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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15

family visited at the home of her
father, George Lingle, Sunday after
noon.
MIR. and Mrs. Bruno Kaspczak and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mach
and daughter were Sunday visitors
at the parental Tom Mikrot home.
Mr.. and Mrs Royal Hillbrand Wis
tied at the parental Haney home
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Bake, Sr., spent Wednesday
of last week at the Arnvald Bake
home
Joyce Larson celebrated her sixth
birthday Sunday and the following
visited at her home for the occasion:
Mrs. Nels Larson, Charles Johnson,
T. T. Roseland, Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold
Roseland and Judy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Larson and sons and Alyce
and Lillian Larson.
The WOmen's Society of Christian
Service of the M. E. church will meet
at the Brandt home on the afternoon
of April II. Every one is welcome.
Miss Amy Currie spent the week.
II
end at her home near Hinckley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Selmer Hanson and
children were Sunday visitors at the
Upgren home In the afternoon
they and Mrs. Upgren and Mae &C
companied by Mrs. Amanda Olson
and Mrs. L. J. Larson and son drove
to Moose Lake to visit Mr.. Upgren,
who is in the hospital there.
Mrs. Goranson, ST., came home
Sunday after having spent several
months in Illinois with relatives and
friends.
A buffet supper will be served in
the social room of the Faith Luth-
eran church Friday evening, April
Is. Serving will begin at $50
o'clock. All are welcome.
The Ladies' Aid of the Faith Luth-
eran church will meet Thursday aft
ernoon, April %, with Mrs. Arvid
Nelson and Mrs. John Nelson as
hoStesses All are welcome.
There will be communion service
in the Faith Lutheran church at 1890
a. m. Good Friday. All are welcome.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15
Public Auction In
Sandstone Village

AS l am living in the city, l will
sell all of my personal property to
the highest bidder at auction, as is,
at my house located in Sandstone,
2 blocks south on the road to the
new dam Qast house on the. right
hand side), on Saturday, April II.
Sale to start at 1870 p. m. sharp.
Household goods, etc.-New table
top gas range, new Zenith washing
machine with Briggs & Stratton gas
motor; round dining table, 4 chairs,
dresser, 2 kitchen tables, davenport
and chair, iron beds with springs
and mattress, vanity with mirror,
iron bed with spring, rocking chair,
couch, paper stand, tub, center table,
4 electric lamps, new Heatrola, near
ly new No. IL DeLaval cream sepa-
rator, John Deere wagon, lawn now
err, 2-wheel trailer, 8-gallon and s.
gallon cream cans, roll of woven
wire, gasoline barrel and faucet,
kitchen sink, fruit jars, laundry stove,
dishes, horse blankets, some lum-
Der and other articles too numerous
to mention.
For rent-six-room house with two
lots, 1000 raspberry plants and some
strawberry plants-possession June
18th.
Usual auction terms.
MRS. NETTIE CALVIN, Owner.
VIM. E. Barnick, Sandstone, auc-
tiOneer
Sandstone State Bank, Clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15


tune to have her right ear and part
of her face scalded by steam.
Miss Ruth Miller left Tuesday for
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo-, to take up
active duty as registered nurse in
the armed forces, having enlisted
some time ago.
DR.. John w. Knutson, u. S. Public
Health Service, and Miss Mildred
Bickmann, county nurse, spent Tues
day and Wednesday at the local
school making dental survey. Sta
tistics on the survey will likely be
available later.
Mrs. o. R. Keller came Tuesday
from San Antonio, Texas, for visit
with old friends here. Enroute here
she had visited for several days at
Sheffield, ILL.,, Minneapolis, Cam
bridge and Winona. While at Shelf
field she was present at her mothers
88th birthday anniversary.
Hearty applause by the audience
indicated complete approval of the
annual spring music festival given
by the Askov high school band and
choruses, under the direction of Mrs.
c. o. Vance, at the school auditor
ium Friday evening. A collection
brought approximately $l8 for the
activity fund. Rev. M. Mikkelsen
gave short address in commemora-
ton of the German occupation of
Denmark, this being the third ami
versary of that fateful event for the
liberty loving Danes.
Starting Sunday, April l8, the eve
ming trains, so-called flyers, will 60
through Askov one hour earlier. In
this connection there will be new
closing hours for the pouch mail to
these trains. In order to be dis
patched on the southbound train, No.
10, mail must be in the post office
by 4:10 p. m. and mail to be dis
patched on the northbound must be
in the post office by $40 p. m.
Only first class mail of non-break-
able type will be dispatched on these
trains. The schedule for the fore
noon trains remains the same as
heretofore.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15
Ration Reminders

