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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-03-05
FINLAYSON TOWN
BOARD PROCEEDINGS
February %, 1912.


Meeting called to order by Norman
Evans. All members present.
Minutes of December meeting
were read. On motion minutes ac-
copied as read.
The books of treasurer and clerk
were audited and found correct and
signed by the board.
Moved to put up to voters by print
ing on ballots: Gin favor of repeal of
Dog License Law" to be voted on at
annual meeting. Carried.
By verbal petition Elmo Maxi was
nominated to be on ballots for super
visor for three years to succeed James
Novek.
By verbal petition E. N. Bengtson
was nominated for town clerk to
succeed Christian Hansen.
The application of Julius Kraetzner
for reduction of taxes on NJ of
NWA of SEA of Section 7-43-2O
and NEA of SWA of Section 7, Town
43, Range 20, was acted upon. Moved,
seconded and carried to recommend
that 500 be accepted in payment of
said taxes for two years.
There was an application of Julius
Kraetzner for reduction of valuation
on same tract of land. On motion
carried, application was rejected.
Moved to adjourn until annual meet
ing on March 10. Carried.
CHRISTIAN HANSEN,
Town Clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-03-05
Health Ward
Information furnished by Pine County
Nursing Service.

Because of the large number OF
home nursing classes which the Red
Cross chapters would like to organize
married nurses who have been active
in the profession for some time are
being recruited to teach these classes
In Hinckley Mrs. Noble Hall, former
school nurse there, has consented to
teach the course. This leaves more
time for Miss Nelson to organize other
classes.
These classes are limited to 20, as
that is about all one teacher can
handle with the equipment mentioned
for class. A group of 20 interested
persons met at Beroun last Thurs
day evening and formed class,
which Miss Nelson teaches.
This week districts 10 and 35 were
inspected by the nurse.
Accident Prevention.
The northeast subcommittee will
meet at Duquette Friday, March Z.
The program will center around home
accident prevention and care of acct
dents with final bed demonstration
by Miss Nelson.
Until the middle of December, Miss
Nelson had no assistance with the
office work in connection with the
nursing service. Since then Miss
Joyce Frye, the daughter of one of
the subcommittee members, has VOL
UNFAIRLY given one day a week of
her time to help in the office with
tipping, mimeographing and other
work. This week WPA clerical as
sistance was granted and Miss Dor
othy Gilleland was assigned to help
in the nurses office. This will re-
ieve the nurse of the more routine
duties which has before taken a con-
siderable amount of time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-03-05
Jeweler Needs No
Magnifying Glass
For Finest Work
Eve Is So Powerful He Can
Read the Lords Prayer
Written on Pin Head.

BROOKLYN, N. Y.-The catlike
eye of Archie McGhee, which sees
in the dark and magnifies an object
many times its normal size, failed
to give warning the other evening
when McGhee fell down step into
the dark gymnasium of City park
chapel, seriously injuring his left
foot.
McGhee, a skilled watch repairer,
who teaches on the Work Projects
administration adult educational
program of the board of education
at the New York Vocational high
school, explained that he 'just hadn't
been looking"
Normally, McGhee says, he can
sit by the window in his room and
read with all lights out, the only il
Elimination coming from a small
lamp in a rug shop across broad
Ninety-sixth street.
Does Finest Work.
McGhee, who rarely uses a
''loop," the lnagnifying device en-
ployed in the watch works trade,
said that when he was boy OF IA
working in Annbank, Scotland, his
overseer had threatened to report
him to his father and mother if he
did not work with the loop fitted
to his eye. Frightened, he appar-
emily complied. Mother would have
thought was just being bad actor
again, not conforming with the rules
of the trade" he said.
McGhee, whose left eye is some
what long sighted and whose right
eye is so powerful that he can read
the Lords prayer written on the
head of pin, was not able to join
the British army in 1914 because he
could not see the target"
Watch workers doing particular
ly intricate job have to use "dou-
BILE loop" McGhee said, but II can
see readily with my naked eye for
even the finest work.
''In fact" he continued, eff used
the double loop a small object
becomes too big to work on"
Eye Has Perfect Lens.
When assembling the parts of a
watch on a table, McGhee sees ade-
quately, but with his left eye only.
When working on a mechanism re-
quiring his microscopelike right eye
McGhee holds it about two inches
from his eye, just far enough away
for his breath not to cloud it.
McGhee, whose phenomenal eye
has the rating of "a, said DR.. Rod
erick O'Connor of San Francisco,
once told him his eye had the per
feet lens for the watch trade. Ell
it were -23," he said, sit would be
no good.
''My father probably had the same
kind of eye," McGhee said, "He
used to bet on the horses and every
night he used to rush for the paper
and read it as he walked home. My
mother used to say, Look at that
darn fool, reading the paper in the
dark again. -
McGhee, who came to the United
States in 1920, operated jewelry
store at Milburn, N. j., until 1885
when he sold it and moved to Flor.
ida. AS taxes proved excessive fol
what Mr.. McGhee called three
month, fly by night tourist trade" he
removed to New York. Sickness ano
lack of business ended in his becom'
ing a teacher on the WPA educa
tional program.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-03-05
Mechanic Finds Chicken
Hidden in Motor Grease

