the rules of the road
and of driving cars, and their indif-
ferent attitude toward the dangers
involved in mishandling cars, all as
shown by the relatively greater num-
Der of accidents involving young peo-
pie, we strongly recommend that the
high schools of Minnesota teach a
course in driving and handling OF
motor vehicles" said the resolution
adopted by the Minnesota Farm Bu-
reau Federation convention.
The annual convention of Mime
sofa School Board members adopted
the following resolution, which was
proposed by John E. Casey of Jor-
dan, who also is state chairman o!
the Minnesota Editorial Association
Save 100 Lives" campaign:
MANY people who have drivers
licenses apparently lack knowledge
of the rules of the road, of safe driv-
ing of automobiles. There appears to
be widespread indifference in the
attitude of drivers toward dangers
involved in mishandling cars.
Many Young Drivers Involved.
"a relatively greater number OF
oSSiNSAieo, ~ oPPCoAo, OSSu
young drivers. Your committee there
fore recommends that schools of Min
nesota provide instruction regarding
automotive driving, with view to
lessening accidents and making auto
mobile travel safer"
The School Board Association also
recommended study of the new Uni
form Drivers License act, proposed
in the third quarter 1941 report by
the Minnesota Safety Council, and
further urged "That all school dis
tricts in Minnesota having pupils
transported in school buses, employ
unceasing vigilance and watchfulness
for safety. School board members
are asked especially to be always OBJ
servant of the fitness and prudence OF
drivers in school buses. The school
bus safety record in Minnesota is
good. Let it be maintained and, if
possible, improved"
Askov American., 1942-03-05

Select Draftees
Is Set For March
Forty-three From Pine
County Entrain for Fort
Smelling Sunday.

The third national lottery, to select
order numbers for the men who reg
istered for selective service on Feb
ruary 16, will take place Tuesday,
March II. On March 9, the local
boards will give each registrant a
serial number, and it will be from
these numbers that the drawings for
the order of their place on the local
board register will be given.
Shortly after the national lottery
each registrant will be mailed card
showing his serial and order numbers
A list of registrants also showing their
numbers will be posted at the local
board office.
Forty three Entrain.
Following is the list of 43 Pine
county registrants who entrained for
Fort Smelling on March l to be in
Quoted that day into the armed forces:
Braham-Arthur Grell.
Brook Park-Julius Pitra.
Bruno-Roy Johnson.
Cloverton-Gilbert Maurer
Danbury-James Cook.
FinIayson-Joe Laska, Henry Helm
omen.
Grasston-Richard Tossey, Walter
Cummings.
Henriette-George Drury.
Hinckley-Lawrence Chollett, Lee
Gruett, Ralph Rohweder, Fred Wins
low, David Jones, Frank Coughlin
Raymond Stephan, Russell Chollett
Antoine Moose.
Markville-Melvin Monson.
Pine City-Otto jacobson, Wayne
Nichols, Edwin Peterson, Fredrick
Mohr, Gordon Shermer, Lloyd Evans
Norman Brekke, Allen Nelson.
Rush City - Howard Lindstrom
Arnold Walberg.
Sandstone Lawrence Carpenter
Howard Holm, George Feyma, Carl
Larson, Glen Pitts, Lewis Eaton.
Sturgeon Lake-Joe Las, Clarence
Bartczak, Floyd Strum, Frank Jurek
Luverne Sjodahl.
Willow River-Walter Popek, Ed
win Ellison.
Askov American., 1942-03-05
International News Review

did not stop them from making
landings in parts of Java, but it
played havoc with good many
of their carefully laid schemes.
It may be that Java cannot in the
long run be effectively defended, but
even granting that the American
Dutch naval offensive have caused
important Japanese delays. And,
after all, that's something!
Danger Zone.
While the danger to the Dutch East
Indies has, for the moment, become
less than a short time ago, London
points out that there is no reason
for feeling over-optimistic about the
situation.
Besides, there is the very un-
pleasant fact to face that the
Japanese in Burma, still a jump
ahead of that country's defend
ers, are making steady progress;
it has slowed up some, but with
Rangoon more or less abandoned
by the British and the Burmese,
there is a possibility that all of
Burma will have to be surren-
dered to the invaders.
Should a japanese conquest of
Burma take place, India lies tempt
ingly and dangerously just outside
the door, and the way for an attack
on China from new direction will
have been paved. Also, the Burma
road leading to Chungking will be
made useless to the Chinese and their
allies.
Philippine Islands.
An allied offensive in Burma NAV
be out of the question now-it seems
to be too late. But, surprisingly
enough, offensive tactics have not
been abandoned by that intrepid
American general in the Philippines,
Douglas Macarthur. He, fighting
alone at the head of a constantly
dwindling and never increasing force,
has been able to put his japanese
Toes on the defensive. And, given all
the remarkable circumstances pre-
vailing in the Philippines, this is
really something. In fact, there may
not in the annals of modern war his
tory be anything quite like it.
Continued on Page ~
Askov American., 1942-03-05
By GEORG STRANDVOLD

This week it was two and half
years since the second world war
started, and during these thirty
months the democracies, now merged
into group under the name of United
Nations, seem to have finally learned
that the prospect of victory lies with
him who strikes first. At terrific
cost they have found out that it is
not enough to remain on the defen-
sive; you must 60 out and look for
the enemy and beat him to the draw.
More or less, figuratively speaking,
leaning back in your swivel chair
waiting for the enemy to strike first
wins no war. Take the initiative;
be the aggressor when the situation
requires it; leave the merely defensive
strategy; employ the offensive! Those
were admonitions given the United
Nations ever SO many times.
And now as the thirty first
month of the war has begun, it
really does look as though the
United Nations recognize the
necessity of this form of tactics.
They are striking out now; they
are striking hard, too, and therein
lies the first spring harbinger-the
first definite promise of victory to
be won. Too long have the Germans
and the Japanese been allowed the
initiative, and as long as they took
it, they were successful. Now that it
is being taken away from them, their
hope of triumph begins to look rather
Shaky.
Far East.
1t sort of excited the world to be
told a few days ago that the Amer
leans and the Dutch had taken the
initiative in fighting off the japanese
from East Indian waters. Gradually
the enemy had been occupying island
after island in an evident attempt to
encircle Java, the most important of
them all, and to use Java as spring.
board for possible attack on Austria
lia.,
Then, unannOunced as it had
to be, came the United Nations
offensive which served to at least
put brake on the fulfillment of
some of the japanese plans. 1t