Two dates are of Importance to
householders in the current week
Red point ration stamps "C' for
meat, butter, cheese and fats became
effective Sunday, April IL and will
remain in effect until April 80. They
can be used with red stamps "A''
and "B" during this month. The
other date is April II, expiration date
for fuel oil stamps for period 4.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15

There will be services in the Faith
Lutheran church Sunday evening.
All are welcome.
Sunday school will meet at 10
o'clock in the Faith Lutheran church
next Sunday. Welcome.
There will be Sunday school in
the M. E. church at o'clock Sunday.
All be sure to be on time for pro-
gram practice. Services will be held
at o'clock. Welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Liljedahl and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Isaacson
of Rutledge, spent Sunday at the
Liljedahl home here.
Mr. and Mrs. William Christensen
and children of Duluth, came Fri
day evening to the Albert Upgren
home and on Saturday they visited
at the X. P. Christensen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Selmer Wallin spent
the weekend with relatives here.
Mrs. Wallin, ST., has been quite ill
recently but is now feeling very
good again.
Frederic Johnson was a Duluth
visitor recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnvald Bake and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15

put on coupon books by ration
boards.
GROCERS, BUTCHERS-April l.
begin surrendering red point ra-
ton stamps to their wholesalers il1
purchase of butter, cheese, meats
and edible oils for resale to their
retail customers.
TIRE INSPECTIONS coupon
holders must have second tire in
spection made by midnight, May
81. "B" coupon holders must have
their second inspection made by
June 80, and "a" coupon holders
must have their second inspection
made by September 30
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15
LISTS OMITTED

Due to lack of space number
of lists of Red Cross donations,
sent in for publication, were
omitted this week. These will be
run next week or as soon as space
permitS.-The Editor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15
Mailing Regulations.

The bulk of mail handled for the
armed forces requires constant
changes in the rules and regulations.
Recently the post office department
announced that parcel post to the
armed forces outside the continental
United States can not be mailed I'M
less the sender presents an official
request from the addressed; and fur
Their that such parcel may not be
over five pounds and is also limited
in size.
One exception to this rule is that
small essential articles such as a
fountain pen, watch, ring, etc., may
be sent without permit. Such items
should be sent first class and pre-
ferably registered. The postal de-
partment will not insure parcels adj
dressed to the armed forces outside
the continental United States.
Mail addressed to an A. P. 0. is
not considered outside the U. S. A.
unless it is addressed in care of Post
master at the following: New York,
N. Y, San Francisco, Calf, New
Orleans, La, Miami, Fla, Pressure
Isle, Me-, or Seattle, Wash. Air mail
addressed in care of the above post
masters is six cents per half ounce;
all other domestic air mail is six
cents per ounce.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15
Community Club Meets.


The Birch Creek Community club
met at the Maple Grove schoolhouse
Friday evening and the following
program was rendered: Songs by the
club, 1.-THE Old Rugged Cross y
Sweet Hour of Prayer; recitation,
Lillian Larson; reading, ''The Amer
lean Flag, June Larson; solo, 20
How Sweet to Live for Jesus" jeanne
Rye; reading,-"Our Country" Con-
stance Miller; song, God Bless Our
Men," club; closing songs by club,
Follow the Clean" and America"
The minutes of the preceding meet
ing were read and approved. The
new business consisted of instruct
ing the program committee to invite
Rev. Henry Soltau as guest speaker
for the next Community club meet
ing which will be held Friday eve
ming, May Z, a week earlier than
usual because Rev. Soltau was sched-
uled to be in Washington, D. c., on
May IA. Rev. Henry Soltau is the
minister who has been criticized,
beaten by the underworld, shot at
by gangsters and sentenced to prison
by corrupt officials and he will speak
on Liquor, Gambling and Crime and
His Experiences" and will show talk
ing movies.
The program committee consists
of Mrs Elmer Ryden and Mrs. Henry
Blasjo. The lunch committee is Mr..
and Mrs. Emil Erickson, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Anderson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard GOranson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15