HOUSTON, TEXAS.-Mrs. War
rem Carmack drove her car into a
service station to have it creased.
w. G. Wallace placed it on the
grease rack and started to work.
Cali at once" he said, 81 felt
something peck me on the shoulder.
When 1 looked around 1 saw some
small eyes looking at me from a
hole in the drip pan."
Thinking what he saw was a
snake, Wallace departed the prem
ises instantly, but finally returned,
screwed loose the bolts holding the
drip pan, and pulled out-a white
Bantam hen.
AS the hen came free, an egg
rolled out of the pan.
Mrs. Carmack was unable to ex-
plain how the chicken got into its
unusual perch.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-03-05

The International bottle club,
whose members make hobby of en-
closing messages in a bottle, then
tossing them into rivers or seas, was
founded in 1926, by Col. Edward P.
Bailey, San Marino, California.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-03-05

greSS either to raise
the public debt
limit to 10000
million dollars, or
remove altogether
the statutory cell
ing, provides an
other pointed re-
m i n d er of the
astronomical cost
of the nations war
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-03-05

Mrs. T. S. Jensen and daughter
went to Hinckley yesterday for visit
at the A. E. Eddy home.
Irwin Hattig left the first of this
week for Wawina where he will join
a Great Northern carpenter crew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Ehmke were
callers in Shakopee and st. Paul
Tuesday.
The Misses Ruby Petersen and Ruth
Hansen visited near Carlton Satur-
day and Sunday with Miss Ida San
dell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Norback
came from Minneapolis for a week.
end visit at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lars P. Jensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Lowe and
children and Filler Fisher came Sat-
urday from Minneapolis for an over
night visit at the Bertel Fisher home.
Ingvard Jensen came from Mime
apolis for weekend visit at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. c. H. Jensen.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Sorensen and
Mr.. and Mrs. MILFORD c. Olesen were
callers in Minneapolis Tuesday, the
former for a check-up on his eyes.
Peter Thomson, student at Grand
View College, Des Moines, Iowa, was
here over the weekend for a visit
with Miss Kirstine loft.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frauds Jensen have
moved onto the former Coleman
johnson farm, 31a miles south of
town, which they purchased some
time ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Sostak and two
sons came March / from Bruno and
located on the former Carl Eckberg
farm, south of town, which they pur-
chased some time ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Sorensen were
in Mortified Saturday Miss Ruth
Sorensen came with them home for
an overnight visit, returning to her
studies again Sunday.
E. o. johnson, manager of the
Coop Store, went to Superior, Wis,
Sunday to take a managers short
course for one week at the Central
Coop Wholesale.
The first of this week there was
put into effect a slight change in the
forenoon train schedule. No. %, the
south bound train, will leave Askov
at 9:29 a. m; the former time was
9:27. The north bound train, No. "a
will leave Askov at 1927 a. m, the
former time being 1922.
DR.. Fred T. Thompson completed
his packing here Sunday and is now
located at Owatonna. The family
moved the first of last week to their
new home. Thus Askov is again
without a resident dentist. Excel
lent quarters are available and there
is an abundant territory from which
to draw.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-03-05

