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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
Public Auction Sale
AtCrindstOne Lake

AS I am going out west, where my
husband is employed, I will sell the
following described personal property,
as is, to the highest bidder at auction
at my place at Grindstone Lake, To-
Gated 7 miles west of Sandstone, on
Saturday, January %. Sale will
commence at p. m. sharp. Sale will
be held in the pavilion which will
be heated!
Household goods-Dining room
table and five chairs, oak buffet, Ii
brary table, two American gas stoves,
two electric plate stoves, kitchen
table, rocking chair, Maytag cleo
trio washing machine, almost new;
three barrel type heating stoves, large
baby crib, two dressers, three beds
and springs, complete; day bed, oil
stove, two ice boxes, wash stand, two
tubs, dishes, pans, kettles, pals, etc.
Canned goods-Blue plums, peach
es, raspberries, pears, apricots, fruit
juices, beans, tomatoes, corn, peas,
spinach. About $50 quarts in all.
! One-half bushel of parsnips, some
pumpkins, five gallons maple syrup.
1897 Ford V-8 coach, in good shape.
McC ormick-Deering No. 3 separator.
Miscellaneous items -. % VIM
! chester long and long rifle, % VIM
chester rifle, 12-gauge shotgun, forks
and shovels, axes and chains, 50-gal.
gas drum, bobsled, wheelbarrow, pile
of dry poplar wood; so tamarack and
balsam peeled fence posts, small stack
clover and timothy hay and many
other articles too numerous to men
ton.
! The following goods of Bert Van
der Vert will be sold at this sale also:
! Oak dining room set liable and six
upholstered chairs, one host chair)
oak buffet; oak radio table, oak writ
ing table; fine davenport, baby buggy,
baby stroller, leather foot stool, two
wash tubs, two stone jars, 71sx9 rug,
small bench, electric lamp, set leath-
er table pads and other articles not
| listed.
Usual auction terms.
MRS. EARL JAMESON, Owner.
Glenn Truesdel, Hinckley, auctioneer
Sandstone State Bank, clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
Gardeners Nook
BY GARDEN CLUB EDITOR
All-American Vegetables.

Without doubt, 1913, will be the
biggest garden year since the World
War l. Food for Freedom" will be-
come the nations slogan, therefore
the announcement of the All-Amer-
lea judges of what is newest and best
for planting in our gardens will be
welcomed this year more eagerly
than ever. Not only must we have
bigger gardens, we must have better
gardens-better quality and more
abundant yield in our vegetables.
In the All-America vegetable trial
grounds in different sections of the
country these recommended varieties
are carefully grown before being Of
fered for sale; new entries are COM
pared with others of their kind to
determine whether they are suffici-
emily different and enough better to
be recommended as worthy new in
Productions. OF the large number en-
tered, only a few are chosen; and
these new varieties are developed
with a thought for increasing the
essential vitamins and minerals
called for by the national health pro-
gram. In these selections the gar
deners of America are now offered
the finest varieties of vegetables so
far produced, which will take their
places in the seedsmen's catalogues
as standard varieties of the future.
An Ideal Cucumber.
Cucumber Marketer, the Blue Rib
bon introduction, has been selected
as an ideal slicing cucumber for
home gardens, early market and ship
ping. Its skin is perfectly smooth
and its color a uniform dark green
all the way down to the blossom end.
1t is vigorous grower and prolific
bearer and does not turn yellow with
age. The fruit is crisp, firm and
tender.
Tied with this cucumber for first
place is Pole Snap Bean Potomac
This new bean shows the same Wig
orous vine growth as that old favor
lite, Kentucky Wonder; but it also
shows larger number of pods than
the latter and these streamlined pods
(Kentucky's are nubby-remember? }
are practically round, meaty and
tender. What is more, it is abso-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
NickersOn

Mr.. and Mrs. Bert jacobson were,
in Cloquet Tuesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lampert of
Duluth, were visitors at the Bert
jacobson and the Winkler homes
Sunday.
School started Monday after two
weeks vacation.
The Friendly Neighbors club will
meet at the Mrs. Slower home jan
uary 81.
Mrs. Paul Hansen entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Bill Lindgren and Mr.. and
Mrs. Alcide LeMay Saturday evening
playing cards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobson and two.
daughters were visitors at the Ed
Beaudry home Tuesday evening of
last week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
December Sales OF
War Bonds 500, 1875

Pine county war bond sales for the
month of December again went over
the top, hitting a new high of $780,
1875. This tops by nearly SIS, 1000
the monthly average of $45,600 re-
quired to meet a four-month Pine
county quota of $182, 400 set for the
months of November, December, jan
uary and February.
Pine City ranked highest for De-
cember purchases, sales there being
over $4,000. Sandstone in second
place had S12,687.5O
Following are the sales in each
community for the month:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
Furnish Coupons
To Cover Receipts

The Pine county rationing board
asks that all persons who, since Oc-
tober l, 1912, have purchased kero-
sene or fuel without coupons but have
given receipts for same, turn in the
coupons to cancel those receipts, to
their dealers or to the rationing board
Immediately.
Any one who is not able to cancel
such receipts by turning in coupons
must write or contact his dealer or
the rationing board with definite
explanation.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
ASKOV
Married in Albert Lea.

