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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-12-10
Roxbury

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Fry, Monday morning, nine pound
son.
A physician was called for Mrs.
j. A. Risen, Sunday morning, but
she is some better now.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Will Lane
have moved to Newark and Everett
Fry and family have moved into
the Lane house from the Eta Wal
lace house.
Pvt Glen Morris was home on
furlough last week to visit his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Morris.
Rich Rice sold his farm to John
Sharp, and moved to the Harvey
Morris Tenant house and John
Sharp's have moved into the Rice
which he bought.
Mrs. Mary Ann Dyke who broke
her hip, is improving some.
Warren Loar had part of the in
dex finger on his right hand torn
off Sunday morning, while doing
his chores. The doctor dressed it
for him.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-12-10
Todds Grange Notice

Todds grange will meet in regu-
lar session Friday evening, Dec. IL.
for installation Of officers. A not
luck supper will be enjoyed during
the social hour and Christmas carols
will be sung.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-12-10
Neelyville Grange

Meets Friday evening, Dec. IL.
Each family please be prepared to
furnish number for program.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-12-10

Teddy bears to be cuddled, cute,
unbreakable dolls, not expensive,
and many things from a super-mar-
ket to corner drug store. Bring
your list to Morris Hardware. Their
display is outstanding.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-12-10
HOME PLANNING FILE.

Mukes i cxsY to file ond sdve
ideGs Tor the home you plm to build
otter ,he wm hos compartments
with subject tobs fol information and
pGmpnlets on home designs und
equipment. Get one from us for only
rs -eria.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-12-10
Stockport Route 2

There will be regular meeting Of
East Windsor grange, Friday eve-
ming, Dec. IL.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-12-10
Civic Club Notice

The Community Civic club will
meet Dec. Is, with Mrs. J.. M.
Turner
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-12-10

Just received a shipment of "B"
radio batteries and telephone bat
teries.-Standard Supply Co. d10tf
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-12-10

guest.
Askov American., 1942-03-12

that the more we learn about human
nature, that is, scientifically, the more
we shall come to see that a society
based upon freedom, equality and
fellowship is nothing more than a
romantic dream?
10. Planning
1t becomes increasingly evident
that modern societies require more
and more conscious planning. Oper-
ations which once seemed to work
almost automatically, now falter and
fail unless controlled. But, planning
is a non-democratic conception and
calls for a degree of authority and
RECOMMENDATION which run counter to
all democratic assumptions and ex-
periences. Hence, if we must plan
must we not abandon democracy?
Askov American., 1942-03-12

that the great majority of our people
have nothing but approval for the
congressman who fought to keep us
out of the current European (now
world wide) catastrophe.
Chairman Flynn of the Democratic
party has almost indicated that he
believed in such a purge" The
President was quoted as though he
did too.
This is all unfortunate. A cam
paign conducted along those lines will
be one in which it will be charged
(and with much truth) that we
pushed ourselves into the war totally
unprepared and bled ourselves OF
equipment and war materials through
the Lend-Lease act. This and purge
talk constitute idle chatter when
right now we are losing the war.
Askov American., 1942-03-12
TRUE WEALTH

by taking romantic view of labor
in the past and sordid view Of
working conditions today, we have
distorted perspective. The machine
age has done much not only to tighten
the load of the laborer but to bring
interest, variety and recreation into
his life. The central fact is not that
some have millions of dollars, but
that millions have comforts and serv-
ices-the explicit wealth of the ma
chine age.
"It produces wealth - the real
wealth of stoves and mowers and
radios and cars and plows, which
no man can hoard, but men every
where can use. That wealth of the
common man, that freedom from
want, government with all its power
cannot achieve 1t is the product of
the energies, wills, imaginations, and
skills of individuals. Henry M.
Wriston, Pres, Brown University.
Askov American., 1942-03-12
TALK VS.. ACTION

