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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-04
AskOv's Polio Drive
''March OF Dollars

Askov's March of Dimes" last
week for the national fight against
infantile paralysis developed into a
march of dollars" with the result
that $164.27 was turned into the
county fund by this community. Local
contributions in the March of
Dimes" banks amounted to $17.58
but the climax of the drive was the
old time basket social in the D. B. S.
hall Saturday evening.
Sale of the baskets brought in over
$500, lunches sold raised $18 more
and tickets on prizes accounted for
SAT. The expenses were 1881. There
was short, appropriate program
before the baskets were auctioned
off by Erling Christensen, and dane
ing terminated the evenings enter
tainment.
The $164.27 is the largest contri-
button to date in the polio drives by
any single Pine county community
since the Presidents Birthday Balls
became an annual event.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-04
Rites Monday For
Ogema Town Man

Last rites were held Monday after
noon from the Hinckley Funeral
Chapel for August Dolden, II, who
passed away Unexpectedly from a
heart attack Saturday night at the
Frank Ramsdell home in Ogema
township where he had resided a
number of years.
The deceased, single man, was
well known in and around the town
of Ogema, coming there about SO
years ago. He was born on August
10, 1872 in Norway, and came to the
United States at the age of 19.
He leaves a sister in Canada, a
sister and a brother in Norway, and
another sister, Mrs. Sarah Ophus,
at Fosston, and three nephews.
Rev. Elof G.. Carlson of Hinckley
officiated at the funeral services and
interment was made in the Rose Hill
cemetery. The pallbearers were John
Westlund, T. j. Ryan, Ralph Pike,
Elder Bostrom, Fred Hansen and
Emery Huntley. Those from away
attending the rites were Stanley and
William Ophus of Fosston, and Har-
old Ophus of Duluth.
Sympathy is extended the bereaved
relatives.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-04
4-H Speech Contest
Today At Pine City

Local contestants in the All Club
statewide public speaking contest
what the Four Freedoms Mean to
Me-" will vie today in Pine City for
the county championship, the win
ner to give his or her address over
radio station KDAL Duluth, Friday
February IL, at Ais p. m.
The winners in the district con-
test will compete in statewide con-
test over a Twin Cities station Feb
ruary %. More than $1,000 in prizes
will be given to state, district and
county winners.
Those planning to compete in the
local contest are Roy Wahlberg, Sand
stone, and Betty Robinson and Will
fred Zalaznik of Pine City.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-04
County Resident
80 Years Called;
Funeral In Iowa
Mrs. Anna Bowers Dies
Unexpectedly at Home in
Finlayson Village.

The Finlayson community was
shocked Monday evening to learn OF
the death of Mrs. Anna Bowers who
apparently had died of a heart attack
some time Sunday night or early
Monday morning. She lived alone in
her small home in the north end OF
the village. Monday, neighbors no.
ticed that the shades were down all
day and about $50 o'clock Mrs. E.
M. Arth, living near by, went to in
vestigate and found the house cold
and that Mrs. Bowers had passed
away. Two daughters, Mrs. w. F
Peterson of Algona, Iowa, and Mrs
Campbell of Des Moines, Iowa, were
then notified.
Visited In Iowa.
Since the death of her husband,
Walter F. Bowers, about six years
ago, Mrs. Bowers has been making
frequent trips to visit at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Peterson, in
Iowa, and had spent the past Christ
mas holidays there. She had been
in Sandstone for two weeks just pre-
vious to and after the death of her
brother, Fred Orbin, in mid-January
and had returned home only a week
ago. Visiting at the E. M. Arth home
Sunday afternoon she apparently was
in her usual health.
The deceased was born August o.
1876 and came with Mr.. Bowers from
Iowa about 80 years ago. She as
sisted him in the Finlayson Mortuary
and also the store, where they sold
furniture and household accessories
Active in Church.
Mrs. Bowers was an active men,
Der of the Methodist church and OF
the Friendship club of the church
as well as the Thimble club. She
was of a friendly and happy DISPOSE
ton and will be missed by all who
knew her.
Funeral services were held yester-
day afternoon from the Hills Mortu-
airy with Rev. D. j. Lathrop of Moose
Lake officiating. The body was then
shipped to Algona, Iowa, for burial.
Friends in the Finlayson commun-
ity extend sympathy to the bereaved
relatives.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-04
Drive Begun For
|OldPhonographs
$4,000 Machines Wanted
for Servicemen on Far
Flung War Fronts.

