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Askov American., 1942-04-30

the income to meet it, but we should
have a chance to make enough to
meet those tax demands. We are
taxed on everything, even on boat
over IL feet long. I believe the taxes
and licenses have much to do with
people leaving the farms.
A few years back every farm
around here was in use. Today there
are several farms standing idle and
the buildings are crumbling in ruins.
A farmer can only pack certain
load of licenses and taxes above his
right to live. When the load gets too
heavy he must give up.
am in the same fix. The Federal
Land Bank foreclosed when the last
shingle was put on the building and
about $500 of money and labor i'm
provement slipped over to the bank.
Then the state land we got on the
county court sale. The taxes 60 up
before we have chance to improve
the place so we can't get enough in
come to meet living expenses and
taxes. On the one 40 acres it won't
give us more return in income than
the tax set on it. If the taxes go up
much higher, then the county will
have a chance to sell it for taxes
again.
It is different if the land is clear
so one can 60 ahead and farm it, but
when it is nearly all wood, rock and
brush one should have a chance to
get some income to meet expenses.
One can't borrow a dollar for i'm
provement on the state deed. First
it must go through an attorney of
law and be advertised three times
which will be another $50 to $40 ex-
pense. When the full payment is
made, I should think the county or
state should give a clear deed like
most others get when they pay the
full amount for a farm.
The dog tax is poor tax and
don't like it. Our commissioners
voted against it which did not know
at that time. The sheep farmers and
others made them take action. Il
M. J. NELSON. 4
Askov, MINI. A..
Askov American., 1942-04-30
Chapter Announces
New Meeting Dates

Cloverleaf Chapter No. of the
Disabled American Veterans of the
World War, and its auxiliary, an
nounces that they will change their
meeting schedule for the duration of
the war, the gatherings to be held
only every two months in the village
hall at Rutledge.
The next meeting will be held on
June z when pot luck dinner will
be served at noon. Election and in
stallation of officers will follow.
At recent meeting at the Rut-
ledge hall the Chapter decided to
give $40 to the American Red Cross,
and SIS was contributed by the Aux
iliary.
Askov American., 1942-04-30
Pease, MINI
SELECTED FACTS
Editor ASkov American:


The Star-Journal-Tribun in re-
porting Donald Nelson's address de-
livered before the American Society
of Newspaper Editors said:
'The people of America are de-
pending on you to be fair to put
the good of the whole country ahead
of any personal or partisan interest.
"They are depending on you to
give them the facts-all of the facts
within the limits imposed by mill
tary necessity, and not just selected
facts arranged to prove case. They
are depending on you to understand
what is happening and to present an
undistorted picture"
Let the reader compare this press
report with Mr.. Nelson's text and
they will learn how "fair" these
papers are in protecting their own
personal interest"
The reader can then learn if he
received "all the facts" or "just Sc
lected facts arranged" to present a
distorted picture.
Why was Mr.. Nelson's reference
to the one-sided presentation of
labor's position by the press to the
American people omitted? The Star
Journal-Tribune no doubt will claim
it was a military necessity that
forced the deletion.
Or perhaps the Star Journal-Tri-
bune was thinking about its pres
tige with the reading public and re-
rnembered the advice of its own Dor
othy Kilgallen in her 'sVoice of Broad
way"-"We can't print that" ,e.
F. E. WEBER.
Minneapolis, MINI. sc
Askov American., 1942-04-30
THE COOPERATIVES CAN HELP
(Christian Science Monitor)

Formation in New York of the In
ternational Committee for Coopera-
tive Reconstruction calls attention to
willing ally in the tremendous task
of postwar rebuilding.
The problem of reconstruction
among the tangled economic ruins of
Europe is so huge that governments
will need all the popular assistance
they can muster. They can well use
the idealism and the experience in
production and distribution of the
consumer cooperatives which claimed
100, 100000 affiliated families in
thirty-nine countries before Hitler
invaded Austria The new commit
tee, composed of representatives-in-
exile from Poland, Estonia, France,
Askov American., 1942-04-30
Absent Voting Laws.


