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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-17
FACE UP"
editor Askov American:

Editor ASkOV American:
Should it be easy for any political
machine "to play the cards face up"
when the deck is stacked and the
position of each card is known in
every hand?
The remarkable fact in this game
is the ability of the dealer to sell a
dry land sailor to the navy and the
state as lieutenant commander and
then in wartime to borrow him back
for a few months to watch the front
door of the capital-while they slip a
governor, of their own choosing, in
the rear acknowledgement as a
lieutenant governor.
Do you blame the party for call
ing for new kind of new deal
and playing the game on the square?
Star-Journal Halloran's statistics of
election returns in the Republican
primary show 152,651 Republicans
believe the game is still on the
square.
But 1868 Republicans don't like
that kind of game and are calling
for new deal.
These figures show the propaganda
machine will have to convert many
a Republican to their way of think
ing before November if the house of
cards. is to win Republican cleo
ton.
Yes, the Star-Joural says "It pays
to Law vollr cards on the tab1a' in a
recent editorial. But the above fig
ures show they had better wait till
November before they begin to crow.
The election eggs will be laid then
and you can never tell what the
hens will do.
FRED E. WEBER.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-17
OURS is DEMOCRACY
Cottonwood County CitiZen)

We have talked to several soldiers
and sailors home on furlough, and
they seem to be dominated with the
thought that dominated the mind of
every service man in the first World
war: To get the dirty mess done
with as soon as possible and get back
to civil life. You can never make
a militaristic nation of America,
never fear.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-17
Opinions OF Others

(Short timely letters on topics Of
public interest are welcome whether
or not the writer's opinions con-
form with those of the American.
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information.
Signed articles always are more eff
fective, but If the writer does not
wish to have his name used. it will
be withheld).
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-17

Nine of ten iron hitching posts in
the Grand Island, Nebr., courthouse
square have been enlisted in the
scrap drive-they'n help do a job on
three ''horses' necks" named Hitler,
Hirohito and Mussolini.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-17

The Stassen we are seeing after
the primary is not the triumphant
conquerer the Star-Journal would
have us see, but a worried young
man who is struggling and schem-
ing to prevent the fade-out of a
dream which was far brighter and
more promising two years ago than
it is today.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-17
Fact And Opinion
By E. c. Stengelsen

Minnesota's Ideas of Stassen.
The Minneapolis Star-Journal and
Tribune loudly proclaims that the
outcome of the recent primary shows
that Minnesotans approve and sup
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-17
"A Little Spice

One way to shrink into smallness
is to be-little other people.
Blessed is the man who does not
forget his good grammar when he
mashes a finger nail.
If everybody agreed about every
thing there wouldn't be anything to
talk about.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-17
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions Of the
Askov American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-17

years.
But can such Interpretation in fact
be placed on the figures rejecting
the public's choice? Are the re-
turns really such as to signify a
sweeping, popular approval of his
administration?
The local press has not published
final, complete figures, and this COL
umn has not troubled to obtain them
elsewhere. What is known, however,
is that Stassen was re-nominated by
margin which no more than COM
fortably let him by.
The loud jubilation in which the
Star-Journal INDUCED at the outset
became more and more restrained as
the returns kept dribbling in. Fin
ally, when the entire state had been
heard from, it did not even publish
the complete figures.
The fact is that Stassen was the
choice of considerably less than half
of those who went to the polls. A
large majority preferred someone
else. It is not unthinkable that many
of those who voted for some other
candidate will give him their vote
in November. Many Minnesotans
still find themselves unable to cross
party lines. But they will mark their
ballot for Stassen without much en-
thuSiasm.
Consider, further, that the number
of qualified voters in Minnesota is
upward of 1,750,000 Contrast this
figure with the total vote for the
brilliant Harold and see how anxious
the people were to return him to
office.
Most of them were apparently so
little interested in whether he was or
was not re-nominated that they did
not even trouble to go to the polls.
If either he or the Star-Journal is
able to see, in this circumstance and
in the above sets of contrasting fig
ures, widespread popular approval
of his administration, they are well
come to such comfort as it gives
them.
But it does not augur well for
November. If he is reelected, it
will certainly be by no great margin.
Events may prove that in entering
the present campaign, he committed
fatal political blunder. A conven-
ton choosing a standard bearer for
1OAA &c 1il<n1xy 70 lob with
ings at an aspirant whose home folks
regard him with lukewarm enthus-
iasm.
It is this writer's opinion that
Stassen's political star is on the wane.
He is handicapped by a basic dis
ability which is likely ultimately to
be his undoing.
This is the nature of his political
philosophy. Only those of excep-
tional intelligence are able to change
their viewpoint to conform with
changing conditions. Stassen may
hardly claim membership in this lin
tied class.
The Star-Journal speaks of his adj
ministration as 'soundly progressive"
However, it discreetly mentions no
particular accomplishment. This
writer, for one, regrets that it did
not. 1t might have been enlighten-
ing to know what the Star-Journal
and Stassen consider progressive"
I should want no more damning
praise of my progressivism than APP
prevail by the Star-Journal. 1t would
be the most convincing proof that
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port the efficient and soundly pro-
gressive" kind of state government
they have had for the last four
years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26
4 White Men Arrested
For Malicious Damage
To Parked Automobile

