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Government Issues
By Hjalmar Petersen.
Peace, War,
Embarrassment
Revision of the Neutrality act giv
ing authority to arm merchant ships,
following passage in the Senate, was
passed in the House of Representa
tives by a vote of 212 to 194, after
a terrific battle. Similar actions in
1917 were followed by war within a
few weeks.
A Minnesota member of the nation
al House of Representatives, however,
recently expressed the thought that
there would be no declaration of war
by Congress—that if America gets
mto the war it will be through one
incident after another—the continu
ous actions of the Chief Executive and
his cabinet in drawing America closer
and closer to war. The congressman
added that a declaration of war could
be adopted in the Senate, but not in
the House of Representatives.
Arguments for neutrality revision
included the embarrassment it would
cause the President if not adopted,
that leaders in some other countries
would laugh at him. The question of
pence or war—life or death—certain
ly ought to outweigh any possible
embarrassment to any one individual.
The Chicago Tribune is one of the
few big daily newspapers in the na
tion opposing with all its might
America’s entry into the war. Fol
lowing adoption of the Neutrality
act revision the Tribune carried the
following editorial:
The Vote For War.
“The House has concurred in the
Senate amendments of the Neutrality
act. Mr. Roosevelt is now empowered
not only to arm our merchant ships
but to send them, loaded with war
supplies, into belligerent ports. If
this is done it is not to be doubted
that American ships will be torpedoed
and American seamen will be
drowned. The country must prepare
itself for a succession of such inci
dents. The War party wants them
and needs them to inflame the pub
lic to the point where it will approve
a declaration of war.
“The count in both houses, and
particularly in the House of Repre
sentatives, was very close. For the
last few days and especially in the
hours immediately preceding the vote,
the President himself and his prin
cipal advisers turned on the heat.
Even so, the administration was un
able to hold many of its own men in
line. The country will long remem
ber with gratitude the names of those
whose consciences could not be
bought with patronage and pork.
“The closeness of the vote is an
evidence of how deeply the country
is divided on the war issue. Compe
tent observers are sure that the
President could not have had his way
if the members had been left free
to follow their own judgments and
the wishes of their constituents.
“Never in the history of this coun
try has a decision for involvement in
war been taken by so narrow a ma
jority. Always in the past the Presi
dent has lagged behind Congress and
the people in demands for war. This
time, it is the President who is push
ing Congress and the people into the
conflict. The difference is an omi
nous one, if only because it makes a
mockery of the claim that we are
engaging in a crusade for democracy.
Our democracy is being tricked and
betrayed into war against the will of
the majority of the people.”
Fourteen Per Cent Willkie
A few weeks ago, Wendell Willkie,
the Republican nominee for president
in 1940, endeavored to secure many
signatures and did secure some signa
tures of leading Republicans over the
country on a resolution asking Re
publican members of Congress to vote
for the Neutrality act revision. The
results of his efforts must have been
discouraging.
The records show that 32 senators
were recorded against the Lend-Lease
bill last March, while 42 senators
were recorded against the recent re
vision of the Neutrality act.
The final vote on the Neutrality
act revision in the House was 212
to 194. In the Republican group
137 voted against the bill and only
22 for it. In other words, with all
the money and pressure at his com
mand, newspaper publicity, and radio,
Mr. Willkie was able to drum up but
14 per cent of the Republican votes
in the House. That must be disap
pointing and embarrassing to the
man who opposed the President in
the last election and is now running
his errands.
NEWSPAPER
Will Be Disillusioned
The daily press heralds strikes or
anticipated strikes in large industries,
some of which produce war materials.
No doubt, there is opportunity for
criticism on both sides of those con
troversies, but labor is witnessing
the beginning of huge profits on the
part of war industries, such as took
place back in 1917-18, and, therefore,
apparently feels that it is also en
titled to a chunk of the big money.
While the administration talked
against war profits, no definite steps
were taken to prevent them. There
is no national legislation against huge
war profits, and, therefore, the pub
lic can expect labor to remonstrate.
President Roosevelt for years played
politics with labor to get its votes,
and now he is playing the same role
with wealth, where in reality it ap
pears his sympathy has been all the
time. He is getting ready to kiss
labor goodbye. Many labor leaders
who have shouted for this admini
stration and for its foreign policy
will in due time be disillusioned.