1t is said the word ''tip' comes
from the initials of the phrase ''tc,.
insure promptness"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
,o,oc FW.TODAY At z yogR 5AyQRE MOVIE ~
Niqht Spot Summer ShOWs

his sll-cirl orchestra in the Con'i-
Mental Room and Fiesta Par Of
the Sa,arne Hotel before this
talented combination closes It's
current engagement
rs feminine members have All
appeared with some of the na-
non leading g.rl hands Az some
tue- or other. Gene Feoyby 1od
81, band. who we're forced 10 dis.
continue their engagement al the
eayauue some weeks ago because
.r PRIOR contract commitments.
.-Un on Wednesday june 80 lor
au Indefinite stay. Fcnhy ranks
anon. ,ao leading swing pianlSts
amt n.s organization is widely
known for MS unusually clover
musical novelties.
Sally EoUno, popular song >lNl-
49, WI again be the featured
band Vocalist and floor SHOW ioa-
urr Whom the band resumes and
Herman /chl VIII he Nor. much
IN evidence with his aCCnLllln- As
I'd member Of the Fenhy CI.up.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
nv COLLEEN MCDONNELL

sAKS SHOW BAR ef'crS o
faSt well nsCed revue Toy TBS f~4.
oFor.rr of tho wear. Trr pep. r
NIGHT Spot rings down tho Cr-t7 q
for the summer months after trs
veek
Tail 67rk-cyed Barbara Paris
sings MANY songs .n .e~ deep
-rrrsfy VOICE and keeps uefr'r.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
GLIB MANHATTAN

That clover dispenser OF com
c5N. Irving Jacobs, has The emSoo
spot n the new variety floor show
a' The new Club Manhattan
%ottn End nrfey Jacobs easy
going manner and ad hhbinC abIl-
NV registers with club patrons.
Attractive Janet Campbell, sons
,fNH>i. lS "a great lavorrje with
the boys iu uniform, due 10 her
recent tour of the army camps
Atucd IN colorful wardrobe.
Esther De Roy and her Glamour
Girls score with their clever pre-
r,lon dance routneS Harry Bar
dolls comedy juggling IS an out
standing feature Irving Shan
dor Spector widely known radio
Nolni~t. and his orchestra. play
for dancing and the floor show.
with SpCc'or offering some of his
pleasing violin solos IN the show.
which. Is presented twice nightly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23

so loved lbs the hep-csts The
Fc1fons have some precision tap
ping and phenomenal aero stunts
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Gold Counterfeit
lot Discovered
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permitted under law. drilling the
bullion. making counterfeit $40 gold
pieces of it and earmarking it for
export as rare coins. Thew also
were charged with unlawful pos
session of dies for making the coins.
Gold. which now has legal val
lie of S35 an ounce, sells at prem
ium under the form of $40 gold
pieces at $3.50 and is considered
a rare coin which legally can be ex-
ported.
ARRANGE DETAILS
Bates met Smith last October and
arranged details of the alleged plot.
Later Smith telephoned Max Ber-
enstein of the Berns JeWelry COM
pany in New York, the indictment
said, and this call was followed by
BateSs visit to the jeWelry COM
pany. On December IA, Schimkus
accepted gold drillings from Smith
for ASSAY tests it was said.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents learned of the alleged plot
and posed as sellers of gold bull
lion, meeting Smith who, they said,
identified himself as an agent for
a foreign government The inVesti-
pators' promptly arrested him and
the others
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Red Cross Names
New Ckairmen

Appointments of new chairmen
were approved and plans were
made for enlarging the Red Cross
headquarters to meet the demands
by the increased scope of the chap
ter activities when the executive
committee met Wednesday after
noon at headquarters.
The committee approved appoint
Der of the board of directors: of
ment of P E. Hixson as disaster
preparedness chairman and men,
her of the board of directors! of
Mrs James A. Schofield as motor
corps captain: of Mrs. Eva Payson,
nurses recruiting: Mrs. Jack Ward
low, canteen service.
Plans were made for renting the
room adjacent to the headquarters,
II. r. Anderson. chairman. being
instructed to appoint a house COM
mittee to assist Mrs w !. Meagh-
er. executive secretary, in renno-
waiting the room.
The board also agreed to use part
of the headquarters as supply
storage depot in line with sugges-
tions made by OCD representatives
to the Pacific area Red Cross. sug-
gesting that supply depot be es-
tablished in El Centro for the Yu-
ma-Imperial Valley area.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Fire Ruins Air
Service Tower

