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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03

maybe you'd appreciate your Amer
lean freedom.
Tuesday, Sept. 8, is Minnesota
peoples convention date. 1t is then
the voter can have his say as to
who will be the candidates on No
vember 3. The primary is more
important than election day. In most
cases there are two or more can
didates for each office. Some of them
have past records to judge from.
If you have been interested, as you
should have been, and have informed
yourselves as to the abilities, records
and connections" of the candidates
you can go to the polls and intelli-
gently nominate" the man you want
to vote for in the fall.
The independent" voter is usually
the unthinking non-voter. He "for-
gets" to vote. The machine voter,
the party man, the "our-side" vot-
er, usually votes at the primary.
Thus he gets "his' man on the ticket,
while the independent voter gets to
nurse his crouch for the next two
years.
Every man, even the least quail
fed and the most humble, has the
right to run for office. 1t is the
voters job to say who shall be the
nominee-to sift out the party hacks,
place-hunters, political climbers, is
sue-dodgers, fence-straddlers, side
steppers and yes-men.
It's time for voters to quit the
after-election cry-baby act, to quit
being SNUG non-voters because so
many candidates are for self and
pelf. It's time to take advantage of
the greatest privilege (and duty)
ever given to any people-the Amer
lean right to go into private booth
and secretly name the man he wants
in this or that office.
If voters will do that, will make
it a serious part of their political
business, and will act on informa-
ton intelligently arrived at, politics
will cease to be dirty mess" If
they will not do it they are estopped
from singing the hammer after cleo
tons.
The peoples convention, your con-
vention, Mr.. and Mrs. Voter, is Tues
day, Sept. 8. If you do not speak
then, speak at the ballot box, then
do as Job said-"I'1l lay my hand
over my mouth" etc.
You've got the world by the tail
and the down-hill pull on tiff
you'll only pull.
o. M. THOMSON.
Willernie, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03

Reuer came home Saturday evening
and returned Sunday to Duluth
where they are employed.
Frank Pangerl of Duluth, accom-
panied by Pete Pangerl of Superior,
were weekend guests at their re-
spective homes.
Annie Kepler entertained at a
wiener and marshmallow roast Sum
day evening at Long lake. The oc-
casion being her birthday. The
guests were Betty Abrahamson, Elsie
Pangerl, Lois Foster, Lorraine Mills,
Bruce Bowers, John Isaacson, Cor
don Abrahamson, Joe Kepler and
Leon Senobe.
Mrs. Martha Twait suffered a
stroke recently and her condition
remains unchanged.
Miss Betty Bennett left Monday
for the state fair.
Representative Harold Knutson
visited Mrs. R. Bowers last Thursday
evening. They have known each
other for over Al years as both were
residents of Sherburne county, this
state, at one time.
The Rutledge Townsend meeting
Friday evening was well attended.
Pine City, Askov, Willow River and
Rutledge were all present.
The Founders day will be on Fri
day, September II, with good
Townsend speaker.
Mrs. Geo. Nelson visited Wednes-
day and Thursday of last week at
Motley and Duluth.
The new Bible church has just
been reroofed and looks very nice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Nelson were
Askov and Sandstone business callers
Monday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03
Tit For Tat

In a recent release, Worldover
Press points a question on the
practice of kettle-calling in use
by many politicians today. The
article follows:
Outspoken, and often right is ''The
New Republic" But in a recent
issue it virtually called for the in
dictment, not only of true sedition-
lists, but of those who opposed Amer
lean entry into the war prior to
Pearl Harbor. Yet here is what ''The
New Republic" said editorially in its
issue of Oct. Is, 1888, soon after
Hitler's consolidation of power: ''War
cannot be prevented by war. No one
nation is guilty of war. Punish
ment of a guilty nation is not a
moral obligation. Victory in a war
does not achieve international ap-
peasement. If war occurs, the obi
cation of the peace-seeking nations
is to remain at peace. The only
program leading to the adjustment
of war is one which resolves the eco
nomic, social and political diseases
which give rise to war" Will it not
be best for the country and the demo-
cratic cause if kettle-calling is aban-
doned forthwith, and reactionaries
opposed because they are not de-
voted to the principles on which a
sound world order can be estab-
ished?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03
Health Ward
Information furnished by Pine County
Nursing Service.

