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Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-05
LET'S STOP WAR
PRCFITEERING
(San Bernardino Sum

(San Bernardino Sum
Testimony at Washington regarding
huge profits, salaries and bonuses to
corporation officials demonstrates that
the government has not kept faith with
the people. At the very outset of the
defense spending the solemn promise
was made that no one would be made
rich by this war
The treasury department now propos-
es that stiff rates and a loophole-proof
formula be written into the pending
taX-increaSe bill tG recapture government
outlays.
That is fine, but it is like lot of other
things, too late and too little.
Congress has levied high taxes on every
corporation and some of them are des-
tined to go into bankruptcy because they
can never again make enough money to
pay their debts.
The war industries corporations were
able to fix their charges for government
Work to take into account the highest
possible tax leves. But the old estab-
lshed Notwithstanding all of the
little institutions-Which are unable to
handle war contracts, are caught in the
tax jam. Those which struggled along
on borrowed money during the depres-
sion are doomed because OF Cnelf lnaDll-
ity to make enough money, after taxes,
to retire their Indebtedness.
These are not the corporations which
should carry the burden of the war taxes.
But the corporations which are making
vast fortunes out of war contracts must
be required to carry the burden.
We trust that congress continues it's
probe until the full story of profiteer-
ing is made known to the American peO-
pie.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-05
Free French Get
U.S.. Consulate

WASHINGTON, April 4. UP)-
An American contact with the free
French forces operating in Africa
was established today with state
department announcement that a
consulate general is being organized
at Brazzaville, the capital of French
Equatorial Africa.
The American policy is to deal
with the French authorities where
they are in effective control of
French territories. The establish
ment of the consulate general in
Brazzaville recognizes the Free
French as the controlling power
there.
Maynard Barnes, American for
eign service officer, will be consul
general at BrazZaville. He plans
to go there at conclusion of his
present leave of absence nj this
country. Laurence Taylor is en-
route to Brazzaville TO open the Of
flee.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-05
Air FortreSSes
Defending India

er, damaged a troop ship and prob
ably damaged two others with near
misses, the communique said.
The fortresses, proving their de-
fense as we'll as offenive power,
fought off a challenge by japanese
pursuit planes anc emerged undam-
aged from the heavy enemy anti
aircraft fire, and returned safe to
their bases.
(The British radio said Allied
planes had destroyed "A Japanese
planes in Thailand within the last
two Weeks)
In striking at the Andaman is
lands, the flying fortresses had
attacked a most dangerous japanese
invasion base, commanding the Bay
of Bengal and within striking dis
tance of elL:ler Akyab or Calcutta.
The Chinese had reported erron-
eously that the japanese had landed
troops at l.Kyab in new and serious
threat to Burma and India alike.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-05

NEW DELHI, India, April 4. CUP)
Defense of India and Burma was
steeled today by giant American
flying fortresses of the United States
Army Air Corps which had joined
the Allied air forces in a stirring
victory in their first attack on the
japanese.
The first communique of the
United states air forces in India
announced last night that the for
tresses, under their commander in
chief, Maj. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton,
had made their first attack from
India.
Their target was the Japanese in
vaSion fleet in the -ndaman islands
at the bottom of the Bay of Bengal.
The fortresses concentrated their
attack on Port Blair, 600 miles south
of Akyab on the west coast of Bur-
ma and 800 miles southsoutheast
of Calcutta.
They set fire to a japanese cruis-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-05
THROAT CUTTING

If nobody else will DO it, industry it
self had better stamp out war profiteer-
ing-or industry will be very, very sorry.
Management, like labor, has its racket
eers. Honest management-andt there is
lot of it's the greatest sufferer from
war profiteering, because the public
brands all for the crimes of the few. The
people don't say 1.-The big unions" when
they talk about the CIO and the AFL.
They say labor" By the same token,
they don't say good management" or
"bad management" They say manage
ment"
And when the public gets angry enough
at what it calls labor" something hap
pens that the unions don't like. It's just
the same with management. If the public
gets sore enough at bad management,
something will happen which manage
ment as a whole won't like.
The man who profiteers on war con-
tract is an enemy of the people, for he is
misusing the peoples money. He is an
enemy of labor for he is using labor as
a tool to swell his private fortune. He
is an enemy of management, for he in
evitably arouses public resentment to
such a pitch that all management, good
and bad alike, suffers.
It's up to everybody to see that there's
no more war profiteering
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-05

