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Askov American., 1943-06-10
Over Quota Here In
World Action Drive

The committee in charge of the
recent Lutheran World Action drive
here reports that $3.50 was collected
The quota that had been set for this
community was Sl59 so the commit
tee feels we'll repaid for its work,
and extends its appreciation to all
who contributed.
Donations received are as follows:
Frank Miller, 81; Helvig Serritslev,
81: Conrad Christensen, 81; Mrs. N
Hede, 81; Holger Buck, 81; Arthur
Olesen, 81; George Lindegaard, 81;
Alex Madsen, soc; Mrs. M. Nielsen
soc; Mrs. H. c. Strandskov, 81; Law
renee Jensen, 81; Albert Johnson, 81;
Fred Olesen, soc; Fred c. Olesen, SOC;
Ray c. Jensen, 81; Mrs. L. c. Peder-
sen, 81; Mrs. L. P. Jacobsen, 81; Ole
Nielsen. 81; Anton Gravesen, 81;
Svend Petersen, So; c. R. Pedersen
So: Otto A. Jensen, 81; Harold Dietz
81: S. Chr. Dixen, 81; Mrs. Carl Jen-
sen. soc; Carl Miller, soc; VIM. OLE
sen, 81; Jens Hansen, 81; Axel Birk-
holm, soc; T. N. Thomson, 81; A. e.
Jorgensen, 81; Hans Mosbak, 81;
Elna Petersen, 81; Mrs. Edwin Sor-
ensen, 81; w. Becker, Csc; Mrs. P. N
Fenger, 4Oc; Martin Sorensen, 81;
A. c. Eriksen, Csc; Erling Nielsen
SOC: Wilford Olesen, soc; c. Oberg
soc; Erling Christensen, 81.
Alvin Jensen, 81; c. Flint, 81; Mag
nus Hansen, 81; Fred Jorgensen, 81
Mrs. c. E. Ellis, ST.; N. c. Pedersen
81; Alvin Meier, 81; Clemmen Chris
tensen, 81; Hans M. Nielsen, 81;
Clarence Jorgensen, 81; John Meier
81; Rudolph Flint, 81; John Hansen
ST.; Halfdan Johansen, 81; A. P. Jes-
sen, 81; Marvin Jessen, soc; Mrs
Geo. Ekberg, 81; H. Bergen, soc;
Jens Krogh, soc; Harry Mortensen
soc; Chas. Breuninger, SOC; Chris
Hansen, soc; Stead Family, soc; Mar
tin Isaksen, soc; George Jensen, soc;
Mrs. Einar Schatvet, soc; John Jor-
gensen, Csc; Clarence Mattson, SOC;
Earl Feekes, 3Oc; Herluf Rasmussen
soc; Harold Sorensen, soc; Mrs. Tony
Espointour, Csc; Arnold c. Sorensen
$l.50; Eiler Frederiksen, 81; H. Stot-
trup, So; Ruth Sorensen, 75c; Chris
Sorensen, ST.; Chris. FrederikSen
Askov American., 1943-06-10
SAME HUMAN NATURE
IskoV American:

Editor Askov American:
Referring to the recent memo on
Fortunes survey of Public Opinion,
"64 per cent of the people favored
returning Roosevelt to office if the
war was still on and SO per cent
would oppose fourth term if the
war is over by election time in
1914"
l do not believe that the "a per
cent or the Al per cent realize the
reason for limiting the Presidents
term to six years or at the most to
two four-year terms by constitutional
amendment.
The heretofore unwritten part of
the constitution, generally under
stood and adhered to for $50 years
limiting the President to not more
than two terms had good founda-
ton and, undoubtedly, is the reason
why the citizens have right to vote
on the question today.
George Washington, who had been
president of the convention that
drafted the constitution, hence 5000
years of human history was fresh in
his mind, realized the danger if a
precedent was established of elect
ing one man as president for several
successive terms, and refused to run
for third term. He we'll knew that
it might take more than an election
to oust a man if he was allowed to
be in the office as president for sew
eral successive terms.
Human nature is no different to-
day than what it has been at any
time in the past. History for like
causes and like circumstances has
generally repeated itself.
A. P. RICKMIRE.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Askov American., 1943-06-10

spective situation very critical also
on account of the shortage of spray
ers and the probable shortage of Bor-
deaux Mixture.
Accordingly, anyone with potatoes
planted would do well to now HE
themselves to their hardware dealer,
their druggist or seed store and OBJ
tain their supply of Bordeaux Mix
ture. Then they should obtain a
sprayer and start spraying when their
potato plants are from to 5 inches
high, faithfully continuing on through
the growing season, particularly fol-
lowing wet, cool spells, which are the
times when blight spreads the most.
How serious the situation may be-
come is stated by Mr.. O'Brien in the
following words, "What happens from
now on is in the hands of the weather
gods, the growers and the powers
that be in Washington who have the
wartime say as to whether sufficient
sprayers and copper fungicides will
be available or not, if needed to meet
the possible emergency"
Askov American., 1943-06-10
CHEAP CHARITY
Editor ASkov American:


