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Evening star., 1942-01-22
Nozis Fire Across Stroit

LONDON, Jan. a. R.-German
long-range guns fired across the
Strait of Dover today for three hours
from their positions on the Nazi-
held French coast.
Evening star., 1942-01-22
By HELEN LOMBARD.

The exchange Of diplomats
stranded in belligerent countries
seems . fairly simple proposition.
1t is not so easy, however, for the
State Department is trying to ar
range the simultaneous transfer Of
o number of American ministers
Of the gospel, doctors and news
papermen who wanted to linger in
Axis capitals as long as the Ameri-
can diplomatic missions remained.
The Nazi government has agreed
to let the American citizens come
home and has no objection to the
list which has been transmitted to
the Berlin Foreign Ofice by the
courtesy of Swiss officials. The
list which has reached our State
Department is causing our Gov
ernment some perturbation. Berlin
Is demanding in exchange for
harmless American professional
men q number of well-known Na1
agents. It would be simple enough
to prevent these gentlemen from
carrying written information back
with them, but there is no way 70
prevent the verbal transmission Of
United States secrets when these
agents reach Berlin.
Just how Washington is going to
work out an exchange quota on
these human commodities is still a
puzzle. One Nazi agent should be
worth to Berlin what three Ameri-
can businessmen are to Washing
ton, but the Nazis won't see 1t that
way.
Italians . Problem Too.
The Italian transfer question also
presents a dificulty because there
are more American citizens who
want to come home than there are
Italians who want to 60 back to
Italy.
Rumania is holding fast to the
American diplomatic personnel and
will not hear of their leaving
Bucharest until the Rumanians
from the United States actually ar
rive in Portugal. The late American
Minister, Mr.. Franklin Mott Gum
ther, who died while on duty, was
given a private funeral. None Of the
Rumanian dignitaries with whom he
had been in contact dared attend.
His widow, who has been detained
in Bucharest, received purely per-
sonal messages of sympathy from
Premier Antonescu and the Foreign
Minister.
The Hungarian government per-
mitted the American mission to
leave Budapest on the personal
guarantee of Minister Herbert Clai-
borne Pen that none of its mem
bers would leave Lisbon before the
shipload Of Axis diplomats arrived
in Portugal.
King Boris Speeds Earle.
Handsome was the gesture of King
Boris Of Bulgaria, who put the royal
train at the disposal of the Amer
lean diplomats right after the dec
laration of war. 1t is rumored that
the gracious adieu of his majesty was
tinged with q desire to rid Sofia of
the disturbing presence Of the Amer
ican Minister, Mr.. George Earle.
The former Governor of Pennsyl-
vania. in addition to becoming in
volved in such incidents as sing
ing "Tipperary" in the cafes Of
Sofia and hurting q bottle at q pro-
testing Nazi of11cer, found other
ways Of annoying the Axis. He held
regular press conferences at which
he dispensed forbidden news along
with sundry delicacies In the way Of
American food, brought In BY diplo-
matte pouch. No journalist 4ul-
Evening star., 1942-01-22
Nozi Announcer Puts
Italians in Malaga;
Is His Face Red!
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Na-
tional Broadcasting Co.'S listen
ing post last night reported the
following embarrassing moment
for the announcer Of the Berlin
radios News in English" pro-
gram:
I'm the course Of heavy Tight
ing in Malaga" said the Ger
man announcer, "the Italians
lost considerable ground . -
er-I beg pardon, the Aus
tralians lost the ground!"
Evening star., 1942-01-22
Inventor Of La Mont Boiler
Is Buried in ARLINGTON

1t. Comdr. Walter Douglas La
Mont, U. S. NJ, retired, inventor Of
the much-discussed La Mont boiler
which is said to have been adopted
Evening star., 1942-01-22

