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Freshly decorated apts., containing COM
bination living bedroom. kitchen, dinette
and bath; with exposures; new gas ranges.
hardwood floors, painted walls refrigera-
ton on house current. Located in down.
town area. Convenient to Govt depts,
theaters and stores. Rentals from $40 uu
Res. mgr: 94-hr elevator service
AMERICAN SECURITY &
TRUST COMPANY.
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Evening star., 1939-11-19
By Morley Cassidy.

BELCAMP, Md, Nov. 18 (NA.NA).
On the windy fats just off High
way 40, two rough wooden tables,
draped with orange bunting, stand
in the graveled approach to
new 5-story brick-and-glass factory
building. An attendant, raising his
overcoat collar against the chilly
wind from Chesapeake Bay, ar
ranges six boxes of shoes, some
cheap socks and handful of shoe
laces.
He holds out a woman's shoe.
Nice, eh?" he says. And cheap
a dollar sixty-nine."
But he's no peddler.
This man is the advance guard
of $3.50, ,O0o, 900 company, operating
on four continents. And his six
shoeboxes contain one of the biggest
question-marks facing American in
dustry today.
This two-table open-air 'store" is
owned and operated by the Bata
Shoe Co. So is the 5-story building
within the gate. So is the one-story
building beyond it. So are the
dwellings across the field So is
the five-story hotel now rising on the
banks of the Bush River.
And this, say officials of the
worlds biggest shoe company, is
only the beginning.
Refuge From War.
Other factory buildings are al
ready staked out-10 in all An
executive mansion is rising Four
domitory sites are being cleared.
Ground is being leveled for so more
homes. For seven years, company
officials say, Bata will spend ST ,00O,-
600 year to create a plant which
may give employment, eventually,
to 10000 persons.
All this means that a $3.50 900 900
enterprise is seeking refuge in
America from the wars and alarms
of Europe.
1t means that Jan Bata of Czecho-
Slovakia the Henry Ford of
Shoes" with 20 factories in Europe
and Asia-has come to America, and
is wasting not one second in ap-
plying the streamlined production
methods with which, in the last Is
years, he and his stepbrother,
Thomas, now dead, have jolted the
shoemaking business all the way
from Lynn, Mass, to British East
India.
What those methods may mean
to American shoe manufacturers is
anybodyS guess; but Americans are
keeping a wary eye on Belcamp.
Mr.. Bata, a husky blue-eyed man
of 43, with a bristly pompadour that
hints aggressiveness, arrived in the
United States in July, two months
after the breaking of ground for
his Maryland factory.
He said then that he hoped,
eventually, to employ 10000 persons
at Belcamp. Large-scale produc-
ton, he said, probably would not
start until 1941.
But that was three months ago,
and the outbreak of war changed
everything. Nazi Germany, already
in control of the company's great
factory at Zlin, Czecho-Slovakia,
where $4,000 workers make 250,000
pairs of shoes a day, took over
Evening star., 1939-11-19

the minesweeping force and the
local population, the only occurrence
of it's kind during the two years
American naval forces were in Scot
land. The trouble was due to the
pronounced ability of the American
seamen, with the help of their
higher pay, to attract the Scotch
lassies from the native sons.
1t quickly became apparent that
the number of mirtesWeepers on
hand would not be sufficient, and
Admiral Strauss called for l6 more,
with 80 New England deep-sea
traWlers, to serve as mark boats"
for the sweepers to enable them to
navigate and cover the fields more
accurately. The first casualty
occurred May 3, when William Nc
Haskell boatsWain's mate, first class,
was caught in the shaft of the
sweeping drums of the AUX and
crushed fatally.
The first large-scale effort to clear
definite area of mines began May
10, 1919, when nine pairs of sweep
erS were sent out. The PatuXent
again became victim. mine ex-
ploding alongside. Several men
were blown overheard, but were res
cued, and the commanding officer
had a thumb cut off by a flying
fragment. Two days later. the
Bobolink was even more seriously
damaged, and her commanding Off
GER, 1t. Frank Bruce, was killed
The boatSWain and three other men
blown overheard, were rescued. On
May Is, the Turkey also was dam
aged by a deep mine. Almost daily
ships were being damaged now SO
they required docking.
Losses Suffered.
BY May 20, the designated mine
group had been swept. A total of
1872 mines were accounted for, and
it was indicated that 43 per cent
still were in place. Next to cas-
ualties of ships and personnel, the
most serious factor was the heavy
loss of sweeping material. Sweeps
had been cut more than 200 times
with loss of about so kites" used to
keep the sweep wires in place under
water, and huge quantities of SWEEP
wire. Orders were placed for $50
kites month and other gear in
kind.
During June, the sweepers Heron
and Sunderland fouled the wreck
age of a German submarine later
tentatively identified as the UB-127
Later, other sunken wrecks were
located.
Our seventh and last minesweep-
ing operation began in September
1919, with % vessels taking part, the
crews working up to the limits o1
physical endurance to complete the
(See MINES, Page C-6D
Evening star., 1939-11-19

