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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-12-10
Must Have Ration
Book Number One

Anyone who does not have a War
Ration Book No. has until Tuesday,
December Is, to get one, the Office
of Price Administration said recently.
Possession of War Ration Book
No. l, it explained, is important for
two reasons.
First, person who does not have
one cannot buy coffee. Stamps from
this book are necessary for purchase
of coffee under rationing.
Second, a person who does not
have one cannot register for War
Ration Book No. 2 around the first
of the year, and this book will be the
most important ration book yet.
Persons who don't have their War
Ration Book No. can apply at their
local ration boards for one. Persons
who registered last spring but did
not get book because of their sugar
holdings need only explain the Sit
uation to their boards and get book
now. Persons who have moved since
registering last spring should advise
the board of their former board loca-
ton, OPA said.
A new system of rationing known
as the point SYSTEM" will be used
with war ration book No. to ration
certain commodities not yet an
nounced. The system will not replace
straight coupon rationing Of sugar,
gasoline and coffee, as it will be
used only for groups of related or
similar commodities which can be
INTERCHANGEABLE used. Each COM
modify is high point-value if it is
scarce-and the government, to pro-
tect the supply of scarce commod-
tiles, can lower or raise the point
value of any commodity at any time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-12-10
Steers Continue
On Steady Level
Cows Draw Broad Support
in Early Trading; Sows
Advance.

South st. Paul, Mimi, December 8,
1912: No changes of consequence
appeared in the slaughter cattle trade
at South st. Paul on the early days
of the week. Cows as a class pre-
dominated, and incidently drew the
broadest support. This demand tilted
the market upward shade, Tuesday
comparisons being steady to strong
with last Friday. Good and choice
steers brought $500 to $3.50, most
medium and good offerings moving
at $3.50 to $14.00. Common and
medium Mexicans that had been
grazed in Montana, scored $1,000.
A few choice heifers reached $14.5O.
Good cows sold up to $1,000, bulk
making $11.O0 to $11.50. Most COM
mon and medium heifers brought
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-12-10
School Bus Use
For Sports Out

Many northwest community
which has made its school bus double
in sports events will be without this
kind of transportation this winter.
The Office of Defense Transporter
ton says that conserving rubber for
the nations war needs far outweighs
the need of buses for sports trans
portation. The agency's views were
contained in letter to nine school
superintendent who hoped school
buses would be exempt from the
rubber conservation program so that
interscholastic basketball could be
continued.
ODT said adequate physical train
ing can be maintained in the schools
without creating the need for special
bus service.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-12-10
Select Registrars
For Listing New
Service Glasses
Seventeen in County to
Handle Registration of
All i'm 18-Year Old Group.

Villages, registrars and places for
the sixth registration for selective
service, to begin Friday of this week,
have been announced by the Pine
county local board. These registrars,
who will list the youths of 18 who
have not yet registered and those
reaching the age of 10 from now on,
are as follows:
Askov-E. L. Hugelen, Security
State Bank.
Brook Park-John Adams, Adams
home
Bruno-W. NJ Englund, State Bank
of Bruno.
Cloverdale-W Abrahamson, Abra-
hamson's store.
Cloverton-Ida M. Austin, post of
fee.
Denham-Mrs. Arnold Paulson, Roy
Anderson farm.
Finlayson-A. R. Belling, barber
shop.
Henriette-Robert Conger, Conger's
store
Hinckley-Robert Nelson, Farmers
G. Merchants State Bank.
Kerrick - Milton Elder, Kerrick
State Bank.
Markville- Chapman, Chip
mans store.
Pine City,. J. Therrien, local
board office.
Rock Creek-J. E. Lindgren, lum-
Der company office
Rutledge-P. B. Mcnamara, home.
Sandstone-Roy Sandwich, Sand
wick's store.
Sturgeon Lake-Charles Olson, Oh
sons store.
Willow River-Lyle Hage, Red &
White store.
Staggered Schedule.
The schedule for those required to
register is published below:
Those who were born on or after
July l, 1924, but not after August 81,
1924, shall be registered on any day
during the week commencing Friday,
December II, 1912, and ending Thurs
day, December II, 1912.
Those who were born on or after
September l, 1924, but not after
October 81, 1924, shall be registered
on any day during the week COM
mencing Friday, December ID, 1912,
and ending Thursday, December "a,
1912.
Those who were born on or after
November l., 1924, but not after De-
cember 81, 1924, shall be registered
on any day during the period COM
mencing Saturday, December 26,
1912, and ending Thursday, Deem
Der 81, 1912.
During the continuance of the pres
ent war, those who were born on or
after January l, 1925, shall be reg
istered on the day they attain the
eighteenth anniversary of the day of
their birth; provided, that if such
anniversary falls on Sunday or a
legal holiday, their registration shall
take place on the day following that
is not Sunday or legal holiday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-12-10
Killed In Action
In South Pacific