WASHINGTON, April a. (UP)-
Japanese artillery and dive-bombers
laid down new bombardments on
Lieut.. Gen. Jonathan M. Vain
wright'3 lines in Bataan but were
unable to disrupt his forces, the
department reported today.
From the intensity of the fire
it was assumed that it was prelimin-
ary to a ground attack. However,
no attack developed" the depart
ment said on the basis of reports
received up to $50 am, EWT.
Corregidor island underwent its
18th successive day of aerial bomb
ardment but suffered no damage.
The department reported that Jap
anese planes yesterday used new
type of bomb which burst in the
air with huge flames, some of them
exploding high above the island. :
War department officials said they
could not say what significance to
attack to the fact that the Japanese
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-05
TO ROUSE FLOW
OF LIVER BILE

Normally about a quart of these diges-
ton aiding bile juices should flow freely
into your intestnes every 24 hours. A
scanty flow-a slowing-up may mean Sick
Headaches, so-called Bliousness. Poor Di-
gestion, that half sick' sour feeling and
most probably constipation
Avoid Calomel or other drastic drugs.
Get bottle of Kruschen Salts--a gentle
excitant- tonight Start right in tomorrow
morning and take half level teaspoonful
in three quarters of glass water thot
Or cold half an hour before breakfast,
and keep it up for 80 days. Now you'll
know what it is to get up feeling fit and
ready for a real davs work. Try Krus
chen a famous English formula and see
what it means 20 you when Bile Flows
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back. At Clements and Central Drug stores
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-05

lost in this encounter.
The Peary, a World War four
stacker destroyer of 100 tons, was
blasted to the bottom off Darwin
North Australian base, by enemy
dive bombers about Feb. 10. But its
heroic crew did not give up the
fight until the ship actually had
sunk under them.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-05
Skin Sufferers
Here's Good News!

Distress OF ugly pimples, rashes, Itch
ING burning skin disorders resulting from
external irritations can often be quickly
relieved by this simple inexpensive treat
Co 10 your druggist today and get a
small hottie of Moonc's Emerald Oil
mosi every good Druggist has this. Use
as. directed. for 10 days, and II then you
saw il has failed to give you full salts
factlon--money back
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-05
Moscow Quotes
German Poetry

LONDON, April 4. (UP)-Radio
Moscow said today that papers taken
from killed or captured German
troops showed that they had burst
into spring poetry offensive, and
gave the following sample.
When in future, at our ease,
We can say just what we please;
When Gestapo men on bail
once again are back in Jail;
When the jury trying Hitler
Has retired and he feels littler,
Then in Berlin peace will reign
And we.i smile and sing again.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-05
RAFin Daylight
Raid on France

LONDON. April 4-tUP)-British
planes opened strong daylight at
tack today on French occupied ter
ritCry.
The raid apparently centered at
a point south of Boulogne on the
invasion coast
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-05
GIVE Always ARE LOSERS

A prize fighter who telegraphs his
punches-tells his opponent where
he is going to try to nit next-is
apt to be knocked out in the first
round A fighter who can feint,
conceal his strategy. deliver the
unexpected sock on the jaw-there
is the fighter who is the knockee
instead of the knockedout at the
end of the fight.
In Over-simple parallel, that
is the reason for the military
secret.
There is apparently one seq
ment of the American public
which feels that the military
secret is an attempt on the part
of the Army bright stars and
the Navy broad stripes to cover
up something wrong. The peO-
pie who think this are the ones
who feel they should have every
contemplated punch of the gen.
eral staff wired right home to
them for their own information,
just as soon Os the decision of
the high command is made.
Before this mans war is over
a lot of would be know-it-alls- will
have TO reconcile themselves to do
ing their assigned bits and getting
along without having their morale
stimulated by full knowledge OF ev-
cry move Macarthur makes. This
may be censorship but it isn't deny
ing anyone's constitutional rights
Germany and japan don't telegraph
their punches. Why should we?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-05
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The follolcing edit
orials are presented as interesting Opin-
ions UOiced by editors eiseChere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-05
CAPITAL TALKS
by
Peter
Edison