miles from her destination. The
Patuxent had lost her rudder. There
were two months of idleness. so far
as actual ninesweeping was con-
cerned.
Sub Chasers Sent.
Tests of various types of sweeps,
designed to operate at varying
depths and of varying lengths be-
tween towing evssels, were in prog
ress both in European waters and
American waters. 1t finally was re-
quested that 20 submarine chasers
be sent from the United States to
Inverness by April l, 1919, to do the
actual sweeping. 1t had been esti-
mated they would be able to COM
plete the job by the end of summer
The chasers began to arrive at In
verness the latter part of February
and by March l, 10 had reported.
They were organized into divisions
and placed in training. Dummy
mines were constructed and practice
was held under adverse weather
conditions. BY the middle of March
repairs on the PatuXent were COM
pleted and, with the Patapsco, she
was sent out to test new type Of
electrical sweep designed to explode
mines even on contact with their
anchor cables. During the first few
hours of sweeping, the Patuxent was
again badly damaged by the eX-
plosion almost directly beneath her
of a deep anti-submarine mine,
which had been set off by concus-
sion of the explosion of a surface
mine between the two towing ships.
The ship, however, continued in
spite of her injuries, and during two
days of sweeping 81 American mines
were exploded and II more were
known definitely to have been cut
adrift. Several British floating
mines were sighted and sunk by rifle
fire.
Designed to Sweep.
In the meantime construction of
specially designed sweeping YES
sci had been in progress in the
United States and by April 6 the
first IL sWeepers had left Boston and
headed for Inverness, with four
more following eight days later.
Some of these vessels are in COM
mission today as part of our new
Navy.
Between April % and May 2, the
first extensive sweeping was carried
on, resulting in destruction of 221
American mines, or about % per
cent of those known to have been in
areas swept. Breaking of sweeps by
the explosions was responsible for
missing most of the IS per cent re-
naming.
An incident of these operations
was a small riot in Inverness be-
tween United States bluejackets Of
Askov American., 1939-12-14
(FrOm Another Correspondent

The annual Christmas program will
be held at district 49 Thursday aft
ernoon, Dec. 81, at 1:30 p. m. All
are welcome.
Askov American., 1939-12-14
East Pine

The Cloverton Ladies' Aid bazaar
was held in the Cloverton school
building last Thursday night The
program consisted of musical num-
bers by Betty Wander Linden and
Dale Austin. Two puppet shows by
the eighth grade pupils of the Mark
vile school under the direction of
Mrs. Donald Ehmke, were also great
ly enjoyed. A fish pond, candy sale
and lunches, in addition to the sale
of fancywork, were features of the
bazaar
The Arna Community club met the
night of December in the Markville
schoolhouse. During the business
meeting the following officers were
elected for 1910: Franklin Wedge,
president; lone Grevious, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. r. E. Ballantine secretary;
and Mrs. Harold Smythe, treasurer.
Representative c. G.. Mann of Hinck-
ley, was present by invitation of the
club and gave very interesting &C
count of the work of the legislature
affecting the cut-over lands of the
state where the percentage of tax
delinquency is great.
The O. S. HalSted family of Clo-
verton, went to Brainerd for visit
week ago Sunday and on a street
in Brainerd a car ran into the Hal
sted car, damaging the side of the
car considerably. The folks were
shaken up and Mrs. Halsted suffered
the fracture of bone in her shoulder.
The session of the Markville Pres
byterian church was held Saturday
night at the j. T. Ballantine home.
The date for the Christmas program
was set for Wednesday night, Dec.
20. There will be a service in the
church auditorium in which the Sum
day school pupils will have a prom
inent part. Following this there will
be Christmas party in the church
basement. Another item of business
was the decision to have New Years
eve program and watch service on
December 81. Further announce
ments will be made later.
The Markville Presbyterian Ladies'
Aid is serving supper in the church
basement Thursday night (tonight).
The Christian Endeavor society
met at the Mclean home Sunday
night
The local schools are busy prepar-
ing for the Christmas programs which
are scheduled for Friday night, De-
cember %
A party was held at the Rev. A E.
Mclean home in MarkvilIe Friday
afternoon in honor of Mrs. Edwin
Monson.
Askov American., 1939-12-14
Duxbury