Editor Askov American:
While Governor Stassen was talk
ing and laying the cornerstone for a
giant headline in the evening paper,
"Stassen asks labor to take part in
defense as well as production" labor
was donating Saturday and Sunday to
build Is bombers in an eastern bomb
er plant.
They didn't waste their efforts
seeking headlines. Labor rolled one
of those bombers out on the square
and held a victory rally and sold
S45O,000 worth of Victory bonds.
This and many other concrete ex-
amples of labor's part in defense
never make the headlines as some of
the governors references to labor's
actions do.
Those seedlings aspiring to be the
presidential timber of the future
should remember that loyalty to flag
and country is as deeply imbedded
in the hearts of labor as in those the
governor thinks live on the right side
of the tracks.
F. E. WEBER.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Askov American., 1942-03-12
GOV. STASSEN'S WORRIES
(New Ulm Daily JournaD

\NeW YIN Ddlly JOuIIidl)
The Republicans have their wor-
ries. Senator Ball has supported the
Roosevelt foreign policy and the Re-
publican congressman have gener-
ally opposed it. If Senator Ball de-
fends his record, the congressman
will have to defend theirs and they
will be attacking each other directly
or indirectly. In the middle is Gov
ernor Stassen who has gone ahead
with the junior senator he appointed
and Wendell Willkie whom he sup
ported. Senator Ball, and to some
extent Governor Stassen, have been
quietly flirting with the Roosevelt
administration in hopes of support
and this hasn't fired the enthusiasm
of the old time Republicans. The
Republicans therefore face many COM
pleXities. The congressman can't un-
derstand how they will run unless
they have the united support of the
heads of their ticket and it is diff
cult to understand how the heads of
the ticket will run without the sup
port of the congressional candidates
working down in the grass roots.
Askov American., 1942-03-12
FAITH IN CONGRESS

(By the late Joseph G.. Cannon, vet
eran speaker of the national house of
representatives, to a reporter for The
Wall Street JournaD.
eff you will watch this congress
over the years, as have done, you
will have more faith in it. Many
weak men come here. So do many
men of not great intelligence. There
are a few venal men. AS they go
along they do weak and foolish things.
"But over the long run, this con-
gress will do the right thing and it
will do the courageous thing. 1t
must be so until such time as the
country itself chooses to be weak
and foolish"
Askov American., 1942-03-12
WOULD PROVE A BOOMERANG
(The Faribault JournaD

(The Faribault JournaD
Political writers report that there
is somewhat of movement within
the state Republican party to attempt
to smear a number of our Republican
congressman with charges of isola-
tioniSm.
Those who would do this had better
learn bit about the temper of our
people today.
What makes for the lack of CLAM
our about this war? Why aren't the
shallow" patriots otherwise called
sunshine patriots" and "curbstone
patriots") able to come out with their
usual chip, hip hooray away we 60
to war;" (of course with the other
fellows sony?
It's all because we as people are
mighty grim. We know there's no
monkey business about this war and
we won't stand for a batch of hypo-
crisy.
Well wager, then, that the politi-
clan who starts such campaign
against any of our congressman who
followed the wishes of the people
and voted for acknowledgement will
find himself badly bent and beaten
when the votes are counted. We think
Askov American., 1942-03-12
VOLTAIRE ABOUT WAR

Editor Askov American:
The earth is visited by an inhabi-
tant of Sirius; he is some 100000
feet tall. On his way through space
he has picked up a gentleman of
Saturn.
AS they walk through the Mediter-
ranean the Sirian vets his heels. AS
they stand in the sea they take up a
ship as one might pick up some ami
malcule, and the Sirian poises it on
his thumb-nail. To all appearances
the people on board of that ship were
little else than soul.
"We have matter enough" an
swered one of the philosophers, "to
do abundance of mischief You
must know for example, that at this
very moment, while l am speaking
there are 100000 animals of our own
species, covered with hats, Staying
an equal number of their fellow crea-
lures, who wear turbans; at least they
are Staying or being slain; and this
has been the case all over the earth
from time immemorial."
81 have good mind to take two
or three steps, and trample the whole
nest of such ridiculous assassins under
my feet"
Don't give yourself the trouble" "
answered the philosopher, "they are
Industrious enough in securing their
own destruction. Besides the punish
ment for that should not be inflicted
upon them, but upon those barbarians
who, from their palaces, give orders
for numbering a million men, and
then solemnly thank God for their
success"
JOHN NIEBOER.
Sandstone, MINI.
Askov American., 1942-03-12