Superintendent Kenneth E. Ander-
son of the Askov schools has been
selected as local chairman of a drive
to collect spring-wound monographs
to be sent to men in the armed forces.
The U. S. government has announced
a goal of $4,000 machines and has
appealed to the American public for
assistance in procuring the phono-
graphs in the shortest possible time.
Only old machines for which the
owner has no further use are wanted.
Must Depend on Old Machines.
The monographs will be sent to
servicemen in the far corners of the
globe where electricity is not always
available. Old machines donated by
the public must be depended upon
to make up the bulk of the $4,000
needed as most manufacturers are
now engaged in war production and
the machines take strategic materials.
Mr.. Anderson states that the local
drive will be conducted through the
cooperation of the Askov high school
students. Any type of old spring
wound machine is acceptable. Port
able models are especially desirable
and will be used as they are re-
ceived. Other models will be dis
mantled and the mechanical parts
turned over to the government. In
dividuals desiring to retain the cab
inets of larger models may do so.
Minnesota First State.
Minnesota has been selected as the
state in which to start the ball roll
ing in the photograph collecting cam
paign, and from here the drive will
spread to other states. The Paul H.
Schmitt Music Company in Mime
apolis, headquarters for Minnesota,
will repair and recondition all me-
chanisms and send the machines on
their way to- the war fronts.
Those in Askov and vicinity hav-
ing monographs they wish to donate
may bring them in to the school or
they may contact the school and the
machines will be called for as soon
as possible. ~...-:..
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-04
.4-H Mobilization
Week Is Set For
.February6Tol4
Local Clubs Making Plans
for Big Food Producing
Year.

Plans are being made for a big
All Club year in Pine county, &C
cording to Clyde P. Shumway, county
agent The week of February 6 to IA
is being set aside for national All
mobilization. During this week each
club in Pine county should make an
effort to reach every young person
between the ages of 10 and FL in its
community and enlist him in the 1943
food production program.
More Responsibility.
with the ever-increasing labor
shortage on our FARMS" says Mr..
Shumway, more responsibility will
rest on the shoulders of our rural
young people. The 1943 All pro-
gram is geared up to wartime basis.
Fourth members will be of great
assistance to our farms this year in
reaching the 1943 production goals
A fine goal for the All boys and
girls, suggests Mr.. Shumway, would
be, Lets raise enough food this year
to feed all the Pine county boys in
the service" Each man in the armed
forces eats about one ton of food a
year. Each All member IN the county
is asked to take it upon himself to
be responsible for the production of
enough food for one soldier, sailor
or marine in 1913.
Keep County Boys Well Fed.
There are approximately 400 Pine
county boys now in the armed forces"
Mr.. Shumway said. "This means
that we need 400 Pine county All
members each producing one ton of
food this year. This is a tremendous
task but it can be done. 1t means
that each All member will have to
make himself most useful on the farm
this summer. It means that each
adult leader and each member will
have to get busy and sign up new
members in order to reach our goal.
"Our mothers and dads will have
a big job feeding the II people be-
hind each man behind a gun. Let
us as Alters resolve to keep our
Pine county boys well-fed. Food
is ammunition. Let's see that they
get plenty Of it. 49,.
."Come on filters of Pine county,
let's go!"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-04
Monday Opening
Trade Irregular
Market One of Slowest
Moving in Weeks; Little
Change Tuesday.