Because l am not an "oldster" l
do not have to keep mum on certain
things And since l wish to see JUS
tice done to all people l have been
doing a little "snooping" into the
phenomena of why old age assist
ance, as administered, is such a mon
strosity of injustice. Even the checks
are sent in window envelopes, with
the amount plainly visible.
The present law was conceived in
cheap charity. 1t takes oldsters out
of whatever class they may have
been and lists them as sub-zero de-
pendents. This is a sadistic appeal
to the dear taxpayers.
The law is administered by high
ly organized group of skilled pro-
fessionals who act as crumb-passers
between those who supply the crumbs
and those who receive them. The
charity profession is highly respect
able, very technical and utterly feel
ingless. 1t is as hard-boiled as bank
ing or selling stock in cheese-fac-
tory in the moon. Human feelings
self-respect (upon the part of the
"victims") mean nothing to the pro-
fessional charity worker. He is not
there to sympathize, or even respect
those he assists" His first loyalty
is to his employer-the payer of the
tax from which the assistance and
his salary comes.
If the present assistance" is ever
to become decent old age pensions
the same as all other pensions, then
the old people will have to stop
bunco-playing and start knocking
the bunk out of buncoing politicians
1 hope they'll do it before I become
an "oldster."
o. M. THOMSON.
Willernie, Mimi.
Askov American., 1943-06-10
DID YOU PLANT POTATOES?
(The Faribault JournaD


If you did you planted the food
which may be needed the most next
winter, but you also planted a crop
which may be the hardest to pull
through
The big menace to the potato is the
blight. There is no known cure for
it, but there is preventative. That
preventative is known as Bor-
deaux Mixture which is mixed with
water and sprayed upon the plants.
To avoid the blight, commercial
growers last year sprayed from to
IL times, dependent upon the time of
planting, the location of the field, etc.
A few weeks ago we warned
against this situation and we are
reminded again of it by an article
in the June issue of The Country
Gentleman entitled keep An Eye On
Your Spuds" by Harry R. O'Brien.
DR.. Melhus of Iowa State College
is quoted as saying that with potatoes
this year "We face tragic situation" !"
DR.. Haskell of the u. S. Dept. of
Agriculture says in the article, "The
chances are more than fifty-fifty that
we'll have a general epidemic of late
blight this year."
The authorities consider the pro-
Askov American., 1943-06-10
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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be as unneutral as its predeces-
sOr was neutral-that is, to quit
all association with the Axis and
move close to the United Nations.
and perhaps that step has been
taken when these lines are being
read.
While this, sooner or later, is
thought to pave the way for an Ar
gentinian declaration of war against
Germany, Italy and Japan, it does
not necessarily mean that the repub-
lie will be actively drawn into the
war; at least, all the other South
American countries which already
have challenged the Axis, are still
beyond the field of active warfare.
The real significance of the Argen-
tinian revolution is said to lie in the
fact that now all the Americas.
North, Central and South, can pro-
claim to the world that the western
hemisphere is one unbreakable unit.
japanese Fronts.
On the Asiatic fronts things have
by no means been quiet, but no events
of firSt-rate Importance have taken
place since the United States forces
a few days ago recaptured the Aleu-
tian island of Attu from the Japanese.
1t is now expected that the next
point of American attack in this part
of the world will be the island of
KiSka, but preparation may have to
be made pretty elaborate, for the
enemy positions here are thought to
be much stronger than they were on
Attu.
Even though the fighting on the
AleutianS seems to take a long
time, one may be quite certain
that it will not stop until the
islands once more are in Amer
lean hands.
In China, the Japanese offensive.
headed in the direction of Chung
king, proceeds slowly and with q
great deal of difficulty, for the Chi
nese, aided effectively by American
filters, evidently surprise the enemy
with their strength. Japan may have
thought that the Chinese were beaten,
but they are discovering that this is
far from being the case and military
experts consider it exceedingly i'm
probable that the invaders will ever
reach Chungking.
On the other hand, China's demand
for help from her allies becomes more
and more insistent-and there is as
yet no open road to Chungking along
which to transport war supplies
Should the British succeed in forcing
the Japanese out of Burma, the prob
lem will be solved
Askov American., 1943-06-10