All except three states now permit
voters in military service to cast their
ballots by mail but the procedure
is SO different under the various state
laws that great deal of confusion
may be expected if a fairly repre-
sentative vote is cast next fall.
For this reason state election off,
cials must permit as much leeway
as is possible in approving a uniform
system that now is being prepared
by the National Association of Sec
retaries of State working with the
United States War and Justice de-
partments.
In states where election laws have
not been broadened to care for a
heavy soldier vote it may be neces-
sary to waive some registration pro-
visions or other limiting qualifica-
tions such as payment of poll taxes.
The legislatures of both Mississippi
and South Carolina recently author
lied servicemen to vote without pay
ing poll taxes.
,Minnesota's situation is compli-
Gated by charge of 80 cents for an
absent voters ballot. In addition
some cities have systems of perma-
nent registration while other areas
in the state permit the voter to reg
lister and cast his ballot at the same
time.
1t is too late to change the Min
nesota election laws but Governor
Stassen should appoint special COM
mission to iron out all difficulties
possible and to work with national
officials in evolving a plan to poll
the state service mems vote.
Askov American., 1942-04-30
Lutherans Unite In
Nationwide Appeal

Lutherans of the Hinckley parish
will participate in a nationwide ap-
peal in behalf of the Lutheran min
istry to men in the armed forces and
war-orphaned foreign missions on
Sunday, May 10, according to Rev.
Nels Benson, pastor of the First Luth-
eran church of Hinckley.
More than 1000 Lutheran congre-
cations in all parts of the country
will participate in this drive, known
as Lutheran World Action. Goal of
the appeal is $650,000, the amount
required to maintain these Lutheran
services for a year.
Askov American., 1942-04-30
(PLANNED ECONOMY NECESSARY

Editor Askov American: c-,,,ss .....
Those of us who have maintained
for many years 'that purely free
enterprise system based on rugged
individualism' is impossible under
modern conditions" have now the
satisfaction of hearing those who dis
agreed with us stretch it little and
say ''that this applies to the whole
world as we'll" They advocate
strong, central world power to call
the cards, but are as of yet not will
ing to advocate strong Federal pow
er, eliminating more or less most of
the obsolete state rights and func-
tions.
The undersigned has long main
tanned that rugged individualism"
which suited pioneer conditions is
dead. The day when the majority of
the people of this country could rustic
for themselves and chose their own
work and position is no more. AL
ready two-thirds of the people live
in urban areas, with the event of
mechanical farming and no more
farm land generally available this
ratio will increase. The person who
thinks that the majority of our peo-
pie can find employment on their
own initiative in free enterprise is
quite naive.
This war when won will settle
Hitler and his like, but will not settle
the conditions which produced them
After the war a system based gen.
orally on the New Deal must be ini-
tiated an formulated throughout the
world. The world cannot 60 back
to system that was suitable under
a pioneer condition. The crazy idea
of going back to an obsolete system
of rugged individualism" is impos-
sible. Yet, fear that there are many
people who can see the need for
world organization and cooperation,
but not the necessity for an inter-
locked social andR economic system
within the country, Only very few
people have actually given these, mat
ters long and hard study. They poked
fun at the Russian fve-year plan and
the New Deal, yet Russia and this
country under these plans have
emerged all powerful. People have
been educated to abhor the very idea
Of planned economy, but it is the only
system that will work. w.
S. SIMONSEN.
Pease, MINI. -
Askov American., 1942-04-30

taking licking so as to supply cheap
er feeds for feeders. Treat all alike.
Factories, 3 shifts, 8 hours each.
Pay overtime only until enough
skilled labor can be provided.
Imprison men who are traitors to
America by continuing to assist and
trade with the enemy or are OBJ
structing war production.
Place on draft list all men ID to IS
and place where needed most in the
war effort.
Remove uniforms from those not
in armed service.
FRANK H. LIVINGSTON.
Mound, MINI.
Askov American., 1942-04-30
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
CONTINUED from Page ~