square feet of lawn surface will be
adequate. Lime must dissolve in
rain water and percolate into the soil;
this takes considerable time, so the
sooner the treatment, the better.
Once the lime needs are met, the
next consideration is fertilizer. This
must be applied at the beginning OF
the cool spring period or in early fall
for best results. A good practice is
to apply 10 to Is pounds of a COM
plete fertilizer per 1000 square feet
in March and again in September.
Askov American., 1942-03-12
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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Winston Churchill as prime minister
Under all circumstances, and wholly
aside from domestic British politics
India is in a most dangerous posi-
ton right nova position that will
become all the more vulnerable il
Burma should fall.
Blowing Up Ships.
In the weeks generally gloomy
war picture the bright spot is, as
usual, furnished by the American
General Douglas Macarthur in the
Philippine Islands. Against fantasti-
cally overwhelming odds he keeps
on fighting, not merely defending his
positions, but going out of his way
to attack the enemy.
A few days ago American
bombers blew up five japanese
vessels in Subic bay, three of
them carrying thousands of SOL
diers who were to have been
landed somewhere on Luz0n to
make MacArthur's position still
worse. They did not reach shore
-MacArthur's b0mbers saw to
that.
With the Far Eastern war having
reached a new climax as result OF
Japanese victories in the East In
dies-not, by any means, final
climax, mind you! - attention once
more centers on other continents.
German Retreat.
For one thing, there are indica-
tons that the war in Libya which has
produced very little news for some
time, may become acute soon, and
that the Germans and Italians may
make an attempt to invade Egypt and
from there try to reach India from the
west at about the time when Japan
may want to experiment with aggres-
sion against the eastern part of India
In Russia, the German retreat is
being continued, and Russian bulle-
tins make it seem quite evident that
many German divisions have been
effectively trapped; simply can't gel
Askov American., 1942-03-12
Town Elections
Continued from Page -

n1tEn IO"NSn1F
Supervisors-Louis WINNER, Walter L.
Price, James L. Stepan.
Address: Willow River. MINI. 8
5astces of the F. Aadinson
and F. w. Stepan.
Constables-Milton Price and Henry Shar-
low.
MISSION CREEK TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-John P. Runa, Fred Ausmus.
Jr:, Alfred Fosvick.
Address: Beroun, MINI.
}ustee Of the Peace -Leonard NJ MaeSanf aaaa
Constable ---------------Ernest Chalupnik
NICKERSON TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-Peter Virgins, Rudo1p h
Bloom, Alcide LeMay.
Address: Duquette. MINI: -,
PARK TOWNSHIP
Supervisors Irving Schrader, Adolf Lar
son. Joseph A. Slater.
Address: Bruno. Mimi.
Justice Of the Peace -----Henry schrader
Constable -----------------Carl Kvasnicka
PARTRIDGE TOWNSHIP
Supervisors--Einar Jensen. Chris. Freder-
iksen, Julius F. Slott.
Address: Askov, MINI:
Justices of the Peace-Chris Ingemansen.
Martin ISaksen
Constables Carl Jensen, Otto Sebald
POKEGAMA TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-G. J. Kubesh, H. A. Seedorn,
F. J. Kunesh.
Clerk Henderson
Address: Beroun. MINI.
Justiee 5usasared of the Peace & 3 kanef knzef
Constables Andrew Bauer. James Kuzel
ROCK CREEK TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-Holmes House, George Lind
strom, Hjalmar Johnson.
Clerk ------Lester J. Lindgren
Address: Rock Creek, MINI.
treasurer "A. ERICKSON
Justices of the Peace. A. Hyland, John
A. Erickson.
Constables-J. L. Peterson. John Nelson.
SANDSTONE TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-Ralph Yocum. Andrew Enge-
DO, Aage Molby.
Address: Star Rt., Sandstone, Mimi.
justice Of the Peace Emil Swanson
Constable -----------------Roy Holmquist
Askov American., 1942-03-12