Asthma is frequently due to an
uals who are representative to sub
stances which do not affect most in
dividualS.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-03-05

To kill dandelions from the lawn,
insert knife in the root and press a
80 to 102 grain tablet of salt into
the incision. The scar will not be
larger than quarter, and will soon
be covered with grass.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-03-05

The death rate from diphtheria has
declined nearly so per cent during
the past five years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-03-05
More Want Ads

FOR SALE-About 40 cords slab
wood and edgings. Some sawdust,
about two years old.-John Jaros,
Rutledge village. 25w26-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-03-05
ASKOV
Street Improvement.

The first of the week the Mime
sofa Power & Light Company placed
pole on the east side of Main street
from which they run wires to sew
eral business places on that side OF
the street and thereby eliminated
several low hanging wires across the
street.
The street lights have also been
replaced so as to give better distri-
button of light where it is needed
most The job makes fine improve
ment to the street.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-03-05

little stirring is necessary. Z. Never
use soda; 1t destroys vitamins. Color
is better preserved by shorter cook.
ing time and using less water:
natural flavor is also assured. 8.
Cook what vegetables you can in
the skin, many minerals being di.
rectly under 1t; otherwise peel
thinly. 8. Use cooking water in
vegetable or tomato Juice cocktail
or to enrich soups, sauces, gravies
10. Serve vegetables Immediately.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-03-05
Observations
BY CONG. HAROLD KNUTSoN
Public Debt Limit.

The disclosure by Secretary Nor
genthau that he will soon ask Con-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-03-05
THE MIRROR
AskOv Public Schools
BY Esther Mikkelsen

Cartoonist Marvin Peterson.
Marvin Peterson entertained the
entire student body for about one
half hour Friday afternoon in the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-03-05

IRENE'S BEAUTY SHOP in the
Wayne Lawson residence in Askov,
will be open Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, March S, 6 and 7.
25W26-1t
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
; Boys Are Fined
For Attacking Teacher

Charged with assaulting In
structor Ronald Shafer of Bedford
Union High School, when he tried
to stop them from racing a car
around the school, three youths
pleaded guilty and were given fines
by Justice Leo 0. Nye of Livonia
Township. Frank Murbach. 19, of
2680S Vassar street, was fined $40
and S. costs, and Merrill White, Is,
or 20523 Lexington road. SIS and
So costs, both of BEDFORD Town
ship, while Ernest Peddle, Is, oil
I'll Third street. Detroit, was fined
| SIS and S. costs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
Charges Politics
In Indictment

Grand jury indictments against
Philip McHugh. former Wayne
County jury commission secretary,
and Lawrence Griffith and Joseph
a. Ratkowski. former commits
Sioners. ARE a political move. pure
and simple, McHugh charged
today
McHugh. an attorney, said he
would file petition today with
Recorders Judge w. Mckay Skill
man contending that the indict-
ment against him was totally
unwarranted and without founda-
ton"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
Child Sailor
Is Home Again

Herbert Howard Hale. the 49,
year-old child sailor who was very
nearly sent TO sea, is home today
with his grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. c. Hale of 1855 Clark
street. and still insisting:
It'll 20 back. just as soon as
/ am old enough"
Howard hitch-hiked back TO De.
troit from the Great Lakes Nava
Training Station, and. officially. is
still a part OF the navy. His dis
charge has yet TO come through
and so, until that time he can still
wear the uniform of the United
States Navy.
The only thing young Mr.. Hale
had on his mind on arriving in
Detroit was catching up on some
needed sleep. After that he
wasted little time in going TO the
nearest show with a few OF his
friends.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
Bond Campaign
For 1OP(t. Opens

