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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-15

Oliver Sorenson and Bob North of
st. Paul, spent the weekend with
their folks at home.
Margie Semerau spent the week.
end in Duluth with Mary Maxi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rene DeBeir visited
at the Person home Sunday.
The Southside PIT. A. held its
last meeting for this school term Fri
day evening. Election of officers was
held. Mrs. George Sorenson was re-
elected president; the teacher, vice
president; and Mrs. Helen North, Sec
retary-treasurer.
The Southside and Holyoke schools
held play day together at the down.
town school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Peterson spent
the day in Superior, Wis, Sunday.
Callers at the Oswaskey home Sum
day were Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Semerau,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Semerau and
Mr.. and Mrs. DeBeir.
Howard Pickett and Harvey Sor-
enson went to Superior, Wis, Sum-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McCusky and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Pickett called at the Jim Pickett
home Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-15

Mrs. c. H. Selhaver of Minong
Wis. is visitor at the Harry Shute
home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Held and friends Of
Minneapolis, were weekend visitors
at the c. Glienke home.
Eugene Anderson was on the sick
list several days last week.
Norman Shute of Hinckley, and
Miss Blythe Gatten of Danbury, Wis.
were Sunday visitors at the r. Shute
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Calvin were Sun
day visitors at the Eric Ryberg home
in Danforth.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Wegwerth of Rut-
ledge, spent Monday with friends and
relatives.
Mr.. Roscoe spent several days al
the c. WINNER home near Webster
Wis.,, last week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-15

was a guest in Kerrick Wednesday
night of last week.
S. A. Halverson was home Sunday
and Monday. He left Tuesday on
business trip.
After 10 days delay to let the floors
harden, crew is now at work on
the Beckstrom building and things
are humming. At the end of next
week things will look different.
Cy Halverson and Reider Edison
spent 10 days in the north woods at
Cy's camp and incidentally caught
few trout in the streams that seem
to abound with them.
The Ed Smith family, who moved to
Oregon some six or seven years ago,
have returned to Kerrick and are
living in the place formerly occupied
by the Winton family. Ed will build
on the forty he purchased from the
state near Jack Southerton's place.
Bill Peck and his horse-mule COM
bination recently plowed the tri-
angle near the hotel and they tell us
the All boys and girls, under direc-
ton of Mrs. Virvil Matson, will take
it over and beautify it. That's fine.
More power to you.
A large crowd attended the Presby-
terrain Ladies' Aid at the Arthur
Lund home Saturday. Mrs. Muir
ply and Mrs. Lund were hostesses.
The county grader broke down last
week and Harvey has been working
on it for some days.
Many of the townspeople saw 'Men
of Boys Town" at either Moose Lake
or Sandstone Sunday and thought it
a wonderful picture. They recon-
mend an additional supply of ''ker-
chiefs" if you 60.
Magnus Lindstrom, living south of
Bruno, bought an Allis Chalmers trac-
tor from Hogan Motor Sales last
week.
Ralph Matthes has gone to work
at the cheese factory. He is driving
in Frank Mach's place. Frank ex-
poets to go to the City shortly.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-15

beth Babcock, (1O6) piano; Russell
Clementson, (53) guitar; Majorettes
from district 80, Doris Heyda, Phyl-
lis Swanson, May Klande, Margaret
Zalaznek and Grace Graves; vocal
trio, district SO, Sophie Minar, Ber-
nice Haug, and Darlene Clementson;
group song, district rs, Irene Berna-
dette, Helen Marie Kryzer and Geral-
dine Griver; group two part song,
Pine Lake, district 81, Kathrine, Jo-
anne and Mary Lou Randall, De-
loria Erickson, Bernice Behrman and
Evelyn Sprandel; rhythm band from
Sturgeon Lake, district 40.
Play Day Section 4.
Our first sectional play day for
the 1941 season was held last Fri
day at the Ogema school 116. All
IL schools and II teachers in that
section were present. Eight diamond
ball teams made perfect tournament
which was won by Mr.. Weberg's Twin
Lake Indian school, No. 90, by scores
of IS to 2, IA to 2 and IA to 2. Nearly
200 pupils took part in the IS indi-
vidual contests and relays.
The following pupils won the SPELL
ing honors in section four:
Upper Grades: Marie Campbell,
102; Leota Gay, 102; Kanchill Clark,
90; Esther Boswell, 90; June Hunt,
116.
Grades S and 6: Marian Lyseth,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-15
NickersOn