we cannot get 100 per cent forgive
ness we are willing to take rs per
cent. We are liberals, we believe in
the common man of China, Utopia
the Cannibal Islands and the common
man of every country, except the
farmers and laborers of the United
States, who are greedy and will not
sacrifice. Although labor of the
United States is producing more air
planes after three years than the en-
tire world combined-there is some
thing fundamentally wrong with
them. They must be regimented,
labor must be drafted" and so on
endlessly prate the "best minds"
When these windbags come back
from foreign shores, they all prate
about how glad they are to be back
after all and how much better this
country is than other countries. Who
made this country so good, except the
common man, who produces all these
good things of which they are so
fond? You cut down production
much more and we will have the
identical conditions with which the
rest of the world is cursed, especially
now. Did the advertising soap ar
fists make this country great, or did
the people around Askov and thou
sands of other obscure places make
this country great? These are the
questions we must soon answer.
S. J. SIMONSEN
PeaSe. Mimi.
Askov American., 1943-06-10
Health Ward
Information furnished by Pine County
Nursing Service

June l, 2 and 3, Miss Mildred
entitled Tuberculosis for Public
Health Nurses" which was held at
the Continuation Study Center, Uni
versity Campus, Minneapolis. Fifty
two health workers attended this
course. Miss Bickmann's scholarship
was provided by the Pine County
Public Health Association (ChristmaS
Seal FUND.- of which Mrs. E. B. Lins-
ley is chairman.
New trends in tuberculosis treat
ment and case-finding were discussed.
New projects which aim to help in
tuberculosis control were also dis
cussed. These projects are county
accreditation, Meeker county demon
stration, school employees surveys,
tuberculosis protection in hospitals
and follow-up on draft rejectees
County accreditation is a plan for
giving recognition to counties that
have made outstanding progress in
the control of tuberculosis. Counties
meeting requirements as to the tuber-
culosis death and infection rate are
awarded certificates of accreditation
by the Minnesota State Medical AS
sociation and the Minnesota Depart
ment of Health. The requirements
for accreditation are that a county
has tuberculosis death rate of less
than 10 per 100000 and less than Is
per cent reactors to the tuberculin
test among its high school seniors.
Lincoln county was the first to be
accredited. In the last report Pine
county ranked seventh lowest with a
death rate of lib.
Meeker county was among the first
counties to become accredited in the
accreditation program for the control
of tuberculosis in cattle in 1925. Now
Meeker county is getting much publi-
city for countrywide tuberculin
testing program. The whole popula-
ton will be given the tuberculin test
and all reactors will be X-rayed
Askov American., 1943-06-10
i i;
war NEWS
By Mrs. Chas. Krantz
Pine County Farmer Fieldwoman.

Pine county seems to have so many
different farming conditions. Much
of the land is hilly and stony or
swampy. Close to Hinckley there are
many sections of level land, rich soil
and fine farms. Many of the older
generation have pioneered here They
cleared land, built log or frame
houses and barns, built roads and
churches. The modern prosperous
looking farms could give stranger
the impression that here farming is
cinch. But each farm is beehive
of activity. All are busy getting crops
in while they still have lots of chores
with pigs, chickens and COWS.
Henry Niedorfs came here from
Iowa 27 years ago. Mr.. Niedorf's
health hasn't always been the best
Still he has an almost perfect farm
The buildings are surrounded by
large trees and much shrubbery In
the orchard are 20 beehives. Last
year they sold more than a ton of
honey. Two of the boys are in the
al NY. LiliCi, dSC Ef, IldS DSSu III
Africa since October, 1912 Arnold,
%, is at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. Her
bert. age %, is home to help carry
on the farm work. Mr. Niedorf and
Herbert farm the modern way-with
tractor and milking machine. They
have all their crops in except the
potatoes. They have 100 acres under
plow and 16O acres of pasture They
used to milk % COWS, but since Arm
old went away, they milk 17-they
have more pigs than most farmers,
numbering 1l2 young pigs and II
sows.
Last year they had 80 acres of
corn. When the corn was fed up,
they bought government wheat and
appreciate the difference in price.
Last week the Niedorfs sheared their
AZ sheep. They have about so lambs
and six horses. What more would
you want on farm? Yes, they have
it-a flock of 500 laying hens, tended
and cared for by Mrs. Niedorf She
is getting flock of pullet chicks.
She feeds a lot of wheat to her hens.
That's lot of work for three people.
They are giving America lot of
help-milk, meat, eggs, honey, wool
and boys. And no thought of going
on strike because they are short of
help.
Askov American., 1943-06-10
RATIONING is NECESSARY
(Springfield Advance-PreSS)