Friends here have, recently learned
that Mrs. Jens Arnbal of Albert Lea
was married there January 3 to Ole
Sorensen, who conducts Red &
White grocery store at Albert Lea.
Some time ago Mrs. Arnbal dis
posed of her personal property at
public auction and has rented out
her farm. She purchased resi-
dence in Albert Lea where the new
lyweds are now at home to their
many friends. Askov friends joir
in extending congratulations and best
wishes to Mr.. and Mrs. Sorensen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21

leaders in the Townsend organization,
are leading in the organization OF
Townsend clubs, Missouri is first and
Minnesota second.
Minnesota rates fourth in raising
funds for the National Publicity cam
paign.
Rev. Chas. Kasinger of Missouri,
will speak at Hinckley February 9,
in the R. N. A. hall. Every one is
welcome. Come and hear an able
Townsend speaker. Rev. Kasinger
was North Cardinals national repre-
sentative.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
Overseas Mailing.

A recent post office department
ruling relative to overseas mail reads
in part as follows: Newspapers
may be mailed to overseas forces
only by the publisher; single copies
must be individually wrapped; every
wrapper must be endorsed with a
special postal permit. Free and
complimentary copies are prohibited.
subscriptions must be bona fide paid
up, thus showing evidence of de-
sire to have the newspaper. Indi-
viduals can not mail newspapers
overseas"
Overseas mail in this instance, is
such mail as is actually addressed
to a member of the armed forces at
a post office outside the continental
United States or to an army post
office (APO) outside the continental
United States.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all our friends
and neighbors for their kind assist
ance during the illness and death of
our loving wife, mother and sister.
We wish to thank Rev. Paul Hen
bricks for his comforting words, for
the beautiful songs rendered, for the
many beautiful floral offerings, the
pallbearers and all others who in
any way assisted and comforted us
in our bereavement. Your kindness
will always remain in our memory.
Dan, Svardal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Svardal
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Engebo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Engebo
and family.
Hair and bobby pins used enough
steel last year to make 1888 3-inch
anti-aircraft guns.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
j. Florentin Anderson, pastor.
Bruno Lutheran Church.

Sunday school, 10 a. m.
Luther League Thursday evening,
January %, at the church.
Vilstad Lutheran Church.
Divine services, II a. m.
Congregational meeting Wednes-
day, January q, beginning at p. m.
at which time the Ladies' Aid will
serve lunch.
Luther League meets Friday, jan
uary 20, at the Lindstrom home.
Nickerson Lutheran Church.
Congregational meeting Tuesday,
January 26, beginning at 2 p. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21

Mid-Winter Luther League rally
which meets at the Bethesda Luth-
eran church at and 7:30 p. M,
there will be no afternoon or eve
ming services in our churches.
Leaguers young and old, let us all
rally to Carlton this Sunday for our
mid-winter get-together. Rev. Frank
Bonander will be our guest speaker
and we are looking forward to var
ious numbers given by the different
leagues in the district.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
Danish Daffodils Club
Mary Audrey Andersen, Reporter.

The Danish Daffodils met on jan
uary 16, at the Martin Andersen
home. We had bed demonstrations
and health talk. Our new members
were Astrid Birkholm, Lucille Meier
and Alice Abrahamsen.
The next meeting will be at the
Albert Thomson home on February
TO-. We are going to have program.
Those on the program committee
are Lucille Meier, Alice Abrahamsen
and Astrid Birkholm.
All girls nine years old and older
are eligible to join the Danish DAFT
fodils, and we urge you to do so at
once. If interested see Mrs. j. AL
bert Johnson, Mrs. John Meier or
Mrs. Martin Andersen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
Holds Annual Meeting.

