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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-11-12
International News Review
Russian Front.

In the official announcement of
the arrival of American forces in
French Africa, it was said quite
candidly that the move was intended
to be of assistance to Russia, too.
And Russia does want a Second
Front. Stain has said it on
many occasions. He repeated it
on the eve of the twenty fifth
anniversary of the beginning of
the Soviet counter
when he delivered speech in
which he insisted that without a
doubt the United Nations would
win the war, but that it was of
imperative necessity that all Of
the allies took an active and ever
expanding part in the war.
Russia itself has shown an amazed
world what it can do against an in
vader who, it's true, has dug deep
into Russian soil but who has not
attained his chief detectives. Stain.
grad is still Russian; nearly all of the
Caucasus and it's oil wealth are still
Russian; Leningrad and Moscow still
defiantly unfurl the Soviet flag, and
there is no prospect of these cities
falling into the hands of Hitler.
Although it may not develop that
the Germans will be forced to be-
gin retreat like that of December,
last year, it seems quite certain that
they have been checked and that
they will be unable to make any
further progress. That will be true,
especially, if and when a Second
Front operation directly aids the
Russians.
In the Pacific.
In the southwest Pacific ocean, the
battle of the Solomon Islands now
has entered its fourth month, and
it is still going strong.
There is no American victory
yet in the usual sense of that
word, but there is triumph in the
sense that the Americans have
been able to hold all their posi-
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-11-12
Czech Missionary
To Speak At Bruno

Rev. and Mrs. Charles Lukesh will
speak at the Bruno Presbyterian
church Tuesday and Wednesday eve
nings, November II and Is, at 8
o'clock.
The former was engaged as mis-
sionary in Czechoslovakia Is years
and will speak Of conditions as they
exist there.
Slides will be shown.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-11-12
Town Board And
Village Officials
Push Bond Sales
Local Committees i'm Each
Community Working for
Goal of $l82,4OO.

ship chairmen in Minnesota, have
been notified by state sales head
quarters that their respective
boards will be called upon to act
as local committees to push the
war bond drive in the four-month
campaign which began Novem-
Der 7.
Mayor Issues Information.
concerning the local drive
Mayor Hans Mosbaek of Askov
issues the following information:
Last week the mayors and town.
ship chairmen were notified that their
respective boards were to act as
local committees for the war bond
drive which started November T. The
quota of Pine county for the next
four months, up to March 1, 1943, is
$182, 400.
The members of the village coun-
Gil and perhaps others will make a
house-to-house call and at business
places during this weekend. You
are asked to sign pledge card stat
ing how much you expect to be able
to buy in the four-month period,
either monthly or at one time or any
way it suits you best. You may have
signed a pledge a few months back
when there was drive on, but, this
drive is just a reminder for you to
keep up the pledge you made then,
and increase it if you can. If you
cannot increase your quota as pledged
at that time, just sign the pledge card
for the same monthly quota or total
quota for the period.
No Fanfare.
At is was rather late in the week
before we were notified of this job,
the drive in the village of Askov will
be up to Saturday night, November
81. There will be no fanfare or any
kind of celebration to spur the drive
on. The committee members will
make a call at your home or place
of business and ask you to sign
the pledge card. If you are not ready
to sign the card and give it back
to the person who calls on you, make
it point to return it by November
81 to the postmaster or myself.
The government does not ask you
to make any great sacrifices in this
drive. If you have debts which are
due, pay them up first and if you
feel that you can afford to buy war
stamps or bonds they ask you to
estimate how much you can buy
before March 1, 1913. The govern
ment does not advise people to pay
up safe mortgages or other install
ment buying if they are up to date
with their payments, but urge all
to buy war bonds and stamps so as
to have little "nest egg" when the
war is over.
The local committees receive no
compensation whatever, so we ask
you to make our call on you as pleas
ant as you can. Before we call you
can make an estimate of what you
can buy. We all know what it is all
about, so we do not have to sit an
hour or two at each place and dis
cuss the merits or otherwise of the
drive, or the various salvage drives
the war, the election, etc.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-11-12
Victory Program
LaunchedBy4-H
November 7 to ID Set as
Achievement Week for
100000 Members.