Mrs. T. Holmstrom and children of
Markville, and Mrs. N. Matson were
visitors at the E. Anderson home Fri
day.
Mrs. Roscoe entertained the Ladies'
Aid last Thursday.
N. Matson was in Minneapolis sew
eral days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. LaBoe of Pine City,
were Sunday visitors at the J. Gal
vim home.
Mrs. Harry Shute, Mrs Erwin An
derson and Mrs. Norman Matson ac-
companied Mrs. HolmStrom of Mark
vile, to Pine City last week.
Ed Linehan, Jr., of Danbury, Wis.
spent the past week with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Glienke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lampson OF
Carlton, spent the weekend at the
Max and Clyde Lampson homes.
The Elmer Calvin family of Fin
layson, were Sunday visitors at the
c. Bjork home.
Askov American., 1939-12-14
Kingsdale

Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Lund were
dinner guests at the c. Scott home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Feigum and
children motored to Richville Sum-
day and spent the day at the Alfred
Feigum home.
Mrs. Eta Phillips and son, Martin
of Rice Lake, spent Wednesday and
Thursday of last week at the jim
Campbell home.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dickman anc
family and Mrs. Thelma Benson anc
Douglas were dinner guests at the
A. S. Nordquist home Sunday Mrs
Benson and Douglas left in the aft
ernoon for South Dakota.
Betty Aarlie, who has been working
in Markville, returned home Sunday
evening.
Mrs. H. w. Frederick and Inel
motored to Superior Tuesday.
Mrs. Art Videen visited at the c
Videen home Monday.
Askov American., 1939-12-14
Sand Creek

All members and friends of the
Farmers club are urged to attend
the Christmas party at the school
house Friday evening Don't forget
to bring your gifts and also some
thing for lunch.
A Y. P. S. meeting will be held al
the w. A. Christensen home Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. Phillip Larson and little son.
Melvin, and Mrs. c. Svardahl visited
Wednesday afternoon of last week
with Mrs Dan Svardahl.
Several from here attended the
funeral of Mrs. Victor Sandwich in
Sandstone Friday afternoon. Deepest
sympathy is extended to the family
in the loss of their wife and mother,
by friends from this community.
Mrs. Emil Swanson and daughter,
Jenette, spent Saturday afternoon and
Sunday at the Perso home in Sand
stone.
Curtis Soderquist and Elm and
Elmer Larson visited Sunday after
noon at the Percy Moore home in
Danforth.
Miss Geraldine Wolf and brothers
visited Sunday evening at the c.
Svardahl home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Irons and
family and Miss Marion Edison were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Askov American., 1939-12-14
CrOningen

Don't forget the Ladies' Aid meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Anna Nelson
Thursday (today).
Mr.. and Mrs John Klar and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. Richard john
son and son, Mahlon, visited at the
Martin Eiffler home Wednesday eve
ming of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Klein visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Klein, Sr.,
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Scoville and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Gustafson
and daughter were Sunday dinner
guests at the Jake Ploegar home.
The school children will give their
Christmas program Wednesday eve
ming, Dec. 20. A welcome is ex-
tended to all.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Klein, Sr., and
family spent Monday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Klein.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Bagge and daugh-
ter of Askov, spent Sunday at the
B. Nelson home.
Mrs. j. Ploegar visited her moth
er, Mrs. John Work, Tuesday after
noon of last week.
The Alfred Sawatzky family of near
Friesland, spent Sunday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Klein.
The Sunday school pupils will give
their Christmas program Friday eve
ming, Dec. o. All are welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Nelson and chill
dren of Hinckley, visited the Earnest
Erickson family Sunday.
Askov American., 1939-12-14
Christmas Program
At Finlayson Church