William Clewitt, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Clewitt of Kerrick, was
killed in action recently in the South
Pacific, according to telegram re-
ceived Friday by Mrs. Clewitt.
He was on one of the early draft
lists and had been in the army about
18 months. Home on a furlough in
November 1941, he was later trans
ferred overseas and was last heard
from by his parents about two months
ago when he was in Caledonia.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-12-10
BY GEORG STRANDVOLD

On the eve of the first anniver-
sary of the japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor the United States Navy de-
partment released a-still incomplete
report giving more information
about that action than had formerly
been released.
1t was now shown that eight
American battleships were sunk
or damaged at Pearl Harbor, and
that eleven other vessels of the
fleet suffered the same fate. The
report also shows 2,343 Amer
leans were killed.
Although the japanese treachery
for while resulted in partially
paralyzing the naval forces of the
United States, it did not take long
for the enemy to find out that there
still was plenty of fight left in Uncle
Sam, and the naval defeats he handed
the Japanese in the Coral Sea, off
Midway and off Guadalcanal must
have convinced the powers that be at
Tokyo that on December z, 1941, they
might, from their viewpoint, have
done better job than they sue
ceeded in doing.
Enemy at Bay.
The truth is that although the Jap
anese for a while conquered large
areas in southeastern Asia, their vic
torious progress was checked almost
at the moment when they came in
contact with the Americans.
Every time they met the Amer
lean naval units, the Japanese
lost the fight.
For several days news about the
war in the Southwest Pacific has been
scarce, but there has been enough
to make it clear that the japanese
on Guadalcanal have been utterly
unable to strengthen their positions
or to secure new reinforcements from
home, and that on the island of New
Guinea, Australian and American
troops have stopped the enemy march
headed southwark toward Port
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-12-10
International News Review

the Australian con-
tinent as the further objective.
To these extents, and although
the battle perhaps may not be
called completed, the record of
the United States in the Pacific
is one Of victory. The japanese
have not yet been chased away
from territories which they have
occupied, but they have, on the
other hand, been unable to &C
quire anything more.
During the week when the first
of Pearl Harbor has been
commemorated, it is not unimportant
to recall these achievements.
Russian Front.
While for some time the news from
the Pacific has been generally en-
couraging, it has been so no less on
the Russian front, for here the Nazi
forces have been stopped from their
desperate attempt to capture Stain
grad, just as they have been fru-
strated in their hopes of taking Mos
cow and Leningrad.
For weeks the Russian pincer
vancouver has been going on, and
the enemy is slowly and system
being trapped; in fact, one
may claim that he has begun to re-
peat his humiliating retreat of year
ago.
Hitler evidently had not fore
seen the immensely of the Rus
sian forces, the intensity of their
resistance, and he had not been
able beforehand to reckon with
that possibility which has now
become a fact, namely, that the
new situation created in Africa
when the Americans moved in,
made it necessary for him to
transfer many of his divisions
and apparently hundreds of his
bombers from the Russian field
of operations to the lands on the
Mediterranean in order to try to
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-12-10
Plans Completed
ForCounty-
Blackout Friday
Official Statewide Test to
be Held Monday Evening,
December ID.