Pine county's 521 All club MEM
bers have joined with fellow All
workers from all over the country
in dedicating the week of November
TIA to All achievement and mobili-
zation The week has been desig-
mated as National All Achievement
week and will be celebrated by one
and one-half million All members
throughout the United States. Dur
ing that week, local boys and girls
will not only join in national observ-
ances, but they will also take steps
to introduce the new streamlined
wartime program to all young people
in the community who have not yet
taken part in All activities.
Discuss Victory Program.
Adult and junior leaders of the
county met at Sandstone last Thurs
day when Miss Mildred Schenck of
the state All Club office was pres
ent to discuss the new victory pro-
gram. The leaders were enthused
with the possibilities offered in this
new set-up and were anxious to get
back to their local clubs to discuss
the program with their members.
Membership in All for 1943 will
begin with the signing of a victory
pledge card which has replaced the
old enrolment card. The member
pledges to do everything he or she
can to achieve victory for America
especially through working with par
ents and neighbors in carrying out
the great tasks allotted to farm peo-
pie.
A Revised Wartime Plan.
The card is backed by a revised
wartime All program which has just
been announced by A. j. Kittleson
state All leader. The new plan
which will 60 into effect in Pine
county All work, stresses the fact
that boys and girls must now take q
more responsible part in working
with their parents to achieve the all
important food production. Many
of the former All projects will be
continued, but they will now be sub
ordinate to the chief victory activ-
tiles of home service and farm serv-
ice Members will receive special
credit for their work in wartime
production and club meetings will
deal with problems that All mem
bers meet in their war work.
Incentives for good work and prizes
for achievement will be continued
next year, although the pattern may
be somewhat different.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-11-12
will Not be Registered.

The following types of vehicles
will not be registered at the schools,
but application forms may be OBJ
tanned at the local rationing board:
or hearse. Vehicle held
by dealer for sale or resale or OPP
Grated on dealer license plates. Taxi,
jitney or vehicle leased or held by
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-11-12
Sales For October
$4,000 Over Quota

Following several lean months, Pine
county war bond sales took decided
jump during the month of October
to exceed the quota by $4,000. Sales
for the period were $44,031; the
quota had been set at $36,450.
Sales in the various communities
are as follows:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-11-12

When nations arm for Justice"
there is always little revenge
wrapped up in the package.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-11-12
Official Vote On
Treasurer Gives
Margin ToPoferl
Dickson Loses Ten Votes
in Canvassing B o ar d
Check; Seeks Recount.

Ahead of his opponent, James J.
Poferl, by six votes in the race for
county treasurer, on the basis of
unofficial general election returns,
o. R. Dickson, Pine City, was four
votes behind following an official
check by the canvassing board late
last week.
The contest, one of the closest in
Pine county history, was in doubt
until the last precinct, Belden, was
heard from and there only seven votes
were cast for treasurer, all going to
Poferl. The final vote as reported
by the canvassing board gives Poferl
3059 to 3055 for Dickson.
Takes Action for Recount.
However, Dickson has announced
that action for recount will be made
in district court, so it may be several
weeks yet before the ultimate winner
can be decided. All ballots cast in
the election would be checked and
recounted and the courts decision
in the matter would be final.
Following is the count of the re-
turns as released by the official can
wasting board.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-06
Urges Larger
Use of
V-MoiI Stationery

Space occupied by mail on planes
and ships serving our armed forces
outside the continental United
States reduces the space available
for war materials. Full use must
be made of the space in order that
our forces will receive the maxi
mum amount of supplies and mail
V-Mail letters in their original
form, or on micro-film, occupy con-
siderable less space than correspond
ence of the usual type and Army
planes carrying mail outside the
United States give V-Mail prefer
ence over all other classes. V-Mail
micro-films are now being sent to
and received from our forces in the
British Isles, Egypt, the Middle and
Far East, Hawaii, Australia and 9TH
er points in the pacific.
A supply of V-Mail letter sheets
are now on hand at the Libby Post
Office that may be had for the
asking. Because of the limited sup
ply not over three V-Mail letter
sheets may be given to any one
person per day and not over one
V-Mail letter a day should be sent
by any one person to the same per-
son. The public is urged to take ad-
vantage of this service.
FORREST l.. DeROSIA,
Postmaster.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-06
Will Train Women
To I axe Place
Of Firemen

Libby homes and business houses
are not going to be left helpless be-
fore the fire demon even though
the present members Of the fire de-
parthment are all called into the
war effort. That was demonstrated
during the past week when Fire
Chief George Wood and his firemen
started the training of a substitute
crew. And who are the substitute
workers. None other than the wives
of the firemen.
Chief Wood reports that a num-
Der of women turned out for their
first lesson last Thursday night and
says he found them most enthusi-
astic and apt pupils They take a
lot of interest in the work and every
| indication is that they will soon
make good firemen. Thousands of
women are taking the places of men
in industry, over hundred Of them
have signed up for jobs at the Libby
saWmill if and when they are need
ed and now others are training to
fight fires. Truly the women in
tend to Keep the Home Fires
Burning" while the men are away
fighting their country's battles, and
if those fires should perchance get
out of bounds, they intend to squelch
them
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-06
Unlimited
Recruiting
Goes Into Effect