Fire of undetermined origin
Wednesday afternoon greatly DAM
aged a new observation tower
scheduled to be opened by the air
raid warning service at Seeley
Thursday morning.
The new tower was erected on the
top of the third floor of the old wa
ter tower north of the home of
Mrs. A r. Ferguson, who had
loaned it for the duration of the
war.
Fire broke out near the ceiling
of the second floor while Workmen
were getting ready to paint the new
tower. Steel floors in the building,
which was built to hold water tanks
for the Seeley Water system in 1912,
kept the building from burning to
the ground before re-fighting ap-
paratus from the Ell Centro Ma
rine Air training base could reach
the scene. Repair of the fire dam
age began Immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
MAKES RESOLUTION

Dr.. John Parker OF Brawley, coun-
ty physician and chairman of the
disqualification committee of the
county tuberculosis association, an
nounced that his committee had
recommended that, regardless of the
war, the county Immediately make
provision for 80 additional beds for
tuberculosis patients at the county
hospital.
Dave Vencill of the board of su-
perylSorS reported that the county
hospital is SO often completely filled
with patients that beds from the
hospital cannot be added to the tu-
berculosis ward and that the hos
pital will have TO be increased in
size to take care of additional beds
for the tuberculosis patients.
ELECT OFFICERS
Election of Keith Nets of Holt
vile as president, succeeding DR..
Fred c. Gregg of CaleXico was the
chief item of business. Other Off
GERS elected include: Mrs. Harvey
E. Hastain. BraWley, president;
Mrs. Lawrence Richards, Holtville,
secretary, with Don Young, Ell Gen.
tro, reelected treasurer.
DR.. Gregg, DR.. E. B. Godfrey
DR.. Parker were elected to the exec
utike committee; DR.. Gregg and
Mrs. Ella B. Ware OF Heber being
reelected directors with the fol-
lowing being chosen as new direc-
tors: Mrs Elmer w. Head, Mrs.
Arno c. Yaeckel, Ell Centre; Dr.
John Jordan, Miss Ruth Ferguson,
Calexico. M. V. Goudie, Senator E.
George Luckey, and Mrs. Harvey E.
Hastain. BraWley.
DR.. E. w Hayes of Monrovia,
noted tuberculosis specialist, was
also present at the meeting, an
swering questions. Representatives
of county groups, of civic and edu-
cational organizations were pres
ent.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Ground Action on
in TuniSiu

reSSes had struck by daylight at
German shipping and shipbuilding
yards at Rotterdam.
On the Russian front battles of
attrition before SmolenSk and along
the DonetS river line continued.
while a flareup of fighting in the
northwest Caucasus posed a new
threat to the Kuban bridgehead
held by the Axis.
Upwards of 100 Flying Fortresses
described in North African dis
patches as the greatest number of
these aerial battleWagons ever mus
tered for a single assault in any
theater-SmaShed at Cagliari, key
Axis base in Sardinia for supplying
the Tunisian forces, and the air
dromes on the island.
SINK SHIPS
The FortresseS sank several ships
at Cagliar, destroyed many Axis
planes on the raided field, and shot
down IA fighters trying to intercept
them.
Lighter Mitchell bombers joining
in the assault on the Axis commu-
nication lines north of Tunisia
twice attacked a convoy headed for
Tunis. They sent down one ship
and set fire to several others.
Madrid reports that the Germans
had commandered the Italian fleet
and all available French merchant
ships for emergency operations in
the Mediterranean received various
interpretations.
London quarters believed that
any such mobilization was aimed
at countering any Allied attempt
to invade Europe from North Africa.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
letters Assures
Nation of Tires
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land to plant guayule," he said.
Jeffers exhibited the first all
synthetic heavy duty tire made en-
tirely of butadiene derived from
grain alcohol. 1t was a 600-l6 six
ply heavy duty tire of a type which
he said will go on L. S. arm. jeeps.
He said the synthetic program
was little behind schedule but
predicted that unless there is fur
ther delay we will be up by the end
of the year.
WOULD CONTINUE
Reps. John 2. Anderson, R., and
Alfred j. Elliott, D., Calf, said
the Guayule program should be
continued on second-grade land as
an insurance against future rubber
shortages.
I'VE should never find ourselves
in such a situation again" Ander-
son said. we were at the mercy
of an international rubber carte
which fixes production and prices.
If we had domestic production, we
could drive a better bargain
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Eugene Waterman
Is Chosen Dean
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of the time in the high school, He
took his undergraduate and gradu-
ate work at the Universit" of South
ern California, taking his Master
of Arts degree there in 1927. He
ajored in science and mathema-
tics
At the meeting Wednesday night
the trustees made arrangements to
offer summer school again this year
and to make the junior college ad-
vantages greater for the many STU
dents expected to attend next year.
Some students plan to work this
summer, School Superintendent
Guy Weakley said, and attend the
Immer school class every day
from 7 am. to am. If students
attend the two classes TO be offered,
he said, they will make one unit of
credit.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Democratic Leader
Asks Tax Plan