Our annual big clearance
and your opportunity to buy
q fine new or used piano at
O real reduction! On sole is
practically every new and
used piono in our store-the
finest stock in the city
dozens Of eronds, spinets,
consoles and small upriehts
of such makes os Knobe,
WurIltzer, Fischer, Weber,
EsteX Chickerine> Steinwoy
Askov American., 1942-12-31

sorry education yet so we skipped
many day, but in spite of that we
learned lot of nature, more than a
religious teacher could or dared to
explain.
For instance, we used to get a
penny from our parents to spend it
for candy or fruit on our way to
school.
Sometimes Red Gunster, who lived
on the seashore 10 miles further than
our school, peddled schrimp but the
further Red went from home to sell
schrimp, the less he gave for penny,
so we often passed school to meet
Red and get more schrimp for our
pennies. =
We would eat our schrimp and
went to the woods, passing the time
away by robbihg bird nests. One
of our boys fell out of a tree and
broke a leg and we had to carry him
home or better yet, we got a two
wheeled cart and pushed him home.
The next time we saw cat robbing
bird nests, she fell out of the tree
but did not break leg or her neck
That, my friends, we learned on the
road
have seen a lot of small business
going down. Coaches, windmills,
BARRIERS and butchers, all kinds of
small business. Why should we feel
sorry about it? What is the object
in saving it?
There is a chance to keep small
business from getting big, but the
manager objects to that. If he wants
to he can do that himself but I can
not see why it is beneficial to the
business, the men or the customers.
The man of the small business will
show soon that he is not friend of
his friends.
To block the road for anything
what is growing we make no friends.
It often creates freaks. For instance
the Shetland pony was created by
starvation. Do we like to see our
businessmen all out of proportion like
that?
Do we really need that kind of men
and horses who are hardly strong
enough to pull small vehicles of busi-
ness? What comfort do the Gus
toners receive of that? Really,
cannot see the need of anything small
in business.
Rather see it the American way,
big, which made this country the big
gest in the world.
JOHN NIEBOER.
Sandstone, MINI.
Askov American., 1942-12-31
Help Fellow Mortals
BY j. X. johnson.
In The Milan Standard.

LII 1Ile Mlld1 StdIlQdTQ.
We must never forget that there can
be no deviation from the course set
by the Man from Galilee if the world
is to regain its lost equilibrium. In
stead of manufacturing deadly weap-
ons with which to destroy each other,
we must work and strive for goal
with "Peace on Earth" as the OBJ
jective. But can this. ever be &C
complished, you may ask. The an
swer is ''yes." Jesus of Nazareth
gave us the formula when He uttered
the words: Love thy Neighbor as
Thyself." The truth is that we can
do nothing better, we can do nothing
finer, we can do nothing grander
than to help our fellow mortals over
the rough places of life. That is what
the Babe of Bethlehem did, that is
what all the saints of all the ages
have done; that is the very essence of
Christianity. To sincere human be-
ings, earnestly wishing to justify our
existence in world. where there is
so much to be done to relieve suf-
fering and distress, where there is so
much need of love and mercy, it is
an appealing thought that by an earn
est desire to live as the Master would
have us live, the need for munitions
of war, for warships, for bomber
planes and all the other modern i'm
plements of destruction, war CAN be
eliminated.
Askov American., 1942-12-31
Vows Exchanged
In Minneapolis

Miss Mae 'Werronen, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. August Werronen of
Finlayson, and Arthur Nycklemoe of
Fergus Falls, were united in mar
riage at the Bethany Lutheran church,
Minneapolis, Sunday afternoon, De-
cember 20. Rev. Hauge officiated
The couple was attended by Miss
Allie Werronen, sister of the bride,
and Palmer Nycklemoe, nephew of
the groom. After the ceremony re-
'ception was held at the home of the
groom's brother, John Nycklemoe, in
Minneapolis.
The newlyweds visited from Mon
day until Friday with the brides
parents and then left for Fergus Falls
to visit at the groom's parental home.
They will make their home at the
Stevens hotel in Chicago where the
groom is stationed as member of
the Army Air Corps.
Friends extend best wishes and
congratulations to the happy couple.
Askov American., 1942-12-31