Now that school is about to begin,
the women who attended the les
sons in nutrition this spring will
have one more chance to put the
knowledge to good use. It may be
difficult to make the children's school
lunch attractive as well as nourish-
ing. However, knowing these essen
tial needs that the child must have,
some of the foods may he included
in the noon lunch. We know that
the average daily diet includes for
children one quart of milk, one serv-
ing of cereal, bread at every meal,
one-half of which should be dark,
two vegetables besides potatoes,
meats or its substitute once day,
two fruits a day and eggs three or
four times a week. Knowing that
the child needs three good meals
day, his meals can be planned around
these foods, some of which can be
included in his noon lunch.
Last year most of the schools, in
Guiding the rural schools, sponsored
hot lunch projects through the sur
plus commodities from the depart
ment of agriculture. In most of the
schools this project worked out very
satisfactorily. Many children gained
weight and by being better nour-
ished, avoided colds and kept their
resistance to other diseases higher.
Many teachers also commented that
the children were more wide awake
and alert after hot lunch and were
able to do better school work. At
this writing, it is not yet definite
whether there will be hot lunches by
the same arrangements as there were
last year; but perhaps other arrange
ments can be made in each district.
The Northeast Auxiliary Nursing
committee will be held at Kerrick
on Friday, September 4, at the
schoolhouse. All women in that ter
ritory are invited.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Jones and
Mrs. M. H. Anderson and family were

Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Jones and
Mrs. M. H. Anderson and family were
Saturday shoppers at Sandstone.
Stanley Tomscak returned Mon
day from Coffee Creek, Mont, where
he has been working in the harvest
fields.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Senobe and
son Leon arrived Sunday evening
from Rockford, Ill. Monday they
left for Duluth to reside as William
and Leon have jobs awaiting them.
Sofus Stockey and Frank Bowers
ST., went to Duluth Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Tomscak
have named their daughter Mary
Ann.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Wendt of st.
Paul, were Saturday visitors at the
Ben Smekofski home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Van Reese have
rented an apartment in Duluth where
the former is now employed.
Mrs. Ann Glimm of Cloquet, spent
the past week visiting her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Wegwerth.
Willard Bowers arrived Sunday
from Custer, Mont, for weeks va
cation with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Warner and
son of Hazel Park, Mich, arrived
Monday of last week for visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Anderson. Sat-
urday Mrs. Warner returned home,
the others remaining for a longer
visit. IS Il. :
Mr.. and Mrs, Carl Schilling (nee
Doris Datko) arrived last Thursday
from Detroit. Friday Carl left for
the army while Mrs. Schilling re-
manned to visit relatives.
Mrs. Henry Anderson and sons
left Saturday for Mound for weeks
visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Rogotzke and
family returned to their home at
Lamberton Sunday after four-day
visit with the Geo. Grieger family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Cich and son of
Carlton, were Sunday visitors at the
Guss home.
Edwin Larson, Leo Busse and John
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03
Wartime Objectives
For Press

Some worthy detectives for the
press during wartime were stated
by U. S. Senator Robert M. La
Toilette, Jr., of Wisconsin, in a
letter to readers of "The Pro-
gressive" which read in part as
follows:
With every honorable means at
its command, "The Progressive" has
worked to maintain peace and de-
mocracy here in America. But now
that our country is at war, we are
concentrating every effort to win
through to victory +. and to make
sure that America will never become
involved in another World war.
With your help, we shall fight
for the total mobilization of our
money, materials and manpower
under national control not only
to defeat the forces of brutalitarian-
ism but to beat our tanks into trac-
tors for the vast job of reconstruc-
ton after the war.
With your help, we shall also fight
to preserve democratic. principles at
home while battling the enemy
abroad. Just as it did in the war
period of 1917-18 under the leader
ship of my father, so now "The Pro-
gressive" will stand guard over our
priceless American liberties against
those who would use the war crisis
to place democracy in cold storage!
We shall expose and combat war
profiteering, hysteria, intolerance,
suppression of civil rights, and all
the other ugly accomplishments of
war.
We shall explore the vast and chal-
longing field of postwar planning
and readjustment. We shall work
not only to win the war, but also to
win just and durable peace after
the war.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03