There are many places in this
country where no butter is to be had.
Stores can't get enough to supply
their customers. That there is a
butter shortage there can be no doubt
Still, there are politicians who say
there is no need of rationing, that
the peoples own good judgment can
be trusted, that public sentiment
alone is sufficient to prevent hoard
ing. What nonsense! Sure, most
people are reasonable, but there's a
large percentage who care only for
themselves. Some of them have
stored away years supply of goods
now being rationed. Some call it
thrift, foresight, preparedness. In
wartime it's just plain greed, and
greed must be curbed. That's why
we have rationing.
Askov American., 1943-06-10
"Common Purposes
Needed" Willkie

Speaking before the graduating
class at the Birmingham-Southern
college, June S, Wendell Willkie said
that "we must join with others in
common purposes or lose our own
purposes" and termed talk of in
ternational cooperation without COM
mitments nonsense.
Mr.. Willkie, who was awarded an
honorary degree by the college, asked
for faith in the United States, but
asserted "the day when liberty and
well-being can be our near-exclusive
possession is past"
development of modern transpor-
tation, communication and economic
interdependence of nations of the
world have left us no choice" he
continued.
''No barriers of trade or nationality
or race or even Stagnant mind can
build wall so high as to protect
these priceless possessions for us. II
locked within our borders, they will
wither and die for they need the re-
invigoration of foreign trade, of new
ideas, of the expanding mind to give
them vitality and growth" Those
who shout america first" are "un-
knowingly placing America last" he
said.
Cooperation with the world is not
doctrine of altruism; it is a plat
form of enlightened self-interest"
Askov American., 1943-06-10
JUSTICE FOR THE JUSTICES
Mortified independently

(NOl tllilSlu independently
The action of the recent legislature
in providing for the retirement OF
supreme court justices is the subject
of lengthy and severe criticism on
the part of Hjalmar Petersen, former
governor, and we believe justly so
Mr.. Petersen points out that Mr.
Hilton has held state jobs for 81
years. During all these years he drew
substantial salary, and in the past
25 years the total of his compensa-
ton from the state has been S180,0O0
an average of $1,000 annually. Now
by act of the legislature he is en-
abled to retire at what to the ordi-
nary recipient of old age assistance
must appear as munificent allow
ance.
Mr.. Petersen compares this touch
ing act of justice for the justice with
the allowance of $53 per month
granted to a widow with three chill
dren.
Personally, we can see no justifi-
cation for the granting of pension
to any man who for many years
has been drawing $500 annually in
salary. If from that sum he was
unable to make provision for old
age he should be considered as hav-
ing been incompetent to hold public
office, and should be held to be de-
serving of nothing more than the
ordinary old age assistance. If he
undeservedly suffered losses through
bad investments, the same may be
said of many others who planned to
provide for themselves but because
of losses are now compelled to ask
for old age assistance.
From the man of only ordinary
capacities, we may not always expect
that he shall provide for his old age
but from men who rise to the high
position of attorney general and JUS
tice of the supreme court we may
rightly expect that they should be
able to handle their financial affairs
in such manner that they do not
become burden to the state in their
old age.
Askov American., 1943-06-10
Mrs. Ole Fiske
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rites and burial was made in the Oak
Lake cemetery.
Besides her husband Mrs. Fiske
leaves four daughters and four sons,
all of whom were home for the fun
eral. They are Dorothy, Mrs. James
Stauffer, Tower City, N. D.; Eleanor,
Cloquet; Lois, Olive, Alvin and Floyd
at home; John, Oregon; and Mervin,
Cloquet. There are six grandchil-
dren.
Friends and neighbors join in ex-
tending sympathy to the sorrowing
relatives in the loss of loving wife
and mother.
Askov American., 1943-06-10
School Year Over
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(SOnClnueQ from rage ~
torian, Emily Kari, and salutatorian
Gladys Heino, for highest grades
among the girls and to Alvin Petry
highest ranking student among the
boys. Ruth Korpi and Lester Entner
received highest activity awards. The
class gift of $35 was given to the
school to be used to purchase seem
cry curtain for the stage. The class
motto was "Out of the harbor, into
the sea-" The class colors were
maroon and white and the class
flower the white rose.
Speaks at ClOvertOn.
Rev. c. Ward Simpson of Duluth
gave the commencement address at
graduation exercises in Cloverton last
Thursday evening when the following
seniors received their diplomas: Lii
liam Breezley, valedictorian; Edith
May Collins, salutatorian; Ellen Marie
Grace, Ruth Helen Nelson, Carl Oren
Plath. The class motto was ''For God
and Our Country"
Large Glass at Sandstone.
A class of 48 seniors received diplo-
mas at Sandstone Friday evening.
The exercises were held in the school
auditorium The commencement ad-
dress was given by DR.. Carl Flag
stad of the University of Minnesota.
Evelyn Nyvold gave the salutatory
and Frances Muehlbauer the vale
dictory.
Askov American., 1943-06-10
WHO MADE COUNTRY GREAT?
Editor Ackou Apoaricap.

