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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17
ASSESSORS ARE
 GIVEN ADVICE
Gov. Cross Asks Them to Survey 1'ax.Exemptlon
 Field in Connecticut

Hartford, Conn., Dec. i7.-(UP)- dev. Cress advised iiiuiiieipai asses soFs at their annual conference tos day to survey "the entire taxsex. emptIoR field in Connecticut and direct afl immediate revaiuation of all probertieB with a view 10 Feviss ing tho tax base.
 During 1887, he said, "the tax burden was tho highest peace time burden in OUT history, and was ffior6 than e43,000,000 in excess Of the next highest year, 10Si." 4 memorandum from State Tax Commissioner William II. Haekett, tho governor said, showed that durs ing the year ending June 90, ie37. state, federal and municipal taxes amounted to 9i0b,0oo,000.
 Of this total nearly S7O,000,0o0 in" Voived property levies. N
 "This gives you some Idea Of the necessity on your part Of high grade assessments by local assessment ofs feials. As governor fexpect you will do this." a "t" {
 Compulsory Rsvaluaion He said only c little more than two years remained during which to conduct the compulsory Fevaiua- ton surveys, required every ten years.
 The tax exemption subject he characterized ag "ContFovetYiai, and he urged c thorough investigation Of the basic clements of the States wide tax exemption policy.
 "fn tho next few years we will see attention directed toward numerous phases Of tax exempt property. DC c painstakiHg Job Of taking basic data and Do ag nearly correct as possible. Go out with fairness and Justice, without favOritisfi. This policy anywhere is the underlying principal Of ell taxation"
 Regarding valuations, the gover- nor said "the rule Of thumbs fleth- ods are 10 longer applicable iii c held rapidly approaching the status of c pFofesslon."
 The states greatest problem, be said, was keeping expendituFea within income, land income comes from taxation"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17
SILVERSTINE IS x
 GIVEN POSITION

Hartford, Conn,, Dec, i7. (UP)-- Appointment of Harry Silverstone, Bridgeport, as special assistant at. torney general assigned to the uns employment compensation division of tho state labor department waS announced today by Attorney dens eral Charles J. Mclaughlin.
 silverstone, who succeeds Frank D. Odlum, recently appointed an unemployment compensation com. pensation commissioner, will begin his new duties Jan. 1. His salary was fixed ct 94.700 yearly, to be paid by tho federal government as part of administration of the Conneeti- cut net,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17
Soundines,

soundngs This is not, especially, radio Sc COT umn, nor column In which to preach morals A9%, 3So seo tha theater news bits morals, fashions sports rsdns sv writing or any other subject that appeals to us at the moment Since Sunday last we have neen askea radio and didn't we think thus and so and sueh ena such soour private opinion publicly expressed sod naS tSS we hope other eoumn ana sS aSa over tho ssdo on Sunday nh or for that matter any ngh; We feel perhaps the guest artist was not h the napPfse
 Snt resulted n something that Insult to the ears of the listening public Smut and vugsry are HSe enough when you and hear them nut se hesrd and not see Judging by the criticism of the skt hy stenersn the intelligence of high ana owoEow W o %as Blocked So we encourage you one and al to let the rado broadcastng station and sponsors Know your se timents After ali, the radio Is for you
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17

On the high Cs. |. Perhaps you have been reading about the latest spectacular feat In vocal Yow may even have heard Erna Sack reach her high hl"h C Many sopranos have reached In the up and up reSister the above high C. But Miss Sack goes SIX notes higher and sings the above high with ease s Mako notc of that Decidedly this Is rare vocal feat vvs heard her do it and personally any other Of the slnsnble Cs appeal to more, as that one way UP h fhe unner vocal strata seems trlfe unreal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17

Carnegie Institution meeting fl, Washington, Ills first move Co avoid them was his entrance Co the in- stitution at 7i30 a, m. for c meet. ing which began at 10, All day he refused to como out and finally had his dress suit sent ln 10 he wouldn't have t0 leave the building to prepare for c ban. quet,
 Gameramen stoOd out In bitter cold and cursed. In the evening they built . bonfire tO keep warm. One misCFeant lot the cir out of q tire on Llndbergh's car, but others thought that was going too far and had it refllled.
 Finally at i030 Llndbergh dashed out a side doer, face com. pletely covered, and the camera. men went back 10 their offices. But Not Mir. Hughes
 On the other hand dignifed Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, Whe usually waves news.pietur0 men of with hls cane, willingly pesed with General perBhlng and Admiral 0rays0h when tho Red Crosg beard of governors met, Let's make e record of thbl" no exclaimed, as no threw his hat and coat on Q pile Of hash.bulb bags.
 Copyright, l037, NEA Service, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17
YES, THERE IS.
BY rHH MAN IN TIM TOWER
Good Evening.