"Christ The Savior is Born," is the
theme of the Christmas program
which will be rendered by the men,
bers of the Finlayson Peace Lutheran
Sunday school and Bible class Fri
day, Dec. %, at 8 p. m.
The program consists of songs, re-
citations, responsive readings, featur-
ing the Christmas story. The con-
gregation will join in the responsive
readings and in the singing of some
of the Christmas songs.
Special features of the program
are 20 Come to My Heart" by c. P.
Wesenberg, sung by the Junior choir.
Bethlehem of Judea" sung by five
members of the Junior choir with a
response by the entire Sunday school.
in the Stable He Lies" by Gounod,
sung by the Junior choir; Eden Spor-
leder will sing the solo part. with
JOY, o Lord Jesus" by c. p Wesen-
berg, will be sung by the Junior
choir
Silent Night, Holy Night" ar
ranged by Ellen Jane Lorenz, will be
sung by the adult choir in which Miss
Violet Hanson will sing the soprano
obligato solo and the trio will be sung
by members of the Junior choir
During the lifting of the offering
Mrs. V. Shafer will sing a solo en-
titled, 1.-The Christmas Song" (Can-
tique de NoeD by Adolphe Adam
AT the conclusion of the program
bags, containing candy and nuts, will
be given to the Sunday school Bible
class and Sunday school teachers.
Special Christmas day services
December 25, at 1890 a. M The pas
tor will speak on "The Son of God in
Swaddling Bands" based on the
Christmas Gospel Luke 2: verses one
TO fourteen. The adult choir of the
church will sing an anthem entitled
Il Bring You Good Tidings," by Will
H. RuebuSh. The alto solo will be
sung by Mrs. V. Shafer and the So
prano obligato solo will be sung by
Mrs. John Osladil.
The public is invited to these serv-
ices
Askov American., 1939-12-14

liner Carlson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Klynstra
of Hinckley, visited Sunday at the
Litzen Larson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanson and
daughter and Mr. and Mrs. A. Enge-
DO were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dale Harris Sunday.
Harry Hendricks of Clover, was a
caller at the Fred Jorgensen and
Andrew Engebo homes Monday eve
ming. He, in company with his sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Guy Hendricks, also
visited at the o. Roland home that
evening.
A number of relatives from Den
ham visited Saturday at the George
Hanson home.
Askov American., 1939-12-14
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
Dell Grove Emanuel Lutheran,

Wednesday, 2 p. M, Ladies' Aid
meeting at the Adolf Olson home.
Thursday, 8 p. M, Luther League
meeting at the Oscar Davis home.
Sunday, 10 a. m., Sunday school.
GrOningen Elm Lutheran.
Thursday, 2 p. m., Ladies Aid
meeting at the home of Mrs. Anna
Nelson
Sunday, 10 a. M, Sunday school.
ClOverdale Zion Lutheran.
Sunday, $50 a. m., service hour
worship and Sunday school at the
Geo. Steen home because of con-
struction work at the church.
NELS BENSON, Pastor.
Askov American., 1939-12-14
ASKOV AMERICAN, ASKOV, MINNESOTA

A new 50-volume travelling library
has been received and books may be
borrowed by anyone who wishes. In
addition to the so volumes, there are
10 extra volumes on farm methods.
The Arna Community club is provid-
ing this service to the community
Ray Chapman has again generously
offered space in his store for the
library and will manage the loaning
and receiving of the books.
Askov American., 1939-12-14
Cash Is Raised For
Finnish Refugees

A group of Finlayson residents un-
der the leadership of Leo Mack, John
Norback, John Anderson, Ray Nor
koli, Victor Silien, Einar Lindholm,
August Werronen, Paul Korpi and
John Wiljakkala solicited and COL
lected Sl09.65, while Mrs. Hilma
kuitunen added to this amount Sits
from the Sandstone community for
the relief of the Finnish refugees of
the Russian invasion of Finland.
Various lists will be solicited in
other communities and the funds will
be sent and distributed in Finland
by the American Red Cross.
Following is the list circulated in
the Finlayson and Sandstone COM
munities:
Askov American., 1939-12-14
PEACE ENGLISH LUTH. CHURCH
H. Sporleder, pastor.