WASHINGTON, April - The
story goes that ever since the an
nouncement of General MacAr-
thurs escape from the Philippines
the boys on Bataan and Corregidor
have been catching double doses OF
everything the Japs had to throw
or drop. Allowing Macarthur to
escape made the Japs lose face. The
result was that to regain face they
had to tighten the blockade and
start pitching woe as they hadn't
heaved it before.
What was good news to the
United States and Australia
therefore be came n creasing
punishment for our forces on
the islands. Maybe this ham
mering would have come any
way, even if Macarthur had
been kept at his original post,
but with a tightened blockade
now in effect the possibilities of
relief are just that much more
remote.
The reasons for getting MacAr-
thur out of the Philippines were
two, First, he was the best general
and the logical choice for supreme
command in the southwest Pacific.
Second, the civilian morale OF the
Australians and the Americans-the
common people back home-had to
be bucked up. 1t was done by Civ
ing them a hero.
The question arises as to whether
the first, which was more import
ant, could have been done without
the second. Whether Macarthur
could have assumed command in
Australia without giving out the
word to the world. Probably not. 1t
was too good and too big secret
to keep
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-05
HOW DID ENEMY REACT?

The question must be weighed
too, for effect on the japanese. 1t
wound take an elder statesman with
lifelong knowledge of the ways
of the mysterious East and an in
sight into oriental psychology to
figure this one out. For your own
satisfaction are the Japs set back
worse By the knowledge that Mac
Arthur is in Australia, than they
would take an elder statesman with
still the strong man holding them
up in the Philippines?
All such questions are pOsers,
but they are the stuff this psy-
Geological warfare is waged
with, and the amateur psyche
lOgists in this country are al
most as numerous as the arm
chair generals and the fireside
admirals.
Where this subject really touches
home is in determining just how
we'll the American civilian popula-
ton can go through war without
having its morale bucked up every
so often by some shot in the arm
like an announcement of MacAr-
thurs escape from the Philippines.
Can the American people at home
back up the armed forces without
knowing everything the Army is do
ing and why? Without knowing
where is the fleet?" Without know
ing all the facts and figures about
how many airplanes and tanks were
made last month? without know
ing how many troops are in Ire
land or Iceland or Egypt or Alaska
or Australia?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-06-11
Windenere
RY EupheIia.

by Eupncud.
I got lots of announcements this week
so guess I'll mention them first:
Mrs. David Anderson, and Mrs. Gust
the Anderson home Friday afternoon,
June 10. All are cordially invited to
attend.
The Epworth League will meet at the
M E. church Friday evenin', June H..
All are welcome.
and attend the All plays at &c" school:
The annual Midsummer festival will
be held at the Blomskog church as usual
this year, Midsummer day. So plan to
attend Dinner will be served at noon,
ice cream and other refreshments in the
afternoon. Program both in the fore
noon and afternoon.
Miss Mabel LoveneSS, MIR. and Mrs. VIM.
Buck of st. Paul, spent two days of last
week visitin' friends and relatives here.
The AL Loveness family of st. Paul,
spent the weekend at Streets:
Sunday dinner guests at Theo. Ander-
sons.
Mrs Harold Branum of Clarissa, spent
the weekend at Chas. Swanson's. Edith
Swanson was also home for the weekend.
The David Anderson family and Mr..
and Mrs Gust Nyberg spent Sunday eve
MIN at Fred Nybergs.
Mrs. Merrifeld's folks from Askov, all
spent Sunday at her home here. The
three Youngest Merrifeld children were
baptized at the church in the forenoon.
Rev Ralph Steele was also guest there
Grace Mossberg spent the weekend
at her home here. Eiffel came for the
day on Saturday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-06-11
NickersOn

Marvin and Dorothy jacobson visited
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Beaudry called or
MIR. and Mrs. Bert jacobson Monday
evening.
versity hospital Sunday evening. Mr.
Becker took her there.
Jean jacobson, Jean Virgins, Rogie
Virgins and Frank Jacobson went to
Kerrick Tuesday evening of last week and
enjoyed roller skating.
Miss Lucille Hansen came home Fri
day for her vacation from the Faribault
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert jacobson and Doro.
thy and Marion visited Saturday evening
at the Edw. Beaudry home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wahlquist and
children called on Mr.. and Mrs. L. Casa
don't Saturday evening.
Rogie Virgins, Margie and Lawrence
and FLORENCE Beise. spent Saturday eve
ming with Jean and Frank jacobson.
Mrs. Paul Hansen and Lucille visited
Visitors at the home of Mrs. Edw
Beaudry were Mrs. Lingren and Mrs
Paul Hansen and Lucille.
Mrs. Casadont is visiting in Mime
apolis at this writing.
Mrs. Hansen enjoyed visit Sunday
from her brother, James TreSter of SUI
perior. and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ray
TreSter.
There will be church services in the
Nickerson town hall Sunday at $3.50
o'clock. Bible study at 2:30.
Peggy Woodward is visiting the Slower
girls at this writing.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-06-11