Four men were arrested on a
charge of malicious damage to per-
sonal property about 1918 Tuesday
night by city police at 10 Orange
street.
The men White Lee Berry,
Clemmie D Hunt, Judscn Kirken-
dali and Harold Pate-are charged
with climbing atop an automobile,
owned by F. l.. Sheats of 2213
Chestnut street, while it was park
ed on Second street between Chest
nut and Princess streets and
scratching and bending the top of
the car.
An eye witness to the incident
told police he saw the men get on
the automobile and stamp the top.
Officers said the car was bent so
that it look as if it had been over.
turned in a wreck.
Police said the men throw a
bottle through the window of an
other automobile, but that no com
plant had been received in the case
late last night.
The men were placed N Jail with
bond for each set at 5000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26
Duke OF Kent Is Killed
In Flying Boat Crash

ly had taken shelter in the cellar.
For time in 1941 the Duke
worked for Ernest Bevin, minister
Of labor, and made a series Of in
spections of war production fac
tories,
This four followed his visit to
Canada where he flew from one
end of the dominion to the other
watching the ever-growi2g pro-
duction Of war material. He in
cluded the United States and New
foundland in that tour and stayed
at the White House as the guest
of President and Mrs Roosevelt.
During his tours of the industrial
areas the Duke took a great inter-
est in the workers welfare, espec-
the plight of the unemployed.
Many stories are told in connection
with his meetings with the working
classes.
At a women's working party he
visited at Plymouth, for instance,
the Duke admitted he was "quick
with the knitting needles but not
good knitter." He mentioned
large blanket he had knitted.
Miners in a pit at Whitehaven
felt os honored after the Duke had
dug goal beside them that they
named tn section where he worked
The Royal Cornoer.
He took up his post as rear ad-
miral when hostilities started and
caused the cancellation of his de-
parture to Australia where, in the
Autumn Of 1889, he was to have
taken over his duties as Governor
General.
His last naval assignment before
he went to the RAF' was in the
Spring of 1910 when he inspected
the French naval bases at Toulon
and Brest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26

fine sense of justice, and alwavs
duties. ' JUDICIAL
Judge cranmer was Christian
gentleman. a lifelong nenntan tS.iaa ~
tne Methodist Church, and for
many many years a steward in the
Churcn @ and a teacher in its Bible
ciass: GA one OF Judge Cranmer's fin
esa So quallties was his ability to
MaSe l,, ana retain through life en-
during friendships. Gil
the New Hanover County Bsr A y. "
sociation have lost sincere - friend NJ
and the bench and Bar Of Mortb ,
carolina have lost a distinguished ID
lawyer and able jurist. And # is
win profound regret that we are
;aequlred to take note of the pass.
ing OF one Of Gods noblemen."
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26
BRYAN ASKS CUT
IN PHONE SERVICE
Official Appeals To Jay
Gees To Free Lines
For War Calls