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Johnson and
daughter and Miss Betty Ann Casa
don't of Duluth, visited at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Casadont Wednesday
evening of last week.
Oakly Winton sawed wood for Mr..
Casadont last week.
Bud Casadont spent Sunday with
his parents here.
Mrs. Casadont is enjoying weeks
visit from her sister of Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Slower and family
spent the weekend in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Charles Soper visited Mrs.
Paul Hansen Friday afternoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-15
Duquette

Mr. Keyport was taken to his home
from the Moose Lake Community hos
pital Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith of Duluth,
spent a few days this week visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Lund.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kolosky and
children of Minneapolis, and Mrs
Henry Stamina and Miss Pearl Erick-
son, both of st. Paul, spent Sunday
at the Peder Erickson home.
Elmer Edin and his aunt spent
the weekend at the John Edin home
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernald Ahlm and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Wood of Min
neapolis, visited at the John Ahlm
home over the weekend.
Morris Hedberg and Mr.. and Mrs
Barquist spent the weekend at the
Fred Hedberg home
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-15
When You And
l We're Younger
Twenty five Years Ago.
(May ID, 1916)
Items taken from the Askov American
of Is and Is years ago.

Mr.. Magnus, state engineer, togeth-
er with Mike Buckley of Pine City,
are surveying the Elwell road. Chas.
Pearson of Sandstone, who has the
contract for the building of this
road, is pushing the work right along
and has a crew of men and teams at
work between Sandstone and Askov;
also between Askov and Bruno, and
Kerrick and Bruno.
Max Sebald, a first lieutenant of
the u. S. Army, stationed over on the
Philippine Islands, visited in Askov
last week at the home of his broth
er, c. Sebald, leaving again Monday
for New Ulm where he will visit
friends and relatives.
The Hans Jensen family moved to
Askov from Minneapolis last Friday
and have settled on their farm three
miles north of town where buildings
have been put up.
Robert Mitchell, an old time resi-
dent of Kerrick, died Sunday morn
ing of pneumonia and was buried
Monday in the Oak Lake cemetery.
Among the Belden school visitors
last week was large porcupine. He
was made highly welcome.
Chr. Hansen has been appointed
manager of the Askov Cooperative
Association Feed Store to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation
of A. c. Ravnholt. He will COM
mence on his duties July LIST when
MIR. Ravnholt's time is up.
Bert Bailey of Hinckley, was in
Askov Tuesday reading meters of the
Brush Electric Company. He had
forgotten to put on pair of rubbers
and as he had to 60 ways out into
the country he borrowed Carl Mil
ler's Ford car Upon returning to
the store he purchased the car and
drove on to Hinckley with same.
The Duquette school acknowledges
a visit from the Askov principal,
Prof. F. Clarey Nielsen, Mrs. Nielsen
and daughter Ards, Wednesday and
Thursday of last week. They were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. w. N. Frost
while in Duquette.
Earl DeMaris returned to Bruno
Friday from Geyser, Mont. He re-
ports that the season there is even
more backward than here.
H. A. Wolff arrived in Askov last
week from Trip, S. D., with a car
load of farm machinery and four
horses. Mr.. Wolff will be one of the
big farmers here, his large place
being five miles directly east OF
Askov in Fleming township.
Section foreman H. A. Kuffel of
Askov, goes to Little Falls today
where he has a 200-acre farm of
which he intends to dispose. Dur
ing his absence Andrew Juhl will be
-'boss" on the section where there
is at present eight men employed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-15
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
County Declam Finals.
A. e. GUSTAFSON. County Supt.