Townsend Plan “Passed”
A woman who is a strong advocate
of the Townsend old age pension plan
asked a Senator one day, when the
Townsend plan was going to be
passed. The gentleman replied that
the Townsend bill had already been
passed. The lady could not under
stand it for she had read nothing
about it, and queried again: The
Townsend bill passed? “Yes,” said
the Senator, “it was passed to
England.” He referred to the nearly
13 billion dollars embodied in ap
propriations to carry out the lend
lease act, an amount that would pay
for old age pensions in America for
many years.
The countries of England, Ger
many, France, Italy, Russia and
Japan are now involved in war,
and most of them have been at that
game for centuries. Germany and
Russia are now in a death grip battle
second to none in all the history of
the world. The big question is:
When are we going to stop? When
will nationality hates and border
disputes cease? When will we stop
killing as a means of changing eco
nomic systems?
The English are crying for Ameri
cans to come over and help them
fight. Suppose America was in a
war every quarter century, would
the English come over and help us?
Inasmuch as England is bent on
a showdown with Germany and has
millions of soldiers at home ready
to go, it would seem that if they
ever had an opportunity to pounce
upon the enemy, when the enemy is
busily engaged elsewhere, that op
portunity it now. Germany has mil
lions of soldiers shooting or being shot
in Russia. What an opportunity for
England to pounce upon Germany
if that is what they expect to do. But
no, they are not doing it. Apparently
they want America and other coun
tries to do most of the fighting. Let
the American interventionists tell us
frankly how the military defeat of
Hitler is to be accomplished.
Until laughed out of court, many
people were shouting the thought
that the Germans could come across
3,000 miles of water any time and
pounce upon America. If water is
no barrier, then, why do not the four
million English soldiers cross the 23
miles of the English Channel now and
strike Germany?
Even English military leaders tell
us that if Hitler is to be defeated
it must be done on the continent.
Are thousands and millions of Ameri
can boys going to be sent to the con
tinent of Europe to there spill their
blood and die in a war that most
Americans are determined to stay out
of?
The traditional policy of America is
that of being at peace with the rest of
the world. Only once, to any great
extent, did we abandon that policy,
and that was when we entered the
World war of 1914-18. Did it do
America any good? Did we settle
anything? Did we make the world
safe for democracy? And lastly,
did that war end all wars?
Let us not be led astray by hate
and fear. Let us keep our feet on the
ground and use judgment. If we are
to have world peace, and let us hope
that that is not in the far distant
future, it will not be brought about
by continuous warfare.
See what happened at the last peace
conference, after the World war.
Leaders came from the various na
tions with grudges and nationality
hates to share in the spoils and to
down the vanquished. If America
remains out of the European con
flict, we should be able to go to the
peace conference with open minds
and at least an opportunity to ac
complish some good.
Let Us Stay Cool
Opinions Of Others
(Short timely letters on topics of
public interest are welcome whether
or not the writer’s dpinions con
form with those of the American.
All letters must be signed with the
writer’s name % tor our information.
Signed articles always are more ef
fective, but if the writer does not
wish to have his name used, it will
be withheld).
MORE ABOUT FREEDOM OF SEAS
Editor Askov American:
I read in this paper under the head
line, “Whose Freedom of the Seas?”
“The President says we must have
freedom of the seas; Woodrow Wilson
in his 14 points wanted freedom of
the seas for all. Germany and other
countries were strong for it, but
England said no.”
The public may like to know which
countries England forbids to go out
on the seas with their ships. I would
also like to know, as I never iieard
of that before. As near as I know, all
nations’ ships were safe on all seas
until Hitler was sinking them regard
less of nationality, so I ask the writer
to give us further information.
ANDREW RASMUSSON.
3030 West River Blvd.,
Minneapolis.
Editor’s Note—Lack of freedom of
the seas does not necessarily mean
destruction of ships. In 1914 to 1917
the United States government pro
tested time and again against Eng
land taking American ships into their
harbors, ransacking the mails, and
confiscating the cargoes. That would
hardly be called freedom of the seas.
Suppose a neutral country like the
United States started out 50 ships
today with non-contraband cargoes
for Sweden, Norway and Denmark,
does anyone believe that those ships
could get into the harbors of the
Scandinavian countries without the
sanction of England? Is that freedom
of the seas?