In order to free communication
lines for war calls, W.. B. Bryan,
local manager of the Southern Bell
Telephone company, appealed to
members of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce to use telephone
service only when necessary at a
meeting of the organization Tues.
day night in the Greater Whining
ton Chamber of Commerce office.
Mr.. Bryan explained that South
ern Bell is meeting the prepared
ness emergency through mobile
power units, temporary radio
transmittrs and receivers, special
wires, furnishing its own guards
to protect firm property and max.
ing a thorough check of employees.
Jaycees were ured to use their
telephones as little as possible and
leave the wires clear for wardens
and other defense authorities dur
ing blackouts.
City Manager A. c. Nichols, who
came here recently, attended the
meeting and told the Jaycees he
hoped to b of help to the organi.
zation and city.
Plans for the next soldier send
off were discussed and Wallace
Gilbertson, corresponding secre.
tary, was given a farewell before
leaving for Charlotte where he will
be connected with the Retail
Credit bureau.
Guests at the meeting were Jim
Sloan and A. C.. DeVaux.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26
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and in the Prokhladnenski sector
detachments of automatic rifle
men landed behind Russian lines
were said to have been wiped ous
An indiction of the intense fight
ing around StaGgrad was seen in
Russian claims of heavy tank and
airplane losses inflicted on the Ger
mans. One Soviet unit was said to
have destroy II tanks in one day,
another % and a third IA. Soviet
planes and anti-aircraft batteries
''at the approaches of Stalingrad"
destroyed 80 German planes in
two days.
The Germans were less than 40
miles from the city on both sides,
perhaps considerably closer in
places. With their Axis Allies they
we're believed to number from 30
to 100 divisions in all the divisions
varied in sze from 5000 to 10000
troops.
Russian dispatches said these
numbers on some of the approach
es to Stalingrad were 'vatly super
ior." In one sector, one dispatch
reported grimly: fascist tanks are
fighting Russian infantrymen."
Swarms of German dive-bombers
were dimping tons of bombs on the
defenders of Stalingrad; German
fighters were machine-gunning
every objective they could find.
Up to late afternoon the mill
tary dispatches did not mention
any Russian evacuation-neither
from Stalingrad nor in the Causa-
sus itself, where the battles are
surgging toward the Crozny oil
fields and the city of Ordzhoni-
kize.
Crozny, in addition to possessing
la rich oil pool, has in the past
been a storage depot for more than
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMS SLATED
Applicants For City Fire,
Police Departments 10
Be Tested

An examination for applicants
for employment on the city police
and fire department forces will be
held within Is or 20 days depend
ing upon the number of appllca'
tions received, C. w. shackelford'
secretary of the City Civil Service
hoard. announced Tuesday.
Mr.. Shackelford said only four
or five applications had been re-
ceived for employment in both de-
partments since the last examlna-
tion was held several weeks ago.
The board has advertised in an e1-
fort to secure more applications.
No applicants were certified for
the police force after the last exam
ination and only three were certl-
fled for employment with the fire
department. Chief J. Luddie Groom
said one of the men had been en-
ployed and another would be taken
on the force Monday. The third
refused employment.
Chief Groom. said eight new men
would be needed for the depart
ment when the new station, Which
is being erected at Third and Will
lard streets, is put into operation
which is expected about October 1.
He added that the department now
had two vacancies and two men
were expected 70 enter the armed
forced in the near future
Chief C. H. Casteen SAID the po-
lice department had six vacancies
at present.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26
EVENTS OUTLINED
in MAJOR FIGHT
CONTINUED From Pare One)

shore positions "are now well
established"
August 19-Land action settled
down to skirmishing. Marine patrols
hunted scattered enemy through
the jungles. This day the Marines
wiped out detachment of 92 Jap
officers and men, losing six killed
and 13 wounded themselves. Enemy
planes, destroyers, and submarines
bombarded Marine shore positions.
Augut 2o-The enemy landed 700
troops at night. Hand to hand
fighting developed at the beaches.
August 21-The fighting reached
battle proportions. BY late after
noon the enemy was wiped out -
$40 killed, the remainder captured.
Marine casualties were 2S killed,
72 wounded.
August % - Strong enemy air
force attacked Guadalcaua1 Island
U, S. fighters shot down 21 planes.
At night enemy destroyers shelled
shore positions.
August 24-U. S. aircraft hit and
damaged an enemy cruiser and de-
stroyer north of Guadalcanal. Both
were left aflame.
August 25-Great Japane armada,
with aircraft carriers and battle
ships, moved toward the American
held southeastern Solomons. 1t was
engaged by American air and naval
forces. The Navy reported more
than half a dozen Japanese ships
had been hit, including one large
and one small carrier and one bat
tleShip
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26
RAF AGAIN BOMBS
NAZI INDUSTRIES