Has anyone said 1t yetp Then let's say it-because, The youngsters are geting pretty anxlous' There Is a Santa Claus. Little Johnny's been pretty blue, No wonder that he's sunk, Someone told him, no there iSn't It's just q lot of bunk, Betty says, of course there S, She knows lot better, Because for years and years He's got from her each letter. So in the midst of the hurly-burly. Let's take time and pause, Pass the good word along the way, There Is Q Santa Claus
 Elm Elm,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17

Boston, Dec. l7. (UPl-Ann CoFlo, self-styIed "Most beautiful woman In Burlesque," said today she plans Co divorce her husband immediately after Jan. l.
 She was married secretly on Christmas day, 1884, In Toledo, o. to Emmet Callahan, burleSque ex- ecutlve.
 "I will 70 to my home In Hart. ford, Conn, for Christmas and tho New Year." she said. "After that ! will immediately move tO secure my diploma"
 She hlnted she might Ny tO Reno for divorce proceedings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17
FAMoNs BULLvRoa DIES

St. Louls-(UP)-Lilth, tho worlds most photographed bullfrog, hos cr6aked for the last time. St. Louis 700 officials said Lllth, on albino, had boea their stellar attraction for three years. A skin disease akin to dropsy was said to Dc tho cause of death. ! u|
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17

vvclorea Mr. and Mrs. Frank DenXe are m ,,. o. e",Srsis od Man Stork having paid them his rst vst and left baby boy Mrs Denxe was the for iner Helen Reilly Wengertsman s ,n smiling smSs broad and contagious smile o ms out t ms Snv S"vS
 several ine responses have been made to the Tow. : CTS initial request for aid for deserving tamSS o CnS % I"Rv vIsitor to the Tower deposited three fne yyS;rs cf chldrcns mtcns We're indeed grateful ana We the recipients VIII be more %. nts s@mns rSse sS"rt s",a S,nday nieht to thrill the dancehounds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17

Sure shot advice are up In nS ne va St Gssl fccI Ma W "ssthirS W sneeiai ought to be done this year S Sessse yeT ars planning to nall him for fur coat for Il h:Ss S1 ss.c ssss:S" s SSnser s or @ ase y"a.or "mih,sasI gun Is very important thing In S'iHt hls c. probably much more Important than you realize Someone sad recently that men never sSSS sSS ir cont necessity and $50 gun luxury, despite the fact | that gun ci high quality VII last for great many years Perhaps your best beloved haS becn c might gently lint that you realize how absolutely essential to His happiness Q nice gun lS'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17

Washington, Dec. l7.-Desplte presidential hints, platform prom. lses ard q great deal of exploration, the administration Is as far aS ever from R concrete proposal to congress for legislation to curb monopoly and replace present ineffective antitrust laws.
 Roosevelt and his advisers gre still fishing around for the best method of diseouraging concentra. tions of economic power-and get- ting nowhere. This can be said in spite Of the fact that the president and Assistant Attorney General Robert 1T. Jackson, head of the justice departments antitrust sec. ton, discussed the issue at length during F. D, R,'S recent fishing trip.
 The best reason for thinking that an antl-monop0ly bill will be offered to thlS congress k the fact
 that Roosevelt wants Q Roosevelt Issue" for the 1888 congressional campaigns. The monopoly Issue would be . good one. lt ties up with tho high cost of living and
 prices increases such as At least helped bring on thO depression.
 If any anti.monopoly program k agreed upon it will almost sure. ly seek to hit at monopoly by use of the taxing power. Inter. corporate dividend and graduated corporation taxes might Do used,
 But it also has been seriously proposed In conferences that c graduated prohibitive tax might be laid upon any corporation which does moro than c stipulated per- eentage of tho business in its in. dustry,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17

W. T. sr1 orSnt Company was made grandpop Tuesday when Long Legs stork left his lovely daughter son a Mrs. frederick w. Menod, Jr, Fred, IT, Is the son ot Fred s former WaterbuEan ane friend Of sqP o Carson Se """ Pepper Martin eolored champion of New Jersey viii compete in tho prize Shag dance contest to be sponsored by the Colonial Club at Buckingham Hall tho Central Y will soon be wearing KwanB Club but. ton in his lapel Frances ouafrera of Walnut street remembers the Tower with two tickets for the annual
 minstrel and dance of the Sacred Heart Catholic Club at Buckingham Hall January 2l Fran is chairman Of the ticket committee and with her at the helm ducatS should be at c minimum the night of the show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17