South st. Paul, Mimi, February 2,
1913: (USDA): Mondays market
was one of the slowest moving ses-
sions in weeks. Prices developed on
an irregular basis ranging from
steady to in extremes Is cents lower.
Tuesdays trade showed little bit
more life but prices were not quot
ably changed. Top for the first two
days of the week was $3.50 on good
and choice lao pound steers. Sew
eral loads good and choice light steers
made $15.25 while bulk medium and
good grades sold over range OF
$3.50 to $500. ~
A load of good 965 pound heifers
reached 1880, most common and
medium heifers going at $1,000 to
$1,000. Some good cows touched
$3.50, while common and medium
grades cleared at $3.50 to $10.50. Can
ners and cutters had a bulk spread
of $500 and 5000. Bulls declined
fully so cents, top being carried down
to $12.75. Vealers were also so cents
lower, bulk good and choice $3.50
to $14.50, only few top choice max
ing $500 on Tuesday. Stockers and
feeders held steady, some choice
fleshy feeders going at $14.00, while
yearling feeder steers brought $3.50.
Medium and good feeders were taken
at $1,000 to $3.50.
Hogs Lose.
Price trends in the hog division
were very irregular. Heavy butchers
were under pressure and showed
losses that ranged from Is to 40 cents.
Barrows and gifts in the 160 to 200
pound bracket were down 10 to 20
cents. Sows were mostly steady,
some lightweight offerings cents
higher. Good and choice barrows
and gifts scaling ITO to 200 pounds
cashed at $14.65, 200 to $50 pounds
at $14.50 to $14.65, and weights $40
pounds and up at SLABS to $14.50.
Good sows earned SLABS to $14.30.
Feeder pigs realized SLABS to $14.50
on Monday but the late trade was
generally $14.00 to SLABS on this
class.
After selling on weak to slightly
lower basis late last week and early
this week, fat lamb prices recovered
sufficiently to place values back on
a steady basis. A large share of the
good and choice Montana fed lambs
turned at $1575 with top of $15.85
on a load of experimental fed Of
ferings. Bulk good and choice ma
tive lambs sold from $15.25 to mostly
$3.50. Fat sheep were weak COM
pared with Fridays high time. Bulk
good and choice native ewes turned
at $8.25 to $3.50 with few ewes reach
ing $8.85. Feeding lambs were Is
to Is cents higher with a top of
$14.90 on 70 pound white-faced range
feeding lambs and weighty shearing
lambs reached $15.25.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-04
Ration Calendar

February 5-Restaurants, hotels anc
hospitals apply for their February
and March coffee purchase cert.
ficateS.
February Stamp No. % in Wa,
Ration Book No. /, good for one
pound of coffee, expires at mid.
night.
February STAMP No. Is in Wal
Ration Book No. l, to be used ir
coffee purchases, goes into effect
It's value will be determined later
February 22-Fuel oil stamps for Per.
iod expire. Their value is IL gal
Ions.
February 28-Deadline for inspection:
on tires owned by "B" and &C.
mileage coupon holders.
February 28-Deadline for inspection.
of tires on all commercial vehicles
March 3l-Deadline for inspection o.
tires owned by holders of "a" mile
age ration coupons.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-04
"The American Goes to War"
Ten Tons Scrap In
Bruno Grange Drive

Bruno unit No. 754 of the National
Grange recently completed its 1912
scrap metal and rubber drive, COL
lections amounting to over 10 tons.
The scrap iron campaign netted
10000 pounds; sheet metals, 8,840
pounds; brass, copper and aluminium,
1875 pounds; and rubber 400 pounds.
The Bruno Grange also contri-
buted $79.38 to the Pine county chap
ter of the American Red Cross.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-04
Early Testing OF
1913 Farm Seeds
To Avoid Delays
State Laboratory at Univer-
sity Farm to Check First
Five Samples Free.