The following sectional champions
spoke at the final declamatory con-
test at Sandstone Thursday evening,
May 8: Louise Southerton, Kerrick,
district 125; Florian Chmielewski,
Sturgeon Lake, district 40; Gene
Kranz, district 80; Junior Jungers,
Friesland, district IS; Dean VAIL
berg, Grindstone, district 66; Eileen
GLASGOW, Milburn, district 33; Gloria
Murphy, Kerrick, district 1875; Eliza
beth Babcock, Markville, district 1O6;
David Babcock, Markville, district
LOG; Phyllis Swanson, Four Corners,
district 80; Lilly Mae McLevis, Win
demere, district liza.
The first three listed above were
ranked by the judges as the best
three. The judges were Miss A..
Lahodny, Mrs. M. Pitka-Schmidt, and
Miss Hilda Hanson, instructor of
Teacher Training department, Hinck-
ley.
Musical Numbers,
The following pupils furnished ex-
cellent musical numbers for the final
county declamatory program: Eliza
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-15

112; Peggy Kalsbeck, 1O2; Billy Hen
scel, 102; Eden Brant, IS; Roy Gar
bow, 90.
Play days are being held this week
as scheduled in Sections l, 2, 3, S, 6
and 8. Section seven meets on Mon
day, May 10. Our final diamondban
and volleyball tournaments and re-
lays for the sectional champions will
be held at Pine City Saturday, May
"a. The final spelling contest for the
Is upper grade sectional winners will
also be held there on that date-in
the court room at 9 o'clock a. m.
State examinations are scheduled for
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
May 26, q and %. Last day Of
school picnics should occur on Thurs
day, May 20. Memorial day, May 80,
is a legal holiday.
Shortage.
Thirty-three of our Pine county
rural teachers have already definite
ly announced that they are enter
ing other work, retiring, or accept
ing teaching positions elsewhere. Our
low salaries are not holding our
teachers. With less than 20 new
teachers joining us, we can expect a
definite shortage in Pine county for
the ensuing year, unless number
of our small schools vote to close.
There will be an actual teacher
change in over half of our rural
schools. "Nuff Sed''.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-15
Lake View Ripples

The Misses Helen and Lorraine An
derson of Kroschel, spent week age
Sunday afternoon with Miss Irene
Sawatzky.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Borchard, Mrs
Mary Yetter and Mr.. and Mrs. Gust
Pearson were visitors Sunday after
noon a week ago at the Sylverton
Loftness home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Eells and son
spent the weekend at their farm
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. DePover and son
Gilbert of Grindstone Lake, and o.
car Fryxell of Moline, ILL.,, were
Monday evening visitors at the c. w.
Sawatzky home. Mr.. Fryxell is a
cousin of Mrs. Sawatzky.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylverton Loftness
and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Sawatzky
and daughters, Lorraine and DeLoris,
of Friesland, spent Tuesday evening
of last week at the G. w. Sawatzky
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivar Rostberg and
Irwin Sander spent Sunday evening
week ago at the w. F. Borchard
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Kroschel
spent Tuesday at the c. w. Sawatzky
home.
Congratulations are extended to
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Barber who
were married Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Barber was Ellen Wickner be-
fore her marriage.
Mrs. c. w. Sawatzky spent last
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. w. F.
Borchard and Mrs. Yetter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Pearson spent
Tuesday evening of last week at the
Anton Peterson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Pearson, Mr.
and Mrs. Sylverton Loftness, Mr. and
Mrs. w. F. Borchard and Mrs. Yetter
spent Friday evening at the Henry
Borchard home to help Henry cele-
brate his birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Kroschel
were visitors Tuesday evening of last
week at the w. F. Borchard home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Foss and
son, Mr.. and Mrs William Foss and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry john
son and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Rabe and son and Kenneth
Kroschel of Kroschel, spent Moth
er's day at the Peder Loftness home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylverton Loftness
spent the evening there.
Arthur Borchard, Mildred Stacy
and three friends of Minneapolis,
spent Mothers day at the w. F. Bor-
chard home. Mr.. and Mrs! Sylverton
Loftness were dinner guests there
also.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Swanson of
Duluth, spent the weekend at the
Henry Borchard home.
Chas. Peterson of Comfort, spent
Sunday afternoon at the Gust Pear
son home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-15
Fifteen Years Ago.
MAY 20, 1925