The correspondent might write to
the State department at Washington
to secure copies of the official Ameri
can government protests to England
on account of their interference with
our commerce in the years preceding
American entry into the World war
in 1917, while America was a neu
tral nation.
Only recently former President
Herbert Hoover wanted to take ship
loads of food, clothing and medicine
to occupied countries. Would England
permit it?
MISTAKES RESULT OF GREED
Editor Askov American:
The economic mistakes made the
past 20 years, have nothing to do with
democracy. These mistakes were
not the logical results of freedom
and democracy, but the results of
plain human greed and malice—per
haps coupled with ignorance. How
ever, too much leeway should not
be given to ignorance. Democracy
and freedom can go on forever, if
these mal-adjustments are corrected
and the sources which inspired them
blackballed. This is extremely im
portant.
A famous American author who
was on the battlefront, remarks that
the main difference between the Brit
ish soldiers and the Germans was
that the Germans were “robust and
well set up, while the British were
round-shouldered, hollow-chested and
tired.” This due to apparent mal
nutrition and lack of attention to the
physical, the same as in this country.
Here the Farmer-Labor party can
take pride and heart. The Farmer-
Labor party always maintained that
the stomach comes first, so to speak.
Anyhow, there is not much likeli
hood of there being much of a spirit
in a half-starved body. The failure
of our would-be intellectuals to un
derstand fundamentals and to wan
der off to dreamland and plain silli
ness has all but destroyed the spirit
of democracy.
We can all remember how they
ridiculed Governor Olson when he
said “that no one would go hungry
in Minnesota as long as he was gov
ernor, if he could help it”—or words
to that effect. Both Governor Peter
sen and Governor Benson said the
same thing. It can also be said that
the New Deal has greatly alleviated
the conditions, which the “best
minds” had so firmly established.
The thing to do now is to always
vote against people who run for pub
lic office, who plainly lack common
sense. If a person is a fool when
he enters the University, he is likely
to be a bigger oqe when he comes
out.
S. J. SIMONSEN.
Pease, Minn.
From Exchanges
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
Askov American.
CAN THE LEOPARD CHANGE
ITS SPOTS
(Brainerd Journal Press)
Soviet Russia, we are told, has seen
the light and is now letting down
the bars to perfect religious free
dom.
The reason for such an assurance
is self evident. The greatest barrier
between the U. S. S. R. and the
United States is, and has been, that
country’s official attitude toward the
Christian religion. Its leading states
men, from Lenin and Trotzky down
to Joseph Stalin, have maintained
an aggressive intolerance against
Christianity; terming it “an opiate
ASKOV AMERICAN, ASKOV, MINNESOTA
to intellectual freedom.” Through
their decrees the Christian Sabbath
has been done away with, along with
the official recognition of Christmas
and Easter; official Soviet publica
tions have been for years filled with
abuse and sacrilegious ridicule of
the church and church usages and
while church services are still per
mitted, “religious freedom” grants
immunity to hoodlums to interfere
with services to their hearts’ con
tent.
It may be that a sorely-tried Rus
sia has had a change of heart and
is calling upon Jehovah to save it
from its distresses. The common
people of Russia were long recog
nized as the most devout on the face
of the globe. Stalin, like Clovis of
old, may be sincerely dickering with
the God and the Savior his mother
so devoutly worships; but the word
of a Communist is not enough to con
vince the Christian people of Ameri
ca.
America has yet to be shown that
the Russian government has turned
from its tricky, unreliable and un-
Godly ways.
WAR HAS SETTLED NOTHING
Fairmont Sentinel: Japan has en
joyed four years of war on China
and the Chinese are as far from con
quered as ever.
FOREIGN RELATIONS
From Washington’s Farewell Address.
September 17, 1796.
T.he great rule of conduct for us in
regard to foreign nations is, in ex
tending our commercial relations to
have with them as little POLITICAL
connection as possible. So far as we
have already formed engagements
let them be fulfilled with perfect
good faith. Here let us stop.
Europe has a set of primary inter
ests which to us have none or a very
remote relation. Hence she must
be engaged in frequent controver
sies, the causes of which are es
sentially foreign to our concern.
Hence, therefore, it must be unwise
in us to implicate ourselves by arti
ficial ties in the ordinary vicissitudes
of her politics or the ordinary com
binations and collisions of her friend
ships or enmities.