Early testing of farm seeds for 1913
planting to avoid delayed returns
from the laboratory is being urged
by the state department of agricul-
ture and the University Farm testing
laboratory officials, in release this
week. The Importance of handling
and planting only tested, clean seed
is also stressed.
Dealers and farmers who plan to
sell agricultural seeds this winter are
urged by T. o. Stapleton, state seed
inspector, to cooperate in eliminat-
ing a waste which each year costs
Minnesota agriculture millions of
dollars. The sale and planting OF
foul seeds and unadapted varieties
of farm crops are responsible for this
big loss which cannot be tolerated
in wartime.
Rigid Specifications.
State laws lay down rigid specifica-
tons for clean seed in Minnesota, but
full cooperation of those who sell and
buy seed is needed to make those
laws fully operative, says Mr.. Staple
ton. The law requires each bag OF
farm seed to carry an official label
giving kind, variety, date of test, per
cent purity, per cent termination
per cent hard seeds, per cent weed
seeds, noxious seeds present listed by
name, state in which the seed is grown
and dealers name and address.
In the case of hybrid seed corn the
law also requires that the label give
the county in which the corn is grown,
the Minnesota zone for which it is
adapted, the number of days normally
required for maturity and the type
of crops.
First Samples Tested Free.
The Department of Agriculture,
Dairy and Food, maintains state
seed laboratory at University Farm
which tests samples of seed free OF
charge up to five samples. Those who
plan to sell farm seeds are urged to
avail themselves of this service as
soon as possible and also to make
arrangements to have the seed prop
erly labeled before it is offered for
SALE
After the seed has been tested and
the report received from the labora-
tory, the next step is to attach the
proper label. Those needing tags are
asked to contact their county agent.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-04
international News Review

There is every reason to believe
that the power-greedy "Fuehrer'
himself begins to realize that he will
soon be at the end of his rope. And
as matter of fact, all the events
Of the war, as it is developing right
now, fully justify that gloomy view.
- North African Front.
1t isn't only Russia that must grieve
the deeply. disappointed head Nazis
its also North Africa; here, he has
lost whatever grip he had on strip
of Egypt and all Of Libya, and his
general, Rommel, apparently is max
ing last and desperate stand not
far from the Libyan- Tunisian border.
There is generel regret that the
British did not yet succeed in stop
ping Rommel conpletely-that is, he
has actually been allowed to escape
with whatever army he may have
left, into Tunisia, and may even join
other Nazi forces there. But it
seems that some kind of a finishing
trap is being set up for him.
AS far as the fighting in Tunisia
itself is concerned, there is no change
of situation to report; American and
British troops are still trying to cap
ture the cities of Bizerte and Tunis,
and their efforts are being hampered
by internal French-African petty po-
litical squabbles and intrigues.
Casablanca.
During the early part of last week
America was all agog, for it had
been announced that a statement of
tremendous importance" was to be
broadcast over all networks at a
certain evening hour. AS is well
known by this time, the announce
ment was to the effect that Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr.. Churchill had met
at the Moroccan city of Casablanca,
and had with them their highest mill
tary and naval officers for the dis
cussion of war technique.
The one concrete declaration
coming out of Casablanca was
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-04
BY GEORG STRANDVOLD

Russia's military triumphs continue
to fill the world with amazement, and
their bulletins of victory keep on
coming day after day in one SEEM
ingly endless stream, never-mind you
interrupted by a single Nazi an
nouncement of that kind; the simple
reason for this is that the Nazis have
no victories to report.
During the last few days the
Russians have recaptured the i'm
portant cities Of Tikhoretsk as .
we'll as the west Caucasian oil
center of Maikop, and since mid
January they have lifted the siege
of Leningrad and Stalingrad,
have cleared the Volga river, and
have completely disrupted the
German supply lines leading
along three railroads from Stain
grad.
Under these circumstances Hitler
preferred not to follow his usual
custom of speaking on the anniver-
sary of his rise to the German chan
cellorship; last Saturday it was ten
years since he took over that post,
becoming the head of the nation in
August, 1884, year and half after
President Won Hindenburg had in
stalled him in the chancellory.
English Sense of Humor.
There is a traditional saying that
the English have no sense of humor;
like most other such sayings, this one
is emphasized by its exception, as,
for instance, on January 80 when
Goering and Goebbels spoke for their
chief, and when the British Royal
Air Force punctuated their oratory
with bombs, causing delay in the
delivery of the Goering address
which was merely one more exhorta-
ton to the German people to keep
on fighting. -
Hitler confined himself to a sort
of proclamation, rather punches
and pointless, and he didn't even
read that over the radio himself.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-04