from Pine City. visited at the parental
B. Burak home Tuesday.
Mrs. Roy Alberg and Patty accompa--
Ray Petersen to Duluth Wednesday of
last week on a sightseeing tour and
witnessed the launching of the two boats
the Tarentum and the Warrington which
Bobby Burak, who visited his brother,
Clemens, in Minneapolis last week. re-
turned to his home Saturday night.
guest at the Irene home Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Alberg and Patty
were Sunday dinner guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Peterson.
cement sidewalk for Mrs. Alvina Peter
Mrs. Allen Irene, and Shirley spent
Friday in Moose Lake. They were din
and in the afternoon visited Mrs. j. A.
Shaffer.
Miss Margaret Anderson returned from
Minneapolis Sunday night after having
Robert Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldemar. johnson and
family from Mora, We're visiting Sunday
at the Pearson and F. E; Anderson homes.
John L. Irene, william Spohn and
Richard Reckinger, father, brother,in-
law and nephew, respectively, of Allen
Irene. spent Saturday afternoon at the
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Miller moved into
the Leaf house Sunday and Mr.. Miller
began his work at the local creamery.
Mrs. Westrud, Mrs Miller's mother, is
making her home with them.
MIR. and Mrs. Dolezal and family were
supper guests at the Art Frehse home
Monday evening. Emily Dolezal left the
next day for California.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rundquist and
family called at the Staudinger home
Tuesday evening.
Toivo Staudineer and Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Huhta spent Monday in Duluth
on business,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-06-11
Arthyde

Mrs E. L. Coolidge. Glen and Carol,
and Mrs, A. Raines visited at the a.
ernoon and attended the graduation exer-
cises at Hill City in the evening. Allan
Maunula and Calvin Coolidge were among
the graduates. Calvin returned to his
home here.
Annette Standish is visiting at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Jim Roy at Elk
River.
Mrs. Clyde Hutchins entertained the
Community club at her home last Thurs
day.
The Bible school closed Saturday with
a picnic at noon and a program in the
afternoon.
Glenn Coolidge went to Minneapolis
recently where he will enroll at an avia-
ton school.
A shower was given Sunday afternoon
at the D. M. Olson home in honor of Mr..
and Mrs Ross Naylor. Many gifts were
received. Because of his work in Du-
luth, Mr.. Naylor could not be present.
Mrs Newt Burton visited Mrs. A. Ova
Monday afternoon.
Miss Marion Olson left Monday for
Minneapolis where she will be employed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-06-11
Kerrick

Mr.. and Mrs. William Johnson and son
Of Pontiac. Mich, arrived in Kerrick
his mother. and they took Mrs. Fox bacl.
with them to Michigan for visit of
unmentioned duration. Mrs. Fox likes
it here and says she will be back. Will
years he was a valued employee of the
Hogan Mercantile Company
The Sexton family began their annual
daughters, Patricia and Dorothy. Mrs
Howden and daughter of Morgan Park
Miss Sullivan, a cousin, and Miss Lii
at the Sexton home in Willow River Sun
day and drove to Kerrick in the after
noon for a short visit with the Nc
Grath and Sexton, families here. They
Mr.. Flaten and family have moved into
the barber building and he is employed
in the cheese factory. He is a brother
Of Mrs. Ronzanni who is looking after
time.
George Watson from near Willow River
has trailer home here and Is living
in it while employed at the cheese
It is understood that workmen will soon
start filling the swamp on the road east
Of town: This is county project with
Some good catches of pike are being
made at Oak lake this spring. fishing
enthusiasts report.
father and son stag pow wow" at the
Schoolhouse Wednesday evening. June 10,
at p. m, treat for the favors shown
them the past year.
Sunday evening devotions at the Cath
Ole church have drawn a goodly at
tendance.
Word comes from Costa Maca, Calf,
that Paul Hogan has had another stripe
added to his sleeve and is now sergeant.
Paul is attached to the coast guard duty
at the present time and they rather
invite the enemy to come and get it.
Ruth Klein has taken Anna Keyport's
place at the Sexton Mercantile store.
j. A. Streiber returned recently from
the river boat work he was on in the
lower Mississippi
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Clausen of Spooner,
Wis, visited Sunday afternoon with Mil
ton Fider.
Beginning Monday. June IS. at 9 o'clock,
daily vacation Bible school will be held
at the Kerrick Presbyterian church for
one week. All children are welcome
and urged to come.
A joint meeting of all the nursing SUBJ
committees in the county will be held
at Happy's Thursday, June 10, at 2 o'clock
DIR. O'Brien of radio fame, will be the
speaker. Everyone is welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Wahlquist and Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Wahlquist and family Wis
tied Dolly in Superior, Wis, Sunday aft
ernoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Anderson and
Dolores and Holger Chillman of Superior,
Wis. visited at the Wahlquist homes Mon
day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-06-11