Our detached and distant situation
invites and enables us to pursue a
different course. If we remain one
people, under an efficient govern
ment, the period is not far off when
we may defy material injury from
external annoyance; when we may
take such an attitude as will cause
the neutrality we may at any time
resolve upon to be scrupulously re
spected; when belligerent nations,
under the impossibilities of making
acquisitions upon us, will not light
ly hazard the giving us provocation;
when we may choose peace or war, as
our interest, guided by justice shall
counsel.
Why forego the advantages of so
peculiar a situation? Why quit our
own to stand upon foreign ground?
Why, by interweaving our destiny
with that of any part of Europe, en
tangle our peace and prosperity in
the toils of European ambition, rival
ship, interest, humor, or caprice?
Health Ward
Information furnished by Pine County
Nursing Service.
School and home visits were made
by Miss Laura Nelson, public health
nurse, last week. A few of the cases
are listed below. A boy who had
been crippled by an accident, and a
visit was made in order to secure
admittance to the Gillette hospital.
In another case a child was out of
school with a skin infection, and was
assisted in getting medical care. A
girl with spastic paralysis was visited
in order to secure medical care for
her. A home where a baby two
months old who weighed less than
when born was visited in order to
interpret the doctor’s orders and in
structions given to show how to make
the formula and to discuss general
care so important for babies. A
five-year old child with rheumatic
fever was visited in order to explain
the doctor’s order about diet being
very important. An arrested tu
berculosis patient who had had fre
quent attacks of pleurisy and other
symptoms which might suggest active
tuberculosis was visited in order to
secure X-ray and check up. A preg
nant mother who has large varicose
veins and toxic symptoms was visited
in order to discuss care of herself
and told how to apply the bandages
to the legs properly and to encour
age her to go to her doctor. Visits
were also made to contact women
to form a southern sub-committee,
to women who wish to attend a ma
ternal health center, and to various
doctors for orders and instruction
regarding the care of their patients.
Advisory Nurse Here.
Miss Eleanor Mikkelson, acting field
advisory nurse, from the State De
partment of Health, spent last Thurs
day and Friday visiting the Pine
County Nursing service with Miss
Nelson. Because of a full schedule
little time was spent in the office,
but problems, suggestions, and activi
ties were discussed while traveling
Many Cases Helped.
(Continued on Page S)
Askov Gives $51.30
To Mission Fund
The sum of $51.3.0 has been col
lected and sent this year from Askov
to the Danish Women’s Missionary
fund of the Danish Lutheran church
of America. The executive commit
tee has asked that all be greeted and
thanked for their contributions.
Following is a list of those who
donated and the amounts given:
Mrs. Adolf Jensen $ .25
Mrs. Carl Thinesen .25
Mrs. Einar Jensen .25
Mrs. Paul Paulsen .25
Miss Lena Steffensen .25
Mrs. Verner Clausen .25
Mrs. Niels Miller .25
Mrs. Laurence Paulsen .25
Mrs. Chris Molgaard .25
Mrs. Niels Molgaard .25
Jens K. Christensen .25
Mrs. Jacob Nielsen .25
Mrs. Jensine Christensen
Mrs. John Dietz
Mrs. Soren Christensen
Mrs. N. P. Nielsen a .25