WASHINGTON. April l.-tUPl-
House Democratic Leader John W.
Mccormack of Massachusetts said
today that some kind of pay-as-
yon-go tax plan. including partial
forgiveness should be put into op-
Grafton by July l.
"A majority of the members of
the House feel that the Ruml plan
went too far in tax forgiveness. "
Mccormack said. bit the recon-
INITIAL vote also clearly showed that
the great majority of the House
feel that some kind of a partial
forgiveness plan should be consid-
cred and passed by the House at the
same time that withholding tax is
passed
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Valley Vegetables
Travel Via Air

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employees with fresh fruit and veg
etables
Officials of the Douglas company
largest airplane manufacturers in
the world, were said to have had
difficult time getting fresh sup
plies and to have hit on this plan
to settle the problem.
1t was impossible to ascertain
Immediately whether the airplane
trips were to be made regularly or
not.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
May We Go?

May we 20.
Everyone who has read the in
vitation Bill Scheniman, president
CT the Sheriff'S Posse sent men,
bers has been spelling to go along
but only members may go.
The Feast of BelshazZar and n
thousand of his lords was as nothing
"a mere incident" compared with
the feast to be served on the banks
Of the East Highline Canal at the
Orita Crossing on April II 1913.
"As an appetizer there will be a
morning ride along this beautiful
stream, and I mean beautiful-and
the road is good Real tough riders
may take to the desert if they
prefer-weaklings MAJ bring their
fishing poles and sit on the bank
and fish, while super marksmen
may bring their firearms and re-
tire to the nearby desert range, or
"galloping dominoes" may be rolled
on the bridge
What shall we eat?-leaVe it to
Andy Preble, but I am sure a spe-
clally fattened and prepared roast
pig from the Brandt Ranch will be
served and maybe a couple Of
chickens for delicate stomachs. All
sorts of vegetables.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
TAKES POSITION

Mrs. Ada Outlook began work
Thursday as the graduate nurse in
the venereal disease clinic of the
Imperial county health department.
She takes the place of Miss Eva
Getty. who resigned to take posi-
ton in Los Angeles. Mrs. Barrett
began work as q Clinic nurse in the
venereal disease clinic Thursday
also.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
ATTENDS MEETING

DR. E. B. Godfrey Imperial com-
ty health officer. went to San Die
go Thursday to attend a meeting
called by DR.. George Baehr chief
medical officer of civilian defense.
DR.. Godfrey wanted to find out
how best to obtain supplies needed
in Imperial county. so they will be
ready if a war emergency occurs,
he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Fighter Fathers
Go ON Big Scale
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ity in the county are arranging to
leave membership cards in some
prominent place in town SO that
men may sign them at their con-
venience and join the organization
without having to make special trips
to do SO.
Several towns in the county, are
planning to have meetings so that
men in those areas may be better
informed of the activities of the
group.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01

Complaints made by a service
mans wife against landladies in Ell
Centro were made to a Post-Press
newspaper reporter and not to
Secretary Ben Herring of the Ell
Control Chamber of Commerce, he
said Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Scanning i.V.
News Horizon
NEW BaILIFF

Sheriff Robert w. Ware announc-
ed Thursday thai he had appointed
John B. Mayo of FL Centre as su-
perior court bailiff to fill a va
cancy left by designations and shifts
made in personnel lineup in his
office this month.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Complaints Made To Press Reporter

He said several persons had COM
planned that he had given the story
of her complaints to the newspaper,
but, in fact, he had nothing what
ever to do with the story. The
woman gave the story to the news
paper he-s1ii.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
WILL BE TRIED

Willie Johnson, Negro, will be
tried in superior court on a charge
of stabbing Richard Sage. Negro, in
Brawley early this month. john
son was accused of slashing Sage
five times in the chest and neck.
Sage is recovering from his wounds
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
TO WE'D

A notice o. their intention TO
marry was filed with County Clerk
w j McClelland Wednesday by
Fred L. Aspey, 43, of the United
States reclamation service at Bard,
and Katherine Hughes, 27 house
wife of the Bard area
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
FEW DAYS LEFT

Real merchants have until April
10 To turn in inventories on proc
essed foods and receive certificates
which will allow them to replenish
supplies. El Centre Ration board Of
ficials said Thursday.