The United States Marine Corps is
launching an intensified recruiting
program in Montana. This state has
always gone over the top whenever
any drive has been launched and
volunteers who have enlisted in the
Marine Corps have carried this at
titude with them to the battle
fronts
Red blooded men are now needed
to join the ranks Of United States
Marines who have distinguished
themselves wherever there has been
contact with the enemy Men be-
tween the ages of II and SO may
now find an important place in
which to serve their country dur
ing this trying period.
This war will last until we win.
The Marines have never retreated.
Men are needed now to bring this
war to a successful ending.
In addition to this headquarters,
Marine Recruiting Stations are To-
Gated in Missoula, Great Falls,
Havre, Lewistown, and Billings.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-06
Work on
Libby Cemetery
Going Ahead

No bids were received for the
clearing of two blocks of land al
the Libby cemetery when a call for
bids was recently advertised, re-
ports r. r. Veldman, city clerk,
and therefore the city proceeded
with the word with labor by the
day. A man with the necessary
equipment was secured from Troy
Ed Johnson, and the clearing was
done in short time and in a very
Workmanlike manner, says Weld
man. The cost was remarkably low.
The trees on the two blocks were
not only removed but the land was
also graded.
The cemetery committee has ex-
tensive plans III mind for the land
scaping and identifying of the GEM
etery but much of it will neces-
sarily have to wait until after the
war. It is impossible to secure any
new pipe for the laying of water
mains, he says, and similar diff
culties stand in the way of carrying
out the plans. However, some of
the work can be done at the present
time and that is now under way.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-06
Tungsten Is Found
In Local Ores

H. E. Brink reports that he has
opened up some tungsten bearing
ore on his mine property on Pros
pect creek. He recently had some
of the ore analysed and it definite
ly showed a tungsten content.
A new and interesting method is
now being used to determine wheth-
er ore has tungsten in it. 1t is the
tungsten lamp, which is nothing
more nor less than the violet ray.
The ray passes through the quartz
and most metals, and clearly defines
the tungsten if there is any in the
ore.
Tungsten isovery much in demand
these days. 1t is used to harden
and tougher steel and with the vast
quantities of steel now being used
in the manufacture of war equip
ment, the need for tungsten is al
most unlimited. 1t will be remem-
bered that when the old Midas mine
was operating, part of the values
recovered was tungsten. Reports
are to the effect that operations at
the Midas may be resumed before
long in order to mine as much tung-
stem as possible.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-06
Three Are Held
On Charge
Of Burglary

While holding court in Libby Fri
day, the 31st. Judge Dean King
granted three defendants to Au-
gust 81 to plead to the charge of
burglary. The accused were Charles
Chapel, Delbert ludlow and Mar
tin Reidlinger. It is alleged that
they broke into a ranger station
in the Yak district and stole some
property and also broke into sum-
mer cottage on Kilbrennan lake and
made away with number of arti-
cles. They were released on their
own recognizance.
Judge King was again here on
Wednesday morning to preside at a
naturalization hearing. Fred van
Spyke of Eureka was a candidate
for citizenship and after examina-
ton the hearing was continued so as
to permit him to obtain dispositions
respecting his residence elsewhere
in Montana. George Shea and Mr.
Benson of Eureka appeared as wit
nesses for van Spyke. John K.
Keane of Spokane was the special
examiner.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-06

Don't be surprised if you hear
some day that tabled Northland OF
Santa Claus has become just way
station on a new airplane freight
route for delivering bundles from
the U. S. to Moscow.
It's giving away no military sec
rets to mention the fact that fly
ing freight cars are a practical
possibility for transporting vital
loads Of American war materials by
route passing over the roof Of the
world.
'Pay-loads' of as high as two or
three tons per plane would be pos
sible in several kinds Of planes such
as are in operation on other routes
today and could carry such loads
from an Arctic point over a short
circle route to landing in Eu-
ropean Russia within travel time
of less than dozen hours
Moreover, laey would not be ex-
posed to a submarine menace, and
little likely to meet enemy air.
planes
Maximum possibilities of such
high-speed. short-circle frelghting,
however, depend upon developments
which aviation experts believe are
coming from the construction of
larger, relatively lighter and less
costly transport planes made of SUI
per-strong light weight plywood.
Whole fleets OF such planes may
be cutting the air long before this
was is over, adding fast freight
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-06

to aviation's present field of "air
express"
Happily, it's possible to think in
terms of 100000 or more flying
freight cars made OF plywood with
out worrying about shortages OF
raw materials because the supply
OF forest products is ample, and new
supplies are constantly growing.
Building planes of plyWood is, Of
course, nothing new. But it's diff
ferent kind of plyWood from that
which was used 10 and Is years age
in aviation. Today, it's made OF
almost paper-thin strips bonded to-
gether by synthetic, water proof
resins, and then moulded into what
ever curves or angles may be re-
quired. Sealed in those shapes UNI
der terrific pressure, it becomes
stronger by weight than either steel
or duralumn
American plyWood planes already
flown include the Duramold- Clark,
the Langley, Morrow, Timm, Vidal
Summit, Culver Cadet, Fletcher,
Globe. and the Beech. Some of these
are tiny craft, and one of them
boasts especially the fact that it
takes off in 200 feet, lands in As
miles an hour, and has a 125-mile-
an-hour cruising speed In contrast,
it is publicly known that Curtiss,
Wright has planned a plWw yuw W
Wright has planned plywood
transport with wing spread Of 100
feet-nearly one-third bigger than
the big commercial skyllners.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-06
BIocktop Nov
Going on
7 ennis Courts