Mrs. Jorgen Jensen .25
Mrs. Janus Jensen .25
Mrs. Emil Fogt .25
Mrs. J. O. Christensen .10
Mrs. Jes Larsen .25
Mrs. Aage Molby .25
Mrs. B. R. Petersen .25
Mrs. Hans Lunde .25
Mrs. Louis Clausen .25
Mrs. Peder Miltersen .25
Mrs. Ralph Johnsen .25
Mrs. Chris Flint .50
Mrs. Clarence Mattson .25
Mrs. Hans M. Nielsen .25
Mrs. Andrew Jessen .25
Mrs. Clemmen Christensen .25
Mrs. Rudolph Flint .25
Mrs. Henry H. Johnsen .15
Mrs. Anna Rasmussen .25
Mrs. Jens P. Bie .25
Mrs. N. C. Pedersen .25
Mrs. Holger Borgen .25
A. P. Jensen .25
Mrs. Walter Thomsen 25
Mrs. Geo. C. Jensen .25
Mrs. Jens J. Krogh .25
Mrs. Edward Dietz .25
Mrs. Harry Mortensen .25
Mrs. Bendt Jorgensen .25
Mrs. Arnold Sorensen .25
Mrs. Nels P. Pedersen .25
Mrs. Chris Petersen .25
Mrs. Christ Morgensen .25
Mrs. Albert Clausen .25
Mrs. Anton P. Hansen .25
Mrs. Hans Clausen .25
Mrs. Tinus Thomsen .25
Mrs. Chris Larsen .25
Sigvart M. Thomsen .25
Mrs. N. K. Hansen .25
L. C. Hassenfeldt .25
Mrs. Herluf Rasmussen .25
Mrs. John Meier .25
Mrs. Fred Jorgensen .25
Mrs. H. C. Jorgensen .25
Mrs. Uffe Strandskov .25
Mrs. Chris. Frederiksen .25
Mrs. Dorthea Linge .25
Mrs. A. Jensen .25
Mrs. Effie Andersen .25
Mrs. Edmund Rix .25
Mrs. Soren Jensen .25
Mrs. Mikael Petersen .25
Mrs. Wayne Lawson .25
Mrs. Albert Andersen .25
Mrs. Arthur Olesen .25
Mrs. Else K. Nelsen .25
Mrs. Louis Olsen .25
Mrs. M. O. Andersen .25
Mrs. E. H. Rasmussen .25
Mrs. W. Becker .25
Mrs. Holden Hansen .50
Mrs. Geo. Lindegaard .25
Mrs. Bertel Fisher .25
Mrs. Frederik Johnsen .25
Mrs. Chr. Sorensen .25
Mrs. A. M. Simonsen .25
Mrs. Conrad Christensen .25
Mrs. Elmer Morgensen .25
Mrs. Otto A. Jensen .25
Fred F. Hansen .25
Mrs. V. Heininge .25
Mrs. C. P. Christensen .25
Mrs. A. G. Danielson .25
Mrs. Jorgen Petersen .25
Mrs. Jorgen Paulsen .25
Mrs. E. I. Parson .25
Mrs. Fred Thompson .25
Mrs. Anina Mogensen .25
Mrs. T. N. Thomsen .25
Mrs. A. M. Thomsen .25
Mrs. E. O. Johnsen .25
Mrs. M. C. Peterson .25
Mrs. J. A. Johnson .25
Mrs. M. Johnson .25
Mrs. Christopher Nielsen .25
Fred Christensen .25
Mrs. P. Petersen .25
Mrs. Chris A. Jensen .25
Peter Bovberg .25
Mrs. Mathilde Hansen .25
Mrs. Ole Nielsen .25
Mrs. S. Chr. Dixen .25
Miss Ingerd Strandskov .25
Mrs. Clarence Jessen .25
Mrs. Marie L. Nielsen .25
Mrs. Emilie Adolphsen .25
Mrs. Hazel Jensen .25
Mrs. N. S. Petersen .25
Mrs. J. P. Sorensen .25
Mrs. N. P. Jensen .50
Mrs. Carl Miller .50
Mrs. Carl Eriksen .50
Mrs. L. C. Pedersen .25
Mrs. C. Eckberg .25
Miss Dagmar Gravesen .50
Mrs. Elna Mikkelsen .25
Mrs. L. Fenger .25
Mrs. Cecelia Sebald .25
Mrs. Hazel Serritslev .25
Mrs. A. Henriksen 1.00
Mrs. Dagmar Hoiberg .25
Mrs. Wm. Olesen .25
Mrs. Gertrud Hyldahl .25
Mrs. Phyllis Sorensen .25
Mrs. Mathilde Jacobsen .25
Mrs. Marie K. Jorgensen .50
Mrs. D. E. Ehmke .25
Mrs. Jens Neilsen .50
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
(Continued from Page 1)
voy of the Tokyo government.
The daily press in both coun
tries has created the impression
that there are some very dan
gerous differences of opinion be
tween them, and that there may
be no other way of settling them
than by resorting to war. The
Washington and Tokyo govern
ments, more calmly viewing the
situation, have made no effort
to magnify what may, after all,
be relatively unimportant squab
bles. They are both, for many
and cogent reasons, interested
in maintaining peace on the Pa
cific.
And that is the very purpose of
Mr. Kurusu’s visit at Washington.