that it would involve us in the war.
Are we, or are we not at war?
If we are, were the America First
ers wrong?
The Springfield Advance-Press
says they were. Stassen and Ball
make the same claim.
By what system of logic do they
reach this conclusion?
Mr.. Ball has made numerous pleas
for unity.
It is in order to remind him that
there has been little disunity other
than that which came of the differ
ences between those who held OPP
posing views on Intervention. The
Pearl Harbor attack wiped it out.
Since that time, all Americans have
been at one in their determination
to win the war.
One would have supposed that
Senator Ball, the apostle of unity,
would have been the last to revive
this old controversy.
Yet, he is the first to throw this
dead cat back into the ring.
Did he believe that by reason of
the change in conditions which has
taken place since Pearl Harbor that
they would be powerless to defend
themselves and would be compelled
to remain silent?
If so, he was not only deliberately
hitting below the belt in attacking
those whom he supposed would be
unable to strike back, but he showed
lack of judgment surprising in
one who lays such claims to in
telligence and farsightedness.
For Messrs. Petersen and Nickel
son have defended their record with
vigor which may have given him
cause for speculation whether he did
not underestimate their courage.
Later, he may also wonder whether
he did not likewise under estimate
the intelligence of majority of the
voters.
He may discover that they reach
their conclusions by use of adult
logic rather than by use of the kin
dergarten variety employed by the
Springfield Advance-Press.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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mind that this is mere guesswork
which may, however, fit into the
general japanese scheme as it has
shown itself by facts already. It
may be that Siberia and India will
be attacked, but there is no evidence,
so far, that it will happen.
Russian Situation.
In the Solomon islands, the stu
alton looks pretty good, from an
American viewpoint; in Asia, the
Chinese are not at all displeased
with the sudden turn of events, and
even in Russia there are signs show
ing that things are. not going quite
as well for the Germans as they did
some time ago.
1t is true that they are getting
ever closer to Stalingrad and ever
deeper into northern Caucasus, but
it is likewise a fact that their adj
vance has been slowed up consid-
erably.
In Stalingrad every person fights
now; laborers and office men as well
as merchants stand shoulder by
shoulder defending their city as
desperately as the citizens of Sebas-
topol defended theirs a short time
ago.
And Russian strategy, often known
to be brilliant, has found way of
lessening the terrific Nazi pressure
on Stalingrad.
For quite unexpectedly few
days ago General GregOr ZhukOv
began a counter offensive in the
territory northwest of Moscow,
and carried it out with such
tremendous force that it became
necessary for the Germans to
shift some of their divisions
many, perhaps-from the Stain
grad front.
Whether the Zhukov vancouver
succeeds in the end, one cannot yet
tell, but it is of interest that this
general is the man who saved Mos
cow last year when the enemy was
even closer to the capital than he
is now.
Alone.
It is still a question whether Rus
STA will be able to rid herself of
the invaders, unsupported by her
allies, but here and there one does
hear rumors about some sort of
active support being planned. Late
ly, however, there has been nothing
said about that problematical Sec
ond Front which was so vigorously
discussed until a short time ago.
There may be a realization of the
fact that action is needed now rather
than words.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03
FEATHERING OWN NESTS