vast amount of factual Information to
guide it.
However, thoroughly objective and
Unconditional investigation has defin-
itely shown that great deal could
be done to relieve business of much
of the report burden if the duplica-
ton of reports to different federal
agencies on similar data could be
eliminated.
Congress Is Acting.
Congress has recognized the urgent
need to do this under present con-
ditions and has taken favorable ac-
ton on legislation empowering the
Director of the Budget to review all
the questionnaires and forms the var
ious agencies propose to businessmen
for information and reports. The
legislation gives him power to pre-
vent an agency from requesting in
formation that has already been Sc
cured by some other agency and to
direct that it be made available.
This should pave the way for a
constructive effort not only toward
the elimination of duplicating re-
ports but also, in some measure, the
simplification of these reports.
Some orderly system of reports
must be established which will supply
all of the federal government agen-
cies with the essential information
required at a minimum of effort on
the part of the businessman. This
will enable the government to tackle
the problem of duplicating demands
made by both the federal government
and the various state governments
The federal agencies must decide
what information they absolutely
need and how they must get it. Un-
less we can work out system for
getting required information and CO.
operation with the state government
better shut up shop and declare itself
bankrupt.
Askov American., 1942-12-31
Victory Tax
CONTINUED from Page -

During the year, there will have
been deducted total of $72.80. After
the close of the year, the individual
in question would make out his re-
turn, both for the regular income
tax and for the victory tax. In the
average case, the regular income tax
on an income of $40 per week in the
case of married man with no de-
pendents would amount to about $116,
and the victory tax to $72.80 This
would make total of about $188.80.
Against this amount, the taxpayer
would offset the amount withheld
from his pay during the year ($72.80),
which would discharge in full his
victory tax liability. He, of course,
is entitled to postwar credit of
40 per cent of the victory tax, or
$29.l2. If he desires, he can use this
credit as current offset against his
income tax and victory tax, if he
has paid out during the taxable year
the amount of the credit ($29.123
for increased purchases of war bonds,
for life insurance premiums, or for
debt retirement Assuming he has
paid out that much or more for these
purposes, he would deduct the amount
from his remaining tax liability, and
only pay the difference. If he had
paid only $25 during the year for
all these purposes, he would be able
to take a current credit of that
amount, and have $4.l2 remaining as
postwar credit, payable after the
war.
Askov American., 1942-12-31
Frank POferl
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reelected without opposition. Twice
Mr.. Poferl was honored by being
elected president of the Minnesota
Treasurers' Association, in l920-2l
and in 1933-34.
Four Children.
Mr.. Poferl was married to Mary
Shambauer, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Shambauer of Pine City, in
1903 They raised four children, the
oldest, Catharine, being married to
Morris Weinberger and now living
at Melrose, Mimi, where Mr.. Vein
berger is superintendent of schools.
James has worked under his father
as deputy county treasurer for IL
years. Mr.. Poferl's daughter, Lor-
raine Agnes, is now employed by the
Investors Syndicate in Minneapolis.
Ray. the younger son, is in the armed
services.
The work of county treasurer re-
quires very exact bookkeeping
Thousands of receipts must be issued,
and various funds kept separate and
accurately balanced. State public
examiners are particular. Many peo-
pie call at the treasurer's office and
Mr.. Poferl has met them with court
esy and efficient service. He vacates
the office with the highest respect
and good will of the public, and 80
years of work well done.
Askov American., 1942-12-31
THE JUNGLE THEORY
Editor Askov American:

EQltOf ASkOV American.
Once upon time there was rail-
road built through the jungles of an
elephant infested territory. A big
old elephant objected to that pro-
gress. Therefore she put herself on
the track when she saw the first
locomotive approaching. The col
lision turned out fatal for the ele-
phant.
1 read in your paper something
about the needs of small business,
but could not quite understand it.
This might find the reason in that
I am not educated enough. My par
ents preferred to have me to 60 to a
parochial school which was four miles
from home. / spent more time on
the road going there than / did in
the school, There was no compul-
Askov American., 1942-12-31
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
Continued from Page II

