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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-06
Must Have Permit
For New Extension

The Minnesota Power & Light
Company again calls attention to the
restrictions in new power wire ex-
tensions during the war, both for itself
as well as all other electric utility
concerns. Ben Hedlund, district
superintendent of the company at
Sandstone, said that because of these
restrictions our present and prospec-
tive customers should contact the
nearest office of the company before
they make any expenditures for
house or building wiring, so they can
be advised in advance whether, I'M
der the regulations now in effect,
electric service can be supplied"
When questioned about the supply
of electric power in this area, Mr..
Hedlund said: Operation of the
colnpany's steam electric plants and
plentiful rainfall stored in its res
ervoirs has assured an adequate sup
ply of power for iron mining and
other important war industries, as
well as for general use."
, Due to the scarcity of tires the
power company is no longer in a
position to make special trips. Meter
connections and other electric service
will be taken care of as promptly as
possible on scheduled trips designed
to cut down car and truck mileage.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-06
Bruno Woman Is
Called By Death
Services Held Sunday for
Mrs. Fred Saastad; Inter-
ment at Sandstone.

Funeral services were held from
the Vilstad Lutheran church Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock for Mrs.
Fred Saastad of Bruno, who passed
away last Thursday at her home.
She had been seriously i'll since the
first part of June. Cancer was the
cause of death.
Gertrude Work was born on July
IS, 1890 at Mound City, S. D., the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Work. The family came to Pine
county in 1896, locating at Sandstone.
She was united in marriage to Fred
Saastad at Bruno January II, 1912,
and they have resided there since
that time except for two years spent
in Superior, Wis.
Two Children.
Three children were born to this
union, they being Gloria, at home;
Dorothy, Mrs. Clarey Jensen of
Askov; and Margaret Jean, who died
at the age of four. Besides her two
daughters, Mrs. Saastad is survived
by her husband, two grandchildren,
Joyce and Gerald Jensen; five sis
tiers and three brothers. The latter
are Mrs. Dan Frisendahl, Little Falls;
Mrs. Mabel Mohre and Mrs. Pris-
ella Berg, Duluth; Mrs. Fred An
derson, Sandstone; Mrs. Harold Ell
well, Bruno; Jake Work of Duluth,
and Jim and Elmer of Sandstone.
Rev. j. Florentin Anderson and
Arne Andell offciated at the last
rites Sunday and interment was
made in the Sandstone cemetery.
The body was carried to its last rest
ing place by six nephews of the de-
ceased, Albert Kanis, Andy Ander-
son, Herbert Mohre, Melvin Work,
Lenard Skinner and Rudolph Lund.
Lenard and Lucille Skinner sang in
the church and at the cemetery and
Miss Hattie Skinner played the organ
in the services at the church.
Many From Away.
Among those from away who at
tended the funeral were Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Frisendahl, Little Falls;
Mrs. Mabel Mohre and two children,
Mrs. Priscilla Berg and child, Mr..
and Mrs. Jake Work and Allen, Mr..
and Mrs. Melvin Work, Mrs. Joseph
ellis and son, Mrs. Celia Legacy and
John Smith, all of Duluth; Mrs. Geo.
Raivo, Ted Hagan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Hagan, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph Lund, Minneapolis; MILFORD
Elwell, stationed with the armed
forces in Texas; Mrs. Mary Hagan,
Sisseton, S. D., Miss Stella Saastad,
st. Paul; Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Skinner,
Hinckley; and Mr.. and Mrs. Andy
Anderson and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Anderson of Sandstone.
Sympathy is extended by friends
to the bereaved relatives.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-06
Death Parts Aged
Sturgeon Couple

Death ended a tie of nearly 50
years at Sturgeon Lake last Sunday
forenoon when Joseph Tomczak of
that community passed away follow
ing an illness of four months dura-
ton. He was married in Duluth
on November 8, 1890, taking his bride
to new farm home at Sturgeon Lake,
where they have since lived.
Besides his wife, Eva, he leaves
three daughters and three sons, they
being Mary and Victoria of Sturgeon
Lake; Mrs. Madeline Dover, Duluth;
and Leo, Frank and George of Stur-
geon Lake. There are five grand
children.
The deceased was born in Poland
March IA, 1862, coming to this coun-
try 81 years ago. He has made one
visit to his native land to visit friends
and relatives there.
Funeral services are being held this
morning at 10 a. m. from st. Isa-
dore's Catholic church of Sturgeon
Lake, with FIR. S. T. Meyer in charge
Interment will be made in the ceme-
terry there.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-06
Three-DayEvent
Set For County
Fair At Barnuln
Livestock Exhibit at Carl
ton County Fair to be
One of Best.