characteristic that we never hear
anything further about a Hitler in
vasion of the British Isles; that mad
man idea seems to have been given
up, for Berlin understands very well,
too, that while nazi power has dim
inished, that of the allied powers
has increased at a terrific rate. Hitler
understands now that he simply can
not invade England unless he con-
quers Russia first, and that goal is
becoming more and more remote as
the weeks roll by.
But there is every indication that
that part of the European continent
which is writhing under nazi heels
will be invaded-and iberated-in
a not very distant future. Such talk
is not a result of wishful thinking;
it is the inescapable conclusion of
viewing established facts, and they
all tend in that one direction: the
axis grows weaker while the demo-
cratic nations grow stronger-all the
time.
Testing the Ropes.
For weeks the British Royal Air
Force has been making preliminary
tests, so to say, and especially, dur
ing the last few days and nights they
have bombarded enemy cities with a
violence which, probably, is unpre-
cedented.
The daring British foray into
the vicinity of Boulogne a few
days ago is an indication of what
the British have in mind: they
are looking for the weak spots
in the nazi armor.
And to make certain that they
paralyze, beforehand, nazi supplies
at the very source they have gone
after the great docks and the immense
airplane factories of Hitler's, espe-
cially, in Rostock in northern Ger
many, not very far from Warne-
muende. They have bombed cities
all over Germany, in many parts of
Holland, Belgium and France, and
they even paid Copenhagen, Dem
mark, visit for the reason that the
IldLlS nave QutIlD6T Ol SSLdDllSneQ
installations there, and were believed
to have stored up an immense supply
of airplaneS. ..
Nazi Fears.
Hitler, realizing the nearness of the
greatest danger to which he has yet
been exposed, has taken his precau-
tons; he has expanded his fortifica-
tions in northern Norway-one of the
points where the United Nations may
strike first of all-and he has, by
sheer force of threats, drawn all of
France ever closer to himself If
general assault comes, he will need
France; he will need strong positions
in the far northern part of Europe
he may even need the support of
Sweden and Turkey, still remaining,
despite tremendous pressure, strictly
neutral lands.
Hitler seems to understand that
'der Tag"-'The Day"-is coming,
but that it is not coming-his way
Askov American., 1942-04-30
HIGHER SUBSCRIPTION PRICE!

(New Ulm Daily JournaD
In the near future the Saturday
Evening Post and Liberty magazine
will raise their newsstand price from
a nickle to dime and regular sub
scribers will have to pay fifty per
cent increase in their annual sub
scriptions. The Ladies Home Jour-
nal has already hiked its price from
ten to fifteen cents a month.
To the average man anxious to
read a magazine it may not be very
important whether he pays nickle
or a dime but to the publisher of
these magazines it is sometimes the
difference of life and death, black
or red ink, for his publication.
Perhaps even more than this, is the
sharp ending of an epoch of both
newspaper and magazine publishing
in this country. Newspapers and
magazines originally began as organs
of opinion of some individual, party
or cause. They appealed to small but
loyal groups of supporters and lived
off the subscription revenue. Cyrus
Curtis of the Saturday Evening Post
was probably first of the great maga-
zine publishers to develop a great
mass circulation at low price with
the deficit to be made up by sales
of advertising. At times a subscriber
could turn around and sell the scrap
paper in the magazine for more than
he paid for the copy originally. New
magazines have crowded into the field
and with the war on, the prospects
for national advertising are not as
great as they were. The Saturday
Evening Post leads the way again
by asking the subscribers to carry
a larger share of the cost of the pub
lication.
Newspapers and magazines every
where are faced with the same prob
lem and probably will be forced to
solve it in exactly the same way. For
instance the revenue The Daily Jour-
nal receives from subscriptions alone
would carry this publication as is
for just seventeen weeks. The rest
of the cost of a daily newspaper, in
New Ulm or any other city, is car
ried by the advertising. If advertis-
ing shrinks as a result of this war
activity, newspaper then must re-
duce the size of its newspaper and
cut its services, or raise its sub
scription rates. In England where
paper supplies depend upon sea lanes,
the big London newspapers have
solved their problem by cutting down
to four page newspapers at the same
subscription price. Just what may
happen here in America or which
course newspapers may have to take
is worrying many publishers. One
thing seems sure. The subscribers
will undoubtedly carry larger part
of the cost, war or no war.
Askov American., 1942-04-30