out; simply will have to be destroyed.
A British bombardment of German
controlled factories in some of the
suburbs of Paris resulted in the de-
struction of many plants, also in the
killing of several hundred French
men. Opinions as to the necessity
of the bombardment disagree, the
British claiming there was no other
choice; the French that some way
could have been found out of stu
alton which meant death to so many
OF them. But then, ladies and gentle
men-"c'est le guerre"-This Is War.
Askov American., 1942-03-12
Gardeners Nook
By GARDEN CLUB EDITOR
1912 All-America Vegetables.

1SfE kAu-tAIHcTICd vcSctdDlcS.
The responsibility of All-America
selections is to register all new vari-
eties of seeds. Samples of proposed
new varieties are planted in trial
grounds in the different climatic sec
tions of the United States and Can
ada. From scorings and reports of
the judges, the really different and
superior new varieties are deter
mined. The winners are recon-
mended to gardeners of North Amer
lea, where these varieties may be
depended upon to produce better
vegetables than other similar kinds.
Decatur pole bean wins the only
silver medal award in two years.
1t is recommended wherever pole
snap beans grow and produces long,
round, nearly straight, stringless pods
of fine quality. 1t grows vigorously
to six or seven feet and starts bear
ing early.
AS beans are one of the most i'm
portant home garden vegetables, we
are fortunate in having another fine
new variety. Medal Refugee is a
bush snap bean. 1t is hard to beat
for high yield. The pods are round,
smooth, stringless and silvery green.
1t is recommended for home and can
ming use, and wins a bronze medal.
Honorable mentions, which are
strong recommendations in the ALL
70 ci 70 Ia
varieties, two of which are lettuce.
Cosberg 600, is a combination of Cos
and Iceberg, similar to the original
Cosberg, except it is as much as ten
days earlier. Its chief value is earli-
ness and sure heading qualities, even
under adverse conditions. New York
PW SIS is very early New York
type of lettuce of compact growth
and medium size.
A novelty, and good one, is Ford
hook Zucchini squash. It's long
squash, grows on bushy plants and
is heavy bearing. Like other sum-
mer squashes, it should be picked
when small and tender. The long,
blackish dark green fruit is attrac-
tive and delicious.
Topflight Bantam is hybrid sweet
corn from the corn belt. It is tall
vigorous grower with uniform, yell
low ears.
Louisiana Green Velvet Okra is a
grand newcomer. Being round and
velvety to the touch, it is tender
green okra for home and market.
Try it stewed, fried in cracker
crumbs, chopped and stewed with to-
matoes and in soups. You'll like
okra.
A Word About Lawns.
Healthy, attractive lawns have a
definite place in our American way
of life, in wartime as well as in
peace. If we may judge by the
British experience, lawns will be i'm
portant in maintaining morale and
in keeping fit.
We have sent large quantities of
grass seed to Britain where it is
needed in developing turf for land
ing fields, protective concealment in
industrial areas, and so on, so let us
see if more seed is first requirement
before using it.
The lawns may need lime, one of
the cheapest and most easily obtain
able soil improving materials. Lime
corrects excessive soil acidity, i'm
proves root development, increases
the response which grass makes to
fertilizer, increases resistance to
drouth and greatly improves the vigor
of all turf grasses.
Nearly all lawns need lime to some
degree, and early spring is an ex-
cellent time to apply it. Fifty to
100 pounds of finely ground lime
stone scattered evenly over 1000
Askov American., 1942-03-12
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., 1942-03-12

The national unity is soundest when
it is the unforced unity of men and
women of diverse minds and opinions,
unmuzzled and proud of it.-Freder-
ick Lewis Allen, editor Harpers Maga-
zine
Askov American., 1942-03-12
A Little Spice

It is the use, rather than the abuse
of our abilities that causes us to
grow.
Only the ignorant think that they
know enough.
The careless person, no matter
where found, does his work under a
handicap.
Askov American., 1942-03-12
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
Askov American.
Askov American., 1942-03-12
Fact And Opinion
BY E. G.. Stengelsen.
The Farmer and the War.