The Boy Scouts of Sandstone, en-
joyed their camp opening last Fri
day evening amid talks and gen.
eral good time Their camp is To-
Gated on Banana Island in Kettle
river just east of the village. They
have a cabin, 18x24, which was built
last summer, and Friday evening they
made their first trip to the camp
on a raft built by Senator A. S. Lar
son, Banker R. w. Barstow, Albert
Larson and Gust and Elmer Gjertson.
Miss Viola Stephenson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Stephenson of
Duquette, was married May l at Du-
luth, to John E. Anderson of Moose
Lake. The happy couple is living
at Proctor where Mr.. Anderson is
employed by the railroad company
The territory east of Nickerson was
the scene of a forest fire of no small
dimensions Monday. The district is
sparsely settled and is well covered
with brush and taller trees. A stretch
of four to five miles was covered but
the blaze was held in check about
a quarter mile from the village by
fire fighters from the whole COM
munity. The railroad section crews
from Nickerson, Kerrick, Bruno and
Askov were also called out to help
combat the fire.
Funeral services for Mrs. VIM. Le-
peer of Bruno, who died Sunday
morning, were held Tuesday after
noon from the home and the Vilstad
Lutheran church. Interment was
made in the Vilstad cemetery. She
leaves to mourn her passing her hus-
band and four children, her aged
mother, two brothers and sister.
A. Henriksen of Askov, has pur-
chased the feed business of Jap Hill
and plans to build an elevator along
the Great Northern tracks.
About o'clock Wednesday morn
ing of last week fire was discovered
at the John Wahlstrom place. Neigh
bors went there to attempt to ex-
tinguish the flames but the barn
and hen house could not be saved
The fire is thought to have started
from the brooder stove in the hen
house. Two hundred chickens were
burned.
Warren Shute of Duxbury, received
message Friday stating that his
brother, Burr Shute, had died at Be-
midi that morning. He left the same
day accompanied by his nephew, R
j. Shute, to attend the funeral.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-15