The door bell campaign by
which directors plan 10 ask each
Michigan family 10 contribute 10
per cent or more of its income 10
war bonds got under way today.
More than ll5.000 workers were
reported 10 have set out in all
counties other than Wayne for a
two-day houSe-to-house solicita-
ton.
The Wayne County drive is not
scheduled until May 25-26
Weekend reports from out-Staie
disclosed all committees preparing
TO throw armies into the field al
dawn today. Organizers announced
a solicitor for each square mile.
The intensive campaign seeks
the sale OF 81 .646.5 800 in bonds
this month Previously. purchases
had been averaging around $1,000,
600 a month.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
Service Men I
Stationed Here,
Remember Ma
Mothers Day Brings
Rush Of Wires. Photos;
Civilian Groups Help

Although far away from home.
the soldiers, sailors and coast
guardsmen stationed in. or near
Detroit paid tribute to their
mothers on Mothers Day through
the aid of the USO and members
of the Il Will Do My Best" conn
mittee.
More than $500 service men
visited the USO headquarters at
81 West Fort street yesterday and
hundreds of them sent Mothers
Day kilograms home while moro
than 400 mailed home photographs
taken through the aid of tho
United Service Organizations. a
A Mothers Day party sponsored
by the women's division Of the II
Will Do My Best" committee drezw
other hundreds of men In uniform
to the organizations headquarters
at 1909 Washington boulevard
where many of the mothers who
entertained them have sons in the
services.
Later. several hundred conn
mittee members gathered at TIM
Grand Trunk Station to give =
sendoff to air corps cadets as they
left for training.
The Knights of Columbus also
staged a party for the service men
at which the holder of a lucky
ticket was permitted to make =
free long-distance telephone call
to his mother.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
K. Of P. 10 Entertain Soldiers

Two hundred Selfridge Field
soldiers will be geestS of the De-
troit lodge Knights Of Pythias at
a smoker May 10 in the K. of p.
Castle Hall. John r. street and
Frskine avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
Reward Spurs
Hunt for Baby

LONDON. Ont. May II (UP)-
Mrs. Harry Wood. distraught over
the kidnapping of her 7-month-old
baby, was under a physicians care
today while civilians joined police
in the search for the child.
Working without a clue. police
believed the baby, Barbara Ann,
was not taken out of the city.
Spurred by the Ontario govern
ment's offer of a $1,000 reward,
hundreds of citizens searched the
Thames River banks yesterday on
the chance that the kidnaper
might have abandoned the baby.
Nearly 200 Boy Scouts searched
parks, Fairgrounds and vacant
lots.
The baby was snatched from its
carriage Friday while the mother
was shopping in grocery.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
Humane Draft
System Pleas
Flood Capital
Army Authorities Join
Wayne County Board
in Cruelty Protest
Times star Correspondent

WASHINGTON. May 11.-At
least one Wayne County draft
board, a number of army authori-
ties in Detroit and New York and
many civilians have requested OF
service officials that the
present cursory system OF examin-
ing draftees be changed to elimi-
nate cruelty and heartacbe, IL was
revealed here today.
Responsible persons have
pleaded with national selective
service leaders 10 return TO the old
practice of giving the selectee a.
thorough physical examination in
his draft board TO hold to a mimi
mum the number rejected by
induction center and recruit depot
physicians.
The present or screen test"
system of the local boards passes
registrants unless they are obvi-
ously lame. halt or blind.
MANY ARE REJECTED
All are provisional IA. but
many will be returned from the
induction center embarrassed after
quitting jobs. closing businesses
and bidding farewell to fearful
wives and friends.
In Oakland County's Draft.
Board No. 5, Saturday. 10 out OF
81 were rejected at the induction
center at Detroit. Twenty out OF
33 who marched away from Board
No. 6 in the same county "sneaked'
home chagrined after the center
turned them down for physical
reasonsS~
The old system. cast out in mid
April. permitted a draftee 30 days
in which to straighten out his
affairs at home. This system did
not eliminate hardships. but it,
held reflections down TO about Is
out OF 100.
NOT SUCCESSFUL
The system of granting fur
loughs. suggested by Washington,
has not been successful. Reception
center authorities have been
swamped with furlough requests
and. unable TO grant them all.
sometimes give them TO the un-
worthy and injure those who need
them.
Washington then sugges d
granting furloughs TO all who pass
physical examinations. but army
officers are against this practice.
They argue that the task of round
ing registrants up after the expira-
ton OF the furlough is difficult.
many using the time 10 celebrate
and return late, thus starting their
careers absent without
leave.
The present system. army au-
thorities say, not only doubles
reflections. but has retarde d
rather than accelerated the flow
of recruits.
BRITISH SYSTEM URGED
Prior TO the change local board
doctors examined probably 10
registrants a day and were able to
weed out the mentally deficient.
and those with poor sight and
disease. The number of those en-
barrasSed or broken by the loss of
jobs and business one day after
they marched off TO war was held
TO minimum.
Army doctors today are worked
TO the limit. They handle the work
efficiently. but are so pressed that
many deficients get by while those
feigning ailments are rejected in
the rush and evade service. Each
mental case that got into the army
in the last war cost the govern
mept around $4,000. one army
man said.
One authority has suggested
that the system used in Great
Britain be adopted here. There
the civil authorities qualify or
reject the registrants and supply
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
Wage Peg
View Told
by Mayor