In the early days of the New Deal,
Mr.. Roosevelt could count upon the
agricultural population for great
share of his political strength. The
farm vote went far toward electing
him in 1882, and it helped give him
the humping majority he obtained
in 1886.
But in 1910, the story was different
Many of the farm states went against
him. In those he did carry, he had
largely the working classes and or
ganized labor in the chief cities to
thank for the victory.
Askov American., 1942-03-12

1t was not anti-third term sentiment
alone that had alienated the farmer,
Nor was it anti-intervention. 1t was
that too many had gradually reached
the conclusion that he was not, after
all, the Moses to whom they could
look to lead them out of the economic
wilderness. BY and large, they prob
ably did not doubt his sincerity; but
they no longer had faith in the
Soundess of the New Dealers theories,
and they saw that those same New
Dealers were not to be turned from
those same unsound theories
At first, the check for curtailing
production which he received in the
fall seemed like a large and juicy
windfall. Prices seemed holding to a
consistent upward trend.
But he could not fail to make the
observation that his condition was not
improving. He seemed unable to ac-
cumulate the money with which to
keep his buildings and fences in re-
pair and replace worn out machinery.
He saw that his neighbors were hav-
ing the same desperate struggle as
himself to keep their heads above
water.
The exceptions were the large trac-
tor farmers. To them, the annual
check was velvet. 1t paid them for
not using the land which they would
in any event have left idle. 1t is
their practice to summer-fallow or
'rest" third of their acreage each
year. The small farmer cannot take
third of his fields out of produc-
ton. He hasn't enough. He must
rotate. And what ever he wishes
to sow runs up against some re-
Striction.
The farmer is better informed on
economic questions than his city cous-
in. He reads and thinks. Not only
did he read New Deal propaganda
But he read statistics. He saw these
Askov American., 1942-03-12
Coolidge
Farm Income

ne uiu IlOt OldIlle nOOSSVelt OeCdUSG
the 1888 income was but little above
that of Hoover's darkest years. He
knew that the causes were economic
and could not be laid at the door
of any one man or party. By the
same token, he had too much in
telligence to blame Hoover for 1881
and 1882, any more than he thanked
Coolidge for the high farm income
of that era.
He realizes that income does not
of itself tell the story. He knows
that the price he receives for what
he sells must be in harmony with
the price he pays for what he buys.
And he sees that it takes as many
bushels of wheat to buy a binder
today as it did in Coolidge's era.
In 1888, it took more pigs to buy a
mower than it did in the 192O's.
He has to sell as many pounds of
butterfat today to buy 98-pound
sack of flour as he did in 1880.
And the check he receives each fall
has lost its Importance. The tax
gatherer snatches it out of his fingers
almost before he has time to en-
dorse it.
He knows we had facilities for rails
ing all the beets and cane needed to
provide us amply with sugar. He
is aware that we curtailed produc-
ton in the U. S. A. to furnish a mar
ket for imports from other countries.
Today, many of those sources are
shut off. He finds himself on rations.
To repeat: He still does not doubt
the New Dealers sincerity. But he
has lost faith in their wisdom. He
realizes that their theory rests wholly
on expedience. And he is tired of
expedients. He wants a permanent
cure, but he knows they can't give
it to him.
Askov American., 1942-03-12

The farmer is better informed on
economic questions than his city cous-
in. He reads and thinks. Not only
did he read New Deal propaganda
But he read statistics. He saw these
illuminating fiolIreS.