The Askov Commercial club and
Fire Department annual meeting
Monday evening drew good attend
ance in spite of the extreme cold
weather. Officers elected for 1943
are Alvin j. Jensen, president; Will
ford c. Olesen, secretary; Ray c. Jen-
sen, treasurer; Fred Olesen and Will
liam Goessele, directors. The lat
ter also serves as vice president and
is chief of the fire department, hav-
ing been appointed chief by the viii
lage council.
The membership committee for
1943 consists of j. Albert johnson,
Lawrence Jensen and Svend Peter
sen; membership for one year is 81.
It was recommended that the fire
chief and as many of his volunteers
as possible should visit all buildings
in the village and thus become famil-
lar with the various entrances and
exits which would be of help in case
of having to extinguish fire.
Pvt. George Larsen, who has been
stationed at Camp Pickett, Va, came
Sunday for a visit at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Christ Larsen.
He has recently been transferred to
Pennsylvania.
N. S. Petersen was taken i'll last
week and has been obliged to re-
main in the house. incidentally that's
a good place to be these days when
the thermometer reads about 80 be-
low.
On account of the continued cold
weather and several impossible roads
the school at Askov will be closed
the balance of this week. Several OF
the instructors took advantage of the
enforced vacation and have left for
visits at their respective homes.
Henry E. w. Larsen left Monday
for Badger, S. D., to attend the fun
eral of relative. He got rather
cold start as it was 80 degrees below
zero that morning when he walked
to town from their farm five miles
northeast of town.
E. o. johnson left yesterday fore
noon for Minneapolis for a periodical
check-up at the Veterans hospital
In something over 80 degrees below
yesterday he walked to town from
their farm two miles northwest OF
town, which ought to convince him
that he is still in pretty good condi-
ton.
The current cold wave in this vicin-
ity is probably as severe as any here
in many years. Since Sunday the
lowest readings have been from sc
to 40 degrees below zero, with q
little let-up during the middle of the
day. Wednesday, however, during the
warmest part of the day the reading
was 10 degrees below. According
to weather reports the end is not ir
sight yet, but break for the better
is expected soon.
The county snow blowing equip.
ment has had streak of hard luck
lately and has been laid up for re-
pairs many days. Both the big main
tainer and the truck are in the garage
now being repaired. In the meantime
many roads are blocked as result o.
which the rural mail carriers are no
able to serve their routes in thu
usual manner. The local school ha!
been closed the past few days alst
on account of the buses not being able
to follow their routes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21

BY eliminating metal signs for the
duration the War Production Board
is saving about 10000 tons of steel
year enough to provide structural
steel for four new battleships.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-26

USED CLUB CHAIR with pillow
back. Excellent condition, $40. 61s
Vine st. 3-2
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-26

Sure-fire results with POST.
PRESS Wan.ads.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-26
MIND YOUR
MANNERS

Test your knowledge of correct
social usage by answering the fol-
lowing questions, then checking
against the authoritative answers
below:
l. Should a woman ask an army
officer to go shopping with her so
that he can carry her bundles?
2. Should an army or naval Of
ficer push baby buggy down the
street?
3. When a naval officer meets
woman he knows on the street does
he lift his hat or give a soft
salute, at the same time bowling
from the waist?
A. ShoCld a man in uniform
carry an umbrella?
5. Should the public manners OF
man in uniform be such as to re-
fleet credit ON his branch of the
services?
What would you do If
You are speaking to a man Ill
uniform VINO is stranger
(a) Say, Hey, Buddie'?
CbD Don't MAKE your greeting
more familiar than though you
were speaking to a stranger in
civilian clothes?
Answers
1. No. An army officer should
have his hands free to salute.
2. No.
3. He bows and gives soft
salute.
4. No.
5. Yes.
Better What Would You Do So
ultiOn-(b)
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-26
CORK AND CONTRABAND

Take some purchases made in
countries like Portugal and Spain.
Stuff the United States is buying
in those neutral countries includes
tin, tungsten, cork, and other ma
terial. Now even before the war
the United States had a normal
cork import business with these
countries. The Germans have no
right to interfere with a neutral
country's normal trade, so the cork
business can go right on, shipped
in Spanish or Portuguese ships
bearing navicerts that are supposed
to give safe passage through Nazi
submarine packs.
But suppose the neutral ship
carries tin or tungsten or wool
commodities which the United
States normally did not import
in quantity from Spain and POr-
tugaI before the war. If neu-
trail ship is caught carrying such
contraband under the laws of
war the Germans have the right
to seize the cargo or sink the
ship. The bulk of the preemp-
tive purchases must, therefore,
be carried in American bottoms.
conveyed right through the u
boat blockade, which adds to the
risk of this ticklish business.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-26