Editor Askov American:
The Wall Street controlled Twin
City newspapers have made many
attacks upon the excellent records
of our isolationist congressman.
The isolationists have been accused
of hindering the defense effort and
getting America involved in this war.
Both of these accusations are entirely
without foundation.
It is interesting to note what the
war crowd has been doing since
Pearl Harbor. Instead of getting
hind the war effort, the members of
the war party have entered into a
game of petty politics. Our Willkie-
Cowles-House of Morgan governor
and senator started playing politics
Immediately after Pearl Harbor and
to date their only contribution to the
war effort has been lot of loose
talk about postwar program mixed
with mess of campaign pledges.
The Twin City newspapers boast
about the great courage of Senator
Ball. It certainly does not take
great courage to tell the people of
Minnesota one thing and then go to
Washington and vote the way Mr..
Willkie and his Wall Street gang
dictate.
It takes no courage to represent
the House of Morgan crowd, but it
does take courage to stand in the
Congress of the United States and
represent the people.
The governor of Minnesota is also
a mouthpiece for the Willkie-Cowles
crowd. Since Pearl Harbor he has
been travelling about the country
talking about "Union Now" and his
postwar plan. 1t appears that the
governor is more interested in feath-
ering his own political nest than he
is in the welfare of our people.
If the Stassen-Ball-W illkie gang
would devote as much time to the
war effort as they do inventing smear
propaganda about the isolationists,
they would be doing something
worthwhile.
All the campaign propaganda that
the Wall Street crowd will use in
the coming election will be of little
help because the voters of Mime
sofa will not forget those men who
had the courage to represent the
people when all the forces of power
politics were let loose against them.
In the trying days ahead we need
n xxyI0 will
represent the people of Minnesota.
All ties with the Willkie-Cowles
clique must be broken before Mime
sofa can once again be governed by
the people.
In 1888 Mr.. Stassen was elected
because he promised to kick the
Communists out of the state capitol.
The Communists were kicked out,
but were soon replaced with Willkie
Republicans. Both parties are ruled
by a few little dictators with big
ideas so the situation remains the
same today as it was four years ago.
In November the people of Min
nesota will elect new governor and
senator. Every Congressman from
Minnesota, with the exception of
one will be returned to Washington.
All the propaganda and money
that the Wall Streeter's use in this
campaign will not put the. Stassen-
Ball gang back in office. The people
of Minnesota will talk in November.
DICK B. JOHNSTON.
st. Paul, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03
THE PEOPLES CONVENTION

Editor ASkOV American:
We American voters are the great
est grousers in the world. Our pet,
full-time job is beefng about the
men 1--WE" elect to office. We howl
about the "bosses" that meet in
smoke or cologne-filled rooms and
pick candidates for Gus" to vote for
but do nothing about it.
Suppose you lived in country
where dictator put up just one
man for each office. and told you to
take your choice-or else! Then
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03

Those same steps were vigorously
opposed by the America Firsters,
among whom were Hjalmar Petersen
and Walter Nicholson. They warned
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03
Opinions OF Others

(Short timely letters on topics of
public interest are welcome whether
form NOT with Inc those 'e Of the 4meri cam
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information.
Signed articles always are more eff
1eSve put put H., the writer seG does nEi
be withheld).
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03

EDITORS NOTE: Due to lack
of space and a greatly increased
amount of Opinions of Others"
it was necessary to leave out
many contributions this week.
They will be published as soon
as space permits.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03

Stassen and Ball assured us that
these steps were necessary to keep
us out of war. Were these two gen.
tlemen right if those steps did not
accomplish that purpose?
Are we, or are we not at war?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03
Bremen Township
(Too Late for Last Weekly

(Too Late for Last Weekly
Mr.. and Mrs James Mecl, Mrs. VIM.
Mecl and daughters, Doris and Eileen,
and Jimmy Gerard drove to milwaukee,
Sunday morning Mrs. VIM. Mecl will
attend the funeral of her grandmother.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dignan and daugh-
ter of La Crosse, Wis, are spending a
weeks vacation at their parental home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03
Fact And Opinion
The Intelligent and the Dumb.
BY e. C. Stengelsen.

The Intelligent and the Dumb.
The following gem was copied
from the editorial columns of the
Springfield minnesota Advance
Press:
Senator Ball might not have re-
Elected the opinions of majority of
the people of Minnesota two years
ago, but he did reflect the intelli-
gent and informed opinion of the
nation as whole and Minnesota
opinion now has caught up with
him. The trouble with the America
Firsters, one of whom now is Mr..
Mickelson's campaign manager, is
as one editor put it that they want
to be forgiven for having been wrong,
but don't want to forgive Ball and
Stassen for having been right"
Of the following steps, taken by
the administration, some had been
urged by Messrs. Ball and Stassen
and others had their approval. They
opposed none of them.
(a) Repeal of the arms embargo.
(b) Repeal of the Neutrality Act.
(c) Enactment of the Lend-Lease
bill, making America the arsenal
of Democracy" and voluntarily align
ing ourselves as the ally of one side.
(d) Conveying of war materials to
Britain.
(e) Aiming our merchant ships.
(f) While still protesting neutral
ity, Selling the shipping of one of
the belligerents.
(g) Giving part of our navy to
Britain.
(h) Selling the Danish possessions
of Greenland and Iceland to provide
bases for the protection of the con-
voy routes to Britain.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03