MT. anu MIS-. James Murphy ana
family spent Sunday in Askov with
relatives.
Mrs. M. Beckstrom and Darlene
were business callers in Moose Lake
Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hanson are
the proud parents of boy born Tues
day, May 6, at their home.
Mrs. Irwin Larson left last Thurs
day for a two weeks visit with rela-
tives in Iowa.
James Murphy, who is employed
on the railroad at Stanchfield, spent
Sunday with his family.
Milton Beckstrom and Frank Miner
were callers in Duluth last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Ralph Wahlquist and chill
dren spent the first of this week at
her home at Grindstone Lake.
Mrs. Victor Johnson visited her
mother a few days this week.
Mrs. Leslie Riehm and son Ken
meth were in Barnum and Moose
Lake Friday.
Milton BeckStrom was a business
caller in Pine City Monday.
Mrs. Henry Hanson and Carmyn
of Barnum, visited at the M. Beck
strom home Sunday.
Clarence Hicks spent the week.
end with his father.
Miss Clara Jean Anderson and
Thomas Slime spent Sunday with
relatives in Carlton.
MIR. Slime, Miss Anderson and Mrs.
J. Murphy and Gloria attended the
declam contest in Sandstone last
Thursday evening.
A large number of Kerrick folks
attended the movie in Moose Lake
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Beckstrom
and daughter visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Leffler in Barnum Sunday
evening.
A group of young folks enjoyed a
picnic recently at the Kettle River
park and later in the evening at
tended the movie in Sandstone.
Carl Berg spent few days in
Minneapolis recently with relatives
and friends.
Three carloads of young folks mo-
tored to Waukon recently and en-
joyed the roller skating carnival
with Kenneth Riehm.
Mrs. Victor Johnson and Mrs. E.
H. Washburn were callers in Moose
Lake Saturday morning.
Louis K. Hogan and nephews, Rich
ard and Clayton Hogan, spent the
weekend in Minneapolis with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Bill Nyrud and daughter of
Willow River, visited at the w. P.
Hogan home Sunday.
Don Hogan spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Hogan.
Mrs. J. A. Wallin of Minneapolis,
is spending a week visiting relatives
in NickerSon and Kerrick.
Mrs. Leonard Wahlberg and daugh-
ter Lily Beth of Aitkin, are visiting
at the c.. L. Wahlquist home. Mr.
Wahlberg came for the weekend,
returning Monday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-15
South Holyoke

Mr.. and Mrs. Oswaskey took their
daughter Helen to Carlton Saturday
to see a doctor, and found that she
was much better.
Master Clifford Person spent Mon
day visiting his sister Margaret.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-15
(FrOm Another Correspondent

Mrs. Ralph Wahlquist, Richard and
Betty Claire, are spending few days
at the Bert Wahlberg home at Grind
stone Lake.
Margaret Johnson of Pine City, was
a weekend guest at the James H.
Hogan home.
Mrs. E. J. Sexton and Mrs. w. P.
Hogan were Duluth business callers
on Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Lundberg
were Saturday night and Sunday
guests at the w. P. Hogan home.
Mrs. M. Cashen entertained as
guests over the weekend, her daugh-
ter and son-in-laW of Duluth.
Mrs. w. P. Hogan will entertain
the Catholic Ladies' Aid at her home
Thursday afternoon, May %. Every
one is invited to attend.
DR.. James Slaven of Pine City
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-15

(Omitted from publication last issue
for lack of Space.)
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Anderson and Dom
aid of Duluth, spent Tuesday with Alma
and Carl Anderson.
Dolores Brandt accompanied Mr. and
day evening to visit the Ralph Brandt
family. She returned with them Sunday
evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Art Lund spent Sunday
evening at the Jim Fjosne home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Anderson and Alma
and Myrtle and Carl E. Anderson at
the Harry Anderson and Clarence Lind
oergh homes. > s s,,a,. ,s
Mrs. Floyd Dammann visited at the Jim
Fjosne home Sunday afternoon.
Ne and Mrs Gust Katt and a. children i. 1sn
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Anderson and chill
dren called on the John Norberg family
in Barnum Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Skinner. spent Sunday
evening at the Roy Brandt home;
Mr.. and Mrs. Q: Switzer and Marion
'p Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Anderson and Den
MIS- Jerine and Lyle spent Saturday eve
ming at the Chas. Westlund home in Clo-
Johnny c. Carroll and family of ST.
Paul. have moved here to operate the
farm of G. E. Carroll.
Mr. and Mrs. ManuS Brlnk ana oauSn-
tiers have moved onto the former Roy
Barnett place.
Harold Jordet of Minneapolis, spent
Sunday at his home here.
Leslie Armstrong of Minneapolis. spent
Sunday at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Hammerquist and
family were Sunday dinner guests at the
Ross Barnett home.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Barnett called on the
Ross Barnett family Saturday forenoon.
Mrs. Ross Barnett called on Mrs. Jim
Fjosne Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Ferguson called
on Mrs. Balsom Sunday evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-15
Oak Lake