sent up a barrage for half hour
There was no verification OF the
French suspicion that the planes
might have been American flying
fortresses such as those which re-
Gently have raided German-occupled
France and there was no Roman
confirmation of the obvious specula-
ton that they might be enroute to
objectives in Northern Italy.
Planes also were heard over
Vichy.
The Russian raid on the Finnish
capital was reported on the Stock
holm, Vichy and Finnish radios.
The French reported it caused the
longest alarm of the year in Hell
sinki, Stockholm said anti-aircraft
put "a colossal barrage of fire, -
and the Firms said the attackers
were driven off by ack-ack after
the biggest raid on Helsinki since
the summer of 1941. Helsinki added
that five persons were killed, 10
were injured and some buildings
were damaged.
Of the RATS Rhineland attack,
the German high command said
some civilian casualties and dam
age resulted at Frankfurt and
Mainz, that 16 British planes were
shot down agreeing with the Brit
ish announcement of losses), and
that two British planes were down.
ed on daylight flights over Ger
many yesterday. The Germans ad-
ded that their air forces raided
southern England in daylight yes
terday.
The attack on Frankfurt, 400
miles from London, gave evidence
that the long arm of British bomb
ing power is able to reach deeper
into Germany as the nights lengthen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26
TRIBUTE IS PAID
TO JUDGE CRANMER


to Los Angeles, California, where
he practiced law until 1906 when
he returned to Southport. There
he formed a partnership with the
late Robert w. Davis and con-
tinued in the practice of law as
senior member of the firm of
Cranmer and Davis until March,
1920, when he was appointed by
Governor Thomas W.. Beckett Resi-
dent Judge Of the Eighth Judicial
District. Judge Cranmer was elect
ed to be Resident Judge of the
Eighth Judicial District at the
regular election in November, 1920,
to complete the unexpired term
of Honorable W. P. Stacy. There
after, Judge Cranmer was elected
to serve as Resident Judge of the
Eighth Judicial District for the
full term of eight years and re-
elected to the same position in the
general election Of 1890, and con-
tinued to serve in this capacity
until December 81, 1888. On Janu-
ary 1, 1899, Judge Cranmer be-
came an Emergency Judge of the
Superior Court Of North Carolina
and served in this capacity until
his death.
"Judge Cranmer was an able
and successful lawyer and carried
with him as a jurist to the bench
a calm judicial temperament. And
the knowledge and experience
gained from a varied private prac-
tice enabled Judge Cranmer- to be-
come an outstanding and distin-
guished jurist.
..During Judge Cranmer's long
judicial career he, at all times, re-
tained an even temperament and a
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26
w. A. HEWETT

William Arthur Hewett, At, of
Leland, died at a local hospital yes
terday morning at o'clock, after
a short illness.
He was employed by a local
package company here.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Addie Hewett, two
daughters, Sarah Blanche Hewett
and Gertie Lee Hewett, all of LIE.
land; his mother, Mrs. Mary F..
Hewett of Bolivia; five borthers,
George Hewett of Wilmington.
Jacienth Hewett and Wildon
Hewett of Bolivia. Tho pso n
Hewett Of Leland and Carl Hewett
Of Supply.
Also surviving is one sister, Mrs,
Leila Justice of Leland.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock from the
late residence. Tbs Rev. F. L..
Jones will preach the burial cere.
mony.
Interment will follow in the
Chapel Hill cemetery near Shalotte.
Pallbearers will be: Norman King.
Dorcey King, Tommie Williams.
Willie Williams, Rock Benton and
Thurman Skipper.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26
SAILOR PRINCE
WAS WELL LIKED
CONTINUED From Page One)