The Nazis have ordered Germans
who picked fruits and vegetables to
supplement their meager diets to
turn this food in at collection depots.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03
Rutledge
Red Cross Work.

hcO CrOSS WOrk.
The ladies of the Rutledge Chapter
of the American Red Cross have 80
boys suits to be made and there is
yarn to be knitted into sweaters and
wristlets. The women of this COM
munity will please contact Mrs.
Isaacson stating how many suits
they will sew or what knitting they
can be depended on to do.
If unable to qualify for above
tasks, then join the class for making
bandages which will be organized
in the very near future. No one will
regret the time given in helping this
worthy cause.
Relatives from Springfield, ILL.,,
Duluth and Cloverton were Friday
visitors at the Matson home.
Marcella Busse and Winifred Mat
son were Sunday overnight guests at
the Hawkinson home in Hinckley.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-03

(h) Selling the Danish possessions
of Greenland and Iceland to provide
bases for the protection of the con-
voy routes to Britain.
Nogales international., 1942-11-20
MELOCHE AND
RAWSTHORNE. CHAMPS

A. L. Meloche of Phoenix, for
merly of Nogales, is the Arizona
pistol champion as a result of hav-
inc bested Norman Adair of Yuma,
defending titlist, in matches at
Phoenix Sunday which were the
last statewide competition for the
duration of the war. Meloche post
ed grand aggregate score Of BAG
four points higher than Adair. The
junior championship for shooters
18 years old and under went to Ed
gar Rawsthorne Of North Phoeniz
high school, also former resident
Of Nogales
Nogales international., 1942-11-20
TO SINALOA

TO SINALOA
Epitacio Paredes left Wednesday
on business trip to Sinaloa.,
Nogales international., 1942-11-20

Mrs. Otho Kinsley was a visitor in
Nogales Saturday from Amado.
Nogales international., 1942-11-20
TORRES IN AFRICA?

Corporal William L. Torres of the
us. engineering corps, who was
born in Nogales and has been sta
toned recently in England, is be-
lieved to now be in Africa He is
brother of Enrique Torres of the
Pacific Brokerage Company. En-
rique received a Christmas card
from his brother last Friday.
Nogales international., 1942-11-20
HAVANA MAN READS Nj
FROM COVER TO COVER

A card to the Nogales Interna-
tional this week from L. S. Arm
strong of Havana, Cuba, former u
S. Consul in Nogales, Sonora, read
as follows: "You can put me down
as another cover to cover reader of
the Nogales International, although
I am not native of Nogales. Was
interested to read it has been chilly
in Nogales. Nothing like that
here
Nogales international., 1942-11-20
FROM DOUGLAS

Miss Muriel Woldenberg of Doug
las, formerly Of Nogales, was here
last weekend visiting Diane
Vaughn, school teacher, and was
accompanied by Mrs. William Pol
lax and son Danny, of Douglas, who
were the guests of Mrs. Pollak's
sister, Mrs. E. S. Edmonson, and
family.
Nogales international., 1942-11-20
RANCH FOREMAN HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Cooper were
in town yesterday from Camille.
Cooper is foreman of the two Bob
Hale cattle ranches-the former Pat
Mccarthy and Bill Bowers places
near Camille. Cooper said that on
Wednesday he saw seven does graz
ing in the meadow of the old Nc
Carthy place.
Nogales international., 1942-11-20
GALA NIGHT AT
ELKS CLUB NOV. "a

Refreshments and a good enter
tainment program will highlight a
gala night at the Elks Lodge Tues
day night All Elks are urged to
attend. Flack Miner promises
corking, good entertainment.
Nogales international., 1942-11-20
LOCAL news
RED CROSS
MEETING TONIGHT

There will be meeting of the
Red Cross at o'clock tonight in
the county welfare office on Grand
avenue. All members are urged to
attend.