Getting the Oncc.Over. My eaglc.cyed outpost informs me that the narrow bridge on the ThOmastOn. being surveyed by State Highway Department men, If this means new bridge for the spot motorists will sigh . sigh of relief The present structure is so narrow that two cars just squeeze through at the same time If ever road had bottleneck this is t U $. Route ewll be vastly improved by newer and wider bridge as the crossing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17
. BEHIND |TE SCECE WASHINGTON v NopMgV DUTcNgR-l
 Democrat Washington
 fAnWNAammnr1anN
Democrat Washington Correspondent

Congress Will Almost Certainly Get an Anti Monopoly Bill Before Long and Roosevelt Has His Own Reason for Presenting It .,.. Yer mont's Aiken Resem- bles Kansas' Landon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17
RNWlldOrcd, That's All

Governor George D. Aiken of Ver- mont, who wants Q Republican party ouse-eleaning, reminds you of All Landon of Kansas, At least, several correspondents who travelled With tandon in the last campaign and then interviewed Aiken at his press conference the other day in Senator dibSonS office, found e very strong resemblance,
 The Vermontefs features--al. though somewhat more rugged, his eye-g lasses, gray hair and espes elally hiS mouth, his alarming smile and conversational style were all cited as points Of slmi. larlty, The two men appear Go Dc about the same age, although Landen Ia about Ave years older,
 Yet none of Alkcn's lnteFvlewers saw him as . presidential pOssl. blllty. Aside from the fact that Vermont has only three electoral votes and ls far from pivotal, he frankly admitted 1T don't know as much about the problems of labor as ! wish l dld"l and "I don't know how fer we should go ln farm legislation -- it's in the OK. perlmental stagC."
 Az 6 farmer Aiken has speeiai- lEed in nurseries and trees, News photographers posed him In every conceivable position, but he finally baked when they asked him te "ieek worried" !
 ''i may look bewildeF0d," said the governor. "but I'm not wOr. rl0d."
 l.lndy Sets q New High
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17
BRITISH LESS TALKATIvE

London tUp)--dFeAt Dhitaln is only the tenth most "telophene- minded" country In the world, and DFlt0ns only the eleventh most talks RtiVe. These facts are revealed by survey of world telephones under. taken by statistieiAns Of Standard Telephones and Cables, Ltd,
 Paraguay may compel boys be. tween 10 and 29 to attend agricul. tuFal schools.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17
OLD TOWN CLERK DIES

Rutland, Mas, Der.i7-(UP)- Louis M. Hanfs, 70, Rutland towE clerk for 42 years, died ct his home here after c long illness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17

pckups Patsy Muvle fve.year,olda, aSughsSSr st S Marvs 1, Hospital She's st pucky youngster despi@tS @ seey endless battle within the gy o M SH Sie I Moran o fonsbu Street. celebrated her first brtbday this week. How time fes Shirley ly, Ann hnn
 s Of Washngo.n street took Sssost e Sus S 0 of sf chrsmss shopping So seSsete is pssng out Nn the eearS in honor of daughter born to his better hs at st. Marys Hospital last sunday Lne rs ESaSor event In the BeSSette domiehe VIII DC enf'S'ei'eo Theresa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17
BY BRUCE CAPTION (Copyrlght, l037, NEA Service, Incl

Assuming, from left to right, that you haVo friends and relatives who (a) like to road books and (b) have not read al tho new ones In tho circulating library down at tho cor. ner drug store, you Afo probably planning to do Q good blt of your ChristmaS shopping at the book sellers,
 Now buying books for people k Q little like buying cigars for Q man - you'd better know just what tho taste involved is, or your gift may Do worse than uses less,
 But If you do know thoso tastes, and know also what books your intended recipient -- the potential receiver, as tho radio football on. neuneers love to say--has already read, you may got some help out of this list,
 We will suppose that you are about to buy books for Q group of people Of highly diversified tastes, Tho books suggested here. with are roughly grouped 50 as to make your task c little simpler, Something Novel
 In Christmas Gifts
 People who like fiction, but like 1t moderately refined and free from rough stuff, ought to be happy if one or more of those novels find their way Into tho Christmas stocking;
 The Eneny Gods, by Oliver La FaFge; They Seek c Country, by Francis Brett Young; Rumbin Galleries by Booth Tarkingten; Sun Across the Sky, by Eleanor Dark; The Running of tho Deer, bp Dan Wiekenden; War With the NoWts, by Karel Capek, Greenhouse, by Edward Eyre Hunt,
 The Fruitful Wife, by glgrld undset, Summer M00nshino, by ?. q, Wedehouse; Eternal Flight, by Lotte Lehmann' Tomorrow tho Aeeelade, by Janet Deltriek 1; The Merry, Merry Maidens, by Helen oFaee Carlisle; Forgotten
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17