Thus did Irving Brant, in his Madi-
son day speech to the Kiwanis club,
summarize the weakness of America.
The lesson must be obvious. If Rus
sia loses, then, probably, England will
lose. And if England, and Russia,
lose, how long and costly the victory
for us? Why then give comfort to
the enemy, laughs to Hitler, by voic-
ing distrust of our allies?
"What is this partnership to which
we belong? Is it momentary mer-
ger of conflicting ideologies, among
men forced to hang together lest they
hang separately, or is it the germin-
ating union of all men-be they
Americans, Englishmen, Russians,
Chinese, or Hindus-who are willing
to assert once more that all men have
an inalienable right to life, liberty,
and pursuit of happiness?"
That, as Irving Brant points out,
depends as much on us as it does on
others. The winning of the war de-
pends on our ability-we the man on
the street, the worker at the bench,
the woman at bridge-not to sell our
allies short. The winning of the
peace will require the same single
purposed courage. The synthesis of
war is welding together strange in
gradients. The character of the cata-
lyst of our words and thoughts and
deeds will be the measure of our
victory-or our defeat.
Askov American., 1942-04-30

men will promote the general well
fare regardless of political party af-
filiation.
Therefore, it can hardly be dis
puted that the men and women con-
stitute the party and it is their
philosophy of service that determines
the degree of usefulness and success
of the party with which they affiliate.
Askov American., 1942-04-30
Opinions OF Others

(Short timely letters on topics Of
public interest are welcome whether
or not the writer's opinions con-
form with those Of the American
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information
Signed articles always are more eff
fective but II the writer does not
wish to have his name used. 1t will
be withheld).
Askov American., 1942-04-30
AMERICA IN THE WAR
wisconsin State JournaO

"We have on our side now Amer
leans who want us to win, but Eng
land or Russia to lose; Americans
who want to beat Hitler and the c.
O.; Americans who say down with
Japan and the income tax; Amer
leans who think there is nothing
wrong with fascism except the Fas-
cists; and even few Americans who
want Japan to lose and Germany
to win. We have Americans who
are fighting the war and Americans
who are fighting everything except
the war;"
Askov American., 1942-04-30
Fact And Opinion
Naming the War.
BY E. C. Stengelsen.

Naming the War.
Some time back, Mr. Roosevelt
suggested that the current war be
given a formal and official name
He urged folk everywhere to ponder
this important matter and send him
their ideas. 1t was to be a name
which would characterize the war
and its detectives, be brief and vivid,
and, presumably, contain a certain
amount of patriotic "oomph!"
A vast number of suggested names
have poured in. They have run the
gamut from the ridiculous to the
sublime. BY and large they have
been as flowery as a Chinese COM
pliment. Some few were a little
more practical. One suggested plain
"Mess." Another extreme was the
sonorous, "War for the Liberation of
Enslaved Peoples"
The title Mr.. Roosevelt repeatedly
favors is, "War for Survival" It
seems likely to be his choice.
Far be it from me to criticize. But
I doubt whether it will catch. Such
things do not acquire names through
cogitation and the furrowing of brows.
They come about spontaneously.
"War for Survival" may be appro-
pirate and all that. But l doubt
whether it has what it takes. I'M
agine, for example, hard-boiled vet
eran telling of fighting in the War
for Survival. It will seem far too
fancy for him. He will hardly feel
like using it without first sticking his
hand inside his coat, la Napoleon,
and striking pose.
And imagine how the rhymesters
and song-writers would sweat over
such name!
During prohibition days, valiant
attempt was made to find a COM
prehensive and all-inclusive term
with which to describe those who en-
gagged in illicit rum traffic and its
attendant homicide. The word
"Scofflaw'' was given considerable
approval.
But the public turned it down. In
stead, it chose "gangster." Even if
the miscreant were lone operator,
he was still gangster. The term
got a new meaning. 1t did not rely
on the basic word gang" 1t became
basic word in itself
Consider the manner in which the
British soldier was 'nicknamed 'Tom-
N.Y." It was taken from Kipling's
barrack- ballad, Tommy At
kins" There had been no deliberate
effort to create a name. 1t came
about spontaneously.
Among Americans, an attempt was
made during the World War to name
the American soldier in like manner.
They tried to call him Sammy"
It didn't stick It was too obviously
take-off of the British Tommy"
Americans were quite capable of
coming their own names. They called
themselves "doughboys."
Nobody knows who invented the
name, nor how it came into use. In
deed, I doubt whether anybody has
more than a vague notion what it
means. But "doughboy" the Amer
lean soldier became. And as such
he was known throughout the war.
During the Civil war, a soldiers
close friend was his ''pard." The
name was taken from partner" 1t
was already short enough for easy
use and did not particularly need
to be abbreviated. But not until it
had been shortened to "pard" was it
given acceptance.
So with the term buddy" during
the World war. It was taken from
brother" How or when it began,
nobody knows. But it described,
briefly and satisfactorily, particular
relationship between the men. And
so it was given spontaneous adop-
ton.
Askov American., 1942-04-30