II private industry establishes
wage ceilings for employees. the
City of Detroit will also. Mayor
Edward j. Jeffrics said today.
Following meeting with COM
mittee OF ALL city workers. he
said:
There would he nothing else
for us 10 do. II the government
told industry to set n ceiling.
government could not violate Its
own Instructions"
Asked il he is in favor of wage
ceilings, the mayor said:
1T would seem necessary 10
put n ceiling on the things
which make up prices II you put
a ceiling on prices"
He explained that no ceiling on
city wages would affect the 1C
per cent increase already granted
for the new budget year. beginning
July l. nor regular set-up increases
earned by employees through length
OF service.
The mayor took under advise.
ment" a request by Roderick Mac.
Donald. spokesman for the com.
mittee representing the AFL State
County and Municipal Workers
that joint employer-employe com.
mittees 10 better services be
established.
Detroit already gives more
service per dollar than any other
city," he said
The union committee made nc
definite wage demands. appearing
only 10 arrange meetings with
Budget Director David V. AddS
on wage adjustments for the com.
ing year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
Wallace Fears Nazis
Plan Terrific Blow

NEW YORK. May II lNSl,-
Adolf Hitler. hoping for final
victory" within six months, plans
last onslaught so strong that
IL will shake the world" Vice
President Henry a. Wallace pre-
dicted today. But. the vice presi-
dent added the United Nations
will be ready for the Nazi thrust
Wallace spoke in Spanish in the
inaugural broadcast of MICS
festival of freedom series short
waved 10 South and Central
America.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
JAW Officer Denies
Seeking Normal S Use

Regional Director William Nc
Aulay of the UAW-CIO today
denied that his union had sug-
gested using Michigan Normal
dormitories TO house defense
workers. and said he opposed
such action.
cit seems to me-" McAulay
said. "that I'm such times rs
these more attention and en-
enlargement should he given TO
education rather than a further
curtailment which such a
scheme would undoubtedly
create"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11

Three Comic Pages every day
in Daily Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
Draft 10 Include
War Workers,
Hershey Warns
Seleetive Service Chief.
Here for Meeting. Says
Quick Events Upset Plans

Thousands of young Detroit men
now classified as essential work
ers in war industries will find
themselves in the army within a
few months, Maj. Gen. Lewis b
Hershey, national selective service
director, told Detroit reporters to-
day.
The raw boned, tawny haired
general is here for a statewide
conference with administrators
and draft board heads. which will
be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the
Masonic Temple, and TO address
an Economic Club luncheon at the
Book Cadillac Hotel.
MUST KEEP UP OUTPUT
production has got to he
kept up he told the inter-
viewer. "But I believe II can be
done without the aid Of many
Of the younger men who are
now deferred as essential
"SOme of them. Of course,
actually are essential. That II.
they are more valuable I'm their
present jobs than they could be
In uniform.
But I don't think that applies
10 lot of the young fellows
who are termed essential merely
by virtue OF brief period of
training. These will probably
have To be replaced by older
men, or by women"