DvItainb Home office recently banned Q BlaokshiFIs parade n London,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17

Lindy Sets e New High Col, Charles A, Llndbefgh eBtab. lished 6 new high for dodging pho.
 tegraphers when he attended the
Askov American., 1937-08-19
Fire Damages A
Finlayson House

The house in Finlayson occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Thrun and
family and owned by Mrs. Mobraten
(the former Harriet Forbes) of Vir-
ginia, was damaged by fire and smoke
Sunday morning, when fire started
from the kitchen range at about $50
o'clock. The room was papered with
oilclOth and in an incredible short
time, the entire room was ablaze.
Neighbors and friends helped Mr..
Thrun form bucket brigade and had
the fire put out by the time the fire
engine arrived, but not before the
kitchen was badly burned and both
the rear door and one opening into
the dining room were charred. Smoke
filled the house and it will be neces-
sary to refinish all the walls. A nearly
new washing machine was badly dam
aged. Some insurance will help to
cover the loss.
Askov American., 1937-08-19
Sandstone To Get A
New Business Place

Nels Lundorff of Sandstone, re-
Gently leased a plot of ground on the
Great Northern Railroad right of way,
and started the erection of a large
warehouse and elevator. The build
ing will be AZ feet wide and 100 feet
long, the elevator part will consist
of two stories and basement 1t will
be of frame construction with ele-
vator sheet metal exterior finish.
Mr.. Lundorff, who is in the pro-
duce business, has also handled flour
and mill feeds the past few years,
under the able management of Albert
Vanderwirff, at the location of the
Cooperative creamery, but their busi-
ness has grown to the extent that
they need more room to accommodate
their trade. The plant when COM
pleted will be up to date with modern
and a fine addition to the
business places in Sandstone.
Askov American., 1937-08-19
80 People Learn OF
Lamb Care Saturday

About 80 people gathered at the
Mangus Lundstrom farm east of
Sandstone Saturday morning, August
ID, and took part in sheep drench-
ing and lamb grading demonstration
Mr.. Cavett of the Central Coopera-
tive Livestock Association of South
ST. Paul put on the demonstration
and gave a discussion of lamb mar
keting.
Mr.. Cavett said that lambs that
were not finished were bringing about
ten cents pound less than fat lambs
This means big loss to the man
who has raised the lamb. Unfinished
lambs are often caused by stomach
worms which can be prevented by
drenching with a copper sulphate
solution. A Well-finished lamb and a
thin lamb were selected and the farm
ers felt of them to determine which
was ready for market and which was
not. Lambs have to be handled be-
cause it is impossible to tell the diff
ference between a finished and thin
lamb by looking at them. The Cen
trail Cooperative Association fur
nished enough copper sulphate to each
man present to drench a flock of 100
head.
The demonstration was arranged
by Paul Beeman of Sandstone, and
notices were sent out by the county
agent, Max McMillin.
Askov American., 1937-08-19
Indians Pitch A
TentedVillageIn
Sturgeon Lake
Red Men Will Stage A Pow
WOW in Baseball Park
There Friday Night.

An Indian village is not novelty
in some places but in this section
it can be classed as such. However,
it is becoming quite common in and
around Sturgeon Lake inasmuch as
several families are in that commun-
ity engaged in cutting pulpwood.
True to their custom, the Indians at
the conclusion of weeks work, cele-
brate and their mode of celebration
is called a powwow.
On such occasion the braves of the
village don full war regalia and dance
to the beating of tom toms until the
early hours of morning. They have
held one such celebration already and
another will be held Friday night at
which time the Sturgeon Lake base
ball club has decided to sponsor it
in order that funds may be raised
to pay regional tournament expenses.
The powwow will begin at o'clock
and the Indians as well as the base
ball club, promise full evenings en-
tertainment. The public is invited.
Askov American., 1937-08-19
Daughter OF Well
Known Folks Weds