FOR QUICK SALE-Complete fur
niShings for five rooms including
electric refrigerator and stove.
Duo Therm oil heater, 2 baby
beds. 522 Hamilton. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-26
CAPITAL TALKS
by
Peter
Edison

us. wartime trade with the re-
naming half-dozen neutral coun-
tries today involves some OF the
most delicate dealing and hosS-
sWappin' in the long and frenzied
story of American foreign COM
merce. 1t is touchy business be-
cause. in most instances, it in
wolves economic warfare, in the
thickest of the fight and no holds
barred. 1t involves buying and
selling and sometimes outright bar
ter in competition with the NazlS,
who are in direst need of many OF
the commercial prizes of this
fight. Ordinary rules OF busi-
ness don't go in this trade, ordinary
laws of supply and demand don't
determine the prices. 1t Is cut
throat competition from the start.
The fancy, 81 economists
name for this war-trading is
prcemptivc or preciusive buying.
That means simply buying up
all available surpluses of things
the enemy Wants. Whether or
not the United States needs
these purchases from these par
ticuIar neutral sources is beside
the point, though in practically
every case prcemptive buys can
be used in the American war ef-
fort.
Volume Of these precluSive pur-
chaSeS has not been so great, as
things are measured in this multi
billion-dollar brawl. Milo Perkins
executive director of the Board OF
Economics Warfare, testified before
Senate investigating committee
that the total from April to Decem-
her, 1912, was only $3% million. To-
tai us. imports for 1912 were
$2786 Million SO the precluSivc stuff
was only little over l per cent of
total war imports.
Early in the game, Jesse Jones
and his Reconstruction Finance
Corporation boys decided that a lot
of these deals might be questioned
if they were made by the usual
RFC subsidiary war materials pur-
chasing corporations, and since all
the precluSive purchases were Sec
ret anyway, a separate company
the US. Commercial Corporation
was organized as a government
owned subsidiary to go into this
kind of business exclusively. How
does it work?
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-26
i-LOST, FOUND. ESTRAY

LOST-A small brown leather key
case. Mrs w. j. ToWle, Barbara
Worth Hotel 2-27
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-26
2I-EURNIIuRE FOR SALE

DELOZIER has received a nice
shipment of linoleum and con-
goleum rugs. Attractive late pat
ters. See at Delozier Furniture
542 Main. 2-8TF
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-10
CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE

elena MINE, cot Tor :eIc-
phone connection ,hrc,,rb ia tJ,,s
Putnam hccr,c Tho f.,, DIR, .,,,r,'I
back up the sr.:rs Ao,fb, l;e,cro,I
in i,rrnr ,,r H., c;,I., ,,,.,.,',n- -.
Clruon,ipc nlo,Icd ,r,n,,,i,.s.t,,
into tho inc, r,,r,,,,, -, a., ,,',n.
..r,,;- 60, ' Nv ""'''
30 '"'h'''i'e' nc spy
''1nri ilarr'ilS'oh' III Inc next
ION f'dcral men a" guarding
s,e mousse warn thcm about her.
"''' E"' gun: hurry
Agatha grabbed Clcmantine BY
an elbow and pulled her brcl: into
The bedroom. "h" fat girl Mabel
IIarrington WAS u..rrIiur ia.
Steps.
The two frichtcrch women shut
their door before the fat girl
reached tbo ,,,,I;rrr ,,,,,,.s,
she hadn't noticed them. Thcv
might have n fcv more minu,cs
Blu, Mabel iI3rrinotcr div, 70.
turn tn nor ow.,, ,no,' CO.
preached along tne b,u Sh,
knocked on their door.
Clcmantiuc AMI Ar,.b, s,o,,ol
back until the he'd haI,,I ,hc,r
Agatha remembered no. smell
too late. She had lost MI never oc
movement. The ,!oorI,nob was f,,,n.
The door opcucI Mabel ,t,rri,,,,.
toms face was pnsiv white "IIcIrr,..
she brcathcd. 81 was afraid yor
weren't here. There's ,,,,,,
watching the horgn,
She halted. a,,r;no from, ONO 10
the other Of tbcn '' ~, from , one ',, 10
thing! I'm so frightened, in ,rn,I,er
minute II scrcnm,n 80 ''''''''''
"That-!hat r,u emil c,o.
mantinc "'" Wv
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-10