"The cries of 'vox popu1i' have
been heard and needed. 'Supt. A. A.
Wood declared yesterday, Because
the long-aWaited tennis courts will
be completely finished and ready
for use by the end OF next week.
Work has been progressing on the
leveling of the court this week,
which is now In shape to be covered
with a black-top road mix and
rolled to the proper smoothness.
The new black-top will turn the
ground into an all time weather
court, which will held up ard be
servicable in any kind of weather.
1t is through the cooperation of
the city and the school trustees,
working together, that the repair
of the courts was accomplished.
Public spirited citizens have in the
past also contributed their bit in
donating flood lights, SO that people
could play after dark.
Cross walks are also being built
from the Central school buildings
to the main building so that the
children will have a dry footing
when crossing to noon lunches in
the winter.
Volunteer labor on Saturday and
Sunday to help complete the work
will be very much appreciated,
concluded MIR. Wood.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-06
Beers Compete
With Humans For
Luscious Berries

There Is altogether too much
competition this season for the
huckleberries that usually grow
so politically In this district,
say John Star, local Indian.
Star went into the berry patch
es this past week but reports
the crop Is unusually light, the
berries small. But the biggest
difficulty is that the bears are
getting to the berries ahead Of
the two-legged pickcrs. As cv-
eryOne knows, bruin has great
f0ndness for the luscious
huckelbcrry and evidently he
Is determined to get his share
OF the crop, according to Stars
story. Every patch Is full OF
bears, he says, and they are
cleaning out the berries in great
shape.
For = number Of years = Cali
fornia man has been coming In
to the Libby district to gather
hucklcbcrries and ship them to
California. He showed up \
short time ago, went out and In
spccted the crop and then start
ed back home again, saying that
the yield was so light this year
that 1t would not pay to bother
with them.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-06

If the army and the navy,
Ever look on heavens scenes,
They will find the streets are
guarded
BY United States Marinesl"
So reads the bold, red inscription
printed above a picture of a fero-
cious bull dog on the face of let
ter received from Private Wayne
w Johnson by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Johnson.
Johnson joined the Marines just
six weeks ago and since that time
has been stationed near San Diego,
Calf. Regardless of the short time
he has been with the force however,
he has definitely established him.
self as one of the best marksmen
among the Marines. Last Friday in
a final rifle range contest, he made
the rank of sharpshooter, for which
he received a medal and also a
$500 month raise. Although he
had injured his elbow a few days
preceding the contest and had to
report to the hospital three times
with it, he was still able to out
shoot most of his fellows.
My elbow hurt SO that Il could
hardly rest on it while shooting"
he Wrote--but such a minor ailment
couldn't faze the aim of a lad who
has had years of hunting experience
in the forests surrounding his home
town of Libby.
Wayne also wrote that he liked
the Marine corps fine, although it
was no picnic and that they had to
work. The greatest hardship of all
during the first few weeks, he said,
was the fact that they were al
lowed no sugar or sweets of any
kind, not even gum. AS soon as
this first training period was over,
he wrote Immediately to his mother
and requested ain angel food cake
and lots of cookies!
Tied Fowler has just finished
work in the mess hall and | don't
know just where they will move
him from here" he wrote further,
And Tom Kitley has just been put
at work in the hall and will be there
for at least month. Archie Minde
was here when / first came, but
haven't seen him for some time, so
evidently he has been moved"
For the benefit of friends who
may wish to write, Private john
sons address is Recruiting Depot
r. M. c. b., Platoon 496, San Diego,
Calf.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-06
Asks For Bond
Election to Study
Tax Valuations

The county commissioners, in SEES
sion this week, were presented with
petition from the Tobacco Valley
Grange of Eureka asking that the
commissioners call a bond election
at the general election this fall, the
funds from which would pay for a
Redistribution and reappraisal of
the real property of the county.
The petition alleges that numerous
DISCREPANCIES have arisen in valua-
tons during the years, which should
be corrected.
Before the commissioners can call
such a bond election, they must be
presented with petition asking for
such an election and signed by not
less than 20 per cent of those who
voted at the last general election.
Those signing such petition must
be qualified electors and taxpayers.
It is estimated that the cost of
such an examination of property
values in the county would be in
the neighborhood of $4,000.