accession, the Duke (still Prince
George at that time) set out on
one of the greatest adventures he
had yet undertaken an $4,000 mile
tour of South America with his
oldest brother, the then Prince of
Wales who was later to become
Edward VIII.
On his return he made a series
of tours through industrial Brit
ain.
Early in 1884 he made a 81 ,000-
mile tour of South America-Rho-
desia, the Belgian Congo and
Portuguese territory.
This was to have been followed
by visit to Australia for the VIC
toria centenary celebrations but
it was felt that the strain would be
too great withstanding that his
physique had improved so much
that while in South Africa he had
climbed table mountain.
Instead of Australia he went to
Yougoslavia, visit which cul-
minated in the announcement in
August of his betrothal to Princess
Marina, youngest daughter of
Prince and Princess Nicholas of
Greece.
A month before his marriage
he became the Duke of Kent, .Ba-
ron Downpatrick and Earl of st.
Andrews-The first Duke Of Kent
since 1899.
The marriage in November, 1884,
was the outstanding social event
of the year. The ceremony in
Westminster Abbey was broad
cast throughout the Empire, north
and South America and Europe.
The courtship had been rapid.
Five days after the Duke arrived
in Greece on holiday he sent
a messenger to Buckingham pal
ace to ask for formal permission
to become engaged. The consent
was given by telegram.
Thoughtfulness for others was
one of the Dukes characteristics
and it was not surprising that he
and his bride made their first
public appearance after the we'd
ding by attending mot forgotten
associations Christmas tea party
for disabled ex-service men at
Buckingham palace.
The couple had three children
Prince Edward, born in October.
1885, Princess Alexandra, born
Christmas day, 1886, and Prince
Michael George Charles Franklin,
born on American independence
day this year.
President Roosevelt is one Of the
Godfathers of the youngest child.
The other Godparents include the
King, his uncle; the King of Nor
way, Greece. At the christening
the Duke himself was proxy for the
president.
The Duke filled every moment
of his time after the outbreak of
the war in the performance of
variety of official duties, including
persononal visits war victims. the
and the bombed.
He was in personel danger many
times from bombs, shells, and
machinegun fire. Only a week ago
while he was staying on the South
coast enemy raiders bombed and
the town he was
visiting. In November, 1910, Ger
man shells from the French coast.
al batteries fell in Dover during
MS visit there. During the battle
of Britain he missed bombs dron-
ped on Kentish airdrome by four
minutes.
The raid was a sustained one
He took a shelter many feet be-
low the chalk cliffs and had lunch
here. After lunch he watched
nerce air battle over the channel.
Four months earlier, in Julv
1910, the Germans raided an area
ne was visiting as an Raj group
captain. Bombs shook the build
ag where he and his hosts fanoi.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26
CARDS READY

Class "B" gasoline ration
books are available for eight
members of the Motor Corps
at the Red Cross chapter Of
flee here and they are re-
quested to call for them imme-
diately.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26
Briefs
WOMAN SOUGHT

The Red Cross office here is
seeking to learn the where
abouts of Miss Carolyn Weber
for it has q communication
from Ensign Edwin r. Weeb-
er, Trinidad, for her. Anyone
who knows Miss Weeber's pres
ent address is requested to con-
tact the local Red Cross.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26
LARENCY CHARGE

Charged with larency Of a
motor truck, Wallace Durham
was arrested by police here
about 8 o'clock last night.
Dunham is charged with tax
ing a truck from Wilmar Lat
ham, the vehicle being the
property Of G. o. Tankard for
whom Latham is an agent,
Durham also is charged with
damaging the truck, valued
at $1,000, to the extent Of $500.
His bond was set at $500.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26
PASSENGERS

Out Of little more than 44,0OO
buses In the U. S., 1880 are school
buses, 36,5O0 carry passengers with
in cities, $4,000 carry passengers be-
tween cities, $500 carry excursion
lists.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26
BULLETINS HERE

A limited supply of the Gen.
eral Maximum Price Regula-
ton, bulletins Nos. l and 2, are
available at the New Hanover
War Price and Rationing office,
Trust building. Merchants are
requested to call for the PAM
phlets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26
Russian Army Attacks
Nazis At Stalingrad

billion barrels of east Caucasus
OIL
Stalingrad is the key to the Volga
which links the Caucasus to the
heart of the Russias, Via the Cas-.
plan sealines. The Germans are
within II miles of Capian itself.
Late Berlin broadcasts said Ger
man tanks, southwest of Stain
grad, had broken through 7 IL
miles of Soviet bunker defenses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26
GREECE ATTAcKEn

ROME From Italian Broad.
casts Aug. 25.-The high com
mand said today Allied air attacls
against sectors of Axis.occ,mied
Greece and Italian possessions in
damage. i'i'eo
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-08-26
CIVILIAN CASUALTIES

VALLETTA,, Malta, Aug. 24-tR)
- Civilian casualties from Axis
bombing of Malta totaled 382 in
July, including "a killed, the Brit
ish announced tonight.