About 10000 pounds of metal are
salvaged on each round trip of large
u. S. transports, ferrying armed
forces to the Pacific fronts, from thou
sands of cans of pineapple, grapefruit
and tomato juice consumed by serv-
ice men enroute.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-04

ordinary Slgnlhcance.
81 do not believe" says President
Ira Lambert of Minnesota School
Board Association, "in rationing edu-
cation to the boys and girls of Min
nesota"
Strengthen Opportunities.
Nor does there seem to be any
disposition to disagree with this years
head of MSBA. Emphasis is rather
on ways and means and how to
strengthen and widen educational OPP
portunity for the children of Mime
sofa.
John E. Palmer of Fergus Falls,
Mimi, secretary-treasurer of Min
nesota School Board Association, has
arranged for sessions of the 1943
convention February 10, IL and IL
to be held in st. Paul auditorium
For the first time," says Mr.. Palmer,
there is going to be an evening ses-
sion of general nature. This is
to be in ST. Paul Auditorium on
Wednesday, February 10, beginning
at 8 p. m.
School Aids.
Main topic at the session will be
continuation of the already long
drawn out discussion of school aids
in the new Report of the Interim
Committee on Education to the 1943
Legislature" Discussion will be led
by Hon. A. L. Amen, chairman of
the Interim Committee; also T. j.
Berning, Assistant Commissioner of
Education of the State of Minnesota.
Teachers Shortage" will be dis
cussed by Dean w. E. Peik of the
College of Education, University of
Minnesota. Supt. Lewis E. Harris of
Floodwood, will speak on "Crisis in
the Financially Distressed School
Districts" of the state.
Sectional Sessions.
Some school officers of this area
may have copies of the convention
program in their hands, before leav-
ing for st. Paul for the days above
mentioned. It is earnestly hoped by
President Lambert, Secretary-Treas-
urer Palmer and retiring President
O'Brien of Brainerd, that attendance
will be large-they know it is going
to be earnest.
1.-The Minnesota Legislature is in
session." points out Mr.. O'Brien, who
has made deep study of school
problems. 1T will afford our state
lawmakers excellent opportunity to
conveniently confer with their con-
stituents right at the place where
laws are made" -
Opening sessions in St. Paul Audi
forum, morning and afternoon Of
February 10, will get the work of the
three days well started. On Febru-
airy II Thursday, there will be
morning general session, with Section
Meetings, also in the City Auditor
ium. Section Meeting for the rural
schools of Minnesota will be con-
Quoted by Director w. C. Swanson of
Benson; that for the High Schools
will be presided over by Director
Theo. F. Hammermeister, M. D., Of
New Um.
"The American Goes to War"
Main address of the convention will
be delivered at the morning general
session of February II by w. Howard
Chase of Minneapolis. His topic is
to be 1.-THE American Citizen Goes
to War"
At S p. m. of that day, after the
Section Sessions are over, district
caucuses of the delegates will con-
vene to nominate Board Members.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-04

amount = 1OrWaIUeQ 10 SCdCe
committee -S147.78
This money will be used to pur-
chase Minnesota grown seed to be
shipped to Russia, according to Mr..
Lundorff.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-04
Makes Contributions
To Seed Relief Fund

Pine county contributions to the
Russian seed relief fund amounted
to more than $3.50, according to Nels
Lundorff, chairman Of the county
committee. The final report of the
county committee follows:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-04

Hitler confined himself to a sort
of proclamation, rather punches
and .pointless, and he didn't even
read that over the radio himself.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-04
SchoolBoardsO OF
State Form Plans
For Annual Meet
mo Rationing in Educa-
ton of YOUTH Says Pres.
ident of Association.

A convocation of earnest men and
women from all over Minnesota in
st. Paul on February 10, IL and H.
is looked forward to by people OF
this section as being of more than
ordinary value. 1t is the annual con-
vention of Minnesota School Board
Association, which has member
school districts in this county. II
concerns the education of children
and youth of this county. AS such
its program doubtless is of more than
ordinary significance.
81 do not believe" says President
Ira Lambert of Minnesota School
Board Association, ''in rationing edu-
cation to the boys and girls of Min
nesota."
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