Pine county air raid wardens and
defense officials have now completed
plans for the countrywide practice
blackout scheduled for Friday eve
ming of this week, this to be a pre-
liminary trial being held in addition
to the statewide blackout Monday
evening, December IA. Other areas
beside Minnesota will be included in
the Monday test.
All air raid wardens and victory
aides are urged to bring to the atten-
ton of all householders in their
blocks the necessity of the blackout
and ask their cooperation. In public
buildings, or in large public estab-
lishments, the janitors of each will
be in charge and will also assist as
fire wardens wherever necessary, by
watching from high point in the
building.
Commute Blackout.
The warning signal for the black
out will start at 10 p. m. and the
blackout will continue for 20 minutes.
During that period, all lights must
be put out and kept out except in
rooms so equipped that no light can
escape. Automobile drivers, on hear
ing the signal, should stop and turn
out their car lights. The only ex-
ceptions are drivers of ambulances,
fire cars, police cars and buses who
find it impossible to obey the rule.
Official observers will be in charge
to see if the rules are obeyed.
Pedestrians should seek shelter
when the blackout warning whistle
sounds. No matches should be lighted
outdoors during the blackout and
absolutely no smoking in the open
is the rule. Telephones should not
be used by anyone except officials
in charge of the blackout unless it is
necessary to protect persons or prop
erty from injury. - M
Each village should have it's own
type of warning, either bell or siren.
In Pine City, the signal will be by
the whistle in the steam plant. Askov
will use the fire siren at different
speed than that used in case of fire.
Other villages may use siren or bell.
Will Give Information.
In villages having an organized
air raid warden system, the block
wardens should stay at their stations
and it is their duty to give such in
formation as may be necessary to
every householder in their block or
blocks. The public is asked to re-
member that December Ill is the
practice blackout, preliminary to the
real blackout covering larger area
which will be held on December ID.
When the blackout warning sounds,
it is the duty of every one: First, to
get off the street and seek shelter;
second, if driving, park the car and
turn off the lights; third, if at home,
black out the house by turning off
all lights and then seek refuge room.
1t will not be necessary to pull the
main switch in any residence as this
might seriously interfere with such
conveniences as oil burners, stokers,
refrigerators, etc. In case room is
equipped so as not to give off light,
it may be used, but everyone having
such a room should check the ar
rangements so that no light escapes.
The main thing which the Civilian
Defense Council wishes to emphasize
is that every one should cooperate by
remembering to keep cool and set a
good example for others.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-12-10
Sandstone Rally
Nips Askov Five
Quarry City Team Wins
20 to FL; Locals Also
Lose to Barnum.

Dominating the play for the first
three quarters and tied 15-all at the
end of the third period, the Askov
high school basketball team failed
to overcome furious final drive by
the Sandstone five and went down in
defeat 20 to 81 in it's first game Of
the season Friday evening. The con-
test was played on the Askov floor.
Lundorff and Wahlberg were high
scorers for the victors, with 10 and
points respectively, and Lloyd John
son of Askov led his teammates
with 8.
In the preliminary the Askov
eighth graders whipped the seventh
graders % to Is to avenge an earlier
defeat by the same team.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-12-10
November Bond.
Sales Over Quota

Pine county war bond sales for
the month of November reached a
total of S49,229.05. This amount will
top the monthly average of $45, 900
required to meet a four-month per-
iod quota for Pine county of $182, 400
set for November, December, January
and February.
Following are the November sales
in each community:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-12-10
Barnum Wins 27-20.

The Askov squad journeyed to Bar
mum Tuesday afternoon to engage
the high school team there but again
finished behind, the final count being
q to 20. Norman Christensen was
high point man for the losers with
field goal and five free throws. Clough
led the Barnum shooters with 10
points.
Following are the box scores of
the three games:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-12-10
Village Elections
Draw Light Vote

A decided lack of interest was
shown in most village elections in
Pine county Tuesday with very
light vote being the general rule.
Only SO Askov voters turned out and
at Sturgeon Lake only IA votes were
cast.
At Askov there was a contest for
only one office, councilman, three
years, j. R. Petersen winning over
Edwin Sorensen. In test vote on
granting special beer license the
voters expressed their disapproval
SIS to 81, final decision being left to
the village council.
Following are the 1943 directories
of the villages reporting results of
their elections:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-12-10