It is not entirely improbable that
Russia’s new ambassador to the
United States, Mr. Maxim Litvinov,
may have an opportunity of seeing the
Japanese diplomat; Mr. Litvinov, dis
appearing from view for a couple of
days during a flight from Kuibyshev
to Teheran, is likely to arrive in
Washington during the latter part of
this week.
.25
.25
.25
No Neutrality.
A few days ago the United States
House of Representatives voted for
the virtual repeal of the Neutrality
act; more specifically the question was
one of legalizing the sending of
American merchant ships into combat
zones and with ports in belligerent
countries as their destinations, but
in practice it meant that official neu
trality had been abandoned; it had,
for that matter been unofficially
abandoned quite a while ago, and
whatever remained of the neutrality
law was a pleasant illusion.
Chilly comfort was about the
only thing the supporters of the
repeal proposal got out of it, for
the margin was very, very close
—a mere matter of 18 votes.
That shows, better than anything
else, how sharply divided public
opinion is in regard to the ques
tion of whether this country
should involve itself deeper in a
war fought on distant shores.
Of course, the vote also empha
sizes that blessing of the democratic
form of government which consists in
disagreement. An administration
which does not have opposition and
criticism to face, would collapse un
der the weight of self-righteousness;
or, it would develop into dictator
ship of the German and the Italian
type—not very popular in the United
States!
Down!
Down to the bottom of the sea has
gone the mighty British aircraft carri
er, Royal Ark, so frequently reported
sunk. This time the British ad
miralty itself was the first to an
nounce the severe loss; London indi
cates that of the 1,600 men aboard
only one was killed. But the ship
itself, a pride of His Majesty’s Fleet,
was hit by German torpedoes in the
Mediteranean Sea and sank.
The British console themselves,
however, with the consciousness that
even after the loss of the Royal Ark
they still have more aircraft carriers
than they did at the outbreak of the
second world war.
Mrs. Wm. Erickson .25
Mrs. Dagmar Hede .25
Mrs. Svend Petersen .25
Hans Mosbaek .25
H. R. Buck .25
Mrs. L. H. Lund .25
Mrs. Manford Nelson .25
Mrs. A. C. Eriksen .25
Mrs. C. Richard Pedersen .25
Mrs. Axel Birkholm .25
Mrs. Helga Jensen .25
Mrs. M. Nielsen .25
Rasmus Paulsen .50
Mrs. C. Sandahl .25
Mrs. H. Bagge .25
Mrs. Nis Kyhl .25
Mrs. Sigurd Stovring .25
Mrs. Rasmus Johnson .25
Mrs. Hans Rasmussen .25
Mrs. H. S. Christensen .25
Mrs. K. L. Lund .25
Mrs. Fred Saxen .25
Mrs. Chris Henriksen .25
Mrs. Emil A. Hansen .25
Mrs. John L. Madsen .25
Mrs. Niels Serritslev .25
Mrs. Chris A. Nielsen .25
Mrs. P. Jorgensen .25
Mrs. H. Mickelsen .25
Mrs. Hans Paulsen .25
Mrs. Emery Nedegaard .25
Mrs. Ray C. Jensen .25
Mrs. Fred Olesen .25
Mrs. Fred C. Olesen .25
Mrs. Jens Abrahamsen .25
Mrs. Chas. Krantz .25
Mrs. Sigurd Lunde .25
Mrs. Axel Hassenfeldt .25
Mrs. Hans Abrahamsen .25
Mrs. Clarey B. Jensen .25
Mrs. Jens B. Jensen .25
Mrs. P. D. Petersen .25
Mrs. Otto Skov .25
Mrs. Henry W. Larsen .25
Mrs. Jens M. Larsen .25
Mrs. Jacob Jensen .25
Mrs. Magnus Hansen .25
Martin Isaksen .25
Mrs. Jacob Hansen .25
Mrs. Chris Krogh .25
Sigrid J. Larsen .25
Mrs. Carl Sorensen .25
Mrs. H. Henriksen .25
Mrs. Ingemansen .25
Mrs. Albert Krogh .25
Mrs. Lennie Lewison .25
Miss Sena Sorensen .25
Mrs. Ludvig Madsen .25
Mrs. Chr. Hansen .30
THURSDAY, NOV. 20, 1941
PROCEEDINGS OF
SCHOOL BOARD
District 21.