Miss Evelyn Larson accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. Skinner to Hinckley
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Switzer and fami-
ly visited at the John Mattson home
in Barnum Sunday evening.
Floyd Fiske called at the Switzer
home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Fjosne and
children called on Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Neuman Saturday night and Sum
day. Mrs. E. Neuman and daugh-
ter called at the Jim Fjosne home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ignatz Pionk and
family and John and Donald Fergu-
son called on o. Fiske Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Mcdonald and
children visited at the Ignatz Pionk
home Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ignatz Pionk and
family called on Hiding Magnuson
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Brandt and
children took Mrs. Charlie Brandt
and Eunice with them to Askov Sum-
day afternoon.
Leonard Barnett was a caller at
the Hammerquist home Sunday.
Everett Barnett called on John l..
Johnson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Barnett were
guests of the Albert Anderson family
on Mothers day.
Leslie Armstrong, accompanied by
Miss Jennie Anderson, returned home
from Minneapolis recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maluis Brink and
girls took her mother back to Marine
on ST. Croix Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Anderson, together
with group of girls from the Home
Economics club of Moose Lake high
school, spent Saturday touring the
Twin Cities.
Dennis Anderson spent the week.
end in Minneapolis visiting his sisters
Doris and Elite Anderson.
Miss Myrtle Anderson, together
with Bessie and Harriet Johnson,
visited in Duluth Friday.
Miss Eleanore .Fiske is now en-
ployed in the Moose Lake hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Anderson and
Donald of Duluth, spent Sunday with
Alma and Carl Anderson.
The Luther League meets in the
church Friday evening.
Sunday, May ID, quartet from the
Bethany Lutheran church will have
charge of the services at $50 a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Ferguson re-
turned Tuesday after spending sew
eral days with his mother at Kenyon
and Mortified.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-15

A hound that wants to catch the
hare can't stop to quarrel with his
fleaS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-04
Policeman Fires
AT Fleeing Auto

A car impounded by Tacoma
police early Friday figured prom
inently in a hit-and-run accident
and a thrilling chase in which shots
were fired by Officer Roscoe Saw
age in an attempt TO force it's driver
TO halt.
Savage off shift and accom-
panied by his i4-year-old son, was
driving IN the vicinity Of Mckinley
ave. and Harrison ST. Thursday
about o p. m. when he saw the car
speed away from a minor automo-
bile collision. He gave chase and
attempted to force the car into the
curb, but its driver refused to stop.
After chasing the car around the
block couple OF times. Savage
fired shots after II. but even then
failed TO halt the driver. The Of
ficer was forced to give up the
chase because of fear of injury ia
his son.
The empty car was picked M nj
a. m Friday at GOT Pa. Harrison
ST. by Officers Ben Overdahl ano
! Charles zittel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-04
Skin Operation
Called Success

CHICAGO - The successful
transportation o. the largest area
Of san IN medical history was re-
vesled today IN an account Of a
new grating technique by Drs- II.
o. McPheeters and Harvey Nelson
Of Minneapolis.
Writing in the Journal Of the
American Medical association. the
physicians said they had made
blanket graft" Of 176 square
inches - nearly 81 square inches
larger than any previous graft
through the use OF a new instru-
ment called the padgett derma-
tome.
The dermatome WAS described as
a blade OF razor steel attached to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-04
Tacomans Attend
Christmas Seal
Meet in Seattle

SIX Tacoma members - TIE Tu-
bercuiosis League Of Pierce County
headed BY State President y. B.
Penny attended = meeting n rep
resentatives o. y Western wash
ington county leagues N Seattle
Thursday.
The gathering OF some 20 tuber-
culosis workers was called to hear
a talk by c. L. Newcomb Of New
York. national director Of the
Christmas Seal sale Sewcomb
stressed the point that the exten-
sive war preparations in this coun-
try have caused congested condi-
tons in a number OF cities. Great
ing the probability Of rise in
the tuberculosis death rate. Be