ASKOV VILLAGE
Mayor ---------------------Ha Mosbaek
ouncilmen-Wilford c. Olesen, Ray c.
Jensen. j. r. Petersen.
Treasurer -------ChriStophe Nielsen
Justices of the Peace-T. N. Thomson, S.
Owe Hermansen.
Constables-M. o. Andersen, Fred Olesen
BROOK PARK VILLAGE
Councilmen-John Clark, Elmer Chase
Aug. Hasen.
treasurer cOIlIIldn
SleIk ----------------------- rim
Justice of the Peace Guy johnson
Constable --------------Viggo Ravnholdt
HINCKLEY VILLAGE
Councilmen-Carl Swanson. Joe Williams
Robert A. Nelson.
Treasurer --------------Claude Overholser
Justice of the Peace Martin L. Nelson
Constable -------------Wm. H. LammertS
STURGEON LAKE VILLAGE
Mayor Monroe Cunningham
Councilmen-Earl Olson, Oscar E. Carlson
Kenneth Gay.
Treasurer Olson
Evening star., 1942-09-12
Now in September

/ do not need the lettered page
To tell me summers pilgrimage.
Is almost oDer. I read the sign
In falling leaf and russet zine.
The clemdtiS, in St0dmp and field,
A thousand SnoUy clusters yield,
While red leaues punctuate the oak,
And petals OF the drttchoke
Shake in the ,Uind. The wtld-rose
hips
Are crimson as q young girls lips.
The asters tdrnish. Ouer the dunes
The ,oiId ducks trace their ancient
runes
OF arrotDheadS against the sky,
Nor may ,De read them. you nor l.,
And, as the yellotO hours burn gray
We miss one moment every day
OF light, lohile Shadons seem to be
More blue, more icy. The holly tree
Begins to redden, and muscadines
GrotD plump and fragrant on the
utnes.
I do not need the lettered page
To tell me summers pilgrimage
Is almost ouer. Leaf, bird and sun
Declare the summer days are done.
JOHN RICHARD MORELAND.
Evening star., 1942-09-12
Action Postponed

The position taken by the Presi-
cent at his press conference yester-
day indicates that nothing conclu-
slve will be done about lowering the
minimum draft age until after the
November elections. Mr.. Roosevelt
explained his attitude by saying that
the Army, under the present law. was
taxing IN about as many men as
actually can be trained before the
first of the year.
This is undoubtedly correct. but
the real question is whether the
Army Is getting the men that it
needs, not merely whether it is get
ting enough men.
In letter to Chairman REYNOLDS
OF the Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee last December, General Mar
snail, Chief of Staff, declared that
1t would be unwise not to lower the
draft age limit to nineteen. The
Army, he said, needs men who pos
sess the vitality, enthusiasm and
physical stamina necessary to the
performance of certain types of
duty"
presumably, General Marshall was
talking about the need for Young
men to take over the armored units
then in process of organization, and
10 perform similar duties in other
units. The men that the Army is
getting today are older and, hence.
less we'll suited for these strenuous
tasks. A few days ago, however. it
was announced the number of ar
mored divisions was being increased
from ten to fourteen. Thus, If it
was "unwise" In December not to
draft the nineteen-year -olds, 1t can
hardly be less unwise today to put
on lowering the draft age to eight
cen.
The principal argument made
against lowering the draft rests on
the assumption that men In the
eighteen and nineteen year old
classes are too young for military
service. This has little substance,
since many of them are volunteer
ing, and, even II we wait until the
nrst OF the year to begin drafting
tnem, those now in this age group
Will be but three months older-cer-
talnly not much time in which to
mature. The essential facts are that
the Army needs these men at the
earliest possible date, and that the
men themselves are going to need
all the time for training that they
can possibly get.
Thus, If the Presidents statement
means that the taking of this step
must be put off until after the cleo
tions, we should at least make everv
effort to expedite their induction
after election dav.
Evening star., 1942-09-12
Readers Join in Discussion
OF Campaign to Salvage Scrap.