School board meeting October 16,
1941.
All members were present.
Dr. W. C. Ehmke called the meet
ing to order.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
It was moved, seconded and car
ried that we submit an additional
project to repair the school build
ing.
It was moved, seconded and car
ried to increase our insurance in the
Hardware Mutual to $50,000 with
out co-insurance clause; $45,000 on
the building and $5,000 on contents.
It was moved, seconded and car
ried, that we take out a five-year
insurance on the building for $15,000
in the Hartford Insurance Co., the
annual payment to be $75.60.
Miss Aili Johnson was elected to
teach the primary grades, salary
$95 a month.
On motion carried the following
bills were allowed:
Victor Price, telephone $ 2.50
M. L. Melberg, interest on or-
ders 24.93
M. L. Melberg, freight 21.38
Willow River Mercantile Co.,
supplies 49.68
J. R. Stanton Lumber Co., build-
ing material 342.22
J. R. Stanton Lumber Co., sup-
plies 243.72
Ole Nyrud, repairs 43.35
C. G. Aakhus, expenses 33.55
Oscar Larsen, repairs 6.70
Minnesota Power & Light Co.,
service 22.84
Northern Electric Supply Co.,
rubber cord 12.37
United Chemical Co., supplies 62.84
Farnham Supply Co., supplies 670.37
St. Paul Book & Stationery Co.,
supplies 220.56
St. Germain Bros., supplies __ 65.16
American Book Co., books 103.49
Abel Arramy, labor 9.60
Graybar Electric Co., ranges .220.68
Holcomb Mfg. Co., brushes __ 15.30
School Board Association, dues 10.00
The bill for the Fairbanks-Morse
stoker was left on table.
It was moved, seconded and car
ried to adjourn.
W. C. EHMKE, President.
H. NORTRUP, Clerk.
School board meeting November
13, 1941.
All members were present.
Dr. W. C. Ehmke called the meet
ing to order.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
In order to procure a lower interest
rate on the bonds of the district the
board unanimously accepted the pro
position made by Norbert H. Park.
On motion seconded and carried,
the board decided to lower Phillip
Busman’s salary $5 and add those $5
to Paul Carlson’s salary.
It was moved, seconded and car
ried to pay the following bills:
United Stoker Sales, stoker $452.14
M. L. Melberg, freight, express 3.52
Stanley Price, draying coal __ 15.90
Oscar Larsen, repairs 1.52
Victor Price, telephone 3.85
J. R. Stanton Lumber Co.,
building material 101.68
J. R. Stanton Lumber Co., sup
plies 25.57
American Publishing Co., re
port cards 3.70
Minnesota Power & Light Co.,
service 34.53
Farnham Supply Co., window
shades and supplies 221.67
St. Paul Book & Stationery Co.,
chairs and desks 333.41
Paper Products Co., paper 22.92
Hillyard Sales Co., janitor sup
plies 19.38
Woodstock Typewriter Co., three
typewriters 120.00
Northern Electric Supply Co.,
supplies 8.76
Al. Obraske, gravel 13.50
The Parawax Co., floor sweep 6.50
Goodin Co., building material 6.68
Paul Schmitt Music Co., music 27.30
H. A. Rogers Co., 5-foot in
struction desk 80.00
Standard Salt & Cement Co.,
white cement 6.90
United Chemical Co., one dozen
pencils .92
The Typewriter Shop, supplies 29.90
McCormick-Mathers Co., work
books 7.49
Nobel & Nobel Publishing Co.,
books 6.45
F. A. Owen Publishing Co.,
posters 2.40
A. S. Barnes & Co., books 3.46
Bobbs & Merrill Co., books 23.22
Bruce Publishing Co., books 2.00
Geo. E. Dum Co., books 7.70
St. Germain Bros., paint 24.95
Webb Book Publishing Co.,
books 26.66
Century School Craft, bulletin
board 7.62
University Publishing Co., plan
books 5.55
University Extension Division,
book 1.00
The King Co., books 4.57
Lyons & Carnahan, books 16.65
Charles Scribner’s Sons, books 37.30
J. F. Kolosky, paste 3.75
F. W. Stepan, fire insurance _ 75.60
Hardware Mutual Insurance Co.,
fire insurance 171.18
On motion seconded and carried
the board adjourned.
H. NORTRUP, Clerk.