AS time goes along, we are bet
ter able to decide as to what was
right and wrong. Never was there
so much confusion of thought and
generally wrong thinking as between
the two great World wars. This
wrong thinking came from the So
called "beSt minds" and the upper
crust and not from the people, whose
heart and head are usually sound,
and unless leaders arise who are
willing to be guided by the consensus
of opinion of the common people,
democracy and what we are now
allegedly fighting for will recede.
In the early twenties after World
War l the farmers and laborerS of
the country were willing to go ahead
and expand. Take for instance,
Askov and vicinity, which most who
read this know better, than other
localities, people were willing to clear
land and develop farms and great
advancements were actually made.
The returning veterans and laborers
were all looking for work. But, the
best minds said, "We must retrench,
we must sacrifice and live within our
means, we must trim our sails and
cut down production within con-
sumption and buying power-other-
wise we will have wild initiation"
They said many more foolish things,
which l have often called your at
tention to, but such was the gist of
their bunk. The very same people
who said all these fool things are still
prating.
Now, they say "We must drain off
the buying power of the masses, so
they cannot buy too much and cause
initiation" They also say, "We must
not limit the upper crust to 5000
year, because that would destroy
initiative and Americanism. We must
forgive the taxes of the well-to-do
and install sales tax and drain off
the buying power of the masses. If
Askov American., 1943-06-10

About 8 billion points on the red
ration stamps, and approximately 6
billion points on the blue stamps are
put into circulation monthly by con-
SumerS of rationed foods.
Askov American., 1943-06-10
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 if the writer does not
wish to have his name used. it will
be withheld).
Askov American., 1943-06-10

Tests show a lower average fuel
consumption in a ceramic heater than
in an ordinary coal stove, and the
ceramic heater retains heat longer
than a metal one.
Askov American., 1943-06-10
From Exchanges
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Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
ASkov American
Askov American., 1943-06-10

The first st. Patrick's day celebra-
ton in Minnesota was held in St.
Paul in 1851.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-08
Raj Skaters
Sub Base
Lorient Again
Rocked by Bombs

LONDON, Feb. 8-(R)-The
Raj gave the German ,subma-
rine base at Lorient, France, its
worst pounding of the war last
night and also attacked targets
in the industrial Ruhr, the air
ministry announced to-day.
Preliminary reports indicate
that great destruction was
caused in the attack on Lorient,
a communique said. The subma-
rine base there had been last
bombed last Thursday night, in
conjunction with attacks on
northern Italy and the Ruhr.
Seven bombers were reported
lost in Laet nights operations.
The Berlin radio said a small
number of British bombers car
ried out what il called single
nuisance raids on western Ger
many. 1t asserted damage was
negligible.
Germany sent few aircraft
over a coastal area of southern
England during the night and
bombs were dropped at one
place. The British said there was
slight damage but no casualties
were reported. One bomber was
destroyed.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-08
Mans
Home Blasted
Dynamite Shelters
Cleveland Porch

CLEVELAND, Feb. 8-(P)-
An explosion early today DAM
aged the home of an AFL union
ist and aroused scores of persons
from their sleep.
A half stick of dynamite ex-
ploded under the porch of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel l.. Smerk's
west side home at 500 a. m. De-
tectives Louis Jolovec and John
Sullivan OF the police vandal
squad reported.
The blast hurled the Smerks
from their bed, ripped away
part of their porch and shatter-
cd windows and pictures in their
home and house next door.
Detectives said Smerk was a
glazing foreman at a Cleveland
glass concern and q member of
the ALL Glaciers Union. They
quoted him as saying he had
been scheduled to appear as .
prosecution witness at the recent
monopoly trial of glazier union
officials, but was not callsd
when seven of the accused
pleaded guilty.