To the Editor of The Star:
We need scrap as We never have
needed it before. You said so in your
editorial on September 5. And you said
you wanted ideas on how to get it.
The problems facing us are:
l. What kind of scrap is needed?
2 Who has it?
3. Under what conditions will they
give it up?
4. If the owners give it up how can
it be collected?
These questions easily can be ans
wered:
!. All kinds of scrap are needed-iron,
steel, copper, brass, aluminium, grease,
rubber, etc.
2. Every one has at least little.
3. The people-the big fellows, the
middle-class folk, the poor fok-all want
to help Many have quantities of this
precious scrap to give to the Govern
ment. Not one ounce of it, however, will
they give to commercial agencies to
sell at a profit for their own gain.
We must rely on the free cooperative
effort of the people to produce this
scrap from their homes. The scrap
must be turned in to some one who will
see that the Government gets it direct
and uses it, 1t must not lie around
unused like the aluminium and rubber
collections
4, Collection--normally difficult-can
be made easy. Ask every person with
Evening star., 1942-09-12

public might agree could be spared
without too great artistic loss? Some
OF the older pieces" undoubtedly are
solid metal. Yet the number of such
productions Is small compared with
that of casts which. in effect. are
merely shells. The bronze figure of
Freedom on the top of the dome of
the Capitol. for example, stands
nineteen feet six inches tall. but
weighs only 1895 pounds-seven
and one-half short tons. It was
raised to its present elevation in four
sections, December 2, 1863.
Even Bartholdis achievement on
Bedloes Island is not as heavy as
might be supposed. If it were
wrecked, only two hundred and
twenty-five tons Of scrap would be
realized from its destruction. Con-
slder1ng the cost of the labor in
Volved and the less tangible but GER
talnly very considerable sacrifice of
sentiment demanded, it surely would
De the part of wisdom to let it re-
main intact.
The scrap metal which most is
wanted Is that which is ready to
hand, available without great effort,
easy to spare. Thousands of tons of
1t are scattered over the national
landscape, waiting only to be picked
up and taken to collection centers
Evening star., 1942-09-12
UnfuvorubIe Reaction

The best evidence that national
morale suffers when there is SEEM
ing failure to apply the Selective
Service Act with strict impartiallty
Is to be found in the reaction of one
CIO union to the course which has
been followed in the case of Roy
Reuther, former official of the CIO-
United Automobile Workers.
MIR. Reuther was drafted several
months ago. After the case had
passed out Of the hands of draft of
flcials he was released from the
Army with the approval of the Adiu-
tant Generals Office to take a Job in
the War Production Board under
Wendell Lund, head of the labor di-
vision in WPB. Mr.. Lund was said
to have asked for Mr.. Reuther's re-
lease because of the Importance of
his work in morale and labor union
contracts"
There has been nothing to indi-
cate just what Mr., Reuther does,
either with respect to maintenance
of morale or handling of contracts
But If the attitude of the officers of
Dodge Local, No. 3, UAW, Detroit. Is
ut all representative, his usefulness
as a builder of morale, at least, is
open to serious question.
In a formal statement officials oi
the local have criticized the inter.
Evening star., 1942-09-12
Business Regulation

In these days it takes extraordinary
courage, ability and luck for the
businessman, not engaged in defense
industry, to get ahead. There is so
much interference and regulation
that many fine old business, owned
by one family for generations. has
had to succumb.
such was the case of Buzzard. Buzz
zard, Buzzard, Buzzard and Buzzard
Old Joe Buzzard, last of the concern.
has just announced his retirement
at eighty three. Times amt what
they used to be-" he told the warden
of the Eastern State Penitentiarv in
Philadelphia when his time was up.
we used to be the best dern gang O.
morse thieves In the country, but
there was too much interference. )"
Mixed with his pride was touching
tribute to his brother Abe, who died
IN the same pen at eighty-f1ve. ABE
was the number one horse thief of all
time" he sighed. He also spoke we'll
OF brother Mike, who died there, too
and OF Ike, who after long stretch
was forced out of business by in
validism." But over John, the black
sheep of the family, he shook his
head. The best can say of John is
that he was quiet boy and served
only three years" This, in contrast
to old Joe himself, who served under
five wardens and has not had two
consecutive years of liberty since he
was colt of seventeen.
1t is sad indeed to reflect that al
though the horse is coming back and
business opportunities for the rem
nants of the firm ought to be better
than ever, it dies, strangled by too
much regulation.