my to even begin an attack on Au-
stalia. For many months that con-
tinent has been one of the few really
safe places in the world; it is likely to
remain so, unless the japanese should
prove to be in possession of very
considerable reserve strength.
AS for the Solomon islands: while
there are still Japanese positions,
the Americans have made it impos-
sible for them to expand, and have
stopped all attempts to land addi-
tional japanese reinforcements. This
is one direct result of offensive war
fare.
Since it is one of the principal OBJ
jects of the United Nations to wrest
from the japanese all the territory
they have conquered and occupied,
the British have begun an offensive
war against the japanese in Burma
and on the Dutch East Indies island
of Sumatra. This is just start.
Aerial Situation.
The air-war situation is similar to
that of the land war, for here, most
decidedly, the initiative many months
ago passed from the axis powers to
their opponents.
For long, long time Nazi
bombers have been used merely
on the actual battle fronts, that
is, In Russia and in Africa. They
have not attacked single Eng
lish city in other than haphazard
ways, now and then.
On the other hand, British and
American bombers have constantly
inflicted terrific damage on German
cities and on cities in German-occu-
pied countries. Don't you think that
if Hitler had the strength to strike
back, he would have done so? The
conclusion seems inescapable that he
does not have that strength, and that
here, too, he is reduced to the slow
and sordid business of confining him
self to defensive tactics.
FOOtnote to War.
In the afternoon of December "a,
the French Admiral Jean-Francis
Darlan was shot to death in his office
in Algiers, North Africa, by young
man who himself was executed less
than seventy-tWo hours later to pay
for his crime.
Darlan was, with Petain and Laval,
leader of the Vichy government of
unoccupied France until the Amer
leans in early November invaded
North and Northwest Africa; then he
suddenly left the Nazi-controlled
Vichy camp and announced eagerness
to collaborate with the American
forces in Africa. Generally speak
ing, people in the United States, while
not enthusiastic about the arrange
ment, accepted the claim that Dar-
Ian was sincere, but the British were
a good deal more skeptical and feared
that a man who had been an avowed
deserter from one cause might, con-
ceivably, desert his new cause, too.
Darlan, however, did nothing to in
dicate any such purpose; to the con-
trary-a few days before his death
he made a statement to the effect
that there was only one thing for
which he really cared, and that was
the complete crushing of Nazism and
all it's affiliations.
Askov American., 1942-12-31
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., 1942-12-31

ways did have and always will have
these people, but they should be rele-
gated to their proper place, selling
wonder soap, patent medicine and
gold watches for $1.50. They should
not be allowed to influence public
thinking
S. j. SIMONSEN.
PeaSe, MINI.
Askov American., 1942-12-31

The Germans set out to make them
selves prosperous through robbing
their neighbors. That is the case
against them. And they were all
privy to it, It may be they intended
that the conquered people should
share their prosperity. That, we do
not know. But if civilization is to
progress, neither Germany nor any
other country can be permitted un-
challenged to violate the rule that
there shall be no government except
with the consent of the governed.
Askov American., 1942-12-31

The populations of these countries
would provide Germany not only with
the needed foodstuffs and raw ma
terials, but with a consuming popu-
lation for German manufacturers.
Like America and Britain, she would
become "have" nation, wholly in
dependent and self-sufficing eco
nomically.
Askov American., 1942-12-31
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
ASkov American
Askov American., 1942-12-31
Fact And Opinion
By E. C. Stengelsen.
Revolution in Germany.

l hear, with increasing frequency,
the belief expressed that 1943 will
see the war ended, with victory for
the United Nations. Nearly all those
optimists have been alike in count
ing heavily upon revolution in Ger
many to hasten the collapse of Naz-
ism.
Askov American., 1942-12-31

Blessed is that man who denies
himself the personal luxuries that his
loved ones may have insured neces-
sites" when he is gone.
Askov American., 1942-12-31

Few people gain promotion unless
they deserve it. Undeserved promo
tions never last.
Askov American., 1942-12-31

A husband who will not stand with
out hitching is not worth worrying
about.
Askov American., 1942-12-31