H. Sporleder, pastor.
Divine services, 1920 a. m; Sum-
day school and Bible class, $50 a. m;
subject: "The Question of Troubled
Soul" based on the Gospel lesson OF
the ancient church for the third Sum
day in Advent.
All are welcome to our services.
Askov American., 1939-12-14

Carbon paper, which is used in
typewriters for making extra copies
of articles typed, is made by giving
paper a coat of a mixture containing
starch, gum, flour and a black or
blue coloring matter.
Askov American., 1939-12-14

1t is related that during the Cali
fornia gold rush roast grizzly bear
sold for dollar a slice in that state
Askov American., 1939-12-14

You like to read our paper-we
like to read your checks for it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-31
POLICE RADIO
EXAM APRIL "A

To fix the civil service status
Of Tacoma police radio operators.
an examination viii be held April
-. the civil service board an
nounced Thursday
Tom Pancic, Edmond Olsen and
Clare Sherrod. operators now en-
ployed. are serving only under
temporary appointment by Safety
Commissioner Eastwood. They
were chosen TO fiji the positions
when Eastwood decided upon "a
hour operation 81 the department ;
short wave station kGZN.
The present operators and any
others who aspire 10 the positions
or wish 10 establish places on the
civil service eligible list must file
applications before noon April $.
Only men holding radio-telephone
operators licenses from the fed
eral communications commission
are eligible. radio telegraph licenses
viii not be accepted. The licenses
must be up 10 date. but may be
for first. second or third class
rating.
Age limits are % TO 50 years.
The written test viii carry weight
of 90 per cent toward grading Of
applicants and all candidates must
pass with grade OF at least 20
per cent to be eligible for compile
ton OF the test. An oral test will
carly a weight Of 25 per cent and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-31

Wandering across the pages Of
Washington history is colorful
naturalist David Douglas, the
man whose life and death was de-
voted TO the science of nature
As young man. Douglas was
appointed by the Royal Horticul-
tural Society Of London TO study
the great northwest territory.
He Was dropped off by ship
at Fort George on the Columbia
and later crossed over to Fort
Vancouver Then the fun began.
The Indians soon named
Douglas THE G-ass Man" he
cause he was always digging
up specimens OF grass and
picking leaves.
He had the real collecting in
stinct. Otter. when he had only
two shirts. one wet and one dry
he would wear the wet one so that
he could keep his precious speci-
mems dry in the other
A marvellous shot. he impressed
the Indians by being able TO bring
down birds on the wing. Alone
or with his faithful dog. he wan
dered throughout the whole state,
revered by the Indians.
He sent home seeds Of what he
termed "a magnificent tree
In his honor. today we call it
the Douglas FIR, the greatest OF
all the trees of the northwest. In
England today. there are few
Douglas frs growing from seeds
sent across the sea by Douglas.
His one escape from death
In the northwest came when
out Of his tremendous curios-
ity-he determined to get the
skull of n Flathead Indian to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-31
NJ MBER EIGHTEEN

take home. These Indians. as
you know, flattened the heads
of babies by binding board
TO each baby's forehead.l
He obtained three skulls from
a graveyard. when the Indians
discovered him at work and came
whooping up TO demand vengeance.
Douglas ran on nimble legs and
escaped and he didn't drop the
skulls. either. They may be seen
in an English museum today
After making his remarkable
study of our western natural re-
sources he continued on around
for home But he was not to get
there: his thirst for scientific
knowledge betrayed him TO his
death.
At the lovely Sandwich
Islands NOW called Hawaii)
he became interested In the
wild, fierce cattle which
roamcd the hills.
The natives trapped these cattle
in pits dug in the earth.
One day Douglas was wander
ing IN search OF specimens. when
he heard a great believing In
vestigating. he found an immense
wild bull. trapped in one of these
pits
Cautiously, Douglas peeped over
the edge at the enraged creature,
which tossed his needle-like horns
viciously.
Douglas left the edge of the pit,
and started TO walk away. Then
he decided to have another look
at the perhaps to draw
a picture Of the maddened animal
10 add to the scientific knowledge
of the world.
On hands and knees. he crawled
10 the edge and peered over again.
The animal glared up ut the
man. Then suddenly the edge
Of the pit started caNing In.
and Douglas found himself
dropping down TO the sharp
horns and hoofs that waited
him.
Thus did David Douglas. Wash
ingtons first naturalist, keep a
rendezvous with heath and a mad
bull. one sunny day in Hawaii.
Tragic as his death was. at the
age of 35. II was fitting that this
great man should die as he did
on the job he loved.
Next: Jed Smiths Adventure.