Although several county and COM
munity fairs in this vicinity have
been cancelled for this year, the
Carlton county fair will be held as
usual on the fair grounds at Barnum,
the dates being Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, August 81, % and %.
The entry list is open to all resi-
dents of Carlton county and to peo-
pie living in Birch Creek, Sturgeon
Lake, Windemere, Nickerson and
Kerrick townships. Those desiring
a premium list may drop card to
A. H. Dathe or c. H. WEIGH at Bar
mum.
One of Best.
Present indications are that the
livestock exhibit will be one of the
best this fair has ever had. One
item of special interest to any dairy
community will be the showing of
artificially bred calves from the Bar
mum Breeding Association members.
The bulls used by this association,
as well as some of the dams, and
large number of the test tube calves
will be on exhibition.
The big day of the fair will be
Saturday, August %. The afternoon
and evening programs will be put on
largely by well known radio and
vaudeville talent from the Twin
Cities. Prominent among them will
be Harry Habata, accordion soloist;
the Shoe Shine Boys in negro spirit
uals; Plehal Brothers, the great har-
monica players; the Glenn Strong Trio
in their great rope act and several
others. Horse racing and other fea-
lures will be part of the afternoon
program.
Musical Program Sunday.
The Sunday afternoon program
will be largely musical and will fea-
ture the Viking Male Chorus of Clo-
quet and the Carlton County Barn
Dance Gang. The Male Chorus has
been organized for over 80 years and
is composed of some 35 men of Clo-
quet. It is recognized as being one
of the best vocal groups of northern
Minnesota. The Barn Dance Gang
SO called, will present several vocal
and instrumental numbers as well as
a number of specialties that have
made them famous throughout north
eastern Minnesota. The Sunday aft
ernoon program is under the direc-
ton of Martin Satire of Scanlon.
The fair committee extends a
cordial invitation to everyone to at
tend and take part in the three-day
event.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-06
Church Celebrates
5Oth Anniversary

Over $50 persons gathered at the
Denham Methodist church on Sun
day, August 2, to celebrate the 50th
anniversary of the founding of that
institution. Services were held at
1890 a. m. and again at 2:30 p. m.
Rev. Charles J. Swanson of Iron
Mountain, Mich, who served as pas
tor of the church from 1927 until
1887, was the speaker at the morn
ing service. Special music for the
occasion was furnished by string
band and chorus from the First Swed-
ish Baptist church of Minneapolis.
Dinner was served at noon by the
Women's society of the church.
At the afternoon service, greet
ings were brought from former pas
tors, district superintendent and
members who had moved to distant
points. Mrs. Edna Thorud, who was
member of the first confirmation
class held in this church, sang two
delightful solos. Mr.. Gabler of North
Branch, played violin solo, and
Mr.. Tufts of Minneapolis, a blind
member of the string band, played
an accordion solo as an offertory
number. The latest confirmation
class, whose instruction was COM
pleted on Palm Sunday, rendered a
special number.
The principal speaker at the aft
ernoon meeting was the new district
superintendent, DR.. Gordon E. Bailey
of Duluth. Music for the congre-
gational singing and accompaniment
for the special numbers, was fur
nished by Miss Lille Brandt at the
organ, and Miss Helen Ryden OF
Washington, D. c., at the piano.
Out-of-town visitors included for
mer members and friends from Clo-
quet, Duluth, Minneapolis, North
Branch, st. Paul, Escanaba, Mich,
and other points. Honored guests,
in addition to Rev. Swanson and DR..
Bailey, included Rev. John o. johann
son of the Nordland Lutheran church
of Denham, and Rev. and Mrs. Oscar
Olson of the Faith Lutheran church,
also of Denham.
Rev. Ralph c. Steele is the present
pastor of the Denham Methodist
church.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-06
Taxes, Bonds Act
AS Safety Valves