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
Askov American.
Askov American., 1942-04-30

So doubt whether "War for Sur
vival'' will get very far. 1t will likely
go on the shelf to gather dust beside
"Scofflaw'' and Sammy" Another,
more eloquent and homely, will prob
ably take its place. It will not have
the pompous sound of "War for Sur
vival." Instead, it will satisfy the
American bent toward slanguage and
brevity. And it will come about and
be adopted spontaneously, without
fanfare or executive pronouncement.
Evening star., 1942-03-06
Record Entry Likely
For Field Trials
Al Marlboro
Lists to Close Tonight
With Tests Being Held
Tomorrow and Sunday

Marlboro Field Trials Club, which
last fall in its initial show had one
of the largest and best entry lists
In the East, again has come up with
a group Of outstanding dogs for its
first annual spring trials running
tomorrow and Sunday.
Entries were to close tonight at 8
o'clock, when pairings will be made
at the Marlboro House Hotel, and
by that time it Is expected that the
record list Of 81 dogs for last falls
trials will be exceeded. Entries al
ready had come from Maryland,
Virginia, the District, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia.
The trials begin at 8 O'Clock TO-
morrow morning and run all day to-
morrow and Sunday. They will be
held on the Billingslea and Green
Landing Farms. about 2 miles past
Marlboro on the Chesapeake Beach
road, Just this side Of the Patuxent
River Bridge.
Admission is free for spectators
and horses are available for hire to
those wishing to follow the dogs. The
course is about miles
The puppy stake and open all-age
stake will be decided tomorrow with
the shooting dog stake and the
members shooting dog stake sched-
uled for Sunday.
Cash prizes and ribbons 60 to the
first three winners of tomorrow's
events, with silver trophies being
awarded on Sunday.
The member shooting dog stake
also has in competition the Joseph
E. Ralph Trophy. which must be
won three times for permanent pos
session.
Evening star., 1942-03-06
Triumph Over Lions
Puts indianapolis
Game From Top
Ends Seeond-PIoce Tie;
Washington Retains
Third by ; Points
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Indianapolis Capitals are In
undisputed possession Of second
place in the American Hockey
Leagues Western Division today,
one game behind the pace-setting
Cleveland Barons.
A 81 victory over the Washington
Lions last night enabled the Caps
to break deadlock for the runner
up spot with the Hershey Bears
which had existed since last Sunday
A crowd of 3,465 turned out at In
dianapolis and after sitting through
two sluggish, scoreless periods saw
the Caps come to life for two quick
goals in the final session. Joe
Fisher registered the first goal for
Indianapolis on passes from Conny
Brown and Joe jackson, and Jud
McAtee slapped in the deciding
counter six minutes later.
Indianapolis Goalie Joe Turner
was robbed OF a shutout in the clos
ing minutes of the game, when
Washington's Conny Tudin beat him
on a pass from Wilt Lamoureux.
The defeat left Washington three
points ahead of the Providence Reds
in the race for the third and last
playof spot in the Eastern group
and gave the Caps a 80 edge ir
the seasons series.
In the only other game the Buffalo
Bisons regained fourth place in the
West by trouncing the New Haven
Eagles, 7 TO 4.
Evening star., 1942-03-06
Plagued With HoIdouts, Yonks
Beqin With Fantastic Lineup

order for the inaugural at Water
front Park ne put Priddy at second
and Levy on third-admittedly be-
cause he figured the 6-foot 5-inch
freshman could do less harm at
the hot corner than at second.
Result Of this swap gave the
Yanks this novel batting order:
Rizzuto, S.; Hassett. 1b: Heinrich,
cf.; Chartak, r.; Selkirk, IT,; Priddy,
2b; Levy. 3b; Rosar, Sears, Robin
son. c.; Candini, Borowy, Queen, p.
Mccarthy had been hoping that
the veteran Frank Crosetti would
show up, but even though the little
fellow was an early signer he Is not
yet in camp.
Marse Joe did not even try to
gloss over the mysteries of having
Mike Chartak, q .293 hitter for
Kansas City, bat in the hallowed
cleanup slot of Joe Di Maggie, or
Rightfielder Twink Selkirk occupy
ing the leftfield berth reserved for
Holdout Charley Keller.