1t would be very nice if it were
true, but I am fraid this rosy estimate
is based on wishful thinking rather
than on fact. If we win in l943, it
will come about through collapse of
the Nazi war machine and not through
revolution.
Where our optimists make their
chief error in calculation is in assum-
ing that the Nazi rise to power was
accomplished through the seizure of
government contrary to the wish of
most of the people. This was hardly
the case. There may have been iso-
lated spots where strong-arm or pres
sure tactics were used, but in the
main, Nazism was the deliberate
choice of a majority of the Germans.
Consider the votes cast at the 1888
election when the Nazis took over.
They polled II million votes. The
Nationalist party, with whom they
had joined, polled three million. It
gave the two parties together 20 mil
lion votes out of grand total of 80
millions.
Figured in terms of Reichstag
seats, the Nazis won 288, the National
lists So. Between them, they had a
majority in the Reichstag, in that they
held $40 out of total of SAT.
l am aware that writers like Bella
Fromm, for example, claim that the
Germans were bludgeoned into voting
for the Nazis. 1t could be more easily
believed if it were not a known fact
that in the 1884 and 1885 plebiscites,
millions of Germans voted against
Hitler. Yet, have heard of no wide
spread persecution of these Anti
Hitler voters or reprisals against
them.
And there are other facts which
contradict the oft-heard claim that
the people were deprived of all
sources of information other than
those approved by the Nazis have
been informed by persons who trav-
eled in Germany that almost up until
the time of the war, English and
American newspapers were sold with
out restrictions at the larger news
stands in the principal, cities.
Whatever may be Germany's guilt,
the people must, themselves, be held
as accountable as their Nazi leaders.
1t is my view that Germans and
Nazism have become SO closely iden-
titled with each other that they. are
inseparable. To crush Nazism will
require the defeat of the German
people. There is no other way
That there are minorities which are
bitterly antagonistic to Nazism and
would like to see its downfall, even
at the cost of United Nations vic
tory, may not be doubted. But such
minorities exist in nearly all coun-
tries. Even England has its Sir
Oswald Moseley and his Fascists,
who are suspected of harboring de-
signs looking to the overthrow of the
present order.
Askov American., 1942-12-31

There are, of course, reasons why
the Germans turned to NaZism. To
understand them, we must consider
the conditions which prevailed in
Germany at the time.
The country was in the midst of
the worldwide depression. The
wheels of industry were at an al
most complete standstill. There were
l3 million unemployed workers.
It's monetary system had COL
lapsed at the end of period of ruin
Gus initiation. Its export business had
almost vanished; and since it was
on this it relied for the foreign ex-
change with which to buy the food
stuffs and other necessities it fell
short of producing for its own needs,
it lacked nearly all the things of
which we in America had an en-
barassing abundance. In consequence,
the people either starved or existed
at bare subsistence level.
What happened was that capitalism
broke down.
Askov American., 1942-12-31

The Nazis offered a program that
seemed clear and workable. Since it
promised relief to a distressed and
harassed people, it is not strange if it
found wide acceptance. Because it
was a time of extreme emergency,
nearly all factions united in an en-
deavor to carry it out.
In brief, its general objective was
to place Germany's defunct capital
istic economy under state manage
ment.
At successive plebiscites, the Ger
mans approved by overwhelming ma
jorities Hitler's foreign policy and
Germany's withdrawal from the
League of Nations.
The Nazi program was too clear
and definite to have been misunder-
stood by the masses. Its objective
was to build a greater Reich of Ger
manic peoples. BY this means, Ger
many would balance her economy and
become self-sufficing.
It meant conquest of neighboring
countries. Poland would furnish
foodstuffs, timber, minerals and oil;
the Ukraine would contribute a vast
additional amount of these same pro-
ducts. Roumania became an eco
nomic and political satellite of Ger
many through the March, 1889, treaty.
Evening star., 1942-12-13

MISS BERNICE MILLER.
Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mar Miller OF this city and
Miami, Fld., announce her en-
gagement to 1t. Milton Kd-
minSky, U. S. A., son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Abraham Kdnlinsky.
1t. Kaminsky attended the
University OF Virginia and Is
a graduate OF the Washing
ton Ld1D School. No date has
been set for the 1Uedding.
Harris and E1Ding Photo.
Evening star., 1942-12-13
Manassas and Other Virginia Places
Number of Informal Functions
Are Scheduled by Residents
Miss Mary Mason Davis Hostess;
Miss J. E. Bradford Also Enfe,:faius

student at the Farnville State
Teachers College. and Cadet Marvin
Glllum of the Virginia Military IN
/ stltute will arrive Tuesday and
Thursday, respectively, to spend the
holidays with their parents, DR.. and
Mrs. V. V. Gillum. Miss Gillum will
be here for three weeks, and her
brother will return to Lexington De-
cember %
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Rohr will have
with them for a month their daugh-
ter, Miss Carolyn Rohr. who will
come from Mary Washington Col
lege, at Fredericksburg, this week
end.
Miss Lucille Hamilton, librarian at
the Osbourn High School, will leave
next week end for her home on the
Eastern Shore OF Virginia. where she
will spend the Christmas holidays,
Evening star., 1942-12-13
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