Mabel moved uncertainty out into
the nall. Clcmantinc steadied the
girl and helped her back into her
room.
AS soon as she was alone, Ara
ina pulled one of the window
blinds aside n crack to look out.
she searched the shadows under
The trees with her eyes. There was
no sign of the watcher Mabel had
reported. Why had he gone :?
Wasn't 1t logical to suppose that
The federal men would be well hid
dcn~-that perhaps Mabel had not
met one of them but had really en-
c"un;rrcd the spy?
In that case, where was he now?
| Clcmantinc had asked Hans to
look for the federal mcn-biIt SUD-
pose he. too. had stumbled into the
/ spy 1nStcad-perhaps had confided
in him in error.
llemahtine returned from the
adjoining room. 81 persuaded her
10 lie down." she reported. Are our
'"c'S gong 10 be red when Hans
gets here"
Agatha made sure the closet door
was closed tightly so Mabel could
not overhcar. Something Is
wrong" she whispered. "Haps
should have been here by now!"
Clcmantine's eyes widcncd. do
you suppose :"
That's what I'm afraid. Listeni
INC downstairs doors were locked.
Dl't someone got in! He's climbing
the stairs!"
Those creaking steps Gould not
be silent even under the most cat
like tread. And no cat Gould have
been more careful han this spy
trained IN the art of secrecy. II
was as though each step gave I'M
der the weight Of tho air above II.
The pressure of heavy feet, one by
one rising higher. coming nearer!
Agatha gripped her revolver in
her right hand. She knew she and
Clcmantinc we're corncred, but she
had something TO fight with nowt
Her left hand snapped off the room
lights and slowly opened the door.
She prayed Clcmantine wouldn't
scream
The intrudcrs head and Shout
dcrs came into view above the edge
of the landing. There was some
thing familiar about the way he
moved. and In the half-secn siihou-
etc of his face. She didn't recop-
nize him. but she had feeling that
in another moment she would.
He gave her no chance. He
turned away from her, softly
pushed open tho door OF Mabel Har-
rincton's room. In his hand was q
gas bomb ready TO throw.
She heard Mabel gasp in terror.
Agatha pulled the trigger of her
gun.
(To 30 Continued) -.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-10
k g.; he BE|ND MANS SECRET.
IA BY RIcHARD .HoUeHToN a.
u = SIR L rwssS

What fools Il pair Of frightcne,
women could me,
She waited for the cXpcctcC
sound of running feet. coming Il
their rescue. All sh" heard Was Z
tram IL the far distance wn.Siiing
m"urniuly on It's way 10 Eraxton
Had Hans m!"umiprstuOL? Shs
hoped SO
That gun on the noor-it was lei
own.
Mabel moancG. opened her eyes.
VIA, happened ."
Nothing thank goodness" said
CiCm"niinc.
Put something wiz" Mabel sat
M. Her eyes were rs round as her
face. Il locked all the doors but
locks wont Keep him ont"
"Wh"' makes you thirk he's
after YOU" asked Agatha.
"lIr gave ne such frighttul
lOok. lie was standing under = tree
near IN" gate as came in. like he
was trying 10 hide in the shadow.
OH. I'm at:"C IL must he tn" mar
GCrcT of poor Professor EIlliCr.
Ana when got inside I realized
everyone would hc cut TO supper
.IhC lHullady was uptown. I called
the other girls. h;It no one an
.E,r.I TH,T : went 10 nv room
to &C.; Tia. I'm ~ found in The par
lrr this rH:u.n" Yuu must have
crmu ~ tH.u. thought ! heard
someone. hui wasn't sure. went
down and lc,EgG al the doors"
"Iou didn't h.lr us talking ?"
asked Clrmautinc.
Agatha explained. The closet
opcr was shut. Clcmantinc, until
yea opened It to put your things
away"
Ciamlntr" and Agatha helped
Mabel to her feet. she must have
weighed nearly 200 pounds Then
they pulled down al the window
shades Agatha thought there prob
ably was no danger in fact. she
was surprised TO note how brave
she had become, suddenly 49, but
they had Ia hImcr Mabel.
"Why weren't you out 10 sup
per >" ClCmartinC inquired.
II ate lurCh only an hour ago"
Mabel explained. She added apollo
ct'icaliy. I'm always eating"
II believe il. Now. quit worrying.
There's no murderer after you.
That man YOU So" outside was "a
a policeman. Go back TO your room
lri lie down You're perfectly safe.
bat YOU certainly look as though
rO,i'd better keep off your feet I'll
IniCcl; tho doors. Were expecting
guests"
You're sure he Is a--rolice-
nan ?"
"Of course sc are! An officer told |
N himself they're guarding the
They s>id they'd put n
nan in front Of this house."
Evening star., 1943-01-14
Two Veterans of Industry
Still Active in Amusement
Adolph Zukor.W William A. Brady
Were Partners in Early
Days of Film Business
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY.

49, nlnen approach Of Grace George William Brady
ortnoay celebration Adoph pioneer Paramount
gan as partners. - ~ - '
oo timers Will recall "Hales Tours" which they
Iect imitation Of a railway carriage: