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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
People Remain, at Daily
Tasks and OF. uty in
Spite of Air Raids.

In telling of the death and de-
struction resulting from German
air raids over British soil, the fol-
lowing letter recently received by
Mrs. ORGY Plaisted of Bruno, from
cousin, Charles Bromage, of
London, England, also gives an
insight of the courage of the Eng
lish people and determination
to resist at all costs.
The communication was mailed
from London on January "a by
air mail and was received in
Bruno two weeks later, Febru-
ary7 In part it reads as follows:
Please tell all your friends, this
England and its people are sitting or
top of the world. To see and meet
everyone you would not know we
were at war. Especially in London
Right in the middle of the heaviest
raids / was in the West End at a
party. incidentally bombs were
dropped and three high explosive
bombs. Girls and fellows, I among
them, put these fire bombs out, went
and saw what could be done to the
bombed out people. Nothing could
be done by us. Two blocks of flats
and three shops were destroyed. The
squad worked for hours
digging people out. We all returned
to our party. At midnight we all
went home among the shells and
bombs. 1t is general all over the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
Willow Operetta
Tomorrow Night

Tomorrow night is the date set for
the presentation of the Willow River
high school operetta, "The Torea-
doris" under the sponsorship of the
Willow River High School Glee Club.
The plot of the play is in old Spain
and the Spanish costumes and songs,
together with much hard work on
the part of the cast promise to make
the evening an enjoyable one for the
audience.
The operetta, which will be pre-
sented in the high school gymnasi-
UNI, will open at o'clock so all are
urged to come early and enjoy the
full production.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
Hinckley Pair Feted
On Golden Wedding

Open house was held at the Ben
Sanford home in Hinckley for friends
and relatives Tuesday afternoon and
evening of this week in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Sanford, it being their
golden wedding anniversary. A large
number of friends and relatives called
and extended congratulations The
day will remain a memorable one for
the honored couple.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
RoadReportAnd
Study Issued By.
Senator Johnson
Gives History of Minnesota
Highways from OK Cart
Days to Present Time.

The following report, compiled by
Senator c. Elmer johnson of Alme-
iund, gives brief history of Mime
sofa roads and also comparison of
the Minnesota gas tax and vehicle
tax with that of other states in the
Union. Gas tax legislation will be
up for debate during the present
session but Senator johnson states
that all legislation is moving slowly
at present.
In study of records and of report
made by the Minnesota Good Roads
Association, the history of Mime
sofa roads has been divided into five
periods.
The Ok Cart period or territorial
days extends from the year 1888 to
1857, during which time local pre-
cincts had almost complete road au-
tonomy. Travel was by barge and
OK cart.
Railroad Era.
The years 1853 to 1885 have been
designated as the Railroad Era and
the age of forgotten roads. In 1853
Minnesota became state and was
followed by a large-scale railway
expansion. In 1862 county COM
missioners were empowered to ap-
propriate money from the county
treasury, up to $1,000 for any pur-
pose (including roads). In 1885 the
first Good Roads" campaign was
started by Mapleton editor.
Horse and Buggy Era.
1891 to 1902 brought a revival of
road development in the state. In
1893 the first good road convention
was held in st. Paul. In 1895 the
first automobile was exhibited in
Minnesota. In 1897 the states first
r. F. D. route was opened at Farm
ington. In 1898 constitutional
amendment was ratified empower
ing the legislature to establish road
and bridge fund and set up state
highway commission.
Dawn of Automobile Era.
In 1908 an act was passed icens-
ing automobiles and setting speed
limits of eight miles per hour in
towns and Is miles per hour on roads.
In 1907, a law was passed to ap-
portion 100000 annually to counties
for roads and bridges. The law was
declared unconstitutional and later,
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
Finlayson High
TOPresent Comedy

The Junior class of the Finlayson
high school will present the COM
edy, "Pigtails", in the school audi
forum Wednesday evening of next
week, February 10, at p. m. The
sponsors cordially invite the public
and promise full evening of en-
tertainment.
Those in the cast are Antonio Dra-
hosh, Edwin Carlson, Ruth Korpi,
George Carmen, Marie Holstein, Sell
ma Carlson, Beulah Enos, Gloria An
derson, Richard Esse, Laverne Mil
Ter, and Elaine Hobbs.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
Letter From, London Tells of
British Strength and Pluck

country-folks will not allow these
raids to interfere with their daily
lives.
Destruction Taken Calmly.
A conversation in bus the morn
ing after heavy London raid will
illustrate our feelings. It is a Lon
don cockney who says, "You know
Lewis's and you know that block
of offices in Charring Cross Road
and the Dominion Theatre, and such
and such warehouse in City road"
His companion replies Eyes. He just
replies, "All down..
At certain junction II sets of
metals (rails) were blown up. This
happened at 8 a. m. and by S p. m.
all were straight and trains running
again.
Make no mistake, it is terribly sad,
when such prosperous times were
in store. We have all lost our BUSH
ness and most people their all, but
we are unbeatable. No people in the
world can beat us for sense of humor
and the habit of ever being ready
for anything.
A Longing for Peace.
We see American films and look
with longing eyes to your country
wondering what it must be like to
see light in the street, to open
ones door without having to put all
lights out first. To see fruit in shops.
To be able to take home for supper
couple pounds of cheese. To see
the sight of a lemon. To realize
what sweet shop looks like full of
sweets or candy as you say. That is
what war means.
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
Death OF Vim. III.
|Barnick Saddens
Many In County
Death Comes Unexpected
ly Tuesday Morning for
Well Known AuctiOneer.

The entire Pine county and Sand
stone in particular was deeply
shocked and saddened early Tuesday
morning of this week by the unex-
pected death of William H. Barnick,
Sandstone auctioneer who died about
BIS o'clock from heart attack. He
had not been feeling well for several
days and was ordered to bed by his
family doctor for a rest but Tues
day morning he became worse and
passed away. While he had not been
in the best of health the past year
or more he still remained active in
his business and personal affairs,
still finding time to call on many of
his friends.
Followed his Fathers Footsteps.
He was born on June z, 1881, son
of William and Caroline Barnick His
father was also an auctioneer, be-
ing the first to obtain a license to
auctioneer in the state of Minnesota
and his son followed in his footsteps.
He came to this county in 1902 with
his parents, settling on farm north
of Groningen. Young Barnick as
sisted his father in his business and
cried his first sale at the age of ID.
Growing up in the Groningen COM
munity he was interested and active
in community affairs, being town
and school board clerk, justice of
the peace and director of the Fin
layson school district.
In Business in Sandstone.
He was married to Miss Elsie Splin-
ter on December 1, 1904, and they
lived on their farm, carrying on the
auctioneering work. They moved to
Sandstone about 1920 and Mr. Bar
nick branched out into an extensive
business in second hand and also
new merchandise. He had also been in
other businesses and enterprises in
that village. Together with his wife
he leaves four sons, William E. Bar
nick, Jr., Barne, Jake and Mike, to
carry on his work. He also has two
brothers, Ed of Charleston, Wash, and
Frank of st. Paul; three sisters, Mrs.
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13

sen, Jr., and the hired man had left
for Wisconsin that morning and Mrs.
Thomson and daughter Margaret, had
gone to the Geo. Ekberg home, near
the Jensen farm, for brief visit,
planning to go from there to Rutledge
to get Mr.. Jensen, coming home on
the bus. However, the boys returning
from Wisconsin picked him up there
and it was only when they neared
the farm that they saw the smoke
was coming from their own home.
A Familiar Landmark.
The house was recently wired for
electricity and the current from the
new REA line north of town had
been turned on there about 10 days
ago. The building was a familiar
landmark on the road between Askov
and Rutledge, being erected at about
the time of the Moose Lake fire of
1918 which swept southwark and de-
stroyed other farm buildings in that
area. The house was under con-
struction at that time, all the rough
framework being up, and was saved,
although shingles and other build
ing material lying nearby burned.
Mr.. Jensen has been having more
than his share of hard luck the past
winter as he had broken his collar
bone in a mishap last October and
was getting along nicely again when
his latest misfortune struck. How
ever, with true pioneer spirit and
pluck he is carrying on once more
and has already begun the work of
clearing up the ruins and will build
a new home there.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
Kerrick Banker On
Washington Trip

Jas. H. Hogan, Kerrick banker,
went by plane Saturday to Washing
ton, D. c., where he was to appear
before the Internal Revenue Bureau
as representative country banker
on behalf of the American Bankers
Association.
While in the capital city MIR. Hogan
will spend few days visiting his
son Michael, who is attending the
Catholic university.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
International
News Review
By GEORG sTRANDvOLD

After the Italian defeat at Derna
in Libya the British Army of the
Nile continued its westward march
toward Bengasi, and although it was
known that that important city, the
capital of Mussolini's Libyan colony,
was strongly defended, the British
felt certain that they could capture
it. But early last week they made
one miscalculation, for they thought
it would be still six days before they
could take the city; within "a hours
after they had made that calcula-
ton, they had taken it, and the
Union Jack was proudly unfurled
above the ruins of the Notifications
of what once was Bengasi.
1t was a most important vic
tory, for it meant that the Brit
ish have now driven the tall
ans out of the entire eastern
part of Libya-always farther
and farther away from the Suez
Canal and Egypt.
The fascist defeats in Libya are
systematically matched by disasters
which they continue to suffer in
Eritrea and Somaliland in the eastern
part of Africa, and soon the Ethi-
opian war of liberation will speed
up with the expectation that Mus
solini will fare no better there than
elsewhere
Breaks Off.
Nor can the Balkan situation be
a source of joy and satisfaction to
him, for his armies in Albania are
constantly fleeing before the onrush-
ing Greeks, deferred by wintry
weather but not enough to make
them stop.
1t is still a moot question whether
Hitler intends to leave Mussolini to
his own sorry fate or not, but at this
writing there are no definite indi-
cations that the nazi chieftain plans
to give his partner any support, I'M
less it be that a German invasion
of Bulgaria has begun, according to
rumors.
So strong was that rumOr that
Great Britain Monday afternoon
broke off diplomatic relations
with the Bulgarian government
on the ground that by permitting
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
Sandstone Man
Succumbs Sunday

Friends and neighbors in the Fin
layson and Sandstone communities
are sorry to learn of the death Of
Matt White, a resident for several
years of the Elbow Lake and Finlay-
son communities.
He had been in poor health for
several years and since April of
last year had made his home with a
sister, Mrs. Hanson, in Sandstone,
passing away at her home early Sum-
day morning.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
Hammer auction
Sale Postponed

Due to the unexpected death of
the auctioneer, VIM. H. Barnick,
the Jacob Hammer auction sale at
Bruno, previously scheduled for
Friday, February IA, will be held
instead on Monday, February IL.
The sale will start at one p. m. and
Barne and Jake Barnick will be
the auctiOneers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13

Twenty-seven thousand drivers
were arrested last year for Minnesota
traffic law violations. It's your law
and your life. Don't take a chance
with either.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
Dies At Home In Sandstone

Andrew Smith, 80 years of age,
passed away at his home in Sand
stone Tuesday evening, February II,
after a short illness of pneumonia.
He had resided there for 81 years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13
Thirteen Men On
February Quota

Thirteen men will be called from
Pine county during February for Sc
lective service and this quota will
again be filled by volunteers. Given
below is the list of volunteers who
will report at the county seat on Feb
ruary 18 prior to leaving for Fort
Smelling where they will receive final
physical examinations before induc-
ton into the army.
Hugo E. Magnuson Willow River
Gilbert F. Wallner Bruno
Wilfred L. Stockmeyer Pine City
John T. Void Willow River
John H. Bennett Willow River
Edward Stanchfield -Hinckley
Axel Borge Jensen ----------Askov
Julius Brandle Willow River
Theodore Morris -------H inckley
Wilmer L. Alters --------Sandstone
James H. Morris ---------H inckley
Herbert L. Meader Sandstone
Dean L. Loren ----------Sandstone
The local board in Pine City wishes
to warn registrants not to leave
Pine county before contracting head
quarters of the board personally. In
the past few weeks, number of
registrants have left the county, and
gave notice of their change of address
after getting settled. This action
is absolutely prohibitive, and if the
local board so wishes, it can demand
immediate return to this county or
otherwise take other punative &C
ton.
To avoid complications the regis
trants should see the local board be-
fore leaving the county.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
McCouch
Continued From First Page)

he began duty with troops in Hawaii,
continuing in that assignment until
his retirement. When he gave up
active service, Gen. Kutz was senior
officer of his grade on the active list
of the Engineer Corps.
In an interview a few days before
he stepped out as Engineer Commits
sioner in 1921, Gen. Kutz advocated
use of surplus District funds. which
had accumulated in the Treasury
at that time, for important con-
struction work He also urged
maintenance of a fixed ratio be-
tween the shares of the Federal and
District Governments in meeting
municipal expenses.
McCoach Here Since 1888.
Col McCoach assumed the duties
of Engineer Commissioner Septem-
Der z, 1898, coming to Washington
from New York City, where he had
been serving as district engineer.
He began work here with a dec
laration that he had been advised
"that the municipal government
here is one of the best in the
country"
Emphasizing he planned no policy
changing activity. Col. McCoach ex-
planned after taking the oath of
office:
II never believe in upsetting q
going concern"
Col. McCoach was born 54 years
ago in Philadelphia. He played both
football and baseball at West Point
and was graduated in 1910. During
the World War he served eight
months in France as member of
Gen. Pershings staff and was pro-
NOTED from major to lieutenant
colonel in 1918.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Senate Approves Bill
Letting 0. pm. Keep
Priorities Control
House Change, Creating
Outside Authority,
Is Eliminated
Earlier Story on Page B-20.) =
BY the Associated Press.

Earlier Story on Page B-20) -
BY the Associated Press.
The Senate approved today an
amended House bill giving the Of
flee of Production Management
broad statutory control over DISPOSE
tion of raw materials and military
equipment.
The measure now goes to the
House for consideration of the Sem
ates action in eliminating a pro-
vision which would have set up a
Priorities Division outside the o. P.
M. under supervision of the NUM-
tions Control Board.
Defense officials opposed this pro-
vision. inserted as last-minute
amendment when the House passed
the bill, as likely to create ham
pering division of authority.
AS approved by the Senate. the
measure would permit the o. P. NJ
to channel the flow of raw materials
into industry, to decide which de-
fense articles should be produced
first and to route their distribution
either to the Army. Navy or Britain.
Statutory authority to order pri-
critics on Army and Navy contracts
already existed, but defense officials
explained that all other priorities
previously had been on a voluntary
basis.
The o. p. M. would have the power
to slow down-or cut off, If neces-
sary-the flow of strategic materials
into civilian channels.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Strikes
Continued From First PageO

turn TO their jobs at midnight to-
night. Both concerns have con-
tracts for aircraft parts.
Meanwhile. at Chicago William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor, appealed for
closer cooperation between en-
ployer and employe to promote the
national defense effort.
No amount OF money we may
spend on national defense will be
adequate unless we can back 1t up
with a united front of industry and
labor" he said.
Mr.. Green's remarks were deliv-
cred before the Executives Club of
Chicago and a Nationwide radio
audience of the N. B. C. blue net
work.
The national defense program, he
asserted, afforded glorious oppor-
tunity" for American employers and
workers to demonstrate the value
of cooperation.
American standards of life and
living must be protected and pre-
served" he said. The aggressive
forces of totalitarianism, now on the
march. will capitalize upon such
internal division and discord as may
exist within the ranks of capital
and labor"
Says Unity Can Be Achieved.
Unity between industry and labor,
he said, can be achieved If both
recognize their mutual dependence,
respect each others rights, and ac-
eept as a permanent institution the
peaceful processes Of collective bar
gaining"
At Buffalo. c. I. o. unionists at
the j. H Williams g. Co. drop forge
plant ratified an agreement today
ending a 26-hour work stoppage
which halted defense production.
Nathan E. Cowan. subregional di-
rector Of the Steel Workers Organ
tzing Committee, said the men would
return to work Immediately.
Ratification came after a settle
ment formula reached by union and
company committees with United
States Conciliator Thomas F. Neb-
lett.
Fisher Plant Votes to Reopen.
Employees of Fisher Body Plant
No. /, at Flint, Mich, one of four
General Motors units closed yester-
day following walkout, voted today
to return to work pending ratifica-
ton of an agreement reached this
morning to avert a strike in go Gen
eral Motors plants throughout the
country.
United Automob bile Workers
&C. I. o. locals in three other Flint
plants-Chevrelet and Buick and
Fisher Body No 2-were yet to vote
on the proposal A company spokes-
man said, however, that regardless
of the vote, none of the plants, en-
ploying total of 34,l00 men. could
reopen before Monday.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Broadcasters Attack
Radio S Regulation
ByF.C.C. Under Fly
Choirmon's Rule Called
Punitive, Coprieious,
Biosed, Destructive
Earlier Story on Page B-21.)
Ey the Associated Press

Earlier Story on Page B-21.)
By the Associated Press.
ST LOUIS, May 16.-Directors of
the National Association of Broad
casters declared today that regula-
ton of radio by the Federal Com
nunications Commission under
Chairman James L. Fly has been
punitive, capricious, biased and
destructive"
Tie association was denounced
yesterday by Mr.. Fly, who charged
1T was dominated by small combi-
nation and said its type of manage
ment reminded him "of dead
mackerel in the moonlight-it both
shines and stinks."
Mr. Fly's violent statement was
the strongest suostantiation of the
truth of what We have been say
ing" the directors asserted. I'VE
leave to the public the judgment of
whether the state of mind exhibited
by Mr.. Fly qualities him to be
chairman of Government COM
mission calling tor judicial impair
TALLY"
A wide rift between Mr.. Fly and
the N. A. B. leadership has developed
over the F. c. C.'s recent anti-mon-
oply report and order calling for
drastic internal revision of the broad
casting industry.
The directors meeting and con-
ference of representatives of radio
stations owned by newspapers wound
up activities in connection with the
N. A. BIS annual convention. which
ended yesterday.
The newspaper-radio group dis
cussed plans for gathering data to
be presented at hearings before the
F. c. C. on whether newspaper
owned stations should be allowed to
continue in operation. Harold v.
Hough, manager of three stations
operated by the Fort Worth (Tex)
STAR Telegram, presided at the ses-
sion.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Henderson
Continued From First Page.)


Germany, such as Himmler, Ribben-
trop, Ley and the general party
bosses who act solely for themselves.
His reference was to Heinrich
Himmler, head of all German police
forces; Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop and Robert Ley,
head of the Nazi Labor Front.
Henderson, who knew Hess we'll
while he was In Germany, con-
tfnued:
Il regard Hess as the adopted son
of Hitler. a man to whom Hitler was
devoted and was devoted to Hitler.
Speaking at Stamford, Lincoln
shire, Henderson said he doubted
that Hess came to Britain to give
away German secrets or as a spy.
What Hess has done" the former
Ambassador added, is to accelerate
Gerrnany's war effort. They viii try
to force the issue before next winter.
Thus, he declared, the momentous
step Hess took, knowing 1t would
infuriate Hitler, indicated how deep
the feeling must be In Germany.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
EIGHTH RACE - BREEZING
ALONG. TRAN AY,
AMERICA FIRST.

BREEZING ALONG has been
in the money six times this year
without winning race. It's
about time this 10-year-old vet
eran annexed the important
money. TRANSDAY was sec
ond in his last and he may be
the stoutest kind of threat.
AMERICA FIRST is on the i'm
prove and he could be very
close up.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Mrs. Roosevelt Criticizes
Droft Discrepancies

Discrepancies in the application
of the Selective Service Act in
various parts of the country were
criticized by Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt yesterday in an address to the
Seventy y-sixth Club, composed of
wives of Congress members who
came in with the Seventy sixth
Congress.
She cited the differences in the
treatment of married men by vari-
GUS draft boards as one of the
discrepancies to be corrected and
commented on the hardship to
youths who cannot get jobs because
they are likely to be called to
selective service within a short time.
Mrs. George w Gillie of Indiana
presided at the luncheon. held in
honor of Mrs. Roosevelt, at the
Wardman Park Hotel.