This article is fourth in a
series of five by DR.. Jesness,
eminent University of Minnesota
agricultural economist.
Because they drain off excess
spending power and relieve the buy
ing pressure on consumer goods.
taxes and war bonds are two of the
most effective and most desirable
means of checking initiation.
Initiation is gaining Roadway be-
cause wages for war work and pay
ments for war goods are pouring
extra billions of dollars into con-
sumers' pockets at time when the
supply of consumer goods is far
below normal. Prices are rising and
will continue to rise unless some
other way is used to bring about a
balance between purchasing power
and the supply of things to buy.
Diverting spending power into taxes
and war bonds helps create this
balance.
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-06

The following statement was issuee
by Hjalmar Petersen upon his filing
July 20 on the Farmer-Labor tickle
for the office of governor:
81 have today filed for COVER
nor on the Farmer-Labor ticket.
81 shall be a full-term, full
time governor.
81 stand today exactly where
I have always stood-for sane,
common sense, constructive lib
eralism which will not tolerate
control by either great wealth
or Communism. shall stand
firm against the infiltration of
subversive elements of all kinds.
81 will insist on an efficient
and economical administration of
our state government.
"My administration will give
it's whole-hearted support to the
federal government in the pro-
secution of the war"
Petersen served as representative
in the state legislature from Pine
county in 1881 and 1888, lieutenan
governor in 1885, and governor AZ:
in 1886. Since that time h,
has been railroad and warehous,
commissioner.
He was the Farmer-Labor candi.
date for governor in the 1910 cam.
paign, receiving $4,000 votes, OF
1885, 900 more than the average vote
of the other FL. state candidates
Although running against frs
term governor, he succeeded in re.
ducing the present governors vote
to the lowest plurality on the Re.
publican state ticket, so that it wa!
not a case of the governor carrying
his ticket to victory but rather Mix,
Holm and other state candidates lead.
ing the way.
Petersen also cut into the COVER
nor's territory by carrying West st
Paul, South st. Paul and the capita
city of st. Paul.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-06

On tour to the Pacific coast
and Canada the Danish Minister to
United States, Henrik Kaufman,
will be the chief speaker at the Dan
ish National Festival at Birch Bluff
on Lake Minnetonka Sunday, August
Is. The Danish diplomat is accom-
panied by Mrs. Kaufman who is
the daughter of Admiral MacDougall
of the U. S. Navy.
Signs Agreement.
Shortly after the Nazi occupation
of Denmark on April 9, 1910, Henrik
Kaufman resolutely signed an
agreement between his country and
United States regarding American
protection of Greenland for the dura-
ton of the war. The government al
Copenhagen under duress was then
compelled to dishonorably discharge
its minister at Washington and he is
at the present time subject to prose-
cution and punishment if he returns
to his native land during the occupa-
ton just as his property in Den
mark has been appropriated by the
government that was forced to dis
charge him.
Highly Respected.
To offset this misfortune Minister
Kaufman has gained the highest
respect of the U. S. State depart
ment as well as the appreciation of
all discerning citizens of the world
democracies.
The attendance of many thousands
Of Danish descendants in Minnesota
and adjoining states is expected at
Minnetonka on August 16, to greet
the distinguished diplomat who has
rendered significant service on the
side of the Allied Nations by foiling
the Nazi powers just as they were
ready to take possession of the north
ernmost Atlantic points and thus
greatly hinder the transport of Amer
lean troops to English ports.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-06
Treasurer Race
ToDraW Interest
In Quiet Primary
Six File for Post Relin-
pushed by Frank Poferl;
Contest i'm Third.