Mr. and Mrs Edwin Olson called at
Ernest Nyberg's Sunday evenin'.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Pulling, formerly
of here, are the parents of a boy, Yale
Sumner. at their home north of Moose
Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Christensen of
Denham. called at the Habeck home Mon
day evenin'.. Shirley went with them
for few days visit.
The Thomas family h had the misfortune
origin Monday mite. It so happened that
some of the folks who attended the
the fire and arrived on the scene in time
to save the new barn. Am afraid if
they had come fifteen minutes later, they
either AS it was the loss was very
heavy, a fine tractor, new mower attach
ment, quite a lot of lumber and some of
the articles burned. Friends and neigh
bors express their sorrow to the family.
I appreciate the calls of news, folks,
thanks a lot!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-06-11
When You And
l We're Younger
twenty-five Years Ago.
Items taken from the Aslkov American
of Is and Is years ago.
(June IA, 1910

While at work in a Sawmill in
Duquette Friday afternoon, P. Erick-
son of the Anderson-Erickson Com
pany, had the misfortune of having
his right hand drawn with board
into saw, severing the second and
third fingers completely. Mr.. Erick-
son was Immediately taken to Askov
where he was given medical aid and
appears now to be getting along fine.
During an electrical storm early
Monday morning, the barn on the
farm of Chr. Eriksen near Askov,
was struck by lightning and burned
down. At the time, Mr.. Eriksen
was milking his cows and was rem
dered unconscious by the shock. He
recovered quickly, however, and
saved all his livestock.
Sigurd S. Petersen of Ruthton,
was married at Minneapolis last
Thursday to Miss Edythe Evelyn
Larson of Minneapolis. They will
make their home in Ruthton. Mr.
Petersen has for many years been
one of the instructors at Danebod
folk high school, Tyler, and was at
one time principal of the public
schools at Ruthton.
Carl Miller and family, Miss Mar
grethe Kilstofte, Mrs. Wilhelm Larsen
and Godfrey Larsen, all of Askov
drove to Midtown, Wis, Saturday to
attend the wedding of Mrs. Miller's
sister, Miss Agnes Birkholm, to
Christian Petersen. The party re-
turned to Askov yesterday with Miss
Ethel Larson of Minneapolis, who
will remain here this summer at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Carl Miller.
The First State Bank of Askov
sold the following pieces of land the
past week: To Otto Skov, who re-
Gently came here from California,
the NWA of SW14, Section IA, town
of Partridge; to Peder Jorgensen,
Clear Lake, Iowa, the NJ of SWA,
Section 81, town of Partridge; and
to Carl Nielsen, who came from vi
borg, S. D., the NW14 of NW14, Sec
ton "a, town of Partridge.
Jorgen R. Petersen, Askov post
master, recently announced the fol-
lowing: "Volunteers are wanted for
the U. S. Army. Men between 18
and 40 can enlist at the post office
Applicants will first be examined
by me and if able to pass will be
furnished free transportation to Du-
luth, and if rejected they will be re-
turned to their home at government
expense. They can enlist for the
war only, and will be discharged
as soon as the war is over. Volun-
teers for the U. S. Navy can also en-
list. Pay has been doubled"