Miss June Hammer, youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Ham
mer residing between Askov and
Bruno, was united in marriage to Mr..
James NicalaW of Duluth on August
9. The ceremony was performed at
Knoxville, Iowa, and the young couple
were attended by Miss Carol Reeves
and Mr.. Claren Wilson, both cousins
of the bride, of Swan, Iowa.
Following the ceremony wedding
dinner was served to the bridal party
and other invited guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. David Bear, uncle
and aunt of the bride at Swan.
After an enjoyable trip through
Iowa the newlyweds are now at home
at 419 w. 4th ST., Duluth, where the
groom is employed. Their many
friends wish for them a long and
contented married life.
Askov American., 1937-08-19
Group Forms Coop
League On Thursday

Several people gathered at Hinck-
ley on Thursday night, August IL,
adopted constitution and bylaws
and elected an executive committee
to head what is to be known as the
Pine County Cooperative League.
The gathering consisted of delegates
from various cooperative creameries,
oil associations and feed stores in
the county and these people discussed
a program which has been successful
in Wisconsin. 1t was brought out
that ignorance as to the way a CO.
operative business works is generally
the reason a farmer does not patronize
cooperative enterprise.
Oscar Lindroth, Magnus Christen-
sen, Werner B. johnson, o. R. Dick
son and Mrs. August Steinborn were
elected to the executive board The
board organized as follows: Chair
man, Oscar Lindroth; vice chairman,
Magnus Christensen; secretary-treas-
urer, o. r. Dickson.
1t is planned to have board meet
ing September 2 to outline an educa-
tiOnal program to inform people of
the benefits of doing business the
cooperative way, announces the Sec
retary, o. R. Dickson.
Askov American., 1937-08-19
Legion Honors A
County Citizen
M. B. Hurley, Long Active
in American Legion Cir
cles. Elected Commander.

Michael B. Hurley, Pine City at
torney and former county attorney,
was on Wednesday afternoon elected
state commander of the American
Legion at its annual convention held
this week in Virginia. Mr.. Hurley
was boosted for the honor last year
but his election to the post was de-
layed for year through the election
of F. Ben Andreen of New Ulm
The new commander has given
many years of unselfish effort to the
progress of the Legion, both locally
and in national way and his selec-
ton to the highest office which the
state organization can give, is source
of pleasure to his many friends here
and throughout Minnesota. During
the past year he has served as chair
man of the State Boy Scout Com
mittee of the Legion.
Mr. Hurley is well known, not only
to Legionnaires, but to most of the
people in Pine county where he has
been in political life. He served for
several years as county attorney.
st. Cloud was chosen as the 1888
city just before the close
of the annual convention Wednesday.
Askov American., 1937-08-19
Sturgeon Lake Is
Victor Over The
County All-Stars
Lakers Get Twenty-one
Hits; Cunningham Holds
Opponents to But Four.

The Sturgeon Lake baseball team
which is in 'finish-battle" with Den
ham for the championship of the
Pine County Baseball League played
team made up of players from various
teams in the League Sunday and beat
it ID to g. The Lakers helped them
selves to a total of 81 hits while
Monroe Cunningham held the visitors
to 4. Cunningham allowed but one
hit until the ninth when all of the
visitors runs were scored. He struck
out 10 and walked three
A postponed game between Denham
and Sturgeon Lake will be played
at Denham Sunday and if the Lakers
win they will have won the cham
pionship of the League. However, if
Denham wins the game then another
game must be played to decide the
second half championship. If the
Denham boys should win the second
game also then a series of, three games
will have to be played to decide the
championship and the right to repre-
sent the League in regional compe-
tition.
Following is the box score of the
Sturgeon Lake-All-Star game:
Sturgeon Lake ID: AII-Stars 2
Askov American., 1937-08-19
.Askov Road And
Street Will Get
A Tar Treatment
Long Awaited Improve
ment is About to Become
A Reality.

The tar is on the track and the
stone crusher is now in the gravel
pit west of the village of Askov,
which assures early tarring of the
new road entering this community
and also the loop road and Main
street of the village. Gravel trucks
are expected to begin hauling the
crushed stone either this afternoon
or tomorrow preparatory to the ap-
plication of the tar treatment which
will be done by a large maintenance
crew of the State Highway Depart
ment, which has just finished a SIM
liar job at Sandstone.
George Larson, maintenance engi-
neer of the Highway Department, and
Arne Hokstad, district maintenance
foreman, were in the village Tuesday
looking over the ground and making
arrangements for the work which is
about to get under way.
1t is planned to have eight gravel
trucks which will haul approximately
100 yards per day and the work will
be commenced on the village street
and loop road in order that it may
become settled before the big Ruta-
baga Festival which is planned for
2.