Voters here will face one of the
quietest campaigns in years for coun-
ty offices in the primary election
September 8. For several of the
offices only the incumbents have
filed, and in other races only two
candidates will run this year. The
big battle will be for county treas
urer, there being six candidates, with
the incumbent, Frank Poferl, not
seeking reelection. There will also
be a primary contest in the Third
Commissioner District, three men
seeking that office. Filings closed
last Thursday.
Candidates.
Candidates for the various offices
are as follows:
County treasurer-O. R. Dickson
Pine City; c. R. Perkins, Pine City
James Poferl, Pine City; Stanley Will
cox, Pine City; j. Russell Wilson
Pine City; and Wendley R. thinner
man, Willow River.
County auditor-Oscar w. Ander-
son, Sturgeon Lake; Harry Gebhardt
Markville.
Register OF Deeds-P. L. Hamlin
incumbent, unopposed.
County attorney-Albert Johnson
Sandstone, incumbent; George E
Sausen, Pine City.
County sheriff-Hannes Rypkema
Pine City, incumbent, unopposed.
County superintendent of schools
A. E. Gustafson, Pine City, incum-
ment; A. F. Nuetzman, Brook Park
County coroner-Frank Gottry, in
cumbent, unopposed.
Pearson UnOpposed.
Commissioner, First District Chas
A. Pearson, Grasston, incumbent, un-
opposed.
Commissioner, Third District-Jul-
Jus (Jupe) Johnson, Hinckley; Oscar
Oakland, Dell Grove township; T. j
Ryan, Ogema township. H.
Seeking the office of representa-
tive in the state legislature from the
seth District are Nels Lundorff OF
Sandstone, and Jos. E. Therrien OF
Pine City. c. G. Mann of Hinckley
has filed for the senatorship post now
held by c. Elmer Johnson of Anne
lund, who has filed for reelection
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-06
Canadian Pastor To
Speak At Sandstone

Rev. L. E. Maxwell, principal of
the Prairie Bible Institute, Three
Hills, Alberta, Canada, will speak at
the Sandstone Bible church Wednes-
day and Friday, August IL and IA,
at p. m.
The Prairie Bible institute is a
Bible school as well as fully &C
credited high school. Having an en-
rollment of over 500 students, it is
the largest of it's kind in Canada.
Rev. Maxwell, a native of Kansas
City, Kansas, is reported to be a
dynamic speaker with plenty of
humor packed into a practical Chris
tian life. The public is extended a
cordial invitation to come and hear
him,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-06
International News Review

ish and are being held at a point
some ten miles west of the town of
Ell Alamein.
This means that the Axis
armies are unable to make any
progress toward Alexandria, Port
Said and the Suez canal. To
that extent, it is a British VIC
tory.
But the danger that the Rommel
march toward distant and important
goals may be resumed, is still there
as long as Rommel is.
Bombs Over China.
In the third major theater of war,
that of China, it appears that the
Japanese have suffered a series of
defeats, not important ones, but suf-
ficient to demonstrate that they ap-
parently are getting weaker while the
defenders of China are adding to
their strength.
There is still possibility that
Japan is planning an attack on
Asiatic Russia, but it has recently
been rumored that they have with
drawn large masses of troops from
Manchukuo which was thought to
be the contemplated basis of opera
tions. This, however, does not neces-
sarily mean that they have abandoned
whatever plan they may have had of
going to war with Russia-it may
mean-we don't know, but that is
possible-that they have shifted a
number of divisions from Manchu-
kuo to Inner Mongolia and Northern
China for the purpose of violating
their non-aggression and friendship
treaty with the Soviets. However, it
is to be remembered that most of
what we are told concerning rela-
tons between Moscow and Tokyo is
conjecture. There has from no Off
cial source been any statement which
indicated that Russo-Japanese war
is about to begin. It is considered
a possibility, and a strong one, but
there is no statement or declaration
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-06
Three-MOnth Bond
Sales Exceed Quota

Purchases of war bonds by Pine
county citizens fell slightly below the
quota set for July, according to a
report issued by A. E. Eddy of
Hinckley, county chairman, sales of
the bonds here being 38,164.25 as
against an allotment of $39, 300. How
ever, this shortage of ST, 600 was more
than made up in the two previous
months when sales were far over the
quotas.
Comparative statistics are as fol-
lows: May allotment, $4,000; sales
$50, $685. June allotment, $50, 100;
sales $45,039.75. July allotment, $780,
800; sales $38, 164.25. Total allot-
ments, $4,000; total sales, $116,797.
The July sales by villages are given
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-06
Rites Held For
Sandstone Girl

Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon from the Sandstone Con-
gregational church for Miss Olive
Walker, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Walker of that community who
died at the Pokegama Sanatorium
last Thursday morning.
Rev. A. A. Mcbride of Minneapolis,
offciated at the last rites and burial
was made in Spring Hill cemtery
The pallbearers were Richard Davis
Donald Sandwich, William Walden
Harold Johnson, Robert Larson and
c. S. Gjertson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-06
By GEORG STRANDVOLD

To people who read newspapers,
information about the war as it is
in progress in five continents, has a
tendency to become monotonous, and
many insist that nothing really hap
pens" This is a superficial attitude
for every minute things happen,
every second some young man from
some home in some country staggers
to his death on battlefields soaked
with blood, but we cannot, as things
are, find out at the moment what
really does take place, we cannot
survey the range of results, negative
or positive, but we can visualize what
it all means to millions of families,
millions of homes throughout the
world. Modern people are, however,
craving what is called sensation
nearly all the time, and if there is
none, they believe that the war is at
standstill. Nothing, of course,
could be further from the truth, for
the fact is that the war is more
gruesome, more ferocious than ever
before.
That has been demonstrated
during the last few days in Rus
STA, especially, where Nazi troops
have captured the very important
southern industrial center of
ROstOv and now are marching
into Caucasus; they have scored
victories, all right, but the cost
in human lives is simply fan
taStic.
AS yet, the Nazis are more than
600 miles from their real goal which
is Baku, the oil city of Caucasus.
Quiet in Egypt.
On the other hand, the Egyptian
front has been relatively quiet for
some time; fighting goes on always,
but just now it is of the kind that
does not change any situation. For
the moment-and that's the import
ant feature of the North African
campaign-the German and Italian
forces have been checked by the Brit
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-06
Postwar Shocks
Would Be Eased
By Old Age Plan
Adequate Peacetime Jobs,
Purchasing Power Seen
Under Townsend System.

To those who may not have read
or observed the statistics, the fol-
lowing is revealing:
1--WE are the richest nation on
earth, but four out of five persons
over 60 receive less than is necessary
for decency and health"
That is statement issued recently
by the Townsend National Recovery
Organization. The statement goes
on: Records for many decades show
that four out of five have been unable
to save enough for a full self-sup-
porting old age. To realize an income
of only ST day one would have to
save and invest $4,000"
eve need to distribute equally to
all unemployed citizens over sixty
the proceeds of a gross income tax.
The pension would amount to $50 a
month or more. Then the dark days
will be gone. No longer will four
out of five face only hardship and
misery in old age.
can adequate pension would not
conflict with the war program. 1t
would be spent for such commodities
food and shelter-as we have in
abundance.
''We are great people. We will
bring freedom to the conquered of
all lands-and we MUST bring free
dom to the four out of five who face
only hardship and misery in old age
here at home"
Win War and Peace.
Under the title "Win the War
and Win the Peace" DR.. F. E.
Townsend, national head of the
organization carrying his name,
issues the following statement:
The Townsend organization wants
the government of the United States
to adopt system of circulating
money purchasing power) so that
at the end of the war, when millions
of soldiers come home and millions
of men in the war factories find their
jobs ended, there will still be a de-
mand for goodS-people with cash
in their hands-to insure that the
factories may go right to work turn
ing out peace-time goods.
If millions of men find themselves
jobless, they will also find them
selves broke. We must be in posi-
ton to put them to work again with
out delay if we want to avert trouble
serious trouble.
Give Them Liberal Pay.
Our Plan calls for the government
to put the old folks on the payroll
at once, give them liberal pay, and
tell them to start buying the things
they need-now, so that the peace
time factories and businesses will not
have to close down; so that all the
people, aside from the soldiers and
the defense workers, may have jobs
during the war and after it.
Let us not fear initiation. The more
money we distribute and have spent
for goods and services, the more
wealth of things we shall be able to
create; the more jobs we shall create
and the more surely we shall be able
to pay off our war debts.
Business Creates Wealth.
Nothing creates more wealth ex-
cept more business. More business
cannot be had without more custom
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